Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1875, Part 8

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


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Appropriation, $140,000 00


Appropriation transferred from School Houses, 9,800 00


$149,800 00


$154,445 22


RECEIVED.


For School Books sold and exchanged,


$464 43


Salaries overpaid,


77 13


Wages not claimed by Teacher,


5 00


Labor and materials,


11 36


Old desks sold,


43 00


Stove sold,


50 00


Old iron sold,


66 44


Total as per item No. 18 of Receipts, $717 36


$155,162 58


EXPENDED.


Paid A. P. Marble, Superintendent,


$3,000 00


S. V. Stone, Sec'y of School Board, balance, 474 99


Teachers, as per pay rolls,


112,178 80


Janitors, as per pay rolls,


5,585 55


Horse hire,


506 63


Express charges, stamps, &c.,


133 20


Miscellaneous repairs,


6,858 92


Furniture and fixtures,


5,457 26


Fuel,


7,816 04


120


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Stoves and stove furniture,


634 45


Repair of stoves,


1,367 44


For labor of cleaning school houses,


463 93


School for sewing,


50 00


Clerical labor,


592 26


School books and stationery,


3,306 81


Brooms, mats, dusters, soap, &c.,


176 37


Grading and paving,


273 93


Printing,


1,112 28


Advertising,


83 13


Trucking,


477 84


Tuning pianos,


93 10


Clocks and repairing same,


260 05


Rent of storeroom,


125 00


Rent of Superintendent's room,


896 80


Setting Fountains at High School house,


203 95


Traveling Expenses of Sup't,


73 05


Painting signs,


26 67


Gas,


472 27


Rent of Schoolroom,


50 01


Insurance,


50 25


Apparatus and repairing same,


57 18


Chemicals for High School,


12 50


Worcester Felting Co.,


7 00


Truant officers,


333 32


Total as per item No. 26 of Expenses, $153,210 57


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,952 01


SCHOOL HOUSES.


Appropriation,


$15,000 00


Less amount transferred to School Depart-


. ment as per order of City Council, 9,800 00


$5,200 00


EXPENDED.


For Engineering on Ledge street,


$24 04


Building fence on "


539 09


Retaining wall on " 66


465 96


Grading


66


572 15


Total as per item No. 27 of Expenses, $1,601 24


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $3,598 76


121


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


SEWER ASSESSMENT .- OLD ACCOUNT.


Balance uncollected November 30, 1874, Amount abated since 66 66 66


$105,001 61 7,231 64


$97,769 97


Amount re-assessed since Nov. 30, 1874,


93 75


$97,863 72


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, as per item No. 19 of Receipts,


$42,188 53


EXPENDED.


Amount refunded as per item No. 28 of Expenses, 26 52


Transferred to Sinking Fund, $42,162 01


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $55,701 71


SEWER ASSESSMENT .- NEW ACCOUNT.


Assessed since May 27, 1875,


Abated since,


$69,553 79 1,010 29 - $68,543 50


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, as per item No. 20 of Receipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund, $34,656 42


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $33,887 08


SEWERS .- CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.


Appropriation,


$15,000 00


122


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


RECEIVED.


For Error, $2 56


Blocking timber sold,


15 00


Labor and materials,


268 63


Use of tools,


1 00


Transfer from Incidental


Expenses account, as per


order of City Council,


17,000 00


Total as per item No. 21 of Receipts, $17,287 19


32,287 19


EXPENDED.


