Town annual report of Quincy 1850-1864, Part 8

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


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The house at Quincy Point is quite large enough to accommo-


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date the scholars of the district for the present. Yet the zens begin to compare it with the larger and more conven structures lately erected, and to feel the defects they did no closely observe before. Some of these certainly deserve at tion. The ventilation, especially in the lower rooms, is imperfect, and there are other difficulties. Should the ann tion of Braintree neck take place as proposed, it may have important bearing upon the relations of this district, so th does not appear advisable to recommend any action upon subject until that matter becomes definitively settled.


The house in the East District is somewhat out of repair, the interior presents no very attractive appearance. It is l enough for the present number of scholars, but the citizens a cipate early accessions to the residents from the impulse la given to business in their vicinity. The house is about twe years old, and is suffering from the exposed situation whic occupies. It may be necessary before a great while to cons the question whether the repairs to be made may not be gre than the value of the building would justify. This is the school that has no play-ground-and as the adjacent land I now be obtained at a reasonable rate, it might be advisabl secure a sufficient quantity to make a convenient yard. Committee are the more inclined to recommend this, that citizens of the district express a willingness to ornament ground thus obtained, by setting trees and improving its app ance, should the town be disposed to provide the enlargement


HIGH SCHOOL.


Something has been done the past year to improve the grou connected with this building; but much remains yet to Whilst the town has gone on constructing three other houses grading the adjacent grounds of each, it has suffered thi remain very much in the unfinished state in which it was lef the builders. This ought not to be. What pride can the pu


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be expected to take in the preservation of the property, when they see that none is taken by their elders ? The terrace around the house remains in its rough state, and no trees have been planted as well for shelter as for shade. The mode of heating this building is also defective. The stoves in the large hall roast the scholars nearest to them, whilst the most distant are freezing. They have now been in use so long as to be so far burnt out that it will be necessary next autumn to incur a considerable expense to repair or replace them. The expediency of adopting some more general and effective apparatus of heating, which may be applied to all the rooms, as it is in the new school-houses, is deserving of consideration.


In closing what the Committee have to say upon the school- houses this year, they beg leave respectfully to remind the town of the extent of the property they now actually possess, of this kind, and of the very considerable sums it has cost them. A new duty thus arises of active and constant superintendence over this property, in order to guard it against injury and deterioration. Nor should the care be confined solely to this. It should be ex- tended to the beautifying and adorning the grounds about them, at least so far as to impress the children throughout the town with a feeling of pride in them sufficient to prevent thoughtless or wanton defacement. The duty of superintendence, the Com- mittee are aware, belongs to the Selectmen, and is most suitably performed by them. But by whomsoever performed, it should be vested in a single person, in order to be executed with a proper sense of responsibility. And frequent visits should be made to each place in order to check any tendency to abuse before it becomes habitual and serious. The care of the public property in Quincy should from this time become one of the most important labors required from the town officers.


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CHILDREN OF MRS. GLOVER.


By an act passed at the last session of the Legislature it provided, " that children living remote from the public schoo the town in which they reside, may attend the public school an adjoining town, on such terms as the School Committee of adjoining towns may prescribe ; and School Committees are thorized to pay out of the appropriations of money raised for support of schools in aid of such children." Under the provis of this act the School Committee of Milton demanded compe tion for schooling several children of Mrs. Glover, who, w. residing within the town of Quincy, have for several ye attended their public schools. Upon investigation your Com tee have ascertained that five children from the family ab named, living in the extreme westerly part of the town, are situated that it would be unreasonable to expect them to att either of our schools. They have habitually attended one of schools in Milton during the past year. Considering, theref the demand a just one, the Committee agreed on twenty-five lars as a fair compensation, which sum has been paid them fi the money appropriated for the support of schools. Five child from Braintree have attended the schools in the South Dist of this town under similar circumstances ; and a claim for rer neration has been presented to the school committee of that to by whom it will doubtless be fairly met.


Your Committee proceed to give the financial accounts of year.


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INCOME.


Amount raised by the town, - - $7,550.00


Received from State school fund, - 257.30


Income of Coddington land, - 75.00 $7,882.30


EXPENDITURES.


Appropriated for West District, - 1,350


Centre


- 1,440


" South - 1,440


66


66 Quincy Point,


1,185


66


North


- 500


East


- 350


High School, teachers and fuel, - 1,537.62


Paid town of Milton for teaching


children of Mrs. Glover, -


- 25 $7,827.62


Leaving a balance unappropriated of -


:


54.68


ESTIMATE FOR 1856.


