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Watering street, around building,
10 00
Seeds,
8 71
Rent of telephone,
19 25
Total as per item No. 4 of Expenses, $9,159 13
Balance unexpended transferred to Sinking Fund,
$287 43
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
City Hospital Building.
Balance November 30, 1880, brought forward,
$14,402 27 15,000 00
Appropriation,
$29,402 27
RECEIVED.
For Trees.
$50 00
Total as per item No. 6 of Receipts,
$50 00
$29,452 27
EXPENDED.
For Contract, paid Palmer & Vaughn, $9,988 77
Extra work, paid Palmer &
Vaughn,
2,030 43
Other extra labor on building,
970 25
Plans, paid Fuller & Delano,
300 00
Heating apparatus,
3,740 38
Gas pipe and fittings,
451 89
Refrigerator,
116 70
Grading,
3,836 44
Fertilizers,
18 00
Contract for stone, paid Geo. D. Webb,
1,593 52
Wall stone,
120 00
Stone posts and caps,
435 07
Sewer pipe, &c.,
365 03
Lumber,
164 25
Lightning rods,
334 95
Electric bells,
122 87
Mantles, tiles, &c.,
189 75
Copper tanks, &c.,
392 65
Painting,
480 70
Sinks, piping, &c.,
1,091 87
Paving,
196 75
Coal,
152 55
Engineering,
33 36
Grass seed,
13 75
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 36.
For Advertising,
14 02
Insurance,
300 00
Hack hire,
8 00
Traveling expenses, Supt. Public Buildings, 2 70
Freight and trucking,
8 57
Folding screens,
9 00
Cut of City Hospital Building,
50 00
Packing,
1 00
Watchman,
43 75
Total as per item No. 5 of Expenses,
$27,576 97
Balance November 30, 1881,
$1,875 30
City Hospital : Jaques Fund.
RECEIVED.
For net income, from Commissioners of
Jaques Hospital Fund, $5,155 34
Total as per item No. 7 of Receipts,
$5,155 34
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. J. B. Rich (in part), $ 291 65
Services of nurses and domestics,
1,179 36
Groceries and provisions,
1,177 24
Furniture, fixtures and repairing same, 63 73
Repairs on building,
2 28
Surgical instruments and repairs of same,
11 60
Medicines,
347 32
Coal and wood,
213 40
Gas,
125 34
Printing and stationery,
93 09
Blacksmithing,
23 63
Hay and grain,
126 05
Hack hire,
1 00
Harnesses and repairs of same,
13 20
Postage, express and telegrams,
3 20
Rent, to Commissioners of Jaques Hospital Fund,
1,000 00
37
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Refreshments for Committee, . 11 31
Rent of telephone, 27 10
Water rates, 42 48
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
88 21
Rubber goods,
4 15
Extra services, paid Dr. J. B. Rich, 300 00
Watering street around building, 10 00
Total as per item No. 6 of Expenses, $5,155 34
City Hospital : Tenney Fund.
RECEIVED.
From Commissioners for net income, $132 63
Total as per item No. 8 of Receipts, $132 63
EXPENDED.
For Groceries and provisions,
$117 61
Refreshment for Committee, 15 02
Total as per item No. 7 of Expenses, $132 63
Collector's Sales : Surplus Account.
Balance brought forward, $46 05
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and costs, repaid as per item No. 8 of Expenses, 61
Balance November 30, 1881, $45 44
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$46,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Labor of men and teams, Horses sold, Old copper, 4
$514 00
300 00
140 00
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For Manure, 121 13
Hose and couplings,
76 00
Oats,
9 20
Wheels and pole,
10 00
Use of roof of engine house,
12 00
Total as per item No. 9 of Receipts,
$1,182 33
$47,182 33
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. E. Combs, Chief Engineer,
$1,200 00
Salary of Wm. Brophy, Asst. Engineer,
1,000 00
Salary of John W. Loring, Asst. Engineer (balance),
16 66
Salary of G. N. Rawson, Asst. Engineer,
225 00
Salary of Jer'h Hennessy, Asst. Engineer,
208 34
Salary of Sam'l H. Day, Asst. Engineer and Clerk, Pay roll of men, Steamer No. 1,
320 83
1,417 58
66
2,
1,370 05
66
66 66 4,
1,256 25
City Hose Co. No. 1,
1,077 25
66
Ocean
2,
1,033 75
66 66 Niagara
4,
1,088 25
66 66
Yankee 66 5,
1,027 25
Tiger
6,
1,024 25
66
Protector" 7,
1,028 25
66
Hook and Ladder Co.
