Town of Arlington annual report 1862-1870, Part 14

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66 from Estate of Thomas Russell, for . Fence, 50 00


66 for Rent of Town Lands, 75 00


66


66


66


" the Support of


66


for Horse Sold,


125 00


66


" Use of Hay Scales, 131 57


66


66


" Repairing Sidewalks, 136 18


66


60


" Work done by Town Teams, 155 57


66


from State School Fund, 156 75


6!


Town of Belmont, for Paupers, 162 16


66


Town Liquor Agency, 204 00


66


66


for William Carnes' Board, 208 00


66


66 Income of William Cutter School Fund,


308 24


66


66 Principal of 66


66 66


paid by Ann M. Proctor, 500 00


Amount carried forward, $51,459 13


from State Treasurer, for Census Bill, 107 75


Paupers, 114 00


4


RECEIPTS.


Amount brought forward, $51,459 13


Rec'd Cash from Rents of Town House,


1,018 00


66


66 66 the State Treasurer, for State Aid, 1,455 43


66


66


66 66 66 66 Corpora- tion Taxes,


2,067 66


66 received for Insurance on Cutter School House,


5,000 00


Borrowed of Warren Rawson,


1,000 00


66


" William Rand,


1,200 00


66 " Daniel L. Giles,


6,500 00


$69,700 22


EXPENDITURES.


SCHOOLS. TEACHERS' SALARIES.


Paid Charles O. Thompson,


$1,800 00


66


John D. Marston, 1,200 00


66 E. O. Grover, 1,000 00


66 Miss Isabel Cutler, 425 00


6


66


Caroline C. Turner,


425 00


66


Ella G. Whitman, 425 00


66


66 Eliza A. Simmons, 425 00


66


66 Ellen Cutter,


402 50


66


66


Mary E. Warfield,


283 34


66


Mary S. Cady,


425 00


66


L. Maria Crosby,


250 00


66


66


Clara A. Smith,


250 00


66


66


Lizzie Wyeth, 247 92


66


Sarah T. Hook,


132 81


8 66


66


Ellen Gragg,


123 96


66


Ellen W. Stetson, 65 59


66


66


- French, 65 44


$7,946 56


SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.


GENERAL ACCOUNT.


Paid Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, Superintendent, - $175 00 Prescott, Proctor & Fowle, Books, &c., 110 24


$285 24


6


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $285 24


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Charles T. Kimball, for Care of Room, $1 00


" G. Cutting, for Tuning Piano, 2 25


" Mahoney & Price, for Cleaning, 6 00


66 Jonas Woodard, for Fuel, 10 00


66 Davis Dodge, for Chemicals, 25 50


" A. Mudge & Sons, for Printing,


10 50


66 L. P. Bartlett, Jr., for Care of House,


26 32


" J. D. Philbrick, for Charts, 12 00


" J. M. Chase, for Carpenter's Work, 15 48


C. O. Thompson, for Books, &c., ..... 33 00


" R. W. Shattuck & Co., Stone Work, &c., 44 02


66 J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, 63 00


M. T. Brown, Instruction in Elocution, 100 00


" H. B. & W. O. Chamberlain, Chemi- cal Apparatus, ..... 250 00


599 07


CUTTER SCHOOLS.


Paid Joseph West & Co., for Sundries, 6 00


" Henry Kimball, for Care of Fire, 4 50


Abijah Frost, " 66 66


28 00


Jacob Schwamb, “ 66 50 00


66 James M. Chase, for Carpenter Work, 41 59


66 Jonas Woodard, for Fuel, 15 00


J. W. Pierce, for 66


&c., 228 85


66 Wm. F. Hadley, for Rent of Room, .. 46 97


E. Storer, for Carpenter Work, 18 28


66 Ellen Barry, for Cleaning, 11 45


66 J. L. Ross, for Furniture, 55 73


R. W. Shattuck & Co., for Stoves, &c., 99 64


66 Josiah Crosby, for Care of House, ..... 18 00


624 01


Amount carried forward,


$1,508 32


7


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $1,508 32


RUSSELL SCHOOLS.


