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$228 04
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and costs, repaid, as per item No. 7 of Expenses, $181 99
Balance,
$46 05
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$40,000 00 $40,000 00
RECEIVED.
For labor of men and teams,
$525 10
Sale of old hose house,
222 00
Indicator sold Wor. Protective De- partment,
100 00
Horses,
360 00
Repairs on steamer,
56 77
Furniture,
71 92
Hose and couplings,
74 50
Use of roof of engine house,
12 00
Total as per item No. 5 of Re- ceipts, $1,422 29
$41,422 29
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CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
EXPENDED.
For salary of S. E. Combs, Chief Eng'r, $1,190 27
Wm. Brophy, Asst. " 1,000 00
·
G. N. Rawson, 200 00
J. W. Loring,
200 00
.
Sam'1 H. Day, Asst. Eng'r
and Clerk, 250 00
Pay Roll of Men, Steamer No. 1, 1,130 00
2, 1,054 99
3,
1,255 00
1,275 00
City Hose Co., No. 1, 911 66
Ocean " 6 2, 851 25
Eagle "
3, 447 50
Niagara 4, 886 66
Yankee
5, 866 67
Tiger
6 6,
846 66
Protector
7,
855 00.
Hook and Ladder
Co., No. 1,
1,763 33.
66
Hook and Ladder
Co., No. 2,
1,275 00
Babcock Ex- tinguisher No. 1, 300 00
Stewards and drivers, 7,852 89
250 00
Repairs of apparatus,
680 12
Repairs of houses,
723 15
· Alarms for fires,
123 00
Materials for, and repairs of, tele- graph,
579 40
Hose,
654 08
Horses for drawing apparatus,
645 00
Harnesses, blankets, and repairing same, 344 53
Repairing wagons and carts,
54 75
Medicine and attendance, for
horses, 56 18
4,
66
For new apparatus,
53
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Hay, grain and straw,
2,200 59
Oil, soap, brushes, etc.,
191 36
Ice,
16 06
Fuel,
587 74
Gas,
457 14
Printing,
101 28
Blacksmithing,
251 60
Freight, trucking and express,
33 55
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same,
373 55
Washing of bedding,
253 52
Horses,
1,200 00
Stationery, stamps, etc.,
24 72
Hardware and tools,
163 16
Paints and oil,
13 05
Rent of repair shop,
162 50
Clipping horse,
4 50
Traveling expenses of engineer,
3 00
Indicators,
500 00
Auctioneer's services selling horses,
10 00
Hack hire,
58 00
Telegraph poles,
225 00
Extra labor,
26 98
Rent of telephone,
125 00
Signal boxes,
547 00
Contract, etc., for addition to Myr-
tle St. Engine House,
462 30
Repairing house, Bigelow Court,
1,375 90
Heating apparatus,
402 84
Plumbing,
157 26
Mason work,
115 77
Furniture, fixtures, etc.,
132 72
Painting,
195 77
Total as per item No. 8 of Ex- penses,
$38,893 95
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CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35. .
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2,528 34
FIRE PATROL.
Appropriation, $1,200 00 $1,200 00
EXPENDED.
Paid drafts per order, as per item No. 9 of Expenses, $1,200 00
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00 $8,000 00
RECEIVED.
For dog fund (County,)
$2,612 81
Fines, etc., 416 19
Total as per item No. 6 of Re- ceipts,
$3,029 00
$11,029 00
EXPENDED.
For salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,
2,458 34
Assistants,
3,690 28
Janitor, 416 67
Books and stationery,
1,994 33
Binding books,
753 91
Brooms, dusters, matches, etc.,
16 25
Fuel,
196 83
Gas,
911 75
Printing,
92 35
Stamps, express, etc.,
178 50
Postal cards for printing,
60 00
55
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Cleaning building and removing
ashes,
37 75
Insurance,
25 00
Water rates,
75 34
Repairing building,
101 25
Traveling expenses of Sup't,
12 48
Clock,
5 50
Total as per item No. 10 of Ex-
penses,
$11,026 53
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2 47
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Repairing Building.
Balance unexpended,
$986 66 $986 66
EXPENDED.
For elevator, $986 66
Total as per item No. 11 of Ex-
penses, .
