Report of the city of Somerville 1888, Part 4

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 410


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8 63


Knowles Bros., salt, etc.


2 00


E. A. Bailey & Co., salt, etc.


50


W. I. Heald, salt, etc. 91


Martin L. Hall & Co., soap .


3 75


T. Spelman, soap 10 00


Sturtevant Bros., horses


528 00


John S. Nason, horses 675 00


A. M. Prescott, hay, etc.


400 10


J. A. McLane, use of team .


20 00


George McKenna, use of horse


80 00


Amounts carried forward . . $22,717 31


$27,100 33


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $22,717 31 $27,100 33


Nathan Tufts & Son, grain .


591 32


Plummer & Co., hay and straw


619 62


Walburg & Woehrn, fresco- ing


11 00


Thomas Dowd, plastering


21 09


B. M. Boyce, clock


42 00


Mrs. Calvert, washing


34 22


Thomas H. Daly, washing


32 38


Edw. W. Ring, washing


21 21


J. A. Buxton, washing .


25 51


Samuel H. Stevens, washing .


25 08


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing


45 45


Fred. H. Barry, printing ·


12 00


George G. Glines, expressing


25


E. R. Perham, 66


21 95


Dolhenty's Express, 66


·


1 30


Thorpe's Express, 66


3 40


Charles E. Farnham, 66


1 75


William J. Loudon, 66


·


1 25


George T. Day,


27 51


Barker & Tibbetts,


50


P. H. Wellcome, carriage hire 10 00


H. Wellington & Co., fuel


602 77


B. F. Wild & Co., fuel


463 02


New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, rent- als and tolls 76 65


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas


247 88


Charlestown Gas Co., gas


130 92


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


63 00


Boston Ice Co., ice


14 00


Winter Hill Ice Co., ice ·


8 00


H. C. Willis, veterinary ser- vices


28 00


Amounts carried forward . $25,900 34


$27,100 33


·


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


63


Amounts brought forward . $25,900 34 $27,100 33


Charles R. Simpson, veteri- nary services .


97 50


Page & Littlefield, lumber


23 63


W. S. Walker, painting


92 10


Estate of John Leland, wheel- wright work 2 00


J. M. Burckes, mason work .


27 72


M. D. Jones & Co., powder .


1 75


Edward A. Rice & Co., soda


25 42


C. H. Wheelock, gas stove


.


11 60


Cotter Bros., slating


17 35


Underhill Bros., grinding axe


60


Paul Kelley, loam


4 80


L. B. Angier, sawdust .


1 75


S. J. Wood, repairing saw


50


Jackson Caldwell & Co., use of furniture


5 00


C. A. Southwick, labor .


9 50


Dennis Ryan, " 14 85


Edwin H. Bright,


10 00


J. D. Perkins, Jr., " ·


7 50


George L. Blackbird, labor


12 50


Albert L. Russell, telegraph work


23 52


Warren H. Edmands, tele-


graph work 40 00


William A. Perry, telegraph work


15 00


H. P. Ewell, telegraph work


1 25


Caleb A. Page, telegraph work ·


12 50


Benjamin Pond, telegraph work ·


7 00


John H. Cauley, meals .


9 30


Daniel Webster Engine Co., refreshments


10 00


Amounts carried forward .


$26,384 98


$27,100 33


.


64


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . . $26,384 98 $27,100 33


Cambridge Engine Co., re- freshments 10 00


Crane & Hanscom, premium of insurance 15 00


Highways, account granite'


paving


333 90


$26,743 88


Excess and deficiency, bal-


ance to credit of account . 356 45


$27,100 33


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount


$4,500 00


Cash, received of George I. Vin-


cent, permits to keep swine and goats and collect grease 226 00 Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of account 298 21


$5,024 21


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Wm. H. Brine, salary as inspector


$370 37


Caleb A. Page, salary as in- spector


629 62


Jeremiah McCarthy, collect -. ing ashes, etc., .


834 43


John P. Downey, collecting ashes, etc.,


1,658 75


M. G. Staples, collecting ashes


1 25


Henry Gray, collecting offal


900 00


Sundry persons, burying dead animals


63 50


Burt & Henshaw, sulphur


6 35


West & Jenney,


5 45


Amounts carried forward


$4,469 72


$5,024 21


65


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, J. Hubbard & Co., disinfectant Heliotype Printing Co., maps 35 00 Thomas Groom & Co., station- ery 92 00


$4,469 72 . $5,024 21


9 25


J. O. Hayden & Co., printing and advertising, 55 95


8 00


McDonnell Bros., advertising City of Cambridge, investigat- ing nuisances 10 14


Thomas Waterman, vaccine virus 7 00


Codman & Shurtleff, vaccine virus.


