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J. Bartley, salt, etc. 1 52
D. A. Sanborn, tool chest and labor,
18 00
D. Brooks, mason work,
52 80
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes,
22 25
Geo. H. Cowdin, disinfecting powder, 50
J. M. Whittemore & Co., stationery, 9 00
J. A. Cummings & Co., printing, 3 75
J. M. Jacobs, lithogram,
7 00
Stevens Bros., oil, etc.
58
Knowles Bros., “
12
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising,
60. 15
Haskell Bros.,
40 00
A. M. Prescott, teaming,
5 00
Thorpe Express, expressing,
50
C. N. Hale, labor,
71 25
F. M. Burrows, labor,
10 50
E. F. Brigham, inspector,
67 50
E. E. Fletcher, 66
182 50
H. H. Pike, 66
177 00
M. Buttimer, 66
75 00
Amount carried forward, $6,821 09
7 20
68
Amount brought forward, C. A. Mongan, inspector, 60 00
$6,821 09
Engineer's assistants, superin- tending construction of sewers, 496 25
E. Fitzgerald, building catch- basins, 61 00
R. Falvey, building catch-basins, 9 80
Sargent & Adams, land taken,
106 69
Edward Fitzgerald, constructing sewer in George Street, 139 05
in Claremon Street,
612 40
in Cedar Street and High- land Avenue, 1,199 47
· in Ivaloo and Park Streets,
2,308 96
in Washington and Line Streets, 644 70
in Broadway Place, 140 25
Maurice Buttimer, constructing sewer in Dover Street,
570 70
Jeremiah MeCarthy, constructing sewer in Walnut and Mills Streets,
1,474 23
Maurice Terry, constructing sewer in Dane Court, 458 74
Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Dane Street, 488 15
in Frost Avenue,
390 76
in Central Street, 466 35
Chas. A. Mongan, constructing
sewer in Hamlet Street,
245 35
in Canal Street and Tenney Court, 585 69
Dennis O'Connell, constructing
sewer in Park Avenue, 389 21
in Chandler Street, 253 72
in Moore Street, 236 04
in Walnut Street,
362 48
Richard Falvey, constructing sewer in Mead Street, 2,700 94
Amount car ied forward, $21,222 02
69
Amount brought forward, $21,222 02
Richard Falvey, constructing sewer in Joy Street, 327 30
in Medford and Adams Streets, 923 31
in Holland and Elmwood Streets, 3,893 45
in Newbury Street,
1,510 44
reconstructing sewer in
Medford Street, 828 80
M. Gill, constructing sewer in Broadway,
433 05
reconstructing sewer in
Broadway, 409 94
$29,548 31
SEWER ASSESSMENTS, assessment
abated,
47 53
SUNDRY PERSONS, sums due and unpaid,
318 86
$29,914 70
SEWERS (BEACON AND ELM STREETS SEWER).
Credit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$7,051 33
CASH received of R. D. Cushing, per- mission to enter sewer,
40 00
$7,091 33
Debit.
CASH paid Chas. D. Elliott, engineer- ing, $ 32 25
W. H. Bradley, service in Sulli- van case,
50 00
Geo. A. Sawyer, services in Sulli- van case, 40 00
Arthur Hodges, services in Sulli- van case, 121 50
O. P. Roberts, services in Sulli- van case, 100 00
Amount carried forward, $443 75
70
Amount brought forward, $443 75 Allen Breed, services in Sullivan case, 49 80
F. H. Barnes, services in Sulli- van case, 14 61
John H. Soper, services in Sulli- van case, 8 25
F. B. Edwards, services in Sulli- van case,
7 80
Jairus Mann, amount paid witness fees, 13 60
H. H. Pike, services as expert, 100 00
J. Hale, use of barn for storage, 40 00
$677 81
BALANCE to credit in account of 1880,
6,413 52
$7,091 33
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Credit.
