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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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