Town annual reports of the several departments for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1871, Part 28

Author: Worcester (Mass.)
Publication date: 1871
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 404


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$761,010 70


Amount overdrawn January 1, 1872.


752,449 21


WATER WORKS, (MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT).


Received for Boiler.


500 00


Transfer from Water Rents,


24,326 20


$24,826 20


EXPENDITURES.


Paid William Knowles, salary, $1,100 00


Pay Rolls, labor, 6,836 57


Allen & Reed, boots, mittens, packing, 185 77


Chas. A. Allen, labor,


74 20


Ashworth, & Jones, damages,


600 00


C. K. Babcock, raising pipe,


16 00


Bacon & Forbes, charcoal,


10 00


D. J. Baker, suppers,


9 80


J. D. Baldwin & Co., advertising,


91 50


Barrett, Wasburn & Co., pipe and sundries,


141 31


S. H. Batcheller, window sashes, 3 00


N. T. Bemis & Co., horse hire, 743 40


Wright Bottomly, damages,


250 00


Brigham & Emes, salt,


2 00


Brown & Barnard, carting,


175 50


A. S. Brown, wicks, 20


Wm. H. Brown, repairing, 3 25


G. A. Carter, felt, nails, labor &c., 23 48


Wm. C. Chase, services, &c.,


1,082 14


Mary L. Church, writing, 37 50


Corbett & Willard, repairing, tools &c., 310 11


Francis Cosgrove,


66


27 60


James Croan, labor,


10 00


Albert Curtis, water pumped from Kettle Brook, 500 00


Richard Curtis, use of land,


40 00


Porter Davis, labor and cash paid out,


227 75


Dawson, Tank & Co., guyes, 36 12


H. W. Denny & Co., pails, 2 25


369


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Paid Doe & Woodwell, advertising,


$50 94


Fred Drown, labor,


26 55


Henry M. Dunn, labor,


216 90


Edward Earle, damages paid,


550"00


C. Foster & Co., shovels, screws &c.,


81 38


John Gates, & Co., boards,


146 12


Graton & Knight, leather,


10 33


N. S. Hale, carting,


6 00


Walter Hale, labor,


37 98


Chas. Hamilton, printing,


33 00


Thos. Harrington, boiler flues &c.,


116 95


F. B. Hartwell, use of land,


10 00


William Heaton, care of Reservoir,


133 33


Highway Department, patching paving &c.,


69 49


Howe & Hackett, kerosene &c.,


40 62


Benj. James, damages,


900 00


F. Jefts, labor, 3 22


J. W. Jordan, pipe, labor, &c.,


106 70


Wm. H. Jourdan, coal,


48 00


J. G. Kendall, Agt., insurance,


11 00


Henry L. Keyes, services in Water Office,


199 00


I. N. Keyes, sawing and planing, 29 56


Kindred Brothers, repairing picks,


5 10


Kinnicutt & Co., hatchet and sundries,


7 05


L. J. Knowles & Brother, labor &c.,


62 64


Wm. Knowles, cash paid out,


42 71


Alex Lorimer, cord rope and packing,


164 99


A. B. Lovell, cement and sand,


113 25


John D. Lovell, wheel barrow, shovels &c., 70 35


Wm. Lucas & Son, labor &c.,


1 55


Wm. L. Lyon & Henry L. Parker, use of land,


300 00


Mann & Bigelow, stone,


31 07


Jerome Marble & Co., oil,


17 87


Henry W. Miller, locks, screws and sundries,


19 72


Newhall & Jones, enamel cloth,


6 60


Norcross Bros., lumber, labor &c.,


829 50


Asa Nourse, labor,


22 50


John B. O'Leary, repairing,


1 20


John P. K. Otis, labor,


43 75


Patent Water & Gas Pipe Co. snips,


10 00


F. F. Phelps, castings,


70 39


M. Quinn, repairing tools,


16 00


J. D. Rawson, carting,


25 00


Charles Reed, labor,


28 05


J. H. Reed, dippers &c.,


4 70


370


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


Paid Rice, Barton & Fales, M. & I. Co., steam boilers, castings &c., $2,572 38


Sanford & Co., paper and sundries, 101 08


J. Santom, Jr. & Co., coal, 23 75


C. W. & J. E. Smith, damages,


129 00


Hattie A. Smith, copying service returns, &c., 40 63


James A. Smith, damages,


750 00


T. H. Smith, painting, glazing &c.,


50 59


Snow Brothers, printing &c.,


155 81


Andrew St. André, repairing,


11 00


Strong & Rogers, coal,


1,906 31


G. T. Sutton, pipe, labor &c.,


35 20


Martha Z. Swallow, writing,


9 00


E. D. Thayer, et. al., damages,


500 00


C. O. Thompson, analysis of water, 15 00


Town of Leicester, taxes,


32 13


Union Water Meter Co., meters, labor &c.,


990 92


A. W. Ward, labor,


25 00


J. S. Wheeler, labor,


5 00


Wm. F. Wheeler, labor, iron and sundries, 137 62


T. M. Woodward, iron plates and lettering, 45 00


Wor. Gas Light Co., gas and labor,


39 27


$24,826 20


TAXES.


Uncollected previous to 1871,


24,277 01


of 1871,


13,497 91


BILL RECEIVABLE.


Note, David S. Messinger, due Feb. 29, 1873,


$19,000 00


Cash on hand, January 1, 1872, $83,173 69


RECAPITULATION.


