Report of the city of Somerville 1884, Part 5

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 364


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300 00


66 amount paid by him for refreshments, City Hall, 23 75


66 for expenses steamer " Em- pire State " . 59 40


S. D. Carter, refreshments


30 00


M. A. Mann, washing .


.


20 50


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


50 00


City of Boston, water-rates .


52 75


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one-


fourth of amount received for liquor- licenses . 3 00


Charles B. Stevens, recording 20 25


Clerk of Court, fees . 36 30


Charles H. Davis, constable fees . 9 00


A. A. Perry, travelling expenses of committee on public property . ·


6 60


F. O. Reed, costs in Park betterment suits 938 90


Charles A. Small, pound-keeper . 25 00


Noah Harding, sealer of weights and measures


100 00


T. G. Poland, ringing bells .


3 00


E. P. Taylor, 66 3 00


F. P. Ham, 66


3 00


E. B. West,


3 00


A. M. Sibley,


3 00


Richard Greely, oil, fuel, etc.


4 00


Henry Shaw, posting . 12 65


J. A. McLane, posting 21 50


George Cullis, affidavit of posting


68 50


Amounts carried forward . .$3,729 91


$5,876 97


84


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . $3,729 91 $5,876 97


George Cullis, return of births


J. L. Hildrith,


126 25 75


J. B. Gould, 66. 2 50


J. F. Couch,


66


66


21 00


R. L. Lane,


66


3 75


William A. Bell, 66 66


4 00


E. A. Sanborn, 66 66 66 3 00


J. W. Coveney, return of deaths :


7 25


E. H. Marsh, 66 66


17 75


C. H. Lockhart 66 66 66


17 50


W. A. Flaherty, 66 66


25 75


P. H. Rafferty & Co., return of deaths, 19 75


Horace B. Runey, 66 66 66 37 50


J. F. Cummings, doorkeeper for as- sessors 11 00


S. H. Libby, services as auctioneer 50 00


J. M. Coburn, care of ward-room 27 50


R. F. Thompson, care of ward-room 5 00


L. A. Burns, 66 66


3 00


T. G. Dean,


4 00


· Ward officers, 66 66 251 00


Charles E. Gilman, stamps, etc. . 8 49


66 66 salary as registrar


of voters . 200 00


J. Frank Wellington, salary as registrar of voters 200 00


J. R. Conant, salary as registrar of voters 200 00


John Viall, 66 66 66 200 00


George A. Pratt, clerical services 36 00


H. L. Furber, 66 68 84 .


M. E. Herron, 66


4 08


. . C. I. Hale, 66 66 64 17 .


C. B. Howard, 66


5 83


J. E. Whitaker & Co., poultry for Thanksgiving distribution 15 54


N. H. Reed, poultry for Thanksgiving distribution 57 00


Amounts carried forward . · .$5,428 11


$5,876 97


.


.


.


·


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 85


Amounts brought forward . .$5,428 11 $5,876 97


Sturtevant Brothers, poultry for Thanks- giving distribution . 75 81


C. L. Stevens, poultry for Thanksgiving distribution 13 57


T. Green & Co., poultry for Thanks- giving distribution . 2 50


Allen's Shawmut Band, services Memo- rial Day . 85 00


S. H. O. Hadley, music 15 00


L. H. Brown, hacks and barges 52 00 .


Joseph Young, flowers 42 05


M. D. Jones, 66


15 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing 8 00


Walter Winward, flags 3 00


Woman's Relief Corps, refreshments 74 40


Janitor Flint-street Church, services 5 00


A. E. Mann, labor at City Hall 16 80


$5,836 24


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account . 40 73


$5,876 97


NEW LADDER ATTACHMENT FOR FIRE-APPARA- TUS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $600 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid G. M. Bowditch, combination hose-carriage, $600 00


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1883


$2,302 45


Taxes, amount added to the amount of taxes assessed, as fractional divisions, for convenience in the apportionment to be applied to abatement on taxes


Cash, received of sundry persons' taxes 6 00


8,528 26


Amount carried forward . .


$10,836 71


86


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $10.836 71


DEBIT.


