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THE 


TENTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF\THE 


RECEIPTS  AND  .EXPENDITURES  ' 


OF   THE 


CITY  OF  MANCHESTER, 

-  FOR  THE 

•FISCAL,  YEAR  ENDING  JAN.  31, 

••  185  6, 


TOGETHER  WITH  OTHER  ANNUAL  REPORTS.  AND  PAPERS 
•  RELATING  TO  THE  AFFAIRS  OF  THE  CITY.  * 


MANCHESTER,  N.  H.: 
STEAM-  POWER  PRESS  OF  ABBOTT  &  WARREN, 

NO.  84  ELM . STREET,  MERCHANT'  EXCHANGE. 
1856. 


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252.07 

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CITY  OF  MANCHESTER. 


In  Board  op  Common  Council. 

AN  ORDER  authorizing  the  printing  of  the  Tenth  Annual  Report  of 
the  Receipts  and  Expenditures  of  the  City  of  Manchester. 
Ordered,  if  the  Board  of  Aldermen  concur,  That  the  Joint  Standing 
Committee  on  Finance  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  cause  two 
thousand  copies  of  the  Tenth  Annual  Report  of  the  Receipts  and  Expen- 
ditures of  the  City  of  Manchester  to  be  printed,  for  the  use  of  the 
inhabitants  of  said  City,  and  that  the  expense  of  the  same  be  charged 
to  the  appropriation  for  Incidental  Expenses. 
In  Common  Council,  Feb'y  12,  1856. 
Read  a  first  time — rules  suspended — read  a  second  time  and  passed. 

E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 
In  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb'y  13,  1856. 
Read  a  first  time — rules  suspended — read  a  second  time  and  passed. 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 


ACCOUNT 


H.  E,  CHAMBERLIN,  CITY  TREAS'R, 


FEOM 


JANUARY  31st,  1855,  TO  FEBRUARY  1st,  1856. 


Dr. 


City  of  Manchester,  in  account  current,  from  Jan.  31,  1855, 


To  unpaid  drafts,  Feb.  1,  1855, $639  90 

City  Farm, 7549  68 

Paupers  off  the  Farm, 850  34 

County  Paupers, 1658  68 

Highways  and  Bridges,  Dist.  No.    1, 546  24 

«     No.    2, 3455  71 

"     No.    3, 348  13 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 

"  "     No. 


4,... 64  45 

5, 210  46 

6, 227  23 

7, 417  52 

8, 22144 

9, 314  21 

10, 1418  73 

No.  11, 830  85 

Amoskeag  Falls  Bridge, 1333  33 

New  Highways, 1715  77 

School  District  No.    1, 233  75 

No.    2, 14056  76 

No.    3, 470  89 

No.    4, 213  98 

No.    5, 128  12 

No.    6, :  138  85 

No.    7, 237  84 

No.    8, 63908 

No.    9, 189  26 

No .  10, 664  72 

No.  11, 348  31 

New  School  House,  District  No.  2, 2000  00 

City  Library, 2016  06 

Repairs  of  School  Houses,  District  No.  2, 3772  50 

Commons, 533  38 

The  "  Valley," 1572  19 

Sewers  and  Drains, 21 13  66 

Reservoirs, 108  99 

Fire  Department, 13057  15 

Lighting  Streets, 1593  11 

Militia, 235  00 

City  Police, 5729  25 

City  Hall  Building, 671  23 

City  Officers, 4133  33 

Printing  and  Stationery, 988  57 

Incidental  Expenses, 2002  98 

Interest  paid, 7732  57 

City  Debt  paid, 3000  00 

Teachers'  Institute, 324  61 

School  House  Lot,  District  No.  2, 650  00 

Abatement  of  Taxes, 468  90 

$92427  71 

City  Stock  on  hand,  Feb.  1,  1856 2500  00 

Cash  in  Treasury,  Feb.  1,  1856, 3913  44 

$98,841  15 


to  Feb.  1,  1856,  ivith  Henry  R.  Chamberlin,  City  Treasurer.  Or. 

By  City  Stock  of  1854,  on  hand  Feb.  1,  1855, 2000  0(1 

Cash  in  Treasury,  Feb.  1,  1855, 9880  95 

"    Rec'd  from  Loan, 2950  00 

City  Stock  created,  1855, 10000  00 

H.  G.  Lowell,  Taxes,  1854, 2896  53 

H.  G.  Lowell,  Taxes,  1855, 55504  61 

iEtna  Ins.  Co.,  Ins.  on  City  Earn, 1308  10 

G.  W.  Stuart,  Produce  from  City  Farm, 725  31 

County  of  Hillsborough,  support  of  Paupers, 1780  45 

A.  Waterman,  Paupers  from  other  Towns, 78  43 

S.  Bunton,              "          "        "           "       57  63 

State  R.  R.  Tax, 1998  79 

State  Literary  Fund,. 869  36 

G.  A.  French,  License  to  enter  Sewers, 191  90 

Rent  City  Hall  Stores, 1646  60 

«        "           "       "        «    847  00 

w<         "          Circus  Licenses, 170  00 

Wm.  H.  Hill,  Police  Court  Fines,  &c. , 299  62 

Sam'l  Hall,  Police  Court  Fines,  &c, 1040  24 

Harry  Leeds,  on  "  Coe  Lot," 661  63 

City  Scales, 140  23 

Stephen  Palmer,  sale  of  Lots  in  the  "  Valley," 882  34 

D.  C.  Bent,  sale  of  Lots  in  the  "  Valley," 600  00 

Sundry  Persons,  overdrawn  on  Sch.  Dist.  No.  2, 115  72 

D.  C.  Bent,  Grass  on  Commons, 52  00 

Sundry  Persons,  overdrawn  on  City  Farm, 583 

T.  S.  Montgomery,  Ani't  unexpended  Sch.  Dist.  No.  11,.  2  87 

D.  W.  Fling,  Plank  sold, '  91  37 

City  Liquor  Agency, 25  00 

Am.  Man.  Co.,  overdrawn  on  Fire  Dep't, 76  12 

T.  T.  Abbot,  Plank  sold, 40 

D.  L.  "Willey,  overdrawn  on  Lighting  Streets, 1  75 

Unpaid  Drafts,  Feb.  1,  1856, 1940  37 


i,841  15 


HENRY  R.  CHAMBERLIN,  City  Treasurer. 
Manchester,  Feb.  1,  1856. 


City  of  Manchester,  February  1st,  1856. 

The  undersigned,  Committee  on  Finance,  in  pursuance  of  the  four- 
teenth Section  of  Chapter  3d  of  the  Revised  Ordinances,  certify  that  we 
have  examined  the  within  account  of  Henry  R.  Chamberlin,  City  Treas- 
urer, and  find  the  same  correctly  cast,  and  all  payments  and  expenditures 
therein  charged  against  the  City,  properly  vouched. 

We  find  that  there  has  been  received  into  the  Treasury  during  the 
year  ending  January  31st,  1856,  including  the  balance  on  hand  Febru- 
ary 1st,  1855,  the  sum  of  $96,900.78,  and  that  there  has  been  paid  from 
the  Treasury  during  the  same  time,  the  sum  of  $90,487.34,  leaving  in 
the  Treasury,  February  1st,  1856,  a  balance  of  $3,913.44  in  cash,  and 
$2-500  in  City  Stock. 

JOHN  S.  FOLSOM,  "] 

T.  T.  ABBOT,  Committee 

J.  M.  HARVEY,  y  on 

J.  T.  ANGELL,  f      Finance. 

EPHRAIM  S.  HARVEY,  J 

In  Common  Council,  Feb'y  12,  1856. 
Read  and  accepted, — 

E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 
In  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb'y  13,  1856. 
Read  and  accepted, — 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 


REPORT 


COMMITTEE   ON  FINANCE 


In  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  the  City  Charter  and  Revised 
Ordinances,  the  Joint  Standing  Committee  on  Finance  make  to  the 
City  Council  their  annual  Statement  of  the  Expenditures  of  the  Finan- 
cial Year  ending  January  31st,  1856. 

The  total  Income  as  shown  by  the  Treasurer's  account, 

amounts  to $96,900. 7X 

The  total  Expenditures  have  been 90,487.34 

Leaving  a  balance,  including  $2500  of  City  Stock,  on 

hand  Feb.  1,  1856,  of 6,413.44 

From    this    deduct  for  unpaid  bills,  as  per  Treasurer's 

account, , 1,940.37 

Leaves 4,473.07 

To  this  add  the  balance  of  Taxes  for  1855,  not  paid  in  by 

Collector, 11,326.43 

And  we  have  the  balance  of  Receipts  over  Expenditures 

for  the  past  year,  of 15,790.50 

Deduct  the  Loan  made  this  year, 10,000.0 

And  we  have  still  a  balance  in  the  Treasury,  from  the 

ordinary  resources,  of 5,799.15 

The  amount  of  outstanding  bills  against  the  City  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  past  year  was  very  large.  The  amount  at  the  present  time 
not  collected,  and  allowed  by  the  Committee  on  Accounts,  is  presumed 
to  be  very  small.  The  present  is  therefore  a  favorable  time  to  introduce 
such  restrictions  and  regulations  in  the  mode  of  contracting  accounts 
against  the  City,  as  will  enable  the  government  at  all  times  to  know 
how  far  the  appropriations  have  been  expended,  and  to  what  extent  the 
Treasury  is  involved  by  these  incidental  liabilities. 

The  Committee  have  brought  this  subject  to  the  notice  of  the  City 
Council,  with  the  conviction  that  it  ought  to  engage  their  immediate 
attention. 


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From  the  above  statement  it  is  plain  that  the  estimates  and  appropria- 
tions made  at  the  commencement  of  the  year,  were  amply  sufficient  for 
the  wants  of  the  City,  and  had  the  money  been  in  the  Treasury  at  the 
time  it  was  wanted  to  meet  the  payments,  the  Loan  of  the  past  year  need 
not,  and  would  not  have  been  made.  We  would  not  be  understood  as ' 
censuring  any  one  by  these  remarks,  for  we  believe  the  fault  lies  chiefly 
in  the  manner  of  transacting  the  business  of  the  City,  and  we  think  the 
interests  of  the  City  call  loudly  for  a  change. 

JOHN  S.  FOLSOM,  "]    Joint  Stand- 
's. T.  ABBOT,  1  ing 
J.M.HARVEY,         {Committee   on 
J.  T.  ANGELL,         J       Finance. 

In  Common  Council,  Feb'y  12,  1856. 
Read  and  accepted, — 

E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb'y  13,  1856. 
Read  and  accepted  in  concurrence  : 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 


APPROPRIATIONS  AND   EXPENDITURES. 


The  Appropriations  made  by  the  City  Council  for  the  Financial  year 
ending  January  31st,  1856,  with  the  unexpended  balance  of  the  previous 
year  ;  the  transfers  from  one  appropriation  to  another  ;  together  with 
the  expenditures  under  each  appropriation  ;  and  the  unexpended  bal- 
ances. 

CITY  FARM  AND  PAUPERS. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $125  58 

ropriated  April,  1855, 4000  00 

Dec,  1855, 419190 

Insurance  on  Barn, 1308  10 

Transfer  from  New  Highways, 550  00 

Sundry  persons  overdrawn, 5  83 

$lom  41 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  G.  W.  Stuart,  Superintendent, $340  00 

"    "        "        66  nights'  labor, 66  00 

"    "        "       cash  paid  sundry  persons, 182  67 

Zadok  Wright  for  labor, 300  07 

M.  O.  T.  Goodhue  for  labor, 86  18 

Orlando  Young             "         53  50 

John  Boody                   "         7  00 

Bradstreet  Doe              "         14  54 

G.  W.  Adams  for  groceries, 21  81 

D.  C.  Bent                "           13  07 

Demick  &  Currier     "           4  70 

Eastman  &  Son         "           87  13 

H.  &  J.  P.  Dennison  for  groceries, 106  43 

T.  S.  Marshall  '                   "           25  10 

J.L.Fogg                            "           12  00 

Wilson  &  Fogg                      "           25  18 

Moore,  Sargent  &  Hall         "           14  43 

Kidder  &  Duncklee               "           36  77 

Fisher  &  Epps                      » 6198 

Amount  carried  porward, $1458  56 


10 

Amount  brought  forward, . $1458  56 

Paid  J.  B.  Stowell  for  groceries,            4  48 

Hardy  &  Plummer        "                   20  91 

Bent  &  Shepherd           "                  101  12 

W.  &  A.  Crosby           "                  2  67 

Abbott  &  Co.  for  flour  and  meal, 639  00 

H.  R.  Chamberlin  for  clothing, 7  08 

Raymond  &  Walker        "           1  25 

Mitchell  &  Questrom       "          156 

Hoyt  &  Robinson             "           21  92 

J.  Clark  &  Co.                 "          5  30 

G.  H.  French                   "          4  88 

Plumer  &  Bailey              "          18  08 

I.  Shepherd  &  Co.            "          31  20 

Richard  Streeter  for  black-smithing, 38  46 

J.  M.  &  S.  F.  Stanton  for  black-smithing, ....  8  30 

Caleb  Cage                                 "             13  59 

Bunton  &  Streeter                    "             22  95 

Gilmore  &  Bun  ton                    "             98  62 

E.  Griffin                                  "             6  92 

Amoskeag  Man'g  Co.               "             1  89 

G.  W.  Merriam                        "             4  34 

Herrick  &  Hartshorn  for  bread, 385 

George  &  Co.  for  medicines, 2  98 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co.  for  hardware, 46  36 

C.  M.  Hubbard                          "           14 10 

Kimball  &  Co.                            "           30  37 

Dennis  &  Varick                         "           15  41 

Varick  &  Storm,                         "           2146 

N.  Eastabrook                            "           4  00 

F.  Kimball  for  lumber, 3  50 

Baldwin  &  Co.  for  lumber, 68  17 

Cheney  &  Wilson  for  team, 17  50 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.  for  team, 16  75 

Hill  &  Cheney                   "         '  2  50 

Fling  &  Haines                  "         19  00 

Fling  &  Spofford                "         5  50 

Noble  Prime                      "         150 

A.E.Farley                      "         5  00 

D.  K.  Prescott                  »         2  75 

Amount  carried  forward, $2793  78 


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Amount  brought  forward, $2793  78 

Paid  D.  B.  Nelson  for  team, 50 

D.  M.  Adams  lightning  rods, 37  50 

R.  Button  for  repairs  on  house, 2  75 

J.G.Davis         "        "       "     5  01 

Neal  &  Holbrook  for  repairs  on  house, 2  90 

Davis  Baker  for  painting, 41  58 

Tristram  Hurd  for  painting, 24  50 

John  M.Sawyer        "          18  93 

Brown  &  Colley         "           G  24 

E.  Ferren  for  dry  goods, 30  73 

T.  H.  Stevens  for  papering  house, 7  25 

J.  B.  Johnson  for  paper  hangings, 1  G2 

W.  H.  Fisk       "       "            "         7  02 

J.  R.  Dudley  for  masonry, 3  00 

W.  Adriance  for  paints  and  oils, 81  05 

H.  S.  Whitney  for  pump  and  repairs, 23  43 

Eben  Clark  for  harness, 20  73 

Geo.  T.  Mixer  for  repairs  on  harness, 50 

Chas.  Clough  for  white- washing, 4  25 

Chas.  H.  Ayers  for  sleigh, 25  00 

J.  D.  Bean  for  furniture, 4  15 

Hiram  Green"         "         8  00 

S.  Bunton       "         " 14  28 

M.  R.  Vincent  for  moving  furniture, 75 

Chas.  Young  for  grafting, 12  17 

City  Liquor  Agency, 62 

J.  H.  Stevens  for  pasturing, 25  00 

T.Campbell     "          "         16  00 

D.  W.  Fling  for  two  yoke  of  oxen 320  50 

C.  D.  Horr&Son, 4  91 

Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co.  for  printing, 2  00 

Saunders  &  Co.  for  horse  blankets, 7  00 

E.  G.  Woodman  for  moving  Robinson, 1  00 

D.  W.  Fling  for  team, 4  50 

Kidder  &  Duncklee  for  potash, 3  25 

A.  G.  Varney  for  iron-work, 89 

D.  &  D.  B.  Wilson  for  soap, 2  25 

Hall,  Perkins  &  Moore  for  lime, 1  17 

M.  D.  Stokes  for  stone  posts, 6  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3578  71 


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Amount  brought  forward, $3578  71 

Paid  J.  B.  McCrillis, 1  00 

I.  W.  Smith  for  insurance  papers, 22  00 


$300171 


LABOR  AND  MATERIALS  FOR  NEW  BARN. 


Paid  B.  F.  Locke  for  labor, $620  08 

J.  B.  Watson  for  labor, 182  75 

Bradstreet  Doe  " 
James  Darrah  " 
Weare  Leavitt  " 
Joseph  Leavitt  " 
P.  Connell  " 
Wm.  Mills  " 
David  McFerson  for  labor, 64  00 


D.  C.  Bent 

Walter  Neal  " 
T.  T.  Abbot 

Robert  Stevens  " 

Thomas  Shea  " 

Leonard  Streeter  " 

Andrew  Bunton  " 

Stephen  Palmer  " 
A.  L.  Hutchinson  " 

J.  B.  Sawyer  " 

John  Kelley  " 

John  Shea  " 

Michael  Welch  " 

John  Carey  " 

John  Prendable  " 

John  White  " 

John  Rourke  " 

S.  F.  Currier  " 

James  Durock  k< 


36  87 

3150 

46  00 

5100 

32  19 

70  50 

64  00 

45  25 

7  50 

10  00 

7  50 

6  00 

6  00 

1125 

6  00 

13197 

12  73 

4  33 

4  33 

4  33 

4  33 

4  33 

12  73 

7  31 

8  12 

6  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1434  90 


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Amount  brought  forward, $1434  90 

Paid  Thos.  Oastillon  for  labor, 7  03 

James  Burke       "       "     5  42 

Smith  &  Wallace  for  lumber, 1084  47 

Cole  &  Davis         «       "         4G0  25 

A.  McCrillis          "       "         112  55 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  nails, 93  27 

J.  M.  &  S.  F.  Stanton  for  bolts, 42  08 

Baldwin  &  Co.  for  lumber, 184  29 

J.  C.  Hill  for  teaming, 4  50 

Hiram  Brown  for  derrick, . 10  00 

J.  C.  Young  for  tinning  barn, 19  44 

Jos.  Goodwin  for  stone, 6  00 

Amoskeag  Man'g  Co., 39  48 

David  Farmer  for  drag, 5  00 

D.  M.  Adams  for  lightning  rods, 87  15 

David  Hill  for  insurance, 1G  75 

Saunders  &  Co.  for  harnesses  to  supply  the  place 

of  those  destroyed  by  fire, 84  89 

A.  TV.  Sanborn  for  wagon, 87  00 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  farming  implements, 106  12 

Andrew  McCrillis  for  cart-wheels, 17  38 

Kimball  &  Co.  for  farming  implements, 50  00 


PAUPERS  OFF  THE  FARM. 

