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RECEIVED.
For Lanterns, &c.,
$17 44
Total as per item No. 9 of Receipts, $28,017 44
EXPENDED.
For gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $10,390 19
Lighting, Globe Gas Light Co.,
10,945 67
Lighting and care of lamps,
3,042 55
Lamp posts and frames,
305 90
Lanterns and lamps,
519 40
Re-setting and repair of lamps,
173 23
Oil, wicks, matches, &c.,
46 00
Alcohol,
142 55
Glass, paints and oil,
215 13
Trucking and freight,
14 25
Ladders, and repairing same,
30 25
Advertising, 10 62
Travelling expenses,
3 25
Engineering,
18 00
Total as per item No. 12 of Expenses, #25,856 99
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2,160 45
182
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Liquor Licenses.
Received for Licenses for sale of Li- quor, as per item No. 10 of Re- ceipts,
$38,750 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts one-fourth of Liquor Licenses, and sundry amounts refunded as per item No. 13 of expenses, $10,062 50
Balance unexpended, $28,687 50
Transferred to Island Sewer construction account, per order of City Council Dec. 10, 1877.
Loans-Funded City.
Amount November 30, 1876, $1,697,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Bonds issued for Lynde Brook damages due Jan. 1, 1887, as per item No. 11 of Re- ceipts, 100,000 00
$1,797,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds payable in 1877, can- celed as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $2,000 00
Amount November 30, 1877, $1,795,000 00
Loans-Funded Sewer.
Amount November 30, 1876, $349,400 00
183
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED,
For City Bonds payable in 1877, canceled as per item No. 15 of Expenses, $87,600 00
Amount November 30, 1877, $261,800 00
Loans-Funded Water.
Amount November 30, 1876, $345,900 00
RECEIVED.
For Bonds issued for water supply, due December 1, 1906, as per item No. 12 of Receipts, 100,000 00
$445,900 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds payable in 1877, canceled as per item No. 16 of Expenses, 18,500 00
Amount November 30, 1877, $427,400 00
Loans-Temporary.
Amount November 30, 1876, $100,000 00
RECEIVED.
For loans authorized by City Coun- cil, as per item No. 13 of Receipts, 525,000 00
$625,000 00
184
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
EXPENDED.
For City Notes canceled as per item No. 17 of Expenses, $600,000 00
Balance, $25,000 00
Lynde Brook Damages.
Appropriation,
$150,000 00
EXPENDED.
For damages to Individuals and Corporations by breaking of the Lynde Brook Reservoir Dam.
Paid A. M. Brown,
$40 00
J. A. Smith,
25,500 00
Albert E. Smith,
1,203 60
Mary A. Wesson,
50 00
Michael McDermott,
20 00
Boston & Albanv R. R. Co.,
43,212 36
Town of Auburn,
2,535 45
Crompton Carpet Co.,
1,483 34
John Trainor,
300 00
Wicks Manufacturing Co.,
1,278 58
George Crompton,
544 57
Wellington Coal Co.,
666 66
E. Delahanty, .
100 00
Elizabeth Hersey,
267 00
George W. Olney,
3,250 00
Samuel Shepard,
750 00
Town of Leicester,
1,933 34
Curtis & Marble,
3,302 58
Napoleon Mallett,
40 00
H. M. Witter & Co.,
2,250 00
Kate Clark,
25 00
Michael Wall,
25 00
William Bates,
100 00
John Kerrigan,
15 00
John H. Keefe,
75 00
James Fay,
25 00
E. T. Hosmer,
35 00
W. E. Cutter & Co.,
166 89
Nancy J. Hosmer,
15 00
185
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Lawrence Bradley,
12 00
Bridget Mullens,
20 00
Clarissa Nash,
50 00
John A. Hunt,
4,333 33
W. C. Barnard,
50 00
James Wilmarth,
20 00
Darling Heirs,
4,500 00
Frank Tebo,
25 00
Albert Curtis,
6,807 34
C. W. & J. E. Smith,
8,250 00
J. C. Rochleau,
30 00
Eli Bouchard,
20 00
Francis Foley,
15 00
John Neelan, .