$986 66
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, (Highways, Side- walks and Paving), $45,000 00 $45,000 00
RECEIVED.
For amount transferred from Sidewalk Assessment, $3,741 62
Labor, materials, etc., as per item No. 7 of Receipts, 6,256 21
$9,997 83
$54,997 83
56
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EXPENDED.
For salary of Wm. H. Heywood, (bal-
ance), $155 55
Salary of Jos. S. Perry, Commis- sioner, 1,444 45
Labor of men as per pay rolls,
24,656 74
Clerical labor, 200 00
Extra labor of men and teams,
1,039 03
Engineering,
585 84
Hardware and tools and repair of tools,
319 74
Blacksmithing,
768 36
Brick,
2,965 16
Cobble stone,
251 52
Curb stone,
2,284 84
Flag stone,
1,091 88
Paving blocks,
5,913 09
Gravel,
536 95
Paving,
4,172 63
Cement, pipe and sand,
32 32
Stone posts, wall stone, setting and
laying same,
203 50
Powder and fuse,
4 50
Oil, lanterns, brooms, etc.,
47 41
Advertising,
3 00
Printing,
29 80
Harnesses and blankets and repair-
ing same, 106 00
Carts, wagons, and repairing same, 239 53
Hay, grain, and straw,
3,197 45
Freight and trucking,
1,018 22
Medicine, and medical attendance for horses, 7 89
Blank books, stationery, stamps,
etc., 4 30
Coal, 13 28
57
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Gas, 31 37
Water rates, 32 00
Hack and horse hire,
59 00
Supplying watering troughs, and care thereof,
27 64
Swine,
38 00
Lumber and carpenter work,
474 86
Shoveling snow,
3 95
Horses,
320 00
Rent of land,
110 00
Repairing sidewalks,
48 50
Loam, 24 90
Damage to fence, paid Sam'l Smith, 3 25
F. C. Tourtelotte, personal injury, 1,190 37
Legal expenses, case of F. C. Tour- telotte, 163 37
Total as per item No. 12 of Ex-
penses,
$53,820 19
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,177 64
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
,
Appropriation, $7,000 00 $7,000 00
RECEIVED).
From City Clerk for office fees, $1,651 80
recording marriages and deaths, 168 00
collecting and record- ing births, 571 34
Licenses,
1,093 00
Dog licenses, 1,398 00
100 00
For peddlers' licenses, One-half fees, weighing on city scales, 507 12
58
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Rent of armories from Common-
wealth, 1,400 00
Stationery, 118 19
Postal cards, for printing,
60 00
Summonses, 1879,
17 80
1880,
109 00
Costs on taxes, 1878,
2 80
1879,
340 34
66 1880,
40
Lien account,
45 90
Real estate sale, 7 18
66 Street betterment as- sessments, 40
66
Sewer assessments, new account, 23 02
Amount allowed for relief of indi-
gent soldiers and sailors from Commonwealth,
817 00
Milk licenses from R. R. Shepard,
146 50
Total as per item No. 8 of Re- ceipts,
$8,577 79
$15,577 79
EXPENDED.
