Report of the city of Somerville 1890, Part 3

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 494


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The financial condition of the city, exclusive of its public prop- erty, is as follows : -


Funded debt, city loan


$678,000 00


Funded debt, water loan


379,500 00


Net indebtedness Dec. 31, 1890 $1,057,500 00


Total cash receipts for the year, including a balance of $21,002.02 from the year 1889 . $1,371,523 23


Total cash disbursements .


·


1,351,238 08


Leaving in the treasury the sum of $20,285 15


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REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


A detailed statement of the public property, funded debt, and the receipts and disbursements of the various accounts will appear in the appendix.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. COLE, Treasurer.


-


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


TABLE A.


PUBLIC PROPERTY, DEC. 31, 1890.


Central Hill land (12 acres, 27,920 feet)


$100,000 00


City Hall


$10,000 00 ·


Furniture


3,000 00


13,000 00


Public Library


8,500 00


Public Library building


28,338 45


Steam fire-engine house


$10,000 00


Furniture


500 00


Steam fire-engine and apparatus


4,000 00


Steam fire-engine, hose carriage, and apparatus


2,000 00


High Schoolhouse


$40,000 00


Furniture


3,500 00


Philosophical apparatus


500 00


44,000 00


Prescott Schoolhouse, land (21,444 ft.)


and building


$40,000 00 ·


Furniture


2,000 00


42,000 00


Luther V. Bell Schoolhouse, land (23,396 feet) and building


$40,000 00


Furniture


3,000 00


.


43,000 00


Amount carried forward


$295,338 45


.


.


16,500 00


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45


Amount brought forward Forster Schoolhouse, Jand (27,499 feet) and building Furniture


$295,338 45


$37,922 24


1,500 00


39,422 24


Morse Schoolhouse, land (29,109 feet)


and building


$25,000 00 ·


Furniture


.


.


26,000 00


Morse Schoolhouse addition .


$31,334 95


Furniture


696 52


32,031 47


Highland Schoolhouse, land (23,260


feet) and building


$32,000 00


Furniture


1,000 00


33,000 00


Highland Schoolhouse addition


$13,790 94


Furniture


385 80


14,176 74


Lincoln Schoolhouse, land (17,662 feet)


and building


$14,742 17


Furniture


744 93


15,487 10


Prospect Hill Schoolhouse, land (25,313 feet) and building


$20,000 00


Furniture


600 00


20,600 00


Jackson Schoolhouse, land (11,212 feet)


and building


$8,000 00


Furniture


300 00


8,300 00


Bennett Schoolhouse, land (20,560 feet)


and building


$8,000 00


Furniture


300 00


·


Webster Schoolhouse, land (11,050 feet) and building


$8,000 00


Furniture


300 00


8,300 00


Amount carried forward


$500,956 00


.


..


.


.


.


8,300 00


·


1,000 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $500,956 00


Union Schoolhouse, land (9,360 feet) and building


$2,500 00


Furniture


100 00


2,600 00


Harvard Schoolhouse, land (9,810 feet)


and building


$2,500 00


Furniture


100 00


2,600 00


Edgerly Schoolhouse, land (26,428 feet)


and building


$25,000 00


Furniture


500 00


25,500 00


Edgerly Schoolhouse addition


$17,000 00


Furniture


600 00


17,600 00


Brastow Schoolhouse, land (10,019 feet)


and building


$6,000 00


Furniture


250 00


6,250 00


Franklin Schoolhouse, land (33,017 feet)


and building


$14,000 00


Furniture


300 00


14,300 00


Beach-street Schoolhouse, land (6,000


feet) and building


$4,500 00


Furniture


250 00


4,750 00


Spring Hill Schoolhouse, land (4,991


feet) and building


$1,600 00


Furniture


100 00


1,700 00


Davis Schoolhouse, Tufts street, land (29,584 feet) and building $17,606 22


Furniture


726 99


18,333 21


Amount carried forward


$594,589 21


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47


Amount brought forward Cummings Schoolhouse, School street, land (11,300 feet) and building . Furniture


$594,589.21


$14,643 21 714 16


15,357 37


Bingham Schoolhouse, Lowell street, land (21,017 feet) and building, Furniture


$14,553 56


551 33


15,104 89


Burns Schoolhouse, Cherry street, land (16,080 feet) and building


$14,662 40


Furniture


587 12


15,249 52


O. S. Knapp Schoolhouse, Concord square, land (24,517 feet) and building


$31,851 81


Furniture .


