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$113 95
FOR OREAD STREET BRIDGE :
Contract, paid J. H. An- drews, $1,475 00
Wall Stone Abutment,
730 57
Grading, 186 71
Engineering, 89 10
Traveling expenses,
12 75
Telegrams, 50
Advertising,
16 31
$138 92
$2,510 94
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FOR PLEASANT STREET : Engineering, Moving fence,
$11 70
7 80
$19 50
FOR QUEEN STREET :
Engineering, $3 66
Grading,
15 45
$19 11
FOR RIPLEY STREET : Grading, $73 65
FOR SHEPARD STREET :
Engineering,
$17 36
Grading,
326 55
$343 91
FOR SHERIDAN STREET :
Engineering, $13 12
FOR STEBBINS STREET :
Engineering,
FOR UNION STREET :
Engineering,
$14 16
FOR WARD STREET :
Land damages, paid Cath- arine McDonald, $475 00
Land damages, paid Rich- ard Leahy, 159 75
Land damages, paid Ellen O'Brien, 74 15
Land damages, paid Ellen ('Callahan, 54 30
Land damages, paid Thom- as Griffin, 39 30
Grading, 84 50
$34 85
$887 00
85
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR WORTH STREET : Engineering, $17 24
Total, as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $12,312 92
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $2,687 08
Street Construction : Summer Street.
Balance unexpended, Nov. 30, 1884, $7,109 95
RECEIVED.
For Engineering, as per item No. 39 of Receipts, 10 50
$7,120 45
EXPENDED.
For Land damages, paid Mrs. Anne B. Earle,
$3,500 00
Land damages, paid Jeremiah Hen- nessy, 725 00
Looking up evidence, paid Edwin Ames,
115 00
Building fence,
139 30
Amount transferred to School-houses, 2,000 00
Total, as per item No. 40 of Ex- penses, $6,479 30
Amount unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$641 15
Taxes, 18777 to 1884.
Balances uncollected, Nov. 30, 1884, viz. :
Taxes of 1877,
$4,457 64
1878,
5,143 72
1879,
4,937 40
1880,
6,212 07
1881,
6,430 40
66 66 1882,
5,899 19
66
1883,
5,868 26
66 1884,
21,432 84
$60,381 52
86
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
Amount assessed for 1885, viz. : State Tax, County Tax, City Tax,
$41,940 00
38,338 00
934,276 10
$1,014,554 10
$1,074,935 62
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, as per items Nos. 40 and 43 of Receipts, Amount uncollected Nov. 30, 1885, viz. : Taxes of 1877,
$1,005,108 43
$4,430 92
1878,
5,118 94
1879,
4,906 44
66
1880,
6,210 07
1881,
6,420 40
66
1883,
5,803 18
66
1884,
6,596 05
66
66 1885,
24,449 00
$69,827 19
Taxes, 1884 : Corporation.
Balance due from the Commonwealth
prior to Nov. 30, 1884, $2,957 86
Due from the Commonwealth, Dec. 1, 1884, 79,440 04
$82,397 90
RECEIVED.
From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 41 of Receipts, $81,043 49
$1,354 41
EXPENDED.
Amount refunded, as per item No. 41 of Expenses, $254 20
Balance due from the State, $1,608 61
1882,
5,892 19
87
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Taxes, 1884 : County.
Balance due the County, $17,085 50
$17,085 50
EXPENDED.
Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 42 of Expenses, $17,085 50
.Taxes, 1884 : National Bank, State Account.
Amount assessed in 1884, $33,456 20
RECEIVED.
Amount from State Treasurer, as per item No. 42 of Receipts, $9,242 81
$24,213 39
EXPENDED.
Amount paid State Treasurer, as per item No. 43 of Expenses, $24,213 39
Taxes, 1884 : State.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $55,920 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid State Treasurer, as per item
No. 44 for Expenses,
$55,920 00
Taxes, 1885 : County.
Amount assesed for 1885, $38,338 00
EXPENDED.
Amount paid County Treasurer, as per
item No. 45 of Expenses,
$19,169 00
Balance due County, Nov. 30, 1885, $19,169 00
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
Water Works : Construction.
