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6 00
E. W. Sampson, paid for chemicals,
17 75
F. A. Dewson, for diplomas,
2 00
Hurd & Wilson, repairs,
5 62
Thos. Hurd, fitting up scientific room,
140 62
sundry repairs, . 7
13 70
Ballou & Co., for 1 furnace,
165 20
A. Chisholm, repairing iron fence,
57 25
Clark & Fox, gas fixtures,
40 18
M. T. Heywood, painting fence and resetting glass, 79 96
O. B. Leavitt, furnace work, lead pipe, &c.,
34 03
J. H. Cushman, mason work on furnace. 47 25
A. B. Crane, repairing and hanging bells,
10 36
Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co., for gas,
10 30
W. A. Wilde & Co., for books, 60 95
8 25
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators,
12 50
Edwin Fewkes, decorations for school exhibition,
15 00
O. Pettee, work on horse-shed,
8 00
NEWTON CENTRE SCHOOLS.
Timothy Walker, rent of schoolroom, 187 50
J. C. Farrar, wrench, screw-driver, wheelbar- row, &c., 15 50
R. Hills & Brothers, 3 timepieces,
44 00
O. C Garey, taking up seats, 3 90
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., for ser- vice pipe, 19 23
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., for gas,
8 30
Clark & Fox, gas fixtures,
9 50
B. F. Tyler, lock, cord, brushes, &c.,
14 14
Mrs. Neylon, cleaning windows,
25 18
Amount carried forward,
$3,071 65
Bridgman & Peabody, mats, &c.,
28
Amount brought forward, $3,071 65
J. O. Evans & Son, painting privy, &c., 44 76
Orrin Whipple, repairs, setting up furniture, &c., 137 64
M. J. Hynes, repairing slating, 30 04
Henry Hodges, labor on yard, 32 25
W. A. Roffe, resetting glass, 3 45
W. O. Haskell & Son, school furniture, 183 00
J. Richardson, mason work on cistern, &c., 81 00
J. C. Farrar, use of pump, 10 00
29 90
A. B. Crane, bells and repairs,
72 81
White & Knapp, lead pipe, sink, furnace work, 6 66 stove, pipe, coal hod &c. (High-
lands),
Blake's Express, sundries, 10 45
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators, 32 00
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years), 16 00
Ezra P. Gould, paid for sundries, 5 05
J. J. Walworth & Co., repairs on steam heating pipes, 30 00
M. Taffe, mason work on cistern, 206 17
Brigdman & Peabody, mats, brushes, sinks, &c., 20 13
UPPER FALLS SCHOOLS.
0. Pettee & Co. repairs, &c., primary school-house, 10 00
L. C. Wade, paid for books, 7 49
J. A. Gould, paid for glass and repairs, 37 62
Ballou & Co., one furnace, pipes, and setting,
153 22
A. B. Crane, repairs on bells,
5 80
J. E. Trowbridge, furnace work,
40 38
Martin Hunting, mason work,
70 60
Clark & Fox, chandeliers, pendants, lamps, &c.,
271 00
Otis Alden, repairs and labor, 19 90
R. Hills, one timepiece, 12 00
14 12
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years), 8 00
LOWER FALLS SCHOOLS.
Bridgman & Peabody, brooms, mats, brushes, &c., 33 38
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture, 41 50
Collin Cady, furnace work,
J. Hagar, paid for sundries, 65 50
Amount carried forward, $4,806 81
29
Amount brought forward, $4,806 81
American Tablet Co., blackboard surface, 39 30
Allen Jordan, cellar floor, and sundry repairs, 130 37
L. A. Gammon, furnace work, 97 83
J. H. Boit, labor at school-house, 21 00
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., for gas,
4 15
M. Taffe, mason work on furnace, and building cis- tern, 174 05
Heat-Goy. Co., resetting governor, 12 58
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators, 16 00
6 00
Thomas Rice, jun., grading and sodding school ground, 50 00
AUBURNDALE SCHOOLS.