1,123 08


32,974 89


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


Cedar-street Schoolhouse


$700 00


Furniture


100 00


800 00


City stables and dwelling houses


7,000 00


Equipments for highway repairs


7,750 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


No. 2 Hose-house, land (5,400 feet) and building


$7,500 00


Furniture


300 00


Winter Hill hose carriage and ap- paratus


2,000 00


9,800 00


Amount carried forward


$735,625 88


.


.


30,000 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $735,625 88


No. 3 Hose-house, land (5,226 feet) and building


$9,000 00


Furniture


300 00


George 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 100 00


14,800 00


No. 4 Hose-house, land (9,100 feet) and building


$11,000 00


Furniture


400 00


George O. Brastow hose carriage and apparatus.


2,000 00


Relief hose carriage .


600 00


14,000 00


Steam fire-engine and equipment


4,515 00


No. 5 Hose-house, land (39,456 feet) and building


$16,113 68


Furniture and apparatus


2,630 94


18,744 62


Fire-alarm telegraph .


15,800 00


Police-station, land (15,232 feet) and


building (Bow street)


$40,000 00


Furniture


3,000 00


Police stable .


3,858 35


Public Park (cost $212,993.20)


125,000 00


Joy street, land (2,960 feet) .


500 00


Walnut Hill, land (10,980 feet)


1,000 00


Elm street, land (18,000 feet)


3,600 00


Holland street (5 acres, 6,806 feet)


12,000 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


Amount carried forward


. $1,019,943 85


·


43,000 00


Prospect street, land (7,918 feet) and building


7,000 00


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Amount brought forward . . $1,019,943 85 Somerville water-works (cost $496,476.87) 494,868 11 Oliver street, land (63,069 feet) 7,500 00


Whipple street, land, lots Nos. 30 and 31 (15,240 feet) 388 27 Schoolhouse in Ward Two, Washington street, land (27,236 feet) 16,287 68


Schoolhouse in Ward Three, Jaques street, land (28,800 feet) 8,180 02


Total value of public property


$1,547,167 93


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B. FUNDED DEBT DEC. 31, 1890.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomina- tion.


Amount.


1888. July 1.


Water.


280


4


1891. July 1.


$1,000


$1,000


1884. Oct. 1.


City.


647 to 720


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


74,000


1889. Oct. 1.


City.


919 to 923


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,003 to 1,012


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


306 to 308


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


393 to 394


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1881. Jan. 1.


Water.


66 to 76


5


1892. Jan. 1.


1,000


11,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


281


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1881. Oct. 1.


Water.


78 to 88


5


Oct. 1.


1,000


11,000


1884. Oct. 1.


City.


721 to 798


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


78,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


City.


924 to 928


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,013 to 1,022


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


309 to 311


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


Oct. 1.


Water.


395 to 396


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1885. July 1.


Water.


856 to 880


4


July 1.


1,000


25,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


282


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1885. Oct. 1.


Water.


89 to 99


5 Oct. 1.


1,000


11,000


1884. Oct. 1.


City.


799 to 852


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


54,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


City.


929 to 933


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,023 to 1,032


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


312 to 314


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890.


Water.


397 to 398


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1. July 1.


Water. City.


283


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


887 to 909


4


July 1.


1,000


23,000


Amount


carried forward


$351,000


1890.


1893.


Oct. 1.


1894.


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TABLE B. - Continued.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomina- tion.


Amount.


P


Amount


brought forward


$351,000


1881. Oct. 1.


Water.


100 to 111


5


1894. Oct. 1.


$1,000


12,000


1889. Oct. 1. 1890 Oct. 1.


Water.


315 to 317


1


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


Water.


399 to 400


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1889. Oct. 1.


City.


934 to 938


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,033 to 1,042


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1888. July 1. 1883. July 1.


Water.


112 to 124


5


July 1.


1,000


13,000


1876. Oct. 1. Oct. 1.


City. City.


190 to 194


5


Oct. 1.


5,000


25,000


1889. Oct. 1.


City.


939 to 943


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,043 to 1,052


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


318 to 320


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


401 to 402


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1876. July 1.


Sewer.


1 to 7


5


1896. July 1.


5,000


35,000


1882. July 1. July 1.


Water. Water.


125 to 136


5


July 1.


1,000


12,000


5


July 1.


500


500


1888. July 1.


Water.


285


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


321 to 323


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


403 to 404


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1889


City.


