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CITY TREASURER'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, &c.
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OF THE
CITY OF CHARLESTOWN,
FOR THE
jFinonrinl f enr, eniiiig ftkmxvi 28, 1803.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE CITT COtJNCIL.
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CHARLESTOWN :
CALEB RAND, PRINTER, . . 40 MAIN STREET.
1853.
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CITY TREASURER'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITIIRES, &c,
OF THE
CITY OF CHARLESTOWN,
FOR THE
l^matirial fm, ^ti^mg /ekuarq 28, 1853.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
CHARLESTOWN:
CALEB RAND, PRINTER, . . 40 MAIN STREET.
1853.
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City Treasurer's Office, )
Charlestown, May 10, 1853. \
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL.
GentlemeNj
In conformity with the requirements of the City Or-
dinances, I herewith lay before you my Annual Report of
the Receipts and Expenditures, in detail, of the City of
Charlestown, for the Financial year ending with the twenty-
eighth day of February, 1853.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
AMOS STONE, City Treasurer.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER.
In Board of Mayor and Aldei-men,
May 16, 1853.
Referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Finance,
and sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES POOLE, City Clerk.
In Common Council, May 16, 1853. — Concurred.
G. y. HALL, Clerk.
CITY OF CHARLESTOWN.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen,
June 6, 1853.
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred (May 23, 1853,) the Annual Report of the Receipts
and Expenditures of the City, have examined the same, and
find the accounts to be correctly cast, and the payments to
be sustained by the proper vouchers.
They also lay before the City Council a statement, in de-
tail, of the Receipts and Expenditures for the financial year
ending February 28, 1853, together with a schedule of the
City Property anci a statement of the City Debt ; and they
recommend that twenty-five hundred copies of the same be
printed and distributed among the citizens.
For the Committee,
RICHARD FROTHINGHAM, Jr., Chairman.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen, June 6, 1853. — Accept-
ed and sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES POOLE, City Clerk.
In Common Council, June 6, 1853. — Concurred.
G. V. HALL, Clerk.
6
The City of Charlestown, in Account
For the year ending
1853. To Cash Paid as follows, viz :
Feb. 28. For Reduction of City Debt, - - - - $36,600 00
" Tempoi'ai-y Loans, in anticipation
of Taxes,
Interest on Loans, ------
County Tax, -------
Militia Bounty, -------
Land and New Building on Win-
throp Street, -------
Unpaid Accounts, audited prior to
March 1, 1852,
Salaries of City Officers, - - - -
Support of Schools, - - - - -
Support of Poor, ------
Laying out Streets, - - - - -
Repairs of Streets, ------
Paving Streets, -------
13,363 11
5,139 91
3,325 00
Setting Edge Stone & Paving Gutters, 1,922 45
Fire Department, -.-----
Watch and Police, ------
Oil and Fuel, ...---- 1 2,145 08
Lighting Streets, Lamps, Repairs, &c. 1,111 03
49,300 00
11,935 15
8,624 63
633 50
10,452 75
2,345 66
5,360 98
26,869 48
7,668 02
23,750 47
6,681 75
4,267 35
Sew^ers and Drains, - - - - -
Reservoirs, --------
Health Department, - - - - -
Contingencies, ---*---
Cash on hand Marcli 1, 1853,
3,256 11
2,086 91
350 00
33 00
3,244 91
7,486 96
$210,947 63
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, have examined the fore-
5:oing Account Current, together with the Schedule of Receipts and
Expenditures for the Financial Year, ending with Feb. 28, 1853, all of
which they find to be accurate, and sustained by proper vouchers. The
balance in the hands of the Ti'easurer, on the first day of March, 1853,
was Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Ninety-
Six Cents. ($7,486 96.)
RICHARD FROTHINGHAM, Jr."
EDWARD LAWRENCE,
AMOS TUFTS, 1 Finance
P. J. STONE, f Committee.
JUDSON MURDOCK,
STEPHEN H. LYNDE. .
Charlestown, Mass., May 2, 1853.
Current with Amos Stone, City Treasurer, CH.
with February 28, 1853.
1853. By Cash Received, as follows, viz :
Feb. 28. Cash on hand March 1, 1852, - - - - $ 6,461 40
From Loans on time, ------ 50,000 00
" Loans in anticipation of Taxes, - 49,300^00
" Commonweahh for support of
State Paupers for 1851, 1,681 45
" Commonwealth on account of
School Fund for 1852, 720 00
" Commonwealth for Militia Bounty
for 1851, 748 00
3,149 45
« Rents of City Property, 2,085 12
"« Trustees of Schools, 1,000 00
" Jacob Hittinger, for Land on
Soley Street, 400 00
" Subscriptions on account of wid-
ening Soley Street, 380 00
" Assessments for Sewers & Drains, 872 43
" Interest on Notes and Bonds, 264 07
" Town of Maiden, on account of
suit to recover back the Tax paid
on the Alms House and part of
the farm for 1850, 341 97
" T. O. Selfridge and others, for the
privilege to build to the south-
west wall of the new building
on Winthrop Street, 210 00
« City Clerk, fees for Recording, &c. 217 30
" Superintendent of Burials, fees, 133 50
" Superintendent of Streets, 12 33
363 13
Contract for House Offal, 125 00
Sale of City Hearse and Harness, 120 00
Sale of old Building Materials, 28 25
Taxes collected to March 1, 1853, 94,456 80
Cost collected on Taxes, 159 50
Interest " " 18150
94,797 80
Unpaid Accoimts, audited, 1,049 01
$210,947 63
1853.
March 1. By Balance, $7,486 96
AMOS STONE, City Treasurer.
Charlestown, Mass., March, 1S5S.
RECEIPTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1853.