Appropriation,
$30,000 00
$30,000 00
Less amount transferred to School- houses, $5,800 00
Less amount transferred to Pauper Department, Farm, 2,828 18
Less amount transferred to School Department, 210 36
Less amount transferred to Sewers, Main, 1,156 86
$9,995 40
$20,004 60
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons, for service pipe, meters, labor, etc., as per item No. 44 of Receipts,
$21,547 16
$41,551 76
EXPENDED.
For Salary of L. A. Taylor, Commis- sioner (in part),
$850 01
Laborers, as per pay-rolls,
10,587 42
Clerical labor, 584 63
Meters, couplings, etc., paid Union Water Meter Co., 10,403 45
Meters, couplings, etc., paid W. E. Desper & Co.,
2,099 38
Hydrants, water-gates and valves,
904 48
Iron pipe, and freight on same,
8,329 29
Trucking, express and telegrams,
184 35
Lead pipe, lead, and freight on same,
647 31
Pipe, fittings, &c.,
597 97
Mason work,
10 75
Lumber and carpenter work,
2 92
Hardware and tools,
30 58
Iron and steel,
31 32
Blacksmithing,
19 51
Car tickets,
20 00
89
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Powder and fuse,
71 67
Sewer-pipe, cement and sand,
107 40
Drinking fountains, and labor on same,
558 10
Packing and cordage,
79 16
Blank-books, stationery and stamps,
30 07
Paving stone,
12 61
Labor of men and teams,
4 50
Abatement on bills,
20 54
Meters,
86 48
Castings,
631 36
Meters frozen, paid sundry persons,
62 00
Total, as per item No. 46 of Ex- penses,
$36,967 26
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$4,584 50
. Water Works, Construction : New Supply.
Balance, November 30, 1884,
$87,955 66
EXPENDED.
For Land, paid Sumner Chamberlain, $3,500 00
Damages, paid George Crompton, 10,000 00
Engineering,
12 97
Insurance on Chamberlain Estate,
13 05
Total, as per item No. 47 of Ex- penses,
$13,526 02
Balance, November 30, 1885,
$74,429 64
Water Works : Maintenance.
RECEIVED.
For Assessments for water, 1884, $10,544 16
Assessments for water, 1885, 99,720 87
Total, as per item No. 45 of Re- ceipts, $110,265 03
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Less amount transferred to sundry Sink- ing Funds, per order of City Coun- cil, viz : Sewer Loan, 1885, $7,200 00
Water Loan, 1885,
3,000 00
$10,200 00
$100,065 03
Less amount transferred to Interest on Water Loan,
$32,124 11
$67,940 92
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. E. Batchelder, Reg- istrar,
$1,400 00
Salary of L. A. Taylor, Commis- sioner (in part),
849 99
Laborers, as per pay-rolls,
24,576 69
Clerical labor,
869 50
Labor, canvassing,
645 00
Care of Reservoir,
211 11
Union Water Meter Co., Meters and repairs of same, 94 22
Labor of men and teams,
181 92
Lumber and carpenter work,
372 55
Pipe, fittings, &c.,
175 88
Sewer-pipe, cement and sand,
160 81
Rubber goods,
22 56
Hardware, tools and repairs of same,
184 14
Blacksmithing,
105 21
Lanterns, oil, wicks, &c.,
62 84
Trucking, express, freight and tele- grams.
496 38
Blank-books, stationery and stamps
212 92
Rent of telephones,
76 00
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 80 65
Hay, grain and straw,
365 81
Waste, packing and cordage,
90 09
Brushes, brooms, &c.,
38 92
Horse and hack hire,
424 50
Water-gates, hydrants, and repairs of same, 3,346 58
91
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Abatements, on water rates,
163 48
Paints and oil,
16 88
Taxes in Leicester,
93 48
Fuel,
68 55
Gas,
35 35
Printing,
195 52
Plumbing,
23 90
Engineering,
148 00
Traveling expenses,
105 50
Castings,
986 96
Horse-car tickets and fares,
11 65
Iron and steel,
27 72
Wagons, and repairs of same,
42 25
Gravel,
34 14
Taxes in Holden,
340 81
Repairs of concrete walk,
22 70
Repairs of gauge,
15 00
Lead pipe, lead and solder,
820 30
Bedding,
9 90
Rent of telephones,
18 00
Clipping horse,
4 00
Cleaning clock,
1 50
Paving,
731 47
Powder and fuse,
62 10
Iron pipe, and freight on same,
15,667 42
Hose and couplings,
27 31
Refreshments, for Committee,
12 00
Repairs of meters,
61 80
Repairs of meter, paid National Man- ufacturing Co., 6 05
Damages caused by bursting of water
pipe, paid sundry persons,
296 29
Damages, caused by blasting,
39 60
Total, as per item No. 48 of Expenses, $55,133 90
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $12,807 02
Balances Unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund.
