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Betterments, 299 77
Interest on Assessments for Water
in 1871,
39 10
Interest on Bills for Sidewalks,
8 43
" Taxes prior to 1872,
10 82
66
of 1872,
206 40
60
66 " 1873,
1,125 40
" 1874, 19 53
Total as per item No. 11 of Receipts,
$28,097 20
$149,397 20
367
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded City and Tem- porary Loans, as per item No. 13 of Expenses,
$147,204 62
Balance expended, $2,192 58
INTEREST ON SEWER LOAN.
Balance unexpended Nov.
0, 1873,
brought forward, $66 00
Appropriation, 22,200 00 $22,266 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $22,074 00
Balance unexpended, $192 00
INTEREST ON WATER LOAN.
Receipts for Water Rates transferred from Water Works, Maintainance account, $40,619 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Water Loan, as
per item No. 15 of Expenses,
$40,619 00
LIGHTING STREETS.
Balance unexpended Nov. 30, 1873, brought forward, $657 92
$25,000 00
Appropriation, Do. transferred from Incidental Expenses, 1,400 00 Do. transferred from Salaries, 1,200 00
- --- $27,600 00
368
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
RECEIVED.
For Lanterns, Lamps, Lamp posts, &c., as per item No. 12 of Receipts,
$154 60
$28,412 52
EXPENDED.
For Lighting and care of lamps,
$7,124 23
Lanterns and lamps,
1,475 88
Resetting and repair of lamps,
1,195 97
Lighting, &c., by New England Gas Light Co., 4,317 22
Lamp posts and frames,
796 67
Oil, wicks and matches,
230 27
Castings and lettering lanterns,
30 29
Advertising,
6 63
Naphtha,
365 86
Gas,
12,414 18
Total as per item No 16 of Expenses,
$27,957 20
Balance unexpended,
$455 32
LOANS : FUNDED CITY.
Amount, Nov. 30, 1873,
$1,238,000 00
RECEIVED.
For City Bonds and Certificates of Indebt- edness, as per item No. 13 of Receipts, $483,000 00
$1,721,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Bonds payable in 1874, as per item No. 17 of Expenses,
$10,000 00
Amount, Nov. 30, 1874,
$1,711,000 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 369
LOANS : FUNDED WATER.
Amount, Nov. 30, 1873.
$678,300 00 .
EXPENDED.
For Bonds and Certificates of Indebted- ness, payable in 1874, as per item No. 18 of Expenses,
$119,200 00
Amount, Nov. 30, 1874,
$559,100 00
LOANS : TEMPORARY.
Amount, Nov. 30, 1873,
$655,527 31
RECEIVED.
For Loans renewed and authorized by City Council as per item No. 14 of Receipts,
$515,078 58 $1,170,605 89
EXPENDED.
For City Notes cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses,
$825,325 89
Amount, Nov. 30, 1874, $345,280 00
PAUPER DEPARTMENT: CITY RELIEF ACCOUNT.
Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1873, brought forward, $ 567 50 Appropriation, 8,000 30
48
370
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
RECEIVED.
For Support of State Paupers, &c., from Commonwealth, $1,467 78
Amount allowed by State on account of Contagious Diseases, 1,218 06
Aid to Paupers, &c., from County,
Cities, Towns and Individuals, 1,673 70
Board at State Lunatic Hospital, 59 50
Board at State Reform School, 26 00
Total as per item No. 15 of Receipts,
$4,445 04
$13,012 57
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,481 10
" F. J. McNulty, City Physi- cian,
722 19
. 66 Albert Wood,
(bal.) 77 62
Groceries and provisions, 2,437 31
Coal and wood,
1,627 42
Boots, shoes and clothing,
332 85
Medicines,
515 88
Medical attendance, &c.,
71 00
Burials,
404 00
Vaccine Virus,
33 15
Transportation and office expenses,
751 47
Hack hire;
33 00
Care of insane at Worcester Lunatic
Hospital, 1,871 84
66 at State Lunatic Hospital, 28 00
66 66 at Hospital, Northampton, 98 20 66
66 by Commonwealth, 219 00
Board of Girls at State Industrial School, 118 35
Boys at State Reform School, 769 36
Aid to sundry persons by City of Boston, 169 26
66 66
66 by City of Fall River, 20 40
66 66
66 by City of New- buryport, 44 50
Aid to sundry persons by City of Lynn, $29 50
Aid to sundry persons by City of Lawrence, 14 70
-
371
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
For Aid to sundry persons by City of Lowell, 104 29
-
Aid to sundry persons by City of Salem, 24 86
Aid to sundry persons by County of Middlesex, 8 71
Aid to sundry persons by Town of Chicopee, 10 00
Aid to sundry persons by Town of Southboro', 46 38
Aid to sundry persons by Town
of Spencer, 22 90
Board of sick and aged Paupers, 512 37
Blank books and stationery, 127 90
Printing,
66 96
Advertising,
8 05
Total as per item No. 20 of Expenses,
$12,802 52
Balance unexpended, 210 05
PAUPER DEPARTMENT .- FARM ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$19,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Produce of Farm sold, $6,396 46
Board of Teacher and Scholars in Truant School, 933 89
Breaking roads, 50 00
Total as per item No. 16 of Receipts,
$7,380 35
$26,380 35
EXPENDED.