The Committee having been instructed by the town to report what sum of money should be raised for the support of schools the ensuing year, beg to submit the following estimate.


The town, the last year, raised by tax the sum of $7,550, which, with the amount received from the State School Fund, and the income of the Coddington land, has been sufficient to carry all the schools through the year.


One school in the West District was not established until after the commencement of the year, and the teacher, being a new beginner, was engaged at a less price than has been paid the other teachers in town. As this teacher has been very successful, she will be entitled to receive hereafter as much as others of the same grade. The school in the North District is now in good 3


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hands, but the teacher will not long remain with the present com- pensation.


To meet deficiencies in these Districts, we would recommend that the sum of $165 be added to the appropriation of last year. It is not supposed that the town expected the cost of making fires, cleaning school houses, &c., to be taken this year from the money raised for the support of schools, as the law authorizing this did not take effect until two months after the appropriation was made. To meet these bills the additional sum of $150 will be required, which will make the whole sum necessary to be raised $7,865.


In making this estimate, we have provided for no increase of salaries, except in the cases named ; yet the Committee would not disguise the fact, that the best teachers are not receiving as much as is paid in many of the neighboring towns, and they are therefore liable to be called away at any time, leaving their places to be filled by others of less experience.


All of which is respectfully submitted.


C. F. ADAMS, E. W. MARSH,


ELIJAH BAXTER,


WM. W. BAXTER, SAMUEL THOMAS, JR., L. JOHNSON, GEORGE L. GILL.


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Summer.


Winter.


Whole number


of Scholars.


Average


Attendance.


Number


over 15.


Number


under 5.


Whole number ]


of Scholars.


Attendance.


Number


over 15.


Number under 5.


WEST DISTRICT.


Names of Teachers.


Primary School No. 1, Miss L. F. Belcher,


93


63


60


48


Intermediate School,


E. J. Ayer,


61


44


Grammar ..


Mr. S. Dewing, Jr.,


69


57


70


60


3


SOUTH DISTRICT.


Primary School No. 1, Mrs. S. Burrell,


68


56


2


63


49


2


No. 2, Miss M. A. Veazie,


100


69


8


90


52


-


Intermediate School,-


E. F. Frye,


71


59


76


58


1


Grammar School,


Mr. S. Morse, Jr.,


72


62


-


-


70


60


1


-


CENTRE DISTRICT.


Primary School No. 1, Miss F. A. Dodge,


85


57


5


63


44


1


43


4


Intermediate School,


" A. H. Small,


54


43


-


60


43


Grammar


Mr. B. Paine,


71


56


2


75


60


4


QUINCY POINT DISTRICT.


Primary School,


" A. E. Packard,


63


53


-


7


47


36


5


[ Miss A. A. Hall,


34


26


29


23


1


Grammar


Mr. C. Murdock,


54


46


1


53


46


-


NORTH DISTRICT,


D. McKendry, L. P. Forbush,


46


28


1


1


52


42


2


EAST DISTRICT, Miss L. S. Woodbridge,


29


21


3


3


34


22


3 co


2


High School,


Teacher, Mr. A. Wellington, -


70


67


26


- 68


63


31


Total,


1179 897


33


42 1114 838


49 20


-


No. 2, " J. E. Underwood,


79


42


8


63


58


No. 2,


S. A. A. Beale,


5 co er


89


52


37


42


-


-


Miss M. A. Smith, -


Intermediate School,


" S. E. Bowditch,


-


Assistant, Miss C. R. Burgess,


C. Alden,


S. Wilson,


" L. E. Hall, -


Average


20


RECAPITULATION.


Summer.


Winter.


Whole number of schools.


18


18


66


66 teachers


19


19


66 scholars


· 1179 .


1114


Average attendance ·


897


838


Percentage of attendance


76


75


Number over fifteen years of age


33


49


Number under five .


42


20


Number of children between the ages of five and fifteen,


on the first day of May, 1855 :-


In the West District.


340


South


304


" Centre 66


306


" " Quincy Point


172


North District


78


East 66


30


Total.


·1230


Number on the first of May, 1854 1159


Increase


71


AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF QUINCY,


BEING A


GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES OF THE TOWN,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


FEBRUARY 1, 1857.


BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER TO THE STATE. 1857.


THE


AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF QUINCY.


BEING A


GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES OF THE TOWN,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


FEBRUARY 1, 1857.


BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER, 4 SPRING LANE, 1857.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


SCHOOLS.


Expenditures for Schooling for the Quarter ending April 1st, 1856.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Asa Wellington and other Teachers, . $382 84


for fuel, 5 62


for building fires, 12 00


$400 46


CENTRE DISTRICT.


Paid Bernard Paine and other Teachers, . $342 50


66 for fuel, 26 48


for building fires, 5 40


$374 38


SOUTH DISTRICT.


Paid Stephen Morse, Jr. and other Teachers, $317 28


" for fuel, 32 05


16 for building fires, 11 84


- - $361 17


WEST DISTRICT.


Paid Seth Dewing, Jr. and other Teachers, $359 20


" for fuel 26 39


" for building fires, 20 00 .


- $405 59


4


POINT DISTRICT.


Paid Caleb Murdock and other Teachers, . $322 75


for building fires, 9 60


- $332 35


NORTH DISTRICT.


Paid L. P. Forbush, Teacher, $80 00


for building fires, 6 00


- $86 00


EAST DISTRICT.


Paid L. S. Woodbridge, Teacher,


$112 00


$2071 95


Paid Town of Milton, for schooling four children of Joseph Glover, one year, ending April 1, 1857, $20.00


Expenditures for Schooling for Three Quarters, ending January 1, 1857.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid I. M. Beale,


. $750 00


" C. R. Burgess,


· 375 00


" for fuel,


88 25


66 for building fires, 27 00


-$1240 25


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co., books and stationery, . $49 31


" N. B. Furnald, settees, &c., 77 61 ·


D. Baxter & Co., merchandise, 2 16 ·


66 E. Clapp, ·


17 55


E. S. Fellows, 66


.


14 78


66 Briesler & Whitney, 82 .


- $162 23


5


CENTRE DISTRICT.


Paid R. H. Fletcher, . $495 00


Frances A. Dodge,


160 00


Julia E. Underwood,


· 160 00


Elizabeth C. Moulton, 130 00 ·


66 A. F. Jameson, 55 00


66 for fuel,


121 58


for building fires,


6 50


-$1128 08


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co., · $10 04


N. B. Furnald, labor, &c.,


25 47


E. S. Fellows, labor, &c.,


11 29


Josiah Adams, 1 37


75


66 Briesler & Whitney, merchandise. 7 43


Wyman Abercrombie,


58


E. Clapp, 15 24


66 George Spear, labor; . 75


66 John O. Holden, repairing clock, 75


$73 67


SOUTH DISTRICT.


Paid Stephen Morse, Jr., . $525 00


66 Mrs. S. Burrell,


. 160 00


66 Martha A. Veazie, 160 00


66 E. A. Upton, 30 00 .


66 L. L. Tarbell, 160 00


for fuel,


116 62


for building fires, 12 93


$1164 55


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co.,


$9 29


I. Baxter & Co.,


9 64


E. S. Fellows,


3 10


66 Alex. Feltis


50


E. Clapp,


3 00


John O. Holden,


1 50


Horace Feltis,


50


- -


$27 53


66 Alex. Feltis,


6


WEST DISTRICT.


Paid Seth Dewing, Jr.,


$525 00


" S. A. Beal,


. 160 00


E. A. Newcomb, .


.


. 128 00


E. J. Ayer, 160 00


for fuel, 79 38


-- $1052


Incidental Expenses.


Paid G. H. Locke,


$14 70


E. S. Fellows,


3 05


Seth Dewing, Jr., 4 88


Mrs. Swain,


1 75


Zebeland Strong,


1 00


$25


POINT DISTRICT.


Paid Caleb Murdock, . $525 00


S. E. Bowditch,


. 180 00


A. E. Packard,


140 00


for fuel, .


45 17


66 for building fires,


25 25


- -


$915


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co.,


$2 62


66 Briesler & Whitney,


1 00


66 E. S. Fellows, 1 75


B. B. Newcomb, 4 00


Lincoln & Mead,


1 77


66 P. W. Newcomb,


4 49


NORTH DISTRICT.


Paid L. P. Forbush,


. $500 00


for fuel,


35 06


for building fires, .


