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THE

TWENTY-SECOND

OF THE

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

OF THE

TOWN OF DORCHESTEE,

WITH

EEPOETS OF THE SELECTMEN, AUDITORS,

AND
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIEE DEPARTMENT,

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31st, 1860.

BOSTON:

JOSEPH G. TORREY, PRINTER, 32 CONGRESS STREET.
I860.

SELECTMEN'S REPORT.

TO THE CITIZENS OF DORCHESTER:

The Selectmen in completion of their enjoined duties for
the fiscal year, ending January 3Ist, 1860, respectfully pre-
sent to you the following report, with accompanying expend-
itures, for which we have drawn orders upon the Town
Treasurer, and also the receipts of all money received from
all sources during that time.

SCHOOLS.

The appropriation for this department, with the income
from the School Fund, has been sufficient to meet its ex-
penses, and leave a balance in the Treasury.

The community have been somewhat startled by the
spread of the small pox and varioloid, in the neighboring
Cities and vicinity, and as several cases have occurred in
this town, we have requested the Physicians to vaccinate all
the children attending the public schools, who had not been
recently vaccinated, with the kine pox.

POOR IN THE ALMS-HOUSE.

The api)ropriation for this department has more than de-
frayed the expenses the past year; as we have not been
called upon for the entire support of as many persons as
usually falls to our lot. But, on account of our proximity
to the neighboring Cities, a very large number are furnish-
ed with lodging and refreshments.

Owing to the kindness of persons interested in the future
welfare of the community, and especially in the inmates of

the Alms-house, there has been religious service held at the
house every Sunday. The attendance has probably been
more punctual than that of any other worshiping assembly
in the town.

POOE OUT OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.

In regard to the claims of this class of poor, a difference
of opinion exists, as to the extent that relief should be afford-
ed; but, we believe that the general feeling in this town is
in favor of a liberal appropriation for their relief. It has
been our endeavour to distribute the means put into our
hands for this charity, so as to .«iecure the greatest amount of
good, and to alleviate the temporary wants of the poor, and
place them in a condition of reasonable'comfort.

A benevolent person of this town has made us the Almon-
ers of fifty dollars, to aid in this charitable object.

HIGHWAYS.

The cost of maintaining and repairing our streets will al-
ways form a large item in the Town's expenses. For the
last y ar they have somewhat exceeded the appropriation.

In this department, the desire for retrenchment, or of ap-
pearing economical has been such, that we have been un-
able to make those improvements, which the public have de-
manded of us, and which we think would have been for the
permanent benefit of the Town.

It having become the duty of the Town to keep in repair
the Neponset Avenue, we have spent fifteen hundred and
sixty-three dollars and thirty-four cents, in lowering Pope's
Hill, and grading the road. It will require a considerable
sum annually to widen the travelled part on the marshes,
and to keep the road in such repair that it will compare
favorably with other roads in the Town.

The Westerly end of Minot street, and on Adams street,
Ijas been widened against the land of George VV. Billings

and wife, they generously giving the Town the land taken
for said purpose. The Town built the fence against said
land.

A new street leading from Adams street to Washington
street (which we have named Codman street) having been
laid out by the Selectmen, and accepted by the Town, we
have caused it to be built at an expense to the Town, of
twelve hundred and twenty-three dollars and twenty-eight
cents. The owners of the land abutting upon the street,
giving the land, and those interested fencing the same.

River street having been rewidened by the County Com-
missioners, we have spent seven hundred and thir-
ty-nine dollars and seventeen cents, upon the widening and
repairs of said street. A further appropriation Avill be re-
quired the coming year.

The County Commissioners have laid out a road com-
mencing at that flourishing part of Dorchester, called Hyde
Park, and east of the Boston and Providence Railroad, and
running nearly parallel with said Railroad, about five
hundred and fifty-eight rods to the road leading from Mat-
tapan Village to West Roxbury. The town is required to
construct said road within one year from December 26th,
1859.

The County Commissioners have also caused the highway
to be widened near the junction of Adams street and ihe
Dorchester Avenue, at the Lower Mills, by taking land, and
removing the house from the estate known as the " Preston
Estate." It was an advantageous time for such improve-
ment, and it will be a great convenience to the public travel
in that part of the town.

Boston street will probably be widened the coming season,
as the County Commissioners have expressed a willingness
to lay out said widening; provided, that they can be assur-
ed that those interested in having said street widened will
pay seven hundred dollars towards the land damages. The
Dorchester Railway Company have generously offered to
pay five hundred dollars for said purpose.

During the past year the Dorchester Extension Railway
Company have accommodated the people at the Lower Mills
Village, by constructing and equipping a Horse Railroad,
thereby affording them a safe and pleasant communication
with the City of Boston.

In compliance with the petition of a large number of the
legal voters of this Town, and Ladies who not only petition-
ed, but employed able council to advocate the cause in their
behalf, we have granted the locationof a Horse Railroad for
a single track through Boston, Hancock and Bowdoin streets,
to Washington street. Also from a point near the junction
of Norfolk street with Washington street, over said Wash-
ington street to the line separating Dorchester from Roxbury.

A stone watering trough (given by Mr. Stimpson, a person
who drives a team from Quhicy, and his associates) has
been placed on Adams street near the intersection of Minot
street, which is supplied with water by a lead pipe from a
never failing spring in Mr. Thomas Pierce's land, (who has
granted it for the public use without any compensation.)
which is now ready at ail times to quench the thirst of men
and beasts.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

We congratulate you on having escaped in so remarkable
a degree, severe losses by fire the past year. To prevent
the spreading of fire, individuals on Washington street have
built a reservoir, without calling upon the town to contribute
towards the expense. There are two at the Lower Mills
Village., also built by individual liberality. Many more are
required in the town.

LIGHTING STREETS.

At the last April Meeting, the following vote was passed :
" Voted,That in cases of all corners formed by the intersection

of the principal streets in town, where individuals will put
up at their own expense, lamp posts and lamps, under the
supervision and to the acceptance of the Selectmen, the town
will light the same.

Agreeably to said vote, the town is now paying for light-
ing twenty-three lamps with gas, and two lamps with fluid.

GRAVEL LAND.

We have purchased fourteen thousand square feet of land
adjoining the Alms-house lot, at five cents per foot, in order
to use the material obtained therefrom, to fill the sides of the
Dorchester Avenue.

POLICE AND WATCH.

The past year there has been six Watchmen on duty
every night. They have not produced any great sensation
in the town, by a narration of their suspicions and appre-
hensions. But we believe that the peace, quietness and
good order of the town has been owing, in a measure, to
their vigilance.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGE.

A claim for damages was brought against the town, by
Isaiah P. White, a butcher, of Quincy, to recover the sum of
ten thousand dollars, for injuries sustained by him as he al-
leged, on the sixth day of October, 1857, in passing over the
bridge at Commercial Point. He stated that by the wheels
of his wagon coming against the square edge of a plank on
the South end of the bridge, and then dropping into a deep
rut, he was thrown from his seat and brought suddenly in
contact with his horse, who kicked and broke his leg. We
were not informed by him of the accident until March 31st,
1858, nearly six months after its occurrence. Nor did any
person inform us of any defect in the bridge or road, aftey

they were put in repair, which was three weeks before the
accident occurred.

Upon inquiry of Dr. Warren, (who set the broken hmb.)
and others who saw Mr. White immediately after the acci-
dent, we could not ascertain that he said any thing concern-
ing th« bridge, but that the injury was occasioned by a
kick from his horse, caused as he supposed by the bite of a
fly, and that he might have been asleep at the time.

Feeling confident that the bridge was in complete order,
and having no evidence that the accident happened at the
bridge, we concluded that although we might sympathize
with the man in being so unfortunate as to have a kicking
horse, and being thereby injured for life, the town of Dor-
chester was in no way chargeable for his misfortune.

The case was brought before the Superior Court at Ded-
ham last December term, but as the Jury could not agree
upon a verdict, six being in favor of the town paying dam-
ages, to six against; the case remains unsettled.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

EBKNEZER EATON, )

E. H. R. RUGGLES, ) Selectmen.

LEWIS F. PIERCE, \

RECiPTS Al MPllTURES.

SCHOOLS.

High School — Gibson Street.

Paid Jonathan Kimball, for teaching, $1500 00

I. S. Smith, " " 66 67

Mary W. Hall, " " 500 00

Agusta N. Davenport, '' " 270 83

A. S. Sylvester, " " 33 33

J. Kimball, for books and stationery for desks, 4 87
" " inkstands, thermometers, brushes, &c., 8 59

" " expressage on seats, 2 25

G. H. Talbot, for course of French Lessons, 36 00

J. H. Means, books for Library, 38 51

E. Clapp, Jr., crayons, 1 50

David Clapp, blank books and cards, 4 25
" " printing questions and

record of scholars, 22 50

Morse and Tuttle, diplomas, 15 75

I. S. Smith, man taking care of house, 88 00

" " preparing wood, ^c, 8 98

Mrs. Halloran, cleaning house, 5 50

Ira Foster, brushes, 3 37

Edward Merrill, repairing pump, 1 00
Edward McKechnie, making alterations in house, 624 00

Martin K. White, glazing, 2 35
George Yendall, glazing and painting blackboards, 7 87

Samuel Dyer, repairs, 38 20

W. G. Shaltuck, settees, 12 00

Edward Merrill, pump, 16 50

Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vault, 6 00

J. W. Foster, trees, 19 00

E. Preston & Co., lumber, 2 34

" " wood and coal, 85 95

|3,42b 11

10

Everett SchooI — Sumner Street.

