Town of Newton annual report 1891, Part 8

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 728


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Henry F. Jenks, fountain 40 00


Alden Spears' Sons & Co., oil . 35 11


Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, oatmeal . 28 32


Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., poles 20 25


N. & W. Gas Light Co., coke 13 50


C. F. Eddy & Co., coal 7 66


J. R. MeLaughlin, care sick horse 7 50


Madison Bunker, care siek horse 6 50


John P. Keating, stone 5 75


MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.


Dr. James H. Bodge 7 00


Dr. H. B. Stoddard


4 00


N. W. Tupper, grain


357 37


J. P. Bent, hay 102 89


N. W. Tupper, hay and straw 18 22


Newton Graphic, advertising 10 00


Jeremiah Cotter, hauling pipe 403 84


Sewall & Day cordage Co., pack- ing . 84 54


J. Cotter & Son, unloading cars 85 00


Sherbourne & Co., waste . 3 10


George H. Ellis, ice


3 07


FREIGHT.


Boston & Albany R. R. Co. 2,429 84


N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co. 59 12


Fitchburg R. R. Co. 4 50


EXPRESSAGE.


F. H. Hunting 90 30


Atkinson's Express


30 20


Charles E. Bishop


2 00


Amounts carried forward, $102,330 41 1,416,697 44


185


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward, $102,330 41 $1,416,697 44


LABOR MEN AND TEAMS.


James A. Cahill


1,234 45


Timothy Stuart & Son


69 73


John Joyce


43 75


Thomas F. Mague


11 50


USE OF TEAMS.


Timothy Stuart & Son


770 15


A. F. Harrington


426 50


Stephen F. Cate


161 50


Thomas F. Mague


61 10


Jere Cotter & Son


55 25


Estate of O. P. Leavitt


23 00


John P. Keating


8 75


Central stables


3 00


H. A. Spear


2 00


BLACKSMITHING.


P. A. Mc Vicar


$110 82


B. F. Barlow


79 72


J. C. Farrar


70 98


Thomas Belger


49 25


P. A. Murray .


30 03


Charles A. Cole


27 50


A. Danforth, agent


25 85


Andrew Peters


22 00


Patrick B. Farrell & Co.


19 50


S. D. Keegan


12 84


Delaney, Leland & Hewitt


9 24


Murray & Farrell


6 28


LUMBER.


W. H. Leatherbee & Son


131 90


C. A. Harrington


91 53


Amounts carried forward,


#105,888 53 $1,416,697 44


186


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$105,888 53 $1,416,697 44


Glendon & Co.


72 16


MATERIAL AND LABOR.


Wm. II. Mague


646 70


Charles Carr


227 25


C. H. & A. F. Ireland


183 00


S. A. Piper


39 39


M. S. Hodgson


31 51


Alex. Griswold


26 37


Higgins & Nickerson


16 80


Adams Machine shop


11 90


M. J. Donahoe


10 00


P. Y. Hoseason


6 00


L. H. Cranitch


5 92


T. J. Hartnett


3 85


F. H. Humphrey


3 26


O'Brien & Purdy


2 50


H. H. Hunt


2 34


W. H. French & Co.


1 65


M. C. Higgins


1 60


The Leach & Grant Co., labor .


59 40


SUPPLIES.


Davis & Farnum M'fg Co. 2,262 80


Sweatt & Chase 1.724 25


Walworth M'fg Co.


1,029 80


Bradlee, Hastings & Co. .


258 92


Park, Brother & Co., limited


149 60


Parker & Wood 106 01


Taunton Locomotive M'f'g Co. 88 75


H. M. Darling & Co. 71 00


The Geo. Woodman Co.


53 35


Kent & Gore


47 16


Amounts carried forward,


$113,031 77 $1,416,697 44


187


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward,


$113,031 77 $1,416,697 44


Edison M'fg Co. 41 89


Dodge, Haley & Co.


36 78


F. A. Hale 32 70


Chelmsford Foundry Co. .


