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1,100 00
Josiah P. Houghton,
1,000 00
Levi Barker, 66
1,000 00
Assistant Assessors,
421 00
Chas. H. Peck, Superintendent of Public Buildings,
1,290 83
Charles 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,
100 00
Theo. H. Bartlett, General Cleri- cal Assistant,
1,000 00
S. Hamilton Coe, Clerk of Com- mon Council, 300 00
Page to Common Council, 21 00
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Paid Clerical labor for Treasurer, 1,374 57
66 Assessors, 471 00
Total, as per item No. 31 of Expenses, $20,230 89
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $769 11
School Department.
Appropriation,
$150,000 00
$150,000 00
Amount transferred from Street Construction,
2,435 57
$152,435 57
RECEIVED.
For School books,
$106 48
Tuition,
123 00
Materials sold and repairs,
15 47
Total, as per item No. 28 of Receipts,
$244 95
$152,680 52
EXPENDED.
For Salary of A. P. Marble, Superin- tendent,
$2,477 50
119,187 71
Salary of Teachers, as per pay rolls, 66 66 " Janitors "
5,983 42
Horse hire,
243 58
Salary of Truant Officers,
1,800 00
Clerical labor,
900 00
Rent of Superintendent's office, " " school-rooms,
212 50
Fuel,
7,990 25
Gas,
270 61
Advertising,
63 61
750 00
63
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Printing, 559 21
Miscellaneous repairs,
5,185 95
Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same, 776 65
School books and stationery,
1,890 01
Materials for chemical apparatus, High School,
334 40
Express, telegrams, stamps, &c.
58 15
Trucking, freight and removing ashes,
410 96
Stoves and stove furniture,
54 97
Repairing stoves,
1,147 95
Labor, cleaning school-houses,
524 04
Clocks, and repairs of same,
150 00
Pitch pipes, and tuning pianos,
99 54
Brooms, mats, dusters, &c.,
426 55
Water rates,
536 93
Ringing signal bells,
5 00
Cleaning vaults,
59 50
Traveling expenses of Sup't,
55 73
Assistant in examination of
teachers,
6 50
Car fare for Teacher of Drawing,
56 80
Horse hire,
7 50
Removing snow around school- houses,
91 35
Disinfectant powder,
63 35
Tools,
14 00
Rent of telephone,
27 00
Paving,
66 50
Urinals,
53 25
Insurance,
107 55
Flag, for High School,
32 00
Total, as per item No. 32 of
Expenses, $152,680 52
School-houses.
Appropriation, $40,000 00 Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 8,000 00
$48,000 00
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RECEIVED.
For Boiler,
$200 00
Amount refunded,
4 50
Total, as per item No. 29 of Receipts,
$204 50
$48,204 50
EXPENDED.
ADRIATIC SCHOOL-HOUSE :
For Contract, paid Palmer
& Vaughn,
$11,600 00
Extra work,
121 30
Plans, paid Boyden & Son,
345 00
Furnace and labor,
622 40
Furniture,
1,173 98
Lumber,
107 63
Pipe, labor, &c.,
41 39
Painting,
41 70
Grading,
92 55
Hack hire,
6 00
Engineering,
5 31
Advertising,
10 63
Fuel,
2 50
Traveling expense of
Supt. of Public Buildings,
3 00
· Telegrams,
85
Moving building,
10 00
Insurance,
62 50
Total for Adriatic School-house, $14,246 74
BELMONT STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE :
For Contract, paid Jeremiah Murphy, $12,350 00
Extra stone and mason work, 202 37
Heating apparatus, 1,976 28
65
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Furniture, &c.,
1,181 67
Plans,
246 00
Engineering,
10 81
Advertising,
19 51
Grading,
140 45
Water pipe and labor,
45 52
Hack hire,
1 00
Insurance,
62 50
Total for Belmont St. School-house,
$16,236 11
VALLEY FALLS SCHOOL-HOUSE :
For Contract, paid Benj.
