Town of Newton annual report 1886, Part 15

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 594


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Amount brought forward,


$600,000 00


Accrued interest on same


18,000 00


Water loan, 5 per cent


250,000 00


Accrued interest on same


6,250 00


Water loan, 4 per cent


181,000 00 ·


Accrued interest on same


1,810 00


-$1,057,060 00


Town notes, 6 1-2 per cent


$46,000 00


Accrued interest on same


581 59


46,581 59


Town notes, 6 per cent


$147,000 00


Accrued interest on same


2,187 62


149,187 62


Municipal bonds, 5 per cent


$34,000 00 ·


Accrued interest on same


850 00


34,850 00


Public park bonds, 4 per cent Accrued interest on same


250 00


School house notes, 4 per cent $41,200 00


714 13


41,914 13


Newton school bonds, 4 per cent $44,000 00


Accrued interest on same


440 00


44,440 00


Temporary loan .


$69,700 00


Accrued interest on same


152 33


69,852 33


Uninvested portion of principal of Kenrick Fund


2,740 00


Suspense account, amount in treasury subject to call by sundry parties


778 05


High school loan 3 1-2 per cent . $45,000 00


Accrued interest on same ·


367 50


45,367 50


Amount carried forward, .


$1,518,021 22


25,250 00


Accrued interest on same


$25,000 00


332


Amount brought forward, . Newton Free Library loan 3 1-2


$1,518,021 22


$23,000 00 per cent


Accrued interest on same · 194 54


23,194 54


High School land loan 3 1-2 per cent $10,000 00 Accrued interest on same . 91 39


10,091 39


Mayor's warrants unpaid, appro- priations, etc.


$22,293 12


Mayor's warrants unpaid, water construction 2,879 91


Mayor's warrants unpaid' on ac- count of enlargement of High school building 3,500 00


Mayor's warrants unpaid on ac- count of addition to public library building 1,500 00 · Mayor's warrants unpaid on ac- count of income of the Read Fund . 1,090 56


Premium on tax sale . 12 00


31,275 59


$1,582,582 74


DETAILED STATEMENT OF ASSETS.


Balance of taxes, 1879 to 1883 inclusive . . $2,104 89 Balance of taxes, 1884, 1,663 46


Balance of taxes, 1885, 2,311 44 Balance of taxes, 1886, 77,855 28


Due from Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts as follows : -


$83,935 07


Amount carried forward, . $83,935 07


333


Amount brought forward, . On account of aid to soldiers and sailors under chapters 301 and 252, Acts of 1879


$83,935 07


1,500 00


Balance of corporation tax


6,573 08


Armory rent for 1886


400 00


Due from county treasurer : - Dog tax for 1886 2,337 66


Due from miscellaneous sources ; viz.,-


From sundry persons for bet- terments on drains in Wards 1 and 2 estimated .


700 00


From sundry persons for bet-


terments on Farlow park 1,354 05


From sundry persons for side- walks and curbing assess- ments .


166 28


Cash on hand


44,638 22


Sinking Funds.


Water debt sinking fund : -


City of Newton water bonds, 5 per cent. . $62,000 00


City of Newton wa- ter bonds, 4 per


per cent. . . 125,000 00


City of


Newton


school house note, 4 per cent. . 5,150 00


Cash on deposit on


interest


2,127 37


$194,277 37


Amounts carried forward, .


$335,881 73 $1,582,582 74


334


Amounts brought forward, . $335,881 73 $1,582,582 74 City debt sinking fund : -


City of Newton water bonds, 5 per cent. . $11,000 00 City of Newton wa- ter bonds, 4 per


cent. . . 15,000 00


Cash on deposit on interest 1,096 09


$27,096 09


Public Park Sinking Fund.


City of Newton water bonds, 4


per cent. . $12,000 00


Cash on deposit on


interest 131 47


$12,131 47


School Loan Sinking Fund.


City of Newton water


bonds, 4 per cent. $4,000 00


Cash on deposit on interest 473 33


$4,473 33


$379,582 62


$1,203 000 12


RECAPITULATION.


Water Debt.


Water loan $1,031,000 00


Accrued interest on same 26,060 00


Mayor's warrants unpaid for construction 6 2,879 91


Amount carried forward, . $1,059,939 91


335


Amount brought forward, . $1,059,939 91 Sinking fund 194,277 37


Net water liability


$865,662 54


City Debt, Exclusive of Water Debt.


