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Caroline Parkinson, 1st Assistant, -
- 250,00
Lois H. Wheelock, 2d Assistant, - - 250,00
Front St. Grammar School.
Adeliza Perry, Principal, Ash St. Secondary School.
275,00
Charlotte N. Follett, Principal, 275,00
Sarah Earle, 1st Assistant, - -
170,00
Ellen Stone, 2d Assistant, - 170,00
Summer St. East Secondary School.
Harriet Whittemore, Principal, - 260,00
Sophronia P. Clark, Assistant, -
170,00
Thomas St. Secondary School.
Harriet M. Walker, Principal, 250,00
Main St. Secondary School.
Freelove Cary, Principal, - 240,00
Emily W. Spaulding, Assistant,
- 170,00
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Pleasant St. Secondary School.
Maria H. Read, Principal,
Salary,
250,00
Frances E. Whelpley, Assistant, - - 170,00
Summer St. West Secondary School.
Ann J. Stone, Principal, 225,00 School for Colored Children.
Main St. Primary School.
Abigail Pratt, Principal, -
225,00
S. Ellen Harrington, Assistant, - - 150,00
Summer St. South Primary School.
Mary A. Slater, Principal, - 225,00 66
Sarah Eaton, Assistant, - -
66
150,00
Summer St. North Primary School.
Sarah M. Muzzy, Principal, - -
225,00
Rebecca W. Taylor, Assistant,
150,00
Ash St. West Primary School.
Maria P. Gates, Principal, 225,00
Caroline C. Matthews, Assistant, - 150,00
Ash St. East Primary School.
Sarah W. Joyce, Principal, 225,00
Lucy L. J. Smith, Assistant, -
66
150,00
Pleasant St. South Primary School.
Lydia Wilmarth, Principal, -
66
225,00
A. Maria Dunbar, Assistant, 150,00
Pleasant St. North Primary School.
Almira Shumway, Principal, -
225,00
Front St. East Primary School.
Sarah W. Clements, Principal,
66
225,00
Maria Allen, Assistant,
150,00
Front St. West Primary School.
Martha E. Burr, Principal, 66 - 225,00
Lucy E. Draper, Assistant, - -
150,00
Pine Meadow Primary School.
Lucy M. Newton, Principal, 225,00
Scholars from all parts of the city are admitted to the High school and to the Grammar schools.
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Emily Eveleth, Principal, - - - 260,00
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Besides the above named permanent schools, a school for apprentices, and evening schools for adults and those who cannot attend the other schools, are taught during the winter; and fourteen other schools are taught, summer and winter, in the suburban parts of the city, viz.
1st-Tatnuck, at Tatnuck.
2d-Parkhurst, Leicester St.
3d-Leesville, Webster street.
4th-New Worcester, Leicester street.
5th-New Worcester Primary, Leicester street.
6th-South Worcester, Southbridge street.
7th-Quinsigamond, Millbury street.
· 8th-Monroe, Harrington street.
9th-Pond, Plantation street.
10th-Adams square, Melrose street.
11th-Burncoat plain, Mountain street.
12th-Northville, West Boylston street. 13th-Chamberlain, Salisbury street. 14th-Read, Holden street.
The appropriation for school purposes for 1850, was $18,000.
The Secretary has received,
From City Treasurer, on Mayor's orders, - $11,034,01 66 Teachers, for Glass broken, - -
,80
Overchange on Pay Rolls, - -
21,14-$11,055,95
And has paid out,
For Salaries of Teachers, - $11,034,01
" Cleaning School Houses, - - -
7,16
" Cutting and sawing three trees, 6,00
" balance of last year's account, - - ,12
" balance on hand, paid to City Treasurer, 8,66-$11,055,95
The remainder of the appropriation has been disbursed by the Treasurer for salaries of teachers in the outer dis- tricts, and other school purposes.
REPORT
OF THE
CITY TREASURER. .
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CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE, WORCESTER, APRIL 21, 1851.
