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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
the privilege of any previous board to 
report for many years. 
Besides reducing the outstanding 
debt by $26,802.17 during the past 
year, a balance of $20,523.97 remains 
in the treasury at the present time, 
and this in spite of the fact the rate of 
taxation the past year was decreased 
50 cents on $1,000. 
Last year the debt was decreased 
by only $5,800, and at the close of the 
ear the cash in the treasury was 
$16,004.99—a_ difference of some 
$25,000 less than the present year. 
These facts reflect great credit on 
the present board of selectmen, and 
particularly on Chairman W. H. Allen, 
whose indefatigable work has been 
largely responsible for the excellent 
record ; and also on the heads of the 
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in Pound Packages 
At Only 29 Cents. 
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Prescription Pharmacists, 
CENTRAL SQUARE, 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA. 
INSURANCE 
The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. 
Incorporated 1862. 
PROGRESS for Last 20 Years [ag ~ 
No Words can speak the Praises 
of the JOHN HANCOCK better 
than these Cold Figures: 
THEYSSEREA 
VOLUMES. 
CEO. E. B. STROPLE, District GENERAL ACENT, GLOUCESTER, Mass. 
All inquiries will promptly receive my personal attention. 
various departments and to the town 
in general. 
Practically all of the town debt is on 
Park bonds of $100,000, dated Aug. 
1, 1898, and on Water bonds of $150,- 
000, dated Nov. 1, 1891, which have 
been reduced to $40,000 and $72,000, 
respectively. Other bills, notes, etc., 
amounting to $3,264.43, brings the 
total indebtedness up to $115,264.43, 
while the cash in treasury Feb. 1, 
1905, and other credits makea balance 
against the town Feb. 1, 1905, of 
$78,935.01. 
These facts are certainly indicative 
of the manner in which the present 
town officials have conducted the 
affairs of the town the past year, and 
should impress the voters with the 
necessity of electing such men this 
year as will continue the good work. 
The music festival at Gloucester 
Monday and Tuesday by the Glouces- 
ter Choral Association, of which 
several Manchester people are mem- 
bers, attracted many from here on both 
days. The festival was said to be one 
of the best musical entertainments 
ever planned in this section. The 
Manchester ladies who sang in the 
large chorus of 180 voices were, Miss 
Gertrude B. Goldsmith and Mrs. Jessie 
A. Stanley, sopranos, and Miss Annie 
Es Lane;alto, 
MANCHESTER. 
The selectmen have submitted the 
names of two men who have applied 
for the position of enumerators to take 
the decennial census, May 1. They 
are Thomas B. Stone and T. W. Long. 
Two big piles driven in the flats off 
the town pier at Beach street park 
were lifted bcedily out of their places 
by the tide Thursday. Clothed in 
heavy coats of ice the piles could not 
withstand the immense tidal pressure 
and the shifting of the ice surrounding. 
The oldest residents say they have 
not seen such a field of ice as was off 
the shore the early part of the week 
for many and many a year. The har- 
bor was packed and, in fact, far out 
between the islands was all one mass 
of ice. The southerly wind of the 
past few days, however, has carried it 
out to sea. 
Frank W. Fleming and Bert P. 
Floyd spent Washington’s birthday 
with friends in Everett, enjoying the 
trip over the road behind Frank’s 
pacer. 
A party of twenty school boys and 
girls from North Beverly came to 
Manchester on a sleighride Wednes- 
day evening stopping at the Beach 
street cafe for one of Mr. Reed’s de- 
licious oyster stews. 
Year Income Outgo Assets Liabilities Surplus Ins. in force 
1885 $806,318) $ 704,440) $2,747,497| $2,494,932) $252,565) $21,466,371 
1886 984,567 852,705} 2,875,581) 2,616,410) 259,171 26,784,420 
1887| 1,197,979} 1,011,934; 3,070,649) 2,831,361 239,288 82,936,204 
1888] 1,480,163} 1,248,544) 3,317,224) 3,044,414 272,810 39,311,096 
1889} 1,799,543} 1,535,946) 3,548,080) 3,265,017 283,063 45,879,657 
1890} 2,180,022} 1,780,033} 3,967,910} 3,626,104 341,806 55,803,940 
1891} 2,572,368} 2,179,470} 4,381,591) 4,038,311 343,280 65,108,734 
1892} 3,144,613; 2,484,597) 5,061,651; 4,632,627) 429,024 78,138,546 
1893} 3,747,183} 3,069,684; 5,788,917) 5,308,856 485,061 88,961,727 
1894| 4,192,734] 3,318,588) 6,673,255) 6,116,745 556,510} 102,149,180 
K 1895} 5,006,132} 4,063,416, 7,664,909] 7,058,809! 606,100! 120,955,471 
1896| 5,627,025} 4,521,193] 8,814,124; 8,169,956 644,168) 185,095,272 
1897} 6,240,282] 4,'706,502| 10,482,330) 9,580,612 901,718} 150,613,389 
1898) 7,043,15y| 5,214,239] 12,495,946) 11,160,519) 1,335,427) 167,138,344 
1899| 7,843,143) 5,889,977| 14,491,826) 12,918 761) 1,573,065) 192,578,498 
1900| 8,986,736) 6,780,472| 16,889,953) 15,012,619) 1,877,334) 221,032,536 
1901} 10,212,255| 7,564,723) 19,688,832) 17,397,755) 2,291,077 250,218,289 
1902] 11,993,193} 8,549,088] 23,217,728] 20,466,810) 2,750,918) 288,358,118 
1903} 13,572,734) 9,591,829] 27,133,640) 24,124,581) 3,009,059) 319,674,386 
1904] 14,941,657| 10,644,247] 31,707,626] 28,268,598] 3,439,028) 356,173,163 
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