Amount brought forward,

and doing all the Brick, Stone, and Mason work necessary to replace the Houses in as good condition as they were originally; including connecting drains, setting fences, paving yards, connecting water pipes, mending plastering where damaged, &c. (Carpenter's work and all other work to be done by the owners, per agreement, $32,950 00 Purchase of Five Brick Houses, with the owners of which no satisfactory arrangement for damages could be made, Grade Damages. - Allowed owners and tenants

Earth filling and Teaming, to bring up the Grade of the Street,

Cost of repairing and refitting the five houses purchased by the City, for Sale and Occupancy,

viz: Carpenters' Bills, Masons' Bills,

Painting Bills,

Plumbing, &c.,

32,680 00

5,625 00

10,399 87

$2,680 01

541 43

579 51

187 81

3,988 76

$259,857 79

EXTERNAL HEALTH.

Expenses of maintaining the Quarantine
Boat; the Quarantine Establishment at
Deer Island, and cost of repairs on the
Small Pox Hospital located there.

· This amount being added to the amount charged last year, viz: $2,060 62, makes the whole Cost of this Building $2,241 11.

Expenses of the Civil Engineer's Department.

Salary of the second Assistant

Engineer,

Pay of Draftsmen and Assistants,
Levellers, Rodmen, Chainmen,
&c.,

Instruments and repairing same,
Books and Stationery and Bind-

1,183 00

4,135 75

291 01

ing; Drawing Materials and
Postages,

270 39

Omnibus Fares, Ferry Tolls, and

other Travelling Expenses,

147 52

Sounding Fore Point Channel,

14 00

Binding Plans, and Cotton for

Backing,

31 36

Payment to an Engineer at East Boston, for Plans and information about Streets, &c., in that Ward,

Amounts carried forward,

22 00

$6,095 03 $348,898 52

EVERETT SCHOOL HOUSE, WARD XI.
Lot on Northampton Street running through
to Camden Street, containing 34,830 feet.
City lot valued at about $27,000 00. The
House fronts on both Streets and covers
32,310 feet.

Masonry Contract, 27,600 00

Extra Work,

4,397 01

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Expenses of this Department- including Engine and Hook and Ladder and Hose Carriage Houses, but exclusive of the Salaries of the Chief Engineer, and the Clerk of the Board of Engineers, which are charged under the head of Salaries.

The appropriation for the Fire Department includes the annual Expenditures of the Fire Department proper, the cost of carrying on the Fire Alarm System, and the cost and keeping in proper order for use, the Steam Fire Engines.

The rates of pay' of the officers and members, and much other information on the business of the Department, will be found in the Appendix.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Annual compensation to the Assistant Engineers, Officers, and members of the Amount carried forward,

$ 386,763 27