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8 23
Superintendent and overseer, 460 51
Total for North Pond Dam, $4,191 20
Total as per item No. 26 of Expenses,
$31,959 03
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $4,026 07
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Sewer soil,
$5 25
Labor and materials,
219 65
Opening sewer,
1 50
Materials sold,
11 83
.
Total as per item No. 20 of Receipts,
$238 23
$10,238 23
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls.
$4,380 40
R. H. Chamberlain, salary,
1,500 00
Rubber goods,
75 00
Trucking and freight,
1,068 59
Brick,
88 20
Sewer pipe, cement and sand,
45 05
Catch basin covers,
96 80
Blacksmith work,
66 31
Hardware and tools,
19 98
Oil, &c.,
16 25
Rent,
81 25
Cordage,
42 80
Lanterns,
13 35
Repairing scow,
10 00
Lumber and carpenter work,
39 49
Pipe and Couplings,
4 78
212
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
For Stone borders,
33 00
Repairing gas pipes, 24 22
Painting, 4 70
Printing,
2 75
Total as per item No. 27 of Expenses,
$7,612 92
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2,625 31
Shade Trees and Public Grounds.
Appropriation,
$3,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Old iron,
$6 45
Stone posts,
6 00
Total as per item No. - 21 of Receipts, $12 45
$3,012 45
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor, $932 47
Trees, planting and trimming, and plants,
786 74
Grass seed and fertilizers,
33 86
Hardware and Tools,
20 94
Lumber and carpenter work,
56 55
Engineering,
8 17
Plumbing,
5 70
Advertising,
3 00
Printing,
30 41
Labor with team,
903 81
Manure,
193 56
Rubber boots,
4 50
Stone for fountain,
8 70
Repairing tools,
4 54
Grain for birds,
3 20
Brick,
9 50
Total as per item No. 28 of Expenses, $3,005 65
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$6 80
.
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 213
Sidewalk Assessment.
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons for assessments. Total as per item No. 22 of Receipts, $4,414 47
EXPENDED.
Transferred per order of City Council to Highway Department, Total as per item No. 29 of Expenses, $4,414 74
Sinking Fund : General.
Balance Nov. 30, 1875, $236,645 59
RECEIVED).
For Amount transferred from City Hospital, balance of 1875, $2,216 02 Net amount of Interest from Commissioners of Sinking Fund, collected, 3,679 35
$5,895 37
Total as per item No. 30 of Expenses, $242,540 96
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for Bonds maturing and cancelled, 1876, as per item No. 23 of Receipts, $197,400 00
Balance November 30, 1876, in hands of Commissoners of Sinking Fund, $45,140 96
Sinking Fund, 1876 : Water.
For Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as per item No. 31 of Expenses, $1,500 00
State Aid.
Balance November 30, 1875, brought forward, $32,156 41
28
214
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and Families in Dec. 1875,
$1,240 90
66
66
66
" Jan. 1876,
66
984 60
66
66
66
66
" May,
66
1,031 25
66
66
66
" July,
1,052 50
66
66
" Aug.
66
1,033 50
66
66
66
" Sept.
1,060 25
66
66
" Oct.
1,091 00
66
66
" Nov.
1,067 50
Totol as per item No. 32 of Expenses,
$13,093 75
$45,250 16
RECEIVED.
For amount allowed by State Auditor, as per item No. 24 of Receipts,
$26,117 07
Balance due from State,
$19,133 09
State Militia.
Balance of old Acc't due the State,
$284 74
Street Betterments.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments, Auburn
St., $389 14
66
Austin
22 00
Bowdoin
483 49
Canterbury "
1,291 17
Front
688 91
66
Hanover 66
215 59
66
Newton
1,313 81
66
Pratt
305 30
66
66
Prescott .6 18 67
66
Pond
66 976 78
66
Wellington "
1,572 00
66
66
Wilmot
66
89 56
66
66
Woodland
"171 79
66
66
" Feb.
" Mar.
1,418 75
" April, 6
1,016 50
" June,
66
1,154 00
Total as per item No. 25 of Receipts and transferred to Commissioners of Sinking Fund,
$7,747 05
.
