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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.
* City of Worcester, April 1, 1867.
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 25, 1867, together with a Schedule of the City Property and the City Debt.
GEORGE W. WHEELER, City Treasurer.
196
ABATEMENTS.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866,
$27,190 39
APPROPRIATION, - -
- 20,000 00
Overlayings, -
15,365 44
62,555 83
EXPENDITURES.
Paid on taxes,
Charles F. Allen,
6 39
Hiram Bassett,
4 23
66 George C. Bigelow,
-
-
4 79
James Brown,
4 80
Andrew J. Carew,
-
4 00
Simon Carrigin,
4 52
C. W. Clapp,
15 98
Patrick D. Conlan,
4 52
66 Augustus N. Currier,
-
9 03
60
Elizabeth Finnegan,
-
1 88
66 John Goddard,
11 28
66
Francis Harrington,
15 88
66
Mrs. Washington Hastings,
9 03
Philip Horan,
1 88
66 Charles Kirby, -
-
9 03
.6
E. C. Lawrence,
-
1 88
Levi Lincoln,
-
-
79 90
Albert Marcy,
7 52
66 James McFarland,
-
15 04
66
James Melanefy, -
6 02
Norwich & Worcester R. R. -
165 44
66
Patrick O'Rourke,
6 02
66 Willard F. Pond, -
20 30
66 John W. Power, -
16 00
Francis B. Pratt, -
1 88
Michael Rafferty, - -
-
2 38
66
Willard Richmond,
51 14
John D. Seagrave,
22 56
C. C. Webster,
10 60
James White, -
-
-
Six per cent. discount on $357,332 29 taxes for prompt payment, -
21,439 94
Abatements made by the Assessors on 1866 tax, -
2,345 00
-
-- $24,348 50
Balance undrawn January 7, 1867,
$38,207 33
-
-
-
.
37 60
B. N. Childs, Guard'n,
-
-
.
-
-
-
-
12 04
-
-
-
-
197
CITY HALL.
APPROPRIATION,
15 000 00
Received for Rent of Hall, -
11 50
66 " Stores, - - 293 75
Transfer from Contingent Expenses,
12,011 61
27.316 86
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Amasa Ballou, labor and materials, painting, 135 63
Barrett, Washburn & Co., contract for heating apparatus, gas pipe, labor, &c., 5,144 28
William C. Blos, repairing furni- ture for Council Chambers and City Offices, new desks, &c., 889 01
" E. Boyden & Son, plans &c. for alterations of City Hall Buildings, 175 00
Phineas Cary, window shades,
97 75
J. W. Chamberlain, plumbing work, labor and materials, -
428 27
John D. Chollar, chairs, desk, book-case, &c., 270 75
" Clark, Sawyer &Co., gas fixtures, globes, &c., 206 62
Charles A. Cummings, hanging bells, making keys, &c., - 39 10
Henry C. Fish, iron doors, - 153 02
James R. Fish, labor and materials for contract and over work, 15,451 80
" Calvin Foster & Co., locks, wrench, &c., 61 40
Nathan S. Hale, carting ventilator, 1 70
" Highway Department, brick, labor, &c., for sidewalks, 64 50
" H. H. Houghton, freight and exp. on safe, 6 24
" Jenkins, Hamilton & Co., carpets, matting, mats &c., 1,207 21
" Kinnicutt & Co., Hyatt light and frame, locks, &c., 101 56
" T. M. Lamb, 1 clock, marble front,
70 00
A. B. Lovell, labor and materials, building boiler house, chim- ney, &c., 1,555 38
66 George W. Miller, steel safe, 700 00
Parker, Denny & Co., tables, 10 00
2.5
198
Paid Henry W. Miller, ventilators and glass, -
148 31
U. S. Ventilation Co., ventilator, 95 00
Water Works, putting in service pipe, 59 78
" William A. Wheeler, iron columns and thresholds, - 110 20
" T. M. Woodward, bulletin board and signs for office doors, 134 35
$27,316 86
CITY HOSPITAL. Transfer from Contingent Expenses, 526 29
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Chas. Baker & Co., lumber, - 38 25
E. Boyden & Son, plans, details and specifications, 20 00
A. G. Cutler, labor, - 140 00
Calvin Foster & Co., lead, oil, paint and turpentine, 31 75
George Hobbs, brick, - -
13 68
66 Parker Holden, lime, -
-
3 85
J. W. Hooper, shingles, -
63 00
I. N. Keyes, planing, sawing &c.,
28 95
A. B. Lovell, masonry, labor and materials, 26 50
Henry W. Miller, nails, screws, &c.,
35 99
66 D. F. Parker, service, and cash paid out, 48 50
D. & C. P. Stevens, window frames, glass, &c., 75 82
526 29
CITY SCALES.
