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8,586 93
106,016 98
114,603 91
104,906 25
9,697 66
14
Incidental Expenses
1,060 96
27,796 89
28,857 85
27,205 84
1,652 01
15
Interest
105,783 77
105,783 77
105,783 77
16
Interest on Funded Sewer Loans
33,400 00
33,400 00
33,400 00
17
Interest on Funded Water Loans
28,948 00
28,948 00
28,948 00
18
Lighting Streets
4,897 23
64,065 34
68,962 57
64,017 05
4,945 52
19
Liquor Licenses
15,052 00
15,052 00
15,052 00
20
Loans, Funded City
100,000 00
100,000 00
100,000 00
21
Loans, Funded Water
23,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
22
Loans, Temporary
210,000 00
210,000 00
210,000 00
23
Parks-Commission
495 10
8,076 35
8,571 45
7,680 34
891 11
24
Pauper Department, City Relief.
919 98
12,371 95
13,291 93
12,363 75
928 18
25
Pauper Department, Farm
4,032 92
27,045 77
31,078 69
29,065 31
2,013 38
26
Pauper Department, House Offal ..
599 09
13,757 63
14,356 72
13,318 27
1,038 45
27
Pauper Department, Truant School.
30 00
2,815 15
2,845 15
2,664 33
180 82
28
Police Department.
2,669 77
102,235 88
104,905 65
101,680 52
3,225 13
29
Real Estate, Lien Account.
780 56
780 56
780 56
30
Salaries
1,679 51
20,980 32
22,659 83
20,868 00
1,791 83
31
School Department
21,434 58
241,505 74
262,940 32
240,961 93
21,978 39
32
School-houses
1,880 81
23,357 98
25,238 79
23,347 86
1,890 93
33
Sewers, Construction
376 84
69,832 73
70,209 57
67,843 45
2,366 12
34
Sewers, Construct., special order 1885
18 00
1,456 71
1,474 71
1,474 71
35
Sewers, Maintenance.
1,171 31
11,941 09
13,112 40
12,641 92
470 48
36
Sinking Fund, 1875, General Debt ....
72,384 98
72,384 98
72,384 98
37
Sinking Funds, 1876 to 1886, Special ..
95,835 53
95,835 53
95,835 53
38
State Aid, New Account
5,027 50
5,027 50
5,027 50
39
Street Construction
156 57
28,620 09
28,776 66
21,840 42
6,936 24
40
Taxes, 1886, County (balance).
21,050 00
21,050 00
21,050 00
41
Taxes, 1886, Nat'l Bank, State Acct ...
28,705 50
28,705 50
28,705 50
42
Taxes, 1886, State.
46,035 00
46,035 00
46,035 00
43
Taxes, 1887, County (part)
20,515 00
20,515 00
20,515 00
44
Water Works, Construction
1,358 51
49,451 60
50,810 11
44,176 05
6,634 06
45
Water Works, Const'n, New Supply.
1,840 18
1,840 18
1,834 38
5 80
46
Water Works, Maintenance.
2,195 65
55,198 28
57,393 93
51,738 15
5,655 78
$70,696 69 $1,807,869 44 $1,878,566 13 $1,785,332 58 $93,233 55
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Showing the Appropriation for each City Account; the Receipts and Expenses for the year ending November 30, 1887, and the balances unexpended at that date.
Abatements.
Appropriation, $2,500 00
Amount transferred from Interest, 1,096 46
$3,596 46
EXPENDED.
For Abatements allowed by Assessors,
$3,596 46
Total, as per item No. 1 of Expenses, $3,596 46
Board of Health.
Appropriation,
$2,400 000
$2,400 00
1
RECEIVED.
From Sundry persons for Licenses,
$93 50
" for Fumigating Buildings, 7 43
Total, as per item No. 1 of Receipts,
$100 93
$2,500 93
EXPENDED.
For Salary of James C. Coffey, Inspector, $952 07
Clerk, 116 66
" Henry Griffin, 200 00
Services of Assistant Inspectors, Horse hire, 344 50
660 04
4
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For Advertising,
7 63
Printing,
37 94
Stationery, Stamps, etc .
19 59
Traveling Expenses,
10 25
Sulphur, Alcohol, etc.,
14 35
Ambulance covering,
30 00
Car Fares,
2 15
Subscription to Sanitary News,
2 00
Posting Notices,
4 00
Total, as per item No. 2 of Expenses,
$2,401 18
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $99 75
City Hall.