C. Jaques,
$5,470 00
Extra work, paid Benj. C. Jaques,
420 63
Plans, &c.,
70 00
Furniture,
299 56
Land,
100 00
Grading,
100 00
Painting,
64 63
Vaults and cesspool,
58 10
Pipe, valves and labor,
26 22
Water pipe and labor,
92 74
Engineering,
4 62
Advertising,
11 75
Hack hire,
6 00
Total for Valley Falls School-house, $6,724 25
WOODLAND STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE :
For Contract, paid Benj. C. Jaques, $8,980 00
Extra work, paid Benj. C. Jaques,
124 32
Plans,
269 40
Furniture,
774 62
Excavating (extra work),
35 25
Mason work (extra work),
47 68
Furnace,
325 00
Paving,
206 50
Painting,
6 39
Water pipe, labor, &c., 11 29
66
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For Engineering, 4 26
11 63
Advertising, Insurance, 50 00
Total for Woodland St. School-house, $10,846 34
Total, as per item No. 33 of Expenses, $48,053 44
Balance unexpended, transferred, to Sinking Fund, $151 06
Sewer Assessment : Old Account.
Balance uncollected, November 30,
1881, $3,578 25
Sewer Assessment : New Account.
Balance uncollected, November 30,
1880,
$2,425 28
Amount assessed June 27, 1881, . 9,911 81
$12,337 09
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 30 of Receipts, $2,821 02
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1881, $9,516 07
Sewers : Construction.
Appropriation,
$15,000 00
Amount £ transferred from Liquor Licenses, $3,000 00
Amount transferred from City Hospi- tal, 1,589 67
$4,589 67
$19,589 67
67
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIVED.
For Construction of Sewer on Hench- man and Crescent Streets,
$300 00
Amount due for labor, uncalled for, Labor,
3 30
10 08
Material sold,
24 10
Total, as per item No. 31 of Receipts,
$337 48
$19,927 15
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls,
$10,665 24
Engineering,
693 48
Freight, teaming and express,
605 27
Inlet and border stone,
161 55
Sand, cement, drain pipe, &c.,
2,870 71
Brick,
2,087 33
Tools and repairing same,
202 76
Blacksmithing,
148 91
Manhole covers,
475 25
Lumber,
875 43
Pump,
200 00
R. H. Chamberlain (salary in part),
500 00
Expenses at hearing before legisla- tive committee,
158 08
Hack hire,
44 00
Traveling expense of Engineer,
24 90
Powder and fuse,
47 36
Cordage,
4 42
Stakes,
5 25
Advertising,
15 88
Coal,
57 00
Repairing engines,
22 04
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
26 76
Rubber boots,
22 05
Iron and steel,
2 38
Paving,
4 25
Water pipe, labor, &c.,
3 65
Paints and oil,
3 20
Total, as per item No. 34 of Expenses, $19,927 15
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Sewers : Island Account.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $34,532 12
Less amount transferred to Foster Street, Construction, 4,500 00
$30,032 12
RECEIVED.
For Derrick and guys, Building,
$115 00
50 00
Lumber, tools, &c.,
52 12
Total, as per item No. 32 of Receipts,
$217 12
$30,249 24
EXPENDED.
For Rent of land,
$550 00
Land damages, paid P. Doherty,
50 00
Land damages, paid Mich'l Har- rington,
50 00
$650 00
SECTION 2 :
Contract, paid Kiernan & Maloney,
$7,399 27
Engineering,
425 75
Inspector of work,
159 00
Manhole covers,
33 00
Trucking,
5 00
Extra labor,
15 15
Damage from over- flow,
50 00
Repairing gas pipes,
65 86
Total for Section 2, $8,153 03
Total, as per item No. 35 of Expenses, $8,803 03
Balance November 30, 1881,
$21,446 21
69
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation, Amount transferred from Board of Health,
$7,000 00
442 89
$7,442 89
RECEIVED.
For labor, materials, &c., sold, as per item No. 33 of Receipts,
$80 89
$7,523 78
EXPENDED.
