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Street Betterment as-
sessments,
249 22
on Sewer assessments,
old account, 37 74
66 on Sewer assessments, new account,
1,504 96
66 accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness, from Chas. A. Sweet & Co., accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness, from State Mutual Life Assurance Co., 877 78
311 11
66
61
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Interest accrued on Certificates of
Indebtedness, from Commis- sioners of Sinking Funds, $219 44
66
accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness, from sundry persons,
180 57
66 from Commissioners of
Sinking Funds on Inv'tm'nts,
7,492 49
66
on Notes anticipated, 116 67
66
Lien account,
63 45
66
Taxes 1874,
2 50
66
1876,
7 22
66
66
1877,
9 45
66
1878,
1,076 26
66
1879,
14 33
Total as per item No. 8 of Re- ceipts, $13,604 93
$128,604 93
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded City and Tem- porary Loans, as per item No. 12 of Expenses, $120,035 12
Balance unexpended transferred to sinking fund,
$8,569 81
Interest on Sewer Loan.
Appropriation,
$17,000 00 $17,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 13 of Expenses, $16,192 00
Balance unexpended transferred to sinking fund, $808 00
62
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Interest on Water Loan.
Receipts for water rates, transferred from Water Works, Maintenance Acct, $22,959 00
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded Water Loan, as
per item No. 14 of Expenses,
$22,959 00
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation, $28,000 00
$28,000 00
RECEIVED.
For lanterns, posts, &c., $84 77
Total as per item No. 9 of Re- ceipts, $84 77
$28,084 77
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $10,207 25
Lighting, Globe Gas Light Co., 5,205 65
Lighting, United States Street Lighting Co., 6,680 09
Lighting and care of lamps,
3,100 01
Lamp posts and frames,
490 89
Lanterns and lamps,
828 21
Re-setting and repairs of lamps,
220 12
Ladders, and repairing same,
24 00
Oil, matches, &c., 79 50
Alcohol,
176 45
Paints, oil and glass,
190 66
Trucking and freight,
7 90
Printing,
6 50
Engineering,
1 59
63
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Extra labor on street lamps, $56 50
Signs, 23 52
Total as per item No. 15 of Ex- penses,
$27,298 84
Balance unexpended transferred to sinking fund, $785 93
Liquor Licenses.
Received for Licenses for sale of Li-
quor as per item No. 10 of Receipts, $22,909 00 $22,909 00
Less amount transferred to Island Sewer account, per order of City Council, $16,181 75
Less amount transferred to Sewers, Construction account, North Pond, as per order of City Council, $1,000 00
$17,181 75
$5,727 25
EXPENDED.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one-fourth of fees for Liquor Li- censes, as per item No. 16 of Ex- penses, $5,727 25
Loans - Funded City.
Amount, November 30, 1878, $1,779,000 00 $1,779,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count Lynde Brook damages, due January 1, 1889, $40,000 00
64
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of old loans renewed, due April 1, 1905, $100,000 00
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of Foster Street, due April 1, 1889, $100,000 00
Total as per item No. 11 of Receipts, $240,000 00
$2,019,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds and Certificates of In- debtedness, payable in 1879, cancelled as per item No. 17 of Expenses, $174,000 00
Amount November 30, 1879, $1,845 000 00
Loans - Funded Sewer.
Amount, November 30, 1878, $228,200 00
RECEIVED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of Island Sewer, due Jan- uary 1, 1899, as per item No. 12 of Receipts, $100,000 00
$328,200 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds, payable in 1879, can- celled as per item No. 18 of Expenses, $16,300 00
Amount November 30, 1879,
$311,900 00
65
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Loans - Funded Water.
Amount November 30, 1878, $399,900 00 $399,900 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds, payable in 1879, can- celled as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $14,500 00
Amount November 30, 1879, $385,400 00
Loans-Temporary.
Amount November 30, 1878, $100,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Loans authorized by City Council, as per item No. 13, of Re- ceipts, $405,000 00
$505,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Notes cancelled as per item No. 20 of Expenses, $505,000 00
Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance November 30, 1878, $1,702 37
Appropriation, 40,000 00
$41,702 37
EXPENDED.
