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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
THE •
TWENTY-FIEST
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCES
OF THE
TOWN OE DORCHESTER,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1859,
WITH
REPORTS OF THE SELECTMEN, AUDITORS,
; AND
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIBE DEFABTMENT.
BOSTON :
JOSEPH G. TORREY, PRINTER, 32 CONGRESS STREET.
18 5 9.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF DORCHESTER:
The undersigned, in conformity with your requirements,
have the honor to submit the follownng report, together with
a statement of the financial condition of the Town, for the
year ending January 31st, 1859.
On the first day of February 1858, the amount in the
Treasury was two thousand and fifty-two dollars and
fourteen cents.
During the past year the receipts, from all sources, in-
cluding the above sum, is eighty-nine thousand nine hundred
nineteen dollars and fifty -seven cents; the amount of ex-
penditures, including with other Town expenses, the pur-
chase of gravel land, the County and State taxes, is eighty-
eight thousand three hundred and sixty dollars and fifty-two
cents, leaving in the Treasury, February 1st, 1859, the sum
of one thousand five hundred fifty-nine dollars and five
cents.
•POOR IN THE ALMS-HOUSE.
The number of paupers in the Alms-house on the first day
of February, 1858, was seventeen. During the year ten
have been admitted, ten discharged, and four have died, —
leaving thirteen on the first day of February, 1859. It may
be interesting to some to know that three of those discharged
were ladies, who wished to leave because three gentlemen
from other towns had become interested in their welfare,
and had agreed to maintain them during life, by marrying
them.
The expense of the Alms-house Establishment will prob-
ably appear large in comparison with the number of in-
mates, to those who are not aware that it is a Pubhc
House for travelling vagrants, and persons seeking employ-
ment who have not the means to pay for lodging, as well as
a home for our own poor.
The Superintendent states, that during the past year he
has provided one thousand and twelve meals for transient
people, and lodging for four hundred and ninety-four.
At each weekly visit we have observed the good order
and cleanliness in all parts of the establishment. The in-
mates are neatly attired, well behaved, and generally appear
happy and contented.
Not having sufficient employment at all seasons of the
year at the Establishment, the Superintendent, men and
horses have been employed a portion of the time in
other departments, which has resulted in a saving to the
Town, so that the expenses of this department are consider-
ably less than the sum appropriated. The amount of labor
so performed will appear charged under the different de-
partments.
POOR OUT OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
Owing to the depression in business, there are many out
of employment, consequently the applications for assistance
have been numerous. Many of the persons who applied
had no legal settlement in this Town. For aliens and oth-
ers having no legal settlement in any Town in the Com-
monwealth, the State makes provision in her own Alms-
houses ; hut for any assistance rendered this class of Poor
by the Towns there is no remuneration, except a small sum
for funeral expenses in case of death.
In all cases where the pauperism resulted from perma-
nent causes, we have endeavored to have the applicant
accept the hospitalities provided by the State; but believing
that the humane feelings and christian principles of the in-
habitants of this Town were such, as to warrant us in fur-
nishing relief to this class of Poor, when their poverty was
of a temporary nature, such as present loss of employment,
we have aided them whenever there existed a reasonable
prospect that with a little assistance, they would support
themselves, although by so doing, we have somewhat ex-
ceeded the Town's appropriation, besides dispensing seventy
dollars generously handed us by a benevolent individual of
this Town for that purpose.
HIGHWAYS.
The expenses of this Department are on the increase, in
consequence of so many new streets and turnpikes having
been laid out as public highways, and the difficulty of ob-
taining suitable material for grading and repairing them.
Water, Ericcson, and the continuation of Walnut street,
having been accepted by the Town as public streets, we
have caused them to be graded and repaired,
Adams street has been widened, against the estate of Jo-
seph Howe, deceased, which is an improvement to the
street, and also to said estate.
That part of the new street, laid out by the County
Commissioners, from the Upper Mills toDedham Turnpike,
in West Roxbury, which lies in the Town of Dorchester,
has been constructed at a cost of four thousand five hun-
dred and three dollars and fifty cents. L. M Sargent, Esq.
paid two hundred dollars towards that sum, having land
that would be made more valuable by said road.
River street has been partly graded, at an expense of
nine hundred ninety-eight dollars and fifty-two cents. The
County Commissioners have ordered a further widening of
said street, which will require another appropriation the
coming season.
The easterly side of the Dorchester Avenue south of the
South Cemetery has been filled, and a wall laid at an ex-
pense of five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and ninety-
six cents. There have been four thousand, three hundred
and ninety-six yards of gravel carted from the Alms-house
lot to widen the travelled part of the Dorchester Avenue,
between Savin Hill Avenue and Commercial street, at an
expense of one thousand and ninety-nine dollars.
GEAVEL LAND.
Ill compliance with a vote passed by the TowD; April 3d,
1854, we have purchased thirty thousand feet of gravel
land adjoining the Town's land in Milton, for the sum of
four hundred and fifty dollars. Also another lot of gravel
land containing fifty-six thousand four hundred and ten
feet, situated on Commercial Street, near Neponset Turn-
pike, for which we paid two thousand dollars.
Having the olfer of these two pieces of land we thought
it advisable to secure them, as most of the gravel has been
taken from the land belonging to tjie Town in Milton, and
on Commercial Street.
There was no money raised by the Town for this specific
purpose, we have therefore paid for it from money raised for
incidental expenses, and it will appear charged in that
account.
SCHOOL PASTURE LAND.
At the Town Meeting in April, we were authorized to sell
or lease a portion of the Town's land on the Westerly side
of Dorchester Avenue, Agreeably to said instructions on the
twenty-fourth day of July we gave a bond for a deed to
Oore, E,ose & Company, of that part of the land on the
northerly side of Park Street, containing ninety-three thous-
and one hundred and forty-five square feet, and after they
had erected a stable and other buildings upon the land we
gave them a deed of said land, and received their note
dated Nov. 24th, 1858, for three thousand three hundred
twenty.five dollars and twenty-seven cents, secured by a
mortgage on said premises.
LAND GIVEN FOE THE RELIEF OF THE
POOR.
The amount of money (eight hundred forty-two dollars
and six cents) received for the sale of the Wood Land,
which was given for the relief of the poor, has been loaned
to Seth Williams, the interest accruing therefrom to be
appropriated for that purpose.
CEMETERIES.
Having the offer of some material to fill up a hollow in
the South Cemetery, we thought it advisable to accept it,
although we had no appropriation for that purpose. More
work needs to be done, but the season being far advanced,
we deferred it until another year.
POLICE AND WATCH.
The knowledge of the existence of an efficient Police
and Night Watch in this town, has afforded a greater de-
gree of security to many of the inhabitants than they
would oherwise have felt ; and has been a means of pre-
venting burglars and evil disposed persons from committing
depredations upon our property, or otherwise disturbing the
public peace. The Watch have furnished destitute and
benighted travellers with lodging und refreshment at the
watch-houses, to many of whom it was a timely relief
All of which is respectfully submitted
EI3ENEZER EATON, )
E. H. R. RUGGLES, } Selectmen.
LEWIS F. PIERCE, \
RECEIPTS AND IXPIDITURES.
SCHOOLS.
High School — Gibson Street.
Paid Jonathan Kimball, for teaching, $1,500 00
Mary W. Hall, 500 00
Augusta N. Davenport, 325 00
J. Kimball, for books and stationery for desks, 6 90
" " " " for indigent children, 1 76
" " " sundry chemicals, 3 09
•' " " thermometer, screw-driver and
brushes, 3 SO
" " " cleaning, 1 00
" " " tassels for curtains, 62
James C. Sharp, for course of lectures on Chemistry, 50 00
Hickling, Swan & Brewer, books for desk, 6 17
E. P. Dutton (fc Co., chalk drawings, 22 50
David Clapp, books, cards and stationery, 15 27
I. S. Smith, preparing questions and examining
candidates, 8 00
" " man making fires and sweeping, 54 00
" " " preparing wood and shavings, 4 20
" " cash paid for Redfield's map and book
of Natural History, 10 00
" " cash paid for dust brush, 87
Thomas FJynn, making fires and sweeping, 18 00
" " preparing wood, 2 00
Martin K. White, cleaning. 8 70
" " " glazing, ' 8 55
Chickering & Sons, tuning piano, 2 50
Isaac Field, brushes and brooms, 2 58
Ira Foster, floor brush and pail, 1 50
J. H. Upham & Brother, nails, screws and chain
for well, 1 05
J. P. Tolman, portable furnace, 40 00
" " shovel and coal-hod, 1 20
" " repairs on furnace, 17 37
Amount carried forward, $2,616 63
Amount brought forward,
Paid Samuel Dyer, repairs,
J. VV. Foster, labor of man and horse,
Daniel Talbot, labor in yard,
J. P. Tolman, furnace work and stock,
A. B. Wilton, repairs on p'limp and lightning rods
J. & A. Pope, carpenter work and stock,
Royce's Express, carting,
Stacy & Co., " "
Connaughton & Qnigley, cleaning vault,
Spear & Purinton, wood,
" " preparing wood,
E. Preston, wood and coal.
$2,616
63
19
35
1
25
4
12
16
23
)ds, 14
75
17
16
3
75
2
01
6
00
9 50
3
00
79 25
$2,793 00
Everett School.
Paid Henry C. Rolfe, for teaching, |1,000 00
Ann E. Jones, " '■ 325 00
S. B. Perrigo, " " 325 00
C. K Nickerson, " " 325 00
H. C. Rolfe, for books furnished indigent scholars, 1 50
J. H. Upham &- Brother, books furuiblied indigent
scholars, 1 03
" " " ink and crayons, 5 00
" " " coal-hod and rep'g thermometer, 2 54
" " " brushes, jar and pail, 5 39
J. F. Williams, making fires, 36 00
" " shoveling snow, 2 00
Charles Gleason, making fires, 41 00
Mrs. Hook, sweeping and cleaning, 54 50
O. Davenport, Jr., removing settees for exhibition
and repairs, 3 50
William Curtis, repairing desks, chairs and locks, ] 50
Baldwin & Emerson, well cover and conductor, 6 25
Abijah Cotton, repairing pump and cleaning well, 3 50
J. Davis, labor and stock on furnace, 48 PO
William Eaton, repairing roof and stock, 2 37
John H. Bird, pamting, 1 25
John Sargent, digging well. 77 18
Alexander Glover, pump, 27 45
A. B. Wilton, repairing pump, 1 50
Amount carried forward, $2,296 96
10
Amount brought forward, $2,296 96
Paid Stacy & Co. Express, carting, 25
A. H. Establisiiment, men and team carting gravel
into yard, 48 06
Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vaults 8 Ol>
E. Preston & Co,, wood and coal, 129 00
" " preparing wood, 7 00
$2,489 27
Mather School — Meetmg- House Hill.