Taxes, for abatements on taxes . . $4,791 34


Balance to credit in account, 1885 . 6,045 37


$10,836 71


OVERPLUS ON TAX-SALES.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1883


$102 13


DEBIT.


Balance to credit in account, 1885


$102 13


PROPERTY AND DEBT BALANCE.


CREDIT.


Renewals of funded debt . .


$473,500 00


Public property, acquired during the year 1884 . 36,154 14


Balance to debit in account, 1885


384,809 04


$894,463 18


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883


$412,400 00


Appropriations, amount assessed


473,500 00


Public property, land taken from Fors- ter Schoolhouse for extension of Evergreen Avenue ·


2,077 76


Lincoln Schoolhouse, destroyed by fire . 6,485 42


$894,463 18


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


CREDIT.


Property and debt balance, Lincoln Schoolhouse, de- stroyed by fire $6,485 42


Forster Schoolhouse, land taken for extension of Evergreen Avenue . 2,077 76


Balance to debit in account, 1885


1,200,190 96


Amount carried forward . .


. $1,208,754 14


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 87


Amount brought forward . . $1,208,754 14


DEBIT. Property and debt balance, property acquired during the year . $36,154 14


Balance from 1883


1,172,600 00 $1,208,754 14


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1883


$88 45


Appropriations, amount assessed .


1,500 00


Cash, received of county treasurer, return on


dog-licenses, 1883


. $1,307 75


Librarian, fines .


214 86


catalogues


34 24


1,556 85


$3,145 30


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Lockwood, Brooks, & Co., books, $255 28


Estes & Lauriat,


66 999 77


Cupples, Upham, & Co.,


3 75


W. J. Bartlett & Co.,


12 41


D. L. Gurnsey,


66


14 00


F. Leypoldt,


66


4 00


E. H. Rogers,


1 85


Little, Brown, & Co.,


66


6 00


D. C. Colesworthy,


66


50


I. W. Trask,


1 00


George J. Varney,


66


3 50


Ira Bradley & Co., binding books


86 88


Rockwell & Churchill, printing


.


169 56


Babb & Stephens,


191 75


J. O. Hayden & Co., 66


3 50


Oliver Ditson, musical publication


1 00


C. M. Blake, newspapers


12 00


W. J. London, expressing .


34 00


Amounts carried forward . · .$1,800 75


$3,145 30


88


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . .$1,800 75 $3,145 30 Dexter F. Bennett, premium of insur- ance 18 75


W. C. Crane, premium of insurance ·


18 75


H. A. Adams, librarian 700 00


Lizzie Stevens, librarian's assistant .


340 50


Georgette Colman, “ 66


. 169 95


Ida Fillebrown, 66 66


16 10


Lottie Hopkins, librarian's assistant -


13 80


Lucia Manning, 66 66


9 36


W. E. Crooker, 66 66


.


15 24


Herbert Foster, 66 66


7 30


Fred. Smith, 66 66


5 80


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stamps


4 00


$3,120 30


Balance to credit in account, 1885


25 00


$3,145 30


PUBLIC-LIBRARY BUILDING.


CREDIT.


Excess and deficiency, transferred $15,000 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid William L. Clark & Co., on account


of contract for mason-work . $8,342 39


Fred C. Fuller, on account of contract for mason-work 2,984 38


George R. Clark & Co., stained glass 55 50


Howe & Flint, copper box . 1 50


George F. Loring, services as architect,


671 95


Dexter F. Bennett, premium of insur- ance 75 00


Isaac B. Kendall, premium of insurance, 80 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing .


1 50


Water-service assessments account, ser- vice-pipe 80 32


Central-hill improvement account, grad- ing 616 77


$12,909 31


Balance to credit in account, 1885


. 2,090 69


$15,000 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 89


POLICE.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$22,500 00


Cash, received of Herbert A. Chapin, clerk of the court, for officers' fees, fines, etc. 2,098 75


DEBIT.


