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Ordered, that the City Treasurer prepare a partic- ular account of his Report, and Schedule of the City Property and of the City Debt, to be published for the use of the Inhabitants of the City, in com- pliance with the City Charter.
Attest : SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
City of Worcester, February 16, 1860. To the Inhabitants of the City of Worcester :
In compliance with the above order, I have pre- pared and would respectfully present a particular account of my Report, made January 23, 1860, together with a Schedule of the City Property, and City Debt.
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
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ABATEMENTS.
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, 4,135 84
APPROPRIATION, -
- - - 7,000 00
Overlayings,
- - - 3,776 49
-
14,912 33
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Edwin Bynner,
on 1858 tax, - 4 55
" Samuel Davis,
- 16 45
" David S. Messinger,
66
1 75
" Harriet Smith,
66
- 3 50
" James White, Adm'r. 66 66
- 7 90
On 1859 tax,
" William Adams,
-
-
- 3 29
" George P. Allen, -
2 63
" Albert Ball, -
-
-
4 61
" Baxter Barnes, heirs of,
-
-
4 61
" Theodore H. Bartlett,
-
-
3 29
" Joseph M. Bassett, -
2 30
" Scotto Berry,
24 35 -
" Mary Brigham,
9 87
" Horace E. Brooks,
-
3 95
" Ezra T. Bruce,
-
-
-
3 29
" Daniel S. Burgess,
3 95
" Horace W. Butler,
-
-
3 29
" Alanson Cary,
3 29
" Chaffee & Bridges, -
2 63
" Jones Chaffin, -
-
-
1 97
" Samuel H. Colton, -
6 58
" Thomas Cunningham,
-
-
5 26
" Hiram Cushman, -
6 58
" Thomas W. Davis,
3 29
" Francis H. Dewey,
21 06
" Amos L. Doane,
-
1 97
" Sarah J. Eaton, -
-
10 34
" Alonzo H. Fiske,
1 97
" George T. Foster, -
-
-
8 23
" John S. Giddings,
- - 4 61
" John Green, -
-
- - 5 92
-
-
- -
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
4*
34
Paid John Hammond,
-
19 74
" Nathan Harkness,
-
-
1 32
" Stephen Harrington, -
-
3 95
" Charles W. Hartshorn,
-
15 14
" William Heald, -
3 29
" Charles Houghton, -
-
-
-
6 58
" James Houghton, -
13 16
" Benjamin F. Jaseph,
3 95
" Wheelock Jefts,
9 87
" Edward Kendall,
-
-
5 59
" Horace V. Lanpher,
-
-
5 26
" William S. Lincoln,
-
-
-
8 55
" Edwin T. Marble, -
-
-
-
3 29
" Charles D. Marcy, -
-
-
-
3 95
" Otis L. Manson, -
9 87
" Oliver W. May,
-
-
3 95
" William B. McIver,
1 65
" Daniel Merrill,
5 92
" Sabin A. Morse, -
-
-
3 29
" John Murphy, .
-
-
4 61
" Edwin A. Muzzy, -
11 19
" Albert H. Newton, -
-
-
4 61
" Spencer P. Nickerson, -
-
-
2 44
" Norwich Bank, -
- 13 16
" Ezra & George Patridge,
3 29
" Delano Pierce, -
13 50
" James Powers, -
3 29
" Daniel R. Pratt, -
-
-
- 10 50
" Sylvanus Pratt, -
14 00
" Otis E. Putnam,
-
-
-
1 97
" James Radican, -
-
-
4 61
" Elisha J. Rawson, -
- - 1 65
" Hiram Rice, -
3 95
" Abraham E. Quacenboss, -
3 29
" Sullivan Simonds, -
1 32
" Samuel Smith, -
-
-
-
3 29
" Thomas Tucker, -
-
-
36 19
" Stephen T. Warfield, -
-
- 3 29
' Otis Warren, - -
-
- 9 87
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Paid James White, - - 27 64
" Whittemore Brothers,
- 3 95
" Russell Works, - 9 87
Six per cent discount on $114,168 91 taxes
for prompt payment, - - 6,850 12
Abatements made by the Assessors on 1858
taxes, - - - - - 104 75
Abatements made by the Assessors on 1859 taxes, - - 2,417 75
9,879 70
Balance undrawn January 2, 1860,
5,032 63
AQUEDUCT.
