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By cash paid for subscription to Newspapers and Periodicals, $701.71
Postage,
1.85
Dec. 21. Balance, cash on hand,
466.38 $1,169.94
THE READING FUND is invested in
City of Worcester Bonds,
$6,000
United States Bonds,
500
Deposited in Savings Bank,
4,150
Respectfully submitted.
10,650
NATHANIEL PAINE,
Treasurer.
I have examined the securities and vouchers in the hands of the Treasurer, and find his accounts and statements correct.
WILLIAM CROSS, Chairman Committee on Finance.
REPORT
OF THE
AUDITOR.
CITY OF WORCESTER,
AUDITOR'S OFFICE, January 7, 1878.
To the Honorable City Council :-
GENTLEMEN :- In conformity with the requirements of Sec- tion 16 of the "Ordinance relating to Finance and establishing Sinking Funds," the undersigned presents herewith, his Annual Report of the receipts, and expenses of the City of Worcester, exhibiting the same, as classified in the several Department Accounts, in connection with the appropriations for the finan- cial year, ending November 30, 1877, showing the Balances unexpended at that date, the Liabilities and Cash Assets then existing, and a Schedule of the City Property.
Respectfully submitted.
H. GRIFFIN,
Auditor.
159
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Receipts.
The receipts for the year ending November 30, 1877, are shown in the aggregate, as credited to the following accounts :-
No. of Acc't.
1. City Hall,
$1,000 00
2. City Hospital,
2,392 58
3. Collector's sales, " Surplus Acc't,"
1,297 21
4. Fire Department,
909 40
5. Free Public Library,
3,465 54
6. Highway Department,
10,935 23
7. Incidental Expenses,
11,118 54
8. Interest,
13,293 24
9. Lighting Streets,
17 44
10. Liquor Licenses,
38,750 00
11. Loans, Funded City,
100,000 00
12. Loans, Funded Water,
100,000 00
13. Loans, Temporary,
525,000 00
14. Pauper Department, City Relief,
3,910 62
15. Pauper Department, Farm,
6,031 65
16. Police Department,
6,368 62
17. Premium on City Bonds,
2,750 00
18. Public Grounds,
43 00
19. Real Estate, Lien Account,
1,240 35
20. School Department,
478 86
21. Sewer Assessment, Old Account,
8,350 95
22. Sewer Assessment, New Account,
7,700 52
23.
Sewers, Construction Account,
1,266 56
24. Sewers, Maintenance Account,
15 84
25. Sidewalk Assessment,
6,522 45
26. Sinking Fund, General Debt,
108,100 00
27. Sinking Fund, 1876, Water,
1,170 00
28.
Sinking Fund, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
1,580 00
29. State Aid,
44 50
30. Street Betterments,
5,694 65
31. Taxes, 1873,
281 88
32. Taxes, 1875,
235 72
33. Taxes, 1876,
35,810 51
34. Taxes, 1876, Corporation,
724 67
35. Taxes, 1877,
710,636 36
36. Water Works, Construction,
13,379 47
37. Water Works, Maintenance,
73,426 83
Total,
$1,803,943 19
160
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Expended.
The Claims for the year, ending November 30, 1877, as approved and drawn for in the Auditor's Office, are shown in the aggregates, as charged to the following accounts :
No. of Acc't.
1. Abatements and Discount,
$45,182 37
2. City Hall, 4,188 15
3. City Hospital, 9,180 20
4. Collector's Sales, Surplus Accounts, 936 81
5. Fire Department,
39,760 75
6. Free Public Library,
12,455 15
7. Highway Department,
50,594 69
8. Incidental Expenses,
14,429 45
9. Interest,
118,639 09
10. Interest on Sewer Loan,
21,174 00
11. Interest on Water Loan,
23,249 00
12. Lighting Streets,
25,856 99
13. Liquor Licenses,
10,062 50
14. Loans, Funded City,
2,000 00
15. Loans, Funded Sewer,
87,600 00
16. Loans, Funded Water, 18,500 00
17. Loans, Temporary,
600,000 00
18. Lynde Brook Damages,
117,777 07
19.
