Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1848/49-1855, Part 20

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1848
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 940


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6 00


Hilton & Tobey, repairs stoves &c., - -


9 14


66 John Hilton, -


3 33


.66 George Jones, serving notices, &c. &c., -


1 81


66 Joseph Lewis, lining stove, &c.,


2 75


Ebenezer Lund, buckets for watch house, -


7 59


66 Jonas M. Miles, expenses to Boston, -


4 25


George Sessions, returning deaths, 30 80


David Scott Jr., sundries for watch house, 1 97


Alden H. Sears, ice for City hall, 4 46


400 00


66 Luther Slater, lines,


10 60


86 S. W. Selby & Co., auctioneers' services, Taber & Lawrence, chairs, -


5 25


66 Charles White, repairs to "Liberty pole,"


7 00


66 Wm. A. Wheeler, fire alarms,


13 96


66 Frederic Warren, coal for watchmen, -


5 50


66 Joseph D. Brigham, repairs City hall, -


4 06


66 David Gleason, cash paid out for small articles, washing hall, ward rooms, &c., 77 57


Benj. E. Hutchinson, covering for lamps, - 5 67


66 Roger Herring, repairing roof City hall, 31 82


65 Amory Moore, new scuttle 2 75


W. & H. Baker, desks &c. for Police Court room, 40 00 for City hall, 40 00


66 Silas Goodnow, whitewashing &c. City hall, 67 39


Warren Lazell, gas fixtures,


428 31


Amariah B. Lovell, plastering &c., " -


34 47


Charles P. Nichols, painting &c., 66 90 30


66 Putman W. Taft, alterations, 66 120 00 -


F. & E. Watkins, repairs &c., 66


66 -


31 50


J. W. Brown, pay rolls for labor at the Cemetery ground, New Worcester, 386.85


32 91


66 Samuel D. Harding, repairs,


4 50


66 Abel Stowell, clock for church, 2d parish,


89 08


George Geer, sealing city scales,


Edward Livermore, mem. books, -


40


Paid Silas Converse, tools for do.,


-


33 16


C. S. Knowlton, hay for cattle do., -


- 35 00


W. W. Patch, grain 66 66


21 40


Joseph Mason, services on county business, -


180 75


Wm. A. Smith, “


66


10 00


Benj. F. Thomas, " 66


75 00


Amory Carter, damages,


50 00


Oliver J. Morse, “ -


60 00


Samuel Putnam,


426 40


Wm. E. Green, balance of bill for labor &c.,


16 88


George T. S. Curtis, distributing summons,


8 00


Wm. A. Howland,


8 00


6: Wm. H. Jacobs, 66 66


-


13 00


Franklin H. Knights, 66


7 00


Constant Shepard, 66


-


6 00


66 Elbridge G. Watkins,


66


9 50


66 George P. Bryant, blankets &c., for watch house, 11 43


66 John D. Welts, meals for prisoners at ‘


206 20


George W. Wheeler, services as Clerk of Com- mon Council,


15 00


George W. Wheeler, making City document No. 4, making, revising and correcting voters' lists, and for cash paid out for articles for office, 70 03


Worcester Guards, rent of Armory,


75 00


Samuel D. Harding, in part for repairing Quin- sigamond school house, 1,000 00


66 Johnson & Eaton, putting lightning rods on school houses, -


305 23


Insurance on school houses, - -


-


185 64


Transfer to "School houses," -


6,745 64


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 634 01


COUNTY TAX.


Appropriation, - -


9,450 29


Expenditure.


Paid Anthony Chase, County Treasurer, - - 9,450 29


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851, 924 13


Appropriation, - - -


-


3,250 00


Received for rent of room, -


-


3 33


------ 4,177 46


Expenditures.


Paid Erastus N. Holmes, Chief Engineer, - -


94 33


" 6 assistant engineers, for services, -


60 00


Washington Engine Co. No. 1, for services, 411 67


Rapid " No. 2, " 66 425 00


-


-


-


- -


556 00


41


Paid Niagara Engine Co. No. 3, for services,


410 02


Torrent


No. 4, “ 66


313 33


Hose Co. No. 1,


66 66


-


150 00


" No. 2, 66


112 50


Hook and Ladder Co.


