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Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868,
1,569.04
APPROPRIATION,
18,000.00
Received from Highways for labor,
1,564.87
for engine,
450.00
hose,
180.00
66
manure,
54.12
66
pumping,
200.02
$22,018.05
EXPENDITURES.
Paid A. Beaman Lovell, Ch'f Eng'r, salary, 500.00
Silas J. Brimhall, Engineer,
75.00
Simon E. Combs,
66
100.00
66 Sam'l H. Day,
75.00
Eli B. Fairbanks,
75.00
James L. Morse,
66
75.00
Joseph Rideout, 66
66
125.00
Paid members for services : 66 Gov. Lincoln Co., 12 mos., 525.00 Jas. D. Shaw, Eng'r, services 12 mos., 300.00
Wm. R. Shaw, Ass't Eng'r, 12 « 150.00
John A. Simmons, steward,
3 " '67, 18.75
members of Col. Davis Co., 12 " 525.00
12 150.00
Moses B. Allen, steward,
3
"'67, 18.75
members A. B. Lovell Co.,
12
516.66
Ab'm Burlingame, Eng'r,
12
66 300.00
Jas. F. Meach, Ass't 4 50.00
Moses B. Allen, stewarn, &c., 12
895.00
66 Stephen Allen, steward, &c., 12
955.00
Rapid Eng .. Co. No 2,
12
2091.66
City Hose
1,
12
565.00
Ocean Hose 66
2,
12
565.00
Eagle
3,
12
66 556.66
Niagara " 66
4,
12
565.00
66 Yankee "
5,
12
565.00
Hook & Ladder "
1,
12
1045.00
66
2,
12
66 1040.83
60 David J. Baker, horse hire,
48.00
Henry Barnard,
4.00
Brown & Barnard,
56.50
r
J. W. Woodward, Engineer, 12 John A. Merritt, Assis't "
300.00
258
Paid John J. Burke, horse hire,
10.00
Denny & Wiley,
66
14.00
S. H. Emerson,
6:
2.00
N. S. Hale,
12.00
44 Chas. A. Harrington, 66
56.00
Hook & Ladder Co. 1,
2 years,
165.00
66 A. B. Lovell,
66
38.00
66 Jas. McDermot,
66
84.00
66 Pratt & Heald,
& trucking,
324.00
Charles H. Rand,
66
4.00
J. & J. H. Stone,
66
10.00
Chapman Wallis,
66
8.00
C. H. Whitney,
66
2.00
Ames Plow Co., giving. 25 alarms, .: 25.00
26.00
66 G. M. Jewell, 9
9.00
Hollis B. Brigham, " 26 " '67,'68, 26.00
Geo. W. Wheeler, jr., " 26
66
26.00
Wm. T. Merrifield, " 79
66 from
Oct. 1, '65, to Jan. 1, '69,
79.00
66 Geo. T. Aitchison, cart, rep'g, &c.,
368.50
Benj. Allen, wood,
11.25
Moses B. Allen, labor and sundries 17.45
Stephen Allen, hay, straw, &c., 63.56
26.05
66 Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe, labor, &c. 70.53 340.05
John Barry, hay,
A. W. Beaumont & Co., clean'g, waste, 22.00 73.91
Alzirus Brown, rep'g,
Ezra P. Brown, hay,
14.68
66 S. K. Buell, waste for cleaning, 26.87
V. R. Bullard, repairs, 1.75
Abr'm Burlingame, labor, sundries, 73.57
66 John D. Chollar, chairs,
22.00
Clark, Sawyer, & Co., paper and hang- ing, lanterns, &c., 144.28
Geo. H. Clark, painting and glazing, 81.72
Clifford & Heald, oats, 144.40
J. Colbath & Son, labor and sundries, 12.09 Dexter & Curtis, provender, &c., 583.60
Jacob Eidt, curtains, fixtures, &c., 26.75
Eli B. Fairbanks, repairs, 28.38
Jas. R. Fish, 134.82
E. R. Fiske & Son, printing, 7.75
66
66 Lyman E. Ball,
26
W. E. Allen, oil and sundries, Arcade Malleable Iron Co., 6 wrenches, 4.80 1.90
66 J. G. Barker, whiffletree and painting,
P
259
Paid C. Foster & Co., hardware, 14.31
Garfield & Parker, wood and use cart,
9.75
D. Gay, straw and carting, 54.80
H. D. Goodnow, paving,
5.00
Graton & Knight, rep'g hose,
341.80
W. M. Hall & Sons, wood,
11.25
66
Daniel Haven, hay,
58.07
Highway Dep't, stone,
6.00
Daniel G. Holbrook, wood,
5.16
B. E. Hutchinson, hose straps, &c., 43.22
J. W. Jordan, stove pipe, labor, &c.,
79.04
Wm. H. Jourdan, coal,
202.46
66 I. N. Keyes, kindlings,
3.00
Alex'r Lorimer, packing, rope, &c.,
12.75
A. B. Lovell, cash paid out, 51.38
66
John D. Lovell, sundries,
19.05
Wm. Mitchell, labor on steamer 3, 258.85
N. P. Mulloy, rep'g lantern, 6.00
66
Nat'l Cornet Band, services, Muster, 40.00
.
