Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1875, Part 7

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 490


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The Receipts for the year ending November 30, 1875, are shown in the aggregates, as credited in the following accounts :-


No. of Acct.


1. Bills Receivable,


$19,000 00


2. City Hall, 1,501 00


3. City Hospital, 861 74


4. Collector's Sale, (Surplus Acc't),


4 36


5. Com. on Reduction of City Debt,


53,393 92


6. Fire Department,


2,169 71


7. Free Public Library,


3,019 53


8. Highway Department,


18,105 76


37,667 61


9. Incidental Expenses, 17,989 19


10. Interest,


50 40


11. Lighting Streets,


642,044 26


13. Pauper Dep't, City Relief Acc't,


3,329 59


14. Pauper Department, Farm Acc't,


5,880 87


15. Police Department, 8,274 63


16. Real Estate, Lien Account, 1,601 56


17. Real Estate, Sales, 36. 00


18. School Department, 717 36


19. Sewer Assessment, (Old Acc't), 42,188 53


20. Sewer Assessment, (New Acc't), 34,656 42


21. Sewers, Construction Account, 17,287 19


22. Sewers, Maintenance Account, 22 85


23. Shade Trees and Public Grounds, 262 75


24. State Aid,


12,604 99


25. Street Construction,


17,486 72


26. Taxes, 1872,


19 48


27. Taxes, 1873,


28. Taxes, 1874, Corporation, 46,744 74


29. Taxes, 1874, Nat'l B'k, (State Acc't), 7,095 12


30. Taxes, 1874, 28,824 99


31. Taxes, 1875, 821,741 57


32. Water Works, Construction Acc't, 18,543 98


33. Water Works, Maintenance Acc't, 79,046 42


Total Receipts,


$1,942,753 70


580 46


12. Loans, Temporary,


97


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


EXPENSES.


The claims for the year ending November 30, 1875, as approved and drawn for in the Auditor's Office, are shown in the aggregates, as charged to the following accounts : No. of Acct.


1. Abatement and Discount, $52,167 32


2. Armory,


14,000 00


3. City Hall, 5,149 87 8,725 29


4. City Hospital,


5. Collector's Sale, (Surplus Acc't),


5 33


6. Com. on Reduction of City Debt,


52,044 26


7. Elm Park, 241 40


8. Fire Department, 49,191 11


9. Free Public Library,


15,190 85


10. Highway Department,


63,776 81


11. Incidental Expenses, 43,307 00


12. Interest, 141,833 66


13. Interest on Sewer Loan, 21,774 00


14. Interest on Water Loan, 33,541 00


15. Lighting Streets, 28,269 65


16. Loans, Funded City, 6,000 00


17. Loans, Funded Sewer, 20,000 00


18. Loans, Funded Water, 133,800 00


19. Loans, Temporary, 877,324 26


20. Pauper Dep't, City Relief Acc't, 12,315 24


21. Pauper Dep't, Farm Account, 15,125 14


22. Pauper Dep't, Truant School Acc't, 2,226 20


23. Police Department, 54,426 39


24. Real Estate, Lien Account,


2,153 60


25. Salaries,


22,849 59


26. School Department,


153,210 57


27. School Houses,


1,601 24


28. Sewer Assessment, Old Account,


26 52


29. Sewers, Construction Account,


23,720 96


30. Sewers, Maintenance Account,


10,502 01


31. Shade Trees and Public Grounds, 4,265 03


32. State Aid,


12,889 25


33. Street Construction,


32,869 34


34. Taxes, 1874, County,


25,152 28


35. Taxes, Nat'l Bank, (State Acc't), 36. Taxes, 1874, State,


26,331 83


51,020 00


37. Taxes, 1875, County, 20,960 23


38. Water Works, Construction Acc't, 51,233 09


39. Water Works, Maintenance Acc't, 26,320 98


Total Expenses,


$2,115,541 30


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


SHOWING the Appropriations for each City Account; the Receipts and Expenses for the year ending November 30, 1875 ; and the balances unexpended at that date.


ABATEMENTS AND DISCOUNT.


Balances unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $ 550 24 55,000 00


Appropriation,


--- $55,550 24


EXPENDED.