- 280 00


66 103 poll taxes to members of Department, -


154 50


66 Washington Engine Co. No. 1, care of hose &c.,


38 50


66 Rapid


No. 2, 66


66


-


17 25


Niagara


" No. 3, 66


27 94


66 Torrent 66 " No. 4, 66 66


30 07


66 Hose Co. No. 1,


66


22 50


66 " No. 2,


66 28 00


66 Rapid Engine Co. No. 2, painting engine &c.,


24 50


Hose Co. No. 2, bell and fixtures,


5 12


66 Hook and Ladder Co. horse hire, -


9 00


Cheney & Clark, setting glass, 4 11 -


66 William Dickinson, rent of No. 4 engine house, 131 25


66 Erastus N. Holmes, cash paid for trucking, post- age, stationery, &c., - 28 56


66


Benj. E. Hutchinson, repairs hose §.c., -


58 74


Charles A. Harrington, oil &c., -


-


11 18


66 Kinnicutt & Co., brushes &c., -


4 17


Ebenezer Lund, repair of ladders &c.,


8 80


Leonard Poole, repairs,


5 15


Dexter Rice, sign, -


1 50


66 Phelps & Forbush, lamps &c., -


- -


3 61


Albert Tolman & Co., repairing hose carriage,


10 25


66 A. & S. Thayer, repairs,


3 00


Charles Tucker, ladders, -


12 00


H. H. Walker, lock &c.,


87


-2,897 42


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


1,280 04


FUEL, PRINTING, STATIONERY, &c.


Appropriation, -


800 00


Expenditures.


Paid Allen & Co., advertising,


7 00


John M. Earle,


-


19 00


66 Earle & Drew, -


143 52


66 Silas Dinsmore,


-


33 71


66 John S. C. Knowlton, “ -


41 75


Charles B. Webb, 66


52 27


Henry M. Barbour, coal,


79 33


66 Edward Southwick, “


11 15


Lyman Bugbee & Co., fluid &c.,


54 56


Pliny Holbrook & Co., oil &c.,


-


18 40


Worcester Gas Light Co., gas,


-


133 60


-


-


-


-


-


5


42


Paid Tyler & Hamilton, printing,


2,00


" Henry J. Howland, printing city documents 4 and 5, blanks &c., -


509 87


C. A. Haskins & Co., steel pens &c., -


4 06


Edward Livermore, stationery, -


12 27


Erastus N. Tucker, -


15 68


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 338 17


FUNERAL EXPENSES.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851, 277 25


Appropriation,


300 00


Received of John Boyden,


181 99


Expenditures.


Paid George Sessions, burials, , .


221 83


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852,


537 41


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851, 30 14


Appropriation,


7,500 00 -


Received (cash and notes) for cattle, old bridges, ma- nure, labor &c., .


717 41


Transfer from "Common Sewers," -


189 33


-- 8,436 88


Expenditures.


Paid Timothy S. Bliss, pay rolls, -


2,493 39


Joseph E. Bond, 66


86 37


66 Charles E. Brooks, 66 60


83 07


66 G. A. Chamberlain, " 66


-


279 51


Benjamin Flagg, 66


261 89


Nahum Flagg, 66


244 24


66 Benj Harrington,


173 56


66 Ezekiel Newton, 66


66


299 25


Jonathan Lyon, Jr. "


333 09


Samuel Perry,


281 81


Frederic T. Stowell, "


53 59


66 Alfred Taft,


42 55


66


Jonathan A. White, "


66


107 81


Timothy S. Bliss, for labor, man and team,


187 43


66


services, -


433 00


66


"


cash paid out for sundries, - oxen,


225 00


Joseph Bond,


"


-


-


108 00


Lewis Chapin,


112 50


Israel Whitney,


- -


125 00


-


-


Wm. G. Moore, 60


63 62


-


-


-


39 25


66


-


-


-1,138 17


759 24


43


Paid Silas Bailey,


for


hay,


11 86


J. A. Bancroft,


11 70


66 Samuel Bliss,


13 54


Sumner Cook,


28 15


66 F. A. Davis,


66


34 38


Israel A. Dodge,


86 74


Elbridge Gerry,


66


27 69


Joseph Lovell,


66


25 35


Charles Newton,


66


66


-


54 67


Jeremiah Parker,


66


66


-


-


20 28


Poor Farm,


42 93


John P. Barber, 66 oats,


10 50


Bliss, Sutton & Co., for grain,


5 90


Draper & Clark,


66


74 00


Wm. W. Patch, 66


148 40


Charles Paine, rent of barn,


58 50


Otis Converse, for tools,


2 67


Silas Converse, " -


8 90


Poole & Miles, "