For Pay Roll of laborers,


$666 84


Freight and teaming,


217 13


Flag stone and stone inlets,


346 65


Engineering,


1,745 00


Casting man-holes, &c.,


209 95


Brick, sand, cement, drain-pipe, &c.,


1,649 08


Horse hire,


6 00


Advertising,


68 12


Printing,


83 30


Paving,


6 50


Tools, iron and steel,


35 99


Blacksmith work,


30 40


Oil, &c.,


7 75


Lumber,


7 06


Clerical labor,


652 00


Legal services in sewer suits,


639 70


Witness fees,


30 70


Benjamin F. Thomas (legal services),


1,557 65


C. O. Thompson, analyzing water,


301 00


Legal expenses in Josiah Rice's case,


189 66


M. R. Edwards contract,


2,532 67


Highway Department, carting gravel,


76 95


Powder and fuse, cordage and packing,


2 60


Amos Pike (contract, Mill Brook sewer),


10,099 00


Edward Earle & Pratt, land taken for Mill Brook sewer, 2,057 29


Thomas Wharton, damage in con- struction of Mill Brook sewer,


98 22


Engineering 66 66


403 75


Total as per item No. 29 of Expenses, $23,720 96


Unexpended balance transferred to Sinking Fund,


$8,566 23


123


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


SEWERS .- MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $1,519 11


Appropriation,


10,000 00


$11,519 11


RECEIVED.


For Sewer soil,


$17 55


Cleaning cesspool,


3 65


Labor,


1 65


Total as per item No. 22 of Receipts, $22 85


$11,541 96


EXPENDED.


For Pay roll of laborers,


$6,871 88


Paid R. H. Chamberlain, for services,


1,500 00


Horse hire,


332 00


Rubber goods,


53 00


Teaming and freight,


1,165 23


Hardware and tools,


38 95


Cordage,


6 98


Stationery, stamps, &c.,


31 15


Rent,


100 00


Lumber,


63


Lanterns,


9 95


Blacksmith work,


10 58


Repairing hose,


27 50


Engineering,


190 00


Sewer pipe, cement and sand,


95 96


Catch basin covers,


49 20


Brick,


19 00


Total as per item No. 30 of Expenses, $10,502 01


Unexpended balance transferred to Sinking Fund,


$1,039 95


124


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.


Balance unexpended, November 30, 1874, brought forward, $ 56 00


Appropriation,


4,000 00


$4,056 00


RECEIVED.


For Circus license,


$200 00


Materials sold,


3 00


Soil, 66


24 00


Hay,


35 00


Use of roller,


75


Total as per item No. 23 of Receipts,


$262 75


$4,318 75


EXPENDED.


For Plants, planting trees, trimming, &c., $525 15


Grading and other labor,


1,796 24


Grass seed and fertilizers,


83 00


Loam and manure,


452 07


Street scrapings,


226 40


Paving gutters,


736 40


Hardware and tools,


82 56


Lumber and carpenter work,


205 34


Plumbing,


23 50


Cement and sand,


8 45


Engineering,


65 83


Printing,


54 34


Advertising,


5 75


Total as per item 31 of Expenses,


$4,265 03


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$53 72


SINKING FUND.


Appropriation, $30,000 00


Balance unexpended of Sundry accounts


transferred as per order of City Council, $206,645 59


Total,


$236,645 59


125


AUDITOR'S REPORT. STATE AID.


Balance November 30, 1874, brought forward, $31,872 15


EXPENDED.


Paid Soldiers and Families in Dec., 1874,


$1,289 00


66


66


Feb.,


1,029 50


66


66


66


March, “


1,140 00


66


66


66


April, 66


1,080 00


66


66


66


May, 66


1,037 50


66


66


June, .


66


1,071 75


66


66


August, «


978 00


66


66


Sept.,


66


1,108 00


66


66


Oct.,


66


1,064 50


66


Nov.,


66


1,069 50


Total as per item No. 32 of Expenses,


$12,889 25


$44,761 40


RECEIVED.


For Amount allowed by State Auditor, $12,592 99


Amount charged in 1874, not called for,


12 00


Total as per item No. 24 of Receipts, $12,604 99


Balance due from the State,


$32,156 41


STATE MILITIA.


Balance of account, November 30, 1874, due the State, 284 74


STREET CONSTRUCTION.


Appropriation, 17


$25,000 00


66


Jan., 1875,


954 00


1,067 50


66


66


July,


126


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


RECEIVED.


