Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1886, Part 5

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 448


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Total, as per item No. 32 of Re- ceipts,


Balance, November 30, 1886, 7


$30,603 20


$320,139 48


86


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Sinking Funds, Nos. 2 to 20 : Special, 1876 to 1886. Balances, November 30, 1885, viz. :-


No. 2. Water Loan, 1876, $22,225 52


3. Lynde Brook Damages, 1877, 89,143 06


4. Lynde Brook Damages, 1878, 47,383 23


5. Lynde Brook Damages, 1879, 28,328 34


6. Island Sewer, 1879, 37,978 17


7. Foster Street, 1879,


71,622 71


8. Island Sewer, 1880,


8,021 04


9. Foster Street, 1880,


16,152 78


10. Island Sewer, 1881,


11,955 47


11. City Hospital Buildings, 1881, 15,236 89


12. Lynde Brook Damages, 1882, 10,198 31


13. Jaques Forfeiture, 1882, 8,056 79


14. City Hospital Building, 1882, 11,896 19


15. Sewer Loan, 1883, 7,982 43


16. Summer Street Loan, 1883, 25,889 60


17. Sewer Loan, 1884,


5,638 23


18. Water Loan, 1884,


14,758 03


19. Sewer Loan, 1885,


6,820 15


20. Water Loan, 1885, 3,047 98


$442,334 82


RECEIVED.


Amount of contributions, and premium and interest on investments, as per report of Commissioners, as follows :-


On account of Funds Nos. 2 to 20 inclusive, $95,756 98


On account of Fund No. 21, Sewer Loan, 1886, 5,907 33


Total, as per item No. 34 of Ex- penses,


$101,664 31


$543,999 13


EXPENDED.


For Premium and interest on invest- ments purchased, as per report of Commissioners, on account Funds Nos. 2 to 21 inclusive. Total, as per item No. 33 of Re- ceipts,


$3,291 70


87


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Balance, November 30, 1886, viz. :-


No. 2. Sinking Fund,


1876,


$26,076 26


3. 66


1877,


100,545 71


4.


1878,


54,053 62


5. 66


1879,


32,614 37


6.


66


1879,


43,417 88


.7.


1879,


82,326 94


8.


66


1880,


9,508 47


9.


1880,


19,148 61


10.


1881,


14,562 84


11.


1881,


18,576 27


12.


60


1882,


12,932 75


13.


66


1882,


10,218 47


14.


66


1882,


15,103 12


15.


60


1883,


10,843 58


17.


1884,


8,588 68


18.


1884,


22,729 31


19.


1885,


14,255 66


20.


1885,


5,864 35


21.


1886,


5,392 83


Balance, November 30, 1886, $540,707 43


State Aid : Old Account.


Balance due from the State, November 30, 1885, $6,060 37


Balance due from the State, November 30, 1886, $6,060 37


State Aid : New Account.


Balance due from the State, November 30, 1885, $11,974 25


EXPENDED.


Paid Soldiers and their families from De- cember 1, 1885, to November 30, 1886, Total, as per item No. 35 of Ex- penses, $5,583 50


$17,557 75


16.


1883,


33,917 71


88


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


RECEIVED.


Amount allowed by State Auditor, on 1884 account, as per item No. 34 of Receipts, $6,403 00


$6,403 00


Balance due from the State, Nov. 30, 1886, $11,154 75


Street Construction.


Appropriation,


$25,000 00


$25,000 00


EXPENDED.


For Engineering, $46 02


Hack hire,


8 00


Stone bounds,


109 60


Brick, cement, and labor,


52 18


Printing,


4 25


$220 05


FOR ABBOTT STREET : Engineering, $14 58


FOR ASSONET STREET : Engineering,


$20 02


FOR BURNCOAT STREET :


Engineering,


$151 61


FOR CATHARINE STREET :


Engineering,


$11 94


Laying pipe,


249 16


Grading,


928 94


$1,190 04


FOR CAMBRIDGE STREET : Land and damages, paid Andrew Martin Heirs, $50 00


89


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


FOR COBURN AVENUE :


Engineering,


$25 91


Grading,


2,018 71


$2,044 62


FOR CRYSTAL STREET :