Paid liemuel C. Grosvenor, for teaching, $1,000 00
Kate L. Perrigo, ^ u 243 75
Mary A. Allen, " " 81 25
Mary L. Kinne, " " 325 00
Betsy Hooper, " '' 325 00
Hannah H. Pope, " " 325 00
L. C. Grosvenor, books for indigent scholars, 9 35
" '' crayons, 40
" " cash paid for washing sheds, 50
H. H. Pope, books for indigent scholars, 7 23
" " " " desk, 1 20
Betsy Hooper, books for indigent scholars, 30
J. H. Upham & Brother, books for indigent scholars, 84
" " " ink, 1 00
" " " door springs, 2 61
" " " mats, brooms, brushes, dusters,
pails, mugs and coal-hod, 13 11
Benjamin C. Bird, care of house one year, 150 00
" " " extra work and repairs, 10 00
Mrs. Holland, cleaning, 1 00
J. W. Blanchard, timepieces and chair, 14 25
C. H. Dewey, glazing, 1 50
William Curtis, repairs, 2 32
Chandler Fisher, lock and repairing seats, 2 00
William Eaton, mending slate on roof, 2 25
Smith, Felton & Co., stair balusters, 3 25
E. V. JVlunroe, repairing lightning rods and cellar
doors, ■ 6 00
James J. Walworth & Co., labor and grate castings, 8 40
Thomas Payson, gravel for yard, 57 87
Amount carried forward, $2,595 33
11
Amount brought forward,
Paid Connaughton & duigley, cleaning vault,
Amasa Pray, wood,
John Hubener, preparing wood,
E. Preston (fc Co., coal,
|2
595
38
9 25
21
00
5
50
143
75
$2,774 88
Adams School — Adams Street.
Paid Leavitt M, Chase, for teaching,
Ann Tolmaw, " "
R. A. Prouty, " "
L. M. Chase, books for desk,
" " indigent children,
crayons and waste basket,
cards and reports,
cash paid for cleaning,
" " " repairs,
John T. Pope, care of house,
" " " preparing wood,
J. H. Upham & Brother, ink,
" " " brush, shovel, hinges and
nails,
Isaac Field, mat and bowl,
Stephen Tolman, Jr., repairing desks,
H. W, Blanchard, carpenter work and stock,
J. Marshall, 2d, plastering and whitewashing
Samuel Tileston, paint and painting,
C. P. Tolman, stove work and stock,
J. P. Tolman, tin spout,
J. &. A. Pope, carpenter work and stock,
A. B. Wilton, repairs.
Highway Department, gravel for yard,"
George Barry, cleaning vault,
L. H. Howe, expressage,
Royce's Express, carting,
Stacy & Co.'s Express,- carting.
E. Preston & Co., coal,
$1,000
00
325
00
325
00
2
78
5
78
2 GO
5
00
3
50
75
48
00
2 75
1
25
a
5
03
2
13
2 00
3
70
3 00
5
50
17
12
50
47
53
1
00
3
00
5
00
1
00
1
00
63
57
50
$1,877 45
12
Gibson School — School Street.
Paid Lucius H. Buckingham, for leaching,
Mary J. Homer, " "
Lucy P. TohTian, " "
Mary E. Tohnan, " "
Harriet H. Haven, " "
L. P. Tohnan, books for desk,
'• " " " indigent children,
J. H. Upham & Brother, ink and copperas,
" " ''• " thermometers,
" " " " brooms, brushes, dusters, and
shovel,
E. C. Wilder, care of house,
" " cleaning,
" '^ services at exhibition,
" " preparing wood,
" " repairing seats,
Thomas W. Capen, for brooms, dusters, brushes
and scrapers,
" " " " clocks,
" " " " glazing and repairs,
" " " " searching for clothing
stolen from School House,
J. C. Hewins, moving settees for exhibition,
David Clapp, programmes for dedication,
E. H. R. Ruggles, settees,
Chilson, Gould, & Co., iron linings,
J, H. Burt & Co , carpenter work and stock
George Dodge, mason work,
S. W, Haley, iron work,
C. P. Tolnian, furnace work and stock,
S. D. Nichols, glazing,
Gardner Ewell, carpenter work and stock,
Daniel Rickerby, repairs on house,
Stacy & Co., expressage,
Royce, "
R. Vose, wood,
Amasa Pray, wood,
E. Preston, wood and coal,
$1,000 00
325
00
325
00
325
00
87 50
1
00
50
1
26
7 50
rs, and
5
60
144
00
3
60
i
00
7
75
2 00
les
6
75
22
00
1
99
Bouse, 3
00
1
50
, 4 00
^ 6
96
95
28 86
8
50
I
75
27
16
1
50
12
30
7
18
88
38
9
12
13 50
171
75
|2,56C 74
13
VViNTHROP School — River Street^
Paid Isaac Swan, for teaching, $1,000 00
Sophia A. Clapp, " " 325 00
Sarah R. Child, " " 325 00
Mary J. Gilbert, " " 325 00
Hannah C.Robinson." " 325 00
Elizabeth J. Stetson, " " 325 00
Isaac Swan, books and stationery for desk, 7 24
" " " for indigent children, 21 90
" " thermometers, 2 00
E. A. Smith, care of house, 174 00
" " removing seats. 4 50
" " repairs, ' 16 00
•' " cleaning, 5 50
" '• preparing wood, 7 75
Hickling, Swan & Brewer, Li ppincott's Gazetteer, 4 50
J. H. Upham &- Bro., mats, dusters and brushes 6 75
J. C. Talbot, mats, pails, brooms, brushes & shovel, 16 03
R. F. Tolman, brushes, brooms, &,c., 2 89
Samuel Tileston, glazing, 25 10
Mr. Haynes, settees, 1 50
J. Marshall, 2d, enlarging black-board, 18 76
T. W. Capen, repairing clock, 1 50
J. J. Walworth &. Co., balance due on heating
apparatus, 82 21
" " '' grate bars, &c., 17 45
Henry Crane, scrapers, tongs and iron work, 10 39
J. H. Burt, carpenter work and stock, 88 61
Charles Tileston, repairing pumps and radiator, 3 80
Daniel Rickerby, repairing roof, 9 53
G. Haynes & Son, pump, pipe and labor, 32 07
Fiske &. Crane, use horse and wagon, carting, 3 25
Stacy (fc Co., expressage, 2 27
R. M. Todd, wood, 9 75
E. Preston & Co., wood and coal, 190 50
G. W. Gibson, wood, 10 25
$3,400 99
Norfolk School. — Norfolk Street.
Paid Elbridge G. Emery, for teaching, |771 36
Martha A. Baker, " " 425 00
Amount carried forward, $1,196 36
14
Amount brought forward, $1,196 36
Paid Hattie L. Wales, for teaching, 128 64
Mary J. Pope, " " 325 00
E. G. Emery, books for desk, 1 44
" " •' " indigent scholars, 1 31
" " ink, 2 37
Martha A. Baker, books for desk, 75
" " " indigent scholars, 50
M. J. Pope, books for indigent scholar, 84
" " washing curtains, 50
G. L. Fisher, books furnished scholars who lost
theirs by fire, 15 79
G. L. Fisher, books furnished indigent children, 2 77
ink, 67
Mrs. Butler, sweeping, 5 00
" cleaning, 1 50
Clara T. Fenno, sweeping, 3 33
Benjamin Tucker, " 2 00
William Clark, making fires, 25 76
" '• glazing and repairs, 7 00
" " labor in yard and gravel, 5 10
" " shovel and kindling wood, I 75
Cox & Tavener, coal hods, brooms, brushes and
mats, 9 23
J. H. Upham & Brother, brushes, 2 33
J. H. Burt, carpenter work and stock, 26 80
Vose & Chapin, painting, 7 67
C. P. Tohnan, stove work and stock, 15 00
Royce's Express, carting, 1 00
Stacy &Co.'s '' " 63
E, Preston (fcCo., sand and lime, 5 18
" " wood and coal, 71 50
$1,867 72
Washington School. — Walnut Street.
Paid P. Brooks Merritt, for teaching,
$ 1000 00
Ann E. Crane, "
((
325 00
Fannie R. Blake,
u
137 50
Mary 0. Larkin, "
((
56 25
M. A. M. Newhall, "
C(
268 75
A. L. B. Deanes, "
u
187 50
Amount carried forward, f 1,975 00
15
Amount brought forward, $ 1,975 00
P. B. Merritt, books for desk, 41
P. B. Merritt, books for indigent children, 9 43
E. N. Darling, care of house, 76 00
" " extra work, 9 86
" " preparing wood, 8 00
C. H. Buck, care of house, 74 00
" " moving settees for exhibition, 2 50
Rowland & Harding, thermometer, 1 00
" " '' ink, brush and oil, 2 14
J. C. Talbot, mats, 3 50
J. J. Walworth & Co., grate bars, regulator and
jack chain, 21 38
Mass. Steam Heating Co., new boiler and repairing
steam apparatus,
John Cook, repairing settees, and desks,
Benjamin Buck, labor,
H W. Blanchard, carpenter work and stock,
P. F. White, mason work and stock,
William Eaton, repairing roof,
Otis Baird, repairing pump,
Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vault,
Stacy & Co., expressage,
E. Preston, & Co., wood and coal,
$2,667 53
Butler School. — River Street.
Paid Elizabeth H. Page, for teaching, 325 00
" " books for indigent child-
ren,
" " ink and crayons
" '' brooms, pails, &c.
'' " glazing,
" " making fires and sweep-
ing,
Walter Beal, making fires,
Atkins Beal, "
Margaret Murray, sweeping,
C. Sullivan, cleaning,
T. W. Capen, repairing clock,
G. W. Leeds, painting blackboard,
Amount carried forward $354 03
295
27
8
79
7 50
6
50
2
50
1
25
3
75
6
50
50
151
75
77
1
07
75
50
3p-
10
68
4 26
3
18
1
32
4
50
1
00
1
00
16
Amount brought forward,
Walter Beal, preparing wood,
J. H. Burt & Co., carpenter work and stock,
Samuel Tileston, painting and stock,
C P. Tolman, stove work,
Nathaniel Hebard, wood,
E. Preston & Co., coal.
$354
03
1
50
22 03
38
49
1
50
5
22
18 74
441 51
Maverick School. — Commercial Street.
