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Enoch Houston, Hyde . 240 00
Joshua L. Randall, Prospect . 360 00
James H. Boit, Hamilton
216 00
Amounts carried forward . $77,373 64
$86,575 26
104
Amounts brought forward . $77,373 64 $86,575 26
Martin Walsh, Williams 275 00
Thomas Johnson, Pierce and Davis, 425 00
Bridget Cox, Franklin . .
200 00
Mary Delaney, Adams .
240 00
Mary Walsh, Jackson .
240 00
John McCamman, Bigelow, Under- wood, and Lincoln .
626 00
John Dorney, Claflin
40 00
FUEL.
Albert Brackett, coal 4,601 14
George Warren & Co., coal and
wood
258 75
C. F. Eddy & Co., coal and wood, 236 37
T. W. Nickelson, coal and wood . 129 20
J. W. Pearson, coal and wood 22 30
Almshouse department, wood
189 00
Total, as per item No. 39 of expenses 84,856 40
Balance unexpended, transferred into treas. . $1,718 86
School Incidentals.
Appropriation
$10,000 00 Knight, Adams, & Co., books, sta-
tionery, etc. . $3,322 78
William Ware & Co., books . 222 12
Thompson, Brown, & Co., books . 74 50
T. W. Gilson, books 72 00
Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co., books 22 50
Robert S. Davis & Co., books 18 06
Henry C. Nash, books .
6 00
Boston School Supply Co., maps
13 75
W. E. Sheldon, bookcase
14 00
Amounts carried forward $3,765 71
$10,000 00
105
Amounts brought forward $3,765 71 $10,000 00
J. D. F. Brooks, rebinding books . 52 05
Henry McElwain, blackboards 689 47
Rand, Avery, & Co., printing re- ports, etc. 324 00
George H. Pratt, printing, etc.
292 25
Transcript Publishing Company, printing, etc. . 12 25
The Newton Graphic, printing, etc., 11 00
George W. Lane. printing, etc. 7 50 . Alfred Mudge & Son, printing, etc., 6 50 A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture, A. E. Lawrence, sundry cash ex- penses 38 84
714 92
E. W. Sampson, sundry cash ex- penses 38 21
Charles L. Bartlett, sundry cash expenses
25 00
21 79
Isaac Hagar, sundry cash expenses, J. E. Kimball, sundry cash ex- penses 21 75
W. C. Frost, sundry cash expenses, 10 16
Water department, use of water 443 00 . N. & W. Gaslight Company, gas . 35 75 George E. Bridges, taking census of children from 5 to 15 60 00
