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$26,699 91
11
Amount brought forward,
$26,699 91
14. Kenrick Fund,
1,202 50
15. National Bank Tax, 12,254 73
16. Non-resident Pupils, 555 00
17. Premium on Water Bonds,
315 00
18. Police,
45 00
19. Poor out of Almshouse, 1,316 34
20. Public Property,
13,056 73
21 State Aid,
1,553 50
22. Sidewalks and curbing. 310 84
23. Suspense Account,
326 11
24. Taxes, 1877,
295,780 65
25. .. 1876,
75,346 71
26. .6 1875,
1.910 22
27. 66 1874,
174 18
28. 1873,
33 00
29.
66 1872,
15 50
30. Temporary Loans,
300,000 00
31. Trusteed Accounts.
13 97
32. Water Bonds,
21,000 00
33. Water Commissioners,
14,837 27
34. Water Rates, 17,986 77
Total receipts,
$784,733 93
EXPENSES.
The Claims for the year ending December 31, 1877, as approved and drawn for in the Auditor's Office, are shown in the aggregates as charged to the following accounts: -
1. Almshouse Expenses and Repairs, $4,640 25
2. Armory Rent and Expenses, 1,399 33
3. Bank Tax, 145 90
4. Books, Stationery and Printing, 2,971 26
5. Burial Grounds, 188 75
6. City Hall, fuel, lights and contingent expenses, 2,826 82
Amount carried forward,
$12,172 31
12
Amount brought forward, $12,172 31
7. City Clerk's Salary, 1,600 00
8. City of Newton, non-resident Bank Tax, 1.349 09
9. Commonwealth of Mass. State Tax, 1877, 24,120 00
10. Conveyance of Pupils, 900 00
11. County Tax, 14,140 17
12. Curbing and Concrete Walks, 3,000 00
13. Evening Schools. 622 29
14. Fire Department,
37,303 01
15. Gravel Lands,
3,288 51
16. Highway Repairs and Improvements,
86,497 03
17. Interest on City Loans,
28,181 19
18. Interest on Water Bonds,
44,025 00
19. Industrial and Mechanical Drawing,
434 75
20. Kenrick Fund Income,
202 50
21. Land Damages,
1,539 14
22. Lighting Streets,
25,877 01
23. Memorial Day,
300 00
24. Miscellaneous Expenses,
4,715 93
25. Newton Free Library,
6,448 02
26. Police Department,
15,792 33
27. Poor out of Almshouse,
11,476 55
28. Public Property,
9,641 63
29. Public Squares,
500 00
30. Salaries,
10,131 25
31. Speare Library Fund,
250 00
32. State Aid.
1,482 50
33. Sewerage and Drainage,
2,597 26
34. Sinking Fund City Debt,
12,250 00
35. Sinking Fund, Water Bonds,
12,750 00
36. Schools, general appropriation,
71,738 92
37. School Incidentals and Repairs,
10,244 43
38. Taxes, 1876, refunded,
2 72
39. Temporary Loans,
200,000 00
40. Water Commissioner's account,
121,318 18
41. Water Maintenance, 6,903 30
$783,795 02
Table showing Appropriations, Auditor's Drafts, Treasurer's Payments, Differences, Transfers into Treasury.
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.
Appropria- tion for 1877.
Appropria- tion in 1878 for ace't '77.
Total Ap- propria- tions.
Anditor's Drafts.
Treasurer's Payments.
Differences
Over dr'wn Unexpen'd.
1. Alinshouse Expenses and Repairs,
$4,282 79
$318 57
$4,601 36 1,4-11 40 3,242 54 500 00
$4,640 25 1,393 33
1,157 93
241 40
$42 07
3. Books, Stationery and Printing,
3,200 00
42 51
2,971 26
2,928 72
42 54
271 28
4. Burial Grounds,
500 00
188 75
188 75
311 25
5. City Hall : Fnel, Lights and Contingent Ex- penses,
3,000 00
271 48
3,271 48
2,826 82
2,555 34
271 48
444 66
6. City Clerk's Salary, -
1,600 00
1,600 00
1,600 00
1,600 00
7 Conveyance of Pupils,
900 00
900 00
900 00
900 00
8.
