PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
ITY OF MANCHESTER,
ANNUAL REPORTS
THE YEAR i877.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
STATE LIBRARY
THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
City of Manchester
FISCAL YEAR
DECEMBER 31, 1877,
TOGETHER WITH
OTHER ANNUAL REPORTS AND PAPERS RELATING TO
THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY.
MANCHESTER, N. H. :
JOHN B. CLARKE, PRINTER.
1878.
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\fe77
CITY OF MANCHESTER.
In" Board of Common Cotjn^cil.
AK OKDER, authorizing tlie printing of the Thirty-Second An-
nual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of
Manchester.
OriDERED, if the Board of Mayor and Aldermen concur, that
the Joint Standing Committee on Finance be, and they are hereby,
authorized to procure for the use of the inhabitants of said city,
the printing of two thousand copies of the Thirty-second Annual
Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manches-
ter, including the Reports of the Committee on Einance, the School
Board, "Water Commissioners and Superintendent of Water- Works,
Engineers of the Fire Department, City Marshal, Overseers of the
Poor, Trustees, Librarian and Treasurer of the City Library, Com-
mittee on Cemeteries, and Committee on City Farm, and that the
expense thereof be charged to the approijriation for Printing and
Stationery.
Ix Board of Commok Coukcil. January 7, 1878.
Passed,
JOHN M. STANTON", President.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen. January 7, 1878.
Passed in concurrence.
JOHN L. KELLY, Mayor.
MAI^CHESTER
CITY GOVERNMENT,
1S77.
MAYOR.
IKA CEOSS.^
P. A. DEYIjSTE.t
JOHN L. KELLY.J
CITY CLE3K.
NATHAN P. KIDDER.
president of common council.
John M, Stanton,
CLERK OF common COUNCIL.
Sylvanus B. Putnam,
* Resigned August 21, 1877.
t Acting mavor from August 21, 1877, to September 4. 1877
+ Elected September 4, 1877.
city treasurer.
Henry R. Chamberlin.
collector op taxes.
Seth T. Hill.
CITY MESSENGER.
John A. Barker.
city solicitor.
Jonathan Smith.
aldermen.
Ward 1. — Rufus Wilkinson.
Ward 2. — John E. Stearns.
Ward 3. — Levi L. Aldrich.
Ward 4.— Noah S. Clark.
Ward 5. — Patrick A. Devine.
Ward 6. — Edwin Kennedy.
Ward 7.— John W. Dickey.
Ward 8. — Joseph Beddows.
■members op^ common council.
Ward 1. Ward 5.
Albert Maxfield. Lyman Batchelder.
Charles E. Ham. John Twomey.
Richard A. Lawrence. James Sullivan.
Wa'Rd 2.
Ward 6.
Sumner D. Quint.
George W. Riddle.
Ciiauncej B. Littlefield.
Ward 3.
Moses French.
William G. Hoyt.
Frank L. Gray.
Ward 4.
John M, Stanton.
Walter M. Parker.
Charles H. Bunton.
Aimer D. Gooden.
Thomas L, Thorpe.
George W. Dearborn.
Ward 7.
Timothy W^ Challis.
Greeley W. Hastings.
William H. Annis.
Ward 8.
Charles H. Hodgman.
Hubbard H. Huntress.
Emery P. Littlefield.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Finance. — The Mayor and Alderman Kennedy ; Messrs.
Riddle, Parker and Sullivan.
On Aceounis. — Aldermen Devine and Clark ; Messrs.
Quint, Tliddle and Bunton.
On Lands and Buildings. — Aldermen Kennedy and
Dickey ; Messrs. French, Hastings and Challis.
On Public Instruction. — Aldermen Aldrich and Stearns ;
Messrs. Quint, Hoyt and Dearborn.
On Streets. — Aldermen Clark and Dickey ; Messrs. Hodg-
man, Riddle and C. B. Littlefield.
On Oity Farm. — Aldermen Wilkinson and Devine ;
Messrs. Thorpe, Huntress and Annis.
On Seivers and Drains. — Aldermen Dickey and Clark ;
Messrs. Littlefield, Riddle and Hodgman.
On Commons and Cemeteries. — Aldermen Stearns and
Beddows; Messrs. Lawrence, Ham and Parker; Citizens
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Albert H. Daniels, W. G. Hoyt, H. R. Pettee, James A.
Weston, Joseph Kidder, J. P. James, C. H. Bartlett, S. B.
Putnam.
On Fire Dejjartment. — Aldermen Stearns and Beddows ;
Messrs. Maxfield, Quint and Gray.
On Claims. — Aldermen Clark and Devine ; Messrs.
French, Parker and Hoyt.
On House of Correction. — Aldermen Devine and Wilkin-
son ; Messrs. Huntress, Annis and Thorpe.
On Lighting Streets. — Aldermen Beddows and Wilkin-
son ; Messrs. Gooden, Emery P. Littlefield and Lawrence.
On Military Affairs. — Aldermen Aldrich and Devine ;
Messrs. Challis, Twomey and Ham.
On Water-Works. — Aldermen Wilkinson and Aldrich;
Messrs. Maxfield, Gray and Bunton.
STANDING COMMITTEES IN BOARD OP MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
On JEnrollment. — Aldermen Beddows and Devine.
On Bills on Second Heading. — Aldermen Kennedy and
Dickey.
On Licenses. — Aldermen Stearns and Wilkinson.
On Marshal's Accounts. — Aldermen Beddows and Clark.
On Setting Trees. — Aldermen Aldrich and Stearns.
On 3Iarhet. — Aldermen Devine and Aldricli.
STANDING COMMITTEES IN BOARD OP COMMON COUNCIL.
On Election Heturns. — Messrs. Hoyt, Sullivan and E. P.
Littlefield.
On Bills on Second Reading. — Messrs. Challis, Ham and
French.
On Enrollment. — Messrs. Parker, Bunton and Twomey.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Hon. Ira Cross, ex-officio Chairman.
Hon. John L. Kelly, ex-officio Chairman.
M. P. Hall, Clerh.
Ward 1. •
George W. Stevens.
H. C. Sanderson.
Ward 2.
James E. Dodge.
G. L. Demarest.
Ward 3.
Nathan P. Hunt.
Joseph E. Bennett.
Ward 4.
George W. Weeks.
George M. Park.
John M.
Ward 5.
Samuel P. Jackson,
C. A. O'Connor.
Ward 6.
Henry A. Gage.
Loring P. Moore.
Ward 7.
Marshall P. Hall.
Ezra Huntington.
Ward 8.
Isaac W. Darrah.
Eugene W. Brigham.
Stanton, ex officio.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
William E. Buck.
OVERSEERS OP THE POOR.
Hon. Ira Cross, ex-officio Chairman.
Moses E. George, Clerk.
William H. Maxwell. John J. McQuadc.
George E. Wilson. Peter 0. Woodman.
Amos B, Page. Sajward J. Young,
Moses E. George. Edwin A. Moulton.
ASSESSORS.
Jacob F. James, Chairman.
Joseph H. Haynes, Clerk.
Charles H. Brown. John Rjan.
Joseph H. Haynes. Ignatius T. Webster,
Jacob F. James. Henry W. Powell.
Horace P. Watts. Charles S. Fisher.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
■ Albion H. Lowell, Chief Engineer.
Thomas W. Lane, Clerk.
Assistant Engineers.
A. C. Wallace. Thomas W. Lane.
B. C. Kendall. Sara C. Lowell.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Aretas Blood.
John Q. A. Sargent.
William P. Newell.
A. C. Wallace.
Hon. Ira Cross, ex officio.
Alpheus Gay.
James A. Weston.
Samuel N. Bell, Clerk.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Justice.
Nathan P. Hunt.
Assistant Justice.
Henry W. Tewksbury.
Clerk.
John C. Bickford.
City Marshal.
Charles 0. Keniston.
Assistant Marshal.
Horatio W. Longa.
Captain of the Watch.
Eben Carr.
Bay Police.
Ransom W. Bean.
John C. Colburn.
Night Watchmen. „
James Bucklin. Michael Marr.
Thomas Frain. James F. Dunn.
William H. B. Newhall. Hiram Stearns.
John F. Oassidy. Z. B. Wright.
0. B, Clarkson. Michael Fox.
Alfred Yincellette. Henry Harmon.
Melvin J. Jenkins. Edgar Farrar.
Horace P. Marshall. James Duffy.
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Truant Officer.
David Thayer.
ConBtables.
William B. Patten. Sidney R. Hanaford.
C. C. Keniston. Georae W. Hamlin.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
C. C. Keniston. P. A. Devine.
P. J. P. Goodwin.
CITY AUDITOR AND REGISTRAR.
Nathan P. Kidder.
TRUSTEES OF CITY LIBRARY.
Hon. Daniel Clark. Hon. E. A. Straw.
Hon. Wm. P. Newell. Hon. Isaac W. Smith.
Hon. Samuel N. Bell. Hon. Moody Currier.
Hon. Nathan P. Hunt. John M. Stanton, ex officio.
Hon. John L. Kelly, ex officio.
LIBRARIAN.
Charles H. Marshall.*
Mrs. E. H. Davis.f
*To July 1, 1877.
jFrom July 1, 1877.
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WARD OFFICERS.
Moderators.
Ward 1.— Daniel H. Maxfield.
Ward 2. — George H. Stearns.
Ward 3.— David 0. Furnald.
Ward 4.— John C. Bickford.
Ward 5. — Hugh McDonough,
Ward 6. — Jonathan Y. McQueston.
Ward 7.— Joseph W. Bean,
Ward 8.— Charles K. Walker,
Ward Clerks.
Ward 1. — Perry H. Dow.
Ward 2.— Charles E. Quimby.
Ward 3.— David F. Clark.
Ward 4.— Walter S. Holt.
Ward 0. — John T. Baxter.
Ward 6.— John F. Chandler.
Ward T.— Frank H. Challis.
Ward 8. — Frederick W. Dearborn.
Selectriien.
Ward 1.
Ward 5.
George W. Bacon.
John McQuade,
Willis P. Fogg.
John F. Flynn.
Daniel G. Andrews,
Edward Eagan.
Ward 2.
Ward 6.
Benj. L. Hartshorn.
Hugh Ramsey.
George A. Farmer.
George H. Dudley.
Albert A. Ainsworth.
Daniel R. Prescott.
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,Ward 8.
Thorndike P. Heath.
Edward M. Slayton.
Albert J. Nay.
Ward 4.
True 0. Furnald.
John Truesdale.
Stephen C. Amsden.
Ward 7.
George B. Shattuck.
William A. Clement.
Charles P. Porter.
Ward 8.
Louis E. Phelps.
Isaac S. Coffin.
Daniel B. Emery.
Inspectors.
Ward 1.— John J. Dillon.
Ward 2. — Joseph H. Haynes.
Ward 3.— William M. Shepard.
Ward 4. — Harrison D. Lord.
Ward 5.— Marshall B. Witters.
Ward 6. — Isaac Whittemore.
Ward 7. — Stillman P. Cannon.
Ward 8. — Horatio Fradd.
REPORT
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE CITY FARM.
To the City Councils of the City of Manchester :
The Mayor and Joint Standing Committee on the City
Farm herewith submit their annual report for the year end-
ing Dec. 31, 1877.
The following is an inventory and appraisal of the per-
sonal property at the City Farm made Dec. 29, 1877 :
Live stock ......
Hay, grain and produce ....
Carriages, farming implements and other tools
Household furniture and domestic implements
Provisions and fuel .....
Bedding and wearing apparel .
Lumber, etc. ......
Cash on hand ....
Permanent improvements as follows :
Building new hen-yard
Repairs on buildings . . . .
Ninety rods of stone wall .
Manure and muck used upon the farm
11,575 00
1,408 17
1,400 10
583 34
713 20
596 00
28 00
^6,303 81
462 65
. $ 10 00
8 00
. 180 00
. 175 00
$373 00
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The account of the City Farm for the year 1877 is as fol-
lows :
City Farm in Account with the City of dianchester :
Dr.
To stock Dec. 31, 1877 85,580 80
To cash on hand 600 27
To expenditures for 1877 . ... 3,512 58
To interest on farm 1,000 00
110,693 65
Or.
By stock Dec. 31, 1877 $ 6,303 81
By cash paid into City Treasury for produce,
etc 1,913 47
By cash on hand ..... 462 65
By permanent improvements . . . 373 00
By 3,750 days' board of paupers,
and 3,044 days' board of prisoners . . 1,610 72
110,693 65
Average number of paupers at farm per day during the
year 10 1-3
Average number of prisoners at farm per day during the
year 8 1-4
Average cost per day for board of each pauper
or prisoner . . . . . . .23 2-3 cts.
Your committee are of the opinion that the City Farm
has been well managed the past year ; that the govern-
ment of the prisoners has been of such a character as to
secure a large amount of productive labor from them, and
thus render the working of the farm less expensive.
The impression has generally prevailed that Mr. Allen
was not a practical farmer when he took charge of the farm
in the spring of 1876, and it is conceded by his friends that
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he has made some mistakes ; yet his experience the past
two years, purchased at some expense to the city, has, in
the opinion of your Committee, made him a useful and
practical man for the place now.
Mrs. Allen has proved herself a very kind and consider-
ate woman in the management of the household. Her
willing hand has in many ways alleviated the various ills
which beset the poor whom misfortune has placed under
her immediate charge.