Cash on hand March 1, 1352, 66,461 40
From Loans on time, ^50,000 00
" Temporary Loans in anticipation of
Taxes, 49,300 GO
99,300 00
Commonwealth for support of State
Paupers for 1851, 1,68145
do. on account of School Fund
for 1852, 720 00
do. on account of Militia for 1851, 748 00
3,149 45
Trustees of Schools, 1,000 00
Jacob Hittinger, for land on Soley St, 403 GO
John Parsons, for rent of Town wharf, 500 00
Smith & Hopkins, for rent of City wharf, 350 00
Evans & Powers, for rent of House, 252 12
Samuel Palmer, for rent of Store, 200 00
James Brown, do do 200 00
Samuel T. Tapley, do do 200 00
Jasper Stone, do do 150 00
Abram Chamberlin, City Marshal, rent
of City Hall, 233 00
Charles Poole, City Clerk, fees for
Recording, &c. 217 30
A. Chamberlin, Supt. of Burials, Fees, 133 50
Henry Conn, Supt. of Streets, for Labor, 12 33
2,085 12
363 13
Amount carried forward, $112,759 10
RKCEIPTS. y
Amount brought forward, $112,759 10
From Jacob Hittinger, for Interest, 32 20
" Bethesda Baptist Society, do 180 14
" Simeon B. Witney, do 46 90
" Isaac Kendall, do 4 83
" Sundry Individuals, interest on taxes, 181 50
445 57
Stearns & Collins, Subscript
widening Soley Street,
Nathan Carruth, do
ion for
do
300 00
40 00
Jonathan Gary,
do
do
15 00
Samuel F. Tilden,
do
do
15 00
James Hobbs,
do
do
10 00
380 00
Town of Maiden, on account of suit to
recover back the Tax for 1850, paid
on the Alms House and Land, 341 97
T. O. Selfridge and others, for the priv-
ilege to build to the south-west wall
of the building on Wmthrop Street, 210 00
Charles Perry, for Hearse and Harness, 120 00
William Lyons, for House Offal, 125 00
John Parsons, for old Building Materials, 15 00
Benj. F. Fish, do 6 00
Joseph S. Hart, do 3 00
24 00
James Hunnewell, for Labor, 4 25
Alson Studley, for Drain,
Oliver H. Hay, do
William McElroy, do
C. T. & H. H. Bradshaw, do
Benjamin Edmands, do
Addison Gage, do
James Mellen, do
Thomas Sampson, do
Ruth Payson, do
Job Richardson, do
George W, Little, do
Robert Rich, do
10 86
10 63
5 81
27 62
4 00
6 28
3 77
2 52
14 87
32 46
29 70
12 60
Amount carried forward, $161 12 114,409 89
10 RECEIPTS.
Amount brought forward, $16112 114,409 89
From Robert Rich, Jr. for Drain, 6 66
" George A. Kettell, do 41 21
" Jesse Harvvood, do 17 63
•' Heirs of Wm. Austin, do 4107
" Henry V. V. Blanchard, do 12 20
" Sarah Waitt, do 15 00
" Peter Conant, do 18 10
" Jonathan Brown, Jr. do 19 24
" Benj. Thompson &. Co. do 20 86
" Mr. Potter, do 7 10
" George VV. Gerrish, do '" 28 22
" John Boles, do 6 34
" Seth Sawyer, do 8 44
" Bartholomew Raymond, do 12 02
'* Elbridge Brown, do 6 91
" J. Wiley Edmands, do 146 04
•' Gage, Hittinger & Co. do 121 69
" John W. Damon, do 182 58
872 43
Taxes
of 1847,
10 60
1848,
16 56
1849,
10 80
1850,
36 42
1851,
2,051 86
1852,
92,330 56
94,456 80
" Sundry individuals for cost on Taxes, 159 50
Unpaid Accounts, audited and charged to
the appropriations respectively, but
not paid, 1,049 01
$210,947 63
EXPENDITURES
FOR THE YEAE ENDING FEB. 28, 1853.
11 ■ <IU ■ CI*
, SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
Richard Frothingham, Junior, Mayor, $500 00
Amos Stone, City Treasurer, 1,000 00
Charles Poole, City Clerk, 841 67
Gustavus V. Hall, Clerk to Common Council, 15S 33
Abram Chamberlin, City Marshal, 575 00
Benj. F, Brackett, Superintendent of Streets, 216 60
Abram Chamberlin, do 58 33
Henry Conn, do 408 33
25 00
25 00
12 00
12 00
12 00
Stephen P. Kelley, Chief Engineer 9 mos.
and Assistant Engineer 3 months, 162 50
James M. Gardner, Chief Engineer 3 raos.
and Assistant Engineer 9 months, 75 00
683 32
John O'Connor, City Messenger, 33 33
Abijah Blanchard, do. 283 33
316 66
William F. Hall, Messenger to Com. Council, 25 00
Thomas Greenleaf i
Benjamin Phipps > Board of Assessors, 800 00
John W.Mulliken j
Gustavus V. Hall, Assistant Assessor,
John Skilton, do
Solomon G. Phipps, do
Edward Thorndike, do
Joseph Souther, do
86 00
Amount carried forward, ^237 50 $4,985 98
12 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, ^237 50 $4,985 98
Robert Todd, Assistant Engineer, 50 00
Edward T. Rand, do 50 CO
Jas. A. D. Worcester, do 9 mos. 37 50
Amount Appropriated, $5,250 00
do transferred from
Contingencies, 110 98
Amount Expended, $5,360 98
375 00
$5,360 98
" W 'I <1lllilii <i tli'i
SUPPOET OF SCHOOLS.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
High School.
Augustine M. Gay, Principal, $1,050 00
Cliarles F. McDonald, Assistant, 650 00
Philinda G. Bates, do 425 00
$2,125 00
Bunker-Hill School, No. 1.
David Atwood, Principal, 1,000 00
D. Eliza Farnsworth, Assistant, 250 00
Caroline Phipps, do 250 00
1,500 00
Bunker-Hill School, No. 2.
A. B. Sanders, Principal, 1,000 00
Sarah J. Knight, Assistant, 250 00
Ann Nowell, do 250 00
1,500 00
Harvard School, No. 1.
C. Soule Cartee, Principal, 1,000 00
Anna O. Rollins, Assistant, 250 00
Amount carried forward, $1,250 00 $5,125 00 $5,360 9S
EXPENDITURES.
13
Amount brought forward, $1,250 00 $5,125 00 $5,360 98
Sarah F. Kittredge, Assistant, 250 00
Mary J. Stockman, do 250 00
1,750 00
Harvard School, No. 2.
Joseph B. Morse, Principal, 1,000 00
Rebecca Drake, Assistant, 10 42
Elizabeth Swords, do 239 5S
Adeline M. West, do 250 00
Adeline E. Clapp, do 171 53
Hannah E. Knight, do 75 75
Winihrop School, No. 1.
Luther W. Anderson, Principal, 591 67
Isaac Coffin, do 163 88
B. F. S. Griffin, do 194 44
Sarah A. Russell, Assistant, 255 00
Rebecca S. Richardson, do 255 00
Anna Delano, do 255 00
Winihrop School, No. 2.
Samuel S. Willson, Principal, 1,000 00
Julia A. Bridges, Assistant,
Anna M. Gregory, do
Ellen A. Richardson, do
TVan'en School, No.
George Swan, Principal,
Marianne Sampson, Assistant,
Elizabeth Upton, do
Emily A. Moulton, do
Mary J. Chandler, do
Warren School, No. 2.
Joseph T. Swan, Principal, 1,000 00
Sarah M. Cha'ndler, Assistant, 250 00
Elizabeth Williams, do 156 25
250 00
250 00
250 00
Vo. 1.
1,000 00
250 00
250 00
148 60
10140
1,747 28
1.714 99
1,750 00
1,750 CO
Amount carried forward, $1,408 25 $13,837 27 $5,360 93
14 . EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $1,406 25 $13,837 27 $5,360 98
Mary R. Mayhew, Assistant, 250 00
Anne E. Chandler, do 93 75
Primary
Schools.
3. ft %J\J \J\J
Mary J. Brown, No 1
250 00
Malvina B. Skilton,
2
250 00
Hannah H. Sampson,
3
250 00
Charlotte M. Moore,
4
250 00
Mary J. Chandler,
5
148 60
Charlotte Poole,
5
101 40
250 00
250 00
Mary L. Everett,
6
Susan L. Sawyer,
7
250 00
Julia M. Ranstead,
8
250 00
Sarah E. Woodbridge,
9
250 00
Frances E. Smith,
10
250 00
Joanna S. Putnam,
11
250 00
Catharine D. Flint,
12
62 50
Elizabeth A. Lord,
12
187 50
250 00
250 00
Martha E. Lincoln,
13
Sarah E. Smith,
14
250 00
Jane E. Rugg,
15
250 00
Abby E. Hinckley,
16
250 00
Emily S. Fernald,
17
250 00
Elenora Butts,
18
250 00
Louisa W. Huntress,
19
250 00
Elizabeth C. Hunting,
20
250 00
Louisa P. Hunting,
21
250 00
Frances M. Lane,
250 00
Mary Ann Osgood,
23
250 00
Caroline M.Chamberlin
,24
250 00
Henrietta M. Sanborn,
25
250 00
Charlotte Poole,
26
118 88
Elizabeth Rodenburg,
26
81 12
200 00
Louisa A. Pratt,
27
250 00
Mary M. Decoster,
28
52 08
Amount carried forward, $22,389 35 $5,h60 98
EXPENDITURES.
15
Amount brought forward, $22,339 35 85,360 98
For care of School Rooms, Gleaning,
and Making Fires.
John Shedd,
125 00
Abel Winship,
111 00
William W. Frost,
85 00
Joshua W. Lincoln,
62 50
George W. Gage,
62 50
Charles Perry,
43 50
Henry Prentiss,
40 00
Jacob Sampson,
23 50
Henry M. Osgood,
15 00
Henry H. Abbott,
15 00
Ann Kerr,
95 00
Ann Taylor,
81 00
Margaret Frye,
65 00
Catharine McMahan,
49 00
Mary Gartland,
43 50
Margaret Boyd,
32 00
Margaret Hanley,
28 50
Jane Roach,
17 00
Mary Brinnin,
21 50
Ellen Gallagher,
11 25
Ellen Rooney,
5 50
Elizabeth Smith,
4 00
Charlotte Brown,
3 00
For Fuel and Labor on same.
William Fletcher, Coal, 477 25
James G. Fuller, do 84 25
K. S. Chaffee, Charcoal, 105 60
S.& E.Knight,Wood,Bark iS^ Coal, 495 05
Catharine McMahan, Wood,
2 25
Daniel Laing, sawing and splitting
Wood, &c.
