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C. J. Guild, Steward,
2
98 50
Col. Davis Co., Steamer 2, 12
962 50
A. B. Lovell " 3, 12
1,138 37
M. B. Allen, Steward, &c,, 9 587 50
Stephen Allen, “
12 66 780 00
Rapid Engine Co., No. 2, 12 66 2,100 00
City Hose Co., No. 1, 12 66 569 16
Ocean
“ 2,
12
565 00
Eagle " 66 " 3, 12
565 00
Niagara "
" 4,
12 66 565 00
Yankee " 66 " 5,
12 66 548 34
Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, 12
66 1,036 68
66 66 " 2, 12 horse hire,
1,045 00
Steamer 3,
392 00
Rapid Engine Co., No. 2,
48 00
City Hose 66 " 1,
60 00
Ocean 66
2,
66
66 00
Eagle " 66 66 3,
66
64 00
Niagara "
4,
66 60 00
Yankee "
66 5, 66
66 72 00
Hook & Ladder "
1,
66 104 00
66
66 " 2, " 66 99 00
Brown and Barnard, trucking,
12 50
E. Converse, trucking,
8 50
Jeremiah Henderson, drawing hose,
2 00
Ames Plow Co., giving 26 alarms,
26 00
J. & A. E. Estabrook, 66
31 66 31 00
Wm. Hoyle,
66 15
15 00
George M. Jewell, 66 28 66 28 00
20
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid
William T. Merrifield. 28 28 00
Wm. Stevenson, 30 30 00
Warren Thread Co., 9 66 9 00
George W. Wheeler, Jr. " 30 30 00
George T. Aitchison, repairs, 7 85
Allen & Reed, hose, couplings, &c., 148 37
Chas. Allen, wood, &c., 9 59
M. B. Allen, jobbing, &c., 22 30
Stephen Allen, horse medicine, &c., 11 50
W. E. Allen, collar, 6 00
Ames Plow Co., wheel jacks, 4 00
Arcade Malleable Iron Co., spanners, 8 51
J. D. Baldwin, & Co., advertising, 3 25
Barrett, Washburn & Co., steam guage, pipe, labor, &c., 74 25
Luther H. Bigelow, stationery, 10 92
Alzirus Brown, labor, couplings, &c., 226 99
A. Burlingame, drill, &c., 12 25
A. C. Buttrick & Wheeler setting batters, &c., 7 50
Joseph Chase & Co., dusters, 9 80
Clark, Sawyer & Co., gas fixtures, &c., 7 25
George H. Clark, glues, setting, &c., 22 51
E. B. Crane, lumber, &c., 3 54
Dawson & Guild, waste, 37 00
Dexter & Curtis, oats, corn & provender, 168 88
Doe & Woodwell, advertising, 2 25
Edward F. Edwards, repairs, 75
E. B. Fairbanks & Co., carpentering, 7 88
C. Foster & Co., sundries, 29 27
Thomas D. Gard, making badges, 23 40
E. L. Gates, repairs. &c., 55 75
D. Gay, hay and straw, 290 90
R. M. Gould, cash paid out, 8 30
Graton & Knight, repairing hose, &c., 259 63
M. B. Green, & Co., chamois skins and sponges, 9 96
Fred. G. Grout, cutting and piling wood, 5 00
W. H. Hall, hay, 153 67
Wm. C. S. Harrington, horse, 400 00
O. L. Hatch, corn and oats, 33 50
Highway Department, paving, &c., 327 09
21
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid G. S. & A. J. Howe, oil, 51 00
B. E. Hutchinson, hose straps, 11 25
F. Jefts, repairing hay cutter, 1 50
Lewis Johnson, hay.
66 31
J. W. Jordan, sundries, 14 55
Win. II. Jourdan, coal,
228 99
John G. Kendall, agent, insuring,
9 75
Kinnicutt & Co .. lantern,
1 25
HI. B. Livermore, wood.
