Report of the city of Somerville 1886, Part 4

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 330


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George McKenna, old carts


25 00


John Kennedy, old wagon 5 00


R. M. Baldwin, hay


18 85


Charles H. North, hogs


224 89


Christopher Burke, pigs . 8 00


Arthur Murley, rent


64 00


Thomas Ormand, rent


72 00


Broadway Park maintenance, labor and teaming 847 47


Sidewalk account, materials and


teaming .


829 41


Health Department, removing ashes, 87


Miscellaneous account, driveway City Hall .


17 64


Fire Department account, crushed stone . 6 00


Schoolhouse incidentals account,


crushed stone


1 50


2,673 61


Amount carried forward .


$34,873 61


D. W. Lowell, edgestones 30 19


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $34,873 61


DEBIT.


Cash, paid laborers .


$20,399 62


Frank G. Williams, salary as super-


intendent of streets . 1,500 00


Frank G. Williams, board of horses, 417 17


Nathan Tufts & Son, grain, etc. ·


683 96


S. W. Thaxter & Co., 66


68 40


R. W. Willey & Co.,


281 40


Proctor Brothers, 66


373 12


A. M. Prescott, 66


8 92


C. L. Stevens, 66


5 04


James E. Whitaker & Co., hay 296 45


Joseph Breck & Son, seed 6 95


Timothy O'Brien, horseshoeing


387 34


A. Clement,


7 01


C. W. Ingalls, 66


2 66


P. O'Neil,


4 65


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing F. Dorris, 66


241 46


Everett E. Onley,


2 00


H. G. Collins,


9 45


B. F. Robinson, 66 2 61


F. Leland, wheelwright work 19 25


John Kennedy, repairing wagon 10 75


David W. Crocker, repairing carts


113 50


N. L. Pennock, harness work .


16 00


E. Spalding,


.


49 00


James Forgie & Son, " . 54 55


James E. Crawford, carpenter work,


89 00


Wm. H. McCarthy, 66 81 00


R. A. Melvin & Co., 60 66


19 18


John R. Thompson, 66


5 10


J. Q. Twombly, painting


13 24


James A. Davlin, plumbing


86 72


J. A. Durell, hardware .


26 79


H. W. Raymond, “


25 26


Amounts carried forward


. $25,408 10


$34,873 61


.


100 55


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 63


Amounts brought forward · . $25,408 10 $34,873 61


W. L. Snow, hardware .


5 84


Whitney & Snow, "


56 21


Howe & Flint, ·


1 39


Cook, Rymes & Co., tools 103 08


Parker & Wood, 60


70 76


Underhill Bros., 66


2 30


Hussey, Howe & Co., steel


19 50


Farrell Foundry and Machine Com- pany, plates for crusher 218 43


Guptell & Dove, iron screens . 25 44


Osgood & Hart, repairing roller


77 23


Knowles Bros., shovels, etc.


3 10


James M. Cusker, handles


35 62


Charles Gott, snow-ploughs


60 00


Hub Forge Company, horseshoes


2 50


A. S. Symmes, axle


6 75


Crosby Steam Gauge and Valve


Company, repairing gauge . 1 25


Bay State Belting Company, pack- ing 2 36


M. D. Jones, drinking fountain 140 00


Henry F. Jones, repairing fountain . 7 90


Union Glass Company, tubes .


60


S. L. Holt & Co., washers, etc.


3 00


W. Emery & Co., sash


40


George D. Goodrich, drain pipe


6 81


John F. Ayer, lumber


177 14


Leander Barber, brooms


5 50


John P. Downey, paving stones, edgestones, etc. . 2,461 45


John P. Downey, labor at Waltham gravel bank 527 00


Jeremiah McCarthy, stone


1,341 30


Frank Buttimer


85 20


Sanborn & Hatch, bricks


279 10


John Thresher, 66


97 50


R. H. Carpenter, watering trough


31 00


Amounts carried forward · . $31,263 76


$34,873 61


64


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $31,263 76 $34,873 61


W. F. Devine, slating 80 89


George H. Sampson, powder, etc.


409 41


R. K. Carpenter, car mover


5 00


M. N. Stearns, sand 12 00


G. W. Bragdon, filing saws 3 75


S. J. Wood, keys


.