32 00


A. J. Wilkinson & Co.


31 66


A. A. Savage .


25 33


Revere Rubber Co. .


21 00


Pettee Machine Works


17 38


Henry W. Wellington


17 01


Perrin, Seamans & Co.


15 70


Chandler & Farquhar


14 55


Boston & Lockport Block Co. 11 15


C. II. Campbell


9 65


Freeman K. Kingman


6 00


A. W. Mitchell Mfg. Co. . 5 00


Boston Bolt Co. 4 75


H. W. Pierce 4 60


Burdett & Williams


4 50


Hooper, Lewis & Co. 4 00


Norcross, Mellen & Co.


3 60


Gould & Cutler


3-50


Charles Carr


2 85


W. M. Russell


2 65


J. A. & W. Bird & Co.


2 10


Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.


1 50


Sundry small bills


6 47


Total, as per item No. 62 of expenses $113,390 09 RECEIVED.


From R. L. Day & Co., 5.637 per cent. premium on $50,000, City of Newton water bonds . $2,818 50


Am'ts carried forw'd, $2,818 50 $113,390 09 $1,416,697 44


188


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Am'ts brought forward, $2,818 50 $113,390 09 $1,416,699 44 From R. L. Day & Co., 1.036 per cent. premium on $50,000, City of Newton water bonds 518 00


From R. L. Day & Co., 1.073 per cent. premium on $45,000, City of Newton water bonds 482 85


From Wm. F. Har-


bach, adminis- trator, 2 per cent. premium on $5,000, City of Newton water bonds 100 00


Thomas A. Rowe, for old rails 440 99


Town of Wellesley, for pipe 748 15


City of Somerville, for water pipe . Waltham Water Works, for pipe Warren Foundry & Machine Co., for refund of freight bill . 29 17


357 07


115 65


Chadwick Lead


Works, for reels returned . 14 96


Am'ts carried forward, $5,625 34 $113,390 09 $1,416,697 44


EXPENSES IN DETAIL. 189


Amt's brought forward, $5,625 34 #113,390 09 $1,416,697 44 Charles Temperley,


for wood . 12 64


Material and labor on fountain, New-


ton Highlands . 12 53


O'Brien & Purdy, re-


fund of bill 2 50


Total, as per item No. 56 of receipts $5,653 01


$107,737 08


Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1891 $1,524,434 52


Water Maintenance.


Appropriation 14,000 00


SALARIES.


J. C. Whitney, registrar . 2,100 00


H. N. Hyde, superintendent 1,700 00


Thomas Coughlan, engineer at pumping station 1,205 00


Miss E. D. Hinckley, clerk 721 00


J. C. Whitney, cash expenses 15 51


H. N. Hyde, cash expenses


6 05


Pay rolls of laborers


3,870 58


J. W. Mitchell, coal


3,035 18


C. F. Eddy & Co., coal


48 00


Daniel Sullivan, wood


12 20


N. W. Tupper, grain


114 00


B. Billings, grain


1 24


J. P. Bent, hay


45 37


Amounts carried forward, $12,874 13


$14,000 00


190


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $12,874 13 $14,000 00 John S. Nason, exchange of horse 55 00


J. R. McLaughlin, care of sick horse 9 50


Madison Bunker, care of sick horse 2 17


TAXES.


Town of Needham 154 78


A. Wiswall 42 54


I. W. Hastings, photographs 27 80


T. Albert Ward, care of reser- voir 75 00


Sherbourne & Co., waste . 16 50 .


D. E. Buckley, meals 12 00


Fire department, service at pumping station 7 15


John B. Turner, stamps


3 00


Newton & Watertown Gas Light


Company, gas 3 40


The Newton Graphic, printing . 2 25


OIL.


E. W. Bigelow & Co. .


54 63


F. W. Gregory & Co. 31 59


EXPRESSAGE.


F. H. Hunting 2 55


C. H. Jenison 1 20


USE OF TEAMS.