For Assessments for Betterments on Austin St., $70 74 66


Auburn


841 71


66


Bowdoin “ 270 32


Cedar


258 79


66


Coral


106 38


66


66


Front


“2,662 89


66


Hanover


" 366 19


66


66


Lafayette "1,931 83


66


Mechanic “ 300 00


66


66


Pond


"1,298 75


Prescott


66 18 67


Pratt


"7,186 79


Wash'n


66 12 50


66


Wilmot


6 136 23


66


Woodl'd "1,141 09


145 84


Rent of Building on Union street, Lot of Stone sold, 20 00


Total as per item No. 25 of Receipts,


$17,486 72


$42,486 72


EXPENDED.


FOR BOWDOIN STREET.


Paid H. F. Loomis, for land,


$490 74


FOR CHANDLER STREET.


Paid John Flynn, damage to estate, $200 00


Minot Rice, 366 15


Witness fees in case of Minot Rice,


14 60


$580 75


FOR CANTERBURY STREET.


Paid C. L. Stockwell, additional allowed for land, &c., $150 00


N.Newton“ 718 00


127


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Paid Thomas M. Rogers, for land,


26 50


John Moran,


66


25 00


.


Wm. Dolan,


10 00


John Feehan,


368 00


Patrick O'Connell,


424 00


William Collins,


1,136 00


Ivory Damon. 66


376 00


Catharine Hallowell,


53 15


Marion A. Richmond,


54 00


Bridget Cotter, 66


75 00


Christian Herrmann,


66


92 40


Sarah Wall,


25 00


John Mahoney,


66


29 50


John Whalon,


66


79 00


$2,923 55


FOR CURTIS STREET.


Paid Eliza D. Goodwin, for land,


$150 00


FOR ENDICOTT STREET.


Paid for grading by Highway Depart- ment, For Engineering,


$1,723 42


107 39


$1,830 81


FOR FORBES STREET.


Paid Sophia S. Prentiss, for land, &c., $5,253 76


. Legal expenses in Prentiss case, 74 10


$5,327 86


FOR GRAFTON STREET.


Paid Boston & Albany Railroad, dam- age allowed for land,


$3,087 00


FOR HIGHILAND STREET.


Paid F. W. Cherrington, for land, $1,329 50 Grading by Highway Depart- ment, 649 45 Engineering, 13 00


$1,991 95


128


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


FOR LAFAYETTE STREET.


Paid E. K. Rice, allowed damage to estate, $89 30


FOR LAMARTINE STREET.


Paid Thomas Haley for damage to land,


$50 00


FOR LEICESTER STREET.


Paid Amanda E. Thompson, for land and damage, $202 00


FOR LINCOLN STREET.


Paid for grading,


$778 20


Horse hire,


1 50


Engineering,


40 94


$820 64


FOR NEWTON STREET.


Paid Gideon Davis, for land,


$410 40


Goggin & Barnes, for land,


286 50


E. K. Rice,


1.085 79


Edmund Converse, 66


538 90


Arthur E. Gray,


550 00


A. Shaughnessey, 66


250 00


G. A. Kimball,


26 88


Chas. N. Prouty, Ad'r, "


19 40


$3,167 87


FOR NORTH NEWTON STREET.


Paid J. H. Wall & Belcher, for land, $471 33


S. W. Phettyplace,


1,760 58


Hack hire, 7 00


Witness fees,


26 10


$2,265 01


129


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


FOR POND STREET.


Paid Martha Woodward, for land, $1,409 20


Michael Fallon,


&c., 700 00


Trustees, Fox heirs, 66 2,687 50


Service pipe,


6 04


Grading by Highway Depart- . ment,


143 65


Engineering,


3 63


$4,950 02


FOR SUFFOLK STREET.


Paid for lowering Water Pipes,


$1,312 04


FOR WARD STREET.


Paid John Conlin, for land, $43 40


E. Fisher,


11 70


Grading and building wall,


1,020 00


Grading by Highway Depart- ment, 8 50


Engineering,


51 90


$1,135 50


FOR WASHINGTON STREET.


