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Daniel F. Healy, material and labor 3 00
J. L. Sears, material and labor 2 00
Claflin, Larabee & Co., supplies
21 40
E. S. Ritchie & Co., supplies
17 77
C. A. Browning & Co., supplies 17 50
James W. Vinal & Co., supplies 17 28
H. A. Sherman, supplies ·
14 17
George Frost & Co., supplies
10 15
George S. Perry, supplies 9 38
George W. Gill, supplies 8 85
George H. Adams, supplies
4 65
William Reed & Son, supplies
4 27
J. T. Trowbridge, supplies
3 50
Fred. L. Cook, supplies
2 89
Peabody & Whitney, supplies
338 52
Harris, Rogers & Co., supplies
124 00
Thomas Hall, supplies
104 85
O. F. Lucas, supplies .
31 61
Holland & Daniels, supplies
68 08
R. H. Stearns, supplies
25 00
W. C. Gaudelet, supplies
21 71
Z. Fleming, supplies
2 75
Greenwood & Co., supplies
2 58
Amounts carried forward, .
$12,945 65
$14,000 00
labor.
3 65
469
Amounts brought forward, . $15,428 92 $15,500 00
Silver, Rogers & Co , supplies 2 55
Barber Bros., supplies
2 11
Sundry small bills, supplies
19 31
Total, as per item No. 45 of expenses $15,452 89
Balance unexpended transferred into treasury Sidewalks and Street Crossings.
.
$47 11
Appropriation . $10,000 00 .
John A. Kenrick, treasurer, labor,
men and teams, highway department $4,243 80
Simpson Bros., concreting . 5,070 85
Noah Prescott, curb-stone, etc. 344 61
C. H. & A. F. Ireland, sidewalk on Hammond street 162 50
Boston & Albany railroad, freight 75 72
L. A. Ross, plank sidewalk
51 10
John W. Scott, blacksmithing
14 17
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing
11 80
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 7 50
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
7 35
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing
7 20
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing
1 00
Sundry small bills
2 40
Total, as per item No. 41 of expenses $10,000 00 ·
Sinking Fund-City Debt.
Appropriation . · $21,500 00
Amount paid Commissioners of
Sinking Fund, as per item
No. 42 of expenses 21,500 00
470
Sinking Fund-School Loan.
Appropriation
$4,500 00
Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as per item No. 43 of expenses ·
4,500 00
Sinking Fund-Water Bonds.
Appropriation · $18,000 00
Amount paid Commissioners of
Sinking Fund, as per item
No. 44 of expenses · . 18,000 00
Sinking Fund-Public Park Loan.
Amount paid the Commissioners
of the Sinking Funds of the City of Newton, in accord- ance with section 5, chapter 44 of the Acts of 1882, being a portion of the amount re- ceived from sundry persons on account of betterments assessed for laying out and locating Farlow Park, as per item No. 45 of expenses
$852 90
State Aid.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Joshua V. Ramsdell
$72 00
William Watson
69 00
S. C. Spaulding
68 00
Anna C. Boyd
48 00
Thomas Dennon .
48 00
Sarah Fell
48 00
Am'ts carried forw'd
$353 00
$1,000 00
471
Amounts brought forward,
$353 00 $1,000 00
Margaret Hagarty
48 00
Eliza M. Jackson
48 00
Catherine McAleer
48 00
Agnes Myers
48 00
Mary A. Mann
48 00
Elizabeth A. McCrillis
48 00
Thomas Probert
48 00
Jane C. Poor
48 00
Malachi Watson
48 00
Bridget A. Wright
48 00
Thomas Dolan
42 00
Mary Duran
36 00
Albert C. Dearborn
36 00
Ellen Russell
32 00
George Hutchinson
28 00
Elizabeth Burke
19 95
Mary A. Derby
8 00
Total, as per item No. 46 of expenses $1,034 95
Balance overdrawn transferred into treasury
34 95
Street Light Department.
