Town of Newton annual report 1890, Part 8

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 680


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Charles H. Stacy, telegrams


10 50


Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, oatmeal


10 75


C. H. & A. F. Ireland, material and labor 209 45


S. A. Piper, material and labor Charles Carr, material and labor E. R. Cheney, material and labor Smith & Winchester, material and labor . .


91 78


73 75


64 85


45 75


E. W. Hodgson, material and .labor .


40 65


Adam Beck, material and labor . M. S. Hodgson, material and labor Cutler & Parker, material and labor .


33 50


24 65


21 90


P. Y. Hoseason, material and labor .


12 00


H. H. Hunt, material and labor . 9 63 C. N. Allen & Co., material and labor . 7 07


W. J. Power, material and labor 3 50 Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 3 48


O. B. Leavitt, material and labor 3 43


Charles Carr, supplies


1,951 53


Taunton Locomotive Works, sup- plies . 1,239 18


Pettee Machine Works, supplies . 913 50


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies 680 58


Amounts carried forward


$218,598 93 $1,213,435 89


166


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $218,598 93 $1,213,435 89


Chandler & Farquhar, supplies . 655 07


Smith & Anthony Stove Co., sup- plies . 599 30


James H. Roberts & Co., supplies 562 02


Holyoke Hydrant and Iron Wks., supplies 455 90


Boston Bolt Co., supplies 284 55


Sweatt & Chase, supplies


342 11


National Mfg. Co., supplies


182 00


George D. Jewett, supplies


146 50


Bradlee, Hastings & Co., supplies


151 65


W. H. Ward & Co., supplies


128 91


Boston Woven Hose Co., supplies


102 10


James Hennessey, supplies .


88 50


Morss & Whyte, supplies


70 28


Kent & Gore, supplies 60 72


C. A. Trumbull, supplies 60 00


J. E. Trowbridge, supplies . 59 60


Dodge, Haley & Co., supplies 56 38


South Boston Iron Works, sup- plies 46 49


P. F. Burke, supplies 35 12


The Philadelphia Heliographic Co., supplies 33 75


Ingersol Sergeant Rock Drill Co., supplies 29 72


C. B. Rogers & Co., supplies 26 61


Frost & Adams, supplies . 24 78


The American Hose Mfg. Co., supplies 24 50


O. Sheldon & Co., supplies 18 95


M. C. Warren, supplies 17 93


Amounts carried forward, $222,862 37 $1,213,435 89


167


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward 8222,862 37 $1,213,435 89


A. R. Pitts, supplies . 17 41


Newton Machine Co., supplies 16 21


Samuel Kidder, supplies


16 10


Gilchrist & Gorham, supplies 15 00


Benjamin F. Butler, Jr., supplies, 14 50


Gould & Cutler, supplies


13 66


Wm. Felsted, supplies


12 30


A. A. Savage, supplies 10 60


Henry W. Wellington, supplies . 10 01


Chapman & Soden, supplies 10 00


Parker & Wood, supplies 9 82


J. E. Cahill, supplies 9 00


A. J. Wilkinson, supplies 8 42


Page & Coffin, supplies


7 90


Dean, Foster & Co., supplies


6 65


Fairbanks, Brown & Co., supplies


6 58


O. P. Berry, supplies .


6 55


Star Brass Mfg. Co., supplies


5 85


The American Tool & Machine Co., supplies 5 15


C. W. Morehouse, supplies 4 97


J. A. and W. Bird & Co., supplies 4 75


The American Tube Works, sup- plies 4 37


The Boston Gear Works, supplies 4 00


C. W. H. Moulton & Co., supplies 3 84


Albert Temperley, supplies 3 67


A. G. Allen, supplies . 3 00


Aaron R. Gay & Co., supplies 2 91


H. M. Darling & Co., supplies


2 78


Oscar F. Howe, supplies


2 50


B. Billings, supplies .


2 30


Amounts carried forward


$223,103 17 $1,213,435 89


168


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $223,103 17 $1,213,435 89


Carter & Haskell, supplies . 2 00


Sundry small bills


15 47


Total, as per item No. 61 of expenses $223.120 64


RECEIVED.