Timothy Stuart & Son 38 47


A. F. Harrington


12 00


Stephen F. Cate


6 00


Estate of O. B. Leavitt


4 00


Amounts carried forward, $13,435 66


$14,000 00


191


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward, $13,435 66


14,000 00


Willard Rand 3 50


George W. Bush


2 50


BLACKSMITHING.


P. A. Mc Vicar


36 36


B. F. Barlow


16 67


A. Danforth, agent 9 49


Delaney, Leland & Hewitt


4 09


Murray & Farrell 2 01


P. A. Murray


1 84


Thomas Belger


1 75


Patrick B. Farrell & Co.


1 39


MATERIAL AND LABOR


Leach & Grant Co.


73 98


Mullen & Stevenson


60 00


J. D. Billings


28 63


Alex. Griswold


8 80


Higgins & Nickerson


7 21


L. H. Cranitch


6 80


L. Nickerson


6 50


Adams Machine Shop


6 00


M .. S. Hodgson


5 72


Pettee Machine Works


4 21


W. H. French & Co.


3 92


J. F. Buckley & Co.


2 00


SUPPLIES.


Charles Carr


71 79


Revere Rubber Co.


47 50


John P. Lovell Arms Co.


30 35


Page & Coffin


11 38


Parker & Wood


9 84


Amounts carried forward,


2 35


P. Y. Hoseason


$13,902 24 £ $14,000 00


192


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $13,902 24 $14,000 00


A. A. Savage


8 32


Dodge, Haley & Co. 7 50


J. A. & W. Bird & Co.


7 50


Walworth M'fg Co.


7 27


Hooper, Lewis & Co.


6 35


B. Billings


4 89


Henry W. Wellington


4 46


George C. Goodwin & Co.


3 75


Carpenter, Woodward & Morton 3 63


S. P. Jones 3 00


H. M. Darling & Co.


3 00


C. H. Campbell 2 55


Bradlee, Hastings & Co


1 89


C. N. Allen & Co.


1 71


Sundry small bills


6 96


Total, as per item No. 63 of expenses $13,975 02


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $24 98


Water Meters and Service Pipe.


Appropriation


$3,500 00


Pay rolls of laborers $1,982 89


Chadwick Lead Works, lead


pipe


397 35


REPAIRING METERS.


Union Water Meter Co. 83 25


National Meter Co. .


13 30


George H. Sampson, powder


18 33


N. W. Tupper, grain and hay


127 51


J. P. Bent, hay 29 83


Amounts carried forward, $2,552 46


$3,500 00


193


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amounts brought forward, $2,552 46 $3,050 00


Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, oatmeal . 6 00


J. C. Whitney, cash expenses .


5 00


M. C. Laffie, serving summons . 7 00


R. M. Lucas, serving summons . 4 00


USE OF TEAMS.


Estate O. B. Leavitt


7 00


A. F. Harrington 6 00


Boston & Albany R. R. Co.,


freight


3 34


CARE SICK HORSES.


J. R. McLaughlin


5 00


Madison Bunker 4 33


BLACKSMITHING.


P. A. Mc Vicar


73 72


Charles A. Cole


40 00


B. F. Barlow


13 02


Murray & Farrell


4 01


P. A. Murray


3 67


A. Danforth, agent .


3 10


Patrick B. Farrell & Co. . 2 79


Delaney, Leland & Hewitt


1 17


MATERIAL AND LABOR.


Alex. Griswold


17 58


Charles Carr


10 00


M. S. Hodgson


4 22


P. Y. Hoseason


4 00


C. N. Allen & Co.


3 75


Robert Blair


1 75


M. C. Higgins


1 52


Willard Rand .


1 25


Amounts carried forward, $2,885 68


$3,500 00


194


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $2,885 68 $3,500 00


SUPPLIES.


The George Woodman Co. 228 70


Walworth M'fg Co. 220 51


Sweatt & Chase


107 06


Sumner & Goodwin .


22 65


Dodge, Haley & Co.