4 00
Alexander Lorimer, traces,
2 25
J. W. Loring, labor, 2 70
A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, &c., 22 24
J. D. Lovell. brushes, combs, &c., 29 45
A. G. Mann, fenders and labor, 11 00
Jerome Marble, & Co., oil, &c., 21 92
Merchants' Union Express Co., freight, 17 80
Joseph Miles, hay, 219 82
Henry W. Miller, paint brush,
42
Henry C. Oliver, repairs and sundries,
42 37
John O'Meara, repairs, 32 70
J. Penniman, attendance and medicine. 32 50
D. H. Perry, labor, 10 00
Pollard, Wilder & Co., making patterns, 6 00
Walton Prouty, labor, &c., 17 60
Darius Putnam, oil, &c .. 13 20
C. G. Reed, wood,
10 00
T. H. Reed, pipe, labor, &c.,
5 42
Rice, Barton & Fales M. & I. Co., labor, &c., 143 08
Russ & Eddy, frames, 6 00
J. Santon, Jr., & Co., wood, 1 30
G. W. Shaw, labor on Niagara 3, at Quin., 23 00 James D. Shaw, repairing, 6 62
Win. R. Shaw, labor on steamer, 10 00
Shaw & Chandley, labor on steamer, 20 00
Silsby Manufacturing Co., repairs, &c., 218 70
Frederick G. Stiles, painting, &c .. 68 60
St. Louis Flour Co., oats, corn and meal, 483 90 Strong & Rogers, coal. 45 02
George T. Sutton, repairs, &c., 5 85
S. Taft & Son, sundries, 52 36
76 12
R. C. Taylor, oil, 4
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid F. A. Thomas, cash paid for sundries,
8 12 Albert Tolman & Co., Hook & Ladder Truck, 1,390 00
Albert Tolman & Co., repairs, &c .. 278 47
C. D. Tower, repairs, &c .. 30 00
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 52 43
H. B. Wellington, blacksmithing, 120 12
T. W. Wellington & Co., coal,
108 00
Wm. F. Wheeler. grate. 50
White & Conant, tripoli.
1 12
J. C. White & Co., oil, 7 00
D. M. Woodward, resetting stone, 25 00
T. M. Woodward, shades, fixtures &e., 64 00
Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, 265 66
Worcester Water Works. use of water, 104 00
" putting in pipes, 26 26
$20,564 85
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Balance undrawn Jan. 3, 1871. $2,739 79
Appropriation.
8.000 00
Received from Dog Fund.
1,931 05
$12,070 84
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Zephaniah Baker, salary as Librarian, $1,200 00 Sarab F. Earle. " Assistant. 300 00
Emma S. Eddy. : : 500 00
Jessie E. Tyler, 66 66 66 350 00
Edward G. Allen, books, 178 84
Zephaniah Baker, care of building, 1 year, 100 00 cash paid for books, 81 63
J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising. 1 50
Barrett, Washburn & Co .. burners, etc .. 7 95
Luther H. Bigelow. books, etc ..
827 17
HI. A. Bowman. covering banisters. 37 00
R. H. Chase, painting. 195 47
John D. Chollar, stools. 14 00
Clark, Sawyer. & Co .. lantern, 3 25
Sarah F. Earle. paid for sweeping. 26 40
E. R. Fuller, book cases, &c., 190 77
Sainnel S. Green, cash paid out. 66 75
Charles Hamilton, printing, 697 51
Alfred Harris, bookcase. 36 00
23
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid S. D. Harris, care of buikling, 93 00
H. A. Homes, books, 80 00
Win. H. Jourdan, coal. 130 00
Little, Brown, & Co., books. 61 43
Frederick May, books. 30 19
Henry W. Miller, iron sink, pipe, &c., 35 48
Nathaniel Paine, cash paid, stamps. &c., 3 96
HI. & A. Palmer, carpentering. 6 88
H. E. Platts, 1 book. 1 18
T. H. Reed, ash bbl. and sifter,
6 25
Henry G. Roche. on contract for stone. 900 00
Sanford & Co., books. 103 62
C. A. Skinner, Ist vol. Summer's Works. 3 00
Strong & Rogers, coal, 172 17
N. G. Tucker, repairs, 2 80
Tyler & Seagrave, printing. 61 27
George Viles & Co .. drop light, 14 00
J. S. Wesby, binding. 424 12
Worcester Gas Light Co., gas,
638 57
Worcester Water Works, use of water, 15 00
$7,597 41
Balance undrawn Jan. 2. 1871. $5,073 13
FUEL, LIGHTS, PRINTING. &c.
