Report of the city of Somerville 1882, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 338


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Concurred in.


DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.


IN COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, Feb. 13, 1883. To the City Council of Somerville : -


The Committee on Finance reports that, in compliance with section 9 of ordinance No. 4, it has, in conjunction with the city auditor, examined and audited the books and accounts of the treasurer and collector of taxes for the year ending Dec. 31, 1882, and in the manner prescribed by said ordinance. The said books and accounts were carefully compared with the books and records of the auditor, the books, accounts, papers, vouchers, and documents of the city clerk and the several committees, boards, and officers of the city, and with the certificates and statement transmitted by the city clerk, as provided in section 4 in said ordinance. The committee also carefully verified the cash balance, as shown by the books and accounts of the treasurer. The committee takes pleasure in reporting as the result of its examination that no error or discrepancy was discovered in the accounts and records of the treasurer and collector, and in expressing its cordial approval of the remarkably neat, methodi- cal, and accurate manner in which he has kept the books and accounts of his department, as well as the general efficiency displayed by him in the performance of his important and arduous official duties, and recommends that his report be accepted.


JOHN A. CUMMINGS, MARK F. BURNS, ALBION A. PERRY, FRANK E. FITTS, HIRAM D. SMITH, NATHAN A. FITCH, R. T. BLACKWELL, S. G. A. TWYCROSS,


Committee on


Finance.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Feb. 14, 1883. Accepted and sent down for concurrence.


GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk, pro tempore.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 15, 1883.


Concurred in.


DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


TREASURER'S OFFICE, Jan. 24, 1883.


To the Honorable the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Somerville :


GENTLEMEN, -The undersigned presents herewith the eleventh annual report of the financial condition of the city, and a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements for the year ending Dec. 31, 1882.


The valuation of the public property, Dec. 31, 1881, was $1,155,- 000, and no acquisitions to this account have been recorded during the past year. An appropriation of $17,000 for the erection of an addition to the Edgerly School-house was made during the year. Of this appropriation there remains an unexpended balance of $1,479.66 to be applied to the liquidation of the amount due on the carpenter's contract and such outstanding bills as may be ap- proved by the committee. If no additional appropriation for this improvement is made the public property will stand on the books valued at $1,172,000.


The funded debt of the city, not having been changed during the year, remains at $1,585,000.


City loan bond No. 1,


$17,500


66


" Nos. 3 and 4,


10,000


6 Nos. 5 and 6,


20,000


Water loan bond No. 12,


50,000


66


66 " No. 13,


40,000


City loan bond Nos. 8 and 10,


20,000


" No. 9,


5,000


6 " Nos. 11 and 12,


10,000


Sidewalk loan bond No. 10,


10,000


Amounting to


$182,500


bearing interest at 6} per centum, maturing during the year having been provided for by the issue and disposal of the following new bonds, all bearing interest of 5 per ceutum per annum.


26


ANNUAL REPORTS.


City loan bonds Nos. 423 to 437,


$15,000


No. 438,


500


66


יי


Nos. 439 to 461,


23,000


Water loan bonds Nos. 112 to 124,


13,000


66 66 66


Nos. 125 to 136,


12,000


66


66


No. 137,


500


66 66 Nos. 138 to 151,


14,000


66 66 66 Nos. 152 to 166,


15,000


66


66 66 Nos. 167 to 181,


15,000


66


66 66 No. 182,


500


66


66


66 Nos. 183 to 194,


12,000


No. 195,


500


City loan bonds No. 462,


7,000


6


66 No. 464,


2,000


Water loan bond No. 196,


6,500


66


No. 197,


1,000


Amounting to


$182,500


The assets of the city available for the payment of its unfunded liabilities are as follows : -


Taxes,


$156,790 34


Real-estate liens,


3,327 45


State of Massachusetts, State aid,


4,312 75


State of Massachusetts, indigent soldiers and sailors,


481 00


Highway betterment assessments,


979 98


Sidewalk assessments,


3,312 84


Sewer assessments,


7,865 41


Water-service assessments,


723 82


Cash,


21,516 88


Total amount of available assets,


$199,310 47


The unfunded liabilities are : -


Temporary loans,


$160,000 00


Overplus on tax sales,


189 13


Amount carried forward,


$160,189 13


66


66


66 No. 463,


45,000


27


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$160,189 13


Public Park,


351 32


Public Library,


100 29


Sundry persons,


1,110 10


Edgerly School-house addition,


1,479 66


Total amount of unfunded liabilities, $163,230 50


Excess of available assets over un-


funded liabilities, 36,079 97


$199,310 47


The tax levy for 1882 was on a valuation of $23,162,200, at $17.80 on $1,000 valuation; and 6,717 polls at $2.00 each ; amounting to $425,721.16.


