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27,298 84 5,727 25
17. Loans, Funded City,
174,000 00
18. Loans, Funded Sewer,
16,300 00
19. Loans, Funded Water,
14,500 00
20. Loans, Temporary,
505,000 00
21. Lynde Brook Damages,
21,560 18
22. Pauper Department, City Relief,
15,795 76
23. Pauper Department, Farm,
14,942 05
24. Pauper Department, House Offal,
3,835 90
25. Pauper Department, Truant School,
1,472 68
26. Police Department,
47,357 60
27. Public Grounds,
4,971 64 433 17
29. Salaries,
19,508 01
30. School Department,
142,070 72
31. School Houses,
10,753 80
32. Sewers, Construction,
5,124 72
33. Sewers, Island Account,
84,608 74
34. Sewers, Maintenance,
6,344 78
35. Sinking Fund, 1875, General Debt,
110,245 90
36. Sinking Fund, 1876, Water Loan,
1,832 48
37. Sinking Fund, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
9,347 57
38.
Sinking Fund, 1878, 66
66
5,375 66
39.
Sinking Fund, 1879,
5,774 08
40. Sinking Fund, 1879, Island Sewer,
12,017 42
41.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Foster street,
13,997 33
42. State Aid, .
11,658 75
43. Street Construction,
7,743 07
44. Street Construction, Foster street,
44,814 98 14 04
46. Taxes, 1878, County,
25,927 62
47. Taxes, 1878, National Bank, State Account,
21,692 90
48 Taxes, 1878, State,
28,510 00
49. Taxes, 1879, County,
23,248 43
50. Water Works, Construction, 23,354 09
51. Water Works, Maintenance,
11,066 91
Total Expenses,
$1,818,610.78
.
8. Free Public Library,
11,307 91
12. Interest,
120,035 12
16. Liquor Licenses,
28.
Real Estate, Lien Account,
45. Taxes, 1878, Corporation,
MAYOR'S DRAFTS AND
TREASURER'S PAYMENTS
COMPARED.
The column of Differences, Nov. 30, 1879, 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, 1878.
Mayor's Drafts.
TOTAL.
Treasurer's Payments.
Differences Nov. 30, 187
1
Abatements and Discount ....
40,703 48
40,703 48
40,703 48
2
Board of Health
93 94
93 94
93 94
3
City Hall ...
260 11
4,741 18
5,001 29
4,733 29
268 00
4
City Hospital.
737 76
8,368 78
9,106 54
8,387 33
719 21
5
Collector's sales, surplus acc't.
66 21
66 21
66 21
6
Fire Department.
10,109 96
40,452 81
50,562 77
39 855 69
10,707 08
7
Fire Department, Fire Patrol.
100 00
1,200 00
1,300 00
1,200 00
100 00
8
Free Public Library.
1,056 89
11,307 91
12,364 80
11,309 07
1,055 73
10
Highway Department.
4,280 55
63,130 07
67,410 62
65,038 02
2,372 60
11
Incidental Expenses.
320 48
11,133 21
11,453 69
11,054 23
399 46
12
Interest ..
120,035 12
120,035 12
120,035 12
13
Interest on Sewer Loan ..
16,192 00
16,192 00
16,192 00
14
Interest on Water Loan.
22,959 00
22,959 00
22,959 00
15
Lighting Streets.
2,351 15
27,298 84
29,649 99
27,209 94
2,440 05
16
Liquor Licenses.
5,727 25
5,727 25
5,727 25
17
Loans, Funded City ..
174,000 00
174 000 00
174,000 00
18
Loans, Funded Sewer.
16,300 00
16,300 00
16,300 00
19
Loans, Funded Water.
14,500 00
14,500 00
14,500 00
20
Loans, Temporary
505,000 00
505,000 00
505,000 00
21
Lynde Brook Damages
21,560 18
21,782 24
21,782 24
22
Pauper Dep't, City Relief.
776 78
15,795 76
16,572 54
15,839 62
732 92
23
Pauper Dep't, Farm ..
1,635 36
14,942 05
16,577 41
15,754 27
823 14
24
Pauper Dep't, House offal ...
200 77
3,835 90
4,036 67
3,932 77
103 90
25
Pauper Dep't, Truant School.
29 25
1,472 68
1,501 93
1,480 93
21 00
26
Police Department.