Paid Henry C. Rolfe, for teaching, $1000 00

Anna E Jones, " " 325 00

S. B. Perrigo, " " 93 75

C. K. Nickerson, «' «' 325 00

M. A. Gleason, " " 231 25

H. C. Rolfe, books for indigent scholars, 1 68

J. H. Upham & Bro., ink and crayons, 2 75
" " " dusters, brushes and brooms, 5 47

Charles Gleason, making fires, 43 50

P. A. Clapp, making fires, 14 50

Martha Hooke, sweeping house, 6lc. 53 75

William Curtis, platform for teachers desk, 1 50

Oliver Hall, repairing desk and sinks, 7 50

Edward Bird repairing time pieces, 3 50

T. W. Capen, " " " 2 00

John H. Bird, glazing and repairs, 10 14

Thaddeus Clapp, elm trees, 2 50

Thomas Curley, trees and loam, 2 67

E. F. Rogers, cementing furnace, 5 00

James Bryant, building fence, 36 38

Ebenezer Wales, carting gravel into yard, 21 00

Patrick Brannon, labor, 4 12

Spear & Purinton, coal and wood, 149 00

12341 96

Mather School — Meeting House Hill.

Paid Lemuel C. Grosvenor, for

teaching.

$1000 00

Mary A. Allen, "

u

325 00

Mary L. Kinne, "

u

270 83

Betsy Hooper, "

((

325 00

Hannah H. Pope, "

C{

243 75

A. M. Marion, "

((

193 75

A. C. Hall,

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59 37

Sarah E. Hersey, "

u

56 25

L. C. Grosvenor, books for desk,

55

(( U (( (( j^

idigent children,

3 28

" " " ink and crayons.

1 71

" " " broom.

18

" " " cash for cleaning,

3 20

Amount carried forward $2,482 87

11

Amount brought forward, $2,482 87

M. L. Kiiine, books for desk, 1 30

" " cleaning school room, 1 9

H. H. Pope books for desk, ^^

" " " <' indigent children 1 80

A. M. Marion, " " " " 94
J. H. Upham & Bro., coal hod, dusters and brushes, 17 79
E. Clapp, Jr., thermometer and crayons, 2 00

B. C. Bird, care of house, 150 00
" " hooks and screws, 6 50
'' " shavings, 1 50
" " extra work, 6 00

Wilson Stanley, taking care of truant children, 19 50
" " procuring books for indigent scholars, I 70

Oliver Hall, cushion and repairs, 2 25

John W. Howe, glazing, 3 10

S. M, Hawkes, repairs on timepieces, 3 40

C. J. Sumner, cleaning pipe, &c. 4 37
Mass. Steam Heating Co., repairs on heating

apparatus and stock, 32 29

John Huebener, preparing wood, 8 25

Michael Q,uigley, cleaning vaults, 8 ^0

Connaughton &- Q.uigley, cleaning vaults, 5 25

Amasa Pray, wood, 15 00

Spear & Purinton, wood and coal, 155 00

$2,930 46

Adams School — Adams Street,

Paid Leavitt M. Chase, for teaching, $1000 00

Ann Tolman, " " " 325 00

Ruth A. Prouty, " " " 325 00

L. M. Chase, books and stationery, for desk, 5 87

" " " for indigent pupils, 5 03

" " charcoal, cleaning and exhibition

expenses, 12 69

John T. Pope, care of house, 48 00

" extra labor, 2 00

T. W. Capen, clock, 11 00

C. P. Tolman, furnace work, 3 25

Joseph Marshall, 2d, whitewashing and repairs, 16 85

Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vault, 5 00

E. Preston & Co. coal, 54 00

$1,813 69

12

Gibson School — School Street.

Paid Lucius H. Buckingham, for teaching,
Robert Vose, Jr. "

Edward Stickney, "

Mary J. Homer "

Lucy P. Tolman, "

Mary E. Tolman, "

Martha Foster, "

L. H. Buckingham, books & stationery for desks,

" " " for indigent pupils

R. Vose, Jr. books and stationery,
E. Stickney, books for desk, and crayons,
R. Gleason & Sons, ink,

" " broom and soap,

T. W. Capen, clock, and repairing clocks,

" " brushes, dusters, mats and hat hooks, 24 75

" " glazing and blind hooks,
E. H. R. Ruggles, ink stand covers,
Enoch C. Wilder, care of house,

" " " extra work fitting up room,

" " " cleaning,
Patrick Connell, preparing wood,
Robert Vose, trees,

" " cash paid for cleaning vault,

Stilman Stone, digging and stoning well,
James Dorr, stones,
Edward Merrill, pump and repairs,
C P. Tolman, stove and pipe,

" " furnace work and stock,

Gardner Ewell, carpenter work and stock,
Daniel Rickerby, repairing roof of house,
Spear & Purinton, coal and wood,

$2828 24

$416

66

333 33

250

00

325

00

325

00

325

00

189

58

ks, 1

67

3

11

4 00

1

52

1

25

53

12

50

)ks, 24

75

8

01

1

44

144

00

2

50

5

00

11

25

2

00

8

00

65

71

10

00

22

50

31

88

57

57

64

12

17 36

163

00

WiNTHROP School — River Street.

Paid Isaac Swan, for teaching $1000 00

Sophia A. Clapp, " 243 75

Sarah R. Child, " 325 00

Marv J. Gilbert, " 325 00

Elizabeth J. Stetson, " 325 00

H. Caroline Robinson, for teaching, 325 00

Amount carried forward, $2,543 75

13

Amount brought forward, i

Elizabeth W. Nason, for teaching,
Emma Robie, "

Isaac Swan, books and stationery for desks,

" " " for indigent pupils,
E. A. Smith, care of house,

" " preparing for exhibition,

" '' repairs,

" " preparing wood,
E. Clapp, Jr. blackboard, brushes and crayons,
T. W. Capen, keys,
J. H. Burt, coat and hat hooks,
R. F. Tolman, brooms and brushes,
Mass. Steam Heating Co. radiators and repairs,
Joseph Marshall, 2d, repairs on furnace and white-
washing,
Charles Tileston, repairs on furnace,
John Flanigan, repairs on roof,
Samuel Tileston, glazing and painting roof,
Henry Crane, iron work,
Whall's Express, carting,
E. Preston (fc Co. coal and wood,

|2,.543

75

312

50

81

25

10

20

15

SI

188

72

2

00

29

30

1

50

5

75

1

23

2

50

2

03

138

75

lie-

54 00

7

87

8 45

45

02

13

47

3 25

177

25

I3G44 60

Norfolk School — Norfolk Street.

Paid Elbridge G. Emery, for teaching, $1000 00

Martha A. Baker, " 325 00

Mary J. Pope, " 325 00

E. G. Emery, books for desk, 80

" " labor in yard, 1 00

G. L. Fisher, ink and crayons, 3 25

" " books lor indigent pupils, 8 81

John Butler, sweeping and cleaning, 13 75

H. D. Mack, building fires, 50

W. L. Clark, " " 25 00

" " preparing wood and kindhngs, 10 00

" " shovel and repairs, 14 25

R. F. Tolman, basket and brush, 93

Nathaniel Withington, repairing blackboards, 2 75

E. H. R. Ruggles, seats, 2 40

C. P. Tolman, stove work and stock, 13 40

Amoimt carried forward, ,'|1,746 84

14

Amount brought formard, $1,746 84

Charles Tilestoa, stove work, 1 00

William Clark, repairs and Lumber, 60 41

E. Preston, coal and wood, 43 00

$1851 25

Washington School — Wabiut Street.

Paid P. Brooks Merritt, for teaching,
M. A. M. Newell, "

A. L. B. Deanes, "

E. S. Jones, "

A. E. Crane, "

P. B. Merritt, books and stationery for desk,

" " " for indigent pupils,

C. H. Buck, care of house,

'' " going to Boston,
Benjamin Buck, care of house,

" " extra labor,

John Cook, glazing,
T. W, Capen, repairing clocks,
Rowland & Harding, dusters, brushes, mats, <fcc.

" " ink,

Mass. Steam Heating Co. rep's on steam apparatus,
Charles Tileston, repairing radiators,
E. A. Smith, " "

Joseph Scarlett, sweeping chimney,
Joseph Marshall, 2d, mason work,
H, W. Blanchard, repairs and lumber,
Thomas Pierce, trees and setting,
Whall's Express, carting,
Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vault,
E. Preston & Co. coal and wood,

$1000 00

325 00

325 00

268 75

56 25

18 20

4 85

119 00

I 08

31 00

5 13

5 67

3 00

^c. 8 42

1 00

us, 86 06

1 50

3 50

2 50

64 58

17 47

5 00

1 50

6 50

135 94

$2496 90

15

Butler School — Rivei^ Street.

