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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward · $19,264 17 $21,000 00
Engineer's assistants 66 survey of city . 300 00
.
1,351 95
$20,916 12
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account .
83 88
$21,000 00
STREET-LIGHTS.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed $7,500 00
Water loan interest, transferred 1,500 00
$9,000 00
Cash, received of Harrison Aldrich et al.,
lamp-post . $20 00
F. M. Sparrow et al., lamp-post ·
40 00
Isaac R. Hadwen et al., ·
20 00
John McCarthy et al., 66
20 00
F. A. Tilden et al., 66
20 00
John Manning, 66
20 00
Wilbur S. Clark,
66
20 00
J. W. Roberts et al., 66
20 00
N. L. Stebbins “ 66
20 00
Haydn Sargent " 66
20 00
H. D. Osgood, 66
·
20 00
H. G. Ashton et al., 66
20 00
Samuel C. Darling et al., 66
.
20 00
L. W. Jones et al., 66
20 00
F. E. Bowers, 66
20 00
Charles B. Wood, damage to lamp-
post . ·
·
16 78
John Cleary, damage to lamp-post 1 48
338 26
DEBIT.
Cash, paid Cambridge Gas-light Com-
pany, gas
. $2,980 26
Amounts carried forward
. $2,980 26
$9,338 26
.
.
.
$9,338 26
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 89
Amounts brought forward . $2,980 26 $9,338 26
Cambridge Gas-light Company, pip-
164 28 ing, etc.
Charlestown Gas Company, gas
.
2,520 86
piping. etc. 52 88
Christopher Burke, lighting and care of lamps 2,171 66
Maverick Oil Company, naphtha 145 70
A. F. Carpenter, 66 1 50
Holmes & Adams, gasoline 161 93
A. H. Weld & Son, alcohol 18 40
William B. Berry & Co., lamps, posts, etc. 254 20
Nathaniel Tufts, lamps, etc.
305 62
Cook, Rymes, & Co., iron-work .
56 75
Joseph Breck & Sons, torches .
75
F. E. Garland,
18 00
Hills, Turner, & Co., glass
69 08
R. Sherburn, 66
2 50
Lambert Brothers, diamond
4 50
Bishop & Brother, ladders
16 00
J. Jones & Co., oil, etc. .
1 25
J. A. Durell, repairing lamps
129 85
W. L. Snow,
6 30
David W. Crocker, repairing lamps .
2 00
F. Dooris,
50
Evereth E. Onley, 66 60
50
Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery 4 50
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 5 40
W. J. London, expressing
12 50
S. T. Robinson, teaming .
1 00
A. M. Prescott, 66 1 50
Steele & Webster,
38
$9,110 55
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account 227 71
$9,338 26
90
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SIDEWALKS.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed $3,000 00
Sidewalk assessments, assessments levied 2,099 93
$5,099 93
DEBIT.
Cash, paid laborers .
$665 13
J. P. Downey, edge-stones . 2,715 38
John Thresher & Co., bricks
357 50
" Somerville Chronicle," advertising . 4 00
J. O. Hayden & Co.,
36 00
Highways account, labor and mate- rials
398 78
Sewers account, catch-basin curbs 23 61
$4,200 40
Central-hill improvement, transferred
600 00
$4,800 40
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit
of account . 299 53
$5,099 93
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
CREDIT.
Cash, received of sundry persons, assessments $1,558 13
Balance to debit in account, 1886 1,459 07
$3,017 20
DEBIT.
Balance from 1884 .
.
$917 27
Sidewalks, assessments levied . 2,099 93
$3,017 20
SEWERS.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed $8,500 00
Cash, received of Michael B. Dewire, fee for entering Line-street sewer $70 00
Amounts carried forward · $70 00
$8,500 00
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91
Amounts brought forward $70 00 $8,500 00
Ann M. Sweetser, fee for entering Elm-street sewer . 60 00
David L. McGregor, fee for entering Otis-street sewer . 50 00
Trustees of Massachusetts General Hospital, fifth annual payment for permission to enter Fitchburg-street sewer
50 00
Health-department account, labor 7 63
Sidewalks account, catch-basin curbs, 23 61
Miscellaneous account, labor 10 69
Maurice Buttimer, puddling
1 50
273 43
Sewer assessments, assessments levied
7,521 34
$16,294 77
DEBIT.