Paid Catharine McNamara, for dam- age grading, $400 00


FOR WELLINGTON STREET.


Paid E. I. Comins, damage to Estate, $100 00


L. C. Whitehouse, damage to Estate, 200 00


Grading by Highway Depart- ment, 499 90


$799 90


130


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


FOR SUNDRY STREETS.


Paid Susan H. Purrington, for land on Linwood Place, $58 00


John Ager, damage to Estate on Woodland Street, 20 00


Witness Fees in John S. Clark case, 70 00


Legal expenses, Phettyplace suit,


135 00


Clerical labor,


308 00


Engineering,


525 33


Lumber,


112 90


Advertising,


22 65 ·


Printing, Stationery, &c.,


32 52


Hack hire,


10 00


$ 1,294 40 32,869 34


Total as per item No. 33 of Expenses,


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,


$9,617 38


TAXES FOR 1872.


Balance uncollected November 30, 1874, $6,914 87


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons since November 30, 1874, as per item No. 26 of Re- ceipts, 19 48


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $6,895 39


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 (Old Ac- count), $5 76


.


131


AUDITOR'S REPORT. TAXES FOR 1873.


Balance uncollected November 30, 1874, $6,820 97


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons as per item No. 27 of Receipts, $580 46


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $6,240 51


TAXES FOR 1873 .- CORPORATION.


Balance Nov. 30, 1874, due from the. State, $7 85


TAXES FOR 1874 .- CORPORATION.


Amount assessed by the State, $46,744 74


RECEIVED.


From the Commonwealth, as per item No.


$46,744 74 28 of Receipts,


TAXES FOR 1874 .- COUNTY.


Balance due County November 30, 1874, $25,152 28


EXPENDED.


Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 34 of Expenses, $25,152 28


TAXES FOR 1874 .- NATIONAL BANK. (State Account).


Received from Commonwealth, as per item No. 29 of Receipts, $7,095 12


EXPENDED.


Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 35 of Expenses, $26,331 83


132


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30. TAXES FOR 1874 .- STATE.


Amount assessed for State Tax,


$51,020 00


EXPENDED.


Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 36 of Expenses, $51,020 00


TAXES FOR 1874.


Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1874, $35,923 35


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, as per item No. 30 of Receipts, $28,824 99


.


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $7,098 36


TAXES FOR 1875.


Amount assessed for State Tax, $51,020.00


66 66 County Tax, 41,920 46


66 66 City National Bank Taxes, 780,039 95


$872,980 41


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, as per item No. 31 of Receipts, $821,741 57


Balance uncollected November 30, 1875, $51,238 84


TAXES FOR 1875 .- COUNTY.


Amount assessed, $41,920 46


EXPENDED.


Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 37 of Expenses, $20,960 23


Balance due the County,


$20,960 23


AUDITOR'S REPORT. 133


WATER WORKS .- CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. -


Appropriation,


$50,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Service pipes, meters, labor, &c., as per item No. 32 of Receipts, $18,543 98


- $68,543 98


EXPENDED.


For Salary of F. E. Hall (part),


$125 00


Labor of men, as per pay rolls,


13,696 95


Hydrants, water gates and pipe,


4,118 50


Castings,


2,474 86


Iron water pipe,


11,611 42


Union Meter Co., for meters, couplings, &c.,


9,788 15


Pipe and fittings,


1,126 03


Freight and trucking,


2,012 83


Engineering,


1,072 77


Lumber and carpenter work,


493 88


Blacksmith work,


317 59


Hardware and tools,


208 58


Brick, drain pipe and sand,


93 71


Clerical labor,


301 66


Cement,


536 95


Extra labor,


222 79


Rubber goods,


8 97


Abatement on bills,


34 91


Powder and fuse,


193 18


Fuel,


30 00


Plumbing,


144 07


Oil and lanterns,


15 75


Blank books and stationery,


4 55


Horse hire,


261 00


Lead,


200 03


Car tickets,


26 40


J. Henry Hill (legal services),


20 00


Sundry expenses in legal suits,


450 72


Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, for legal services,


275 00


Appraising Lynde estate,


34 00


L. M. Houghton (damages),


75 00


Insurance assessment,


6 23


18


134


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


For Lead pipe,


71 93


Cordage,


11 65


Furnace. 47 98


Repairing sidewalks,


17 25


Threading machine,


150 00


Measuring water at Henshaw Pond,


106 75


Iron and steel,


79 70


National Meter Co.,


35 50


Repairing shop,


30 85


. Total as per item No. 38 of Expenses,


$51,233 09


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $17,310 82


WATER WORKS .- MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


RECEIVED.


