Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1862-1866, Part 61

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1862
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 1076


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176


STREETS IN WHICH DISTRIBUTING PIPES HAVE BEEN LAID DURING 1866.


LOCATION ..


SIZE PIPE.


FEET OF PIPE.


Gate.


Hyd- rants


COST.


Linwood Place,


4


320.


1


1


436.04


My St.


4


896.


1


1


1144.28


Wellington and Chandler Sts.,


8


1419.


1


4


3004 59


Newbury and Fruit Sts.,


8


1870.


2


3


3784 36


Austin,


-


8


396.


1


798.12


Chatham,


8


499.


1


1


1068.12


Pleasant, from West to Fruit St.,


8


445.


1


924.75


Congress,


4


627.


1


1


821.27


Elm, from West to Fruit St.,


8


488.5


1


1


1169.09


Cottage,


4


342.


1


422.30


Highland, from Harvard to Boynton St Harvard, from State to Highland St.,


8


549.


1


1073.59


Boynton,


6


529.


1


1327.37


Jo Bill Road,


4


466.


1


Liberty, from Glen to Belmont St.,


8


624.3


1


2


1446.17


Carrol, from Elliot to Glen St ,


8


278.


1


1


Carrol, from Prospect St. North,


4


383.


1


1238.97


Chandler Hill,


16


684.


1


3023.77


Elliot St.,


-


-


16


2222.


1


11412.57


State,


-


-


-


1


201.3


1


76.91


Westminster,


1


332.5


1


177.42


Mt Pleasant,


1


367.


1


160.50


Madison, -


1


208.4


1


115.93


Everett,


-


-


-


1


174.


1


89.90


Temple,


1


557.2


1


173.27


Shrewsbury, from Wash. Sq. to E. Cen.


8


1889.


1


5 3796.92


Gold, from Green to Washington St.


4


445


1


1 667 05


Assonet, from Plymouth,


4


350.


1


1 496.88


Orange, from Park to School House,


4


367.


1


509.98


Harrington Avenue, -


4


1120.


1


3


1507.80


Crown, from Chatham St.,


2


280.


1


248.21


Charlton St ,


2


506.


1


422.68


Summit,


2


196.


1


166.17


Lincoln, Nashua R. R. F't House,


4


364.


1


465.42


Pearl,


4


651.


2


850.42


Central, from Union to Mill Brook,


8


470.


1


1


400.35


Main,


-


16


8.10


47.30


4


691.


1


1 862.77


8 574.


2


1 1219.93


6


564.


1


1 930.15


8


104.5


139.14


6


448.


1


1


763.36


4


531.


2


670.86


4


204.


1


210.94


.


-


-


-


High, from Pleasant to Chatham St., Glen, from Liberty to Carrol St.,


Vine,


Oxford, from Pleasant to Chatham,


From Lunatic Asylum to Hydrant, at Mulberry St.


1


Kendall,


-


-


Trumbull, -


.


-


8


1163.


1


2235.58


-


-


177


LOCATION.


SIZE PIPE.


FEET OF PIPE.


Gate. |Hyd- rants


COST.


Edward,


-


-


6


83.


55.84


John,


-


-


-


4


718. 1371.5


2


2


1749.65


Distributing Reservoir,


20


273.


1


3199 53


Gate to Ghandler Hill Reservoir,


8


538.


102.35


Hermon St. Lowering Pipe, -


97.27


56,575.75


SUMMARY OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND BILLS PAID TO JAN., 1867.


Paid for Bell Pond Aqueduct, -


35,000.00


" Real Estate, -


10,737.38


" Water Right, -


-


-


3,950 00


" Mains, -


-


98,969.94


66


" Service Pipe,


17,443 05


66


" Meters, and care of same,


858.15


66


" Construction at Storing Reservoir,


16,043.98


" Construction at Distributing Reservoir,


14,240.97


. 6


" Salaries in 1864, 5 &6, .


4,580.80


" Maintainance, 1865 & 6, - .


-


7,411 65


" Bills Due, not included in any of the above items, 313.98


66 Materials on hand, and Tools,


8,815.61


$317,358.61


Rec'd for Service Pipe in 1865 &6,


5,549.65


from all other sources,- -


5,003.34


10,552.99


Amount,


-


-


306,805.62


AMOUNT EXPENDED ANNUALLY SINCE JAN. 1, 1864, LESS, AMOUNT RECEIVED.


