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49. Water Works, Maintenance, 13,765 26
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$1,887,239 30
29. Real Estate, Lien Account,
REPORT
OF THE
CITY TREASURER.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, 1 WORCESTER, MASS., January 6, 1879,
To the Honorable City Council:
The undersigned herewith presents the annual account of Receipts and Payments in the Treasury Department for the the year ending Nov. 30, 1878, from which it appears that the
Cash in the Treasury, Dec. 1, 1877, was,
Received during the year,
$184,789 15 1,869,941 64
Total,
. $2,054,730 79
Paid during the year,
1,878,340 42
Cash balance, Nov. 30, 1878, .
176,390 37
From which deduct unpaid drafts,
60,740 64
Leaving balance, as per Auditor's account, of
$115,649 73
The several items, comprised in the above aggregates, appear in the accompanying account current.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
94
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Dr. CITY OF WORCESTER, in account current from Dec. 1, 1877, to
To authorized payments charged to City Accounts, as follows :-
No.
1. Abatements and Discount,
$42,162 85
2. Board of Health,
284 63
3. City Hall, .
3,835 64
4. City Hospital,
8,973 09
5. Collector's Sales, "Surplus Account,"
486 78
Fire Department, " Fire Patrol,"
41,400 98
6. 7. 8. Free Public Library,
" Repairing Building,"
2,955 68
Highway Department,
50,982 60
Incidental Expenses,
12,271 47
Interest,
121,554 36
66 on Sewer Loan, on Water
24,639 00
Lighting Streets,
27,774 96
Liquor Licenses,
37,850 00
Loans, Funded City,
176,000 00
Sewer,
33,600 00
Water,
27,500 00
Temporary, .
450,000 00
Lynde Brook Damages,
40,298 50
Pauper Department, "City Relief,"
14,627 72
"Farm,"
11,776 35
66
"House Offal,"
4,006 32
"Truant School, '
1,308 61
Police Department, .
45,625 02
Premium on City Bonds,
4,978 67
Public Grounds,
4,081 65
Real Estate, "Lien Account,"
569 79
Salaries,
20,270 26
School Department, Houses
10,992 09 8,605 17
Sewers, "Construction Account," 66 "Island Account,"
104,410 83
"Maintenance,"
6,593 87
Sidewalk Assessment,
3,265 85.
Sinking Fund, "General Debt,"
87,774 46
66 1876, " Water Loan,"
1,906 23.
1877, "Lynde Brook Damages,"
8,464 12
66 1878, 06
6,494 89
State Aid,
11,814 00.
Street Construction, 66 " Foster Street,
8,793 02
Taxes, 1877, "County, "
27,656 12
66 1877, "State,"
42,765 00
66 1878, "County,
25,927 62
Water Works, "Construction," 35,509 22
"Maintenance," 18,794 01
$1,878,340 42 176,390 37
$2,054,730 79,
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.
Balance, Cash in Treasury, Nov. 30, 1878
64,451 23,
66 1877, "National Bank, State Account," ·
22,991 52
142,809 33
15,858 00
1,100 00
11,548 91
95
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Nov. 30, 1878, with WM. S. BARTON, City Treasurer, Cr.
By Cash received and credited to City Accounts, as follows :-
No.
1. Bills Receivable,
$39,452 00
2. City Hall,
1,002 00
3. City Hospital
2,337 59
4. Collector's Sales, "Surplus Account,"
10 26
5. Fire Department,
1,166 67
6. Free Public Library,
3,236 49
7.
Highway Department,
17,883 47
8. Incidental Expenses,
7,926 54
9. Interest, ·
25,215 10
10.
Lighting Streets,
69 75
11.