70 75
William Rooney, do
53 25
James McKenna, do
46 00
1,039 25
1.334 40
Amount carried forward, $24,713 00 $5,360 98
16 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $24,713 00 $5,360 9S
For Stoves, Repairs, ^"c.
Samuel T. Tapley, 135 69
B. W. Duriklee, 17 75
F. L. Eberle, 4 00
157 44
333 56
93 00
30 00
1 00
47 00
12 87
6 08
163 80
22 70
For Repairs of Buildings.
Nathaniel Shnttuck, Carpenter's
Work and Materials,
David Preston, do
Jesse Gay, do
J. B. &C. Wilson, do '
Charles P. Brooks, Masonry and
Whitewashing,
Elisha B. Faunce, do
Nathan W. Stratton, do
Weston &, Mason, Painting,
James C. Deland, do
Henry V. V. Bianchard, Paint-
ing and tsetting Glass, 94 64
James A. D. Worcester, Paper,
Hanging, & Window Shades,
James Finn, Repairs,
Henry Nutting &- Co do
S.N. Fuller, Hanging Bell,
Moses Babcock, Repairing Locks
and Keys,
For Books, Maps, Charts^ Philosophi-
cal Apparatus and Stationery.
McKim &/ Cutter, Books and
Stationery, 343 59
Aaron R. Gay, do 66 26
Little & Brown, Books, 1100
N. D. Cotton, Paper, 6 85
Chamberlin & Ritchie, Philo-
sophical Apparatus and Re-
pairs,
110 60
39 28
5 81
3 00
2 74
23 80
971 08
Amount carried forward. |45l 50 $25,841 52 $5,360 98
EXPENDITURES.
17
Amount brought forward, 8451 50 $25,811 52 85,360 98
Ide and Dutton, Maps and Charts, 5 62
Alfred A. Childs, Map Frames, 7 89
465 01
For Printing.
William W. Wheildon,
92 20
Caleb Rand,
36 00
DeCosla & Williams,
16 25
John Wilson & Son,
13 00
William C. Lears,
8 50
For Sundries.
Abijah Blanchard, one year's salary as
Messenger to Board of Trustees, 200 00
A. B Needham, taking Census of
children between 5 and 15 years
of age, 19 00
Harvard Church Society, rent of
School Room,
H. & S. P. Hill, Mats, Brooms, &c.
James Adams, Brushes, Hard-
ware, &c.
Jasper Stone, Clock,
Jacob Caswell, Repairing Pumps,
George W. Little, Mugs, &lc.
A.F. (fc J.M. Shepherd, Teaming,
Savage & Brown, Teaming,
Fosdick, Carter & Co., Chairs,
Charles B. Rogers, Lime,
Nathaniel Johnson, Removing
Night Soil,
Abijah Blanchard, Labor,
William Roach, do.
Charles P. Fessenden do.
35 00
24 51
49 57
5 50
12 45
4 98
2 34
25
1 84
1 00
4 50
28 63
6 18
125
165 95
397 00
26.869 48
Amount carried forward, ^32.230 46
18 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $32,230 46
Amount Appropriated, ^25,000 00
do Received from
Commonweath, 720 OU
do Trust's of Sch'Is. 1,000 00
do Transfer'd from
Contingencies, 150 00
^26,870 00
Amount Expended, 26,869 48
Balance to Unappropriated Funds, 52
SUPPOET OF PAUPEES.
For Salaries.
Albert Eaton, Superintendent,
Jacob Hayes, Physician,
Rebecca Hall, Matron,
§400 00
150 00
130 00
$6S0 00
For Groceries, Provisiojis, cj^c.
Hurd, Hutchins & Co. Groceries, 303 68
Charles A. Barker,
Johnson & Richardson,
Mullett & Bradbury,
H. &. S. P. Hill,
John P. Couthouy,
Noyes«fe Call,
Bradley iS:- Willis,
James Mclntire,
Corey & Goodwin,
Hermon Hutchinson,
Mahoney & Temple,
do
269 72
do
220 94
do
209 92
do
118 55
do
86 27
do
63 05
do
40 07
do
32 34
do
24 71
do
10 23
do.
9 50
! .388 93
Amount carried forward, $2,063 93 ^32,230 46
EXPENDITURES.
ly
Amount brought forward,
$2,068 98 832,230 46
John VV. Hollis, Provisions,
168 19
Robert Wason, do
157 16
John P. Couthouy, do
145 00
Samuel Pahner, do
138 48
Nahum Chapin, do
85 69
David Allen, do
72 02
T. C. Bosvvell, do
56 72
Olvin F. Raymond, do
37 84
Wells Chase, do
27 90
Henry J. Kendall, do
24 57
J. Thompson, do
22 81
Bradley & Willis, do
17 99
954 37
Mathes & Snow, Flour,
238 38
t/C*** O 1
Johnson & Richardson, do
169 12
Bradley &. Willis, do
144 25
551 75
Wesson &i, Gary, Grain and Meal,
213 50
tJU M. i fJ
Nathan Tufts, Jr. do
45 48
Barnard Riley, do
6 09
265 07
John P. Couthouy, Bread,
157 16
Brown & Goodrich, do
69 39
William Fairfield, Bread &, Yeast,
28 23
2,54 78
William Whittemore, Milk,
99 68
David Brown, Fresh Fish,
7 70
William Smith, do
4 13
11 83
For Dry Goods, Clothi?ig
(|-C.
John Skilton, Dry Goods,
216 34
William Fosdick, do
1S9 39
A. H. Heath & Co. do
22 10
William Arnold, do
77 87
Hannah Ford, do
32 08
Jevvett & Gates, do
22 68
560 46
Amount carried forward, 84,766 92^32,230 46
20 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $4,766 92 $32,230 46
Arnold & Co. Boots and Shoes, 154 48
Ebenezer White, do 39 03
John C. Thomas, Hats & Caps, 11 09
Joseph S. Hart, do 13 50
For Supjjort of Paupers out of the
Alms House.
Town of Nantucket, support of
Bennett Family, 343 81
Townof Somerville, do. B. Shute, 10 67
D. B. Gould ^ D. A. Rand, do.
S. Rand, 87 00
Suffolk House of Correction, do.
Convicts, 60 70
Middlesex House of Correc'n.do. 55 11
For Fuel and Labor on the same.
Addison Childs, Coal, 447 50
Samuel Thomas, Freight on Coal, 211 25
E. Pray, Wood, 297 56
John Parsons, Splitting ^ Team-
ing Wood, 72 12
George W. Turner, Team'g Wood, 18 50
Levi Goodnow, do 16 00
For Simdries.
Nathan Merrill, Stationery,
McKim & Cutter, do
Joseph Young, Lumber,
Tho's Greenleaf &/ Co. do
Oliver Dickson, do
Moses Morse, Blacksmith Work,
Ham & Brother, do
Weeman &, Strand, Shoeing Horses, 13 92
1 05
2 29
21 48
53 16
10 82
21 45
15 35
s, 13 92
193 51
24 59
557 29
1,062 93
3 34
85 46
50 72
Amount carried forward, $6,744 76 $32,2;i0 46
EXPENDITURES.
21
Amount brought forward, ^6,744 76 $32,230 46
B. W. Dunklee, Repairing Stoves, IS 95
Griffin Gibson, do 5 82
Chilson, Richardson & Co, do 5 25
Thomas C. Byron, Rent,
George W. Adams, do
James Jones, Labor,
John Jones, do
Charles Perry, Burials,
Caleb Symmes, do
Abijah Blanchard, Commitments
to Alms House,
Stephen P. Kelley, do
Adolphus J. Carter, do
22 00
GOO
75 00
20 92
57 00
lSe50
10 52
11 68
I 46
30 02
28 00
95 92
75 50
23 66
72 12
141 00
169 00
85 61
29 96
69 63
Absalom Rand, Soap,
William Lyons, House Offal,
Reed & Curtis, Pigs,
Proprietors of Maiden Bridge, for Tolls,
Elias Crafts, Jr., Medicines,
Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, Seeds, Tools, &c.
