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CITY  TREASURER'S  ^'^i^Si 


ANNUAL    REPORT 


RECEIPTS,  EXPENDITURES,  &c. 


CITY  OF  CHARLESTOWN, 


FOR      THE 


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PUBLISHED    BY    ORDER    OF    THE    CITY    COUNCIL. 


CHARLESTOWN: 
PRINTED  BY  CALEB  RAND, 48  MAIN  STREET. 

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CITY    TREASURER'S 


ANNUAL    REPORT 


RECEIPTS,  EXPENDITURES,  &c. 


CITY  OF  CHARLESTOWN, 


FOR     THE 


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TOGETHER    WITH    THE 


ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  CHIEF  ENGINEER. 


PUBLISHED    BY    ORDER    OF    THE    CITT    COUNCIL. 


CHARLESTOWN: 
PRINTED  BY  CALEB  RAND, 48  MAIN  STREET. 

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CITY  OF  CHAELESTOWN. 


In  Board  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  ? 
Feb.  I9th,  1855.      S 

Ordered, — That  the  Joint  Standing  Committee  on  Fi- 
nance be  authorized  to  audit  the  accounts  of  the  present 
Treasurer  and  Collector  of  Taxes,  and  to  transfer  all  Funds, 
Books  and  Papers  in  his  possession  to  the  Treasurer  and 
Collector  of  Taxes  elect,  at  the  close  of  the  present  Finan- 
cial year. 

Passed,  and  sent  down  for  concurrence. 

CHARLES  POOLE,  City  Clerk. 


In  Common  Council,  February  19,  1855.     Concurred. 

G.  V.  HALL,  Clerk. 


ANNUAL  EEPOPvT  OF  CITY  TREASURER. 


In  Common  Council,  March  12,  1855.  Referred  to  the 
Joint  Standing  Committee  on  Finance,  and  sent  up  for  con- 
currence. 

G.  V.  HALL,  Clerk. 


,  In  Board  of  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  March  15,  1855.    Con- 
curred. 

CHARLES  POOLE,  City  Clerk. 


CITY   OF  CHARLESTOWK. 


March  12th,  1855. 
The  Joint  Standing  Committee  on  Finance,  who,  by  an 
order  passed  by  the  City  Council  February  19th,  1855, 
were  authorized  to  audit  the  accounts  of  Amos  Stone,  late 
City  Treasurer  and  Collector,  and  to  transfer  to  George  H. 
Jacobs,  his  successor,  all  the  property,  books  and  papers  ap- 
pertaining to  the  City  Treasury,  have  examined  the  accounts 
of  said  Stone,  and  find  a  balance  in  his  hands  of  Seven- 
Thousand  and  Thirty-three  58-100  dollars  in  cash,  and  the 
following  notes : 

No.  1.  Wm.  Sawyer's,  dated  Jan.  1,  1851,  seven  months,  for     $614.75 

"  2.  Mather  E.  Hawes,  dated  April  20,  1853,  three  years,  for    900.00 

"  3.  George  Cutler,  Treasui-er  of  Bethesda  Baptist  Society, 

dated  June  29,  1853,  three  years,  for   3.000.00 

"  4.  Edward  Pratt,  dated  April  17,  1854,  five  years,  for        1.123.20 

"  5.  John  Gary,  dated  June  1st,  1854,  ten,  years,  for  11.919.75 

"  6.  John  Gary,       "  «  "     five  years,  for  11.919.75 

Notes  amounting  to    $29,477.45 

All  of  which,  with  the  books,  papers  and  property  belong- 
ing to  the  Treasury,  he  has  passed  over  to  said  Jacobs,  who 
has  given  his  receipt  for  the  same. 

For  the  Committee, 

TIMOTHY  T.  SAWYER,  Chairman. 


City  of  Cliarlestown  in  Account 

For  the  Financial  Year 

1§55.         To  Cash  paid  as  follows,  viz : 

For  Reduction  of  City  Debt,  -     -     -  $5,000  00 

"     Temporary  Loans  in  anticipation  of  Tax,  30,500  00 

"     Interest  on  Loans,  -----  11,426  25 

«     County  Tax  for  1854,  -     -     -    -  8,578  96 

«     State  Tax  for  1854, 4,392  00 

"    Militia  Bounty  for  1854,    -    -     -  1,29150 
"    Unpaid  Accounts  audited  prior  to 

March  1,  1854, 1,903  01 

"    Salaries  of  City  Officers,  -    -    -  5,866  67 

"    Support  of  Schools,    -    -    -    -  30,300  75 

"     Support  of  Paupers,     -     -     -    -  5,307  73 

"     Repairs  of  Streets, 10,802  12 

"     Paving  and  Setting  Edge  Stone,-      5,405  81 

"     Laying  out  Sti-eets, 3,220  87 

■ —  19,428  80 

"    Fire  Department, 6,169 17 

«    Watch  and  Police, 5,499  70 

«     Oil,  Fuel  and  Lighting  Streets,  -  6,057  68 

"     Gas  Fixtures  and  Lamps,  -    -     -  500  00 

"     Sewers  and  Drains,      -    -     -     -  3,859  44 

"     Health  DepBrtment,     -    -    -     -  471 48 

"     Contingencies, 5,79214 

Cash  on  hand  March  1,  1855,  7,033  58 

$159,378  86 


Current  with  Amos  Stone,  City  Tresurer,  CH, 

ending  with  February  28,  1855. 

1§55.         By  Cash  Received,  as  follows,  viz  : 

Cash  on  hand  March  1,  1854,    -    -    -    -  $8,439  12 

From  Temporary  Loans  in  anticipation  of 

Taxes, 30,500  00 

"     Commonwealth  for  support  of  State 

Paupers  for  1854, 1,206  37 

"     Commonwealth  for  Militia  Bounty, 

for  1854, 1,268  50 

"     Commonwealth  for  Rent  of  Armo- 
ries for  1854,      180  82 

"     Commonwealth  for  School  Fund, 

for  1854, 82920 

3,484  89 

«    Sales  of  Land, 5,220  00 

"    Rent  of  City  Property,    -    -    -    -  2,216  54 

"    Assessments  for  Common  Sewers,  2,133  23 

«    Interest, 608  58 

"    Solomon  H.  Dodge,  for  Earth,  -    -  1,000  00 

"    Revere  Copper  Co.,  for  Iron  Pipe,  128  00 

"     Charlestown  Gas  Co.,  for  repairing 

Pavements,     -------  10621 

"     Sale  of  Insane  House, 38125 

"    City  Clerk,  for  Fees,  -----«  30348 

"     Superintendent  of  Burial,  Fees,-     -  173  00 

"    Superintendent  of  Streets,    -    -    -  50 17 

"    Chief  Engineer, 27  60 

«    Taxes, 99,946  82 

«    Cost  on  Taxes, 112  18 

Unpaid  Accounts,  audited  and  charged 
to  the  appropriations  respectively, 
but  not  paid, 4,547  79 

$159,37886 

Balance,  $7,03358 

AMOS   STONE,  City  Treasurer. 

Charlestown,  March  1,  1854. 


RECEIPTS 


FOR    THE 

FINANCIAL  YEAR  ENDING  FEB.  28,  1855. 


Cash  on  hand  March  1,  1854,  :  -''  $8,439  12 

From  Temporary  Loans   in   anticipation  of 

Taxes,  30,500  00 

"     Commonwealth  Militia   Bounty  for 

1853,  1,268  50 

"     do.  for  Rent  of  Armories,  for  1853,  180  82 

"     do.   for   support   of  State   Paupers, 

for  1853,  1,206  37 

"     do.  for  School  Fund,  for  1853,  829  20 

3,484  SO 


Sundry  persons  Assessments  for  Drains,  2,133  23 

John  Parsons  for  Rent  of  Town  Wharf,  500  00 

Smith  &  Hopkins,  do.      City  Wharf,  350  00 

Paul  C.  Davis,         do.      House,  275  04 

James  Brown,  do.       Store,  200  00 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  do.         do.  200  00 

Samuel  Palmer,       do.  do.  100  00 

Jasper  Stone,  do.         do.  150  00 

AbramChamberlin,do.      City  Hall,  285  00 


do.       Sup't,  of  Burials,  Fees,  173  00 

do.        for  lighting  City  Hall,  156  50 


2,060  04 


329  50 


Charles   Poole,  City  Clerk,  fees  for 

Recording,  &c.,  303  4S 


Amount  carried  forward,  S47.250  26 


RECEIPTS.  y 

Amount  brought  over,  f  4' ,250  62 

From  Geo.  B.  Parks,  for  Old  Building,  205  00 

VV.  B.  Thomas,  for  Bricks,  100  00 

James  Tuttle,  for       do.  40  25 

Joseph  S.  Hart,  for  Stone,  36  00 


Amss  Brown,  for  Land  on  Mystic  St.,  1,480  46 

D.  D.  Taylor,  for     do.             do.  1,480  45 

Isaac  C.  Gushing,     do.     Elm  Street,  488  25 

Oilman  &Goodrich,do.     Mystic"  670  84 
Wm.  Dehon,  Building  and  Land  on 

Richmond  Street,  1,100  00 


"     Sundry  persons  for  Interest,  viz  : 

Of  Isaac  E.  Pearson,  54  00 

Amos  JBrown,  29  61 

D.  D.  Taylor,  56  47 

S.  Kidder  &  Co.,  2  10 

Gilman  «Si  Goodridge,  12  30 

Isaac  C.  Gushing,  21  97 

Edward  Pratt,  33  70 

Bethesda  Baptist  Society,  180  00 

From  Taxes,  218  43 


Of  Solomon  H.  Dodge,  for  earth,  1,000  00 

"   Revere  gopper  Co.,  for  Iron  Pipe,  128  00 

"  Charlestown  Gas  Co.,  Repairs  of  Paving,  106  21 
"  Supt.  of  Streets,  for  Manure  and  Materials,  50  17 
"   S.  P.  Kelly,  G.  Engineer,  for  Old  Materials,    27  60 

For  Taxes,  99,946  82 

"   Gost  on  Taxes,  112  18 


38125 


5,220  00 


608  58 


101,370  98 


Unpaid  Aeceunts,  audited  and  charged  to  the 

appropriations  respectively,  4,547  79 

$159,378  86 


EXPENDITURES 


FOR    THE 


FINANCIAL  YEAE  ENDING  FEB.  28,  1855. 


SAI^AKSES    OF    CITY    ©FFICEKS. 

James  Adams,  Mayor,  800  00 
Amos  Stone,  Treasurer  and  Collector,              1,166  67 

Charles  Poole,  City  Clerk,  900  00 
Gustavus  V.  Hall,  Clerk  to  Common  Council,    150  00 

r  City  Marshall,  400  ) 

Abram  Chamberlin,4   Health  Officer.lOO  V  600  00 

[  Sp'tof  Burials,! 00  j 

Henry  Conn,  Superintendent  of  Streets,  116  67 

Henry  A.  Rice,       do.                     do.  583  33 

Abijah  Blanchard,  Messenger,  350  00 

Stephen  P.  Kelley,  Chief  Engineer,  200  00 

James  M.  Gardner,  Assistant  Engineer,  50  00 

J.  A.  D.  Worcester,     do.             do.  50  00 

John  Howard,               do.             do.  50  00 

Nahum  Chapin,            do.             do.  50  00 

Thomas  Greenleaf,    \ 

Benjamin  Phipps,       >  Assessors,  800  09 

Edward  Thorndike,  j  5,866  67 

Amount  Appropriated,  5,700  00 

Transferred  from  Fire  Department,     166  67 


Amount  expended,  $5,866  67 


Amount  carried  forward,  $5,866  67 


EXPENDITURES.  11 

Amount  brought  forward,  $5,866  67 


SUPPORT  OF  SCHOOLS. 


A.  M.  Gay, 

Salary, 

$1,400  00 

Charles  F.  McDonald, 

do. 

233  33 

McLaurin  F,  Cook, 

do. 

1,000  00 

Wm   H,  Saunders, 

do. 

1,000  00 

George  Swan, 

do. 

1,000  00 

Joseph  T.  Swan, 

do. 

1,000  00 

B.  F.  S.  Griffin, 

do. 

1,000  00 

Samuel  S.  Willson, 

do. 

1,000  00 

C.  S.  Cartee, 

do. 

1,000  00 

Joseph  B.  Morse, 

do. 

1,000  00 

Philinda  G.  Bates, 

do. 

500  00 

Annie  N.  Lund, 

do. 

275  00 

Harriet  M.  Smith, 

do. 

237  50 

Caroline  Phipps, 

do. 

250  00 

Sarah  J.  Knight, 

do. 

137  50 

Martha  A.  Bigelow, 

do. 

262  50 

Mary  J.  Chandler, 

do. 

