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Wendell,
66
66
6 00
West Boylston,
66
40 90
Warren,
66
25 50
Board of sick and aged poor,
56 00
66
11 25
Milford,
Northbridge,
57 00
25 00
119
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Legal charges, Springfield suit, 7 60
Clerical labor, 152 25
Total as per item No. 22 of Ex- penses,
$14,565 47
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,676 52
Pauper Department.
Farm.
Appropriation,
$9,000 00 $9,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Produce sold,
$266 09
Hides, &c., sold,
29 19
Amount refunded,
4 90
Cobble stones,
18 67
Dividend on Policy No. 10,450,
3 66
Board of men and horses of Scav- enger Department, 1,880 00
Board of teachers and scholars of Truant School, 950 48
Total as per item No. 15 of Re- ceipts.
$3,152 98
$12,152 98
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Super- intendent,
$900 00
Groceries and provisions,
2,584 60
Grass seed, grain and feed,
822 49
Boots and shoes,
191 98
Clothing,
246 37
Crockery and tinware,
27 99
Books and stationery,
2 91
Fuel,
420 55
Medicines and medical attendance,
252 33
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
515 59
Hardware, tools, and repairing same,
134 08
120
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Repair of buildings,
1,529 09
Furniture and repairs of same,
188 74
Extra labor,
1,392 77
Blacksmithing,
168 21
Horses, oxen and other stock,
898 00
Wagons, sleighs, and repairing same
5 85
Harnesses and repairing same,
33 88
Care of sick animals,
53 00
Chaplain,
78 00
Worcester Spy and other papers,
16 50
Blankets and buffalo robes,
54 25
Insurance,
92 35
Burials,
8 00
Cash allowances,
16 70
Surveying,
17 00
Manure,
452 04
Transporting paupers,
20 25
Taxes in Town of Shrewsbury,
66 35
Building flume,
238 92
Labor on dam,
235 20
Barrels,
19 00
Sewer pipe,
98 57
Disinfectant powder,
19 92
Expense and materials for Tele- phone,
322 97
Total as per item No. 23 of Ex- penses, $12,124 45
Balance unexpended transferred
to Sinking Fund,
$28 53
Pauper Department : House Offal.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
$2,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Swine, Pork, Swill,
$411 42 2,048 13 98 25
121
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Bones and soap grease, 24 50
Manure, 480 00
Total as per item No. 16 of Re- ceipts,
$3,062 30
$5,062 30
EXPENDED.
For Collecting house offal,
$1,367 50
Extra labor,
51 88
Harnesses and repairing same,
148 90
Wagons, and repairing same,
19 27
Blacksmithing,
128 30
Hardware, tools, buckets, &c.,
48 80
Swine,
23 50
Hay, straw and grain,
179 15
Repairing building &c.,
155 96
Hose,
6 40
Rent of swill depot,
37 50
Signs for wagons,
26 60
Board of men and horses,
1,880 00
Horse,
100 00
Professional services for horse,
2 00
Use of Horse,
11 33
Fuel,
10 00
Ice,
10 00
Total as per item No. 24 of Ex- penses, $4,207 09
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$855 21
Pauper Department .- (Truant School).
Appropriation,
$1,800 00
$1,800 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of teacher, $252 18
Board of teachers and scholars, 950 48
Boots and shoes, 19 95
122
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Clothing, Lamps,
77 50
1 87
Total as per item No. 25 of Ex- penses, $1,301 98
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$498 02
Police Department.
Appropriation, $42,000 00
42,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Officers fees from Clerk of District Court,
$5,010 10
Cloth, 455 99
Extra services of Police,
96 18
Use of lock up,
1 50
Material sold,
3 00
Total as per item No. 17 of Re- ceipts,
$5,566 77
$47,566 77
EXPENDED.