Appropriation . . $21,750 00
Newton & Watertown Gas Light
Co., gas, and care of 873 street lamps
$15,162 90
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., oil, and care of 493
street lamps
5,006 73
Amounts carried forward,
$20,169 63 $21,750 00
472
Am'ts brought forw'd,
$20,169 63 $21,750 00
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., glass, repairs, setting and painting posts
237 32
Davis & Farnum Manf Co., iron posts and frames
196 00
Wheeler Reflector Co., copper lanterns
180 50
Nathaniel Tufts, copper lanterns, etc. ·
165 62
39 75
28 00
13 60
12 00
8 50
James Scully, setting posts, etc. W. J. Towne, material, care of lamps, etc. .
10 50
J. E. Trowbridge, repairing lan- terns, etc. 14 40
A. W. Snow, repairing lanterns, etc. 6 85
A. J. Fiske & Co., repairing lanterns, etc. 1 90
George H. Pratt, advertising
7 50
The Newton Graphic, advertising
7 50
Stephen F. Cate, use of team
6 00
S. L. Pratt, use of team
6 00
C. H. Jenison, expressage .
2 15
Eames Express, expressage 25
Thomas Hart, setting posts, etc. F. E. Bowker, setting posts, etc. C. A. Gowell, setting posts, etc. Arthur Muldoon, setting posts, etc. ·
· ·
Total, as per item No. 47 of expenses $21,113 97 Balance unexpended transferred into treasury . 636 03
473
Suspense Account.
Paid to sundry parties from am- ount in city treasury subject to call, as per item No. 48 of expenses $1 75
Taxes 1886-County.
Amount assessed for county tax ·
$14,934 33
Amount paid to county treasurer as per item
No. 49 of expenses 14,934 33
Taxes 1886-Corporation.
Amount paid to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, as per item No. 50 of expenses . $26 15
Taxes 1886-National Bank.
Amounts paid to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for non-residents of Newton, Na- tional Bank shares, as per item No. 51 of expenses $922 51
Taxes 1886-State.
Amount assessed for State tax · $24,840 00 Amount paid to State treasurer, as per item
No. 52 of expenses $24,840 00
474
Temporary Loans-1886.
November 3, paid Boston Five Cent Savings Bank $75,000 00
November 4, paid Suffolk Savings Institution . 25,000 00
November 5, paid Suffolk Savings Institution 25,000 00
November 5, paid Hamilton Na- tional Bank 35,000 00
November 6, paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts 10,000 00
November 6, paid National Bank of Redemption 45,000 00
November 8, paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 20,000 00
November 9, paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts 45,000 00
December 1, paid Trustees of the Read Fund .
39,700 00
Total, as per item No. 53 of expenses . $319,700 00
Use of Hydrants.
Appropriation . $8,940 00 Amount paid water department as per item No. 54 of ex- penses . . $8,940 00
475
Underwood School-house Improvement, (Special Appropriation).
Appropriation .
$4,100 00
William E. Porter, material and labor, (carpenter) $1,021 18
John Marden, material and labor, (mason)
735 00
Charles A. Hill, material and labor, (painting) 597 74
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor, (plumbing) . ·
587 13
Moses Pond & Co., heating ap- paratus 785 00
Allen & Kenway, services as
architects
192 90
Joseph W. Grigg, slate urinal 69 55
M. W. Sands, brick 42 00
21 00
John Joyce, labor, men and teams Timothy Stuart, labor, men and teams
14 00
William Welch, labor, men and teams .
14 00
C. McBride, labor, men and teams 7 00
Thomas Goode, labor .
3 50
Fulton Iron Foundry Co., hydrant
covers, etc., .
10 00
Total, as per item No. 55 of expenses $4,100 00
Water Maintenance.
Appropriation .
$13,000 00
Albert S. Glover, services as reg-
istrar
$1,800 00
Amounts carried forward, .