Geo, W, Little & Co , Tin and Earthen Ware, 34 39
Robert B. Edes, Jr., Hardware, 18 19
Luther F. Whitney, Paints and Oils, 11 99
Benjamin Phipps, Harness Work, 4 22
Charles P. tirooks. Whitewashing, 8 00
James Finn, Repairing Slate, 9 75
Enoch J. Clark, Painting, 3 00
Samuel T. Tapley, Repairing Pumps, &c. 5 13
James F. Foster, Truss, 3 00
James A. D. Worcester, Paper Hangings, 1 17
William B. Parker, Teaming, 4 00
Amount carried forward,
7,668 02
$39,898 48
22 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $39,893 48
Amount Appropriated, 86,000 00
do. received from Com'lth, 1,681 45
87,681 45
Amount Expended, 7,668 02
813 4:5
Transferred to Sewers
and Drains, 6 OS
Balance to Unappro-
priated Funds, 7 35
13 43
For Annual Compensatioji to the Mernhers of the
Engine^ Hook&f Ladder^ and Hose Camp's.
Engine Company, No. 1, 8512 88
do No. 2, 516 00
do No. 3, 516 00
do No. 4,
do No. 5,
do No. 7,
Hook and Ladder Company,
Hose Company,
198 Members of the Fir-^ Depart-
ment, the amount of their
Poll Tax for 1851,
Stephen P. Kelley, Clerk to the
Board of Engineers,
Amount carried forward, 83,867 53 839,898 48
509 75
506 62
516 00
205 86
277 42
297 00
10 00
EXPENDITURES.
23
Amount brought forward.
For Repairs of Engmes and
Ajjparatus.
James Boyd & Son, Hose and
Repairs,
Shelton &, Cheever, do
E. A. G. Roulstone, Fire Caps,
Engine Company No. 3, do
Hittinger, Cook & Co., Repairs
of Engines,
Hunneman & Co., do
Henry Smith, do
L. H. Hayward, do
William Pedrick, do
Caleb Larkin, do
Henry A. Cook, do
Charles T. Mullett, do
John Shedd, do
David S. Tucker, do
William M. Howell, do
William A. Barnard, do
George W. Waitt, do
Leonard Jones, do
Oliver Brown, Neat's Foot Oil,
T. M. Cutter, Cordage,
Arnold & Co., Leather,
George Fuller, Painting, &c.
Hose Company, Torches,
Lysander Cole, Belts, &/C.
Samuel Kidder & Co., Blacking,
For Repairs of Buildings.
Nathaniel Shattuck, Carpenter's
Work and Materials, 39 67
J B. & C. Wilson, do 35 35
Earl Wyman, do 32 90
John Howard, do 6 00
$3,867 53 $3,9898 48
664 88
252 72
195 00
17 50
513 12
102 00
25 50
59 55
23 75
11 50
10 87
11 95
2 00
2 00
1 25
1 00
1 00
1 00
27 50
8 27
6 17
8 46
5 00
5 29
63
1,957 91
Amount carried forward, $1 13 92 $5,825 44 $39,898 48
24 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $113 92 $5,825 44 $39,898 48
B. Thompson & Co., Lumber, 4 58
Charles P. Brooks, Mason Work
and Materials, 29 00
Jeremiah B. Bradford, do 15 00
C. L. Lothrop, do 9 87
Elisha B. Faunce, do 9 79
Henry Nutting & Co., Stone Work, 28 00
James Finn, Repairing Slate, 3 17
John B. Bennett, do. 1 50
Jacob B. Marsli, Painting& Glaz'g 12 00
James C. Deland, do 8 00
Enoch J. Cl.irk. do 4 50
Francis J Ahneder, do 3 00
William C. Simonds, do 2 75
Henry V.V. Blanchard, do 2 90
William Hall & Co., Keys, 5 55
William H. Smith, Paper and Hang'g, 4 20
257 73
For Reservoirs, Wells t^' Hydrants.
E. B. Faunce, Materials and La-
bor on Reservoirs, 69 60
C. L. Lothrop, do 13 75
James Gilday, care of Reservoirs, 33 00
George W. Waitt, care of Hydrants, 10 00
Jonas L.Jennerson, Labor on Wells, 44 06
Samuel T. Tapley, Lead Pipe
and Repairing Pumps,
Jacob Caswell, Repairing Pumps
William H. Caswell, Covers for
Reservoirs and Wells,
John Bryant, Jr., do
T.&T.F.Hunnewell, do
Oliver Dickson, do
Amount carried forward, $6,353 60 §39,898 48
47 35
18 00
20 57
5 75
5 15
3 20
^70 43
t^ 4 \J 'itJ
EXPENDITURES.
25
Amount carried forward,
For Refreshments furnished at Fires
to Engine Companies from other
Towns.
Engine Company No. 1, 10 00
11 00
44 00
1150
36 00
25 50
13 50
1 00
5,353 60 $39,898 43
do
No.
2,
do
No.
4,
do
No.
5.
do
No
7,
Hose Company,
John P. Putnam,
James Brown,
For Sundries.
George E. Rogers, T
eaminor Hose
and Drawing Engines,
15 12
George VV. Turner,
do.
20 88
Andrew J. Savage,
do.
6 25
Patrick Boyle,
do.
2 00
Hugh Kelley,
do.
1 CO
Asa Wellman,
do.
100
John G. Butts and others.
Labor at
Fires,
10 00
John F. Powers,
do.
17 50
Richard A. Stoddard,
do.
10 35
Thomas Goodwin,
do.
7 50
Ward & Cole,
do.
4 00
Thomas McCusker,
do.
2 00
Michael Dunn,
do.
1 00
William Dennis,
do.
2 00
Asa B. Barker,
do.
1 00
S. T. Tapley, Stoves,
Repairs, &c.
33 33
Joshua C. Collins,
do.
7 50
Rufus Cass, Carriage
Hire,
13 25
Jerome G. Kidder, Oil C
isk,
5 62
Corey &- Goodwin, B
rooms, &,c.
2 84
John P. Currier, Oil,
&c
.
1 44
McKim & Cutter, St
ationery,
2 78
152 50
Anjotint carried forward,
4
$168 36 $6,506 10 $39,898 48
Kb EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward,
$16S 36
DeCosta &, Williams, Printing,
1 50
Wm. W. Wheildon, do.
1 00
Stephen P. Kelley, Disbursements, 1 62
John Cole, Ladder,
1 50
Luther F. Whitney, Brushes,
1 34
Mullett &. Bradbury, Broom,
33
Amount Appropriated,
$5,800 00
" Transferred from
Contingencies,
881 75
5,681 75
>,506 10 $39,898 48
175 65
STREETS
6,681 75
John D. Stevens,
Labor,
$303 13
Thos. C. Johnson,
do.
206 87
William Riordan,
do.
247 49
James Riordan,
do.
246 09
William Riordan, 2d
, do.
242 97
Thomas Dugan,
do.
208 11
Richard Guiton,
do.
204 17
Dennis Donovan,
do.
187 93
David Riordan,
do.
174 07
William Roach,
do.
149 06
William Carroll,
do.
118 67
Timothy Quinlan,
do.
100 62
David Keefe,
do.
96 75
Maurice Roach,
do.
66 36
Luther Lawton,
do.
21 25
Daniel O'Brien,
do.
18 75
Jeremiah Donovan,
do.
4 50
Amount carried forward, $2,596 79
$46,580 23
EXPENDITURES.
27
Amount brought forward, $2,596 79 $4C.580 2S
Jeremiah Murray, Labor, 5 08
John Marden, do. 2 00
Michael Mahar, do. 3 94
James Grimes, do. 5 62
James Daley, do. 2 50
J. & A. S. Tutlle, do. 12 00
William H. Caswell, do. 3 50
John Donovan, Labor & Teaming, 595 34
Hugh Kelley, do. Il9 46
Levi Goodnow, do. 22 50
George W. Turner, Teaming, 26 00
Leonard Emerton, do. 7 50
— 3,402 21
Isaac C. Gushing, Labor and Mate-
rials for Cesspools and Inlets to
Drains. 196 50
Elisha B. Faunce, do.
79 38
George S. Adams, do.
33 16
Henry Nutting & Co. Stone Curbs
for Cesspools,
50 01
John Bryant, Jr. Covers for do.