2 00


Edward S. Wood, M. D., pro- fessional services 10 00


P. W. Skinner, fumigating .


6 00


J. M. Corse, rent of post-office box 5 00


C. O. Littlefield, officers' fees


2 00


F. Finnegan, distributing post- ers


3 00


B. F. Sheridan, distributing .


posters


12 00


Thomas Miles, distributing


posters


4 50


Joshua Hiltz, care of pond


7 50


Robert Chew, labor


124 26


Charles Southwick, labor


111 70


H. W. Raymond, tools .


45


G. H. Hills & Co., jugs


44


Howe & Flint, hardware


80


L. H. Brown, hack hire


18 00


George C. Bonner, hack hire


4 00


Charles E. Farnham, express- ing ·


50


Mrs. P. J. Bench, compensa-


tion for damages 25 00


$5,024 21


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


HIGHWAYS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$44,000 00


Cash, received of H. S. Atwood, side- walk


$108 74


David 'Cummings, sidewalk 96 01


Daniel L. McGregor, " 54 40


Bowman & Kendall, trustees,


edgestones 13 04


Charles Drouet, edgestones


55 82


First M. E. Church,


42 66


J. F. Hathaway,


108 56


T. C. Hollander,


134 83


F. A. Titus,


111 25


W. L. Snow,


28 27


Harrison Aldrich, labor on drive- way ·


13 82


L. B. Angier, labor on driveway 2 00


E. A. Stone, 66


6 25


Chase & Dutch, driveway .


57 21


Horace D. Runey, driveway


9 50


Marvin O. Royce, driveway 10 44


Lewis Hollis, driveway ·


13 52


S. T. Kirk, driveway . 10 48


Ewen McLeod, driveway ·


1 69


F. D. Woodbridge, driveway .. 14 72


Mary E. Vinal, driveway .


3 32


L. P. Hollander, bricks, etc.,


16 61


Jere. McCarthy,


37 80


Edward Colleton, 66


81 25


Charles A. Morgan, stone


4 50


Wm. A. Muzzey, labor 4 00


H. G. Beane, pasturage


240 00


R. M. Baldwin, rowen


30 00


Daniel Hoar, 5 00


Charles Howard, horse


75 00


Arthur Murley, rent


64 00


Amounts carried forward . $1,454 69


$44,000 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 67


Amounts brought forward . $1,454 69


$44,000 00


Thomas Ormand, rent ·


72 00


Public Grounds account, use of horse ·


39 20


Fire Department account, pav- paving blocks ·


333 90


Miscellaneous account, crushed stone 6 00


Sidewalk account, labor, etc. 658 00


Boston & Lowell R. R. Co., labor, etc. ·


393 94


2,957 73


$46,957 73


DEBIT.


Cash, paid laborers . . $23,880 23


Frank G. Williams, salary as


superintendent


1,500 00


Board of horses


505 72


Welch & Hall, horses


350 00


Nathan Tufts & Son, grain


534 54


Fulton O'Brion,


240 31


R. W. Willey & Co., 66


165 27


A. M. Prescott,


142 71


Powers & Co.,


216 63 .


C. H. Proctor, hay


220 07


Thomas R. Cook, hay


172 88


Chase & Dutch, grain


202 00


John F. Ayer, lumber


662 95


B. F. Clough & Co., lumber


27 00


Sanborn & Hatch, bricks


446 39


John Thresher,


128 25


H. Mitchell, round stone


1,028 25


Albert A. Libby & Co., round stone


30 50


J. Turner & Co., stone


55 36


.


.


.


Amounts carried forward .