$1,800 00
$13,000 00
476
Amounts brought forward,
$1,800 00 $13,000 00
Albert S. Glover, incidental cash expenses ·
69 41
Albert S. Glover, error on ac- count of weekly payments . H. N. Hyde, jr., services as super- intendent ·
11 38
1,500 00
H. N. Hyde, jr., incidental cash expenses ·
36 70
H. N. Hyde, jr., error on account of weekly payments 9 45
J. C. Whitney, services as inspec- tor ·
522 03
J. C. Whitney, incidental cash expenses 19 43 ·
J. C. Whitney, error on account of weekly payments 7 69
Thomas Coughlan, services as engineer .
1,200 00
Thomas Coughlan, error on ac- count of weekly payments 7 51
Miss E. M. Baylies for clerical services 135 65
M. E. Noyes, clerical services 64 00
E. A. Wood, clerical services 60 00
W. S. French, clerical services 37 43
Pay rolls of laborers 3,309 00
J. Edward Hills, coal .
2,489 11
Albert Brackett, coal . 30 00
Daniel Sullivan, wood 60 00
T. Albert Ward, care of reservoir (1885) ·
50 00
Amounts carried forward, $11,418 79 $13,000 00
477
Amounts brought forward, $11,418 79 $13,000 00
T. Albert Ward, care of reservoir, (1886) 50 00
John Dolan, carting coal,
112 10
Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., policy 45 00
Timothy Stuart, carting pipe 136 25
Keeler & Co., office furniture
63 75
Estate of E. S. Farnsworth, desks
15 00
Dr. E. S. Wood, analysis of water 10 00 Newton & Watertown Gas Light Company, gas . . 11 60
N. W. Tupper, hay and grain 72 09
66 25
E. Smead & Co., hay and grain . Parker, Holmes & Co., rubber boots 32 96
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
110 25
A. F. Harrington, use of teams
33 21
Nonantum stables, use of teams
4 00
F. Jones express, expressage
8 70
C. H. Jenison, expressage
.
3 62
Frank R. Patch, expressage
3 55
Henry H. Hunt, material and labor ·
$5 03
The Pettee Machine Works, ma- terial and labor 47 70
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor
31 13
Walworth Man'f Co., material and labor
22 70
Isaac Smith, material and labor
18 13
Am'ts carried forward, $12,411 81
$13,000 00
478
Am'ts brought forward,
$12,411 81 $13,000 00
W. P. Leavitt & Son, material and labor 13 97
E. W. Hodgson, material and labor
12 2]
Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor
6 80
J. H. Cushman, material and labor
3 85
Leonard & Ellis, oil
106 75
F. E. Hamblin, drain-pipe, etc.
40 54
George H. Pratt, printing, etc. .
37 75
Fanning Printing Co., printing etc. 12 60
Alfred Mudge & Son, paper
10 50
American Fire Hose Man'f Co., repairing hose t. 18 45
Magee Furnace Co., stove
22 00
Madison Bunker, care of sick horses . ·
5 92
American Spiced Food Co., food 4 08
Drew, Allis & Co , directories
3 00
Fred B. Spear, use of teams ·
3 00
Henry F. Jenks, material and labor . 12 50
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor 5 00
P. Y. Hoseason, material and labor 2 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
34 51
Charles A. Cole, blacksmithing
6 50
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing
3 97
A. Danforth, agt., blacksmithing J. Q. Harrington, sharpening mower
2 80
2 00
Amounts carried forward
$12,782 51
$13,000 00
479
Amounts brought forward, $12,782 51 $13,000 00
Sherburne & Co., supplies . 34 95
Parker & Wood, supplies
34 01
M. R. Warren, supplies ·
27407
Hooper, Lewis & Co., supplies
19 13
J. C. Clark Printing Co., supplies
16 48
A. A. Savage, supplies
.
6 22
B. B. Billings, supplies
3 97
Chapman Valve Man'f Co., sup- plies 3 83
Page & Coffin, supplies
3 13
C. W. Morehouse, supplies 3 06
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., supplies
3 00
C. F. Eddy & Co., supplies
2 80
H. H. Darling & Co., supplies
2 50
Sundry small bills . . 9 85
Total, as per item No. 56 of expenses $12,952 51
Balance unexpended transferred into treasury . $47 49
Water Meters and Service Pipe.
