Report of the city of Somerville 1874, Part 4

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1874
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 214


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Turner, Kidney & Co., for stone-steps at City Hall 52 00


Tufts Brick Co., for bricks at City Hall . 45 00


Brown & Wheeler, for win- dow awnings ·


31 50


Union Hall Co., for use of Hall for W'd Meetings, etc., C. A. Small, pound-keeper for 1874 . ·


102 00


25 00


Albert Caswell, for care of flagstaff for 1874 .


50 00


W. J. Barry, damages on Washington Street ·


100 00


C. G. Pope, examining titles, 125 00


O. S. Knapp, legal services . 233 25


M. K. Norwood, for building sheds at City Hall 450 00


Amounts carried forward . $5,515 37 $566,226 11


. 68


Amounts brought forward . $5,515 37 $566,226 11 Paid G. A. Kimball, for plans and computing areas for Asses- sors 83 25


L. R. Horne, making plans . 76 00


J. C. Magoun, salary as Seal- er of Weights and Meas- ures for 1873 and 1874 200 00


Alfred E. Mann, for returns of births . 181 25


Cleaning windows 29 00


P. & W. S. White, carpenter work 14 27


F. D. Snow, for stakes for City Engineer . 49 38


H. B. Runey, for return of deaths .


34 75


Greenough, Jones & Co., for directories 12 00


C. J. Adams, for support of prisoners in House of Cor- rection


94 14


State Reform School, for board of boys


55 92


Michael Hanley, verdict for damages to estate on Milk Street 490 74


Patrick Rafferty, for return of deaths . 60 70


E. K. Maynard, labor . 29 75


Maurice Neville, labor around City Hall .. 288 50


Albert Caswell, carpenter -


work


59 92


Amounts carried forward . $7,274 94 $566,226 11


69


Amounts brought forward . $7,274 94 $566,226 11 Paid Mystic Water Board, water rates for City Hall 50 00


D. H. Hicks, verdict for dam- ages to estate on Franklin Street


1,146 11


W. H. Kennedy, damages to horse on highway 100 00


C. D. Elliot, attendance at Court ·


8 27


Water Service Assessment ac- count, service pipe to drink- ing trough ·


38 88


Converse & Kelly, legal ser- vices .


45 00


J. D. Hills, carpenter work 206 38


J. R. Hopkins, for manure 28 00


Asa Durgin, for ice .


44 40


F. A. Titus, for hose


43 50


J. A. Cummings & Co., for printing . L. M. Maynard, for use of horse and carriage for City


508 65


Engineer .


182 00


For manure


9 00


Care of City Hall


24 00


Labor at cemetery 15 00


Labor


30 00


J. P. Healy, legal advice, con- sultations, etc. . 50 00


F. J. Williams, delivering tax bills, adjusting old taxes, etc. etc. . 400 00


Ward Officers


176 00


For postage stamps


71 08


Amounts carried forward . $10,451 21 $566,226 11


70


Amounts brought forward . $10,451 21 $566,226 11


Paid for materials for City Engin'r 100 65


Sundry bills for advertising . 357 33


Expressing 14 25


Fuel


281 48


Gas fixtures


202 03


Gas .


207 69


Labor, hardware, car fares,


serving notices, insur-


ance, etc. etc. ·


544 24


Sundry bills for stationery


349 36


E. M. Paul, carpenter work 26 22


12,534 46


Miscellaneous (Watering Streets).


Paid Chas. Linehan, for watering . $4,408 95 Mystic Water Board, for water


400 00


Advertising


6 90


4,815 85


Police.


Paid M. C. Parkhurst, Chief . $1,700 00


R. R. Perry, Captain


1,320 00


J. B. Alden, patrolman


. 1,092 00


S. A. Brown,


. 1,092 00


D. B. Spaulding,


. 1,092 00


Ivan Laighton


1,092 00


John Hafford,


. 1,092 00


Edward McGarr,


1,092 00 .