SEWERS, assessments abated, $47 53
CASH received of sundry persons, assessments,
6,695 93
BALANCE to debit in account of 1880,
11,252 94
$17,996 40
Debit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$4,547 27
SEWERS, assessments levied,
13,449 13
17,996 40
SIDEWALKS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $2,500 00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, transferred, *
1,500 00
CASH received of J. P. Prichard, amount received by him for brick, 9 25
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS, assessments levied,
2,764 51
$6,773 76
71
Debit.
CASH, paid laborers,
$668 50
John Turner & Co., edgestones, etc.
2,406 07
O. S. Foster, brick,
1,516 62
C. L. Heywood, gravel,
190 40
S. W. Fuller, lumber,
76 81
Benj. Hadley, brick,
60 75
W. A. Sanborn, «
177 75
Stevens & Scofield, carpenter work,
15 20
H. G. Collins, blacksmithing,
50 35
W. M. Hadley, cement,
2 70
Cook, Rymes & Co., rammers,
3 50
F. A. Titus, pipe,
2 00
Davis, Stebbins & Co., trowels,
2 00
Christopher Burke, teaming,
16 00
O. Cunningham,
6 00
Jeremiah McCarty, 60
16 00
Geo. W. Prichard, 66
67 00
T. F. Crimmins,
4 00
Martin Gill,
4 00
Daniel McCarty,
66
28 00
J. A. Cummings & Co., printing,
3 25
Highways account, gravel,
54 00
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising,
49 20
$5,420 10
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS, abated,
1 62
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to
credit of account, 1,352 04
$6,773 76
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
Credit.
SIDEWALKS, abated,
$1 62
REAL ESTATE LIENS, title to the city for non- payment of assessment,
23 90
CASH received of sundry persons, assessments,
2,988 29
BALANCE to debit in account of 1880,
2,039 67
$5,053 48
72
Debit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$2,288 97
SIDEWALKS, assessments levied,
2,764 51
$5,053 48
SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$45,525 00
Debit.
CASH, paid Commissioners of the Sinking Funds, $45,525 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$1,000 00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 13 59
$1,013 59
Debit.
CASH paid Sturtevant Bros., groceries, etc. $427 81
P. T. O'Brien, groceries, etc. 12 00
J. C. Ellis & Co., 66 22 00
Woodbridge & Sargent, groceries,
13 00
H. W. Burgess, 66
24 00
J. F. Cole & Co.,
2 50
Hennessey & Harrington,
4 00
H. B. Shedd, order,
3 00
I. W. Black, groceries,
27 62
J. W. Litchfield, milk,
4 20
J. O. Hayden & Co., stationery,
14 00
H. Wellington & Co., fuel,
149 06
G. M. Winslow & Co., “
20 30
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes,
16 10
John C. Gillis, “
11 00
L. Buck, shoes,
2 00
Sundry persons, aid,
261 00
$1,013 59
73
SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS.
Credit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$523 62
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of ac-
count,
267 94
$791 56
Debit.
CASH paid laborers,
$539 62
Walworth Manufacturing Co., fit- tings, 93 97
F. B. Austin & Co., iron, 63 42
S. May & Co., rivets,
21 56
H. Wellington & Co., cement,
67 23
J. C. Story & Co., oil,
5 76
$791 56
STATE AID.
Credit.
CASH, amount charged in pay roll, not paid,
$9 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID, amount paid in 1879, charged to the State, 4,303 00
$4,312 00
Debit.
CASH paid monthly pay rolls for aid,
$4,312 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Credit.
BALANCE, amount to debit in account of 1880, $302 50
Debit.
INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, one half amount paid in 1879, as per account, $302 50
74
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID.
Credit. CASH received of the State Treasurer, amount paid in 1878, $4,308 50
BALANCE Dec. 31, 1879, due from the State, Dec. 1, 1880, to debit in account of 1880,
4,303 00
Debit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$4,308 50
STATE AID, amount paid in 1879, as per account, 4,303 00
$8,611 50
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Credit.