For Damages to individuals and Corporations by breaking of the Lynde Brook Reservoir dam :
Paid College of the Holy Cross, $100 00 Martin Hines, 75 00
66
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Paid Lovell Baker, Curtis estate, $1,436 84 66 James 3,571 22 Nichols, Dupee & Co., James est., 15,346 14 Witness fees, James case, 99 50
Referees, in case of Baker, James and others, 799 75
Geo. F. Verry, legal costs, Baker and others, 131 73
Total as per item No. 21 of Ex-
penses,
$21,560 18
Balance,
$20,142 19
Pauper Department: City Relief.
Appropriation,
$14,000 00
$14,000 00
Less Amount transferred to Pauper
Department, Farm, $1,433 70
Less Amount transferred to Police Department, 178 12
$1,611 82
$12,388 18
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of State Paupers, $392 86
Commonwealth, for burials of State Paupers, 200 00
County, Cities, Towns, and indi- viduals for aid to their poor, 3,173 58
Total as per item No. 14 of Re- ceipts,
$3,766 44
$16,154 62
67
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,200 00
Dr. D. W. Niles, City
Physician, balance, 193 33
Salary of Dr. Rufus Woodward, City Physician, 683 33
Medical consultations,
40 00
Medicines,
534 55
Burials,
544 00
Transportation and cash allow- ances,
734 17
Clerical labor,
215 25
Groceries and provisions,
3,063 44
Fuel, 1,829 64
Blank books, stationery and stamps, 136 37
Boots, shoes and clothing, 34 00
Printing, 93 84
Board of girls at State Industrial School, 55 00
Board of boys at State Reform School, 462 00
Care of Insane at Worcester Lu- natic Hospital, 4,273 51
Care of Insane at Asylum for Chronic Insane,
367 70
Care of Insane, Commonwealth,
21 86
Hospital for Insane, Northamp- ton,
65 93
State Hospital for Insane, Dan- vers,
42 28
Provisions for police lodgers, &c.,
89 37
City of Boston, aid to sundry persons,
151 35
City of Cambridge, 66 66
23 12
City of Chelsea, 66 66
7 25
Commonwealth,
66 66
150 00
City of Haverhill,
66 66
5 95
68
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Town of Newburyport, aid to sundry
persons, $30 50
New Bedford, 66 5 50
Springfield, 66
18 28
Grafton, 66 66 94 00
Methuen,
49 24
66 Milford,
11 00
66
Millbury,
59 54
Northbridge,
89 30
No. Brookfield, " 66
50 88
W. Brookfield, “
14 17
66 Southboro',
3 00
Warren,
20 68
Board of sick and aged poor,
100 00
Dr. Geo. A. Jordan, attendance on Mary J. Stearns, 179 93
Rent of Telephone, 52 50
Total as per item No. 22 of Ex- penses, $15,795 76
Balance unexpended, trans-
ferred to Sinking Fund, $358 86
Pauper Department. Farm.
Appropriation, $10,000 00
Amount transferred from Pauper
Department (City Relief), 1,433 70
$11,433 70
RECEIVED.
For Board of men and horses for Scav- enger Department, $1,941 00 Board of teacher and scholars of Truant School, 1,143 58
69
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Produce sold,
$91 95
Materials sold,
11 80
Calf, hides and tallow,
49 65
Ox yokes, plow and iron,
27 62
Hay,
210 00
Telegraph poles,
28 75
Amount of bill not called for,
4 00
Total as per item No. 15 of Re- ceipts,
$3,508 35
$14,942 05
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Super- intendent,
$900 00
Groceries and provisions,
2,888 42
Grass seed, grain and feed,
890 01
Boots and shoes,
117 45
Clothing,
128 58
Crockery and tinware,
43 51
Fuel,
435 90
Medicines,
108 98
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
288 42
Hardware, tools and repairing same,
183 13
Repair of building and miscella-
neous repairs, 1,022 68
Furniture, fixtures and repairing same,
116 15
Extra labor,
2,008 18
Blacksmithing,
158 63
Horses and other stock,
244 65
Wagons, sleighs, and repairing same,
35 00
Harnesses, blankets,
41 60
Chaplain,
85 00
Worcester Spy and other papers,
24 00
Cash allowances, 12 05
8
70
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Manure, $557 80
Taxes in Town of Shrewsbury,
45 63
Paving,
30 25
Making cider,
79 19
Postage, express, &c.,
5 37
Travelling expenses of Sup't,
1 50
Care of sick animals,
10 00
Wire for fence,
30 97
Engineering,
5 56
Disinfectant powder,
21 52
Furnace,
374 70
Labor and materials on dam,
3,091 66
Lumber and carpenter work on dam,
588 60
Cement for dam,
102 30
Water wheel and freight,
264 66
Total as per item No. 23 of Ex-
penses,
$14,942 05
Pauper Department : House Offal.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
$2,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Manure,
480 00
Pork and swine,
3,750 08
Swill,
63 00
Bones,
20 00
Total as per item No. 16 of Re- ceipts,
$4,313 08
$6,313 08
EXPENDED.