Paid T. K. Hutchinson, for Cleaning Vault, $5 00


Mrs. Gately, for Cleaning, 3 50


J. W. Peirce, for Fuel,


239 94


Jonas Woodard, for Fuel, 13 00


66 Calvin Warren, for Care of House, ..


100 00


66 W. H. Rankin, “ £ 66 30 00


Josiah Crosby, for Sundries, 5 50


" E. O. Grover, for Books, 4 60


R. W. Shattuck & Co., for Furnace Work, &c., 55 41


" J. M. Chase, for Plan, 20 00


John Lawrence, for Painting, 293 60


770 55


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid C. Dudley, for Mat, $2 63


R. W. Shattuck, for Sundries, 4 17


" John Lawrence, for Glazing, 3 50


Jonas Woodard, for Fuel,


9 00


" J. W. Peirce, 105 00


" Josiah Crosby, for Care of House, 58 13


182 43


NEW ADAMS SCHOOL-HOUSE.


ON MYSTIC STREET.


Paid E. Storer, for Contract, &c., 4,785 11


6 Ralph W. Shattuck, for Land, 600 00


Joseph L. Ross, for Furniture, 344 95


Joseph W. Ross, for Ink-wells, &c., .. 28 87


Josiah Crosby, for Digging Cellar, &c., 213 00


Amounts carried forward, $5,971 93


$2,46] 30


18.69


8


EXPENDITURES.


Amounts brought forward, $5,971 93 $2,461 30


Paid J. W. Peirce, for Brick, &c., ..


188 45


W. G. Shattuck, for Furniture, 130 50


John Winn, for Stone Work, 49 32


66 Dennis Higgins, “ 66


180 70


66 R. W. Shattuck & Co., Furnaces, &c., 354 91


American Tablet Company, for Black Boards, 30 60


:6 James M. Chase, for Plan, 37 00


66 Jesse Bacon & Co., for Mason Work,


66 J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, 123 25


*52 00


Whittemore, Belcher & Co., for Pump,


28 90


66 William H. Maine, for Urinals, 27 50


" D. C. Hutchinson, for Stone, 33 10


66 B. B. Locke & Brother, “ 10 00


" R. L. Hodgdon, for Fuel, *9 00


" C. Dudley, for Mats. *5 25


" G. Y. Wellington, for Insurance, 82 62


7,315 03


* Incidental Expenses for the School kept therein.


NEW CUTTER SCHOOL-HOUSE.


Paid Edward Storer, on his Contract, $4,500 00


$14,276 33


9


EXPENDITURES.


ALMSHOUSE AND POOR EXPENSES.


Paid C. H. Cutter, for Milk, $ 5 39


" A. Winn, for Vinegar, 7 50


" T. Ramsdell, for Boots and Shoes, 11 82


T. C. Tingley, for Repairing Clocks,


4 49


James Swan, for Sundries, 1 00


66 Carter & Converse, for Bread, 12 40


66 John Lawrence, for Glazing, 2 00


66


Joseph Teel, for Butchering, 6 00


James M. Chase, for Carpenter Work, 7 16


" F. Snow & Co., for Saltfish,


7 00


Walter Fletcher. for Rent of Spring, 10 00


Abner Pierce, for Potatoes,


12 00


66


A. Peirce Cutter, for Butter,


36 63


H. B. Mitchell, for Fresh Fish,


31 56


Mrs. Flanders, Cash pd. for Tailoring,


8 00


Groton Soap Stone Comp., for Wash Tubs, 62 00


" R. W. Shattuck & Co., for Sundries, 61 01


John Peabody, for Fresh Beef, 67 12


John Burns, for Pigs, 28 05


66 James Durgin, for Ice, 25 00


66 Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, for Medical At- tendance, 75 00


66 S. A. Fowle, for Grain and Meal, 247 75


Henry Locke, for Provisions, 171 81


John A. Pattee, for Groceries,


71 42


T. H. Russell, for 66 222 90


66 Wm. F. Hadley, for 255 59


66 G. H. Cutter, for


121 14


Davies Dodge, for Medicines, 23 54


" Prescott, Proctor & Fowle, for Dry Goods, &c., 181 37


Amount carried forward, $1,776 65


10


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $1,776 65 Paid J. B. Hartwell, for Funeral of Lydia


· Perry, 28 75


" J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, 148 98


Moses G. Flanders, Superintendent, .. 500 00


" Moses G. Flanders, Cash paid Paupers, 2 86


-


$2,457 24


The actual expense of the Almshouse Poor is shown by deduct- ing the following items, viz : -


Board of Men on Highway Work, $400 00


Received for William Carnes' Board, 208 00


of the Town of Belmont, 162 16


$770 16


Which leaves a balance of $1,667.08, as the actual expense of the Almshouse Poor for the year. Most of the Superin- tendent's time is devoted to the Highways, and a large part of his pay should be considered Highway Expenses.


POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid George H. Cutter, for Groceries for


Indian Family, $ 3 03


" T. H. Russell, for Groceries for Mrs. Kenny, 38 63


" James Gibson, for House Rent for Mrs. Kenny, 10 00


66 State Nautical Sch'l, for Reardon Boy, 20 71


Overseers of the Poor at Ashburnham, for Support of Ann E. Hodge, .. 78 00


" City of Boston, for Aid to Lucy Locke and P. O'Brien, 57 19


Amount carried forward, $207 56


11


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $207 56 Paid T. H. Russell, for Groceries, for Mrs. Denny, 9 00


" J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, for Mrs. Denny, 1 50


" T. Hacket, for Fare of Mrs. Denny and Family to Cape Breton, 66 87


J. B. Hartwell, for Funeral of Patrick Kelley, 35 00


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Sup- port of Blanchard, Locke and Jenkins, 551 64


$871 57


TOWN HOUSE.


Paid S. A. Stetson & Co., for Gas Fix- tures, $ 4 00


" James Wyman, for Cleaning Vaults, .. 5 00


Jesse Bacon & Co., for Whitewash- ing, 3 50


66 Joseph Franklin, for Whitewashing, 12 00


" John Lawrence, for Painting and Glazing, 13 88


" R. W. Shattuck & Co., Furnace Work, &c., 29 56


Jonas Woodard, for Fuel, 10 00


" J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, &c., ..... 54 90


" West Cambridge Gas Light Company, 125 84


" John B. Hartwell, Care and Carpen- ter Work, 222 15


$480 83


12


EXPENDITURES.


HIGHWAYS.


Paid P. Costerly,


for Labor,


$1 75


Samuel White,


66


2 43


" Patrick Burke,


66


2 63


J. Kelly,


1 75


James Farrell,


66


3 25


Marshall Warren, 66


66


5 25


66 Michael Fermoyle,


66


5 25


" John Carroll, 66


66


6 12


James A. Pierce, 66


6.


7 88


James Price,


66


66


11 38


66 William Scanlan,


66


15 13


Tim Sullivan, 66


14 01


Christopher Burns,


21 00


Richard Lines, 66


66


25 82


John Noon, 66 66


28 00


B. McGowan, 66


66


28 44


Daniel Hines, 66


27 50


Richard Welch, 2d, “ 66


27 12


66 Patrick Rowe,


66


28 64


66 William Morrow,


66


11 37


Martin Hines, 66


66


36 63


Andrew King,


66


50 75


" Richard Hines,


66


54 25


66 Edward Ahern, 66


66


50 25


66 John D. Coursey, 66 66


61 67


66 J. D. Coursey, Jr., 66 66


72 19


George McManus,


66


67 74


Patrick Harrington, " 66


71 76


Patrick Reardon,


66


84 88


" Edmund Bride, 66


66


85 75


66 Richard Welch, 66


66


93 68


6 Andrew McManus, 6


66


98 44


Amount carried forward, $1,102 71


13


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $1,102 71 for Labor,


Paid Daniel Hurley,


101 99


Thomas Cutter,


66


102 50


Michael Welch,


66 66


126 67


66 Patrick Corrigan, 66 66


128 24


James Gillespie, 66 66


122 55


John Curtin, 66


66


124 29


66 Matthew Callahan, 66


and Teams, . 189 00


66 Hiram Garrison, 66


309 75


66 Edward Lacy, 66 66


358 23


66 Edward Lacy, 2d, 66


386 28


66 Richard Irwin, 66 66


399 24


John Burns, 66


66


261 30


66 Timothy McCarthy " 66


and Teams,


226 25


66 James McCormack, " 66


185 50


66 Dennis Mahony, 66 66


198 67


66 James Mahony, 66


140 05


John Sullivan, 66


417 67


66 J. W. Peirce, for Teaming and Labor,


333 18


66 Alfred Brooks, for Stone Work,


53 20


66 Dennis Higgins, for "


592 45


Hugh McGinniss, for Labor and Teams,


1,061 03


Samuel A. Fowle, for Grain, 463 39


G. S. Payne, for Hay,


25 95


I. Huffmaster, 66


27 54


Oliver J. Locke, “ 66


27 96


66 W. Kimball, 66


41 16


" Fred'k Dickson, " 66


44 60


66 A. F. Lombard, “


49 26


6 A. L. Tuttle, 66 66


96 54


6 C. L. Nutting, 66 66


117 90


T. H. Russell, for Sundries,


6 86


" Town of Somerville, for Repairing Bridge, ..... 54 43


Amount carried forward, $7,876 34


66


...


