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Historical Collection Arlington Mast,
STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Town of West Cambridge from May 1st 1842, to May 1st 1843.
Amount of Town Taxes assessed for 1842, 5614 43
of County taxes, do. for do. 483 83
6098 26
Balance in the Treasury May 1st, 1842,
155 34
Receipts into the Treasury since May 1st 1842.
Received of divers persons on loan to the Town, 1500 00
. " the Town proportion of interest from the State School Fund 45 37
66 · of John Schouler, Collector of Taxes, in cash, orders and abatements 5808 31
of J. C. Nickerson, weigher at N. W. Hay Scales 25 16
of William M. Chase do. at Centre Hay Scales 32 32
of Mansir W. Marsh, collected by him as a voluntary subscription for extra work on the South District School House 90 00
of James Hill for land on which the old School House stood in South School District 300 00
of Sally Wilson of old School House
30 00
66 of Town of Somerville for repairs on Ale- wife bridge 17 96
66 of Interest on the William Cutter School Fund 308 97
$8313 43
DISBURSEMENTS. Poor and Highways. Paid orders drawn by the Overseers of the Poor for support of paupers and Repairs on Highways 1620 49
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Town Debt and Interest.
Paid George A. Locke as Principal of Note 250 00
" Divers persons interest on Notes and Orders 117 72
Schools.
Paid Daniel C. Brown, Teacher
302 08
J. H. Shephard 66
150 00
Samuel Hill 150 00
Sarah A. Estabrook "
135 00
Catharine H. Pollard "
176 25
Sarah M. Wellington "
105 00
" Eveline C. Frost
44 00
Mary R. Swan 66
68 75
6 Amanda Cutter 66
30 00
66. George Swan 66
97 25
Contingent Expenses.
Paid Edmund Tufts for printing School Report 8 00
Edward Storer for South School House fence 64 05
Daniel Keating for care of Engine No. 3d, &c. 16 75
Finance Committee preparing Statement, &c.
10 00
66 Benjamin Poland for recording births and deaths
33 52
66 David Low for land taken for new road 100 00
Town of Cambridge for repairs on bridge
142 40
James Russell services as School Committee
12 00
66 Mansir W. Marsh do.
10 00
66 Rev. T. C. Tingley do.
10 00
66 Eli How for work on Almshouse cellar walls 2 50
Russells & Fessenden for Neats' oil, &c. 2 56
6 Isaiah Jenkins for ringing bell 3 75
66 Alfred Brooks for stone work on roads 4 38
66 Abbot Allen expenses of removing Mary T. Locke from State Lunatic Hospital 7 62
Jotham Johnson lumber for fence on new road 73. 24
Edward Storer for building fence on do. 10 50
6 Russells & Fessenden, brooms, &c. for School. Houses 2 35
66 Sanford Adams Pump for South School House 10 50
Jotham Johnson for plank for bridges 36 17
" Liberty Wellington for painting fence, &c. at South School House 20 12
" N. S. Rand for repairs on Centre Hay Scales 10 00
" Edward Storer for work and materials on fences, &c., at South School House 76 91
3
Paid Samuel Swan repairs on Engine No. 4. 4 75
` Eaton & Haley for stoves and funnels for South School House 70 00
" L. W. Locke work on well at South School House 8 00
" Miles Gardner for plank, &c. for Alewife bridge 1 25
" Building Committee on South School House 20 50
M. W. Marsh far chairs and bells for do. 3 25
Ebenezer Hovey for charcoal for center School 4 33
66 Stephen Symmes for wood for North School 17 08
66 A. Haughton & Co for coal for Schools 48 00
" Jefferson Cutter for land taken for road 10 00
66 John Jarvis for plan of new barn 5 00
66 Henry Harley sawing and splitting wood for school 4 00
" Abbot Allen for curb for well, cedar posts &c. 8 00 James Russell for fees paid Clerk of Court on account of the Gilboa road, services before the County Commissioners and perambulating town lines 29 40
Fire Engine Company No 4, for repairs 19 19
Josiah H. Russell for building New Barn 474 00
66 do. for extra work on do. and on Poor House 29 09
,66 do. for repairs on Union School House 2 00
Fire Engine Company No. 3 refunding poll tax 51 00
66 Mansir W. Marsh for assessing taxes 32 50
68 Miles Gardner do.
30 00
William Locke do.