From N. W. Harris &


Co., 110 63-100


per cent. on $33,000 City of


Newton water bonds . . $3,507 90


From W. J. Hayes &


Co., 110 92-10


per cent. on


$50,000 City of


Newton water bonds . 5,460 00


From N. W. Harris &


Co., 109 65-100


per cent. on


$100,000 City of


Newton water bonds . . 9,650 00


City of Somerville, for pipe . 322 16


City of Waltham, for


pipe 274 25


Town of Needham, for pipe, etc. 313 87


E. H. Gowing, for pipe 193 85


Am'ts carried for'rd $19,722 03 $223,120 64 $1,213,435 89


EXPENSES IN DETAIL. 169


Am'ts brought for'rd $19,722 03 $223,120 64 $1,213,435 89 Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., for pipe 126 76


Thompson Meter Co., refund of bill 5 80


F. W. Sargent, refund


on account of 45


feet land


4 50


Total, as per item No. 52 of


19,859 09 receipts .


203,261 55


Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1890 . $1,416,697 44


Water Maintenance.


Appropriation $14,800 00 J. C. Whitney, Water Registrar . $2,065 39 Albert S. Glover, Water Registrar 34 61


J. C. Whitney, inspector 26 92


H. N. Hyde, Jr., superintendent 1,700 00 Thomas Coughlan, engineer at pumping station . 1,204 64


Miss E. D. Hinckley, clerical ser- vices . 728 00


J. C. Whitney, sundry cash ex- penses 50 17


H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash ex- penses 25 70


Pay rolls of laborers .


3,230 97


J. W. Mitchell, coal


3,487 75


Daniel Warren, coal .


640 47


Albert Brackett & Son, coal


27 78


Amounts carried forward $13,222 40


$14,800 00


12


170


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $13,222 40


$14,800 00


C. F. Eddy & Co., coal 9 43


Daniel Sullivan, wood 73 20


N. W. Tupper, grain, etc. . 89 44


Cornelius Cooper, exchange of horse . 165 00


Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co., policy of insurance . 150 00 T. Albert Ward, care of reservoir 75 00


Leonard & Ellis, oil


92 94


F. W. Gregory, oil


45 78


Charles H. Hale, labor men and teams . 219 67


Timothy Stuart & Son, labor men and teams . 86 62


Stephen F. Cate, use of teams 15 00


A. F. Harrington, use of teams. 5 50


Central Stables, use of teams


3 00


H. A. Spear, use of teams .


1 50


H. C. Daniels, clipping horse


3 00


F. H. Hunting, expressage .


2 25


Crowley's Express, expressage


2 05


Newton Journal, printing .


28 00


The Newton Graphic, printing


6 00


Dr. Edward S. Wood, analysis of water . 10 00


A. O. Doane, photographs . 15 10


Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., gas 7 60


Mrs. Elizabeth Welch, laundry work . 5 20


C. E. Hastings, repairing clock . 2 50


Amounts carried forward $14,336 18


$14,800 00


171


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward $14,336 18 $14,800 00


Charles H. Stacy, telegrams 2 10


John P. Keating, delivering water 2 00


30 00


Patrick Lally, iron wheelbarrows Holyoke Hydrant & Iron Works, hydrant ·


8 80


J. F. Buckley & Co., exchange of boilers 15 00


B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 18 03


Thomas Belger, blacksmithing 12 48


A. Danforth, agt., blacksmithing J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing


9 92


Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 2 00 J. E. Cahill, manure . 62 43


28 00


J. F. Horrigan, material and labor 18 08


E. W. Hodgson, material and labor


14 91


Pettee Machine Works, material and labor 11 82


A. H. Adams, material and labor Alex. Griswold, material and labor L. H. Cranitch, material and labor Page & Coffin, supplies


5 25


2 50


2 15


28 40


Hooper, Lewis & Co., supplies 26 10


American Fire Hose Mfg. Co., supplies 25 00


M. D. Jones & Co., supplies 13 85


H. W. Wellington, supplies


12 85


W. A. Wood & Co., supplies


9 98


Charles Carr, supplies


9 90


Amounts carried forward $14,718 31


$14,800 00


John B. Turner, stamps 3 00


P. Y. Hoseason, material labor .


and


7 58


172


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $14,718 31 $14,800 00


W. H. Ward & Co., supplies 9 00


Morss & Whyte, supplies 7 50


John F. Payne, supplies 7 50


Parker & Wood, supplies 6 94


A. A. Savage, supplies 6 19


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies 5 56


J. A. & W. Bird & Co., supplies 5 00


O. B. Leavitt, supplies 4 59


B. Billings, supplies . 4 12


S. P. Jones, supplies . 3 00


Sherburne & Co., supplies . 3 00


Dodge, Haley & Co., supplies 2 13


Sundry small bills


11 52


Total, as per item No. 62 of expenses 14,794 36


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $5 64


Water Meters and Service Pipe.