Bell Pond Aqueduct,


35,000.00


Extension of Pipes in 1864, -


-


77,425.32


66 " 1865, -


88,701.79 - 66 66 " 1866, - - 102,066.82


Bills of 1865 & 6, Paid in Jan , 1867, 3,611.69


Amount,


$306,805.62


1


876.91


William,


-


-


4


12


-


" Distribution in 1864, 5 & 6,


98,993.10


-


1


178


1


BELL POND AQUEDUCT.


Income from, and Expenditures on Bell Poud Aqueduct, from 1847, previous to the extensions in 1864. In the Expenditures, the Interest upon the cost of constructions has not been added.


No. OF | TAKERS


INCOME.


EXPENDITURES


To May 1, 1847,


-


-


-


-


137.90


" May 1, 1849,-


22


127.87


" May 1, 1850,


-


-


-


40


791.61


1,661.55


" May 1, 1851, -


1275.52


1,095.30


" May 1, 1852, -


68


1213.25


646.72


" March 28, 1853,


-


-


79


1480.81.


2,115.51


" Dec. 31, 1853,


-


-


102


712.41


699.56


" Dec. 31, 1854,


108


1471.20


598.34


" Dec. 31, 1855,


119


1834.76


909,17


" Dec. 31, 1856,


99


1205.32


833.51


** Dec. 31, 1857,


-


-


114


1428.95


985.01


" Dec. 31, 1858,


-


-


100


1099.67


1,073.70


· " Dec. 31, 1859,


2311.27


4,443.85


" Dec. 31, 1860,


1521.66


3.623.50


" Dec. 31, 1861,


-


-


1684.64


1,826.50


" Dec. 31, 1862,


-


1544.06


1,486.84


" Dec. 31, 1863,


-


-


146


2576.72


5,411.71


" Dec. 31, 1864,


175


3244.83


610.00


Total,


$25,792.37 28,020.77


INCOME FROM SALES OF WATER SINCE 1864.


1865, Received from Assessments,


6,943.39


for use Hydrants, 4,800.00


for use in Pub. Buildings, &c., 162.00


11,905,89


1866,


from Assessments,


14,008.67


for use of Hydrants, 4,800.00


for use in Pub. Buildings, &c., 276.00


19,084.67


Amount,


$30.990.06


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


.


129.92


" May 1, 1848,


-


·


REPORT


-OF THE-


City Marshal, for the Year 1866.


OFFICE OF THE CITY MARSHAL, Worcester, Jan. 1, 1867.


To His Honor the Mayor,


and the City Council of Worcester.


GENTLEMEN :- In accordance with custom, I herewith present my report of the services rendered by the Police Department, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1866.


DETAILS OF THE DEPARTMENT.


1 City Marshal,


2 Asst,


1 Policeman and Constable, (Clerk of Police Court at Office.)


1 Capt. Day Police.


7 Day Patrolmen,


1 Night “


10 Night


1 Truant Officer,


DOINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR.


Arrests,


1,861;


Lodgers. 1,444,


Males,


1,697,


Males,


1,321,


Females,


164, Females,


123,


Residents,


1,297, Residents, 30,


Non-Residents.


564,


Non-Residents,


1,414,


Adults,


1544,


Adults,


1,125,


Minors,


317,


Minors, 319.


The above table does not show all the work done by the Police force, their duties being too varied and nu- merous to mention in detail.


1,553 persons have been prosecuted before the Police Court by myself or assistants during the year, of which 1,515 were convicted. 38 were discharged by order of the court, one being for defective papers. Of the 1,861 arrests during the year, 278 were discharged without complaint.


180


The city has been canvassed several times the past year for sanitary purposes, by the Police. At night the doors of stores and houses are tried, and if found open, they are secured and the. owners thereof notified.


The Police have been called upon to attend public parades of all kinds, also public meetings, concerts, all performances at the theater, &c., &c., lost children are cared for and returned to their friends, defective roads and sidewalks are reported, and all accidents are ex- pected to be noticed by the Police, and persons injured assisted and their wants administered to, and in fact, ev- ery conceivable case of crime, casualty, neglect, destitu- tion and accident must be noticed and attended to by the Police.


