Report of the city of Somerville 1880, Part 4

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 282


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915 00


S. C. Rollins, 66


803 75


F. W. Slade, 66


915 00


P. W. Skinner, 66


915 00


A. L. Staples, 66


915 00


S. H. Whitcomb, 66


915 00


J. B. Young,


915 00


B.


F. Sheridan,


patrolman


(special),


120 00


Wm. H. Denton, patrolman (special), 2 00


M. C. Parkhurst, lock-up keeper, 200 00


A. L. Sanborn, board of horse, 208 62


S. Dodge, horseshoeing, 18 50


Sturtevant Bros., crackers, cheese, etc., 39 94


J. Bartley, crackers, cheese, etc., 14 84


J J. Giles, washing, etc.,


12 CO


Guild & Delano, repairing badge,


75


C. M. Blake, newspapers,


18 75


Geo. H. Cowdin, floor wax, etc.,


8 56


Sullivan & Co., plumbing,


2 75


H. A. Pratt, carriage hire, 2 00


L. H. Brown,


41 50


Hewey, Skillins & Co., team-


ing, 1 00


A. M. Prescott, teaming, 6 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing,


5 25


Amounts carried forward,


$23,291 21 $23,900 40


03


Amounts brought forward, $23,291 21 $23,900 40


Haskell Bros., advertising 15 00


Luke Mullen, labor, 1 00


S. D. Carter, meals furnished, 25 50


Bent & Bush, wreaths, 4 00


H. D. & W. S. Durgin, ice,


42 00


Scovill Manuf. Co., buttons,


11 25


Sam'l A. Fowler, harness work,


2 00


N. L. Pennock,


13 25


W. F. Smith, analysis,


10 00


J. W. Brine, bedding and washing,


26 77


S. R. Dow, transportation, 5 90


J. H. McGarr,


3 90


C. C. Cavanagh, amount paid for printing, etc., 6 96


C. C. Folsom, expenses commit- ting prisoners, etc., 11 15


Chas. Williams, Jr., constructing telephone, rental, etc., 162 00


Telephone Despatch Co., commu- nications, 21 54


A. H. Carvill, medical attendance, 2 00


E. L. White,


66


5 00


W. A. Bell, 66 6 00


W. W. Dow, 66 66


16 00


$23,682 43


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to


credit of account, 217 97


$23,900 40


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, CASH, received of -


Post 139, G. A. R., rent of hall to


Oct. 1, 100 00


$2,300 00


Amounts carried forward, $100 00


$2,360 00


61


Amounts brought forward, $100 00 $2,300 00


Committee on Public Property, amount received by them for use of hall, 60 48


D. J. Flynn, use of hall, 5 00


T. D. Locke, 60


26 00


Frank H. Fay, 66


18 00


Oasis Lodge,


66


12 00


M. S. Rowe,


66


21 00


Co-operative Savings Fund and


Loan Association, use of hall, 5 00


247 48


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 25


$2,547 73


Debit.


CASH, paid J. J. Giles, janitor,


$137 72


W. D. Hayden, 66


583 33


Oil for carburetta,


160 95


Boston Gas Improvement Co., carburetta, 400 01


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas,


346 10


H. Wellington & Co., fuel,


315 60


City of Boston, water rates,


68 00


W. Schuebeler, towels, etc.,


2 95


Sturtevant Bros., soap, sawdust,


etc.,


9 42


H. W. Raymond, hardware, dusters, etc.,


26 84


Howe & Flint, ash barrels, hard- ware, etc.,


102 20


Geo. H. Cowdin, sponge and med- icine,


6 88


Flynn Bros., cleaning carpets,


23 32


Amounts carried forward, $2,183 32


$2,547 73


65


Amounts brought forward, $2,183 32 $2,547 73


O. H. Webber, carpet sweeper, 3 00


Murphy, Leavens & Co., brushes, 1 25


S. J. Wood, fitting keys, 1 00


W. C. Crane, premium of insur- ance, 20 00


J. J. & M. F. Fenelon, wax, 2 50


J. Bartley, alcohol, 2 73


Underhill Bros., repairing lawn mower, 1 50


W. J. London, expressing,


50


Highways account, stone, gravel, etc., 54 80


A. M. Sibley, mason work, 2 75


E. Cahill, whitening, 35 00


Edward Earley, slating,


10 90


L. Arnold, carpenter work,


41 25


C. A. Legallee, plumbing,


7 73


J. Q. Twombly, painting and glaz- ing, 179 50


$2,547 73


PROPERTY AND DEBT BALANCE.


