Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1884, Part 3

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 534


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Nos.


ACCOUNT.


Diff'nces Nov. 30, 1883.


Mayor's Drafts,


Total.


Treasurer's Payments.


Diff'nces Nov. 30, 1884.


1 Abatements and Discount.


$ 55,327 52


$55,327 52


$ 55,327 52


2 Board of Health.


$ 85 85


1,819 83


1,905 68


1,814 66


$91 02


3 City Hall.


650 14


3,672 69


4,322 83


3,949 77


373 06


4 City Hospital ..


1,309 31


8,435 17


9,744 48


8,566 24


1,178 24


5 City Hospital, Jaques Fund.


6,498 90


6,498 90


6,498 90


6 City Hospital, Tenney Fund ..


250 00


250 00


250 00


7 Collector's Sales, Surplus Account .. 8 County Tax.


3 00


3 00


3 00


9 Fire Department.


12,339 04


52,105 85


64,444 89


52,008 18


12,436 71


10 Fire Patrol ..


100 00


1,200 00


1,300 00


1,200 00


100 00


11 Free Public Library.


3,155 53


16,082 82


19,238 35


17,328 70


1,909 65


12 Funded City Loan.


5,938 54


117,441 47


123,380 01


113,847 31


9,532 70


14


Incidental Expenses


902 45


27,536 01


28,438 46


27,117 64


1,320. 82


15


Interest


19,000 00


19,000 00


19,000 00


3,745 28


50,952 27


54,697 55


50,340 68


4,356 87


19 Liquor Licenses


15,287 50


15,287 50


15,287 50


20 National Bank Tax, State Account ..


858 95


16,578 96


17,437 91


16,513 95


923 96


22


Pauper Department, Farm


1,314 14


20,128 10


21,442 24


19,191 58


2,250 66


23 Pauper Department, House Offal ...


208 82


9,065 95


9,274 77


8,243 41


1,031 36


24 Pauper Department, Truant School.


91 60


1,920 67


2,012 27


1,925 52


86 75


25 Police Department


5,624 62


74,036 98


79,661 60


76,187 82


3,473 78


26 Public Grounds.


556 42


7,045 15


7,601 57


6,603 84


997 73


1,487 76


19,574 27


21,062 03


19,415 87


1,646 16


18,231 40


219,341 66


237,573 06


217,986 50


19,586 56


30 Sewers, Construction.


2,419 69


25,091 15


27,510 84


27,459 62


51 22


31 Sewers, Construction, Special Order, October 8, 1883 .


4,400 55


131,154 97


135,555 52


128,538 83


7,016 69


408 28


9,133 05


9,541 33


9,076 13


465 20


33 Sinking Fund, 1875, General Debt ...


25,871 48


25,871 48


25,871 48


34 Sinking Funds, 1876 to 1884, Special .


86,98: 21


86,981 21


86,981 21


35 State Aid, New Account.


6.448 75


6,448 75


6,448 75


36 State Tax


41,940 00


41,940 00


41,940 00


37 Street Construction .


21 37


9,102 06


9,123 43


9,012 62


110 81


160 00


5,175 17


5,335 17


5,323 20


11 97


40


Water Works, Construction


1,720 62


55.593 38


57,314 00


54,010 62


3,303 38


41 Water Works, Lake View.


15,886 67


15,886 67


15,886 67


42 Water Works, New Supply


8,808 26


40,240 59


49,048 85


48,966 36


82 49


43 Water Works, Maintenance.


823 09


38,386 06


39,209 15


38,424 95


784 20


$ 75,623 69


$2,017,903 71


$ 2,093,527 40


$2,017,288 90


$ 76,238 50


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


13 Highway Department.


116,457 69


116.457 69


116,457 69


16 Interest on Sewer Loan.


25,528 00


25,528 00


25,528 00


24,742 07


24,742 07


24,742 07


21 Pauper Department, City Relief ....


27 Salaries


28 School Department.


29 School-houses


261 98


51,029 14


51.291 12


48,174 61


3,116 51


32 Sewers, Maintenance.


38 Street Construction, Summer Street. 39 Temporary Loan


525,000 00


525,000 00


525,000 00


17 Interest on Water Loan.


18 Lighting Streets


35,837 50


35,837 50


35,837 50


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Showing the Appropriation for each City Account; the Receipts and Expenses for the year ending November 30, 1884 ; and the balances unexpended at that date.