For Abatement allowed R. Spaulding, per order of City Council, $ 17 10


Abatements allowed by Assessors, 3,741 61


Discount allowed for prompt payment, 48,408 61


Total as per item No. 1 of Expenses, $52,167 32


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$3,382 92


ARMORY.


Appropriation,


$14,000 00


EXPENDED.


For Gun racks, $475 00


J. Murphy, balance of Contract,


11,498 49


R. N. Start, one-half Sewer, as per agreement, 85 00


R. N. Start, for expense of legal papers,


8 00


Plans, Specifications and superintend- ence, 441 79


Service pipe, 3 00


99


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Curb stone,


66 72


Moving gravel,


125 80


Painting and whitening,


42 35


Insurance,


21 00


Paving,


236 00


Grading,


25 88


Furniture,


452 50


Gas Fixtures,


518 47


Total as per item No. 2 of Expenses, $14,000 00


BILLS RECEIVABLE.


Received for Note of D. S. Messinger, as


per item No. 1 of Receipts,


$19,000 00


Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,


19,000 00


CITY HALL.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward,


$1,689 63


Appropriation,


3,500 00


$5,189 63


RECEIVED.


For Rent of Court Room,


$1,500 00


Materials sold, 1 00


Total as per item No. 2 of Receipts,


$1,501 00


$6,690 63


EXPENDED.


For Furniture and Fixtures,


$1,027 90


Repairs,


652 97


Brooms, brushes, matches, &c.,


115 10


Fuel,


1,198 74


Ice,


25 61


Care of Heating Apparatus, &c.,


300 00


Gas,


1,770. 65


Stationery,


4 40


100


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Gas Governor, Carting ashes, 4 50


50 00


Total as per item No. 3 of Expenses,


$5,149 87


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,540 76


CITY HOSPITAL.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874,


brought forward, $1,579 57


Appropriation, 10,500 00


$12,079 57


RECEIVED.


For Board of Patients,


$830 03


Care of Paupers from Commonwealth,


31 71


Total as per item No. 3 of Receipts, $861 74


$12,941 31


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Physician and Sup't,


$6,00 00


Services of Nurses and others,


2,645 44


Groceries and provisions,


2,441 45


Carpets, bedding, table linen, &c.,


171 42


Repairs,


133 90


Fuel,


426 71


Surgical instruments,


145 70


Medicines,


492 58


Gas,


210 43


Crockery, tin ware, &c.,


128 58


Stationery, postage, express, &c.,


44 34


Printing,


60 45


Furniture and fixtures,


110 40


Ice,


13 83


Trucking,


20 80


Hay and grain,


140 05


Advertising,


25 00


Cow and Swine,


200 00


Green-house frame and sashes,


40 00


Boots and shoes,


6 04


101


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Manure,


86 62


Cooking-range,


103 25


Fowls,


13 50


Seeds,


20 30


Hack hire,


47 77


Tools,


9 20


T. L. Nelson (legal services),


379 53


Engineering,


8 00


Total as per item No. 4 of Expenses,


$8,725 29


Balance unexpended,


$4,216 02


COLLECTOR'S SALES : SURPLUS ACCOUNT.


RECEIVED.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874,


brought forward, 0 97


From Sale of Estates in excess of taxes and costs, as per item No. 4 of Receipts, 4 36


$5 33


EXPENDED.


Amount in excess of taxes and costs repaid in settlement, as per item No. 5 of Expenses, $5 33


COMMITTEE ON REDUCTION OF CITY DEBT.


Amount in hands of Committee, November 30, 1875, as per item No. 5 of Receipts, $53,393 92


EXPENDED.


Amount paid for Bonds (matured June and July), as per item No. 6 of Ex- penses, $52,044 26


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,349 66


14


102


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


ELM PARK.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $241 40


EXPENDED.


For Trees and Shrubbery, as per item No. 7 of Expenses, $241 40


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,805 33


Appropriation,


$50,000 00


$51,805 33


RECEIVED.


For Labor of men and teams,


$1,423 75


Gas furnished Engineers (Thomas St.),


16 70


Manure sold,


175 75


Water used on Front Street,


8 87


Use of Steamer,


4 00


School Street Engine House, from Merchants' & Farmers' Mutual In- surance Co., 350 00


Hose sold,


33 23


Flag stone sold,


85 00


Old copper "


72 41


Total as per item No. 6 of Receipts, $2,169 71


$53,975 04


EXPENDED.


