Report of the city of Somerville 1872, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1872
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 138


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Furniture,


1,325 00


$30,210 89


Amount carried forward, . .


$312,362 68


23


Amount brought forward, $312,362 68


Lincoln School-house Land (18,000 feet) and Building,


11,750 00


Furniture,


950 00


12,700 00


Jackson School-house Land (8,015 feet)


and Building,


6,400 00


Furniture,


825 00


7,225 00


Bennett School-house Land (20,560 feet)


and Building, . 11,750 00


Furniture,


750 00


12,500 00


Webster School-house Land (11,050 feet) and Building, 11,950 00


Furniture,


550 00


Union School-house Land (9,360 feet)


and Building,


1,875 00


Furniture,


125 00


2,000 00


Harvard School-house Land (9,810 feet) . and Building,


1,300 00


Furniture,


200 00


Edgerly School-house Land (26,428 feet)


and Building,


25,185 00


Furniture,


500 00


25,685 00


Brastow School-house Land ( ) and


Building,


.


6,100 00


Furniture,


400 00


6,500 00


Franklin School-house Land ( )


and Building,


12,200 00


Furniture,


500 00


12,700 00


Spring Hill School-house Land (4,991.7 feet) and Building, 1,200 00


Furniture,


200 00


1,400 00


Amount carried forward, .


$407,072 68


4


-


12,500 00


1,500 00


24


Amount brought forward, $407,072 68 5,000 00


City Farm Land (10 acres 12,523.5 feet)


Cedar Street School-house, 900 00


100 00


City Stables and Dwelling House,


11,089 18


Equipments for Highway repairs, 4,800 00


15,889 18


No. 1 Hose House Land (4,312 feet) and Building, 3,000 00


John E. Wool Hose Carriage & Apparatus, 2,900 00


5,900 00


No. 2 Hose House Land (5,400 feet) and Building, 10,094 98


Winter Hill Hose Carriage (old Steamer carriage) and Apparatus, . 2,075 00


12,169 98


No. 3 Hose House Land (


) and


Buildings, ·


9,100 00


Geo. H. Foster Hose Carriage & Apparatus, 3,109 88


Prescott Hook and Ladder Carriage and Apparatus, 500 00


Hand Engine, 800 00


13,509 88


Police Station Land ( ) and Buildings, 4,500 00


Joy Street Land (2,960 feet)


300 00


Walnut Hill Land (10,890 feet)


400 00


Ledge Land,-on Bond Street (39,732 feet) 1,900 00 " Broadway (5 acres 25 rds) 3,700 00


" Milk Street, 2,000 00


7,600 00


700 00


Gravel Land in town of Winchester, (2 acres), . School-house Land in Beach Street, (6,000 feet), and Building,


5,000 00


Hose House Land in Ward 4, (9,099.6 feet,) 3,184 86


Somerville Water Works, .


245,686 76


Spring Hill Hose Carriage and Hose,


1,527 22


West Somerville Hose Carriage, (old Winter Hill) and Hose, 1,527 21


300 00


School Furniture in Vinal's Hall,


$731,267 77


Furniture, 1,000 00


25


Table B.


FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1872.


Date.


Loan.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When Due.


Amount.


April 1, 1870 .


Water Bond, No. 5 .


7


April 1,1873 .


$20,000


Dec. 1, 1869 .


Town


No. 2. .


7


Dec. 1, 1874 .


35,000


66


66


School


66


No. 1.


7


66


27,000


Jan. 1, 1869 .


Water


No. 1.


6 ₺


Jan. 1, 1879 .


10,000


66


66


66


66


No. 2.


6


66


10,000


66


66


City


No. 2*


10


July 1, 1879 .


5,454


Oct. 1, 1859 .


Town


No. 1.


.


51


Oct. 1, 1879 .


14,400


July 1, 1870 .


66


No. 3.


00


July 1, 1880 .


55,000


Oct. 1, 1870 .


66


No. 4.


