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Wm. G. Horton, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
T M Norman . $ 6 60
Wm H Horton . 28 40
Curtis Wildes 1 00
Wilfred Wildes
1 00
Wm G Horton
1 80
$ 38 80
DISTRICT NO. 7.
E. N. Brown, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
EN Brown
$12 80
F G Cross
10 00
A S Brown
8 40
Eben Moulton
5 20
C G Brown
1 80
Worthington Mansfield
1 60
B R Horton
3 20
$43 00
DISTRICT NO. 8
John M. Fall, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
John J Goodwin
$4 00
Francis Goodwin . 3 00
James Keegan 5 00
James Young
5 00
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Michael Young .
3 00
Elliott Appleton 1 00
John H Brown . 9 00
John M Fall 4 40
JO Smith .
1 00
$35 40
DISTRICT NO. 9.
M. Whittier, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc
Maynard Whittier
$64 70
II () Whittier
8 10
John Morey
6 00
Albert S Brown
9 80
Wm Tarr
8 40
J C Collins
1 80
O C Smith
1 80
Asa Brown
1 40
$102 00
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Wm. F. Warner, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
Wm F Warner
$4 40
Austin Morse
6 00
Glen Senior 1 20
Arthur Senior
1 20
Eben Hulburt
1 20
John M Purinton .
1 20
$15 20
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DISTRICT NO. 11
T. R. Lord, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
T R Lord $9 80
Daniel Chapman
40
James Sheppard
2 50
Dexter McIntire
2 00
Ernest Rutherford
2 80
Geo Sias .
80
.James W Burns
60
Fred Sheppard .
80
Harry Sheppard
1 00
Geo Hiller 60
John H Baker
3 20
John Early
2 20
Eben Lord
6 95
£33 65
DISTRICT NO. 12.
J. C. Conant, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc
Libbie J Wood
$2 50
Wm O Conant 3 15
J C Conant 90
$6 55.
DISTRICT NO. 13.
James Kinnear, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
James Kinnear $2 00
D S Perley 2 80
Robt B Kinnear 1 00
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Lewis R Stone .
$1 00
Justin Creamer . 80
Herbert W Conant
80
Hervey Stone
40
$8 80
DISTRICT NO. 14.
Chas. M. Perley, Surveyor. Paid for Shovelling, etc.
Chas M Perley
$4 15
Clarance Howe
2 75
Geo H Lauer
60
$7 50
DISTRICT NO. 15.
Walter G. Brown, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc.
W G Brown
$36 75
(' E Brown
8 00
Chester Ricker
1 80
John A Brown .
2 25
Harry Garrette .
1 80
Wm E Garrette
1 80
Thos Barney
$ 00
John A Brown .
80
Thos Ready
6 00
James Ready .
4 00
Cleophas St Cyr
60
Harry Bampton
80
Geo Harris .
1 40
Chas Jewett
10 90
Joseph Leno
2 00
Edw Dole
2 20
$84 10
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DISTRICT NO. 16. John Donovan, Surveyor.
Paid for Shovelling, etc
John Donovan
$6 00
Chas Guilford . 1 60
John Saunders 65
Newman Saunders
65
John W Goodhue .
1 08
Agawam Stables
17 30
Walter G Brown
3 00
John A Brown
1 00
H E Garrette .
20
Edw F Ready
60
Ernest Jewett 20
20
Robt G Harris
20
Chas Jewett .
1 00
$33 68
SUMMARY OF SNOW BILLS, 1903.
District No 1
$424 35
2
93 90
66
3
136 70
4.
30 20
6.
5
19 10
6
38 80
7
43 00
66 8 35 40
66
9
102 00
66
10.
15 20
11.
33 65
12 .
6 55
13.
8 80
14.
7 50
66
15.
84 10
16.
33 68
Total
$1112 93
A L Dupray
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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
DISTRICT ROAD REPAIRS.
