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94 02
Freight, 16 00
Labor, material, &c., used on ac- count of change of grade, Sum- mer street,
340 25
Amount refunded, 1 30
Total, as per item No. 26 of Receipts, $1,878 74
$66,878 74
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63
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls, $35,329 57
R. H. Chamberlain, Sup't, salary, in part, 1,191 64
Engineering,
2,117 44
Freight, trucking and express,
2,064 99
Cement, sand, drain pipe, &c.,
7,767 39
Brick,
7,931 65
Lumber and carpenter work,
3,660 40
Man-hole covers,
816 40
Coal,
645 74
Tools and repairs of same,
852 76
Blacksmithing,
536 42
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
236 08
Paving,
314 20
Labor of men and teams,
280 67
Cordage, waste and packing,
111 13
Powder and fuse,
65 99
Advertising,
26 40
Hack hire,
3 50
Repairs of engine, derrick, &c.,
257 71
Inlet and border stone,
41 70
Iron and steel,
5 60
Traveling expenses of engineer and committee,
38 80
Telegrams,
11 05
Printing,
8 20
Pipe and fittings,
20 72
Stationery,
3 28
Repairs of water pipe, &c.,
43 75
Castings,
48 56
Use of engines,
501 00
Use of excavator,
1,790 00
Labor on crossings, paid Boston and Albany Railroad Co.,
57 75
Labor on crossings, paid Worces-
ter and Nashua Railroad Co.,
98 25
Total, as per item No. 33 of Expenses, $66,878 74
Sewers : Island Account.
Balance, November 30, 1881, $21,446 21
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Amount transferred from Lynde Brook Damages, $2,000 00
Less part amount of appropria- tion cancelled,
$23,446 21
15,000 00
$8,446 21
EXPENDED.
For Balance of contract and extra work, paid Kiernan & Ma- loney,
$8,225 00
Repairing pipe,
28 75
Total, as per item No. 34 of Expenses, $8,253 75
Balance unexpended, trans-
ferred to Sinking Fund, $192 46
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Labor and materials sold, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, 33 77
$10,033 77
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay rolls,
$4,383 19
R. H. Chamberlain, supt. salary (in part),
400 06
Trucking, freight and express,
955 38
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
37 67
Rent for storage,
120 00
Oil, &c.,
8 13
Rubber goods,
45 25
Cordage,
19 55
Catch basin covers,
265 10
65
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Man-hole covers,
327 78
Blacksmithing,
43 04
Horse and hack hire,
60 75
Lumber and carpenter work,
3 96
Printing,
12 20
Telegrams,
1 00
Advertising,
1 86
Repairs of carriage,
8 25
Traveling expenses of committee,
13 00
Border stones,
189 10
Castings,
83 93
Stationery,
2 67
Reporting evidence, printing, and other expenses in sewer case, Millbury vs. Worcester, 2,478 12
Total, as per item No. 35 of Expenses, $9,459 99
Balance unexpended, trans-
ferred to Sinking Fund,
$573 78
Sidewalk Assessment.
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1881, $1,875 39
Amount assessed to Nov. 30, 1882, 7,306 44
$9,181 83
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons for assessments, as per item No. 28 of Receipts, 6,622 36
Balance uncollected, November 30, 1882, $2,559 47
Sinking Fund, No. 1: General Debt, 1875. Balance, November 30, 1881, $110,725 93
RECEIVED.
Amount of contributions, and interest on investments, as per report of Commissioners, on account of fund No. 1, Total; as per item No. 36 of Expenses, 55,828 55
$166,554 48
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EXPENDED.
For Bonds and certificates of indebted- ness maturing in 1882, can- celled, $18,000 00
Interest accrued on investments, as per report of Commission- ers, on account of fund No. 1, 59 20
Total, as per item No. 29 of Receipts, $18,059 20
Balance, November 30, 1882, $148,495 28
Sinking Funds, Nos. 2 to 11: Special, 1876 to 1882.