Pauper Department, City Relief,
16,778 57
20. Pauper Department, Farm,
15,383 88
21. Pauper Department, Truant School,
1,805 77
22. Police Department,
45,289 45
23. Premium on City Bonds,
2,750 00
24. Public Grounds,
3,217 66
25. Real Estate, Lien Account,
701 53
26. Salaries,
21,442 00
27. School Department,
146,747 14
28. School Houses,
8,000 00
29. Sewers, Construction Account,
7,506 00
30. Sewers, Maintenance Account,
7,791 28
31. Sidewalk Assessment, 6,522 45
32. Sinking Fund, General Debt,
131,602 06
33. Sinking Fund, 1876 Water, 2,683 70
34. Sinking Fund, Lynde Brook Damages, 9,764 87
35. State Aid,
12,015 00
36. Street Construction,
27,198 68
37. Taxes 1876, County,
17,285 07
38. Taxes 1877, County, 27,656 13
39. Water Works, Construction, 41,381 25
40. Water Works, Maintenance, 24,104 17
Total,
$1,779,212 88
MAYOR'S DRAFTS AND TREASURER'S PAYMENTS COMPARED.
The column of Differences, Nov. 30, 1877, in the following Statement, shows the amount drawn for, and charged to City Accounts, in the Auditor's office, but not paid by the City Treasurer at that date.
No.
ACCOUNT.
Differences, Nov. 30, 1876.
Mayor's Drafts.
TOTAL.
Treasurer's Payments.
Differences, Nov. 30, 1877.
1
Abatements and Discount.
$45,182 37
$45,182 37
$45,182 37
2
City Hall
$320 08
4,188 15
4,508 23
4,164 37
$343 86
3 City Hospital
789 57
9,180 20
9,969 77
9,180 90
788 87
4
Collector's sales, surplus acct.
936 81
936 81
936 81
5
Fire Department.
10,924 88
39,760 75
50,685 63
40,244 78
10,440 85
6
Free Public Library.
1,127 98
12,455 15
13,583 13
12,209 77
1,373 36
7
Highway Department.
5,292 32
50,594 69
55,887 01
51,813 67
4,073 34
8
Incidental Expenses
414 23
14,429 45
14,843 68
14,630 16
213 52
9
Interest
118,639 09
118,639 09
118,639 ( 9
10
Interest on Sewer Loan.
21,174 00
21,174 00
21,174 00
11
Interest on Water Loan.
23,249/00
23,249 00
23,249 00
12
Lighting Streets
2,195 64
25,856 99
28,052 63
25,495 65
2,556 98
13
Liquor Licenses
10,062 50
10,062 50
10,062 5 )
14
Loans, Funded City.
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
15
Loans Funded Sewer
87,600,00
87,600 00
87,600 0)
16
Loans, Funded Water
18,500 00
18,500 00
18,500 CO
17
Loans, Temporary.
600,000 00
600,000 00
600,000 00
18
Lynde Brook Damages
117,777 07
117,777 07
117,277 07
19
Pauper Dep't, city relief.
682 81
16,778 57
17,461 38
16,622 35
839 03
20
Pauper Dep't, Farm
1,171 38
15,383 88
16,555 26
15,268 00
1,287 26
21
Pauper Dep't, Truant sch'ls.
116 52
1,805 77
1,922 29
1,886 41
35 88
22
Police Department ..
4,113 52
45,289 45
49,402 97
45,831 36
3,571 61
23
Premium on City Bonds.
2,750 '00
2,750 00
2,750 00
24
Public Grounds
119 62
3,217 66
3,337 28
2,983 07
354 21
25
Real Estate, " Lien Acct".
701 53
701 53
701 53
26
Salaries
1,821 75
21,442 00
23,263 75
21,627 19
1,636 56
27
School Department.
16,605 47
146,747 14
163,352 61
149,859 91
13,492 70
28
School Houses
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
29
Sewers, Construction acc't ...
1,717 92
7,506 00
9,223 92
8,115 45
1,108 47
20
Sewers, Maintainance acc't ..
487 34
7,791 28
8,278 62
7,652 90
625 72
31
Sidewalk Assessment.
6,522 45
6,522 45
6,522 45
32
Sink'g Fund, "General debt"
131,602 06
131,602 06
131,602 06
33
Sink'g Fund, "1876" water "
2,683 70
2,683 70
2,683 70
34
Sink'g Fund,“Lynde B'k dam.