Curbing and Concrete-Walks,
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
9. Evening Schools,
640 08
640 08
622 29
622 29
10. Fire Department,
33,000 00
3,836 01
36,836 04
37,303 01
33,466 97
3,836 04
466 97
711 49
12. Highway, Repairs and Improvements,
76,917 21
83,220 36
86,497 03
80,193 88
6,303 15
3,276 67
318 81
14. Interest on Water Bonds,
44,025 00
44,025 00
44,025 00
44,025 00
15.
Industrial and Mechanical Drawing, Land Damages,
3,000 00
3,000 00
1,539 14
1,539 14
1,460 86
17.
Lighting Streets,
21,500 00
4,425 85
25,925 85
25,877 01
21,451 16
4,425 85
48 84
18.
Memorial Day,
300 00
300 00
300 00
300 00
19.
Miscellaneous Expenses,-
5,525 00
427 75
5,952 75
4,715 93
4,288 18
427 75
1,236 82
20.
Newton Free Library,
7,739 04
1,111 05
8,850 09
6,448 02
5,336 97
1,111 05
2,402 07
21. Police Department, -
15,500 00
1,476 58
16,976 58
15,792 33
14,315 75
1,476 58
1,184 25
22.
Poor out of Almshouse,
10,600 00
1,216 98
11,816 98
11,476 55
10,259 57
1,216 98
340 43
23-
Public Property,
10,000 00
141 66
10,141 66
9,641 63
9,499 97
141 66
500 03
24.
Publie Squares,
500 00
500 00
500 00
500 00
25. Salaries,
12,400 00
12,400 00
10,131 25
10,131 25
2,268 75
26. Schools, General Appropriation,
75,654 85
22 50
75,677 35
71,738 92
71,716 42
22 50
3,938 43
27.
School Incidentals and Repairs, Sewerage and Drainage,
9,786 31
461 74
10,218 05
10,244 43
9,782 69
461 74
3 62
28.
Sinking Fund, City Debt,
12,250 00
12,250 00
12,250 00
12,250 00
30.
Sinking Fund, Water Bonds,
12,750 00
12,750 00
12,750 00
12,750 00
31.
State Aid, -
1,400 00
82 50
1,482 50
1,482 50
1,400 00
82 50
32.
7,500 00
655 52
8,155 52
6,903 30
6,247 78
655 52
1,252 22
$414,605 03
$21,035 31
$435,640 34
$422,266 46
$401,231 15
$21 035 31
$3,782 53
$17,156 41
.
434 75
434 75
434 75
434 75
16.
11. Gravel Land,
4,000 00
4,000 00
3,288 51
3,288 51
13.
Interest on City Loans, -
28,500 00
28,500 00
28,181 19
28,181 19
2,597 26
402 74
29.
-
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,597 26
$4,321 68
$318 57
$38 89
2. Armory Rent and Expenses,
1,200 00
2.11 40
13
.
Water Maintenan
Transfers into Treasury
17 79
6,303 15
14
Table showing actual expenditures belonging to 1877, inserted for convenience of future compari- sons.
Total Expendi-
tures during 1877, paid and
unpaid.
Deduct Expen-
ditures belong-
ing to Dec., 1876, paid in
Balance showing
actual Expen-
diture for the
year 1877.