Received from Water Rents, - - - 2,259 00
66 " delinquents 10 prct. on $482 70, 48 27
66 letting on Water, 4 00
for 2 Hydrants sold, - -
- 44 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"
- 2,088 58
4,443 85
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Ira T. Allen, fluid, -
1 26
" B. & W. Railroad, freight, 2 03
" William D. Cheever, salary, - 125 00 -
66 66 pay rolls for labor, 931 77
" Samuel H. Flagg, 2d, blacksmith work, 9 00
" Foss & Farnum, advertising, - -
1 50
" Calvin Foster & Co., lead and shovels, 79 75
" John Gates, use of Spring 1 year, - 50 00
66 60 " lumber, 21 15
" Harrison D. Goodnow, paving, 55 73
" John Keith & Co., blank books, 2 25
" William M. Knowlton, wood, 19 25
" May & Co., lead, -
- 99 86
" Samuel W. Osgood, labor, - 477 00 66 66 paid for labor and
sundries, -
-
- 174 90
" George T. Sutton, pipe and labor, -
64.72
" Timothy W. Wellington, coal, - -
2 00
" George W. Wheeler, Jr., collecting
rent and distributing notices, - 6 50
36
Paid William A. Wheeler, pipe, labor and sundries, - - - 2,095 18 " Worcester Machine Shop Co., pumping 6 mo., - 225 00
4,443 85
CITY HALL BUILDING.
Received for Rent of Hall, . - 293 00
" Stores, - - 713 75
1,006 75
EXPENDITURE.
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," -
- - 1,006 75
CITY SCALES.
Received fees for Weighing :
Frederic Cutting, New Worcester, 21 05
Nathan B. Ellis, Washington Square, 18 71
Artemas Hawes, Southbridge Street, 30 00
Zebina Lee, Washington Square, 83 13
Harvey G. Upham, Lincoln Square, 103 00 ·
Charles H. Whiting, Washington Square, 74 38
Martin Wilder, Lincoln Square,
6 27
336 54
EXPENDITURES.
Paid John P Dexter, repairing, 8 25
· Samuel H. Flagg, 2d, " 7 20
" Lyman L. Mason, sealing, 6 00
" James S. Woodworth, repairing, 7 50
Transfer to " Highways," for repairs, 18 64
" " Contingent Expenses," 288 95
336 54
COMMON,- - New.
Received for wood, 10 00
" apples, 8 00
Transfer from " Highways," for grass, 100 00
66 " " Contingent Expenses," · 228 40- 346 40
37
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Pauper account, for labor, 59 40 Transfer to "Highways," for 250 loads scrapings, 125 00
Transfer to " Highways," for labor, men and
teams,
.
162 00
346 40
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, 8,683 11
APPROPRIATION, - - - 8,200 00
Rec'd from taxes under law of 1852,
-
9 00
66 - dividend on taxes, - 5 28
66
66 old lumber sold from Engine House, 30 00
66
6 S. Harrington, brick from Engine House, - -
- 14 50
" W. Ward, brick &c., from Engine House, - - - , 96 43
66
Commonwealth, Armory rent, 300 00
Clerk of Police Court, for fines, 170 00
66 Sheriff of County, for fines and costs, - - - -
21 64
66 Henry Goulding, - 5,000 00
66 Lucian Prince, for boards, - 50
60
" Tolman & Russell, for amount of the taxes on their stock in trade, they not being assessed for the same, - - -
42 11
Transfer from " City Hall," - 1,006 75
66 " City Scales," -
288 95
" Dogs," - -
3 00
" Dog fund," - 936 50 66 66 " Hackney Carriage Licenses," - 55 00
66
" Interest," - - 1,386 20
66 " "Licenses," - - 710 00
66
Wor. Gas Light Co. for Engine House, and other damages, 2,600 00
38
Transfer from "Lighting Streets,"
1 18
" Sewers," - -
310 09