36 58


D. C. Tourtellot, repairing tools,


16 26


66 Wm. F. Wood, woodwork for cart,


56 00


Samuel H. Flagg, 2d, blacksmithing,


43 46


66 Nathan Muzzy,


91 09


Wm. E. Allen, fly blankets,


11 25


Edwin Chapin, for lumber,


74 10


T. & O. K. Earle,


for lumber,


7 55


John Gates,


55 40


A. Holbrook,


21 97


Harrison Lovell,


207 32


J. G. & D. H. Perry,


66


A. V. Shelden,


66


-


46 93


A. & W. H. Harris,


7 38


Timothy S. Stone,


" gravel,


29 70


Bowen Gleason,


stone,


23 00


Brigham Converse,


63 23


John F. Pond,


66


2 50


66 Benj. Palmer,


126 86


66 Samuel Davis,


13 17


60 Smith & McBride,


55 44


Ephraim Willard,


making bank wall,


43 75


Worcester Gas Light Co., for lowering pipes,


126 59


66 Phineas Ball, surveying,


15 00


Boyden & Ball,


77 25


Gill Valentine, bounding streets,


338 84


Albert C. Buttrick, " -


151 25


66 Amos R. Black, grading -


576 40


new stone bridge,


1,057 17


-


66


-


11 00


cement,


" stone monuments,


-


-


-


-


22 50


Ezekiel Newton,


.


44


Paid Benjamin Barber, setting curb and paving, &c.,


336 71


Harrison D. Goodnow,


163 43.


Goodnow & Barber,


549 61


William A. Wheeler, for iron pipe, -


-


5 62


60 Josiah Willard, 66 painting, -


22 21


Stephen Harrington,


" brick and labor,


152 92


William Dickinson,


" turf &c.,


8 00


Edward Baldwin,


" labor,


-


-


13 50


66 Patrick McKeon,


66


66


12 25


David Woodward,


stone and labor,


32 77


66 Salmon Putnam,


labor &c.,


97 01


66 Joseph D. Brigham, 60 6


43 12


David W. Cook,


66


51 73


Daniel Harrington,


3 00


Putnam W. Taft,


66 60


66


-


5 00


66 Ezekiel Daniels,


24 62


Otis Stearns, boarding men,


21 41


66 Albert Tolman & Co., repairs,


-


29 05


66 Benjamin B. Otis, damages,


-


17 50


66 Patrick Coffee, blasting, -


-


-


3 00


Jonas M. Miles, expenses,


3 25


66 Sam'l D. Harding, repairing bridges, - -


148 75


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852,


3,428 86


INTEREST.


Appropriation, -


2,600 00


Received of Anthony Chase, County Treasurer, -


139 75


" Nathaniel R. Parkhurst, -


80


2,740 55


Expenditures.


Paid John Boynton,


380 00


Central Bank,


64 75


Samuel De Witt,


10 00


William Dickinson,


298 82


Solon S. Hastings,


60 00


60 Daniel McFarland,


120 00


M


Mechanics Bank,


126 50


Ebenezer Mower,


120 00


Quinsigamond Bank,


23 25


Judith Rogers,


38 25


Susan F. Stone,


30 00


66 Sarah Waldo,


237 29


66 Mary C. White,


60 00


Worcester Bank, -


57 25


Worcester Co. Ins. for Savings, -


1,024 96


2,651 07


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


89 48


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


66


-


66


-


12 25


Arthur Mckeon, 66 66


-


-


-


-11,865 74


45


LAMP POSTS AND FIXTURES FOR GAS.


Appropriation,


300 00


Expenditures.


Paid Joseph C. Chaffin, for digging, - -


42 75


Hilton & Tobey, " pipe and fixtures, -


95 36


William A. Wheeler, for posts, - 110 00


248 11


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


51 89


LAND DAMAGES.


Appropriation, -


-


-


1,300 00


Transfer from "City hall,"


275 00


Expenditures.