Paid  Boyd  &  Corey  for  shoes, $1  28 

J.  Clark  &  Co.  "       "     90 

G.  TV.  Thayer"       "     82 

A.  S.  Trask        "       "     125 

J.  Prescott  for  batting, 50 

Peter  Smith  for  funeral  expenses  of  Tubbs,. . .  2  00 

J.  J.  Straw   "        "             "          "    paupers,.  20  30 

D .  Mack  for  moving  pauper, 2  50 

D .  B.  Nelson  for  moving  pauper, 5  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $34  55 


§7549  68 


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Amount  brought  forward, $34  55 

Paid  S.  D.  Sherburn  for  moving  pauper, 1  50 

P.  Kimball  for  wood, 8  75 

C.  H.  Eastman  for  wood, 18  13 

N.  Corning  for  board  of  Ezra  Corning, 94  40 

Cheney  &  Barr  for  wood, 3  50 

H.  &  J.  P.  Dcnnison  for  groceries, 23  60 

S.B.Paige                    "         "         3  99 

Cheney  &  Barr              "         "         26  59 

R.White                      "         "         35  83 

Willey&Co.                 "         "         50  04 

Ira  Barr  &  Co.               "         "         7  00 

Piatt  &  Co.                   "         "         17  86 

G.W.Adams                "         "         2  00 

Bent  &  Shepherd           "         "         18  33 

Kidder  &  Duncklee       "         "         4  58 

Berry  &  Co.                   "         "         4  00 

Bicker  &  Godfrey         "         "         8  72 

E.  McQueston                "         "         16  01 

Hardy  &  Moore             "         "         7  12 

S.  Mullen  &  Co.            "         "         8  37 

Fisher  &  Epps               «         " 10  00 

Bartlett  &  Farrar          «         "         100 

Gage&Spofford            "        "         5  00 

Lane  &  James                "         "         2  00 

S.  Palmer  for  journey  to  Auburn, 1  50 

J.  Kittridge  for  rent, 10  50 

E.Smith        "      "     12  00 

R.  B.  Hall  for  board  of  Griffin, 13  00 

H.  Quimby"       "      «    Flanders  family, 24  50 

J.  C.  Judd  "       "      "   Cross, 20  00 

D.  Robinson  for  board  of  George, 5  00 

R.  Pillsbury  "       "       "    Saunders, 14  00 

C.  Wyman     "       "       "    Prescott, 12  87 

N.  H.  Asylum  for  board  of  Garvin  &  Dakin,.  222  01 

T.  M.  Hanson  for  medical  attendance, 2  50 

R.H.Paige      "        "            "             2  00 

M.  Brown  for  rent 6  00 

L.  H.  Brown  for  robe, 2  25 

H.  Peacock  for  team, 1  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $762  00 


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Amount  brought  forward, $762  00 

Paid  L.  II.  Sleeper  for  team, 2  25 

D.  K.  Prescott  "     "     1  50 

D.  C.  Gould  for  fare  to  sundry  places, 4  95 

Chas.  Chapman  for  groceries, 14  94 

J.  Tenney  for  printing  overseer's  account,. ...  12  00 

M.  R.  Vincent  for  moving  furniture, 2  00 

S.  S.  Moulton  for  rent, 1  88 

E.  Richards  for  care  of  Pollard, 5  12 

A.  W.  Thompson  for  care  of  Pollard, 5  00 

S.  Bunton  for  stationery, 1  50 

D.  T.  Norris  for  board  of  Ordway, 2  00 

W.  A.  Putney  for  8  y'ds  print, 80 

L.  H.  Sleeper  for  wood, 5  00 

M.  J.  Ames  for  board  of  D.  Ames, 12  50 

C.  Taylor  for  care  of  Duloff, 4  00 

J.  C.  Barker  for  care  of  Duloff, 9  42 

L.  &  A.  Jackson  for  dry  goods, 2  48 

J.  B.  Campbell  for  team, 1  00 


Amount  paid  for  County  paupers,  $1658  68. 
Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1856,  $119-71. 


$850  34 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES. 


DISTRICT  NO.  1. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb'y  1,  1855, $46  24 

Amount  appropriated,  April,  1855, 500  00 

Dec., 1855, 125  00  $671  24 

EXPENDITURES . 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Edward  Hall,  Surveyor, $85  19 

James  Stevens, 2  00 

J.  E.  Kimball, 18  75 

R.  R.  Strong, 20  00 

Arch  Gamble,  Jr., 18  00 

Moses  Wells, 10  40 

Joshua  Sawyer, 18  50 

Stark  Ray, 6  75 

C.  W.  Rowell, 3  00 

John  Stark, 32  50 

George  Clark, 130  00 

G.  W.  Dustin, 15  50 

Nehemiah  Preston, 18  00 

John  Campbell, 5  90 

Aaron  Towns, 2  50 

Samuel  Hall, 3  75 

J.  M.  Rowell, 11  00 

G.  W.  Cate, 14  50 

Reuben  Kimball, 30  00 

W.  Campbell, 8  50 

B.  F.  Stark, 1  00 

Peter  Kimball, 45  75 

J.  S.  Yeaton, 7  50 

J.  O.  Clark, 50 

A.  J.  Cate, 5  00 

L.  Campbell, 3  50 

Chas.  Bunton, 11  25 

H.  Quimby, 8  50 

James  McGregor, 5  00 

F.  Kimball  for  use  of  derrick, 3  50 

. $546  24 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1, 1856,  $125  00. 


17 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  2. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1855, $230  58 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 2500  00 

Dec,  1855, 900  00  $3030  5S 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Daniel  Fling,  Surveyor, $405  10 

James  Richards, 539  32 

Wm.  Mills, 12G  12 

Samuel  Seavy, 23  50 

John  Clement, 65  35 

Timothy  Currier, 81  50 

Osman  Pixley, 199  07 

Geo.  Chamberlin, 38  90 

J.  W.  Dustin, 48  75 

Dennis  Burns, 127  79 

John  Brown, 115  54 

E.  McQueston, 55  19 

L.  Raymond, 2  50 

E.    Curtis, 13  25 

A.  Bunton, 19  12 

John  White, 1  00 

John  Walcott, 5  00 

D.  G.  Heath, 7  00 

Luke  Morse, 275 

M.  Junkins, 5  00 

Robert  Moore, 1  00 

J.  P.  Sanborn, 8  00 

D.  Allen, 2  56 

John  Dawson, 5  00 

H.  Harriman, 5  17 

Joseph  Simons, 49  96 

Elijah  Strong, 5  42 

Frank  Dawson, 9  75 

P.  O.  Council, 1  62 

John  Murray, 2  50 

Amount  carried  forward, $1972  79 

2 


18 

Amount  brought  forward, $1972  79 

Paid  Wm.  F.  Sanborn, 27  24 

Thomas  "Welch, 86  23 

Joseph  Leavitt, 29  00 

Samuel  Whitcomb, 5  42 

Weare  Leavitt, 9  00 

D.  K.  Perkins, 4  86 

D.  Simons, 24  37 

Daniel  Mahoney , 160  51 

Abram  Hall, 23  75 

T.  S.  Parker, 6  50 

E.  Hanson, 27  50 

John  Stearns, 7  60 

Geo.  Webster, 15  12 

P.  O.  Caswell, 3  24 

Horace  Bailey, 226  85 

Wm.  M.  Webster, 63  00 

M.  Johnson, 13  64 

John  Northrup, 3  12 

J.  L.  Newton, 10  42 

T.  T.  Abbot, 4  45 

B.  F.  Porter, 1  62 

Albert  Kollins, 1  62 

Joseph  T.  Chase, 54 

L.   Cleavland, 13  50 

Wm.  Cleavland, 7  30 

L.  O'Brien, 7  02 

P.  Hagherty, 7  29 

A.  D.  Hatch, 8  00 

D.  Murphy, 3  25 

James  Piper, 1  00 

Samuel  Dame, 2  25 

To  sundry  small  bills, 12  75 

Baldwin  &  Co.  for  lumber, 12  71 

Farmer  &  Head      "             42 

Kimball  &  Co.        "             50  44 

J.  &W.  Leavitt    "             28  00 

F.Kimball             «             18  67 

B.  P.  Cilley           «             20  00 

Dennis  &  Varick 2  11 

Amount  carried  forward, $2923  10 


19 

Amount  brought  forward, $2923  10 

Paid  Gihnore  &  Bunton  for  iron-work, 6  16 

Lampson  &  Marden  for  lumber, 4  32 

Manchester  Print  "Works  for  lumber, 15  66 

Fling  &  Spofford  for  teams, 8  25 

Northern  R.  R.  Co.  for  frieght, 25  00 

A.  Waitt,  Jr.  for  lumber, 112  66 

J.  B.  Sawyer  for  surveying, 3  54 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co., 19  40 

M.  D.  Stokes  for  stone, 168  85 

Joseph  Sawyer  for  lumber, 80  00 

Neal  &  Holbrook  for  labor, 1  25 

G.  W.  Merriam  for  black-smithing, 9  65 

J.  B.  Clarke  for  printing, 3  00 

A.  B.  Sanborn  &  Co., 3  00 

Daniel  Farmer  for  labor, 2  22 

Kidder  &  Duncklee, 96 

B.  Currier  for  wheel-barrow, 2  25 

G.  Varney  for  black-smithing, 20  38 

Wm.  Craig  for  posting  bills, 30 

Osgood  Paige  for  surveying  lumber, 50 

J.  S.  Moulton, 8  75 

A.  W.  Joy, 10  50 

A.  McCrillis, 1  14 

S.  S.  Moulton, 24  87 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $174  87. 


$3455  71 

-ar— 


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HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  3. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1855, $21  46 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 350  00    $371  46 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Benjamin  Brown,  Surveyor, $67  15 

J.  F.  Stark, 1  08 

C.  Haseltine, 18  36 

G.  M.  Smith, 8  91 

G.  S.  Dickey, 19  71 

W.S.Locke, 20  67 

B.  F.  Mitchell, 64  51 

G.  W.  Mitchell, 3  40 

Jacob  Butler, 16  70 

James  Cheney, 12  79 

E.  C.  Howlett, 11  84 

Groves  Brown, 11  34 

Hibbard  Stevens, 19  68 

Levi  Bachelder, 16  98 

J.  G.  Eveleth, 10  76 

Peter  Mitchell, 11  65 

James  Nutt, 10  00 

D.  Webster, 2  58 

John  Calef, 5  16 

N.  Webster, 50 

C.  K.  Tucker, 50 

J.  F.  Smith, 1  89 

G.  M.  Smith, 3  24 

D.  Young, 2  58 

Kimball  &  Co.  for  lumber, 2  25 

Gilmore  &  Bunton, 2  40 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co., 1  50 

®34H  13 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1856,  $23  33. 


21 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  4 
Appropriated  April,  1855, $175  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

John  Calef,  Surveyor, $38  33 

David  Webster, 21  38 

Franklin  Webster, 3  25 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.  for  team, 1  50 

~     $644r> 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1, 1856,  $110  54. 


22 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  5. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1, 1855,. . $17  90 

Appropriated  April,  1855, , . , 250  00  $267  90 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Gilman  Harvey,  Surveyor, $44  16 

James  M.  Young, 9  50 

John  Dickey, 15  75 

Wm.  M.  Dickey, 5  50 

John  Young, 18  02 

James  Emerson, 21  22 

Jonas  Harvey,  Jr. , 31  73 

Alfred  V.  Perry, 75 

Eodnia  Nutt, 9  00 

Parker  Merrill, 2  75 

E.  S.  Harvey, 19  08 

Wallace  Young, i 1  00 

W.  W.  Dickey, 3  00 

S.  B.  Hill, 4  00 

Jacob  Brown, 4  00 

James  Nutt, 3  00 

E.  Roby, 6  00 

J.  McQueston, 4  50 

Wm.  P.  Merrill, 2  00 

John  Dickey, 2  00 

A.  Weston, 1  00 

BlanchardHill, 1  00 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.  for  team, 1  50 

—  $210  46 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  L,  1£56,  $57  44: 


23 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  6. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1855,. . .  > . $17  45 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 225  00  $242  45 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

William  Hoyt,  Surveyor, $40  87 

Joshua  Corning, 14  19 

Oliver  Hunt, 1  00 

David  Dickey,  Jr. , 4  50 

David  Dickey,  3d, 1  50 

Stephen  Baker, 50 

Amos  "Webster, 21  50 

Moses  Griffin, 5  00 

J.  M.  Webster, 8  00 

James  Chase, 2  00 

Gilman  Clough, 4  87 

James  Wiley, 8  00 

J.  P.  Webster, 13  75 

A.  C.  Webster 13  50 

James  Blaisdell, 50 

Daniel  Dickey, 38  62 

H.  B.  Saloame, 5  00 

J.  Mclntyre, 5  00 

Stephen  M.  Baker, 7  50 

James  Webster, 7  75 

David  Dickey, 2  25 

Daniel  H.  Dickey, 50 

George  Dickey, 1  00 

Sawyer  &  Simons  for  lumber, 16  14 

Kimball  &  Co.           "             154 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.  for  team, 2  25 

$227  23 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1, 1856,  $15  22. 


24 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  7. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1855, $93  67 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 350  00  $443  67 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Nathan  Johnson,  Surveyor, $78  80 

S.  Leavitt, 1  00 

J.  Hall, 80 

J.  Plummer, 1  00 

J.  B.  Daniels, 1  50 

M.  Norris, 5  00 

H.  Hayward, 2  25 

J.  E.  Herrick, 33  54 

Richard  Young, 10  00 

Chas.  Young, 7  00 

James  Hall,  2d, 14  75 

Israel  Webster, 16  25 

S.  Tobey, 18  00 

Robert  Stevens, 22  57 

Edmund  Stevens, 16  25 

Josiah  Perry, 8  50 

Newell  Perry, 8  75 

Robinson  Young, 6  00 

Isaac  Huse, 8  19 

L.  Morse, 6  25 

O.  A.  Hall, 20  94 

Wm.  Stevens, 6  00 

W.  S.  Dearborn, 9  50 

J.  H.  Proctor, 27  25 

Horace  Stevens, 4  00 

John  Proctor, 14  38 

James  Cutler, 4  00 

J.  P.  Young, 5  00 

True  Noyes, 1  00 

Robert  Hall, 75 

Amount  carried  forward, $417  42 


25 

Amount  brought  forward, $417  42 

Paid  ¥m.  H.  Webster, 2  75 

Geo.  Porter, 3  50 

John  Johnson, 1  00 

S.  Emerson, 1  00 

John  Jacobs, 1  00 

J.  B.  Pierce, 50  • 

David  Young, 94 

Freeman  Tuttle, 50 

Joseph  Cross, 5  90 

J.  R.  Barrett, 50 

Joseph  Perry, 2  00 

W.  French, 3  00 

James  Hall,  Jr., 3  00 

Blanchard  Young, 167 

Noyes  Farmer, 2  00 

John  Leavitt, 4  67 

J.  Plummer, 2  50 

O.  Young, 50 

P.  Farmer, 1  00 

W.  Leavitt, 67 

M.  Elliott, 30 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.  for  team, 2  00 

Gilmore  &  Bunton  for  pick, #. 99 

J.  &  N.  Peavy  for  lumber, 5  92 

S.  Leavitt  &  Son  for  lumber, 4  34 

Rueben  B.  Paige  for  gravel, 4  00 

Dennis  &  Varick 2  15 

$417  52 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1856,  $26  15. 


26 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  8. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  1855, $30  46 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 200  00  $230  46 

EXPENDITURES, 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Joseph  Brown,  Surveyor, $32  83 

John  Proctor, 38  98 

John  H.  Proctor, 34  25 

Edward  Proctor, 31  95 

John  W.  Proctor, 6  58 

Geo.  Young, 14  38 

Amos  Spofford, 3  50 

Wm,  Brown, 5  33 

Henry  Stevens, 7  75 

Peter  Farmer 5  00 

Gilman  Reed, 22  89 

Nathan  Johnson, 3  00 

Luther  Proctor, 4  50 

P.  Haseltine, ? 1  00 

John  Lougee, 1  00 

James  Cutler, 2  00 

E.  P.  Offiitt, 4  00 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co., 2  50  $221  44 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $9  02. 


27 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  9. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $41  23 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 275  00  $316  23 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

H.  Corning, $11  88 

W.  H.  Noyes, 14  67 

E.  McQueston, 1  32 

S.  Haseltine, 6  50 

B.  W.   Corning, 9  40 

A.  N.  Scott, 60 

A.  G.  Corning, 4  95 

D.  L.  Corning, 50 

Johnson  Morse, 4  25 

J.  G.  Webster, 197  24 

J.  G.Dickey, 40 

Jesse  Cross, , 6  00 

J.  Y.  McQuestion, 7  25 

Clifton  McQuestion, 9  50 

Geo.  Corning, 3  00 

Caleb  Haseltine, 4  50 

Reuben  Haseltine, 2  00 

Leonard  Haseltine, 3  50 

Nathan  Corning, 4  00 

James  Currier, 3  50 

Johnson  Morse, 5  50 

G.  W.  Haseltine, 8  50 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co., 3  25 

F.  Page, 2  00 

$314  21 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $2  02. 


