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MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
No board or officer entrusted with duties and the power to perform such duties, by the State, can alienate those powers or those duties; the responsi- bility must rest with those and those only upon whom the law places it. Agencies in the form of commit- tees may be used, but the responsibility for the acts of such agents cannot be evaded, the holders of the power should and must at all times keep control of its agents.
The legislation of the last year has plainly shown that constant attempts have been made by a majority of the Common Council to procure powers which the Statutes confer upon the Board of Aldermen. From this cause, the greater powers conferred by law upon the Board of Aldermen, has grown a jealousy of that branch, which should, for such cause, have no place in municipal affairs. In addition to the pro- posed amendment to the Finance Ordinance already alluded to, I cite another case in point.
The Legislature, session of 1878, enacted a law providing for additional pay to indigent soldiers and sailors, this additional pay the law says distinctly shall be paid "under the direction of its Mayor and Aldermen," and then goes on to say that " all sums of money so paid out or expended shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth."
The law says that money shall be raised for this purpose, in accordance therewith an order originated
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MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
in the Board of Aldermen appropriating money, this order was returned from the Common Council with an amendment passed by that body to this effect, " provided that the money shall be disbursed by the Committee on State Aid," or words to that effect. This amendment ignored entirely the power given by law to the Mayor and to the Aldermen, and would, if it were passed and were legal, have substituted for the Mayor and Aldermen, a Committee composed of one Alderman and two members of the Common Council. Again, if it had passed and the matter had been understood by the State authorities, the money paid out under the law could not have been recovered from the State, because it would not have been dis- bursed in the manner required by the provisions of the law. Both the Mayor and Board of Aldermen intended to employ the Committee on State Aid as agents; to this there was no possible objection, but neither the Mayor nor the Aldermen had the power, even if they had the inclination, to substitute that committee and alienate to that committee their own powers and the duties imposed upon them by the Legislature.
Similar legislation has, during the year 1878, been the rule rather than the exception; in this case, the Common Council receded from its action, neverthe- less it was such legislation as should never passed its own body.
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MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
Members of the Common Council have this day sworn "to the best of their ability and understanding" to perform the duties of a Common Councilman; Aldermen have, in the same words, sworn to perform the duties of an Alderman, and the Mayor has, in a similar manner, sworn to perform the duties of a Mayor. The laws establish the duties of these sev- cral positions. To the study of the Statutes we must look for a knowledge of those duties and of the power essential to their performance, and none of us have the right to waive or alienate any portion of those duties. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen have no more right and power to say, we transfer to the Committee on State Aid, all our rights and duties un- der the law affording additional pay to indigent soldiers and sailors, than has the Common Council to invite twenty-eight citizens to vote with them upon the subject of appropriations, and agree to abide by the result; and those citizens not being invited, have- as good reason for jealousy as has the Common Council at not receiving from the Board of Aldermen, powers which that Board has not the right to bestow.
If the Mayor and all the members of the City Coun- cil of 1879, will carefully and earnestly enlighten themselves upon the points of municipal government, that principal cause of ill-feeling, which in 1878, defeated many useful measures, provoked personal attacks and destroyed all harmony, will sink into the oblivion it deserves.
AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCES
OF THE
CITY OF NEWTON
For the Year ending December 31, 1878.
TOGETHER WITH
REPORTS OF THE CITY CLERK, THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND . THE CITY MARSHAL.
No. CC.
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BOSTON : L. F. LAWRENCE & CO., PRINTERS, DEVONSHIRE STREET. 1879.
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CONTENTS.
City Government, 1878
· v, viii
City Government, 1879
. ix, xvi
Auditor's Report
1
City Treasurer's Account .
2-5
Report of Committee on Finance
5-6
Liabilities
6-7
Assets and Recapitulation
7-9
Receipts .
9-10
Expenses
. 10-11
Table showing Appropriations, Mayor's Warrants, etc. . 12-13
Table showing Permanent Debt
14
Taxes and Taxable Valuation . .
15
Statement of Sinking Funds .
. 15-17
Detailed Statement of Receipts and Expenses .
. 25-74
RECEIPTS.
Almshouse
17
Armory ·
17
Black Bass Pond
17
Books, Stationery, and Printing
17
City Clerk's Fees
17
City Hall .
18
Criminal Fees
18
Dog Tax .
18
Highways
18
Interest on Daily Balances, Taxes and Water Account
18
Kenrick Fund Income
19
Non-Resident Pupils .