Received fees for weighing :
J. B. Bardwell,
59 88
Charles Marvin, -
-
-
248 10
Silas Penniman,
-
-
106 71
Charles H. Whiting,
- -
23 56
438 25
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Silas Penniman, repairing scales, 1 25
M. Quinn, bolts, nails, &c., -
3 45
Gill Valentine, sealing, repairing scales, &c., - 26 75
Transfer to Contingent Expenses, -
406 80
-
438 25
199
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866, 3,175 91
5,000 00 ·
APPROPRIATION, 66 for use of Hydrants for fires,
5,000 00
Received of Commonwealth :
Bill for Statistics, -
719 50
Armory Rents, 2 years, -
933 73
Corporation Tax, (1866), 21,984 17
23,637 40
Received of Spalter & Co., rent, -
10 00
for land sold on Pine Street,
6,700 00
of H. G. O. Blake, for taxes, 1865 not assessed him, 40 25
for Tax, year 1865, re-assessed, 54 40
Transfer from City Scales, 406 80
Engine House,
1863 34
Hack Licenses, 80 00
Licenses,
698 00
66 State Tax :
Bal. Corporation Tax, 11,113 29
66
from Summons, 216 57
14,378 00
$57,995 96
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to Bills Receivable, 75 00
" City Hall,
12,011 61
66 " City Hospital, 526 29
" Fire Department,
4,286 14
66 " Fuel, Lights, &c.,
408 88
" Highways, 3,000 00
66 " Lighting Streets,
564 00
" Paupers,
852 95
" Police,
1,762 63
66
" Schools,
5,823 77
66
" Sewers,
1,785 00
31,096 27
Paid Ward Clerks for services :
" Nathaniel l'aine, Ward 1, 2 days,
6 00
" James Green, Jr.,
1,1 66 3 00
" George W. Gale,
2, 2 6 00
" A. B. Knight,
2,1
3 00
" George Holmes,
66 3, 3 66
9 00
" John Toomey, 66 4,3 9 00
" John F. Murray, 66 5,3 9 00
200
Paid Loammi Harrington, 6, 1 day, 3 00
" James E. Benchley, 6,2 6 00
" Edwin Haven, 7,3 9 00
" James H. Bancroft, 8,3 9 00
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT.