Cash, paid M. C. Parkhurst, chief . $1,500 00


R. R. Perry, captain . . 1,200 00


Samuel R. Dow, sergeant


. 1,000 00


C. C. Folsom, 66 . 1,000 00


Edward McGarr, 66


943 34 ·


George W. Bean, patrolman 910 00


Samuel A. Brown,


915 00


George A. Bodge,


915 00


C. C. Cavanagh, 915 00


George H. Carlton, 66


915 00


E. M. Carter,


915 00


Eugene A. Carter,


687 50


I. S. Campbell,


227 50


Albert Fiske, 66


572 50


John E. Fuller,


915 00


Edward F. Fales, 66


308 25


John Hafford, 912 50


John F. Johnson, 66


687 50


M. H. Kinsley,


915 00


Dennis Kelley, 66


910 00


Ivan Laighton, 66


915 00


Herbert H. Miller, 66


677 50


J. W. Oliver, 66


915 00


S. C. Rollins,


66


227 50


Frederick W. Slade,


66


227 50


A. L. Staples,


915 00


P. W. Skinner, 66


912 50


George L. Smith, 66


915 00


William Armstrong,


66


(special) .


4 00


Anson H. Eaton, 66


254 00


Walter Gragg,


66


66


6 00


$24,598 75


Amounts carried forward . · $23,233 09


$24,598 75


90


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $23,233 09


$24,598 75


Richard McCue, patrolman (special) . 2 00


Daniel H. Rinn, 66 66 132 00


Peter J. Savage,


66 4 00


M. C. Parkhurst, lockup-keeper . 100 00 1


66 paid by him for de- tective service 300 00


C. C. Folsom, car-fares, etc.


42 24


P. W. Skinner,


65


E. A. Carter, 66


80


R. Keefe, photographing prisoners 2 00


H. A. Winship, weapons 9 00


Scoville Manufacturing Company, but-


tons 13 50


Henry Guild & Son, badge


3 50


Pollard & Alford, wreaths, . 11 50


James G. Davis & Co., wreath


6 00


Ward & Co., resonantor


2 00


New-England Telephone and Telegraph


Company, rentals, etc. 40 50 ·


Cook, Rymes, & Co., grapples 27 80


Union-square Carriage Company, re- pairing wagon .. 22 90


Owen L. Roberts, use of boat


2 00


H. W. Raymond, hardware .


12 42


Seward Dodge, horseshoeing


5 85


Ganong & Buxton,


2 00


A. L. Sanborn, horsekeeping


3 00


P. H. Wellcome, carriage-hire Charles W. Daley, 66


9 00


H. M. Weld & Co., 66


2 00


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


30 00


L. H. Brown, carriage-hire . 41 50


A. M. Prescott, teaming 8 00


Joseph J. Giles, bookcase, etc.


45 50


Little, Brown, & Co., law-books .


103 76


M. R. Warren, stationery


2 25


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery .


4 50


Amounts carried forward . · $24,489 22


$24,598 75


263 96


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


91


Amounts brought forward . $23,489 22


$24,598 75


G. M. Hopkins, atlas . 12 00


C. H. Dimond, directory 2 00


A. L. Haskell & Co., printing


1 60


C. M. Blake, newspapers


15 00


Sturtevant Brothers, cheese, etc. .


6 38


Mansur & Whiting, crackers


3 18


Sarah Keith, washing . ·


27 78


William A. Bell, professional services


6 00


Emory L. White, 66


4 00


A. H. Carvell, 66


66


5 00


$24,572 16


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account


. 26 59


$24,598 75


POLICE-STATION INCIDENTALS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$1,800 00


Cash, received of Somerville Co-operative Bank, use of hall $36 00


Somerville Police Association, use of hall


15 00


Somerville Charity Club, 6 72 00 .


Somerville High-school Association, use of hall


5 00


J. B. Galvin, use of hall


21 00


Mrs. L. W. Chandler, use of hall


51 00


Frank Adams,


7 00


T. M. Brady, 66


10 00


N. K. Bishop, 66 66


12 00


Thomas Miller,


66


132 00


Ancient Order of Hibernians, use of hall


24 00


Unitarian Society,


66


15 00


Unity Club,


66


15 00


Golden Star Social Club,


66


20 00


Philo May Griffin Concert Co., " 66 66


10 00


First Universalist Society,


.


65 00


.


.


Amounts carried forward . $510 00


$1,800 00


92


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $510 00 $1,800 00


Prospect Council No. 11, A. L. of H., use of hall


12 50


Washington Council, use of hall .


