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Lest there should be any misconception in regard to the tempo- rary loans and reduction of funded debt indebtedness, amounting to $275,000.00 as before specified, it may be stated, plainly, and divested of all the technicalities and formalities of the art of ac- count-keeping, that the amount due to the city exceeds by more than $20,000.00 the amount due by the city, not only on these two accounts, but also on all other accounts, excepting always Funded Debt Account.
The debt of the city is, therefore, the $1,606,854.00 Funded Debt, with $45,130.62 in Sinking Funds towards its extinction ;
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and leaving the $20,000.00 already alluded to, in addition to the $13,039.99 to the credit of Excess and Deficiency Account, to be applied to any abatements on taxes and assessments, and for the payment of any claims for which the city may be found to have made itself liable prior to the year 1876, and not yet adjusted.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
The balance in the treasury, Dec. 31, 1875, was $16,875.09 ; the receipts during the year were $1,790,281.85, and the disburse- ments for the year, $1,798,953.73, leaving as balance in the treas- ury at the closing of the year's accounts, $8,203.21.
There was raised by taxation in 1876 for the debit balance of Excess and Deficiency Account of 1875, $11,275.87 ; for the State and County Taxes, $37,490.51; for Overlay and Abatement Account, $10,778.24 ; and for the year's current expenses, $444,- 930.62 ; a total as per Assessors' Warrant, of $504,475.24. The sum to Excess and Deficiency Account was placed in offset to its debit ; the amount for State and County taxes was applied to their payment ; the credit to Overlay and Abatement Account was more than absorbed by abatements on taxes ; and of the amount for the current expenses accounts, there remains to the credit of Ex- cess and Deficiency Account of 1876, after their payment and the payment of sums found to have been due on current expenses accounts of former years, including also the cost of land on Oliver Street, surrendered to the city, and the deficiency in Overlay and Abatement Account, and crediting the sums received as Corpora- tion and Bank taxes from the State, and for premium on bonds sold, the sum already noted, of $13,039.99.
Your attention is respectfully called to the accompanying Appen- dix, as specifying in detail the subject-matters presented in this report.
Respectfully submitted,
AARON SARGENT, Treasurer.
APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT.
Table A. PUBLIC PROPERTY, DEC. 30, 1876.
Central Hill Land (12 acres, 27,920
feet),
$175,000 00
City Hall,
$13,000 00
Furniture,
4,550 00
17,550 00
Public Library,
7,250 00
Steam Fire Engine House,
19,500 00 .
Furniture,
500 00
Steam Fire Engine and Ap- paratus,
6,000 00
Steam Fire Engine Hose Car-
riage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
High School House,
60,000 00
Furniture,
4,000 00
Philosopical Apparatus,
500 00
Prescott School House Land (21,444
feet) and Building,
55,000 00
Furniture,
3,000 00
Luther V. Bell School House Land (23,396 feet) and Building, Furniture,
57,977 71
3,122 29
61,100 00
Amount carried forward,
$411,400 00
28,000 00
64,500 00
58,000 00
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Amount brought forward, Forster School House Land (32,693 feet) and Building, Furniture,
$111,400 00
$52,500 00
1,500 00
54,000 00
Morse School House Land (29,109 feet) and Building, 30,000 00
Furniture,
1,250 00
Lincoln School House Land (18,000 feet) and Building, 14,000 00
Furniture,
1,000 00
Prospect Hill School House Land (25,313 ft.) and Building,
30,000 00
Furniture,
600 00
Jackson School House Land (11,212
feet) and Building, 13,050 00
Furniture,
500 00
Bennett School House Land (20,560
feet) and Building, 15,000 00
Furniture.