For gas for Armory,
$143 25
Coal
34 30
Janitor
52 14
Fixtures and repair for Armory,
299 04
Shoveling snow,
2 25
Water, 66
25 00
Services of engineers on plans, etc,
510 11
Engineers' instruments and repair- ing same, 141 88
Services of inspectors and ward clerks, 313 50
59
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Rent, furniture, care of and heating
ward rooms,
173 32
Advertising,
637 85
Printing,
1,374 67
Postal cards for printing,
420 00
Stamps,
251 35
Express and telegrams,
15 75
Blank books and stationery,
604 47
Return of deaths by undertakers,
243 50
Collecting and recording births,
deaths, and marriages, 906 02
Clerical labor for City Clerk,
915 00
Care of church clocks,
82 50
Telegraphing Cambridge time,
25 00
Killing and burying dogs,
26 00
Central district court, legal fees,
92 35
Memorial day expenses,
498 75
Services of bands for 4th of July,
310 00
Ringing bells
15 00
Firing salute
66
125 00
Directories,
118 00
Coal for city scales,
7 90
Repairing flag staff,
2 75
Use of ground for military,
15 00
Rent of telephones,
99 00
Indigent soldiers and seamen,
696 00
Traveling expenses of solicitor and clerk, 5 25
Use of Horticultural Hall,
18 00
Hack and horse hire,
63 75
Analysis of milk,
10 00
Repairing band stand and lanterns, 57 27
Bound stones, 3 00
E. H. Towne, services as registrar,
125 00
S. D. Nye,
100 00
L. A. Ely,
75 00
60
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Sprinkling around public buildings and squares, 150 00
Band concerts, 300 00
Reception of Vice President Wheeler, 346 25
Costs and interest on taxes, and
taxes on real estate sold, re- funded,
571 24
Copies of Early Records of Wor- cester, 56 00
Examining records and recording deeds,
120 65
Refreshments for City Council,
15 50
Serving summonses,
230 25
Auctioneers' fees for selling land,
26 78
Copying city ordinances,
20 80
Printing
35 25
Advertising "
400 00
Legal expenses, Mitchell case,
51 50
Total as per item No. 13 of Ex-
penses, $11,958 14
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,619 65
INTEREST.
Appropriation,
$117,500 00 $117,500 00
Less amount transferred to interest on Sewer Loan, 1,800 00
Less amount transferred to pauper de- partment, farm, 634 68
Less amount transferred to pauper de-
partment, house offal, 181 97
Less amount transferred to pauper de- partment, truant school, 35 90
61
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Less amount transferred to sewer con- struction, 795 20
$3,447 75
$114,052 25
RECEIVED.
For interest on deposits, $1,117 26
Sidewalk assessments, 5 63
Street betterment assess- ments, 363 80
Sewer assessments, old
account, 530 48
Sewer assessments, new account,
550 73
.66
Lien account,
80 08
Taxes, 1878,
6 50
Taxes, 1879,
957 37
Taxes, 1880,
15 61
Accrued on investments
from commissioners of
Sinking Funds, 7,074 75
Total as per item No. 9 of Re- ceipts,
$10,702 21
$124,754 46
EXPENDED.
For interest on funded city and tem- porary loans, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $113 409 73
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$11,344 73
9
62
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
INTEREST ON SEWER LOAN.
Appropriation, $18,500 00
Amount transferred from interest, 1,800 00
$20,300 00%
RECEIVED.
For interest accrued on certificates of indebtedness, as per item No. 10 of Receipts, 1,426 25.
$21,726 25%
EXPENDED.
For interest on funded sewer loan, as per item No. 15 of Expenses, $21,614 00
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $112 25%
INTEREST ON WATER LOANS.
Receipts for water rates transferred from water works, mainte- nance account, $22,124 00%
EXPENDED.
For interest on funded water loan as per item No. 16 of Expenses, $22,124 00%
LIGHTING STREETS.
Appropriation, $29,000 00
RECEIVED.
For lanterns, posts, etc., as per item No. 11 of Receipts, 28 08
$29,028 08:
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
63
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Wor. Gas Light Co., $10,906 28
Lighting, U. S. Street Lighting Co., 12,562 08
Lighting and care of lamps,
3,292 68
Lamp posts and frames,
516 82
Lanterns and lamps,
462 45
Resetting and repairs of lamps,
117 99
Repairing frames and lanterns,
132 70
Cleaning lamps,
30 00
Ladders and repairing same,
13 50
Alcohol,
127 90
Wicks, matches, etc.,
49 63
Paints, oil and glass,
295 91
Castings,
16 12
Globes,
111 85
Addition to oil house,
77 00
Painting lamp posts,
71 25
Advertising,
2 75
Total, as per item No. 17 of Expenses, $28,786 91
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$241 17
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Received for licenses for sale of liq- uor as per item No. 12 of Receipts, $22,554 00 $22,554 00
Less amount transferred to sewer con - struction, 2,000 00
Less amount transferred to board of health, 800 00
4
64
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Less amount transferred to public
grounds, 576 00
Less amount transferred to pauper de-
partment, new building, 200 00
Less amount transferred to school houses, 2,000 00
Less amount transferred to Sinking Fund, 11,339 50
$16,915 50
$5,638 50
EXPENDED.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts
one-fourth of fees for liquor licenses, as per item No. 18 of Expenses,
$5,638 50
LOANS: Funded City.
