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$4,493 20
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, $914 95
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1880, $3,578 27
SEWER ASSESSMENT : New Account.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1879, $2,804 65
Amount assessed Dec. 29, 1879,
and Nov. 1880, 3,450 10
$6,254 75
Amount abated since Nov. 30, 1876,
11 76
$6,242 99
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 28 of Receipts, and trans- ferred to Sinking Fund, $3,817 71
83
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1880, $2,425 28
SEWERS: Construction.
Appropriation, $10,000 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Li-
censes,
2,000 00
Amount transferred from Interest,
795 20
$12,795 20
RECEIVED.
For use of steam drill,
$75 00
Labor,
34 75
Cement, brick, etc.,
57 30
Total as per item No. 29 of Re-
ceipts,
$167 05
$12,962 25
EXPENDED.
For laborers, as per pay rolls,
$5,698 51
Engineering,
145 65
Freight and teaming,
407 11
Inlets and border stone,
284 72
Sand, cement, drain pipe, etc.,
2,024 35
Brick,
1,541 60
Tools, and repairing same,
68 72
Blacksmithing,
144 05
Man hole covers,
294 25
Paving,
172 45
R. H. Chamberlain, salary, (in part),
250 00
Horse and hack hire,
10 50
Powder and fuse,
105 54
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Coal, 30 50
Advertising,
24 33
Gas pipe and labor,
8 60
Cordage,
3 79
Lumber,
83 86
Telegrams and express,
1 25
Glass,
2 50
Land damages, paid trustees of
Fox estate, 1,655 97
Legal fees paid trustees on Fox estate,
4 00
Total as per item No. 35 of Ex-
penses,
$12,962 25
SEWERS: Island Account.
Amount transferred from Foster
street,
$4,500 00
Appropriation,
70,000 00
$74,500 00
RECEIVED.
For Engines, derricks and pulley
blocks,
$2,145 00
Pumps, etc.,
30 00
Tools,
55 20
Rent of shed,
4 00
Old sheds sold,
33 50
Use of engine,
7 50
Lumber,
34 75
Pipe and hods,
8 79
Blacksmithing,
56 98 .
Material sold,
59 37
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
85
Total as per item No. 30 of Re- ceipts, $2,435 09
$76,935 09
EXPENDED.
For laborers, as per pay rolls,
$7,099 43
R. H. Chamberlain, salary (in part),
491 66
Stone, paid Brigham Converse,
1,890 64
Board of horse,
16 25
Clerical labor,
56 79
Cement,
586 65
Trucking and freight,
71 04
Hardware, tools, and repairing
same,
310 23
Coal,
205 50
Blacksmithing,
16 64
Sand and sewer pipe,
422 00
Rubber goods,
6 50
Horse and hack hire,
9 50
Engineering,
469 55
Man hole covers,
11 00
Gravel,
270 85
Moving shop and shed,
100 00
Building wall,
42 00
Lumber,
39 94
Oil, wicks, etc.,
30 68
Extra work, paid Mundell & Whittaker,
1,000 00
Travelling expenses, Engineer,
8 50
Water pipe,
12 76
Storage for engine,
4 00
Pipe, couplings, etc.,
2 25
Stakes,
7 00
Iron and steel,
9 87
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86
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Repairing boiler,
11 44
Cement-testing machine, 43 50
Cordage, 23 87
Advertising, 9 08
Use of land, paid M. F. Daily,
50 00
Use of land, paid Margaret Feeney, 100 00
Paid Samuel Perry heirs, use of land, 79 30
$13,50
42
Section 2.
Contract paid Keir-
nan & Maloney, 27,403 67
Engineering, 1,116 18
Inspector of work, 234 00
Advertising,
95 48
Printing Specifica-
tions,
45 22
Total for Section 2,
$28,894 55
Total, as per item No. 36 of Ex- penses, $42,402 97
Balance, November 30, 1880,
$34,532 12
SEWERS: Maintenance.
Appropriation,
$7,000 00
RECEIVED.
