Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1862-1866, Part 20

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1862
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 1076

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66 Dog Fund, - -

775 80

66 66 Fire Department, -

64 05

Highways and Bridges, -

2,862 08

66 66

Interest on taxes, -

93 33

Licenses,

583 00

66 Lighting Streets,

12 90

66 Loans, borrowed in anticipation of taxes and transfer of City debt,

93,176 76

66 Loans, on War account,

15,273 24

Paupers, - -

2,397 43

66 Police, - - -

2,170 44

Sewers, -

378 00

66 Shade trees and public grounds,

200 00

Summons on taxes, (842)

168 40

66 War, aid to families, -

66 00

" Bounties, -

190 00

Taxes, 1860 and 1861,

1,360 09 -

1862, -

1,881 40

1863, -

195,362 38

$439,429 83

City of Worcester, February 8, 1864.

101

CASH ACCOUNT from Jan. 5, 1863, to Jan. 4, 1864.

Paid Abatements,

$784 86

Aqueduct,

Water Survey,

803 95

5,411 77

Contingent Expenses, -

4,090 79

Dog Fund,

98 25

66 Fire Department,

- 11,807 31

Steamer,

- 3,500 00

15,307 31

Free Public Library,

2,882 18

Fuel, Lights, Printing, &c.,

1,792 92

Highways and Bridges,

15,088 23

66 Bridge at Quinsigamond,

550 00

66 Hope Cemetery,

234 27

Interest,

11,818 93

66 Lighting Streets,

3,608 29

Loans, borrowed in anticipation of taxes and transfer of City debt, -

93,176 76

on Library Scrip, -

4,000 00

66 on Quinsigamond Causeway, -

4,023 61

on Old Debt, -

904 48

Military, - -

30 00

Paupers, support of, -

11,915 62

Police and Watchmen,

7,805 37

66 Salaries,

4,104 17

Scales,

26 89

Schools,

37,905 37

School for Truants,

136 71

School house, Mason Street,

5,649 99

66 Pine

13,541 35

Shade trees and public grounds,

686 21

66 Summons,

86 50

66 Tax, County, -

19,441 25

State, - -

47,784 00

66 War, aid to families,

41,164 11

Bounties, - -

73,975 13

66 Contingents, -

1,018 49

" Recruiting,

419 42

Balance, January 4, 1864,

9,966 60

Errors and omissions excepted.

$439,429 83 GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.

4,607 82

102

IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 8, 1864.

Accepted and referred to the Auditor. Sent down for con- currence.

SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.

IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 8, 1864,

Concurred.

JOHN A. DANA, Clerk.

CITY OF WORCESTER, AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Feb. 20th, 1864.

To the Honorable City Council :

The Auditor, to whom was referred the within report of George W. Wheeler, Esq., City Treasurer, has carefully exam- ined the same, and finds correctly cast, to agree with the books and sustained by proper vouchers.

The Treasurer's books have, also, been examined and found to have been well kept, and are balanced to January 4th, 1864, leaving a cash balance of $9,966.60 in the hands of the Treasurer.

All the papers and vouchers appertaining to the Treasurer's department, are properly filed in the office, and notwithstand- ing the great increase of his labors, his reputation as a correct and systematic book keeper has been well sustained, and the responsible duties of the office appear to have been discharged with fidelity.

GILL VALENTINE, Auditor.

IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 29, 1864. Report of Auditor accepted, sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL SMITH, Clerk.

IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 29, 1864. Concurred.

JOHN A. DANA, Clerk.

TREASURER'S ACCOUNT

-OF-

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.

CITY OF WORCESTER,

In Board of Aldermen, February 8, 1864.

Ordered, That the City Treasurer prepare a particular ac- count of his Report, and a Schedule of the City Property, and the City Debt, to be published for the use of the inhabitants of the City, in compliance with the City Charter.

Attest:

SAMUEL SMITH,

City Clerk.

TREASURER'S OFFICE, City of Worcester, March 1, 1864.