The following table will show somewhat in detail, the doings of the department.


NATIVITY OF CRIMINALS.


United States, (of which 7


France,


16


were Africans,)


570


Wales,


2


Ireland,


1126


Spain,


2


Canada,


57


Holland,


1


Germany,


21


Sweden,


1


England,


47


Belgium.


1


Scotland,


16


Denmark,


1


NATIVITY OF LODGERS.


United States, (of which


Germany, 37


16 were Africans,)


550


Scotland,


39


Ireland,


610


Russia,


2


England,


145


Switzerland,


4


France,


57


NATURE OF OFFENCE.


Assault and battery, 180, assault on officer, 17, adultery, 13, as- sault with intent to commit rape, 1, absence from military quarters, 1, assault on a child with intent to ravish, 1, assault (simple,) 1, assault with dangerous weapon, 5, aiding prisoners to escape, 1, attempting to obtain money by false pretence, 1, burglary, 1, breaking glas3, 2, com- mon loafers, 9, common drunkard, 7, carrying dangerous weapons, 4, contempt of court, 3, common railer and brawler, 3, cruelty to horse, 1, common seller, 1, drunkenness, 1,008, disturbing the peace, 93, disobedient, 23, delirium tremens, 1, disorderly, 5, deserting from the


181


Navy, 2, disturbing religious meeting, 1, driving away team without leave, 8, disturbance at theater, 2, escape from State Alms House, 2, evading fare on railroad, 6, embezzlement, 4, escaped from confine- ment in other places, 5, enticing away female for purpose of prostitu- tion, 1, fornication, 7, fast driving, 3, feloneous assault, 1, highway robbery, 1, illegally transporting liquor, 1, indecent exposure of per- son, 5, idle and dissolute person, 1, insane, 13, keeping unlicensed dog, 2, larceny, 147, larceny, (suspicion of,) 50, liquor nuisance, 16, larceny from person, 6, murder, 2, manslaughter, 1, malicious mischief, 1, neglect of family, 6, night walking, 4, obtaining money by false pretence, 10, polygamy, 2, permitting gaming on the Lord's day, 3, peddling without license, 2, receiving stolen goods, 3, rape, 2, refusing aid to officer, 1, receiving stolen money, 1, suspicious persons, 13, truants, 27, trespass, 31, vagrants, 91, violation of Sunday law, 68, violation of nuisance law, 2.


The above table shows that the total number of ar- rests and lodgers accommodated at the station house, for the year was 3,305.


MISCELLANEOUS.


Cases of small pox reported, 4, drains, vaults and nuisances report- ed, 914, dead bodies taken care of, 1, insane persons provided for, 13, lost children restored, 16, stores found open and secured, 11, swine reported within the mile circle, 612.


There has been stolen property recovered and returned to the own- ers, by the Police during the year, amounting to $4,899 75.


EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT.


Marshal's salary,


$1,500 00


1st Assistant Marshal's salary,


1,033 33§


2d


983 33


Pay Roll of Policemen,


19,352 35


Extra Police July 4th, and at Regatta,


298 75


Sundry other bills as per schedule,


1,178 01


Total expenses of the Department,


$24,345 77


EARNINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT.


Service on warrants,


3,498 35


Witness fees of Policemen,


881 40


Extra duty of Policemen,


222 50


Sundries,


7 80-$4,610 05


Appropriation,


22,000 00


Total earning and appropriation, $26,610 05


Leaving a balance in favor of the Dep't of $2,264 28


New rules and regulations for the government of the Police were adopted March 1st, and the number of 23


182


patrolmen increased from twelve to twenty. The whole number appointed during the year was twenty-six. One has deceased, and eight resigned, leaving the present force but seventeen.


I would earnestly recommend an increase of patrol- men. The large area of our city renders it impossible for the present force to guard as it should be the whole extent.


The uniform adopted by your Honorable Board has been worn by the members of the Department the past year.


The Department has labored under many disadvan- tages during a portion of the year by reason of remod- eling the City Hall building. One ante-room and the upper hall of Horticultural building, on Front street, were occupied by the officers and men, while prisoners were confined in tempory quarters in the basement of the school house on the common.