Amount, November 30, 1879, $1,845,000 00 $1,845,000 00
RECEIVED.
For certificates of indebtedness, ac- count of Foster street, due April 1, 1890, 30,000 00 Total as per item No. 13 of Receipts, $30,000 00
$1,875,000 00
EXPENDED.
For city bonds and certificates of indebtedness, payable in 1880, cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $8,000 00
Amount November 30, 1880,
$1,867,000 00
65
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
LOANS: Funded Sewer.
Amount, November 30, 1879, $311,900 00 $311,900 00
RECEIVED.
For certificates of indebtedness, ac- count of island sewer, due January 1, 1900, 30,000 00
Certificates of indebtedness, ac- count of old sewer loan, renewed, due April 1, 1905, 140,000 00
Total as per item No. 14 of
Receipts,
$170,000 00
$481,900 00
EXPENDED.
For bonds and certificates of indebt- edness, payable in 1880, cancelled, as per item No. 20 of Expenses, $143,000 00
Amount, November 30, 1880, $338,900 00
LOANS: Funded Water.
Amount, November 30, 1879, $385,400 00 $385,400 00
EXPENDED.
For certificates of indebtedness, pay- able in 1880, cancelled as per item No. 21 of Expenses, $11,100 00 $11,100 00
Amount, November 30, 1880,
$374,300 00
66
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35 .:
LOANS: Temporary:
RECEIVED.
For loans authorized by City Council, as per item No. 15 of Re- ceipts, $405,000 00 $405,000 00
EXPENDED.
For city notes, cancelled, as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $405,000 00
LYNDE BROOK DAMAGES.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $20,142 19 $20,142 19
EXPENDED.
For damages paid Cordis Mills, 600 00
Nor. & Wor. R. R., 7,404 57
L. B. Stone, 9,222 27
Witness fees in case L. B. Stone,
20 00
Witness fees and legal expenses, James case, 235 60
Engineering,
50 82
Horse hire, 1 50
Total, as per item No. 23 of Expenses, $17,534 76
Balance, November 30, 1880,
$2,607 43
PAUPER DEPARTMENT: City Relief.
Appropriation, $13,000 00 $13,000 00
67
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIVED.
From commonwealth, for support of
state paupers, $733 38
From commonwealth, for burials of
state paupers, 270 00
IFrom county, cities, towns, and indi-
viduals, for aid to their poor,
3,623 06
Total, as per item No. 16 of receipts,
4,626 44
$17,626 44
EXPENDED.
YFor salary of Geo. W. Gale, clerk, 1,200 00
" " Dr. Rufus Woodward, city physician, 1,000 00
Extra services of Dr. R. Woodward, 15 00
Medicines,
278 43
Medical consultations,
28 70
Burials,
734 00
«Clerical labor,
183 00
"Transportation and cash allow-
ances, 521 40
«Coal and wood, 1,236 90
«Groceries and provisions, 2,825 57
Blank books, stationery and stamps, 128 89
Boots, shoes and clothing,
83 19
Printing, 114 00
Provisions for police lodgers, &c., 120 50
Vaccine virus,
8 00
.Plans for new house,
13 75
Geo. F. Balcom, M. D., for profes- sional services, 12 50
«Carriage hire for committee, 9 00
Legal expense, Springfield suit, 24 75
68
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Board of girls, at State Industrial School, 81 00
Board of boys, at State Reform School, 533 00
Care of insane at Worcester Lunatic Hospital, 6,010 74
Care of insane at Asylum for chon- ic insane, 366 67
Hospital for insane, Northampton, 167 45
State Hospital for insane, Danvers, 133 01
Commonwealth of Mass., care of
paupers, 181 25
Aid to aged sick and poor, 340 24
Town and cities, for aid to paupers, 760 90
Total as per item No. 24 of ex- penses,
$17,111 842
Balance unexpended, transferred
to sinking fund, $514 60+
PAUPER DEPARTMENT: Farm.
Appropriation, $9,000 00
Amount transferred from interest, 634 68
$9,634 6&
RECEIVED.
