Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1856-1861, Part 3

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 940


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Webb, Charles B., " City Seal," 8 00


" Wheeler, George W., preparing " City Docu- ment," No. 10, 30 00


" Wheeler, George W., making and revising Voters' lists and posters, - 53 00


Wheeler George W., cash paid out for sun- dries, postage and freight, 17 70


66 Wheeler, George W. Jr., distributing notices, 1 75


Whipple, James T., sealing scales, 3 25


Whitcomb, Charles W., professional services, 4 50


Wilder, Alexander H., attendance at Court, &c., 3 55


Worcester Cornet Band, music on Common, 200 00 Mutual Fire Insurance Company,


insurance, 28 00


Transfer to " Funerals," - 279 30


" "Clocks and Bells," - 24 75


" " Engine House, No. 6," 429 41


" " Hose and Repairs," 77


" " Bills payable,"


6,113 72


" "Paupers,"


1,681 16


" " Police," - -


972 20


" " Schools," 1,684 03


66 " "Schoolhouse, Burncoat plain," 53 47


" " Watchmen," - 251 75-11,490 56


19,772 60


Balance undrawn January 5, 1857,


4,380 29


ENGINE HOUSE, No. 6.


Transfer from " Public Buildings," -


1,500 00


" Contingent Expenses," - 429 41


1,929 41


Expenditures.


Paid Brown & Firth, gas fixtures, 34 25


Converse, Brigham, bank wall, -


111 55


" Lamb, Edward, building house and extras, 1,763 61


Longley, James A., plans and specifica- tions, 20 00


1,929 41


ENGINE HOSE AND REPAIRS.


Appropriation. 700 00


Transfer from " Contingents,"


77


700 77


39


Expenditures.


Paid Burr & Shaw, new hose, 491 83 Fairbanks, Henry M., Hose Carriage and Repairs, - 208 94


700 77


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Balance undrawn January 5, 1856,


199 79


Appropriation, -


9,000 00


Rec'd of J. D. Ames, for bell,


12 00 -


9,211 79


Expenditures.


Paid Sturtevant, Leonard W., Chief Engineer,


- 150 00


salary, Assistant Engineers, salaries, -


190 00


Memb's Washington Eng. Co. No. 1, services, 846 66


66


Rapid 66 66 2, 828 34


66


Niagara


Torrent 66 66 66


4,


66


708 34


Yankee


5,


818 31


Hook and Ladder 66


1,


2,.


66 618 33


City Hose


1,


270 00


Ocean “ 66 66 2,


253 33


Eagle "


3, 270 00


Fire Police,


206 67


142 Poll Taxes, - .


248 50


Washington Eng. Co. No. 1, care of hose,


109 00 horse. hire, &c.,


Rapid Eng. Co. No. 2, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 82 00


Niagara Eng. Co. No. 3, care of hose, horse hire, &c., .


113 00


" Torrent Eng. Co. No. 4, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 109 00


" Yankee Eng. Co. No. 5, care of hose, horse hire, &c.,


145 00


" City Hose Co. No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 97 00 " Ocean Hose Co. No. 2, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 97 00


Eagle Hose Co. No. 3, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 97 00


" Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, care of appa- ratus, horse hire, &c., - 78 00


- Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, care of appa- ratus, horse hire, &c., -


- 76 00


3,


833 33


603 33


66


66


40


Paid Ames, Hiram H., ringing alarm bell 26 times, 26 00


Bailey, George, 6.


6.


66 31


31 00


Browning, Charles A. "


60


66


31


31 00


66 Kirby, Tyler C. 66


5 00


Otis, Harrison G.


31 00


Allen, William, repairs, -


5 00


Babcock, Abram, -


4 00


Barnard, Benajah, trucking, - 11 00


Barrett J. H. & Co., " -


5 50


Barrows, William D., wood and sawing, 5 19


Breck, Moses T., 5 sett runners for engines, 105 63 Brown and Firth, gas fixtures,


10 00


Brown, Daniel, repairs, :