Paid A. B. Hyde, for teaching,
Anne M. Gilbert, " "
Ellen H. Crehore, " "
Eliza F. Shepard, " "
A. B. Hyde, books and cards,
J. H. Upham & Brother, ink,
Mary Splain, sweeping,
" " cleaning,
John B. Rogers, making fires,
" " preparing wood,
" " repairs,
" " cleaning cellar,
Isaac Field, broom,
E. H. Crehore, sweeping,
T. W. Capen, repairing clocks,
P. F. White, whitewashing,
Howland & Harding, feather duster,
Martin K. White, glazing,
A. N. Glover, carpenter work and stock,
George Yendall, painting house,
" " glazing and repairs,
John Sargent, stoning cess pools,
Joseph Marshall, 2d, plastering and whitening,
John Coughlan, grading yard,
J. P. Tolman, furnace work and stock,
C. P. Tolman, " " " "
John W. Howe, glazing,
Connaughton &. Quigley, cleaning vault,
Amasa Pray, coal and wood.
Spear & Purington, wood,
E. Preston & Co., coal,
$284 37
325
00
40
62
8 01
2
67
1
25
8
00
3
00
15
00
4
50
2
85
1
50
33
3 00
3
50
3
00
2
00
I
10
43
05
336
12
9
90
16
00
15
00
11
25
37
50
29 50
1
12
6
00
32
50
8
25
57 50
1,313 39
17
BowDoiN School. — Mount Bowdoin.
Paid Jane E. Wate for teaching, $325 00
" " books for desk, 1 17
" " books for indigent children, 3 14
" " making fires and sweeping, 30 00
" " cleanmg, 2 00
" " housing coal and wood, 1 25
" glazing, 37
J. H. Upham & Bro., ink, book for desk and ther-
mometer, 2 41
" " bell, axe, coal hod, &c., 3 14
James Davenport, repairing desk, 2 12
Wiiliam Cnrtis, lock, 75
M, C. Warren, locks and knobs, 1 75
A. C. Clapp, glazing, 30
Richard Wall, gravel for yard, 23 10
C. P. Tolman, furnace work, screen and sieve, 5 25
Gardner Ewell, carpenter work and stock, 7 00
Deimis Gurry, preparing wood, 3 50
E. Preston & Co., coal and wood, 23 25
$435 50
General School Exp?:nses.
Paid I. S. Smith, for examining schools, - $48 00
T. T. Hunger, " " 20 00
B. W. Barrows, " '■ 22 00
S. G. Bulfinch, '' '•' 34 00
" " services as secretary, 50 00
B. W. Barrows, u <. 43 75
" " postage and bearing letters, 4 80
" " stationery and printing, 7 40
S. G. Bulfinch, " postage, 6 30
" " carriage hire, 1 75
I. S. Smith, preparing report for School Committee, 12 00
" " carriage hire, 3 00
J. H. Upham, services as committee on expenses, 75 00
David Clapp, for printing Annual Report of S. C, 4S 73
" " " regulations of School
Committee, 21 81
John Robie, distributing School Reports, 15 00
Amount carried forward, $ 413 54
3
18
Amount brought forward, $413 54
Stacy & Co., carting Reports, 50
Nathan HollDrook, dinners for School Committee, 15 00
T. W. Capen, care of Town Hall for School Com-
mittee, 3 00
$432 04
EECAPITULATION.
Sta. for Books fr.
SCHOOLS.
Salaries.
Fuel.
Desks.
iudi. suh
Incidentals
349 15
TOTAL.
High School,
2,325 00
88
75
28 34
I 76
2,793 00
Evt^rett, "
1,975 00
129
00
5 00
2 53
377
74
2,489 27
Miuher, "
2,300 00
164
75
2 60
17 72
289
81
2,774 88
Adams, " ....
1,650 00
57
50
7 78
5 78
1.56
39
1,877 45
Gibson, "
2,062 50
194
37
2 26
50
307
11
2,566 74
Winihrop,"
2,625 00
210
50
7 24
21 90
536
35
3,400 99
Norfolk, " ....
1.650 00
71
50
4 56
2 65
139
01
1,867 72
Washington School
1,975 00
151
75
41
9 43
530
94
2,667 53
Builer
325 00
23
96
1 07
77
90
71
441 51
M-.verick '•
658 00
98
25
3 92
553
22
1,313 39
Bovvdoin "
325 00
23
25
2 58
3 14
81
53
435 50
General School
Expenses.
432 04
17,870 50
1,213
58
65 76
66 18
3,411
96
23,060 02
Total amount of expenditures,
Unexpended,
CR.
By appropriation,
income of Gibson School Fund,
" Stoughton "
" State, "
Cash of Otis Wright, for stones.
23,060 02
1 93
$23,061 95
22,000 00
502 77
243 00
313 18
3 00
$23,061 95
19
POOR IN THE ALMS-HOUSE.
Paid Elisha Ford and wife, for services one year 450 00
Benjamin Gushing, for services as physician, 202 50
Edward Jarvis " " 6 00
J. H. Upham & Bro., flour and groceries, 226 61
C. S. Davis & Co., groceries, 151 43
Benton & Caverly, butter and cheese, 269 82
John Preston & Sons, chocolate, 50 00
Kelton & Bird, provisions, 37 57
L. P. Bird, provisions, 104 61
J. H. & A. Sumner, beef, pork and sausages, 46 87
Holden, Bullard & Co " " 175 41
John McDonald, fish, , 29 77
James Shepard, bread, 31 02
J. K. Stone, grain and meal, 122 64
Stebbins & Anderson grain and meal, 182 57
W. & A. Bacon, domestic goods, 74 54
E. E. Glover, " 13 02
William F. Pope, clothing, 7 50
Joel R. Howe, repairing boots and shoes, 9 93
Elisha Ford, provisions and sundries, 290 78
" cloth and clothing, 38 33
" medicine, 41 48
" watchers for the sick, 30 00
" labor of hired men, 81 13
" expense of removing paupers from
Groton, 14 17
" fare of sundry persons to State Alms-
house, 3 10
" pigs, 44 40
John B. Newcomb, cow, 55 00
C. J. Sumner, stove work and tin ware, 30 74
C. P. Tolman, oven door and frame, 2 25
Pettis & Lovejoy, carpet, 17 51
William Davenport, coffin, and attending funeral
ol G. W. Pond, 9 00
" attending funeral of T. Perkins, 3 50
E, A. Smith, attending funeral of James Mcintosh, 4 00
Moses N. Young, labor, 54 50
Patrick Dolan, labor, SB 87
Michael Quiglcy, labor, 7 80
Amount carried forward, $3,216 37
20
Amount brought forward,
Michael Feely, labor,
J. Davis, labor,
William Hendry, use horse and wagon.
Estate of Israel Turner for repairing harness,
Ebenezer Eaton, buffalo robe, &c.
Charles A. Upham, wheelwright work,
O. Davenport & Co., blacksmith work,
Ira Foster, saw, saw-horse, &c.
Briggs & Robinson, paint and oil,
William 0. Neil, painting at Alms-house,
C. P. Preston & Co., lumber,
J. P. Clapp, shingles,
Daniel W. Baker, gravel and loam,
E. Preston & Co. coal.
Spear & Purington, coal,
$3,216 37
39 93
8 00
18 50
4 00
5 20
24 86
39 44
8 31
27 09
21 75
3 16
4 38
3 99
20 25
82 50
$3,257 73
Unexpended, 550 46
$ 3,808 19
CR.
By appropriation, $3,000 00
Cash of H. Shepard, for milk, 28 56
Mrs. x4mory, for milk, 3 65
for pears, 62 25
hay, 255 17
pork, 3 10
of James Shepard, for faggots, 17 07
pound fees, 2 25
old iron, 3 70
supplies furnished people in watch house, 4 50
of town of Plympton for support, doctoring
and burial of T. Perkins, 15 00
of Susan Grover lor support, 35 71
of A. E. Belknap, for board of M. Hartford
to Feb. 1, 1859, 67 12
labor, men and team, carting gravel into
School House yard, 48 06
labor, men and team, on fence side of streets
and culverts 95 55
labor, men and team carting gravel into
South Cemetery, 33 50
for Horse on highways, 13J 00
$3,808 19
21
POOR OUT OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
Paid Ebenezar Eaton, for cash to sundry persons, $41 85
E. H. R. Ruggles, " " " 134 00
Lewis F. Pierce, " " " 3 00
J. P. Spooner, for professional service and med-
icine, 2 50
J. H. Warren, for professional services, 22 00
Jonathan Ware, " " 12 00
Town of Shirley, for supplies to sundry persons, *233 92
Town of F^ramingham, for supplies to persons, 25 50
Town of Milton for support of a person, 32 60
Town of Wrentham, for support of sund. persons, 48 75
City of Boston, for support of sundry persons
to April 1858, 50 87
City of Boston, for " " "
to January, 1859, 9 37
City of Charlestown, for support of a person, 7 87
Cox & Tavener, goods delivered sundry persons, 11 50
J. C. Talbot, " " 38 15
Jonathan Whorf, '' " 25 03
Howland & Harding, " " 8 00
J. H. Upham &Bro., " " 45 00
.1. D. Reinhard, groceries, coal and wood, 124 02
Ira Foster, groceries, delivered sundry persons, 27 75
Amasa Pray, coal, delivered sundry persons, J 4 00
Edw. Preston, coal and wood, del. sund. persons, 70 76
E. Preston & Co. " " " 135 25
Spear &Purinton," " " 87 51
R. M. Todd, " " " 3 25
G. W. Gibson, " " " 20 00
Robert Vose, wood to a person, 8 00
William Pope, supplies furnished sund. persons, 40 00
Seth Williams, " " " 44 00
S. H. Hebard, food for lodgers in watch house, 3 66
James Hunt, for board of John Haynes, 36 00
Mary A. Hill, for board'g man sick with sm. pox, 21 00
David McDonald, for taking care of man sick
with small pox, 15 00
E. H. R. Ruggles, for a coffin for Mrs. J. Smith, 5 00
William Davenport, for coffin, and attending
funeral of A. L. Blackman, 9 00
Amount carried over, $1,416 01
*We have the promise that this sum of ^233 92 will soon be refunded to the
town.
22
Amount brought forward, $1,416 01
William Manning, coffin for a child, 2 00
E. A. Smith, for coffin and attending funeral of
John Haynes, 11 00
" " " attending funerals of two children, 6 00
$1,435 01
CR.
By appropriation, $800 00
cash of the City of Boston for support of sundry
persons to Jan. 1858, 52 00
cash of the City of Boston for support of sundry
persons to Jan. 1859, 62 37
cash of the Town of West Roxbury for support
of a person, 32 04
" " " " South Scituate for support
and burial of a person, 49 50
" " " " Sudbury for support of
sundry persons, 20 00
" " " '• Canton for support of sundrj'"
persons, 1 4 25
•' received of Seth Williams for int'st on note, 25 26
" " " Edward Voy for labor of G. W.