The appropriations for the year (provided for by tax levy), the additional amounts credited, and the expenditures of the various departments were as follows : -


Appropria- tions.


Additional Credits.


Expenditures.


Fire Department


$22,000 00


Manure and materials sold. ..


$199 44


$22,124 89


Health Department.


2,500 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


200 00


Licenses to keep swine, etc .....


309 25


Highways ..


30,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


1,000 00


Labor and materials furnished ..


4,145 63


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors State of Massachusetts


493 00


1


Interest Appropriation ... . $70 000 3 Trsfd. to other accts. 8,300 Interest, premiums & corp. taxes


61,700 00


35,957 23


Miscellaneous


7,000 00


Fees, costs on taxes, licenses, etc.


1,849 76


Police


22,500 00


Court fees, fines, etc


1,221 90


23 408 82


Police Station Incidentals Rent of hall.


2,000 00


625 00


2,263 55


2,921 49


34,881 81


500 00


986 00


79,651 00


7,687 28


28


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Appropria- tions.


Additional Credits.


Expenditures.


Public Library. Dog licenses, fines and catalogues


$1,500 00


$1,283 88


$2,683 59


Balance to be expended in 1883. . Public Park Maintenance ..


1,500 00


Transferred from Interest acc't. Grass sold, etc.


50 00


13 25


Salaries


18,000 00


17,864 54


School Contingent.


9,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


200 00


Tuition and school furniture ....


248 50


School Fuel.


3,500 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


1,000 00


School-house Incidentals .


6,500 00


Transferred from Interest acc't. Rent of halls, etc.


750 00


756 00


School Teachers' Salaries .


63,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


2,200 00


65,037 02


Sewers


14,000 00


194 45


11,134 05


Sidewalks


2,600 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


1,200 00


3,684 65


Sinking Fund Contributions


45,525 00


45,525 00


Soldiers' Relief


225 00


225 00


Street Lights.


7,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


200 00


Lamp posts erected, etc.


430 98


7,577 55


Support of Poor


14,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


1,000 00


Support of paupers ,


16,383 10


Watering Streets .


3,000 00


From Abutters


3,133 95


6,042 15


Water Maintenance


12,000 00


Transferred from Interest acc't.


500 00


Labor and materials furnished ..


454 15


Water Loan Interest.


2,000 00


City of Boston, return on water rates .


19,354 28


18,012 50


Edgerly School-house Addition. 17,000 00


15,520 34


100 29


1,514 16


9,318 36


4,318 11


7,866 75


Materials and labor furnished ...


1,650 14


12,755 77


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Appropria- tions.


Additional Credits.


Expenditures.


Balance to be expended in 1883. State of Massachusetts, State Tax ..


$30,880 00


30,880 00


County of Middlesex, County Tax ..


11,638 19


11,938 19


Overlay and Abatement


6,352 97


Received for taxes previously abated


$85 18


Applied to abatement on taxes ..


7,629 08


Total amount of Appropriations .... $125,721 16


66


Additional Credits, 72,405 97


66 66 Expenditures.


$471,114 70


Excess of Appropriations over cur- rent expenses.


27,012 43


$498,127 13


$498,127 13


The financial condition of the city, without taking into consider. ation its public property, is as follows : -


Funded debt


$1,585,000 00


Amount of the sinking funds, as per report of the com- missioners


373,654 18


Net amount of funded debt


$1,211,345 82


Excess of available assets over unfunded liabilities . 36,079 97


Leaving a net indebtedness of


$1,175,265 85


The total cash receipts for the year, including a balance of $14,321.76 from the year 1881, were


$1,151 332 03


And the total cash disbursements


1,129,815 15


Leaving in the treasury the sum of


$21,516 88


A detailed statement of the funded debt, public property, and the receipts and disbursements of the various accounts will be found in the appendix to this report.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. COLE, Treasurer.


$1,479 66


APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT.