Benj. Hnestis, fitting up attic story and repairs, 117 48
Bliss & Perkins, gas-pipe and fixtures, 121 50
M. Taffe, mason work, 3 75
J. W. Towle & Son, plans for alteration of hall, 10 00
57 49
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., service pipe, for gas,
6 00
A. Plummer, coal shovel, 3 00
P. Coleman, labor,
33 66
F. B. Sisson, repairing pump, 3 00
S. N. Crossman, repairing slating,
91 56
J. H. Wight, laying cellar floor, and alteration of privies, 840 47
J. H. Wight, sundry repairs, 43 47
Sylvester Underwood, mason work on privies, 247 78
D. H. Huston, painting privies, attic story, doors, &c., 83 59 C. H. Jenison, express charges, 25
C. A. Chase, paid for crayons and basket, 2 80
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators, 16 00
S. Cousens & Son, furnace work, 14 00
16 80
W. A. Wilde & Co., crayons, ink, &c. 8 33
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years), 8 00
WEST NEWTON SCHOOLS.
S. N. Crossman, repairing slating, 78 24
Geo. E. Allen, paid for brushes, shovel, labor, and sundries, 62 70
M. Taffe, mason work, grammar, and Davis house, 81 13
Amount carried forward, $7,309 09
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years),
Bridgman & Peabody, mats and basket,
30
Amount brought forward, $7,309 09
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture, 489 71
J. S. Sumner, two heat governors, 120 00
Seth Davis, for trees, and setting same,
23 25
Brewer & Tileston, for books, 6 00
Cyrus G. Cooke & Bro., for paper,
6 50
B. F. Houghton, brooms, brushes, and pail, 9 10
Geo. W. Miles, one timepiece,
16 00
C. S. Phillips, painting "Davis house,"and fence, &c., 302 59 M. R. Brown, labor, 10 91
Wm. B. Knapp & Co., two pumps, lead pipe, &c., 27 80
Bridgman & Peabody, mats, brushes, &c., 19 25
C. H. Jenison, express charges, 39 20
Heat-Gov. Co., one governor, River-street house, 60 00
John Ballou, one furnace, registers, and pipe, 147 76
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators,
16 00
P. Brennan, grading yard and sidewalk, grammar house, 42 00
Milo Lucas, repairs, setting up furniture, &c., 142 60
Wm. Colton, removing ashes, 7 00
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years) 4 00
NEWTONVILLE AND NORTH VILLAGE SCHOOLS.
Thos. Hurd, planking cellar floor, North Village . house, 316 00
P. Linehan, labor, 66 85
Mrs. Gilday, cleaning house,
15 00
Bridgman & Peabody, mats, brooms, &c.,
47 57
A. B. Crane, repairing bell fixtures,
4 00
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture,
313 17
American Tablet Co., blackboard surface,
45 80
music board and frame,
28 00
A. H. Sisson, repairing clocks, 7 00
Wm. P. Leavitt, repairing slating,
15 70
H. F. Allen, paid for sundries,
17 10
A. G. Barrett, express charges,
26 50
Thos. Hurd, repairs and alteration of privies, setting up furniture, &c., 1,051 30
Hurd & Wilson, repairs,
9 23
M. T Heywood, repairing school furniture, North Village, 24 00
Brewer & Tileston, books, North Village, 75 71
A. Phipps, repairing clock, 4 00
Amount carried forward, $10,865 69
31
Amount brought forward,
$10,865 69
S. Hill, tuning piano, 2 00
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators, 16 00
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years), 10 00
M. T. Heywood, painting gram. house and fence, resetting glass, painting, &c. 51 75
374 18
J. H. Cushman, mason work on privy vaults, &c., 229 95
O. B. Leavitt, zinc, lead pipe, sundries and labor, 67 99
66 stoves, coal-hods, &c., North Village, 75 70
repairing and cleaning furnaces, 25 43
NEWTON VILLAGE SCHOOLS.