30 00
State Lunatic Hospital for Mary T. Locke 69 10
" Fire Engine Company No. 4 refunding poll tax 45 00
Joice and Lewis for building South School House on contract 1934 00
Edmund Lawrence, for a Horse .. 105 00
Thomas Thorpe for work on Engine No. 4 1 75
Amos Hill, jr. for repairs on do.
2 00,
Mansir W. Marsh for services before the Coun- ty commissioners and expenses ploughing on the Medford road, perambulating town lines, 15 00
William Locke for fuel for Northwest School 13 21
Edward Storer for carpenter work 5 00
James Porter for sawing plank 3 64
66 Edward Russell for warning town meeting 12 00
Elbridge Farmer for gravel for roads 4 80
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Paid Thomas R. Cushing mason work on North West School House 6 50
" Ebenezer Hovey for coal-hods, and grates for Union School House 2 75
" Nathaniel Watson for board of William Prentiss 9 72
" Abner P. Wyman for bridge spikes 4 07
" William Cutter School Fund' on account of the annexation of part of Charlestown to this town 465 00
" County Treasurer the County tax
483 83
" Sylvester Davis for new funnels for North West School House 15 79
Abatement of taxes for 1841
6 45
do. do. for 1842 13 28
Amos Hill for gravel
19 50
Benjamin Poland for Record Books 5 00
Edward Russell for warning town meetings 8 00
66 Liberty Wellington for painting and setting glass 6 47
" Unitarian Society for use of Parish Hall 25 00
John B. Hartwell for service at town meetings 4 00
Benjamin Poland for services as town Clerk 15 00
66 Abbot Allen for services as Town Treasurer 25 00
" John Frost for expenses incurred by him in the support of the widow Sally Frost by a vote of the Town 100 00
" Ebenezer Hovey for fuel for Union School House 5 20
" Edward Storer for repairing guide boards 2 42
8250 16
Balance in the Treasury including balance in the William Cutter School Fund 63 27
$ 8313 43
RECAPITULATION.
Poor and Highways $ 1620 49
Town Debt and Interest
367 72
School Teachers
1258 33
County Taxes
483 83
Contingent Expenses including the costs
of new School House 4519 79
Balance in the Treasury
63 27
$$ 8313 43
West Cambridge May 1st, 1843.
JAMES RUSSELL, MANSIR W. MARSH,
Committee o f
WALTER FLETCHER,
Finance.
LIST OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAXES AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1843.
Abbott Allen
16 49
Addison Brooks
1 50
Widow Sukey Adams
4 69
Daniel C. Brown
4 13
Widow Hannah Adams
4 88
James E. Bailey 5 63
Alexander P. Avery
9 00
Richard Burnham 1 80
Luke Agur
1 50
Josiah Bakewell
1 50
Estate of Henry Adams
5 70
Alanson Blanchard
1 50
Leonard Ayre
1 50
Hugh Bradley
1 50
Cornelius L. Ackerman
1 50
Thomas Bracket
1 50
William Adams
2 08
Thomas Burr
1 50
Mary Avery
7 50
Thomas Banan 1 50
Widow S. Avery
4 61
Chauncey Bangs
1 50
Joseph E. Andrews
1 50
Eleazur Bedell
1 50
John Ayre
1 50
Nathan Boynton
1 50
Francis Allen
1 50
C.
B.
William Cotting 45 54
Samuel Butterfield
62 26
William W. Cotting
1 50
Jesse Backnam
16 66
Gershom Cutter 12 08
William Blackington
13
John Crosby
6 38
Samuel Blackington
1 91
Clarissa Chadwick
23 25
Adonijah Barnes
11 36
Jefferson Cutter
22 46
Anna Bradshaw
9 33
Elijah Cutter
23 09
Ebenezer Brooks
7 31
Cyrus Cutter
33 83
Heirs of Rhoda Belknap
9 11
Cyrus Cutter 6 38
Thurston Boynton
1 65
Heirs of Joseph Converse 1 73
75
Widow I. Butterfield
3 75
Moses Cutter
2 63.