Table A.


.PUBLIC PROPERTY, DEC. 31, 1882.


Central Hill Land (12 acres, 27,920


feet), City Hall,


$10,000 00


Furniture,


3,000 00


13,000 00


. Public Library,


8,500 00


Steam Fire Engine House,


$10,000 00


Furniture,


500 00


Steam Fire Engine, and Appa- ratus, 4,000 00


Steam Fire Engine, Hose Car-


riage, and Apparatus, 2,000 00


16,500 00


High School House,


$40,000 00


Furniture,


3,500 00


Philosophical Apparatus,


500 00


44,000 00


Prescott School House Land (21,444


feet) and Building,


$40,000 00


.


Luther V. Bell School House Land


(23,396 feet) and Building, $40,000 00


Furniture, 3,000 00


43,000 00


Amount carried forward,


$267,000 00


Furniture,


2,000 00


42,000 00


$100,000 00


31


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Amount brought forward, Forster School House Land (32,693 feet) and Building, Furniture,


$40,000 00 1,500 00


41,500 00


Morse School House Land (29,109


feet) and Building,


$25,000 00


Furniture,


1,000 00


26,000 00


Highland School House Land (23,260


feet) and Building,


$32,000 00


Furniture,


1,000 00


33,000 00


Lincoln School House Land (17,662


feet) and Building,


$8,200 00


Furniture,


300 00


8,500 00


Prospect Hill School House Land (25,-


313 feet) and Building, $20,000 00


Furniture,


600 00


20,600 00


Jackson School House Land (11,212


feet) and Building,


$8,000 00


Furniture,


300 00


8,300 00


Bennett School House Land (20,560


feet) and Building,


$8,000 00


Furniture, :


300 00


8,300 00


Webster School House Land (11,050


feet) and Building,


$8,000 00


Furniture,


300 00


Union School House Land (9,360 feet)


and Building,


$2,500 00


Furniture,


100 00


2,600 00


Amount carried forward,


$267,000 00


8,300 00


$424,100 00


32


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward, Harvard School Land (9,810 feet) and Building,


$424,100 00


$2,500 00


Furniture,


100 00


2,600 00


Edgerly School House Land (26,428


feet) and Building,


$25,000 00


Furniture,


500 00


25,500 00


Brastow School House Land (10,019


feet) and Building,


$6,000 00


Furniture,


250 00


6,250 00


Franklin School House Land (33,017


feet) and Building,


$14,000 00


Furniture,


300 00


14,300 00


Beach Street School House Land (6,000


feet) and Building,


$4,500 00


Furniture,


250 00


4,750 00


Spring Hill School House Land (4,991


feet ) and Building,


$1,600 00


Furniture,


100 00


1,700 00


City Farm Land (10 acres, 12,523 feet),


30,000 00


Cedar Street School House,


$700 00


Furniture, 100 00


800 00


City Stables and Dwelling-Houses,


7,000 00


Equipments for Highway Repairs,


3,000 00


Watering Carts and Sheds,


2,300 00


No. 1 Hose House Land (4,312 feet)


and Building,


$2,300 00


Furniture,


400 00


John E. Wool Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00


4,700 00


An. ount carried forward,


$527,000 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT. 33


$527,000 00


Amount brought forward, No. 2 Hose House Land (5,400 feet) and Building, $7,500 00


Furniture, 300 00


Winter Hill Hose Carriage and Apparatus, 2,000 00


9,800 00


· No. 3 Hose House Land (5,226 feet) and Building,


$9,000 00


Furniture,


300 00


George H. Foster IIose Car-


riage and Apparatus, 2,000 00


R. A. Vinal Hook and Ladder Truck and Apparatus, 3,400 00


Prescott Hook and Ladder


Truck and Apparatus 100 00


14,800 00


No. 4 Hose House Land (9,100 feet)