On April 1st, 1903 the Selectmen as Surveyors took charge of road repairs. The old districts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 15 were made into one central district and the Selectmen had personal charge of that district. In all the other districts the old surveyors were asked to act as foremen for the Selectmen and each had charge of the work in their old district.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Comprising Old Districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 15.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
F A Carter, team
$21 00
Win T Tarr,
19 50
Ernest E Carter, "
16 50
A W Brown,
115 25
Geo B Brown,
32 50
P R Eames,
101 80
C C Caldwell,
20 00
Gust Kinsman,
23 30
N T Lowe,
71 00
T B Fall & Son "
31 25
Win P Ross
48 50
C'has H Rollins, "
35 60
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John W Davis, team .
$49 50
Agawam Stables
7 75
James Sheppard 66
61 60
Anson Clarke
42 50
Chas Jewett 66
49 00
Stephen Jewett 66
36 50
Asa Brown 66
34 00
John A Brown 66
22 00
Win E Garrette 66
36 00
Thos A Howe
23 40
Walter Gould 66
20 50
John Baker
41 60
Herbert Witham
23 70
Jere Sullivan
27 10 1
Simon McInnis .
8 00
Howard Andrews
17 60
Chas Dorr
25 60
David Low
10 00
Tbos Boylan .
34 70
Levi Howe .
12 80
Patrick Doherty
12 00
Roderick Chisholm
10 00
Fred Chaput .
39 60
J C Safford
6 75
Robt Gove .
7 90
Oscar Littlefield
28 60
John Minnehan
6 40
Silas Crooker
88 10
Hiram Parlee .
21 40
John Doyle
76 50
John Floyd
11 00
S C Parsons
6 60
L G Parsons
6 00
Albert Felton
29 80
Michael Carey
32 50
Smith Hayes 10 40
Frank Perkins ·
2 00
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Levi Girard
$48 70
James Morey
84 00
Win Burnham
1 40
J H Burnham
3 00
Edw Davis
38 80
Robt Spencer
6 60
Fred Davis .
20 40
Win Ready .
60 70
Thos Hovey
10 00
Chas W Smith
8 90
Geo V Millett .
3 00
Ward Kenney
3 00
Dan'l Carr.
2 00
Frank Smith
6 60
Chas Davis .
1 80
A W Conant
49 50
Harry Bampton
1 00
Albert Lord
2 00
G Pickard
2 00
Aaron D Wells
4 50
Natl'I Rust
10 40
Edmund Ready
33 10
Arthur Therault
28 80
D) A Hodgkins
5 20
A A Searles
2 20
T Beaulier
14 40
Edw Bodwell .
21 40
T W Barrett 31 80
John Surrette 14 60
Roy A Brocklebank
2 00
Alex MeLelland
23 90
Fred Campter
11 80
D & Appleton 81 60
Arthur Grant
15 40
John Sturk 23 90
Wm Burrage . 60
Neol Boucher
3 00
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A H Pickard .
$9 20
Geo H Brocklebank .
1 80
A G Bridges .
8 20
James () Smith .
48 60
Jos Bouchemin .
5 20
Edward Fewkes
33 80
John W Goodwin
6 00
Newman Saunders
20 60
Chas Gwinn
10 40
Horace Barker
12 60
Chas Baker
1 40
Eugene Girard
41 40
James McLaughlin
6 00
A A Perkins .
7 70
Fred Dunningham
7 90
James H Hull
7 90
Jos Claxton
2 00
Chas Rogers
1 70
Geo A Schofield
66 40
Chas G Hull
18 75
John Dorr .
7 90
Wm Burnham
60
Seffro Comeau, gravel .
2 00
Albert S Brown, gravel
141.50
T St Aubin
4 80
$2672 15
DISTRICT NO. 4. John Galbraith, Foreman
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
John Galbraith .
$40 20
A S Brown
12 20
J Farley Kinsman
28 30
Alden Story
20 50
$101 20
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DISTRICT NO. 5. Rees Jenkins, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
John B Brown .
$61 00
$61 00
DISTRICT NO. 6.
Wm. G. Horton, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
T M Norman
$24 00
W F Kinsman
10 70
A B Fellows, .
4 95
Win G Horton
62 90
A D Wallace
3 40
$105 95
DISTRICT NO. 7,
E. Newton Brown, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
E Newton Brown .
$17 50
A Story Brown .
