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1,080 00
Arthur H. Lowe,
892 33
Boston & Maine R. R. Company,
6,462 50
McCarty & Walsh on contract,
35,058 41
Little & Seretto on contract,
7,619 51
John R. Hosmer on contract,
2,240 00
Transfers :
Engineering, 126 07
$85,114 99
Credit balance carried to 1912,
15,439 10
$100,554 09
STREET LIGHTING.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $35,000 00
Deficit balance carried to incidentals, 371 75
$35,371 75
EXPENSES.
Cost of lighting 338 arc lights, $29,109 63
Cost of lighting 344 incandescent lights, 5,828 52
Cost of lighting the subway,
301 90
Cost of lighting Wallace Way,
131 70
$35,371 75
716
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
WACHUSETT LAKE LAND ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance included in Municipal Water Loan
for 1911,
$9,214 60
EXPENSES.
Deficit balance from 1910,
$3,470 36
Paid William M. Powell,
2,300 40
George R. Williams,
1,060 00
Desire Beaulieu,
150 00
Appraisers,
58 00
Althea V. Sleeper, services,
150 00
Sundry small expenses,
18 87
$7,207 63
Credit balance carried to 1912,
2,006 97
$9,214 60
MEETING HOUSE POND LAND ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance included in Municipal Water Loan
of 1911, $785 40
EXPENSES.
Deficit balance from 1910,
$102 65
Paid Dr. A. E. Mossman,
600 00
E. B. Lynde,
76 00
Sundry small payments,
6 75
$785 40
SEWERAGE DISPOSAL.
Deficit balance transferred to Sewer Con- struction, $3,772 75
717
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
WATER MAINTENANCE.
RECEIPTS.
Credit balance from service pipe, $13,418 04
Cash from Bruce-Hibbard Electric
Company,
1 00
Debit balance carried to water rates,
54,526 30
$67,945 34
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, $33,590 17
Merchandise and sundries,
34,242 02
Transfers :
City Engineering, 113 15
$67,945 34
WATER RATES.
RECEIPTS.
By A. W. F. Brown, Supt., $81,396 81
Due for water November 30, 1911, 7,928 04
$89,324 85
PAYMENTS.
Estimated water receipts transferred to taxes of 1911, : $25,000 00
Balance from water maintenance, 54,526 30
Balance due for water November 30, 1910, 6,134 85
$85,661 15
Credit balance carried to incidentals,
3,663 70
$89,324 85
SERVICE PIPE.
1
RECEIPTS.
,
By A. W. F. Brown, Supt. Water Works,
$11,321 46
Due for pipe November 30, 1911, 3,683 90
$15,005 36
718
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
PAYMENTS.
Due for pipe November 30, 1910, $1,587 32
Credit balance carried to water maintenance, 13,418 04
$15,005 36
WATER CONSTRUCTION.
Credit balance carried forward to 1912, -
$178 05
ENGINEERING.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, Transfers :
$3,000 00
Street construction $204 10
Sidewalk construction, 278 68
Paving construction, 22 30
Improved Sewer System,
126 07
Water maintenance,
113 15
Public Parks, 30 40
Macadam construction,
6 50
Fifth Street Bridge, 1 25
Assessors' Plans,
500 00
$1,282 45
Deficit balance transferred to the incidental account, 277 76
$4,560 21
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls,
$4,041 00
Merchandise and sundries,
517 21
Transfer :
Street maintenance, 2 00
$4,560 21
COPYING OLD RECORDS.
Credit balance of 1911, carried forward to 1912, $432 90
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
BOARD OF HEALTH. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
From Commonwealth, account con-
tagious diseases, 487 57
Personal reimbursements,
29 07
Dr. F. H. Thompson, Jr., returned,
55 50
Milk licenses,
64 50
Other licenses,
30 00
Transfers :
Debts receivable,
$537 13
Diphtheria epidemic, 127 07
$664 20
$11,330 84
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account,
2,702 11
$14,032 95
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls,
$4,449 63
Merchandise and sundries,
8,639 76
Drs. Hitchcock and Thompson, Sr.,
300 00
Dr. H. D. Clark, Inspector,
600 00
Transfer :
Police Department,
43 56
$14,032 95
ASSESSORS' CLERICAL.