Credit.


RENEWAL OF FUNDED DEBT, amount of debt paid in 1880,


$154,500 00


BALANCE to debit in account of 1881,


463,600 00


$618,100 00


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879, $463,600 00


APPROPRIATIONS,


154,500 00


$618,100 00


66


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Credit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$38 64


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


1,500 00


CASH, received of -


The county treasurer, return on dog licenses for 1879,


$934 23


The librarian, for fines,


231 92


Catalogues,


46 74


1,212 89


$2,751 58


Debit.


CASH, paid Lockwood, Brooks & Co., books, etc.,


$508 01


Estes & Lauriat, books, etc.,


209 76


Little, Brown & Co., books,


6 00


F. P. Robinson, 6 6


4 00


D. R. Bowker, Library Journal,


5 00


Ira Bradley, binding books,


11 40


W. J. Wilson, “ 66


3 60


Babb & Stephens, printing,


202 75


J. O. Hayden & Co., "


5 40


F. M. Tribou, repairing stamp, 2 00


J. M. Jacobs, lithogram,


3 75


Fairbanks, Brown & Co., press,


7 60


W. J. London, expressing,


20 35


Bancroft's Express, "


40


Harriet A. Adams, librarian,


700 00


Lizzie Stevens, assistant librarian,


350 00


Georgette Colman, "


121 32


L. A. Manning, 66 66


24 31


Ernest Merritt, 66


66


34 55


E. Maynard, 66


66


22 75


F. L. Maynard, 66


66


9 36


$2,252 31


BALANCE, to credit in account of 1881, 499 22


$2,751 53


C


67


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Credit.


BALANCE, to debit in account of 1881,


$1,121,400 00


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$1,121,400 00


PUBLIC PARK.


Credit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$31,611 11


Debit.


CASH, paid C. H. Montague, Jr., ste-


nographer in betterment cases, $92 10


J. E. Eldredge, transporting jury, 14 00


Edward J. Jenkins, taking depo- sitions,


17 20


Wilde & Teele, and John Perry, services in suit, 38 00


Jairus Mann, amount paid wit- nesses,


54 40


C. H. W. Wood, expert,


56 00


Hermann Grundel, 66


25 00


Henry A. May, 66


25 00


Cooper & Kelso, 66


25 00


J. F. C. Hyde, 66


25 00


C. W. Sawyer, 66


20 00


Quincy A. Vinal,


10 00


S. F. Rugg, 66


10 00


$411 70


SCHOOL-HOUSE ON HIGHLAND AVENUE,


transferred,


10,000 00


HIGHWAYS, transferred,


1,500 00


MISCELLANEOUS, "


4,000 00


PUBLIC PARK BETTERMENT ASSESS-


MENTS, abated, 14,175 23


BALANCE, to credit in account of 1881, 1,524 18


$31,611 11


68


PUBLIC PARK BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS.


Credit.


. CASH, received of sundry persons, as- sessments, $13,318 77


PUBLIC PARK, abatements,


14,175 23


BALANCE, to debit in account of 1881, 1,573 84


$29,067 84


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$29,067 84


PUBLIC PARK MAINTENANCE.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$1,200 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of ac- count, 392 97


$1,592 97


Debit.