Liquor Licenses,
37,850 00
12. Loans, "Funded City,'
160,000 00
" Temporary,
525,000 00
Pauper Department,
"City Relief,"
2,241 99
"Farm,"
3,152 98
" House Offal,"
3,062 30
Police Department,
5,566 77
Premium on City Bonds,
4,978 67
Real Estate, "Lien Account,"
533 50
School Department,
388 59
Sewer Assessment, " Old Account,"
2,228 50
66
"New Account,"
6,801 89 87 37
Sidewalk Assessment,
3,265 85
64
1876, " Water Loan,'
130 99
66
1877, " Lynde Brook Damages,"
983 75
State Aid,
13,042 97
Street Betterments,
3,383 78
66 Construction,
" Foster Street,"
3 00
Taxes, 1874,
3 68
66
1875,
6 98
90 88
39.
66 1877,
30,086 84
40.
66
1877,
" Corporation,"
29,480 84
41. 42. 43.
Water Works,
" Construction,
18,397 12
44.
66 " Maintenance,"
73,673 17
Balance, Cash in Treasury, Dec. 1, 1877,
$1,869,941 64 184,789 15
$2,054,730 79
Correct, as per Book Account,
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
WORCESTER, MASS., January 6, 1879.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32 33. 31. 35. 36. 37. 38.
Sewers, " Construction,"
24,185 39
" Maintenance,'
4 15
Sinking Fund, " General Debt,"
141,470 59
66 1878,
6,595 77
322 31
1876,
6,610 14
1877, "National Bank, State Account,"
1878,
666,002 26
" Island Account,
2,008 75
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. School Houses,
REPORT
OF
Treasurer of the Trust Funds.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, - WORCESTER, MASS., January 6, 1879.
To the Honorable City Council :
The undersigned respectfully submits the following state- ment 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, 1878.
Dr. John Green Library Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$36,892 34
Cash on deposit, book account, Dec. 1, 1877,
1,687 03
$38,579 40
Income during year,
2,459 90
Total, .
$41,039 30
Payments during year,
1,673 65
$39,365 65
Balances carried forward, viz:
Investments: First Mortgages,
$26,048 50
66
Bank stock,
9,300 00
Savings Bank deposits, 2,147 64
$37,496 14
Cash on deposit, book account,
1,869 51
$39,365 65
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
97
George Jaques Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$21,761 89
Income during year,
12,980 32
Total,
$34,742 21
Payments during year,
2,599 05
$32,143 16
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: First Mortgages, . $16,700 00
City Bonds,
5,000 00
Town Note,
5,000 00
Savings Bank deposit-,
2,413 89
66
National Bank deposit4, .
1.000 00
Bank Stock,
1,500 00
$31,613 89
Cash on deposit,
529 27
$32,143 16
Isaac Davis Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$1,350 07
Income during year, . 96 53
$1,446 60
Amount carried forward, viz:
Investments: Railroad Bond, . $1,000 00
Savings Bank deposits, 446 60
$1,446 60
Albert Curtis Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$1,038 37
Income during year,
52 22
Total,
$1,090 59
Payments during year,
14 30
$1,076 29
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits, · $1,076 29
$1,076 29
John B. Shaw Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$61 50
Income during year, 2 77
$64 27
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits, · $64 27
$64 27
7
98
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A. H. Bullock High School Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$1,391 91
Income during year, .
79 76
Total,
$1,471 67
Payments during year,
71 67
$1,400 00
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: City Bond, . $1,100 00
Savings Bank deposits, 300 00
$1,400 00
Hope Cemetery Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1877,
$3,792 18
Cash on deposit, Dec. 1, 1877,
1,167 48
$4,959 66
Income during year,
2,826 07
Total, .
$7,785 73
Payments during year, ,
2,600 58
$5,185 15
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits, · $3,960 64
Cash on deposit, . - 1,224 51
$5,185 15
Total amount of funds, .
$80,681 12
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. BARTON,
Treasurer.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SHOWING the Appropriation for each City Account; the Receipts and Expenses for the year ending November 30, 1878 ; and the balances unexpended at that date.
Abatements and Discounts.
Appropriation, $44,000 00 Less amount transferred to Board of
Health,
400 00
$43,600 00
EXPENDED.
For Abatements allowed by Assessors, $2,678 67 Discount allowed for prompt pay- ment, 39,484 18
Total as per item No. 1 of Ex- penses, $42,162 85
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,437 15
Board of Health.