TAXES, amount assessed for State Tax,
$7,720 00
Debit.
CASH paid State Tax, $7,720 00
STREET LIGHTS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$7,500 00
CASH received of Committee on Street
Lights, amount received by them for eighteen lamp-posts,
$340 00 .
M. L. King, lamp-post broken,
17 00
Boston Ice Co., "
8 50
365 50
$7,865 50
Debit.
CASH paid Cambridge Gas Light Com-
pany, gas,
$2,016 50
labor on pipes, etc.
49 51
Charlestown Gas Company, gas,
1,577 68
labor on pipes, etc. 23 61
Amount carried forward,
$3,667 30
$8,611 50
75
Amount brought forward,
$3,667 30
Hugh Blackwell, lighting, 2,046 55
labor on pipes, posts, etc. 143 20
Globe Gas Light Company, lighting, for lamp-posts, lanterns, etc. 387 15
659 56
A. H. Weld, alcohol,
52 85
Hills, Turner & Co., glass,
30 76
Coy & Tuttle, lamp pattern,
1 00
S. Dodge, repairing lantern,
1 00
Osgood & Hart, castings,
2 44
Bishop & Bro., ladders,
15 09
J. S. Allen & Co., labor,
1 00
J. P. Williams, oil,
40
$7,008 30
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to
credit of account,
857 20
$7,865 50
SUNDRY PERSONS.
Credit.
SEWERS, sums approved in favor of sundry persons, and unpaid,
$318 86
INTEREST, coupons due and unpaid,
925 00
Debit.
BALANCE, to credit in account of 1880,
$1,243 86
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$13,000 00
CASH received for support of paupers : - Of city of Boston,
$1,152 11
Cambridge,
196 33
66 Chelsea,
61 63
Lawrence,
157 40
66 Salem,
16 05
Town of Abington,
249 54
Bridgewater,
112 80
Amount carried forward, $1,945 86
$1,243 86
76
Amount brought forward, Town of Dracut,
$1,945 86
81 82
Dedham,
33 40
Medford,
22 95
66
Melrose,
106 30
Milford,
3 00
66
Nantucket,
73 18
1
Natick,
20 40
Oakham,
34 60
Truro,
25 30.
Woburn,
102 70
State of Massachusetts,
2,083 13
burials,
144 00
4,676 64
$17,676 64
Debit.
CASH paid Conant & Sanborn, gro- ceries,
$939 14
Belknap & Boynton, provisions, etc.
1,902 93
Roberts, Cochran & Co., flour, etc. 224 65
T. N. Snow, potatoes,
417 22
T. A. Shedd, crackers,
242 72
Thurston, Hall & Co., crackers,
7 80
J. H. Colbath & Co., beef,
23 45
A. J. Barnes, beef,
4 98
F. N. Lewis, beef, etc.
22 28
Sturtevant Bros, beef, etc. 336 14 orders, 129 65
L. W. White, orders, 32 90
Carpenter Bros., orders,
6 50
F. W. Green & Co., orders,
1 50
H. W. Burgess,
7 60
M. V. & J. Hennessey, orders,
8 00
A. S. Emerson & Co., 66
5 50
C. A. Small, 66
55 25
City of Boston, water rates,
6 00
Amount carried forward, $4,374 21
77
Amount brought forward,
$4,374 21
O. F. Howe, baskets, 27 75
Chas. O'Neil, soap, 84 05
Rand & Byam, " 74 00
M. R. Warren, stationery, 29 30
E. S. Daniels, stationery, etc.
7 50
J. O. Hayden & Co., printing,
10 00
A. L. Haskell & Co.,
9 50
Boston Scale Co., scales,
7 00
G. H. Cowdin, nursing bottle,
50
M. Liston, nursing, 20 00
Ansel Lewis, amount paid nursing and transportation of paupers, 27 82
M. G. Steele, teaming, 21 51
J. F. Sampson & Co., bags, 6 62
L. F. Stone, 6 36
P. Shannon, milk, 36 90
Sturtevant Bros., milk,
9 89
Thos. Cunningham, " 4 06
T. Conners, 1 96
H. W. Raymond, hardware, etc. 3 61
C. Holmes & Son, stove, etc. Howe & Flint, stove lining, 2 50
9 00
J. A. Merrifield, grate,
75
Flynn Bros., bedding, etc.