9,764 87
9,764 87
9,764 87
35
State Aid.
12,015 00
12,0 5 00
12,015 00
36
Street Construction
10 00
27,198 68
27,208 68
25,626 23
1,582 45
37
Taxes, 1876, County.
17,285 07
17,235 07
17.285 07
38
Taxes, 1877, County.
27,656 13
27,656 13
27,656 13
39
Water Works Construction.
12,357 71
41,381 25
53,738 96
52,559 05
1,179 91
40
Water Works Maintainance .
977 82
24,104 17
25,081 99
14,044 81
*11,037 18
$61,246 56
$1,779,212 88 $1,840,459 4+ $1,783,917 68|
$56,541 76
* Of this amount, $9,500.00 appropriated to Sinking Funds, per order of City Council.
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REPORT:
OF THE
CITY TREASURER.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, WORCESTER, MASS., January 7, 1878.
To the Honorable City Council.
The undersigned herewith presents the annual account of Receipts and Payments in the Treasury Department for the year ending Nov. 30, 1877, from which it appears that the
Cash in the Treasury, Dec. 1, 1876, was Received during the year,
$164,763 64
1,803,943 19
Total,
$1,968,706 83
Paid during the year,
1,783,917 68
Cash balance, Nov. 30, 1877,
184,789 15
From which deduct unpaid drafts,
47,041 76
Leaving balance, as per Auditor's account, of
$137,747 39
The several items comprised in the above aggregates, appear in the accompanying account current.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
164 ·
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Dr. CITY OF WORCESTER, in account current from Dec. 1, 1876, to
To authorized payments charged to City Accounts, as follows :-
No.
1. Abatements and Discount,
$45,182 37
2. City Hall, 4,164 37
3. City Hospital,
9,180 90
4. Collector's sales, "Surplus Account,"
936 81
5. Fire Department,
40,244 78
6. Free Public Library,
12,209 77
7. Highway Department,
51,813 67
8. Incidental Expenses,
14,630 16
9. Interest,
118,639 09
10. on Sewer Loan,
21,174 00
11. on Water Loan,
23,249 00
13. Liquor Licenses,
10,062 50
14. Loans, Funded City,
2,000 00
15.
Sewer,
87,600 00
16.
Water, 18,500 00
17. Temporary,
600,000 00
18.
Lynde Brook Damages,
117,777 07
19. Pauper Department, "City Relief,"
16,622 35
20.
"Farm,"
15,268 00
21.
"Truant School,"
1,886 41
22. Police Department,
45,831 36
23. Premium on City Bonds,
2,750 00
24. Public Grounds,
2,983 07
25. Real Estate, "Lien Account," 701 53
26. Salaries,
21,627 19
27. School Department,
149,859 91
28. School Houses,
8,000 00
29. Sewers, "Construction Account,"
8,115 45
30.
66 " Maintenance Account,"
7,652 90
31. Sidewalk assessment,
6,522 45
32. Sinking Fund, "General Debt,"
131.602 06
33.
66 1876 " Water,"
2,683 70
34.
1877 "Lynde Brook Damages,"
9,764 87
35. State Aid,
12,015 00
36. Street Construction,
25,626 23
37. Taxes, 1876, County,
17,285 07
38. 1877, 66
27,656 13
39. Water Works, " Construction,"
52,559 05
40.
66 " Maintenance,"
14,044 81
Balance, Cash in Treasury, Nov. 30, 1877,
$1,783,917 68 184,789 15
$1,968,706 83
12. Lighting Streets, 25,495 65
165
Nov. 30. 1877. with WM. S. BARTON, City Treasurer. Cr.
By Cash received and credited to City Accounts, as follows :-
No.
$1,000 00
2. City Hospital,
2,392 58
3. Collector's Sales, "Surplus Account,"
1,297 21
4. Fire Department,
909 40
5. Free Public Library,
3,465 54
6. Highway Department,
10,935 23
7. Incidental Expenses, ·
11,118 54
8. Interest,
13,293 24
9. Lighting Streets,
17 44
10. Liquor Licenses,
38,750 00
11. Loans, Funded City, Water,
100,000 00
14.
Pauper Department, "City Relief,"
3,910 62
15. 16.