P. Sweeny, for labor, 49 60
L. A. Peck, lock and keys, 6 90
Bridgman & Peabody, mats, dusters, brooms, 18 60
New-York Silicate Co., for slates, 14 40
John S. Sumner, two heat governors, 120 00
66
furnace pipes, coal-hod, and labor, 85 17
Clark & Fox, repairing pump, 3 00
Alfred Howes, cord, shovel, &c.,
5 66
O. Whipple, building privy, Richardson-st. house, 753 47
66 sundry repairs, setting up furniture, 297 12
F. E. Hamblin, mason work, Richardson-street house privy, 263 70
F. E. Hamblin, mason work, setting furnace, Richardson-street, 68 57
F. E. Hamblin, mason work, setting two furnaces, Bigelow house, 155 69
J. O. Evans, painting Bigelow house and fence,
371 63
66 66 Richardson-street privy, &c., 60 22 66 66 resetting glass and sundry painting, 44 86
H. R. Robbins, labor, Richardson-street house, 31 40
Alma A. Leonard, books and sink, 8 60
S. M. Duncklee, books for indigent scholars, 13 86
A. G. Barrett, express charges, 12 00
O. B. Leavitt, zinc work on Richardson street privy, 30 20 Ballou & Co., one furnace for Richardson-st. house, 186 90 66 66 " Bigelow house, 170 00 Stiles & Co, furnace pipe, shovel, &c., Richardson- street house, 39 88
E. T. Billings, books and chemicals, 22 57
Thos. Canfield, labor, 9 00
W. A. Wilde & Co. for ink, 7 75
Amount carried forward,
$14,568 66
32
Amount brought forward, $14,568 66
Mrs. Feagan, cleaning windows, 6 17
Heat .- Gov. Co., 1 governor and resetting, 72 45
Sarah Spence, cleaning windows,
1 67
Bridget Smith, 66
4 33
Asa Hunting, repairing pumps,
6 87
Daniel Dow, express charges,
9 55
Timothy Stuart, carting ashes, &c.
6 00
E. M. Mosher, iron pokers, &c.
10 25
S. F. Carrier, repairing pumps,
11 89
Thos. Emerson, paid expense in procuring teachers, 13 00
John Ballou, 1 furnace, pipes, and setting, 289 72
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators,
32 00
A. B. Underwood, paid for sundries,
4 55
Tainter's Express, on furnace, &c.
12 00
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture,
19 00
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years),
4 00
OAK-HILL SCHOOLS.
Collin Cady, furnace work, pump, and repairs, $50 75
N. S. Crossman, repairing slating, 117 69
H. F. Howard, paid for books and sundries,
6 70
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture,
7 50
Bridgman & Peabody, for brooms and mats,
5 85
N. S. King, paid for sundries and repairs,
27 80
White & Knapp, repairs on pump,
5 00
John Ballou, furnace, registers, pipe, and labor,
173 48
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., window-sash elevators, 8 00
Hallet, Davis, & Co., tuning piano (2 years), 7 50
$15,482 38
NEW SCHOOLHOUSE. - RIVER-STREET.
GEO. E. ALLEN,
L. G. PRATT, Building Committee.
ISAAC HAGAR,
Thomas Mague, for land, $2,613 60
Milo Lucas, for building school-house as per contract, 10,270 00
Milo Lucas, for extra work on house, and build- ing fence, 713 00
Wm. H. Mague, for excavating and stoning cel- lar, and grading yard, 992 78
Michael Taffe, for excavating vaults
31 00
Amount carried forward,
$14,620 38
33
Amount brought forward, $14,620 38
John Ballou, for furnace and registers, 182 42 Wm. B. Knapp & Co., for furnace pipe, &c., 99 34 J. Child, for driving 2 wells, 49 90
C. H. Jenisou, express on furnace, 4 00
Kern & Fitch, for examining title to land,
19 50
Seth Davis, for survey and plan of land,
13 50
G. E. Allen, paid insurance (mechanic's permit),
3 36
66 66 for sundries,
6 95
66 66
for recording deed of land, 65
Appropriation,
15,000 00
FINISHING THE ATTIC-STORY IN LOWER-FALLS SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Allen Jordan, for carpenter work, $928 54
Michael Taffe, for mason work, 345 00
L. A. Gammons, for furnace pipe, registers, &c., 123 05
J. L. Sears, for oiling and varnishing, 45 50
Newton and Watertown Gas-L. Co., for service pipe, 85 93
Clark & Fox, for gas pipe, pendants, brackets, burners, &c., 430 45
American Tablet Co., for blackboard surface, 43 90
148 20
W. G. Shattuck, for 247 feet of settees, for table and chairs,
27 00
I. Hagar, cash paid for express charges, sun- dries, and labor,
22 43
$2,200 00
Appropriation,
2,200 00
RECAPITULATION.