For board of men and horses, scavenger
department, 2,022 00
Board of teacher and scholars, Tru- ant School, 1,195 14
Exchange of horses. 225 00
Furniture for small pox hospital, 77 80
Window frames and sash, 40 00
Board of John Burr and E. B. Wat- son, 149 00
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. 69
Materials sold,
30 73
Hides, tallow and soap grease,
64 18
Fruit sold,
2 00
Horse keeping,
6 00
Cow and calf,
39 91
Pasturing cow and calves,
26 62
Allowance on bill of goods,
5 00
Total, as per item No. 17 of re-
$3,883 38 ceipts,
$13,518 06
EXPENDED.
For salary of B. F. Parkhurt, superin-
tendent,
$900 00
Salary of Mrs. Parkhurst,
200 00
Groceries and provisions,
3,451 45
Grass seeds, grain and feed,
813 36
Boots and shoes,
155 80
Clothing,
167 68
Crockery and tinware,
86 05
Fuel,
540 53
Medicines,
176 27
Dry goods, bedding, etc.,
497 12
Extra labor,
1,848 89
Hardware, tools, and repairing same, 337 49
Repair of building, and miscellane- ous repairs, 1,751 92
Furniture, fixtures, and repair-
ing same, 735 32
Blacksmithing.
140 77
Cows,
167 75
Repairing wagons,
64 68
harnesses,
46 07
Chaplain,
100 66
IO
70
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Cash allowances,
32 85
Manure, 480 00
Postage, express, etc.,
2 25
Taxes, in Town of Shrewsbury,
51 84
Hack hire,
2 00
Horses,
486 50
Horse medicine, and medical attend-
ance, 121 09
Spy, and other papers,
3 85
Stationery,
3 10
Ice,
7 39
Straw,
39 38
Rent of telephone,
7 50
Refreshments for committee,
33 25
Insurance,
60 00
Disinfectant powder,
5 25
Total, as per item No. 25 of
expenses,
$13,518 06
PAUPER DEPARTMENT : House Offal.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
Amount transferred from Interest,
181 97
$1,681 97
RECEIVED.
For manure,
$480 00
Pork and Swine,
1,820 16
Swill,
140 91
Bones,
11 00
Total, as per item No. 18 of receipts, $2,452 07
$4,134 04
71
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For collecting house offal,
$1,298 07
. Board of men and horses,
2,022 00
Hay, grain and straw,
160 10
Repairing harnesses,
48 05
Repairing wagons,
100 01
Blacksmithing,
138 49
Hardware and tools,
52 82
Repair of buildings,
253 32
Medicine and attendance on horses,
33 10
Stationery,
6 25
Rubber hose,
7 83
Shavings,
14 00
Total as per item No. 26 of Expenses,
$4,134 04
PAUPER DEPARTMENT : New Building.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
Amount transferred from liquor li-
censes,
200 00
$8,200 00
EXPENDED.
For Contract paid B. C. Jaques,
7,956 95
Extra work, paid B. C. Jaques,
182 05
Plans,
40 00
Hack hire,
8 00
Advertising,
11 75
Engineering,
1 25
Total as per item No. 27 of Expenses, $8,200 00
72
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
PAUPER DEPARTMENT : Truant School.
Appropriation, $1,500 00
Amount transferred from interest, 35 90
$1,535 90
EXPENDED.
For salary of teacher,
$264 00
Board of teacher and scholars,
1,195 14
Boots and shoes,
9 60
Clothing,
67 16
Total as per item No. 28 of
$1,535 90 Expenses,
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$51,500 00
$51,500 00
RECEIVED.