Balances, November 30, 1881, viz. :
No. 2, Water Loan, 1876, $11,581 53
No. 3, Lynde Brook Damages, 1877, 45,634 20
No. 4, Lynde Brook Damages, 1878, 22,350 67
No. 5, Lynde Brook Damages, 1879, 12,330 11
No. 6, Island Sewer, 1879, 18,390 52
No. 7, Foster Street, 1879,
31,449 31
No. 8, Island Sewer, 1880,
2,702 76
No. 9, Foster Street, 1880,
5,037 37
No. 10, Island Sewer, 1881,
2,243 01
No. 11, City Hospital Bld'g, 1881, 2,854 51
$154,573 99
RECEIVED.
Amount of contributions and interest on investments, as per report. of Commissioners, on account of funds Nos. 2 to 11, inclu- sive, Total, as per item Nos. 37 to 46 of Expenses, 45,745 76
$200,319 75
67
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Amount of contributions, and interest on investments, as per report of Commissioners, on account of new funds, viz. No. 12. Lynde Brook
damages, 1882, $2,450 02
No. 13. Jaques' for
feiture, 1882, 1.937 70
No. 14. City Hospital building, 1882, 2,855 40
Total, as per items Nos. 47 to 49 inclusive, of Expenses, $7,243 12
$207,562 87
EXPENDED.
For Interest accrued on investments, as per report of Commissioners, on account of funds Nos. 2 to 13 inclusive.
Total, as per items Nos. 30 to 41 inclusive, of Receipts, $168 00
Balances November 30, 1882, viz.
No. 2. Sinking Fund, $13,662 60
3.
66
56,057 50
4. 66
28,346 20
5.
16,169 62
6. 66
22,842 34
7.
66
66
41,087 84
8.
3,896 69
9. 66
7,705 39
10.
66
66
4,576 55
11.
5,821 69
12.
66
2,447 35
13.
66
1,925 70
14.
66
2,855 40
$207,394 87
State Aid : Old Account.
Balance due from the State, $7,357 64
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State Aid : New Account.
Balance due from the State, $19,219 80
EXPENDED.
Paid Soldiers and their families from Dec. 1, 1881, to Nov. 30, 1882. Total, as per item No. 59 of Expenses, $8,606 50
$27,826 30
RECEIVED.
Amount allowed by State Auditor, as per item No. 42 of Receipts,
$10,480 80
Balance due from the State, $17,345 50
Street Betterments.
Balance due November 30, 1881, $17,690 57
Abated since " 66 66
2,876 00
$14,814 57
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for Betterments, as
follows, viz :
On account of Foster Street, $4,249 00 66 " Quinsigamond Av., 5,406 61
Total, as per item No. 43 of Receipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund, $9,655 61
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1882, $5,158 96
Street Construction.
Appropriation, $25,000 00 Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, $5,000 00 66 Highway De- partment, 2,400 00
$7,400 00
$32,400 00
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. 69
RECEIVED. For one half expense of referees, as per item No. 44 of Receipts,
$17 50
$32,417 50
EXPENDED.
For Engineering,
$392 31
Hack hire,
47 00
Stakes,
15 00
Stone bounds,
43 50
$497 81
FOR ETNA STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $691 70
FOR BEAVER STREET :
Engineering,
$19 02
Bridge, 740 86
Grading, by Highway De-
partment, 1,794 70
$2,554 58
FOR BLACKSTONE STREET :
Engineering, $3 38
Land and damages, paid Martin Kildea, 4,350 00
Referees in case of Mar- tin Kildea, 35 00
$4,388 38
FOR CAMBRIDGE STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $3,717 18
Engineering,
65 22
Labor on high service water pipe, 104 13
Lumber and carpenter work, 57 15
Coal, oil and use of steamer, 41 25
Hack hire,
4 00
$3,988 93
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FOR CHANDLER STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $1,615 77
Engineering, 5 25
Building fence, 13 30
Hack hire, 4 00
Land damage, paid A. N. Currier, 39 70
$1,678 02
FOR CUTLER STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $169 20
FOR FOX STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $172 00
FOR HOSPITAL STREET : .