Appropriation,
$1,800 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 1,000 00
$2,800 00
RECEIVED.
For Rent of Basement Rooms,
$1,500 00
Material Sold, 1 50
Total, as per item No. 2 of Receipts,
$1,501 50
$4,301 50
EXPENDED.
For Assistant Janitor,
$600 00
Night Watchman,
600 00
Gas,
318 63
Fuel,
455 35
Removing Snow and Ashes,
86 24
Repairs on Building,
634 38
Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same, 185 31
Brooms, brushes, matches, etc.,
34 76
Washing towels,
37 20
Ice,
30 99
Rent of telephones,
40 00
Electric Lights,
126 00
Building tower, setting clock, etc.,
835 92
Total, as per item No. 3 of Expenses, $3,984 78
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $316 72
39
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
City Hospital.
Appropriation, $10,000 00 Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 16,000 00
$26,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Board of patients,
$2,638 44
Aid to State Paupers from Common- wealth, 1,295 19
Total, as per item No. 3 of Receipts, $3,933 63
$29,933 63
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part), $500 00
" Matron (in part), 150 00
Services of nurses and domestics,
3,531 86
Groceries and provisions,
3,476 20
Crockery, tinware, etc.,
67 41
Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same, 277 03
Repairs on buildings,
468 34
Medicines,
710 65
Surgical instruments and repairs of same, 71 89
525 51
Gas,
397 74
Printing,
119 82
Books and stationery,
83 00
Postage, telegrams, etc.,
12 15
Board of horse and hack hire,
203 75
Dry goods, bedding, etc.,
389 76
Hardware and tools,
51 12
Trucking, freight and express,
36 26
Blacksmithing,
13 98
Water rates, Repairs of harnesses,
11 85
Ice,
248 40
Burials,
42 00
Repairs of carriage,
33 90
Rent of telephone,
10 00
Plants,
5 80
Disinfectant,
39 00
Division fence (one half),
127 50
$11,706 67
Fuel,
101 75
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New addition.
For Advertising,
$9 00
Engineering, 8 45
Excavating,
545 66
Plans and specifications,
248 00
Jeremiah Murphy on con-
tract,
1,687 31
Extra labor,
85 73
Stone work, 1,087 38 $3,671 53
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Total, as per item No. 4 of Expenses, $15,378 20
Balance unexpended,
$14,555 43
Amount transferred to Sinking Fund,
2,232 61
Balance, Nov. 30, 1887,
$12,322 82
City Hospital : Jaques Fund.
RECEIVED.
For Net income from Commissioners of
Jaques Hospital Fund, $9,019 06
Total, as per item No. 4 of Receipts, $9,019 06
EXPENDED.
For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part), $750 00
" Matron (in part), 150 00
Services of nurses and domestics, 2,527 09
Groceries and provisions,
2,648 99
Crockery, tinware, etc.,
90 85
Furniture, fixtures and repairs of same,
41 20
Repairs on buildings,
105 42
Medicines,
505 50
Surgical instruments and repairs of same, 185 68 Fuel, 711 92
Gas,
386 46
Printing,
41 59
Postage and telegrams,
24 90
Trucking, freight and express,
26 19
Dry goods, bedding, etc.,
186 77
Hardware and tools,
15 16
41
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Board of horse and hack hire,
$178 45
Blacksmithing,
7 00
Repairs of harness,
1 75
Rubber goods,
108 30
Disinfectant,
4 50
Grading, etc.,
11 20
Stationery,
2 50
Repairs on boiler,
162 71
Removing snow,
6 00
Rent of telephone,
70 00
Water rates,
123 28
$9,013 41
Engineering for new addition,
5 65
Total, as per item No. 5 of Expenses,
$9,019 06
City Hospital : Tenney Fund.
RECEIVED.
From Commissioners, for net income, $250 00
Total, as per item No. 5 of Receipts, EXPENDED.
$250 00
For Salary of Dr. C. A. Peabody (in part), 250 00
Total, as per item No. 6 of Expenses, $250 00
Collector's Sales, Surplus Account.
Balance, November 30, 1886, 29 09
RECEIVED.
For sale of estates in excess of taxes, costs and interest, as per item No. 6 of Receipts, 79 48
$108 57
EXPENDED.
