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Thompson, Bigelow and Brown, books, 33 75
George Thrall, dinners for committee, 15 00
Walter H. Tilden, sawing wood, 10 18
P. J. Turner & Co., lumber, 1,514 19
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 762 86
Freeman Upham, carpentering, 399 36
S. R. Urbino, plates, 35 00
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Gill Valentine, surveying, 2 25
J. P. Weixler, paper baskets, 25 00
Gilman Wheeler, curpentering, 814 12
Wm. F. Wheeler, labor on grate, &c., 3 00 White & Conant, nails, 4 50
J. C. White & Co., water colors, 1 90
Whitmore & Hayden, door springs, 60 00
Edward Whitney, paper and envelopes, 63 00
G. P. Whittier, cyclopedias, 11 00
Lydia M. Willmarth, voted by sch. board, 125 00
H. H Woodruff, carpentering. 712 85
Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., cards, 6 00
Wor. Co. Mec. Asso., use of halls, 47 50
Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, 69 56
Wor. Water Works, putting in pipe, 28 87
66 use of water, 312 00
$121,118 63
SCHOOL FOR TRUANTS.
APPROPRIATION, $3,000 00
Rec'd from Pauper Farm Dep't, serv. of boys, 73 00
$3,073 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Allen & Reed, shoes, 5 60
Barnard, Sumner & Co., cotton cloth, 6 87
Luther H. Bigelow, books and slates, 10 98
Clark, Sawyer & Co., crockery, 2 50
John Farwell, services, 200 00
George W. Gale, services, making report, 5 00
George Geer, hats, mittens, socks, &c., 15 23
O. C. Haven shoes, 64 45
J. W. Jordan, castings, labor, &c., 7 20
Municipal Court, court fees, 88 60
Emma J. Parker, teaching,
220 00
Pauper Farm, board of teachers and scholars, 1,476 89
Perry, Mason & Co., Youth's Com. 2 ys., 3 00
A. Y. Thompson & Co., dry goods, 41 32
Ware, Pratt & Co., clothing, 229 00
Worcester County, court fees,
64 57
Transfer to Contingent Expenses, 631 79
SCHOOL HOUSES AND REPAIRS.
APPROPRIATION,
$3,073 00
90,000 00
.
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to Belmont st. school house, 30,984 45
. . " High
25,667 38
" Ledge
20,644 71
" Woodland, " 12,703 46
$90,000 00
SCHOOL HOUSE. (BELMONT STREET.)
Transfer from School Houses and Repairs,
$30,984 45
EXPENDITURES.
Paid E. & W. Ames, mason work, laying bricks and stone, 1,149 49
George C. Barney, laying sewer pipe, 186 30
Barret Washburn & Co., pipe, labor, &c., 24 64
Harrison Bliss, labor with teams, 1,542 63
A. C. Buttrick & Wheeler, surveying, 26 00
John S. Clark & Son, cement, 156 40
Brigham Converse, stone, 1,565 55
E. Converse, cinders, 16 00
Dawson, Tank & Co., earth,
140 00
Earle & Fuller, prof. services, 300 00
Hear, Nelson & Moen, land,
6,000 00
Samuel Houghton, services of self and labor of men, 1,913 19
A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, &c., 47 41
Thomas McCann, laying wall, 46 90
Michael McGrath, excavating, 410 50
H. & A. Palmer, on ac'ct of contract, 16,500 00 Plummer Granite Co., stone and work, 846 71
Strong & Rogers, coal, 44 05
Gilbert Walker, sand, 19 50
Wor. Water Works, putting in pipes, 25 18 mason's use of water, 24 00
$30,984 45
SCHOOL HOUSE, (HIGH).