500 00
Webster School House Land (11,050
feet) and Building,
12,000 00
Furniture,
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
Amount carried forward, $592,100 00
30,600 00
13,550 00
15,500 00
12,500 00
31,250 00
15,000 00
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Amount brought forward, Edgerly School House Land (26,428 feet) and Building,
$592,100 00
$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
Spring Hill School House Land (4,991 feet) and Building, 2.500 00
Furniture,
200 00
2,700 00
City Farm Land (10 acres, 12,523 feet)
40,000 00
Cedar Street School House
1,500 00
Furniture,
100 00
1,600 00
City Stables and Dwelling Houses,
11,000 00
Equipments for Highway Repairs, 4,500 00
15,500 00
No. 1 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
Amount carried forward,
$728,650 00
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Amount brought forward, No. 2 Hose House Land (5,400 feet) and Building, $12,250 00
$728,650 00
Furniture, Winter Hill Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
14,550 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
R. A. Vinal Hook and Ladder
Truck and Apparatus, 3,400 00
Prescott Hook and Ladder Truck and Apparatus, 500 00
19,200 00
No 4 Hose House Land (9,100 feet) and Building,
16,000 00
Furniture,
400 00
Geo. O. Brastow Hose Car- riage and Apparatus, 2,000 00
Relief Hose Carriage, 600 00
19,000 00
15,800 00
Fire Alarm Telegraph, Police Station Land (15,232 feet) and
Building (Bow Street), 49,204 54
Furniture, 3,595 46
52,800 00
Prospect Street Land (7,918 feet) and Building (old Police Sta- tion), 10,000 00
212,395 67
Joy Street Land (2,960 feet),
1,000 00
Walnut Hill Land (10,890 feet),
1,500 00
Amount carried forward, $1,074,895 67
Public Park,
300 00
25
Amount brought forward,
$1,074,895 67
Ledge Land, on Bond St. (39,732 feet), $5,000 00
Holland St. (5 a. 6,806 feet), 25,000 00
Milk Street (39,456 feet), 7,000 00
37,000 00
Gravel Land in Waltham (about 35 acres), 35,000 00
Gravel Land in Wakefield (about 1} acres),
13,500 00
Gravel Land in Winchester (about 2 acres),
700 00
Somerville Water Works,
327,457 33
Tufts Street Land (29,584 feet),
14,792 65
Oliver Street Land (63,069 feet),
11,252 01
Total, $1,514,597 66
Table B. FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 30, 1876, WITH DATES FOR ULTIMATE REDEMPTION, REQUIRED BY THE LAW TO "REGULATE AND LIMIT MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS." .
Date.
Loan.
Numbers of Bonds.
Rate per cent of Interest.
When due.
Denomi- nation.
Amount.
Purpose of Issue.
Date for Redemption
Amount.
1874. April 1,
City,
36
1877. April 1,
$2,000
$2,000
37
3,000
3.000
Milk street Widening . . . .
.
3S to 43
50
62
5,000
5,000
Highland-avenue Widening. . . . .
56 & 58
59
10,000
10,000
Milk-street Widening .
1895. April 1,
$175,000
April 1,
Sidewalk,
5
7
Oct. 1,
10,000
10,000
Sidewalks .
1874.
City,
97
6.5
5.000
5,000
Gravel Land in Wakefield .
26
1873.
31, 32, 34 & 35
1-
Oct. 1,
5,000
20,000
Milk-street Sewer .
55,000
Sidewalk,
6
10,000
10,000
Sidewalks .
Jan. 1,
Water,
1 to 3
Jan. 1,
10,000
30,000
Water Works .
1874.
April 1,
City
44
7
April 1,
10,000
10,000
Milk-street Widening .
1872.
July 1,
2
5%
July 1,
5,454
5,454
Various : in lieu of Town Note re- tired .
1895. April 1,
69,854
1874.
7
10,000
10,000
Sidewalks
143
3,000
3.600
144
2,000
2,000
Land for School-house on Tufts Street . .
J
1870.
1880.
July 1,
Town 3
July 1,
55,000
55,000
Oct. 1,
4
Oct. 1,
21,500
21,500
Various .
.
1895. April 1,
86,500
July 1,
68 to 71
July 1,
5,000
20,000
To pay School Loan Bond No. 1 in part . .
Oct. 1,
112 to 115
5,000
20,000
122
10,000
10,000
1878.
..
25.000
25,000
1869.
1905. April 1,
30,000
51
5,000
5,000
Highland-avenue Widening .
61
10,000
10,000
Milk-street Widening . .
Oct. 1,
=
Town 1
Oct. 1,
14.400
14,400
Various .
Oct. 1,
Sidewalk, City,
145 & 146
5,000
10,000
62 to 65
5,00)
20,000
5,000
30,000
20,000
40,000
1873
Public Park . .
Oct. 1,
33
1879.
"
1859.
4
1874. Oct. 1, 1870. Oct. 1, 1870. Dec. 31.
Sidewalk, Water,
.