For salary of John Farwell, Superin- tendent,
$1,066 68
Groceries and provisions, 2,149 02
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
406 60
Boots and shoes,
200 80
Clothing,
391 22
372
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
For Furniture,
133 31
Crockery,
58 94
Coal,
421 73
Lumber and carpenter work,
1,481 74
Extra Labor,
1,217 57
Blacksmith work,
147 92
Hardware and tools,
850 71
Repairs,
206 38
Oil, paints, &c.,
45 52
Plumbing,
70 90
Powder,
3 20
Medicines,
92 61
Burials,
8 00
Grass seed, grain and feed,
487 07
Horses, oxen and other stock,
492 50
Wagons, and repairing same,
329 71
Repair of harness,
7 60
Fertilizers, manure and trees,
193 00
Taxes in town of Shrewsbury,
81 01
Land bought of Tyler P. Curtis,
2,027 50
Plan of barn,
65 00
Engineering,
278 78
Mason work,
83 62
Building barn, as per contract
with G. S. Clough, 1,270 41
Brick, slating, painting, &c.,
2,004 51
Insurance assessment,
12 24
Books and stationery,
18 76
Printing,
10 00
Total for Farm,
$16,314 56
For Scavenger Department.
For Collecting swill, $6,760 75
Rent of land for swill depot, 75 00
Swine, 502 45
Wagons, sleds, repairs of same, &c.,
933 18
Ilarnesses and repair of same,
30 90
Hose and water pipe,
53 03
Grain, 33 12
Lumber, lime, and carpenter work, 72 37
Hardware, tools, buckets, &c., 63 75
Blacksmith work,
121 82
373
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
For Extra labor, Blank books, 1 10
786 02
Total for Scavenger Dep't, $9,433 49
Total as per item No. 21 of Expenses, $25,748 05
Balance withdrawn by order of City Council, $632 30
PAUPER DEPARTMENT .- TRUANT SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$3,000 00
EXPENDED.
For salary of John Farwell, $200 00
" Emma J. Parker, teacher,
300 00
Board of Teacher and Scholars,
933 89
Clothing, dry goods, &c.,
120 80
Boots and shoes,
27 90
Medical attendance,
4 00
Advertising,
6 62
Total as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $1,593 21
Balance unexpended,
$1,406 79
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Balance unexpended Nov. 30, 1873,
brought forward, $2,249 72
Appropriation, 50,000 00
$52,249 72
Less appropriation transferred to Inci- dental Expenses, $4,000 00
Less appropriation transferred to Sew- ers, Construction Account, 2,500 00
$6,500 00
$45,749 72
374
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
RECEIVED.
For cloth furnished Policemen, $1,179 30
Officers' fees from Clerk of Court, 8,810 10 Horse hire, 37 00
Care of Prisoners, 7 50
Total as per item No. 17 of Receipts,
$10,033 90
$55,783 62
EXPENDED.
For Salary of W. A. Washburn, City Marshal (bal.), $220 00
Salary of A. D. Pratt, City Marshal, 1,811 11 " E. D. McFarland, Asst.