Received for old house, 200 00
Transfer from School Houses and Repairs, 25,667 38 $25,867 38
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn Jan. 3, 1870, $9,811 01
Paid B. W. Abbott, services at sale of house, 5 00
A. C. Buttrick & Wheeler, surveying, &c., 108 25 Doe & Woodwell, advertising, 3 37
Earle & Fuller, and Gambiell & Richard-
son, services as architects, 4,025 00
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid S. Harrington, labor on sewers, 59 75 Chas. E. Miles, damage by removing pipes, 613 00 John C. Newton, services as Supt., 1,170 00 Norcross Bros., on account of contract and extra work. 72,859 60
Phelps & Cooley, on account of con- tract for hot air pipes, 594 00
Plummer Granite Co., stone, 35 20
Jesse Smith, cement, 21 60
Strong & Rogers, coal, 8 25
Tyler & Seagrave, printing,
2 50
D. M. Woodward, stone work,
65 00
Wor. Water Works, putting in pipes, 33 66
masons' use of water, 30 00 $89,445 19
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871.
$63,577 81
SCHOOL HOUSE, (LEDGE STREET). Transfer from School Houses, EXPENDITURES.
$20,644 71
Amount overdrawn Jan. 3, 1870, $21,863 65
Paid B. J. Blanchard, stone, 349 64
J. H. Clough, Agt., insuring, 252 00
Earle & Fuller, prof. services,
745 00
Learned & Clough, on account of contract and extra work, 17,188 76
A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, &c., 51 12
Powers & Corbin, excavating, 1,645 15
Michael Powers, excavating, 356 67
J. D. Russell, labor, tin and solder, 41 35
Worcester Water Works, putting in pipes, 15 02
$42,508 36
Amount overdrawn, January 2, 1871, $21,863 65
SCHOOL HOUSE, (MAIN STREET,) By am't of note of David S. Messinger, due Feb. 29, '73, $19,000 00 SCHOOL HOUSE, (WOODLAND STREET). Transfer from School Houses and Repairs,
EXPENDITURES,
Amount overdrawn, January 3, 1870, 4,969 71 Paid E. Boyden & Son, professional services, 932 75 I. C. French, on account of contract and extra work, 6,372 00
12,703 46
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid
Michael McGrath, tilling,
409 00
Peoples' Fire Insurance Co., insuring, 20 00
$12,703 46
SEWERS.
Received from Buttrick & Wheeler, paper, 17 67
"
Elizabeth Clancy, 68 00
. . E. S. Knowles, plank, 24 20
١٠ P. Phalen, stone,
25 00
٠٠ Wor. & Nashua R. R. Co., part
expense of cesspool at Lin. Sq., 85 00
$219 87
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn, January S, 1870, 457,625 67
Paid Pay Rolls, labor of men, 1,004 22
Allen & Reed, rubber goods, 129 66
Ethan Allen, carting dirt, 113 00
Ames Plow Co., lumber, catch basin covers, &c., 256 71
Edwin Ames, mason work, 166 54
C. K. Babcock, moving buildings, 1,668 00
Charles Baker & Co., lumber,
560 72
J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 11 25
Phinehas Ball, cash paid out, 24 09
George C. Barney, on acct. of contract, 58,363 60 Barrett, Washburn & Co, labor, pipe and suudries, 104 01
N. T. Bemis & Co., use of horse, 2 00
Joseph Bennett, mason work, 54 17
Irving F. Bickford, shoring up a building, 80 00 Thomas Boyle, labor, 87 50
Brown & Barnard, carting, 126 90
Albert S. Brown, lanterns,
49 25
Alzirus Brown, damages,
441 00
lumber and labor, 2 00
Thomas L. Bugbee, labor and sundries,
62 45
John Burke, labor, 125 00
E. Buxton, boiler flue, etc., 154 02
George H. Cavanagh, driving piles, etc, 1,455 32
Robert H. Chamberlain, services and sundries, 374 18
Benj. T. Chapin, labor, 745 20