John B. O'Leary & Bro., blacksmithing, 4.25 Henry C. Oliver, sundries, 44.23
C. G. Reed & Co., whiffletree, 2.50
49.50
Rice, Barton, & Fales Machine and Iron Co., repairs to steamer,
2.75
66 A. P. Rice, painting,
10.50
Roper & Henry, wood,
7.00
H. Schneider, rep'g lanterns,
1.25
Jas. D. Shaw, labor on steamer,
12.94
H. C. Silsby, flues and cartage, 51.38
3.50
Strong & Rogers, coal,
211.45
Geo. T. Sutton, hose, labor ,&c., 54.48
John F. Sutton, wood, repairs, &c.,
13.15
S. Taft & Son, oil, matches, &c., .
132.24
R. C. Taylor, oil,
155.37
66 A. Tolman & Co., repairing,
68.20
John Turley, cash paid out,
9.45
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 8.25
Waldron & Post, reps. to eng. signals, 31.00
66 C. C. Webster, waste for cleaning, 6.60
H. B. Wellington, blacksmithing, 104.45
Wm. A. Wheeler, stove, 20.00
J. C. White & Co., wash leather, &c., 7.10
J. W. Woodward, labor, &c., 9.42
Wor. Gas Light Co., gas, 233.84
Wor. Water Works, use of water, 100.00
66
John F. Smith, wood,
Frederic Revere, window shades,
260
Hose House, Bloomingdale Road :
Paid Eli B. Fairbanks, labor and mat'ls,
1823.63
" Highway dep't, grading, 11.10
J. W. Jordan, piping, &c., 25.05
Water Works, putting in pipe,
43.05
Engine House, Exchange street : Paid John Barnard, slating, 52,50
James R. Fish, labor and materials
558.26
A. B. Lovell, labor, &c.,
508.31
" A. G. Mann, thresholds, 20.00
Water Works, putting in pipe, 70.15
$21,743.21
Balance undrawn, Jan. 4, 1869, FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
$1,925.37
Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868, APPROPRIATION,
6,000.00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Zephaniah Baker, salary as Libr'n,
1000.00
Frances M. Baker,
Assis't,
500.00
£ Sarah F. Earle, 66
183.33
66 Emma S. Eddy,
400.00
D. G. Aldrich, cut wood, 12.00
Frances M. Baker, exp. sweep'g R'g R'm, 10.00
Zeph'h Baker, books, chairs, &c., 102.07
Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe, labor, 28.19
Boston & Albany R. R. Co., freight, &c., 4.48 R. H. Chase, painting, 43.19
John D. Chollar, furniture, 58.13
Clark, Sawyer & Co., gas-burners, globes, 8.10
Earle & Fuller, plans,
25.00
Sarah F. Earle, exp. wash'g R'g R'm,
15.91
David G. Francis, book, 5.00
Goddard & Nye, printing, 17.75
H. D. Goodnow, bricks and paving, 44.05
Samuel S. Green, No. Amer. Review, 13.50
Grout & Bigelow, books and station'y, 430.29 Charles Hamilton, printing, 78.71
J. H. Jenkins & Co., table cover, 15.00
Wm. H. Jourdan, coal, 130.68
Little, Brown, & Co., books, 14.25
Lovering, French, & Co., " 62.42
Wm. Lucas & Son, stove, pipe, etc., 111.25
Joel Munsell, books, 23.84
$274.84
$7,925.37
T
261
Paid Nath'l Paine, cash paid for books, etc., 127.67
6 H. and A. Palmer, labor and materials, 374.25 Mrs. Dexter F. Parker, 6 v. Cong'l GI., 12.00
T. H. Reed, labor, iron, etc., 40.50
66 R. I. Hist'l Society, books, 7.25
Jos. Sabin, 30.37
Wm. H. Sanford and Son, books, 369.52
Scribner, Welford & Co., 55.40
66 Stephen Smith & Co., chairs, table, etc. 194.00
John A. Stevens, book, 10.00
66 Strong and Rogers, coal,
193.62
N. G. Tucker, pipe, labor, etc.,
34.17
Tyler and Seagrave, printing,
111.97
J. S. Wesby, binding books, 387.55
C. B. Whiting, 5 vols. Geneal. Reg'r, 15.00
66 Wiggins and Lunt, books, 24.50
Wor. Gas Light Co., gas, 347.43
Wor. Water Works, use of water, 15.00
$5,687.34
Balance undrawn, Jan. 4, 1869,
2,238.03
FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING, ETC.
