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No. of Account.
1. Almshouse,
$1,535 76
2. Armory, 400 00
3. City Engineer's Department, 37 50
4. City Hall, 1,162 00
5. Corporation Tax,
22,108 20
6. Dog Tax, 712 50
7. Fire Department, 149 00
8. Funded Debt, Water Bonds,
20,000 00
9. Gravel Land, 267 12
10. Highway Department,
346 90
Amount carried forward,
$46,718 98
$391,722 79
12
Amount brought forward, $46,718 98
11. Interest on Taxes,
1,424 80
12. Interest on Deposits, 1,041 36
13. Kenrick Fund Income, 175 00
14. Lighting Streets, 88 57
15. National Bank Tax,
13,963 52
16. Newton Free Library (catalogue account), 106 50
17. Police Department, 650 00
18. Poor out of Almshouse,
1,057 41
19. Public Property, 812 92
20. Record and other Fees, 188 25
21. Sidewalks and Curbing,
1,144 87
22. State Aid,
1,108 50
23. Suspense Account,
22 50
24. Taxes, 1871,
2 80
25. Taxes, 1873,
20 00
26. Taxes, 1874,
2 00
27. Taxes, 1875,
2 00
28. Taxes, 1876,
51 64
29. Taxes, 1877,
9 12
30. Taxes, 1878,
669 79
31. Taxes, 1879,
51,616 99
32. Taxes, 1880,
306,637 21
33. Temporary Loans,
155,000 00
34. Tuition for Non-resident Pupils,
851 50
35. Water Construction,
501 48
36. Water Rates,
26,282 31
37. Water Rates by Metre, 7,452 27
38. Water Maintenance, Metres and Service Pipe, 5,692 92
Total Receipts, $623,295 21
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EXPENSES.
The claims for the year ending December 31, 1880, as approved and drawn for in the Auditor's Office, are shown in the aggregates as charged to the following accounts : -
No. of
Account.
1. Almshouse Expenses and Repairs, $3,570 83
2. Armory Rent and Expenses, 1,209 88
3. Books, Stationery and Printing, 2,645 78
4. £ Burial Grounds, 137 90
5. Conveyance of Pupils, 750 00
6. Curbing,
900 00
7. City Hall, Fuel, Lights and Contingent Expenses, 1,557 94
8. City Engineer's Department, 4,998 43
9. Drains and Culverts, 5,900 00
10. Evening Schools,
396 01
11. Fire Department,
21,984 20 -
12. Gravel Land,
7,828 20
13. Highways, general repairs,
39,795 00
14. Highways, Widening and Improvements, 4,231 72
15. Interest on City Loans, Temporary and Permanent, 26,966 00
16.
Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, 786 00
17. Interest on Water Bonds,
47,750 00
18. Improvements on Public Squares, 500 00
19. Kenrick Fund Income,
1,181 07
20. Land Damages, 8,706 93
21. Lighting Streets,
18,404 18
22. Memorial Day,
300 00
23. Miscellaneous Expenses,
8,432 66
24. Newton Free Library,
7,429 93
Amount carried forward,
$216,362 66
14
Amount brought forward, $216,362 66
25. Police Department, 16,777 94
26. Poor out of Almshouse, 6,455 80
27. Public Property, 4,932 10
28. Schools, General Appropriation, 72,613 34
29. School Incidentals and Repairs, 9,854 12
30. Mason School Building (special), 1,833 74
31. Sidewalks, 3,650 00
32. Sinking Fund, Water Bonds, 14,500 00
33. Sinking Fund, City Debt,
12,750 00
34. Salaries, 12,835 00
35. State Aid,
1,189 00
36. Taxes, State,
24,120 00
37. Taxes, County,
12,120 60
38. Taxes, National Bank, 806 28
39. Taxes, Corporation, .
2 98
40. Temporary Loans,
210,000 00
41. Use of Hydrants,
7,600 00
42. Water Maintenance,
9,223 70
43. Water Maintenance, Metre and Service Pipe, 4,212 24
44. Water Maintenance (special), 535 00
45. Water Construction, 19,088 93
Total Expenses, $661,463 43
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Table Showing Appropriations, Transfers, Mayor's Warrants, Treasurer's Payments, Differences, Excess & Deficiency Acc't.
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.
Appropri'ns for 1880.
Transfers.
Total Appro- priations.
Mayor's Warrants.