Oct. 1, 1880 .


21,500


66


Water 66


No. 6.


40,000


Dec. 31, 1870 .


66


66


No. 7.


62


Jan. 1, 1881 .


20,000


66


66


School


66


No. 2.


62


66


3,000


April 1, 1871


66


66


No. 3.


60,000


Oct. 1, 1871 .


Water


No. 8.


6층


April 1, 1881 Oct. 1, 1881 .


10,000


66


66


No. 9.


6号


6.


10,000


66


66


10,000


66


66


Town


66


No. 6.


6를


66


2,000


6 :


66


66


66


No. 8.


66


11,500


April 1, 1872 . July 1, 1872 .


66


66


No. 3.


July 1, 1882 .


5,000


66


66


66


66


10,000


66


66


Water


No. 12


CO


66


50,000


66


66


66


No. 13


67


40,000


66


66


City


66


No. 8.


co


66


66


5,000


Oct. 1, 1872 .


66


66


No. 11


Oct. 1, 1882


5,000


66


66


66


66


No. 12


6층


5,000


July 1, 1872 .


66


66


No. 7*


5号 6


Oct.


1, 1884 .


6,000


66


66


66


66


No. 14*


6


66


5,000


66


66


66


No. 15*


6


66


5,000


66


No. 16*


6


66


66


5,000


66


66


66


No. 17


6


66


66


5,000


66


Town


66


No. 5.


No. 10


No. 11


6₺


10,000


66


66


66


No. 7.


6


66


School


66


No. 4. .


April 1, 1882 .


17,500


No. 4.


6


66


66


5,000


60


66


66


No. 6.


1212121212121212


66


10,000


66


No. 9.


11/21/212121212


July 1, 1884 .


20,000


Oct. 1, 1872 .


66


66


No. 13*


.


66


.


.


.


$643,354


.


66


25,000


City


No. 1.


66


66


No. 5.


66


10,000


66


66


10,000


No. 10


12121212121212121212121212121216


66


66


5,000


No. 3.


66


10,000


July 1, 1872 .


66


10,000


.


66


66


.


* Substituted for Note of the Town,


26


Table C.


ASSETS NOT INCLUDED IN PUBLIC PROPERTY, DECEMBER 31, 1872.


$405 72


Taxes, 1871, uncollected,


Taxes, 1872, 24,495 04


Highway Betterment Assessments, uncollected, 6,265 33


Sewer Assessments, uncollected 10,844 32


Sidewalk Assessments, uncollected, 12,938 12


Somerville Water Works, overdrawn,


2,575 65


State of Mass. - State Aid, due from the State, 3,695 66


Appropriations, special, unexpended, 73,653 03


Cash,


4,903 80


$139,776 67


Table D.


LIABILITIES OTHER THAN FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1872.


Temporary Loans, $78,500 00


Public Library, to credit of account, 2,237 76


Sundry Persons, bills unpaid, 628 75


Sidewalks, appropriation unexpended,


66,837 89


Hose House in Ward 4, appropriation unexpended, 6,815 14


Overlay & Abatement, balance to cr. of acct. 4,907 09


Excess & Deficiency, balance to cr. of acct. · 1,513 25


$161,439 88


Table E.


PROPERTY & DEBT BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1872.


Public Property, as per table A, 731,267 77


Available Assets, as per table C, . 139,776 67


871,044 44


Funded Debt, as per table B,


643,354 00


Unfunded Liabilities, as per table D, 161,439 88


804,793 88


Property Balance,


$66,250 56


27


Table F.


RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR 1872.


Funded Debt.


Amounts obtained on bonds issued as author- ized by the City Council. Bonds Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 City Loan, . -


. 82,500


Bonds Nos. 12 and 13 Water Loan, 90,000


$172,500 00


Temporary Loans.


Amounts borrowed by authority of the City Council.