Table of Cr. Balances, (Jan. 2, 1871 ;) Appropriations, (raised by tax 1871 ; Receipts exclusive of Taxes, Transfers, each Appropriation as it stood after deducting or adding Transfers, Expenditures and Balances, from Jan. 2, 1871, to Jan. 1, 1872.


Cr. Balances January 2 1871.


Appropriations Receipts exclu- raised by tax. sive of taxes.


Transfers from.


Transfers to.


Total Receipts, Expended, in- (including bal-| cluding appro- ance Jan. 2d, 1871,) after de- ducting or ad- ding transfers.


priations over- drawn Jan. 2, 1871 uncollect- ed tax, cash, etc.


Dr. Balances.


Cr. Balances.


Abatements and Discount,


$36,156 17


$47,719 52


$5,000 00


$78,875 69


$40,826 62 19,000 00 262,200 00


$19,000 00 262,200 00


...


........


Boston, Barre & Gardner R. R. Co.,


$350 95


287 15


63 80


63 80


City Hay Scales,


21,437 04


28,000 00


3,982 94


28 50


$10,133 69


63,525 17


38,186 03


25,339 14


Engine House,


2,095 00


14,000 00


3,000 00


147 53


16,852 47


16,852 47


....


.....


....


...


.......


1,010 44


Fuel, Lights and Printing,


6,500 00


400 00


6,900 00 158,321 09


140,104 29


18,216 80


Highways, Sidewalks, &c.,


105,000 00


53,321 09


7,132 30


2,867 70


4,833 26


4,833 26


Blackstone Street,


. .


.. .


...


..


.....


...


5,461 66


14,000 44


8,533 78


Front Street,


6,524 98


6,524 98


...


..


.....


.....


..


. .


..


2,176 00


2,176 00


2,176 00


4,264 24


4,264 24


Lafayette


..... ....


...


.....


..


......


..


...... .


..


. . ...


.


..


..


24,074 60


24,074 60


Mechanic


6,303 77


6,303 77


12,673 19


6,369 42


Oak Avenue,


477 65


477 65


477 65


...


.....


...


734 30


734 30


734 30


2,456 95


2,456 95


2,456 95


....


......


.


....


.


281 90


281 90


281 90


Union


66


1,400 00


1,400 00


16,744 21


15,344 21


.......


Washington Street,


1,005 50


1,005 50


1,005 50


Wilmot


2,234 08


2,234 08


......


Winter


1,288 27


1,288 27


1,288 27


..


..


...


..


..


2,047 89


2,047 89


...


..


Fire Alarm Telegraph,


25,000 00


1,555 75


26,555 75


17,747 24


8,808 51


Free Public Library,


5,073 43


8,000 00


1,777 50


14,850 93


10,294 91


4,556 02


New Streets,


10,000 00


.


..


.


. .


...


...


12,863 30


12,863 30


Chandler


Chatham and Corbett Street,


17,660 26


17,660 26


.. ...


.


...


. .


Hanover


James


...


.....


.... .. .........


Main


..


...


...


..


.....


..


....


....


..... .......


Salisbury


Sever


.


.


.


..


..........


...


..


$38,049 07


Bills Receivable,


...


.............


Contingent Expenses,


47 11


Fire Department,


5,889 56


...


..


.. .....


.


. ....


.


Piedmont Street,


. .


...


...


...


..


2,867 70


5,461 66


..


. .


Interest, Interest on Water Debt,


170 30


32,360 78


32,531 08


106,489 45 32,975 90


444 82


Licenses, Lighting Streets,


20,000 00


58 76 2,022,678 96


..


3,922,487 00


1,465,698 28


2,456,788 72


Loans, Funded and Temporary, Military,


1,899,808 04


7,515 00


7,515 00


7,230 26


284 74


Police and Watchmen,


28,000 00


7,906 67


35,906 67


32,918 26


2,988 41


13,750 76


14,999 86


1,249 10


......


....


....


10,000 00


3,299 08


6,700 92


Salaries,


15,000 00


15,000 00


13,833 11


1,166 89


Schools,


125,000 00 3,000 00


93 00


3,093 00


2,053 60


1,039 40


School Houses,


90,000 00


90,000 00


......


..


..


(Old)


Ledge Street,


334 66


334 66


22,198 31


21,863 65


...


Main


19,000 00


Common,


School, (State Normal)


15,000 00


28 50


15,028 50 1,072,809 14


1,072,723 99


Shade Trees and Public Grounds,


1,048 88


5,000 00


350 00


6,398 88


5,974 01


424 87


Elm Park,


940 00


940 00


Soldiers Monument,


35,000 00


35,000 00


Summons,


412 40


257 01


..


...


155 39


155 39


54,140 07


54,140 07


Taxes,-Bank Shares,


28,997 10


5,019 23


23,977 87


23,977 87


Taxes : County


27,639 23


6,075 00


42,918 97


2,081 03


51,075 00


51,075 00


.. ...


.......


..


.....


War : Aid, Bt's and Cont'gts.,


13,000 00


13,000 00


7.9,339 72


66,339 72


..


...


Water Rents,


56,686 98


56,686 98


8,561 49


761,010 70


752,449 21


.......


..


..... ......


...


... ...


24,326 20


24,826 20


24,826 20


... .........


Taxes, uncollected, Cash,


.. ...


..


...


...


83,173 69


83,173 69


... ........


.


..


....


..


.


.


19,000 00


19,000 00


675 00


..


...