" Shade Trees," - 56 10
" Summons," - 68 55
4,822 32
29,994 89
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to " Aqueduct," - - 2,088 58
" "Engine," -
95 00
" " Engine House,"
- 3,879 97
" " Fire Department," - 542 51
60
" "Free Public Library," 5,044 50
" " Fuel, Lights, Print-
ing, &c.," - - 37 22
66
" " Highways,"
- 836 13
" "Loans," - - 104 85
66 " "New Common," - 228 40
" " Paupers," -
- 1,555 82
" " Police," - 290 61
66 " " Salaries," - - 50 00
" "Schools," - - 3,378 86
" " Tatnuck School House," 217 76
-- 18,350 21
Paid Ward Clerks for services :
John Q. Adams, Ward 1, 3 days, 9 00
Theodore M. Woodward, " 2, 3
9 00
George Holmes, 3,3 9 00
William Heald, 66 4,3 66 9 00
John F. Murray, 5,3 66 9 00
6.6 Brigham Balcom, 6,3
9 00
66 James H. Bancroft, 66 7,3 66 9 00
Edward W. Vaill,
8,3
9 00
On City Hall Building, alterations, repairs, and cleaning, articles for Offices, &c. :
Paid Cyrus Arnold, soap, - - 5 38
" J. & J. W. Bartlett, door, - - 1 33
Braman, Perham & Co., repairs, - 3 60
39
Paid J. Stewart Brown, baskets and sundries, 4 61
66 Rufus H. Chase, painting, 4 67
- Chase & Nichols, “ - 4 48
Samuel Clark, stove pipe and repairs, 17 28
Charles C. Coleman, repairs to clocks, 2 00 Charles A. Cummings, keys and repairs, 2 68
John W. Davis, painting, 19 96
James Densmore, gas regulator, - 24 00
Dennis & Lee, doors and lumber, - 6 87
Emeline Field, washing, -
- 5 00
Firth & Nichols, sundries, - 16 75
Henry C. Fish, iron work for " Lockup," 148 91
66 Calvin Foster, & Co., hardware, - 29 89
66 John Gates, lumber, - -
- 49 02
D. Gleason, cash paid out & extra work, 59 22 Henry Griffin, sundries, - -
5 92
Joseph P. Hale, paper and sundries, 5 60
Maria Harwood, washing, - 4 00
" Ebenezer Hemenway, washing, 8 99
Hamilton Holt, eave trough & conductor, 97 20 Gerry Hutchinson, stock & labor painting, 37 79 John W. Jordan, stove and repairs, 31 87
Joseph B. Lawrence, furniture & repairs, 53 27
66 A. Beaman Lovell, mason work, - 7 52
Henry W.Miller, stove, repairs & sundries, 52 24
66 Isaac Mason, washing, - -
-
10 50
66 Josiah S. Pinkham, sundries, - 1 10
6 Lucian Prince, stock and labor, - 83 92
David Scott, sponge, - 67 -
John M. Studley, sash, - 2 00
66 Walker & Sweetser, ice, 47 72
On Military account, etc. :
Paid Olney B. Chase, trucking field pieces, 3 50 George Stewart, cleaning field pieces, 5 50
John M. Studley, salute, February 22, 33 00
William Thomson, cleaning field pieces, 6 00
66 Worcester City Guards, 1 year's rent of Armory, - - 200 00
40
Paid Worcester Light Infantry, 10 months rent of Armory, - - - 166 67
On celebrating " National Independence : "
Paid Expenses of Children's Floral Proces- sion, etc., - - 500 00
Charles E. Brooks, powder, &c., - 53 30
Charles A. Browning, ringing bell, 5 00
Edward M. Carpenter, -
5 00
" George B. Coleman,
5 00
Jonathan C. French, -
5 00
Thomas Magennis, -
5 00
James R. Pierce, -
5 00
Job Williams, 5 00 -
Worcester Cornet Band, services, - 170 00
Worcester City Guards, firing salute, 20 00
Worcester Light Infantry, firing salute, 23 00
On Reservoir on Common :
Paid Philander Bodwell, trucking, -
11 89
Peter Calliha, pumping, 12 00
" John Gates, lumber, 14 93
Highway Department, digging and labor, 88 20