8
62
Oct. 1,
10,000 40,000
Sidewalks . . 10,000 40,000 Water Works .
1905. April 1,
40,000 20,000
1871. April 1, Oct. 1, 6.
Water, City,
Town 6
7
6
2,000
2 000
Various .
Prescott School House
1895. April 1.
106,000
Oct. 1, 1872. April 1,
City,
1
April 1,
17,500
17,500
Various : to pay Sundry Town Notes
J
To pay Water Loan Bond No. 4 . . Water Works . ..
1905. April 1,
90,000
27
ity,
8 & 10
-
10,000
20,000
( Various: to pay Sundry Town)
1895. April 1,
45,000
Oct. 1, 1874. Oct. 1,
Sidewalk.
10
10,000
10,000
Sidewalks . . .
J
April 1,
City, ..
49
=
1884. April 1,
10,000
10,000
Fire Alarm Telegraph
..
66
55
*
2,000
2,000
Milk-street Widening . . .
·
1872.
7
July 1.
20,000
20,000
War : in lieu of Town Note retired
1895. April 1,
114,000
1874.
66
2,000
2,000
July 1, 66
67
5,000
5,000
!
1905. April 1,
15,000
1872.
13
6
Oct. 1,
6,000
6,000
War : in lieu of Town Notes retired
14 to 17
5,000
20,000
Amount carried forward
$980,354
8
11,500
11,500
25,000
25,000
1874.
Sidewalk,
9
1SS2.
10,000
10,000
Sidewalks .
July 1,
66
5 × 6
10,000
20,000
Water,
12
13
:
40,000
40,000
9
5,000
5,000
Oct. 1,
5,000
10,000
Geo. O. Brastow, Hose House . .
15,000
Highland-avenue Widening .
57 & 60
10,000
5,000
40,000
66
72 to 79
Water,
16 to 18
5,000
15,000
Oct. 1,
ity,
6
1881. Jan. 1,
20,000 5,000 3,000
20,000 5,000 Various . Morse School House
60,000 40,000
High School House Water Works . .
1895. April 1, 1905. April 1,
68,000
$6 8 to 11
3,
April 1, Oct. 1,
60,000
¥
10,000
10,000
10,000
Water Works .
City,
7 Town 5,
School 2,
40,000
School 4
3 & 4
July 1,
5,000
10,000
50,000
50,000
Notes . . ·
11 & 12
52 to 54
5,000
20,000
July 1,
{ To pay School Loan Bond No. 1. in | part .. Milk, Wash'ton, & Beacon-st. Sewer Water Works . .
3,000
Table B. - Continued.
Date.
Loan.
Numbers of Bonds.
Rates per cent of Interest
When due.
Denomi- nation.
Amount.
Purpose at issue.
Date of Redemption.
Amount.
1874. Oct. 1,
City.
80 to 86
63
Oct. 1,*
$5,000
$980,354 35,000
Gravel land in Waltham . Police Station ..
Gravel Land in Wakefield .
2,500
100
1,000
1,000
101 to 103
3,000
9.000
66
66
105
106 to 111
5,000
30,000
116
117 to 121, 123 to 142
5,000
125,000
j
Milk-street Sewer . J
1876.
April 1, 1875.
188
1885. April 1, 1885.
4,500
4,500
To pay Bond No. 45, in part . .
1895. April 1, 1905. April 1,
4,500
July 1,
Water, City,
19 to 22
6
July 1,
5,000
20,000
Water Works .
Winthrop- venue Sewer
1895. April 1,
27,000
1876.
1886.
April 1,
175 to 182
5
April 1,
5,000
40.000
To pay Bonds Nos. 20 and 21 . . To pay Bonds Nos. 46 and 48 .
1895.
April 1,
61,000
Water,
23 to 27
16
5,500
5,500
¿ To pay Water Loan Bonds Nos. 14 and 15, in part . .
1905. April 1, ·
55,500
City,
189
35,500
To pay Bonds Nos. 22 to 30,& 45, in part ) In anticipation of Bonds to mature in 1877
1895. April 1, 1896.
200,500
July 1,
Sewer,
1 to 7
5,000
35,000
Beacon and Elm streets Sewer . .
.
July 1, 1905.
35,000
April 1,
Water.
