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Russell Alvin 1 50
Russell G. C. 2d. 13 77
Richardson Wm. H.
18 39
Russell Capt. Edward 8 86 Richardson Nelson W. 1 50
Riley Michael 1 50
Richardson Mark
4 86
Russell Wid. Rebecca improved by G. C. Russell 32 98
Russell Wid. Rebecca
imp. by S. Hardy 2 52
Russell Oliver 13 77
Russell Wid. Rebecca 5 88
Robbins James 1 50
Russell Bowen 25 16
Russell James S. 6 96
Russell Benjamin F. 32 06
Rarden Peter 1 50
Robinson T. S. G.
10 25
Russell Amos
26 14
Russell George H.
1 50
Roberts Mr.
1 50
Row Patrick
1 50
Russell Sarah
2 10
Schouler Robert 57 36
Schouler Robert &
Brother 64 26
Swan Henry 14 61
Swan Harrison 1 50
Schouler John
50 02
Stewart, Mr. 1 50
Schwamp Charles 2 76
Schwamp Peter 1 50
Starkweather E. C. 12 84
Setchell William F. A. 10 74
Spaulding Frank
1 50
Stack Thomas 1 50
Snay John 3 60
Swan Stephen 57 74
Swan John, Jr. 1 50
Sullivan Thomas 1 50
Splian Daniel
1 50
Sweeney Jeremiah 1 50
Squires John P. 26 79
Sargent Elisha 1 50
Sanderson Wid. Mary 2 52 Swan Charles, 2d. 1 50
Swan Henry Est. of 15 07
Solomon Edward 1 50
Sweeney Daniel 1 50
Stevens Leonard 34 14
Swan Charles 13 77
Smith Joseph 5 28
Sanderson James 1 50
Smith Francis 6 96
Stearns George 33 09
Smith Edward 36 46
Swan Samuel 14 10
Society Baptist 39 48
Swain B. D. 4 44
Storer Edward 13 56
Stanwood Daniel 3 60
Stanwood Theodore 3 60
Stevens John R. 1 50
Sullivan John 1 50
Somes John 3 60
Schouler James, Jr. 17 46
Shepard Norman 1 50
Ruffley Henry 1 50
Robbins Nathan
202 85
Robbins Edwin 1 50
Russell James, Esq. 126 04
Russell G. C trustee 4 20
Richardson George B. 15 96 Russell James heirs of
imp. by Moses Proctor
18 06
S.
Shattuck Isaac 24 60
Spaulding Otis 1 50
Sullivan Michael 1 50
20
Symmes Stephen 49 88
Symmes Stephen, Jr. 12 93
Sheen John 2 98
Sullivan Dennis 1 50
Simpson Alonzo 10 32
Simpson John W. 1 50
Stone Collingwood 1 50
Swan Timothy 36 77
Spear Joseph 19 98
Swan Wid. Phebe 11 76
Snelling widow C. 12 18
Swan Gershom, heirs 19 12
Soles William
4 02
T.
Teel Joseph
15 70
Teel Joseph imp. by
Whittemore & Russell
13 86
Thorp Thomas E 1 50
Toomey Cornelius
1 50
'Tufts Benjamin I. 3 60
Thorp Thomas
12 84
Tufts Ephraim, Jr.
14 10
Teel George 5 70
King & Thaxter
1 68
Trask Moses C.
1 50
Teel Albert L.
10 74
Tufts Wm. F.
1 50
Teel Thomas H.
58 36
Tomney James 1 50
Thaxter James 8 86
Taylor James 1 50
Thompson Abijah 1 50
Tufts Horatio 1 50
Teel Thomas H. imp-
by A. L. Teel 6 94
Teel B C. estate of 9 13
Tufts Ephraim 102 17
U.
Underwood Napoleon
18 30
Usher Daniel 8 86
Underwood Dr. J. 4 77
W. Whittemore Wm. H. 53 88
Wright Stephen E. 1 50
Whittemore Charles 14 10
Wyman James R. 7 47
Winneck Wm. B. 19 97
Willey Thomas J. 1 50
Woods B. A. 11 38
Walton Edmund 3 60
Wright Robert 1 50
Webster William 1 50
Woods Wm. T. 3 18
Whittemore Francis 28 38
Whittemore Elbridge, Est. of, 10 34
Wellington Timothy Estate of, 83 00
Whittemore Dr. Horatio H. F. 1 50
Whittemore Gershom & Co. 16 30
Whittemore Gershom 21 13 Whittemore Wid. Re- becca 34 95
Whittemore Henry 35 10
Whittemore Henry C. 1 50
Whittemore Henry trus- tee for E. A. W.