50 00
Fabian Blanchard,
333 34
Patrick Cuddehey,
75 00
Wright and Laura Bottomly,
3,415 49
$117,215 87
INCIDENTALS.
Referees in Hunt case,
$63 30
Referees in Curtis case,
60 00
Referees in Bottomly case,
20 00
Geo. F. Hoar, Legal Services,
350 00
Legal expenses,
6 90
Hack hire,
17 00
Engineering,
44 00
561 20
Total, as per item No. 18 of Expenses,
$117,777 07
Balance Unexpended,
$32,222 93
Pauper Department : City Relief.
Appropriation, 13,000 00
Amount transferred from Pauper Department (Farm), . 800 00
$13,800 00
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of State Paupers, $678 84
14
.
186
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
County, Cities, Towns and indi- viduals, for aid to their poor, 3,231 78
Total, as per item No. 14 of Receipts,
$3,910 62
$17,710 62
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,350 00
Salary of Dr. Geo. A. Jordan, 68 05
Salary of Dr. Wm. H. Workman, 635 83
Care of insane, Commonwealth,
93 00
Care of insane, Worcester Lunatic Asylum, 3,508 11
Transportation and office expenses, 732 37
Hospital for Insane, at Northampton,
249 53
Board of girls, at State Industrial School,
178 00
Board of boys at State Reform School,
577 00
Board of sick and aged poor,
93 00
Clerical labor,
159 75
Fuel,
2,208 40
Groceries and provisions,
3,581 35
Medicines,
540 44
Medical consultations,
31 00
Burials,
541 00
Funeral expenses of Chas. B. Ward,
83 40
Printing,
199 31
Blank books and stationery,
113 10
Boots, shoes and clothing,
36 00
Hack hire,
3 00
Rent,
6 00
Insurance,
32 50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for aid to sundry persons, City of Boston,
334 75
Cambridge,
9 00
Chelsea,
36 50
Lynn,
7 75
New Bedford, 66
10 20
Newburyport,
37 98
Town of Auburn,
11 46
Bridgewater,
268 00
Framingham,
8 50
.
167 99
187
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Town of Holden, aid to sundry persons, 11 64
66 Leicester,
12 41
Longmeadow, "
246 26
66 Marblehead,
175 00
Northbridge,
19 35
Paxton, 66
66
6 00
66
Seekonk,
66
4 35
66
Sutton,
74 58
Southboro,
66
66
12 00
Warren,
66
16 00
66
Winchendon,
66
66
9 00
City of Springfield,
35 71
Total, as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $16,778 57
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$932 05
Pauper Department : Farm.
Appropriation,
$12,000 00
Less amount transferred to Pauper Department (City Relief),
800 00
$11,200 00
RECEIVED.
For labor, and produce sold
from farm,
$219 94
Cattle,
534 78
Pasturing stock,
11 20
Old iron,
7 87
Lumber,
48 50
Materials sold,
1 55
Hay, 256 85
Board of teacher, scholars,
&c., of Truant school, 1,300 77
Board of Drivers of Scav-
enger Department, 200 00
Total for farm,
$2,581 46
244 00
66 Westboro,
188
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Scavenger Department.
For Sale of swill, $458 77
66 pigs,
571 00
bones, 28 85
66 pork,
2,391 57
Total for Scavenger Department, $3,450 19
Total as per item No. 15 of receipts, $6,031 65
$17,231 65
EXPENDED.
For Salary of John Farwell, (balance)
Superintendent,
$333 32
Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, 600 00
Groceries and provisions,
2,786 35
Grass seed, grain and feed,
730 60
Medicines and medical attendance,
199 06
Boots and shoes,
206 71
Books and stationery,
22 45
Fuel,
438 67
Clothing,
430 32
Crockery and tinware,
48 14
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
337 85
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
205 67
Extra labor,
920 53
Repairs,
785 13
Blacksmithing,
180 06
Horse, oxen, and other stock,
679 50
Wagons, sleighs and repairing same,
29 95
Harnesses, and repairing same,
27 08
Furniture, and repairs of same,
78 80
Taxes in town of Shrewsbury,
74 65
Worcester Spy, and N. E. Farmer,
18 30
Rubber Hose,
37 00
Shavings,
13 80
Paints and oil,
44 16
Water for depot,
15 00
Digging well,
380 24
Care of sick horses,
28 50
Chaplain,
51 00
Furnace,
335 97
Cement and sewer pipe,
79 33
189
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR,
For Burials,
10 00
Laying water pipe, Douglas pump, Cash to inmates,
223 08
20 92
8 73
Ice,
3 20
Total for farm,
$10,384 07
Scavenger Department.
