Town annual report of Quincy 1850-1864, Part 19

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1850
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 800


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5 00


36 90


Josiah Babcock, for supplies to Mrs. J. E. Dawes State Lunatic Asylum, support of Mary T. Rod- man -


72 19


Wyman Abercrombie, supplies to Milo Lingham 6 75


66 " Jerome Hersey 13 50


" Mrs. Thomas Furnald, - - - 3 00


D. Baxter, for cash to Mrs. J. E. Dawes - - 2 00


66 - " " Jerome Hersey 1 00 Amount carried forward, -


$735 17


66


66


66


66


1


66


66


11


Amount brought forward, $736 17


Paid D. Baxter for lot of wood to Mrs. G. W. Packard


7 00


" cash to Mrs. T. Furnald -


-


2 50


" " Mrs. J. D. Billings - -


50


" " sundry paupers through the


year - - 6 75


Town of Weymouth, to cash to S. F. Woodward 5 00 Jacob Hersey, coal to Mrs. G. W. Packard 6 50 -


" " Mrs. Tilly 3 50


66 J. Jameson, expense to Taunton, twice -


-


7 00


6. 66 cash to sundry poor persons -


11 75


Town of Randolph, for medical attendance on family of D. Hunt, in 1859 and 1860 - 22 50


Town of Randolph, supplies to Anne Hunt - 14 00


66


" W. F. Kidder 8 50


Total,


$831 67


Received of the City of Boston, supplies to Mrs. J. D. Billings - - - -


13 13


Received of City of Boston, supplies to Mrs. Winne- berger .


8 75


Received of Town of Weymouth, supplies to Thomas


3 50


Total, $25 38


Making cost of support of poor out of Almshouse - $806 29


LABOR DONE ON THE HIGHWAYS BY THE ALMSHOUSE SUPERINTENDENT AND MEN.


CENTRE DISTRICT.


55 days' labor by Superintendent at 1.25 per day $68 75


1404 6 " Hired men at 1.25 per day 175 62 .


45 " Paupers, at 65 cts. per day 29 25


514 " " Yoke of oxen at 1.12} per day . 57 93


65 " use of ox-cart at 25 cts. per day . 16 25


534 " labor by horse at 1.00 per day 53 50


40 " to use of horse cart, at 25 cts. per day .


10 00


To use of plough and scraper . 3 00


Amount carried forward, - $414 30


CR


Burrell -


12


Amount brought forward, SOUTH DISTRICT. 28 days' labor by superintendent at 1.25 per day


35 00


83 "


" hired men, at 1. 25 per day .


103 75


28 6


" paupers, at 65 cts. per day


18 20


18} days' “ " yoke of oxen at 1.12} per day .


20 81


23₺ use of ox cart at 25 cts. per day - 5 87


273 labor by horse, at 1.00 per day .


27 50


17 use of horse cart, at 25 per day .


4 25


$215 38


WEST DISTRICT.


173 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day $22 18


543 " " hired men, at 1.25 per day 68 12


164 "


" paupers, at 65 cts. per day 10 56


10 66 " yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day


11 25


10 use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day


2 50


17₫ " labor by horse, at 1.00 per day .


17 75


174 " use of horse cart, at 25 cts. per day


4 44


To use of plough


2 00


$138 80


NORTH DISTRICT.


49 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day


· $61 25


160% “


" hired men, at 1.25 per day . 200 62


61 " " paupers, at 65 cts. per day


· 39 65


29} "


" yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day .


33 18


31 use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day .


7 75


49 labor by horse, at 1.00 per day


49 00


47 use of horse cart, at 25 per day ·


11 75


To use of plough and seraper


,


4 00


$407 20


QUINCY POINT DISTRICT.


23 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day


$28 75


63 66 " hired men, at 1.25 per day 78 75


26 66


" paupers, at 65 cts. per day 16 90


223 «


" " yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day


25 31


35₺ 66 use of ox cart, at 25 per day


8 87


23


66 labor by horse, at 1.00 per day .


23 00


10


" use of horse cart, at 25 per day 2 50 .


2 00


$186 08


Use of plough .


Amount carried forward,


$1361 86


$414 30


13


Amount brought forward, EAST DISTRICT.


