Amount brought forward

penses, and salaries of the Board of Street

Commissioners

See page 70

Total estimated expenditures on account of the City of Boston, including State Tax for 1871-72

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.

For the usual gross expenditures on county accounts, such as salaries of the Sheriff, Assistant Clerks of the Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts, Constables of the Courts, Chaplain of the Jail, Keeper of the County Court House, Registry of Deeds and Probate Offices, Indices for the Registry of Deeds, fees of witnesses, jurors, coroners and commissioners, judges and officers for commitments to State Industrial School at Lancaster, and Reform School at Westboro'; keeping in repair and furnishing the Court House, the Jail, the Registry of Deeds, and the Probate Offices; also, fuel, light, printing and stationery for the County Courts and offices, &c.

Total estimated expenditures on account of the County of Suffolk, for 1871–72

$9,129,443 00

150,000 00

$9,279,443 00

275,000 00

Total estimated expenditures of the City of $9,554,443 00 Boston and County of Suffolk, for 1871-72

Say Nine Millions, Five Hundred Fifty-four Thou

sand, Four Hundred and Forty-Three Dollars.

Estimated expenditures, as stated above
Estimated income, as stated on page 23

Balance to be provided for

$9,554,443 00

1,937,205 00

. $7,617,238 00

To meet the sum in time for the service of the financial year will, in the opinion of the Auditor, require a gross tax of

From which deduct three per cent for the amount of taxes which will not be paid in during the year, say

.$7,845,155 00

228,517 00

We have the amount required as on page 18. $7,617,238 00

ALFRED T. TURNER,

Auditor of Accounts.

AUDITOR'S OFFICE, February 28, 1871.

INCOME, 1871-72.

ESTIMATE of the income of the CITY OF BOSTON and COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, for the financial year 1871–72, commencing with the first day of May, 1871, and ending with the thirtieth day of April, 1872.

CITY OF BOSTON.

ARMORIES. — Amount receivable from the State
for rent of armories furnished by the city for
the volunteer militia, as required by the Acts of
1866, chap. 219, sect. 96. See page 27.
CITY HOSPITAL.- Income from patients. See
page 31

COMMON, ETC.-Rent of green-house on the
Public Garden, etc. See page 32 .
CORPORATION TAX.- From the State of
Massachusetts, the City of Boston's share of
the corporation tax
FEES, ETC. From the City Clerk, for fees for
recording mortgages of personal property, for
licenses, and for use of Faneuil Hall, $2,500 00
From City Registrar, for certificates of

$10,000 00

3,500 00

3,000 00

400,000 00

Amount brought forward

HEALTH DEPARTMENT. From the sale of
house offal, street manure and ashes; abating
nuisances, etc. See page 40.

MILITIA BOUNTY. - Receivable from the
State in reimbursement of what the city may
be called upon to advance to its volunteer
militia, under the requirements of the Acts of
1866, chap. 219, sect. 146
OUTSTANDING TAXES.Estimated amount
receivable for outstanding taxes

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Collections by
this Board for the support of the poor of other
cities and towns in the State, and from State
for the expenses of burying State paupers. See
page 47

PAVING. From sidewalk assessments, sale of
old materials, etc. See page 49
POLICE. From the Chief of Police, in reim-
bursement of the expenses of police officers
stationed at places of public amusement and
other places at the expense of the city. See
page 50

Licenses for trucks, wagons and

$451,900 00

37,655 00

50,000 00

300,000 00

15,300 00

20,000 00

$5,000 00

1,000 00

logues, and fines collected. See page 61 RENTS. Receivable for rents of the "Old State House," Market Houses, and other city property

Amount carried forward

100,000 00

$1,043,705 00

for constructing new sewers, and for the right to enter old ones, etc. See page 68 UNCLAIMED DRAFTS. Amount of bills against the city allowed and charged by the Auditor to their respective appropriations, but which will not be called for at the Treasury Office before the commencement of the next financial year, on or after May 1, 1872 . WATER WORKS. - Income from the water rates, and from all other sources of revenue from this department, viz. :

Water Rates

Shutting off and letting on water

for waste, repairs, shutting off and letting on for non-payment of rates, service-pipes and lay

$750,000 00

ing same, rents, fines, sundries. 10,000 00

Per estimate of the Cochituate Water Board.
See page 71

Estimated income on account of the City of

40,000 00

1,500 00

760,000 00

Boston for 1871-72

Amount carried forward

$1,867,205 00

$1,867,205 00