24 65
Fred G Cross . 11 60
E B Moulton 9 10
$62 85
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DISTRICT NO. 9. M. Whittier, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
Edmund Ready
$14 00
John Sturk 7 20
Wm B Sturgis . 6 40
Wm T Tarr
2 00
Albert S Brown
22 70
Maynard Whittier
29 10
$ 81 40
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Wm. F. Warner, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
W F Warner
$81 25
Wm Goodhue 33 60
Eugene Sullivan 23 60
Siffro Comeau
6 30
Jos Martelle
12 00
Geo Tibbett
13 20
Jos Quill
6 40
Peter Quill
6 00
John J Andrews, jr
8 20
Seth Senior
7 70
Eben Hurlburt .
9 05
Walter Fessenden
7 80
John M Phrinton .
13 10
Chas G Rice 200 00
$428 20
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DISTRICT NO. 11.
T. R. Lord, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
T R Lord
$42 10
NR Underhill .
12 50
Dexter MeIntire
5 80
Win A Burnham
9 40
Eben Lord .
10 20
Ernest Rutherford
2 80
James Sheppard
25 60
J H Sheppard
9 30
Dan't G Chapman
3 60
Geo Gwinn
11 80
Horace Ellsworth .
8 40
Thos A Howe
4 50
Spencer Gwinn
17 40
John McPhee
5 00
Geo Sias .
5 00
Chester Patch
60
$174 00
DISTRICT NO. 12.
J. C. Conant, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
J ( Conant
$25 20
LJ Wood .
19 98
W ( Conant .
22 90
Geo H Lowe .
12 65
C W Conant .
12 40
J F Scotton
22 50
Geo M Bodycott
1 80
Wm Garrette
7 08
John S Spiller
3 60
$128 11
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DISTRICT NO. 13.
James Kinnear, Foreman
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
James Kinnear
$53 92
Robt Kinnear
13 40
Geo Lauer
9 85
Lewis Stone
13 60
Lyman Perley
5 80
$96 57
DISTRICT NO. 14.
Chas M. Perley, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
Chas M Perley
$42 00
CE Howe
19 50
A S Howe
13 74
L J Wood
20 40
Herbert Conant
5 40
Alden Pingree
1 80
O M Hills
1 38
James Kinnear
5 56
Lewis Stone
1 60
Geo Ellison
2 40
$113 78
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DISTRICT NO. 16.
D. S. Appleton, Foreman.
Paid for Labor, Gravel, etc.
D S Appleton
$13 60
Thos Barney . 17 40
( B Guilford 16 50
John A Brown 18 00
W G Brown
9 00
John Davis
9 50
Chas Jewett . 7 00
John W Nourse 5 00
Newman Saunders 7 30
Stephen Jewett . 6 00
H D Pickard 2 60
$111 90
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
John W Goodhue, supplies $36 08
Geo HI Lord, labor 75
( has H Rollins, labor . 20 87
T F Cogswell, pipe . 102 46
G H W Hayes legal advice 5 00
S F Canney, lumber
138 66
John A Brown, lumber and bricks 28 25
P R Eames, cement . 60
Wm Marshall, labor . 6 25
J L & H K Potter, watering cart 325 00
James F Mann, land damage . 75 00
Ellen Rielly, land damage 50 00
F G Cross, labor 2 50
Jackson Ex Co, expres 1 20
W E Garrette, labor 5 00
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A P Hills Co, supplies $1 55
B & M R R, freight . 4 00
John E Dodge, painting 1 30
Chas M Jewett, labor
2 00
Geo Gilmore, labor .
10 00
Good Road Machine Co, supplies :
12 40
John S Glover, cement . 10 35
F T Goodhue, supplies
5 87
John W Nourse, plans 7 35
Gust Kinsman, labor
10 70
Irving Brown, labor
16 26
Agawam Stables, use of horses, sprinkling cart . . 75 00
Ipswich Mills Co, supplies
50
Geo Spencer, labor
3 15
J A Smith, labor 6 65
John S Spiller, labor
25
C E Brown & Son, bricks .
9 00
Michael Judge. labor
30 40
E G Damon, labor
9 06
A J Barton, edgestones .
60 40
John Durand, labor .
2 90
John M Dunnels, supplies .