Engineering,


$10 57


Legal fees, paid County of


Worcester,


8 10


Grading,


580 21


Land, paid O'Connell Heirs, 127 05


Land, paid S. D. and An-


drew Gates,


827 87


$1,553 80


FOR DEWEY STREET :


Engineering,


$


44


Grading,


11 36


$11 80


FOR ENDICOTT STREET :


Land damages, paid John F. and Joanna Joyce, $19 00


Land damages, paid Hugh Moran, 14 00


Land damages, paid Chas. Tracy, 9 64


Land, paid Mason H. Morse, 28 00


$70 64


FOR FRANKLIN STREET :


Legal fees, paid County of


Worcester,


$14 90


FOR FREMONT STREET :


Engineering, $6 94


90


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


FOR GOLD STREET COURT EXTENSION :


Land and damages, paid Horace Wyman, $576 00


Land damages, paid Mar- garet Campbell,


730 00


Engineering,


26 68


Grading, 265 85


$1,598 53


FOR GREEN LANE :


Engineering, $7 10


Grading,


223 31


$230 41


FOR HARRISON STREET :


Land, paid Mary Carroll, Executrix, $2,378 00


Land, pd. Mary McDermot, 917 50


Land, paid W. H. Jourdan, & J. D. Washburn,


32 13


Engineering, 26 01


Grading, 1,319 67


$4,673 31


FOR HAWLEY STREET :


Engineering,


$24 50


Grading,


110 54


$135 04


FOR HOLDEN STREET :


Engineering,


$8 00


Grading,


356 95


$364 95


FOR HARRINGTON AVENUE :


Grading,


$12 55


Engineering,


1 00


$13 55


91


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


FOR HOLLYWOOD STREET : Engineering, $9 59


FOR JEFFERSON STREET :


Land and damages, paid John Fitzpatrick, $20 00


Engineering, 75


$20 75


FOR JOHN STREET :


Land and damages, paid Betsy Stack, $59 84


Land and damages, paid Patrick Shea, 85 60


Land and damages, paid J. B. Pero, 64 05


Land and damages, paid J.


D. Sullivan, 67 35


Land and damages, paid J. J. Goulding, 60 00


Land and damages, paid Mary D. Waples, 25 00


Land and damages, paid Katharine Haggerty, 25 00 Land and damages, paid Patrick O'Leary, 66 30


Land and damages, paid John Fogarty, 66 90


Land and damages, paid Jos. Merello, 25 00


Land and damages, paid Victoria Mathews, 45 00


Land and damages, paid J. B. Root, 25 00


$615 04


FOR JO BILL ROAD : Engineering, $45 87


FOR KING STREET :


Engineering, $19 22


92


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


FOR KILBY STREET :


Engineering, $41 81


FOR LAKE PARK CIRCUIT :


Engineering, $7 05


FOR LAMARTINE STREET :


Engineering, $2 20


FOR LEICESTER STREET :


Engineering, $20 12


Grading, 395 35


Land damages, paid Mary Coes, 333 44


$748 91


FOR LANCASTER STREET :


Engineering,


$6 13


Grading, 50 05


Land damages, paid E. A. Brown, 8 50


$64 68


FOR MAYWOOD STREET :


Engineering, $24 44


FOR MASON STREET :


Engineering, $7 92


Grading, 505 99


$513 91


FOR MILL STREET :


Engineering, $1 76


FOR NEW STREET (from East Central St.) : Engineering, $22 72


FOR NORWOOD STREET :


Engineering, $30 14


FOR OREAD STREET BRIDGE :


Legal fees, paid County of Worcester,


$5 30


93


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


FOR ORCHARD STREET :


Engineering, Grading,


$4 41 123 65


$128 06


FOR PLEASANT STREET : Engineering, $14 55


FOR SHERIDAN STREET :


Engineering,


$5 94


Grading,


33 35


$39 29


FOR STEBBINS STREET :


Engineering,


$13 15


Grading,


227 40


$240 55


FOR SILVER STREET :


Engineering,


$10 34


FOR SOUTHBRIDGE STREET :


Grading,


$1,781 39


FOR WAVERLEY STREET :


Engineering,


$15 21


Grading,


185 10


$200 31


FOR WORTH STREET :


Engineering,


$6 70


Grading,


89 05


$95 75


Total, as per item No. 36 of Expenses, $17,048 42


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,


$7,951 58


94


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41. Taxes, 1877 to 1885.