Appropriation, $5,500 00
Received of Tyler & Seagrave, amount ad- vanced them. 1,500 00 --- $7,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid American Bank Note Co., engraving and printing bonds, 680 00
J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 124 00
Luther H. Bigelow, books and stationery, 229 58
Albert S. Brown, candlesticks, 17 27
Clark, Sawyer, & Co., gas shades, burn- ers, &c .. 5 30
Doc & Woodwell, advertising, 66 30
Edward R. Fiske, printing,
3 00
Garfield & Parker, wood and cutting. 1 00
Goddard & Nyc, printing, 56 62
Charles Hamilton, printing.
109 50
H. Jacobs, pens,
3 50
Wm. H. Jourdan, coal.
548 84
J. S. C. Knowlton, advertising, 41 25
24
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid
Sanford & Co., books and paper, 59 58 Strong & Rogers, coal, 302 26
Tyler & Seagrave, money advanced, 1500 00
paper, printing and bind-
ing Document 24, and Treas. rep't, 1,069 62 Tyler & Seagrave, other printing, 450 64
G. Henry Whitcomb & Co., envelopes, 43 00
Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, 1,568 03
Transfer to Contingent Expenses. 117 65
$7,000 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
APPROPRIATION,
$28,000 00
for paving, 35.000 00
66 ·· sidewalks, 30,000 00
Received from Commissioner, for oxen sold, . " scrapings,
706 90
labor, material, &c ..
1,349 70
..
Corporations and individuals for putting in sidewalks, 20,063 30
Received for scrapings, labor, and materials,
1.138 58
.. " stone and stone work, 899 47
..
from Contingent Expenses,
292 91
..
Fire Department,
327 09
66 Pauper Farm.
300 00
is Schools,
110 20
.. " Sewers,
1,030 32
.. Shade Trees.
361 00
..
. . Streets, Beacon Street,
172 00
6
Belmont street,
3,988 70
66
..
66 Bloomingdale Road,
515 92
6 .
66
Lamartine, 826 40
66
.%
Madison
567 50
Main
" grading, 2,047 55
. .
66
Mechanic ..
1,216 41
66
..
North .. 322 00
66
..
Oak Avenue.
580 40
..
66
..
Plantation Street, 665 20
..
.. Shrewsbury "
1,468 37
..
Winter .. 493 20
..
66
Water Works, construction ac'et, 131 37
6.
.. maintenance “ 1,006 82
66
Bellevue Street,
233 00
Corbett Street, 222 31
66
25
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Received from error in pay roll,
22 75
Transfer from new streets.
19,781 16
$153,840 53
EXPENDITURES.
Paid David F. Parker, salary as commis., 1.900 00
Pay Rolls, labor of men, 43.827 46
Hezekiah Adams, labor on roads,
25 60
HI. J. Allen, ..
9 00
Chas. S. Bancroft
2 00
Enoch Bancroft,
3 00
G. S. Battelle,
..
18 38
J. H. Brooks.
66
7 88
George Brown, ..
102 40
Mrs. Geo. A. Chamberlain. ..
4 25
Lewis Chapin, labor on road».
10 00
George S. Coe,
..
30 75
Oliver K. Cook,
66
3 00
Sumner Cook,
36 75
E. B. Dana, 6 .
21 40
F. A. Davis,
66
25 67
H. W. Davis,
66
. 6
137 58
Edward Dwyer,
66
3 00
C. D. Flagg,
66
2 00
Daniel Flagg,
66
..
6 20
Est. of M. Flagg,
66
5 00
Nahum Flagg,
66
54 80
George T. Foster,
66
12 00
Charles A. Fuller, .6
1 00
E. S. Fuller,
.6
33 50
T. J. Gleason,
66
66
1 00
W. G. Grout.
..
3 00
Charles Hadwin,
66
12 25
Elijah Hammond,
66
23 25
B. Harrington, 6 6
6.
11 93
Mrs. Daniel Harrington,
66
17 00
Jonas ITartshorn,
66
06
1 00
William Heaton,
66
15 20
H. H. Houghton,
5 13
J. N. Jacobs,
19 96
J. L. Libby,
.6
49 50
T. H. Lyndon,
66
66
6 25
Michael Melican,
66 .