4 50


Samuel Walker & Co., oil


45 60


J. Jones & Co., oil 8 44


J. E. Litchfield, vinegar . 2 00


Charles H. North & Co., salt 1 60


Olney Bros , oil


1 70


Dexter G. Benner, mustard


1 20


W. Scheubeler, flannel


2 22


E. B. Sears, robe


6 50


H. Wellington, fuel .


309 40


G. M. Winslow & Co., fuel


15 60


Charles Booth, weighing hay


1 20


Whitney West, mowing . 1 75


William Hamilton, “


15 00


Christopher Burke, teaming


701 00


Christopher Burke, labor at Waltham gravel bank 453 65


John McCauley, teaming


256 50


George McKenna, «


29 25


Henry Gray, offal . .


10 00


Health Department, permit to keep swine .


10 00


Charles H. Crane, drugs .


4 95


Cheney & Myrick, “


23 57


James E. Abbott, veterinary services,


53 00


Henry Smith,


3 00


New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company, rentals and tolls,


64 60


Western Union Telegraph Company, telegrams .


1 24


Blackall's express, expressing .


3 00


E. R. Perham, 66 1 70


Amounts carried forward . . $33,806 98


$34,873 61


.


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 65


Amounts brought forward


$33,806 98 $34,873 61


A. L. Sanborn, carriage hire 10 00


H. W. Chase, 66 4 50


Boston and Providence Railroad, freight 9 36


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery 46 50


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 49 80


W. C. Crane, premium of insurance


15 00


Charles S. Robertson, premium of insurance


225 00


Middlesex Registry of Deeds, re- cording 3 05


H. D. & W. S. Durgin, ice 30 00


Town of Winchester, tax 10 95


Town of Wakefield, 66


25 26


City of Waltham,


114 75


Town of Medford, half cost of main- taining Middlesex Avenue bridge 371 33


City of Boston, water rates 57 78


Silas D. Carter, refreshments .


12 00


$34,792 26


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit


of account . 81 35


$34,873 61


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


CREDIT.


Appropriation, amount assessed $600 00


State of Massachusetts (indigent soldiers and sail- ors), one half of amount paid in 1886 . 463 00


$1,063 00


ʻ


DEBIT.


Cash, paid sundry persons · $926 00


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit


of account .


137 00


$1,063 00


5


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


INTEREST.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$55,000 00


Real-estate liens, interest on titles to the city on property deeded for non- - payment of taxes and assessments, Cash, received on deposits in banks On taxes and assessments


$13 47


708 32


7,586 32


Of State Treasurer, national bank tax


4,956 59


Corporation tax


5,228 60


Foreign ships tax .


997 41


On tax titles released


1 31


Blake Brothers & Co., premium on bonds .


4,174 40


23,666 42


$78,666 42


DEBIT.


Cash, paid on funded debt : -


$35,500, one year at 52 per cent . $1,952 50


61,000, six months " 52


. 1,677 50


682,500, one year " 5


. 34,125 00


1,000, six months " 5 66


25 00


411,000, one year " 4


. 16,440 00


$54,220 00


Less coupons unpaid .


100 00


$54,120 00


Sundry persons, coupons unpaid


100 00


$54,220 00


Cash, paid on temporary loans : - Suffolk Savings Bank, on note of $100,000, four months and three days at 22 per cent $939 58


Amounts carried forward


$939 58


$78,666 42


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 67


Amounts brought forward


$939 58 $78,666 42


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on note of $75,000, four months at 3 per cent · Suffolk Savings Bank, on note of $75,000, eight months at 3 per cent


768 75


1,500 00


Suffolk Savings Bank, on note of $50,000, eight months at 3 per cent . · Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on note of $125,000, eight months at 3 per cent .


1,000 00


2,500 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on note of $75,000, eight months at 3 per cent . .


1,500 00


$8,208 33


On funded debt


. $54,220 00


On temporary loans


8,208 33


$62,428 33


Water maintenance transferred


1,000 00


Police station incidentals transferred


Highways


200 00


Police .


231 38


Schoolhouse incidentals


705 92


Watering streets


40 46


Salaries


377 40


School contingent .


695 58


School teachers' salaries


4,942 26


Public Library


409 73


$71,331 06


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 7,335 36


$78,666 42


300 00


68


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons, assess-


ments .


. $2,860 87


Balance to debit in account, 1887 . · 987 24


$3,848 11


DEBIT.


