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J. W. C. Gilman & Co., writing- books, etc., 497 08
A. A. Perry, books,
102 44
W. C. Clark, books,
182 26
Lee & Shepard, books,
55 20
A. C. Stockin, books,
78 36
R. S. Davis & Co., books,
16 20
F. E. Stanley, books,
48 84
Lockwood, Brooks & Co., books,
24 00
Knight, Adams & Co., stationery,
9 36
Amount carried forward, $9,331 83
64
Amount brought forward, $9,331 83
Geo. R. Bradford, stationery, 7 31
S. W. Sanford, erasers, 3 00
James Cooper, printing, 3 00
G. A. Southworth, stationery,
N. S. Dearborn, diplomas, : 7 50
77 00
R. Torrey, lettering diplomas,
25 00
J. W. Black & Co., apparatus,
10 00
S. H. O. Hadley, tuning pianos,
6 00
H. A. Woodman, tuning pianos,
2 00
E. S. Daniels, tuning pianos,
8 00
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising, 2 40
75
O. F. Howe, brooms,
4 00
C. Holmes & Son, coal-hods and hardware, . 22 53
C. H. Cook, stove-pipe, etc.,
5 15
J. A. Swasey, blackboard, 11 00
Murphy, Leavens & Co., brushes,
135 99
Snow & Chase, brushes,
4 40
Stilphen & Co., expressing,
24 25
Barker & Tibbetts, 66
18 00
G. W. Manning,
5 85
London's Express, 66
4 25
E. R. Perham, 66
25
Thorpe's Express, 66
4 50
G. W. Bartlett, repairing clock,
5 75
E. S. Bailey, 66
4 50
Rand & Byam, soap,
6 25
Thomas Hollis, "
1 60
J. C. Davidson, “
2 18
J. F. Cole & Co., buckets,
1 20
H. K. Bowers, chart,
3 50
City of Boston, water-rates, 353 29
City of Cambridge, water rates, 19 00
Weeks & Potter, chemicals, 19 83
Henry Shaw, posting notices,
2 00
D. H. Rinn, cleaning,
4 95
Amount carried forward,
$10,160 51
J. P. Williams, dust-pans etc., 12 50
H. W. Raymond, rake,
65
Amount brought forward,
$10,160 51
7 73
J. M. Coburn, cleaning, for rent and fuel,
50 93
Daniel Swan, use of hall,
2 00
S. L. Pratt. carriage hire,
10 00
S. J. Wood, repairing lock,
1 00
$10,232 17
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 3 77
$10,235 94
SCHOOL FUEL.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$3,000 .00
Debit.
CASH, paid L. G. Burnham & Co., fuel,
$254 25
H. Wellington & Co , fuel,
2,219 50
Support of Poor account, wood,
168 58
A. Q. Carpenter, weighing coal,
34 00
$2,676 33
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 323 67
$3,000 00
SCHOOLHOUSE REPAIRS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$5,000 00
CASH, received of the Committee on
Public Property, amount re- ceived for use of halls,
$175 00
Return premiums on policies can- celled,
149 48
Use of Walnut Hill land,
4 00
Sundries,
2 50
Return on bill paid,
1 42
332 40
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit in account,
82 45
$5,414 85
5
66
Debit.
