Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1848/49-1855, Part 47

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


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320 00


Green, James powder and expenses for " Na- tional Salute," July 4, 46 13


" Hamilton, Charles A. recording births, mar- riages and deaths, cash paid out for books, postage, etc. 216 20


66 Holmes, Erastus N. repairs at Ward room,


1 39


Howland, Henry J. printing,


2 75


Hutchinson, Andrew making Ward books,


12 17


6€


Leonard's Express, freight on Laws,


2 50


Magennis, Thomas making returns of burials, 10 60


66


Putnam, Alexander storing "field pieces." 25 00


66 Rand, George C. printing Washburn's argu- ment on division of County, 200 43


65 Reed, Samuel H. time lost on account of in- jury on head, 70 00


66 Rice, J. Marcus vaccinating fifty persons, 25 00


6.6 Rich, Peter cleaning privy at Ash st. sch. house, 26 00


66 Sessions & Mirick, repair of tomb and other work at Pine st. burying ground,


43 21


Slater, Luther rope and cord,


4 56


Smith, Samuel copying transfers of property, and cash paid out, 20 00


66 Stockwell, Emerson M. horse hire.


- 4 00


6.6 Tucker, Erastus N. mem. books,


97


66 Thompson, John A. and others, distributing water report, 3 65


66 Upham & Wheeler, distributing notices,


1 25


Valentine, Gerry furnishing and putting up street signs, etc. 90 11


66 Wall, Caleb A. posting notices,


Wall, James H. jr. page to C. Coun. one year,


25 00


Washburn, Emory for argument against the division of the County, 500 00


Wheeler, Charles A. repairing " Liberty Pole," 9 37


Wheeler, George W. services as Clerk pro tem: Common Council, 9 00


2 37


66


66 making three sets of Voters lists, 38 00


66 Bullock, Alexander H. time and expenses to Boston on Water account, 15 00


1 25


32


Paid Wheeler, George W. revising and correcting lists of Voters three times, 13 50 cash paid out for postage, freight and sundries, 17 11


66 preparing "City Document No.9," 30 00


Wilder, Alexander H. examining records, 1 70


Wood, James E. omnibuses to fire at Leicester, 10 00


66 Worcester Mut. Fire Ins. Co. insurance, 580 40


8,335 79


Transfer to "Clocks and Bells," -


27 75


" Highways,"


-


-


6,426 03


66


" Hope Cemetery,"


461 18


" Interest,"


518 99


" Lighting Streets,"


266 20


66


" Paupers,"


-


-


343 63


"Shade Trees,"


-


-


245 42


66


" Schools,"


-


3,558 00


11,847 20


Balance undrawn January 7th, 1856,


2,038 17


COUNTY TAX. APPROPRIATION, -


- $11,340 35


Expenditure.


Paid Chase, Anthony County Treasurer, -


11,340 35


ENGINE, HOSE AND REPAIRS. APPROPRIATION, -


$2,500 00


Expenditures.


Paid Breck, Moses T. alterations and repairs,


$ 7 90


Burgess, Daniel S. repairs, -


13 55


Burr & Shaw, hose. -


428 68


66 Coes, Aura G. sundries, -


17 67


Flood, Austin L. repairs on No. 5 engine,


4 00


Hall & Fairbanks, repairs,


14 67


Kinnicutt & Co. sundries,


11 84


Lamb & Foster, putting in floors to No. 2 Hook and Ladder House,


32 10


Rawson, Lewis A. repairs,


-


3 75


Roberts, A. W. & Co. new engine, -


1,307 50


Slater, Luther rope and labor, -


28 19


66 Stiles, Frederick G. painting,


26 00


Taft, Moses table and repairs,


15 38


Taft & Atherton, repairs on hose house,


15 01


60 Tolman, Albert & Co. repairs, 39 50


Western Railroad Co. freight on engine, 15 60


83 88


Transfer to " Fire Department," 434 78


2,500 00


ENGINE HOUSE NO. 5. APPROPRIATION.


$2,500 00


Expenditures.


Paid Boyden & Ball, plans, specifications, etc. $18 75


Brown & Firth, gas fixtures, 21 54


Worcester Gas Lt. Co. putting in gas pipes, etc.


-


-


-


33


Paid Burgess, Alvan T. land, -


717 75.