Balance from 1885 $3,848 11


MISCELLANEOUS.


CREDIT.


Excess and deficiency, transferred . $8,054 98


Real-estate liens, costs on titles to the city on property deeded for non- payment of taxes and assess- ments . .


$47 10


Cash, received of sundry persons, costs on property sold and prepared for sale for non-payment of taxes and assessments


786 46


On real-estate liens released


3 00


Sundry persons, liquor licenses


13 00


M. F. Burns, county fees 2 00


B. F. Johnson, answering trustee


writ


1 25


Thomas Cunningham, milk inspec- tor's fees .


137 00


Charles E. Gilman, city clerk : -


Marriage certificates


160 50


Billiard tables, licensed


4 00


Liquor licenses


12 00


Junk licenses


68 00


Licensing dogs .


190 60


Auctioneers' licenses


22 00


.


Amounts carried forward . $1,346 91


$8,054 98


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 69


Amounts brought forward . $1,346 91 $8,054 98


Recording mortgages and assign- ments .


302 74


$1,749 65


$9,804 63


DEBIT.


Cash, paid F. C. Fuller, carpenter work .


$32 25


L. Arnold, 66 66


. 48 35


George W. Trefren,


46 00


Melvin & Chandler, 66 66 49 35


L. C. Duncklee, 66 66


4


13 50


R. A. Stevens, 66


.


.


5 11


Harry Holt,


82


S. & C. H. Williams, “


66


·


50


George M. Burckes, “


66


15 59


J. Q. Twombly, painting .


31 62


J. M. Burckes, mason work


100 44


C. A. Legallee, plumbing


14 71


James F. Davlin,


1 25


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing .


3 60


L. C. Seavey, slating


5 30


J. A. Merrifield, stove work


2 00


Calvin I. Sawyer, whitewashing


9 00


A. A. Sanborn, steam fitting . 44 39


Ingalls & Kendricken, repairing boiler . 11 69


A. M. Sibley, repairing boiler, etc. . . 8 00


49 13


William Read & Son, ammunition . G. W. Manning, labor on flag-staff . Young, Caldwell & Odiorne, flag- staff


210 00


Fitch & Jay, iron work on flag-staff, 28 00


Bakers & Humphrey, halliards 1 75


John L. Crafts, removing flag-staff ·


48 00


C. S. Decker, awning


7 75


R. Sherburne, plate glass


4 10


0


Amounts carried forward


$846 77


$9,804 63


.


5 88


A. S. Arnold,


66


.


48 69


70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $846 77


$9,804 63


Wm. Poole, shade . 2 00


Abram French & Co., water cooler . 10 80


Justus Roe, steel tape


7 00


Albert L. Russell, repairing lighter . 1 00


H. W. Raymond, hardware 29 57


William Hall & Co.,


4 13


Whitney & Snow,


20 00


Howe & Flint, ·


23 67


J. A. Durell, 66


1 25


A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hardware . 1 00


Jackson, Caldwell & Co., cus- padores 6 00


Hill & Langtrey, leather bag . 5 25


W. W. Winship, messenger's box 5 50


Walter S. Barnes, boxes


4 00


Pulsifer, Jordan & Pfaff, paper


3 52


Frost & Adams, stationery


4 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., advertising 21 90


L. D. Miller, polish


1 00


Thomas Hollis, drugs, etc.


4 55


Charles Bartley, soaps, etc.


13 50


Brine & Norcross, brushes and combs W. Scheubeler, brushes and combs .


6 38


2 50


J. H. Brooks, towels 2 75


A. W. Mitchell, rubber stamp .


4 60


Hall Rubber Company, mats . 5 75


Cambridge Gas Light Company, gas,


260 88


City of Boston, water


31 37


Geo. M. Winslow & Co., fuel . 103 32


B. F. Wild & Co., fuel 140 44


Wadsworths, Howland & Co., en- gineer's supplies 55 82


Charles C. Hutchins, engineer's sup- plies . 11 50


Engineer's assistants, car fare, etc., 6 59


New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company, rentals and tolls, 175 55


Amounts carried forward $1,823 86


$9,804 63


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 71


Amounts brought forward $1,823 86


$9,804 63


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


40 00


E. R. Perham, expressing 13 25


Wm. J. London, expressing


11 65


Stephen & Co., 66


5 20


Thorpe's Express,


55


A. L. Sanborn, carriage hire 12 00


R. T. Blackwell, teaming 21 00


S. J. Wood, keys .


5 60


S. Tyler Hicks, refreshments


43 00


Silas D. Carter, 66


5 00


Jairus Mann, watching


45 00


Jairus Mann, expenses " Empire


State " excursion .