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $959 45
Engineering, 10 07
Removing trees, 2 00
Land damages, paid Dow- ney heirs, 425 00
$1,396 52
FOR INGALLS STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $49 95
FOR JACKSON STREET :
Damage to estate, paid R. A. M. Johnson, $150 00
FOR MERRICK STREET :
Engineering, $2 88
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR MILLBURY AND VERNON STREETS :
Grading, by Highway De-
partment,
$782 44
Sewer pipe, labor, &c.,
9 85
Land damages, paid John
Doherty,
1,100 00
$1,892 29
FOR LAKE STREET :
Land damages, paid Charles Batty, $40 00
FOR PORTLAND STREET :
Grading, by Highway De-
partment,
$562 37
Cement, brick, pipe and
labor,
51 27
Engineering,
1 25
$614 89
FOR PARK AVENUE :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $1,656 97
Engineering,
22 30
Advertising, 45 81
Contract, paid Peter and Michael Kenney, 3,108 25
Land damages, paid Wm. . Dickinson, 1,750 00
Land damages, paid Bede G. Dame, 350 00
Land damages, paid Abbie S. Kimball, 125 00
Land damages, paid Samuel A. Cushno, 160 00
Land damages, paid Matilda Pero, 162 00
$7,380 33
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FOR QUINSIGAMOND AVENUE :
Extra work, paid Kiernan
& Maloney, $ 525 00 Land and other considera- tions, in adjustment of acct. Geo. Crompton, 5,390 09
$5,915 09
FOR RIPLEY STREET :
Engineering, $18 67
FOR UNION AVENUE :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $114 00
FOR WADE STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $47 00
FOR WACHUSETT STREET :
Grading, by Highway De- partment, $180 80
Engineering,
1 82
$182 62
FOR WALL STREET:
Engineering, $15 41
Total, as per item No. 51 of Expenses, $31,960 27
Balance unexpended, trans-
ferred to Sinking Fund, $457 23
Street Construction : Summer Street.
Appropriation, $75,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Engineering, $ 501 18
96 73
Advertising, Re-setting fences, 580 70
Contract, paid W. H. Ward, 16,807 21
73
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Contract, paid Riley & Kenney, 7,793 74
Labor on water pipes and hydrants,
5,340 72
Retaining wall,
512 58
Relaying sewer, &c.,
1,481 31
Re-setting lamp-posts, &c.,
410 16
Traveling expenses of committee,
6 00
Stakes,
15 00
Grading, by Highway Department,
19,561 89
Land and damages, paid D. S. Messinger,
1,000 00
Land and damages, paid Jonathan Fish, 500 00
Land and damages, paid Eunice E. Fish, 150 00
Land and damages, paid W. B. Hill, admr., 275 00
Land and damages, paid Sophia K. Harris, 250 00
Land and damages, paid Asenath Sampson, 200 00
Land and damages, paid Mary M. Gorham, 125 00
Land and damages, paid F. C. Hunt, 300 00
Land and damages, paid Alony A. Knowlton, 265 00
Land and damages, paid Gideon Dennis, 2,200 00
Land and damages, paid Mrs. F. C. Knight, 608 00
Land and damages, paid Walter H. Davis' estate, 1,800 00
Land and damages, paid F. H. Kinnicutt, 3,000 00
Land and damages, paid Benj. H. Brewer, 500 00
Land and damages, paid George W. Kendall, 200 00
Land and damages, paid Elizabeth . W. Smith, 160 00
Land and damages, paid Charles Dowd, 800 00
Land and damages, paid Michael McGaddy, 800 00
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For Land and damages, paid Mary Kehoe, 800 00
Land and damages, paid A. G. Weatherbee, 45 00
Land and damages, paid Clark Whittemore heirs, 800 00
Total, as per item No. 52 of Expenses, $67,885 22
Balance unexpended, November 30, 1882, $7,114 78
Taxes, 1877 to 1882.
Balances uncollected, November 30,
1881, viz. :
Taxes, 1877. Balance, $4,525 88
66 1878.
5,173 74
1879. 66 4,975 24
1880.
6,472 91
66 1881.