RECEIPTS
Appropriation,
$450 00
EXPENSES.
Pay roll for assistants, $360 80
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account, 89 20
$450 00
46
719
720
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR ASSESSORS' INCIDENTALS. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$800 00
EXPENSES.
Poll lists (100),
$294 00
Tax bills (18,500),
27 00
Tax returns,
20 50
Assessors' notices,
71 19
Horace J. Stevens,
75 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
297 02
$784 71
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account, 15 29
$800 00
ASSESSORS' PLANS.
RECEIPTS.
From Incidental account by transfer,
$500 00
EXPENSES.
City Engineering by transfer,
$500 00
CITY AUDITOR, INCIDENTALS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $425 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account, 9 41
$434 41
EXPENSES.
Florence A. Shattuck, assistant,
$213 60
Merchandise and sundries, 220 81
$434 41
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
721
CITY CLERK, INCIDENTALS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $1,500 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental Account, 65 75
$1,565 75
EXPENSES.
Services of assistants,
$1,147 25
Supplies etc.,
418 50
$1,565 75
CITY TREASURER, INCIDENTALS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
EXPENSES.
Services of assistants,
$780 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
677 56
$1,457 56
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account, 42 44
$1,500 00
BURBANK HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $9,000 00
Transfer : Incidental account, 7,000 00
$16,000 00
EXPENSES.
Payments to Henry A. Willis, Treasurer of Trustees, $16,000 00
722
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
From sale of horse,
$48,500 00 275 00
From sale of rubber goods,
3 00
$48,778 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account, 2,958 93
$51 736 93
EXPENSES.
Pay roll, call men,
$10,278 07
Pay roll, regular men,
31,219 96
Merchandise and sundries,
10,238 90
$51,736 93
GYPSY MOTH EXTERMINATION.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $1,500 00
Transfer :
Taxes of 1911, assessments, 1,840 14
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account, 472 84
$3,812 98
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls including salary of City Forester, $3,574 08
Miscellaneous payments,
238 90
$3,812 98
HOUSE OFFAL.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $3,000 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account, 25 86
$3,025 86
.
723
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
EXPENSES.
R. K. Proctor, contract for collecting, $2,617 86
J. H. Smith, contract for collecting, 408 00
$3,025 86
DWELLING HOUSE, WEST FITCHBURG.
RECEIPTS.
From G. W. Marston, rent of house, $70 62
EXPENSES.
Credit balance carried to Incidental account, $70 62
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $36,144 00
A. Q. Thayer, Marshall, fines and sundries, 480 02
Peter F. Ward, Clerk, fines,
2,400 83
Cash from sale of horse, 135 00
Transfers :
Diphtheria Epidemic,
service of officers, $78 39
Board of Health, ser-
vice of officers, 43 56
Repair and care account,
service of officers, 38 50
Incidental account, 3,200 00
$3,360 45
$42,520 30
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account, 450 87
$42,971 17
724
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, $37,048 16 5,921 61
Merchandise and sundries,
Transfer : School Incidentals,
1 40
$42,971 17
PRINTING.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $2,000 00
By License Commissioners, adver- tising,
307 60
By Treasurer, advertising, .
12 40
$2,320 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account,
346 61
$2,666 61
EXPENSES ..
H. M. Downs Printing Company,
City Reports (750),
$1,657 10
City Manuals, (the printing) (1500),
161 36
Poll Lists (75),
48 00
Jury Lists,
25 75
Dog Owners List (100),
67 62
Mayor's Inaugural,
36 00
Liquor applications,
267 50
Miscellaneous items,
403 28
$2,666 6.1
PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.
RECEIPTS .. .
Appropriation, $2,000 00
Credit balance brought from 1910,
66 03
By Ira G. Wilkins, Treasurer of Trustees : Sale of and care of lots not en- dowed, $6,100. 29
725
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Transfers :
Care of endowed lots, $1,549 25 Care of Nathan Whit- comb lots, 12 00
Laurel street retaining
wall,
8 15
$1,569 40
$9,735 72
EXPENSES.
.