From Board of Health, City Hall, City Hospital,
$45 92
414 08
251 54
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From Fire Department,
131 86
Free Public Library,
3 07
Incidental Expenses,
1,681 75
Lighting Streets,
4,937 04
Interest,
581 76
on Sewer Loan,
120 00
Pauper Department, City Relief, 66
1,495 45
House Offal,
262 49
Truant School,
1 47
Police Department,
369 34
Public Grounds,
5 32
Salaries,
255 43
Sewers, Construction,
188 36
Street Construction,
2,687 08
Summer Street,
641 15
Water Works, Construction,
4,584 50
Maintenance,
12,807 02
$31,464 63
From Sewer Assessments,
$2,585 75
Street Betterments,
517 23
$3,102 98
Total,
$34,567 61
City Debt.
November 30, 1885.
Funded City Loan.
Due April 1, 1891 (Int. 4 per cent.), $35,000 00
Jan. 1, 1892
30,000 00
66 66
23,400 00
April 1, 1892
35,000 00
1,1893 66 90,000 00
1, 1905 66 " renewal, 500,000 00
$713,400 00
1,1892 66 66
93
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Due Jan. 1, 1887 (Int. 5 per cent.),
$100,000 00
1, 1888
60,000 00
1,1889 66 66 40,000 00 66
April 1, 1889 1,1890
30,000 00
1,1905 66 66 " renewal, 100,000 00
April 1, 1905
66
66 100,000 00
$530,000 00 Due April 1, 1892 (interest 6 per cent.), $800,000 00
$800,000 00
Total,
$2,043,400 00
Funded Sewer Loan.
Due Jan. 1, 1901 (interest 4 per cent.), $55,000 00
1,1903
65,000 00
1, 1904
70,000 00
1,1905 66
180,000 00
$370,000 00
Due April 1, 1905(Int. 4} pr. ct.), renewal, $140,000 00
$140,000 00
Due Jan. 1, 1899 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00 " 1, 1900 66 30,000 00
$130,000 00
Total,
$640,000 00
Funded Water Loan.
Due June 1, 1905 (Int. 3} pr.ct.), renewal,$100,000 00
$100,000 00
Due April 1, 1914 (interest 4 per cent.), $250,000 00 1, 1915 100,000 00
$350,000 00 Due Dec. 1, 1906 (interest 5 per cent.), $100,000 00
$100,000 00
66 100,000 00
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Due July 1, 1885 (interest 6 per cent.), * $2,000 00
June 1, 1886 66 66
66 26,000 00
July 1, 1886
66
50,000 00
June 1, 1887
66
66
23,000 00
1,1888 66 66 66 66
3,000 00
Dec. 1, 1890
66 66
50,000 00
June 1, 1891 66 66
2,300 00
$156,300 00
Total,
$706,300 00
Recapitulation.
Funded City Loan,
Sewer "
66 Water "
$2,043,400 00 640,000 00 706,300 00
$3,389,700 00
Liabilities.
Loans, Funded City,
Sewer,
Water,
$2,043,400 00 640,000 00 706,300 00
$3,389,700 00
One-half County Tax,
$19,169 00
State Tax,
41,940 00
National Bank Tax, State account, 1885,
18,125 65
Collector's sales, Surplus account,
26 94
Real-Estate sales, Surplus account,
125 00
Interest coupons not presented for pay- ment, viz. :
Funded City Loan (2d Series), 780 00
(3d " ),
120 00
66 Water " (Special Series), 60 00
$80,346 59
$3,470,046 59
* Not yet presented for payment.
66
95
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Cash Assets.