160  42 

Margaret  Veazie, 

do. 

250  00 

Maria  Brown, 

do. 

250  00 

Sarah  M.  Chandler, 

do. 

137  50 

Mary  R.  May  hew, 

do. 

250  00 

Anne  E.  Chandler, 

do. 

250  00 

Sophia  W.  Page, 

do. 

275  00 

Rebecca  S.  Richardson,   do. 

250  00 

Anna  Delano, 

do.     . 

250  00 

Julia  A.  Bridges, 

do. 

275  00 

Anna  M.  Gregory, 

do. 

125  00 

Ellen  A.  Richardson, 

do. 

250  00 

Anna  O.  Rollins, 

do. 

137  50 

Sarah  J.  Stockman, 

do. 

250  00 

Sarah  F.  Kittredge, 

do. 

125  00 

Elizabeth  Swords, 

do. 
forward, 

275  00 

Amount  carried 

$14,806  25 

5,866  67 


12  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  ^14,806  25     $5,86(5  67 

Caroline  Crozier,            Salary.  250  00 

Hannah  E.  Knight,  do.  250  00 

Mary  J.  Brown,  do.  250  00 

Malvina  B.  Skilton,  do.  250  00 

Hannah  H,  Sampson,  do.  250  00 

Charlotte  M.  Moore,  do.  262  50 

Charlotte  Poole,  do.  187  50 

Mary  L.  Everett,  do.     ,  125  00 

Susan  L.  Sawyer,  do.  250  00 

Julia  M.  Ranstead,  do.             "  250  00 

Martha  S.  Lathrop,  do.     .  250  00 

Frances  E.  Smith,  do.                .    ,.  250  00 

Joanna  S.  Putnam,  do.  250  00 

Elizabeth  A.  Lord,  do.  52  08 

Pauline  B.  Neale,  do.  255  21 

Catharine  W.Trowbridge,do.  250  00 

Sarah  E.  Smith,  do.  250  00 

Jane  E.  Rugg,  do.  250  00 

Abby  E.  Hinckley,  do.                 ^  ^'          250  00 

Elizabeth  H.  Rodenburgh,do.  250  00 

Ellenora  Butts,  do.  250  00 

Louisa  W.  Huntress,  do,                ,  250  00 

Elizabeth  C.  Hunting,  do.                   '  250  00 

Mary  F.  Wyman,  do.  250  00 

Frances  M.  Lane,  do.  250  00 

Mary  A.  Osgood,  do.                .    !-  260  41 

Henrietta  M.  Sanborn,      do.                .i  250  00 

Helen  G.  Turner,  do.  154  17 

Louisa  A.  Pratt,  do.  250  00 

Mary  M.  Decoster,  do.  250  00 

Mary  J.  Underwood,  do.  250  00 

AnnNowell,  do.  217  71 

Susan  T.  Crosswell,  do.  250  00 

Phebe  A.  Knight,  do.  125  50 

Mary  Alden,  do.  125  00 

Ann  Weston,  do.  126  04 


Amount  carried  forward,  $22,946  87    §5,866  67 


EXPENDITURES.  13 

i5,866  67 


Amount  brought  forward, 

$22,946  87 

Sarah  E.  Archer, 

do. 

114  58 

Ellen  Hichborn, 

do. 

125  00 

Frances  Hichborn, 

do. 

125  00 

Josephine  E.  Miskelly, 

do. 

41  67 

Elizabeth  Deblois, 

do. 

62  50 

Charles  E.  Stetson, 

}0l 

do. 
Contingencies. 

495  83 

Schi 

Amos  Brown,  Repairs, 

$62  52 

S.  6z,  E.  Knight,  Wood  and  Labor, 

5  87 

Ide  &,  Button,  Maps, 

6  75 

Isaac  Lathrop,  Ringing  Bell, 

100 

Rebecca  Rowe,  Labor, 

4  50 

Daniel  Conant,  jr.  Sw^ 

eeping,  making 

Fires, 

&c.,  181  25 

John  Shedd, 

do. 

do. 

130  CO 

George  W.  Gage, 

do. 

do. 

85  00 

Abel  Winship, 

do. 

do. 

89  87 

Ann  Kerr, 

do. 

do. 

33  00 

Mary  Gartland, 

do. 

do. 

109  00 

Ann  Taylor, 

do. 

do. 

8100 

Margaret  Frye, 

do. 

do. 

32  50 

Catharine  McMahan, 

,  do. 

do. 

54  00 

Ellen  Murphy, 

do. 

do. 

49  00 

Ellen  Conway, 

do. 

do. 

28  50 

Ellen  Rooney, 

do. 

do. 

17  00 

Margaret  Handley, 

do. 

do. 

8  50 

Jane  Roach, 

do. 

do. 

5  50 

H.  H.  Abbott, 

do, 

do. 

15  00 

H.V.V.  Blanchard,  Painting  and  Setting  Glass,  188  95 
Henry  M.  Osgood,  Sweeping  and  making  Fires,  7  50 
Elias  Crafts,  Teaming,  5  50 

Nathaniel  Shattuck,  Repairs,  600  96 

Robert  Todd,  Fuel,  653  43 

R.  S.  Chaffee  &  Co.,  Charcoal,  86  70 

William  Rooney,  Labor,  40  31 

James  Tuttle,  do,  1 50 


23,91145 


Amount  carried  forward,  $2,584  61  $29,778  12 


14  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  $2,584  61  $29,778  12 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  Stoves  and  Repairs,  563  05 

Caleb  Rand,  Printing,  50  25 

DeCosta  &  Williams,  Printing,  13  50 

John  Wilson  &  Son,       do.  16  00 

I.  F.  Martin,  Teaming,  12  24 

Abijah  Blanchard,  Salary,  &c.,  215  25 

A.  M,  Gay,  Disbursements,  5  59 
Rebecca  Nichols,  Sweeping  and  making  Fires,  67  00 
Weston  &  Mason,  Painting,  19  20 
H.  G.  Waldron,  do.  341 92 
Moses  Seavy,  do.  ,,  72  70 
Philander  Ames,  Settees,  18  00 
Charles  Fletcher,  Services,  21  00 
George  S.  Adams,  Repairs,  17  90 
James  Tuttle,  do.  26  54 
Charles  P.  Brooks,  do.  23  00 
Titus  &  Co.,  do.  48  01 
Daniel  Titus,  do.  '  12  00 
J.  A.  D.  Worcester,  Paper,  24  32 
James  Emery,  Repairs,  24  50 

B.  M.  Nevers,  Coal,  747  39 
Overseers  of  Poor,  Coal,  80  00 
Harvard  Church  Society,  Rent,  70  00 
H.  &  S.  P.  Hill,  Brooms,  &c.,  17  16 
Crocker  &  Brewster,  Books,  5  00 
Brewer,  Stevens  &i.  Cushing,  Chemicals,  5  67 
Ballard  &  Prince,  Carpet,  22  11 
William  Arnold,  Cotton,  2  59 
Jacob  Sampson,  Labor,  176  00 
Charles  C.  Smith,  Repairs,  4  00 
Mary  Brinnin,  Labor,  9  00 
Elizabeth  Thayer,  Sweeping  and  making  Fires,  32  50 
Perley  Clark,  do.  do.  25  CO 
Mary  Riley,  do.  do.  8  50 
Bridget  Caligan,  do.  do.  7  50 
Foster,  Pierce  &  Co.,  Chairs  and  Settees,  14  10 


Amount  brought  forward,  $5,403  10  $29,778  12 


EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  $5,403  10 

Jasper  Stone,  Clock,  &c,,  7  00 

Jacob  Caswell,  Repairs  Pumps,  12  00 

Isaac  W.  Blanchard,  Services,  50  00 

B.  W.  Duncklee  &  Co.,  Stoves,  &c.,  286  08 

Joseph  L.  Ross,  Chairs,  &c,,  27  00 

Fosdick,  Carter  &  Co.,  Chairs,  &c,,  14  75 

George  W.  Little,  Crockery  Ware,  10  82 

Elbridge  Gerry,  Labor,  1  75 

W.  C.Woodbury,  do.  5  00 

R.  B,  Edes,  jr..  Hardware,  45  52 

McKim  &  Cutter,  Stationery  and  Books,  330  07 

Charles  H.  Wing,  Repairs,  22  09 

William  W.  Wheildon,  Printing,  105  50 
Nathan  Tarbox,  Sweeping  and  making  Fires,     55  00 

Charles  B.  Rogers,  Ink  Stands,  7  37 

Nathaniel  Johnson,  Labor,  2  25 

Abel  Stowell,  Repairs  of  Clocks,  &c.,  4  00 


15 

778  12 


Amount  Appropriated,  ^27,700  00 

TransPd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,     2,600  75 


Amount  Expended, 


$30,300  75 


16,389  30 


SUPPORT  OF  POOR. 


H.  «&,  S.  P.  Hill,  Groceries  and  Flour,  $909  14 

Mullett  &>  Bradbury,  Groceries  and  Provisions,  324  96 
Bradley  and  Willis,  Groceries,  20  79 

Johnson  and  Richardson,  do.  do.         100  91 

Hurd,  Hutchins  &  Co.,  Groceries,  12  42 

Charlestown  and  Somerville  Traders  Asssocia- 

tion.  Groceries  and  Provisions,  156  25 

Hutchins,  Brown  &  Co.,  Groceries,  54  45 


Amount  carried  forward, 


$1,626  92  §36,167  42 


16 


EXPENDITURES. 


Amount  brought  forward, 
Charles  A.  Barker,    Groceries, 
John    A.    Sanborn,         do. 
Corey  &  Goodwin,         do. 

F.  O.  Reed  &  Co.,        do. 

G.  B.  Albee,  do. 
Robert  Wason,  Provisions, 
Samuel  Palmer,       do.  ' 
Nahum  Chapin,       do. 

A.  H.  Heath  &  Co.,  Dry  Goods, 

William  Arnold,  do. 

John  Skilton,  do. 

William  Fosdick,  do. 

Nathan  Tufts,  jr..  Meal, 

John  S.  Edgerly,  Meal  and  Groceries, 

Newhall  Martin  &  Co.,  Shoes, 

Benjamin  Abrams,  Fish, 

Charles  Perry,  Burials, 

John  Bryant,  jr.,  Burials, 

Ethan  N.  Coburn,    do. 

Caleb  Symmes,        do. 

Patrick  Denvir,       do. 

Noyes  &  Call,  Potatoes, 

E.  A.  Birchard,  Provisions, 

James  Finn,  Repairs, 

Maiden  Bridge  Proprietors,  Tolls, 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  Repair  of  Stoves, 

Ham  &  Brother,  Blacksmith  work, 

Henry  L.  Putnam,     do.  do. 

Weeman  &  Strand,  Shoeing, 

Rebecca  Hall,  Services  as  Matron, 

Albert  Eaton,  Salary, 

Jacob  Hayes,  Physician, 

Samuel  L.  Tuttle,  Repairs, 

John  Gardner,  Horse  Hire, 

Abijah  Blanchard,  Services, 

Charles  Sanderson,     do. 

Amount  carried  forward, 


§1,626  92  §36,167  42 

43  00 

7  50 

14  50 

4  29 

85J 

170  33 

50  57 

106  82 

61  92 

10  28 

4101 

54  18 

89  42 

76  72 

11131 

31  50 

81  GO 

,,       9  00 

24  00 
20  00 

4  00 
2  63 

39  50 

•    18  25 

37  10 

44  83 

5  87 

25  27 
7  12 

27  50 

400  00 

1-27  50 

5  50 

1  12 

10  57 

146 


13,406  02  $36,167  42 


EXPENDITURES.  17 

Amount  brought  forward,  $3,406  02  $36,167  42 

Joseph  S.  Currell,  Services,  23  84 

Stephen  P.  Kelly,        do.  5  66 

Abram  Chamberlin,   do.  21  36 

Caleb  Rand,  Printing,  6  00 
Boston  &  Maine  Rail-Road  Co.,  removal  of 

Paupers,  36  40 

Edmund  Emmons,  Labor,  22  00 

E.  Bosvvorth,             do.  20  75 

L.  Ames,  Support  of  Mrs,  Leman,  55  00 

Morrill  &  Johnson,  Provisions,  23  95 

John     Wass,     Fuel,  147  00 

John  Parsons,     do.  1S2  OS 

A.  W.  Tufts,       do.  49  09 

B.  M.  Nevers,  do.  271  71 
Win.  Caswell,  do.  176  88 
Robert  Todd,  do.  5  40 
John  Gary,  do.  56  25 
Ezra  Dodge,  do.  72  87 
Elias  Crafts,  jr.,  Medicine,  22  51 
George  Cutler,  do.  3  44 
William  W  hittemore,  Milk,  83  51 
T.  Greenieaf  &  Co.,  Lumber,  4  00 
Geo.W.  Little  &  Co.,  Tin  and  Crockery  Ware,  1923 
Edward  T.  Rand,  Soap,  40  32 
Robert  B.  Edes,  jr..  Hard  Ware,  8  30 
Wm.  C.  Peabody,  Provisions,  37  17 
James  Burnett,  removal  of  Paupers,  9  19 
O.  F.  Raymond,  Provisions,  32  99 
Ruggles,  Nourse  &  Co  ,  Garden  Seeds,  &c.,  9  43 
John  A.  Smith,  Bread,  17  72 
Chapin  «Si-  Sawyer,  Provisions,  35  10 
H.  T.  Meserve«Si,Co.,  do.  220 
Erastus  White,  Provisions,  33  12 
Griffin  Gibson,  Repairs,  1  25 
Charles  T.  Mullett,  Repairs,  1  50 
William  Fifield,  Bread  and  Yeast,  16  44 


Amount  carried  forward,  ^4,d5dC6  $3l^Ui7  42 

3 


18 


EXPENDITURES. 