The present station, occupying the entire basement of the City Hall building, affords ample accommodation for the wants of the Department.


The increase of crime among minors in our city is truly alarming, and should excite the earnest solicitude of all lovers of virtue and good order.


I desire to make my acknowledgements to His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen, as well as to the very efficient Assistant Marshals and all members of the Police force, for the promptness and ever ready co-oper- ation in carrying out the interests of the Department, and to the Clerk of the Police Court for much valuable information and legal advice, so freely imparted at all times. I am, Gentlemen,


Very Respectfully, Your Ob't Serv't,


J. B. KNOX, City Marshal.


REPORT


-OF THE-


Commissioner of Highways.


CITY OF WORCESTER, Jan. 7, 1867.


To the Hon. City Council of the City of Worcester.


The Commissioner of Highways, in conformity to the requirements of the Ordinance of the City, herewith presents his Annual Report of the receipts and expendi- tures of the Highway Department for the year ending on the thirty-first of December last, together with a Schedule of the property belonging to said Department, with the appraised value of the same.


The receipts have been as follows, viz :


Appropriation for highways and bridges, $16000 00 sidewalks, 5000 00


Unexpended appropriation for 1865,


1723 05


Cash received for street scrapings,


857 63


due


150 80-1008 43


Cash received for sale of oxen,


1024 90


horse,


60 00


66


wood,


203 39


earth, old iron, curbstone, &c., 216 83


66 old cart, 50 00


178 25


66 " sundry individuals for labor,


1304 75


Amount due for paving,


For labor of men and teams and material for water dept.,


66


66 66


school 66


461 83


66


66


sewer


567 26


fire 112 50


66


City hall, 64 50


66


Cash received of Wm. Reed for freight,


for paving, &c., 426 34


105 00 -531 34


248 50


184


For labor and materials furnished in construction of Hermon street bridge, 2874 74


For manure to the City Farm,


175 00


Amounting to


$31,805 27


The expenditures of the department liave been as follows : Pay Roll of men for labor.


Paid 1st. Quarter,


$1518 96


.. 2d.


3807 78


3d. 3689 60


* 4th,


2073 14


Salary of Commissioner,


1200 00


60 For hay and grain,


1999 02


Curb and flagging stone,


1549 56


Pressed brick and paving stones for sidewalks,


1103 81


Lumber, &c.,


914 15


8 oxen,


1127,92


Horse,


260 00


66 Set double harness,


73 00


2 ox carts,


300 00


Blacksmithing,


846 16


Tools, hardware, &c.,


232 19


109 street signs and guide boards, and putting up,


164 30


Repairing roads in Suburban districts,


218 85


Repairing tools, &c.,


134 69


.6


Grading Providence street,


357 40


Extra labor and team work on Hermon st. bridge,


685 75


66 Paving, and setting curb stone,


1008 14


Building, and machinery for cushing stone, viz :


For stone crusher, freight and setting up, 1417 35


For engine and fixtures, 1285 33


337 44


Building and fixtures, 458 13 -- 3498 25


Paid for sundry small articles, which will more fully appear in the Treasurer's Report, 2624 56


Amounting to $29387 23


which, being deducted from the total amount of receipts, $31,805 27, leaves an unexpended balance of $2418 04


The extraordinary expenses, incurred by the department during the year, are as follows, viz :


Specific repairs on Beaver street,


$150 00


Building and machinery for crushing stone, 3498 25


Macadamizing Trumbull street, 827 08


Amount expended on account of other departments and individuals, 6476 70


Amounting to


·


$10,952 03


66


For iron roller,


185


which being deducted from the sum of $29,387 23, the total amount expended by the department, leaves for the ordinary repairs of the highways, bridges and sidewalks, the sum of $18,435 20


Expenditures charged to the appropriation for sidewalks :


For setting curb,


$1343 01


For paving gutters,


1040 50


For cross walks,


281 00


For curb aud paving stone on hand,


523 88


For brick.