For collecting swill,
$3,906 55
Rent of land for swill depot,
150 00
Extra labor,
373 25
Harnesses, and repairing same,
159 05
Wagons and repairing same,
123 45
Blacksmithing,
153 49
Hardware, tools, buck- ets, &c.,
27 06
Shavings and saw-dust, 17 50
Water at offal depot,
15 00
Rubber hose,
12 34
Swine,
35 00
Repairs of boiler,
9 70
Rubber packing,
8 34
Legal costs in Parker suit
9 08
Total for Scavenger Department, $4,999 81
.
Total as per item No. 20 of Expenses, $15,383 88
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,847 77
Pauper Department ; Truant School.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of John Farwell,
Superintendent,
$66 68
190
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
For Salary of Emma J. Par-
ker, teacher, $100 00
Salary of A. Grow,
166 00
Board of scholars and teacher, 1,301 77
Boots and shoes, 25 56
Clothing,
136 83
Books and stationery,
7 93
Repairing stove,
1 00
Total as per item .No. 21 of Expenses, $1,805 77
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$194 23
Police Department.
Appropriation, $42,000 00
RECEIVED.
For officers fees from Clerk
of Court,
$5,654 10
Cloth furnished police- men, 583 26
Extra services of police, 59 76
Horse sold, 70 00
Use of lock-up, 1 50
Total as per item No. 16 of Receipts, $6,368 62
$48,368 62
EXPENDED.
For salary of W. A. Washburn, City Marshal, $1,616 66
Salary of J. M. Dyson, Asst. Marshal, 352 50
Salary of E. D. McFarland, Asst. Marshal, 1,212 50
Policemen as per pay rolls,
39,146 95
Care of office and cells, 270 00
Advertising,
16 74 ,
Printing, 51 07
Cloth, buttons and badges, 497 91
Furniture and repairs, 18 03
Telegrams, express, stationery, &c., 210 10
191
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
$45 26
Washing,
17 86
Horse hire and hacks,
7 00
Ice,
13 50
Crackers,
74 00
Analysis of liquor,
19 00
Travelling expenses,
8 30
Damage to clothing in assisting officer,
10 00
Board of horses,
747 24
Grain,
84 12
Saddles, bridles, and repairs of same,
138 70
Blacksmithing,
19 34
Mattrass,
13 55
Horses,
685 00
Horse medicine,
7 00
Pasturing horses,
7 12
Total as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $45,289 45
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,079 17
Premium on City Bonds.
RECEIVED.
For sale of Bonds above par on Water
Loan (due 1906), $1,170 00
For sale of Bonds above par on Loan acc't of Lynde Brook Dam- ages, (due 1887), 1,580 00
Total, as per item No. 17 of Receipts,
$2,750 00
EXPENDED.
For amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Funds, acc't Water Loan Sinking Fund, 1,170 00
For amount paid to Commissioner of Sinking Funds, acc't Lynde Brook Damages, Sink'g F'nd, 1,580 00
Total, as per item No. 23 of Expenses, $2,750 00
192
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Public Grounds.
Appropriation, $3,000 00 Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses,
300 00
$3,300 00
RECEIVED.
For Lumber,
$3 00
Grass,
40 00
Total as per item No. 18 of Receipts,
$43 00
$3,343 00
EXPENDED,
For Grading and other labor,
$1,187 34
Labor with team,
537 01
Plants, trees, planting and trim- ming,
820 20
Hardware and tools,
51 54
Grsss seed and fertilizers,
52 21
Loam and manure,
192 09
Printing,
34 27
Lumber and carpenter work,
147 66
Street scrapings,
7 00
Engineering,
12 88
Cement,
1 75
Service pipe and labor,
157 28
Plumbing,
15 50
Cordage,
93
Total, as per item No. 24 of Expenses, $3,217 66
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $125 34
Real Estate, Lien Account.
