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100,000 00
April and October.
4
per cent.
Nov.
4, 1891
April
1, 1911
75,000 00
April and October.
Public Park Bonds, $1,000 each
4
per cent.
June
1, 1883
April
1, 1908
25,000 00
April and October.
Schoolhouse Notes, $5,150 each
4
per cent.
Jan.
25, 1884
One each year.
15,450 00
January and July.
School Loan Bonds, $1,000 each
4 per cent.
April
1, 1885
April 1, 1895
44,000 00
April and October.
School Notes, $4,500 each
New Claflin School House Loan
66
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1893
6,000 00
April and October.
66
66
66
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct. 1, 1895
6,000 00
April and October.
66
66
66
4 per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct. 1, 1896
Special Drains and Culverts Loan
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1897
25,000 00
April and October.
4
per cent.
July
11, 1890
Oct.
1, 1896
5,000 00
April and October.
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1897
6,500 00
April and October.
Land for Almshouse Loan
1
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1895
7,600 00
April and October.
Newton Cottage Hospital Loan
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1896
10,000 00
April and October.
Special Drains and Culverts Loan
4
per cent.
April
1, 1891
Oct.
1, 1898
20,000 00
April and Outober.
Drainage Note (Mague Meadow)
4 per cent.
Oct.
14, 1891
Oct. 1, 1897
17,000 00
April and October.
Waban School Note
4
per cent. Dec.
1, 1891
Oct.
1, 1898
15,000 00
April and October.
.
.
6 per cent.
April 22, 1870
April 22, 1892
$30,000 00
April and October.
Water Bonds, $1,000 each 6€
$1,000 each
.
.
4 per cent.
Oct.
1, 1880
Oct. 1, 1910
100,000 00
April and October.
4 per cent.
Oct.
1, 1887
()ct.
1, 1917
100,000 00
April and October.
April and October.
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1892
5,000 00
April and October.
56
4
per cent.
Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1894
6,000 00
April and October.
Engine House, Newton Highlands, Loan 66 66 66
4 per cent. Oct.
1, 1890
Oct.
1, 1895
5,000 00
April and October.
.6
.
.
July
1, 1175
July
1, 1895
34,000 00
January and July.
.
.
312 per cent.
April
6, 1886
One each year.
22,500 00
10,500 00
April and October.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
2,087,550 00
66
$1,000 each
per cent.
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REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners of the City of Newton beg leave to report to the City Council their doings for 1891 as follows :--
Water Debt Sinking Fund.
On hand in cash and securities at par Jan. 1,1891 $321,519 65 Received interest on securities, loans and bank deposits $12,155 36
Less accrued interest on note of City of Newburyport, one month, 4 per cent. 80 00
12,075 36
Received appropriation by the city for 1891 23,000 00
$356,595 01
Invested as follows :
City of Newton 5 per cent. water bonds, due July 1, 1906
*$73,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1910 75,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due April 1, 1914 65,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1917 17,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1918 22,000 00
Amount carried forward, $252,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $252,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. school note, due Jan. 25, 1894 ·
5,150 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. Fire Department note, due Oct. 1, 1896 . ·
5,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. Waban school note, due Oct. 1, 1898 . 15,000 00
Boston & Maine R. R. Co. note, dated Dec. 1, 1891, 12 mos. with interest half yearly at 4 1-2 per cent. 34,000 00
City of Newburyport 4 per cent. note due Sept. 1, 1892, interest paid to Nov. 1, 1891
24,000 00
City of Nashua, N. H. note Dec. 16, 1891, 12 mos. with interest at 4 1-4 per cent. per annum . 21,000 00
Deposit in National Revere Bank 445 01
$356,595 01
*Interest due on Jan. 1, 1892, collected since report was made, $1,825 00.
City Debt Sinking Fund.
On hand in cash Jan. 1, 1891 $2,315 28
Received interest on bank deposit 90 00
Received appropriation by the city for 1891 . 29,000 00
$31,405 28
Invested as follows : - City of Nashua, N. H. note, dated Dec. 12, 1891, on 4 mos. with interest at 4 1-4 per cent. . $31,000 00
Amount carried forward, $31,000 00
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REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Amount brought forward, $31,000 00
Deposit in National Revere
Bank 405 28
$31,405 28
Public Park Sinking Fund.