-


12 09


Brown, George A., tallow, -


1 54


66 Burr & Shaw, new suction hose and repairs, 116 83


Chapin, Jason, keys &c.,


4 00


66 Cheney, Jonas S., painting,


-


4 08


Curtis, Albert, sundries, -


3 58


Davis, Samuel G, attaching bell to No. 6, 8 00


66 Drury & Williams, charcoal, 4 95


8 01


66 Fairbanks, Henry M., repairs,


78 94


60 Hacker, W. Alfred, coal, - -


20 00


Hale, Joseph P., lanterns, &c., -


23 59


Hale, Nathan S., trucking, - -


9 64


Harrington, C. A. & Co., sundries, 39 20


Harrington, John B., rent, - -


93 75


Howe, George S. & Albert J., sundries,


29 91


66 Keyes, David D., 66


15 90


66 Kinnicutt & Co.,


14 30


66 Lawrence, Frederic J., painting,


15 00


Loring, Joseph F., sundries,


2 76


Miller, Henry W.,


-


1 19


66 Nelson, Marcus, repairs,


-


4 75


66 Oakley, William F., trucking,


4 50


66 Oliver, Francis P., stove and repairs,


23 50


Packard, William A., repairs,


4 00


66 Rawson, Lewis A., painting, 7 94


Ripley, Samuel F., -


21 50


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


23 00


Slater, Luther, rope and labor, 28 05 -


Sprague & Phelps, office chairs and settees, 27 25 Stone, Lucian B., omnibus to Leicester, 5 00


Sturtevant, Leonard W., cash paid out for sundries, 73 38


Tucker, Nathaniel G., lead pipe and labor, 5 00


29 66 29 00 Grover, John, 66


5


31


-


Estey, James F., repairs,


6€


41


Paid Willard, Fitzroy, & Co., repairs,


4 00


Woodward, Benjamin, table, 6 25


Worcester Gas Light Co., pipe and labor, 15 79


66


60


gas, 29 75


8,938 38 273 41


Balance undrawn January 5, 1857,


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


-


2,500 00


Expenditures.


Paid Black, Samuel, charcoal, 7 87


Drury & Williams,


-


2 40


Goulding & Hooper,


-


6 82


" Hacker, W. Alfred, coal, -


153 87


.. Padelford, John M., charcoal,


9 00


Smith, Charles, -


4 48


Wellington, Timothy W., coal, -


99 00


Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, -


606 00


Earle & Drew, advertising and printing, Fiske, Edward R.,


4 75


Fiske & Reynolds,


40 00


Hamilton, Charles,


5 00


Howland, Henry J., 66


41 25


Knowlton, John S. C., «


22 25


Webb, Charles B., advertising and printing, 183 55


Webb, Charles B., printing and binding Document No. 10, 223 05


" Webb, Charles B., printing and binding Water Reports, 57 23-463 83


Worcester Transcript Co., advertising,


11 12


Allen, William, binding, - 8 37


5 12


Holbrook, Pliny & Co., sundries, 7 50


Hutchinson, Andrew, blank books, -


40 58


Keith, John & Co., stationery, -


16 10


Thompson, Simeon & Co., paper for docu- ment and water reports, - 259 00


Tower, C. M., pens, holders, &c., 7 89


Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," - 634 05


2,500 00


FUNERALS.


Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," -


279 30 Expenditures.


Paid Magennis, Thomas, returning deaths, 12 20


" Sessions & Mirick, digging graves, returning deaths, rent of hearse house and repairs, 267 10


279 30


-


-


43 75


Brown & Firth, sundries, -


-


42


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Appropriation, - 25,000 00


Rec'd subscription for cross walk on Pleasant street


15 00


for street scrapings and labor, -


381 15


" oxen sold, - -


205 08


Transfer from " New Common" for making street, 686 00


Expenditures.


Paid Bond, Joseph E.


pay rolls,


169 30


66


Boyden, Lewis,


66


-


77 76


66 Bridges, Sumner, 66


66


-


6,011 48


66 Chamberlain, Ephr'm F. " 66


587 77


Chamberlain, George A. "