11 30
26
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid L. G. Moore, labor on roads. 16 40
S. B. Moore. 6.
8 70
Ezekiel Newton. .. .. 34 93
1. S. Perry,
15 00
Silas Phillips,
6 38
J. Reynolds, 6. 1 60
George C. Ricc, 66 66
12 25
P. & S. Sears. 66 33 49
David Sibley, 66 10 00
C. B. Sweetser,
17 70
Stephen D. Waite. "
5 00
G. P. Young,
6 00
Andrews & Litchfield. paving blocks, curbstone, &c., 6,219 30
Enoch Bancroft, paving stones, 71 75
B. J. Blanchard, curbstone and corners, 2,007 99 Silas Bullard. &c., 1,036 06
Robert P. Burns, stonc, 31 00
R. W. Cain, paving stones, 1,166 87
Joseph Chamberlain, paving stones. 9 00
Cochran & Russ, bricks,
1,014 88
Brigham Converse, stone and laying.
1,709 33
Thomas Dakin, paving stones,
21 75
Francis A. Davis, paving stones.
266 43
Charles Duston. bricks,
1,240 74
Samuel Fletcher, paving blocks.
6,551 72
Jesse Gault, bricks, 1,904 64
Josiah Goddard, paving stones,
11 66
Gore & Richardson, paving, setting curb, &c., 20,038 83
A. B. Hall, & Co., paving stones, 2 50
Natt & W. F. Head, bricks.
2,104 63
J. W. Hooper, paving stones. 81 18
H. H. Houghton. 36 28
F. A. & J. N. Ingerson. flagging. 120 88
E. & .J. Kittredge, bricks. 1,028 16
A. B. Lovell. paving stones. 6 00
Mass. Brick Co., bricks.
195 38
James Maxwell, curbstone, &c ..
348 62
George T. Murdock, paving stones. 11 25
Ezekiel Newton. .. 66
375 60
A. H. Nourse. 66 13.64
27
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Horace Pike, paving stones, 568 00
W'm. Reed, paving blocks and curb- stone, 14,392 10
Francis B. Rice, stone, 28 00
Willard Richmond, paving stones.
36 00
Geo. L. Robbins. flag-stone,
219 25
James M. Simonds, paving stones, 371 09
Calvin Taft, curbstone, 139 50
E. B. Walker, curbstone, &c.,
2,831 03
W. Waters & Co., flagstone. 642 70
D. M. Woodward, stone.
164 93
Jeptha Wright. curbstone,
351 96
G. P. Young, paving stones,
32 87
Charles Baker & Co., lumber.
4 25
John Barry,
106 88
Chamberlin & Co ..
106 77
E. B. Crane,
66
91 04
Garfield & Parker.
66
732 49
M. M. Garfield,
645 54
John Gates & Co .. €6
18 16
J. L. Munroe & Co .. 66
350 32
Chas. A. Tenney & Co., 66
13 35
Israel A. Dodge, hay,
328 05
N. D. Gay, straw, . 52 02
O. L. Hatch, corn and meal, 455 63
W. D. Holbrook & Co., corn, meal, &c., 78 25
H. Holden, oats, 68 00
Mrs. Hamilton Holt, hay,
11 08
Geo. S. Hoppin & Co., oats, corn, grind- ing, &c., 534 63
Samuel Houghton & Co., corn,
529 76
Zadoc Ingell. hay,
46 30
A. E. Knight,
78 27
H. E. Lathe.
61 56
E. H. Lovell,
217 09
George W. Mathews, hay and corn,
55 00
W. H. Maynard & Co., corn,
413 93
Charles T. Mirick, hay,
30 08
J. L. Munroe & Co ..
80 81
John C. Newton 66
22 06
D. F. Parker, 66
256 80
Pauper Farm, 66
178 26
28
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Charles I. Pierce. 178 25
St. Louis Flour Co .. oats. corn. &c ..
1,409 95
D. Vinton, hay. 119 38
W. Waters & Co., hay. 17 77
Charles A. Whittaker, hay,
154 12
A. J. Bemis, blacksmithing, 88 94
Corbett & Willard, blacksmithing. 18 57
Henry (. Fish, 104 93
C. A. & N. M. Muzzy, . .
547 81
John B. O'Leary, & Bro., " and shoeing, 114 05
John B. O'Leary.