Abatements and Discount.


Appropriation, $56,800 00


Less amount transferred to School


books and supplies, 1,046 08


$55,753 92


EXPENDED.


For Abatements allowed by Assessors,


$2,914 27


Discount allowed for prompt payment, 52,413 25


Total, as per item No. 1 of Expenses,


$55,327 52


Balance unexpended, transferred to


Sinking Fund,


$426 40


Board of Health.


Appropriation,


$1,800 00


RECEIVED. $1,800 00


From sundry persons for Licenses,


$22 50


Total, as per item No. 1 of Receipts,


$22 50


$1,822 50


36


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


EXPENDED.


For Salary of F. C. Thayer, Inspector (bal.), $71 91


66 66 66


66 Clerk ( ") 15 44


66


James C. Coffey, Inspector, 583 33


66 66


66 66 Clerk, 125 00


66 Henry Griffin,


179 46


Services of Asst. Inspector,


350 55


Advertising,


311 25


Printing,


44 72


Stationery,


20 32


Horse hire,


84 75


Clerical work,


14 00


Sanitary Periodicals,


6 50


Engineering,


8 85


Posting notices,


3 75


Total, as per item No. 2 of Expenses, $1,819 83


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$2 67


City Hall.


Appropriation, $3,000 00


$3,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Rent of Court Room, $1,000 00


Material sold, 4 60


Total, as per item No. 2 of Receipts,


$1,004 60


$4,004 60


EXPENDED.


For Gas, $999 60


Fuel, 596 11


Janitor's Assistant,


600 00


Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same, 545 50


Repairs on building, 660 66


37


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Rent of telephones, 72 00


Brooms, brushes, matches, &c.,


66 30


Removing ashes and trucking,


5 40


Ice,


44 82


Removing snow,


51 30


Rubber Hose,


20 00


Repairs of clock,


2 50


Hanging and taking down awnings,


8 50


Total, as per item No. 3 of Expenses,


$3,672 69


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Funds,


$331 91


City Hospital.


Appropriation, $6,000 00


Amount transferred from Fire


Department, 503 95


$6,503 95


RECEIVED.


For Board of patients,


$982 64


Aid to State paupers from Com- monwealth, 948 58


Total, as per item No. 3 of Receipts,


$1,931 22


$8,435 17


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part,) $400 00


66 Matron (“ ") 100 00


Services of nurses and domestics,


2,306 06


Groceries and provisions,


1,851 16


Crockery, tin ware, &c.,


56 81


Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same,


137 80


Repairs on buildings,


398 26


Medicines, 224 74


Surgical instruments and repairs of same, 180 31


Boiler and setting same, 272 46


Fuel, 1,137 46


Gas, 464 40


4


38


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


For Printing, 54 32


Books and Stationery,


23 12


Postage, express and telegrams,


6 75


Hose,


6 00


Ice,


102 36


Blacksmithing,


8 75


Hay, grain and straw,


11 30


Horse,


250 00


Dry goods, bedding, &c.,


217 40


Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,


20 88


Hack, horse hire and board of horse,


68 66


Rubber goods,


40 17


Lawn dressing,


35 00


Trucking and freight,


10 47


Labor of man and team,


6 75


Oakum,


18 18


Fire extinguisher,


5 00


Repairs of and use of carriage,


20 60


Total, as per item No. 4 of Expenses, $8,435 17


City Hospital : Jaques Fund.


RECEIVED.


For Net income, from Commissioners of


Jaques Hospital Fund, $6,498 90


Total, as per item No. 4 of Receipts, $6,498 90


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part), $600 00 Salary of Matron (in part), 150 00


Services of nurses and domestics, 1,657 48


Groceries and provisions, 1,645 90


Crockery and tinware, 28 66


Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same, 158 54


Repairs on buildings, 299 63


Medicines and surgical instruments,


275 74


Druggist's glass ware,


42 65


Ambulance, 400 00


Carriage, sleigh and repairs of same, 70 17


Fuel,


110 15


39


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Gas, 341 80


Printing and advertising,


8 25


Stationery and blank books,


42 35


Ice,


31 68


Postage, express and telegrams,


19 63


Blacksmithing,


11 75


Hay, grain and straw,


65 01


Rent of telephone, and messages,


61 75


Water rates,


147 53


Dry goods, bedding, &c.,


119 58


Hardware and tools,


18 87


Hack hire,


23 75


Rubber goods,


15 63


Harnesses, and repairs of same,


7 60


Medical books,


23 75


Trucking and freight,


9 80


Labor of men and team,


41 25


Traveling expenses,


10 00


Gas governor',


60 00


Total, as per item No. 5 of Expenses, $6,498 90


City Hospital : Tenney Fund.