Appropriation, $400 00 $400 00
100
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EXPENDED.
For Salary of Thomas Harrington, $130 00
" F. C. Bigelow, 130 00
Blank books and stationery, 18 38
Printing, 6 25
Total as per item No. 2 of Ex-
penses,
$284 63
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $115,37
Bills Receivable.
Boston & Albany Railroad Co. obliga- tion of January 4, 1873, for land $39,452 00 $39,452 00
RECEIVED.
Cash for above obligation,
Total as per item No. 1 of Re- ceipts, 39,452 00
City Hall. ·
Appropriation, $3,600 00
$3,600 00
RECEIVED.
For Rent of Court Room, Material sold, 2 00
$1,000 00
Total as per item No. 2 of Re- ceipts, $1,002 00
$4,602 00
101
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Furniture, fixtures and repairing
same,
$81 69
Repairs on building,
1,381 23
Gas,
1,329 76
Fuel,
480 44
Care of Heating Apparatus, &c.,
270 00
Brooms, brushes, matches, &c.,
105 14
Ice,
37 72
Carting ashes and trucking,
15 91
Insurance,
50 00
Total as per item No. 3 of Ex- penses,
$3,751 89
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$850 11
City Hospital.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
$8.000 00
RECEIVED.
For Care of Paupers from Common- wealth,
$148 14
Board of Patients,
759 72
Produce sold,
78
Manure,
9 66
from Commissioners of Jaques Hospital Fund,
1,287 57
Swine and pork,
101 92
Rent and storage,
19 00
Surgical instruments, medicines and bottles,
10 80
Total as per item No. 3 of Re- ceipts, $2,337 59
$10,337 59
102
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. J. B. Rich, $700 00
Services of Nurses and others,
2,131 87
Groceries and provisions,
2,764 78
Bedding, table linen, &c.,
71 82
Crockery, tinware, &c.,
73 76
Furniture, fixtures and repairing same, 158 45
Repairs on building,
164 52
Surgical Instruments, and repair-
ing same,
107 95
Medicines,
561 21
Fuel,
376 78
Gas,
249 09
Printing,
62 20
Stationery, postage, express, &c.,
51 72
Hay and grain,
223 28
Ice,
113 54
Cow,
94 00
Blacksmithing,
33 74
Seeds, &c.,
8 30
Tools and hardware,
30 86
Hack hire,
4 75
Water,
50 00
Harnesses and repairing same,
19 71
Carriage, and repairing same,
65 95
Sleigh and robe,
48 00
Freight and trucking,
2 70
Shoes,
3 00
Rent, to Jacques Hospital Fund,
750 00
Total as per item No. 4 of Ex- penses, $8,921 98
Balance unexpended transferred
to Sinking Fund,
$1,415 61
Collector's Sales .- (Surplus Account.)
Balance brought forward, $732 61
RECEIVED.
From Sale of Estates in excess of taxes
103
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
and costs, as per item No. 4 of Receipts, 10 26
$742 87
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and costs
repaid, as per item No. 5 of Expenses, $486 78
Balance, $256 09
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$43,000 00
RECIEVED.
For Labor of men and teams,
$987 82
Grain sold,
33 24
Old hose and stove sold,
82 11
Use of Steamer, &c.,
51 50
Use of roof of Engine House,
12.00
Total as per item No. 5 of Receipts,
$1,166 67
$44,166 67
EXPENDED.
For salary of S. E. Combs, Chief En- gineer,
$1,200 00
66
" Wm. Brophy, Asst.