Cash, paid laborers . $3.064 66
George D. Goodrich & Co., drain-pipe,
804 23
Portland Stoneware Co.,
284 88
Howe & Flint, 66
463 01
D. W. Lewis,
4 56
W. O. Barbour & Co., castings
50 00
Osgood & Hart, .6
87 35
A. Parker, catch-basin stones .
253 00
Sanborn & Hatch, bricks
105 00
Thomas Casey, 73 50
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing . 7 88
Cook, Rymes, & Co., blacksmithing, 1 25
E. Fitzgerald, sand .
2 00
John Fisher, buckets
7 50
D. Roby & Co., cement 44 80
H. Wellington & Co., cement . 55 35
Worthley, Downes, & Co., rubber boots 11 00
B. F. Johnson, brush .
6 00
A. S. Jackson, repairing hose, etc. 52 07
Charles Bartley, oil, etc. . 1 45
Amounts carried forward . $5,379 49
$16,294 77
92
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $5,379 49
$16,294 77
S. W. Raymond, rope, etc. 8 08
A. L. Sanborn, carriage-hire 4 50
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 104 40
Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery
19 25
City of Boston, water
25 00
City of Cambridge, five-ninths of
expense of cleaning outlet of
Bridge-street sewer .
1,335 16
Maurice Buttimer, constructing sewer in Berkeley and Cambria Streets . 1,854 58 Maurice Buttimer, constructing sewer
in Greenville and Boston Streets . 370 00
Maurice Buttimer, constructing sewer in Beach Street 42 58
Maurice Buttimer, repairing sewer .
3 00
Richard Falvey, balance for construct- ing sewer in Poplar and Linwood Streets
192 16
Richard Falvey, constructing sewer in Everett Avenue 255 58
Richard Falvey, balance for construct- ing sewer in Shawmut and Alston Streets
99 33
Charles A. Mongan, balance for con- structing sewer in Clyde Street 336 12
Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Concord Avenue and Dimick Street 567 04
Charles A. Mongan, balance for con- structing sewer in Pinckney Street, 31 12 Charles A. Mongan, balance for con- structing sewer in Durham Street, 16 19 Charles A. Mongan, constructing catch-basins . 33 50
Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Hawkins Court and Church Street . 650 00
Amounts carried forward $11,327 08
$16,294 77
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 93
Amounts brought forward $11,327 08 $16,294 77
Charles A. Mongan, constructing sewer in Tennyson Street 430 00
Puttrill & Killion, constructing sewer in Willow Avenue, Highland Ave- nue, and Cherry Street . · 2,400 00
Puttrill & Killion, balance for con- structing sewer in Partridge Ave- nue 32 86
Patrick Terry, balance for construct- ing sewer in Cutter Avenue and Graves Street 45 50
Patrick Terry, balance for construct- ing sewer in Morrison and Cedar Streets 576 01
Maurice Terry, balance for construct- ing sewer in Medford Street . 152 04
John J. Dorey, balance for construct- ing sewer in Murdock Street 71 10
Sewer assessments, account abated . 88 00
$15,122 59
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 1,172 18
$16,294 77
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
CREDIT.
Cash, received of sundry persons, assessments $11,958 28
Balance to debit in account, 1886 5,672 41
$17,630 69
DEBIT.
Balance from 1884
$10,109 35
Sewers, assessments levied .
.
7,521 34
$17,630 69
1
94
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SUPPORT OF POOR.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed
$14,000 00
Interest, transferred
1,000 00
Cash, received for support of paupers :
Of city of Boston
394 48
66 Chelsea . 21 90
66
Lowell .