RECEIVED.


From Commissioners, for net income, $250 00


Total, as per item No. 5 of Receipts,


$250 00


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part), $200 00 Salary of Matron (in part), 50 00


Total, as per item No. 6 of Expenses, $250 00


Collector's Sales : Surplus Account.


Balance brought forward, Nov. 30, 1883, $26 94


RECEIVED.


For Sale of estates, in excess of taxes, cost and interest, as per item No. 6 of Receipts, $3 00


$29 94


40


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


EXPENDED.


Amount in excess of taxes and interest, repaid, as per item No. 7 of Expenses, 3 00


Balance, November 30, 1884,


$26 94


Fire Department.


Appropriation, $55,000 00


Less amount transferred to City


Hospital, $503 95


Less amount transferred to Light- ing Streets, 834 43


1,338 38


$53,661 62


RECEIVED.


For Labor of men and teams,


$199 49


Substitutes and fines,


411 00


Wages not called for, Buttons,


2 25


14 36


Total, as per item No. 7 of Receipts,


$627 10


$54,288 72


EXPENDED.


For Salary of S. E. Combs, Chief Engineer,


$1,200 00


Salary of Wm. Brophy, Asst.


Engineer, 250 00


Salary of Geo. S. Coleman, Asst. Engineer, 250 00


Salary of E. L. Vaughn, Asst. Engineer, 250 00


Salary of C. H. Mills, Asst. Engineer,


250 00


Salary of Wm. Brophy, Supt. Fire Alarm, 800 00


Salary of Wm. Brophy, as Clerk, 150 00


41


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Pay rolls of men, stewards and drivers,


11,862 00


66


66 Steamer No. 1,


1,800 50


66


1,496 33


" 2, 66 3,


1,541 83


Hose Co. 1,


1,277 58


66


66


66 " 2,


1,263 00


1,293 92


66


‹6


66


6,


1,081 00


66


7,


1,251 00


66


16


" 8,


1,234 08


Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1,


2,613 00


Pay roll of men, Hook and Ladder Co.


1,715 50


Pay roll of men, Babcock Extinguisher, Quinsigamond Hose Co.,


200 00


Eagle Hose Co., 16 00


Materials for and repair of telegraph, 7,524 67


Hose, couplings and repairs of same, 1,712 76


Repairs of Apparatus,


391 56


Extinguisher and chemicals,


65 50


Repairs of houses,


906 71


Horses,


175 00


Horses for drawing apparatus,


239 40


Alarms for fire,


112 00


Ladders,


144 00


Hose wagon,


346 20


Decorating engines,


148 85


Hay, grain and straw,


2,724 70


Hack and horse hire,


85 00


Furniture, bedding, fixtures, and re- pairs of same,


512 45


Washing bedding, &c.,


344 02


Rent of telephones,


260 00


Fuel,


824 82


Gas,


515 43


Blacksmithing,


341 11


Hardware and tools,


191 78


Freight, trucking, express and tele- grams, 26 89


Printing,


172 07


Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 224 62


"


4,


5,


1,245 00


66


No. 2,


464 00


42


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


For Medicine and attendance on horses,


87 68


Oil, soap, brushes, &c., 165 64


Castings, 19 20


Traveling expenses,


76 10


Paints and oil,


49 69


Stationery, stamps, &c.,


26 18


Waste,


11 00


Iron and steel,


11 83


Rent of power,


50 00


Copying report,


10 00


Buttons,


71 25


Clipping horses and dentistry,


33 00


Total, as per item No. 8 of Expenses, $52,105 85


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$2,182 87


Fire Patrol.


Appropriation, $1,200 00


$1,200 00


EXPENDED.


Paid Worcester Protective Department, as per item No. 9 of Expenses, $1,200 00


Free Public Library.


Appropriation,


$12,000 00


$12,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Catalogues, fines, &c.,


$1,242 49


Dog Fund, from County, 2,860 40


Total, as per item No. 8 of Receipts, $4,102 89


$16,102 89


43


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


EXPENDED.