For Salary of R. H. Chamberlain (in part),
$1,000 00
Laborers, as per pay rolls,
5,060 83
Trucking and freight,
806 87
Catch-basin covers,
240 75
Labor of men and teams,
80 40
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
21 51
Engineering,
11 75
Rent for storage,
98 75
Oil, lanterns, globes, &c.,
3 49
Rubber boots,
18 50
Cordage,
27 35
Pipe, couplings, &c.,
6 87
Cement, pipe and sand,
32 57
Stationery,
24 87
Pump,
21 00
Repairing wagon,
19 35
Advertising,
7 50
Telegram,
25
Blacksmithing,
6 27
Entertaining State Board of Health, 66 Lowell Delegation,
14 00
Stone for cesspool,
6 00
Plumbing,
1 90
Lumber,
1 50
Horse hire,
4 00
Total, as per item No. 36 of Expenses, 6
7 50
$7,523 78
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Sidewalk Assessment.
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, for assessments, as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $7,118 89
$7,118 89
EXPENDED.
Transferred to Highway Department, as per order of City Council,
$7,118 89
Sinking Fund : General Debt, 1875.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $70,851 78
$70,851 78
RECEIVED.
Amount transferred from premium account, $30,150 00
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund on account of balances of 1880, 70,612 45
Amount paid to Commissioners of Sinking Fund, proceeds of Real Estate Sales in 1881 (part), 22,225 79
Amount of interest, from Commis- sioners of Sinking Fund, collected on investments, 5,275 91
Total, as per item No. 37 of Expenses,
$128,264 15
$199,115 93
71
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
Paid by Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as follows, viz. : Bonds, maturing and cancelled in 1881, For interest on investments,
$87,900 00 490 00
Total, as per item No. 35 of Receipts, $88,390 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$110,725 93
Sinking Fund : Water, 1876.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $9,586 11
$9,586 11
RECEIVED.
Amount of appropriation, as per order of City Council, $1,500 00
For interest on investments, 515 42
Total, as per item No. 38 of Expenses, $2,015 42
$11,601 53
EXPENDED.
For interest on investments, $20 00
Total, as per item No. 36 of Receipts, $20 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$11,581 53
Sinking Fund : Lynde Brook Damages, 1877.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $35,564 56
$35,564 56
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RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of interest collected on invest- ments,
2,109 64
Total, as per item No. 39 of Expenses,
$10,109 64
$45,674 20
EXPENDED.
For interest on investments, $40 00
Total, as per item No. 37 of Receipts, $40 00
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$45,634 20
Sinking Fund : Lynde Brook Damages, 1878.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $16,545 93
$16,545 93
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $4,800 00
Amount of interest collected on invest- ments,
1,004 74
Total, as per item No. 40 of Expenses, $5,804 74
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$22,350 67
Sinking Fund : Lynde Brook Damages, 1879.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $8,617 29 - $8,617 29
73
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $3,200 00
Amount of interest collected on invest- ments, 512 82
Total, as per item No. 41 of Expenses, $3,712 82
Balance, November 30, 1881, $12,330 11
Sinking Fund : Island Sewer, 1879.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $14,075 93
-$14,075 93
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $3,500 00
Amount of interest collected on invest- ments, 814 59
Total, as per item No. 42 of Expenses, $4,314 59
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$18,390 52
Sinking Fund : Foster Street, 1879.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $22,120 74
$22,120 74
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as
per order of City Council, $8,000 00
Amount of interest on investments, 1,328 57
Total, as per item No. 43 of Expenses, $9,328 57
Balance, November 30, 1881, $31,449 31
74
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Sinking Fund : Island Sewer, 1880.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $1,547 20
$1,547 20
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as
per order of City Council, $1,050 00
Amount of interest on investments, 105 56
Total, as per item No. 44 of Expenses, $1,155 56
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$2,702 76
Sinking Fund : Foster Street, 1880.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $2,457 73
$2,457 73
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as
per order of City Council, $2,400 00
Amount of interest on investments, 179 64
Total, as per item No. 45 of Expenses, $2,579 64
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$5,037 37
Sinking Fund : Island Sewer, 1881.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $2,200 00
Amount of interest on investments, 43 01
Total, as per item No. 46 of Expenses,
$2,243 01
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$2,243 01
75
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sinking Fund : City Hospital Building, 1881.