18 35
66 Malden .
63 70
66
Newburyport
.
18 45 .
66
Carlisle .
49 95
66 Hingham
4 45
66
Manchester
27 95
Medford
52 85
Natick .
4 35
66
Sandwich
10 20
66
Warren . .
10 85
66 Winchester ·
34 85
State of Massachusetts, support of
State paupers
259 90
State of Massachusetts, burials 60 00
Henry Coffin, support of pauper 97 14
Samuel W. Dow, “ 66
127 06
Dorcas Eldridge, " . 66 66
6 90
William Kreugle, "
43 64
George F. Richardson, support pauper ·
13 00
George W. Washburn, empty barrels,
7 62
Sundry persons, money not called for,
31 80
Highways account, services of T. Garvin
22 50
1,498 79
Amount carried forward .
$16,498 79
.
.
23 35
66
Salem
Of town of Arlington
.
58 75
34 80
Brookline .
·
of
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
95
Amount brought forward . $16,498 79
DEBIT.
Cash, amounts paid for support of paupers ; viz. : -
Asylum for Chronic Insane
$187 58
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
528 03
Danvers Lunatic Hospital
.
1,466 43
Massachusetts General Hospital
119 00
Massachusetts School for the Feeble- minded 8 36
State Hospital for the Insane
467 30
Taunton Lunatic Hospital
179 61
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
892 06
Charles J. Adams, House of Correc- tion
25 14
City of Boston
695 26
Chelsea
23 75
Lowell .
783 33
Lawrence
96 00
66 Newburyport
130 00
Taunton
13 22
Fall River
12 45
66
Holliston
88 00
60
Leicester
63 00
66 Medford
48 00
60 Melrose
65 13
66 Peabody
140 81
Mary Ash, rent
96 00
James Burke, rent .
12 00
Mary A. Blackwell, rent .
48 00
James Bickford,
60 00
M. Costello,
36 00
T. F. Crimmings,
66
48 00
Ellen Driscoll,
12 00
Edward Foster,
32 00
Amounts carried forward
· . $7,437 42
$16,498 79
Cambridge
820 96
Town of Andover
72 00
Barnstable .
47 00
Lexington .
121 00
96
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward
. $7,437 42
$16,498 79
Michael Green, rent
30 00
Ann Gallagher,
25 00
Hannah Gallagher, rent .
72 00
Sarah Gill,
102 00
Ann Grady,
66 00
Joseph J. Giles,
66
32 00
Sarah J. Hill,
66
9 71
John Hayes,
6 00
W. M. Hadley,
66
35 00
John I. Louden,
66
60 00
Ann Lyman,
66
48 00
Hebron Libby,
66 .
20 00
S. H. Libby,
66
48 00
James McLaughlin,
69 00
Jeremiah McCarty,
66
60 00
Patrick McCrossen,
66
24 00
M. J. McCarron,
66
48 00
M. McNamara,
66
24 00
John Maloy,
66
28 00
Ann Nolan,
8 00
Charles O'Neil,
72 00
George K. Osgood,
79 00
M. B. Pitman,
66
36 00
Augustus Russ,
24 00
Zylpha Shaw,
66
11 00
Thomas Skehan, 66
4 00
Eugenia Sampson,
30 00
Olive J. Thomas,
66
63 00
Frank A. Titus,
36 00
Mrs. Jesse Abbott, board of paupers,
154 00
Mary A. Blackwell, 66
66
288 64
Louisa Beers,
96 00
Ellen C. Blake,
66
66
8 00
S. D. Carter,
66
7 00
Frank Eagan,
66
66
66
32 43
Thomas Garvin,
66
110 87
.
.
Amounts carried forward · . $9,309 57
$16,498 79
5 50
O. S. Knapp,
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 97
Amounts brought forward . $9,309 57
$16,498 79
Charles Hutchinson, board of paupers,
52 00
William Holbrook, . .