Paid Levi Lincoln, -


-


-


-


1,000 00


66 Lincoln & Davis,


-


-


300 00


Samuel B. Scott,


-


,


150 00


66 Abigail Stiles, -


125 00


1,575 00


LICENSES.


Received from amusements, -


-


.


- 326 00


66 auctioneers,


8 00


66 dogs,


-


87 00


66


66 hackney carriages,


24 00


Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," -


445 00


LIGHTING STREETS.


Appropriation, Expenditures.


Paid Horace Holman, care of lamps &c., 464 73


66 Worcester Gas Light Co., for gas,


-


-


615 64


66 Draper & Clark, " oil,


264 30


66 H. Griffin & Co., 66


62 79


66 Samuel D. Harding,


" sink &c.,


6 16


John Hilton,


' repairs, -


-


5 50


66 Hilton & Tobey, -


-1,428 62


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


71 38


LOANS.


Balance due April 7, 1852, -


- 1,745 81


Received from Central Bank, -


- 4,500 00


66 William Dickinson, -


- 14,800 00


66 Mechanics Bank,


- 8,000 00


66


66 Quinsigamond Bank,


- 1,500 00


66


60 Samuel De Witt, -


- 400 00


5*


,


-


-1,575 00


-


-


-


-


445 00


1,500 00


-


9 50


-


46


Received from Worcester Bank, - 4,500 00 66 Worcester Co. Ins. for Savings, - 13,063 73


48,509 54


Expenditures.


Paid Central Bank,


- 4,500 00


William Dickinson,


66 Samuel De Witt, .


.


-


400 00


66 Mechanics Bank, -


- 9,500 00


66 Quinsigamond Bank,


1,500 00


66 Sarah Waldo,


- 1,686 46


Worcester Bank,


- 4,500 00


66 Worcester Co. Ins. for Savings, · 12,105 26


43,675 72


Unpaid January 5, 1852, -


4,833 82


MILITIA.


Expenditures.


- 262 00


Paid Worcester Guards, 66 Light Infantry, - 281 50


543 50


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 543 50


NEW ROAD, TATNIC TO HOLDEN.


Appropriation, Expenditures.


Paid Oliver K. Cook, land damages, 468 40


Newell Moore,


20 16


Stephen S. and Abby K. Foster, land damages, 1,038 17


Expenses of Referees, 36 06


60 Draper & Clark, making road, - 1,013 74


2,576 53


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 1,576 53


PAUPERS, SUPPORT OF.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851, 163 09


Appropriation,


- 2,500 00


-2,663 09


Expenditures.


Paid Tax on land in Shrewsbury, 9 51 -


78


Alpheus Merrifield, Clerk of Overseers, 1,600 00


-1,610 29


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


1,052 80


PAVING.


Appropriation, - - 6,000 00 Expenditures.


Paid Josiah Brittan, for brick, - -


-


36 00


Barber & Goodnow, for labor, -


. 300 00


. 9,484 00


66 66 Boylston, -


1,000 00


47


Paid Stephen Harrington, for labor, -


145 12


66 Brigham Converse,


66 stone, -


40 40


Samuel Fletcher,


66


-


922 54


66 Fletcher & Palmer, 66


500 00


Daniel Harrington,


18 00


Benjamin Palmer, 66


66


807 84


Elkanah Rich,


10 83


Uriah Stone,


23 00


Watson L. Wood,


66


9 00


Francis Strong,


paving per contract,


2,343 10


Worcester & Nashua Rail Road Co., freight,


1,146 93


-


6,302 76


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 302 76


PROFIT AND LOSS.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851, 85 39


Received from Wor. & Nashua R. R. Co., for dirt, 10 00


66 Father Matthew Temp. Soc., for lamps, 10 00


105 39


Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, -


105 39


SALARIES.


Appropriation, - - -


2,400 00


Transfer from "City hall,"


197 33


Expenditures.


Paid Peter C. Bacon, Mayor, -


450 00


Charles A. Hamilton, City Clerk,


187 50


66 John Boyden, former City Treasurer, balance, 58 33


George W. Wheeler,


525 00


William A. Smith, Clerk of Common Council,


112 50


George Jones, City Marshal,


300 00


David Gleason, "


Messenger,


225 00


Stephen Tracy, " Physician, -


39 00


Benjamin Walker,


Assesors,


700 00


William Dickinson,


2,597 33


SALARIES OF WATCHMEN.