Amount  brought  forward,  |4,959  68  $30,167  42 

City  of  Lynn,  Support  of  Kendrick  Family,  33  03 
House  of  Correction,  Support  Sundry  Persons,  140  85 
Henry  V.  V.  Blanchard,  Paints  and  Oil, 
John  C.  Thomas,  Hats  and  Caps, 
David  Brown,  Fresh  Fish, 
Isaac  C.  Cushing,  Mason  Work, 
William  B.  Parker,  Teaming, 
Leopold  Herrman,  Soup  Kettle, 
James  Brown,  Refreshment  to  Lodgers, 
George  Waitt,  Labor  at  Soup  House, 
Thomas  Greenleaf,  Carting  Chips, 


Error  in  footing  on  15th  page,  (less) 

Amount  Appropriated,  $2,800  00 

Amt.  receiv'd  from  Commonwealth,   1,206  37 
Transf'd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,    1,301  36 


5  02 

11  13 

4  99 

17  00 

2  50 

23  62 

11  16 

43  75 

103  00 

5,355  73 

48  00 

Amount  expended, 


i,307  73 


>,307  73 


FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

James  M.  Gardner,  Clerk  of  Engineers, 
George  W.  Turner,  Teaming, 
Hobart  and  Hadley,  Setting  Glass, 
J.  B.  &  C.  Wilson,  Lumber, 
Joseph  Kelly,  Labor, 
Ham  &,  Brother,  Iron  Work, 
John  Brown,  Teaming, 
Hunneman  &<  Co.,  Repairs,  &c., 
Oliver  Brown,  Oil, 


$20  00 

28  63 

60 

4  48 

6  00 

5  62 

1  50 

74107 

46  54 

Amount  carried  forward, 


$854  44  $41,47515 


EXPENDITURES.  19 

Amount  brought  forward,  1854  44  $41,475  15 

William  H.  Caswell,  Cesspool  Cover,  3  00 

L.  W.  Hutchinson,  Repairs,  35  50 

Atkinson  Brown,  Teaming,  3  00 

Corey  &  Goodwin,  Brooms,  1  50 

George  W.  Ilobart,  Painting,  63  24 

John  Howard,  Labor  and  Stock,  44  30 

Thomas  Greenleaf  iSi,  Co.,  Lumber,  20  89 

Cummings  L.  Lothrop,  Mason  Work,  42  25 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  Stoves,  &lc.,  13  53 

T.  iVL  Cutter,  Cordage,  165 

McKim,  6i,  Cutter,  Stationary,  1  25 

Rufus  Cass,  Carriage  Hire,  6  50 

Howard  &  Davis,  Repairs,  20  00 

Charles  T.  JVlullett,  do.  24  07 

Caleb  Larkin,  Iron  Work,  14  12 

Arnold  &  Co.,  Leather,  1  00 

George  Fuller,  Painting,  100  30 

David  S.  Tucker,  Carpenter  Work,  86  92 

E.  Bent,  Labor,  10  00 

L.  H.  Hayvvard,  Labor,  4  60 
James  Boyd  &  Sons,  Repairs  of  Hose,  &c,,        67  81 

James  Emery,  Iron  Work,  19  25 

Elias  Crafts,  Teaming,  25 

Henry  A.  Cook,  Iron  Work,  40  00 

J.  L.  Jennerson,  Labor,  36  25 

Nathaniel  Shattuck,  Labor,  9  97 

George  E.  Rogers,  Teaming,  6  75 

Kidder  &,  Zaingel,  Iron  Work,  3  50 

Weston  and  Ferrin,  Painting,  8  00 

I.  W.  Davis,  Teaming,  1  50 

J.  Ryan  &  Brother,  Force  Pump,  31  00 

William  B.  Gray,  Repairs,  9  87 

T.  &  T.  F.  Hunnewell,  Labor,  4  62 

James  G.  Dadley,  Reward  for  Incendiary,  25  00 

Shelton  &.  Cheever,  Repairs,  45  31 

H.  N.  Hooper  &  Co.,  Bell  for  No.  2,  180  10 

Amount  carried  forward,  $1,847  24  $41,475  15 


20 


EXPENDITURES. 


Amount  brought  forwRrd, 
H.  B.  Edes,  jr  ,  Hardware, 
H.  V.  V.  Blauchard,  Setting  Glass, 
William  Caswell,  Labor, 
William  Emery,       do. 
Stephen  P.  Kelly,  Disbursements, 
John  Bryant,  jr.,  Labor, 
H.  E.  Brown,         do. 
F.  J.  Almeader,  Setting  Glass, 
L.  Cole,  Repairs, 
Nathaniel  Johnson,  Labor, 
Engine  Co.  No.  1,  Services,  and  Oil  and  Fuel,    541  00 


n  ,847  24  -141,475  15 
14  II 

2  97 
14  75 

75 

4  *);3 

50 

3  33 
3  09 

1  25 

2  2> 


(<               ((          (I       O  X  (I 

<<               ((           <t       O  (t  (c 

<(              <(          ((       A  tt  <( 

<(           ((        <(     n  ((  (< 
•  > 

Hook  &  Ladder  Co.,  "  " 

Hose  Co ,  "  ■    " 
199  Members  Fire  Departm't,  Poll  Tax  refi 


551  33 
541  GO 
537  00 
553  00 
523  00 
395  50 
353  67 
d,  298  50 


Amount  Appropriated, 
Amount  E.xpended, 


$6,350  00 
6,169  17 


Transf'd  to  Salaries,  166  67 

do.     Unapprop'd  Funds,     14  16 


6,169  17 


$180  83 


LAYING  OUT  STREETS. 

Parker,  Stearns  &.  Sanborn,  Surveying,  $192  62 

Hugh  Kelly,  Grading  Medford  Street,  2,626  75 

Abijnh  Blanchard,  Posting  Notices,  1  50 

Daniel  N.  Pickering,  Land  on  Monument  Av.,     400  00 


Amount  carried  forward, 


3,220  87 
$50,865  19 


EXPENDITURES. 


21 


Amount  brought  forward,  $50,865  19 

Balance  from  last  years'  account,  $1,177  02 
Amount  Appropriated,  2,000  00 

Amount  Transt'd  from  County  Tax,     43  H5 

Vmount  Expended,  $3.220  87 


REPAIRS  OF  STREETS. 

Thomas   C.   Johnson,    Labor,  $437  25 

John  D.  Stevens,                do.  168  75 

William  Riordon,              do.  295  97 

James  Riordon,                  do,  332  86 

William  Riordon,  2d         do.  244  35 

Thomas  Dugan,                 do.  317  88 

William  Carroll,                 do.  164  98 

David  Keefe,                      do.  323  9() 

Richard  Guyton,                do.  287  49 

Thomas  Mahoney,            do.  317  97 

David  Connor,                    do.  267  48 

William  Hodgkins,  Blacksmith  Work,  28  14 

John  W.  Richardson,             do.  21  29 

Ham  &  Brother,                    do.  90 

Thomas  G.  Temple,  Grain,  &c.,  410  90 

Charles  T.  Mullett,  Repairs,  23  15 

Henry  V.  V.  Blanchard,  Setting  Glass,  75 

Oliver  Brown,  Oil,  &,c.,  6  70 

J.  B.  &  C.  Wilson,  Repairs,  27  09 

Robert  B.  Edes,  jr.,  Hardware,  10  30 

Nathan  Tufts,  jr.,  Grain,  8S  22 

H.  E.  Hone,  Hay,  1!)  06 

Robert  Todd,  do.  50  33 

Weeman  &  t^trand,  Shoeing,  2  25 

Oliver  Dickson,  Repairs,  15  75 


Amount  carried  forward,  $3,863  77  $50,865  19 


22 


EXPENDITURES. 


Amount  brought  forward, 
Smith  &-  Hopkhis,  Lumber, 
John  Bryant,  jr  ,  Cesepool  Cover, 
T.  &  T.  F.  Hunnewell,  Repairs, 
Joshua  B.  Burroughs,  Labor, 
Daniel  Shea,  do. 

William  S.  Richardson,  Shoeing,  &c,, 
John  Donovan,  Labor, 
Levi  Goodnow,  Teaming, 
Hugh  Kelly,  do. 

Amos  Brown,  Repairs, 
Rogers  &-  Plaisted,  Lumber,  &,c., 
Cummings  L,  Lothrop,  Mason  Work,    , 
Robert  Condon,  Labor, 
Harper  E.  Percival,  Labor, 
Augustus  F.  Bradford,  do. 
E.  L.  Vaughn,  do. 

Isaac  C.  Gushing,  Mason  Work, 
William  Duffee,  Labor, 
Gore,  Rose  &  Co.,  Paving, 
Oakman  &  Eldridge,   Materials, 
Moses  P.  Worthen,  Labor, 
Freeman  F.  Tilden,    do. 
James  Tuttle,  Mason  Work, 
Gilman  &  Goodrich,  Curb  Stone,  &c., 
J.  S.  Brown,  Hay, 
Edward  A.  Ward,  Cart, 
William  Roach,  Labor, 
Edward  H.  Pratt,  Lumber, 
Ethan  N.  Coburn,  Trees, 
Seth  L.  Loring  Carpenter  Work, 
Jonas  L.  Jennerson,  Labor, 
Hazen  Chapman,  Damages, 
S.  L.  Fillebrown,  Labor, 
John  Heath,  do. 

Jeremiah  Higgins,  do. 
D.  D.  Taylor,  Paving,  &c., 

Amount  carried  forward, 


$3,863  77  $50,865 

19 

34  66 

5  00 

72  80 

45  00 

■  ,  238  72 

52  77 

70  62 

22  50 

172  63 

59  55 

851 

130  45 

273  1 1 

3  00 

12  50 

139  50 

98  73 

3  00 

215  74 

125  01 

5  02 

1  00 

563  98 

69  21 

58  46 

75  00 

85  00 

1  18 

10  50 

47  50 

6  29 

6  50 

254  18 

27  00 

140  55 

32  31 

$7,031  25  $50,865  19 


EXPENDITURES.  23 

Amount  brought  forward,  $7,031  25  |59,8G5  19 

Moses  Jones,  jr.,  Hay,  9  03 

B.  Colburn  &  Co.,  Flagaing   Stone,  &i.c., 

Hartwell  Mayhers,  Mason  Work, 

William  Rooney,  Grading  Medford  Street, 

Parker,  Stearns  &.  Sanborn,  Surveying, 

Warren  S.  ^^homas,  Labor  and  Lumber, 

G.  Russell,  Hiiy, 

Overseers  of  Poor,  Horse, 

Thomas  J.  Klliot,  Grading  Brighton  St  , 

Edward  Lynch,  Gravel  Medford  St., 

Patrick  Gallingham,  do.  do. 

Barney  Farreli,  Labor  on       do. 

George  W.  Turner,  Teaming, 

S.  &L  E.  Knight,  Hay, 

John  Parsons,  Whrf.ge,  &,c., 

T.  M    Cutter,  Cordage, 

M.  F  &.  J.  C.  Tate.  Lead  Pipe, 

D   P.  Ford,  Oyster  Shells, 

Benjamin  Page,  Stone, 

Fitchburg  Rail-Road  Co.,  Gravel, 

P.  J.  Stone,  Grading  Medford  Street, 

Wm.  Caswell,  Teaming, 

PL  E.  Brown,  Iron  Bars, 

Charles  Heath,  Lumber, 

Daniel  O'Brien,  Labor, 

G.  B.  Albee,  Powder, 

B.  Masterson,  Blacksmith  Work, 

William  Sanders,  Services, 

Henry  A.  Rice,  Disbursements, 

Jefferson  Pearson,  Wagon  Hire, 

J.  Fernald,  Labor, 

J.  G.  Cole,  Hay, 

Timothy  Keliey,  Grading  Medford  St., 

10,802  12 


200  72 

32(53 

525  00 

279  32 

69  60 

21  01 

150  00 

25  00 

,  92  53 

42  50 

9  00 

2  50 

25  78 

2U  00 

42 

31  26 

47  00 

22  12 

60  00 

643  89 

2  25 

5  83 

2  94 

34  50 

11  59 

10  25 

4  00 

1  66 

I  75 

24  75 

22  04 

1,340  00 

Amount  carried  forward,  $61,667  31 


24 


EXPENDITURES. 