Police Department,
6,368 62
17. Premium on City Bonds,
2,750 00
18. Public Grounds, 19. 20. School Department,
43 00
Real Estate, "Lien Account,"
1,240 35
21. Sewer Assessment, "Old Account,"
8,350 95
"New Account,"
7,700 52
Sewer "Construction,"
1,266 56
Sidewalk Assessment,
6,522 45
Sinking Fund, "General Debt,"
108,100 00
66 1876, "Water,"
1,170 00
1877, "Lynde Brook Damages,"
1,580 00
28. 29. State Aid, 30. Street Betterments,
5,694 65
31.
Taxes, 1873,
281 88
32.
1875,
235 72
33.
66 1876,
35,810 51
34. 1876, Corporation,
724 67
35. 1877,
710,636 36
36. Water Works, "Construction,"
13,379 47
37.
"Maintenance,"
73,426 83
$1,803,943 19
Cash in Treasury, Dec. 1, 1876.
164,763 64
$1,968,706 83
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
WORCESTER, MASS., January 7, 1878.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
66
"Farm,"
6,031 65
100,000 00
12. 13. Temporary,
525,000 00
478 86
"Maintenance,"
15 84
44 50
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
1. City Hall,
REPORT
OF
Treasurer of Trust Funds.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, ? WORCESTER, MASS., January 7, 1878. S
To the Honorable City Council :
The undersigned respectfully submits the following statement of Receipts, Payments, Investments at par value, and Balances carried forward on account of the several Trust Funds in his hands as Treasurer, at the close of the financial year ending November 30, 1877.
Dr. John Green Library Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876,
$36,316 32
Cash on deposit, book account, Dec. 1, 1876.
1,873 15
$38,189 47
Income during year,
2,350 52
Total,
$40,539 99
Payments during year,
1,960 59
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: First mortgages,
$25,048 50
Bank Stock,
9,300 00
Savings Bank deposits,
2,543 84
$36,892 34
Cash on deposit, book account,
1,687 06
$38,579 40
167
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
George Jaques Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876, Income during year,
$18,084 45 3,737 43
Total,
$21,821 88
Payments during year,
59 99
$21,761 89
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: First mortgages,
$3,200 00
Bank Stock,
1,500 00
Railroad Co. Stock,
1,300 00
Gas Co. Stock,
1,400 00
City Bond,
5,000 00
Savings Bank deposits,
9,361 89
$21,761 89
$60,341 2
Hope Cemetery Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876,
$3,612 71
Cash on Deposit, Dec. 1, 1876,
1,107 54
$4,720 25
Income during year,
2,456 94
Total,
$7,177 19
Payments during year,
2,217 53
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits,
$3,792 18
Cash on deposit,
1,167 48
$4,959 66
Alex. H. Bullock High School Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876, Income during year,
$1,314 34 77 57
Amount carried forward, viz:
Investments: City Bonds,
$1,100 00
Savings Bank deposits, 291 91
$1,391 91
Isaac Davis Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876, Income during year,
$1,256 21 93 86
Amount carried forward, viz:
Investments:
Railroad Bond,
$1,000 00
Savings Bank deposits, 350 07
$1,350 07
168
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Albert Curtis Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1876,
$1,049 53 52 56
Income during year,
Total,
$1,102 09
Payments during year,
63 72
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investment: Savings Bank deposits, $1,038 37
$1,038 37
John B. Shaw Hospital Fund.
Cash received Aug. 2, 1877,
$61 50
Amount carried forward, viz:
Investment: Savings Bank deposit, $61 50
$61 50
Total amount of Funds, $69,142 80
Respectfully submitted.
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SHOWING the Appropriation for each City Account; the Receipts and Expenses for the year ending November 30, 1877 ; and the balances unexpended at that date.
Abatements and Discounts.
$44,000 00
Appropriation, Amount transferred from Interest, 1,182 37 $45,182 37
EXPENDED.
For Abatements allowed by Assessors, $3,249 67 Discount allowed for prompt pay- ment, 41,932 70
Total as per item No. 1 of Ex- penses, $45,182 37
City Hall.
Appropriation, $3,800 00 $3,800 00
RECEIVED.
For rent of Court Room, Total as per item No. 1 of Receipts,
1,000 00
$4,800 00
170
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
EXPENDED.