Elizabeth Clancey, damages and land, 2,203 50
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid John Coffey, damages, 75 00
C. & J. A. Colvin, manhole and covers, 4,944 78
Richard Condon, land and damages, 2,787 00
Patrick Connor, 279 00
E. Converse, carting,
241 00
Cook, Rhymes & Co., grates,
28 00
Cove & Kelliher, land and damages,
146 40
James Cronin, labor,
140 20
Mary Dailey, damages,
25 00
Ellen Davis, and land, 612 65
Porter Davis, services, &c.,
1,503 42
Dawson, Tank & Co., on ac't of con- tracts,
81,580 15
John Devlin, damages, 75 00
Doe & Woodwell, advertising,
10 19
James Downey, teaming,
37 98
Patrick Doyle, cleaning vault,
6 00
James Dunleavy, land and damages,
1,002 60
Henry M. Dunn, labor,
449 50
James Earley, 66
289 66
John Fitman,
200 20
Robert Fitman,
45 94
Catherine M. Fitzgerald, land & dam., 773 20
William Fitzgerald, damages, 100 00
C. Foster & Co., hardware, 150 85
J. C. French, building platform, 52 58
E. S. Fuller, teaming, 66 50
Rufus Fuller, coal,
1,033 25
John Gates & Co., lumber,
250 48
Graton & Knight, belting and repairs, 15 01
James Green & Co., fuse,
50
D. Haggerty, damages,
26 00
N. S. Hale, teaming,
104 00
George Hall, labor with team,
17 50
James Harley, labor,
8 00
S. W. Hayden, labor,
11 37
A. Y. Hebard, flagstone,
338 03
Highway Department, labor and ma- terials, 1,030 32
Howe, Bigelow & Co., screen and netting, 8 15 Howe & Hackett, kerosene and sundries, 18 94
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid George W. Howes, G'n, damages, 32 00
L. D. Hubbard, labor, 467 47
O. A. Kelley, fence posts, 5 50
Henry L. Keyes, services, 240 30
I. N. Keyes, sawing and planing, 16 85
Martin Kildea, damages, 73 54
Kinnicutt & Co., sundries,
3 92
E. S. Knowles, stock and labor putting in sewers, 50,634 22
E. W. Lathe, damage to team, 4 75
Wm. Lee, cleaning vault, 5 00
F. W. Lincoln, Jr., & Co., builder's level, 75 00
H. B. Livermore, wood, 31 00
N. A. Lombard & Co., pumping,
25 00
Alexander Lorimer, rope, packing, &c., 12 22 A. B. Lovell, drain pipe, labor, cement, &c. 652 77 J. D. Lovell, shovels, &c., 15 25
A. G. Mann, stone and labor, 225 85
Jerome Marble & Co., oil, belting, &c., 104 86
Michael Maroney, land and damages, 619 60
Felix McCann, land and damages, 1,011 50
Fred A. McClure, services, 76 50
Wm. McDonnell, damages, 150 00
Messinger and Wright, water damages, 1,200 00 Henry W. Miller, repairing lanterns, wire, lines, tunnels and screws, 4 03
Mason H. Morse, damages and land, 275 50
Willie Munger, labor, 19 50
Michael Neylon, damages and land 497 16
Norwich & Worcester R. R. Co., bridging tracks, and freight, 165 11
Asa Nurse, labor,
585 90
John P. K. Otis, labor,
490 39
Thomas L. Paine, labor,
74 40
Pauper Dep't, goods on acc't of damages, 48 00 George F. Peck, carpentering, 154 08
Lucius W. Pond, land and damages,
7,000 00
Lucius W. Pond,.labor, &c., 20 08
Pratt & Inman, crowbars and iron, 7 96
Jerry Quirk, damages, 25 00
Rawson and Hittinger, connecting rod
boxes, 10 00
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid D. G. Rawson & Co., paving, 10 00
J. D. Rawson, teaming, 561 35
T. H. Reed, oil and can, 1 15
Rice, Barton & Fales, M. G I. Co., man- holes, covers, &c., 404 90
Wm. Roberts, labor,
246 12
H. G. Roche, stone and labor, 2,006 94
R. R. Shepard & Co., oil, 70
Michael Simpson, land and damages,
944 00
Samuel Smith, services,
10 00
T. H. Smith, painting,