Treasurer's Payments.
Differences.
Excess and Deficiency Account.
Overdrawn Unexpen'd.
1 Almshouse Expenses and Repairs.
$3,500 00
$70 83
$3,570 83
$3,570 83
$3,663 94
$93 11
2 Armory Rent and Expenses,
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,209 88
1,212 18
2 30
$9 88
3 Books, Stationery and Printing,
2,700 00
2,700 00
2,645 78
2,483 92
- 161 86
$54 22
4 Burial Grounds,
200 00
200 00
137 90
137 90
62 10
5 Conveyance of Pupils,
900 00
150 00
750 00
750 00
675 00
- 75 00
.
6 Curbing,
$500 002
Special Appropriation, 400 00)
900 00
900 00
900 00
900 00
7 City Hall Expenses, .
1,600 00
1,600 00
1,557 94
1,643 45
85 51
42 06
8 City Engineer's Department, ·
5,000 00
5,000 00
4,998 43
4,695 85
- 302 58
1 57
9 Drains and Culverts, .
6,250 00
350 00 103 99
5,900 00 396 01
396 01
538 88
142 87
·
16
Special Appropriation,
140 00 }
21,990 00
21,990 00
21,984 20
21,774 63
- 209 57
5 80
12 General Appropriation
$72,500 00 )
73,212 50
599 16
72,613 34
72,613 34
72,692 79
79 45
13 Gravel Land, . $9,000 00
9,200 00
625 00
8,575 00 41,400 00
7,828 20 39,795 00
41,825 56
2,030 56
1,605 00
15 Highways, Widening and Improve- ments,
5,150 00 300 00
800 00
4,350 00
4,231 72
3,511 98
- 719 74
118 28
16 Industrial & Mechanical Drawing,
299 03
17 Interest on City Loans, Temporary and Permanent, .
29.000 00
29,000 00
26,966 00
26,923 13
- 42 87
2,034 00
18 Indigent Soldiers and Sailors,
800 00
800 00
786 00
752 00
- 34 00
14 00
19 Interest on Water Bonds. .
47,875 00
47,875 00
47,750 00
47,750 00
125 00
500 00
500 00
500 00
500 00
9,000 00
8,725 00
8,706 93
8,000 00
- 706 93
18 07
22 Lighting Streets.
19,000 00
19,000 00
18,404 18
18,782 04|
377 86
595 82
·
.
62
10 Evening Schools,
11 Fire Department, $21,850 00 )
for Schools, Dog Tax,
712 50
746 80
Special Appropriation, 200 00
7.795 80
- 32 40
14 Highways, General Repairs, ·
40,000 00
1,400 00
97
299 03
20 Improvement on Public Squares, 21 Land Damages. .
275 00
5,900 00
5,900 62
500 00
·
23 Memorial Day. . 21 Miscellaneous Expenses,
300 00 6,000 00 7.500 00
300 00 6,000 00 7,500 00 17,000 00
300 00 8,432 66 7,429 93 16,777 94
7,419 18| - 7,459 11
1,013 48 29 18
26 Police Department,.
17,000 00
70 83
8,429 17
6,455 80
6.244 40
- 211 40
70 07 222 06 1,973 37 467 90
28 Publie Property. 29 School Incidentals and Repairs.
9,000 00
854 12
9,854 12
9,854 12
9,571 28
30 Sidewalks. .
3,000 00
650 00
3,650 00
3,650 00
₹3,650 00
$6,500 00 ) Special Appropriation, 8,000 00
14,500 00
14,500 00
14,500 00
14,500 00
32 Sinking Fund on City Debt, .
12.750 00
12,750 00
12,750 00
12,750 00
33 Salaries. .
12,900 00
12,900 00
12,835 00
12,759 94
- 75 06
65 00
34 State Aid,
1,300 00
1,300 00
1,189 00
1,187 00
2 00
111 00
35 Use of Hydrants,
7,600 00
7,600 00
7,600 00
7,600 00
36 Water Maintenance,
9,350 00
9,350 00
9,223 70
9,363 92
140 22
126 30
37 Water Maintenance,
Meter and Service Pipe, $3,500 00 ) Special Appropriation. 750 00}
4.250 00
4,250 00
4,212 24
4,417 01
201 77
37 76
17
38 Water Maintenance (Special),
600 00
600 00
535 00
535 00
65 00
Expended on account Mason School Building Alterations (Special), .