CASH, paid M. W. Murphy, labor, etc.,


$804 89


T. Murphy, Jr., labor,


49 50


Dennis McCarty, 66


24 00


Dennis Foley, 66


167 25


M. Delurey,


11 75


John Quinlan, 66


9 75


James Mooney, 66


3 00


Highways account, "


17 00


Timothy Murphy, plants,


47 00


Martin Gill, use of horse, 41 14


Geo. W. Prichard, loam and sods,


228 25


T. F. Crimmings, loam and gravel,


125 00


J. A. Durell, hardware, etc.,


15 48


Underhill Bros., sharpening tools,


2 30


J. Breck & Sons, repairing lawn mower, and seeds,


30 14


Chelmsford Foundry Co., repair- ing fence, 10 00


Amounts carried forward, $1,586 45


$1,592 97


69


Amounts brought forward,! Fred Belanger, repairing cart, 1 80


$1,586 45


$1,592 97


J. C. Dyer, glazing, E. R. Perham, expressing,


2 12


2 60


$1,592 97


REAL ESTATE LIENS.


Credit.


CASH, received of sundry persons for tax titles released,


$6,315 92


INTEREST, deducted,


27 84


MISCELLANEOUS, costs deducted,


22 03


BALANCE, to debit in account of 1881,


13,714 99


$20,080 78


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879, $18,822 21


TAXES, titles deeded to the city for non-


payment of taxes, 965 20


INTEREST, on titles deeded to the city,


144 22


MISCELLANEOUS, costs on titles deeded to the city, 149 15


$20,080 78


RENEWAL OF FUNDED DEBT.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount authorized by loans, $154,500 00


Debit.


PROPERTY AND DEBT BALANCE, amount of the


funded debt paid in 1880, $154,500 00


SALARIES.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $16,450 00


MISCELLANEOUS, transferred, 300 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 211 00


Amount carried forward, $16,961 00


70


Amount brought forward, $16,961 00


Debit.


CASH, paid George A. Bruce, Mayor,


$900 00


Chas. E. Gilman, city clerk,


2,100 00


Aaron Sargent, city treasurer, 3,000 00


Treasurer of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, 200 00


George A. Kimball, city engineer,


1,900 00


S. C. Darling, city solicitor,


1,800 00


J. F. Couch, city physician,


700 00


D. Frazar, city auditor,


350 00


D. Frazar, clerk of Common Council, 200 00


Geo. I. Vincent, clerk to assessors and committees, 1,100 00


Jairus Mann, city messenger,


1,300 00


Thomas Cunningham, assessor,


500 00


F. G. Williams, 66


500 00


S. H. Libby, 500 00 65


B. F. Thompson, assistant assessor,


200 00


George Smith, 66 66


200 00


R. A. Melvin, 66


66


200 00


S. H. Holland, 66 66


200 00


Engineer's assistants,


961 00


Albert Caswell, inspector of build- ings, 150 00


SCHOOL CONTINGENT.


$16.961 00


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


CASH, received ---


Of sundry persons, school books furnished by the School Com- mittee, 1 05


$8,000 00


Amounts carried forward, $1 05


$8,000 00


71


Amounts brought forward, Of the Superintendent of Schools and others, for tuition of non- resident pupils, 44 00


$1 05 $8,000 00


45 05


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 1,103 45


$9,148 50


Debit.


CASH, paid Joshua H. Davis, salary as


Superintendent of Schools,


$1,800 00


For postage stamps, etc., s Janitors,


6 25


3,268 26


E. A. Smith, salary as truant officer, 375 00


Taking school census,


60 00


Travelling expenses, 3 80


Robert Thompson, truant officer,


12 50


C. C. Folsom, 66 66


12 50


Travelling expenses,


6 00


J. M. Coburn, truant officer,


12 50


Rent and fuel,


202 82


Charlestown Gas Company, gas,


109 25


Cambridge Gas Light Company, gas,


142 86


Geo. B. King, books and printing,


311 32


J. L. Hammett, stationery, etc.,


41 87


Knight, Adams & Co., stationery, etc., 687 96


A. A. Perry, books,


8 93


E. G. Dodge, "


76 47


Ginn & Heath, "


