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6 77
" Stevens, Charles E.
3 29
" Thomas, Benjamin F. -
9 54 ·
" Whitcomb, David
72 60
6 per cent. discount on $113,007 51 for prompt paym't, 6,780 45 Abatements made by the Assessors on 1856 taxes, 53 90
66 66
" 1857 " - 298 00
66
“ 1858 “ - 629 25
Allowed the Collector by the City Council on 1856 taxes, 407 24
66 " 1857 “
2,192 02
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859
4,135 84
AQUEDUCT.
Amount received for Water Rents, EXPENDITURES.
1,099 67
Paid Brooks & Stearns, fluid, &c.,
.. 2 60
" Chase, Olney B. trucking,
-
3 78
" Cheever, William D. salary, -
62 50
" pay rolls of labor,
167 87
“ Coburn, Jesse J. lead,
15 20
":" Earle & Jones, pipe,
241 30
" Earle, T. K. & Co. belting, -
6 86
" Flagg, Abraham lead,
2 05
" Foster Calvin & Co., tools and sundries,
9 45
" Gates, John lumber, - 24 73
" Harding, Samuel D. lumber,
45 59
-
" cash paid for sundries,
10.43
10,485 96
" Park, Sidney M.
34
Paid Holman, Dexter S. painting, -
" Howland, Henry J. printing,
1 25
" Lucas, William labor and sundries, 8 42
" Osgood, Samuel W. labor, - 264 62
" paid for labor and sundries, 19 16
Shurtliff, Samuel H. pipe and labor, 4 56
" Slater, Luther & Co., packing. -
-
3 31
" Sutton, George T. pipe and labor, 1 50
" Wellington, Timothy W. coal, -
3 76
" Wheeler, William .A. pipe and sundries,
168 36
" Worcester Transcript, advertising,
2 00
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," - 25 97
1,099 67
CITY HALL.
Received for rent of stores, - - 775 00
" Hall, -
- 447 00
1,222 00
EXPENDITURE.
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," - - 1,222 00
CITY SCALES,
Received fees for weighing :
Cutting, Frederic New Worcester, - - 16 68
Ellis, Nathan B. Washington Square,
148 78
Wilder, Martin Lincoln Square,
92 63
258 09
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Cutting, Frederic paid for repairs, - 2 60
" Mason, Lyman L. sealing and repairs, - -
- 7 75
" Thomson, William sealing and repairs,
9 75
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," -
237 99
CLOCKS & BELLS.
APPROPRIATION,
200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Mason, Lyman L. care of clocks, 16 mos., - 76 04
" " cleaning " - 10 00
" Thompson, Arvin ringing bell 12 and 9 o'clock, 50 00 Transfer to " Contingents," 63 96
200 00
COMMON, -- New.
Received for grass and apples, -
- -
30 42
" " by Transfer from " Highways," - 100 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," -
664 06
4 40
258 09
794 48
35
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Brooks & Stearns, powder, &c., - 55 93
" Hawkins, Daniel A. Jr. powder, &c., - 9 38
" Maynard, Lyman A. groceries furnished to labor- ers per pay roll, - - - 347 87
Transfer to " Highways," for grading,
- 281 30
66 " scrapings, - 100 00
794 48
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Balance undrawn January 4, 1858, - - 5,210 61
APPROPRIATION, - 9,000 00
Received from taxes under law of 1852, - 18 70
Bliss, Timothy S. for exten. on cutting wood, 12 50
60 Prince, Lucien for door, 1 50
66
66 Murphy, Patrick for stone, -
16 00
66 dividend on taxes, - - - -
3 37
Sessions, George and Bartlett, Jonas for Hearses, &c., -
57 38
Commonwealth, Armory rent,
300 00
Transfer from " Aqueduct," 25 97 -
66
" City Hall,"
- 1,222 00
66 " City Licenses," - 432 33
" City Scales," -
237 99
" Clocks & Bells,"
63 96
66 66
" Dog Licenses," - -
42 00
66
" Hackney Carriage Licenses,"
47 00
" Lighting Streets,"
365 26
66
16 " Salaries," -
350 00
66
66 " Sewers," - 656 24
66
66
" Summons," -
118 80
3,561 55
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to " Fire Department,"
371 95
66
" "Fuel, Lights and Printing,"
43 53
" "Funerals,"
164 25
66 " " Interest," -
422 98
66 " " Loans,"
654 85
66 " "New Common,"
664 06
66 " "Police," -
713 76
66 " " Schools," -
1,649 44
66 " " School Houses,"
356 49
66 " " Shade Trees," -
144 09
-
5,508 40
18,181 61
66 for muster, 323 00
36
Paid Ward Clerks for services :
" Smith, Henry M. Ward 1, 4 days, -
- 12 00
" Servy, Jonas W.