6 35
Walter E Lord, supplies . 2 97
James Graffum, labor . 3 75
Wm A Spiller, labor 4 00
J W Davison, labor . 2 05
Chester Patch, labor 1 55
A H Plouff, supplies 45
$1098 08
A D Mallard, express
25
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
MARKET STREET.
At the Annual Meeting, $2000 was appropriated to macad- amize Market street. The State Highway Commission very kindly volunteered to make surveys and plans for the work. They found that $2000 would do the work from the corner of Central street to a point opposite E. F. Brown's drug store. An attempt was made to have the Peabody house moved back and the street widened at that point, but the different heirs to the property did not agree on the damage, and the work was greatly delayed on that account. It was finally decided to go ahead without moving the house, but the delay had been so long that the cold weather prevented the completion of the work. The contract for the work was awarded to C. H. Kelliher of New- buryport, and the stopping of the work before its completion will not cost the town extra, as he is under bonds to complete the work in the spring to the satisfaction of the Town and the State Highway Commission without extra cost. The following amounts were paid for work done and for all stone to complete the work.
MARKET STREET SPECIAL.
Paid
James Sheppard, labor
$20 50
Wm Noonan,
9 00
Silas Crocker,
4 40
A W Brown, 66
1 50
Gust Kinsman,
2 00
C H Rollins,
24 75
C H Kelliher, contract .
1241 07
W J Channel, labor
5 00
J F Sullivan, labor
1 60
T F Cogswell, pipe
48 00
Isaac Spencer, labor
12 00
$1369 82
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TOWN TEAM NO. 1.
J. A. Huckins, Driver.
Paid
J A Huckins, driver $600 00
Geo B Brown, grain
124 45
A P Hills Co, supplies 5 47
J W Goodhue,
11 87
Jere Davison, shoeing
9 50
J A Smith,
35 88
C F Chapman, repairs and supplies . 1 00
A Story Brown,
300 00
J R Richards, repairs and supplies
8 30
H D Lambert, veterinary
45 00
Wm A Spiller, repairs
5 50
F T Goodhue, supplies
35
Wm Marshall, repairs
18 50
John Durand, repairs
8 65
Wm G Horton, grain
63 75
N T Low, use of horse .
6 00
E G Damon, repairs
4 38
A H Peatfield, coal .
3 80
John A Blake, supplies and medicine
40 00
A H Plouff,
70
N J Bolles, 66
35
$1353 44
The total number of hours Team No. 1 worked on the highways was 2244. This represents actual hours worked. At the price paid for private teams this would have meant $1122. the team earned. The total cost of the team was $1353.44 but $300 of that was for new horses leaving only $1053.44 for actual cost of keeping. The team should also be credited with $100. for services on the Fire Department and debited with $148.50 for hay from Town Farm.
59 99
Ipswich Mills, horses
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TOWN TEAM NO. 2. Oscar A. Littlefield, Driver.
Paid
() A Littlefield, driver . $326 67
CF Chapman, harness and supplies . 101 20
J C Nelson & Son, horses 485 00
J R Richards, repairs .
9 60
Win G Horton, grain
99 77
A P Hills co, supplies .
1 61
J W Goodhue, “
14 19
Jere Davison, shoeing, etc
15 70
Geo B Brown, grain .
17 13
Geo HI Lord, labor
4 05
Fred A Carter, use of cart .
39 50
John M Dunnels, repairs, etc .
3 05
N .J Bolles, supplies . 14
J A Smith, repairs
4 50
John Durand, repairs
2 75
$1124 86
Team No. 2 was purchased in June for use on the Water- ing Cart. This team worked on the Watering Cart 653 hours. 1879 loads of water were used and as each load was 600 gallons, 1,127,400 gallons of water were used on the streets. In addition to the work on the Watering Cart, the team was used 730 hours on street work, making a total of 1383 hours actual work in sev- en months. At 50 cents an hour, the team earned $691.50. The total cost of the team was $1124.86, but as nearly $600 was paid for horses, harness, etc. the actual running expense of the team was only a little over $500. Team No. 2 should also be credited with $50. for services in the Fire Department and de- bited with $69.45 for hay from Town Farm.
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DR.
SUMMARY. CR.