$1361 76


183 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day


. $23 12


40 66


" hired men, at 1.25 per day 50 00


16 66 66 " paupers, at 65 per day . 10 40


16 66


" yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day


18 00


20


66 use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day


5 00


18


labor by horse, at 1.00 per day


18 00


8


66 use of horse cart, at 25 cts. per day 2 00


To use of plough


3 00


$129 52


WALNUT STREET.


10 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day $12 50


21} " " " hired men, at 1.25 per day 26 87


9 66


" paupers, at 65 cts. per day 5 85


8


" yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day


9 00


10 use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day .


2 50


10₺ " labor by horse, at 1.00 per day


10 50


8}


66 use of horse cart, at 25 cts. per day


2 12


To use of plough


1 50


70 84


$1562 12


REPAIRS ON THE HIGHWAYS,


In Addition to that done from the Almshouse, by the direction of Sur- veyors of highways.


CENTRE DISTRICT.


Paid Jerome Hersey, Jabor -


$2 25


John McDonald, "


-


3 75


(). T. Newcomb & Co., stone


16 25


Patrick Sullivan, labor


2 49


66 James Haverhan, “ 2 50


Patrick Sullivan, “ 2 50 -


66 Barnard Gallagher,“ - - 4 06


66 Q. S. Bank, setting 94} feet edge stone


7 55


Patrick Sullivan, labor - -


3 44


66 Luke Rideout, setting 337 feet edge stone front of


L. Brackett's place - 26 96


Patrick Sullivan, labor - -


10 94


66 J. Alba Davis, setting 80 feet edge stone 6 40


- Lewis Bass, labor - 2 25


" John McLain, “ 2 00 Amount carried forward, $93 34


-


. -


2


14


Amount brought forward, $93 34


Paid L. Dwelle, setting 50 feet edge stone


4 00


" E. S. Chapin, stone 5 00


" John Briesler, setting 702 feet edge stone - -


5 64


" S. R. & C. H. Edwards, gravel 1 48


Jacob Flint, shovelling snow in 1859 and 1860 - 1 66


$111 12


NORTH DISTRICT.


Paid Edmund Pope, clearing ice off causeway -


$8 00


66 shovelling snow -


7 50


Thomas P. Lucas, labor - 15 75 -


" Patrick Sullivan, ¥


- .


18 12


Nathaniel White, lumber -


6 56


66 E. B. Taylor, labor -


34 37


Josiah Quincy, Jr., gravel


30 00


John R Pratt, gravel and labor


34 97


66 John Walsh, labor


1 00


Timothy Gay, " -


12 50


66


Josiah Babcock, 75 posts - -


12 50


E. Clapp, spikes - -


23


66


Wyman Abercrombie, nails and spikes


1 30


66 Edmund Pope, labor on Squantum road


14 00


66 clearing ice and snow off causeway


11 25


Wm. Walker, use of horse and cart -


1 25


" I). Baxter, paid Philbrook for moving dead horse 30


66 labor on bridge -


37


" Lemuel Billings, labor 26 25 -


$236 22


SOUTH DISTRICT.


Paid Patrick Sullivan, labor -


-


- $11 87


" Barnard Gallagher.“


-


-


- 3 12


" Patrick Sullivan "


.


7 50


" L. Rideout, setting 134 feet edge stone, front of H. Curtis' - - - 10 72


setting 1892 feet edge stone, front of G. L. Baxter's - 15 16


66 66 building bridge front of G. L. Baxter's 2 50


" John A. Wood, nails -


35


- Enoch Rideout, labor - 8 00


66 D. Baxter, for labor by man and use of stone tools 7 00


6. 66 1 day -


1 25


" C. F. Adams, gravel - -


4 56


$72 03


419 37


Amount carried forward,


-


-


15


Amount brought forward, QUINCY POINT DISTRICT.


$419 37


$154 06


WEST DISTRICT.


Paid Patrick Sullivan, labor


. $9 25


= Jona. Jameson, 20 days' work, man, oxen, and cart, 80 00


65


labor 13 00


James Kelley 66


3 00


Patrick Sullivan,


3 00


C. F. Adams, gravel


1 52


Jona. Jameson, stone on Centre st.