18 77


Cowperthwaite & Co., books,


4 32


Boston School Supply Co., books,


232 90


A. C. Stockin, books,


90 00


Amounts carried forward, $7,484 28


$9,148 50


72


Amounts brought forward,


$7,484 28


$9,148 50


J. C. Howard,


books,


24 38


Mrs. E. S. Daniels,


45 39


Nichols & Hall,


4 75


S. F. Nichols & Co., 66


188 10


D. Lothrop & Co.,


66


117 00


Little, Brown & Co.,


66


16 00


John H. Ailman,


66


3 00


J. W. Ripley, binding


8 00


J. W. C. Gilman, “ 66


5 75


D. B. Brooks & Co., ink,


5 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing, 128 00


N. S. Dearborn, diplomas, 45 50


C. A. French, filling certificates, 21 15


A. G. Whitcomb, desks,


95 75


Geo. L. Baxter, ribbon, etc.,


5 17


G. A. Southworth, "


3 00


J. S. Hayes,


8 95


Expenses of teachers' convention,


5 05


City of Boston, water rates,


462 79


City of Cambridge, "


24 00


Smith, Doolittle & Smith, chemi- cals, 18 06


C. H. Crane, chemicals,


75


G. H. Brown, tuning pianos, 10 00


E. S. Bailey, cleaning clocks, 11 00


G. W. Bartlett, “ .6


1 50


L. W. Manning, laying carpet,


1 50


O. Nowell, adjusting bell,


50


Union Glass Co., globes,


88


Austin & Fellows, brushes,


12 50


Murphy, Leavens & Co., brushes, 67 96


O. F. Howe, brooms, 9 75


P. Lynam & Sons, mats,


75 88


Geo. S. Adams, pails,


60


Amounts carried forward, $8,911 89


$9,148 50


73


Amounts brought forward, $8,911 89 $9,148 50


J. A. Swasey, blackboards, 20 28


W. L. Snow, pipe, etc., 17 04


C. Holmes & Son, stove work, sponges, etc., 21 56


C. A. Lacount, hardware, etc., 2 38


Ladies' Relief Corps, use of piano, 3 00


Support of Poor account, wood,


44 97


H. A. Pratt, carriage hire, 10 00


J. P. Williams & Co., drinking cups, etc., 12 75


S. J. Wood, keys,


1 50


J. F. Brosnahan, mason work,


2 50


John H. Stevens, carpenter work,


13 30


Rand & Byam, soap, 14 50


G. H. Hills, soap, etc., 1 52


J. C. Davidson, soap, etc.,


2 44


D. H. Rinn, 66


5 90


Margaret Harkness, cleaning,


1 52


Wm. R. Cann, labor, etc.,


18 55


L. L. Wilder, 66


5 00


Barker & Tibbetts, expressing,


20 10


Thorpe's Express, 66


8 00


Stilphen & Co.,


6 20


E. R. Perham, 66


2 25


Bancroft's Express, 66


1 00


Geo. T. Day,


66


35


$9,148 50


SCHOOL FUEL.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $3,200 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 49 19


Amount carried forward,


$3,249 19


$3,249 19


Amount brought forward,


Debit.


CASH, paid H. Wellington & Co., fuel, $3,178 04


Support of Poor account, wood, 17 30


G. M. Winslow & Co., fuel, 9 00


Seward Dodge, amount paid for sawing wood, 6 20


F. G. Williams, overseeing weigh- ing coal,


25 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising, Haskell Bros.,


8 40


5 25


$3,249 19


SCHOOL-HOUSE REPAIRS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$5,800 00


CASH, received of the Committee on


Public Property, amount re- ceived for use of High School Hall, $60 52


Catholic Society, use of Forster Hall, 260 00


H. M. Smith, use of Forster Hall, 40 00


Unity Council, " 60


9 00


J. B. Anthoine, use of High School Hall, 110 00


J. B. Hardy, use of High School Hall, 145 00


Thomas Miller, use of High School Hall, 120 00


C. A. Cushman, use of High School Hall, 5 00


Universalist Society, use of High School Hall, 10 00


E. L. Hood, use of High School Hall,


15 00


Amounts curried forward,


$774 52


$5,800 00


·


75


Amounts brought forward, $774 52 $5,800 00


Paul Revere Lodge, use of High School Hall, 5 00


Somerville Band, use of High School Hall, 10 00


F. V. Wooster, use of High School Hall,


9 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account,


756 50


$7,355 02


Debit.