. $30,509 06


$46,957 73


68


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $30,509 06 $46,957 73


Jeremiah McCarthy, paving


blocks, etc. 959 84


J. J. Meaney, sand 15 00


Cheatham Parks, filling 38 40


George H. Sampson, powder, etc. 163 01


Miller & Shaw, storage bins at


crusher . 615 08


Oliver Whyte, screens


15 00


Osgood & Hart, castings


32 85


Waldo Bros., tools


7 20


Farrell Foundry & Machine Co.


castings for crusher 143 53


Sylvester & Co., spikes


2 70


Jos. M. Cusker, tool handles


19 90


Parker & Wood, repairing hay cutter


11 75


David M.Crocker, repairing buggy 103 25


W. L. Snow, repairs . 8 06


J. Leland, wheelwright work 43 40


F. H. Flagg, 66


13 00


George Tyler & Co., repairs


9 20


M. D. Jones & Co., stable work


7 50


Whitney & Snow, hardware 144 15


H. W. Raymond,


·


41 78


Howe & Flint, ·


4 50


Wm. B. Berry & Co., sign .


50


Underhill Bros., tools


2 20


Samuel Walker & Co., oil


22 07


J. F. Jones & Co., 66


3 90


H. T. Crocker, oil and waste


35 51


Snow Flake Oil Co., grease


12 00


James H. Maguire, tallow .


95


W. Emery & Co., windows


5 75


J. A. Durell, glass


1 66


Page & Harris, use of sleigh


2 00


Amounts carried forward . . $32,994 70


$46,957 73


69


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . $32,994 70


$46,957 73


Timothy O'Brien, horseshoeing . 462 02


C. W. Ingalls, horseshoeing 15 72


M. Lynch, horseshoeing


5 00


John Kellogg,


75


A. Clement 66


3 50


Chas. T. Southwick


3 45


P. O'Neil, horseshoeing


7 58


F. Dooris, blacksmithing


159 08


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing


277 02


Jas. Forgie & Son, harnesses


188 08


F. Spalding, harness work . 119 48


J. Q. Twombly, painting 3 00


James F. Davlin, plumbing


52 16


Richardson & Brown, stencil


2 50


S. J. Wood, filing saws


4 75


Geo. S. Cheney & Co., drugs, 25 63


7 50


Chas. R. Simpson, veterinary services .


57 75


Rufus G. Brown & Co., rust preventative . 26 60


N. E. Fitz & Co., wharfage 68 55


New-England Telephone and Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls J. A. Litchfield, meal 4 17


75 80


Thos. Groom & Co., stationery


54 50


J.O. Hayden & Co. advertising


40 50


City of Boston, water-rates


48 00


George C. Bonner, hack-hire


7 00


Western Union Telegraph Co., telegrams 52


Boston and Providence R. R. Co., freight . 3 71


Fitchburg Railroad Co., trans-


porting gravel 5,208 00


Amounts carried forward .


. $39,927 02


$46,957 73


A. S. Symmes,


70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


$46,957 73


Amounts brought forward . $39,927 02


E. R. Perham, expressing . 1 50


Geo. G. Glines, 1 03


Blackall's Express, " 2 00


H. Wellington & Co., fuel 311 71


S. A. Stewart & Co., buggy


200 00


F. O. Reed, and others, loam 27 20


John R. Thompson, labor


4 32


F. A. Rolfe, flannel . .


1 40


Wm. Canavan, damage to post


6 00


American Enamel Co., signs,


48 72


Town of Winchester, taxes, 10 69


Town of Wakefield, 66


26 94


City of Waltham,


117 30


Town of Medford, half cost of maintaining Middlesex Avenue bridge


5,690 14


Fairbairn & McKenna, officers'


fees


10 00


American Steam Boiler Ins. Co., premium of insurance 75 00


Middlesex Registry of Deeds, recording 1 65


William Hamilton, mowing 37 00


Water-maintenance account, re- pairing fountain 37 28


Sidewalk-Assessments' acct., side- walk on Elm street, .


41 81


Town of Arlington, half cost of water-gates


27 34


$46,606 05


Excess and deficiency, balance to


credit of account .


351 68


$46,957 73


71


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS.


CREDIT.


Cash received from sundry persons, assessments, $50 00


DEBIT.


Balance from 1887


$50 00


HOSE HOUSE IN WARD FOUR.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$10,000 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid B. W. Lawrence, travelling


expenses


$13 40


Coon & Hall, on account of


contract .


2,500 00


$2,513 40


Balance to credit in acct., 1889 7,486 60


$10,000 00


INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$500 00


State of Massachusetts, indigent soldiers and


sailors, one-half of amount paid in 1888


506 50


Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of account 6 50


$1,013 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid sundry persons


$1,013 00


72


ANNUAL REPORTS.


INTEREST ..


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$30,000 00


Real estate liens, interest on titles


to the city on property deeded for non-payment of taxes


$2 38


Cash, received on deposits in banks


715 00


On taxes and assessments .