and Building,


$11,000 00


Furniture,


400 00


Geo. O. Brastow Hose Car- riage and Apparatus, 2,000 00


Relief Hose Carriage, 600 00


14,000 00


Fire-Alarm Telegraph,


15,800 00


Police Station Land (15,232 feet) and Building (Bow Street), $40,000 00


Furniture,


3,000 00


43,000 00


Prospect Street Land (7,918 feet) and Building, 7,000 00


Public Park (cost $212,993.20),


125,000 00


Joy Street Land (2,960 feet),


500 00


Walnut Hill Land (10,890 feet),


1,000 00


Elm Street Land (18,000 feet),


3,600 00


Amount carried forward, $761,500 00


3


34


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward, $761,500 00


Ledge Land on Bond Street (39,732 feet), 2,500 00


Holland Street (5 a., 6,806 feet), 12,000 00


Somerville Avenue (39,456 feet), 5,000 00


Gravel Land in Waltham (about 35 acres), 15,000 00


Gravel Land in Wakefield (about 1] acres), 5,000 00


Gravel Land in Winchester (about 2 acres), 500 00


Somerville Water Works (cost $342,- 608.76),


341,000 00


Tufts Street Land (29,584 feet),


5,000 00


Oliver Street Land (63,069 feet),


7,500 00


Total value of Public Property,


$1,155,000 00


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APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT.


Table B. FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1882.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


1880.


Oct.


1,


City, Water,


349,


5


1,


$36,500


$36,500


36,


7,500


7,500


1881.


City,


353 to 372,


1,000


20,000


April 1,


49,


63


April 1,


10,000


10,000


52 to 54,


66


5,000


15,000


55,


2,000


2,000


1872


66


7,


51


July 1,


20,000


20,000


1874.


1,


66,


61


66


2,000


2,000


67,


5,000


5,000


66


Water,


16 to 18,


66


5,000


15,000


1872.


Oct.


1,


City,


13, 14 to 17,


66


5,000


20,000


1874.


Oct.


1,


66


80 to 86,


6.4


5,000


35,000


66


87 to 96,


66


5,000


50,000


66


99,


2,500


2,500


100,


66


60


1,000


1,000


101 to 103,


3,000


9,000


104,


66


1,000


1,000


105,


2,000


2,000


1877.


Oct.


1,


Water,


32,


5


5,000


5,000


1878


Jan 1,


City,


337,


Jan.


1,


5,000


5,000


April 1,


188,


April 1,


4,500


4,500


1879.


66


342


5


66


6,000


6,000


Oct.


1,


350,


1881.


Oct.


1,


413,


66


6,000


6,000


1882.


"2,


462,


7,000


7,000


July


1,


19 to 22,


6


July 1,


5,000


20,000


157,


4,000


4,000


158,


66


66


5,000


5,000


66


163 to 174,


66


5,000


60,000


1876.


April 1,


175 to 182,


April 1, 66


5,000


40,000


183 to 185,


5,000


15,000


66


186, 187,


66


5,000


5,000


66


1,000


1,000


23 to 27,


10,000


50,000


28,


5,500


5,500


Amount


carried forward


$795,500


66


72 to 79,


5,000


40,000


6


Oct.


1,


6,000


6,000


98,


66


5,000


5,000


66


66


5,000


125,000


66


106 to 111, 116,


5,000


30,000


3,000


3,000


117 to 121, 123 to 142, 147 to 156,


5,000


50,000


1880.


6,000


6,000


Oct.


1875.


3,000


3,000


159,


160 to 162,


66


5,000


15,000


1886.


10,000


20,000


57 and 60,


July 1,


July


April 1, 1874.


1884.


1883. Oct.


1885.


1876.


April 1,


Water, City,


Water,


36


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table B. - Continued.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


Amount


brought forward


$795,500


1882.


1887.


July


1,


City,


423 to 437, 438,


5


July 1,


$1,000


15,000


1880.


1,


Water,


37 to 45,


Oct. 1,


1,000


9,000


1881.


City,


373 to 412,


66


1,000


40,000


Oct.


1,


66


417 to 422,


1,000


6,000


1882.


1888.


1,000


23,000


Jan.


1,


Water,


57 to 65,


Jan. 1,


1,000


9,000


1880.


Oct.


1,


46 to 54,


Oct. 1, 1890.


1,000


9,000


1881.


Jan.


1,


66 to 76,


Jan.


1,


1,000


11,000


Oct.


1,


78 to 88,


Oct.


1,


1,000


11,000


66


89 to 99,


Oct. 1,


1,000


11,000


1894.


Oct. 1,


1,000


12,000


1878.


Jan.


1,


City,


335,


Jan. 1,


37,000


37,000


336,


66


1,000


1,000


1879.


Jan.