19
Premium on Water Bonds
19
Poor Out of Almshouse
19
Public Property
20
State Aid .
21
Sidewalks and Curbing
21
Taxes, 1871 to 1878 .
21-23
Temporary Loans
23
Water Bonds
23
Water Rates
24
EXPENDITURES.
Almshouse
. 24-25
Armory ·
26
Books, Stationery, and Printing
. 26-27
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CONTENTS.
Burial Grounds
27
City Clerk's Salary .
27
City Engineer's Department
28
City Hall .
28-29
Taxes, State and County .
29
Conveyance of Pupils
· 30
Curbing and Concrete Walks
. 30
Commissioners for Sewerage and Drainage
· 30
Drains and Culverts .
. 30-31
Evening Schools
· 31
Fire Department
. 32-39
Gravel Lands .
. 39-40
Highways, General Repairs
. 40-44
Highways, Widening and Improvements .
. 44-45
Industrial and Mechanical Drawing .
45
Interest on City Loans
46
Interest on Water Bonds
Land Damages .
.
47
Memorial Day .
47
Miscellaneous Expenses
47-51
Newton Free Library
. 52-53
Police Department .
. 53-55
Poor Out of Almshouse
· 55-58
Public Property
. 58-60
Public Squares .
60
Salaries
. 60-61
State Aid .
61-62
Sinking Funds, City Debt
.
62
Sinking Funds, Water Bonds .
62
Schools - General Appropriation for
62-66
Schools - Incidentals and Repairs
. 67-69
Use of Hydrants
·
69
Water Construction .
69-71
Water Maintenance . 72-74
Ledger Balances
75
Statement of the Kenrick Fund
75-76
Report of City Clerk, vital statistics
. 77-84
Table Showing Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate, etc. .
85
Table Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor Out of Alms- house from 1851 to 1878, inclusive 86
Salaries of City Officers for 1878 86-89
. Schedule of City Property, Real and Personal . 89-93
Report of Overseers of the Poor
97-104
Report of City Marshal
107-111
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Lighting Streets
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·
. OFFICERS
OF THE
NEWTON CITY GOVERNMENT,
1878.
Mayor. WILLIAM B. FOWLE.
Aldermen. JAMES F. EDMANDS, President.
WARD ONE. F. G. BARNES.
WARD TWO. W. W. KEITH.
WARD THREE.
WARD FOUR.
ELIJAH W. WOOD.
WM. I. GOODRICH.
WARD FIVE.
OTIS PETTEE.
WARD SIX. JAMES F. EDMANDS.
WARD SEVEN. GEORGE S. BULLENS.
COMMON COUNCIL. GEORGE E. ALLEN, President.
WARD ONE.
GEORGE E. PIKE.
C. BOWDITCH COFFIN.
WARD THREE. GEORGE E. ALLEN.
JOS. B. WHITMORE.
WARD FIVE. HORACE BACON.
GEO. D. ELDRIDGE.
WARD TWO. J. WESLEY KIMBALL. JOS. W. STOVER.
WARD FOUR. RUFUS MOULTON. NATHAN MOSMAN.
WARD SIX. JOHN WARD. DWIGHT CHESTER.
WARD SEVEN. JOHN Q. HENRY. WM. P. ELLISON (v)
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
Clerk of Common Council. HOSEA HYDE.
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes EDWARD J. COLLINS.
City Clerk and Clerk of Board of Aldermen. EDWIN O. CHILDS.
City Auditor and Clerk of Committees. BENJAMIN F. OTIS.
City Solicitor. PETER THACHER.
City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.
Superintendent of Streets. A. R. CARTER.
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Assessors.
ISAAC HAGAR, Chairman, .
HOWARD B. COFFIN, Secretary,
Term expires January, 1880. Term expires January, 1881
SAMUEL M. JACKSON, Term expires January, 1879.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM B. FOWLE, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio.
GEORGE E. ALLEN, President Common Council, ex-officio. REV. BRADFORD K. PEIRCE, D.D., Chairman.
ISAAC HAGAR, Secretary.
EPHRAIM HUNT, LL.D., Superintendent of Schools.
ELECTIVE MEMBERS.
Ward 1 .- BRADFORD K. PEIRCE, . HENRY C. HARDON, 2. - HENRY O. MARTIN, HORATIO S. NOYES, . Expires January, 1880.