. 675 00 15,028 50


Sewers,


85 15


.. .....


85 15


9,915 32


High School,


59,338 21


59,338 21


126,170 54


66.832 33


20,411 81


20,411 81


20,411 81


7,391 76


School for Truants,


....


...


.....


8,000 00 10,000 00


...


..


2,693 11


127,693 11


120,301 35


... ...


. .


90,000 00


3,612 40


93,612 40


12,877 05


3,558 50


3,234 19


..


324 31 20,058 76


324 31


28,819 74


8,760 98


..


....


..


5,750 76


..


$4,955,781 29


$167,840 00


$167,840 00 $4,955,781 29 $4,955,781 29 $2,597,536 66 $2,597,536 66


....


...


....


Taxes : State,


Water Works, (Construction,)


8,561 49


500 00


37,744 92


37,744 92


.. ......


$1,985,728 86


$715,930 85|$2,254,121 58


...


9,915 32


9,915 32


Belmont Street,


...


... .......


...


...


.......


......


..


Sundry (Old) Accounts,


27,639 23


27,639 23


....


(Maintenance,)


940 00


675 00


Poor Department, City Hospital,


..


374


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


TEMPORARY LOAN, JANUARY 1, 1872.


To whom Payable.


Amount.


Rate of Interest.


Interest paid to


1


Note, Emory Banister, Adm'r.,


$5,000 00


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


1


Central Mut. Fire Insurance Co.,


12,500 00


6


May 11, 1871.


1


Caleb Dana, Estate of,


450 00


6


Oct. 1, 1871.


1


66


Daniel Farnum,


4,400 00


6


June 2, 1871.


1


Sally Flagg,


1,800 00


6


Dec. 20, 1871.


1


Charles A Garland,


195 00


6


March 8, 1871.


1


Parley Goddard, Estate of,


5,000 00


6


April 28, 1871.


7


60


Emory Holbrook,


3,000 00


7


Dcc. 1, 1871.


3


Home Savings Bank,


135,000 00


7


1


Eleanor D. Knight,


1,015 00


6


April 8, 1871.


1


Levi Lincoln, Estate of,


1,000 00


6


May 1, 1871.


1


Hannah Lynde,


1,000 00


6


Sept. 1, 1871.


1


Mary G. Lynde,


400 00


6


Sept. 1, 1871.


5


Merchant & Farmer's M. F. Insurance Co.,


50,000 00


7


Jan. 1, 1872.


1


Elizabeth C. B. Miller,


5,500 00


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


2


John C. Newton, Treasurer,


2,200 00


6


July 2, 1871.


2


Nathaniel Paine, Trustee,


7,600 00


6


Nov. 1, 1871.


1


Charles L. Putnam,


10,000 00


7


Aug. 7, 1871.


3


Stephen Salisbury, Treasurer,


6,113 62


7


July 4, 1871.


2


Angeline A. Sawyer,


1,900 00


6


June 1, 1871.


1


Sarah F. D. Spurr,


450 00


6


Feb. 18, 1871.


1


State Board of Education,


15,000 00


No


3


State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,


30,000 00


7


Jan. 1, 1872.


1


Azubah H. Swallow,


1,100 00


6


Sept. 15, 1871.


1


Louisa H. Thompson,


3,500 00


61%


Aug. 16,1871.


1


=


Albert Tolman & Co.,


1,200 00


6


Aug. 12, 1871.


1


Gill Valentine,


100 00


6


Oct. 1, 1871.


1


Asa H. Waters,


6,000 00


6


July 26, 1871.


1


Josephus Woodcock,


1,000 00


6


July 18, 1871.


1


John Woodcock,


4,200 00


6


Ang. 11, 1871.


4


Worcester County School of Industrial Science,


22,696 32


6


Jan. 1, 1872.


6


. Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,


127,000 00


7


Dec. 1, 1871.


2


Worcester Nationtl Bank,


35,000 00


. .


1


Worcester Safe Deposit and Trust Co.,


50,000 00


No


$561,888 72


FUNDED CITY LOAN, JANUARY 1, 1872.


To whom Payable.


Amount.


When Due.


Rate of


Interest.


Interest paid to


24 Bonds E. P. B., or bearer,


$24,000


1872-1882.


5


Dec. 1, 1871.


5 New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.,


500,000


July 1, 1881.


6


Jan. 1, 1872.


5 G. W. W., or bearer,


10,000


1874-1876.


5


Dec. I, 1871.


13 Worcester County Institution for Savings,


35,000


1872-1884.


5


1


12,000


June 1, 1881.


6


10


66 Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank,


20,000


1872-1881.


5


$601,000


2


G. A. R., Geo. H. Ward, Post No. 10,


1,925 00


Sept. 4, 1871. Oct. 1, 1871.


1


Green Library Fund,


7,443 78


1


Angeline A. Sawyer, Guardian,


1,200 00


6


Aug. 17, 1871.


Dec. 8, 1871.


=


TREASURER'S REPORT.


375


FUNDED SEWER DEBT, JANUARY 1, 1872.


To whom Payable.


Amount.


When Due.


Rate of


Interest.


Interest paid to


1 Bond to Bearer,


$500


June 15, 1877.


6


Dec. 15, 1871.


36 Bonds to Fox Heirs, 66


36,000


66


6


4


Institute of Industrial Science,


4,000


66


6


3


Peabody Museum Fund,


2,100


66


6


9


Worcester County Institution for Savings,


9,000


66


6


36


66 Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,


36,000


6


10


American Antiquarian Society,


9,000


June 15, 1878.