Balances uncollected, Nov. 30, 1885, viz. :


Taxes of 1877,


$4,430 92


" 1878,


5,118 94


66


" 1879,


4,906 44


" 1880,


6,210 07


66 66 1881,


6,420 40


" 1882,


5,892 19


66


1883,


5,803 18


" 1884,


6,596 05


1885,


24,449 00


$69,827 19


Amount assessed for 1886, viz. :


State Tax,


$46,035 00


County Tax,


42,100 00


City Tax,


961,846 30


$1,049,981 30


$1,119,808 49


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, as per items Nos. 35 and 38 of Receipts,


$1,035,690 39


Amount uncollected, Nov. 30, 1886, viz. :


Taxes of 1877,


$4,430 92


" 1878,


5,118 94


“ 1879,


4,905 44


" 1880,


6,206 07


" 1881,


6,418 40


“ 1882,


5,888 19


" 1883,


5,782 74


66 “ 1884,


6,345 50


“ 1885,


6,900 50


66


“ 1886,


32,121 40


$84,118 10


Taxes, 1885 : Corporation.


Amount due from the Commonwealth, prior to Nov. 30, 1885, $1,608 61


95


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Due from the Commonwealth, Dec. 1, 1885, 78,565 77


$80,174 38


RECEIVED.


From the Commonwealth, as per item No. 36 of Receipts, $78,893 11


Balance due from the State, $1,281 27


Taxes, 1885 : County.


Balance due the County, Nov. 30, 1885, $19,169 90


$19,169 90


EXPENDED.


Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 37 of Expenses, $19,169 90


$19,169 90


Taxes, 1885 : National Bank, State Account.


Amount assessed for 1885, $34,122 23


RECEIVED.


Amount from State Treasurer, as per


item No. 37 of Receipts,


$7,998 29


$26,123 94


EXPENDED.


Amount paid State Treasurer, as per item No. 38 of Expenses,


$26,123 94


Taxes, 1885 : State.


Amount assessed for State Tax,


$41,940 00


EXPENDED. $41,940 00


Amount paid State Treasurer, as per item No. 39 of Expenses, $41,940 00


96


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Taxes, 1886 : County.


Amount assessed for 1886, $42,100 00


EXPENDED.


Amount paid County Treasurer, as per item No. 40 of Expenses, $21,050 00


Balance due the County, Nov. 30, 1886, $21,050 00


Water Works : Construction.


Appropriation,


$15,000 00


RECEIVED.


From Sundry persons, for service pipe, meters, labor, &c., as per item No. 39 of Receipts, $21,829 14


$36,829 14


EXPENDED.


For Laborers, as per pay-rolls,


$10,586 85


Clerical labor,


49 38


Meters, couplings, &c., paid Union Water Meter Co., 8,805 83


Meters, couplings, &c., paid W. E. Desper & Co.,


1,357 66


Hydrants, water-gates and valves,


1,991 00


Iron pipe, and freight on same,


8,054 73


Trucking, express and telegrams,


209 00


Lead pipe and lead,


725 04


Pipe, fittings, &c.,


478 22


Hardware and tools,


1 82


Powder and fuse,


62 77


Sewer-pipe, cement and sand,


30 17


Packing and cordage,


42 27


Blank-books, stationery and stamps,


21 73


Castings,


482 56


Meters, paid National Meter Co.,


150 25


Meters, frozen, paid sundry persons, Wood,


24 00


3 23


Abatements on sundry bills,


241 63


$15,000 00


97


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Printing, 11 00


Fire clay,


7 61


Tapping machine,


80 00


Car tickets,


46 85


Blacksmithing, Meters,


12 40


Total, as per item No. 41 of Ex- penses,


$33,494 10


Balance unexpended, transferred


to Sinking Fund,


$3,335 04


Water Works, Construction : New Supply.