John W. Brooks
9 84
George Croome
1 50
Archelaus Bennett
5 16
William L. Clarke 8 44
Alfred Brooks
6 19
Daniel Clarke
15 75
Lewis P. Bartlett
23 50
David Clarke
12 04
Moses Bacon
1 50
Charles A. Crane
16 28
Charles Brooks
2 25
Charles Cutter
9 97
Moses W. Bacon
I 50
Jonas Cutter
45
Patrick Banan
1 50
Bernard Campbell
1 50
Bridge & Colby
3 30
David Crosby
1 50
Zacheus Bemis
1 69
Thomas R. Cushing
1 91
John Barker
1 75
Elijah Corlis
3 78
Samuel C. Bucknamı
2 63 Woodman C. Currier
1 83
Daniel Burbeck
6 86
Ira Cutter
6
Erastus A. Cook 1 50
Robert R. Emerson
2 85
Ebed Cushing 1 50
Thomas N. B. Eaton 3 16
John Cutler
1 50 Henry H. Eames 1 50
Michael Campbell 1 50 Hiram Everett 1 50
Levi Colby
1 50
David Everett 1 50
Jonathan Clark 2 25
Edward Emerson 2 00
James E. Clough 1 50
F.
John Fowle 96 53
Hiram Coson
1 50
Jonathan Frost, 2d 45 91
Robert Coson 1 50
Ephraim Frost 12 38
Isaac Frost 16 36
Amos Cutter 1 50
Heirs of Ichabod Fessen-
Daniel Cady 15 63
den 13 96
Heirs of Benjamin Cutter 15 00
John B. Carleton 1 50
Robert Carey
: 50
Moses Connor
1 50
Abijah Frost 5 44
Walter Flecther
66 70
Oliver Chute
1 50
Joshua Clark
1 50
Estate of Benjamin Frost
60
William M. Chase
7 13
Amos Frost 6 50
Thaddeus Frost 15 95
Nathaniel Crocket
1 50
Joshua Cate
1 50
Widow Susan Foster
2 18
Timothy Cummings 1 50
Augustus Childs
1 50
Rev. Thaddeus Fisk for
1
D.
Rev. David Damon
8 11
Ichabod Fessenden
3 75
William Dickson
24 55
Heirs of Ephraim Frost
9 08
Nancy Dexter's Heirs
13
Widow Sarah Frost
4 31
David Dodge
1 50
Silas Frost
12 46
Paul F. Dodge
1 80
Jonathan Frost
27 78
John P. Daniels
13 34
Philip Fessenden
6 91
William T. Dupee
2 25
Daniel Faloon
1 50
Luther Davis 1' 50
Charles H. Fletcher 1 80
Aaron Dickson 1 50
Fessenden and Russell
36 76
Conrad Decker
7 69
Josiah L. Frost
17 11
John G. Dudley
3 88
Estate of James Frost
4 24 1 50
Dennis Dunn
1 50
Clark Dustin
1 50
Page Furber
1 50
Derby
1 50
Richard Fielding
50
E.
Moses G. Flanders George Foster
1 50
Timothy Eaton 24 99
Thomas F. Frost
1 50
Samuel Estabrooks
1 50
Estabrooks and Damon
9 00
Oman Farrar
1 50
David W. H. Elwood
1 50
John Frost
7 80
Heirs of Kimball Far- mer 30 77
Charles Cutting
13 59
Seth Frost 90 86
James Childs 10 00
Edward Fillebrown 8 80
Rev. Thaddeus Fisk 20 89
his Grandchildren 52 50
John Fillebrown 8 10
Levi C. Frost
1 50
Elbridge Farmer 1 50
Lydia Cutter 1 88
Spencer Cook 2 25
Stephen Chase 1 50
7
G.
Addison Hill 1 50
Widow Esther Green 25 39
Charles Hill 5 25
Miles T. Gardner
25 50
George Hill
1 88
Miles Gardner
6 92
Harrison Hill
2 25
Matthew Griswald
3 45
John B. Hartwell
2 48
Sarah and Patience Gard.