" 2,3 " -,
-
- 9 00
" Holmes, George " 3,3 -
-
9 00
" Bancroft, Truman G. 4,3 66 -
-
-
9 00
" Murray, John F. 5,3 .
9 00
" Brooks, Charles E. 6,3 66
-
.
-
-
-
9 00
" Leonard, Samuel H. 56 8,3 6 -
9 00
" On City Hall account, for repairs, articles for Offrees, &c .:
" Abbott, Caleb F. setting glass,
" Abbott, Merrill repairing slate,
1 75
66 Arnold, Cyrus soap, 1
1 75
" Barnard, Sumner & Co. crash 1 40
" Bartlett, J. and J. W. blinds, 9 00
" Barton, George W. whitening and coloring, - 40 00
" Bliss, George L. painting and glazing, - 19 55
Braman, Perham & Co., repairing gas pipes, - - 4 83
" Brigham, William R. sundries, -
-
2 00 56
" Brown, David washing Hall, -
3 75
" Clark, Samuel tin wash boiler and pipe, -
5 50
" Fields, Emeline washing C. C. rooms, - - 14 00
" Foster, Calvin & Co. sundries, -
5 83
" Griffin, Henry & Co. soap and pail, -
-
1 75
" Hale, Joseph P. basin, 33
" Hemenway, Ebenezer cleaning, 40 98
" Hutchinson, Benjamin E. repairing hose, -
50
" Lovell, Amariah B. repairs,
3 57
" Lucas, William grate and repairs, -
3 19
" Mechanics Bank, counter front, - 10 00
50 32
" Norton F. B. & Co., water jar, - -
4 00
" Partridge, Elbridge G. repairing settees,
10 32
" Peck, Frederic M. sundries, -
13 31
" Prince, Lucian stock and labor, 15 97
" Richmond, Charles boxes, -
1 00
" Slater, Luther & Co. window line, 2 33
" Thompson, Arvin labor, 2 00
2 00
" Walker & Sweetser, ice, -
20 48
" Ward, Willard repairs, 5 01 - -
" Warren, Frederic estate of, desk and lounge, 30 00
" Woodward, Theodore M. curtain, 3 07
-
9 00
" Mecorney, William 66 7,3
- 37
-
" Brooks, Charles E. broom, - -
.
