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TREASURER'S SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF SOMERVILLE;
AND THE
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR .
1873.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Fcb. 23, 1874.
The Report of the City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1873 was received, accepted, and referred to the Committee on Finance, and sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 25, 1874. SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.
IN COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, March 16, 1874. To the City Council of the City of Somerville.
The Committee on Finance in accordance with the Ordinances, have ex- amined the books and accounts of the City Treasurer and Collector, for the financial year ending Dec. 31st., 1873, and they take pleasure in herewith reporting - that they found the same kept in the most systematic and accu- rate manner, with the proper vouchers accompanying.
They would also state that they have compared his report (which was re- ferred to this Committee by the City Council) with the books - and find the same to be correct, and recommend that it be accepted and ordered to be printed.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARK BENNETT, for the Committee.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, March 16, 1874. Report accepted and adopted. Sent down for concurrence. CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 16, 1874.
Concurred in.
SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.
-
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, March 16, 1874.
ORDERED : -
That the Committee on Printing be, and they are hereby authorized to cause to be printed a suitable number of the Treasurer's Report for the finan- cial year ending December 31, 1873.
Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 16, 1874. SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE,
TREASURER'S OFFICE, FEB. 23, 1874.
To the Hon. the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Somerville,
GENTLEMEN :
The undersigned, in conformity with a requirement of the City Ordinances, has the honor of presenting his second annual report of the Financial Condition of the City; together with an account of the Receipts and Disbursements during the year 1873.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Public Property.
An inventory of the property of the City, taken by the Committee on Public Property, Dec. 22, 1873, gives the value as $752,750.00; not including the Water Works, or the new School House in Prospect Hill Dis- trict. The value of the Water Works Dec. 31, 1872, was $245,686.76 ; expended in 1873, $27,691.26 ; value Dec. 31, 1873, $273,378.02. The amount expended upon the School House in Prospect Hill District to Dec. 31, 1873, was $30,155.04. Aggregate value of the public property at the close of the year, $1,056,283.06.
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A detailed statement of the property may be found in Table A, submitted herewith.
Funded Debt.
The funded debt of the City Dec. 31, 1872, was $643,- 354.00. During the past year the debt was increased for the extension of the Water Works, $40,000.00; for the erection of a School-house in Prospect Hill District, $40,000.00; for the completion of the Hose House in Ward 4, $6,000.00; for the construction of a sewer in Milk Street, $75,000.00; to re-imburse the Treasury for sums paid in 1872, for the construction of sidewalks, $30,000.00; ($10,000.00 of which was paid Oct. 1, 1873;) for the construction of sidewalks in 1873, $20,000.00; to re-imburse the Treasury for amount paid in 1872, for the Beach Street School-house, $5,000.00; and for the pay- ment of an equal amount of debt which became due April 1, 1873, $20,000.00. Aggregate of funded debt at the close of the year, $849,354.00.
A schedule of the funded debt may be found in Table B.
One half of the $100,000. authorized in 1872 to be borrowed on Funded Debt account for the City's part of the cost of constructing sidewalks, having been borrowed, there remains the sum of $50,000. subject to future requirements.
In 1873, authority was given to the Committee on Finance to borrow on Funded Debt account, for the pay- ment of awards for land taken by the County Commis- sioners in the laying out of the widening of Milk Street and incidental charges, the sum of $70,000; and to re- imburse the Treasury for sums expended in the construc- tion of the widening of Highland Avenue, the sum of $27,000.
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The excess of Public Property over Funded Debt is $206,929.06 ; and the excess of available assets (including Excess and Deficiency account, etc., to be provided for in the appropriations of 1874,) over the floating debt, is $29,472.03 : the total assets exceeding the entire liabili- ties, $236,401.09, as in Table C.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
The aggregate receipts of the year, including the balance from the previous year's accounts, itemized in Table D, were $1,089,296.00, and the disbursements, itemized in Table E, were $979,790.81, leaving in the Treasury, after closing the year's accounts, a balance of $109,505.19, as in Tables C. and E.
The excess of current expenses over the appropriations therefor, was $11,969.03, as in Table F.
The unexpended balances of the special appropriations are, Somerville Water Works, $10,094.05; School House in Prospect Hill District, $29,844.96; Public Library, $2,224.06 ; Middlesex Avenue, $7,758.00; Milk Street Sewer, $52,514.00; Milk Street Widening, $26,429.50, and Sidewalks, $48,266.72, as in Tables C. and E.