For Salary of S. E. Combs, chief engineer, $1,200 00


66 Win. Brophy, ass't 66 1,200 00


66 Wm. Knowles, “ 200 00


J. W. Loring, “ 66


200 00


Samuel H. Day, " " and


clerk, 250 00


103


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Pay roll of men, Steamer No. 1,


1,530 00


66


66


2,


1,530 00


66


3, 1,530 00


66 66


66


4.


1,570 00


City Hose Co., No. 1,


1,105 00


66 66 Ocean "


2, 1,105 00


66


Eagle "


3, 1,071 64


66


Niagara, 4,


1,104 99


66 Yankee 66


5,


1,105 00


Tiger 66


6,


919 17


66


Protector,


7,


1,021 66


66 Hook and Ladder Co., No 1,


2,055 00


66


66


Hook and Ladder Co., No. 2,


2,018 33


Services of stewards and drivers,


4,104 17


New apparatus,


3,146 89


Repairs of apparatus,


1,641 68


" Houses,


1,557 60


66 on School St. Engine House,


1,465 73


" Exchange St. "


962 32


J. W. Doon, balance contract, John Street Engine House,


2,112 00


Extra work on John St. Engine House,


124 55


Building drain, 66


88 00


Sewer, Carlton St. Engine House, 61 18


Repairs of stable on Davis Court,


250 00


Grading Winslow Street,


100 00


Alarms of fire,


77 00


Hardware and tools,


147 34


Oil, soap, brushes, &c.,


384 38


Materials for, and repair of telegraph,


629 62


Hay, grain and straw,


2,152 81


Horses,


475 00


Horse hire and board of horses,


1,722 '50


Fuel,


1,399 05


Belts, straps and badges,


27 00


Advertising,


6 14


Blacksmith labor,


230 87


Freight and trucking,


29 13


Furniture and fixtures,


751 45


Printing,


145 16


Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same,


294 04


Stationery,


25 62


Gas,


596 55


Washing of bedding,


203 13


Hose,


1,853 53


66 Babcock Extinguisher, 665 00


-


104


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Rent of barn, 25 00


C. Dyer, for moving wall and grapery, 113 77


Gas governor, 35 00


Medicine and attendance for horses,


5 50


Use of carts, (Highway Department),


60 50


Hose Stuffing,


89 70


Express, stamps, &c.,


51 37


Gongs,


462 50


Bedding,


13 56


Refreshments at fire,


44 40


Traveling Expenses of engineers,


18 00


Bands for muster, &c.,


120 00


Ice,


6 58


Total as per item No. 8 of Expenses,


$49,191 11


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $4,783 93


FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,183 37


Appropriation, 11,000 00


$12,183 37


RECEIVED.


For Dog Fund from County Treasurer, as per item No. 7 of Receipts, $3,019 53


$15,202 90


EXPENDED.


For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,


$2,500 00


66 Asst. Librarians,


2,978 50


Janitor,


225 00


Books and Stationery,


5,586 36


Furniture and fixtures,


170 10


Repairs,


325 71


Fuel,


512 60


Printing,


247 00


Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.,


13 80


Gas,


950 38


1


105


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Binding books,


971 85


Water,


2 60


Stamps, express, and Post Office charges, &c.,


328 45


Looking up lost books,


159 75


Trucking,


18 75


Expense of Reading room,


200 00


Total as per item No. 9 of Expenses,


$15,190 85


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $12 05


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1874, brought forward,


$2,316 02


Appropriations for Highways and Side- walks,


50,000 00


$52,316 02


RECEIVED.


