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answers to the following questions :- Where can an ade- quate supply of water be obtained ? Is it pure water ? What will it cost? Will the city be justified in the outlay ? Definite and distinct answers to these simple questions will enable your constituency to determine by a definite vote on the subject, whether the undertaking shall be com- menced or deferred. An enterprise involving the city in so great an expenditure ought not, in my judgment, to be undertaken by any City Government, without the sanction of a decided majority of their constituency. The water Commissioners in their annual report will furnish you with further information on this subject.
The Fire Department which was established by a special act of the Legislature, passed Feb. 26, 1855, looks to you for appropriations sufficient to furnish them with suitable means for protecting the city against ravages of fire, and to pay them a reasonable compensation for their services. An efficient, energetic, well organized Fire Department, merits the respect and regard of their fellow citizens. Within the last two years, property to the amount of more than four hundred thousand dollars has been destroyed by fire.
I respectfully submit to your consideration, whether the time has not arrived, when an act of the Legislature should be obtained, regulating the mode and materials of building in the compact part of the city, in order to pre- vent destructive conflagrations.
The Poor we have always with us. Religion, humanity and law, require that suitable provision should be made to feed and clothe them, and give them shelter.
The Alms House establishment, as received by the city from the town, in 1848, consisted of a farm of two hundred and forty acres, a large alms house, brick hospital, and other buildings, which had cost $15,000. This establish- ment afforded accommodations for the city poor and the State poor, who were placed within our city. The aver- age number during the year was about thirty. The num-
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ber varied during the year, as appears from the records, from fifteen to sixty.
In 1852 the State made provision for supporting State paupers in State Alms Houses. By this arrangement our paupers were reduced about two-thirds,-so that, since the removal of the State paupers, the average number of pau- pers in the Alms House has been ten. During the past year the City Government have sold 24 acres of land, with a mill privilege from the farm, for the sum of $694 12.
The City Government of 1854 commenced a new alms- house, which has just been completed, at an expense of $25,012 03, including a few hundred dollars worth of fur- niture, so that the cost of the whole alms-house establish- ment at the present time is $40,000. An additional outlay of $1,000 or $2,000 will be required to furnish the building, to prepare the grounds around it and to remove the barn. This new alms-house is built in a thorough and substantial manner, and will afford accommodations for sixty or eighty paupers. At present there are but ten paupers in the es- tablishment. Still, the beauty of the establishment, its warm and cold baths, its shower baths, the spacious halls, parlors and chambers, all warmed with hot air, have attrac- tions, and it may be filled with tenants. The whole question, relative to the care and support of the poor, will require your prompt consideration and action.
No report for the year 1854 has been furnished. The accounts for Insane Paupers at the Hospital, have not been settled for two years, and I regret to say that all the fiscal affairs relating to the support of the poor are in a very un- satisfactory condition.
The expenses of the Police Department have been greatly increased during the past year, by an increase of the Police force.
The following table will show the increase of expenses from year to year since the organization of the city :
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1848,
$585 38
1849,
.
756 56
1850,
.
3,285 99
1851,
2,594 35
1852,
.
2,051 62
1853,
2,956 25
1854,
5,450 00
1855,
10,557 75
It appears from the records of the Police Court that the whole number of complaints instituted was as follows :
1848,
365
1849,
630
1850,
655
1851,
609
1852,
592
1853,
714
1854,
1,026
1855,
1,094
This shows that crime has not diminished.
The peace and good order of the city will depend much on having a well organized, energetic, prompt and faithful Police, composed of men well qualified to discharge the important trusts confided to them, whose only object will be, to see that law is obeyed, right vindicated, wrong sup- pressed, and order maintained. I ask your attention to this department. It seems to me that it is not necessary to employ three officers whose salaries amount to $2,400 annually, in order to have an effective Police.
The fiscal affairs of the city will demand much of your time and consideration. You are the representatives of an industrious, hard-working, frugal constituency, who will re- quire of you a judicious and prudent expenditure of the money you exact of them, in the shape of taxes. They have a right to require it, and I doubt not that you will take pleasure in exercising that frugality and economy in the expenditure of the money collected by tax of your
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fellow citizens which the depressed state of most kinds of business demands. The city of Worcester commenced with a debt which grew out of the Worcester Aqueduct, the debt of the town and the Centre School District. I regret to say that the city debt has not been diminished.
In 1848 the debt was
$99,677 00
1849
95,630 00
1850
96,996 07
1851
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97,341 88
1852 66 16
.