-
" Jenkins, Hamilton & Co., oil cloth and sheeting,
5 37
" Miller, Henry W. stove, repairs and sundries,
" Thompson Simeon & Co., sundries,
-
37
Paid on "Atlantic Cable" celebration :
" Coleman, George B. ringing bell, 7 00
" Knowles, William 7 00
" Pierce, James R. 7 00
" Spaulding, John E. 5 00
" Williams, George A. 66 4 00
" Bonney, George F. & Co. use of wagon and lantern, 5 00
66 Brooks & Stearns, fireworks, 33 35
" Fiske's Cornet Band, services, 40 00
" Gleason & Woodward, illuminating City Hall, - 50 00
" Josselyn's Cornet Band, services, - 36 00
" Worcester Light Infantry, firing salute, 31 95
" On Military account, &c .:
" Bliss, George L. painting Liberty pole, - 16 76
" Clapp, Silas, labor on 5 00
" Lawrence, Frederic J. gilt ball for " 1 00
" Watkins, Elbridge G. labor on 66
5 75
" Lamson, Eli B. storing field pieces, -
25 00
" Stewart, George repairing and cleaning field pieces, 25 00
" Bliss, Harrison Armory rent, -
200 00
" Worcester City Guards, " 187 50
" On celebrating " National Independence :"
" Coleman, George B. ringing bell, 5 00
" Knowles, William, 66 66 5 00
" Magennis, Thomas 66 5 00
" Pierce, James R. -
5. 00
" Spaulding, Lorenzo C. 66 66 -
5 00
" Williams, George A. 5 00
" Brooks & Stearns, cartridges for salute, - 48 08
" Worcester Light Infantry, firing 66 52 00 -
" For Damages, Witness Fees, &c .:
" Bigelow, George C. witness fees, - 3 83
" Denny, J. Waldo cash paid -
-
8 46
" Flagg, John and others, 66
. 90 76
" Holmes, Pitt -
3 48
" Black, Amos R. damages and costs, - - 857 59
" Curtis, Joseph raising house, damages, &c., - 57 00
" Harback & Palmer, damages, 65 00
" Lincoln, Levi building fence on West Street, - - 212 17
" Murphy, Patrick damages, - 16 00
" Newton, Charles breaking leg, - -
100 00
Gage, Thomas H. attending C. Newton, 57 50 Heywood, Benjamin “ 66 57 00-114 50
6
38
Paid Newton, John C. damages on Orange St., 75 00
" Newton, Clarinda - 100 00
" Stowell, Servillia G. 66 ..
- 50 00
" Thayer, Adin costs on suit against City, -
63 71
" Vose, Henry taking depositions, - - 15 00 - -
" Miscellaneous account :
" Boyden & Ball, surveying, - 21 19 -
" Church of the Unity, moving hydrant, - 4 00
" Fiske's Express, freight, 3 50
" Firth & Nichols, lamps, 6 00
" Hewett, Elbridge watering streets, 10 00
" Kent, Ezra posting notices, - -
4 12
" Kent, Joseph H. page to C. C., - 6 38
" Kinsley, Daniel fitting ward room for meetings, 7 00
" Magennis, Thomas returning deaths, - 12 60
" Mason, Lyman L. rent of room for standard, 15 00
" Muzzy, Nathan latch, &c., - - 42
" Newton, George F. removing nuisances, 35 50
" Parker, Alfred hack for Cy. Coms., 2 00
" Sessions, George returning deaths, 35 70
" Smith, Samuel recording births, marriages and deaths, copying transfers of property, &c. - - 297 76
" Smith, Samuel cash paid out sundries, - - 16 90
" State Sealer, sealing standard, 1 sett measures, freight, &c., - 13 00
" Stewart, George making keys, - 1 90
" Stone, Lucian B. use of Omnibus for Ald., - 4 00 -
" Stockwell, Emerson M. team to Holden to carry Chas. Newton, - 4 00
" Thayer, Eli work on Southbridge St., - 60 00
" Vaill, Edward W. selling hearses, &c., - - 3 00
". Valentine, Gill surveying &c., - 31 50 -
" Ward, Willard fitting up ward room, - 18 54
" Wheeler, George W . preparing "City Document" No. 12, and making and revising voters' lists, 80 00
" Wheeler, George W. cash paid out sundries, - -
30 53
" Wheeler, George W. Jr. distributing notices, 2 00
" Wood, James W. page to C. C. - - 14 50
" Wor. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. bal. on old and for new policy, - - 97 38 hacks for Marshal's funeral, 24 00
" Witt & Pratt,
" Lincoln House, entertainment for Police, " 51 50
9,498 50
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, -
- 8,683 11
39
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Balance undrawn January 4, 1858, - -
- 220 37 APPROPRIATION, . - - 10,000 00
Received of Chief Engineer, for old hose sold, -
- 100 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses " for muster, - 323 00
66 -
- 371 95
11,015 32
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Sturtevant, Leonard W. Chief Engineer, salary, - 133 34
" Heywood, William II. Engineer, salary, 30 00
" Howe, Lyman
30 00
" Miller, Elijah F. 66
30 00
" Porter, Samuel A.
-
50 00
" Shepard, Russell R.
66
-
30 00
" Watkins, Elbridge G.
