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48 00
Thomas Dolan .
48 00
Hugh Hamill
.
48 00
Catherine McAleer
48 00
Agnes Myers .
48 00
Mary E Mann.
48 00
Almira Messer .
48 00
Thomas Probert
48 00
Ellen Russell .
48 00
Bridget A. Wright
48 00
Amelia M. Young
48 00
Amounts carried forward $768 00
$1,000 00
156
Amounts brought forward
$768 00 $1,000 00
Mary Duran £
40 00
Thomas Dennon
40 00
Albert C. Dearborn .
36 00
Margaret Hagerty
32 00
Sarah W. White
24 00
James Delaney .
12 00
Sarah E. Bowker
12 00
Timothy Kennedy
6 00
Caroline Williams
4 00
Total, as per item No. 47 of expenses $974 00
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $26 00
Street Light Department.
Appropriation . $27,000 00
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co.,
gas and care of lamps $11,514 78
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., oil and care of lamps 5,296 97 Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., glass, repairs, etc. 52 75
Newton Electric Light and Power Co., for seventy-two arc lights, from Jan'y 1st to Dec. 1st . 8,946 00
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., for seventy-two arc lights for month of December . 680 40
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., material, labor and lighting Au-
burndale sub-way · 130 70
Amounts carried forward
$26,621 60
$27,000 00
157
Amounts brought forward $26,621 60 $27,000 00 W. J. Towne, oil and cans for lamp . 11 50
F. H. Humphrey, agent, repairing lanterns 24 86
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams . 8 50
C. A. Gowell, setting lamp posts 4 75
Thomas Hart, setting lamp posts 2 00
A. J. Fiske & Co., taking down lamp 2 00
E. A. Jones, expressage 40
Total, as per item No. 48 of expenses . $26,675 61 Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $324 39
Taxes 1888 -- County.
Amount assessed for county tax $20,908 06 Amount paid to county treasurer as per item
No. 49 of expenses . 20,908 06
Taxes 1888 -- National Bank.
Amounts paid to Commonwealth of Massachuu- setts for non-residents of Newton, National Bank shares, as per item No 50 of expenses Taxes 1888 -- State.
$1,480 21
Amount assessed for State tax . .
$37,260 00
Amount paid to State treasurer, as per item No. 51 of expenses . 37,260 00
Temporary Loans.
Jan. 14, paid Darius R. Emerson $6,000 00
Jan. 21, paid Nantucket Institution for savings . 6,000 00 Feb. 29, paid Institution for savings, Roxbury 25,000 00 March 1, paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts 25,000 00
June 9, paid First National Bank, Boston . 30,000 00
Amount carried forward
$92,000 00
158
Amount brought forward $92,000 00
June 30, paid Boston National Bank 10,000 00 Nov. 2, paid National Hide and Leather Bank . 35,000 00 Nov. 2, paid Suffolk Savings Bank .. 25,000 00
Nov. 2, paid New England Trust Co., 6,000 00
Nov. 2, paid Merchants' National Bank
65,000 00
Nov. 8, paid Suffolk Savings Bank
30,000 00
Nov. 9, paid Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts . 25,000 00
Nov. 9, paid Merchants' National Bank 70,000 00 Nov. 9, paid National Hide and Leather Bank . 15,000 00
Dec. 1, paid Trustees of the Read Fund 39,700 00
Total as per item No. 52 of expenses · $412,700 00. Thompsonville Schoolhouse -- Special Appropriation. Sidney G. Steeves, building as per con-
tract . . $4,430 43
Henry J. Preston, services as archi- tect, . 108 75
Stephen F. Cate, use of team 2 50
Newton Journal, advertising 2 25
Total as per item No. 53 of expenses . $4,543 93
Water Construction.
