Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1877, Part 12

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 540


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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


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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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