S. R. Dow, 66


· 1,092 00


C. C. Cavanagh, 1


. 1,092 00


C. D. Clark,


. 1,095 00


J. W. Oliver,


. 1,095 00


M. H. Kinsley 66 1,095 00 ·


S. E. Rollins, 66 1,083 00


O. H. Webber,


1,083 00


.


.


Amounts carried forward . $17,207 00 $583,576 42


71


Amounts brought forward . $17,207 00 $583,576 42 Paid P. W. Skinner, patrolman 1,047 00 F. W. Slade, 888 00 ·


C. C. Folsom, 66


.


1,047 00


N. F. Caswell, 66


·


1,092 00


B. F. Sheridan,


(extra) 450 50


Rufus Shute,


66


611 50


C. D. Bonner,


66 66


309 00 .


H. W. Kimball, 66 66 355 00


Jos. Young, 66


50 00


W. H. Denton,


66


267 50


W. H. Winslow,


30 00


G. W. Ring,


66 66


.


13 00


G. W. Holden, 66


66


5 00


Hugh Blanchard, 66


66


7 50


L. H. Snow,


66 66


14 50


T. C. Joslyn,


66


2 50


A. S. Arnold,


66


66


·


7 50


N. L. Pennock,


66


66


5 00


A. L. Staples,


66


66


43 50


H. Webber,


66


66


30 00


A. E. Mann,


66


66


50 00


Albert Fiske,


65 00


A. C. Kinsley,


2 50


C. C. Cavanagh, 66


66


.


8 50


S. D. Blanchard, 66


10 00


S. L. Lewis,


66


10 00


Bose Cobb, 66


66


20 00


Asa Durgin, for ice


12 00


Cambridge Gas Co., gas


140 73


H. Wellington & Co., fuel


38 50


Brine & Clark, fuel


20 70


C. Holmes, stove work, etc.


30 09


Mystic Water Board, water rates


15 00


.


.


.


.


Amounts carried forward . $23,906 02 $583,576 42


72


Amounts brought forward . $23,906 02 $583,576 42


Paid C. Sullivan & Co., plumbing 14 45


For sundries 9 70


23,930 17


Police Court Department.


Paid Jairus Mann, Constable of the Court ·


$500 00


M. C. Parkhurst, keeper of lock-up 100 00


L. H. Brown, carriage hire . 35 00


A. B. Morss & Co , printing


5 25


For washing and for food for prisoners . 365 45


1,005 70


Public Library.


Paid Noyes, Holmes & Co., for books, etc. 1,653 25


J. A. Cummings & Co., print- ing . .


230 50


Premium of insurance . 37 50


H. A. Adams, Assistant Li- brarian 600 00


Lizzie Stevens, Assistant


258 75


Other Assistants .


38 75


Sundry bills for paper, ex- pressing, etc. 58 63


2,877 38


Police Station.


Paid Patrick Terry, for land . 10,662 40


Taxes for 1874 on land 118 50


J. S. Tuttle, for laying foun- dation 825 00


Alonzo Bowers, on contract to construct . 9,000 00


A. Caswell, for stakes 4 66


Amounts carried forward . $20,610 56 $611,389 67


-


73


Amounts brought forward . $20,610 56 $611,389 67 Paid C. D. Elliot, for surveying . 15 28


J. H. Clough, on account for plans, etc.


250 00


Recording deed ,


65


20,876 49


Public Park.


Paid the following named persons (and the mortgagees) for estates : -


John J. Daly


1,947 17


Michael Cotter


1,207 50


John Cummings


1,155 00


Jas. Gillanders ·


1,700


Less rent deducted 25


1,675 00


C. F. Baldwin


3,075 00


Jos. Gallishaw


1,775 00


A. M. Lyons


1,809 65 ·


Chauncey Holt


8,377 95


Thos. Lord .


7,195 28


66


210 00


66


. 26,075 51


Sam'l A. Carlton


. 30,645 91


A. W. Tufts


2,200 00 ·


J. Dupont et al.


2,600 00


John Kearney


302 78


C. D. Wright


162 80


Patrick Callahan


2,300 00


Henry Wall


1,380 92


Philip Daly .