101,829 89
1853 66 66
108,747 40
1854
66
98,567 70
1855
98,455 33
1856, at commencement of municipal year, 118,000 00
It appears by this table that the city debt has increased the past year about $20,000.
This sum does not, however, show the actual amount of the indebtedness of the city. Claims to the amount of many thousand dollars are existing against the city, which are unpaid, among which there is a claim in favor of the State Lunatic Hospital, of $3,097 99. All debts which have accrued, heretofore, belong to the past, and go to swell the actual city debt to a much larger amount than the sum above stated.
This system of increasing expenditures, and only provid- ing partial means of payment, and suffering the balance to swell the public debt, is a policy, that I am perfectly satis- fied is injurious to the prosperity of the city, and not in harmony with the feelings of the people. For all the neces- sary expenses of the city, the payment of the interest on the city debt and something towards its final liquidation, will be cheerfully and promptly met by the tax-paying citizens.
The following table exhibits the number of polls, valua- tion, amount of taxes assessed, and rate on $1,000, for each year since the organization of the city.
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Year,
No. Polls.
Valuation.
Rate per $1.000.
1848
3,872
$8,721,000
Tax. $52,222
$5 34
1849
4,135
10,756,000
78,807
6 85
1850
4,783
11,082,000
83,645
6 90
1851
4,843
11,925,000
87,765
6 75
1852
5,118
12,575,000
89,418
6 50
1853
5,110
14,982,000
114,020
7 00
1854
5,906
17,677,000
154,966
8 50
1855
5,842
18,059,000
146,635
7 00
It appears that the assessed valuation has more than doubled in the last eight years-the number of polls has not increased quite two-fifths, and the population has in- creased about one-third, yet the expenditures of the city have increased nearly three fold.
This rapid increase in the annual expenses of the city is not justified by a corresponding increase of wealth and population. I submit to your consideration that the time has arrived, when a thorough examination of all the sources of expenditure in the city should be made. If salaries are too high, cut them down. If offices to which salaries are affixed can be dispensed with, abolish them. If improvident expenses are made in the support of schools, you can make your appropriations specific so as to reach the difficulty. If abuses exist in the repair of roads and bridges, reform them. If the mode of relieving the poor needs reform, you can regulate the manner of paying the money from the treasury.
In October last, a Joint Committee of the City Council was authorised to make a contract to widen Mill Brook, and the contractor has commenced the work.
This enterprise will involve the City in an expense of $12,000 or $15,000, including land damages. No provision has been made by the past City Government to liquidate any part of the expense. I entertain serious doubts wheth- er the proceedings on the part of the city, with the land owners, have been such as will authorise the contract to be executed. This subject will require immediate attention.
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Gentlemen of the City Council :- We are now to enter upon the discharge of the duties assigned us by our fel- low citizens.
Whatever can be done within the pale of the powers given you by the City Charter, to reform abuses, to retrench expenditures, to improve our public schools, to perfect the system of feeding and clothing the poor, to make better our public streets, to ornament our public grounds, to pre- vent the commission of crime, to protect life, liberty, and property, to secure health, peace, order, temperance, sobri- ety and virtue, among our citizens, and whatever else will promote the good of the city, be assured you will have my sincere and hearty co-operation.
May He who guides the universe, so guide us in the dis- charge of our duties, that we may increase the comforts, happiness and prosperity of all the people of our beloved city.
REPORT
OF THE
CITY TREASURER.
CITY OF WORCESTER, TREASURER'S OFFICE,
JANUARY 21, 1856.
To the Honorable City Council :
GENTLEMEN,-The Treasurer has now the honor, and would respectfully lay before you his sixth Annual Report of the
Receipts and Expenditures, Appropriations raised by tax, Abatements and Discounts, Taxes due, Balances, &c.,
from January 1, 1855, to January 7th, 1856.
The Cash account accompanying the same, will exhibit the Cash transactions for the same space of time.
