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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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