To the Honorable City Council :
GENTLEMEN,-The Treasurer has now the honor to submit to the City Council his first Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City, from May 1, 1850, (the day he entered on his duties,) to April 7, 1851.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
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Dr. City of Worcester in account current from May 1, 1850,
Paid abatements on taxes, after payment, -
$327 31
" Aqueduct, extension on Pleasant street,
1,061 55
land damages,
600 00
Board of Health, -
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197 37
66 Bills Receivable, -
115 00
Clocks and Bells, -
93 50
Common Sewers, - -
1,640 87
Contingent Expenses, -
4,356 72
County Tax, - -
4,730 77
Fire Department, -
3,385 24
Fire Engines, ( 2 new ones)
1,242 00
Funeral Expenses, -
72 75
Fuel, Stationery, Printing, &c. -
1,097 08
66 Highways and Bridges, repairs of, Interest, -
3,655 98
66 Lamp posts and fixtures for Gas,
1,101 02
Land Damages,
150 00
Lighting Street, (Gas, Oil, &c.) - 1,414 59
Loans,-
Amount borrowed in anticipation of Taxes, 11,960 63
Amount for transfers of City debt, 9,411 56-21,372 19 Militia Bounty, - 464 50
Outrages, (bomb shell explosions, &c.) 382 27
66 Paupers, support of, -
3,136 91
Paving, - 9,262 30
66 Profit and Loss, 78 11
" Salaries of Officers, 3,774 90
Salaries of Watchmen, -
2,505 28
66 Schools, Teachers and contingencies, -
19,119 11
School Houses, 12,282 57
Abatement of taxes (deducted) -
1,672 14
Discount on taxes, paid prior to Sept. 15, 1850, 4,465 05
Amount of taxes uncollected of those assessed in 1850, - - 1,168 74-7,305 93
Cash in the Treasury
934 49
-114,810 41
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8,950 10
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to April 7, 1851, with Geo. W. Wheeler, City Treasurer, Cr.
Received from John Boyden, former Treasurer, and placed to the Cr. of
Bills Payable, - 2,000 00
Fire Department, - - 2,327 00
School Houses, . - 1,565 85
Highways, - -
422 58-6,315 43
Received from City Hall, rents &c., -
" Scales,
74 15
Militia Bounty, - 463 00
School Fund, - - 540 22-1,003 22
" Contingent Expenses, -
3 95
60
Common Sewers,
80 00
66
" Highways, -
.
-
618 83
Interest, - -
-
60 63
66 Lamp Posts, -
- 143 85
Licenses,
Amusements and Auctioneers, 445 50
Carriages,
- 21 00
Dogs, -
145 00- 611 50
Loans or Bills Payable, - 21,118 00
66
Profit and Loss, -
163 50
66 Summons, (taxes) -
164 20
Schools, (W. Lazell) - -
8 66
66 School Houses, -
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20 00
Amount of Appropriations raised by Tax in
1850, - - - 78,375 00
" County Tax for 1850, 4,730 77
" Overlayings in making taxes, 540 02-83,645 79
114,810 41
April 7, 1851, By Balance, - 934 49
Errors and omissions excepted,
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
Worcester, April 7, 1851.
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" Commonwealth,
778 70 -
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IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, April 21, 1851. Referred to the Committee on Accounts, and sent down for concurrence. CHARLES A. HAMILTON, Clerk.
- IN COMMON COUNCIL, April 28, 1851. Concurred. WILLIAM A. SMITH, Clerk.
In Board of Aldermen, May 26, 1851.
The Committee on Accounts, to whom was referred the report of the City Treasurer for examination, have attended to the duty assigned them, and offer the following as their report.
They have examined in detail the account submitted by Geo. W. Wheeler, Treasurer, and find the same to be correct.
They also had access to his Books, which were found to have been correctly and faithfully kept, and the several accounts correctly footed and balanced at the close of the year. Full vouchers were furnished and are on file at the office.