3 44
E. H. Squier, repairing fence,
10 00
George T. Sutton, pipe, labor, &c., 118 81
John Tank, engine, 900 00
S. H. Tarbell, on account of contract, 93,827 84 Lucian A. Taylor, service, &c., 1,165 25
Daniel Teehan, damages, 50 00
Clarence H. Truesdell, services, 330 75
Louisa C. Trumbull, rent and damages, 225 00
C. S. Turner, timber, 555 38
P. J. Turner & Co., lumber,
563 60
Tyler & Seagrave, printing,
57 22
E. B. Walker, on account of contract and other work, 32,119 10
T. W. Wellington & Co., coal,
26 40
L. H. Wells, castings, 2 14
Wm. F. Wheeler, castings, labor, &c., 747 05
White & Clark, pumps and wings, 382 50
A. L. Whiting & Co., picks, 14 00
D. M. Woodward, stone and labor, 967 63
M. A. Worcester, rent, 207 00
Worcester & Nashua R. R. Co., labor, lumber, gravel, &c., 1,007 70
Wor. Water Works, digging trench, &c., 371 18 $827,371 67
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871, $827,151 80
SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Balance undrawn Jan. 3, 1870, $1,330 62
APPROPRIATION, 1,000 00
Rec'd f'm Alzirus Brown, grass, 150 00
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Rec'd f'm E. G. & F. W. Higgins, swinging sign on tree, 5 00
E. W. Lincoln, Com'r., apples sold, 5 00
6. Sam. Smith, City Clerk, use of grounds, 150 00
66 J. P. Weixler, jr., swinging sign on tree, 5 00-$2,645 62
EXPENDITURES.
Paid J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 3 00
Marcus D. Cronin, trees,
3 00
Don & Woodwell, advertising,
1 50
James Draper, trees,
20 00
Edward R. Fiske, printing, 4 50
O. B. Hadwen, trees and planting,
145 00
Win. T. Harris, pruning trees, 30 00
Highway Dept., scrapings, labor, &c.,
361 00
Edward W. Lincoln, cash paid out,
8 00
J. D. Lovell, secd, 1 58
11 00
David M. McIntire, trees,
3 00
John Simmons & Son, stock and labor, boxing and pruning trees, 970 26
George T. Sutton, labor on pumps, 8 75
Wm. F. Wheeler, rep'ng cemetery gate,
4 15
C. Wood & J. Bartlett, trees,
15 00
Charles Wood, trees,
7 00
$1,596 74
Balance undrawn Jan. 2, 1871.
$1,048 88
SUMMONS.
Received for 1,684 summons,
$336 80
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Amos Atkinson,
serving summons,
4 00
E. P. Brewer,
66
7 00
Reuben M. Colby,
5 00
Ezra Combs,
66
66
6 25
Benj'n Cook,
66
9 50
J. M. Dyson,
66
5 00
H. E. Fayerweather,
66
4 00
J. H. Flint,
66
2 00
Thomas R. Foster,
5 25
Charles A. Garland,
66
5 38
Jalaam Gates,
4 50
M. S. Green,
5 00
Ezra Maynard, labor,
65
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid J. L. Hall,
66
66
.5 25
F. H. Harris,
66
7 75
Patrick H. Hogan,
66
66
9 75
Julius B. Hubbard,
66
66
8 00
G. W. Jillson,
66
66
4 00
W. H. Johnson,
66
66
5 75
Horace Mirick,
66 ..
4 00
S. W. Ranger,
66
66
4 75
H. L. Rawson,
66
66
4 50
Peter Rice,
66
2 63
Jason Wilson,
66
6 00
Transfer to Contingent Expenses,
211 54
SUNDRY ACCOUNTS. (old)
Amount of same January 2, 1871,
54,140 07
TAXES ON BANK SHARES.
:
Amount assessed, EXPENDITURES.
2,349 87
Paid Assessing and collecting,
50 00
Commonwealth, taxes collected,
2,098 38
Discount on taxes,
136 24
Abated by assessors,
65 25
2,349 87
TAXES,-COUNTY FOR 1870.
APPROPRIATION.
27,639 23
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Charles A. Chase, County Treasurer,
27,639 23
TAXES,-STATE FOR 1870.
APPROPRIATION,
51,075 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Jacob H. Loud, State Treasurer,
51,075 00
WAR,-AID TO FAMILIES.
