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Engineering, on drains, 278 80
66 account plans and surveys, 106 97
61
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Stationery and stamps, 275 83
Use of land,
16 00
Milk licenses, 148 50
Oleomargarine licenses, 26 50
Peddlers' licenses,
450 00
One-half of fees, weighing on City Scales, 371 80
23 94
Costs on Sidewalks assessments, " Sewer Assessments, 42 78
1880, .20.
Costs on
1881, .20. 1884, 10.20
Taxes, 1882, .20. 1885, 331.56
1883, .20. 1886, 162.80
Rent of Central District Court Room, Perambulating town bounds (part of expense),
6 39
Recording deed,
75
Amount of Collector's Sales, surplus account (not called for), 26 94
Dividends on Fitchburg Railroad Co. Stock, 1,310 00
Amount refunded, 5 00
Engineers' instrument,
10 00
Total, as per item No. 11 of Receipts,
$12,264 95
$24,606 15
EXPENDED.
For Clerical work, for Auditor, $1,200 00
66 66
Mayor, 1,100 00
66 66
Treasurer, 1,657 01
66 66 66
on tax-bills, 464 00
66
66 66 City Clerk,
1,313 76
66
66 Assessors,
1,087 60
Assistant Assessors,
793 50
Clerks of Committees,
135 41
Registrars of Voters,
425 00
Deputy Collector of taxes,
1,096 66
Assistant for Deputy Collector,
7 50
Paymaster, 175 00
Services of Engineers,
2,002 81
Plans for Assessors,
535 89
Page to Common Council,
34 00
505 36
583 34
62
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Directories and advertising in same, 230 00
Engineers' instruments and repairs of same, 161 50
Pay-roll of Ward Clerks and Inspectors, 686 00 Rent, furniture, care, and heating Ward Rooms, 321 67
Coal, for Armories,
68 10
Gas,
217 85
Furniture, and repairs of same for Armories, 99 49
Rent of Armories,
1,789 05
Lumber for Rifle Range,
7 20
Advertising,
370 43
Stamps,
358 00
Postals,
440 00
Printing,
1,782 63
Blank books and stationery,
633 88
Care of church clocks,
100 00
Express and telegrams,
22 60
Physicians' pay-roll, reporting births,
410 75
Collecting births,
200 48
Return of deaths, by undertakers,
347 25
Examining records and recording deeds,
51 80
Serving tax summonses,
324 25
Distributing postals, account of taxes,
17 50
Posting notices,
29 50
Indigent soldiers and sailors,
834 00
Coal, for City Scales,
10 55
Gas, for band stand,
1 80
Gas, for Central District Court Room,
40 14
Fuel, &c., for Central District Court Room,
500 00
Stenographic report (Assessors),
30 00
Insurance on type, &c.,
13 05
Memorial Day expenses,
452 95
Fourth of July expenses,
500 00
Evening concerts,
300 00
Rent of Horticultural Hall,
25 00
Repairs of flagstaff,
43 70
Watering around public buildings and squares, 490 00
Hack hire,
61 75
Ice for drinking fountains,
193 34
Witness fees in sundry cases,
24 06
63
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Perambulating town lines,
117 05
Refreshment for guest, 3 50
Milk analysis, 5 00
Gathering statistics of imports,
16 50
Total, as per item No. 13 of Expenses, $24,360 46
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$245 69
Incidental Expenses : Hope Cemetery.
Amount transferred from Premium on Bonds, $5,000 00
$5,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Building receiving tomb,
$5,000 00
$5,000 00
Interest.
Appropriation,
Amount of interest transferred,
$104,500 00
7,894 90
$112,394 90
RECEIVED.
For interest on deposits, $4,432 86
66 Sewer Assessments, 542 89
" Sidewalk Assessments, 231 86
66 Taxes, from 1880 to 1886
inclusive, 829 98
For interest from commissioners of sinking
funds, on investments, &c., 33,810 50
Total, as per item No. 12 of Re- ceipts, $39,848 09
$152,242 99
EXPENDED.
For amount of interest transferred, $33,810 50
Interest, &c., on invest- ments for Sinking Funds, transferred, $7,894 90
64
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Interest on Temporary
Loans, 2,309 61 Interest on Funded City Loans, 103,276 00
Total, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $113,480 51
$147,291 01
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$4,951 98
Interest on Funded Sewer Loan.