The report shows that the Treasurer has received from May 1, 1850, to April 7, 1851, including the taxes for the year 1850, the sum of $114,810 41. He has disbursed during the same time the sum of $112,707 18. There are taxes uncollected amounting to $1,168 74, and cash on hand amounting to $934 49. The three last mentioned items equal the receipts as above stated.
The Committee take pleasure in bearing their testimony to the systematic and faithful manner in which Mr. Wheeler has discharged the duties of his office.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Per order of the Committee, GEORGE W. RUSSELL, Chairman.
- IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, May 26, 1851.
Accepted, sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES A. HAMILTON, Clerk.
- IN COMMON COUNCIL, June 2, 1851. Concurred.
WILLIAM A. SMITH, Clerk.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT
OF
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
CITY OF WORCESTER,
In Board of Aldermen, APRIL 21, 1851.
Ordered, that the City Treasurer prepare and cause to be published for the use of the Inhabitants, a particular account of the receipts and expenditures, and a schedule of the city property, and of the city debts.
Attest, C. A. HAMILTON, City Clerk.
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City Treasurer's office, May 1, 1851.
To the Inhabitants of the City of Worcester.
In compliance with the above order, the undersigned respectfully presents his first account of the receipts and expenditures, from May 1, 1850, (the time he entered on the duties of the office,) to April 7th 1851, together with a schedule of the city property, and city debts.
GEORGE W. WHEELER,
City Treasurer.
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ABATEMENTS.
Appropriation,
5,000 00
Overlayings, making taxes, -
-
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540 02
Transfer from " City Hall,"
778 70
66 from " Dog Licenses,"
145 00
from " Carriage Licenses,"
19 50
Expenditures.
Paid George Bailey,
1 30
66 Alzirus Brown,
-
-
-
3 24
Stephen Bartlett,
1 95
Francis A Davis,
-
.
5 19
Brigham Morse,
-
-
1 41
Joel W. Upham,
-
15 57
66 Sidney M. Park,
2 60
A. B. W. Bullard,
65
66 R. Richards,
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.
3 24
Jonathan Snow,
6 22
60 Martin Lathe,
4 41
66 Samuel A. Knox,
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6 48
Joseph H. Warren,
-
1 95
George H. Smith,
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-
9 73
60 Nahum Wellington,
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1 41
William A. Smith,
-
-
32
J. H. Hayward, (N. R.)
3 89
66 Daniel Goddard,
9 75
Christopher Nason,
1 95
Davis Thayer,
-
-
3 24
Joseph A. Gilbert,
-
6 90
E. B. Wetmore,
1 41
Aaron White,
13 62
Benjamin N. Childs,
2 76
C. S. Bancroft,
1 30
Leonard W. Spaulding,
6 80
Samuel N. Whitney,
3 24
Charles G. Marshall,
3 45
William Chamberlian,
1 41
William H. Jourdon,
6 90
Sanford M. Kendall,
3 24
Jonas M. Miles,
-
1 30
60 M. H. Washburn,
3 24
66 Russell Lamb,
4
-
2 60
66 Calvin Dyer,
-
-
-
3 24
Lydia A. Jenks,
-
-
5 19
Ball and Rice,
-
12 97
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-
-
-
.
6,483 22
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-
-
-
:
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-
.
-
-
-
-
-
61
Paid Elbridge H. Simmons, -
10 35
Homer E. Sargent,
-
2 76
Nathan A. Lombard,
-
-
1 30
Putnam W. Taft,
-
3 24
Micah Johnson,
-
7 78
Abijah Bigelow,
1 95
Uriah Stone,
3 24
William W. Mann,
2 39
Martin Jacobs,
4 14
66
Gideon Howe,
1 50
John Parks, (N.'R.)