Paid Elizabeth H. Page, for teaching, $325 00

" " book for desk and crayons,

Atkins Beal, building fires,
" " preparing wood,

Walter Beal, building fires,

Margaret Murray, Ellen Mack, and Kate White,
for sweeping,

J. H. Burt & Co. blackboards,

Charles Tileston, stove work and stock,

E. Preston & Co. coal and wood,

$359 96

87

5 96

1 50

4 00

3 54

3 25

9 44

6 40

Maverick School — Commercial Street.

Paid Anne M. Gilbert, for teaching,
Ellen H. Crehore, "

A. M. Gilbert, books for indigent scholars,
E. H. Crehore, " " "

" " crayons,

" " paid for sweeping,

Mrs. Splain, cleaning,
Mrs. Savage, sweeping and cleaning,
J. B. Rogers, making fires,

" " repairs
J. H. Upham & Bro. ink,

" " " mats and brushes,

Oliver Hall, repairing desks, &c.
John W. Howe, painting,
Spear & Purinton, wood and Coal,

^325

00

325

00

2

00

45

37

3

00

2

75

14 35

15

00

11

05

2

00

4 33

31

50

10

00

143 09

|889 89

16

BowDoiN School — Mount Bowdoin,

Paid Jane E. Wate, for teaching,

" " books and stationery for desk,
" " " for indigent pupils,

" " making fires and sweeping,
" " shavings,
Consider Glass, painting and "whitewashing,
C. P. Tolman, washbowl, shovel and poker,

" " furnace work,

Gardner Ewell, carpenter work,
Connaughton & Quigley, cleaning vault.

$325

00

2

31

6

16

36

27

25

5

04

2

00

11

25

6 07

4 00

$398 35

Hyde Park School — River Sii^eet.

Paid S. G. Bulfinch, for services and carriage hire, $2 50

" " stationery and postage, 1 50

Gardner Ewell, repairing benches, 7 11

E. C. AVilder, cleaning benches, 1 00

T. W. Capen, sweet oil, 15

f 12 26

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Paid I. S. Smith, for services examining schools, $77 00

" " examining teachers, and pupils

for high school, 10 00

T. T. Munger, services examining schools, 22 00

S. G. Bulfinch, " " " 19 00

" " as secretary of S. Committee, 125 00

" " preparing S. C. Report, 12 00

" " stationery and postage, 6 87

J. H. Means, services examining schools, 12 00

B. W. Barrows, " " " 23 00

E. J. Bispham, " as committee on finance, 75 00

David Clapp, printing programme of exhibitions, 6 25

" " " certif. of appoint, of teachers, 3 50

" " " reports of school committee, 48 80

" " " regulations of " 22 10

Amount carried forward, $A62 62

17

Amount brought forward, $462 52

John Robie, distributing reports and regulations, 20 00
J. E. Jones, services in the case of larceny at Gib-
son school, 10 00
T. W, Capen, care of town hall for S. Committee, 5 75

$498 27

RECAPITULATION.

station-

Books

SCHOOLS.

Salaries.

Fuel.

ery for

for ,indi.

Incidentals.

TOTAL.

desks.

pupils

Hio-li

2370

84

85 95

4 87

964 45

3426 11

Everett

1650

00

149 00

1 68

541 28

2341 96

JMather

2473

95

170 00

2 50

5 02

278 99

2930 46

Adams

1650

00

54 00

5 87

5 03

98 79

1813 69

Gibson

2164

57

163 00

7 19

3 11

490 37

2828 24

Winthrop. . . .

2937

50

177 25

10 20

15 81

503 84

3644 60

Norfolk

1650

00

43 00

4 05

8 81

145 39

1851 25

Washington..

1975

00

135 94

18 20

4 85

362 91

2496 90

Butler

325

00

6 40

87

27 69

359 96

Maverick ....

650

00

143 09

37

2 45

93 98

889 89

Bowdoin ....

325

00

2 31

6 16

64 88

398 35

Hyde Park. .

12 26

12 26

Gen. expenses

498 27

18171

86

1127 63

56 43

52 92

3584 83

23491 94

Total amount of expenditures,
Unexpended,

CR.

123,491 94
806 74

$24,298 68

By appropriation, |23,000 00

income of Gibson School fund, 707 92

" Stoughton " " 243 00

" State " " 347 76

$24,298 68

18

POOR IN THE ALMS-HOUSE.

Paid Elisha Ford and matron, for services one year, $450 00
Benjamin Gushing, for services as physician,
J. H. Upham & Bro., flour and groceries,
C. S. Davis & Co. groceries,
Ira Foster, groceries and sundries,
Benton & Caverly, butter and cheese,
J. Preston & Sons, chocolate,
W. Baker & Co.
L. P. Bird, provisions,

J. H, & A. Sumner, beef, pork and sausages,
Holden, Ballard & Co. " " "

John McDonald, fish,
James Shepard, bread,
Moses Clark, grain and meal,
W. & A. Bacon, domestic goods,
E. E. Glover, " "

William F. Pope, clothing,
S. W. Leonard, boots and shoes,
Charles Hunt, soap,
Elisha Ford, provisions and sundries,

" " cloth and clothing,

" " medicine,

" " labor of hired men,

" " nursing and washing,

" " pigs,

John B. Newcomb, exchanging cows,
T. J. Tolman, carrots,
E. H- R. Ruggles, house paper,
Oliver Hall, repairing tables,
C. J. Sumner, tin ware and stove work,
Michael Feeley, labor,
Patrick Darling "
James Shepard, use of express wagon,
John Delano, express wagon.
Town of Warren, support of a person and re-
moving him to Dorchester,
Charles Upham, wheelwright work,

" " weighing hay,

O. Davenport, blacksmith work,
John Callahan, " "

Alexander Glover, repairs on pump,
Thomas Payson, men and team, plowing, &c.

Amount carried forward $3,139 64

132

50

205

10

120 03

n

09

169

66

24

44

10

00

343

36

30

41

78 37

17

67

45

96

328

70

100 77

5

25

11

00

29

62

21

42

257 23

34

42

43

79

256

08

26

85

31

57

20 00

7 61

3

50

5

25

28 85

14

00

19 87

11

70

100 00

11

90

37

49

4 38

54

35

1

20

1

50

32

75

19

Amount brought forward,
William Pope, Jr. lumber,
Spear &. Purintou, coal and wood.

Unexpended,

P,139 64
11 58
99 00

1^3,250 22
366 79

^3, 617 01

CR.

By appropriation.

$3000 00

cash received of A. E. Belknap for support

of M. Hartford,

43 93

ii

((

Town of Westhampton,
support of a person.

18 00

a

ii

James Shepard for fagots,

45 42

li

a

L. P. Bird, for beef.

70 11

It

li

" " " pork, lard and
cabbages,

7 71

u

a

J. Haggerty, for gravel.

17 00

a

u

of sundry persons for hay, !

2U2 66

a

it

" " " pears.

15 13

li

u

'= " " plowing,

2 37

a

((

" " " pasturing,

17 25

a

ii

" " " pound fees.

13 62

ei

ii

" " " lock-up,

25

cc

li

" " " meat blocks.

26 00

11

11

" " " calf.

7 25

((

(C

a pig,

18 27

((

ii

ii U U jjjiU^.

8 06

a

ii

" " " potatoes,

3 00

li

ii

for labor of men and teani on bridges, ,

I 57 23

fences and culverts for streets, '

u

<(

for

Superintendent distributing Town
reports,

7 50

(C

((

for

Superintendent distributing Laws
and Resolves,

15 00

ii

il

for

Superintendent distributing notices
of Town Meetings,

21 25

|3,617 01

*More than 500 lodgiags and 1064 meals have been furaished to transient
people.

20

POOR OUT OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.

Paid E. H. R. Ruggles, for cash to sundry persons, ^153 00
L. F. Pierce " " " " "

J. P. Spooner, professional services,
City of Boston, support of sundry persons,
City of Charlestown, " " "

Town of Framingiiam, " " "

" Medway " " "

" Wrentham, '' " "

Seth Williams, towards support of sundry persons, 98 00
William Pope, Jr., " " u ,

Cyrus Balkham, " " " '

Patrick Collins, " " " '

Aaron Bradshaw, " " " '

J. W. Thomas, " " " '

R. Gleason & Sons, goods delivered sundry persons,
J. H. Upham & Bro., " " " '

Ira Foster, u a u c

Rowland & Harding, "
J. D. Reinhard, groceries, coal and wood delivered

sundry persons.
Spear & Purinion, wood and coal delivered

sundry persons,
E. Preston & Co. wood and coal delivered

sundry persons,
Amasa Pray, coal delivered sundry

persons,
Horace Kingsbury, medicine for a poor person,
R. Wendemuth, shoes " " "

William Davenport, burying an infant found

drowned,
Elisha Ford, expenses carrying paupers to alms-
house Bridgewater,

6

00

3

00

52

11

20

85

35

75

25

41

42

25

98

00

64

00

25

00

20

00

20

00

13

14

8

50

28

00

9

00

1

00

74

76

.98

00

87 53

13

00

5

00

1

60

2

00

9

39

$1,116 29
Unexpended, 39 81

.156 10

CR.