" Albert Jones, pumping, - -
8 75
Edwin D. Jordan, pipe and labor, - 11 76
Jairus B. Lamb, filling reservoir, &c., 8 50
Marshall Mills, brick and labor, 367 25
James C. Peck, cement pipe, -
45 50
Gill Valentine, surveying, 8 00
66 Willard Ward, stock and labor, 13 71
S. &. G. Warren, tan, - -
3 94
Nathan Washburn, iron work, - 128 10
William A. Wheeler, covers and frames, 11 05
Wood, Light & Co., iron work, - 83 84
For Damages, Witness fees, &c. :
Paid Thomas M. Collins, land damages, - 15 00
County Commissioners, services on Rank's lane, and James road, - 93 00
" Devens & Hoar, fees in Gas Co. case, 50 00
41
Paid Jeremiah Fogerty, land damages, - 15 00
Dwight Foster, cash paid costs, &c., 48 79
Myron Gilbert, swing destroyed, - 85 00 Henry M. Hubbard, damage to hack, &c., 30 00
66 Joseph Mason, costs in cases, -
18 80
William W. Patch, witness fees, - 1 49
" Samuel Perry, amount paid by him to Joseph Gates, - - -
- 25 00
" Harriet Pratt, taxes and costs, - 120 87
Lee Sprague & Co., damages to mill, 700 00
Benjamin F. Thomas, opinion, &c., in Gas Co. case, - -
- - 137 70
Miscellaneous account :
Paid Bancroft & Pratt, watering streets, 10 00
Barnard, Sumner & Co., cambric, &c., 7 35
66 Philander Bodwell, trucking, -
1 50
" Boyden & Ball, surveying, - 80 38
66 Silas Clapp, burying 333 dead animals, 55 50 George H. Clark, painting, - - 4 00
Warner Clifford & Co., board of Police in 1858, - - 36 00
John W. Davis, burying 17 dead animals, 2 84 Jonathan Day, cash paid for burial of child, 1 00 Obadiah B. Hadwen, trimming trees, 10 00
" Samuel D. Harding, lumber, - -
1 60
Harding & Taft, music stand, -
63 64
Elbridge Hewett, watering streets, - 40 00
66 Hildreth & Barker, returning deaths, 8 70
66 Jenkins, Hamilton & Co., cambric, 4 00
Joslyn's Wor. Cornet Band, playing on Common, - - - 100 00
66 Joseph H. Kent, page to "Com. Council," 5 25 Daniel Kinsley, preparing Ward room, 6 00 Joseph B. Knox & Co., figures & letters, 2 58 Estate of Aaron Lawrence, for bed, &c., destroyed, - - 5 00. 1 -
Thomas Magennis, returning deaths, 14 70
" Lyman L. Mason, care of clocks, - 5
65 00
42
Paid Lyman L. Mason, rent of room, &c., 18 00 Merchants & Farmers Ins. Co., insurance, 58 50
" Sarah J. Moore, for bed, &c. destroyed, 10 00 George P. Paine, burying beds, &c., 20 00
Police and Superior Courts, court and witness fees, - - - 39 46
George Sessions, returning deaths, - 30 20
" George Sessions, chestnut stakes & labor, 29 93 Samuel Smith, recording births, mar- riages and deaths, copying transfers, labor on voting lists, &c., - - 272 60 Samuel Smith, cash paid out for sundries, 19 00 Putman W. Taft, paper, 12 50
Arvin Thompson, ringing " 12 & 9 o'clk bells," - - - 50 00
Gill Valentine, surveying, -
- 50 90
Willard Ward, stock and repairs to fence to burying grounds, -
- 23 54
" George W. Wheeler, preparing City Document No. 13, and labor on voters lists, - - -
- - 48 00
" George W. Wheeler, cash paid out for postage and sundries, - 23 24
Geo. W. Wheeler, Jr., distributing notices, 2 00 Alexander H. Wilder, recording, &c., 2 22 James W. Woodward, burying bed, &c., 5 00 Worcester Mut. F. I. Co., insurance, 139 00
24,031 34
Balance undrawn January 2, 1860, - 5,963 55
DOG FUND.