5 17
Holmes and Walker,
12 97
60 G. M. Nichols,
1 04
Lewis Barnard,
-
-
3 57
Simeon Brewer,
1 41
66
B. L. Hardon and Co,
-
32 43
Jedediah Ellis,
2 60
Thomas Greenough,
3 11
66 Albert J. Howe,
3 24
66 J. G. and D. H. Perry, -
-
16 86
66 Levi Pierce,
-
-
2 07
66
Isaac M. Comings,
-
-
2 07
Eugene T. Miles,
-
-
1 30
66 Ebenezer L. Barnard,
-
3 58
George A. Trumbull,
-
65
66 John Cheney,
-
-
3 24
Samuel Crane,
-
3 24
Isabella D. Hathaway,
-
4 54
66 Isaac Davis,
-
5 19
Henry C. Gates,
12 42
6 per cent discount on $74,417 51, taxes paid before Sept. 15, 1850,
- 4,465 05
Abatements deducted from taxes previous to payment, 1,672 14
6,464 50
Balance undrawn April 7th, 1851, 18 72
AQUEDUCT.
Transfer from " Fire Department," - Expenditures.
1,661 55
Paid William A. Wheeler for extension on Pleasant Street, -
1,061 55
Joseph Edgecomb, land damages, -
100 00
William E. Desper, land damages, -
100 00
Eliza M. Rice, land damages,
- 400 00
1,661 55
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Luther D. Goddard,
3 24
65
٠، John R. Whittemore,
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-
9
62
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
The following sums were allowed in the settlement with the Committees as Cash, but not yet paid. Note against Nahum Wellington, for old school house, 20 00
Note against N. R. Parkhurst, for manure,
-
20 00
Bill against Ethan Allen, for culvert, say - 75 00
115 00
Balance due April 7th, 1851, BOARD OF HEALTH.
115 00
Appropriation, Expenditures.
500 00
Paid for pumping out water under City Hall, expended by G. Jones, -
18 56
T. and O. K. Earle, lumber, -
1 44
66 John Burnett, labor on culvert, -
42 50
Frederic Lee, stone for culvert, -
90 99
Rich and Willard, cleaning out drains, Bliss, Sutton & Co., lime,
9 88
Transfer to "Interest,"
245 35
442 72
Balance undrawn April 7th. 1851,
57 28
CITY HALL.
Rent of Hall, Stores, &c.,
778 70
Expenditures.
Transfer to " Abatement,"
- 778 70
CITY SCALES.
Receipts from City Weighers, Expenditures.
- . -
-
-
74 15
Transfer to " Contingent," -
74 15
CLOCKS AND BELLS.
150 00
Appropriation, Expenditures.
Paid Arvin Thomson, ringing bell, -
52 50
66 Jonathan C. French, tolling bell, -
3 00
William H. Jacobs, tolling bell,
- 3 00
Lyman L. Mason, care of clocks, - 35 00 -
93 50
Balance undrawn April 7th, 1851, COMMON SEWERS,
56 50
Appropriation,
-
-
1,500 00
Received from Elisha Flagg,
80 00
Transfer from " Paving" -
60 87
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-
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1,640 87
1
34 00
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63
Expenditures.
Paid Stephen Harrington, making sewers,
1,640 87
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Appropriation, 5,000 00
Received for blankets torn in watch house,
3 95
Transfer from " City Licenses," 445 50
" City Scales," - -
74 15
5,523 60
Expenditures.
Paid A. W. Lewis, meals for persons in lockup, 9 19
John D. Welts, “ 221 52
P. Holbrook & Co. for oil, brooms, &c. 50 09
Henry W. Miller, for lead pipe, labor, clean- ing stoves, &c. 98 21
C. B. Albert, for painting, 4 98
Frederic Warren, for summ'ng witnesses, &c. 22 43
Rice & Barbour, for coal, 8 38
Phineas Ball, for copying map, 10 25
Henry Earle, for altering rail in Council room, 2 00 John Boyden, cash paid by him for labor un- der the City Hall, in 1849, 33 50
William G. Maynard, for returns of deaths, 39 40
Thomas Magennis, 11 60
rent of Fenwick hall, 130 00
Pitt Holmes, repairs on school house, 21 68
Jabez Rice, labor round 16 10
Bacon & Barton, services in cases vs. City, 27 05
A. H. Bulloch, in case-Auburn vs. City, 30 00
A. J. Brown, for wicks, &c. 2 58
Nath'l G. Tucker, for pumps and repairs, 31 52
Martin Stowe, articles for watch house, 29 54
W. & H. Baker, tables, &c.
28 00
66 George W. Wheeler, for making, revising and correcting voters' lists, cash paid out for articles for office, &c. 89 42
David Gleason, cash paid out for small arti- cles for city hall, 27 05
Charles C. Coleman, for 2 clocks, -
15 50
Gill Valentine, surveying, - 1 50 ?