Respectfully submitted,
AARON SARGENT,
Treasurer.
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Table A .
PUBLIC PROPERTY, DECEMBER 31, 1873.
Central Hill Land, (12 acres, 27,920 feet) $175,000 00
City Hall, 13,000 00
Furniture,
4,250 00
17,250 00
Steam Fire Engine House, 19,500 00
Furniture, 500 00
Steam Fire Engine & Apparatus 6,000 00
Steam Fire Engine, Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
28,000 00
High School House, 60,000 00
Furniture, . 3,500 00
Philosophical Apparatus, . 500 00
64,000 00
Prescott School House Land, (21,444 feet)
and Building, 55,000 00
Furniture,
3,000 00
58,000 00
Prospect Hill School House Land, (25,313
feet, and Building, 30,000 00
Furniture, .
1,500 00
31,500 00
Forster Hill School House Land (32,693
feet) and Building, 52,500 00
Furniture, .
1,500 00
54,000 00
Morse School House Land, (29,109 feet)
and Building, 30,000 00
Furniture,
1,250 00
31,250 00
Lincoln School House Land (18,000 feet)
and Building, 14,000 00
Furniture,
1,000 00
15,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$474,000 00
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Amount brought forward, . $474,000 00 Jackson School House Land (8,015 feet) and Building, 8,000 00 Furniture, 500 00
8,500 00
Bennett School House Land, (20,560 feet)
and Building,
15,000 00
Furniture,
500 00
15,500 00
Webster School House Land, (11,050 feet)
and Building,
12,000 00
Furniture,
500 00
12,500 00
Union School House Land, (9,360 feet)
and Building,
4,500 00
Furniture,
100 00
4,600 00
Harvard School House Land, (9,810 feet)
and Building, 3,500 00
Furniture,
200 00
3,700 00
Edgerly School House Land, (26,428 feet)
and Building, 35,000 00
Furniture,
500 00
35,500 00
Brastow School House Land, (10,019 feet)
and building,
8,000 00
Furniture, 250 00
8,250 00
Franklin School House Land, (33,017 feet)
and Building,
18,000 00
Furniture,
500 00
18,500 00
Beach Street School House Land (6,000 feet) and Building, 6,000 00
Furniture,
500 00
6,500 00
Amount carried forward,
$587,550 00
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Amount brought forward, $587,550 00 Spring Hill School House Land, (4,991 feet) and Building, 2,500 00
City Farm Land, (10 acres, 12,523 feet) Cedar Street School House, 1,500 00
40,000 00
Furniture,
100 00
1,600 00
City Stables and Dwelling Houses, 11,000 00
Equipments for Highway Repairs, 4,500 00
115,500 00
No I. Hose House Land, (4,312 feet) and Building, 5,600 00
Furniture, 400 00
John E. Wool Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
8,000 00
No. 2 Hose House Land, (5,400 feet) and
Building,
11,000 00
Furniture, 300 00
Winter Hill Hose Carriage and
Apparatus,
2,000 00
13,300 00
No. 3 Hose House Land, (5,226 feet) and
Building,
13,000 00
Furniture,
300 00
Geo. H. Foster Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
Prescott Hook & Ladder Carriage
aud Apparatus,
500 00
·
Hand Engine, &c., &c.,
200 00
.
16,000 00
No. 4 Hose House Land, (9,100 feet) and
Building,
16,000 00
Furniture,
400 00
Geo. O. Brastow Hose Carriage
and Apparatus,
1,200 00
17,600 00
Amount carried forward,
$702,050 00 ·
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Amount brought forward, . $702,050 00 Police Station Land, (7,918 feet) and
Building, 10,000 00
Joy Street Land, (2,960 feet) . 1,000 00
Walnut Hill Land, (10,890 feet)
1,500 00
Ledge Land-on Bond St., (39,732 feet) 5,000 00 Holland Street, (5 a. 6,806 feet) 25,000 00
Milk Street, (39,456 feet) 7,000 00
37,000 00
Gravel Land in town of Winchester, (2 acres)
700 00
School Furniture in Vinal's and Hawkins' Halls and Vestry of Webster Avenue Church, 500 00
School House in Prospect Hill District Land (22,262 feet) and Building, (unfinished) 30,155 04
Somerville Water Works, 273,378 02
$1,056,283 06
4
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Table B.
FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1873.
Date.
Loan.
Rate per cent. of Interest.
When Due.
Amount.
Oct. 1, 1872 .
Sidewalk Bond, No. 2 .
7
Oct. 1, 1874 .
$10,000
Dec. 1, 1869 . 66 66
Town
No. 2 .
7
Dec. 1, 1874 .
35,000
School
No. 1 .
7
66
27,000
Oct. 1, 1872 .
Sidewalk
No. 3.
7
Oct. 1, 1875 .
10,000
City
66
No. 19
7
April 1, 1876 .
6,000
Water
66
No. 14
7
66
66
20,000
No. 15
7
66
66
40,000
July 1, 1873 .
City
66
No. 20
7
66 July 1, 1876 . 66
2,000
April 1, 1873 .
Sidewalk
66
No. 4 .
7
Oct. 1, 1876 .
10,000
Oct. 1, 1873
City
66
No. 22
7
7
66
66
6,000
66
66
No. 24
7
66
66
66
66
66
66
No. 27
7
66
66
4,000
66
66
66
No. 28
7
66
66
3,000
66
66
66
No. 29
7
66
66
66
66
No. 30
7
66
66
2,000
April 1, 1873 .
Sidewalk
66
No. 5.
7
Oct.
1,1877 .
10,000
Oct. 1, 1873 .
City
66
No. 32
7
66
5,000
66
66
66
66
No. 34
7
66
66
5,000
66
66
66
No. 35
7
66
66
5,000
Jan. 1, 1869
Water
66
No. 1
6층
Jan.
1,1879 .
10,000
66
66
66
66
No. 2.
6월
66
66
10,000
July 1, 1872 .
City
66
No. 2 .
53
July
1,1879 .
5,454
Oct. 1, 1859
Town
No. 1 .
52
Oct. 1, 1879 .
14,400
July 1, 1870 .
66
No. 3.
6₺
July
1,1880
55,000
Oct. 1, 1870 . 66
66
No. 4 .
65
Oct. 1, 1880 .
21,500
Dec. 31, 1870 .
66
66
No. 7.
62
Jan. 1, 1881 .
20,060
66
Town
66
No. 5.
61
60
66
5,000
School
66
No. 3.
co
April 1, 1881 . Oct. 1. 1881 .
10,000
66
66
No. 9.
6층
66
66
66
No. 10
66
66
66
No. 11
66
10,000
Town
66
No. 6.
No. 7.
6
66
66
2,000
66
66
66
No. 8.
66
66
11,500
יר
66
School
66
No. 4 .
25,000
April 1, 1872 .
City
No. 1
00
April 1, 1882
17,500
Amount carried forward,
$648,354
.
38,000
66
·
66
No. 21
7
7
66
.
2,000
No. 26
7
Oct.
1,1878 .
5,000
66
66
66
No. 33
7
66
.
.
66
3,000
April 1, 1871 . Oct. 1, 1871 .
Water
66
No. 6.
co
40,000
66
e
Water
No. 8 .
6%
66
10,000
66
.
.
.
66
66
.
.
.
66
1,000
.
66
No. 3.
66
10,000
66
4,000
No. 25
66
66
2,000
April 1, 1873 .
.
5,000
No. 18
7
121212
66
10,000
No. 2.
66
60,000
10,000
No. 31
7
25,000
6,000
No. 23
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Table B, Continued.
Date,
Loan.
Rate per cent of Interest.
When Due.
Amount.
Am't brought forward, .
$648,354
July 1, 1872 .
66
.
66
66
No. 5.
10,000
66
66
66
No. 6 .
6號
66
10,000
66
66
Water
No. 12
50,000
66
66
66
No. 13
66
66
40,000
66
City
66
No. 8.
63
10,000
66
66
66
5,000
66
No. 10
67
66
66
10,000
Oct. 1, 1872 .
66
No. 11
Oct. 1, 1882 .
5,000
66
6.
66
66
5,000
July 1, 1872 .
66
No. 7 .
5층
July 1, 1884 .
20,000
Oct. 1, 1872 .
66
6:
No. 13
6
Oct. 1, 1884 .
6,000
66
66
66
No. 14
6
66
66
5,000
66
66
66
66
No. 16
6
66
5,000
66
66
66
No. 17
6
5,000
Total,
$849,354
Table C. LEDGER BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1873.