1,833 74
1,739 56
- 94 18
Less Mayor's Warrants of 1879, paid by Treasurer in 1880, $27,991 43
393,141 49
4,188 53
2,442 54
8,860 21 2,442 54
Deduct amt. paid on acct. Board of Health from un-
expended money in Treas. $4,126 94 ; amt. pd. on act.
Newton Free Library Cat-
alogue, from unexpended
money in Treas., $722 50, $4,849 44
23,141 99
369,999 50
24,144 07
$398,727 50
$398,727 50 $394,143 57
$394,143 57
$1,002 08
$6,417 67
-
25 08
- 282 84
31 Sinking Fund on Water Bonds,
.
Amt. of Mayor's Warrants for 1880, paid by Treasurer in 1881, ·
Transferred into Treasury,
300 00
2,432 66
25 Newton Free Library,
16,578 40 - 199 54
27 Poor Out of Almshouse,
8,500 00
5,400 00
5.400 00
4,932 10
7 02
-
3,186 45
PERMANENT DEBT. - DESCRIPTIVE LIST.
RATE.
DATE OF LOAN, ETC.
PAYABLE.
AMOUNT.
INTEREST, WHEN PAYABLE.
City Institution for Savings. Lowell,
6 per cent.
Oct. 2, 1867.
Oct. 2, 1884.
$20,000 00
April and October.
66
6.
66
66
G
66
Oct. 2, 1867.
Oct. 2, 1886.
20,000 00
66
66
66
6
Oct. 2. 1867.
Oct. 2, 1887.
20,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
6
62
April 21, 1871.
April 21, 1888.
46,000 00
66
66
66
6
April 22, 1870.
April 22, 1890.
20.000 00
66
.
6
April 22, 1870.
April 22, 1892.
30,000 00
66
6
March 9, 1875. April 1, 1872.
March 9. 1895. April 1, 1883.
40,000 00
July 1, 1875.
July 1, 1895.
34,000 00
6
July 1, 1875.
July 1, 1905.
600,000 00
Water Bonds, $1,000 each, . 6. 66 $1,000 each,
5
July 1, 1875.
250,000 00
66
$1,000 each,
4
Oct. 1, 1880.
July 1, 1906. Oct. 1, 1910.
5,000 00
April and October.
$1,212,000 00
·
6
66
Oct. 2, 1867.
Oct. 2, 1885.
20,000 00
66
66
.
·
.
66
66
.
.
47,000 00
March and Sept. June 16 and Dec. 16. January and July. 66 66
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, Municipal Bonds, $1,000 each, .
April 1, 1868.
April 1, 1886.
60,000 00
66
66
18
19
STATEMENT OF THE KENRICK FUND.
The following is a statement of this Fund and its income, January 1, 1881 : -
Amount invested,
$3500 00
Cash uninvested,
500 00
Total Fund, $4000 00
Income received in 1880,
$231 07
Amount distributed,
181 07
Balance, $50 00
The distribution of the income of this Fund has been made in accordance with the terms of the donor, to persons enti- tled 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 1880, with the amount of taxes and rate of taxation : --
Value of Real Estate, $17,718,270 00 Value of Personal Estate, 7,481,830 00
$25,200,100 00
Taxable Value of Corporate Stocks,
$1,485,000 00
Taxable Value of Bank Stocks, 900,000 00
$27,585,100 00
City Appropriations for Current Expenses, $388,525 00
Amount carried forward,
$388,525 00
20
Amount brought forward, Deduct Estimated Receipts for 1879,
$388,525 00 72,700 00
$315,825 00
State Tax,
24,120 00
County Tax,
12,120 60
Overlay and Supplementary Assessments,
9,073 80
Assessment on Corporate Stocks,
22,796 93
Assessment on Bank Stocks.
13,148 02
Total Assessments,
$397,084 35
Rate of Taxation, $14 on $1000.
LEDGER BALANCES.