209 87


66 Flagg, Nahum, 66


318 01


Gates, Samuel F., 66


66


418 29


" Gleason, Henry,


66


-


107 64


Grout, Jonathan D.,


40 99


Hall, William G., 66


121 75


Houghton, Charles S., 66


285 04


Lovell, Joseph, Jr.,


66


-


140 76


Lyon, Jonathan, Jr.,


331 37


Newton, Ezekiel,


66


389 44


Patch, William W. Jr., 66


69 25


66


Putnam, William,


80 77


Rogers, Jeremiah,


66


-


132 83


Stone, Uriah,


345 36


Stowe, Elijah,


-


86 41


Stowell, Frederic T.,


60


-


254 74


Taft, A. & L. M.,


467 52


White, Jonathan A.,


377 87


Brown, Dauphin, horse,


-


200 00


Ellis & Flagg, ox,


93 52


Johnson, Daniel C., oxen,


-


-


115 00


Stevens, Joseph,


-


146 00


Tucker, Daniel H. 66


165 00


Dexter, William H. & Co., grain,


1 25


Draper & Clark, grain,


-


69 83


Freeman, F. H., oats, -


48 41


Grout, Silas, -


10 92


Hall, Samuel, straw,


-


-


28 50


Patch, William W., grain, -


273 75


Prouty. Lauriston M., hay and grain, -


35 52


66 Sprague, Lee & Co., grain,


-


Sutton T. & J., 66


2 10


£ Young, Heslor & Co., "


-


2 40


Bancroft, Harvey, hay, - 20 56


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


34 80


-


26,287 23


-


.


43


Paid Bancroft, Isaac A., hay,


-


-


150 15


Hadwen, Charles,


-


-


24 00


Jones, Russell W., "


-


-


14 02


Lamb, Silas,


77 05


Transfer to " New Common" for grass,


160 00


Baldwin, Edward, labor,


19 25


Barber, Benjamin, labor paving, &c., -


518 32


Bliss, Timothy S., labor,


98 00


Bridges, Sumner, labor superintendent,


580 74


Curtis, Jared, labor, -


-


14 83


Dudley, William, "


-


2 00


Gleason, Bourn,


-


-


4 03


Goodnow, Harrison D.,


labor paving, &c., 289 71


66 Hacker, W. Alfred,


blasting,


298 70


Harding, Samuel D., rep'g bridges, 51 08


9 37


66 Hartshorn, Jonas,


66


1 83


Heron, Francis,


20 00


Lovell, A. Beaman,


66


mason work,


34 96


Mann & Damon,


66


stone


87 73


McCann, Felix & Arthur,


72 75


66


Prentice, Henry,


-


11 25


Sweeney, Patrick,


66


-


46 44


66


Bodwell, Philander, teaming,


17 00


Carpenter, Elliot,


22 00


Chase & Morse,


16 25


Darling, Amasa,


66


-


102 88


66 Hale, Nathan S.,


-


245 35


Oakley, William F.,


2 25


66


Willard, George A.,


71 58


Ilarrington, Charles A., gravel,


45 38


Henry, Walter,


9 75


Salisbury, Stephen,


66


-


38 00


Temple, Dennis G.,


-


11 50


Chapin, Edwin, lumber,


-


-


3 70


66


Gates, John,


-


-


44 09


Gleason Silas,


66


-


-


21 04


Goulding & Bliss,


66


-


-


76 31


Putnam, Samuel,


66


-


-


48 83


stone


-


-


5 12


66


Hammond, John,


10 50


66


Hartshorn, Jonas,


66


-


-


18 40


Nourse, Adonis H.,


-


5 30


Newton, Ezekiel,


-


-


48 51


Read, William,


stone, -


-


326 01


-


13 17


Hacker W. Alfred,


-


-


-


-


Bancroft, Timothy,


Converse, Brigham,


work,


-


374 50


-


-


-


Harrington, Stephen,


mason work,


-


44


Paid Rich, Elkanah, stone, -


24 41


State Lun. Hosp.,


-


-


15 35


Walker, Asa,


-


25 00


66 Hobbs, George, brick, -


46 00


66 Howe, Levi, blacksmithing,


47 50


Flagg, Samuel H. 2d, -


274 54


Boyden & Ball, surveying, &c., -


120 75


Valentine, Gill,


91 37


Allen, Willard E., repairs and sundries,


72 28


Ayres, Horace, lanterns, &c., -


4 58


Bancroft, Timothy, labor haying, -


5 00


Barber, Silas, cart tongue, -


3 00


Barbour, Isaac R., trimming lantern, &c., 4 69


Barnes & Lewis, horse hire,


7 50


Blood, Otis & Sons, repairs,


9 77


Boston & Worcester Rail Road, rent of land,


50 00


Brackett, Amos, doctoring horse,


32 00


Brooks & Stearns, powder, -


5 65


Burgess, Daniel S., use of derrick, -


11 00


Cross, Porter, use of tools, -


5 00


Campbell, James, sand,


4 25


Draper & Clark, cement,


28 63


Eddy & Torrey, sundries, -


-


25 88


Estey, James F., repairing pump, Forbush & Crompton, repairs,


4 61


Foster. Calvin & Co., tools and sundries,


114 37


Hawkins, D. A. Jr., powder, &c.,


23 46


Hewett, Andrew F., watering streets, -


7 50


Holman, Abel, broom brush, .