Town notes


$193,0000 0


Accrued interest on same


2,769 21


Municipal bonds


34,000 00


Accrued interest on same


850 00


$34,850 00


Public park bonds


25,000 00


Accrued interest on same


250 00


$25,250 00


Schoolhouse notes


41,200 00


Accrued interest on same


714 13


$41,914 13


Newton school bonds .


44,000 00


Accrued interest on same


440 00


$44,440 00


Temporary loan .


69,700 00


Accrued interest on same


152 33


$69,852 33


Uninvested portion of principal of Kenrick Fund ·


$2,740 00


Suspense account, amount in


treasury subject to call by sundry parties ·


$778 05


High school loan


45,000 00


Accrued interest on same ·


367 50


$45,367 50


Newton Free Library loan . 23,000 00


Accrued interest on same .


194 54


$23,194 54


High school land loan, 3 1-2 per


cent


10,000 00


Amount carried forward, .


$10,000 00 $484,155 76


.


$195,769 21


336


Amount brought forward, . $10,000 00


Accrued interest on same . 91 39


$10,091 39


Mayor's warrants unpaid, appro- priations, etc. · Mayor's warrants unpaid on


22,293 12


account of enlargement of High school building · 3,500 00 ·


Mayor's warrants unpaid on account of addition to public library building · Mayor's warrants unpaid on


1,500 00


account of income of the Read Fund .


1,090 56


Premium on tax sale


12 00


$28,395 68


$522,642 83


Cash on hand


$44,638 22


Sinking fund


27,096 09


Public park sinking fund


12,131 47


School loan sinking fund


4,473 33


Balance taxes uncollected


83,935 07


Other assets uncollected


13,031 07


$185,305 25


Net city liability


$337,337 58


RECEIPTS.


The receipts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1886, are shown in the aggregates, as credited in the following accounts : - Number of


account.


1. Almshouse


$2,222 20


Amount carried forward,


$2,222 20


337


Amount brought forward, . $2,222 20


2. Armory .


749 27


3. Betterments


1,729 57


4. City Hall 875 00


5. Collectors fees


250 97


6. Corporation tax .


40,853 30


7. Dog tax .


2,081 23


8. Drains and culverts 403 75


9. Druggists' license-fees 17 00


10. Funded debt, water bonds 34,000 00


11. Funded debt, public library loan 23,000 00


12. Funded debt, high school loan 55,000 00


13. Gravel land 805 80


14. Highway department


6,717 69


15. Interest on Farlow Park betterments


130 38


16. Interest on deposits 503 76


17. Interest on taxes


1,895 43


18. Interest on city loans


5 00


20. Interest on real estate tax title


476 50


22. Kenrick fund income


108 67


23. Miscellaneous


42 31


24. National bank tax


11,045 23


26. Police department


768 16


27. Poor out of almshouse


1,530 87


28. Pedlers' license 22 00


29. Parks and squares


61 50


30. Public property


355 00


31. Record and other fees 280 20


32. Real estate tax title 622 06


33. Read fund income


2,419 25


Amount carried forward,


. $189,333 57


19. Interest on water bonds 121 81


226 66


21 Indigent soldiers and sailors


25. Newton free library, catalogue account


13 00


338


Amount brought forward, .


$189,333 57


34. School incidentals . 33 64


35. Ships engaged in foreign trade 2,471 02


36. Sinking fund commissioners


20,000 00


37. Sidewalks and curbing 683,55


38. State aid


915 00


39. Suspense account


118 12


40. Taxes 1883 and previous years 22 69


41. Taxes 1884 919 54


42. Taxes 1885


62,054 94


43. Taxes 1886


380,095 01


44. Tuition for non-resident pupils


806 50


45. Temporary loans .


314,400 00


46. Water maintenance


6 00


47. Water meters and service pipe


6,311 50


48. Water rates


34,213 63


49. Water rates by meters


20,147 25


50. Water department 19 13


51. Water construction 911 70


Total receipts


. $1,033,463 09


EXPENSES.


The claims for the year ending Dec. 31, 1886, as approved and drawn for in the auditor's office, are shown in the aggre- gates as charged to the following accounts : -


Number of account.