Appropriation


$3,500 00


Pay rolls of laborers . $1,806 44


Chadwick Lead Works, lead pipe,


etc. 661 96


National Tube Works Co., iron


pipe . 228 59


Union Water Meter Co., repairing meters 192 65


National Meter Co., meters, etc. .


47 50


Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., water gate . 3 28


American Powder Mills, powder


3 95


Amounts carried forward $2,944 37


$3,500 00


173


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward $2,944 37


$3,500 00


N. W. Tupper, grain . 91 36


N. W. Tupper, hay 40 70


J. P. Bent, hay . 29 08


H. N. Hyde, sundry cash expenses 8 00


J. C. Whitney, sundry cash ex- penses 6 16


M. C. Laffie, serving summons .


6 00


Robert Harrison, serving sum-


mons .


4 00


Rodney M. Lucas, serving sum- mons 4 00


F. H. Humphrey, agt., material and labor 20 98


Boston & Albany R. R. Co., freight


5 66


B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 19 93


J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing 11 81


A. Danforth, agt., blacksmithing Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 4 50


8 80


Charles A. Cole, blacksmithing . 2 50


Gilchrist & Taylor, supplies 72 00


Sweatt & Chase, supplies


68 41


Gilchrist & Gorham, supplies


65 75


George Woodman & Co., supplies 45 85


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies


27 83


Parker & Wood, supplies


5 25


Jenkins Brothers, supplies 2 08


Sundry small bills 3 40


Total, as per item No. 63 of expenses 3,498 42


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account . $ 1 58


174


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Water Rebate.


Appropriation $500 00


Paid to sundry persons rebate of water bills


as per item No. 64 of expenses 425 62


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess


and deficiency account . $74 38


Watering Streets and Water for the same.


Appropriation $7,500 00


Water Department, use of water. $1,748 79


Wm. H. Mague, watering Wards 2, 3, and 4 . 1,816 66


Timothy Stuart, watering Wards 1 and 7 950 00


Thomas R. Frost, watering Ward 6 940 00


John Joyce, watering Ward 1 325 00


James M. Keating, watering


Ward 5 325 00


Total, as per item No. 65 of expenses 6,105 45


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account : $1,394 55


Watering Troughs and Drinking Posts.


Appropriation $1,550 00


Water Department, use of water,


watering troughs . $1,104 07


Water Department, use of water, drinking posts 70 00


Water Department, use of water fountain, Ward 2 35 43


Amounts carried forward


$1,209 50


$1,550 00


EXPENSES IN DETAIL. 175


Amounts brought forward $1,209 50 $1,550 00


Water Department, material and labor, fountain, Newton


Highlands .


12 53


Total, as per item No. 66 of expenses 1,222 03


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account .


$327 97


Water - Use of Hydrants.


Appropriation $12,240 00 Amount paid Water Department, as per item


No. 67 of expenses 12,240 00


Table showing Appropriations, Transfers, Mayor's Warrants, Treasurer's Payments, Differences, Excess and Deficiency Accounts.


OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.


Appropria- tions for 1890.


Trans- fers.


Total Appropria- tions.


M.ıyor's Warrants.


Treasurer's Payments.


Differ. ences.


Over- drawn.


Unex- pended.


Almshouse expenses and repairs Armory expenses


$4,5000 00


$4,500 00


$3,544 98 708 35


$3,712 30


$167 32


$955 02 291 65


Assessors' Department


$5,800 00 }


7,800 00


7,800 00


7,868 19


7,857 19


-11 00


68 19


Additional by order of City Council


2,000 00 §


4,000 00


4,000 00


3,417 29


3,036 72


-380 57


582 71


Books, stationery, and printing


$5,500 00 (


7,000 00


7,000 00


6,692 55


6,424 74


-267 81


307 45


Additional by order of City Council Burial grounds .