Calvin Harris 5 25
ner 9 38
Cyrus Harrington
3 00
Samuel Gardner
15 39
Solon Hardy
3 00
Samuel Green
1 50
Nathaniel Hill
2 25
Nathaniel Green
1.50
Michael Harty
1 50
Thomas Gibson
1.50
Jolın F. Hopkins
1 50
Franklin Gibbs
3 00
Jabob H. Hutchinson
2 25
Joseph Graves
1 50
Thomas Hutchinson
41.58
Gammon
1 50
Reuben Hardy
14 38
Henry Gore
1 50
Thomas O. Hutchinson
1 50
Patrick Green
1 50
Charles Hathaway
1: 50
William Griffiths
1 50
James Hagan
1 50
John Grant 1 50
Oliver Hapwood
I 50
Thomas Gordon
1 50
Edward Howard
1 50
Abel Green
1 50
George Hartwell
1 50
Robert Gammon
1 50
Rev. Francis Horton
1 50
Amos Hill, 3d
1 50
Amos Hill
18 19
Joseph Ham
1 50
Amos Hill, jr.
24 28
Daniel Hurley 1 50
Andrew I. Hill
1 50
Amos Hill, Jr. and Henry
Y. Hill
21 00
John Jarvis .
9 44
Francis Hill
5 25
Jarvis and Dodge
17 44
Nathaniel Hill
17 55
Isaiah Jenkins 1 50
James Hill
49 38
Peter Jones 5 10
Benjamin Hill
7 20
Charles Jackson
1 50
Ebenczer Hovey
6 68
John Jennison
1 50
Joseph Hill
34 88
James Johnson
4 24
William Hill 2d
36 77
Widow Nancy Hill
9 00
Isaac Hall
6 26
David Hill
32 37
K.
William Hill
1 50
Thomas Hall
24 00
William Hill 3d
6 99
Mary Kendall 11 25
Daniel Kendall 1 50
William F. Homer
17 21
Eleazur Homer
23 62
Michael Kenney
3 75
Joel F. Hanson
6 79
L.
George Holden
21 56
Reuben Hopkins
38 40 .
William Locke 26 08
Stephen C. Hanscom
9 53
Hannah C. Locke 10 69
Jacob .Hanscom
3 00
Widow Elizabeth Locke 2 93
Nathaniel Johnson 6 15
James Jago
1 50
Widow Hannah Kendall 16 13
Joshua Kendall 22 01
Eli Howe 4 13
Daniel P. Keating 150
Artemas Locke 65 45
H.
Henry Y and Francis Hill 54 18
J.
8
Widow Mahitabel Locke 7 17
Abel Locke 4 48
Estate of Amos Locke 5 25
Capt. George Lee 319 46
Widow Ame Locke 10 50
Heirs of Benjamin Locke 9 08 Widow Hannah B. Locke 9 53 Geo. A. and Edwin Locke 44 25 Edwin Locke 56
0.
Leonard Osborn
9 41
P.
Abner Pierce 76 85
Abner G. Pierce 4 50
Thomas P. Pierce 34 61
Ebenezer P. Pierce 29 93
John A. P. Pierce 35 25
Thomas P. Pierce Trus.
tee for D. Grant 2 81
Widow Lydia Pierce 8 SI
Heirs of Jonas Pierce 4 31
Jonas L. Pierce 1 50
Lyman Peevey 1 50
Aaron Locke 2 78
17 55
John Lewis 1 50
Elbridge Locke 24 53
Davis Locke 3 95
Peter H. Leighton® 8 55
David Lovejoy 1 50
David Littlehale 1 50
John W. Lawrence 1 50
Nehemiah M. Locke 1 50
Locke and Woodbridge 4 54
Caleb Lucas 1 69
Thomas M. Locke 1 50
M.
Mansir W. Marsh
39 52
Charles Muzzey 8 89
Joseph B. Mott
13 59
Duncan McFarland
3 00
John Mott
1 63
Henry Mott
3 00
Niel McLane
1 50
1 50 David Puffer Pitts 1 50
Edwin R. Prescott 7 50
15 46
Daniel Murphy 1 50
Gorham Pigeon
1 50
Thomas Morris 1 50
Aullay McCaully N.