Received of the Commonwealth, EXPENDITURES.
13,800 00
Amount overdrawn January 3, 1870,
20,253 52
Paid soldiers and their families in January,
894 50
66
66
February,
1,012 50
66
March,
1,180 25
66
66
66
Ápril,
1,074 00
66
66
66
May,
1,091 50
66
June,
1,158 50
.
$336 80
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66
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid soldiers and their families in July, 978 50
66 66 66
August, 1,134 50
66
66
September, 1,132 00
66
66 66
October,
1,047 50
66
66
66 November, 899 50
66
66
66 December, 1,635 75
$33,492 52
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871,
WAR-BOUNTIES.
$19,692 52
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871,
$46,526 73
WAR-CONTINGENTS. Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871,
$1,260 97
WATER RENTS.
Received for use of water and filling cisterns, $39,015 41 66 66 for hydrants, 8,000 00 $47,015 41
EXPENDITURES.
Transfer to Water Interest, $26,598 69
66 Water Works-Maintenance ac'ct,20, 416 72 $47,015 41
WORCESTER WATER WORKS, (CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT). Received for putting in pipes, articles sold, &c., 5,628 61
66 from Sewer Dep't., 371 18 $5,999 79
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn Jan. 3, 1870. $505,264 27
21,768 18
Paid Pay Rolls, labor, 66 66 at Reservoir, 5,918 88
Allen & Reed, hose, valves, packing, &c., 74 88
Chas. A. Allen, services at Reservoir, 253 00
J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising, 6 00
Phinehas Ball, travelling expenses and express, 38 16
Chas. S. Bancroft, teaming,
213 00
Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe and sun- dries, 4,008 18
N. T. Bemis & Co., horse hire, 218 00
Bennett & Hixon, bricks, 580 50
H. R. Bishop & Co., ladder, 4 80
Boston & Albany R. R. Co., freight on cement, 268 80
Boston Lead Co., pipe,
395 12
Boston Machine Co., gates, 3,010 00
Bray & Hayes, cement, 298 37
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Brown & Barnard, carting, 1,148 83 Alzirus Brown, bolts, labor and sundries, 366 09 A. M. Brown, drawing cement, 21 30
George Brown, teaming,
185 00
R. W. Cain, paving stones,
11 07
Howard Church, labor with engineer, 21 00
R. H. Church, labor, 8 00
Loring Coes & Co., oak plank, labor, &c., 19 00 Patrick H. Conner, paving at reservoir, 926 45 Corbett & Willard, blacksmithing & re- pairs, 527 25
J. B. Cummings, & Co., eave trough,
20 15
James P. Curtis, damages, 828 58
Porter Davis, paid for work on shed, 10 00
Doe & Woodwell, advertising, 5 50
N. G. Fogg, Chestnut plank, 10 55
C. Foster, & Co., sundries, 69 22
Isaac Fowler, stone and damage to land, 175 00
J. C. French, building gate house, shed and repairs, 1,025 99
Rufus Fuller, coal, 38 56
Garfield & Parker, Chestnut plank and joist, 542 00
John Gates & Co., lumber, sawing, &c., 289 50
George H. Gordon, services at reservoir, 153 71 Gore & Richardson, iron rammer,
Graton & Knight, leather, 7 50
10 00
Greene & Jordan, old lead, 75 60
James Green & Co., powder, fuse, &c., 84 42
James Green, Jr., professional services, 65 00
Walter Hale, services at reservoir, 77 97
Walter Hamilton, services at reservoir, 9 67
A. N. Henshaw, carting, 408 95
J. N. Henshaw, 66 81 10
W. F. Henshaw, lumber,
36 00
Hermon Street Foundry Company, cast- ings for sleeves &c.,
529 37
F. Heron, teaming, 20 00
· Wm. H. Heywood, services at reservoir and sundries, 1,330 73
Highway Department, curbstone, bricks and plank, 131 37
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid George F. Hoar, services, 750 00.