6


1


Samuel F. Haven,


1,000


66


6


21


Institute of Industrial Science,


21,000


6


1


Asahel Newton,


1,000


6


1


66


Benjamin Wallace, estate of,


1,000


6


2


American Antiquarian Society,


1,000


June 15,1879.


6


1


James H. Gerauld,


1,000


66


6


10


66


H. K or bearer,


10,000


66


6


16


4


H. R. or bearer,


3,500


66


6


100


66


Blake Brothers & Co., or bearer,


100,000


July 1, 1880. July 1, 1881.


6


4


New Bedford Institution for Savings,


40,000


June 1, 1880.


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


1


Nathaniel Paine, Trustee,


5,000


July 1, 1881.


6


July 1, 1871.


3


Charles A. Rallion,


3,000


June 15, 1880.


6


Dec. 15, 1871.


1


Stephen Salisbury,


5,000


July 1, 1881.


6


Jan. 1, 1872.


1


Lucie E. Smith,


1,000


June 15, 1881.


6


Dec. 15, 1871.


2



Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,


15,000


Feb. I, 1881.


6


4


Merchant and Farmers M. F. I. Co.,


40,000


1873-1875.


6


11


60 State Mutual Life Assurance Co.,


110,000


1872-1875.


6


66


$499,400


Jan. 1, 1872. 66 66


4


Adaline Barnes,


4,000


3


Mary Ann L. Brown,


3,000


6


5


Worcester Co. Free Inst. for Ind. Science,


35,900


July 1, 1881.


6


Jan 1, 1872.


1


William H. Gould,


100


6


1


Samuel V. Stone,


500


6


66


4


Bearer,


800


6


66


66


6


66


66


49


66


376


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


.


WATER LOAN, JANUARY 1, 1872.


To whom Payable.


Amount.


When Due.


Rate of


Interest.


Interest paid to


2 Bonds Albert Ball,


$200


June 1, 1874.


6


Dec. J, 1871.


1


Joseph S. Barney, Extr.,


2,300


July 1, 1891.


6


2


Bearer,


1,500


June 1, 1875.


6


19


George Brown,


19,000


June 1, 1873.


6


6


100


B. B. & Co., or bearer,


100,000


July 1, 1885.


6


Jan. 1, 1872.


3,400


June 1, 1876.


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


2


66 Isaac Davis,


10,000


June 1, 1876.


6


3


Samuel De Witt,


3,000


June 1, 1876.


6


1


Joseph B. Drury,


1,000


June 1, 1872.


6


66


1


Clarinda S. Fisk,


1,000


June 1, 1878


6


3


66


Free Public Library,


5,000


June 1, 1885.


6


+


Dennis Harthan,


1,700


June 1, 1873.


6


Juue 1, 1871.


2


High School Fund,


1,100


June 1, 1880.


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


3


David Hitchcock,


2,500


June 1, 1878.


6


9


John Jepherson,


9,000


June 1, 1872.


6


2


"


K., or bearer,


3,000


June 1, 1879.


6


Dec. 1, 1871.


5


Mechanics Savings Bank,


50,000


July 1, 1886.


6


66


1


New Bedford Institution for Savings,


35,000


June 1, 1880.


6


1


Nathaniel Paine, Trustee,


10,000


July 1, 1876.


6


S


Peabody Museum Fund,


4,500


June 1, 1877.


6


6


People's Savings Bank,


20,000


1873-1876.


6


2


66


Sumner Reed,


800


June 1, 1872.


6


66


1


Mary Smith,


1,000


June 1, 1876.


6


66


13


Joseph Sprague,


13,000


1875-1876.


6


66


4


66 State Mutual Life Assurance Co., 66 .6 66


228,000


1872-1878.


6


66


3


Ethan R Thompson,


1,200


June 1, 1872.


6


1


George Upham,


1,000


June 1, 1874. 1872-1876.


6


1


G. W. W , or bearer,


500


June 1, 1879.


5


4


66


Edwin Waite,


7,000


June 1, 1874.


5


..


1


66


Luther Wheelock,


5,000


June 1, 1878.


6


1 Note, George Wight,


1,300


June 1, 1875.


6


6


15


Worcester County Institution for Savings,


98,000


1886-1890.


6


66


12


66


Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank,


11,000


June 1, 1875.


6


7


Wor. Co. Institute of Industrial Science,


7,000


1877-1888.


6


. .


66 J. W., or bearer,


1,000


June 1, 1879.


6


.4


36


Merchant and Farmer's M. F. Insurance Co., 60 66


57,000


1871-1875


6


66


2,000


June 1, 1873.


5


.6 July 1, 1871. Dec. 1, 1871.


1,000


June 1, 1878.


6


4


John E. Phelps,


13,000


1873-1873.


5


6


8


G. W. W., or bearer,


6,500


500


6


4 Bonds, 1 66 Josephus Woodcock,


1,000


June 1, 1886.


1872-1873.


5


6


66


4


66


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,


11,000


40,000


1875-1882.


6


3


66


John R. Jordan,


2,000


1874-1881.


10


A. D., or bearer,


1,500


June 1, 1872.


6


66


66


"


1


66


66


$794,500


66


Louisa Culver,


377


TREASURER'S REPORT.


CITY DEBT FROM 1861 TO 1872. TEMPORARY, SEWER, WAR, AND WATER.


Date.


Miscellaneous.


Sewer.


War.


Water.


Total.