Almshouse expenses and repairs,
$4,640 25
$483 01
$4,157 24
Armory rent and expenses,
1,399 33
231 30
1,168 03
Books, Stationery and Printing,
2,971 26
59 15
2,912 11
Burial grounds,
188 75
188 75
City Hall-fuel, lights, etc.,
2,826 82
229 52
2,597 30
City Clerk's salary,
1,600 00
1,600 00
Conveyance of pupils,
900 00
900 00
Curbing and concrete walks,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Evening Schools,
622 29
622 29
Fire Department,
37,303 01
4,626 07
32,6:6 94
Gravel lands,
3,288 51
428 38
2,860 13
Highway repairs and improvements,
86,497 03
7,498 08
78,998 95
Interest on City loans,
28,181 19
28,181 19
Interest on Water Bonds,
44,025 00
44,025 00
Industrial drawing,
434 75
434 75
Land damages,
1,539 14
1,539 14
Lighting streets,
25,877 01
4,226 66
21,650 35
Memorial Day,
300 00
300 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
4,715 93
2,085 57
2,630 36
Newton Free Library,
6,448 02
442 34
6,005 68
Police Department,
15,792 33
1,073 44
14,718 89
Poor out of Almshouse,
11,476 55
1,477 04
9,999 51
Public property,
9,641 63
28 97
9,612 66
Public squares,
500 00
500 00
Salaries,
10,131 25
50 00
10,081 25
Schools, general appropriation,
71,738 92
71,738 92
School incidentals,
10,244 43
10,244 43
Sewerage and drainage,
2,597 26
2,597 26
Sinking Fund City Debt,
12,250 00
12,250 00
Sinking Fund Water Debt,
12,750 00
12,750 00
State Aid,
1,482 50
116 50
1,366 00
Water maintenance,
6,903 30
6,903 30
$422,266 46
$23,056 03
$399,210 43
1877.
PERMANENT DEBT. - DESCRIPTIVE LIST.
RATE.
DATE OF LOAN, ETC.
PAYABLE.
AMOUNT.
INTEREST, WIIEN PAYABLE.
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, 66 66
66
6
66
Oct. 2, 1867,
Oct. 2, 1885,
20,000 00
66
66
66
60
G
66
Oct. 2, 1867,
Oct. 2, 1886,
20,000 00
66
66
6
66
Oct. 2, 1867,
Oct. 2, 1887,
20,000 00
66
66
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
G
66
April 1, 1868,
April 1, 1886,
60,000 00
66
60
66
66
66
April 21, 1871,
April 21, 1888,
46,000 00
66
66
66
66
6
66
April 22, 1870,
April 22, 1890,
20,000 00
66
66
6
66
April 22, 1870,
April 22, 1892,
30,000 00
66
66
6
66
March 9, 1875,
March 9, 1895,
47,000 00
G
66
Aug. 25, 1864, April 1, 1872,
April 24, 1879, April 1, 1883,
40,000 00
Municipal Bonds, $1,000 each, .
5
July 1, 1875,
July 1, 1895,
34,000 00
Water Bonds, $1.000 each,
0
60
July 1, 1875,
July 1, 1905,
600,000 00
66
66 $1,000 eaclı, .
·
5
66
July 1, 1875,
July 1, 1905,
171,000 00
66
$1,158,000 00
March and Sept. March 16 and Sept. 16. June 16 and Dec. 16. January and July.
66
.
.
6 per cent.
Oct. 2, 1867,
Oct. 2, 1884,
$20,000 00
April and October. 66
66
66
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, 66
30,000 00
66
15
16
STATEMENT OF THE KENRICK FUND.
The following is a statement of this Fund and its Income, January 1, 1878:
Amount invested,
Cash uninvested,
$3,000 00 1,000 00
Total fund,
$4,000 00
Income received in 1877,
$202 50
Amount for distribution in 1878,
$202 50
In accordance with the terms of the donor of this Fund, the Income has been distributed to per- sons entitled to its benefits.
.
TAXES AND TAXABLE VALUATION.