Appropriation
. $6,000 00
Pay-rolls of laborers $1,968 30 ·
National Meter Co., meters, etc.
1,886 60
Union Water Meter Co., repairs of meters , · J. C. Whitney, services as inspec- tor
390 18
Chadwick Lead Works, lead pipe etc.
507 87
National Tube Works, pipe, etc.
434 32
Amounts carried forward, $5,310 72
$6,000 00
.
123 45
480
Am'ts brought forw'd, $5,310 72
$6,000 00
Ward & Curley, supplies 161 65
E. Smead & Co., grain, etc. 94 18
N. W. Tupper, grain, etc. 41 76
Davis & Farnum Manf Co., cast-
ings
40 01
Chapman Valve Manf' Co., sup- plies ·
38 88
Cunningham Iron Works Co.,
supplies
33 52
A. F. Harrington, use of teams 78 99
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
3 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
49 17
A. Danforth, agt., blacksmithing
7 53
S. D. Keegan, blacksmithing
6 43
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing
3 90
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing
2 08
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing Jenkins Bros., packing, etc. .
1 39
23 38
H. N. Hyde, jr., sundry cash ex- penses . 19 98
Albert S. Glover, sundry cash ex- penses .
3 74
13 90
Boston & Albany railroad, freight E. W. Hodgson, material and labor 13 40
F. H. Hunting, expressage
8 95
H. R. Worthington, repairing meters
8 16
M. C. Laffie, delivering notices
8 00
Rodney M. Lucas, delivering notices
4 00
Am'ts carried forw'd,
$5,976 72
$6,000 00
481
Amounts brought forward, $5,976 72 $6,000 00
Robert Harrison, delivering notices 3 50 · P. Y. Hoseason, material and labor 4 00
Timothy Stuart, labor, men and teams . 3 50
Madison Bunker, care of sick
horse ·
2 83
Hooper, Lewis & Co., supplies 2 50
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies 1 38
Sundry small bills
4 43
Total, as per item No. 57 of expenses $5,998 86
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $1 14
Water Rebate.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid to sundry parties, rebate of
water bills, as per item No. 58 of expenses ·
351 07
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $148 93
Water Construction.
Total expenditure to December 31,1885
$999,315 72
Pay-roll of laborers $16,862 72
Warren Foundry and Machine Co., iron pipe ·
3,846 95
National Meter Co., meters and
repairs 6,460 50
Amounts carried, forward,
$27,170 17
$999,315 72
482
Amounts brought forward,
$27,170 17 $999,315 72
Chadwick Lead Works, lead 2,341 97
Charles Carr, hydrants, etc. 2,046 67
Davis and Farnum Mfg. Co., cast- ings, etc. 1,600 20
Manhattan Artesian Well Co.,
contract for driving wells,
1,485 75
Ward and Curley, supplies. 1,420 52
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., water gates, etc. 1,088 90
City Iron Foundry, gate boxes, etc.
870 94
Timothy Stuart, carting pipe, etc. 654 17
Boston and Albany Railroad, freight .
610 53
National Tube Works Co., pipe 527 87
459 10
John A. Gill, contract for driving wells . Cunningham Iron Works Co., pipe, etc.,
383 04
Walworth Mfg. Co , supplies 335 87
309 30
A. F. Harrington, use of teams J. C. Whitney, services as inspec- tor
280 59
W. S. French, services on account additional supply of water .
283 94
Henry D. Woods, services on account additional supply of water 104 43
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing 270 98
A. Danforth, agt., blacksmithing 124 94
Amounts carried forward, $42,379 88
$999,315 72
483
Amounts brought forward, $42,379 88 $999,315 72
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 96 20
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing 37 72
S. D. Keegan, blacksmithing 29 28
Charles A. Cole, blacksmithing
21 39
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing ·
12 36
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 5 44
2 10
D. J. O'Donnell, blacksmithing George A. Goodyear, powder and fuse
265 84
G. Fuller & Son, lumber
179 06
M. W. Sands, brick
173 25
The Pettee Machine Works,
material and labor
131 65
The American Fire Hose Mfg. Co., hose, etc.