AMOUNT PAID FOR TEACHERS' SALARIES, FUEL, AND CARE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
High School,
$6,756 66
Schools in Newton Centre,
6,251 37
66 Upper Falls,
5,503 62
Lower Falls,
3,872 25
Auburndale,
3,887 25
66 West Newton,
7,552 02
66 Newtonville and North Village,
8,170 17
66 Newton Village, 8,634 35
Amount carried forward,
$50,627 69
5
$15,000 00
34
Amount brought forward,
$50,627 69
Schools in Oak Hill, 2,620 75
Instruction in vocal music, 1,275 00
Superintendent of Schools (6 mos.),
1,500 00
Furniture, repairs, and incidentals for schools, 15,482 38
New school-house, River Street, 15,000 00
School-house lot, cor. Crafts and Watertown Sts., 3,000 00
Printing, 522 25
Services of school committee, 1,087 50
Services of building committees, 400 00
Mechanical drawing schools,
2,241 72
Evening schools,
526 75
Finishing and furnishing the attic-story, Lower Falls school-house, 2,200 00
Total expenditure for school purposes, $96,484 .04
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
STEAMER NO. 1.
J. O. Evans & Son, resetting glass, and painting, $15 95
Bosworth's Express, 1 55
Clark & Fox, gas-fixtures and repairs, 35 94
J. S. Sumner, lamps, oil, &c., 5 15
Charles L. Fowle, repairing mattress, 2 00
Charles Reading, driving to 12 fires,
22 00
Whitney & Bridges, oil, lock, &c.,
6 00
J. Jenison, for soap, 8 05
Mrs. E. B. Wentworth, for washing bedding, &c., 11 94
H. N. Hyde, jr., cleaning hose and filling reservoir, 20 00
N. and W. Gas-Light Co., for gas, 117 45
Tainter's Express, 10 40
Union Machine Co., repairs and fixtures for engine, 927 90
Clapp, Evans, & Co., for repairs, 179 00
William Welch, harness and repairs,
90 82
James O'Donald, for labor,
2 00
Geo. H. Wentworth, expenses to Fitchburg,
8 25
E. M. Mosher, for repairs, 8 60
Josiah Gates & Son, for 406 feet of hose, 649 00
H. A. Winship & Co., repairs, hats, and buckets, 273 25
Nickel and Gold-Plate Co., plating couplings and bolts,24 70 D. & H. Gore, 250 granite blocks, 17 50
A. Henthorn, labor, stone, cement, and gravel, 116 69
Amount carried forward, $2,554 14
35
Amount brought forward, $2,554 14
F. E. Hamblin, repairs on building, 14 08
Edmund Bartlett, for 50 feet of hose, 75 00
J. H. Cameron, repairs, 2 50
Albert Brackett, wood and coal, 318 75
Daniel Dow, express charges,
2 27
J. J. Walworth & Co., for pipe, gauge, and labor,
19 54
L. A. Peck, for 24 keys, 9 00
11 55
Linen Hose Co., hose, 18 50
Geo. E. Bridges, for extra work of captain and steward of Steamer No. 1, 50 00
Geo. E. Bridges, for waste, hammers, axes, &c., 53 50
E. B. Blackwell, laundry work,
7 78
Tainter's Express,
3 15
Tuttle's Express, ,
2 75
Highway department, for use of horses,
658 00
$3,800 51
INCIDENTALS.