CASH, paid J. D. Hills, carpenter work,


$48 17


Geo. W. Trefren,


66


289 94


Elijah Walker,


66 66


464 83


R. A. Melvin,


66


66


10 13


L. Arnold,


66


66


152 63


A. M. Graves,


66


66


148 52


N. C. Barker,


66


66


88 05


R. A. Stevens,


66


66


8 03


G. T. Burnham,


66


66


38 55


Wm. Holden,


66


66


166 50


Ira F. Burnham,


66


34 24


C. P. Allen,


66


66


75


D. A. Sanborn,


66


21 44


Albert Caswell,


66


66


20 72


A. A. Gladwell,


66


66


58 27


Maurice Terry, mason work,


200 59


Daniel Brooks, 66


481 76


A. M. Sibley, 66


66


61 55


Edward Earley, slating,


129 74


Adin Davis, repairing roof,


71 30


Ramsey Clark, painting,


239 44


J. Q. Twombly, 66


148 02


J. H. Hollis, 66


12 00


Amounts carried forward,


$2,895 17


$7,355 02


$798 52


76


Amounts brought forward,


$2,895 17 $7,355 02


W. S. Walker, painting,


292 55


J. C. Dyer,


423 02


E. W. Carlton, whitening,


229 00


F. A. Titus, gas fixtures,


6 10


Sullivan & Co., plumbing and gas fitting, 52 73


C. A. Legallee, plumbing, 74 59


Stultz & Mansur, water closet,


8 98


R. H. Drake, repairing pipe, 2 00


J. W. Gregg, urinal, 37 72


Sewers account, making drain, etc., 135 23


Sidewalk Assessment account,


assessment on Bonner Avenue, 120 25


Highways account, labor and filling material, 31 70


J. W. Legallee, paper hangings,


2 74


A. A. Sanborn, repairing heating apparatus, 100 44


Boston Belting Co., hose,


21 60


C. W. Lerned & Co., disinfect- ants, 20 00


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing,


3 50


Henry McElwin, blackboards,


123 30


J. A. Merrifield, stove work,


43 25


W. L. Snow,


27 23


J. A. Durell,


41 96


Chas. Holmes & Son, 66 66


79 35


Howe & Flint, 66 66


365 16


H. W. Raymond, hardware,


26 69


E. S. Bailey, repairing clocks,


12 50


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas,


200 35


Timothy Murphy, trees,


177 00


O. Nowell, adjusting bells,


5 00


Amounts carried forward, $5,559 11


$7,355 02


77


Amounts brought forward, $5,559 11 $7,355 02


B. F. Sheridan, painting fence, etc., 12 00


Flynn Bros., paper hangings, etc., 36 28


A. G. Paul, repairs,


2 65


J. Leland, 66


5 00


S. J. Wood, keys, etc.,


1 25


A. G. Whitcomb, desks,


123 53


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing, 8 10


J. M. Clark, repairing settees, 19 46


D. H. Rinn, repairing furniture, 6 00


J. E. Parsons, repairing hose, etc.,


14 29


A. W. Berry, labor on blackboard,


1 50


Haskell Bros., advertising,


3 50


T. F. Crimmings, loam, 30 25


C. A. Mongan, manure, 41 30


6 00


Water Services account, pipe,


108 01


Bishop & Bros., steps,


5 00


J. Young, care of lawn, etc.,


33 50


A. A. Perry, chloride of lime,


45


J. E. Bond, carpet,


12 04


L. H. Brown, carriage hire,


8 00


A. M. Prescott, expressing,


8 00


Bancroft's Express, "