944 to 948


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


5,000


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,053 to 1,062


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1882. July 1.


Water.


138 to 151


5


July 1.


1,000


14,000


1888. July 1. July 1.


Water. City.


286 910 to 913


4


July 1. July 1.


1,000


4,000


1889. Oct. 1.


City.


949 to 969


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


21,000


Amount


carried forward


$690,500


Water.


284


4


1895. July 1.


1,000


1,000


195 to 334


5


Oct. 1.


1,000


140,000


Oct. 1.


1897.


1,000


1,000


4


137


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B. - Continued.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


1890. Oct. 1.


City.


1,063 to 1,072


1


1897. Oct. 1.


$1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


324 to 326


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


405 to 406


1


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1882. July 1.


Water.


152 to 166


5


1898. July 1.


1,000


15,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


287


1


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


327 to 329


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890.


Water.


407 to 408


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


City.


970 to 993


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


24,000


1890.


City.


1,073 to 1,082


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1882. July 1. July 1.


Water. Water.


167 to 181 182


5


July 1. July 1.


500


500


1888. July 1.


Water.


288


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


330 to 342


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


13,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


409 to 415


4 .


Oct. 1.


1,000


7,000


1889.


City.


994 to 1,002


1


Oct. 1.


1,000


9,000


1890 Oct. 1.


City.


1,083 to 1,092


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


1882.


Water. Water.


183 to 194 195


5


July 1. July 1.


500


500


July 1. July 1. 1888. July 1.


Water.


289


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1884. Oct. 1.


Water.


200 to 202


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1889.


Water.


343 to 344


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890.


Water. City.


1,093 to 1,120


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


28,000


1888. July 1. 1884. Oct. 1.


Water.


290


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


Water.


203 to 212


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


10,000


Amount


carried forward


$875,500


5


1899.


1,000


15,000


5


1900.


1,000


12,000


Oct. 1.


Oct. 1. Oct. 1.


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


416 to 417


4


1901.


Amount


brought forward


$690,500


Oct. 1.


Oct. 1.


Oct. 1.


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TABLE B. - Continued.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomina- tion.


Amount.


1885. July 1. 1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


214 to 219


4


1901. July 1.


$1,000


6,000


Water.


345 to 346


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890. Oct. 1. Oct. 1.


Water. City.


1,121 to 1,137


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


17,000


1885.


Water.


220 to 226


4


July 1.


1,000


7,000


July 1. 1886. July 1.


Water.


229 to 238


4


July 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


347 to 348


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890. Oct. 1. Oct. 1. 1886.


Water. City.


1,138 to 1,141


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


4,000


Water.


239 to 256


4


1903. July 1.


1,000


18,000


July 1. 1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


349 to 350


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1886.


Water.


257 to 266


4


1904. July 1.


1,000


10,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


· 351 to 352


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


Oct. 1.


Water.


353 to 355


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1876. July 1. 1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


356 to 358


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1886. July 1. 1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


267 to 276


4


July 1.


1,000


10,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


291


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


July 1. 1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


362 to 364


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1888.


Water.


293


4


July 1. 1909.


1,000


1,000


1890.


Water.


423 to 425


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


Amount


carried forward


.


.


$998,500


.


·


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


Water.


292


4


1908. July 1.


1,000


1,000


July 1.


Water.


359 to 361


4


1906. July 1.


5,000


10,000


Water.


30 and 31


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


418 to 419


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1902.


$875,500


Amount


brought forward


420 to 422


July 1.


1905.


1907.


Oct. 1.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B. - Continued.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When Due.


Denomina- tion.


Amount.


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


365 to 367


4


1909. Oct. 1.


$1,000


3,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


294


4


1910. July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889. Oct. 1.


Water.


368 to 370


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


426 to 427


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


295


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


Water.


371 to 373


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


428 to 429


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


296


4


1912. July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


Water.


374 to 376


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


430 to 431


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


297


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Water.


377 to 379


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


432 to 433


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


298


4


1914. July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Water.


380 to 382


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


3,000


Oct. 1.


Water.


434 to 435


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888. July 1.


Water.


299


4


1915. July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


Water.


383 to 384"


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


436 to 437


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888.


July 1.


Water.


300


4


1916. July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


Water.


385 to 386


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


438 to 439


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1888.


Water.


301


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Water.


387 to 388


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


Amount


carried forward


$1,044,500


.


.


$998,500


Amount


brought forward


1911.


1917.


July 1.


Oct. 1.