Balance Nov. 30, 1876, bro't forward, $1,961 69 Amount abated since Nov. 30, 1875, 360 53
$1,601 16
193
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for taxes and purchased by the Collector, as per item No. 25 of Expenses, 701 53
2,302 69
RECEIVED.
For amount of Taxes and charges in redemption, as per item No. 19 of Receipts, 1,240 35
Balance Nov. 30, 1877,
$1,062 34
Salaries.
Appropriation,
21,500 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Clark Jillson, (balance) as Mayor, $125 00
Chas. B. Pratt, as Mayor, 1,375 00
Wm. S. Barton, City Treasurer and Collector, 2,500 00
Francis T. Blackmer, City Solici- tor, 1,800 00
Samuel Smith, (balance) City Clerk,
201 75
Enoch H. Towne, 66 66
1,345 87
Henry Griffin, City Auditor,
1,400 00 1
C. H. M. Blake, (balance), City Engineer, 155 55
Percy Daniels, City Engineer,
1,279 02
Wm. L. Clark, City Assessor,
1,308 34
Josiah P. Houghton, 66
1,300 00
Enoch H. Towne (bal.) "
133 60
R. James Tatman, 66
920 63
Assistant Assessors,
337 50
Charles H. Peck, Supt. Public Buildings, 1,212 50
Charles Marvin, City Messenger, 1,100 00
Charles B. Damon, bookkeeper, 1,000 00
R. R. Shepard, sealer of weights and measures, 300 00
R. R. Shepard, inspector of milk, 50 00
S. H. Coe, Cl'k of Common Council, 15
300 00
.
194
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Clerical labor for Assessors, 501 00
66 66 Treasurer, 1,218 83
City Clerk, 564 75
66 Registrars, 66 00
T. H. Bartlett, general clerical ass't, 916 66
Page to Common Council, 30 00
Total as per item No. 26 of Expenses, $21,442 00
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $58 00
School Department.
Appropriation, $135,000 00
Am't transferred from school houses, 6,000 00
Interest, 5,268 28
146,268 28
RECEIVED.
For School books sold, $212 90
Tuition,
37 50
Dividend on Insurance Policies,
49 50
Furniture, &c.,
144 83
Amount refunded,
34 13
Total as per item No. 20 of receipts, $478 86
$146,747 14
EXPENDED.
Paid A. P. Marble, salary as Supt'd'nt,
$2,975 00
ยท Teachers, as per pay rolls,
114,046 09
Janitors,
5,373 78
Truant Officers,
1,755 54
Clerical labor,
800 00
Horse hire,
297 50
Hack hire,
6 00
Horse hire for Truant Officers, 10 50
1,000 00
Rent of Superintendent's office, School rooms, 112 50
Travelling expenses of Superinten- dent and Committee, 19 72
195
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Miscellaneous repairs, furniture, fix- tures, &c., 6,054 65
School books and stationery, 2,016 32
Advertising,
37 28
Printing,
1,121 39
Fuel,
5,104 52
Gas,
271 46
Express, stamps, &c.,
104 28
Trucking, freight, and removing ashes,
357 77
Stoves and stove furniture,
138 65
Repair of Stoves,
1,224 57
Brooms, mats, dusters, &c.,
423 26
Labor of cleaning school houses,
635 74
Clocks, and repairing same,
173 80
Pianos, tuning and pitch pipes,
156 35
Sewing School (Island),
225 00
Shovelling snow,
106 05
Water,
357 99
Materials for apparatus, for High School, 58 02
Constructing sewer,
411 90
D. Atherton, contract for rehang- ing doors,
1,033 00
Insurance,
41 70
Maps,
129 50
Rubber Springs,
39 37
Ringing Signal bell,
10 00
Rent of Mechanics Hall for School exhibition,
118 00
Total as per item No. 27 of expenses,
#146,747 14
School Houses.