For labor and material sold, total as per item No. 31 of Re- ceipts, $43 00
$7,043 00
87
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For laborers as per pay rolls,
$4,749 23
Trucking and freight,
853 05
Catch basin and man hole covers,
301 90
R. H. Chamberlain, salary (in part),
748 61
Labor of men with team,
127 75
Rent for storage,
75 00
Sewer pipe, cement and sand,
2 20
Blacksmithing,
24 27
Hardware, tools and repairing
same,
39 25
Cordage,
20 78
Rubber goods,
19 00
Oil, etc.,
9 02
Telegrams and express,
4 65
Paving,
3 50
Stationery,
2 22
Total, as per item No. 37 of Ex- penses, $6,980 43
Balance unexpended, transferred to to Sinking Fund,
$62 57
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT.
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, for assessments, as per item No. 32 of Receipts, $3,741 62
$3,741 62
88
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
EXPENDED.
Transferred to Highway Department, as per order of City Council, $3,741 62
SINKING FUND : General Debt, 1875.
Balance November 30, 1879, $20,120 57 $20,120 57
RECEIVED.
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Funds, on account of balances of 1879, $51,457 73
Amount transferred from Premium on Bonds, 8,946 00
Amount of Premium and Interest from Commissioners of Sink- ing Fund, collected on invest- ments, 2,424 40
Amount transferred from Liquor Li- censes, as per order of City Council, 11,339 50
Total, as per item No. 38 of Expenses, $74,167 63
$94,288 20
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Funds, as follows, viz. : Bonds, maturing and cancelled, 1880, $22,100 00
89
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Premiums and Interest on investments, 1,336 42
Total, as per item No. 33 of Receipts,
$23,436 42
Balance Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $70,851 78
SINKING FUND, 1876: Water.
Balance November 30, 1879, $7,662 41
$7,662 41
RECEIVED.
Amount of appropriation, as per or- der City Council, $1,500 00
Amount of Premium and Interest col- lected on investments, 423 70
Total, as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $1,923 70 Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $9,586 11
SINKING FUND : Lynde Brook Damages, 1877.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $26,139 94 $26,139 94
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of premium and interest collected on investments, 1,592 45
Total, as per item No. 40 of Ex- penses, $9,592 45
$35,732 39
90
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
EXPENDED.
For premium and interest on invest-
ments, as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $167 83
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of
Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $35,564 56
SINKING FUND : Lynde Brook Damages, 1878.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $11,027 28 $11,027 28
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as
per order of City Council, $4,800 00
Amount of premium and interest, collected on investments, 718 65
Total, as per item No. 41 of Ex- penses, $5,518 65
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of
Com'rs of Sinking Funds,
$16,545 93
SINKING FUND : Lynde Brook Damages, 1879.
Balance November 30, 1879, $5,479 66 $5,479 66
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $2,800 00
Amount of premium and interest collected on investments, 337 63
91
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Total, as per item No. 42 of Ex- penses,
$3,137 63
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds,
$8,617 29
SINKING FUND: Island Sewer, 1879.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $11,046 31 $11,046 31
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $2,500 00
Amount of premium and interest collected on investments, 613 54
Total, as per item No. 43 of Ex- penses,
$3,113 54
$14,159 85
EXPENDED.
For premium and interest on invest- ments, as per item No. 35 of Receipts, $83 92
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $14,075 93
SINKING FUND : Foster Street, 1879.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $13,261 29 $13,261 29
92
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RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of premium and interest on investments, 859 45
Total, as per item No. 44 of Ex- penses, $8,859 45
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $22,120 74
SINKING FUND: Island Sewer, 1880.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $1,500 00
Amount of premium and interest on investments, 47 20
Total, as per item No. 45 of Ex- penses, being amount No- vember 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds, $1,547 20
SINKING FUND: Foster Street, 1880.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $2,400 00 Amount of premium and interest on investments, 57 73
93
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Total, as per item No. 46 of Ex- penses, being amount Nov. 30, 1880, in hands of Com'rs of Sinking Funds,
$2,457 73
STATE AID.
Balance November 30, 1879, $29,721 69 $29,721 69
EXPENDED.