$1,119,541 13
Total expenditure to December 31, 1887 . Pay-rolls of laborers $14,038 24
R. D. Wood & Co., iron pipe 17,535 91
Charles Carr, hydrants, etc., . 2,707 63
National Meter Co., meters and re- pairs . 2,176 17
Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., castings . 1,534 58
Fuller, Dana & Fitz, lead pipe . 1,466 69
Amounts carried forward, $39,459 22$1,119,541 13
159
$39,459 22$1,119,541 13
Amounts brought forward City Iron Foundry, gate boxes . 958 79
W. H. Ward & Co., lead pipe . 941 33 · Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., valves 806 94 .
Chadwick Lead Works, lead 600 53
National Tube Works, iron pipe 456 23
Moffit, Hodgkins & Clark, iron pipe 423 76
Charles A. Cole, picks, etc.
169 83
Hersey Meter Co., meters . 135 00
Union Water Meter Co., repairing meters 127 50
Boston & Albany Railroad, freight . 1,745 67 Timothy Stuart, labor, men and teams 449 79 John Joyce, labor, men and teams 194 25 J. C. Whitney, services as inspector . 461 40
American Powder Mills, powder 103 50
George A. Goodyear, powder 39 20 .
N. W. Tupper, grain, etc. . .
338 27
Ross Brothers, shovels
73 23
Sewell & Day Cordage Co., packing . 57 47
Henry F. Jenks, drinking fountains, etc. 53 50
J. P. Bent, hay
55 88
N. B. Douglass, hay .
33 75
M. C. Morrell, hay .
9 05
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing
113 94
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
113 47
A. Danforth, agent, blacksmithing 52 52
S. D. Keegan, blacksmithing 44 57
J. W. Scott, blacksmithing 31 54
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 19 07
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing . 17 60
Amounts carried forward
$48,086 80$1,119,541 13
160
$48,086 80$1,119,241 13
Amounts brought forward P. A. Me Viear, blacksmithing 11 84
Andrew Peters, blacksmithing 1 35
F. H. Hunting, expressage 57 48
H. C. Jackson, rubber boots 43 00
Jackson & Durkee, rubber boots 41 00
Park Brothers & Co., steel 38 10
M. Frank Lneas, stakes 30 00
Morss & Whyte, copper, etc. 27 00
Jenkins Brothers, packing 24 54
The American Fire Hose Mfg. Co., hose . 24 00
Edson Mfg. Co., hose 48 33
E. Tarbell, lantern globes 22 75
Alden Speare's Sons & Co., oil . 18 01
A. Lamson Roteh, rain gange . 15 00
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., coke . 13 75
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, oatmeal .
9 50
A. F. Harrington, use of team . ·
43 50
S. F. Cate, use of team
14 75
H. C. Daniels, use of team
2 50
John Hackett, use of horse
2 63
Madison Bunker, care of sick horses 16 50
Dr. P. Vincent, medical attendance . 8 00
Richard Stanley, horse linament . 4 50
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement 6 75
George Warren & Co., cement . 1 50
Albert F. Noyes, sundry cash expenses 52 79
H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash expenses 17 35 J. C. Whitney, sundry cash expenses 6 94 S. C. Nightingale & Childs, material and labor . 200 00
Amounts carried forward
$48,890 16$1,119,541 13
161
Amounts brought forward $48,890 16$1.119,541 13
E. W. Hodgson & Son, material and
labor 33 05
W. Rand, material and labor 25 38
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor 6 40
E. W. Hodgson, material and labor . 2 44
W. H. Lynch & Co., material and labor 2 00
Alfred Fitzpatrick, material and la- bor 1 40
Builders Iron Foundry, supplies .
261 07
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies .
156 52
C. E. Kimball & Son, supplies 44 00
Page & Coffin, supplies 34 51
H. M. Darling & Co., supplies . 24 25
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., supplies
22 55
Parker & Wood, supplies .