Balance, November 30, 1885, $74,429 64


$74,429 64


EXPENDED.


For Land, paid C. T. & S. E. Foster, $5,000 00


66


C. T. Foster,


500 00


66 Mary Chapin,


7,000 00


66


Clark Johnson,


150 00


66 Philo Smith,


1,000 00


and damages, paid Town of Holden,


300 00


Examination of titles,


15 00


Engineering,


35 41


Printing,


2 50


Trucking,


396 90


Witness fees, Pike case,


10 00


Total, as per item No. 42 of Ex- penses,


$14,409 81


Balance, November 30, 1886,


60,019 83


Water Works : Maintenance.


RECEIVED.


For Assessments for water, 1885, $10,784 63


Assessments for water, 1886, 107,066 92


Total, as per item No. 40 of Re- ceipts, $117,851 55


18 10


·


98


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Less amount transferred to Interest on Water Loan, 31,818 00


$86,033 55


Less amount transferred to Sinking Funds, per order City Council, Account of Sewer Loan of 1886,


$5,800 00


$80,233 55


EXPENDED.


For Salary of Geo. E. Batchelder, Reg- istrar,


$1,400 00


Salary of L. A. Taylor, Commis- sioner (balance), 656 36


Salary of J. G. Brady, Commis- sioner, 1,043 64


Laborers, as per pay-rolls,


23,787 72


Clerical labor,


1,314 93


Canvassing,


398 80


Care of Reservoir,


200 00


Union Water Meter Co., Meters and repairs of same,


139 50


Labor of men and teams,


73 75


Lumber and carpenter work,


213 58


Pipe, fittings, &c.,


137 05


Sewer-pipe, cement and sand,


360 49


Rubber goods,


12 85


Hardware, tools and repairs of same,


297 66


Blacksmithing, 181 21


Lanterns, globes, oil, wicks, &c.,


88 46


Trucking, express and telegrams,


380 24


Blank-books. stationery and stamps,


163 54


Harnesses, blankets, and repairs of same, 89 85


Hay, grain and straw,


287 25


Hack and horse hire,


326 50


Waste, packing and cordage,


78 59


Brushes, brooms, &c.,


14 97


Water-gates, hydrants, and repairs of same, 2,296 55


Taxes in Leicester,


118 08


Taxes in Holden, 378 45


Fuel, 178 85


99


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


For Gas, 39 48


Printing,


166 45


Plumbing,


37 04


Engineering,


52 11


Abatements on water rates (refunded),


112 69


Castings, 1,295 04


Traveling expenses,


8 50


Wagons, carts, and repairs of same,


80 40


Lead and lead pipe,


721 70


Horse-car tickets and fares,


4 75


Iron and steel,


33 34


Brick,


16 00


Grass seed,


30 64


Paving,


327 59


Meters,


300 50


Iron pipe, and freight on same,


7,089 54


Insurance,


82 30


Medical attendance on horse,


10 50


Damages caused by break of water- pipe, paid sundry persons,


360 30


Resin,


42 13


Hose and couplings,


33 68


Injury to horse and harness, paid W. J. Paul,


20 00


Fire clay,


7 62


Atlas of Worcester,


20 00


Advertising,


7 12


Fees selling grass,


13 00


Refreshments for Committee,


38 00


Furniture,


13 13


Horse,


125 00


Stone and labor, Bell Pond,


384 31


Repairs on Wadsworth estate,


42 60


Outside windows,


5 00


Contract, house at Reservoir, paid Chas. A. King,


1,250 00


Extra work,


881 50


Total, as per item No. 43 of Expenses, $48,270 83


Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $31,962 72


100


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Balances Unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund.