For Assessment of water in 1874,


$16,576 79


66 " 1875, 62,469 63.


Total as per item No. 33 of Receipts, $79,046 42 Less amount transferred to interest on Water Loan, 33,541 00


$45,505 42


EXPENDED.


Paid F. E. Hall, salary as Commissioner (part),


$1,645 83


G. D. Davis, salary as Registrar (part),


183 87


J. Stewart Brown, salary as Registrar,


1,016 67


Labor of men, as per pay rolls,


12,293 08


Horse Hire,


1,040 50


Rent,


100 00


Duck, cordage and packing materials,


187 07


Blacksmith work,


750 51


Hardware and tools,


141 24


Lumber and carpenter work,


484 31


Salt, 2 90


135


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


For Rubber goods,


161 88


Blank books, stationery and stamps,


200 23


Sundry fittings and repairs,


422 84


Plumbing,


264 21


Extra labor,


233 67


Care of reservoir and measuring water, Fuel,


189 16


Oil, lanterns, &c.,


156 07


Printing,


334 06


Advertising,


41 25


Abatement on water rates,


1,457 56


Gas,


17 35


Trucking and freight,


432 19


Clerical labor (canvassing), 66 (writing),


267 48


Brick, cement and gravel,


28 52


Lead,


67 75


Furniture for room (Thomas street),


91 17


Examining records,


6 00


Desk,


38 25


Repairing wagons and harnesses,


35 75


Water pipe,


29 46


Painting shop and repairing,


105 68


Cutting grass,


44 50


Repairing water gates,


21 65


L. J. Knowles, for force pump and re- pairs,


550 00


Stewart & Allen, for steam boiler and repairs,


162 76


National Meter Co.,


1,366 50


Town of Leicester, for taxes,


53 50


J. Sullivan (damage from water),


100 00


Mrs. C. Flynn, “ 66 66


65 00


John Carroll,


6 00


John Kirby, 66 66


12 00


Michael Rourke,


66


10 00


Moses Carlton, " 66 66


37 00


Geo. Dorman, 66 66


15 00


Daniel Doyle,


66 66


667 92


Legal expenses, 35 00


Total as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $26,320 98


Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $19,184 43


375 99


371 65


136


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30. CITY DEBT .- NOVEMBER 30, 1875.


FUNDED CITY LOAN.


Due June 1, 1876, (interest 5 per cent.),


$8,000 00


" 1877, 66 66


2,000 00


66 " 1878,


6,000 00


" 1879,


4,000 00


1880,


8,000 00


" 1881,


4,000 00


" 1882,


6,000 00


" 1883,


66


66


10,000 00


" 1884,


66 66


5,000 00


$53,000 00


Due January 1, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), $500,000 00


June 66 66


66 66


12,000 00


April 1, 1892,


66


800,000 00


$1,312,000 00


Due April 1, 1878, (interest 7 per cent.), $170,000 00


" 1879, 66 66 170,000 00


$340,000 00


Total,


$1,705,000 00


FUNDED SEWER LOAN.


Due June 15, 1877, (interest 6 per cent.), $87,600 00


66 15, 1878,


66 33,600 00


66 15, 1879, 66 66


16,300 00


66 1, 1880, 66


40,000 00


66 15, 1880,


66 3,000 00


July 1, 1880, 66 100,000 00


June 15, 1881,


1,000 00


July 1, 1881, 66 67,900 00


66


66 66


.