RECEIVED.
Amount of special appropriation, as per order of City Council, $2,800 00
Amount of interest on investments, 54 51
Total, as per item No. 47 of Expenses,
$2,854 51
Balance, November 30, 1881,
$2,854 51
State Aid.
Balance, November 30, 1880,
$28,429 44
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and families in Dec., 1880,
$841 00
" Jan., 1881,
824 50
66 66 " Feb., 66 818 00
66
66
66
" Mar.,
66
813 50
66
66
807 00
66
66
" May, 66
810 00
66
66
66
" June, 66 804 00
" July, 66 774 00
66
" Aug., 66
777 00
66
66
" Sept.,
781 00
66
. ..
66
" Oct.,
66
764 50
66
66
" Nov.,
765 50
Total, as per item No. 48 of Expenses,
$9,580 00
$38,009 44
RECEIVED.
For Amount allowed by State Auditor, as per item No. 38 of Receipts,
$11,432 00
Balance due from the State,
$26,577 44
66
66
66
' April, 66
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 36.
Street Betterments.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments, as follows, viz. :
On account of Foster Street,
$240 00
" Quinsigamond Avenue, 558 06
" Pratt Street, extension, 200 00
Total, as per item No. 39 of Receipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund, $998 06
Street Construction.
Appropriation, Balance, November 30, 1880,
$12,000 00
5,850 00
$17,850 00
Less amount transferred to School
Department, $2,435 57
Less amount transferred to Water
Works, Construction,
3,509 85
$5,945 42
$11,904 58
EXPENDED.
For Part of expense for Bridge, paid Providence and Worcester R. R. Co., $3,000 00
Engineering, 19 26
Stone bounds, 60 00
Hack hire, 37 00
Nails, 2 60
$3,118 86
FOR CLAREMONT STREET: Grading by Highway De- partment, $291 18
77
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR GROSVENOR STREET :
Grading by Highway De- partment, $174 97
Engineering, 2 00
$176 97
FOR HOSPITAL STREET :
Damages paid estate of Jas. Campbell, $300 00
Damages paid Carl C. T.
Thomas, 75 00
Damages paid James Pol- lock, 50 00
Engineering, 2 75
Grading by Highway De- partment, 219 58
FOR LAKE STREET : $647 33
Grading by Highway De- partment, $739 18
FOR MILL STREET :
Grading by Highway De- partment, $1,997 87
FOR MILLBURY STREET, new grade :
Paid Michael F. Daly, land damages, $250 00
FOR PARK AVENUE :
Grading by Highway De- partment, $1,981 10
FOR QUINSIGAMOND AVENUE :
Kiernan & Maloney, con- tract, $1,363 86
Labor on fence, 16 00
Engineering, 170 00
Legal expenses, 5 75
$1,555 61
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FOR SUMMER STREET :
Engineering, $97 00
FOR WARD STREET :
John Daley, land damages, $ 50 00 Estate Pat'k O'Rourke, land damages, 100 00
$150 00
FOR WATER AND VERNON STREETS :
Grading by Highway De- partment, $360 00
Total, as per item No. 49 of Expenses, $11,365.10
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $539 48
Street Construction : Foster Street.
Balance, November 30, 1880, $429 24
Amount transferred from Island Sewer, 4.500 00
$4,929 24
EXPENDED.
For land, paid Wm. A. Williams, $2,000 00
Labor on bridge, paid Worcester and Nashua R. R. Co., 156 50
Legal fees in Dickinson case, 25 51
Total, as per item No. 50 of Expenses, $2,182 01
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $2,747 23
79
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Taxes, 1877.
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1880, $4,561 80
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 40 of Receipts, 35 92
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1881,
$4,525 88
Taxes, 1878.