1 50
Charles Prentis 1 50
Narcisse Parre
1 50
Heirs of Eliakim Nason 10 39
Jonas C. Nickerson 2 25
George A. Noyes 1 50
James Nute 1 50
John L. Nute 1 50
Nathaniel Nason 1 50
Artemas Locke guardian for Win. Henry Locke 7 50
Artemas Locke guardian
for Caroline A. Locke
6 75
David Lowe
9 00
Joseph Locke
24 83
Charles D. Locke
1 76
Lane and Croom
6 St
Washington I. Lane
10 50
Nathaniel K. Lombard
46 96
Artemas Locke, Jr. 3 75
George Prentis 30 31
George Prentis, jr 6 00
Jesse P. Pattee
43 88
Enoch D. Pattee 2 25
William Prentis jr. and James Prentis 19 50
Samuel Prentis 4 50
Benjamin Poland 9 60
Hiram Palmer 1 50
Widow Rebecca Perry 3 75
Abel R. Proctor 2 25
John G. Palmer. 1 50
George Pierce 26 30
John Pinkerton 1 50
James Porter
1 50
Patrick Power
1 50
Moses Proctor
18 31
Ezekiel T. Page 391
George Pushee
1 50
Joseph Prew 1 50
Richard Merrill 1 50
Joshua P. Marshall 1 50
Abel Pierce
James Pitts 1 50
Samuel Lewis, Jr.
John Porter
1 50
S.
Heirs of Gershom Swan 7 50
Henry Swan 8 48
Silas Quint 1 50
George Quint 1 50
R.
Col. Thomas Russell
97 63
Col. Thomas Russell Trus.
tee for Aaron Russell 5 25
James Russell Esq. 64 80
James Russell Esq, Trus. tee for Wyman estate 56 25 James Russel guardian for Mary L. Bent 18 00
Widow Mary Stearns's Heirs 3 38
Joseph Smith 4 35
John Schouler & Co. 31 50
John Schouler 46 80
Walter Russell 8 59
James Russell 2d 20 04
Bowen Russell 15 48
David Russell 13 44
Edward Russell
8 29
Widow Sarah Russell
4 88
Timothy Swan, Jr 1 50
Nathan Robins, Jr.
36 00
Alonzo Simpson 4 13
Josiah H. Russell
12 45
Francis Smith 1 50
Thomas J. Russell
13 89
George Stearns and Co. 3 00
George C. Russell
13 89
Edward Storer 1 50
Samuel Swan
6 00
Wm. Richardson
42 64
Widow Phebe Swan 6 30
Amos Russell
34 02
John Swan 16 35
James Robbins
5 63
John Swan, Jr.
1 50
Oliver Russell 2d
9 66
Charles Swan, 2d
1 50
Francis Russell
3 00
Stephen,Swan
47 71
· Benjamin Russell
4 80
Stephen Symnes
21 70
Thomas Ramsdell
9 75
Stephen Symnes, Jr. 3 00
Joshua Robbins
15 88
Paschal Sprague 12 38
Richard Richardson
6 60
Samuel Stacy
1 50
Warren Rawson
2 25
William Solis
1 50
James Richardson
1 50
Edward Solis
1 50
Charles Russell
1 50
Leonard Stewart
1 50
Oliver Russell
1 50
John Somes 1 50
James S. Russell
4 88
John Smith
1 50
George C. Russell
1 50
David Simonds
50
Solon Rawson
1 50
Ira Sanborn 1 50
William H. Richardson 2 25
George Stearns, jr. 1 50
Thomas Rice
1 50
Francis Shelton
1 '50
Gilman Reed
1 50
Francis Sangos
50
Moses Reed
1 50
Shepherd 1 '50
Gerrish Richardson
1 73
Luther Stiles
.50
Joseph W. Reed
1 59
John Sherman
1 73
2
Edward Smith 23 01 Timothy Swan 10 85
Eunice Swan 8 25
Leonard Stearns 14.71
George Stearns 37 46
Charles Swan 11 97
Widow Benjamin I .. San- derson 2 10
James Russell Esq. Guar.
dian for Fanny L. Bent 18 00
Robert Schouler 24 68
William Schouler 9 00
George Swan
3 75
West Cambridge Baptist Society 35 10
T. I. and Geo. C. Russell 6 00
Q.