1,540 00


Daniel McCarty


288 20


V. R. Warren


3,414 70


I. C. Cushing


3,990 14


.


·


2,628 80


Geo. R. Kelso


·


Amounts carried forward, $105,957 31 $632,266 16


74


Amounts brought forward, $105,957 31 $632,266 16 Paid Edwd. Kelly . 2,200 00


Additional interest upon pay-


ment of mortgages


250 98


Taxes as per agreement


on sundry estates


purchased 884 42


Less received


·


174 00


710 42


C. G. Pope, for examining


titles ·


320 00


For making deeds 42


Less received


.


20


- 22 00


Middlesex Registry, for


recording deeds, re-


leases, etc. 35 70


Less received ·


7 00


28 70


J. A. Cummings & Co., print- ing . 12 00


E. H. Foote, surveying, etc. 268 29


C. D. Elliot, surveying 206 48


De Costa & Sawyer, selling buildings, advertising, etc. 56 67


A. B. Morss & Co., advert'g, 26 85 Bourne Spooner, advertising, 17 00 S. W. Fuller & Co., for lum- ber . 204 18


Mark Laighton, carpenter w'k, 21 94


Journal Newspaper Co., ad- vertising . 17 25


R. M. Pulsifer & Co., adv'g, 20 25


Laborers


1,279 00


T. L. Lovejoy, teaming 102 00


Henry Gray,


108 00


Amounts carried forward, $111,829 32 $632,266 16


75


Amounts brought forward, $111,829 32 $632,266 16


Paid Martin Gill, teaming


114 00


W. B. Munroe,


99 00


Parker & Gannett, for shovels, 15 00


A. S. Willard, carpenter w'k, 109 95


112,167 27


Salaries.


Paid W. H. Furber, Mayor . 1,000 00


Charles E. Gilman, City Cl'k,


2,500 00


Aaron Sargent, City Treas'r, 2,750 00


Chas. Robinson, Jr., City Solicitor ·


2,101 80


L. R. Horne, City Engineer, 71 00


C. D. Elliot, 66


2,089 73


Horace Chapin, City Physic'n, 700 00


John C. Magoun, Assessor .


800 00


Thos. Cunningham,


.


800 00


John C. Tenney,


·


800 00


Ansel Lewis, Assistant " 200 00. .


A. J. Taylor, 66 66


.


200 00


F. G. Williams, 66


200 00


Orel Towle, 66 66 .


200 00


L. H. Bigelow, Clerk of As- sessors 100 00 · G. I. Vincent, Clerk of As- sessors 900 00


E. M. Blaisdell, Clerk to City Clerk 500 00


S. A. B. Lord, Clerk to Treasurer 500 00 . C. D. Elliot, for Assistants to City Engineer . 500 00


Solomon Davis, Clerk of Com- mon Council 300 00


Jairus Mann, City Messenger,


1,000 00


18,212 53


Amount carried forward .


$762,645 96


.


76


Amount brought forward . . $762,645 96


School Contingent


(By the Committee on Public Property).


Paid John Mclaughlin, for land for Jackson School House yard, and building $2,500 00


Lucy J. Gallagher, for land for Jackson School House yard, and building 3,192 50


Somerville Water Works acc't for service pipe at High School House ·


174 48


James Wyman, moving night soil . 92 00


H. F. Miller, for piano


400 00


F. A. Titus, gas piping, etc.


38 32


C. Sullivan & Co., gas fix- tures


16 30


Sewer Assessment acc't, sewer


assessments 316 62


Edward Earley, slating


212 40


J. A. Swazey, for blackboards 31 80


For mason work . 971 97


" carpenter work


3,248 08


" hanging bells .


12 25


" painting


1,128 15


Charles Tufts, rent of chapel for school room ·


50 00


Repairs, etc., on heating ap- paratus 941 84 .


For labor


64 00


" plumbing


1,033 64


" expressing


21 75


" furniture


806 44


Amounts carried forward . $15,252 54 $762,645 96


77


Amounts brought forward . $15,252 54 $762,645 96 Paid sundry bills for repairs,


brushes, printing, mats,


hardware, etc. .