Appropriation,


Received from Police Court, witness fees,


2,000 00 8 71


2,008 71


Expenditures.


Paid Moses L. Bolster, watching, 25 00 -


William W. Codding, -


-


-


- 310 68


John A. Dodge,


28 00


Lathrop Dorman,


310 68


66


66


66


66


-


2,597 33


-


66 Edward H. Hemenway,


48


Paid Gustavus Elliot, watching, -


·


- 282 68


Daniel Holman,


- 24 00


Ebenezer Lund,


282 68


Stephen Shumway,


310 68


Arvin Thompson, -


246 51


John D. Welts, keeper at watch house,


206 25


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1852, 18 45


SCHOOLS.


Balance undrawn April 7, 1851,


25 03


Appropriation, -


- 15,000 00


Received from State,


596 84


Expenditures.


Paid Maria Allen,


teaching,


112 50


Nancy Baker,


116 26


Martha W. Barnes,


120 00


Harriet A. Bigelow,


52 50


Mary W. Bigelow,


120 00


Martha E. Burr,


168 75


Freelove Carey,


180 00


"


Sophronia P. Clark,


127 50


Sarah W. Clements,


168 75


Elizabeth H. Coe,


25 00


Hester E. Deland,


164 75


Lucy E. Draper,


112 50


A. Maria Dunbar,


112 50


Sarah F. Earle,


117 69


Sarah C. Eaton,


112 50


Emily Eveleth,


195 00


"


Ellen M. Fay,


40 00


Adaline Fairbanks,


92 00


Charlotte N. Follett,


206 25


Laura M. Gage,


70 00


Maria P. Gates,


168 75


Elizabeth L. Gird,


198 00


Jane Harrington,


56 57


S. Ellen Harrington,


66


92 31


Louise C. Harwood,


300 00


Susan G. Hedge,


85 00


Caroline Hewett,


56 57


M. Maria Hunt,


225 00


Susan M. Jencks,


95 19


Sarah W. Joyce,


168 75


Mary W. Knight,


76 50


Mary A. Lawrence,


-


-


20 19


Caroline C. Matthews, "


-


112 50


-


-


-


-


-


15,621 87


-


2,027 16


-


-


-


49


Paid Caleb B. Metcalf, teaching,


-


750 00


66 Sarah M. Muzzy,


-


168 75


George Newton, 66


-


60 00


66 Lucy M. Newton, 66


129 08


66 Caroline Parkinson,


197 26


Adeliza Perry,


200 20


Abigail Pratt,


168 75


66


Maria H. Read,


176 29


Mary E. Rice,


96 00


Cynthia Shepard,


66


39 37


Almira Shumway,


168 75


Mary A. Slater,


66


168 75


66


Lucy L. J. Smith,


-


112 50


Sarah P. Smith,


66


118 00


Emily W. Spaulding,


66


-


122 00


William E. Starr,


66


750 00


Ann J. Stone,


66


93 77


66 Ellen Stone,


66


127 50


Sarah E. Stone,


66


206 25


Rebecca W. Taylor,


-


112 50


Ruth C. Thompson,


-


-


55 58


Harriet M. Walker,


66


184 25


Juliaett A. Warner,


-


33 32


Lois H. Wheeler,


-


205 51


66 Nelson Wheeler,


-


900 00


Harriet L. Whittemore, "