STEAMER NO. 2. - WEST NEWTON.
A. F. Earle, emery cloth, &c., 2 75
Charles Cole, repairs, hooks, wrench, &c.,
31 50
D. C. Sanger & Co., fuel, 107 69
George Fuller, spanner belts and repairs,
18 00
Wm. B. Knapp & Co., repairs, lanterns, &c.,
92 21
R. M. Lucas, repairs, and expense to Fitchburg,
26 10
C. S. Phillips, resetting glass, &c.,
9 17
Clark & Fox, gas-pipe, fitting, and lanterns,
30 37
B. F. Houghton, oil, soap, sponge, &c.,
24 34
George E. Bridges, lanterns, waste, oil, &c.,
31 25
S. F. Cate, keeping of steamer-horses, Willard Rand, repairs,
34 00
Hunneman & Co., repairs and oil,
18 25
Highway department, for use of horses,
34 00
$461 13
CATARACT, NO. 1.
R. S. Bullard, express charges,
$1 80
C. H. Hyde, oil, soap, &c.,
2 40
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., repairs on house,
17 62
Amount carried forward, $21 82
1 50
Davis, Farnum, & Co., for iron pipe.
36
Amount brought forward, $21 82
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., for gas, 1 80
H. A. Winship & Co., wheel-jack, ropes, hooks, &c. 17 25
L. A. Gammons, repairs,
3 75
W. W. Jackson, keys, chamois skin,
7 15
E. C. Jenkins, washers and belts,
9 50
J. J. Walworth & Co., hose couplings,
8 75
Clapp, Evans, & Co., 200 ft. of hose,
331 50
Cushing & White, for weather vane,
35 00
Chas. Rice, Jun., for coal,
19 19
TRITON, NO. 3.
Wm. B. Knapp, & Co., for cups and spoons,
$6 50
Geo. W. Simpson, cleaning hose, 2 50
J. Q. Hawkes, filling reservoir and cleaning hose, 5 00
C. H. Jenison, express charges,
9 35
H. A. Winship, & Co., repairs on hose,
5 75
N. & W. Gas Light Co., for gas,
6 40
H. G. Webster, for chamois skin,
50
NONANTUM AND EMPIRE ENGINES.
Geo. H. Wentworth, for care of engines,
$20 00
Wmn. Welch, for washers, 1 25
$21 25
MECHANIC, NO. 4.
Harris Express,
$2 75
J. E. Trowbridge, stove, oil, &c.
9 32
E. Kinane, sawing wood,
4 00
Geo. W, Keys, for repairs,
2 00
Willard Marcy, for wood,
9 00
Samuel H. Potter, for window-shades, &c.
21 98
$49 05
MONITOR.
Albert Plummer, rent of engine room,
$80 00
pails and painting, 4 25
S. Cousens & Son, coal-hod, pans, dippers, &c.
16 55
N. & W. Gas Light Co., for gas,
2 00
L. G. & C. B. Bourne, 22 tons coal,
25 00
Charles H. Jenison, express charges,
3 45
Willard Rand, fire-hook and pole,
4 00
$135 25
$455 71
$36 00
37
EAGLE, NO. 6.
Wm. A. Roffe, for resetting glass, $1 12
Parker & Colton, for wood and cutting 11 85
B. F. Tyler, for pails, brooms, brush, &c. 6 72
J. J. Walworth, & Co., pump, air-chamber, &c.
15 10
J. Richardson, for mason work,
66 25
Whitney & Bridges, for 3 lanterns,
4 50
J. E. Cousens, for stoning well, labor, &c. 49 44
White & Knapp, boiler, lead pipe, dippers, &c. 60 14
Blake's express, 1 95
J. C. Farrer, repairing spanners,
2 00
J. Langtry, for repairs, 2 50
C. S. Fifield, resetting glass,
1 50
$223 07
WILLIAM CLAFLIN.