20 00


W. C. Kingsley Post 139, G. A. R., use of hall


62 00


Charles L. Fitzhenry, use of hall


7 00


Graduating Class Morse School, use of hall,


3 00


Bell


66


3 00


St. Joseph's Parish, 66 66 66


26 00


St. Joseph's T. A. Society 66 66 66 26 00 .


669 50


$2,469 50


DEBIT.


Cash, paid William D. Hayden, janitor · $750 00


Oil for carburetter, etc.


112 00


Cambridge Gas-light Company, gas ·


314 10


Horatio Wellington & Co., fuel .


319 90


W. M. Hadley, fuel


88 65


L. Arnold, carpenter-work


3 85


L. C. Seavey, slating .


13 23


J. B. Phillips, mason-work


21 75


C. Sullivan, plumbing .


1 00


James F. Davlin, plumbing .


7 31


Howe & Flint, stove-work .


5 07


D. P. Bucknam, whitewashing J. J. Giles, mats .


17 40


Union Glass Company, globes


3 00


H. W. Raymond, feather dusters, etc. . 42 29


Walworth Manufacturing Co., gasoline . 100 50


George H. Cowdin, paraffine 12 45


A. A. Sanborn, repairing heating-appa- ratus 20 16


Sturtevant Brothers, soap, matches, etc. 10 35


W. Schuebeler, dry goods .


2 90


Thorpe's Express, expressing


4 50


J. H. Clough, plans


20 00


Walburgh & Woehrn, frescoing


85 00


Amounts carried forward . · . $1,976 41


$2,469 50


21 00


93


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . . $1,976 41


I. B. Kendall, premium of insurance 75 00


$2,469 50 W. C. Crane 95 00


City of Boston, water-rates . 20 79


$2,167 20


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account .


302 30


$2,469 50


PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $3,000 00


Cash, received of E. L. Orcutt, advertising hearing .


$3 60


J. C. Russell, advertising hearing . 3 60


7 20


Interest, transferred 600 00 .


$3,607 20


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery . $1,005 25


W. A. Greenough & Co., directories 15 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing, etc. . 1,448 40 Cashman, Keating, & Co., printing an- nual reports 723 15


Heliotype Printing Co., maps 50 00


J. H. Bufford's Sons, printing bonds 175 00


" Journal " Newspaper Co., advertising, 23 40


Somerville "Truth," 7 25


Lizzie J. Pierce, clerical services . 13 00


Lillian Wyeth, 66 66 13 50


$3,473 95


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account


133 25


-


$3,607 20


REAL-ESTATE LIENS.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons for tax-titles released . $4,025 08


Balance to debit in account, 1885 73 58


Amount carried forward .


$4,098 66


94


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $4,098 66


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883 . $3,729 86


Taxes, titles deeded to the city for non-pay- ment of taxes . 254 54


Interest, titles deeded to the city for non- payment of taxes 27 91


Miscellaneous, titles deeded to the city for


non-payment of taxes 86 35


$4,098 66


RENEWAL OF FUNDED DEBT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount authorized by loans . $473,500 00


DEBIT.


Property and debt balance, amount of funded debt


paid in 1884 .


.


$473,500 00 -


SINKING-FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $45,525 00 ·


DEBIT.


Cash, paid commissioners of the sinking-funds


·


$45,525 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed for State tax .


$26,300 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid State treasurer, State tax


$26,300 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - STATE AID.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of State treasurer . .


.


$3,807 50


Balance, Dec. 31, 1884, due from State, Dec. 1, 1885, to debit in account, 1885 3,574 00


Amount carried forward . $7,381 50


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 95


Amount brought forward . $7,381 50


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883


. $3,654 50


State aid, amount paid in 1884, as per ac-


count


. 3,727 00 $7,381 50


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. - INDIGENT SOL- DIERS AND SAILORS.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of State treasurer . $430 50


Balance, Dec. 31, 1884, due from State, Dec. 1, 1885, to debit in account, 1885 472 00


$902 50


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883 £ · $418 50


Indigent soldiers and sailors, one-half of


amount paid in 1884, as per account, 484 00


$902 50


STATE AID. CREDIT.