Amount  br  )iight  forwarrl, 
Amount  Appropriated,  $6,000  03 

Amount  received  for  liiibor,  &c.,     1,100  21 
Amount  Transfd  irom  alterations 

of  Winthrop  Street  House,  2,195  91 

Transfd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,    1,500  00 


Amount  Expended, 


$10,P02  12 


^61,667  31 


PAYING  AND  SETTING 

EDGE  STONE. 

Gore,  Rose  &.  Co,  Paving  Front  St.,  &c.,  ^4,454  86 
Gilman  &  Goodrich,  Edge  Stones  and  Labor,  125  26 
Dolpiiin  D. Taylor  Paving  Sidewalks  on  Ft.  St.,  33S  50 
Wetherbee,  Page  &  Co.,  Edge  Stone,  142  00 

Oakman  &  Eldridge,  do.  345  19 


Amount  Appropriated,  $5  000  00 

Transl'd  from  Interest  on  Loans,        405  81 


Amount  Expended, 


$5,405  HI 


5,405  81 


OIL,  FUEL, 
AND  LIGHTING  STREETS. 


Robert  Todd,  Fuel, 
B    M,  Nevers,  Coal, 
R.  H.  Spaulding,  Fluid, 
T  D,  Mills  &  Co.,  do. 
CharJestown  Gas  Co.,  Gas, 

Amount  carried  forward, 


$134  09 
192  32 

898  53 
197  93 

2,678  00 

H 100  98  ^67,07313 


EXPENDITURES.  25 

Amount  brought  forward,  $4,100  98  $67,073  12 

Lincoln  &,  Cobb,  Setting  Glass,  37  76 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  Repairs,  13  54 

George  W.  Little,  Lamps,  &c.,  21  8  3 

Whitney  Brothers,  Repairs,  51  06 

H.  V.  V.  Blanchard,  Setting  Glass,  3  66 

Warren  Fisher  &  Co.,  Oil,  203  40 

J.  G.  Kidder,                  do.  121  29 

Samuel  W.  Spaulding,  Lighting  Lamps,  231  25 

William  B.  Onthank,                 do.  284  18 

Jonas  Foster,                              do.  35  00 

Rufus  Hapgood,                         do.  207  19 

Henry  Prentiss,                           do.  495  50 

Gurden  Smith,                            do.  45  00 

Alonzo  Onthank,                       do.  66  25 

John  Parsons,  Teaming  and  Labor,  29  37 

Nathaniel  Shattuck,  Ladders,  &lc.,  15  56 

Daniel  Conant,  jr..  Labor,  10  00 

Andrew  Sawtell  &  Co.,  Fluid,  &lc.,  14  83 

Bradford  E.  Glines,  Fluid,  2  22 

Thomas  M.  Cutter,  Cordage,  3  06 

N.  E.  Glass  Co.,  Fluid  Lamps,  42  25 

Moses  G.  Cobb,  Gas,  8  24 

James  Emery,  Tools,  3  75 

William  Hodgkins,  Iron  Work,  3  48 

George  W.  Turner,  Teaming,  2  00 


Amount  Appropriated,  $4,000  00 

Transf 'd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,   2,057  68 

Amount  Expended,  $6,057  68 


),057  68 


Amount  carried  forward,  $73,130  80 

4 


26  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward, 


$73,130  80 


GAS  LAMPS  &  FIXTURES. 


Whitnf;y  Brothers,  Street  Lamps, 
Amount  Appropriated, 
Amount  Expended, 


$500  00 


$500  00 
500  00 


Jonathan    Bartlett,    Night  Watch, 

Perkins  Norton,  do. 

James  Hagar,  jr.,  do. 

Harper  E.  Percival,  do. 

Sandford  Fisher,  do. 

Silas  S.  Lincohi,  do. 

Jacob  E.  Strout,  do. 

Wendall  Stinehart,  do. 

Judah  Wetherbee,  do. 

Joseph  Mears,  do. 

James  G.  Dadley,  do. 

Asa  B.  Barker,  do. 

William  S.  Robbins,  do. 

George  L.  Perkins,  do. 

James  R.  Conner,  do. 

Ira  F.  Martin,  do. 

Abram  Chamberlin,  do. 

William  Norton,  do. 

Daniel  H.  Parker,  do. 

Amount  carried  forward, 


.  $40  50 

238  50 

243  00 

30  00 

44  50 

250  50 

37  50 

249  CO 

15  00 

64  50 

261  75 

33  75 

30  00 

68  25 

112  75 

222  00 

48  00 

249  75 

326  25 

$2,555  50  $73,630  80 


EXPENDITURES. 


27 


Amount  carried  forward, 


$2,555  50  S73,630  80 


William   B.  Onthank,  Ni 

ght  Watch, 

$251  75 

Samuel  W.  Spauldmg, 

do. 

240  50 

Gilman  Putney, 

do. 

235  25 

Perley  Clark, 

do. 

248  00 

Thomas  P.  Young, 

do. 

218  25 

Simon  M.  Merrill, 

do. 

23G00 

Jos.  S.  Currell, 

do. 

2S5  75 

William  H.  Austin, 

do. 

10  00 

Richard  Macallister, 

do. 

22  00 

Edward  K.  Davis, 

do. 

123  75 

Jonathan  Bartlett, 

do. 

1  00 

Perkins  Norton, 

do. 

6  00 

James  Hagar,  jr., 

do. 

2  00 

Sandford  Fisher, 

do. 

4  50 

Silas  S.  Lincoln, 

do. 

8  00 

Jacob  E.  Strout, 

do. 

3  50 

Wendell  Stinchait, 

do. 

4  50 

Joseph  Mears, 

do. 

2  00 

James  G,  Dadley, 

do. 

7  00 

Asa  B.  Barker, 

do. 

1  00 

George  L.  Perkins, 

do. 

1  00 

James  R.  Conner, 

do. 

1  00 

Ira  F.  Mariin, 

do. 

5  50 

William  B.  Onthank, 

do. 

10  50 

Samuel  W.  Spaulding, 

do. 

6  00 

Gilman  Putney, 

do. 

6  00 

Perley  Clark, 

do. 

6  00 

Thomas  P.  Young, 

do. 

7  00 

Simon  M.  Merrill, 

do. 

10  00 

Richard  McAllister, 

do. 

5  00 

Judah  Wetherbee, 

do. 

133  50 

William  Norton, 

do. 

110  00 

Daniel  H.  Parker, 

do. 

151  00 

Joseph  S.  Currell, 

do. 

144  02 

Charles  Sanderson, 

do. 

17  00 

Amount  carried  forward, 


$5,07977  $73,630  80 


28  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  $5,079  77  $73,630  80 

Stephen  P.  Kelley,  Night  Watch,  86  69 

Abijah  Blanchard,           do.  88  67 

Henry  W.  Homer,          do,  2  50 

S.  B.  Baily,                     do.  2  50 

Asa  B.  Barker,  Care  of  Watch  House,  53  75 

John  O'Connor,                 do.  15  00 

Catharine  Sennott,             do.              ■  16  75 

I.  S.  Buchanan,  Iron  Bedsteads,  36  00 

Mass.  State  Prison,  do-  12  00 

John  W.  Ricliardson,  Repairs,         "  2  00 

Rufus  Cass,  Cab  Hire,  3  25 

Oliver  C.  Cutler,  do.  3  00 

Fosdick,  Carter  &  Co.,  Mattrasses,  32  00 

Carter  &  Co.,                       do.  21  32 

John  Skilton,  Bedding,                      .■':>  44  50 


Amount  Appropriated,  $5,350  00 

Amount  Transferred  from  alter- 
ations Winthrop  S.  House,  104  09 
Amount  Transf'd  from  Contingencies,  45  61 

Amount  Expended,  $5,499  70 


§5,499  70 


DRAINS  &  SEWERS. 

Tuttle  «fc  Mayers,    Building  Drains,  $2,228  93 

Hart  well  Mayers,                  do.           "  127  00 

Jonas  L.  Jennerson,             do.  23  84 

Dolphin  D.  Taylor,              do.  828  00 

George  S.  Adams,                do.  417  31 

Parker,  Stearns  &l  Sanborn,  Surveying,  222  66 
F.  Chapman  &  H.  Kreuder,  Ass'mts.  refunded,  11  70 


J,859  44 


Amount  carried  forward,  $82,989  94 


EXPENDITURES. 


29 


Amount  brought  forward,  $82,989  94 

Amount  Appropriated,  S200  00 

Amount  received  from  Sundry  Per- 
sons, Assessments,  2,133  23 
Transf'd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,   1,526  21 

Amount  Expended,  $3,859  44 


HEALTH  DEPARTMENT. 

William  Mason,  Medical  Services,  $15  GO 

Eugene  E.  Braun,           do.  42  50 

J.  Stearns  Ilurd,              do.  5  00 

William  N.  Lane,            do.  62  00 

Samuel  Kidder  &.  Co  ,  Medicine,  1  67 

Charles  B.  Rogers,             do.  7  16 

Rufus  Hapgood,  Labor,  43  34 

Judah  Wetherbee,    do.  7  00 

John  M.  Sylvester,  do.  3  01) 

J.  H.  Currier,          do.  2  00 

John  O'Connor,       do.  2  00 

Perkins  Norton,      do.  1  75 

William  B.Onthank.do.            _  15  00 

James  F.  Burnett,  Cab  Hire,  3  00 

Benjamin  Page,  Building  Drain,  118  5.5 

Abijah  Blanchard,  Services,  8  00 
Stephen  P.  Kelley,  do.  '  2  00 
Abram  Chamberlm,    do    and  Disbursements,     128  51 

Jason  T    Hoyt,  Labor,  1  00 

Patrick  Denvir,  Burial  Fees,  3  00 


171  48 


Amount  carried  forward,  f83,461  42 


30  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  $83,461  42 

Amount  Appropriated,  $200  00 

Amount  Transferred  from  alterations 

of  VVinthrop  School  House,  200  00 

Transf'd  from  Unapprop'd  Funds,         71  48 


Amount  Expended,  $471  48 


CONTINGENCIES. 

Town  of  Maiden,  Stone  Posts,  111  75 
David  Edmands,  Services  as  Pound  Keeper,  &c.  21  00 

Perez  R.  Jacobs,  Ringing  Bell,  &c.,  92  50 

Post  Office,  Postage,                                ..  ,  8  74 

Stephen  Smith,  Desk,  1100 

Charlestown  Mutual  Fire  Ins.  Co.,  10  20 
Chase  P.  Goss,  Block,  Washington  Monument,  300  00 

Charles  Haynes,  Rent  of  Armory,  100  00 

Caleb  Rand,  Printing,  344  25 

James  F,  Burnett,  Damages  to  Carriage,  20  00 

Harvard  Church  Society,  Setting  Glass,  2  10 

Whitney  Brothers,  Gas  Fixtures,  548  88 

Charles  Fletcher,  Numbering  Streets,  &c.,  93  2(5 

George  Adams,  Books,  9  75 

Forristall  &  Parmelee,  Carriage  Hire,  43  00 

James  D.  Burgess,  Dog  Muzzle,  1  00 

William  B.  Onthank,  Ringing  Bell,  8  00 

Joseph  Mears,  Labor,  15  00 

McKim  &  Cutter,  Books,  &c.,  90  26 

George  W.  Turner,  Teaming,  3  75 

Stephen  P.  Kelley,  Constables'  Badges,  12  00 

J.  B.  &  C.  Wilson,  Carpenter  Work,  89  75 

Samuel  T.  Tapley,  Stoves,  &c.,  80  10 

Amount  carried  forward,  $1,916  29  $83,461  42 


EXPENDITURES.  31 

Amount  brought  forward,  $1,916  29  $83,461  42 

Asa  B.  Barker,  Labor, 

DeCosta  &  Williams,  Printing, 

Charlestovvn  Artillery  Co.,  Firing  Salutes, 

Nathan  Pratt,  Powder, 

Boston  Brass  Band,  Services, 

Salem  Brass  Band,       do. 

Blanchard  &  Caldwell,  Flagg  Staff, 

Amos   Brown,   Labor, 

Wm.  H.  Caswell,  do. 