70 00
" Members Washington Engine Co. No. 1, services, - 850 00
66 Rapid
66 2,
843 34
Niagara
66 3, 66 - 802 89
Torrent 66 4,
814 98
66 Yankee
Tiger
66
6,
1,
66
- 586 68
66
66 66 66 66 2, - 620 00
City Hose
66
60
Ocean " 60
66
1, 2, 265 82
Eagle "
66 66 3,
66 270 00
501 67
66
66 1 Poll Tax, (1857) -
1 80
66 185 Poll Taxes, -
370 00
Engine Co. No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, &c.,
107 00
2, .' "
67 00
- 107 00
107 00
66 66 .6 66 - 107 00 66
107 00
Hose
- 95 00
66
66
2,
- 95 00
66 66 66 95 00 66
Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, care of appts. horse hire, &c.,
72 00
66 66 66
72 00
Bailey, George ringing alarm bell 30 times, - 3000
" Browning, Chas. A.
29
29 00
" Dunn, James 66 26
26 00
" Kirby, George E. 66 " 24 -
24 00
" Allen, William paper, -
2 00
66
66 66
66
66 4,
5,
6,
1,
3, " "
56
66
66
66
66
3, “
66
5,
- 1,041 68
- 1,028 33
66 Hook & Ladder “
- 270 00
Fire Police, services, - -
-
66
40
Paid Ames, John D. repairs, -
" Benton, Calvin trucking,
" Blake, U. T. & C. H. hanging bell, - 5 35
" Brown, Daniel spanner belts, straps, &c.,
11 16
" Burgess, Daniel S. repairing plastering,
1 38
" Burr & Shaw, repairing hose and sundries, - 97 75
" Clifford Warner & Co., rent of room, -
44 00
" Curtis, Albert W. sundries, -
6 43
" Earle & Drew, printing,
3 00
" Estabrook, James rent of room, - 50 00
" Fairbanks, Henry M. iron work, repairs, &c., 54 09
" Goddard, Rice & Co. repairs to engines, &c., -
107 18
" Gould & Andrews, fluid, matches and sundries,
10 50
" Hale, Joseph P. lanterns, -
6 00
" Harding, Samuel D. lumber, 4 57
Harrington C. A & Co., neatsfoot oil and sundries, 51 36
" Holman, S. Dexter painting, 37 48
" Howland, Henry J. printing, 6 75
" Hunneman & Co., engine repairs, - 10 51
8 02
" Keyes, David D. fluid, matches and sundries,
9 03
" Keyes, J. L. & I. N. lumber and labor on same, - 22 21
" King, Edward W. repairs on engine, - 9 00
" Kinnicutt, F. H. & Co., sundries, -
7 28
" Knowlton, William M. wood,
6 75
- 6 26
" Lucas, William sundries, -
17 93
" Newton, E. lock and putting on, - 4 00
. Oliver, Francis P. stove pipe and sundries, 12 97
" Putnam & Clark, chairs, - - 4 50
" Sturtevant, Leonard W. cash paid out for repairs, freight, trucking and sundries, - 78 67
" Thompson Simeon & Co., sundries, -
4 70
" Tirrell, Cyrus J. painting, &c., 38 59
" Watkins, Elbridge G. cash paid out and repairs, 17 50
Wellington, Timothy W. coal, - 52 76
" Wheeler, William A. repairing engine brake, 19 79
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, -
- 56 36
" Worcester Transcript, advertising, - 4 33
" Board of Engineers, balance of " muster " expenses, 323 00
11,015 32
FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING, &C.
APPROPRIATION
1400 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - 43 53
1,443 53
" Miller, Henry W. stove and sundries, -
" Jenks, Horace L. sundries, - -
- 19 38
2 25
41
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Drury & Williams, charcoal, - 31 60
" Wellington, Timothy W. coal, - 198 23
" Worcester Gas Lt. Co. gas, -
474 35
" " Bay State," proprietors of, advertising, -
33 00
" " Boston Journal," 6 6 75
" "Massachusetts Spy,"' "
- 54 75
" "Worcester Palladium," proprietor of, advertising, 4 50
" " Worcester Transcript," 65
55 49
" Fiske, Edward R. paper, printing and binding " Document" No. 12, 393 72
" Fiske, Edward R. printing, 129 98
523 70
" Howland, Henry J. printing, 12 00
" Allen, William books and binding, 18 66
" Keith, John & Co., blank books, -
7 50
" Peck & Knapp, paper and sundries, -
13 00
1,443 53
FUNERALS.