306 53
H. B. Wellington. 16 396 60
E. E. Abbott, gravel, 293 10
George T. Aitchison, repairs of wagons, carts, &c., 297 76
Alexander & Martin, teaming,
227 50
Allen & Reed. rubber boots,
9 25
Ames Plow Co., castings, &c., 140 51
Edwin Ames, damages, 100 00
J. D. Baldwin & Co .. advertising, 1 25
J. II. Ballard, joist for sled shoes. 2 73
Wm. T. Barber, railing. 7 20
Barrett, Washburn, & Co .. water guage,
labor, &c .. 67 00
Bemis, & Co., rubber boots. 15 75
I. H. Bigelow, blank books, 8 23
Walter Bigelow, keeping oxen, 6 00
Blake Bros .. labor on engine. 5 00
levers, verticals, &e .. for stone
breaker, 123 97
J. E. Bond, keeping oxen, 3 00
Edward E. Bliss, keeping oxen,
10 00
G. M. Brackett, professional services, 29 00
Samuel C. Brigham, repairs, 12 60
D. Brown. repairs to harness,
71 50
Bridget Carberry, damages. 50 00
Joseph Casey, removing tree, Lincoln st .. 20 00
W. H. Clark, gravel, 25 00
E. Converse, teaming, 7 00
Sumner Cook, keeping oxen.
1 00
H. W. Davis, 4 00
Wm H. Davis, 2 horses, 690 00
29
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Dawson, Tank, & Co., earth and sand.
140 00
Dexter & Whipple, rent of land, 25 00
Division No. 42, brushes and pails. 13 58
James Downey, gravel, 39 40
John Doyle, teaming, &c., 250 50
Andrew J. Duncan, labor, 10 00 Fire Department, use of teams and team- ster, 1,992 48
Eliza Flanigan, teaming, 90 00
C. Foster & Co .. hardware, nails, etc . 76 80
J. C. French, earth, 204 97
Garfield & Parker, teaming, 383 50
M. M. Garfield, 2,359 38
oxen 325 00
Henry F. Geer, grinding. 8 81
J. M. Goodell, turning. 8 80
Graton & Knight, repairing belt, 1 70
Mrs. D. Harrington, plowing, 5 00
Carmie Heald, teaming, 419 22
Walter Henry, rent of house,
200 00
Hobbs & Winn, sundries, 14 71
Mrs. Hamilton Holt, labor on culvert, 13 00
J. D. Hosmer, oxen, 340 00
Howe, Bigelow & Co., screen, 12 00
Hunneman & Co., hose, &c., 150 00
Gerry Hutchinson, setting glass. 3 50
Aaron Jones, oxen, 322 50
J. W. Jordan, lanterns, globes and repairs. 80 08 Kinnicutt & Co., shovels, tools, and sunds. 61 25 E. S. Knowles, repairing sidewalk, 21 55
Wni. Lee, teaming, 153 00
Lawrence Lennon, gravel,
64 80
Alexander Lorimer, rope, &c., 24 13
A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, &c., 247 45
J. D. Lovell, shovels, picks, handles, &c., 349 34 Jerome Marble & Co., oil, lead, &c., 41 74
A. G. Mann, rent of derrick, &c .. 30 00
L. Martin, teaming, 469 00
Charles Marvin, writing for commis'ner, 248 40
Charles Mason, damages, 285 00
Reynolds McAleer, repairs, 27 60
John McCarty, teaming,
1,142 39
5
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Patrick McCloskey. teaming, 6 00
Win. McDonald. 309 00
Henry W. Miller. shovels and sundries. 14 88
Daniel Noyes, keeping oxen. 8 00
Wm. F. Oakley, teaming. 724 50
John O'Marra, whiffletrec. &c .. 5 00
A. Parker, carpenter work. 59 50
D. F. Parker. cash paid for sundries. 326 18
Win. W. Patch, grinding and cracking corn, 23 09 S. Penniman, weighing hay. 6 82
Dexter HI. Perry, stone boats and keeping Oxen. 27 00
J. W. & E. G. Pettigrew, potatoes.
14 10
Amos Pike, cutting ledge. 526 00
Pratt & Hammond, teaming. 2,105 02
Pratt & Imman, stone hammers.