6,441 88


Of State treasurer, national bank tax


4,243 79


Corporation tax .


6,935 67


Foreign ships tax


638 59


On tax titles released


7 04


Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook,


premium on bonds .


457 02


19,441 37


$49,441 37


. DEBIT.


Cash, paid on funded debt,


$485,000, one year at 4 per cent. $19,400 00


: $52,000, six months at 4 per cent. 1,040 00 $354,500, one year at 5 per cent. 17,725 00 $23,000, six months at 5 per cent. 575 00


$10,000, one year at 52 per cent.


550 00


$39,290 00


Less coupons unpaid .


285 00


$30,005 00


Sundry persons, coupons unpaid


285 00


$39,290 00


Cash, paid on temporary loans : - Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on notė of $50,000,' three months at 5 per cent. 625 00


Amounts carried forward .


$625 00


$49,441 37


73


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $625 00 $49,441 37


F. S. Moseley & Co., on note of $25,000 six months at 6 per cent.


750 00


F. S. Mosley & Co., on note of $25,000, six months at 6 per cent.


750 00


F. S. Moseley & Co., on note of $20,000, six months at 6 per cent. 600 00


Blake Brothers & Co., on note of $25,000, four months at 54 per cent.


437 50


Commonwealth of Massachusetts on note of $200,000, eight months at 42 per cent. 6,075 00 1


$9,237 50


On funded debt .


. 39,290 00


On temporary loans 9,237 50


$48,527 50


Excess and deficiency balance to


to credit of account 913 87


$49,441 37


MISCELLANEOUS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$4,000 00


Real estate liens, costs on titles to the


city on property deeded for non- payment of taxes ·


31 40


Cash, received of sundry persons, costs on property sold and pre- pared for sale for non-payment of taxes and assessment . .


607 70


On real estate liens released 3 00


Amounts carried forward . $642 10


$4,000 00


74


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $642 10 $4,000 00


Sundry persons liquor licenses 21 00


Thomas Cunningham, milk in- spectors fees . 140 00


Mark F. Burns, county fees


2 00


Eugene Gormley, horse


65 00


Frank X. Williams, old iron


9 03


Salvatore B. Deblaise, license


25 00


Edward Foote, land on Bond


Street


2,774 45


City Hall improvement, steam


fitting


84 33


Charles E. Gilman, city clerk : -


Marriage certificates . $15 00


Recording mortgages . 17 75


Junk licenses


2 00


34 75


George I. Vincent, city clerk : -


Marriage certificates . $168 50


Recording mortgages .


290 75


Licensing dogs


239 00


Junk licenses


70 00


Liquor


21 00


Auctioneer licenses


16 00


Billiard tables licensed 10 00


Miscellaneous


12 75


828 00


$4,625 66


$8,625 66


DEBIT.


Cash, paid A. S. Arnold, carpentry,


$1 50


L. Arnold,


7 00


F. A. Chandler,


66


60 67


F. C. Fuller,


106 78


S. T. Kirk,


53 76


R. A. Stevens,


6 21


E. Spalding, harness work,


10 60


Charles Maguire, horseshoeing


8 75


Amounts carried forward . . $255 27


$8,625 66


75


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $255 27 $8,625 66


Seward Dodge, horseshoeing 11 77


Timothy O'Brien,


2 25


C. A. Legallee, plumbing


8 60


Pierce & Jackson,


6 50


F. A. Norris, painting,


25 50


Haley & Perkins, “


13 84


J. Q. Twombly, 66


17 02


. A. A. Sanborn, steam-fitting,


48 65


Wm. H. Poole, gas-fitting .


15 13


Ingalls & Richardson, steam-


fitting


10 95


Whitney & Dunmore, repairing bell 1 00


G. M. D. Fernald, gong


6 30


Frederick P. Wallgren, bronzing


43 50


Bigelow & Dowse, tape, etc. ·


24 51


John P. Lovell Arms Co., line, .