Received from Samuel Smith, City Clerk, money received by him for licenses, . 1,153 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid John W. Davis, killing 16 dogs, 8 00
" Walter H. Duggan, " 5 66
2 50
" Jeremiah Kane, 68 66 34 00
" Kane & Davis, 66
5 2 50
43
Paid Ezra Kent, posting notices, 50
" William B. Martin, killing 4 dogs, 2 00
" Samuel Smith, City Clerk, licensing and registering, 150 00
" Samuel Smith, cash paid out for sundries, 8 00
" Uriah Stone, 3 sheep killed by dogs, . 6 00
" Charles W. Wentworth, killing 6 dogs, 3 00
Transfer to " Contingent Expenses," · 936 50
1,153 00
ENGINE.
APPROPRIATION, . . . 1000 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"
95 00
1,095 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Boston & Worcester Rail Road, freight, 6 00
" Hunneman & Co., engine complete, . 1,215 00
less old engine 120, ft. 6,00,
126 00
-- 1,089 00
1,095 00
ENGINE HOUSE,- - Bigelow's Court.
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," . 3,879 97
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Abijah Bigelow, land, 775 00
" Braman, Perham & Co., gas pipe, · 40,68
" John W. Jordan, stoves & sundries, · 67 84
" Joseph B. Lawrence, furniture, 38 80
" Henry W. Miller, iron sink, 2 75
" George M. Prentiss, searching records, 3 00
" George T. Sutton, lead pipe and labor, 64 10
" Stephen D. Tourtellot, plan, ·
25 00
" Gill Valentine, surveying, &c., 6 75
" Willard Ward, building house, . . 2,824 85
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas fixtures, 31 20
3,879 97
44
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
APPROPRIATION, . 9,000 00
Received from Chief Engineer, on muster fund, 30 00 " Clk of Engineers for old hose sold, 60 00 Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," 542 51
9,632 51
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Sam'l A. Porter, Chief Engineer, 8 mo., 115 61
" Leonard W. Sturtevant, Chief En- gineer, 4 mo., - -
- 42 35
Wm. H. Heywood, Engineer, 30 00
Leonard R. Hudson, -
30 00
Elijah F. Miller, - 30 00
Samuel. A. Porter, - 50 00
Russell R. Shepard,
- 30 00
66 Elbridge G. Watkins, " and Clerk - - 70 00
of Board, - -
Members of Washington Engine Co.
No. 1, services, 828 36
66 Rapid Engine Co. No. 2, 843 32
66 Niagara
3, 66
782 98
Yankee
5, 1,038 33
Tiger 66 66
6, 1,023 35
66 City Hose
1, 270 00
Ocean “ 66
2, 270 00
66 Eagle "
265 00
Hook & Lad'r "
3, 1,
485 02
66
2, 515 00
66 Department, 140 Poll Taxes, 238 00 " Engine Co. No. 1, care hose, horse hire&c., 107 00
6.