Jan. 23, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, payable Oct. 23, $35,000


April 1, Warren Institution for Savings, pay- able Nov. 1, 25,000


May 27, Mercantile Savings Institution, payable Oct. 27, 40,000


June 29, Charles Tufts, payable Oct. 1, 1,400 July 1, New Eng. Trust Co., payable Dec. 1, 50,000 July 1, Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Company, payable Dec. 31, 50,000


Dec. 31, through Cowles, Lovejoy & Co., payable March 31, $10,000 and $15,000, 25,000 Dec. 31, J. T. Glines, payable on demand, 3,500 Dec. 31, Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Company, payable Feb. 28, . $50,000


- $279,900 00


Available Assets.


Sums received which cannot properly be credited to any specific department.


Town of Somerville, balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1871, $13,020 12


State of Mass. corpora'n taxes, $4,760 82


less Bank taxes previously


overpaid,


23 69 $1,737 13


$17,757 25


Amount carried forward,


$470,157 25


28


Amount brought forward, $470,157 25


Taxes, 1870.


Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1872, $179 60


Since abated, .


124 10


55 50


Taxes, 18.71.


Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1872, 2,087 18


Since abated,


.


1,237 06


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1872, 405 72 1,642 78 .


444 40


Taxes, 1872.


Assessed on $22,755,325, at $13 on a thousand, and on polls $8,210


am't as per Assessors' warrant,


304,028 32


Abatements, net,


4,746 78


Uncollected,


24,495 04


29,241 82


274,786 50


Estate of Benjamin Randall.


Amount due the town as per statement Dec. 31, 1871, .


4,060 46


Not allowed by Commissioners in In- solvency, 446 09


Received of administrator and bondsmen,


3,614 37


City Hall Alterations.


Received for materials sold, 15 00


Fire Department.


Received for horse sold, 200 00


for manure,


24 00


224 00


Highways.


Received of Boston & Lowell Railroad, repairs on drain, 15 00


for rent of ledge, 25 00


40 00


Amount carried forward, .


. $749,337 02


29


Amount brought forward, $749,337 02 Highway Betterment Assessments.


Am't of Mayor and Aldermen's warrants, $7,189 46 Uncollected, 6,265 33


924 13


Interest.


Received as follows :


On deposits in Banks, $1,695 41


From delinquent tax-payers, · . 1,758 80


On bonds issued, accrued interest at


time of negotiating,


592 79


Sundries,


3 78


4,050 78


Miscellaneous.


-


Received as follows :


Fees on two lots of land sold for non- payment of sewer assessments, . $11 50


State of Mass. militia bounty, .


566 00


Chas. E. Gilman, fees as City clerk for recording liens and mortgages, 83 30


for marriage certificates, . 77 50


738 30


Miscellaneous ( Watering Streets. )


Received of sundry persons as their proportional part of the cost of watering certain streets, . 1,444 00


Police.


Dividend received on Insurance policy on Station,


10 80


School Contingent.


Received as follows :


For use of Prescott Hall, $180 00


Forster Hall. 84 00


Morse Hall, 56 00


Tuition of non-resident pupils, 221 50


Dividend on Ins. pol. Bell school-house, 19 80


Damage done to fences and walks, 4 50


465 80


Amount carried forward,


$756,970 83


30


Amount brought forward,


$756,970 83


Sewers.


Received for materials sold, 2 78


Sewer Assessments, 1870.


Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1872, 801 00


since abated, 506 00


295 00


Sewer Assessments, 1871.


Amount uncollected Jan. 1, 1872, 7,474 16 additional since, . 66 00


- 7,540 16


since abated,


1,048 02


6,492 14


Sewer Assessments, 1872.


Am't of Mayor and Aldermen's warrants, 18,106 95


Abatements,


291 24


Uncollected, . 10,844 32 11,135 56


6,971 39


Sidewalk Assessments.


Am't of Mayor and Aldermen's warrants, 16,780 15


Abatement,


21 75


Uncollected, 12,938 12 12,959 87


3,820 28


State of Massachusetts -( State Aid.)