For officers' fees from clerk of cen-
tral district court, $4,531 00
Extra services of officers,
89 20
Services of officers in small pox cases,
69 75
Cloth,
816 81
Horses sold,
533 50
Blankets, etc.,
7 45
Total, as per item No. 19 of
Receipts,
$6,047 71
$57,547 71
73
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For salary of W. A. Washburn,
(balance), $155 55
Salary of E. D. McFarland, (balance), 116 67
Salary of John W. Hadley,
(balance), 116 67
Salary of James M. Drennan, city marshal, 1,444 43
Salary of F. C. Thayer, first
assistant marshal, 1,083 33
Salary of J. K. Churchill, sec- ond assistant marshal,
1,038 28
Pay roll, patrolmen,
48,564 38
Pay roll, police, extra services 4th of July,
90 00
Pay roll, police, extra services
New England Fair, 213 75
Board of police, account New England Fair,
58 35
Horse hire, account New Eng- land Fair,
80 75
Portable ambulance,
27 00
Handcuffs and repairing same,
106 86
Cloth, buttons and badges,
1,355 01
Traveling expenses,
27 30
Hack and horse hire,
145 50
Board of horse,
301 31
Horse,
150 00
Harnesses, blankets and repair-
ing same,
97 90
Wagon and repairing same,
163 70
Blacksmithing,
14 60
Advertising,
31 88
Printing,
46 25
Telegrams, express, etc.,
45 54
74
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Brooms, lamps, matches, etc.,
54 71
Washing, 9 74
Blank books and stationery,
126 80
Ice, 13 75
Auctioneer, for selling horses,
8 00
Disinfectant powder,
15 60
Meals for prisoners,
23 15
Furniture and repairing same,
13 10
Mattrasses,
13 50
Rent of telephone,
36 00
Killing and burying dogs,
3 00
Photographs,
1 50
Refreshments for Police,
5 55
Total, as per item No. 29 of Expenses,
$55,799 41
Balance unexpended, transferred to the Sinking Fund,
$1,748 30
PREMIUM ON CITY BONDS.
RECEIVED.
For sale of Bonds above par, on ac- count Funded Sewer Loan,
due April 1, 1905, as per item No. 20 of Receipts, $8,946 00 $8,946 00
EXPENDED.
Amount transferred to Commission- ers of Sinking Fund, account of General Debt Sinking Fund, 1875, $8,946 00 $8,946 00
PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Appropriation,
$5,000 00
75
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Amount transferred from Liquor Li- censes, 576 00
$5,576 30
RECEIVED.
For amount refunded,
Total, as per item No. 21 of Receipts,
30
30
$5,576 30
EXPENDED.
For Grading, and other labor,
$2,215 96
Labor of men with teams,
239 25
Plants, trees, and planting,
880 45
Hardware, tools, and repairing
same,
79 39
Grass seed and fertilizers,
70 20
Loam and manure,
245 70
Printing,
24 59
Freight and trucking,
61 50
Water pipe, and labor,
61 69
Stationery,
5 08
Paving,
9 25
Engineering,
24 68
Excavating for pond,
1,083 73
Repairing monument,
29 00
Lumber and carpenter work,
10 10
Grain for fowls,
13 25
Central Park sidewalk,
516 00
Total, as per item No. 30 of Ex- penses, $5,569 82
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $6 48
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REAL ESTATE : Lien Account.
Balance, November 30th, 1879,
brought forward, $721 25
Amount abated, since Nov. 30, 1879, 26 27
$694 98
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for Taxes, and
purchased by the Collector, as per item No. 31 of Expenses, $126 14
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$821 12
RECEIVED.
For amount of Taxes and charges, in redemption, as per item No. 22 of Receipts, $665 45
Balance, November 30, 1880, $155 67
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Received on account of Land sold,
as per item No. 23 of Receipts, $10,119 61 $10,119 61
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund, $10,119 61
REAL ESTATE SALES: Surplus Account.
Received from Geo. H. Kendall, on account of sale of Estate on Summer Street per order of City Council, being amount
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
over and above taxes, costs and interest, as per item No. . 24 of Receipts, $125 00
SALARIES.
Appropriation,
$21,000 00 $21,000 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Chas. B. Pratt, Mayor (bal-
ance),
$145 83
Frank H. Kelley, Mayor,
1,354 17
Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer and Collector,
2,480 55
Francis T. Blackmer, City Solicitor,
1,550 00
Henry Griffin, City Auditor,
1,090 28
Enoch H. Towne, City Clerk,
1,590 28
Chas. A. Allen, City Engineer,
1,590 28
Wm. L. Clark, assessor, (bal- ance),
262 76
Lyman A. Ely, assessor,
1,074 99
Josiah P. Houghton, assessor,
1,000 00
Levi Barker, assessor,
750 00
Assistant assessors,
382 50
Chas. H. Peck, Sup't public buildings,
1,190 28
Chas. Marvin, city messenger,
900 00
Chas. B. Damon, book keeper,
1,000 00
R. R. Shepard, sealer of weights and measures,
200 00
R. R. Shepard, inspector of milk, 79 17
Theo. H. Bartlett, general cler- ical assistant, 1,000 00
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S. Hamilton Coe, clerk of com-
mon council, 300 00
Page to common council, 27 00
Clerical labor for assessors,
585 50
treasurer, 1,439 25
Total as per item No. 32 of Ex- penses, $19,992 84
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,007 16.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$146,000 00 $146,000 00
RECEIVED.