E. S. Ritchie & Sons, apparatus and repairs 112 40
J. H. Daniels, diplomas for gradu- ating class 94 45
James Claffy, cleaning vaults
249 00
S. C. Ayres, clocks and repairing .
63 00
George W. Choate, repairs on clocks 47 50
A. J. Macomber, repairs on clocks,
16 50
Amounts carried forward $7,153 00
$10,000 00
106
Amounts brought forward $7,153 00 $10,000 00
A. Phipps, repairs on clocks . 15 00
G. H. Brown, tuning pianos . 38 50
J. D. Henthorn, services as truant officer 25 00
C. O. Davis, services as truant offi- cer . 25 00
John Ryan, services as truant offi- cer 25 00
John Purcill, services as truant officer 25 00
C. P. Huestis, services as truant officer .
25 00
Charles H. Jenison, expressage
30 85
C. E. Perry, expressage
3 20
A. M. Fuller, use of team
10 00
J. T. Hill, use of team . 9 00
J. E. Dow, beating carpet 8 40
J. Goldthwait & Co., making car- pet 6 72
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 385 33
and
James McGourty material labor 197 82
Milo Lucas, material and labor 130 68
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor, 124 22 J. C. Farrar, material and labor . 118 65 H. F. Wellington, material and labor 117 31
Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor 111 11
O. F. Lucas, material and labor 50 07
47 94
J. L. Randall, material and labor . G. T. Weston, material and labor, 47 75
S. J. Smith, material and labor
40 00
Amounts carried forward $8,770 55
$10,000 00
107
Amounts brought forward $8,770 55 $10,000 00
39 91
A. W. Snow, material and labor W. F. Soule, material and labor 39 50 Isaac Smith, material and labor 37 70
C. S. Phillips, material and labor 25 31
R. O. Evans, material and labor 25 25
21 75
Allen Jordan, material and labor . W. J. Wilson, material and labor, 21 75 Lewis A. Gammons, material and labor 21 45
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor, 19 71
W. B. Alexander, material and labor
19 15
A. T. Ring, material and labor 13 46
G. M. D. Fernald, material and labor
13 17
Edward Pike, material and labor . 12 80
Murray & Farrell, material and labor · Walworth Manufacturing Com-
10 33
pany, material and labor 7 15
W. B. Sadler, material and labor . 7 00
Alfred Hopkins, material and labor, 6 00
J. L. Sears, material and labor 3 60
Eben C. Clark, material and labor,
3 45
J. F. Franklin, material and labor, 3 00 W. A. Roffe, material and labor 2 25
P. A. Murray, material and labor . 2 10
Peabody & Whitney, supplies 311 56
Thayer & Stiles, supplies
42 15
O. Lappen & Co., supplies
23 75
J. E. Trowbridge, supplies .
18 45
American Soapstone Finish Com- pany, supplies
12 00
C. W. Morehouse, supplies
9 70
Amounts carried forward . $9,543 95
$10,000 00
108
Amounts brought forward $9,543 95 $10,000 00
Isaac D. Allen & Co., supplies 4 70
Hektograh Manufacturing Com- pany, supplies 4 23
Greenwood & Co., supplies 3 42
W. D. Higgins, supplies 3 00
Carter, Harris, & Hawley, supplies, 2 86
E. E. Moody, supplies . 2 55
Auburndale Watch Co., supplies .
2 50
W. O. Knapp & Co., supplies
2 42
G. Wadleigh, supplies .
2 30
Boynton & Marsh, supplies
2 24
J. B. Murphy, supplies 2 00
Boston Terra Cotta Co., supplies .
2 00
Mrs. H. M. Quinby, supplies
2 00
C. H. Dolan, removing ashes
26 26
J. McGrath, removing ashes .
4 00
M. Conners, removing ashes .
3 00
J. H. Boit, removing ashes .
2 50
S. B. Maxwell, removing ashes 2 50
G. M. Cox, removing ashes .
% 25
Mary Tomy, cleaning schoolhouse, 14 70
13 50
Mrs. Farrell, cleaning schoolhouse, Mrs. Cary, cleaning schoolhouse . 12 10 Willie E. Wiswall, cleaning school- house 11 25
Mrs. Dexter, cleaning schoolhouse, 10 00 Mrs. Garey, cleaning schoolhouse . 9 30
Mrs. Walsh, cleaning schoolhouse, Mrs. Hughes, cleaning schoolhouse,
9 10
8 40
8 30
7 20
Mrs. Delaney, clean'g schoolhouse, W. Delaney, cleaning schoolhouse . Bridget Kinchella, cleaning school- house
6 60
Mary Brooks, clean'g schoolhouse,
6 00
Amounts carried forward
$9,737 13
$10,000 00
109
Amounts brought forward $9,737 13 $10,000 00
Mrs. McGrath, cleaning school- house 6 00
Mrs. Cummings, cleaning school- house 5 84
Mary Mead, cleaning schoolhouse, 5 33
Mrs. Connor, cleaning schoolhouse,
4 25
Rose Burke, cleaning schoolhouse,
3 67
Mrs. Liberty, cleaning schoolhouse,
3 40
Mrs. Marshall, clean'g schoolhouse, 3 20
Mrs. Burt, cleaning schoolhouse . 3 00
Mrs. Collins, cleaning schoolhouse, 3 00
Mrs. Mulloy, cleaning schoolhouse, 2 56
Mrs. Wallace, clean'g schoolhouse, 2 20
Sundry small bills
15 15
Total, as per item No. 40 of expenses 9,794 73
Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury, $205 27
Sidewalks.
Appropriation .
$6,000 00 Additional appropriation, by order of City
Council 261 30
$6,261 30
John A. Kenrick, treasurer, paid
for labor, highway department, $3,270 53
Simpson Brothers, concreting 2,692 43
C. H. & A. F. Ireland, material and labor 297 19
M. W. Sands, brick 40 50
Total, as per item No. 41 of expenses 6,300 65 Balance overdrawn, transferred into treasury . $39 45
110
Sinking Fund, City Debt.