CASH, paid Leonard Arnold, carpenter work, 1
$58 85
L. H. Snow, carpenter work,
51 50
Elijah Walker, 66 66
136 71
Albert Caswell, 66
29 12
Wm. A. Muzzey, carpenter work,
161 84
J. D. Hills, 66 66
207 81
George W. Trefren, 66 66
142 12
G. T. Willoughby, 66
66
39 87
R. A. Melvin & Co., 66
66
161 63
N. C. Barker,
66
200 56
John Flanagan,
.6
66
21 50
Z. Flemming, 66
134 73
Stevens & Scofield, 66
66
26 82
G. T. Burnham & Co., "
4 25
A. M. Sibley, mason work,
22 50
E. Cahill,
4 75
James Owen,
66
5 00
Daniel Brooks, 66
422 21
Rufus Winn,
66
95 15
S. W. Sanford, whitewashing and blackboards, 24 66
C. Fertig, whitening,
13 50
P. O'Hare, plastering,
13 00
E. D. Sawyer & Co., lumber,
8 54
C. H. Tufts, painting and glazing,
22 00
H. C. Roberts, “ 66
3 25
Ramsey Clarke, "
66
8 07
J. T. Crosby,
66
23 35
D. W. McDermott, painting and glazing, 36 00
J. C. Dyer & Co., painting and glazing, 43 98
J. Q. Twombly, painting and glaz- ing,
19 17
W. H. Denton, painting and glaz- ing, 5 00
O. Nowell, adjusting bells,
2 50
Amount carried forward, $2,149 94
67
Amount brought forward, $2,149 94 16 00
F. A. Titus, gas fixtures,
G. M. D. Fernald, repairing gong's,
3 00
Edward Earley, slating,
24 85
David Young, 66
21 54
W. H. Thomas, paper hangings,
17 44
D. A. Sanborn, constructing cess- pools, 25 25
Flynn Bros., window shades, 6 00
C. L. Lacount, window screens,
2 00
S. Roebuck & Co., weather strips,
12 78
M. W. Pierce & Co., labor on heating apparatus, 2 80
A. A. Sanborn, repairing heating apparatus, 333 35
Howe & Flint, furnace, ventilators, repairing heating apparatus, etc , 509 94
Chas. Holmes & Son, stove work,
17 70
J. A. Merrifield, stove work, etc.,
234 87
J. E. Parsons,
66
1 10
T. E. Spencer, 66 66
53 29
J. A. Durell, sink, etc.,
27 02
H. W. Raymond, hardware,
14 45
W. L. Snow, 66
22 28
S. J. Wood, repairing locks,
1 50
Z. S. Mayo, keys,
1 35
A. G. Whitcomb, desks, etc., 400 49
F. L. Temple, trees, 51 00
Clark Bennett, premium of insur- ance, 73 32
W. C. Crane, premiums of insur- ance, 60 00
J. Breck & Sons, shovel, 1 75
R. Holman, chair, 3 25
George Bemis, tuning piano,
2 50
Russell & Fitch, removing night soil,
185 00
J. L. Hammatt, blackboards,
16 50
Amount carried forward, $4,292 26
68
Amount brought forward, $4,292 26
J. A. Swasey, blackboards, 154 48
B. W. Wentworth, labor on black- boards, 14 25
E. S. Bailey, repairing clocks, 22 00
Robert Renwick, 66
10 50
E. H. Brabrook, ice chest, etc.
20 75
O. C. Hanson, expressing,
5 00
S. B. Manning, cleaning clock,
2 00
Rand & Byam, soap,
3 00
C. W. Learned & Co., disinfectant, 24 29
J. Leland, repairing wheelbarrow, 2 50
Sewer Assessment account, assess- ment on sewer, 29 64
Highways account, gravel,
16 90
Water Service account, water pipes,
72 73
Walworth Manuf'g Co., filters,
21 00
Barker & Tibbetts, expressing,
7 05
Joseph Young, care of lawn,
30 00
R. Thompson, care of Forster Hall,
7 00
J. C. Davidson, care of Morse Hall, etc.,
6 00
J. M. Coburn, care of Prescott Hall, etc. 5 60
West Boston Savings Bank, rent, 200 00
Estate of Chas. Tufts, rent, 200 00
Daniel Swan, rent,
250 00
Winsor Snow, cleaning,
5 00
Mrs. Harkness, “
9 90
$5,414 85
SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$63,500 00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 3,200 97
$66,700 97
Debit.