For Furniture and Fixtures,
$386 83
Repairs,
1,099 73
Care of Heating Apparatus, &c.,
270 00
Fuel,
745 25
Gas,
1,540 83
Brooms, brushes, matches, &c.,
101 99
Ice,
7 47
Carting ashes and trucking,
4 45
Repairing clocks,
3 75
District Telegraph,
27 85
Total as per item No. 2 of Ex- penses,
$4,188 15
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$611 85
City Hospital.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
RECEIVED.
For care of Paupers from Common- wealth,
$1,091 00
Board of Patients,
927 12
Produce sold,
46 75
Furniture,
19 00
Cows,
105 00
Rent of barn,
8 00
Swine sold,
189 46
Storage,
4 25
Medicine,
2 00
Total as per item No. 2 of Re- ceipts
$2,392 58
$12,392 58
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. J. B. Rich, $683 33 Services of Nurses and others, 2,052 14
171
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Groceries and provisions,
3,356 51
Carpets, bedding, table linen, &c.,
167 88
Crockery, tinware, &c.,
27 74
Furniture and fixtures,
44 85
Repairs,
104 99
Surgical Instruments, and repairing same,
43 70
Medicines,
711 18
Fuel,
478 95
Gas,
225 49
Advertising,
2 50
Printing,
43 75
Stationery, postage, express, &c.,
43 49
Hay and grain,
289 61
Ice,
114 91
Cow and swine
180 00
Shoeing horse,
7 90
Seeds, &c.,
21 11
Tools and hardware,
33 83
Hack hire,
22 55
Water,
50 00
Furnace Regulator,
20 00
Refrigerators,
165 16
Earth closets,
22 50
Harnesses, and repairing same,
31 73
Veterinary services,
6 00
Carriage, and repairs of same,
108 50
Horse,
· 150 00
Shoes and clothing,
9 90
Total as per item No. 3 of Expenses, $9,180 20
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,212 38
Collector's Sales .- (Surplus Account.)
Balance brought forward, $372 21
RECEIVED.
From Sale of Estates in excess of taxes and costs, as per item No. 3 of Receipts, 1,297 21
$1,669 42
172
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and costs
repaid, as per item No. 4 of Expenses, 936 81
Balance, $732 61
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$42,000 00
RECEIVED.
For hose sold,
$86 68
Labor of men and teams,
679 50
Manure,
65 35
Telegraph and materials,
59 87
Use of steamer,
6 00
Rent of roof of Engine House,
12 00
Total as per item No. 4 of Receipts,
$909 40
$42,909 40
EXPENDED.
For salary of S. E. Combs, Chief En-
gineer,
$1,200 00
66 Wm. Brophy, Asst. 66
1,000 00
66 " G. N. Rawson, 66
200 00
" J. W. Loring,
200 00
66 " Samuel H. Day, " and Clerk,
250 00
Pay Roll of men, Steamer No. 1,
1,260 00
66 66
' 2,
1,069 59
3.
1,294 60
66
66 4,
1,334 60
66
City Hose Co., No. 1, 1,005 00
66
66 Ocean
2,
1,071 66
Eagle
3,
1,096 67
66
66 Niagara 66
4, 1,030 00
66
Yankee 66
5, 1,105 00
Tiger
6, 855 00
Protector "
7, 853 75
.
66
173
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Pay Roll of men, Hook & Ladder Co.,
No. 1, 1,963 33
66 Hook & Ladder Co.,
No. 2, 1,535 00
66 Babcock Extinguisher, 315 00
Services of Stewards and Drivers,
6,021 50
Repairs of Apparatus,
424 56
Repairs of Houses,
1,368 86
Alarms for fire, 105 00
Materials for, and repair of telegraph, 876 42
Hay, grain and straw,
1,673 57
Horse hire, and board of horses,
1,441 50-
Horses,
425 00
Harnesses, blankets and repairing same,
324 94
Hose,
3,373 37
Medicine and attendance for horses,
27 75
Wm. O. White, addition to Engine House,
300 00
Oil, soap, brushes, &c.,
206 38
Belts, straps and badges,
63 50
Fuel,
891 82
Gas,
513 63
Advertising,
75
Printing,
138 20
Stationery,
2 64
Blacksmithing,
335 72
Freight and trucking,
47 73
Furniture, fixtures and repairing
. same,
334 92
Bedding,
150 38
Washing of bedding,
242 97
Express, Stamps, &c.,
39 80
Traveling expenses for Engineers,
9 85
Ice,
3 99
Hack hire,
46 00
Sleighs, wagons, and repairing same,
219 74
Hardware and tools,
111 18
Paints and oil,
136 76
Cop waste,
26 75
Steam gong,
135 00
Whistling apparatus,
450 00
Building wall on Beacon st.,
70 00
Engineering,
2 84
Rent for storage,
14 00
174
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Rent and other charges for Patrol Department, 253 18
Electric dial, 136 10
Expenses of Chief Engineer to Nashville, per order, 80 75
Refreshments for Firemen, 4 50
Galvanometer, 90 00
Total as per item No. 5 of Expenses,
$39,760 75
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,148 65
Free Public Library.