APPROPRIATION,
50 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - - 164 25
214 25
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Hildreth & Barker, digging graves, - -
7 00
" Sessions, George 66
207 25
214 25
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Balance undrawn January 4, 1858, - -
1,583 90
APPROPRIATION, - -
- 12,000 00
Received for manure, scrapings, labor and sales by S. Bridges :
Received for 2 yokes of oxen, - 212 00
" scrapings, manure and labor,
101 00
313 00
Received for manure, scrapings, labor and sales by H. Prentice :
Received for 1 horse, - 125 00
" 1 ox, 75 00
66 " scrapings, manure labor and sales, 249 98
" manure and carting, in part, to Poor farm, - 216 25
666 23
Received for hay sold to Elliot Swan,
49 00
Transfer from " New Common," for grading, -
281 30
" scrapings, - 100 00
.
-
42
Transfer from " Shade Trees," for labor, -
58 25
" Schools," " grading and wall, - 137 58
" "School house," (N. Wor.) grading lot, 66 00
15,255 26
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Bridges, Sumner (Commissioner,) salary, 77 00
" Prentice, Henry
66
. - 523 00
" Bridges, Sumner
pay rolls for labor, 371 42
" Prentice, Henry
5,248 97
" Bancroft, Charles S. for labor on roads,
131 16
" Barber, Silas & Wm. T.
20 02
" Bond, Joseph E.
29 12
" Brooks, John H.
66 66
-
12 03
" Brown, George
66 66 66
48 04
" Chamberlain, George A.
31 53
" Cook, Sumner
28 18
" Flagg, Nahum 66
47 11
" Hartshorn, Jonas 66 66
11 79
" Houghton, Charles S. 60
66 66
120 70
" Lyon, Joshua B. 66
9 80
" Mann, John 66
27 50
" Perry, Samuel
66
66
10 00
" White, Jonathan A. 66
68 65 80
". Windle, John 66
6 6
43 44
" Barber, Benjamin paving, setting curb, &c., - 220 72
" Goodnow, Harrison D. " 66 66 255 01 -
" Harding, Samuel D. stock and labor, &c., on R. & B., 48 88 " Harding & Taft,
6 12
" Thompson, Arvin 66 66 76 01
" Ward, Willard building bridge, stock and labor repairing on roads and bridges, 727 87
" Bancroft, Charles S. posts, - 8 00
" Barber, Silas lumber,
12 00
" Bliss, Timothy S. plank, -
113 97
" Curtis, Tyler P. timber,
18 00
" Davis, James S. M. timber,
16 00
" Eaton, Thomas
10 00
" Gates, John lumber, -
-
14 78
" Holbrook, Asa plank, -
-
109 19
" Rice, Ezra B. poles and posts, 11 55
" Rice, Elbridge M. timber, -
92 19
" Baker, David J. stone, -
6 75
" Bennett, Asahel C. paving stone, - .63 34
66
66
-
43
Paid Bond, Franklin stone work,
32 40
" Brittan, Josiah paving stone
- 6 56
" Clapp, Henry E. - - 1 43
" Chadwick, Stephen יי 66
8 75
" Converse, Brigham stone and work,
590 59
" Dudley, William stone work, -
1 00
" Fletcher, Samuel curb stone, -
58 26
" Hartshorn, Jonas paving stone, 25 25
.' Howes & Dillingham, paving stone,
- 30 07
" Jackson, John stone work, 12 08
" Lamb, Isaac paving stone,
86 72
" Mann, Albert G. stone work,
18 70
" McCann, Felix
23 58
" Newton, Ezekiel paving stone, -
-
16 06
" Palmer, Benjamin curb stone, -
277 76
" Rich, Elkanah paving stone,
3 96
" Richmond, Willard paving stone,
2 00
" Walker, Asa curb stone, - -
- 12 50
" Whitney, James paving stone, - 4 50 -
" Worcester & Nashua R. R. freight on stone, - 38 00
" Hapgood, L. B. oxen, - 170 00
" Johnson, Henry " . -
150 00
" Morse, Mason H. ox, - 85 00 - -
" Newton, Ezekiel oxen, - -
150 00
" Swan, Elliot horse, -
55 00
Warden, John horse,
162 50
6 5 Barber, Silas & Wm. T. hay, -
66 65
66 Bridges, Sumner
15 08
" Carpenter, Jotham -
69 28
" Moore, John B.