1


1861


$67,324 25


$35,000 00


$102,324 25


1862


80,319 40


$14,000 00


35,000 00


129,319 40


1863


70,380 08


103,034 47


35,000 00


208,414 55


1864


61,451 99


118,307 71


35,000 00


214,759 70.


1865


78,427 14


162,330 77


123,701 79


364,459 70


1866


61,337 50


161,953 98


201,127 11


424,418 59


1867


60,186 24


94,924 97


303,193 93


458,305 14


1868


56,050 43


$115,351 43


70,541 01


378,006 98


619,949 85


1869


59,193 07


235,939 36


68,024 47


410,123 10


773,290 00


1870


154,787 49


457,625 67


68,041 22


505,264 27


1,185,718 65


1871.


Miscellaneous,


$60,676 74


Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad,


104,880 00


Sewer,


$827,151 80 }


860,151 80


Interest,


33,000 00 }


School Houses,


85,441 46


Streets,


71,449 92


War,


67,480 22


Water,


649,727 90


$1,899,808 04


1892.


Miscellaneous,


$76,622 69


Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad,


262,200 00


School Houses,


88,695 98


Sewers,


1,072,723 99


Soldiers Monument,


35,000 00


Streets,


102,707 13


War,


66,339 72


Water Works,


752,499 21


$2,456,788 72


378


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY,


JANUARY 1, 1872.


REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY.


Central Park, (Old Common,)


$250,000


Elm Park and Improvements,


13,000


City Hall,


40,000


Alms House and City Hospital, farm and wood land,


39,100


Hope Cemetery and Improvements,


16,000


Burial Ground on Common,


Mechanic street,


Not used.


66 Pine court,


35,000


City Pound lot, Pine street,


Engine House and lot, No. 2, New Worcester,


1,200


3, Exchange street,


3,500


66


4, Carlton


3,000


5, Myrtle 66


4,000


Mechanic


6,500


Bigelow's Court,


4,000


66


School street,


8,900


66


Beacon


10,000


Hose-house, Bloomingdale Road,


Real Estate belonging to School Department,


801,175


66 Highway A


31,300


752,449


Water Shop and fixtures in " Worcester Water Works, " Hook & Ladder House on Thomas st., with land, Public Sewers cost,


13,500


1,072,724


$3,106,948


PERSONAL PROPERTY.


Belonging to the School Department,


65,325


66 Highway


33,324 66 Police


2,500


66 Fire 66


30,000


Water


25,490


In the Council Chambers and the several offices in the City Hall, 7,000 At the Alms House and Farm, 12,396


1,500


Library building and lot,


100


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 379


Street lamps and fixtures,


13,000


Three City Scales,


1,000


Armory for Battery,


2,000


$159,535


REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


A full and detailed statement of the School Houses and land, and their value can be found in the School Committee's Report, page 102.


WORCESTER WATER WORKS.


The estate at Leicester, Bell Pond, Reservoirs, Pipes, Hydrants, and all the fixtures and tools belonging thereto, valued at $777,939.


SCHOOLS.


A full statement of all the personal property belonging to the School Department can be found in the School Committee's Report, page 103.


FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


A full and detailed statement of all the books and other property can be found in the Directors' Report.


REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.


60,000 feet of land on Salem street, 15,000


Barns and sheds on the above lot, 10,000


About 1} acres of land on the Island, 6,000


Gravel pit at the junction of Grove and Pratt streets, 250


1 gravel pit on Geo. S. Newton's farm, and one on Pleasant st., near Paxton line, 50


$31,300


For an Inventory of the personal property belonging to the High- way Department, Nov. 30, 1871, see Highway Commissioners's Report, page 283.


STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


In charge of RUSSELL R. SHEPARD, City Sealer, Office, No. 3, Pleasant st.


THREE CITY SCALES, in charge of the following persons : James H. Benchley, Salem Square, John W. Hoppin, at New Worcester, Silas Penniman, at Lincoln Square.


IN POLICE COURT ROOM. 1 Salamander Safe, desks and furniture.


380


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


IN CHARGE OF JOHN FARWELL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ALMS HOUSE AND CITY HOSPITAL.


Furniture in house, provisions etc., $4,037.03; stock on farm, farm- ing tools, etc., valued by Overseers, Dec. 1, 1871, $7,912.30 ; furniture, bedding, etc., belonging to Truant School, $448.00


IN CHARGE OF THE SEVERAL ENGINE AND HOSE COMPANIES AND UNDER A GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE ENGINEERS.


3 steam fire engines with hose-carriages attached, 2 hand engines, 5 hose carriages, 2 hook and ladder carriages, 13,000 feet of leading hose, 6 horses and harnesses, together with the apparatus necessary to fully equip the several companies.


Valued $30,000.


IN CHARGE OF F. A. KIRBY.


All the street lamps,"256 fluid, 566 gas and fixtures, valued at $15,000.


GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS.


OF THE


CITY OF WORCESTER, FOR 1872.


MAYOR, GEORGE F. VERRY.


ALDERMEN.


Ward 1 .- EMORY BANISTER.


.6 2 .-* JOSEPH BURROUGH.


3 .- GILBERT J. RUGG.


4 .-* SAMUEL D. HARDING.


5 .- HORACE WYMAN.


6 .-* HENRY H. CHAMBERLIN.


7 .- EDWIN T. MARBLE.


8 .-* GEORGE R. SPURR.


CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, SAMUEL SMITH, Office, No. 2, City Hall : Residence 10 Harvard st.


CITY MESSENGER,


CHARLES MARVIN, Office, No. 1, City Hall; Residence, No. 1, Clinton street.


382


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


COMMON COUNCIL.


President-CHARLES G. REED.


Clerk-Henry L. Shumway.


Ward 1 .- Joseph Chase, *Edward R. Fiske, *John W. Howe.


Ward 5 .-* John J. O'Gorman, *John Cove, Morris Melaven.


Ward 2 .-* Wm. Allen, Parritt Blaisdell, Luther Ross ..


Ward 6 .- Joseph H. Walker, Charles G. Reed, *Dorrance S. Goddard.


Ward 3 .-* Samuel McFadden, Ward 7 .- Calvin L. Hartshorn,


*George F. Hewett, Charles W. Wentworth.


*Edwin Ames,


*Amariah B. Lovell.


Ward 4 .-* Andrew Athy, Ward 8 .- E. H. Towne,


*Patrick D. Conlin, Charles S. Childs.


Sumner Pratt,


*Charles G. Parker.


PAGE TO COMMON COUNCIL,-Frederick A. Brooks.


*Aldermen and Council marked *, elected for two years.


JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1872.


On Finance .- The Mayor and Aldermen Banister and Chamber- lin ; President of Council and Councilmen Walker, Childs, and Hewett.


On Claims .- The Mayor Aldermen Banister and Spurr ; President of the Council, Councilmen Ross, Cove and Towne.


On Water .- Aldermen Marble and Rugg; Councilmen Allen, Parker and Fiske.


On Sewers .- The Mayor and Aldermen Wyman and Banister ; President of Council and Councilman Hewett, Ross and Hartshorn.


On the Fire Department .- Aldermen Wyman and Chamberlin ; Councilmen Athy, Wentworth and Lovell.


On Lighting Streets .- Aldermen Rugg and Spurr; Councilmen Childs, Ames and Chase.


On Education .- The Mayor and Aldermen Chamberlin and Hard- ing ; President of Council and Councilmen Pratt, Allen and Goddard.


On Printing .- Aldermen Harding and Rugg; Councilmen Howe, McFadden and Cove.


On Sidewalks .- Aldermen Marble and Burrough; Councilmen Ames, Howe and Blaisdell.


On Highways, Streets and Bridges .- The Mayor and Aldermen Spurr and Harding; President of Council and Councilmen Pratt, Fiske and Walker.


GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS. 383


On Military Affairs .- Aldermen Burrough and Wyman ; Council- men Melaven O'Gorman and Towne.


On Charities .- Aldermen Chamberlain and Burrough ; Council- men Chase, Hartshorn and Melaven.


On Free Public Market .- Aldermen Harding and Wyman ; Coun- cilmen Hartshorn, McFadden and O'Gorman.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


On Health .- The Mayor and Aldermen Chamberlin and Spurr.


On Public Buildings .- The Mayor and Aldermen Harding and Wyman.


On Bills in Second Reading .- Aldermen Marble and Rugg.


On Enrollment .- Aldermen Banister and Burrough.


On Elections and Returns .- Aldermen Burrough and Chamberlin.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.


On Bills in the Second Reading .- Councilmen Parker and Conlin. On Enrollment .- Councilmen Wentworth, Blaisdell and Goddard.


On Elections and Returns .- Councilmen Lovell, Conlin and O'Gor- man.


SOLICITOR. THOS. L. NELSON. Office, Post Office Building and City Hall.


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. WILLIAM S. BARTON. Office, No. 6, City Hall : Residence, 23 High street.


AUDITOR. HENRY GRIFFIN. Office, No. 7, City Hall.


ASSESSORS. Levi Barker, 3 years. Wm. L. Clark, 2 years, Josiah P. Houghton 1 year.


ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.


Ward 1 .- John M. Earle, Ward 5 .- Levi Barker,


66 2 .- George E. Stearns, 66 6 .- Samuel Houghton,


3 .- John Driscoll,


66 7 .- Josiah P. Houghton,


4 .- James McFarland, 66 8 .- Alexander Marsh.


CITY ENGINEER. PHINEHAS BALL. Office, No. 5, City Hall.


50


884


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. THOMAS GATES. Office, No. 3, City Hall.


WATER COMMISSIONER. FRANK E. HALL. Office, No. 5, City Hall.


COMMISSIONERS OF HOPE CEMETERY. William Bush, 5 years,


Albert Tolman, 4 years, Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 2 years,


Albert Curtis, 3 years, Henry Chapin 1 year.


COMMISSIONERS OF SHADE TREES AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Stephen Salisbury, 3 years.


Edward W. Lincoln, 1 year, O. L. Hatch, 2 years,


DIRECTORS OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


STEPHEN SALISBURY, President, NATHANIEL PAINE, Clerk.


T. L. Nelson,


T. E. St. John.


Henry A. Marsh.


C. H Morgan,


George Jaques, 2 years


C. O. Thompson.


5 years Charles A. Chase.


Nathaniel Paine,


Stephen Salisbury,


1 year


William R. Huntington. 4 years


George E. Francis.


Samuel S. Green, Librarian.


Emma S. Eddy,


Sarah F. Earle,


Assistant Librarians.


Jessie E. Tyler,


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


GEORGE F. VERRY, Mayor, Ex-Officio, President. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent. Office, No. 11, City Hall. SAMUEL V. STONE, Secretary. Office, No. 13, City Hall.