Balance uncollected, November 30,
1880, $5,203 14
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 41 of Receipts, 29 40
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1881,
$5,173 74
Taxes, 1879.
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1880, $5,106 04
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 42 of Receipts, 130 80
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1881, $4,975 24 .
Taxes, 1880.
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1880, $23,963 07
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RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 43 of Receipts, 17,490 16
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1881, $6,472 91
Taxes, 1880 : Corporation.
Balance due from the Commonwealth, in 1879, $570 94
Due from the Commonwealth, in 1880, 41,874 65
$42,445 59
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 44 of Receipts,
$41,853.17.
$592 42
EXPENDED.
Amount refunded, as per item No. 51 of Expenses, $5 89
Balance due from the State,
$598 31
Taxes, 1880 : County.
Balance due the County, November 30, 1880, $20,742 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 52 of Expenses, $20,742 00
Taxes, 1880 : National Bank, State Account.
Amount assessed in 1880, $31,210 91
RECEIVED.
Amount from State Treasurer, as per
item No. 45 of Receipts,
$7,896 76
$23,314 15
81
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 53 of Expenses,
$23,314 15
Taxes, 1880 : State.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $42,765 00 $42,765 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 54 of Expenses, $42,765 00
Taxes, 1881.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $42,765 00
66 66 County Tax, 34,570 00
66 66 " City and National Bank Tax, 695,574 44
Amount assessed additional for women, 6 50
Supplementary list, 82 00
$772,997 94
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons, as per item No. 46 of Receipts, $753,081 30
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1881, $19,916 64
Taxes, 1881 : County.
Amount assessed for 1881, $34,570 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 55 of Expenses, $17,285 00
Balance due County, November 30, 1881, $17,285 00
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Water Works : Construction.
Appropriation,
$18,000 00
$18,000 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, $5,000 00
Amount transferred from Street Construction, 3,509 85
$8,509 85
$26,509 85
RECEIVED.
For Service pipe, meters, labor, &c., as per item No. 47 of Receipts,
$15,781 42
$42,291 27
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per rolls,
$8,641 08
F. E. Hall, Salary as Commissioner,
1,590 84
Clerical labor,
474 00
Union Water Meter Co., meters, couplings, &c., 9,095 49
W. E. Desper & Co., meters and repairs of same,
853 18.
Continental Meter Co., meters and repairs of same,
417 06
Hydrants and water gates,
2,962 91
Castings,
1,257 24
Iron pipe,
12,137 41
Pipe and fittings,
1,448 59
Valves,
14 00
Lead pipe and lead,
910 03
Freight, trucking and express,
1,081 79
Lumber and carpenter work,
170 03
Plumbing,
62 34
Blacksmithing,
251 24
Hardware and tools,
87 08
Rubber goods,
20 71
83
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Cordage and packing,
87 45
Fire clay,
4 97
Coal,
20 00
National Meter Co., repairs of meters,
120 71
Horse hire,
17 25
Traveling expenses,
29 45
Meals for men,
3 25
Grain,
13 35
Powder and fuse,
21 90
Telegrams,
3 87
Car tickets,
6 00
Wicks and oil,
9 91
Paving,
85 00
Printing,
9 50
Engineering, new supply, $231 51
Horse and hack hire, new
supply,
48 00
Printing, new supply,
62 78
Expenses, legislative hear-
ing, new supply,
41 35
383 64
Total, as per item No. 56 of Expenses, $42,291 27
Water Works : Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For assessments for Water, 1880, $5,916 36
1881, 78,486 81
Total, as per item No. 48 of Receipts,
$84,403 17
Less amount transferred, per order City Council, as follows, viz : Commissioners of Sinking Funds, on account of Island Sewer, 1881, $2,200 00
Commissioners of Sinking Funds, on account of City Hospital Building, 1881, 2,800 00
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For Amount transferred to Interest on Water Loan, 21,458 00
$26,458 00
$57,945 17
EXPENDED.