2,121 25
Pay roll of men, Hook and Ladder Co.
No. 2,
1,544 25
Pay roll of men, Babcock Extinguisher, No. 1,
373 00
Pay roll of men, Stewards and Drivers,
8,638 95
For New apparatus,
189 80
Repairs of apparatus,
434 21
Repairs of houses,
584 00
Horses,
745 00
66
3,
1,474 92
No. 1,
39
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Alarms for fire, 114 00
Materials for, and repairs of tele- graph, 367 10
Horses for drawing apparatus,
978 00
Hose, and repairs of same,
96 03
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,
329 53
Repairs of wagon,
3 50
Medicine and attendance horses,
for
19 15
Hay, grain and straw,
1,656 28
Oil, soap, brushes, &c.,
186 97
Coal and wood,
520 01
Gas,
386 89
Printing,
151 09
Advertising,
70
Blacksmithing,
354 42
Freight, trucking and express,
21 12
Furniture, fixtures, and repairing same,
220 70
Hardware and tools,
210 55
Stationery, stamps, &c.,
46 10
Paints and oil,
32 86
Badges,
4 50
Castings,
2 42
Hack hire,
56 00
Rent for power,
25 00
Rent of telephones,
110 00
Washing bedding, &c.,
232 99
Traveling expenses of Engineers,
4 95
Sprinkling on Mechanic and School Streets,
10 00
Repairs on Beacon Street House,
207 48
Clerical labor,
6 00
Clipping horse,
2 00
Iron and steel,
3 63
Painting wagon and repairing same,
13 50
Ice,
5 52
PRESCOTT STREET ENGINE HOUSE :
For Contract, paid Jeremiah Murphy, $8,585 85
Plans for house, 320 85
Digging cellar, 137 79
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For Engineering, 24 76
Grading,
77 11
Extra work,
2 03
Water pipe and labor,
7 28
Advertising,
7 13
Hack hire,
1 00
Insurance,
10 00
$9,173 80
Total as per item No. 9 of Expenses,
$44,951 88
$2,230 45
Less amount transferred to Sink- ing Fund, 121 30
Balance November 30, 1881,
$2,109 15
Fire Patrol.
Appropriation,
$1,200 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Drafts, per order of Fire Depart- ment, as per item No. 10 of Expenses,
$1,200 00
Free Public Library.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
RECEIVED.
.
For Dog Fund (County), $2,595 49
Fines and catalogues, 423 95
Total as per item No. 10 of Receipts, $3,019 44
$13,019 44
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,
$2,500 00
66 " Assistants,
4,070 70
66 " Janitor,
416 67
Books and stationery,
3,231 93
Binding books,
762 39
Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.
16 61
Fuel,
370 12
Gas,
780 10
Printing,
116 14
Stamps, express, &c.
184 91
Postal cards for printing,
70 00
Cleaning building and removing ashes,
43 20
Insurance,
25 00
Water rates,
81 29
Repairs of building,
265 23
Furniture and repairing same,
44 50
Traveling expenses,
2 10
Engineering,
2 00
Total as per item No. 11 of Receipts,
$12,982 89
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$36 55
Highway Department.
Appropriation (Highways, Sidewalks and Paving), $52,000 00
$52,000 00
RECEIVED.
For amount transferred from Sidewalk assessment, $7,118 89
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 5,237 50
Labor, material, &c., as per item No. 11 of Receipts, 9,566 63
$21,923 02
$73,923 02
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EXPENDED).
