THE MEANS ON HAND FOR PAYING THE DEBT. Cash in charge of the Board of Commissioners on the Sinking Funds, Six per cent certificates of indebtedness of the Remitted to London to redeem £8,000 of the Total redemption means, April 30, 1871, Increase of means in 1870-71, $2,806,384 83 7,861,675 00 664,128 90 257,571 18 43,200 00 $11,632,959 91 · 9,215,831 25 $2,417,128 66 THE NET DEBT OF THE CITY. Total funded and unfunded Debt, of all descriptions, of the City of Boston, April 30, 1871, Total means on hand for paying the same, April 30. 1871, Net Debt of the City, April 30, 1871, Increase of the net Debt, $26,666,436 73 11,632,959 91 $15,033,476 82 12,602,580 68 $2,430,896 14 The increase of the Gross Debt during the year, was $4,848,024 80 The increase of means for the redemption of the debt during the year, 2,417,128 66 Net increase of the Debt, as above, $2,430,896 14 THE EXPENDITURES. CITY OF BOSTON. Ordinary expenses, which includes the interest, premium and exchange paid on the entire debt of the city ($1,500,433.36), Laying out and building new streets and widening old ones, not included in the annual appropria tions for such objects, $6,894,042 49 2,016,062 94 The Treasurer's payments, in addition to the regular expenditures on account of the City of Boston, as given above, were, to the Commissioners on the Sinking Funds, 5,844,934 99 $19,370,976 22 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. Court Expenses, including Jurors' and Witnesses' $197,045 51 31,334 24 Repairs, care and lighting of, fuel and furniture for Court House and Probate Building, 18,942 78 Water Loans and renewal of loan of 1848 due this Amounts received on account of the various street widenings, for estates sold and better Amount received on account of the "Consoli dated Street Improvement Fund": COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. From Fines and Costs collected in the Criminal Miscellaneous, $138,700 38 6,121 88 76 99 $144,899 25 EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENTS. The regular expenditures of the principal departments of the city, for the financial year 1870-71, are given below, including the salaries of all officers attached to each, compared with those of the year previous, viz. :— Expenses, CITY HOSPITAL. 1870-71. $101,290 00 Income, 1870-71, $5,686 88; 1869-70, $4,206 99. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Expenses and Salaries, Fire-Alarm Department, Repair of Engine Houses, 1869–70. $98,978 16 Income, 1870-71, $3.810 73; 1869-70, $1,729 83. 53. Income, 1870-71, $18,926 58; 1869-70, $50,233 Income, 1870-71, $11,525 78; 1869–70, $15,511 19. |