Report of the city of Somerville 1843-1859, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 724


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Statement


of the Receipts and Expeditions


if the Form of


Somerville


For the prise fin and


Years


ending Monde. In


2


Amount brought forward $ 630 00


Paid Clara D. Whittemore for teaching the Prima- ry School in the Russell District for six months in 1842, - 72 00


" William E. Graves, for teaching the Prospect Prospect Hill Grammar School, from May 1, 1842, to Feb. 1, 1843, - 450 00


School Expenses, Fuel, Repairs, &c. Paid A. Haughton and Co. for seven tons Coal, October, 1842, - -


42 00


" Levi Orcut for Repairs on School house, Oct. 1842, and Feb., 1843, ʻ


23 52


." Edgerly and Vinal for wood and bark, 1842, 16 50


" Robert Call for three cords of hard wood and sawing, Nov. 1842, 22 50


" Guy C. Hawkins, for wood, Nov., 1842, 9 87


" David Russell, for taking care of Prospect Hill School house, Jan. 1843, -


7 93


" Edmund Tufts, for printing School Blanks, for Grammar School, Jan., 1843, 5 50


" James Hill, jr, and Co., for stationary, 3 77


" Jerome Thorp, for two lights of glass, &c. 1842, 1 75


" Lucy D. Smith for sundries for use of School 1 00


" Sarah M. Burnham for sundries for use of School, 62


" Ephraim Hill, for cleaning time piece, Feb. 13, 1843, 1 00


1287.96


HIGHWAYS.


Paid Thomas Graham for two horses, April, 1842, 270 00


" Jeremiah Kennison, for work on Road, 1842, 14 45


" Joseph Whicher for work on road, 1842, 22 20


" Peabody Kneeland for work on highways, and boarding men employed on the highway, 1832, to March 1833, 513 72


" Joshua Beal for 2 Carts for Highway, 1842,


150 00


Amount carried forward


970 37


STATEMENT


Of the Receipts and Disbursements by the Town Treasur- er of Somerville, from March 3, 1842, to March 3; 1843.


RECEIPTS.


Received of Benjamin Hadley on Town Note at 6 mos. -


600 00


of State Treasurer, for amount paid Military Bounty 45 00


66 Net amount of Tax Bills for 1842, 5007 07


$5652 07


DISBURSEMENTS.


-


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Paid Mary E. Brown for teaching the Pound Pri- mary School from May 1, 1832, to Feb. 1, 1833, 157 50


" Lucy D. Smith for teaching, the Winter Hill Primary School from May 1, 1842, to Feb. 1, 1843, 157 50


" Sarah M. Burnham for teaching Milk Row Primary School from May 1, 1842, to Feb. 1, 1343, 157 00


" Eliza P. Whittredge for teaching the Prospect Hill Primary School from May 1, 1842, to Feb. 1, 1843, 157 50


Amonnt carried forward


8 630 50


Amount brought forward $ 970 37


Paid Jerome Thorp for repairs on Stable, 1842, 9 25


" John S. Edgerly, sundries for use of Stable, .Sept. 1842, 41 12


" Edgerly and Vinal for grain, Sept. 1842, . 48 64


" Joseph Adams for highways, 1343, 6 50


" J. Breck and Co. for shovels, plough, &c., Aug. 19, 1843, 27 50


" Jothanı Martin, for labor on Roads, 1842, 90 00


" Fitz E. Winchester, for harness Aug. 19, 63 00


" John Hilliard for work on Roads, 1842, -


65 13


" Mary P. Torry for gravel, 1842, 7 35


" S. T. Frost for work on highways, 1842, 13 50


" John Shattuck for work on highways, Nov. 1342, and Jan. 1843, 89 15


" Nathan Tufts, for hay Nov., 1842,


25 46


" George S. Adams, for New Road repairs, Nov. 25, 1842, 254 90


" James Russell of West Cambridge for repairs on half of Alewife Bridge, Dec. 19, 1842, 17 96