APPROPRIATION,
6,000
EXPENDITURES :
Paid J. D. Baldwin and Co., advertising, $237.00
S. B. Bartholomew and Co., " 167.90
E. R. Fiske and Son, printing, 9.75
Garfield and Parker, wood, 4.50
Grout and Bigelow, books, stationery, 78.90
Charles Hamilton, printing, 65.95
Henry J. Howland, Directories, 16.00
66 Wm. H. Jourdan, coal, 587.00
66 J. S. C. Knowlton. adv'g, 68.75
Little, Brown, & Co., Cushing's man'ls, 13.00
N. E. Lith. S. P. Co., bonds, 142.50
W. H. Sanford & Son, books, stat'y, 123.90
66 Strong & Rogers, coal,
333.01
66
Wm. O. Swett, matches,
2.25
Tyler & Seagrave, paper, printing, and binding Doc. No. 22, 1,192.03
Tyler & Seagrave, other printing, 514.92
J. S. Wesby, binding, 203.25
G. Henry Whitcomb & Co., envelopes, 27.50
Wor. Gas Light Co., gas, 1086.30
Transfer to Contingent expenses, 1125.59
6,000.00
262
HERMON STREET.
Received of Prov. & Wor. R. R. Co., 250.00
Wor. & Nash. R. R. Co., 500.00
$750.00
EXPENDITURES :
Transfer to Contingent expenses,
750.00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868,
5,113.61
APPROPRIATION,
18,000.00
66 for macadamizing,
5,000.00
removal of snow, 3,200.00
sidewalks, 15,000.00
Received from Commissioner for labor, ma-
terials, scrapings, etc.,
724.89
for two horses,
150.00.
66
for 3 pairs oxen,
837.00
for labor and materials,
899.55
for scrapings,
114.60
66 from corporations and individuals
for putting in sidewalks, 8,184.11
from Gore & Richardson, labor and materials,
151.20
from Contingent expenses,
122.25
Received from engine house,
11.10
Fire. Dep't,
6.00
Paupers,
275.00
Public Buildings,
372.59
Schools and School Houses, 2,504.68
66
Sewers,
2,913.11
Water Works-constr'n, 389.11
Transfer from Contingent expenses, 11,441.56
$75,413.36
EXPENDITURES.
Paid David F. Parker, salary as Comm'r, 1200.00 66
horse hire,
300.00
Pay Rolls, labor,
25,838.08
H. Adams, labor on roads,
9.70
66 George F. Barker, labor on roads,
39.00
66 George Brown,
42.50
Sumner Cook,
66
16.90
S. G. Curtis,
3.25
H. W. Davis,
24.86
Fire Department, " men & t'ms, 1613.25
Nahum Flagg, labor on roads, 56.80
Charles Hadwen,
5.00
263
Paid Elijah Hammond, labor on roads,
34.00
Benj. F. Harrington,
5.10
Jonas Hartshorn, 66
21.40
Wm. Heaton, 66
4.20
Henry H. Houghton,
4.00
6
J. Nelson Jacobs,
66
2.12
66
Amos F. Knight,
66
6.13
W. P. Knight,
3.75
E. S Knowles,
28.05
James L. Libby,
66
45.72
Thomas Lynch,
66
20.00
Harrison Moore,
66
19.20
Luther G. Moore,
6.20
Stephen B. Moore,
5.40
Patrick Mulvanny,
66
2.00
Ezekiel Newton,
66
63.57
Dexter H. Perry,
2.50
Samuel Perry,
16.00
66
Silas Phillips,
29.61
66
Charles I. Pierce,
66
12.10
66
Samuel Putnam,
14.00
G. C. Rice,
15.30
W. L. Robbins,
96.00
66