For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,


$2,500 00


Assistants,


4,120 72


" 66 Janitor,


625 00


Books and stationery,


4,088 11


Binding books and catalogues,


1,387 80


Fuel,


320 83


Gas,


808 80


Printing,


613 95


Stamps, express, &c.,


247 17


Brooms, dusters, matches, &c.,


5 25


Postal cards for printing,


20 25


Removing ashes,


11 50


Insurance on boiler,


25 00


Water rates,


93 63


Repairs on building,


767 46


Furniture, and repairs of same,


47 35


Periodicals, &c., for reading room,


400 00


Total, as per item No. 10 of Expenses, $16,082 82


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$20 07


Highway Department.


Appropriation (Highways, Sidewalks and Paving), $100,000 00


$100,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Amount transferred from Sidewalks, $6,861 05 Labor, materials, &c., as per item No. 12 of Receipts, 12,351 86


$19,212 91


$119,212 91


-


44


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


EXPENDED.


For Salary of L. B. Stone, Commissioner, $1,700 00 Labor of men, as per pay rolls, 49,106 48


Extra labor of men and teams,


13,612 82


Clerical labor,


400 00


Engineering,


1,256 99


Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,


1,129 64


Blacksmithing,


1,123 26


Carts, wagons, sleds, and repairs of same, 480 16


Repairs of crusher, engine and boiler,


162 77


Repairs at stable,


93 42


Horses,


1,439 15


Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,


521 15


Hay, grain and straw,


4,437 50


Medicine, and attendance on horses,


10 00


Paving blocks,


13,829 12


Cobble stone, for paving,


647 20


Curb stone and cross walks,


6,965 63


Field stone, for crushing,


2,032 09


Gravel,


552 28


Paving,


5,589 84


Brick,


4,664 70


Cement, sand, pipe, &c.,


329 83


Lumber and carpenter work,


1,316 55


Freight, trucking, express and telegrams,


70 13


Stone posts, and wall stone,


256 99


Oil, lanterns, brooms, &c.,


127 35


Gas,


77 40


Coal,


283 39


Horse and hack hire,


232 00


Water rates,


46 00


Advertising,


68 44


Printing,


24 51


Blank books, stationery, stamps, &c.,


25 56


Supplying water for trough, and care of same, 23 00


Shoats, and slaughtering hogs,


77 15


Labor, breaking roads in winter,


22 05


Traveling expenses,


10 55


Scales,


175 00


Repairs of Mechanic street bridge,


258 24


Labor on Webster street bridge,


22 50


45


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Stone for retaining wall, and labor,


970 09


Derrick,


165 00


Resetting electric light poles,


12 33


Painting fence,


70 00


Removing catch basins, on Wall street, Use of land, paid A. & W. N. Darling, Legal fees,


20 85


75 00


Personal injury, paid Geo. L. Stone, " 66 John E. Russell,


25 00


66


James R. Ward,


794 34


66 Daniel P. King, 50 25


Julia Stratton,


900 00


Fannie A. Vining, 150 00


Patrick Murtough, 75 00


Injury to horse, paid Napoleon Jaques, 125 00


66 66 paid J. K. Brown, 200 0℃


Amount refunded to Margaret Maher, 45 77


Damages, paid H. B. Stone & Co., 8 25


Moving house on Lamartine street,


69 25


Total, as per item No. 11 of Ex- penses,


$117,441 47


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,771 44


Incidental Expenses.


Appropriation, $13,000 00


Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 5,000 00


$18,000 00


RECEIVED.


From City Clerk, for office fees, $1,825 45


66 licenses, 2,919 00


66 66 dog licenses, 1,550 00


66 66 sale of ordinances, 1 50


66


66 66 licenses for sale of


petroleum, 106 00


Rent of Armories, from Common- wealth, 1,400 00


Amount allowed on Foreign ships from Commonwealth, 204 13


84 50


400 00


46


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


For Amount allowed for relief of indi-


gent soldiers and sailors, from Commonwealth, account of 1882, 400 50 One-half of fees, weighing on City Scales, 386 74


Stationery and Stamps,


189 07


Milk licenses, from R. R. Shepard,


129 50


Peddlers' licenses,


200 010


Engineering on drains,


204 80


" plans and surveys, 55 61


Costs on Sewer Assessment,


40


" Sidewalk


4 40


Material sold,


50


Use of Ward room,


1 50


Amount refunded (Claflin),


1 25


Rent of Millbury street school-house,


10 00


Fines and costs in Gordon case,


16 50


Costs on taxes, 1880, .20. 1883, 273.90


1881, .20. 1884, 104.80 389 84


" 1882, 10.74.