For Labor of men, as per pay rolls, $7,852 57
J. Stewart Brown, Salary as Reg- istrar,
1,200 00
Clerical labor, 66 66 canvassing,
162 00
285 00
Care of Reservoir,
200 00
Abatements on Water Rates,
67 96
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
251 90
Blacksmithing,
204 46
Lumber and carpenter work,
260 02
Repairing building,
39 57
Repairing boiler,
67 56
Repairing pump works,
316 20
Boiler and setting same,
347 00
Water pipe and labor,
314 64
Hydrants,
222 00
Iron pipe,
579 69
Meters,
22 75
Tapping machine,
170 54
Plumbing,
4 62
Union Water Meter Co., meters
and repairing same,
1,637 25
Sand, cement and pipe,
122 25
Pipe, couplings, &c.,
163 16
Iron plates and letters,
33 00
Repairing pipe,
24 20
Extra labor of men,
6 25
Refreshments for men,
13 75
Moving stone at reservoir,
10 00
Refreshments for Committee,
11 25
Lawn seed,
1 40
Taxes, in Town of Leicester,
82 56
Suspension scales,
70 00
85
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Grading, by Highway Department,
193 42
Paving,
386 10
Rubber goods,
28 30
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
79 02
Coal,
249 42
Gas,
9 24
Printing,
127 51
Advertising,
7 50
Trucking, freight, express, and telegrams,
69 61
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
141 56
Engineering,
117 87
Rent of telephone,
37 20
Hack and horse hire,
20 50
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,
28 30
Repairing wagon and sleigh,
119 78
Hay, grain and straw,
271 36
Care of sick horse,
2 50
Paints and oil,
4 25
Castings,
81 00
Packing and waste,
3 18
Repairing stove,
6 37
Traveling expenses,
23 41
Sundry persons, damages by burst-
ing of water pipes,
1,762 70
Clock,
15 00
Total, as per item No. 57 of Expenses,
$18,528 65
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$39,416 52
Balances Unexpended, Transferred to Sinking Fund.
From Abatements and Discount, $15 20
Board of Health, 266 36
City Hall, 3 74
City Hospital,
287 43
Fire Department, 7
121 30
86
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 36.
From Free Public Library,
36 55
Highway Department,
9 02
Incidental Expenses,
789 35
Interest, 66 on Sewer Loan,
1,288 60
516 00
Lighting Streets,
313 28
Pauper Department : House
Offal,
247 23
Pauper Department : Truant
School,
811 73
Police Department,
1,453 06
Public Grounds,
2 80
Salaries,
769 11
School-houses,
151 06
Street Construction,
539 48
66 Foster Street, 2,747 23
Water Works : Maintenance, 39,416 52
$49,785 05
Bills Receivable,
$9,000 00
Real Estate Sales,
2,951 00
Street Betterment Assessments,
998 06
Sewer Assessments, new account,
2,821 02
$15,770 08
Total,
$65,555 13
City Debt.
November 30, 1881.
FUNDED CITY LOAN.
Due April 1, 1891 (interest 4 per cent.), $35,000 00
1,1905 66 66 500,000 00
$535,000 00
Due June 1, 1882 (interest 5 per cent.), $6,000 00
1,1883
10,000 00
1,1884 יו יו
66
5,000 00
87
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Due Jan. 1, 1887 (interest 5 per cent.), 100,000 00 " 1, 1888
66 66 66 60,000 00 " 1,1889
40,000 00
April 1,1889
66 66
100,000 00 30,000 00
“ 1,1890 66 66 66
1,1905 66
66
66 100,000 00
1,1905 66 66 66
66 100,000 00
$551,000 00
April 1, 1892 (interest 6 per cent.), $800,000 00
$800,000 00
Total,
$1,886,000 00
FUNDED SEWER LOAN.
Due Jan. 1, 1901 (interest 4 per cent.), $55,000 00
$55,000 00
April 1, 1905 (interest 42 per cent.), $140,000 00
$140,000 00
Jan. 1, 1899 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00 " 1, 1900 30,000 00
$130,000 00
Total,
$325,000 00
FUNDED WATER LOAN.