Appropriation $20,800 00
Amount paid commissioners of sinking fund, as per item No. 42 of expenses 20,800 00
Sinking Fund, Water Bonds.
Special appropriation $16,000 00
Amount paid commissioners of sinking fund, as per item No. 43 of expenses 16,000 00
Street Light Department.
Appropriation
$20,000 00
Newton and Watertown Gaslight
Co., gas and care of street- lamps · $13,228 50
Newton and Watertown Gaslight Co., iron posts, lanterns, and frames .
339 50
Newton and Watertown Gaslight Co., glass, repairs, etc. . 407 03
Wheeler Reflector Company, light- ing and care of street-lamps . The Ritchie Street Lighting Co., lighting and care of street- lamps
1,850 34
1,650 41
George A. Torrey, lighting and care of street-lamps 487 75
W. J. Towne, material, care of lamp, etc. 13 50
Samuel Walker & Co., naphtha
341 80
Globe Gaslight Co., naphtha, and rent of fixtures 277 88
Alta Manufacturing Co., iron posts, lanterns, etc. . 211 42
Amounts carried forward . $18,808 13
$20,000 00
111
Amounts brought forward Nathaniel Tufts, lanterns 54 75
$18,808 13 $20,000 00
Thomas Hart, lighting lamps 468 30
C. A. Gowell, lighting lamps . Lewis Watson, lighting lamps 127 10
192 60
Charles Watson, lighting lamps
40 80
William Ayles, lighting lamps
21 60
Robert Gaw, lighting lamps .
21 60
Thomas Hart, repairing, setting posts, etc. .
158 21
James Scully, repairing, setting posts, etc.
23 50
D. J. O'Donnell, repairing
2 75
Thomas Belger, repairing
1 50
G. M. Bridges, postal cards and printing .
13 00
Bragdon & Son, expressage . 20 20
C. E. Perry, expressage
16 50
Johnson & Keyes, expressage
12 90
W. H. McIntosh, expressage
5 50
C. G. Tinkham, use of teams
8 00
Total, as per item No. 44 of expenses . . 19,996 94
Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury $3 06
State Aid.
Appropriation
. $1,300 00
Benjamin E. Sweetland
$102 00
William Watson
72 00
N. D. Tibbetts
54 00
Thomas Dolan
48 00
Ann Duvall .
48 00
M. Hagerty .
48 00
Bridget Madden
48 00
Amounts carried forward $420 00
$1,300 00
112
Amounts brought forward
$420 00 $1,300 00
Eliza M. Jackson
48 00
E. Burke
48 00
Mary Duran .
48 00
Anna C. Boyd
48 00
Sarah Fell
48 00
Catherine McAleer
48 00
Agnes Myers
48 00
George Hutchinson
48 00
Bridget A. Wright
48 00
Margaret McGuire
24 00
Total, as per item No. 45 of expenses 876 00
Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury, $424 00
Taxes, 1883. - State.
Amount assessed for State tax .
$24,135 00
Amount paid to state treasurer, as per item
No. 46 of expenses .
24,135 00
Taxes, 1883 .- County.
Amount assessed for county tax $15,150 75
Amount paid to county treasurer, as per item
No. 47 of expenses .
15,150 75
Taxes, 1883. - National Bank.
Amounts paid to Commonwealth of Massachu- setts for non-residents of Newton, National Bank shares, as per item No. 48 of expenses, $1,080 13
Temporary Loans, 1883.
June 30. Paid Commonwealth of
Massachusetts $45,000 00 Nov. 5. Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts 55,000 00
Amount carried forward
. $100,000 00
113
Amount brought forward . $100,000 00 Nov. 6. Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts 25,000 00 Nov. 8. Paid National Bank of Redemption . 100,000 00
Nov. 9. Paid Suffolk Savings In- stitution 40,000 00
Dec. 1. Paid Suffolk Savings In-
stitution
50,000 00
Total, as per item No. 49 of expenses . $315,000 00
United States Street Lighting Company. Transferred to the city of Newton for non-ful- filment of contract by the United States Street Lighting Company, as per item No. 50 of expenses . $500 00
Use of Hydrants.
Appropriation .
Water department . $7,520 00 . $7,520 00
Total, as per item No. 51 of expenses 7,520 00
Water Maintenance.