Paid P. Emory Aldrich, professional services, 501 00
" J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 14 00
" John S. Ballard, dusters and sand, 9 50
" John A. Bancroft, watering streets, 100 00
" C. G. Barnard, damage to wagon, 70 13
" S. B. Bartholomew & Co., advertising, 16 00 " James B. Blake, cash paid for carriages, 10 00
" Brown & Barnard, moving safe, 2 00
" Alzirus Brown, 12 70 66
" P. & K. L. Brown, fitting lock & 40 keys, 12 50
" A. C. Buttrick, level and profile for grading High Street, 10 00
" Calvinistic Society, use of bell and ringing, - 119 78
" Calvinistic Society, toward new bell, 500 00
" E. M. Carpenter, ringing bell July 4th, 5 00
" Jason Chapin, 907, 2 in. figures, 45 35
" Clark, Sawyer & Co., gas fixture, torch, &c., 12 62
" W. Clifford, board for men, 35 75
" Mary F. Coburn, copying police records, 30 00
" George B. Coleman, ringing bell July 4th, 5 00
" Edmund Converse, moving safe and drawing cannon, 42 00
" Henry A. Davis, repairing and sealing standard, 17 00
" Wm. A. DeLacy, page to Common Council, 15 00
" Francis H. Dewey, professional services, 120 00
" Division No. 42, mats, brooms, matches, &c., 52 36
" James M. Drennan, cash paid out, 15 65
" Earle, Tenney & Co., pine boards, 4 52
" J. C. French, 1 table, desk, labor, &c., 155 51
" W. A. Furness, Jr., portrait of Dr. John Green, 1,083 00
" James Green, burying horses, 6 00
" Henry Griffin, services, milk inspector two years, 30 00
201
Paid Grout & Bigelow, twine and paper file, · 50
" Nathan Harkness, posting and distrib- uting bills, 3 75
" E. Hemenway, labor at hall and ward rooms, - 292 22
" F. Heron, labor with team, - 14 01
" Wm. H. Heywood, cash paid for sundries, 47 66
" George E. Hildreth, making returns of deaths, 8 30
" Robert C. Holbrook, numbering streets, 7 50
" J. L. Hood, tumbler drainer, pitch- ers, &c., 5 37
"' S. T. Howard, horse hire, 5 00
" S. A. Howland, use of safe, 15 00
" Wm. H. Jacobs, care of clocks, 70 00
" G. M. Jewell, ringing bell July 4th, 5 00
" J. W. Jordan, moving, cleaning stoves, &c., - 34 80
" Patrick Kelley, cleaning vault, 8 00
" John G. Kendall, Agt., insuring, 247 75
" David Kinsley, care of ward room, 10 00
" J. S. C. Knowlton, advertising, 26 00
" Joseph B. Knox, use of horse, Sanita- ry Dep't, 50 00
J. B. Lawrence & Co., enamelled cloth, 4 53
" Henry N. Longley, numbering streets, 12 00
" J. D. Lovell, wheelbarrow, basket and shovel, 10 90
" Thomas Magennis, returning deaths and ringing bell, - 6 80
" Main Street Baptist Society, use of bell, and ringing, 119 78
" Chas. Marvin, sundry bills paid, 141 40
" Francis A. McConville, returning deaths, 29 00
" Henry W. Miller, stove, sundries and labor, 45 77
" John C. Newton, revising and making new enrollment, 25 00
" Agustus E. Peck, clock case, 15 00
" T. H. Reed, tins for drawers, repair- ing pipe, &c., 13 75
" Wm. W. Rice, expenses, paid out, 60 75
" Ross & McGregor, glass and setting, 68 00
202
Paid I. D Russell, repairs on pumps, 38 05
" George Sessions, returning deaths, 38 70
" Hattie A. Smith, copying charter, pre- paring voting lists and copying deeds, 34 40
" Hattie A Smith, 4 months' services in Clerk's Office, 100 00
" Samuel Smith, recording births, mar- riages and deaths, and returning to Secretary of State, - 318 30
" Samuel Smith, paid for sundries, 36 50
" L. Q. Spaulding, ringing bell July 4th, 5 00
" Spiritualist Association, use of hall, 200 00
" Benjamin F Thomas, professional services, 928 54
" S. Thompson & Son, Daily Advertiser, one year, 12 50
" Ephraim Tucker, injury rec'd at " Thomas St. school house, 30 00
" N. G. Tucker, labor, solder, &c., 37 74
" Gill Valentine, surveying, and cash paid out, 19 75
" Walker & Sweetser, ice, 76 84
" James H. Wall, services at trial, W. A. Wheeler case, 25 00
" Worcester Water Works, water for troughs, 140 00
" Worcester Water Works, water for fire hydrants, 4,800 00
" J. P. Wcixler, 2 paper baskets, 2 00
" George W. Wheeler, postage stamps, express, &c., 82 69
" George W. Wheeler, preparing de- tailed report for City Doc. No. 20, 38 00
" Mary G. B. Wheeler, services in Treasurer's Office, 227 00
" S. C. White & Co., 1 light of glass,
10 00
" A. H. Wilder, transcript of convey- ances, 12 50
" Worcester City Guards, and Worces- ter Light Infantry, rent of Armory, 500 00
" Worcester Cornet Band, services July 4th, 100 00
" Worcester County Mechanics' Associa- tion, rent of offices, -
63 32
" R. M. Yale, flag, - - - 80 00
Balance undrawn January 7, 1867,
$43,581 01 $14,414 95
203
ENGINE HOUSE, (SCHOOL STREET).