For Salary of W. A. Washburn, City Marshal,
$1,600 00
Salary of E. D. McFarland, Asst. Marshal, 1,200 00
Salary of J. W. Hadley, Asst. Marshal, 1,100 00
Policemen as per pay rolls,
39,264 90
Policemen, extra services as per pay roll (special), 135 00
Board of State Police,
122 41
Care of office and cells,
270 00
Telegrams, express, stationery, &c.,
158 92
Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
10 86
Advertising,
2 00
Printing, 79 75
Cloth, buttons and badges,
493 64
123
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Furniture, and repairing same,
71 11
Washing,
12 96
Ice,
12 96
Hack and horse hire,
30 55
Rubber capes,
22 00
Ferreotypes,
14 00
Binding books,
48 16
Insect powder,
10 00
Hats,
55 75
Horse,
60 00
Board and pasturing of horses,
947 82
Saddles, bridles, and repairing same,
52 50
Horse medicine,
5 00
Total as per item No. 26 of Ex- penses,
$45,780 29
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,786 48
Premium on City Bonds.
RECEIVED.
For sale of Bonds above par on Funded City Loan, due April 1, 1905, $3,436 67 For sale of Bonds above par on Funded City Loan, due Jan- uary 1, 1888, 1,542 00
Total as per item No. 18 of Re- ceipts, $4,978 67
EXPENDED.
For Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Funds, (acc't General Debt Sinking Fund,) $3,436 67 For Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Funds, (acc't Lynde Brook Damages Sink'g Fund, 1878,) 1,542 00
Total as per item No. 27 of Ex- penses, $4,978 67
124
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Public Grounds.
Appropriation, $4,000 00
Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses, 289 34
$4,289 34
EXPENDED.
-
For Grading and other labor,
$1,460 80
Labor of men with teams,
468 95
Plants, trees, planting and trim- ming,
367 25
Hardware and tools,
99 87
Grass seed and fertilizers,
64 42
Loam and manure,
532 00
Street scrapings,
138 75
Printing,
48 70
Lumber and carpenter work,
156 20
Cement,
3 00
Engineering,
23 56
Stationery, &c.,
10 72
Paving gutters,
253 37
Plumbing,
27 03
Painting signs,
33 50
Re-locating lamp posts,
50 00
Curb stone,
80 25
Gravel,
127 75
Digging well,
37 75
Geese,
10 00
Blacksmithing,
1 84
Building bridge,
293 63
Total as per item No. 28 of Ex-
penses,
$4,289 34
Real Estate, Lien Account.
Balance November 30, 1877, brought
forward, $1,062 34
Amount abated and disclaimed since November 30, 1877, 253 89
$808 45
125
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for taxes and pur- chased by the Collector, as per item No. 29 of Expenses, $569 79
$1,378 24
RECEIVED.
For amount of Taxes and charges in redemption, as per item No. 19 of Receipts, 533 50
Balance November 30, 1878,
$844 74
Salaries.
Appropriation, $21,500 00 $21,500 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Charles B. Pratt, as Mayor, $1,500 00
William S. Barton, City Treasurer and Collector, 2,500 00
Francis T. Blackmer, City Solici- tor,
1,800 00
Enoch H. Towne, City Clerk.
1,500 00
Henry Griffin, City Auditor,
1,220 00
Percy Daniels, (balance), City Engineer, 147 78
C. A. Allen, City Engineer,
1,463 31
William L. Clark, City Assessor,
1,209 99
Josiah P. Houghton, 66
1,119 97
Lyman A. Ely,
859 37
Assistant Assessors,
325 50
Charles H. Peck, Supt. Public Buildings, 1,110 00
Charles Marvin, City Messinger,
1,010 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
126
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Theo. H. Bartlett, general cleri- cal assistant, 1,000 00
S. Hamilton Coe, Clerk of Com- mon Council,
300 00
Page to Common Council, 27 00
Clerical labor for Assessors, 522 75
Treasurer, 1,316 23
Total as per item No. 30 of Ex- penses, $20,281 09
Balance unexpended transferred to sinking Fund, $1,218 10
School Department
Appropriation, $135,000 00
Amount transferred from Interest, 7,270 74
$142,270 74 ·
RECEIVED.