JOHN L. KELLY, Mayor,
RUFUS WILKINSON,
PATRICK A. DEVINE,
THOMAS L. THORPE,
H. H. HUNTRESS,
W. H. ANNIS,
Joint Standing Committee on City Farm.
Manchester, N. H,, January 1, 1878.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of the City
of Manchester :
111 compliance with the ordinance of said city the Over-
seers of the Poor herewith present tlie annual report for
the year 1877.
The whole number of families which have received as-
sistance during the past year is twenty-nine, consisting of
seventy-eight persons, a^l of whom have a settlement in
this city. Two of the above number have died.
The wliole number of persons at the Almshouse during
the year is twenty-six ; average number for the year, ten
and one-third.
There have been two deaths at the farm.
With your permission the Overseers of the Poor wish to
say that in their opinion it would be for the interest of the
city if the House of Correction could be abolished and a
hospital for the sick be established in its stead, or an in-
sane asylum for the insane belonging to this city. We
have six persons at the insane asylum at Concord, at a cost
of nearly twenty-four dollars per week.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. KELLY, Chairman ex officio,
M. E. GEORGE, Clerk,
WILLIAM H. MAXWELL,
GEORGE E. WILSON,
S. J. YOUNG,
H. B. PAGE,
J. J. McQUADE,
PETER 0. WOODMAN,
E. A. MOULTON,
- Overseers of the Poor.
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
To the City Councils of the City of Mcmchester :
Gentlemen: — In compliance with the city ordinances
the Board of Water Commissioners herewith present their
sixtli annual report, and with it the report of the Superin-
tendent, which embraces in detail the operations of this
department for the past year.
It will be seen that the total income from the works for the
year ending December 31, 1877, has been forty-three thou-
sand eight hundred twenty-three dollars and thirty cents,
(•I4o,823.30), Of this sum seventeen thousand four hun-
dred and seventy-five dollars (•117,475.00) was for fire
hydrant service. The expense of maintenance has been
six thousand seven hundred ninety-three dollars and fifty-
three cents (•16,793.53), showing the net receipts, thirty-
seven thousand twenty-nine dollars and seventy-seven cents
(137,029.77). This is more than six per cent on the
whole amount of bonds ('$600,000) issued in aid of the
water- works, and is a gratifying exhibit.
The receipts have steadily increased since the comple-
tion of the works, and with the further extension of water-
pipes and a more general use of the city water, a still
larger income may be expected without materially increas-
ing the expenses.
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As a whole the works are in good condition. No more
serious mishap has occurred during the year than the
failure of the cast-iron pipe which lies on the bed of the
Merrimack River and furnishes water to the distribution
pipes in Piscataquog. The defects have been remedied and
the pipe is now in good repair, but, to avoid the repetition
of such serious inconvenience to the citizens of so large a
portion of the city, a second pipe has been laid across the
Granite Bridge, thus furnishing a double connection.
For an account of pipe extensions, the condition of the
reservoir, pumping machinery, and whatever else pertains
to this department, the Commissioners desire to refer to
the extended report of the Superintendent.
Respectfully submitted,
ALPHEUS GAY,
JAMES A. WESTON,
J. Q. A. SARGENT,
JOHN L. KELLY,
A. C. WALLACE,
A RET AS BLOOD,
WILLIAM P. NEWELL,
Water Commissioners.
JAMES A. WESTON, Clerk.
January 1, 1878.
SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.
To the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Man-
chester.
Gentlemen : — The undersigned respectfully submits the
following report ;
ELEVATION OF THE WATER IN MASSABESIC LAKK.
The water in the lake was the lowest in the month oi
February, when the water at the dam was 18 inches below
the top of the overfall.
There was water enough to run the pumps and supply
the city, but none to spare. Having very little rain in the
fall, the lake did not fill up as usual, and it froze over at
low-water mark.
From October, 1876, till March, 1877, the water did not
run over the overfall. There has been plenty of water
since and the pond is full at the present time.
There have been no repairs on the dam, canal, or penstock
of any amount.
The culvert that was built in the highway opposite to
the Clough & Foster house, that carried the water into
the pond 250 feet above the bridge, became filled up, and
instead of repairing the culvert it was thought best to put
in a sewer and take the water which was impure below the
dam. This was done at a cost of 8337.74.
The following table shows the amount of rain-fall and
melted snow in gauge, during the year 1877, as kept by
Frank T. Hills, Auburn.
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January 2
" 7
" 12
" 15
" 28
Total
Februarj^ 24
March 2
a 4
" 8-9
" 12
" 13
" 14
« 18
21
" 26
" 27
" 28
Total
April
6
17
19
20
21
29
30
Total
May
1
2
li
10
u
17
a
21
li
23
-24
Total
June
6-7
8
((
10
a
15
-16
u
21
((
26
ii
29
1.43 inches
2.85 ^'
0.25 "
0.30 "
0.05 "
4.88 "
0.02 '^
0 73 *^
0.23 ''
1.87 ''
0.50 "
0.15 "
0.50 ''
0.10' "
0.25 ''
0.83 "
1.67 "
0.62 "
7.45 "
0.50 "
1.50 "
0.45 '•
1.80 '•
0.75 "
0.30 "
0.50 '•
0.15 '^
5.95 "
0.40 »
1.00 "
0.40 "
0.75 "
0.15 "
1.00 "
3.70 "
3.00 "
U.50 "
0.40 "
0.64 "
0.50 "
0.30 "
0.25 "
July
Total
Aucrust
1
3
9
17
20
28
30
3
8
9
14
15
16
17
18
26
27
30
31
Total .
September 1
" 3
" 17
Total
October
5
9
11
16
20
22
31
Total .
November 2
5
" 8-9
" 26
" 29
Total .
December 5
" 10
Total .... 5.59 " Total
Total for the year 1877, 68.70 inches.
0.58 inches.
. 0.35 "
0.40 "
1,00 "
0.55 "
0.55 "
0.50 "
3.93 "
0.25 "
0.35 "
0.40 "
0.38 "
0.45 "
0.30 «
0.50 "
1.10 "
2.00 "
3.00 "
0.75 "
0.30 "
9.78 »
0.35 "
0.25 "
1.00 "
1.60 "
6.00 "
1.50 "
1 .50 "
0.75 "
1.50 "
1.50 "
0.40 "
13.15 "
1.40 "
2.50 "
1.50 "
4.00 "
1.60 "
11.00 '•
1.00 "
0.05 "
J.05 "
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PUMPING STATION.
There liave been slight repairs on the pumps. Two new
steps were put under the water-wheels. Having over 40
feet head, the bearing on the steps is so great that they
soon vs'Car out. To remedy the difficulty, E. Geylene, the
maker of the wheels, advised a broader step and also sus-
pension glass bearings. They have accordingly been pro-
cured and will be put in as soon as the water gets low
enough in the tail-race.
The glass bearings will relieve the weight on the steps
and, as the maker claims, prevent them from wearing.
A barn has been built west of the pump-house at a cost
of 1960.56. This was for the purpose of storing the small
quantity of hay that may be cut on the land belonging to
the city and to have a place suitable to keep a cow and a
horse, which is allowed the engineer who has charge of the
station.
RECORD OF PUMPING, 187T.
MONTHS.
No. hours' work
tor both pumps.
Average
stroke p'l
minute.
Total No.
strokes
p'rinonih
Total gallons
pumped in one
month.
p ally aver-
age gallons
pumped.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Totils and average
830 h. 50 m.
6G8 " 30 "
788 '
588 '
G20 '
626 '
692 '
568
C.'3
686
672
619
50
40
10
10
30
50
00
10
20
40
16.25
15.50
15.77
16.95
17.13
16.87
16.98
16.56
16.35
16.32
16.27
16.01
7,985 h. 40 m.
16.64
810,368
621,544
746,404
598,728
637,368
634,002
705,608
565,528
611,236
672,204
656,526
711,514
7.071.0.30
47,811,712
36,671,096
44,037,836
35,324.752
37,604,712
37,406.118
41,630,872
33,366,152
36,062,924
39,660,036
38,736,052
41,979,.326
470.201. .58S
1,348,765
1,309,682
1,420,575
1,177,392
1,213,055
1,246,871
1,312,931
1,076,327
1,202,097
1,279,356
1,291,203
1,. 3.54,172
1. "7 1.869
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The cost of pumping water into the reservoir for the
jear is three dollars and fiftj-nine cents ($3.59) per mill-
ion gallons pumped 113 feet high.
THE SUPPLY AND FORCE BIAIN.
The supply and force main are now in good condition.
Eight leaks have been repaired. There are three more at
the present time.
EESEEVOIR.
The repairs on the reservoir consist of a few days' work
in stopping slight leaks in the gate-chambers. The fence
that surrounds it was painted at a cost of $175.00.
DISTRIBUTION PIPES.
There have been laid the past season 5,914 feet of cast-
iron pipe, 186 feet of 14-inch, 683 feet of 12-inch, 1,370
feet of 8-inch, 3,714 feet of 6-inch, including thirty-nine
feet on Valley street, relaid on account of sewer.
The pipe was bought of R. D. Wood & Co., Philadelphia,
at $32.25 per ton of 2,240 lbs., delivered at Manchester.
The number of leaks on the cast-iron pipe was thirty;
wrought-iron and cement-lined, one hundred and fifty-seven.
The latter were repaired by the contractor till November,
when the three years expired in which the contract specified
that the pipe should be kept in repair by the contractor.
Since then the city has made the necessary repairs.
The extensions made in 1875 are still under the care of
the contractor. That portion of the 12-inch main that sup-
plies 'Squog which lies on the bed of the river has caused
no little trouble.
On the morning of January 12 the water stopped run-
ning to 'Squog, and after a thorough search the trouble was
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found to be in the river-pipe. The ice in the river at that
time was twelve inches thick, covered with snow, and the
leak was found by cutting holes in the ice over the line of
pipe.
A diver was sent for, and Wm. H. Lloyd of Boston, a
man of experience in repairing pipe under water, came
here and made an examination January 14. The pipe was
found broken off nearly square, forty feet from the east
shore, in eight feet of water. lie ordered a sleeve 2 feet
long, made in two parts, to be put together with three-
fourths bolts, with a thick rubber packing just to fit the
pipe. This was made as soon as possible, and put on Jan-
uary 17, when the water was again let on, and 'Squog sup-
plied with water, after being without it five days.
March 14 a leak was discovered on the east bank of the
river, within fifteen feet of the water's edge. This was
found to be in the spigot end of the pipe close to the bell,
where a hole was found five inches long and half an inch
wide. In order to repair it a small coffer-dam was built
and a sleeve put on, large enough in the middle to cover tlie
boll. While the proper sleeve was being made, a tempo-
rary one was put on, but it leaked badly. When this was
taken off, the action of the water and sand had worn out a
piece of iron eight square inches, one inch thick, in forty-
eight hours. After putting on the second sleeve the pipe
was all right till July 17. This time a leak was discovered
near the middle of the river, in about six feet of water.
On examination this proved to bs caused by the blowing
out of the lead in one of the bell joints. The pipe lay
with the angle up river, with the spigot end partly out of
the bell. A hole was washed out under the pipe, that was
subsequently filled up with stone, requiring twenty cart-
loads.
It was evident that to repair the leak the pipe would
26
have to be raised up out of water. Rafts would have to be
built and anchored, which, together with repairing the
pipe, would take more time than to lay a pipe across the
Granite Bridge, for which ]>reparation had been made early
in the spring, by laying the pipe up to the abutments on
each side of the river, vi^aiting only for the bridge to be
repaired. This connection was made by laying an 8-inch
wrought-iron pipe across Granite Bridge,. and water let on
July 23. In the mean time 'Squog was supplied by letting
water through the river-pipe once a day for one hour.
August 22 Mr. George H. Norman, the contractor who
laid the pipe, sent Capt. John Waters, of Newport, R. I., a
submarine contractor, to examine the leak, and, if it could
be repaired under water, to do it. After a thorough exam-
ination of the pipe across the river, he reported that the
greater part of it was in good condition, being firmly bedded
in the sand and showing no leaks of any amount, but that
the pipe would have to be taken out of the water where
the break was. The contractor failing to make the repairs,
your superintendent employed Capt. Waters, who at once
proceeded with the work. The pipe was raised out of
water, the joint leaded, and the pipe let down on to the
river-bed and connected at the flexible joint.
The experience with the iiver-j)ip8 goes to show that the
flexible joint is all ] ight, and, if the pipe had been thicker,
and connected with flange joints with a wood or rubber
packing, instead of lead joints, it would have been perfect.
The ])ipe now is in good condition.
From our own experience and that of other cities it has
been demonstrated that any and all kinds of pipe are liable
to leak under 65 or 100 pounds pi-essure, laid anywhere.
If under water, they do not show till they become so large
that they ai'c expensive to repair.
The reason for taking so much space in the report on the
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river-pipe was that the expense lias been greater on this
part of the distribution pipe than on any other the past
year. The cost of the repaiis made was -1839.64:, of which
(jleoige H. Norman paid i;355.19.
The 14-inch pipe laid under the lower canal by the
Manchester Print-Works, together with the 8-inch gate,
has been transferred to the city by the payment of $550.
The A moskeag Company have laid an 8-inch cast-iron
pipe on River street, 'Sqiiog, connecting with the city's pipe
at Granite street, thence north 2400 feet to their store-
houses, for protection against fire.