65 50


M. A. Mann, washing 20 00


Charles Robinson, Jr., rent


10 00


George D. Wilde, rent


30 00


St. Joseph's Total Abstinence So- ciety, rent 25 00


James M. Shute, rent 30 00


James H. Flaws, use of hall


10 00


S. H. Libby, services as auctioneer,


12 90


Middlesex Registry of Deeds, re- cording


4 60


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one fourth amount received for liquor licenses . 3 00


A. B. Dearborn, return of births


3 00


R. L. Lane, 66 66


.


4 25


E. A. Sanborn, 66


3 00


J. S. Couch, . 66


42 25


H. B. McIntire, 66 66


1 50


George Cullis,


169 50


Affidavit of posting . 44 50


W. A. Flaherty, return of deaths 29 75


E. H. Marsh, 66 66


13 50


J. W. Coveney, 66 66


7 75


·


Amounts carried forward · . $2,556 11


$9,804 63


72


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


.


$2,556 11


$9,804 63


P. H. Rafferty & Co., return of


deaths 15 75


H. B. Runey, return of deaths .


30 75


C. H. Lockhart, «


17 00


J. A. Gregg, 66 66 2 00


John Turner & Co., resetting curb . 200 00


R. F. Thompson, labor 2 00


L. K. Whitcomb, 66 2 62


James M. Coburn, 66 2 00


James Deacon, 66


12 75


Wm. H. Whitcomb, janitor 360 00 .


A. M. Prescott, teaming 6 00


George W. Prichard, teaming .


8 50


George I. Vincent, travelling ex- penses 5 80


E. S. Tobey, rent of post-office box, 5 00


C. M. Blake, newspapers 6 00


Charles F. Robertson, clerical ser- vices . 9 00


Sarah A. Miles, clerical services 25 00


Beulah M. Pierce, 66 66


8 50


Grace M. Sewall, 66


.


1 75


Clara M. Smith, 66


.


3 00


Anna M. Smith,


66


3 00


Jessie B. Underhill, clerical ser-


vices .


.


2 25


J. A. McLane, posting 43 10


Noah Harding, sealer of weights and measures


100 00


Highways account, driveway . 17 64


Samuel C. Darling, disbursements


53 39


Clerk of court, fees .


2 40


John Fairbain, "


30 00


Ward officers


288 00


Hannah Dodge, verdict and .costs for damages


1,561 33


Amounts carried forward


. $5,380 64


$9,804 63


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 73


Amounts brought forward · $5,380 64 $9,804 63


George P. Deshorn, verdict and costs for damages 1,356 08


C. G. Rowell, compensation for dam- ages .


1,200 00


H. Wellington, compensation for damages 30 00


J. B. Eastman, poultry for Thanks- giving 50 94


William S. Ward, poultry for Thanks- giving 60 39


Charles S. Butters, poultry for Thanksgiving 67 20


F. A. Ham, ringing bell . 3 00


A. L. Smith,


3 00


G. W. Littlefield,


3 00


Allen's Band, services Memorial


day . 68 00


L. H. Brown, carriages . 48 00


Frank Walburg, drummers 3 00 .


Thomas Young, flowers . .


55 00


H. Partridge, flags .


2 43


Middlesex R. R. Company, special car 8 00


S. H. Hadley, musical director 27 00


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing . 12 00


W. D. Hayden, services at hall 3 00


J. L. Whitaker, services at church . 5 00


George H. Patch, orator . 25 00


Woman's Relief Corps, refresh- ments .


40 00


John Battles, labor at cemetery


2 00


$8,452 68


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 1,351 95


$9,804 63


74


ANNUAL REPORTS.


NEW FIRE HYDRANTS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed ·


$1,000 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Chapman Valve Company,


hydrants .


$684 21


Water maintenance, account labor, pipe, etc.


311 63


$995 84


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit


of account . 4 16


$1,000 00


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1885 . $6,344 76


Taxes, amount added to the amount of taxes assessed as fractional divisions for convenience in ap- portionment, to be applied to abatement on taxes . 1,900 91


DEBIT.


