Report of the city of Somerville 1876, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 222


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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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