66 Dexter, J. B. & R. labor, - -


15 24


Lamb & Foster, building house,


1,456 45


Worcester Gas Lt. Co. putting in gas pipes, etc. 80 87


Transfer to " Fire Department,"


189 40


-2,500 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Balance undrawn January 1, 1855, -


$42 74


APPROPRIATION, -


7,000 00


Transfer from "New Engine acc't," -


434 78


66 " Engine House," -


189 40


-7,666 92


Expenditures.


Paid Holmes, Erastus N. Chief Engineer, salary, $53 12


Sturtevant, Leonard W. “


96 88


Assistant Engineers, salaries,


220 00


66 Members Washington Eng. Co. No. 1, services,


619 12


66


66 Niagara 3,


4,


680 49


66 Yankee 5,


470 00


66 Hook and Ladder Co.


611 57


66 66


City Hose Co. No. 1, 66


269 99


60 66


Ocean 2,


66


257 47


Eagle 66 3,


66


270 01


82 Poll Taxes,


136 12


Washington Eng. Co. No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, etc. 112 50


66 Rapid Eng. Co. No. 2, care of hose, horse hire, etc.


61 90


66 Niagara 3, 66


98 50


66 Torrent 4,


128 58


66 Yankee 66


5,


63 77


66 Hook and Ladder Co. care of apparatus, horse hire, etc.


79 85


City Hose Co. No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, etc.


91 45


66 Ocean 66 2,


85 50


Eagle 3, horse hire,


40 00


Ames, Hiram H. ringing alarm bell forty times,


40 00


66 Bailey. George 66


40 00


66 Browning. Charles A.


40 00


66 Otis, Harrison G. ..


40 00


Allen, William stationery, -


11 53


Allen, William T. sundries,


1 47


Ames, John D. bells and repairs, No. 5, 40 45


Andrews, Daniel F. 4 bbls. shavings, 1 00


Ayres, Horace fluid and sundries,


15 19


Babcock, Abraham repairs to hooks and ladders,


9 25


Barrett, J. & Co. repairs, etc.


8 62


Barrett, J. H. & Co. trucking, -


1 75


Bolster, Moses L. setting glass, -


1 50


66 Breck, Moses T. repairs, -


18 52


Brewer, Elzaphan P. wood, 4 75


Brooks & Stearns, fluid and sundries, 6 59


66 Brown, Alzirus strainer for suction and trucking, 9 20


.


Rapid 2,


840 01


6.6


Torrent 66


838 66


34


Paid Brown, Daniel repairs,


10 32


Brown & Co. gas fixtures and sundries,


28 44


Cheney, Jonas S. painting, 7 65


Downes, Oscar table, 5 00


Fellows, Daniel F. jack for engine,


3 75


Flood, Ansel L. repairs, -


3 75


Foster, Calvin & Co. sundries, -


19 74


Goulding & Hooper, charcoal, -


2 88


Graves, James N. fluid, etc. -


10 19


Hacker, W. Alfred coal,


14 13


Harrington, Charles A. & Co. sundries,


2 31


Harrington, John B. rent of engine house,


75 00


Hilton, John stoves and repairs, 1


21 87


Holmes, Erastus N. expenses to Hartford,


14 20


66 .6 sundries,


9 41


Howe, G. S. & A. J. oil and sundries, -


40 09 3 50


Hunneman & Co. altering engines and repairs,


167 08


64


Hutchinson, Benjamin E. expenses to Hartford, sundries furnished, repairs to hose, etc.