7 00


66 Holmes, Henry J., measuring, -


96


Hood, Alfred, repairing,


47 26


66 Johnson, Clark, pick handles,


5 25


Jordan, John W., sundries, -


-


28 50


Kimball, Leonard, pick handles,


7 68


Kinnicutt & Co., sundries, -


4 28


Keyes, I. N. & J. L., jointing plank,


2 95


Livermore, Edward, book, -


1 33


Merrifield, William T., planing, -


6 02


Mower, Ephraim, rent of' land, 5 00


Nourse, Mason & Co., repairing plows, &c., 81 35


Perry, J. G. & D. H., stone boats, 10 50


66 Rugg, George W., tallow and grease, - 9 93


Slater, Luther rent of land, - -


50 00


66 Walker & Sweetser, clearing out ice at Long Pond bridge, - 20 00


Whiting. William C., repairs, -


1 50


Wood, Charles B., measuring stone, -


5 82


-


-


-


66


-


3 76


.


-


45


Transfer to " Leicester Road," - - 726 04 " " Bills Payable," (Loans,) - 7,762 60


26,287 23


HOPE CEMETERY, LOT ACCOUNT.


Received for lots to January 7, 1856,


1,725 50 -


66 in 1856, - 637 00


2,362 50


HOPE CEMETERY.


Appropriation,


500 00


Expenditures.


Paid Curtis, Albert, pay rolls for labor, &c., 398 76 for vacating 3 lots at Racoon plain ground, 15 00


413 76


Balance undrawn January 5, 1857, -


86 24


INTEREST.


Appropriation, - - 8,000 00


Rec'd of County Treasurer, for advance payment


of taxes, - -


16 67


Sessions, George, -


-


5 75


Swan, Elliot, -


1 50


Taber, Wm. B. & Co., - -


10 96


Expenditures.


Paid Bank, Central, -


-


-


39 00


City, -


-


51 33


Boynton, John, -


-


270 00


66 Byington, Horatio, estate of,


-


300 00


Dickinson, William,


-


-


44 00


Harding, Samuel D., -


5 58


Hastings, Solon S.,


-


-


120 00


66 Heard, Rachel W.,


-


-


105 00


Miller, Rodney A., trustee, -


150 00


Mower, Ebenezer,


240 00


Ridgway, Edward W., transfer J. S., -


90 00


Salisbury, Stephen,


91 58


State Mutual Life Assurance Co., -


1,838 42


Worcester Mechanics' Savings Bank, - County Savings Institution,


3,034 96


66 Five Cents Savings Bank, -


345 00


Transfer to " Bills Payable," Loans, -


1,085 51


LICENSES.


Rec'd from Amusements,


-


-


480 50 -


66 Auctioneers, -


-


16 00


7


-


-


8,034 88


-


-


224 50


8,034 88


46


Rec'd from Dogs, -


-


2 00


" Hackney Carriages, -


52 00


550 50


-


-


550 50


Expenditures.


Paid Ballard & Spurr, matches, - -


4 00


Brooks & Stearns, wicking, -


-


1 13


66 Brown & Firth, gas burners,


-


9 00


Foster, Calvin & Co., glass,


-


11 50


66 Griffin, Henry & Co., fluid, -


-


596 84


66 Hale, Joseph P., lamps, -


20 00


Jordan, John W., repairs,


-


-


11 12


66 Thompson & Shumway, care of lamps, lighting and repairs, - !


709 10


66 Wheeler, William A., 3 gas posts and frames,


42 00


" Worcester Gas Light Co., repairs and altera- tions, -


97 10


Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, -


1,369 21


Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," -


129 00


LIQUOR AGENCIES.


Rec'd of Clarke, Charles, -


63 56


66 " Green, James, -


-


60 86


" Green, Meltiah B., -


-


223 92


66 " Hill, John Q.,


-


-


75 25


66


Mignault, Peter B.,


151 00


66 for sundries from Daniel Stone and others, 21 78


596 37


LOANS, OR BILLS PAYABLE.