1913.


Oct. 1.


Oct. 1. 1890.


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TABLE B. - Concluded.


Date.


Loan.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When Due.


Denomina- tion.


Amount.


1890.


Oct. 1.


Water.


440 to 441


4


Oct. 1.


$1,000


2,000


1888.


1918.


July 1.


Water.


302


4


July 1.


1,000


1,000


1889.


Oct. 1.


Water.


389 to 390


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890.


Oct. 1.


Water.


442 to 443


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1889.


1919.


Oct. 1.


Water.


391 to 392


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


1890. Oct. 1.


Water.


444 to 445


4


Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


Oct. 1.


Water.


446 to 447


4


1920. Oct. 1.


1,000


2,000


Total


Funded Debt


$1,057,500


.


igia.


$1,044,500


Amount


brought forward


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE C.


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS SHOWING APPROPRIA- TIONS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., TO DEC. 31, 1890.


APPROPRIATIONS.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed


$418,500 00


Property and debt and balance


194,000 00


$612,500 00


DEBIT.


Fire Department


$32,900 00


Health Department


6,000 00


Highland Schoolhouse addition .


15,000 00


Highways .


.


45,000 00


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


900 00


Interest


34,000 00


Miscellaneous


6,500 00


Police .


32,000 00


Police Station Incidentals


2,600 00


Public Library


3,000 00


Public Grounds .


6,000 00


Printing and Stationery


5,000 00


Reduction of Funded Debt


45,000 00


Renewals of Funded Debt .


44,000 00


Relief and Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


4,000 00


Salaries


28,000 00


School Contingent


20,500 00


School Fuel


7,000 00


Schoolhouse Incidentals


16,000 00


School Teachers' Salaries


43,500 00


Sewers


10,000 00


Sidewalks


10,000 00


Street Lights


22,000 00


Amounts carried forward .


$438,900 00


$612,500 00


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Amounts brought forward .


$438,900 00


$612,500 00


Support of Poor .


12,000 00


Steam Fire-engine and Equipment


4,600 00


Schoolhouse in Ward Two, Prospect Hill District


50,000 00


Schoolhouse in Ward Three


35,000 00


Watering Streets


4,000 00


Water Maintenance


18,000 00


Water-works extension .


50,000 00


$612,500 00


CASH.


CREDIT.


1


County of Middlesex


$22,188 84


Funded Debt


89,000 00


Fire Department


32,013 51


Health Department


5,971 81


Highways .


55,138 50


Highland Schoolhouse addition


13,790 94


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


1,322 00


Interest


50,399 00


Miscellaneous


9,941 47


Morse Schoolhouse addition


25,895 07


Police


35,900 42


Police Station Incidentals


2,969 27


Public Library


5,870 92


Public Grounds .


7,816 61


Printing and Stationery


5,212 89


Relief and Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


2,365 00


Sundry Persons


20 00


State Aid


5,089 50


Salaries


27,900 52


School Contingent


22,364 12


School Fuel


5,586 01


Schoolhouse Incidentals


19,172 92


Amount carried forward


$445,929 32


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $445,929 32


School Teachers' Salaries .


100,733 72


Schoolhouse in Ward Two .


11,621 17


Schoolhouse in Ward Two, Prospect Hill District


16,287 68


Schoolhouse in Ward Three


8,180 02


Sewers


17,911 83


Sidewalks


18,850 34


Street Lights


20,554 26


Support of Poor .


15,261 14


State of Massachusetts


24,115 00


Steam Fire-engine and Equipment


4,515 00


Temporary Loans


575,000 00


Watering Streets .


9,845 16


Water Maintenance


19,264 63


Water Services


9,413 50


Water-works extension


53,755 31


Balance to debit in account 1891


20,285 15


$1,371,523 23


DEBIT.


Balance from 1889


$21,002 02


Fire Department


99 23


Health Department


229 00


Highways


7,160 51


City of Boston


1,329 08


City of Boston, water rates .


55,879 72


Interest


17,396 31


Miscellaneous


2,290 59


Police


5,602 64


Police Station Incidentals


500 00


Public Library


3,002 83


Public Grounds


390 38


Relief and Burial of Indigent Soldiers


and Sailors


33 50


State Aid


58 00


Amounts carried forward . . $114,973 81 $1,371,523 23


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Amounts brought forward .


$114,973 81 $1,371,523 23


School Contingent


111 66


Schoolhouse Incidentals


46 00


Sewers


785 08


Sidewalks


718 40


Sewer Assessments


17,857 65


Sidewalk Assessments


11,321 27


Support of Poor .