1,000 00
66
" G. N. Rawson, 66 66
200 00
66
" J. W. Loring,
66
200 00
66
" Samuel H. Day, " and clerk,
250 00
Pay Roll of men, Steamer No. 1,
1,236 25
66
66
66
2,
1,055 00
66
66
66
3,
1,346 67
66
66
· 4,
1,295 00
66
66
City Hose Co., No. 1,
905 00
66
66
Ocean
2,
1,005 00
Eagle 66
3, 955 00
66 Niagara 66 4, 892 92
104
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Pay roll of men, Yankee Hose Co. No.5, 1,021 67
Tiger 6, 855 00
Protector " 7, 855 00
66 66 Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1, 1,753 75
66
Hook & Ladder Co., No. 2, 1,301 67
66
Babcock Extinguisher, 290 83
Services of Stewards and Drivers,
6,369 47
New Apparatus,
3,772 23
Repairs of Apparatus,
1,532 90
Repairs of Houses,
783 60
Alarms for fire,
104 00
Materials for, and repair of telegraph, 400 04 Hose, 2,924 59
Hay, grain and straw,
1,471 43
Horses for drawing apparatus,
1,010 10
Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same, 215 12
Medicine and attendance for horses, 24 00
Repairing wagons and carts,
107 70
Oil, soap, brushes, &c.,
245 47
Belts, straps and badges,
22 00
Fuel,
580 83
Gas,
438 61
Advertising,
2 98
Printing,
135 94
Blacksmithing,
409 48
Freight and trucking,
72 63
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same,
244 05
Washing of bedding,
262 93
Express, stamps, &c.,
81 38
Hardware and tools,
119 80
Refreshments for Firemen,
2 45
Stove and fittings,
279 97
Fire Alarm Indicator,
125 00
Travelling Expenses for purchase of Apparatus,
84 61
Horse,
260 00
Labor at Adriatic Mills,
10 00
Repairs of Engine House at New Worcester,
969 04
Band Music for parade,
121 00
Ice, 7 98
105
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Automatic Fire Alarm, 200 00
Damage to carriage, paid J. J. "
Powers, 15 00
Lease of Telephone, 45 00
Total as per item No. 6 of Ex- penses,
$41,070 09
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,096 58
Fire Patrol.
Appropriation, $1,200 00 $1,200 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Drafts as per order of Fire De- partment, $1,200 00
Total as per item No. 7 of Ex- penses, $1,200 00
Free Public Library.
Appropriation, $8,000 00 $8,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Dog Fund, (County) 2,722 18
Fines, &c., 514 31
Total as per item No. 6 of Re- ceipts,
$3,236 49
$11,236 49
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian, $2,500 00
" Assistants, 3,626 64
" Janitor, 409 00
106
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Books and stationery,
1,700 30
Binding books,
940 59
Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.,
17 75
Fuel,
201 65
Gas,
978 06
Printing,
191 59
General repairs,
185 97
Stamps, express, &c.,
253 49
Expense of Reading Room,
100 00
Cleaning building and removing ashes, 17 40
Insurance,
105 00
Water,
5 00
Total as per item No. 8 of Ex- penses, $11,232 44
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$4 05
Free Public Library .- (Repairing Building.)
Appropriation, $4,000 00
$4,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Lumber and carpenter work,
$1,872 63
Labor on Elevator,
113 17
Blacksmithing,
11 76
Plumbing,
532 32
Hardware,
56 71
Travelling expenses of Committee,
6 05
Water pipe and Labor,
28 29
Ventilator vailes,
33 00
Glass,
11 37
Advertising,
4 00
Painting,
150 30
Mason work,
54 28
Pipe and fittings,
50 09
Doors,
13 10
Whitening rooms,
17 50
Register,
8 70
107
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Gas fixtures, 50 07
Total as per item No. 9 of Ex- penses,
$3,013 34
Balance unexpended, $986 66
Highway Department.
Appropriation, (Highways and Sidewalks,) $40,000 00 $40,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Labor, &c., $13,117 62
Amount transferred from Side-
walk Assessments, 3,265 85
Paving, Worcester Street Railway Company, 1870, 1,500 00
Total as per item No. 7 of Re- ceipts,
$17,883 47
$57,883 47
EXPENDED.