10
Edward Scanlan
1 50
Adam Whitney 23 10
Albert Winn 22 69
Thomas Thorp
9 75
Henry Whittemore 26 63
Ephraim Tufts
20 44
Gershom Whitteniore
15 83
Thomas H. Teel
17 39
G. & H. Whittemore
15 38
Joseph Teel
11 04
William Welch and Co. 18 75
Benjamin C. Teel
1 88
William Welch
10 50
Ephraim Tufts jr.
6 75
Wm. W. Warren
22 50
Thomas E Thorpe
1 50
Wmn. B. Winnick
9 49
Rev. Timothy C. Tynigley 1 50
Luke Wyman
57 58
Daniel Titus 1 50
Joseph B. Wyman
33 99
Elijah Tasker
1 50
Wm. A. Whittemore
37 46
Geo. S. Teel
2 63
Francis H. Whittemore
2 25
Richard Tibbetts
1 50
Stephen E. Wright 1 50
John Thompson
1 50
Liberty Wellington 1 55
Charles Whittemore 1 50
Thomas R. Tecl
5 48
Horace Wilson
1 50
Levi Towne
2 05
William Whittemore jr. 1 50
Geo. Tripp
1 50
Nathaniel White 1 50
1 50
U.
Edwin R. Walker'
1 50
Rev. Josiah C. Waldo
1 50
Daniel Usher
1 50
John Wenham
1 50
V.
Joseph Warren
1 50
John Vaughton
1 50
Marshall S. Warren
1 50
W.
Samuel Wiley
1 50
Estate of Wm. Whitte-
Isaac Warren
1 50
more
31 51
John Walker
1 50
James M. Woodbridge 1 69
Samuel Woodbridge 1 50
Luke Wyman jr.
1 50
Philip Whittemore 46 86
George C. Whittemore 1 50
Charles Williams 1 50
Abijah Wyman 1 50
Dr. Timothy Wellington 34 66
John Williams 1 50
David Williamson 1 50
1 89
Joseph Woodruff
1 50
Charles Wellington
74 03
Joshua Wight 1 50
Nathaniel Wright 1 50
Peter Waite 1 50
Charles E. Waite 1 50
Y.
Widow Ruth Yates 7 50
Abner P. Wyman 12 54
John P. Wyman 1 50
Samuel Whitney 31 88
Widow Ruth Yates im. proved by Abner Pierce 11 85 Nathaniel S. Young 1 50
Joseph O. Wellington 16 95
Henry Wellington 3 73
Henry Wellington, jr.
17 44
Samuel Wyman's Heirs
14 56
Estate of Wm. Whitte. more improved by Jen. kins 4 50
Philip Whittemore impro.
ved by Osborn 9 75
Jonathan Whittemore 23 97
Thomas F. Worcester
Widow Rebecca Whitte. more 3 00
Charles Wellington for John Locke 6 75
1 50
Ebenezer Tufts
Oliver Winship
Andrew Tate 1 50
Napoleon Underwood 5 25
T.
LIST OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAXES
AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1843.
NON RESIDENTS.
r'rederick Tudor
62 63
Isaac Sanderson 38
James Brown
36 93
Nathan Smith 4 88
Widow Francis Bowman
4 13
Jonas Viles 4 13
William Brown's Heirs
75
Sarah Wells 1 73
Silas Cutler
9 56
Billings Smith 1 13
David Coolidge
75
Timothy Whittemore 5 10
Samuel Cox
8 25
John Davenport
10.05
Elizabeth Frothingham Gilson
1 80
Seth Wells
11 25
William Horn 1 43
Benjamin and Samuel Cutter 14 18
Asa Locke 14 10
Widow Anna Tufts
2 93
Estate of Micajah Locke 24 00
Augustus Whittemore
5 81
Phinehas Lawrence
6 75
Elizabeth Wheelwright
3 91
Emerson Parks
4 99
Robert Bacon
1 31
Mrs. James Russell
25 50
Thomas Huffmaster
2 63
Samuel Gardner
3 19
Reuben Reed
5 10
James Russell
12 75
William A. Russell
75
75
Stephen Robbins
21 71
Hiram Andrews
2 71
James Stearns
75
John Hill 15 00
Jacob Stearns
38
Jacob Hittenger 4 88
Mrs. Still
4 31
James Whittemore 1 88
Widow Abigail Richard- son 90
Benjamin Wyman
1 50
Philemon R. Rusaell
2 33
Caleb Eddy
6 75
Timothy Batts
George B. Richardson 17 63 Lydia Whitney and Wal. ter H. Russell 4 13
1 05
Josiah and David Kendall 2 25
12
Whole number of Polls 436.