Due Dec. 1, 1906 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00
$100,000 00
88
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Due June 1, 1882 (interest 6 per cent.), $ 12,000 00
" 1,1885 66
66 66
5,000 00
July 1, 1885 66
66
66
100,000 00
June 1, 1886
66 66 66 66 26,000 00
July 1, 1886
66 66
66
50,000 00
June 1, 1887 66
66
66
23,000 00
" 1, 1888
66
66
66
66
3,000 00·
Dec. 1, 1890
66
66
66
50,000 00
June 1, 1891
66
66
2,300 00
$271,300 00
Total,
$371,300 00
Recapitulation.
Funded City Loan,
Funded Sewer Loan,
Funded Water Loan,
$1,886,000 00 325,000 00 371,300 00
Total,
$2,582,300 00
Liabilities.
Loan, Funded City,
Sewer,
$1,866,000 00 325,000 00 371,300 00
$2,582,300 00
One-half County Tax, 1881,
$17,285 00
State Tax, 1881,
42,765 00
National Bank Tax, State Account, 1881,
23,351 48
Collector's Sales, Surplus Account,
45 44
Real Estate Sales, Surplus Account,
125 00
$83,571 92
$2,665,871 92
Cash Assets.
2622 Shares Boston, Barre & Gardner Rail Road Stock, par value, $262,200 00
66 Water,
89
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Notes secured by mortgage, viz. :
John McGuire,
1,700 00
Frank H. Kelley, 66
$1,900 00
2,200 00
66
66
2,000 00
Due from Commonwealth, for State Aid,
66
Corporation Tax, 55,751 78
66
" Nat'l Bank Tax,
State Account, 7,330 07
Due from Commonwealth, for Military Aid (half
expense), 706 00
Taxes, 1877, uncollected,
$4,525 88
66 1878,
5,173 74
66
1879, 66
4,975 24
66
1880, 66
6,472 91
1881,
41,064 41
Assessments for School Books, from 1877 to 1881, inclusive,
627 29
Assessments for Sewers and Drains, old account,
3,578 25
66
66
new account,
9,516 07
" Sidewalks,
1,875 39
66 Street Betterments,
17,690 57
Due on Fire Department account,
11 00
Highway Department account,
219 30
66 Incidental Expense account,
224 85
Lighting Streets account,
14 02
66 Pauper Department, City Relief account,
151 64
Real Estate, Lein account,
12 98
66 Water Works, Construction account, 2,485 59
Water Works, Maintenance account,
7,244 10
Cash in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds,
265,299 92
Cash in Treasury,
136,448 96
$846,829 63
Liabilities over Cash Assets,
$1,819,042 29
Ledger Balances.
DR. CR
2622 Shares Boston, Barre & Gardner R. R. Co. par value, $262,200 00
Bills Receivable, Collector's Sale, surplus account,
$9,000 00 45 44
19,916 64
$6,100 00
26,577 44
90
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 36.
Loans, Funded City,
Sewer,
66
Water,
Real Estate, Lein account,
12 98
Real Estate, Sales,
2,951 00
Real Estate, Sales, Surplus account,
125 00
Sewer Assessments, new account,
2,821 02
Sinking Fund, General Debt, 1875,
110,725 93
66
Water, 1876,
11,581 53
66
66
Lynde Brook Damages, 1877,
45,634 20
66
22,350 67
66
66
66
1879,
12,330 11
66
66
Island Sewer, 1879,
18,390 52
66
Foster Street, 1879,
31,449 31
66
Island Sewer, 1880,
2,702 76
66
Foster Street, 1880,
5,037 37
66
66 Island Sewer, 1881,
2,243 01
66
66 City Hospital Building, 1881,
2,854 51
State Aid,
26,577 44
Street Betterment Assessments,
998 06
Taxes, Corporation,
55,751 78
County,
17,285 00
National Bank, State Account,
16,021 41
66
State,
42,765 00
66 1877,
4,525 88
1878,
5,173 74
1879,
4,975 24
6,472 91
66
1881,
19,916 64
City Treasury,
136,448 96
City of Worcester,
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