25 50
T. & T. F. Hunnewell, do.
6 22
390 77
Weeman &l Strand, Horse-shoeing,
41 59
Ham & Brother, Blacksmith work.
36 13
John W. Richardson, do.
28 62
Hittinger, Cook &, Co. do.
12 57
James Emery, do.
12 37
William Hodgkins, do.
8 97
140 25
Oliver Dickson, New Cart and Re-
pairs,
111 96
John Bryant, Jr., Rep'ng Carts, &c.
T. & T. F. Hunnewell, do.
6 37
6 34
124 67
J. B. & C. Wilson, Carpenter's
work and Material,
6154
l.i«^ \J 9
Amos Brown, do.
20 31
Cottrell &, Brooks, Lumber,
3 00
84 85
Amount carried forward, §4,142 75 $46.580 23
5!g
EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward,
Oakrnan &, KIdridge, Flag Stone,
J. E. &N. Brown, do.
H. Nutting & Co. Stone Chips,
Caleb Syinmes, Covering Stone for
Drain,
$4,142 75 $46,580 23
Wesson & Garj,
Grain,
E. Derby,
Hay,
H. Stone,
do.
George Floyd,
do.
Fuller &- Eaton,
do.
N. Barry,
do.
B. Thompson & C
0. do.
E. Lyon,
do.
James Adams, Hard Ware,
Robert B. Edes, Jr. do.
25 81
8 12
3 60
2 25
284 20
46 33
36 72
20 92
19 22
16 93
16 30
8 79
7 03
2 46
Horatio G. Waldron, Painting Street
Signs,
Henry V. V. Blanchard,
do.
6 00
2 50
Robert Call, Coal,
Arthur W. Tufts, do.
2 13
2 06
T. & J. Doane, Jr., Surveying,
Bowman & Fox, Powder,
Mahoney &. Temple, Fuse,
Charles T. Mullett, Harness Work, 14 46
Jacob Caswell, Repairing Pumps,
Gage, Hittinger & Co., Wharfage,
T. M. Cutter, Cordage,
Samuel T. Tapley, Lantern, 6lc.
Mullett & Bradbury, Oil and Pail,
Andrew J. Lock, Trees,
William Saunders, Services,
Michael Lynch, Damage sustained by
Defect in Street,
7^"^ Amount carried forward,
39 78
449 46
9 54
8 50
4 19
26 70
23 50
2 00
14 46
9 00
5 37
2 30
2 88
4 21
2 00
3 CO
1
by
30 00
105 40
1,779 64 $46,580 23
ESPENblTURES. 29
Amolint brought forward, $4,779 64 $46,5S0 23
For Gravel.
George Tewksbury, Gravel, 234 1»4
Gore, Rose & Co. do. 30 CO
Win. B. Parker, Teaming Gravel, 28 75
Levi Goodnow, do. 29 00
Oakman & Eldridge, Wharfage, 25 08
Geo. W. White & Co. do. 12 50
360 27
For Paving.
Gore, Rose & Co., Labor and Ma-
terials for Paving Warren and
Winthrop Streets, 3000 00
do. do. Water Street, 323 00
For Edge Slone, Setting, <^'c.
Oakman & Eldridge, Stone and
Gravel, 357 35
Gore, Rose &z, Co., Labor and Ma-
terials for Paving Gutters and
Setting Edge Stone, 1558 10
G. W. Warren, Stone, 7 00
3,325 00
1,922 45
10,387 36
Amount Appropriated, $9,000 00
Transferred from Unappropriated
Funds, 825 00
Transferred from Contingencies, 562 36
Amount Expended, $10,387 36
LAYING OUT
AND WIDENING STREETS.
Wrn. H. Bacon, Land Damage on
Soley Street, 8550 00
Jacob Hittinger, do. 450 00
Artiount carried forward, $ 1 ,000 GO 156,967 59
30
EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $1,000 CO
Elbridge Brown, Land Damage on
Soley Street, 100 00
Timothy Fletcher and others, Ref-
erees in case of Wm. 11. Bacon
vs. City of Charlestown, 30 00
$56,967 59
Alfred Carleton, Land for Monum't
Avenue, 3200 00
Hebecca Peabody, do. 1900 00
Charles T. Frost, do. 1600 00
Betsey Gage, do. 1500 00
Eliza W. Hammond, do. 900 00
Samuel S. Runey, do. 101116
Edw. F. Cutter, Land for Medford
Street, 500 00
Prances B. Adams, do. 500 00
T. & J. Doane, Jr, Surveying, 245 00
Stearns & Sanborn, do. 50 50
John A. Sanborn, do. 39 00
G. V. Hall, Services, 50 00
Isaac C. Cushing, Labor &i, Mater'ls, 76 15
Elisha B. Faunce, do. 25 92
Dolphin D. Taylor, do. 23 62
A. C. Palmer, do. 14 63
J. B. & C. Wilson, do. 8 00
John Donovan, Labor & Teaming, 148 79
1,130 00
10,111 16
1,000 00
384 50
Hugh Kelley,
do.
100 00
John D. Stevens,
Labor,
32 50
Thomas C. Johnson,
do.
18 13
William Riordan,
do.
24 46
William Riordan,
2d.
do.
25 88
James Riordan,
do.
23 62
David Riordan,
do.
22 78
Thomas Dugan,
do.
22 50
Dennis Donovan,
do.
24 75
Richard Guilon,
do.
23 63
Amount carried forward, $615 36 $12,625 66 $56,967 59
EXPENDITURES.
31
Amount brought forward,
William Roach, Labor,
William Carroll, do.
J. Woodbury, do.
Charles T. Mullett, do.
Richard Watts, do.
John Coakley, do.
A. Tufts, do.
Cottrell (Si/ Brooks, Lumber,
Abijah Blanchard, Labor,
$615 36 $12,625 66 $56,967 59
20 25
22 22
49 45
12 59
3 47
4 00
2 06
2 55
5 50
737 45
13.363 11
Balance from last year's
Account,
$1,091 15
Amount of Appropriation,
3,000 00
Loan,
10,000 00
Subscriptions on account
of widening Soley Street,
380 00
$14,471 15
Amount Expended, 13,363 11
Balance to next year's Account, $1,108 04
WATCH AND POLICE.
Charles Sanderson,
Judah Wetherbee,
William Norton,
James Hager, Jr.,
Harper E. Percival,
James G. Dadley,
William G. Plummer,
William S. Robbins,
Amount carried forward, $1,197 75
Watch,
$168 00
do.
169 50
do.
160 25
do.
140 00
do.
140 00
do.
140 00
do.
140 00
do.
140 00
$70,330 70
32
EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward,
$1,197 75
$70,330 70
Joseph Mears,
Watch,
140 00
Perkins Norton,
do.
188 75
Levi Rice,
do.
138 75
Asa B. Barker,
do.
137 50
Charles Burcham,
do.
137 50
Joseph Bibrim,
do.
137 50
Oilman Putney,
do.
136 25
William B. Onthank
do.
136 25
Perley Clark,
do.
135 00
Henry Prentiss,
do.
135 00
Joseph Cutter,
do.
130 00
George Richardson,
do.
126 25
Jonathan Bartlett,
do.
111 25
Daniel H. Parker,
do.
88 75
Ira F. Martin,
do.
85 00
Sanford Fisher,
do.
72 50
Royal Underwood,
do.
61 25
Abram Chamberlin,
do.
47 75
William Clough,
do.
38 75
Samuel W. Spauldin
g, do.
37 50
■ ' ' ■'■ ''i'lj-'. v"'- ■", ; 1
Charles B. Durling,
do.
31 25
George L. Perkins,
do.
27 50
Luther Lawton,
do.
17 50
Allen Putnam,
do.
16 25
John West,
do.
7 50
James R. Conner,
do.
5 00
Richmond D. Norto
n, do.
5 00
3,479 25
Stephen P. Kelley,
Police,
148 35
Abijah Blanchard,
do.
129 00
Charles Sanderson,
do.
89 00
Joseph S. Currell,
do.
61 CO
Judah Wetherbee,
do.
33 50
William Norton,
do.
30 50
Adolphus J. Carter,
do.