683 00


$3871 39


Scraping streets and cleaning cess pools :


735 days labor of men a $1 75


1286 25


146 " teams, a 3 00


438 00


$1724.25


Amount of curb stone furnished, and where set :


773 feet set on Harvard street, 6-9


$541 00


529


High street,


370 00


270 66


Chestnut street,


189 00


119 .€


Main st., at Jordans',


83 30


89 66


Cheney's


62 30


65


Dexter's


45 50


33


Armsby's


. 19 91


16


·


66


Butman Row,


10 16-221 17


45


66


Ashland st., paid for by Dr. Hawes,


21 74


$1343 01


Amount of gutter paving laid at the expense of the city : 348 square yards on Harvard street, 6-9


$391 50


251


" Chestnut


251 00


242


"


" High


242 00


81


.6


" Main st. at Jordan's,


81 00


45


66


Cheney's


. 45 00


30


66 Dexter's, 30 00-156 00


$1040 50


Stone cross walks laid :


1 on Harvard at Dix street,


$56 00


66 John “ 1


60 00


1 on Main st. at Allen's Court,


75 00


1 on Pearl street at Post Office,


90 00


$281 00


Expended on repairs of bridges : Rebuilding of wood work of bridge, Webster st., at A. Curtis', $350 35 Leicester st., at Webster


Square.


217 75


.


186


Rebuilding of wood work of bridge, Newton st.,


48 00


66


Union st .. at Merrifields', 197 50


66


Court Mill, 230 00


66


Mill st., T. H. Dodge paid


1-2 expense.


113 30


Repairing bridge on Plantation street,


34 01


Market street, 40 00


James street, 65 00


bridge at Lincoln Square. 15 00


$1310 91


Sewers :


159 feet of 15 in. cement pipe, laid in Main st., in front of Taylor and other estates, at a cost of $471 86


60 feet of 9 in. cement pipe, laid at City Hall, 87 40


$559 26


The building containing the machinery for crushing stone has been erected upon land belonging to the State Lunatic Hospital, and is situated on Shrewsbury street, which has been leased for a term of three years, with a right to quarry the ledge, and take the material for crushing of which there is a large supply that can be quarried at a small expense.


The Commissioner is of the opinion that there should be an appropriation made for the purpose of macadami- zing, that it is the cheapest and best material for repair- ing the streets in the Center District, where they become worn to a fine dust to the depth of from six to ten inches.


The crushing machine was run twelve days in Novem- ber, (from the 8th to the 24th,) crushing 449 cubic yds. of stone, being an average of about 37 1-2 yds. per day. The most crushed in one day was 48 yds., in one half day was 25 yds.


The expense for quarrying, crushing and drawing to Trumbull street was one 532-100ths dollars per cubic yrd.


Trumbull street has been macadamized to an average depth of about 14 inches, requiring about 539 cubic yds. of the material to cover a surface of 1334 square yds., at


187


an expense of 62 cents per square yd., and amounting to $827 08.


The items of the above were as follows :


242 days labor of men, a $2 00 per day, $482 00


77₺


teams, a 3 00


232 50


14


engineer, a 3 00 66


42 00


Coal, oil, &c.,


.


-


70 50


$827 08


The expense of laying 1334 yards of cobble


paving at $1 13 per square yrd. would be $1497 42 For macadamizing the same, 827 08


Making a saving for the use of the machinery of $670 34


The highways, streets and bridges are in their usual state of repair. Several of the bridges will have to be newly covered and otherwise repaired during the cur- rent year.


For an inventory of the Real and Personal Property belonging to the Department, see Schedule thereof ac- companying this Report.


All of which is respectfully submitted.


WILLIAM H. HEYWOOD, Commissioner of Highways.


REPORT


-OF THE-


CITY TREASURER. .


CITY OF WORCESTER, TREASURER'S OFFICE, FEBRUARY 25, 1867.


To the Honorable City Council :


GENTLEMEN, -- The Treasurer has the honor, and would respectfully lay before you his seventeenth Annual Re- port of the


Receipts and Expenditures,


Appropriations raised by tax,


Abatements and Discounts, Taxes Uncollected, &c.,


from January 1, 1866, to January 7, 1867.


The Cash account accompanying the same,. will ex- hibit the Cash transactions for the same space of time.