From Board of Health,


$300 13


City Hall,


875 28


City Hospital,


1,428 44


District Court Building and Police Station,


6 13


Highway Department,


2,044 05


Incidental Expenses,


245 69


Interest,


4,951 98


Interest on Sewer Loan,


394 44


Lighting Streets,


3,149 38


Pauper Department, City Relief,


3,230 21


60 66


House Offal,


1,655 24


66


Truant School,


127 66


Police Department,


6,090 93


Parks-Commission,


1 00


School Department,


4,001 49


Sewers, Construction, special order, 1885,


1,924 22


Street Construction,


7,951 58


Water Works, construction,


3,335 04


Water Works, maintenance,


31,962 72


$73,675 61


From Sewer Assessments,


$21,163 25


Real Estate Sales,


3,010 15


$24,173 40


Total,


$97,849 01


City Debt. November 30, 1886.


Funded City Loan.


Due April 1, 1891 (Int. 4 per cent. ), $35,000 00


Jan. 1, 1892 66


30,000 00


1,1892


23,400 00


April 1, 1892


66 35,000 00


1,1893


90,000 00


1,1905 66 "renewal 500,000 00


-


$713,400 00


101


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Due Jan. 1, 1887 (Int. 5 per cent. ),


$100,000 00


" 1, 1888


66 60,000 00 " 1, 1889


40,000 00


April 1, 1889


66 100,000 00


" 1, 1890 66 66 30,000 00 " 1, 1905


" renewal 100,000 00 " 1, 1905 " renewal 100,000 00


$530,000 00


Due April 1, 1892 (Int. 6 per cent. ), $800,000 00


$800,000 00


Total,


$2,043,400 00


Funded Sewer Loan.


Due Jan. 1, 1901 (Int. 4 per cent. ), $55,000 00


1, 1903 66 66 65,000 00


1,1904 66 66 70,000 00


1,1905 66 60 180,000 00


66 1,1906 66 66 66 145,000 00


$515,000 00


Due April 1, 1905 (Int. 42 per cent.), renewal, $140,000 00


$140,000 00


Due Jan. 1, 1899 (Int. 5 per cent. ), $100,000 00 30,000 00


" 1, 1900


$130,000 00


Total,


$785,000 00


Funded Water Loan.


Due June 1, 1905 (Int. 3} per cent. ), renewal, $100,000 00


Due June 1, 1905 (Int. 3} per cent. ), renewal, 50,000 00


$150,000 00


Due April, 1, 1914 (Int. 4 per cent.), $250,000 00 " 1, 1915 100,000 00


$350,000 00


8


102


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Due Dec. 1, 1906 (Int. 5 per cent. ), $100,000 00


$100,000 00


Due June 1, 1887 (Int. 6 per cent. ), $23,000 00 £ 1, 1888 66 66 60 3,000 00


Dec. 1, 1890 66 66 66


50,000 00


June 1, 1891


66 66


2,300 00


Total,


$678,300 00


Recapitulation.


Loans, Funded City,


66


Sewer,


Water,


$2,043,400 00 785,000 00 678,300 00


$3,506,700 00


LIABILITIES AND CASH ASSETS,


November 30, 1886.


Liabilities.


Loans, Funded City,


$2,043,400 00 785,000 00 678,300 00


66 66 Sewer,


Water,


$3,506,700 00


One-half County Tax of 1886, $21,050 00


State Tax, 46,035 00


Nat'l Bank Tax, State account, 1886, 28,692 09


Collector's Sales, Surplus Account, 29 09


Interest coupons not presented for pay- ment, viz. : Funded City Loan (2d series), 450 00 66 " (3d series), 210 00


$96,466 18


$3,603,166 18


$78,300 00


103


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, 11,154 75


Due from Commonwealth, for Corpora- tion Tax, 86,071 40


Due from Commonwealth, for National Bank Tax, State account, 8,334 72


Due from Commonwealth, for Military Aid, one-half expense, 741 50


Due from Commonwealth, for Foreign Ship Account, 221 38


Due Taxes uncollected, 1877 to 1886 inclusive, 84,118 10


Assessments for School-books, from 1877 to 1886, inclusive, 903 30


Assessments for Sewers and Drains, 8,929 51


66 Sidewalks,


4,100 42


Due on City Hospital account, 173 42


Fire Department account, 120 87


66 Highway Department account, 1,337 68


66 Incidental Expense account, 25 50


Lighting Streets account, 17 50


Pauper Department, City Relief account, 264 30


Due on Street Construction account,


500 00


Water Works, Construction ac- count,


3,376 03


Due on Water Works, Maintenance ac- count, 14,858 63


Cash in Treasury,


436,036 75


Amount in hands of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, 860,846 91


$1,554,393 04


Liabilities over cash assets,


$2,048,773 14


104


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 41.