60 00
Isabella Higgins,
13 87
Bridget Jenkins,
183 03
John Kelley,
. .
171 46
E. G. Morang,
10 00
H. M. Mayo,
.: ..
212 18
Samuel McKingley,
3 00
Ellen M. O'Donnell,
104 29
E. J. Pool,
60 28
Emily E. Rice,
. 6 66
60 00
Eugene Shea,
128 19
Martin Toye,
. (
120 11
Mary Woods,
. 6
72 00
Almira Wilson,
144 00
Ellen Neagle,
201 96
Maurice Terry, rent . . .
60 00
Mary E. Nowlin, board and rent
90 70
J. Bentley, groceries and provisions . 99 00
Belknap & Boynton, groceries and provisions .
96 21
Charles S. Butters, groceries and pro- visions
152 00
E. S. Conant & Co., groceries and provisions 113 38 · A. F. Carpenter, groceries and pro- visions 81 50
Edward Coliten, groceries and provis- ions
98 22
Cushing & Currier, groceries and pro- visions
132 02
Chase & Spaulding, groceries and pro- visions . 2 00
George H. Hills & Co., groceries and provisions . · 103 50
D. C. Hennessey, groceries and pro- visions 12 00
Amounts carried forward
$11,946 47
$16,498 79
. .
6 .
6 .
98
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $11,946 47 $16,498 79
H. W. Jones, groceries and provisions . 15 75
Knowles Brothers, groceries and pro- visions . 37 00
M. L. King, groceries and provis- ions 4 00
W. G. Morton & Co., groceries and provisions 60 17
R. C. McNabb, groceries and provis- ions 2 21
A. Munroe, groceries and provisions . Charles H. North & Co., groceries and provisions 134 50
2 00
P. T. O'Brien, groceries and provis- ions 46 99
N. H. Reed, groceries and provisions, Sturtevant Brothers, groceries and provisions 231 43
10 75
Charles A. Small, groceries and pro- visions
80 75
Simon White, groceries and provis- ions 46 00
Ar Showe & Co., groceries and pro- visions 46 25
C. L. Stevens, groceries and provis- ions 32 00
J. H. Skinner, groceries and provis- ions . 2 58
Trainor Brothers, groceries and pro- visions
18 50
William S. Ward, groceries and pro- visions
113 35
P. Curtis, fish .
40 00
Albert Fiske, crackers 91 57
George F. Wellington, crackers
18 00
Hervey Skillings & Co., meal
2 90
Timothy Coakley, milk
17 36
John Monahan, 66 5 53
Amounts carried forward
$13,006 06
$16,498 79
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
99
Amounts brought forward $13,006 06
$16,498 79
Horatio Wellington & Co., fuel 874 19
Simeon P. Taylor, 66
45 00
John F. Ayer,
40 38
Charles O'Neil, soap
47 25
J. W. Brine, clothing 22 75
George W. Simmons & Co., clothing, 5 00
J. H. Brooks, dry goods . 19 25
H. W. Raymond, rubber sheets
3 25
Philip Eberle, boots and shoes
130 30
John C. Gillis, " " 66
34 50
William J. Emerson, boots and shoes, 2 50
S. J. Wood, filing saws 1 25
Howe & Flint, dippers
6 00
M. R. Warren, stationery 1 05
Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery 53 70
J. O. Hayden & Co., printing . 37 75
George H. Cowden, medicine
1 90
Eliza Rogers, aid 25 00
Honora Dunn, nursing
15 00
Hannah O'Leary, nursing
18 86
Robert Chue,
5 00
Leech & Green, truss
5 00
L. H. Brown,
30 00
Joseph Fallon, moving paupers
4 00
E. A. Carter,
3 85
Charles Underhill, moving paupers 5 00
John McCauley,
2 00
James Harris,
10 00
A. M. Prescott,
4 00
George E. Webster, " 66
1 00
Bancroft's Express, expressing 80
Steele & Webster, teaming
7 69
Thomas Cunningham, teaming, fuel, etc.