29
4,500
4,500
To pay Water Loan B'ds 14 & 15, in part
4,500
July 1,
30 and 31
July 1,
5,000
10,000
Water Works
10,000
$1,771 854
66
160 to 162
5,000
15,000
Milk-street Sewer . Broadway Widening
1885.
July 1,
60,000
..
183 to 185
5,000
15,000
186
5,000
5,000
To pay Bond No. 19
187
1,000
1,000
10,000
50,000
28
1895. April 1,
Oct. 1,
190 to 194
10
35,500 5.000
25,000
16
195 to 334
1,000
140,000
157
4,000
4,000
158
3,000
3,000
159
5,000
5,000
163 to 174
5,000
60,000
147 to 156
66
5,000
50,000
Public Park .
1895. April 1,
$339,560
104
1,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
3,000
3,000
87 to 96
5,000
50,000
98
5,000
5,000
99
=
2,500
Amount brought forward,
· ·
1896. July 1, 1905. April 1, 1906.
April 1, 1906. July 1,
20,000
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Table C. APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., WITH EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT, AND LEDGER BALANCES, DEC. 30, 1876.
APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, ETC.
DEBITS.
CREDITS.
ACCOUNTS.
Disbursements as in Table E.
Credits to other Accounts.
Receipts as in Table D.
Debits to other Accounts.
Taxes Assessed in 1876.
Unexpended Balances Dec. 31, 1875.
Loans Authorized in 1876.
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
Cr.
Appropriations .
$842,638 60 1,807,156 94
$667,259 49 1,798,953 73
·
Ca-h .
County of Middlesex
9,698 51
·
. . .
9,698 51
Estate belonging to M. Do-
38 10
2,934 05
2,972 15
Estate belonging to Charles Tufts .
3,683 73
3,683 73
Estate belonging to owner un- known
220 24
220 24
Estate belonging to J. A. Palmer
15 88
15 88
11,275 87
426 32
11,275 87 23,250 00
62 67
1,771,854 00
Funded Debt
171.000 00
371,000 00
1,571,854 00
* 5,500 00
i,114 11
Health Department
4,385 89
· · 5,729 84
6,507 12
1
·
5,347 50
1,297 95
974 30
70,000 00
22,174 26
3,225 00
58
86
2,010 07
Ilighways (Concord Avenue) Highways (Concord Avenue)
482 00
380 28
Highways (Glen Street)
151 80
102 00
Highways (Newton Street) .
953 50
685 33|
Highways (Adams Street) .
935 77
Highways (Day Street)
935 77
Highways (Highland Avenue Widening) .
652 03
159 12
·
430 91
Highways (Middlesex Av'nue)
3,401 12
· .
Amounts carried forward
#282,292 62 $2,670,092 51
$377,376 40 $4,060,745 58 $119,724 38
$6,161 49 $23,351 04
$183,582 32 $1,784,893 99
Highways .
53,979 59
·
Highways (Chauncey Avenue)
3,375 10
·
·
·
652 03
Highways ( Florence Street) . Highways (Oliver Street) .
159 12
430 91
3,401 12
29
$ 13,039 99
Excess and deficiency
23,613 65
Fire Department
2,993 13
Highways (Winthrop Av'nue) Highways (Springfield Street) Highways (Broadway Grad- ing) .
3.045 25
582 54
582 54
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY AC- COUNT, DEC. 30, 1876.
LEDGER BALANCES, DEC. 30, 1876.
$175,379 11 8,203 21
herty, or owner unknown .
.
Table C. - Continued.
APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., WITH EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT, AND LEDGER BALANCES, DEC. 30, 1876.
APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES. ETC.
DEBITS.
CREDITS.
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY AC- COUNT, DEC. 30, 1876.
LEDGER BALANCES, DEC. 30, 1876.
Disbursements as in Table E.
Credits to other Accounts.
Receipts as in Table D.
Debits to other Accounts.
Taxes Assessed in 1876.
Unexpired Balances, Dec. 31, 1875.
Loans Authorized in 1876.
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
Cr.
Amounts brought forward Highways (Vernon Street) .
$282,292 62 $2,670,092 51
$377,376 40 $4,060,745 58 $119,724 38
$6,161 49 $23,351 04 200 00
$183,582 32 $1,784,893 99
Highways (Milk Street Wid- ening . . Highways (Broadway wid. enings;
969 70
5,025 00
12,427 32
16,482 62
67 60
366 00
9,000 16
·
9,298 56
Highway Betterment Assess- ments .