" William Munroe for repairs on carts, &c., 1 96


" Caleb W. Leland for work on Highways, in I842, 32 72


" Crosby and Tufts for grain, Dec., 1842, 38 99


" Solomon Story for repairing Harness, 1842, 1 00


" Isaac Barker for work on highways, 1842, 3, 35 00


" William Ranstet, for work on road, Jan. 1843, 8 50


" John S. Edgerly for suudries, Feb. 2, 1843. 28 67


" Edgerly and Vinal for grain, Feb, 2, 1843, 9 66


" Charles Munro for grain, 1842, 33 49


" William A. Tufts, for hay, Feb. 1343,


22 17


" Isaac Tufts, for work on highways, Feb. 13, 1843, 7 00


" Hugh Malton, for work on old Turnpike road, 1842, 10 50


" Nicholas Flemming for work on ditto, 1842. 6 50


" Jerome Thorp, for work on Highways, Feb., 1843, 6 25


" Joseph Miller, for shoeing Horses and other Blacksmith Work to March, 1843, ' 44 23


" Oliver Hastings for plank, 1813, 7 32


" Charles Munro for grain, 1843, 8 98


" Edwin Munroe, for rent of stable to March 1843, - - -


10 00


Amount carried forward


2040 77


4


Amount brought forward Paid Oliver Tufts for hay, 1843, 10 98


$2040 77


" Fitz E. Winchester, for work on harness, 1843, 3 00


" Nathan Tufts for Hay, 1843, 21 82


$2076 57


SALARIES AND FEES.


Paid John C. Magoun for assessing Taxes, for 1843, ,


15 00


-


" Charles E. Gilman his salary as Town Clerk for 1842, .


90 00


" Edmund Tufts, his salary as Treasurer and Collector, for 1842, 130 00


" Oliver Tufts for assessing Taxes for 1842, 15 00


" Ephraim Buttrick, for advice and Services


" before the Committee of the Legislature with regard to the petition of E. Cutter and others, 1843, 50 00


$300 00


MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS.


Paid Thomas Groom for Stationary, Aug. 1842, 59 54


" Jonathan Howe for printing, Aug., 1842, 5 50


" Edmund Tufts for printing notices, check lists and Tax Bills, from June, 1842, to March 1843, 26 75


" Jerome Thorp, for one Notice and two Ballot Boxes," 7 00


" John C. Magoun, for Blank Books for Asses- sors for 1842, 4 25


" J. S. Edgerly for one copy of Revised Stat- utes, 1843, 2 40


" Levi Orcut, for one large Rule for measuring . ) Wood and Bark, 4 00


" Town of Charlestown half the expense of set- ting stone posts on the new Divison Line, 1843, 4 94


" Robert Sanborn for notifying Town Meetings and attendance on the same and taking care of Pound to March, 1843, 30 62


Carried forward


$144 88


5


Amount brought forward $144 88


" Benjamin Fisk for notifying Town Meetings and attendance on the same, to March, 1843, 7 00


" Charles E. Gilman for Stationary, March, 1843, 2 25


$154 00


MILITARY BOUNTY.


Paid Military Bounty, to J. S. Edgerly and eight others, five dollars each, for 1842. - $45 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Paid Charles Woodworth for Screw, &c., for Engine, 1842, $2 50


NOTES PAYABLE AND INTEREST.


Paid Benjamin Hadley's Note and Interest, Sept.


1842,


$616 00


Dr.


Town of Somerville, in Account Current with Edmund Tufts, Treasurer.


Cr.


To Cash paid Benjamin Hadley's Note,


- 600 00} By whole amount of Tax


5007 08


66


Interest on Town Note


16 00


Benjamin Hadley's Note


- 600 00


Highways,


-


-


2076 57


" Military Bounty from State,


45 00


Schools,


1


1


1287 96


Military Bounty,


1


-


45 00


Fire Department,


2 50


Miscellaneous,


154 13


Salaries and Fees,


300 00


Abatement of Taxes,


171 53


1


-


486 5S


Cash on hand,


-


1


511 31


Somerville, April 19, 1843.


$5652 08


The uudersigned Commttee chosen to Audit the Accounts of the Treasurer, certify that his accounts as above stated are correct, the Disbursements truly vouched, and that there is a balance in his hands in favor of the Town of Cash $ 509 31, uncollected Taxes, 486 58 making 996 39. In making up these Accounts all the Town's expenses for the year 1842 -- 43 are included to the 3d day of March except the Schools which are paid to the first of February.


Somerville, April 19th, 1843.


JAMES HILL, Jr. COLUMBUS TYLER, EDWIN MUNRGE, Jr.


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-


-


-


1


1


Taxes due,


5652 08


1


LIST OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAXES


AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1842.