Am't charged by the town as paid in 1871, 4,080 46


Not allowed by State,


380 46


3,700 00


Street Lights.


Received of sundry persons for lamp posts, located, 235 00 · Of Fitchburg R. R. for extra gas con- sumed at E. Cambridge crossing, 5 44


Amount carried forward, .


240 44


$778,492 86


31


Amount brought forward, $778,492 86


Water Distribution.


Received as follows: -


Mystic Water Board of Charles-


town, return on water rates,


15 % on $20,000, . 3,000 00


20 % or 3,599 54, 719 91


3,719 91


On water bonds issued, accrued inter-


est to date of negotiation, . 937 66


4,657 57


Miscellaneous, 1871.


Received as follows : -


State of Massachusetts, rent of Armory, 200 00


Catholic Society, for use of Forster Hall, to Dec. 31, 1871, 156 00


sundries, .


81 00


437 00


School Contingent, 1872.


Received dividend on Insurance policy, 13 25


Support of Poor, 1871.


Received as follows, for support of paupers :


State of Massachusetts, .


228 34


sundry cities and towns, 315 60


543 94


Water Distribution, 1871.


Received of the Mystic Water Board of Charlestown, return on water rates, 15 % on $1,473.99,


221 10


20 % on 29.68, .


5 94


227 04


Total receipts,


$784,371 66


5


32


Table G.


DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 1872. Funded Debt.


Payments as follows :


East Cambridge Five Cents Savings Bank, note dated April 3, 1867,


$10,000


Warren Institution for Savings, note dated May 16, 1862, 7,495


Water bond, No. 4,


50,000


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, note dated July 1, 1867, .


30,000


Warren Institution for Savings, note dated July 1, 1867, 5,500


note dated Aug. 25, 1867, 12,000


Levi Jones, note dated Nov. 25, 1862, 5,000


John Peabody, note dated Dec. 2, 1867, 2,500


$122,495 00


Temporary Loans.


Payments as follows :


Chas. Tufts, note dated June 29, 1872, $1,400 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, note dated Jan. 23, 1872, . 35,000


Mercantile Savings Institution, note dated May 27, 1872, 40,000


Warren Institution for Savings, note dated April 1, 1872, 25,000


New England Trust Co., note dated July 1, 1872, 50,000


Massachusetts Hospital Life Ins. Co., note dated July 1, 1872, 50,000


201,400 00


High School House.


Paid W. & J. Rawson, contractors, balance of contract and for extra work, $6,772 59


A. Wentworth, for tablet and cap, 175 00


G. W. Walker & Co., balance for heating apparatus, . 1,146 50


Walburg & Sherry, fresco work, 750 00


S. J. F. Thayer, architect, balance of bill, 91 00 Sundry bills for labor, 527 62


Sundry bills for materials furnished, 750 58


10,213 29


Amount carried forward, .


$334,108 29


33


Amount brought forward, . . $334,108 29 Edgerly School House.


Paid G. W. Walker & Co., for furnace and fixtures, . · $309 10


Wm. Mills & Co., plumbing, 142 28


451 38


School House in Beach Street.


Paid for Chapel and land, 5,000 00


City Stables.


Paid Mystic Water Board of Charlestown for piping, &c. . $174 10


L. J. Hughes, for painting fence, &c. 35 00


209 10


Winter Hill Hose House.


Paid D. L. Lord, contractor, balance of contract, $4,758 72


Naylor & Co., for bell and hammer, 286 50


Sundry bills for labor, 222 17


Sundry bills for materials furnished, 31 12


5,298 51


Hose House in Ward 4.


Paid for land,


3,184 86


Somerville Water Works.


Paid Patent Water and Gas Pipe Co., for pipe furnished and laid, $27,986 07


Boston Machine Co., for hydrants and gates, . 3,900 76


G. W. Trefren, for gate boxes, &c.


305 77


Cook, Rymes & Co. for gate-covers, frames, &c., 669 29


R. A. Vinal, superintendent, 450 00


9,457 82


Pay-rolls for labor, - trenching, . Sundry bills for materials furn- ished, &c. 518 62


43,288 33


Amount carried forward,


.