Pay rolls, including salary of Ira G. Wilkins, Treasurer of Trustees, $8,063 05
Merchandise and sundries, 1,590 96
$9,654 01
Credit balance carried forward to 1912,
81 71
$9,735 72
PUBLIC PARKS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$4,000 00
From Seth Lowe,
150 00
By Wm. W. Colton, Supt.,
93 20
$4,243 20
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account, 8,597 33
$12,840 53
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, including Supt. and assistants,
$5,044 29
C. W. Moeckel, contract and extras, 3,049 79
Merchandise and sundries,
4,620 80
Transfers :
Street maintenance, $12 50
Engineering, 30 40
Repair and care ac-
count, 82 75
$125 65
$12,840 53
726
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $6,500 00
County of Worcester, dog license fees, 1,855 62
City of Fitchburg, dog license fees, by City Clerk, 184 00
Geo. E. Nutting, Librarian, fines,
247 52
Transfer :
Interest on note, 450 00
$9,237 14
EXPENSES.
Salary of Librarian and assistants, $4,270 60
Books, maintenance, etc., 4,943 00
Transfer :
Repair and care account,
22 18
$9,235 78
Credit balance carried to Incidental account, 1 36
$9,237 14
LIQUOR LICENSES.
RECEIPTS.
From 12 fourth-class licenses at $2,000, $24,000 00
16 first-class licenses at $1,500, 24,000 00
5 club licenses at $300,
1,500 00
24 druggists' licenses at $1, 24 00
$49,524 00
PAYMENTS.
To Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 25% of gross receipts, $12,381 00 Transfers : Taxes of 1911, $20,000 00
727
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Macadam mainten-
ance,
$6,000 00
Paving maintenance, 1,000 00
$27,000 00
$39,381 00
Credit balance carried to Incidental account, 10,143 00
$49,524 00
MILITARY AID.
RECEIPTS.
Transfers :
To Commonwealth of Mass., $292 00
To Incidental account, 292 00
George Bartlett, allowance unclaimed, 10 00
$594 00
EXPENSES.
Payments according to Chapter No. 372, Acts of 1899, $594 00
STATE AID.
RECEIPTS.
Cash allowances unclaimed, $22 00
Transfer : To Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 4,299 00
$4,321 00
EXPENSES.
Payments according to Chapter No. 374,
Acts of 1899, $4,321 00
REPAIR AND CARE OF BUILDINGS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $31,000 00
Chas. T. Cushing, rent for City Hall, 983 25
County of Worcester, rent of Police Court Room, 400 00
728
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
John H. Kirby,
$15 00
Sale of Old Settees,
4 00
. Transfers :
Public Parks,
$82 75
Public Library,
22 18
$104 93
$32,507 18
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account,
5,099 40
$37,606 58:
EXPENSES.
Payments for fuel for schools,
$8,389 93
Payments for fuel for City Hall,
929 39
Pay roll for school janitors,
10,033 78
Pay roll for night school janitors,
241 58
Pay roll for City Hall janitors,
1,995 21
Pay roll for cleaning City Hall,
479 26
Agnes J. Kirby, assistant,
297 60
Sundry supplies and maintenance,
15,192 03
Transfers :
Police Department,
Services of Officers,
$38 50
Street maintenance, 9 30
$47 80
$37,606 58
SALARIES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$20,799 38
Transfer : Deficit balance carried to
Incidental account, 1,932 53
$22,731 91
PAYMENTS.