[The names of those persons whose Taxes remain unsettled are denoted by a [*]


Henry Adams


9 10|Lorenzo Burbank 7 19


Joseph Adams


11 92 *Ilenry A. Bean


1 50


Samuel Adams


4 51 Alfred Blodgett 1 50


*Charles Adams


41 67 William Blodgett 2 79


Moses Adams


1 50 Isaac Barker


1 50


George B. Albe


4 50


*'Trustin Brown


1 50


Ebenezer 'T. Andrews


27 90


Joseph Bubier


1 50


Alfred Allen


7 51 Otis Bubier


1 50


Thomas Appleton


1 50 *Ethel Bumpus


1 50


*Jesse Atwood,


1 50 *Charles Buel


1 50


James Avery


1 50 John L. Bridgman


3 65


*Daniel Andrews


1 50 James Burke


1 50


Alfred Allen, Jr,


2 36 # Rodney Burrell


1 50


Hiram Allen B.


10 09 Stephen E. Burdit


1 50


John Boremast


1 50


*Joel S. Bacon


27 26 Charles Brown


1 50


William Bragden


9 23 *George Bryant


1 50


Charles Bradbury, jr.


15 SS Joseph Baker


1 50


John Bartlett


3 90 *Butterfield


1 50


Abel Bridgman


5 29 * Buzzell


1 50


Luther V. Bell


39 13 *Otis Brown


1 50


Charles Bailey


8 58


C.


John Babcock


5 79


Arnold Cook


5 79


Francis Bowman


48. 02 Cook & Conant


56 47


Clark Bennet


23 17 *Samuel Cook


8 58


William Bonner


11 70 Catharine Cook


7 30


* William Brintnall


4 83 HTorace Chick


3 65


David Bolles


4 50 Edward Cutter


51 84


Nathan II. Blair


5 79 Fitch Cutter


28 27


Charles Bickford


1 50 Edmund F. Cutter


10 08


Oscar Bennet


1 50 Edward F. Cutter


3 65


Lorenzo Bennet


1 50 Benjamin Clarke


1 50


Sargent Blaisdell


1 50 James Casey


1 50


Thomas Bedel


1 50 florace Chadburn


1 50


Daniel Beck


1 50 Thomas Callaghan 1 50


Turfell Blanchard


1 50 *John Callaghan


1 50


Charles Bird


1 50 Charles Crocket


1 50


.


Austin Blodget


1 50 Joseph Clarke 44 87


1


8


1 50 *Reuben Dearborn 1 50


Winslow Curtis


1 50


E.


Edward Cummins


1 50 John S. Edgerly 44 00


*Jonathan Colby


1 50 Francis Edgworth


1 84


*Cutler


1.50 Hiram B. Ellsworth 2 78


James M. Coburn


3 65


*Jamcs Evans 1 50


Clough


1 50 *George Edmons


1 50


*Joscph Clough


1 650 Samuel Edmons


1 50


Cross


1 50 Eli Eliot


1 50


Leonard Conant


1 50


F.


Henry Collins


1 50|*Leonard Fillebrown 5 56


Ebenezer Cozzens


1 50 John Fox 5 79


David K. Clark


1 50 George French


43 14


John C. Clough


1 50 Samuel T. Frost


45 62


Jonathan C. Clough


1 50 Feal O'Frill . 6 85


Charles Clough


1 50 Cyrus Fellows


3 76


Turner Clough D.


* Harrison Furber 1 50


Lorenzo W. Dow


2 49 *Timothy Ford


1 50


William C. Davidson


10 52 Cyrus Foss


1 50


*Willard Danforth


4 50 Asa Fletcher 1 50


* Aaron Dow


11 36 *Fletcher . 1 50


Stephen M. Davis


1 50 George M. Felton 1 50


Samuel Downing


1 50 Oren Folsom 1 50


*David Davis


1 50 Leonard Ford


1 50


Seth Dennet


1 50 Lewis Fox


1 50


Ira Daniels


1 50 Benjamin Fisk 3 65


*Stephen Day


1 50 James L. Foss


1 50


George H. Day


3 65 Fathaniel Fogg


1 50


*Moses Day


1 50 Samuel Fillebrown


1 50


Caleb Dudley


1 50 Fox


1 50


Thomas Danforth


1 50 Oliver Foy


1 50


Lewis Day


1 50


G.