P. & S. Sears,
66
15.45
A. & L. M, Taft,
66
28.60
Stephen D. Waite,
66
13.70
66
Oliver B. Webber,
9.62
66 W. A. Williams,
3.00
66
John Ager, Stone, stone,
1.00
Enoch Bancroft, paving stones, &c.,
133.33
66 S. W. Burbank, bricks,
120.00
66 J. A. Bancroft & Co., flagstone,
285.39
Wm. T. Barber, paving stones,
4.50
E. P. Buss,
8.33
E. F. Chamberlain,
66
120.00
66 H. W. Davis,
&c.,
7.75
Sidney B. Dudley,
66
16.71
Charles Duston, bricks,
2828.75
Wm. Eames, paving stones,
45.00
E. S. Fuller,
36.00
66 Tho's Gates, curb stones,
63.00
2 Gore & Richardson, paving,
3356.33
66 Nathan S. Hale, paving stones,
112.29
Elijah Hammond,
20.00
66 Benj. Harrington,
44.00
Wm. J. Ross,
.75
34
264
Paid Hayden & Co , flagging,
79.20
" Natt. & W. F. Head, bricke, 590.00
6 . Samnel Head, 110.00 66
66 Geo. W. Hobbs, stone,
27.35
.. J. W. Hooper, paving stones, 65.22
66 Horace L. Jenks,
8.00
R. W. Kane,
68.50
Isaac Lamb, 66
29.00
A. G. Mann, stone and labor,
83.01
‹. Chester Newell, flagging stone, 21.00
70.00
George Newton, 7.00
66 A. H. Nourse, stone, 14.59
Wm. F. Oakley, paving stones,
17.67
66 Cha's E. Parker, 40.24
.. Cha's H. Peck,
" and gravel, 84.67
Michael Powers, 66
12.00
C. O. Richardson, paving,
2195.30
Samuel L. Robbins, paving stones, 1.50
606.84
Legowin & Littlefild, stone,
128.47
66
Lewis Legowin,
219.78
66 J. M. Simonds, paving stones,
23.50
66 Fred'k T. Stowell,
5.40
66 Tarbell & Barney, bricks, etc.,
5.00
66 E. B. Walker, stone and labor,
3003.69
66 Willard Ward, paving stones,
16.00
66 David Whitcomb, curb-stone, 10.33
66 David M. Woodward, stone and labor, 139.58
66 G. P. Young, paving stones, 45.26
Chas. Baker & Co., labor and carting 170.97
66 Chamberlin & Co., 66 44.75
66 E. F. Chamberlin, chestnut plank,
64.63
E. B. Crane, lumber,
40.39
Earle & Turner, " 12.53
6 Garfield & Parker, chestnut plank, 136.65
M. M. Garfield, lumber, 885.49
John Gates & Co., lumber and cartage, 154.44 Ja's L. Munroe, lumber, 554.50
66 M. H. O'Brien,
163.35
66 Pauper Farm Dep't,“ 66
248.98
66 Curtis Rice, 40.80
C. A. Tenney & Co., lumber and cart'ge, 37.44 E. M. Banning, labor on bridge, 7.50
Nahum Flagg, etc., 19.00
66
66 Benj. Thayer, paving stones,
7.00
W. L. Robbins, 66
Ezekiel Newton, paving stones,
265
Paid V'm. T. Barber, hay,
306.70
C. Chenery,
202.00
Ja's D. M. Davis, "
115.85
F. Harrington, oats,
71.25
G. S. Hoppin & Co., oats,
46.50
Alex'r B. Macy, ag't, hay,
48.25
Pauper Farm, hay and straw,
142.20
66 Chas. I. Peirce, hay,
136.56
Geo. W. Rogers, prov'der, oats, etc., 1879.61
84.70
66 Elijah Sibley, hay,
65.83
66
C. P. Stockwell, hay,
74.00
A. J. Bemis, blacksmithing and shoeing, 11.75
2.50
Henry C. Fish,
475.64
John B. O'Leary & Bro.