195 00


Frances E. Whelpley,


66


55 01


66 Mary J. White,


-


125 00


Mary H. Williams, 66


117 74


Avaline Williams, Lydia Wilmarth, 66


168 75


Henry J. Howland, Clerk of the Board, salary


150 00


Putnam W. Taft, Prudential Committee,


112 50


66 Nathaniel T. Bent,


visiting schools,


15 00


66


Appleton Fay,


66


-


50 00


66 O. P. Gilbert,


66


10 00


Andrew Hutchinson,


66


-


6 00


66 David Hitchcock,


66


66


-


8 38


George Jaques,


66


-


11 00


John C. Newton,


66


36 00


66 Elam Smalley,


66


32 50


66


Samuel B. Swaim,


35 00


J. W. Wetherell,


66


66


10 00


66 William Workman,


66


-


15 00


Henry M. Barbour, for coal,


450 86


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


44 00


Mary S. Turner,


-


-


-


-


-


4 00


" Charles A. Wheeler,


-


-


-


-


-


120 00


50


Paid Emerson K. Rice, for coal,


-


-


- 10 25


Edward Southwick,


8 00


Charles Willard,


13 50


Loring Coes,


wood, -


32 46


E. Dunton,


11 20


66 Nahum Flagg,


25 25


66. Henry F. Gleason


16 27


6.6 John W. Lincoln,


278 50


Horace Nichols,


7 25


John F. Boyce,


wood and contingencies,


18 50


Moore M. Chaffin,


35 75


Samuel F. Gates,


24 42


Jonathan D. Grout,


66


66


31 08


Pitt Holmes,


47 20


.. Jabez Rice,


John Burnett,


sawing wood &c.,


70 25


digging well &c.,


21 50


W. and H. Baker,


covering tables &c.,


6 55


Charles Brittan,


making fires &c.,


2 50


Lyman Bugbee & Co " John Coffee,


labor round sch. houses,


34 00


Charles C. Coleman, "


clock, -


6 00


Benj. K. Conant,


whitewashing, -


12 50


66 Edward Curtis, care of school-house &c., -


9 15


66. George A. Farwell, care of. "


2 50


Benjamin Flagg, well and contingencies,


40 19


Calvin Foster & Co., sundries,


-


83 44


6.6 Kimball Gibson, black-boards,


63 35


66


P. Holbrook & Co., sundries, -


16 08


Virgil M. Homer, setting glass,


6 70


66


A. F. Holt, maps, -


10 00


Henry J. Howland, books, postage &c., &c.,


51 92


66 Southworth Howland, repairs &c.,


111 75


Southworth A. Howland, books, -


7 22


Henry Johnson, cleaning windows, -


8 65


Pomeroy Knowlton, expenses school, Pine St., Warren Lazell, books,


69 11


66 John C. Newton, repairs, -


-


-


6 42


Charles W. Oliver, covering table, &c.


10 50


Francis P. Oliver, stove and pipe, &c.,


19 00


Paul T. Palmer, trucking,


-


-


2 79


George R. Peckham, repairs, &c.,


5 14


Abner Rogers, hack hire,


-


3 00


I. C. & J. P. Rice, setting glass,


67


Emerson M. Stockwell, hack hire,


-


3 75


J. M. Stow, expenses,


-


8 00


-


-


3 00


S. A. Greenwood, trucking, -


-


-


-


-


-


50 00


-


-


66


25 84


Edward Baldwin,


brooms, brushes &c.,


40 02


-


66


-


-


1


51


Paid Martin Stowe, table coverings, &c.,


15 26


Taber & Lawrence, chairs, &c.,


12 75


Putman W. Taft, being cash paid out by him for labor and articles for schools, 210 66


" Putman W. Taft, for labor on the different school houses, putting down seats, &c., &c., - 179 32


S. D. Tourtellot, for repairs, &c.,


46 59


Nathaniel G. Tucker, pump and repairs, -


25 34


David Woodward, labor, -


9 62


60 James S. Woodworth,


20 03


Alvin T. Burgess, labor Thomas street house


70 26


Edward Baldwin, 66


4 00


Amory Moore,


44 85


John C. Newton, stock &


122 51


Horatio N. Tower,


154 50


Edwin Chapin, lumber,


66


45 92


66 T. & O. K. Earle, "


63 28


John Gates, 66


55 53


Clark & Phelps, tin and sheet iron work


156 64


Charles P. Nichols, painting,


171 36


Smith & McBride, stone posts,


42 21


-14,007 65


66 Balance undrawn January 5, 1852, - SCHOOL HOUSES.


1,614 22


Appropriation. Thomas Street and others, -


7,600 00


Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"


556 00


" Pine Street" -


354 73


8,510 73


Expenditures.


Balance overdrawn April 7th, 1851, -


1,196 72


Paid John Barnard, labor Adams Square,


8 37


H. N. Tower, fence,


187 93


66 John Borden, black board Pond district,


12 96


66 J. F. Estey, pump, &c.,


66


14 85


Hiram Bassett, fence,


115 00


Wm. A. Draper, well, &c., on Thomas Street House,


-


148 00


Boyden & Ball, plans, &c.,


25 00


Insurance,


27 00


Jonas M. Miles, Cash paid out, &c., Henry W. Miller, seats and desks,


1,056 00


Nathan Muzzy, cash paid out, - -


19 75


66 John C. Newton, stock and labor,


215 94


Horatio N. Tower, balance contract,


-


5,308 21


Wm. A. Wheeler, furnaces, &c.,


178 76


-


8,918 97


Amount overdrawn Jan. 5, 1852, - 408 24


.