11 87


H. M. Darling & Co.


7 00


Barker & Wood


5 00


Henry W. Wellington


3 00


Chandler & Farquhar


2 08


Bradlee, Hastings & Co.


1 77


O. F. Lucas


1 24


Sundry small bills


1 50


Total, as per item No. 64 of expenses 3,498 06


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $1 94


Water Rebate.


Appropriation. $500 00


Paid to sundry persons rebate of water bills,


as per item No. 65 of expenses 293 98


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess


and deficiency account


$206 02


Watering Streets and Water for Same.


Appropriation $7,500 00


Additional appropriation by or-


der of City Council . 6,000 00


$13,500 00


Amount carried forward,


$13,500 00


195


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


Amount brought forward,


$13,500 00


WATERING.


Water department, use of water 2,100 00


H. M. Mague, Wards 2, 3 and 4 3,946 66


Timothy Stuart & Son, Wards 1 and 7 1,965 00


Thomas R. Frost, Ward 6 1,964 80


John P. Keating, Ward 5


670 33


John Joyce, Ward 1


667 83


Newton cemetery, Walnut St 24 00


Assessors department, clerical


services on assessments 135 00


H. D. Woods, services on assess- ments .


42 50


SUPPLIES.


Samuel Ward Co. .


11 25


Asa L. Shipmans' Sons


8 80


Drew, Allis & Co., maps of Newton . 2 40


Total, as per item No. 66 of expenses $11,538 57


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $1.961 43


Watering Troughs and Drinking Posts.


Appropriation $1,550 00


Water Department, use of water, watering troughs 1,186 42


Water Department, use of water, drinking posts 70 00


Amounts carried forward, $1,256 42


$1,550 00


196


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,256 42 $1,550 00


Water Department, use of water


fountain, Ward 2 65 29


Total, as per item No. 67 of expenses $1,321 71


Balance unexpended, transferred into excess and deficiency account $228 29


Water-Use of Hydrants.


Appropriation $12,840 00


Amount paid Water Department, as per item


No. 68 of expenses 12,840 00


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


OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.


Appropria- tions for 1891.


Trans- fers.


Total Appropria- tions.


Mayor's Warrants.


Treasurer's Payments.


Differ- ences.


Over- drawn.


Unex. pended.


.


Almshouse expenses and repairs


$4,500 00


700 00


$3,800 00


$3,913 20


$3,497 46


$415 74


$113 20


Armory expenses


1,000 00


1,000 00


926 27


932 67


6 40


Assessor's Department


10,400 00


10,400 00


10,081 13


9,977 10


104 03


Bath house


200 00


200 00


173 70


173 70


Books, stationery, and printing Board of Health


3,500 00


3,500 00


3,549 92


3,869 45


319 53


49 92


5,680 00


5,680 00


6 301 69


6,408 76


107 07


621 69


Burial grounds


400 00


400 00


396 22


356 38


39 84


3 78


Burial of deceased soldiers


200 00


200 00


70 00


70 00


-


130 00


City Engineer's Department


8,635 00


1,000 00


9,635 00


9,629 67


9,668 84


39 17


5 33


City Hall expenses


2,300 00


2,300 00


2,770 33


2.814 22


43 89


470 33


417 92


$29,987 00 }


40,612 00


40,612 00


41,472 81


40,750 47


722 34


$60 81


-


353 46


Highways, drains and culverts


7,000 00


7,000 00


7,025 20


7,025 20


177 66


25 20


-


1


76,202 21


64,066 70


62,596 72


1,469 98


12,135 51


Highways, gravel land


.


1,000 00


1,000 00


731 03


1,057 35


326 32


268 97


Highways, land damages


500 00


500 00


250 00


250 00


250 00


Highways, sidewalks, and street crossings


18,000 00


18,000 00


17,459 20


16,189 56


1,269 64


540 80


Ilighways, widening, reconstruction and im - provements


25,000 00


25,000 00


22,288 14


22,614 50


326 36


2,711 86


Indigent sokliers and sailors .