Lafayette
208 84
943 00
66
215
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Street Construction.
Appropriation, $30,000 00 Less amount transferred to Highway Dep't, 10,000 00
$20,000 00
RECEIVED.
For amount overcharged on contract, total as per item No. 27 of Receipts, $135 00
$20,135 00
EXPENDED.
FOR CHANDLER STREET.
Paid F. H. Dewey, damage to estate,
: $597 29
FOR CANTERBURY STREET. +
Paid Wm. H. Moore, land, $14 50
,
C. Goen, land damages,
17 00
$31 50
FOR CROWN STREET.
Paid Charles N. Hair, land damages, $1,041 75
for grading, &c., by High'y Dept. 447 45
$1,489 20
FOR CRESCENT STREET.
Paid Highway Dept. for grading, &c., $329 06
FOR COLLEGE STREET.
Paid Highway Dept. for grading, &c., $3,635 33
66 Tom Howard, for land, 675 00
66 Jos. W. Boyden, for land, 685 36
66 Susan E. Williams, for land, 274 58
Hack hire, 9 00
$5,279 27
216
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
FOR HIGHLAND STREET.
Paid Highway Dept. for grading, &c., $3,681 29
FOR NEWTON STREET.
Paid F. T. Blackmer, paid witness fees, $42 25
FOR UNION STREET.
Paid Highway Dept. for grading, &c.
$1,041 82
FOR WELLINGTON STREET.
Paid Sarah E. Allen, guard'n, for land,
$4,663 51
FOR WARD STREET.
Paid for grading,
$12 00
Patrick O'Callahan, land taken,
48 10
Nora Hazen, 66 66
16 10
66 Margaret Kelly, 66 66
6 90
66 Estate Edw. Bemis, land and dam- age to estate, 400 00
$483 10
FOR SUNDRY STREETS.
Engineering,
$117 20
Printing, stationery, &c.,
2 75
Legal expenses,
43 00
Clerical labor,
52 00
Witness fees,
62 57
Paid Wm. Thompson, damage and cost,
338 27
66 Highway Dept. for grading Mill- bury Street, 52 00
$667 79
Total as per item No. 33 of Expenses,
$18,306 08
Balance unexpended transferred to Sink- ing Fund, 1,828 92
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 217
Taxes, 1872.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1875, $6,895 39
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons since Nov. 30, 1875, as per item No. 27 of Receipts. $19 40
Balance uncollected, abated per order of City Council, $6,875 99
Taxes, 1873.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1875,
$6,240 51
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons since Nov. 30, 1875, as per item No. 28 of Receipts, $162 08
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876. $6,078 43
Taxes, 1874.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1875, $7,098 36
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 29 of Receipts. $972 00
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $6,126 36
Taxes, 1875.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1875,
$51,238 84
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. : 30 of Receipts, $44,804 44
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876,
$6,434 40
218
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
Taxes, 1875 : Corporation Tax.
Amount assessed by the State, $44,182 11
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth as per item No. 31 of Receipts, $44,061 23
Balance Nov. 30, 1876, due from the State, $120 88
Taxes, 1875 : County.
Balance due County Nov. 30, 1875, $20,960 23
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 34 of Expenses, $20,960 23
Taxes, 1875 : National Bank ( State Account).
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, as per item No. 32 of Receipts, $6,769 41
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 35 of Expenses, $26,558 46
Taxes, 1875 : 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
219
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Taxes, 1876.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $51,318 00 66 " County Tax, 34,570 15 66 " City and Na- tional Bank Taxes, 678,971 61
$764,859 76
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, as per item No. 33 of Receipts, $723,297 79
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $41,561 97
Taxes, 1876 : Corporation Tax.
Amount assessed by the State,
$35,357 31
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $34,653 70
Balance Nov. 30, 1876, due from the State, $703 61
Taxes, 1876 : National Bank ( State Account ).
Received from the Commonwealth, as per item No. 35 of Receipts, $6,228 42
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 38 of Expenses, $22,683 12
Taxes, 1876 : State.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $51,318 00
220
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $51,318 00
Water Works : Construction Account.