State of Massachusetts, State aid, amount paid in 1884 charged to State $3,739 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid monthly pay-rolls for aid


$3,739 00


SUNDRY PERSONS.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1883 $485 10


Highways, amount approved in favor of


sundry persons, and unpaid . $2,101 12


Sewers, amount approved in favor of sundry persons, and unpaid 80 72


Interest, coupons due and unpaid


375 00


2,556 84


Amount carried forward


$3,041 94


96


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $3,041 94


DEBIT.


Cash, paid sundry persons amounts to their credit


. $1,568 00


Balance to credit in account, 1885 . 1,473 94


$3,041 94


SALARIES.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$18,900 00


Interest, transferred . 128 55


$19,028 55


DEBIT.


Cash, paid John A. Cummings, mayor . $1,000 00


Charles E. Gilman, city clerk


. 2,100 00


John F. Cole, city treasurer and col- lector of taxes . 3,100 00


George A. Kimball, city engineer


. 2,000 00


Samuel C. Darling, city solicitor . . 1,000 00


T. M. Durell, city physician


850 00


Douglas Frazar, city auditor


350 00


Douglas Frazar, clerk of common coun- cil .


200 00


George I. Vincent, clerk of assessors and committees 1,700 00


William P. Mitchell, assistant clerk of committees . 1,000 00


Jairus Mann, city messenger


1,400 00


Aaron Sargent, treasurer of commis- sioners of sinking-funds .


200 00


David A. Sanborn, inspector of build- ings 55 00


Elijah Walker, inspector of buildings 145 00


Stillman H. Libby, assessor . 500 00


George W. Hadley, 500 00


Benjamin F. Thompson, assessor . 500 00


John C. Tenney, assistant assessor · 200 00


Amounts carried forward . $16,800 00


$19,028 55


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


97


Amounts brought forward . $16,800 00


Adoniram J. Taylor, assistant assessor . 200 00


Reuben A. Melvin, 66 200 00


Samuel T. Richards, 66 66 200 00 .


Engineers' assistants


· 1,628 55


$19,028 55


$19,028 55


STREET-LIGHTS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$7,500 00


Cash, received of M. A. Burbank et al., lamp-post $20 00


E. H. Capen et al., lamp-post 260 00


Richard Dowd et al.,


20 00


J. C. Earl et al., 66 60 00


Alexander Foster et al., lamp-post 60 00 .


James Harney et al., 66


80 00


John Manning et al., 66


60 00


George A. Munroe et al., 66


20 00


Charles H. North et al., 66


20 00


Charles J. Simpson et al., 66


20 00


C. L. Stearns et al.,


66


20 00


Charles-river Street-railway Company,


damage to lamp-post


26 06


666 06


$8,166 06


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Cambridge Gas-light Company,


gas . . $2,079 09


Cambridge Gas-light Company, labor on pipes, etc. .


38 86


Charlestown Gas Company, gas . .


1,791 02


Charlestown Gas Company, labor on pipes, etc. 48 10


Maverick Oil Company, naphtha . 207 50


A. H. Weld & Son, alcohol . 16 70


Christopher Burke, lighting and care of lamps


. 1,966 41


Amounts carried forward .


. $6,147 68


$8,166 06


.


98


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . .$6,147 68 $8,166 06


Christopher Burke, setting posts . 18 75


R. T. Blackwell, lighting and care of lamps 278 46


W. L. Snow, repairing lamps 11 40


Howe & Flint, “


8 25


Nathaniel Tufts, lamps, frames, etc.


421 20


Wadsworth, Howland, & Co., diamond,


5 50


Hills, Turner, & Co., glass .


25 82


R. Sherburne,


10 80


William B. Berry & Co., lamp-posts, etc.


166 75


C. T. Benson, cutting-board, etc.


2 25


Ramsey Clark, painting


63 00


Daniel W. McDermott, painting .


63 60


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising .


3 60


William J. London, expressing


57 75


Weeks & Co.,


1 00


Water maintenance account, repairing fountain . 2 45


$7,288 26


Sewers, transferred


400 00


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account .