For Construction of Sidewalks, &c., as per item No. 8 of Receipts,


$18,105 76


$70,421 78


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Rufus Carter, Commissioner, $2,200 00


Labor of men, as per pay rolls,


29,085 66


Extra labor of men and teams,


3,387 84


Shoeing, repairs of tools, &c.,


1,129 62


Brick,


2,886 40


Lumber and carpenter work,


580 60


Cobble stone,


268 01


Flagstone,


962 93


Curbstone,


2,040 07


Paving,


2,777 98


Paving blocks,


78 20


Stone and fittings,


75 24


Stone posts, wall stone, setting and laying same, 314 20


106


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Gravel, 635 20


Lime and cement,


8 40


Hardware and tools,


262 22


Engineering,


1,912 41


Harnesses, and repairing same,


422 37


Carts, wagons, sleighs, and repair of same, 972 64


Horses and oxen,


1,400 00


Medicine for horses,


73 25


Hay, grain, and straw,


4,186 73


Freight and trucking,


589 12


Clerical labor,


325 00


Blank book,


3 50


Printing,


74 31


Advertising,


43 62


Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,


97 98


Fuel,


26 00


Gas,


66 19


Drain pipe,


214 98


Repairs, &c., on barn,


1,091 55


Powder and fuse,


17 86


Supplying watering troughs, and re- pairs of same,


47 80


Rent of land for storage,


25 00


Insurance on stable,


75 00


Painting fence at Hospital,


25 00


Breaking roads,


124 50


Traveling expenses of Commissioner and express charges,


17 29


Building wall near City Stable,


168 60


Lettering Street signs, 4 00


Horse hire and keeping,


45 75


Henry N. Stone, for Street Sweeper,


350 00


Almira Newton, injury to person,


300 00


Leo Roberts, injury to person and sleigh,


2,050 00


Josiah Rice, injury to person,


196 39


Bridget Fitmore, injury to person,


300 00


John O. Sullivan, injury to person,


50 00


Catharine Kneeland, injury to person,


25 00


F. T. Burr, injury to carriage,


100 00


Geo. W. Gale, injury to carriage,


100 00


Jane Woodward, legal charges,


100 15


Albert Curtis, damage to estate,


287 50


E. Banister and others, referees in Curtis case, 30 00


Brigham Converse, retaining wall on Belmont street, 200 00


107


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Abbie R. Dunnawen, damage to estate on Chandler street, 460 90


Michael McGrath, damage to estate on Hammond street, 6 00


Theron E. Hall, retaining wall on Dix street, 50 00


Legal costs, Chapin case, 15 00


Excavating rock, Plantation street,


400 50


Water and water pipe, labor on same,


12 10


Total as per item No. 10 of Expenses,


$63,776 81


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $6,644 97


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1874, brought


forward,


$1,656 97


Appropriation,


13,000 00


$14,656 97


RECEIVED.


For Office Fees from City Clerk, Licenses from


$1,781 00


1,154 00


66 for sale of liquor,


30,500 00


Barnum's Hippodrome,


200 00


281 00


$70 62


1874,


538 20


Tax deed, canceled,


3 82


Real Estate, Lien account,


10 35


Licenses of dogs,


1,191 00


Rent of Armories from Common- wealth, 1,075 00


Costs on collecting Sewer Assess- ments, 45 13


Costs on collecting Street Better- ments, 180 48


One-half of fees for weighing on City . Scales, 577 01


Witness fees in Hunter case,


60 00


Total as per item No. 9 of Receipts,


$37,667 61


$52,324 58


Summonses, Costs on Taxes, 1873,


108


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


EXPENDED.


For Advertising,


$688 17


Printing,


2,299 68


Services of Engineers, Instruments and repairs of same,


2,663 67


Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,


717 60


Trucking,


8 90


Fuel,


49 51


Return of deaths by Undertakers,


256 25


Collecting births,


186 60


Directories,


108 00


Care of Clocks,


87 50


Hack hire,


45 90


Analysis of milk,


15 00


Numbering streets,


4 00


Memorial day expenses,


500 00


Fourth of July celebration,


483 00


Reception of Portland guests,


685 25


Repairing Liberty pole,


7 12


Examining records,


46 95


Wilson obsequies expense,


247 80


Rent, furniture, and heating Ward rooms, 215 68


Services of Ward Clerks,


51 00


Legal assistance, witness fees, &c.,


318 43


Committee on Division of County,


4,949 40


Taking Census for Ward lines,


28 75


Clerk pro tem. of Common Council,


75 00


Costs of perambulating Holden


bounds,


82 00


Distributing Tax summonses,


243 24


Killing dogs,


61 00


Ringing bell,


1 50


Sale of old buildings (Auctioneer's charges),


9 37


Repairing Old South Clock,


50 00


Carpenter work on Band Stand,


27 52


Sprinkling around public buildings,


100 00


County Treasurer, legal costs,


9 35


T. S. Johnson, 66


15 90


Hartley Williams,


66


38 50


Edwin McArthur, injury to person, firing salute,


750 00


Legal expenses in Petroleum cases,


348 56


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one- fourth of Liquor licenses,