A building has been constructed north of Ferry street
and east of River street, on land owned by. the Araoskeag
Company, for a storehouse for tools and special castings.
SCHEDULE OF PIPES AND FIXTURES LAID AND SET IX 1ST7.
Streets.
Cast
Iron pijjes.
Gates.
g
Location.
6 in.
Sin.
12in
14in
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r
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Prospect to Brook
683
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8
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116
910
186
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1
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1
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3675
1370
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186! 3
4
Total length, .5914 ft.
Number miles cast-iron pipe laid in 1877 .... 1^
Number gates set ]S77 8
Number hydrants set 1877 ....... 8
The main leading to hydrant, corner Valley, corner Elm,
was taken up on account of building sewer, and 39 feet of
cast-iron pipe put in place of cement-lined.
The main leading to hydrant on Main, corner Walker
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street, was taken up and 6 feet of cast-iron pipe put in
place of cement-lined.
Length of pipe laid of cement-lined and cast-iron of dif-
ferent sizes, as follows :
20 inch cement-lined pipe
1^ U U (.1 u
12 "
10 "
8 "
6 "
4 "
Total, .
Equal to 27'tT,f miles.
20 inch cast-iron pipe
14 »
u (( a
12 "
a u u
10 "
u a a
8 "
a u a
G «
i( u u
20,934.9 ft.
6,925.0 "
8,400.0 "
5,495.75 "
12,666.0 "
83,069.0 "
8,950.0 "
146,440.65 ft.
104 ft.
4,825 "
6,990 "
168"
1,485 «
8,416 "
20,938 ft.
Equal to .3^| miles.
Total length of cement-lined and cast-iron pipe, 31^4^ miles.
Number and sizes of gates set to Dec. 22, 1877 :
20 inch gates 5
14 " " 9
12 " " • . . . .18
10 " " 8
8 " " 27
6 " " 173
4 " " 14
Total 249
Number air-valves 8
Number hydrants . . 297
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HYDRANTS.
There have been eight hydrants set the past year, made
by Pettee & Perkins.
The total number of hydrants now set is two hundred
and ninety-seven (297).
LOCATION OF HYDRANTS SET IN 1877.
Harrison Street, north-west corner Beech.
Hancock, north-west corner River Road.
Milford, north side, near H. D. Noyes' house.
Piscataquog, north side, near end of street.
Granite, east end of Granite bridge.
Park, north-west corner Cypress.
Park, north-west corner Milton. .
Park, north side, near Hall.
GATES.
There have been eight gates set the past year. One 12-
inch Ludlow, one 8-inch Ludlow, two 8-inch Eddy and four
6-inch Eddy.
The total number of gates now set is two hundred and
forty-nine (249).
There are two Chapman, and one Boston & Machine Co.,
gates that are out of order and will have to be taken out in
the spring and new ones substituted. All of the rest are
in good condition.
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SERVICE PIPE.
The number of applications for water, to date, has been
fifteen hundred and thirty-two (1532).
Fourteen hundred and twenty-nine (1429) service pipes
have been laid to l^ec. 22, 1877, of diameters, numbers,
size and length, as follows :
40
1-2
inch d
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eter.
L>
ength, 860 feet, 8 inches!
1,201
3-4
32,188
» 2 ■ "
162
1
4,793
" 6 "
13
n
720
" 11 "
9
2
456
» 3 "
4
4
117
" 0 "
Total length of service pipe in street, . 39,136 feet, 6 inches.
Number miles service pipe in street, 7^^'j'.
One hundred and ninety (190) service pipes have been
laid this year, to Dec. 22, 1877. The number, size and
length are as follows :
179 3-4 inch diameter. Length, 4,617.4 feet.
11 1 " " " 240.2 feet.
Total length laid in 1877 .... 4,857.6 est
Total cost of service pipes ... . $ 2,236.01
Total cost of service pipes to Dec. 22, 1877 . 24,291.51
The water has not been let on, or is shut off from, thirty-
seven (37) services.
METERS.
There lias been an addition of thirty-seven (37) meters
to those of last year, making at the present time two hun-
dred and two (202) meters set. The kind and sizes are as
follows :
33
Kind.
% inch
% inch
1 inch
Total
107
56
8
22
3
1
2
185
11
1
<>
2
4
Total
108
66
28
202
Number meters owned by water-works . . . 214
Number meters on hand . . . . .12
The income from the sale of water for the year 1877 has
been as follows :
Received from water and hydrant rents less
abatements
$35,539 51
" metered water . . .
7,094 50
" fines ....
177 04
'' shutting off and letting on
56 00
" rent of meters
688 59
" building purposes
136 10
" setting meters
108 00
" labor and pipe
23 56
Total
$43,823 30
Abatements
42119
Classification of accounts for the year 1877 :
Superintendence, collecting and repairs . $4,825 26
Stationery, printing and lithographs . . 148 17
Offlce and incidental expenses . . . 81 47
Pumping expenses and repairs . . . 1,687 86
Repairs to dam, canal, penstock and reservoir 26 64
Repairs to buildings 24 13
-$ 5,054 90
-$ 1,738 63
Running expenses for the year ending Decem-
ber 22, 1877
Service pipes
3
,793 53
2,854 62
84
Distribution pipes
Fire hydrauts and vaives ....
Pumping-machinery, i)ump-house, dwelling
and barn
Meters, boxes and brass connections
Grading and fencing
lloads and culverts
Total expended on construction ac-
count in 1877
Total expended in 1877 .
9,104 56
618 00
960 56
864 45
262 83
327 49
$14,982 51
$21,776 04
Classification of accounts to Dec. 22, 1877 :
Land and water rights
Dam, canal, penstock and race .
Pumping-machinery, pump-house, dwell
ing and barn
Distributing reservoir and fixtures
Force and supply mains
Distribution pipes
Fire hydrants and valves .
Tools and fixtures
Boarding and storehouses
Eoads and culverts
Supplies . ...
Engineering ....
Livery and traveling expenses .
Legal expenses ....
Grading and fencing .
Service-pipes ....
Meters, boxes and brass connections
Total construction account to
Dec. 22, 1877
^ 30,858 67
101,198 20
87,896 96
71,542 36
88,674 02
232,245 67
29,606 95
10,649 85
919 36
2,084 24
550 89
22,176 19
2,856 64
563 79
11,148 26
24,291 51
6,511 98
$723,774 54
Current expenses :
Superintendence, collecting and repairs $19,180 79
Stationery, printing and lithographs . 3,339 74
Office and incidental expenses . . 1,764 15
35
Pumping expenses and repairs . . 6,029 02
Repairs to dam, canal, penstock and reservoir 170 29
Repairs to buildings . . . . 24 13
Total current expenses to December
22, 1877, .... $30,558 12
Interest $40,678 51
Highway expenditures .... 14,000 53
^54,679 04
Total amount of bills approved to Dec.
22, 1877, .... $809,011 70
Interest, discounts and labor performed on high-
way transferred, and tools and material
sold, $57,227 05
Total cost to date, not including inter-
est, $751,784 65
Interest and discount to January 1, 1877, $128,452 51
Interest for 1877, 35,688 00
" " January 1, 1878, . . . $164,140 51
Amount paid toward interest, 1877, . . 24,000 00
$140,140 51
Total cost, including interest, . $891,925 16
The following amounts have been paid over to the^City
Treasurer, and credited to the water-works :
1872, Supplies and materials sold, $573 61
1873, " " " " , 177 07
1873, Accrued interest on water
bonds sold, ... 193 23
1873, Accrued interest on water
bonds sold, . . . 146 00
1873, Water rents, . . . 1,920 53
1874, Supplies and materials sold, 607 89
March 17, 1874, Highway expenditures, trans-
ferred from water-works
account, .... 14,00053
36
March 17, 1874, Interest and discount, trans-
ferred from water-works
account, ....
Sept. 1, 1874, Interest and discount, trans-
ferred from water-works
12,347 25
account, . . . .
22,361 74
1874, Water and hydrant rents.
30,233 54
Dec.
20,
1874, Interest transferred,
4,566 25
Dec.
IS,
1875, 1 anvil sold.
15 00
Sept.
25,
1875, Engine, crusher and materi-
al sold, . . . .
2,089 45 ■
1875, "Water and hydrant rents.
27,119 15
May
20,
1876, 1 derrick sold.
125 00
May
20,
1876, Eent of derrick, .
24 00
•"
187o, Water and hydrant rents.
38,879 47
1877,
43,823 30
Total, . . . .
^199,203 04
Amount appropriated to Dec.
22,1877, . . . .
640,000 00
Total received' to date.
Deduct bills approved to date,
Amount paid toward interest.
Balance on hand Dec. 22, 1877,
1839,203 04
809,011 70
$30,192 34
24,000 00
$6,191 34
Amount of bills approved to date
Amount bills approved in 1871,
u " _ " " 1872,
" " ' '• " 1873,
u ;; a a jgy^^
" " " ^'.1875,
" " " 1876,
$1,723 06
245,870 66
294,609 02
146,515 40
50,091 80
48,425 72
Totals of monthly bills in 1877 :
January, 780 95
February, 594 73
March, 1,896 57
37
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
iSTovember,
December,
Total amount of bills approved
to December 22, 1877,
977 97
3,820 83
4,063 85
2,179 95
1,567 94
907 05
1,736 64
1,747 39
1,502 27
c-oj 776 '^'^
!?809,011
70
Statement showing the uses of water as supphed to
December 22, 1877 :
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
1 Jail.
1 Post-offlce.
9 Churches.
1 City Library.
1 Court-house.
5 Banks.
2 Hose-companies.
5 Hotels.
4 Fire-engiues.
1 Masonic building.
1 Ilook-and-ladder.
1 Odd Fellows' building
1 Opera-house.
1 Holly-tree Inn.
1 Music Hall.
1 Hall.
1 Convent.
MANUPACTURINCr ESTABLISHMENTS.
1 Iron foundry.
2 Dye houses.
1 Machine shop.
2 Patent medicine m'nuf'ctories.
3 Clothing manufactories.
2 Furniture manufactories.
2 Harness shops.
1 Brush shop.
1 KoU shop.
1 Soap manufactory.
1 Brass and copper foundry.
1 Sash and blind shop.
3 Breweries.
1 Shoe manufactory.
1 Pop-corn manufactory.
1 Trunk and harness m'ttufctory.
1 Gas-works.
2 Slaughter houses.
1 Grain mill.
38
MABKETS.
5 Fish.
1 Meat and fish.
9 Meat.
OFFICES.
5 Dentist.
2 Express.
55 Professional.
8 Printing.
1 Telegraph.
SHOPS.
14 Barber.
2 Currying,
1 Wheelwright.
3 Plumber.
5 Blacksmith.
3 Steam, gas and water pipe
1 Carpenter.
1 Paint.
STABLES.
loO Private.
12 Livery.
•
SALOONS.
7 Dining.
6 Billiard.
4 Oyster.
53 Liquor.
STORES.
2 Hair.
2 Tea.
2 Auction.
38 Grocery.
10 Drug.
1 Meal.
6 Jewelry.
3 Hardware.
3 Wholesale liquor.
8 Boot and shoe.
1 Fur.
3 Stove.
1 House furnishing goods.
3 Gents' furnishing goods.
15 Fancy goods.
3 Book.
1 Wholesale paper.
1 Leather and shoe finders,
5 Dry goods.
2 Music.
4 Candy.
2 Upholstery.
2 Crockery.
3 Undertakers'.
1 Battery Building.
2 Cigar.
39
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 Bleachery.
2 Greenhouses.
2 Laundries.
2 Band rooms.
3 Drinking fountains.
8 Bakeries.
2 Ice houses.
8 Stationary engines.
8 Pliotographers.
1 Portable engme.
297 Tire hydrants (public).
9 Private hydi-auls.
3324 Families.
4183 Faucets.
66 Boarding-houses.
4G0 Wash bowls.
479 Horses.
203 Wash tubs.
43 Cows and oxen.
404 Water-closets.
745 Sprinklers.
86 Urinals.
9 Water troughs.
163 Bath tubs.
6 Stand-pipes.
Respectfully
submitted,
CHARLES K. WALKER,
Superintendent,
GATES, HYDRANTS, METERS, ETC., ON HAND.
GATES ON HAND.
4 in. Eddy spigot.
4 in. Boston Machine spigot.
4 in. Chapman spigot.
6 in. Chapman spigot.
6 in. Boston Machine spigot.
6 in. Eddy hub.
2 6 in. Ludlow spigot.
2 10 in. Boston Machine spigot.
3 12 in. Boston Machine spigot.
1 14 in. Boston Machine spigot.
1 20 in. Boston Machine spigot.
HYDRANTS ON HAND.
1 Boston Machine.
1 Pettee & Perkins.
METERS ON HAND.
1 1-2 in.
Gem.
4 5-8 in. Union Water Meter Co,
3 3-4 in.
Gem.
1 3-4 in. " "
2 3-4 in.
Desper.
1 lin. " «
40
PIPE AND BRANCHES ON HAND.
253 ft. 20 inch cast-iron pipe.
130 ft. 14 inch " "
166 ft. 12 inch " "
120 ft. 10 inch " "
276 ft. 8 inch " "
448 ft. 6 inch " "
36 ft. 4 inch " "
1 14 inch quarter-turn.