*William Dearborn


1 50 Moses Griffin 14 42


*Durffee


1. 50 Homer Goodhue


9 22


William Damon


1 50 Charles E. Gilman


21 52


John Dalton


1 50 John Grant


1 50


John Dearborn


1 50 Jolın Giles


7 54


*Henry Dearborn


1 50 Ebenezer Griffin


4 08


James dougherty


1 50 Theophilus Griffin


4 08


Frederick Dinsmore


1 50 *John Goodwin


1 50


John Davis


1 50 John B. Giles 1 55


William Davis


1 50 John Glines


1 50


1 50 Nathaniel Edmons 1 50


Andrew Crane


1 50 James W. Fisk 5 :79


*Solomon Clark


1 50 Nathan Field 15 13


Philip Curren


Israel Day


1 50 George Griffin 3 65


9


Simeon Gordon


1 50 Edwin Howard 1 50


Sanford Gardner


1 50 Joel Haskell


1 50


Charles R Gove


1 50 Samuel E. Hodgkins 1 50


John Green


1 50 Chauncey Holt


1 50


*Micajah Gilman


1 50 John Hall


1 50


*James Gilman


1 50 Edwin H. Hall


10 08


William E. Graves


2 19 Franklin A. Hall


3 65


Jacob T. Glines


1 50 Osborn B. Hall 1 50


Joseph Gilson


1 50 Moody B. Haynes


1 50


Pliny Gilman


1 50 James Hill, jr.


29 92


*James Galetly


1 50|Hiram Hacket


13 10


Elbridge G. Gaskill H


1 50


*Mc'Lean Hospital I, J.


64 40


George W. Hayes


40 39 John Ireland


39 90


*Jeremiah F. Hall


31 58 Henry Ireland


5 91


Guy C. Hawkins


71 70 Sally Ireland 11 56


Benjamin Hadley


51 10 Henry Hall


207 23


Benjamin Hadley, jr.


9 66 *Samuel Jaques


1 50


Ephraim Hill


3 97 *Samuel Jaques, jr.


1 50


Ives Hill


7 88 William Jaques 3 65


Heirs of Primus Hall


3 43 Charles Jacobs 1 50


Heirs of Timothy Tufts


2 50


*Thomas Johnson


1 50


Heirs of Christopher Hawkins [12 23


David Johnson


1 50


Heirs of James Uunderwood 5 15 David Kenrick


4 08


Heirs of Caleb Harrington 55 06 Daniel Kelly


3 86


Nathan H. Hall


1 50 Kelly & Cate


6 44


Alvan Hamlett


· 1 50 Silas Kinsley


17 59


Lewis H. Hinds


1 50 *Jesse Kimball


3 65


Franklin Henderson


1 50 Elbridge Kenrick


5 79


David Heath


1 50 David Keezer


1 50


Christopher C. Hawkins


1 50 [ra Knowlton


1 50


Eli Hamlett


1 50 Albert Kennison


1 50


William Haynes


1 50 Kilburne


1 50


*Hawes


1 50


*Isaac Kenney


1 50


Richard Howard


1 50


*Joseph Kennison


1 50


Henry Howard


1 50


*Joseph M'Kenney


1 50


¿thaniel Hoyt


1 50 *Knox


1 50


n Hoyt


1 50 Zebediah Kinsley


3 00


Hardy


1 50 Henry Kinsley


1 50


1 50 Nathan Kennison


1 50


ilt


1 50 *Kennison


1 50


rd


I 50 Isaac Kennison


1 50


Hurd


1 50 Stephen Kimball


1 50


2


By


-


1 50 Peabody Kneeland 1 50


1 50


*William Hart


1 50 Joseph Kenney


K.


10


Andrew Kemp


1 50 John Mundel 1 50


George Kimball


1 50 Bela Mayhew 1 50


John Kennison


1 50 Hiram Moulton 1 50


Oliver Kennison


1 50 Ira Moulton 1 50


Michael Kelley


1 50 Mitchel 1 50


John Kelley


1 50 *Israel Mitchel 1 50


Lawrence Kelley


1 50 Zachariah Morgan 1 50


1 50


John Kimpton


1 50 Hugh Moore


1 50


Zebediah Kinsley, jr. L.


Gilman Martin


1 50


James M. Littlefield,


6 65 Merrill 1 50


*James Littlefield


1 50 *Silas Marshal


1 50


Caleb W. Leland


39 39 Jotham Martin 1 50


Thomas J. Leland


60 43 Sanborn Moses 1 50


1 50


*Plummer G. Lovering


1 50 Francis Mongan


1 50


*George Littlefield


1 50 *Thomas Murphy 1 50


*George Libbey


1 50 True Morrill


1 50


John Lovell


1 50


*Joseph N. Moulton N.