1 40


Frost & Adams, engineer's sup- plies


34 04


Buff & Berger, transit


242 25


A. W. Mitchell, silver badges,


12 25


Shreve, Crump & Low Co., gas fixtures


110 00


E. Van Noorden & Co., ventila- tors


111 00


Boston Nickel-plate Co., plating


2 25


Educational Supply Co., lacto- scope


4 00


F. P. Williams, engineer's supplies


7 95


Derby & Kilmer Desk Co., desks


88 00


P. Derby & Co., office chairs,


20 00


Smith & Co., altering book-case


40 00


William H. Brine, repairing furniture


639 77


Page & Littlefield, carpentering 7 50


C. S. Decker, awnings


13 70


Amounts carried forward . . $1,824 90


$8,625 66


76


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $1,824 90 $8,625 66


Bishop Brothers, ladder 5 05


I. H. Brown & Co., lumber 12 84


C. A. Slager, voting-list boards 11 10


Daniel Crocker, repairing clock . 3 00


George D. Goodrich, drainpipe . 2 70


J. A. Chabot, repairing lock .


3 00


Union Square Carriage Co., re- pairing buggy 26 25


Walworth Manufacturing Co., pipe 25


Howe & Flint, hardware 16 83


H. W. Raymond, hardware 30 62


Whitney & Snow, 66 26 27


Jacob Woodbury, 66


40


James F. Davlin, chimneys


1 00


Murphy, Leavens & Co., brushes


67


Hopkins & Fullerton, furniture . 16 00


Tobias & Wall, leather bag 6 50


E. B. Sears, robe 12 00


Hill & Langtry, robe, etc. . 10 90


Jackson Caldwell & Co., furniture 35 85


F. G. Ray & Co., dry goods 4 40


Pulsifer, Jordan & Pfaff, sta- tionery . 4 55


C. M. Blake, newspapers ·


6 00


Thomas Groom & Co., stationery 3 85


A. C. Winning, mason work 13 26


E. H. Marsh, return of deaths 25 75


W. A. Flaherty, " 36 25 .


P. H. Rafferty, “ 66


21 25


C. H. Lockhart, « 66


16 25


H. D. Runey, 66 66 25 00


Jos. J. Kelley, 66 66


3 .50


H. P. Mackechnie, return of births 4 25


H. B. McIntire,


66 1 25


John F. Couch, 66 66 54 25


Amounts carried forward . $2,265 94


$8,625 66


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 77


Amounts brought forward $2,265 94


$8,625 66


E. A. Sanborn, return of births 4 00


F. W. Taylor,


75


R. L. Lane, 5 00


J. A. Gregg,


4 25


J. A. Coburn,


66


1 50


Geo. Cullis, 66


190 50


Geo. Cullis, affidavit of posting 45 50


J. A. McLane, posting 52 10


New England Telephone and


Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls 258 30


A. L. Russell, repairing igniter ·


1 00


Engineers' assistants, car fares, etc. 17 45


J. H. Brooks, engineers' supplies 46


John Canavan, washing powder


50


L. D. Miller, polish


1 00


India Alkali Works, savogran


3 12


B. F. Wild & Co., fuel


199 65


H. Wellington & Co., fuel .


47 25


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas


3.18 62


City of Boston, water-rates 26 67


R. T. Blackwell, horse-keeping


309 23


Jairus Mann, watching, etc.


89 23


M. A. Mann, laundrying 18 00


S. J. Wood, keys


8 60


M. G. Staples, teaming


1 00


A. M. Prescott, יי


.


31 50


Stilphen & Co., expressing


2 90


Chas. E. Farnham,


6 75


William J. London,


16 90


Thorpe's Express,


65


· E. R. Perham, 66


55


George T. Day,


66


25


Alfred E. Mann, carriage-hire


12 00


H. M. Weld, 66


10 00


P. H. Wellcome, 66 5 00


Amounts carried forward . . $3,956 12


$8,625 66


78


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $3,956 12


$8,625 66


Ward Officers


288 00


Philip Eberle, use of hall


.


25 00


L. B. Pillsbury,


.


12 00


F. A. White,


15 00


N. L. Pennock, labor


9 00


William H. Kelley,


4 00


W. H. Laskey,


66


4 00


George H. Maynard,


66


2 25


L. M. Maynard,


66


15 00


C. M. Whitcomb,


66


1 25


William H. Denton,


6


4 00


James Deacon,


66


4 10


P. O'Connell,


66


1 75


E. H. Bright,


66


19 13


Phebe Arnold, 66


9 15


George W. Prichard, teaming


13 13


Geo. F. Ricker, cleaning carpets


14 01


J. H. Colbath, ringing bell,


8 00


A. M. Sibley,


8 00


Fred Young,


8 00


T. G. Poland, 66


2 00


Lemuel G. Trott,


6 00


G. W. Littlefield, 66


3 00


C. W. Sawyer, services as auc- tioneer .


52 08


S. H. Libby, services as auc- tioneer


7 20


Livermore & Fish, legal fees, .


