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THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
venerable Chairman of the Board, Mr. Isaac Hagar, has reached the remarkable period of forty years.
REGISTRATION.
The number of persons liable to poll tax returned by the assessors is 5,161. Of this number there were registered up to the time of the city election, Dec. 7, 1886, 3,319; a net gain of 137 over last year, but after making allowance for persons ineligible, it is evident that a large number neglect the high duty of suffrage.
Convenient opportunity is afforded by the Board of Registrars for entry of names on the lists, by hold- ing meetings for registration in the several sections of the city and frequently at the City Hall. The im- portant and oftentimes delicate duties of this Board have been performed with almost absolute correctness and with little friction. The cost of the registration department is about $700.
CLAFLIN GUARD.
This company during the past year has added to its reputation for discipline and effective service.
At the annual encampment, the rolls contained the names of three commissioned officers and fifty-nine enlisted men. Of this number, eighty per cent. per- formed camp duty. More than half the company have been present at the weekly meetings for instruc- tion and drill.
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THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
At the State rifle match, nearly every company in the Commonwealth entered for competition. The State individual prize, the regimental trophy, and the regimental individual prize were won by this com- mand.
The captain offered his resignation after return from camp, but so valuable are his services that upon recommendation of his regimental and brigade com- manders, the Governor was constrained to disapprove the application, which was returned with flattering endorsement.
Such a record of the company commends this or- ganization as worthy of our fostering care and sup- port. 1
The cost to the city for the year 1886, was $923.38.
The receipts from the rental of Armory Hall last year were $245.77. The amount received from the State was $400.00.
CONCLUSION.
Permit me on this occasion to present my grateful acknowledgements to my fellow-citizens for their re- peated testimony of regard. Having been elected Mayor for the fourth term, it is not, I trust, inappro- priate to publicly express my hearty appreciation of the cordial support I have received, and my regard for the honor thus conferred upon me.
From the review of the various departments, an impression may be gained of the magnitude and di-
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THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
versity of interests to be provided for, and conse- quently of the indispensable need of a corresponding diligence and intelligent care.
It should be our determination to execute these important trusts with such earnestness and fidelity as will insure an economical, efficient and progressive administration of public affairs and the advancement of the highest welfare of all our citizens.
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City of Newton.
AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWTON
For the Year ending December 31, 1887.
No. CCIX.
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BOSTON : RAND AVERY COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1888.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1887
7
DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS
21
AUDITOR'S REPORT
22
CITY TREASURER'S ACCOUNT
25
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
29-30
LIABILITIES .
31-32
ASSETS AND RECAPITULATION
33-37
RECEIPTS .
38-39
EXPENSES
40-42
TABLE SHOWING APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, MAYOR'S WARRANTS, ETC. 43-45
TABLE SHOWING PERMANENT DEBT
46
STATEMENT OF KENRICK FUND
47
TAXES AND TAXABLE VALUATION
47
LEDGER BALANCES
48-49
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUNDS
50-52
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE READ FUND . 53
DETAILED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 53-177
RECEIPTS.
Almshouse
53
Armory
53
Betterments
54
City Hall .
54
Collector's Fees
54
Corporation Tax
54
Dog Tax
54
Druggists' License Fees
54 54
Fire Department
Funded Debt - Water Bonds
55
Highway Department
55
Interest on Farlow Park Betterments
55
Interest on Deposits .
55
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Interest on Taxes
55
Interest on City Loans
56
Interest on Water Bonds .
56
Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
56
Kenrick Fund Income
56
Miscellaneous .
57
National Bank Tax .
57
Newton Free Library
57 57
Poor out of Almshouse
58
Peddlers' Licenses
59
Public Property
59
Premium on Tax Sale
59
Premium on Water Bonds
59
Record and Other Fees
59
Read Fund Income
60
School Incidentals
60
Ships engaged in Foreign Trade
60
Sinking Fund Commissioners
60
Sidewalks and Curbing
60
State Aid .
60
Taxes, 1883 to 1888 .
60
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils
62
Temporary Loans
62
Water Meters and Service-Pipes
63
Water-Rates
64
Water-Rates by Meters
64
Water Department
64
Water Construction .
170
Water Rebate
64
EXPENDITURES.