29 50
Amount carried forward, $520 85 $3479 25 $70,330 70
EXPENDITURES.
33
Amount brought forward,
William B. Onthank, Police,
Daniel H. Parker, do.
Oilman Putney, do.
Samuel W. Spaulding, do.
Perley Clark, do.
Joseph S. Bibrim, do.
Ira F. Martin, do.
Asa B. Barker, do.
John Kalnar, do.
Richard Berry, do.
Charles Burcham, do.
Sanford Fisher, do.
Joshua W. Lincoln, do.
James Miskelly, do.
Perkins Norton, do.
George Richardson, do.
Levi Rice, do.
James G. Dadley, do.
William G. Plummer, do.
William S. Robbins, do.
Joseph Mears, do.
Richmond D. Norton, do.
George L. Perkins, do.
Royal Underwood, do.
Charles B. Burling, do.
James R. Conner, do.
George W. Waitt. do.
John S. Whitney, do-
Thomas Goodwin, do.
Nathaniel Shattuck, do.
David W. Sargent, do.
Henry W. Homer, do.
N. W. Adams, do.
Edward Miskelly, do,
Thomas P. Young, do.
Thomas A. Byron, do.
Amount carried forward,
5
$520 85 f 3,479 25 $70,330 70
26 00
14 50
5 50
5 50
5 25
5 25
5 25
5 25
5 25
5 25
4 75
4 00
3 50
3 50
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
$691 10 $3,479 25 $70,330 70
34:
EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward,
$691 10 13,479 25 ^
Lyman O. Chase, Police,
3 25
Charles Perry,
do.
3 25
William Clough,
do.
2 00
John West,
do.
2 00
Henry Prentiss,
do.
2 00
Allen Putnam,
do.
2 00 .
George W. Hammond,
do.
2 00
John Howard,
do.
2 00
Isaac Sargent,
do.
2 00
George W. Gage,
do.
2 00
Henry L. Meservey,
do.
2 00
William H. Gallop,
do.
2 00
Joseph Hayden,
do.
2 00
Benjamin Huff,
do.
2 00
Henry P. Gardner,
do.
2 00
John Williams,
do.
2 00
Harper E. Percival,
do.
125
Jonathan Bartlett,
do.
125
James Hager, Jr.,
do.
"125 ■:-•-
Luther Lawton,
do.
1 25
Samuel O. Weston,
do.
125
A. C. Palmer,
do.
1 25
I'^'l 10
Asa B. Barker, Care of Watch
House,
55 00
Amount Appropriated,
14,300 00
Amount Expended,
ited Func
4,267 35
Balance to Unappropri
Is, $32 65
4,267 35
Amount carried forward,
$74,598 05
EXPENDITURES. 35
Amount brought forward $74,593 05
OIL AND FUEL.
Thayer & Rice, Oil,
Jerome G. Kidder, do.
Bradley &z, Willis, do.
Andrew J. Savage, Teaming
Oil,
Overseers of the Poor, Coal,
Thomas Greenleaf, Bark,
B. Thompson & Co., do.
Amount Appropriated,
Amount Expended,
1,752 59
206 64
%
8 40
10 45
$1,978 08
150 00
15 00
2 00
167 00
2,145 08
2,500 00
2,145 08
Balance to Sewers and Drains, $354 92
LIGHTING STREETS.
Henry Prentiss, Lighting Lamps, $256 87
William B. Onthank, do. 256 87
Jonas Foster, do. 255 00
George C. Hughes, do. 254 37
$1,023 11
For Repairs of Lanterns, S^c.
Samuel T. Tapley, Repairs &c. 42 59
Horatio G, Waldron, do, 5 80
James C. Deland, do. 4 50
Amount carried forward, $52 89 $1,023 U $76,743 13
36 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, |52 89 $1,023 11 $76,743 13
Henry V. V. Blanchard, Repairs, 2 95
Benjamin Edrnands, do. 2 00
Frederick L. Eberle, do. 1 00
Isaac C. Gushing, Lamp Post, 7 56
B. E. Gline, Wicking, 15 12
George P. Kettell, Thermometer,&c. 2 95
James Adams, Shears, 2 49
Robert B. Edes, Jr., do. 96
87 92
1,11103
Amount Appropriated, $1,200 00
Amount Expended, 1,11103
Balance to Sewers and Drains, $88 97
SEWERS AND DRAINS.
Dolphin D. Taylor, Building
Sewer in Lexington Street,
$663 50
;
Parker, Stearns, & Sanborn,
Surveying,
29 50
$693 00
457 20
Dolphin D. Taylor, Building
Sewer in Medfurd Street,
Jonas L. Jennerson, building '
Sewer in Water Street,
440 55
Parker, Stearns & Sanborn,
Surveying,
9 76
450 31
Jonas L. Jennerson, Building
Sewer in School and Bartlett
Streets,
351 40
Parker, Stearns &/ Sanborn,
Surveying,
15 00
366 40
Jonas L, Jennerson, Repairing
Drains,
51 75
Amount carried forward, $51 75 $1,966 91 $77,854 16
EXPENDITURES. 37
Amount brought forward, 851 75 $1,966 91 $77,854 16
Levi Cleaves, Repairing Drains, 30 00
J. B. & C. Wilson, do. 23 25
Moses P. Worthen, do. 15 GO
120 00
2,086 91
Amount Appropriated, $200 00
Collected from Assessments, 872 43
Transferred from Oil and Fuel, 354 92
do. do. Interest, 210 42
do. do. Contingencies, 187 09
do. do. Health Dep'mt, 167 00
do. do. Lighting Streets, 8S 97
do. do, Supportof Paupers, 6 03
Amount Expended, $2,086 91
RESERYOIES.
Jonas L. Jennerson, Building Res-
ervoir in Lawrence Street, 350 00
Amount Appropriated, $350 00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Abram Chamberlin, Disbursements, $27 00
Wm. B. Onthank, Removing Dead Animals, 6 00
33 00
Amount carried forward, $80,324 07
38 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $80,324 07
Amount Appropriated, $200 00
Amount Expended, 33 00
Balance to Drains and Sewers, $167 00
CONTINGENCIES.
For Printing and Advertising.
Caleb Rand, Printing, |395 70
Wm. W. VVheildon, do.
DeCosta & Williams, do.
Beals, Greene & Co., Advertising,
Sleeper «S6 Rogers, do.
For Stationery, Books, ^r.
McKim & Cutter, Stationery and
Books,
Aaron R. Gay, do.
Nathan Merrill, do.
James French, Books,
J. Stone, Pencils, &c.
Charles Poole, Map,
Charles B. Rogers, Pens and Ink,
For Repairs of City Buildings.
Nathaniel Shattuck, Carpenter
2S5 32
246 50
10 00
10 00
6S 13
8 87
6 94
4 50
4 00
4 00
91
1947 52
97 35
Work and Materia
ds,
187 19
Adna Cushing,
do.
78 63
Loring & Simonds,
do.
35 70
Amos Brown,
do.
23 08
J. B. & C. Wilson,
do.
5 75
H. «fc E. Collins,
do.
forward,
5 50
Amount carriec
$335 85 11,044 87
,324 07
I
EXPENDITURES. 39
Amount brought forward, $335 85 11,044 87 $80,324 07
Charles Powers, Carpenter Work, 3 75
A. Willson, do. 1 95
Mellen & Richards, Moving Build'g, 20 00
Isaac C. Gushing, Mason Work and
Materials, 91 42
Charles P. Brooks, do. 5 00
James Finn, Repairing Slate, 11 02
Hugh Kelley, Teaming and Labor, 14 50
Atkinson Brown, Teaming Stone, 13 00
Griffin Gibson, Conductor, 7 33
J. A. D. Worcester, Paper Hangings, 6 39
H. G. Waldron, Painting & Glazing, 3 00
John W. Richardson, Iron Work, 1 50
Jacob Caswell, Repairing Pump, 5 25
519 96
For Improvements of Burying
Grounds, Care mid Repairs
of Hearse.
Levi Goodnow, Teaming Gravel, 21 00
Caleb Symmes, Whitewashing and
Pruning Trees,
James Kelley, Whitewashing,
Henry Nutting & Co., Stone Post,
Henry G. Graham, Labor,
William Riordan, do.