Cash, City Account,
$2,080 47
ce Water
3,047 67
Kenrick Fund,
$550 00
Taxes, 1871,
33 04
Taxes, 1872,
108 39
Taxes, 1873,
170 70
Taxes, 1874,
1,090 76
Taxes, 1875,
1,686 58
Taxes, 1876,
1,729 92
Taxes, 1877,
2,134 92
Taxes, 1878,
880 30
Taxes, 1879,
1,227 59
Taxes, 1880, 55,193 37
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessments, 114 87
Betterment Assessments on Drain in Wards 1 and 2, 8,342 55
Suspense Account, 516 63
Amounts carried forward,
$77,841 13
$1,066 63
21
Amounts brought forward, $77,841 13 $1,066 63
Trusteed Account, 13 97
City of Newton,
411,356 96
Funded Debt Water Scrip,
855,000 00
ce
ce City Notes,
323,000 00
Re
ce City Bonds,
34,000 00
Temporary Loans,
Overlay and Abatement, 1878,
1,489 48
ce ce 1879,
2,414 64
ce
ce 1880,
4,438 46
Public Property owned by the City, 732,130 75
Water Construction, Cost of Water to date, 851,952 33
Mayor's Warrants Unpaid Ac-
counts of Appropriations, 24,144 07
$1,661,924 21 $1,661,924 21
STATEMENT OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE CITY OF NEWTON.
Water Loan Sinking Fund.
1880.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, Cash, $1,962 78
City of Newton Water Bonds, 5% , 47,000 00
$48,962 78
By Interest on deposits in Bank, 97 38
By six months' Interest on $47,000, 5% Newton Water Bonds, 1,175 00
By six months' Interest on $62,000, 5 % Newton Water Bonds, 1,550 00
Amount carried forward, $51,785 16
5,000 00
22
Amount brought forward, $51,785 16 By Appropriation for 1880, by City of Newton, 14,500 00
Dr. $66,285 16
To Accrued Interest on $5000 Water Bonds, bought of City of Newton, $62 50
To Accrued interest on $2000 Water Bonds, bought of City of Newton, 15 10
To Interest on $3863.79 borrowed of City Debt Fund to purchase Bonds, 19 32
$96 92
1881. Jan. 1. Balance on hand, Cash, $2,188 24 Invested in City of Newton 4% Water Bonds, 2,000 00
Invested in City of Newton 5% Water Bonds, 62,000 00
66,188 24
$66,285 16
City Debt Sinking Fund.
1880.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, Cash, $3,445 98
Invested in Newton 5 % Water Bonds, 8,000 00
Loaned, with U.S. Bonds as Collateral, 10,000 00
$21,445 98
By Interest on Deposits and Loans, 616 45
By one year's Interest on $8000 New- ton Water Bonds, 400 00
Amount carried forward, $22,462 43
23
Amount brought forward, $22,462 43
By Appropriation for 1880 by City of Newton, 12,750 00
Dr.
$35,212 43
To Accrued Interest on $3000 Bonds
bought of City of Newton, $22 66
1881.
Jan. 1. Balance on hand, Cash, $24,189 77
Invested in City of Newton 5 % Water Bonds, 8,000 00
Invested in City of Newton 4% Water Bonds, 3,000 00
35,189 77
$35,212,43
ALDEN SPEARE, Sinking Fund GEORGE C. LORD, S Commissioners.
STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF RECEIPTS.
Almshouse.
Received for support of Sally Pierce, $104 00 Received of N. D. Moody, Warden,
for sale of Vegetables, etc., 341 49
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, for sale of Wood, 359 77
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, for sale of Hay, 215 65
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, for sale of Straw, 138 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,158 91
.
24
Amount brought forward, $1,158 91
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden,
for sale of Apples, 125 00
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, for sale of Rye, 74 00
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden,
board of E. Moody and wife, 86 00
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, board of Mary Ann Cass, 64 00
Received of N. D. Moody, Warden, for sale of Cow, 25 00
Received of Mr. Bacon, portion of
bill, refunded, 2 85
Total, as per item No. 1 of receipts, $1,535 76
, Armory.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
for rent of Armory, as per item No. 2 of receipts, $400 00
City Engineer's Department.
Received for sale of Horse, as per item No. 3 of receipts, 37 50
City Hall.
Received for use of Hall, etc., $662 00
ce of Amos Stone, Treasurer County of Middlesex, for rent of Police Court Room, 500 00
Total, as per item No. 4 of receipts, $1,162 00
25
Corporation Tax.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu-
settsas per item No. 5 of receipts, $22,108 20
Dog Tax.
Received from Amos Stone, Treasurer County of Middlesex, for Dog Tax, as per item No. 6 of receipts, $712 50
Fire Department.