262 Shares Fitchburg Railroad Co. Stock, at par value, $26,200 00
Due from Commonwealth, for State Aid, old account, 6,060 37
Due from Commonwealth, for State Aid, new account, 11,974 25
Due from Commonwealth, for Corpora- tion Tax, 80,174 38
Due from Commonwealth, for National Bank Tax, State account, 18,125 65
Due from Commonwealth, for Military Aid, one-half expense, 718 00
Due from Commonwealth, for Foreign Ship account, 137 05
Due Taxes uncollected, 1877 to 1885, in- clusive,
69,827 19
Assessments for School-books, from 1877 to 1884, inclusive,
903 30
Assessments for Sewers and Drains, Sidewalks,
30,474 42
3,463 54
Due on City Hospital account, 110 99
Fire Department account,
120 87
Highway Department account,
2,918 16
Incidental Expenses account,
37 08
Lighting Streets account, 9 25
Pauper Department, City Relief account, 939 94
Due on Sewer Construction account, Or- der of 1885, 55 50
Due on Street Construction account,
500 00
Water Works, Construction ac- count,
4,085 97
Due on Water Works, Maintenance ac- count, 12,383 68
Cash in Treasury,
273,221 66
Amount in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, 721,563 70
$1,264,004 95
Liabilities over cash assets,
$2,206,041 64
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Ledger Balances.
DR. CR.
262 Shares Fitchburg Railroad Co., par value, $26,200 00
Collector's sales, Surplus account,
$26 94 2,043,400 00 640,000 00
66 66 Water,
706,300 00
Real-Estate sales, Surplus account,
125 00
Sewer Assessments,
2,585 75
Street Betterments,
517 23
Sinking Fund, No. 1, 1875, General Debt, 279,228 88
Sinking Fund, No. 2, 1876, Water,
22,225 52
Sinking Fund, No. 3, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages,
89,143 06
Sinking Fund, No. 4, 1878, Lynde Brook Damages, 47,383 23
Sinking Fund, No. 5, 1879, Lynde Brook Damages, 28,328 24
Sinking Fund, No. 6, 1879, Island Sewer, 37,978 17
Sinking Fund, No. 7, 1879, Foster Street,
71,622 71
Sinking Fund, No. 8, 1880, Island Sewer,
8,021 04
Sinking Fund, No. 9, 1880, Foster Street,
16,152 78
Sinking Fund, No. 10, 1881, Island Sewer, 11,955 47
Sinking Fund, No. 11, 1881, City Hospital Building, 15,236 89
Sinking Fund, No. 12, 1882, Lynde Brook Damages, 10,198 31
Sinking Fund, No. 13, 1882, Jaques Forfeiture, 8,056 79
Sinking Fund, No. 14, 1882, City Hospital Building, 11,896 19
Sinking Fund, No. 15, 1883, Sewer Loan, 7,982 43
Sinking Fund, No. 16, 1883, Sum- mer Street, 25,889 60
Sinking Fund, No. 17, 1884, Sewer Loan, 5,638 23
Loans, Funded City, 66 Sewer,
97
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sinking Fund, No. 18, 1884, Water Loan, 14,758 03
Sinking Fund, No. 19, 1885, Sewer Loan, 6,820 15
Sinking Fund, No. 20, 1885, Water Loan, 3,047 98
State Aid, old account,
6,060 37
State Aid, new account,
11,974 25
Taxes, Corporation,
80,174 38
County,
19,169 00
66 Nat. Bank, State account,
18,125 65
State,
41,940 00
66 1877 to 1885 inclusive,
69,827 19
City Treasury,
273,221 66
City of Worcester,
2,283,168 02
$3,472,189 57 $3,472,189 57
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.
NOVEMBER 30, 1885.
In charge of the following Persons and Departments.
CITY ENGINEER : -
Personal Property, $1,100 00
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC PARKS : - Personal Property, $1,000 00
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTING STREETS : -
702 Gas Lanterns, 1373 Gasoline Lamps, with Buildings and Fixtures, $28,800 00
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS : -
District Court and Police Building, $27,000 00 7,256 feet of land, at $1.25 per foot, 9,070 00
$36,070 00
DIRECTORS 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
99
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Carlton Street.
1,270 feet of land, at $1.25 per foot, $1,587 50 1,000 00
Engine House,
$2,587 50
Exchange Street.
500 feet of land, at $2.00 per foot, $1,000 00
Engine House, 1,800 00
$2,800 00
Grafton Street. ( On School-house Lot).
Engine House,
$4,000 00
Lamartine Street.