3,726 88
47,357 60
51,084 48
47,268 72
3,815 76
27
Public Grounds.
561 90
4,971 64
5,533 54
4,934 21
599 33
28
Real Estate, "Lien Account," Salaries .
1,648 20
19,508 01
21,156 21
19,632 39
1,523 82
30
School Department.
13,342 70
142,070 72
155,413 42
141,746 45
13,666 97
31
School Houses
1 50
10,753 80
10,755 30
8,137 04
2,618 26
32
Sewers, Construction.
2,331 99
5,124 72
7,456 71
7,390 21
66 50
33
Sewers, Island Account.
14,046 96
84,608 74
98,655 70
97,196 23
1,459 47
34
Sewers, Maintenance ...
603 59
6,344 78
6,948 37
6,492 61
455 76
36
Sinking F'nd, 1876, Water Loan
1,832 48
1,832 48
1,832 48
37
Sinking Fund, 1877, Lynde ... Brook Damages. ..
9,347 57
9,347 57
9,347 57
38
Sinking Fund, 1878, Lynde ...
5,375 66
5 375 66
5,375 66
39
Sinking Fund, 1879, Lynde ...
5,774 08
5,774 08
5,774 08
40
Sinking Fund, 1879, Island ... Sewer.
12,017 42
12,017 42
12,017 42
41
Sinking Fund, 1879, Foster St. State Aid ...
11,658 75
11,658 75
11,658 75
43
Street Construction.
7,743 07
7,743 07
7,743 07
44
Street Construct'n, Foster St.
84 00
44,814 98
44,898 98
44,898 98
45
Taxes, 1878, Corporation.
14 04
14 04
14 04
46
Taxes, 1878, County.
25,927 62
25,927 62
25,927 62
47
Taxes, 1878, National Bank. State Account.
21,692 90
21,692 90
21,692 90
48
Taxes, 1878, State ..
28,510 00
28,510 00
28,510 00
49
Taxes, 1879, County
23,248 43
23,248 43
23,248 43|
50
Water Works, Construction ..
945 71
23.354 09
24,299 80
22,274 01
2,025 79
51
Water Works, Maintenance ..
1,308 43
11,066 91
12,375 54
11,541 42
833 92
$60,740 64 $1,818,610 78
$1,879,351 42 $1,832,542 75 $46,808 67
35
Sinking Fund, 1875, gen'l debt
110,245 90
110,245 90
110,245 90
433 17
433 17
433 17
29
57 66
57 66
57 66
9
Free Public Lib'y, rep'g b'd'g
Brook Damages ....
13,997 33
13,997 33
13,997 33
42
Brook Damages ....
222 06
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REPORT
OF THE
CITY TREASURER.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, WORCESTER, MASS., January 5, 1880.
To the Honorable City Council :
The undersigned herewith presents the annual account of Receipts and Payments in the Treasury Department for the year ending November 30, 1879, from which it appears that the
Cash in the Treasury, Dec. 1, 1878, was - $176,390 37 1,795,359 95
Received during the year, -
Total, -
- $1,971,750 32
Paid during the year,
1,832,542 75
Balance in Cash, Nov. 30., 1879,
$139,207 57
From which deduct unpaid drafts, -
46,808 67
Leaving balance, as per Auditor's account, of
$92,398 90
The several items, comprised in the above aggregates, appear in the accompanying account current.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
42
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Dr. CITY OF WORCESTER, in account current from Dec. 1, 1878, to
To authorized payments charged to City Accounts, as follows:
No. of Acct.
1. Abatements and Discount,
$40,703 48
2. Board of Health,
93 91
3. City Hall,
4,733 29
4. City Hospital,
8,387 33
5. Collector's Sales, Surplus Account,
66 21
6. Fire Department,
7. Fire Department, Fire Patrol,
1,200 00
9. Free Public Library, Repairing Building,
10.
Highway Department,
65,038 02
11. Incidental Expenses,
11,054 23
12. Interest,
120,035 12
13. Interest on Sewer Loan,
16,192 00
14. Interest on Water Loan,
22,959 00
15. Lighting Streets,
27,209 94 5,727 25
17. Loans, Funded City, -
174,000 00
18. Loans, Funded Sewer,
16,300 00
19.
Loans, Funded Water,
14,500 00
20. Loans, Temporary,
505,000 00
21. Lynde Brook Damages,
21,782 24
22.