Marshal, 1,510 14
Salary of H. W. Conklin, Assistant
Marshal, . 1,312 91
Salary of J. M. Dyson, Assistant Marshal (bal.), 149 66
Salary of Policemen, as per pay rolls, 47,279 95
Cloth, buttons and badges, 1,051 40
Care of office and cells,
330 00
Provisions for prisoners,
189 15
Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
7 84
Washing,
21 69
Ice,
20 80
Furniture,
20 95
Repairs,
17 08
Telegrams, stationery, &c.,
70 55
Printing,
34 10
Advertising,
48 74
Total as per item No. 23 of Expenses, $54,096 07
Balance unexpended,
$1,687 55
REAL ESTATE-LIEN ACCOUNT.
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for Taxes, and pur- chased by Collector, as per item No. 24 of Expenses, $1,705 39
375
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
RECEIVED.
The Amount of Taxes and Charges in Re- demption of Property, and the Release of Claim on Account of errors, as per item No. 18 of Receipts,
$95 45
Balance.
$1,609 94
SALARIES.
Balance unexpened Nov. 30, 1873, brought
$790 72 forward,
Appropriation, $25,000 00
Less appropriation transferred to Light-
ing streets,
1,200 00
$23,800 00
$24,590 72
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Clark Jillson, Mayor (bal.), $145 84 " Edward L. Davis, Mayor, 1,354 17 " Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer and Collector, 2,500 00
Salary of Samuel Smith, City Clerk, 2,000 00 " T. L. Nelson, City Solicitor (bal.), 243 05
Salary of W. A. Williams, City Solicitor, 1,805 55
Salary of Henry Griffin, Auditor, 1,500 00
« " A. M. Chapin, City En- gineer (bal.), 277 77 Salary of W. E. Mills, Acting En- gineer, 1,771 59
Salary of Charles Marvin, City Messenger, 1,100 00
Salary of Wm. L. Clark, Assessor, 1,600 00 " J. P. Houghton, 66 1,288 89
66 " Levi Barker, 66 1,288 88
" Assistant Assessors, 346 00
" H. L. Shumway, Clerk of Common Council, 300 00
.
376
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29
For Salary of Page to Common Council, 10 50
" R. R. Shepard, Scaler of Weights and Measures, 360 00
Salary of R. R. Shepard, Milk In- spector, Services of Walter Gates, 2,500 00
47 54
Clerk hire for Treasurer, 1,136 66
" Auditor,
168 35
66 66 " City Clerk,
808 84
66 66 " Assessors, 650 28
Total as per item No. 25 of Expenses, $23,203 91
Balance unexpended, $1,386 81
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$150,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Income from School Fund from
Commonwealth, $1,652 70
School Books sold and exchanged, 1,131 76
School Desks, &c., 308 36
Wages not claimed by Teacher, 5 00
Tuition, 3 00
Total as per item No. 19 of Receipts, $3,100 82
$153,100 82
EXPENDED.
For Salary of A. P. Marble, Sup't, $3,000 00 66 S. V. Stone, Sec'y of
School Board, 1,900 00
Salaries of teachers, as per pay rolls, 110,493 20 Janitors, 4,918 30 66 66
School books and stationery, 4,054 08
Furniture and fixtures, 1,284 44
Miscellaneous repairs,
5,660 42
Coal and wood,
8,782 19
Repair of stoves, 2,507 96
Stoves and stove furniture, 403 72
377
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
For Brooms, mats, dusters, &c.,
588 05
Piano tuning,
87 80
Fountains and basins,
205 32
Clocks, and repairing same,
153 90
Cleaning school-houses,
621 68
Washing towels,
26 53
Apparatus and repairing same,
98 10
Drawings, &c., School for sewing, .
50 00
Rent of store room,
300 00
Grading and paving around school houses,
347 50
Removing snow,
17 50
Trucking,
399 07
Traveling Expenses,
68 75
Horse hire,
503 72
Express charges, stamps, &c.,
144 31
Services of truant officers two months, 366 68
Amount refunded for school books,
43
Gas,
306 52
Clerk hire,
140 45
Printing,
895 11
Advertisin ,
91 67
Total as per item No. 26 of Expenses, $148,455 60
Balance unexpended,
$4,645 22
SEWER ASSESSMENT.
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1873, $245,862 66
Amount abated since Nov. 30, 1873, 21,180 67
$224,681 99
Amount re-assessed since Nov. 30, '73, $12,921 86
$237,603 85
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 20 of Receipts, $132,862 66
49
38 20
378
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
EXPENDED.