Hon. M. Fred O'Connell, mayor, $2,000 00
Herbert G. Morse, city treasurer,
2,000 00
Walter A. Davis, city clerk, 1,500 00
F. D. Page, city auditor,
1,400 00
729,
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
John F. McGrath, city solicitor $1,000 00
Dr. Geo. P. Norton, city physician, 1,000 00
John H. Kirby, Supt. of buildings part of year, 597 26 1
John D. O'Keefe, Supt. of buildings part of year, 383 37
Horace M. Flynn, assessor,
1,000 00
Ira G. Wilkins, assessor,
1,000 00
E. W. Ackley, assessor part of year,
306 71
Chas. H. Morse, assessor part of year,
693 29
James A. Shea, sealer of weights and measures, 800 00
Chas. T. Cushing, city messenger and janitor, 800 00
Hon. Arthur H. Lowe, chairman sewer commissioners, 2,125 00
David M, Dillon, sewer commissioner, 1,416 64
Daniel A. Boyle, sewer commissioner,
1,416 64
400 00
Dr. H. D. Clark, inspector of animals, John G. Faxon, clerk of committees part of year, 20 84
Harry P. Casey, clerk of committees part of year, 229 16
Fred A. Currier, chairman license commissioners, 300 00
Patrick J. Murray, license commissioner,
200 00
John E. Dwyer, license commissioner, 200 00
H. C. Hitchcock,
F. A. Adler,
A. M. Belliveau,
C. H. Glazier,
Assistant assessors,
571 00
J. P. Gallagher, S. W. Huntley, Interpreters, Walter A. Davis, D. F. Sullivan, Registrars of voters and assistant, 716 00 J. Frank Fisher, John B. LaRivieres Ward Officers, 656 00
$22,731 91
730
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
RECEIPTS.
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account by transfer, $3,090 10
EXPENSES.
Miscellaneous payments through agency of Board of Health, $2,884 64
Transfers :
Board of Health,
127 07
Police department,
78 39
$3,090 10
SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$110,000 00
Item of cash returned,
8 00
Transfer :
Deficit balance carried to Inci-
dental account, 1,664 87
$111,672 87
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, including salary of Supt.
Joseph G. Edgerly, -
$111,672 87
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS AND BOOKS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$9,000 00
Tuitions from pupils,
633 00
State,
86 50
Jos. G. Edgerly, Supt., books and supplies sold, 136 52
Transfer :
Police Department,
1 40
$9,857 42
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account, 3,196 08
$13,053 50
731
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
EXPENSES.
School books and supplies, $6,471 10
For Medical Inspection in schools, 375 50
For salaries, Mr. Upham and Miss Hall, 1,797 00
Merchandise and sundries,
4,389 55
Transfer : Street maintenance, 20 35
$13,053 50
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$8,200 00
Payments unclaimed, 88 00
Deficit balance carried to Incidental account, 179 70
$8,467 70
PAYMENTS.
Monthly Aid pay rolls, $7,230 00
Care of beneficiaries, medicine, etc., 1,037 70
Sidney Sibley, Agent, salary, 200 00
$8,467 70
SUPPORT OF POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $17,000 00
From Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, 725 03
Sundry cities and towns,
676 88
Tucker Brothers, refunded, 10 93
Almshouse, by E. Coleman, Supt., 963 69 Transfer : Debts receivable, 293 67 $19,670 20
732
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, Mr. Jones, Mr. Humes and assistants, $2,098 15
Miscellaneous payments for relief of poor, 6,446 75
Pay rolls at Almshouse, including
Superintendent and Matron, 4,734 63
Merchandise and sundries at
Almshouse, 4,121 39
Transfer, account Almshouse :
Street maintenance,
63 00
$17,463 92
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account,
2,206 28
$19,670 20
TAX COLLECTOR'S FEES.
RECEIPTS.
Miscellaneous items,
$96 15
PAYMENTS.
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account, $96 15
TAXES ABATED.
RECEIPTS.
Transfers :
Overlayings for 1911, $5,186 65
Assessors' Special Warrant No. 2, 1910, 3,172 47
Assessors' Special Warrant No. 1,
1911, 270 40
$8,629 52
PAYMENTS.
Abated of Taxes of 1911, $1,176 57
1910,
1,364 43
1909, 150 32
1
733
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Abated of Taxes of 1908,
$109 20
1907, 6 00
1906,
43 16
Total abatements, $2,849 68
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account,
5,779 84
$8,629 52
CITY TREASURER-HERBERT G. MORSE.
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance on hand December 1,
1910,
$39,346 78
Receipts from all sources for year
ending November 30, 1911, 1,634,861 78
$1,674,208 56
PAYMENTS.
Mayor's warrants for 1911.
$1,640,080 97
Cash balance November 30, 1911, forward to 1912, 34,127 59
$1,674,208 56
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
RECEIPTS.
/
Appropriation, $250 00
EXPENSES.