By Appropriation, $1000 00

cash received of City of Boston, for support of

sundry persons, 45 00

Amount carried forward, $1,045 00

21

Amount brought forward, $1,045 00

By cash receivd of Town of Medford, for support

of sundry persons, 10 58

cash received of Seth WilUams, interest on note, 50 52
cash presented to the Overseers by E. P. Tiles-
ton Esq. for distribution among the poor, 50 00

!l,156 10

LUNATICS AT ASYLUM.

Paid expenses of James W. Bryant, and Ehzabeth
Bronsdon, at the Asylum, Taunton, to
June 1, 1859. 241 41

To Citv of Boston, for support of S. Lemist, at

Asylum, 34 28

$275 69
Unexpended, 167 70

1443 39

CK

By appropriation, ^300 00

cash of Mr. Bowman, for board of E. Bronsdon, 143 39

|443 39

REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.

District No. 1.

Paid Ebenezer Wales, for labor of men and teams, $1,629 32

O. Davenport, blacksmith work, 47 16

S. W. Haley, " " 52 70

Charles Upham, wheelwright work, 18 72

J. H. Upham & Bro. hoe and nails, 86

Ira Foster, powder and nails, 25 36

J. C. Talbot, shovels, 6 00

Ebenezer Wales, stone chips, 89 76

Edward Crane, gravel, 165 40

D. W. Baker, " 41 38

G. W. Smith, " 14 30

Henry Humphrey, " 57 00

Thomas Wilkins, " 4 10

,f 2,152 06

22

District No. 2.

Paid Joseph Pillsbury, for labor of men and teams, $1,570 40

J. C. Robinson, blacksmith work, 47 59

Wm. G. Swan, wheelwright work, 10 50

J. T. Murphy, repairing harness, 2 75

J. C. Talbot, shovels, 6 00

Richard Wall, labor, 38 17

$1,675 41

District No, 3.

Paid Henry Fobes, for labor of men and teams,
S. W. Haley, blacksmith work,
Henry Crane, " "

T. W. Capen, castor oil,
J. C. Talbot, shovels,
Noiirse, Mason & Co., shovels,
John McGlone, labor,
S. J, Capen, gravel,
Bagley Carter, labor and gravel,
J. F. Nightingale, stones,

Whole amount expended,

CR.

By appropriation,

cash of Thomas Payson, for an ox cart,
" H. Durrell, gravel,

Exceeds appropriation.

|1,931 65

11 75

21 38

2 50

6 00

7 60

7 00

124 00

10 25

7 80

$2,129 93

5,957 40

$5,000 00

30 00

2 12

^5,032 12

925 28

$5,957 40

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FOUNTAIN ENGINE, No, 1.

Paid Engine Company, for services to April, 1859, $79 50
Lorenzo Gurney, " as steward, 25 00

Amoimt carried forward, $104 50

23

Amount brought forward,
Paid Lorenzo Gurney, for extra labor,
Charles F. Hall, services as slevvard,
William Crehore, repairing and painting lanterns,
Charles Tileston, lantern^ fluid and oil,
G. Haynes & Son, lamps, paint, &c.,
George Baynton, repairs,
.1. A. Tucker, "

Wm. Hall & Son, repairing lock and keys,
Shelton & Cheever, officers badges,
J. W. Sloan, labor on engine,
Samuel Tileston, glazing,
R. F. Tolman, oil,
Henry Crane, blacksmith work,
W hall's express, carting,
Fiske & Crane, horses for engine,
E. Preston &, Co. coal,

$104

50

1

50

37

50

s, 4 24

3

57

7

47

1

62

3

90

2

48

4 50

3

00

75

50

9

88

75

25

00

6

00

$217 16

PROTECTOR ENGINE, No. 2.

Paid Engine Company, for services, to April
George H. Barnes, services as steward,

" " coal and bark,

W. A. Webster, services as steward,

" " chain,

F. Farrington, oil, fluid, &c.
C. J. Sumner, coal hod, and globe to lantern,
T. R. Cooper, painting,
E. C. Fruean, repairing lock and keys,
Davis, Polsey & Co. repairs on engine,
H. Davenport, repairs,
O. Davenport & Co. blacksmith work,
Edwin Dodge, carting,
Royce's express, carting,
Spear & Purinton, coal and bark,

1859, $87 60

12 50

75

25 00

1 50

7 07

1, 2 00

2 00

1 00

42 00

16 81

4 26

3 89

5 25

7 00

$218 63

24

TORRENT ENGINE, No. 3.

Paid Engine Co. for services, to April, 1859, $100 50

M. H. Warren, services as steward, 37 50

Shelton & Cheever, suction hose, 45 50

Consider Glass, paint and painting house, 30 50

L. Daigneau, glazing, 75

R. Gleason & Sons, fluid and oil, 2 48

E. C. Fruean, neats foot oil, 3 00

A. J. Wilkinson, screw wrench, 1 25
Edwin Dodge, carting, 1 26

B. Royce, carting, 50
E. Preston, coal and wood, 12 75

|235 99

ALERT ENGINE, No. 4.

Paid Engine Company, for services to April, 1859,
G. F. Fenno, services as steward,

" " wheelwright work,
John Wheeler, services as steward,

" " " " fireman,

Peter Cook, " "

Luther Knox, " " «'
Frank Sumner, " " "
Nicholas McLaughlin, services as fireman,
Caleb S. Pond, " " "

G. Haynes & Son, duster, water pot and

repairs on stove,
G. L. Fisher, repairs on engine,
W. G. Swan, pipe,
Shelton & Cheever, repairing hose,
.1. H. Burt & Co. " house,

F. H. Trow, painting,
Henry Crane, iron work,
J. Deane, carting gravel into yard,
" " horses drawing engines to fires,
Isaac Williams, labor,
E. Preston & Co. coal.

), $25

20

12

50

3 00

25

00

7

50

7

50

7

50

3

75

7

50

7 50

10 58

4 24

15

00

6

75

87 24

75

20

13

3

75

6

00

1

50

6

25

$269 14

25

INDEPENDENCE ENGINE, No. 5.

Paid Engine Co., for services to May 1, 1859,
G. G. Dennison, services as steward,

tireman,
A. Collins,
N. W. Holt,
E. W. Harding,
A. Phillips,
W. Williams,

E. W. Harding, services of six men one quarter,
Howland & Harding, broom, oil and fluid,
Otis Baird, stove, water pot and repairs,
Shelton & Cheever, repairs,
Hunneman &. Co. set of brasses,
Wm. G. Swan, repairs on engine and house,
" " " " " pump and lantern,
J. T. Murphy, repairs,
G. G. Dennison, painting,
J. C. Robinson, iron work,
.r. Myers, " "

Rnggles' Express, carting,
Jefferson Pratt, horses for engine,
E. Preston & Co. coal and wood,

ail 60

37

50

3

75

3 75

3

75

3

75

3 75

3 75

22

50

12

59

3

90

22

50

9

00

28 20

2

38

50

2

00

11

25

15

00

4 25

27

75

12 25

|345 67

TIGER ENGINE, No. 6.

Paid Engine Company for services to April, 1859, $66 00
F. A. Sumner, for services as steward, 12 50

Theodore Hersey, " " 25 00

" " " as fireman, 3 75

J. N. Berry, " '' 3 75

Ralph Ware, " " 3 75

Harding Rich, " " 3 75

J. P. Silsby, " " 3 75

B. Royce,
J. H. Upham & Bro. fluid, oil, &c.

C. J. Sumner, pump box and repairs,
F. A. Sumner, repairs on pump,
J. E. Lake, "
H. Davenport, putting up shelves,
J. H. Bird, paints,

Amount carried forward, $166 92

3

75

14

51

2

35

4

00

7

56

10

50

2

00

26

Amount brought forward,
James B. Graham, painting house,
Oliver Davenport & Co. iron work,
She! ton & Cheever, repairs,
B. Royce, carting,
" " horses for etisine,

$166

92

42

00

23

27

9

50

12

75

2

00

$256 44

HOOK & LADDER COMPANY.

Paid Company for services to April, 1R59,
A. S. Packard, services as steward,
J. C. Talbot, sperm oil,
R. P. Tolman, matches,
H. Crane, repairs,
Fiske & Crane, use of horse,

$32 40

3 33

43

25

2 50

3 75

12 66

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Paid S. H. Hebard, services as chief engineer, $100 00

E. C. Fruean, " as Assistant Engineer,

Cyrus Savage, " " "

G. L. Fisher, '^ " "

William G. Swan, "

Alfred Clapp, " " "

N. W. Garland,

Francis Freeman, refreshments for Roxbury Co.
Engine Co. No. 1, and H. & L. Co. Roxbury, for

refreshments,
Engine No. 6, Roxbury, for refreshments,
Rowland & Harding, refreshments furnished Co.

