Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1879, Part 5

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 442


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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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