14


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $7,876 34


Paid Joseph Breck & Son, for Shovels, &c.,


66 00


66 R. A. Knight, for Wheelwright Work, 49 40


" Wm. Kimball, for Blacksmith


145 76


" W. O. Menchin, for Wheelwright "


14 27


W. L. Clark & Co., for Harness


66


70 53


66 Win. T. Wood, for Blacksmith . 66


S5 31


" Joshua Caldwell, for 66


..


258 49


Thomas Higgins, for 66


96 04


" Wm. H. Richardson, for “ 66


110 34


66


D. K. Wellington, for Carpenter 66


19 43


66 James M. Chase, for 66


319 86


66 Edward Storer, for 66 66


15 77


Elbridge Farmer, for Posts,


13 69


66 R. W. Reed, for 66


12 00


R. W. Shattuck, for Shovels, &c.,


29 74


66 City of Cambridge, for Stone,


122 75


William Reed, for 66


75 00


66 Isaac B. Kimball, for Gravel,


11 20


Estate of Thos. Russell, "


114 80


66 Isaac Baxter, for Breaking out Road,


16 80


Thomas Morton, for 66


66


4 00


66 Asa Locke & Bros., 66 66 66


13 00


66 T. O. & J. H. Hutchinson, Breaking out Road,


8 00


66 M. G. Flanders, Cash paid 66 66


12 57


66 A. W. Hastings, for Damage to Sleigh, 10 00


Walter Fletcher, for " Land, 550 00


" Benjamin Brown, for Whiplashes, 2 75


" A. R. Walker, for Horse, 425 00


" John Winn, for Stone Work, 26 50


..


$10,575 34


The ordinary Highway Expenses will be shown by adding to the above the Board of the men employed on the Highways at the Almshouse, estimated at $400.00. Then deduct amount, $5,500.00, for executing County Commission-


15


EXPENDITURES.


ers' order for widening and straightening Mystic and Adams Streets ; $550.00 paid Walter Fletcher, for damage to his Gravel Lot ; $425.00 for a new Horse ; $334.55, for new Derrick, Sled, and Tools, now on hand in good condition ; $155.57 earned by the Teams in the winter ; and $136.18, for repairs on Side- walks, which will leave a balance of $3,874.04, as the regular Highway Expense for the past year.


STREET LAMPS.


Paid Davis Dodge, for Alcohol, $1 50


" William F. Hadley, for Matches, &c., 4 55


S. A. Stetson & Co., for Burners, 16 50


66 West Cambridge Gas Company, for Laying Pipe, 23 19


66 John Lawrence, for Repairing Lanterns, 24 00


66 West Cambridge Gas Light Company, for Gas, 483 30


66 Thomas Butler, Care of Lamps, .. 170 00


$723 04


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Paid R. W. Shattuck, for Lanterns, $4 00


66 G. H. Cutter, for Oil, &c., 2 18


" D. Dow, Expressing,


90


M. G. Flanders, Watching Fire at Cutter School, 8 00


James Boyd and Son, for Repairing Hose, &c.,


15 85


66 Walter Fletcher, for Rent of Land for Engine House, 8 00


66 Abijah Frost, Cash paid for Rep'g Engine, &c., 12 00


66 Abijah Frost, for Care of Engine, &c., 59 15


66 George Russell, for Refreshments furnished at Fires,


116 72


66 J. W. Peirce, for Drawing Engine to Fires two years, 20 00


$246 80


16


EXPENDITURES.


LIQUOR AGENCY.


Paid E. F. Porter, for Liquors, $65 68


" Davis Dodge, Salary as Agent, for 1865-6, 160 00


" Davis Dodge, for Cash paid Express, 10 25


$235 93


JUVENILE LIBRARY.


Paid E. Storer, for Carpenter Work, $8 31


" J. W. Peirce, for Fuel, 7 25


" Mary Ann Green, Librarian, 75 00


Trustees, Town Appropriation, 100 00


$190 56


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid E. Storer, Police,


30 00


« J. W. Peirce,


66


30 00


" R. W. Shattuck, "


30 00


" J. B. Hartwell, "


&c.,


61 00


" Stephen Symmes, Jr., Assessor,


125 00


Albert Winn,


125 00


George Y. Wellington,


187 87


S. S. Davis, Selectman, &c.,


100 00


J. S. Potter,


100 00


Sam'l Butterfield, 66


250 00


66 Abel R. Proctor, Town Clerk,


50 00


66 66


66


Selectmen's Clerk,


50 00


66


66 66


Treasurer and Collector,


500 00


66


66 66 66


Recording Births, Deaths, Mar-


riages, &c., .: 37 73


$1,676 60


17


EXPENDITURES.


