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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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