Cash on hand January 1, 1866, $13,198 08 66 received from all sources, 681,718 14


$694,916 22


Cash paid out for all departments, 661,366 61


Cash balance, January 7, 1867


$33,549 61


All of which is respectfully submitted.


GEORGE W. WHEELER,


City Treasurer.


24 .


190


·


Dr. CITY OF WORCESTER, in account current from Jan. 1, 1866,


Balances, January 1, 1866 :


Library Building,


-


2,637 07


Providence Street School House, -


1,027 52


School Houses, and land for same,


54,140 07


State Tax,


11,676 64


War : Bounties, Contingents and State Aid, 150,277, 34


Water Works, -


201,127 11


Water Interest,


1,416 50


$422,302 25


Paid Abatements, -


City Hall alteration,


-


-


-


27,316 86


" City Hospital,


526 29


City Scales, - -


31 45


Contingent Expenses, -


12,484 74


Engine House,


-


-


2,428 21


Fire Department,


19,376 96


Free Public Library,


4,029 14


.. Fuel, Lights, Printing, &c.,


3,908 88


Hermon Street,


13,206 68


Highways and Bridges,


29,313 80


Interest,


13,733 8%


Interest on Water Loan, -


14,711 97


66


Lighting Streets


5,564 00


Loans,


166,666 13


Military,


1,193 50


66


Paupers,


13,587 98


66


Police and Watchmen,


24,527 73


Salaries,


6,150 00


School,


71,728 59


School for Truants,


975 11


School Houses and Land,


26,443 66


Sewers,


2,188 49


Shade Trees and Public Grounds, Summons, -


63 63


Tax,-County, -


18,426 16


Tax,-State,


61,290 00


War: Aid to families and bounties


12,562 00


Water Works,


107,318 37


Six per cent. discount on $357,333 29, for prompt payment of taxes,


21,439 94


Taxes of 1866, abated by the Assessors, 16 " 1866, uncollected,


.


6,951 78


" previous to 1866, uncollected, - Bills Receivable,


75 00


Cash on hand,


33,549 61


$1,173,392 74


City of Worcester, February 25, 1867.


-


-


-


-


-


.


2,345 00


25,362 55


.


1,048 84


-


-


-


.


563 56


191


to Jan. 7, 1867, with GEORGE W, WHEELER, City Treasurer.


Balances, January 1, 1866 :


O.d Debt,


54,140 07


Library Building Debt,


-


2,637 07


Providence St. School House Debt, -


1,027 52


War Debt,


150,277 34


Water, and Water Interest Debt,


202,543 61


Temporary Debt,


13,792 98 -- $424,418 59


Abatements,


27,190 39


Contingent Expenses,


3,175 91


Engine House,


1,791 55


Free Public Library,


1,610 84


Highways, 1,723 05, Interest, 1,055 78,-2,778 83


905 56


School for Truants,


190 55


Shade Trees and Public Grounds, -


458 70-


$38,102 33


Rec'd from City Hall Building, -


305 25


66 City Scales,


438 25


66 £ Commonwealth :


For Armory Rents, 2 years, .


933 73


Corporation Tax, 1865, -


22,789 93


" 1866, in part, 21,984 17


6. Military, -


1,223 50


School Fund, -


972 45


66 State Aid,


37,914 37


taking Statistics, -


719 50- $86,537 65


Rec'd from Contingent Expenses,


66


66 Fire Department, -


90 82


66 Free Public Library,


104 52


Hermon Street,


152 09


Highways and Bridges, -


8,775 06


66


66 Interest,


102 25


66


Licenses,


778 00


Loans,


200,652 68


66 Paupers,


2,735 03


66 Police and Watchmen,


765 10


Schools,


188 84


66


66 Sewers.


76 50


66


66 Shade Trees and Public Grounds,


311 50


66 Summons, -


280 20


66 Water Rents, -


19,084 67


Water Works, -


5,251 55


Appropriation raised by tax, 1866 :


For City purposes, and payment of debt,


$282,300 00


County tax,


18,426 16


State tax,


61,290 00


66 School books, 55 61 15,365 44-377,437 21


Overlayings,


Tax of 1865, re-assessed, - .


54 40


Errors and Omissions excepted.


$1,173,392 74


GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.


