Amount brought forward $35,000 00 Repairing fountains and iron fences Feed for deer, swans, and ducks Water rates on Common, and Deer Park; watering Charles street and Washington street between Blackstone and Franklin squares . 1,000 00 500 00 1,200 00 500 00 250 00 Extension of Commonwealth avenue from Claren don to Dartmouth streets for grading and sodding included 5,000 00 Filling and grading Putnam square, E. B. . 300 00 1,000 00 Estimated income from rent of green-house, Pub lic Garden 3,000 00 JOHN GALVIN, Superintendent. CITY HALL, BOSTON, Feb. 18, 1871. To ALFRED T. TURNER, Esq., Auditor of Accounts : — The Joint Standing Committee on Common and Public Grounds approve the foregoing estimates of expenses and in come on account of their department for the financial year 1871-72. For the Committee, SAMUEL LITTLE, Chairman. EAST BOSTON FERRIES. OFFICE OF THE EAST BOSTON FERRIES, February 17, 1871. ALFRED T. TURNER, Esq., Auditor : In reply to yours of the 1st instant, the undersigned would respectfully submit that we deem the following to be the amount necessary to meet the expenses of the Ferry Department for the next financial year. viz: The amount received for tolls the present year will not vary much from $160,000; as for the next year we can only reply that that will depend upon the action of the City Council. IN COMMITTEE ON EAST BOSTON FERRIES, Feb. 23, 1871. The foregoing estimates have been carefully examined by the Committee on Ferries, and are approved, with the following amendments, namely: Reduce the items for wages and salaries to $55,000; and strike out the item for interest on ferry scrip, making the total estimate for expenses, including a new boat, $208,500. In view of the proposed abolition of tolls, no allowance should be made for income during the next financial year. WM. WOOLLEY, Chairman. ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT. BOSTON, Feb. 14, 1871. ALFRED T. TURNER, ESQ., Auditor of Accounts: DEAR SIR, -At a meeting of the Committee on the City Engineer's Department, held this day, it was voted that an appropriation of eighteen thousand dollars be requested. There will be no income. N. HENRY CRAFTS, City Engineer and Clerk of Committee. FIRE ALARM DEPARTMENT. BOSTON, Feb. 10, 1871. TO THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE ALARMS: GENTLEMEN, — In compliance with the request of the City Auditor, I submit the following detailed estimate of the necessary expenses of this department for the ensuing year: To ALFRED T. TURNER, Esq., Auditor of Accounts: At a meeting of the Committee on Fire Alarms, held this day, the above estimates of the Superintendent were approved. WM. WOOLLEY, Chairman. FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE, Boston, Feb. 8, 1871. TO THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT: GENTLEMEN, -The following is the estimated amount required for the expenses of the Fire Department for the financial year, ending April 30, 1872. |