1,


Water,


34,


25,000


25,000


66


340,


1,500


1,500


1880


Jan.


1,


346,


2,000


2,000


347,


66


1,000


1,000


348,


5,500


5,500


1876.


April 1,


189,


April 1,


35,500


35,500


Oct.


1,


190 to 194,


5,000


25,000


195 to 334,


1,000


140,000


1879.


April 1,


343,


4,000


4,000


Oct.


1,


344.


. .


8,000


8,000


345,


25,000


25,000


1880.


Oct.


1,


351,


1,000


1,000


352,


42,500


42,500


1881.


Oct.


1,


414,


45,000


45,000


1882.


Ocr. 2,


45,000


45,000


July


1,


Water,


112 to 124,


July 1, 1896. July 1,


5,000


35,000


1882.


Water,


125 to 136, 137,


1897.


138 to 151,


July 1,


1,000


14,000


60


152 to 66,


July 1,


1,000


15,000


Amount


carried forward


$1,513,500


July 1,


439 to 461,


July 1,


1881.


1889.


Oct. 1, 1892.


9,000


9,000


1893.


2,000


2,000


City,


339,


12,000


12,000


341,


1,500


1,500


100 to 111,


1895.


66


66


416,


500


500


500


500


Oct.


1,


Sewer,


1 to 7,


July


1,


1,000


12,000


500


500


415,


1,000


1,000


463, 464,


2,000


2,000


1,000


13,000


1876.


July


1898.


55 5


338,


60


April 1,


37


APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT.


Table B. - Concluded.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


1882. July


1,


Water, 66


167 to 181, 182,


5


July 1,


$1,000


15,000


500


500


66


183 to 194, 195,


1904.


Oct.


1,


33,


Oct. 1,


5,000


5,000


1879.


Jan.


1,


35,


Jan. 1,


5,000


5,000


1876.


April 1, 1880.


29,


April 1,


4,500


4,500


Oct.


1,


56,


5


5,500


5,500


1881.


Oct.


1,


77,


.€


6,000


6,000


Oct. 66


2,


66


196, 197


66


66


6,500


6,500


1876.


66


30 and 31,


51


July 1,


5,000


10,000


Total


Funded Debt


$1,585,000


1900. July 1,


1,000 500


500


1877.


Amount


brought forward


$1,513,500


1899.


1906.


1,000


1,000


July


1,


1882.


66


1905.


12,000


38


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table C.


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS SHOWING APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., TO DEC. 31, 1882.


APPROPRIATIONS.


Credit.


TAXES, amount assessed for current expenses,


$376,850 00


PROPERTY and DEBT BALANCE, appropriated in 1882, 182,500 00


$559,350 00


Debit.


FIRE DEPARTMENT,


$22,000 00


HEALTH,


2,500 00


HIGHWAYS,


30,000 00


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS,


500 00


INTEREST,


70,000 00


MISCELLANEOUS,


7,000 00


POLICE,


22,500 00


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS,


2,000 00


PUBLIC LIBRARY,


1,500 00


PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE,


1,500 00


RENEWALS OF FUNDED DEBT,


182,500 00


SALARIES,


18,000 00


SCHOOL CONTINGENT,


9,000 00


SCHOOL FUEL,


3,500 00


SCHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS,


6,500 00


SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES,


63,000 00


SEWERS,


14,000 00


SIDEWALKS,


2,600 00


SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS,


45,525 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF,


225 00


STREET LIGHTS,


7,000 00


SUPPORT OF POOR,


14,000 00


WATERING STREETS,


3,000 00


WATER MAINTENANCE,


12,000 00


WATER LOAN INTEREST,


2,000 00


EDGERLY SCHOOL-HOUSE ADDITION,


17,000 00


$559,350 00


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CASH.


Credit.