To the Inhabitants of the City of Worcester :

In compliance with the above order, I have prepared and would respectfully present a particular account of my Report, made February 8, 1864, together with a Schedule of the City Property and City Debt.

GEORGE W. WHEELER,

City Treasurer.

104

ABATEMENTS.

Balance undrawn January 5, 1863,

$5,914 31

Appropriation, - -

11;500 00

Overlayings, -

6,687 00- 24,101 31

EXPENDITURES.

Paid on taxes 1862:

66 William Allen,

5 64

Benjamin Barber,

4 51

Mary E. Brown, Guardian,

5 64

Cornelius Buckley,

1 70

Albert C. Buttrick,

4 51

Ezra P. Clark,

8 46

Edward Cunningham,

4 51

Nelson Estey,

5 61

William Greenleaf,

2 26

Simpson C. Heald,

2 40

Oran A. Kelley,

11 28

Sanford M. Kendall, Guardian,

1 69

Enoch Merrill,

22 56

Elizabeth A. Thayer, -

4 51

Paid on taxes 1863 :

Austin Angier,

1 88

66 Julius E. Bacon,

5 64

John Berry,

2 26

Leonard B. Brigham,

5 64

George A. Brown,

5 64

Willard Brown,

9 02

Buck Brothers,

11 28

William Butler,

5 64

Charles H. Buxton,

James Casey,

6 77

Moses S. Chapin,

3 38

Josiah H. Clark,

65 43

Edwin Conant,

67 68

George W. Cushing,

1 88

John A. Dodge,

5 64

Elizabeth Drake,

6 77

David H. Fanning,

5 64

Martha Fay,

4 51

Wyman Fay,

33 84

John Flaherty,

1 88

Joel Fletcher,

6 77

11 28

James Ellwood,

105

Paid Obed B. Hadwen,

11 28

66 Alfred Hartwell,

1 13

66 Jonas Heald, Jr.,

15 79

66 Samuel H. Houghton,

2 82

Wilber Howland,

1 88

Micah Johnson,

19 18

Landfear & Co.,

5 64

Martin Lathe,

22 56

Joseph F. Lothrop,

9 02

Henry A. Marsh,

4 51

Edwin A. Muzzy,

1 13

Patrick O'Rourke,

5 64

Samuel D. Nye,

3 38

Samuel A. Pratt,

11 28

66 Henry Prentice,

11 28

Curtis Rice,

2 26

L. R. Rockwood,

6 00

George Sessions,

11 28

Aaron Sherman,

8 46

William A. S. Smyth,

6 77

Augustus B. R. Sprague,

4 51

Philander Sprague,

13 54

Charlotte C. Stowe,

11 28

66 Daniel Stratton,

1 69

Calvin Taft,

112 80

66 Charles A. Upton,

5 64

66 John A. West,

16 92

66 Samuel C. Winslow,

16 92

Benjamin White,

1 88

Charles Whittemore,

11 28

66 Edwin H. Wood,

5 64

Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,

8 46

William Workman, -

6 77

66 Sewell F. Young, -

18 05

Six per cent. discount on $200,930.57 taxes for prompt payment, 12,083 31

Abatements made by the Assessors on 1863 tax, - -

1,199 40 -14,067

· Balance undrawn January 4, 1864,

$10,033 74

5 64

Henry M. Smith,

9 03

Lee Sprague & Co.,

4 51

14 66

Jacob Read,

Samuel V. Stone,

106

AQUEDUCT AND WATER SURVEY.

Appropriation, $1,500 00

Received from Water Rents, - 2,566 35

66 66 delinquents, 10 per cent. on bills, -

10 37

66 for Stove,

- -

10 00

Transfer from Contingents, - 1,325 05- 5,411 77

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Phinehas Ball, salary, - -

114 59

66 expenses, -

2 50

Boston & Wor. R. R., freight, -

5 04

66 J. Bradley, pipe, -

31 50

William D. Cheever, salary, 10 41

Brigham Converse, teams and labor, 123 42

John Gates, use of " spring," 1862, 50 00

David Gleason, labor, 17 25

66 Highway Department, labor, men and teams, 329 72

66 A. Beaman Lovell, cement and labor, 155 30

66 Edward Mellen, Jr;, record book, 2 00

William T. Merrifield, pumping water, 33 33 Henry W. Miller, vitrified pipe and sundries, 530 15