Nathan'l  Johnson, do. 

G.  V,  Hall,  Auction  Commissions, 

Andrew  Baker,  Digging  Well, 

Jonas  L.  Jennerson,     do. 

William  B.  Gray,  Pump  and  Pipe, 

H.  Riley,  Slating, 

William  Doherty,  Labor, 

Samuel  L.  Harding,  Ringing  Bell, 

Boston  Daily  Mail,  Advertising, 

Thomas  Matthews,  Teaming,  &c., 

T.  &  J.  Doane,  Jr.,  Surveying, 

Caleb  Hayden,  Fees  Recording  Mortgage, 

John  M.  Sylvester,  Labor, 

William  B.  Parker,  Teaming, 

Moses  Babcock,  Keys,  &c.. 

Griffin  Gibson,  Iron  Pipes,  &c., 

Ethan  N.  Coburn,  Ringing  Bell,  &c., 

Abram  Chamberlin,  Disbursements, 

Amos  Stone,  do. 

William  Rooney,  Labor, 

George  W.  Gage,     do. 

Jacob  Caswell,  Pump,  &c., 

Charles  P.  Brooks,  Whitewashing, 

Thomas  F.  Burnett,  Cab  Hire, 

Horatio  G.  Waldron,  Painting, 

H.  V.  V.  Blanchard,      do. 

Weston  &  Mason,         do. 

Amount  carried  forward,  S3,444  17  S83,461  42 


1  00 

.97  25 

36  25 

13  75 

54  00 

34  00 

3  50 

19  73 

27  00 

9  00 

12  50 

418  10 

75  00 

111  00 

6  75 

1  50 

4  00 

5  00 

12  50 

39  35 

75 

5  31 

9  95 

2  25 

78  62 

19  00 

72  47 

93  63 

15  00 

3  00 

44  83 

5  00 

1  50 

95  26 

72  13 

28  00 

32  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  §;J,444  17  $S3,461  42 

Abijah  Blanchard,  Labor,  64  62 

Paul   Willard,  jr.,  Services,  15  00 

J.  a.  A.  Griffin,         do.  420  44 

Brown  &i>  Carr,  Carriage  Hire,  6  00 

David  Page,  Services,  21  87 

Nathaniel  Shattuck,  Labor,  &c ,        '  283  95 

J.  H.  Shattuck,                 do.  2  50 

John  P.  Barnard,  Carriage  Hire,  63  12 

Parker,  Stearns  &  Sanborn,  Surveying,  13  50 

Francis  Draper,  Repairs,  62 

H.  &,  S.  P.  Hill,  Matts,  &,c.,  2  50 

S.  &.  D.  Richards,  Moving  Building,  20  00 

Francis  Stowell,  Lamp  Shades,  4  00 

Bickford  Pulsifer,  Services,  132  00 

Warren  &,  Neal,         do.  12  00 

Richard  Nichols,        do.  26  08 

Andrew  Sawtell  &  Co.,  Matts,  6lc.,  6  45 

James  M.  Baker,  Cab  Hire,  1  00 

Jonathan  Howe,  Printing,  48  00 

S.  J.  Varney,  Advertising,  3  00 

John  Bryant,  jr..  Ringing  Bell,  &c.,  6  20 

Jasper  Stone,  Damages,  <Stc.,  543  00 

John  O'Connor,  Labor,  1  00 

Robert  B.  Edes,  jr.,  Hardware,  5  57 

Charles  S.  Carter,  Teaming,  2  75 

William  Hodgkins,  Iron  Work,  1  50 
B.  O.  &,  G.  C.  Wilson,  Alcohol  for  City  Agent,  27  47 

Stratton  &  Ayer,  Liquors                    do.  168  98 

Aaron  R.  Gay,  Stationery,  3  00 

Charles  Poole,  Disbursements,  204  80 

Caleb  Symmes,  Labor,  &,c.,  12  80 

Charles  Perry,  Burial  Fees,  14  70 

Patrick  Denvir,         do.  19  10 

John  Shedd,              do.  1  80 

James  Walker,  Refreshments,  75  00 

Town  of  Maiden,  Tax,  89  53 

Gilman  &  Goodrich,  Stone  Steps,  24  12 


J,792  14 


Amount  carried  forward,  $89,253  56 


EXPENDITURES.  33 

Amount  brought  forward,  $89,253  56 

Amount  Appropriated,  81,800  GO 

Amount  Received  for  Rents  of 

City  Property,  2,216  54 

Received  from  State  (School  Fund,)  829  20 

do.         from  Unapprop'd  Funds,  1,000  00 


§5,845  74 
Amount  Expended,  5,792  14 

Transf'd  to  Watch  &  Police,  45  61 
do.         Unapprop'd  Funds,  7  99 

$53  60 


INTEREST  ON  LOANS. 

South  Scituate  Savings  Bank,  S210  00 

Western  Rail  Road  Sinking  Fund,  720  00 

Bunker  Hill  Bank,  570  25 

Trustees  of  Schools,  36  00 

do.         Poor  Fund,  510  00 

Newburyport  Institution  of  Savings,  1,000  00 

N.  E.  M.  Life  Insurance  Company,  1,200  00 

Lowell  Institution  for  Savings,  5,430  00 

Warren         do.                do.  250  00 

Provident      do.                 do.  1,500  00 


Amount  Appropriated,  $11,500  00 

Received  from  Sundry  Individuals,     608  58 

$12,108  58 
Amount  Expended,  11,426  25 


Transf'd  to  Paving  Sts.  &c.,  405  81 
do.      Unapprop'd  Funds,  276  52 

$682  33 


11,426  25 


Amount  carried  forward,  $100,679  81 

5 


34  EXPENDITURES. 

Amount  brought  forward,  $100,679  81 


<  i»«^  > 


REDUCTION  OF  CITY  DEBT. 

Note  Dated  July  21,  1849,  S5,000  00 

Amount  Appropriated,  $2,550  CO 

Balance  from  last  years  Account,  7,460  03    . 

Received  from  Sales  of  Real  Estate,  5,220  00 


*    .  115,230  08 

Amount  Expended,  5,000  00 

Balance  to  next  year's  Account,  $10,230  08 


TEMPORARY  LOANS. 

Bunker  Hill  Bank,  130,500  00 


MILITIA  BOUNTY. 

Charlestown  Artillery,  '  $555  00 

Charlestovvn  City  Guard,  574  50 

Charlestown  Band,  162  00 

^  $1,291  50 


STATE  TAX,  1854. 

State  Treasurer,  4,392  00 

Amount  carried  forward,  $141,863  31 


EXPENDITURES.  35 

Amount  brought  forward,  $141,863  31 


COUNTY  TAX,  1854. 

StedmanButrick,  County  Treasurer,  8,578  96 


UNPAID  ACCOUNTS. 

Accounts  audited  and  charged  prior  to 

March  1,  1854,  1,903  01 

f  52,345  28 
Balance  on  hand  March  1,  1855,  7,033  58 

$159,378  86 


36 
SCHEDULE  AND   VALUATION 

OF 

PROPERTY  OWNED  BY  THE  CITY. 


Old  Alms  House  Land  and  Town  Wharf,     -        -        -  $54,375  55 

City  Hall  Building  and  Land, 35,000  00 

Lot  on  Medford  Street,  30,625  feet,       ....  10,00000 

City  Wharf, 12,000  00 

Lot  of  Land  on  Bunker  Hill  St.,4700  ft.,  and  Towne  Estate,  5,000  00 

Ledge  and  Land  on  Cambridge  Road,  -        -        -        -  3,000  00 

Furniture  in  City  Hall  Building, 2,000  00 

Almshouse    Estate  with  Buildings,    Furnitui-e,    Live 

Stock,  Provisions,  &c.,-        _        _        _        _        -  26,160  50 

High  School  House,  Monument  Square,        .        .        -  26,500  00 

Winthrop  School  House,  Bunker  Hill  Street,         -        -  21,000  00 

Hai-vard          "          "       Hai-vard  Street,       -        -        -  18,000  00 

Warren           "          "       Summer  Street,      -        -        -  18,000  00 

Bunker  Hill    "          "     "Bunker  Hill  Street,-        -        -  10,000  00 
Winthrop  Square  Building  for  four  Primary  Schools, 

and  Fire  Department, 13,000  00 

New  Building  on  Winthrop  Street  for  Fire  Department, 

Military  Hall,  and  Intermediate  School,  -        -         -  14,000  00 

Primary  School  House,  Bow  Street,  four  Schools,-         -  5,000  00 

"              "          "       Cross  Street,  two  Schools,        -  2,400  00 

"              "          "       Bunker  Hill  Street,  -        -        -  1,500  00 

"              "          "       Mead  Street,    -        .        -        .  1,000  00 

"              "          •'       Bunker  Hill  Street,  -        -        -  900  00 

"              "          "       Elm  Street,       .        .        .        .  600  00 

"              "          "           "      "            -         -        -        -  500  00 

"               "           "        Kingston  Street,        -         -         -  2,500  OU 

"              "           "       Rloulton  Street,         -         -         -  500  00 

"              "           "       Sullivan  Street,          -        -         .  2,500  OU 

"              "           "       Soley  Street,     -         =         .         -  500  00 

Maps,  Books,  Desks,  Globes,  Stoves,  &e,       .         .         -  500  00 

Military  Articles,  f  250 ;  Weights  and  Measures,  |250,  -  500  00 

Tomb  Lots  in  Old  Burying  Ground,      -        -        .        .  500  00 

Amount  carried  forward,  $287',436  Oc 


CITY    PROPERTY.  37 

Amount  brought  forward,  $287,436  05 

No.  1  Engine  House,  Ward  Room  and  Land,        -        -  $5,000  00 

Engine, 1,200  00 

Furniture, 75  00 

No.  2  Engine  House  and  Land, 1,500  00 

Engine, -        .  1,200  00 

Furniture, -        -  30  00 

No.  3  Engine  House  and  Land, 1,500  00 

Engine, -        -  1,200  00 

Furniture, -        .  30  00 

No.  4  Engine, 1,200  00 

Furniture,  --------  75  00 

No.  5  Engine,      -....-.-  1,20000 

Furniture, -        --  65  00 

No.  7  Engine  House  and  Land, 1,500  00 

Engine, 1,200  00 

Furnitm-e, 45  00 

Relief  Engine,     -        -        - 300  00 

Hooks,  Ladders  and  Carriage,       -----  50000 

Furniture  of  House,    ------  25  00 

Hose  Carriages  and  Hose,     ------  1,000  00 

Flats  appertenant  to  Old  Burial  Ground,       -        -        -  1,000  00 

Notes, 29,477  45 

Horses,  Carta,  Sleds,  Harnesses,  Tools,  &c.,  in  care  of 

the  Superintendent  of  Streets,       -        -        -        -  1,000  00 

$337,758  50 


38 


DEBTS  OF  THE  CITY, 

FEBKUAKY    28,    1§55. 

Lowell  Institution,  for  Savings,  at  5  per  cent,       -      -      .  $50,000  00 

"            "             »        "         at  5^  «      "           -      .      -  26,000  00 

«            «             "        «         at6   «      "           ...  25,00000 

Provident    "             "        "         at  5   "      "           -      .      -  30,000  00 

Newburyport  lust.    "        "         at  5    "      "           .      .      -  20,000  00 
New  England  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  -      -      - 

at  6  per  cent, 20,000  00 

Western  R.  R.  Sinking  Fund,  at  6  per  cent,  -      -      -  12,000  00 

Trustees  of  the  Poor's         "       at  6     "        «     -      .      -  8,500  00 

Trustees  of  Schools,                     at  6    "        "     _      .      -  5,600  00 

South  Scituate  Savings  Bank,      at  6    "       «     -      -      -  3,000  00 

"      '.       '':'''    '       ■■     $200,100  00 


REPORT  OF  CHIEF  ENGINEER. 


City  of  CharlestoiDn^      ) 
Engineers'  Office,  City  Hall,  April  30,  1855.  \ 

To  THE  Hon.  Mayor  and  Aldermen  : 

In  conformity  with  Section  5th  of  the  Fire  Ordinance,  ap- 
proved by  the  Town,  May  4th,  1840, 1  herewith  lay  before 
your  Honorable  Board  a  list  of  Officers  and  Members  at- 
tached to  the  Charlestown  Fire  Department;  also,  the 
Apparatus  under  their  charge,  and  its  condition  ;  the  num- 
ber of  Fires  the  past  year ;  the  Reservoirs,  Hydrants,  and 
other  resources  from  which  water  can  be  obtained  in  case  of 
fire ;  also  the  expenses  of  the  year  ending  April  30,  1855. 
STEPHEN   P.    KELLY,  Chief  Engineer. 