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX,


$11,638 19


EDGERLY SCHOOL ADDITION,


15,520 34


FIRE DEPARTMENT,


22,124 89


FUNDED DEBT,


182,500 00


HEALTH DEPARTMENT,


2,921 49


HIGHWAYS,


34,881 81


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS,


986 00


INTEREST,


78,588 50


MISCELLANEOUS,


7,687 28


OVERPLUS ON TAX SALES,


236 00


POLICE,


23,408 82


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS,


2,263 55


PUBLIC LIBRARY,


2,683 59


PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE,


1,514 16


SALARIES,


17,864 54


SCHOOL CONTINGENT,


9,318 36


SCHOOL FUEL,


4,318 11


SCHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS,


7,866 75


SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES,


65,037 02


SEWERS,


20,266 02


SIDEWALKS,


7,357 57


SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS,


45,525 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF,


225 00


STREET LIGHTS,


7,577 55


SUPPORT OF POOR,


16,383 10


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,


30,880 00


STATE AID,


4,497 25


SUNDRY PERSONS,


1,037 50


TEMPORARY LOANS,


465,000 00


WATERING STREETS,


6,042 15


WATER MAINTENANCE,


12,755 77


WATER SERVICES,


2,933 84


WATER LOAN INTEREST,


17,975 00


BALANCE, to debit in account 1883,


21,516 88


$1,151,332 03


40


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1881,


$14,321 76


FIRE DEPARTMENT, 199 44


FUNDED DEBT,


182,500 00


HEALTH DEPARTMENT,


309 25


HIGHWAYS,


4,145 63


HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS,


61 88


INTEREST, 35,798 46


MISCELLANEOUS,


1,747 16


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT,


35 56


OVERPLUS ON TAX SALES,


358 13


POLICE,


1,221 90


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS,


625 00


PUBLIC LIBRARY,


1,283 88


PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE,


13 25


SCHOOL CONTINGENT,


248 50


SCHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS,


756 00


SEWERS,


194 45


SEWER ASSESSMENTS,


8,704 32


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS,


1,894 66


STREET LIGHTS,


430 98


SUPPORT OF POOR,


1,650 14


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS - INDIGENT


SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, 1,016 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS - STATE AID,


4,808 50


TAXES,


426,915 79


TEMPORARY LOANS,


435,000 00


WATER MAINTENANCE,


408 07


WATER SERVICES,


5 00


WATER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS,


3,087 93


WATER LOAN INTEREST,


19,354 28


WATERING STREETS,


3,133 95


REAL ESTATE LIENS,


1,070 66


STATE AID,


31 50


-$1,151,332 03


41


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COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


Credit.


TAXES, amount assessed for county tax, $11,638 19


Debit.


CASH, paid on county tax,


$11,638 19


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


Credit.


BALANCE, from 1881,


$9,067 54


FIRE DEPARTMENT, credit balance of account,


74 55


HEALTH DEPARTMENT,


87 76


HIGHWAYS, credit balance of account,


263 82


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, credit balance of account, 7 00


INTEREST, credit balance of account,


18,006 23


MISCELLANEOUS, 60 66


1,162 48


POLICE,


66 60


313 08


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS, credit balance of ac-


count,


361 45


PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE, credit balance of ac- count,


49 09


SALARIES, credit balance of account,


135 46


SCHOOL CONTINGENT, credit balance of account,


130 14


SCHOOL FUEL, יי


181 89


SBHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS, credit balance of ac- count,


139 25


SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES, credit balance of ac-


count,


162 98


SEWERS, credit balance of account,


3,060 40


SIDEWALKS, 66 66


115 35


STREET LIGHTS, credit balance of account,


53 43


SUPPORT OF POOR, "


267 04


Amount carried forward,


$33,638 94


42


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward,


$33,+38 94


WATERING STREETS, credit balance of account, 91 80


WATER MAINTENANCE, " 60 66


198 38


WATER LOAN INTEREST, " 66


3,341 78


$37,270 90


Debit.


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT, debit balance


of account,


$1,190 93


BALANCE, to credit in account of 1883, 36,079 97


$37,270 90


EDGERLY SCHOOL-HOUSE ADDITION.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $17,000 00


Debit.


CASH paid J. O. Hayden & Co. adver-


tising, $3 00


Journal Newspaper Company, ad- vertising, 6 00


Daily Advertiser, advertising, 4 50


Samuel D. Kelley, on account as architect, 500 00


R. A. Hines & Son, mason work, 7,499 00


Daniel Brooks, mason work, 230 57


Mead, Mason & Co., on account car- penter work, 5,750 00


R. A. Melvin & Co., carpenter work, 333 49


Highland Foundry Co., furnaces, 406 00


J. A. Swasey, blackboards, 77 93


Bosworth & French, soapstone sinks 63 00


Oaks Manufacturing Co., eagle vane, 35 00


A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture, 307 85


Amounts carried forward, $15,216 34


$17,000 00


43


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Amounts brought forward, $15,216 34 $17,000 00


School-house Incidentals, account


second-hand desks 272 00


Daniel Pratt's Son, clock,


21 00


E. A. Kent, teaming,


5 00


W. H. Denton, cleaning windows


6 00


$15,520 34


BALANCE to credit in account 1883,


1,479 66


$17,000 00


FUNDED DEBT.