Samuel W. Osgood, labor, 66 66 cash paid for la-

- 558 75

bor and sundries, - 103 06

66 Samuel W. Osgood's pay rolls for labor, 646 55 Patent Water and Gas Pipe Co., pipe, 495 50 Pauper Department,orders to laborers, 54 50 Henry Putnam, water rights, 550 00

66 66 sundries, -

7 12

66 Samuel Putnam, team, labor, -

5 25

Dexter Rice, painting signs, -

5 00

66 C. C. Riley's pay rolls for labor, 545 42

Nath'l G. Tucker, plumbing and stock, 12 96 Geo. W. Wheeler, jr., distrib'ing notices, 1 25 66 Henry R. Worthington, water meters, 217 25- 4,607 82

WATER SURVEY.

Paid Alonzo Ball, services, - 23 75

66 Phinchas Ball, surveying, plans, esti- mates, making report and sundries, 489 37

66 Mason Boyden, rodman, - 7 50

66 Edward R. Fiske, 1600 water reports, 70 00

107

Paid Jonathan French, making wier, 5 60

66 Highway Department, teams and labor, 51 75

66 Samuel W. Osgood, labor and sundries, 58 48

66 Alfred Parker, team for surveyor, &c., 56 50

Harvey G. Upham, labor, 10 50

66 Edwin Waite, 183 days labor guaging water, - 30 50- 803 95

$5,411 77

BRIDGE AT QUINSIGAMOND.

Balance undrawn January 5, 1863,

992 00

EXPENDITURE.

Paid Adam Dawson, on contract,

550 00

Balance undrawn January 4, 1864,

442 00

CITY HALL BUILDING.

631 25

Received for rent of stores, 66 66 " of upper and east Halls, 424 00- 1,055 25

EXPENDITURE.

Transfer to Contingent Expenses,

1,055 25 -

CITY SCALES.

Received fees for weighing : Frederic Cutting, Estate of, New Worcester, -

$5 58

John H. Coes, New Worcester, -

16 86

Elzaphan D. Brewer, City Hall, -

2 82

Charles Marvin, -

158 76

Charles H. Whiting, Wash. Square, 202 50

Giles Williams, Lincoln Square, - 131 70- 518 22

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Fairbanks & Brown, repairs, -

6 39

Henry J. Howland, weighing books, 20 50

Transfer to Contingent Expenses, 491 33- 518 22

CONTINGENT EXPENSES.

Amount undrawn January 5, 1863, - -

$2,954 23

Appropriation, - -

4,000 00

Received for taxes assessed after May,

42 80

66 from Walter Barber, " Raccoon Plain " land, 600 00

66 City of Charlestown, sundries, - 30 83

" Commonwealth, Armory rents, -

350 00

108

Transfer from City Hall, -

1,055 25

66 66 City Scales, -

491 33

66 Dog Fund, -

677 55

66 66 Fuel, Lights, &c.,

207 08

Hope Cemetery, - 6,401 50

66 66

Licenses from Hacks, $51

583 00

532

1,365 07

Quinsig'd Causeway,

71 91

66 Salaries, - -

95 83

66 Sewers, - -

143 00

66 Summons, -

81 90-11,173 42

$19,151 28

. EXPENDITURES.