APPROPRIATION,
2,500 00
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866, 1,791 55
4,291 55
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe, la- bor, &c., - -
78 20
" Wm. C. Blos, one-half expense of fence, 58 35
" Jame's R. Fish, contract and extra work, 2,107 42
" Highway Department, cobble-paving and grading, 112 50
" A. B. Lovell, labor and materials, mason work, 71 74
Transfer to Contingent Expenses, 1,863 34
4,291 55
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
APPROPRIATION, 15,000 00
Received of A. B. Lovell, for sundries, 66 for rent of barn, - -
73 82
17 00
Transfer from Contingent Expenses, 1,486 14
" for hose, 2,800 00
$19,376 96
EXPENDITURES.
Paid A. Beaman Lovell, Chief Engineer, salary, 500 00
" Silas J. Brimhall, Engineer, salary, 29 17
" S. E. Combs, 75 00
" Eli B. Fairbanks
50 00
" R. M. Gould, 66
100 00
" James L. Morse, 66 66
50 00
" Joseph Rideout, 66
50 00
" Wm. A. Swallow, 66
20 83
" Members of Gov. Lincoln Co., services 12 months, 507 08
" James D. Shaw, Engineer, services 12 months, 300 00
" Wm. R Shaw, Fireman, 12 months, 150 00
" Members of " Col. Davis " Co., services 12 months, 504 17
" William Brophy, Engineer, services 12 months, 300 00
" Edwin Fisher, Fireman, services 12 months, 150 00
204
Paid Edwin Fisher, Clerk, year 1865, &c. 11 50
" Members of Washington Eng. Co., No 1, services 12 months, 1,139 17
" Members of Rapid Eng. Co., No. 2, services 12 months, - 1,255 00
. " Members of Niagara Eng. Co., No. 3, services 12 months, 1,240 00
" Members of Yankee Eng. Co., No. 5, services 12 months, 1,250 00
" Members of City Hose Co., No 1, services 12 months, 1 370 00
" Members of Ocean Hose Co., No.
2, services 12 months, - 370 00
" Members of Eagle Hose Co., No. 3, services 12 months, 370 00
" Members Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1, services 12 months, 622 50
" Members of Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2, services 12 months, 772 50
" Gov. Lincoln Co., care of Hose and Engine, 60 00
" Col. Davis Co., care of Hose and Engine, .
60 00
" Washington Engine Co. No. 1, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 151 00
" Rapid Engine Co., No. 2, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 45 00
" Niagara Eng. Co., No 3, care of hose, horse hire, &c., - 151 00
" Yankee Eng. Co., No. 5, care of hose, horse hire, &c., 151 00
" City Hose Co., No. 1, care of hose, 35 00
" Ocean " 2, 35 00
" Eagle " " 3, 35 00
" Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, care of apparatus and horse hire, 100 00
" Hook & Ladder Co., No. 2, care of apparatus and horse hire, 19 00
" Brown & Barnard, horse hire, 68 00
" Edmund Converse " and truck-
ing, 705 00
" P. A. Thompson, horse hire, 81 00
" Waldo M. Harrington, ringing alarm bell 27 times, 27 00
" Waldo E. Sessions, ringing alarm bell 25 times, 25 00
205
Paid George W. Wheeler, Jr .. ringing alarm bell 29 times, 29 00
" Ames Plow Co., 1 Wheel-jack, 3 50
" Arcade Maleable Iron Co., grate cast- ings and wrenches. 93 30
" A. B. Austin, repair on hose carriage, 1 60
" Benjamin Barber, raising paving. 2 00
" Boston Belting Co., section hose, 238 44
" William Brophy, cash paid for sundries. 66 85
" Alzirus Brown, putting in 107 outlets. 428 00
hose couplings, trucking, labor and sundries, 517 96
945 96
.. P. & K. L. Brown, keys, .