Rec'd of Bank, Central,


-


- 3,000 00


66


Bank, City, - -


-


4,000 00


66 Boynton, John, -


-


3,000 00


Harding, Samuel D., - -


500 00


66 Hastings, Solon S., -


500 00


66


66 Salisbury, Stephen, 3,500 00


66 State Mutual Life Assurance Co., 39,500 00


" State Reform School, Mary Lamb fund, 1,000 00


66 Worcester 5 cents Savings Bank, 3,000 00


66


66


66 County Institution for Sav-


ings,


1,422 19


Transfer from " Contingent Exp's," 6,113 72


" Highways," - 7,762 60


66 " "Interest," - 1,085 51-14,961 83


74,384 02


Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," LIGHTING STREETS. Appropriation, a -


-


-


3,000 00


-


3,000 00


-


47


Expenditures.


Paid Bank, Central, - -


- 3,000 00


Bank, City,


- 4,000 00


Boynton, John, (Whitcomb note,) -


3,000 00


66 Dickinson, William, -


4,000 00 -


Harding, Samuel D., -


500 00 -


66 Heard, Rachel W., -


-


5,000 00


Salisbury, Stephen,


3,500 00 -


66 State Mutual Life Assurance Co., - 38,000 00


Worcester County Institution for Savings, 10,384 02


66


66 Mechanics' Savings Bank, - 3,000 00


74,384 02


MILITARY.


Received of the Commonwealth for 1855, - -


810 50


Expenditures.


Amount overdrawn January 7, 1856,


742 86


Paid Company B, - - 66 C, -


280 50


- 258 50


" Worcester Cornet Band, - - 144 00


1,425 86 615 36


Amount overdrawn January 5, 1857, due from Com'w'th, PAUPERS.


Appropriation,


800 00


Rec'd for support of persons at State Lun. Hosp., 612 36


66 " lunatic at 66 66


of the town of Sterling, - 560 31


for support of paupers of other towns, 24 99


66 " articles sold, rent, &c., -


264 13


of Commonwealth, - 107 85


of County, sup't of prisoners at Poor House, 158 56


Transfer from "Contingent Expenses," 1,681 16


10,209 36


Expenditures.


Paid for wood, groceries, rent, &c., for persons out of alms house,-bills of 1855, 100 54 Sessions & Mirick, coffins, &c.,-bill of 1855, 25 97


" Woodworth, James S., repairs &c.,-bill of 1855, 151 35


for support of persons out of alms house :


sundry persons, allowed by the Overseers in money, 629 20


for wood, groceries, rent, &c.,


Andrews, Nahum H., groceries, -


5 00


Ball, Ebenezer, groceries, &c., 268 18


for moving barn, - - 6,000 00


48


Paid Banister, Samuel, for contingents,


178 79


Bemis, J. O. & Co., groceries,


52 18


Boston & Worcester Rail Road Co., tickets, 14 45


Brewer, Elzaphan P., wood, -


134 75


Brooks & Stearns, groceries,


8 00


Brosnihan, John J.,


10 00


Chamberlin, Barnard & Co., sundries,


20 82


City of Charlestown,


66


35 13


Curtis, Albert, groceries, -


6 61


..


Davis, James S. M., wood, -


-


46 40


Dyer, Calvin, tickets, -


12 20


Eaton & Kelley, groceries, -


8 00


Hacker, W. Alfred, coal, - -


25 02


Hathaway, John E., services, -


3 00


Hawkins, Daniel A. Jr., groceries, -


7 00


Hill, John Q., medicine, -


-


77 00


Howland, John, wood, -


-


25 84


Ladd & Temple, groceries, -


-


89 18


Maynard, Lyman A., groceries,


-


26 25


66


Maynard William G., wood,


-


3 87


06 Peaslee, Abram & Co., meat,


-


9 89


66 Rice, J. Marcus, vaccinating,


35 00


Sawin, Charles H., care of sick person, Scott & Ellis, groceries, - -


39 59


Taft, Asahel D., wood,


-


16 00


Taft & Harrington, groceries,


-


100 53


66 Taft, Stephen & Son, .6


34 00


66 Thayer, Cushman,


4 75


Trefoy, Susan, care of sick person, -


17 14


66 Warren, Frederic, sundries,


15 90


66


Wellington, Timothy W., coal,


-


11 90


Wesson, William R., heirs of, rent,


37 31


Western Railroad Company, tickets, -


19 58


Whitcomb, Charles W., services, -


8 00


Worcester Fuel Association, wood, -


221 50


66 Peat Company, peat, -


Expenses for the Farm, Groceries, Meat and Contingencies :


