The following table shows the expenditures in the financial year 1871-72, for Printing and Paper, Binding, Stationery, and Blank Books, as charged to the several appropriations, viz. :

The following table shows the expenditures for gas, during the financial year 1871-72, by the several departments, except the House of Industry, House of Correction and Lunatic Hospital, the gas for these institutions being manufactured by the city:

This amount has been paid as follows, viz. :

To Boston Gas Light Company,

$134,643 74

Roxbury Gas Light Company,

39,922 92

Dorchester Gas Light Company,
South Boston Gas Light Company,
East Boston Gas Company,

26,223 28

25,162 60

21,765 76

$247,718 30

The following table shows the expenditures for advertising, by
the several depar tments for the financial year 1871-72:

Advertising (general, not chargeable to any other appropriation), $2,808 75
Atlantic Avenue,

17 87

56 08

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Bridges.

Cemeteries,

28 76

Common,

26 05

County of Suffolk (hearings on New Court House),

3199

Cragie's and West Boston Bridges,

East Boston Ferries,

Engine and Hose House, Tremont St.,

18 19

141 14

35 45

Engine House No. 4, etc.,

69 38

The amount on the preceding page has been paid as follows, viz. : —

To Boston Herald,

Boston Daily Journal,

Boston Post,

$1,882 50

1,835 55

Boston Daily Evening Transcript,

Boston Daily Advertiser,

Daily Evening Traveller,

Boston Times,

Boston Daily News,

Commonwealth,

Saturday Evening Gazette,

Roxbury Gazette,

Suffolk County Journal,

Commercial Bulletin,

Courier,

Out of Town Newspapers (advertising petitions to General Court),

LAYING OUT AND WIDENING STREETS.

STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS EXPENDED FOR LAYING OUT AND WIDENING STREETS.

From June 1, 1822 (first year of City Government), to April 30, 1872.