" 2, 66
66
66
107 00
66
66
66
6,
66
66
66 107 00
66
Hose
66 92 00
66
92 00
. "
1, 2, 3,
66
92 00
3,
5,
109 00
66
66
81 00
66
45
Paid Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, care of
apparatus, horse hire, &c., - 72 00
" Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2, do
do 72 00
" Geo. Bailey, ringing alarm bell 30 times, 30 00
" James Dunn,
“ 30 30 00
" Ezra Kent,
" 28 28 00
" Geo. E. Kirby, " 30 66 30 00
" William Allen, paper, - -
- 2 56
" John D. Ames, repairs, - -
- 3 50
" Benajah Barnard,drawing Steam FireEngine,5 00
" John Barnard, slating Engine house, 87 29
" Alonzo M. Barrows, repairs, - - 3 00
" J. & J. W. Bartlett, doors, - - 2 92
" Calvin Benton, trucking, -
- 3 75
" R. Elliot Blake,ordered by C.C. for injury, 50 00 " Braman, Perham & Co., gas pipe & labor, 9 09 " Daniel Brown, spanner belts, straps, &c., 17 21
" Burr & Shaw, new hose and repairs, 581 01
" Josiah H. Chaffee, trucking, -
- 4 00
" Warner Clifford & Co., board of men
who came with Steam Fire Engine, 18 50
" Isaac Davis, rent of room for Engineers, 43 75 " Drury & Williams, charcoal, - - 1 56
" Engine Co. No. 2, wood and sundries, 8 99
" James Estabrook, rent of room, 50 00
" Henry M. Fairbanks, iron work & repairs,62 54 " E. G. Farnham, painting No. 2 house, 47 50
" Gould & Andrews, fluid, matches & sundries, 9 23 " Joseph P. Hale, papering & sundries, 16 01
" Charles A. Harrington & Co., neats foot oil and sundries, -
- 38 62
" S. Dexter Holman, glazing, - 3 09 -
" Kinnicutt & Co., hay & manure forks, 4 50
" Charles B. Long, engine pipe, - 4 70
" H. & A. Palmer, stock and repairs on Engine Houses, - -
- 23 07
" Samuel A. Porter, cash paid for repairs, freight, trucking and sundries, 45 24
" Frederick G. Stiles, painting hose carriage, 15 00 5*
46
Paid Leonard W. Sturtevant, cash paid for
repairs, freight, trucking & sundries, 68 21
" Geo. T. Sutton, lead pipe and labor, 73 35
" Taber & Chollar, furniture, -
- 18 90
" Simeon Thompson & Co., paper, pens, &c. 3 49
" Albert Tolman & Co., repairing hose carriage, &c., - -
- 59 99
" Stephen D. Tourtellot, stock and labor, 22 33
" George H. Tufts, lumber and labor, 55 04
" Artemas Ward, rent of room, -
50 00
" Timothy W. Wellington, coal, - 84 25
" Obed Williams, charcoal, - 1 00 -
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, - 28 00
9,632 51
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - - 5,044 50
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Boyden & Ball, surveying, - 2 50
" Emory Washburn, land, - 5,042 00
5,044 50
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FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING, &c.
APPROPRIATION, - - - - 1,400 00
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses," - 37 22
1,437 22
EXPENDITURES.
Paid William Allen, directories, - 8 82 -
John D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 47 92
Wm. M. Brewer, fluid, - -
1 58
" Charles E. Brooks, fluid, -
1 68
Drury & Williams, charcoal, -
7 80
Edward R.Fiske, paper, printing and binding 3500 " Docu- ment No. 13," - 489 04
" Edward R. Fiske, printing, 73 40-562 44
Foss & Farnum, advertising, - 4 50
47
Paid Charles Hamilton, printing, 4 25
William R. Hooper, advertising, 54 35
66 Henry J. Howland, printing, - 49 00
66 John Keith & Co., blank books& sundries, 42 96 John S. C. Knowlton, advertising, 2 50
Simeon Thompson & Co., paper and sundries, - - - -
42 94
" Geo. C. Trumbull, sundries, -
1 77
" Timothy W. Wellington, coal, -
169 00
" Obed Williams, charcoal, -
-