No. 5, and Milton Engine Co.
J. H. LTpham & Bro. refreshments,
W. Stanley, cash paid sundry persons as watch at

fire of E. P. Robinson's, 4 00

Wm. G. Swan, use of engine as relief, 50 00

Hannah Pierce, rent of land for engine house

No. 5, two years, 40 GO

Mary Tolman, rent of barn for H. & L. Co. 20 00

Fiske &> Crane, use of horse and chaise, 5 25

$457 08

25

00

20

83

25

00

25

00

25

00

14 42

47

92

14 00

10 00

24

11

6

55

27
RECAPITULATION.

Engine Company No. 1

u " 2

|217 16
218 63

" " 3

235 99

4

269 14

u u 5

345 67

u 6

256 44

Hook and Ladder Company,

42 66

General expenses of Fire Department,

457 08

$2042 77

CR.

By appropriation, $2000
cash of She! ton & Cheever, old hose

00

and copper, 1 1

49

' $2011

49

Exceeds appropriation, 31

28

$2042 77

TOWN OFFICERS.

Paid Ebenezer Eaton, for services as Selectman,
Overseer of the Poor, and Surveyor of
Highways, $250 GO

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, for services as clerk for Select-
men, and preparing annual report,

Eben Tolman, for services as Town Clerk,

Oliver Hall, " " " " Treasurer,
" " extra services as Assessor in 1858,

WilKam Tolman, " "

Robert Vose, '' "

S. H. Hebard, " "

N. W. Tileston, " "

Oliver Hall, services as Assessor in 1859,

William Tolman, " " " "

Amount carried forward, $1,700 00

250

00

150

00

200

00

8, 20

00

20

00

20

00

20 00

20

00

125

00

125

00

28

Amount brought forward,
Robert Vose, services as Assessor in 1859,
S. H. Hebard, " " '' "

N. W. Tileston, " " " "

William Tolman, " Collector,

Unexpended,

CR.

By appropriation,

$1,700 00
125 00
125 00
125 00
500 00

|2,575 00
125 00

$2,700 00
^2,700 00

CEMETERIES.

NORTH CEMETERY.

Paid William Davenport, for labor of himself

and man,
" " " salt for walks,

Hezekiah Park, labor,
J. Adams Martin, "
Ebenezer Clapp, Jr. cash paid for labor and stock

$98

98

2

00

3 50

8

80

; 8

50

1121 78

SOUTH CEMETERY.

Paid Campbell & McGnire, for filling in loam,
Thomas Campbell, carting gravel,
Shadrach Jenkins, labor,

" " for manure and hedge plants,

Li. Pratt & Co. lumber for fence,
Henry Crane, iron posts and bolts for fence,
Samuel Tileston, painting,
J. A. Tucker, repairing harness.

Whole amount expended,
Unexpended,

CR,

By appropriation.

w

00

5

00

120

13

, 14 00

11

69

44

02

1

75

2

66

$246

25

368

03

31

97

$400

00

$400

00

29

INSTALMENTS AND INTEREST ON NOTES.

Paid Provident Institution for Savings in Boston,
for instalments and interest, ;

Dedham Savings Bank, for interest,
Dorchester " •'

Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co, for interest,
R. G. Living, Trustee,
Robert Vose,
J. H. Burt & Co.
Lusanna Tucker,
A. C. Talbot,
C. P. Ripley,
Second Parish, Dorchester,

Unexpended,

1^6,797

00

147

00

300

00

120

00

120

00

120

00

180

00

30

00

60

00

27

00

30

00

|7,931

00

09

00

18,000

00

CR.

By appropriation,

|S,000 00

INTEREST ON MONEY BORROWED IN ANTICI-
PATION OP TAXES.

Paid Blue Hill Bank for interest,
Mattapan " "

Edward Jones, as Trustee, interest,

Unexpended,

t627 89

627 89

50 00

$1,305 78
431 22

$1,737 00

CR.

By appropriation,

$1,500 00

casli received of William Tolman, interest

on tax of 1857,

75 00

" " 1858,

162 CO

;i,737 00

30

ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

Paid William Tolman, on tax of 1857, |378 73

" " " 1858, 1,142 87

$1,521 60

CR.

By appropriation, $1,500 00

exceeds appropriation, 21 60

$1,521 60

STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.

Paid M. Tenney, Jr., Treasurer, for State Tax, $3,291 00
C. C. Churchill, Treasurer, County Tax, 6,945 33

$10,236 33
Unexpended, 23 16

CR.

$10,259 49

By appropriation lor State Tax, $3,291 00

" " County Tax, 6,945 33
Town of Quincy, State and County Tax on

the estates set ojQTfrom Dorchester to Quincy, 23 16

$10,259 49

WIDENING RIYER STREET.

Paid Joseph Pillsbury, for labor of men and teams, $100 00

Henry Fobes, " "

i:

" 458 05

Hugh McGuire, blasting rocks,

136 12

J. B. Withington, "

15 00

J. Dean, removing stones.

30 00

$739 17

31
CR.

By appropriation, 500 00

exceeds appropriation, 239 17

$739 17

REPAIRS ON NEPONSET AVENUE.

Paid Joseph Pillsbiiry, for labor of men and teams, $981 44
Richard Wall, " " " 5S1 90

$1,563 34
CR.

By appropriation, $1,500 00

exceeds appropriation, 63 34

$1,563 34

NEW STREET FROM ADAMS STREET TO
WASHINGTON STREET.

Paid Edwin C. Bailey, for advertising notice to

Contractors in the newspaper, $1 88

Richard Wall, for constructing new road, 1,250 00

!l,251 88

CR.

By appropiation, 1200 00

cash received of Barnes (fe Washburn, for loam, 14 50

" " Daniel Pierce, " 3 30

" " James Pope, " 10 80

i 1,228 60
Exceeds appropriation, 23 28

$1,251 88

32

IJGHTING STREETS.

Paid Josiah H. Carter for gas and lighting,
Charles Tileston, lighting lamp corner of
Washington and River Streets,

Unexpended,

CR.

By appropriation,

170

00

2

00

$172 00
428 00

$600

00

$600

00

LICENCE OF DOGS.

Paid Eben Tolman, for licensing dogs, $84 20

.John Robie, killing dogs, 2 00
" " half of fine received of a person,

for keeping a dog without license, 5 GO

Wilson Stanley, killing dogs, 6 00
" " half of fine received of a person,

for keeping a dog without a license, 5 00

Theodore Hersey, killing dogs, 1 50

$103 70

Unexpended, 441 30

CR.

$545 GO

By cash received of individuals for licenses, $525 00

" John Robie, for a fine, 1,0 00

" " Wilson Stanley, " 10 00

$545 00

POLICE AND WATCH.

Paid John Robie, for services as night watch,. $348 00

John E. Jones, " " " 352 00

Wilson Stanley, " " " 353 00

Amount carried forward, $1,053 00

33

Amount brought forward, $1,053 00

William G. Seavey, for services as night watch, 353 00

Sedi Crane, " " " 352 00

Thomas W. Capen, " " " 352 00

John Robie, for services as police, 7 00

Wilson Stanley, " " 16 00

Wm. G, Seavey, " " 6 00

Seth Crane, u u ^1 00

T. W. Capen, " " 18 00

S. H. Hebard, " " 5 00

B. F. Hebard, <« » 10 00

Theodore Hersey, " " 12 00

W. F. Porter, " " 5 00

F. E. Ruggles, " " 5 00

Burnham Royce, " " 9 00

Enos Tolman, '•' " 7 00

Wilson Stanley, lock for lock-up, 1 50

Unexpended,

CR.

By appropriation,

$2,222 50
177 50

$2,400 00
$2,400 00

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

Paid Preston heirs, for removing house to widen

street at Lower Mills, $300 00

Daniel Denney, for gravel land adjoining

A. H. Lot, 700 00

Richard Wall, removing gravel from A. H. lot

to the sides of D, Avenue, 539 30

" " stones for D. Avenue, 23 70

Thomas Campbell, laying wall, culverts and

filling up sides of D. Avenue, 507 50

Ebenezer Wales, men and teams, filhng up sides

Of D. Avenue, 239 64

Henry Fobes, men and teams, filling up sides

of D. Avenue, 75 00

Charles Walker, blasting rocks on D. Avenue, 9 87

Edward Whalen, labor on D. Avenue, 5 62

Amount carried forward,
5

$2,400 63

400

63

15

33

153 52

85

00

2

50

15

00

3 58

22

44

5

76

25

16

100

00

22

56

142

57

25

00

35

13

13 44

34

Amount brought forward, ^2,

James Whalen, labor on D. Avenue,
Maurice Sheehan, " " "
John Sargent labor and gravel for D. Avenue,
Simeon Wheeler; granite stones,
Luther Briggs, Jr. measuring gravel,

E, H. R. Ruggles, lumber for D. Avenue.
L. Pratt & Co. " "
S. Jenkins, labor on fence on *'
Henry Crane, iron work " *'