12 00


66 use of man and ox team .


45 00


Samuel Cook repairs on Blue Hill turnpike .


45 62


$212 39


EAST DISTRICT.


Paid J. G. Brackett, lumber


5 52


" J. Cunningham, shovelling snow


3 12


$8 64


Total


$791 46


-


3 12


H. Lougee,


10 00


66 J. Newcomb, Jr.,


2 50


George Spear, -


3 00


Levi White,


10 00


" Isaac Philips,


66


10 00


« H. Lougee,


1 50


" J. E. Hayward labor and powder


6 00


" Lawrence Connor,“


10 00


66 Patrick Connor, “


18 00


" P. P. Kittredge, building fence


2 00


" Geo. Baxter, gravel,


1 68


" Ebr. Adams, shovelling snow -


87


A. M. Alpaugh, labor -


$ 94


" Nathaniel White, lumber 3 55 -


" Isaac Newcomb, labor 2 50 -


Patrick Doland, labor -


-


50


John L. Souther, gravel in 1859 -


3 20


" B. V. Mead, labor -


3 00


" H. Lougee,


28 13


J. V. Packard, “ - - -


-


10 00


" Wm. H. Sampson, labor - -


2 50


66 Albert Hayden,


and stone - 19 57


" J. V. Packard,


-


-


-


-


1 50


Paid J. P. Newcomb, labor and stock in 1859 - -


16


REPAIRS ON WALNUT STREET.


Paid C. F. Brown, labor .


$9 37


66 W. H. Sampson “ 6 72


S. Morse, Jr., powder and fuse 3 50


Wm. Tansy, labor 2 50


Michael Devlin, " 83 75


A. Feltis, sharpening tools 6 36


Amount done from the Almshouse


Total


$183 0. By vote of the town, an appropriation was made, of $200 for the im provement of Walnut Street.


EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOLING, Under the direction of School Committee. ,HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Samuel A. Duncan, teaching $680 82


N. M. Dow, 66


. 375 00


" John Davis, 66


266 67


Samuel R. Edwards, coal 63 00


H. B. Ellis, fuel


9 00 - $1394 4


WASHINGTON SCHOOL.


Paid Caleb Murdock, teaching . $725 00


Daniel S. Baxter, “


. 60 00


Caroline J. Baxter, "


65 00


C. A. Thomas,


220 00


" H. A. Clements, 66


168 75 .


6. M. A. Holbrook, 66


172 50


Samuel R. Edwards, coal


63 00 - $1474 2


NORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL.


Paid J. H. Sumner, teaching


. $720 00


Samuel R. Edwards, coal . 7 88 ·


" Ebenezer Adams,


14 63 .


$742 51


ADAMS SCHOOL.


Paid Stephen Morse, Jr .. teaching . $725 00


A. A. Holbrook


. 264 00


" M. A. Veazie,


. 225 00


A. A. Bigelow,


· 30 00


66 Venelia Richards, 66


225 00


$112 2 70 8


Amounts carried forward, $1469 00 $3611 25


17


Amounts brought forward, $1469 00 $3611 25


Paid Mary Forster,


. 210 00


66 Sarah V. Wild,


· 145 00


Lucy Gillson,


· 20 00


Samuel R. Edwards, coal


105 00 ·


H. B. Ellis, fuel


13 50 - $1962 50


WILLARD SCHOOL.


Paid S. Dewing, Jr., teaching . $562 50


" M. T. W. Beal,


270 00


E. A. Newcomb,


· 220 00


M. S. Thayer,


· 219 60


C. Beal,


235 00


66 F. L. Capen,


112 17


·· E. Adams, coal


63 00


G. H. Locke, wood


6 50


J. Nightingale, “


3 50


$1692 27


CODDINGTON SCHOOL.


Paid L. P. Forbush, teaching . $725 00


J. E. Underwood, “


225 00


M. R. Gannett,


. 240 00


Frances A. Dodge, “


221 00


M. A. Prescott,


24 00


" S. R. Edwards, coal


99 75


" H. B. Ellis, fuel


9 00


EAST DISTRICT.