1 double 6 on 14 branch.
1 double 6 on 12 branch.
1 double 8 on 8 branch.
5 single 6 on 6 branch.
3 single 8 on 14 branch.
2 single 6 on 12 branch.
3 single 6 on 14 branch.
3 single 12 on 14 branch.
4 6 inch W. plugs.
3 14 inch plugs.
2 14 inch sleeves with flanges.
1 12 inch " "
1 20 inch " "
3 12 inch sleeves with flanges, 2
parts.
7 20 inch sleeves.
2 14 inch "
4 12 inch «
3 8 inch "
12 6 inch "
1 6 inch sleeve for cement-pipe.
1 10 " " '<
1260 pounds lead.
53 pounds gasket.
INVENTORY OP FURNITURE, ETC., IN OFFICE.
S drawing boards.
1 wardrobe.
1 transit.
1 level rod.
1 copjdng press.
1 roll manilla paper.
1 roll tracing muslin.
2 drawing tables.
1 library desk.
2 waste baskets.
1 6-foot pole.
3 stools.
1 duster.
1 map of city.
1 map of city framed.
1 bottle ink.
1 case of drawers.
1 stove.
1 level.
3 transit rods.
1 roll mounted paper.
2 quires drawing paper.
1 lot of book paper.
1 lot fuel.
1 bookcase.
1 table.
1 12-inch pressure gauge.
1 6-inch pressure gauge.
1 bill stamp.
3 inkstands.
1 lot of drawings.
1 safe.
1 pair scissors.
1 directory.
1 eraser.
1 lot reports.
41
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS BELONGING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
68 pounds rope.
1 sledge hammer.
8 striking hammers.
2 stone hammers.
1 caulking hammer.
13 cold chisels.
8 caulking tools.
2 mauls.
2 3 pole derrick.
1 4 pole derrick.
100 linen rope.
1 grub hoe.
1 piece sheet iron.
1 piece sheet lead.
6 extra poles for derrick.
1 furnace and kettle.
2 tool boxes.
2 iron bars, 6 feet long.
2 iron bars, 5 feet long,
1 iron bar, 4 feet long.
2 pick handles.
1 lot old picks.
8 R. P. shovels, (good).
1 S. P. shovel.
12 R. P. shovels, (poor).
1 iron snow shovel.
2 wood snow shovels.
30 blasting tubes.
11 drills, 2 feet long.
4 drills, 2 1-2 feet long.
4 drills, 3 feet long.
8 drills, 4 feet long.
12 wedges and shims.
4 spoons.
2 lead ladles.
2 bench axes.
4 common axes.
3 brad awls.
2 iron clamps.
2 wood clamps.
1 pair calipers.
1 chain fall.
9 wrenches for gates.
8 hydrant wrenches.
2 monkey wrenches.
8 special wrenches.
1 machine hammer.
1 nail hammer.
1 pair punches.
1 pair punches (long).
1 iron wedge.
1 hand hammer.
2 wheel-barrows.
10 dump-barrows.
13 cold-chisels.
7 red lanterns.
1 dark lantern.
4 lanterns.
4 screw drivers.
1 water pail.
1 door chisel.
2 nail sets.
1 mallet.
1 plow and six irons.
4 hand saws.
1 small back saw.
1 iron saw.
1 smoothing plane.
1 F. plane.
1 short jointer.
1 long jointer.
1 set match planes.
18 moulding tools.
mortise chisels 3-8 to 1 1-2
inches.
5 chisels paring 1-4 to 1 1-2 in.
1 trowel.
3 drills for iron.
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1 washer cutter.
2 vises.
1 die plate.
1 side packing leather.
6 dies, R. & L. from 1-2 to 1 in.
3 long handle spades.
6 taps, R. & L. from 1-2 to 1 iu.
1 spoon shovel.
2 bushings, 3-4 to 1-2.
20 hydrant packings.
1 pipe cutter.
10 hydrant rubber packings.
2 extra cutters.
6 tamping tools.
2 files.
45 hydrant nuts for cap.
26 large meter boxes.
1 iron kettle.
4 small meter boxes.
1 tea kettle.
2 coal hods.
1 1-2 bushel basket.
1 "wood stove.
U hydrant covers.
2 brooms.
2 wood stop boxes.
1 glass cutter.
1 kerosene barrel.
1 meter spanner.
48 feet 1-4 inch pipe.
50 feet 1 inch rubber hose.
1 iron hand M. AY. W.
17 square stop box covers.
1 steel " "
1 watering pot.
50 feet of wire.
2 gallons kerosene. ,
1 bevel square.
5 gallon can.
5 hydrant rods.
1-2 gallon sperm oil.
1 lot gate covers.
1-2 gallon linseed oil.
' 10 pounds waste.
3 pounds red lead.
1 lot hemp packing.
1 roll lead pipe for services.
13 gate wrenches.
1 roll tin pipe for services.
1 lamp.
4 pounds solder.
1 heating furnace.
4 solder irons and pot.
1 lot iron for furnace.
2 oil stones.
1 lot of rope.
4 oil cans
1 grindstone.
1 3 cu, ft. measure.
10 3-4 in. lead connections with
1 platform scale.
stop.
1 6 in. gauge.
3 1-9 '< " "
1 20 " "
6 1 " " "
1 20 brass spindle.
8 1 1-4 " " "
1 14 "
2 1 1-2 " " "
18"
11 1
5 6"
695 ft. 1 in. 11. C.pipe.
1 wood saw.
376 " 3-4 " "
2 prick punches.
10 6 in. clamps 1-2 in. stops.
1 lot of brass nipples.
3 6" fronts of clamps 1-2 in.
2 1 in. stop and waste.
stops.
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11 1 in st'p & w'ste (for cement
.) 2 4 in. clamps 1-2 in. stops.
1 3-4 " " "
3 14 in. clamps 3-4 in. stops
61 1 " curt stop.
2 10 " " 1-2 " "
1 3-4 " corp "
2 8" " 3-4 " "
1 bench and vise.
6 1" plugs.
1 wire cutter.
50 nipple caps-
5 pairs rubber boots.
27 1 in. nipples.
5 new gate covers.
19 3-4 "
9 service covers.
21 1-2 "
12 3-4 in. brass connections.
66 3-4x1-2 quarter turns.
3 lead unions.
45 1x3-4 "
4 pounds nails.
6 1 in. " "
1 " spikes.
88 3-4 " "
1 box for services.
13 1-2 " "
1 pair rubber mitts.
31 1 in. couplings.
1-4 barrel cement.
llO 3-4 " "
4 collars for hydrants.
20 1-2 " "
1 chain " "
40 3-4x1-2 reduced couplings
2 iron rimmers.
35 1x3-4 " "
1 trace ratchet.
46 1 in. E. & L. couplings.
1 ice chisel.
63 3-4 " " "
8 stop wrenches.
25 1-2 " " "
7 stone points.
2 extension bits.
3 hydrant valves.
2 pair pipe tongs.
1 pair chain tongs.
1 pair blacksmith tongs.
1 ratchet driller.
2 meter wrenches.
1 road roller.
INVENTORY OP TOOLS AT PUMPING STATION.
1 scoop shovel.
4 common shovels.
1 desk.
1 one-inch auger.
5 lanterns.
3 monkey wrenches.
6 pails.
1 square.
1 plumb square.
1 sprinkler pot.
1 clock.
1 pair pliers.
1 wire cutter.
1 boat.
1 set steps.
1 barrel oil.
1 jack-screw.
1 brace and 3 bits.
1 trowel.
1 wood saw.
1 hand saw.
1 iron slush-bucket.
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2 planes.
2 therniomelers.
4 crow bars.
1 bellows and anvil.
2 pipe wrenches.
1 window brush.
1 gate wrench (ratchet) .
1 long key.
1 hydrant wrench.
2 wheelbarrows.
1 five-pail kettle.
3 picks.
1 clothes-dryer.
2 ladders.
2 stoves.
1 coal sifter.
10 gallons si^erm oil.
1 bench.
2 levels.
1 waste press.
1 Scotch driller.
6 fork wrenches.
2 screen rakes.
2 axes.
4 oil cans.
2 oil tanks.
200 pounds waste.
30 pounds tallow.
50 pounds black lead.
5 cords wood.
15 tons coal.
2 ice chisels.
6 cold chisels.
2 hammers.
3 drip pans.
6 pounds hemp packing.
1 draw shave.
2 screw plates, tap and dies.
1 vise.
200 feet 7-8 inch hose.
100 feet 3-4 inch hose.
INVENTORY OF CONSTRUCTrON TOOLS AT DAM.
2 full-trimmed derricks.
1 iron rake.
4 set dog chains.
1 set blacksmith tools.
6 pieces Scotch sewer pipe.
1 force pump.
1 billhook.
1 clevis and pin.
1 harrow.
1 timber roll.
8 sprinkler pots.
1 lot lumber.
1 lot of old iron.
4 mortar hoes.
2 iron shovels.
150 feet hose.
1 Ko. 5 plow.
3 grub hoes.
3 bush scythes and snaths.
2 axes.
4 cable chains.
1 bellows.
4 water pails.
10 mason hods.
1 lot of old shovels.
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY LIBRARY,
To the City Oouncils of the City of Manchester :
The Trustees of the City Library herewith submit their
twenty-fourth annual report of the- affairs and condition of
the Library, and with it the report made to them by the
Treasurer of the Board, showing the expenditures for books
and periodicals, and also the report of the Librarian, which
shows in detail the operations of the Library during the
year and the condition of the Library and other property
under the charge of the Librarian, at the close of the year.
From the report of the Treasurer it appears that during
the year the sum of eight hundred fifty-nine dollars eighty-
four cents has been expended for the purchase of books,
and the sum of one hundred seventy-four dollars sixty-five
cents for the purchase of periodicals, and three dollars and
forty cents express charges on books furnished the Library
under an act of Congress providing for the distribution of
the public documents of the United States, being a total
expenditure for these purposes of one thousand thirty-
seven dollars and eighty-nine cents, and leaving a balance
of the sums appropriated by the city, unexpended at the
close of the year, of fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars
and sixty-seven cents.
In addition to these sums the Treasurer has received
46
from fines collected by the Librarian from persons failing
to comply with the rules of the .Library in reference to the
return of books loaned, the sum of one hundred sixty-four
dollars thirty-eight cents, and the further sum of thirteen
dollars paid for books that had been lost. These sums,
together with the accumulated income of the Dean fund,
amounting to the sum of fifteen hundred thirty dollars,
constitute the funds in the hands of the Trustees at the
end of the fiscal year, applicable to the future increase of
the Library. It is expected that the larger proportion of
this sum will be required for the payment for books already
ordered and for the purchase of additions to the Library, as
soon as the changes that are needed in the shelving can be
made, so as to admit of the books to be procured being
properly catalogued and arranged on the shelves.
Before the time of the semi-annual examination of the
Library in July it was deemed for the interest of the Li-
brary that a change should be made in the Librarian. •
Mr. Charles H. Marshall, who had acted as Librarian for
upwards of eleven years, retired from the position, and at
a meeting of the Trustees in April, 1877, Mrs. Lizzie B.
Davis was selected to fill the vacancy, who commenced the
duties of the office on the first of July, 1877. At the same
time that the change was made in the office of Librarian a
reduction was made in the compensation paid to that offi-
cer and the Trustees are in hopes that a further reduction
in the expenses of the Library may be found to be practi-
cable.
The report of the Librarian shows that the Library has
been open for the delivery of books two hundred and forty-
eight days, during which time the number of books in cir-
culation has been forty-nine thousand two hundred and
seven, an increase of upwards of five thousand over the
circulation of the preceding year.
47
At the annual examination at the end of the last year
the whole number of volumes in the Library was twenty
thousand tliree hundred ninety-six. Thirteen hundred and
seven have been added during the year, of which five hun-
dred twenty-seven have been purchased, six hundred forty-
seven have been presented, and one hundred thirty-three
volumes of periodicals have been bound, making an aggre-
gate of twenty-one thousand seven hundred and two vol-
umes now in the Library, including in such number four-
teen hundred sixty-eight pamphlets and sixteen maps.
The number of periodicals received during the year has
been less than usual, occasioned mainly by changes in the
mode of publication. The deficiency in this class of liter-
ature will be made good by the substitution of others for
those that have been dropped or have ceased publication.
Circumstances not anticipated at the date of the last
report, have prevented the publication of a new catalogue.
The preparation of the manuscript having been delayed
until near the close of the year, it was thought advisable
to include in it all the works received at the Library to the
close of the present year. This modification of the plan
before proposed will require the postponement of the time
of its publication, but will make it more complete when
issued. The additions made necessary by this change will
be completed in a short time, and the catalogue placed in
the hands of the printer at an early day ; and there seems
now to be no reason to expect that its completion for use
at the Library will be deferred later than to the time of the
next semi-annual examination.
From inquiries made as to the cost of printing, it is be-
lieved that the funds already appropriated for this purpose
and now standing to the credit of the Library will be suffi-
cient to publish the catalogue in its enlarged form, and but
little, if any, further appropriation for that purpose will be
required.
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A list of the books presented to the Library during the
year will be found annexed to the report of the Librarian,
and to the persons who have thus aided to increase the
Library, the thanks of the city are justly due.
The expenditures for the expenses necessary for the
operation of the Library as paid by the City Treasurer have
been fourteen hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-
four cents, and are shown in detail in the report of the
City Treasurer.