Whittemore 65 10
Whittemore Henry trus- tee for Isaac Coffin 4 20
Wood Isaac 2 76
Woods Cyrus
5 70
Wyman J. P.
5 70
2 17
Wyman Wid. Mary Wyman Abner P.
5 70
Wells Sarah 5 68
Wilson wid Sally 1 26
White William 1 50
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Wellington Augustus 1 50
Wyman A. & J. P. 55 19
Wright Joshua 9 90
Wyman Luke, Jr. 15 87
White Nathaniel
1 50 Whittemore Wm. A. 66 62
Walker Charles A. 1 50
Webb John 1 50
Winn John 10 74
Walker James 1 50
Wyman James M.
2 01
Wellington J. O. 93 46
Whitten Joseph W.
38 68
Warren Marshall 1 50
Winn Wid. S.
2 94
Winn Charles G.
96 72
Wilson Samuel
1 50
Watson James 1 50
Winn Albert
75 38
Wharagen Michael
1 50
Winn Albert, Guard. for M. D. Frost 37 80
Woodson George Wilson Horace 8 45
1 50
Wilson James 1 50
Wellington Henry 1 50
Winship Oliver 2 03
Wyman Samuel hrs. of
Wilson Epamenandus 1 50
32 76
Wheelock James 1 50
Whittemore wid. P. 61 54
Wood Willard 1 50
Weeks Hiram
4 44
Woodbridge S. F. 34 98
Walker Edwin R.
2 34
Wyman Luke 38 83
Y.
Wyman Joseph
56 76
Yoar Patrick 1 50
Yoar Michael
1 50
Wellington David K. 14 10
Yates Joseph 33 96
White Charles 1 50
Yates Charles 1 50
Woodbridge James M. 2 14 Walton Joshua 1 50
Whittemore wid. E. L. 3 78 Whittemore Jonathan Est. of, 84 64
Woodbridge John R. 2 31
Watson David 1 50
LIST OF NON-RESIDENTS.
AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1853.
J. W. Converse
26 88
Samuel Cutter 21 00
Charles H. Dupee 8 82
William Cotting 66 67
Marlboro Williams 23 94
David Coolidge 1 68
Frederic Tudor im. by
Benjamin Cutter 13 02
L. Lynch 23 10
Elbridge Fisk 8 82
Michael Carter 3 78
John L. Tucker
36 96
Gage, Sawyer & Co.
David Hill 8 82
153 72
Jacob Hittenger 56 70
Heirs of Josiah and Paul
James L. Pitts
2 52
Kendall, 2 32
Charles Russell 7 67
Estate of Micajah Locke
Joseph A. Tucker im.
18 31
by A. Howe 11 98
Asa Locke
10 92
Oliver Kimball 5 88
Joseph Palmer
2 10
Mr. Glideben 5 04
True W. Seaver
16 18
George S. Adams 11 08
Elijah Allen 8 95
David Heald 18 11
Washington Jacobs
1 68
Russell Wm. A.