1. Almshouse, expenses and repairs $3,376 62


Amount carried forward, . $3,376 62


339


Amount brought forward, . $3.376 62


2. Armory expenses


978 88


3. Auburndale (Williams) school house 779 67


4. Auburndale sub-way


6,573 23


5. Books, stationery and printing


2,330 61


6. Board of health


2,185 80


7. Burial grounds


393 75


8. Conveyance of pupils


785 00


9. Curbing


1,500 00


10. City hall expenses


1,825 00


11. City engineer's department


7,283 79


12. Drains and culverts


14,779 63


13. Evening schools


532 98


14. Fire department


26,759 42


15. Funded debt


20,000 00


16. Funded debt, school house note 5,150 00


17. Gravel land


1,259 57


18. Highway, general repairs


69,893 35


19. Highways, widening, reconstruction, and im- provement 21,220 92


20. Interest on city loans, permanent


19,221 00


21. Interest on city loans, temporary 5,175 97


22. Interest on water bonds


54,380 00


23. Indigent soldiers and sailors


897 00


24 Kenrick fund income


136 70


25. Land damages


1,525 00


26. Memorial day


400 00


27. Miscellaneous expenses


18,103 92


28. Newton free library


8,499 97


29. Newton free library (addition)


13,900 00


30. Parks and squares 2,406 64


31. Police department 21,591 46


32. Poor out of almshouse 7,661 96


Amount carried forward, .


. $341,507 84


340


Amount brought forward, . $341,507 84


33. Poor out of almshouse, Commonwealth of


Massachusetts 5 72


34. Public property 14,097 31


35. Removal of ashes 3,211 83


36. Read fund income 1,452 74


37. Salaries 14,693 00


38. Schools, general appropriations for 96,517 43


39. Schools, enlargement of high school building 32,900 00


40. School incidentals 15,452 89


41. Sidewalks and street crossings


10,000 00


42. Sinking fund, city debt .


21,500 00


43. Sinking fund, school loan


4,500 00


44. Sinking fund, water bonds


18,000 00


45. Sinking fund, public park loan 852 90


46. State aid


1,034 95


47. Street light department


21,113 97


48. Suspense account.


1 75


49. Taxes 1886, county


14,934 33


50. Taxes 1886, corporation


26 15


51. Taxes 1886, national bank


922 51


52. Taxes 1886, state 24,840 00


53. Temporary loans 319,700 00


54. Use of hydrants · 8,940 00


55. Underwood school house (improvements of) 4,100 00


56. Water maintenance 12,952 51


57. Water meters and service pipe 5,998 86


58. Water rebate 351 07


59. Water construction 45,105 04


Total expenses


. $1,034,712 80


TABLE SHOWING APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, MAYOR'S WARRANTS, TREASURER'S PAYMENTS, DIFFERENCES, EXCESS, AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNTS.


OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.


APP ROPRI- ATIONS FOR 1886.


TRANS- FERS.


TOTAL APPROPRI- ATIONS.


MAYOR'S WARRANTS


TREASUR- ER'S PAY- MENTS.


DIFFER- ENCES.


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT.


Overdrawn.|Unexpen'd·


Almshouse expenses and repairs $4.000.00 ) Transferred from treasury, amount re- ceived from B. & A. Railroad . 300.00)


$4,300 00


-


$4,300 00


$3,376 62


$3,626 58


$249 96


$923 38


Armory expenses .


1,100 00


1,100 00


978 88


947 26


- 31 62


-


121 12


Books, Stationery and Printing .


2,150 00


2,150 00


2,330 61


2,652 37


321 76


$180 61


-


Board of Health .


4,000 00


$534 64


3,465 36


2,185 80


2,872 06


686 26


1,279 56


Burial Grounds .


400 00


--


400 00


393 75


393 75


6 25


City Engineer's Department


6,750 00


534 64


7,284 64


7,283 79


7,223 70


- 60 09


85


City Hall expenses .


1,600 00


1,600 00


1,825 00


2,187 23


362 23


225 00


Fire Department . .


