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- 1,000 00
Received from Stephen Salisbury,
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25 48.
Edwards and White,
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8 00
William Stowell,
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25 37
Charles Thurber,
25 00
Charles Warren, -
15 00
George Hobbs,
25 00
Henry W. Miller,
15 00
Alfred Parker, -
-
-
5 00
-
1,143 85
Expenditures.
Paid Samuel W. Osgood, for putting up posts, - 150 22
William A. Wheeler, for lamp posts & frames, 403 70
Perrin Bliss, for glazing lanterns, 79 50
Darracot and Co., for pipe and labor,
262 05
" John Hilton, for lanterns,
189 88
Brigham Converse, for stone posts,
3 67
James N. Engley, for painting posts, -
12 00
Transfer to " Schools, "
1,143 85
LIGHTING STREETS.
Appropriation, Expenditures.
- -
-
1,500 00 -
Paid Worcester Gas Light Co., - - 533 53
Draper and Clark, for oil, - -
340 45
Horace Holman, care of lamps &c. - -
459 11
Henry W. Miller, for glass and repairs,
15 42
Calvin Foster and Co, " John Hilton, -
6 25
Josiah Willard, for painting, -
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2 67
Perrin Bliss, for glazing, -
29 90
C. A. and E. Harrington, for oil,
10 32
Transfer to " Schools, " -
85 41
1,500 00
LICENSES.
Received from " Amusements and Auctioneers," 445 50
" Dogs," - - -
- 145 00
" Carriages," - 21 00 - -
621 50
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16 94
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42 83
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72
Expenditures.
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," -
. 445 50
" Abatements," -
- 164 50
" Militia," -
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1 50
611 50
LAND DAMAGES.
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"
150 00
Expenditure.
Paid Timothy W. Keith,
150 00
LOANS.
Received from William Dickinson, - 8,500 00
66 Solon S. Hastings,
500 00
Mechanics Bank,
3,000 00
66 David McFarland, =
1,300 00
66 Quinsigamond Bank, -
3,000 00
66 Susan F. Stone,
1,000 00
Worcester Bank,
1,000 00
66 Worcester County Inst. for Savings, 2,818 00
John Boyden, borrowed by him, 2,000 00
23,118 00
Expenditures.
Paid William Dickinson, 4,500 00
Worcester Bank,
1,000 00
" Worcester Mutual Fire Ins. Co,
2,500 00
Worcester County Savings Inst.
6,384 19
Charles Blair,
1,188 00
Daniel McFarland, -
1,300 00
Quinsigamond Bank, -
3,000 00
Mechanics Bank, -
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1,500 00
21,372 19
Balance unpaid, April 7th, 1851,
1,745 81
MILITIA.
Received from the Commonwealth,
463 00
Transfer " " Licences," -
- -
1 50
464 50
Expenditures.
Paid L. C. Smith's poll tax, 1849,
1 50
Worcester Guards, - -
238 00
Worcester Light Infantry, 225 00
464 50
OUTRAGES, (Caused by bomb shell explosions.)
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - 382 27
-
73
Expenditures.
Paid George W. Norris, for arrests,
39 00
Frederic Warren, expenses, &c.
155 72
66 Levi Jackson,
113 55
William H. Brown, for watching,
8 00
Moses L. Bolster,
8 00
Wm. W. Codding,
5 00
Thomas Davis,
6 00
Lathrop Dorman,
6 00
Daniel Holman,
66
7 00
Erastus N. Holmes,
2 00
66
Ebenezer Lund,
4 00
William L. Merchants,
3 00
George W. Phillips,
66
6 00
Solomon Richardson,
2 00
" Stephen Shumway,
6 00
Sewell Thayer,
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5 00
Arvin Thompson,
382 27
PAUPERS.
Appropriation, ( in addition to the amount received from the State,) -
3,300 00
Expenditures.
Paid Alpheus Merrifield, clerk of the Overseers of the Poor, 3,044 24
" Rejoice Newton, services in case of
Springfield vs. City, 77 75
Charles S. Adams, copying clerk's accounts' 1849, 2 50
Tax on land in Shrewsbury, -
11 22
Tax on land in Boylston, -
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1 20
3,136 91
Balance undrawn, April 7th, 1851, -
- 163 09
PAVING.