Appropriation, $29,500 00
RECEIVED.
For Interest accrued on Certificates of Indebtedness sold, as per item No. 13 of Receipts, $1,394 44
$30,894 44
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Sewer Loan, as per item No. 15 of Expenses, $30,500 00
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $394 44
Interest on Funded Water Loan.
RECEIVED.
Receipts for Water Rates, transferred from Water Works, Maintenance Account, $31,818 00
$31,818 00
EXPENDED. For Interest on Funded Water Loan, as per item No. 16 of Expenses,
$31,818 00
65
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation, $61,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Lanterns, globes, posts, etc., as per item No. 14 of Receipts, $70 15
$61,070 15
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $ 4,462 80
Electric lights, Wor. Electric Light Co., 20,083 50
Gasoline lights, Patrick Ronayne,
21,894 82
Lighting and care of lamps,
4,701 73
Lamp-posts, frames and castings,
423 34
Lanterns and globes,
402 50
Ladders, and repairs of same,
16 25
Re-setting lamps and repairs of lan- terns,
317 60
Alcohol and waste,
110 98
Paints, oil and glass,
461 31
Engineering,
3 08
Engineer's plans for electric lights,
53 18
Printing,
8 75
Trucking,
2 50
Circle stone,
45 00
Hack hire,
26 00
Entertaining Salem officials,
29 25
One-half expense, suspending lamps across the street,
378 18
Total, as per item No. 17 of Ex- penses,
$53,420 77
$7,649 38
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3.149 38
Balance, Nov. 30, 1886,
$4,500 00
Liquor Licenses.
RECEIVED.
For Druggist Licenses to sell liquor, as per item No. 15 of Receipts, $40 00
66
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
Less amount transferred to Incidental Expenses, 30 00
EXPENDED. $10 00
Paid Commonwealth one-fourth of amount received for liquor licenses, as per item No 18 of Expenses, $10 00
Loans, Funded City.
Amount, November 30, 1885, $2,043,400 00
Amount, Nov. 30, 1886, $2,043,400 00
Loans, Funded Sewer.
Amount, November 30, 1885, RECEIVED.
$640,000 00
For Certificates of Indebtedness, viz. :- Account of Sewer Loan due January 1, 1906, as per item No 16 of Receipts, $145,000 00
Amount, Nov. 30, 1886, $785,000 00
Loans, Funded Water.
Amount, Nov. 30, 1885, $706,300 00
RECEIVED. For Certificates of Indebtedness, viz. :- Account of Funded Water Loan due June 1, 1905 (in renewal), as per item No. 17 of Receipts, $50,000 00
$756,300 00
EXPENDED. For City Bonds and Certificates of Indebtedness, payable in 1885 and 1886, cancelled, as per item No. 19 of Expenses, $78,000 00
$78,000 00
Balance, November 30, 1886,
$678,300 00
67
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Loans Temporary.
RECEIVED. For Loans authorized by City Council, as per item No. 18 of Receipts, $250,000 00
$250,000 00
EXPENDED.
For City Notes, cancelled, as per item No. 20 of Expenses, $250,000 00
$250,000 00
Parks-Commission.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
$8,000 00
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor,
$3,928 90
Labor of men and teams,
167 87
Plants and trees,
1,883 51
Manure and loam,
225 50
Lawn seed,
55 20
Printing,
67 21
Books, stationery and stamps,
10 93
Hardware and tools,
183 54
Lumber and carpenter work on tree- guards,
870 35
Settees,
119 00
Engineering,
22 43
Water gates, signs, &c.,
21 87
Fence wire and posts,
133 49
Trucking,
11 05
Altas of Worcester,
15 00
Paving,
67 00
Valves, and repairs of same,
10 10
Repairs of Bigelow monument,
96 30
Building sewer,
100 00
Hose and couplings,
4 15
Powder and fuse,
3 60
Advertising,
2 00
Total, as per item No. 21 of Expenses, $7,999 00
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $1 00
68
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
Pauper Department : City Relief.