1,500 00 }


400 00


400 00


337 13


-337 13


62 87


City Engineer's Department .


$8,050 00 }


8,900 00


8,900 00


8,S92 10


8,865 51


-26 59


7 90


Additional by order of City Council City Hall expenses


850 00


2,300 00


2,300 00


2,295 58


2,054 66


-240 92


4 42


Elections and registration of voters Additional by order of City Council Fire Department


1,000 00


$30,705 00 ( 500 00 5


31,205 00


31,205 00


31,811 50


31,987 28


175 78


606 50


Highways, curbing


4,000 00


900 00


31,00 00


2,964 04


3,055 66


91 62


135 96


Highways, drains and culverts


6 000 00


600 00


6,600 00


6,301 68


6,135 54


-166 14


-


298 32


Highways, general repairs


$65,000 00 }


68,461 03


500 00


68,961 03


68,135 40


68,277 47


142 07


825 63


Additional by order of City Council


3,461 03


2,000 00


1.400 00


600 00


589 35


212 75


-376 60


10 65


Highways, land damages


$500 00


Received from Boston & Albany R. R. on account of Union Street


$4,518 50


5,018 50


200 00


4,818 50 16,400 00


4,618 50 15,846 99


4,518 50 16,093 39


246 40


553 01


Highways, sidewalks and street crossings Ilighways, widening, reconstruction and im- provements .


$22,000 00 }


25,700 00


25,700 00


25,566 21


25,027 27


-538 94


133 79


Additional by order of City Council Indigent soldiers and sailors .


3,700 00


1,500 00


200 00


1,300 00


980 00


984 00


4 00


320 00


Interest on city loans, permanent .


13,101 50


13,101 50


12,085 37


12,085 37


1,016 13


Interest on city loans, temporary . Interest on water bonds


$63,680 00 }


65,666 01


1,173 99


66,840 00


66,840 00


66,840 00


-


-


Additional by order of City Council


1,986 01


500 00


500 00


500 00


500 00


Miscellaneous expenses


6,000 00


6,000 00


6,992 30


7,432 46


440 16


992 30


Newton Free Library


10,495 00


10,495 00


10,495 00 |


10,752 37


257 37


-


.


.


1,000 00


-


-


-


-


-


·


-


-


-


3,780 00


4,039 63


4,093 65


54 02


259 63


-


-


.


.


.


-


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


-


-


.


15,000 00


1,400 00


.


.


.


9,600 00


1,173 99


7,826 01


7,509 22


7,509 22


-


-


316 79


Memorial day .


.


.


-


-


-


-


-


-


$2,780 00


3,780 00


-


1,000 00


716 15


7 80


-


Additional by order of City Council


Highways, gravel land


-100 00


200 00


-


-


176


EXCESS AND DEFI- CIENCY ACCOUNT.


Board of Health


Newton Free Library, note Newton Cottage Hospital Parks and squares .


4,600 00 1,500 00 2,000 00


4,600 00 1,500 00 2,000 00


4,600 00 1,500 00 1,780 48


4,600 00 1,500 00 1,564 31


-216 17


219 52


Police Department


$31,435 00 }


42,510 00


42,510 00


41,175 74


41,680 23 504 49 -


1,334 26


Additional by order of City Council


11,075 00


Poor out of almshouse


9,200 00


9,277 42 11,721 90


9,323 64 15,536 68


46 22 3,814 78 -50


77 42


Public property


12,000 00


9,200 00 12,000 00 5,000 00 14,575 00 1,000 00


4,432 0; 14,500 00 780 52


4,431 57 14,500 00 763 43


- -17 09


$108,500 00


111,411 94


2,425 00 2,425 00


108,986 94 11,925 00 2,000 00


11,915 10


10.452 60 1,667 48


-1,462 50 -326 38


6 14


School note (addition to High school building)


4,500 00


4,500 00


4,500 00


4,500 00


School house note ( Williams and Eliot)


5,150 00


5,150 00


5.150 00


5,150 00


-


-


- -46 00


56 00


State aid


1,000 00


200 00 1,000 00


144 00 1,077 50


1,081 00


3 50


77 50


$24,000 00 )


25,500 00


25,500 00


23,920 87


24,001 53


80 66


1,579 13


Use of hydrants .


12,240 00


12,240 00


12,240 00


12,240 00


Water maintenance .