Total, $349,400 00


137


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


FUNDED WATER LOAN.


Due June 1, 1879, (interest 5 per cent.),


$500 00


" 1, 1876, 66 6 per cent.),


$69,400 00


July 1, 1876, 66


10,000 00


June 1, 1877,


18,500 00


66 1, 1878,


27,500 00


1, 1879,


1, 1880,


1, 1881, 66


1,000 00


July 1, 1881,


2,000 00


June 1, 1882,


66


12,000 00


" 1, 1885,


66


5,000 00


July 1, 1885,


66


66


100,000 00


June 1, 1886,


66


.5


26,000 00


July 1, 1886,


66


50,000 00


June 1, 1887,


23,000 00


" 1, 1888,


66


66


3,000 00


Dec. 1, 1890,


66


66


50,000 00


June 1, 1891,


,66


2,300 00


$424,800 00


Total,


$425,300 00


TEMPORARY LOAN.


Due June 4, 1876, (interest 6 per cent.), Total,


$110,000 00


RECAPITULATION.


Funded City Loan,


Sewer "


Water "


$1,705,000 00 349,400 00 425,300 00


Temporary Loan,


$2,479,700 00 $110,000 00


Total,


$2,589,700 00


66


66


14,000 00


11,100 00


66


138


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


LIABILITIES.


NOVEMBER 30, 1875.


Funded Loans, Temporary Loan,


$2,479,000 00 110,000 00


$2,589,700 00 20,960 23


One-half of County Tax for 1875,


Due the Commonwealth :


$19,754 07


For part of National Bank Tax, State Tax in 1875,


51,020 00


Balance State Militia account,


284 74


71,058 81


$2,681,719 04


CASH ASSETS. NOVEMBER 30, 1875.


Cash in Treasury after paying audited bills to date,


$212,095 26


John Corliss' note, due on demand,


750 00


2,622 shares B., B. & G. R. R. Co., par value,


262,200 00


Due from Commonwealth for State Aid,


32,156 41


From Worcester Street Railway Co.,


Taxes of 1872, uncollected,


66 1873, 66


6,240 51


" 1874, 66


7,098 36


" 1875, 66


51,238 84


Amount of Lien upon real estate sold for Taxes, 2,161 98


Sewer Assessments of 1872, uncollected, 66 66 " 1875,


55,701 71


33,887 08


Assessment for street betterments "


14,687 94


sidewalks (old account), 1,040 16


66 (new account),


1,755 79


highways, uncollected, 4,268 09


Due on Fire Department account, 12 00


Free Public Library "


5 75


Pauper Department, City Relief, School account,


314 09


Sewers, Construction 66


32 57


66 Maintenance 9 75


Water Works, Construction account, 5,439 70 66 66 Maintenance 66 17,131 79


$764,387 17


Liabilities over cash assets,


$1,917,331 87


66 Corporation Taxes,


44,283 90


2,560 53


6,895 39


2,419 57


139


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


LEDGER BALANCES.


CR.


Bills Receivable,


DR. $750 00


Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad Stock, City Treasury, City of Worcester,


262,200 00


212,095 26


Loans : Funded City,


$1,705,000 00


66 Sewer,


349,400 00


Water,


425,300 00


Temporary,


110,000 00


Real Estate (Lien Account),


2,161 98


Sewer Assessment (Old Account) 1872,


316,687 42


State Aid,


32,156 41


State Militia,


284 74


Taxes, 1872,


6,895 39


66


1873,


6,240 51


66 1874,


7,098 36


1875,


51,238 84


Corporation Tax,


44,283 90


County Tax,


20,960 23


State Tax,


51,020 00


War Bounties,


46,526 73


War Contingents,


1,260 97


Worcester Street Railway,


2,560 53


$2,978,652 39


$2,978,652,39


2,303,183 51


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. DECEMBER 1, 1875.