Town Grant $ 5000 00 . . County Tax 483 83 Surplus 136 39
Whole amount Assessed
$ 5620 22
The above is a true and correct copy of a List of Town and County Taxes for the Town of West Cambridge assessed upon the Polls and Estates of the Inhabitants of said Town and also the Non-residents according to a valuation as taken by the subscribers on the first day of May, A. D. 1843, and committed to Charles Hill, Collector for said Town for the current year, with their warrant in due form of law.
West Cambridge, May 1842.
WILLIAM LOCKE, ? Assessors MANSIR W. MARSH, o f DANIEL CADY. Ssaid Town.
EDMUND TUFTS, PRINTER.
STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Town of West Cambridge from May 1st, 1843, to May 1st, 1844.
Amount of Taxes assessed for 1843
$5624 72
Balance in the Treasury May 1st, 1843, 63 27
Receipts into the Treasury since May 1st 1843.
Received the Town's proportion of interest from the State School Fund 56 69
66 Military Bounty .
5 00
for support of State Paupers
10 63
.
J. C. Nickerson Weigher at the N. W. Hay Scales, 17 31
of William M. Chase do. at Centre Hay Scales 38 72
of John Schouler Collector for 1842 186 26
of Charles Hill do. for 1843 5400 00
Interest on the Wm. Cutter School Fund 409 53
$6187 41
DISBURSEMENTS. Poor and Highways.
Paid orders drawn by the Overseers of the Poor for support of paupers and Repairs on Highways 1340 21
2
Town Debt and Interest.
Paid James Russell, Esq. as Principal of two Notes 950 00
" Divers persons interest on Notes and Orders 287 34
$1237 34
Schools.
Paid James H. Shepard, Teacher
358 44
Daniel C. Brown
222 80
66 Samuel Bates
125 00
Charles F. Swan 66
100 00
66 Miles T. Gardner 66.
16 00
66 Sarah A. Estabrook 66
229 64
66 Clara Conant 6.6
106 87
E. W. Carter 66
72 00
Eveline C. Frost 66
49 50
Amanda T. Cutter 66
46 75
Delia Damon 66
16 00
$1343 00
Contingent Expenses.
Delivered the Receivers of Charlestown Phoenix Bank, Bills 15 00
Paid William Whittemore Jr. for recording births and deaths 10 64
66 D. and D. Clark for divers repairs 14 57
66 Daniel Titus for work on N. W. School House 5 50
66 Fire Engine No. 4 for refunded poll tax 43 50
Jonas C. Nickerson for repairs on N. W. Hay .Scales 3 03
66 Fire Engine No. 3 for repairs 7 50
66 Frederick Tudor for gravel 14 58
66 Abijah Frost 15 29
N. W. School House
66 Fire Engine No. 3 refunding poll Tax
45 00
Committee on New Cemetery
150 00
66 Abel Baldwin for repairs on centre Hay Scales Sanford Adams pumps for N. W. School house and Poor house
: 6 25
29 00
66 Edmund Tufts for printing Notices, &c. for Town Meeting 17 50
66 Wm. F. Stone for recording Deed of Cemetery 1 25
Wm. Locke for Assessing Taxes 27 00
66 Edward Storer setting fence on Cemetery 17 50
60 Abbot Allen for cedar posts for do. . 6 00
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Paid Joel F. Hanson for Irons for railing Road 43 24
66 Andrew Blanchard Lumber for Cemetery 67 74
· Isaac Shattuck, Jr. for chestnut plank for do. 12 42
Josiah H. Russell for work on Poor-house 18 36
Committee on Finance
8 00
66 Jonathan Howe for printing Notices
17 50
66 Josiah H. Russell for services as School Com- mittee 3 00
6 Moses Proctor
14 00
6. George C. Russell 66
60
1 8 00
$6 Joseph Hill 66
60
8 00
66 Stephen Kimball for Stove &c. for Union School 12 00