For School books and stationery, $235 98
Materials sold,
96 95
Tuition,
31 00
Dividend on Insurance Policy,
15 06
Balance Centennial subscription,
9 60
Total as per item No. 20 of Re- ceipts,
388 59-
$142,659 33 ..
EXPENDED. .
For Salary of A. P. Marble, Sup't, $2,677 50
66
Teachers, as per pay rolls, 110,166 55
Janitors, as per pay rolls, 5,429 80
66 Truant Officers,
1,800 00
Clerical labor,
800 00
Rent of Superintendent's office, 1,000 00 66 School rooms, 486 75
127
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Fuel,
5,394 93
Gas,
397 40
Advertising,
58 69
Printing,
492 50
Furniture and fixtures,
314 57
School Books and stationery,
2,186 12
Materials and Chemical Appar- atus for High School,
231 59
Miscellaneous repairs,
6,230 07
Express, stamps, &c.,
118 92
Trucking, freight, and remov- ing ashes,
328 31
Stoves and stove furniture,
95 25
Repairing stoves,
1,193 17
Labor of cleaning school houses,
606 04
Clocks, and repairing same,
158 55
Pianos, tuning, and pitch pipes,
135 85
Brooms, mats, dusters, soap, &c.,
517 22
Removing snow,
53 09
Water,
429 71
Insurance on Boiler,
100 00
Ringing Signal bell,
16 00
Reporting evidence in Jones case,
65 00
New Ventilator,
250 00
Horse hire,
267 75
Travelling expenses of Commit- tee and Superintendent,
46 80
Railroad fare for Drawing Teacher, Sidewalk assessment, 227 63
58 97
A. J. Wright, Printing Report,
per order of School Board,
239 60
Playing organ, School Exhibi- tion, 15 00
Rent of Mechanics Hall, School Exhibition, 70 00
Total as per item No. 31 of Ex- penses, $142,659 33
School Houses.
Balance, November 30, 1878, $1,000 00 8,000 00
Appropriation,
9,000 00
128
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
RECEIVED.
For Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, Materials sold, 8 75
$2,000 00
Total as per item No. 21 of Re- ceipts, 2,008 75
$11,008 75
EXPENDED.
For Reconstructing School house, Graf- ton street,
$732 37
Desks,
225 00
Stoves and fixtures,
135 05
Total for Grafton street School house, $1,029 42
WINSLOW STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.
For Contract, W. O. White, $7,726 00
Extra work, “ 511 58
Furnaces, 495 00
Furniture, fixtures, &c.,
796 60
Engineering and plans,
170 62
Fuel, 5 20
Grading lot,
209 15
Water pipe and labor,
27 52
Insurance,
22 50
Total for Winslow Street School House, 9,964 17
Total as per item No. 32 of Expenses, 10,993 59
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $15 16
Sewer Assessment : Old Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877,
$7,271 22
129
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIVED. From Sundry persons, as per item No. 22 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, 2,228 50
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, 5,042 72
Sewer Assessment : New Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $13,332 24
Amount assessed Dec. 14, 1877, 1,261 88
14,594 12
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, as per item No. 23 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, 6,801 89
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, 7,792 23
Sewers: Construction Account.
Appropriation, $8,000 00
Amount transferred from Sewers,
Main, 1,741 32
9,741 32
RECEIVED.
For witness fees, as per item No 24 of Receipts,
87 37
$9,828 69
EXPENDED.
For Pay roll of laborers, $3,427 73
Engineering, 418 52
Freight and teaming, 173 72
Inlets and border stone,
667 08
Brick, cement, sand, drain pipe, &c., 3,147 25
9
130
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Castings, man holes, &c.,
360 74
Cordage and packing, 7 40
Lanterns, oil, &c., 7 97
Tools, Iron and Steel,
44 80
Powder and fuse,
40 88
Blacksmithing,
96 76
Amount refunded to Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for E. Cen- tral Street Sewer,
244 55
Plumbing,
1 25
Lumber,
27 44
Advertising,
22 50
Damage paid George Crompton,
25 41
Rubber boots,
4 00
Paving,
2 50
Rent,
18 75
$8,739 25
FOR NORTH POND.