1 50


George Lumbert


1 50


Lewis


1 50 Perkins Norton 9 66


Nelson Luce


1 50 Joseph Nickerson 4 90


Joshua S. Lunt


1 50 Daniel Nason 16 52


W. Leighton


1 50 David Narry


1 50


Thomas J. Lovett


1 50 Warren Nickerson


1 50


Edwin Littlefield


1 50


O, P.


*Hall Leighton


1 50 Levi Orcutt


13 09


*Joshua Littlefield


1 50 Henry Osgood 1 50


*Isaac Littlefield


1 50 *John Piper 1 50


Porter Lyon


1 50 Joseph Parker


2 59


Francis Lakin


1 50 *Charles R. Pettingill


16 10


Lawrence


1 50 *Heirs of Lemuel Porter


42 93


Israel Littlefield


1 50 Samuel Purington


1 50


John Linscott


1 50 *Harrison Putnam


1 50


M.


*Isaac Patch


1 50


Nathaniel P. Morrison


23 99


*Pennel


1 50


Luther Mitchell


21 68 John Potter


1 50


Nathaniel Mitchel


18 67 Freeman A. Peck


1 50


John W. Mulliken


21 57 Alexander Page


1 50


Joseph Milller


1 29 Joseph Piper


1 50


Charles Miller


9 66 John Page


1 50


Charles Munroe


21 76 John Pepper


1 50


Edwin Munre, jr.


10 09 Patrick Pepper


1 50


Milk Row Bleaching Co.


72 26 Boardman Poor


1 50


John C. Magoun


10 79 Charles Pease


1 50


1 50 Daniel Mc'Dermoth


Samuel Littlefield


1 50 Rufus Martin


Wiliam Munro


10 63 *Edward Pepper


11


* John B. Peasele


1 50,Robert Sanborn 17 40


*Parlin


1 50 David A. Sanborn 17 92


John Porter


1 50 Lawrence Sullivan 3 65


1 50* Andrew Storer 5 79


1 50 Daniel Stone 7 93


*Bradbury Scriggins 2 36


Timothy Quinlan


1 50 James Shute 1 50


Thomas Rand


48 67 Solomon Story 1 50


James Russell


55 47 Smith 1 50


Philemon R. Russell


41 05 Lowell Simons 1 50


Gardner T. Ring


5 79 * Alexander Stevens 1 50


William A. Russell


59 59 Ebenezer Sumner 1 50


5 79 Samuel Sewell 1 50


John Roberts


14 38 Smith 1 50


John Runey


32 83 Ruel Straw 1 50


John Runey, jr.


7 11 Joseph Swett 5 36


Thomas Rand, jr.


21 97 *E. F. Scales


1 50


William Rand


12 23 *Jeremiah Sullivan


1 50


Joshua Rand


4 0S Daniel Sullivan


1 50


William A. Russell, jr.


3 57 Patrick Spillane


1 50


David Russell


6 01 J. V. Seavy


1 50


Benjamin F. Ricker


3 65 Lewis Sanborn 1 50


Aaron Russell


2 79 William Swett 1 50


Robert Ramsay


1 50 F. P. Scott


1 50


*Rollins


1 50 Jeremiah Sullivan


1 50


*Merrill Robertson


1 50 Jaines T. Star


1 50


Joseph Roberts


150 John Savage


1 50


Nathaniel Ring


1 50 David Sanborn


1 50


Patrick Ryan


1 50 *Jeremiah Sullivan


1 50


Ebenezer Rowe


1 50 T.


1 50 Jonathan Teel 34 66


Matthew Ramsay


1 50 *Thomas Teel 22 42


*Jay Reed


1 50 Abigail Tufts


6 45


*Joseph Rumry


1 50 Edmund Tufts


2 36


James Runey


1 50 William A. Tufts *John A. Tufts


2 79


Jesse Simpson


28 29 Asa Tufts


18 82


*Jeremiah P. Staniels


45 05 Oliver 'Tufts


58 73


onard Spaulding


3 73 John C. Tenney 4 5L


ua B. Stearns


3 65 Medford Turnpike Corpora- 4 72 tion 6 81


anborn


5 37 Robert G. Tenney 33 17


'1 Sanborn


3 65 Heirs of Joseph Tufts 1 29


ah Stone


7 73 Robert G. Tenney, jr. 2 79


`pring


31 38 Benjamin Trask 9 23


Spring


3 65 Mrs. Mary P. Torry 21 89


52 18


Robinson


S.