Appropriation,
$13,000 00
$13,000 00
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of
State Paupers, $539 22
Commonwealth, for burial of State Paupers, 280 00
" Commonwealth, for transportation of Paupers, 48 75
County, Cities, Towns and in- dividuals, for aid to their poor, 2,360 87
Total, as per item No. 19 of Receipts, $3,228 84
$16,228 84
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Geo. W. Gale, Clerk, $1,200 00
" L. F. Woodward, City
Physician,
1,200 00
Transportation of Paupers,
240 12
Cash allowances,
104 69
Clerical labor,
412 99
Stationery, postage, &c.,
98 10
Groceries and provisions,
1,997 80
Fuel,
1,311 70
Medicine,
-
224 63
Burials,
535 00
Boots, Shoes and Clothing,
67 00
Printing,
90 93
Hack hire,
12 00
Board of boys at State Reform School, 323 30
Care of Insane, by Commonwealth, 344 51
66 at Worcester Lunatic
Hospital,
3,592 43
Care of Insane, at Asylum for Chronic Insane,
189 96
Repairs of Telephone,
12 75
Care of Paupers, by Commonwealth, 232 28 " Blind, by Perkins Institution for Blind, 22 50
69
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Towns, Cities and individuals, aid to Paupers, 785 94
Total, as per item No. 22 of Expenses, $12,998 63
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $3,230 21
Pauper Department: Farm.
Appropriation,
$16,500 00
$16,500 00
Amount transferred from Premium on Bonds, $1,070 50
Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses, 831 35
$1,901 85
$18,401 85
RECEIVED.
For Board of men and horses, Scavenger Department,
$4,349 97
Board of Teacher and boys, Truant School,
2,505 43
Milk,
857 46
Cash from inmates,
6 26
Soap grease, &c.,
120 23
Amount refunded,
7 68
Total, as per item No. 20 of Receipts,
$7,847 03
$26,248 88
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Sup't (in part),
$499 98
Salary of Mrs Parkhurst, Matron,
500 00
Pay-rolls of laborers, 4,523 56
Groceries and provisions,
7,195 63
Fuel,
1,784 22
6
70
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Hay, grain and straw, 2,035 68
Hack and horse hire,
12 75
Repairs of wagons,
49 21
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 250 00
Medical attendance on horses,
50 00
Trucking and freight,
12 77
Boots and shoes,
175 12
Clothing,
154 28
Dry goods, bedding, &c.,
661 66
Crockery, tinware, &c.,
137 77
Hardware and tools,
281 09
Medicine,
166 78
Furniture and fixtures, and repairs of same,
219 14
Chaplain,
100 00
Cash allowance to inmates,
45 40
Postage, express and stationery,
10 84
Blacksmithing,
160 22
Taxes paid town of Shrewsbury,
58 56
Manure,
480 00
Seeds and plants,
114 48
Disinfectant powder,
75 84
Brushes, mats, &c.,
27 04
Live stock,
147 50
Repairs of buildings,
1,900 56
Rent of land,
150 00
Rubber goods,
3 75
Insurance,
597 39
Services of appraisers,
41 75
Cutting ice,
30 00
Traveling expenses,
45 80
Amount refunded,
50 00
Refrigerators,
157 90
Covering steam pipes,
281 25
Engineering,
2 76
Clerical work,
24 00
Engineer,
20 00
$23,234 68
Addition to Building :-
Extra work, $286 14
Heating apparatus, 262 03
71
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Plumbing, Digging trench for steam pipes, 85 00
$652 44
New Barn :-
Stone work,
$156 10
Cement, &c.,
151 66
Labor and lumber,
1,489 92
Castings and bolts,
105 34
Slating,
166 58
Painting,
195 51
Trucking,
85 65
Water trough and kettle,
11 00
$2,361 76
Total, as per item No. 23 of Ex- penses,
$26,248 88
Pauper Department : House Offal.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
$8,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Swine,
$22 00
Pork,
5,376 25
Manure,
480 00
Swill,
3 00
English terrier,
10 00
Total, as per item No. 21 of Re- ceipts,
$5,891 25
$13,891 25
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Supt. (in part), $500 02
Collecting house offal, 3,309 37
Board of men and horses,
4,349 97
Wagons and repairs of same,
377 50
Harness, blankets, and repairs of same, 174 95
19 27
72
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Horses,
1,150 00
Blacksmithing,
333 38
Swine,
988 10
Medical attendance on horses,
58 50
Grain and straw,
334 99
Repairs of houses,
46 99
Care of boiler,
122 47
Tools,
29 96
Express and stationery,
10 22
Stall gutters,
14 70
Traveling expenses,
4 50
Milk,
237 98
Labor of men and teams,
29 00
Tools,
12 50
Wire fence,
6 75
Trucking,
20 50
Lumber,
69 26
Disinfectant powder,
54 40
Total, as per item No. 24 of Ex-
penses, $12,236 01
Balance unexpended, transferred
to Sinking Fund,
$1,655 24
Pauper Department : Truant School.