Appropriation,
10,500 00
Expenditures.
Paid John A. McBride, for stone, 758 25 -
Benjamin Palmer, "
- 1,187 01
Samuel Fletcher,
- 1,090 11
Henry B. Dickinson, for stone and labor, - 149 25
Providence and Worcester R. Road, freight, 252 76
Worcester and Nashua, 145 25
Benjamin Barber, paving, 1,384 06 -
Black and Barber, paving, &c. -
- 2,169 90
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6 00
74
Paid Harrison D. Goodnow, paving, &c. - - 256 85
David Woodward, for stone and labor, - 353 57
" Timothy S. Bliss, pay rolls, 817 91
William Dickinson, cash pd. out for labor, &c. 102 13 Hathaway and Co. for brick, . 81 30
George Hobbs, for brick, 1 -
14 00
Stephen Harrington, laying brick, -
92 03
John C. Newton, laying brick, -
180 00
Amos R. Black, for labor, 54 26
Phineas Ball, surveying,
173 96
Transfer to " Highway, " for grading 487 70 and balance, 750 00 1,237 70
-10,500 00
PROFIT AND LOSS.
Received for use of Chandelier, 5 00
, for Old school house &c. on the Common, 144 00
for 2 Chandeliers ( 5 light) and side lamps, 10 50
66 for old stove, 4 00
163 50
Expenditures.
Discount on L. L. Archer & D. S. K Winter's
taxes, bankrupts, - - -
78 11
Balance undrawn, April 7, 1851, -
85 39
163 50
SALARIES.
Appropriation,
4,125 00
Expenditures.
Paid Henry Chapin, Mayor, (5 quarters,) -
750 00
Peter C. Bacon, Solicitor, - -
200 00
Chas. A. Hamilton, City Clerk, - 250 00 -
Hemenway, Earle and Walker, Assessors, 900 00
George W. Wheeler, Treasurer, (11 mos.) 550 00
Wm. A. Smith, Clerk Common Council, 150 00
David Gleason, Messenger, - 300 00
George Jones, City Marshal, 400 00
37 50
Erastus N. Holmes,
William Workman, City Physician, (balance) 6 00
Stephen Tracy,
93 90
Transfer to " Watchmen's Salaries," - -
47 28
to "Schools," - .
302 82
- 4,125 00
Joel Wilder, Chief Engineer, (1 qr. 1849) 66 137 50
75
SALARIES OF WACTHMEN.
Appropriation, - - -
-
-
2,100 00
Transfer from " New Engines," -
- 358 00
" " Salaries," -
-
-
47 28
2,505 28
Expenditures.
Paid John D. Welts, keeper of watch house, 255 91
" Levi Jackson, for services as captain of watch, &c.,
63 37
Albert Gleason, watching, -
- 4 00
Moses L. Bolster,
319 00
William W. Codding, 66
321 00
John A. Dodge, 66
320 00
Lathrop Dorman, -
321 00
Nathan F. Harding, 66
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-
259 00
Daniel Holman,
321 00
Stephen Shumway,
- 321 00
2,505 00
SUMMONS.
Received for 821 summons, to April 7, 1851, -
164 20
Expenditures.
Transfer to " Schools," -
- 164 20
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation,
18,000 00
Received from Commonwealth,
540 22
Warren Lazell, balance,
8 66
Transfers from " Summons," -
164 20
"Lamp Posts,"
42 83
" Lighting Streets,"
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85 41
66
" Salaries,"
302 82
19,144 14
Expenditures.