Geo. P. Clark, rent of engine room,
$78 67
Whittemore, Belcher, & Co., for carriage-jack, 2 50
H. A. Winship, badges, letters, &c. 12 23
Gibbs & Gordon, hose couplings, &c.
19 72
Michael Hurley, for building reservoir,
65 00
Whitney & Bridges, for lanterns,
14 75
E. F. Baldwin, work on house,
6 50
Daniel Harrington, use of horse and wagon,
5 00
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., for gas, for service pipe, &c. 23 95
C. S. Fields, cleaning hose, 15 00
O. B. Leavitt, dippers, spoons, pans, &c. 15 25
D. C. Sanger & Co., wood and coal, 28 50
5 50
$301 37
ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.
R. M. Lucas, services as Chief Engineer, to May 1, 1871,
$100 00
Luther Paul, services as Engineer, to May 1, 1871,
75 00
Wm. P. Leavitt, “ 66 66 75 00
Wm. L. Frothingham, "
75 00
Jos. E. Cousens, 66 66
66
75 00
George L. Bourne, 66 66
66 75 00
H. P. Eaton, 66
75 00
J. W. Bailey, 66 66
75 00
Amount carried forward,
$625 00
60
8 80
Geo. J. Curtis, bucket and rope,
38
Amount brought forward,
$625 06 Wm. W. Jackson, services as Engineer, to May 1, 1871, 75 00
Geo. E. Bridges, 66
75 00
George Pettee,
66
66 75 00
James Nickelson, 66 66
66
75 00
Richard Kerrivan, services as steward No. 4,
30 00
Alfred G. Whitten, 66
66
1, 15 00
Wm. Costello, 66
66
1, 12 50
R. M. Lindley,
66
66
66 3, 30 00
G. D. Farnum,
66
66
6, 30 00
Wm. J. Puffer,
66 Monitor, 30 00
12 Members of Monitor Co.
120 00
3 hosemen
45 00
38 members of Triton Co., 66
380 00
5 hosemen
75 00
40 members of Mechanic Co.,
400 00
5 hosemen
75 00
27 members of Cataract Co.,
270 00
8 hosemen, 66
120 00
30 members of Triton Co. (5 mos.),
125 00
4 hosemen
25 00
39 members of Eagle Co.,
390 00
6 hosemen 66
90 00
George H. Wentworth, Engineer of Steamer No. 1, 780 00
William Warrick, services as stoker, 50 00 66
15 hosemen, Steamer No. 1, 375 00
Patrick Callahan, engineer of Steamer No. 2. 241 12
$4,633 62
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Wm. H. Kelsey, refreshments,
$14 75
B. F. Houghton, 66
29 58
E. T. Wiswall,
5 44
Luther Paul, 66
19 56
B. F. Tyler,
56 29
White & Knapp,
4 90
C. H. Hyde, 66
12 30
John H. Lee,
12 85
Hiram A. Sherman,
31 90
J. B. Lovett,
23 05
A. H. Cushman,
8 30
John Morrison, for teaming at fire,
3 50
C. H. Dolan, for drawing engine to fire;
8 00
Amount carried forward,
$230 42
39
Amount brought forward, $230 42
E. C. Dudley, for drawing engine to fire, 9 50
Luther Bailey, “ 66
4 00
Wm. Cornell, for watching fire, 6 00
J. L. Graves, “
3 00
Joseph Taylor and others, watching fires,
15 00
Geo. E. Bridges, paid for watching fires, 15 00
J. E. Cousens, 66
10 00
John Halfrey, watching fire and removing furniture, North Village, 10 50
R. L. Hinds, watching fire, North Village, 11 00
A. H. Adams, watching fires, 3 00
H. N. Hyde, jun., for cleaning hose,
6 50
Luther Paul, paid for stationery, 3 00
M. R. Warren & Co., for stationery, 4 82
Newell Harding & Co., for badges, 60 00
Eaton, Moulton, & Co., repairs on cistern, Grove St., 29 67
3 32
Steam Fire Engine Co., filling reservoirs,
42 00
Expenses of Engineers, stamps, and postage, 25 44
Geo. L. Keyes, printing posters, &c. 4 00
Otis Pettee, cover for reservoir, Newtonville,
3 50
R. M. Lucas, filling reservoirs, Auburndale,
43 50
S. F. Cate, for use of hacks, 15 00
Frost Brothers, for black crape, 11 14
Higgins & Billings, putting in dam in brook,
15 35
L. Paul, paid for watching fire, and for sundries,
7 28
Dimond & Weatherbee, for refreshments, 8 67
W. H. Kelsey, 66
25 98
J. H. Cushman, for building reservoir, Newtonville, 307 46
$937 05
ENGINE-HOUSE. - AUBURNDALE.