28 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  10. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1, 1855, $80  91 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 600  00 

Dee.,  1855,. . . 800  00  $1480  91 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

William  B.  Gage, $163  12 

Nathan  Garvin, 117  50 

Robert  Martin, 8  12 

N.  S.  Martin, 50  00 

E.  Jacobs, 46  97 

J.  S.Jacobs, 3  51 

H.  J.  Plummer, 2  00 

Alfred  Rogers, 3  75 

John  Northrup, 4  37 

Michael  Malton, 18  50 

Dennis  Sullivan, . . . , 17  00 

Thomas  Frost, 2  00 

John  Davis, 1  00 

J.  Page, 14  62 

J.  Walker, 7  00 

B.  B.  Quimby, 5  62 

John  Bartlett, 1  50 

R.  L.  Livingston, 4  50 

J.  S.  Moulton, 9  68 

L.  Cleveland, 7  08 

L.  O'Brien, 6  76 

D.  Hagherty, 27 

Wm.  Cleavland, 146 

A.  D.  Hatch, 2  25 

John  Stevens, 1  62 

S.  S.  Moulton, 25  04 

George  Stevens, 3  16 

John  Moulton, 2  50 

Amount  carried  forward, $531  90 


29 

Amount  brought  forward, $531  90 

C.  S.  Johnson, 1  00 

John  Brown, 5  40 

T.  Currier, 3  79 

J.  L.  Newton, 4  75 

Geo.  Chamberlain, 2  16 

Kimball  &  Co.  for  lumber, 24  42 

Smith  &  Wallace,        «       477  11 

Aaron  Waitt,              "       112  66 

Dennis  &  Varick,         "       1101 

IraBarr&Co.,            "       2  98 

Truel  &  Jewett,           "       4  00 

Sawyer  &  Simons,       "       204  80 

William  P.  Riddle,     "       3  75 

Wilson  &  Cheney  for  team, 4  00 

N.  R.  R.  for  freight, 25  00 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $62  18. 


$1418  73 


30 


HIGHWAYS  AND  BRIDGES— DISTRICT  NO.  11. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, 14  95 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 800  00 

"  Dec,      "     3000  $84495 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Samuel  Austin, $165  44 

Roger  Stevens, 64  14 

Thomas  Frost, 28  35 

John  B.  Davis, 30  51 

George  Bailey, 217  23 

George  Davis, 5  94 

Henry  Peacock, 3  75 

J.  Hartshorn, 63  96 

J.  Philbrick, 21  00 

J.  Collins, 37  08 

T.  Stearns, 9  50 

N.  Quimby, 1  75 

J.  Field, 1  75 

G.  Wheelon, 50 

Michael  Mora, 1  25 

Daniel  Farmer, 102  63 

Asa  Libby, 5  00 

E.  Stearns, 5  07 

Levi  Russell, 7  24 

A.  Partridge, 5  00 

Ira  Bagley, 1  00 

T.  C.  Stearns, 2  70 

S.  Sleeper, 3  00 

Wilson,  Cheeney  &  Co., 3  00 

F.  Kimball, 4  00 

Dennis  &  Varrick, 7  21 

Smith  &  Wallace, 32  11 

Kimball  &  Co., 74 

$830  85 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1, 1856,  $14  10. 


31 


GRANITE  BRIDGE. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $3  66 


The  expenses  upon  this  Bridge  have  been  included  in  the 
expenditures  of  Highways,  Districts  Nos.  2  and  10,  amount- 
ing to $1212  39 


AMOSKEAG  FALLS  BRIDGE. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $700  00 

Appropriated, 700  00     $1400  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Dutton  "Woods,  for  sheathing  sides  of  bridge, 

and  double  floors,  as  per  contract, $1000  00 

Stephen  Palmer, 253  24 

Fred.  Smith,  services  as  committee, 45  00 

J.  N.  Bruce,  lettering, 6  25 

Kimball  &  Co.,  lumber, 1  58 

Abbott  &  Co., 6  93 

F.  Kimball, 6  50 

P.  Kimball, 12  58 

W.  C.  Abbott, 1  25 

$1333  33 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1856,  $66  67. 


NEW   HIGHWAYS. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $1610  02 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 5000  00 

$6610  02 
Deduct  amount  transferred  to  other  appropriations,   4080  90  $2529  12 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

William  Mills, $382  91 

John  White,. 24  36 

James  Rourke, 70  63 

T.  Currier, 5  96 

T.  Oastellon, 82  57 

I.  Shepherd, 27  58 

N.  Tilton, 18  00 

N.  N.  Maxwell, 2  16 

John  Wolcott, 3  24 

Geo.  Hunt, 205  50 

S.  P.  Parker, 62  35 

J.  Dower, 14  06 

L.   Aldrich, 20  38 

D.  Allen, 2  16 

J.  Collins, 8  12 

N.  O'Brien, 12  91 

L.  Streeter, 3  25 

J.  F.  James, 31  00 

D.  Hagherty, 3  25 

T.  Ruon, 2  16 

John  Carey, 10  82 

T.  T.  Abbot, 50  00 

J.  Leavitt, 28  00 

P.  Carshion, 2  90 

John  Leavitt, 118  75 

Michael  Curran, 1  60 

John  Gogging, 135 

Weare  Leavitt, 22  23 

Amount  carried  forward, $1229  20 


33 

Amount  brought  forward, $1229  20 

Paid  L.  O'Brien, 4  87 

P.  Hagherty, 33  37 

P.   Glannon, 31  81 

D.  B.  Osgood, 12  71 

D.  W.  Fling, 3  50 

A.  Hall, 11  64 

E.  G.  Haines, 14  30 

G.  Varney, 14  13 

W.  S.  Morey, 2  00 

John  Cragin, 4  34 

J.  Savage, 9  72 

John  Gallahan, 7  03 

T.  McKew, 4  50 

A.  M.  Chapin, 17  50 

J.  S.  Yeaton, 8  50 

Paid  for  MATERIALS. 

Amoskeag  Manuf.  Co 10  36 

Smith  &  Wallace, 17  65 

Dennis  &  Varick, 34  90 

J.  B.  McCrillis, 85 

Fling  &  Spofford,  team, 3  25 

Lampson  &  Marden,  lumber, 2  25 

J.  M.  Barnes,  land, 125  00 

J.  &  T.  Burseil,  land, 25  00 

Kidder  &  Duncklee,  powder, 4  37 

Hill  &  Cheney,  team, 5  00 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co.,  team, 40  75 

A.  Wyman,  lumber, 60  00 

G.  W.  Adams,  powder, 1  12 

S.  D.  Lord,  services  before  committee, 6  15 


$1715  77 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1856,  $812  35. 


SCHOOLS 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  1. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $47  26 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 175  00 

Dec.,      "     10  00  $232  26 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

Mary  I.  N.  Reed, $65  37 

Abbie  M.  Sage, 42  00 

Mary  A.  Sweatt, 68  00 

J.  E.  Kimball,  two  and  one-half  cords  of  wood,. .  16  25 

Arch.  Gamble, 2  00 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co., 50 

Reuben  Kimball, 20  25 

Hill  &  Cheney,  team, 1  50 

J.  B.  Morrill,  repairs, 13  24 

Hersey  &  Tilton,  stationery, 1  52 

Clark  &  Hoyt, 62 

D.  T.  Norris, 2  50 

—  $233  75 

Overdrawn,  $1  49. 


35 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  2. 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $2121  87 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 13000  00 

Amount  overdrawn  by  sundry  individuals, 115  72    $15237  59 


EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION  and  care  of  rooms. 

John  P.  Newell, 

Samuel  Upton, 234  17 

Charles  A.  Wilson, 85  00 

William  H.  Ward, 819  84 

William  A.  Webster, 814  25 

Charles  Aldrich, 820  60 

J.  C.  Harriman, 458  35 

Jennie  L.  Merriam, 257  00 

Lucretia  Manahan, 191  00 

Mary  Flanders, 257  00 

E.  T.  B.  Woodworth, 257  00 

Annie  M.  Hunt, 257  00 

Hannah  Slade, 257  00 

Emily  Ward, 257  00 

Lucinda  II.  Jones, 257  00 

Julia  A.  Lull, 232  66 

M.  J.  Eaton, 232  25 

H.  W.  Patterson, 235  50 

M.  R.  Scott, 235  25 

L.  A.  Brown, 234  75 

M.  Eaton, ' 265  00 

N.  S.  Bunton 233  00 

S.  W.  Bodwell, 116  00 

M.  M.  Ladd, 232  25 

H.  G.  Lane, 235  00 

J.  A.  Brown, 234  25 

S.  Stevens, 234  25 

S.  E.  Yeaton, 235  90 

R.  L.  Hamblet, 237  00 

S.  S.  Putney, 234  25 

Amount  carried  forward, $9494  40 


Amount  brought  forward, $9494  40 

Paid  M.  A.  Richardson, 230  50 

L.  P.  Gove, 236  00 

M.  E.  Webster, 233  00 

H.  J.  W.  Gove, 238  00 

P.  P.  Parker, 240  00 

M.  E.  Stevens, 233  00 

Ruth  Porter, 126  00 

A.  Currier, 63  20 

A.  M.  Sage, 4  00 

H.  M.  Morrill, 232  25 

A.  A.  Allison, 60  00  $11390  35 

Paid  for  WOOD  and  COAL,  and  preparing  same. 

Moore,  Sargent  &  Hall, $163  09 

Edward  Metcalf, 100  00 

Edward  Clough, 251  93 

J.  G.  Coult, 263  14 

Hall,  Perkins  &  Moore, 241  81 

J.  H.  Proctor, 22  50 

T.  T.  Abbot, 1  00 

R.White  &CoM 150 

J.  H.  Goodale, 7  71 

Daniel  Buckley, 15  50 

O.  Pixley, 7  50 

D.  N.  Peavey, 3  00 

F.  Kimball, 15  00 

Cheney  &  Barr, 36  94 

Charles  Cheney, 3  50 

Fred.  Smyth, 83  50 

George  Regan, 11  54 

Benj.  Currier, 51  50 

Mullen  &  Cheney, 31  48 

N.  Knowlton, 10  00 

Hall  &  Hubbard, 4  50 

C.  H.  Eastman, 7  75 

Kimball  &  Co., 13  26 

George  O.  Odlin, 44  50       1392  15 

Paid  for  FURNITURE. 

Clark  &  Hoyt, 16  92 

Amount  carried  forward, $16  92  $12782  50 


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Amount  brought  forward, $16  92  $12782  50 

Paid  D.  L.  Willey  &  Co.,  mats, 4  66 

Dennis  &  Varick,  brooms,  brushes,  &c, 90  47 

Daniel  Buckley,  feather  brush, 1  20 

H.  G.  Wilson,  brushes, 4  00 

C.  M.  Hubbard  &  Co.,  stone  pitcher, 75 

E.  B.  Stearns,  brooms, 4  90 

Bacon  &  Nichols,  sponges, 2  43 

T.  Dunlap,  clocks  and  thermometers, 41  75 

James  Whicher,  brooms, 17  50 

A.  O.  Parker  &  Co.,  mats,  &c, 26  56 

Dudley  &  Parker,  brushes,  dust-pans,  &c.,. ...  5  77 

Samuel  Anderson,  stove, 6  00 

R.  D.  Mooers, 4  57 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co. ,  stoves, 82  99 

Bartlett  &  Farrar,  brooms  and  pails, 5  88 

A.  Houghton,  chairs, 45 

J.  A.  Perry,  sponges,. 3  80 

E.  P.  Offut,  chairs, 4  00 

W.  Shattuck,  inks  and  cover, 20  75 

Bent  &  Shepherd,  brooms, 1  21 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  "Co., 7  55 

S.  S.  Moulton, 75 

Kidder  &  Duncklee, 38 

A.G.Tucker, 95      $356  19 

Paid  for  STATIONERY. 

Hersey  &  Tilton, 194  03 

J.  B.  Johnson, 31  22 

Tewksbury  &  Brother, 14  18 

McColley  &  Hale, 52  43         291  86 

Paid  for  PRINTING  and  ADVERTISING. 

Jonathan  Tenney, 28  50 

John  H.  Goodale, 20  25 

Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co., 9  75 

Adams.,  Hildreth  &  Co., 26  33 

William  Craig,  posting  bills, 50 

J.B.Clarke, 3  00           88  33 

Paid  for  MISCELLANEOUS  EXPENSES. 

Daniel  Marsh,  rent, 75  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $75  00  $13518  88 


Amount  brought  forward, $75  00  $13518  88 

Paid  Noah  Clark,  rent, 44  90 

David  Cross,  deeds  and  recording, 2  50 

E.  Ferren,  carpet  and  curtains, 27  29 

G.  W.  Brooks,  repairs, 1  54 

R.  White  &  Co.,  trucking, 62 

Charles  Clough,  cleaning  snow  from  sidewalk,.  34 

G.  W.  Stratton,  use  of  piano, 30  00 

H.  M.  Bacon,  paid  cleaning  room, 2  00 

James  Eastman, 5  00 

George  A.  French,  clerk, 9  00 

S.  Wiggin,  painting, 6  00 

J.  S.  Harriman,  care  of  room, 9  38 

Barton  &  Co.,  carpeting, 28  77 

George  Hunt,  trucking, 1  16 

Coggswell  &  Wells,  repairs, 86  96 

J.  G.  Davis,  painting, 75 

B.  Currier,  repairs, 8  10 

Brown  &  Colley,  setting  glass, 1  76 

J.  A.  Jordan,  repairing  pumps, 4  50 

John  Andrews  for  trees, 11  75 

Wilson  &  Cheney,  team, ; . . . .  5  50 

Fling  &  Spofford,  team, 1  25 

J.  O.  Adams,  paid  cleaning  rooms, 6  81 

N.  Knowlton,  care  of  school  houses, 71  50 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co.,  stoves, 17  83 

J.  N.  Bruce,  black-board, 12  00 

Jesse  Whittemore,  cleaning  rooms, 2  00 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  team, 10  25 

G.  B.  Fogg,  repairs, . . . .  3  12 

Wiggin  &  Co. ,  repairs, 40  60 

Neal  &  Holbrook,  repairs, 7  27 

G.  W.  Adams,  repairs, 2  43         537  88 

$14056  76 
Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1, 1856,  $1180  83. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  3. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $36  07 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 300  00 

District  Appropriation  for  repairs, 200  00    $530  07 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

M.  A.  D.  AUison, 107  00 

H.N.  Lane, 32  00 

Moore&Calef  for  repairs, $200  00 

Warren  O.  Abbott  for  repairs, 41  50 

Coggswell  &  Wells      "             24  62 

Charles  Clough  for  masonry, 11  91 

Hartshorn  &  Darling  for  stove  and  pipe, 10  05 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  lock  and  glass, 53 

D.  Brigham  &  Co.  for  wood, 3  50 

Wilson  &  Cheney  for  team, 75 

Hill  &  Cheney           "         3  00 

Coffin  &  Sherburn      "         2  50 

Benjamin  Brown  for  cleaning  house, 4  00 

Amos  Griffin  for  wood, 6  68 

McColley  &  Hale  for  blank  book, 25 

A.  Houghton  for  chair, 1  50 

Bartlett  &  Farrar  for  broom, 33 

Justin  Spear, 9  50 

Fling  &  Spofford  for  team, 175 

C.  H.  Eastman  for  wood, 7  00 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery, 1  52 

D.  T.  Norris  for  team, 100 

$470  89 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $65  18. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  4. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $76  42 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 200  00    $276  42 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

H.  Burnham, $122  00 

Annette  McDoel, 51  00 

N.  Moore  for  wood, 19  50 

J.  W.  Moore  for  wood, 10  75 

A.  O.  Parker  for  furniture  for  room, 1  12 

Wilson  &  Cheney  for  team, 1  50 

William  Sage  for  horse-hire, 1  00 

Bartlett  &  Farrar  for  broom, 34 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  teams, 5  25 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery, 1  52 


$21398 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $62  44. 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  5. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $5  10 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 200  00    $205  10 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  E.  J.  Calef  for  Instruction, $92  25 

Rodnia  Nutt  for  wood, 14  00 

Wilson  &  Cheney  for  teams, 4  50 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  teams, 5  25 

Oilman  Harvey  for  repairs, 5  30 

Coffin  &  Sherburn  for  teams, 2  50 

Bartlett  &  Farrar  for  broom, 30 

James  O.  Adams  for  window  for  entry, 1  50 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery, 1  52 

F.  Hamble, 1  00 


$128  12 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1, 1856,  $76  98. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  6. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $15  40 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 175  00     $190  40 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

Mary  T.  Bailey, $113  75 

J.  M.  Webster  for  wood, 17  25 

Bartlett  &  Farrar  for  broom, 33 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  teams, 5  75 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery, 1  77 


$138  85 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $51  55. 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  7. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $110  15 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 200  00     $310  15 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

N.  C.Todd, $9195 

B.  B.  Shepherd, 102  60 

J.  M.  "Webster  for  wood, 7  00 

Coffin  &  Sherburn  for  teams, 1  25 

Hill&Cheney           «           150 

C.  H.  Eastman  for  wood, 28  44 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery, 1  52 

E.  P.  Offiitt  for  furniture  for  room, 1  35 

E.  B.  Stearns  for  furniture  for  room, 98 

Wilson  &  Cheney  for  teams, 1  25 

-_  $237  84 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $72  31. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  8. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855 $23  16 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 185  00 

Amount  raised  by  District, 500  00     $708  16 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  P.  Farmer  for  building  School-House, $500  00 

Sarah  J.  Harlow  for  Instruction, 56  75 

Ezekiel  Hall  for  building  foes, 2  00 

John  H.  Proctor  for  wood, 19  50 

Chas.  H.  Eastman   «          2100 

Coggswell  &  Wells  for  repairs, 17  65 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  teams, 4  00 

J.  O.  Adams  for  expense  on  desks, 1  00 

M.  &  L.  Railroad  for  freight, 1  38 

Gihnan  Reed  for  teaming, 1  25 

Clark  &  Hoyt  for  furniture  for  room, 2  00 

Hersey  &  Tilton  for  stationery,. 6  88 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co. , 5  67 

$639  08 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $69  08. 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  9. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $63  34 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 185  00    $248  34 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  C.  S.  Gamble  for  Instruction, $157  00 

John  G.  Webster  for  wood, 11  00 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co.  for  stove, 10  65 

John  Huse  for  repairs, 3  88 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  teams, 4  00 

I.  H.  Martin  &  Co.  for  bell, 63 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  chairs, 1  93 

C.  M.  Hubbard  &  Co.  for  furniture, 17     $189  26 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $66  08. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  10. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855 $134  84 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 550  00    $684  84 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  INSTRUCTION. 