For Collecting house offal,
$1,217 74
Extra labor, 3 00
Hay, straw and grain,
130 50
Board of men and horses,
1,941 00
71
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Fuel, $27 10
Harnesses, blankets, and repair-
ing same,
41 34
Repairing wagons,
104 09
Blacksmithing,
109 69
Hardware, tools, buckets, &c.,
27 56
Swine,
44 00
Horse and hack hire,
106 00
Repairs of buildings,
68 95
Professional services for stock,
8 00
Sawdust,
6 93
Total as per item No. 24 of Ex- penses, $3,835 90
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2,477 18
Pauper Department :
Truant School.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of teacher,
$250 00
Board of teacher and scholars,
1,143 58
Boots and shoes,
16 05
Clothing,
60 88
Youth's Companion,
2 17
Total as per item No. 25 of Ex- penses, $1,472 68
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $27 32
72
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Police Department.
Appropriation, $42,000 00
Amount transferred from Pauper De-
partment (City Relief), 178 12
$42,178 12
RECEIVED.
For Officers fees, from Clerk of Cen-
tral District Court,
$4,856 65
Cloth,
318 33
Extra services of police, 4 50
Total as per item No. 17 of Re- ceipts, $5,179 48
$47,357 60
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,
1,200 00
Policemen as per pay rolls,
41,277 23
Services of extra police,
193 50
Cloth, buttons and badges,
515 10
Advertising,
47 97
Printing,
24 00
Telegrams and express,
61 44
Stationery, blank books, &c.,
43 85
Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
45 65
Ice,
$8 31
Photographs,
13 25
Belts, clubs, &c.,
45 80
Travelling expenses,
11 20
73
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Detectives,
$101 50
Hack hire,
18 50
Exchange of horse,
40 00
Board of horses,
870 00
Saddles, bridles, blankets, and re- pairing same, 45 30
Total as per item No. 26 of Ex-
penses,
$47,357 60
Premium on City Bonds.
RECEIVED.
For sale of Bonds above par, as fol- lows, viz :
On Funded City Loan, due Jan- uary 1, 1889,
$2,436 00
On Funded City Loan, due April 1, 1889, 5,680 00
On Funded Sewer Loan, due Jan- uary 1, 1899, 8,250 00
On Funded City Loan, due April 1, 1905, 5,790 00
Total as per item No. 18 of Re- ceipts,
$22,156 00
EXPENDED.
Amount transferred to Commissioners of Sinking Funds, as follows, viz :
Account of General Debt Sinking Fund, 1875, $5,790 00
Account Lynde Brook Damages Sinking Fund, 1879, 2,436 00
For Account Island Sewer Sinking Fund, 1879, 8,250 00
74
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Account Foster Street Sinking Fund, 1879, $5,680 00
$22,156 00
Public Grounds.
Appropriation,
$5,000 00
$5,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Geese, $7 00
Total as per item No. 19 of Re- ceipts, $7 00
$5,007 00
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor,
$2,448 83
Labor of men with teams,
115 39
Plants, trees, planting and trim- ming,
973 97
Hardware and tools,
185 64
Grass seed and fertilizers,
99 07
Loam and manure,
497 67
Printing,
32 23
Lumber and carpenter work,
92 04
Gravel,
11 00
Blacksmithing,
13 55
Engineering,
28 18
Pipe, cement and labor,
184 08
Plumbing,
10 25
Stationery,
1 75
Freight and trucking,
11 78
Grain,
7 60
Building tool house,
258 61
75
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Total as per item No. 27 of Ex- penses,
$4,971 64
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $35 36
Real Estate, Lien Account.
Balance November 30, 1878, brought forward, $844 74
Amount abated and disclaimed, since November 30, 1878, 144 94
$699 80
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for taxes and purchased by the Collector, as per item No. 28 of Ex- penses, $433 17
$1,132 97
RECEIVED.
For amount of taxes and charges in redemption, as per item No. 20 of Receipts,
$411 72
Balance November 30, 1879,
$721 25
Salaries.