Ballard & Stevens, for Watchmen's rattles, 10 50
Charles A. Wheeler, cash paid by him for liberty pole, and national flag, 155 67
Augustus Wakefield, for damages, -
44 68
Anson Bangs, for work at Treas'r's office, 63
66 Calvin Foster & Co., articles for City Hall, 27 28
James O'Connor, for damages, 5 00
L. L. Mason, sealing Hay Scales, - 6 00
64
Paid Samuel Smith, distributing summons,
searching records &c., 21 50
Levi Jackson, distributing summons, and care of ward room, 25 00
Alexander H. Wilder, examining records, - 17 48
66 George Adams, rent of room for assessors, - 41 67
William H. Heywood, repairing school house, New Worcester, - -
77 00
66 Ephraim Adams, tax on land sold city, - Frederic Lee, wall at Mechanic street, burial ground, 96 50
3 24
F. & E. Watkins, fence round burial ground, George Jones, serving notices and cash paid out by him for labor &c., 201 55
George T. S. Curtis, distributing summons, 5 00
William H. Jacobs, 11 00 -
Franklin H. Knights, 14 00 -
Andrew Braman, distributing summons, 11 00
22 00
66 Ephraim W. Bartlett, 7 00
Edward Livermore, for inkstand, -
1 37
Taber and Lawrence, Tables &c, -
9 81
Assessors, cash paid by them for articles for office, 18 80
James Green, for cartridges, powder, &c., 23 49
Chamberlain & Smith, perambulating city lines, and putting up bounds,
51 87
Alden H. Sears, for ice at city hall, 3 25
Edward Lamb, rent of armory for Infantry, 45 00
Adolphus Morse, rent of 66
45 00
Gleason and Sturtevant, for making Blithewood avenue, as per contract, 500 00
Lewis E. Joy, for plans for altering city hall,
13 50
J. Henry Hill, for copies charter amendments,
4 00
George F. Bonney & Co., hack hire,
2 00
· Samuel Putnam, stone for well on Mechanic st.
10 00
Patrick Riley, work on 66
3 50
John Burnett, 66
4 00
Moses L. Bolster, for setting glass, -
3 25
Aaron Billing, stove and pipe, -
25 95
H. B. Stanwood, gas fixtures, city hall,
276 26
Warren Lazell, 66
147 70
Henry Phelps,
tumblers, &c. -
5 67
Samuel D. Harding, in case Flagg vs. City, 10 00
Putnam W. Taft,
10 00
Edward Lamb,
10 00
R. A. Chapman,
56 60 00
William Aldrich, damages, -
-
- 25 00
170 75
66 William A. Howland, distributing summons,
65
Paid Bliss, Sutton & Co., for lime, -
- 4 00
Israel Whitney, damages, -
5 25
George P. Bryant, blankets for W. House, 18 84
Gilman Scott & Co., for trucking, - 4 25
60 Costs on 3 indictments 39 16, Fine 1 00, 40 16
Charles H. Hill, for surveying, - 4 50
Henry Chapin, cash paid out by him at sundry times, - 33 30 -
66 John W. Howe, damages, -
- 30 00
Timothy W. Bancroft, services as auctioneer, 11 00
Abner Rogers, hack hire,
2 50
Dexter Rice, for sign, -
-
1 00
James Campbell, gravel, -
7 51
Joseph Lovell & Co., for job at city hall, 2 00
Wm. E. Green, in part of his bill for damages, 16 12
Orlando Ware, for keys, repairing locks, &c. 10 11
66 Joseph Pratt, repairing hay scales, - -
2 80
Charles A. Hamilton, for recording births, deaths, &c. - - -
164 86
William Curby, work at city hall,
11 43
Anthony Chase, auditing police account, 3 00
Charles White, expenses to Springfield, 3 70
Lewis Chapin, to Boston, -
4 00
George A. Bates, -