Appropriation,
$20,000 00
Special Appropriation,
100,000 00
·
$120,000 00
Amount transferred from Interest,
$10,000 00
Amount transferred from Sewers (Con- struction),
7,000 00
$17,000 00
$137,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Service pipe, meters, labor, &c., as per item No. 36 of Receipts,
$17,556 72
·
$154,556 72
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
$6,637 60
F. E. Hall, salary as Commissioner (part),
1,266 67
Extra labor,
321 13
Clerical labor,
413 25
Use of horse and hack hire (extra),
588 75
Engineering,
45 40
Hydrants, water gates and pipes,
3,608 83
Castings,
1,531 04
Union Water Meter Company, for me- ters, couplings, &c.,
8,355 81
W. E. Desper, for meters,
3,428 50
Iron water pipe,
12,764 29
Freight and trucking,
1,600 39
Lead,
901 69
Pipe and fittings,
465 09
Plumbing,
180 54
Sand and brick,
233 40
Cement,“
267 43
Jute packing,
59 59
Powder and fuse,
6 50
221
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Lead pipe,
219 50
Blacksmith work,
277 26
Hardware and tools,
352 66
Lumber and carpenter work,
339 87
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
84 03
Fuel for shop,
19 69
Blank books, stationery and telegrams,
12 55
Repairing carriage,
4 37
Rubber goods,
12 41
Traveling expenses and express,
33 06
Legal expenses (Crompton case),
46 70
Land at Reservoir,
173 24
.
Expense of Commission on Damages to Mills, viz :-
Services of Engineers, $189 80
Geo. F. Hoar, legal fees, 500 00
Commissioners, 1,154 25
1,844 05
Lynde Heirs, land damage and legal ex- pense, 2,998 39
T. L. Nelson, drawing agreement, 25 00
$49,118 68
Commission of Engineers to examine the cause of the destruction of Reservoir :
Paid W. E. Worthen, $670 00
D. W. Cunningham,
650 00
J. B. Francis,
550 00
W. J. McAlpine,
670 00
J. H. Shedd,
650 00
C. A. Allen,
30 00
Hotel expenses for the Com- missioners, 140 78
Reporting evidence,
80 64
$3,441 42
For Dam :
Engineering by City En- gineers, $1,103 61
M. R. Edwards, labor of men and teams, 53,516 24
Lumber and carpenter work,
1,403 36
29
222
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
For Powder and fuse,
39 60
Photographs,
140 25
Telegrams,
1 79
Cement,
2,591 60
Salt,
7 77
Iron water pipe, freight and
trucking of same,
5,193 22
Force pumps
24 29
Wheelbarrows, &c.,
53 93
Rubber goods,
116 16
W. J. McAlpine, engineer,
2,719 00
S. W. Balcom, boarding en- gineer,
189 62
Carriage hire,
259 00
Water gates,
2,625 00
Sand, sewer pipe and gravel,
441 84
Trucking,
159 54
Blacksmithing,
385 16
Brick,
213 11
Advertising,
62
Extra labor,
300 14
W. H. Heywood, superintend't, 1,084 62
S. A. Prescott,
115 38
Constructing gate house and flume, 1,388 45
Iron work on gate house,
107 26
Wire cloth for "
60 75
Castings for hoisting apparatus,
59 71
$74,301 02
For Parsons Brook :
Paid William Schofield for water rights,
$300 00
Sand,
44 50
Carpenter work and lumber,
343 35
Cement,
291 60
Teaming,
106 25
Use of derrick,
18 00
Engineering,
164 50
Special pay roll,
1,048 25
$2,316 45
For Pumping :
Paid for Boiler and fixtures, $8,157 14
300 00
Lease of water power, Fuel,
7,047 61
223
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Paid for building pump house, lumber
and carpenter work,
613 31
Pipe and fittings,
740 09
Trueking and freight,
170 97
Hardware,
9 55
Oil, lamps, &c.,
84 45
Repairing pump,
9 44
Blacksmithing,
31 09
Travelling expenses,
6 00
Furnishing power for (Coes',) 1,712 25
Engine
1,241 00
Stone,
14 00
Packing,
30 27
Pay roll, labor of pumping,
873 15
$21,040 32
Total as per item No. 40 of Expenses,
$150,217 89
Balance unexpended, $4,338 83
Water Works : Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For Assessment of water in 1875,
$6,830 53
66 ' 1876, 66,413 32
Total as per item No. 37 of Receipts, $73,243 85
Less amount transferred to interest on Water Loan, $25,513 00
Less Amount transferred to Sinking Fund (Water), 1,500 00
$27,013 00
$46,230 85
EXPENDED.