$8,245 67


Taxes, for abatements on taxes . $4,342 33


Balance to credit in account 1887 . 3,903 34


$8,245 67


OVERPLUS ON TAX SALES.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1885 . $102 13 Cash, received over taxes and costs on real estate sold for non-payment of taxes for 1884 . 635 93


Amount carried forward . $738 06


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 75


Amount brought forward . $738 06


DEBIT.


Cash, paid sundry persons, overplus re-


ceived on sale of their estates $504 10


Balance to credit in account 1887 .


·


233 96


$738 06


PROPERTY AND DEBT BALANCE.


CREDIT.


Renewals of funded debt . $116,500 00


Public property acquired during the year 1886 15,515 06


Balance to debit in account 1887


274,558 30


$406,573 36


DEBIT.


Balance from 1885


$290,073 36


Appropriations . . .


116,500 00


$406,573 36


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


CREDIT.


Balance to debit in account, 1887 .


. $1,250,441 70


DEBIT.


Property and debt balance, property ac-


quired during the year . $15,515 06


Balance from 1885


1,234,926 64


--- $1,250,441 70


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1885 .


$402 60


Appropriations, amount assessed


2,500 00


Interest, transferred


409 73


Amount carried forward .


. $3,312 33


76


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward . .


$3,312 33 Cash received of county treasurer, return on dog licenses, 1885 . · $1,728 54


Librarian, fines 274 69


Librarian, catalogues


36 60


City of Boston, discount on water bill 1 20


2,041 03


$5,353 36


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Little, Brown & Co., books . $1,178 37


Lockwood, Brooks & Co.,


108 22


Estes & Lauriat,


342 40


Wm. B. Clark & Carruth,


241 90


Bradley & Whidden, 66


30 00


D. Appleton & Co.,


66


75 00


Cleaves, Macdonald & Co.,


214 19


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,


22 50


Mason & Fowler,


66


15 00


E. A. Capen,


15 00


W. H. Becker,


3 00


John J. W. Reaves,


66


1 00


D. L. Guernsey,


66


10 00


L. Prang,


66.


15 50


W. H. Thompson,


4 75


C. C. Caduc,


66


30 00


Publisher of " Science " magazine .


5 00


" Weekly"


3 20


Ira Bradley & Co., binding


19 14


J. G. Roberts & Co., binding


120 05


Babb & Stephens, printing


175 75


Rockwell & Churchill, catalogues


128 51


Thomas Groom & Co., stationery


4 00


Hooper, Lewis & Co.,


3 25


Hollingsworth & Whitney Com-


pany, covers


6 32


C. M. Blake, newspapers


. 12 00


Amounts carried forward . . $2,791 05


$5,353 36


·


.


7 00


William A. Mowry,


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 77


Amounts brought forward 0


$2,791 05


$5,353 36


The " Nation," magazine 3 00 0


H. W. Raymond, hardware 3 15


Whitney & Snow, dusters, etc. . 6 00


Holland & Daniels, shades


1 50


Walker & Pratt Mfg. Company, re- pairing heating apparatus · 7 34


Stillman & Nichol, gas fixtures 6 10


W. H. Poole, 4 75


Wassenius & Dusseault, desk . 25 00


Shaw, Applin & Co., settees . 91 70


Cambridge Gas Light Company, gas, 173 91


Standard Gas Governor Company, governor .


60 00


B. F. Wilde & Co., fuel . 82 80


Geo. M. Winslow & Co., fuel .


88 65


F. L. Kelsey, agent, clock


35 00


C. A. Legallee, plumbing


24 28


L. C. Seavey, slating


2 63


Geo. W. Burckes, carpenter work


7 04


L. Arnold,


66


60 50


Fred C. Fuller,


66


47 80


William B. Stinson, 66


31 19


R. A. Melvin & Co.,


66


66


1 50


C. K. Gordon, mason work


20 70


City of Boston, water


.


20 00


Wm. J. London, expressing


39 60


N. J. Mclaughlin, lawn dressing


51 00


Michael Higgins, labor


108 00


P. F. Smith,


-


15 00


L. K. Whitcomb, $6 .


7 00


H. A. Adams, librarian .


700 00


Lizzie Stevens, librarian's assistant .