Appropriation, $15,000 00
Less amount transferred to School De-
partment, 6,000 00
9,000 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Stephen C. Earle, Trustee Estate on Grafton Street, $5,000 00
D. Waldo Lincoln, land, 3,000 00
Total as per item No. 28 of expenses, 8,000 00
Balance unexpended,
$1,000 00
196
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Sewer Assessment : Old Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $16,110 27
Amount abated, etc., since Nov. 30, 1876, 488 10
15,622 17
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 21 of receipts and transferred to Sinking Fund, 8,350 95
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $7,271 22
Sewer Assessment : New Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $19,671 34
Amount assessed Sept. 3, 1877, 1,361 42
21,032 76
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 22 of receipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund, 7,700 52
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $13,332 24
Sewers : Construction Account.
Appropriation, $5,000 00
Amount transferred from interest, 1,239 44
6,239 44
RECEIVED.
For labor, etc., connecting sewer, $23 40
Cement,
24 75
Catch Basin covers,
127 20
Repairing drain,
25 00
Brick,
48 00
Labor and materials from Trustees State Lunatic Hospital, 1,018 21
Total as per item No. 23 of receipts, $1,266 56
$7,506 00
197
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Pay rolls of laborers,
$3,149 80
Engineering,
389 75
Freight and teaming,
537 96
Inlets,
366 75
Brick, Cement, Sand, Drain pipe, etc.,
1,578 66
Castings, man holes, etc.,
253 00
Catch Basin covers,
30 40
Cordage and packing,
3 65
Tools, Iron and Steel,
35 26
Powder and fuse,
13 04
Blacksmithing,
69 09
Lanterns, oil, etc.,
11 00
Horse hire,
7 50
Traveling expenses,
3 40
Lumber and carpenter work,
70 14
Border Stone,
19 50
Paving,
9 25
Abatement of sewer assessment,
J. Murphy,
79 99
Witness fees, J. S. Clark case,
109 65
Engineering (Island),
373 26
Gates, etc. (Mill Brook sewer),
392 95
Horse hire (Mill Brook sewer),
2 00
Total as per item No. 29 of expenses, $7,506 00
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation, $8,500 00
RECEIVED.
For old junk, etc.,
$4 59
Labor,
4 00
Sewer soil, 7 25
Total as per item No. 24 of receipts, $15 84
$8,515 84
EXPENDED.
For Pay rolls of laborers,
$4,709 18
R. H. Chamberlain, salary,
1,408 33
Rubber goods,
67 00
Trucking and freight,
1,006 57
.
198
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
For Sewer pipe, Cement and Sand,
80 30
Catch Basin covers,
145 60
Blacksmithing,
20 31
Hardware and tools,
60 54
Oil, etc.,
18 00
Rent,
85 00
Cordage,
17 10
Repairing hose,
16 75
Extra labor,
10 38
Hacking,
2 00
Pipe and couplings,
25 41
Man hole covers,
22 00
Paving,
85 01
Printing,
11 80
Total as per item No. 30 of expenses, $7,791 28
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $724 56
Sidewalk Assessment.
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons for assessments,
Total as per item No. 25 of receipts, $6,522 45
EXPENDED.
Transferred per order of City Council to Highway Department, Total as per item No. 31 of expenses, 6,522 45
Sinking Fund: "General Debt." Balance Nov. 30, 1876, $45,140 96
RECEIVED.
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $127,484 55 Net amount of interest from Commissioners of Sink- Fund, collected, 4,117 51
Total as per item No. 32 of expenses, 131,602 06
$176,743 02
199
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for Bonds maturing and cancelled, 1877, as per item No. 26 of Receipts, 108,100 00
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund,
$68,643 02
Sinking Fund, 1876; Water.
Balance Nov. 30, 1876, $1,500 00 Amount transferred from Premium acc't, 1,170 00
$2,670 00
RECEITED.
Amount of Premium on Bonds sold and paid to Commis- sioners of Sinking Fund, $1,170 00
Amount of special appropria- tion as per order of City Council, 1,500 00
Net amount of interest from Commissioners of Sinking Fund, collected, 13 70
Total as per item No. 33 of expenses,
2,683 70
$5,353 70
EXPENDED.
Amount as per item No. 27 of Receipts, 1,170 00
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, in hands of Commissioners. of Sinking Fund, $4,183 70
Sinking Fund, 1877: Lynde Brook Damages.