477 80


$8,166 06


SIDEWALKS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$3,000 00


Sidewalk assessments, assessments levied 1,441 47


$4,441 47


DEBIT.


Cash, paid laborers


$140 98


John Turner & Co., edge-stones, etc. . 2,468 22


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 84 00


Highways account, labor and materials, 212 93


Sewers account, catch-basin curbs


19 41


Amounts carried forward . . $2,925 54


$4,441 47


99


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . .$2,925 54 $4,441 47 Highways, transferred ·


. 1,400 00 Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account


115 93


$4,441 47


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons, assess-


ments


. $3,664 58


Balance to debit in account, 1885


917 27


$4,581 85


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883 .


. $3,140 38


Sidewalks, assessments levied


. 1,441 47


$4,581 85


SEWERS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$10,000 00


School-fuel, transferred


300 00


Street-lights, 66


400 00


Cash received of Maurice Terry, puddling, $8 37


Putterill & Killion, puddling


1 50


Maurice Buttimer, puddling, etc.


3 00


Patrick Terry, cleaning sewer


1 87


James C. Stevens, fee for entering Russell- street sewer


55 32


Trustees Massachusetts General Hospital,


fourth annual payment for permission to enter Fitchburg-street sewer Highways account, catch-basin curbs .


5 73


Sidewalks account, 66


19 41


Water maintenance account, repairing sewer, 59 72


Health-Department, drawing water 3 00


Schoolhouse incidentals account, laying drains


156 29


Sewer assessments, assessments levied


364 21 14,441 55


Amount carried forward . ·


$25,505 76


50 00


100


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . $25,505 76


DEBIT.


Cash, paid laborers . $3,519 10


George D. Goodrich & Co., drain-pipe, 2,590 65


Howe & Flint, 746 57


Charles Holmes & Son, 66 538 71


Portland Stone-ware Corporation, drain-


pipe


320 41


Marcellas Day, drain-pipe 1 00


Osgood & Hart, castings 12 00


W. O. Barbour & Co., castings


2 86


Cook, Rymes, & Co., steel bar 5 00


J. Leland, cesspool cover 3 20


Boston Belting Company, hose


4 47


Hall Rubber Company, rubber boots 9 75


A. S. Jackson, repairing hose 11 30


H. W. Raymond, hardware . 4 25


19 00


A. Parker, catch-basin stones H. Gore & Co., paving-stones


101 10


D. Roby & Co., cement


20 10


Edward Fitzgerald, sand


2 00


Sanborn & Hatch, bricks


19 00


Heirs of L. Schorle, pails


8 00


Charles Bartley, oil, etc.


1 16


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing


7 06


Leander Greeley, carpenter-work


68


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising, etc. . 92 90


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery . 9 00


City of Boston, water .


25 00


City of Cambridge, five-ninths of ex- pense of cleaning outlet of Bridge- street sewer .


1,714 70


Susan M. Cutter, land taken for Cutter- avenue and Graves-street sewer 137 80


John J. Dorey, constructing sewer in Jaques and Bond Streets . 950 00


John J. Dorey, constructing sewer in Murdock Street · Amounts carried forward . · $11,516 71


639 94


$25,505 76


101


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . $11,516 71 $25,505 76


Richard Falvey, constructing sewer in


Poplar and Linwood Streets . 1,850 00


Richard Falvey, drain-pipe . 1 36 ·


Paul Kelley, constructing sewer in


Highland Avenue . ·


268 57


Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Pinckney Street . 250 00


Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Durham Street 225 00


Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Clyde Street 600 00


Charles A. Mongan, constructing catch- basins, etc. 401 05


Dennis O'Connell, constructing sewer in Oakland Avenue and School Street . 490 17 Dennis O'Connell, constructing sewer in Pleasant Avenue . 276 43


Putterill & Killion, constructing sewer in Cutter Street 188 89


Putterill & Killion, constructing sewer in Partridge Avenue 200 00


Maurice Terry, constructing sewer in


Porter Street and Brastow Avenue . 1,191 22 Maurice Terry, constructing sewer in Medford Street 1,500 00 . Maurice Terry, constructing sewer in Beach Street . 383 22


Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Highland Avenue and School Street, 214 60 Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Cutter Avenue and Graves Street . 450 00 Patrick Terry, constructing sewer in Morrison and Cedar Streets . 5,186 18 . Maurice Buttimer, use of pump . 1 50


Water-service account, labor and pipe . 61 33


Sundry persons, John J. Dorey, balance due for constructing sewer in Jaques and Bond Streets . 80 72


Amounts carried forward . · $25,336 95


$25,505 76


102


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $25,336 95 $25,505 76 Maurice Terry, sewer, Medford Street . 9 00


$25,345 95


Sewer assessments, abated . 3 29


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


account . 156 52


$25,505 76


SEWER ASSESSMENTS.