18 52
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas for City Hall building, - 417 19
1,437 22
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, 1,929 20
APPROPRIATION, 12,000 00 -
Received for horse and ox sold,
177 20
" manure, scrapings, and materials sold, and for labor,
575 95
" labor on Reservoir and Conductors, - 88 20
" grading at TatnuckSchool House, - - 22 50
66 " labor on Elm street, 88 34
66 " High street, 10 00-962 19
Transfer from " City Scales," for labor,
18 64
" "New Common," for 250 loads of scrapings, 125 00
" " New Common," for
labor, - 162 00
" " Contingent Expenses," for cleaning up Pleas- ant street School House lot, - 46 00-351 64
Transfer from " Contingent Expenses,"
790 13
-- 16,033 16
48
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Henry Prentice, (Commissioner,) salary,600 00
66
66 horse hire, 50 00
66
66
pay rolls for labor, 6,854 18
Charles S. Bancroft, "
228 81
Timothy S. Bliss, 66
66 40 87
Joseph E. Bond,
75 77
John H. Brooks,
66 66
66 40 77
George Brown,
42 11
Geo.A.Chamberlain, “ 66 66 66
34 05
66
Nahum Flagg,
66
13 15
66 Jonas Hartshorn,
66
66
66 86 07
Chas. S. Houghton,
66
47 62
John Mann, 66
66
31 25
Jonathan A. White, “
66
75 25
Levi H. Barber, labor on roads,
10 24
66 William T. Barber, 66
13 71
Nathaniel N. Brooks, “
2 25
Ezra P. Brown,
4 00
66 Sumner Cook,
5 93
Jonathan C. French, " repair'g bridge,
2 62
Benjamin F. Gleason, labor on roads, 2 75
66 Wm. Goss, Jr. 8 25
66 Harding & Taft, labor repairing bridge, 9 50
Stephen Harrington, " brick work, &c., 87 04 Stephen S. Harrington, labor on roads, 1 50
John C. & Geo. Jaques, labor, putting
354 loads gravel on May and Lovell Streets, - - 21 00
Jonathan B. Lyon, labor on roads, 5 00
Luther G. Moore,
3 75
6 Ezekiel Newton, labor on road, -
75
Jacob Read, labor laying stone, - 56 80
Elkanah Rich, labor on road, - 2 00
Arvin Thompson, labor, repairs, - 14 84
Robert Vaill, labor, laying stone, - 13 25
James White, labor on fence, - 7 00
66
66
66
66
160 86
Samuel F. Gates,
66
66.
‹‹
49
Paid John Windle, labor on roads, - 5 50
Joseph L. Woodward, labor on roads, 1 50
" Willard Ward, labor repairing bridges, &c., 91 38
" Benjamin Barber, paving, setting
curb, &c., -
-
-
-
584 17
" Harrison D. Goodnow, paving, setting curb, &c., -
- 324 21
Silas & Wm. T. Barber, paving stone, 18 75
Asahel C. Bennett, 13 37
Stephen Chadwick, 66 25 60
Brigham Converse, stone work, 524 88
Jared Curtis, paving stone, - -
8 75
Samuel Fletcher, curb stone, - 203 07
George Hobbs, brick, - -
- 86 60
Isaac Lamb, paving stone, -
- 24 96
Albert G. Mann, curb stone and labor, 10 58
Jeremiah Rogers, paving stone, -
4 69
James M. Stone, 6 04
Lucius B. Stone, covering stone, - 3 00
" Woodward & Sibley, stone work, - 16 95
Wor. & Nash. R.R., freight on curb stone,61 50
" Ephraim Mower, lot of land for barn, 2,000 00
" A. J. Bemis, blacksmithing, 15 75
Samuel H. Brigham, 1 50 -
Stilman J. Chamberlin, - 51 64
Daniel F. Fellows, - 12 25
Samuel H. Flagg, 2d, 66
- 270 25
Levi Howe,
- 22 57
Michael Quinn, 66 2 97 -
Ira Broad, plank, -
70 53
Tyler P. Curtis, posts, -
-
7 00
James S. H. Davis, plank, -
- 49 86
68 John Gates, plank, joists, &c., - 50 70
Asa Holbrook, plank, -
-
- 77 79
16 Silas Howe, plank, -
-
- 68 06
50
Paid William W. Patch, plank, - -
8 75
Josiah G. & Dexter H. Perry, plank
and labor, - -
- 9 70
Joseph S. Perry, timber, plank and poles, 71 79 Elkanah Rich, plank, - - - 3 06
Aldrich & Co., oats, - 72 85 -
66 Silas & Wm. T. Barber, hay, &c., 66 64