15 00
J. J. Giles, washing, meals fur- nished, etc. 9 00
H. B. Runey, undertaker's ser- vices, 187 75
P. H. Rafferty & Co., undertaker's services,
258 50
W. A. Flaherty, undertaker's ser- vices, 79 00
John Reed, undertaker's services,
10 00
Hamblin & Brown, expressing,
4 00
Stilphen & Co., 66
3 00
Thorpe's Express,
6 15
N. B. Hallett, whitewashing,
5 00
L. Arnold, carpenter work,
1 87
Amount carried forward, $5,354 06
78
Amount brought forward, $5,354 06
C. H. North & Co., pork, 23 50
F. E. Robie, provisions, 1 50
John Monahan, moving furniture, 2 50
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes,
1,176 85
J. W. Brine, clothing,
4 00
J. H. Brooks, dry goods,
223 65
W. Schuebeler, « 4 52
S. J. Wood, filing saw, etc.
3 00
Clark Bennett, premiums of insur- ance, 25 00
H. Wellington & Co., fuel,
2,265 00
G. M. Winslow & Co., " 2 25
J. C. Davidson, teaming and de- livering coal and wood,
477 63
J. F. Ayer, wood,
131 06
Z. P. Foster, " 99 75-
S. P. Taylor, " 55 50
P. Curtis, fish,
241 25
Hewey, Skillins & Co., meal,
52 40
State of Mass., support of pau- pers, 427 54
State Hospital for the Insane, sup- port of paupers, 547 59
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, support of paupers, 174 98
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, sup- port of paupers,
1,180 59
City of Boston, support of pau- pers, 823 08
City of Cambridge, support of paupers, 116 40
City of Lawrence, support of pau- pers,
157 50
City of Lowell, support of paupers, 140 21
66 Lynn, 66 66
17 75
Haverhill, « 66
9 96
66 Springfield, " 66
4 50
Taunton, " 66
52 17
Amount carried forward, $13,795 69
79
Amount brought forward,
$13,795 69
Town of Canton, support of pau- pers, 103 34
Town of Dedham, support of pau- pers, 65 00
Town of Holliston, support of pau- pers, 156 00
Town of Peabody, support of pau- pers, 84 50
Town of Watertown, support of paupers,
5 25
C. J. Adams, support of sundry persons in the House of Cor- rection, 49 14
Mrs. R. Keyes, board of foundling,
5 00
Mrs. Foley, care of pauper,
10 00
Margaret Callahan, board of pau- pers, 4 00
Bridget Crowley, board of paupers,
6 00
Mrs. W. Campbell,
66
2 57
Abner Blaisdell, 66
38 00
T. Garvin, 66 . 66
45 00
L. M. Hatch, 66
120 00
M. E. Nowlen, 66 66
251 41
W. L. Oliver, 66
78 00
Old Cambridge Baptist Church,.