86 06


66 Huntington & Co. coal,


52 50


Kinnicutt & Co. sundries,


9 90


Lamb & Foster, lumber and labor,


11 86


Lathrop & Ames, sundries, -


3 13


Mason, John fluid and sundries, -


15 88


Miller, Henry W. sundries,


3 09


Oliver, Francis P. stove pipe and sundries,


30 17


Padelford, John M. charcoal,


7 00


66


Pratt, Charles B. wood,


-


14 75


Pratt, John B fluid, etc. -


6 14


Raymond, Tilley alterations and repairs,


57 07


Rice, Dexter painting, -


3 00


Roberts, A. W. & Co. repairs, -


14 44


Rugg, George W. tallow, -


3 75


Shetton & Cheever, four pipes, -


16 00


66


Slater, Luther rope and labor,


10 17


Southwick, Edward horse hire in 1853,


9 00


Spare, Elijah jr. ladders,


51 00


Sprague & Phelps, settees,


36 00


66 Sturtevant, Leonard W. cash paid for trucking, expresses, small jobs, etc. 40 76


Taber & Chollar, settees and chairs, -


18 44


Tew, Charles F. repairs,


-


2 75


Tolman & Co. -


28 58


6 6 Townsend, Frederick W. repairs, -


10 00


Valentine, Gerry labor on Hf. and L. carriage, 8 00


66 Whiting, William C. repairs and wrenches, 22 08


Willard, Fitzroy & Co. storing engine and repairs, 16 24


Wilson, John repairs, 5 00


Worcester Gas Light Co. gas, -


6 65


---- 7,467 13


Balance undrawn January 7, 1856,


199 79


-


Howland, John wood,


12 20


35


FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING, &c. APPROPRIATION, -


$2,000 00


Expenditures.


Paid Allen, William stationery, -


$ 8 14


Hutchinson, Andrew


-


14 94


Keith, John & Co.


6 54


66 Tower, C. M. 66


: 5 62


66 Tucker, Erastus N.


8 55


Boston Daily Advertiser, advertising for loan, Courier,


30 37


Dinsmore, Silas advertising and printing,


86 73


Earle & Drew,


87 87


66 Fiske, Edward R.


70 00


66 Fiske & Reynolds,


66


63 25


66 Hamilton, Charles


printing Water Report, etc.


247 01


Howland, Ilenry J. 9," and blanks,


446 40


Knowlton, John S. C. advertising,


20 75


Parker, Dexter F. 66 -


32 75


66 Webb, C. Buckingham 66


-


28 32


Goulding, Eli charcoal, -


-


27 84


Hacker, W. Alfred coal, - -


296 06


66 Padelford, John M. charcoal,


20 33


42 13


Worcester Gas Light Co. alteration and repairs, gas,


411 25


Transfer to "Contingent,"


- 2,000 00


FUNERALS. APPROPRIATION,


$350 00


Expenditures.


Paid Rice & Richmond, repairing hearse, $ 9 81


Sessions & Mirick, digging graves, returns of deaths, rent of " Hearse" house, and repairs, 290 45


Tolman, Albert & Co. repairing hearse, 4 25


45 49


Transfer to "Contingent,"


-- 350 00


HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND PAVING. APPROPRIATION, $20,000 00


Received subscription for sewer on Lexington st. 10 00


for street scrapings and labor, 515 13


66 for steps put in front of Court House, 563 98


66 for oxen sold, 717 00


Transfer fro'n "Contingent Expenses," -


6,426 03


28,232 14


Expenditures.


Paid Barber, Benj. setting curb and paving, 1854, $91 03


66 Boyden & Bill, surveying, 62 00


Brackett, Amos doctoring horse, 65


14 00


Bridges, Sumner pay roll,


208 43


sundries, 60 16 87


Campbell, James sand, € 28 30


1


19 15


66


" Document No.


-


26 00


36


Paid Chamberlain, E. F. pay roll, ..


1854,


27 25


Chamberlain, George A.


11 30


66 Cook, Sumner


66


20 37


Converse, Brigham stone and labor,


459 93


Curtis, Tyler P. timber and labor,


74 65


Draper & Clark, grain,


27 40


Flagg, Samuel H. 2nd, blacksmithing,


20 50


Fox, William B. & Son, labor, etc.


29 62


66 Gleason, Silas timber,


13 61


Gleason, Henry pay roll,


64 17


Hall, Elbridge G. labor on bridges, etc.


33 00


Goodnow, Harrison D. paving,


30 98


Grout, J. D. pay roll,


27 87


Prentice, Ilenry


34 62


Ruggles,Nourse, Mason&Co. rep'rs&labor, 66


80 49


Vaill, Edward W. selling cattle,


5 00


Wor. and Nash. Railroad, freight,stone,


648 68


Bond, Joseph E. pay rolls, -


358 72


Bridges, Sumner


-


6,801 33


Chamberlain, Ephraim F. «


257 79


Chamberlain, George A.


248 97


Flagg, Nahum


433 91


Gleason, Henry


.


216 08


Grout, Jonathan D.


208 50


Hall, William G.