19,916 64
$41,064 41
Amount assessed for 1882, viz. :
State tax,
$57,020 00
County tax,
38,027 00
City tax, 758,859 19
$853,906 19
$894,970 60
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, as per items No. 45 to 49, and 52, of Receipts,
$845,160 27
Amount uncollected, November 30, 1882, viz .:
Taxes of 1877, $4,514 76
" 1878,
5,167 12
“ 1879,
4,958 76
1880,
6,259 91
66
1881,
6,816 80
66 1882, 22,092 98
$49,810 33
75
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Taxes, 1880 and 1881 : Corporation.
Balance due from the Commonwealth, Nov. 30, 1880, $598 31
Due from the Commonwealth, in 1881, 55,153 47
$55,751 78
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 50 of Receipts,
$55,151 99
$599 79
EXPENDED.
Amount refunded, as per item No. 53 of Expenses, $9 56
Balance due from the State,
$590 23
Taxes, 1881 : County.
Balance due the County, November 30, 1881, $17,285 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 54 of Expenses, $17,285 00
..
Taxes, 1881 : National Bank, State Account.
Amount assessed in 1881, $30,981 55
RECEIVED.
Amount from State Treasurer, as per
item No. 51 of Receipts,
$7,330 07
$23,351 48
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item No. 55 of Expenses, $23,351 48
Taxes, 1881 : State.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $42,765 00
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EXPENDED.
Amount paid State Treasurer, as per item No 56 of Expenses, $42,765 00
Taxes, 1882 : County.
Amount assessed for 1882, $38,027 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 57 of Expenses, $19,013 50
Balance due County, November 30, 1882, 19,013 50
Water Works : Construction.
Appropriation,
$47,500 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses,
$11,500 00
$59,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Service pipe, meters, labor, &c., as per item No. 58 of Receipts,
$24,650 66
$83,650 66
EXPENDED.
For F. E. Hall, Salary as Commissioner, Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
17,181 04
Clerical labor,
547 00
Engineering,
147 61
Union Water Meter Co., meters, couplings, &c., 9,944 12
Continental Water Meter Co., meters, couplings, &c.,
74 44
W. E. Desper & Co., meters, couplings, &c., 698 64
Hydrants, water gates, valves, &c., 3,446 79
Pipe and fittings, 4,047 67
Iron pipe, 35,589 45
Cement, pipe, sand, &c. 72 15
$1,691 67
77
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Castings, 1,284 12
Plumbing,
131 41
Hardware and tools,
176 77
Blacksmithing,
389 68
Freight, trucking, express and telegramns, 2,686 74
Rubber goods,
18 00
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
8 87
Cordage and packing,
93 29
Lumber and carpenter work,
297 05
Fuel,
36 56
Paving,
281 87
Horse hire,
82 50
Lead pipe and lead,
1,727 05
Car tickets,
58 00
Traveling expenses of Commis-
sioner and committee, 83 17
Powder and fuse,
111 95
Horse medicine,
75
Printing,
20 25
Use of boiler,
15 00
Refreshments for men,
3 82
Lanterns, globes and oil,
78 28
Damages,
3 00
Labor on water trough,
5 02
Land near Bell Pond, paid B. Walker,
1,500 00
Engineering, new supply,
198 21
Total, as per item No. 58 of Expenses, 552,731 94
Balance unexpended, trans- ferred to Sinking Fund,
$918 72
Water Works : Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For assessment for Water, 1881,
$ 7,445 47
66 66 1882, 84,562 14
Total, as per item No. 54 of Receipts, $92,007 61
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Less amount . transferred to sundry Sinking Funds, per order of City Council, viz .: Lynde Brook damages, 1882, 2,400 00
Jaques forfeiture acct., 1882,
1,900 00
City Hospital Building, 1882, 2,800 00 *
General debt, 1875,
14,000 00
Less amount transferred to interest on Water Loan,
21,308 00
$49,599 61
EXPENDED.