Cash on hand January 1, 1855, $ 301 73
Received from all sources, 222,761 88
-$223,063 61
Cash Paid out for all departments, $220,754 13 Leaving a balance January 7, 1856, 2,309 48
$223,063 61
All of which is respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
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Dr. City of Worcester in account current from Jan. 1, 1855,
Balance due Jan. 1, 1855, from State, - Paid, Abatement on taxes after payment,
-
$1,239 86
66 Clocks and Bells,
227 75
66 Contingent Expenses, -
-
8,335 79
66 County Tax,
11,340 35
46 Engine, Hose and Repairs,
2,065 22
66
66 House No. 5, - -
2,310 60
46 Fire Department,
7,467 13
Fuel, Lights, Printing, &c.,
1,980 85
Funerals,
304 51
Highways and Bridges, repairs of
28,232 14
Hope Cemetery, -
1,461 18
66 Interest, - -
-
6,585 05
66
Lighting Streets,
2,766 20
66 Loans, borrowed in anticipation of Taxes and for transfers of City Debt,
62,789 47 786 50
Militia, pay of members,
-
13,304 27
66 Paupers, support of -
-
-
5,791 29 791 50
66 Police, -
2,000 00
66 Salaries of Officers,
7,000 00
66 of Watchmen, -
-
6,466 75
66
Schools, teaching, &c., -
29,915 59
66 School House, Sycamore St., -
9,813 41
Shade Trees, -
245 42
6.6 State Tax, -
-
8,406 00
66 Summons, -
74 25
Taxes of 1853 allowed by City Council, 1854 66 -
981 95
1,701 29
66 1855
6 6 per cent. discount on $124,- 889 47 for prompt payment,
7,493 37
66 66 uncollected, -
3,297 77
Bills Receivable,
1,111 00
- Cash, -
-
2,309 48
-$239,664 14
City of Worcester, Jan'y 21, 1856.
Dr.
Cash
For Cash paid out for all Departments, $220,754 13
Balance to new account, 2,309 48 -$223,063 61 Errors and Omissions excepted,
City of Worcester, Jan. 21, 1856.
-
19 51
abated by Assessors, -
-
755 78
New Alms House, -
-
66 Road to Leicester and Repairs, in part,
-
292 91
-
to Jan. 7, 1856, with George W. Wheeler, City Treasurer, Cr.
Balances January 5, 1855, viz :
Abatements,
-
$2,710 91
Alms House,
2,191 00
Contingent,
-
-
44 29
Fire Department,
-
42 74
Hope Cemetery, lot account, 1,261 50
School House,
365 74-$6,616 18
Received from Aqueduct Commissioners, 872 86
66
City Hall Building - Rent of
Stores and Hall,
-
1,498 75
City Scales, fees for weighing, 266 08
Received from Commonwealth,-
Militia Bounty for 1854, 1,283 50
Paupers, State
253 54
School Fund, 853 59 -- 2,390 63
Received from Contingent Expenses,-
Armory rent for 1854 of Com. 425 00
Taxes, under law of 1852, 33 25
collected after being
allowed by the City Council,
5 19
Apples & sundry articles sold and dividends from Ins. Co. 260 26- 723 70
Rec'd from Highways, for oxen sold, labor, &c.
1,806 11
66 Hope Cemetery, lots sold in 1855, 464 00
Interest, from County, 66 06
John Boyden, on account of taxes,
1,250 00
Received from Licenses, -- Amusements and Auctioneers, 371 00
Dogs, 141 00
Hackney Carriages, -
55 00- 567 00
Loans, borrowed in anticipation of taxes, for Alms House,Sch.
62,789 47
House, & new road to Leicester, 20,520 15-83,309 62 Rec'd from Police Court for Marshal, Dep'y Mar- shals, Watchmen & Day Police, fees, &c., 2,296 75
Rec'd from New Alms House, interest on notes, 52 33
Pauper Farm, sale of part, -
694 12
Schools, - -
4 00
Tax Summons, (749) 149 80
Appropriations raised by tax 1855, 110,500 00
County Tax, 11,340 35
State
-
8,406 00
Overlayings,
-
-
6,389 80-136,636 15
-$239,664 14
Errors and Omissions excepted,
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
Account.
Cr.
By Cash on hand Jan'y 1, 1855,
-
$ 301 73
-
222,761 88
received from all sources,
-$223,063 61
1856 .- Jan'y 7. By Balance,
2,309 48
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer, 5
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan'y 21, 1856. Read and referred to the City Auditor. Sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan'y 21, 1856. Concurred. WM. A. SMITH, Clerk.
City of Worcester, Auditor's Ofice, Jan'y 28th, 1856.
YO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL :
The City Auditor, to whom was referred the within Report of GEORGE W. WHEELER, Esq., City Treasurer, has examined the same and finds it correctly cast, to agree with the Books, and sustained by proper vouchers.
All the papers and vouchers appertaining to the Treasurer's Department are well arranged, and in such a way that any one may be referred to at once. The Books are balanced to January 7th, 1856, and every thing Indicates that the business has been done in a neat, systematic, and very satlafactory manner.