Sundry payments, $242 08
Credit balance carried to Incidental account, 7 92
$250 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation for General Debt, $36,838 50
Appropriation for Temporary Loans Account, 9,000 00
734
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Premium on Bonds of Municipal Loan of 1910, $828 75
Accrued Interest on Bonds of Loan of 1910, 375 00
Balance from 1910 @ Temporary Loans Interest, 3,788 00
Miscellenaous receipts @ Taxes etc., 5,671 61
Transfers :
Sewer Assessments
Apportioned, $492 41
Sidewalk Assessments
Apportioned, 83 21
Street Betterment Assess-
ments Apportioned,
4 46
$580 08
$57,081 94
Deficit on account General Interest
account, to Incidentals, 1,514 05
$58,595 99
EXPENSES.
General Debt, miscellaneous
payments,
$36,838 50
Transfers :
Cemetery Trust Funds, $1,764 49
Public Library Note, 450 00
Nathan Whitcomb Fund, 278 18
E. G. Poole Fund, 172 63
E. M. Boutelle-Robinson Fund, 35 00
Ellen E. Armes Fund, 17 50
$2,717 80
Temporary Account, mis-
cellaneous payments, 9,815 86
Legal balance forward to 1912, 2,972 14
$52,344 30
Credit balance carried to Incidental
account, 6,251 69
$58,595 99
/
735
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
INTEREST ON WATER BONDS. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, $20,825 00
Premium on Municipal Loan Bonds of 1910, 545 70
$21,370 70
EXPENSES.
Miscellaneous payments by Treas-
urer,
$20,825 00
Credit balance carried forward to
1912,
545 70
$21,370 70
LAUREL STREET, RETAINING WALL.
RECEIPTS.
Balance forward from 1910, $605 39
Deficit balance carried to Incidental
account, 563 81
$1,169 20
EXPENSES.
Pay rolls, labor,
$470 21
Material for wall,
690 84
Transfers :
Public Burial Grounds,
8 15
$1,169 20
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriations,
$72,354 00
EXPENSES.
State Tax, paid Treasurer of Commonwealth, $43,835 00
State Highway Tax, paid Treasurer of Commonwealth,
206 00
County Tax, paid Edward A. Brown,
Treasurer of County, 28,313 00
$72.354 00
47
736
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
RECEIPTS.
Corporation Tax,
$42,490 70
National Bank Tax,
1,878 10
State Aid for 1910,
4,450 00
Military Aid for 1910,
312 00
Burial of Soldiers and Sailors,
222 00
Transfer :
Taxes of 1911, Non-resident Bank Tax, 5,566 21
$55,009 01
Deficit balance carried forward to 1912,
3,176 21
$58,185 22
EXPENSES.
Debit balance forward from 1910, $3,495 21
Non-resident Bank Tax, 5,649 04
Burial of Soldiers and Sailors, by Ira G. Wilkins, agent, 74 00
Corporation and Bank Tax balance,
342 62
Transfers :
Taxes of 1911, Estimated
Corporation and
Bank Tax, $30,000 00
Incidentals, Excess of
Corporation and Bank Tax, 14,033 35
State Aid, Chapter No.
374, Acts of 1899, 4,299 00
Military Aid, Chapter No. 372, Acts of 1899, 292 00
$48,624 35
$58,185 22
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
737
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PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS.
RECEIPTS.
Carried to Municipal Loan for 1911, $8,099 70
EXPENSES.
Paid Carlo Alario,
$1,000 00
George Ruddy,
1,020 30
McNamara & Coughlin,
2,000 00
Salem Street Playgrounds.
John O'Donnell,
1,000 00
Patrick Sullivan,
1,000 00
Dennis B. Sullivan,
1,072 70
Margaret Clark,
1,000 00
John F. McGrath, expenses,
6 70
$8,099 70
PAY ROLL TAILINGS.
Credit balance from 1910, carried to
Incidental account by transfer, $191 98
REAL ESTATE SALES FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Credit balance from 1910, carried to
Incidental account by transfer, $92 01
E. M. BOUTELLE-ROBINSON TRUST FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Credit balance forward from 1910, $1,108 65
Transfer :
General Debt Interest account,
interest for 1911, 35 00
$1,143 65
EXPENSES.