60 24


Chas. B. Stevens, recording deeds, etc. 8 05


George T. Unwin, drugs


2 10


James Benson, oiling flag-staff 19 30


F.O. Reed, rent of rifle range


150 00


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


35 00


F. D. Lapham, premium of insur- ance


6 00


Amounts carried forward .


. $4,771 86


$8,625 66


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


79


Amounts brought forward . $4,771 86 F. E. Whitcomb, horse 250 00


$8,625 66


Crane & Hanscom, premium of insurance ·


11 00


W. H. Way, veterinary services 8 00


A. Colman, sealer of weights and measures 75 00


James Carney, floral design 25 00


W. R. Cann, services at church 5 84


J. Tyler Hicks & Co., refresh- ments . 73 39


Sturtevant Bros., turkeys


2 00


A. H. Atwood,


90 00


Wm. S. Ward,


112 47


Willard C. Kinsley Post 139,


G. A. R., contribution for ob-


servance of Memorial Day 300 00


Commonwealth of


Massachu-


setts, one-fourth of amount re- ceived for liquor licenses 5 25


Susan McCauley, compensation for damages


150 00


John M. Corse, rent of Post- Office box 4 00


A. B. Fales, clerical services 549 00


William F. Priest, " 40 00


Chas. S. Robertson, "


69 00


Beulah M. Pierce,


137 44


Clara M. Smith,


30 00


Amy L. Manning, 66


4 00


Chas. E. Gilman, stamps . 6 10


A. W. Mitchell, rubber stamp 2 25


Water maintenance, thawing water pipe


56 05


Highway acct., crushed stone


6 00


Sewer Assessments' account,


sewer in Highland Avenue . 97 33


Amounts carried forward .


. $6,880 98


$8,625 66


1


80


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $6,880 98 $8,625 66 School-House Incidentals ac-


count, transferred 1,700 00


Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of


8,580 98 account 44 68


$8,625 66


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount added to the amount of taxes as- sessed as fractional divisions for conveni- ence in apportionment, to be applied to abatement on taxes . $3,086 84


Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of account 7,871 47


$10,958 31


DEBIT.


Taxes, for amount of abatements on taxes $10,958 31


OVERPLUS ON TAX SALES.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1887


$102 13


DEBIT.


Balance to 1889 .


$102 13


PROPERTY AND DEBT BALANCE.


CREDIT.


Renewals of funded debt $27,000 00


Public property acquired during the year 1888 24,242 39


Reduction of funded debt


689,500 00


$740,742 39


Amount carried forward .


.


$740,742 39 .


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Amount brought forward . $740,742 39


DEBIT.


Balance from 1887


$259,718 95


Appropriations 52,000 00


Public property sold during the


year 1888 . ·


2,500 00


Balance to credit in account 1888, 426,523 44 $740,742 39


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


CREDIT.


Property and debt balance, property sold during


the year 1888


$2,500 00


Balance to debit in account 1889,


1,287,023 44


$1,289,523 44


DEBIT.


Balance from 1887 . $1,265,281 05


Property and debt balance, prop-


erty acquired during the year 1888 .


24,242 39


$1,289,523 44


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1887


$1,012 17


Appropriations, amount assessed


3,000 00


Cash, received on county treas- urer, return of dog licenses for 1887


$2,388 30


H. A. Adams, librarian, fines


283 57


Catalogues .


46 15


Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of ac- count


2,718 02


12 94


Amount carried forward


$6,743 13


82


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $6,743 13


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Little, Brown & Co., books $2,116 81


Estes & Lauriat, books . 313 53


Laughton, Macdonald & Co.,books 317 27


Henry C. Nash, books 22 20


W. B. Clarke & Co., books 176 00


William H. Thompson, books, 33 00


Balch Brothers & Graham, books 14 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books . 7 50