Members whose term expires January, 1875.


WARD.


1 .- C. B. Metcalf.


2 .- George W. Gale.


G. Henry Whitcomb.


3 .- James McDermott.Jason Chapin.


Thomas Griffin.


M. J. McCafferty. Loammi Harrington. Emerson Warner. E. B. Stoddard.


Members whose term expires January, 1873.


Edward H. Hall. Ann B. Earle. James Draper. John F. Murray. Samuel V. Stone. Edward H. Peabody. Charles Ballard. Rufus Woodward.


4 .- P. J. Garrigan. 5 .- F. J. McNulty. 6 .- F. P. Goulding. 7 .- George Jaques. 8,-Emory Aldrich.


. Members whose term expires January, 1874.


Hartley Williams


6 years Caleb B. Metcalf, 3 years


385


GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS.


MUNICIPAL COURT. HARTLEY WILLIAMS, Chief Justice. JOSEPH A. TITUS, Associate Justices. SAMUEL UTLEY, S THEODORE S. JOHNSON, Clerk.


TRUANT COMMISSIONERS ..


GEO. F. VERRY, Mayor. A. P. MARBLE, Superintendent of Schoools. JONA. B. SIBLEY, City Marshal. E. D. MCFARLAND, Police and Truant Officer. Office, City Hall : Residence, No. 117 Thomas street.


MARSHAL, JONATHAN B. SIBLEY.


Office, City Hall : Residence No.23, Charlton street. -


ASSISTANT MARSHALS.


EMORY WILSON, Office, City Hall ; residence, rear of Dr. Hill's church.


JAMES R. FISH, Office, City Hall; residence, No. 34 Piedmont street.


WATCHMEN AND DAY POLICE.


JOHN HOWE, Captain of Night Police ; residence, Bartlett Place. JOSEPH L. HALL, Captain of Day Police; residence No. 1, Pleas- ant Place.


Henry J. Allen,


Marshall S. Green, Daniel Hannafin,


Amos Atkinson,


George V. Barker,


Louis Harper,


Jesse D. Barker, Ezra Churchill, Reuben M. Colby,


Floyd H. Harris, John G. Haskell,


Lewis M. Howlett,


Harrison H. Comings, James Conner, Perley Dean,


Wm. H. Johnson, Miles Joyce,


James Keegan,


Henry M. Leland, James J. McLane, Michael O'Connell, Patrick O'Day,


Stephen D. Pierce,


Patrick E. Ratigan,


Joseph M. Dyson, A. P. Eaton, Henry E. Fayerweather, Joseph H. Flint, Thomas R. Foster, Cornelius French, Charles A. Garland, Jaalam Gates,


Dwight C. Smith, Solon S. Sprague.


386


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


George W. Dillon, James R. Fish,


CONSTABLES. Edwin D. McFarland, John L. Utley, Emory Wilson.


SPECIAL POLICE, WITHOUT PAY.


Sumner P. Hale, at


Western Railroad Station.


Charles W. Wentworth,


Mechanics Hall.


Horace L. Jenks,


New Worcester.


Moses P. Stearns,


South Worcester. 66 66


John Carson,


Charles A. Clark,


B. & A. Freight Dep't.


Charles G. Parker,


John P. Stockwell,


Pleasant street, near West. Rural Cemetery.


Henry J. Kendall,


Tatnuck. Prov. & Wor. R. R. Station.


Samuel Knowlton,


Junction Station.


James H. Croome,


Street Lamps.


Henry Cole, John Farwell,


City Alms House. St. Paul's Church. 66


Jeremiah McNamara,


James Melanefy,


Thomas McDermott,


Sumner Bridges,


For the Banks. At Valley Falls.


William Y. Holman, John M. Hoppin,


Andrew Patterson,


Loring M. Blanchard,


Grove Mill.


66 66


66


66 66


Music Hall.


Green and Pond street.


Nor. & Wor. R. R. Depot.


Pond District.


Commissioner of Highways.


Jamesville.


Cambridge street.


Junction Shop.


Pleasant street.


Merrifield's Buildings.


Zion's Church. For Worcester Water Works.


Auction Rooms.


Union street.


Laurel Hill.


Laurel St., Church.


66


Edward Jones,


May street. Webster Square.


66


Emerson Blanchard,


J. Brainard Hall,


Charles H. Lowe,


Robert M. Reynolds, Luke Tulley,


Benjamin Davis, Samuel Putnam,


David F. Parker,


Benjamin James,


Archibald Dollen, J. Brown Alden, Leonard Gates, George P. Blake, David Braman,


Wm. Knowles, Henry Glazier, John Chaplin, George W. Gale, Thomas N. Baird,


Elisha J. Rawson,


387


GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS.


Bancroft, Enoch


Adams Square.


Batchellor, Lyman


Brinley Hall.


Elliott, Gustavus


John Street.


Holloway, Thomas


Church Street.


Maloney, James


Wor. & Nashua Repair Shop.


Keyes, Warren C.


Adriatic Mill.


Killelea, Thomas


Millbury Street.


TRUSTEES OF THE CITY HOSPITAL.


F. H. Kelley, President.


George Jaques, Secretary.


Emory Banister, Alderman.


F. H. Kelley, 4 years.


Sumner Pratt,


Stephen Salisbury, Jr., 3 years.


Charles S. Childs, Councilmen.


George Jacques, 2 years.