Paid E. S. Crane, teaching


. $168 00


" E. D. Drake, "


70 00


$238 00


Paid Town of Milton, for schooling three children of


Widow Glover, . . $19 63


19 63


$9067 40


There is also due S. Dewing, Jr., about


113 00


$9180 40


The amount appropriated by the town was


$9000 00


66 " of State fund


284 95


Coddington fund


75 00


$9359 95


Amount expended .


9180 40


Balance unexpended


$179 55


.


$1543 75


18


¡INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR SCHOOLS, Under the Direction of the School Committee. HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid E. B. Hersey, painting


$36 62


" D. F. French, papering ·


6 75


" S. A. Duncan, sweeping . 6 00


" C. Gill & Co., wall-paper 9 60


66 66 chalk, paper, &c. 7 57


66 66 books 2 90


" Thaddeus Churchill, painting 134 00


" Josiah Adams, repairing pump 1 50


" John Davis, care of building, and making fires 10 63


" Gershom Clements, repairs on blinds 75


" B. F. Meservey, repairing clock 1 50


" C. F. Pierce, ring-cylinder stove and pipe, 24 93


" G. S. Coffin, fitting keys and repairs on locks 1 45


" N. B. Furnald, curtains and fixtures . 5 46


" Briesler & Whitney, broom 75


" Carver & Pratt, repairs 1 75


John O. Holden, repairs on clock 2 00


C. Gill & Co., black-board, brushes, &c., 9 23


Liba Litchfield, setting glass 68


" John Q. Adams, dictionary for school 4 00


$268 07


WILLARD SCHOOL.


Paid Nancy Swain, sweeping · $6 50


Joshua Howe, building fires 12 00


" Davenport & Pope, painting, .


103 94


Mrs. Swain, washing curtains, &c. 5 50


Jonas Shackley, stock and labor 6 45


66 George H. Locke, rent of school-room 12 50


. L. C. Badger, books, duster, crayons, &c., 11 12


' H. G. Rodgers, repairs on gate, lock, &c. . 3 42


" French & Roby, setting furnace 22 54


" S. Dewing, Jr., books for J. Underwood's children, in 1857, 3 07


" Joshua Howe, sweeping, sawing wood, and cleaning bricks .. 16 50


" M. T. W. Beal, books for poor children 6 30


" G. H. Locke, rent of school-room 60 00


" Joshua Howe, sweeping and sawing wood 6 75


Amounts carried forward, $276 59


$268 07


19


Amounts brought forward, $276 59


$268 07


Paid George H. Locke, ink, brushes, chalk, &c.


5 95


66 E. S. Fellows, furnace and fixtures for same


123 69


" French & Roby, repairs on furnace .


3 00


" C. Gill & Co., ink, books, &c. 5 25


" L. C. Badger, books for poor children 4 16


-


$418 64


NORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL.


Paid S. G. Savil, repairs on settees, .


$3 50


" J. H. Sumner, books for scholars,


2 36


" A. S. Sawtelle, paint, labor, &c.


34 42


66


painting


88 05


6 66 setting glass


75


H. W. Blanchard, repairs


3 75


J. H. Sumner, books, &c.


1 01


66 .6 .6 curtains and books 4 99


66 J. W. Sanborn, use of pump .


5 00


H. P. Lucas, sawing and splitting wood


5 00


" C. Gill & Co., crayons


50


Briesler & Whitney, mats 3 51


$152 84


ADAMS SCHOOL,


Paid Henry Gray, sweeping, shavings, &c . $7 52


66 William Parker, Jr., repairs and stock in 1859 . 4 39


J. W. Forster, building fires and shavings 6 50


Davenport & Pope, painting


98 67


Stephen Morse, Jr., sweeping, &c. 3 10


M. A. Whicher, cleaning


6 12


66 C. Gill & Co., chalk, paper and books to poor scholars 9 61


66 French & Roby, cementing cellar bottom


Crane & Newcomb, sweeping, &c 2 40


Mary Foster, 2 50


66 Stephen Morse, Jr., sundry bills paid 6 45


66 B. F. Messervey, new clock and repairs 6 50


Bailey, Baxter & Co., stock and labor 18 64


66 66 " stock and labor at stone


school house . 9 11


66 Briesler & Whitney, sponge 88


66 A. M. Litchfield, labor and stock 1 51


66 E. S. Fellows, ring-cylinder stove and fixtures 19 10


John A. Wood, brooms and furniture 2 89


E. Clapp, mats, brushes, &c. . 10 83


Amounts carried forward, $281 22


$839 55


.


