Immediate relief of persons having no settlement, 1,500 00 3,000 00 Transportation of visitors and City and State poor 200 00 Office expenses, printing, stationery, postage, etc. 500 00 IN FINANCE COMMITTEE, Feb. 6, 1871. The above estimates of receipts and expenditures are ap proved. F. E. PARKER, J. L. LITTLE, GEO. FABYAN, Committee on Finance and Accounts. BOSTON, Feb. 20, 1871. The foregoing estimates of the Board of Overseers of the Poor are approved by the Joint Standing Committee of the City Council on said department. For the Committee, SAMUEL TALBOT, JR, Chairman. PAVING, GRADING AND REPAIR OF STREETS. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS, BOSTON, Feb. 18, 1871. ALFRED T. TURNER, Esq., Auditor of Accounts : — DEAR SIR, At a meeting of the Committee on Paving, held this day, it was voted to transmit to you the following estimate of the amount required for the wants of the Paving Department for the financial year 1871-2, amounting to the sum of one million dollars, as follows, viz.: Amount brought forward $903,000 For tools, carts, harnesses, horses, repairs on The income of the department is estimated at $20,000. HENRY L. PIERCE, ROBERT COWDIN, NEHEMIAH GIBSON, Committee on Paving. BOSTON, Feb. 18, 1871. At a meeting of the Committee on Paving of the Common Council, held this day, the foregoing estimates of the Paving department were examined and approved. WM. POPE, Chairman. POLICE. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, TO THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE: GENTLEMEN, —I herewith submit an estimate of the amount of money necessary to meet the expenditures of this department, for the year ending April 30, 1872, together with the amount of |