366.03
H. B. Wellington, 66
276.87
H. S. Whitney,
49.95
E. E. Abbott, gravel,
107.50
Alexander & Martin, teaming,
101.00
Arad Alexander, 467.60
Ames Plow Co., castings, repairs, etc. 59.79
J. D. Baldwin & Co., adv'g, 2.00
73.00
66 B. Barnardi 292.50
Barrett, Washburn, & Co., pipe, labor, 14.06
1.40
H. R. Bishop, ladders, 6.67
Blake Brothers, rep'g stone breaker,
24.57
O. Blood & Son, bolts, etc., 2.30
66
G. M. Brackett, medical attendance,
53.50
Artemas J. Brooks, oxen, 320.00
James F. Brooks, road scraper,
45.00
Brown & Barnard, teaming,
304.85
D. Brown, harnesses and repairs, 470.25
G. W. Bush, horses and blankets,
825.00
E. P. Buss, teaming,
103.50
Ira Carlton & Co., 1 pair horses,
800.00
John Carney, painting,
14.00
Clark & Houghton, lime, cement, etc., 22.58
66 Edmund Converse, teaming,
675.85
Eben T. Curtis, grinding,
15.36
Wm. H. Davis, 1 horse, 280.00
Florence Donavan, teaming, 51.00
Charles Flagg, oxen, 350.00
C. Foster & Co., nails and sundries, 158.57
.
Shade Trees, grass on New Common,
Francis Cosgrove,
66
J. A. Bancroft, teaming, etc.,
G. O. & A. E. Bigelow, repairing,
266
Paid Rufus Fuller, coal,
10.00
Garfield & Parker, teaming,
39.00
M. M. Garfield, 66
1645.37
Lyman Gibbs, drawing wheels,
12.00
J. M. Goodell, stable posts,
10.50
Grout & Bigelow, books, etc.,
36.69
N. S. Hale, teaming, 336.10
66 Danford Hall, watching, etc.,
90.00
Elijah Hammond, labor, man and t'm,
6.30
66 Heald & Bigelow, wheels,
46.00
Hobbs & Winn, oil, etc.,
22.90
J. W. Howe & Co., sand screen, etc., 14.50
66 J. W. Jordan, lanterns, labor, etc., 63.88
66 Wm. H. Jourdan, coal, 51.19
D. W. Kent, saw dust, 4.81
I. N. Keyes, saw'g, plan'g, and m'tch'g, 118.79 Kinnicutt & Co., shovels, nails, etc., 50.18
Alex'r Lorimer, rope and splicing, 2.70
A. B. Lovell, labor, pipe, bricks, etc., 121.97
J. D. Lovell, shovels, hoes, etc.,
331.55
J. Marble & Co., alcohol, axlegrease, 76.38
Chas. Marvin, weighing and measuring, 7.29 Geo. W. Mathews, cash paid out, 15.48
P. McCann & Bro., build'g w'l, Grv. st. 118.50
. " Richard McDonnell, stone boat plank, 7.50
Wm. McRoberts, 2 horses, 725.00
Wm. F. Merrifield, sawing, 8.00
66 Henry W. Miller, nails, etc., 6.54
Luther G. Moore, keeping oxen, 4.00
John Murray, 4.50
66 Wm. F. Oakley, teaming, 42.00
Henry C. Oliver, sundries, 7.10
David F. Parker, caslı paid for sundr's, 291.18
66 Wm. W. Patch, sawdust and grinding, 11.85
Pauper farm, oxen, 255.00
66 Pratt & Heald, teaming,
336.00
Pratt & Inman, sledge, etc.,
7.91
D. Putnam, salt, 5.00
66 Michael Quinn, ironing carts, etc., 300.75
C. G. Reed & Co., new carts, repairs, 605.30 Rice, Barton & Fales M. & I. Co., re- pairing crusher, 98.43
Geo. F. Rice, rep'g cutter,
9.75
6 Richardson, Meriam & Co., posts, 10.00
C. C. Riley, excavating, 450.90
S. B. Ripley, rent of land. 30.00
267
Paid S. Salisbury, wall, Grove st., 750.00
66 66 widening Highland st. 116.00
66 R. R. Shepard & Co., powder and fuse, 164.50
Shields & Moody, soldering pipe, 1.00
Benj. Smith, wheels, 90.00
66 D. & C. P. Stevens, window frames, 3.30
John Stone & Co., 1 horse,
300.00
66 Strong & Rogers, coal,
121.02
A. & L. M. Taft, teaming,
44.00
66
S. Taft & Son, oil, salt, etc.,
39.14
L. A. Taylor, 1 mo's services,
60.00
A. Tolman & Co., repairing,
3.00
N. G. Tucker, pipe, solder, etc.,
23.21
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 4.00
Appleton Walker, blankets, etc., 26.30
H. E. Warren, 1 horse,
300.00
Washburn & Moen Manuf'g Co., re- taining wall, Grove st., 2000.00
66
G. W. Wellington, wagon,
215.00
T. W. Wellington & Co., coal,
23.50
E. B. Wells, repairs to hack,
3.25
Wm. A. Wheeler, castings,
27.55
Ja's White, sand screen,
5.00
66 Cha's Wood, use of derrick,
38.44
T. M. Woodward, signs, 51.75
66 W. & N. R. R. Co., freight,
1624.16
66 Worcester Water Works, use water, 22.00
Wm. Workman, earth, 1.75
CITY STABLES.