20 70
Pettee Machine Works, supplies
20 61
Butts & Ordway, supplies 20 58
J. H. Cunningham, supplies 15 88
A. A. Savage, supplies 14 50
C. W. Morehouse, supplies 14 35
Newton Machine Co., supplies 9 70
H. W. Wellington, supplies 8 40
Dodge, Haley & Co., supplies 8 38
Boston & Lockport Lock Co., sup- plies . .
3 15
Sherburne & Co., supplies 3 00
The Boston Can Co. Supplies 1 85
Sundry small bills 7 16
Total, as per item No. 54 of ex-
penses .
$49,651 99
Amounts carried forward
$49.651 99$1,119,541 13
162
Amounts brought forward $49,651 99$1,119,541 13
RECEIVED.
Walworth Mfg. Co., amount
of bill refunded . $31 74
From sale of pipe and old material 213 77
Total, as per item No. 50 of receipts
245 51
49,406 48
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1888 $1,108,947 61
Water Maintenance.
Appropriation . $14,000 00 .
Albert S. Glover, services as water
registrar . . $1,799 72
Albert S. Glover, incidental cash expenses 29 96
H. N. Hyde, Jr., services as superin- tendent 1,699 88
H. N. Hyde, Jr., incidental cash ex- penses 11 65
J. C. Whitney, services as inspector . 415 26
J. C. Whitney, incidental cash ex- penses 7 33
Thomas Couglan, services as engineer, 1,199 64 Miss E. D. Hinckley, clerical services, 514 00 Miss E. L. Nickerson, clerical services, 38 00
M. H. Taylor, services, tpye writing . 7 85
Pay-rolls of laborers . . 3,242 29
John Dolan, coal . 1,836 00
J. W. Mitchell, coal . 517 70
· Amounts carried forward $11,319 28
$14,000 00
·
163
Amounts brought forward $11,319 28 $14,000 00
Albert Brackett, coal 64 92
Daniel Sullivan, wood .
164 80
C. F. Eddy & Co., wood 7 50
John S. Nason, one bay horse and exchange of horse 290 00
P. A. Mc Vicar, express wagon, etc. 151 83
N. W. Tupper, grain, etc. . .
107 84
J. P. Bent, hay, 15 17
N. B. Douglass, hay . 11 25
M. C. Morrill, hay
3 02
The Atlantic Works, repairs, etc. .
555 10
H. W. Leach & Co., labor on fur- naces, etc. . 190 00
· H. R. Worthington, examining fur- naces, etc. . 71 15
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., policy of insur- ance .
50 00
T. Alber Ward, care of reservoir 50 00
The Pettee Machine Works, material and labor . 217 71
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor .
35 05
Ward & Co., material and labor 33 00
W. P. Leavitt & Son, material and labor . 22 58
Isaac Smith, material and labor 14 82
E. W. Hodgson & Son, material and labor . 10 28
A. G. Tupper, material and labor 9 25
Willard Rand, material and labor 3 80
Amounts carried forward $13,398 35
$12,110 00
164
Amounts brought forward $13,398 35 $14,000 00
J. H. Williams, material and labor 2 55
Timothy Stuart, labor, men, and teams 48 00
Thomas Collins, harness 48 00
Leonard & Ellis, oil . 57 70
Waite, Williams & Co., oil 28 55
Vacuum Oil Co., oil .
2 50
E. Jones, expressage .
32 00
F. H. Hunting, expressage 3 12
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams 29 00
A. F. Harrington, use of teams 25 00
Henry C. Daniels, use of teams 2 50
H. A. Spear, use of teams .
2 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 22 46
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 4 88
Sherburne & Co., cotton waste . 17 69
Charles Carr, leather valves 13 80
Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., gas 9 00
J. E. Cahill, use of horse and cart . 7 00
Madison Bunker, care of sick horses, 5 50
Albert F. Noyes, incidental cash ex- penses 5 40
Charles H. Staey, telegrams 3 49
Mrs. Elizabeth Welch, laundry work, 3 50
John B. Turner, postage stamps 3 00
Morss & Whyte, supplies . 40 85
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., supplies 19 84
H. W. Wellington, supplies 12 40
Page & Coffin, supplies 11 52
Henry F. Jenks, supplies . 10 20
Amounts carried forward $13,869 80 $14,000 00
165
Amounts brought forward $13,869 80 $14,000 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies 9 45
B. Billings, supplies . 6 82
Waldo Brothers, supplies . 6 50
A. A. Savage, supplies
6 28
Parker & Wood, supplies .