Paid Warren Lazell, pay-rolls of teachers, - 11,034 01
Nahum H. Andrews, - teaching,
- 136 00
" Nancy Baker,
65 23
" Jonas Bartlett,
12 00
Harriet A. Bigelow,
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67 50
Mary W. Bigelow,
164 00
66 Charles Blodgett
91 00
Sarah A. Breed,
76 50
66 J. F. Burbank,
82 00
" Laura A. Batcheller,
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30 22
Nancy H. Clark,
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-
68 00
J. N. Crandall,
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64 00
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-
-
-
-
-
76
Paid Sarah Davis,
teaching,
=
60 00
Hester E. Deland,
68 25
A. Maria Dunbar,
2 67
Sarah C. Eaton,
121 00
Ellen A. Eddy,
32 00
Maria R. Eddy,
53 33
H. Maria Felt,
32 00
Edna J. Flagg,
92 00
Martha M. Flagg,
49 00
Stephen W. Himes,
120 50
" Charles W. Holbrook,
140 00
Maria Holbrook,
42 78
Ann Hovey,
48 88
Addison A. Hunt,
180 00
Thomas M. Lamb,
135 00
William M. Lamb,
120 00
Emeline M. Lovering,
13 33
Mary E. Lumbard,
22 67
" Mary M. Maynard,
90 00
John C. Newton,
59 87
Calvin E. Pratt,
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211 50
George E. Pratt,
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128 00
66 Cynthia Shepherd,
60 00
Sarah A. Smith,
80 00
William E. Starr,
65 00
John M. Stow,
96 00
Caroline A. Thayer,
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14 53
George D. Tourtellot,
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112 00
Frances Whelpley,
20 00
Avaline Williams,
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94 50
Mary H. Williams,
99 00
Edward Southwick, coal,
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237 76
Rice and Barbour, "
3 00
Nathaniel Brown, wood,
426 36
William M. Moulton, wood,
15 22
Curtis Rice, wood,
17 48
66
J. D. Grout, wood and contingencies,
61 27
Erastus W. Wheeler, wood and contingencies, Edward Curtis,
18 83
Nathl. P. Gates,
16 16
Nathl. C. Moore,
15 89
Samuel F. Gates,
19 96
Jabez Rice,
23 05
66 Frederic T. Stowell,
60
17 50
Pitt Holmes,
36 61
J. F. Burbank,
66 42
J. F. Boice,
18 01
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-
-
-
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-
-
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66
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-
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-
11 85
77
Paid Warren Lazell, (Secretary,) salary,
350 00
Warren Lazell, for books, - -
-
- 382 10
Warren Lazell, for postage &c. -
13 44
66 - William R. Hooper, visiting schools, 18 00
O. H. Tillotson,
25 00 -
66 Austin G. Fitch,
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16 00
Hartley Williams, 66
- 16 00
George Jaques, 66
- 12 50
66 George P. Fisher,
3 00
Edward Rice, making fires, -
3 00
60 D. G. Chase, making fires &c. -
10 98
66 A. L. Wood, lighting school house, - 15 00
60 John J. Debois, cleaning school house, - - 56 87
Ebenezer Hemenway, cleaning school houses, 2 50
Henry Willard, cleaning privy &c. 4 00
H. M. Wheeler, cash paid out for compass, - 30 00
66 Joseph Eaton, care of Ash st. school house, making fires &c. - - 84 37
66 Dwight Tracy, care of high school house, making fires &c. - 50 00
66 Charles L. Reed, care of school house, making fires &c. - - 25 14
66 P. Holbrook and Co. for brooms, brushes, &c. 97 42 Samuel C. White and Co. for oil, 4 70
Henry W. Miller, for desks, stoves &c. - 328 95
Joseph F. Loring, for stoves, &c. 76 28
66 Southworth Howland, repairs, -
- 267 25
66 Joseph Lovell, repairs, 3 57
66 Horace Ayres, articles furnished schools, 80 20
66 Nath'l G. Tucker. repairing pump &c. - 6 12
Brooks & Richards, putting up desks, -
2 75
66 Levi Hardy, wood and contingencies, - 45 67
Lamb and Foster, stock and labor at high school, 36 26 William A. Wheeler, exchange of furnaces at high school, 67 89 -
66 Aaron Billing, stove pipe &c. - 54 87
W. and H. Baker, tables and chairs, 21 50
66 J. M. Miles, labor round school house, 8 50
66 John McGee, labor round school house, 4 00
James Curby, sawing wood &c. 6 28
Jonathan Reed, charcoal, -
2 64
John Burnett, making fires, sawing wood &c. 235 48
Elijah McKenna, cleaning school room, 3 00
George W. Rugg, for lot land, 1,273 24
William Workman, visiting schools, 15 00
-19,119 11
Balance undrawn April 7th, 1851, - 25 03
11
78
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Received from John Boyden, former Treasurer, 1,565 85
Appropriation, - -
- - 9,500 00
Note of N Wellington, (allowed as cash,) - 20 00
-11,085 85
Expenditures.