On hand in cash and securities at par Jan. 1, 1891 $15,842 15 Received interest on loans securities and bank deposits 626 68
$16,468 83
Invested as follows : -
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due April 1, 1914 $12,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1917 2,000 00
Boston & Maine R. R. Co. note, due Dec. 1, 1892, in- terest at 4 1-2 per cent. payable semi-annually 2,000 00
Cash on deposit in National Revere Bank 468 83
$16,468 83
School Loan Sinking Fund.
On hand in cash and securities at par Jan. 1, 1891 $23,188 76
Received interest on securities and loans 965 00
Received appropriation by the city for 1891 . 4,000 00
$28,153 76
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Invested as follows : -
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due April 1, 1914 $4,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1917 ·
5,000 00
City of Newton 4 per cent. water bonds, due Oct. 1, 1918 5,000 00
Boston & Maine R. R. note, due Dec. 1, 1892, interest at 4 1-2 per cent. per annum, payable semi-an- nually . 14,000 00
Cash on deposit in National Revere Bank 153 76
$28,153 76
On the first of Dec. last we loaned the Boston & Maine R. R. Co. $50,000 00 for 12 mos. at 4 1-2 per cent. interest payable semi-annually on account of the different sinking funds as follows :
Water debt . $34,000 00
Public Parks 2,000 00
School loans 14,000 00
We also loaned the City of Nashua, N. H., $21,000 00 on 12 mos. at 4 1-4 per cent. interest for the water debt sinking fund, and $31,000 00 on 4 mos. at same rate for the city debt sinking fund.
We have also invested $24,000 00 in a note of the City of Newburyport due Sept. 1, 1892, with interest at 4 per cent. from Nov. 1, 1891, for the water debt sinking fund.
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READ FUND.
We also reported to the City Council last October that there should be appropriated for the year 1892 as follows :
For the water debt sinking fund .
$25,000 00
For the city debt sinking fund 30,000 00
For the school loan sinking fund . 4,000 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. BULLENS, ALDEN SPEARE, GEORGE C. LORD. Newton, January 1, 1892.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE READ FUND.
In accordance with Ordinance XLIV Section 3, we beg leave to report to the City Council as follows :
Amount of interest collected for 1891 $1,800 00
Less paid to the City of Newton . 1,800 00
This fund is $40,000 00 and is invested in a note of the City of Newton, dated Nov. 28, 1891, on 12 mos. with interest semi-annually at 4 1-4 per cent. per annum.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. BULLENS, ALDEN SPEARE, GEORGE C. LORD.
Newton, January 1, 1892.
STATEMENT OF THE KENRICK FUND.
The following is a statement of this fund and its in- come, Jan. 1, 1892 :
Amount invested
$1,250 00
Cash uninvested .
2,750 00
Total fund . $4,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Balance income on hand Jan.
1,1891 $62 50
Income received 1891 172 50
$235 00
Amount distributed
172 50
Balance $62 50 The distribution of the income of this fund has been made in accordance with the terms of the donor, to persons entitled to its benefits.
RECEIPTS.
The receipts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1891, are shown in the aggregates as credited in the following accounts : Number of
Account.
1. Almshouse $1,181 36
2. Armory 400 00
3. Assessors' department 135 00
4. Board of Health
1,109 98
5. Books, stationery and printing
52 53
6. Burial of deceased soldiers 87 50
7. Betterments, Newtonville drain 24 27
8. City Hall
972 50
9. Collector's fees 539 32
10. Corporation tax
74,421 30
11. Curbing 319 21
12. Dog tax
2,781 18
13. Druggists' license fees
21 00
14. Drains and culverts
126 92
15. Evening schools 19 00
16. Fire department 160 65
17. Funded debt, 4 per cent. water bonds 150,000 00
Amount carried forward
$232,351 72
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RECEIPTS.