Transfer to Aqueduct, -

1,325 05

Fire Department, -

743 26

66 Interest,

725 60

Library, - -

390 90

66 Lighting Streets, -

295 39

War Contingents, -

750 13- 4,230 33

Paid Ward Clerks for services:

66 George F. Rice, Ward 1, 4 days, 12 00

66 George W. Gale, 66 2, 4 days, .

12 00

66 John Toomy, 3, 5 days,

15 00

66 Charles A. Tenney, " 4, 3 days,

9 00

66 M. S. McConville, 4, 1 day,

3 00

John F. Murray, 66 5, 4 days,

12 00

66 Brigham Balcom, 66 6, 4 days,

12 00

. James H. Bancroft, " 7, 4 days,

12 00

Wm. A. Brigham, " 8, 4 days,

12 00

Miscellaneous Account :

66 Dwight D. Allen, powder, &c., Feb. 22, 35 50

66 Cyrus Arnold, soap, -

4 75

Aqueduct, water, -

6 00

66 Horace Ayres, lamp and oil, -

1 00

66 Bacon & Aldrich, professional services, 33 00 Margaret Baldwin, cleaning, - 8 00

66 Phinehas Ball, surveying, -

7 00

66 Ballard & Spurr, sundries, - 15 05

Levi Barker, postage and duster, 3 87

Joseph E. Bosley, cleaning, 1 50

66 John Boyden, safe and expenses, for

Assessors room, - - 219 37

Police,

109

Paid Benjamin Boynton, professional ser- vices, 8 00

6 Braman, Perham & Co., gas fixtures and repairs, 10 81

66 Horace W. Butler, glass and repairs, 4 00

66 Geo. H. Clark, painting and graining, 6 22

66 Samuel Clark, zinc and labor, - 1 26

66 Chas. C. Coleman, repairing clock, 1 00

Geo. B. Coleman, ringing bell July 4th, 5 00

66 County Commissioners, services, 47 78

66 Chas. A. Cummings, keys and repairs, 1 65

Dennis & Lee, stock and labor, 91 37

Division No. 42, sundries, 5 23

66 J. L. Fairbanks, ward seals and boxes, 36 00

66 Fairbanks & Brown, 40 "50 Ib." weights, - 100 00

John Firth, lamp, - 50

Joseph H. Flint, burying 210 dead animals, -

35 00

Calvin Foster & Co., lock, -

Foster & Nelson, costs, -

29 34

66 Henry Griffin, services as milk in- spector, - -

15 00

66 William Heald, salute July 4, - 36 00

Ebenezer Hemenway, cleaning, - 52 70

George G. Hildreth, returning deaths, 4 90

6 George F. Hoar, professional services, 35 00

66 William H. Jacobs, care of clocks, 50 00

66 Jeremiah Kane, paid witnesses, 112 71

66 services and expenses, 33 33

George P. Kendrick, hack hire, 4 25

66 Joseph H. Kent, page to "Council," 15 00

Thomas J. Kettell, white-washing, 8 00

66 Daniel Kinsley, ringing bell and care ward room, 12 00

66 Joseph B. Lawrence & Co., high stool, 75

D. Waldo Lincoln, cash paid for sundries, 94

66 Alexander Lorimer, rope, 4 17

66 Thomas Magennis, returning deaths, 18 00 Charles Marvin, cash paid for sundries, 37 32 Henry W. Miller, funnel, labor and sundries, 24 88

Marshall Mills, stock and labor, 10 63

William J. Matthews, stock and labor, 37 32 14

110

Paid Catharine O'Brine, cleaning,

8 00

Rowland Perry, powder and fire- works July 4, - 143 80

James S. Pinkham, crash and sundries, 7 55

66 William Piper, rent of room, - 112 00

Henry Prentice, cash paid expenses, 8 00

Charles W. Rice, care of clock 1862, 25 00

George Sessions, returning deaths, 33 80

Samuel Smith, recording births, mar- riages and deaths and returning same to Secretary of State, 267 50

66 Samuel Smith, cash paid for sundries, 25 68

George T. Sutton, stock and labor, 6 00

Stephen P. Twiss, cash paid for sundries, 28 66 Gill Valentine, surveying, 24 25 -

Walker & Sweetser, ice, -

5 61

66 Artemas Ward, heirs, land, - 1,200 00

Daniel Ward, searching records, 1 00

Willard Ward, ringing bell July 4, 5 00

66 Chas. A. Wheeler. repairing water tanks, 4 00 George W. Wheeler. preparing detailed report for City Document, No 17, 38 00