In Charge of the following Persons and Departments :


CITY ENGINEER :


Personal Property, $700 00


COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC GROUNDS :


Personal Property, $600 00


COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS :


642 Gas Lanterns, 484 Oil Lamps, with Building and Fixtures, $20,517 90


DIRECTORS OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY :


Library Building,


$26,000 00


9,902 feet of land,


19,804 00


$45,804 00


Personal Property,


21,000 00


$66,804 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT :


Beacon Street.


8,000 feet land at 40 cts. per foot, $3,200 00


Engine House, 6,000 00


$9,200 00


Bigelow Court.


5,310 feet of land at $2.00,


$10,620 00


Engine House,


10,500 00


$21,120 00


House on Bloomingdale Road,


800 00


Carlton Street.


1,270 feet of Land at $1.25, $1,587 50


Engine House,


2,000 00


$3,587 50


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


141


Exchange Street.


500 feet of Land at $2.50,


$1,250 00


Engine House,


2,000 00


$3,250 00


Lamartine Street.


8,400 feet of land at 20c.,


$1,680 00


Engine House,


9,500 00


$11,180 00


Myrtle Street.


1,277 feet of Land at $1.00,


$1,277 00


Engine House,


3,000 00


$4,277 00


New Worcester.


Land,


$500 00


Engine House,


800 00


$1,300 00


Pleasant Street.


6,106 feet of Land at 15c.,


$915 90


Engine House,


9,000 00


$9,915 90


School Street.


7,688 feet of Land at 75c.,


$5,766 00


Engine House,


5,000 00


$10,766 00


Thomas Street.


Land,


$7,000 00


Engine House,


5,000 00


$12,000 00


John Street.


1,836 feet of Land at 50c.,


$918 00


Engine House,


4,500 00


$5,418 00


Five Steamers,


$17,500 00


Thirteen Hose Carriages,


6,000 00


Three Ladder Trucks,


4,500 00


Other Personal Property, including Fire Alarm Telegraph,


61,000 00


Total Fire Department Personal Property,


$89,000 00


Total Fire Department Real Estate,


92,814 40


Total,


$181,814 40


19


142


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


50,331 feet land on Salem Street at 33}c.,


$16,777 00


Stable and Sheds,


7,000 00


Land (1 acre),


150 00


Gravel Pit near Paxton,


100 00


Personal Property,


12,125 50


$36,152 50


PAUPER DEPARTMENT.


Real Estate,


$59,000 00


Stock and Tools at the Farm,


7,151 60


Household Goods,


4,086 16


Buildings, Stock, &c., in Scavenger De- partment,


7,552 00


$77,789 76


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Land and Houses,


$821,000 00


Personal Property,


73,000 00


$894,000 00


SEWER DEPARTMENT.


Personal Property.,


$430 00


CITY HOSPITAL.


Furniture, Surgical Instruments, &c.,


$3,500 00


MISCELLANEOUS :


Central Park, 7 acres.


Hope Cemetery, 56 acres.


Cemetery on Mechanic St., 67,620 feet.


Elm Park, 28 Acres.


90,624 feet of Land, Pine Court, at 50c.,


$45,312 00


38,696 feet of Land, Lamartine St., 17c.,


6,578 32


7,660 feet of Land, Union St., 50c., 3,830 00


23,250 feet of Land, Summer St., 90c.,


20,925 00


$76,645 32


City Hall Building,


$20,000 00


Furniture, &c., in City Hall,


4,500 00


City Scales, Lincoln Square,


300 00


City Scales, New Worcester,


300 00


City Scales, Salem Square,


400 00


$25,500 00


143


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


WATER DEPARTMENT .- CONSTRUCTION :


Real Estate in Leicester, at Bell Pond and on Thomas Street, together with the Reservoirs, Pipes, Hydrants, Fixtures and Tools, costing,


$1,213,025 86


Total,


$2,597,479 74


THE following Table shows the Expenditure for Fuel, Gas and Printing, in the various Departments of the City, during the Financial Year ending November 30th, 1875 :-


FUEL.