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


Paid J. B. Hartwell, for Ringing Bell, $3 00


A. F. Russell, for Expressing, 4 10


" Prescott, Proctor & Fawle, for Stationery, &c., 4 96


H. A. Davis, for Sealing Weights and Measures, 6 86


Edward Russell, for Posting Bills, 8 00


66 C. K. Darling, for Tax Books, 12 00


" Internal Revenue on Wm. Cutter School Fund, 30 10


66 L. Marrett, Esq., for Legal Services,


M. C. Trask, for Ringing Bell, 33 60


28 00


J. W. Peirce, for Work on Old Cemetery,


8 00


66 B. Poland, for 66 66


66


45 50


66 W. & E. Howe, for Printing, 371 75


66 John Winn, for Expressing, &c., .......


23 10


$578 97


STATE AID.


Paid Abby Daily,


$60 00


66 Sarah A. Brooks, 60 00


Mrs. Susan Moore, 60 00


66 Nancy Campbell,


60 00


66 Hannah C. Murphy, 88 00


6 Ellen Ferguson, 120 00


66 for Petition for Nancy Campbell, 3 00


$451 00


2 ·


18


EXPENDITURES.


TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST.


PRINCIPAL.


Paid John Fillebrown $3,300 00


INTEREST.


Trustees of the Juvenile Library, $6 00


Daniel L. Giles, 6 67


66 William L. Clark, 11 00


66 G. Clinton Whittemore, 37 75


66 Charles H. Russell, 37 75


66 Estate of Miles Gardner, 55 00


66 James Peabody,


55 00


Stephen Symmes,


55 00


Samuel Butterfield, 50 00


West Cambridge Five Cents Saving Bank, 60 00


James A. Bailey,


90 00


Jacob F. Hobbs,


100 00


Daniel C. Brown,


110 00


Estate of Joseph Wyman,


149 36


'Trustees of William Cutter School Fund, 207 90


" John Fillebrown,


260 36


Heirs of Reuben Hunt, 275 00


66 Alexander Thomas,


John Peabody, 287 50


339 00


William Rand, 346 25


Warren Rawson, 438 17


Heirs of John Albree, 562 50


3,540 21


$6,840 21


DR. ABEL R. PROCTOR, Treasurer, in Account FROM APRIL 1, 1866,


To Balance in Treasury, April 1, 1866, $5,627 23


" Uncollected Taxes of 1865, in full, .


215 70


" Tax List of 1866, including Abatements and Discounts,


43,112 68


" Cash Income of Poor Widows' Fund,


19 30


66 for Manure, sold,.


60


66


" Fence on Estate of Thomas Russell,


75 00


66


" Rent of Town Lands,


107 75


66


66


from State Treasurer, for Census Bill, .


114 00


66


66


$6


State Paupers, aided, .


125 00


66


66 for Horse, sold,


131 57


66


66 use of Hay Seales,


136 18


66


66 Sidewalk Repairs


155 57


66


66 Work done by Town Teams,


156 75


66


6 from State School Fund,


162 16


66


66


" Town Liquor Ageney,


204 00


66


66


for William Carnes' Board, .


208 00


66


66 Income of William Cutter School Fund,.


308 24


66 from Ann M. Proctor, Principal of William Cutter School Fund, 500 00


66


66 for Rents of Town House, ..


1,018 00


66


of State Treasurer, for State Aid,


1,455 43


66


66


66


" Corporation Taxes,


2,067 66


66


66 Insurance on Cutter School House,


5,000 00


66


66 Borrowed of Warren Rawson, 66 66 William Rand,


1,000 00


66


1,200 00


46


66


66 " Daniel L. Giles, 6,500 00


$69,700 22


Belmont, for Paupers,


50 00


50 00


with the TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE, CR.


TO MARCH 31, 1867.