Amount transferred from Premi-
um Account,
$1,580 00
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appro-
priation, as per order
of City Council,
$8,000 00
200
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Amount of premium on bonds sold, and paid to Com'r of Sinking Fund, 1,580 00 Net amount of interest from Com'rs of Sinking Fund, 184 87
Total, as per item No. 34 of expenses, $9,764 87
11,344 87
EXPENDED.
As per item No. 28 of Receipts,
$1,580 00
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, in hands of Com- missioners of Sinking Funds,
$9,764 87
State Aid.
Balance Nov. 30, 1876, brought forward, 19,133 09
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and families in Dec.,1876, $1,204 65
Jan., 1877,
946 55
66
Feb.,
967 50
66
66
66
May,
1,007 00
66
66
66
July, 66
889 00
Aug.
1,033 70
Sept.
66
1,001 00
66
66
Oct.
966 50
66
66
Nov.
959 00
Total, as per item No. 35 of expenses,
$12,015 00
$31,148 09
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 29 of Receipts, 44 50
Balance due from state,
$31,103 59
66
April,
985 50
66
June, 66 990 50
66
66
March, "
1,064 10
201
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Street Betterments.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments,
Auburn
Place, $315 64
66
Austin
Street, 22 00
66
66 Canterbury 66 646 16
Crescent
" 1,438 24
66
Hanover,
66 47 54
66
66
Newton,
1,298 26
66
North
66 162 50
66
Pratt
455 03
66
Pond
66
612 83
66
Washington
12 50
66
Wellington,
380 50
Wilmot
66 18 10
Woodland 66 96 00
Total, as per item No. 30 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund,
$5,694 65
Street Construction.
Appropriation,
$20,000 00
Amount transferred from Interest,
7,198 68
27,198 68
EXPENDED.
FOR CROWN STREET.
Paid Charles F. Allen, land,
$2,322 00
Jonathan Luther,
55 80
E. F. Brooks,
45 00
2,422 80
FOR COLLEGE STREET.
Paid Cephas Derby, land, $300 00
FOR CRESCENT STREET. Paid Maria S. G. Moen, land and other damages, $5,319 99 16
Lafayette,
170 69
Prescott
66
18 66
66
202
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
Paid Mary E. Barnard, land and other damages, $2,027 00 Paid witness fees in Barnard case, 63 50
FOR CURTIS STREET.
Paid Nathan S. Hale, land and legal expenses, 148 10
FOR FOSTER STREET.
Sundry persons appraising damages, $40 00
Travelling expenses of Committee to Boston,
14 90
Engineering,
163 91
Phinehas Ball, estimating damages,
82 00
Geo. F. Hoar, Consultation fee,
20 00
320 31
FOR HIGHLAND STREET.
Dr. Thos. H. Gage, witness fees, Dutton case,
60 00
Dr. Albert Wood, medical advice, Dutton case,
50 00
110 00
FOR HAMMOND STREET.
Engineering,
80 50
Lumber, and carpenter work,
40 00
Printing,
16 61
Lime and cement,
553 75
Mason work,
1,701 60
Extra labor and materials for Bridge,
1,969 05
Moving track,
18 42
Use of locomotive, &c.,
33 00
Stone,
1,448 74
Travelling expenses,
6 00
Use of stationary engine,
10 35
Freight,
70 00
$7,410 49
5,978 02
FOR LINCOLN STREET. T. L. Nelson, for legal costs, &c., 428 76
203
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR NEWTON STREET.
F. H. Dewey and Joseph Mason, land and damage, Legal expenses, Hill case, 67 18
$1,925 40
1,992 58
FOR NEW . ROAD, QUINSIGAMOND.
M. R. Edwards, contract grading, $6,106 14
Extra labor,
213 50
Engineering,
168 55
Horse hire for engineers,
16 00
Land,
225 00
Trucking,
19 00
Advertising,
13 50
6,761 69
FOR PRATT STREET.
Legal costs Lincoln case,
$127 14
66 Betterment suits,
293 05
Hacking,
4 00
424 19
FOR UNION STREET.
Referees in Aitchison case,
$15 00
Geo. T. Aitchison, land and damages,
767 50
782 50
FOR SUNDRY STREETS.
County Commissioners legal charges for locating streets,
$78 72
Engineering,
30 72
Travelling expense of engineer,
5 80
Legal charges,
3 50
118 74
Total as per item No. 36 of expenses,
$27,198 68
Taxes, 1873. Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $6,078 43
204
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No.