The Trustees feel confident that the expenditures for the
ensuing year will not exceed those of the past year, and
that an appropriation of an amount equal to that made the
last year will be sufficient to defray the current annual ex-
penses, and enable them to properly care for and preserve
the property entrusted to their charge.
January, 1878, Li Board of Trustees.
Read and approved, and ordered to be transmitted to the
City Councils.
JOHN L. KELLY,
Mayor, and President ex-officio.
N. P. HUNT, Clerk.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Board of Trustees of the City Library:
The Treasurer of the Board makes the following report
of the receipts and expenditures by the Board of the funds
received by them on account of the City Library.
1877. Dr.
Jan. 1. To balance as per last report . .|2,749 56
April 10. cash of Librarian, books lost . 11 00
April 10. " " fines . . 164 31
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June 30. To cash of City Treasurer-
June 30. " Librarian, fines
June 30. " " book lost
Jan. 1. income of Dean fund .
July 1. income of Dean fund .
1877.
Jan. 9. Paid N. E. News Co., periodicals
Jan. 12, W. G. Colesworth, books .
Feb. 6. N. E. News Co., periodicals
Feb. 2L. Sampson, Davenport & Co.
books
March 6. N. E. News Co., periodicals
April 10. N. E. News Co., periodicals
April 18. Comstock & Cline, books .
May 8. N. E. News Co., periodicals
May 16, Journal of Chemistry, peri-
odicals
May 18. Lee & Shepard, books
May 80. Lee & Shepard, books
June 5. N. E. News Co., periodicals
June 5. F. B. Eaton, books .
June 15. Lee & Shepard, books
June 19. J. G. Jones, express on books
July 10. N. E. News Co , periodicals
July 24. Sampson, Davenport & Co
books
Aug. 11. N. E. News Co., periodicals
Aug. 13. F. N. Boxer, books .
Aug. 23. Sampson, Davenport & Co
books
Sept. 13. N. E. News Co., periodicals
Oct. 16. N. E. News Co., periodicals
4
1,000 00
07
2 00
153 00
158 00
•14,232 94
Cr.
12 41
4 00
17 68
6 00
12 73
15 62
12 00
. 12 74
9 50
. 215 19
. 170 88
13 38
16 5a
32 35
3 40
14 11
2 00
12 42
4 00
2 00
13 04
13 84
Oct.
16.
Boston Soe'y Nat. Hist.,
periodicals .
3 00
Nov.
7.
N. E. News Co., periodicals
1164
Nov.
8.
Lee & Shepard, books
10 10
Nov.
10.
Lock wood, Brooks & Co., books
3 75
Nov.
10.
J. B. Aldeii, books .
3 60
Nov.
20.
Lee & Shepard, books
168 81
Pec.
1.
T. W. Lane, books
2 00
Dec.
3.
Lee & Shepard, books
115 75
Dec.
12.
N. E. News Co., periodicals
12 54
Dec.
15.
Lee & Shepard, books
90 91
Dec.
31.
By
balance . . . .' .
1,665 05
Dec.
31.
By
income Dean fund
1,530 00
$4,232 94
The expenditures for incidental expenses of the Library
for the year ending Dec. 31, 1877, the items of which ap-
pear at large in the annual report of the city, are as follows :
Gas 1201 25
Fuel
.
224 27
Salary of Librarian
718 75
Water
20 00
Newspapers
7 50
Insurance
32 50
Binding .
128 25
Re-binding
34 19
Printing .
28 33
Incidentals
82 40
$1,477 44
RECAPITULATION.
Balance, Dec.
31, 1876 11,846 95
Appropriation
,1877 .
2,500 00
$4,346 95
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Paid Trustees . . . . . $1,000 00
incidental expenses . . . 1,477 44
Balance 1,869 51
14^346 95
Respectfully submitted,
S. N. BELL,
Treasurer of Trustees of City Library.
We have examined the above report and find the same
correctly cast and properly vouched.
WM. P. NEWELL,
JOHN L. KELLY,
Committee on Accounts of City Library.
January 16, 1878.
I certify that I have examined the several items of re-
ceipts and expenditures embraced in the foregoing report
of the Trustees of the City Library and find the same cor-
rectly cast and properly vouched.
NATHAN P. KIDDER,
City Auditor.
January 16, 1878.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
G-entlemen of the Board of Trustees :
I herewith submit the annual report on the condition of
the City Library for the year ending December 31, 1877 :
Whole number of volumes at last report . . 20,396
Accessions during the year, comprising vol-
umes purchased .... 527
62
Volumes donated
periodicals bound
Whole number of volumes at present
Maps
Pamphlets
Bound volumes
647
133
16
1,468
20,219
1,307
21,703
21,703
Number of periodicals regularly received . 52
Number of days open to the public . . 279
" " " " for delivery of books . 248
'' *' volumes in circulation during the time 49,207
Increase over last year .... 5,499
Average number per day • . . . . 198
Largest number issued in any one day . . 425
Number of cards in constant use . . . 2,000
Whole number of guarantees received . . 10,799
Number received during the year . . 490
Average number of books, etc., used daily iji
reading-room ..... 80
Amount of cash received for fines, on hand Jan.
1, 1877 1166 13
Amount of cash received for fines, etc., to July
1,1877 20 53
Amount paid for express, stationery, etc. . 22 28
Amount paid to Treasurer of Trustees June
30, 1877 164 38
Amount received for fines, etc., from July 1 to
December 31, 1877 . . . . 15 80
Amount paid for express, stationery, etc. . 13 08
Balance on hand January 1, 1878 ... 2 72
At the semi-annual examination in July a list of 260
books missing from the shelves was given me by my prede-
cessor, among which I find, by examining records, 107 are
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Yolumes worn out and not replaced. Eighteen of the others
have been returned since July 1st. The remaining 135
are volumes which were lost previous to July 1st. At the
present examination fifteen are missing, but, being nearly
all charged to regular patrons they will doubtless be re-
turned soon after the re-opening of the Library. I cannot,
therefore, report positively the number actually lost during
the last six months.
Respectfully,
Mrs. E. H. Davis, Librarian.
December 31, 1877.
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DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR
1877.
Hon. B. p. Cilley, Manchester.
New York Daily Herald. April 10, 1861, to May 12,
1866. 21 vols. Folio.
Hon. G. W. Morrison, Manchester.
New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. January,
1822, to August, 1870, excepting the years 1832-33-
34_54_55. 21 vols. Folio.
Mrs. Herman Foster, Manchester.
Amoskeag Memorial. 1840.
Manchester Memorial and People's Herald. January to
June, 1841.
Manchester Memorial. June, 1841, to August, 1844.
Manchester American. September, 1844, to June, 1852.
American and Messenger. June, 1852, to February, 1857.
Democrat and American. February, 1857, to December,
1863.
Dollar Weekly Mirror. January, 1864, to July, 1865.
Mirror and Farmer. July, 1865, to December, 1871. 12
vols. Folio.
Hon. S. N. Bell, Manchester.
Reports of Commissioner of Patents. 1859-60.
Report of the U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey
of the Territories. 1873.
Report of Secretary of the Treasury. 1876.
Report of Commissioner of Education. 1876.
Report on Mechanical Properties of Steel.
Report concerning the U. S. Life-Saving Service. June,
1876.
Report of Superintendent of U. S. Coast Survey. 187 .
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Hon.
Henry Wilson.
55
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Hon.
Andrew Johnson.
Congressional Directory. 1st Session, 35th Congress,
and 2d Session, 44th Congress. 2 vols.
Statistical Atlas of U. S, 3 vols. 4to.
Congressional Record. 2d Session, 44th Congress. 4
vols. 4to.
Congressional Record. 1st and 2d Session, 43d Con-
gress. 9 vols.
Congressional Record. 1st Session, 44th Congress. 14
vols.
Reports of Smithsonian Institution. 1873, 1875.
Hon. B. Wadleigh.
Annual Report, Chief of Bureau of Statistics. 1876-77.
2 vols. 8vo.
Annual Report, Chief of Bureau of Internal Commerce.
1876-77. 1 vol.
Message, President of United States, with papers relating
to Foreign Relations, December, 1875. 2 vols. 8vo.
Report, Secretary of the Navy, and Documents. 1st ses-
sion, 44th Congress. 2 vols. 8 vo. 2 vols. 8vo.
Report, Secretary of War, and Documents. 1st session,
44th Congress. 5 vols. 8vo.
Report, Committee of Investigation of Chinese Immigra-
tion. 1877. 1 vol. 8vo.
U. S. Congress.
First and Second Sessions.
Congressional Documents. 1st Session, 43d Congress.
2 vols. 8vo. First Session, 44th Congress. 51 vols. 8vo.
Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institute.
Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vols. 20 and
21, 4to.
Hon. John Eaton, Washington.
Report on Public Libraries of United States. 1 vol. 8vo.
Report of U. S, Commissioners to Vienna. 4 vols. 8 vo.
56
Hon. Ira Cross, Ma3^or, Manchester.
City Reports. 1846 to 1876 inclusive, excepting 1848,
1861, and 1872. 9 vols. 8vo.
Secretary op State.
Panaphlet Laws of New Hampshire. 15 vols.
Pamphlet Laws of the United States. 26 vols.
Town, Provincial, and State Papers, Documents, and
Records relating to N. H. Vols. 5 to 10 inclusive.
N, P. Kidder, Esq., City Clerk, Manchester.
Annual Reports, City of Manchester. 1874-75-76.
N. H. Law Reports. Vols. 51 to 55 inclusive.
Arthur B. Stearns, Manchester.
Annual Reports, Board of Water Commissioners. 1872
to 1876 inclusive.
Contracts and Specifications for Manchester Water-
Works. 10 pamphlets.
Board op Trustees op N. H. College of Agriculturb.
Annual Report, June, 1876.
Hon. a. P. Charles, Seymour, Ind.
Proceedings, Grand Commandry, Knights Templars, of
Indiana. 1874 to 1877 inclusive.
Proceeding.-^, Annual Grand Council, Royal and Select
Masters, of Indiana. 1873 to 1876 inclusive.
Proceedings, Grand R. A. Chapter, of Indiana. 1873 to
1876 inclusive.
Proceedings, Annual Communication, Grand Lodge, of
Indiana. 1873 to 1876 inclusive.
J, C. Chase, Esq., Boston.
Annual Catalogues, Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. 1873 to 1877 inclusive.
Frank S. Sutclifpe, Manchester.
Catalogue of Dartmouth College. 1876-77.
Catalogue, of Yale College. 1876-77.
B. 0. M. DeBeck, Cincinnati.
Cincinnati School Report. August, 1876. 1 vol. 8vo.
57
Lewis AIasquerier, Brooklyn.
Sociology. 1 vol. 8vo.
Martin A. Haynes.
Lake Village Times. 1873 and 1874.
B. 0. M. DeBeck.
Report of Common Schools of Cincinnati, Ohio. 1876.
The Several Boards op Trustees.
Reports of Watertown, Mass., Public Library. 1874 and
1875.
Reports of Woburn, Mass., Library. 1874-77.
Reports of Fall River, Mass., Public Library. 1874 and
1875.
Report of Taunton, Mass., Public Library. 1874.
Report of Mercantile Library Association of New York.
1875-76.
Report of Boston, Mass., Public Library. 1875-76.
Reports of Peabody Institute, Peabody, Mass. 1873-76.
Reports of Manchester, Eng., Public Free Libraries.
1873-76.
Reports of Lowell, Mass., City Library. 1872-76.
Report of East St. Louis, Mo., Public Library. 1875-76.
Report of Brookline, Mass., Public Library. 1876.
Report of Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md. 1867-68.
" " " " " " 1874-76.
Report of Hartford, Conn., Y. M. Inst. 1874-75.
Report of Mercantile Library Association, San Francisco,
Cal. 1874-75.
Report of Mercantile Library Association, Brooklyn,
N. Y. 1875-76.
Report of Springfield, Mass., Library Association. 1875-
76.
Report of Peabody Institute, Danvers, Mass. 1873-74.
Report of Quincy, Mass., Public Library. 1874.
Reports of Dedham, Mass., Public Library. 1874-76.
Report of Newton, Mass., Free Library. 1876.
Report of Concord, N. H., Public Library. 1876.
Reports of Astor Library, of New York. 1871-72-74-
75-76.
Report of St. Louis Public School Library. 1874-5.
Supplement to the Catalogue, Fall River, Mass., Public
Library. 1875.
Bulletins of Boston Public Library, Nos. 31-40. 1874-76.
Catalogue of Worcester County, Mass., Free Institute.
1874-7.
Catalogue of Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, Mass.
Annual Register of the Rensselaer Institute, Troy, N. Y.
1874-75.
Report of Town of Waltham, Mass. 1874-75.
Catalogue of Nesmith Library, Windham, N. H. 1872.
Catalogues of Philadelphia Library Co. 1875 and 1876.
Catalogue of University of Wisconsin. 1876.
Bulletins of Lawrence, Mass., Public Library. 1874-76;
Reports of N. H. Asylum for the Insane. 1856, 1869.
Report of Massachusetts Agricultural College. 1875.
Report of the Grand Division of Sons of Temperance of
New Hampshire. 1859-60.
Proceedings of the New Hampshire Y. M. C. A. 1874.
Proceedings of New Hampshire Grand Lodge of Good
Templars. 1876.