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6 75
William A. Smith, rent of armory for Guards,
37 50
Committee on fire works 4th July, - 500 00
David R. Curtis, services on county business,
70 73
George Pratt, 66
5 00
60 Constant Shepherd, "
5 00
Benjamin Walker, 66 60
60
18 25
Levi Jackson,
15 50
George Jones, 66
7 50
" Frank Greene,
38 05
C. M. Brooks,
66
25 00
Ed'd L. Brigham,
11 75
Transfer to " Outrages," - -
382 27
to " Highways" for culvert,
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-
262 00
to " Fuel, Lights &c.," -
297 08
to " Fire Department," -
-
43 92
66 to " Land Damages," -
- 150 00
Balance undrawn, April 7, 1851, - 31 61
COUNTY TAX.
Appropriation, - -
4,730 77 - - Expenditure.
Paid Anthony Chase, County Treasurer,
4,730 77
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5,491 99
66
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation.
3,600 00
Received of John Boyden, former Treasurer, 2,327 00
Transfer from " Contingent fund," -
43 92
5,970 92
Expenditures.
Paid 8 engineers and 10 engine and hose men for services,
131 23
66
Hose Co. No. 1, members for services 141 25
66 " for care of hose, -
24 25
" 2, " " 6
18 75
Members of Hook & Ladder Co., for services, 300 00
A. J. Waite, for use of horse, -
7 12
Elisha D. Allen, « « «
- 8 00
Ebenezer Lund, repairs hooks and ladders,
8 59
Members of No. 2 Engine Co. for services, 415 00
66 care of hose &c. 22 25
Members of No. 4, " " for services, 495 01
66
66 " care of hose &c. 42 00
Wm. Dickinson, rent of house, Pleasant st., 73 35
Members of No. 5 Engine Co., for services,
418 35
66
" horse hire 18 00
(J. W. Heath) "
" care of hose, 25 25
66 Members of No. 6 66 66 " services, 365 02 66 66 " care of hose, 30 59
66 Poll taxes to 114 members for 1850, 171 00
66 Barbour & Chaffin, for oil, 24 90
Henry W. Miller, for hose couplings &c., 20 68
Knights & Thompson, for wood, - 3 00
Andrew Braman, -
2 81
66 William M. Moulton, - - -
8 25
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2 00
66 P. Perkins, storing old engine, -
3 50
66 John D. Welts, cleaning hose,
6 00
L. R. & O. Hudson, lumber and labor, - 72 16
66 James Estabrook, for rent, - 100 00
66 Albert Tolman & Co., for new hose carriages, repairing &c., -
273 17
Tower & Raymond, repairs, 1 94 .
66 Erastus N. Holmes, cash paid out for postage, trucking &c., - -
18 78
66 Cheney & Clark, for painting, -
2 87
66 Henry Phelps, " lamps &c. - -
3 98
Charles P. Chapin, for lantern, -
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- 9 00
8 50 75
Lemuel Grover, sawing
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66 Alex. & Sewell Thayer, for repairs, -
66 -
67
Paid Benjamin E. Hutchinson, repairing hose &c. 45 67
C. A. & E. Harrington, for oil,
30 09
Wm. M. Brewer, for fluid, - 6 00
Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co., repairs, 3 50
Lucius Beach, rent of barn, -
10 00
Joseph Pratt, expenses to Boston, 5 74
Francis P. Oliver, repairing lamps, -
3 11
Leonard Poole, repairing, -
3 83
Transfer to " City Aqueduct," to be refunded, 1,661 55
5,046 79
Balance undrawn April 1, 1851,
- 924 13
FIRE ENGINES.