Received from H. L. Bixby, for sale of old hose, $108 00
Received from H. L. Bixby, for sale of old pipe, 5 00
Received from H. L. Bixby, for fill- ing cisterns, 27 00
Received from B. F. Harriman, for badge, 5 00
Received from Albert Brackett, for felling trees, 2 50
Received for old telegraph poles, 1 50
Total, as per item No. 7 of receipts, $149 00
Funded Debt. Water Bonds.
Received from Commissioners of the
Sinking Funds of the City of Newton, for fifteen Water Bonds 5%, $1000 each, $15,000 00
For five Water Bonds 4%, $1000 each, 5,000 00
Total, as per item No. 8 of receipts, $20,000 00
26
Gravel Land.
Received from George Hammell for
house on Florence Street Gravel Lot, $200 00
Received from Patrick Fitzpatrick for land on Faxon Street, 67 12
Total, as per item No. 9 of receipts, $267 12
.
Highway Department.
Received from Dwight Chester, for
sale of old fence, $2 00
W. H. Bustin refunded on bill,
2 00
Police Department for keeping horse, 65 15
: W. E. Fuller, sale of sods, 2 50
Alden Speare for sods, 5 25
" Almshouse Department for manure, 270 00
Total, as per item No. 10 of receipts, $346 90
Interest on Taxes.
Received from sundry persons, Interest on
Taxes, as per item, No. 11 of receipts $1,424 80
Interest on Deposits.
Received from Newton National Bank and Na- tional Bank of the Commonwealth, on daily balances, as per item No. 12 of receipts, $1,041 36
27
Kenrick Fund Income.
Balance uninvested, January 1, 1880,
in City Treasury, $1,500 00
Balance of Income on hand January 1, 1880, 56 07
$1,556 07
Income from Investments, as per item No. 13 of receipts, $175 00
$1,731 07
Expended.
Distributed per order of Board of
Aldermen, $181 07
Loaned in accordance with the will of the donor, 1,000 00
Total, as per item No. 19 of expenses, $1,181 07
Balance uninvested January 1, 1881, $500 00
Balance income on hand, January 1, 1881, 50 00
$550 00
Lighting Streets.
Rec'd from F. T. Cummings, for dam-
age to post and lantern, $14 00
ce H. W. Crowell, for dam- age to post and lantern, 16 95
ce James Downing, for dam- age to post and lantern, 13 25
ce Thos. Shilliday, for dam- age to post and lantern, 18 50
ce James Schofield, for dam-
Amount carried forward, $62 70
28
Amount brought forward, $62 70
age to post and lantern, 14 75
Rec'd from J. S. Paine, for damage to post and lantern, 6 00
Daniel Warren, for dam- age to post and lantern, 5 12
Total, as per item No. 14 of receipts, $88 57
National Bank Tax.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
National Bank Tax, as per item No. 15 of receipts, $13,963 52
Newton Free Library. Catalogue Account.
Received from sale of Catalogues, as per item No. 16 of receipts, $106 50
Police Department.
Received of E. W. Cate, Clerk of Police Court,
Officers' Fees, Fees for Witnesses, Fines and Costs, as per item No. 17 of receipts, $650 00
Poor out of Almshouse.
Rec'd from Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts for partial support, etc., of sundry persons, $261 37
City of Boston, for partial support of sundry persons, 273 86
City of Gloucester, for partial support of sundry persons, 44 00
Amount carried forward, $579 23
29
Amount brought forward, $579 23
Rec'd from Town of Waltham, for partial
support of sundry persons, 72 40
Town of Grafton, for partial support of sundry persons, 39 00
Town of Concord, for partial support of sundry persons, 30 88
" Town of Pittsfield, for partial support of sundry persons, 9 25
Town of Bedford, for partial support of sundry persons, 9 15
Town of Topsfield, for partial support of sundry persons, 5 00
Rec'd for partial support of Ada Bridges, 213 00 partial support of M. Rich- ardson, 50 00
ce partial support of Wm. Carey, 29 50
Rec'd from heirs of Maggie Murphy
for funeral expenses, 20 00
Total, as per item No. 18 of receipts, $1,057 41
Public Property.