For Salary of David F. Parker, Com- missioner,
$1,900 00
Labor of men as per pay rolls,
26,761 57
Clerical labor,
207 87
Extra labor of men and teams,
2,182 34
Engineering,
828 89
Hardware and tools,
572 64
Blacksmithing,
905 94
Brick,
1,978 80
Cobble stone,
610 09
Curb stone,
2,339 13
Flag stone,
725 20
Paving blocks,
134 25
Gravel,
116 10
Lime and cement,
278 70
Paving,
2,572 27
Stone posts, wall stone, setting and laying same,
163 83
115 54
Drain pipe,
108
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Powder and fuse,
30 40
Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,
63 59
Advertising,
24 00
Printing,
44 72
Lumber, carpenter work and gen- eral repairs, 1,512 51
Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same, 220 45
Carts, wagons, sleighs, and repair- ing same,
376 70
Hay, grain and straw,
2,274 19
Freight and trucking,
553 60
Medicines for horses,
17 13
Removing snow,
576 63
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
30 91
Fuel,
54 55
Gas,
28 74
Water,
30 00
Horses,
362 50
Repairing Hay Scales,
198 80
Repairing Sweeper,
36 00
Piles and pile driving,
82 60
Travelling expenses,
17 29
Supplying watering troughs,
37 00
Gravel pit, (C. S. Messinger),
100 00
Mason work,
229 82
Pasturing horses,
20 55
Flax packing,
7 28
Hacking,
13 00
Water pipe,
47 60
Moving water pipe, Jackson street,
353 20
Rent of land for storage,
10 00
Paints and oils,
10 32
Iron fence,
383 79
Man hole covers,
30 33
Appraising and sale of building,
21 24
Moving buildings,
198 00
Repairs on Donahue house,
169 56
Legal expenses, Dutton case,
204 50
Legal expenses, Aitchison street,
6 86
Jonathan Barnard, personal injury,
100 00
Elizabeth Crozier,
150 25
James Kelley,
168 04
109
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Total as per item No. 10 of Ex- penses, $51,189 81
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $6,693 66
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation, $6,000 00
Less amount transferred to Pub-
lic Grounds, 289 34
-
$5,710 66
RECEIVED.
For Office fees from City Clerk, $1,355 98
Office fees, recording marriages and deaths, City Clerk, 178 25
Office fees, collecting and record- ing births, City Clerk,
581 20
Licenses from 66
1,210 64
Dog «
1,504 00
Sale of Centennial pamphlets and ordinances, City Clerk, 10 25
Peddlers' licenses,
50 00
Rent of Armories from Common- wealth,
1,500 00
Gas from Armory,
20 00
One-half fees from weighing on City Scales,
318 84
Materials sold from Armory,
15 00
Stationery,
64 72
Summonses,
80 20
Costs on taxes, 1876,
4 84
1877,
742 18
1878, 4 88
Costs collecting sewer assessments, old account, 63 45
Costs collecting sewer assessments, new account, 13 60
Costs collecting street betterments,
10 35
Amount uncalled for from A. M. Parker, 3 50
110
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For Costs on Lien Account, 10 60
Taxes collected of F. M. John-
son, assignee, 1870, 174 00
Taxes, 1871, collected by Geo. W. Wheeler, 5 22
Amount refunded being paid by
County from D. M. Earle, 3 16
Amount Dividend on Policy 2666, Capron House, 1 68
Total as per item No. 8 of Receipts,
$7,926 54
$13,637 20
EXPENDED.