400 00


Lottie Hopkins, 66


66


59 82


Harry Pillsbury, 66


66


43 05


Irving Dadman, 66


16 15


Harry Curtis,


10 10


Herbert Smith,


8 05


.


300 00


Amy Manning, 66


$5,353 36


.


78


ANNUAL REPORTS.


PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1885


$311 55


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Martin Mullin, granite curb-


ing ·


$258 75


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account .


52 80


$311 55


PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $3,000 00


Cash, received of George C. Emerson, advertising 3 00


$3,003 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid J. O. Hayden & Co., printing


and advertising · . $1,022 97


Rand, Avery & Co., printing annual reports 642 90


Babb & Stephens, printing


107 00


J. A. Cummings & Co., printing


75 00


McDonnell Bros.,


26 00


Coburn Bros.,


9 50


J. H. Bufford's Sons, 66


61 50


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery


803 61


M. S. Tobin,


1 25


National Reporting Bureau, financial


reports


1 00


Wm. H. Smith, seal


2 00


Charles G. Whitten, stamp


1 25


Charles B. Stevens, recording


7 45


Robert Burlen, binding .


12 00


$2,773 43


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit


of account .


229 57


$3,003 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 79


POLICE.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$33,500 00 Interest, transferred .


231 38


Cash, received of H. A. Chapin, clerk of


court, for officer's fees, fines, etc., $2,226 05


John P. Squire, services of police . 370 00


2,596 05


$26,327 43


DEBIT.


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


R. R. Perry, captain


1,200 00 ·


Samuel R. Dow, sergeant .


1,000 00


Edward McGarr, 66


.


·


1,000 00


C. C. Cavanagh,


1,000 00


George W. Bean, patrolman . 912 50


Samuel A. Brown, 66


912 50


George A. Bodge,


912 50


George H. Carleton, 66


912 50


Edward M. Carter,


912 50


Eugene A. Carter,


912 50


Anson H. Eaton,


897 75


John E. Fuller, 66


912 50


Edd. F. Fales,


912 50


John Hafford, 66


.


912 50


John F. Johnson,


912 50


Myron H. Kinsley,


912 50


Dennis Kelley,


912 50


Ivan Laighton,


912 50


Herbert H. Miller,


912 50


Judson W. Oliver,


66


912 50


P. W. Skinner,


912 50


Albion L. Staples,


912 50


George L. Smith,


912 50


Patrick J. Bench,


551 25


Edward E. Hamblin,


857 50


Amounts carried forward


$24,431 50


$26,327 43


.


.


.


80


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


(special)


142 00


D. P. Bucknam, patrolman (special)


30 00


James A. McLane, "


.


30 00


James M. Murdough, " 66


20 00


George H. Perkins, " 66


·


32 00


F. A. Perkins, 66


66


30 00


E. L. Robinson, 66.


4 00


B. F. Sheridan, 66


66


32 00


Peter Savage, 66


66


30 00


Peter J. Savage, 66


66


140 00


Joseph A. Young,


66


24 00


M. C. Parkhurst, lock-up keeper


100 00


M. C. Parkhurst, disbursements


17 05


R R. Perry, disbursements


1 00


S. R. Dow, car fares, etc.


25 50


E. M. Carter, " 66


1 81


Eugene A. Carter, car fares, etc.


4 25


C. C. Cavanagh, 66 66


8 85


Anson H. Eaton, 66 66


.


1 25


Dennis Kelley, 66 66 66


19 83


Ivan Laighton, 66 66 66


75


Richard Keefe, photographing 26 00


George B. Kerr, buttons . 36 00


Geo. W. Simmons & Co., wreaths


2 00


H. A. Winship, clubs


2 00


John P. Lovell's Sons, revolvers, etc.


302 00


Murphy & Co., supplies .


13 50


Union Glass Company, lanterns 12 00


C. M. Blake, newspapers 22 50


Little, Brown & Co., law books


21 50


Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery


16 31


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing .


9 50


New England Telephone and Tele-


graph Company, rentals and tolls,


66 70


Western Union Telegraph Company, telegrams 8 71 ·


Amounts carried forward


$25,698 51


$26,327 43


.


·


.


34 00


Fred. H. Terrill,


.


.


.


e


.