Amount refunded as per item No. 27 of Expenses, 260 42
$132,602 24
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1874, $105,001 61
SEWERS .- CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Appropriation, 66 transferred from Police
$50,000 00
Department, 2,500 00
Appropriation transferred from Inci- dental Expenses, 1,200 00
$53,700 00
RECEIVED.
For Engine sold to City of Springfield, $450 00
Drains and cleaning same for individuals, 13 76
Sewer soil and earth,
47 68
Cast iron water pipe,
29 75
Stone,
78 62
Labor and materials,
107 40
Total as per item No. 21 of Receipts, $727 21
$54,427 21
EXPENDED.
For Sewers as per contract with M. R. Edwards, $22,414 53
Sewers, as per contract with E. S. Knowles, 4,838 58
Labor of men, as per pay rolls, 8,672 75
Services of Engineers, 2,610 92
Extra labor, 228 66
Professional services of Geo. F. Verry, 1,000 00
379
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
For Services of referees,
73 33
66 R. H. Chamberlain, 100 00
Analysis of water, by C. O. Thompson, 288 00
Blacksmith work,
494 58
Castings for manholes, &c.,
1,400 99
Flagstones and stone inlets,
1,316 14
Brick, drain pipe, cement, sand, &c.,
7,099 07
Catch basin covers,
74 40
Tools, iron and steel,
218 63
Powder and fuse,
360 80
Lumber,
104 08
Cordage and packing material,
57 57
Oil, &c.,
3 83
Paving,
33 12
Freight and teaming,
824 94
Horse hire,
5 00
Interest allowed E. S. Knowles,
41 22
Services of Phinehas Ball in suits
vs. City,
102 20
Damages allowed Valeria Smith, for injury to person, 150 00
Damages caused by Mill Brook Sewer, 131 80
Clerk hire, on account of assessment,
583 90
Printing,
38 77
Advertising,
366 56
Total as per item No. 28 of Expenses, $53,634 37
Balance withdrawn by order of City Council, $792 84
SEWERS .- MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1873, brought forward, $5 56 Appropriation, 10,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Sewer soil, as per item No. 22 of Receipts, $31 25
$10,036 81
380
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
EXPENDED.
For Services of R. H. Chamberlain, $1,275 00
Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
5,278 48
Extra labor and materials,
397 99
Hardware and tools,
104 54
Blacksmith work,
17 51
Castings,
101 75
Rubber goods,
60 62
Stone inlets,
25 00
Paving,
23 75
Lumber,
31 14
Cordage,
34 93
Lanterns, oil, &c.,
35 46
Coal,
8 25
Rent,
58 33
Freight and Trucking,
546 16
Horse hire,
495 00
Stationery, stamps, &c.,
20 79
Printing,
3 00
Total as per item No. 29 of Expenses,
$8,517 70
Balance unexpended,
$1,519 11
SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Balance unexpended November 30, 1873, brought forward, $765 33
Appropriation,
5,000 00
RECEIVED.
For use of Elm Park for Exhibitions, $300 00
Wood from Elm Park,
40 50
Damage to fence, 2 50
Trees,
3 00
Total as per item No. 23 of Receipts, $346 00
$6,111 33
381
AUDITOR'S REPORT
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor,
$3,485 17
Building flume, by M. R. Edwards,
898 45
Trees, planting, trimming, &c.,
656 53
Grass seed and fertilizers,
245 94
Sewer pipe,
132 30
Stone work,
124 37
Fountain,
65 00
Hardware and tools,
16 19
Carpenter work, &c.,
264 89
Tree guards,
32 34
Settees,
19 50
Bird houses,
30 00
Bird seed,
21 45
Printing,
60 45
Advertising,
2 75
Total as per item No. 30 of Expenses,
$6,055 33
Balance unexpended,
$56 00
SINKING FUND.
Appropriation, $30,000 00
Balance unexpended, transferred from Water Works, Maintenance Account, 22,044 26
Total,
$52,044 26
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STATE AID.
Balance November 30, 1873, brought forward,
$29,654 65
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and Families in Dec., 1873, $1,280 00
Jan., 1874, 937 00
Feb., 981 00
66
March, " 1,107 00
.