The following will show the valuation of the property of the City on which taxes were assessed for the year 1877, with the amount of taxes and rate of taxation :
Value of Real Estate,
$20,007,025 00
Value of Personal Estate,
6,627,488 00
$26,634,513 00
Taxable Value of Corporate Stocks,
1,007,000 00
Taxable Value of Bank Stocks,
862,000 00
$28,503,513 00
17
City appropriations for current expenses, Deduct estimated receipts for 1877,
$402,200 00
74,554 87
City Tax,
$327,645 13
State Tax,
24,120 00
County Tax,
14,140 17
Overlay,
4,414 08
$370,319 38
Assessment on Corporate Stocks,
12,927 76
Assessment on Bank Stocks,
10,864 81
Total Assessments,
$394,111 95
Rate of taxation, $13.60 on $1,000.
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1877.
Mayor, $1,000 00
City Clerk,
1,600 00
City Treasurer and Collector, including clerk, 3,000 00
City Auditor,
1,500 00
City Solicitor,
1,000 00
Chairman of Assessors,
1,200 00
Two Assessors, each,
700 00
Assistant Assessor, per day,
4 00
City Messenger,
800 00
Clerk of Common Council,
300 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
75 00
Highway Department.
Superintendent of Streets, two horses and car- riage furnished, $1,400 00
Five Assistant Superintendents, each, per day, 2 75
City Engineer, 1,300 00
18
Fire Department.
Chief Engineer, team furnished, 1,500 00
Assistant Engineer, 300 00
Clerk of Board, 100 00
Three Engineers of Steamers, each,
1,000 00
Four Drivers of Steamers and Hook and Ladder Co., each, 800 00
Eight Foremen of Steamers and Hook and Ladder, and Hose Co., each, 80 00
Eight Assistant Foremen and Clerks of Steamers and Hook and Ladder, and Hose Co., each, 65 00
Fifty-eight hosemen, each. 60 00
Police Department.
City Marshal, team furnished, 1,200 00
Sergeant of Police. horse furnished,
1,000 00
Twelve policemen, each, 900 00
Poor Department.
Seven Overseers of Poor, each, 50 00
Clerk of Overseers, 150 00
Agent of Overseers, 500 00
Warden of Almshouse,
550 00
Water Department.
Three Commissioners, each, 1,500 00
Engineer,
3,600 00
Two Clerks, each,
1,200 00
Superintendent,
1,200 00
66 for team, 600 00
19
Schools.
Superintendent,
2,700 00
One teacher, 2,700 00
Four teachers, at $2,000,
8,000 00
One teacher, 66
1,850 00
1,500 00
Two teachers, at $1,200,
2,400 00
Four teachers, at $1,100,
4,400 00
One teacher, 66
900 00
Thirteen teachers, at $750,
9,750 00
Forty-one teachers, at $600,
24,600 00
Five teachers, at $550,
2,750 00
Two teachers, at $500,
1,000 00
One teacher, .
200 00
Secretary of School Committee,
300 00
Janitors.
One Janitor,
650 00
66
66
626 00
66 66
540 00
66 66
425 00
66
66
400 00
66
66
300 00
66
275 00
66
66
200 00
66
66
180 00
66
66
120 00
Two Janitors, at $96,
192 00
Library.
Librarian,
800 00
Assistant Librarian, 500 00
Two assistants, for service, one shilling per hour.
1,000 00
20
The following is a statement of the number of Births, Marriages and Deaths, registered in the City of Newton, for the year ending December 31, 1877:
Births, 409
Marriages, 101
Deaths, 237
Table showing the Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate of the City, Amount of Tax, Rate per Cent., Appropriations, etc., for Seventeen Years.
A.D.
POLLS.
REAL ESTATE.
PERSONAL.
TOTAL.
CITY, STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
RATE.
APPROPRIA- TIONS.
Houses.
1861.
2,056
$5,644,285 00
$1,955,835 00
$7,600,120 00
$57,804 88
$7 20
$47,500 00
1,330
1862.
1,989
5,476,805 00
2,495,821 00
7,922,620 00
56,599 17
6 60
35,000 00
1,374
1863.
1,911
5,504,367 00
2,988,195 00
8,492,562 00
64,968 65
7 20
40,000 00
1,399
1864.