13 55
" Thomas Burton, keys, &c .. 7 76
" John D. Chollar, chairs.
11 25
" Clark, Sawyer & Co., chandeliers, brackets, shades, &c., 97 25
" George H. Clark, painting and glazing, 50 25
" J. Colbath & Son, labor and sundries, 11 50
" Eddy & Bucklin, hose and packing, 3 90
" James R. Fish, repairs on Engine houses, 106 47
" Fisher, Rice & Griffin, desk, repairing hose pipe, &c., 80 55
" De Witt Fisher, sundry bills paid, 17 70
" Wm. Flynn, repairing hose washer, 10 00
" C. Foster & Co, glass, files, screws, &c., 15 18 " Thomas D. Gard, making 54 keys, 17 70
" Garfield & Parker, wood, 2 75
" George F. Gill, labor,
7 00
" Graton & Knight, 1595 feet hose, 2791 25
repairing hose & sundries, 326 50
3,117 75
" C. C. Hastings, granular fuel and hard wood, 5 50
" Heald, Britton & Ford, castings for hydrants, 10 64
" Howard & Monroe, wood & sawing, 5 25
" B. E. Hutchinson, hose straps, 3 60
" J. W. Jordan, tinning roof, stove, repairs, &c., 299 50
" John G. Kendall, Agt., insurance, 58 50
" Alexander Lorimer, packing rope, &c., 17 04
26
206
Paid J B. Lawrence & Co., desk, table, chairs, and carting, 75 25
" A. B. Lovell, bricks, drain pipe, la- bor, &c., - 144 26
" J. D. Lovell, feather dusters and axe, 24 40
" O. Lowell, wood, - 11 00
" Henry W. Miller, padlock, bolt and screws, 1 55
" Andrew J. Morse & Son, goose necks, 30 00
" Henry C. Oliver, straps, 3 50
" George R. Peckham, repairs, 10 50
" Wm. A. Reynolds, door lock, &c., 16 00
" Rice, Barton & Co., repairs, 52 71
" Roper & Henry, wood and kindlings, 17 50
" Ross & McGregor, paint-oil and labor, 15 55 " James D. Shaw, water guage, labor, &c., 25 75 " H. C. Silsby, Agt., overhauling pump on Steamer, Col. Davis, - 100 00
" George T. Sutton, rubber hose, la- bor, &c., 156 59
" John F. Sutton, sundry bills paid, 9 75
" S. Taft & Son, oil, matches, soap, &c., 119 21
" Clark W. Taylor, straps, 4 00
" Ellis Thayer, hose brush and repairs, 2 50
" A. Tolman & Co., repairing hose car- riages, - 232 80
" Tyler & Seagrave, printing pro- grammes and returns, 15 50
" Union Glass Co., lanterns, 15 35
" T. W. Wellington & Co., coal, 547 61
" Wm, A. Wheeler, hose reel wheels, keys, &c., 18 60
" J. C. White & Co., wash leather, sponges, &c., 6 60
" W. C. Whiting, lantern hangers, and suction cap levers, 17 00
" Worcester Cornet Band, services at muster, 90 00
" Worcester Gas Light. Co., gas, 256 32
" Worcester Water Works, water for engine houses, -
71 00
-
$19,376 96
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY-BUILDING.
Amount overdrawn January 1, 1866, 2,637 07 Balance overdrawn " 7, 1867 2,637 07
207
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866, 1,610 84 APPROPRIATION, · 4,450 00 - -
Received of Z. Baker, fines, &c., col- lected, 104 52
6,165 36
EXPENDITURES. .