Paid Alzirus Brown, seats, &c. for Summit st. 449 20 Emnerson K. Rice, balance due him Summit st. 1,269 55
David Prouty, furnace for Summit st. 294 00
John C. Newton, mason work, Summit st. - 25 73 Josiah Rice, services
- 1 50 W. and H. Baker, desks &c. 66 - 84 06
Elbridge Boyden, plans for Thomas st. -
- 56 00
6,000 00
Horatio N. Tower, on account, Thomas st. John Phelps, labor round 66 -
5 75
66 N. York Protection office, insurance for Thomas st. - 52 00 Alfred D. Foster, for land Adams square, 300 00
" Bartlett and Marshall, for building school houses in Adams square, and Pond districts, 2,992 00
" Elbridge Boyden, plans for Adams square, 15 00
Jonas M. Miles, outbuildings, " - 205 16
. Henry W. Miller, for seats, stoves &c.
264 79
Wor. Mutual Fire Ins. Co. insurance on Adams square, - 49 50
Daniel Harrington, stone and labor, Pond dist. 70 00 John Barnard, stone and labor Adams square, 75 00
Nathl. G. Tucker, pump &c. for Pond dist. 13 62
William A. Draper, 59 71
-12,282 57
Balance overdrawn April 7th, 1851,
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1,196 72
TAXES.
Balance uncollected April 7th, 1851, - - 1,168 74
RECAPITULATION : Table of Appropriations, all Receipts, (exclusive of taxes, ) Transfers, Expenditures and Balances, from May 1, 1850, to April 7, 1851.
Approp'ns
Rec'ts exc. (Transfer to [Trans from[ l'otal Rec'ts.
Expendit're.
Dr. bal'ce | Cr balice
Abatement and disc'nt, (includ'g overl'ngs,)| 5,540 02
$.43 2) 1,661 55
$6,483 22 1,661 55
$6,464 50
$1872
Aqueduct,
1,661 55
Bills Receivable,
115 00
$115 00
Board of Health,
500 00
245 35
254 65
197 37
57 28
City hall,
778 70
778 7.)
City scales,
74 15
74 15
Clocks and bells,
150 00
150 00
93 50
56 50
Common sewers,
1,500 00
80 00
69 87
1,640 87
1,64) 87
Contingent expenses,
5,000 00
3 95
519 65
1,135 27
4,388 33
4,356 72
31 61
County tax,
4 73) 77
4,730 77
4,73 ) 77
Fire department,
3,600 00
2,327 00
43 92
1,661 55 358 00
4,3 19 37
3,385 24
924 13
Funeral expenses,
350 00
35) 00
72 75
277 25
Fuel. stationery, &c.
800 00
297 08
1,097 08
1,097 18
Highways,
6,500 00
1,041 41
1,438 83
8,98 ) 24
8,950 10
30 14
Interest,
3,350 00
60) 63
245 35
3 655 98
3,655 98
Lamp posts and fixt'rs,
1,000 00
143 85
42 83
1,191 02
1,101 02
Lighting streets,
1,500 00
85 41
1,414 59
1,414 59
Licenses,
611 50
611 50
Land damages,
150 00
159 00
150 00
Loans,
23,118 00
1 50
464 50
464 50
Outrages,
382 27
382 27
382 27
Paupers,
3.300 00
3,300 00
3,136 91
163 09
Paving,
10,500 00
1,237 70
9,262 3)
9,262 31)
Profit and loss,
163 50
163 50
73 11
85 39
Salaries,
4,125 00
350 10
3,774 99
3,774 90
Salaries of Watchmen, Summons,
2,100 00
405 28
2,505 28
2,505 28
Schools,
18,000 00 9,500 00
518 83
595 26
19,144 14 11,085 85
19,11911
25 03
School houses,
12,232 57 1,196 72
Tixes, (uncollected)
1,168 74 |1,163 74
Cash in Treasury,
934 49
934 49
Fire engines,
1,600 00
1,242 00)
1,242 00
/
23,118 00
21,372 19
1,745 81
Militia,
463 00
164 2)
164 20
1,585 85
83,645 79 31,164 62 6,744 76 | 6,744 76 114,810 41 |114,810 41 3,414 95 3,414 95
Taxes.