For school books,
$215 31
Tuition,
27 00
Materials sold,
40 20
Damage to building, etc.,
8 20
Building fence,
24 20
Lumber,
50 00
Old stoves,
14 00
Total, as per item No. 25 of Re- ceipts,
$378 93
$146,378 91
EXPENDED.
For salary of A. P. Marble, Supt., $2,430 00
Salary of teachers, as per pay rolls, 112,535 01
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Salary of Janitors, as per pay rolls, 5,586 87
Salary of Truant Officers, 1,786 66
Clerical labor,
883 34
Horse hire,
243 00
Rent of Superintendent's office,
771 25
Rent of School-rooms, 458 33
Fuel,
5,924 57
Gas,
305 09
Advertising,
54 75
Printing,
547 95
Miscellaneous repairs,
5,417 69
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same, 597 47
School Books and Stationery,
1,999 89
Material and Chemical Apparatus for High School, 75 30
Express, stamps, etc.,
64 69
Trucking, freight, and removing ashes, 426 55
Stoves, and stove furniture,
32 61
Repairing stoves, 1,015 00
Labor, cleaning school houses,
691 04
Clocks, and repairing same,
152 20
Tuning pianos, etc.,
82 87
Brooms, mats, dusters, etc.,
422 10
Water rates,
421 19
Ringing signal bells,
2 00
Cleaning vaults,
61 00
Lectures to Teachers,
15 00
Car fare and horse hire for Teach- er of Drawing,
71 05
Boiler, on Belmont street, pd. Wm. Allen & Sons, 200 00
Traveling expenses of Superin- tendent, 66 80
Entertaining Chilian Minister, 75
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CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Models and Stationery,
44 50
Removing snow around school houses, 72 12
Assistant in Examination of Teachers, 20 00
Disinfectant powder,
37 64
Furnaces,
890 60
Total, as per item No. 33 of Expenses,
$144,406 88
Amount unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,972 03
SCHOOL HOUSES. .
Appropriation,
$20,000 00
Balance Nov. 30, 1879, 1,937 57
Amount transferred from Liquor Li-
censes,
2,000 00
$23,937 57
RECEIVED.
For material sold, as per item No. 26 of Receipts, 36 75
$23,974 32
EXPENDED.
Grafton Street school house :
For Contract,
$1,964 14
Extra work, 57 45
Horse hire, 2 50
Grading, 42 50
Plumbing, 17 55
Total for Grafton Street school house, $2,084 14
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Edgeworth Street school house :
For Contract, paid Collie &
Morton, $4,672 45
Excavating cellar,
91 77
Extra labor,
194 63
Glazed pipe,
37 80
Furniture, 474 31
Plans and specifications, 50 00
Hacking,
4 00
Engineering,
5 81
Advertising,
4 25
Total for Edgeworth Street school house, $5,535 02
Oxford Street school house :
Contract, paid Addi-
son Palmer, $12,027 50
Extra labor, 425 13
Heating apparatus, 1,525 00
Furniture,
715 33
Glazed pipe,
90 00
Plumbing,
178 00
Pipe and labor,
188 37
Engineering,
23 10
Advertising,
23 88
Plans and specifica-
tions,
45 00
Iron rails,
6 60
Trucking,
5 75
Fence,
50 13
Grading,
746 04
Insurance,
62 50
Total for Oxford Street school house, $16,112 33
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Total, as per item No. 34 for school houses, $23,741 39
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $242 83
SEWER ASSESSMENT: Old Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1879, $4,936 87
Amount abated since Nov. 30, 1877, 443 67
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