66


-


594 26


:6 Houghton, Charles S.


710 32


Patch, William W. jr.


217 78


Putnam, William


-


536 78


Rogers, Jeremiah


-


282 97


Stow, Elijah


94 82


White, Jonathan A.


451 74


Drury, Ephraim


oxen,


-


146 00


Gibbs & Bemis,


66


-


167 00


Taylor, John


66


-


145 00


Wheeler, G. F. estate of


162 50


Wheelock, Polly


150 00


Brigham, John M.


straw,


3 81


Carpenter, Jotham oats,


15 38


Davis, Jonathan 66


13 00


66


Draper & Clark, grain,


-


617 44


cement,


52 40


Goss, Brigham


straw,


11 16


Lathrop & Ames,


meal,


26 40


Young, Heslor & Co.


-


59 62


Bancroft, Isaac A.


hay,


-


51 79


Clark, Asa W.


61 45


8.6


Davis, Jonathan


66


-


48 81


Emerson, William


15 87


Gibbs, G. W. & Co.


19 50


Grout, Silas


66


.


47 23


Gould, Sylvester


-


145 33


46 Hill, Sullivan


51 49


66 Hill, Washington


66


45 28


Jones, Rufus W.


-


20 05


.


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


.


-


-


-


37


Paid Prouty, Elisha hay,


-


28 60


66 Putnam, Harvey


121 64


66 Tower, William


66


48 46


66 Baldwin, Edwin labor with team,


13 00


. « 66 J. Pratt, Gd.,


10 60


60 Bancroft, Charles S.


3 00


Bliss, Timothy S.


56


11 82


Curtis, Tyler P.


66


9 50


Dexter, J. B. & R. stock and labor on bridges, fences, etc.


309 83


66


iron fence on wall front of the estate of A. Chase & others, 317 40


Dexter, John & B. building sewer in Main and Front streets,


1,841 27


Dudley, William labor with team,


13 50


Hartshorn, Jonas S. 66


7 79


Jacobs, Darius S.


66


3 00


65 McCann, Felix labor laying wall,


229 60


66 McGrath, Michael


66 with team,


3 25


66 Murphy, Patrick


66 on grass banks,


36 75


60 Newton, John C.


and cement,


33 42


66


Tansy, Martin


on grass banks,


24 00


Ward, William


with team,


10 19


66


Williams, Obed


75


Chapin, Edwin


lumber,


4 61


66 Flagg, Benjamin


11 53


Gates, John


66


163 53


66


Goulding. Gregory, Thompson & Co. lumher,


284 67


Hooper, William R. lumber,


413 71


Mann & Marshall,


62 36


Putnam, Samuel


91 00


Rice, Darius


13 47


66


Richmond & Potter,


110 84


16


49 00


66


Benson, Erastus O. curb stone,


716 00


66 Clark, William C.


12 37


Converse. Brigham


and labor,


2,472 68


DeLand, Ebenezer H.


10 00


Eaton, William Jr,


66


30 00


Flagg, Benjamin


7 50


€ 6 Flagg, Elijah


66


12 00


Green, Andrew H.


66


21 25


Hardon, B. L. & Co.


66


4 00


Lanchton, Harmon


95


€ 6 Newton, Ezekiel


16


42 90


Perry, Samuel


18 41


Pond, John F.


4 85


€ 6 Rich, Elkanah


11 25


66


Rogers, Nathan


11 25


66


Smith, Larkin


7 14


Stone, Lucius B. 66


12 50


" Stone, Uriah


40 58


66 Stowell, Frederic 'T.


26 74


.


6


30 34


Maynard, William G.


19 70


Stone, Uriah


stone,


38


Paid Taft, A. & L. M.


stone,


10 00


66 Waite, Stephen D.


19 1I


66 Ward, Artemas


24 50


66 Willard, Ephraim


66


9 00


66 Woodward, David & Co.


" and labor,


655 83


66 Barber, Benjamin setting curb, paving, &c.,


919 10


66


Goodnow, Harrison D.


597 54


66


Boyden & Ball, surveying,


146 10


66


Valentine, Gill 65


43 08


66 Flagg,Samuel H.2nd, blacksmithing,


412 91


Howe, Levi


66


33 55


66 Quinn, Michael


18 24


66 Campbell, James sand,


8 00


66 City Hotel, proprietors of


gravel,


84 80


66 Hapgood, Nahum R.


-


12 50


Kane Jeremiah


66


-


5 00


66


Mannax, Cornelius H.