Almshouse
64
Armory Expenses
67
Addition to Newton Free Library Building
67
Books, Stationery, and Printing
68
Board of Health
69
Burial Grounds .
71
City Engineer's Department
71
City Hall .
73
Fire Department
74
Funded Debt, Town Note .
89
Police Department .
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Funded Debt, Schoolhouse Note
89
Funded Debt, School Note for Land .
89
Funded Debt, High School Building .
89
Funded Debt, Newton Free Library Building
89
Highways, Curbing
89
Highways, Drains and Culverts
90 92
Highways, Gravel Land
101
Highways, Land Damages
102
Highways, Removal of Ashes
10
Highways, Sidewalks and Street Crossings
10
Highways, Widening, Reconstruction, and Improvements,
104
Interest on City Loans, Permanent
105 106
Interest on City Loans, Temporary
10
Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
108
Memorial Day .
108
Miscellaneous Expenses
108 120
Newton Cottage Hospital .
125
Parks and Squares
125
Police Department
126 130
Public Property .
136
Read Fund Income
141
Salaries
142
Schools, Conveyance of Pupils
143
Schools, Evening
143
Schools, General Appropriation
146
School Incidentals
155
Sinking Fund, City Debt .
160
Sinking Fund, School Loan
160
Sinking Fund, Water Bonds
160
Sinking Fund, Public Park Loan
161
State Aid .
161
Street Light Department
.162
Suspense Account
163
Taxes 1887, County .
164
Taxes 1987, Corporation
164
Taxes 1887, National Bank
164
Taxes 1887, State
164
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Newton Free Library
Newton High School Building (enlargement)
124
Poor out of Almshouse
Interest on Water Bonds .
Highways, General Repairs
6
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Temporary Loans -1887 .
164
Thompsonville Schoolhouse, Land for
165
Water Construction
166
Water Maintenance
170
Water Meters and Service Pipe .
175
Water Rebate
176
Watering Streets, and Water for Same
177
Water, Use of Hydrants
177
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL . 178-184 TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF POLLS, REAL AND PER- SONAL ESTATE, ETC. . 185
TABLE SHOWING AMOUNT PAID FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE, FROM 1851 TO 1887 INCLUSIVE 186
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1887 186-190 ·
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1888 . 191
CITY CLERK'S STATEMENT OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, FEES, DOGS
199
OFFICERS
OF THE
NEWTON CITY GOVERNMENT,
1887.
MAYOR. J. WESLEY KIMBALL. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. GEORGE PETTEE, President.
WARD ONE. J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
WARD TWO. BENJAMIN S. GRANT.
WARD THREE. WARD FOUR.
JAMES H. NICKERSON. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
WARD FIVE. WARD SIX.
GEORGE PETTEE. JOHN WARD.
WARD SEVEN. SETH K. HARWOOD.
CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
COMMON COUNCIL. LEWIS E. COFFIN, President.
WARD ONE. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
HERBERT H. POWELL.
WARD THREE. GEORGE D. DIX. ANDREW J. FISKE.
WARD TWO. N. HENRY CHADWICK. ELLIS W. REDPATH.
WARD FOUR. THEODORE W. GORE. EVERETT E. MOODY.
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WARD FIVE. EDMUND G. POND.
EDWARD M. BILLINGS.
WARD SIX. HEMAN M. BURR. HENRY H. READ.
WARD SEVEN.
J. CHARLES KENNEDY. WARREN P. TYLER.
CLERK OF COMMON COUNCIL. ALBERT S. GLOVER.
CITY CLERK, ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
CITY TREASURER, AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JOHN A. KENRICK.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR. MOSES CLARK, Jun.
CITY AUDITOR. BENJAMIN F. OTIS.
CITY SOLICITOR. WINFIELD S. SLOCUM.
CITY ENGINEER. ALBERT F. NOYES.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
WILLIAM E. FULLER.
WATER REGISTRAR. ALBERT S. GLOVER.
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS. H. N. HYDE, Jun.
AGENT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, NATHAN MOSMAN.
CITY MESSENGER. JOSEPH D. WELLINGTON.
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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Assessors.
ISAAC HAGAR, Chairman Term expires January, 1889
HOWARD B. COFFIN, Secretary
66
66 1890
SAMUEL M. JACKSON .