Appropriation,
$2,500 00
Amount transferred from Premium on
Bonds,
600 00
$3,100 00
EXPENDED.
For Salary of teacher,
$300 00
Board of teacher and boys,
2,505 43
Boots, shoes and clothing,
140 42
Horse hire,
5 00
Youth's Companion,
1 75
Furniture,
19 74
Total, as per item No. 25 of Expenses, $2,972 34
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $127 66
73
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Police Department.
Appropriation,
$69,000 00
$69,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Officers' fees, from Clerk of Central District Court, $13,737 13
Extra services of officers,
542 95
Use of city team,
307 65
Keeping prisoners,
22 50
Cloth,
436 15
Amount refunded,
4 85
Fuel, lights, &c., furnished Central District Court Room,
500 00
Horse,
75 00
Damage to cell and storage,
12 00
Total, as per item No. 22 of Receipts,
$15,638 23
$84,638 23
EXPENDED.
For Salary of W. A. Washburn, City Marshal, $1,630 00
Salary of F. C. Thayer, Assistant City Marshal,
1,300 00
Salary of Amos Atkinson, Assistant City Marshal, 1,347 21
Salary of Amos Atkinson, Probation Officer, 66 66
Salary of J. K. Churchill, Assistant City Marshal (balance),
122 78
Salary of David A. Mathews, Captain, 1,200 00
Salary of S. W. Ranger, Sergeant, 1,000 00
Salary of Mathew J. Walsh, Sergeant, 1,000 00 Pay-rolls of patrolmen, 66,582 75
Repairs on building, 198 56
Cloth, buttons and badges,
552 62
Board of horses, and hack hire,
516 09
Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 20 05
Repairs of wagon and sleigh, 54 10
74
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Blacksmithing, 35 97
Washing bedding, towels, &c., 23 65
Brooms, lamps, matches, &c.,
121 74
Blank books, stationery and stamps,
59 77
Furniture, and repairs of same,
293 71
Provisions,
101 38
Photographs of prisoners,
14 00
Express, trucking, and telegrams,
20 42
Printing,
67 30
Ice,
10 75
Disinfectant powder,
18 50
Repairs of handcuffs,
7 50
Hose and couplings,
22 25
Insurance,
41 25
Fuel,
700 51
Removing ashes and snow,
38 05
Gas,
468 50
Electric light,
217 90
Janitor,
545 00
Signs,
10 00
Ash barrels,
12 00
Cleaning at Station,
13 75
Medical examination,
2 00
Traveling expenses,
5 44
Special police,
49 00
Water rates,
18 64
Analyzing beer,
12 00
Medical attendance on horses,
25 50
Total, as per item No. 26 of Expenses, $78,547 30
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$6,090 93
Premium on City Bonds.
RECEIVED.
For Sale of bonds, above par, as follows :- Account of Funded Sewer Loan, due January 1, 1906, $13,470 50
Total, as per item No. 23 of Receipts, $13,470 50
Amount transferred to Incidental Ex- penses, $5,000 00
Amount transferred to City Hall, 4,000 00
75
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Amount transferred to Abatements, 1,000 00
Amount transferred to Pauper Depart- ment, Truant School, 600 00
Amount transferred to Pauper Depart- ment, Farm, 1,070 50
Amount transferred to Fire Department,
1,800 00
$13,470 50
Real Estate Sales.
RECEIVED.
On account of land sold, as per item No. 24 of Receipts, $3,010 15
$3,010 15
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,
$3,010 15
$3,010 15
Real Estate Sales: Surplus Account.
Amount, November 30, 1885,
$125 00
$125 00
Amount not called for, transferred to
Incidental Expenses.
$125 00
$125 00
Salaries.
Appropriation,
$20,000 00
Amount transferred from Incidental Ex- penses, 57 50
$20,057 50
EXPENDED.