382
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
Paid Soldiers and Families in April, 1874, 1,111 50
66
May,
1,086 50
June,
1,139 00
66
July, 66 1,150 00
66
August," 1,085 00
Sept., 1,196 00
66
Oct., 66 1,029 00
Nov.,
1,139 50
Total as per item No. 31 of Expenses, $13,241 50
$42,896 15
RECEIVED.
For amount allowed by State Auditor, $11,000 00 Amount charged in 1873, not called for, 24 00
Total as per item No. 24 of Receipts, $11,024 00
Balance due from the State, $31,872 15
STATE MILITIA.
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, as per item No. 25 of Receipts, $523 00
Balance of Account November 30, 1873, due from the State, 238 26
Balance due the State, $284 74
STREET CONSTRUCTION.
Balance unexpended November, 30, 1873, brought
forward, Appropriation,
$11,695 27 100,000 00
383
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments on Austin St., $172 57
Bridge
45 10
Cedar
714 01
66
Chatham“
361 00
Coral ". 632 33
Front
1,294 79
66
Hanover "
602 48
66
Lafayette“
1,235 77
Mechanic“
88 42
Pratt
2,837 22
66
66
Prescott "
571 66
66
Wash'n "
203 79
66
66
Wilmot "
220 76
60
Woodl'd "
1,171 43
Rent of Buildings and Land on Union Street,
913 32
Total as per item No. 26 of Receipts,
$11,064 65
$122,759 92
EXPENDED.
FOR AUBURN STREET.
Damages allowed Lewis Barnard for
land,
$2,696 20
Grading, as per contract with M. McGrath,
419 63
Building wall,
137 58
Total,
$3,253 41
FOR BOWDOIN STREET.
Damages allowed Wm. J. Matthews, for land,
$525 00
66
A. P. Marble, 66
250 00
66
E. G. Higgins,
240 00
66
J. B. Walker, 66
340 00
Ezra Maynard,
125 00
Caroline L. Hood, 66
200 00
Emeline M. Childs,
110 00
66
Mason H. Morse,
100 00
Total, $1,890 00
384
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
FOR CANTERBURY STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $4,647 77 Damages allowed C. L. Stockwell, 1,094 00
66
66 Buell & Merriam,
536 00
66 66 Lucius Merrifield,
348 00
66
66 Elizabethı Gledhill,
171 00
66 66
Mary Flynn,
40 00
66
James McDonnell, 23 50
R. A. Hacker,
19 00
66 66 Eli Goulding,
17 00
66 66
Patrick McDermott, 8 00
66
66 Michael Dowd, 8 00
66
66 Patrick McNalley, 7 00
66 Wm. Monigal,
6 00
Total,
$7,947 27
FOR CHANDLER STREET.
Damages allowed Ferdinand Robinson, $200 00 66 James McGrath, 175 00
66 66 Lawrence Rice, 175 00
66 66 L. C. Whitehouse, 150 00
66
66 C. D. Leonard,
100 00
Total,
$800 00
FOR CHANNING STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $70. 87
FOR CURTIS STREET.
Grading, as per contract with John Cassidy, $1,826 40
Grading by Highway Department, 91 35
Building fence, 302 50
Plank and Horse Hire, 5 01
Total, $2,225 26
Mary J. Dollen,
1,022 00
385
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
FOR FORBES STREET.
Grading, as per contract with Bernard Moran,
$1,227 50
66 by Highway Department, 109 96
Paving,
24 64
Total,
$1,362 10
FOR GRAFTON STREET.
Grading,
$298 75
FOR HAMMOND STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $2,164 64
FOR HANOVER STREET.
Damages allowed Dean Towne, $510 95
Harrison Bliss, 59 33
Total,
$570 28
FOR LAKE AVENUE.
Grading, as per contract with M. R. Edwards,
$15,289 80
Engineer's services, 112 58
Setting monuments, 102 00
Labor on Coburn's barn,
362 00
Amount allowed Isaac Davis for two cattle passes,
711 00
Car fare and horse hire,
4 00
Total, $16,581 38
FOR LINCOLN STREET.