-
-
14 23
" Peaslee, Abram
-
36 72
" Pond, Willard F.
26 40
" Poor Farm, -
124 33
" Prentice, Henry
36 46
" Tower, William 66
16 68
" Williams, James carting "
- 12 73
" Bartlett, Jonas straw, -
14 36
" Nourse, Benjamin F. straw,
7 88
" Butterworth, John grain, -
6 01
" Draper & Clark, 66
-
193 98
" Harrington, Francis 66
159 00
" Messinger, David S.
26 54
" Patch, William W.
5 60
" Pratt, Charles B.
- 263 08
-
-
-
-
-
44
Paid Sprague Lee & Co., 56
- 146 00
" Sutton, Thomas - -
-
- 10 00
Transfer to " New Common," for grass,
- 100 00
Paid Chamberlin, Stilman J. blacksmithing, 30 77
" Fairbanks, Henry M. -
4 12
" Flagg, Samuel H. 2d 66
- 276 51
" Howe, Levi - 44 64
" Muzzy, Lewis C. 66
-
- 11 52
" Muzzy, Nathan 66
-
17 85
" Allen, Willard E. harness work and sundries, 64 85
" Allen, William blank book, - -
9%
" Barber, Walter rent of barn, -
-
10 00
" Bigelow, Walter R. re-setting fence, -
10 00
"' Blood, Otis & Sons, wheelwright work, 51 34
82 25
" Boston & Worcester Railroad, rent of land,
7 75
". Boyden & Ball, surveying, - -
7 00
" Brewer, William M. sundries, -
3 80
" Brooks, Charles E. fluid and sundries, -
13 35
" Brooks & Stearns, 8 34
" Chaffin, Elisha carting, 2 00
50 00
" Edgecomb, Joseph earth, - -
4 80
" Elder, James fixing water trough, - -
3 00
" Estey, James F. pump and repairs, -
15 25
" Foster Calvin & Co., nails, tools and sundries,
53 12
" Gleason, Dolly & Jona. R. damages,
5 00
" Green, James sundries, -
1 20
" Green, M. B. & Co. sundries,
7 92
" Hale, Nathan S. trucking, - -
75
" Hapgood, Nahum R. surveying, -
96
" Hawkins, Daniel A. Jr. powder and fuse,
2 43
" Hood, Alfred wheelwright work, -
14 63
" Hutchinson, Benjamin E. blankets and sundries,
21 00
" James, John K. timber and labor, - 13 50
" Jordon, John W. lanterns and sundries, 13 57
" Keyes, J. L. & I. N. planing, - -
1 04
" Lovell, Amariah B. cement and labor, -
27 79
" Lovell, John D. tools and sundries, 74 28
Maynard, Wm. G. gravel, -
6 40
66 McCloskey, Patrick -
6 50
" Morse, Isaac brush for brooms, - 1 90
" Nourse, Benjamin F. board - 12 85
-
" Bodwell, Philander trucking,
56 81
" Brackett, Amos doctoring horse, -
" Desper, William E. land damages,
45
Paid Nourse, Mason & Co. plow castings and repairs, - 53 58
" Oakley, William F. carting 33 46
" Partridge, George hay rakes, 4 25
"" Perry, Josiah G. gravel, 16 75
" Phettiplace, Simon W. wheelwright work, 33 99
" Pratt & Inman, iron bars, - 4 08
" Prentice, Henry cash paid for sundries, 8 57
" Ray, John lot of earth, 8 00
" Rice & Richmond, sign, 75
" Rugg, George W. tallow and grease, -
5 91
" Stockwell, Emerson M. horse and carriage, 2 75
1 50
" Taft Stephen & Son, bags,
3 00
" Valentine, Gill surveying, &c., 52 97
5 00
" Wilder, Martin measuring stone, -
1 56
" Williams, James teaming, - 6 00 -
1 50
13,326 06
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, - -
1,929 20
HOPE CEMETERY, --- Lot Account.