CASH, paid salaries. (A detailed statement of the sums paid the several teachers during the year would not give the compensation as at pres-
69
ent established, the salaries having been reduced on the first of September last to $2,300.00 for High School Principal ; $1,500.00 for High School First Assistant; $900.00 and $1,100.00 for other High School Assist- ants ; $1,500.00 and $1,900.00 for Gram- mar School Principals ; $300.00 to $650.00 for Grammar School Assistants and Primary School Teachers, and $1,050.00 for Music Teacher.) Total amount paid,
SEWERS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$7,000 00
CASH, received of Central Hill Improve-
ment account, labor, etc.,
$14 02
A. M. Leonard, permission to enter sewer,
20 00
P. E. Dolliver, part cost of con- structing drain,
18 94
M. W. Haskins, part cost of con- structing drain, 18 94
Samuel N. Bunting, part cost of constructing drain,
18 94
90 84
SEWER ASSESSMENTS, assessments levied,
4,764 18
$11,855 02
Debit.
CASH, paid laborers,
$2,514 43
Fiske & Coleman, pipe,
975 42
Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe,
117 50
Foundry Supply Co.,
115 22
D. W. Lewis,
306 50
Chas. Davis, catch-basin stone,
62 00
A. Parker,
218 00
Osgood & Hart, cesspool covers,
245 51
J. Leland,
66
12 90
Howe & Flint, cover to sewer, etc.,
8 08
Cook, Rymes & Co., castings,
8 16
Amount carried forward, $4,583 72
$66,700 97
70
Amount brought forward, $4,583 72
Walworth Manuf. Co., traps, 49 95
H. W. Clapp, 66
12 00
M. Day & Co., cement,
200 59
H. Wellington & Co., cement,
4 20
Fire Department account for hose, 60 00
Hunneman & Co., hose,
24 75
C. Holmes & Son, ".
9 00
John Thresher, brick,
77 00
Richard Falvey, "
4 02
G. W. Wyatt,
176 50
G. W. Wyatt & Son, brick,
78 50
Leonard Arnold, tripod, etc.,
3 50
S. W. Fuller, lumber,
11 50
W. H. Thompson, box,
1 00
J. Bartley. oil, etc.,
2 09
E. A. Warren, mortar bed,
5 50
O. A. Hall, repairing drain,
40 00
B. F. Whittemore, repairing drain,
18 40
J. McCarty, stone,
1 50
J. M. Whittemore & Co., stationery,
9 50
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing,
43 75
C. A. Mongan, labor on sewer,
70 40
Stevens Bros., lampwicks,
35
R. Burlen, binding plans,
7 00
Babb & Stephens, printing,
7 50
D. W. Crocker, repairing truck,
2 00
H. W. Raymond, canvas, etc.,
5 40
Wm Odiorne, damage by over- flow of water, 42 56
Philip Eberle, boots, 10 00
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising, 91 50
Haskell Bros., 66
5 00
Highway account, teaming,
83 15
G. W. Prichard, teaming,
9 75
City Engineer's Assistants, super-
intending construction of sewers,
364 30
Maurice Buttimer, constructing
sewer in Summit Avenue,
250 50
Amount carried forward,
$6,366 28
71
Amount brought forward, $6,366 28
Richard Falvey, constructing sewer in Vine Street, 1,951 71
in Winter Street, 176 10
E. Fitzgerald, constructing sewer
in Craigie Street,
536 14
in Water Street,
81 80
C. A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Central Street, 368 08
in Everett Street,
132 12
in Mt. Vernon Street,
382 80
in Thorpe Place,
255 00
in Webster Street,
472 15
Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Dane Street, 950 70
P. & M. Terry, constructing sewer in Bow Street Place, 112 67
$11,785 65
SEWER ASSESSMENTS, assessments abated,
67 76
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 1 61
$11,855 02
SEWERS (BEACON AND ELM STREETS SEWER).
Credit.
BALANCE, from 1877,
$7,924 16
CASH, received of Fitchburg Railroad Co., for permission to enter sewer,
100 00
$8,024 16
Debit.
CASH, paid A. Hodges, examination of sewer, etc ..
$357 91
Chas. D. Elliot, services as Engi- neer.