For Salary of Joseph S. Perry, Com- missioner,
$1,600 00
Labor of men, as per pay rolls, 32,018 71
Extra labor of men and teams,
3,020 68
Clerical labor,
275 00
Engineering,
500 05
Hardware and tools, and repair of tools,
310 43
Blacksmithing,
990 88
Brick,
2,851 04
Paving blocks,
5,681 44
Curb stone,
2,986 26
Cobble stone,
445 86
Flagstone,
431 95
Field stone,
3,544 62
Paving,
3,309 01
Gravel,
. 498 42
Cement, pipe and sand,
35 15
Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,
116 46
Advertising,
60 18
Printing,
25 06
Harnesses, blankets and repairs of same,
255 70
Carts, wagons, &c.,
513 47
Hay, grain and straw,
2,939 38
Horses,
1,285 00
Freight, trucking and express,
2,187 46
Medicine and medical attendance for horses,
19 75
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
34 25
Coal,
259 85
Gas,
30 41
Horse and hack hire,
12 82
Swine,
54 95
Supplying watering troughs and care thereof, 34 63
Watering macadamized streets,
100 00
Breaking roads,
140 67
Lnmber and carpenter work,
414 11
Traveling expenses of Committee,
74 99
Building for crusher,
379 09
Stone crusher and repairing same,
888 62
Street roller, 300 00
43
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Engine and repairing same,
543 15
Running engine,
70 25
Moving barn,
55 00
Belting,
46 72
Rubber Hose,
8 06
Rubber packing,
4 25
Water pipe and labor,
34 31
Re-setting lamp post,
5 98
Gas pipe,
1 32
Telegram,
25
Error in Sidewalk assessments,
10 15
Insurance,
20 00
Damage to hack,
5 00
Personal damage and legal costs,
paid Mary A. Spurr,
4,298 21
Personal damage, paid Harriet C. Morse,
100 00
Dr. C. H. Davis, on Tourtelotte case,
10 00
Personal injury, paid John Phelan,
60 00
Damage by water, paid Dan'l Brennan, 15 00
Total as per item No. 12 of Expenses, $73,914 00
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $9 02
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation, $8,000 00
Less amount transferred to Abatements
and Discount, 1,000 00
$7,000 00 .
RECEIVED.
From City Clerk, for office fees, $1,809 00
66 " Licenses, 1,178 00
Dog Licenses, 1,388 00
66 66 " Ordinances sold, 39 50
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For Peddlers' licenses, 125 00
One-half fees, weighing on City Scales, 401 44
Rent of armories, from Common- wealth,
1,400 00
Stationery, stamps, &c.,
152 07
Postal cards,
60 00
Milk licenses, from R. R. Shepard,
136 50
Amount allowed for relief of indigent soldiers and sailors, from Commonwealth,
582 00
Costs on taxes, 1877,
20
.
66 1878,
1 00
1879,
5 40
66
1880,
243 55
1881,
162 74
Costs on Sidewalk assessment,
1 22
Costs on Sewer assessment, new account,
1 02
Costs on Lien account,
24 50
Old waste paper,
17 66
Engineering, establishing grade,
22 50
on drains,
103 45
and plans of various
streets, 70 61
Total as per item No. 12 of Receipts,
$7,925 36
$14,925 36
EXPENDED.