Pond, 24 00
" presented to the Overs'rs by Dan'l Denny, Esq.,
to be distributed among the poor. 70 00
$1,149 42
Exceeds appropriation, 285 59
$1,435 01
LUNATICS AT ASYLUM.
Paid expense of Edward A. Capen, James W.
Bryant and Elizabeth Bronsdon, at the
Asylum, Taunton, to June 1, 1858, $410 49
for board of Joanna Gibson at Brattleboro'
Asylum, 138 44
$548 93
CR.
By appropriation, $400 00
cash of VV. B. Bronsdon, for board of his wife, 143 52
Exceeds appropriation, 5 41
$548 93
23
EEPAIRS OP HIGHWAYS.
District No. 1.
Paid Ebenezer Wales, for labor of men and teams,^1.337 78
Alms-house Establishment, labor of horse,
O. Davenport &. Co., blacksmith work,
John Hagerty, " "
J. H. Upham «fe Brother, shovels and spikes,
Blake, Barnard & Co., shovels,
Ira Foster, powder and nails,
Sylvanus Percival, painting and paint for carts,
Ebenezer Wales, gravel and stones,
Henry Humphej's, " " "
Daniel W. Baker,
J. H. Cheney,
130
00
42
01
2
30
. 6
87
11
00
20
86
9
36
83
15
29 (10
35
90
1
76
^1,709 99
District No. 2.
Paid Joseph Pillsbury for labor of men and
teams, |1,837 99
J. C. Robinson, blacksmith work, 18 22
J. T. Mnrphy, repairing harnesses, 3 20
Joseph Pillsbary, oil and use of wheels, 1 90
Hugh McGuire, use of derrick, 1 50
Daniel Harwood, part of expense of culverts
in Minot Street, 25 00
[,887 81
District No. 3.
Paid Henry Fobes, for labor of men and teams, ^
Thomas Campbell, blasting rocks,
Edwin B. Bennette, drag, &c.,
John Delano, blacksmith work,
S. W. Haley,
Henry Crane, " "
J. C. Talbot, powder, fuse, axe, pail and dipper,
Henry Durell, powder and fuse,
Amount carried forward, $1,548 74
P,42I
01
26
25
5
50
56
54
62
20
09
5
40
15
31
24
Amount brought forward, $1.
T. W. Capen, oil, pail and use of screws,
Blake, Barnard & Co. shovels,
.„ Joel Capen, stones,
John N. Tileston, stone chips,
E. H. R. Ruggles, cash paid for damages blowing
rocks,
Jonathan Harod, for gravel,
,548
74
2
05
11
00
13 20
12
75
3
50
44 SO
.^1,636 04
Whole amount expended, $5,233 84
CR.
By appropriation, $5,000 00
cash of A. S. Mansfield for stones,
" Henry Diirell, for gravel,
" School Department, for gravel carted to
Adams School house yard,
" John A. Tucker, for gravel,
*' Daniel Pierce, for loam,
" sundry persons, for gravel,
Exceeds appropriation.
6
80
1
00
to
3 00
1
37
2
25
6
00
^;
5,020
42
213
42
$5,233 84
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Fountain Engine, — No. 1.
Paid Engine Company for services, $483 75
Henry S. Need ham, for services as steward, 12 50
Charles F. Hall, '' " " " ' 25 00
J. C. Talbot, oil, duster and broom, 11 66
R. F. Tolman, oil and fluid, ■ 2 46
Charles Tileston, lanterns, repairs and fluid, 12 94
G. Haynes & Son, signal lantern and repairs, 14 13
E. H.R Ruggles, repairs on engine &hose carriage, 2 00
J. W. Sloan, repairs on engine, 14 75
E. W. Knight, blacksmith work on engine and
hose carriage, 34 17
Amount carried forward, $613 36
25
Amount brought forward,
Paid Henry Crane, blacksmith worl^:,
WilHam Tucker, repairs,
John A. Tucker, spanner-belts and repairs,
R. WendemuCh, leather for engine,
W. A. Webster, hose composition,
Thomas Strangman, wheelwright work,
Shelton & Cheever, new hose,
" " repairs,
Fulton Iron Foundry, castings,
H. G. Durell, red lead,
E. B. Bennette, plank for tub,
W. C. Spargo, repairs on engine house,
Fiske &/ Crane, use of horses and chaise,
Stacy & Co., carting,
C. E. Whall, carting,
G. W. Gibson, pine wood,
Protector Engine, No. 2.
Paid Engine Co. for services,
N. H. Bird, services as steward, *^
George H. Barnes, services as steward,
Isaac Field, oil, fluid, pails and brushes,
Jonathan Whorf, oil, fluid and polish,
Ebenezer Clapp, book and stationery,
E. C. Fruean, hose composition,
C J. Sumner, lantern, fender and repairs,
Charles A. Upham, pole for engine,
George S. Esty, putting up hose reel,
Shelton & Cheever, hose caps and badges,
" " repairs,
Hunnem^n & Co., rollers and repairs,
John Hagerty, blacksmith work,
William Hall & Co., locks and repairs,
David Berry, hose belts and repairs,
N. H. Bird, glazing, &c.,
J. H. Howe, glazing,
Jacob Davis, ventilator and labor,
H. Davenport, repairing reservoir,
Fiske & Crane, use of horse,
J. & T. Keen, carting,
Spear & Purinton, coal gifld bark.
$613
36
17 44
1
00
5
25
6
00
6
18
2
75
45
00
.29
13
3 76
12
1
50
27 50
10
00
8
88
50
1
63
$780 00
462
70
37 50
12 50
41
38
5
05
4 83
4 50
11
94
3 50
3
00
23
00
6
25
11
87
9
40
5
38
3
90
2
33
58
9
75
2
25
1
50
1
50
19
25
$683 86
26
Torrent Engine, No. 3.
Paid Engine Company for services,
M. H. Warren, services as steward,
R. Gleason & Son, oil and fluid,
Tiiomas Baldwin, oil and fluid,
J. H. Upham & Bro., oil,
W. A. Webster, hose composition,
C. P. Tclman, repairing lantern,
George Ireland, repairing stove,
Henry Smith, making and painting sideboard,
E. H, R. Ruggles, handle to engine,
Shelton & Cheever, hose,
" " repairs,
Hunneman & Co., rings and piston,
Cyrus Savage, repairing and painting engine,
John Delano, repairs on engine,
S. W. Haley, blacksmith work,
N. W. Garland, five leading hose hats,
Amos Morse, glazing,
George Dorr, use of horse,
$ 584 90
50 00
3 42
5 15
1 70
6 17
1 25
2 00
4 00
25
135 00
14 25
3 00
8 00
15 00
2 89
20 00
25
1 25
1 858 48
Alert Engine, No. 4.
Paid Engine Co. for services,
Nathaniel Withington, for services as steward,
John Wheeler, " "
G. F. Fenno, " "
Cox & Taverner, lamps, oil, sponge, &c.
J. C. Talbot, oil and sponge,
George Haynes & Son, cauldron and lanterns,
" " basins, funnel and zinc,
Shelton & Cheever, new hose,
" " repairs,
William G. Swan, repairs on engine.
Gates & Weeman, iron work,
Peter Cook, repairs on engine,
G. L. Fisher, iron work on hose carriage and
gine,
Estate of Enoch Fenno, breaks and pole for
gine,
James Hersey. leather straps,
Amount carried forward, $692 98
|355 25
12 50
25 00
12 50
15 49
7 79
24 50
21 13
93 50
50 70
5 00
3 25
3 00
Bn-
51 24
en-
8 50
3 63
27
Amount brought forward, $692 98
J. T. Murphy, leather straps, 2 25
G. G. Dewnison, repairs and paintmg, 60 00
J. C. Robinson, blacksmith work, 4 25
C. E. Whall, oil and carting, 1 75
J. Deane, use of horses, and carting, 33 25
Stacy &/ Co., carting. 50
$794 98
Independence Engine, No. 5.
Paid Engine Co. for services, $525 65
G. G. Dennison, services as steward, 50 00
" " repairs and painting, 12 90
Howland & Harding, fluid and broom, 1 06
W. A. Webster, hose composition, 6 17
Shelton & Cheever, new hose, 135 00
" " buckets, badges and repairs, 45 30
Hunneman & Co., repairs on hose cart, 20 00
George Baynton, repairs on engine, 3 50
J, C. Robinson, iron work oij wheels, 6cc., 1 1 15
William G. Swan, pair of wheels, 16 00
" " repairs on engine and hose, 22 75
« " " " house, 6 GO
J. F. McClair, " " " 50 00
Henry Crane, blacksmith work, 1 00
Howe, Robinson & Co., lumber, 2 76
Jefferson Pratt, use of horse, 3 00
A. Stearns, wood, 2 50
$914 74
Tiger Engine, No. 6.
Paid Engine Co. for services,
F. A. Sumner, for services as steward,
Theodore Hersey, '* "
J. H. Upham & Bro., oil, fluid, &c.,
A. P. Poole, oil and fluid,
C. J. Sumner, lantern and repairs,
J. N. Berry, repairs and buckets,
$249 60
37 50
12 50
27 44
18 74
7 82
7 50
Amount carried forward $361 10
28
Amount brought forward,
H. Pratt, for keys,
Sheltorx & Cheever, hose caps and badges,
" " repairs,
Hnnneman & Co., altering hose carriage,
" " painting engine and hose car
riage,
" " repairs,
J. Gately, stock for closet, and labor,
J. P. Silsby, repairs on pump,
John Field, labor and stock,
James Curtis, labor and stock on house,
J. H. Bird, glazing,
O. Davenport &■ Co., blacksmith work,
" " use of horse,
Fiske & Crane, " "
Patrick Brannon, preparing wood,
Amasa Pray, wood and coal.
Hook and Ladder Company.
Paid Company for services,
A. S. Packard, services as steward,
J. C. Talbot, oil and rope,
R. F. Tolman, goods,
G. Haynes & Son, labor and stock,
William Tucker, repairs,
J. A. Tucker,'leather straps,
Henry Crane, blacksmith work,
Fiske & Crane, use of horses,
Mary Tolman, rent of barn.
General Expenses.