66 66 1888
Assistant Assessors (elected annually).
Ward 1. - EDWIN O. CHILDS. Ward 4. - CHARLES A. MINER.
Ward 2. - A. A. SAVAGE. Ward 5. - WILLIAM E. CLARKE.
Ward 3. - GEORGE E. ALLEN. Ward 6. - GEORGE WARREN. Ward 7. - JOHN WARNER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
HON. J. WESLEY KIMBALL, Mayor, Chairman ex-officio. LEWIS E. COFFIN, President Common Council, ex-officio. FISHER AMES, Chairman.
THOMAS EMERSON, Secretary.
THOMAS EMERSON, Superintendent.
Elective Members.
Present Term of Office.
Ward 1. - EDMUND W. CONVERSE
Expires January, 1889
CHARLES H. STONE
66 1889
Ward 2. - JOHN W. DICKINSON .
66
66 1889
A. AMELIA SMEAD
66
1888
Ward 3. - GEORGE A. WALTON FISHER AMES
66
1888
Ward 4. - WILLIAM S. SMITH
66
66
1888
ISAAC HAGAR
66
66
1890
Ward 5. - WALTER C. FROST ALBERT B. PUTNEY
60
66
1890
Ward 6. - CHARLES C. BARTON
66
16
1890
WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK
66
66
1890
Ward 7. - GEORGE W. SHINN
66
66
1890
ALONZO S. WEED
..
1888
STANDING COMMITTEES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
FISHER AMES.
EDMUND W. CONVERSE.
JOHN W. DICKINSON.
WILLIAM S. SMITH. ALBERT B. PUTNEY. CHARLES C. BARTON.
GEORGE W. SHINN, and Mayor ex-officio.
1889
1888
66
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WARD ONE.
EDMUND W. CONVERSE. CHARLES H. STONE. JOHN W. DICKINSON. WARD TWO.
JOHN W. DICKINSON. A. AMELIA SMEAD. GEORGE W. SHINN.
WARD THREE.
FISHER AMES. GEORGE A. WALTON. ISAAC HAGAR.
WARD FOUR.
ISAAC HAGAR. WILLIAM S. SMITH. FISHER AMES.
WARD FIVE.
ALBERT B. PUTNEY. WALTER C. FROST WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK. WARD SIX.
CHARLES C. BARTON. WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK. WALTER C. FROST.
WARD SEVEN.
GEORGE W. SHINN. ALONZO S. WEED. EDMUND W. CONVERSE.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
GEORGE W. SHINN. A. AMELIA SMEAD. GEORGE A. WALTON. DRAWING, MUSIC, AND SEWING.
A. AMELIA SMEAD. GEORGE W. SHINN. ALBERT B. PUTNEY.
TEXT-BOOKS.
CHARLES C. BARTON. ALONZO S. WEED. WILLIAM S. SMITH.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
WILLIAM S. SMITH. GEORGE A. WALTON. WALTER C. FROST.
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SALARIES.
EDMUND W. CONVERSE. JOHN W. DICKINSON. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
SCHOOLHOUSES.
CHARLES H. STONE. JOHN W. DICKINSON. FISHER AMES.
ACCOUNTS.
ISAAC HAGAR. FISHER AMES. GEORGE A. WALTON.
SUPPLIES.
ALONZO S. WEED. WILLIAM D. PHILBRICK. EDMUND W. CONVERSE.
WATER BOARD.
At Large. EDWARD W. CATE, President.
FRANCIS A. DEWSON. CHARLES FRED CREHORE.
From the Board of Aldermen. GEORGE PETTEE.
From the Common Council. GEORGE D. DIX. ALBERT S. GLOVER, Clerk.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Board of Overseers. THE MAYOR, ex-officio, Chairman.
Ward 1. - EDWIN O. CHILDS. Ward 4. - NATHAN MOSMAN.
Ward 2. - EDWARD S. COLTON. Ward 5. - HOSEA C. HOYT.
Ward 3. - GEORGE E. ALLEN. Ward 6. - GEORGE WARREN. Ward 7. - JOHN WARNER.