Coal and wood for the worthy poor,
$17 40
Credit balance forward to 1912, 1,126 25
$1.143 65
738
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
EDWARD G. POOLE TRUST FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Donation by Mr. Poole in 1905, $4,932 38 Transfer :
General Interest account, interest for 1911, 172 63
$5,105 01
EXPENSES.
Paid Robert M. Jones, Clerk of Poor
Department for worthy poor, $172 63
Credit balance forward to 1912, 4,932 38
$5,105 01
ELLEN E. ARMES FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Donation by Miss Armes for worthy poor,
$500 00
Transfer :
General Interest account, interest
for 1911, 17 50
$517 50
EXPENSES.
Paid Robert M. Jones, Clerk of Poor
Department for worthy poor, $17 50
Credit balance forward to 1912, 500 00
$517 50
JONAS MARSHALL TRUST FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Dividends from Boston & Maine
Railroad Company, on invested
fund for 1911,
EXPENSES. $65 00
Paid Robert M. Jones, Clerk of Poor Department for worthy poor, $65 00
739
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
NATHAN WHITCOMB TRUST FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Donation for benefit of worthy poor, balance from 1910, $7,948 06
Transfer :
General Debt interest account, interest for 1911, 278 18
$8,226 24
EXPENSES.
Paid Robert M. Jones, Clerk of Poor
Department, for worthy poor, $266 18
Transfer :
Public Burial Grounds, care of
cemetery lot for 1911, 12 00
Credit balance forward to 1912,
7,948 06
$8,226 24
INCIDENTALS.
RECEIPTS.
Credit balance from 1910,
$24,478 16
City Clerk, receipts,
2,283 40
City Treasurer, receipts for licenses,
125 00
License Commissioners, receipts,
250 00
James A. Shea, Sealer of Weights and Measures, receipts,
297 25
Taylor pasture, rent, 15 00
$27,448 81
EXPENSES.
Election expenses,
$1,741 80
Sundry damages,
2,198 75
Roddy land, purchased for city dump,
1,090 87
Rifle range expenses,
2,250 14
J. M. O'Neill, dog constable,
994 90
City Solicitor, expenses,
63 52
Mayor's office, expenses,
77 95
License Commissioners, office expenses, 425 60
City Treasurer, registry of bonds,
125 00
740
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
City Clerk, special expenses for express, $21 12
City Auditor, special expenses, 33 50
Street Department, flushing machine, 1,000 00
G. A. R., Post No. 19, for Memorial Day, 450 00
Sons of Veterans, for Memorial Day,
125 00
A. I. Rome, purchase of land,
1,500 00
C. Foley heirs, purchase of land,
50 00
Fourth of July expenses,
280 00
Worcester County Training School,
60 46
Care of city public clocks,
110 00
City Manuals,
363 86
City Directories,
101 50
Birth returns,
343 15
Death returns,
137 25
H. L. Flint, Claim Agent,
50 00
City Hall vaults, repairs,
79 51
City Hall elevator, repairs,
55 73
City Boiler Insurance,
327 80
C. F. Wilson, Pearl Hill Spring Water in City Hall,
26 95
Western Union Tel. & Tel. Co., service
at Central Fire station, 15 00
Town of Ashby, taxes,
1 28
Automobile service by Committees,
291 58
Parkhill Mfg. Co., rent of land for Hose No. 3,
25 00
Sundry items, unclassified,
98 00
Flowers for Mayor's inauguration,
25 00
741
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Transfers :
Election expenses ac- count, $115 63
Street maintenance, @
Fourth of July,
5 00
Burbank Hospital main-
tenance,
7,000 00
Police Department,
3,200 00
$10,320 63
$24,860 85
Credit balance carried to incidentals recapitulation, 2,587 96
$27,448 81
INCIDENTALS-RECAPITULATION.
CREDIT BALANCES.