All of which is respectfuly submitted,
GILL VALENTINE, City Auditor.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan'y 28, 1856. Accepted, and sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.
Ix COMMON COUNCIL, Jan'y 28, 1856. Concurred. WM. A. SMITH, Clerk.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT OF
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
City of Worcester, IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, January 21, 1856. ORDERED, That the City Treasurer prepare a particular account of his Report, and a sched- ate of the City Property, and of the City Debt, permanent and floating, to be published for the use of the Inhabitants of the City, in compliance with the City Charter.
Attest, SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.
Treasurer's Office, CITY OF WORCESTER, February 20, 1856. TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER :
In compliance with the above order, I have prepared and would respectfully present a particular account of my Report, made January 21, 1856, together with a schedule of the City Property, and City Debt.
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
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ABATEMENTS.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1855,
$2,710 91
APPROPRIATION,
7,500 00
Overlayings, making taxes, -
6,389 80
Expenditures.
Paid, Davis, Samuel
-
-
$27 97
66 Flagg, Charles
-
-
13 16
Gould, Albert
6 58
Greene, William H.
3 29
Greenhalgh, Samuel
3 62
66
Greenleaf, Caroline
8 50
60
Hawkins, Daniel A. jr.
1 65
1 Hartshorn, Charles W.
8 79
66 Henry, Walter
3 40
66 Hervey, Nathaniel
-
5 26
66 Higgins, Elon G.
4 25
66 Kinnicutt, Thomas
52 73
6.6 McCann, Felix
7 99
66 Merrill, Daniel -
46 16
66 Pratt, Joseph
3 29
66
Pratt J. B. farm,
13 16
6.6 Putnam Alexander & Co.
12 00
Rice, Hiram
9 59
66 Rice, Thomas H.
-
19 74
66 Schuyler, Peter
-
1 66
66 Stevens, Charles E.
.
17 00
66 Waite, Alvin
8 00
65 Wheeler, Henry P.
-
3 50
White, Samuel C. & Co.
9 87
6 per cent. discount on $124,889 47, taxes of 1855 for prompt payment, 7,493 37
Abatements made by the Assessors on 1855 taxes, 755 78
1854 66 19 51
Allowed by City Council on 1853 taxes, 981 95
66 1854 1,701 29
Transfer to "Contingents," 2,000 00
Amount undrawn January 7th, 1856,
ALMS HOUSE (new).
Balance undrawn January 1, 1855, $2,191 00
Received for Interest on Notes for Wood, 48 33
66 of Bliss, Timothy S. for extension of time for removing Wood, 4 00
Transfer from " Loans," amount borrowed by order of City Council, - 11,072 48
Expenditures.
Paid Bodwell, Philander freight and trucking, $ 4 13
Brown & Firth, crockery ware, 35 51
Chamberlin, Barnard & Co.,mattrasses, blank- ets, &c., 283 51
66 Chapin, William C. & Co. freight and trucking, 5 05
16,600 71
13,244 81 3,355 90
13,315 81
-
1 75
Harridon, William F.
27
Paid Dunklee, B. W. & Co. furnaces and fixtures, 364 33
66 Foster, Calvin expenses purchasing furnaces, 7 00
Harding, Samuel D. superintending, 100 00
66 Lovell, Amariah B. job on well, 87
Lyon, Amos putting on lightning rods, 71 25
Miller, Henry W. cooking range, boiler, &c.
235 66
Pratt & Inman, bar iron, 17 80
Sprague & Phelps, bedsteads, chairs, &c., 344 38
66 Tucker, Nathaniel G. lead pipe, labor, &c., 770 47
66 Woodworth, James S. balance on contract, 11,064 31
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," 11 54
13,315 81
BOYDEN, JOHN
Received of on account of Taxes of 1847, 8 and 9, $1,250 00
Expenditure.
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," 1,250 00
CITY AQUEDUCT.
Rec'd from Aqueduct Commissioners for water rents, 1854, $872 86
Expenditure.
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," -
872 86
CITY HALL.
Received from Belcher & Stowell, rent of store, $500 00
275 00
for rent of City Hall, - 723 75
1,498 75
Expenditure.
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," -
1,498 75
CITY SCALES.
Received fees for weighing :
From Holmes, Henry J. Washington square, $90 03
Lincoln, Charles A. Southbridge street,
42 16
Nizon, Samuel New Worcester,
16 46
Sutton, John F.
15 00
Vassell, Vester
22 97
White, Jonas Southbridge street, 22 92
66 Wood, James E. Lincoln square,
56 54
266 08
Expenditure.