NATHAN MOSMAN, City Almoner. NATHAN MOSMAN, Clerk of Board. NATHANIEL D. MOODY, Warden of Almshouse. MRS. ELIZA A. MOODY, Matron.
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BOARD OF HEALTH. THE MAYOR, ex-officio.
From the Board of Aldermen, BENJAMIN S. GRANT, President.
From the Common Council. HEMAN M. BURR.
At Large.
J. FRANKLIN FULLER.
JESSE F. FRISBIE. OTIS PETTEE.
Agent of Board. NATHAN MOSMAN.
Clerk. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
Agent for Inspection of Plumbing. ALBERT F. NOYES.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. HENRY L. BIXBY, Chief of Department. WALTER B. RANDLETT, Assistant Chief of Department, and Fire Alarm Telegraph Operator.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
At Large. JOHN S. FARLOW, President. B. K. PIERCE, Superintendent. A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS. JULIUS L. CLARKE.
WILLIAM CLAFLIN.
From the Board of Aldermen. GEORGE PETTEE.
From the Common Council. ELLIS W. REDPATH. HANNAH P. JAMES, Librarian to July 1st. BRADFORD K. PIERCE, Librarian from July 1st.
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Sinking Fund Commissioners, and Trustees of the Read Fund. GEORGE S. BULLENS, Chairman.
ALDEN SPEARE. GEORGE C. LORD. BENJAMIN F. OTIS, Secretary. Registrars of Voters. GEORGE E. BRIDGES, Chairman. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY, Clerk. GEORGE H. BOURNE. RICHARD T. SULLIVAN.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS.
LUCIUS G. PRATT, Chairman. HENRY C. HAYDEN, Secretary. ARTHUR W. POPE.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. DANIEL M. HAMMOND, City Marshal. CHARLES F. RICHARDSON, Captain of Police. CHARLES E. DAVIS, Sergeant of Police.
Police Officers.
JAMES D. HENTHORN.
CHARLES P. HEUSTIS.
WILLIAM C. EMERSON.
ROBERT S. HARRISON.
NOAH F. BOSWORTH.
FRANK B. FLETCHER.
GEORGE E. F. BAKER.
JOHN PURCILL.
CHARLES O. DAVIS.
RUFUS H. MOULTON.
EDSON C. HOLMES.
W. G. BOSWORTH.
JOHN RYAN.
AMBROSE M. FULLER.
JOHN W. CONROY, Jun.
THOMAS C. CLAY.
CHARLES T. BARTLETT.
ELECTION OFFICERS 1887.
WARD ONE.
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk
Deputy Clerk
GEORGE R. ASTON. FRED H. STONE.
Inspector
EDWIN O. CHILDS.
Deputy Inspector .
. ALBERT P. BUGBEE.
Deputy Inspector
. R. ORLANDO EVANS. EDWIN A. SMALLWOOD. SETH C. STEVENS.
Inspector
.
CHARLES H. STUART.
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WARD TWO.
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk .
Deputy Clerk
Inspector
Inspector
Deputy Inspector .
J. H. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Inspector .
GEORGE K. LITTLFIELD.
WARD THREE.
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk
Deputy Clerk
EDWARD S. MERCHANT. . MILO F. HARGEDON. ARTHUR R. COE.
Inspector
. CHARLES F. TUTTLE.
Deputy Inspector .
.
EDWARD L. LEMON.
Deputy Inspector.
F. H. HUMPHREY.
WARD FOUR.
Warden
. GEORGE E. JOHNSON.
Deputy Warden
Clerk .
Deputy Clerk
BERNARD EARLY. . HENRY H. MATHER. G. LYMAN SNOW. HENRY WASHBURN. GEORGE W. CHAMBERLAIN.
Inspector
Inspector
Deputy Inspector .
WILLIAM A. LEONARD.
Deputy Inspector .
. BENJAMIN B. CLARK.
WARD FIVE.
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Inspector
Inspector
Deputy Inspector .
.
ALBERT J. GROVER. JOHN W. HOWE. CHARLES H. HALE. G. H. OSBORNE. JOHN P. TENNEY. JAMES F. RUSSELL. FRED A. O'CONNOR. DANIEL KELLEHER.
Deputy Inspector .
HENRY P. DEARBORN.