Pauper Department, City Relief,
15,839 62
23.
Pauper Department, Farm,
15,754 27
24.
Pauper Department, House Offal,
3,932 77
25.
Pauper Department, Truant School,
1,480 93
26. Police Department,
47,268 72
27. Public Grounds,
4,934 21
28. Real Estate, Lien Account,
433 17
29. Salaries,
19,632 39
30. School Department, -
141,746 45
31. School Houses, -
8,137 04
32. Sewers, Construction,
7.390 21
33. Sewers, Island Account,
97,196 23
34. Sewers, Maintenance,
6,492 61
35. Sinking Fund, 1875, General Debt,
110,245 90
36. Sinking Fund, 1876, Water Loan,
1,832 48
37. Sinking Fund, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
9,347 57
38. Sinking Fund, 1878, Lynde Brook Damages,
5,375 66
39. Sinking Fund, 1879, Lynde Brook Damages,
5,774 08
40.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Island Sewer,
12,017 42
41.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Foster Street,
13,997 33
42.
State Aid,
11,658 75
43.
Street Construction,
44,898 98
45. Taxes, 1878, Corporation,
14 04
46. Taxes, 1878, County,
25,927 62
47. Taxes, 1878, National Bank, State Account,
21,692 90
48. Taxes, 1878, State,
28,510 00
49. Taxes, 1879, County,
23,248 43
50. Water Works, Construction,
22,274 01
51. Water Works, Maintenance, 11.541 42
Balance, Cash in Treasury, Nov. 30, 1879,
$1,832,542 75 139,207 57
$1,971,750 32
39,855 69
8. Free Public Library, -
11,309 07 57 66
16. Liquor Licenses, -
7,743 07
44. Street Construction, Foster Street,
43
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Nov. 30, 1879, with WM. S. BARTON, City Treasurer. Cr
By Cash received and credited to City Accounts, as follows :
No. of Acct.
1. City Hall,
$1,003 85
2. City Hospital,
4,384 12
3. Collector's Sales, Sarplus Account,
35 15
4. Fire Department,
935 64
5. Free Public Library,
3,318 10
6. Highway Department,
18,708 71
7. Incidental Expenses,
8.585 94
8. Interest,
13,604 93 84 77
9. Lighting Streets,
10. Liquor Licenses,
22,909 00
11. Loans, Funded City,
240,000 00
12. Loans, Funded Sewer,
100,000 00
13. Loans, Temporary,
405,000 00
14. Pauper Department, City Relief,
3,766 44
15. Pauper Department, Farm,
3,508 35
16.
Pauper Department, House Offal,
4,313 08
17.
Police Department,
5,179 48
18.
Premium on City Bonds,
22,156 00
19.
Public Grounds,
7 00
20.
Real Estate, Lien Account,
411 72
21.
School Department,
404 68
22.
School Houses,
88 02
23. Sewer Assessment, Old Account,
105 85
24.
Sewer Assessment, New Account;
6,892 54
25. Sewers. Construction,
1,636 11
27.
Sewers, Maintenance, I
2,459 44
29.
Sinking Fund, 1875, General Debt,
108,508 89
30.
Sinking Fund, 1876, Water Loan,
129 01
31.
Sinking Fund, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
452 87
32.
Sinking Fund, 1878, Lynde Brook Damages,
589 50
33.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Lynde Brook Damages,
294 42
34.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Island Sewer,
971 11
35.
Sinking Fund, 1879, Foster Street,
736 04
36. State Aid,
11,811 68
37. Street Betterment Assessment,
13,140 66
38. Taxes, 1874,
9 88
39. Taxes, 1876,
-
347 58
40. Taxes, 1877,
-
-
123 04
41.
Taxes, 1878, -
25,890 14
42. Taxes, 1878, Corporation,
29,235 75
43. Taxes, 1878, National Bank, State Account,
6,173 17
44. Taxes, 1879,
638,572 32
45. Water Works, Construction,
13,938 64
46. Water Works, Maintenance,
73,149 40
Balance, Cash in Treasury, Dec. 1, 1878,
$1,795,359 95 176,390 37
$1,971,750 32
Correct, per Book Account,
WM. S. BARTON,
City Treasurer.
WORCESTER, MASS., January 5, 1880.
28.