$391,540 47


34


Amount brought forward, State of Massachusetts.


$391,540 47


Paid State Treasurer, State tax,


17,960 00


County of Middlesex.


Paid County Treasurer, county tax, 10,414 45


Central Hill Grading.


Paid Geo. F. Meacham for plan, $100 00


Bernard McCarroll, labor, 192 00


James Towle, 28 00


320 00


City Hall Alterations.


Paid P. & W. S. White, carpenter work, $1,270 39


A. M. Sibley, mason work, 613 72


J. Q. Twombly, painting, 575 07


Wm. Mills & Co., plumbing, . 267 32


S. J. F. Thayer, architect, 200 00


Cook, Rymes & Co., vault doors,


350 00


E. R. Morse, locks, .


108 00


Morse & Whyte, wire work, .


278 01


Mystic Water Board, Charlestown, service pipe, &c.


108 51


City sewer assessment, .


336 94


T. S. Clogston, &c., heating apparatus, 2,287 00 Wallburg & Sherry, frescoing, 860 00


Massachusetts Brick Co., brick, . 389 20


Sundry bills for gas pipes and fixtures, 319 48


J. H. Pray & Co., carpets, 1,059 95


Lawrence, Wilde & Hull, furniture, 2,188 25


Sundry bills for furniture, ·


209 04


Sundry bills for materials furnished, 326 68


Sundry bills for labor, 195 29


Insurance, - builders' permit, 39 50


11,982 35


Fire Department.


Paid Chief Engineer, salary, $399 99


Four Assistant Engineers and Secretary, salaries, 8.53 12


Amounts carried forward, . $253 11 $432,217.27


35


Amounts brought forward,


$253 11 $432,217.27


Paid Steamer Company, . 767 50


John E. Wool Hose Co.,


1,255 00


Winter Hill Hose Co.,


1,111 25


Geo. H. Foster Hose Co., 705 00


Prescott Hook and Ladder Co.,


1,063 10


Steamer Engineer,


1,020 00


Steamer Fireman, (8 months,)


560 00


Steamer Driver, 840 00


Steamer Hose Carriage Driver, 840 00


G. H. Foster Hose Carriage Driver, . 840 00


Running Hook and Ladder Carriage, 300 00


Mystic Water Board, Charlestown, water for hydrants, 616 00


Hugh Blackwell, care of hydrants, 150 00


Grain bills, 274 84


Fuel bills,


403 42


Hay and straw bills, 543 25


Blacksmithing bills, 155 57


Gas bills, 202 35


Paving at Winter Hill Hose House,- 166 60


Furniture bills, 461 18


John Nason for horse, (to replace one sold,) 375 00


Alanson Bond, horse for Winter Hill Hose Carriage, 375 00


Dole & Osgood, for Hose Carriage and repairing Hose Carriage, 900 00


Repair bills on apparatus, . 774 94


Repair bills on buildings, 725 34


C. Holmes, heating apparatus, . 98 37


Sundry bills for Insurance, refresh- ments, materials furnished, and labor performed, . 1,399 54


18,176 36


Less sums trusteed - retained,


88 75


$18,087 61


Amount carried forward, $450,304 88


36


Amount brought forward, . . $450,304 88


Health Department.


Paid C. L. O'Neil, for removing house offal 6 mos. to Dec. 26, . $1,525 00 Dr. H. A. Martin, for vaccine virus, 1,620 00 Sundry persons for services in small pox cases, . 1,234 32


H. W. Kimball, for burying dead ani- mals, . .


· 128 00


Sundry bills for gravel to fill low land, 333 00


Sundry bills for services, &c., 134 60


$4,974 92


Highways.