25


W. C. Crane, premiums of insur- ance,


176 80


Clark Bennett, premiums of insur-


ance, 60 00


Daniel Swan, rent,


250 00


E. W. Cobb, “


242 50


Chas. Robinson, Jr., rent,


200 00


Mrs. Albert Bryant, «


150 00


Wm. H. Denton, care of trees,


24 00


Russell & Fitch, removing night- soil, 149 00


1


Amounts carried forward, $7,297 77


$7.355 02


Abigail O'Brien, "


78


Amounts brought forward, $7,297 77 $7,355 02


Robert Thompson, labor,


24 00


E. O'Brien,


75


W. H. Whitcomb, 66


7 50


J. M. Coburn, 66


10 25


J. C. Davidson, 66


9 75


James Barry,


66


5 00


$7,355 02


SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $63,000 00


Debit.


CASH, paid salaries, $60,715 71


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to


creditof account, 2,284 29


$63,000 00


SCHOOL-HOUSE ON HIGHLAND AVENUE.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $4,186 80


PUBLIC PARK, transferred, 10,000 00


$14,186 80


Debit.


CASH, paid A. P. Damon, for land, $4,186 80


S. D. Kelly, on account as archi- tect, 300 00


Journal Newspaper Co., advertis- ing, 11 38


" Daily Advertiser," advertising, 7 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., 66


4 25


Haskell Bros., 66


2 50


L. P. Soule, on account of mason work, 2,470 00


Water Services account, service pipe, 38 15


$7,020 08


BALANCE, to credit in account of 1881,


7,166 72


$14,186 80


79


SEWERS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$7,500 00


CASH, received of School-House Repairs account, pipe, etc., $135 23 Jerry McCarthy, pipe, 10 56


145 79


SEWER ASSESSMENTS, assessments levied,


10,009 50


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 3,578 29


$21,233 58


Debit.