Public Property, (as in table A,)
$1,056,283.06
Funded Debt, (as in table B.) .
$849,354.00
Property and Debt Balance, (excess of assets over liabilities.) .
236,401.09
Temporary Loans, (notes outstanding,)
· 231,000.00
Appropriations, (special - unexpended,)
166,788.27
Taxes, (uncollected,) . .
95,301.84
Highway Betterment Assessments, (uncollected,) Sewer Assessments, (uncollected.) .
19,395.98
10,094.05
Somerville Water Works, (to cr. of acct.,) State of Mass. - State Aid, (due from the State,) School House in Prospect Hill District, (to cr. of acct.,)
3,378.63
.
29,844.96
7,758.00
48,266.72
961.76
2,224.06
11,969.03
21,258 27
52,514.00
26,429.50
1,284.35
109.505.19
$1,493,886.38
$1,493,886.38
·
66
No. 15
6
66
5,000
.
.
.
.
66
66
No. 4 .
63
July 1, 1882 .
5,000
City
Bond, No. 3 .
62
16
5,000
66
No. 9 .
61
66
No. 12
co
66
·
Highways, (Middlesex Avenue) [to cr. of acct., Sidewalks, (to cr. of acct.,) · Overlay and Abatement, (balance to debit of acct.,) . · Public Library, (to cr. of acct.,) . Excess and Deficiency, (balance to debit of acct.,) Sidewalk Assessments, (uncollected,) .
Sewers, (Milk St. Sewer,) [to cr. of acct .. ] Highways, (Milk St. widening,) [to cr. of acct.,] Water Service Assessments, (uncollected,) Cash (on deposit,) .
7,760.00
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Table D.
RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR 1873.
Cash.
Balance from previous year, $4,903 80
Funded Debt.
Received from sale of bonds authorized by the City Council. Bonds Nos. 1 @ 5, Sidewalk Loan, $50,000 00 Bonds Nos. 14 and 15 Water Loan, · 60,000 00
Bonds Nos. 18 @ 35, inc. City Loan, 126,000 00
236,000 00
Temporary Loans.
Amounts borrowed by authority of the City Council,
March 1, Home Savings Bank, payable April 15,
$50,000
April 8, Dwelling House Ins.
Co., payable Oct. 1, 20,000 April 15, New Eng. Trust Co., payable Oct. 15, . 55,000 · . April 22, Ar Showe & Co., pay- able Oct. 22, . 5,000
June 26, New Eng. Trust Co.,
payable Sept. 26, . . · 30,000
July 19, Home Savings Bank, paid Dec. 20, 65,000
Nov. 19, through the National Se. curity Bank, payable March 19, 1874, 25,000 ·
Nov. 20, through the same, pay-
able March 20, 1874,
.
25,000 Nov. 19, Asa P. Potter, payable Feb. 19, 1874, 10,000 · Amount carried forward, $285,000 $240,903 80
31
Amount brought forward, . $285,000 $240,903 80
Nov. 19, Hathaway & Woods, pay- able March 19, 1874, . 5,000
Nov. 21, Bunker Hill National Bank, payable March 21, 1874, 10,000
Nov. 28, of the same, payable March 28, 1874, . · 10,000
Nov. 25, Jesse Simpson, payable Feb. 25, 1874, 2,000
Nov. 26, through the National Se- curity Bank, payable March 26, 1874, 2 notes of $5,000 each, 10,000
Nov. 29, through the same, pay- able March 29, 1874, 5 notes of $5,000 each, 25,000
Dec. 1, J. B. Remick, payable March 1, 1874, 1,500
Dec. 3, through the National Se- curity Bank, payable April 3, 1874, .
1,500
Dec. 3, through the same, pay- able April 3, 1874, 50,000
Nov. 1, R. H. Sturtevant, payable Feb. 1, 1874, 3,000
Nov. 1, of the same, payable April 1,1874, 3,000
Dec. 16, Boston Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, payable April 16, 1874, . 50,000
456,000 00
Available Assets.
Sums received which cannot properly be credited to any specific department.
From the State Treasurer on account of Corporation Tax of 1872, $139 77
On account of Corporation Tax of
1873,
3,197 57
On account of Bank Tax of 1873, 3,846 99
$7,184 33
Amount carried forward, · $704,088 13
32
Amount brought forward, $704,088 13
Taxes.