Ledger Balances.


Nov. 30, 1886.


DR. CR.


262 Shares Fitchburg Railroad Co., par value, $26,200 00


Collector's sales, surplus account,


Loans, Funded City,


Sewer,


Water,


$29 09 2,043,400 00 785,000 00 678,300 00 3,010 15


Real Estate Sales,


Sewer Assessments,


21,163 25


Sinking Fund, No. 1, 1875, General Debt, 320,139 48


Sinking Fund, No. 2, 1876, Water,


26,076 26


Sinking Fund, No. 3, 1877, Lynde Brook Damages, 100,545 71


Sinking Fund, No. 4, 1878, Lynde Brook Damages,


54,053 62


Sinking Fund, No. 5, 1879, Lynde Brook Damages, 32,614 37


Sinking Fund, No. 6, 1879, Island Sewer,


43,417 88


Sinking Fund, No. 7, 1879, Foster Street,


82,236 94


Sinking Fund, No. 8, 1880, Island Sewer,


9,508 47


Sinking Fund, No. 9, 1880, Foster Street,


19,148 61


Sinking Fund, No. 10, 1881, Island Sewer,


14,562 84


Sinking Fund, No. 11, 1881, City Hospital Building, 18,576 27


Sinking Fund, No. 12, 1882, Lynde Brook Damages, 12,932 75 Sinking Fund, No. 13, 1882, Jaques Forfeiture, 10,218 47


Sinking Fund, No. 14, 1882, City Hospital Building, 15,103 12


Sinking Fund, No. 15, 1883, Sewer Loan, 10,843 58


Sinking Fund, No. 16, 1883, Summer Street,


33,947 71


105


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Sinking Fund, No. 17, 1884, Sewer Loan, 8,588 68


Sinking Fund, No. 18, 1884, Water Loan,


22,729 31


Sinking Fund, No. 19, 1885, Sewer Loan,


14,255 66


Sinking Fund, No. 20, 1885, Water Loan, 5,864 35


Sinking Fund, No. 21, 1886, Sewer Loan, 5,392 83


State Aid, old account,


6,060 37


State Aid, new account,


11,154 75


Taxes, Corporation,


86,071 40


66 County,


State,


$21,050 00 46,035 00 20,357 37


National Bank, State account, 1877 to 1886 inclusive,


84,118 10


City Treasury,


436,036 75


City of Worcester,


2,107,856 58


$3,618,344 86 $3,618,344 86


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.


NOVEMBER 30, 1886.


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 :-


650 Gas Lanterns, 1449 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 $1.62 per foot, 11,754 72


$38,754 72


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


107


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Exchange Street.


500 feet of land, at $2.00 per foot, $1,000 00 1,800 00


Engine House,


$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


South Worcester Hose House.


6,250 feet of land,


$832 00


Hose House,


7,000 00


$7,832 00


Thomas Street.


Land,


- $7,000 00


Engine House,


4,500 00


$11,500 00


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Woodland Street. 5,382 feet of land, Hose House,


$1,200 00


5,500 00


$6,700 00


John Street.


1836 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,


$104,750 19


Personal Property.


Four Steamers,


$12,500 00


Fourteen Hose-Carriages,


5,200 00


Ladder-Trucks,


6,000 00


Other Personal Property, including Fire- Alarm Telegraph,


70,340 00


Total Personal Property,


$94,040 00


TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL :-


163,836 feet of land, at 12 cts. per foot,


$19,660 32


Buildings,


72,500 00


Furniture, Surgical Instruments, &c.,


9,200 00


$101,360 32


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT :-


50,331 feet of land, on Salem street, at 33 cts. per foot,


$16,609 25


Stables, Sheds, &c.,


10,050 00


Land and Gravel Pit,


335 00


Personal Property,


18,937 71


$45,931 96


PAUPER DEPARTMENT :-


Real Estate,


$82,000 00


Stock and Tools at the Farm,


13,501 73


Household Goods,


13,958 21


Stock, &c., in the Scavenger Department,


11,424 01


Telephone,


450 00


$121,333 95


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POLICE DEPARTMENT :-


Personal Property, under care of City Marshal,


$3,800 00


Police Station, Lamartine Street House, 12,000 00


10,960 feet of land, at 15 cts. per foot,


1,644 00


$17,444 00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT :- Adams Square School-house. 22,360 feet of land, House,


$3,00 00


2,800 00


$3,100 00


Adriatic School-house, Southgate Street.