F. W. Andrews, improvements on Cook's Hill,

D. Avenue,
Richad Wall, labor on Crescent Avenue,
John Sargent, furnishing stone and building wall

side of Commercial Street,
Maurice Shelian, filling in side of Commercial st.
Benjamin Cushing, wall " " "

Deborah Field, land to widen Washington Street,
Thomas Campbell, moving wall side of Washing-
ton Street. 5 00
L. T. Hunt, building fence on Adams and

Minot Streets, 25 35

Enos Tolman, laying wall on Adams and

Minot Streets, 22 87

Peter Sullivan, work on fence, on Adams and

Minot Streets, 10 13

George W. Billings, gate posts on Minot Street, I 00

Wm. Pope & Co. lumber for bridges and fences

for streets in different parts of the Town, 232 71

Asa Davenport, carpenter work on bridges and

fences for streets, 62 58

Alms House Establishment, labor of men and team

on bridges, fences and culverts for streets, 57 23

Patrick Darling, labor on Tide Mill Bridge, 2 50

Patrick Dolan, labor, 4 37

Charles Hunt, gravel and carting on Neponset

Avenue, 45 00

Town of Milton, half the expense repairing

D. and M. Bridge, at the Lower Mills, 48 45

J. H. Burt & Co. carpenter work and stock on

bridge at Mattapan, 79 15

T. B. Moses, staking out widening of Stoughton

Street, 10 00

Amount carried forward, $3,623 96

bo

Amount brought forward, $3,626 96

S. J. Capen, surveying on Norfolk and Pond

Streets in 1850, 20 00

C. Breck & Son, surveying proposed road from

Hide Park to Forest Hills, 5 00

Orin Mahany, labor on fountain on Washington

Street, 7 50

C. P. Tolman, post and pipe for watering place

on Washington Street, 7 75

J. Pillsbury, labor at watering place on Adams

Street, 20 00

Enos Tolman, drilling rocks and stoning spring

on Adams Street, 6 56

Sidney Patch, iron post for watering place, on

Adams Street, 5 00

Boston Lead Co. lead pipe, &c. for watering

place on Adams Street, 30 00

Otis Baird, labor at watering place on Adams

Street, 3 75

Charles Hunt, lettering signs for lamp posts, 4 00

E, H. Derby, professional services in the case

of D. Horse Railway, 150 00

Ebenezer Eaton, expenses in case of

I. P. White against the Town, 19 45

E, H. R. Ruggles, expenses in case of

I. P. White^against the Town, 50 00

Isaac B. Martin, expenses incase of I. P. White

against the Town,
J. G. Torrey, printing annual report,

" " " warrants, voting and jury lists,

C. C. P. Moody, printing Assessors and

Treasurer's notices,
C. C. P. Moody, printing tax bills,
E. Clapp, Jr., books and stationery for Assessors,
A. R. Gay, book and paper for Selectmen,
O. Hall, cash paid for recording deeds and

expenses to Dedham,
Assessors, collecting census of children,
R. Vose, cash paid for copying return of stocks,
Peter Blake, dinners and luncheons for Assessors,
" " " for Town Officers at town

meetings, 51 87

Peter Blake notifying town officers, and

attending town meetings, 7 50

22

50

177

21

30

27

S

00

17

50

3i)

20

4 00

6

00

30

00

20

00

209

00

Anioiuil carried forward, ,"154,567 02

36

Amount brought forward, $4,567 02

S. H. Hebard, notifying and attending town

meetings, 42 00

S. H. Hebard, notifying representatives of

their election, 1 00

" " distributing Selectmen's reports, 7 50

Alms House Establishment, Superintendent

distributing reports, Laws and Resolves, 22 50

Alms House Establishment, Superintendent

distributing notices of town meetings,
boy assisting.
Alms House Establishment, for dinners for

C. Commissioners, and Selectmen,
T. W. Capen, care of Town Hall, for Assessors,
" '* " " for Selectmen and

Collector,
" " careof Town Hall, for town meetings,

Wm. Davenport, ringing bell for town meetmgs,
E. C. Wilder, " " " "

Eben Tolman, obtaining statistics of births, and

recording births, marriages and deaths,
E. Tolman, expressage and postage,
Wm. Davenport, returning statistics of deaths

to Clerk,
E. C. Wilder, " ''• "ti Clerk,

E. A. Smith, " " " "

Wm. Manning, " " " ''

Town of Milton, taxes.
Town of Quincy "

H. A. Davis, sealing weights and measures,
(y. E. Stedman, vaccinating children,
S. H. Hebard, food for men in lock up,
O. Hall, repairing table at Town Hall,
C. P. Tolman, stove work and stock, at Town Hall,
E. Eaton, horse cart,
Ira Foster, spikes,
O. Davenport, blacksmith work,
E. Preston & do. removing snow from roads,
T. Payson, " " "

H. Fobes, " " "

$4,932 66
Unexpended, 1,075 34

$6,008 00

21

25

1

25

9

00

27 50

1

50

12

50

1

00

2

00

70

05

31

7

60

2

20

4 00

3

10

4 05

5

71)

6 5)

15

00

4

50

4

00

3

75

38

50

3

65

19

73

4 00

7

50

12

50

37

CR.

By appropriation,

casli of Charles P. Tolmaii, for rent of Town

Hall lot,

DEBT OF THE TOWN.

Treasurer's note to Dedham Savings Bank,

" " Boston " "

" " Dorchester " "

" " Dorchester Mutual Ins. Co.

" '' John H. Burt & Co.

" " Robert Yose,

" " Josiah Vinton, Trustee,

" " Second Parish, Dorchester,

" " A. C. Talbot,

" " Charles P. Ripley,

GIBSON SCHOOL FUND.

Lyman Willard's note and mortgage,
Charles Hunt's " "

Theodore L. Howe's " "

George A. Houghton's
Henry Jenkins'
John Dolau's
John Keen's '

Judah M. Bellows'
Peter Blake's
Gore, Rose (fc Co's
United States Loan,

$6,000 00

S 00

|6,008 00

$4,900 00

25,000 00

5,000 00

2,000 00

3,000 00

2,000 00

2,000 00

1,0(10 00

1,000 00

450 00

$46,350 00

$503 00

428 12

342 00

213 75

474 00

464 31

501 92

604 88

2,000 00

1,000 00

3,325 27

3,000 00

$12,857 25

STOUGHTON SCHOOL FUND.

23 shares State Bank stock, par value, $60, $1,380 00

7 " Tremont Bank stock, par value, 100, 700 00

4 shares Blue Hill Bank stock, par value, 100, 400 00

4 shares Western R. R. stock, par value, 100, 400 00

Donald Ferguson's note and mortgage, 440 00

$3,320 00

38

POOR FUND.

Seth William's note and mortgage, $842 06

DEBT DUE THE TOWN.

John A. Haven's note and mortgage, ^257 20

AMOUNT DUE FOR TAXES.

William Tolman, for Tax of 1858, $1,046 00

" 1859, 15,210 29

u u

$16,256 29
Notes to be paid from the TaXj(temporary loan,) 6,000 00

$10,256 29
Cash in the Treasury, February 1, I860, 3,882 15

^14,138 44

TAXES.

The amount of taxes assessed on the Real and Personal
Estate of the Town of Dorchester, for the year 1859, was
as follows, viz:

Number of Polls, 2,324,

Value of Real Estate, $7,358,600 00

Personal Estate, 3,559,200 00

li u

$10,917,800 00

1 00

5 33

Town tax, 62,031 81

State tax, ^3,291 00

County tax, 6,945 33

Total tax, $72,268 14

Rate per $1,000 was $6 30

39

TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1859.

Selectmen^ Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of High-
ways— Ebenezer Eaton, Edward H. R. Ruggles, and Lewis
F. Pierce,

Assessors — Oliver Hall, William Tolman, Robert Vose,
Sylvester H. Hebard, and Nathaniel W. Tileston.
Town Clerk — Eben Tolman.
Town Treasurer — Oliver Hall.
Collector — William Tolman.
Representatives — Ebenezer Eaton and Henry L. Pierce.

40

Dr. OLIVER HALL, Town Treasurer^ in Account Current

To balance in the Treasury, February 1, 1859, $1,559 05

Cash received from Gibson School, Fund, 707 92
« " " Stoughton « " 243 00

« " " State « « 347 76

— 1,298 68

" " board of paupers, sales of

produce and other arti-
cles at Almsrhouse, 617 01
" " other towns & poor fund, 106 10
presented by E. P. Tileston, Esq. for

relief of the poor, 50 00

received of Mr. Bowman, for board of

E. Bronsdon, at Taunton Asylum, 143 39

received of highway department, sale of ox

■ 916 50

cart and loam.

32 12

a

of Fire Department, sale of old hose

and copper.

11 49

((

of Quincy, State and County tax oi

sundry persons.

23 16

((

of new street from Adams to "Wash'n

St. 28 60

u

for dog licenses and fines,

545 00

((

for incidental expenses,

8 00

C(

of William Tolman, bal. of tax, 1857,

1,370 00

(C

" " interest " "

75 00

((

« « on tax of 1858,

11,975 00

u

« " interest "

162 00

((

« « on tax of 1859,

57,057 85

((

of Blue Hill Bank, (temporary loan,)

2,938 50

((

of Mattapan « « «

2,938 50

^80,939 45

41

from February 1, 1859, to February 1, 1860, with the

Town of Dorchester. Cr.