66


14 50


Messinger David S


66


-


31 40


66


Salisbury, Stephen


60


24 00


66


Spaulding, Edmund earth,


74 30


66 Wor. Co. Mechanics Association,


gravel


50 00


66 Ward, Artemas


38 62


Bodwell, Philander


teaming,


91 54


66


Chase & Morse,


42 00


66 Hacker, W. Alfred 66


-


34 00


Hale, Nathan S.


18 50


66 Allen, Willard E. repairs and sundries,


20 49


Baker, Josiah W. labor on bridge,


3 90


Bancroft, Timothy brush for brooms,


11 00


60


Bridges, Sumner use of horse,


50 00


66


sundries,


21 90


Brooks & Stearns, powder and fuse,


10 95


66


Brown, George A. soap,


1 53


66 Chase & Sterens, painting,


-


8 13


66 Cooper, Charles labor on road, -


1 00


Corey, John stone work, &c.


97 10


66 Curtis, Albert fluid,


4 43


Curtis, Edward & Oliver going across lot,


10 00


66 Eddy, Samuel jr. fluid and sundries,


31 48


Eddy & Torrey, 32 43


6 94


66 Foster, Calvin & Co. shovels and sundries,


31 65


66 Gleason, Robert S. ox shovel,


4 00


Hair, H. N. ox yoke,


1 50


66 Harding, Samuel D. labor and team,


3 00


Harrington, Stephen labor, repairing,


87 04


Hawkins, D. A. jr. powder and fuse,


2 19


Hewett, Andrew F. watering streets for sweeping,


20 00


Hobbs, George bricks,


96 60


66 Holman, Abel brush for brooms,


1 50


66 Hood, Alfred wheelwright work,


121 95


66 Hovey, Wm. & Lazell, repairs to hay cutter, 1 00


-


3 00


66


Lanchton, Harmon


Partridge, Elbridge G.


-


29 40


Carpenter, Elliot


-


58 76


-


66 Forbes, John board bill,


66


39


Paid Jenks, Horace L. labor, - 6 50


66 Jordan, J. W. & Co. stove, pump and sundries,


44 18


Kinnicutt & Co., tools, nails and sundries, 142 91


Lakin, Ansel & Co. leather,


222


Lyon, Edward labor,


1 00


66 Mann & Damon, drilling, &c. -


3 75


Patch, William W. sled shoes, -


66 Pickford, John F. drawing down pond, ten days, 100 00


49 39


66 Putnam, Alexander one wagon,


66 Railroad Corp'n, Boston & W. rent of land, 100 00


1 50


66


Richards, Smith & Co., 19 rammers, 4 75


66


Rugg, George W. grease and tallow, 11 39


97 28


Slater, Luther rent of land, 15 00


8 45


Stevens, D. & C. P. painting,


-


2 33


Stiles, Frederick G. painting wagon and repairs,


15 63


Trumbull, George A. rent of land,


20 00


Vaill, Edward W. selling oxen,


5 00


Wallace, Church harness, -


8 00


66 Wedge & Lincoln, painting,


5 60


Wheeler, William A. iron pipe, -


11 13


Whipple, James T. measuring paving stone, 4 74


-


28,232 14


HOPE CEMETERY, lot account.


Received for lots to January 1, 1855, $1,261 50 in 1855, 464 00 -


1,725 50


HOPE CEMETERY.


APPROPRIATION,


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses,"


---- 1,461 18


Expenditures.


Paid Curtis, Albert being amount expended by him by order of Commissioners, $1,361 18


" Valentine, Gill surveying and making plan, 95 75


Woodward, David & Co. stone, 4 25


-1,461 18


INTEREST.


APPROPRIATION, $6,000 00


Rec'd from County, for advance payment of taxes, 66 06


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses," 518 99


6,585 05 -


Expenditures.


Paid Barber, Benjamin


$ 4 16


Barber, William heirs of


-


40 26


Bliss, Harrison


-


-


95 33


.Boynton, John


180 00


Central Bank,


102 50


City Bank,


-


-


252 17


Dickinson, William


286 25


66 Hammond, John


240 83


7


-


-


-


-


3 35


Pratt & Inman, chain and sundries, 26 00


66 Rice, George F. repairing hay cutter,


Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co., tools and labor,


" rope and labor, -


$1,000 00 461 18


40


Paid Hastings. Solon S.