2,046
5,637,755 00
2,309,021 00
7,946,776 00
78,000 55
9 50
52,500 00
1,421
1865.
2,118
5,756,185 00
3,390,075 00
9,146,260 00
113,991 12
12 00
60,000 00
1,438
1866.
2,297
6,394,835 00
4,560,724 00
10,955,559 00
114,149 59
10 00
75,000 00
1,491
1867.
2.438
7,227,285 00
4,995,127
00
12,222,412 00
153,990 88
12 20
95,000 00
1,552
1868.
2,736
9,104,567 00
5,366,602 00
14,441,169 00
193,208 88
13 00
160,000 00 150,000 00
1,671
1870.
3,055
11,407,070 00
6,330,922 00
17,737,992 00
222,514 71
12 20
185,000 00
2,077
1871.
3,199
12,770,420 00
6,615,593 00
19,386,013 00
223,521 32
11 20
185,000 00
2,220
1872.
3,420
15,792,950 00
8,463,904 00
24,256,854 00
334,314 87
13 50
291,050 00
2,392
1873.
3,659
18,446,275 00
7,537,775 00
25,984,050 00
384,089 84
14 50
333,300 00
2,523
1874.
3,917
20,032,800 00
8,048,645 00
28,081,445 00
372,893 53
13 00
320,000 00
2,657
1875.
4,089
21.073,495 00
7,882,374 00
28,955,869 00
399,085 46
13 50
351,000 00
2,876
1876.
4,334
21,128,120 00
7,072,845 00
28,200,965 00
392,201 13
13 60
350,004 99
3,004
1877.
4,045
20,007,025 00
6,627,488 00
26,634,513 00
370,319 38
13 60
327,645 13
3,057
·
00
15,922,876 00
188,990 46
11 50
1,826
1869.
2,937
10,288,610 00
5,634,266
21
4
22
LEDGER BALANCES.
Cash,
$77,013 72
Kenrick Fund,
$1,000 00
Taxes, 1871,
607 36
66 1872,
600 66
66
1873,
1,341 71
1874,
2,520 26
66
1875,
3,595 89
66
1876,
6,974 02
66 1877.
71,042 69
Suspense, 326 11
Trusteed Accounts,
13 97
City of Newton,
438,646 87
Funded Debt, Water Scrip,
771,000 00
Permanant Loan,
353,000 00
66 " City Bonds,
34.000 00
Temporary Loans,
100,000 00
Overlay and Abatements,
918 04
Water Commissioners,
764,093 73
Publie Property,
771,114 95
$1,698,904 99 $1,698,904 99
TABLE
Showing amount paid for support of Poor out of Almshouse, from 1851 to 1877 inclusive.
1851,
$138 56
1859,
$358 25
1852,
104 94
1860,
500 81
1853,
45 70
1861,
757 14
1854,
38 10
1862,
781 50
1855,
73 63
1863,
632 27
1856,
135 49
1864,
605 02
18.57,
204 96
1865,
870 77
1858,
387 61
1866,
643 72
23
1867,
. $1,268 08
1873,
. $3,066 59
1868,
1,464 53
1874, '
3,835 51
1869,
.
2,019 28
1875,
. 5,553 79
1870,
.
2,197 41
1876, . 9,336 14
1871,
.
3,713 39
1872,
2,884 79
STATEMENT OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS IN ACCOUNT WITH CITY OF NEWTON.
Water Loan Sinking Fund.
1877.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, cash, $157 98
. 6 66 City of Newton Water Bonds, 9,000 00
$9,157 98
July 6. To cash received of City of Newton, 6 months' interest on $9,000 bonds, 225 00
Nov. 30. To cash received of E. J. Collins, Treas- urer City of Newton, 12,750 00
1878.
Jan. 1. To cash received of City of Newton, 6 months' interest on $9,000 bonds, 225 00
66 To cash received of Newton National Bank, interest on deposits, 38 31
$22,396 29
Cr.
1877.