By Cash paid for Salaries of School Teachers, $18,171 86

" « Fuel for schools, 1,127 63

" " Stationery for Teachers' desks, 56 43

" " Books for indigent scholars, 52 92

" " Incidental exjDenses of schools, 8,584 83

" " General school expenses, 498 27

$28,491 94

Support of poor in Alms-house,

8,250 22

« « out "

1,116 29

" of lunatics at Asylum,

275 69

$4,642 20

Repairs of Highways,

5,957 40

Fire Department,

2,042 77

Town Officers,

2,575 00

Cemeteries,

868 03

Instalments and interest on notes.

7,931 00

Interest on money borrowed in anti-

cipation of taxes.

1,805 78

Abatement of Taxes,

1,521 60

State Tax,

3,291 00

County Tax,

6,945 83

Widening River street,

739 17

Repairs on Neponset Avenue,

1,563 34

New street from Adams to Wash'n St. 1,251 88

Lighting Streets,

172 00

License of dogs.

103 70

Police and Watch,

2,222 50

Incidental expenses,

4,932 66

(Temporary loan,) Blue Hill Bank,

3,000 00

" " Mattapan Bank,

3,000 00

$77,057 80

in the Treasury, February 1, 1860,

3,882 15

),939 45
OLIVER HALL, Town Treasurer.

42

AUDITORS' REPORT.

The undersigned hereby certify, that we have examined the
the accounts of OLIVER HALL, Town Treasurer, and find
the same con*ectly 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 jjast financial year, the sum of seventy-
nine thousand three hundred and eighty dollars and forty cents,
which, with the balance on hand January 31st, 1859, of one
thousand five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and five cents,
makes a total receij)t for the year ending January 31st, 1860,
of eighty thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine dollars and
forty-five cents ; and there has been paid from the Treasury
during the same period, the sum of seventy-seven thousand and
fifty-seven dollars and thirty cents ; leaving in the Treasury,
January 31st, 1860, the sum of three thousand eight hundred
and eighty-two dollars and fifteen cents, as will appear in the
foregoing account.

ELEAZER J. BISPHAM, )
ROBERT VOSE, f- Auditors.

CHARLES A. WOOD, )

Dorchester, February 1, 1860.

43
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER TO THE
SELECTMEN OF DORCHESTER.

Gektlemek : — I liereT\dtIi present the Eleventli Annual Re-
port of the condition of the Fire Department of this Town,
with an account of the fires and alarms the year ending Janu-
ary 31st, 1860; 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 : —

SYLVESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer,

GEORGE L. FISHER, \
ALFRED CLAPP, /

WILLIAM G. SWAN, > Assistant Engineers.
EDMUND C. FRUEAN,i
HENRY FOBES, J

Belonging to the Town, and under the charge of the Board
of Engineers, are six Engines and one Hook and Ladder Car-
riage, viz : —

FOUNTAIN ENGINE, No. 1, under the care of C. F.
Hall, steward.

PROTECTOR, No. 2, under the care of W. A. Webster,
steward.

TORRENT, No. 3. under the care of Henry Fobes, steward.

ALERT, No. 4, in care of six persons, of whom John Wheel-
er, is steward.

INDEPENDENCE, No. 5, in care of a volunteer company,
six persons of whom are paid, and of whom G. G. Dennison, is
steward.

TIGER, No. 6, in care of six persons, of whom Theodore
Hersey, is steward.

MATTAPAN, Hook and Ladder Carriage, in the care of
the Chief Engineer.

After the disbandment of the several companies of the De-
partment, by a vote of the Town, at the Town Meeting, April
last, by advice of your Board, the Engineers endeavored to ob-

44

tain the services of six men to be attached to each engine as
a company, to see, in case of lire, that the engine and apparatus
are conveyed to the spot and properly adjusted, but have been
only partially successful in their efforts. The eighteen men
Avho have had charge of the engines Nos. 4, 5, and 6, are to be
paid at the rate of fifteen dollars each per year for their ser-
vices ; and the stewards fifty dollars each in addition.

Those gentlemen who so generously have performed duty as
a volunteer company, attached to engine No. 5, deserve hon-
orable mention.

The several Engines, and the Hook and Ladder Carriage,
with their appurtenances, are in good condition, and are kept
ready for immediate service.

There has been thirteen fires and alarms the past year,
twelve of which were in this town.

The amount of expenditures under the direction of the Board
of Engineers, for repairss, &c. has been |975 15. Total expen-
ditures on account of the Fire Department the past year, have
been $2,031 28.

Annexed is a Table of the Fires and Alarms, from February
1, 1859, to February 1, 1860.

Respectfully, Yours,

SYLVESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer.

Dorchester, February 1, 1860.

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VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1859.

BIRTHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR.

Males 138. Females 141. Whole number 279.
Of these there were three pairs of twins.

NATIVITY OF PARENTS.

Fathers. Mothers

Dorchester, 33 27

United States, 104 110

British Provinces, 8 12

England, 6 5

Scotland, 3 5

Ireland, Ill 111

France, 0 1

Germany, 10 5

Prussia, 1 0

Portugal, 0 1

Bohemia, 0 1

Not stated 3 1

279 279

47

INTENTION OF MARRIAGES.— 1859.

MALES.

BIETHPLACB OF FEMALES.

Birthplace.

Total.

Dorch-
ester

United British Irel'nd
States. Prov

Scoti'd Engl'd

Germ-
any.

Brazil

Dorchester

14

1

10

1

2

U. States

47

12

32

1

1

1

British Pr.

2

1

1

Ireland

33

1

31

1

England

4

1

1

2

Scotland

2

2

Germany

2

1

1

Total males

104

18

44

. 3

34

1

2

1

1

MARRIAGES.— 1859.

MALES.

BIETHPLAGE OF FEMALES.

Birthplace.

Total.

Dorchester

U. states

Brit. Brov

England

Scotl nd

BrazU

Dorchester

1
12

2

8

2.

U. States

39

10

28

1

British Pro.

3

1

1

1

England

3

2

1

Scotland

3

1

1

1

Ireland

1

1

Germany

1

1

62

15

40

4

1

1

1

(Stillborn, 2.)

Date

of

Death.

Jan. 1 Lizzie B. Bird

1 Aa:]ie R Gordon

I Charles Waters

I Maria B. Everett
li Timothy M'hurley, Jr.

3 Patriclv StcDonald
8, Bridget Gaynor

12 Jolui McNeil
15 Kebecca C. Tucker
1-') Sarah Smith
27 Frances Kendrick
27 An Inf int
Feb. 1 George H Ripley

4 Achsah W. llebard

5 Frederick Messenger ,Jr,

5 Charlotte Tliayer

6 Emma l"". Harding
8 Mary Ward

11 Sarah J. Sargent

II .lane Williams

II William A. Gilbert
loMic-orge C Eowler
l.'Sll'.o'.'^y W. Bradford
'■^0 Oci.-fShepard
28 Isaac Cox

March 1 Margaret Hill

4 Henry Lunt

5 JIargaret Dealy
8|Jiidson B. Chase

10 Abby F. G. Lindsley
19 Gotez
21 Walter J. Watson
23 Satiord
2.5 Mary McCormick

April 4 Lydia P. 3IcElroy
7 Siargaret Morrow
7 Margaret Dillon

11 William J. Stephenson
13j Patrick Dondy
13;.Tames Coffee
llJBarnabas F. Brown
le'^Iarv L. Smith
17:11. bert M. Morrison

May 6 C itharine Dahymple

BlEleazer Cole
12 1 Charles C^ Crane
IS'Marv A. Stevens
leJMargaret Tully
ly George Hagen
23 1 Hannah J. Chamberlain
31 1 Fannie Kellj'
June 2 1 Mary E. i 'ampbeU

SEdward Kelly

4' Sybil Baldwin

10 Thomas McGovern

11 > Frank Pierce
17lM.iry G.Billings
24.1olmG. Wood, 2d.

July 3 JIary M. D' Wolfe

12 Hannah O'Shae
18;EmeliDe B. Sargent
20|Mary J. Pierce
2llGeorgianua ^r. Cram
28 Esther 0' Riley
28 ;Margaret Xolan

Aug. 1 Marv Ward

1 Charles B. Adams

1 .lohu W. .Jackson, Jr

2 Bridget Kelly
4 Catliariue S. Davern
4 Samuel S. Leonard
5,Phinehas Goodwin
5jJohn T. Davenport
TlGeorgeE. HiU

AGE.