Balance forward from General
Incidental Account,
$2,587 96
Excess of Corporation and Bank tax, 14,033 35
Liquor licenses,
10,143 00
Water rates,
3,663 70
Interest on Temporary loans,
6,251 69
Taxes abated, balance of overlayings,
5,779 84
Support of Poor,
2,206 28
Street watering and oiling,
362 96
Dwelling house, West Fitchburg, rent,
70 62
Tax Collector's fees,
96 15
Assessors' clerical,
89 20
Sidewalk maintenance,
60 56
Assessors' incidentals,
15 29
City Treasurer, incidentals,
42 44
Pay Roll tailings,
191 98
Sales from real estate,
92 01
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
7 92
Public Library,
1 36
$45,696 31
742
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR DEBIT BALANCES.
School incidentals and books,
$3,196 08
School Teacher's salaries,
1,664 87
Fire Department,
2,958 93
Printing,
346 61
Salaries,
1,932 53
Repair and care,
5,099 40
Gypsy Moth extermination,
472 84
Interest on General Debt,
1,514 05
Assessors' plans,
500 00
Retaining wall, Laurel street,
563 81
Street lighting,
371 75
Soldiers' relief,
179 70
Street maintenance,
1,592 03
Public Parks,
8,597 33
House offal,
25 86
Military aid,
292 00
City Auditor, incidentals,
9 41
City Clerk, incidentals,
65 75
Macadam maintenance,
2,945 55
Paving maintenance,
2,306 93
Sewer maintenance,
1,891 85
Board of Health,
2,702 11
Diphtheria epidemic,
3,090 10
Police Department,
450 87
Engineering,
277 76
$43,048 12
Net credit balance carried forward
to 1912,
2,648 19
$45,696 31
TAXES ASSESSED FOR 1911.
For regular running expenses,
$412,068 38
State tax,
43,835 00
State highway tax,
206 00
County tax,
28,313 00
Interest, general funded debt,
36,838 50
Interest, temporary loans,
9,000 00
Interest, water debt,
20,825 00
743
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
Sinking funds:
Water loan,
$16,000 00
General debt,
2,500 00
School loan,
4,500 00
Sewer loan,
1,500 00
State Normal school loan,
800 00
Depot street bridge loan,
2,000 00
Fire Department loan,
1,344 50
Grade crossing loan,
3,000 00
Lowe Playgrounds,
300 00
Oak Hill bridge loan,
700 00
Paving loan,
7,125 00
Sewer loan,
5,145 00
Sidewalk loan,
3,725 00
Street construction loan,
31,800 00
Water loan,
5,000 00
School house loan,
16,400 00
Public parks loan,
300 00
Municipal loan of 1909,
11,000 00
Municipal loan of 1910,
4,000 00
Sewer assessments apportioned,
1,635 95
Interest on same,
492 41
Sidewalk assessments apportioned,
852 49
Interest on same,
83 21
Street betterment assessments apportioned,
11 54
Interest on same,
4 46
Street watering assessments,
7,958 77
Gypsy Moth assessments,
1,840 14
Overlayings for 1911,
5,186 65
Non-resident Bank tax,
5,656 21
Assessors' Warrant No. 1, additions,
270 40
$692,217 61
RECEIPTS.
Cash receipts by City Treasurer,
$484 710 13
Transfers :
Estimated Corporation and Bank
tax, 30,000 00
Estimated water receipts,
25,000 00
744
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR
From liquor licenses, $20,000 00
From taxes abated, 1,165 17
$560,875 30
Balance uncollected for 1911, carried forward to 1912, 131,342 31
$692,217 61
TEMPORARY LOANS PAID DURING THE YEAR 1911.
Itemized in report of the City Treasurer, $549,500 00
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LOAN OF 1911, AUTHORIZED.
COVERING THE FOLLOWING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS:
Street construction,
$15,155 60
Sidewalk construction,
13,145 40
Sewer construction,
9,163 32
Paving construction,
14,802 84
Macadam construction,
4,854 36
Public Playgrounds,
8,099 70
Rollstone street Grade Crossing,
9,154 58
Bemis road Bridge (railroad) alterations,
3,094 37
Fifth street Bridge, (first loan)
5,731 34
Widening Tin Bridge,
1,798 49
State Normal School Playgrounds,
5,000 00
$90,000 00
WATER LOAN OF 1911, AUTHORIZED.
COVERING THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS :
Wachusett Lake land account,
$9,214 60
Meeting House Pond land account, 785 40
$10,000 00
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