2,109 89


State of Massachusetts, State Aid


4,492 00


State of Massachusetts, Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


614 50


Taxes


453,238 60


Temporary Loans


748,000 00


Watering Streets


6,024 36


Water Maintenance


830 63


Water Services


458 23


Water Service Assessments


9,597 63


Water-works extension


343 52


$1,371,523 23


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed


$22,188 84


DEBIT.


Cash, paid county tax .


$22,188 84


CITY OF BOSTON, WATER RATES.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of City of Boston return on water rates, 50 per cent. of $111,759.44 .


$55,879 72


DEBIT.


School Teachers' Salaries, transferred .


$55,879 72


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


CITY OF BOSTON.


Balance of account 1889


DEBIT. CREDIT. $1,329 08


Cash, received of City of Boston return on water rates, 50 per cent of $2,658.16 $1,329 08


CITY AND WATER LOAN BONDS.


CREDIT.


Balance to debit in account 1891


$194,000 00


DEBIT.


Funded Debt, bonds not sold


$194,000 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1889


$4,951 06


Fire Department, credit balance of ac- count


985 72


Health Department, credit balance of account ·


257 19


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, credit balance of account .


239 00


Public Grounds, credit balance of ac- count


73 77


Police, credit balance of account .


1,702 22


Police Station Incidentals, credit bal- ance of account 130 73


Relief and Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, credit balance of account


238 50


Sidewalks, credit balance of account


851 62


Sewers, credit balance of account


1,764 82


Amount carried forward $11,194 63


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Amount brought forward .


$11,194 63 99 48


Salaries, credit balance of account


1,413 99


School Fuel, credit balance of account, Street Lights, credit balance of account, Steam Fire-engine and Equipment, credit balance of account . 85 00


445 74


Watering Streets, credit balance of account


179 20


Water Maintenance, credit balance of account


302 02


Overlay and Abatement, transferred . 4,629 78


$18,349 84


DEBIT.


Morse Schoolhouse addition, balance of 1889 transferred


$4,951 06


Highways, debit balance of account


1,977 99


Interest, debit balance of account


2,672 39


1,150 88


Miscellaneous, debit balance of account, Printing and Stationery, debit balance of account


212 89


Support of Poor, debit balance of ac- count


1,151 25


School Teachers' Salaries, debit balance of account


1,354 00


School Contingent, debit balance of account


1,752 46


Schoolhouse Incidentals, debit balance of account


3,126 92


$18,349 84


FUNDED DEBT.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1890


. $952,500 00


City and Water Loan Bonds :


City Loan Bonds not sold . $139,000 00


Amounts carried forward . . $139,000 00


$952,500 00


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $139,000 00 $952,500 00


Water Loan Bonds not sold . 55,000 00


194,000 00


$1,146,500 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid sundry persons : -


Water Loan Bonds Nos. 55 to 279, $10,000 00


Water Loan Bonds Nos. 303 to 305, 3,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 576 to 646,


71,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 914 to 918,


5,000 00


$89,000 00


Balance to debit in account 1891


1,057,500 00


$1,146,500 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$32,900 00


Cash, received of Lorenzo W. Dow, manure,


$45 00


E. I. Braddock, old copper, etc. .


54 23


99 23


$32,999 23


DEBIT.


Cash, paid James R. Hopkins, chief en- gineer


$1,400 00


Nathaniel C. Barker, assistant en- gineer .


300 00


One steamer engineer, ten months


900 00


Two steamer engineers, two months .


360 00


Steamer fireman


900 00


Eight drivers, ten months


6,000 00


Nine drivers, two months


1,350 00


Edward F. Backus, lineman


936 29


Amounts carried forward


$12,146 29


$32,999 23


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Amounts brought forward . $12,146 29 $32,999 23


William A. Perry, substitute driver


295 16


John Gillooly, substitute driver . William H. Dennis, substitute driver


36 29


Charles H. Timson, substitute driver


33 87


Ira E. Mix, substitute driver


112 02


Charles H. Stevens, substitute driver


75 00


Steamer Co. No. 1


785 00


Steamer Co. No. 4


218 95


R. A. Vinal Hook and Ladder Co. .


1,331 76


John E. Wool Hose Co., No. 1


786 00


Winter Hill Hose Co., No. 2


786 00


George H. Foster Hose Co., No. 3


714 75


George O. Brastow Hose Co., No. 4 ·


644 92


Hose Co. No. 5 .