Jan. 1. Premium paid on $9,000 Water Bonds, 135 00
Balance, $22,261 29
1877, . 10,259 57
24
1878.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, cash, $13,261 29* .6
6. $9,000 Newton Water Bonds. 9,000 00 Total, $22,261 29
* Since the above account was rendered the Commissioners have purchased ten Newton Water Bonds, at a cost of $10,391 67.
City Debt Sinking Fund.
1877.
, Jan. 1. Balance on hand, cash, $239 85 66 66 City of Newton Water Bonds, 12,000 00
$12,239 85
July 6. To cash received of City of Newton. 6 months' interest on $12,000 Bonds, 300 00
Nov. 30. To cash received of E. J. Collins, Treas- urer City of Newton, 12,250 00
1878.
Jan. 1. To cash received of City of Newton, 6 months' interest on $12,000 Bonds, 300 00
66 To cash received of Newton National Bank, interest on deposits, 38 27
$25,128 12
Cr.
1877.
Jan. 1. Premium Paid on $12,000 City of New- ton Water Bonds, 180 00
Balance, $24,948 12
1878.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, cash, $12,948 12
City of Newton Water Bonds, 12,000 00 Total, $24,948 12
ALDEN SPEARE. GEORGE C. LORD. L. G. PRATT.
25
STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF RECEIPTS.
Almshouse.
Received for support of Sally Pierce, $104 00
66 Sale of Produce, 315 20
Board of Highway Horses, 125 00
Total as per item No. 1 of receipts, $544 20
Armory.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
for rent of Armory, as per item No. 2 of receipts, $372 60
Black Bass Pond.
Received from Black Bass Club for rent, as per item No. 3 of receipts, $25 00
Betterments.
Received Betterments assessed on Highland and
Waltham Sts., as per item No. 4 of receipts, $1,635 89
City Clerk Fees.
Received Recording Mortgages, $79 00
66 Marriage Certificates, 60 50
66 Recording Assignments, 51 50
Amount carried forward,
$191 00
26
Amount brought forward, $191 00
Received Auctioneers' Licenses, 18 00
66 Recording Liens, 5 50
Recording Bill of Sales, 2 75
Total, as per item No. 5 of receipts. $217 25
City Hall.
Received for use of Hall, as per item No. 6 of receipts. $412 00
Criminal Fees.
Rec'd from Judge Carruth for Officers' Fees and Support of Juvenile Offenders, $32 58
E. W. Cate, Clerk of Police Court, Officers' Fees, Fines and Costs, 733 26
66 W. F. Slocum, Trial Justice
fees, 53 00
66 Judge Carruth, Fees for Wit- nesses, 10 80
Total, as per item No. 7 of receipts, $829 64
Dog Tax.
Received from County Treasurer for Dog Tax,
as per item No. 9 of receipts, $1,308 72
Highways.
Rec'd from Fire Department for keeping
and care of horses, $3,000 00
Police Department for keep- ing and care of horses, 150 00
Amount carried forward, $3,150 00
27
Amount brought forward, $3,150 00
66 Town of Needham, one-half expense of Bridge at Newton Lower Falls, 54 00
66
Alden Speare for Gravel and
Cobble Stones,
7 00
Total, as per item No. 10 of receipts, $3,211 00
Interest.
Received from Newton National Bank, on daily balances, as per item No. 11 of receipts. $1.374 74
Interest on Taxes.
Received from sundry persons, Interest on Taxes. as per item No. 12 of receipts. $4,479 60
Interest on Water Account.
Received from National Bank of North America on daily balances, as per item No. 13 of receipts. $1,250 67
Kenrick Fund Income.
Balance uninvested in City Treasury, $1.000 00 Income from investments. 202 50
Total as per item No. 14 of receipts, $1,202 50
EXPENDED.
Distributed per order Board of Aldermen. as per item No. 20 of expenses. 202 50
Balance uninvested January 1st. 1878. $1,000 00
Non-Resident Pupils.