Paid monthly pay rolls for labor, . . $18,954 85


D. & H. Gore, paving, 6,616 49


Turner, Kidney & Co., paving, 5,810 05


B. F. Ricker, labor, . 814 50


Boston, Lowell & Nashua Railroad moving gravel from Winchester,


742 50


B. McCarroll, labor and teaming, . 1,347 00


Edwin Burke, 342 00


John McKenna, 66


66


1,364 00


Dennis Crimmings,“


291 00


D. O'Brien, 66 990 00


B. Manning, 66


354 00


F. Bottamer, 66


66


411 00


Henry Gray, 66


66


288 00


J. McCarty,


200 00


C. A. Mongan, 66


66 228 00


J. Riley, 66


237 00


C. J. Barry, for cement, 345 72


G. W. Wyatt, for brick, 837 30


Dole & Osgood, for four carts, 420 00


J. Nason, for two horses,


600 00


Stone and gravel bills, 2.493 73


Grain bills, 1,493 86


Amounts carried forward, . . $15,181 00 $455,279.80


37


Amounts brought forward, . $45,181 00 $455,279.80


Paid Hay and straw bill, 546 65


A. Parker, for street curbs, 589 63


Blacksmithing bills, 780 57


Town of Medford, one half cost of building bridge over Mystic river at Boston avenue, . . 1,010 49


Sundry bills for materials furnished, &c., &c., 1,638 12


F. Henderson, salary as Superinten-


dent of Streets,


1,400 00


51,146 46


Highways. ( Highland Avenue Extension. )


Paid Scanlan & Trenholm, balance on contract to build, and extras, 4,857 05


Jesse Simpson, for gravel, 250 75


Engineering, 25 00


Cost of moving hydrant, . 71 35


Sundries,


74 50


5,278 65


Highways. ( Putnam Street.)


Paid C. A Mongan, balance on contract to build, and extras, 1,029 00


Engineering, . 35 00


Cost of lowering water pipe,


283 87


Awards of damages by the Mayor and Alderman,


1,550 00


2,897 87


Less award of damages not accepted,


500 00


2,397 87


Highways. ( Prescott Street.)


Paid Bernard McCarroll, for constructing street,


$3,067 00


Engineering,


35 00


3,102 00


Amount carried forward,


$517,204 78


38


Amount brought forward, . . $517,204 78 Interest.


( On Funded Debt.)


Paid East Cambridge Savings Bank, 6 months interest on note for $10,000 to April 3, . ·


$350 00


Warren Institution for Savings, 5 months and 8 days' interest on note for $7,495 to May 24, . 189 15


Warren Institution for Savings, 6 mos. interest on note for $5,500 to July 1, . 192 50


Warren Institution for Savings, 12 mos. interest on note for $12,000 to August 25, 840 00


Warren Institution for Savings, 12 months and 8 days' interest on notes for $21,000 to Oct. 1, . 1,288 00


Warren Institution for Savings, 10 mos. interest on note for $5,000 to Oct. 1, . 250 00


Margaret Crudden, 6 months and 4 days' interest on note for $20,000 to July 1, . 565 56


Lucy Bell, 11 months and 3 days' interest on note for $5,454 to July 1, 276 67


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, 10 . mos. interest on note for $30,000 to July 1, . . 1,750 00


Levi Jones, 12 mos. interest on note for $5,000, to Nov. 25, 300 00


John Peabody, 12 mos. interest on note for $2,500 to Dec. 2, . 175 00


Coupons of Town Loan Bonds, Nos. 1,


4, 6, 7, and 8 to Oct. 1, 1872, No.


2 to Dec. 1, 1872, and Nos. 3 and 5 to Jan. 1, 1873, . 9,750 33


Amounts carried forward, . $15,827 21 $517,204.78


39


Amounts brought forward, . $15,827 21 $517,204.78 School Loan Bonds, Nos. 3 and 4 to Oct. 1, 1872, No. 1 to Dec. 1, 1872, and No. 2 to Jan. 1, 1873, 7,253 40 City Loan Bonds, No. 1 to Oct. 1, 1872, and Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 to Jan. 1, 1873, . 3,002 08


$26,182 69


( On Temporary Loans. )


Paid Charles Tufts, on note, .