CREDIT. .


Cash, received of sundry persons, assess-


ments ·


$10,275 55


Sewers, abatements on assessments


3 29


Balance to debit in account, 1885


. 10,109 35


$20,388 19


DEBIT.


Balance from 1883


. 5,946 64


Sewers, assessments levied .


. 14,441 55


$20,388 19


SUPPORT OF POOR.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$15,000 00


Cash, received for support of paupers, - Of city of Boston


$182 01


Chelsea


22 85


Lawrence


15 05


66 Malden


4 90


66 Worcester


88 50


Of town of Arlington


31 45


Brookline


27 95


Concord


14 45


66 Canton


4 00


66 Marblehead


14 00


66


Manchester


86 00


66 Milton


34 05


66


Medford


13 75


66 Natick


22 85


.


Amounts carried forward . . $561 81


$15,000 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


103


Amounts brought forward . $561 81


$15,000 00


Of town of Somerset


10 40


Sandwich


25 85


Woburn .


12 15


66 Waltham


10 45


State of Massachusetts, support of State


paupers .


179 61


State of Massachusetts, temporary relief, 66


70 00


Henry Coffin, support of pauper .


86 42


Samuel W. Dow, “ " 66


146 69


Estate of Ansel Lewis, empty barrels


9 41


Chester Williams, return on rent-bill 3 00


Highways account, services of T. Garvin,


92 25


1,505 07


Interest, transferred .


757 69


$17,262 76


DEBIT.


Cash, amounts paid for support of paupers ; viz. : -


Asylum for the Chronic Insane . $314 92


Commonwealth of Massachusetts 582 84


Danvers Lunatic Hospital . .


1,566 60


Massachusetts General Hospital .


82 00


Massachusetts School for the Feeble- minded . 139 76


Northampton Lunatic Hospital 71 08


State Hospital for the Insane 424 64 .


Taunton Lunatic Hospital .


181 86


Worcester Lunatic Hospital


871 27


Charles J. Adams, House of Correction, 42 71


City of Boston .


871 30


Cambridge


460 26


66 Chelsea . .


60 70


66 Lowell .


770 52


66 Lawrence


96 00


66 Newburyport .


136 79


66 Taunton 17 15


.


Amounts carried forward . .$6,690 40


$17,262 76


burials .


297 03


104


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . .$6,690 40


$17,262 76


Town of Andover


72 00


Barnstable


24 00


Braintree


53 40


66


Holliston


96 00


66 Lexington


220 00


Medford


48 00


66 Melrose


81 00


66 Peabody


190 50


Jesse Abbott, board of paupers


204 00


H. Blackwell,


66 66


214 00


Louisa Beers,


66


16 00


Herman Bucknam, board of paupers


21 79


Susan Donnell, 66 66 66


6 00


Thomas Garvin,


66


156 88


William Holbrook, 66 66 66


60 00


S. H. M. Heard,


66


74 10


John Kelley, 66 66 66


156 88


William Littlefield, board of paupers


180 53


Michael H. Manning, “ 66 66


21 79


Hannah B. Mayo,


66 66 66


127 21


John McClinnon,


19 43


Mary E. Nowlin, 66 66


130 68


Ellen Neagle, 66 66 66


213 10


Ellen O'Donnell,


66 66


43 72


Daniel Shea,


21 14


Martin Toye,


66


104 58


David Arthur, rent


13 60


J. H. Bickford, “


60 00


Edward Clifford, rent .


.


22 00


T. F. Crimmins,


8 00


Thomas Charmer, "


12 00


E. H. Elliot, ·




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