482 61


Insurance premiums


334 00


16,069 15 -


(By the Committee on Fuel.)


Paid H. Wellington & Co., for fuel $1,013 50


Brine & Clark, for fuel 4,288 85


S. M. Fuller, for fuel 8 25


J. R. Conant, for weighing


66 00


$5,376 60


(By the School Committee.)


Paid janitors $2,817 11 .


J. L. Hammatt, for books, etc. . ·


953 25


E. A. Kelley, for books


325 78


Crane & Perry, for books


20 25


King & Luce, for books


30 99


W. C. Clark,


37 85


Sundry teachers, " 211 79


J. W. C. Gilman & Co., for


writing-books . 532 84 . J. A. Cummings & Co, for printing 143 37


Thos. Groom & Co., for pens 76 10


For expressing


41 05


Gas bills


232 18


Sundry bills for books, clean- ing, etc. etc. 121 70


R. A. Vinal, rent of hall 262 50


Union Hall Co., rent of hall . 156 00


Amounts carried forward . $5,962 76 $762,645 96


78


Amounts brought forward . $5,962 76 $762,645 96 Paid Webster Ave. Church, rent of


vestry 300 00


W. G. Shattuck, furniture 39 04


Ginn Bros., music charts


18 00


Chas. Holmes, stove work, etc. etc.


80 54


W. F. Marston, rent of piano 25 00


S. H. Hadley, tuning pianos . 10 00


W. F. Brown & Co., printing Wakefield Rattan Co., for


16 40


mats


145 05


Felix Conlon, tuition fee re- turned


10 50


Ernest Ingersoll, for birds for High School 50 00


Mystic Water Board, water rates ·


304 78


Cambridge Water Board,


water rates 19 00


Nichols & Hall, drawing ma- terials


23 40


Goodnow & Wightman, draw- ing materials


22 50


Edmands" Band, for music at High School exhibition


51 00


James Wyman, moving night soil . 24 00


N. S. Dearborn, for diplomas 25 50


S. R. Burke, for moving furni- ture 25 25


Smith & Page, carriage hire . 13 00


J. H. Davis, salary as Super- intendent .


2,000 00


Amounts carried forward . $9,165 72 $762,645 96


79


Amounts brought forward . $9,165 72 $762,645 96 Paid G. A. Southworth, for print- ing, etc. · 103 04


9,268 76


By the Committee on Public Prop-


erty . . 16,069 13


Committee on Fuel 5,376 60


School Committee


9,268 76


30,714 51


School Teachers' Salaries.


The salaries were raised in Sep- tember last; the lowest


salary paid is $375, the highest $2,400 ; the amount paid for the year was 55,990 62


Sewers.


Paid J. T. Bamrick, for construct- ing sewer in Medford Street and Highland Avenue Rich'd Falvey, for construct-


8,365 78


ing sewer in Aldersey St. 803 00


in Walnut Street ·


1,572 75


P. J. Lattimoor and J. J. Dory, for constructing sewer in Mt. Vernon Street 630 63


J. J. Dory, for constructing sewer in Perkins Street 2,145 32 . Jere'h McCarty, for construct- ing sewer in Oliver Street . C. A. Mongan, for construct- ing sewer in Brick Yard Lane 2,005 98


2,512 02


Amounts carried forward . $18,035 48 $849,351 09


80


Amounts brought forward . $18,035 48 $849,351 09 Paid J. J. Dory, for constructing sewer in Cross Street 899 84 · Tim. Murphy, for construct'g sewer in Beacon Street · 952 85