PRESENT TERM OF OFFICE. . Expires January, 1880. . Expires January, 1880. Expires January, 1880.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
ELECTIVE MEMBERS.
Ward 3. - JULIUS L. CLARKE, . EDWARD D. HINCKLEY, .
4. - JAMES E. LATIMER, ISAAC HAGAR,
" 5 .- JOHN A. GOULD, CHARLES E. ABBOTT, " 6. - JAMES S. NEWELL, AMOS E. LAWRENCE, .
" 7. - GEORGE W. SHINN, LINCOLN R. STONE, . Expires January, 1879.
PRESENT TERM OF OFFICE. Expires January, 1879.
. Expires January, 1879. Expires January, 1879. Expires January, 1879. Expires January, 1881. . Expires January, 1881. Expires January, 1881.
. Expires January, 1881.
Expires January, 1881.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Board of Overseers. THE MAYOR, ex-officio, Chairman. Ward 1. - CHARLES F. RAND. Ward 4. - ISAAC W. BIRD.
2. - AUSTIN T. SYLVESTER. " 5. - HOSEA C. HOYT.
" 3 .- OSCAR F. LUCAS. " 6 .- GEORGE WARREN. Ward 7. - JOHN WARNER.
JOHN WARNER, Clerk of Board. NATHANIEL D. MOODY, Warden of Almshouse.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
GEORGE H. ELLIS, Chief Engineer. HENRY L. BIXBY, Assistant Engineer. .
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY. From the Board of Aldermen. WVM. I. GOODRICH.
From the Common Council. GEO. D. ELDRIDGE.
GEORGE H. JONES. JOHN S. FARLOW.
At Large.
REV. B. K. PEIRCE, D.D. HON. JAS. F. C. HYDE. HON. JULIUS L. CLARK.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT. RIVILO L. HINDS, City Marshal. CHARLES O. DAVIS, Sergeant of Police.
Police Officers.
JAMES D. HENTHORN. JOHN RYAN.
GEORGE W. RIGBY.
CHARLES P. HEUSTIS.
WILLIAM C. EMERSON. ROBERT S. HARRISON.
NOAH F. BOSWORTH.
CHARLES E. DAVIS.
GEORGE E. F. BAKER. GEORGE H. MARSH.
. CHARLES F. RICHARDSON. CHARLES S. BOOTHBY.
EDWIN G. HURD.
WARD OFFICERS.
WARD ONE.
Warden, JOHN M. FISK ; Clerk, WILLIAM C. EMERSON ; Inspectors, DEXTER WHIPPLE, JOHN E. BUTLER, SAMUEL W. KENDALL.
WARD TWO.
Warden, WINFIELD S. SLOCUM ; Clerk, ROBERT P. GOULD; Inspec- · tors, GEORGE E. BRIDGES, WILLIAM H. LUCAS, HENRY F. ROSS.
WARD THREE.
Warden, STEPHEN THACHER; Clerk, WILLIAM E. BARKER ; Inspec- tors, OSCAR F. LUCAS, IRA D. VAN DUZEE, JOHN W. CARTER.
WARD FOUR.
Warden, BENJAMIN B. CLARK ; Clerk, H. H. MATHER; Inspectors, HENRY G. HILDRETH, JAMES H. DOLLIVER, CHARLES A. MOULTON.
WARD FIVE.
Warden, WILLIAM S. CARGILL; Clerk, CHARLES H. NOYES; In- spectors, A. F. COTTRELL, GEORGE E. WALES, JOHN T. THOMASON.
WARD SIX.
Warden, LEWIS E. COFFIN ; Clerk, EDWARD H. MASON; Inspec- tors, FRANK EDMANDS, EDWARD A. ELLIS, BENJAMIN F. TYLER.
WARD SEVEN.
Warden, ISAAC N. PEABODY ; Clerk, JOHN A. EVANS ; Inspectors, LYSANDER A. ELLIS, FREDERICK JACKSON, HENRY B. WELLS.
OFFICERS
OF THE
NEWTON CITY GOVERNMENT, 1879.
Mayor. WILLIAM B. FOWLE.
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN. JAMES F. EDMANDS, President.
WARD ONE.
WARD TWO.
FRANCIS G. BARNES.
WILLIAM W. KEITH.
WARD THREE.
WARD FOUR.
EDWARD R. SECCOMB.
CHARLES C. BURR.
WARD FIVE.
WARD SIX.