Sidewalk Assessment,
1,749 31 37 62
26. Sewers, Island Account,
REPORT
OF THE
Treasurer of Sundry Trust Funds.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, WORCESTER, MASS., January 5, 1880.
To the Honorable City Council :
The undersigned herewith presents the following statement of Receipts, Payments, Investments at par value, and Balances carried forward on account of the several Trust Funds in his custody, as Treasurer, at the close of the financial year ending November 30, 1879.
Dr. John Green Library Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1878, -
$37,496 14 1,869 51
Cash on deposit, book account, Dec. 1, 1878,
$39,365 65
Income during year, -
2,189 34
Total,
$41,554 99
Payments during year,
1,689 67
$39,865 32
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: First Mortgages, -
$26,001 00
66
Bank stock, 9,300 00
66
Savings Bank deposits,
2,734 66
$38,035 66
Cash on deposit, book account, - 1,829 66
$39,865 32
45
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
George Jaques Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec, 1, 1878,
$31,613 89
Cash on deposit, Dec. 1, 1878,
-
529 27
$32,143 16
Income during year, -
8,687 21
Total,
$40,830 37
Payments during year,
2,767 69
$38,062 68
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: First Mortgages, - $21,475 00
66
City Bond,
5,000 00
Town Note, -
5,000 00
66
Bank Stock,
1,500 00
Savings Bank deposits,
4,069 39
$37,044 39
Cash on deposit,
1,018 29
$38,062 68
Isaac Davis Hospital Fund.
Investments, Dec. 1, 1878,
$1,446 60
Income during year,
98 65
Total, -
$1,545 25
Amount carried forward, viz:
Investments: Railroad Bond,
$1,000 00
Savings Bank deposits, - 545 25
$1,545 25
Albert Curtis Hospital Fund.
Investments, December 1, 1878,
- $1,076 29
Income during year, -
47 15
Total, - -
1
$1,123 44
Payments during year, - -
56 70
$1,066 74
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits, $1,066 74
$1,066 74
John B. Shaw Hospital Fund.
Investments, December 1, 1878,
- $64 27
Income during year,
47 62
Total, -
$111 89
Amount carried forward, viz :
Investments: Savings Bank deposits, -
- $111 89
$111 89
-
-
-
-
46
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
A. H. Bullock High School Fund.
Investments, December 1, 1878,
$1,400 00
Income during year,
78 32
Total, - -
$1,478 32
Payments during year, -
19 82
$1,458 50
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: City Bond,
$1,100 00
66 Savings Bank deposits,
-
358 50
$1,458 50
Hope Cemetery Fund.
Investments, December 1, 1878,
- $3,960 64
Cash on deposit, December 1, 1878,
1,224 51
$5,185 15
Income during year,
2,704 07
Total, -
$7,889 22
Payments during year, -
3,047 98
$4,841 24
Balance carried forward, viz:
Investments: Savings Bank deposits (general), $4,148 32
" (special), 150 00
$4,298 32
Cash on deposit, -
542 92
$4,841 24
Total amount of funds,
-
$86,951 62
Comparative Statement.
Nov. 30, 1878. Nov. 30, 1879.
Green Library Fund,
- $39,365 65
$39,865 32
Jaques Hospital "
32,143 16
38,062 68
Davis
1,446 60
1,545 25
Curtis 60
1,076 29
1,066 74
Shaw 66 60
ʻ
64 27 111 89
Bullock High School Fund -
1,400 00
1,458 50
Hope Cemetery Fund,
5,185 15
4,841 24
$80,681 12
$86,951 62
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, 1879, and the balances unexpended at that date.
Abatements and Discounts.
Appropriation,
$40,000 00
Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses, 850 00
$40,850 00
EXPENDED.
For Abatements allowed by Assessors, $2,957 49
Discount allowed for prompt pay- ment,
37,745 99
Total as per item No. 1 of Ex- penses,
$40,703 48
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$146 52
Board of Health.
Appropriation,
$400 00
$400 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of F. C. Bigelow,
$83 33
Advertising,
5 00
Printing,
75
Stationery,
4 86
Total as per item No. 2 of Ex- penses,
$93 94
18
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $306 06
City Hall.
Appropriation, $3,300 00
Amount transferred from Incidental
Expenses, 500 00
$3,800 00
RECEIVED.