84,073 65
22,444 26
2,367 20
.
Incidentals
97,306 72
12,525 00
14,370 71
95,000 00
Liquor Licenses
431 25
1,293 75
1,725 00
Land on Oliver Street
11,252 01
Miscellaneous .
15,516 78
923 00| 9 00|
2,508 08
10,778 24
5,526 0+
1,631 51
Property and Debt Balance
·
· ·
1,476 75
1,230 93
14.937 37
Public Property
1,514,597 66
.
Public Park Betterment sessments .
* 3,222 24
171,000 00
10,000 00
326,000 00
* * 8,976 67
Salaries .
18,849 54
749 54
18,100 00
School Contingent .
10.461 65
188 81
12,100 00|
1,827 16
School Teachers' Salaries
66,600 34
.
58 00
4,700 00
5,900 00
166 90
School Fuel . .
3.987 75
5,000 00
1.012 25
Street Lights .
8,150 79
39
9,000 00
7,149 59
·
* * 7,205 83
10,000 00
676 17
Miscellaneous (Watering S'ts) Overlay and Abatement .
5,007 16
16,304 33
' ' 2 134 35
29,550 00
3,404 00
303 37
3,100 00
72,193 47
Public Library
* 2,256 38
·
Public Park .
28,725 25
1,392 21
* 12,395 67 1,514,597 66
678 81
.
678 81
Public Park Maintenance Reduction of Funded Debt Real Estate Liens .
3,222 24
165,000 00
10,306 14
1,329 47
65,000 60
1,600 34
School House Repairs . .
10,824 90
..
. . .
*954 92
9,913 65 493 91
59,262 19
15 88
9,929 53
Interest .
11,252 01
.
30,052 84
Police . Police Sta Station Incidentals
288,938 01
* * 2.418 20
216,744 54
451 30
30
ACCOUNTS.
200 00
Sewers Sewer Assessments
11,189 07
670 09 24,829 17
236 00 20,839 45
3,545 01| 1,041 79
10,000 00
1,921 85
2,947 93
Sewers, (Beacon & Elm Street Sewer
29,943 74 55 38
5,056 26 439 36
Sidewalk Assessments
· ·
22,696 19
19,642 44
589 04
2,464 71
Soldiers' Relief .
704 51
60 00
800 00
155 49
Somerville Water Works
7,813 04
1,628 55
4,883 49
State Aid . .
4,254 12
Support of Poor .
24,830 64
* * 7,234 84
2,393 75
14,000 00
1,202 05
27,792 00
· 4,038 40
11,738 78
Sinking Fund Contributions .
45,130 62
698,383 34
433.636 79
20,925 83 82
243,950 32
Temporary Loans .
1,029,500 00
844,500 00
295,000 00
110,000 00
Water Maintenance
24,125 83
10,268 06
596 89
13,500 00
239 12
Water Service Assessments .
4,739 91
3,364 30
1,375 61
Water Services .
* * 2,435 17
596 89
58 15
· * 2,973 91
$1,798,953 73
$5,541,739 05
$1,790,281 85 $4,635,777 19 $504,475 24
$39,158 50 $371,000 00
$29,331 75 $42,371 74
$2,106,000 67 $2,106,000 67
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RECAPITULATION.
DEBITS.
CREDITS.
$1,798,953 73
Receipts . .
$1,790,281 85
Credits to other accounts . 5,541,739 05
Debits to other accounts . 4,635,777 19
504,475 24
Taxes asse, sed in 1876 . Unexpended balances, Dec. 31, 1875 39,158 50
Loans authorized in 1876 . 371,000 00
$7,340,692 78
$7,340,692 78
·
. ·
1,067 98
10,000 00
·
.
27,792 C0
State of Mass. - State Aid .
4,254 12
2,922 50
8,292 52
Sundry Persons . .
. .
8,816 28
Taxes
129 60
45,130 62
. . .
Disbursements
. . .
Sidewalks
494 74
35,000 00
4.254 12
State of Massachusetts
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Table D.
RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR 1876.
Estate belonging to Owner unknown.
Received for tax title of land on Foun- tain Ave., sold for non-pay- ment of assessment for filling,
$220 24
Fire Department.