12 08
P. D. Wallace 84
A. P. Kline
1 06
J. M. Butler 2 10
James Brown 66 97
Stearns Jacob 84
Wid. Francis Bowman 4 20
Philander Ames 1 06
Wid. Abigail Richardson 2 94
Bright Josiah
1 26
Reed Rebecca 7 78
Russell Levi 13 02
Lydia Whitney and W. H. Russell 3 73
Isaac Sanderson 53
Frederic Tudor 215 46
John Davenport 23 63
Wid. Susan Huffmaster 5 77 William Horn 1 68
Phineas Lawrence 7 24
Estate of Emerson Parks
8 40
14
M. C. Kenney 17 64
Daniel S. Brown 1 06
James Brown improv-
by W. W. Chenery 16 18
Nathan Smith 6 83
Jeremiah Russell 2 45
James M. Fessenden
1 48
M. Baldwin
1 68
Edward Riddle 3 78
Mr Chase 22 06
Rev Mr Green 2 10
Jacob Stearns
84
H. C. Amory 2 52
Wm. W. Munroe
2 94
Oliver Winship
3 78
J. V. Fletcher 39 28
Thomas Hutchinson 21 25
Estate of Stephen Rob- bins 20 16
Silas Cutler 11 76
Henry Wellington, Jr 15 97
Jason Thayer 5 46
Daniel White
2 74
Michael Campbell
1 48
E. R. Collins
1 68
J. C. Collins
84
James S. Watson 1 06
George W. Chamberlain
1 82
Charles Munroe
3 36
Preston Shepard
5 88
Caleb Lucas
1 68
Jonas Viles 4 62
David Russell 64
Timothy Whittemore 16 80
Estate of Seth Wells 6 72 Heirs of Betsey Cook im. by S. C. Buck- nam, 5 46
Heirs of John L. Sulli- van, 4 24
Jacob Hanscomb 3 16
S. M. Fulsom 6 52
Reuben E. Demmon 9 46
Smith & Lougee 53 14
Benjamin Blanchard 3 36
Aaron Locke 64
Estate of Anna Tufts 1 26
John Swan 2 32
Daniel Draper
58 49
Thomas Dewey
84
William White
84
Estate of Samuel Cox, 9 66
John Lewis 2 52
Joseph Dickson 3 78
Samuel Russell 3 36
Joseph A. Veazie 16 80
Francis Russell 3 69
B. F. Allen
10 61
Josiah C. Waldo 15.96
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The above is a true and correct Copy of a list of Town, County and State Taxes for the Town of West Cambridge, assessed upon the Polls and Estates of the inhabitants of said town, and also of the Non - Residents, according to a valuation as taken by the Subscribers on the first of May, 1853, and committed to Addison Hill for collection, for the current year with their warrant in due form of law.
THE AMOUNT OF TOWN VALUATION.
Real Estate $ 1.870.423
Personal Estate, 1.087.295
Amount, $ 2.957.718 at 4 and 1-5 mills on the dollar, $ 12.422.41 663 Polls at $ 1.50 each, 994.50
$ 13,416.91
Town Grant,
10.500.00
County Tax,
I.671.65
State Tax,
825.00
Overlayings,
420.26
$ 13.416.91
WILLIAM DICKSON, Assessors STEPHEN SYMMES, of
GEO. A. LOCKE, West Cambridge.
WEST CAMBRIDGE, June, 1853.
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REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF WEST CAMBRIDGE,
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1852 .... 3
CENTRE DISTRICT.
The Primary School in this district for the past year, has been under the care and instruction of Miss Lydia C. Tuck- er, and we are pleased to say with the most happy results. At the commencement of the year, owing to causes assigned in our last year's Report, this school was in a low and dis- couraging condition. But by perseverance and kindness combined, with a ready tact for managing and instructing, children, Miss Tucker has succeeded in restoring good dis- cipline, and in raising the whole character of the school. The children have improved very fast in conduct and ap- pearance, and in their studies. The Committee are unani- mous in giving the teacher great credit for her vigilant exer- tions and faithful performance of duty.
The examination at the close of the year was highly sat- isfactory to all present and showed plainly that teacher and pupils had not been idle. Much more has been accomplish- ed than was anticipated by the Committee. Nor would we fail to award a proper meed of praise to the young lady Miss Lucy B. Russell, who has assisted Miss Tucker during the last two terms. Miss Russell, for one so young appears to possess very fine qualities for a successful teacher. Her services have been very satisfactory to the Committee and have contributed much to the advancement of the children in their studies.
The Grammar School in the Centre District has continu- ed to enjoy the services of its former talented teacher, Mr. William Webster, who still commands the esteem and re-
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spect of his pupils. His school has made a good degree of improvement during the year. All has gone on pleasantly and harmoniously. Mr. Webster's scholars have been well instructed. He has spared no pains to advance the inter- ests and welfare of his school. He is anxious to do his duty as a teacher, and never leaves his post while any thing remains undone, that ought to be performed. His classes have been well instructed in the fundamental parts of their studies ; and some of them showed an unparallelled degree of accuracy in the elements of the branches they are pursu- ing.