Credit.


BALANCE from 1881, $1,585,000 00


CASH received from sale of Bonds Nos.


423 to 464, City Loan, $92,500 00


Bonds Nos. 112 to 197 Water Loan, 90,000 00


182,500 00


$1,767,500 00


Debit.


CASH paid City Loan Bond No. 1, $17,500,00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3 and 4,


10,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 5 and 6, 20,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 8 and 10, 20,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 9, 5,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 11 and 12,


10,000 00


Sidewalk Loan Bond No. 10, 10,000 00


Water Loan Bond No. 12,


50,000 00


Water Loan Bond No. 13, 40,000 00


Balance to credit in account 1883, 1,585,000 00


$1,767,500 00


44


ANNUAL REPORTS.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$22,000 00


CASH received of Phoenix Insurance Com- pany, damage to hose carriage by fire, $22 00


E. P. Dunbar, amount received for old copper, etc., sold, 90 44


L. W. Dorr, manure, 52 00


J. A. Cummings, feed boxes,


5 00


Samuel Trull, second-hand radiator,


3 00


Herbert Thorp, telephone poles, 3 00


Sewer Department, leather hose,


24 00


199 44


$22,199 44


Debit.


CASH paid James R. Hopkins, chief en-


gineer, $1,000 00


N. C. Barker, assistant engineer, 349 99


Steamer Engine Company, 781 00


John E. Wool Hose Company, 687 25


Winter Hill Hose Company, 693 50


George H. Foster Hose Company,


631 00


George O. Brastow Hose Company,


706 00


R. A. Vinal Hook and Ladder Com-


pany, 1,068 50


Steamer engineer,


950 00


Steamer fireman,


780 00


Seven drivers,


5,460 00


J. F. Walker, substitute driver,


162 50


W. H. Whitcomb, substitute driver, 136 50


Amounts carried forward,


$13,456 24


$22,199 44


45


APPENDIX TO TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $13,456 24 $22,199 44


W. H. Whitcomb, labor, 9 75


City of Boston, water for hydrants,


1,428 00


City of Boston, water rates,


110 00


Edward O'Brien, horseshoeing,


31 25


George McDemond, horseshoeing.


34 57


J. W. Gerry, horseshoeing, 60 90


Charles Maguire, horseshoeing, 51 65


H. G. Collins, horseshoeing, 1 50


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing, 173 08


Benjamin F. Robinson, blacksmith- ing, 5 15


Hunneman & Co., repairs,


588 00


Cook, Rymes & Co., repairs,


168 66


Bowditch & Cogswell, repairs and painting hose carriage, 135 63.


Burbank & Osborn, repairs and painting hose carriage, 112 30


D. W. Crocker, repairs, 11 25


Charles H. Holmes & Son, repairs and storing stoves, 15 10


M. C. Warren, hardware, 28 75.


J. E. Parsons, hardware, 10 12


J. A. Durell, hardware and repairs, 66 55


Howe & Flint, hardware and plumb- ing, 33 18


H. W. Raymond, cuspadores and hardware,


21 04


J. Henry Kimball, springs and repairs, 7 35


F. Ivers, repairing harnesses and chains, 19 15


G. M. J. Wilson, repairing harnesses, 70 35


L. Barrican, repairing harnesses, 90


W. Mitchell, horse collars,


12 00


Maurice Reardon, horse collars,


12 00


Amounts carried forward, $16,674 42


$22,199 44


46


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward, $16,674 42 $22,199 44


Geo. H. Foster Hose Company, har-


nesses, 12 75


Henry A. Bryns, swinging harness, 18 00


Charles E. Berry, swinging harness, 48 00


James Boyd & Son, steel bits, 26 50


John Kennedy, wheelwright work, 2 00


J. Leland, wheelwright work, 13 15


H. H. Miller, painting wagons, 32 00


W. S. Walker, painting and glazing, 28 05




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