21 47


' Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, on note, 1,837 50


Mercantile Savings Inst., on note, . 1,166 67


Warren Inst. for Savings, on note, . 1,020 83


New England Trust Co., on note, . 1,354 17 Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co. on note, 1,625 00


$7,025 64


RECAPITULATION.


On Funded Debt, $26,182 69


" Temporary Loans, 7,025 64


33,208.33


Miscellaneous.


Paid Hooper, Lewis & Co. for account-books and stationery, . $457 26


Cutter, Tower & Co. for account-books and stationery, .. ·


259 83


J. A. Cummings & Co. printing,


554 85


advertising,


194 88


Sundry bills for printing and stationery, 163 38 Grand Army of the Republic, for Me- morial day, 350 00 .


G. F. Morgan, for list of conveyances of real estate for assessors' use, 233 70


Sundry bills for drinking fountain on Broadway, 263 11


Amounts carried forward. . . $2,477 01 $550,413.11


6


40


Amounts brought forward, $2,477 01 $550,413.11


Paid S. Z. Bowman, extra compensation as City Solicitor, 1,000 00


W. W. Dow, extra compensation as City Physician, 200 00


E. L. Gilman, assistance to City Clerk, 300 00


H. A. Adams, assistance to City Treas- urer, 150 00


Union Hall Co., for use of Hall, 97 66


C. S. Lincoln, professional services, 169 06


Watchman at City Hall, 228 00


Ward Clerks, 100 00


A. Caswell, care of Flag-staff, 50 00


H. Blackwell, damage to horse, 50 00


H. Carney, damage to estate by flow of surface water, 125 00


Edward Burke, damage sustained on highway, . 100 00


C. Trull and T. C. Joslyn, pound-keepers, 50 00


Co. B., 5th Reg. M. V. M., military services, (refunded by State) . 566 00


Co. B., 5th Reg. M. V. M., military services, (to be refunded by State) 234 08


Joint Commission of the Legislature on Miller's river nuisance, 2,186 58


Expenses of hearing on Miller's river nuisance, 201 32


Town of Medford, City's proportion of expenses on Avenue over Mystic River, . 105 85 A. T. C. Daniels, assistance to assessors, 50 00 Brine & Clark, for fuel, 129 20


Alfred Mudge & Son, for printing Town Reports of 1871, . 775 00


Alfred Mudge & Son, for printing City Ordinances, etc., 403 29


Sundry bills for services rendered and articles furnished, . 2,075 55


11,823 60


Amount carried forward, . . $562,236 71


41


Amount brought forward, . . $562,236 71


Miscellaneous (Watering Streets.) Paid Mystic Water Board of Charlestown, for water, $150 00


Charles Linehan, for watering, .


1,864 66


2,014 66


Police Court Department.


Paid Jairus Mann, Constable of Court, from July 18, to Dec. 31, at $500. per annum, ·


$226 40


C. W. Dailey, carriage hire, 13 00


W. J. London, expressing, 1 00


240 40


Police.


Paid M. C. Parkhurst, Chief, $1,500 00


R. R. Perry,


night,


1,098 00


Edward McGarr,


1,098 00 .


E. W. Hudson, 66


1,098 00


C. C. Cavanagh,


1,098 00


O. H. Webber,


1,098 00


S. C. Rollins,


66


1,095 00


J. B. Alden,


1,065 00


Jairus Mann, 66


600 00


C. D. Clark,


498 00


S. A. Brown,


day,


903 00


J. E. Coolidge,


903 00


J. W. Oliver,


815 00


C. D. Clark, 66


502 50


P. W. Skinner,


382 50


Extra and Special Officers, 1,473 75


Sundry bills for fuel, gas, washing, etc. 248 92


15,476 67


Salaries.