Paid soldiers and families in Dec., 1879, $895 50
Jan., 1880, 895 50
Feb.,
899 50
March, 891 00
April,
880 00
May,
891 00
June,
872 00
July,
874 00
Aug., 6 863 50
Sept.,
868 00
Oct.,
856 50
66
Nov.,
848 50
Total, as per item No. 47 of Ex- penses, -
$10,535 00
$40,256 69
RECEIVED.
For amount allowed by State Audi- tor, as per item No. 36 of Receipts,
$11,827 25
Balance due from the State,
$28,429 44
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94
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STREET BETTERMENTS.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments, as follows, viz. :
On account of Canterbury Street,
$9 16
" Foster Street,
11,768 75
" Newton Street, 111 19
" Wellington Street, 31 50
Total, as per item No. 37 of Re- ceipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund,
$11,920 60
STREET CONSTRUCTION.
Appropriation,
$25,000 00 $25,000 00
EXPENDEI).
For Engineering,
$59 04
Hack hire,
5 00
Grading corner of Water and Vernon Sts., 229 11
Paid O'Leary & King,
damages, Queen
St.,
100 00
$393 15
For Hospital street,
Engineering,
$33 57
Grading, by high-
way dep't,
1,386 61
Building culvert,
75 60
Cement, brick, &c.,
51 80
95
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Paid J. & M. B. Chickering, dam- ages, 350 00
$1,897 48
For Millbury Street, new grade. Serving notices for
county commis- sioners,
$10 00
Grading, by high-
way dept., 544 24
Copying decree,
63
Paid Michael Har-
rington, damage
changing grade, 225 00
Margaret Feeney, damage changing grade, 400 00
John S. Ballard, dam-
age changing grade, 125 00 John Doherty, dam- age changing grade, 50 00 Patrick Doherty dam- age changing grade, 500 00 Adelle E. Grout, dam-
age changing grade, 250 00 James Halpin, dam- age changing grade, 50 00 Perry, Heirs, damage changing grade, 150 00
Margaret Spencer, damage changing grade, 150 00
$2,454 87
For Millbury Street, new location. Engineering, $54 64
96
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For Quinsigamond Avenue.
Grading, by high-
way department, 201 39
Advertising, 11 70
Engineering, 3 01
Hack hire, 4 00
Paid Sargent Card
Clothing Co., for
land, damages and costs, 1,747 55
Loomis Stone, for
land and damages, 659 60
David McIntire, for land and damages 1,685 05
Referees in McIntire
case, 15 00
Keirnan & Maloney,
contract,
2,154 60
$6,481 90
For Spruce Street.
Engineering, 10 41
Grading by highway
department,
368 00
$378 41
Total, as per item No. 48 of Ex- penses, $11,660 45
$13,339 55
Amount transferred to sinking fund,
$7,489 55
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880. $5,850 00
STREET CONSTRUCTION: Foster Street.
Balance, November 30, 1879, $18,390 21
97
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Less amount transferred to sewers, Island account, 4,500 00
$13,890 21
EXPENDED.
Paid witness fees, in Howe case,
$26 80
Witness fees, in Prentice case,
55 05
Witness fees, in Rice, Barton & Fales case,
44 00
Legal expense in Dickinson case,
23 00
Geo. F. Hoar, legal services,
750 00
Looking up titles,
5 00
Engineering,
19 07
Commissioners of Hope Ceme- tery, for grading lot,
500 00
Removing bodies from Me-
chanic St. burying ground,
33 00
Bigelow heirs, for land,
2,182 90
Mary Cannon, for land and damages,
3,279 50
E. B. Stoddard, for land and damages,
3,300 00
Wm. Dickenson, for land and damages,
3,242 65
Total, as per item No. 49 of Ex- penses,
$13,460 97
Balance, Nov. 30, 1880,
$429 24
TAXES, 1877.
Balance uncollected, November 30,
.1879, $4,563 80
98
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 38 of Receipts, $2 00
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1880,
$4,561 80
TAXES, 1878.
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1879, $5,276 68
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 39 of Receipts, $73 54
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1880, $5,203 14
TAXES, 1879: Corporation Tax.