City Hall,


$1,198 74


Armory,


3 20


City Hospital,


426 71


Fire Department,


1,399 05


Free Public Library,


512 60


Highway Department,


26 00


Incidental expenses (scales, &c.),


52 71


Pauper Department (City Relief),


1,762 83


66


(Farm),


285 39


School Department,


7,816 04


Water Works (Construction),


25 00


(Maintenance),


189 16


$13,697 43


GAS.


LIGHTING STREETS, &C.


Armory,


$ 168 96


City Hall,


1,770 65


City Hospital,


210 43


Free Public Library,


950 38


Highway Department,


66 19


Streets,


20,929 64


School Department,


478 27


Water Works (Maintenance),


17 35


Superintendent Public Buildings,


1 90


Thomas Street Engineers' Office,


16 70


Fire Department,


596 65


$25,207 12


144


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.


PRINTING.


City Hospital,


$ 60 45


Fire Department,


188 66


Free Public Library,


247 00


Highway Department,


74 31


Incidental expenses,


2,299 68


Pauper Department (City Relief),


148 25


Police Department,


63 30


School 66


1,112 28


Sewers (Construction),


83 30


Shade Trees and Public Grounds,


44 84


Water Works (Maintenance),


334 06


$4,656 13


ADVERTISING.


Total,


$976 18


APPROXIMATE VALUE OF DWELLING HOUSES, INCLUDING HOTELS,


May 1, 1875.


The number not exceeding


$1,000 is 2,246


over $1,000, and not exceeding 2,000 " 2,007


66


2,000,


3,000 “ 846


66


3,000,


66


66


4,000 "


385


66


66 4,000,


66


66


66


6,000 “ 92


66


66 66


6,000,


66


7,000 “ 75


66


66


8,000,


66


66


66


8,000 " 9,000 “ 10,000 “


13


66


60


66


10,000,


66


66


66


12,000 “


1


66


13,000,


66


66


13,000 “ 14,000 “


3


66


14,000,


15,000 "


2


66


15,000,


16,000 “ 0


66


16,000,


17,000


2


At 20,000 “


2


" 25,000 "


2


" 36,000 "


1


" 40,000 "


1


5,921


66


66


43


66


9,000,


66


=


5,000 “


173


66


5,000,


7,000,


66


11,000 “ 6


11,000,


12,000,


4


17


TABLE


SHOWING THE NUMBER OF POLLS, REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE OF THE CITY, AMOUNT OF TAX, RATE PER CENT., APPROPRIATIONS, &C., FOR TWENTY YEARS.


A. D.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal.


Total.


City, State and County Tax.


Rate.


Appropriations.


Houses.


.


1855 .


·


5,842


: 11,785,250 00


$ 6,270,700 00


$18.058,950 00


$136,636 15


$ 7 00


$110,500 00


1856


.


.


5,852


12,596,800 00


6,319,200 00


18,916,000 00


156,186 80


7 70


125,810 00


.


·


5,604


12,374,600 00


6,098,600 00


18,473,200 00


158,999 60


8 00


121,000 00


.


1858 .


5,360


10,990,950 00


5,395,200 00


16,386,150 00


123,776 55


7 00


98,950 00


·


1859 .


·


. ·


6,327


10,600,900 00


5,806,000 00


16,406,900 00


140,745 70


8


00


116,500 00


1861


.


·


6,245


10,470,900 00


5,759,700 00


16,230,600 00


139,212 30


8 00


108,000 00


2,975


1862


6.513


10,469,100 00


5,662,000 00


16,131,100 00


206,603 20


12 00


143,250 00


2,869


1863


6,949


10,677,200 00


6,021,550 00


16,698,750 00


214,283 00


12 00


140,370 00


3,011


1864


7,290


11,246,450 00


5,136,350 00


16,382,800 00


219,088 44


13 00


156,500 00


3,029


1865


7,851


11,862,650 00


7,075,250 00


18,937,900 00


321,598 79


17 00


217,700 00


3,140


1866


7,892


14,198,550 00


8,401,300 00


22,599,850 00


362,016 16




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