425 17
City Engineer's Assistants, labor
on plan, attending hearing be- fore Auditor, etc.,
157 95
Doe & Hunnewell, labor,
13 80.
Laborers,
18 00
$972 83
BALANCE, to credit in account of 1879,
7,051 33
$8,024 16
72
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Credit.
SEWERS, assessments abated,
REAL ESTATE LIENS, title to the city for non-payment of assessments, CASH, received of sundry persons, as- sessments,
490 41
10,880 97
BALANCE, to debit in account of 1879,
4,547 27
$15,986 41
Debit.
BALANCE, from 1877,
$11,222 23
SEWERS, assessments levied,
4,764 18
$15,986 41
SIDEWALKS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$5,000 00
CASH, received of J. P. Prichard, amount received by him for edge- stones,
13 90
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS, assessments levied, 2,456 53
$7,470 43
Debit.
CASH, paid laborers,
$603 96
John Turner & Co., edgestones, etc.,
2,885 64
O. S. Foster, brick,
1,396 00
C. L. Heywood, gravel,
244 00
S. W. Fuller, lumber,
42 35
Mark Laighton, “
1 75
Davis, Stebbins & Co., trowels,
4 20
H. W. Raymond, tools,
2 72
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising,
42 30
$5,222 92
$67 76
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 2,247 51
$7,470 43
73
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
Credit.
CASH, received of sundry persons, as- sessments,
$557 75
BALANCE, to debit in account of 1879,
2,288 97
$2,846 72
BALANCE, from 1877,
$390 19
SIDEWALKS, assessments levied,
2,156 53
$2,846 72
SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$45.880 62
Debit.
CASH, paid Commissioners of the Sinking Funds,
$45,880 62
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$800 00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 95 57
$895 57
Debit.
CASH, paid Sturtevant Bros., groceries, etc.,
$352 00
P. T. O'Brien, groceries, etc.,
32 00
L. G. Burnham & Co., fuel,
110 51
H. Wellington & Co., fuel,
57 81
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes,
26 25
Sundry persons, aid,
317 00
SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS.
Credit.
BALANCE, from 1877,
$1,037 75
CASH, received of Amos Haynes, pipe, etc.,
$57 15
Moses G. Steele, pipe, etc.,
5 00
Town of Everett, pipe, etc.,
417 25
Amounts carried forward,
$479 40
$1,037 75
$895 57
Debit.
74
Amounts brought forward, Nath'l Dennett, amount received for horse,
$479 40 $1,037 75
10 00
McLean Asylum, repairing pipe, 10 40
Union Railway Co., 66
9 00
3 00
Heirs John McKenna, 66 Woburn Water Works, materials furnished, John Flynn, materials furnished,
3 25
1 50
516 55
$1,554 30
Debit.
CASH, paid laborers,
$464 63
F. B. Austin & Co., iron,
165 46
Morris, Tasker & Co., pipe,
88 36
Pattee & Perkins, hydrants,
90 00
Osgood & Hart, castings,
65 28
Bagnall & Loud, logs,
60 00
S. May & Co., shears, etc.,
12 47
Boston Machine Co., screw,
2 50
Sewell, Day & Co .. rope,
4 00
City Engineer's assistants, labor on plan, J. C. Warren & Co., teaming,
70 10
7 88
BALANCE, to credit in account of 1879,
523 62
$1,554 30
STATE AID.
Credit.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS - STATE AID, amount paid in 1878, charged to the State, Debit.
$4,308.50
CASH, paid monthly pay rolls for aid,
$4,308 50
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID.
Credit,
CASH, received of the State Treasurer, amount paid in 1877, $4 223 50 BALANCE, Dec. 31, 1878, due from the State, Dec. 1, 1879, to debit in account of 1879, 4,308 50
$8,532 00
$1,030 68
75
Debit.
BALANCE, from 1877, $4,223 50
STATE AID, amount paid in 1878 as per account, 4,308 50
$8,532 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Credit.
TAXES, amount assessed for State Tax,
$15,440 00
Debit.