.


43 75


Amos R. Black, grading, &c., -


-


360 73


-


66


16


52


SCHOOL HOUSE, MUNROE DISTRICT.


Appropriation. Expenditures.


1,800 00


Paid John F. Burbank, labor, grading, &c., - 89 25


Patrick Coffee, labor, blasting, &c., - - 115 75


66 Seth Fisher, laying wall, 13 25


Hiram Gleason, " grading, &c.,


126 75


Wm. H. Harrington, powder, -


23 00


Patrick Tonrey, labor on well, - 10 88


1,189 23


Leonard Sturtevant, for lot, -


-


100 00


Transfer to " Pine Street," -


-


1,688 11


Balance undrawn Jan. 5, 1852,


111 89


SCHOOL HOUSE, PINE STREET.


Appropriation.


2,200 00


Transfer from " Munroe District,"


20,00


2,220 00


Expenditures.


Paid Mayor's orders to Stephen Harrington, and the Com- mittee on Building to pay sundry bills, not yet in my possession, - -


1,154 58


Insurance on house, -


7,25


66 E. Warner, for labor, - 15 00


-


26 00


Transfer to " Thomas Street house," - .


354 73


Balance undrawn Jan. 5, 1852, -


662 44


SUMMONS.


Received from 683 tax summons, .


136 60


Expenditures.


Transfer to " Contingent expenses," - - 136 60


TAXES.


Balance of 1850, uncollected Jan. 5, 1852,


936 33


1851,


- 3,096 36


Cash on hand,


4,032 69 456 63


-


-- 1,557 56


Benjamin Walker, grading lot, -


20 00


66 Samuel F. Wood, building house,


RECAPITULATION :


Table of Balances, (April 7, 1851,) Appropriations (raised by tax,) Receipts exclusive of Taxes, Transfers, each Appropriation as it stood after deducting or adding Transfers, Expenditures and Balances, from April 7, 1851, to January 5, 1852.


Credit Balances- April 7, '51.


Appropria- tions raised exclusive of by tax. taxes.


Transfers from


Expenditures, Total Rec'pts -including a- Dr. Balanc- from all sources.


es.


Cr. Balanc- es.


Abatements, including overlayings,


$18 72


$8,815 29 3,000 00


$980 45


3,950 45


5,364 64 4,442 31


461 86


Board of Health,


57 28


300 00


357 28


17 00


1,855 00


City hall,


City scales,


56 50


150 00


156 33


159 33


2,967 00


2,967 00


Contingent expenses, County tax,


31 61


5,000 00


1,00 02


556 00


5,555 63


6,189 64


Fire department, .


924 13


3,250 00


3 33


4,177 46


2,897 42


1,280 04


Funerals,


277 25


300 00


181 99


. 759 24


221 83


537 41


Highways,


30 14


7,500 00


717 41


189 33


8,436 88


11,865 74


3,428 86


89 48


Lamp posts and fixtures,


300 00


300 00


. 248 11


.


.


6


·


Licenses,


1,745 81


46,763 73


48,509 54


43,675 72


4,833 82


Militia,


New road,-Tatnic to Holden,


1,000 00


1,000 00


. 2,576 53


1,576 53


Paupers,


163 09


2,500 00


2,663 09


1,610 29


1,052 80


Paving,


·


85 39


2,400 00


197 33


2,597 33


2,597 33


.


.


·


8 71


2,008 71


2,027 16


18 45


1,614 22


Schools, teaching, &c.


25 03


15,000 00


596 84


15,621 87


14,007 65


408 24


111 89


66


66


Munroe district, Pine street,


1,800 00


2,200 00


20 00


1,865 27


1,202 83


.


Summons, (taxes,)


Bills receivable,


·


.


.


·


20 00


. 257 00


237 00


Taxes (1850) uncollected, (1851)


3,096 36


3,096 36


·


.