GEORGE D. ELDRIDGE. JAMES F. EDMANDS.
WARD SEVEN. GEORGE S. BULLENS.
COMMON COUNCIL. JOHN Q. HENRY, President.
WARD ONE. C. BOWDITCH COFFIN. EDWARD SAWYER.
WARD TWO. J. WESLEY KIMBALL. JOSEPH W. STOVER.
WARD THREE. DAVID W. CHILD. WILLIAM DIX.
WARD FOUR. NATHAN MOSMAN. BENJAMIN BOURNE.
WARD FIVE. GEORGE E. WALES. ALLISON O. SWETT.
WARD SIX. CHARLES C. BARTON. EDWARD B. BOWEN.
WARD SEVEN. JOHN Q. HENRY. WILLIAM P. ELLISON.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
Clerk of Common Council. HOSEA HYDE.
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. EDWARD J. COLLINS.
City Clerk and Clerk of Board of Aldermen. EDWIN O. CHILDS.
City Auditor and Clerk of Committees. BENJAMIN F. OTIS.
City Solicitor. PETER THACHER.
City Engineer. ALBERT F. NOYES.
Superintendent of Streets. -
Water Registrar. MOSES CLARK, JR.
Superintendent of Water Works. H. N. HYDE, JR.
City Messenger. JOSEPH D. WELLINGTON.
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Assessors.
ISAAC HAGAR, Chairman, . Term expires January, 1880.
HOWARD B. COFFIN, Secretary, . Term expires January, 1881.
SAMUEL M. JACKSON, . Term expires January, 1882.
Assistant Assessors. - Elected Annually.
Ward 1. - ORRIN WHIPPLE. Ward 4. - I. R. WORCESTER.
2. - JOSEPH WALKER. 66 5. - S. N. WOODWARD.
" 3 .- OSCAR F. LUCAS. 66 6. - GEORGE WARREN. Ward 7. - JOHN WARNER.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM B. FOWLE, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio.
JOHN Q. HENRY, President Common Council, ex-officio. REV. AMOS E. LAWRENCE, Chairman.
ISAAC HAGAR, Secretary.
EPHRAIM HUNT, LL.D., Superintendent of Schools.
ELECTIVE MEMBERS.
Ward 1. - THOMAS S. SAMSON,1 HENRY E. COBB,1
2. - HENRY O. MARTIN,
HORATIO S. NOYES, .
3. - JULIUS L. CLARKE, ELIJAH W. WOOD, " 4. - WILLIAM S. SMITH, ISAAC HAGAR, .
5. - JOHN A. GOULD, CHARLES E. ABBOTT, 6. - JAMES S. NEWELL, AMOS E. LAWRENCE,
PRESENT TERM OF OFFICE. . Expires January, 1880. Expires January, 1880.
. Expires January, 1880. Expires January, 1880. Expires January, 1882. Expires January, 1882. . Expires January, 1882. Expires January, 1882. . Expires January, 1881. Expires January, 1881. Expires January, 1881. Expires January, 1881.
7. - GEORGE W. SHINN, . Expires January, 1881. LINCOLN R. STONE, . Expires January, 1882.
1 Elected in joint convention of City Council and School Committee.
District Committees.
NEWTON-CENTRE DISTRICT.
JAMES S. NEWELL, Newton Centre. JOHN A. GOULD, Newton Upper Falls.
AMOS E. LAWRENCE, Newton Centre. CHARLES E. ABBOTT, Newton Highlands. GEORGE W. SHINN, Newton.
UPPER-FALLS DISTRICT.
JOHN A. GOULD, Newton Upper Falls. JAMES S. NEWELL, Newton Centre.
CHARLES E. ABBOTT, Newton Highlands. AMOS E. LAWRENCE, Newton Centre. ISAAC HAGAR, Newton Lower Falls.
LOWER-FALLS DISTRICT.
WILLIAM S. SMITH, Auburndale. ELIJAH W. WOOD, West Newton. ISAAC HAGAR, Newton Lower Falls.
WEST-NEWTON DISTRICT.
JULIUS L. CLARKE, West Newton. ELIJAH W. WOOD, West Newton.
HORATIO S. NOYES, Newtonville. WILLIAM S. SMITH, Auburndale. HENRY O. MARTIN, Newtonville.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
NEWTONVILLE DISTRICT.
HORATIO S. NOYES, Newtonville. LINCOLN R. STONE, Newton.