Amount in excess of taxes and interest repaid, as per item No. 7 of Expenses,' 75 83
Balance, November 30, 1887, $32 74
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Crystal Park.
Appropriations,
$21,000 00
EXPENDED.
Paid sundry persons for land, $21,000 00
Total, as per item No. 8 of Expenses,
$21,000 00
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$55,000 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 600 00
$55,600 00
RECEIVED.
For Fines,
$643 00
Material sold,
94 84
Manure,
66 38
Horses sold,
610 00
Rent of telephone,
10 00
Damage to apparatus,
2 05
Labor on police signals,
655 91
Grain sold,
172 15
Total, as per item No. 7 of Receipts,
$2,254 33
$57,854 33
EXPENDED.
Pay-rolls of engineers, stewards and drivers, $19,395 98
men,
Steamer, No. 1,
1,703 75
66
66
66
3,
1,502 75
66
Hose Co. " 1, 1,239 75
66
66
2,
1,226 02
66
66
66
66
4,
1,280 48
66
66
66
6,
1,108 00
66
7,
1,281 00
66
8,
1,229 50
66
66
66
66
9,
1,272 50
.
5,
1,262 48
2, 1,525 72
3,
1,275 75
43
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Pay-rolls of men, Hook and Ladder Co.
2,668 00
No. 1, No. 2, 1,569 00
Pay-rolls of men, Chemical engine Co. No. 1, 462 00
Pay-rolls of men, Quinsigamond Hose Co. 416 00
For Signal boxes and repairs of same, 380 00
Materials for and repair of telegraph, 1,342 42 Horses, 675 00
Blowing whistle for fires,
160 00
Repairs of houses,
785 52
Apparatus and repairs of same,
1,263 17
Hose couplings and repairs of same, 2,354 65
Harness, blankets and repairs of same, 304 38
Hay, grain and straw, 3,088 72
Medical attendance on horses,
133 47
Board of horse, hack and horse hire,
664 50
Blacksmithing,
450 56
Freight, trucking, express and telegrams, 32 41
Rent of telephones,
130 00
Oil, soap, brushes, etc.,
205 60
Fuel,
800 74
Gas,
575 91
Printing,
147 44
Stationery, Stamps, etc.,
32 31
Furniture, bedding and fixtures,
422 76
Washing bedding, etc.,
401 10
Waste and packing,
9 43
Hardware and tools,
93 93
Paints and oil,
62 57
Rent of Power,
75 00
Badges and buttons,
64 25
Ice,
13 98
Advertising,
9 15
Swine,
12 00
Rubber blankets for Protective Dep't,
600 00
Engineering,
2 64
Water rates,
261 00
Telephone poles,
253 00
Total, as per item No. 9 of Expenses, $56,226 29
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $1,628 04
44
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 42.
Fire Patrol.
Appropriation,
$1,200 00
$1,200 00
EXPENDED.
Paid Worcester Protective Department, $1,200 00
Total, as per item No. 10 of Expenses, $1,200 00
Free Public Library.
Appropriation,
$15,000 00
$15,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Catalogues, fines, etc.,
$609 88
Books,
285 00
Amount refunded,
18 99
Dog fund from county,
3,942 17
Total, as per item No. 8 of Receipts,
$4,856 04
$19,856 04
EXPENDED.
For Salary of S. S. Green, Librarian,
2,958 33
Assistants,
4,557 44
Janitor,
760 60
Books and stationery,
6,242 54
Binding books,
1,025 08
Fuel,
305 18
Gas,
763 83
Stamps, express, etc.,
273 77
Printing,
326 29
Water rates,
124 64
Repairs of building,
1,324 91
Furniture and repairs of same,
63 21
Periodicals for reading-room,
500 00
Insurance,
298 75
Lawn mover, etc.,
9 90
Fire extinguisher,
30 40
45
. REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Engraving and printing note heads, 45 27
Heating apparatus, 243 00
Total, as per item No. 11 of Expenses, $19,853 14
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $2 90
Highway Department.
Appropriation (Highways, Sidewalks and
Paving.), $80,000 00
Amount transferred from Sidewalks, 8,630 96
$88,630 96
RECEIVED.
For labor, materials, etc.,
$11,833 60
Grading sundry streets, 6,334 83
Total, as per item No. 9 of Receipts, $18,168 43
$106,799 39
EXPENDED.