26,000 00


125 00


26,125 00


26,759 42


26,823 98


64 56


634 42


Highways, Curbing


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


-


-


-


Highways, Drains and Culverts, $12,000.00 ) Additional, by order of City Council . . . . 2,803.75


14,803 75


14,803 75


14,779 63


13,937 35


- 842 28


24 12


Highways, General Repairs · $55,000.00 )


69,081 32


69,081 32


69,893 35


72,209 49


2,316 14


812 03


-


Highways, Gravel Land . $2,000.00 )


2,567 00


2,567 00


1,259 57


1,257 32


- 2 25


-


1,307 43


Highways, Land Damages .


2,000 00


2,000 00


1,525 00


2,467 50


942 50


475 00


Highways, Removal of Ashes


3,500 00


3,500 00


3,211 83


3,302 63


90 80


288 17


Highways, Sidewalks and Street Crossings


10,000 00


10,000 00


10,000 00


10,662 60


662 60


-


Highways, Widening, Reconstruction and Improvements . .


22,000 00


22,000 00


21,220 92


21,013 36


- 207 56


-


779 08


-


-


-


-


-


Additional, by order of City Council


. . 14,081.32


Additional, by order of City Council . .. . 567.00 )


-


-


-


-


-


341


Additional, by order of the City : $700.00 ) Council . . . . . . 400.00


TABLE SHOWING APPROPRIATIONS, ETC., Concluded.


OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.


APPROPRI- ATIONS FOR 1886.


TRANS- FERS.


TOTAL APPROPRI- ATIONS.


MAYOR'S WARRANTS


TREASUR- ER'S PAY- MENTS.


DIFFER- ENCES.


Overdrawn.


Unexpen'd.


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors .


$1,000 00


$1,000 00 19,241 00


$897 00 19,221 00 5,175 97 54,380 00 400 00


$921 00


$24 00


$103 00


Interest on City Loans, permanent.


19,211 00


20 00


Interest on City Loans, temporary


8,259 00


8,259 00


5,066 35


- 109 62


3,083 03


Interest on Water Bonds .


34,380 00


54,380 00 400 00


54,380 00 400 00


-


-


Miscellaneous Expenses · $10,000.00 } Additional. by order of City Council . . . 6,300 00 )


16,300 00


$390 00


15,910 00


18,103 92


17,986 86


- 117 06


$2,193 92


Newton Free Library.


8,500 00


8,500 00


8,499 97


8,840 51


340 54


03


Parks and Squares $2,000.00 )


2,500 00


2,500 00


2,406 64


2,592 50


185 86


93 36


Additional, by order of City Council .


. 500.00


Police Department .


$21,500.00 )


21,594 00


21,594 00


21,591 46


22,321 50


730 04


2 54


Additional, by order of City Council . .


. 94.00


Poor out of Almshouse .


8,000 00


8,000 00


7,661 96


7,893 10


231 14


338 04


Public Property $11,000.00 ) Additional, by order of City Council . . . 3,000.00


14,000 00


14,000 00


14,097 31


13,319 90


- 777 41


97 31


-


Salaries .


14,400 00


14,400 00


14,693 00


15,597 04


904 04


293 00


-


Schools, Conveyance of Pupils .


450 00


355 00


785 00


805 00


20 00


20 00


Schools, Evening. . .


550 00


550 00


532 98


527 83


- 5 15


-


17 02


Schools, General Appropria- tion . . $101,300.00


103,381 23


6,090 00


97,291 23


96,517 43


96,937 43


420 00


773 80


Schools,Dog Tax, 1885, by order of City Conncil . . 2,081.23


Schools, Incidentals .


9,500 00


6,000 00


15,500 00


15,452 89


15,597 76 [5,150:00


144 87


47 11


School House Note .


5,150 00


-


5,150 00


5,150 00


--


-


-


-


342


-


-


-


-


-


-


805 00


19,270 17


49 17


Memorial Day .


400 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT.


Sinking Fund on City Debt. . . 21,500 00


Sinking Fund on School Loan .


4,500 00


Sinking Fund on Water Bonds


18,000 00


21,500 00 4,500 00 18,000 00


21,500 00 4,500 00 18,000 00


21,500 00 4,500 00 18,000 00 1,041 95 25,066 66


7 00 3,952 69


34 95


Street Light Department .


21,750 00


21,750 00


21,113 97


Use of Hydrants . .