#361
10
6
00
18
83
13
25
20
00
ar-
25
00
24 95
5
50
3
12
75
2
00
1
00
12 51
2 00
1
25
2 75
11
50
1511 51
177 90
25 00
4 38
1 20
10 35
3 37
2 12
13 00
30 50
20 00
$287 82
Paid S. H. Hebard, services as chief engineer, 100 00
E. C. Fruean " assistant engineer, 25 00
Cyrus Savage, • '' " 25 00
G. L. Fisher, " " 25 00
Amount carried forward, $ 175 00
29
Amount brought forward, $ 175 00
Wm. G. Swan, services as assistant engineer 25 00
Alfred Clapp, " " 25 00
Independence Co., refreshments for Q.uincy En-
gine Co., 7 00
Torrent Co., refreshments, 8 00
S. H, Hebard, cleaning snow from reservoir, 1 50
E. J. Baker, rent of land for Fountain Engine,
for 2 years, 20 00
Henry Clark, rent of land for Torrent Engine,
for 1 year, 25 00
Henry Crane, use of horse and chaise, 7 50
$294 00
Recapitulation.
Engine Company, No 1,
" 2,
" 3,
- 4,
" 5,
" 6,
Hook and Ladder Company,
General expenses of Fire Department,
$5,125 39
CR.
By appropriation, $ 4,000 00
Cash of Shelton & Cheever, iron and brass from
No. 1 Engine, 17 58
" " ' brass and old hose
No. 5 Engine, 24 92
$780
00
683
86
858
48
794 98
914 74
511
51
287
82
294 00
4,042 50
Exceeds appropriation, 1,082 89
$5,125 39
30
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Ebenezer Eaton, for services as Selectman,
Overseer of the Poor, and Surveyor of
Highways, $250 00
E. H. R. Ruggles, for services as Selectman,
Overseer of the Poor, and Surveyor of
Highways, 250 00
Lewis F. Pierce, for services as Selectman
Overseer of the Poor, and Surveyor of
Highways, 250 00
Eben Tolman, clerk for Selectmen, and pre-
paring report,
" " services as Town Clerk,
Oliver Hall, services as Town Treasurer,
" " extra services as assessor in 1857,
Robert Vose, " "
WiUiam Tolman " "
Harvey Howe, " "
S. H. Hebard, " "
Oliver Hall, services as assessor in 1858,
William Tolman, ". ''
Robert Vose, " "
S. H. Hebard, " "
N. W. Tileston, " "
Assessors collecting census of children,
William Tolman, services as collector,
Unexpended,
CR.
By appropriation,
250 00
150
00
175
00
, 22 UO
22
00
20 00
20 00
20 00
125
00
125
00
125
00
125
00
125
00
30
00
400 00
$2,484 00
116
00
$2,600
00
$2,600 00
CEMETERIES.
North Cemetery.
Paid William Davenport, labor for himself & man, $95 63
William Davenport, repairing & painting gates, 4 37
O. Davenport & Co., bolt for gate, 1 12
$101 12
31
South Cemetery.
Paid Samuel Littlefield, for labor,
" " manure,
Sewall Jenkins, labor,
Thomas Campbell, labor,
" " building wall,
Henry Fobes, men and teams grading land,
Alms House Establishment, for men and team
grading land,
Sewall Jenkins, gate,
Henry Crane, blacksmith work,
William Tucker, painting and repairing hearse,
John A. Tucker, oiling harness, and cushion for
hearse,
J. C. Talbot, duster,
$40
50
6
00
45
00
18
88
20
00
143
94
36
50
13
81
2
13
, 12
00
r
2
37
80
$341
93
Whole amount expended,
CR.
By appropriation,
cash for old hearse house, &c.,
Exceeds appropriation.
|443 05
^300 00
15 00
|315 00
$128 05
$443 05
INSTALMENTS AND INTEREST ON NOTES.
Paid Provident Institution for Savings in Boston,
instalment and interest,
Dedham Savings Bank, principal and interest,
Dorchester Savings Bank, interest,
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co., interest,
R. G. Living, Trustee, interest,
Robert Vose, interest,
Lusanna Tucker, interest,
A. C. Talbot, interest,
J. H. Burt & Co., interest,
Amount carried forward, '
17-, 127
00
1,177 00
300 00
120
00
120 00
120 00
60
00
60
00
180
00
,264 00
32
Amount brought forward, ^9,264 00
C. P. Ripley, interest, 27 00
Money used in 1857, being the amount of the
sale of wood land given to the poor, (now
loaned to Seth Williams,) 842 06
|10,133 06
CR.
By appropriation, $10,000 00
exceeds appropriation, 133 06
$10,133 06
INTEREST ON MONEY BORROWED IN ANTICI-
PATION OF TAXES.
Paid Blue Hill Bank, interest, $791 67
Mattapan " " 791 67
$1,583 34
CR.
By appropriation, $1,500 00
exceeds appropriation, 83 34
$1,583 34
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid William Withington,
William Tolman,
on tax of 1855,
of 1856,
" of 1857,
" of 1858,
CR.
^3 00
89 00
738 92
793 76
$1,624 68
By appropriation,
exceeds appropriation.
$1,500 00
124 68
$1,624 68
33
STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
Paid M. Tenney, jr., Treasurer, State Tax, |3,942 00
C. C. Churchill, Treasurer, County Tax, 5,556 26
CR.
$9,498 26
By appropriation for State Tax, ^3,942 00
Appropriation for County Tax, 5,556 26
$9,498 26
NEW STREET FROM UPPER MILLS TO
WEST ROXBURY.
Paid Richard Wall, balance for building street, $2,100 00
J. H. Burt &D Co., stakes for staking out road, 3 50
|2,l(t3 50
Unexpended, 96 50
^2,200 00
CR.
By appropriation, $2,000 00
cash presented by L. M. Sargent, 200 00
$2,200 00
WIDENING RIVER STREET.
Paid Henry Fobes, labor of men and teams, $720 20
Ebenezer Wales, " " " 220 24
Thomas Campbell, blasting rocks, 58 08
$998 52
Unexpended, 1 48
CR.
$1,000 00
By appropriation, $1,000 00
5
u
POLICE AND WATCH.
Paid John E. Jones, for services as night watch,
Wilson Stanley, " "
William G. Seavy, " ''
Seth Crane, '' "
John Robie, " "
Thomas W. Capen, " "
S. H. Hebard, " "
F. E. Rugglos, " "
John E. Jones, services as police,
S. H. Hebard,
John Robie,
Seth Crane,
Wilson Stanley,
F. E. Ruggles,
W. F. Porter,
William Moulton,
$319 00
331 00
332 00
328 00
284 00
328 00
30 00
16 00
13 00
9 50
4 60
. 9 00
4 00
5 00
5 00
2 00
CR.
By appropriation.
Expended over,
$2,020 00
$2,000 00
20 00
$2,020 00
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid Charles Tucker, for 30,000 sq. ft. of land
adjoining the town's gravel land in Milton, $450 00
Henry F. Darling, for 56,410 sq. ft. of gravel
land situated on Commercial street, near
the junction of Neponset turnpike,
Richard Wall, removing gravel from A. H. lot
to the sides of Dorchester Avenue,
Thomas Campbell, for laying wall, blasting
rocks and filling up side of Dorchester Av.
Asa Davenport, carpenter work on culvert
and fences side of Dorchester Avenue,
Asa Davenport, for nails, spikes, &c.,
Michael Quigley, labor on Dorchester Avenue,
Amount carried forward, $4,187 41
2,000 00
1,099 00
529 96
93 13
7 20
8 12
131
74
34 09
10
46
22
70
3 09
3§
Amount brought forward, $4,187 41
Asa Davenport, carpenter work on fence side
of street, 66 73
William Pope (fc (^o., posts and lumber for fence
side of street,
C. F. Preston & Co., " " "
E. H. R. Ruggles, plank for railing side of sts.,
Sewall Jenkins, carpenter work on fence side
of streets,
Sewall Jenkins, repairing bridge at L. Mills,
" " making and repairing guide
boards, 17 99
Richard Wall, labor on street leading from
Berry street 7 00
Thomas Campbell, blasting rocks on Adams
and River streets, 10 30
Henry Crane, iron posts, rivets and bolts for fence, 27 94
J. H. Burt & Co., carpenter work and stock, on
fence at Hyde park, 46 29
Alms-house establishment, labor of men and
teams on fence and culverts for streets, 95 55
Seth Pettee, for land to widen Cottage street, 20 00
Thomas M. Moseley, for surveying land to widen
Cottage street, 3 00
Luther Briggs, jr., surveying sts. at Port Norfolk, 5 00
Eben Tolman, surveying gravel at Alms-house
lot, Hyde park and D. avenue, 11 88
Eben Tolman, looking up titles to gravel land, 3 50
" " surveying land on the corner of
Park street and D. avenue, 5 00
Eben Tolman, expense to Abington, searching
records in pauper case, 1 50
Oliver Hall, expense to Dedham and postage on
letters, 4 50
Asaph Churchill, consultation and hearing about
bridge and road at Hyde park, 25 00
Asaph Churchill, consultation and hearing in the
claim of Haskell, 25 00
Asaph Churchill, professional services in the
case of N. Ward, 74 35
Richardson & Churchill, advice concerning tax-
es in 1855, 6 00
Joseph G. Torrey, printing annual report, ISO 18
Amount carried forwaid, $5,016 20
23
79
5
91
94
00
24 00
32
14
8
5
3
63
98
37
20 00
219 00
7 00
30 25
4 25
36
Amount brought forward, $5,016 20
Joseph G. Torrey, printing warrants, voting and
jury h'sts, and order book,
Joseph G. Torrey, printing By-laws, &c.,
David Clapp, printing Collector's summons,
C. C. P. JMoody, printing Assessors' notices and
tax bills,
Ebenezer Clapp, valuation book and stationery
for Assessors,
Ebenezer Clapp, binding and lettering town doc-
uments,
A, R. Gay, stationery, for Selectmen,
Robert Vose, postage for Assessors,
Robert Vose, jr., collecting and copying return
of stocks for Assessors,
Peter Blake, dinners & luncheons for Assessors,
" " " for town officers at town
meeting,
T. W. Capen, care of town hall and attendance
on Assessors,
T. W, Capen, care of town hall for Clerk, Select-
men and Collector,
T. W. Capen, care of town hall and attendance
at town meetings, 14 00
John Robie, services as Constable at town meet-
ings, 4 00
S. H. Hebard, services as Constable and notify-
ing town meetings, 56 50
E. C. Wilder, ringing bell for town meeting, 1 50
Eben Tolman, obtaining statistics of births and
recording births, marriages and deaths, 69 85
Eben Tolman, recording marriages which oc-
curred in other towns, in compliance with
the law of 1857, 19 60
William Davanport, returning statistics of deaths
to Clerk, 8 50
E.C. Wilder, returning statistics of deaths to Clerk, 3 00
E. A. Smith, " " '' " 5 40
Wm. Manning, " " " " 2 20
William Davenport, burying an infant found
drowned, 2 00
Enos Foord, recording deed, 50
E. W. Sampson, copv of approval of Court of
By-laws, ' 1 00
Amount carried forward, $5,667 72
37
Amount carried forward, $5,667 72
Charles Ewell, Carpenter work and stock at
town hall, 15 94
T. W. Capen, glazing at town hall,
C. P. Tolman, cleaning stove at town hall,
Henry Crane, blacksmith work, for watch house,
R. M. Todd, coal for watch house,
S. H. Hebard, furnishing food for men in watch
house,
R. F. Tolman, pail, brooms, oil, &c., for watch
house,
William Hendry, iron for reservoir,
S. S. Drew, for repairs on reservoir, 13 02
Henry Shaw, injuries sustained by horse taking
fright by firing crackers, 20 00
Charles Tucker, building half of fence against
town's land, 15 31
1
80
1
50
61
72
7 77
1
50
1
81
3
10
$5,811 19
Unexpended, 295 12
$6,106 31
CR.