C'ash on hand Jan. 1, 1903
$3670 09
Pd Road Repairs
4137 11
Appropriation, 1903
7000 00
Pd Team No. 1
1353 44
St Railway Tax, 1903
1508 39
Pd Team No. 2
1124 86
Cash sale of dirt
36 45
Pd Market St
1369 82
Pd Miscellaneous
1098 08
Appropriation Market St.
2000 00
By Balance
4018 69
Total,
$14214 93
Total
$14214 93
Pd Snow
$1112 93
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
STATEMENT OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Real Estate.
Town Farm, land and buildings. Town House, lot and furnishings. C'emeteies.
5 Engine Houses and land. 10 Schoolhouses and land. Woodland at Linebrook. Woodland at Common Fields. Turkey Shore Pasture. Thatch Bank (Great Flats) Thatch Bank (Third creek)
2 Gravel pits, Washington street. Gravel Pit, near J @ Carlisle's. Pound.
All sand and clam flats, and all other property granted to the inhabitants of Ipswich by the Commoners in 1787, which has not since been sold.
Personal Property.
Furniture and other property at the Farm.
Fire Engine and Apparatus. Fire Alarm System. Hearse. Furniture at the Town House. Hay Scales (2) Safe for Treasurer and Clerk.
Town Horses, Carts, Harness, etc. Watering Cart. Road Machine and other Highway Department property. Town Clock.
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LIST OF JURORS.
List of Jurors prepared by the Selectmen, to be submitted to the voters at the Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1904.
Name
Street
Abel, Clark O
So Main
Occupation Machinist
Appleton, Daniel S
High
Farmer
Atkinson, Wesley B
Turkey Shore rd
Fish dealer
Augur, Willis L
County Insurance Agent
Bamford, Chester W
Washington
Insurance Agent
Barker, George
Central
Retired
Baker, John H
High
Laborer
Brown, A Story
Candlewood
Farmer
Brown, Edward F
High
Druggist
Brown, E Newton
Candlewood
Farmer 66
Brown, Charles G
Essex rd
Chapman, Edward I
Linebrook rd
c:
Clarke, Wm A
High
Laborer
Choate. Edward W
East
Carpenter Surveyor
Cross, Fred G
Candlewood
Farmer
Cummings, Edgar R
Central
Printer
Damon, James
East
Clerk
Dodge, John E
Prospect
Carriage Painter
Dole, Edward
High
Farmer
Glover, John S
East
Merchant
Gould, Walter F
Boardman
Farmer
Gove, Robt L
Green
Fisherman
Green, George H
Turkey Shore rd
Retired
Grimes, Moses H
High Retired
Gallagher, James E
Market
Hairdresser
Harvey, Charles W
Topsfield rd Carpenter
Hall, Emory A
Turkey Shore r d
Fisherman
Hodgkins, Daniel A
County Carpenter
Haskell, George
Manning
Undertaker
Hills, Orrie M
Linebrook
Farmer
Conant, Arthur W
66
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Name
Street
Occupation Merchant
Hills, Albert P
Manning
Kinsman, J Farley
Beach rd
Farmer
Kinsman, Gustavus
Argilla rd
Lakeman, J Howard
Wildes ct
Lord, George H
Summer
Real Estate Painter Carpenter Retired
Lord, Aaron
High
Lord, George A
High
Retired
Lord, George E
High
Lord, Walter E
High
Lord, Frank H
Mineral
Mansfield, John W
Candlewood
Artist
Mero, John B
Topsfield
Box Maker
Nason, Jos A
Pleasant
Shoemaker
Noyes, Chas H
East
Janitor Farmer
Plouff, Angustine H
Turkey Shore rd
Merchant
Poole, Edwin M
Green
Engineer Tinsmith
Ross, Frank A
Washington
Mason
Spencer, George
Highland ave
Mason
Stone, Daniel W
Hovey
Laborer
Stone, William A
Mineral
Clerk
Underhill, N Rawson
Linebrook rd
Farmer
Walton, Arthur H
Maple ave
Painter
Webber, Arthur W
Summer
Clerk
Webber, James N
Summer
Shoemaker
Wait, Chas W
Warren
Operative
George A. Schofield, Selectmen Charles E. Goodhue, of
Charles G. Hull, Ipswich.