B. McCarroll, for constructing sewer in Quincy Street 1,181 15


Dan'l Brooks, for constructing sewer in Warren Avenue . 1,601 88


S. H. Tarbell, for constructing sewer in Ward and Earle Streets


7,692 32


In Medford Street . 10,398 71


C. D. Elliot, for surveying ·


348 02


Cambridge Gas Light Co., for repairing gas pipe 69 53


Somerville Water Works acc't,


trenching in Pinckney


Street ·


679 50


Brine & Clark, for cement 103 70


W. M. Hadley & Co., for ce- ment 363 20


A. Parker, for cesspool stone 1,432 17


J. P. Sanborn, for brick ·


837 20


Day & Collins, for drain pipe, 366 90


Wm. R. Bradford, for cess- pool covers 271 80


Albert Kenneson, superinten- dent 791 67


Sundry bills for advertising . 100 95


Rich'd Falvey, for labor and brick 103 15


Edmands & Co., for drain pipe . 80 00


W. S. Blanchard, for lumber, 196 04


Amounts carried forward . $46,506 06 $849,351 09


81


Amounts brought forward . $46,506 06 $849,351 09 Paid D. A. Sanborn, Jr. 104 00


Sam'l Littlefield, for brick 121 50


Jere'h McCarty, for labor


178 00


Chas. E. Sherman, for labor .


35 00


M. Laighton, for labor .


17 50


Morrill & Hooker, for cast'gs


29 39


Mass. Cement Drain Pipe Co., for drain pipe 508 99


Laborers


3,368 23


Sundry bills for sand, oil,


nails, printing, hose, lan-


terns, etc.


329 89


51,198 56


Sewers (Milk Street Sewer).


Paid S. H. Tarbell, balance on con- .


tract to construct 64,511 51


Extra work


1,674 67


Cleaning drains, etc. . 718 47


C. D. Elliot, surveying


155 06


Albert Kenneson, for brick


43 25


F. M. Burrows, labor


46 50


Tim. Murphy, labor


65 00


Sundries


13 71


67,228 17


The cost of the Milk Street sewer


was, - paid in 1873 . 22,486 00


1874 . . 67,228 17


89,714 17


Sewers (Mulk, Washington, and Beacon Street Sewers).


Paid P. & M. Terry on contract to


construct .


. 27,700 00


Amounts carried forward . $27,700 00 $967,777 82 6


82


Amounts brought forward . $27,700 00 $967,777 82 Paid C. D. Elliot, surveying 154 85


D. A. Sanborn, Jr., Superin- tendent 464 00


Sundries


23 85


28,342 70


Soldiers' Relief.


Paid Sturtevant Bros. for provis-


ions . 123 00


For poultry, -Thanksgiving, 93 56


Lamson & Maynard, for poul- try, -Thanksgiving . 445 28


· H. Wellington & Co., and Brine & Clark, for fuel 248 45


Sundry bills for groceries 80 50


Sundry persons, aid


142 00


1,132 79


State Aid.


Paid Monthly Pay rolls, - amount charged to the State


3,567 03


Street Lights.


Paid Cambridge Gas-Light Co., for


gas 2,381 61


Charlestown Gas Co., for gas


1,838 92


Hugh Blackwell, for lighting 2,670 20


Globe Gas-Light Co., for lighting 23 38


For lamp-posts


385 77


Sundry bills, for repairs


700 35


Sundry bills for fluid, alco-


hol, lanterns, signs, glass,


ladders, etc. . 341 36


8,341 59


Amount carried forward .


$1,009,161 93


83


Amount brought forward . . $1,009,161 93


Support of Poor.


Paid H. Wellington & Co., for fuel, $1,339 42


Brine & Clark, for fuel .


883 96


Sturtevant Bros., for provis- ions . 915 30


Food for lodgers . 121 23


Dyer Bros., for boots and shoes


84 64


Philip Eberle, for boots and shoes


398 39


Charles Hodgkins, for boots and shoes . 69 05


J. H. Brooks, for dry goods . 55 79


Roberts Bros., for groceries . H. W. Crowell, for groceries 604 37 Carpenter Bros., for groceries 194 50


136 00


I. B. Hamblin, for groceries James Bartley, for groceries James Bartley, for boots and shoes


170 00


354 42


26 22


George Mclaughlin, for gro- ceries


132 00


J. C. Sullivan, for groceries . 312 00 Robert Stewart, for groceries 34 89 J. O'Brien & Co., for grocer- ies . 595 86


P. T. O'Brien & Co., for gro- ceries


380 00


Worcester Lunatic Hospital,


143 78


for support of insane pauper Patrick Rafferty, undertaker's services . undertaker's


332 50


H. B. Runey,


services .