Grading, as per contract with M. McGrath, $13,064 13
" by Highway Department, 170 99
Extra labor by M. McGrath, 114 00
Iron, 1 02
Total, $13,350 14
50
386
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
FOR NEWTON STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $2,882 98
Damages allowed Hedden & Hill,
3,500 00
66 60 Charlotte Bowman,
M. M. Sullivan,
821 00
A. C. Wheeler,
1,155 15
66 66
Win. A. Hastings,
906 80
S. G. Thurber,
700° 00
66
66
W. Henry Hill,
589 79
Geo. A. Johnson,
427 50
E. E. Abbott,
335 25
H. M. Hedden,
267 30
66
Lucius Woodcock,
240 25
66
Joseph Chamberlain,
234 36
Joshua T. Forrester,
29 40
Isaac Newton,
26 88
66
66 E. F. Chamberlain,
23 04
Total,
$13,039 70
FOR NORTH NEWTON STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $14,452 81 by C. C. Riley, 105 00
Damages allowed J. W. Wetherell, 1,776 00
Wm. S. Lincoln,
1,581 20
E. E. Abbott,
475 50
66 Elijah Simonds,
171 80
Ward N. Flagg,
167 40
Roland Winter,
67 10
66
Gilbert McLoon,
61 30
66
Wm. P. Kinney,
55 70
Total,
$18,913 81
FOR PIEDMONT STREET.
Damages allowed R. P. Chase, $50 00
Sarah E. Allen, Executrix, 50 00
Total, $100 00
900 00
Page 387,
Amount allowed A. G. Estabrook for damage to carriage, for $40 00, read $400 00.
Page 388,
Balance uncollected November 30, 1874, for $5,914 87, read $6,914 87.
.
387
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
FOR POND STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $ 414 50
Damages allowed S. D. Harding, 2,732 25
Moving Shop,
15 81
Total,
$3,162 56
FOR PRATT STREET.
Grading, as per contract with Riley
& Smith,
$3,509 36
Grading by C. C. Riley, 66 " Highway Department,
449 90
Damages allowed Stephen Salisbury,
5,558 30
John Gates & Co.,
6,714 62
66
Heirs of John Ham- mond,
3,026 70
66
Wm. T. Merrifield, 2,116 00
66
Wm. H. Earle, 1,527 30
66
Harrison Bliss,
723 50
66
L. M. Howlett,
131 28
John M. Brigham, 150 00
Amount allowed A. G. Estabrook for damage to carriage,
40 00
Drain pipe, Advertising,
149 18
8 62
Total, $25,258 76
FOR SUFFOLK STREET.
Grading, as per contract with John
Cassidy,
$2,803 00
Grading by Highway Department, 20 50
Iron gates, &c.,
11 86
Total, $2,835 36
FOR WELLINGTON STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $695 27
FOR WINTER STREET.
Labor on Sewer, 43 00
794 00
388
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
FOR WOODLAND STREET.
Damages allowed S. M. Richardson,
$200 00
Advertising, 18 86
Total,
$218 86
FOR SUNDRY STREETS.
Services of Engineers,
$2,619 90
Setting monuments,
234 00
Labor by M. R. Edwards, on Belmont street,
760 50
Damages allowed J. P. Kettell,
110 00
66 D. Waldo Lincoln,
on Pleasant Street,
100 00
Damages allowed Joel P. Fuller, on Laurel Street,
122 70
Stakes and stone posts,
72 27
Sewer pipe,
31 59
Hardware and tools,
12 97
.
Trucking,
105 00
Hack hire,
15 00
Clerk hire,
44 00
Printing,
49 00
Advertising,
23 68
Total,
$4,300 61
Total as per item No. 32 of Expenses, $119,082 03
Balance withdrawn by order of City Council, $3,677 89
TAXES FOR 1872.
Balance uncollected November 30, 1873,
$9,728 74
Abated by order of City Council, 435 00
$9,293 74
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons since November 30, 1873, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, $2,378 87
Balance uncollected November 30, 1874, $5,914 87
389
AUDITOR'S REPORT. TAXES FOR 1872 .- CORPORATION.
Balance November 30,1873, due from the State, $88 18
EXPENDED.
For amount refunded to the State, as per item No. 33 of Expenses, $5 76
TAXES FOR 1873.
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1873, $62,265 44
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons since Nov. 30, 1873, as per item No. 28 of Receipts. $55,444 47
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1874, $6,820 97
TAXES FOR 1873 .- Corporation.