Marion  C.  Wallace, $120  41 

Julia  A.  Baker, 167  58 

C.  A.  Abbott, 118  96 

A.  D.  Cochran, 61  25 

Philinda  C.  Scott, 35  00 

D.  T.  Norris  for  wood, 51  00 

B.  F.  Wallace  for  repairs, 18  38 

Proprietors  of  Academy  for  rent, 22  00 

Coggswell  &  Wells  for  repairs, 23  42 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co.  for  stoves  and  pipes, .  17  93 

Geo.  Regan, 10  00 

R.  D.  Mooers  for  furniture, 5  53 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  furniture, 1  51 

McColley  &  Hale  for  stationery, 74 

Bartlett  &  Farrar  for  furniture, 4  01 

Chas.  Bartlett  for  wood, 3  75 

Hill  &  Cheney  for  team, 2  25 

Fling  &  Spofford  "          1  00 

JEii«L2 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $20  12. 


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SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  11. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $6  58 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 365  00 

EXPENDITURES, 

Paid  M.  J.  Rowell  for  Instruction, $118  91 

S.F.Moore         «                    118  91 

Perkins,  Bodwell  &  Co.  for  wood, 36  24 

Coggswell  &  Wells  for  repairs, 3176 

W.B.Jones                "             9  36 

C.  M.  Hubbard  &  Co.  for  furniture  for  room, . .  6  12 

R.  D.  Mooers      "         "          "      "     1 00 

Dennis  &  Varick  for  furniture  for  room, 66 

B.  Hartshorn  for  banking  house, 1  50 

Hartshorn  &  Darling  for  stove  and  pipe, 13  60 

Elbridge  Gerry,. 3  00 

Coffin  &  Sherburn  for  team, 75 

Wilson  &  Cheney       "          2  25 

Hill&Cheney            "          3  00 

W.Shepherd              "          125 


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31 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $23  27. 


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NEW  SCHOOL  HOUSE  DISTRICT  NO.  2. 

Appropriation, ,  $2000  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Coggswell  &  Wells  for  labor, $1250  00 

Luther  Aiken  for  land, . 625  00 

Hutchinson  &  Kemp  for  furniture, 75  00 

Wm.  Mills  for  labor, 45  24 

M.  &  L.  Railroad  for  freight, 3  51 

R.  White  &  Co., 1  25 

$2000  00 


SCHOOL  HOUSE  LOT. 

Appropriated  by  District, $650  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Amoskeag  Man'f 'g  Co.,  first  payment, .  $650  00 


TEACHERS'  INSTITUTE. 

Appropriated  April,  1855, ,$324  61 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  J.  Tenney,  Commissioner, $324  61 


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REPAIRS— SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  2. 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $349  92 

Received  balance  due  on  Ooe  Lot, 661  63 

Amount  raised  by  District, 2350  00  $3361  55 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Coggswell  &  Wells, $1232  71 

J.  B.  Eastman, 340  47 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co., 869  62 

W.  G.  Shattuck, 413  99 

J.  R.  Dudley, 209  01 

E.  G.  Haynes, 25  12 

E.  P.  Offutt, 3  00 

H.  S.  Whitney, 13  79 

J.  C.  Wadleigh, 6  99 

S.  Wiggin, 23  10 

W.  C.  Abbott, 120  67 

Dickey  &  Drew, 89  63 

Hutchinson  &  Kemp, 60  62 

N.  Knowlton, 3  50 

A.  Wright, 4  00 

Wm.  Mills, 139  75 

M.  &  L.  Railroad, 5  53 

W.  G.  Hoyt&  Co., 6  00 

M.  Ingham, 29  05 

J.  O.  Adams, 65  00 

J.  F.  James, 67  00 

I.  C.  Flanders, 40  00 

A.  Bunton, 3  95 

&3772  5Q 

Overdrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $410  97. 


CITY    LIBRAEY. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $24  00 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 2000  00  $2024  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Frank  B.  Eaton,  librarian, $300  00 

"       "        "       for  extra  labor,  postage,  &c.,.  39  41 

J.  N.  Bruce  for  painting, 4  25 

R.  Gilchrist  for  spittoon, 1  25 

Manchester  Gas  Co. , 76  30 

J.  M.  Sawyer  for  painting, 8  75 

iEtaia  Insurance  Co. , 31  25 

Manchester  Post  Office, 11  54 

Greeley  &  McElrath, 6  00 

Wm.  P.  Bartlett  for  labor, 3  00 

Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co.  for  printing, 3G  00 

Adams,  Hildreth  &  Co.  for  printing, 02  87 

J.  M.  Campbell                   "                1  25 

J.  H.  Goodale                     "                150 

Trustees  City  Library, 1000  00 

Neal  &  Holbrook  for  labor, 173  47 

S.  N.  Bell 42  87 

Moore,  Sargent  &  Hall  for  coal, 6  60 

C.  A.  Smith, 5  62 

Jonathan  Tenney, 1  25 

E.  B.  Beaman  for  binding  books, 36  73 

A.  O.  Parker  &  Co.  for  furniture, 1  00 

Hcrsey  &  Til  ton  for  stationery, 6  62 

Wm.  H.  Fisk         "                  43  87 

A.  Houghton  for  labor, 3  00 

Plumer  &  Bailey  for  velvet, 6  72 

J.  B.  Colley  for  paints, 4  45 

Hall,  Perkins  &  Moore  for  coal, 26  08 

Cheney  &  Barr  for  wood, 3  75 

Wm.  Patten, , 36  30 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co.  for  funnel, 30  61 

J.  B.  Clarke  for  printing, 3  00 

E.  G.  Haynes, 75 

$2016  06 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $7  94. 


COMMONS. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $2  96 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 500  00 

Cash  received  for  grass, 52  00    $554  % 

EXPENDITURES . 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

Wm.  Mills, . . . . $60  37 

John  Ray,  Jr., 86  42 

J.  Wallace, 13  00 

M.  Ingham, 1  00 

C.  Clough, 45  79 

O.  Pixley, 7  50 

W.  P.  Gage, 3  93 

O.  P.  Abbott, , 2  50 

D.  A.  Bartlett, 29  75 

S.  S.  Moulton, 8  87 

Michael  Catta, - 4  16 

J.  B.  McCrillis, 50 

Robert  Foss, 1  35 

J.  G.  Coult, 8  67 

E.  Knowlton , 4  00 

Wm.  Craig, 10  00 

J.  Richards, 24  00 

Geo.  Chamberlin, 3  00 

J.  W.  Dustin, 10  00 

N.  O'Brien, 6  75 

T.  Currier, 4  00 

P.  Hagherty , 14  27 

Geo.  Hunt, 29  50 

T.  Castellon, , 7  60 

S.  P.  Parker, 21  39 

D.  M.  Perkins, 7  50 

Amount  carried  forward, $415  82 


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Amount  brought  forward, $415  82 

Paid  J.  Piper, 50 

J.  Clement, 3  00 

E.  Curtis, 6  00 

A.  Hall , 1  00 

T.  T.  Abbot, 1125 

S.  Seavy, ,.  5  50 

L.  O'Brien, 11  64 

A.  Seavy, -  2  25 

J.  Rourke, 3  52 

D.  Hagherty, 5  69 

D.  Allen, »....  3  00 

L.  Aldrich, 3  52 

•J.  Savage, 1  62 

Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co., 4  00 

Smith  &  Wallace, .. 7  95 

J.  Abbott  &Co., 12  90 

Amoskeag  Man'f  g  Co., 3  82 

Dennis  &  Varick, 1  29 

Kidder  &  Duncklee, 6  19 

Neal  &Holbrook,. 21  28 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co., 1  01 

Kimball  &  Co., „„,. 63 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1, 1856,  $21  58. 
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VALLEY  CEMETERY, 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $935  52 

Cash  received  from  sale  of  lots, 1482  34  $2417  8C 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Levi  II.  Sleeper,  labor, $408  70 

William  F.  Sleeper, 9  00 

J.  B.  Davis, 34  50 

Farmer,  Merrill  &  Co..,  grass  seed, 1  G4 

Stephen  Palmer,  salary  as  clerk, 25  00 

J.  Pinneo,  shrubbery, 15  75 

B.  W.  Bobinson,  shrubbery,.. 15  02 

G.  W.  Glines,  ashes, 5  00 

Thomas  McKew,  labor, 44  43 

C.  &  P.  Bailroad,  freight, 1  33 

J.  G.  Coult,  shrubbery  and  trees, 218  57 

Neal  &  Ilolbrook,  notice  boards, 9  00 

Amoskeag  New  Mills,  oil  cask, 0  18 

Kimball  &  Co. ,  pump  and  chain, 5  10 

Dennis  &  Varick,  grass  seed, 3  21 

Dennis  &  Varick,  scythe, 83 

Brown  &  Colley,  painting, G  20 

A.  Gay,  Jr.,  building  fence, 673  00 

Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co. ,  printing, 9  00 

D.  &  D.  B.  Wilson, 10  77 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co.,  grass  seed, 4  76 

Straw  &  Currier,  moving  bodies, 5  00 

Levi  II.  Sleeper,  cash  paid  out, 7  30 

D.  C.  Bent,  labor, 15  00 

K.  White  &  Co.,  teaming, 50 

A.  Gay,  Jr.,  labor, 30  50 

J05J219 

Balance  undrawn  Feb'y  1,  185G,  $845  67. 


SEWE11S   AND   DRAINS. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $189  81 

Appropriate!  April,  1855, 800  00 

Dec,  1855, 1125  00  $2114  81 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

E.  Knowlton, $78  89 

L.  O'Brien, 28  04 

J.  Downer, 26  26 

J.  Percill, 9  48 

P.  Hagherty, 24  79 

J.  Rourke, '. 35  06 

T.  T.  Abbot, 25  75 

M.  Welch, 47  87 

E.  Prindable, 10  24 

J.  Prindable, 27  62 

J.  Kclley, 28  40 

J.  Carey, 16  72 

John  Shea, 20  53 

D.  Hagherty, 24  79 

W.  P.  Gage, 11  43 

Chas.  Olough, 2  50 

John  Twonibly , 4  50 

C.S.Johnson, 150 

Wm.  Mills, 12  00 

J.  S.  York, 3  00 

J.  E.  Bennett, 56  13 

D.  Murphy, 5  75 

S.  S.  Moulton, 60  00 

H.  Bailey, 24  50 

O.  Pixley, 8  64 

John  Brown, 8  37 

Dennis  Burns, 10  30 

J.  Sullivan, 4  00 

W.  Murphy, 1  50 

J.  Harrington, 3  50 

P.  Edwards, 4  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $632  06 


52 

Amount  brought  forward, $632  06 

Paid  S.  Teachen, 19  31 

T.  Sheagrove, 22  67 

E.  Breshnahan, 10  06 

C.  Duane, 26  71 

T.  Welch, 27  02 

P.  Sheehan, 2  50 

P.Foley, 19  15 

J.  Donahue, 14  72 

D.  O'Neal, 13  90 

D.  McCarty, 14  92 

J.  Butler, 16  08 

J.  S.  Knowlton, 37  84 

M.  P.  Stokes, 60  00 

E.  G.  Haines, 5  75 

G.  W.  Merriam, 2  00 

P.  Butler, 20  77 

J.  N.  Heath, 6  83 

D.  Mack, 1  04 

E.  Griffin, 2  56 

T.  McResliff, 4  00 

J.  B.  Sawyer, 90 

E.  Hanson 15  87 

A.  McCrillis, 4  58 

M.  Boderrick, 3  50 

G.  W.  Adams, 2  16 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co., 19  35 

Hall,  Perkins  &  Moore  for  cement, 6  00 

D.  Farmer  for  lumber, 216  82 

G.  W.  Riddle"  99  57 

Smith  &  Wallace  for  lumber, 226  03 

J.  Shirley  for  brick, 51  00 

G.Harvey    "  25  00 

Manchester  Iron  Co.  for  material, 48  89 

Sawyer  &  Simons  "  36142 

B.  P.  Cilley                    «                 13  44 

M.  &  C.  R.  R.  R.  for  freight, 3  60 

Geo.  Hunt  for  trucking, 2  33 

Dudley  &  Parker  for  nails  and  spikes, 31 

Dennis  &  Varick,      "               "             19  30 

J.  Abbott  &  Co.  for  cement, 33  70 

$2113  66 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $1  15. 


RESERVOIRS. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $14  22 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 300  00  $314  22 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  LABOR. 

E.  Knowlton, $29  35 

L.  O'Brien, 5  42 

P.  0 'Brien, 1  08 

C.  Hastings, 5  42 

P.  Hagherty, 5  42 

D.  Hagherty, 4  33 

M.  Fleming, , 54 

D.  Donnelly, 1  08 

M.  Gamnon, 20 

J.Welch, 50 

M.  McDaniel, 50 

D.  Murphy, 1  00 

J.  Heffin, 20 

J.  McKew, 75 

G.  G.  Stearns, 1  00 

G.  Varney, 1  91 

G.  Hunt, 2  00 

S.  S.  Moulton, 10  00 

E.  G.  Haines, 3  00 

Dennis  &  Varick, 3  93 

B.  P.  Cilley, 12  56 

Smith  &  Wallace, 16  80 

P.  Stark  &  Co., 2  00 

®108 " 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $215  23. 


FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, §2211  83 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 7000  00 

Dec,  1855, 1318  lp 

Transferred  from  New  Highways, 2531  90 

Am't  ree'd  of  Ainoskeag  Man'f 'g  Co.,  overdrawn,        76  12  $13137  95 

EXPENDITURES . 

MERRIMACK  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  1. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $817  10 

Steward's  bill, 30  00 

Repairs  on  Engine, 395  23 

"        "House, 72  92 

Furniture, 6105 

Wood, , 23  62 

Printing, 15  00 

Refreshments, 8  00 

Teams, 8  00 

Gas, 35  35 

Uniforms 6  00 

$1472  27 

NIAGARA  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  2. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $1179  00 

Steward's  bill, 30  00 

Rent, 75  00 

Wood  and  lights, 15  50 

Repairs  on  furniture, 8  93 

Furniture  for  room, 58  95 

Repairs  on  engine  and  hose, 27  50 

Printing, 7  75 

Horse  to  fire, 3  00 

Uniforms, 40  00 

100  ft.  hose, 100  00 

$1545  03 

Amount  carried  forward, $3017  90 


55 

Amount  brought  forward, §3017  90 

STARK  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  8. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $724  80 

Steward's  bill, 30  00 

Rent, 75  00 

Wood  and  light, 34  88 

Printing, 20  17 

Furniture, 36  38 

Uniform  and  badges, 49  88 

Repairs  on  engine, 59  25 

Refreshments, 18  00 

Horse  to  fire, 7  00 

Repairs  on  furniture, 6  10 

200  ft.  hose, 200  00 

$1261  40 

MASSABESIO  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  4. 

Paid  Oompanj  's  bill  for  services, $809  00 

Steward's  bill, 21*50 

Repairs  on  engine, 322  30 

Repairs  on  house, 27  0 1 

Furniture, 25  14 

Uniforms, 22  00 

Fluid, 4  81 

Expenses  to  Boston  and  freight, 15  30 

Printing, 8  00 

Wood, 48  43 

Gas, 30  80 

Horse  to  fires, 25  50 

50  ft.  hose, 50  00 

81419  88 

'TORRENT  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  5. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $802  40 

Steward's  bill, 27  50 

Repairs  on  engine  and  hose, 194  48 

Repairs  on  engine  house, 50  58 

Amount  carried  forward, $1080  90  $5099  24 


56 

Amount  brought  forward, $1080  96  $5699  24 

Paid  Furniture  for  room, 101  17 

Oil  and  fluid, 23  72 

Gas  fixtures, 13  50 

Overalls, 6  00 

Printing  and  stationery, 13  25 

Horse  to  fires, 29  00 

Gas,.. 18  20 

Wood,.... 7  36 


$1293  16 


MANCHESTER  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  6. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $762  40 

Steward's  bill, 15  00 

Rent, 50  00 

Wood  and  light, 28  90 

Printing, 12  00 

Uniforms, 10  50 

Repairs  on  engine, 13  71 

Furniture, 21  00 

Horse  to  fires, 28  50 

$942  01 

PISCATAQUOG  ENGINE  Co.,  No.  7. 

Paid  for  engine  and  fixtures, $1589  20 

Materials  for  engine  house, 617  87 

Labor  on             "          "     - 449  31 

Uniforms, 72  00 

Gas  fixtures, 13  97 

Furniture, 55  34 

Wood  and  light, 31  50 

Company's  bill  for  services, 47  30 

Land  damages, 5  00 

M.  &.  L.  Railroad,  freight, 7  55 

Engineers'  expenses  to  Boston, 26  12 

Horse  to  fires, 17  00 

200  ft.  hose, 200  00 

$3134  16 

Amount  carried  forward, «•«* $11068  57 


57 
Amount  brought  forward, $11008  5T 

HOOK  AND  LADDER,  No.  1. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $335  20 

Steward's  bill, 7  25 

Horse  to  fires, 16  00 

Repairs, . .  — 3  75 

Wood  and  lights, 3  75 

$365.95 

HOSE  AND  HYDRANT,  No.  1. 

Paid  Company's  bill  for  services, $609.  70- 

Steward's  bill,. 22  50 

Rent  of  room, 62  50 

Gas  and  fixtures, 14  4-1 

Refreshments, 65  00 

Furniture, . . . 62  03 

Uniforms, 104  56 

Repairs, 103  20 

Wood, 2  93 

$1046  86 

ENGINEERS  AND  MISCELLANEOUS 

Paid  Chief  Engineer, .. $50  00 

Nine  Assistant  Engineers, 225  00 

Printing  and  stationery, 82  71 

Uniforms  for  Engineers, 51  59 

Furniture,  Engineers'  room, 62  72 

Examining  buildings, 51  00 

Insurance, 26  25 

Clerk,  salary, 25  00 

Horse  hire, 1  50 

—    $575  77 

$13057  15 
Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1, 1856,  $4  68. 