For services of Engineers,
42 75
Engineer's instruments and repair-
ing same,
156 19
Advertising,
749 57
Printing,
1,501 91
Services of Ward Clerks and In- spectors,
128 50
Gas for Armory,
264 84
Coal 66
15 00 1
Furniture, fixtures and repairing same, Armory,
891 98
Janitor for 66
45 00
Rent, furniture, care and heating of Ward Rooms, 80 34
Coal for City Scales,
7 60
Gas " Supt. Public Buildings,
1 03
Return of deaths by undertakers,
282 25
Collecting births,
736 24
Care of Clocks,
55 75
Clock on Old South Church,
400 00
Directories and advertising in same,
202 00
Hack and horse hire,
39 50
Posting tax notices,
12 00
Serving Summonses mands,
and De-
3 16
Central District Court Legal fees,
70 95
Fees County Treasurer,
92 47
Examining records, 68 25
Legal charges, John A. Dana,
5 20
111
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For killing dogs, $ 57 00
Blank books and Stationery, 581 40
Express, stamps and telegrams,
284 80
Postal cards,
300 00
Telegraphing Cambridge time, 78 14
Clerical labor for City Clerk, 66 on Voting list for
669 00
City Clerk,
137 25
Return of marriages and deaths,
178 25
Sprinkling around Public Build- ings, 200 00
Use of Horticultural Hall,
15 00
Repairing standard measures,
1 50
City Scales,
7 61
Scales at Quinsigamond,
292 36
Repairing Liberty pole,
7 40
Expense of labor on band stand,
27 99
Band concerts,
300 00
Memorial day expenses,
444 41
Fourth of July celebration,
425 00
Thomas obsequies,
623 60
Printing bonds,
16 00
Maps of Worcester,
110 00
B. W. Abbott, services as Auc- tioneer,
10 00
Refunded on account Sewer tax, Geo. Bailey, 17 71
Refunded on account taxes, Caleb A. Wall,
482 53
Indigent Soldiers and Seamen,
359 00
R. J. Tatman, services as Reg- istrar,
100 00
Samuel Utley, services as Reg- istrar, 100 00
Wm. L. Clark, extra services as Assessor. 100 00
Lester B. Smith, for damage to team, 100 00
Mrs. Jane Ward, allowed on ac- count of death of her husband, 500 00
Total as per item No. 11 of Expenses, $12,378 43
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,258 77
112
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Interest.
Appropriation, $116,000 00
Less amount transferred to School Department, 7,270 74
$108,729 26
RECEIVED.
For Interest on deposits,
$2,315 99
Sidewalk assessments,
10 49
Street betterments, 468 87
Sewer assessments (old
account),
1,338 95
Interest on Sewer assessments (new account),
659 96
Interest on Lien account,
103 16
Interest on Certificates of Indebt-
edness, accrued from Com- missioners of Sinking Fund,
77 08
Interest on Certificates of Indebt- edness accrued from Brews- ter, Bassett & Co., 832 64
Interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds,
4,278 35
Interest from B. & A. R. R. Co. on account of obligation,
13,906 83
Interest on taxes, 1874,
10
66 1875,
1 12
1876,
11 27
1877,
1,194 13
1878,
16 16
Total as per item No. 9 of Re- ceipts, $25,215 10
$133,944 36
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded City and Tem- porary Loans, as per item No. 12 of Expenses, $121,554 36
Balance unexpended transferred to sinking fund, $12,390 00
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
113
Interest on Sewer Loan.
Appropriation,
$16,000 00
$16,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan as per item No. 13 of Ex- penses, $15,858 00
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $142 00
Interest on Water Loan.
Receipts for water rates transferred from Water Works (Main- tenance account), $24,639 00
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 14 of expenses,
$24,639 00
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation, $27,500 00
$27,500 00
RECEIVED.
For lanterns, &c.,
$69 75
Total as per item No. 10 of Re- ceipts, $69 75
$27,569 75
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co. $10,535 79 Lighting, Globe Gas Light Co. 13,130 08 Lighting and care of lamps, 2,659 23
8
114
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Lamp posts and frames, 222 12
· Lanterns and lamps,
306 07
Re-setting and repair of lamps,
358 61
Oil, wicks, matches, &c.,
53 40
Alcohol,
129 33
Glass, paints and oil,
144 50
Trucking and freight,
4 00
Ladders and repairing same,
12 50
Printing,
6 88
Engineering, &c.,
5 62
Express,
1 00
Total as per item No. 15 of Ex- penses, $27,569 1%
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, 62
Liquor Licenses.
Received for Licenses for sale of Li- quor as per item No. 11 of Receipts, $37,850 00
$37,850 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts one-fourth of Liquor Licenses, $9,462 50 For amount transferred to Island Sew- er account per order of City Council, 22,387 50
Amount transferred to Water Works Main. per order of City Council, 4,000 00
Amount transferred to School Houses, per order of City Council, 2,000 00
Total as per item No. 16 of Expenses, $37,850 00
115
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Loans - Funded City.