118 65
Thomas Cunningham, overseer of the
poor .
200 00
Amounts carried forward
$14,793 93
$16,498 79
H. M. Weld, carriage-hire
6 00
100
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $14,793 93 $16,498 79
Thomas Cunningham, secretary
66 67
George W. Washburn, overseer of poor 100 00
George W. Washburn, storekeeper . 200 00
Edward Glines, overseer of the poor, 50 00
J. J. Underhill, 66 66 50 00
George T. Lincoln, secretary 156 90 .
Charles C. Folsom, agent 575 00 .
Charles C. Folsom, travelling ex-
penses, etc. . 60 53
D. F. Bennett, premium of insurance, 10 00
Herbert E. Hill, aid to paupers ·
2 00
Julia Casey, funeral expenses . ·
15 00
Isabella Osborn, funeral expenses 20 00
Patrick Rafferty, . (
12 00
W. A. Flaherty,
·
173 00
Joseph Kelley, 66
.
20 00
J. W. Lavry, 20 00 .
E. H. Marsh, 66 . .
56 00
H. B. Runey,
66 31 00
W. L. Lockhart, 66 66 20 00
$16,432 03
account 66 76
$16,498 79
SCHOOL CONTINGENT.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed
$12,000 00
Interest, transferred
3,300 00
Cash, received for tuition of non-resident pupils : -
William W. Cochran
$16 00
Joshua Coit
30 00
Francis Hollis .
91 00
William S. Mckenzie
30 00
John K. Upton
30 00
Amounts carried forward ·
·
$197 00 $15,300 00
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of ·
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
101
Amounts brought forward $197 00
$15,300 00
T. C. Woodward 8 00
Charles E. Swett
30 00
Horatio Williams
40 00
J. H. Davis, books sold and injured, 10 09
Sundry persons, money not called for. 8 66
293 75
$15,593 75
DEBIT.
Cash, paid Joshua H. Davis, salary as superintendent of schools .
. $2,000 00
travelling expenses 15 17
stamps
6 00
Janitors
. 4,000 17
E. L. Robinson, truant-officer . 300 00
66 car-fares, etc .. 5 25
William H. Brine, truant-officer Jairus Mann, 41 64
75 00
George L. Baxter, ribbon, etc.
5 34
John S. Hayes,
10 28
G. A. Southworth, 7 41
N. L. Dearborn, diplomas
77 50
C. A. French, inscribing diplomas 33 45
Harper Brothers, books .
766 16
Thompson, Brown, & Co., books
116 98
Knight, Adams, & Co.,
1,618 41
Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co., books .
808 13
Cowperthwait & Co., books
205 86
William Ware & Co.,
51 54
Lee & Shepard,
5 67
Willard & Small,
49 29
Leach, Shewell, & Sanborn, books 522 02
Ginn, Heath, & Co.,
323 66
D. Appleton & Co.,
188 03
Carl Schoenhof,
73 36
J. M. C. Gilman & Co.,
4 00
F. M. Ambrose,
92 05
.
Amounts carried forward · $11.402 37
$15,593 75
102
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward
$11,402 37 $15,593 75
Charles H. Whiting, books 225 67
Harrison, Hume, & Co., books
16 40
Warren P. Adams,
.
7 67
Sheldon & Co.,
26 84
Van Antwerp, Bragg, & Co., charts, etc. 80 00
J. L. Hammett, school-supplies 52 70
Boston School - supply Company, school-supplies 81 00
Eagle Pencil Company, pencils
584 50
George Frost & Co., pencil-sharpen- ers 34 50
Gardner Wright, pencil-sharpeners .
54 00
Prang Educational Company, draw- ing-materials 294 35
Frost, Adams, & Co., drawing-mate- rials 77 25
Page & Woodworth, map
1 60
George S. Perry, slates, etc.