80
REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY.
The City Hall (of brick) and land, (the Common. )
The Alms House (of wood) and land, 204 acres, 133 rods. Wood lot, 26 acres, 19 rods.
Sprout land, 12 years growth, 16 acres,
Pest House at City Farm.
Burial ground on the Common.
66 on Mechanic Street.
on Pine Court. at South Worcester.
City Pound on Pine Street.
Brick School House and lot on Walnut Street.
66 on Main
66
" on Pleasant "
on the Common.
corner of Thomas and Summer Streets ; there is a new Brick House, being erected on this lot, when done the old one to be taken down, Brick School House and lot on Ash Street.
66
at Quinsigamond Village.
66
at Adams Square District, (House built in 1850.)* at Pond "
(House built in 1850.)* at Northville 66
6.
at Burncoat plain
School House and lot on Summer Street.
66
on
(small one) so long as used for School purposes.
66
on Pine Court.
on Beach st.
in Tatnick
District.
New Worcester
South Worcester in Munroe
in Reed
in Chamberlain
in Leesville
in Parkhurst
66
"There was an addition made to these lots in 1850.
81
Lot of land for School House on Pine Street, bought of G. W. Rugg.
66 66
" Sycamore Street.
" Salem
Hook and Ladder House on the Common,
Engine House and lot at Lincoln Square occupied by No. 1.
at New Worcester " No. 2.
" " at 21 Exchange Street " " No. 3.
" at 77 Main 66
" Hose Co. No. 1.
PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY.
- -:- -
Furniture in the City Hall, Mayor and Aldermen, Common Council, and Police Court Rooms, Treasurer, Messenger and Marshal's Offices, and School Houses ; Philosophical Apparatus, Piano Forte, Maps &c. in Walnut Street School House ; Libraries &c. in part of the School Houses ; Tables &c. in part of the Ward Rooms.
IN CHARGE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The City Aqueduct, Reservoir, Hydrants, and fixtures belonging thereto, also a few tools.
IN CHARGE OF THE SEVERAL ENGINE AND HOSE COMPANIES, AND UNDER A GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
4 Engines, (2 new ones,)
11 Hose Carriages, (2 new ones, ).
3727 feet Leading Hose,
110 feet Suction Hose,
20 Buckets, 12 Axes,
1 Hook and Ladder Carriage, 13 Ladders,
9 Hooks,
7 Crotch Poles.
In addition to the above, each Company is furnished with Spanners and Belts, Torches, Signal Lanterns, Shovels, Bars &c., together with the Fur- niture in their respective Houses.
IN CHARGE OF THE UNDERTAKERS.
3 Hearses, (1 on runners, )
2 Biers, 3 Palls,
2 Harnesses, (1 new,) 1 Rubber covering for Hearse,
1 Plan of the Pine Meadow ground, 1 Plan of part of So. Worcester ground.
IN CHARGE OF THE HIGHWAY COMMITTEE.
5 ox carts, 7 ox yokes,
7 draught chains, 2 stake
3 iron bars,
2 stone hammers,
82
2 plows,
2 tie chains
6 meal boxes,
2 shovel scrapers, 8 picks,
2 leveling
10 shovels,
2 rakes, 1 meal chest,
1 hay cutter,
1 feed trough,
3 lanterns,
6 plow points, Lamp filler, &c.
The Committee appraised the value of the above $252 50.
IN CHARGE OF JOHN D. WELTS, KEEPER OF WATCH HOUSE.
Chairs, Tables, Desk &c. in Office Room,
Bedstead, Mattrass and Bedding for Keeper's bed,
4 straw ticks and 10 blankets, 12 watchmen's rattles,
7 watchmen's billys, 1 pair leg irons.