1.000 00


1,000 00


821 00


831 00


10 00


179 00


Interest on city loans, permanent


15,200 00


15,200 00


15,011 00


15,011 00


189 00


Interest on city loans, temporary


10,000 00


10,000 00


8,186 79


8,063 04


123 75


1,813 21


Interest on water bonds


$72,500 00 }


74,160 59


74,160 59


73,500 00


73,500 00


-


-


660 59


Additional by order of City Council Memorial Day .


1,660 59 |


500 00


500 00


500 00


500 00


Miscellaneous expenses


$6,000 00 }


7,650 00


1,000 00


6,650 00


7,806 11


7,687 02


119 09


1.156 11


Additional by order of City Council Newton Free Library


1.650 00 5


$11,280 00 /


13,980 00


13,980 00


13,535 80


11,792 20


1,743 51


444 20


Newton Free Library, note


4,600 00


4,600 00


4,600 00


4 600 00


Newton Cottage Hospital


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


-


-


.


.


$2,000 00 )


2,600 00


2,600 00


2,071 76


2,126 76


55 00


-


528 24


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


1


-


-


.


.


-


-


Parks and squares.


Additional by order of City Council .


600 00 5


-


-


-


-


Elections and registration of voters


3,900 00


3,900 00


3,482 08


3,502 59


20 51


Fire Department Additional by order of City Council


10,625 00 5


2,500 00


2,500 00


2,146 54


2,146 54


Highways, curbing .


$75,000 00 }


76.202 21


Highways, general repairs Additional by order of City Council


1,202 21 }


Additional by order of City Council


2,500 00 1


-


198


EXCESS AND DEFI- CIENCY ACCOUNT.


73 73


318 87


26 30


Police Department Poor out of alinshouse


$37,025 00 9,000 00 $700 00


$567 62 292 13


1 68 194 67 1,67459 -


66 63


Schools, evening


1,000 00


150 00


16 58


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


2,781 18


114,881 15


900 00


115,781 18


115,777 95


115,777 95


-


3 23


Additional by order of City Council


2,100 00 )


School incidentals Additional by order of City Council Sewerage


100 00 )


9,100 00


750 00


8,350 00


8,249 93


10,154 05


1,904 12


100 07


School note (addition to High school building)


4,560 00


4,500 00


4,500 00


4,500 00


School house note (Williams and Elliot)


5,150 00


5,150 00


5,150 00


5,150 00


Sinking fund, city debt


29,000 00


29,000 00


29,000 00


29,000 00


Sinking fund, school loan


4,000 00


4,000 00


4,000 00


4,000 00


Sinking fund, water bonds


23,000 00


23,000 00


23,000 00


23,000 00


Soldier's relief .


1,000 00


1 000 00


886 99


932 99


46 00


113 01


State aid .


1,100 00


1.100 00


1,057 00


1,048 50


8 50


43 00


Street light Department


25,500 00


25,500 00


24,782 95


24,713 58


69 37


717 05


Use of hydrants


12,840 00


12,840 00


12.840 00


12,840 00


Water maintenance


14,000 00


14,000 00


13,975 02


14,073 19


98 17


24 98


Water meters and service pipe


3,500 00


3,500 € 0


3.498 06 293 98


320 42


26 44


206 02


Watering streets and water for same


$7,500 00 }


13,500 00


13,500 00


11,538 57


11,514 57


24 00


1,961 43


Additional by order of City Council


6,000 00 5


1,550 00


1,550 00


1,321 71


1,334 24


12 53


228 29


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.


Drains and culverts


20,000 00


20,000 00


15,449 04


15,859 32


410 28


4,550 96


Police patrol stable


7,000 00


7,000 00


6,902 57


6.798 73


103 84


97 43


Premium on sewer bonds


2,891 00


2,891 00


2,891 00


2,891 00


-


-


$726,681 98


$726,681 98 $703,000 56


$698,295 62


$9,578 76 4,873 82


$5,534 97


$29,216 39


Less Mayor's warrants of 1890 paid by Treas- urer in 1891


$22,218 18


Less on account of Claflin school house .