99 94
A. G. Whitcomb, inkstands .
4 50
Harrison Rogers, globe
3 33
Stanley Rule and Level Company, rulers . 36 56
Charles C. Gerry, erasers
30 00
George F. King & Merrill, stationery,
184 70
Joseph W. Ripley, binding .
2 50
George B. King, printing 32 25
J. O. Hayden & Co., printing . ·
279 50
Murphy, Leavens, & Co., dusters
178 31
Oscar F. Howe, brooms, etc. ·
16 25
J. E. Parsons, pails . 3 90
Charles Holmes & Son, ash-barrels 12 56
J. P. Williams, drinking-cups . 21 00
. P. Lyman & Sons, mats . 91 46
Joseph Gott, weather-strips .
50
A. J. Wilkinson, door-spring ·
75
H. W. Raymond, hardware .
8 72
.
Amounts carried forward
$13,945 58 $15.593 75
103
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward $13,945 58
$15,593 75
L. J. Page, hardware 75
James L. Tyler, trunks 3 75
Thomas Hollis, sponges, etc.
2 70
C. L. Stevens, sapolio
1 20
Rand & Byam, soap B. F. Sheridan, "
18 41
3 00
D. H. Rinn, soap, etc. 12 15
George H. Hills & Co., soap, etc. 2 55
W. H. Denton, oil, etc. 5 05
J. H. Stewart, use of chairs 6 00
George W. Bartlett, repairing clocks, 5 00
H. A. Hartley & Co., curtains 5 00
Catharine T. Brown, 5 00
Thomas Young, flowers .
5 20
Fred L. Cutter, cleaning clocks
1 75
H. M. Weld & Co., hack hire . 6 00
Woodbridge & Co., expressing
17 50
Thorpe's Express,
2 30
London's Express, 66
2 25
Bancroft's Express,
1 25
Gilman's Express,
30
Barker & Tibbetts,
20 25
B. H. Weeks & Co.,
72 00
A. M. Prescott, teaming . 4 00
Mrs. C. B. Skinner, travelling-ex- penses .
5 50
Robert Bickford, travelling-expenses, 6 43
Edward A. Stocker, repairing piano . 2 00
J. A. McKenna, tuning
2 50
B. M. Woodman, 2 00
E. S. Daniels, . 6
4 00
First Methodist-Episcopal Church,
use of church 50 00
Patrick Rafferty, rent 56 00
John Stackpole, 12 00
Philip Eberle, . . 10 00
James M. Coburn, "
203 05
Amounts carried forward
$14,502 42
$15.593 75
104
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $14,502 42
$15,593 75
Robert T. Thompson, rent
154 00
J. A. McLane, labor 5 60
L. B. Angier,
2 00
A. M. Siblee,
3 50
Janitor of Clarendon Block, labor 1 50
Kate L. O'Brine,
.
5 00
Catharine Deacon, 66
.
3 00
J. D. Hills, carpenter-work
3 00
Charles W. Ingalls, carriage-hire
2 00
Charlestown Gas Company, gas .
11 80
Cambridge Gas-light Company, gas . 43 72
City of Boston, water-rates 648 06
City of Cambridge, “
24 00
$15,409 60
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit
of account 184 15
$15,593 75
SCHOOL-FUEL.
CREDIT.
Appropriation, amount assessed $5,000 00 ·
DEBIT.
Cash, paid Horatio Wellington & Co., fuel, $1,562 23
George M. Winslow & Co., 3,386 19
Bishop Brothers, shavings 1 00
"'Boston Daily Advertiser," adver-
tising .
8 75
J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 7 20
$4,965 37
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 34 63
$5,000 00
.
·
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SCHOOLHOUSE INCIDENTALS.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed
$6,000 00
Water loan interest, transferred 1,000 00
Schoolhouse on Tufts Street, transferred .
52 00
Cash, received of Lincoln Schoolhouse account, fur- niture
400 85
DEBIT.
Cash, paid A. G. Whitcomb, school furni-
ture . $1,193 94
P. Derby & Co., furniture 41 50
John D. Hills, carpenter-work 31 06
George W. Trefren, jun., ".