Received of Tufts College Corpora- tion, for Fire Alarm Telegraph box at college. $250 00
J. R. Hopkins, amount received by
him for horse sold,
88 32
for manure sold, 52 00
Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co., return premium on expired pol- icy on George H. Foster Hose House, 36 00
426 32
Funded Debt.
Received from sale of bonds authorized by the City Council : -
Bonds Nos. 23 to 31 Water Loan, 70,000 00
Bonds Nos. 175 to 334 City Loan, 226,000 00
Bonds Nos. 1 to 7 Sewer Loan, 35,000 00
371,000 00
Highways. Received of sundry persons, for earth sold them, 166 50
N. H. Dow, for gravel,
40 00
Amounts carried forward,
$206 50
$371,646 56
33
Amounts brought forward, Received of R. E. Nickerson, amount received by him for old iron sold,
$206 50 $371,646 56
30 79
Rent of tenements on City Farm,
65 00
Highways (Chauncey Ave.) ac- count, for teaming,
1,097 00
Highways (Concord Ave.) account, cost of constructing, 3,045 25
Highways (Concord Ave.) account, for stone, 180 00
Highways (Newton St.) account, cost of constructing, 953 50
Highways (Glen St) account,
cost of constructing, 151 80
5,729 84
Highways (Milk Street Widening).
Received of the County Commissioners amount allowed on account of the widening, 5,000 00
S. C. Darling, amount received by him for land sold Jane Casey, being a part of an estate bought and not required for the widen- ing, 25 00
5,025 00
Highways (Broadway Widening). Received of S. C. Darling, amount received by him for land sold J. S. Brazillian, being a part of an estate bought and not re- quired for the widening, Amount carried forward, 3
366 00
$382,767 40
34
Amount brought forward,
$382,767 40
Highway Betterment Assessments.
Assessed in 1873, uncollected Dec. 31, 1875, Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876,
$7,660 00
7,660 00
Assessed in 1875, uncollected Dec. 30, 1875, 60,407 05
Abatements,
$2,308 34
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876, 42,629 84
44,938 18
15,468 87
Assessed in 1876,
$16,006 60
Abatement, $58 86
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876, 8,972 35
9,031 21
6,975 39
L .
Received for 1875,
15,468 87
1876,
6,975 39
Incidentals.
Received of the State Treasurer on Corporation Tax for 1875,
44 94
1876,
2,885 19
On Bank Tax for 1876,
4,679 09
Premium on sale of city 5 per cent bonds, 2,320 31
9,929 53
Amount carried forward,
$415,141 19
22,444 26
35
Amount brought forward,
$415,141 19
Interest.
Received on deposits in banks,
$1,692 59
On taxes,
11,748 52
On tax titles released,
39 78
On betterments,
103 87
On bonds issued, accrued interest, at time of disposal, 737 65
Of W. H. Wright on overpayment
on filling the Public Park, 48 30
14,370 71
Liquor Licenses.
Received of sundry persons for Liquor Licenses, granted :
Third Class, 9 at $50.00 each, 450 00
Fourth Class, 7 at $50.00 each,
350 00
11 at $75.00 each, 825 00
Fifth Class, 2 at $50.00 each, 100 00
1,725 00
Miscellaneous.
Received of an unknown person amount received by him from some per- son as money belonging to the city, 50 00
956 00
Public Park maintenance account, cost of summer and tool houses, George A. Kimball, amount re- ceived by him for centennial trees on Central Hill land, 31 50
Charles E. Gilman, amount re- ceived by him for marriage cer- tificates, and for recording mortgages, etc.,
501 90
fees for licensing dogs,
138 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,677 40 $431,236 90
36
Amounts brought forward, Received fees on real estate sold and advertised to be sold for non-payment of taxes and as- sessments,
$1,677 40 $431,236 90
740 80
2,418 20
Miscellaneous (Watering Streets).
Received of sundry persons as their proportional part of the cost of watering streets, Miscellaneous account, abutters' half not collected, 434 25
2,073 83
2,508 08
Police.
Received of Lebbeus Stetson, Clerk of the Court, Officers' Fees, etc.,
2,134 35
Police Station Incidentals.
Received of the State Treasurer, for rent of Armory for 1875, 242 00
For use of hall in Police Station building, 61 37
303 37
Public Library.