By appropriation, $6,000 00
By Cash, Porter & Ijoring, expense in calling town
meeting respecting Mt. Hope Cemetery, 31 60
John A. Haven, for interest on note, 15 43
Charles P. Tolman, rent of town house lot, 8 00
Town of Milton, half expense of watch house, 35 64
" '' " repairing bridge, 1 54
Town of Quincy, State and County tax on the
estates set off from Dorchester to Quincy, 14 10
$6,106 31
DEBT OF THE TOWN
Treasurer's note to Dedham Savings Bank, $4,900 00
" " " Boston " " 30,000 00
" " " Dorchester " " 5,000 00
" " " Dorchester Mutual Ins. Co., 2,000 00
Amount carried forward $41,900 00
38
Amount brought forward,
Treasurer's note to John H. Burt & Co.,
''' " " Robert Vose,
" u a Josiah Vinton, (trustee,)
" " " Lusanna Tucker,
" " " A. C. Talbot,
" " " Charles P. Ripley,
TOWN PROPERTY.
$41,900 00
3,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
450 00
$51,350 00
Salt marsh [at Farm Bar,] in Quincy, 5 acres,
3 qrs., 22 rods of land.
Salt marsh [at Farm Bar,] in " 2 "
3 qrs., 38 rods of land,
Wood land in Milton, 9 acres, 2 qrs., 15 rods,
Gravel land in " 2 " 27 "
Gravel land, on Adams street, near Lower Mills,
2 acres, 35 1 rods.
Gravel land, on Westerly side of Commercial
street, 1 acre, 1 qr., 7 rods.
Gravel land on Easterly side of Commercial St.,
2 qrs., 7^ rods,
Meeting House Hill land, [common,] 4 acres,
2 qrs., 17 rods.
Alms-house, [of brick,] and land, 2 acres, 1 qr.,
5 rods.
School pasture land. West of Dorchester avenue,
6 acres, 1 qr. 3 rods.
School pasture land, East of " "
6 acres, 2 qrs., 5 rods,
Town house (of brick) and 21,854 feet of land,
Halfofwatch house and 1600 " "
Land (called Hollow swamp) about 10,000 feet.
Land on Boston street, about 8,000 feet,
Pond lot on Pond street, 9,024 feet,
Everett School house, 26,688 feet of land,
Mather School house, on meeting house hill,
Gibson School house, 44,809 feet of land,
Winthrop School house, 29,875 feet of land,
Washington School house, 16,800 feet of land,
$475 00
250 00
500 00
650 00
1,800 00
2,000 00
400 00
5,000 00
6,500 00
7,500 00
6,500 00
3,000 00
500 00
300 00
300 00
500 00
60,000 00
Amount carried forward,
.$96,175 00
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Amount brought forward,
High School house, 34,074 feet of land,
Adams School honse, 10,890 feet of land,
Norfolk School house, 10,890 feet of land,
Maverick School house, 10,890 feet of land,
Bowdoin School house,4,912 feet of land,
Butler School house, and about 5,000 ft. land,
Six Enging houses, engines and apparatus,
Hook and Ladder carriage '' "
Land on which Engine house No. 6 stands
],6l0ft.
John A. Haven's note and mortgage,
Seth Williams' '• " "
196,175 00
6,000 00
( 7,500 00
1,500 00
12,000 00
il23,175 00
257 20
842 06
$1,099 26
Note. — The foregoing valuation of the Real Estate belonging to the Town,
is a nominal one.
GIBSON SCHOOL FUND.
Lyman Willard's note and mortgage,
$503 00
Charles Hunt's "
a
428 12
Theodore L. Howe's "
a
342 00
U (( il
(C
213 75
Alexander Pope's "
it
1,660 43
Geo. A. Houghton's "
(i
474 00
Henry Jenkins "
({
464 31
John Dolan's "•
li
, 501 92
John Keen's "
li
604 88
Judah M. Bellows' "
(C
2,000 00
Peter Blake's "
11
1,000 00
Gore, Rose &Co's. "
a
3,325 27
United States Loan,
3,000 00
$14,517 68
STOUGHTON SCHOOL FUND.
23 Shares State Bank stock,
par value,
$60
$1,380 00
7 " Tremont Bk. "
((
100
700 00
4 " Blue'hill " "
li
100
400 00
4 " Western R. R. stock par value,
100
400 00
Donald Ferguson's note and
mortgage,
440 00
$3,320 00
40
AMOUNT DUE FOR TAXES.
William Tolman, for tax of 1857, $1,370 00
" " " 1858, 13,021 00
1 14,391 00
Notes to be paid from the tax, [temporary loan,] 6,000 00
$8,391 00
Cash in the Treasury, February 1, 1859, 1,559 05
,950 05
RECAPITULATION OF AMOUNT OF TOWN
PROPERTY.
Real Estate, engines, apparatus, &c., $123,175 00
Notes. 1,099 26
Gibson School Fund, . . - . 14,517 68 ^
StoLighton " ...... 3.320 00
Due for taxes, 8',391 00
Cash in the Treasury, - - - .. 1,559 05
Whole amount, _ - - . |152,061 99
41
TAXES.
The amount of taxes assessed on the Real and Personal
Estate of the Town of Dorchester, for the year 1858, was
as follows, viz : —
Number of Polls, 2,241
Value of Real Estate, $7,110,200 00
Personal Estate, 3,581,800 00
Total, $10,692,000 00
State tax, 3,942 00
County tax, 5,556 26
Town, '' 64,430 44
Total tax, $73,928 70
Rate per $1,000 was $6 60.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1858.
Selectmen. Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of High-
ivays — Ebenezer Eaton, E. H. R. Ruggles and Lewis F.
Pierce.
Assessors — Oliver Hall, William Tolman, Robert Vose,
Sylvester H. Hebard and Nathaniel W. Tileston.
Tow?i Clerk — Eben Tolman.
Town Treasurer — Oliver Hall.
Collector — William Tolman.
Representatives — E. H. R. Ruggles and George Rankin.
42
Dr. Oliver Hall, Town Treasurer, in Accowit Current
To balance in the Treasury, Feb. 1, 1858, |2,052 14
Cash Rec'd from Gibson School Fund, 502 17
" " Stoughton " " 243 00
" " State " " 313 18
" " Otis Wrieht, stones sold
at VV. S. House, 3 00
$1,061 95
" board of panpers, sales of
produce and other articles
at Alms-house, 808 19
" other towns «fc poor fund 279 42
presented by Daniel Denny for
the relief of poor, 70 00
of W. B, Bronsdon, for support of
his wife at Taunton Asylum, 143 52
Rec'd for highway department, sale of
stones and loam,
" Fire Department, sale of old
hose and iron,
" Cemetery Department, sale of
old hearse house, &c.,
Rec'd from L. M. Sargent, towards build-
ing new road from U. Mills, to
W. Roxbury,
for account of incidental expenses,
Rec'd of William Withington, balance of
tax of 1856,
" William Withington, interest on
tax of 1856,
" William Tolman, on tax of 1857, 17,045 90
" " " int. " " 200 00
" " " 1858, 60,907 70
" Blue Hill Bank, [Temporary loan] 2,956 22
" Mattapan " " " -2,956 22
,919 57
$1
,301
13
20
42
42 50
15
00
200
00
106
31
979 20
74
88
43
from February 1, 1858, to February 1, 1859, with the Town
of Dorchester, Cr.
By Cash paid for Salaries of School Teachers, |1.7,870 50
" " " Fuel for schools, 1,213 53
" " " Stationery for Teachers' desks, 65 76
" " " Books for indigent scholars, 66 18
'' " " Incidental expenses of schools, 3,411 96
" " " General school expenses, 432 04
|23,06U 02
" Support of poor in Alms-house. 3,257 73
" "' " out " ' 1,435 01
" " " Lunatics at Asylum, 548 93
^5,241 67
Repairs of Highways,
5,233 84
Fire Department,
5,125 39
Town Officers,
2,484 00
Cemeteries,
443 05
Instalments &• int. on notes,
10,133 06
Interest on money borro
anticipation of taxes.
wed,
in
1,583 34
Abatement of taxes.
1,624 68
State tax,
3,942 00
County tax.
5,556 20
New street from Upper
Mills to
West Roxbury,
2,103 50
Widening River street,
998 52
Police and Watch,
2,020 00
Incidental expenses,
5,811 19
[Temporary loan,] Blue Hill Bank,
6.500 00
((
" Mattapan "
6^500 00
Balance in the Treasury February 1, 1859,
$88,360 52
1,559 05
189,919 b7
OLIVER HALL, Town Treasurer,
44
The undersigned hereby certify that we have examined
the accounts of OUver Hall, Town Treasurer, and find the
same correctly cast, and all payments and expenditures
charged against the Town are sustained by the necessary
vouchers.
We find that there has been received into the Treasury
from all sources, within the past financial year, the sum of
eighty-seven thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars
and forty-three cents, which, with the balance on hand
January 31st, IS5S, of two thousand and fifty-two dollars
and fourteen cents, makes a total receipt for the year ending
January 3lst, 1859, of eighty-nine thousand nine hundred
and nineteen dollars and fifty-seven cents ; and there has
been paid from the Treasury during the same period, the
sura of eighty-eight thousand three hundred and sixty dollars,
and fifty-two cents, leaving in the Treasury, January 31st,
1859, the sum of one thousand five hundred and fifty-nine
dollars and five cents, as will appear in the foregoing ac-
count,
ELEAZER J. BISPHAM, )
ROBERT VOSE, } Auditors.