Received from sundry Non-Residents for Tuition, as per item No. 16 of receipts, $555 00
28
Premium on Water Bonds.
Received from sale of $21,000 Newton Water Bonds, 1} per cent., as per item No. 17 of receipts, $315 00
Police.
Received from R. L. Hinds for sale of Horse, as per item No. 18 of receipts, $45 00
Poor Out of Almshouse.
Rec'd from Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts for partial support, etc.,
of sundry persons, $822 64
Town of Watertown. partial support, etc., of sundry per- sons,
222 90
66 Sidney Allen, on account of C. L. Allen, 58 50
66 City of Cambridge, partial support of sundry persons, 58 50
66 City of Boston, partial sup- port of sundry persons, 57 51
City of Somerville, partial support of sundry persons, 25 93
66 City of Lowell, partial sup- port of sundry persons, 25 00
66 Town of Needham, partial support of sundry persons, 24 92
Town of Norwood, partial support of sundry persons, 20 38
Total, as per item No. 19 of receipts,
$1,316 34
29
Public Property.
Rec'd from City of Boston, for land taken in Ward 6 for Sud- bury River Conduit, $9,835 00
County Treasurer, rent of Police Court Room from June, 1876 to Jan. 1, 1877, 900 00
Insurance Companies on ac- count of Free Library dam- aged by fire,
1,737 37
66 Rent of Mason School House Hall, 144 00
66 Orrin Whipple, sale of hand engine, Eagle No. 6, 100 00
6 6 Return Premiums from Dor-
chester Mutual Ins. Co., 84 00
66 Sale of old hose, Ward 6, 61 00
66 Rent of Hall in School Build- ing, Newton Upper Falls, 50 00
Return Premiums from Wor- cester Mutual Ins. Co., 31 50
Sale of hose carriage, New- ton Lower Falls, 30 00
66 D. C. Morgan, 2 mos. rent of house, Washington St., Ward 7, 25 00
66 J. A. Peck, use of hearse, 25 00
66 Boston Lead Company, old lead from School Houses, 13 86
66 Use of old Engine House, Ward 6, 12 00
Sale of old hose, West Newton, 6 00
66 L. J. Kendall, resetting lamp post, 2 00
Total, as per item No. 20 of receipts,
$13,056 73
30
State Aid.
Received from Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts on account of sundry persons, $1,500 00
Covered into the treasury from parties not entitled to aid, 53 50
Total, as per item No. 21 of receipts, $1,553 50
Sidewalks and Curbing.
Received from sundry persons for laying Sidewalks and Curbing, as per item No. 22 of receipts, $310 84
Suspense Account.
Received amount uncalled for on account of Laborers on Water Works, as per item No. 23 of receipts. $326 11
Taxes, 1871.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $607 36
Taxes, 1872.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $616 16 Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1876, as per item No. 29 of receipts, 15 50
Balance uncollected, $600 66
Taxes, 1873.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $1,374 71 Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1876, as per item No. 28 of receipts. 33 00
Balance uncollected,
$1,341 71
31
Taxes, 1874.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $2,694 44 Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1876, as per item No. 27 of receipts, 174 18
Balance uncollected,
$2,520 26
Taxes, 1875.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $5.506 11 Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1876, as per item No. 26 of receipts, 1,910 22
Balance uncollected. $3,595 89
Taxes, 1876.
Balance uncollected, Dec. 31, 1876, $83,128 78 Received from sundry persons since Dec.
31, 1876, as per item No. 25 of receipts, $75,346 71
Abatements to Dec. 31, 1877, 810 77
$76,157 48
Less Taxes refunded, as per item No.
38 of expenses.
2 72
76,154 76
Balance uncollected, $6,974 02
Taxes, 1877.
Amount assessed for State Tax, $24,120 00
66 County Tax, 14,140 17
City Tax and Overlay, 332.059 21
Amount carried forward. $370,319 38
32
Amount brought forward, $370,319 38
Received from sundry persons, as per item No. 24 of receipts, $295,780 65
Abatements to December 21, 1877, 3,496 04
299,276 69
Balance uncollected,
$71,042 69
Taxes, 1877.