Received for Lots to January 4, 1858, - - 3,016 50
723 00
3,739 50
HOPE CEMETERY.
Balance undrawn January 4, 1858, 79 26
APPROPRIATION,
400 00
479 26
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Curtis, Albert pay roll for labor, 126 09
" Clements, Mary vacating lot at Raccoon Plain, 5 00
" Sessions, George removing bodies from “ 66 46 37
177 46
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, -
301 80
INTEREST
APPROPRIATION, - 7,500 00
Received from County Treasurer for advance payment of Taxes, -
61 66
Received of J. Easton, 2d, -
16 67
66 " James Finn,
4 50
60 " Edward Lamb, - -
10 87
66 " William Putnam, - 50
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - 422 98
f
8,017 18
7
-
" Sutton, George T. pipe and labor,
" Waite, Stephen D. labor, - -
" Witt & Pratt, team, - -
66 in 1858, - -
46
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Boynton, John
- 206 50
" City Bank,
- 118 59
" Dickinson, William
-
215 00
" Hastings, Solon S.
203 58
" Jaques, George -
17 00
" Lincoln, Levi
28 23
" Macy, George C. - -
50 00
" Mower, Ebenezer -
-
240 00
" Quinsigamond Bank, -
233 89
" Ridgway, Edward W. -
77 50
Salisbury, Stephen
91 50
" State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Worcester, 2,377 63
" State Reform School, - -
- 82 00
" Worcester County Institution for Savings, - - 2,442 16
" Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, -
- 1,383 60
'" Wyer, Priscilla - 250 00
8,017 18
LICENSES.
Received from Amusements,
253 00
66
Auctioneers, - -
- 12 00
66 Billiard and Bowling Rooms, -
40 00
66 66 Dogs, - -
47 00
66
Fire Works, -
50 00
Hackney Carriages, -
42 00
66 Intelligence Offices,
2 00
66 Pawn Brokers, -
- 8 33
66
66 Swill and House Offal,
6 00
Theatre,
61 00
521 33
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," -
521 33
LIGHTING STREETS.
APPROPRIATION,
3,000 00 -
EXPENDITURES.
paid Braman, Perham & Co., repairs, - 55 -
" Brooks & Stearns, fluid,
187 85
66 66 sundries, 30 10
217 95
Paid Brooks, Charles E. fluid, -
107 99
" sundries,
2 42
110 41
Paid Firth & Nichols, burners, - -
4 50
" Foster Calvin & Co., glass and sundries, -
16 83
" Green M. B. & Co., spirits of wine, -
4 50
-
-
-
-
-
47
Paid Griffin Henry & Co., fluid, -
29 97
" Jordan, John W. lanterns, - - 77 00
" Newton, George F. painting and sundries, -
13 75
" Newton, Dean, Clapp and Wentworth, care of lamps, lighting and repairs, - - 486 42
Paid Prince, Lucian ladder and repairs,
4 27
" Thompson & Shumway, care of lamps, lighting and repairs, - - - -
- 51.33
Paid Wheeler, William A. 8 gas lamp posts and holders, 110 00
" Worcester Gas Lt. Co., gas for street lamps, 1,507 26
Transfer to "Contingent Expenses," - 365 26
3,000 00
LOANS, or BILLS PAYABLE.
Received of Bank of the Metropolis, -
- - 45,000 00
" City Bank, -
- 8,000 00
" Dickinson, William
- 5,000 00
" Fowler, Hannah
800 00
" Jaques, George -
1,400 00
* Lincoln, Levi -
1,600 00
" Macy, George C.