66 George W. Wheeler, cash paid for stamps, expenses and sundries, 93 74

George W. Wheeler, cash paid out for labor, 25 00

" Mary G. B. Wheeler, work in Treas- urer's office, -

12 00

John Wheelock, keys, - · 1 35

Witnesses Pay Roll, Dickinson case, 14 63

66 Witt & Pratt, use of teams,

14 50

66 E. G. Wood, ringing bell July 4, 5 00

66 Wor. Cornet Band, music July 4, 250 00

Worcester City Guards, rent, -

200 00

Light Infantry, rent, 200 00- 8,321 12

Balance undrawn January 4, 1864,

$10,830 16

DOG FUND,

Received of Samuel Smith, City Clerk, for licenses issued in 1863, 760 80

M. Brennan, for damage, 15 00- 775 80

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Henry Cole, killing dog,

111

Paid Edward R. Fiske, printing, - 2 00

66 Nathan Harkness, posting notices, 75

66 C. L. Allen, sheep killed and damaged, 23 00 Wm. Coe, 14 00 66

66 Oliver K. Cook, "

9 00

Lewis Gates,

15 00

Chas. Hadwen, “

12 00

Harrison Moore, "

66 12 00

Solomon Parsons.' 10 00 66

Transfer to Contingent Expenses, 677 55-

775 80

ENGINE, STEAMER " COL. DAVIS."

Appropriation, -

$3,500 00

EXPENDITURE.

Paid H. C. Silsby, agent for Island Works, for one 2d class Steam Fire Engine, -

3,500 00

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriation, -

$11,000 00

Received for Engine, - -

30 00

יו Hose Carriage, - 7 50

Old Hose and sundries, 26 55

Transfer from Contingent Expenses,

743 26-11,807 31

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Alzirus Brown, Chief Engineer, salary, 200 00

66 Alonzo M. Barrows, Engineer, 30 00

Simon E. Combs, 60 30 00

. Samuel A. Goodspeed, 15 00

66 Ransom M. Gould, Engineer and Clerk of Board, 80 00

A. Beaman Lovell, Engineer, 50 00

66 William A. Swallow. 30 00

Members of " Gov. Lincoln " Steam Engine Co., services, 336 67

66 George Edwards, " Gov. Lincoln," Engineer, 300 00

Wm. Brophy, " Gov. Lincoln," Fire- man, 4 months, 33 33

John A. Merritt, 66 Fire-

man, 8 months,

66 66

Wm. Brophy, " Col. Davis," Engineer, 150 00

66 James D. Shaw, 66 Fireman, 50 00 Members Wash'ton Engine Co. No. 1, services, 846 25

112

Paid Members Rapid Engine Co. No. 2, services, 845 00 Members Niagara Engine Co. No. 3, services, 825 00 Members Yankee Engine Co. No. 5, services, -

828 33 Members City Hose Co. No. 1, services, 270 00

Ocean 2, 66 270 00

66 Eagle 66 3, 270 00 Members Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, services, - 1

411 66 Members Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, services, - - 518 33 Members of Department, 97 poll taxes, 194 00

Members of Department, 1 poll tax, 1862, 1 50

66 Gov. Lincoln Co., care of hose of engine, 56 50 Gov. Lin. Co., horse hire,(E. Converse) 276 00 Engine Companies :

No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 167 00

No. 2,

66 128 50 No. 3, 60

147 00

No. 5, 66 66 66 147 00

Hose Companies :

No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 68 00

No. 2, 66 66 61 00

No. 3, 66 66 66 48 00

Hook and Ladder Companies:

No. 1, care of apparatus, horse hire, 148 00 No. 2, 98 00

H. B. Brigham, ring. alarm bell 37 ts., 37 00 James Dunn, 36 “ 36 00 66

George Larned, 66 66 20 “ 20 00

Chas. G. Parker, 17 " 17 00 Chas. M. Sawin, 66 66 22 " 22 00 66 Edward S. Stone, " 66 32 " 32 00