1 Sanborn


*Oliver Porter


Arthur Piper Q, R.


Levi Russell


12


Orr N. Town


30 39 John Whipple


15 45


Columbus Tyler


10 08|Orland J. Whipple 2 36


Nathan Tufts


93 86 George W. Wyat


16 29


Charles Tufts


115 00 James W. Wallace


2 79


Nathan Tufts, jr.


3 65 David Washburn


3 65


Ira Thorp


11 33 Abram Welch


10 09


John Tapley


23 33 Samuel Welch


8 37


Isaac Tufts


69 43


*Thomas Woodbury


1 69


Timothy Tufts


6 53


* James S. Woodbury


1 50


Charles A. Tufts


2 36 Amasa Woodworth


1 50


Samuel Teel


1 50 Israel Wilds


1 50


John Thorning


1 50


Isaac P. Wild


1 50


George Tapley


1 50


John Winnet


1 50


John Taylor


1 50 Michael Wilmoth


1 50


*Melvin Turner


1 50 Edward Walsh


1 50


James Tufts


1 50 Lyman Whipple


1 50


Isaac Tufts 2d.


1 50 James Wakefield


1 50


Elbridge Thorp


1 50 George Wakefield


1 50


Jerome Thorp


1 50 Aaron F. Wallace


1 50


Charles M Thorp


1 50 Richard Wallace


1 50


Henry Thaxter, jr.


1 50 John Willard


1 50


Sylvanus F. Tenney


1 50 *Joseph Withers


1 50


*Emelius Thompson


1 50 Henry Walker


1 50


John Thompson


1 50 William A. Wells


1 50


Benjamin Thrasher


7 84 Moses Wells


1 50.


U, V.


Clark Weeks


1 50


George S. Underhill


. 1 50 Ivory Weymouth


1 50


J. W. F. Vans


1 50 *Samuel Wallace


1 50


Robert Vinal


55 48 *Hiram Woodus


1 50


W.


*John Weeks'


1 50


John Waters


5 79 William Wilson


1 50


Israel A. Weston


7 93 * Woodus


1 50


*Thomas Woodbury


1 69 Y.


Thomas S. Woodbury


16 96 Stephen D. Yates


1 50


Charles Woodworth


16 52 Sylvanus Yearly


1 50


John Walker


2 79|Young


1 50


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LIST OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAXES


AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1842.


NON RESIDENTS.


Joseph Andrews


2 15 Heirs of Hamilton Fife 3 58


George S. Adams


9 66


G.


Nathaniel Austin


12 02 Miles Gardiner 5 15


Chester Adams


30 05 John Goodnow 4 72


Samuel Bigelow


18 03 D.


*Bigelow Bridge-and-Wel- 6


Osgood Dane


25. 76


lington,


36 06 Ralph Day


96


Archibald Babcock


10 13 Merrill Davis


6 44


Nathan Blodget


23 61 James Dana


1 72


Brobson


86 Thomas J. Eliot


1 29


George O. Barstow.


46 36 J. W. Holman


12 02


Edward Burke.


4 29 Edward Harper


2 75


John C. Bucknam


6 44 Amos Hazletine


17 17


Amos Cotting


88 87 Nathaniel Hill


65


*Heirs of Jonathan C.Clarke 7 30 William Hunnewell


3 22


Nathaniel Cotting


1 29


J, K L.


Asa Cutter


1 40 Jotham Johnson


17/19


Edward Clark


3 43 John Kent


12 88


Samuel M. Coffran


1 72 *Leonards 4 29


4 29


*Lewis C. Currier


M.


7 73


Henry Frost


15 03 Isaac Miller


11 93


Abel Fitz


18 46 James Munroe


93


David Fosdick


2 58 Ozias Morse


5 15


Miss Hannah French


21 46 Aaron B. Magoun 13 31


Benedict Fenwick


64 40 N. E. Glass Co. 17 60


M. S. Foster


2 15 N, O, P, R.


Samuel Ferrin


5 58 Andrews Norton 13 31


S


Caleb Metcalf


14


Benjamin Parker


4 29 *Joseph F. Tufts 5 88


George Parkman


86 Ammi C. Teel


6 44


Elias Phinney


4 50 True


10 73


Rogers and Binney Heirs


7 43 *Joseph Underwood


64


10 73 :W.