Labor of men, as per pay
rolls,
$574 74
Lumber,
105 00
Trucking,
104 00
Superintending, paid Wm.
Knowles,
87 50
Hardware and tools,
79 63
Cordage and packing,
72 23
Horse hire, &c.,
38 16
Blacksmithing,
14 76
Engineering,
7 69
Fuel,
5 73
1,089 44
Total as per item No. 33 of Ex- penses, $9,828 69
Sewers :
Island Account.
Balance November 30, 1877, $28,687 50
100,000 00
Appropriation, 128,687 50
131
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. -
RECEIVED.
For Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses,
$22,387 50
Cement sold,
1,018 59 700 00
Engine
Materials "
79 30
Total as per item No. 25 of Receipts,
$24,185 39
$152,872 89
EXPENDED.
For Mundell & Whittaker contract. $13,374 27
Mundell & Whittaker, advance on reserve,
650 00
Laborers, men and teams, as per pay rolls,
60,356 02
Cement, F. O. Norton,
10,034 98
Freight on cement,
2,685 48
Stone, Brigham Converse,
12,296 13
Hardware and tools,
3,409 23
Lumber and carpenter work,
1,769 07
Engines, and freight on same,
3,605 90
Fuel,
1,362 04
Trucking,
728 41
Sand and sewer pipe,
1,328 15
R. H. Chamberlain, salary, (part),
700 02.
C. S. Chapin, timekeeper,
704 60
Horse keeping, R. H. Chamberlain,
234 00
Repairing engines and boiler,
225 22
Engineering,
1,800 81
Hack and horse hire,
211 50
Advertising,
39 50
Printing,
15 00
Travelling expenses of Committee and Engineer, 124 27
Stationery and telegrams,
32 51
Oil, soap, &c.,
226 34
Stove,
4 50
Mason work,
21 81
Pipe and couplings,
202 80
Blacksmithing,
273 19
Plumbing,
2 86
Iron and steel,
205 85
132
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Rubber goods, 159 22
Rent of land, paid heirs of J. D. Grout, 150 00
Building fence, paid J. S. Perry,
93 25
Rent of pasture, paid heirs of Perry, 175 00
Castings,
59 55
Cordage and packing,
284 54
Paints and oil,
8 88
Gas pipes and fittings,
3 87
Repairing wagon,
14 50
Sinking well, paid Mundell & Whittaker,
38 00
Making road, paid Mundell & Whittaker,
100 00
Rend rock, paid Mundell & Whit- taker,
101 50
Water pipe, fittings, &c.,
492 02
Medical attendance upon Dwyer,
3 00
Injury to estate, paid John Mc- Namara,
150 00
Total as per item No. 34 of Expenses,
$118,457 79
Balance unexpended,
$34,415 10
Sewers ; Maintenance.
Appropriation, $8,500 00
Less amount transferred to Sewers
Construction, 1,741 32
$6,758 68
RECEIVED.
For Materials sold as per item No. 26 of Receipts, 4 15
$6,762 83
EXPENDED.
For Pay rolls of laborers, $4,488 44 Salary of R. H. Chamberlain, 699 98
Trucking and freight, 995 53
.
133
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Rubber goods,
22 00
Sewer pipe, cement and sand,
8 40
Catch basin covers,
126 70
Blacksmithing,
2 14
Hardware and tools,
53 33
Oils, &c.,
5 44
Rent for Storage,
71 25
Cordage,
7 88
Hose, and repairing same,
17 30
Printing,
3 25
Stone Inlets,
11 00
Wagon,
50 00
Water pipe and labor,
2 70
Pipe and couplings,
3 15
Paving,
3 25
Total as per item No. 35 of Expenses,
$6,571 74
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $191 09
Sidewalk Assessment.
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons for assessments, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, $3,265 85
EXPENDED.
Transferred to Highway Department, per order of City Council, as per item No. 36 of Ex- penses, $3,265 85
Sinking Fund : General Debt.