Report of Concord, N. H., Water Commissioners. 1872
and 1875.
Catalogues of Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H. 1870
and 1871.
Report of Concord, N. H. 1869-60.
Report of N. H. College of Agriculture. 1869.
Reports of Merrimack County. 1871-73.
Report of Town of Chichester. 1873-54.
Catalogue of Mercantile Library of New York. 1876.
59
The Publishers.
Godej's Lady's Book. Vols. 74 and 75.
Peterson's Magazine. Vols. 41, 42, 47, 62.
Harper's Magazine. Vols. 46 and 47.
Arthur's Home Magazine. Vol. 35.
Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C.
Circulars of Information. Nos. 1-3.
Special Report on Libraries in the United States.
Joel Taylor, Esq.
Proceedings of U. S. Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
1873.
Directors.
Report of Michigan Central R. R. Co. 1858.
Report of Boston & Maine R. R. 1856.
Report of Concord R. R. 1875-6.
Reports of Town of Bedford, N. H. 1845-48. 1852-51.
1856-57. 1858-62. 1863-64. 1865-68. 1870-72.
1874-75.
Samuel A. Green.
Catalogue of Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. 1850.
The Jubilee Celebration of Lawrence Academy. 1854.
My Campaigns in America. 1780-81. Wm. DeDeux
Pouts.
Memorial in Aid of Lawrence Academy. 1868.
Annual Report of Boston Dispensary.
Story of a Farmer's Book.
School Histories and Some Errors in Them.
Bibliography of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Paul Lunfs Diary in the Revolution.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES.
To His Honor the Mayor and City Councils of the City of
. Manchester :
Gentlemen : — The Committee on Cemeteries herewith
submit their report for the year 1877 :
THE VALLEY.
The receipts and expenditures for the Valley Cemetery
for the year 1877 were as follows, viz :
To balance unexpended previous year
$609 65
appropriation ....
2,000 00
for use of hearse ....
66 25
tomb fees
72 17
wood sold
6 00
old fence sold ....
20 75
265 pounds old iron
2 65
Total means
. 12,777 47
Expenditures.
Cash paid G. W. Stevens, for engineering, (old bill) $10 07
A. H. Hartshorn, labor . . 500 63
Thomas C. Cheney, labor . . 5 62
John Prince, trees . . . 3 00
George Holbrook, repairing fence 60 00
25 39
1,482 92
75 00
274 38
340 51
12,777 47
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Cash paid George Holbrook, repairing bridges
A. H. Lowell, iron fence
" " " gate
■ A. Bodwell, stone
Cash on hand to balance
Knowing that the means in the hands of the sub-com-
mittee, after deducting the ordinary current expenses for
the year, would be insufficient to construct the fence from
the northeast corner of the cemetery, on Pine street, across
the brook, it was thought advisable to leave that portion
of the fence until a larger appropriation should be made by
the city. Accordingly, the survey was made on the south
side of the brook, and proposals received for extending the
fence from the brow of the hill, along the line of Pine
street. Including the gate, we have built 602-j^q'^q- feet of
iron fence, corresponding with that across the north end,
except that we have dispensed with the solid stone masonry
that was necessary in that locality. The iron work, how-
ever, is placed on stone pedestals sufficiently large to give
the fence ample strength and firmness ; and, as the ground
is nearly level, it will answer every purpose, it is believed,
and save quite a large sura of money to the city.
Another year, the space between the north and south
sides of the brook should be filled up and the fence
extended to the south line of the cemetery. As it will
require considerable grading and some heavy stone ma-
sonry, in the neighborhood of the brook, in order to com-
plete the work as it should be done, there should be a
larger appropriation of money, — perhaps $3,000.00.
Probably hereafter most of the expenditures in the Val-
ley must be met by appropriations. Not a great amount
of means will be realized from the sale of lots. Last year
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none were sold, and, while lots can be obtained at the Pine
Grove for a nominal sum, most people who wish to purchase
will go there for them.
So far as we can learn the views of our citizens, there
seems to be a very general desire that the fence around the
Valley should be completed. By putting in 500 or 600
feet each year, the grounds will, ere long, be surrounded
by a substantial structure that will require but a small
annual outlay to keep it in proper repair. A place of great
natural beauty, it should be kept in such condition as ever
to be sightly to the eye, and in accord with the tender sen-
timents which a Christian people should ever cherish for
the dead.
During the year Mr. A. H. Hartshorn has had charge of
the Valley, and, so far as we can learn, has performed his
duties with strict fidelity to the interests of tlie city, and
with courtesy to all with whom he has come in contact.
We show a balance on hand of $340.51. We know of
only one or two small outstanding bills.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH KIDDER,
HOLMES R. PETTEE,
J. F. JAMES,
Sub- Committee.
PINE GROVE.
In addition to the ordinary care of the grounds the past
season, we have erected on the south line of Grove street,
on the north line of the cemetery, 483 feet iron fence, of
the same style and pattern as the fence on the River Road.
We contracted with Mr. A. H. Lowell for the building of
the fence at |2.25 per foot, being much less than the cost
of the same two years ago. We think it will be good
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economy for the City Councils to appropriate the sum of
two thousand dollars to build a portion of new fence each
year until the cemetery is entirely enclosed, as the old
fence is so much decayed as to require considerable ex-
pense annually to keep it in proper repair.
In consequence of the general depression of business in
our city for several years past, the receipts for the sale of
lots have been much less than was anticipated, which will
make it necessary for the City Councils to appropriate
money for the purpose of building a new fence, as it will
require the labor of one man at least, more than half of
each year, to keep the walks and grounds in suitable condi-
tion.
There have been sold during the last year 43 lots, for the
sum of 11,054.83, and the' Treasurer has now 18 deeds
written, the amount of which is $447, the most of which
we may reasonably expect will be paid to the Treasurer
within thirty or sixty days.
Owners of lots have made very many improvements the
past year by erecting monuments on their lots and curb-
stones around them, which improvements add very much
toward ornamenting and beautifying the grounds.
We have also put in another water tank, making in all
five different places of distribution, as centrally and equally
located with reference to the distance of improved lots as
can conveniently be arranged, all of which furnish water
enough for all needed purposes.
We have this year set about 100 rock-maples, trees very
thrifty and of suitable size to transplant, upon the avenues
and walks. Whenever there has been sufficient reason to
remove pine-trees from any lots, we have had either maples,
elms or Norway spruces to take the places of the pines as
far as practicable. The continuance of this course a few
years will change the appearance of the forest very much,
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and be more in accordance with the expressed wislies of
the owners of lots now occupied.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J]. DANIELS,
S. B. PUTNAM,
W. G. HOYT,
Sub- Committee.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Committee on Cemeteries :
Gentlemen : — I herewith present to you a report of all
money by me received, on account of cemeteries, for the
year ending December 31, 1877 :
PINE GROVE,
Cash received for 43 lots sold . . . |1,054 83
Paid H. R. Chamberlin, City Treasurer, . 1,054 83
I have also eighteen deeds of lots written, the total sum
of which is four hundred and forty-seven dollars, tlie most
of which we may reasonably expect to receive within thirty
or sixty days.
THE VALLEY.
There have not been any lots sold in the Valley during
the last year. All money received on account of ceme-
teries has been paid to the City Treasurer, and all bills
of expenditures have passed through the Committee on
Accounts, and then been paid by the City Treasurer, com-
plete details of which will be found elsewhere in the city
annual report.
J. F. JAMES,
Treasurer of Committee on Cemeteries.
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Manchester, N. H., January 1, 1878.
I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of J.
F. James, Treasurer of the Pine-Grove Cemetery, and find
the same correctly cast and properly vouched.
NATHAN P. KIDDER, Oity Auditor.
At a meeting of the Committee on Cemeteries, held at
the Mayor's office January 7, 1878, the foregoing reports
were unanimously "accepted.
SYLVANUS B. PUTNAM,
Clerk of Committee on Cemeteries.
JAMES A. WESTON,
A. H. DANIELS,
W. G. HOYT,
H. R. PETTEE,
JOSEPH KIDDER,
J. F. JAMES,
C. H. BARTLETT,
Committee on the Valley and Pine Grove.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
0E6ANIZATI0N FOR 1877.
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
IRA CROSS, Mayor, ) ^ j^ - nu •
-JOHN L. KELLY, Mayor, \ ^''■'^''' Chairman.
JOHN M. STANTON,
President of the Common Council, ex officio.
Ward 1. — George W. Stevens, 2 years.
Henry C. Sanderson, 1 year.
Ward 2. — James E. Dodge, 2 years.
Gerherdus L. Demarest, 1 year.
Ward 3. — Nathan P. Hunt, 2 years.
Joseph E. Bennett, 1 year.
Ward 4. — George W. Weeks, 2 years.
George M. Park, 1 year.
Ward 5. — Samuel P. Jackson, 2 years.
Charles A. O'Connor, 1 year.
Ward 6. — Loring P. Moore, 2 years.
Henry A. Gage, 1 year.
Ward 7.— Marshall P. Hall, 2 years.
Ezra Huntington, 1 year.
Ward 8. — Eugene W. Brigham, 2 years. .
Isaac W. Darrah, 1 year.
* Since September 4.
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CLERK OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
MARSHALL P. HALL.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
WILLIAM E. BUCK.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance, Accounts and Claims. — The Mayor, Messrs.
Weeks, Stanton, Huntington and HalL
Salaries. — Messrs. Stevens, Demarest and Sanderson.
Repairs, Furniture and Supplies. — Messrs. Jackson, Ben-
nett and Stevens.
Text-Boohs and Apparatus. — Messrs. Hunt, Weeks and
HalL
Fuel and Heating. — Mr. Huntington, the Major, Messrs.
Brigham and Stanton.
Examination of Teachers. — Messrs. Bennett, Park, Dem-
arest and Jackson.
Truancy. — Messrs. Sanderson, O'Connor and Dodge.
Employment of Children, ^c. — Messrs. Gage, Park and
Brigham.
Music. — Messrs. Weeks, Darrah and Bennett.
Dratving. — Messrs. Hall, Stevens and Dodge.
SUB-COMMITTEES.
High School. — Messrs. Hall, Park, Hunt, Bennett and
Jackson.
Ash-Street. — Messrs. Hunt, Bennett, Weeks and Dema-
rest.
Lincoln-Street. — Messrs. Jackson, Weeks, Park and
Gage.
Spring-Street. — Messrs. Stevens, Sanderson, Dodge and
Hunt.
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Franklin-Street. — Messrs. Hall, Huntington, Moore and
Brigham.
Intermediate-Building. — Messrs. Sanderson, O'Connor,
Dodge and Moore.
Piscataquog. — Messrs. Darrali, Brigham, Huntington and
Gage.
Manchester-Street. — Messrs. O'Connor, Demarest, Dar-
rali and Stevens.
Training School. — Messrs. "Weeks, Jackson and Hall.
Amoskeag, Blodget-Street and Stark-District. — Messrs.
Demarest, Dodge, Stevens and Bennett.
Bakersville, Harvey's and Goffe's-Falls. — Messrs. Moore,
Darrah, Demarest and O'Connor.
Hallsville, Youngsville, Webster's-Mills and Mosquito-
Pond. — Messrs. Gage, Jackson, Park and Darrah.
Evening Schools. — Messrs. Park, Huntington, and San-
derson.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the City Councils of the City of Manchester
We present our annual report for 1877.
The appropriations to the
use of the School
Committee
and the expenditures for the
year have been as
follows :
Amount appro-
priated.
Amount ex-
pended.
Teaching
$38,007 50 138,118 56
Fuel ....
4,884 00
3,456 45
Care of rooms
2,212 06
2,321 58
Furniture and supplies .
690 98
403 99
Books and stationery
701 47
744 09
Printing and advertising
. * 668 86
605 24
Incidental repairs
1,328 60
1,104 87
Contingent expenses
600 00
627 28
Evening schools
1,074 96
913 41
Balance unexpended
1,672 96
149,968 43 $49,968 43
The cost of the above items, exclusive of
that of teaching, in 1874, year of highest
cost, was $14,229 95
Cost of same in 1877 .... 10,176 91
$ 4,063 04
Showing a reduction in three years of .
or about 28 per cent.
In connection with this portion of our report we repeat
a suggestion made in the report for 1874, which has lost
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none of its appositeness by the lapse of time, but the wis-
dom of which has been proved by complications of account
and jurisdiction during the past year :
" We respectfully submit that all appropriations for
school buildings (except for original construction) should
be expended by the School Board, and that they should
present an estimate, annually, to the City Councils, of the
amount required, as they now do for other purposes. There
are many difficulties and delays arising from the present
plan of making repairs by two committees and from two
appropriations. Our school buildings, upon completion,
should be turned over to the School Board, to be thereafter
kept in repair by those who manifestly must know best
what is required."
ECONOMy.