JOHN F. PAYNE. WILLARD S. HIGGINS. . ALFRED B. TAINTER. . LAWRENCE H. CRANITCH. . JAMES D. BILLINGS.
HARVEY C. WOOD. FRANK E. HUNTER.
Inspector
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WARD SIX.
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk .
Deputy Clerk
Inspector
Inspector
Deputy Inspector .
Deputy Inspector .
. SAMUEL M. JACKSON. WILLIAM F. WOODMAN. ZADOC LONG. GEORGE E. WALES. JAMES W. HILL. ARTHUR MULDOON. GEORGE F. RICHARDSON. . HOWARD CARLETON.
WARD SEVEN.
Warden
Deputy Warden
J. EDWIN WARNER. . AMASA W. B. HUFF.
Clerk .
MOSES CLARK, Jun.
Deputy Clerk
Inspector
Inspector
Deputy Inspector .
Deputy Inspector .
LEWIS H. FARLOW.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Committee on Finance and Salaries.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. JOHN WARD.
COUNCILMEN. President LEWIS E. COFFIN. WARREN P. TYLER. THEODORE W. GORE.
Committee on Accounts.
ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON. JOHN WARD.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. ELLIS W. REDPATH.
HERBERT H. POWELL.
. HENRY C. DANIELS. GEORGE W. LAMSON. GEORGE S. WOODBRIDGE. ROBERT B. EDES.
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Committee on Public Property.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. JOHN WARD.
COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD M. BILLINGS. J. CHARLES KENNEDY. ANDREW J. FISKE.
Committee on State Aid, Soldiers' Relief, and Military Affairs.
ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON. JAMES H. NICKERSON.
COUNCILMEN.
EDMUND G. POND. J. CHARLES KENNEDY. HERBERT H. POWELL.
Committee on Fuel and Street Lights.
ALDERMEN. J. EDWARD HOLLIS. SETH K. HARWOOD.
COUNCILMEN.
ELLIS W. REDPATH. EDWARD M. BILLINGS. EVERETT E. MOODY.
Committee on Fire Department.
ALDERMEN. GEORGE PETTEE. J. EDWARD HOLLIS. COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. ELLIS W. REDPATH. HEMAN M. BURR.
Committee on Highways, Streets and Ways, Sidewalks, Drains and Sewers.
ALDERMEN.
JAMES H. NICKERSON. GEORGE PETTEE. SETH K. HARWOOD. COUNCILMEN.
President LEWIS E. COFFIN. THEODORE W. GORE.
N. HENRY CHADWICK. HENRY H. READ.
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Committee on Printing. ALDERMAN. SETH K. HARWOOD. COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD M. BILLINGS. EVERETT E. MOODY.
Committee on Ordinances.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. EDMUND G. POND.
HEMAN M. BURR.
Committee on Claims.
ALDERMEN.
J. EDWARD HOLLIS. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
COUNCILMEN. President LEWIS E. COFFIN.
J. CHARLES KENNEDY. HEMAN M. BURR.
Committee on Almshouse and Poor.
ALDERMAN. GEORGE PETTEE.
COUNCILMEN.
GEORGE D. DIX. HENRY H. READ.
Committee on Assessors' Department.
ALDERMAN. JOHN WARD.
COUNCILMEN.
N. HENRY CHADWICK. GEORGE D. DIX.
Highway Surveyors. ALDERMEN
JAMES H. NICKERSON. GEORGE PETTEE. SETH K HARWOOD.
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COUNCILMEN.
President LEWIS E. COFFIN. THEODORE W. GORE. N. HENRY CHADWICK. HENRY H. READ.
Committee on Parks, Squares, and Burial Grounds.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE. FREDERICK JOHNSON. J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
COUNCILMEN.
GEORGE D. DIX. WARREN P. TYLER.
ELLIS W. REDPATH. HENRY H. READ.
JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Sewerage. ALDERMEN.
JOHN WARD.
SETH K. HARWOOD.
COUNCILMEN.
N. HENRY CHADWICK. GEORGE D. DIX. HEMAN M. BURR.
Rules and Orders.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. JAMES H. NICKERSON.
COUNCILMEN.
J. CHARLES KENNEDY. HEMAN M. BURR. EVERETT E. MOODY.
Read Fund.