114 00


Amounts carried forward . $7,398 32 $1,009,161 93


84


Amounts brought forward . $7,398 32 $1,009,161 93 Paid Thomas Devens, undertaker's services 31 00 ·


Vermont Asylum, for support of Henry Kinsley and Brid- get Bradburn, to Oct. 1 369 00


City of Boston, for support of paupers 894 46


City of Charlestown, for sup- port of paupers .


284 35


City of Taunton, for support of paupers 121 44


City of Cambridge, for sup- port of paupers . City of Lowell, for support of paupers .


217 84


45 85


City of Chelsea, for support of paupers 22 50


City of Lawrence, for support of pauper . ·


3 00


City of Lynn, for support of paupers


22 75


City of Haverhill, for support of paupers 50 25


Town of Holliston, for sup- port of paupers .


87 00


Rent of room for Overseers of the Poor 110 00


Sundry persons, for rent of


rooms for the poor . ·


239 06


C. T. Johnson, for provisions 14 00


M. C. Parkhurst, food for lodgers 73 90


Sundry persons for care of


paupers · 115 35


Amounts carried forward . $10,100 07 $1,009,161 93


85


Amounts brought forward . $10, 100 07 $1,009,161 93 Paid J. Bryant, undertaker's ser- vices 15 00


Thomas Goodhue, moving fur- niture


30 00


Horace Chapin, medical treat- ment of paupers 79 50


W. W. Dow, medical attend- ance .


17 00


E. Jackson, medical attendance 13 50


R. Willis, medical attendance


2 00


Ansel Lewis, transportation of paupers and travelling expenses ·


52 90


Sundry bills for stationery, postage stamps, furniture, etc. . .


101 45


Horace Chapin, Overseer of the Poor .


300 00


Thos. Cunningham, Overseer of the Poor 300 00


Ansel Lewis, Overseer of the Poor 300 00


11,311 42


Somerville Water Works.


Paid J. H. Reed & Co., for iron . 3,184 06


Wm. R. Bradford, for cast'gs, 280 73


Farrar, Follett & Co., for iron, etc. . 253 00


Boston Machine Co., for gates and hydrants


2,793 09


Sewell, Day & Co., for rope and oakum 125 15


Union Glass Co., for lanterns, 29 25


Geo. Myers, for hardware · 75 25


Amounts carried forward . $6,740 53 $1,020,473 35


86


Amounts brought forward . $6,740 53 $1,020,473 35 Paid L. H. Brown, use of horse and


wagon 112 50


A. J. Wilkinson & Co., for hardware . ·


32 32


Jas. Bartley, for grain . 232 99


Carpenter, Woodward & Mor- ton, for lead 67 00


Seward Dodge, bl'ksmithing, 69 33


Brine & Clark, for hay and straw 95 97


C. D. Elliot, surveying 78 74


Mrs. E. Pepper, for sand


286 70


Cook, Rymes & Co., castings, picks, etc. 287 11


H. Wellington & Co., cement, 1,760 10


Wellington & Hunne well, " 1,433 10


114 55


Parker & Gannett, for shovels, W. Read & Sons, for powder, D. Crosby, for pung ·


72 55


75 00


J F. Ham, for hay


12 58


J. B. Elliott, horse-shoeing ·


49 35


Walworth M'f'g Co., for pipe, 262 39


G. Hickok, for horse .


300 00


Sabin & Page, for duck 35 40


J. F. Paul & Co., for lumber 140 65


J. H. Brooks, for cloth 23 72


Benj. Almy, Superintendent .


1,500 00


R. A. Vinal, services


250 00


Converse & Kelly, legal ser-


vices in Campbell case 212 00


Newport Manufacturing Co. for hydrant 78 00


James Mitchell, injuries from


defective gate box 150 00


Amounts carried forward . $14,472 58 $1,020,473 35


87


Amounts brought forward . $14,472 58 $1,020,473 35 Paid Tufts College Corporation, for pipe 2,751 00 .