Amount November 30, 1877, $1,795,000 00
$1,795,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, (old loans renewed); due April 1, 1905, $100,000 00
Certificates of Indebtedness, acc't Lynde Brook damages, due Jan. 1, 1888, 60,000 00
Total as per item No. 12 of Re- ceipts, $160,000 00
$1,955,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds and Certificates of In- debtedness payable in 1878, cancelled as per item No. 17 of Expenses, $176,000 00
Amount November 30, 1878, $1,779,000 00
Loans- Funded Sewer.
Amount November 30, 1877, $261,800 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds payable in 1878, can- celled as per item No. 18 of Expenses, $33,600 00
Amount November 30, 1878, $228,200 00
Loans- Funded Water.
Amount November 30, 1877, $427,400 00
116
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds payable in 1878, can- celled as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $27,500 00
Amount November 30, 1878, $399,900 00
Loans - Temporary.
Amount November 30, 1877, $25,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Loans authorized by City Council as per item No. 13 of Re- ceipts, $525,000 00
$550,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City notes cancelled as per item No. 20 of Expenses, $450,000 00
Balance, $100,000 00
Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance November 30, 1877, $32,222 93
Appropriation, 10,000 00
$42,222 93
EXPENDED.
For damages to Individuals and Corporations by breaking of the Lynde Brook Reservoir Dam.
Paid Hopedale Man'fg Co., $614 29
Perley Holman,
500 00
M. M. Weatherhead, 450 00
Ashworth & Jones,
37,100 00
Wm. E. Rice,
213 34
Washburn & Moen Mfg Co., 285 95
Samuel Shaw, 700 00
117
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
George F. Hoar, legal services, 425 00
Referee in Bottomly Case, 40 00
Witness fees, 18 50
Engineering and horse hire (Jamesville), 173 48
Total as per item No. 21 of Ex- penses, $40,520 56
Balance,
$1,702 37
Pauper Department : City Relief.
Appropriation,
$14,000 00
$14,000 00
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of State Paupers,
$616 69
Commonwealth, for burials of . State Paupers, 180 00
Commonwealth, for transporta-
tion, &c., of State Paupers, 238 45
County, Cities, Towns, and indi- viduals, for aid to their poor, 1,206 85
Total as per item No. 14 of Re- ceipts,
$2,241 99
$16,241 99
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,217 00
Salary of Dr. W. H. Workman, balance,
75 80
Salary of Dr. Geo. A. Jordan,
58 12
Salary of Dr. D. W. Niles as City Physician,
445 00
Professional services, Dr. G. A. Jordan, 53 75
Medical consultations,
27 00
Medicines, 635 19
Burials,
531 00
118
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Transportation and cash allow-
ances, 724 66
Groceries and provisions,
2,742 50
Fuel, 1,314 90
Blank books, stationery and stamps,
95 12
Boots, shoes, and clothing, 42 65
Printing,
154 66
Board of girls at State Industrial School,
86 00
Board of boys at State Reform School,
344 00
Hospital for Insane at North- ampton,
24 27
Care of Insane, Worcester Lunatic Asylum,
3,535 03
Care of Chronic Insane, Worces- ter Lunatic Asylum,
381 84
Care of Insane, Commonwealth,
139 00
Amount refunded to 66
218 14
Provisions for Police lodgers, &c.
94 25
City of Boston, aid to sundry persons,
196 78
City of Cambridge, aid to sundry persons,
19 15
City of Chelsea, aid to sundry persons,
8 75
Commonwealth
66 66
149 50
City of Lynn,
8 00
"Town of Chicopee,
66
66
18 25
Dennis,
66
66
3 50
66 Holden,
66
66
11 20
66
Marblehead,
66
11 00
46
Northampton,
66
533 96
46
Orange,
66
66
236 50
66 Oxford,
66
66
15 00
Rutland,
66
66
Upton,
66
66
10 00
Ware,
66
66
22 50
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