For Rent of Court Room,
$1,000 00
Material sold, 3 85
Total as per item No. 1 of Re- ceipts, $1,003 85
$4,803 85
EXPENDED.
For Furniture, fixtures, and repairing
same,
$131 28
Repairs on building,
541 12
Gas,
1,177 89
Fuel,
479 69
Care of heating apparatus, &c.,
540 00
Brooms, brushes, matches, &c.,
97 34
Ice,
22 50
Carting ashes, and trucking,
8 75
Clocks, and repairing same,
16 00
Safe,
245 00
Cleaning snow from sidewalks,
57 80
Boiler, and setting same,
748 81
Fixtures for heating apparatus,
675 00
Total as per item No. 3 of Ex- penses,
$4,741 18
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $62 67
49
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
City Hospital.
Appropriation,
$7,000 00
$7,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Care of Paupers, from Commonwealth,
$751 22
Board of Patients,
915 67
Net income from Commissioners of Jaques Hospital Fund,
2,600 15
Sale of swine and calf,
42 17
66 Pork,
22 06
Manure,
12 00
Produce,
24 75
Surgical instruments,
5 75
66 Medicine,
3 35
Storage,
7 00
Total as per item No. 2 of Re- ceipts,
$4,384 12
$11,384-12
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. J. B. Rich,
$700 00
Extra services, Dr. J. B. Rich, 100 00
Services of Nurses and Domestics,
2,125 77
Groceries and provisions,
2,147 80
Carpets, bedding, table linen, etc.,
161 87
Crockery, tin-ware, etc.,
44 50
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same, 111 76
Repairs on buildings,
56 07
Surgical Instruments, and repair- ing same,
155 99
Medicines,
602 31
Fuel,
405 91
Gas,
256 28
Printing,
52 59
Postage, express, etc.,
16 90
50
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
.
For Stationery,
$25 89
Hay and grain,
205 88
Ice,
82 61
Blacksmithing,
26 03
Hardware and tools,
12 99
Hack hire,
2 50
Shearing horse, etc.,
6 00
Repairing harnesses,
7 53
Repairing carriage,
20 00
Shoes,
4 85
Disinfectant powder,
16 40
Seeds, etc.,
3 85
Labor on land with team,
5 00
Rent of telephone,
11 50
Rent to Com'rs of Jaques Hospital Fund,
1,000 00
Total as per item No. 4 of expenses,
$8,368 78
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,015 34
Collector's Sales .- (Surplus Account.)
Balance brought forward, .
$256 09
RECEIVED.
From sale of estates, in excess of taxes and costs, as per item No. 3 of Re- ceipts, 35 15
$291 24
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and costs re- paid, as per item No. 5 of expenses, $66 21
Balance, $225 03
51
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$43,000 00 $43,000 00
RECEIVED.
For labor of men and teams,
610 00
Manure,
176 87
Horse,
75 00
Material sold,
29 42
Use of steamer,
12 00
Amounts refunded,
17 35
Flushing sewer,
3 00
Use of roof of engine house,
12 00
Total as per item No. 4 of Re- ceipts,
$935 64
$43,935 64
EXPENDED.
For salary of S. E. Combs, Chief Eng'r, $1,109 97
Wm. Brophy, Asst.
1,000 00
G. N. Rawson, 66 66
200 00
66
J. W. Loring, 66 66 200 00
66
Sam'l H. Day, Asst Eng'r
and Clerk,
250 00
Pay Roll of Men, Steamer No. 1,
1,157 08
66
1,046 67
66
66
66
4,
1,274 00
City Hose Co., No. 1,
878 34
66
66
Ocean "
2,
888 33
66
66
Eagle " 66
3,
895 00
66
66
Niagara 66 66 4,
903 33
66
66
Yankee
66 5, 920 00
66
66
Tiger Hose Co., No. 6,
855 00
66
66
Protector Hose Co.,
No. 7, 855 00
2,
66
3,
1,271 67
52
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Pay Roll of men, Hook and Ladder Co.