8,940 00


8,940 00


8,940 00


8,940 00


Water Maintenance .


13,000 00


13,000 00


12,952 51


13,949 50


996 99


47 49


Water Meters and Service Pipe


6,000 00


6,000 00 500 00


5,998 86 351 07


6,611 66


612 80


1 14


Water, Rebate on Bills. .


500 00


-


-


148 93


Less Mayor's Warrants of 1885, paid by Treasurer in 1886.


$560,644 97 34,439 72


$14,315 95 - 2,153 04


$4,471 24


$10,536 48 4,471 24


Less Mayor's Warrants of 1886, paid by treasurer in 1887, on account of Au-


$526,205 25


burndale Sub-way (special) $12.31, and State Aid, $4.00. ..


1


-


I


-


16 31


$526,188 94


Amount of Mayor's Warrants for 1886,paid by Treasurer in 1887. Appropriations


-


-


-


-


22,293 12"


$554,547 30


$554,547 30


$548,482 06


$548,482 06


$12,162 91


-


Transferred into Treasury . .


.


$6,065 24


-


-


-


-


-


1,000 00


1,034 95


State Aid. . .


1,000 00


636 03


351 07


343


PERMANENT DEBT-DESCRIPTIVE LIST.


RATE.


DATE OF LOAN, ETC.


PAYABLE.


AMOUNT.


INTEREST, WHEN PAYABLE. -


City Institution for Savings, Lowell .


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


66


..


.


63 per cent


April 21, 1871


April 21, 1888


46,000 00


April and October


6 per cent


April 22, 1870


April 22, 1890


20,000 00


April and October


6


per cent


April 22, 1870


April 22, 1892


30,000 00


April and October


6 per cent


March 10, 1875


March 10, 1894


47,000 00


March and September


Municipal Bonds, $1,000 each.


5 per cent


July


1, 1875


July


1, 1895


34,000 00


January and July


Water Bonds, $1,000 each .


6 per cent


July


1,1875


July


1, 1905


600,000 00


January and July


5 per cent


July


1, 1875


July


1, 1906


250,000 00


January and July


66


66


$1,000 each


4


per cent


Oct.


1, 1880


Oct. 1, 1910


181,000 00


April and October


Public Park Bonds, $1,000 each


4


per cent


June


1, 1883


April


1, 1908


25,000 00


April and October


Schoolhouse Notes, $5,150 each


4 per cent


Jan.


25, 1884


One each year


41,200 00


January and July


School Loan Bonds, $1,000 each


4 per cent


April


1, 1885


April 1, 1895


44,000 00


April and October


School Notes $4,500 each .


3} per cent


Oct.


6, 1886


One each year


45,000 00


April and October


School Notes for Land $5,000 each


3} per cent


Sept. 27, 1886


One each year


10,000 00


April and October


Newton Free Library Loan $4,600 each


3} per cent


Oct.


4, 1887


One each year


23,000 00


March and September


6 per cent


Oct. 3, 1867


Oct. 3, 1887


$20,000 00


April and October


6 per cent


April


1, 1868


April 1, 1888


30,000 00


April and October


$1,000 each


$1,446,200 00


344


345


STATEMENT OF THE KENRICK FUND.


The following is a statement of this fund and its income, Jan. 1, 1887 : -


Amount invested


$1,260 00


Cash uninvested


0,740 00


Total fund


$4,000 00


Balance income on hand Jan. 1, 1886 $49 53


Income received in 1886


108 67


$158 20


Amount distributed


136 70


Balance $21 50


The distribution of the income of this fund has been made in accordance with the terms of the donor, to persons entitled to its benefits.


TAXES AND TAXABLE VALUATION.


The following will show the valuation of the property of the city on which taxes were assessed for the year 1886, with the amount of taxes and rate of taxation : -


Value of real estate


$21,977,061 00


Value of personal estate


9,039,869 00


$31,016,930 00


Tax received for corporation stocks


40,853 30


Tax received for bank stocks


11,045 23


$51,898 53


City appropriations for current expenses


524,420 00


Deduct estimated receipts for 1886


118,550 00


.


$405,870 00


346


State tax


24,840 00


County tax


14,934 33


Overlay


7,941 46


Total assessments


$453,585 79


Rate of taxation $14.40 on $1000.