14,800 00


14,800 00


14,794 36


14,621 99


-172 37


5 64


Water meters and service pipe


3,500 00


3,500 00 500 00


425 62


395 10


-30 52


74 38


Watering streets and water for same


7,500 00


7,500 00


6,105 45


6,205 45


100 00


1,394 55


Watering troughs and drinking posts .


1 550 00


1,550 00


1,222 03


1,209 50


-12 53


327 97


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.


Balance of appropriations of 1889, on account of new Claflin school house


$28,833 48 )


32,092 75


32,092 75


32,092 75


31,592 75


-500 00


Additional by order of City Council


3,259 27


25,000 00


25,000 00


22,557 10


21,945 42


-611 68


2,442 90


Engine house, Newton Highlands


16,500 00


16,500 JO


10,450 00


10,450 00


6,050 00


Newton Cottage Hospital


10,000 00


10,000 00


10,000 00


10,000 00


Land for almshouse


7,600 00


7,600 00


7,600 00


7,600 00


Fire alarmı striker, Nonantum


675 00


675 00


525 92


525 92


149 08


Bath house


600 00


600 00


503 25


503 25


96 75


Appropriations of 1889 paid by Treasurer in 1890, as follows :


Newton Centre play ground. Bemis bridge


10,000 00 1,000 00


10,000 00 1,000 00


Amounts carried forward,


$735,331 73 .


$735,331 73


$716,493 29


$727,799 30


$17,147 45 5,841 44


$2,081 54


$20,919 98 2,081 54


.


Removal of ashes


5,000 00


Salaries


14,575 00


Schools, evening


1,000 00


Schools, general appropriation Dog tax, 1890, by order of City Council


2,911 94


School incidentals


9 90


Sewerage


2,000 00


1,993 86


Sinking fund, city debt .


22,000 00


22,000 00 4,000 00


4.000 00


4,000 00


Sinking fund, water bonds


22,000 00


22,000 00


22,000 00


22,000 00


Soldiers' relief .


98 00


Street light Department Additional by order of City Council


1,500 00 )


-


-


-


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


177


-


3,509 68


11 26


1 58


Water, rebate on bills


500 00


22,000 00


22,000 00


Sinking fund, school loan


4,000 00


200 00


108,977 57


108,977 57 -


9 37


9,500 00


278 10 567 93 75 00 219 48


.


.


-


Drains and culverts .


3,498 42


Table showing Appropriations, Transfers, etc. - Concluded.


OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.


Appropria- tions for 1890.


Trans- fers.


Total Appropria- tions.


Mayor's Warrants.


Treasurer's Payments.


Differ- ences.


Over- drawn.


Unex- pended.


Amounts carried forward,


$735,331 73


-


$735,331 73


$716,493 29


$727,799 30


$17,147 45 $2,081 54 5,841 44


$20,919 28 2,081 54


Less Mayor's warrants of 1889 paid by Treasurer in 1890 .


-


-


-


-


33,524 19


-


-


-


-


1


-


-


-


Transferred into treasury


$735,331 73


$735,331 73


$716,493 29 1


$716,493 29


$11,306 01


$18,838 44


1


·


Amount of Mayor's warrants for 1890 paid by Treasurer in 1891 appropriations . · .


$694,275 11 22,218 28


-


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


178


EXCESS AND DEFI. CIENCY ACCOUNT.


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 179


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.


Almshouse Department.


Seventy acres of land . $40,000 00


Buildings . .


5,000 00


Personal property 3,947 35


Twenty-four acres of land on


Winchester street


8,600 00


$57,547 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, statistics, and special laws . 300 00


Set of standard weights and measures


100 00


Record books


200 00


Book-cases, maps, etc.


50.0 00


51,160 00


Cemetery Department.


Land in Newton Cemetery .


.


$5,500 00


Tomb in Newton Cemetery 800 00


6,300 00


City Engineering Department.


Two transits, $150 each $300 00


Three transits, $250 each 750 00


Two levels, $100 each


200 00


Amounts carried forward


$1,250 00


$127,007 35


180


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $1,250 00


$127,007 35


Draughting materials'


126 00


Surveying materials


48 00


Tools


50 00


Horses, wagons, etc. .


600 00


Cases and furniture


300 00


2,374 40


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 and ladder truck, horses, etc.