Arcade Malleable Iron Co., castings, 29 26

Aqueduct, water, 36 00

J. A. & L. F. Bancroft, wood, 5 50

66 Boston Belting Co., repairing hose, 2 50

66 Braman, Perham & Co., gas pipe, labor, 2 15 Alzirus Brown, labor and cash paid for sundries, -

82 49

113

Paid Thomas Brown, tallow, -

2 87

66 John Chaplin, sundries, - 5 13

66 William D. Cheever, desk, 8 00 -

66 John Chickering, sawing wood, 3 93

66 Samuel Clark, funnel and sundries, 21 32

Edmund Converse, trucking, -

42 75

Earle, Tenney & Co., lumber, - 7 04

66 John Firth, lanterns and sundries, 9 50

66 Calvin Foster & Co., hose and sundries, 25 82

66 Josiah Gates, hose, 128 75

Artemas Hawes, fluid and sundries, 8 54

G. S. & A. J. Howe, oil, 33 80

Samuel E. Hull, granular fuel, 50

. " Benj. E. Hutchinson, repairing hose and sundries, 243 48

Dayid D. Keyes, oil and sundries, 18 69

66 Kinnicutt & Co., night latch and keys, 3 92

66 Alexander Lorimer, rope and packing, 6 50

66 A. Beaman Lovell, repairs, 2 82

66 Charles B. Pratt, trucking, - 21 25

66 Tilley Raymond, lumber and labor, 27 22

Rice, Barton & Co., repairs on engines, 122 45

66 Lewis Russell, repairs, - 1 55

Aaron Sampson, repairs, 7 58

66 H. C. Silsby, agent, 1015 ft. hose with couplings, - 1,370 25

66 H. C. Silsby, agent, repairs on Steamer, 216 14

66 George T. Sutton, repairs on engine, 15 50

66 S. Taft & Son, fluid, oil and sundries, 54 20 Ellis Thayer, brushes, - 7 00

A. Tolman & Co., hose carriage, 450 35

66 " repairs and sundries, 135 44

N. G. Tucker, stock and labor, plumb'g, 14 60 Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 2 00

66 Union Glass Works, lanterns & repairs, 28 37

66 Timothy W. Wellington, coal, - 240 50

66 Western Railroad Co., cash paid out by them, 22 60

Wm. A. Wheeler, stove and wrenches, 15 90 Smyrna Wood, wood, 11 37

66 Wor. Cornet Band, services at parade, 50 00 Wor. Co. Mech. Association, rent, 16 00

Wor. Gas Light Co., gas, 85 05-11,807 31

114

FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.

Appropriation, - -

$4 000 00

EXPENDITURE.

Balance due January 5th, 1863, -

- 10,637 07

Amount overdrawn January 4, 1864, - - $6,637 07

FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Amount undrawn January 5, 1863, -

$587 55

Appropriation, - 2500 00

Transfer from Contingent Expenses, 390 90-$3,478 45

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Alteration of Roof :

Charles H. Peck, carpenter work, labor and stock, - 266 56

66 A. B. Lovell, mason labor and stock, 54 48

66 Gerry Hutchinson, painting, labor and stock, 59 61

66 Mrs. Hogan & Murphy, cleaning up, 10 25

66 Grading Lot :

66 Amos R. Black, grading, -

178 89

Benjamin Barker, labor, -

10 12

66 General Account :

Zephaniah Baker, salary as Librarian, 800 00

300 00

Callina Barnes,

22 00

66 Zephaniah Baker, books bought, 289 06

City Coal Yard, coal, - -

59 50

John Firth, gas fixtures and sundries, 9 25

66 William R. Hooper, printing, - 45 38

William H. Jourdon, coal, -

46 11

William Lucas & Son, stove, funnel and sundries, 47 21

Win. A. Smith, postage and sundries, 2 81

Timothy W. Wellington, coal, 95 00

66 Joseph S. Wesby, binding, 192 50

Wor. Gas Light Co., gas, -

93 45-$2,882 18

Balance undrawn January 4, 1864,

on fencing and grading account,. 310 99

66 on general account, -

285 28- 596 27

66 Frances M. Baker, as asst. 66 300 00

66 Aqueduct, water, - -

115

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

- $2000 00

EXPENDITURES.