IN CHARGE OF THE LAMP LIGHTER.
40 oil and 63 gas lamps in use. There is also on hand and not in use
6 posts and fixtures for gas, (in good order,)
13 lanterns
A number of old oil lamps (not much value.)
IN CHARGE OF GEORGE GEER, CITY SEALER. The Standard of Weights and Measures.
FOUR CITY SCALES IN CHARGE OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS.
Frederic Cutting, at New Worcester,
John H. Knight, at Washington Square, Charles H. Waters, at Lincoln Highway Committee, (not in use.)
IN CHARGE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
2 pair oxen,
30 grain sacks,
3 scythes and snaths,
1 bull,
1 scalding tub,
2 grain cradles,
1 horse,
4 bushels plaster,
Household furniture,
12 cows,
18 bushels corn,
200 lbs. lard,
2 calves,
8 bushels rye,
30 lbs. butter,
8 swine, 5 bushels buckwheat,
200 lbs. sugar,
30 fowls,
10 bushels oats,
126 lbs. cheese,
2 ox carts, 3 flails,
66 lbs. candles,
1 ox wagon,
1 saddle,
10 lbs. tea,
2 ox sleds,
6 sickles,
8 lbs. coffee,
1 sled tongue,
1 pair tie chains,
1 bbl. flour,
1 market wagon,
1 feed trough,
1 keg molasses,
1 sett measures, 3 drills,
Grease tub, pails, Hay forks,
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1 hay cart body, tongue and axle,
6 saddles,
1 pair scales, Dairy ware,
1 buggy,
23 tons hay,
2 brass kettles,
3 harnesses,
1 ton straw,
6 bbls. soap,
2 horse netts,
2 baskets and set measures,
2 whitewash brushes, 1 washing machine,
1 shoe and chain,
1 horse blanket, and girt, 1 pruning saw,
1 harrow,
3 buffalo robes,
1 meat do.
2 sleighs,
lot of lumber,
Crockery and glass ware,
6 ox yokes,
22 old axes,
3 pairs new shoes,
1 horse rake,
82 sheets,
6 ploughs,
1 cultivator,
7 augers,
86 pillow cases 5 new shirts,
1 wheel barrow,
beetle and wedges,
60 yards sheeting,
2 grind stones,
2 steel traps,
6 pair' new hoes,
9 shovels,
2 cleavers,
2 pair new overalls,
6 manure forks,,
3 adzes,
12 yards prints,
1 winnow ng mill, 4 picks,
13 hoes,
1 air pump, 5 wood saws,
24 comfortables,
4 prong hoes,
24 bedquilts,
23 old : cythes,
2 snat' s,
2 scalo ng tubs,
lot of . ld buckets,
15 lbs. stocking yarn,
5 feed boxes,
300 pounds beef,
1 bushel beans,
1 grul hook
Lot dried apple,
4 ox laskets,
1 cart tongue, axle and snow scraper,
1 churn,
Sundry articles of apparel, left by persons dec'sed,
1 cheese press,
¿ bbl. vinegar,
1 pair sled runners,
12 bush salt,
Box spices and medicine,
lot of old iron,
23 lbs. sausages,
4 bbls. apples,
3 crowbars,
25 lbs. tallow,
11 bay forks,
1 hive bees,
13 hay rakes,
1 refrigerator,
1 pound thread,
chest of carpenter tools, 24 feather beds, bed- steads and cords,
1 crosscut saw,
2 soldering tools,
16 stoves, funnel and furniture,
4 straw beds, bedsteads and bedding, 1} quintals fish,
2 pair steelyards, 500 pounds ham, 1300 pounds pork,
2 dairy, and 6 washing tubs,
4 bushels potatoes, 3 do. roots, 25 tons ice.
Appraised, March 29, 1851, by Alpheus Merrifield, Samuel Perry, and Charles Bowen, at $2,423 00
lot of pcarenters bench tools,
13 chains,
1 tackle and fall,
AMOUNT OF CITY DEBT, APRIL 7, 1851.
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DATE.