Balance due from the common-
wealth in 1878, $719 12
Due from the commonwealth, 1879, 31,358 77
$32,077 89
RECEIVED.
From the commonwealth, as per item No. 40 of Receipts, $31,506 95
Due from the commonwealth, Nov. 30, 1880, $570 94
TAXES, 1879 : County.
Balance due the County, Nov. 30, 1879, $23,248 42
99
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 50 of Ex- penses,
$23,248 42
TAXES, 1879 : National Bank, State Account.
Amount assessed in 1879, $27,488 38
RECEIVED.
Amount from State Treasurer, as per item No. 41 of Receipts, $6,243 87
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to state treasurer, as per item No. 51 of Expen- ses, $21,244 51
STATE TAX, 1879.
Amount assessed for state tax, $14,255 00 $14,255 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to state treasurer, as per item No. 52 of Expenses, $14,255 00
TAXES, 1879.
Balance uncollected Nov. 30, 1879, $29,912 66
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 42 of Receipts, $24,806 62
Amount uncollected Nov. 30, 1880, $5,106 04
100
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
TAXES, 1880.
Amount assessed for state tax, $42,765 00
Amount assessed for county tax, 41,484 00
Amount assessed for city and na- tional bank tax, 685,149 75
Amount assessed additional for wo- men, 6 00
Amount assessed supplementary list, 474 45
$769,879 200
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 43 of Receipts, $745,916 13%
Amount uncollected Nov. 30, 1880, $23,963 07
TAXES : County, 1880.
Amount assessed, 1880, $41,484 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to county treasurer, as per item No. 53 of Ex- penses, $20,742 00
Balance due county Nov. 30, 1880, $20,742 00
WATER WORKS: Construction Account.
Appropriation, $27,000 00 $27,000 00
RECEIVED).
For service pipe, meters, labor, etc., as per item No. 44 of Re- ceipts, $12,671 56
$39,671 56%
101
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For labor of men, as per pay rolls,
$7,872 29
F. E. Hall, salary as commis-
sioner, 1,500 00
Clerical labor,
462 00
Engineering,
8 19
Union Water Meter Co., me- ters, couplings, etc., 5,762 92
W. E. Desper & Co., meters, couplings, etc.,
1,326 59
Hydrants and water gates,
1,230 80
Castings,
.
1,475 15
Plumbing,
68 71
Pipe and fittings,
2,862 81
Cement, pipe and sand,
193 83
Lead pipe and lead,
1,092 71
Hardware and tools,
71 59
Blacksmithing,
192 58
Freight, trucking and express,
286 90
Iron pipe and freight on same,
14,523 29
Labor of men with team,
8 10
Rubber goods,
20 25
Blank books, stationery, stamps,
etc.,
14 76
Horse and hack hire,
33 50
Refreshments for laborers,
2 25
Relaying water pipes,
80 25
Cordage,
66 64
Traveling expenses of commis- sioner,
27 21
Fuel,
29 75
Powder and fuse,
37 47
Lumber and carpenter work,
149 20
Dial,
20 00
Gas,
26
Repairing walk,
2 25
14
102
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
For Valves, 163 00
Labor boxing pipes, 40 10
Total as per item No. 54 of Ex-
penses,
$39,625 35
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund, $46 21
WATER WORKS: Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For assessments for water, 1879, $4,957 76
1880, 75,662 23
Total, as per item No. 45 of Re- ceipts, $80,619 99
Less amount transferred per order City Council, as follows, viz. : Com'rs of Sinking Funds, on account of island sewer loan, 1880,
1,500 00
Com'rs of Sinking Funds, on account of Foster street loan, 1880, 2,400 00
Less amount transferred to interest on water loan, 22,124 00
$26,024 00
$54,595 99
EXPENDED.