8 16 George W. Warren 1 67


2 79 Winslow


4 29


21 89


Wheeler 15 03


Benjamin Rand S. T. U.


Artemas Ward


9 44


*Elijah Simonds


19 75 Charles Wait


2 15


Heirs of John Stevens


1 72 David Wait


4 29


Mrs. Sarah W. Stearns


54 95 Stillman Willis


4 29


John Skinner


5 58 Samuel Watson


3 86


Richard Sullivan


43 79 *Heirs of Ezra Welch


3 43


James W. Stearns


11 16 Mrs. Elizabeth Winn


6 44


Daniel Tufts


8 59 William Wyman


2 58


Gilbert Tufts


8 59 Boston and Lowell Rail


William P. Tenney


2 58 Road Corporation


90 80


Dorainy boates Holow The armut of uncalled Jam is $ 5 kg00 of which are 80 Polis


Philemon R. Russell, jr.


Porter and Meacham


Samuel Rand


1


WILLE,


EXPENSES, &c.


From March 1, 1846, to March 1, 1847.


ALSO


LIST OF TAXES AS ASSESSED IN 1847.


SOMERVILLE PRINTED BY EDMUND TUFTS. 1847.


EXPENSES, &c.


From March 1, 1846, to March 1, 1847. ALSO


LIST OF TAXES AS ASSESSED IN 1846.


SOMERVILLE : PRINTED BY EDMUND TUFTS. 1847.


Dr.


Town of Somerville in Account with Robert Vinal Treasurer.


Cr.


To Cash paid for Schools,


3107 41


By Cash in Treasury March 1st, 1846,


644 42


66 for Highways,


2178 91


" Amount of Taxes assessed for 1846, 6558 00


66 for New School Houses,


6604 47 Received from Taxes of 1845, 284 37


66


for Poor, -


346 06


of sundry persons as per statement of Receipts,


254 25


66 for Salaries, - ,


389 25


Amount received of Commonwealth on Pauper fund, 1


- 53 48


Abatement on Taxes of 1846, 78 52


By amount Borrowed as per vote of Town to erect School Houses,


6550 00


.


-


30 87


$ 1434 52


143344 52


Errors excepted. ROBERT VINAL, Treasurer.


The Undersigned Committee chosen to audit the Accounts of the Treasurer, certify that his Accounts as above stated are correct, the Disbursements truly vouched, and that there is a balance in his hands, in favor of the Town of Cash, Thirty Dollars and Eighty-seven cents.


Somerville, March 1st, 1847.


COLUMBUS TYLER, JAMES HILL, Jr. EDWIN MUNROE, Jr.


Auditing Committee.


2


Uncollected Taxes of 1846,


404 30 : 482 82


Balance in Treasury,


County Tax, -


599 95


on Miscellaneous Accounts,


604 78


STATEMENT


Of the receipts and Disbursements of the Treasurer of the Town of Somerville from March 1st, 1846, to March 1st, 1847.


RECEIPTS.


Cash on hand March 1st, 1846, 644 42


Amount of Taxes assessed for 1846, 6558 00


Abatement on Taxes 78 52


Uncollected Taxes for 1846 404 30 | 482 82 6075 18


Received of David Bolles for Taxes of 1845,


284 37


Benjamin Hadley for sale of Horse 55 00


" on J. L. Due's Note 22 50 77 50


66 F. Henderson for work with Team, 3 00


B. Hadley for old lumber, 2 50


Joseph Clark for Manure, 19 50


Clark Bennett for sale of old School House to Gilman Griffin, 62 25


Edward Cutter for work of Team 24 00 on account of New School House


for work done with Town Teams, 55 00


F. Henderson for work of Team, 10 00 -- 176 75


of State Treasurer amount of Pauper Fund for 1845, 53 48


Borrowed the amount appropriated by vote of Town to build two School Houses,. 6550 00


$13861 70


4


DISBURSEMENTS.


SCHOOLS.