For labor of men, as per pay rolls, $8,534 02 66
66 pumping, 286 08
F. E. Hall, salary, in part, as commis- sioner,
624 16
J. Stewart Brown, salary as registrar, 1,200 00
Clerical labor, canvassing, 379 25
224
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
For Clerical labor, writing,
174 00
Horse hire,
262 00
Extra labor,
21 13
Blacksmith work,
317 80
Hardware and tools,
152 94
Lumber and carpenter work,
47 80
Rubber goods,
38 03
Duck, cordage and packing materials,
13 03
Brick, cement and gravel,
5 18
Rent,
81 25
Care of reservoir and measuring water,
238 26
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
108 77
Gas,
7 29
Advertising,
68 20
Printing,
356 59
Abatements on water rates,
1,092 43
Fuel,
126 50
Blank books, stationery, stamps and ex- press,
175 88
Freight and trucking,
190 97
Repairing wagon and harness,
39 15
Hanging bell,
4 00
Furniture and repairs,
19 94
Painting,
19 60
National Meter Co.,
159 05
Refreshment for laborers,
199 56
Hay,
36 97
Wool sacks,
90 00
Taxes in Leicester,
47 00
Gong at Water Commissioner's house,
150 00
Union Water Meter Co., couplings, &c.,
472 85
Paints and oil,
4 40
Galvanized plates,
31 83
Test pump,
40 00
Total as per item No. 41 of Expenses,
$15,815 91
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$30,414 94
Balances Unexpended,
Transferred to Sinking Fund.
From Abatements and Discount,
$1,122 01
City Hall,
1,860 69
City Hospital,
1,246 16
Fire Department,
4,192 95
Free Public Library,
2 60
Highways and sidewalks,
2,676 48
225
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
From Incidental expenses,
13,669 86
Interest,
4,174 87
Interest on Sewer Loan,
386 00
Lighting streets,
65 85
Pauper Department, City Relief, 66 Truant School,
487 20
Police Department,
2,173 45
Sewers, Construction,
4,026 07
Sewers, Maintenance,
2,625 31
Shade Trees and Public Grounds,
6 80
Street Construction,
1,828 92
Water Works, Maintenance,
30,414 94
$71,285 14
From Sewer Assessment, old account,
$36,833 60
new account,
11,618 76
Street Betterments,
7,747 05
$56,199 41
Total,
$127,484 55
City Debt,
· November 30, 1876.
FUNDED CITY LOAN.
Due June 1, 1877, (interest 5 per cent.),
$2,000 00
66 " 1878, 66
66
6,000 00
" 1879, 66 66 66
4,000 00
" 1880, 66 66
8,000 00
66 " 1881,
4,000 00
66 " 1882, 66 66 66
6,000 00
66
1883,
66
66
10,000 00
« " 1884,
66 66
5,000 00
$45,000 00
Due January 1, 1881, (interest 6 per cent.), $500,000 00
June 1, 1881, 66 66 66
12,000 00
April 1, 1892,
66 66
800,000 00
-$1,312,000 00
Due April 1, 1878, (interest 7 per cent.), 66 " 1879,
$170,000 00 170,000 00
$340,000 00
Total,
$1,697,000 00
66
324 98
226
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
FUNDED SEWER LOAN.
Due June 15, 1877, (interest 6 per cent.),
$87,600 00
15, 1878,
33,600 00
15, 1879, 1, 1880,
66
40,000 00
66 15, 1880,
3,000 00
July 1, 1880,
66 66
66
100,000 00
June 15, 1881,
66
66
1,000 00
July 1, 1881,
66
67,900 00
Total,
$349,400 00
FUNDED WATER LOAN.