For labor of men, as per pay rolls, $7,302 82
" with teams, 9 40
J. Stewart Brown, salary as Registrar, 1,190 28
103
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Clerical labor, canvassing,
351 75
writing,
152 13
Care of reservoir,
200 00
Abatements on water rates,
60 47
Hardware and tools,
124 12
Blacksmithing,
205 67
Lumber and carpenter work,
352 01
Rubber goods,
68 25
Oil, lanterns, etc.,
64 54
Fuel,
72 65
Gas,
9 80
Printing,
94 15
Advertising,
2 50
Trucking and freight,
195 00
Union Water Meter Co., me-
ters, and repairing same,
1,915 90
Blank books, stationery,
stamps, etc.,
101 50
Engineering,
18 95
Paving,
99 97
Rent of telephones,
79 92
Telegrams, etc.,
11 33
Traveling expenses,
6 35
Horse and hack hire,
56 50
Horse,
175 00
Harnesses, blankets, and re-
pairing same,
37 35
Repairing wagon, etc.,
81 10
Hay, grain and straw,
458 83
Painting fence at reservoir,
55 12
Paints and oil,
28 44
Repairing building,
10 69
Repairing pump works,
178 95
Repairing meters by National Meter Co., 17 70
Wire cloth, 3 75
Revolving nuts,
66 00
104
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Lowering stack,
14 00
Iron pipe,
155 90
Excavating at reservoir,
375 96
Brick,
44 31
Sand, lime and cement,
60 68
Castings,
12 59
Packing,
8 99
Screw for water gates,
83 00
Valves,
42 20
Gravel,
27 05
Taxes, in Leicester,
86 00
Powder,
1 15
Refreshments for laborers,
23 60
Damage by bursting of water pipe,
126 00
Injury to horse,
10 00
Engineering, hack hire, etc.,
for new water supply,
194 05
Total as per item No. 55 of Ex-
penses,
$15,124 37
Balance unexpended transferred to
Sinking Fund,
$39,471 62
BALANCES UNEXPENDED: Transferred to Sinking Fund.
From abatements and discount,
$779 03
Board of health,
529 70
City hall,
586 16
City hospital,
2,807, 09
Fire department,
2,528 34
Free public library,
2 47
Highways,
1,177 64
Incidental expenses,
3,619 65
Lighting streets,
241 17
Pauper department, city relief,
514 60
105
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Interest,
11,344 73
Interest on sewer loan,
112 25
Police department,
1,748 30
Public grounds,
6 48
Salaries,
1,007 16
School department,
1,972 03
School houses,
242 83
Sewers, maintenance,
62 57
Street construction,
7,489 55
Water works, construction,
46 21
maintenance,
39,471 62
$76,289 58
Real estate sales,
10,119 61
Street betterment assessments,
11,920 60
Sewer assessments, old ac-
count,
914 95
Sewer assessments, new ac-
count,
3,817 71
$26,772 87
Total,
$103,062 45
CITY DEBT, Nov. 30, 1880.
FUNDED CITY LOAN.
Due June 1, 1881, (interest 5 per ct.), $4,000 00 1, 1882, (interest 5 per ct. ), 6,000 00
1, 1883, (interest 5 per ct.), 10,000 00 1, 1884, (interest 5 per ct.), 5,000 00 Jan. 1, 1887, (interest 5 per ct.), 100,000 00 1, 1888, (interest 5 per ct.), 60,000 00 1, 1889, (interest 5 per ct.), 40,000 00 April 1, 1889, (interest 5 per ct.), 100,000 00 " 1, 1890, (interest 5 per ct.), 30,000 00 " 1, 1905, (interest 5 per ct.), 100,000 00
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Due April 1, 1905, (interest 5 perct.), 100,000 00
$555,000 00
Jan. 1, 1881, (interest 6 perct.), $500,000 00 June 1, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), 12,000 00 April 1, 1892, (interest 6 per ct.), 800,000 00
$1,312,000 00
$1,867,000 00 Total,
FUNDED SEWER LOAN.
Due April 1, 1905, (int. 4} per ct.), $140,000 00 $140,000 00
Jan. 1, 1899, (interest 5 per ct.), $100,000 00 1,1900, (interest 5 per ct.), 30,000 00
$130,000 00 June 15, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), $1,000 00 July 1, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), 67,900 00
$68,900 00
Total, $338,900 00
FUNDED WATER LOAN.