CASH, paid State tax,
$15,440 00
STREET LIGHTS.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$7,000 00
CASH, received of Committee on Street
Lights, amount received by them for twelve lamp-posts, 217 75
$7,217 75
Debit.
CASH, paid Cambridge Gas Light Com- pany, gas,
$2,053 60
labor on pipes, etc.,
74 03
Charlestown Gas Company, gas,
1,628 65
labor on pipes, etc.,
66 90
Hugh Blackwell, lighting,
1,991 55
labor on pipes, posts, etc.,
144 85
Globe Gas Light Company, light- ing,
467 00
for lamp posts, lanterns, etc.,
191 02
W. H. Blackwell, repairing lamps,
58 42
Nath'l Tufts, lamps, etc ,
39 75
H. M. Bird, lamp-posts,
25 00
A. M. Morton & Co., lamp-post cocks, 68 40
Walworth Manuf. Co., lamp-posts,
9 00
Hills, Turner & Co., glass,
22 86
D F. Flagg & Co., alcohol,
28 80
J. P. Williams, oils,
65
Amount carried forward, $6,870 48
76
Amount brought forward, $6,870 48
C. E. Folsom & Co., asphaltum, 3 37
Howe & Flint, repairing pipe, 1 00
Seward Dodge, iron work, 3 00
Bishop & Bro., ladders, 4 90
J. O. Hayden & Co., printing,
12 00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 323 00
$7,217 75
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amounts assessed,
$12,900 00
CASH, received for support of paupers : - Of State Treasurer,
$1,469 71
Of city of Boston,
989 17
66 Cambridge,
770 94
60
Chelsea,
42 00
66
Lawrence,
158 24
Lowell.
54 28
66 New Bedford,
44 81
66
Springfield,
125 84
66
Worcester,
20 47
Town of Abington,
194 57
66
Canton,
37 24
66 Dedham,
25 79
66
Dracut,
36 97
Medford,
25 90
66
Melrose,
115 77
66
Milford,
22 38
66
Milton,
36 70
66
Marblehead,
56 04
66
Natick,
77 03
66
Nantucket,
48 63
66
Oakham,
69 32
66
Sandwich,
19 35
66 Woburn,
170 05
Fire Department account, for wood,
24 40
Amounts carried forward, $4,635 60
$12,900 00
$6,894 75
77
Amounts brought forward, $4,365 60 $12,900 00
School Fuel account, for wood, 168 58
17 90
Miscellaneous account, for wood, Ansel Lewis, for old barrels,
12 08
Support of Soldiers and Sailors account for aid rendered, 108 00
4,942 16
$17.842 16
Debit.
CASH, paid Conants & Sanborn, for groceries,
$962 91
Belknap & Boynton, provisions, etc.,
1,722 14
T. N. Snow & Co., potatoes,
355 55
T. A. Shedd. crackers,
307 55
Hathaway & Woods, flour,
457 50
J. W. Roberts & Co., beans,
32 65
Sturtevant Bros., beef,
318 14
Cornish & Hall, beans,
9 97
P. Curtis, fish,
257 00
F. Snow & Co., fish,
9 00
Chas. O'Neil, soap,
127 20
Rand & Byam, soap,
18 75
B. F. Tyler, meal,
16 86
Hewey, Skillins & Co., meal,
13 28
L. G. Burnham & Co., fuel,
2,182 09
H. Wellington & Co.,
867 00
J. F. Brine,
66
6 70
J. H. Brine,
60
1 50
J. A. Porter & Co.,
13 79
John F. Ayer, wood,
444 51
P. Shannon, milk,
10 19
H. McAvoy, milk,
1 20
Geo. W. Ryan, milk,
2 48
Ann Scott, 6 6
74
J. Molloy. 66
10 75
Maurice Terry,
6 38
James Doherty,
6 37
M. R. Hobart, 66
11 20
Amount carried forward, $8,173 40
78
Amount brought forward, $8,173 40
Dyer Bros., boots and shoes, 11 00
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes, 1,287 10
J. M. Adams, boots and shoes, 2 75
J. H. Brooks, dry goods, 95 30
F. J. Spear & Co., dry goods,
16 25
Wm. Schuebeler, dry goods,
1 10
J. W. Brine, 66
66
5 20
J. J. Giles, meals furnished, etc., 29 08
H. Daley. meals furnished,
4 50
A. H. Allen, bedstead,
3 00
J. H. Hanley, moving furniture,
2 00
Henry McAvoy. moving furniture,
2 00
J. E. Parsons, tin ware, 2 45
H. W. Raymond, saws, baskets, etc., 35 77