21 09
Prov. & Wor. R. R. Co., freight, 241 04
C. G. Reed & Co .. woodwork for carts. &c .. 68 60 Charles G. Reed. stone wagon. &c .. 358 25
Reynolds & Sutton. sawing. &c .. 1 65
Rice. Barton & Fales M & I. Co .. labor on crusher. 5 25
F. H. Rice, services for Patrick Casey. 16 00
W. W. & F. B. Rice. rent of land. 75 00
Wm. Ross, labor. &c .. 29 66
Elizabeth S. Scott. damages. 500 00
Nathaniel Sessions. professional services, 31 00
R. R. Shepard & Co .. powder and fuse, 95 00
Strong & Rogers, coal. 27 06
George Sevan, damages. 30 50
S. Taft & Son, sundries. 26 66
Joseph A. Tenney, teaming. 683 25
A. Tolman & Co., repairs, 95
Trask & Ewins. culverts. 45 00
N. G. Tucker, pipe, labor, &c .. 31 22
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 68 48
Appleton Walker, bolts and irons. 3 05
Church Wallis, cleaning market. 26 00
Washburn & Moen M'f'g Co., sharpening drills. 2 63
M. A. Wheeler. keeping oxen. 42 00
Win. F. Wheeler. grate, 2 64
31
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Amos White, damages. 150 00
A. L. Whiting & Co .. picks. 31 50
Mrs. S. R. Wilder, ox, 125 00
T. M. Woodward, street signs, 34 50
Worcester Gas Light Co., gas,
10 73
Wor. & Nashua. R. R. Co., freight on stone. 10,037 52
$153.840 53
NEW STREETS.
APPROPRIATION.
$37.000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to Blackstone Street, 1,553 91
Chatham
650 00
Laurel. .. 279 23
Winter .. 794 20
Tatnuck Road. 4,602 01
66 Highway Department, 19.781 16 27,6660 51 Paid Highway Department.
For labor. &c., on Beacon Street, 172 00
" labor, &c .. on Bellevue 233 00
" cutting and filling on Belmont st., 3,988 70 " labor, &c., on Bloomingdale road, 515 92 " labor. &c., on Lamartine street. 826 10
" labor, &c., on Madison 567 50
" labor, &c., on North 322 00
" filling on Oak Avenue. 580 10
" labor, &c .. on Plantation street. 665 20
" filling. &c .. on Shrewsbury ". 1,468 37
$37,000 00
BLACKSTONE STREET. Transfer from New Streets, EXPENDITURES.
81,553 91
Paid Thomas Harrington for fitting up buiklings. and other expenses as follows :
J. Clifford, 112 95
Dennis Driscoll. 364 28
Daniel Foley. 242 62
Ellen Healy. 183 39
Alexander Lorimer. 28 45
James Sinclair. 322 22
$1.553 91
32
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
GRADING AND WIDENING CHATHAM AND CORBETT STREETS.
Transfer from New Streets, EXPENDITURES.
$650 00
Amount overdrawn January 3, 1870, 9,756 20
Paid Highway Department, labor, &c., 222 31
Josiah Pickett, damages. 650 00
Joel W. Upham, " 4,021 93
$14,650 44
Amount overdrawn, January 2, 1871,
14,000 44
WIDENING LAUREL STREET.
Transfer from New Streets, $279 23
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Albert F. Hatch, damages,
$279 23
GRADING MAIN STREET.
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn, January 3, 1870. 18.651 72
Paid Wm. G. Hall, setting stone posts, &c., 114 54
William H. Heywood, labor, &c., 619 75
Highway Department, " 2,047 55
John Kneeland, moving stone wall, 75 00
A. G. Mann. stone posts,
240 00
Worcester Street Railway Co., relaying track, 981 33
$22,729 89
Amount overdrawn January 2, 1871.
22,729 89
MECHANIC STREET-EXTENSION.
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn January 3, 1870, 81,743 97
Paid Walter R. Bigelow. damages,
1,763 00
Patrick Coffey, damages,
1,185 00
Mary Dailey, ..
139 00
Isaac Davis, damages.
49 00
Margaret Doody.