Balance November 30, 1877, $68,643 02
Amount transferred from Premium Account, 3,436 67
$72,079 69
RECEIVED.
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $81,082 68
134
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Amount of premium on bonds sold; paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, 3,436 67
Amount of premium and interest from Commissioners of Sinking Fund, collected on invest- ments, 3,255 11
Total as per item No. 37 of Expenses, 87,774 46
$159,854 15
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for bonds maturing and canceled, 1878, $137,100 00
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, premium and interest on investments, 933 92
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for premium on bonds, 3,436 67
Total as per item No. 28 of Receipts, 141,470 59
Balance in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, November 30, 1878, #18,383 56
Sinking Fund, 1876: Water.
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $4,183 70
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appro- priation, as per order of City Council, $1,500 00
Amount of premium and interest collected since November 30, 1877, 406 23
Total as per item No. 38 of Expenses, $1,906 23
$6,089 93
135
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund for Pre- mium and interest, as per item No. 29 of Re- ceipts, $130 99
Balance November 30, 1878, in hands of Commis- sioners of Sinking Funds, $5,958 94
Sinking Fund, 1877 : Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, #9,764 87
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropria- tions, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of premium and in- terest collected since
Nov. 30, 1877, and paid to Commiss'ners of Sink- ing Fund, 464 12
Total as per item No. 39 of Expenses, 8,464 12
$18,228 99
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Funds for Pre- mium and interest as per item No. 30 of Re- ceipts, 983 75
Balance Nov. 30, 1878, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, $17,245 24
Sinking Fund, 1878 : Lynde Brook Damages.
Amount transferred from Premium Account, $1,542 00
4
136
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Amount transferred from Water Main-
4,800 00 tenance,
$6,342 00
RECEIVED.
Amount of Special appropria- tion, as per order of City Council, $4,800 00
Amount of premium on bonds sold, paid to Commis-
sioners of Sinking Fund, 1,542 00
Amount of interest from Com-
missioners of Sinking
Fund, collected,
152 89
Total as per item No. 40 of Expenses, $6,494 89
$12,836 89
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund for premium and interest, $253 77 Amount of premium on bonds and special appropriation, 6,342 00
Total as per item No. 31 of Receipts, 6,595 77
Balance Nov. 30, 1878, in hands of Commission- ers of Sinking Funds, $6,241 12
State Aid.
Balance Nov. 30, 1877, brought forward, $31,103 59
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and families in Dec., 1877, $1,085 00
Jan., 1878, 921 50
Feb., 953 25 66 66 66 March, “ 1,017 75
66 66 April, 930 50
137
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Paid Soldiers and families in May, 1878,
973 75
June,
973 25
July,
999 75
66
66
Sept.,
970 25
66
Oct.,
991 25
66
66
Nov., 66 1,045 50
Total as per item No. 41 of Expenses,
$11,814 00
$42,917 59
RECEIVED.
For amount allowed by State Auditor, as per item No. 32 of Receipts,
$13,042 97
Balance due from the State,
$29,874 62
Street Betterments.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments,
66 Auburn Street, $225 32
66 Canterbury
84 08
66
66 Crescent 66
1,150 00
66
Newton
303 37
66
Pond
66
103 84
Pratt
1,342 67
Wellington
114 00
66
66
Wilmot,
18 10
66
66 Woodland 66 42 40
Total as per item No. 33 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,383 78
Street Construction.
Appropriation, $10,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Amount refunded,
$5 00
Amount of sundry bills
66
Aug.,
952 25
138
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
transferred to Street Con- struction, Foster Street, 317531
Total, as per item No. 34 of Receipts,
322 31
$10,322 31
EXPENDED.
FOR AITCHISON STREET.
Geo. T. Aitchison, land, $1,055 33
Grading by Highway Department, 134 00
Engineering, 28 27
Setting bounds, 15 00
Legal costs,
6 86
$1,239 46
FOR CRESCENT STREET.