Paid John D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, $49 75

Division No. 42, pens and fluid, 3 08

66 Grout & Bigelow, sundries, -

2 75

Charles Hamilton, printing, -

92 12

John W. Hooper, charcoal, - 18 30

Wm. R. Hooper, paper, print- ing and binding " Docu- ment No. 17," 573 27

Wm. R. Hooper, printing and advertising, 48 74-622 01

Henry J. Howland, printing, 112 34

66 Wm. H. Jourdan, coal, 159 58 -

66 John Keith & Co., books & stationery, 150 19

66 Simeon Thompson & Co., ink,

1 50

66 Tyler & Seagrave, printing,

3 25

Timothy W. Wellington, coal, - 169 50

George W. Wheeler, Jr., envelopes, 2 75

Elisha Wilkins, charcoal,

8 55

66 Wor. Gas Light Co., gas for hall and offices, - 397 25

Transfer to Contingent Expenses, - 207 08- $2000 00

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.

Balance undrawn January 5, 1863, $1,346 55

Appropriation, 11,000 00

Received from Aqueduct and Water Survey, for labor,

381 47

Received from " Elm Park," for scrapings, 313 00 from Wor. Horse R. R., for paving, 1076 70 from pauper farm, for manure, 80 00

for oxen,

205 00

for cart, lumber and other articles, 353 50 for manure, earth and scrapings, 428 41

66 from Alex. Marsh, West St. sewer, 17 00

from Henry Woodward, " 7 00

Transfer from Crown St. sewer, 235 00-15,443 63

EXPENDITURES.

Paid Henry Prentice, Commis'r, salary, $800 00 66 66

66 pay rolls for labor, 7547 54

Chas. S. Bancroft, 66 33 26

116

Paid George Brown, pay rolls for labor, 68 54

Geo. A. Chamberlain, "

23 54

Nahum Flagg,

16 87

Jonas Hartshorn, 66

13 82

66 Chas. S. Houghton, 66

22 95

John Mann,

37 87

Luther G. Moore,

21 25

Solomon Parsons,

14 00

Samuel Perry,

14 87

E. Beaman Rice,

31 50

George P. Rogers,

13 50

Jonathan A. White, 66

67 17

Hezekiah Adams, labor on road,

1 50

Jonathan C. French, stock and labor 011 bridges, -

135 43

John M. Geer, labor on road,

5 50

Patrick Killelce,

27 56

Edwin A. Knight, 66

66 Harrison Moore, 66

4 75

Ethan R. Thompson

173 10

Stephen D. Waite, 66

12 10

66 Oliver B. Webber, 66

1 25

Charles Wesson, . 6

2 50

Benjamin Barber, paving and labor, 267 42

Harrison D. Goodnow, " 72 75

Gore, Rose & Co., 66

923 22

Asahel C. Bennett, paving stone,

36 80

P. H. Bowker,

carting

76 96

William C. Clark,

paving

33 04

Benjamin Flagg,

15 98

Elijah Flagg,

12 79

Elisha S. Fuller,

101 66

Leonard Gates,

29 00

Benjamin F. Gleason,

34 18

Henry Gleason,

33 00

William Haas,

6 00

66 Leonard Harrington,

13 04

Ezekiel Newton,

14 00

Charles E. Parker,

5 66

Jer. & Geo. P. Rogers, "