Appropriation .
$13,500 00
Additional appropriation, by order of City
Council
3,000 00
$16,500 00
Albert S. Glover, services as regis-
trar
$1,800 00
Albert S. Glover, sundry cash ex- penses 67 04
H. N. Hyde, jun., services as super- intendent 1,500 00
Amounts carried forward $3,367 04 $16,500 00
114
Amounts brought forward $3,367 04 $16,500 00
H. N. Hyde, jun., sundry cash ex- penses . 29 86 J. C. Whitney, services as insp'r, 724 93
Thomas Coughlan, services as en- gineer 1,200 00
Pay-rolls of laborers
4,748 91
Hills & Bullens, coal
3,149 49
T. W. Nickelson, coal
77 06
Albert Brackett, coal 39 75
Daniel Sullivan, wood . 165 78
T. W. Nickelson, teaming coal 98 00
J. E. Cahill, teaming coal 25 30
J. E. Tolman, exchange on horse . 135 00
Trumbull & Cheney, material and labor 464 12
A. C. Richmond, material and labor 305 50 · C. S. Phillips, material and labor . 105 00 Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 55 68
Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor 37 50
Pettee Machine Works, material and labor
8 71
M. S. Hodgson, material and labor, 3 57 John Harris, making coffer-dam 167 00
Leonard & Ellis, oil 171 05
A. H. Davenport, office-furniture, 72 00
J. G. Gooch, lumber 52 10
-19 16
George McQuesten & Co., lumber, T. Albert Ward, care of reservoir, 50 00 Isburgh & Walker, sleigh 50 00
Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company, policy 45 00
Amounts carried forward . $15,367 51
$16,500 00
115
Amounts brought forward $15,367 51 $16,500 00
Stewart, Antcliffe, & Co., rent of
canvas 25 00
Fred H. Barnes, services as assist- ant engineer . 80 00
I. W. Hasting, services as assistant engineer 45 00
R. H. Richards, services at pump- ing station 45 00
Lawrence Daniels, services 26 25
S. B. Conlan, services . 15 00
Richard Adams, services
10 00
H. B. Stoddard, Prof., services
10 00
Carl Russell, services
3 00
Timothy Stuart, labor, men, and teams 23 63
Gardner Chilson, stove .
19 00
J. O. Watson, manure .
16 00
G. E. Young, dory
15 00
N. & W. Gaslight Company, gas .
11 75
Sherburne & Co., waste
10 30
Arthur Hudson, analysis of water,
5 00
Eben Smith, frames
4 80
Davis & Farnum Manufacturing Company, castings .
4 00
Transcript Publishing Company, printing .
3 50
C. H. Jenison, expressage
2 65
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
13 89
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing
5 86
E. Smead & Co., grain . 64 20
Lev Miles, hay
17 64
Cyrus Conant, hay
9 11
T. A. Ward, hay . 3 29
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
92 50
Amounts carried forward . $15,948 88
$16,500 00
116
Amounts brought forward $15,948 88 $16,500 00
D. Harrington & Son, use of teams, 16 00
W. H. Mague, use of teams . 13 25
Nonantum Stables, use of teams 12 50
J. T. Hill, use of teams 8 75
A. Harris, use of teams
2 00
H. R. Worthington, supplies
82 50
Waldo Brothers, supplies
52 94
H. & S. Chase, supplies 20 37
Boynton & Fellows, supplies 15 90
H. W. Wellington, supplies 11 50
B. Billings, supplies 10 21
T. J. Hartnett, supplies
10 15
Walworth Manufacturing Com-
pany, supplies 9 16
O. B. Leavitt, supplies . 9 15
G. Wadleigh, supplies . 5 29
G. H. Ingraham, supplies
4 00
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., supplies . 3 75
Atherton & Co., supplies 3 26
Chapman Valve Co., supplies 2 73
Boston Machine Co., supplies
2 63
C. W. Morehouse, supplies .
2 44
Lustralis Manufacturing Company, supplies . 2 00
Sundry small bills
16 65
Total, as per item No. 52 of expenses . . 16,266 01 Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury $233 99
Water-Meters and Service-Pipe.
Appropriation
$5,500 00 Pay-roll of laborers $1,767 15
National Meter Co., meters, etc. . 1,542 57
Amounts carried forward
$3,309 72
$5,500 00
117 .