Amount brought forward, $232,351 72
18. Funded debt, 4 per cent. sewer bonds 175,000 00
19. Funded debt, drainage loan 20,000 00
20. Funded debt, drainage loan .
17,000 00
21. Funded debt, Waban school loan 15,000 00
22. Gravel land . 25 40
23. Highways, general repairs
1,802 21
24. Interest on city loans 200 00
25. Interest on deposits
1,032 78
26. Interest on taxes
2,757 41
27. Interest on Water bonds 1,660 59
28. Interest on sewer bonds 994 44
29. Interest on curbing assessments 1 08
30. Interest on Board of Health assessments 25 74
31. Indigent soldiers and sailors .
403 00
32. Kenrick fund income 172 50
33. National Bank tax
14,669 27
34. National Bank tax (non-resident) .
1,377 24
35. Newton Free Library (catalogue account)
7 00
36. Parks and squares
8 00
37. Police department
2,693 97
38. Poor out of Almshouse .
1,829 87
39. Public property
330 50
40. Premium on sewer bonds
2,891 00
41. Record and other fees
512 00
42. Read fund income
1,828 55
43. School incidentals
1 50
44. Sewerage construction
7,627 13
45. Ships engaged in foreign trade
712 27
46. Suspense account .
9- 16
47. State aid
1,086 50
48. Taxes, 1886 . 2 00
49. Taxes, 1887 . 4 00
Amount carried forward,
$504,016 83
50
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward
$504,016 83
50. Taxes, 1888 .
86 15
51. Taxes, 1889 . 4,069 68
52. Taxes, 1890 . 77,825 31
53. Taxes, 1891 . 446,284 47
54. Tuition for non-resident pupils 310 75
55. Temporary loans . 425,000 00
56. Water construction 5,653 01
57. Water meters, rents
3,985 70
58. Water maintenance, meters and service pipe 5,515 69
59. Water rates . 22,874 24
60. Water rates by meters 52,470 43
61. Watering streets . 4,038 64
62. Peddlers' licenses . 125 00
Total receipts
$1,552,255 90
EXPENSES.
The claims of the year ending December 31, 1891, as approved and drawn for in the Auditor's office, are shown in the aggregates as charged to the following accounts : - Number of Account.
1. Almshouse expenses and repairs $3,913 20
2. Armory expenses . 926 27
3. Assessors 10,081 13
4. Bath house 173 70
5. Books, stationery and printing 3,549 92
6. Board of Health 6,301 69
7. Board of Health, drainage of Mague meadow 15,224 58
Amount carried forward,
$40,170 49
51
EXPENSES.
Amount brought forward,
$40,170 49
8. Burial grounds 396 22
9. Burial deceased soldiers 70 00
10. City Engineer's department 9,629 67
11. City Hall expenses 2,770 33
12. Elections and registration of voters 3,482 08
13. Fire department 41,472 81
14. Funded debt, school house note 5,150 00
15. Funded debt, High school building 4,500 00
16. Funded debt, Newton Free Library build- ing 4,600 00
17. Gymnasium building 10,500 00
18. Highways, curbing 2,146 54
19. Highways, drains and culverts 7,025 20
20. Highways, drains and culverts (special)
15,449 04
21. Highways, general repairs 64,066 70
22. Highways, gravel land . 731 03
23. Highways, land damages 250 00
24. Highways, sidewalks and street crossings
17,459 20
25. Highways, widening, reconstruction and improvement . 22,288 14
26. Interest on city loans, permanent
15,011 00
27. Interest on city loans, temporary 8,186 79
28. Interest on water bonds
73,500 00
29. Interest on sewer bonds
2,000 00
30. Indigent soldiers 821 00
31. Kenrick fund income 172 50
32. Memorial day 500 00
33. Miscellaneous expenses 7,806 11
34. Newton Free Library
13,535 80
35. Newton Cottage Hospital 1,500 00
36. Newton Highlands engine house
5,245 10
37. Parks and squares 2,071 76
Amount carried forward,
#382,507 51
52
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward
$382,50151
38. Police department .
37,026 68
39. Police patrol stable 6,902 57
40. Poor out of Almshouse . 9,894 67
41. Public property
23,674 59
42. Premium on tax sale
20 00
43. Read fund income
1,445 42
44. Removal of ashes
4,933 37
45. Salaries
14,890 00
46. Schools, evening
833 42
47. Schools, general appropriation
115,777 95
48. Schools, incidentals
8,249 93
49. Sewerage
2,366 77
50. Sewer construction
212,493 90
51. Sinking fund, city debt .
29,000 00
52 Sinking fund, school loan 4,000 00
53. Sinking fund, water bonds 23,000 00
54. Soldiers' relief 886 99
55. State aid
1,057 00
56. Street light department .
24,782 95
57. Taxes, 1891, county
27,421 81
58. Taxes, 1891, National Bank
1,358 71
59. Taxes, 1891, state
25,545 00
60. Temporary loans .
414,300 00
61. Waban school house
13,800 83
62. Water construction
113,390 09
63. Water maintenance
13,975 02
64. Water meters and service pipe 3,498 06
65. Water rebate 293 98
66. Watering streets
11,580 57
67. Watering troughs . 1,321 71
68. Water use of hydrants
12,840 00
Total expenses
$1,543,069 50
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF RECEIPTS.