Rec'd of R. T. Sullivan, for old engine
house and land in Newton Upper Falls,
$150 00
ce Mrs. E. P. Kimball, for land
on Walnut St., Ward 2, 139 90
Rec'd dividends on Insurance policies, 128 22
" Rent of Prospect School-house Hall, 149 50
" Rent of Mason School-house Hall, 81 25
" Rent of Hyde School-house Hall, 22 50
" Rent of house, Auburndale Ave., 41 80
Amount carried forward, $713 17
30
Amount brought forward, $713 17
Rec'd of D. C. Morgan, on account of rent of house Ward 7, 50 00
" E. M. Fowle, Treasurer, for rent of Black Bass Pond, 25 00
" J. D. Wellington on ac- count of settees, 4 75
Rec'd for sale of old house in Ward 7, 20 00
Total, as per item No. 19 of receipts, $812 92
Record and other Fees.
Received for Recording Mortgages,
Marriage Certificates, Assign- ments, etc., as per item No. 20 of receipts, $188 25
Sidewalks and Curbing.
Received from sundry persons, for
laying Sidewalks and Curbing, as per item No. 21 of receipts, $1,144 87
State Aid.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on account of
sundry persons, for State Aid, $807 50 Also on account of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, 245 00
Amount covered into Treasury, not allowed, 56 00
Total, as per item No. 22 of receipts, $1,108 50
31
Suspense Account.
Received from John A. Kenrick,
City Treasurer, money withheld and uncalled for on account of State Aid, as per item No. 23 of receipts, $22 50
Taxes, 1871.
Balance uncollected December 31, 1879, $35 84
Received from sundry persons since December 31, 1879, as per item No. 24 of receipts, $2 80
Balance uncollected December 31, 1880, $33 04
Taxes, 1872.
Balance uncollected December 31, 1880, $108 39
Taxes, 1873.
Balance uncollected December 31, 1879, $190 70
Received from sundry persons since
December 31, 1879, as per item No. 25 of receipts, $20 00
Balance uncollected December 31, 1880,
$170 70
Taxes, 1874.
Balance uncollected December 31,
1879, $2,511 16
Amount carried forward, $2,511 16
32
Amount brought forward, $2,511 16
Received from sundry persons since December 31, 1879, as per item No. 26 of re- ceipts, $2 00
Poll and personal taxes abated by the Board of Assessors, by author- ity under chapter 77, acts of 1878, and chap- ter 43, acts of 1879, $1,418 40 1,420 40
Balance uncollected December 31, 1880, $1,090 76
Taxes, 1875.
Balance uncollected December 31,
1879, $3,539 65
Received from sundry persons since
December 31, 1879, as per item No. 27 of re- ceipts, $2 00
Poll and personal taxes, abated by the Board of Assessors, by author- ity under chapter 77, acts of 1878, and chap- ter 43, acts of 1879, $1,851 07 1,853 07
Balance uncollected December 31, 1880, $1,686 58
33
Taxes, 1876.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1879, $4,324 25 Received from sundry
persons since Dec. 31, 1879, as per item No. 28 of receipts, $51 64
Poll and personal taxes abated by the Board of Assessors, by authority under chap. 77, acts of 1878, and chap. 43, acts of 1879, 2,542 69 $2,594 33
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1880, $1,729 92
Taxes, 1877.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1879, $2,144 04
Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1879, as per item No. 29 of receipts, 9 12
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1880, $2,134 92 .
Taxes, 1878.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1879, $1,319 29 Received from sundry
persons since Dec. 31,
1879, as per item No. 30 of receipts,. $669 79
Of the above amount, deduct 230 80
which should have been credited to receipts of taxes of 1879, 438 99
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1880, $880 30
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Taxes, 1879.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1879, $53,087 44 Received from sundry
persons since Dec. 31, 1879, as per item No. 31 of receipts,
$51,616 99
Add amount deducted
from taxes of 1878,
230 80
$51,847 79
Abated by Board of Al-
dermen, 12 06
51,859 85
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1880, $1,227 59
Taxes, 1880.
Amount assessed for
State Tax, $24,120 00
Amount assessed
for
County Tax,
12,120 60
City Tax, 315,825 00
Overlay and abatement,
8,999 80
Tax on Non-resident
Bank Shares,
765 18
$361,830 58
Received from sundry persons to Dec. 31, 1880, as per item No. 32 of receipts, $306,637 21
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1880, $55,193 37
Temporary Loans.