In  Board  of  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  May  14,  1855.  Re- 
ferred to  the  Joint  Standing  Committee  on  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, and  sent  down  for  concurrence. 


In  Common  Council,  June  4,  1855.     Concurred. 

G.   V.    HALL,   Clerk. 


CITY  OF  CHARLESTOWN. 


The  Joint  Standing  Committee  on  the  Fire  Department, 
to  whom  was  referred  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Chief  En- 
gineer, have  examined  the  same,  and  they  recommend  that 
the  Report  be  printed  in  connection  with  the  Annual  Report 
of  the  Receipts  and  Expenditures  of  the  City,  for  distribu- 
tion among  the  citizens. 

For  the  Committee, 

J.  V.  FLETCHER,   Chairman. 


In  Board  of  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  June  14,  1855.     Ac- 
cepted and  sent  down  for  concurrence. 

CHARLES  POOLE,  CUy  Clerk. 


In  Common  Council,  June  25,  1855.     Concurred. 

G.  V.  HALL,  Clet^k. 


j  - 


REPORT  OF  CHIEF  ENGINEER. 


HANCOCK 

ENGINE   CO.   NO.    1. 

(House 

Ab.  335  Main  Street.) 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

George  Hager,  Foreman, 

30 

William  Nutter, 

27 

Eben  S.  Gardner,  1st  AssH. 

34 

Henry  Pearsons, 

23 

Isaac  B.  Trask,  2d  do. 

33 

Patrick  Crowley, 

23 

Augustus  Wilson,  Clerk. 

28 

Alexander  Eason, 

24 

John  W.  Holt, 

32 

John  Perkins, 

32 

Atkinson  Brown, 

34 

Robert  Essop, 

32 

George  Melvin, 

26 

Thomas  J.  Phipps, 

37 

Samuel  0.  Weston, 

27 

Solomon  Harley, 

27 

Henry  Simonds, 

27 

Felix  Rogers, 

22 

John  Nolan, 

33 

John  Millett, 

24 

James  B.  Bosuett, 

27 

Joseph  Cun*ier, 

27 

Richmond  D.  Norton, 

38 

James  Kincade, 

24 

Dean  Ames, 

24 

Benjamin  Rand, 

27 

Alonzo  Holt, 

24 

George  Kelley, 

29 

John  McLean, 

24 

Henry  Desmazes, 

28 

George  H.  Riblett, 

25 

Barrent  V.  Dennis, 

30 

George  W.  Phipps, 

23 

Robert  K.  Danforth, 

22 

John  W.  Burbeck, 

28 

Delary  SuUeway, 

23 

William  Smart, 

25 

John  Eagan, 

22 

Lewis  H.  Anderson, 

30 

Thomas  Pomroy, 

^3 

Charles  Walker, 

32 

Samuel  Rice,  jr.. 

35 

Edwin  A.  Lord, 

24 

John  W.  Wilson, 

22 

David  E.  Forsaith, 

23 

Charles  T.  Davis, 

21 

Rufus  Dadley, 

22 

Thaddeus  Harrington, 

21 

William  Nichols, 

22 

William  Branch, 

21 

William  Selby, 

25 

Total,     ...     51 

CONDITION  OF  HOUSE  AND  APPARATUS. 

Engine  built  in  1828,  by  Hunneman  &  Co.,  Roxbury.  Condition 
good ;  diameter  of  Cylinders  6  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  15|  inches ; 
24  feet  of  Suction  Hose,  one  piece  bad ;  500  feet  Leading  Hose  of 
which  200  feet  is  indifferent;  1  Hose  Carriage,  4  Buckets,  2  Axes,  3 
Pipes,  6  Fire  Caps,  Spanners,  Belts,  Wrenches,  Settees,  Chairs,  Gas 
Fixtures,  Stoves,  Badges,  Fire  Alarm  Bell  on  House,  &c.  House  in 
good  condition. 

6 


42 


BUNKER  HILI.  ENGINE  CO.  NO. 

{House  on  Main  Street,  near  the  JVeck.) 

MEMBERS. 

Joseph  Swan,  ji*.,  Foreman, 
William  Fernald,  1st  JlssH., 
Joseph  W.  Davis,  2d  AssH., 
John  Gardner,  Clerk, 
George  H.  Conant, 
Daniel  R.  Beckford, 
John  S.  Abbott, 
Fi'anklin  Larkin, 
Edward  Richardson, 
George  W.  Kimball, 
Francis  W.  Stover, 
Benjamin  Getchell, 
William  E.  Story, 
A.  R.  T.  Wells, 
Joseph  H.  Bi-own, 
Lyman  O.  Chase, 
Phillip  Magoun, 
William  Tolman, 
Hugh  Daily, 
Abel  Locke, 
Thomas  Todd, 
Charles  D.  Noyes, 
Edward  D.  Walden, 
Joshua  L.  Taylor, 
William  Hamblen, 
Henry  Higgins, 
James  W.  Coffin, 

CONDITION  OF  HOUSE  AND  APPARATUS. 

Engine  built  in  1835,  by  Hunneman  &  Co.,  Roxbury.  Diameter  of 
Cylinders  6  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  16  inches ;  25  feet  of  Suction 
Hose  ;  600  feet  Leading  Hose  of  which  250  feet  is  indifferent ;  1  Hose 
Carriage,  4  Buckets,  3  Pipes,  2  Axes,  6  Fire  Caps,  Spanners,  Belts, 
Wrenches,  Settees,  Gas  Fixtures,  Stove,  Badges,  Fire  Alarm  Bell  on 
House,  &c.     House  and  Apparatus  in  good  condition. 


AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

31 

Charles  H.  Watts, 

25 

30 

Oliver  Dickson,  jr., 

26 

28 

Russell  S.  Lufkin, 

32 

40 

Luther  S.  Lawton, 

25 

33 

Enos  S.  Prescott, 

40 

26 

Edwin  Wright, 

37 

41 

George  H.  Doughty, 

27 

35 

George  W.  Hutchinson, 

28 

30 

Augustus  R.  Dodge, 

28 

32 

William  P.  Drury, 

40 

27 

Valentine  M.  Dunn, 

26 

81 

Edward  T.  Rand, 

28 

27 

Augustus  Davis, 

24 

27 

John  A.  Barker, 

32 

30 

Phillip  Wachter, 

30 

44 

Harvey  A.  Ambler, 

33 

26 

Philemon  Davis, 

31 

25 

Nathaniel  Roundy, 

21 

28 

William  C.  Simonds, 

26 

32 

Isaac  F.  Phillips, 

30 

26 

Ebenezer  R.  Cook, 

32 

32 

Augustus  A.  Lawi-ence, 

21 

24 

Adin  Tyler, 

25 

40 

Thaddeus  Dickinson, 

21 

35 

Timothy  Capen, 

22 

22 

James  Edwards, 

21 

21 

Total,     ...     53 

HO^HTABD  ENGINE  CO.  NO.  3. 

[House  on  Elm  Street.) 

MEMBERS.  AGE.  MEMBERS. 

A.  P.  Pi-itchard,  Foreman,  31         Enos  Varney, 

James  W.  Simpson,  1st  JlssH.,  35        F.  F.  Barrell, 


AGE. 
41 

37 


43 


MEMBERS. 

John  B.  Pratt,  2d,  AssH., 
Daniel  Williams,  Clerk, 
H.  V.  V.  Blanchard, 
Gustavus  V.  Hall, 
Marcellus  Carpenter, 
William  P.  Goodhue, 
William  H  Smith, 
William  H.  Gutterson, 
Nahum  G.  Baldwin, 
Dolphin  D.  Taylor, 
Faulkner  Chapman, 
James  G.  Dadley, 
S.  C.  Abbott, 
Benjamin  F.  Fish, 
A.  C.  Dodge, 
John  Brown, 
Thomas  B.  Hai'ris, 
John  Meserve, 
Daniel  Titus, 
Ashbell  W.  Copp, 
John  Barrett, 
Nathaniel  Gookin, 
James  Woodbury, 
Albert  Prescott, 
Charles  Wooffindale, 

Total, 

CONDITION    OF    HOUSE    AND   APPARATUS. 

Engine  built  by  Hunneman  &  Co.,  Roxbury,  since  altered  to  a  Thayer 
Engine.  Diameter  of  Cylinders  7  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  12  inchesj 
25  feet  Suction  Hose ;  650  feet  of  Leading  Hose  of  which  150  feet 
is  indifferent ;  1  Hose  Carriage,  6  Buckets,  3  Pipes,  2  Axes,  6  Fire 
Caps,  Spanners,  Belts,  Wrenches,  Badges,  Settees,  Stoves,  Gas  Fix- 
tures, Fire  Alarm  Bell  on  House,  &c.  Condition  of  Apparatus  good, 
House  wants  raising. 


AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

Samuel  A.  Porter, 

32 

40 

Samuel  Harding, 

38 

45 

George  Jordan, 

38 

40 

H.  B.  Perham, 

37 

David  Hammond, 

48 

H.  Pierce, 

35 

William  T.  Bryant, 

37 

38 

James  Blaii*, 

31 

H.  Mayers, 

36 

S.  W.  Lewis, 

41 

James  Caldwell, 

52 

Franklin  Wright, 
Elijah  Blaban, 

32 

Lee  Melcher, 

42 

Warren  S.  Thomas, 

39 

J.  B.  T.  Edmands, 

30 

Moses  Seavy, 

Mark  Pope, 

C.  H.  J.  Hamblin, 

29 

Thomas  Wilson, 

32 

John  L.  Rogers, 
H.  J.  Call, 
Robert  Simpson, 
Benjamin  Davis, 
Mellen  Turner. 

, 

54 

WAKREN    ENGINE    CO.    NO.   4. 

[House  on  Common  Street.) 

MEMBERS.  AGE. 

Ebenezer  Field,  21 

Benjamin  Williams  27 

John  A.  Poole,  23 


MEMBERS.  AGE. 

William  Mason,  Foreman,  41 

Geo.  W.  Prescott,  1st  Ass't,,  30 

Wm.  H.  Merriam,  2d  AssH.,  29 


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MEMBERS. 

Edward  Winslow,  Clerk, 
Andrew  Jackson, 
William  Dennis, 
George  Butterfield, 
Richard  Raymond, 
Henry  A.  Davis, 
John  Breed, 
Benj.  T.  H.  Foster, 
Stephen  H.  Stone, 
James  C.  Poor, 
Charles  B.  Hall, 
George  C.  Thompson, 
Henry  Beckford, 
James  E.  Wright, 
S.  S.  Hoyt, 
George  E.  Barstow, 
William  Restrick, 
William  E.  Delano, 
John  Chancey, 
Samuel  I.  Upton, 
William  Marsh, 
Edmund  Goodwin, 

Total, 

CONDITION    OF    HOUSE    AND    APPARATUS. 

Engine  built  in  1835  by  Hunneman  &  Co.,  Roxbui-y.  Diameter  of 
Cylinders  6  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  16  inches ;  23  feet  of  Suction 
Hose ;  600  feet  of  Leading  Hose  of  which  250  feet  is  indifferent ;  1 
Hose  Carriage,  10  Buckets,  3  Pipes,  2  Axes,  6  Fire  Caps,  Badges,  Span- 
ners, Belts,  Wrenches,  Settees,  Stoves,  Fire  Alarm  Bell  on  House,  &c. 
Apparatus  and  House  in  good  condition. 


AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

23 

Benjamin  F.  Blaisdell, 

24 

33 

George  Ware, 

29 

38 

Noah  Gates, 

36 

37 

Nicholas  Blaisdell, 

24 

28 

Joseph  Maloon, 

27 

38 

John  Burgess, 

24 

35 

Michael  Doyle, 

24 

32 

James  Peirce, 

25 

38 

Edward  W.  Dearborn, 

23 

43 

Charles  W.  Bates, 

26 

27 

Andrew  Bartlett, 

28 

25 

George  H.  Williams, 

42 

26 

Edward  W.  Bean, 

26 

24 

Samuel  A.  McAllister, 

27 

29 

C.  Chisholm, 

22 

36 

David  C.  Chase, 

23 

25 

Charles  Mellen, 

22 

22 

William  Emeiy, 

27 

24 

William  W.  Davis, 

34 

22 

John  T.  Dodge, 

28 

23 

Chai'les  Abrams, 

21 

22 

John  Harding, 
50 

42 

l¥ASHINGTON    EIVGIIVE    CO.    NO.    5. 

{House  on  Harvard  Street.) 


f^  MEMBERS. 

David  S.  Tucker,  Foreman, 
Moses  F.  Webster,  1st  Ass't, 
George  E.  Rogers,  2d  AssH., 
Alonzo  Ritterbush,  Clerk, 
Elias  Crafts,  jr., 
John  Baker, 
Benjamin  F.  Gardner, 


AGE.                    MEMBERS.  AGE. 