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses." 266 08
CLOCKS AND BELLS. APPROPRIATION, -
$200 00
Transfer from "Contingent Expenses,"
27 75
227 75
Expenditures.
Paid Browning, Charles A. ringing bell July 4, $5 00
Coleman, George B.
66
5 00
Colton, Moses W.
66
5 00
66 Magennis, Thomas
5 00
Spaulding, Lorenzo Q. 66
5 00
Thompson, Arvin
5 00
Peaslee, Abram
-
28
Paid Knight, Edward B. ringing bell 12 & 9 o'clock, 25 00
Knight, Franklin H.
45 00
Thompson, Arvin 50 00 66
Mason, Lyman L. care and repair of clocks, 71 00
Raymond, Tilley repairs on Old South clock, 6 75
-- 227 75
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Balance January 1, 1855, APPROPRIATION,
12,550 00
Received of Commonwealth, rent of armories,
425 00
for taxes made under law of 1852,
33 25
66 clt'd, which had been alw'd by C.C.
5 19
for dividends from Wor. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. 212 46
for apples, grass, and other articles sold,
47 80
Transfer from "Abatements,"
2,000 ( 0
66 "Aqueduct,"
872 86
" Boyden, John"
1,250 00
"City Hall,"
1,498 75
"City Scales," -
266 08
" Fuel, Lights, &c. -
19 15
"Funerals," - -
45 49
66
"Licenses, Dogs,"
141 00
Amusements,"
371 00
66 Hackney Carriages,"
55 00
66
" New Alms House,"
11 54
" Police Court,"
2,296 75
"Summons," -
75 55
22,221 16
Expenditures. Paid on Census account :
66 Baker, Charles
61 days labor,
$132 00
Bixby, A. F. 42 66
84 00
Brigham, Edward L. 65
and expenses,
133 25
Brigham, WilliamA. 51
103 50
Harrington, Oliver 51 66
-
102 00
Parker, Alfred horse hire, -
3 00
66 Stockwell, Emerson M. 16
-
12 75
on Damages :
Bliss, Timothy S. sundry expenses, -
103 16
Chandler, Lysander stock, &c., Merrifield's fire, 70 75
Davis, Isaac and Amory Carter, cutting down on Pleasant street, 50 00
Day, George and Otis L. Manson, laying out Temple street, 109 10
Dickinson, William shutting up Manchester St. 43 72
Gates, Simon S. laying out Beaver street, 75 00
Hadley, John W. defect in bridge, 30 00
Holbrook, Micah upsetting on Grove street,
300 00
Newton, Ezekiel on account of snow,
10 00
66 Putnam, Samuel being deprived of water from
Bell Pond, 30 00
66 Small, Josiah S. horse slipping down, 100 00
Union Church & Society, bell broken July 4,'54, 198 59
Waite, Alvin cutting down Main street, 1,167 00
-
-
-
$ 44 29
29
Paid Waite, Alvin & Co. shutting up Manchester St. 206 64 Walker, EbenezerB. extra work on SouthbridgeSt. 348 83
on Surveying, &c. :
Boyden & Ball, surveying,
60 75
Valentine, Gill plans, &c. 76 47
Chamberlain, GeorgeA. perambulating City lines,
12 00
Flagg, Benjamin
66 66
12 30
Woodward, David & Co. monuments for
6 75
on Witness' Fees, Attendance at Court, &c. :
66
Abbot, Ebenezer E. -
4 16
Eaton, Thomas
2 40
Emerson, William
-
2 40
66 Dexter, John B. -
-
-
2 00
66 Hartshorn, Jonas
Hemenway, Edward H.
1 08
66 Newton, Curtis
3 58
Patch, William W.
-
-
2 24
Stone, Timothy S.
2 00
Day, Jonathan serving notices in 1854,
4 00
66 Walker, Benjamin cash paid to witnesses,
15 12
Wetherell, Emory F. 1 10
on Military :
Brinley, George rent armory Jackson Guards, 87 50
150 00
on Police Department :
8 67
Chapman, Joseph cleaning, painting, etc.
47 35
66
services as police, 6 00
Cheney, Jonas S. painting and setting glass,
10 68
Draper & Clark, lime,
1 00
Gould, Joseph H. washing blankets,
2 50
Hardon, Benjamin L. & Co. blankets, 25 50
4 00
Hathaway, John E. prof. attendance on prisoners, Hoyle, William services as police,
1 00
Hudson, Leonard R. repairs at watch house,
37 05
Jackson, Levi provisions for lodgers & prisoners, cash paid out for sundries, 54 36
41 93
66 expenses on warrants in the po- lice court one year, 415 84
Kent, Ezra posting notices,
1 50
Knox, Joseph B. & Co. die and making 20 " Police" badges, 50 00
Rice, J. Marcus prof. attendance on prisoners, Sweetser, Stillman S. trucking, etc.