board of paupers,
156 00
J. J. Giles, board of paupers,
6 00
Mrs. White, “
8 00
A. T. Clark, rent,
63 00
Patrick Clark, rent,
12 00
Mrs. Conley,
20 00
Sally Bailey,
42 00
E. F. Grant, 66
64 50
M. Finnegan,
32 00
Holbrook & Fox, rent,
84 00
B. Hagan,
66
78 00
Patrick Kennedy, “
65 00
Margaret McCarty, rent,
112 00
Amount carried forward, $15,561 40
80
Amount brought forward,
$15,561 40
Mary McLaughlin, rent,
8 00
M. J. McCarren,
56 00
N. Martin,
4 00
Hugh Gallagher,
56 00
J. Newhall, 75 40
M. E. Nowlen, 66
65 00
M. Terry,
88 50
Bernard O'Neil,
27 00
Charles O'Neil,
66
14 50
Horace Chapin, extra compensa-
tion as secretary of Overseers of the Poor in 1878,
100 00
Ansel Lewis, storekeeper,
300 00
Overseer of the Poor,
300 00
Nelson Howe, Overseer of the Poor,
300 00
F. G. Williams, Overseer of the Poor, 300 00
Thos. Cunningham, secretary of
Overseers of the Poor, 200 00
Vermont Asylum, board of Bridget Bradburn, 187 95
$17,643 75
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 32 89
$17,676 64
SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Credit. STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, amount paid in 1879, charged to the State, $625 00
Debit.
CASH paid sundry persons, $625 00
81
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Credit.
CASH received of the State Treasurer, amount paid in 1878,
$2,440 00
BALANCE to debit in account of 1880,
625 00
$3,065 00
Debit.
BALANCE from 1878,
$2,440 00
SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS, amount paid in
1879, as per account,
625 00
$3,065 00
TAXES.
Credit.
CASH received, taxes for 1875,
$269 30
1876,
50 78
1877,
49,335 14
1878,
86,950 50
1879,
235,342 13
$367,332 35
REAL ESTATE LIENS, titles to the city for non-payment of taxes of 1877,
4,615 50
OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT, abatement on taxes for 1876,
$143 78
1877,
4,233 09
1878,
3,534 30
1879,
3,506 40
11,417 57
BALANCE to debit in account of 1880, being uncollected taxes for 1877,
$208 34
1878,
36,248 40
1879,
113,705 27
150,162 01
$533,527 43
6
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Debit.
BALANCE from 1878, $180,973 63
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed for
current expenses, 328,875 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, amount as- sessed for State tax, 7,720 00
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, amount as-
sessed for county tax, 11,153 27
OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT, amount added by the assessors, 4,805 53
$533,527 43
TEMPORARY LOANS. Credit.
BALANCE from 1878, $205,000 00
CASH borrowed by authority of the city council, on city notes, and of the following named : -
April 1. - Warren Institution for Savings, $60,000 00
April 29 .- New England Trust Co. 50,000 00
April 29. - State National Bank,
50,000 00
April 29. - Blake Bros. & Co. 40,000 00
April 30. - A. Sargent, trustee,
20,000 00
April 30. - A. Sargent and E. F. Adams, trustees, 15,000 00
July 14. - Blake Bros. & Co.
30,000 00
Aug. 1. - Downer & Co. 60,000 00
Aug. 29. - Brewster, Bassett &
Co. 80,000 00
Sept. 29. - J. T. Glines & Co.
10,000 00
Sept. 29. - Downer & Co.
135,000 00
Sept. 30. - A. Sargent, trustee,
20,000 00
Sept. 30. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, 10,000 00
Dec. 13. - A. Sargent, trustee, payable April 13, 1880, 20,000 00
Dec. 13. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, payable April 13, 1880, 10,000 00
Amounts carried forward,
$610,000 00 $205,000 00
83
Amounts brought forward, $610,000 00 $205,000 00
Dec. 13. - J. T. Glines & Co. payable April 13, 1880, 10,000 00 Dec. 13. - Boston Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, payable April 13, 1880, 150,000 00
Dec. 31. - Boston Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, payable April 30, 1880, 20,000 00
790,000 00
$995,000 00
De bit.