Amounts brought forward $3,309 72 $5,500 00
Union Water Meter Company, re- pairing meters, etc. 245 00
H. R. Worthington, repairing me- ters, etc. 17 91
National Tube Works, pipe, etc. .
1,087 66
Walworth Manufacturing Com- pany, pipe and supplies .
47 51
J. C. Whitney, services as inspector,
325 82
Ward & Curley, supplies
155 64
Jenkins Brothers, supplies
13 52
Atherton & Co., supplies
6 52
Sabin & Page, supplies . 2 08
E. Smead & Co., grain . 98 85
Cyrus Conant, hay 18 18
L. Miles, hay
7 56
T. A. Ward, hay . 6 58
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing . 32 34
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing .
8 49
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing 3 00
H. N. Hyde, jun., sundry cash ex- penses . 19 35
Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company, valves, etc. 15 00
Chadwick Lead Works . 9 85
Boston and Albany R.R., freight 15 55
S. F. Cate, use of teams
7 75
D. Harrington & Son, use of teams,
5 00
J. R. Mclaughlin, care of sick horse 2 00
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor, 12 85
M. S. Hodgson, material and labor, 7 14
A. W. Snow, material and labor 5 90
Sundry small bills .
11 88
Total, as per item No. 53 of expenses 5,498 65
Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury $1 35
118
Water Construction.
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1882 . Pay-roll of laborers $10,319 00
$911,189 65
Warren Foundry and Machine Co., iron pipe 9,786 19
Davis & Farnum Manufacturing Company, castings, etc. . 1,963 10
Boston Machine Co., hydrants, etc., 1,201 80
National Tube Works Company, pipe, etc. 872 94
R. M. Morse, jun., legal services 725 00
Peter Thacher, legal services
313 95
Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company, valves, etc. 658 13
Chadwick Lead Works, lead 668 95
697 66
Boston and Albany R.R., freight . N. Y. and N. E. Railroad, freight . City Iron Foundry and Chain Works, gate boxes . ·
36 16
409 82
The Coffin Valve Co., 3 screens 310 00
American Ash Felting Co., felting, 270 00
M. W. Sands, brick
260 00
George A. Goodyear, powder and fuse
251 78
S. B. Everett & Son, pulsometer pump
173 00
R. T. Rollins, resetting boilers 310 00
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 1,606 22
A. B. Franklin, material and labor, 771 30 Walworth Manufacturing Com- pany, material and labor 601 86
573 25
F. Low & Co., material and labor . Pettee Machine Works, material and labor
270 70
Amounts carried forward . $33,050 81 $911,189 65
·
119
Amounts brought forward . $33,050 81 $911,189 65 Henry Bellamy et al., material and labor 214 50
William Bemis, material and labor, 186 00
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor . 90 57
Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Co., material and labor . 83 03
John Foster et al., material and labor 71 50
H. A. Carson, material and labor . 41 55
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor, 34 81
W. A. Fogwell, material and labor, 13 13 M. S. Hodgson, material and labor, 12 66 John Keating, material and labor, 10 25
Milo Lucas, material and labor
3 88
Arthur Muldoon, labor, men, and teams
403 00
Timothy Stuart, labor, men, and teams
319 34
117 58
C. H. Hale, labor, men, and teams, B. S. Grush, labor, men, and teams, 99 70 Patrick Linnehan, labor, men, and teams 48 00
A. L Hale, labor, men, and teams, 3 50
D. Harrington & Son, use of teams, 111 00
S. F. Cate, use of teams
37 25
Nonantum Stables, use of teams
5 00
C. G. Tinkham, use of teams .
4 00
W. H. Mague, use of teams . 3 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing . 118 08
A. Danforth, agent, blacksmithing, 89 66
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing . 75 75
J. E. Keegan, blacksmithing . 70 87
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing 65 89
D. J. Carroll, blacksmithing . 62 65
Amounts carried forward
. $35,446 96 $911,189 65
120
Amounts brought forward $35,446 96 $911,189 65
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 25 20
C. A. Cole, blacksmithing
12 75
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing
11 80
E. Smead & Co., grain .
163 04
Cyrus Conant, hay
27 28
Levi Miles, hay
25 24
T. A. Ward, hay .
9 87
F. Jones, expressage
41 64
C. E. Perry, expressage
21 55
F. H. Hunting, expressage
10 25
G. Fuller & Son, lumber
43 67
J. G. Gooch, lumber
25 47
Fiske & Coleman, drain pipe
33 40
American Fire Hose Manufactur-
ing Company, hose .