The School Board, having in view the continued strin-
gency of monetary affairs and the necessity of a rational
economy, have sought to reduce the cost of the School
Departiuent wherever it could be done without impairing
its efficiency. They early considered the propriety of a
revision of the list of teachers' salaries, and made such a
'reduction as seemed judicious. The new list went into
effect at the beginning of the fall term. Besides this,
wherever by consolidation a teacher could be spared, we
have reduced the number. So, as reported by the Superin-
tendent, a vacancy occurring in one of the Piscataquog
schools, it was found practicable to dispense with one
teacher. So it was found undesirable to maintain a full
grammar school in the Spring-Street house, and two
teachers, one a principal, hq,ve been spared. We deeply
regret that one effort toward retrenchment was foiled by
the inability of the City Councils to see the interests of the
city, financial and economical, in the same light as the
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School Board. Five hundred dollars a year or more are
wasted by maintaining separate schools in two suburban
districts, Nos. 6 and 9. The average number belonging
being respectively but 13 and 15, it is very evident that a
consolidation would greatly promote the efficiency of teach-
ing, while it would save the mere waste of funds which
might be appropriated to better purpose or saved to the
tax-payers. The consolidation can be effected without seri-
ous inconvenience to any family, and we hope the next
year will see it accomplished.
On the other hand, the Board have not been moved by
an unreasoning desire merely to save ; but, not willing to
overcrowd rooms perhaps already too full, or to put upon
any teacher the care of too great a number of pupils for
proper teaching or supervision, one new primary school lias
been opened in the abandoned school-house on Union
Street. At first it was supposed that the school would be
but temporary. It is found, however, that the demand
continues ; and we have been obliged to look upon it as a
permanent need of the department. In this connection, we
refer to the views expressed by the Superintendent with
reference to the further need of school accommodations in
the north-east part of the city.
The expenditure for teaching in 1876 was 139,103 86
in 1877 . 38,118 56
Reduction $985 30
The list of teachers' salaries amounted, a
year ago, to .... . $38,925
The present list foots up ... 36,400
Reduction ...... $2,b2o
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STATISTICS.
1877.
$48,295 47
"Whole amount expended by School Com-
mittee
Amount expended by City Councils, for
repairs and improvements of school-
houses and lots, and salaries of School
Committee and Superintendent
Whole amount expended by the city for
all school purposes
Whole number of pupils enrolled in day-
schools, as reported ....
Average number belonging to schools, as
reported
Average daily attendance
Average per cent of attendance, as calcu-
lated
Cost of tuition in day-schools per scholar,
based upon average number belong-
ing
Cost of incidentals, per scholar
I^umber of pupils admitted to High
School from grammar schools
Whole number admitted to High School
Number graduated from High School
Average attendance in Evening School
Number of teachers regularly employed
in day-schools
Number of scholars per teacher in High School
" " " grammar schools
" " " middle schools
" " " primary schools
" " " suburban schools
4,672*
2,571t
2,413
93 8%
$14 83
3 96
57
60
38
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1876.
$50,802 98
6,188 63
•56,991 61
4,567
2,542t
2,379
93t
$15 39
4 35
84
87
60
60
30
37
38
41
29
74
34
33
43
40
22
*0f this number 1,065 are reckoned a second time, by reason of transfers on account
of promotion and change of residence. The actual number is 3,607. A proportional
deduction is required for 1876.
t Falsely small, because ol an improper method of calculation, hereafter to be cor-
rected.
t Fictitiously high ; see second note.
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SUPERINTENDENT.
Soon after the induction of the present Board into office,
they proceeded to the election of a Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction, for the term ending July 1, 1878. The
choice fell upon Mr. William E. Buck, at the time princi-
pal of the Ash-Street Grammar School, who had been for a
number of years in the service of the city in this depart-
ment. Mr. Buck at once entered upon his duties, and has
proved himself a wise, industrious, and efficient officer.
His report is appended. It contains suggestions worthy of
consideration, and, even in an instance as to which our
views differ, we are glad to spread it before you.
THE PURPOSE OP THE COMMON SCHOOL.
Our system aims not so much to aid the coming man
and woman to earn their living, or to keep house prudently,
as to promote the intelligence, good order, happiness, and
prosperity of the new communities. It is not practicable
to fit pupils for the acquisition of wealth. If one has it
in him to become a millionaire, he does not need an edu-
cation. Literary or scientific tastes might be greatly in
his way. Few have the genius of acquisition. The many
need the habits of systematic industry and quick observa-
tion, the ready subordination to wholesome law, the versa-
tility of mental operation, the* democratic spirit, which
regular and judicious training in the common school tends
to foster. What has caused the proverbial acuteness, in-
genuity, and " faculty " of the Yankee ? The various
study and energetic administration of the public school for
generations ; and the more systematic these, the more effi-
cient.
We are aware of a delusion into which some fall who
complain that our schools are impracticable, because they
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do not turn out fully-qnalified mechanics. They are not
schools of technology, which would necessarily involve a
large outlay and attempt what parents themselves and the
various trades ought to do. The schools cannot and ought
not to relieve parents of all parental responsibility. They
can prepare youth for the greatly various employments of
maturer life : they will not find it practicable to teach
those employments. The course of study in our schools,
inferior to the High School, ought to be easily completed by
the age of 14 or 15, when the graduate is young enough to
learn money-making, and when he is even not yet able to
choose wisely his life-work. Our system yields its satis-
factory practical result, if pupils who show a reasonable
degree of faithfulness are ready for the first principles of
whatever employment may be chosen by or for them, at the
same time that they shall not be the slaves of their first
choice. For the rest, a higher result ought to be anticipa-
ted, in the broadening views, the better aims, the quickened
intelligence, of the youth of our city.
COURSE OF STUDY.
After careful deliberation and provisional experiment,
we have modified our course of study throughout. In so
doing, we have sought to make more definite the work of
the primary schools. We hope for more thorough teach-
ing and drill, so that pupils who do not continue the course
may learn something well. It is not possible to over-esti-
mate the importance of these schools and the work re-
quired to be done in them. In them is laid the foundation
of the great superstructure of knowledge. According to
the soundness and solidity of the foundation are the sound-
ness and firmness of the building. In these schools it is
intended that there shall be completed all operations with
numbers of three places, — addition, subtraction, multiplica-
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tioii and division ; orthography of words in common use ;
writing with pencils ; reading, according to the capacity of
the pupils ; geography, orally, in its elements ; drawing of
geometric forms ; music, in its elements ; with object-les-
sons, for the culture of habits of observation. If our
teachers are judicious and faithful, they cannot fail, not
only to impart such a fund of useful information as the
pupil can entertain, but suitably to prepare him, after three
years' drill in the primary schools, for advancement to the
next grade, — the middle schools.
In the middle schools all studies are advanced, and
greater' use made of books, while in the grammar schools
all ordinary branches are completed, history of the United
States and book-keeping being introduced. The whole
course is so graded that it can be accomplished by the
average mind without difficulty, and no study is required
out of school, nor is any necessary for the work of these
schools, save an occasional composition or piece for decla-
mation. Even in school but little time is required for
study ; in the middle and primary schools not over two
hours, and not over two and a quarter in the grammar
schools, is assigned. The remaining school-hours are de.
voted to recitation and drill. The course of study is so
gradual that this small allotment of time is found to suf-
fice for the daily purposes of the school, and, if pupils are
engaged with their books at home, save regarding the par-
ticulars excepted, it is because they choose, and not because
they are required, to be so.
Last year, as reported, a change v/as made in the course
of study for the High School, which, after experiment, has
been modified. It was the original intent of legislators in
providing for the free iiigh school, as an appendage of the
common-school system, to afford such of the children of
the state as might be able to avail themselves of the oppor-
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tunity, a supplementary education in higher branches of
study, whether in mathematics or science or language.
As to the relative value of such studies, there are differ-
ences of opinion. Whether the community should estab-
lish schools simply " to fit for college " may be questioned,
although the city of Boston has for more than a century
maintained such a school, established when its population
was much smaller than that of Manchester, with beneficent
effect upon its grammar-school system. But, when the
school is established to which this purpose may be incident,
with little, if any, additional expense, it may very properly
afford its poor families this resource for such of their sons
as may be disposed and qualified for college training. Nor
need any one fear that a large share of our youth are
seized with a fanatical yearning after a college education.
Of all the attendants of our schools, only one out of twelve
• are in the High School, and of those in the High School
only 15, or one in 13, are studying Greek. Thus only one
in 150 has taken Greek, whether with an ultimate view
to college or not.
The work of our High School is only incidentally, " fit-
ting for college." Its main purpose is, to furnish a higher
education to such as are prepared for it and desire it, in
such branches, substantially, as they choose or their parents
choose for them. Upon entrance into the High School the
pupil has the choice of one of three courses : 1. A business
course of two years ; 2. An English and French course of
four years ; 3. A classical course of four years. The first
or shorter course includes Algebra, Physiology, Physical
Geography, Commercial Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Natural
History, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, Constitution of the
United States, Inorganic Chemistry, Political Economy,
Modern History, Geology, with English Composition and
Penmanship and reviews of grammar-school studies. For
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those whose circumstances will not permit a longer at-
tendance at the school, this course is deemed valuable.
The attentive pupil will have a fund of useful knowledge,
and his intelligence will be quickened by the variety of
topics considered, although at no time will his attention be
required to more than three or four studies at the same
time.
The English and French course runs parallel with the
business course during the two years, save in the last term,
when Political Economy is dropped for a time, and, instead,
either Trigonometry or Chemistry is pursued, at the option
of the pupil. During the third and fourth years, French is
studied ; Surveying, or Chemistry, at the option of the pu-
pil ; Astronomy, Rhetoric, General History ; Botany, or
Practical Surveying, optional ; English History, English
Literature, Political Economy, with reviews of all gram-
mar-school studies.
The classical course provides for Algebra, Physiology,
Penmanship ; Latin throughout the course, after the first
term ; Physical Geography, Natural History, Geometry,
Natural Philosophy, Geology, General History, Astronomy ;
Greek, through the third and fourth years ; Chemistry,
Rhetoric ; Botg,ny, or Practical Surveying, optional ; Eng-
lish Literature, Political Economy. But it is also optional
whether to take Greek at all, the pupil choosing this course
being permitted to take French instead ; or he may omit
both French and Greek and take two English studies in
lieu of them. In this course, also, all grammar-school
studies are reviewed ; and in all the courses, music and
drawing are optional.
These courses of high-school study, it is believed, will
secure the ends of academical instruction. They are suffi-
ciently exacting for the purposes of higher education, and
elastic enough for all the varying intents of parents as to
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the future of their children. It will be observed that no
pupil is obliged to study the classics ; nor, even if he
chooses the classical course, is he obliged to study Greek.
The two or four years passed in -the High School may be
full of practical use, whether the youth is to enter college,
to take up business, or to grace a home with culture and
refinement.
BREVITY OF PUPILAGE.
A great obstacle to the most desirable success of our
schools in both intellectual and moral respects, is brevity
and irregularity of attendance. Some act apparently upon
the fancy that there is magic in a school-house, by which
ignorance and dullness are instantly changed to knowledge
and " faculty." Many children enter school only to leave
it before reaching the middle school ; others, not to reach
the grammar school ; others, to leave before completing the
grammar-school course of study. The schools are greatly
afflicted, also, with absenteeism, several of them showing
in their reports, made upon a too favorable basis, an aver-
age attendance of less than 90 per cent. Yet there are,
no doubt, some who sharply criticise our system as ineffi-
cient, because defect is seen in the knowledge of ordinary
branches by irregular or short-time pupils. Our system
cannot work miracles, but it may justly be judged accord-
ing to the attainments of those who have attended to the
course of study with some faithfulness, and completed it.
GRADED AND UNGRADED SCHOOLS.
The least efficient of our schools are, necessarily, those
in the suburban districts. If any one labors under the
delusion that the golden age^of education is to be found in
the country school of old, and that a graded or city school
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is but a degenerate institution, let him visit the two as he
can find them in his own citj. We aim to put as well-
qualified and efficient teachers into our suburban districts
as into our graded schools. They labor as faithfully, but
they cannot in the nature of things accomplish as good
results. The heterogeneous nature of the schools, the
number of classes, and the consequent brevity of the time
given to each recitation, all, are obstacles to successful teach-
ing, which, if not insurmountable, greatly impair the useful-
ness of the teacher. In our graded schools, the opportunity
for drill at each stage of intellectual attainment is, of itself,
a momentous advantage ; and the time given to each reci-
tation in the city grammar school, compared with tliat
allowed by the necessities of the country school, itself sug-
gests the superiority of the former in teaching power.
The inferiority of country schools in efficiency is further
manifest in the comparison of attainments when those
taught in them, removing into our city, enter our graded
schools. While they appear to have greater maturity of
mind, developed on the farm by familiar intercourse with
older persons, their attainments are inferior to those of the
same age, educated from the beginning in our schools. A
few, after several months spent in the country school in
advanced youth, when they have become painfully aware of
intellectual deficiency, and their judgment has become ma-
ture, leap to a certain grade of attainment sufficient for
ordinary purposes ; and these are quoted to show the supe-
rior quality of education in the country school ! Meanwhile,
in the matter of general intelligence and the cultivation of
mental power, they are below the average of our grammar-
school pupils. The system and drill of the graded school
have their use ; and, besides the instruction conveyed, they
serve to educate the whole series of intellectual faculties,
as they cannot be educated in the ungraded, and therefore
in a large degree unsystematic, school.
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MORAL INFLUENCES.
While the rule is retained, which provides for the read-
ing of the Scriptures at the opening of the schools each
day, we are thoroughly united in holding that it should not
be accompanied with note or comment involving any relig-
ious doctrine whatever, however important it may seem
to the teacher. The churches represent the religious con-
victions of the community : the state regards its civil inter-
ests. The public schools are the creatures of the state, and
their work is clearly distinct from that of the churches.