66 Luke Agur work on Centre Hay Scales 2 00
Jarvis and Dodge sawing Plank for Cemetery 9 90
66 District School Library Committee 90 00
Amos Hill, Jr. for teaming gravel 10 00
66 Edward Storer Military Bounty
5 00
66 Wm. A. Kidder 5 00
66 Wm. Dickson for repairing Town Lots 16 50
.66 Thomas E. Thorpe for ringing Bell, 1842 39 00
66 Wm. T. Richardson S tons coal for schools 44 00
‹. Thomas Thorpe for drafting plan and laying out Cemetery 48 62
66 M. W. Marsh for assessing taxes 32 00
66 Jacob H. Hutchinson posts for Cemetery 4 80
66 Alfred Brooks setting Irons for railing on Highway 8 59
66 Jesse Hall & Sons for Bridge plank 29 22
.66 Stephen Symmes wood for North School 19 07
66 Wm. L. Clark for Harness work 20 48
66 George Stearns for carting gravel 7 80
66 Joseph Hill for charcoal &c. for South School 2 85
66 Thomas R. Cushing for work upon Union school House, 5 00
66 Thomas Ramsdell leather for Engine No. 4. 1 00
David Clark charcoal &c. for N. W. School 30 16
66 Jonathan Frost, 2d for teaming Stone 2 00
John S. Osborn for Stone for Cemeterys 100 00
66 A. Haughton & Co. for coal for schools 38 00
66 Juvenile Library grant for 1842 and 1843 60 00
.66 Amos Hill for gravel 4 38
Russell and Fessenden for sundries 9 07
66 Samuel C. Bucknam for repairing Town carts 7 25
Wm. Adams for tearning lumber for Cemetery 3 00
David Clark coal and Teaming for N. W. school 6 78
Stedman Buttrick, Esq. for county Tax 483 83
66 William Whittemore for services as Town Clerk 15 00
Abbot Allen for services as Treasurer 25 00
66 Alfred Brooks moving Hearse house 6 50
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Paid John B. Hartwell ringing bell for Town meetings 4 00
Moses Proctor sundries for schools 3 68
Edward Smith for clay and gravel 3 67
Liberty Wellington for setting glass in school house 1 30
Walter Fletcher for gravel 9 60
Edward Storer for shutters for Old School House 3 46
" Congregational Society for use of house for Library and 'Town meetings, 25 00
James H. Shepard for books 5 02
Joel F. Hanson for coal &c. for South School 15 37
S. A. Estabrook Librarian of the Juvenile Library 25 00
Edward Russell for notifying Town meetings 23 00
Town of Cambridge this Town's proportion for repairs on the old Brighton Bridge 19 77
Isaiah Jenkins for ringing bell 24 00
Dr. Timothy Wellington for work on old Burial ground 4 17
Samuel Swan for work on Engine No. 4 7 33
Abatement of Taxes for 1842 and 1843 140 41
66 Town of Somerville for schooling 18 00
Fire Engine No. 4 for repairs 16 90
$2182 82
RECAPITULATION.
Poor and Highways $ 1340 21
Town Debt and interest
1237 34
School Teachers
1343 00
Contingent Expenses including County Tax 2182 82
Balance in the Treasury May 1st 1844 84 04
$ 6187 41
West Cambridge, May 1st, 1844.
JAMES RUSSELL, Committee MANSIR W. MARSH, o f
JOHN SCHOULER, Finance.
LIST OF TOWN, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1844.
A.
Barker, John
7 35
Allen, Abbot
$ 12 60
Blanchard, Alanson
1 50
Adams, Widow Sukey
5 95
Bailey, James E.
5 40
Adams, Widow Hannah
8 89
Burnham, Richard
1 50
Adams, Estate of Henry
4 68
Bakewell, Josiahı
1 50
Ayer, John, 2d
1 50
Bedell, Eleazer
1 50
Agur, Luke
1 50
Ballou, Dallus
1 50
Ayer, Leonard
1 50
Brown, Oliver
1 97
Avery, Alexander B.
7 35
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