C. Holmes & Son, stove, etc., 7 25
John McKenna, teaming wood, 138 40
John Monaghan, teaming wood, 45 60
J. C. Davidson, overseeing
tramps and delivering wood, 266 41
Leonard Arnold, filing saws, etc., 2 00
S. J. Wood, filing saws, etc., 2 50
Little, Brown & Co., General Statutes and supplement,
8 50
C. H. Crane, sponge,
65
City of Boston, water-rates,
6 00
Patrick Rafferty, undertaker's
services, 366 25
H. B Runey, undertaker's services, 204 50
M. G. Steele, expressing, 16 00
Thorpe's Express, expressing,
13 10
London's Express, expessing,
3 80
Babb & Stephens, printing,
65 75
A. L Haskell & Co., “
16 00
M. R. Warren, stationery,
10 63
Geo B. King, 1 75
Fitch & Robinson, building shed,
20 00
A. L. Sanborn, carriage hire, 3 00
S. L. Pratt.
2 00
Amount carried forward, $10,870 99
79
Amount brought forward,
$10,870 99
H. A. Pratt, carriage hire, 1 50
E. L. White, truss, 4 00
Horace Chapin, medical attend- ance, 20 00
J. B. Gould, medical attendance, 10 00
A. H. Carvill, 66 66
5 00
Ansel Lewis, Overseer of the Poor, as store-keeper,
300 00
care and transportation of pau- pers, 18 95
Nelson Howe, Overseer of the Poor,
300 00
Horace Chapin, Overseer of the Poor, 300 00
as secretary of the Board,
200 02
Carpenter Bros. orders,
10 25
Sturtevant Bros. 66
12 11
C. A. Small,
66
9 50
S. L. Fillebrown,
13 78
J. F. Cole & Co.,
20 28
W. A. Pierce,
6 56
Simon White, 66
2 25
Stevens & Bro. 66
1 55
L. W. White, 66
6 00
Parker & Reed, 66
2 00
P. T. O'Brien, 66
1 25
M. Finnegan, rent,
96 00
Marg't McCarty, rent,
72 50
J. Newhall,
66 00
B. Hagan, 66
72 00
A. J. Taylor, 66
20 60
Cath'e Plant, 66
38 00
Mary McLaughlin, rent,
48 00
P. A. Cunningham, 66
24 00
Maurice Terry, 24 00
Henry McAvoy,
18 07
Holbrook & Fox,
24 00
J. H. Murphy, 66
12 00
Amount carried forward, $12,931 16
300 00
80
Amount brought forward,
$12,931 16
Sally Bailey, rent, 24 00
John McHugh, 10 00
Hugh Gallagher, 66
20 00
Mary Nolan, 66
15 00
Marg't Cross,
6 00
M. Conlan, 66
25 00
Patrick Kennedy, 66
35 00
M. J. McCarron, 66
8 00
T. J. Cox, 66
30 00
E. F Grant, 66
20 00
P. Shea,
20 00
Patrick Clark, 66
19 00
Geo. O. Linton, 66
15 00
Jarius Mann, 66
15 00
Peter Scott, 66
11 25
Andrew Abbott,
30 00
City of Boston, support of paupers, 770 97
" Cambridge, " 66
133 16
" Taunton, 66
116 49
" Newton, 66 66
85 35
" Lynn. 66
66
62 50
" Lawrence, 66
66
38 00
Town of Holliston, " 66
156 00
" Canton, 66
105 74
" Hudson,
48 00
Boston City Hospital, support of paupers, 12 86
Massachusetts General Hospital, support of paupers, 88 00
State of Massachusetts, support of paupers, 384 75
State Hospital, Insane, support of paupers, 135 76
Northampton Hospital, Insane, support of paupers, 42 50
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, sup- port of paupers, 1,168 13
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, support of paupers, 185 14
Amount carried forward,
$16,772 76
81
Amount brought forward, $16,772 76
Vermont Asylum, support of pau- pers, 192 30
Old Camb. Baptist Church, board of paupers, 156 00
L. M. Hatch, board of paupers, 36 00
James Connolly, " 66 6 00
L. M. Dalton,
75 70
J. H. Hollis, 66
108 00
John McCarty,
66
66 86
W. L. Oliver,
66
36 00
Mary Sullivan, board of pauper,
17 86
Simon Stackpole, “
17 50
Lizzie Knowles, “
10 50
$17,495 48
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 346 68
$17,842 16
SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Credit.