Received of the County Treasurer, re- turn on Dog Licenses for 1875, 1,260 29
Of the Librarian for Catalogues sold, 42 CO
Fines, 174 46
1,476 75
Amount carried forward,
$440,077 65
4
37
Amount brought forward,
$440,077 65
Public Park.
Received of S. C. Darling, amount
received by him of W. H.
Wright, over-payment on con- tract for filling,
$1,335 85
For earth sold,
24 86
For lumber sold,
31 50
1,392 21
Public Park Betterment Assess- ments.
Assessed in 1876,
46,932 90
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876,
46,254 09
Received, 678 81
Real Estate Liens.
Tax-titles of property acquired by the city during the year in conse-
quence of non-payment of taxes and assessments,
10,306 14
Unredeemed Dec. 30, 1876,
8,976 67
Received for property released,
1,329 47
Salaries.
Received of Sewers account, for labor of engineer's assistants, 374 77
Highways account, for labor of en- gineer's assistants, 374 77
749 54
School Contingent.
Received for tuition of non-resident pupils,
144 04
For use of rooms in school-houses. 27 00
For books furnished by the school committee, 17 77
188 81
Amount carried forward,
$444,416 49
38
Amount brought forward, . School-house Repairs.
$444,416 49
Received for old stoves sold,
58 00
Street Lights.
Received of sundry persons for lamp- posts located,
300 38
Sewers.
Received of the city of Cambridge four ninths of labor and materials used on Milk Street sewer, under bridge, $37 34
Bernard Carney, for privilege of entering sewer, 15 00
J. F. Edmands, for privilege of en- tering sewer, 60 00
Health Department account, cost
of constructing cesspool in Ward Street, 61 15
In South Street, 62 51
236 00
Sewer Assessments.
Assessed in 1873, uncol-
lected Dec. 31, 1875, 1,322 55
Abatements,
$293 39
Uncollected Dec. 30,
1876, 440 46
733 85
588 70
Assessed in 1874,
1,218 53
Abatement,
1,218 53
Amount carried forward,
$445,010 87
39
Amount brought forward,
$445,010 87
Assessed in 1875, uncollected Dec. 31, 1875,
$19,961 61
Abatements, $215 83
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876, 636 68
Credited in Real Es-
tate Liens· ac- count,
371 70
1,224 21
18,737 40
Assessed in 1876,
3,545 01
Abatements,
13 80
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876, 2,017 86
2,031 66
1,513 35
Received for 1873,
588 70
1875,
18,737 40
1876,
1,513 35
20,839 45
Sidewalk Assessments.
Assessed in 1873, uncollected Dec. 31, 1875, 208 55
Assessed in 1874, uncollected Dec. 31, 1875,
11,357 79
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876, 512 16
Credited in Real Es-
tate Liens account, 589 04
1,101 20
10,256 59
Amount carried forward,
$465,850 32
40
Amount brought forward,
$465,850 32
Assessed in 1875, uncollected Dec. 31, 1875, Uncollected Dec. 30, 1876,
$11,129 85
1,952 55
9,177 30
Received for 1873,
208 55
1874,
10,256 59
1875,
9,177 30
19,642 44
Soldiers' Relief.
Received for aid rendered.
60 00
Somerville Water Works.
Received of the town of Everett, for water pipe,
501 95
Arlington Water Works, for water pipe, 13 35
Patent Water and Gas Pipe Co., for repairs in 1875 on guaranteed pipe, 193 50
Boston and Lowell Railroad Co.,
cost of lowering pipe under
culvert in Washington Street,
77 99
Public Park account, for water gate, etc., 193 57
Highways account, for setting watering trough, 33 75
Health Department account, for repairing pipe,
15 00
Miscellaneous account, for stand pipes, etc.,
298 75
for setting watering troughs,
78 54
For old junk, etc. sold,
15 15
For repairing pipe,
7 00
Amounts carried forward, $1,428 55 $485,552 76
41
Amounts brought forward,
$1,428 55 $485,552 76
Water Maintenance account, two months' salary of Superintend- ent, charged Water Works account when paid, 200 00
1,628 55
Support of Poor.
Received for support of pauper in Charlestown Almshouse,
120 85
For support of paupers : -
Of State Treasurer,
425 89
City of Boston,
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