Total, as per item No. 10 of Re- ceipts,


$9,996 69


$27,996 69


EXPENDED.


For Clerical work, for Auditor,


$1,190 73


" for General clerk (May-


or's office),


1,094 84


Clerical work, for Treasurer,


1,549 67


66 " City Clerk,.


1,278 00


Deputy Collector of taxes,


1,000 00


Assistant for Deputy Collector,


50 00


Clerical work for City Assessors, 66 66 pre-


1,003 80


cinct work, 191 61


Assistant Assessors,


681 00


Paymaster,


161 86


Clerk of Committees,


237 50


125 00


E. H. Towne, Registrar of voters, R. Mathews,


100 00


J. P. Houghton, " 66


75 00


Page to Common Council,


34 00


66 " on tax bills,


451 11


47


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Directories, and advertising in same, 230 00


Services of Engineers, 1,773 79


Services of Ward Clerks and In- spectors, 462 00


Rent, Furniture, care and heating Ward rooms,


389 72


Printing,


1,943 79


Advertising,


498 80


Postal cards, for printing,


400 25


Stamps,


376 73


Engineers' instruments, and mate- rials for engineers, 140 43


Blank books, stationery, &c.,


771 39


Serving tax summonses,


370 75


Central District Court, legal costs,


149 21


Examining records and recording deeds,


43 30


Legal expenses,


341 34


Return of deaths, by undertakers,


343 25


Collecting births,


186 72


Pay roll, reporting births by physi- cians,


244 00


Care of church clocks,


105 49


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors,


800 00


Hack and horse hire,


105 25


Coal for city scales,


9 70


Use of Horticultural Hall,


25 00


Watering around public buildings and squares,


490 00


Memorial day expenses,


491 35


Fourth of July expenses,


431 00


Bi-centennial celebration expenses,


5,245 01


Evening concerts,


352 00


Striking Cambridge time,


100 00


Refreshments for Aldermen,


29 20


Street signs,


79 33


Dining Legislative Committee,


52 00


Inspecting boilers,


15 00


Expense of Fire inquest,


92 88


Coal, for Armory,


80 10


Gas,


200 70


Janitor, for Armory,


52 25


Furniture, stoves, and repairs of


same, Armory, 38 68


48


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


For Repairs of Armory, 114 77


Insurance,


225 00


Water rates,


25 00


Use of land, for military drills, Target for military companies,


10 00


112 53


Scales, Lincoln square,


320 18


Posting notices for voters,


35 76


Repairs on flag staff,


5 24


Burying dead animals,


1 00


Total, as per item No. 12 of Ex- penses, $27,536 01


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$460 68


Interest.


Appropriation,


$111,000 00


Amount of interest transferred,


$4,258 05


$115,258 05


RECEIVED.


For Interest on deposits, $2,387 34


' Sidewalk Assessments.


61 47


" Sewer Assessments,


255 47


66 " Street Betterment As-


457 00


sessments,


Interest on Taxes, 1877, 8 10)


65 1880,


3 26 |


66


1881,


78 43


733 89


66 1882,


16 50 7


66 66


1883, 611 86 |


1884, 15 74 J


" from Commissioners of Sinking Funds, on investments, 23,028 83


Total, as per item No. 11 of Re- ceipts,


$26,924 00


$142,182 05


49


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


EXPENDED.


For Amount of interest transferred, $23,028 83 Interest on Certificates


of Indebtedness trans- ferred, $4,258 05


Interest on Temporary


Loans,


9,453 64


Interest on Funded City


Loans,


102,746 00


Total, as per item No. 13 of Ex- penses, $116,457 69


$139,486 52


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $2,695 53


Interest on Sewer Loan.


Appropriation,


$19,000 00


$19,000 00


EXPENDED.


For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $19,000 00


$19,000 00


Interest on Water Loan.