67 50


20


Amounts brought forward, '. $284 22


" Carver & Pratt, stock and labor


10 65


Eli Hayden, cleaning out privy


2 00


" French & Roby, repairing plastering


2 00


John O. Holden, " clock 1 50


C. Gill & Co., ink and books for poor children 16 05


L. Litchfield, painting blinds for stone school house and setting glass . 25 99


Daniel Baxter, carting debris out of yard . 1 87


Galen Bowditch, carting . 1 50


John Q. Adams, paid J. L. Ross, for desks 18 00


WASHINGTON SCHOOL.


Paid Caleb Murdock, labor


$2 00


D. S. Baxter, sweeping, .


2 00


James Chubbuck, labor and stock


13 18


66 Thaddeus Churchill, painting


6 37


D .H. Bills, books, fixtures and labor


23 96


66 Patrick Connor, labor 3 75


Mark Swift, repairs on seats and desks 2 50


66 C. Gill & Co., ink and chalk


2 24


66 Gershom Clements, repairs and stock


17 94


66 Ebr. Cleverly, labor


6.00


66 C. Gill & Co., ink . ,


20


D. H. Bills, books for poor children, &c. .


9 Số


66 " paid B. V. Mead, for labor


6 25


Thaddeus Churchill, painting .


5 16


E. S. Fellows, soap stone, castings, pipe, &c. 53 18


66 C. Gill & Co., ink . 1 00


: $157 92


CODDINGTON SCHOOL.


Paid L. P. Forbush, sweeping


$2 50


M. R. Gannett, 5 00


C. Gill & Co., inkstands and ink 12 00


66 66 books for poor children 12 15


L. P. Forbush, sweeping 1 60


John Dooner, sweeping and cleaning out ashes 3 50


66 Hannah Manning, cleaning room and curtains 9 50


Patrick McCoy, cleaning up yard 2 00


66 L. P. Forbush, sweeping . .


2 00


Amounts carried forward, $50 25


$1361 25


$839 55


$363 78


" books for poor scholars 2 34


21


Amounts brought forward,


Paid E. B. Hersey, setting glass and painting .


C. F. Pierce, cyilnder stove and pipe .


66 N. B, Furnald, curtain fixtures


Briesler & Whitney, brooms, brush, mats, &c. 7 71


66 John O. Holden, new clock 7 00


66 C. Gill & Co., books for poor children 9 72


P. B. Turner, repairs and stock 17 85


W. G. Prescott, cleaning out privy ·


2 50


$122 36


EAST DISTRICT SCHOOL.


Paid Bridget McGrath, cleaning


$2 50


Mark Swift, stock and labor


1 50


E. S. Crane, building fires


6 50


C. Gill & Co., chalk and ink


95


66 66 books for poor scholars .


1 45


Josiah Adams, repairing pump


10 25


C. F. Pierce, ring-cylinder stove and pipe .


22 05


66 coal hod


75


66


N. B. Furnald, curtains and fixtures


8 25


C. Gill & Co., crayons


50


Enoch Rideout, cleaning out well 5 00


$59 70


The whole amount of incidental expenses of Schools and re- pairs on School Houses, &c. $1543 31


EXPENDITURES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,


Under the direction of the Engineers. NIAGARA, No. 1. C. A. CUMMINGS, Engineer.