Appropriation, $21,000 00 $21,000 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Charles B. Pratt, Mayor, $1,500 00
Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer and Collector, 2,320 00
Francis T. Blackmer, City Solici- tor, 1,576 00
Enoch H. Towne, City Clerk, 1,500 00
76
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Paid Chas. A. Allen, City Engineer, $1,510 01
Henry Griffin, City Auditor, 1,020 02
Wm. L. Clark, Assessor, 1,109 63
Josiah P. Houghton “
1,010 00
Lyman A. Ely
1,009 99
Assistant Assessors,
376 50
Charles H. Peck, Supt. Public Buildings, 1,100 00
Charles Marvin, City Messenger,
909 99
Chas. B. Damon, Bookkeeper,
1,000 00
R. R. Shepard, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 210 00
R. R. Shepard, Inspector of Milk,
50 00
Theo. H. Bartlett, general cleri- cal assistant,
1,000 00
S. H. Coe, Clerk Common Coun- cil,
300 00
Page to Common Council,
25 00
Clerical labor for Assessors,
602 25
Treasurer, 1,378 62
Total as per item No. 29 of Ex- penses, $19,508 01
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,491 99
School Department.
Appropriation,
$142,000 00 $142,000 00
RECEIVED.
For School books,
$174 06
Tuition,
14 75
Materials sold,
17 41
Fines, &c.,
6 83
Stationery,
100 00
77
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Amount refunded (surplus of Sewing School account), $26 43 Repairs on Quinsigamond School House, 65 20
Total as per item No. 21 of Re- ceipts,
$404 68
$142,404 68
EXPENDED.
For Salary of A. P. Marble, Supt. $2,430 00
Teachers, as per pay rolls, 111,951 01
Janitors, as per pay
rolls,
5,530 93
66 Truant Officers,
1,653 34
Clerical labor,
802 63
Horse hire,
243 00
Rent of Superintendent's office,
1,000 00
School rooms,
630 00
Fuel,
5,338 83
Gas,
301 99
Advertising,
58 72
Printing,
498 18
Miscellaneous repairs,
4,895 53
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same, 366 88
School books and stationery,
2,095 67
Materials and Chemical Apparatus for High School,
34 04
Express, stamps, &c.,
62 92
Trucking, freight, and removing ashes,
285 24
Stoves and stove furniture,
96 67
Repairing stoves,
1,135 42
Labor cleaning school houses,
470 92
Clocks, and repairing same,
146 55
Musical instruments, 9
215 17
78
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Brooms, mats, dusters, soap, &c., $379 38
Removing snow around school houses,
175 35
Water,
411 29
Insurance,
568 25
Ringing signal bell,
10 00
Cleaning out vaults,
53 00
Traveling expenses of Committee and Superintendent, 83 13
Disinfectant powder,
34 90
Horse hire for Truant officers,
4 50
Assistant in examinations,
22 00
Music at High School reception, 20 00
Telephone and repairs,
65 28
Total as per item No. 30 of Ex- penses,
$142,070 72
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$333 96
School Houses.
Appropriation,
$13,500 00
$13,500 00
RECEIVED.
For Barn, house, trees, &c., sold, as per item No. 22 of Receipts,
$88 02
$13,588 02
EXPENDED.
Grafton Street School House :
Contract,
$6,355 43
Extra work,
119 00
Plans,
100 00
Insurance,
62 50
79
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Carpenter work and
lumber,
$119 84
Mason work,
416 95
Plumbing,
13 50
Furnaces,
511 00
School furniture,
596 90
Concrete walk,
256 76
Drain pipe and labor,
30 96
Digging cellar,
108 04
Engineering,
15 83
Moving old house, &c.,
110 00
Clocks,
42 00
Trucking,
21 10
Grading,
185 70
Water pipe,
17 90
Horse hire,
6 50
Express and telegrams,
3 22
Advertising,
5 62
Total for Grafton Street School house, $9,098 75
For Lake View school house:
Contract, Wm. Power, $1,010 00
Extra labor,
82 00
Painting,
57 06
Furniture,
152 25
Stove and furniture,
50 15
Plan,
36 00
Engineering,
8 40
Advertising,
1 12
Freight, trucking, &c.,
11 22
Building fence,
91 98
Insurance,
12 00
Digging well,
142 87
Total for Lake View School house, $1,655 05
80
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Total as per item No. 31 of Ex- penses,
$10,753 80
Balance, $2,834 22
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund, $896 65
Balance unexpended, $1,937 57
Sewer Assessment : Old Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $5,042 72
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons as per item No. 23 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, $105 85
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1879, $4,936 87
Sewer Assessment: New Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1878, $7,792 23
Amount assessed Dec. 30, 1878, 1,904 96
$9,697 19
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 24 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, $6,892 54
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1879, $2,804 65
Sewers : Construction.