CASH paid the following named : -
April 30. - Provident Institution for Savings (borrowed of Blake · Bros. & Co.), notes dated Dec. 30, 1878, $170,000 00
April 30. - A. Sargent, trustee, note dated Dec. 30, 1878, 20,000 00
April 30. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, note dated Dec. 30, 1878, 15,000 00
Aug. 2. - Warren Institution for Savings, note dated March 31, 1879, 60,000 00
Aug. 29. - New England Trust Co., note dated April 29, 1879, Aug. 29. - State National Bank, note dated April 29, 1879,
25,000 00
25,000 00
Aug. 29. - Provident Institution for Savings (borrowed of Blake Bros. & Co ), note dated April 29,1879, 20,000 00
Sept. 29. - New England Trust Co., note dated April 29, 1879, 25,000 00 Sept. 29. - State National Bank, note dated April 29, 1879, 25,000 00
Amount carried forward, $385,000 00
84
Amount brought forward, $385,000 00
Sept. 29. - Provident Institution for Savings (borrowed of Blake Bros. & Co.), note dated April 29,1879, 20,000 00
Sept. 29. - A. Sargent, trustee, note dated April 29, 1879, 20,000 00
Sept. 29. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, note dated April 29, 1879, 15,000 00
Nov. 15. - New England Trust Co. (borrowed of Downer & Co.), notes dated Sept. 29, 1879, 50,000 00 Nov. 15. - Provident Institution for Savings (borrowed of Downer & Co.), notes dated Sept. 29, 1879, 60,000 00
Nov. 15. - Warren Institution for Savings (borrowed of Downer & Co.), note dated Sept. 29, 1879, 25,000 00 Nov. 17. - Merchants' National Bank (borrowed of Blake Bros. & Co.), notes dated July 14, 1879, 30,000 00
Dec. 13. - A. Sargent, trustee, note dated Sept. 30, 1879, 20,000 00
Dec. 13. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, note dated Sept. 30, 1879, 10,000 00
Dec. 13 .- J. T. Glines & Co., note dated Sept. 29, 1879, 10,000 00
Dec. 17. - Through Nat'l Secu- rity Bank (borrowed of Downer & Co.), notes dated Aug. 1, 1879, 60,000 00
Dec. 17. - Through Nat'l Secu- rity Bank (borrowed of Brews- ter, Bassett & Co.), notes dated Aug. 29, 1879, 80,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$785,000 00
85
Amount brought forward, $785,000 00
Credit.
BALANCE, to credit in account of 1880, $210,000 00
$995,000 00
WATER MAINTENANCE.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$13,000 00
CASH received of city of Boston, re-
.
turn on water rates : -
1878. 40 per cent on $2,365.50,
$946 20
1879. 15 per cent on $20,000,
3,000 00
20 per cent on $10,000,
2,000 00%
25 per cent on $10,000,
2,500 00
30 per cent on $10,000,
3,000 00
40 per cent on $2,238.50 895 40
$12,341 60
Fire Department account, repairs on hydrants, etc. 183 02
Sewers account, pipe, etc.
145 81
J. V. Fletcher, repairs on hydrant,
4 85
Richard Falvey, repairs on pipe,
7 00
John Peabody, manure,
6 00
12,688 28
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, transferred,
2,000 00
#27,688 28
Debit®
CASH paid interest on Water Loan Bonds,
$205,000 at 62 per cent,
$13,325 00
$20,000 at 6 per cent,
1,200 00
$70,000 at 5} per cent,
3,850 00
40,000 at 5 per cent,
2,000 00
Amount carried forward, $20,375 00
86
Amount brought forward, $20,375 00 CASH paid laborers, 3,424 08
N. Dennett, salary as superintend- ent, 1,200 00
E. S. Conant, salary as clerk of Water Board, 100 00
Walworth Manufacturing Co., fit- tings, 339 44
F. B. Austin & Co., iron,
171 58
H. Wellington & Co., cement,
267 17
W. M. Hadley,
10 00
carrying water, 10 00
Frank Shute & Co., tools, etc.