No. 1, 1,755 00
66 Hook and Ladder Co.,
No, 2, 1,275 00
66 66
Babcock Extinguisher, No. 1, 291 67
66 Stewards and Drivers, 6,421 00
For New apparatus,
44 87
Repairs of apparatus,
740 81
Repairs of houses,
1,714 98
Alarms for fire,
41 00
Materials for, and repair of tele- graph,
1,526 99
Hose,
1,055 49
Hay, grain and straw,
1,604 32
Horses for drawing apparatus,
578 50
Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same, 240 01
Repairing wagons and carts,
129 45
Medicine and attendance for horses,
21 15
Oil, soap, brushes, &c.,
250 84
Fuel,
671 64
Gas,
350 68
Advertising,
6 75
Printing,
102 46
Blacksmithing,
272 73
Freight and trucking,
26 62
Furniture, fixtures and repairing same, 263 36
Washing of bedding,
228 07
Express, stamps, &c.,
21 85
Hardware, tools and iron,
676 73
Ice,
7 56
Paints and oil,
43 75
Horses and pasturing same,
536 25
Wagon,
110 75
Rent of shop,
100 00
Hack hire for committee, 43 00
Medical attendance on Michael Henry, 9 00
53
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Rent of telephones and repairing same, $126 00 Exchange of and mounting bells, 380 60
Fire alarm indicator, 200 00
Fire Extinguishers, 174 00
Striker for fire alarm,
474 20
Travelling expenses of Engineer, 52 82
$36,274 29
NEW ENGINE HOUSE, GRAFTON STREET.
For Engineering and plans, $114 87
Digging and stoning cellar, 563 00
Contract, paid Charles A.
Vaughn, 3,180 00
Mason and carpenter work, and extra labor, 263 57
Weather vane, 25 00
Grading, stone, and gas pipe, 32 08
4,178 52
Total as per item No. 6 of Expenses, $40,452 81
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $3,482 83
Fire Patrol.
Appropriation, $1,200 00 $1,200 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Drafts, per order of Fire Department, as per item No. 7 of Expenses, $1,200 00
Free Public Library.
Appropriation, $8,000 00 $8,000 00
7
54
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RECEIVED.
For Dog Fund, from County, $2,810 98
Fines, &c., 507 12
Total as per item No. 5 of Receipts, $3,318 10
$11,318 10
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,
$2,041 66
66
" Assistants,
3,472 99
" Janitor,
416 67
Books and stationery,
2,444 81
Binding books,
856 62
Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.,
26 68
Fuel,
254 94
Gas,
928 83
Printing,
86 82
Stamps, express, &c.,
169 38
Cleaning building and removing ashes,
40 62
Insurance,
25 00
Water,
68 35
Repairing building,
282 44
Repairing clock, .
1 50
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same,
57 13
Postal cards for printing,
45 00
Hose and couplings,
75 00
Removing snow from sidewalk,
7 35
Traveling expenses of Librarian,
6 12
Total as per item No. 8 of Ex- penses,
$11,307 91
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $10 19
55
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Free Public Library .- (Repairing Building.)
Balance unexpended, $986 66
Highway Department.
Appropriation. (Highways, Side- walks and Paving), $45,000 00 $45,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Amount transferred from Side- walk Assessment, $2,459 44
Labor, materials, &c., as per item No 6 of Receipts, 18,708 71
$21,168 15
$66,168 15
EXPENDED.
For Salary of David F. Parker, Com- missioner, $1,318 83
Salary of Wm. H. Heywood, Act- ing Commissioner,
311 10
Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
26,541 08
Clerical labor,
200 00
Extra labor of men and teams,
1,609 80
Engineering,
918 32
Hardware, tools and repairs of tools,
291 21
Blacksmithing,
968 49
Brick,
1,203 50
Paving blocks,
7,738 63
Curb stone,
1,633 04
Flag stone,
515 44
Cobble stone,
113 02
Gravel,
388 50
56
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For Cement, pipe and sand,
$979 60
Paving,
3,280 15
Stone posts, wall stone, setting and laying same,
690 59
Powder and fuse,
9 70
Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,
42 54
Printing,
44 22
Repairs on barn,
36 66
Harnesses, blankets, and repair- ing same, 307 96
Hay, grain and straw,
2,517 09
Carts, wagons, sleighs, and repair- ing same, 217 24
Freight and trucking,
419 23
Medicine for horses and medical attendance,
60 55
Removing snow,
32 93
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
9 79
Fuel,
73 25
Gas,
25 68
Water,
28 00
Swine,
56 21
Lumber and carpenter work,
2,551 45
Painting signs,
1 50
Traveling expenses,
35 19
Horse hire,
5 50
Horses,
1,047 50
Use of derrick, etc., Foster street,
347 00
Supplying watering troughs,
34 48
Laying railroad track, Foster street,
776 73
Iron bridge, 66
2,600 00
Painting bridge, 66
65 00
Lumber and labor,
137 87
Railway iron,
66
873 37
Fence, Court House hill,
480 75
Catch basins,
100 00
Painting,
75 67
57
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Release of damages, paid Lyman Drury and others, $300 00
Damage from raising grade, paid J. B. O'Leary, 33 74
Legal expenses, Southbridge street, 50 32
Water pipe and labor, 7 70
Sabra Whiting, personal injury, 15 00
Bridget Connors, 66
200 00
Emeline Dorman, personal injury and legal expenses. 408 95
Honora Smith, personal injury, 400 00
Total as per item No. 10 of Expenses $63,130 07
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $3,038 08
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation $5,000 00
Less amount transferred to City Hall, $500 00
Less amount transferred to Abatements and Dis-
count, 850 00 1,350 00
$3,650 00
RECEIVED.