Almshouse.
Received from N. D. Moody,
warden, for the sale of hay, straw, produce, wood, etc. . Received for board of Charles T. Sawyer and wife 75 00
$977 36
Received for board of Elizabeth Griffith 104 00
Received for board of Mrs. Mel-
vin 25 00
Total as per item No. 1 of receipts $1,181 36
Armory.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts for rent of armory, as per item No. 2 of receipts . $400 00
Assessors' Department.
For clerical services in preparing assessments for watering streets, as per item No. 3 of receipts $135 00
Board of Health.
Received from sundry persons on account of betterments in wards 2, 3, 6, as per item No. 4 of receipts . $1,109 98
Books, Stationery and Printing.
Received from School Department for paper
for report, as per item No. 5 of receipts . $52 53
54
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Burial of Deceased Soldiers.
Received from the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts one-half ex-
pense for burial of three soldiers $52 50
Received from S. F. Cate, refund
of bill approved in error
35 00
Total as per item No. 6 of receipts .
$87 50
Betterments Newtonville Drain.
Received from M. M. Smith on account of betterments assessed to Sarah E. Abbott, as per item No. 7 of receipts $24 27
City Hall.
Received for use of hall, etc. $449 00
Received for sale of old paper .
23 50
Received from treasurer of County
of Middlesex for rent of po-
lice court room
500 00
Total as per item No. 8 of receipts $972 50
Collector's Fees.
Received from John A. Kenrick, Treasurer
. and Collector of taxes, for summonses, advertising tax sales, etc., as per item No. 9 of receipts . $539 32
Corporation Tax.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, as per item No. 10 of receipts $74,421 30
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Curbing.
Received from sundry persons on account of curbing, as per item No. 11 of receipts . $319 21
Dog Tax.
Received from treasurer of County of Mid- dlesex for dog tax, as per item No. 12 of receipts $2,781 18
Druggists' License Fees.
Received from sundry persons for liquor licences of the sixth class, as per item No. 13 of receipts $21 00
Drains and Culverts.
Received from George A. Walton
for pipe $14 90
Received from the estate of W.
J. Towne for sewer cap 6 80
Received from M. W. Sands for refund of bill 59 32
Received from N. Y. & N. E. R.
R. Co. for refund of bill 45 90
Total as per item No. 14 of receipts $126 92
Evening Schools.
Received from Mrs. M. E. Sherwood on account of sundry persons for forfeiture of deposit upon non attendance of evening schools as per item No. 15 of receipts $19 00
Fire Department.
Received from I. F. Kingsbury for
gray horse $150 00
Amount carried forward, $150 00
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AUDITOR'S RPEORT.
Amount brought forward. $150 00
Received from Water Department for use of steamer, etc. in pumping water from well at pumping station 7 15
Received from Mr. Saunders for badge 3 50
Total as per item No. 16 of receipts $160 65
Funded Debt Water Bonds.
May 13. Received from R. L. Day & Co. for fifty City of Newton water bonds, 4 per cent. $1,000 each, payable April 1, 1920, on account of water constuction $50,000.00
July 3. Received from R. L. Day & Co. for fifty City of Newton water bonds, 4 per cent. $1000 each, payable April 1, 1920, on account of water constuction 50,000 00
Sept. 5. Received from Wm. F. Harbach, adminstrator, for five City of Newton water bonds, 4 per cent. $1000 each, payable April 1, 1921, on account of water construc- tion 5,000 00
Amount carried forward, $105,000 00
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Amount brought forward, $105,000 00
Sept. 17. Received from R. L. Day & Co. for forty-five City of Newton water bonds, 4 per cent. $1000 each, payable April 1, 1921, on account of water construction 45,000 00
Total as per item No. 17 of receipts . $150,000 00
Funded Debt, Sewer Bonds.