Borrowed during the year by authority of the City Council (in anticipation of taxes), for the payment of current ex- penses :
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Feb. 7, Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, at 38% per annum, $60,000 00 June 7, Note of City of Newton dis- counted by Brewster, Bassett & Co., at 32% per annum, 60,000 00
Aug. 7, Suffolk Savings Bank, at 3 % per annum, 30,000 00
Dec. 30, Note of City of Newton dis- counted by Brewster, Bassett & Co., at 42% per annum, 5,000 00
Total, as per item No. 33 of receipts, $155,000 00
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils.
Received from sundry Non-Residents, for Tuition, as per item No. 34 of receipts, $851 50
Water Rates.
Received from sundry persons for use of Water, in 1880, as per item No. 36 of receipts, $26,282 31
Water Rates by Metre.
Received from sundry persons for use of Water by metre, in 1880, as per item No. 37 of re- ceipts, $7,452 27
Water Maintenance, Metres and Service Pipe. Received from sundry persons for Metres and Ser- vice Pipe, in 1880, as per item No. 38 of re- ceipts, $5,692 92
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STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF EXPENSES, WITH APPROPRIA- TIONS, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES. Almshouse Expenses and Repairs. Appropriation, $3,500 00
Transferred from appropriation for Poor out of Almshouse, by order of City Council, 1 70 83
$3,570 83
N. D. Moody, services as Warden; $550 00
N. D. Moody, sundry cash payments, 272 61
John T. Moody, services at Almshouse, 75 00
Mary E. Parker, ce 84 00
Margaret Scannell ce
60 00
Highway Department, for manure, 270 00
Water Department, use of water, 45 00
J. F. Brown, Treasurer, rent of pew, 33 86
H. C. Hoyt, exchange on horse, etc., 228 00
E. Smead & Co., grain, etc., 216 18
J. Edward Hills, coal, 178 91
E. & F. King, & Co., paints, oil, etc., 104 79
Luther H. Dana, groceries, 182 70
H. A. Sherman, 134 25
J. W. Davis & Co., " 15 52
H. W. Fanning & Son, groceries,
13 08
Greenwood & Co.,
4 55
W. P. Holden,
3 45
Reed, Hawkins & Reed, flour,
90 87
J. F. C. Hyde, wood, hay, etc., at auction, 93 87
Randall & Roffe, painting buildings, 83 12
Bacon & Randall, provisions, 177 72
C. W. Randall, 46 17
Amounts carried forward, $2,963 65 $3,570 83
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Amounts brought forward, $2,963 65 $3,570 83
W. Henry Brackett, provisions 28 71
B. Randall, fish and oysters, 47 55
E. G. Pond, lumber, 38 88
Dr. James Utley, medical attendance, 25 00
Alfred Pillsbury, Jr., medicines, 13 60
G. H. Gregg, funeral expenses, 18 00
James McGourty, ce
16 00
George H. Ellis, ice, 24 84
E. A. Walker, material and labor, 40 51
Milo Lucas, ce
ce
16 39
James A. Judd, ce
ce
12 60
John Hancock, ce 12 00 ce
J. Pulcifer, ce ce
4 74
Otis Pettee & Co., " ce
1 25
J. M. Fowler, blacksmithing, 35 30
F. & W. Clark, harness, etc., 37 75
F. Murdock & Co., supplies, 75 28
Edward C. Holmes, ce
54 31
J. Henry Bacon, ce
38 90
J. T. Norris, ce
25 16
O. F. Lucas, ce
23 64
W. O. Colburn, ce
11 07
Whittemore Bros.,
5 70
Total, as per item No. 1 of expenses,
$3,570 83
ARMORY RENT AND EXPENSES.
Appropriation, $1,200 00
O. W. Turner, rent of Armory,
$800 00
B. S. Wetherbee, services as janitor,
250 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,050 00
$1,200 00
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Amounts brought forward, $1,050 00
$1,200 00
N. & W. Gas Light Co., gas, 97 15
Water Department, use of water, 16 00
J. Edward Hills, coal, 34 11
Almshouse Department, wood, 8 00
Albert Bracket, coal, 4 62
Total, as per item No. 2 of expenses,
$1,209 88
Balance overdrawn, transferred into Treasury, $9 88
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING.
Appropriation, $2,700 00
J. C. Clark Printing Co., Auditor's Report, &c., $413 50
Chas. H. Stacy, stamped envelopes, stamps, &c., 382 47
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