Total for Common and Squares, as per item No. 17 of Treasurer's account, Dearborn School-House. Payments for enlarging and remodelling the Dearborn Contractor, per contracts, Yard wall, fence, filling, and grading, 60,918 25 $24,850 00 7,379 00 Brought forward, $39,826 45 $1,720,563 57 54 65 Total for Dearborn School-House, as per item No. 21 Advertising and printing, of Treasurer's account, Devonshire Street. 39,917 10 Continuation of payments on account of widening Discount on loan, $17,000 00 5 00 Total for Devonshire Street, as per item No. 20 of 17,005 00 Dorchester Debt. The Committee on the Reduction of the City Debt have been charged with the amount of Dorchester town debt which has become due during this financial year, 12,000 00 Per item No. 22 of Treasurer's account. East Boston Ferries. Payments on account of running the ferries between the City Proper and East Boston, including repairs of boats, drops and buildings-being the first year said ferries have been in the sole charge of the city of Boston, having been purchased of the Ferry Company, March 31, 1870. Total for East Boston Ferries, as per item No. 24 of Treasurer's account, Engineer's Department. Expenses of the Civil Engineer's Department. Salaries: N. Henry Crafts, 212,645 90 City Engineer, $3,000 00 Total for Engineer's Department, as per item No. 23 of Treasurer's account, Engine and Hose House, East Stroci. Payment to carpenters for the completion of the two-story brick house on East street now occupied by Engine Co. No. 7. [Total cost of land and building, $24,954.59.] Per item No. 25 of Treasurer's account, Engine House No..4. By order of the City Council a contract was made for re-building the engine house on the Bridge estate, so called, situated between Court street and Tremont row; after the contractor had commenced work on the building, the City Council ordered the removal of said building and Scollay's building adjoining, and laid the land out as a public street. The payments on account of said re-building were as follows, viz.: Settlement with contractor, Plans and specifications, Rent of lodging-room and gas fixtures in temporary house, $3,750 00 250 00 87 39 Total for Engine House No. 4, as per item No. 28 of Treasurer's account, Engine House No. 4, Dorchester, Payment to contractors for the completion of a brick house with granite trimmings, on Norfolk street, Mattapan, including grading and paving yard, Carried forward, 15,083 57 1,157 16 4,087 39 $2,022,459 69 |