For 1871, uncollected Dec. 31, 1872,
$405 72
Since abated, 290 38
115 34
For 1872, uncollected, Dec. 31, 1872, $24,495 04
Since abated, . . 543 92
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1873, 1,920 00 2,463 2
$22,031 12
For 1873, assessed on $29,643,100, val- uation at $12.80 on a thou- sand and on polls ; amount as per Assessors' warrant, 388,914 48
Abatements, net, 13,027 84
Uncollected, 93,381 84 106,409 68
$282.504 80
Received for 1871, . 115 34
" 1872, . . 22,031 12
66 1873, . .
. 282,504 80
304,651 26
Fire Department.
Received of the town of Everett, for old
John E. Wool Hose Carriage, 450 00
For manure, 36 00
Of Neptune Ins. Co., return prc- mium on policy, . 14 95
For horse sold, .
·
150 00
650 9.5
Highways.
Received of the City of Charlestown for damages caused in laying water main, 1,000 00
For rent of ledge land, 25 00
For earth delivered, 414 50
1,439 50
. Amount carried forward, $1,010,829 84
33
Amount brought forward, . $1,010,829 84
Highway Betterment Assessments.
Uncollected December 31, 1872, 6,265 33
Amount of Mayor and Aldermen's war- rants in 1873, 8,560 00
14,825 83
Abatement, .
147 38
Uncollected, 7,760 00
7,907 38
6,917 95
Interest.
Received on deposits in Banks, 1,672 40
taxes, 3,196 43
66 bonds issued, accrued interest at time of negotiating, 202 22
sundries,
88 97
5,160 02
Miscellaneous.
Received of the State as rent of Armory for 1872, 225 00
Militia bounty of 1872, 234 08
66 1873, 61 50
fees on sale of real estate for non- payment of taxes, assess- ments, &c. over costs, 733 78
of Chas. E. Gilman fees as City Clerk for recording liens and mortgages, and for marriage certificates, 400 45
" sundries,
71 52 .
Miscellaneous. ( Watering Streets. )
Received of sundry persons as their propor- tional part of the cost of watering streets, 2,819 00
Police.
Received return premium on insurance policy on station, 30 00 of Fitchburg Railroad Co. for ser- vices of watchman in 1871, 268 50
298 50
Amount carried forward, $1,027,851 64
1,726 33
34
Amount brought forward, $1,027,751 64 School Contingent.
Received of the State, City's proportion of School Fund for 1872, 641 85
for use of Prescott Hall and room in building, 289 00
1
" use of Forster Hall, . 173 00
66 66 Morse Hall, 40 00
66 Forster Hall in 1872, 306 00
tuition of non-resident pupils, 134 50
" return premiums on policies of insurance, 151 76
" sundries, 1 80
1,737 91
Sewers.
Received discount on bill paid,
2 25
Sewer Assessments.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1872, 10,844 32
Amount of Mayor and Aldermen's war- rants in 1873, 24,693 06
35,537 38
Abatements,
1,088 09
Uncollected,
19,395 98
20,484 07 15,053 31
Street Lights.
Received of sundry persons for lamp posts located, 510 00 of Fitchburg Railroad Co. for ex- tra gas consumed at E. Cam- bridge Crossing, 6 66
516 66
State of Massachusetts. (State Aid.)
Amount charged the State Dec. 31, 1872, 3,695 66 Disallowed by State, 61 73 Uncollected of State, 33 93 95 66
3,600 00
Amount carried forward,
. $1,048,661 77
35
Amount brought forward, $1,048,661 77
Support of Poor.
Received of the State for aid rendered, 45 00
of the City of Cambridge for aid rendered, 318 00 of sundry persons for aid rendered, 54 93
417 93
Sidewalk Assessments.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1872, 12,938 12
Amount of Mayor and Aldermen's war- rants in 1873,
34,420 06
47,358 18
Abatements, 274 46
Uncollected, 21,258 27
21,532 73
25,825 45
Somerville Water Works.
Received for materials furnished, 42 65
" damages to pipes,
27 00
69 65
Hose House in Ward 4.
Received for sand sold,
88 50
" insurance premium paid, . 138 37
226 87
Highways. ( Highland Avenue Widening.)