For Salary of L. B. Stone, Commissioner, $2,090 56
Labor of men, as per pay-rolls, 50,731 59
Extra labor of men and teams, 12,480 50
Clerical labor,
400 00
Engineering,
1,144 40
Hardware, tools and repairing of
same,
744 87
Blacksmithing,
1,247 28
Horse carts, wagons and repairs of same, 81 26
Repairs of crusher, engine and boiler, 107 28
Repairs at stable, 19 77
Lumber and carpenter work,
872 75
Horses, 926 50
Hay, grain and straw,
3,842 29
Harness, blankets and repairs of same, 327 91 Medical attendance on horses and med- icine, 129.59
Field stone, for crushing,
1,091 50
Cobble stone, for paving, 674 62
Curb stone and cross-walks,
5,015 42
Stone posts and wall stone,
146 05
4
46
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 42.
For Paving blocks,
11,566 08
Gravel,
747 22
Brick,
3,669 19
Cement, sand and sewer pipe,
51 23
Paving,
5,517,61
Oil, lanterns, brooms, etc.,
154 06
Gas,
69 75
Fuel,
124 08
Hack and horse hire,
163 50
Advertising,
109 37
Printing,
39 27
Concrete walk,
543 85
Stationery and stamps,
14 07
Cordage and waste,
9 30
Powder and fuse,
10 40
Iron and steel,
15 05
Slaughtering hogs,
11 50
Supplying water for trough, and care of same,
33 00
Repairs of road machine and street sweepers,
268 69
Insurance,
75 00
Street signs,
17 20
Witness fees in various cases,
35 60
Traveling expenses,
31 10
Freight and trucking,
65 78
Refreshments for laborers,
5 40
Abatement on walk,
3 00
Clerical labor and copying,
3 4S
Magneto bell,
11 50
Removing snow,
4 93
Painting foot bridge,
27 20
Photographic materials,
97 43
Legal services,
8 00
Injury to estate paid to Thomas Moran,
50 00
" crop " Joseph Wharton,
15 00
" horse, etc., F. W. Flagg,
100 00
" team, " Max Herman,
75 00
66
" person, Josephine Barrows,
200 00
Total, as per item No. 12 of Ex- penses, $106,016 98
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sink- ing Fund, $782 41
47
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation,
$14,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Office fees from City Clerk, $1,997 00
Licenses
66
2,326 50
Dog licenses " 66 66
2,148 00
Sales of ordinances
66
2 50
Milk licenses,
155 50
Peddlers' licenses,
475 00
Rent of Armories, from Commonwealth, 1,200 00
One half fees for weighing on City Scales, 597 05
Engineering, on drains, 223 05 66 plans and surveys, 11 75
For amount allowed for relief of in- digent soldiers and sailors, from Com- monwealth, account of 1885, 359 50
Amount allowed on account of foreign ships, from Commonwealth, 221 38
Stationery and stamps,
226 13
Costs on Sidewalk Assessments,
6 84
" Sewer Assessments,
40 62
" Taxes, 1881, .40. 1885, 2.67
1883, .20. 1886, 292.37 428 34
66 1884, .80. 1887, 131.90
66 " Real Estate, lien account, 6 50
Rent of Central District Court room, 1,000 00 Dividends on Fitchburg Railroad Co. Stock, 2,010 00
Boston and Albany Railroad tickets,
275 75
Fine imposed by State Gas Commis- sions on Worcester Gas Light Co. Rent of land,
100 00
Use of engineer's instrument, 50
Old South Church from B. S. Fenner, 320 00 66 " Foundation stone from H. S. Pike, 75 00
11 00
Totol, as per item No. 10 of Receipts,
$14,217 91
$28,217 91
48
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 42.
EXPENDED.