Paid Chas. G. Reed, Mayor,
$208 33
Samuel Winslow, Mayor,
2,291 67
Wm. S. Barton, Treasurer and Col-
lector,
2,790 83
76
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
Paid Frank P. Goulding, City Solicitor, 2,500 00
Chas. A. Allen, City Engineer, 2,200 00
Enoch H. Towne, City Clerk, 2,000 00
Henry Griffin, City Auditor,
1,291 67
J. P. Houghton, City Assessor, 1,300 00
Thomas Talbot, City Assessor, 1,100 00
Hudson Tolman, City Assessor,
1,100 00
Chas. H. Peck, Superintendent Public Buildings, 1,591 67
Chas. Marvin, City Messenger,
900 00
E. S. Knowles, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 250 00
E. S. Knowles, Inspector of Milk and Oleomargarine, 133 33
S. Hamilton Coe, Clerk of Common Council, 400 00
Total, as per item No. 27 of Expenses, $20,057 50
School Department.
Appropriation,
$230,000 00
$230,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Tuition, $201 00
Rent of Cherry Valley School-house, 12 50
School books, &c.,
341 78
Repairs of building, and material sold, 40 62
Tuition, not called for, Evening Schools,
86 00
Total, as per item No. 25 of Receipts, $681 90
$230,681 90
EXPENDED.
For Salary of A. P. Marble, Sup't, $3,041 67
66 of Teachers, as per pay-rolls, 167,551 49
of Janitors, 66 8,728 54
66 of Truant officers, 1,800 00
Clerical labor, 1,401 68
Horse hire, Superintendent, 229 13
Rent of Superintendent's office,
1,000 00
Rent of school-rooms,
146 30
77
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Fuel, 8,604 02
Gas,
241 68
Miscellaneous repairs, 8,649 59
Furniture, fixtures, and repairs of same, 1,812 82
School books and stationery, 10,538 37
Cleaning School-houses,
734 83
Repairs of stoves and furnaces,
1,175 58
Stoves and furnaces (new),
314 90
Chemicals and apparatus for High School,
526 07.
Stamps, express, and telegrams,
139 53
Removing ashes,
12 00
Advertising,
46 70
Clocks, and care of same,
263 25
Printing,
681 11
Piano, tuning pianos, and pitch-pipes,
579 00
Brooms, mats, dusters, &c.,
630 79
Water Rates,
1,520 75
Cleaning vaults,
59 00
Removing snow,
159 98
Disinfectant powder,
53 72
Insurance,
924 03
Traveling expenses,
105 25
Trucking and freight,
447 38
Models, and repairs of same,
39 80
Sidewalk assessment,
.37 52
Tools,
14 13
Gravel,
29 00
Trees,
7 50
Hose, and couplings,
29 50
Fire escapes,
310 00
Engineering,
3 25
Expense of steam heating,
100. 00
Covering steam pipes, 77 00
Building sewer and draining cellar, 175 55
Pay-rolls Teachers, Evening Schools, 3,414 50 Janitors, 143 00
Advertising, Evening Schools,
36 23
Gas, Evening Schools, 138 06
Trucking and express, Evening Schools, 5 25
Wicks, chimneys, &c., Evening Schools, 96
Total, as per item No. 28 of Expenses, $226,680 41
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$4,001 49
78
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
School-houses.
Balance, November 30, 1885,
$22,711 65 27,000 00
Appropriation,
$49,711 65
RECEIVED.
For Insurance, from Freeland Street,
$123 75
66 Millbury Street,
56 00
66
Sunnyside, 55 00
Brick,
Ledge Street,
106 08
Care of boiler,
Millbury Street,
51 80
Sunnyside,
34 74
Freeland Street,
93 93
Materials, not furnished, Freeland St., 133 46
66
Sunnyside, 42 70
60
Millbury St.,
42 70
Total, as per item No. 26 of Receipts, $740 16
$50,451 81
EXPENDED.