TO WHOM PAYABLE.
INT.
PAYABLE
AMOUNT
INT. PAID TO
July 1, 1841
Worcester County Inst. for Savings, 6 p ct.
66
.6
..
66
Feb 1, 1845.
66
66
66
66
16
66
66
7,000 00
4,000 00 66
66
66
June 1, 1846.
66
66
5
June 1, 1851
6,000 00
May 30, 1848,
4 notes due same Institution, of $552 52 each, 15 notes due sam Institution of $1;604 85 each,
No
June 17, an- nually, July 22, do. Sep. 1, 1851, On demand, Mar 30,'54,
381 70 6,325 00
Jan. 1, 1851, 66 66
Mar 30, 1850, July 9,
." 24, '"
66
66
66
.6
66
2,000 00 1,000 00
June 24,1850,
Oct. 2,
John Boynton,
66
6,333 33
Oct. 1, 155'),
Feb. 28. 1849,
Solon S. Hastings, .. 60
66
Oct. 2, 1853, On demand, ¥ 66
500 00
Jan, 20, 1851,
Mar. 9, 1814,
David Whitcomb, Sarah Waldo, 6.
Mar. 9, 1854,
3,000 00
Mar. 9, 1851,
Apr 4, 1848, June 28, 1849. June 1, 1849,
William Dickinson,
1,6-4 00 | Dec. 1, 1850,
Feb 11, 1851,
66
66
66
66
1,000 00
April, 3, 7, 66
66
66
66 1.01 0 00
Feb. 23, 1850,
Judith Rogers,
1,375 00
Feb. 23,1851,
Apr. 24, 1550,
Daniel McFarland,
66
Feb 23, '54, On demand, 66
2,000 00
Mar. 24, 1851,
Susan F. Stone,
1,000 00
Temporary Loan April 7,1851, Mechanics Bank, (30 days,)
May 7-10,'51
1,500 00
.
66
66
66
66
On demand,
552 52
1.60185
66 6
Dec. 2, 1850,
June 2, 1848, " 24,
Mary C. White,
On demand, 66 66
186 46
66
1.500 00
Dec. 28,1850,
66 66
1.000 00
Mar. 31, 66
66
1,500 00
Feb. 28,1851,
July 20, 1850,
66
66
66
66
6,500 00 8,950 00
66
66
2,210 08
Worcester County Just. for Savings,
66
60
6
66
No
No
On demand,
Jan. 1, 1851, 66 66
Mar 14, 1844,
Feb. 17, 1846,
24,072 75 3,566 19
66
Ebenezer Mower,
66
1,000 00
97,241 58
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT FOR APRIL, 1850.
WORCESTER, MAY 17, 1851.
To the Hon. City Council of the City of Worcester :
The undersigned respectfully presents his Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the city for the month of April, 1850.
JOHN BOYDEN.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, MAY 19, '51.
Referred to Committee on Accounts-sent down for concurrence.
C. A. HAMILTON, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, MAY 19, '51. Concurred.
WILLIAM A. SMITH, Clerk. -::-
City of Worcester in account with John Boyden, City Treasurer, from April 1, to April 30, (inclusive, ) 1850. DR.
Paid abatements,
$75 96
Contingent Expenses,
-
-
-
131 56
Fire Department,
-
-
10 00
Fencing Common,
-
-
33 04
Highways, (repairs of )
75
School appropriation,
170 74
School house "
2,022 00
Salary
19 63
2,463 68
7,297 65
9,761 33
CR.
Cash on hand, as per last report, -
7,150 21
Rec'd from Aqueduct Commissioners of 1849,
534 46
66 City Hall rents,
51 66
Contingent account, (of J. W. Lincoln, for lamp post,) -
16 00
Licenses,
-
-
-
9 00
Loans,
2,000 00
9,761 33
E. E. JOHN BOYDEN, City Treasurer.
Worcester, April 30, 1850.
The above account has been duly examined, and is hereby certified to be correct.
GEORGE W. RUSSELL, Chairman of Committee on Accounts.
12
-
-
-
-
Cash in the Treasury, - -
-
-
REPORT 0 F THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
CITY OF WORCESTER,
In Board of Aldermen, April 5, 1851.