For Salary of J. Stewart Brown, as Registrar,
$1,383 33
Labor of men, as per pay rolls,
9,125 87
Clerical labor,
368 38
Clerical labor canvassing,
214 50
Care of reservoir,
200 00
Union Water Meter Co., meters and repairs of same,
1,915 40
Engineering,
103 26
Abatement of water rates,
79 29
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
293 18
· Blacksmithing,
260 28
Lumber and carpenter work,
606 73
Rubber goods,
35 23
Oil, lanterns, &c.,
66 34
Coal,
152 09
Gas,
12 64
Printing,
109 16
Trucking, freight and express,
140 97
Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,
174 35
Rent of telephone,
47 75
Pipe, cement and sand, Castings,
153 92
Ice,
7 48
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 152 07
Hay, grain and straw,
458 70
-
101 55
$21,100 00
$70,907 61
79
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Paints and oil,
69 23
Traveling expenses,
13 40
Paving,
124 14
Advertising,
53 43
Pumping,
9 00
Taxes in town of Leicester,
89 44
Labor, paving and gravel,
97 07
Personal damage, paid Wm. J. Fay, admr., 450 00
Damage by bursting water pipe,
25 00
Furniture, bedding, &c.,
46 99
Carpenter work,
164 75
Pipe, couplings, fittings, &c.,
146 21
Land damages, paid L. B. Stone,
100 00
Witness' fees in Stone case,
21 80
Horse hire,
40 75
Care of sick horse,
14 25
Horse,
250 00
Wagon, and repairs of same,
192 90
Labor of men and teams,
102 85
Meters, of National Meter Co.,
104 28
Lawn seed,
3 50
Water valves,
19 79
Boats, &c.,
40 00
Iron pipe,
371 67
Tree,
1 25
Plumbing,
56 82
Cordage,
4 90
Repairs of leak in water pipe,
19 30
Recording guage,
170 00
Use of steamer,
3 75
Refreshments,
8 50
Hydrants, elbows, &c.,
258 38
Meters, and repairs of same,
76 09
BELL POND :
Labor of men, as per
pay rolls, $1,695 08
Labor of men and teams, 1,201 05
Carpenter work and lum- ber, 544 64
Use of hoisting engine, 63 50
Trucking, 108 25
Engineering,
1 62
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 37.
For Horse hire, 6 00
Coal,
76 02
Belts, &c.,
63 23
$3,759 39
Total, as per item No. 59 of Expenses, $23,071 30
Balance unexpended, transferred
to Sinking Fund,
$26,528 31
Balances Unexpended, Transferred to Sinking Fund.
From
Abatements and Discount,
$825 73
Board of Health,
10 45
City Hall,
1,461 51
City Hospital,
2,638 33
Fire Department,
147 90
Free Public Library,
7 84
Highway Department,
603 42
Incidental Expenses,
1,096 19
Interest,
611 60
Lynde Brook Damages,
748 10
Pauper Department : City
Relief,
476 23
Pauper Department : Farm,
1,722 27
Pauper Department : House
Offal,
292 78
Pauper Department : Truant
School,
46 79
Police Department,
2,902 37
Public Grounds,
11 33
Salaries,
221 98
Sewers, Island Account,
192 46
Sewers, Maintenance,
573 78
Street Construction,
457 23
Water Works : Construction,
918 72
Water Works : Maintenance,
26,528 31
$42,495 32
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
.
From Real Estate Sales,
800 00
Sewer Assessment, old account, 66 66 new
2,385 51
13,307 75
Street Betterment Assessments, 9,655 61
$26,148 87
Total,
$68,644 19
City Debt. November 30, 1882. FUNDED CITY LOAN.
Due April 1, 1891 (interest 4 per cent.), $35,000 00
Jan. 1, 1892
30,000 00
Jan. 1, 1892
66 66 23,400 00
April 1, 1892
66
66 66
66 35,000 00
1,1905 66 66 66
66
500,000 00
$623,400 00
Due June 1, 1883 (interest 5 per cent.), $10,000 00
1,1884
5,000 00
Jan. 1, 1887 66
66 66
66
100,000 00
1, 1888 66 66
66
66 66
66
100,000 00
66 1, 1890
66
66
66
30,000 00
1, 1905
66
66
66
100,000 00
" 1, 1905 66
66
66
66 100,000 00
$545,000 00
Due April 1, 1892 (interest 6 per cent.), $800,000 00
$800,000 00
Total,
1,968,400 00
FUNDED SEWER LOAN.