7,500 00


Liquor license refunded,


100 00


Repairing Hay Scales, 83 70


AUDITOR'S REPORT. 109


For Posting Tax notices,


13 00


Tax refunded (Valentine),


7 25


Rent for Armory,


890 30


Gas for Armory,


185 66


Repairs and fixtures for Armory,


182 02


Janitor for Armory,


79 50


Fuel for Armory,


3 20


Stoves and Stove furniture for Armory,


260 00


Green Library, refunded Bank Tax,


120 40


Repairs in Engineer's office, &c., on School street,


25 45


Repairs on Shop, School street,


95 05


Thos. Harrington, services under So- licitor, 68 00


Furniture for Office of Sup't of Pub- lic Buildings,


115 48


Traveling expenses of Sup't of Pub- lic Buildings,


6 49


Gas and lamp for Sup't of Public Buildings, 5 63


Care of room for Sup't of Public Buildings, 5 00


Stationery, stamps, and fuel for Sup't of Public Buildings,


12 02


Horse hire for Sup't of Public Build- ings, 52 50


Page to Common Council,


20 25


Amount transferred to Sewer Con- struction, per order of City Coun- cil, 17,000 00


Total as per item No. 11 of Expenses, $43,307 00


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $9,017 58


INTEREST.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $ 2,192 58 135,400 00


Appropriation,


$137,592 58


RECEIVED.


For Interest on Deposits,


$5,858 76


66


66 Sewer Account, 1875,


243 23


15


110


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Interest on Assessments for Street Bet-


terments, 815 47


" Sewer Assessment (old


account), 8,406 78


" Sewer Assessment (new


account), 108 26


" Taxes, 1872,


3 00


66


1873,


58 53


٠، 66 1874,


1,150 08


1875,


31 71


" Bills receivable,


1,282 75


66


" Lien Account, deeds cancelled, 30 62


Total as per item No. 10 of Receipts,


$17,989 19


$155,581 77


EXPENDED.


For Interest on Funded City and Tempo- rary Loans, as per item No. 12 of Expenses,


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$13,748 11


INTEREST ON SEWER LOAN.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874,


brought forward, $192 00


Appropriation, 21,600 00


$21,792 00


EXPENDED.


For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 13 of Expenses, $21,774 00


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $18 00


INTEREST ON WATER LOAN.


Receipts for Water Rates, transferred from Water Works, Maintenance Account, $33,541 00


$141,833 66


111


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


EXPENDED.


For Interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $33,541 00


LIGHTING STREETS.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $455 32 30,000 00


Appropriation,


$30,455 32


RECEIVED.


For Lanterns, lamp-posts, &c., as per item No. 11 of Receipts, $50 40


$30,505 72


EXPENDED.


For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $12,643 18


Lighting and care of lamps,


5,133 74


Lighting, &c., by New England Gas Light Co.,


8,286 46


Lanterns and lamps,


929 15


Lamp posts and frames,


355 78


Re-setting and repair of lamps,


701 25


Chas. A. Hill, for non-fulfillment of contract for oil,


150 00


Lettering lanterns,


31 45


Advertising,


3 00


Oil, &c.,


5 46


Express, stamps, &c.,


2 00


Ladder,


2 00


Repair of building,


26 18


Total as per item No. 15 of Expenses, $28,269 65


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$2,236 07


LOANS: FUNDED CITY.


Amount, November 30, 1874, $1,711,000 00


112


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


EXPENDED.


For City Bonds and Certificates of Indebt- edness payable in 1875, as per item No. 16 of Expenses,


$6,000 00


Amount, November 30, 1875,


$1,705,000 00


LOANS: FUNDED SEWER. ·


Amount, November 30, 1874, . $369,400 00


EXPENDED.