1,101 90
Highway Department, filling. &c.,
1,216 41
Heirs of Peter Rich, damages,
4,760 00
$11,958 28
CHANDLER STREET.
Transfer from New Streets, $4,602 01
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid E. B. Walker, contract and other work, 13,666 41
Amount overdrawn, January 2. 1871,
9,064 40
UNION STREET-EXTENSION.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Richard Ball, land. 1,654 00
Charles Caligan, land and damages, 2,500 00
Isaac Davis, land, 6,500 00
John Love, relaying cellar wall, Mc- Kcon Estate, 73 80
Ann C. Paine, land and damages,
116 61
G. L. Robbins, stone for Mckeon's Es- tate, 24 50
Henry M. Wheeler, land, 1,526 50
Mary H. Wheeler, .. 1,301 50
813,696 91
Amount overdrawn January 2, 1871,
13,696 91
WINTER STREET-EXTENSION.
Transfer from New Streets, EXPENDITURES.
$794 20
Paid C. M. Gould, damages,
301 00
Highway Department, labor, &c .. 193 20
$794 20
INTEREST.
APPROPRIATION,
30,000 00
Received interest on taxes,
122 67
from David S. Messinger, 1,140 00
Worcester Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
878 65
Transfer from Contingent Expenses.
13,315 22
$45,456 54
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn, January 3, 1870,
10,630 96
Paid American Antiquarian Society, Artemas D. Baker,
600 00
Bay State Fire Insurance Company,
245 02
B. B. & Co., or Bearer,
3,000 00
Bearer,
720 00
Joshua R. Bigelow,
95 66
Blake Bros. & Co.,
383 33
25 00
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid
Boston. Barre and Gardner Railroad Company. 3.933 62
Emeline Burnett, 48 00
C'entral Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany, 1.061 87
City National Bank. 176 67
Caleb Dana. 27 00
Isaac Davis. 87 88
Samuel De Witt. 37 50
1 Wm. Dickinson.
921 50
Edward Earle, Guardian,
350 00
E. P. B. or Bearer.
1,300 00
First National Bank.
128 33
Alfred E. Fiske,
101 50
Hannah Fowler.
48 00
Anna R. S. Fox.
330 00
Maria Fox.
330 00
G. A. R., Post 10.
161 00
Justus Geist,
3 44
Carrie A. George,
13 10.
James H. Gerauld,
30 00
Green Library Fund,
360 88
G. W. W., or bearer, 400 00
Eliza F. Hamilton. 360 00
Elijah Hammond.
60 00
Samuel F. Haven,
60 00
Simeon Hayward, 33 75
Alonzo Hill,
126 56
Francis H. Kinnicutt.
444 30
Eleanor D. Knight,
60 90
Hiram Knight. 522 17
D. Waldo Lincoln. Executor. 77 38
Hannah B. Lynde. 60 00
Mary G. Lynde. 24 00
George C. Macy, 100 00
Mechanic's Savings Bank. 1,700 00
Merchants & Farmers' Mutual F. I. Co., 7,371 47
Merchants' National Bank, 2.022 29
David S. Messinger. 3 23
Asahol Newton, 60 00
Nathaniel Paine, Trustec. 730 01
David F. Parker. 217 38
35
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Peabody Museum Fund, 650 88
Peoples' Savings Bank.
1,190 00
Mary M. E. Pond,
151 03
Quinsigamond National Bank,
576 60
Hiram Rice, 126 83
G. W. Richardson.
228 67
11. E. Richardson.
6 47
Draper Ruggles.
43 91
Stephen Salisbury,
801 52
Angeline A. Sawyer,
57 00
Guardian,
27 00
Stephen Sawyer.
175 00
Samuel Smith,
48 80
Guardian
52 50
State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,
11.733 05
E. B. Stoddard,
29 25
Mary E. D. Stoddard.
594 77
Samuel V. Stone, Guardian,
30 00
Azubah H. Swallow,
66 00
A. Tolman & Co.,
118 00
George Uphanı,
30 00
Gill Valentine,
12 00
Erastus W. Wheeler,
63 00
George Wight, 84 08
Erastus Winslow & Levi Hammond, Trus., 60 00
Josephus Woodcock, 180 00
Jane F. Woodward,
360 00
Worcester County.