Diseases or

Place of Birth.

cause of Death.

r« i

2 1

0

>>

r^ i

r^

Pi

"2" "

"3" '

3 Dorchester |Hooping Cough

14

5

13

" Brain F.-ver

31

8

Germany Drowned

26

10

6 Milton Consumption

14 ]

Dorchester I

n fan tile

35

Ireland |ConsnmpHon

35

•' Childbirth

1

11

Dorchester | Croup

37

6

21

" Congestion of Lungs

89

11

19

" Old Age

70

Hartford, Conn. Consumption
1 Not known Found dead

4

1 DorchesttT Lung Fever

49

1

18 Clinton, Maine Con.^umption
24 Dorchi'Ster Convulsions

79

10

18

Vew York, N. Y. LungFeTer

2

2

Jorcherter

" "

38

Ireland Apoplexy

24

5

Boston Infiamation of Bowels

57

6

3edham

[!ancer

51

Uansfiel d

jonsumption

44

19

[lorchester

leart Complaint

72

Pl.Mupton

Intiuenza

61

11

8

Sfoughton

3r' psy

24

11

15

Dorchester

^ionsumption

2

13

"

'nflamation of Lungs

83

3

N^ewburyport

Old Age

23

Ireland

Childbirth

1

16

South Boston

Teething

42

5

16

Plymouth
Dorchester

;;ou sumption
Still Born

2

2

21

1

u

Fits
Infantile

2

17

Bath. Maine

u

6

3

5

Dorchester

Consumption
Infantile

31

Ireland

Consumption

32

5

10

'■

"

4

Dorchester

Infantile

10

4

"

Rupture of a blood vessel

45

17

Scitnate

Consumption

31

11

16

Dorchester

Consumption of blood

26

England

Pleurisy

77

10

16

Old Age

51

3

19

Middleboro'

Heart Complaint

4

13

Dorchester

Consumption

48

9

11

Bath, Maine

Pneumonia

3

2

Dorchester

Lung Fever

3

8

12

Albany, N. T,

Croup

79

Boston

Old Age

7

9

Dorchester

Consumption

9

t(

Convulsions

10

11

Infantile

74

Boston

Congestion of Lungs

21

Dorchester

Infantile

24

6

18

Boston

Consumption

3

Dorchester

Infantile

6

6

5

"

Croup

81

17

Boston

Old Age

1

10

"

Small Pox

19

2

22

Dorchester

Con^Tilsions

72

7

5

"

Fracture of Thigh

1

11

"

Dysentery

1

9

*6

t'

36

Ireland

Consumption

87

"

Old Age

3

1

Dorchester

Canker
Infantile

35

Ireland

Convulsions

6

3

Dorchester

[utantile

29

8

1

Wareham

Dysentery

b2

3

Mains

liumor

4

1

Dorchesier

Brain Fever

4

4

1

'■

Croup 7

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Jeremiah Murphy
Sarah E. Perry
Mary C. Fleming
George II. Gibson
Thomas 11. Allen
George W. White
llichard Tipping
Rebecca C. Tucker
Patrick Riley
SOjCatharine Hyde
21 Henry I^eonard
22|^iichael McLaughlin
23,Sar.ah Witliington
2yL\lice D. Cunningham
2o'john Mullicrn
25 1 Frances A. Tipping

26 Elizabeth Feelen
1 Mary A. Bird
2i\V"alter W. Linscott
2;George II. White
2 j Adelaide Davenport
4iHoratio A. Spink
8[Sarah S. Urann

lljNathan Kimball
12! Mary J McLean
13 Mary A. Swan

13 Sarah L. Blake
15j Willie French

18 Elizabeth HUdreth
2l!.John F. McLean
24 Lizzie Cone

Jacob W. Sprague
Fisher A. Kingsbury
Sarah Jiggar
Ella F. Strangman
Thomas S. Dennett
Lizzie F. Hardy
Charles A. Clements
Edwin P. Harris
Emily M. TIarris
Mary H. fl'iswell
Sarah E. Dammers

15 Hannah G. Ford

20' Cherry A. Sayil

23|john Berril

26|Mira Preston

27 George F. Jones
Nov. iLohn Ward

4; Edward T. Thaxter
9|William B. Bronsdon
9!Eliza S. Phillips
13|EUa Watson
13j Carrie E. Brown

17 j Richard Murray
ISJEIihu White

19 Walter H. Rich
19'Roland F Studley
20, Henry Payson

23 Philipine Abbenzella

24 1 Elizabeth Hart

27l Julia Murphy
Dec . 1 ! Peter McA voy
3^John Burns
5j Nickerson

6 Bridget King
6 ^Samuel Savil
7 1 William W. Mclntire
8 Archibald N. Dunmore

10 Betsy Thorn;on( colored)

11 1 Mary A. Rogers
. 14!john P. Glaven

14 Walter 11. Berry

15 Michael Fisher

16 Ruth Spalding

18 Timothy O'Brien
J9 Kenney

19 Abby H Gleason

21 John Shields

22 Charles Sheridan, Jr

27 Betsy Goss

28 Mary McEneany
.28 'Elizabetli Pealey

10

10

15

24

16

Ireland
Dorchester

South Acton
Dorchester

Ireland
Dorchester

Weymouth
Dorchester

West Greenwich R I

Boston

Newton, N. IL

Dorchester

Charlestowa

Dorchester

Boston
Dorchester
Walpole
Dorchester

Northwood, N. H.
Dorchester

Dorchester

New York

Dorchester

Hingham

Milton

Newburyport

Dorchester

Portland, Maine ,

Dorchester

Braintree

Dorchester

Boston
Dorchesrer

Ireland
Dorchester

Ireland
Quincy
Dorchester

Dorchester

Germany
Amesbury
Dorcbester

Ireland

Dorchester

Boxboro'

Dorchester

Boston

Dysentery

Infantile
Dysentery

Croup

Dy.sentery

Infantile

liver Complaint

Dysentery

Cholera Infantum

Kit

Infantile

I»ething

Infantile

Cholera Infantum

Teething

Aec'tal clothes cau't fire

Cholera lufantvmi

Consumption

Dropsy

Dysentery

Consumption

Typhnid Fever

Infantile

Cholera Infantum

Dysentery

Infantile

Paralysis

Canker

Cholera Infantum

Canker

Infantile

Membrane Croup

Burnt b}' house tak'g fire

f a l<

Disease of Brain

Sudden death

Dropsy

Liver Complaint

Infantile

Apoplexy

Disease of Heart

Croup

Bright's Dis. of Kidneys

Apoplexy

Csn.sumption

Infantile

Congestion of Bowels

Convulsions

Paralysis

Teething

Typhoid Fev«r

Consumption

Disease of Brain

Inflamation of Lungs

Disease of Heart

Convulsions

Still Born

Liver Complaint

Old Age

Typhoid Fever

ConsumptSon

Old Age

Scarlet Fever

Croup

Canker

Disease of Liver

Bronchitis

Croup

Infantile

Consumption

Typhoid Fever

Teething

Disease of Heart

Scrofula

Scarlet Fever

THEIR DISEASES WERE

Accidental, , 3

Apoplexy, .». 3

Bronchitis, 1

Cancer, 1

Canker, 4

Childbirth, 2

Congestion of Lungs, . . 2

Cholera Infantum, . 5

Consumption, 21

Consumption of Blood, 1

Convulsions, 6

Croup, » 9

Dysentery, 12

Disease of the Biain,. . 2
" " Bowels,. 1

Disease of the Heart. . 5
" •' Kidney, 1

" " Liver,.. 4

Dropsy, 4

Drowned, 1

Fever, Brain 2

" Lung 4

" Scarlet 2

" Typhoid 4

Fits, 2

Found Dead, 1

Fracture of the Th%h, 1

Humor, 1

Hooping Cough,. 1

Infantile, 22

Inffamatioa of Bowels, 1
" " Lungs,. 2

Influenza, . ••••... 1

Old Age, 8

Paralysis, 2

Pleurisy, 1

Pneumonia, 1

Rupt'r of blood Vessel, 1

Small Pox 1

Scrofula, 1

Sudden Death, 1

Teething, 6

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THE AGES OF THE DECEASED WERE:

Under 1 year, S7

1 lo 2 years, .17

20 to 30
30 to 40

years .10
" 14

80 to 90 years,
90 to 1€0 "..

.. 7
. 0

2 to 5 " 17

40 to 50

".... 9

Over 100 "..

. 1

5 to 10 " 7

50 to 60

" 7

10 to 15 " 3

60 to 70

"....10

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15 to 20 ««■ 4

70 to &0

" 11

THE DEATHS WERE IN THE MONTH OF

January 12 A
February 13 M
March S J a

3^11

ay
lae

9

8
7

July

August 5
Sept. ]

7
5j6

L7

October

November

December

13
14
20

THE PALACES Q^ THEIR NATIVITY WERE :

154

Dorchester 88

Other Townesia the United States. 44
England 1

Ireland 15

Germany 2

Unkaown ....,...> 4

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SELECTMEN'S OFFICE?

Dorchester, February, 1860.
To persons having claims against the Town :

It is expected that bills presented for the action of
the Selectmen, will specify what the article or articles
sold were for ; when for labor, where it was perform-
ed, number of days, and price per day, unless other-
wise agreed upon ; and when for different appropria-
tions, 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, ap-
proved 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 claims, are requested to call
promptly for their pay.

EBENEZER EATON, }

E. H. R RUGGLES, V Selectmen.

LEWIS F. PIERCE, S

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