LIGHTING   STREETS. 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855. $291  04 

Appropriated,  April,  1355,. 1200  00 

Transferred  from  New  Highways, 300  00     §1791  04 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  Gas, $1291  0G 

II.  &  J.  P.  Dcnnison,  fluid  and  oil, 5  00 

D;L.  Willey&Co.,.    <•      "     "  5  23 

D.  dwell, 88  00 

E.  W.  Brigham, is  08 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co., 2  50 

J.  F.  Jndkins. 23  75 

U.  IT.  Foss, 115  80 

D.  Y .  Stearns,  lighting  lamps  on  west  side  river,  08  60 

Wm.  Robbins,. 13  50 

J.  G.  Davis  &  Co., 2  55 

G.  W.  Brooks,  burner, 87 

J.  Dinsmovc, 5  00 

Kidder  &  Duncklee,  oil, 3  15 


$1593  11 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  185G,  $197  93. 


MILITIA. 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $113  30 

Appropriated,  April,  1355, 150  00     $203  36 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Amuskeag  Veterans, $100  00 

City  Guards, 100  00 

Enrolling  7th  and  11th  Cos.,  N.  II.  Militia, 35  00 

$235  00 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  135G,  $28  36. 


CITY   POLICE. 


Balance  undrawn  Fob.  1,  1S55, $228  30 

Appropriated,  April,  1355, 4000  00 

Appropriated,  Dee.,  1855, 1500  00 

Transferred  from  New  Highways, 400  00  £012"  31 ) 


EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  WATCHING,  complaints,  warrants,  com- 
mitting prisoners,  and  police  services. 

Samuel  Hall,  City  Marshal, $525  00 

Wm.  II.  Hill,    "         »         1855, 175  00 

A.  P.  Colby,  Assistant  City  Marshal, 375  00 

Henry  Clough,       "         «         "         1855, 125  00 

Samuel  Hall,  cash  paid  witnesses.  &e., 151  IS 

A.  P.  C.dby,     "         «         "          "     4109 

II.  Clough,       "        "         "          «     12471 

II.  Clough,  police  services, -129  -\1 

U.  H.  Foss, 494  75 

E.  C.  Stevens, 239  50 

J.  H.  Dinsmore, 491  25 

C.  S.  Johnson, 192  25 

J.  C.  Young, 29  75 

J.  A.  Ellis, 01  G2 

J.  Spear, 5  00 

B.  F.  Philbrick, 398  01 

A.  J.  Osbom, 109  25 

Amos  Hadley, 256  12 

Darius  Robinson, 89  50 

A.  W.  Thompson, 7  50 

D.  Whittaker, 3  00 

James  Wallace, 53  40 

L.  W.  Daggett, 20  75 

L.  A.  Randlett, 24  00 

Robert  Dow, 5  50 

Amount  carried  forward, §4434  23 


60 

Amount  brought  forward, $4434  23 

PaidC.  H.  Brown, 3  00 

J.  S.  York, 4  50 

N.  Baker,  2d, 13  00 

G.  W.  Glines, 12  25 

I.  Tompkins, 20  50 

F.  Blake, 70  00 

T.  S.  Worthen, 78  25 

D.  W.  Robinson, 1  50 

A.  Bunton, 1  00 

J.  B.  Daniels, 6  00 

S.  Palmer, 5  25 

H.  S.  Moulton 6  12 

S.  Austin, 1  25 

Jonathan  Smith, 22  50 

Special  police,  during  State  Fair, 142  35 

Teams, 131  13 

Printing, 27  25 

Wood  and  coal, 64  14 

Furniture  for  Marshal's  office, 38  54 

Repairs  on  lobby, 1  00 

Stationery, 7  70 

Handcuffs, 6  45 

Rattles, 5  50 

Posting  bills, 2  25 

Rent  of  court  room, 200  00 

I.  W.  Smith,  Police  Justice, 281  59 

W.  L.  Lane,  Associate  Police  Justice, 142  00 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $399  05. 


$5729  25 


CITY  HALL,  OFFICES  AND  STORES. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $56  37 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 800  00     $85G  3? 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  for  Gas, , §260  32 

Hartshorn,  Darling  &  Co. ,  repairs, 28  33 

Moore,  Sargent  &  Hall,  wood  and  coal, 33  05 

E.  P.  Offutt,  sand, 3  00 

N.  Y.  Gas  Regulator  Co.,  Regulator, 19  50 

J.  Wallace,  labor  on  Hall, 3  34 

Win.  Craig,     "      "      "     10  21 

Robert  Wall,  "      "      "     8  50 

Dennis  &  Varick,  door  spring  and  shovel, 1  84 

G.  W.Adams,  fluid, 4  36 

G.  W.  Stuart,  cleaning  vault, 10  00 

Chas.  Bartlett,  wood, 9  00 

Neal  &  Holbrook,  repairs, 23  94 

E.  G.  Haynes,            "       5  00 

Bigelow  Brothers  &  Kennard,  clock, 24  25 

E.  Ferren,  velvet  for  Engineers'  tables, 30  19 

R.  D.  Mooers,  office  chair, 1  83 

J.  B.  McCrillis,  repairing  bannisters, 6  55 

Dennis  &  Varick,  hooks, 46 

Kimball  &  Co.,  blind  hinges,  butts  and  screws,.  1  13 

Hardy,  Plummer  &  Co.,  brush  and  brooms,. . .  1  85 

CM.  Hubbard  &  Co.,        "       «         "        ...  100 

J.  M.  &  S.  F.  Stanton,  repairing  safe, 1  50 

E.  B.  Cutler,  waste  basket, 2  00 

Brown  &  Colley,  setting  glass, 2  00 

G.  B.  Fogg,  keys  and  locks, 7  20 

J.  W.  Hart,  labor, 1  00 

D.  Hill,  Insurance, 75  00 

ASIOUNT    CARRIED    FORWARD, $582  35 


62 

Amount  brought  forward, $582  35 

Paid  G.  A.  French,  Insurance, 55  20 

A.  McCrillis,  repairs, 87 

Kidder  &  Duncklee,  matches, G3 

John  Moore, 2  75 

Eastman  &  Son,  broom  and  pail, 73 

E.  P.  Johnson  &  Co.,  coal, 2G  20 

A.  Burton,  repairing  chairs, 50 

J.  L.  Kennistun,  repairing  clock, 2  00 


$G71  23 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1850,  $185  14. 


CITY    OlEICEtlS. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $935  1 7 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 3000  00 

Transferred  from  New  Highways, 300  00  $4235  17 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  T.  T.  Abbot,  Mayor, $450  00 

Fred.  Smyth,       "      1855 150  00 

Ceo.  A.  French,  City  Clerk, 501)  00 

S.  D.  Lord,  Clerk  of  City  Council, 129  00 

II.  G.  Lowell,  Collector, COO  00 

II.  R.  Chamberlin,  Treasurer, 100  00 

I.  W.  Smith,  City  Solicitor, 75  00 

S.  D.  Lord,       "         "          50  00 

D.  B.  Nelson,  City  Physician, 50  00 

J.  "W.  Hart,  Messenger, 200  00 

W.  Craig,            "           86  50 

J.  O.  Adams,  Supt.  of  Instruction, 250  00 

T.  P.  Sawin,  Truant  Agent, 50  00 

J.  E.  Bennett,  Clerk  of  Assesors, 71  00 

$2761  50 

WASD  OFFICERS. 

Paid  T.  T.  Abbot,  salary  of  School  Committee, $280  00 

J.  Besse,  Assessor, 50  00 

D.  W.  Fling,  Assessor, 38  00 

S.  F.  Manahan,  Assessor, 105  00 

J.Sawyer,                  «        50  00 

Jos.  Melvin,                «        48  00 

F.G.Stark,                "        42  00 

Isaac  Huse.                 "        60  00 

S.  Palmer,                  "        112  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $785  00  $2761  50 


Amount  brought  forward, » »  £.$785  00  $2761  50 

Paid  Nathaniel  Herrick,  Assessor, 55  50 

J.  B.  Goodwin,  Overseer  of  Poor, . . » 35  00 

D.Haines,                 "        "      "     35  00 

D.  W.  Fling,             "        "      «     35  00 

T.M.Hanson,         "       «      "     35  00 

A.  Waterman,          "       "      "     25  00 

•Joseph  Prescott,       "        "      "     20  00 

D.  Marsh,                 "       "      "     20  00 

S.  Palmer,                 "        "      "     ,, 14  58 

A.  Waterman,  Clerk  6  m'ths, 25  00 

S.  Bunton,            "        "            25  00 

Chas.  Wells,  health  officer, 25  00 

W.  W.  Brown,  health  officer, 25  00 

J.  B.  Kidder,  selectman  ward  1, 5  00 

Chas.  Barrett,        "          "      "  » 5  00 

J.Hamilton,           "          "      " 5  00 

C.  Currier,              "          "       2,.... 5  00 

S.J.Young,           "           "       »  ... 5  00 

Chas.  Clough,        "          "      3, 5  75 

James  Wallace,      "          "      4,  3  years, 15  00 

Wm.  Mills,            "          "      "   2     "     10  00 

G.W.Clark,         »          "      5, 5  00 

Daniel  Hall,           «          «      "1854, 5  00 

N.  Herrick,             "          "      " 5  00 

C.  P.  Skelton,        "          "       6, 5  00 

J.  Whittemore,      "          "      " 5  00 

J.G.Webster,        "          «      "  2  y'rs, 10  00 

W.  B.  Patten,        "          "       7, 5  00 

F.  A.  Paine,           "          »      " 5  00 

S.  Shepherd,            "          «      " 5  00 

Daniel  Farmer       "          "      8,  2  y'rs, 10  00 

W.  Perkins,            "          "      "    "         10  00 

C.  G.  Gilman,  Moderator  Ward  1, 3  00 

S.Gould,                "              "      2,.. 3  00 

T.  W.  Little,          »              «      3, 2  y'rs, 6  00 

F.G.Stark,           «               "      7, 3  00 

N.  Quimby,            »               "      8,  2  y'rs 6  00 

J.  Sanborn,  Clerk  ward  1, 5  00 

O.P.Warner,"      "       2, 5  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $1316  83  $2761  50 


65 


Amount  brought  forward, $1316  83  $2761  50 

Paid  D.  McColley,  Clerk  ward  3, 


J.  B.  Sawyer,      " 

J.  B.  Hoyt, 

J.  B.  Daniels,      " 

"    4, 
"    6, 

D.  K.  Mack,        " 

"    7, 

H.  Forsaith,         " 

"    8, 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

500 

5  00 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1, 1856,  $126  74. 


1346  83 
$4108  33 


PRINTING  AND  STATIONERY. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855 $198  98 

Appropriated  April,  1855, 1200  00  $1398  98 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Abbott,  Jenks  &  Co.,  printing  Annual  Report,  $309  17 
do.                   do.       check  lists,. ...  36  00 
do.                   do.       School  Reports,  25  00 
do.                   do.       Tax  bills  &  Reg- 
isters,   90  90 

do.                    do.       Health  Regula- 
tions,   18  00 

do.  do.       Tax  lists  &  Cer- 

tif icates   of 

Stock, 63  00 

do.                    do.       and  advertising,  74  37 

Abbott  &  Warren,  printing  and  advertising,. ..  29  00 

John  H.  Goodale,  printing  check  lists, 18  00 

do.                    do.      blanks, 3193 

do.                    do.      Ordinances, 9  50 

do.               advertisements, 5  26 

John  B.  Clarke, 79  25 

Adams,  Hildreth  &  Co.,  advertising, 17  00 

Campbell  &  Gilmore,  publishing  Ordinances,. . .  14  00 

Tenney  &  Stevens,  advertising, 21  00 

Jonathan  Tenney,        do.          8  50 

E.  Bartholemew,          do.          5  83 

J.M.Campbell,           do 2  00 

Tewksbury  &  Brother,  stationery, 2  00 

Hersey  &  Tilton, 21  67 

J.  B.  Johnson, 4  98 

Wm.  H.  Fisk,  tax  and  blank  books, 64  28 

do.           stationery, 16  12 

G.  Parker  Lyons,  School  Laws, 6  12 

Wm.  Butterfield,  advertising, 2  50 

McColley  &  Hale,  stationery, 3  19 

T.  T.  Abbott,  cash  paid,  books, 1  50 

H.  R.  Chamberlin,  stationery, 1  50 

E.  B.  Beaman,  binding, 7  00 

$988  57 

Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $410  41. 


INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1855, $825  53 

Appropriated  April,  1855 3000  00  $3825  53 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  Frederick  Smyth,  expenses  to  Boston,  and  other 

places  on  City  business,  from  1852  to  1855,.  $99  10 
Jacob  F.  James,  locating  School  House  No.  8,. .  34  00 
Geo.  A.  French,  cash  paid  Physicians  for  514  re- 
turns of  births  and  deaths,. 25  70 

do.  for  recording  904  returns  as  per 

Statute, 54  36 

do.  cash  paid  recording  2  deeds,  and 

express, 1  10 

Barton  &  Co. ,  carpets, 53  44 

M.  T.  Davis  &  Co.,  lime, 28  46 

Lampson  &  Harden,  land  marks, 15  66 

James  Walker,  self  and  team  on  City  business,..  5  12 

J.  N.  Bruce,  sign, 1  50 

N.  Johnson,  removing  nuisances, 2  00 

E.  Knowlton,  perambulating  Goffstown  line,. ...  3  00 

R.Walker,                   do.                   do 3  00 

S.  Upton,  cash  paid  engrossing  bills, 6  00 

I.  W.  Smith,  preparing  Annual  Report, 50  00 

T.  P.  Sawin,  preparing  School  Report, 18  00 

A.  Waterman,  services  as  City  Clerk, 25  00 

do.         preparing  drafts  for  com.  on  acc'ts,  2  00 

do.                  do.          City  Farm  Reports,...  10  00 

G.  Y.  Sawyer,  reference  in  case,  vs.  Marsh, 12  00 

T.  T.  Abbot,  expenses  to  Boston  on  City  busi- 
ness , 10  89 

Isaac  Tompkins,  copying  bills, 24  00 

S.  S.  Moulton,  labor 12  00 

H.  R.  Chamberlin,  expenses  getting  Insurance 

money, 4  27 

Amount  carried  forward, $500  60 


68 

Amount  brought  forward, $500  60 

Paid  B.  H.  Haines,  telegraphing, 2  00 

Telegraph  Co., 1  00 

Manchester  P.  O., 24  57 

Z.  Harvey,  City  crier, 2  00 

H.  M.  Bailey,  lead, 8  63 

A.  E.  Farley,  use  of  hall  for  ward  5, 10  00 

Straw  &  Currier,  burial  of  infant, 1  50 

R.  Woodman,  distributing  bills, 2  00 

E.  Ferren,  booking, 8  40 

H.  Forsaith  for  jury  box, 1  25 

D.  Farmer,  Jr.,  reparing  house  for  ward  meet- 
ing,   2  75 

Advent  Society,  use  of  hall  for  town  meeting,.. . .  13  00 

TV.  Dinsmore,  labor, 3  33 

D.  B.  Eastman,  hall,  2  yrs.,  for  town  meeting,. .  20  00 
Ex-Torrent  Association,  hall,  "  "  "  ..  10  00 
TVm.  Craig,  posting  bills, 1  50 

E.  Curtis,  labor, 50 

J.  McQuestion,  labor, 5  00 

D.  Allen,  labor, 50 

D.  Farmer,  Jr.,  ward  room, 2  50 

J.  S.  Coggswell,  repairing  ward  room, 5  00 

E.  Knowlton,  casing  trees, 2  00 

B.  F.  Philbrick,  labor, 3  50 

T.  Emerson,            do 3  00 

J.  S.  Moulton,        do 6  87 

D.  Hagerty,            do 5  42 

T.  Kabiane, 5  42 

Amoskeag  Savings  Bank,  interest  on  taxes, 1  93 

J.  B.  Daniels,  horse  hire, 6  59 

Alpheus  Branch,  trunk  for  clerk  of  ward  4,. . . .  2  25 

Hamilton  Ins.  Co. ,  insurance, 101  00 

S.  D.  Lord,  services  as  clerk  pro.  tern 12  00 

J.  L.  Hadley,  copies  of  private  acts, 3  00 

Gilman  B.  Fogg,  stamps, 67 

Buckministers  and  Straw,  damages  at  fire, 50  00 

I.  TV.  Smith,  preparing  proofs  and  services  col- 
lecting ins. , 8  00 

Amasa  Waterman,  report  of  com.  on  finance,. . .  1  50 

Amount  carried  forward, $839  18 


69 

Amount  brought  forward, $839  18 

Paid  G.  A.  French,  expenses  to  Concord  and  back,  and 

making  return  and  recording  railroad  stock,  10  00 

Fling  &  Haines,  for  teams, 12  00 

W.  Shephard,      "        "      34  75 

Wison  &  Cheney  "        "      33  75 

Hill  &  Cheney,    "        "      17  37 

Coffin  &  Sherburne,  for  teams, 5  00 

S.L.Fogg,               "        "      150 

Fling  &  Spofford,     "        "      20  75 

I.Tompkins,             "        "      2  00 

J.W.Hart,             "        "      7  75 

Ex-Torrent  Association,  hall  for  town  meeting,. .  5  00 

Wilson,  Cheney  &  Co. ,  for  teams, 95  75 

M.  Knowies,  edge  stone, 9  15 

Lampson  &  Marden,  stone  trough, 76  20 

C.  M.  Hubbard,  lead, 53  97 

Smith  &  Wallace,  lumber 19  50 

Manchester  Iron  Works,  pipe  for  water  works,. .  434  67 

Gas  Light  Co.,      "        "         «.-..  1103 
G.W.Brooks,  labor  &  material"         "         "     ..156  42 

J.  Clement,  digging  trench      "         "         "     ..  100  30 

J.  E.  Clough,  labor                   «         "         "     . .  1  50 

J.  N.  Heath,      do.                  "         "         "     . .  2  92 

Trussell  &  Smith,  labor            »         "        "     ..  5  88 

Abram  Hall,             do.             "         "         "     . .  1  89 

Thos.  Griffin,  labor  on  square  "         "         "     . .  3  78 

Patrick  White,  labor  on  square"         "         "     ..  7  02 

Geo.  Kegam,        "     "       "     "        "         "     ..  4  32 

Daniel  Farmer,  lumber, 37  42 

S.  Bunton,  expenses  at  pest  house, 25  75 

T.  T.  Abbot,  cash  paid  on  road  matters, 33  50 

Wm.  Anderson,  perambulating  line, 1  50 

Martin  Burke,  labor, 75 

J.  D.  Bean,  selling  old  Granite  Bridge, 3  50 

N.  Herrick,  perambulating  line, 42  88 

J.  P.  Brook,  strainer, 87 

D.  C.  Bent,  horse  hire  and  services, 17  00 

S.  Hodgman,  teaming, 50 

Adams  &  Thompson,  for  hall,  court, 8  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2145  02 


70 

Amount  brought  forward, $2145  02 

Paid  A.  M.  Chapin,  surveying, 15  00 

Auburn,  erecting  stone  posts  on  line, 4  0O 

John  Twombly,  stone  work, 6  00 

Moore,  Sargent  &  Hall,  cement, 4  00 

N.  Herrick,  labor  on  water  works, 43  64 

N.  Herrick,  labor  on  hall  for  court, 6  13 

Bryant  &  Jenness, 2  70 

Jacob  F.  James,  perambulating  town  lines, 12  00 

Baldwin  &  Co. ,  lumber, 7  75 

H.  R.  Chamberlain,  cash  paid  express, 2  24 

S.  D.  Lord,  blanks  for  police  court, 8  00 

H.  W.  Fling,  team, 18  00 

Adams  &  Thompson, 85  00 

Amos  Hadley, 75 

J.  B.  Sawyer, 4  17 

Neal  &  Holbrook, 23  34 

J.  H.  Currier, 2  00 

Daniels,  Forsaith  &  Co., 5  12 

Kimball  &  Co., 3  09 

Micajah  Ingham,  watering  streets, 150  00 

John  Clement,  labor  on  water  works, 50  00 

J.  W.  Darrah,  costs  on  execution  vs.  city, 5  03 


Balance  undrawn  Feb.  1,  1856,  $1222  55. 