Due Jan. 1, 1901 (interest 4 per cent.), $55.000 00
$55,000 00
Apr. 1, 1905 (interest 42 per cent.), $140,000 00
$140,000 00
66
60,000 00
" 1, 1889 66
40,000 00
Apr. 1, 1889
66 66
66
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Due Jan. 1, 1899 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00 1,1900 30,000 00 66
$130,000 00
Total,
$325,000 00
FUNDED WATER LOAN. Due Dec. 1, 1906 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00
$100,000 00
Due June 1, 1885 (interest 6 per cent.), $5,000 00
July 1, 1885 66 66 66
100,000 00
June 1, 1886
26,000 00
July 1, 1886 66
66 66
50,000 00
June 1, 1887
66
23,000 00
June 1, 1888 66 66
66
3,000 00
Dec. 1, 1890 66
66
66
50,000 00
June 1, 1891
66
66
66
2,300 00
$259,300 00
Total, $359,300 00
Recapitulation.
Funded City Loan,
Funded Sewer Loan,
Funded Water Loan,
$1,968,400 00 325,000 00 359,300 00
Total, $2,652,700, 00
Liabilities.
Loan, Funded City,
$1,968,400 00
Sewer,
325,000 00
Water,
359,300 00
$2,652,700 00
One-half County Tax, 1882,
$19,013 50
State Tax, 1882,
57,020 00
National Bank Tax, State Account, 1882,
24,744 06
Collector's Sales, Surplus Account,
26 94
Real Estate Sales, Surplus Account,
125 00
$100,929 50
$2,753,629 50
66 66
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Cash Assets.
2622 Shares, Boston, Barre & Gardner Rail Road Stock, par value, $262,200 00
Due from Commonwealth, for State Aid, old Account, 7,357 64
Due from Commonwealth, for State Aid, new Account,
17,345 50
Due from Commonwealth, for Corporation Tax, 66 66 " Nat'l Bank Tax,
62,721 79
State Account, 8,171 78
Due from Commonwealth, for Military Aid, 760 50
Taxes, 1877, uncollected,
$4,514 76
1878, 66
5,167 12
1879,
4,958 76
66 1880,
6,259 91
1881, 66
6,816 80
66 1882, 60
22,092 98
$49,810 43
Assessment for School books, from 1877 to 1882, inclusive, 739 85
Assessment for Sewers and Drains, new account, 66
12,145 69
" Sidewalks,
2,559 47
" Street Betterments, 5,158 96
Due on City Hospital account,
503 88
" Highway Department account,
695 55
66 Incidental Expense
23 20
66 Lighting Streets
15 70
66 Pauper Department, City Relief account, 166 87
Real Estate, Lien 66
6 26
Sewers, Construction 66
104 85
66 Water Works, Construction 66
3,747 79
66 Water Works, Maintenance 66
13,106 75
Cash in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds,
355,890 15
Cash in Treasury,
89,306 23
$892,538 84
Liabilities over Cash Assets,
$1,861,090 66
Ledger Balances.
2622 Shares Boston, Barre & Gardner Rail Road Stock, par value, $262,200 00
Collector's Sale, surplus account, 26 94
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Loans, Funded City,
66 66 Sewer,
66 66 Water,
1,968,400 00 325,000 00 359,300 00
Real Estate, Lien account,
157 88
Real Estate Sales,
800 00
Real Estate Sales, Surplus account,
125 00
Sewer Assessments, old account,
2,385 51
Sewer Assessments, new account,
13,307 75
Sinking Fund, No. 1, 1875, General Debt,
148,495 28
2, 1876, Water,
13,662 60
66
66
3, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
56,057 50
66
66
4, 1878,
66
28,346 20
66 66
5, 1879,
16,169 62
66 66
6, 1879, Island Sewer,
22,842 34
66
66
8, 1880, Island Sewer,
3,896 69
66 66 9, 1880, Foster Street,
7,705 39
4,576 55
66
66 66 11, 1881, City Hospital Building,
5,821 69
66
12, 1882, Lynde Brook Damages,
2,447 35
66
13, 1882, Jaques forfeiture,
1,925 70
66
66 14, 1882, City Hospital Building,
2,855 40
State Aid, old account,
State Aid, new account,
17,345 50
Street Betterment Assessments,
9,655 61
Taxes, Corporation,
62,721 79
County,
19,013 50
National Bank Tax, State account,
16,572 28
State,
57,020 00
Taxes, 1877,
4,514 76
1878,
5.167 12
1879,
4,958 76
6,259 91
66
1881,
6,816 80
66 1882,
22,092 98
City Treasury,
89,306 23
City of Worcester,
1,926,817 07
$2,771,606 59 $2,771,606 59
Taxes.