8 00


- $543 (


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co.,


$1 15


L. P. Forbush,


2 00


" Edmund Pope,


3 25


N. B. Furnald,


15 60


.


$15


7


Paid E. S. Fellows,


$24 67


" E. B. Taylor,


7 32


" Charles Holmes, . 5 00


$58 99


EAST DISTRICT.


Paid L. S. Woodbridge, . $189 00


" for fuel,


36 18


- $225 18


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co.,


$1 20


Briesler & Whitney,


60


" E. S. Fellows,


95


James Bradford, 7 00


$9 75


NECK SCHOOL.


Paid Louisa Burrell,


. $130 00


" for fuel,


24 06


for building fires, 4 67


$158 73


Incidental Expenses.


Paid C. Gill & Co.,


$0 63


Newcomb & White,


1 62


Briesler & Whitney,


38


66 N. B. Furnald,


5 75


" E. S. Fellows,


5 22


" B. B. Newcomb,


15 25


E. Clapp,


3 24


$32 09


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RECAPITULATION OF SCHOOLS.


Amount of Expenditures for Quarter ending April 1st, 1856, . $2,071 95 Amount of Balance for Quarter ending April 1st, 1856, 2,019 20


$52 7


TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THREE QUARTERS ENDING JANUARY 1ST, 1857.


Amounts paid to Teachers, for Fuel, and building Fires.


High School,


. $1,240 25


Centre


.


1,128 08


South


1,164 55


West


.


1,052 38


Point


915 42


North .


543 06


East


225 18


Neck 66


158 73


Town of Milton,


.


20 00


-- $6447 6


Amounts paid for Incidental Expenses.


High School,


$162 23


Centre


73 67


South


27 53


Wést


25 38


Point


15 63


North


58 99


East


9 75


Neck


66


32 09


$405 2


$6852 9


NOTE .- The amount of Incidental Expenses is not taken from the School Appropriation but charged to Miscellaneous Town Expenses,


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SUMMARY.


Amount of town appropriation, . $7865 00


66 received from the State school fund, 250 10


received from Coddington school fund, 75 00


-_ $8190 10


CONTRA.


Amount expended and paid by town order, $6447 65


Balance unexpended, the same being for the quarter ending April 1st, 1857, $1742 45


FIRE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.


Paid Richard Newcomb, Chief Engineer, $5 00


66 Ebenezer Adams, Assistant Engineer, 5 00


George H. Lock, 66 66 5 00


66 Luke Rideout, · 5 00


" E. B. Taylor, 5 00


" Richard Newcomb, services rendered in '54, 10 00


$35 00


Appropriations for the year ending Feb. 1st,'57, $55 00 Amount paid by town orders, 35 00


Balance unexpended,


$20 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Niagara Engine, No. 1.


Paid fifty members, $250 00 .


66 Steward, 30 00


" Nathaniel White, Coal, 7 21


Ralph Lowc, 21 73


Charles F. Pierce, 7 04


Charles P. Tirrell, 4 75


66 Thomas Brooks, 2 00


Wyman Abercrombie, 20 69


66 W. M. French, carting engine, 10 75


2


10


Paid E. Robinson, lock,


$3 45


Alvin Rogers, oil,


1 25


" Joshua Jones, repairs,


18 75


Hunneman & Co.,


28 00


John Hall,


1 50


Richard Newcomb


37


66 Richard Newcomb


7 00


-


$414 4


Tiger Engine, No. 2.


Paid fifty members,


$250 00


Steward, .


30 00


Hunneman & Co.,


1 75


66 S. V. Hardwich,


1 25


Ralph Lowe,


29 85


66 Mrs. Beulah Wood, rent,


10 00


66 Charles P. Tirrell,


75


66


Nathaniel White, coal,


3 50


" D. Baxter & Co.,


19 82


66 E. S. Fellows, .


1 10


" E. Robinson,


10 50


Alvin Rodgers,


4 00


$362 5


Granite Engine, No. 3.


Paid forty-two members, $210 00


Steward,


30 00


66 Wm. Hall & Co.,


13 35


C. L. & L. C. Badger,


7 51


F. A. Trask,


5 95


66 Nathaniel White, coal,


12 50


66 Henry P. Doble,


96


Ralph Lowe,


3 25


66


Badger & Hanson,


1 38


66 Hunneman & Co.,


53 50


Briesler & Whitney,


3 23


Hunneman & Co.,


3 75


$345 3


11


" Vultur " Engine, No. 4.