FOR FREELAND-STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Contract, paid Jeremiah
Murphy,
$7,150 92
Heating apparatus, &c.,
2,378 68
Extra labor,
452 42
Insurance,
157 50
Fuel,
269 80
Grading,
557 80
Lumber,
177 57
Engineering,
9 79
Traveling expenses,
4 33
Advertising,
1 00
Hardware,
11 68
Stove,
8 15
Care of boiler,
132 93
Plumbing,
31 13
Labor on sewers,
130 00
Trucking,
10 75
Pipe and fittings,
27 03
Painting fence,
98 93
School furniture,
1,217 00
$12,827 41
79
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
FOR MILLBURY-STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Contract, paid Jeremiah Murphy,
$3,247 38
Extra work,
142 80
Heating apparatus, &c.,
1,314 94
Insurance,
64 00
Fuel,
97 00
Plumbing,
22 68
School furniture,
793 78
Building sewer,
106 56
Care of boiler,
72 86
Clocks,
52 00
Traveling expenses,
3 34
Advertising,
1 00
Hack hire,
3 75
$5,922 09
FOR SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Contract, paid Jeremiah
Murphy,
$3,231 02
Extra work,
670 82
Heating apparatus,
1,301 41
School furniture,
786 50
Grading,
314 37
Insurance,
64 00
Fuel,
98 00
Care of boiler,
60 37
Plumbing,
10 60
Trucking,
11 50
Wire cloth,
13 84
Concrete walk,
30 90
Laying sewer,
15 00
Lumber,
97 12
Painting fence,
58 50
Traveling expenses,
3 33
Advertising,
1 00
Hack hire,
3 75
Engineering,
4 02
Hardware,
2 85
$6,778 90
80
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
FOR LEDGE-STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Contract, paid D. W. Haskins,
$6,782 58
Extra work,
392 50
Land,
2,700 00
Plans and specifications,
175 00
Brick,
2,075 77
Heating and ventilating apparatus,
1,083 75
Engineering,
29 11
Advertising,
3 00
Service pipe, &c.,
6 77
Trucking and freight,
23 85
Grading and filling,
24 90
Hack hire,
1 34
Snow guards,
48 30
Eave troughs,
41 16
$13,388 03
FOR GREENDALE SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Land, $ 300 00
Contract, paid Elijah M. Nichols,
1,855 00
Extra work,
145 10
Plans and specifications,
30 00
School furniture,
185 54
Engineering,
14 90
Trucking and freight,
8 86
Grading,
20 00
Advertising,
2 50
Hack hire,
1 33
$2,563 23
FOR BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL-HOUSE :-
Contract, paid Jeremiah Murphy, $3,473 00
Extra work, 206 74
Furnace, 219 54
Plans and specifications, 45 00
Engineering, 6 94
81
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Building sewer,
119 10
School furniture,
388 33
Trucking and freight,
48 10
Advertising,
2 50
Hack hire,
1 33
Grading,
104 18
$4,614 76
Total, as per item No. 28 of Ex- penses,
$46,094 42
Balance, Nov. 30, 1886,
$4,357 39
Sewer Assessments.
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1885, $30,474 42
Amount assessed since Nov. 30, 1885, 185 00
Abated, since Nov. 30, 1885,
$30,659 42 $566 66
$30,092 76
RECEIVED. From sundry persons, as per item No. 27 of Receipts, and transferred to Sinking Fund, $21,163 25
$21,163 25
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1886,
$8,929 51
Sewers : Construction.
Appropriation,
$60,000 00
Amount transferred from Incidental
Expenses, 403 47
$60,403 47
RECEIVED.
For Materials sold, $311 37 Use of derrick and pump, 123 30 Amount refunded, 6 56
82
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
For Services of Engineer, 1 75
Wages, not called for, 3 96
Total, as per item No. 28 of Receipts,
$446 94
$60,850 41
EXPENDED.
For Salary of R. H. Chamberlain, Supt. (in part)
$849 96
Laborers, as per pay-rolls,
33,342 44
Engineering,
1,038 16
Freight, express, trucking and telegrams,
267 58
Manhole and catch-basin covers,
2,142 81
Inlets, and border stone,
925 05
Cement, sand, and drain-pipe,
11,170 69
Brick,
6,369 41
Hardware and tools,
424 88
Powder and fuse,
297 85
Repairs of boiler,
18 16
Blacksmithing,
108 44
Oil, lanterns, globes, &c.,
67 18
Lumber and carpenter work,
843 83
Use of excavator,
714 00
Blank books and stationery,
6 55
Edward Buxton, to maintain sewer on his estate,
96 00
Pipe and fittings,
95
Fuel,
219 10
Paving,
71 82
Boston & Albany R. R. Co., labor on sewer,
66 64
Traveling expenses,
2 50
Rubber boots,
7 50
Cordage and packing,
44 16
Iron and steel,
11 92
Labor of men and teams,
1,602 83
Advertising,
13 12
Repairs of water-pipe,
54 71
Rubber hose,
8 00
Gravel,
33 17
Personal injury, paid A. A. Brigham,
4 00
Total, as per item No. 30 of
Expenses, $60,850 41
83
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sewers : Construction, Special Order, 1885. Amount, November 30, 1885, $40,729 29
$40,729 29
RECEIVED.