Paid Abbot, George and others, labor,


32 30


Ball, Ezra, hay, - 26 08 -


66 Bartlett, J. & J. W., blinds, -


45 00


Belcher & Stowell, meats, - -


171 35


66 Boston, Lucy J., labor, -


8 62


Bowen, Charles, grass, -


-


17 00


Brackett, Amos, doctoring horse, -


10 84


Bradley, C. A., " Concord" wagon, - 95 00


Brigham, William R., meat tubs, 4 00


-


1 92


Newton, William B., meat,


11 50


-


-


-


3 00


-


49


Paid Brown & Firth, sundries, -


11 58


Burke, Mary, labor, 1 51


Chamberlin, Barnard & Co., blankets, quilts, &c., -


193 88


" Chapin, Edwin, lumber, - 25 18


Chapman, Isham S., boots and shoes, - 33 60


Courtney, Ellen, labor, -


-


31 50


" Cross, Porter, moving barn,


235 95


Davis, Samuel, grass, -


50 00


Draper & Clark, flour, grain, &c., -


326 69


Drury & Williams, charcoal, -


11 20


Earle, T. & O. K., lumber, - -


28 69


Fish, Henry C., iron work, - -


18 47


Hacker, W. Alfred, coal, -


-


221 26


" Harrington, Cheney, pasturing, -


21 08


Harrington, Holloway, sawing and grinding, 19 47


06 Harrington, Sumner, cash paid out for sun- dries, 66 89


Ilarrington, Sumner, salary as superinten- dent, -


400 00


Hood, Alfred, repairs, -


33 58


Hooper & Davis, hay, -


60 43


Howe, Levi, blacksmithing, - -


13 00


Hutchinson, Benjamin E., horse blanket and sundries, 16 68


66 Jordan, John W., funnel and sundries, 73 88


Lovell, Amariah B., mason work, -


20 50


Love, James, labor, -


45 37


Luther, Benjamin S., clothing, -


25 87


Mattoon, Alvin. labor, - -


132 00


McQueeny Bridget,


4 50


Miller, Henry W., hose, repairs and sun- dries, - 145 04 -


Murphy, Elizabeth, labor, - 4 70


66 Muzzy, Nathan, blacksmithing, -


39 24


Nourse, Mason & Co., meat cutters, &c.,


8 33


66 Palmer, Samuel, hanging bells,


3 00


Perry, Christopher, labor, - -


50 00


Pratt & Inman, grindstone, - -


6 43


O'Harra, Mary, labor, 28 87


Rice, Benjamin & Co., bread,


1 50


Rice, Curtis, stone work, -


85 00


.6 Sears, Alden H., fish, -


-


12 77


Sprague, Lee & Co., seed, &c.,


31 85


Sprague & Phelps, rockers, -


2 50


Spurr, George R., medicine,


-


35 42


Sullivan, Thomas, labor,


33 12


-


-


-


-


50


Paid Sutton, T. & J., flour, -


-


12 75


Taft, Stephen & Son, groceries,


-


255 43


66


Taft & Harrington,


118 87


Taber, William B. & Co., furniture, - 215 92


Tirrell, Ellen, labor, -


33 00


66 Tucker, Nathaniel G., lead pipe, labor &c.,


76 97


Valentine, Gill, Surveying &c.,


7 75


66 Whiting, William C., repairing, &c, -


44 47


Wellington, Timothy W., coal, -


117 69


Williams, Mary, labor, -


2 25


66 Wood, Watson L., brick, -


-


12 00


Woodworth, James S., labor and stock,


248 08


66 Banister, Samuel, salary as clerk,


-


500 00


Fiske & Reynolds, printing,


7 50


Hildreth & Barker, coffins, &c., -


35 85


Howland, Henry J., printing, -


6 67


66 Keith, John & Co., blank books,


6 25


Parker, Alfred, horse hire, - -


6 50


Sessions, George, coffins, &c., -


62 23


Town of Shrewsbury, taxes,


-


30 08


66 Webb, Charles B., printing,


-


2 00


66 State Lunatic Hospital, support of persons in same,


2,835 12


POLICE.