Due June 1, 1879, (interest 5 per cent.),
$500 00
1, 1877, 66
6
66
$18,500 00
1, 1878, 66
27,500 00
1, 1879,
66 66
14,000 00
1, 1880, 66 66
11,100 00
1, 1881, 66
1,000 00
July 1, 1881,
2,000 00
June 1, 1882, 66
66
66
12,000 00
" 1, 1885, 66
5,000 00
July 1, 1885,
100,000 00
June 1, 1886,
66
26,000 00
July 1, 1886,
50,000 00
June 1, 1887,
66
23,000 00
" 1, 1888,
66
3,000 00
Dec. 1, 1890,
6.
66
50,000 00
June 1, 1891,
66
2,300 00
$345,400 00
Total,
$345,900 00
TEMPORARY LOAN.
Due on demand, (interest 4 per cent.),
Total,
$100,000 00
RECAPITULATION.
Funded City Loan,
Sewer
66 Water "
$1,697,000 00 349,400 00 345,900 00
Temporary Loan,
-$2,392,300 00 $100,000 00
Total,
$2,492,300 00
66
66 66
16,300 00
66
66
66
227
AUDITOR'S REPORT. Liabilities,
NOVEMBER 30, 1876.
Funded Water Loan,
66 Sewer
City 66
$345,900 00 349,400 00 1,697,000 00
$2,392,300 00
Temporary Loan,
100,000 00
$2,492,300 00
One-half of County Tax, 1876,
17,285 07
Collector's Sale, surplus account,
372 21
Balance of State Militia account,
284 74
$2,510,242 02
Cash Assets.
John Corliss' Note, due on demand,
$750 00
2,622 shares B., B. & G. R. R. Co., par value,
262,200 00
Worcester Street Railway,
2,650 53
Due from Commonwealth for State Aid,
19,133 09
66 66 Corporation Tax, 1875,
120 88
66
66
66 1876,
703 61
Taxes of 1873, uncollected,
6,078 43
“ 1874,
6,126 36
66 " 1876,
41,561 97
Assessments for Street Betterments,
19,109 96
" Sidewalks,
1,250 57
66
" Sewers and drains, 1872,
16,027 08
66 66 1875, .
19,671 34
Due on Highway Department account,
1,665 52
Incidental Expense account,
10 00
Real Estate Lien account,
1,771 76
School Department account,
439 51
Sewer Construction account,
183 17
Maintenance account,
7 50
Water Works, Construction account, 2,356 76 66 66 Maintenance account, 14,777 76
Cash in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, 46,640 96 Cash in Treasury, 103,517 08
$573,188 24
Liabilities over Cash Assets,
$1,937,053 78
" 1875, 66
6,434 40
228
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
Ledger Balances.
CR.
Bills Receivable,
DR. $750 00
Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad Stock,
262,200 00
City Treasury, .
103,517 08
City of Worcester,
2,329,140 44
State Aid,
19,133 09
Funded Water Loan,
$345,900 00
Sewer
349,400 00
City
1,697,000 00
Temporary 66
100,000 00
Sewer Assessment (old account), 1872,
316,687 42
County Tax,
17,285 07
Corporation Tax,
824 49
Worcester Street Railway,
2,560 53
Taxes, 1873,
6,078 43
Collector's Sales (Surplus Account),
372 21
Real Estate (Lien Account),
1,961 69
Taxes, 1874,
6,126 36
66 1876,
41,561 97
Commissioners of Sinking Fund (General),
45,140 96
State Militia,
284 74
$2,826,929 44 $2,826,929 44
ERRATA. Page 219, add,
After Corporation Tax,
Taxes, 1876 : County.
Amount assessed for County Tax,
$34,570 15
EXPENDED.
Amount paid County Treasurer as per item No. 37 of Expenses, $17,285 08
Balance due the County Nov. 30, 1876,
$17,285 07
Page 213, read,
Sidewalk Assessment.