By Cash paid for School Teachers' Salaries, $7,946 56


66


66 Incidental Expenses, 2,461 30


66 " New Adams School House, 7,315 03


66


66 66


on New Cutter 4,500 00


6


66 66 Expense of Poor at Almshouse, 2,457 24


871 57


66


66


Highway Expenses,


10,575 34


66


66


Fire Department,


246 80


66


66 66 66 Liquor Agency,


235 93


66


66 66 66 Town Officers,


1,676 60


66


66


" Incidental Expenses,


578 9.7


66 State Aid, .


451 00


66


66


Debt and Interest,


6,840 21


66


66


66 66 County Tax,


2,202 47


66


66


66 State


8,310 00


66


66


66 to Poor Widows,


19 30


66


Abatement of Taxes,


322 09


" Discount on


2,143 95


" Uncollected Taxes, due,


417 26


66 Cash on hand, 8,634 17


$69,700 22


West Cambridge, March 31, 1867.


We have this day audited and examined the Books and Accounts of ABEL R. PROCTOR, Treasurer and Collector of the Town of West Cambridge, and find the same correct and properly vouched for, and balance on hand as above stated.


SAMUEL BUTTERFIELD SAMUEL S. DAVIS, J. S. POTTER,


Selectmen of the


Town of West Cambridge.


66


66 66


out of


66


for Town House,


480 83


66 66 Street Lamps,


723 04


66 66


Juvenile Library,


190 56


66 66 Illegal State Bounty,


100 00


ESTIMATED VALUE


OF THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 31, 1867.


Town House, Building, and Land, $17,000 00


Almshouse Estate,


9,000 00


East District School House, and Land,


4,000 00


Russell 66 66 66 66


10,000 00


Cutter 66


66 66 66


5,500 00


High 66


66


66 66


7,000 00


Adams


66


66 66


7,200 00


Old Blue Gravel Lot of Land,


1,200 00


New 66 66 66 " adjoining,


1,700 00


Grove Street "


66 66


500 00


Gravel Lot corner of Summer and Mystic Streets,


175 00


Training Field Lot of Land,


2,000 00


Three Horses, 1 Cow, 2 Pigs, 3 Carts, 2 Wagons, 1 Sled, 1 Sleigh, Harnesses, Farming and High- way Tools, Hay and Straw at Almshouse Stables, Wood, Coal, Manure & Old Lumber, at Almshouse,


1,838 50


200 00


Town Clock in First Congregational Church, 500 00


Town Library and Book Cases,


1,000 00


Town Hay Scales,


150 00


Hearse, Harness, and Hearse House,


500 00


William Cutter School Fund,


5,354 00


Poor Widows' Fund,


400 00


Due from Commonwealth for State Aid,


448 00


Taxes Due, 417 26


Balance in Treasury,


8,634 17


Furniture in Town House,


S00 00


66 " Almshouse,


500 00


$86,016 93


24


STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, MARCH 31, 1867.


TO WHOM DUE.


DATE OF NOTE.


WHEN DUE.


RATE OF INTEREST.


INTEREST, PAID UP TO.


AMOUNT.


-Alexander Thomas,


July


1,1852.


July


1,1867.


5% per cent.


Jan.


1, 1867.


$5,000.00


J Charles H. Russell,


June


11, 1860.


June 11, 1870.


X


Reuben Hunt,


Aug


17, 1860.


Aug. 17, 1870.


ACHTOr


Jan


1, 1867.


5,000.00


Y J Ileirs of John Albree. :


July


1, 1852.


July


1, 1872.


Jan.


1,1867.


5,000.00


J Heirs of James Russell,


June


11, 1860.


June


11, 1875.


6


June


11, 1866.


629.20


J Heirs of John Albree,


July


1,1862.


July


1,1877.


54


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


5,000.00


,W. Cambridge Five Cents Savings Bank,


July


1,1862


July,


1,1872.


6


66


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


1,000.00


Jacob F. Hobbs,


Aug.


1, 1862.


Aug.


1, 1872.


5


Jan.


1, 1867.


2,000.00


John Fillebrown,


Aug.


1, 1862.


Aug.


1,1872.


5


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


1,000.00


John Fillebrown,


Sept.


13, 1862.


Sept. 13, 1867.


5.5


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


1,200.00


Samuel Butterfield,


Aug.


1, 1862.


Aug.


1, 1867.


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


1,000.00


Jan.


1,1863.


Jan.


1, 1868.


53


July


1, 1865.


500.00


Aug.


28, 1862.


Aug.


28, 1867.


5


Jan.


1, 1867.


2,500.00


Warren Rawson,


Jan.


1, 1863.


Jan.


1, 1868.


52


Jan.


1,1867.