For Clerical labor for Auditor,
$1,209 56
Mayor, 1,100 00
66 66 Treasurer,
1,912 10
66
on tax bills, 480 75
1,327 87
66
66 " Assessors,
66
" Registrars of Voters,
106 50
Assistant Assessors,
724 50
Services of Engineers,
1,841 27
Plans for assessors,
341 37
Page to common council,
32 00
Directories and advertising in same, 230 00
Engineer's instruments and materials,
348 80
Pay-roll of ward clerks and inspectors, 735 00
Rent, furniture, care of and heating ward rooms, 279 77
Pay-roll physicians, reporting births, 443 00
Collecting births,
192 00
Return of deaths by undertakers,
315 75
Fuel, for armories,
120 80
Gas, "
175 00
Furniture and repairs of armories,
554 37
Rent of armories,
2,240 50
Advertising,
441 78
Stamps,
410 98
Postals,
510 00
Printing,
1,856 97
Blank books and stationery,
749 57
Care of church clocks, . 100 00
Examining records and recording deeds, 72 80
Serving tax summons and notices, 434 75
Indigent soldiers and sailors, 634 00
Fuel for city scales, 11 80
Gas and lanterns for band stand,
10 65
Gas for Central District Court-room,
49 74
Memorial Day expenses,
418 40
Fourth of July 66
483 00
Evening concerts,
300 00
Rent of Horticultural and Washburn
Halls, 40 00
Repairs of flag-staff, 10 90
Posting notices, 43 50
City Clerk,
1,441 35
Registrars of Voters,
600 00
49
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
For Deputy collector of taxes,
1,100 00
Paymaster,
112 49
Hack and horse hire, 160 50
Ice for drinking fountains,
190 90
Analysis of milk and butter,
31 00
Boxes for ballots and repairs of same,
72 83
Rent of rifle range, 100 00
Repairs of building at rifle range,
110 95
Refreshments for Mayor and Aldermen,
23 95
Type and insurance on the same,
56 76
Central District Court, legal costs,
334 96
Repairs of Bigelow monument,
96 30
Heating armory, paid A. N. Currier,
50 00
Repairs of city scales, 64 50
Traveling expenses, 15 54
Maps of the City, 91 00
Repairs of Central District Court room, 59 25
Fitchburg railroad rights, 71 40
Legal costs in McGourty case,
8 75
Boston & Albany railroad tickets,
312 50
Sprinkling around public buildings and squares, paid John A. Bancroft, 695 00
paid Garfield & Harrington, 90 00
Expense of committee to legislature,
19 00
Dinners for legislative committee,
60 00
Repairs of band stand, 20 41
Paid J. H. Bancroft, interest and costs on taxes 1884, deed surrendered, 4 86
Material for ambulance, 12 46
Advertising, trucking, etc., Old South Church, 116 85
Legal expenses in case of Old South Church, 36 35
Oread Institute ; rebate on taxes, 1886, 57 35
Stairs at Ward 5 ward-room, 289 93
Total, as per item No. 13 of Expenses, $27,796 89
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $421 02
.
50
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 42.
Interest.
Appropriation, Amount of interest transferred,
$101,500 00 2,415 48
$103,915 48
Less amount transferred to
Abatements,
$1,096 46
Less amount transferred to Pauper Department, House Offal, 109 28
Less amount transferred to School Department,
195 87 $1,401 61
$102,513 87
RECEIVED.
For interest on deposits, $6,097 39
" Sewer Assessments,
774 48
" Sidewalk Assessments, 73 36
" Real Estate, Lien Account,
18 58
" Taxes from 1878 to 1887,
inelusive,
1,077 65
Interest from Commissioners of Sink-
ing Funds on investments, etc., 37,371 50
Total, as per item No. 11 of Receipts, $45,412 96
$147,926 83
EXPENDED.
For amount of interest transferred, $37,371 50
Interest, etc., on invest- ments for Sinking Funds, transferred, $2,415 48
Interest on
Temporary
Loans,
2,757 29
Interest on Funded City
Loan, 100,611 00
Total, as per item No. 14 of Expenses, $105,783 77
$143,155 27
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $4,771 56
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. 51
Interest on Funded Sewer Loan.
Appropriation,
$33,400 00
$33,400 00
EXPENDED.
For interest on Funded Sewer Loan, $33,400 00
Total, as per item No. 15 of Expenses,
$33,400 00
Interest on Funded Water Loan.
RECEIVED.
Receipts for Water Rates, transferred
from Water Works, Maintenance
Account, $28,948 00
$28,948 00
-
EXPENDED.
For Interest on Funded Water Loan, $28,948 00
As per item No. 16 of Expenses, $28,948 00
Lighting Streets.
Balance, November 30, 1886, $ 4,500 00
Appropriation, 62,000 00
$66,500 00
RECEIVED.
For damage to lanterns, globes, posts, etc.,
93 02
As per item No. 12 of Receipts, $93 02
$66,593 02
EXPENDED.