31 of receipts, 281 88
Balance uncollected, abated per order of City Council, 5,796 55
Taxes, 1874.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, 6,126 36
Taxes, 1875.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $6,434 40
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 32
of Receipts, 235 72
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, 6,198 68
Taxes, 1876.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1876, $41,561 97
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 33 of Receipts, 35,810 51
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, 5,751 46
Taxes, 1876 : County.
Balance due County Nov. 30, 1876, $17,285 07
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer as
per item No. 37 of Expenses,
17,285 07
Taxes, 1876 : Corporation Tax.
Received from the Commonwealth, as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $724 67
205
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Taxes, 1877.
Amount ass'ed for State Tax, $42,765 00
County " 55,312 25 " City and National Bank tax, 647,207 75
Assessed additional tax 125 04
$745,410 04
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 35 of Receipts, $710,636 36
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $34,773 68
Taxes, 1877 : County.
Amount assessed for County tax,
55,312 25
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer as per item No. 38 of Expenses, 27,656 13
Balance due County Nov. 30, 1877, 27,656 12
Water Works : Construction Account.
Balance unexpended Nov. 30, 1876, brought forward, $4,338 83
Appropriation, 25,000 00
$29,338 83
RECEIVED.
For service-pipe, meters, labor, etc., $13,368 97 Dividend on insurance policy, 10 50
Total as per item No. 36 of receipts, $13,379 47
$42,718 30
EXPENDED.
For labor of men as per pay rolls, $6,871 34 F. E. Hall, salary as Commis'r, 1,900 00
206
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 32.
For Clerical labor,
$462 00
Engineering,
139 98
Hydrants, water gates and pipes,
1,307 13
Castings,
581 18
Plumbing,
110 88
Pipe and fittings,
566 11
Cement, Pipe and Sand,
85 51
Lead,
689 13
Hardware and tools,
51 23
Blacksmith work,
193 08
Lumber and carpenter work,
248 08
Union Water Meter Co., Meters, couplings, etc.,
8,335 05
W. E. Desper, Meters and repairs,
64 88
Freight and trucking,
840 39
Horse hire and hacking,
48 50
Iron water pipe,
6,790 22
Oil, lanterns, etc.,
8 50
Coal and wood,
19 00
Rubber goods,
36 75
Lead pipe,
75 66
Abatements,
102 99
Stationery and stamps,
18 75
Cordage and packing,
43 72
Powder,
2 80
John H. Logan, building wall,
97 26
Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, legal ser- vices Crompton Carpet Co., case,
200 00
Commission to estimate damages to mill owners and others, 61 70
$29,951 82
For pumping.
Hardware and tools,
$2 22
Fuel,
2,108 34
Oil, lamps, etc.,
2 05
Repairing pumps,
108 06
A. G. Coes, furnishing power,
1,897 45
Pay roll, labor pump'g,
471 75
Packing,
8 48
Lumber,
10 10
Plumbing,
33 07
Register for pumps,
30,00
Brick and clay,
2 60
207
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Hopeville Manf'g Co., damages for di- verting water, $686 09
$5,360 21
For Dam.
Engineering,
$328 37
Pump,
16 00
Blacksmith work,
8 06
Wire cloth,
128 25
Hack hire,
29 50
Laborers,
97 73
Trucking,
28 50
Water gates,
676 73
Lock,
3 00
Lumber and carp'r work, 180 39
Cement,
16 00
Grass seed,
17 89
M. R. Edwards, labor grading,
3,997 29
Esek Saunders, Com'r,
100 00
Albert Curtis,
200 00
Geo. Crompton,
66
200 00
Water register,
41 51
$6,069 22
Total as per item No. 39 of expenses, #41,381 25
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,337 05
Water Works ; Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For assessment of water in 1876, $5,617 19
1877, 67,809 64
Total as per item No. 37 of receipts, $73,426 83
Less amount transferred to interest on water loan, 23,249 00
$50,177 83
EXPENDED.
For labor of men as per pay rolls, $6,515 52
Extra labor, 13 20
J. Stewart Brown, sal'y as Regist'r, 1,200 00
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