Town of Newton annual report 1880-1881, Part 3

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 418


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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


13


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


1


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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