Received for earth sold, 1,418 00
Police Court Department.
Received of Lebbeus Stetson, Clerk of the Court, officers' fees &c., for 1872,
836 35
Public Library.
Received of the County Treasurer return on dog licenses for 1872, 1,139 33 donation from Horace Haskins and J. A. Cummings, 100 00 of the librarian, for Catalogues sold, 97 92 fines, 43 28 sundries, 5 60 1,386 13
Amount carried forward,
.
$1,078,842 15
5
36
Amount brought forward, . $1,078,842 15
Water Distribution.
Received of Mystic Water Board of Charles-
town, return on water rates, 1872-20 % on $1,675.59, 335 11
1873-15 % on $20,000.00, 3,000 00 20 on $8,749.31, 1,749 86
5,084 97 on Water Bonds issued, accrued interest at time of negotiat- ing, 116 67
5,201 64
Water Services.
Amount of assessments as per certificate of
Superintendent of Water
Works,
6,536 56
Uncollected,
1,284 35
5,252 21
Total receipts,
$1,089,296 00
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Table E.
MENTS DURING THE YEAR 1873.
Funder
Paid Bond 1. .Vater Loan, $20,000
Bond No. . , Sidewalk Loan,
10,000
$30,000 00
Temporary Loans.
Paid Massachusetts Hospital Life Insur- ance Co. note, dated Dec. 31, 1872, .
50,000
Suffolk Nat'l Bank, note dated Dec. 31, 1872, 15,000
Faneuil Hall Nat'l Bank, note dated Dec. 31, 1872, . · 10,000 . Amount carried forward, $75,000 $30,000 00
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Amount brought forward, . $75,000 $30,000 00
Home Savings Bank, notes dated
March 1, 1873, . 50,000
July 19, 1873, 65,000
Dwelling House Ins. Co., note dated April 8, 1873, 20,000
J. T. Glines, note dated Dec. 31, 1872, 3,500
Ar Showe & Co., note dated April 22, 1873, . 5,000
New Eng. Trust Co., notes dated April 15, 1873, . ·
55,000
June 26, 1873, .
30,000
303,500 00
Taxes.
Refunded sundry persons, 305 48
Fire Department.
Paid J. R. Hopkins, Chief Engineer, Salary, 600 00 Four Assistant Engineers, salaries, 800 00 Clerk of Engineers, salary 50 00
Steamer Company, 755 00
John E. Wool Hose Co., 789 83
Geo. H. Foster Hose Co., 686 25 2
Winter Hill Hose Co., . 667 50S
Geo. O. Brastow Hose Co., . . 104 99
Prescott Hook & Ladder Co., 1,124 25
Steamer Engineer, 1,020 00
Steamer Fireman, . 840 00
Four drivers at $840 each, 3,360 00
One driver (8 mos.),
560 00
One driver (2 mos.), 140 00
Running Hook & Ladder Carriage 300 00 Louer & Rice, for Winter Hill Hose Carriage 1,020 00
Dole & Osgood, for John E. Wool Hose Carriage, 1,062 00 Mystic Water Board, Charlestown water for hydrants, 616 00
Repair bills on apparatus,
2,013 17
Amount carried forward,
$16,508 99 $333,805 48
38
Amount brought forward, . . $16,508 99 $333,805 48
Repair bills on buildings, 3,133 94
Furniture bills,
1,268 37
Heating apparatus and repairs,
315 11
Grain bill,
478 90
Hay and straw bills,
764 89
Fuel bills,
646 47
Gas bills,
485 33
Harnesses and repairs,
533 73
Blacksmithing and horse-shoeing bills, 214 22
Washing, 75 41
E. Cooper, for horse, 400 00
John Nason, 66
350 00
J. W. Cotton, 66 66
400 00
Sturtevant Bros. 66
350 00
Henry A. Angier, for use of horse,
28 00
Sundry bills for insurance, re- freshments, materials furnish- ed and labor performed, 1,659 26
27,612 62
Health Department.
Paid C. L. O'Neil, for removing house offal 1 year to Dec. 26, 1873, 3,050 00
for collecting ashes, 208 00 .