Due Dec. 1, 1906, (interest 5 per ct. ), $100,000 00 $100,000 00
June 1, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), $1,000 00 July 1, 1881, (interest 6 per ct.), 2,000 00
June 1, 1882, (interest 6 per ct. ), 12,000 00
" 1, 1885, (interest 6 per ct.), 5,000 00
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
July 1, 1885, (interest 6 per ct.), 100,000 00 June 1, 1886, (interest 6 per ct.), 26,000 00 July 1, 1886, (interest 6 per ct.), 50,000 00 June 1, 1887, (interest 6 per ct.), 23,000 00 1, 1888, (interest 6 perct.), 3,000 00 Dec. 1, 1890, (interest 6 per ct.), 50,000 00 June 1, 1891, (interest 6 per ct.), 2,300 00
$274,300 00
Total,
$374,300 00
RECAPITULATION.
Funded city loan,
Funded sewer loan,
Funded water loan,
$1,867,000 00 338,900 00 374,300 00
Total,
$2,580,200 00
LIABILITIES.
Loan, funded city,
$1,867,000 00
sewer,
338,900 00
water, 374,300 00
One-half county tax, 1880,
20,742 00
State tax, 1880,
42,765 00
National bank tax, state account, 1880,
23,291 28
Collector's sales, surplus account,
46 05
Real estate sales, surplus account,
125 00
$2,667,169 33
CASH ASSETS.
.
2,622 shares Boston, Barre & Gard- ner R. R. stock, par value, $262,200 00
108
CITY DOCUMENT .- NO. 35.
Mortgage note, J. A. & O. W. Nor- cross, 7,000 00
Duc from Commonwealth for state aid, 28,429 44
Due from Commonwealth for cor- poration tax, 42,445 59
Due from Commonwealth for na- tional bank tax, state ac- count, 7,896 76
Due from Commonwealth for aid to indigent soldiers and sail- ors, 519 00
Due from Commonwealth for mili- tary aid (half expense) 387 00
Taxes, 1877, uncollected, 4,561 80
1878,
5,203 -14
1879, 5,106 04
1880, 23,963 07 38,834 05
Assessments for school books from 1877 to 1880, inclusive, 541 21
Assessments for sewers and drains, old account, 3,578 25
Assessments for sewers and drains, new account,
2,425 28
Assessments for sidewalks,
1,132 31
" street betterments,
13,548 87
Due on highway department acc't, On pauper department, city relief account,
567,67
522 87
On real estate, lien account,
155 67
On water works, construction account, 1,831 23
On water works, maintenance account, 6,394 59
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Cash in hands of com'rs of Sink-
181,367 27 ing Funds, Cash in treasury, 132,918 23
$732,695 29
Liabilities over cash assets, $1,934,474 04
LEDGER BALANCES.
DR. CR.
2,622 shares Boston, Barre & Gard-
ner R. R. Co., par value, 262,200 00
Collector's sales, surplus account,
46 05
Loans, funded city,
1,867,000 00
sewer,
338,900 00
water,
374,300 00
Real estate, lien account, 155,67
66
sales,
10,119 61
surplus account,
125 00
Sewer assessments, old account,
new
3,817 71
Sinking fund, general debt, 1875, 70,851 78
- water, 1876, 9,586 11
Lynde brook dam-
ages, 1877,
35,564 56
Sinking fund, Lynde brook dam- ages, 1878,
16,545 93
·Sinking fund, Lynde brook dam- ages, 1879,
8,617 29
Sinking fund, Island sewer, 1879,
14,075 93
Foster Street, 1879,
22,120 74
Island sewer, 1880,
1,547 20
Foster street, 1880, 2,457 73
28,429 44
State aid,
Street betterment, assessments, 11,920 60
I5
914 95
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Taxes, corporation,
42,445 59
County,
20,742 00.
National bank, state account,
15,394 52
State,
42,765 00%
1877,
4,561 80
1878,
5,203 14
1879,
5,106 04
1880,
23,963 07
City treasury,
132,918 23
City of Worcester,
1,999,695 19
$2,686,045 44 $2,686,045 44
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.
NOVEMBER 30, 1880.