Thomas Dugan, do.
Asa Wellman, Care of Hearse,
George Fuller, Repairing Hearse,
For Celebrating the 17th of June.
Charlestown Brass Band, Music, 54 00
Bond's Cornet Band, do. 51 00
Charlestown Artillery, Firing Salute, 40 00
Joseph Ellis, Lumber and Labor, 62 90
Samuel Brintnall, Labor, 5 00
Benjamin F. Brackett and others.
Ringing Bells, 5 00
12 00
10 00
8 00
14 37
2 25
56
30 00
13 17
11135
217 90
Amount carried forward, $1,894 08 $80,324 07
40 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $1,894 08 $80,324 07
For Funeral of Daniel Webster.
John P. Barnard & Co, Carriages, 122 00
Old Colony Railroad, Fare to
Marshfield, 29 00
Forrislall «S6 Parmelee, Carriage, 3 00
Williara B. Onthank & others,
Tolling Bells, 5 00
159 00
18 30
12 30
8 50
4 80
1 50
75 00
For Returning Deaths, and Taking
Census of Births.
Charles Perry, Returning Deaths,
Patrick Denvir, do.
Caleb Syinmes, do.
Ethan N. Coburn, do.
Abram Chamberlin, do.
Charles Poole, Taking Census of
Births,
For Sundries.
County Commissioners, Costs in
suit to recover back the Tax
paid Town of Maiden, on
Alms House, 96 00
Levi Parker, Services in do. 3 20
Town of Maiden, Tax for 1852, 69 64
James Ritchie, Rent of Armory, 100 00
Heirs of John Soley, Rent of Land, 56 23
James Walker, Refreshments for
Ward Officers, 75 00
James Coyen, Damage to himself
and Carriage, by defect in Street, 50 00
Harrison T. Wheeler, do. 4 75
Foster Pierce & Co., Chairs for
City Hail,
Jasper Stone, Care of City Clocks,
Perez R.Jacobs, Ringing Bell,
Sampson Ham, do.
40 50
40 00
78 00
62 00
120 40
Amount carried forward, 1675 32 $2,173 48 $80,324 07
EXPENDITURES.
41
33 75
11 25
18 75
25 00
22 84
23 33
21 80
18 50
Amount brought forward, |675 32 ^2,173 48 $80,324 07
John Bryant, Jr., Ringing Bell, 2 00
Nathaniel Shattuck, Boxing Trees, 48 67
Joshua B. Burroughs, Hoisting
Draw to Prison Point Bridge,
William B, Onthank, do.
Nathaniel Shattuck, Putting up
and taking down Check Lists,
Patrick Campbell, Sprinkling Sts.,
Abijah Blanchard, Care of City
Hall,
Samuel T. Tapley, Stoves, Re-
pairs, &C5
David Hamblen, Treasurer of M.
River Wharf Co., Assessment,
Bradford E. Gline, Oil Cans,
Charlestown Mutual Insurance
Company, Insurance, 15 60
Parker, Stearns &, Sanborn, Sur-
veying, 14 00
Post Office, Postage, 12 57
Nathaniel Shattuck, Care of
Ward Rooms, 12 25
A. B. Needham, Copying Records, 12 GO
David Edmands, Pound Keeper, 10 00
Asa B. Barker, Posting Notices, § 50
Luther F. Whitney, Lamps and
Glasses, 6 65
George W. Little & Co., Lanterns, 5 95
Patrick Denvir, Burials, 6 00
H. & S. P. Hill, Mats and Brooms, 5 01
William Gerry, do. 84
James Adams, Hardware, 3 35
Robert B. Edes, Jr. do. 2 38
Abram Chamberlin, Sundries, 4 25
Stephen P. Kelley, do. 4 00
Amos Stone, do. 2 99
J. & P. Sawyer, Buckets for
Watch House, 2 25
Amount carried forward, $1,029 80 $2,173 48 $80,324 07
6
42
EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward,
Caleb Hayden, Recording,
James F. Burnett, Carriage Hire, 1 00
Nathaniel Johnson, Removing
Night Soil, 4 50
Jonas L. Jennerson, Labor, 16 13
Abijah Blanchard, do. 6 00
John Gabriel, do. 5 50
Jacob Sampson, do. 4 25
B. F. K. Jennings, do. 2 00
Mary Brinnin, do. 1 00
§1,029 80 $2,173 43
125
,324 07
'■
Amount Appropriated,
Received from Rents of City
Property,
Rec'd from Town of Maiden,
do. from T. O. Sel fridge
and others,
$2,500 00
2,0?5 12
341 97
210 00
Amount Expended,
$5,137 09
3,244 91
§1,892 18
Amount Transferred to
Salaries of City Of-
ficers, $110 98
do. FireDepartra't, 881 75
do. Streets, 562 36
do. Schools, 150 00
do. Sewers »S& Drains, 187 09
1,892 18
3,244 91
INTEREST ON LOANS.
Lowell Institution for Savings,
N. England Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Esther Sargent and Daughters,
Amount carried forward,
$5,430 00
1,200 00
975 00
$7,605 00 $83,568 98
EXPENDITURES.
43
Amount brought forward,
$7,605 00 $83,568 98
Warren Institution for Savings,
S30 83
Western Rail Road Sinking Fund,
720 00
Trustees of the Poor's Fund,
510 00
Trustees of Schools,
386 00
Suffolk Savings Bank,
210 00
South Scituate Savings Bank,
130 00
Sundry Individuals,
656 65
Bunker-Hill Bank, for Temporary Loans,
886 67
1 1 qqf: 1^;
Amount Appropriated, ^11, 700 00
Received from Sundry In-
dividuals, 445 57
§12,145 57
Amount Expended, 11,935 15
Balance to Sewers and Drains, $210 42
REDUCTION OF CITY DEBT.
Note dated July 12, 1847,
do. October 26, 1847,
do. January 1, 1848,
do. June 4, 1849,
do. June 4, 1850,
$11,000 00
7,000 00
15,000 00
1,600 00
2,000 00
Balance from last year's account, ^1,900 20
Amount Appropriated, 5,000 00
Received from Real Estate, 400 00
do. from Loans, 40,000 00
{ Amount Expended,
$47,300 20
36,600 00
Balance to next year's account, $10,700 20
Amount carried forward.
36,600 00
$132,104 13
44 EXPENDITURES.
Amount brought forward, $132,104 13
NEW BUILDING
ON WINTHEOP STREET.
John J. Soley and others, Land, 83,402 75
Towle & Foster, Plan of Building, 40 00
J. B. &L C. Wilson, do. 10 00
50 00
Isaac C. Gushing, on account of
Building Contract, 7,000 00
10,452 75
Amount Transferred from Un-
appropriated Funds, 85,082 46
*Arnount Overdrawn, 5,370 29
Amount Expended, $10,452 75
TEMPOEAEY LOANS.
Bunker-Hill Bank, in Anticipation
of Taxes, 848,000 00
John Murdock, do. 1,300 00
49,300 00
Amount carried forward, $191,856 88
* The purchase of the Land and erection of a Building for the Fire Department and an In-
termediate School, was determined upon by the City Council after the appropriations were
made. An Order was passed, to cany to that account all Unappropriated Funds. The
amount overdrawn, together with a sum sufficient to complete the building, has been appro-
priated this year.
EXPENDITURES. 45
Amount brought forward, $191,856 SS
COUNTY TAX.
Stedman Buttrick, County Treasurer, 8,624 63
UNPAID ACCOUNTS.
Sundry Individuals, accounts audited and charged to
the respective appropriations, prior to March ],
1852, but not called for, 2,345 66
MILITIA BOUNTY.