CHAS. E. RANLETT, } Building Committee.
GEO. L. BOURNE.
Mary L. Davis, for land, $648 00
James H. Wight, for building engine-house, 2,760 00
66
extra work on house, 22 84
John Cunningham, for digging and stoning cellar, 347 00
66 setting posts. 9 00
Amount carried forward, $3,786 84
Samuel Ward & Co .. for stationery,
Michael Traverse, 2 axes used at fire, North Village, 3 00
40
Amount brought forward, $3,786 84
Wm. Blake & Co., for bell, 318 39
S. Cousens & Son, for furnace, setting pump, &c. 132 75 John C. Hubbard, for 601 feet of settees, 75 63
Wm. Carleton for gas fixtures, 41 50
Geo. L. Bourne, paid for table, chairs, &c. 39.00
J. J. Walworth & Co., for pump and pipe, 33 55
30 00
J. Humphreys & Co., window-shade fixtures,
45 42
Clark & Fox, for gas-pipe,
9 00
Chas. E. Ranlett, paid for sundries,
8 10
Gibbs & Gordon, sundries,
31 91
$4,552 09
ENGINE HOUSE. - NEWTONVILLE.
M. T. HEYWOOD, -
Building Committee.
WM. L. FROTHINGHAM,
Wm. L. Frothingham, trustee, for chemical fire engine, $1,000 00
John F. Boyd, for land, 920 26
Samuel Flint, for building engine-house, 2,650 00 extra work on gutters, 28 00
30 00
Thomas Hurd, for plans and specifications, 66 building fence,
110 00
Wm. Blake & Co., for bell and hangings,
317 28
Clark & Fox, for gas-pipe, chandeliers, brackets, and fixtures, 73 82
M. T. Heywood, for painting, and furnishing win- dows and blinds, 250 00
M. T. Heywood, for cash paid, express charges, and for drain-pipe,
13 00
O. B. Leavitt, for furnace,
150 00
66 conductors,
16 20
66 " pump and lead pipe,
20 31
Gray & Bail, for settees, chairs, and table,
75 50
C. R. Bradford & Co., window-shades and fixtures,
44 00
Cushing & White for weather-vane, 62 18
30 00
C. L. Wilson & Co., for lumber and labor,
30 00
for grading yard and work on house,
W. D. Bickford, for rope, 4 00
Enoch Robinson, for lock and keys, 4 60
Kern & Fitch, examining title to land,
14 44
F. B. Sisson, for well and pipe, 35 00
$5,878 59
Cushing & White, for weather-vane,
41
NEW ENGINE, STEAMER NO. 2. - WEST NEWTON.
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., for engine and hose- carriage,
$4,450 00
150 00
George Fuller, for 1 double harness, 66 2 single harnesses, 145 00
66 66 blankets, straps, &c. 66 00
Wm. B. Knapp & Co., for stove, boiler, &c., 34 15
Josiah Gates & Son, 1,507 feet of hose,
2,410 50
Clapp, Evans, & Co., 150 feet rubber hose,
260 00
R. M. Lucas, lumber and labor fitting up engine room,
314 29
B. D. Griggs, painting engine room and doors,
25 00
Wm. B. Knapp & Co., force-pump, lead pipe, hose, &c.