Howe & Hackett, oil and wicking, 50 79
John Jackson, derrick and use, 178 00
Benjamin James, damages, 5,087 35
E. R. Jones, branch and pick axes, 92 23
Willard Jones & Co., castings,
213 12
J. W. Jordan, water pipe, stove pipe, labor and sundries, 6,384 75
Michael Kaugh, old lead, 4 16
J. N. Keyes, lumber, sawing, &c., 42 11
Kinnicutt & Co., sundries, 39 37
E. S. Knowles, pipe, labor, &c., 1,585 25
William Knowles, cash paid out, 150 05
Lawrence Cement Co., cement at reser- voir, 4,784 20
Alexander Lorimer, packing, cord, &c., 239 94
A. B. Lovell, labor, cement, drain pipe, sand, &c., 1,179 13
J. D. Lovell, shovels, barrows, &c., 66 65
Wm. Lucas & Son, old lead and labor, 116 16 Ludlow Valve Manuf. Co., valves, &c., 3,216 07 A. G. Mann, stone and stone work, 3,693 50
Jerome Marble & Co .. oil cask, oil, &c., 8 61
C. A. & N. M. Muzzy, blacksmithing, 17 70 Norwich & Worcester Railroad Com- pany, freight, 1,551 71
John B. O'Leary, blacksmithing, 4 00
A. Palmer, labor on trench, 3 93
Patent W. & G. Pipe Co., pipe, cement, and sundries, 4,657 98
F. F. Phelps, castings, 408 55
Amos Pike, labor at reservoir, 1,319 81
II. S. Pike, carting, 111 00
Pratt & Inman, steel, iron and sundries, 202 81
Prov. & Wor., R. R. Co., freight, 110 68
J. D. Rawson, teaming, 201 00
T. H. Reed, lead, solder,, &c., 167 38
W. W. Rice, services, 891 00
A. K. Richmond, use of wagon, 45 00
Willard Richmond, old lead, 30 80
Riley & Smith, on contract, dam at reservoir, 32,590 26
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid C. C. Riley, stone boat, 5 00
E. J. Rockwood, roofing, zinc, &c., 140 25
J. Santon, Jr., & Co., charcoal, 42 50
Shaw and Chandley, pumping at reservoir, 10 00
R. R. Shepard & Co., powder, 9 80
C. W. & J. E. Smith, damages, 5,072 58
Jesse Smith, cement, 244 40
Wm. A. Smith, services at reservoir, 216 55
L. B. Stone, sand and labor with team, 651 25
George T. Sutton, lead, solder, labor &c, 560 18 Stephen H. Tarbell, cement and freight, 590 40 Edward D. Thayer, damages, 5,309 83
Carl C. P. Thomas, design for ornament- ing fountain, . 5 00
George Thrall, board of W. E. Worthen, 15 00
P. J. Turner & Co., lumber, 91 17
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 5 00
Union Water Meter Co .. meters, stops, &c., 5,541 60
Wakefield & Goodnow, making patterns, lumber, &c., 462 97
E. B. Walker, stone, 96 20
Jos. H. Walker, pipe, 75 00
Chapman Wallis, trucking,
3 00
Warren Foundry & Machine Co., pipe, bands, &c., 7,053 76
Wm. F. Wheeler, hydrants, frames, pipe and sundries, 6,993 14
A. L. Whiting & Co., picks, 63 00
Whitmore & Hayden, carpentering, 79 24
S. Winslow, labor, etc.,
31 25
W. E. Worthen, Eng., prof. services, 374 00
$655,727 69
Amount overdrawn Jan. 2, 1871, $649,727 90
WORCESTER WATER WORKS, (MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT). Transfer from Water Rents, EXPENDITURES.
$20,416 72
Paid William Knowles, salary, $1,200 00
Pay Rolls, labor,
4,840 94
Allen & Reed, boots, mittens, pack-
ing, etc.,
139 09
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REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid
Charles Allen, labor, 23 50
Ames Plow Co., blocks,
12 00
Barrett, Washburn & Co., pipe and sun- dries, .. 752 38
N. T. Bemis & Co., horse hire, 614 45
Boston & Albany Railroad Co., freight,
13 52
E. Boyden & Son, plans, 13 50
Osgood Bradley, oak timbers, 6 48
Bray & Hayes, cement, 58 00
Brown & Barnard, carting, 314 75
Albert S. Brown, lanterns, &c., 91 11
Alzirus Brown, labor, lumber, &c.,
317 45
D. Brown, harness, &c., 63 0.0
Phylonzo Brown, enamelled drill,.