$24,431 50 $26,327 43 William J. Blaisdell, patrolman


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 81


Amounts brought forward . $25,698 51 $26,327 43


Union Square Carriage Company, repairing wagon . 29 25


D. Cutter, repairing badges


1 00


Howe & Flint, lamp wicks 12


Sturtevant Bros., horse .


150 00


Sturtevant Bros., soap, etc.


1 42


W. Schuebeler, towels


3 00


Caldwell & Staples, teaming


1 50


Jackson, Caldwell & Co., furniture 5 00


L. H. Brown, carriage hire 29 .50


A. L. Sanborn, horse keeping . 86 73


R. T. Blackwell,


199 80


2 00


Lewis Putnam, veterinary services . Silas D. Carter, meals furnished prisoners 39 00


H. D. & W. S. Durgin, ice 30 00


E. Spalding, harness work 9 25


S. Dodge, blacksmithing,


3 30


Timothy O'Brien, horse shoeing


13 37


Elizabeth Avery, washing


16 68


Sarah Monahan, 2 00


A. M. Prescott, teaming . 2 00


W. D. Hayden, labor


4 00


$26,327 43


POLICE STATION INCIDENTALS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed ·


$1,500 00


Interest, transferred .


300 00


Cash, received of N. K. Bishop, use of hall, Bachelors' Club, use of hall .


41 00


Central Club . 3 00


First Universalist Society, use of hall, 6 00


St. Joseph's Parish, use of hall 26 00


Washington Degree Camp, use of hall,


26 00


Woman's Christian Temperance Union, use of hall .


8 00


Amounts carried forward


$122 00


$1,800 00


6


.


$12 00


82


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $122 00 $1,800 00


Somerville Co-operative Bank, use of


court room . 63 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, rent of armory 233 33


418 33


DEBIT.


Cash, paid W. D. Hayden, janitor . $750 00


Wm. D. Hayden, extra help em- ployed 14 00


Cambridge Gas Light Company, gas, 229 02 Walworth Manufacturing Company, gasolene 70 41


J. W. Acres, padding cell 176 00


Lamprey & Marble, repairing 5 48


Everett E. Onley, blacksmithing


8 00


L. Arnold, carpenter work


28 86


S. T. Kirk,


66 22 30


C. A. Legallee, plumbing


39 70


L. C. Seavey, slating 12 31


D. P. Bucknam, whitewashing 17 00


H. W. Raymond, hardware 20 34


Howe & Flint, 60


75


Joseph J. Giles, chairs 2 25


George H. Cowdin, sponges, etc.


3 69


Sturtevant Bros., matches, etc.


75


William L. Fox & Co., compound


8 75


Walter Davis, teaming


50


J. F. Manning, moving safe 70 00


Thorpe's Express, expressing 6 50


G. M. Winslow & Co., fuel


187 64


B. F. Wilde & Co., 6 : 231 00


W. C. Crane, premium of insurance, 20 00


City of Boston, water rates 25 26


$1,950 51


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 267 82


$2,218 33


*


$2,218 33


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 83


REAL-ESTATE LIENS.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons for tax titles re-


leased .


$30 97


Balance to debit in account 1887


728 10


$758 89


DEBIT.


Balance from 1885


$507 54


Taxes, titles deeded to the city for non-


payment of taxes 21 58


Sewer assessments, titles deeded to the city for non-payment of sewer assessments 169 20


Interest, titles deeded to the city for non- payment of taxes and assessments, 13 47 Miscellaneous, titles dceded to the city for non-payment of taxes and as- sessments 47 10


$758 89


RENEWALS OF FUNDED DEBT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount authorized by loans . $116,500 00


DEBIT.


Property and debt balance, amount of funded debt paid in 1886 . $116,500 00


SINKING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $40,725 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid commissioners of sinking funds


$40,725 00


84


ANNUAL REPORTS.


STATE AID.


CREDIT.


State of Massachusetts, State aid, amount paid in 1886, charged to State . $3,709 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid monthly pay-rolls for aid $3,709 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed . . $20,085 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid State treasury State tax $20,085 00


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-STATE AID.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of State treasurer $3,717 00


Balance, Dec. 31, 1886, due from State, Dec. 1, 1887, to debit in account 1887 3,560 00


DEBIT.


$7,277 00


Balance from 1885


$3,568 00


State aid, amount paid in 1866, as per




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