Paid George O. Brastow, Mayor, $1,000 00


Charles E. Gilman, City Clerk, 2,000 00


Aaron Sargent, Treasurer, 2,500 00


S. Z. Bowman, City Solicitor, 900 00


Amounts carried forward, . $6,400 00 $579,968.44


42


Amounts brought forward, . $6,400 00 $579,968.44


Paid C. E. Elliot, City Engineer, . 1,500 00


W. W. Dow, City Physician, 300 00 Sol. Davis, Clerk Common Council, 200 00


J. C. Magoun, Assessor, 600 00


Thos. Cunningham, Assessor,


600 00


S. M. Smith, 600.00


C. A. Jenks, Assistant Assessor, 53 days at $4.00, 212 00


E. C. Mann, Assistant Assessor, 40 days at $4.00, 160 00


F. G. Williams, Assistant Assessor, 40 days at $4.00, 160 00


J. H. Brookhouse, Assistant Assessor, 34 days at $4.00, 136 00


M. C. Parkhurst, City Messenger, . 100 00


Jairus Mann, City Messenger, from July 18, to Dec. 31, 226 40


$11,194 40


School Contingent.


( By the Committee on Public Property. )


Paid Charles Holmes, stove work in sundry school-houses, $565 54


C. B. Pyne, painting school-houses, 400 00


J. D. Hills, carpenter work, 543 55


A. M. Sibley, mason work, 231 63


J. Q. Twombly, painting and glazing, 137 89


P. & W. S. White, carpenter work, 477 15


Edward Early, repairing roofs, 462 23


W. G. Shattuck, furniture, 1,514 38


Sundry bills for labor, etc.,


513 18


D. Brooks, mason work at Prescott school-house, . 829 34


P. & W. S. White, carpenter work at Prescott School-house, 426 22


S. H. Allen, plumbing at Prescott school-house, . 236 50


J. Q. Twombly, painting at Prescott school-house, 33 36


Sundry Ins. Co.'s prem. for ins. conse- quent on suspension of Ins. Co.'s, 2,352 00


$8,722 97


Amount carried forward, . . $591,162 84


43


Amount brought forward, . . $591,162 84


( By the School Committee. )


Paid Janitors, . $1,919 43


J. H. Davis, salary as superintendent, 2,000 00


R. A. Vinal, rent of hall, 425 00


Union Hall Co., " " 123 57


Sundry bills for gas, 475 86


Lee & Shepard, for books, . 88 80


Sundry bills, stove work, plumbing, &c., 532 56


L. Arnold, carpenter work,


296 82


Sundry bills for carpenter work, 354 91


Sundry bills for printing, 330 32


T. Groom & Co., for steel pens, .


100 00


J. L. Hammett, for stationery, etc., 656 54 Sundry Teachers, books furnished pupils, 225 16 W. G. Shattuck, for furniture . 1,773 20


J. A. Hughes & Co., 432 00


- Davis, Tavener & Norris, " · 749 35


N. E. Carpet Co., for carpets, . 268 81


Brine & Clark, for fuel, . 4,424 73


Sundry bills for labor, materials, etc., 1,824 42


$17,001 48


RECAPITULATION.


By Com. on Public Property,


$8,722 97


School Committee, 17,001 48


$25,724 45


School Teachers' Salaries.


A detailed statement of the sums paid the several teachers during the year, would not give the annual compensation as at present established ; the salaries having been raised on the first of Sept. last to $2,200, for High school Princi- pal; $1,800, for High school First Assistant, and each Grammar school Principal ; $850, for each of the other High school Assistants ; and from $375. to $650., each for Grammar school Assistants, and Primary school teach- ers, etc. The aggregate amount paid during the year was,


Amount carried forward, .


-


$47,340 67


$664,227 96 .


44


Amount brought forward, . . $664,227 96


Sewers.


Paid I. C. Cushing, for constructing sewer in Washington and Prospect Sts. 2,199 24




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