6,827 feet of land, at 15 cts. per foot, $1,024 05
Engine House,
5,000 00
$6,024 05
Myrtle Street.
1,374 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,
1,500 00
$2,000 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
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John Street.
1,836 feet of land, at 50 cts. per foot, $918 00
Engine House, 4,000 00
$4,918 00
Prescott Street. (Leased Land).
Engine House,
$10,000 00
Total Real-Estate,
$92,805 69
Personal Property.
Four Steamers,
$16,000 00
Thirteen Hose-Carriages,
6,700 00
Four Ladder-Trucks,
5,000 00
Other Personal Property, including Fire-Alarm . Telegraph,
· 61,000 00
Total Personal Property,
$88,700 00
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL :-
163,836 feet of land, at 12 cts. per foot,
$19,660 32
Buildings,
56,000 00
Furniture, Surgical Instruments, etc.,
7,200 00
$82,860 32
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT : -
50,331 feet of land on Salem street, at 33 cts.
per foot,
$16,609 25
Stables, Sheds, etc.,
10,500 00
Land (1 acre), Pleasant street, Tatnuck,
100 00
Land (2 acres), Quinsigamond Village,
225 00
Gravel Pit, near Paxton,
10 00
Personal Property,
22,494 91
$49,939 16
PAUPER DEPARTMENT :
Real-Estate,
$80,000 00
Stock and Tools at the Farm,
7,204 57
Household Goods,
12,168 58
$9,594 00
Stock, &c., in the Scavenger Department, Telephone,
450 00
$109,417 15
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
101
POLICE DEPARTMENT : -
Personal Property under care of City Marshal, $3,800 00
Police Station, Lamartine Street House, 12,000 00
17,326 feet of land, at 15 cts. per foot,
2,598 90
$18,398 90
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT : -
Adams Square School-house, 22,360 feet of land, House,
$300 00
2,800 00
$3,100 00
Adriatic School-house, Southgate Street.
25,000 feet of land,
$2,500 00
New House,
15,000 00
Old House,
3,000 00
$20,500 00
Ash Street School-house.
13,400 feet of land,
$4,020 00
House,
13,500 00
$17,520 00
Belmont Street School-house. 31,440 feet of land, House,
$7,860 00
45,000 00
$52,860 00
Bloomingdale School-house. 14,000 feet of land,
$200 00
House,
3,000 00
$3,200 00
Burncoat Plain School-house. 21,500 feet of land, House;
$200 00
2,500 00
$2,700 00
Chamberlain School-house. 21,780 feet of land, House,
$100 00
1,200 00
$1,300 00
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Chandler Street School-house.
34,816 feet of land, at 25 cts. per foot, $8,704 00 House, 27,000 00
Dix Street School-house. 24,000 feet of land.
$6,000 00
House,
30,000 00
$36,000 00
East Worcester School-house.
9,060 feet of land,
$4,530 00
House,
5,000 00
$9,530 00
Edgeworth Street School-house.
30,760 feet of land,
$1,538 00
House,
22,000 00
$23,538 00
Freeland Street School-house.
30,000 feet of land, at 12¿ cts. per foot, $3,750 00
House (unfinished), 15,000 00
$18,750 00
Gage Street School-house. 36,527 feet of land at 12¿ cts. per foot, $4,565 87
House, 27,000 00
$31,565 87
Grafton Street School-house.
24,897 feet of land, at 25 cts, per foot, $6,224 25
House, 10,000 00
$16,224 25
High School-house ( Old). 9,487 feet of land,
$12,333 00
House,
20,000 00
High School-house (New). 31,672 feet of land, $41,173 00 House, 125,000 00
$35,704 00
$32,333 00
$166,173 00
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Lake View School-house.
15,684 feet of land, House,
$400 00 2,600 00
Lamartine Street School-house. 48,040 feet of land,
$9,608 00
House,
27,000 00
$36,608 00
Ledge Street School-house. 40,670 feet of land, House,
$8,134 00
30,000 00
$38,134 00
Mason Street School-house. 13,200 feet of land,
$1,980 00
House,
5,500 00
Millbury Street School-house.
52,664 feet of land, at 10 cts. per foot, $5,266 40 House, 24,000 00
$29,266 40
Millbury Street School-house ( New).