Ipswich, Feb. 10,,1904.
Farmer Merchant Clerk
Perley, Chas M
Linebrook rd
Rand, William H
Manning
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
STATE AND MILITARY AID.
COMMONWEALTH.
DR.
To amt. due for state aid, Jan. 1, 1903 . . $3348. 00
military aid. Jan. 1, 1903 . 36 00
pd state aid, Jan. 1, 1904 . 3285 00
military aid, Jan. 1, 1904 . 76 00
$6745 00
CR.
By cash received for state aid
$3333 00
" military aid .
36 00
By amt due for state aid 66 6. military aid
3285 00
76 00
Disallowed state aid
15 00
$6745 00
DEBT STATEMENT. TOWN OF IPSWICH. DR.
To notes payable .
$27390 00
To orders drawn and not paid
1091 93
$28481 93
CR.
By cash in Treasurer's hands, Jan. 1, 1904 $ 3990 84 Bills due Farm in Treasurer's hands, 1903 343 90
Old bills due Farm in Treasurer's hands . 223 34
Uncollected taxes .
5090 31
Amt due the town from State Aid .
3285 00
66
66 66
" burial of soldiers 70 00
" concrete work . . 51 60
on Poor account, 1903 671 65
66 66 on Poor account old bills 408 64
66 66
corporation tax, 1903 . 2201 06
$16,412 34.
66 for Military Aid . 76 00
Total town debt exclusive of Bonds .
$12,069 59
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
The Town Debt as compared with last year is as follows:
Total debt, Jan. 1. 1904 $12069 59
Total debt, Jan. 1, 1903 10268 00
Increase in debt $1801 59
At the last Annual Town Meeting, and at Special Meet- ings, the Town voted to appropriate the following amounts and to borrow the money on notes.
Market Street, macadam work $2000 00
Appropriation for Newell M. Jewett . 1000 00
Special appropriation for Schools . 1000 00
Appropriation for Electric Street Light- ing 1500 00
Total $5500 00
The effect of these votes was to increase the Town note indebtedness $5500.00, but in spite of that fact the net increase in the indebtedness is only $1801.59 showing that the Town has made for the current year an actual decrease in the indebtedness of $3698.41.
The financial condition of the treasury Jan. 1, 1904 was as follows:
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1904 . . . . $3990 84
Bills due town exclusive of State and Military Aid . 9060 50
$13050 94
Less undrawn orders 1091 93
Balance in favor of Town $11,959 01
We call attention also, to the fact that a number of unusual bills have been paid during the year. For instances $768 40 was paid to Moody & Bartlett for counsel fees in the Garrette case, the bill running back for a period of seven years, $421 was paid for counsel fees in the Kenny and Eagle Hill cases, $1538 for verdict against the Town in the Garrette case. $325 for a water- ing cart, 8485 for a pair of horses and $2000 for small pox cases.
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When it is understood that these unusual bills have been paid, that the tax rate was kept at $11.00, and that there is a balance to the credit of the Town of $11959.01, we feel that it will be ad- mitted that the Town has had a remarkably successful year. As . a matter of fact, if one will look over the reports for years back, it will be found that it is a record which has never been equalled. When it is considered that a few years ago the Town had a tax rate of $15. and was $1500 behind at the end of the year, while this year with a $11. tax rate, the town is $11,959.01 ahead, we feel that the citizens have good reason to feel satisfied with the financial showing.
We have carried out the instructions of the Town in the question of the public way to Eagle Hill Landing and we are pleased to report that after a three years contest, the Supreme Court has decided in favor of the Town's contention.
Obeying the vote of the Town, the Selectmen have acted as Highway surveyors, and we feel that the record will show a much larger amount of road repairs than in the past. We feel however, that when the Town changed from the 16 surveyor system to making the three selectmen surveyors, it only took half a step. We are thoroughly convinced that the Town should have a superintendent of streets, who would devote his time to the work. No business corporation would spend $10,000 a year in the haphazard manner it is expended under the surveyor system. A superintendent who has no team to work, but who will devote his time to seeing that the Town's work is done in an intelligent and economical manner, is what the town ought to have. A study of the figures in the Highway report this year, will show both in the outlying districts and in the center of the Town, that as a rule, the men who own teams and the men who shovel, fared better than they did under the old system. In one or two districts the amount spent was less than usual, but that was because the men in the district did not spend the money which was awarded to that district, and not be- cause their appropriation was cut down.