Appropriation.
1,600 0
Expenditures.
Paid Hunneman & Co., (for 2 new engines and re- pairing No. 1), in addition to amount allowed for 4 old ones, -
1,242 00
Transfer to " Watchmen's Salaries," - 358 00
1,600 00
FUEL, STATIONERY, LIGHTS, &c.
Appropriation. - - -
800 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses", - 297 08
1,097 08
Expenditures.
Paid Austin G. Fitch, school reports, 2 50
66 Henry J. Howland, printing city docu- ments &c., - 286 79
J. M. Earle, and advertising, 107 95
66 S. V. R. Hickox, 66
26 76
66 C. B. Webb, 66
66 66 11 45
John S. C. Knowlton,
43 50
Allen & Co., 66 23 00
3 25
Goodrich, Brown & Co., "
11 75
Edward Livermore, books and stationery, 20 69
65 97
S. A. Howland, Pens, ,
1 25
Edward Southwick, coal for city hall,
171 26
Samuel Black, charcoal for do.
- 22 60
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21 00
66 T. & O. K. Earle, coal for Watchmen, Frederic Warren, 66
-
- 107 41
66 Wm. M. Brewer, for fluid &c, - - P. Holbrook & Co., for oil, &c., -
- 40 40
Worcester Gas Light Co., for gas, -
- 109 55
William Allen, for bill holders, -
3 50
1,097 08
16 50
Tyler and Hamilton,
66 Erastus N. Tucker,
68
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Appropriation,
. 350 00
Expenditures,
Paid Wm. G. Maynard, (City Sexton,) -
72 75
Balance undrawn, April 7, 1851, 277 25
IHIGHWAYS.
Appropriation,
6,500 00
Rec'd from John Boyden, (former Treasurer,) 422 58
J. C. Jaques, for improvem't of May st., 10 00
66 J. M. Fitch,
66 10 00
66 B. Butman,
10 00
J. B. King,
5 00
Abiel Jaques, "
5 00
Acc't against Ethan Allen, (for culvert on Main
street, ) say -
75 00
Rec'd for oxen, manure &c., sold, - 503 83
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," for culvert, 262 00
" Paving,"
1,176 83
Expenditures.
Paid Timothy S. Bliss, for his services, 66 66 " oxen, hay, &c.,
594 40
66
2,470 01
John H. Brooks,
- 300 24
66
Nathaniel Brooks, 66
. 101 52
Joseph E. Bond, 66
-
- 100 77
66 John S. Case, 66 66
- 294 72
Benjamin Flagg, 66 66
306 70 -
Nahum Flagg, 66
159 77
66 Jonathan Lyon, Jr. " 66
349 44
Jabez Rice, "
(1849)
14 19
66 Frederic T. Stowell, "
162 62
Alfred Taft, 66
-
- 247 56
Jona. A. White,
209 68
66 G. A. Chamberlain,“ 66 - 114 14
66 Ebenezer Dana, for oxen,
- 115 00
66 S. W. Selby & Co. «
. 131 50
Jonathan Nelson, for land bought in 1848, George Jones, " telegraph poles, 66 66 services,
18 00
66
Phineas Ball,
surveying,
38 60
Otis Converse,
" plow &c.,
17 93
66 H. Putnam,
" hay,
46 26
P. Jones, 66
- 16 65
.
- 210 85
66 pay rolls, -
8,980 24
·
-
27 88
100 00
69
Paid Elijah Stow, for hay,
-
-
- 43 94
Samuel Bliss,
-
40 91
Oliver Smith, 66
47 56
Samuel Davis,
14 92
Perry Thayer, 66
27 90
A. D. McCambridge,
16 00
Sumner Cook,
- 20 04
Nahum Flagg,
52 24
Leonard Kimball,
27 65
Emerson Eddy,
13 95
Calvin Haskell, yoke and bows, -
3 50
Calvin Foster & Co., for shovels,
12 50
Wm. G. Maynard, allowance on sidewalk,
22 95
Warren & Jones, for timber,
114 10
Gustavus Elliot, for boarding men, -
- 16 42
Alice M. Holbrook,
15 70
Royal T. Marble,
66
-
-
10 75
Sumner Bridges, 66
-
44 44
Benjamin Green,
26 61
John Madigan,
6 00
Harrison D. Goodnow, laying side walks, &c.