From City Clerk, for office fees,
$1,937 80
recording marriages and deaths, 174 85
66 collecting and recording births, 562 28
66 Licenses, 1,367 26
66 Dog licenses, 1,431 00
58
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For Peddlers' license, $25 00
One-half fees, weighing on City scales, 752 09
Rent of Armories from Common- wealth, 1,400 00
Stationery,
89 35
Postal cards, for printing,
45 00
Use of settees,
17 10
Summonses,
70 40
Costs on taxes, 1876,
20
66
1877,
4 50
1878,
592 99
sewer assesssments, old
account,
1 96
Costs on sewer assessments, new
account, 52 75
Costs on street betterment as- sessments,
13 50
Costs on sidewalk assessments,
9 56
Costs on lien account,
21 95
Amount refunded on account of indigent soldiers, 16 40
Total as per item No. 7 of Receipts,
$8,585 94
$12,235 94
EXPENDED.
For Insurance on Armory,
$225 00
Gas for
66
207 46
Coal for 66
63 50
Janitor for 66
60 00
Repairs of
134 37
Water for
25 00
Services of engineers on plans, &c., 213 15
Engineers instruments and repair-
ing same, 215 65
Advertising, 808 58
9
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Printing, $1,159 52
Services of Ward Clerks and In-
spectors, 225 50
Rent, furniture, care and heating ward rooms, 98 60
Coal for City Scales,
7 55
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
854 53
Postal cards,
370 00
Return of deaths by undertakers,
249 00
Collecting births,
727 64
Care of church clocks,
50 00
Directories, and advertising in the same, 210 00
Hack and horse hire,
40 50
Central District Court, legal fees,
33 20
Serving summonses,
150 50
Examining records and recording deeds, $105 55
Killing and burying dogs,
60 00
Telegraphing Cambridge time,
70 50
Clerical labor for City Clerk,
819 75
Return of marriages and deaths,
174 85
Indigent soldiers and seamen, 1,063 40
Use of Horticultural Hall, 15 00
E. H. Towne, services as Registrar,
100 00
J. P. Houghton, 66 100 00
Samuel Utley,
100 00
Amount refunded on account of taxes, 213 10
Express and telegrams,
18 75
Travelling expenses of Committees,
36 50
Printing Bonds,
24 00
Repairing City Scales,
35 00
Memorial Day expenses,
418 12
Flag staff, flag, and repairs,
155 17
Services of bands for Fourth of July,
280 00
Ringing bells,
12 00
Firing salute,
125 00
Band stand,
228 24
60
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Recovering bodies at Lake Quin-
sigamond, $35 00
Band concerts, 300 00
B. W. Abbott, services as auctioneer, 10 00
Posting tax notices,
12 00
Desk for Supt. Public Buildings,
28 00
Rent of Telephone,
4 50
Adjusting Weights and Measures,
7 00
Stone work for Thomas' tomb,
2 50
Henry T. Kelley, war bounty,
100 00
Plans for Hospital Building,
150 00
Sprinkling around pub. buildings and squares, 200 00
Total as per item No. 11 of Ex- penses, $11,133 21
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,102 73
Interest.
Appropriation, $115,000 00 $115,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Interest on deposits,
$1,429 54
Sidewalk assessments, 12 20
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