The new street sprinkler gave excellent satisfaction and
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besides being beneficial to those in the district sprinkled, was of great help in keeping the roads in good condition. It is quite probable that a second sprinkler will be needed, for the demands from those who are willing to pay for the work outside the pres- ent district are numerous. At the annual meeting we will ask the Town to take definite action as to the proportion of the cost to be paid by the abuttors.
The Electric Lighting Committee are to make a separate report which will give an account of their work in detail.
We desire to thank the various boards of Town officials and the citizens in general for their support and assistance in making the record of the year so successful, and we trust that the coming year will make even a better showing.
George A. Schofield, Selectmen Charles E. Goodhue, of
Charles G. Hull, Ipswich.
Ipswich, Jan. 1, 1904.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903.
APPROPRIATIONS.
For High and Common schools $14250 00
Highways .
6000 00
Edgestones and concrete .
1000 00
Current expenses .
3000 00
Street lamps .
1500 00
Fees and salaries
4500 00
Fire department
1800 00
Poor account
2500 00
Farm account
1500 00
Note, Green street bridge
500 00
Note, G P Smith
250 00
Note, Argilla road
300 00
Notes, Winthrop schoolhouse
1100 00
Sinking fund, [water account]
2531 84
Hydrant service
1651 00
Memorial day
150 00
Interest on Town notes
1350 00
Discount .
575 00
Abatements
500 00
Care of Cemeteries
1800 00
Care of Parks
300 00
>
Small Pox cases
2000 00
Scenery and Piano
150 00
Central Fire Station
500 00
Tree Warden
600 00
1
Total appropriations . .
$50,307 84
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Total appropriation .
$50307 84
State Tax
2750 00
County Tax
3518 78
Court Verdict, Garrette case .
1538 64
Total to raise . $58115 26
Less receipts [estimated]
15077 34
Total assessed .
$43037 92
Divided as follows :
Amount raised on polls
$2344 00
66
66
" personal property 10232 41
66
" real estate . 30461 51
Total
$43037 92
Number of Polls 1172
Tax on Poll
$2.00. Rate of Taxation, $11.00 per thousand.
1902
1903
Valuation on Personal Estate,
$804124 00
$930219 00
Real Estate
2684471 00
2769228 00
66 Total
$3488595 00
$3699447 00
Total number of persons assessed
1826
Number assessed on property
1208
66 66 poll tax only 618
Valuation of buildings
land
$1,953,236 00 815,992 00
Number of horses and jacks
assessed 714
COWS
663
neat cattle other than cows
227
66 sheep
66
8
swine
312
fowl
7144
dwelling houses
1043
66
acres of land
66
16449
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The appropriation for abatements was $500. and the abate- ment allowed on the taxes for this year amounted to $556.49. There were also abatements of $423 08 allowed on old taxes.
Although the Town appropriations were 2000.00 larger this year than last : the State tax $1100.00 larger and the Coun- ty tax $500.00 larger, making a total of $3600.00 more to raise, which amount would ordinarily call for a raise of $1.00 on the tax rate, we decided to hold the rate at $11.00. We feel that the rate in Ipswich is now one of the lowest in the State, taking everything into consideration, and we also believe that it is poor policy to change the rate every year, especially if the change is to a higher rate. The natural advantages of our town, and the low rate of taxation, are the two things which have united to bring in a very desirable class of citizens. Their coming has re- sulted in the Town's receiving a much larger share of the cor- poration tax, and has enabled us to keep down the tax rate in spite of increased appropriations. It would be poor policy to jump the tax rate now that they are here, and while we would not have the Town adopt a niggardly or close policy, we would recommend care and prudence in expenditures. We do not mean by that, that we would do without necessary improvements, but that we have a care to see that they are necessary, and if they entail an unusual expense, that rather than raise the tax rate in one year to pay for them, that the cost be divided over a term of years. The financial showing of the Town, [see Select- men's report,] is certainly a fine one and we feel that by the ex- ercise of good judgment it will continue to be.
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