John Butterworth, grinding, 7 72
66 Jotham Carpenter, hay, -
- 107 89
Horace Daniels, straw, -
- 8 50
Wm. H. Dexter & Co., meal, - 18 00
Draper & Clark, corn, - - 21 00
Jonathan D. Grout, hay, -
-
55 93
" Francis Harrington, corn, oats, meal &c.,309 34 Howard Holden, grinding, -
1 56
Newell Moore, straw, - 8 48
George E. Palmer, straw, - - 3 95
Wm. W. Patch, grinding, -
5 80
Samuel Perry, carrots, -
66 67
Charles C. Pratt, meal, -
- 31 00
Henry Prentice, hay, -
-
- 69 30
Lee Sprague & Co., corn, oats,meal, &c., 266 70
66 L. Stockwell, straw, -
5 00
Nathaniel Stowell, straw, - -
4 64
Thomas Sutton, oats, 93 30
35 10
Charlotte E. Thayer, corn, Joseph A. Wheeler, hay, -
25 68
Geo. F. Whitney, straw, -
3 47
66 James Williams, hay, - 44 87
Young, Heslor & Co., oats, - 16 90
Transfer to "New Common," grass, - 100 00
Paid J. & J. W. Bartlett, windows, 4 00
Otis Blood & Sons, wheelwright work, 21 33
66 Philander Bodwell, trucking, - 22 50
Boyden & Ball, surveying, - 82 85
Amos Brackett, medicine for horse, 1 00
Wm. A. Brigham, labor, - 1 00
51
Paid Charles E. Brooks, powder and sundries, 43 94
Daniel Brown, harness work, - 6 52
" James Campbell, sand, -
4 00
" Josiah H. Chaffee & Co., teaming, 25 50
Olney B. Chase, teaming, -
6 00
Draper & Clark, cement and salt, -
31 65
James F. Estey, pump repairs, -
4 75
Henry M. Fairbanks, 2 ox carts and repairs, - -
- 232 48
" Henry C. Fish, use of wagon, -
1 00
Calvin Foster & Co., shovels, nails and sundries, - -
1 43 80
Parley Goddard, labor on culvert, 2 50
Meltiah B. Green & Co., sundries, 1 45
Nathan S. Hale, teaming, - 5 00 -
Alfred Hood, repairing scrapers, -
6 00
Benjamin E. Hutchinson, blankets and sundries, - -
32 64
" George S. Johnson, pick handles, and repairs, - - -
- 9 47
" Edwin D. Jordan, pump repairs, - 4 85
" John W. Jordan, lanterns, sundries and repairs, -
Kinnicutt & Co., shovels, nails & sundries, 24 21 - 10 20
A. Beaman Lovell, labor,- 1 54
Cyrus Lovell, horse, - - - 190 00
John D. Lovell, shovels, tools & sundries, 63 49 David S. Messinger, gravel, - 44 50
Isaac Morse, broom brush, - - 3 00
Ephraim Mower, rent of land, - 20 00
Nourse, Mason & Co., plow castings and sundries, - - - 32 71
William F. Oakley, teaming, 6 25
William W. Patch, horse sled, - 12 00
Alfred Parker, use of horse and buggy, Pratt & Inman, sledge, - -
1 50
2 72
" Rice & Richmond, signs, - 4 00 -
George F. Rice, repairing hay cutters, 5 75
" Charles Smith, keys, -
- 1 50
1
52
Paid E. Spare, Jr., ladder, - - 6 32
" Emerson M. Stockwell, use of horse and buggy, -
- 7 00
66 George T. Sutton, labor and stock, 9 35
Stephen Taft & Son, fluid and sundries, 19 19 Harvey G. Upham, measuring, 48
Gill Valentine, surveying, - 34 76 -
E. D. Weatherbee & Co., labor, - 1 50
Frances & Nancy Wheeler, rent of land, 12 50 William A. Wheeler, iron pipe, - 4 60
J. C. White & Co., paints and oil, 6 96
16,033 16
HOPE CEMETERY,- - Lot Account.
Received for Lots to January 3, 1859,
3,739 50
" in 1859, - 695 00
4,434 50
HOPE CEMETERY.
Balance undrawn January 3, 1859, - 301 80
APPROPRIATION,
- 400 00
701 80
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Albert Curtis, Commissioner, pay rolls for labor, - -
- 355 54
George T. Sutton, repairing pump,
2 00
357 54
Balance undrawn January 2, 1860, 344 26
INTEREST.
APPROPRIATION, - - 6000 00
Received of James Finn,
-
-
-
4 92
" Worcester Gas Light Co.,
-
27 30
- 6,032 22
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Bank of Metropolis, -
-
-
1,812 60
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