ALDERMEN.
SETH K. HARWOOD. J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
COUNCILMEN.
President LEWIS E. COFFIN. J. CHARLES KENNEDY. WARREN P. TYLER.
HERBERT H. POWELL.
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STANDING COMMITTEE, BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Committee on Police. THE MAYOR.
SETH K. HARWOOD. JOHN WARD.
Committee on Licenses, Weights and Measures. ALDERMEN.
FREDERICK JOHNSON. J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
Committee on Elections.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE.
JAMES H. NICKERSON.
STANDING COMMITTEE, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Committee on Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. EDMUND. G. POND. HEMAN M. BURR.
Clerk of Committees. BENJAMIN F. OTIS.
DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
THE following are the important provisions of the Ordi- nance setting forth the duties of the City Auditor : -
The Auditor shall receive all accounts and claims against the City, after the same shall have been certified by the Committee, or the proper certifying officers authorized on behalf of the City to make the contract, or cause the expen- diture to be made. He shall carefully examine all such accounts and claims, see that they are correctly cast and duly authorized by the City Council or its order, and, having certified to the same, shall present them properly filed and labelled to the Committee on Accounts.
The Auditor shall act as clerk of the several standing and joint standing committees, and as secretary of the Sink- ing Fund Commissioners and Trustees of the Read Fund, without extra compensation.
The Auditor, on or before the first day of March annu- ally, shall make a report to the City Council of the receipts and expenditures of the past financial year, in detail, and shall give, in his report, a schedule of the property of the City and of leases thereof, and an exhibit of the loans or debts, bearing interest, due from the City, the rates of interest, and the time when payable. He shall each month transmit to the Mayor, and each member of the City Council, a statement showing the amounts expended and unexpended of each appropriation.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CITY OF NEWTON, AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT, March 1, 1888.
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL.
Gentlemen, - In conformity with the requirements of the several sections of the City Ordinances, I have the honor to present herewith the Annual Report of the receipts and expenditures of the City of Newton for the financial year commencing Jan. 1, and terminating Dec. 31, 1887, with a detailed account of each department, a statement of the liabilities and assets, a table showing the funded debt, the rates of interest, and times the notes and bonds are payable, another showing appropriations, mayor's drafts, treasurer's payments and balances, a statement of the Sinking Funds and of the Read Fund, a summary statement of receipts and expenditures for the year, a statistical table, showing the number of polls, real and personal estate, town, city, county, and state taxes, rate of taxation, appropriations, etc., with the number of houses from year to year, for twenty-seven consecutive years. Among the remaining tabulations will be found a schedule of the City property so arranged as to show in separate classification the property belonging to the almshouse, fire, highway, school, and other departments. In addition to these, is also given such other information appertaining to the fiscal interests of the City as may possess general interest.
Very respectfully, BENJAMIN F. OTIS, Auditor.
CITY OF NEWTON, Dec. 31, 1887.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL :
Gentlemen, - In accordance with Sect. 11, Ordinance 4, I have the honor to lay before you the statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Treasury Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1887.
Very respectfully yours, JOHN A. KENRICK, Treasurer and Collector.
CITY TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
CITY OF NEWTON in account with JOHN A. KENRICK, Treasurer and Collector.
DR.
Almshouse expenses and repairs
$3,583 40
Armory rent and expenses
850 60
Auburndale tunnel .
12 31
Books, stationery, and printing
2,435 98
Board of Health
3,435 89
Conveyance of pupils
746 25
Curbing .
1,500 00
City Hall expenses
1,876 63
County tax
17,423 38
Corporation tax
2 22
City Engineers' Department
7,534 46
Drains and culverts
10,599 44
Evening schools
1,223 04
Fire Department
27,373 23
Funded debt, 6 per cent note paid
20,000 00
Funded debt, 4 per cent school-loan note paid .
5,150 00
Funded debt, 3} per cent Newton Free Library note paid .
4,600 00
Amount carried forward . . $108,346 83
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Amount brought forward . . $108,346 83 Funded debt, 3} per cent High School note (land) paid 5,000 00
Funded debt, 3} per cent High-School note (building) paid . 4,500 00
Gravel land
3,002 25
Highways, general repairs
63,675 90
Highways, widenings and improvements .