M. C. Parkhurst, as agent of Board of Health, 2 yrs., to Dec. 31, 1873,
200 00
Patrick Rafferty, undertaker's services, 105 00
for vaccine virus, 313 50
" attendence, nursing, &c., in small pox cases, 1,104 92
Drs. W. W. Dow, H. P. Hemen- way, E. L. White, Horace Chapin, Reuben Willis and S. Hanscom $250 each as vaccinating physicians, and $150 each for extra compen- sation, 2,400 00
sundry bills,
184 83
7,566 25
· Amount carried forward,
$368,934 35 .
39
Amount brought forward, $368,984 35
Highways.
Paid monthly pay rolls for labor, $19,814 47
Turner, Kidner & Co., paving, 19,355 63
F. W. Meade for crushed stone, 6,035 00
sundry bills for stone, 5,137 27
sundry bills for gravel, 4,290 65
sundry bills for powder, 105 90
A. Parker, for street curbs, 152 00
Hay and straw bills,
424 52
Grain bills,
1,695 76
Blacksmithing and horse shoeing bills, 697 43
Mrs. E. R. Towle, use of oxen, 372 00
John McKenna, teaming, 1,146 00
Edwin Burke, 795 00
D. Crimmings, 66
897 00
J. T. Bamrick, 66
492 50
Jas. McCarroll,
66
786 00
Jerry McCarty,
66
486 00
J. R. Hopkins, 66
459 00
Frank Bottamer, 66
252 00
Owen Cunningham, "
375 00
John Riley, 66
255 00
Hugh Maguire, 66
252 00
Henry Gray, 66
282 00
Mrs. A. O'Brien, 66
681 00
Michael O'Connell,
174 00
Boston, Lowell & Nashua Rail-
road, moving gravel from Winchester, 307 45
for trees, . 90 00
Sundry bills for materials fur- nished, &c., 1,648 64
F. Henderson, salary as superin- tendent of streets, 1,500 00
68,959 22
Amount carried forward, · .
$137,943 57
40
Amount brought forward, . $437,943 57
Highways. ( Boston Avenue.)
Paid Nicholas White for construction, $2,100 00
Highways. ( Otis Street.)
Paid Jerry McCarty, for construction,
$1,400 00
Highways. ( Highland Avenue widening. )
Paid J. B. Bolton, award for land taken, $4,236 00 A. H. Bailey, award for land taken, 700 00 Monthly pay-rolls for labor, . . 6,517 05
F. W. Mead, for crushed stone, · 4,023 50
Sundry bills for stone, . . 3,223 70
Sundry bills for gravel, 887 00
C. Linehan, for watering, 99 75
Mrs. E. R. Towle, use of oxen, . 1,464 00
Jas. MeCarroll, teaming,
. 1,098 00
Mrs. A. O'Brien,
1,218 00
D. Crimming's, 66
·
1,440 00
Hugh Maguire, 66
564 00
Frank Bottamer, 66
537 00
Edwin Burke,
66
.
474 00
Martin Gill, 66
501 00
John Riley, 66
531 00
Owen Cunningham, “
540 00
Sundry bills for materials, labor, etc., 553 02
$28,607 02
Highways. ( Highland Avenue Extension.)
Paid Tufts Brick Co., award of arbitrators, $3,000 00 A. F. Eastman, award of arbitrators, 2,500 00 Arbitrator's services, 3,225 00 .
J. H. George, legal services, 600 00
Sundry bills, .
244 00
$9,569 00
Highways. ( Middlesex Avenue.)
Paid John H. Dawe, on account of con- struction, $7,200 00
42 00
Sundry bills, · . Amount carried forward, ·
$7,242 00
$486,861 59
41
Amount brought forward, · $486,861 50
Highways. ( Milk Street widening. )
Paid sundry persons, awards of County Commis- sioners, for land taken,
$42,390 00
Laborers,
402 00
John McKenna, teaming,
216 00
D. Crimmings,
117 00
Mrs. A. O'Brien, 66
222 00
Henry Gray, 66
111 00
Martin Gill,
48 00
Sundry persons, ·
64 50
43,570 50
Hose House in Ward 4. Paid Thos. Preston and E. M. Paul, con- tractors, . $11,424 87
Thos. Preston, for extras,
400 00
E. M. Paul, 66 71 64
J. H. Clough, architect,
150 00
Chas. Holmes, for furnace,
345 50
D. & H. Gore, for edgestones,
174 91
N. Dennett, for gas fixtures, .
130 00
M. S. Andrews, for vane,
100 00
For gilding and putting up vane, . 50 00
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