CHARLES A. WOOD, \
Dorchester^ February, 1859.
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FIHE DEPAKTMENT.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER TO THE SELECTMEN OF
DORCHESTER.
Gentlemen: I herewith present the Tenth Annual Report of the condi-
tion of the Fire Department of this Town, with an account of the fires and
alarms the year ending January 31, 1859; also the amount of loss and insurance
as far as has been ascertained ; and also, the amount of expenditures under the
direction of the Board of Engineers for the support of the Fire Department.
The Department is organized as follows:
SYLYESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer.
Alfred Clapp, William G. Swan, George L. Fisher, Edmund
C. Fruean and Cyrus Savage, Assistant Engineers.
There are now seven Companies in commission, viz :
Fountain Co. No. 1. — Dean M. Swift, Foreman: John A. Preston, As-
sistant Foreman ; Thomas F. Temple, Clerk; Charles F. Hall, Steward.
Protector Co. No. 2. —Oliver Glover, 2d, Foreman : Lewis P. Bird, 2d
Foreman : James H. Bird, 3d Foreman ; H. Davenport, Clerk. George H.
Barnes, Steward.
Torrent Co. No. 3. — G. M. Blake, Foreman. B.|F. Bartlett,2d J^ore??ja7z.e
N. W. Garland, Clerk. M. H. Warren, Steward.
Alert Co. No. 4. — Isaac Williams, Foreman. G. F. Fenno, 2d Foreman.
Benjamin F. Willey, Clerk. G. F. Fenno, Steward.
Independence, No 5. — Andrew Collins, Foreman. N. W. Hclt, Assist.
Foreman. E. W. Harding, Clerk. G. G. Dennison, Steward.
Tiger Co. No. 6. — Isaac W. Bird, Foreman. J. B. Graham, 1st. Assist.
Foreman, Robert T. Glidden, 2d Assistant Foreman. O. Davenport, Jr.
Clerk. F. A. Sumner, Steward.
MattapanHook and Ladder Co. — H.Crane, i^ore7«a?i. W.Preston,
Assistant Foreman. W. Shields, Clerk. A. S. Packard,- Steward.
The Department has been called out 77 times the past year, by alarms of fire ;
21 limes by fires in Dorchester, 26 times by fires out of this town, and 30 times
by false alarms from various causes.
The members of the several companies composing the Fire Department have
been paid, since May last, thirty cenis per hour each, for their services the time
occupied in attending at fires in this town. Also, thirty cents each, ibr each of
twelve monthly meetings held by the several companies.
In the Report last made by the Chief Engineer to your Honorable Board, he
expressed the opinion that the payment of a certain sum per year to each mem-
ber of the Fire Department was preferable to the present system of payment, he
has not since seen cause to alter that opinion, still believing that the interest of
the Town and the Department would be promoted by a change of the system.
With the present system it is impossible to calculate, with any degree of certain-
ty, the amount necessary to be appropriated by the Town for the support of the
Department. The present system ofpaymenthas been the great cause of the ex-
penditure of the Department exceeding the appropriation made therefor by the
Town the past year. It will be necessary the coming season to paint the En-
gine Houses occupied by Companies No.'s 3 and 6 ; otheiwise, the Enjiines,
Hook and Ladder Carriages, and the other apparatus belonging to the Depart-
ment, with the Engine Houses, are in good order.
The amount of the expenditures under the direction of the Board of Engi-
neers, for Repairs, Hose, Fixtures, &c,, has been iff 1, 703 14. Toliil expendi-
tures on account of Fire Department the past year, have been ^5,125 39.
Annexed is a Table of the Fires and Alarms from February 1, 1858 to Feb-
ruary 1, 1859. Respectfully, Yours,
SYLVESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer.
Dorchester, Feb. 1, 1859.
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Extracts from the History of Dorchester^ a work now in
press ; edited by a committee for the Dorchester Antiqua-
rian and Historical Society.
The earliest recorded evidence of the presence of civilized
man upon the soil of Massachusetts, may be found in the
oft quoted voyage to New England, in 1614, made by Capt.
John Smith, of Virginia notoriety, a reference to which is
especially appropriate to the History of Dorchester, inas-
much as the concurrent testimony of various circumstances
fixes upon the site of this ancient town, as the only place of
his landing within the bay. Smith entered what is now
Boston harbor, in the summer of 1614, in a boat with eight
men, leaving his vessels engaged in taking fish on the coast
of Maine. He undoubtedly landed on the Dorchester shore,
carried on some traffic for furs with the Neponset Indians,
and then run down the south shore towards Cape Cod. He
mentions that some French vessels had shortly before visit-
ed the same place, and defeated one of his principle objects,
by purchasing such furs as the Indians in that neighborhood
had collected : an occurrence which probably explains the
fact mentioned by Mr. Winthrop, that Mr. Ludlow, in
digging the foundation of his house at Dorchester, in 1631,
found two pieces of French money coined in 1596.
Among the mass of emigrants who landed upon the shores
of Massachusetts, from all parts of England, in 1630, the
first settlers of Dorchester may be regarded as the special
delegation of the Western Counties, the home of Raleigh,
Gilbert, Popham and Gorges, that region, which had almost
monopolized the intercourse with the Northern part of the
American continent from its first discovery by Cabot in 1497,
until the settlement of the Bay, 133 years afterwards. The
people of Bristol, Plymouth, Poole, Weymouth, and the
towns of Exeter and Dorchester, were familiar with the New
England fisheries and fur trade, years before the settlement
of the Bay.
7
50
The Rev. John White, of Dorchester, emphatically the
prime originator of the movement which resulted the Mas-
sachusetts charter, and the settlement of the Bay, found
therefore but httle difliculty in collecting a company, among
a population to whom the INew England coast was not an
unknown region, and who naturally turned tiieir thoughts
to the shores already familiar to them, when the edicts of
the Star chamber and the despotism of the hierarchy first
suggested tite idea of emigration. He had for some years
cherished the thought of forming a community in New
England, where all who felt themselves aggrieved by re-
ligious or political persecution might find an asylum.
This association sent several vessels into the Bay in 1624,
and landed some 30 or 40 men at Cape yVnn, this plantation
was continued about two years, when misconduct among
the people and great pecuniary loss to the undertakers, dis-
couraged them, and Mr. Roger Conant, superintendent of
the enterprise, with a few of the remaining settlers remov-
ed to Salem with the remnant of their effects in 1626, this
association was augmented in 1628 and 1629, by some three
or four hundred persons, and was the first in the Massachu-
setts Colony.
No sooner was the Salem fleet despatched, than Mr, White
immediately began to assemble a new company in the
Western Counties. Great pains were evidently taken to
construct this company of such materials, as .should compose
a well ordered settlement, containing all the elements of an
independent community, two members of the government?
Messrs. Rosseter and Ludlow, men of character and educa-
tion were joined to the association, that their counsel and
judgment might aid in preserving order, and founding the
social structure upon the surest basis. . Several gentlemen
past middle life with adult families and good estate were
added. Henry Wolcott. Thomas Ford, George Dyer, Wil-
liam Gaylord, William Rockwell and William Phelps were
of this class. But a large portion of active, well trained
young men, either just married or without families, such as
51
Israel Stoughton, Roger Clap, George Minot, George Hull,
Richard Collicott, Nathaniel Duncan and many others of
their age, were the persons upon whom the more severe
toils of a new settlement were expected to devolve. T'hree
personsof some military experience, viz : Capt. John Mason,
Capt. Richard Southcote and Quarter Master John Smith,
had acquired under Devere on the continent skill and dis-
cipline which was an element of safety, essential to the en-
terprise. A large ship of 400 tons, the Mary and John,
Capt. Squib, was fitted out. After a passage of 70 days the
ship arrived at Nantasket, May 30, 1630; the number of
passengers was 140; she was the first ship of the fleet that
arrived in the Bay: — and thus commenced the settlement of
Dorchester.
52
VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1858.
BIRTHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR.
Males 143. Females 132. Whole number 275.
There were four pairs of twins.
NATIVITY OF PARENTS.
Fathers. Mothers.
Dorchester, --_-.-----_ 19 21
United States, 102 113
British Provinces, ---------16 9
England, 12 10
Scotland, 4 2
Ireland, 113 114
Germany, ------------ 8 G
France, --,---------- 1
275 275
INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGES.— 1858.
MALES.
BIRTHPLACE OF FEMALES.
Birthplace
Total.
Dorches.
ter.
United
States.
Britiaii Irel'nd
Prov's.
Ger.
many.
Eng-
land.
Scot-
land.
Not
sta-
ted.
Dorchester
14
13
1
TJ. States
45
19
24
1
1
British Pro.
6
1
1
1
3
Ireland
26
26
England
1
1
Germany
3
1
2
Scotland
3
.3
1
Not stated
1
1
Total
99
24
38
2
29
2
1
1
2
MARRIAGES.— 1858.
MALES.
BIRTHPLACE OF FEMALES.
Birthplace.
Total.
Dorches-
ter.
United
States.
England.
Scot- Irel'nd British
land. iProv's.
Not
stated
Dorchester
11
11
U. States
34
14
20
British Pro.
I
1
England
1
1
Scotland
2
1
1
Ireland
2
2
Germany
1
1
Not stated
1
1
Total
53
16
31
1
1
2
1
1
54
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1858.
Whole No. Deaths, 152 Males, 76 Females, 76.
( Stillborn, 5. )
Date
of
Death.
AGE.
Place of Birth.
Disease or
Cause of Death.
15
23
30
31
Feb. 2
5
7
20
20
24
24
26
March 1
6
7
11
13
7)Fanny Urann
Hi William II. Crane
111 Thomas Gately
12JEmeline Mitchell
14: Laura Pillsbury
14 Henry A. Tolman
Rebecca B. Cobb
Mary Ann Crotty
Mary E. Wendemuth
Caleb Pillsbury
Adeline Atberton
Caroline Clapp
Joanna Donahoe
Henry March Eilbrick
Mary Kelly
Israel Turner
Michael Halloran
Lydia Lapham
John Gallagher
Daniel Halloran
Caroline A. Davenport
Jeremiah Fohey
Mary Marstou
20jCatherine Connor
22 Mary Louisa Wyman
26 Margaret M. West
29 Charles A. Young, Jr.
29 Edward H. Crane
29 Zephaniah Tucker
30 George H. Young
April 2 Clementine Parker
6 George W. Pond
6 Mar}' Ann Dolan
12 WiUiam E. Vincent
16 Oliver Green
18 Margaret Brannan
19 Ellen Keuney
22 Moses F. McElroy
28 Thomas Glynn
29 William Thompson
29 M. Alcott Barry
May 2 William P. Barnard
4 John Mc Laughlin
4 Sarah Y. Chadwick
7 Ann B. Wild
11 John Donally
16 Mehetable Howe
17 Tristram Halliday
18 Susan Atherton
21 Infant
24| Margaret Kelly
25jCorneUa A. Brigham
June 2 Johannah Sweeney
4 Mary E. Kimball
4 Joseph Ripley
SiRoswell G. Vandervoort
9: Anna Cummings
lOJJane White
12iCeha Davenport
121 Bates
14lZenos Eaton
14| Kirk
leiThomas Perkins
16;Milly L. Parker
19|Alice Jane Galligher
27 Susan S. Buggies
281 James Mc Intosh
July I'John Hallaran
12 Rosanna Downey
12!Abby Doody
16 Elisha Pi'eston
17]Francis Vanstaine
18 James Glennan
21 Augustus L. Blackman
11
24
23
10
22
16
Dorchester
Mansfield
Dorchester
Gray, Me.