CASH, paid laborers,


$2,159 95


Fiske & Coleman, pipe, etc.,


1,783 74


M. Day & Co., 66


2 40


Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe, etc., 41 58


D. W. Lewis, pipe, etc., 135 74


Howe & Flint, drain pipe,


3 74


H. Wellington & Co., cement,


69 00


R. Falvey,


2 60


Osgood & Hart, castings,


258 37


Walworth Manuf'g Co., tubes, traps, etc., 61 75


D. P. Green & Co., grates, 59 97


A. Parker, catch-basins,


224 00


Geo. W. Wyatt, brick,


147 25


Bay State Brick Co., brick,


101 60


Plymouth Five Cents Savings


Bank, damage from construction of sewer, 50 00


H. M. Sawyer, oil clothing,


3 59


Jeremiah McCarty, stone,


7 50


H. W. Raymond, hardware, etc.,


18 01


Amounts carried forward, $5,130 79


$21,233 58


80


Amounts brought forward,


$5,130 79 $21,233 58


L. Schorle, pails,


7 50


Howe & Flint, repairing hose,


2 96


S. Dodge, blacksmithing,


9 04


Waldo Bros., trap,


3 30


Bishop & Bro., ladder,


3 00


D. A. Sanborn, mortar-bed,


3 00


L. Greeley, oak centres, etc.,


8 16


Buff & Berger, half cost of transit,


124 00


Robert Burlen, binding books, etc., 24 00


J. Bartley, oil, etc.,


1 82


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising, 54 10


Haskell Bros.,


10 00


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery,


9 00


J. A. Cummings, printing,


2 00


C. A. Mongan, teaming and labor,


22 50


W. H. Denton, labor,


50


Bancroft's Express, expressing,


1 35


Buffum & Hill, compensation for land taken, 92 00


City of Boston, water,


25 00


Geo. I. Vincent, clerk to Com- mittee on Sewers,


200 00


Maurice Terry, constructing sewer


in Skehan Street, 139 35


In Highland Avenue, 288 74


In Cameron Avenue, 218 30


Richard Falvey, constructing sewer


in Greenville Street,


396 30


In Fountain and Palmer Ave- nues, 1,985 68


Dennis O'Connell, constructing


sewer in Washington and Tufts Streets, 1,104 88


Amounts carried forward, $9,867 27


$21,233 58


81


Amounts brought forward, $9,867 27 $21,233 58


In Claremon and Holland Streets, 335 17


In Hathon Street, 214 16


In Bradley and Veazie Streets, 701 89


In Holland Street and Broad- way, 180 70


C. A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Summer Street, 1,315 85


Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Willow Place, 107 16


John and Jeremiah McCarty, con- structing sewer in Pearl Street, 6,601 14


H. H. Pike and E. F. Brigham, con- structing sewer in Kent Street and Garden Court,


1,240 24


Maurice Buttimer, services as inspector, 133 50


Wm. A. Muzzey, services as


inspector, 52 50


Richard Falvey, services as in- spector, 84 00


Engineer's assistants, services as inspector,


219 00


$21,052 58


SUNDRY PERSONS, sums due and un- paid, 181 00


$21,233 58


SEWER ASSESSMENTS.


Credit.


CASH, received of sundry persons, assessments,


$13,180 94


BALANCE, to debit in account of 1881,


8,081 50


$21,262 44


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$11,252 94


SEWERS, assessments levied,


10,009 50


$21,262 44


6


1


82


SEWERS (BEACON AND ELM STREETS SEWER).


Credit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$6,413 52


CASH, received of H. C. Rand, for permission to enter sewer, 229 40


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of ac- count, 15,779 10


$22,422 02


Debit.


CASH, paid Albert Swan, assignee of


Wm. Sullivan, balance for con- structing sewer, by judgment of court,


$22,390 27


Geo. Phippen, Jr., attendance at court, 30 00


Jairus Mann, amount paid witness fee, 1 75


$22,422 02


SIDEWALKS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $2,500 00


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS, assessments levied,


1,298 85


$3,798 85


Debit.


CASH, paid laborers,


$302 68


John Turner & Co., edgestones,


1,862 99


O. S. Foster, brick,


322 45


Highways account, gravel,


226 40


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising,


22 20


Haskell Bros., 66


10 00


S. W. Fuller, lumber,


9 33


W. M. Hadley, cement,


1 40


Amounts carried forward, $2,757 45


$3,798 85


83


Amounts brought forward, $2,757 45 $3,798 85


Cook, Rymes & Co., hammers, 3 50


3 00


H. W. Raymond, level, C. Holmes & Son, lantern globes, etc., Sturtevant Bros., oil,


1 50


15


$2,765 60


HIGHWAYS, transferred,


1,033 25


$3,798 85


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.


Credit.


CASH, received of sundry persons, assessments,


$2,670 97


BALANCE, to debit in account of 1881,


667 55


$3,338 52


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879,


$2,039 67


SIDEWALKS, assessments levied,


1,298 85


$3,338 52


SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$45,525 00


Debit.


CASH, paid Commissioners of the Sinking Funds,


$45,525 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$1,000 00


Debit.


CASH, paid Sturtevant Bros., groceries, etc.,


$269 00


H. Wellington & Co., fuel,


97 31


Philip Eberle, boots and shoes,


1 50


Amounts carried forward, $367 81


$1,000 00


84


Amounts brought forward,


$367 81


$1,000 00


H. W. Burgess, orders,


6 00


I. W. Black, 66


3 00


J. C. Ellis, 66


3 00


Sundry persons, aid,


173 00


$552 81


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to credit of account, 447 19


$1,000 00


STATE AID.


Credit.


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID, amount paid in 1881, charged to the State,


$4,422 50


Debit.


CASH, paid monthly pay-rolls for aid,


$4.422 50


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. Credit.


TAXES, amount assessed for State Tax, $23,160 00


Debit.