6 25
C. W. Morehouse, supplies 5 88
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., supplies .
4 00
Chilson Furnace Co., supplies 3 50
American Fire Hose Manuf'g Co., supplies 2 40
George Warren & Co., supplies 1 60
Dennison Mfg. Co., supplies 1 78
W. H. Gallison, supplies .
1 60
O. B. Leavitt, supplies
1 50
Richard Stanley, supplies . 1 50
Sundry small bills
9 47
Total, as per item No. 55 of expenses $13,938 33
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account
$61 67
Water Meters and Service Pipe.
Appropriation .
Pay rolls of laborers . $1,625 14
Fuller, Dana & Fitz, lead pipe, etc. 781 16
Chadwick Lead Works, lead, etc. 64 88
J. C. Whitney, services as inspector . 322 98
N. W. Tupper, grain, etc. . 200 86
Amounts carried forward $2,995 02
.
$3,500 00
$3,500 00
·
166
Amounts brought forward $2,995 02 $3,500 00
J. P. Bent, hay .
20 02
N. B. Douglass, hay .
22 50
M. C. Morrell, hay
6 03
Union Water Meter Co., repairing meters, etc.
115 05
National Meter Co., repairing meters, etc. 55 63
Madison Bunker, care of sick horses 11 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 42 70
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing
7 37
Charles A. Cole, blacksmithing
3 00
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing . 2 67
A. Danforth, agent, blacksmithing 2 07
E. W. Hodgson & Son, material and labor 18 32
W. Rand, material and labor 7 57
E. W. Hodgson, material and labor . 1 61
H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash ex- penses 8 56
J. C. Whitney, sundry cash expenses 4 00
R. M. Lucas, serving notices 8 00
M. C. Laffie, serving notices 6 00
Robert Harrison, serving notices 4 50
Charles P. Huestis, serving notices . 4 50
American Powder Mills, powder, etc. 8 50
R. Stanley, horse liniment 3 00
Adams Express Co., expressage 2 95
Jenkins Brothers, packing 2 39
S. L. Pratt, use of team 2 00
W. H. Ward & Co., supplies
86 24
Amounts carried forward $3,451 20
$3,500 00
167
Amounts brought forward $3,451 20 $3,500 00
Page & Coffin, supplies 23 01
Walworth Mfg., Co., supplies 7 09
J. H. Cunningham, supplies 6 31
C. W. Morehouse, supplies 5 55
Sundry small bills
6 06
Total, as per item No. 56 of expenses $3,499 22
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account 78
Water Rebate.
Appropriation . . $500 00
Paid to sundry parties rebate of water bills, as
per item No. 57 of expenses 258 56
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $241 44
Watering Streets and Water for Same.
Appropriation . . $6,000 00
Received from contributions 3,125 16
Transferred from appropriation for miscellaneous expenses 550 00
$9,675 16
Water department, use of water $2,000 00
Timothy Stuart for watering
Wards 1 and 7 . 2,120 00
Amounts carried forward
$4,120 00
$9,675 16
168
Amounts brought forward $4,120 00 $9,675 16
William H. Mague, for watering
Wards 3 and 4 . . 2,085 00
Thomas R. Frost, for watering, Ward 6 . 1,481 52
Central Stables, for watering, Ward 2 1,080 00
James M. Keating, for watering, Ward 5 439 00
John Keating, for watering, Ward 5 . 100 00
Newton Cemetery for watering por- tions of Walnut street 24 00
Frank Edmands for collecting sub- scriptions, Ward 6 33 52
Robert B. Hill for collecting subscrip- tions, Ward 2 . 25 52
Theodore A. Fleu, for collecting sub- scriptions, Ward 3 20 00
Fanning Printing Co., postal cards, etc. 8 50
The Newton Graphic, advertising 2 75
Newton Journal, advertising 2 45
Total, as per item No. 58 of expenses $9,422 26
.