Paid Frances M. Baker, salary as Ass't Librarian, -
- 400 00
66
" Zephaniah Baker, Librarian, - - 1,050 00
" Callina Barnes, Librarian, - -
100 00
" Emma S. Eddy. Librarian, -
300 00
" Zephaniah Baker, books bought,
1,053 05
" Alfred Goulding, patent portfolio paper files, 10 90
" Grout & Bigelow, books, -
134 96
" W. S Halsey & Co., coal, -
41 00
" N. G. Tucker, labor and materials, plumbing, 43 76
" T. W. Wellington & Co., coal,
417 00
" J. S. Wesby, binding books, 97 10
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas,. 381 37
4,029 14
Balance undrawn January 7, 1867,
2,136 22
FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING, &c.
APPROPRIATION, -
- -
3,500 00
Transfer from Contingent Expenses, 408 88
3,908 88
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Asa B. Adams, printing, 21 00
" John D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 172 00
" S. B. Bartholomew & Co., 66
37 37
" Moses Church, coal,
38 08
" Grout & Bigelow, stationery,
24 63
" Charles Hamilton, printing tax bills and summons, - 60 60
" Henry J. Howland, directories, 25 90
" Wm. H. Jourdan, coal 359 00 -
" Sanford & Co., stationery, -
161 16
" Wm. H. Sanford & Son, " 47 03
" Joseph Santon Jr., charcoal,
21 15
66
66 66
208
Paid Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 1,704 68
" Caleb A. Wall, advertising, 13 50
" T. W Wellington & Co., coal. 429 35
" Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, 793 43
-
3,908 88
HERMON STREET.
APPROPRIATION,
11,000 00
Received for earth sold. 152 09
11.152 09
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Chester Bancroft, land damages, 300 00
" A. D. Briggs, iron work for bridge, 799 92
" Hollis Chaffin, land, 942 00
" John Gates & Co., lumber, 453 50
" Highway Department, labor, lumber, stone, &c., 2,875 84
" T. G. Learned, labor,
39 00
" S. P. Miller & Hollis Chaffin, land and damages, , 600 00
" Norwich & Worcester R. R. Co., moving gravel, timber, &c., 311 28
" Christopher C. Riley, moving earth, 1,272 52
" Francis Strong, stone work on bridge, 5,425 12
" Calvin Taft, land damages. 187 50
Balance overdrawn January 7, 1867,
$13,206 68 2,054 59
HIGHWAYS & BRIDGES.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866, 1,723 05
APPROPRIATION, for sidewalk and curb-
16,000 00
stones,
2,000 00
Transfer for sidewalks and curbstones, from Contingent Expenses, 3,000 00
Cash rec'd of D. S. Burgess for sand, 35 00
" of George Crompton, for curb, 29 50
" horse & cart, 110 00
" oxen, 1,024 90
" scrapings and earth sold, 1,108 31
66
" wood, 203 29
66
66 of Wm. Reed for freight on stone, 178 25
209
Cash rec'd for labor and mat'ls 1,490 00
·· from City Hall for labor & mate rials. 64 50
" Engine House, for labor & mate- rials. 112 50
" " Hermon St. for la- bor & mat'ls. 2.875 84
" " Pauper Farm. for manure, 175 00
" " School Houses, for labor and mate- rials, 461 83
" " Sewers, for labor and materials, 557 26
" " Shade Trees, for labor and mate- rials, 100 38
" " Water Dep't, for labor and mate- rials, 248 50
8,775 06 $31,498 11
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Wm. H. Heywood, Commissioner, salary, 12,00 00
" Wm. H. Heywood, pay rolls for labor,
12,140 47
" George Brown, labor, -
16 41
" E. F. Chamberlain, labor, -
5 00
" Sumner Cook, -
66 50
" H. W. Davis,
66
58 25
" Daniel Flagg,
60 00
" Nahum Flagg, 66 66
-
34 00
" E. S. Fuller,
66
15 00
" Jonas Hartshorn,
66
27 50
" Isaac Lamb,
13 00
" A. G. Mann,
2 25
" George Newton,
25 80
" D. H. Perry,
66
8 50
" E. K. Pratt,
133 50
" Jabez Rice,
66
-
12 00
" C. C. Riley, .