7,000 feet of land, at 8 cts. per foot, $560 00
House (unfinished). 8,500 00
$9,060 00
Monroe District School-house. ( Blithewood). 43,560 feet of land, $100 00
House,
1,500 00
$1,600 00
New Worcester School-house. 14,900 feet of land,
$2,335 00
House,
9,000 00
$11,235 00
Northville School-house. 34,875 feet of land, House,
$500 00
5,500 00
$3,000 00
$6,000 00
$7,480 00
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North Pond School-house. 20,000 feet of land, House,
$300 00
1,600 00
Oxford Street School-house. 17,200 feet of land, House,
$21,500 00
30,000 00
$51,500 00
Providence Street School-house.
58,000 feet of land,
$29,000 00
House,
18,000 00
$47,000 00
Quinsigamond School-house.
34,500 feet of land,
$1,725 00
House,
20,000 00
$21,725 00
Salem Street School-house.
12,555 feet of land,
$5,022 00
House,
12,000 00
$17,022 00
South Worcester School-house.
29,184 feet of land,
$2,918 00
House,
20,000 00
$22,918 00
Summer Street School-house.
16,083 feet of land,
$7,320 00
House,
3,000 00
$10,320 00
Sunnyside School-house.
30,000 feet of land, at 8 cts. per foot, $2,400,00
House (unfinished),
8,000 00
Sycamore Street School-house. 12,625 feet of land, $9,468 00
$10,400 00
House,
20,000 00
$1,900 00
$29,468 00
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Tatnuck School-house. 11,500 feet of land, House,
$300 00 5,000 00
$5,300 00
Thomas Street School-house. 23,443 feet of land,
$15,000 00
House,
29,751 00
$44,751 00
Trowbridgeville School-house. 5,050 feet of land, House,
$75 00
300 00
$375 00
Union Hill School-house. 11,000 feet of land, House,
$1,100 00
2,000 00
$3,100 00
Valley Falls School-house. 34,428 feet of land, House,
$200 00
7,300 00
$7,500 00
Old School-house and lot,
500 00
Washington Street School-house.
Land,
$2,235 00
House,
9,000 00
$11,235 00
Winslow Street School-house. 25,000 feet of land,
$5,000 00
House,
29,000 00
Woodland Street School-house. 40,000 feet of land, 2 Houses,
$10,000 00
38,000 00
$48,000 00
Total value of Real Estate, Total value of Personal Property,
$980,395 52
105,515 00
$1,085,910 52
$8,000 00
$34,000 00
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
SEWER DEPARTMENT : -
Personal Property,
$10,189 00
WATER DEPARTMENT : -
Real Estate in Leicester, Holden, Bell Pond, and on Thomas street, together with the Reservoir, Pipe, Hydrants, Fixtures and Tools-costing
$1,720,329 62
MISCELLANEOUS :
Central Park, 7 Acres. Hope Cemetery, 67 Acres. Elm Park, 28 Acres. 37-124ths of North Pond.
SALABLE LANDS : --
56,622 feet of land, East Worcester street, at 40 cents per foot, $22,648 80
24,163 feet of land, Grosvenor and Meade streets, at 14 cents per foot,
3,382 82
17,612 feet of land, Summer street, at 80 cents per foot,
14,089 60
8,063 feet of land, Mechanic street, at $1.00 per foot,
8,063 00
40,000 feet of land, Millbury street, at 10 cents per foot,
4,000 00
Real-Estate (Holden Reservoir),
5,500 00
17,989 feet of land, East Worcester street, at 40 cents per foot,
7,195 00}
and old School Building,
4,000 00$
$68,879 22
City Hall Building,
$20,000 00
Furniture, &c., in City Hall,
5,500 00
City Scales, Lincoln square,
400 00
City Scales, New Worcester,
300 00
City Scales, Salem square,
400 00
City Scales, Quinsigamond,
300 00
City Scales, Southbridge street,
300 00
$27,200 00
Total,
$3,504,403 58
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
WORCESTER, MASS., JANUARY 4, 1886. To the Honorable City Council :-
IN compliance with the provisions of the City Ordinance governing this Commission, the undersigned herewith present a report of their transactions in and about the several funds in their charge for the financial year ending November 30, 1885: -
Balance, December 1, 1884 . $590,370 85
Receipts during the year 142,530 62
Total .