For Gas, Worcester Gas Light Co., $10,826 40 Electric lights, Worcester Electric Light Co., 24,731 15
Gasoline lights, Patrick Ronayne, 21,520 30
.
52
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 42.
For Lighting and care of lamps, 4,935 79
Lamp-posts, frames and castings, 313 88
Lanterns and globes,
455 00
Ladders, and repairs of same,
13 87
Re-setting lamps, and repairs of lan- terns, 400 89
Alcohol and waste,
100 99
Paints, oil and glass,
699 60
Engineering,
15 03
Rent of land for electric light, paid Boston & Albany Railroad Co.,
2 00
Clerical labor,
2 25
Traveling expenses,
32 44
Printing,
7 25
Hack and horse hire,
8 50
Total, as per item No. 17 of Ex- penses,
$64,065 34
Balance unexpended, transferred to
Sinking Fund, $2,527 68
Liquor Licenses.
RECEIVED.
For Licenses for the sale of liquor, $60,208 00
As per item No. 13 of Receipts, $60,208 00
Amount transferred to sundry accounts, viz. :-
Fire Department,
$ 600 00
Police Department,
11,616 96
City Hospital,
16,000 00
Pauper Department, House Offal,
3,000 00
Sewers, Construction,
5,000 00
City Hall,
1,000 00
School Department,
5,500 00
Pauper Department, Farm,
2,439 04
$45,156 00
$15,052 00
53
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
EXPENDED. Paid Commonwealth one-fourth of amount received for Liquor Licenses, $15,052 00
As per item No. 18 of Expenses, $15,052 00
Loans, Funded City.
Amount, November 30, 1886,
$2,043,400 00
$2,043,400 00
EXPENDED.
For Certificates of indebtedness, due January 1, 1887, $100,000 00
As per item No. 19 of Expenses,
$100,000 00
Balance, November 30, 1887,
$1,943,400 00
Loans, Funded Sewer.
Amount, November 30, 1886, $785,000 00
Amount, November 30, 1887,
$785,000 00
Loans, Funded Water.
Amount, November 30, 1886,
$678,300 00
$678,300 00
EXPENDED.
For Certificate of indebtedness, No. 225, due June 1, 1887, $23,000 00
As per item No. 20 of Expenses,
$23,000 00
Balance, November 30, 1887,
$655,300 00
Loans, Temporary.
RECEIVED. For Loans authorized by City Council, $210,000 00
As per item No. 14 of Receipts, 5
$210,000 00
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EXPENDED.
For City Notes cancelled, $210,000 00
As per item No. 21 of Expenses,
$210,000 00
Parks-Commission.
Appropriation,
$8,000 00
$8,000 00
RECEIVED.
For Amount transferred from Incidental Expenses, for repairs of Bigelow Monument, $96 30
As per item No. 15 of Receipts,
$96 30
$8,096 30
EXPENDED.
For Grading and other labor,
$3,944 30
Labor of men and teams,
134 15
Plants and trees,
2,047 53
Manure and loam,
589 00
Lawn-seed and grain,
71 08
Printing,
51 34
Blank-books, stationery and stamps,
24 90
Hardware and tools,
235 26
Carpenter work and lumber,
369 84
Advertising,
4 50
Engineering,
107 88
Blacksmithing,
8 89
Repairs of Fountain,
6 37
Trucking and freight,
19 40
Stone bounds and setting,
168 62
Settees,
12 00
Police badges,
3 75
Ladders,
23 94
Type-writer,
100 00
Powder and fuse,
3 60
Cement,
150 00
Total, as per item No. 22 of Ex- penses,
$8,076 35
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund, $19 95
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
Pauper Department : City Relief.
Appropriation,
$12,000 00
$12,000 00
RECEIVED.
From Commonwealth, for support of
State Paupers,
$479 56
66
Commonwealth, for burial of State Paupers, 195 00
66 Common wealth, for transportation of Paupers, 28 50
County, Cities, Towns and individ- uals, for aid to their poor, 3,724 14
Total, as per item No. 16 of Receipts,
$4,427 20
$16,427 20
EXPENDED.