HENRY O. MARTIN, Newtonville. THOMAS S. SAMSON, Newton.
HENRY E. COBB, Newton.
NEWTON DISTRICT.
LINCOLN R. STONE, Newton. GEORGE W. SHINN, Newton. HENRY E. COBB, Newton. JOHN Q. HENRY, Newton.
THOMAS S. SAMSON, Newton.
Standing Committees of the Board.
High School. - Amos E. Lawrence, Thomas S. Samson, Horatio S. Noyes, Julius L. Clarke, William S. Smith, John A. Gould, George W. Shinn, Mayor, ex-officio.
Rules and Regulations. - George W. Shinn, Henry E. Cobb, Charles E. Abbott.
Accounts and Printing. - Isaac Hagar, Elijah W. Wood, Julius L. Clarke.
School-houses. - Isaac Hagar, John A. Gould, Lincoln R. Stone. Salaries. - James S. Newell, John Q. Henry, Henry O. Martin. Text-Books. - Amos E. Lawrence, William S. Smith, Julius L. Clarke. Music. - Amos E. Lawrence, Lincoln R. Stone, Elijah W. Wood. Drawing and Writing. - Horatio S. Noyes, John Q. Henry, Thomas S. Samson.
Industrial Drawing. - James S. Newell, Charles E. Abbott, Henry O. Martin.
Evening Schools .- Geo. W. Shinn, Lincoln R. Stone, Henry E. Cobb.
POOR DEPARTMENT. Board of Overseers.
THE MAYOR, ex-officio, Chairman.
Ward 1. - CHARLES F. RAND. Ward 4. - ISAAC W. BIRD. " 2 .- AUSTIN T. SYLVESTER. " 5 .- HOSEA C. HOYT.
" 3 .- OSCAR F. LUCAS. " 6. - GEORGE WARREN. Ward 7. - JOHN WARNER.
JOHN WARNER, Clerk of Board. JOHN WARNER, City Almoner. NATHANIEL D. MOODY, Warden of Almshouse.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. HENRY L. BIXBY, Chief Engineer. WILLIAM BEMIS, Assistant Engineer.
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY. From the Board of Aldermen. GEORGE D. ELDRIDGE.
From the Common Council. NATHAN MOSMAN.
At Large.
GEORGE H. JONES. REV. B. K. PEIRCE, D.D.
JOHN S. FARLOW. HON. JAMES F. C. HYDE. HON. JULIUS. L CLARKE.
GEORGE H. JONES, President.
REV. B. K. PEIRCE, D.D., Superintendent.
HANNAH P. JAMES, Librarian.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. RIVILO L. HINDS, City Marshal. CHARLES O. DAVIS, Sergeant of Police.
Police Officers.
JAMES D. HENTHORN. JOHN RYAN.
GEORGE W. RIGBY.
CHARLES P. HEUSTIS.
WILLIAM C. EMERSON.
ROBERT S. HARRISON.
NOAH F. BOSWORTH.
CHARLES E. DAVIS.
GEORGE E. F. BAKER. GEORGE H. MARSH.
CHARLES F. RICHARDSON. CHARLES S. BOOTHBY. EDWIN G. HURD.
WARD OFFICERS.
WARD ONE.
Warden, JOHN M. FISK; Clerk, CHARLES A. DREW ; Inspectors, JOHN E. BUTLER, SAMUEL W. KENDALL, GEORGE B. ULLMAN.
WARD TWO.
Warden, GEORGE E. BRIDGES ; Clerk, R. P. GOULD; Inspectors, HENRY P. DEARBORN, LAWRENCE H. CRANITCH, JAMES D. BILLINGS.
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WARD THREE.
Warden, STEPHEN THACHER ; Clerk, WILLIAM E. BARKER ; Inspec- tors, FRANK E. HUNTER, THOMAS B. FITZ, OSCAR F. LUCAS.
WARD FOUR.
Warden, JAMES H. DOLLIVER ; Clerk, HENRY H. MATHER ; Inspec- tors, CHAS. A. MOULTON, EUGENE B. BAKER, HENRY G. HILDRETH.
WARD FIVE.
Warden, WILLIAM S. GARGILL; Clerk, CHAS. H. NOYES ; Inspec- tors, JOHN T. THOMASON, HARLEY A. SMITH, ARTHUR T. COTTRELL.
WARD SIX.
Warden, LEWIS E. COFFIN ; Clerk, EDWARD H. MASON ; Inspectors, FRANK EDMANDS, EDWARD A. ELLIS, SAMUEL M. JACKSON.