38  James  Eccles,  24 

36  Benjamin  Brintnall,  25 

27  Joseph§Hurlburt,  23 

35  WUliam  Durell,  25 

49  Charles  W.  Wallace,  29 

31  Joseph  E.  N.  Davis,  37 

27  Joseph  A.  Libbey,  24 


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MEMBERS. 

John  Duniels, 
Charles  R.  Miles, 
Thomas  O.  Driscoll, 
Charles  F.  Poor, 
Warren  F.  Smith, 
Rindaldo  H.  Clougb, 
George  H.  Howe, 
Roderick  Waterhouse, 
Joseph  Shaw, 
Nathan  E.  Abbott, 
George  H.  Johnson, 
John  Leverett, 
WiUiam  A.  Rowe, 
George  Peirce, 
William  H.  Austin,' 
Robert  Archibald, 
Thomas  E.  Smith, 

CONDITION   OF 

Engine  built  in  1826,  by  H 
Cylinders  6  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  16  inches ;  26  feet  of  Suction  Hose  ; 
625  feet  Leading  Hose,  of  which  100  feet  is  indifferent ;  1  Hose  Carriage, 
6  Buckets,  3  Pipes,  2  Axes,  6  Fire  Caps,  Badges,  Keys,  Spanners, 
Belts,  Wrenches,  Stoves,  Settees,  Fire  Alarm  Bell  on  House,  &c.  Ap- 
paratus and  House  in  good  condition. 


AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

32 

WiUiam  H.  Kimball 

> 

23 

25 

Albert  Chandler, 

23 

24 

Stephen  C.  Grover, 

23 

29 

James  C.  Whitman, 

31 

23 

Robert  B.  Vinton, 

25 

25 

Ira  L.  WiUey, 

22 

27 

Domingo  Fiol, 

30 

30 

Robert  Hammond, 

30 

25 

Simon  P.  Hayden, 

25 

23 

John  Tobey, 

22 

25 

Joseph  Edwards, 

27 

36 

Samuel  Rich, 

22 

23 

John  Cramm, 

22 

34 

Charles  E.  Peters, 

23 

32 

Edward  Toutelott, 

22 

26 

Joseph  H.  Bryant, 

21 

21 

Total,     .     .    . 

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HOUSE    AND   APPARATUS. 

luimen 

nan  &  Co.,  Roxbury. 

Diameter  of 

FRA]\KI.I]¥  ENGINE  CO.  NO.  7. 

[House  corner  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Tufts  Streets.) 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

Edw'd.  A.  Costigan,  Foreman, 

36 

Thomas  Berry, 

23 

Thomas  Brintnall,  1st  AssH., 

38 

Larkin  T.  Gardner, 

26 

John  F.  Powers,  2d  Ass% 

36 

Matthew  P.  Sanborn, 

34 

Henry  P.  Goodwin,  Clerk, 

30 

William  Penney, 

34 

E.  Russell  Estee, 

32 

Nelson  Cutler,  jr.. 

23 

Daniel  B.  Gardner, 

32 

Charles  Ackei'man, 

24 

Francis  J.  Almeader, 

37 

Jacob  Cook, 

30 

John  Williams, 

30 

Samuel  A.  Wright, 

27 

John  Sanborn, 

53 

J.  J.  Morley, 

32 

Joseph  S.  Bibram, 

44 

James  Wilson, 

23 

Jerome  B.  Wallace, 

46 

William  Green, 

27 

Peter  Sanborn, 

56 

B.  F.  R.  Jennings, 

24 

Morton  Clauson, 

40 

John  Kelley, 

24 

Nelson  Cutler, 

43 

Thomas  Russell, 

24 

46 


MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

William  S,  Robbins, 

34 

Alonzo  Southwick, 

28 

George  A.  Bird, 

27 

John  Caldwell, 

21 

Marshall  Blanchard,  jr., 

29 

William  Newhall, 

36 

Warren  Ferrin, 

27 

F.  A.  B.  Jennings, 

Thomas  Bently, 

34 

Josiah  W.  Leavitt, 

31 

William  Harrington, 

39 

Nelson  Clapp, 

22 

Lawrence  Hamilton, 

35 

Leonard  Hathaway, 

22 

Nathan  Cook, 

Total,       .       .       . 

43. 

CONDITION  or  HOUSE  AND  APPARATUS. 

Engine  built  in  1838,  by  Stephen  Thayer,  of  Boston.  Diameter  of 
Cylinders  7  inches ;  stroke  of  Piston  12  inches  ;  25  feet  of  Suction 
Hose ;  675  feet  Leading  Hose,  of  which  300  feet  is  indifferent.  1 
Hose  Carriage,  6  Buckets,  2  Axes,  3  Pipes,  6  Fire  Caps,  Badges,  Keys, 
Belts,  Spanners,  Wrenches,  Chairs,  Stove,  Fire  Alarm  Bell  on  House, 
&c.     Apparatus  and     ouse  in  good  condition. 


HOOK.   AN©   liABBIIR   CO. 

[House  on  Winthrop  Street. 


MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

Joseph  H.  Till,  Foreman, 

30 

Robert  Curtis, 

38 

William  Casswell,  1st  Ass% 

33 

William  Barry, 

41 

Samuel  C.  Hunt,  jr.,  Clerk, 

29 

Isaac  Foster, 

25 

Enock  J.  Clark, 

30 

Hiram  Baxter, 

35 

Augustus  Whittem.ore, 

48 

William  Whitney, 

30 

Richard  Stoddard, 

41 

George  Fuller, 

38 

George  W.  Turner, 

35 

Thomas  M.  Harding, 

30 

Eben  Averill, 

34 

E.  K.  Davies, 

36 

Thomas  G.  Welch, 

29 

Atwood  Holbrook, 

24 

James  Gilday, 

38 

John  Macomber, 

39 

George  W.  Hammond, 

31 

William  Miller, 

34 

Joel  Raymond,  jr.. 

30 

T.  Jefferson  Sawyer, 

21 

William  Barnard, 

30 

Wilbur  F.  Harding, 

34 

Nathaniel  J.  Jennings, 

35 

Charles  A.  Babcock, 

27 

John  Mullett, 

39 

Marshall  W.  Page, 

31 

Total, 

. 

30. 

CONDITION    OF    HOUSE    AND    APPARATUS. 

Carriage  built  in  1842,  by  William  Hodgkins  of  Charlestown  ;  has  14 
Ladders,  2  Large  Hooks,  4  Hand  Hooks,  3  Rakes,  6  Axes,  25  Fire  Caps, 
Ropes,  Badges,  Keys,  Wrenches,  Settees,  Chains,  Stove,  &c.  House 
and  Apparatus  in  good  condition. 


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REB  JACKET   KOSE   CO. 
House  on  Winthrop  Street. 


MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

MEMBERS. 

AGE. 

Thomas  Turner,  Foreman, 

29 

John  A.  Forbes, 

31 

Edward  F.  Barstow,  IstAss't., 

31 

John  J.  Edmands, 

23 

Edward  R.C.  Murray,  Clerk, 

27 

Russell  Smith, 

24 

Joseph  W.  Welch, 

35 

James  P.  Ingalls, 

28 

George  W.  Waite, 

33 

Isaac  N.  Burroughs, 

22 

Thomas  B.  Harley, 

35 

Albert  H.  Telton, 

27 

John  B.  Cilley, 

25 

Charles  A.  Walker, 

26 

John  H.  Brower, 

26 

William  G.  Clark, 

22 

William  H.  Powers, 

21 

Samuel  T.  Vaughn, 

21 

Charles  H.  Allen, 

21 

Dennison  McFarland, 

30 

Total, 

. 

20. 

CONDITION   OF 

HOUSE    AND    APPARATUS. 

2  Carriages  built  in  1852,  by  Hittinger  &  Cook  of  Charlestown. — 
1,400  feet  of  Leading  Hose  of  which  200  feet  is  indifferent,  2  Buckets, 
2  Pipes,  20  Fire  Caps,  Spanners,  Belts,  Badges,  Keys,  Wrenches, 
Settees,  Chau's,  Stoves,  &c.     Carriages  and  House  in  good  condition. 


REIilEF     ElVGINE. 

[House  on  Common  Street.) 
Engine  at  present  in  charge  of  Engine  Co.  No.  5  ;  built  by  Thayer 
of  Boston.     Diameter  of  Cylinder  5^  inches.     24  feet  Suction  Hose, 
1  Pipe,  1  Axe.     House  and  Apparatus  in  good  condition. 


Location  of  Reservoirs,   Wells  and  Hydrants  in  the 
City  of  Charlestown. 

RESERVOIRS. 

No.  1.     Harvard  Street. — Filled  from  Church. 

2.  Junction  of  Henley  and  Warren  Streets. 

3.  Union  Street,  Front  of  No.  35  and  37. 

4.  Main  St.,  Junction  of  Austin  and  Warren  Sts. — Spring, 

5.  High  Street,  Junction  of  School  and  High  Streets. 


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6.  Common  St.,  South-East  cor.  of  Winlhrop  Sq. — Spring. 

7.  Junction  of  Bartlett  and  Green  Streets. — Spring. 

8.  Gray  Street,  North-East  Side, 

9.  Walker  Street,  Junction  of  Bartlett  Street. — Spring. 

10.  Junction  of  Lexington  and  Tremont  Streets. — Spring. 

11.  Sullivan  Street,  near  Main  Street. 

12.  Russell  Street,  near  Pearl  Street. — Spring. 

13.  Mead  Street,  near  Crystal  Place. 

14.  Square,  near  Foss'  Distillery. 

15.  Junction  of  Summer  and  Elm  Streets. 

16.  Main  Street,  at  the  Neck,  near  Albee's  Store. 

17.  City  Square,  near  Bunker  Hill  Bank. 

18.  Chesnut  Street,  Front  of  No.  42. 

19.  Bunker  Hill  Street,  between  Linden  and  Walnut  Street. 

20.  Junction  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Elm  Streets. 

21.  Junction  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Cook  Streets. 

22.  Bunker  Hill  Street,  Front  of  No.  254. 

23.  Junction  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Decatur  Streets. 

24.  Junction  of  Bow  and  Richmond  Streets. 

25.  Warren  Street,  opposite  Carleton's  Coal  Yard. 

26.  Junction  of  Austin  and  First  Streets. 

27.  Junction  of  Austin  and  Lawrence  Streets. 

28.  Concord  Street,  150  feet  from  Bunker  Hill  Street. 

29.  Junction  of  High  and  Pleasant  Streets. 

30.  Main  Street,  near  Albion  Court. 

31.  Junction  of  Main  and  Mill  Streets. 

32.  Junction  of  Bainbridge  and  Moulton  Streets. 

33.  Main  Street,  opposite  Phipps  Street. 

34.  Junction  of  Lynde  and  Fifth  Streets. 


No.  1.  Warren  Avenue,  West  side,  near  the  Square. 

2.  City  Square,  front  of  Mansion  House. 

3.  Junction  of  Chelsea  Street  and  Henley  Place. 

4.  Junction  of  Front  and  Second  Streets. 

5.  Junction  of  Washington  and  Arrow  Streets. 

6.  Second  Street,  front  of  House  No.  13. 

7.  In  Court,  rear  of  Seminary  Boarding  House. 


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8.  Chapman  street  near  Main  street. 

9.  Main  street,  opposite  No.  255  near  Salem  street. 

10.  Pearl   street,  opposite  Russell  street. 

11.  Eim  street,  between  Bunker  Hill  and  Medford  street, 

(Primary  School  House.) 

12.  Main  street,  North  side  of  Albion  Court. — 75  feet. 

13.  "  "      opposite  Charles  street. 

14.  "  "      front  of  Brown's  Blacksmith  Shop,  at  Neck, 

15.  Main  street,  near  Bunker  Hill  Engine  House. 

16.  Bunker  Hill   street,  near   Junction  of  Bunker  Hill  and 

Medford   streets. 

17.  Main   street,  near  Hall's  Dye  House. 

18.  Oak  street,  front  of  No.  21. 

19.  Bartlett  street,  rear  of  Roulstone's  House. 

20.  Union  street,  front  of  Foster  &,  Lawrence's  Shop. 


HYDRANTS. 

No.  1. 

Corner  of  W 

arren 

Avenue  and  Water  street 

2. 

(( 

"      and  City  Square. 

3. 

Chelsea 

street  and       "           " 

4. 

and  Joiner  streets. 

5. 

"    Henley 

6. 

"    Chesnut      " 

7. 

"    Adams        " 

8. 

"    Bunker  Hill  streets. 

9. 

"    Vine                     " 

10. 