103 50
" F. P. Stowell, 66
5 00
-
-
-
-
-
37 40
" Samuel Perry,
-
210
Paid A. Thompson,
7 50
" J. G. Witherby, 66
-
42 00
" J. C. French, stock and labor on bridges, -
528 05
" Wm. McGrath, 66 66 66
-
12 63
" E. R. Thompson, " 66 66 66 bridges, 15 00
" Benj. Barber, paving and labor, 944 44
" E. N. Cummings, 10,400 faced bricks, 260 00
" H. D. Goodnow, paving and labor, 84 70
" A. B. Lovell, 10,000 faced bricks, 270 00
" 300 bricks, sand, &c., 23 75 ·
293 75
" Nelson R. Scott, 9,569 faced bricks,
287 07
" Watson L. Wood & Son, 5,000 bricks, 79 00
" Charles L. Allen, paving stones, 4 12
" J. W. Allen, stones, 1 .88
" B. J. Blanchard, curbstone, 537 68
" John Brewer, paving stones, 4 00
" T. P. Curtis, stone culvert, 10 00
" Daniel Fogg, flagging stones, 55 46
" B. F. Gleason, paving stones, 24 47
" H. L. Jencks, 66
66
1 50
" Martin Kane,
5 00
" John A. Kendrick, 66
31 98
" .Wm. Reed, curb and flagging stone, - 901 02
" W. L. Robbins, stone, -
91 00
" C. B. Sweetser, paving stones,
25 33
" G. W. Young, 66
43 92
" Ames Plow Co., blocks for bridge, 25 25
" C. Baker & Co., chestnut posts,
15 00
" L. & A. G. Coes. pine and sawing, 16 06
" Garfield & Parker, chestnut plank,
694 82
" John Gates & Co., lumber, 9 02
" Brigham Goss, oak timber,
10 00
" Asa Holbrook, chestnut plank, 268 32
" J. W. Hooper, timber, 194 08
" W. P. Knight, 11 36 -
" Wm. T. Barber, hay, -
282 56
" Clark & Shattuck, oats,
108 00
" Wm. H. Dexter, -
7 50
" Daniel Flagg, hay, -
153 35
" Brigham Goss, straw, -
-
12 00
.
-
bridges, -
211
Paid F. Harrington, meal, oats and corn, 548 25
" W. D. Holbrook & Co., oats, 75 00
" Parker Holden, meal and oats, 30 30
" George S. Hoppin & Co., shorts and corn, 150 40
" Harrison Moore, hay, -
82 18
" Samuel Perry, oats, 70 00
" Shade Trees and Public Grounds, hay, 300 00 " Chas. Wesson, hay, 114 65
" John H. Brooks, Jr., blacksmithing, 16 04
" Lyman Chamberlain, shoeing, 4 00
" Henry C. Smith, blacksmithing, 10 57
" John B. O'Leary, & Bro., blacksmith- ing and shoeing, 740 84
" Michael Quinn, blacksmithing, 14 40
" H. B. Wellington, blacksmithing and shoeing, -
75 75
" Isaac Woodcock, 66 66 shoeing, .