Members of Charlestown Artillery, $-254 50
do. Charlestovt^n City Guard, 379 00
*633 50
8203,460 67
* This amount (.$633,50) is to be refunded by the Commonwealth,
46
SCHEDULE AND VALUATION
OF
Old Alms House Land and Town Wharf, - - - $60,000 00
City Hall Building, and Laud, ----- 35,000 00
Lot of Laud on Medford Street, 30,625 feet, - - - 10,000 00
City Wharf, - - 12,000 00
Lot of Land on Bunker Hill St. 4700 ft., and Towne Estate, 7,000 00
Ledge and Land on Cambridge Koad, - - . - 3,000 00
Furniture in City Hall Building, 2,000 00
City Farm, containing 45 acres, and Buildings, Furniture
of do.. Live Stock, Provisions, &c., _ _ - - 50,000 00
High School House, Monument Square, - - - 26,500 00
Wiuthrop School House, Bunker Hill Street, - - - 21,000 00
Harvard " " Harvard Street, - - - 18,000 00
Warren " " Summer Street, - - - 18,000 00
Bunker Hill " " Bunker Hill Street, - - 9,700 00
Building on Winthrop Square, for Fire Department and
four Primary Schools, -...-- 13,000 00
Building on Wiuthrop Street, for Fire Department and In-
termediate School, ------ 12,000 00
Primary School House, Bow Street, four Schools, - - 5,000 00
« " " Cross Street, two Schools, - 2,400 00
« « " Bunker Hill Street, one School, - 1,350 00
«' " " Mead Street, one School, - 1,000 00
« " « Bunker Hill Street, - - - 900 00
« " " Elm Street, - - - - 600 00
" " " « « 500 00
" " « Kingston Street, - - - 2,000 00
" " " Moulton Street, - - - - 500 00
« " " Sullivan Street, - - - 2,500 00
" " " Soley Street, - - - - 500 00
Maps, Books, Desks, Globes, Stoves, &c. - - - 500 00
Military Articles, $100 ; Weights and Measures, $250, - 350 00
Tomb Lots in Old Burying Ground, . - . - 500 00
Amount carried forward, $315,800 00
CITY PROPERTY. 4/
Amount brought forward, $315,800 00
No. 1 Engine House and Land, - - $5,000 00
Engine, ^ 1,200 00
Furniture, ----- 75 00
6,275 00
No. 2 Engine House and Land, - - - 1,500 00
Engine, - . . _ . 1,200 00
Furniture, 30 00
2,730 00
No. 3 Engine House and Land, " - 1,500 00
Engine, 1,200 00
Furniture, - - - - ^ 30 00
2,730 00
No. 4 Engine, - 1,200 00
Furniture, ----- 75 00
. 1,275 00
No. 5 Engine, 1,200 00
Furnitui-e, ----- 65 00
1,265 00
No. 7 Engine House and Land, - .. - 1,500 00
Engine, 1,200 00
Furniture, 45 00
2,745 00
Hook and Ladder House and Land, - - 1,500 00
Carriages, Ladders, &c., - - 500 00
Furniture. ------ 25 00
2,025 00
Hose carriages and Hose, ------ 1,000 00
Flats appurtenant to Old Burying Ground, - - - 1,000 00
Deposit in Pha3nix Bank, $1,032 70, worth - - - 784 84
Four Horses, Carts, Sleds, Harnesses, Tools,
&c., in the care of the Superintendent of
Streets, - - - - - - - ■ - - 1,000 00
$338,629 84
DEBTS OF THE CITY
FEBUXTARY 28th, 1853.
Lowell Institution for Savings, at 5 per cent, $50,000 00
" " " " at 5 1-2 " " 26,000 00
« " " " at G " " 25,000 00
Provident " " " at 5 " " 30,000 00
Nevi^buryport Inst. " " at 5 " " 20,000 00
N. England Mutual Life Insurance Company,
at 6 per cent, 20,000 00
Western R. R. Sinking Fund, at 6 per cent, 12,000 00
Warren Institution for Savings, at 6 " " 5,000 00
Trustees of the Poor's Fund, at 6 " " 8,500 00
Trustees of the Schools, at 6 " " 5,600 00
South Scituate Savings Bank, at 6 " " 3,000 00
Sundry Individuals, at 6 " " 6,600 00
1211,700 00
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
MAYOR,
RICHAED FEOTHINGHAM, Jr.
ALDERMEN.
Ward No. 1.
EDWARD LAWRENCE, MELVIN SIMMONS,
Ward No. 2.
PHILANDER S. BRIGGS, GEORGE P. SANGER,
Ward No. 3.
SAMUEL S. REYNOLDS, THOMAS J. ELIOTT.
COMMON COUNCIL.
HENRY R FAIRBANKS, President.
Ward No. 1.
HENRY P. FAIRBANKS, CALEB RAND,
AMOS TUFTS, TIMOTHY T. SAWYER,
ANDREW SAWTELL, WILLIAM W. PIERCE.
Ward No. 2.
JESSE GAY, MOSES B. SEWALL,
FOSTER PIERCE, HENRY A. UUINCY,
EZRA BROWN, PHINEAS J. STONE.
Ward No. 3.
JAMES BIRD, JAMES EMERY,
HENRY K.FROTHINGHAM, GEORGE P. KETTELL,
JUDSON MURDOCK, STEPHEN H. LYNDE.
GUSTAVUS V. HALL, Clerk.
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CHARLES POOLE, City Clerk.
AMOS STONE, City Treasurer and Collector,
THOMAS GREENLEAF, v
JOHN W. MULLIKEN, V Assessors of Taxes.
JOHN SKILTON. )
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Mayor, Chairman, Ex-Officio. Thos. Greenleaf, Sec'y.
Ward L— JOSEPH SOUTHER and ROBERT TODD,
2— THO'S GREENLEAF and JOHN SANBORN,
3— S. S. REYNOLDS and GODFREY B. ALBEE.
SCHOOL. COBIMITTEE.
The Mayor, President, Ex-Officio.
Ward No. 1.
JAMES ADAMS NATHAN MERRILL,
OLIVER C. EVERETT, JAMES FOGG.
Ward No. 2.
JOHN SANBORN, JAMES G. FULLER,
EDWARD THORNDIKE, WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
Ward No. 3.
SOLOMON HOVEY, WARREN RAND,
ISAAC W. BLANCHARD, ABRAHAM B. SHEDD.
HENRY CONN, Superintendent of Streets.
ABRAM CHAMBERLIN, City Marshal.
ABU AH BLANC HARD, MEssENaEE.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
STEPHEN P. KELLEY, Chief Engineer.
JAMES M. GARDNER, 1st Assistant and Secretary.
ROBERT TODD, 2d Assistant.
J. A. D. WORCESTER, 3d
JOHN HOWARD. 4th "
CONSTABLES.
ABRAM CHAMBERLIN, ADOLPHUS J. CARTER,
CHARLES SANDERSON. ABIJAH BLANCHARD.
RICHARD NICHOLS, STEPHEN P. KELLEY.
WARD OFFICERS.
Ward 1~R0BERT B. CUMMINGS, Warden.
DARIUS MERRILL, Clerk.
CHARLES C. HENSHAW, }
SAMUEL S. RUNEY, } Inspectors of Elections.
JOHN C. ROBERTSON, )
Ward 2— JOHN A. SANBORN, Warden.
GEORGE W. HAMMOND, Clerk.
SAMUEL L. TUTTLE, )
WILLIAM C. LEARS, \ Inspectors of Elections.
ISAAC M. BRADT, )
Ward 3— OTIS CLAPP, Warden.
WILLIAM B. SHEDD, Clerk.
EDWARD T. RAND, )
IRA A. DWINNELL. } Inspectors of Elections.
ROWLAND HILL. \
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INDEX
Building ou Winthrop Street, ----- 44
City Debt, 43, 48
City Government, ------ 49
City Property, ...... ^Q
Contingencies, ------ 38
County Tax, ------- 45
Fire Department, ------ 22
Health Department, ------ 37
Interest, .-_.--- 42
Lighting Streets, ------ 35
Militia Bounty, _..--. 45
Oil and Fuel, ------- 35
Paupers, .-_-_-. 18
Receipts, - - -- - - - 8
Reservoirs, -------37
Salaries of City Officers, - - - - - 11
Schools, --.-.-. 12
Sewers and Drains, _---__ 36
Streets, Edge Stone and Gutters, - - ' - - 29
Laying Out and Widening _ _ _ - 29
Paving, ------ 29
Repairs, - - - - - - 26
Temporary Loans, _ - - - _ - 44
Treasurer's Account Curi'ent, ----- 6
Unpaid Accounts, ------ 45
Ward Officers, ------ 51
Watch and Police, ------ 31
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