CASH, received back sums paid parties not entitled, $24 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, amount paid in 1878, charged to the State, 2,440 00
$2,464 00
Debit.
CASH, paid sundry persons,
$2,464 00
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, - SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Credit.
BALANCE, to debit in account of 1879,
$2,440 00
Debit.
SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, amount paid in 1878, amount paid as per account, $2,440 00
6
82
TAXES.
Credit.
CASH, received taxes for 1875,
$300 08
1876,
48,838 25
1877,
109,606 24
1878,
278,763 30
REAL ESTATE LIENS, titles to the city for non-payment of taxes of 1876,
OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT, abatement
on taxes for 1873,
$384 00
1874,
330 00
1875,
472 08
1876,
3,708 39
1877,
2,283 31
1878,
4,000 60
$11,178 38
..
Returned,
232 74
11,411 12
BALANCE, to debit in account of 1879,
being uncollected taxes for 1875,
$269 30
1876,
194 56
1877,
53,776 57
1878,
126,733 20
180,973 63
$637,414 46
Debit.
BALANCE, from 1877,
$227,684 62
CASH, paid First Baptist Society,
amount recovered in suit,
232 74
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed for current expenses, 376,530 62
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, amount as- sessed for State tax, 15,440 00
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, amount as- sessed for county tax,
11,153 27
OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT, amount
added by the assessors, 6,373 21
$637,414 46
$437,507 87
$7,521 84
83
TEMPORARY LOANS.
Credit.
BALANCE, from 1877, $270,000 00
CASH, borrowed by authority of the city council, on city notes, and of the following named : -
June 29. - Stone & Downer, $210,000 00
June 29. - A. Sargent, trustee,
20,000 00
June 29. - A Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, 15,000 00
June 29. - Chas. Wilson,
5,000 00
Sept. 28. - Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., 80,000 00
Dec. 30. - Blake Bros. & Co., pay- able April 30, 1879, 170,000 00
Dec. 30. - A. Sargent, trustee, payable April 30, 1879, 20,000 00
Dec. 30. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, payable April 30, 1879, 15,000 00
535,000 00
$805,000 00
Debit.
CASH, paid the following named : - June 29. - A. Sargent, trustee, note dated Dec. 29, 1877, $20,000 00 June 29. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, note dated Dec. 29, 1877, 10,000 00
June 29. - Chas. Wilson, note dated Dec. 29, 1877,
5,000 00
July 2. - New England Trust Co., note favor Boston Five Cents Savings Bank dated Dec. 29, 1877, 235,000 00
Nov. 9. - Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note dated Sept. 28,
80,000 00
Dec. 28. - Amount borrowed of Stone & Downer, June 29, 210,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$560,000 00
84
Amount brought forward, $560,000 00
Dec. 30. - A. Sargent, trustee, note dated June 29, 20,000 00
Dec. 30. - A. Sargent and E. E. Adams, trustees, note dated June 29, 15,000 00
Dec. 28. - Chas. Wilson, note dated June 29. 5,000 00
$600,000 00
BALANCE, to credit in account of 1879,
205,000 00
$805,000 00
WATER MAINTENANCE.