For Air compressor and drill,
$1,090 00
Use of engine, pump, &c.,
385 38
332 95
Materials sold, Total, as per item No. 29 of Receipts, $1,808 33
$42,537 62
EXPENDED.
For Salary of R. H. Chamberlain, Supt. (in part),
$708 30
Laborers, as per pay-rolls,
26,421 03
Engineering,
554 69
Lumber,
962 01
Sewer-pipe, cement and sand,
3,282 78
Trucking, freight and express,
922 94
Fuel,
571 00
Hardware, tools, and repairs of same,
184 77
Manhole and catch-basin covers,
245 00
Hose couplings, &c.,
1 13
Lanterns, oil, wicks, &c.,
84 59
Iron and steel,
32 69
Use of excavator,
1,364 00
Brick,
2,314 48
Inlet stones,
260 75
Labor of men and teams,
767 40
Repairs of engine, boiler and pump,
161 19
Pipe and fittings,
7 19
Packing, waste and cordage,
5 68
Castings,
84 80
Buggy,
110 00
Labor on water-pipe,
65 32
Damage caused by bursting of sewer-pipe, 20 95
Insurance,
15 00
Hack and horse hire,
9 00
Total, as per item No. 31 of Expenses, $39,156 69
$3,380 93
Less Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,924 22
Balance, November 30, 1886,
$1,456 71
84
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.
Sewers : Maintenance.
Appropriation, $10,000 00
Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses, 843 23
$10,843 23
RECEIVED.
For Labor, &c., as per item No. 30 of Re- ceipts, $46 10
$10,889 33
EXPENDED.
For Laborers, as per pay-rolls,
$5,372 66
Plans, engineering,
455 50
Engineering,
531 88
Manhole and catch-basin covers,
583 14
Salary of R. H. Chamberlain, Supt. (in part),
141 74
Labor of men and teams,
1,450 52
Sewer pipe, cement and sand,
250 81
Border stone and inlets,
219 55
Rent for storage,
200 00
Brick,
336 39
Pipe, fittings, &c.,
9 12
Hack and horse hire,
32 00
Stationery,
8 06
Blacksmithing,
1 90
Hardware,
3 98
Traveling expenses,
17 25
Medical attendance on Mr. Fox,
41 00
Furniture,
1 50
Printing,
28 25
Map of Worcester,
17 00
Damage caused by overflow of sewer, Advertising,
5 95
Rubber boots,
26 48
Isaac Mason, for damage to his horse,
25 00
Professional services in Morse case,
20 00
Legislative hearing expenses, Black- stone River,
800 96
Engineering, &c., Act of 1886,
293 55
Total, as per item No. 32 of Ex- penses,
$10,889 33
15 14
85
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Sidewalk Assessments.
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1885, $3,463 54
Amount assessed to Nov. 30, 1886, 10,689 80
Amount abated since Nov. 30, 1885,
$14,153 34
15 75
$14,137 59
RECEIVED.
From sundry persons for assessments, as per item No. 31 of Receipts, and transferred to Highway Department, by order of City Council, $10,037 17
Balance uncollected, Nov. 30, 1886,
$4,100 42
Sinking Fund, No. 1: General Debt, 1875. Balance, Nov. 30, 1885, $279,228 88
RECEIVED.
Amount of contributions and interest on investments, as per report of Commissioners, on account of Fund No. 1.
Total, as per item No. 33 of Expenses, $71,513 80
$350,742 68
EXPENDED.
For Certificates of indebtedness maturing in 1886, cancelled, $26,000 00 Premium and interest on invest- ments purchased, as per report of Commissioners, on account of Fund No. 1, 4,603 20
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