CITY OF BOSTON.

HEALTH OFFICE, CITY HALL,

To the Honorable City Council:

BOSTON, January 7, 1870.

GENTLEMEN,- In compliance with Section 7 of ordinance relating to health, I herewith submit my first annual report of the expenditures and income of this department, for the year 1869, and the portion of this financial year of 1869-70, embraced within the year 1869.

The amount appropriated for the present finan

cial year 1869-70

$315,600 00

Unexpended balance this financial year, January 1, 1870

$91,533 20

The above amount of $295,799.60 was expended as follows: *For sweeping and cleaning the streets, cleaning

cesspools and the removal of snow and ice from public walks, yards, streets, squares and Public Garden

For the collection of house dirt and offal in city proper and Boston Highlands

For hay, straw, oats, corn, meal, feed and carrots
used at stables, south and west, and Boston
Highlands

Paid foremen, feeders, blacksmiths, wheelwrights,
painter, harness maker, watchmen, clerk, con-
stable, drivers of carriage connected with pub-
lic institutions, driver of prison carriage
For new horses and exchanges of old ones

$98,410 26

90,751 64

23,667 85

22,431 62

9,140 00

* The cost of removing snow and ice from public walks, yards, streets, squares and Public Garden, as follows:

200 days team work, at $3.50

2,975 days labor, at $2.00 .

. $700 00

. 5,950 00

$6,650 00

Abatement of nuisances, in detail, as follows:

Team work (removing filth)

650 00

Repairing drains in Hayward and

Brimmer places, per order of

Board, Aug 16th, and Oct. 11th, . Printing posters for the removal of

dirt and filth from cellars and yards Repairs on drains in N. Hudson and Snowhill streets, and laying 90 feet of new drain on said premises, per order of Board, August 2d Constructing new drain on Willard street, order of February 16th Chloride of lime, 4 casks, 2,783 lbs. at 34c, used for sanitary purposes, Repairing drain in Saxon court, order of August 16th

$259 75

256 15

$162 30

135 98

97 40

71 25

Paid for stock, consisting of shovels, hoes, collars,

horse-brushes, curry combs, blankets, etc.

1,385 88

For stock used in wheelwright's shop, consisting

of lumber, hubbs, spokes, rims and tools.

1,110 77

For clerk and constable of this department,
For team work in collection of ashes, etc. (extra)
For medical attendance on horses, pasturing, and

1,045 32

980 00

horse medicines

576 46

Services of clerk and inspector at Boston Highlands

942 00

Paid bill for water rates, stable, and street use
For broom stock

821 00

1,170 30

For watering milldam, as per order of board;
also, Tremont street, during its widening
For new prison carriage and covered wagon
For the collection and removal of house offal
from E. Boston

972 00 1,210 00

550 00

For sawing and planing cesspool, and other stock,

517 83

Amounts carried forward

$294,095 37