June 5. Received from R. L. Day & Co. for one hundred City of Newton sewer bonds, 4 per cent. $1000 each, paya- ble April 1, 1911, on account of sewer construction $100,000 00
Nov. 4. Received from Edgar Harding for seventy-five City of Newton sewer bonds 4 per cent. $1000 each, payable April 1, 1911, on account of construction 75,000 00
Total as per item No. 18 of receipts . $175,000 00
Funded Debt, Drainage Loan.
June 30. Received from Newton Savings Bank for City of Newton note, 4 per cent. payable October 1, 1898, for the construction of special drains, as per item No. 19 of receipts $20,000 00
Oct. 14. Received from Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook for City of Newton note, 4 per cent. payable October 1, 1897, for the drainage of Mague Meadow by order of the Board of Health, as per item No. 20 of receipts
$17,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Funded Debt, Waban School Loan.
Dec. 1. Received from Commissioners of the sinking funds of City of Newton for City of Newton note, 4 per cent. payable Oct. 1, 1898, for the construction of Waban school building, as per item No. 21 of receipts
$15 000 00
Gravel Land.
Received from Amos L. Hale for refund of bill approved by the committee in error, as per item No. 22 of receipts $25 40
Highways, General Repairs.
Received from sundry persons for crushed stone $704 30
Received from sale of 4 old horses 265 00
Received from F. H. Kingsbury, for carting material from Hammond Street 257 85
Received from David Jackson for
manure from city stables 200 00
Received from W. H. Mague for use of engine and crusher . 100 00 Received from Fire Department for board of horses 97 00
Received from Town of Wellesley for one-third expense for re-
pairing bridge over Charles River, Boylston Street
75 00
Received from sundry persons for old material 28 52
Received from Charles H. Hale
for use of steam roller 25 00
Amount carried forward $1,752 67
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Amount brought forward, $1,752 67
Received from Thomas Kelley,
one-half cost building fence on Pine Street 26 29
Received from Simon McBride, rent of house 14 00
Received from Sewerage Construc- tion on account of changing drain pipe . 9 25
Total as per item No. 23 of receipts $1,802 21
Interest on City Loans.
Received from Newton Savings Bank accrued interest on note of $20,000 00, for special drains and culverts, as per item No. 24 of receipts .
$200 00
Interest on Deposits.
Received from Newton National Bank on daily balances $500 54
Received from First National Bank of West Newton on daily balances 326 17
Received from National Bank of the Common- wealth on special deposit 113 62
Received from First National Bank of Boston on special deposit .
92 45
Total as per item No. 25 of receipts $1,032 78
Interest on Taxes.
Received from sundry persons, interest on taxes, as per item No. 26 of receipts . $2,757 41
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Interest on Water Bonds.
Received from R. L. Day & Co. accrued in- terest on $50,000 00 4 per cent. water bonds
$233 33
Received from R. L. Day & Co. accrued in- terest on $50,000 00 4 per cent. water bonds 511 11
Received from W. F. Harbach, Admn., accrued interest on $5,000 00 4 per cent. water bonds 86 15
Received from R. L. Day & Co. accrued in- terest on $45,000 00 4 per cent. water bonds 830 00
Total as per item No. 27 of receipts $1,660 59
Interest on Sewer Bonds.
Received from R. L. Day & Co. accrued in- terest on $100,000 00 4 per cent. sewer bonds $711 11 Received from Edgar Harding accrued interest on $75,000 00 4 per cent. sewer bonds 283 33
Total as per item No. 28 of receipts $994 44
Interest on Curbing Assessments.
Received from F. W. Stevens as per item No. 29 of receipts $1 08
Interest on Board of Health Assessments.
Received from sundry persons interest on as- sessment of betterments as per item No. 30 of receipts $25 74
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Indigent Soldiers and Sailors.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, on account of aid to sundry persons, under Chapter 279, Acts of 1889, as per item No. 31 of receipts $403 00
Kenrick Fund.
INCOME.
Balance uninvested Jan. 1, 1891,
in city treasury $2,750 00
Balance of income on hand Jan.
1,1891 62 50
$2,812 50
Income from investments in 1891, as per item
No. 32 of receipts . 172 50
$2,985 00
EXPENDED.
