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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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