80 38
66 Wm. F. Wood, repairing carts, &c.,
47 10
66 Ezekiel Newton, labor on road, -
1 50
.. W. W. Patch, for grain, -
322 97 -
66 Bliss, Sutton & Co. "
1 75
Nathan Muzzy, blacksmith's work, -
45 15
Samuel H. Flagg,
105 93
Smith & Barton,
2 69
66 Kendall Whittemore, whitewashing trees, &c.,
56 49
Alvan Allen, rent of barn,
39 00
F. & E. Watkins, lumber and labor,
16 89
William Dudley, carting, -
1 25
Calvin W. Pierce, laying stone,
40 75
Asa Holbrook, for timber,
65 13
Robert Young, for railing, -
16 00
Henry W. Miller, lanterns, &c.,
5 12
Sereno H. Perry, labor in burial ground on common, 11 25
Warner Hinds, horse hire, -
-
-
6 50
John Burnett, laying stone, -
-
6 87
Horatio N. Tower, repairing bridges,
52 87
Nath'l G. Tucker, pump and repairs,
44 41
James M. Fitch, for blasting,
1 25
Samuel D. Harding, repairing bridges, - 147 41
66 Felix Brown, labor on road,
1 50
J. C. Morse, for posts, -
28 05
Patrick McKeon, for labor, -
21 43
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
·
10
70
Paid Luther Spring, for shovels, -
- 8 50
-
-
1 55
Charles P. Chapin, for sign,
-
-
1 75
John Gates, for lumber,
77 24
Lysander Stockwell, for grease,
2 03
66 James H. Wall, boxing trees,
12 50
66 Brigham Converse, for stone,
592 70
Samuel F. Shattuck, labor on culvert, - 35 00
E. E. Abbot. for labor and gravel, 5 00
Edwin Chapin, for labor and lumber - 24 80
Kinnicut and Co. for spikes, &c.,
15 11
Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co. plows, repairs, &c.,
- 56 38
66 S. and W. Putnam, stone and labor, -
-
21 42
L. R. and O. Hudson, for plank,
7 72
John Bartlett, labor on bridge, -
75
Hatch and Townsend. for gravel,
58 50
Stephen Harrington, labor on Pleasant street,
44 50
Josiah Willard, for painting,
18 50
William G. Hall, for labor,
-
-
2 25
66 T. and O. K. Earle, for lumber, -
-
3 05
Benjamin Barber, for setting curb stone' 3 50 -
Samuel W. Selby and Co. commissions, - 6 50
William T. Merrifield, allowance on making st. 5 00
8,950 10
Balance undrawn April 7th, 1851. -
- 30 14
INTEREST.
Appropriation,
- - 3,350 00
Received from County
57 63
Received from T. S. Bliss,
3 00
Transfer from " Board of Health "
-
245 35 ·
3,655 98
Expenditures,
Paid Charles Blair,
82 77
6. William Dickinson,
182 79
John S. Hastings,
105 00
66 Daniel McFarland,
11 27
Mechanics Bank,
32 50
Quinsigamond Bank,
31 50
Worcester Bank,
15 50
66 Ebenezer Mower,
120 00
" Judith Rogers,
76 50
66 Martha C. White,
-
-
-
-
112 50
6 6 Worcester Co. Inst. for Savings, - - 2,264 68
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60 97
Worcester Fire Ins. Co.
-
-
John Barnard, for labor,
71
Paid John Boynton, -
380 00
David Whitcomb,
-
-
- 180 00
3,655 98
LAMP POSTS, AND FIXTURES FOR GAS. Apropriation.
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