Received,
$4,414 74
1875,
6,434 40
66 (Water), 1876,
1,500 00
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.
DECEMBER 1, 1876.
4
In charge of the following Persons and Departments :
CITY ENGINEER :
Personal Property, $673 09
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC GROUNDS :
$600 00
Personal Property,
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS :
664 Gas Lanterns, 556 Gasoline Lamps, with Building and Fixtures,
$21,562 95
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,
2,0.00 00
$3,587 50
30
230
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 31.
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 20 cts.,
$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 15 cts.,
$915 90
Engine House,
9,000 00
$9,915 90
School Street.
7,688 feet of land at 75 cts.,
$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 50 cts.,
$918 00
Engine House,
4,500 00
$5,418 00
Five Steamers,
$18,800 00
Thirteen Hose Carriages,
6,000 00
Three Ladder Trucks,
4,600 00
Other Personal Property, including Fire Alarm Telegraph,
61,000 00
Total Fire Department Personal Property,
$90,400 00
Total Fire Department Real Estate,
92,814 40
Total,
$183,214 40
CITY HOSPITAL :
Furniture, Surgical Instruments, &c., $3,500 00
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT :
50,331 feet land on Salem Street at 33}c., $16,770 00
Stable, Sheds, &c., 10,000 00
Land (1 acre),
150 00
Gravel Pit near Paxton, 15 00
Personal Property,
8,060 00
$34,995 00
PAUPER DEPARTMENT :
Real Estate,
$59,000 00
Stock and Tools at the Farm,
6,113 45
Household Goods,
4,223 56
Buildings, Stock, &c., in Scavenger De- partment, 8,951 25
$78,288 26
POLICE DEPARTMENT :
Personal Property under care of City Marshal, $825 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT :
Land and Houses,
$821,000 00
Personal Property,
73,000 00
$894,000 00
SEWER DEPARTMENT :
Personal Property, $430 00
WATER DEPARTMENT .- CONSTRUCTION :
Real Estate in Leicester, at Bell Pond and on Thomas Street, together with the Reservoirs, Pipes, Hy- drants, Fixtures and Tools, costing,
$1,363,243 75
MISCELLANEOUS :
Central Park, 7 acres.
Hope Cemetery, 56 acres.
Cemetery on Mechanic St., 67,620 ft.
Elm Park, 28 acres.
90,624 feet of Land, Pine Court, at 50c.,
$45,312 00
38,696 feet of Land, Lamartine St., at 17c., 6,578 32
7,660 feet of Land, Union St., 50c., 3,830 00
23,250 feet of Land, Summer St., 80c.,
18,600 00
$74,320 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
Total,
$2,747,956 77
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The following Table shows the Expenditure for Fuel, Gas, Printing and Advertising, in the various Departments of the City, during the Financial Year ending November 30, 1876 :-
FUEL.
City Hall,
$892 57
City Hospital,
543 63
Fire Department,
1,053 01
Free Public Library,
421 95
Highway Department,
69 33
Incidental Expenses (scales, &c.),
1,978 15
Pauper Department (City Relief), 66 (Farm),
459 75
School Department,
7,032 83
Water Works, Construction,
7,067 30
Water Works, Maintenance,
126 50
$19,656 78
GAS.
Armory,
$299 94
City Hall,
1,721 48
City Hospital,
197 45
Free Public Library,
984 02
Highway Department,
26 96
Lighting Streets : Wor. Gas Light Co.,
$11,098 31
66
Globe “
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9,228 15
-
20,327 46
School Department,
281 38
Water Works, Maintenance,
7 29
Fire Department,
530 86
Superintendent of Public Buildings,
2 07
$24,378 91
PRINTING.
City Hospital,
$49 71
Fire Department,
149 40
Free Public Library,
297 28
Highway Department,
48 21
Incidental Expenses,
2,863 33
Pauper Department (City Relief),
126 26
Police Department, %
2 50
School Department,
1,026 48
Sewers (Construction),
6 25
Sewers (Maintenance),
2 75
Shade Trees and Public Grounds,
30 41
Water Works, Maintenance,
356 59
$4,959 17
ADVERTISING.