.


456 63


456 63


.


.


$2,672 41 $2,672 41 |$142,322 22


142,322 22


14,293 70


14,293 70


.


·


842 34


842 34


.


·


.


128 41


128 41


206 50


133 21


·


73,29


Common sewers, .


3,000 00


·


.


.


· 800 00


1,138 17


338 17


·


·


Interest,


2,600 00


140 55


2,740 55


2,651 07


51 89


Land damages,


1,300 00


275 00


1,575 00


1,575 00


445 00


445 00


1,500 00


1,428 62


543 50


·


.


·


6,000 00


6,000 00


6,302 76


· 302 76


· 105 39


Salaries,


Salaries of Watchmen,


2,000 00


School houses,


7,600 00


910 73


8,510 73


8,918 97


20 00 354 73


1,780 00


1,668 11


.


662 44


136 60


.


.


.


.


. 936 33


936 33


·


.


·


·


. .


.


.


.


.


.


Aqueduct,


.


·


.


.


.


9,450 29


9,450 29


.


Fuel, Printing, Stationery, &c,


800 00


·


Lighting streets,


1,500 00


71 38


Loans,


Profit and loss,


20 00


. 105 39


·


·


.


20 00


.


Cash in treasury,


$3,414 95 ,87,7 65 58 |$51,141 69


340 28


Cemetery lot,


1,855 00


·


Receipts,- Transfers to


8,834 01


mounts over- dr'n, Ap.7,'51.


3,469 37


Clocks and bells,


634 01


9,450 29


136 60


543 50


54


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, 13 years growth.


Pest House, at City Farm.


Burial Ground on the Common.


66


" Mechanic street.


* Pine Court.


at South Worcester.


New Worcester, bought in 1851.


City Pound on Pine street.


Brick School House and lot on Walnut street.


66


Main


66


60


60


66


66


66 Thomas 66


" 1850 and '51.


60


66


66


60


at


Quinsigamond Village, repaired, and anoth-


er story added in 1851.


66


66


Adams Square District.


Wood


66


Summer street.


(small one).


60


66


66


Pine Court.


66


66


66


66


Beach street.


in Tatnic District.


60


66


66


6.6


66


South


Blithewood Avenue "


(built in 1851.)


Monroe


66 (old.)


66


Reed


66


66


66


66 Chamberlain 66


66


66


66


66


66


66 Leesville


66


66


66 Parkhurst.


Lot of land on Sycamore street, bought for School house.


66


66 66


66


Hook and Ladder House on the Common.


Engine House and lot at Lincoln Square, occupied by No. 1 Company.


" " New Worcester, 66 " No. 2


" " " 21 Exchange street, "


" No. 3


6.6 .. . . 77 Main 66


4' No. 1 Hose "


66


66


" Pleasant


66


Ash


" Pine


built in 1851.


66


60 the Common.


66


60


66


Northville


66


66 Burncoat Plain,


on


60


60


66


New Worcester District.


66


66


66


66


60


66


66


66


66


66


" Salem


66


66


" Pond


66


66


55


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 ; in all the School Houses and part of the Ward rooms ; Philosophical and other Ap- paratus, Piano Forte, Maps &c., in Walnut street School House ; a small amount of Books, Maps &c., in the other School Houses.


IN CHARGE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.


The City Aqueduct, Reservoir, Hydrants, (105) and all the fixtures and tools belonging thereto.


The Hydrants are located as follows.


On Chestnut street, 5. " Elm 66 7. Mechanic 6.


Exchange 6.6 3.


" Park 66 5.


Franklin 3.


Pleasant 66


8.


66 Front 6.


Prospect 66


4.


Grafton 66 2.


Salem 66 66 Green 66 9.


Thomas 66


6.


The 3 on Lincoln street are attached to Mr. Ethan Allen's Aqueduct. There are also 3 belonging to individuals, located as follows ; 1 at Edward Earle's house, 1 at Wm. B. Fox & Son's Factory, and 1 at Goddard, Rice & Co's. Factory.


IN CHARGE OF THE SEVERAL ENGINE AND HOSE COMPANIES, AND UNDER A GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.


4 Engines,


11 Hose Carriages,


110 feet Suction Hose, 3670 feet Leading Hose,


20 Buckets, 1 Hook and Ladder Carriage,




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