Amount assessed by the State, $42,985 19
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 29 of Receipts, $42,977 34
Balance due from the State, $7 85
TAXES FOR 1873 .- County.
Balance due the County, Nov. 30, 1873, $20,957 23
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 34 of Expenses, $20,957 23
390
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
TAXES FOR 1873 .- National Bank. (State Account.) RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, as per item No. 30 of Receipts, $8,382 50
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 35 of Expenses,
$28,304 97
TAXES FOR 1873 .- State.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $57,397 50
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 36 of Expenses, $57,397 50
TAXES FOR 1874.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $51,020 00
" County Tax, 50,304 56
" City and National Bank Taxes, 777,561 80 -$878,886 36
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 31 of Receipts, $842,963 01
Balance uncollected, $35,923 35
TAXES FOR 1874 .- Corporation.
Amount assessed by the State and due the City, $46,744 74
391
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TAXES FOR 1874 .- County.
Amount assessed, $50,304 56
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 37 of Expenses, $25,152 28
Balance due the County, $25,152 28
WAR BOUNTIES.
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 32 of Receipts, $157 88
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to Z. W. Ash, as per item No. 38 of Expenses, $157 88
WATER WORKS .- CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Appropriation, $80,000 00
Transferred from Interest Account, 6,700 00
-- $86,700 00
RECEIVED.
For Service pipes, meters, labor, &c., $20,844 50 Cast iron water pipes sold to J. S. Rogers & Co., 457 12
Total as per item No. 33 of Receipts, $21,301 62
$108,001 62
392
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per pay rolls, $16,193 86
Salary of F. E. Hall, Commissioner (part), 750 00
Meters, &c., bought of Union Water Meter Co., 11,680 76
Meters, &c., bought of Henry R. Worthington, 75 00
Hydrants, water gates, &c.,
5,071 99
Pipe and fittings, .
1,186 50
Castings,
2,811 76
Cast iron water pipe,
52,123 18
Plumbing and lead pipe,
575 85
Lead,
2,191 64
Drain pipe, brick and sand,
357 61
Cement,
831 25
Lumber and carpenter work,
469 75
Freight and trucking,
5,394 68
Labor on gate house at Bell Pond,
758 99
Services of Phinchas Ball, at North Pond,
165 83
Services of Engineers,
230 90
Extra labor,
109 20
Blacksmith work,
1,051 47
Hardware and tools,
176 02
Powder,
51 13
Rubber goods,
35 23
Oil and lanterns,
5 60
Coal and wood,
75 40
Horse hire,
54 00
Traveling expenses,
43 49
Abatements on bills,
80 00
Inspecting dam,
200 00
Damages allowed H. E. Sargent,
3,500 00
Costs in settlement of Sargent claim,
136 65
Blank books, stationery, &c.
14 86
Clerk hire,
226 23
Printing, 13 22
Total as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $106,562 85
Balance withdrawn by order of City Council, $1,438 77
393
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
WATER WORKS .- MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Water in 1873, $7,088 72 66 66 " 1874, 71,942 25
Total as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $79,030 97 Less amount transferred to interest on Water Loan, 40,619 00
$38,411 97
EXPENDED.
For Salary of F. E. Hall, Commissioner (part),
$750 00
Salary of Geo. D. Davis, Registrar,
1,180 54
Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
6,340 60
Extra labor,
919 69
Care of reservoir,
337 88
Canvassing to make assessment,
454 49
Blacksmith work,
326 56
Sundry fittings and repairs,
306 44
Plumbing,
131 99
Lead,
35 21
Hardware and tools,
241 59
Duck and packing materials,
126 00
Rubber goods,
154 05
Meters,
217 80
Castings,
50 10
Lumber,
329 74
Brick,
10 00
Salt,
1 60
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
106 86
Coal and wood,
90 75
Rent,
225 00
Insurance assessment,
45 00
Bass for reservoir,
120 25
Taxes in Town of Leicester,
49 25
Abatements on assessments for water, 1,306 94
Amount allowed for damages from
water, 253 92
Freight and trucking,
180 55
51
394
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 29.
For Horse hire, 1,336 10
Hack hire,
5 00
Gas, 23 65
Blank books, stationery, &c.,
225 89
Clerk hire,
245 78
Printing,
223 14
Advertising,
15 35
Total as per item No. 40 of Expenses, $16,367 71
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $22,044 26
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