Costs in Prentiss suit, paid G. H. Ball, $36 66
Legal costs, paid Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, 80 32
$116 98
FOR CASTLE STREET.
Engineering, $2 75
FOR GOULDING STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $518 91
Labor, filling, 61 50
Engineering, 2 75
$583 16
FOR HANOVER STREET.
Land, paid Brigham Converse, $34 50
FOR HIGHLAND STREET.
Injury from defective highway, paid G. H. Dutton, $1,600 00
Costs of suit,
417 37
$2,017 37
139
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR JACKSON STREET.
Grading by Highway Department, $1,332 44 Engineering, 12 93 Labor on drain pipe, 13 19 Lumber, 6 08
$1,364 64
FOR LINCOLN STREET.
Land damages and legal costs, paid heirs of S. A. Brittan, $1,072 05
FOR MILLBURY STREET.
Engineering, $10 50
FOR EAST MILLBURY STREET.
Engineering,
$13 00
1
FOR MILLBURY STREET, NEW GRADE.
Engineering,
$9 81
FOR PRATT STREET.
Legal costs, Wm. T. Merrifield,
$156 91
FOR QUINSIGAMOND AVENUE.
Engineering,
$136 40
Grading by Highway Department, 371 50
$507 90
FOR SUNDRY STREETS.
Printing,
$24 95
Engineering,
56 59
$81 54
Total as per item No. 42 of Expenses,
$7,210 57
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sink- ing Fund, $3,111 74
140
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
Street Construction. Foster Street.
Appropriation, $100,000 00
RECIEVED.
For Materials sold as per item No. 35 of Receipts, 3 00
$100,003 00
EXPENDED.
For Travelling expenses of Committee, Engineering,
$7 50
88 54
Traveling expenses of Engineers, Sundry bills, February and March, 1877, transferred from Gen- eral Construction account,
13 50
Land, Hope Cemetery, paid C. S. Bancroft,
2,200 00
Removing bodies from old Ceme- tery, paid Geo. Sessions & Son,
3,058 00
Jos. Lovell, salary as superin- tendent, 92 50
Repairing building of Wm. Dick- inson,
931 42
Iron fence,
256 29
Land, paid Lazell heirs,
5,559 65
Examining real estate titles, paid J. D. Daniels, 150 00
Land, paid Boston & Albany Rail- road Co., 45,134 52
Labor and material, paid A. B. Lovell,
184 62
Grading by Highway Depart- ment,
5,616 24
Crosswalks and paving,
330 85
Advertising,
121 17
Hack hire,
1 50
Stone, &c.,
24 28
Fuel, 21 00
317 31
Moving and rebuilding Isaiah Thomas tomb, 234 26
141
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Cement, 75 90
Lumber and piles, 116 18
Total as per item No. 43 of Ex-
penses,
64,535 23
Balance unexpended Nov. 30, 1878, $35,467 77
Taxes, 1874.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877,
$6,126 36
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 36 of Receipts, 3 68
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $6,122 68
Taxes, 1875.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877,
$6,198 68
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 37 of Receipts, 6 98
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $6,191 70
Taxes, 1876.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $5,751 46
Amount added, error in tax sales of
1877, 74 00
$5,825 46
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 38 of Receipts, 90 88
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $5,734 58
142
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Taxes, 1877. Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1877, $34,773 68
RECEIVED. -
From sundry persons as per item No. 39 of Receipts, 30,086 34
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $4,686 84
Taxes, 1877 : Corporation. Balance due Nov. 30, 1877, $29,594 98
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 40 of Receipts, 29,480 84
Balance due Nov. 30, 1878, $114 14
Taxes, 1877 : County. Balance due County, Nov. 30, 1877, $27,656 12
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 44 of Expenses, $27,656 12
Taxes, 1877 : National Bank, State Account. Amount assessed in 1877, $29,601 66
RECEIVED.