Rec'd from Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cor- poration, as per item No. 8 of receipts, $11,038 60
66 Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Na- tional Banks, as per item No. 15 of receipts, 12,254 73
Expended, Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, Balance of Bank Tax for 1876, as per item No. 3 of expenses, $145 90
Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for non-residents of Newton, National Bank Shares, as per item No. 8 of expenses, 1,349 09
Temporary Loans.
Borrowed during the year by authority of the City Council, (in anticipation of taxes), for the payment of current expenses :
Feb. 3, Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, at 4 per cent, $100,000 00 May 22, Blake Bros. & Co., at 3 per cent, 100,000 00
Dec. 17, Commonwealth of Massachusetts at 4 per cent, 100,000 00
Total, as per item No. 30 of receipts
$300,000 00
33
Amount brought forward, $300,000 00
Expended, Nov. 17, Boston Five Cent
Savings Bank, $100,000 00 66 Nov. 13, Blake Bros. & Co. 100,000 00
Total as per item No. 39 of expenses, $200,000 00
Temporary Loan, outstanding, January 1, 1878. $100,000 00
Trusteed Accounts.
Received from sundry accounts, trusteed after having been charged to Water Account, as per item No. 31 of receipts, $13 97
Water Bonds.
Received from sale of 21 Newton City Water Bonds, $1000 each, as per item No. 32 of receipts, $21,000 00
Water Rates.
Received from sundry persons for use of Water,
as per item No. 34 of receipts, $17.986 77
STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF EXPENSES, WITH APPROPRIA- TIONS, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES,
Almshouse Expenses and Repairs.
$3,000 00
Appropriation,
Transferred from Highway Depart-
ment,
$882 79
Transferred from Highway Depart-
ment, 200 00
Transferred from Miscellaneous Ex-
penses, 200 00
$1,282 79
$4,282 79
Appropriation in 1878 for account of 1877,
318 57
Amount carried forward, $4,601 36
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Amount brought forward,
John J. Ware, services as Warden, etc., $119 37
Levi Moody, sundry cash payments, 218 21
Lizzie Moody, services, 104 14
Daniel Lane, 66
68 12
Mary Dunn, .. 20 00
Lord, Ranlett & Co., grain,
309 89
Dorr & Gurney, 66
183 78
Lord & Crowell, ..
88 54
John B. Lord & Co.,
57 50
H. E. Shepard & Co.,
47 85
H. W. Crowell,
18 85
W. B. Locke, hay,
77 34
B. F. Houghton, groceries, 241 68
H. W. Fanning & Son, groceries,
134 86
Knapp, Harmon & Co.,
65 06
John Warner, 66
49 88
C. Strout & Sons.
46 22
H. W. Fanning. ..
40 96
G. Wadleigh, 66
37 55
Dimond & Wetherbee,
27 62
H. S. Brady, Jr., & Co., 25 49
20 54
Charles W. Randall, provisions, 165 23
Bacon & Randall, 6 6
128 73
W. H. Brackett. .6
89 20
F. B Reed, 66 47 39
Murdock & Bacon, dry goods, 201 65
J. W. Bacon, 12 07
Albert Brackett, coal, 155 41
Daniel Warren, wood,
110 50
J. H. Nickerson, clothing, 31 80
E. P. Bancroft, .6
13 12
J. E. Gammons, boots and shoes, 101 25
A. J. Gordon, 60 66
15 75
J. A. Newell, 66 66
15 25
Amounts carried forward, $3,457 45
$4,601 36
J. E. Warner, 66
$4,601 36 Levi Moody, 366 65
35
Amounts brought forward, $3,457 45 $4,601 36
J. A. White, boots and shoes, 7 00
Water Department, use of water, ser- vice pipe, etc., 109 56
F. A. Collins, use of pasture. 96 00
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