Paid 30 members


. $150 00


Norton Pope, steward 30 00


Davenport & Pope, painting 5 15


66 C. E. Hall, repairs and stock


4 50


C. N. Hunt, “ on hose .


2 87


Davenport & Pope, gilding and varnishing W. E. Rudderham, blunderbus and repairs


13 25


9 00


66


66 sp nner, belts and repairs . 11 62


C. F. Pierce, ring-cylinder stove, boiler, pipe, &c.


66 Richard Newcomb, stock and labor -


Hunneman & Co., repairs in 1859 . ·


10 00


1860 . 6 33 ·


$50 25 $1361 25


4 51


·


19 52


,


3 30


Amount carried forward, $267 90


19 98


5 20


,


22


Amount brought forward, $267 90


Paid Hunneman & Co. blunderbus and handles in 1859


13 00


Briesler & Whitney, washleather, sponges, &c. . 3 30


.“ John Hall, axe


50


66 G. S. Coffin, making keys and altering lock 5 75


66 Wm. Panton, oil and tallow .


3 60


66 J. G. Brackett, ¿ ton coal 3 25


Wyman Abercrombie, refreshments, fluid, soap, &c. 25 66 A


C. P. Tirrell & Sons, socket-wrench, &c. 3 12


Josiah Baxter, milk 40


- -


$323 48


TIGER, No. 2. WILLIAM CURTIS, Engineer.


Paid 50 members


$250 00


66 steward


, 30 00


Nathaniel White, coal 3 25


Davenport & Pope, painting house


29 00


62 66 inside


20 00


66 Wm. E. Rudderham, repairs on hose 25 37


Beulah Wood, rent of ground . 10 00


66 Bailey Baxter, & Co. stock and labor


1 00


66 Hunneman & Co. 302 feet hose, suction hose, couplings, &c. 488 05


66 Briesler & Whitney, wash leather


50


66 H. A. Newcomb, pail, fluid, lamps, &c. 12 04


Jacobs & Hardwick, labor on engine 2 00


A. M. Litchfield, labor and stock


3 75


E. S. Fellows, repairs and castings


5 35


John A. Wood, crackers, cheese, &c.


11 03


G. L. Baxter, crackers


3 50


C. P. Tirrill & Sons, labor and stock


75


Henry A. Newcomb, refreshments 47 44


Galen Bowditch, carting hose . 2 76


$945 79


GRANITE, No. 3 REUBEN RICKER, Engineer.


Paid 50 members


. $250 00


steward .


. 30 00


66 H. G. Rogers carting hose


4 38


Corliss & Doble, refreshments


30 01


Nathaniel White, lumber


13 13


Soloman Willard labor


28 88


E. T. Trask


6 75


·


.


Amounts carried forward, $363 15


$1272 27


23


Amounts carried forward,


$363 15 $1272 27


Paid Davenport & Pope, painting


18 00


J. G. Brackett, coal


6 00


Hunneman & Co., blunderbus, repairing hose, &c.


"


R. Ricker, stone work


6 00


66


C. L. Badger, repairs


14 14


J. S. Johnson, stock and labor .


9 76


66 N. B. Furnald, lamps, &c.


2 00


66


E. S. Fellows, stove pipe, &c.


2 13


66 L. C. Badger, stock and repairs


5 62


66 Corliss & Doble, refreshments :


17 66


" Jona. Jameson, stone


7 50


·' James Usher, labor on ground s


7 00


$492 95


VULTURE, No. 4. EBENEZER CLEVERLY, Engineer.


Paid 34 members


. $170 00


66 steward


30 00


G. Clements, re pairs


50


66 J. G. Brackett, lumber


19 23


66 T. Churchill, printing


29 50


J. T. Sherburne, crackers, cheese and fluid


2 99


P. W. Newcomb, oil


25


John A. Wood, “


3 00


66 P. P. Kittredge, labor and carting lumber . 10 80


1 41


$267 68


HOOK AND LADDER Co., No. 1. JAMES MADISON GLOVER, Engineer.


Paid 31 members


. $155 00


66 steward . 30 00


66 John Hall, painting . 1 50


66 W. Abercrombie, fluid, wicking and refreshments


12 52


C. P. Tirrell & Sons, iron work , 8 25


66 A. M. Alpaugh, carting . 1 00


$208 27


ENGINEERS.


Paid Chief, E. A. Spear .


$10 00


Chas. A. Cummings .


10 00


66 Elijah A. Corliss 10 00


66 Ebenezer Cleverly


10 00


66 James Madison Glover


10 00


$50 00


- -


Total expense of Fire Department ·


$2291 17


16 Wyman Abercrombie, nails


33 99


24


EXPENSES OF THE MILITARY.