31 60
Wm. H. Brown, labor, iron, &c., 20 01
G. A. Carter, roofing, 52 60
George B. Chandley, pumping,
24 00
Benjamin T. Chapin,
230 30
Wm. C. Chase, services in office, 833.30, express, &c., 17.84, 851 14.
Clark, Sawyer, & Co., gas fixtures, &c.,
3 15
Eli Clements, pumping, 22 50
A. G. Coes & Co., wrench, . 2 50 ....
J. Colbath & Co., sundries, 3 50
Corbett & Willard, repairing tools and
wagon, 148 73
Porter Davis, 1 month's services, 150 00
Doe & Woodwell, advertising, 30 33
H. M. Dunn, pumping,
167 10
Fire Department, repairing steamer, &c., 232.25
Edwin Fisher, pumping, 14 00
. C. Foster, & Co., shovels, vise and sun- -- dries, 381 51
Hiram, French, old lead, -
9 03
John Gates & Co., lumber, 368 77
Green & Jordan, old lead and soldering, 6 86
C. J. Guild, drawing coal, 6 00
Charles Hamilton, water rent bills and binding, 46 50
William Heaton, care of gates, 216 66
A. N. Henshaw, repairs, 3 50
Highway Department, sand, &c,, 1,006 82
71
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Paid Howe, Bigelow, & Co., riddle, 3 00
Howe & Hackett, oil, brooms, &c., 42 72
J. B. Hubbard, painting wagons, 21 00
B. E. Hutchinson, overalls and coat, 12 50
Jenks & Randall, repairing walks, 5 00
Wm. H. Jourdan, coal, 106 50
I. N. Keyes, sawing and planing, 6 85
E. S. Knowles, inspecting water fixtures, 37 50 L. J. Knowles & Bro., pumps, labor, &c., 3,479 87
Wm. Knowles, cash paid for express and sundries, 145 19
Learned, Newton & Co., salt, 2:25
Leicester, town of, taxes, 30 48
Alexander Lorimer, packing, cord, and rope, 117 71
J. F. Loring, sundries, 19 05
A. B. Lovell, bricks, labor and sundries, 115 77
Jerome Marble & Co., oil, 14 60
Chas. Marvin, writing for engineer, 5 00
Henry W. Miller, shovels, glass and sundries, 141 28
C. A. & N. M. Muzzy, rep'g tools, etc.,
62 81
Norcross Bros., labor and lumber at New Worcester, 298 92
Pratt & Inman, chain,
11 88
Walton Prouty, pumping, 8 75
J. J. Randall, repairing walk, 3 70
T. H. Reed, boilers and sundries,
56 33
Rice, Barton & Fales, M. & I. Co., labor, iron, flanges, etc., 1,047 09
Andrew D. Rogers, repairing roof, 27 94
J. G. Ryder, meals and lodgings, 120 40
Sanford & Co., books and sundries, 137 53
J. Santon, Jr., & Co., charcoal, 52 40
James D. Shaw, pumping,
41 00
Wm. R. Shaw, pumping and repairs,
27 00
Hattie A. Smith, writing for engineer, 225 55
T. H. Smith, painting and glazing, 75 08
Andrew St. Andri, repairing, 4 95
D. & C. P. Stevens, window frame, 1 68
Chrrles Stewart, boiler plate and labor, 4 20
72
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
Strong & Rogers, coal, 336 10
George T. Sutton, pump, pipe, labor, etc, 76 44
Martha Z. Swallow, labor on water bills, 15 00 Joseph Towne, sharpening tools, 1 90
P. J. Turner & Co., lumber, 278 48
Tyler & Seagrave, printing, 136 74
Union Water Meter Co., labor, 52 00
Benjamin Walker, hay, 22 72
Chapman Wallis, trucking, 2 00
T. W. Wellington & Co., coal, 57 69
Wm. F. Wheeler, labor, iron, and sundries, 346 77 A. L. Whiting & Co., picks, 21 00
Wood, Light & Co., screws and labor, 6 75
D. M. Woodward, cutting for hydrants, 4 00
T. M. Woodward, tin plates and painting, 34 66 Worcester Gas Light Co., gas, 21 46 $20,416 72
TAXES.