Appropriation,
$9,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Dog Fund, (County) $2,766 73
Fines, &c.,
592 66
Dividend on Insurance policies, 60 00
Reading Room Fund, 46 15
Total as per item No. 5 of Receipts,
$3,465 54
$12,465 54
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian, $2,500 00
" Assistants,
3,689 01
" Janitor,
337 75
Books and stationery,
2,346 53
Binding books,
928 18
Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.,
29 96
Fuel,
354 87
Gas,
1,022 46
121 27
Printing,
6 75
Furniture and fixtures,
191 57
Repairs,
218 95
Stamps, express, &c.,
111 25
Looking up lost books,
175
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Water, 5 04
Expense of Reading Room,
158 75
Cleaning building and removing ashes,
21 31
Insurance,
411 50
Total as per item No. 6 of Expenses, $12,455 15
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $10 39
Highway Department.
Appropriation, (Highways and Sidewalks,) $45,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Labor, &c.,
$4,412 78
Amount transferred from Side-
walk assessments, 6,522 45
Total as per item No. 6 of
Receipts, $10,935 23
$55,935 23
EXPENDED.
For Salary of David F. Parker, Com- missioner,
$1,900 00
Labor of men as per pay rolls,
25,726 01
Clerical labor,
200 00
Engineering,
355 61
Extra labor of men and teams, 1,220 82
Hardware and tools,
348 85
Blacksmith work,
856 58
Brick,
1,811 97
Cobble stone,
824 51
Curb stone,
1,064 82
Flag stone,
889 60
Paving blocks,
445 20
Gravel,
.
184 91
176
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Lime and cement,
15 25
Paving,
2,630 34
Drain pipe,
37 71
Stone posts, wall stone, setting and laying same, 144 28
Powder and fuse,
12 05
Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,
87 79
Advertising,
5 62
Printing,
53 99
Lumber and carpenter work,
186 00
Harnesses, blankets and repairing same,
337 21
Carts, wagons, sleighs, and repair- ing same,
406 06
Hay, grain and straw,
5,086 62
Freight and trucking,
1,016 46
Medical care and medicine for horses,
39 85
Breaking roads,
420 50
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
4 50
Ice,
3 75
Horses,
1,487 50
Swine,
64 95
Gravel pit, (C. S. Messinger),
100 00
Street sweeper,
345 50
Painting signs,
4 00
Coal for stable,
18 50
Gas
31 84
Insurance on stable,
40 00
Repairs 66
7 50
Plumbing
4 20
Water
30 00
Paints and oil,
25 72
Rubber boots,
9 00
Supplying watering trough, paid
20 00
Supplying watering trough, paid
E. A. Willard,
22 00
Repairing embankment, South Bridge street,
150 00
Garden Street bridge,
390 62
Hattie L. Stearns, personal injury
and services of physician,
935 00
Olive H. Holt, personal injury,
200 00
Luther T. Stearns,
200 00
Cephas Derby,
177
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Mrs. Peter Welch, personal injury, 55 00
Hannah Perkins, 100 00
Hannah Daley,
25 00
D. C. Collins, damage to hack, 11 50
Total as per item No. 7, of expenses, $50,594 69
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $5,340 54
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation, $7,000 00
Less amount transferred to Pub-
lic Grounds, 300 00
$6,700 00
RECEIVED.