500 CO


21,718 18


Amount of Mayor's warrants for 1891 paid by Treasurer in 1892 appropriations .


$676,577 44


1


1


26,423 12


$726,681 98


$726,681 98


$703,000 56


$703.000 56


$4,704 94


.


5,000 00 14,925 00


$37,025 00 9,700 00 22,000 00 5,000 00 14,925 00 $50 00


$37,026 68 9,894 67 23,674 59


$37,594 30 9,602 54 23,763 42


Additional by order of City Council Ren.oval of ashes Salaries


12,000 00


22,000 00


-


-


Transferred into treasury


$23,6-1 42


199


-


2,000 00


2,000 00


2,366 77


2,693 15


326 38


366 77


1


-


1


-


3,531 34


33 28


1 94


Water rebate on bills


500 00


500 00


Watcring troughs and drinking posts


--


EXPENSES IN DETAIL.


.


Public property


$10,000 00 }


88 83 93 17


35 00


4,933 37 14.890 00 833 42


4,840 20 14,890 00 850 51


17 09


$110,000 00 )


$9,000 00 }


-


5,534 97


201


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.


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.


500 00


51,160 00


Cemetery Department.


Land in Newton Cemetery


$5,500 00


Tomb in Newton Cemetery 800 00


6,300 00


Amount carried forward,


$127,007 25


202


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $127,007 25


City Engineering Department.


Two transits, $240 each $480 00


Two transits, $200 each


400 00


Two transits, $150 each 300 00


Two levels, $140 each


280 00


Two levels, $100 each


200 00


Draughting materials


126 00


Surveying materials


48 00


Tools


50 00


Horses, wagons, etc.


600 00


Cases and furniture


300 00


2,784 00


Fire Department.


Steam fire engine No. 1, appara-


tus, horses, and furniture $3,500 00


Steam fire engine No. 2, appara- tus, horses and furniture .


3,500 00


Steam fire engine No. 3, appara- tus, horses and furniture 6,000 00


Chemical engine No. 1


2,250 00


Chemical engine B


2,000 00


Aerial truck, horses, etc.


4,800 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


Amounts carried forward,


$29,250 00


$129,791 35


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 203


Amounts brought forward, $29,250 00 $129,791 35


Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse.


hose, etc., Upper Falls 1,100 00


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


$57,150 00


Fire and Highway Department Buildings.


Steam fire engine house, stables


and land, Ward 7 13,000 00


Steam fire-engine house, stables


and land, Ward 3 19,000 00


Steam fire-engine house, stable 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 16,000 00


103,600 00


Free Library Department.


Newton Free Library, building


and land 68,000 00


Books 10,000 00


$78,000 00


Amount carried forward,


$368,541 35


204


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


8368,541 35


Gravel and Gravel Land.


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 Auburdale 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


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


Land on Eliot 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


43,350 00


Amount carried forward,


8411.891 35


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 205


Amount brought forward,


$411,891 35


Highway Department.


1 steam road roller $2,000 00


35 cart horses, $200 7,000 00


2 horses, carriages, sleigh, harness, etc., for superintendent of streets 800 CO


29 double and single carts 2,900 00


43 harnesses


860 00


4 double sleds, $200


800 00


9 single sleds


270 00


2 stone crushers, engine, and houses 4,600 00


3 stone wagons, wagon, carriage and sleigh- 500 00


Tools, chains, derricks, blankets. etc. 2,000 00


1 road scraper


7,500 00


Boiler for steam drill


400 00


Engineers house, Murray St.


1,200 00


30,830 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


Amounts carried forward, $5,100 00 $456,411 35


206


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$5,100 00 $456,411 35


Lock-up, furniture and bedding.