WARD SEVEN.
Warden, LYSANDER A. ELLIS ; Clerk, HENRY B. WELLS ; Inspectors, FREDERICK JACKSON, EDWIN M. GAY, J. EDWIN WARNER.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Committee on Finance and Salaries.
The MAYOR, ex-officio. The President of the Common Council, ex-officio. Alderman William W. Keith. Alderman George S. Bullens.
Councilman William P. Ellison. Councilman Charles C. Barton. Councilman Joseph W. Stover.
Committee on Accounts. Alderman George S. Bullens.
Councilman C. Bowditch Coffin. Councilman William P. Ellison.
Committee on Public Property and Burial-Grounds. Alderman Edward R. Seccomb. Councilman David W. Child. Councilman Benjamin Bourne.
Committee on State Aid, Soldiers' Relief, and Military Affairs. Alderman Charles C. Burr.
Councilman J. Wesley Kimball. Councilman Allison O. Swett.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
Committee on Fuel and Street Lights. Alderman William W. Keith. Councilman Edward B. Bowen. Councilman William Dix.
Committee on Fire Department.
Alderman Francis G. Barnes. Alderman James F. Edmands.
Councilman J. Wesley Kimball. Councilman William P. Ellison. Councilman Charles C. Barton.
Committee on Highways, Sidewalks, Drains, Sewers, Culverts, and Bridges.
Alderman James F. Edmands. Alderman F. G. Barnes.
Councilman Nathan Mosman. Councilman William Dix. Councilman E. B. Bowen.
Committee on Printing. Alderman Charles C. Burr. Councilman Joseph W. Stover. Councilman Benjamin Bourne.
Committee on Ordinances.
Alderman Charles C. Burr. Alderman James F. Edmands.
Councilman Charles C. Barton. Councilman David W. Child. Councilman C. Bowditch Coffin.
Committee on Claims.
Alderman F. G. Barnes. Alderman George D. Eldridge. President John Q. Henry.
Councilman Edward B. Bowen. Councilman George E. Wales.
Committee on Water.
Alderman George D. Eldridge. Alderman Edward R. Seccomb. Councilman J. Wesley Kimball. Councilman Nathan Mosman. Councilman Edward Sawyer.
Committee on Almshouse and Poor. Alderman Charles C. Burr.
Councilman Edward Sawyer. Councilman George E. Wales.
Committee on Assessors' Department. Alderman George S. Bullens. Councilman C. Bowditch Coffin. Councilman A. O. Swett.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Committee on Police. The MAYOR.
Alderman William W. Keith. Alderman Edward R. Seccomb.
Committee on Elections and Returns. Alderman George S. Bullens. Alderman Charles C. Burr.
Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions. Alderman James F. Edmands. Alderman Charles C. Burr.
Committee ou Highways, Sidewalks, Drains, Sewers, Culverts, and Bridges.
Alderman James F. Edmands. Alderman F. G. Barnes. Alderman George D. Eldridge.
Committee on Licenses, Weights, and Measures. Alderman George D. Eldridge. Alderman F. G. Barnes.
Committee on Healthi.
Alderman Edward R. Seccomb. Alderman Charles C. Burr.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions. Councilman D. W. Child. Councilman William Dix. Councilman E. B. Bowen.
Committee on Judiciary.
Councilman Charles C. Barton. Councilman Edward Sawyer. Councilman William P. Ellison.
Committee on Appropriations.
Councilman Nathan Mosman. Councilman A. O. Swett. Councilman J. Wesley Kimball.
Committee on Highways. Councilman George E. Wales. Councilman C. Bowditch Coffin. Councilman Benjamin Bourne.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CITY OF NEWTON.
AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT, NEWTON, Feb. 1, 1879.
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL : -
Gentlemen, - The third Section of Ordinance No. 4 requires the Auditor to lay before the City Council, annually, an exhibit of the financial transactions and results of the preceding year : first, a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the year, with details under appropriate heads, showing the names of the persons to whom paid, and the purposes for which such expenditures were incurred ; second, a schedule of all property belonging to the City, and of all leases thereof; third, an exhibit of loans or debts bearing interest due from the City, with rates of such interest, and dates when payable ; the whole to conform as near as practicable to the accounts of the City Treasurer.