The school, during the winter term, has not been quite as large as the corresponding term last year. Not so many large scholars have attended, and for some years to come there will not in all probability be many large scholars at- tend here. If such should be the case, the present school room might answer the' wants of the district for a few years longer without alteration. But if the school is to be as large as it has been for a few years past, so as to require an assistant any part of the year, your Committee would maintain that either a new school house is needed or an en- largement of the present one. The present room is not suitable for two teachers.
Mr. Webster during the last term has had the assistance of Miss S. A. Jarvis and Miss H. M. Blake, two of his old- er and more advanced pupils. These two young ladies have shared the labor of hearing the younger classes, be- tween them. They have taken great pains to give satisfac- tion. The Committee have no fault to find with the results of their labors. Their classes have done very well.
NORTH WEST DISTRICT.
Miss L. L. Fox still continues the instructer of the .Pri- mary School in this District. Her qualifications and success as a teacher have been so often pointed out in previous re- ports that it is unnecessary to say any thing more at this time.
The school for the past year has made a commendable degree of progress. There are a many bright and intelli- gent children in this school, and they appear to be much inter- ested in their teacher and her efforts to amuse and instruct them.
The condition of the school at the close of the year will compare favorably with that of any preceding years. The exercises at the examination were creditable to the scholar They recited their lessons with accuracy and promptness.
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The Grammar School, during the year, has also been quite successful, notwithstanding a change of teachers since the last examination. Mr. J. N. Brown the former teacher, remained in charge of the school until about the middle of September, when he resigned in consequence of obtaining a situation in the city of Roxbury. Since he left, the school has enjoyed the services of Mr. Silas Peabody of Plymouth, who brought with him the best of recommendations as to character and ability. The school has done finely sinee Mr. Peabody has been its teacher ; and indeed for the whole year. It has passed from the hands of one good teacher into those of another, without any serious detri- ment to the scholars. This cannot often be said of such changes, and this instance we would not have construed into an argument in favor of frequent changes of teachers. A good teacher is a valuable mas ; and it is a loss to a school and to the Town to have him leave Mr. Peabody appears to possess very good qualities of mind and heart for a teacher. He is firm and decisive in all his demands upon bis pupils, maintaining a good and wholesome disci- pline, and yet he is always pleasant and respectful in the school-room. In this manner, and by his faithful interest in their progress and general welfare, he cannot fail to secure the love and esteern of his papils. Every teacher should remember that children have feelings of pride and self-re- spect which should not be blunted or turned into bitterness towards himself by harsh and disrespectful language. Kind- ness, mingled with decision of character, will secure both the obedience and love of the pupil. This course very sel- dom fails, and is the most beneficial in schools; because if the teacher respects the feelings of the pupil, the pupil will be more likely to respect the feelings and position of his in- structer. Mr. Peabody appears to be very thorough in his instruction; and his pupils appear to understand him, and also the work he sets for them to performn. We are pleased that they enter so readily into his aus and wishes.
The examination at the close of the year, was highly sat- isfactory. The recitations in Arithmetie, Physiology, Geog- raphy, Grammar, and the reading and spelling, were very good. It is the opinion of the Committee, that this school has never been in a more prosperous condition than at pres- en1.
The principal defect or hindrance to the success of this school, is found in the want of regular attendance on the part of few of the scholars. The school has been injured
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in this way in times past. This ought to be corrected. Also we would mention the practice of being absent on ex- amination day. This practice on the part of a few scholars is very injurious to themselves, and has a tendency to hurt the appearance of the school. We hope it may be correct- ed. With these corrections, this school will soon take a high rank.
SOUTH-WEST DISTRICT.
During the past year, the Primary School in this district has had a change of teachers. Miss HI. A. Hill had charge of the school, until about the first of September, when she resigned on account of ill health, and was succeeded ly Miss Amelia A. Douglass, a graduate from the Normal School at Newton. Miss Hill was parted with by her scholars with many regrets. She had won the esteem and love of her pupils, and was an able and faithful teacher. Miss Douglass her successor, has been in the school since September, and we are happy to say that thus far she has been very successful in her labors. She appears to possess first rate talents for a teacher of youth. She is amiable in disposition, and yet firm and decisive in her manner of gov- ernment. 'The Committee are well satisfied that the school is well taught and judiciously managed. The order ap- pears to be very good, and a good degree of friendly feel- ings exists between teacher and pupil. The examination passed off very satisfactorily. The scholars have improved well in reading and spelling. The recitations in mental Arithmetic and Geography were very creditable for chil- dren of so young an age. This school is in a good condi- tion and in a fair way for future prosperity.