Joseph Sargent, 1 year.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


GEO. F. VERRY, Mayor. A. P. MARBLE, Sup't., of Schools, JONATHAN B. SIBLEY, City Marshal,


Ex-Officio


members.


Geo. F. Verry, President. George W. Gale, Clerk.


George W. Gale and O. L. Hatch, 3 years. Edward Kendall and Walter Henry, 2 years. John W. Jordan and O. B. Hadwen, 1 year.


CITY PHYSICIAN. ALBERT WOOD. Office, Pearl street.


KEEPER OF ALMSHOUSE. JOHN FARWELL.


UNDERTAKERS.


George Sessions, Waldo E. Sessions,


Henry C. Willson.


George G. Hildreth, Timothy McCarty, Patrick H. Carroll.


PUBLIC WEIGHERS. John W. Hoppin, N. Worcester, Silas Penniman, Lincoln Square. James H. Benchley, Salem Square, Otis Stebbins, at Crompton's Loom Works.


WEIGHERS OF COAL.


F. H. Knight, at Jourdan's. Joseph Leland, at Southbridge st.


Julius F. Knight at " Geo. W. Comee, at Central st.


F. W. Wellington at City Coal Yd. James Plympton, at Manchester st. Edwin Gleason at Rice, Barton & Co.'s Works.


388


CITY DOCUMENT. - No. 26.


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.


S. Penniman, Lincoln Square. James H. Benchly, Salem Square.


John W. Hoppin, New Worcester. Sibley Putnam, Green st. John K. James, Jamesville. Alden Thayer, Pleasantville.


SURVEYORS OF LUMBER. Henry W. Reed. Edwin S. Pike.


FENCE VIEWERS.


J. F Manning, George A. Brown, Charles W. Burbank.


MILK INSPECTOR.


Russell R. Shepard, 3 Pleasant street.


FIELD DRIVER. William L. Nichols.


POUND KEEPER-Thomas Gates.


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. R. R. Shepard. Office No. 3, Pleasant st.


WARD OFFICERS.


Ward 1 .- WARDEN, E. D. Buffington. CLERK, George W. Mirick. INSPECTORS, Simon Sargent, James Broadbent, Wm. T. Allen.


Ward 2 .- WARDEN, Gilbert Walker. CLERK, Geo. W. Gale. INSPECTORS, S. J. Brimhall, Amos M. Eaton, Wm. H. Jankins.


Ward 3 .- WARDEN, Lyman Brown. CLERK, Edward T. Redican. INSPECTORS, Wm. L. Gray, Cornelius Sullivan, Jeremiah Hennessy.


Ward 4 .- WARDEN, P. E. Ratigan. CLERK, J. Edward Murray. INSPECTORS, Chas. C. McFarland, John B. Cosgrove, Jere- miah Foley.


Ward 5 .- WARDEN, Jeremiah Murphy. CLERK, James J. McLane. INSPECTORS, E. D. Stocking, J. R. Laverty, James W. Doon.


Ward 6 .- WARDEN, Charles L. Redding. CLERK, Chas. S. Chapin. INSPECTORS, Henry C. Rawson, Joseph R. Torrey, Charles P. Morse.


389


GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS.


Ward 7 .- WARDEN, Joseph A. Titus. CLERK, Lewis C. Muzzy. INSPECTORS, Henry H. Merriam, John D. Lovell, Wm. W. Cook.


Ward 8-WARDEN, Daniel Seagrave. CLERK, James H. Bancroft. INSPECTORS, Henry Bacon, Charles H. Harvey, George A. Geer.


BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Office, No. 7, City Hall.


SIMON E. COOMBS, Chief. SAMUEL H. DAY, Clerk.


Wm. Brophy,


John W. Loring,


Wm. Knowles, Assistant Engineers. Samuel H. Day.


FIRE COMPANIES.


Rapid Engine Co. No. 2, Charles S. Bottomly, Foreman, 40 men. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, Perry Bullard, 66 20 66


No. 2, Jeremiah Hennessy, 66 20


No. 1, Gilbert N. Rawson, 66


66


10


Eagle 66


No. 3, George W. Parks,


66


10


Niagara, 66


No. 4, Samuel Knowlton, 66


10 66


Yankee 66


No. 5, Vernon W. Lounsbury,


10


Steamer Gov. Lincoln, No. 1, Charles Guild,


66 12 66


66 Col. Davis, £ No. 2, Patrick H. Carroll,


66


12


66 A. B. Lovell, No. 3, Edwin Fisher,


12 66


Engineers,


5


171


10 66


City Hose Co. Ocean Hose Co.


No. 2, David Boland,


390


CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 26.


SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.


Mayor $1,500


City Clerk . 1,500


City Treasurer and Collector 2,500


City Engineer 2,500


City Solicitor 2,500


City Physician 800


Auditor of Accounts 1,500


City Messenger


1,100


Commissioner of Highways 2,200


Water Commissioner 1,200


Clerk of the Common Council 250


Clerk of the Overseers


1,000


One Assessor and Clerk of the Board 1,600


Two Assessors-each


1,100


Asst. Assessors-each three dollars per diem.


Milk Inspector


25


Sealer of Weights and Measures 360


City Marshal. 1,600


1st, Asst. Marshal


1,150


2d, Asst. Marshal. 1,100


Capt. of Day Police, $3.00 per day.


Capt. of Night Police, $3.00 per night.


Patrolmen, $2.75 per day and night.


See Report of the School Committee for Salaries of Superintendent, Secretary and Teachers, page 104.


Engineers and Firemen not fixed.


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