For City Bonds and Certificates of Indebt- edness payable in 1875, as per item No. 17 of Expenses, $20,000 00


Amount, November 30, 1875,


$349,000 00


LOANS: FUNDED WATER.


Amount, November 30, 1874, $559,100 00


EXPENDED.


For Funded Debt payable in 1875, as per item No. 18 of Expenses, $133,800 00


Amount, November 30, 1875, $425,300 00


LOANS : TEMPORARY.


Amount, November 30, 1874, $345,280 00


RECEIVED.


For Loans authorized by City Council, as per item No. 12 of Receipts, $642,044 26


$987,324 26


113


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


EXPENDED.


For City Notes cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses,


$877,324 26


Amount, November 30, 1875,


$110,000 00


PAUPER DEPARTMENT: CITY RELIEF ACCOUNT.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $210,05


Appropriation, $10,000 00


Less amount transferred to


Pauper Dep'tment, Truant School, 400 00


9,600 00


$9,810 05


RECEIVED.


From Commonwealth, for Support of State Paupers, &c., $502 73


County, Cities, Towns and Individu- als, for aid to their Poor, 2,718 86


State, for amount allowed on account of contagious diseases, 108 00


Total as per item No. 13 of Receipts, $3,329 59


$13,139 64


EXPENDED.


Paid Geo. W. Gale (salary), Clerk, $1,500 00


L. Wheeler, City Physician, 722 22


F. J. McNulty, bal., 66


77 78


Wor. Lunatic Hospital, for care of Insane, 1,862 67


Commonwealth, for care of Insane, 828 43


Hospital for Insane, for care of Insane, 210 47


City of Boston, for aid to sundry persons, 247 03


" Lynn, 66 77 87


" New Bedford, 66 66


5 24


" Newburyport, 66 66 41 49


114 CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


Paid Town of Natick, for aid to sundry persons, 6 00


66


66 Webster,


66 19 50


66 " Southbridge, 66


66


31 00


66


" Millbury, 66 66


82 50


66 " Dedham, 66


67 95


County of Essex,


66


5 86


Transportation and office expenses,


620 13


State Industrial School, for board of girls,


99 21


State Reform School, for board of boys, 586 48


Board of aged and sick poor,


174 00


Groceries and provisions,


2,312 45


Fuel,


1,762 83


Medicines,


229 50


Medical consultations,


81 00


Burials,


356 00


Hack Hire,


25 00


Blank books and stationery, .


21 20


Boots, shoes and clothing,


80 97


Printing,


148 25


Vaccine virus,


32 21


Amount as per item No. 20 of Ex- penses, 1


$12,315 24


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $824 40


PAUPER DEPARTMENT : FARM ACCOUNT.


Appropriation,


$11,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Produce of Farm sold,


$4,500 70


Board of Teacher and Scholars in Truant School, 1,370 17


Windlass wheel and


rope sold, 10 00


5,880 87


$16,880 87


EXPENDED.


For Salary of John Farwell, Superintendent, $1,200 00


Groceries and provisions, 2,009 05 Grass seed, grain and feed, 787 34


.


115


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Medicine and medical consultation,


114 41


Boots and shoes,


217 60


Fuel,


349 48


Burials,


8 00


Dry goods, bedding, &c.,


373 75


Clothing,


387 12


Extra labor,


667 54


Hardware and tools,


241 32


Repairs on building's,


152 46


Lumber and carpenter work,


57 62


Blacksmith work,


79 96


Crockery,


59 11


Furniture,


97 71


Oil, paints, &c.,


59 11


Books and stationery,


10 35


Horses, oxen and other stock,


482 00


Wagons, and repairing same,


102 40


Harnesses, &c.,


52 05


Fertilizers, manure and trees,


66 96


Town of Shrewsbury, for taxes,


76 03


Daily Spy,


12 00


Worcester Palladium,


2 00


Powder,


3 04


Total for Farm,


$7,668 41


For Scavenger Department :


For Collecting swill, $5,947 00


Rent of land for swill depot,


187 50


Extra labor,


735 21


Repair of buildings,


80 61


Swine,


80 00


Wagons, and repairing same, 172 48


Harnesses " 66 66


52 17 .