Appropriation, $4,000 00
for North Pond dam, 1,000 00
$5,000 00
81
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIVED.
Amount transferred from Liquor Li- censes for North Pond dam account, $1,000 00
For amount of legacy from
estate of Henry Chapin, $560 16
Labor, materials, &c., 164 50
Cement, 57 20
Repairs on North Pond dam,
12: parts from S. Salisbury, 854 25
Total, as per item No. 25 of receipts, $1,636 11 $2,636 11
$7,636 11
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls,
$1,920 76
Engineering,
226 04
Freight and teaming,
266 01
Inlets and border stone,
399 61
Sand, cement, drain pipe, &c.,
655 37
Castings and man hole covers,
110 00
Tools, iron and steel,
21 45
Powder and fuse,
31 62
Blacksmithing,
47 64
Lanterns, oil, &c.,
3 20
Advertising,
29 75
Paving,
4 03
Brick,
191 02
Wall stone,
169 20
Catch basin covers,
36 00
Horse hire,
1 50
Printing,
3 00
Analysis of water,
20 00
$4,136 20
For North Pond dam :
Pay roll of laborers, $633 51 Labor of men and teams, 94 50
82
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Foremen, $54 28
Engineering,
14 70
Gravel,
99 92
Lumber,
47 86
Trucking and horse hire, 41 50
Stationery, 2 25
$988 52
Total, as per item No. 32 of
expenses, $5,124 72
Balance unexpended, trans- ferred to Sinking Fund,
$2,511 39
Sewers : Island Account.
Balance Nov. 30, 1878,
$34,415 10
Appropriation, 30,000 00
Amount transferred from Foster street, 2,262 58
$66,677 68
RECEIVED.
Amount transferred from Liquor Li-
censes,
$16,181 75
For Labor, iron, coal, &c., $47 43
Cement,
162 70
Coal and lumber,
73 82
Blacksmithing,
105 30
Stove, junk, grass, &c.,
48 56
Rent of barn, 9 00
pasture in part, * 30 00
Catch basin, Vernon st., 100 00
Grading Millbury st., 1,172 50
Total, as per Item No. 26 of Receipts, $1,749 31
$17,931 06
$84,608 74
83
, REPORT OF THE AUDITOR,
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, men and teams, as per pay rolls, $38,864 43
R. H. Chamberlain, salary (part), 1,166 68
Engineering,
1,828 65
Paid Mundell & Whittaker, rock exca- vation,
25,031 63
Paid Brigham Converse, stone,
6,067 82
Horse keeping,
214 50
Powder,
76 50
C. S. Chapin, time keeper,
155 00
Clerical labor,
90 75
Advertising,
13 50
Coal,
1,439 71
Oil, soap, &c.,
194 60
Hardware and tools,
175 22
Lumber and carpenter work,
315 46
Iron and steel,
62 01
Pipe and couplings,
28 04
Blacksmithing,
42: 98
Cement,
4,477 83
Freight and trucking cement,
1,023 04
Sand and sewer pipe,
453 64
Trucking,
70 23
Hack and horse hire,
133 00
Rubber goods.
36 90
Cordage and packing,
148 52
Lanterns, globes, wicks, &c.,
36 72
Repairing engine and boiler,
127 23
Rent of land,
625 00
Pumping,
171 30
Pump and fixtures,
370 60
Stove,
18 00
Stationery,
7 90
Gravel,
513 70
Catch basin stone,
176 75
Catch basin covers,
28 80
Man hole covers,
11 00
84
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
For Steel tape, $12 50
Repairing fence, 30 00
Brick, 243 60
Paid James Halpin, damage to his es- tate, 125 00
Total, as per item No. 33 of Expenses,
$84,608 74
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation,
$7,000 00
$7,000 00
RECEIVED.