1,000.00


Heirs of Miles Gardner,


Sept.


24, 1862.


Sept. 24, 1867.


66


Jan.


1, 1867.


1,000.00


John Peabody,


Sept.


27, 1862.


Sept.


27, 1867.


53


66


Jan.


1,1867.


2,000.00


John Peabody,


Jan.


1, 1863.


Jan.


1, 1873.


Jan.


1,1867.


1,000.00


James Peabody,


Oct.


31, 1862.


Oct.


31, 1867.


5.1


July


1, 1866.


1,000.00


Warren Rawson,


Jan.


1, 1865.


Jan.


1, 1870.


6


Jan.


1, 1867.


2,200.00


Stephen Symmes, Sen.


Dec.


2, 1862.


Dec.


2, 1867.


5.3


Jan.


1,1867.


500.00


Warren Rawson,


Jan.


1, 1867,


Jan.


1, 1868.


6


66


1,000.00


William Rand,


Jan.


3, 1867,


Jan.


3, 1877.


6


6


1,200.00


Amount carried forward,


$41,458.40


100,00


June


11, 1866.


629.20


X X


1


I


1


L


X


TOWN DEBT.


Samuel Butterfield,


Warren Rawson,


66


STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, CONTINUED.


TO WHOM DUE.


WHEN DUE.


RATE OF INTEREST.


INTEREST, PAID UP TO.


AMOUNT.


Amount brought forward,


Daniel L. Giles,


Jan.


1, 1867,


6 per cent.


2.500.00


Xu


Daniel L. Giles,


Jan. 25, 1867,


6


2,000.00


Daniel L. Giles,


Feb. 2,1867,


6


X


Stephen Symmes, Sen.,


Jan. 30, 1863.


Jan.


30, 1873.


53


"


66


Jan.


1,1867.


500.00


Daniel C. Brown,


Jan.


1, 1863.


Jan.


1, 1873.


53


66


Jan.


1,1867.


2,000.00


Heirs of Joseph Wyman,


Feb.


7,1863


Feb.


7, 1873.


53


Jan.


1,1867.


2,715.49


William L. Clark,


Feb.


1, 1863.


Feb.


1, 1873.


66


Jan.


1,1867.


200.00


Warren Rawson,


Aug.


4, 1863.


Aug.


4, 1871.


5


66


Jan.


1,1867.


2,000.00


James A. Bailey,


June


1, 1865.


June


1, 1868.


6


66


June


1, 1866.


1,500.00


Nov. 25, 1865.


Nov. 25, 1867.


6


Nov. 25, 1866.


2,000.00


Dec.


19, 1865.


July 1, 1876.


6


Jan. 1,1867.


5,000.00


Samuel Butterfield, Treasurer,


Dec. 31, 1861.


On demand.


6


Mar. 31, 1866.


349.85


Trustees of Juvenile Library,


April 1, 1856.


66


6


66


April 1, 1866.


100.00


April 14, 1863.


April 14, 1868.


6


66


66


May


1, 1863.


May


1,1868.


6


66


May


1, 1866.


500.00


66


66


July


13, 1863.


July


13, 1868.


6


July


13, 1866,


500.00


Sept. 17, 1863.


Sept. 17, 1868.


6


66


Sept.


17, 1866.


500.00


Dec. 29, 1863.


Dec. 29, 1868.


6


Dec. 29, 1866.


465.00


Feb. 8, 1864.


Feb. 8, 1869.


6


Feb. 8,1867.


500.00


June 8, 1864.


June


8, 1874.


6


June


8, 1866.


500.00


July


13, 1866,


July


13, 1876.


6


500.00


66


66


66


66


66


1


I


1


1


1


$68,188.74


25


TOWN DEBT.


"


William Cutter School Fund,


April 14, 1866


500.00


66


·


66


6


66


66


66


DATE OF NOTE.


$41,258.40


2,000.00


1


John Peabody,


William Rand,


1


TOWN OFFICERS OF


WEST CAMBRIDGE,


For the Year 1867-8.


Town Clerk. ABEL R. PROCTOR.


Treasurer and Collector. ABEL R. PROCTOR.


Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of Highways, and Engineers of the Fire Department.


SAMUEL S. DAVIS, J. S. POTTER, CHARLES H. CRANE.


Assessors. STEPHEN SYMMES, JR., ALBERT WINN, ABEL R. PROCTOR.


28


TOWN OFFICERS.


School Committee.