31 95
Thomas McKinley, inspection of pipe 30 00
J. O. Watson, manure . 26 00
Gould Packing Company, packing,
23 76
Hockridge Brothers, steel
17 88
William Leonard for medical at- tendance 15 00
Waters & Inman, cement, etc.
14 35
Rockwell & Moseley, powder 10 50
Newton and Watertown Gaslight Company, coke 10 00
Simpson Brothers, concreting
10 00
Speare, Gregory, & Co., oil .
8 71
Jenkins Brothers, cotton waste
7 60
Haskins & Montague, rent of can-
vas 6 35
H. N. Hyde, jun., sundry cash ex- penses
4 56
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement 3 60
Amounts carried forward . $36,118 38 $911,189 65
121
Amounts brought forward
Fulton Iron Foundry, supplies ·
J. R. Mclaughlin, care of sick horse
3 00
Waldo Brothers, supplies
373 90
Ward & Curley, supplies
135 40
H. M. Darling & Co., supplies
84 73
Parker & Gannett, supplies .
72 57
Dodge, Gilbert, & Co., supplies
39 80
Sewall & Day Cordage Company, supplies . 38 71
George Warren & Co., supplies
22 10
Boston Fire Brick Works, supplies,
20 47
G. Wadleigh, supplies . .
17 39
Parker Holmes & Co., supplies
11 81
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., supplies . 11 21
Boston Belting Company, supplies, 10 08
Atherton & Co., supplies
9 78
Chandler & Farquhar, supplies
9 09
C. W. Morehouse, supplies .
9 01
J. E. Trowbridge, supplies .
6 35
Hall Rubber Company, supplies.
5 20
A. A. Savage, supplies .
3 83
United States Metallic Company, supplies . 3 60
Samuel May & Co., supplies .
3 40
Sabin & Page, supplies
3 13
Sherburne & Co., supplies
2 70
Sundry small bills
22 05
. $36,118 38 $911,189 65 3 00
Total, as per item No. 54 of
expenses . $37,040 69
Amounts carried forward
. $37,040 69 $911,189 65
122
Amounts brought forward . $37,040 69 $911,189 65
RECEIVED.
Received from Peter
Thacher upon judg-
ment in suit City of
Newton vs. Michael
Doherty, bondsman
for Devlin, Long, & Moore . $4,150 34
Received from Peter
Thacher for costs in
above-named suit . 473 79
Received for pipe sold .
594 28
Received for stone sold .
20 00
Total, as per item No.
45 of receipts
5,238 41
31,802 28
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1883
. $942,991 93
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.
Almshouse Department.
70 acres of land
$7,000 00
Buildings
8,000 00
Personal property .
3,947 35
$18,947 35
City Hall Department.
City Hall, furniture and fixtures . $50,000 00
City seal 25 00
City stamps . 35 00
Reports, statutes, and special laws, 300 00
Amounts carried forward
. $50,360 00
$18,947 35
123
Amounts brought forward . $50,360 00 $18,947 35 Set of standard weights and meas-
ures
100 00
Record books
200 00
Bookcases, maps, etc.
500 00
51,160 00
Cemetery Department.
Land in Newton Cemetery
$2,000 00
Tomb in Newton Cemetery . 800 00
2,800 00
City Engineering Department.
Two transits, $150 each $300 00
Three transits, $100 each
300 00
Two levels, $100 each .
200 00
Draughting materials
126 00
Surveying materials
48 00
Tools .
12 00
Horse, wagon, etc.
350 00
1,336 00
Fire Department.
Steam fire-engine No. 1, appara- tus, horses, and furniture .
$6,000 00
Steam fire-engine No. 2, appara- tus, horses, and furniture
6,000 00
Steam fire-engine No. 3, appara- tus, horses, and furniture 6,000 00
Hook and ladder, truck, horses, etc., 3,300 00
Hose No. 4, horse, hose, reel, etc., Newtonville .