22 00
Taber, William B. & Co. chairs, mattrasses, etc.
77 04
Thompson, Arvin repairs, -
1 00
Walker, Benj. provisions for lodg's and pris'rs, 59 41
summoning witnesses and at'dce, 8 65
66
expenses on warrants in police court nine months, 258 29
Warren, Frederick provisions for lodgers and prisoners in 1854, 12 75
" Whitmore, Charles F. services as police and cash paid out, 8 50
" Conway, Patrick removing nuisances, 13 50
-
-
2 24
-
-
Guards, City
Brown & Co. lanterns,
66
1 70
30
Paid Day, Jonathan cash p'd for removing nuisances,
15 62
66 Hamilton, George S. 5 50
Repairs, &c. on City Scales :
Earle, T. & O. K. plank, - 7 33
Geer, George sealing (two years), -
13 50
Perry, J. G. & D. H. plank, 11 61 -
66 Tower, Horatio N. repairs, 12 50
66 Vassell, Vester and lock, 1 50
Repairs and articles for "City Hall " building, offices, &c. :
66 Albee, Amos P. Worcester Directories, 5 00
Barker, Richard repairs at Treasurer's office, 1 25
Barnard, John repairing slating, 37 10
Billing, Aaron repairs on stoves, etc.
6 84
Bugbee, Lyman sundries, -
1 71
Burt, Joseph repairs to desks, etc.
8 50
Brigham, Wm. R. steps, -
1 00
Brown & Co. sundries, -
2 23
60 Brown & Firth, " -
9 88
Brown, George A. soap,
5 20
Chamberlin, Barnard & Co. carpet,
63
‹ Chase & Stevens, painting,
32 69
Dexter, J. B. & R. stock and labor for closets, counter, etc. 44 29
Fields, Emeline washing floors, etc.
24 25
Foster, Calvin & Co. sundries, 15 53
43 05
Gleason, David cash p'd out, extra work,etc. (1854) 66
44 76
Hale, Joseph P. paper for offices and sundries,
1 49
66 Hammond, Timothy W. ice,
-
8 44
Hardon, Benjamin L. & Co. bocking and sundries,
18 90
Healy, John W. repairs to tables,
2 25
Hemenway, Ebenezer washing floors, etc.
24 75
Holbrook, Pliny & Co. sundries,
6 47
Hutchinson, Benjamin E. repairing cushions,
2 75
Johnson, Robert II. washing floors, &c.
19 50
Lovell, Amariah B. repairs,
4 87
Lucas, William 4 13
Miller, Henry W. stoves, repairs, etc.
70 76
N. E. Prot. Union Div. 42, mops,
90
6 6 Potter, Allen plastering, etc. (new stairway)
10 62
Raymond, Tilley stock and labor building stairs to Upper Hall, 170 49
66 Rice & Richmond, signs, -
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1 08
66 Russell, John ice, 21 71
66 Sampson, Pemberton H. papering, 21 92 -
Taft & Atherton, shelves, etc. 8 96
66 Thompson, Arvin glass and setting, and labor, 19 87
Tucker, Nathaniel G. repairs to water closets, 5 00
Valentine, Gerry putting up curtains, 1 50
Ware, Albert P. velvet for desk covers, 11 64
20 06
Hale, Wm. H. repairing locks,
Hilton, Jobn stoves and repairs,
34 91
31
Paid Woodward, T. M. curtains for " Treas." and City Cl'ks office, 4 00
66 Woodward, Benjamin repairing chairs, 3 04
Worcester Gas Lt. Co. putting up fixtures, 3 13
66 on Miscellaneous account :
Allen, William making blank books, etc. 12 97
Bacon, Peter C. cash paid sundry expenses, 11 36
Barrows, Alonzo M. amount paid J. W. Brown, 5 00
Bemis, Nathan T. horse hire, 5 75
Bodwell, Philander for trucking safes,
7 00
66 Day, Jonathan paid expenses for hacks,etc. to Ozias Hudson's funeral, 28 88
Dennis & Lee, repairing door,
Field, John agent for Edwards, } two Salaman- Fernald & Co. der safes,
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