American Steam Gauge Co. for press, etc.


38 50


Morrill & Hooker, for stand posts


270 00


S. W. Fuller & Co., for lum- ber 48 27


D. & H. Gore, paving 26 50


C. A. Mongan, labor


1,428 50


Michael Devine, labor


349 02


N. E. Linen Hose Co., for hose 47 55 ·


Sturtevant Bros., for wagon


and harness 130 00


Use of horse


20 00


Laborers


17,790 89


Sundry bills, for labor, drain- pipe, car-fares, postage, etc. 375 53


37,748 34


Sidewalks.


Paid Turner, Kidney & Co., edge- stones and setting . 38,986 23


Tufts Brick Co., for brick . 13,459 60


Oliver Bennett, for brick ·


630 00


Briggs & Doody, for brick


88 00


E. A. Foster, for brick


2,177 50


G. A. Foster, for brick


676 00


Samuel Littlefield, for brick . 415 00


Collins & Turner, for brick . 4,888 50


J. P. Sanborn, for brick 816 00


James Dana, for brick .


1,245 00


S. W. Fuller & Co., for lum- ber . 880 96


Amounts carried forward . $64,262 79 $1,058,221 69


88


Amounts brought forward . $64,262 79 $1,058,221 69


Paid Jesse Simpson, for gravel 1,485 50


C. D. Elliot, surveying . 21 00


C. L. Heywood, for gravel 511 70


Laborers 6,870 75


F. Buttemer, teaming 924 00


T. L. Lovejoy, teaming


1,788 13


John McCarty, teaming


123 00


William B. Munroe, teaming


951 00


John Riley, teaming


967 00


Michael O'Connell, teaming


1,005 00


John McKenna, teaming 1,119 00


Patrick Manning, teaming 1,023 00


Owen Cunningham, teaming . 996 00


Owen Casey, for brick


150 00


Sundry bills, for printing, car-


penter work, labor, etc. 419 41


82,617 28


State of Massachusetts.


Paid State Treasurer, State Tax 17,960 00


School House in Prospect Hill District.


Paid G. T. Burnham & Co., balance for constructing . 23,811 12


Lyman Underwood, balance for plans, etc. 260 00


Chas. Holmes, for heating ap- paratus 1,572 85


J. D. Hills, for building priv- ies, fences, etc. ·


1,117 25


J. S. Tuttle, for building bank wall 144 55


C. D. Elliot, surveying 3 13


O. Nowell, hanging bells .


82 00


Amounts carried forward . $26,990 90 $1,158,798 97


89


Amounts brought forward . $26,990 90 $1,158,798 97


Paid Insurance premiums


65 00


Dennett & Gilson, gas fixtures


and plumbing 85 95


E. T. Peterson & Co., paint'g, 169 57


Labor .


11 25


Wm. O. Haskell & Son, for


settees


297 00


27,619 67


The cost of the school-house


(now known as the Luther V. Bell School-house) and furnishing was, -


Paid in 1873 . 30,155 04


1874 . 27,619 67


Furniture bill (unp'd) charg'd to the account · ·


.


1,558 92


Furniture bill (paid) charged in School contingent acc't . 66 37


Furniture transferred from


other buildings . 1,200 00


60,600 00


Temporary Loans.


Paid R. H. Sturtevant, two notes dated Nov. 1, 1873 . 6,000 00


Asa P. Potter, note dated Nov. 19,1873 . 10,000 00


J. B. Remick, note dated Dec. 1,1873 ·


1,500 00


Hathaway & Woods, note


dated Nov. 19, 1873 . 5,000 00 · At National Security Bank, note dated Nov. 19, 1873 . 25,000 00


Note dated Nov. 20, 1873 . 25,000 00


Amounts carried forward . $72,500 00 $1,186,418 64


90


Amounts brought forward . $72,500 00 $1,186,418 64 Paid Bunker Hill National Bank,


note dated Nov. 21, 1873 10,000 00


Note dated Nov. 28, 1873 10,000 00 Second National Bank, note dated Nov. 26, 1873 . 5,000 00