Cr


-


-


Military, 217 64, Schools, 687 92,-


6,750 25


192


Dr


CASH ACCOUNT from January 1, 1866, to January 7, 1867.


To Balance January 1, 1866,


-


$13,198 08


" Rec'd from City Hall Building,


" City Scales,


-


438 25


For Armory rents, 2 years,


933 73


Corporation tax, 1865,


22,789 93


" 1866, in part, 21,984 17


" Military,


1,223 50


School Fund, 972 45


State Aid,


37,914 37


66 Taking Statistics, -


719 50


86,537 65


Contingent Expenses,


6,750 25


" Fire Department,


90 82


" Free Public Library,


104 52


" Hermon Street,


-


152 09


" Highways and Bridges,


8,733 81


" Interest,


102 25


66


" Licenses,


778 00


66


" Loans, -


6


66


" Paupers, -


-


2,735 03


C


" Schools, -


188 84


" Sewers, -


76 50


66


66


" Summons,


280 20


66


" Water Rents,


19,084 67


" Water Works,


5,292 80


" Taxes assessed previous to 1866,


1,637 44


in 1866, -


346,700 49


-


-


200,652 68


" Police and Watchmen,


765 10


" Shade Trees and Public Grounds,


311 50


$694,916 22


City of Worcester, February 25, 1867.


.


305 25


" Commonwealth :


193


CASH ACCOUNT from January 1, 1866, to Januarg 7, 1867


Cr


By Amount paid Abatements,


563 56


66


66


City Hall alteration,


-


27,316 86


66


66


Hospital,


-


-


-


526 29


66


66 Scales,


31 45


66


Contingent Expenses,


12,484 74


Engine House,


2,428 21


Fire Department, -


19,376 96


66


..


Free Public Library,


4,029 14


66


16


Hermon Street,


13,206 68


Highways and Bridges,


-


29,313 80


Interest, - ʻ


13,733 88


Interest on Water Loan,


14,711 97


66


66


66 Lighting Streets, -


5,564 00


66


66 Loans,


166,666 13


66


66


Military,


-


1,193 50 -


-


13,587 98


66


66 Police and Watchmen,


24,527 73


66


Salaries, -


.


6,150 00


66


Schools, -


71,728 59


School for Truants,


975 11


School Houses and land,


-


26,443 66


66


Sewers,


2,188 49


60


66


Shade Trees and Public Grounds,


1,048 84


66


66


Summons,


63 63


66


Tax,-County, 1866,


18,426 16


66


Tax,-State, 1866,


61,290 00


66


66


66


Water Works,


107,318 37


66


66


War : Aid to families,


12,237 00


Bounties,


-


325 00


66


Cash on hand, -


-


33,549 61


$694,916 22


Errors and Omissions excepted.


GEORGE W. WHEELER,


City Treasurer.


66


66


66


-


66


.6


Fuel, Lights and Printing, -


-


3,908 88


-


Paupers, -


-


66


-


-


-


194


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 25, 1867. Report accepted and referred to the Committee on Finance. Sent down for concurrence.


SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 25,1867.


Concurred.


H. L. SHUMWAY, Clerk.


IN CITY COUNCIL, March 11, 1867.


The Committee on Finance recommend that the within Report be referred to the Auditor. The Report was accepted, and recommenda- tion adopted.


SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.


CITY OF WORCESTER, AUDITOR'S OFFICE, March 21, 1867.


To the Honorable City Council :


The Auditor, to whom was referred the within Report of George W. Wheeler, Esq., City Treasurer, has carefully examined the same, and finds it correctly cast, to agree with the books, and sustained by proper vouchers.


The Treasurer's Books have been kept in a neat and systematic manner, and are balanced to January 7, 1867, leaving a Cash balance in the hands of the Treasurer of, $33,549 61.


All the papers and vouchers are properly filed and well arranged in the office, and appearances indicate that the Treasurer has been faithful in the discharge of the duties of his office.


Respectfully submitted. GILL VALENTINE, Auditor.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, March 25. 1867. Report accepted and placed on file. Sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.


Concurred.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 25, 1867.


H. L. SHUMWAY, Clerk.


Treasurer's Account of Receipts and Expenditures.


CITY OF WORCESTER,


In Board of Aldermen, February 25, 1867.




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