B. B. Russell, books 29 50


Martin, Garrison & Co., books 7 00


D. Appleton & Co., books . 6 00


C. A. Robinson, books 2 75


J. Buchanan Henry, books .


1 50


J. G. Roberts & Co., binding books 96 53


Ira Bradley & Co., binding books 12 00


George B. Jones, atlas


8 00


Clark & Carruth, stationery


3 75


Thomas Groom & Co., " 60


N. L. Chamberlain, stamp ribbon


1 50


Babb & Stephens, printing


230 25


Rockwell & Churchill, printing


847 50


C. M. Blake, newspapers ·


12 00


B. F. Wild & Co., fuel 198 45


H. Wellington & Co. . 5 00


Cambridge Gas Light Co., gas 173 29


D. P. Bucknam, mason work 29 68


A. C. Winning, mason work 7 25


F. A. Norris, painting 19 33


F. A. Chandler, carpenter work . 4 20


John K. Ricker, carpenter work


75 00


Walker & Pratt, Man'f'g Co., steam fitting 90 46


William H. Poole, gas fitting 2 60


Fox, McDormand & Co., ladder 19 50


Amounts carried forward . $4,883 95


$6,743 13


83


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $4,883 95 $6,743 13


H. W. Raymond, hardware 4 36


Howe & Flint, 66


5 25


Whitney & Snow,


3 95


S. J. Wood, fitting keys, etc. 2 75


City of Boston, water 29 00


B. F. Smith, pumping 3 00


Charles A. Mongan, drain .


45 80


Wm. J. Loudon, expressing 27 45


C. E. Farnham, 19 50


C. A. Southwick, labor


2 00


E. H. Bright, labor


6 75


Chas. S. Robertson, prem. of ins.


67 50


Crane & Hanscom, premium of insurance 33 75


H. A. Adams, librarian


700 00


Charlotte I. Hopkins, assistant


400 00


Anna L. Stone, assistant


300 00


Mary Warren,


112 60


Harry J. Pillsbury, assistant


80 30


Amy L. Manning, 66


10 92


A. B. Souther,


4 30


$6,743 13


PUBLIC GROUNDS.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed . $6,000 00


Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of account 146 66


$6,146 66


DEBIT.


Cash, paid laborers . $2,247 94


G. W. Manning, labor on flag staff 16 68


Walter Bates, concreting 1,872 95


Amounts carried forward


$4,137 57


$6,146 66


84


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $4,137 57


$6,146 66


John Turner & Co., paving 184 86


Christopher Burke, loam .


365 39


Paul Kelley, loam


18 69


T. F. Crimmings, manure 650 64


John Maloy, 166 72


Fred. Burrows,


54 40


L. M. Maynard,


18 00


John Regan,


9 60


Joseph Breck & Son, grass seed .


78 22


John F. Ayer, lumber


28 21


I. H. Brown & Co., lumber .


6 91


T. F. Farrington, carpenter work


149 70


F. A. Chandler, 66 3 90


C. A. Legallee, plumbing ·


1 90


H. W. Raymond, hardware 2 44


Whitney & Snow,


53 35


Howe & Flint, 66


1 15


J. A. Durell, line, etc.,


3 18


Dennis C. Collins, teaming


28 50


Leavitt & Woodworth, plants 10 00


Thomas Young, 66


68 40


C. T. Southwick, repairing mower 14 94


F. Dooris, repairing mower 1 50


Joseph Young, care of lawn, etc. 21 00


L. A. Wright, repairing mower


3 35


E. H. Bright, labor


4 81


Daniel Murphy, labor


7 44


Dennis O'Rouke, 7 44


E. R. Perham, expressing . 4 75


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing 50


Highways account, use of horse . 39 20


$6,146 66


85


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$3,000 00


Cash, received of Fox, Marner & Co., advertising ·


$1 50


Eastern Freight Car Heater


Co., advertising 3 90


Ferris & Snow, advertising 3 80


Mystic Hat Co.,


6 60


15 80


Excess and deficiency, balance to debit of account 657 95


$3,673 75


DEBIT.


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


printing and advertising . . $1,344 47


McDonnell Bros., advertising 57 25


Rand, Avery & Co., printing annual reports


715 46


Goodwin & Drisko, printing


5 00


Babb & Stephens,


109 50


Bufford's Sons,


90 00


Heliotype Printing Co., maps,


5 00


Thomas Groom & Co., stationery,


1,311 03


Charles E. Pierce, stationery 80


Derby& Kilmer Desk Co.,ink stand


3 00


Sampson, Murdock & Co., books,


10 00


Geo. I. Vincent, postage stamps . 3 74


Somerville Citizen, advertising


18 50


$3,673 75


POLICE.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed . $30,000 00


Police Signal System, transferred 825 94




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