CASH, paid State Tax,


$23,160 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


Credit. CASH, received of the State Treasurer, amount paid in 1879, $302 50


BALANCE, Dec. 31, 1880, due from the State, Dec. 1, 1881, to debit in account of 1881, 1.147 00


$1,449 50


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879, $302 50


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, one half amount paid in 1880, as per account, 1,147 00


$1,449 50


85


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID. Credit.


CASH, received of the State Treasurer, $4,425 25


BALANCE, Dec. 31, 1880, due from the State, Dec. 1, 1881, to debit in account of 1881, 4,300 25


$8,725 50


Debit.


BALANCE, from 1879, $4,303 00


STATE AID, amount paid in 1880, as per


account, 4,422 50


$8,725 50


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


Credit.


CASH, received of the State Treasurer, amount paid in 1879,


$625 00


BALANCE from 1879,


$625 00


STREET LIGHTS.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed,


$7,500 00


CASH, received of J. J. Underhill, amount received


by him for 11 lamp-posts,


210 00


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account,


265 70


$7,975 70


Debit.


CASH, paid Cambridge Gas Light Com-


pany, gas,


$2,138 49


Labor on pipes, etc.,


56 30


Charlestown Gas Company, gas,


1,625 23


Labor on pipes, etc.,


213 69


Hugh Blackwell, lighting,


2,514 75


Labor on pipes, posts, etc.,


70 00


Amounts carried forward,


$6,618 36


$7,975 70


Debit.


86


Amounts brought forward, $6,618 36 $7,975 70


Globe Gas Light Company, lighting, 850 20


For lamp-posts, lanterns, etc., 248 95


A. H. Weld & Son, alcohol,


32 20


Hills, Turner & Co., glass,


22 51


S. Dodge, repairing lantern,


2 50


W. H. Blackwell, repairing lamps,


111 75


E. B. Morgan, painting lamps, 60 90


C. H. Ramsdell, ladders, 17 83


10 00


J. P. Williams, oil,


40


$7,975 70


SUNDRY PERSONS,


Credit.


BALANCE, from 1879, $1,243 86


SEWERS, sums approved in favor of sundry persons, and unpaid,


181 00


INTEREST, coupons due and unpaid,


440 00


$1,864 86


Debit.


CASH, paid sundry persons, sums to


their credit, Dec. 31, 1879, $1,233 76


BALANCE, to credit in account of 1881,


631 10


$1,864 86


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Credit.


APPROPRIATIONS, amount assessed, $13,000 00


CASH, received for support of paupers : - Of city of Boston,


$891 41


Cambridge,


141 53


66


Chelsea,


65 85


66


Lawrence,


203 80


66 Lowell,


90 55


Amounts carried forward, $1,393 14


$13,000 00


A. L. Haskell, printing,


87


Amounts brought forward, Town of Abington,


217 90


Bridgewater,


50 55


6 Canton,


4 25


Melrose,


27 55


66 Nantucket,


35 45


66


Natick,


40 95


66 Oakham,


21 65


66 Provincetown,


6 70


66 Woburn,


75 70


State of Massachusetts,


380 72


Abigail O'Brien, board of son in hospital, 43 65


Wm. Daly, board of mother,


22 75


Estate of Ellen Crimmings, board in hospital, 33 00


Fire Department account, wood, 12 45


Miscellaneous account, 66


33 95


School Contingent account,


44 97


School Fuel account,


66


17 30


2,462 63


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY, balance to debit of account, 1,241 56


$16,704 19


Debit.


CASH, paid Belknap & Boynton, provis-


ions, $1,147 97


Conant, Sanborn & Webber,


groceries, 840 76


Roberts, Cochrane & Co., gro- ceries, 771 03


T. N. Snow, potatoes,


261 30


T. A. Shedd, crackers,


268 14


P. Curtis, fish,


244 00


Hewey, Skillins & Co., meal,


40 80


Amounts carried forward, $3,574 00


$16,704 19


$1,393 14


$13,000 00


83


Amounts brought forward,


$3,574 00


$16,704 19


Sturtevant Bros., beef,




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