122 50
E. Smead & Co., hay and grain N. W. Tupper, hay and grain Whittier Machine Co., supplies .
116 00
Dodge, Haley & Co., supplies
95 81
Akron Rubber Works, hose, etc.
94 91
Parker & Wood, pick handles .
87 02
Waldo Bros., cement .
76 80
The United States, testing pipe Sewall & Day Cordage Co., pack- ing, etc. 61 83
W. H. Leatherbee & Son, lumber 53 42
Central stables, use of teams
45 00
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
16 00
Nonantum stables, use of teams .
5 50
Amounts carried forward
$44,363 90 $999,315 72
118 04
62 65
74 25
484
Amounts brought forward,
$44,363 90 $999,315 72
Parker, Holmes & Co., rubber boots 44 07
Albert F. Noyes, Sundry cash ex- penses .
43 51
Edward W. Cate, sundry cash ex- penses . 21 00
F. H. Hunting, expressage 42 45
Frank R. Patch, expressage
11 80
R. J. McAdoo, expressage .
2 65
George F. Blake Man'f Co., sup- plies 41 23
C. Horton & Co., services 35 00
Fairbanks, Brown & Co., scales . 35 00
H. M. Darling & Co., lantern globes . .
34 08
M. Frank Lucas, stakes 34 00
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 32 30
E. W. Hodgson, material and labor
20 09
H. H. Hunt, material and labor 14 42
W. H. French & Co., meterial and labor 12 37
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor 3 15
Morss & Whyte, supplies 28 43
Bradlee & Hastings, supplies 27 52
Thomas Mckinley, inspecting pipe · ·
25 00
Arthur Muldoon, material and labor . 24 75
Am'nts carried forw'd,
$44,896 72 $999,315 72
485
Amounts brought forward, $44,896 72 $999,315 72
Hall Rubber Co., rubber boots 22 13 Speare, Gregory & Co., oil 15 58
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, oatmeal N. Y. & N. E. Railroad, freight John Marden, material and labor
15 14
14 13
15 20
A. A. Savage, supplies
14 76
C. W. Morehouse, supplies
11 27
Jenkins Bros., packing
1 70
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., supplies Bigelow & Dowse, lawn-mower Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., coke ·
11 00
10 00
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement 7 75
Brown & Sharp Mfg. Co., water test guages
7 80
A. S. Morss, spikes
6 75
Arthur L. Woodruff, services as inspector
6 00
P. Y. Hoseason, material and labor ·
6 00
Sumner & Goodwin, supplies
4 68
Fulton Iron Foundry Co., supplies
4 50
M. Bunker, care of sick horse
4 25
Arthur A. Glines, photograph
4 00
The Armstrong Mfg. Co., wrench
3 50
American Spiced Food Co., spiced
food
1 75
Total, as per item No. 59 of expenses $45,105 04
Am'nts curried forw'd,
$45,105 04 $999,315 72
7 43
486
Amounts brought forward, $45,105 04 $999,315 72
Received.
Received from sundry persons as
follows :
For pipe sold $677 75
For labor
212 10
For lead reels
12 24
For meter rents
9 61
Total, as per item No. 51 of receipts $911 70
$44,193 34
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1886 . $1,043,509 06
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.
Almshouse Department.
70 acres of land . $7,000 00
Buildings . ·
8,000 00
Personal properly
3,947 35
$18,947 35
Armory Hall.
Land, building, fixtures, etc $12,000 00 .
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
Set of standard weights and meas-
ures
100 00
Record books
200 00
Bookcases, maps, etc. .
500 00
$51,160 00
Amount carried forward,
$82,107 35
487
Amounts brought forward, $82,107 35
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 . ·
50 00
Horse, wagon, etc.