120 00


Lincoln, Levi


312 64


McFarland, Daniel


166 33


Miller, Rodney A. trustee, .


300 00


Mower, Ebenezer


360 00


Richardson, George W. -


240 00


Salisbury, Stephen


91 00


46 State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,


450 00


Taft & Atherton, 1


72 77


Worcester County Institution for Savings,


2864 27


66


66 Five Cents Saving Bank, -


150 00


66 Mechanics'


180 00


Woodworth, James S.


-


76 54


LICENSES.


Received from Amusements,


$340 00


Auctioneers, -


28 00


66


Dogs,


141 00


6-6


Hackney Carriages,


55 00


66


Intelligence Ofices,


-


3 00


-567 00


Expenditure. Transfer to " Contingent Expenses,"


567 00


LIGHTING STREETS.


APPROPRIATION, $2,500 00


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses,"


266 20 --


2,766 20


Expenditures.


Paid Bugbee, Lyman fluid,


$70 42


66 Fish, Henry C. lantern irons,


13 79


66 Foster, Calvin & Co. glass and sundries.


35 15


Freeman, Lindal & Co., putty and varnish,


1.25


Griffin, Henry & Co. fluid,


501 40


Hale, Joseph P. fluid lamps,


32 66


Hilton, John repairing, -


7 50


66 Jordon, J. W. & Co.


-


16 22


Kinnicutt & Co. glass,


8 50


Richards, Smith & Co., turning posts,


7 33


66 Thompson & Shumway, care of lamps, lighting and repairs, 677 36


66 Worcester Gas Light Co., repairs and alterations, 153 60


1,241 02


LOANS.


Received of Barber, Benjamin $500 00


Barber, William heirs of


2,000 00


Bliss, Harrison


4,000 00


Byington, Horatio


5,000 00


Central Bank, -


5,000 00


City Bank,


16,000 00


Richardson, George W.


6,000 00


Salisbury, Stephen


3,500 00


-


-


.


6,585 05


-


gas,


2,766 20


41


Received of Shepherd, James


1,000 00


State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,


23,000 00


66 Taft & Atherton,


5,745 31


66 Woodworth, James S.


7,064 31


66 Worcester Five Cents Saving Bank,


4,500 00


83,309 62


Expenditures.


Paid Barber, Benjamin


$500 00


66 Barber, William heirs of


-


2,000 00


66 Bliss, Harrison


-


-


4,000 00


66 Central Bank, -


-


5,000 00


City Bank, -


.


16,000 00


Hammond, John -


4,000 00


Lincoln, Levi


5,375 00


66 Daniel McFarland,


2,000 00


66 Richardson, George W.


6,000 00


Salisbury, Stephen


3,500 00


Taft & Atherton,


5.745 31


Woodworth, James S.


7,064 31


66 Worcester County Institut on for Savings,


1,604 85


. Amount unpaid Jan'y 7, 1856, borrowed by order of City Council for new Alms house, Syc- amore street school house and Leicester road, and transferred to those accounts, 20,520 15


-83,309 62


MILITIA.


Amount rec'd of Commonwealth for services in 1854,


$1,283 50


Expenditures.


Amount overdrawn January 1, 1855, $1.239 86


Paid Company B, (W. L. [.) 292 50


C. (W. C. G.) - -


332 00


Bond's Cornet Band, - -


162 00


Amount overdrawn January 7, 1856, due from Commonwealth, 742 86


PAUPERS, SUPPORT OF


APPROPRIATION. $4,500 00


Received from Bartlett & Warden, for 23 acres 22 rods of land. 694 12


Received from Commonwealth,


253 54


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses," 343 63


-- 5,791 29


Expenditures.