Paid forty members, . $200 00


Steward, . 30 00


Adams & Hursey, coal, 5 58


" Ralph Lowe


33 78


Nathaniel White, coal,


5 25


Daniel Baxter & Co., oil,


3 00


E. S. Fellows, lamps, 1 45


" Alvin Rodgers, oil, 3 00


" Joshua Jones, repairs, 2 75


Hunneman & Co., 84 00


3 Briesler & Whitney,


16


Peter W. Newcomb,


8 30


66 Hunneman & Co.,


7 50


$384 77


Incidental Expenses for Fire Department.


Paid G. H. Bundy, refreshments, $64 00


" George H. Locke, .


46 25


Michael Henry, 4 40


Henry P. Doble, .


4 77


Division No. 180, 66


15 34


" Daniel Baxter & Co., "


7 42


Wyman Abercrombie,“


11 10


Hancock House, 5 00


A. Furnald, carting engine,


3 00


66 J. Q. A. Field,


3 00


J. E. Farwell & Co., printing, 12 00


66 Ralph Lowe, badges and letters, 3 96


$180 24


Reservoir.


Paid Joseph G. Brackett, lumber, $26 18


" Richard Newcomb, labor, .


· 7 50


$33 68


$1721 08


12


RECAPITULATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Amount of Appropriation for the year ending February 1st, 1857,


$1800 00


Paid by town order, Engine Co. No. 1,


.


$414 49


66


66


66


2, . 362 52


66


.6


66


3, 345 38


66


4, ·


384 77


. 4


incidental expenses,


180 24


66


66 reservoir,


33 68


Paid by town orders,


.


-$1721 08


Balance unexpended,


$78 92


MISCELLANEOUS TOWN EXPENSES.


Paid Jacob F. Eaton, shoveling snow, $58 12


€ 6 Joshua H. Spear,


66


2 08


6 Pereclete Alden, 66


6 62


66 Timothy Sughrue,


3 50


Charles A. Willett,


7 00


66 R. L. Lee,


8 00


66 Jerome Hersey, 66


6 00


66 O. T. Rodgers & Co.,


22 00


John Cahill, 66


9 00


Joshua Howe and others,


8 58


66 Henry Gore,


1 17


66 John H. Wheble, 66


8 08


66 Urbane Cudworth, 66


8 00


66 Jacob Flint, 66


10 74


66 Samuel S. Pickering, 66


6 68


66 Nathaniel M. Bean, 66


12 11


66 Thomas Fihley


2 75


66 J. P. Wentworth,


20 00


66 Michael O'Connor,


5 62


Samuel Andrews, 66


2 08


13


Paid A. Rich, Jr., shoveling snow, $6 68


WV. S. Hobart,


66


1 00


S. F. Allen, 2 50


D. F. Arnold,


6 08


Hiram Prior and others,


175 70


66 Amos A. Mears and others,“


23 04


66 Joseph Gray,


4 67


66 B. B. Newcomb, 66


16 94


C. F. Ewell, 66


1 50


6 Samuel Belcher,


13 00


66 B. H. Andrews, 66


5 52


66 S. P. Hardwick, 66


1 67


W. H. Picknell, 66


6 67


E. S. Fellows and others,


840 27


Ebenczer Adams, 66


217 05


66 A. W. Moore, 66 66


53 38


66 J. C. Hemsworth,


75


66


W. G. Prescott, 66


12 83


66


Joseph S. Beal,


2 50


66


T. J. Nightingale, 66


2 87


66 N. M. Bean, 66


16 57


66 Beverly Underwood,


1 06


66


66 G. Blais dell, 9 38


66


Division No. 179, crackers and cheese,


99


66 Joseph G. Brackett, shoveling snow,


5 00


66 Town of Milton, 66


3 25


66 D. P. Philbrook, 2 37


" Edmund Pope and sundry others, shoveling snow,


246 50


66 Newcomb & Chapin, breaking out road and shoveling snow, . 7 00


P. McDonald, shoveling snow, 1 25


Levi White and sundry others, shoveling snow, .


45 12


" Lydia Billings, stone and other materials for Squantum street, 23 16


David Edward, services,


3 00


66 Stephen Morse, Jr., surveying, &c., 3 22


Administrator of S. E. Apthop's estate, taxes refunded, . 40 80


Heirs of Peter Whitney, land damages, · 70 00


M. B. French, damage to carriage and harness, 15 00


1941.