32 76

66 J. M. Rogers,

17 12

66 Frederic T. Stowell,

2 00

A. T. Walker,

29 50

46 06

R. M. Oakes,

117

Paid D. V. Whitney, paving stone, 12 50

66 Brigham Converse, stone and labor,- 266 02

66 John Jackson, stone work, 7 50

66 Albert G. Mann, stone and labor, 12 60

66 Calvin W. Pierce, stone work,

6 47

66 Jacob Read, 66

13 75

66 Robert Vail,

16 06

Wor. & Nashua R. R., freight on stone, 55 60

66 Jared Allen, blacksmithing,

1 64

66 Stillman J. Chamberlin,

16 32

Samuel H. Flagg, 2d, 66 295 32

66 Silas and Wm. T. Barber, hay, 227 80

66 Samuel Bliss, straw and oats, 9 43

Jotham Carpenter, hay, - 13 60

Charles Flagg, corn, - -

399 76

66 Eli Harrington, hay, - 63 68 -

Howard Holden, grinding, -

15 00

66 Geo. S. Hoppin & Co., corn and feed, 86 97

66 Thomas Mulcahy, hay, - 152 06

William W. Patch, grinding, -

24 95

Pauper Farm, hay, -

64 72

66 Nathan F. Perry, carrots, -

24 87

Henry Prentice, hay, -

105 44

Jabez Rice, straw, -

4 72

6 Shade trees and public grounds, grass on " Elm Park," - 200 00

66 Silas H. Allen, 1 yoke oxen, - 165 00

66 Oliver Ames & Sons, castings and sun- dries, - 58 65

66 Phinehas Ball, surveying, 12 65

66 C. H. & D. D. Blake, staples and chain, 6 00

Philander Bodwell, teaming, - 158 25

66 Boston & Worcester R. R., freight, 10 75

66 Amos Brackett, doctoring horses, 6 25

66 J. Mason Brigham, gravel, 11 64

66 Levi E. Brigham, repairing pump, 1 50

66 Daniel Brown, harness work, - 24 58

66 City Aqueduct, water for barns, 15 00

66 George Crompton, filling and grading per agreement, 300 00

66 E. Beaman Dana, brick, -

86 80

66 William H. Dexter, posts, -

3 36

Earle, Tenney & Co., lumber, - 12 95

Calvin Foster & Co., tools and sundries, 47 15 15

118

Paid Garfield & Parker, plank, - 145 62

John Gates, lumber, -

- 78 82

Meltiah B. Green & Co., sundries, 7 22

66 Henry Griffin, fluid, -

2 30

66 Nathan S. Hale, teaming, -

87 50

66 Francis Harrington, grease, -

3 20

Jonas Hartshorn, posts, 2 75 -

66 George Hobbs, brick, -

35 00

Asa Holbrook, plank, - -

92 69

66 John W. Hooper, timber, -

5 17

66 George S. Jolison, handles,

2 10

66 Kinnicutt & Co., nails, shovels and sundries. 24 86

A. Beaman Lovell, stock and labor, 156 74

John D. Lovell, tools and sundries, 27' 07

66 Jonathan B. Lyon, care of cattle, 3 00

Jerome Marble & Co., tar, 2 00

5 55

66 Henry W. Miller, drain pipe, -

6 00

Samuel Perry, posts and rails, -

84 55

Pratt & Inman, hammer, -

5 63

Benj. Prentice, repairing water pipe, 6 00

Tilley Raymond, lumber and labor, 13 06

Curtis Rice, 2 yoke of oxen, 300 00

George F. Rice, repairing hay cutter,

3 25

Josiahı Rice, filing saws, - -

1 76

66 Isaiah D. Russell, sundries, -

2 75

Aaron Sampson, wheelwright work, 29 58

George T. Sutton, stock and labor, 2 50

Stephen Taft & Son, sundries,

12 92

66 E. H. Towne, measuring,

4 02

66 Gill Valentine, surveying, -

66 William Ward & Son, timber, -

22 50-15,088 23

Amount undrawn January 4, 1864,

$355 40

HOPE'CEMETERY,-LOT ACCOUNT.

- $6,401 50

Transfer to Contingent Expenses,

- 6,401 50

HOPE CEMETERY.

Amount undrawn January 5, 1863,

$234 27

EXPENDITURE.

Paid Cemetery Account, -

234 27

Received for lots to January 5, 1863, EXPENDITURE.

Charles Marvin, measuring stone,

119

INTEREST.

Appropriation,

$11,000 00 93 33

Transfer from Contingent Expenses, 725 60-11,818 93

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Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1862-1866, Part 20

Author: Worcester (Mass.) Publication date: 1862 Publisher: The City Number of Pages: 1076

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1862
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 1076