Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1885, Part 5

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 448


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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


84


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


1


88


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


90


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


92


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


94


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


96


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


100


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


8


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102


CITY· DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


103


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


104


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 40.


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


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


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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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