14


Paid Newcomb & Chapin, stone posts,


66 O. M. Pope, repairing pumps, .


I. W. Munroe, bill-1854 and 1855, . ·


John B. Bass, distributing auditor's report, .


10 0


". Moore & Crosby, printing,


66 Warren E. Small, special police,


4 0


66 Levis E. Bradford, 66


40


George Packard, 66 ·


.


6 0


66 John T. Ripley,


. 8 0


66 Isaac H Willey, 66


66 G. B. Pray, 66


66 Charles White, 66


66 Charles White, 66 rendered 1855, 2 0


66 B. B. Newcomb, truss for Lewis Chandler, .


66 J. E. Farwell & Co., printing,


66 Erastus Leland, conductors, . 272 0


Abel Stowell, repairing clock on meeting house,


25 0


66 Thompson Baxter, land to widen Sea street,


66 Henry A. Gay, damage to carriage,


Loring Whitney, water for schools in '52 and '53,


66 E. S. Fellows, horse hire,


66 Ebenezer Adams,


66 Ebenezer Adams, selling school house,


66 G. Blaisdell, setting post,


W. W. Baxter, horse hire,


66 W. W. Baxter, for cash paid sundry persons,


66 George Savil, rent of armory,


200 00


66 John O. Foye, pumps,


10 00


Seth Crane, labor, . 1 00 2 00


66


G. W. Bundy, entertainment of slaters,


66 Stephen Morse, Jr., surveying,


7 00


" E. Packard, police,


C. N. Hunt, 66 7 00


66 C. Gill & Co., books and stationary,


16 92


John A. Greene, printing 82 75


66 W M French, repairing settees, . 4 00


66 H. L. Guard, services of members, ·


468 00


" Richard Newcomb, police,


3 00


66 Seth Adams, for distributing school report, 10 00


F. Curtis, recording births, marriages and deaths, 56 06


$40 0


2 0


4 4


125 0


4 0 5 0 10 0


3 5 1 2


80 0 22 5


10 0 10 5 12 75 3 00 5 00


11 75 2 15


2 00


- 1


15


Paid Josiah Curtis, repairing pumps, $4 00


John Hall, ringing bell, 45 00


returning 78 deaths to town clerk, 7 80 taking care of clock and repairs, 28 25


IV. N. Gardner, repairs on school house at WV. D., in 1855, 3 00


John Hardwick, carting, 2


Elijah Baxter, taking census of children P. D., 3 44


Richard Newcomb, repairing pump, 1 75


" Incidental expenses for schools, . 405 27


$2208 88


Hook and Ladder.


Paid C. P Tirrell, carriage, &c., $56 00


" Elijah Spare, Jr., ladder, 31 20


" Alex. Feltis, ironing carriage, 103 50


" Hunneman & Co., buckets, 36 00


John Hall, painting carriage,


60 00


A. Furnald, carting,


25


Hunneman & Co., bell, &c.,


15 00


$301 95


Hay Scales.


Paid Joseph G. Brackett, lumber, $21 21


Richard Newcomb, lumber and labor, · 42 77


Wyman Abercrombie, nails, 2 10


John Savil, 2d, iron work, 75


$66 83


Lock Up.


Paid Seth Adams, labor and materials, 186 87


E. Clapp,


10 50


·


W. Abercrombie, . 1 16


WV. M. French, .


1 25


Briesler & Whitney,


2 28


$202 06


Paid by town orders,


$4720 96


16


MOUNT WOLLASTON CEMETERY.


Paid C. R. & C. Mitchell, bal. on contract, $217 48


Luke Rideout, labor. 89 33


Luther Briggs, Jr., surveying, 236 08


Abram Prescott, labor, ·


25 63


J. I. Healey, iron gate, . 60 00


66 W. S. Pattee, consecration, &c., 5 00


66 J. E. Farwell & Co., printing, 3 25


W. J. Vinal, repairing fence, 12 40


Pereclete Alden, labor, 10 00


Peter B. Turner, “ 1 25


Urbane Cudworth, "


37


" Ebenezer Adams, auctioneer, 5 00


Bailey, Carver & Co., labor, 9 00


Paid by town orders,


Amount of appropriation for the year 1856,


60


Excess of appropriation, .


PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS.


B. B. Newcomb, selectman, 9 days, $13 50


66 surveyor of highways, 2 3 00


66 overseer of poor, .


13 66 2 25


E. S. Fellows, selectman,


47} " 71 25


66


surveyor of highways, 31} " 47 25


66


assessor, . 38} " 57 75


66


overseer of poor, 21 31 50


W. W. Baxter, selectman,


31 46 50


assessor, .


18 66 27 00


60


overseer of poor, 8


12 00


66


66 surveyor of highways, 17 66 25 50


Ebenezer Adams, selectman,


34


51 00


assessor,


29


43 50


overseer of poor, . 15를 "


23 25


66 surveying of highway, 16} "


24 75


$67


17


Edmund Pope, assistant assessor,


2 days, $3 00


Joseph G. Bracket,


11 " 2 25


E. S. Chapin, 66 66


3 4 50


G. L. Gill, town clerk 1855 and 1856,


35 00


Stephen Morse, Jr., treasurer 1855 and 1856,


40 00


Jacob F. Eaton, selectman, . 41 " 6 75


Paid by Produce


sold from Almsho'se


66


66 sur. of highway, 2 ". 3 00


-


$576 75


School Committee.


Paid W. P. Lunt,


42 days, $42 00


Nelson Clark,


34


34 00


James Bradford; .


22 66 22 00


George H. Locke,


142 66 14 50


Samuel Thomas, Jr.,


9 9 00


66


E. W. Marsh,


14


14 00


as secretary,


5 00


Lorenzo Johnson,


6


66


6 00


George L. Gill,


10


66


10 00


B. B. Newcomb,


21


21 00


W. W. Baxter,


45


66


45 00


" Edmund Pope,


25


25 00


Elijah Baxter,


· 414 66


41 50


$289 00


Constables.


Paid Seth Adams,


$30 00


66 F. A. Lapham,


11 50


"' W. M. French,


15 70


E. A. Spear,


10 00


$67 20


$932 95


Amount paid by town order,


$920 95


3


overseer of poor, 1} " 2 25


18


REPAIRS OF TOWN BUILDINGS.


Paid Moses W. Sleeper, stock & work at A. H. $21 30


John Parker, 17 84


Bailey, Carver & Co., ·


at T. H. 4 97


E. B. Hersey, .


75


66 Wm. Parker, Jr.,


at N. S. H.188 63


" H. W. Blanchard,


66


21 71


66


A. Cushman, .


61 68


66 Moses W. Sleeper,


9 00


E. B. Taylor,


·


2 58


E. S. Fellows,


18 74


John Parker,


at W. S. H. 47 39


66 Chandler Fisher,


.


66


3 00


Wm. Barnes,


66 2 00


66


Moses W. Sleeper,


66 2 25


" Peter B. Turner,


at C. S. H. 180 17


Eben Ford,


3 75


66 E. B. Hersey, 66 66 38 38


1 00


66 John Parker,


at S. S. H. 50


at H. S. 25


Bailey, Carver & Co.,


1 00


Wm. Parker, Jr.,


11 50


66 West Castleton slate Co.,


26 44


A. Furnald, carting,


1 75


Alex. Feltis,


1 00


B. Bryant, work, ·


at P. S. H. 1 50


"


7 21


66


at E. S. H. 1 75


Luke Rideout, Vultur Engine,


H.


37 75


" W. J. Vinal,


19 60


" Churchill & Brown,


75


Richard Newcomb, Tiger Engine,


16 00


Nathaniel White,


36 89


D. Baxter & Co.,


1 39


" W. Abercrombie, 2 90


Newcomb & Chapin, work in 1855, at T. H. 2 75


- $813


66


2 62


66 Moses W. Sleeper,


Churchill & Brown,


15 00


Bailey, Carver & Co.,


19


Neck School House.


Paid Joseph L. Ross, chairs and desks, . $127 67


" Richard Newcomb, 48 40


A. Furnald, carting, 4 50


66 Nathaniel White, lumber, 56 20


Churchill & Brown, painting, 74 95


Moses W. Sleeper, 45 63


66 Alexander Feltis, 3 50


W. Abercrombie, nails, 3 76


H. G. Pratt, Jr., plaining, 8 22


" Bailey, Carver & Co., 7 96


$380 79


Paid by town orders,


$1194 46


ALMSHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.




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