Amount from State Treasurer, as per
item No. 41 of Receipts,
$6,610 14
$22,991 52
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 45 of Expenses, $22,991 52
,
143
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Taxes, 18777 : State. Amount assessed in 1877, $42,765 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 46 of Expenses, $42,765 00
Taxes, 1878.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $28,510 00
66 County Tax, 51,855 24
66
City and National Bank Tax, 616,553 84
66
66 Additional Tax, 250 00
$697,169 08
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons as per item No. 42 of Receipts, 666,002 26
Amount uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $31,166 82
Taxes, 1878 : County.
Amount assessed in 1878, $51,855 24
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 47 of Expenses, $25,927 62
Balance due County, Nov. 30, 1878, $25,927 62
Water Works: Construction Account.
Appropriation, $20,000 00
$20,000 00
144
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
RECEIVED.
For service pipe, meters, labor, &c., 14,397 12
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 4,000 00
Total as per item No. 43 of Receipts,
18,397 12
$38,397 12
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per pay rolls, $5,378 32
F. E. Hall, salary as Commissioner, 1,720 42
Clerical labor,
418 50
Engineering,
13 94
Hydrants, water gates and pipe,
1,822 00
Castings,
749 67
Plumbing,
23 20
Pipe and fittings,
1,262 23
Cement, pipe and sand,
165 16
Lead,
284 76
Hardware and tools,
13 35
Blacksmithing,
120 06
Lumber and carpenter work,
82 36
Union Water Meter Co., meters, couplings, &c.,
7,958 75
W. E. Desper, meters and repairs of same,
2,499 05
Freight and trucking,
954 85
Iron pipe,
7,114 44
Lead pipe,
80 12
Oil,
6 18
Rubber goods,
7 80
Stationery, stamps and blank
books,
14 37
Wire cloth,
15 82
Glass dials,
4 50
Solder,
3 25
Jute packing,
41 74
Re-laying gas pipe,
51 20
Powder,
9 75
Setting meters,
2 50
Building wall near reservoir,
44 50
Diverting Lynde Brook stream,
paid Crompton Carpet Co., 4,087 23
1
145
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Injury to carriage, paid Albert E. Smith, $125 00
Preparing and printing report concerning dam, paid Clark Jillson, 200 00
Total as per item No. 48 of Expenses, 35,275 02
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,122 10
Water Works : Maintenance Account.
RECEIVED.
For Assessment of water, 1877, $5,620 62
1878, 68,052 55
Total as per item No. 44 of Receipts, $73,673 17
Less amount transferred to Commis- sioners of Sinking Fund, Water, $9,500 00 Less amount transferred to Commis- sioners of Sinking Fund, Lynde Brook Damage, 1878, 4,800 00
Less amount transferred to interest on Water Loan, 24,639 00
38,939 00
$34,634 17
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per pay rolls, $7,336 14 Extra labor, 8 84
J. Stewart Brown, salary as Reg- istrar, 1,200 00
Clerical labor, canvassing,
267 75
Clerical labor, writing,
136 37
Care of Reservoir and measuring water, 200 00
Abatement on water rates,
480 53
Blacksmithing,
187 26
Hardware and tools,
107 20
Lumber and carpenter work, 149 22
Rubber goods, 22 25
146
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 33.
For Oil, lanterns, etc.,
$42 91
Gas,
9 27
Printing,
151 77
Fuel,
45 00
Trucking and freight,
458 72
Plumbing,
30 83
Union Water Meter Co., meters, and repairing same,
1,058 00
Blank books, stationery, stamps, etc.,
116 23
Wagons,
275 00
Horse hire,
5 00
Hay and grain,
291 38
Sewer pipe, sand and cement,
574 65
Repairing building,
1 96
Taxes in Leicester,
72 93
Engineering,
84 21
Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same,
51 65
Medicine for horse,
10 76
Engineering, Tatnuck brook,
260 00
Wire cloth,
7 70
Window shades,
9 00
Cordage,
11 37
Gravel,
72 05
Paints and oil,
2 45
Paving,
6 62
Mason work,
4 75
Rent of Telephone,
15 50
Total as per item No. 49 of Expenses, 13,765 26
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