Receipts for Water Rates, transferred from Water Works Maintenance Account, $24,872 44


Received for Interest, accrued on Certifi- cates of Indebtedness sold, as per item No. 12 of Receipts, 655 56


$25,528 00


50


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


EXPENDED.


For Interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 15 of Expenses,


$25,528 00


$25,528 00


Lighting Streets.


Appropriation, $50,000 00


Amount transferred from Fire Depart-


ment, 834 43


$50,834 43


RECEIVED.


For Lanterns, globes, posts, &c., as per item No. 13 of Receipts, $117 84


$117 84


$50,952 27


EXPENDED.


For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $12,179 20


Gasoline lights, Globe Gas Light Co., 9,244 34


Electric lights, Worcester Electric Light Co.,


11,441 30


Gasoline lights, Patrick Ronayne,


11,517 11


Lighting and care of lamps,


4,375 43


Lamp posts, frames and castings,


426 58


Lanterns and globes,


328 50


Re-setting lamps and repairs of lanterns,


420 74


Ladders and repairs of same,


8 05


Alcohol and waste,


216 67


Paints, oil and glass,


443 09


Advertising,


126 50


Engineering,


77


Hack hire,


21 00


Repairs gasoline house,


79 84


Lettering lanterns,


5 75


Curb stone,


105 00


Trucking,


12 40


Total, as per item No. 16 of Expenses, $50,952 27


51


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Liquor Licenses.


RECEIVED. For Licenses for sale of Liquor, as per item No. 14 of Receipts, $60,850 00


$60,850 00


Less Amount transferred to the following accounts, viz. : School Department, $6,660 23


School books and supplies, 20,000 00


School-houses, 13,902 27


Incidental expenses,


5,000 00


$45,562 50


$15,287 50


EXPENDED.


Paid Commonwealth one-fourth of fees for liquor licenses, $15,187 50


Amount refunded, 100 00


Total, as per item No. 17 of Ex- penses, $15,287 50


Loans, Funded City.


Amount, November 30, 1883,


$2,048,400 00


$2,048,400 00


EXPENDED.


For City Bonds, and Certificate of In- debtedness, payable in 1884, cancelled, as per item No. 18 of Expenses, $5,000 00


$5,000 00


Balance, November 30, 1884,


$2,043,400 00


Loans, Funded Sewer.


Amount, November 30, 1883,


$390,000 00


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RECEIVED.


For Certificates of Indebtedness, viz. : ac- count of Sewer Loan, due Janu- ary 1, 1904, as per item No. 15 of Receipts, $70,000 00


Balance, November, 30, 1884,


$460,000 00


Loans, Funded Water.


Amount, November 30, 1883, $359,300 00


RECEIVED.


For Certificates of Indebtedness, viz : ac- count of Water Loan due April 1, 1914, as per item No. 16 of Receipts, $250,000 00


Balance, November 30, 1884, $609,300 00


Loans, Temporary.


Amount, November 30, 1883, $150,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Loans authorized by City Council, as


per item No. 17 of receipts,


$375,000 00


$525,000 00


EXPENDED.


For City notes cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $525,000 00


$525,000 00


Pauper Department: City Relief.


Appropriation, $17,000 00


Less amount transferred to School Department, $1,171 94 Amount transferred to Truant School, 420 67


1,592 61


$15,407 39


53


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


RECEIVED.


From Commonwealth, for support of State paupers, $1,089 21


Commonwealth, for burial of State paupers, 310 00


County, Cities, Towns and individ- uals, for aid to their poor, 2,383 59


Total, as per item No. 18 of Re- ceipts, $3,782 80


$19,190 19


EXPENDED.


For Salary of George W. Gale, Clerk, $1,200 00


" Rufus Woodward, City Phy- sician,


1,100 00


Transportation of paupers,


325 64


Cash allowances,


334 44


Clerical labor,


508 96


Fuel,


1,791 50


Groceries and provisions,


3,383 10


Stationery, postage, &c.,


113 50


Burials,


635 00


Medicines,


354 38


Boots, shoes and clothing,


37 50


Printing,


131 52


Repairs of furniture,


9 50


Rent of telephones,


40 00


Crockery,


6 00


Hack hire,


37 00


Board of girls at State Industrial School,


55 13


Board of boys at State Reform School,


368 32


Care of Insane, by Commonwealth,


123 03


. " Worcester Lunatic


Hospital,


3,953 82


Care of Insane, by Asylum for Chronic Insane, 177 35


Care of Insane, by State Lunatic Hospital, Danvers, 134 49


Care of Insane, by State Lunatic Hospital, Northampton, 98 27


5


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For Care of Paupers, by Commonwealth, 233 96 Care of Demented, by South Boston Institution, 439 70


Care of Blind, by Perkins Institu- tion for Blind, 40 60


Towns, cities, and individuals, aid to Paupers, 946 25


Total, as per item No. 20 of Ex- penses,


$16,578 96


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $2,611 23


Pauper Department : Farm.