3,300 00


Hose No. 4, horse, hose, reel, etc., Newtonville


1,200 00


Hose No. 5, horse, hose, reel, etc., Auburndale 1,200 00


Hose No. 6, horse, hose, reel, etc., Lower Falls 1,500 00


Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse, hose, etc., Upper Falls 1,500 00


Fire alarm telegraph, including team, etc. . 26,800 00


55,750 00


Fire and Highway Department Buildings.


Steam fire engine house, stables and land, Ward 7 . $13,000 00


Amounts carried forward $13,000 00 $185,131 35


181


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.


Amounts brought forward $13,000 00 $185,131 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


Engine house, stables and land,


Newton Highlands . 10,000 00


97,600 00


Free Library Department.


Newton Free Library, building and land . $68,000 00


Books . 10,000 00


78,000 00


Gravel and Gravel Land.


Land on Jewett street, Ward 1 . $1,500 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 $17,350 00


$360,731 35


182


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $17,350 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 Pine street, Ward 3


200 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 200 00


Land on Elliot street, Ward 5 . 1,000 00


Gravel on Parker street, Ward 5


100 00


Gravel on Pine street 200 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 2,000 00


Land on Homer street, Ward 6 . 4,000 00


Land on Murray street, Ward 2 . 4,000 00


Highway Department.


1 steam road roller . $6,000 00


29 cart horses, $200


5,400 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 $16,425 00


$360,731 35


45,050 00


$405,781 35


183


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.


Amounts brought forward $16,425 00


$405,781 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


24,000 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


Carriage and sleigh


150 00


Horse, saddle, bridle, and harness


250 00


32 pairs hand-cuffs, $3.75 .


120 00


32 clubs, $1.50 .


48 00


32 revolvers


304 00


32 badges .


180 00


32 belts


80 00


32 billies


32 00


Buttons


50 00


Blankets


50 00


Record books


50 00


Amounts carried forward $7,989 00


$443,471 35


184


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $7,989 00


$443.471 35


Furniture in station at City Hall


75 00


Land for stable .


2,000 00


Patrol signal system, including two horses, harness, etc., pa- trol wagon and pung . 7,000 00


17,064 00


School Department.


High School buildings, furniture and land $113,000 00


Mason school house, furniture and


land . . 49,100 00


Hyde school house, furniture and land . .


24,500 00


Prospect grammar school house, furniture and land . 31,000 00


Prospect primary school house, furniture and land 7,500 00


Oak Hill school house, furniture and land 12,000 00 Hamilton school house, furniture and land . 28,000 00


Williams school house, furniture and land . 10,000 00


Williams new school house and land . . 35,000 00


Peirce school house, furniture and land . 32,000 00


Davis school house, furniture and land . . 13,000 00


Franklin school house, furniture and land . 15,000 00


Amounts carried forward


$370,100 00


$460,535 35


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 185


Amounts brought forward $370,100 00 $ 460,535 35


Claflin school house, furniture


and land . . 35,000 00


Claflin new school house . 31,500 00


Adams school house, furniture


and land . 22,500 00


Bigelow school house, furniture and land . 44,000 00


Underwood school house, furni- ture and land . 24,000 00


Lincoln school house, furniture and land 5,500 00


Jackson school house, furniture and land . 15,000 00


Eliot school house, furniture and land . . 19,000 00


Rice school house and land 20,000 00


Barnard school house, furniture and land 21,000 00


Thompsonville school house, fur-


niture and land . 5,000 00


612,600 00


Water Department.


Building for pipe-fitting, etc., stable and land 4,000 00


5 horses, wagons, harness, etc. 800 00


$1,077,935 35


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 Thirty Years.


A. D.


Polls.


Real Estate.


Personal.


Total.


City, State,and County Tax.


Rate.


Appropriations.


Houses.


1861


2,656


$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


18633


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 0


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 50


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


384,099 84


14 50


333,300 00


2,523


1874


3,917


20,032,800 00


8,04S,645 00


28,081,445 00


372,893 53


13 00


320,000 00


2,657


1875


4,089


21,073,495 00


7,882,347 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


25 012,920 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


1850


4,132


17,718,270 00


7,481 830 00


25,200,100 00


361,137 40


14 00


388,525 00


3,214


1581


4,336


18,238,510 00




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