Gas for Armory,
$179 48
Coal for Armory,
75 01
Janitor for Armory,
74 26
Furniture for Armory,
9 00
Fixtures and repairs for Armory,
61 45
Water for Armory,
25 00
Rent for Armory,
180 00
Services of Ward Clerks and Inspectors, 198 50
Rent, furniture, care and heating Ward Rooms, 159 57
Gas for Band stand,
3 16
45
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Services of Engineers on plans, &c., 897 03
Services of Engineers, inspecting drain connections, 245 90
Clerical labor for City Clerk,
988 50
Engineers' instruments and repairs of same, 105 15
Advertising,
758 75
Printing,
1,258 86
Postal Cards for printing,
475 00
Stamps,
296 60
Express and telegrams,
14 03
Blank books and stationery,
651 84
Return of deaths by Undertakers,
321 50
Collecting births,
174 38
Care of church clocks,
95 00
Central District Court, legal costs,
53 05
Examining records and recording deeds, 64 70
Witness' fees and legal costs,
54 64
Directories,
114 00
Publishing ordinances in Directory,
90 00
Printing ordinances,
942 13
Extra services on ordinances, paid E. H. Towne, 100 00
Indexing ordinances, paid S. Utley,
400 00
Early records of Worcester,
150 00
Memorial Day expenses,
489 11
Services of Band, &c., 4th of July,
385 00
Floral decorations, Prest. Garfield ceremonies,
52 29
Firing salute, Prest. Garfield cere- monies, 40 00
Use of land for Battery,
20 00
Entertaining Gen'l Sherman,
500 00
Ex-Mayor Willis,
88 70
Band Concerts,
300 00
Hack and horse hire,
45 00
Rent of telephones,
72 00
Grading at Hope Cemetery,
500 00
Sprinkling around public buildings and squares, 450 00
Serving summonses,
286 25
E. H. Towne, services as registrar,
125 00
S. D. Nye,
66
100 00
J. P. Houghton, “
75 00
46
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For Perambulating town bounds, 77 48
Traveling expenses of Committee, 11 90
Use of Horticultural Hall, 15 00
Indigent soldiers and seamen,
764 00
Coal for City Scales,
5 95
Hay Scales and repairs of same,
165 20
Painting signs,
1 50
Traveling expenses, Supt. of Pub- lic Buildings, 2 70
Repairs of flag staff,
12 05
Auctioneers' fees, for sale of land,
37 00
Removing bodies from Pine Street Cemetery, 33 00
Refreshments for Mayor and
Aldermen, 14 75
One-fifth of expenses burying
horses, paid Commonwealth,
2 00
Surveying, for State Board of Health, Labor for Milk Inspector,
244 44
2 00
Adjusting measures, 2 20
Total as per item No. 13 of Expenses, $14,136 01
Balance unexpended, transferred
to Sinking Fund,
$789 35
Interest.
Appropriation,
$112,000 00
Amount of interest transferred,
550 00
$112,550 00
RECEIVED.
For Interest on deposits, $1,323 35
" Sidewalk assessments, 35 24
Interest on Street betterment assessments, 87 04
Interest on Sewer assessments, new account, 98 19
Interest on Lien account, 13 70
47
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Interest accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness, from Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings, 4,888 89 Interest from Commissioners of Sinking Funds, on invest- ments, 11,944 41
Interest on note, from J. A. & O. W. Norcross,
325 50
Interest on note, from Thos. Reid,
26 39
" F. H. Kelley,
116 07
66 66 " John McGuire,
32 35
Interest on agreement for sales, from Richard O'Flynn, Interest on Taxes, 1877,
2 75
7 28
1878,
5 34
66 66 1879,
13 43
66
66
1880,
704 30
66
1881,
13 57
Total as per item No. 13 of Receipts,
$19,637 80
$132,187 80
EXPENDED.
For Amount of interest transferred, $11,944 41
Interest on Funded
City Loans, $112,960 00
Interest on Tempo-
rary Loans, 5,994 79
Total as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $118,954 79
$130,899 20
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,288 60
Interest on Sewer Loan.
Appropriation,
$18,000 00
$18,000 00
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RECEIVED.
For Interest accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness, as peritem No. 14 of Receipts,
$550 00
$18,550 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 15 of Expenses, $18,034 00
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $516 00
Interest on Water Loan.
Receipts for water rates, transferred from Water Works, Mainten- ance account,
$21,458 00
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 16 of · Expenses,
$21,458 00
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation, $31,500 00
$31,500 00
RECEIVED.
For Lanterns, globes, posts, &c., $105 47
Total as per item No. 15 of Receipts, $105 47
$31,605 47
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $11,280 64 Gasolene Lights, United States Street Lighting Co., 13,693 92
Lighting and care of lamps, 4.168 89
49
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Lamp posts and frames,
460 40
Lanterns and repairing same,
377 00
Globes,
485 55
Castings,
60 52
Re-setting and repair of lamps,
224 52
Paints, oil and glass,
217 53
Alcohol,
200 22
Matches,
60 00
Ladders and repairs of same,
24 00
Lantern gas cocks, waste and torches,
36 00
Printing,
3 00
Total as per item No. 17 of Expenses,
$31,292 19
Balance unexpended, transferred, to Sinking Fund,
$313 28
Liquor Licenses.