1,200 00
Hose No. 5, horse, hose, reel, etc., Auburndale .
1,200 00
Hose No. 6, horse, hose, reel, etc.,
.
Lower Falls .
1,500 00
Amounts carried forward . $25,200 00
$74,243 35
124
Amounts brought forward $25,200 00 $74,243 35
Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse,
hose, etc., Upper Falls . 1,500 00 Fire-alarm telegraph, including team, etc. 20,000 00
46,700 00
Fire and Highway Department Buildings.
Steam fire-engine house, stables,
and land, Ward 7 . $13,000 00
Steam fire-engine house, stables, and land, Ward 3 . 19,000 00
Steam fire-engine house, stables, and land, Ward 6 . .
19,000 00
Hook and ladder and hose No. 4 house, stables, and land . ·
17,500 00
Hose station No. 5, stables and land, Auburndale . 5,200 00
Hose station No. 6, stables and
land, Lower Falls .
6,900 00
Hose station No. 7, stables and
land, Upper Falls .
5,500 00
86,100 00
Free Library Department.
Newton Free Library, building and
land
. $42,000 00
Books
10,000 00 ·
52,000 00
Gravel and Gravel Lands.
Land on Jewett Street, Ward 1 . $2,000 00
Land on California Street, Ward 1, 6,600 00 Land on Crafts Street, Ward 2 500 00
Land on Chapel Street, Ward 2 . 100 00
Amounts carried forward $9,200 00 $259,043 35
125
Amounts brought forward $9,200 00 $259,043 35
Land on Watertown St., Ward 2, 1,000 00
Land on Faxon Street, Ward 2 200 00
Land on Faxon Street, Ward 2
200 00
Land on Auburndale Avenue, Ward 3 .
1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
250 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3 .
2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
550 00
Land on Bourne Street, Ward 4
9,000 00
Gravel on Washington Street, Ward 4 . .
1,000 00
Gravel on Washington Street,
Ward 4 .
1,400 00
Gravel on Elliot Street, Ward 5
500 00
Gravel on Parker Street, Ward 5 .
250 00
Land east of Oak Street, Ward 5.
1,200 00
Land on Willow and Centre Streets, Ward 6 500 00
Land on Florence Street, Ward 5,
400 00
Land on Florence Street, Ward 5,
1,500 00
Land on Beacon Street, Ward 6 200 00
Land on Homer Street, Ward 6 . 4,000 00
34,550 00
Highway Department.
1 steam road roller
$6,000 00
22 cart horses, $225
.
4,950 00
3 horses, $100
300 00
2 horses for superintendent of sts.,
375 00
26 double and single carts
2,600 00
43 harnesses .
850 00
4 double sleds, $200
800 00
2 stone crushers and houses .
4,600 00
Amounts carried forward . $20,475 00 $293,593 35
126
Amounts brought forward $20,475 00 $293,593 35 and sleigh 525 00
2 stone wagons, wagon, carriage,
Tools, chains, derricks, blankets, etc.
1,800 00
1 road-scraper
150 00
22,950
Lighting Department.
For 1,190 posts, lanterns, burners, etc., $10 . 11,900 00
Police Department.
Station-house, building and land,
North Village $4,000 00
Furniture and bedding . 50 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding, Ward 1 . . 1,050 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding, Ward 6 .
1,575 00
Wagon and harness
150 00
Horse, saddle, and bridle
200 00
Horse, saddle, and bridle
125 00
15 pairs handcuffs, $3.75
56 25
13 clubs, $2 .
26 00
6 lanterns, $2.50
15 00
16 badges
100 00
15 parade clubs and belts, $3.50
52 50
Blankets
50 00
Record books
50 00
Furniture in station at City Hall . 75 00
7,574 75
Amount carried forward · $336,018 10
127
Amount brought forward $336,018 10
School Department.
High School buildings, furniture and land $57,000 00
Mason schoolhouse, furniture and
land 49,100 00
Hyde schoolhouse, furniture and land . 24,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse, furniture and land 31,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse No. 2, furni- ture and land 7,500 00
Oak Hill schoolhouse, furniture and land 12,000 00
Hamilton schoolhouse, furniture and land 28,000 00
Williams schoolhouse, furniture and land 20,000 00 Williams new schoolhouse and land 35,000 00
Pierce schoolhouse, furniture and land
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