21,434 29
Improvements on public squares
2,755 66
Interest on city loans
20,546 46
Interest on temporary loans
8,648 02
Interest on water bonds .
55,740 00
Indigent soldiers and sailors
842 00
Kenrick Fund .
423 74
Land damages .
516 00
Memorial Day .
400 00
Miscellaneous expenses
18,725 11
Newton Free Library
8,505 86
Newton Free Library extension
13,020 58
Newton High School extension
25,226 59
Newton Cottage Hospital .
1,000 00
National Bank tax
1,609 80
Overlay, 1886 .
2,001 81
Overlay, 1887 .
5,716 87
Police Department
23,876 96
Poor out of almshouse
8,254 72
Public property
14,283 73
Removal of ashes
3,342 79
Read Fund
1,732 24
Amount carried forward
. $423,128 21
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Amount brought forward . . $423,128 21
Salaries
16,374 75
Schools
102,815 65
Schools, incidentals
13,653 21
Sidewalks.
11,000 00
Sinking fund, city debt
21,500 00
Sinking fund, school loan .
4,500 00
Sinking fund, water debt .
20,000 00
Sinking fund, public-park loan
1,512 15
State tax .
37,260 00
Street-lights
23,565 41
State aid .
956 00
Suspense account
40 00
Temporary loans
433,700 00
Thompsonville School land
487 50
Use of hydrants
9,420 00
Water construction .
79,189 17
Water maintenance .
14,351 92
Water maintenance, meters, and service pipes . 4,105 80
Water rebate
346 70
Watering streets
5,745 01
Balance in the treasury, Dec. 31, 1887
33,593 39
$1,257,244 87
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Balance in treasury, Dec. 31, 1886
$44,638 22
Almshouse
2,604 03
Armory
800 00
Betterments, Farlow Park
1,010 05
Amount carried forward .
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$49,052 30
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Amount brought forward .
$49,052 30
City Hall .
839 50
Collector's fees .
479 84
Corporation tax
39,733 51
Dog tax .
2,337 66
Druggists' licenses
19 00
Fire Department
50 00
Foreign ships .
2,012 34
Funded debt, 4 per cent water scrip .
84,000 00
Highways.
985 10
Interest on Farlow Park betterments
145 11
Interest on bank deposits .
504 27
Interest on taxes
2,253 98
Interest on city loans
5 52
Interest on water scrip
223 89
Indigent soldiers and sailors
439 50
Kenrick Fund .
928 64
Miscellaneous .
281 56
National Bank tax
11,259 96
Newton Free Library catalogue account
16 00
Police
1,119 81
Poor out of almshouse
1,338 90
Peddlers' licenses
44 00
Public property
533 14
Record and other fees
535 60
Read Fund
1,588 00
Premium on tax sale
97 00
Premium on water scrip
148 00
Sinking fund, commissioners to pay note .
20,000 00
Amount carried forward . . $220,972 13
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Amount brought forward .
. $220,972 13
Sidewalks and curbing
579 85
School incidentals
22 64
State aid .
1,010 95
Taxes, 1883
15 84
Taxes, 1884
6 88
Taxes, 1885
513 25
Taxes, 1886
75,575 25
Taxes, 1887
425,826 66
Tuition non-resident pupils
772 00
Temporary loans
465,700 00
Water maintenance, meters and service pipes . 5,194 64
Water-rates
17,788 54
Water rent of meters
2,310 76
Water-rates by meter
39,460 51
Water construction .
1,479 21
Water rebate
15 76
$1,257,244 87
NEWTON, Dec. 31, 1887.
The Joint Committee on Finance beg leave to report, that, in pursuance of Sect. 13, Ordinance 4, they have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer and Collector for the financial year ending Dec. 31, 1887, and find them correct in all respects, and all payments properly vouched. Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1886 . $44,638 22 Total cash receipts for year ending Dec. 31,
1887 1,212,606 65 .
. $1,257,244 87 Amount carried forward .
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Amount brought forward . . $1,257,244 87 Payments for the year
. 1,223,651 48
Cash on hand at close of business, Dec. 31,
$33,593 39 1887 .
This balance has been verified by examination of the bank balances to the credit of the City, and cash and cash items in the office.
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