Rec'd for fees of Marshal, Deputy Marshal, and


Watchmen, - -


1,345 00


Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - 972 20


2,317 20


Expenditures.


Paid Warren, Frederic, salary as Marshal, - 980 77


Baker, John L., salary as Deputy Marshal, 658 75


Aldrich, Elbridge, labor and stock, 1 63


Baker, John L., expenses on warrants, &c.,


42 88


66 Bartlett, J. & J. W., ground glass,


3 00


Brooks & Stearns, sundries,


3 36


66 Draper & Clark, sundries, - -


2 80


Foster, C. & Co., sundries, -


3 49


Hemenway, Ebenezer, cleaning,


-


1 50


Holman, Horace, posting bills,


4 25


66 Hilton, John, repairs, -


7 00


Kent, Ezra, posting bills, -


2 87


66 Loring, Joseph F., exchange stoves, -


12 00


66 Lovell, Amariah B., repairs, -


92


Lund, Ebenezer, buckets and repairs, -


7 75


Miller, Henry W., repairs, water works, 3 62


66 Newell, James M., professional services,


2 00


-


66


10,209 36


-


-


51


Paid Rice & Richmond, painting,


7 09


Sweetser, Stillman S., salary,


-


10 50


Taft & Harrington, sundries,


11 39


Taft, Stephen & Son, sundries, -


37 01


Warren, Frederic, expenses on warrants, &c., 119 12


66 Wilkins, Ellen, washing blankets, &c., -


14 50


Police for July 3 and 4,


-


120 00


66


" Cattle Show days,


-


90 00


66


-


-


70 00


66


66


" Sundays,


2,317 20


PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Appropriation.


1,500 00


Transfer to No. 6 Engine House, -


1,500 00


ROAD TO LEICESTER.


Transfer from " Highways,"


-


-


726 04


Expenditure.


726 04


Appropriation,


-


-


-


-


4,000 00


Expenditures.


Paid Allen, Alvan, Auditor,


-


91 67


Davis, Isaac, Mayor, -


-


800 00


Day, Jonathan, Marshal, -


-


19 23


Devens, Charles Jr., Solicitor,


185 17


Gleason, David, Messenger, -


400 00


66 Lovell, Joseph Jr., Street Commissioner,


21 38


Rice, J. Marcus, City Physician, -


100 00


66 Smith, Samuel, City Clerk, -


300 00


Smith, Samuel, Houghton, Samuel, and Bartlett, Jonas, Assessors, 700 00 Smith, William A., Clerk of Com. Council, 200 00


66 Valentine, Gill, Auditor,


8 33


Wheeler, George W., Treasurer and Col- lector, -


800 00


Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," - 374 22


SALARIES OF WATCHMEN.


Amount undrawn January 7, 1856,


141 75


Appropriation, -


-


4,750 00


Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"


251 75


Expenditures.


Paid Ball, Hollis,


for watching,


- 10 50


Chapman, Joseph,


-


10 50


" Childs, William S.,


6 00


.


-


-


-


-


-


-


4,000 00


5,143 50


-


66 Muster


-


99 00


Paid Riley, Christopher C., balance of contract, SALARIES.


52


Paid Clapp, Silas,


for watching,


-


10 50


Flint, Joseph H.,


..


-


393 00


" Harrington, Henry H., "


66


-


10 50


Holman, Horace,


534 00


Hoyle, William,


10 50


Kent, Ezra, 66


10 50


66 Lawrence, William, 66


66


-


520 50


66


Lund, Ebenezer,


66


-


549 00


66


McFarland, James,


66


-


529 50


6 Morrison, John,


-


537 00


66


Nourse, Silas,


65


-


523 50


66 Read, Samuel H., '


66


-


10 50


6


Stearns, Otis,


66


66


10 50


Thompson, Arvin,


-


10 50


" , Wentworth, Chas. W., "


-


352 50


Whitmore, Charles F., "


66


-


10 50


Wight, Hasky,


5,143 50


SCHOOLS.


Appropriation,


27,200 00


Rec'd for School House on Pine street, sold,


150 00


from Commonwealth,


808 05


Transfer from " Tatnuck School House,"


-


150 00


66 from " Contingent Expenses," -


1,684 03


Expenditures.