"    Bainbridge 

11. 

street,  near  Chelsea  Bridge 

List  of  Fires   and  Alarms  from  May  1st,  1854,  to 
May  1st,  1855. 

FIRES. 

May  9. — Wooden   Building  on  the  corner  of  Warren  Avenue 
and  Warren   street,  owned  by  H.  H.  Bradshaw  of  Boston,  and  oc- 
7 


50 

cupied  by  Holmes  &  Joy,  Cabinet  Makers.  Loss,  82,300  on 
Building  and  Stock.     Insured  ^1,S00.     Cause,  accidental. 

May  20. — Wooden  Building  in  rear  of  477  Main  street,  owned 
and  occupied  by  Samuel  O.  Pollard,  Currier.  Building  partially 
destroyed,  together  with  a  large  quantity  of  Stock.  Loss  about 
^1,500.     Insured.     Cause,  incendiary. 

June  14 — Wooden  Dwelling-House,  No.  17  Gray  Street,  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr.  McAIath.    Damage  slight.    Cause,  accidental. 

June  17. — Brick  Dwelling-House  situated  on  the  Milk  How 
Road,  owned  and  occupied  by  Freeman  Peacock  and  a  Mr.  Blake. 
Loss,  $200.     Insured.     Cause,  defect  in  chimney. 

June  17. — Wooden  Dwelling-House,  situated  on  Jay  Street 
Court.     Damage  slight.     Cause,  accidental. 

June  17. — Shed  on  Medford  Street.     Damage  slight. 

July  2. — Wooden  Building  situated  on  Soley  Street,  owned  and 
occupied  by  a  Mr.  Hastings  for  the  manufactory  of  Lead  Pipe. — 
Damage  to  Building  and  Machinery  about  $1,200.  Insured. 
Cause,  not  ascertained. 

July  4. — Feather  Bed  in  house  on  Russell  Street.  Damage 
slight.     Cause,  accidental. 

July  8. — Wooden  Dwelling-House  in  rear  of  No.  S3  Green 
Street,  owned  by  Newhall  Martin,  and  occupied  by  Charles  Poor, 
jr.  Damage  to  Building  and  Furniture  $250.  Insured.  Cause, 
accidental. 

July  21. — Block  of  Wooden  Buildings  on  Winthrop  Street, 
leased  by  Charles  West,  occupied  in  part  by  West  for  a  Paint  Shop, 
and  also  by  Mr.  Ray  and  Mr.  Smith  for  dwelling-houses;  the 
Buildings  were  partially  destroyed,  together  with  the  Wooden 
Dwelling-House  adjoining  ;  owned  by  Jacob  Ilittinger,  and  occu- 
pied by  several  families.  Loss  $700.  Insured.  Cause,  not  as- 
certained. 

August  16. — Rear  of  Chelsea  Street,  near  Bunker  Hill  Street. 
Damage   slight.     Cause,  incendiary. 

August  30. — Dwelling-House  on  Bunker  Hill  Street  near  Chel- 
sea Street,  owned   by- and   occu'pied    by  Mrs.    Doyle   and 

another.     Loss  $40.     Insured.     Cause  not  ascertained. 

September  6. — Dwelling-House  on  First  Street,  No.  8,  owned 
by  Mr.  Bowman,  and  occupied  by  Mr.  Wallace.  Damage  slight. 
Cause,  bursting  of  Camphene  Lamp. 


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September  19. — Duelling-House  on  Medford  Street.  Damage 
trifling.     Cause,  accidental. 

September  27. — Pile  of  old  Lumber  at  Fitchburg  Rail-Road 
Depot,  near  Front  Street.  Damage  slight.  Cause,  sparks  from 
Locomotive. 

Oct.  3. — Reynolds  &,  Waitt's  Morocco  Factory  on  Front  Street. 
Damage  slight.     Cause  not  ascertained. 

Oct.  6. — Slaughter-House  on  Johnson's  Wharf  at  the  Neck, 
near  Medford  Street,  owned  by  Samuel  Rice  of  Boston  ;  occupied 
by  Joseph  Reed  and  Abel  Locke;  the  Building  was  destroyed,  to- 
gether with  its  contents.  Loss  8600.  Insured  ^200.  Cause, 
incendiary. 

Oct.  13. — Wooden  Dwelling-House  on  Austin  Street,  near  the 
State  Prison,  known  as  the  Cork  Factory.  Damage  slight.  Cause, 
incendiary. 

Jan.  9. — Wooden  Dwelling-House  in  rear  of  Henley  Place, 
owned  by  Samuel  C.  Hunt,  occupied  by  John  Kane  and  J.  T. 
Cunningham.     Loss  $50.     Insured.     Cause,  accidental. 

Jan.  15. — Dwelling  House  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Mead 
Streets,  occupied  by  Messrs.  Blodgett  &>  Ploughton.  Damage 
slight.     Cause,  carelessness. 

Feb  6 — Warren  School-House  corner  of  Bartlett  and  Summer 
Streets.     Loss  $35.     Cause,  carelessness. 

Feb.  15. — Unfinished  Dwelling-House  on  Essex  Street,  owned 
by  Charles  C.  Smith.     Loss  $200.     Insured.     Cause,  carelesness. 

Feb.  23. — Wooden  Building  on  Joiner  Street,  owned  by  Joseph 
Hunnewell,  occupied  by  Daniel  Draper  for  the  storage  of  shavings. 
Loss  $100.     No  Insurance.     Cause,  incendiary. 

Feb.  24. — Stable  on  Chelsea  Street,  owned  by  Jacob  Foss. — 
Damage  slight.     Cause,  incendiary. 

March  5. — Fitchburg  Freight  Depot,  Front  Street.  Damage 
slight.     Cause,  sparks  from  Locomotive. 

March  7. — Waggon  near  Carr  dz.  Brown's  Stable,  on  Lawrence 
Street.     Damage  slight.     Cause,  incendiary. 

March  13. — Stable  on  Chelsea  Street,  owned  by  Jacob  Foss. — 
Damage  slight.     Cause  incendiary. 

March  22. — Wooden  Building  near  the  Mill  Pond  at  the  Neck. 
occupied  by  Dodge  &  Harding.    Damage  slight.  Cause,  accidental. 


March  28. — Stable  near  Ferrin  Street,  owned  by  P.  S.  Briggs, 
occupied  by  Lj.  E.  Glines.    Damage  slight.    Cause,  not  ascertained, 

April  2. — Dwelling-House  on  Pearl  Street,  occupied  by  T.  «St,  J. 
Doane,  owned  by  the  heirs  of  Oliver  Flolden,  Loss  $40.  Insured. 
Cause,  accidental. 


Number  of  Fires  30. 


Loi^s  $7,215. 


Insured  $6,180. 


Cause  of  Fires. — Incendiary,  .... 
Accidental,  -  -  -  - 
Carelessness,  -  -  -  - 
Not  Ascertained,  -  -  , 
Defect  in  Chimney, 
Bursting  of  Camphene  Lamp,  - 
Sparks  from  Locomotive, 


A  L.  A  R  M  S 

OF     FIRES. 

May  2, 

from  Cambridge, 

July  18, 

Somerville, 

5, 

do. 

19, 

Shavings, 

10, 

False, 

22, 

Chelsea, 

13, 

Cambridge, 

Aug.  5, 

Cambridge, 

15, 

do. 

7, 

Somerville, 

15, 

do. 

8, 

Cambridge, 

26, 

False, 

11, 

Chelsea, 

June  2, 

Cambridge, 

12, 

Cambridge, 

4, 

Chelsea, 

14. 

Fluid  Lamp, 

11, 

Cambridge, 

20, 

Watertown, 

17, 

do. 

90 

Chelsea, 

24, 

Chelsea, 

26, 

do. 

July  3, 

Somerville, 

26, 

False, 

3, 

Chelsea, 

29, 

Chimney, 

3, 

Tar  Barrel, 

30, 

Somerville, 

3. 

Cambridge, 

Sep.l, 

Med  ford, 

6, 

Camphene  Lamp, 

5, 

False, 

9, 

Brookline, 

9, 

East  Boston, 

10, 

East  Boston, 

10, 

Newton, 

13. 

Chelsea, 

11. 

Medford, 

18, 

Tar  Kettle. 

15, 

Brookline, 

53 


Sep.  16,            Cambridge, 

Dec.  6, 

Brighton, 

17,              Brighton, 

12, 

Cambridge, 

22,              Cambridge, 

14, 

So.  Reading, 

23,             False, 

15. 

Haverhill, 

24,             Brighton, 

Jan.  2, 

Chimney, 

26,             False, 

3, 

False, 

30,             Watertown, 

7, 

Chelsea, 

Oct.  2,             Maiden, 

9, 

False, 

7,             Watertown, 

10, 

Chelsea, 

7,             Cambridge, 

26, 

N.  Yard  Bell, 

7,                   do. 

Feb.l, 

Kettle  Varnish 

8,             Somerville, 

17, 

Fluid  Lamp, 

12,             False, 

21, 

False, 

17,             Burst'gofG? 

IS  Pipe, 

24, 

Chimney, 

18,             Cambridge, 

Mar.3, 

Cambridge, 

25,                   do. 

5, 

False, 

Nov.  2,            False, 

5, 

Cambridge, 

7,             Brighton, 

6, 

Med  ford, 

8,             Cambridge, 

8, 

Shavings, 

11,             East  Boston, 

15, 

Cambridge, 

11,             Cambridge, 

29, 

Chelsea, 

13,             Somerville, 

31, 

Somerville, 

18,             Cambridge, 

Apr.  15, 

False. 

25,                   do. 

Number  of  Alarms, 

. 

- 

89 

From  Fires  out  of  the  City, 

- 

63 

From  Alarms  in  the 

City,  an( 

i  False  Al 

arms,       26 

Whole  number  of  Fires  an 

d  Alarms 

, 

119 

Since  the' 1st  of  May,  1854,  eleven  separate  drafts  on  the  City 
Treasurer  have  been  drawn  by  the  Board  of  Engineers,  amounting 
to  five  thousand  four  hundred  and  seventy-two  dollars  and  eighty- 
six  cents ;  of  the  above  amount  three  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty-six  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  has  been  expended  for  ser- 
vices of  the  members  of  the  several  Companies,  and  for  Fuel  and 
Oil  as  allowed  by  the  City.  The  balance  has  been  expended  as 
per  Bills  rendered. 


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KECAPITIJL.ATI01V. 

Number  of  Engineers,        ------  5 

«•            Members,          ------  353 

"            Engines, 7 

"           Feet  of  Leading  Hose,      -         -         -         -  5,050 

"                 do.     Suction  Hose,      -         -         -         -  178 

"           Hose  Carriages,        -----  9 

"           Hook  and  Ladder  Carriages,      -         -         -  l 

"           Hooks, 3 

**           Ladders,  -------  16 

"           Axes,       -------  18 

*•           Reservoirs,       ------  34 

"           Hydrants,         ------  n 

"           Wells,      --..-..  20 

"           Fires  and  Alarms,     .         -         -         -         -  119 

Fire  Caps, 80 

Amount  of  Loss,       -------  $7,215 

"               Insured,  -------  6,180 

"  Expended, 5,472  86 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

STEPHEN  P.  KELLY,  Chief  Engineer. 


A§SISTA]VT  ENGINEERS. 

JAMES  M.  GARDNER, 
JOHN  HOWARD, 
GEORGE  W.  HOBART, 
HENRY  P.  GARDNER. 


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NDEX 


City  Debt,  -  .  _  .  .  -  38 

"       "    Reduction  of,  -  -  -  -  _  34 

City  Property,   -------36 

Contingencies,  -------30 

County  Tax,       --.--..35 
Engineer's  Report,        ------  41 

Expenditures,    -  -  --  -  -  -  10 

Fire  Department,  -  -  -  -  -  -  18 

Gas  Lamps  and  Fixtures,  -----  26 

Health  Depailment,       ------  29 

Interest  on  Loans,         ------  33 

Loans,  -  -  -  -  --  --  34 

Militia  Bounty,  -------34 

Oil,  Fuel,  Lighting  Streets,  &c.,  -  -  -  -  24 

Receipts,  ___-_-_  8 

Support  of  Poor,  ------  15 

Salaries  of  City  Officers',  -  -  -  -  -  10 

Schools,-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  11 

Sewers  and  Drains,       ------  28 

State  Tax,  .-.-.--34 

Streets,  Laying  Out  and  Widening,      -  -  -  -  20 

Paving  and  Setting  Edge  Stone,         -  ^  -  24 

Repairs,  -  .  .  .  -  -  21 

Treasurer's  Account  Cun-ent,  ...  -  -  6 

Unpaid  Accounts,         ------  35 

Watch  and  Police,        -  -  -  .  .  26 


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