150 00
$1.174 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
Chemical Engine No. 1 2,250 00
3,300 00
Hook and ladder, truck, horses, etc. 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 $27,450 00
$86,081 35
488
Am'ts brought forw'd, $27,450 00 $86,081 35
Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse,
hose, etc., Upper Falls ·
1,500 00
Fire-alarm telegraph, including teamn, etc. 24,000 00
$52,950 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
7,000 00
$87,600 00
Free Library Department.
Newton Free Library, building
and land
$56,000 00
Books .
10,000 00
$66,000 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
Amounts carried forward, $9,100 00 $292,631 35
489
Amounts brought forward,
$9,100 00 $292,631 35
100 00
Land on Chapel Street, Ward 2 Land on Watertown Street, Ward 2
1,000 00
Land on Faxon Street, Ward 2 . 200 00
Land on Auburndale Avenue, Ward 3
1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
250 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
550 00
Land on Bourne Street, Ward 4
9,000 00
Gravel on Washington Street,
Ward 4
600 00
Gravel on Washington Street
Ward 4 600 00
Gravel on Walnut Street
500 00
Land on Elliot Street, Ward 5
1,000 00
Gravel on Parker Street, Ward 5
250 00
Gravel on Pine Street
100 00
Land east of Oak Street, Ward 5 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 Homer Street, Ward 6 4,000 00
Land on Murray street, Ward 2 4,000 00
$41,250 00 -
Highway Departmenr.
1 steam road roller
$6,000 00
22 cart horses, $225
4,950 00
Amounts carried forward
$10,950 00 $333,881 35
.
·
1,200 00
490
Am'ts brought forw'd,
$10,950 00 $333,881 35
3 horses $100
300 00
2 horses for superintendent of
streets
375 00
26 double and single carts 2,600 00
43 harnesses
850 00
4 double sleds, $200
800 00
3 single sleds,
100 00
2 stone crushers and houses
4,500 00
2 stone wagons, wagon, carriage, and sleigh ·
525 00
Tools, chains, derricks, blankets,
etc.
1,800 00
1 road scraper
150 00
Boiler for steam drill
500 00
$23,550 00
Lighting Department.
For 1369 posts, lanterns, burners, etc. $10 apiece $13,690 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
Two carriages, sleigh and harness 200 00
Horse, saddle, bridle and harness 200 00
15 pairs handcuffs, $3.75
56 25
Am'ts carried forw'd
$7,131 25 $371,121 35
491
Amounts brought forward,
$7,131 25 $371,121 35
30 clubs, $1.50 . 45 00
6 lanterns, $2.50
15 00
18 badges .
112 00
18 parade clubs and belts, $3.50 .
63 00
Blankets
50 00
Record books
50 00
Furniture in station at City Hall
75 00
$7,541 25
School Department.
High School buildings, furni-
ture and land .
$100,000 00
Mason schoolhouse, furniture and land
49,100 00
Hyde schoolhouse, furniture and land .
24,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse, furni- ture and land . ·
31,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse No. 2
furniture and land . ·
7,500 00
Oak Hill schoolhouse, furni- ture and land
12,000 00
Hamilton schoolhouse, furni- ture and land 28,000 00
Williams schoolhouse, furni- ture and land 10,000 00
Williams new schoolhouse and land . ·
35,000 00
Pierce schoolhouse, furniture and land .
32,000 00
Am'ts carried forward,
$328,600 00 $378,662 60
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Amounts brought forward. . $328,600 00
$378,662 60
Davis schoolhouse, furniture and land .
13,000 00
Franklin sohoolhouse, furni- ture and land
15,000 00
Claflin' schoolhouse, furniture and land 35,000 00
Adams schoolhouse, furniture and land
22,000 00
Bigelow schoolhouse, furniture and land
42,000 00
Underwood schoolhouse, furni- ture and land 28,000 00
Lincoln schoolhouse, furniture and land
5,500 00
Jackson schoolhouse, furniture and land
15,000 00
Eliot schoolhouse, furniture and land
19,000 00
Rice schoolhouse and land .
20,000 00
New schoolhouse and land, West Newton
21,000 00
School apparatus
5,000 00 - $569,100 00
Water Department.