Blacksmith work, 108 56


Lumber and carpenter work,


9 12


Hardware, tools, buckets, &c.,


22 58


Grain,


17 50


Shavings,


44 00


$7,456 73


Total amount as per item No. 21 of Expenses, $15,125 14


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,755 73


116


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


PAUPER DEPARTMENT : TRUANT SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,406 79


Appropriation,


$500 00


Transferred from Appropriation ·


Pauper Dep't to City Relief, 400 00 1


900 00


$2,306 79


EXPENDED.


Paid John Farwell, Superintendent,


$200 00


Emma J. Parker, Teacher,


300 00


For Boots and shoes,


56 95


Clothing, dry goods, &c.,


287 67


Books,


8 96


Repairing stove,


2 45


Board of Scholars,


1,370 17


Total as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $2,226 20


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$80 59


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874,


brought forward, $1,687 55


Appropriation, 45,000 00


$46,687 55


RECEIVED.


For Cloth furnished Policeman,


$880 88


Use of Lock-up,


3 00


Extra pay of Police,


91 75


Officers' fees from Clerk of Court,


7,299 00


Total as per item No. 15 of Receipts,


$8,274 63


$54,962 18


117


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


EXPENDED.


Paid A. D. Pratt, (balance), City Marshal, $190 68


W. A. Washburn, 66


66 1,816 65


H. W. Conklin, (balance), Assistant Marshal,


136 83


J. M. Dyson, Assistant Marshal,


1,362 22


E. D. McFarland, "


1,500 00


Policemen, as per pay rolls,


47,535 61


Care of Office and cells,


300 00


Cloth, buttons and badges,


973 41


Telegrams, stationery, &c.,


116 06


Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,


17 28


Repairs and cleaning cells,


131 08


Provisions for prisoners,


149 50


Furniture and repairs,


66 43


Advertising,


13 50


Printing,


63 30


Washing of bedding, &c.,


18 76


Photographs of prisoners,


6 75


Ice,


12 33


Atlas of United States,


16 00


Total as per item No. 23 of Expenses, $54,426 39


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$535 79


REAL ESTATE .- LIEN ACCOUNT.


Balance, Nov. 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,609 94


EXPENDED.


For Real Estate sold for Taxes and pur- chased by Collector as per item No. 24 of Expenses, $2,153 60


$3,763 54


RECEIVED.


For Amount of Taxes and charges in Redemption of Property, as per item No. 16 of Receipts, $1,601 56


Balance, 16


$2,161 98


118


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


REAL ESTATE SALES.


Received for sale of old buildings on Union street, as per item No. 17 of Re- ceipts, $36 00


Amount transferred to Sinking Fund, 36 00


SALARIES.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,386 81


Appropriation, 25,000 00


$26,386 81


EXPENDED.


Paid E. L. Davis, Mayor, bal. Salary, $145 83


Clark Jillson. Mayor, Salary,


1,362 50


W. A. Williams, City Solicitor, bal- ance Salary, 194 45


F. T. Blackmer, City Solicitor, Salary,


1,805 55


Wm. S. Barton, City Treasurer and Collector,


2,500 00


Sam'l Smith, City Clerk,


2,000 00


Henry Griffin, Auditor,


1,500 00


C. H. M. Blake, Acting Engineer,


1,125 00


W. E. Mills, balance,


· 499 98


W. L. Clark, Assessor,


1,600 00


J. P. Houghton, "


1,400 00


E. H. Towne, 66


803 21


Levi Barker, (bal.) Assessor,


291 65


C. H. Marvin, Messenger,


1,100 00


Walter Gates, (bal.) Bookkeeper,


550 58


C. B. Damon, Bookkeeper,


791 67


C. H. Peck, Sup't of Public Buildings,


1,250 00


H. L. Shumway, Clerk of Common Council,


300 00


R. R. Shepard, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 360 00


R. R. Shepard, Milk Inspector, 50 00


Assistant Assessors, 486 00


Salary of Page to Common Council, 10 36


Clerk hire for Treasurer,


1,328 34


119


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Paid Clerk hire for City Clerk,


649 23


Clerk hire for Auditor, 47 17


Clerk hire for Assessors,


698 07


Total as per item No. 25 of Expenses, $22,849 59


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $3,537 22


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $4,645 22




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