29 59
" E. E. Abbott, gravel, - 23 75
" Geo. T. Aitchison, repairing wagon, . 23 75
" Alexander & Martin, trucking, 15 00
" Ames Plow Co., plow points and field roll, 70 88
" J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 75
" Phinehas Ball, services engineering, 86 00
" Barrett & Randall, powder, fuse &c. 4 08
" S. B. Bartholomew & Co., advertising, 75
" Blake Brothers, stone breaker, 1,377 00
" Alzirus Brown, use of mowing ma- chine, 15 00
" Clark & Houghton, lime, -
3 70
" J. Colbath & Son, pipe, labor, &c., 9 58
" George Crompton, one pair oxen and yoke, 245 00
grading Providence St., 357 40
602 40
" C. Foster & Co., tools and sundries, 142 44
" George P. Foster, one pair of oxen, 320 00
J. C. French, one horse, 260 00
" Goodell & Hill, turning posts,
7 50
" Graton & Knight, belting, 25 08
" Wm. H. Heywood, sundry bills paid, 269 84
" Stephen Hill, two yoke of oxen, 520 00
" H. H. Houghton, expenses, 50 00
" Joseph Jewett, keeping oxen, 9 25
212
Paid J. W. Jordan, lanterns, d.c .. 49 00
" James Livingston. harness, 73 00
" A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, sand. &c., 317 58.
". J. D. Lovell, tools and sundries, 89 75
.. Charles Marvin, measuring, 1 32
" Thomas McGull, gravel, - 10 00
" Henry W. Miller, drain pipe and cartage. 25 83
" Amory Moore, sawing, -
1 44
·· Luther G. Moore, keeping cattle. 9 00
" New York Steam Engine Works, porta- ble engine, 1,200 00
" Daniel Noyes, drawing earth, 9 00
" Henry C. Oliver, repairing harness &c., 12 35
" Wm. W. Patch, grinding, 56 70
". J. S. Pinkham, ox and horse blankets, 29 42
" Pratt & Inman, crow bar and sledge, 9 17
" Michael Quinn, one new cart and sundries. 221 11
" James Rafferty, nails. 20 00
" Darius Rice, repairing watering trough, 6 00
". A. Sampson, repairing, &.c., 10.50
" Erastmus H. Stone, painting, 22 00
" S. Taft & Son, oil, brooms. matches, &c., 28 74
" N. G. Tucker, drain pipe &c., 88 41
" Wm. Ward, saw dust, 3 00
" T. W. Wellington & Co., coal, 84 00
" J. W. Wetherell, gravel, 4 17
" Wm. A. Wheeler, road rolls, 293 44
" Wood, Light & Co., iron and forging, 5 48
" T. M. Woodward, sign boards, 109 92
" Worcester & Nashua R. R. Co., fr't,
338 25
" Worcester Water Works,
water in city barn, 15 00
for 4 barrels cement. 8 60
23 60 29,313 80
$2,184 31
Balance undrawn January 7, 1867,
INTEREST.
Balance undrawn January 1, 1866, 1,055 78
APPROPRIATION, 17,000 00
Received interest on taxes, -
102 25
Transfer from City Debt, .
100 00
$18,258 03
213
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Artemas D. Baker, -
25 00
" Emory Banister,
100 60
" Bay State Fire Insurance Co.,
519 50
" George A. Brown,
-
33 18
" City National Bank,
.
242 50
" County of Worcester,
-
217 00
" Samuel De Witt,
37 50
" Wm. Dickinson, Treas.,
-
555 83
" E. P. B., or bearer,
1,175 00
" Hannah Fowler,
-
48 00
" G. W. W., or bearer,
500 00
" Samuel F. Gates,
49 86
" Estate of John Green,
-
-
212 50
" Parley Goddard,
2 24
" Elijah Hammond, -
-
50 00
" Henry Heywood,
-
64 00
" High School Medal Fund,
60 00
" William Jennison,
125 00
" Ebenezer Jewett,
1 30
" Willard Jones, -
476 37
" Hiram Knights,
-
-
150 00
" Levi Lincoln, -
173 17
" George C. Macy,
100 00
" Mechanics' Savings Bank,
1,000 00
" Merchants' & Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 190 00
" J. Hubbard Moore,
-
21 75
" Henry C. Rice, Adm'r, -
102 09
" H. E. Richardson, -
6 07
" Sanford Ruby, -
12 50
" Samuel Smith,
17 73
" State Mutual Life Assurance Co., 1,608 17
" George Upham, -
- -
50 00
" James H. Wall, - 1
154 34
" Worcester County Institution for Savings, - 4,677 68
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