$732,901 47
Payments during the year 11,337 77
Balance, November 30, 1885 $721,563 70
The several securities and cash balances belonging to each of the City Sinking Funds were carefully examined by the under- signed at the close of business on Monday, November 30, 1885, and found to agree, item by item, with the account thereof rendered by the Treasurer. Sundry statements, prepared by W. S. Barton, Esq., City Treasurer and Treasurer of this Board, showing the receipts and payments on account of the several funds, together with the investments and cash balances, as car- ried forward at the end of the financial year, are appended to this report and made a part thereof.
Respectfully submitted.
SAM'L WOODWARD, EDWARD L. DAVIS, HENRY A. MARSH,
Commissioners of the Sinking Funds of the City of Worcester.
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CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.
To the Commissioners of the City Sinking Funds :-
GENTLEMEN : - The undersigned herewith presents sundry statements, showing, in aggregates and in detail, all cash trans- actions of your Board for the financial year ending November 30, 1885 :-
CITY SINKING FUNDS.
December 1, 1884, to November 30, 1885.
No.
TITLE OF FUND.
Amount Dec. 1, 1884.
Receipts during year.
Totals.
Payments during year.
Amount Nov. 30, 1885.
1
General Debt,
1875.
$229,032 08
$55,711 74 $284,743 82
$5,514 94 $279,228 88
2
Water Loan,
1876.
18,592 34
3,910 46
22,502 80
277 28
22,225 52
3
Lynde Brook,
1877.
78,155 15
11,780 13
89,935 28
792 22
89,143 06
4
1878.
41,044 01
6,774 94
47,818 95
435 72
47,383 23
5
66
1879.
24,312 48
4,332 65
28,645 13
316 89
28,328 24
6
Island Sewer,
1879.
32,770 46
5,564 21
38,334 67
356 50
37,978 17
8
Island Sewer,
1880.
6,634 58
1,505 29
8,139 87
118 83
8,021 04
11
City Hosp. Bl'g,
1881.
12,123 36
3,351 20
15,474 56
237 67
15,236 89
13
Jaques Forf're,
1882.
6,031 12
2,184 11
8,215 23
158 44
8,056 79
14
City Hosp. Bl'g,
1882.
8,911 22
3,222 64
12,133 86
237 67
11,896 19
15
Sewer Loan,
1883.
5,306 81
2,873 68
8,180 49
198 06
7,982 43
16
Summer Street,
1883.
18,380 36
8,103 39
26,483 75
594 15
25,889 60
17
Sewer Loan,
1884.
2,857 80
2,978 49
5,836 29
198 06
5,638 23
18
Water Loan,
1884.
14,231 11
566 53
14,797 64
39 61
14,758 03
19
Sewer Loan,
1885.
7,335 09
7,335 09
514 94
6,820 15
20
Water Loan,
1885.
3,047 98
3,047 98
3,047 98
Totals,
$590,370 85 $142,530 62 $732,901 47
$11,337 77 $721,563 70
9
Foster Street,
1880.
13,337 13
3,013 71
16,350 84
198 06
16,152 78
10
Island Sewer,
1881.
9,521 24
2,632 29
12,153 53
198 06
11,955 47
12
Lynde Brook,
1882.
7,636 35
2,760 02
10,396 37
198 06
10,198 31
Foster Street,
1879.
61,493 25
10,882 07
72,375 32
752 61
71,622 71
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.
December 1, 1884, to November 30, 1885.
RECEIPTS.
PAYMENTS.
No.
City Contributions.
Interest.
Totals.
City Debt Cancelled.
Interest and Premium.
Totals.
1
$45,890 66
$9,821 08
$55,711 74
$5,000 00
$514 94
$5,514 94
2
3,000 00
910 46
3,910 46
277 28
277 28
3
8,000 00
3,780 13
11,780 13
792 22
792 22
4
4,800 00
1,974 94
6,774 94
435 72
435 72
5
3,200 00
1,132 65
4,332 65
316 89
316 89
6
4,000 00
1,564 21
5,564 21
356 50
356 50
7
8,000 00
2,882 07
10,882 07
752 61
752 61
8
1,200 00
305 29
1,505 29
118 83
118 83
9
2,400 00
613 71
3,013 71
198 06
198 06
10
2,200 00
432 29
2,632 29
198 06
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