Ward 6 1,575 00


Carriage and sleigh


150 00


Horse, saddle, bridle and harness


250 00


34 pairs hand-cuffs, $3.75


127 50


34 clubs, $1.50


51 00


33 revolvers


313 50


33 badges


185 63


35 belts


87 50


35 billies


35 00


Buttons


50 00


Blankets


50 00


Record books


50 00


Furniture in station at City Hall 175 00


Land, stable, etc.


9,000 00


Patrol signal system, including


two horses, harness, etc.,


patrol wagon and pung 7,000 00


24,200 13


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 grammer school house, furniture and land 31,000 00


Oak Hill school house, furniture and land 12,000 00


Amounts carried forward,


$206,100 00 $480,611 48


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SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.


Amounts brought forward. $206,100 00 $480,611 48


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 land


32,000 00


Davis school house, furniture land 13,000 00


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


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


Amounts carried forward,


$581,600 00 $480,611 48


208


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $581,600 00 $480,611 48 Prospect primary school house, furniture and land . 7,500 00 Waban school house, furniture and land . 17,000 00


$629,600 00


Water Department.


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


5 horses, wagons, harness, etc. 800 00


$1,115,011 48


For cost of water works, see water construction account.


209


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


TABLE


Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor out of Alms- honse from 1851 to 1891 inclusive,


1851 . $38 56


1872 .


2,884 79


1852 .


101 94


1873


3,066 59


1853 .


45 70


1874 . 3,895 51


1854 . 38 10


1875 5,553 79


1855 .


73 63


1876 9.336 14


1856 .


135 49 1877 . 10,259 57


1857 .


204 96


1878 . 8,284 10


1858 .


387 61


1879 . 8,246 42


1859 .


358 25


1880 .


6,455 80


1860 .


500 81


1881 6,808 75


1861 .


757 14 1882


7,933 57


1862


781 50


1883 .


8,016 14


1863 .


632 27


1884 .


7,076 86


1864 .


605 02


1885


8,500 15


1865 .


870 77


1886 .


7,661 96


1866 .


643 72


1887


8,269 41


1867 .


1,268 08


1888 .


9,155 74


1868


1,464 53


1889 .


8,371 73


1869 .


2,019 28


1890 . 9,277 42


1870 .


2,197 41


1891 .


9,894 67


1871 .


. $3,713 39


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1891.


Mayor


$1,000 00


City Clerk


2,000 00


Assistant City Clerk 1,000 00


City Treasurer and Collector


3,000 00


Assistant Treasurer and Deputy Collector 1,800 00


City Auditor


2,200 00


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


Assistant to City Auditor 850 00


City Solicitor $1,250 00


One Assessor, who is also Clerk of the Board 1,500 00


Two Assessors, each 900 00


Assistant Assessors, each per day 4 00


City Messenger


1,200 00


Clerk of Common Council


200 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures 75 00


Milk Inspector


250 00


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


Superintendent of Streets, two horses and car-


riage furnished $2,500 00


City Engineer 2,500 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Chief of Department, team furnished $1,700 00


Assistant Chief and Superintendent of Fire


Alarm Telegraph, team furnished 1,500 00


Three engineers of steamers, each 1,000 00


Four drivers of steamers and hook and ladder company, each 800 00


Six drivers of hose-carriages Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, each . 650 00


One driver Hose 7


325 00


Three stokers, each


100 00


Eight foremen of steamers, hook and ladder and hose company, each 110 00


Eight assistant foremen and clerks of steamers


and hook and ladder and hose Co., each . 105 00


Forty hosemen and laddermen, each 100 00


211


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


City Marshal, team furnished


$1,700 00


Captain of police 1,300 00


Sergeant of police .


1,200 00


An Inspector


1,200 00


Twenty-eight patrolmen, each


1,000 00


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Seven Overseers of Poor, each $50 00


City Almoner and Clerk of Board . 1,200 00


Warden of Almshouse


700 00


WATER DEPARTMENT.


Water Registrar


$2,100 00


Superintendent of Water Works, team furnished 1,700 00


Clerk


728 00


Engineer at pumping station, with house rent


1,200 00


Fireman and watchman, pumping station, with house rent




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