In obedience to this requirement I have the honor to present the annexed Report, exhibiting the transactions of the financial department of the City Government for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1878. Detailed statements of Liabilities and Assets, Receipts and Expenditures, Sinking Funds, City Property, etc., with other information of public interest, will be found under its appropriate classifications.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN F. OTIS, Auditor.
CITY TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
THE CITY OF NEWTON IN ACCOUNT WITH EDWARD J. COLLINS, Treasurer and Collector.
DR.
To Cash Paid as per following Accounts : -
Almshouse Expenses and Repairs, $2,944 67
Armory rent and Expenses, 1,172 42
Books, Stationery, and Printing, 2,057 88
Burial-Grounds, 118 87
City Engineer's Department,
2,771 85
City Hall Fuel, Light, and Contingent
Expenses, 2,050 23
Commonwealth Massachusetts State
Tax, 1878, 16,080 00
Commonwealth Massachusetts Non- Resident Bank Tax, 1,318 56
Commissioners of Sewerage,
2,000 00
Concrete Sidewalks,
3,000 00
Conveyance of Pupils,
900 00
County of Middlesex Tax, 1878,
11,615 58
Curbing, 999 47
Drains and Culverts,
4,615 67
Evening Schools, 532 39
Fire Department,
19,886 12
Gravel Land,
1,266 13
Highways, General Repairs,
48,011 07
Highways, Widening and Improve- ments, 6,229 26
Interest on City Loans, 29,267 08
Interest on Water Scrip, 44,800 00
Amount carried forward, $201,637 25
3
Amount brought forward, $201,637 25
Industrial and Mechanical Drawing,
110 50
Kenrick Fund,
180 00
Land Damages,
1,061 41
Lighting Streets,
22,319 94
Memorial Day,
300 00
Miscellaneous Expenses,
4,301 26
Newton Free Library,
7,270 02
Overlay and Abatement Taxes, 1876, 18 70
Overlay and Abatement Taxes, 1877,
1,121 20
Overlay and Abatement Taxes, 1878,
3,203 51
Police Department,
15,161 58
Poor out of Almshouse,
8,444 92
Public Property,
7,904 36
Public Squares, Improvements,
500 00
Salaries (including City Clerk, $1,800), 9,518 25 State Aid, 1,278 00
Schools, General Appropriation,
72,339 05
School Incidentals and Repairs,
8,693 94
Sinking Fund on City Debt,
12,250 00
Sinking Fund on Water debt, 12,750 00
Temporary Loans, 200,000 00
Use of Hydrants,
5,000 00
Water Construction,
30,129 35
Water Maintenance,
10,196 07
$635,689 31
Balance in Treasury Dec. 31, 1878,
77,275 60
$712,964 91
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Balance in the Treasury, December 31, 1877,
$77,013 72
Almshouse,
703 66
Armory, Black Bass Pond,
500 00
25 00
Amount carried forward, $78,242 38
4
Amount brought forward, $78,242 38
Books, Stationery, and Printing, 10 50
City Clerk Fees, 203 85
City Hall, 1,047 50
Criminal Fees, Police Court,
680 55
Corporation Tax, Commonwealth Mas- sachusetts, 14,759 76
Dog-Tax, County of Middlesex,
811 33
Funded Debt, Water Scrip, Sale of Water Scrip, 19,000 00
Highways,
2,844 05
Interest on Deposits Newton National Bank, 1,523 16
Interest on Deposits National Bank North America, 271 68
Interest on Taxes,
3,612 89
Kenrick Fund, Interest on Loans,
230 00
National Bank Tax from Common- wealth Massachusetts, 10,248 90
Non-Resident Pupils' Tuition, 523 50
Premium on Water Bonds, 665 00
Poor out of Almshouse, 2,251 62
Public Property,
406 45
State Aid from Commonwealth Mas- sachusetts,
1,300 00
Sidewalks and Curbing,
799 79
Taxes, 1875, $9 26
Taxes, 1876, 2,528 47
Taxes, 1877, 67,258 38
Taxes, 1878, 294,332 51
364,128 62
· Temporary Loans,
180,000 00
Water Rates, 1877, 655 62
Water Rates, 1878, 20,129 11.
Water Rates by Meter, 1878, 2,710 34
Amount carried forward, $707,056 60
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Amount brought forward, $707,056 60
Water Construction, Service-Pipe Assessment, 3,217 15
Water Construction, Meters sold, 2,366 90
Water Construction, Old Materials Sold, 27 43
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