The Committee on Highways, would respectfully sub- mit the following
REPORT.
Immediately after entering upon the discharge of the duties entrusted to them, they appointed the following persons Assistant Highway Surveyors for their respective highway districts, to wit.
For District No. 2, Benjamin Flagg,
No. 3, Jona. Lyon, Jr.
66 No. 4, Dea. N. Brooks,
66 No. 5, A. Taft,
66
66 No. 6, N. Flagg,
66
No. 7, John S. Case,
66 66 No. 8, J. E. Bond,
66 No. 9, J. A. White,
No. 10, J. H. Brooks,
66
No. 11, Geo. A. Chamberlain,
66
66 No. 12, F. T. Stowell.
87
Timothy S. Bliss was appointed Superintendent, and under his direction, the repairs upon the streets and bridges have been made in district No. 1, which includes the en- tire compact part of the city. Mr. Bliss has also perform- ed several jobs of work in the outer districts, but general- ly, the repairs upon the roads and bridges in the outer districts, have been entirely intrusted to the assistant high- way surveyors, under the general direction of the Com- mittee.
Under the direction of the Committee on Highways, there has been expended during the present municipal year, the sum of $19,854 27.
The appropriations for the current year, at the disposal of the Committee, have been as follows, viz.
For repairs of roads and bridges, - -
$6,500 00
" paving Main and Front streets, - - 10,500 00
" constructing sewer on Main & Thomas sts., 1,500 00
-18,500 00
To which amount may be added,
For unexpended balance of last year's appropriation, 422 58
" transfer from conting't fund, for Pl'nt-st. sewer, 262 00
" oxen and manure, sold Prentice & Bliss, - 438 00
" privilege in sewer, of E. Flagg, - 80 00
" manure sold N. Parkhurst & C. White, - - 24 86
" proceeds of sales of grass, &c. on the common, 40 97
" amount due from E. Allen, towards repairs on Main st. estimated at - 75 00
" amount received of sundry persons towards repairs on May st. 40 00
1,383 41
19,883 41
Expenditures as follows.
For repairs upon the roads and bridges by Assistant Surveyors, viz :
In District No. 2, -
-
-
-
- 306 70
" 3, -
-
-
- 192 90
- - -
101 52
4, - 5, - - - 247 56
88
In District No. 6, -
-
-
-
- 182 39
- 294 72
7, - - 8, 100 77 - - -
.
-
208 68
66 66 10, 11,
111 11
12,
162 62
For repairs by Superintendent, on Leicester road, Dis-
517 50
66 Superintendent, on May street,-No. 3, 96 00
66
Belmont st .- No. 7,
100 00
Superintendent, on Pine Meadow road,- No. 7,-estimated, 50 00
“ Superintendent, on Southbridge street,- raising road,-Dist. No. 4, 200 00
" of streets in District No. 1, including repairs of bridges and side-walks, and exclusive of the grading for paving, 4,963 37
66 paying Jona. Nelson, for land bought in 1848, 27 88
on last year's accounts, 31 32
66 paving Main and Front streets, including grading, 9,750 00 constructing sewer on Main and Thomas streets, 1,640 87
" " Pleasant street, 262 00
Unexpended balance, -
30 14
19,833 41
The Committee are not aware that there are any ac- counts now outstanding against the city on account of re- pairs upon the roads and bridges, made under their direc- tion, excepting a few smalls bills, not exceeding $20. An- nexed is a schedule of the tools on hand, in the care of the Superintendent, amounting as appraised by him to $252 50 .*
CHARLES WHITE, WM. DICKINSON, HENRY PRENTICE, DANIEL HARRINGTON,
Committee on
Highways.
* See list on pages 81-2.
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.
66 9,
305 36
trict No. 3, -
estimated,
REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER.
Worcester, April 1st, 1851.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen for the City of Worcester :
Gentlemen :- I herewith transmit to your Honorable Board my return, stating the condition of the several En- gine, Hose, Hook and Ladder Companies, together with all their respective apparatus, belonging to the Fire De- partment for the City of Worcester.
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