HaverhiU, N. H.
Dorchester
Princeton
Dorchester
Peterboro', N. II.
Hampstead, N. H.
Boston
Dorchester
Ireland
Boston
Ireland
Lime, N. H.
Dorchester
Pembroke
South Boston
Dorchester
Ireland
Frankfort, Me.
Ireland
Koxbui-y
Ireland
Manchester, N. H.
Seekonk
Roxbury
Dorchester
Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
Ireland
Dorchester
Baltimore, Md.
Lunenburg, V't.
Dorchester
Portland, Me.
Charles town
Dorchester
Halifax, N. S.
Charlestown
Dorchester
Boston
Dorchester
Germany
Dorchester
Hahfax, N. S.
Dorchester
Hingham
Boston
Middleboro'
Dorchester
Plympton
Boston
Dorchester
Kingston
Dorchester
England
Dorchester
Throat Distemper
Consumption
Infantile
Consumption
Scarlet Fever
Disease of Bowels
Teething
Consumption
Old Age
Erysepilas
Debility
Consumption
Scarlet Fever
Consumption
Congestion of Brain
Old Age
Consumption
Lung Fever
Consumption
Cancer
Dropsy
Congestion of Lungs
Cancer
Hooping Cough
Measles
Infantile
Hooping Cough
Consumption
General Debilty
Scarlet Fever
General Debility
Liver Complaint
Consumpton
Dropsy
Consumption
Scarlet Fever
Congestion of Brain
Pneumonia
Necrosis
Hooping Cough
Consumption
Measles
General Debility
Accidental
Disease of Brain
Found Drowned
Teething
Heart Complaint
Scarlet Fever
Consumption
Dropsy
Scarlet Fever
Consumption
Brain Fever
Hpmori'hage
Canker
Apoplectic
Infontile
Delirium Tremens
Old Age
Measles
Typhoid Fever
Old Age
Infantile
Teething
Bronchitis
General Debility
Consumption
Infantile
Consumption
65
Date
AGE.
of
NAMES.
Place of Birth.
Disease or
Death.
»:
M .°°
Cause of Death.
*?. . .
o
?..
July 24
Charles Somers
45
Germany
Dropsy
26
John Haynes
44
Charlestown
Consumption
27
Abigail A. Young
9
11
Dorchester
Scarlet Fever
28
David A. Young
8
5
>'
"
28
Sarah Hutchinson
76
iVestmoreland, Eng
Consumption
28
Sarah Jane Wilder
16
10
Dorchester
Disease of Kidneys
29
Charles J. Y'oung
3
11
•'
Scarlet Fever
Aug. 1
Samuel R. Sa-^nl
49
4
4
^uincy
Consumption
2
Rose Hagerty
33
Ireland
"
4
Ann Quiulan
17
u
u
9! Mary W. Whitney
8
18
Dorchester
Teething
ll|Mary F. Barry
28
9
Boston
Consumption
ISiFraucis A. Seayer
8
Dorchester
Infantile
14 Mary Hickey
31
Ireland
Pleurisy
16 Clarissa B. Dohson
27
Concord
Neuralgia
17 Wendall D. Shedd
1
20
Dorchester
Fits
18 \niliam Turner
1
3
^^'inthrop, Me.
Scarlet Fever
18j Carrie Frances Leach
6
1
Boston
Infantile
22! Thomas fl-. Qowen
60
9
9
"
Disease of Heart
SOljohaW Heavey
1
4
Dorchester
Water on Brain
SljMary Coughlan
33
Ireland
Consumption
Sept. 1| Catharine Oostella
1
6
Medway
^Vorms
I'Timothv 3Ic Ginnis
22
Ireland
Consumption
SKussellH. Scudder
6
East Cambridge
Infantile
'9 Helen King
17
2
19
Dorchester
Dysentery
10 Theodore T. Mitchell
8
7
18
Hanson
Run over by Cars
10, Walter Henry Fobes
1
2
19
Dorchester
Scarlet Fever
12 Ellen E. Robinson
22
5
"
Inflamation of Bowels
12 William Henry Moran
3
4
Lynn
Water on Brain
13 Thomas Tremlet
62
9
St. Johns, N. B.
Disease of Kidneys
loiMary Bird
1
4
7
New York, N. Y.
Cholera Infantum
16 William Burns
7
14
Dorchester
Teethiog
19 Luther F. Taylor
4
27
"
Infantile
22 Nicholas Nolan
1
6
"
Hooping Cough
23 Elhs Burgess
22
8
Philadelphia, Pa.
Yellow Fevt^r
24 James Mulhern
36
Ireland
Consumption
24 Allen Glidden
11
29
Dorchester
Congestion of Brain
25 Sabrina L. Packard
29
6
Merrimac, N. H.
Consumption
30|Sarah S. Cooper
23
Templeton
"
Oct. 7 Apollos Morris
70
Halifax, N. S.
Apoplectic
7j Henry Lewis Davenport
13
5
17
Dorchester
Consumption
17;Ca[harlne Gorman
6
Lawrence
Convulsions
lyiArthur Melville
2
1
6
Dorchester
Dysentery
l9jAVilliam Vandervoort
48
Carmel, N. Y.
Inflamation of Bowels
20,EyeUna B. Glover
29
Dorchester
Drowned
22 Frederic W. Pronk
2
2
28
"
Dj'sentery
24 George F. Stimpson
31
10
Boston
Consumption
28 George H. Mclntire
28 William B. Pierce
9
3
19
Dorchester
Accidental
42
1
Dover, N. H-
Apoplexy
29| Charles P. Rider
2
18
Dorchester
Infantile
Nov. 3jAnn Gately
1
"
4jHannah Robinson
77
11
u
Disease of Liver
9: Sarah H. Stimpson
66
9
Virginia
Palsy
11 Mary Church
87
Boston
Old Age
14 George Ash, Jr.
2
7
Dorchester
Worms
I4iEmma Louisa Drake
8
Infantile
13 Lucy 0. Fobes
4
2
26
"
Congestion of Lungs
ISjBridget Murray
1
<'
Teething
23 Rebecca Colly er
62
9
"
Consumption
24'Hassam Hayden
23
"
Infantile
26 Ann Baxter
87
Boston
Old Age
26! Walters B. Hawkes
4
2
13
"
Scarlet Fever
Dec. 1 Edward W. Howe
41
1
3
"
Heart Complaint
1 Isaac Norman
8
Dorchester
Convulsions
3 John Barnard
89
6
7
Bolton
Old Age
4 William H. Williams
5
Dorchester
Infantile
8 Mary Lisee
1
u
"
10 : Martha W. Rogers
55
7
17
11
Paralysis
12iMary Smith t rp • ,
14! Car6hne Smith F^^°^
5
20
i(
Canker
5
22
"
"
ISlHannah Greenwood
15
3
"
Brain Fever
20 i Rosalie Morse
1
8
"
Hooping Cough
24 Ellen Kelly
3
"
u
25 William Homes
73
Stoughton
Disease of ICidneys
27 Mary C. Howe
28
4
Salem
Purpura Hemorrhagica
29 Jane Clapp
90
11
19
Braintree
Old Age
29 Mary E. Alexander
34
Tuftonboro', N. H.
Consumption
>
31 Isaac Norman
8
3
Dorchester
Mumps
56
THEIR DISEASES WERE
Accidental 3
Apoplexy 3
Bronchitis 1
Cancer 2
Canker 3
Cholera Infantum .... 1
Consumption 34
Convulsions 2
Congestion of Brain. . .3
" Lungs ..2
Debility 6
Delirum Tremens 1
Disease of the Brain.. .4
" " Bowels .1
" " Kidneys.3
Disease of the Heart .3
" " Liver.. 2
Dropsy 4
Drowned 2
Erysepilas 1
Fits 1
Fever, Brain 2
" Lung I
" Scarlet 12
" Typhoid 2
" Yellow 1
Hemorrhage. 1
Hooping Cough ,6
Infaniile. 15
Inflamation of Bowels 2
Measles ,
Mumps
Necrosis
Neuralgia
Old Age
Palsy
Paralysis
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Purpura Hemorrhagica
Teething 6
Throat Distemper 1
Worms 2
152
THE AGES OF THE DECEASED WERE
Under 1 year, 31
1 to 2 years 15
2 to 5 " 17
5 to 10 '• 6
10 to 15 " 3
15 to 20 " 6
20
30
40
50
60
70
to 30 years
14
80
to 90 years, 6
to 40 "
11
90
to 100 ♦« 1
to 50 "
19
to 60 «•
3
152
to 70 "
12
to 80 "
8
January
February
March
THE DEATHS WERE IN THE MONTH OF
10 April 11 July 14 October
12
May
June
11
15
August
Sept.
14
18
November
December
11
12
16
152
THE PLACES OF THEIR NATIVITY WERE
Dorchester 70
Other Towns in the United Statns.CO
British Provinces 4
England 2
Ireland 12
Germany 2
Not stated 2
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SELECTMEN'S OFFICE, )
Dorchester, February, 1859. \
To Persons having Claims against the Town :
It is expected that bills .presented for the action of the Selectmen, should
specify what the article or articles sold were for ; when for labor, where it was
performed, number of days, and price per day, unless otherwise agreed upon ;
and when for different appropriations, separate bills for each, with proper dates,
&c. When for Schools, to be approved by one of the School Committee ; and
when for the Fire Department, approved by the Chief Engineer.
The Selectmen will be in session, at their Office, on Wednesday of each
week, at 2 o'clock P. M.
And all persons having clains, are requested to call promptly for their pay.
EBENEZER EATON, )
E. H. R. RUGGLES, V Selectmen.
LEWIS F. PIERCE, )
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