2,000 00
66
" Quinsigamond Bank,
- 13,000 00
·
" Salisbury, Stephen -
3,000 00
" State Mutual Life Assurance Co., - 4,000 00
" Worcester County Institution for Savings, 26,000 00
" Wyer, Priscilla
- 10,000 00
Transfer from "Contingent Expenses," 654 85
120,454 85
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Boynton, John -
- 3,000 00
" City Bank, -
8,000 00
" Dickinson, William
- 5,000 00
" Hastings, Solon S.
2,500 00
" Jaques, George -
900 00
" Lincoln, Levi -
- -
-
1,600 00 -
" Quinsigamond Bank,
13,000 00
wi Ridgeway, Edward W.
1,000 00
6% Salisbury, Stephen -
3,000 00
" State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,
- 28,500 00
" State Reform School,
· 1,000 00
" Worcester County Institution for Savings, - · 34,154 85
" Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, - -
- 18,800 00
120,454 85
MILITARY.
Received from the Commonwealth, - 677 00 .
-
-
-
-
-
-
48
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn January 4, 1858, -
-
- 598 86
Paid members Co. O for 1857,
- 18 00
66 "A . -
- 352 50
" B - -
-
-
-
330 00
06 66 " A Band, -
72 00
B
162 00
1,533 36
Amount overdrawn January 3, 1859, due from Commonwealth, 856 36
PAUPERS.
Balance undrawn January 4, 1858, - 352 41
APPROPIATION, - 8,000 00 -
Rec'd for land sold, - - - 200 00 1
" from other Cities and Towns for support of paupers, 415 58
" the County for supp't of, and clothing for prisoners, - 123 50
" for support of persons at State Lunatic Hospital, - 150 02
from Commonwealth, for support of paupers, - 354 18
" of Lucian B. Drury, for articles sold, - 196 50
of Highways for hay from farm, - -
- 124 33
9,916 52
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Banister, Samuel salary as Clerk of Board, - 500 00
amount paid out for tickets, R.R.
fares, freight, postage and sundries, - - 350 92
" Rice, J. Marcus salary as Physician, - - 200 00
" State Lunatic Hospital, board of sundry persons, - 1,115 20 ' Adams, Town of expenses of paupers, - -
15 00
" Boston, City of
10 28
" Leicester, Town of
66 - - - 4 25
. " Rutland, 66 66
- -
14 72
" Wendell, 66
43 56
" for support of persons OUT OF ALMSHOUSE :
" sundry persons, amount allowed by Overseers in Cash, - - -
437 25
" Brooks, Charles E. groceries, - 11 00
" Cobb, Henry E. - -
5 00
" Curtis, Albert W. -
120 32
" Drake, Samuel, -
15 00
" Draper & Clark, -
12 25
" Gates, Charles E. 16 00
" Gould & Andrews, -
77 00
" Harrington, Loammi " - 29 00
" Harrington & Ripley, " -
94 40
" Ladd, Vernon A. -
- 3 53
-
49
Paid Ladd & Temple,
-
- 150 12
" Maynard, Lyman A. "
-
-
997 78
" Penniman& Harrington "
-
6 00
" Rice & Witherby,
-
81 36
" Scott & Ellis, .
72 00
" Taft Stephen & Son, 66
61 00
" Thayer, Alden Jr. 60
31 50
" Thayer, Cushman
3 71
" Forbes, Hiram meat, - -
11 00
" Howe & Parker,
-
- 13 85
" Nourse & Howe,
26 50
" Peaslee Abram & Co.,
2 25
" Stowell & Brown, 66
20 98
" Stowell, Maynard & Co. " -
6 00
" Hacker, W. Alfred coal,
46 67
" Rogers, E. F.
-
4 76
" Wellington, Timothy W. “ -
86 92
6 Worcester Gas Light Co., coke,
48 09
" Baker, Josiah W. wood,
85 57
" Brewer, Elzaphan P. 66
2 37
" Childs, B. F.
33 25
" Davis, James S. M. -
613 58
" Hale, Nathan S. 66
26 75
" Hinsdale, Lewis
17 92
" Knowlton, William M. « - 7 00
1 25
" Bryant & Sheldon, sundries, -
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