10 34
A. J. Wilkinson & Co. "
5 97
Boston Machine Co., valves, etc.
23 00
E. B. Stoddard, files, etc. 4 18
Otis D. Dana, 66
12 86
Hamblen & Mathews, fittings, 7 00
Boston Lead Co., lead, 7 75
Burditt & Williams, locks, .
6 00
Mt. Hope Iron Co., nails,
4 75
Highland Foundry Co., furnace, etc.
38 33
S. May & Co., lanterns,
10 25
C. Holmes & Son, hardware, etc.
14 70
H. W. Raymond,
31 96
Margaret Pepper, sand,
40 50
Boston Belting Co., rubber rings,
2 15
C. W. Badger, lead, etc. 6 25
Sewell, Day & Co., rope,
21 55
T. P. Barnes & Son, powder, etc.
3 00
J. H. Brooks, duck,
7 39
J. Boyd & Son, leather,
10 00
Watson & Bisbee, jacket, etc.
4 50
J. J. & M. F. Fenelon, drugs, 1 75
Geo. H. Cowdin, drugs, 1 25
· Sherburne & Co., cotton waste,
2 00
Mark Leighton, carpenter work, 1 57
J. C. Storey & Co., oil, etc. 8 76
J. F. Towle, oil, etc. 1 43
Amount carried forward,
$26,186 46
87
Amount brought forward,
$26,186 46
C. B. Knowles, oil, etc. 1 33
Knowles Bros., oil meal,
68
J. F. Cole & Co., " 30
J. H. Hanley, charcoal, 34 65
H. A. Hall, rubber mittens, 6 00
Ames Plow Co., shovels,
21 20
Philip Eberle, boots, 16 65
A. Hale & Co., " 4 00
G. M. Winslow & Co., coal, 12 00
J. Peck & Sons, salt, 2 10
J. Boyd & Sons, blankets, 7 00
Knapp & Ferrin, blanket, etc.
5 00
Moses Coleman & Son, blanket,
8 00
J. G. Knapp & Co., horse cover, etc. 6 50
J. A. Pearson, harness, 50 00
N. L. Pennock, harness work,
7 00
T. B. Wilson, valves, etc. 16 82
3 50
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing,
86 50
Chas Maguire, horseshoeing, 12 59
E. O'Brien,
1 75
J. N. White, harness work,
14 32
J. C. Warren, teaming,
8 50
G. W. Pritchard, teaming, etc.
37 60
J. Leland, repairing wagon,
3 00
Conant & Sanborn, soap,
4 40
Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas,
17 17
City of Boston, water rate,
20 00
Union Glass Co., lanterns, etc.
14 83
Samuel Cooper & Bro., horse in exchange, 150 00
J. Q. Twombly, painting and glaz- ing 25 68
John Clary, lumber,
67 94
E. D. Sawyer & Co., lumber,
9 14
J. F. Ayer, 66
14 28
Amount carried forward, $26,905 51
28 62
Caleb Kingman, oak log,
88
Amount brought forward, $26,905 51
Hooper, Lewis & Co., stationery, 15 15
Greenough & Co., directory, 2 00
J. O Hayden & Co., printing, 2 00
Hudson & Gage, painting wagon,
12 00
Geo. O. Murch, hay and straw,
40 49
N. Tufts & Son, grain,
44 68
Hewey, Skillins & Co., grain,
26 28
Powers, Melvin & Co.,
99 00
Boston Steamed Grain Mill, grain,
42 80
J. H. Brine, hay,
20 70
fuel,
19 40
American Spiced Food Co., food,
4 25
W. J. London, expressing,
75
E. R. Perham,
25
B. F. Chase, damage by water,
100 00
John O'Donnell, "
25 00
J. G. Gallishaw, "
15 00
Sabin & Page, brush,
1 25
$27,376 51
WATER SERVICES, transferred,
145 02
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to
credit of account, 166 75
$27,688 28
WATER SERVICES.