In charge of the following Departments :
CITY ENGINEER :
Personal Property, .
$688 00
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC GROUNDS :
Personal Property, . 900 00
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS :
-
694 Gas Lanterns, 814 Gasoline Lamps, with
Building and Fixtures,
23,500 00
DIRECTORS OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY :
Library Building, .
$28,000 00
9,902 feet of land, at $2.00 per foot,
19,804 00
$47,804 00
Personal Property,
23,000 00
$70,S04 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT :
Beacon Street.
8,000 feet of land, at 25 cts. per foot, . . . $2,000 00
Engine House, 5,400 00
- $7,400 00
Bigelow Court. ,
5,310 feet of land, at $1.50 per foot, .. . $7,965 00
Engine House,
. 12,000 00
$19,965 00
Carlton Street.
1,270 feet of land, at $1.25 per foot, . . . $1,587 50
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Engine House, .
1,000 00
$2,587 50
Exchange Street.
500 feet of land, at $2.00 per foot, $1,000 00
Engine House, .
1,800 00
$2,800 00
Grafton Street. (On School House lot.)
Engine House, . . $4,000 00
Lamartine Street.
8,400 feet of land at 12} cts. per foot, . . . $1,050 00
Engine House, 8,000 00
$9,050 00
Myrtle Street.
1,347 feet of land, at 90 cts. per foot, . . $1,212 30
Engine House, . 2,700 00
$3,912 30
New Worcester.
Land,
$500 00
Engine House, .
1,000 00
$1,500 00
Pleasant Street.
6,106 feet of land, at 14 cts. per foot, . . . $854 84
Engine House, 8,100 00
$8,954 84
School Street.
7,688 feet of land, at 50 cts. per foot, . . $3,844 00
Engine House, 4,500 00
$8,344 00
Thomas Street.
Land, . $7,000 00
Engine House, 4,500 00
$11,500 00
John Street.
1,836 feet of land, at 50 cts. per foot, $918 00
Engine House, .
4,050 00
$4,968 00
Total Real Estate,
$84,981 64
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Personal Property :
Five Steamers, $22,800 00
Thirteen Hose Carriages, 6,700 00
Three Ladder Trucks, 4,600 00
Other Personal Property, including Fire Alarm Telegraph, 61,000 00
Total Personal Property,
$95,100 00
$180,081 64
CITY HOSPITAL : Furniture, Surgical Instruments, etc., . . . 3,500 00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT :
50,331 feet of land on Salem Street, at 33 cts. per foot, $16,609 25
Stable, Sheds, etc., “ « 10,000 00
Land, (1 acre) Pleasant street, Tatnuck, 100 00
Land, (2} acres) Quinsigamond Village, 225 00
Gravel Pit near Paxton, 15 00
Personal Property, . 7,852 88
$34,802 13
PAUPER DEPARTMENT :
Real Estate, . $62,075 00
Stock and Tools at the Farm, 7,419 00
Household Goods, 5,512 58
Building, Stock, etc., in Scavenger Department, 6,172 00
$81,178 58
POLICE DEPARTMENT :
Personal Property, under care of City Marshal, . $1,200 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT :
Land and Houses, . . $876,317 00
Personal Property,
64,089 87
$940,406 87
SEWER DEPARTMENT :
Personal Property, $1,368 20
WATER DEPARTMENT :
Real Estate in Leicester, at Bell Pond, and on Thomas Street, together with the Reservoir, Pipes, Hydrants, Fixtures and Tools, costing, $1,273,068 10
MISCELLANEOUS : Central Park, 7 acres. Hope Cemetery, 67 acres. Elm Park, 28 «
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Land Unimproved.
56,622 feet of land, Pine Court, at 40 cts. per foot, . . $22,648 80
38,696 feet of land, Lamartine St., at 12} cts. per foot, 4,837 00
6,533 feet of land, Union St., at 50 cts. per foot, . . 3,266 50
19,500 feet of land, Summer St., at 75 cts. per foot, . 14,625 00
43,626 feet of land, Mechanic and Foster Sts., at $1.00 per foot,
43,626 00
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