Uncollected previous to 1870, 66 of 1870, 11,900 52
$20,443 44
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
D. S. Messinger's note for School House, 19,000 00 CASH on hand, January 2, 1871, 28,785 28
RECAPITULATION.
Table of Cr. Balances, (Jan. 3, 1870); Appropriations, (raised by tax 1870); Receipts exclusive of Taxes. Transfers, each Appropriation as it stood after de- ducting or adding Transfers, Expenditures and Balances, from Jan. 3, 1870, to Jan. 2, 1871.
Credit bal- ances, Jan. 3, 1870.
Appropria- Receipts ex- tions raised clusive of taxes. by tar.
Transfer from
Transfer to.
Total Receipts, (including bal- ance Jan. 3rd, 1870.) after de- ducting or ad- ding transfers.
Expenses, includ- ing appropri- ations over- drawn Jan. 3, Dr. Balances. 1870, uncollect- ed tax, cash. etc.
Cr. Balances.
Abatements and Discounts,
$25,468 45
$48,008 80
$73,477 25
$37,321 08
$36,156 ]7
Bills Receivable,
Boston, Barre & Gardner R. R. Co
585 88
473 56
112 32
112 32
Contingent Expenses, .
3,914 16
18,000 00
44,156 86
28,841 38
6,226 50
43,456 14
22,019 10
21.437 04
Engine House (Beacon street),
10,000 00
2,373 90
190 95
20,564 85
20,564 85
Free Public Library,
2,739 79
8,000 00
1,931 05
12,670 84
7,597 41
5,073 43
Fuel, Lights and Printing,
5,500 00
1,500 00
117 65
6,882 35
6,882 35
Highways and Bridges, .
93,000 00
41,059 37
19,781 16
153,840 53
153,840 53
Blackstone street, .
1,553 91
1.553 91
1,553 91
Chandler
Chatham and Corbett street,
650 00
650 00
14,650 44
14,000 44
Laurel
Main
66
37,000 00
37,000 00
13,696 91
13,696 91
Various
66
9,339 49
9,039 49
9,339 49
794 20
794 20
794 20
13,315 22
45,456 54
78,456 54
33,000 00
170 30
Licenses, .
1,781 75
1,781 75
20,028 83
29,080 82
9,051 99
1,899,808 04
New Common (Elm Park),
9.40 00
940 00
Paupers,
11,000 00
6,580 55
3,010 21
14.570 34
14,570 34
Police and Watchman,
25,000 00
6,722 46
32,530 27
32,530 27
Salaries,
12,000 00
54 00
12,054 00
12,054 00
Schools, .
105,000 00
1,645 23
14,473 40
121,118 63
121,118 63
School for Truants,
3.000 00
73 00
631 79
2,441 21
2,441 21
School Houses,
90,000 00
90,000 00
30,984 45|
80,984 45
30,984 45
....
74
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
.
Mechanic
11,958 28
22.729 : 9 11,958 28
. . . .
Union
Winter
Interest,
30,000 00
2,141 32
26,598 69
33,589 30
33,419 00
Lighting streets, .
10,000 00
28 83
2,349,265 30
449,457 26
Loans : Funded and Temporary, Military, .
1,185,718 65 284 74
1,617 00
1,901 74
5,178 00
3,276 26
940 00
. .
.
. .....
......
Belmont street,
-
Interest on Water Debt,
6,990 61
.
1,163,546 65
279 23
279 23
279 23
22,729 89
9,064 40
.
4,602 01
4,602 01
13,666 41
2,095 00
Fire Department, .
.
18,000 00!
10,000 00
7,905 00
19,000 00 104,880 00
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