Received for Licenses for sale of liquor, as per item No. 16 of Receipts,
$29,650 00
$29,650 00
Less amount transferred to School- houses, $8,000 00
Less amount transferred to Highway Department, 5,237 50
Less amount transferred to Pauper
Department, House Offal, 1,000 00
Less amount transferred to Sewers, Construction, 3,000 00
Less amount transferred to Water Works, Construction, 5,000 00
$22,237 50
$7,412 50
EXPENDED.
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one fourth of fees for Liquor Licenses, as per item No. 18 of Expenses, $7,412 50
.
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Loans, Funded City.
Amount, November 30, 1880,
$1,867,000 00
$1,867,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of old City Loan renew- ed, due April 1, 1905, $500,000 00 Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of City Hospital Build- ing, due April 1, 1891, 35,000 00
Total as per item No. 17 of Receipts,
$535,000 00
$2,402,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Bonds, and Certificates of Indebtedness, payable in 1881, cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $516,000 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$1,886,000 00
Loans-Funded Sewer.
Balance, November 30, 1880,
$338,900 00
$338,900 00
RECEIVED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, ac- count of Island Sewer, due January 1, 1901, $55,000 00
Total as per item No. 18 of Receipts, $55,000 00
$393,900 00
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Bonds and Certificates of Indebted- ness, payable in 1881, can- celled, as per item No. 20 of Expenses, . $68,900 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$325,000 00
Loans-Funded Water.
Amount, November 30, 1880,
. $374,300 00
$374,300 00
EXPENDED.
For Certificates of Indebtedness, pay- able in 1881, cancelled, as per item No. 21 of Expenses, $3,000 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$371,300 00
Loans-Temporary.
RECEIVED.
For Loans authorized by City Council, as per item No. 19 of Receipts,
$350,000 00
$350,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City notes, cancelled, as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $350,000 00
Lynde Brook Damages.
Balance November 30, 1880, $2,607 43 30,000 00
Appropriation,
$32,607 43
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EXPENDED.
For Damages, paid L. B. Stone,
$35 87 66 Homer E. Sargent, 1,000 00
Benj. and Deborah
C. James,
27,948 86
Legal expenses in James case,
261 60
Engineering,
10 00
Total as per item No. 23 of Expenses,
$29,256 33
Balance,
$3,351 10
Pauper Department : City Relief.
Appropriation,
$13,000 00
- $13,000 00
Amount transferred from Pauper De- partment, House Offal,
$83 38
$13,083 38
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of State Paupers, $1,289 48
From Commonwealth, for burials of State Paupers, 350 00
From County, Cities, Towns, and indi- viduals, for aid to their poor,
3,000 68
Total as per item No. 20 of Receipts,
$4,640 16
$17,723 54
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,200 00 66 " Dr. Rufus Woodward,
City Physician,
1,000 00
Transportation,
291 27
Cash allowances,
284 44
Clerical labor,
289 50
Coal and wood,
1,597 70
53
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Groceries and provisions,
2,706 76
Medicines,
238 05
Burials,
630 00
Medical consultations,
8 80
Vaccine Virus,
1 60
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c., 70 21
Boots, shoes and clothing,
56 50
Printing,
68 42
Rent of telephone,
40 00
Freight,
4 29
Provisions for Police lodgers,
57 75
Hack hire,
15 00
Board of girls at State Industrial School,
127 00
Board of boys at State Reform School,
505 00
Care of Insane at Northampton, 66 66 " Worcester Lu-
185 64
natic Hospital,
5,969 77
Care of Insane at Asylum for Chronic Insane,
348 05
Care of Insane by Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, 870 20
Care of Insane at Taunton Lunatic Hospital, 152 40
Care of Paupers by Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
290 25
Aid to aged sick and poor,
168 19
Towns and cities, aid to paupers,
546 75
Total, as per item No. 24 of Expenses, $17,723 54
Pauper Department : Farm.