Note dated Nov. 29, 1873 5,000 00


Dwelling-house Ins. Co., note dated Nov. 26, 1873 5,000 00


Columbian National Bank, note dated Nov. 29, 1873 . 5,000 00


Lechmere National Bank, three notes dated Nov. 29, 1873 . 15,000 00


Warren Institution for Sav- ings, note dated Feb. 2, 1874 . 30,000 00


C. H. Lothrop, note dated Feb. 9 ·


3,000 00


Edward Ayres, note dated Feb. 2 2,000 00


National Security Bank, note dated Dec. 3, 1873 1,500 00


New England Trust Co., note dated Dec. 3, 1873 . 50,000 00 Mrs. A. L. Locke, note dated March 20, 1874 . 10,000 00


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, note dated Dec. 16, 1873 . 50,000 00


Jesse Simpson, note dated Nov. 25, 1873 . 2,000 00


Home Savings Bank, note


dated July 1, 1874 . 37,000 00


Amounts carried forward, $313,000 00 $1,186,418 64


91


Amounts brought forward, $313,000 00 $1,186,418 64 Paid Boston Five Cents Savings


Bank, two notes dated July


17 .


. 100,000 00


Note dated Aug. 27 . . 75,000 00


Warren Institution for Sav-


ings, note dated April 7 . 50,000 00


Note dated Aug. 24 . . 20,000 00


Thomas H. Lord, three notes . dated April 9 . 15,000 00


Home Savings Bank, note


dated April 9 . 50,000 00


Charles Wilson, note dated


July 1 3,000 00


Mrs. D. H. Hartshorn, note


dated July 7 · 2,000 00


628,000 00


Taxes.


Paid return to S. H. Libbey, over-


paid .


.33 28


Water Maintenance. ,


Paid interest coupons of Water


Loan Bonds, Nos. 1 @ 3, and 6 @ 18.


$60,000, 1 year, @ 7 per cent, 4,200 00


220,000, 1 year, @ 62 14,300 00


15,000, 6 mo's, @ 62 66


per annum


487 50


18,987 50


Laborers, repairing pipe


513 62


Sundries


86 80


19,587 92


Water Services.


Paid Boston Lead Co., for pipe . 345 78


Amounts carried forward . $345 78 $1,834,039 84


92


Amounts brought forward . Paid Thomas Cunningham (of Bos-


$345 78 $1,834,039 84


ton), for pipe, etc. .


1,514 08


Union Water Meter Co., for stop-cocks, etc. 2,629 60


H. Wellington & Co., for ce- ment 47 50


S. Dodge, blacksmithing 23 98


Hamblin & Mathews, for stop- cocks, etc. 287 74


Laborers


2,080 16


J. A. Merrifield, labor, etc. . 53 00


Braman, Dow & Co., for pipe 67 29


Walworth Manufacturing Co.,


for pipe 23 83


William R. Bradford, for cast- ings .


22 57


Sundry bills for printing, la- bor, materials, furniture, etc. .


75 66


7,171 19


Total disbursements


$1,841,211 03


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF THE


CITY OF SOMERVILLE,


FOR THE YEAR 1874.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Dec. 31, 1874.


The Superintendent submitted his Annual Report, which was read and unanimously accepted.


It was voted that the committee adopt the report now submitted by the Superintendent of the Public Schools, and present it to their fellow-citizens as the Report of the School Committee for the year 1874.


J. H. DAVIS, Secretary.


IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, March 9, 1875.


Report accepted. Committee on Printing authorized to print the same in annual report, and as many copies separate as the School Committee may desire. Sent down for concurrence.


CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.


Concurred in.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 22, 1875.


SOLOMON DAVIS, Clerk.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1874.


HON. WM. H. FURBER, Mayor, ex officio. WM. H. HODGKINS, President of Common Council, ex officio.


WARD ONE.


S. HANSCOM, M. D.


Term expires Dec. 31, 1874.


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