Paid C. K. Babcock, moving sheds, etc., 286.25
John Barnard, slating, 170.38
Barrett, Washburn, & Co., pipe, etc., 47.79
E. Boyden & Son, details for barn, 7.00
Geo. H. Clark, painting, 214.55
H. W. Eddy, contract and other work, 4625.07 6.69
J. W. Jordan, sundries,
Felix McCann, laying wall, etc., 253.22
66 H. & A. Palmer, labor, 1.50
Andrew Rogers, snow guard, 51.50
Wm. A. Wheeler, stable rails,
39.00
$75,413.36
INTEREST.
Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868, APPROPRIATION,
2393.37 14,000.00
268
Received interest on land, Dix st.,
168.16
taxes, 326.66
Transfer from Conting't Expenses,
4,203.08
$21,091.27
EXPENDITURES.
Paid American Antiquarian Society,
620.66
Artemas D. Baker,
25.00
Geo. S. Barton,
389.52
Bay State Fire Insurance Co.,
1091.85
Bearer,
690.00
Nathan T. Bemis,
78.00
Emeline Burnett,
48.00
Central National Bank,
20.00
City National Bank,
138.00
Caleb Dana,
27.00
Isaac Davis,
89.91
Samuel De Witt,
37.50
Earle & Jones,
45.00
E. P. B. or bearer,
1200.00
Alfred E. Fiske,
174.00
Hannah Fowler,
48.00
Anna R. S. Fox,
360.00
Maria Fox,
240.00
G. W. W. or bearer,
550.00
Wm. A. Gould,
1.07
Wm. H. Goulding,
149.85
Eliza F. Hamilton,
360.00
S. F. Haven,
10.33
Sophronia Hawes,
39.00
G. W. Holman,
66.83
Hope Cemetery,
180.00
B. E. Hutchinson,
39.33
Eleanor D. Knight,
60.90
Henry W. Knight,
13.50
Estate of Levi Lincoln,
77.83
. George C. Macy,
100.00
Mechanics' Savings Bank,
1000.00
Merchants and Farmers' Fire Ins. Co., 709.75 Asahel Newton, 3.17
John C. Newton, Treas'r,
46.00
Estate of Charles Paine, 60.00
Peabody Museum Fund,
119.70
John E. Phelps,
12.92
Proprietors Bay State House,
85.33
George W. Richardson,
120.00
Harriet E. Richardson,
6.27
.
269
Paid Angeline A. Sawyer,
141.00
Samuel Smith,
50.15
Samuel Smith, Guardian,
68.45
Samuel C. Smith,
97.07
Sarah F. D. Spurr,
34.10
State Mutual Life Assur. Co.,
3216.66
Samuel F. Stone, Guardian,
21.25
Francis P. Stowell, (J. C. B. note,)
29.00
Sarah W. Stowell, 66 Guardian,
118.94
Azubah H. Swallow,
66.00
G. U. or bearer,
28.78
Gill Valentine,
12.00
Martha D. Wells,
34.00
Erastus Winslow and Levi Hammond, Trustees,
42.50
George F. Wood,
193.60
Josephus Woodcock,
120.00
Jane F. Woodward,
360.00
Wor. Co. Inst. of Industrial Science,
1148.48
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,
3354.09
Wor. Five Cents Savings Bank,
2761.52
$21,091.27
INTEREST ON WATER INVESTMEFT.
Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868,
3887.76
Received of Peabody Museum Fund,
11.00
Transfer from Water Rents,
24,068.07
$27,466.83
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Stephen Bartlett,
228.00
Albert Ball,
31.90
Bearer,
98.18
Edward Bemis,
30.00
George Brown,
1463.83
John Claflin,
60.00
Louis A. Culver,
204.00
Aaron G. Cutler,
30.00
Mary H. E. Davis,
180.00
Heirs of Martha Dean,
25.00
Jos. B. Drury,
57.00
Alonzo H. Fiske,
6.00
Clarinda S. Fiske,
55.50
Free Public Library,
300.00
G. W. W. or bearer,
325.00
Elijah Hammond,
50.00
Dennis Harthan,
119.00
59.46
270
Paid High School Fund,
94.75
David Hitchcock,
113.11
Estate of Wm. Jennison,
375.00
John Jepherson,
726.58
Catharine Jones,
24.00
Hiram Knights,
150.00
Charles Marvin,
186.67
Mech's' Savings Bank,
660.00
Merchants & Farmers' Fire Ins. Co.,
1615.00
Peabody Museum Fund,
66.00
People's Savings' Bank,
1200.00
John E. Phelps,
32.00
Sumner Reed,
33.85
Hiram Rice,
169.50
Jos. Sprague,
600.00
Sarah D. Spurr.
78.00
State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,
8120.21
Ethan R. Thompson,
84.00
George Upham,
50.00
Edwin Waite,
350.00
Luther Wheelock,
302.00
George Wight,
306.00
Albert Witt,
90.00
Wor. Co. Inst. of Industrial Science,
275.50
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,
3355.00
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,
2240.00
Priscillaj Wyer,
600.00
$25,160.58
Balance undrawn, Jan. 4, 1869, LICENSES.
2306.25
Received of Joseph Forter, license 130,
25.00
of the City Clerk, for Amusements,
675.00
Auctioneers,
18.00
I
Billiard and Bowling Rooms,
160.00
Dogs,
886.00
Hacks,
92.00
Pawn Brokers,
10.00
$1,866.00
$1,366.00
EXPENDITURES. Transfer to Contingent Expenses, LIGHTING STREETS. APPROPRIATION, Transfer from Contingent expenses,
$8,000.00 2791.53-$10,791.53
271
EXPENDITURES :
Paid E. Ames, labor and materials, mason work, $98.62
C. K. Babcock, raising building, 18.00
Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe, labor, 229.24
Bush & Co., alcohol, 7.50
Jason Chapin, agent, gas burners,
27.47
R. H. Chase, paint, 6.52
Silas Clapp, care 303 street lamps, and lighting, 315.51
George H. Clark, glass, paint, etc.,
248.98
Cleveland & Bassett, trenching, lantern cocks, etc., 438.39
H. W. Eddy, stock and labor,
18.81
C. Foster & Co., sundries, 23.26
J. C. French, building house, 270.84
John Gates & Co., lamp posts and cart'g, 25.25 M. B. Green & Co., alcohol, 36.00
J. W. Jordan, lanterns, repairs, etc.,
625.36
F. A. Kirby, lighting and care of 361 lights, 1901.85
labor on posts, repairs, etc., 727.72
Kinnicutt & Co., glass, .60
T. H. Reed, burners, matches, etc., 79.30
Wm. O. Swett, 186 gallons fluid, 90.40
66 barrels, matches, etc.,
3.00
5.26
S. Taft & Son, matches, oil and can,
5.40
D. D. Tatman, stone etc.,
48.08
Wm. A. Wheeler, gas posts,
925.00
Wor. Gas Light Co., gas for str't lights, 4163.08 repairs etc., 35.83
U. S. excise tax, 416.26-10,791.53
LIQUOR LICENSES AND TAXES.
Received for licenses, 66 taxes,
1095.28 -- 4,745.28
EXPENDITURES :
Paid Commonwealth, tax on sales, 544.97
Charles Hamilton, printing, 13.50
Transfer to Contingent expenses,
4186.81 -- 4,745.28
LOANS, TEMPORARY AND FUNDED.
