Town of Newton annual report 1877-1878, Part 4

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 444


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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


34


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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