Paid members of Hancock Light Guard . $359 00


rent of Armory to J. W. Robertson .


· 200 00


Of this amount, there is due from the State


$559 00 459 00


EXPENSES OF THE LOCK UP.


Paid Caleb Packard, blankets ..


$11 25


W. M. French, white-washing . straw for beds 2 50


2 00


setting glass


50


crackers and cheese, for 104 persons who were lodgers . $12 18


services taking care of same · 10 00


$38 43


HAY SCALES. GEORGE NIGHTINGALE, Weigher.


Amount received for weighing through the year past $147 12


Town's share of the same, paid to treasurer 73 56


MOUNT WOLLASTON CEMETERY. Dr.


Paid Jerome Hersey, labor $1 50


" James Hill, trees


192 40


J. Folsome, “ 5 00


Cicero Cutting "


40 20


" John Gray, labor in 1859


5 00


Eli Hayden, labor


4 12


W. C. Strong, trees


10 40


" C. A. Cummings, trees and labor


10 04 .


6. Patrick Sullivan, labor


40 31


66 M. P. Foly,


31 56


66 J. Q. A. Field, carting trees


9 00


Patrick Sullivan, labor


2 50


Urbane Cudworth, «


23 43


66 Nathaniel White, lumber


1 13


Charles Burrell, labor 7 19


L. Litchfield, painting and numbering stakes 1 92


56


D. Baxter, grass seed


Amount carried forward, - $386 26


25


Amount brought forward, $386 26


Paid D. Baxter, 3 days' labor ·


4 50


66


" expense and time for trees


4 25


66 Ebr. Adams, labor .


4 50


Galen Bowditch, carting trees


1 75


Jona. Jameson, labor


3 00


$404 26


LABOR FROM ALMSHOUSE.


12 days' labor by Supt. of Almshouse at 1.25 per day $15 00


34 66 66 " hired men, at 1.25 per day 42 50


6


66 " paupers, at 65 jer day 3 90


7


66 66 " ycke of oxen, at 1 12} per day 7 87


66 use of ox cart, at 25 per day 1 75


9


labor by Horse, at $1 per day 9 00


9


use of horse cart, at 25 cents per day 2 25


$82 27


$486 53


CR.


Amount received from Daniel Baxter, for lots sold for year ending Feb. 1st, 1861 $165 00


Expenditures over r ceipts . $281 53


OLD CEMETERY.


DR.


Paid Enr. Crane, labor $6 88


" P. Chubbuck, trimming trees 1 25


". Carver & Pratt, building fence . 3 12 .


$11 25


TOWN HALL BUILDING.


DR.


JACOB FLINT, Superintendent.


Paid Nathaniel White, coal $7 71


66 Peter Donald, repairs on rcof 16 30


" Nathaniel White, coal 24 00


16 H. B. Ellis, fuel 2 70


" Ba'ly, Baxter & Co., stock and labor 1 25


66 C. F. Pierce, pipe and repairs. 8 87


' N. B. Furnald, brooms .


60


66 Carver & Pratt, stock and labor 2 50


" Liba Litchfield, setting glass .


2 50


. 46 Jacob Flint, services and labor 94 25


Amount carried forward, - $160 68


3


26


Amount brought forward,


$160 68


Paid Citizens Gas Light Co., gas


2 00


" Briesler & Whitney, fluid, oil, &c. 41 29


fluid and chimneys


4 47


C. C. Brackett, repairs 1 75


H. B. Ellis, granular fuel 2 97


" E. Tarbell & Son, gas lighter ,


1 00


E. Packard, 2 barrels saw dust


50


J. Avery, Jr. fluid, &c. 25 22


Mt. Wollaston Bank, painting and repairs 33 76


Citizens Gas Light Co., gas · 7 20


Quincy Gas Light Co., piping and fixtures 288 33


By cash collected by Supt., and paid to the Treasurer $289 80


for rent for Bank and Post-office 250 00


Amount due and uncollected ·


10 50


·


$550 30


Expenditures over Income


$18 87


PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid Daniel Baxter, services as Assessor, Selectman, Overseer of poor and Surveyor of highways $240 00


