Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1867-1870, Part 84

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1867
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 1452


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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


57


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


.


58


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


59


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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60


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


61


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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62


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


63


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


64


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


67


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


68


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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70


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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