Appropriation,
$14,000 00
$14,000 00
Amount transferred from Police Department, 861 58
$14,861 58
5
54
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RECEIVED.
For Board of men and horses, Scavenger Department, $2,640 00
Board of teacher and scholars, Truant School,
422 62
Moving fence in Shrewsbury,
69 70
Soap grease, tallow, &c.,
64 62
Cow hides and calf skins,
33 06
Cows and calves,
147 54
Produce,
68 00
Labor,
18 00
Wood,
160 50
Total, as per item No. 21 of
Receipts,
$3,624 04
$18,485 62
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Sup't,
$900 00
" Mrs. Parkhurst, Matron,
300 00
Extra labor,
1,986 90
Tobacco, groceries and provisions,
3,360 95
Coal,
1,141 20
Grain and straw,
1,049 86
Repair of buildings, &c.,
1,622 92
Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same,
193 18
Boots, shoes and clothing,
409 52
Crockery and tin ware,
127 40
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
467 49
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
276 79
Medicines,
157 00
Blacksmithing,
122 89
Live stock,
46 00
Wagons and repairs of same,
166 95
Harnesses, blankets and repairs of same,
136 85
Chaplain,
100 00
Cash allowances to inmates,
25 15
Manure,
480 00
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55
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Postage, express and freight, 3 81
Taxes in Town of Shrewsbury,
57 61
Horse hire, 5 00
Traveling expenses of Sup't,
8 93
Transportation of paupers,
8 65
Medicine and medical attendance on horses, 24 00
Spy and other papers,
17 20
Rent of telephone,
40 00
Printing and stationery,
29 15
Cider and mill,
32 84
Disinfectant powder,
31 87
Ice,
5 10
Seeds,
108 42
Shavings,
52 63
Boiler and boiler house,
2,107 85
Mason work and heating appa- ratus,
2,573 39
Plans for heating apparatus,
68 00
Engineering,
14 75
Insurance,
210 00
Advertising,
15 38
Total, as per item No. 25 of Expenses,
$18,485 62
Pauper Department : House Offal.
Appropriation,
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses,
1,000 00
$3,500 00
Less amount transferred to Pau- per Department, City Relief,
83 38 *
$3,416 62
RECEIVED.
For Manure, Pork, Swine,
$480 00 5,718 22 214 20
56
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For Swill, 66 39
Bones, 61 72
Old iron,
27 75
Total, as per item No. 22 of Receipts,
$6,568 28
$9,984 90
EXPENDED.
For Collecting house offal,
$1,440 09
Board of men and horses,
2,640 00
Extra labor,
107 16
Coal,
77 55
Harnesses, blankets and repairs of same,
114 80
Wagons and repairs of same;
195 83
Blacksmithing,
253 96
Hardware and tools,
31 40
Swine,
199 65
Horses,
700 00
Medicine and attendance on horses,
26 00
Carpenter work, lumber and
cement,
250 17
Grain and straw,
235 08
Printing and stationery,
5 12
Paints and oil,
15 75
Sawdust,
27 00
Advertising,
8 00
Engineering,
14 11
Contract for piggery, paid Geo. S. Clough,
2,002 50
Total, as per item No. 26 of Expenses,
$8,344 17
$1,640 73
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,
247 23
Balance November 30, 1881,
$1,393 50
57
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Pauper Department : Truant School.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
$1,500 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of teacher,
$185 25
Board of teacher and scholars,
422 62
Boots, shoes and clothing,
76 65
Youth's Companion,
1 75
Horse hire,
2 00
Total, as per item No. 27 of Expenses, $688 27
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$811 73
Police Department.
Appropriation,
$56,000 00
-
$56,000 00
Less amount transferred to Pau- per Department, Farm,
$861 58
$55,138 42
RECEIVED.
For Officers' fees, from Clerk of Cen- tral District Court,
$6,162 40
Cloth,
769 78
Extra services of Officers,
480 35
Use of team,
172 00
Total, as per item No. 23 of Receipts,
$7,584 53
$62,722 95
-
EXPENDED.