91 23
J. T. Mooers & Co., pair doors, 36 00
Henderson Brothers, express wagon,
250 00
M. Taffe, mason work,
91 25
B. C. & F. Railroad, transportation of engine, &c.,
19 88
C. A. Wilson, paper-hanging,
12 00
Boston & Albany Railroad, transportation of en- gine, &c., 13 41
$8,368 71
RECAPITULATION.
Steamer 1,
$3,800 51
Steamer 2,
461 13
No. 1, Cataract,
455 71
No. 3, Triton,
36 00
No. 4, Mechanic,
49 05
Monitor, No. 2 (chemical),
135 25
Wm. Claflin (chemical),
301 37
No. 6, Eagle,
223 07
Nonantum and Empire,
21 25
Pay of engineers, firemen,
4,633 62
General expenses,
937 05
$11,054 01
Engine-house and land, Auburndale,
4,552 09
Engine-house, land and engine, Newtonville, 5,878 59
New Steamer, apparatus and room, West Newton, 8,368 71
$29,853 40
6
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42
ALMSHOUSE.
DR.
E. T. Wiswall,
for manure,
$27 00
Patrick McGrath, 6 66
24 12
M. T. Heywood, 66 66
27 00
Edward Ryan, 66
62 92
Andrew Peters, " 66
18 00
S. F. Cate, 66
66
100 00
George T. Denton, "
16 87
H. W. Fanning,
45 00
F. H. & C. H. Whipple, for grain and hay,
551 28
Brackett Lord, for grain and flour, 6 hay,
119 67
George Fuller, for harness and repairs,
66 40
H. W. Fanning & Son, for groceries,
46 41
Dimond & Weatherbee, " 66
42 96
Albert Plummer, 66
6 41
S. S. Sleeper & Co., 66 66
173 52
B. F. Houghton,
250 15
Barber & Waters, 66 and grain,
129 84
66 rent of stable,
39 00
Thomas Belger, for blacksmith's work,
29 45
Willard Marcy, for chestnut timber,
100 00
Geo. O. Kingsbury, for meadow hay,
140 28
Henry Smith, for fish,
43 38
John Mead, for dry goods,
10 22
Geo. W. Bacon & Co.,
66
82 91
Webster & Bacon,
16 19
Horace Bacon, for meat,
340 40
C. W. Randall, "
147 44
Wm. B Locke, for labor,
11 17
Francis Percy, "
292 00
Mary Reeves, 66
156 00
H. C. Hoyt, for warning Town meetings,
31 00
J. F. C. Hyde, auctioneer for sundries, 66 66 standing wood, 78 25
George Robbins, for shoes,
5 80
J. E. Gammons, «
27 90
D. C. Sanger & Co., for 17 tons coal, 66
28 50
66
66 " hay,
104 05
Batchelder & Lincoln, for four pair boots,
15 50
Amount carried forward, $4,464 77
43 98
153 00
" grain.
860 80
43
Amount brought forward, $4,464 77
Upper Falls M. E. Society, for pew rent, 30 86
C. H. Boynton & Co., for clothing, 29 50
John Pulcifer, for wheelwright's work,
25 40
F. D. Lord, M. D., for medical attendance,
43 30
Eben Stone, for hay,
98 78
J. J. Noble, for medicine,
6 41
Isaac H. Snow, 66
16 65
J. F. Webster, 66 66
9 50
Collin Cady, for repairing stoves, &c.
16 59
Leonard Hurd, for pasturing,
30 00
E. F. Parsons, for wood,
17 00
T. P. Robinson, M.D., for medical attendance,
105 00
Luther Paul, for ice,
14 00
Paid Highway Department, for labor,
183 75
Patrick McGrath, for pig,
12 00
Sundry small bills,
103 83
Warden's salary, 350 00
$5,557 34
Interest on cost of farm, and insurance,
1,000 00
Bills due almshouse, Feb. 12, 1871,
50 00
Value of stock, hay, grain, provisions, fuel, and all other personal property belonging to the farm, except household furniture, Feb. 12, 1871,
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