INTEBEST  PAID. 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $761  58 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 7000  00    $7761  58 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  J.  Wilkins, $51  50 

R.  Whittier, 105  33 

C.  H.  Carpenter, 150  00 

S.  Sargent, 120  36 

N.  Hunt, 694  74 

H.  R.  Chamberlin, 120  33 

Smith  &  Wallace, 5  31 

Coupons  on  City  Stock, 6485  00 

$7732  57 

Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1856,  $29  01. 


CITY  DEBT   PAID. 


Appropriated,  April,  1855, $2500  00 

Appropriated  from  cash  in  treasury, 500  00    $3000  00 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  R.  Whittier, $550  00 

Sally  Sargent, 2000  00 

J.  H.  Wilkins, 450  00 

$3000  00 


ABATEMENT  OE  TAXES. 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1855, $609  74 

Appropriated,  April,  1855, 1000  00  $1609  74 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid  John  D.  Riddle,  overtaxed, $3  96 

Wm.  Haynes, 1  75 

S.  Moore, 19  83 

George  Jones, 3  51 

Amoskeag  Savings  Bank, 37  50 

Stephen  O.  Hall, ...* j, 6  25 

H.  F.  Straw, .'.' 3  00 

Paid  Henry  G.  Lowell,  taxes  abated  on  his  list  of  1855, 
as  follows : 

Nancy  B.  Johnson, 4  40 

Wm.  B.  Dana, 24  57 

Shaw  &  Baxter, 10  53 

John  A.  Berry, 17  55 

Wm.  Cass, 15  65 

Silas  Bebee, * , 3  51 

C.  F.  Barrett 7  90 

P.  B.  Putney, 10  83 

C.  J.  Shedd, 8  75 

P.  Coulin 12  63 

I.  W.  Fogg, 12  53 

Wm.  White, 26  35 

LA.  Paige, 35  10 

Lorenzo  Jackson, 3  51 

Flanders  &  Pierce, 17  55 

F.  W.  Baker, 4  38 

E.  Young, 3  18 

C.  M.  Feleny, 22  83 

J.  M.  Barnes, 11  84 

W.  S.  Dearborn, 2  72 

Amount  carried  forward, $332  11 


73 

AMOtTNT   BROUGHT   FORWARD, $332  11 

PaidB.  F.  Dalton, 8  77 

Fuller  &  Robinson, 2  43 

W.  R.  Seegy, 87 

S.  McQucston, 81 

J.  S.  Elliott, 7  02 

Ira  Russell, 1  75 

Wm.  H.  Farnum, 13  16 

Jona.  Cilley, 2  10 

Jona.  Newton, 2  10 

J.  Y.  McQuestion, 29  16 

Edward  Busby, 2  10 

Jesse  Hartwell, 175 

Thomas  Paine, 2  10 

Cyrus  Dunn, 5  26 

D.  Brigham, 12  96 

Marsh  &  Crosby,.. . 16  67 

H.  Q.  Cannon, 4  38 

H.  Wellington, 4  38 

W.W.  Morse, 2  10 

James  Hall, 12  15 

J.  B.  Hall, 2  97 

B.  H.  Dix, 1  80 


$468  90 


Balance  undrawn,  Feb.  1,  1856,  $1140  84. 


CITY  DEBT,  FEB.  1,  1856. 


Date  of  Notes. 

To  whom  payable. 

When  payable. 

Inst,  unpaid, 
Feb.  1,  1856. 

Amount. 

June  7, 1851. 

R.  Chase. 

June  7, 1856. 

466  20 

$1500  00 

July  14,  1851. 

J.  A.  Holmes. 

July  14,  1856. 

184  07 

800  00 

Feb.  28, 1852. 

N.  Hunt. 

Feb.  28, 1872. 

154  80 

3600  00 

Aug.  24,  1855. 

G.  M  Flanders. 

Aug.  24,  1856. 

82  91 

3189  00 

Aug.  24, 1855. 

J.  6.  Eveleth. 

Aug.  24,  1856. 

57  20 

2200  00 

Oct.  15,  1855. 

C.  H.  Carpenter. 

Oct.  15,  1856. 

Paid. 

2500  00 

Aug.  17,  1855. 

J.  Gibson. 

Aug.  17,  1856. 

27  50 

1000  00 

July  1,  1847. 

Certificates  of  Stock. 

July  1, 1857. 

787  50 

22500  00 

July  1,  1847. 

Certificate  of  Stock. 

July  1,  1862. 

787  50 

22500  00 

July  1,  1847. 

Certificates  of  Stock. 

July  1,  1867. 

700  00 

20000  00 

July  1,  1847. 

Certificates  of  Stock. 

July  1,  1872. 

700  00 

20000  00 

July  1, 1854. 

Certificates  of  Stock. 

July  1,  1874. 

700  00 

20000  00 

Jan.  1, 1856. 

Certificates  of  Stock. 

Jan.  1, 1880. 

37  50 

7500  00 

$4,740  18 


Actual  debt,  Feb;  1, 1856, 

Add  interest  unpaid,  Feb.  1, 1856,. 


$127,289  00 
.$127,289  00 
.      4,740 18 

$132,029  18 


CITY  DEBT, 

COMPARED  WITH  THAT  OF  LAST  YEAR. 


City  debt  at  commencement  of  the  last  financial  year,  Feb. 

1,  1855,  amounted  to $111,450  00 

It  has  been  increased  this  year  by  city  stock  sold, 9,500  00 

It  has  been  increased  this  year  by  notes, *8,889  00 

$129,839  00 
The  debt  has  been  decreased  this  year  by  payment  of  prom- 
issory notes, $2,550  00 

Actual  debt,  Feb.  1,  1856, $127,289  00 

Interest  due, 4,740  18 


$132,029  18 


*  Twenty-five  hundred  dollars  of  thi3  sum  is  canceled  by  that  amount  of  city  scrip  in  the 
hands  of  the  Treasurer,  by  the  terms  of  the  resolution  authorizing  the  loan  of  1855,  and  $5389 
were  paid  for  the  new  cemetery. 


CITY  PROPERTY. 


City  Hall  and  lot,  at  cost, $34,115  00 

City  Farm,  (200  acres,)  at  cost,  and  permanent 

improvements, 19,902  00 

Stock,tools,  provisions  and  furniture  at  city  farm,  4,GT0  67 
Engine  houses  and  apparatus,  as  per  Engineer's 

Report, 14,750  48 

Reservoirs,  at  cost, 4,900  00 

Hearses,  houses,  tomb  and  new  cemetery,  at  cost,  4,170  00 
Court  house  lot,  at  cost,  including  interest,. . . .     7,085  28 

Common  sewers,  at  cost, 17  ,838  80 

Safe,  furniture  and  gas  fixtures  at  City  Hall,....     1,203  00 

Street  lanterns,  posts,  pipe  and  frames, 715  00 

New  cemetery, 5;389  00 

Lumber,  stone,  and  other  materials,  for  sewers, 

bridges,  &c. ,  on  hand, 300  00 

Water  works 1000  00 

£01j)£45_23 

Cash  in  Treasury,  $3913,44. 


DEBTS   DUE   THE   CITY 


Due  on  list  of  R.  Means,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1849, 2,600  47 

From  J.  M.  Rowell,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1850, 856  10 

FromD.  L.  Stevens,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1851, 3,266  75 

From  William  Richardson,  collector  of  taxes 

for  the  year  1852, 2,725  95 

From  H.  G.  Lowell,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1853, 2,805  16 

From  H.  G.  Lowell,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1854, 5,512  21 

From  H.  G.  Lowell,  collector  of  taxes  for  the 

year  1855, 11,326  43 

From   County  of  Hillsborough  for  support  of 

paupers, 192  19 

From  sundry  persons  to  City  Farm, 13  00 

From  other  towns  for  support  of  paupers,. .         40  14 

$27,338  43 

Total  amn't  of  city  property  and  debts  due  to  city,  $147,897  10- 


SCHOOL  DISTRICT  PROPERTY. 


Diet.  No.  1,  house  and  lot, $200  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Spring  street, 9800  00 

do.     2,    do.     do.     Bridge    do., 1500  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Lowell    do., 6400  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Concord  do., 1325  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Granite  do., 500  00 

do.     2,    do.     do.     Mer'k     do., 1800  00 

do.     2,    do.     do.     Park      do., 8000  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Janes'lldo., 850  00 

do.     2,     do.     do.     Falls       do., „ 200  00 

New  School  House  and  lot  on  Wilson  HiU, 2000  00 

Lot  on  Franklin  street, 650  00 

do.     2,  new  house  and  lot,  Manchester  St.,..  8000  00 

do.     3,  house  and  lot, 500  00 

do.     4,     do.     do 40000 

do.     5,    do.     do 20000 

do.     6,    do.     do 200  00 

do.     7,     do.     do , 30000 

do.     8,    do.     do 500  00 

do.     9,    do.     do 200  00 

do.  10,    do.     do 200  00 

do.  11,    do.    do 20000 

Total, $43925  00 


AUDITOR'S  REPORT. 


Auditor's  Office,      } 
City  of  Manchester,  Feb.  29, 1856.  $ 

I  hereby  certify  that  I  have  examined  the  several  items  of  Receipts 
and  Expenditures  embraced  in  the  foregoing  Report  of  the  "Joint  Stand- 
ing Committee  on  Finance,"  and  find  the  same  correctly  cast  and  prop* 
erly  vouched. 

GEORGE  A.  FRENCH,  City  Auditor.. 


STATISTICAL  TABLES. 

Valuation  of  Property,  Taxes,  number  of  Polls,  and  amount  of  Tax  on 
the  Poll  for  the  eighteen  years,  commencing  with  the  year  1838,  and 
ending  with  the  year  1855. 


Year. 

Valuation. 

Taxes. 

No.  of  polls. 

Poll  tax. 

1838. 

$555,270  00 

$2,235  49 

244 

$166 

1839. 

604,963  00 

3,029:84 

427 

2  14 

1840. 

946,200  00 

3,986  56 

772 

2  20 

1841. 

1,229,054  00 

9,563  74 

892 

3  49 

1842. 

1,430,524  00 

12,952  44 

1,053 

2  76 

1843. 

1,598,826  00 

13,764  32 

1,028 

2  60 

1844. 

1,873,286  00 

13,584  72 

1,561 

2  25 

1845. 

2,544,780  00 

19,246  27 

1,808 

2  30 

1846. 

3,187,726  00 

22,005  95 

2,056 

2  10 

1847. 

4,488,550  00 

24,963  54 

2,638 

168 

1848. 

4,664,957  00 

39,712  53 

2,518 

2  58 

1849. 

5,500,049  00 

44,979  92 

2,820 

2  47 

1850. 

5,832,080  00 

48,974  23 

2,910 

2  37 

1851. 

6,906,462  00 

51,798  47 

2,745 

2  25 

1852. 

6,795,682  00 

54,379  45 

2,907 

192 

1853. 

6,995,528  00 

61,545  81 

2,814 

1  82 

1854. 

8,237,617  00 

62,022  44 

3,725 

180 

1855. 

8,883,248  00 

71,952  09 

3,677 

1  94 

POPULATION   OF  MANCHESTER, 

AS  APPEARS  FROM  RECORDS. 


Year.  No.  of  males.  | 


No.  of  females. 


Total. 


1840 
1844 
1845 


2,625 3,531. 

3,595 4,422. 

1846 4,591 5,624. 


1847. 
1849. 
1850. 
1851. 
1852. 
1853. 
1854. 


.5,050 7,236. 

.5,928 8,614. 

.5,337 8,997. 

,5,813 8,094. 

.5,844 9,106. 

.6,689 10,311. 

.8,185 11,712. 


..3,235 
..6,156 
..8,917 
.10,125 
.12,286 
.14,542 
.14,334 
,13,907 
.14,950 
.17,000 
.19,897 


Note.— No  record  of  population  in  1841, 1842, 1843, 1848  and  1855. 


CHIEF  ENGINEER'S  OFFICE. 


To  his  Honor  the  Mayor,  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Man- 
chester : 

Gentlemen  : — I  herewith  submit  to  you  the  following  report  of  the 
"condition  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  an  appraisal  of  all  the  property- 
belonging  to  the  same,"  in  compliance  with  Section  5,  Chapter  G,  of  the 
Revised  Ordinances. 

ENGINE  Co.  No.  1. 

HOUSE  ON  VINE  STREET. 

E.  G.  Woodman,  Foreman. 
J.  A.  Hubbard,  Assistant. 
A.  J.  Woodbury,  Clerk. 
J.  D.  Emert,  Treasurer. 

50  MEN. 

House  and  land, $1100  00 

Engine  and  hose  carriage, 1075  00 

400  feet  leading  hose,  (good) 260  00 

275    "         "          "     (ordinary) 100  00 

100    "         "          "     (unfit  for  use) 10  00 

4  lengths  suction  hose, 50  00 

20  spanners  and  belts, 10  00 

8  hosemen's  suits, 28  00 

8        do.       hats, 40  00 

2  new  pipes  and  nozzle, 37  00 

3  trumpets, 13  50 

8  pair  overalls, 12  00 

2  stoves  and  pipes, 25  00 

1  hammer  and  saw, 2  00 

6  torches, 13  00 

4  spanners,  1  wrench,  and  5  life  ropes, 18  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $2793  50 


80 


Amount  brought  forward, $2793  50 

1  signal  and  whiffietree, 12  00 

Tin  cans,  pails  and  boiler, 10  00 

1  pump,  1  shovel,  and  1  bar, 8  00 

1  screw, 2  00 

14  settees, 40  00 

Chairs,  table  and  lamps, 13  00 

Gas  fixtures, 57  77 


$2936  27 


ENGINE  Co.  No.  2,  AND  HOSE  Co.  ATTACHED. 

HOUSE  IN  MACHINE  SHOP  YARD. 

A.  K.  Hunton,  Foreman. 

H.  George,  Assistant. 

A.  O.  Peavy,   Clerk. 

E.  G.  W.  Bartlett,   Treasurer. 

ENGINE  CO.  50  MEN.      HOSE  CO.  26  MEN. 

100  feet  leading  hose,  (new) $100  00 

250    "        "  "     (good) 130  00 

3  fire  hats, 15  00 

8  hosemen's  caps, 32  00 

10  oil  cloth  suits, 16  00 

80  badges, 5  00 

10  jackets, 32  50 

5  torches, 17  50 

1  signal, 15  00 

1  iron  bar  and  12  hosemen's  belts, 7  00 

4  life  ropes  and  2  speaking  trumpets, 11  00 

1  stove  and  pipe, 25  00 

10  settees, 44  00 

9  chairs, 4  00 

4  office  chairs, 5  00 

1  table, 5  00 

Whiffletrees, 3  00 


Engine  and  balance  of  hose  is  owned  by  the 
Amoskeag  Co.;  the  use  of  the  same  is  given  to 
the  city  at  fires. 


Amount  carried  forward,. 


$467  00 


.$3403  27 


81 

Amount  brought  forward, $3403  27 

ENGINE  Co.,  No.  3. 

HOUSE   IN   STARK   MILLS   YARD. 

M.  0.  Pearson,  Foreman. 

C.  C.  Fuller,  Assistant. 
S.  Thompson,  Clerk. 

M.  N.  Young,  Treasurer. 

50  MEN. 

200  feet  leading  hose,  (new,) $200  00 

100    "        "         "      (good,) 6000 

150    "         "          "      (ordinary,) 50  00 

7  settees, 28  00 

12  office  chairs, 12  00 

8  jackets  and  overalls, 38  00 

3  chairs  and  table, 6  00 

1  stove  and  pipe, 30  00 

1  signal  and  2  trumpets, 25  00 

8  fire  caps, 32  00     $48100 

The  engine  and  balance  of  hose  is  owned  by  the 
Stark  Mills  ;  the  use  of  which  is  given  to  the 
City  at  fires. 

ENGINE  Co.,  No.  4. 

HOUSE  ON  CHESTNUT  STREET. 

Sidney  Smith,  Foreman. 
S.  D.  Pollard,  Assistant. 
M.  D.  L.  Stevens,  Clerk. 

D.  Thayer,  Treasurer. 

50    MEN. 

House  and  Land, $1100  00 

Engine  and  hose  carriage, 1075  00 

50  feet  leading  hose,  (new,) 50  00 

450"        "         "     (good,) 300  00 

100"         "         "     (unfit  for  use,) 8  00 

25  suction,  (good,) 50  00 

Extra  pipe  and  nozzle, 19  00 

Oil  cans,  vice  and  wrench, 4  00 

Amount  carried  forward, $3884  27 

0 


AfcKnVf    BROUGHT   FORWARD, ,  .  ....  .  .  .  ,  . $3884  27 

50  badges  and  keys, 10  00 

1  lantern  and  3  lamps, 4  50 

9  hats  and  caps, 44  00 

9  he-semen's  suits, 31  00 

1  Signal  and  2  trumpets, 25  00 

Belts,  spanners,  pump  and  shovel, 15  00 

2  stoves  and  pipe, 20  00 

7  life  ropes  and  5  torches, 9  25 

10  settees  and  desk, 27  00 

3  pair  couplings  and  1  pair  whiffle  trees, 9  00 

Gas  fixtures, 41  56 


$2842  31 


ENGINE  Co.,  No.  5. 