Paid, wood, groceries, &c., furnished to persons out of Alms house-bill of 1854, $191 30


" Cash paid out to individuals and families out of Alms house-bill of 1854, 103 86


" Expenses for farm, including groceries, meat, labor & contingencies-h. of 1854, 326 51


66 Cash paid out to individuals and families out of Alıns-house, 726 96


-


2,026 36


-


-


42


Paid for Wood, Groceries, &c., to persons out of Alms-house :


66 Aldrich & Co. flour,


7 50


66 Bassett, Fairbanks & Co., groceries, -


180 44


66 Bates, George A. prof. attend. at watch house,


10 00


66 Belcher & Stowell, meat, -


1 00


66 Bemis & Co., shoes, -


2 00


Brooks & Stearns, groceries, -


22 85


66 Bullard, Charles attendance on sick man,


6 00


66 Chamberlin, Barnard & Co., dry goods,


8 10


.66 Eaton & Kelley, groceries,


4 00


66 Fawcett, E. A. oranges and lemons, -


1 20


66 Fuel Association, wood, -


394 46


66 Goodnow & Heywood, shoes, 2 62


10 75


66 Harding, Samuel D. rent of house for Dodd, 12 25


60 Hill, John Q. medicine,


18 91


Keyes, David D. groceries,


6 40


66 Lazell, Lewis T. medicine,


-


-


18 61


66 - Penniman, Tyler S. boots, -


2 25


66 Spring, Luther groceries, -


-


4 50


Spurr, George R. medicine, -


85 98


66 Scott & Ellis, meat, -


9 00


66 Taft & Harrington, groceries, 142 96


2 75


66 Wesson, Wm. R. estate & heirs of rent of house, 53 25


25 00


66 Wood & Bixby, meat, 1 62


66 Southwick, Edward one year's salary,


400 00


66 Sessions & Mirick, coffins, shrouds and attend- ance-bill of 1854, 87 70


66 coffins, shrouds & attendance,


91 75


Carter, Rufus board of persons in H. of Cor.,


42 50


66 Whitcomb, Charles W. attendance on persons in House of Correction,


20 00


City of Boston, support of pauper,


16 00


66 Town of Boylston, taxes, -


2 94


66 Shrewsbury, 66


34 72


66 60 Erving, support of pauper,


22 38


66 State of Massachusetts, 66


21 61


66 Treasurer of State Lunatic Hospital, - 625 94


Expenses for the Farm, Groceries, Meat, Contin gencies, qc. :


66 Allen, Willard E. repairs and sundries, 15 83


66 Belcher & Stowell, meats, -


162 56


66 - Bigelow, George labor on farm, 165 15


Brown & Firth, sundries, -


10 25


Chamberlin, Barnard & Co., dry goods,


48 55


Chapman, Isham S. boots, shoes and repairs,


32 52


Draper & Clark, flour,


36 75


66 Donahoe, Mary labor at house, -


72 00


66 Drury, Lyman repairs, -


6 25


-


Walker, Gilbert shaving corpse and sick man,


66 White & Gleason, groceries, - -


-


Hacker, W. Alfred coal, -


-


43


Paid Hacker, W. Alfred coal, 59 76


Harrington, Sumner one'year's salary as Supt.


400 00


Hovey, William & Co. repairs to hay cutter, 8 50


66 Howe, Levi blacksmithing,


10 24


66 Lazell, Lewis T. medicine, -


-


5 81


Luther, Benjamin S. clothing, -


8 87


60 Miller, Henry W. sundries and repairs, -


17 27


60 Muzzy, Nathan blacksmithing, -


26 68


66 Patch, William W. grain and meal, -


390 47


60 Poole, Leonard blacksmithing, -


2 50


66 Rice, Benjamin P. bread, -


10 20


60 Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co., harrow and seed,


15 00


60 Sears, Alden H. fish,


18 01


Southwick, Edward guano, -


-


45 24


Sutton, T. & J. flour, grain, &c., -


184 64


Taft & Harrington, groceries, .


289 67


POLICE COURT.


Received of Stone, Samuel V. Clerk of Court, fees, &c., of Marshal, Dep'y Mar- shals & Watchmen, on 1854 acct., Rec'd of Denny, J. Waldo for fees, &c., from


$165 78 Mar. 19, 1855, to Oct. 15, 1855, viz :


- Day, Jonathan fees on warrants, 70 69


-- Jackson, Levi 66


842 10


- Walker, Benjamin 66


579 66


- witness fees of Marshal, Deputy Marshal, Day Police and Watchmen, 638 52


-2,296 75


Expenditure. Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," 2,296 75


POLICE, (DAY)


Transfer from " Watchmen Salaries,"


$791 50


Expenditures.