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $252 90
Watering Troughs and Drinking Posts.
Appropriation .
$1,200 00
Water department, use of water, wa- tering troughs . . $1,014 40
Amounts carried forward $1,014 40 $1,200 00
169
1
Amounts brought forward $1,014 40 $1,200 00
Water department, use of water,
drinking posts .
70 00
Total, as per item No. 59 of expenses $1,084 40
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $115 60
Water -- Use of Hydrants.
Appropriation .
$11,320 00
Amount paid Water department, as per item No.
60 of expenses .
10,800 00
Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and
deficiency account
$520 00
Washington Street Bridge.
Trumbull & Cheney, payment on contract
. $1,684 22
H. D. Woods, services as assistant engineer 166 86
John Pulcifier, Treasurer, contribu-
tions for temporary bridge . 150 00
Boston &. Albany R. R., old rails 5 58
Stephen F. Cate, use of team 4 00
Total, as per item No. 61 of expenses $2,010 66
170
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.
Almshouse Department.
Seventy acres of land
. $7,000 00
Buildings
. 8,000 00
Personal property
. 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 measures 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
Amounts carried forward
$800 00
$84.907 35.
171
Amounts brought forward
$800 00 $84,907 35
Draughting materials
126 00
Surveying materials .
48 00
Tools
50 00
Horse, wagon, etc.
150 00
Cases and furniture .
300 00
$1,474 00
Fire Department.
Steam fire engine No. 1, apparatus,
horses, and furniture . . $6,000 00
Steam fire engine No. 2, apparatus horses, and furniture . 6,000 00
Steam fire engine No. 3, apparatus,
horses, and furniture . 6,000 00
Chemical engine No. 1 . 2,250 00
Hook an' 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., Au- burndale . 1,200 00 Hose No. 6, horse, hose, reel, etc., Lower Falls . 1,500 00
Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse, hose, etc., Upper Falls 1,500 00
Fire-alarm telegraph, including team,
etc. . 25,300 00
$54,250 00
Fire and Highway Department Buildings. Steam fire-engine house, stables and land, Ward 7 $13,000 00
Amounts carried forward
$13,000 00 $140,631 35
172
Amounts brought forward $13,000 00 $140,631 35 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 .
$68,000 00
Books
10,000 00
$78,000 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 Watertown Street, Ward 2, 1,000 00 Land on Auburndale Avenue, Ward 3, 1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3 . . 2,550 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3 . . 2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3 . . 2,000 00
Amounts carried forward $17,850 00 $306,231 35
173
Amounts brought forward $17,850 00 $306,231 35
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, Warl 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 . 1,200 00 Land on Willow and Centre Streets, Ward 6 . 500 00
Land on Florence Street, Ward 5 . 2,100 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
$45,200 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 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
Amounts carried forward,
$15,975 00 #351,431 35
174
Amounts brought forward $15,975 00 $351,431 35
2 stone crushers and houses . 4,600 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 1,369 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
22 pairs handcuffs, $3,75 82 50
30 clubs, $1.50
45 00
6 lanterns, $2.50
15 00
22 badges
137 00
22 parade clubs and belts, $3.50 77 00
Amounts carried forward $7,431 50 $388,671 35
175
Amounts brought forward $7,431 50 $388,671 35
Blankets . 50 00
Record books
50 00
Furniture in station at City Hall
75 00
$7,606 50
School Department.
High School buildings, furniture
and land .