The Grammar School kept in the same building is still under the tuition of Mr C. J. Frost, who has been its effi- cient and able teacher for nine years. His school ex- hibits all the good results which must necessarily arise from the continuance of the same teacher in the same school under circumstances of mutual satisfaction. A fair degree of progress has been attained in the school through the year. . Nothing has occurred to interrupt in any manner the har- mony and friendly relations of the school.
The examination showed that there were present some very able and excellent scholars. The older and more ad-
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vanced classes appeared to good advantage, and their reci- tations were such as to reflect credit upon teacher and pu- pils. If, however, we should express any fault with this school, we should say, that in our opinion there is not quite enough attention paid to the younger and more backward classes in the school. These classes do not appear to be doing quite as well as the larger ones. The reading, spell- ing, and mental Arithmetic were rather defective and a little below what they ought to be. We would recommend to all the teachers to pay a strict attention to the elementary studies, and see that their scholars are well and thorough- ly drilled in the common branches. In quite a number of the schools we have noticed a deficiency in reading and spelling. The reading is not so free, easy, and natural as it ought to be. In some of the schools in the larger classes, there is a stiffness of tone, and an aim at rhetorical effect which is not pleasing to the car, or to good taste. This fault, we are aware, is partly owing to the reading books which are made up of extracts from orations and speeches of distinguished statesmen. These may be suitable for de- clamation and occasional reading, but we need more de- scriptive familiar pieces in order to train children to be good readers. Another thing we would recommend to Mr. Frost's scholars, especially to the male portion of them, is, that they show a little more energy in their recitations and ambition to keep up with the female portion. The misses have rather taken the lead here. We have no objection to this; for we believe females should have as much school ed- ucation as males, but we should be pleased to see a little more spirit and energy among the boys. One reason why this difference to such a degree exists here, is that many of the lads are employed at home during the summer months, and attend only in the winter. This school, all things con- sidered, is in a good and prosperous condition.
SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT.
The School in this District still continues of a mixed character including both Grammar and Primary school. scholars. This state of things it is quite obvious is not so favorable as some other arrangement would be for the im- provement of the children.
The school for the past year has been under the care and instruction of Miss Harriet C. Robinson, a graduate from the State Normal School at Newton. The school has done
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well and been quite prosperous under her management. Miss Robinson is well acquainted with her business and unites with her ample qualifications as a teacher, much per- severance and energy of character. The Committee are of opinion that she is a faithful instructer. The children have been well and systematically taught, and have made a good improvement during the year. The reading and spelling were very satisfactory. The classes in Arithmetic and Ge- ography have also done remarkably well. Let the children in this district be sent to school regularly, and we have no doubt but that in a few years this will be one of the best and most pleasant schools in Town. The school has been kept in good order and the children appear to love and respect their teacher.
This ends our Report of the different schools in town. Your Committee have tried to be impartial, and have given the foregoing facts, in accordance with their best judgment. We consider on the whole that the scholastic year, ending March 19th, 1853, has been as prosperous and successful as any preceding ones since the present school system was adopted. There are still .changes for improvement. New methods of teaching and interesting the children are con- stantly coming up; and, as our teachers avail themselves of new light, we may expect some improvements in our schools.
We believe that all our teachers, both male and female, are well qualified for their station, and that they are all anx- ious to discharge their duties faithfully, and to do the chil- dren all the good they can. They are all of good moral character, and strive to do the best they can to preserve the morals and purity of their pupils, and thus fulfil the spirit and law of our public school system. And if all the schol- ars are not what they ought to be in language, manners and morals, we believe that the fault does not fall on our teach- ers, but is attributable to other causes, which the parents of such children may discover if they will without going so far as the school room. Nevertheless, we would, impress it up- on our school teachers, as a prominent part of their duty, to take all pains to elevate the feelings, refine the manners, and purify the hearts of their pupils. The teacher is in a posi- tion where he can do immense good in these respects, and. where his influence if rightly exerted may do much to in- spire the young with virtuous and manly sentiments.
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Below we give a few statistics of the several schools.
CENTRE DISTRICT.