Credit.
CASH
received of Miscellaneous (Watering Streets) account, re- pairing standpipe, $44 00
School-house Repairs account,
pipe,
150 03
J. P. Nichols, pipe,
7 60
C. A. Legallee, "
9 85
John Crimmins, "
3 25
Heirs John McKenna, pipe,
6 62
Geo. McLaughlin,
5 07
L. C. Butterfield, 66
12 85
Amount carried forward, $239 27
89
Amount brought forward, $239 27 F. A. Titus, extension of service pipe, 10 00
J. H. Stevens & Co., return on bill paid, 35
$250 02
WATER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS, cost of service pipes laid, WATER MAINTENANCE, cost of services over sums charged, transferred,
1,629 58
145 02
$2,024 62
Debit.
CASH paid laborers,
$576 73
Walworth Manuf. Co., fittings,
410 00
Ward, Curley & Co.,
375 93
Stultz & Co.,
12 85
Joseph Zane & Co.,
66
2 12
J. H. Stevens & Co.,
2 91
Fuller, Dana & Fitz,
90
Geo. Woodman & Co., pipe, etc.
.354 89
Chadwick Lead Works,
66
64 16
Levi Hawkes & Co.,
66
7 80
Howe & Flint,
66
3 86
Braman, Dow & Co.,
151 00
Boston Lead Co., tin,
3 18
Hugh Finnegan, soldering irons,
8 00
F. B. Austin & Co., solder,
6 60
Boston Belting Co., washers,
7 31
Charles Holmes & Son, hardware,
1 68
A. J. Wilkinson & Co.,
1 60
Frank Shute & Co., wrenches,
1 08
S. Dodge, blacksmithing,
15 36
Chas. Maguire, horseshoeing,
7 01
E. O'Brien,
1 75
J. H. Cummings & Co., printing,
6 15
Thorpe's Express, expressing,
1 75
$2,024 62
90
. . WATER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS.
Credit.
CASH received of sundry persons for water ser- vices,
$1,910 62
BALANCE to debit in account of 1880,
296 52
.
Debit.
$2,207 14
BALANCE from 1878, $577 56
WATER SERVICES, service pipes laid in 1879, 1,629 58
$2,207 14
91
Table D.
BALANCES DECEMBER 31, 1879.
Cash,
$5,757 07
Excess and Deficiency,
21,197 82
Funded Debt,
$1,585,000 00.
Highway Betterment Assessments,
5,480 55
Property and Debt Balance,
463,600 00
Public Library,
38 64
Public Park,
31,611 11
Public Park Betterment Assessments, 29,067 84
Public Property, 1,121,400 00
Real Estate Liens, 18,822 21
Sewers (Beacon
and Elm Streets
Sewer),
6,413 52
Sewer Assessments, 11,252 94
Sidewalk Assessments,
2,039 67
State of Massachusetts, - Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, 302 50
State of Massachusetts, - State Aid,
4,303 00
State of Massachusetts, - Support of Soldiers and Sailors, 625 00
Sundry Persons,
1,243 86
Taxes,
150,162 01
Temporary Loans,
210,000 00
Water Service Assessments,
296 52
$1,834,307 13 $1,834,307 13
REPORT
OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Jan. 20, 1880.
Report accepted and referred to the Committee on Printing, with in- structions to print the same in the Annual Report of 1879, and sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS, January 20, 1880.
To the Honorable the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Somerville :
GENTLEMEN, - The undersigned present herewith their fourth annual report as Commissioners of the Sinking Funds of this city. The contributions by the city to this date, raised by taxation, amount to $182,566 86
The accumulations thereto, being interest on invest- ments and on deposits in banks, amount to 15.458 74
A total of
$198,025 60
The funded debt of the city, for the extinguishment of which sinking funds have been established as required by law, is $1,585,000, as follows : -
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