Appropriation,


$15,000 00


$15,000 00


RECEIVED.


For Board of men and horses, Scaven-


ger Department, $3,258 36


Board of teachers and scholars, Truant School,


1,518 67


Horse hire,


234 00


Allowance on tools,


15 00


Sleigh,


15 00


Cash, from inmates,


24 75


Milk,


236 79


Apples, &c., sold,


118 54


Total, as per item No. 19 of Re- ceipts,


$5,421 11


$20,421 11


EXPENDED.


For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Supt. (in part), $633 32


Salary of Mrs. Parkhurst, Matron, 433 34


55


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Extra labor,


3,551 69


Groceries and provisions,


6,610 84


Fuel,


1,680 30


Hay, grain and straw,


1,165 65


Boots, shoes and clothing,


474 59


Crockery, tinware, &c.,


82 60


Dry goods, bedding, &c.,


649 72


Hardware and tools,


303 31


Medicines,


147 78


Repair of buildings,


1,637 87


Furniture, fixtures, and repairs of same,


558 46


Chaplain,


100 00


Cash allowances to inmates,


56 59


Postage, express, stationery, &c.,


25 42


Taxes, in Shrewsbury,


45 60


Blacksmithing,


182 76


Wagons, and repairs of same,


209 50


Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,


61 20


Manure,


480 00


Horse medicines, and attendance on horses,


47 40


Spy, and other papers,


12 65


Seeds,


76 58


Disenfectant powder,


54 12


Hack and horse hire,


7 00


Traveling expenses of Superintendent,


25 85


Labor of men and team,


27 50


Horse,


90 00


Rent of land,


150 00


Boiler,


377 75


Cement,


19 75


Wall stone,


31 36


Paving,


28 50


Barrels,


10 00


Services of Appraisers,


34 00


Mats, brushes, &c.,


46 10


Total, as per item No. 21 of Ex- penses, $20,128 10


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$293 01


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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 39.


Pauper Department : House Offal.


Appropriation,


$4,500 00


$4,500 00


RECEIVED.


For Manure,


$480 00


Pork,


3,893 72


Pigs,


319 00


Swill,


15 60


Total, as per item No. 20 of Re-


ceipts,


$4,708 32


$9,208 32


EXPENDED.


For Collecting house offal,


$2,453 65


Board of men and horses,


3,258 36


Horse hire,


234 00


Swine,


1,080 11


Salary, B. F. Parkhurst, Supt. (in part),


333 35


Wagons, sleighs, and repairs of same,


564 50


Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same,


200 25


Blacksmithing,


197 62


Grain and straw,


516 48


Repairs of houses,


84 57


Hardware and tools,


26 40


Medical attendance on horses,


20 00


Fuel,


55 08


Traveling expenses of Superintendent,


8 90


Lime and cement,


9 85


Dog license,


3 00


Hose,


19 83


Total, as per item No. 22 of Ex- penses, $9,065 95


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$142 37


57


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Pauper Department : Truant School.


Appropriation, $1,500 00


Amount transferred from Pauper De- partment, City Relief, 420 67


$1,920 67


EXPENDED.


For Salary of teacher,


$300 00


Board of teacher and boys,


1,518 67


Boots, shoes, and clothing,


97 75


Horse hire,


3 00


Youth's Companion,


1 25


Total, as per item No. 23 of Ex- penses,


$1,920 67


Police Department.


Appropriation,


$64,500 00


$64,500 00


RECEIVED.


For Officers' fees, from Clerk of Central District Court,


$7,741 86


Extra services of officers,


249 86


Cloth,


553 30


Use of team,


379 50


Keeping prisoners,


1,169 45


Horse,


70 00


Mittimus,


18 45


Total, as per item No 21 of Re- ceipts,


$10,182 42


$74,682 42




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