In the Primary School, the greatest number of scholars on the chart at any one term, 71
Average attendance for the year, 58
In the Grammar School the greatest number on the chart, 84
Average attendance for the year, 62
Whole number of scholars that have attended both schools dur-
ing the year, is, 155
N. W. DISTRICT.
In the Primary School, the greatest No. of any term of the year, has been, 70
Average for the year,
51
In the Grammar School, the greatest No. any term, 52
Average for the year, 33
Whole No. that have attended in the District,
122
S. W. DISTRICT.
In the Primary School, the greatest No. any term, 35
Average attendance for the year, 28
In the Grammar School, greatest No. any term, 48
Average for the year, 37
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S. E. DISTRICT.
Whole No. of Scholars any term, 41
Average for the year, 25
EXPENDITURES OF THE SCHOOL MONEY.
Paid Mr. William Webster, his salary,
$ 650.00
Mr. Charles J. Frost, 66
550.00
Salary in Grammar School, N. W. District, 550.00
Miss Lydia C. Tucker, 200.00
66 Louiza L. Fox,
200.00
H. C. Robinson, -
200.00
66 Salary in Primary school, S. W. District,
200.00
.. Miss Lucy B. Russell, 54.00
Miss Jarvis and Miss Blake,
64.00
$ 2.668.00
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Whole No. of scholars that have attended both schools,
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During the past year, we have employed an assistant one term more than last year, and have made an advance of sal- ary to the male teachers. This was found necessary, and the Committee thought it no more than just that an advance should be made. The salaries in the N. West and S. West Districts were raised $ 50 each. That of the master in the Centre District was raised $ 25 and the additional sum of $ 25 more was to be given, if at the end of the year there should be money enough left of the school appropriation to pay it. It has been paid, and our school expenses have exceeded last year, to the amount of $ 157.
The Town appropriated last year by direct Taxation the sum of $ 2.800.00
Income from the Wm. Cutter School Fund, 294.64
Income from the State, 86.55
Total, $ 2.681.19
The fuel has cost for the year about $ 140.00
It will be seen that the Committee have not exceeded the appropriation and school-income, but have remaining in the Treasury $ 15.19, and have used none of the surplus of last year.
Our Report is respectfully submitted.
ABNER GARDNER,
GEORGE HILL, School J. O. WELLINGTON, JOSEPH BURRAGE, ) Committee. J. A. C. BAILEY, WEST CAMBRIDGE, April, 1853.
,
STATEMENT
OF THE
EXPENDITURES OF WEST CAMBRIDGE, FROM MAY FIRST, 1853, TO MAY FIRST, 1854.
ALSO THE LIST OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAXAS
AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1854.
ALSO THE
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1853 ... 54.
SOMERVILLE, E. TUFTS, PRINTER. 1854.
STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of West Cambridge, from May 1st, 1853 to May 1st, 1854.
Balance in Treasury May 1st, 1853,
$303.03
Received of Addison Hill Collector of 1853,
13.121.65
66 of E. R. Walker do.
1852, 292.03
of Wm. Cutter School Fund,
356.94
6.6 of State 66
do.
84.73
66 of Poor Widow's Fund,
12.00
66 of State for State Paupers,
15.75
66 of Rent of Old Alms House,
84.16
66 of rent of Town house,
779.13
66 rent of Town land,
50.00
Use of Centre Scales,
46.20
66
of Ephraim Tufts for street
300.00
66 Almira Usher expense to Worcester,
5.65
66 of Henry Frost sale of cow,
19.00
66 of Town House Building Committee, 62.66
66 Legacy of Dr. Wellington, 100.00
66 of W. J. Lane sundries at auction, 19.08
6! Cash for sale of Old Alms House Estate, 2.177.73
66 Notes for ditto 3.686.91
$21.516.65
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Selectmen's Orders,
3.753.67
66 Overseer's do.
3.069.88
66 School Committee's orders,
2.743.97
66 Interest on Town Debt,
2.037.40
Sundry Notes,
2.100.00
66 County Tax,
1.671.65
66 State Tax,
825.00
66 Committee on sale of Alms House estate,
50.00
W. J. Lane Auctioneer of Alms House estate, advertising, selling, &c. said Estate,
67.75
May 1st '54, Balance in Treasury Notes,
3.686.91
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