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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
·
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----- 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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