150 81
R. A. Melvin & Co.,
128 32 ·
Fred C. Fuller,
180 73 .
Richard A. Stevens,
169 18 ·
Leonard Arnold. ·
82 17
J. F. Walker, ..
49 51
S. & C. H. Williams, . .
61 00
J. C. Snow, 54 26
I. F. Burnham, 34 13
John Stevens, . .
9 33
Elijah Walker, ..
33 35
Oliver Teakles,
19 38
John R. Thompson,
4 00
Fred. Davis, mason-work
16 52
A. C. Winning,
170 22
D. P. Bucknam, plastering 31 25
J. W. Remick, 66
45 00
C. E. Arnold,
242 02
Clarence G. Reed, 44 35
Calvin I. Sawyer, whitewashing
18 32
J. B. Phillips, painting · 40 00
W. S. Walker, painting and glazing, 99 77
A. Fisher, 76 63
J. Q. Twombly,
. : 20 48
$7,452 85
Amounts carried forward . $3,047 23
$7,452 85
106
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $3,047 23 $7.452 85 Daniel McDermot, painting and glaz-
ing 18 05
J. H. Hollis, painting and glazing 66 10
J. F. Davlin, plumbing 139 82
C. A. Legallee,
269 07
H. W. Covell & Co .. .. 71 54
L. C. Seavey, roofing 91 74
Charles Holmes & Son, hardware,
etc.
119 60
W. L."Snow & Co., hardware, etc. 84 05
Whitney & Snow, ·
H. W. Raymond, 2 30
89 16
J. A. Durell, stove-work, etc.
231 14
Howe & Flint,
96 11
J. A. Merrifield, 6:
92 60
Magee Furnace Company, repairing furnaces 235 00
Third Universalist Parish, stoves,
etc. 55 00
A. A. Sanborn, steam-fitting 173 42
W. H. Pool, gas-fitting 71 84
Clark & Smith, dowels 1 05
B. J. Downes, ash-barrels 12 00
Bishop & Brother, ladders 2 40
G. M. D. Fernald, bells . 8 00
Oliver Nowell, hanging bells 3 75
B. F. Smith, repairing pump . 23 45
L. C. Duncklee, repairing furniture . 78 00
New-England Venetian Blind Com- pany, repairing blinds . 7 00
B. F. S. Patten, window-tighteners 41 60
J. L. Hammett, blackboards 10 40
Flynn Brothers, window-shades
3 75
Cutter & Parker, doors and sashes 58 85
Daniel Crocker, repairing clocks
15 25
S. B. Manning,
12 00
Edward Earley, slating 22 58
Amounts carried forward · . $5,248 85
$7,452 85
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 107
Amounts brought forward . $5,248 85 $7,452 85
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing 2 85
Evereth E. Onley, 50
J. F. Burton, glazing 1 75
Walter Bates, concreting . 36 00
Simpson Brothers, asphalt floor
53 80
E. D. Sawyer & Co., lumber
47 13
Watson & Bisbee,
11 20
John F. Ayer,
2 72
C. K. Leach, glass .
90
Timothy Murphy, trees
57 00
J. T. Butler, laying carpet Thomas Hollis, drugs
2 00
Chase & Spaulding, flour .
1 25
S. J. Wood, fitting keys, etc. . 28 55
Sturtevant Brothers, salt and soda 2 25
A. L. Sanborn, carriage-hire 22 00
Barker & Tibbetts, expressing .
2 50
W. J. London,
1 00
Caldwell & Staples.
4 00
Thorpe's Express,
5 13
Gilman's Express, . .
1 25
E. R. Perham,
2 25
J. J. Underhill, teaming .
7 00
T. F. Crimmings, repairing drain 8 50
Russell & Fitch, removing night-soil. 28 00
R. W. Johnson, 8 00
C. F. Benson, labor 11 05
George W. Prichard, labor
7 00
Walter J. Davis, 8 00
William H. Denton. . .
