CITY OF BOSTON. In Board of Aldermen, October 25, 1869. THE Committee on Paving respectfully report that an additional appropriation of two hundred thousand dollars will be required to meet the necessary expenses of that department for the remainder of the financial year. The appropriation of May 1869, was There has been expended up to the present time, Balance on hand Work now in progress will cost Work ordered by Board of Aldermen, not yet begun, will cost. $600,000 00 532,970 33 $67,029 67 $58,000 00 76,000 00 Ordinary expenses of department to May 1, 1870, 108,000 00 Grade damages in process of settlement 25,000 00 Deduct balance on hand Amount required $267,000 00 67,029 67 $199,970 33 The demands made upon the department during the past year have been much larger than was anticipated, and it has been found impossible to do more than a fraction of the work called for by petitions referred to the Committee. There are now on the files of the department some fifty petitions on which no action has been taken, and which, though being perfectly reasonable, will have to be referred to the next city government. Your Committee believe that nothing has been done which a wise economy would have neglected or postponed, and that it is necessary to complete the work already ordered by the Board of Aldermen. They therefore recommend that the Committee on Finance be authorized to provide the means to meet the required amount. BENJAMIN JAMES, Committee on Paving. |