777 39
Worcester County Free Institute of In- dustrial Science, 6,309 49
Worcester County Inst. for Savings, 4,895 07
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank. 7,471 04
Worcester National Bank. 159 44
Worcester Safe Deposit and Trust Company. 1,463 19
78,456 54 ,
Amount overdrawn January 2. 1871.
33,000 00
INTEREST ON WATER INVESTMENT. Balance undrawn, January 3, 1870. 6,990 61
Transfer from Water Rents,
26,598 69
33,589 30
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid A. D. or Bearer,
135 00
Albert Ball,
21 00
Stephen Bartlett.
228 00
B. B. & Co.,
2,970 00
Blake Bros. & Co ..
525 00
George Brown,
1,140 00
C. A. H. or Bearer.
30 00
John ('laflin.
120 00
Louisa Culver.
204 00
Mary H. E Davis,
180 00
Joseph B. Drury,
60 00
E. B. or Bearer,
85 00
Clarinda S. Fiske,
60 00
Free Public Library,
300 00
Dennis Harthan.
51 00
David Hitchcock.
150 00
John Jepherson,
270 00
Catharine Jones.
18 00
J. W. or Bearer,
60 00
Hiram Knight.
180 00
Charles Marvin.
120 00
Mechanics Savings Bank,
660 00
Merchants' & Farmers' Mutual Fire In- surance Company.
1.560 00
Peabody Museum Fund,
270 00
Peoples Savings Bank.
1.200 00
John E. Phelps.
60 00
Sumner Reed.
44 75
Hiram Rice,
90 00
Joseph Sprague. 780 00
Sarah D. Spurr, 78 00
State Mutual Life Assurance Company, 13,800 00 Ethan R. Thompson. 72 00
George Upham.
230 00
Edwin Waite,
350 00
Luther Wheelock.
300 00
George Wight.
162 25
Albert Witt, 60 00
Worcester Academy,
240 00
Worcester County Free Institute of In- dustrial Sciences, 420 00
37
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Worcester Co., Institution for Savings, 2,930 00 Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, 2,905 00 Estate of Priscilla Wyer, 300 00
$33,419 00
Balance undrawn, Jan. 2, 1871,
$170 30
LICENSES.
Received from Francis Fahy, 66 the City Clerk :
25 00
For Amusements,
598 75
Auctioneers,
22 00
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,
162 00
Dogs,
784 00
Fire Works,
10 00
Hacks,
105 00
Junk Dealers,
50 00
Pawn Brokers,
10 00
Stables,
15 00
$1,781 75
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to Contingent Expenses,
$1,781 75
LIGHTING STREETS.
APPROPRIATION, $20,000 00
Received from Wor. St. Railway, lamp post, 28 83 20,028 83
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn Jan. 3, 1870,
6,003 30
Paid Chas. C. Adams, lamp, 9 44
Barrett, Washburn & Co., labor, pipe, &c., putting in lamp posts, 2,930 34
J. W. Bartlett, gas torches, and right, 300 00
Joseph Chase & Co., matches, 29 85
George H. Clark, glass and brushes,
231 57
E. C. Cleveland, Ag't, lamp posts, labor and sundries, 2,422 30
Albert Curtis, waste, 13 67
Division 42, matches, 11 70
C. Foster & Co., sundries, 2 33
John Gates & Co., chestnut posts, 52 70
J. M. Goodell, lamp ornaments, 12 24
J. W. Jordan, gas lanterns, lamps and sundries, 6
2,101 63
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid F. A. Kirby, care of and light'g lamps, 4,858 26 labor, setting glass, &c., 872 60 2,3873 galls. Combination Oil, 634 59 carting, paint, glass, and sundr's, 273 94 Philander Putnam, b'Id'g shed, Salem st., 150 00 T. H. Reed, fluid wicks, 28 80
J. M. Simonds, lamp posts, 27 75
D. M. Woodward. cutting holes in stone, 5 00 T. M. Woodward, lettering lamp glasses, 27 75 Wor. Gas Lt. Co., gas for street lights, 7,340 93 .. U. S. excise tax, 734 04
Wor. Water Works, putting in pipes, 6 09
$29,080 82
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871, $9,051 99
LOANS: FUNDED SEWER, AND WATER AND TEMPORARY. Funded City Debt.
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