Paid Flagg, Ebenezer salary, -


$144 00


.


66 Sweetser, Stillman S. 66


-


535 50


66 sundry individuals for Police duty, -


112 00


ROAD TO LEICESTER.


Transfer from "Loans," borrowed by order of the City Council, $2,000 00


Expenditure.


Paid Riley, Christopher C. in part of contract, 2,000 00


SALARIES. APPROPRIATION, - -


$7,000 00


Expenditures.


Paid Richardson, George W. Mayor, - $800 00


66 Bacon, Peter C. Solicitor, 200 00


66 Bridges, Sumner Commissioner of Highways, 600 00


5,791 29


·


-


----- 791 50


44


Paid Day, Jonathan Marshal, -


-


1,000 00


66 Gleason, David Messenger, -


400 00


Jackson, Levi Deputy Marshal, 700 00


Hamilton, Charles A. City Clerk (two months),


5.0 00


Hathaway, John . City Physician,


23 62


Rice, J. Marcus


76 38


Smith, Samuel City Clerk,


250 00


Smith, William A. Clerk of Common Council,


200 00


a . Valentine. Gill Auditor,


100 00


66 Walker, Benjamin Deputy Marshal, -


700 00


Wheeler, George W. Treasurer and Collector,


16 Smith, Samuel Houghton, Samuel and Part- ridge, Elbridge G. Assessors, 1,000 00


SALARIES OF WATCHMEN. APPROPRIATION,


$7,400 00 -


Expenditures.


Paid Ball Hollis,


for watchng,


$72 00


Chapman, Joseph


458 50


Clapp, Silas


73 50


Clisbee, Lewis B.


66


12 50


Hamilton, George S. 66


393 25


Harrington, Francis H.


70 75


6.6


Harrington, Henry H.


453 00


66


Holman, Horace


367 25


Hoyle, William


66


358 50


66


Jackson, Dwight S.


66.


364 50


66 Kent. Ezra


66


472 25


66 Lund, Ebenezer


66


468 00


6.6


Maynard, Samuel A.


66


1 25


86


Pierce, Charles L.


66


366 50


5.6


Shumway, Stephen


66


461 00


66


Whitmore, Charles F.


6.6


462 25


Wight, Harky


461 00


Transfer to " Day Police," -


--- 7,258 25


Amount undrawn January 7, 1856, -


-


141 75


SCHOOLS.


APPROPRIATION,


$25,500 00


Received from Taft. Putnam W. wood sold,


4 00


Commonwealth, 853 59


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses,"


3,558 00


---- 29,915 59


Expenditures.


Paid Ainsworth, Mary J.


teaching,


$312 50


66 Albee. Amanda E. 62 50


Andrews, Caroline C.


316 35


Andrews, Melinda


250 00


115 00


Morse, Edwin


88 50


66 Reed, Samuel H.


472 25


Stearns, Otis


475 00


Thompson, Arvin


791 50


900 00


-- 7,000 00


45


Paid Baker, Nancy


teaching,


350 00


6€ Banister, Sophia S.


66


300 00


Barbour, Caroline P.


274 52


Barnes, Martha W.


66


175 00


Bates, Frances


184 25


Bigelow, Martha G.


84 25


Bigelow, Mary W.


250 00


66


Bixby, Joseph P. jr.


66


62 50


..


Chapin, L. D,


66


65 00


Chenery, Esther G.


250 00


66


Clark, Louise C.


98 07


..


81 73


Clements, Caroline E.


66


300 00


66


Coe, Elizabeth H.


325 00


66


Crane, Kate G.


300 00


66


Cushman, Mary A.


66


62 50


66


Cutter, Sarah P.


66


62 50


Dickinson, Julia E.


66


250 00


66 Doane, Ella J.


225 00


86


Eddy, Nathaniel


66


296 00


66 Eaton, Charlotte


66


250 00


Eaton, Sarah E.


66


221 15


66 Fletcher, Melora


66


25 00


66


Follett, Charlotte N.


66


350 00


66


Fuller, Almira H.


66


312 50


Gilbert, Orrin P.


66


64 00


Gird, Elizabeth L.


66


300 00


66 Goodspeed, Helen


66


106 25


66 Grant, Maria S.




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