' For Salary of George W. Gale, Clerk, $1,200 00
" L. F. Woodward, City
Physician, 1,200 00
Transportation of Paupers,
280 80
Cash allowances,
60 49
Postage,
69 00
Stationery,
28 08
Clerical labor,
445 63
Fuel,
1,314 25
Groceries and provisions,
2,070 54
Medicine,
223 35
Burials,
609 50
Boots, shoes and clothing,
20 00
Printing,
95 26
Hack hire,
16 00
Care of Insane, by Commonwealth,
226 10
Care of Insane, at Worcester Lunatic Hospital,
3,046 74
Care of Insane, at Asylum for Chronic Insane, 180 11
Care of Insane, at Westboro' Insane Hospital, 26 93
Care of Paupers, by Commonwealth, 245 19
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For Care of Blind, by Perkins Institution for Blind, 37 25
Board of Boys, at Lyman School for Boys, 51 86
3
Towns, cities and individuals, aid to Paupers, 924 87
Total, as per item No. 23 of Ex- penses,
$12,371 95
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$4,055 25
Pauper Department : Farm.
Appropriation, $18,000 00
Amount transferred from Liquor
Licenses, 2,439 04
$20,439 04
RECEIVED.
For Board of men and horses, Scaven- ger Department, $5,132 51
Board of Teacher and boys, Truant School,
2,288 44
Milk,
979 23
Soap-grease, etc.,
63 20
Cows and calves,
113 11
Clothing, etc.,
18 05
Board of horse,
7 50
Total, as per item No. 17 of Re- ceipts,
$8,602 04
$29,041 08
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Superin- tendent (in part), $583 30
Salary of Mrs. Parkhurst, Matron, 666 64
Pay-rolls of laborers,
5,495 21
Groceries and provisions,
8,542 50
Fuel,
1,714 15
Grain and straw,
2,759 70
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For Hack and horse hire,
31 00
Harness, blankets, and repairs of same,
93 76
Medical attendance on horses,
71 45
Wagons, carts, and repairs of same,
88 20
Trucking, freight and express,
18 35
Boots and shoes,
233 97
Clothing,
168 38
Dry goods, bedding, etc.,
654 34
Crockery, tinware, etc.,
284 46
Hardware and tools,
480 57
Medicine,
234 62
Furniture, fixtures, etc.,
175 09
Chaplain,
100 00
Cash allowed to inmates,
45 14
Postage and stationery,
11 92
Blacksmithing,
210 39
Taxes in Shrewsbury,
67 97
Manure,
504 90
Seeds and plants,
84 15
Disinfectants,
173 00
Repairs of buildings,
2,813 59
Rent of telephones,
80 00
Live stock,
225 00
Rent of land,
150 00
Rubber goods,
59 02
Traveling expenses,
8 52
Telegram newspaper,
13 40
Sawdust,
13 33
Clerical labor,
24 00
Services of Appraisers,
45 75
Settlement of John Morrisey's suit,
120 00
Total, as per item No. 24 of Expenses, $27,045 77
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$1,995,31
Pauper Department : House Offal.
Appropriation, $9,000 00
$9,000 00
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Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, $3,000 00
Interest, 109 28
$3,109 28
$12,109 28
RECEIVED.
For Manure,
$480 00
Pork,
1,108 35
Pigs,
57 00
Swill,
3 00
Total, as per item No. 18 of Receipts,
$1,648 35
$13,757 63
EXPENDED.
For Salary of B. F. Parkhurst, Supt. (in part),
$583 38
Collecting house offal,
4,117 16
Board of men and horses,
5,131 01
Wagons and repairs of same,
415 80
Harness, blankets and repairs of same,
313 01
Blacksmithing,
524 50
Horses,
808 00
Swine,
200 50
Grain and straw,
778 69
Repairs of houses,
381 46
Tools,
65 34
Stationery,
1 32
Trucking and freight,
70 02
Milk,
133 81
Trees,
2 00
Horse hire,
163 00
Extra labor of men and teams,
68 63
Total, as per item No. 25 of Expenses,
$13,757 63
Pauper Department : Truant School.
Appropriation,
$3,200 00
$3,200 00
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EXPENDED.
For Salary of teacher,
$300 00
Board of teacher and boys,
2,288 58
Boots, shoes and clothing,
184 80
Horse hire,
4 00
Books and stationery,
37 77
Total, as per item No. 26 of Expenses, $2,815 15
Balance unexpended, transferred to Sinking Fund,
$384 85
Police Department.
Appropriation, $85,000 00
Amount transferred from Liquor Licenses, 11,616 96
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