LEDGER BALANCES.


DR.


Betterments Farlow Park .


$1,354 05


Betterments, Newtonville drain


1,883 70


Bills receivable


250 00


Bills receivable, Kenrick fund


1,260 00


Cash


44,638 22


Public property owned by the city 951,762 60


Taxes 1883 and previous years


2,104 89


Taxes 1884


1,663 46


Taxes 1885


2,311 44


Taxes 1886


77,855 28


Water construction


. 1,040,629 15


$2,125,712 79


CR.


City of Newton $536,780 84


Funded debt 5 per cent bonds


34,000 00


Funded debt 6 1-2 per cent. city notes


46,000 00


Funded debt 6 per cent. city notes


147,000 00


Funded debt 3 1-2 per cent. school notes


10,000 00


Amount carried forward, . $773,780 84


347


'Amount brought forward. $773,780 84


Funded debt 3 1-2 per cent. school notes


45,000 00


Funded debt 3 1-2 per cent. Newton free library notes 23,000 00


Funded debt 4 per cent public park bonds .


25,000 00


Funded debt 4 per cent school notes


41,200 00


Funded debt 4 per cent school bonds .


44,000 00


Funded debt 6 per cent water scrip


600,000 00


Funded debt 5 per cent water scrip


250,000 00


Funded debt 4 per cent water scrip


181,000 00


High school extension appropriation


25,600 00


Interest on Farlow Park betterments


159 81


Kenrick fund


4,021 50


Mayor's warrants, unpaid bills


22,293 12


Newton free library extension appropriation


10.600 00


Overlay 1884


432 66


Overlay 1885


3.336 44


Overlay 1886


4,707 81


Premium on tax sale


12 00


Read fund income


1,090 56


Suspense account


778 05


Temporary loans


69.700 00


$2,125.712 79


REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF NEWTON.


NEWTON, Jan. 1, 1887.


In accordance with the requirements of the City Charter and Ordinances, the Sinking Fund Commissioners herewith report the condition of the funds and securities in their charge on the 31st day of December 1886.


348


WATER DEBT SINKING FUND.


On hand in cash and securities at par Jan. 1,


1886


$169,072 30


Received interest on securities and bank de-


posits . 7,378 40


Received appropriation by the city for 1886 18,000 00


LESS.


$194,450 70


Accrued interest on $26,000 4 per cent water


bonds bought of the city 173 33


$194,277 37


Invested as follows : -


City of Newton 5 per cent water bonds due July 1, 1906 . 62,000 00


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds due Oct. 1, 1910 . 62,000 00


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds due April 1, 1914 .


63,000 00


City of Newton 4 per cent school note due Jan. 25, 1894 .


5,150 00


Cash on deposit in bank


2,127 37


$194,277 37


CITY DEBT SINKING FUND.


On hand in cash and securities at par, Jan. 1, 1886


$24,516 20


Received interest on bonds and deposits 1,093 22


Received appropriation by the city for 1886 21,500 00


Amount carried forward


$47,109 42


349


Amount brought forward $17,109 42


LESS.


Accrued interest on $2,000 4 per cent.


water bonds bought of the city $13 33


Paid city treasurer to pay note due Oct. 3, 1886 . 20,000 00 20,013 33


27,096 09


Invested as follows : -


City of Newton 5 per cent water bonds at par due July 1, 1906


$11,000 00


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds at par due Oct. 1, 1910


13,000 00


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds at par due Apr. 1, 1914


2,000 00


Cash on deposit in bank


1,096 09


$27,096 09


Public Park Sinking Fund.


On hand in cash and securities at par, Jan. 1, 1886


$10,862 55


Received balance of interest on securities and bank deposits 416 02


Received on account of betterments collected by the City


852 90


$12,131 47


Invested as follows :-


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds, due Apr. 1, 1914


12,000 00


Cash on deposit in bank


131 47


$12,131 47


350


School Loan Sinking Fund.