$113,000 00
Mason Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 49,100 00
Hyde Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 24,500 00
Prospect Grammar Schoolhouse, fur- niture and land . . 31,000 00
Prospect Primary Schoolhouse, 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 . . 10,000 00
Williams New Schoolhouse and land 35,000 00 Peirce Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 32,000 00
Davis Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 13,000 00 ·
Franklin Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 15,000 00
Amounts carried forward
$370,100 00 #396,277 85
·
176
Amounts brought forward $370,100 00 #396,277 85 Claflin Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 35,000 00
Adams Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 22,500 00 Bigelow Schoolhouse, furniture and land . . 44,000 00
Underwood Schoolhouse, furniture and land . 24,000 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 Barnard Schoolhouse, furniture and
land . . 21,000 00 Thompsonville Schoolhouse, furniture
and land
. 5,000 00
#581,100 00
Water Department.
Building for pipe-fitting, etc., stable and land $4,000 00 4 horses, wagons, harness, etc. . 600 00
$981,977 85
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., Appropriations, etc., for Twenty-eight Years.
A. D.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
Total.
City, State and County Tax.
Rate.
Appropriations. Houses.
1861
2,056
$5,644,285 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 28,081,445 00
372,893 53
13 00
320,000 00
2,657
1875
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
25.200,100 00
361,137 40
14 00
388,525 00
3,214
1882
4,502
18,930,485 00
7,405,233 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
1887
5,671
23,080,866 00
9,196,441 00
511,613 38
15 80
562,080 00
3,856
1888
.
5,870
24,132,630 00
9,146,012 00
32,277,307 00 33,278,642 00
517,591 35
15 20
571,739 00
4,018
177
20,032,800 00
8,048,645 00
384,089 84
14 50
333,300 00
2,523
1874
3,917
18,238,510 00
7,481,830 00 8,169,763 00
26,408,273 00 26,335,718 00
379,434 18
14 00
416,505 00
3,257
1881
4,336
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TABLE
Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor out of Almshouse from 1851 to 1888 Inclusive. ,
1851
$38 56
1870
. $2,197 41
1852
101 94
1871
. 3,713 39
1853
45 70
1872
2,884 79
1854
38 10
1873
3,066 59
1855
73 63
1874
. 3,895 51
1856
135 49
1875
.
5,553 79
1857
204 96
1876
9,336 14
1858
387 61
1877
. 10,259 57
1859
358 25
1878
. 8,284 10
1860
500 81
1879
8,246 42
1861
757 14
1880
. 6,455 80
1862
781 50
1881
.
6,808 75
1863
632 27
1882
. 7,933 57
1864
605 02
1883
8,016 14
1865
870 77
1884
7,076 86
1866
643 72
1885
8,500 15
1867
1,268 08
1886
7,661 96
1868
. 1,464 53
1887
8,269 41
1869
. 2,019 28
1888
9,155 74
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1888.
Mayor
$1,000 00
City clerk .
2,000 00
City treasurer and collector
3,000 00
Assistant treasurer and deputy collector
1,500 00
City auditor
2,000 00
.
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City solicitor
$1,250 00
Chairman of assessors
1,200 00
Two assessors, each .
750 00
Assistant assessors, each per day
4 00
City messenger .
1,100 00
Clerk of Common Council
200 00
Sealer of weights and measures
75 00
.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent of streets, two horses and car-
riage furnished . $1,700 00
City engineer
2,500 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief of department, team furnished . $1,600 00 .
Assistant chief and superintendent of Fire
Alarm Telegraph, team furnished Three engineers of steamers, each 950 00
1,100 00
Four drivers of steamers, and Hook and Ladder Co., each . 750 00
Three drivers of hose-carriages, Nos. 1, 2, and 4,
esch . 650 00
Eight foremen of steamers, and Hook and Lad- der and Hose Co., each ·
110 00
Eight assistant foremen, and clerks of steamers, and Hook and Ladder and Hose Co., each, Forty-eight hosemen and laddermen, each . ·
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