For use of Taylor Hall,
$176 00
Office fees from City Clerk, Licenses
2,233 22
1,292 50
Dog "
1,567 00
Sale of ordinances, City Clerk,
11 38
" Centennial pamphlets "
30 12
Sale of old paper
2 54
Gas at Armory Hall,
14 50
Rent of armories from Common- wealth,
2,200 00
One-half of fees for weighing on City scales,
542 06
Lumber,
3 00
Correcting plans of Hope Cem- etery,
2 75
Balance of Soldiers' Monument
1,878 09
fund, from George Crompton, Costs on lien account,
48 00
" taxes, 1876,
758 07
1877,
16 96
Summonses,
158 20
Costs collecting street betterments assessment, 66 74
Costs collecting sidewalk assess- ments, 10 72
13
178
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Costs collecting sewer assessments (old account), 57 35
Costs collecting sewer assessments (new account), 40 34
Costs on suit E. M. Rice, 9 00
Total as per item No. 7, of Receipts,
$11,118 54
$17,818 54
EXPENDED.
For services of Engineers,
$532 59
Engineers' instruments and repair-
ing same,
143 08
Traveling expenses for engineer,
4 83
Advertising,
1,037 28
Printing,
3,192 34
Rent, Furniture and heating Ward rooms,
111 71
Services of Ward clerks,
48 00
Pay roll of Ward Inspectors,
80 50
Gas for Armory,
210 30
Removing snow (Armory,)
6 70
Repairs and fixtures 66
254 56
Janitor
39 50
Trucking
50
Travelling expenses of Commit-
tee (Armory,) 7 99
Water for Armory,
25 00
Rent of Taylor Hall,
916 64
Fuel for
2 50
Fixtures and repairs, Taylor Hall, 12 18
E. H. Towne, services as Registrar,
100 00
Use of Horticultural Hall,
15 00
Coal for hay scales,
7 00
Repairing 66
247 39
Return of deaths by undertakers,
280 75
Collecting births,
944 52
Care of clocks,
75 00
Directories,
66 00
Hack and horse hire,
35 75
Removing bodies from Pine Street Burial Ground, 2,607 50
Killing dogs,
141 00
179
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Memorial day expenses,
403 38
Fourth of July Celebration, 469 00
Reception of the President, 606 44
13 70
Moving band stand and repairs, Liberty pole,
5 00
Band concerts on the Common,
265 00
Blank books and stationery,
456 47
Printing bank notes,
16 00
Express, telegrams, stamps, &c.,
213 93
Binding plans,
39 00
Inspecting steam boiler,
5 00
Telegraphing Cambridge time,
10 75
Refunded on lien account,
24 33
Abatements of tax costs,
90 04
Examining records,
130 40
B. W. Abbott, services as auc- tioneer,
10 00
Posting tax notices,
12 00
Serving summonses and demands,
319 91
Witness fees and legal expenses,
19 25
Fees, county, allowed Hartley Williams,
110 20
Fees, County Treasurer,
39 54
Legal fees, Joseph Mason,
24 00
Total as per item No. 8, of Ex- penses,
$14,429 45
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,389 09
Interest.
Appropriation, $127,000 00
Less amount transferred to abatements and discount,
$1,182 37
Less amount transferred to sewer con- struction, Less amount transferred to street con- struction, Less amount transferred to School De- partment,
1,239 44
7,198 68
5,268 28
$14,888 77
$112,111 23
180
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
RECEIVED.
For Interest on deposits, $2,503 89
accrued on water loan
bonds, 305 56
Interest accrued on Lynde Brook loan bonds, 513 89
Interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds (net),
4,316 08
Interest on lien account,
104 05
66 Street Betterments,
427 19
Sewer assessments (old acc't) 2,577 05
(new acc't) 992 23
on taxes 1875, 24 44
66 1876,
1,446 30
66 1877,
28 42
on sidewalk assessments,
27 89
66 note of John Corliss (due in 1876), 26 25
Total as per item No. 8 of Re- ceipts,
$13,293 24
$125,404 47
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded City and Tem- porary Loans, as per item No. 9 of Expenses, $118,639 09
Amount unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$6,765 38'
Interest on Sewer Loan.
Appropriation, $21,500 00
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 10 of expenses, $21,174 00
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $326 00
181
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Interest on Water Loans.
Receipts for water rates transferred from Water works (Main- tainance account,)
$23,249 00
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 11 of expenses,
$23,249 00
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation, $28,000 00
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