Received appropriation by the City for 1886 $4,500 00


Less


Accrued interest on $4000 4 per cent water


bonds bought of the City 26 67


$4,473 33


Invested as follows :-


City of Newton 4 per cent water bonds, due Apr. 1, 1914


4,000 00


Cash on deposit in bank


473 33


$4,473 33


During the year your commissioners have bought of the city $26,000 4 per cent water bonds for the water debt sink- ing fund, $2,000 4 per cent water bonds for the city debt sinking fund, $2,000 4 per cent water bonds for the public park sinking fund, and $4,000 4 per cent water bonds for the school loan sinking fund, making $34,000, all of which are due Apr. 1, 1914; and have paid to the city treasurer $20,000 from the city debt sinking fund to enable him to pay a note of same amount which fell due Oct. 3, 1886.


We also reported in September last, that there should be appropriated for the year 1887, as follows :-


For the city debt sinking fund $21,500 00


For the water debt sinking fund 20,000 00


For the school loan sinking fund . 4,500 00


Respectfully submitted.


GEO. S. BULLENS, ) Commissioners


ALDEN SPEARE, of the GEORGE C. LORD, Sinking Fund.


351


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE READ FUND.


NEWTON, Jan. 1, 1887.


In accordance with Ordinance XXVIII, Section 8, we beg leave to report to the City Council as follows :--


Amount of interest collected for 1886


$1,615 75


Paid to the treasurer of the City of Newton 1,615 75


Principal invested as follows :--


Note of the City of Newton dated Dec. 1, 1886 on 12 months with interest semi-annually 4 per cent per annum


$39,700 00


GEO S. BULLENS, Trustees


ALDEN SPEARE, of the Read Fund.


GEORGE C. LORD,


STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF RECEIPTS.


Almshouse.


Received from N. D. Moody, warden,


for sale of hay, straw, produce, wood, etc.


$1,726 85


Received for support of Chas. Sawyer and wife 95 15


Received for support of Mrs. Thomas 40 00


Received from Fire Department for telegraph poles 27 50


Received from B. & A. Railroad for railroad ties 23 70


Received from Crocker & Eldredge,


Amount carried forward, . $1,913 20


Less


352


Amount brought forward, .


$1,913 20


refund of bill 9 00


Received from Boston & Albany Railroad corporation for build-


ing bridge over tracks of Cir- cuit Railroad 300 00


Total, as per item No. 1 of receipts


$2,222 20


Armory.


Received from Commonwealth of Massa-


chusetts, for rent of armory


$400 00


Received from Capt. Isaac H. Houghton 2-3 of amount received for rent of


armory


. 349 27


Total, as per item No. 2 of receipts


$749 27


Betterments.


Received from sundry persons on acct.


of Farlow Park .


$1,381 77


Received from sundry persons on acct. of Murray street 275 00


Received from sundry persons on acct.


of Newtonville drain .


.


72 80


Total, as per item No. 3 of receipts


$1,729 57


City Hall.


Received for use of hall, etc. $375 00


Received from treasurer of County of Middlesex,


Amount carried forward, . $375 00


353


Amount brought forward, . $375 00


for rent of police court


room


500 00


Total, as per item


No. 4 of receipts


$875 00


Collector's Fees.


Received from John A. Ken-


rick, treasurer and col-


lector of taxes, for sum-


monses, advertising tax


sales, etc., as per item


No. 5 of receipts .


$250 97


Corporation Tax.


Received from


Common-


wealth of Massachusetts,


as per item No. 6 of


receipts


$40,853 30


Dog Tax.


Received from Treasurer of


County of Middlesex,


for dog tax, as per item


No. 7 of receipts . . $2,081 23


Drains and Culverts.


Received from sundry per-


sons on account of


Eldredge street drain .


$325 00


Received from E. W. Gay on


account of drain in


Tremont street


78 75


Total as per item No. 8 of receipts


$403 75


354


Druggists' License Fees.


Received from sundry per-


sons for liquor licenses of the sixth class, as per item No. 9 of re- ceipts . $17 00


Funded Debt -- Water Bonds.


Received from commission- ers of the Sinking · Funds of city of New- ton for twenty-six water bonds, 4 per cent., $1,000 each, on account of water construction . . Received from commission- ers of the Sinking Funds of City of New- ton for four water bonds, 4 per cent., $1,000 each, on ac- count of school loan Received from commission- ers of the Sinking Funds of City of New- ton for two water bonds, 4 per cent., $1,000 each, on ac- count of city debt 2,000 00 .


$26,000 00


4,000 00


Amount carried forward, $32,000 00


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