Credit.
APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,
$13,750 00
CASH, received of city of Boston, re- turn on water rates : -
1877. 30 per cent on $1,995.22, $598 57
1878. 15 per cent on $20,000, 3,000 00
20 per cent on $10,000,
2,000 00
25 per cent on $10,000,
2,500 00
30 per cent on $10,000, 3,000 00
40 per cent on $1,215.81, 486 32
$11,584 89
John P. Squire, for pipe and repairing hydrant, 1,725 35
West Boston Savings Bank, dam- age to pipe, 3.00
John Peabody, for manure,
6 00
Fire Department account, labor on hydrants, 241 52
Miscellaneous (Watering Streets) account, for pipe and repairing stand pipes, 69 31
WATER SERVICES, balance transferred,
13,630 07
113 19
$27,493 26
85
Debit. CASH, paid interest coupons of Water Loan Bonds, Nos. 6 to 13, 16 to 35,
$235,000 at 6} per cent,
$15,275 00
$20,000 at 6 per cent,
1,200 00
$70,000 at 5₺ per cent,
3,850 00
$10,000 at 5 per cent,
500 00
20,825 00
Paid laborers,
2,382 58
S. May & Co., iron, etc.,
668 23
Chas. Holmes & Son, hardware, labor, etc., 34 42
H. Wellington & Co., cement, etc., 198 43
Boston Machine Co., gates, etc.,
124 90
Chadwick Lead Works, solder, tin, etc.,
12 27
Levi Hawkes & Co., fittings,
3 00
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing,
146 81
C. Maguire, horse-shoeing,
28 50
H. W. Raymond, hardware, etc.,
27 19
Morris, Tasker & Co., fittings,
6 30
Davis & Farnum, Manuf. Co. castings, 14 25
Osgood & Hart, castings, 6 33
Pattee & Perkins, hydrants,
120 00
Foster, Colburn & Co., duck, etc.,
12 50
J. H. Brooks; duck,
9 83
Williams, Page & Co., cotton waste,
1 00
G. H. Mason & Co., lantern,
2 25
Sewell, Day & Co., rope,
7 40
A. Seaman & Co., grindstone,
10 00
J. C. Storey & Co., oil and tar,
14 04
Francis Sargent & Co., in ex- change of wagons, 50 00
W. A. Ward & Co., in exchange of wagons, 100 00
Hudson & Gage, painting wagon,
25 00
J. B. & R. M. Lilley, repairing wagon umbrella,
1 00
Amount carried forward,
$24,831 23
86
Amount brought forward,
$24,831 23 Franck Shute & Co., forge, files,
etc., 53 30
John Cleary, lumber,
51 98
Holt & Bugbee, lumber,
1 64
E. D. Sawyer & Co., lumber,
29 38
Boston Belting Co., rings, etc.,
6 18
G. H. Cowdin, acids, etc.,
3 15
J. Leland, wheelwright work,
33 20
H. W. Learned, repairing wagon,
4 40
J. A. Porter & Co., coal,
2 95
J. Peck & Sons, salt, 3 75
2 50
Union Glass Co., lantern,
2 42
J. Breck & Sons, spoons,
1 25
Eaton & Dana, files,
2 87
L. H. Brown, use of horse and wagon, 35 00
M. Pepper, sand,
22 50
Mrs. James Hanley, damage from water, 15 00
London's Express, expressing, 2 50
Thorpe's Express, expressing,
3 03
Mt. Hope Iron Co., nails,
4 60
J. F. Cole & Co., oil,
25
S. J. Wood, filing saw,
25
L. G. Burnham & Co., straw and cement, 4 16
J. H. Brine, hay, straw, etc., 21 74
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising and printing, 25 75
Alfred Hale & Co., boots,
8 00
Philip Eberle, boots,
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