Distributed per order Board of
Aldermen, as per item No. 31 of expenses . $172 50
Balance income on hand . 62 50
235 00
Balance uninvested Jan. 1, 1892 $2,750 00
National Bank Tax.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, national bank tax, as per item No. 33 of receipts $14,669 27
National Bank Tax-Non-resident.
Received from Newton National
Bank $948 24
Received from First National
Bank, West Newton 429 00
Total, as per item No. 34 of receipts $1,377 24
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Newton Free Library-Catalogue Account.
Received from librarian for sale of catalogues as per item No. 35 of receipts $7 00
Parks and Squares.
Received from Albert H. Roffe for grass from play-ground, as per item No. 36 of receipts $8 00
Police Department.
Received from Henry L. Whit-
tlesey, clerk of police court,
fees for witnesses, fines and costs . $2,528 97
Received from John M. Fisk,
master of house of correc-
tion, for fines . 15 00
Received from sale of horse 150 00
Total, as per item No. 37 of receipts $2,693 97
Poor out of Almshouse.
Received from Commonwealth
Massachusetts for partial support, etc., of sundry per- sons . $901 99 . Received from City of Chelsea for partial support of sun- dry persons 204 36
Received from City of Boston for partial support of sun- dry persons 88 33
Amount carried forward, $1,194 68
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Amount brought forward, $1,194 68
Received from City of Waltham
for partial support of sun- dry persons 81 66
Received from City of Somer- ville for partial support of sundry persons . 13 00
Received from Town of Water- town for partial support of sundry persons . 87 94
Received from Town of Dedham for partial support of sun- dry persons 72 00
Received from Town of Hull for partial support of sundry persons 70 00
Received from Town of Natick for partial support of sun- dry persons 54 45
Received from Town of Ply- mouth for partial support of sundry persons 43 83
Received from Town of Black- stone for partial support of sundry persons . 42 30
Received from Town of Concord for partial support of sun- dry persons
29 25
Received for partial support of J. C. Gipson 84 04
Received from Nathan Conant for partial support of Susan J. Conant 42 72
Received from Lizzie O'Brien
Newton Cottage Hospital . 14 00
Total, as per item No. 38 of receipts $1,829 87
64
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Public Property.
Received for rent of Prospect
School hall $191 00
Received from Wm. Kent for
rent of house, Murray street 70 00 Received from Auburndale Vil- lage improvement society for rent of old Williams school house 50 00
Received from Simon McBride for rent of house, Pine street 7 00
Received from John Ryan for stone 5 00
Received for rent of Oak Hill school 4 00
Received for sale of old stove . 3 50
Total, as per item No. 39 of receipts $330 50
Premium on Sewer Bonds.
June 5. Received from R. L. Day & Co. 1.766 per cent. on $100,000 00 City of Newton sewer bonds $1,766 00
Nov. 4. Received from Edgar Harding 1.050 per cent. on $75,000 00 City of Newton sewer bonds 1,125 00
Total, as per item No. 40 of receipts $2,891 00
Records and Other Fees.
Received from City Clerk for recording mort gages, marriage certificates, assignments, etc., as per item No. 41 of receipts . $512 00
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RECEIPTS IN DETAIL.
Read Fund Income.
Received from the trustees of the
Read Fund, interest on in- vestments $1,800 00
Received from L. E. Coffin, chairman, amount unex-
pended on account of picnic 28 55
Total, as per item No. 42 of receipts $1,828 55
School Incidentals.
Received from Charles Tapply, refund of bill approved in error, as per item No. 43 of receipts $1 50
Ships Engaged in Foreign Trade.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts on account of ships engaged in for- eign trade, as per item No. 45 of receipts $712 27
Suspense Account.
Cash items not called for by sundry parties, (turned into treasury) as per item No. 46 of receipts $9 16
State Aid.
Received from Commonwealth of Massachu- setts on account of sundry persons, under Chapter 301, Acts of 1889, as per item No. 47 of receipts . $1,086 50
Taxes of 1886.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1890 $1,052 25
Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1890, as per item No. 48 of receipts 2 00
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1891 . $1,050 25
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Taxes of 1887.
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1890 $1,720 87
Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1890, as per item No. 49 of receipts .
4 00
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1891 . .
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