3 00
James Deacon,
8 75
William Burke,
2 00
Robert Frary,
2 25
O. F. Page, ..
1 00
N. L. Pennock, 66
21 00
James Regan,
3 50
T. G. Dean, 6.
75
Amounts carried forward
. $5,659 64
$7,452 85
4 96
108
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $5,659 64
$7,452 85
James M. Coburn, labor
6 30
S. J. Wright,
3 00
Joseph Young, 66
24 73
Charles Robinson, jun., rent
100 00
A. W. & W. H. Sawyer, "
112 50
G. D. Wildes, 66
343 75
S. E. Brown, . .
39 00
J. Q. Henry, trustee, 66
150 00
E. W. Cobb,
50 00
Joseph J. Giles,
66
.
30 00
Philip Eberle,
66
25 00
Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery
4 50
Dexter F. Bennett, premium of in- surance
24 00
W. C. Crane, premium of insurance, 623 49
I. B. Kendall, 66 66 59 40
Cambridge Gas-light Company, gas .
16 20
Elijah Walker, salary superintendent.
166 67
Water services account, repairing service .
7 87
Highways account, stone .
6 63
$7,452 68
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit
of account . 17
$7,452 85
SCHOOL-TEACHERS.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed $76.000 00
Interest, transferred
200 00
Water loan interest, transferred
889 75
Cash, sundry persons, salary not called for
5 25
$77,095 00
DEBIT.
Cash, paid salaries
$77,089 75
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account 5 25
$77,095 00
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 109
SCHOOLHOUSE ON SCHOOL STREET.
CREDIT.
Balance from 1884 .
$1,288 88
Appropriations, amount assessed
1,316 87
DEBIT.
$2,605 75
Cash, paid T. B. Blaikie & Son, balance due on contract, etc. . $1,254 53
J. F. Ober, architect 275 00
Magee Furnace Company, heating- apparatus 608 47
Worthen & Caswell, soapstone-work, 10 00
A. J. Whitcomb, furniture 133 13
Daniel Crocker, clocks
24 00
J. E. Bell, blackboards . ·
34 65
George Dunbar, ash-barrels
15 60
A. M. Darling, hardware 177 06
H. W. Raymond, “ 3 36
L. Arnold, carpenter-work .
23 00
E. E. Seavey, labor
40 00
W. S. Walker, painting, etc. 3 95 .
A. M. Prescott, teaming .
3 00
$2,605 75
SCHOOLHOUSE ON TUFTS STREET.
CREDIT.
Balance from 1884 .
$2,773 11
Appropriations, amount assessed .
1,423 21
DEBIT.
Cash, paid William B. Stinson, balance due on contract, etc. . $2,600 00
S. D. Kelley, architect 323 00
Walker & Pratt, heating-apparatus, 841 30
A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture 149 06/
$4,196 32
Amounts carried forward . . $3,913 36 $4,196 32
110
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $3,913 36 $4,196 32
J. E. Bell, blackboards 24 39
Daniel Crocker, clocks 24 00
G. M. D. Fernald, gong, etc. 22 00
G. Dunbar & Co., ash-barrels
15 60
S. J. Wood, keys, etc.
2 00
H. W. Raymond, hardware 8 59
E. E. Seavey, labor 40 00
A. M. Prescott, teaming . 3 00
6 24
Oliver Teakles, carpenter-work
10 00
Schoolhouse incidentals, transferred, 52 00
City-hall alterations, 38 00
J. S. Walker, carpenter-work . ·
37 14
$4,196 32
TAXES.
CREDIT.
Cash, received for taxes for 1881 $6 00
66 1882
59 14
1883
. 39,632 95
66
66
1884
. 76,540 26
1885
312,050 20
$428,288 55
Real-estate liens, titles to the city for non-payment of taxes of 1883
16 70
Overlay and abatement, abatement on taxes for 1881
. $2,995 60
Abatement on taxes for 1883
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