Paid Ainsworth, Mary J.,


teaching,


- 250 00


Albee, Amanda E.,


250 00


Andrews, Abbie J.,


62 50


Andrews, Caroline C.,


350 00


66 Andrews, Melinda,


293 75


Baker, Hatty G.,


350 00


Baker, Nancy,


262 50


Banister, Sophia S.,


300 00


66 Barbour, Caroline P.,


66


-


325 00


.. Barnes, Martha W.,


250 00


66 Bates, Frances,


214 50


66


Bigelow, Mary W.,


66


250 00


66 Bixby, Joseph P. Jr.,


66


-


161 25


Brigham, Eliza A.,


287 25


Burbank, Harriet R.,


187 50


Chenery, Esther G.,


-


250 00


Clark, Louise G.,


300 00


Clary, Sybell H.,


292 95


66 Clements, Caroline R.,


66


-


300 00


-


-


-


-


-


66


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


538 50


Newton, George F.,


-


-


544 50


Shumway, Stephen,


66


-


-


10 50


-


66


-


-


-


29,992 08


53


Paid Clements, Sarah W.,


teaching,


300 00


Coe, Elizabeth H.,


66


337 50


Crane, Kate G.,


66


250 00


Crane, Sarah M.,


22 64


Cross, Kate E.,


105 70


Cushman, Mary M.,


261 50


66 Dadman, Appleton,


66


347 29


..


Eaton, Charlotte,


60


250 00


Eaton, Sarah F.,


250 00


Eddy, Nathaniel,


300 00


Fletcher, Melora,


66


-


56 25


Follett, Charlotte N.,


350 00


66 Fuller, Almira H.,


280 25


Gird, Elizabeth L.,


300 00


66 Goodspeed, Helen,


66


325 00


66 Hall, Ogden,


12 00


Harrington, E. A.,


66


31 25


Harris, Eliza,


66


75 00


Hathaway, Harriet,


262 75


Henry, Charlotte C.,


265 50


Henshaw, Marion,


300 00


Hewett, Edwin C.,


110 00


Hobbs, Kate,


63 42


Hobbs, Martha,


157 95


Hunt, Addison A.,


701 81


60 James, Anne P.,


250 00


Jenks, Nancy B.,


66


250 00


Johnson, Osgood,


66


650 00


Jones, Emily J.,


60


21 87


Lovering, Emeline M.,


300. 00


Mack, Mary J.,


300 00


Maynard, Mary M.,


66


261 25


Metcalf, Caleb B.,


825 00


Moody, Caroline M.,


60


216 05


Moore, Mary E.,


66


-


250 00


Moore, Sarah,


250 00


Nixon, Electa S.,


11 35


Norwood, Mary B.,


66


350 00


Palmer, Ellen P.,


250 00


Parkinson, Caroline,


350 00


Parmenter, Mary L.,


488 70


Perry, Adeliza,


104 55


Perry, Julia M.,


17 00


Perry, Lydia A.,


300 00


Putnam, Caroline E.,


253 25


Rice, Mary E.,


66


-


88 06


8


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


78 75


Jencks, Susan M.,


-


-


-


-


-


-


54


Paid Sargent, Sophronia D.,


teaching,


93 75


66 Shepard, Elizabeth M.,


300 00


66 Slater, Mary A.,


66


300 00


66


-


250 00


66 Smith, Sarah J.,


66


-


232 75


66 Smith, Sarah P.,


66


-


225 00


66


Sprague, Homer B.,


66


-


510 50


Starr, William E.,


66


1,150 00


66


Tainter, Calista,


22 50


66


Temple, Amelia C.,


87 50


Thayer, Eliza,


56 25


Thayer, Mary E.,


168 75


Thompson, Ruth C.,


250 00


Turner, Mary S.,


350 00


Walker, Harriet M.,


66


-


325 00


66 Waterman, Mary E.,


168 00


66


Wheeler, Charlotte,


300 00


Wheeler, Lois H.,


-


262 50


Willard, Martha A.,


66


-


225 00


Williams, Ava,


337 50


Wilmarth, Lydia M.,


-


300 00


66 Adams, John G.,


visiting,


29 00


Bushnell, George,


66


46 00


66 Earle, Timothy K.,


45 00


Gleason, John F.,


66


-


36 00


66 Harris, William H.,


66


-


40 00


Hitchcock, David,


-


23 25


Hutchinson, Andrew,


66


-


13 00


James, Horace,


66


-


82 00


66 Jenks, Gustavus A.,


66


24 00


66


71 00


66


Sleeper, William T.,




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