667 25


City of Boston, water drants


for hy-


2,239 44


City of Boston, water for houses,


120 90


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas


440 93


Charlestown Gas Co., gas .


147 88


Nathan Tufts & Sons, grain .


660 86


Fulton O'Brion, hay and grain


263 76


A. M. Prescott, hay and grain


245 18


Hewey, Skillings, & Co., hay and grain


35 05


Hosmer, Crampton, & Hammond, hay .


198 13


Plummer & Co., hay . 183 02


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing


238 68


W. H. Richardson, horseshoeing,


44 00


Amounts carried forward . · $23,526 09


$32,999 23


63


75 00


64.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $23,526 09 $32,999 23


M. Lynch, horseshoeing 21 75


C. F. Scott, horseshoeing 20 78


Charles Maguire, horseshoeing 43 05


Edward O'Brien, horseshoeing .


45 58


Charles W. Ingalls, horseshoeing,


44 65


W. E. Plumer & Co., hardware .


33 78


J. A. Durell, hardware


14 25


Charles A. Holmes & Co., hard- ware


8 75


W. I. Heald, hardware


25 44


Enoch Robinson, hardware


23 62


Howe & Flint, hardware


2 52


W. Hall & Co., hardware


10 50


H. W. Raymond, hardware


10 45


Whitney & Snow, hardware


1 05


W. L. Snow, plumbing


12 86


H. W. Covell, plumbing


31 31


James F. Davlin, plumbing


2 60


Elijah Walker, carpentering


324 23


Horace P. Ewell, carpentering


4 75


M. K. Norwood, carpentering


17 10


George North, carpentering


33 22


Young & Maynard, plumbing


29 31


S. D. Hicks & Co., copper work,


40 50


Oscar F. Howe, brooms


22 75


S. B. Ward, brushes .


10 50


Murphy, Leavens, & Co., dusters,


16 11


Thomas Hollis, vitriol


212 66


Cochran Chemical Co., vitriol


2 70


E. F. Chaffee, drugs


1 55


H. D. Padelford, drugs


2 70


New England Telephone and


Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls,


119 15


Edwin Rogers and W. E. Decrow, fire-alarm apparatus


1,213 56


A. L. Russell, electric supplies .


5 75


Amounts carried forward


$25,935 57


$32,999 23


.


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Amounts brought forward . $25,935 57 $32,999 23


J. M. Burckes, mason work 32 92


A. M. Sibley, mason work 11 40


Alfred H. Hines, mason work 12 75


J. K. Ricker, carpentering 29 75


John S. Rice, faucet .


2 30


W. F. Blanchard, repairing wagon, 48 00


Brown & Call, repairing wagon .


20 00


Union Square Carriage Co., re- pairing wagon 10 50 ·


Wm. T. Henderson, fuel wagon, etc. . 73 75


E. Teel & Co., hose wagon and repairs


489 75


John S. Nason, horses


950 00


E. W. Carlin, harness work 7 95


D. J. Bennett, harness work


92 00


Charles E. Berry, harness work . 58 00


Hill & Langtry, harness work 15 13


F. Ivers & Son, harness work 7 00


L. H. Brown & Co., carriage hire, 2 00


H. M. Chase, carriage hire 5 00


H. M. Weld & Co., carriage hire,


5 00


George T. Day, expressing


8 18


Charles E. Farnham, expressing,


21 17


Gilman's Express, expressing


70


Thorpe's Express, expressing


1 15


Glines & Co., expressing


2 60


E. R. Perham, expressing


3 50


John P. Squire & Co., oil


23 00


James Bartley, oil


5 32


H. W. Burgess, oil


55


George P. Palmer, oil


1 25


W. F. Nye, oil


8 00


R. S. Jackson, waste


8 25


Fox, McDormand, & Co., shav- ings .


3 00


Amounts carried forward . . $27,895 44


$32,999 23


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $27,895 44 $32,999 23


Daley & Co., fire hats 40 50


M. Rich & Co., soap . 2 12


H. A. Winship, bag


6 50


A. W. Mitchell, badges


37 50


W. E. Salis, repairing clock


2 00


Boston Ice Co., ice


17 25


H. D. & W. S. Durgin, ice .


96 00


S. L. Chandler, bed clothing


13 22


Jordan, Marsh, & Co., bed cloth- ing . 46 34


F. A. Rolfe, flannel




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