HomeMy WebLinkAbout1872-1873 Expenditures AUDITOR'S REPORT
OF THE EXPENDITURES OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON ,
FROM MARCH 4TH, 1872, TO FEB. 1ST, 1873.
` . At a meeting of the Town, regularly called, and 'holden
Nov. 5, 1872, the Town voted
"That a Board of Auditors, to be limited to two, be cho-
sen by nomination at large, .to audit the accounts of the cur-
rent year."
Charles Nunn'and Leonard !A. Saville were chosen Audit-
ors in accordance with' the foregoing- vote. Mr. Nunn de-
clined to act as Auditor, and no subsequent meeting was had
at which the vacancy so caused could be filled.
Early in December application was made to the Chairman,
of the Board of Selectmen for the necessary documents, or
a portion of them, to commence preparing an Auditor's Re-
port similar to those presented to the Town in former,years,
when the attention of the Auditor was cared to the follow-
ing vote of the Town, passed Aug. 14, 1872, when the
Town voted That the financial year of the Town be closed on the first
of February, and that the reports of the several officers of
the Town be made to that date and be circulated with the
the warrant for the March meeting."
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Under the instructions contained in the above vote the REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Selectmen declined to part with any of the papers and ac- Appropriation, $1,000 00
counts in their possession until after they had prepared their 4 Expended, 1,248 01
report, which would be a detailed report, similar to those
presented to the Town by the Auditors in former years, and ON Overdrawn, $248 01
as the larger portion of the accounts would be kept open
until the last day of January, it was obvious there would
not be time for two boards of officers to prepare reports
from the same accounts and put them in print for circulation HIGHWAYS.
by the middle of February. And in view of the detailed Appropriation, $5,000 00
report proposed by the Selectmen, your Auditor did not feel Expended, 5,091 20
warranted—unless further instructed-in subjecting the
Town to the expense of presenting a report which would in Overdrawn, $91 20
a great measure be a duplicate of the Selectmen's report.
Your Auditor therefore has presented in the following report
the amount of each grant, and the expenditure under the
grant in gross, referring to the Selectmen's report for. the SUPPORT OF POOR.
items of expenditure under each grant, the correctness of Appropriation, $2,200 00
which is vouched for in the following certificate. A few, of Expended, 3,120 85
the vouchers are missing from the files, which fact is satis-
factorily explained to the Auditor by the Chairman of the Overdrawn, $920 85
Board of Selectmen.
LExING}TON, FEB. 25, 1873.
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I hereby certify that I have examined the original papers INTEREST.
and accounts from which the Selectmen's report is made, and $4 20U 00
find them to be correctly cast and accompanied by the proper Appropriation, ,
vouchers. Expended, 3,422 01
LEONARD A.. SAVILLE, Auditor.
Balance unexpended, $777 99
SCHOOLS. DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Appropriation., $7,500 00 Appropriation, $3,000 00
Expended, 6,838 59 Expended, 3,408 13
Balance unexpended, $661 41 Overdrawn, $408 13
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REDUCTION OF TOWN DEBT. IMPROVING COMMON.
Appropriation, $2,000 00 Appropriation, $430 00
No expenditure. Expended, 380 58
Balance unexpended, $49 42
ABATEMENTS.
Appropriation, $500 00 IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL LOT.
Expended, 253 65 Appropriation, $400 00
Expended, 421 00
Balance unexpended, $246 35 —
Overdrawn, $21 00
IMPROVEMENT ON LINCOLN STREET. STATE AID.
Appropriation, $2,500 00 Appropriation, $450 00
Expended, 297 44 Expended, 456 50
Balance unexpended, $2,202' 56 Overdrawn, $6 50
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SIDEWALKS. Appropriation, $800 00
Appropriation, $1,000 00 Expended, 797 91
Expended, 931 '98 —
Balance unexpended, $2 09
Balance unexpended, $68 02 One bill of $169.41 omitted by the printer in Selectmen's
account. Amount of Poll Tax refunded to Hancock Engine
Company, omitted in the Selectmen's account, $46.00.
DRAINAGE.
Amount authorized by loan, $1,000 00 I REPAIRS OF HANCOCK ENGINE ROUSE.
Expended, 1,244 73 Appropriation, $200 00
Expended, 91 98
Overdrawn, $244 73
Balance unexpended, $108 02
CONSTABLF,.
ASSESSORS. Appropriation, $75 00
Appropriation, $300 00 Expended, 118 98
Expended, 319 75
Overdrawn, $43 98
Overdrawn, $19 7.5
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RINGING CHURCH BELLS.
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. Appropriation, $70 00
Appropriation, $300 00 6 Expended, 35 00
No-bill rendered. Balance unexpended. $35 00
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE. IMPROVEMENT ON WALTHAM STREET,
Appropriation, $280 00 d near house of John McCarty.
No bill rendered. Appropriation, $25 00
This amount should be transferred to the Highway, grant,
as the work has been done by the Surveyors and charged for
in their account.
SEXTON.
Appropriation, $80 00 — 1
Expended, 55 50 CONTINGENCIES.
Balance unexpended, $24 50 Appropriation, $3,000 00 a
Expended, 5,225 42
Overdrawn, $2,225 42
TOWN CLERK. Including Small-Pox expenses, cost of(duo Warranto suits,
Appropriation, $80 00 care of Town Hall and Library,cost of Street Lamps, pay of
No bill rendered. Auditor for 1871, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Se-
lectmen.
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SUMMARY.
Whole amount of appropriations, including loan
for draigage, $36,390 00
Whole amount expended, 33,759 21
Balance unexpended, $2,630 79
Amount of rents from Town Hall Building, $234 00
Net amount of Dog Licenses for 1872, as re-
turned to County Treasurer. 244 80
Whole amount of Taxes for 1872-3 committed to
the Collector including supplementary list and
sidewalk Tax. $42,576 75
It is recommended that the financial year be closed at an
earlier period than the first of February in order that the
reports may be prepared with more care; and also that the
different boards of officers have more frequent settlements
with the Selectmen as advised in their report.
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD A. SAVILLE,
Auditor for 1872.
LEXINGTON, Feb. 25, 1873.
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