" Ebr. Adams, services as Assessor, Selectman, Overseer of poor and Surveyor of highways 177 00


" Jona. Jameson, services as Assessor, Selectman, Overseer of poor and Surveyor of highways 157 50


" Daniel Baxter, 30} days services on town valua- tion for the state 61 00


Ebr. Adams, 30} days services on town valua- tion for the state 61 00


" Jona. Jameson, 23 days services on town valua- tion for the state . 46 00


Edmund Pope, services as Assessor, Selectman, Overseer of poor and Surveyor of highways 18 00


" Wyman Abercrombie, services as Treasurer 92 50 ·


Franklin Curtis, services as Town Clerk 35 00


John Q. Adams, 333 days as School Committee 50 25


J. A. Stetson, M. D., 163 days as School " 25 00


" John Q. Adams, services as Secretary of school committee 5 00


Wm. W. Baxter, services as Committee Man 21 00


" G. H. Locke, 66 57 75


Amonnt carried formard, .


$ 569 17 CR.


$1047 00


27


Amount brought forward,


$1047 00


Paid Wm. S. Morton, services as Committee man . 31 50


66 D. H. Bills,


. 43 25


Edmund Pope, 66 66 47 00


C. H. Kimball, services as Police, at muster, 3 days 6 00


66 66 " " Constable 4 50 .


66 A. S. Sawtell, services as Police, at muster, 3 days 6 00


Dexter Faxon,


66 6 00


" J. Shackley,


6 00


C. N. Hunt, 66


6 00


66 I. H. Willy,


66 6 00


Alex. Feltis,


6 00


66 Luke Rideout,


66


6 00


«


Constable


25 75


I. H. Willy


2 00


C. N. Hunt night of July 3d. 66 2 00 distributing envelopes in 1859 . 2 50


Jonas Shackly, services as Constable 2 50


Albert Hayden, services night of July 3d. 2 00


Geo. Savil, " 66


2 00


$1266 00


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid J. E. Farwell & Co., printing Auditors' Report . $61 75


" C. K. Darling, valuation book . 5 50


Edmund Pope, horse hire 3 50


" Stephen Morse, Jr., computing area of town 10 00


Charles Breck 66 66


11 50


C. Gill & Co., books and stationery · 26 89


J. Q. A. Field, carting bell 8 00


John Hall, ringing bell six months 22 50


6


66 taking care of clock 10 00


Seth Adams, distributing Auditors' Report 10 00


" H. N. Hooper, difference on bells Chas. Merritt, distributing School Reports


6 00


66 Josiah Adams, repairs on town pump


3 00


u


66 sealing hay scales 1 00


66 Wright & Potter, printing School Reports 35 00


" Moses G. Crane, striking apparatus for town clock 100 00


N. B. Furnald, for repairs on town clock . · Amounts carried forward,


34 75


- $1062 22


66


66


66


6 00


W. M. French, 66


66


712 83


28


Amount brought forward, $1062 22


Paid John Hall, repairs on hearse harness


1 75


66


" work and oil on bell gear 2 00


" returning 125 deaths, (42 of which were entered by J. Kirk, ) to Town Clerk . 12 50


John Hall, ringing bell 6 mo-, to Feb. 1, 1861 22 50


66


care of town clock, 6 mos. 10 00


66 G. L. Gill, recording, indexing and returning 230 births for the year 1860. 46 00


G. L. Gill, recording 125 deaths


14 50


66 ¥


and returning 50 marriages 5 00


C. Gill & Co., books and stationery 12 43


66 G. L. Gill, for removing safe and repairs . 4 75


Tirrell & Sons, repairs on hearse 2 68


John A Green, printing and advertising 87 25


66 Daniel Baxter, use of horse and carriage for year 1860 . 39 00


Daniel Baxter, expense to Bridgewater 1 95


66 Ebr. Adams, horse hire and travelling expenses 17 35


A. M. Alpough, labor at S. Spear's fire


2 00


66 G. Baxter, postage .


2 21


Tirrell & Sons, iron work for bell


1 25


66 Alden French, repairs on bell .




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