25,000 feet of land,


$2,500 00


New House, Old House,


15,000 00


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,


45,000 00


$52,860 00


Bloomingdale School-house.


14,000 feet of land, .


$200 00


Houses,


4,700 00


$4,900 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


$7,860 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, House,


$6,000 00


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,


24,000 00


$27,750 00


Gage Street School-house. 36,527 feet of land, at 12} cts. per foot, $4,565 87 House,


27,000 00


Greendale School-house.


Land,


$300 00


House,


2,300 00


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, House,


$12,333 00


20,000 00


$35,704 00


$32,333 00


$31,565 87


$2,600 00


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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


High School-house ( New).


31,672 feet of land, House,


$41,173 00 125,000 00


$166,173 00


Lake View School-house.


15,684 feet of land,


$400 00


House,


2,600 00


$3,000 00


Lamartine Street School-house. 48,840 feet of land, House,


$9,608 00


27,000 00


$36,608 00


Ledge Street School-house.


40,670 feet of land,


$8,134 00


House,


30,000 00


(unfinished),


6,000 00


$44,134 00


Mason Street School-house.


13,200 feet of land,


$1,980 00


House,


5,500 00


$7,480 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, 12,000 00


$12,560 00


Monroe District School-house ( Blithewood).


43,560 feet of land, $100 00


House, 1,500 00


$1,600 00


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New Worcester School-house. 14,900 feet of land, House,


$2,335 00 9,000 00


Northville School-house. 34,875 feet of land, House,


$500 00


5,500 00


.


$6,000 00


North Pond School-house. 20,000 feet of land, House,


$300 00


1,600 00


$1,900 00


Oxford Street School-house. 17,200 feet of land,


$21,500 00


House,


30,000 00


$51,500 00


Providence Street School-house. 58,000 feet of land, House,


$29,000 00 18,000 00


$47,000 00


Quinsigamond School-house. 34,500 feet of land, House,


$1,725 00


20,000 00


$21,725 00


Salem Street School-house. 12,555 feet of land, House,


$5,022 00


12,000 00


$17,022 00


South Worcester School-house. 29,184 feet of land, House,


$2,918 00


20,000 00


Summer Street School-house. 16,083 feet of land, House,


$22,918 00


$7,320 00


3,000 00


$11,335 00


$10,320 00


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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.


Sunnyside School-house.


30,000 feet of land, at 8 cts. per foot, 2,400 00


House,


13,400 00


Sycamore Street School-house.


12,625 feet of land,


$9,468 00


House,


20,000 00


Tatnuck School-house.


11,500 feet of land,


$300 00


House,


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,


$75 00


House,


300 00


$375 00


Union Hill School-house.


11,000 feet of land,


$1,100 00


House,


2,000 00


$3,100 00


Valley Falls School-house.


34,428 feet of land,


$200 00


House,


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


Winslow Street School-house. 25,000 feet of land, House,


$5,000 00


29,000 00


1


$34,000 00


$8,000 00


$11,235 00


$15,800 00


$29,468 00


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Woodland Street School-house. 40,000 feet of land, Two Houses,


$10,000 00 38,000 00


$48,000 00


Total value of Real Estate,


$1,038,795 52


Total value of Personal Property,


116,734 89


$1,155,530 41


SEWER DEPARTMENT :- Personal Property,


$6,600 00


WATER DEPARTMENT :-


Real Estate in Leicester, Holden, Bell Pond, and on Thomas street, together with the Reservoir, Pipe, Hydrants, Fixtures and Tools-costing $1,746,404 39




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