Building for pipe-fitting, etc., stable and land $3,500 00 3 horses, wagons, harness, etc. 500 00
$951,762 60 For cost of water-works, see water construction account.
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Table Showing the Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate of the City, Amount of Tax, Rate per Cent., Appropria- tions, etc., for Twenty-Six Years.
A. D.
POLLS.
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL.
TOTAL.
CITY, STATE, AND COUNTY TAX.
RATE.
APPROPRIATIONS.
HOUSES.
18+1 .
2,056
$5,644,2×5 00
$1,955,835 00
$7,600,120 00
$57,804 88
$7 20
$47,500 00
1,330
1862
1,989
5,476,805 00
2,495,821 00
7,922,620 00
56,599 17
6 60
35,000 00
1,374
1863
1,911
5,504,367 00
2,988,195 00
8,492,562 00
64,968 65
7 20
40,000 00
1,399
1864
2.046
5.637,755 00
2,309,021 00
7,946,776 00
78,000 55
9 50
52,500 00
1,421
1865
2,118
5,756,185 00
3,390,075 00
9,146,260 00
113,991 12
12 00
60,000 00
1,438
1866
2,297
6,394,835 00
4,560,724 00
10,955,559 00
114.149 59
10 00
75,000 00
1,491
1867 .
2,438
7,227,285 00
4,995,127 00
12,222,412 00
153,990 88
12 20
95,000 00
1,552
1868
2,736
9,104,567 00
5,366,602 00
14,441,169 00
193,208 88
13 00
160,000 00
1,671
1869
2,937
10,288,610 00
5,634,266 00
15,922,876 00
188,990 46
11 50
150,000 00
1,826
1870
3,055
11,407,070 00
6,330,922 00
17,737,992 00
222,514 71
12 20
185,000 00
2,077
1871
3,199
12,770,420 00
6,615,593 00
19,386,013 00
223,521 32
11 20
185,000 00
2,220
1872
3,420
15,792,950 00
8,463,904 00
24,256,854 00
334.314 87
13 50
291,050 00
2,392
1873
3,659
18,446,275 00
7,537,775 00
25,984,050 00
384,089 84
14 50
333,300 00
2,523
1874
3,917
20,032,800 00
8,048,645 00
28,081,445 00
372,893 53
13 00
320,000 00
2,657
1×75
4,089
21,073,495 00
7,882.374 00
28,955,869 00
399,085 46
13 50
351,000 00
2,876
1876
4,334
21,128,120 00
7,072,845 00
28,200,965 00
392,201 13
13 60
350,004 99
3,004
1877
4,045
20,007,025 00
6,627,488 00
26 634,513 00
370,319 38
13 60
402,200 00
3,057
1878 .
3,882
18,604,105 00
6,408,825 00
25,012,930 00
352,942 43
13 80
378,400 00
3,150
1879
4.010
17,456,655 00
6,830,697 00
23,787,352 00
326,959 64
13 40
367,850 00
3,178
1880
4,132
17,718,270 00
7.481,830 00
25,200,100 00
361,137 40
14 00
388,525 00
3 214
1××1.
4,336
18,238,510 00
8,169,763 00
26,408,273 00
379,434 18
14 00
416,505 00
3.257
1882
4,502
18,930,485 00
7,405,233 00
26,335,718 00
383,633 00
14 20
423,930 00
3,310
1883
4,661
19,794,805 00
7,329,283 00
27,124,088 00
427,033 59
15 40
488,120 00
3,381
1884
4.804
20,467,295 00
7,347,266 00
27,814,561 00
410,137 68
14 40
478,306 88
3,468
1885 .
4,984
21,134,820 00
7,865,000 00
28,999,820 00
415,965 48
14 00
475,490 00
3,542
1886
5,200
21,977,061 00
9,039,869 00
31,016,930 00
457,051 28
14 40
524,420 00
3,695
.
.
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TABLE.
Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor Out of Almshouse from 1851 to 1886 Inclusive.
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