The amount of taxes assessed by the Board of Assessors on the real and personal estate, and polls of the City of Worcester, for the year 1882, was as follows :
Valuation of Real Estate,
$33,875,250 00
Valuation of Personal Estate,
11,629,262 67
Total Valuation,
$45,504,512 67
7, 1879, Foster Street,
41,087 84
10, 1881, Island Sewer,
7,357 64
1880,
85
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Rate of Taxation $17.40 per $1,000,
$791,778 52
Add 17,754 polls at $2.00,
35,508 00
Gross Tax,
$827,286 52
City Tax,
$714,100 00
Overlayings,
18,139 52
State Tax, County Tax,
57,020 00
38,027 00
$827,286 52
The year 1882 shows a gain over 1881, as follows :
1882. Real Estate,
$33,875,250 00
1881.
66
32,065,700 00
Gain,
$1,809,550 00
1882.
Personal Estate,
$11,629,262 67
1881.
10,540,839 00
Gain,
$1,088,423 67
1882.
Number of Polls,
17,754
1881. 66 66
16,029
Gain, 1,725
Total taxable Real and Personal Estate in 1882, $45,504,512 67
1872, 42,242,550 00
Gain in ten years, $3,261,962 67
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SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. NOVEMBER 30, 1882. In charge of the following Persons and Departments.
CITY ENGINEER :
Personal Property, $800 00
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC GROUNDS :
Personal Property, $1,000 00
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS : 761 Gas Lanterns, 1051 Gasoline Lamps, with Building and Fixtures, $25,000 00
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS :
Armory Building, 7,256 feet of land, at $1.25 per foot,
$15,000 00
9,070 00
$24,070 00
DIRECTORS OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY : Library Building, 9,902 feet of land, at $2.00 per foot,
$28,000 00
19,804 00
$47,804 00
Personal Property,
35,000 00
$82,804 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT :
Beacon Street.
8,000 feet of land at 30 cts. per foot, $2,400 00
Engine House; 5,400 00
$7,800 00
Bigelow Court. 5,310 feet of land, at $1.50 per foot, $7,965 00 Engine House, $12,000 00
$19,965 00
88
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Carlton Street.
1,270 feet of land, at $1.25 per foot, $1,587 50 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
$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, 4,500 00 /
$5,550 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
89
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
John Street. 1,836 feet of land, at 50 cts. per foot, $918 00 Engine House, 4,050 00
$4,968 00
Prescott Street. (Leased Land.) Engine House, $10,000 00
Total Real Estate,
$91,881 64
Personal Property.
Four Steamers,
$16,000 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, . $88,300 00
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL :
150,643 feet of land, at 12 cts. per foot,
$18,077 16
Buildings,
47,000 00
Furniture, Surgical Instruments, &c.
7,000 00
$72,077 16
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT :
50,331 feet of land on Salem Street, at 33 cts. per foot,
$16,609 25
Stable, Sheds, &c.,
10,000 00
Land (1 acre), Pleasant Street, Tatnuck,
100 00
Land (2} acres), Quinsigamond Village,
300 00
Gravel Pit, near Paxton,
10 00
Personal Property,
10,000 00
$37,019 25
PAUPER DEPARTMENT :
Real Estate,
$70,000 00
Stock and Tools at the Farm,
4,750 36
Household Goods,
6,847 37
Stock, &c., in the Scavenger Department,
7,067 50
Telephone,
300 00
$88,965 23
90
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 37.
POLICE DEPARTMENT :
Personal Property under care of City Marshal, Police Station, Lamartine Street, 8,400 feet of land, at 12} cts. per foot,
$1,050 00
House (unfinished),
8,000 00
$9,050 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT :
New High School-house.
$41,173 00
31,672 feet of land, House,
125,000 00
$166,173 00
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