For Salary of James M. Drennan, City Marshal, $1,781 66
58
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For Salary of F. C. Thayer, 1st Ass't Marshal, 1,290 84
Salary of J. K. Churchill, 2d Ass't Marshal,
1,286 22
Pay rolls of patrolmen,
53,337 50
" officers, extra services 4th of July, 85 00
Pay rolls of officers, on account of New England Fair, 300 00
Detectives and board of same,
100 05
Cloth, buttons and badges,
1,143 28
Belts, &c.
90 90
Ambulance and freight on same,
363 60
Horse,
225 00
Board of horses,
354 58
Hack and horse hire,
124 50
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,
144 65
Wagon, sleigh, and repairs of same,
120 00
Blacksmithing,
21 62
Furniture and repairs of same,
13 95
Rent of telephone,
37 30
Advertising,
31 50
Printing,
23 25
Telegrams, express, &c.,
50 91
Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
49 81
Washing,
21 38
Blank books and stationery,
101 43
Repairing clock,
4 85
Ice,
22 16
Traveling expenses of Marshal,
14 85
Witness' fees,
5 00
Crackers, &c., for lodgers,
49 20
Use of carriage and sleigh,
16 75
Analysis of beer,
5 00
Photographs,
13 50
Cordage,
9 75
Clerical work,
7 50
Disinfectant powder,
22 40
Total, as per item No. 28 of Expenses, $61,269 89
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,453 06
59
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Premium on City Bonds.
RECEIVED.
For Sale of Bonds, above par, on account of Funded City Loan renewed, due April 1, 1905, as per item No. 24 of Receipts, $30,150 00 .
$30,150 00
EXPENDED.
Amount transferred to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, on account of General Debt Sinking Fund of 1875, $30,150 00
- $30,150 00
Public. Grounds.
Appropriation,
$5,500 00 --
$5,500 00
RECEIVED.
For Grass, &c., as per item No. 25 of Receipts, $84 10
$5,584 10
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor, $2,227 72
Labor of men with teams, 181 74
Plants, trees, and planting,
1,243 38
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
197 33
Seeds,
203 43
Loam and manure,
330 00
Printing,
33 20
Freight, trucking, &c.,
8 25
Stationery,
25 95
Grain,
5 30
60
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For Fowls, 7 00
Engineering,
11 12
Preparing ice for skating,
22 98
Lumber and carpenter work,
73 62
Repairing seats,
56 80
New bridge,
619 86
Paving,
21 00
Cement and sand,
14 15
Stone and labor,
148 10
Plumbing,
16 75
Foot bridge,
5 00
Painting,
25 91
Fence wire,
11 88
Excelsior,
1 25
Baskets,
9 75
Cordage,
1 88
Blacksmithing,
2 95
Legal fees, Belcher case,
75 00
Total, as per item No. 29 of Expenses,
$5,581 30
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$2 80
Real Estate : Lien Account.
Balance, November 30, 1880, brought forward, $155 67
Amounts abated since Nov. 30, 1880, 15 70
$139 97
EXPENDED.
For Real Estate sold for Taxes, and purchased by the Collector, as per item No. 30 of Ex- penses, $29 71
$169 68
RECEIVED.
For Amount of taxes and charges, in redemption, as per item No. 26 of Receipts, $156 70
Balance, November 30, 1881, $12 98
61
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Real Estate Sales.
Received on account of land sold, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, $25,176 79
- $25,176 79
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund, June, 1881, 22,225 79
Balance transferred to Sinking Fund, $2,951 00
Salaries.
Appropriation, $21,000 00
$21,000 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Frank H. Kelley, Mayor,
$1,520 83
Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer and Collector,
2,500 00
Francis T. Blackmer, City Solicit- or (balance), 284 15
F. P. Goulding, City Solicitor,
1,265 85
Henry Griffin, City Auditor,
1,100 00
Enoch H. Towne, City Clerk,
1,600 00
Charles A. Allen, Engineer,
1,781 66
Lyman A. Ely, Assessor,
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