REV. C. C. SALTER, for one year,


JOSIAH CROSBY, 66 66 66 SAMUEL G. DAMON, " two years.


HENRY SWAN, 6 .66 66


REV. DANIEL R. CADY, for three years. WM. E. PARMENTER, EsQ., " 66


Constables and Police Officers.


JOHN B. HARTWELL,


JAMES M. CHASE,


GEORGE H. CUTTER,


JAMES DURGIN,


ABIJAH FROST, WOODMAN C. CURRIER.


Fence Viewers.


JAMES M. CHASE, JAMES BASTON, ALBERT L. TEEL.


Town Sexton.


JOHN B. HARTWELL.


Field Drivers. JOHN WINN, WARREN RAWSON, J. SULLIVAN RUSSELL.


Truant Officers. JOSIAH CROSBY, J. WINSLOW PEIRCE, GEORGE B. FOWLE.


29


TOWN OFFICERS.


Measurers of Wood. B. HORACE PEIRCE, GEORGE H. CUTTER.


Measurers of Stone and Gravel. ISAAC BACON, JOHN WINN, ALFRED BROOKS.


Surveyors of Painting and Plastering.


JAMES M. CHASE, JAMES C. BLANCHARD).


Surveyors of Lumber. JAMES M. CHASE, SIMEON BARKER.


Sealers of Leather. THOMAS RAMSDELL, HOWARD W. HILL.


Fish Preservers.


ALVA BACON, WILLIAM STOWE.


Committee on Mount Pleasant Cemetery.


THOMAS H. RUSSELL, EDWARD STORER, JOHN B. HARTWELL.


Pound Keeper.


SAMUEL A. FOWLE.


30


TOWN OFFICERS.


Town Weigher. J. WINSLOW PEIRCE.


Clerk of the Market. GEORGE B. FOWLE.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. SYLVANUS W. STICKNEY.


Hog Reeves.


JAMES DURGIN,


GEORGE BAILEY,


MATTHEW ROWE,


C. FRED'K HARTWELL,


DANIEL R. STANWOOD,


JOHN J. OSBORN,


SAMUEL A. FOWLE, JOHN PEABODY, JAMES MARDEN, JOHN PRATT, GEORGE LANE.


The Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of High- ways, Engineers of the Fire Department, School Committee, Treasurer and Clerk, meet for the transaction of the business of their respective departments, at their Rooms, in the Town House, on the last MONDAY EVENING in each month.


Colun, County, and State Cares,


AS ASSESSED


1


6 FOR THE YEAR 1856.


A.


Burrin, Christopher


2 00


Boynton, William


2 00


Andrews, Asa


2 00


Agur, Alonzo


2 00


Armstrong, John


2 00


Briscoe, Joseph


2 00


Bareau, James


2 00


Blaisdell, Frank


2 00


Barnard, W. C.


2 00


Bowers, E. L.


6 69


Bartlett, Frank P. 2 00


Bugbee, George 2 00


Bailey, George M. 2 00


Benham, Daniel 2 00


Barr, Thomas & Co. 9 80


Bickford, Dana 2 00


Adams, Betsey C., Mrs. 5 04


Allen, Walter M. 2 00


Austin, William C. 2 00


Adams, Mary N. 14 00


B.


Burton, Albert 2 00


Bell, William


2 00


Bacon, Henry 6 20


Brown, Daniel S. 170 63


Butler, Michael J. 24 19


Barnes, Augustus 2 00


Burnes, Thomas 2 00


Birmingham, John 2 00


Bailey, James R. 481 85


Brooks, Addison 372 37 Bucknam, Theodore G.103 50 Boothby, Eli S. 2 00


Butcher, Sidney


2 00


2 00


Bruno, Abel


2 00


Athern, Dennis 2 00


Allen, Abbott 427 91


Allen, William H. 97 20


Allen, Andrew F. 72 00


Allen, John F. 3 40


Adams, Amos 5 50


Allen, David 2 00


Avery, Sarah, Widow . 15 75


Adams, John, Heirs of, .. 31 50


Abbott, Abigail 27 58


Atkinson, Frank, 2 00


Bachelder, Madison F. 2 00


Busteed, William


Burke, Patrick 2 00


32


TAXES.


Bailey, James A.


47 15 |Bates, Edward P.


2 00


Ball, W. H. W. 4 10


Barnes, Martin, Estate, .. 84 00 Barnes, Eliza Mrs. 21 00


Brooks, Alfred


22 30


Bassett, Isaac A., Jr.




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