Total,
$2,352 36
11 76
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TABLE.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF POLLS, REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE OF THE CITY, AMOUNT OF TAX, RATE PER CENT., APPROPRIATIONS, &C., FOR TWENTY-TWO 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
.
·
·
1857 .
5,604
12,374,600 00
6,098,600
00
18,473,200 00
158,999 60
8 00
121,000 00
·
·
·
·
5,360
10,990,950 00
5,395,200
00
16,336,150 00
123,776 55
7 00
98,950 00
·
.
·
·
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
·
.
7,851
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
16 00
282,300 00
3,292
1867
8,541
15,508,950 00
8,427,950 00
23,936,900 00
419,276 16
17 50
298,700 00
3,542
1868 .
·
9,967
21,608,800 00
9,642,550
00
31,251,350 00
450,607 69
14 40
376,500 00
4,253
1870
.
10,651
24,169,050 00
9,849,400
00
34,018,450 00
595,214 23
17 40
516,500 00
4,679
1871
11,638
28,039,150 00
10,102,100 00
38,141,250 00
674,214 23
17 40
640,500 00
5,100
1872 .
13,055
30,844,600 00
11,397,950 00
42,242,550 00
761,130 37
17 40
655,300 00
5,446
1873 .
13,077
36,400,150 00
10,894,684 00
47,294,834 00
833,217 96
17 40
775,900 00
5,723
1874 .
·
13,341
37,545,550 00
11,639,994 00
49,185,544 00
852,501 94
16 80
774,700 00
5,864
1875 .
·
13,003
38,016,200 00
11,283,581 00
49,299,781 00
844,382 36
16 60
774,500 00
5,921
1876 .
13,420
37,653,350 00
10,566,047 00
48,223,397 00
740,561 08
14 80
680,600 00
6,143
·
1860 .
6,327
10,600,900 00
5,806,000 00
16,406,900 00
140,745 70
8 00
116,500 00
·
·
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
9,137
17,420,350 00
8,799,850 00
26,220,200 00
338,609 52
12 85
280,475 00
3,849
1869
5,784
11,122,950 00
5,693,480
00
16,816,430 00
126,391 01
7 00
100,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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1858 .
1859
1861 .
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·
234
TABLE
SHOWING THE DEBT AND INTEREST PAID, EACH YEAR, SINCE THE FIRST INAUGURATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, IN 1848.
DATE.
CITY DEBT.
INTEREST.
DATE.
CITY DEBT.
INTEREST.
March 31, 1849, . .
$ 95,630 20
$ .
January 4, 1864, . .
$ 214,759 70
$11,818 93
1850, . ·
96,996 07
·
2, 1865,. .
364,459 70
14,758 65
April 7,
1851. .
98,741 88
3,655 98
1, 1866, . .
424,418 59
25,360 84
101,829 89
2,651 07
7, 1867, . .
458,305 14
28,445 85
January 5, 1852, .
·
3, 1853,. .
2, 1854, .
·
·
7, 1856, . .
118,955 48
6,585 05
2, 1871, .. .
1,899,808 04
101,244 58
16
5, 1857, . .
4, 1858, .
.
100,188 80
6,781 81
Nov. 30, 1872, ..
2,687,910 55
136,259 70
3, 1859,. .
99,533 95
8,017 18
66
1873, . .
2,941,227 31
186,776 30
2, 1860, . ·
99,429 10
4,646 02
1874, . .
2,984,780 00
209,897 62
7, 1861, .
·
102,324 25
6,055 10
1875, . .
2,589,700 00
197,148 66
6, 1862, .
·
129,319 40
6,334 16
1876, . .
2,492,300 00
167,763 90
5, 1863, . ·
208,414 55
8,607 54
6, 1868, . .
619,949 85
29,014 75
98,567 70
5,747 77
4, 1869, ..
773,290 00
46,251 85
1, 1855, .
98,435 33
6,182 04
3, 1870, . .
1,185,718 65
59,465 36
103,993 65
6,949 37
1, 1872,. .
2,456,788 72
106,465 35
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