Amount of same, Jan. 6, 1868, $298,199.85
Received from Bay State Fire Ins. Co., 6,000.00
Bay State House, Pro'rs of, 2,000.00
35
3650.00
272
Received from Nathan T. Bemis, 1,000.00
66 Central National Bank, 5,000.00
City National Bank, 16,000.00
Isaac Davis,
2,500.00
Green Library Fund,
1,500.00
Hope Cemetery, 3,000.00
66
Benj. E. Hutchinson,
1,700.00
66
Levi Lincoln, estate of,
2,000.00
Merch'ts & Farmers Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 24,500.00
George W. Richardson, 4,000.00
Harriet E. Richardson, 400.00
66 School of Indust'l Science, 4,900.00
Samuel Smith, 1,700.00
66
State Mut. Life Ass. Co., 80,000.00
66
George F. Wood, 7,000.00
Wor. Five Cents Sav. B'k, 18,000.00
$479,399.85
EXPENDITURES :
Paid American Antiquarian Society, 8,000.00
Bay State Fire Ins. Co.,
6.000.00
Bay State House, Prop'tors of
2,000.00
George S. Barton,
6,000.00
Nathan T. Bemis,
2,000.00
George Brown,
7,000.00
Central Nat'l Bank,
5,000.00
City Nat'l Bank,
16,000.00
Isaac Davis,
2,500.00
Earle & Jones,
1,000.00
Dennis Harthan,
1,700.00
High School Fund,
1,000.00
David Hitchcock,
600.00
George W. Holman, (S. C.,)
1,000.00
Benj. E. Hutchinson,
1,700.00
John Jepherson,
8,000.00
Charles Marvin, 2,000.00
Merch'ts & Farm's' Mut. F. Ins. Co. 30,500.00
John C. Newton, Treasurer, 1,000.00
People's Savings Bank,
10,000.00
John E. Phelps, 500.00
Harriet E. Richardson,
400.00
School of Industrial Science,
4,000.00
Samuel Smith,
1,700.00
Samuel Smith, Guardian,
755.00
Samuel C. Smith,
1,600.00
Sarah F. D. Spurr,
1,100.00
273
Paid State Mut. Life Assur. Co.,
97,000.00
Francis P. Stowell, (J. C. B.,)
1,000.00
Sarah W. Stowell,
2,400.00
Ethan R. Thompson,
1,200.00
Martha D. Wells,
600.00
George F. Wood,
7,000.00
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,
86,104.85.
Wor. Five Cents Savings Bank,
24,000.00
Luther Wheelock,
4,400.00
$346,759.85 $132,640.00
Amount due, Jan. 4, 1869,
LOAN : FUNDED SEWER. Bonds, Jan. 6, 1868,
38,600.00
Received of Amer'n Antiq'n Society,
9,000.00
66
Wm. H. Gould,
100.00
Samuel F. Haven,
1,000.00
66
Asahel Newton,
1,000.00
School of Industrial Science, 25,000.00
Samuel V. Stone, Guardian, 500.00
66
Benj'n Wallace, estate of, 1,000.00
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings, 9,000.00
Wor. Five Cents Sav'gs B'k, 36,000.00
Amount due, Jan. 4, 1869, $121,200.00
MILITARY.
Received from the Commonwealth,
$4,073.00
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn, Jan. 6, 1868, 1,910.36
699.50
Paid Co. A, 10th Reg't, services, Co. C, 66 66
736.50
Band, 66
450.00- $3,796.36
Balance undrawn, Jan. 4, 1869, NEW COMMON : ELM PARK.
$276.64
Received of Executors of estate of Levi Lincoln, $940.00
940.00
Amount undrawn, Jan. 4, 1869, PAUPERS.
Balance undrawn, Jan. 6, 1868, $1,984.60
APPROPRIATION, 10,000.00
Received from cities and towns for board, provisions, wood, and sundries furn'd paupers, 373.51
66 State L. Hosp'l, board, 45.50
66 Commonwealth, burials, ect., 798.48
274
Received from Lydia Curtis, 420.00
66
Jeremiah Dwyer, 77.92
66 Samuel Gleason, 100.00
66 for board at Nautical School, 9.85
on account of George Lamb,
133.00
66 from Est. Prudence and Mary Rice, 436.30
Highw'y Dep't, ox'n, hay, etc. 646.18
66 Truant School, board, 1406.13
66 " altering dormitories, 389.08
66 John Farwell, sales, 1,505.65
$18,326.20
EXPENDITURES.
Paid George W. Gale, (Clerk) salary, 800,00
George W. Gale, cash paid for tickets, postage, and sundries, 586.02 J. Marcus Rice, salary as City Physic'n, 200.00 State L. Hospital, Taunton, board, etc., 198.20 66 Worcester, 66 1,241.95
State Industrial School, board of girls, 78.21
State Nautical School, board of boys,
243.26
State Reform School, 66
279.85 County of Worcester, support of pauper, 8.29 City of Boston, 66
6.43
" Springfield, 66
17.00
Town of Grafton, 66
41.00
Holden, 66 24.00
Waltham, 66
60.00
For support of persons out of Alms House : Paid monthly allowance made to sundry per-
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