Paid Martin Draper for teaching Walnut Hill School four months, at 30 dollars pr month, 120 00


" do. for making fires, 2 00


" C. E. Goodrich for teaching Walnut Hill School from May 4th, to Sept. 30th, 1846, 73 50


" Martin Draper for teaching Prospect Hill School 3 months, 100 00


" Fixtures, namely, Glass, Hooks, Screws, &c. 2 16


" William E. Graves for teaching Prospect Hill Grammar School, 9 months, 450 00


do. for teaching Franklin Grammar School 3 months, 150 00


" George Swan for teaching Prescott Grammar School, one year, 600 00


do for books for indigent scholars, sieves and chalk, 5 00


" Sarah M. Burnham for teaching Milk Street Primary School 3 months, 52 50


" C. C. Cook for teaching Prospect Hill Primary School, 3 months, 52 50


" Clara C. Cook for teaching Prospect Hill Pri- mary School 3 months, 52 50


for 10 weeks,


do. 40 38


" E. A. Locke for teaching Prospect Hill Primary School from Oct. 9th, to Feb. 28th, 65 62


A. L. Sanborn for teaching Milk Street Primary School 6 months, 105 00


S. M. Burnham for teaching Milk Street Prima- ry School 3 months, 52 50


Harriet A. Adams for teaching Prescott Prima- ry School one year, 210 00


6 Irene E. Locke for teaching Central Street Pri- mary School one year, 210 00


F. B. Adams for teaching Franklin Primary School 9 months, 157 50


Carried forward


2501 16


5


Amount brought forward, 2501 16


Paid F. B. Adams for teaching Milk Street Primary School one month, 17 50


William G. Shattuck for 50 chairs for School, 27 50


Samuel Fowler for cleaning 960 lights Glass in New School Houses at one cent each, 9 60


" J. W. Mullikin for cleaning School room brush- es, &c. 4 29


Mary B. Homer for 12 yards sheeting, &c., 1 62


N. P. Morrison for Plank, Kindling stuff, &c., 2 00


A. Houghton and Co. for Coal and Bark, 18 62


James Hill, Jr. for 3 books, 1 02


William G. Shattuck for 66 Chairs and carting, 37 05


William A. Russell for glass and setting the same and Register, 1 62


Eayrs and Fairbanks for one Globe, 15 00


66 John Gray for four lights glass and setting, 1 00


Mrs. Ford for cleaning School Houses, &c. 3 00


Thomas Hodsden's bill for Glass and setting, 2 50


66 Benjamin Randall's Bill of repairs, 18 97


Charles B. Edgerly for making Fires, 2 00


66 Levi Orcutt's bill of Repairs, 7 32


66 John Gray for setting Glass, 1 00


J. Baker for rent of School Room, &c. 32 72


J. W. Vinal for making fires, &c., 2 50


66 A. Houghton and Co's Bill of Fuel, 160 50


66 Clark Bennett's bill of Sundries, 6 30


E. F. Cutter for making fires in 2 School Houses, 4 40 Forster, Lawrence, & Co. for School Furniture, 25 83


S. Kidder and Co. for Ink, 4 00


C. P. Emmons for Inkstands, Ink, &c. 20 98


William M. Edmands for Stoves, Pipes and Sun- dries 177 41


$3107 41


6


NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.


Paid order in favor of Clark Bennett,


72 82


do. E. Burke, 47 1S


66


do E. W. Stewart, 500 00


do. Gilman Griffin,


1000 00


66 do· E. W. Stewart,


1000 00


do.


42 68


66


do


E. W. Stewart,


500 00


do.


Gilman Griffin,


500 00


do.


500 00


do.


400 00


do.


E. W. Stewart,


412 01


do.


E. W. Stewart,


400 00


Paid order in favor of Gilman Griffin,


500 00


do.


E. W. Stewart,


150 00


do.


Gilman Griffin,


247 78


do. 60 Moses Griffin,


51 00


Edward Pepper for digging Well,


12 00


order in favor of Edmund 'Tufts,


7 50


do. Sanford Adams,


11 00


for filling up and carting,


55 50


Paid order in favor of Firemen's Insurance Co.


15 75


Paid Aaron Clark 2d. for drawing plans for School House and surveying land 22 50


order in favor of Mechanics Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.


100 00


6604 47


HIGHWAYS.


Paid Isaac Barker for Labor, 5 25


Joel Haskell 4 months labor, 56 00


Hastings & Dana's Bill of Hardware, -


21 07


William Bonner for Board of 2 men eight and a half weeks, 51 00


J. V. Pond for repairing Harnesses, &c. 8 12


Carried Forward $ 141 44


do.


E. W. Stewart,


56 75


Gilman Griffin, do.


E. W. Stewart,


7


Brought forward 141 44




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