HOUSE   ON   MANCHESTER   STREET. 

O.  Hardy,  Foreman. 
B.  C.  Randall,  Assistant. 
W.  M.  Trakey,  Clerk. 
N.  Gilmore,  Treasurer. 

50  MEN. 

House  and  land, $1200  00 

Engine  and  hose  carriage, 1000  00 

750  feet  leading  hose, 375  00 

25     "      suction  hose, 65  00 

2  stoves  and  pipe, 20  00 

1  signal, 12  00 

7  torches  and  2  lanterns, 9  00 

1  boiler,  oil  cans  and  pails, 4  00 

24  spanners  and  belts, 13  00 

8  hosemen's  hats, 35  00 

8  do.        oil  pants  and  jackets, 27  00 

9  settees, 21  00 

60  badges, 15  00 

2  locks  and  76  keys, 15  00 

2  shovels,  1  iron  bar  and  7  life  ropes, 6  25 

9  chairs  and  desk, 10  00 

Branch  pipe  and  brakes, 11  00 

2  pair  couplings, 16  00 

Amount  carried  forward,  . .-. $6726  58 


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Amount  brought  forward, , ♦  $612658 

1  table,  1  clock  and  rope, 17  00 

5  curtains  and  fixtures, 25  00 

1  mirror, 5  00 

Gas  fixtures, , 61  37 

. —  $290262 

ENGINE  Co.,  No.  6. 

HOUSE   IN  MANCHESTER  MILL  YARD. 

W.  Evans,  Foreman. 

E.  Huntington,  Assistant. 

W.  M.  EIelley,  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

50   MEN. 

300  feet  leading  hose,  (good,) $160  00 

50      "         "         "      (ordinary,) 20  00 

14  office  chairs, 17  50 

4  torches, 14  00 

1  signal, 10  00 

7  settees, 27  00 

8  chairs, 7  00 

1  table  and  1  trumpet, 8  00 

Stove  and  pipe, 23  00 

8  hosemen's  hats, > 35  00 

8  jackets, 21  00 

Whifnetrees  and  lantern, 7  00 

—    $849  50 

The  engine  and  balance  of  hose  is  owned  by  the 

Manchester  Mills  ;  the  use  of  which  is  given  to 

the  City  at  fires. 

ENGINE  Co.,  No.  7. 

HOUSE  ON  MAIN   STREET,  PISCATAQUOG. 

A.  C.  Wallace,  Foreman. 

W.  H.  Boyd,  Assistant. 

J.  Moulton,  Clerk. 

J.  B.  Watson,  Treasurer. 
50  MEN. 

House, $1036  00 

Engine,  hose  carriage  and  suction  hose, 1250  00 

;.  ■ 

AmOUST  CARRIED  FORWARD, ■, .„    ^10DS8  70 


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Amount  brought  forward, $10038  70 

500  feet  leading  hose, 486  20 

4  torches, 15  00 

2  trumpets, 8  00 

1  signal, 15  00 

8  pair  overalls, 16  00 

8  coats, 2600 

8  fire  caps, 40  00 

2  stoves  and  pipe, 21  00 

1  boiler,  pail,  jug  and  oil  can, 4  00 

1  watering  pot  and  duster, 1  00 

1  jack, 1  50 

1  shovel  and  dripper, 2  10 

12  spanners, 7  00 

1  wrench  and  hammer, 2  05 

6  life  ropes, 2  25 

1  rope, 2  47 

1  tackle, 1  75 

7  chairs, 10  50 

1  table, 8  50 

6  settees, 25  00 

62  keys, 9  30 

2  whiffletrees, 3  75 

60  badges, 16  00 

Gas  fixtures  and  lantern  on  the  house, 30  71 

$304108 

AMOSKEAG  HOSE  AND  HYDRANT  Co.,  No.  1. 

HOUSE   IN   YARD   OF  AMOSKEAG  MILLS. 

A.  G.  Fairbanks,  Foreman. 

E.  B.  Edwards,  Assistant. 

C.  H.  Robv,  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

40  MEN. 

1  signal, $12  00 

4  torches, 8  00 

1  table, 12  00 

1  stove  and  pipe, 21  00 

10  settees, 43  20 

6  office  chairs, 8  50 

Amount  carried  forward, $13079  78 


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Amount  brought  forward, $13079  78 

6  oil  pants, 9  00 

8  hats, ,.     40  00 


$153  70 


The  hose  carriage,  ladders,  bucket  and  1000  ft. 
of  leading  hose,  is  owned  by  the  Amoskeag  Co. ; 
the  use  of  which  is  given  to  the  City  at  fires. 

HOOK  AND  LADDER  Co.,  No.  1. 

HOUSE  ON  MANCHESTER  STREET. 

J.  L.  Bradford,  Foreman. 

F.  A.  Senter,  Assistant. 

S.  TV.  Savort,  Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

45  MEN. 

House  and  land, $1000  00 

Carriages, 150  00 

Signal,  torches  and  trumpet, 11  00 

45  badges, - 6  00 

328  feet  ladders, 100  00 

4  large  and  3  small  hooks, 40  00 

Stove  and  pipe, 12  00 

Axes,  shovels,  hay-forks  and  buckets, 9  00 

Pike  poles  and  chain, 25  00 

Lamps,  chair  and  table,.. 6  00 

9  settees, 18  00 

Ropes, 30  00 


ENGINEERS. 


$1407  00 


20  badges, $13  00 

6  trumpets, 25  00 

10  coats, 60  00 

Signal, 12  00 

,  ^ $110  00 


$14750  48 

The  DEPARTMENT  has  been  called  out  by  alarms 
and  fires  twenty-four  times. 


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FIRES. 

Feb.  20,  1855,  Daniel  Clark's  house,  Lowell  St.,. 
June  9, 

"    12, 
July  5, 

"    15, 


"     18, 

Oct.  12, 

Nov.  23, 

Deo.    4, 

"      7, 

"     14, 

"     27, 


Carpenter's  shop,  Pine  street, 

Picker,  Stark  Mills, 

wood  shed,  in  rear  of  Concord  street, . . 

Manchester  Mill, 

buildings  east  of  Elm  between  Hano- 
ver and  Manchester  streets, 

barn  at  the  City  Farm, 

Well's  building, 

Martin's  Paper  Mill, 

School  house  in  "Ward  8, 

small  building  in  rear  of  Orange  St.,. 

D.  A.  Bartlett's  barn,  on  Mammoth 
road,  

School  house  in  Piscataquog, 

Jan.  14,  1856,  cellar  in  north  end  of  Central  build- 
ing,  

"     15,    "      picker,  Stark  Mills, 

Most  of  the  property  destroyed  by  fire  the  past  year 
was  Insured,  excepting  the  Manchester  Mill,  which 

was  Insured  for  only 

Making  their  loss, 

Committees  of  the  Board  of  Engineers  examined  the 
various  buildings  throughout  the  City  early  in  the 
winter,  to  ascertain  whether  the  Rules  and  Regula- 
tions of  the  Department  were  properly  observed. 
Whole  number  of  dwellings,  stores,  offices  and  shops, 

"  "        "    stoves, 

Of  which  number  225  were  considered  in  an  unsafe 
condition,  and  the  owners  and  occupants  were  duly 
notified  of  the  same. 


Damage. 
Slight. 
Slight. 
Slight. 
Slight. 
$271,353  00 


Slight. 
Slight. 
Slight. 
Slight. 


Slight. 


$100,000  00 
171,353  00 


2400 
4472 


FIRES    AND    ALARMS 

Calling  out  the  Department. 

Feb.,        called  out 3  times. 

March,       "       " 1 

June,  "       "    2 

July,  "       "    4 

Sept.,         "       "    2 

Oct.,  "       " 2 


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Nov.,  "       "    2     " 

Dec,  "       "    5     " 

Jan.,  "       "    3     " 

I  regard  it  proper  to  call  your  attention  to  the  propriety  of  provid- 
ing a  sufficient  quantity  of  canvas  or  sail-cloth,  for  the  better  protection 
of  buildings  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  fires. 

It  is  supposed  that  about  nine  hundred  yards  of  coarse  canvas  cloth, 
properly  prepared,  would  be  sufficient  at  the  present  time  ;  the  expense 
of  which  will  not  probably  exceed  $400,00.  Had  we  have  been  thus 
provided  with  sails,  we  undoubtedly  could  have  prevented  any  damage 
or  injury  to  the  buildings  on  the  north  side  of  Stark  street,  and  on  the 
east  side  of  Elm  street  during  the  recent  fire  at  Patten's  Building. 

It  will  be  observed  by  the  foregoing  report,  that  our  Fire  Department 
has  been  called  upon  during  the  past  year  to  perform  duties  more  severe 
and  laborious  than  ever  have  their  predecessors  ;  there  never  before  hav- 
ing occurred  in  this  City  two  large  fires,  raging  at  the  same  time. — 
While  the  Manchester  Mill  was  enveloped  in  flames  on  July  15,  last, 
the  alarm  of  fire  on  the  street  was  raised.  At  this  moment  the  leading 
hose  of  the  several  engines  was  attached  to  the  Hydrants  of  the  yard 
and  strung  up  beside  of  the  Mill ;  and  yet  in  about  thirty  minutes  the 
machines  were  removed  to  the  street  and  in  full  operation,  keeping  the 
men  on  the  brakes  about  eight  hours,  working  with  a  will  and  courage 
truly  commendable.  The  whole  Department  is  in  an  excellent  condition, 
having  the  full  number  of  men  allowed  by  law,  well  disciplined  and 
well  organized,  prompt  and  efficient,  and  ready  at  all  times  to  discharge 
their  duties  as  firemen. 

My  Assistants  have  been  untiring  and  faithful  in  their  efforts  to  pro- 
mote the  best  interests  and  welfare  of  the  Department.  The  most  per- 
fect unanimity  of  opinion  and  action  has  existed  in  the  Board,  and  also 
throughout  the  Department  during  the  year. 

JACOB  F.  JAMES,  Chief  Engineer. 

In  Board  of  Common  Council,  Feb.  19,  1856. 
Read  and  accepted  and  ordered  to  be  printed, — 

E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 

In  Board  of  Alderman,  Feb.  26,  1856. 
Read,  accepted  and  ordered  to  be  printed,  in  concurrence, — 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 


CITY   LIBRARY. 


In  accordance  with  Section  ninth,  Article  first,  of  the  Rules  and  Reg- 
ulations of  the  "  Manchester  City  Library,"  the  Board  of  Trustees  ask 
leave  to  make  their  second  annual  report. 

The  Trustees  have  to  congratulate  the  friends  of  the  Library  on  its 
continued  success.  As  a  matter  of  experiment,  there  may  have  been 
room  in  some  minds,  for  doubt,  whether  the  general  benefit  would  war- 
rant such  an  expenditure  as  seemed  just  to  the  committee.  They  believe 
no  such  doubt  can  reasonably  exist  now.  The  progress  of  the  Library 
has  been  steady,  if  not  rapid,  from  the  commencement,  and  it  has  been 
the  policy  of  its  directors  to  glide  naturally,  and  upon  its  own  merits, 
into  public  estimation,  rather  than  to  call  attention  to  it  in  any  osten- 
tatious manner.  No  reaction,  therefore,  is  to  be  apprehended.  The 
condition,  value  and  increase  of  the  Library  will  be  seen  from  the  an- 
nual report  of  the  Librarian. 

In  the  selection  of  books  no  department  of  English  literature  has 
been  neglected,  and  no  book  purchased  to  which  there  can  be  reasona- 
ble objection.  The  task  of  selection,  to  suit  every  person's  taste,  is  by 
no  means  an  easy  one,  and  some  of  the  works  of  the  day  are,  undoubt- 
edly, ephemeral  and  of  little  value.  To  all  who  have  added  to  the  Li- 
brary by  donation,  and  especially  to  those  persons  named  in  the  Libra- 
rian's Report,  the  Board  of  Trustees  desire  to  render  their  acknowledge- 
ments in  the  spirit  with  which  these  gifts  were  made. 

The  Library  commenced  operations  under  adverse  circumstances  ;  the 
rooms  were  small  and  poorly  adapted  to  its  wants.  The  appropriation 
asked  of  and  granted  by  the  city,  rendering  such  a  step  advisable,  the 
books  were  called  in  on  the  twenty-third  of  June  and  removed  to  their 
present  location,  in  what  was  known  as  Patten's  Hall,  which  was  fitted 
up  for  Library,  Reading  Room  and  rooms  for  storage  and  miscellaneous 
purposes.  In  common  times  this  ought  not  to  have  taken  more  than 
three  weeks,  but  the  great  fire  on  Elm  Street  occuring  about  the  same 
period,  rendered  workmen  so  scarce  that  books  were  not  again  delivered 
until  the  sixteenth  of  August.  The  rooms  are  sufficiently  spacious,  for 
the  present,  and  are  generally  creditable  to  the  City.    The  degree  of 


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order  and  quiet  in  the  Reading  Room  has  been  highly  commendable,  and 
the  response  to  a  small  contribution,  suggested  by  some  of  the  frequent- 
ers of  the  Library,  for  oranmental  purposes,  affords  gratifying  evidence 
of  the  interest  in  its  welfare.  It  may  not  be  thought  amiss  to  keep  be- 
fore the  public  the  ultimate  necessity  for  a  plain  fire-proof  building,  for 
the  preservation  of  property  already  too  valuable  to  be  exposed  to  hazard. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  in  closing,  would  refer  the  City  Government 
to  the  Reports  of  the  Librarian  and  Treasurer  herewith  connected,  and 
can  but  give  their  conviction  that  the  free  City  Library  will,  at  no  dis- 
tant day,  become  the  just  pride  and  boast  of  Manchester. 

Jan.  31st,  1856. 

T.  T.  ABBOT,  President. 

WM.  C.  CLARKE,  Clerk. 


/ 


REPORT  OF  THE  LIBRARIAN. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Trustees — In  accordance  with  your  de- 
sire, I  beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  report. 

The  whole  number  of  persons  who  have  complied  with  the  regulations, 
enabling  them  to  take  books,  to  this  date,  is  one  thousand  three  hun- 
dred and  eighty,  (1,380)  thirty-one  of  whom  were  qualified  by  deposit 
and  the  remainder  by  furnishing  the  required  guarantee.  Of  these, 
seven  hundred  and  sixty  (760)  have  been  added  since  the  last  annual 
report,  and  twelve  hundred  and  twenty-five  persons  take  books  with 
more  or  less  regularity  at  the  present  time.  In  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
four  days  of  the  past  year,  seventeen  thousand  six  hundred  and  forty 
(17,640)  volumes  were  delivered  from  the  Librarian's  desk — an  average 
of  sixty-five  per  day.  Out  of  this  number,  seven  only,  of  less  than  four 
dollars  in  value,  are  found  missing,  without  indications  of  the  persons 
by  whom  they  are  held,  while  the  amount  received  from  fines  and  sale 
of  catalogues,  is  twenty-nine  dollars  and  thirteen  cents  (29,13).  No 
books  have  been  thrown  aside  as  worn  out,  but  eight  or  ten  volumes  of 
juvenile  works  are  not  worth  rebinding.  The  whole  number  of  books, 
bound  newspapers  and  periodicals  now  in  the  Library,  is  five  thousand 
four  hundred  and  forty-six,  (5,446)  of  which  eight  hundred  and  thir- 
teen have  been  added  the  past  year  ;  seven  hundred  and  thirteen  by  pur- 
chase, seventy-eight  (78)  by  donation,  and  twenty-two  (22)  are  bound 
volumes  of  magazines  and  periodicals  taken  for  the  Reading  Room. 

Donations  of  books  and  pamphlets  have  been  made  by  the  following 
persons  : — 

Hon.  Henry  J.  Raymond,  Lieut-Governor  of  New  York. 

Hon.  John  S.  Wells,  Ex.  U.  S.  Senate. 

Hon.  James  Bell,  U.  S.  S.  from  N.  H. 

Hon.  John  P.  Hale,  U.  S.  S.  from  N.  H. 

Hon.  George  W.  Morrison,  Ex.  Rep.  from  N.  H. 

Hon.  Asbury  Dickens,  Clerk  of  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Hon.  A.  D.  Bache,  Supt.  of  U.  S.  Coast  Survey. 

Hon.  S.  D.  Bell,  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court,  N.  H. 

S.  N.  Bell,  Esq. 

James  0.  Adams,  Esq.,  Sec.  of  the  N.  H.  Ag.  So. 

Geo.  A.  French,  Esq. 

Dr.  Moses  Hill. 

F.  B.  Eaton. 

Sylvanus  Buntin,  M.  D. 

City  Library  Rooms,  Feb.  4th,  1856. 

F.  B.  EATON,  Librarian. 


To  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  City  Library  : 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  makes  the  following  report 
of  the  receipts  and  expenditures,  by  the  Board,  of  the  funds  received 
by  them  on  account  of  the  City  Library. 

1855.  Dr. 
Feb.  1,      To  balance  on  hand  as  per  last  report. . . .     109  25 

May  2,      To  cash  of  City  Treasurer, 100  00 

June  5,      To  cash  of  F.  B.  Eaton,  for  fines,  &c.,...       12  76 

June  26,    To  cash  of  City  Treasurer, 500  00 

Dec.  17,    To  cash  of  City  Treasurer, 100  00 

1856. 

Jan.  31,     To  cash  of  City  Treasurer, 300  00 

$1,122  01 

1855. 

July  11,     By  cash  paid  Hersey  &  Til  ton,.  37  921 

Dec.  28,     By  cash  paid  Hovey  &  Co.,. . .     2  50  | 

1856.  ^Periodicals,     $79  68 
Jan.  14,    By  cash  paid  Hersey  &  Tilton,.  33  26  | 

Jan.  24,    By  cash  paid  John  C.  Rivers, . .     6  00  J 

1855. 