For materials sold, as per item No. 27
of Receipts,
$37 62
$7,037 62
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls,
$4,577 48
R. H. Chamberlain, salary (part),
233 32
Rubber goods, 41 00
Trucking and freight,
885 72
Sewer pipe, cement and sand,
19 15
Catch basin covers,
328 08
Pipe and coupling,
14 12
Lumber and carpenter work,
27 88
Blacksmithing,
49 06
Hardware, tools, and repairing same,
58 16
Rent for storage,
75 00
Oil, cordage, &c.,
6 00
Printing,
4 00
Blank books and stationery,
19 97
Brick, 5 50
Engineering,
34
Total, as per item No. 34 of Expenses,
$6,344 78
85
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $692 84
Sidewalk Assessment.
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons for assessments, as per item No. 28 of Receipts, $2,459 44
EXPENDED.
Transferred to Highway Department, as per order of City Council, $2,459 44
Sinking Fund: General Debt, 1875.
Balance November 30, 1878, $18,383 56 $18,383 56
RECEIVED.
Amount transferred from premium ac- count, $5,790 00
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, on account of balances of 1878, $99,941 95
Amount of premium and interest, from Commissioners of Sinking Fund, collected on invest- ments, $4,513 95
Total, as per item No. 35 of Expenses, $110,245 90
$128,629 46
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as follows, viz: Bonds maturing and canceled, 1879, $104,800 00
M
86
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund for premiums and in- terest on investments, $3,708 89
Total, as per item No. 29 of Receipts,
$108,508 89
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $20,120 57
-
Sinking Fund, 1876: Water.
Balance Nov. 30, 1878, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $5,958 94
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $1,500 00
Amount of premium and interest, from Commissioners of Sink- ing Fund, collected on in- vestments, 332 48
Total, as per item No. 36 of Expenses, $1,832 48
$7,791 42
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for premium and in- . terest on investments, as per item No. 30 of Receipts, $129 01
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $7,662 41
87
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sinking Fund, 1877 : Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance Nov. 30, 1878, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $17,245 24
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of premium and interest, from Commissioners of Sink- ing Funds, collected on in- vestments, $1,347 57
Total, as per item No. 37 of Expenses, $9,347 57
$26,592 81
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for premium and in- terest on investments, as per item No. 31 of Receipts, $452 87
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $26,139 94
Sinking Fund, 1878 : Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance Nov. 30, 1878, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $6,241 12
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $4,800 00
.
88
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
Amount of premium and interest, from Commissioners of Sink- ing Fund, collected on invest- ments, $575 66
Total, as per item No. 38 of Expenses,
$5,375 66
$11,616 78
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Funds for Pre- mium and interest on investments, as per item No. 32 of Receipts, $589 50
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund, $11,027 28
Sinking Fund, 1879 : Lynde Brook Damages.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $3,200 00
Amount transferred from premium account, 2,436 00
Amount of premium and interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds, collected on investments, 138 08
Total, as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $5,774 08
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for pre- mium and interest on investments, as per item No. 33 of Receipts, $294 42
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, $5,479 66
89
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sinking Fund, 1879 : Island Sewer.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special Appropriations, as per order of City Council, $3,500 00
Amount transferred from premium account, 8,250 00
Amount of premium and interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds, collected on investments, 267 42
Total, as per item No. 40 of Expenses, $12,017 42
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Funds, for premium and interest on investments, as per item No. 34, of Receipts, $971 11
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, $11,046 31
Sinking Fund, 1879 ; Foster Street.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount transferred from premium account, 5,680 00
Amount of premium and interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds, collected on investments, 317 33
Total, as per item No. 41 of Expenses,
$13,997 33
90
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 34.
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, for premium and interest on investments, as per item No. 35 of Receipts,
$736 04
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Fund,
$13,261 29
State Aid.
Balance November 30, 1878,
$29,874 62
EXPENDED.
Paid soldiers and families in Dec., 1878, $1,122 25
66 66 66
Jan., 1879,
967 00
66
Feb.,
963 25
66
March, “
993 50
66
66
66
66
May,
1,088 50
66
66
66
July,
66 884 00
66
66
Aug.,
896 00
Sept.,
921 50
66
Oct.,
885 50
66
66
Nov.,
889 50
Total, as per item No. 42 of Expenses,
$11,658 75
$41,533 37
RECEIVED.
For amount allowed by State Auditor, as per item No. 36, of Receipts,
$11,811 68
J
Balance due from the State,
$29,721 69
Street Betterment Assessments.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments, as follows, viz .: On account of Canterbury Street, $55 59
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