June  19,   By  cash  paid  £.  B.Beaman,    4  78  > -r>.    ,.      ^    .    ,.     ,    10  a„ 
Oct.  8,      By  cash  paid  E.  B.Beaman;  13  55  pmdmgPenodicals,18  3 

April  10,  By  cash  paid  W.  L.  Wilder, 56  00  "■ 

May  14,   By  cash  paid  M.  Moulton, . .       9  93 

Sept.  12,  By  cash  paid  Burnham  Bros., 252  48 

;pt.  12,  By  cash  paid  G.  M.  Harding, 5  00 

ct.  5,     By  cash  paid  Burnham  Bros., 192  17 

ct.  5,      By  cash  paid  F.  B.  Eaton, 6  56  ^  Books,  588  70 

oct.  8,      By  cash  paid  Burnham  Bros., 4  50 

Dec.  25,    By  cash  paid  Burnham  Bros., 26  06 

By  cash  paid  bills  as  per  last  report, .     98  53 
1856.  ^  F  V  l 

Feb.  1 ,     By  cash  to  balance, 336  79 

$1123  01 


The  expenditures  for  Incidental  expenses  of  the  Library,  for  the  year 
ending  Feb.  1,  1856,  the  items  of  which  appear  at  large  in  the  Annual 
Report  of  the  City,  are  as  follows  : 

Newspapers, 35  49 

Rent, 36  30 

Amount  carried  forward, $71  79 


92 

Amount  brought  forward, $71  79 

Postage, 11  54 

Fuel, 36  43 

Gas, 88  20 

Insurance, 31  25 

Librarian  Salary, 319  50 

Rebinding  books, 36  73 

Furniture, 68  86 

Books  of  account,  &c. , 12  00 

Printing, 85  25 

Incidentals, 53  87 

Fitting  up  new  rooms, 200  64 

b    l  1016  06 

Orders  drawn  by  Trustees  for  purchase  of  books,  1000  00 
Balance  in  City  Treasury, 7  94 

2024  00 

The  liabilities  chargable  to  the  City  Library  are 

Newspapers, 14  20 

Rent, 123  01 

Gas, . 10  50 

Librarian  services, 43  33 

191 04 

Recapitulation  of  liabilities  and  expenditures  to  Feb., 

1856.  Dr. 

To  amount  of  appropriation, 2024  00 

Cr. 

By  cash  paid  for  incidental  expenses, 1016  06 

By  orders  of  Trustees  for  purchase  of  books,. . .   1000  00 
By  liabilities  to  Feb.  1, 1856, 191  04 

2207  10 

Balance  above  appropriation, 183  10 

$2024  00 
Feb.  1,  1856.  Respectfully  submitted. 

S.  N.  BELL,  Treasurer, 

Board  of  Trustees  City  Library. 

February  4,  1856. 

We  have  examined  the  above  report  and  find  the  same  correct  and 

properly  vouched. 

T.  T.  ABBOT,       >  Com.  on  account 
SAM'L  GOULD,  \  of  City  Library. 


Special  Report  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  City  Library 
to  the  City  Government. 


Since  the  presentation  of  our  recent  annual  report,  circumstances  have 
occurred  involving  the  almost  total  destruction  of  the  City  Library  by 
fire,  which  render  it  necessary  to  make  this  special  communication. 

The  facts  in  the  case,  so  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  are  these.  On 
Monday  evening,  Feb.  4th,  the  Librarian  left  the  property  entrusted 
to  his  care  at  a  few  minutes  past  nine  o'clock,  P.  M.,  in  the  usual  de- 
gree of  safety,  and  not  exposed  to  danger  from  any  cause  within  his  con- 
trol. At  about  5  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  5th,  some  occupants  of 
the  building  who  had  sleeping  rooms  therein  were  awakened  by  the 
smoke,  soon  ascertained  to  come  from  the  basement  storey  in  which  was 
a  steam  engine  and  press,  used  for  printing  all  the  papers  of  the  city. 
It  is  said  that  no  fire  had  been  kindled  there  that  morning,  and  the  fire 
can  only  be  conjectured  to  have  originated  from  that  remaining  in  the 
furnace,  from  cotton  waste  saturated  with  oil  and  used  for  cleaning  the 
press,  or  some  other  unknown  cause.  An  elevator  used  in  connection 
with  the  printing  offices  above,  gave  the  smoke  ready  access  to  the  upper 
storeys  so  that  the  occupants  of  the  building  had  no  more  than  time  to 
make  their  escape  with  such  articles  of  dress  as  they  hastily  threw 
around  them.  It  will  readily  be  seen  that  no  efforts  could  have  saved 
the  Library.  At  the  earliest  period  after  the  alarm,  repeated  attempts 
were  made  by  different  persons  to  enter  the  Library  windows.  The 
books  were  so  placed  in  boxes,  that,  under  ordinary  circumstances, 
they  could  have  been  removed  in  twenty  minutes.  Owing  to  the  dense 
smoke  only  about  sixty- two  volumes  were  taken  from  the  south  windows, 
in  two  .boxes,  by  Mr.  Henry  Clough,  a  member  of  the  Police  Depart- 
ment. 

This  occurred  within  so  short  a  time  after  the  annual  return  of  books 
that  not  above  one  fourth  of  the  usual  number  were  out.  At  this  date 
the  number  saved  and  returned,  amounts  to  about  five  hundred  and  fifty 
volumes,  at  the  estimated  value  of  $420.  If  this  be  compared  with  the 
Librarian's  report  of  the  4th  inst.,  the  extent  of  the  loss  will  appear. 
It  will  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  books  returned  are  many  of  them  odd 
volumes  and  broken  sets,  greatly  reducing  the  former  value.  All  the 
Librarian's  books,  records  and  papers,  together  with  furnituro  and  fix- 


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tares  to  the  value  of  $450,  swells  the  estimate  of  loss.  Several  orna- 
ments and  pictures,  recently  purchased  by  subscription,  were  also  de- 
stroyed ;  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  especially  regret  the  loss  of  a  valua- 
ble painting,  executed  and  generously  loaned  as  an  ornament  to  the  Li- 
brary Rooms,  by  Miss  L.  E.  Slade,  said  to  have  been  valued  by  her  at 
$50,00. 

The  Library  was  insured  in  the  Etna  Insurance  Company  for  $25,00  00 
to  recover  which  the  necessary  steps  have  been  taken.  When  this  is 
done  it  will  be  seen  that  with  the  appropriation  soon  to  become  due, 
and  the  balance  unexpended  of  last  year,  about  thirty-eight  hundred 
dollars  can  be  expended  for  new  books.  Under  the  most  favorable  cir- 
cumstances, however,  the  Library  cannot  be  opened  to  the  public  for 
two  months,  and  possibly  for  a  longer  time. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  regret  the  necessity  of  asking  for  any  increased 
appropriation.  They  would,  however,  rely  confidently  on  the  wisdom 
of  the  City  Government  to  enable  them  to  meet  the  extraordinary  con- 
tingent expenses  produced  by  a  cause  which  they  hope  may  never  again 
occur,  and  to  give  them  the  power  of  discharging  their  duties  to  the 
public  at  the  earliest  practicable  time. 

Feb.  8,  1856. 

T.  T.  ABBOT,  President. 
WM,  C.  CLARKE,  Clerk. 


AUDITOR'S    REPORT. 


Auditor's  Office,  ) 

City  of  Manchester,  Feb.  13,  1856.  J 
I  hereby  certify  that  I  have  examined  the  several  items  of  receipts  and 
expenditures  embraced  in  the  foregoing  report  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  City  Library,  and  find  the  same  correctly  cast  and  properly 
vouched. 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Auditor. 

In  Board  of  Common  Council,  Feb.  19,  1856. 
Read,  accepted,  and  ordered  to  be  printed,— 

E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb.  26,  1856. 
Read,  accepted,  and  ordered  to  be  printed,  in  concurrence,— 

GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clbbk. 


CITY  FARM  AND  ALMS-HOUSE  REPORT. 


To  His  Honor  the  Mayor,  and  City  Council: 

Assistance  has  been  rendered  to  317  adult  persons  the  past  year.  Of 
this  number,  252  were  county  paupers  ;  24  were  paupers  off  the  farm, 
and  12  were  paupers  belonging  to  other  towns.  Sixty-six  of  the  county 
paupers  have  been  sent  to  the  farm  at  Goffstown,  and  19  have  died  in 
this  city.  No  death  has  occurred  the  past  year  at  the  alms-house,  and 
there  has  been  very  little  severe  sickness  there.  Only  two  receiving  as- 
sistance off  the  farm  have  died  the  past  year.  Sixty- three  different  per- 
sons have  been  sentenced  to  the  house  of  correction ;  6  have  been  sent 
a  second  time ;  3  a  third  time,  and  1  a  fourth  time.  In  all  79  commit- 
ments. The  whole  amount  of  board  furnished  them  is  436  weeks,  which, 
at  $1  75  per  week,  amounts  to  $1060. 

The  annexed  account  shows  a  balance  against  the  farm  of  $1958  37. 
This  result  is  owing  to  no  extravagance  or  bad  management,  that  we  are 
aware  of;  on  the  contrary,  we  believe  the  farm  has  been  managed  with 
as  much  prudence  and  economy  the  past  year  as  in  any  former  year  ; 
and  the  following,  among  other  reasons,  will  account  for  the  deficit. 

1st.  The  large  amount  of  bills  which  have  been  paid  this  year,  con- 
tracted in  former  years.  Then  the  Board  of  last  year  made  extensive 
repairs  on  the  house,  by  painting,  papering,  &c,  which,  being  done  after 
the  first  of  February,  were  charged  to  the  present  year's  expenses.  This 
amount  has  been  considerably  increased  by  grating  the  windows,  and 
other  arrangements  for  the  better  security  of  the  prisoners.  Then  the 
large  amount  of  board  furnished  to  prisoners,  with  the  high  prices  of 
provisions,  amounts  to  a  large  sum,  as  is  shown  above.  Again,  it  will 
be  observed  that  many  items  formerly  carried  to  the  credit  of  the  farm 
have,  in  this  account,  been  rejected,  as  they  do  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Board,  lead  to  a  correct  understanding  of  the  actual  cost  of  maintaining 
the  establishment.  Many  other  reasons  might  be  assigned  for  the  dis- 
parity between  the  apparent  result  of  this  and  some  former  years,  but 
the  above  are  deemed  amply  sufficient. 

The  Board  would  here  suggest  that  not  only  justice  and  human- 
ity, but,  in  their  judgment,  pecuniary  considerations,  require  that 
the  alms-house  should  be  separate  from  the  house  of  correction.     To 


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compel  the  virtuous  but  unfortunate  poor,  not  only  to  spend  their  day* 
of  toil,  but  their  few  hours  of  leisure,  the  Sabbath  and  their  nights,  in 
proximity  with  the  vile,  abandoned  victims  of  vice,  who  compos 
by  far  the  greater  proportion  of  the  inmates  of  the  house  of  correction . 
is,  to  give  it  no  severer  name,  an  act  of  cruelty,  which  no  pecuniar;, 
consideration  can  justify.  We  repeat  it,  therefore,  as  our  conviction, 
that  the  interest  of  the  city,  no  less  than  the  cause  of  humanity,  call 
for  serious  consideration  of  this  matter. 

It  is  a  question  with  this  Board  whether  the  farm  and  some  other 
features  of  the  establishment  are  not  much  larger  than  a  judicious  and 
economical  arrangement  for  these  two  institutions  require. 


a.  (*.  WOuUMaJN,  levt  h.  sleeper, 

S.  BUNTON,  A.  W.  THOMPSON, 

S.  S.  MOULTON,  HENRY  PEACOCK, 

Overseers  of  the  Poor  for  the  City  of  Manchester. 

Tn  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb.  26,  1856.     Read,  accepted,  and  ordered 
to  be  printed,—  GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 

Fn  Common  Council,  Feb.  26,  1856.    Read,  accepted,  and  ordered 
to  be  printed,  in  concurrence, —  E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 


Dr.  City  Farm  in  account  current  with  the  City  of 

To  personal  property  on  hand,  Feb.  1, 1855, $4098  70 

Expenditures  the  current  year, 3578  71 

Interest  on  $18460,  original  cost  of  the  farm,. .  .     807  60 
Interest  on  $3000  expended  for  permanent  im- 
provements,       180  00 

Amount  due  the  superintendent  in  March  next..      172  50 


r—      -  .  $8837  51 

be  observed  that  many  items  formerly  caxi-ic^  ...    m*.    «««...        -■  -  ■     -   ■ 

have,  in  this  account,  been  rejected,  as  they  do  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Board,  lead  to  a  correct  understanding  of  the  actual  cost  of  maintaining 
the  establishment.  Many  other  reasons  might  be  assigned  for  the  dis- 
parity between  the  apparent  result  of  this  and  some  former  years,  but 
the  above  are  deemed  amply  sufficient. 

The  Board  would  here  suggest  that  not  only  justice  and  human- 
ity, but,  in  their  judgment,  pecuniary  considerations,  require  that 
the  alms-house  should  be  separate  from  the  house  of  correction.     To 


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Manchester,  from  Feb.  1,  1855,  to  Feb.  1, 1856.  Cr. 

By  2  horses,  $350 ;  2  yoke  of  oxen,  $350 ;  4  old  cows,  $130  ; .  $830  00 

5  two  years  old  heifers.  $150  ;  1  two  years  old  bull,  $35  ; 

3  two  years  old  steers,  $85  ;  all  one  half  Durham  ; . . .  .     270  00 
4  yearling  heifers,  $G0 ;    1  yearling  steer,  $15 ;  2  heifer 

calves^  $20  ;    I  bull  calf,  $20  ;  2  sucking  calves,  $4  ;. .     119  00 

10  shotes,  $50  ;  12  hens  and  chickens,  $3  ;  3  turkies,  $2  ;       55  00 
23  tons  English  hay,  $552  ;   2  tons  meadow  hay,  $24  :    I 

tons  corn  fodder,  $32  ;  5  tons  of  oat  straw,  $60  ;  1  ton 

rye  straw,  $10  ; 678  00 

300  bushels  corn,  $375  ;    312  bushels  oats,  $171  60 ;  24 

bushels  rye,  $36  :  beans  and  peas,  $7  25  ; 589  85 

460  bushels  potatoes,  $222  50  ;  60  bushels  beets,  $30  ;  20 

barrels  apples,  $30  ; 282  50 

18  barrels  cider,  $27  ;  140  gallons  vinegar,  $21  ;  dried  ap- 
ples and  pickles,  $14  75  ; 62  75 

11  barrels  pork  and  hams,  $312  50  ;  corned  beef  and  salt, 

$5  20  ;  fresh  meat,  lard,  butter  and  soap,  $71  75  ; 389  45 

70  cords  prepared  wood, 280  00 

Carts,  wagons,  sleds,  harnesses,  and  other  farming  tools,. .     745  62 

16  beds,  bedding,  and  all  other  household  furniture, 340  00 

By  7  casks  nails,  $31  50  ;  linseed  oil,  $3  ; 34  50 

Amount  of  personal  property, $4676  67 

?tj  board,  clothing,  and  other  expenses  of  paupers  at  the  farm 

544  2-7  weeks,  at  $1  75  per  week, 952  50 

Cash  received  for  produce,  &c. ,  and  paid  into  the  city  treas'y ,  490  51 

"          "         "   fines, 73  17 

"          "         "    impoundment  of  cattle,  swine,  &c, 13  90 

"          "         "    boarding  paupers  from  other  towns, 73  09 

"          "         "   board  of  county  paupers, 28  80 

1 '      due  from  sundry  persons, 13  00 

$1644  97 
!>v  labor  of  men  and  teams  done  on  streets,  digging  cellar  un- 
der barn,  and  drawing  stone  for  same, 547  00 

Amount  of  personal  property, 4676  67 

Amount  to  balance, 1968  87 

$8~837~5l 

STEPHEN  H.  RANDLET,  D.  B.  NELSON,  7 

E.  G.  WOODMAN,  LEVI  H.  SLEEPER, 

S.  BUNTON,  A.  W.  THOMPSON, 

S.  S.  MOULTON,  HENRY  PEACOCK, 

Overseers  of  the  Poor  for  the  City  of  Manchester . 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  Feb.  26,  1856.     Read,  accepted,  and  ordered 
to  be  printed,—  GEO.  A.  FRENCH,  City  Clerk. 

In  Common  Council,  Feb.  26,  1856.    Read,  accepted,  and  ordered 
to  be  printed,  in  concurrence, —  E.  M.  TOPLIFF,  Clerk. 


INDEX. 


.27 
.28 
30 


Amoskeag  Falls  Bridge 31  [  District  No.    9 

Abatement  of  Taxes 79  «      ti    1n'  

1    Of  the  City... *75  "       «     11 

^s-House  Report, 9G  Highways,  new!!  \\\\\ 30 

Auditor  s  Report, 77  Incidental  expend  0 

City  Farm  and  Paupers, 9  Interest  Paidf . .  71 

County  Paupers, 15  Lighting  Streets,..".' 58 

1  ::nu}?™> 48  Militia,? " ?S 

fS  £°  f3 ::  • , 59  I  Paupers  off  Farni< g 

$S&.^::::::::-^^ 

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Report  of  Trustees,88 
••  Treas'r,.91 
"         '*      Special   Report    of 

Trustees 93 

'  'icy  Property 75  | 

arm  Barn.  Labor  and  Ma-      I 

terials 12 ; 

ftigineer's  Report •*  79  J 

Sjaiancial  Committee's  Report,!  .54 

HIGHWAYS    AND    BRIDGES 


8* 

'.) 

10,. 
11, 


.  35 
.39 

.40 
.40 
.41 

.41 
.42 
.42 
.48 
.44 


tranjte  Bridge 31 1  ycll°o1  House.  District  No.  2,.  .  '.4~> 

iistnct  No.  1, '.'.'.'.'.'.  ;;16     "     " .  Lot, 45 


*ains, 


District  Property, 
ii  I  Sewers  and  Dra" 
it. 
irersjieport, 


3, 


51 


^, 20  m<     T     Tt  ^VllU6- 5J 

4  *         91    leachers  Institute, 45 

5,' 22  '  5reasurer's  Report .' .'  3 

6 i£    '  alle-v  Cemetery,. .    .  "  ^q 

7;::::::::; ;|   Valuation   of  Property!  Taxes." 

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