They are for secular education ; and such is the diversity
of religious ideas among the people, and specifically among
the parents of pupils attending the schools, that any at-
tempt in these to urge dogmatics the most sacred, is cer-
tain to meet with wide disapproval. Such attempts, how-
ever well-intentioned, would be explicitly condemned by
us, and a repetition would be deemed cause for removal.
But on the principles of righteousness, even of a lofty
morality, we are all agreed ; and these, our teachers are
enjoined to inculcate. We expect them to be enforced by
precept and example; and, although specific hours are not
set apart for the study of them, throughout all courses of
study, and in all the intercourse of teacher and pupil, they
may be and ought to be illustrated. First of all, the teacher
must, himself, of necessity, be just and pure and truthful
and self-controlled and kind. We know of none who are
not so ; but it is well to bear in mind, as a fundamental
fact in education, that the preacher, the parent, the teacher,
must himself be righteous if he would influence others to
righteousness. A partial teacher or parent cannot incul-
cate justice with any power. A disposition to advance or
degrade a pupil, through favoritism or dislike, would readily
be recognized by all pupils as unjust ; and no injunctions
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to morality would have influence. He who would make
men pure must himself be pure ; and we trust that our
array of teachers affords no examples of dereliction, even
as to the severer moral virtues.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Among the most useful appendages of our system are
the evening schools, which aid somewhat those whose needs
demand their labor during the day. The rule limits pupils
to those of sixteen years of age or over ; and it is interest-
ing to see how many of this class avail themselves of the
privilege. We have found it needful to open, for the pres-
ent season, not only a school of about one hundred and
fifty in the building on Lowell Street, but also one of twen-
ty-eight in the Center-Street school-house in Piscataquog.
The good done in these schools, while it cannot be com-
mensurate with the influence of more regular courses in
the grammar schools, is incalculable.
PROGRESS.
Judged by results, our schools show marked progress.
At the Philadelphia Exposition, the Manchester exhibit
won the favorable attention of Sir Charles Reed, President
of the School Board of London, who classifies it as one of
the seven best of those made by city boards. He specifies,
as a peculiar excellence, the proficiency of pupils in orthog-
raphy,— "the result of writing under dictation, and careful
correction by the pupils." Our Report of last year noted
a deficiency in penmanship. During the past eighteen
months there has been a marked improvement in all
grades. This is evident at once from an inspection of the
the examination papers of the last term, alongside of the
bound volumes forwarded to the Centennial Exposition. A
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deficiency in drawing was also noted. In this, also, great
improvement has been made ; and we hope for more, through
the systematic course of instruction recently adopted by the
Board. For its practical use, and not for purposes of mere
accomplishment, we affirm the importance of this branch of
instruction. The education of the eye and hand, and their
control by the will, are needful in every business ; and the
suggestion may well be borne in mind, whether drawing
and penmanship, closely allied, may not properly alternate
with music in the services of a special teacher.
In connection with the matter of progress, it may be
suggested that hereafter examination papers be bound in
volumes from term to term, and preserved, so that a com-
parison may show the improvement or deterioration of the
schools in efficiency.
TEACHERS.
The general efficiency of our corps of teachers is demon-
strated, although there are doubtless cases of exception.
Teachers have ceased to be mere hearers of recitations, and
become teachers in fact as well as in name. There is more
use of objects than formerly ; more inculcation of princi-
ples ; more natural methods of training. It is of the high-
est importance that knowledge shall be gained in such a
way that the capacity of attainment shall be enlarged, and
the faculty stimulated and quickened. Useful as a reason-
able culture of the memory may be, remembering is not
the highest power of the human mind. How to think is
more important. And, in view of the fact that our youth
are not long to be held in leading-strings, how to learn is
another desideratum of importance in our teaching.
In all the excellent work now done by our teachers, they
can accomplish nothing of more momentous significance
than the guidance of pupils in their choice of reading mat-
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ter. The floods of trash, and worse than trash, periodically
served up for boys and girls, witli pictures to excite their
attention and their passions, warn all those having any
oversight of youth to persuade them to a right choice. It
would seem that a proper course of school training, with
teachers all alert, ought to cultivate such finer tastes, that
all coarse and corrupting literature would be rejected with
loathing. A teacher, who has not only been energetic in
administration and instruction, but has proved himself a
kind friend to his pupils, may influence them to the read-
ing of the biographies of the good and noble, and of history
in its more interesting eras. There are works on scientific
subjects, now so popularized as to be attractive to youth.
Let teachers consider themselves as in some respects re-
sponsiljle for the future of their pupils, and they will wisely
do what they wisely can to promote a purer literary taste
among those entrusted to their care. Books will not then
be chosen for their intoxicating effects, but for their instruct-
ive or helpful or healthfully entertaining power.
STUDY AND HEALTH.
Our schools are sometimes held responsible for effects
upon health of causes wholly foreign to their work or their
demands upon pupils. While there may be rare cases of
such sensitiveness of organization that all drudgery of the
brain may be harmful, in nearly all instances there is
nothing detrimental to health in the severest exaction of
our course of study. It is true, however, that some
students, or their friends, think they find their studies too
much for bodily endurance. But it is almost always found
that the cause of ailment rests in something besides the
school-work. We recollect an extreme case, which occurred
in another state. A young lady was the leader of her class
in the High School, intelligent, promising, ambitious ; but
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was suddenly and fatally stricken with typhoid fever. The
usual judgment is that her studies were the cause of her
death. But these did not bear so heavily upon her, on
account of her aptness, as upon others of her class ; and
her health had, up to this time, seemed to be vigorous. She
had, however, been housekeeper as well as student, and,
her mother having been taken ill, she was her sole nurse.
Student, housekeeper, nurse, was too much ; and she fell
beneath the weight of a triple duty.
It is true, that the student, as the teacher, must not be
overloaded. There is a limit of endurance. One must
not be required to do the work of two or three. A student
requires healthful exercise, and an occupation affording this
is wholly beneficial. But so much time must not be taken
as to reduce the quantity of sleep required by normal
health. "Early to bed" is an excellent motto for the
student, especially if the rule of the household requires
the correlative, " early to rise." Late hours are a foe to
the health of the student and of all youth.
Another foe is improper and irregular food. No youth
ought to eat anything between meals. There are sorjie
attending our schools who take five or six meals a day, —
breakfast, a lunch of apple or cake at morning recess, din-
ner, another lunch at afternoon recess, and tea, if indeed
in tlie evening another lunch is not taken, especially if
company call in. There is not only no need of this, but it
is positively hurtful. Physiology teaches the necessity of
rest for the digestive organs, on peril of dyspepsia, with its
kindred evils.
Another cause of ill health in youth is the reading of
what are known as sensational stories. Every one knows,
who inspects his own feelings, that such stories excite the
brain and the whole nervous system, and therefore waste
the nerve-force. Frequent reading of them, to say nothing
of moral influences, produces nervous disorders which maj
root themselves in the physical constitution. Reading for
recreation ought to be of wholly different character. It
should be instructive or refining, and the taste for such
reading, as elsewhere hinted, ought to be developed by our
teachers.
There is an evil connected with study, which needs atten-
tion from School Boards, and from parents as well. We
allude to myopia, or short-sightedness, now held to be a
disease of the eye. It would be well if children were
examined with some reference to tlieir predisposition or
otherwise to this disease, its causes, and remedy. Certain
general rules have been suggested whereby it may be stayed,
if not averted : 1. Secure sufficient light, while direct or
reflected rays upon the eyes are avoided ; 2. Avoid a stoop-
ing position and a forward inclination of the head in read-
ing or studying, and hold the book up ; 3. At brief intervals
rest the eyes ; 4. Avoid straining the eyes by small or poor
print ; 5. Cleanse the eyes with soft, pure water both
morning and evening.
SUGGESTIONS,
We are emboldened by recent action of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen to ask that no use of X\\q school-
liouses of the city be permitted, other than that for which
they were erected,' without the consent of the School Board.
There are evils connected with the occupancy of school-rooms
by those not under the control of the regular teacher, which
we realize more than persons having other official duties.
Books and apparatus are misplaced or lost, and matter
upon blackboards intended to be reserved, and so marked,
is sometimes erased by persons entering or occupying the
rooms in the evening, or after school hours. While we
recognize the authority of the City Councils in the premises,
we suggest that it ought not to be exercised, without the
concurrent action of this Board.
Out of some appropriation there ought to be a gradual
increase of apparatus in our schools of all grades, for aid
in teaching. The receipts for tuition of non-residents are
largely devoted to this purpose, which it would be well for
our Board to keep in view. There ought also to be a supply
for our grammar schools of books for reading, other than
those of the prescribed course, which might be of science,
popularly treated, or of some of the masters of our litera-
ture. It would interest when the repetition of the regular
lessons might become monotonous, and would test and
promote the power of reading intelligently at sight. The
city should own such books, which might be circulated in
different schools.
CONCLUSION.
We enter upon a new year, conscious of the great respon-
sibility, financial and moral, resting upon us. The hope
of the future must rest upon the youth of to-day. The
destinies of the nation will soon be swayed by new genera-
tions. The ballot, by which the will of the people is ex-
pressed, ought to be intelligent and order-loving. Crude
ideas of political expediency, and the selfish exercise of
political power, come from a defective education. While a
broad education does not necessarily 'eradicate a selfish
spirit, it enables one to comprehend that personal interests
are largely bound up in the general advantage. Let the
new generations be so impressed by the genius of our
educational systems that the issues opening to them shall
be met with patriotism, with wisdom, and with wholesome
result.
SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT,
G-entlemen of the 31anchester School Board :
In accordance with a rule of your Honorable Board that
the Superintendent of Public Instruction in this city must
prepare a written report on or before Dec. 15, annually, I
would respectfully submit the following :
THANKS.
Permit me, first, to thank you most sincerely for the
opportunity, offered by my election to the office of superin-
tendent, for extending my field of usefulness ; and, though
I have tried to meet the requirements of the position with-
out assuming any undue personal prominence, I am, never-
theless, not unmindful of the great honor one may justly
feel in having committed to his charge the execution of
such measures as you, who have control of the most
important interests of the city, may deem wise to direct.
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.
During the first weeks of my term of service I visited
all the schools, and most of them several times each. They
appeared generally in good condition, so far as the teach-
ers were responsible for their appearance.
Among the defects were the lack of a course of study
that could be followed, an unequal distribution of pupils
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in some parts of the city, — certain schools being overbur-
dened while others were unduly small, — and a small surplus
of teachers ; or, to particularize, the schools in the brick
building at 'Squog were small, — less than twenty-five pupils
in most of the rooms, and less than twenty in the master's,
— and at the Centre-Street house, also in '8quog, there were
three schools where but two were needed, since the brick
house had need of the surplus of pupils in order to fill up
its rooms and furnish a supply to close gaps in its classifi-
cation, which are almost fatal to the proper growth of any
graded school ; secondly, the primary schools at the Ash-
Street, Blodget-Street and Manchestei»-Street houses were
badly crowded ; and, thirdly, the schools at Webster's Mills
and Mosquito Pond were both small, and so located that
consolidation seemed advisable, as I then reported.
To remedy some of these defects, the occasion of Miss
Nellie E. Tappan's resignation of her position as teacher
at tlie Centre-Street house in 'Squog was regarded as a fit
opportunity for dispensing with the services of one teacher
there; and, accordingly, Miss Ellen E. McKean was given
temporary charge of Miss Tappan's school for the remain-
der of the spring term ; and, at the beginning of the fall
term, the highest grade of primary school at the Centre-
Street house was transferred to the brick house, and Miss
Downs, thus relieved of the first grade of primary school
at the Centre-Street house, was put in charge of the grade
formerly taught there by Miss Tappan.
The transfer of Miss Downs' school to the brick house
affected the schools there favorably, by filling up most of
the vacant seats and famishing material with which to fill
some of the gaps in the classification of that school, so that
it is hoped the 'Squog grammar department may soon find
it-self supplied with pupils who have had the drill of both
primary and middle grades. The want of regularly-formed
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middle schools in that locality has been an irregularity in
our system, which has seriously impaired the efficiency of
the 'Squog grammar department. It is unfair to expect
this school to do its own work and supply the work and
drill of the middle-school grades, and do all in the same
time allowed other grammar schools for doing only their
own grade work. The attempt, too, to regulate this school
at 'iSquog after the four-room plan of the larger grammar
schools on this side the river, must, for the want of suffi-
cient population, result at present in very small schools.
The changes, therefore, made at the opening of the fall term
liave resulted in placing all pupils belonging to the gram-
mar department in the two rooms up stairs, without giving
the master over forty pupils or his first assistant over fifty ;
and, after this term, there will be two regularly-constituted
first and second middle schools in the two rooms on the
lower floor, from which the grammar department may in
future be supplied with material properly prepared for
entering upon the grammar-school work.
The gaps, heretofore existing in the classification of this
school, have left it during this fall term without any proper
first division or any first class of the third-division grade ;
but regular promotions at the end of the term will give for
the next two terms a second class of the first-division
grade, a first class of the second-division grade, and a first
class of the third-division grade, — three classes in all, — in
the masters room, not exceeding forty-five pupils ; and in
the room of the first assistant there will be a second class
of the third-division grade and a first class of the fourth-
division grade, not exceeding fifty pupils : thus it is seen
that there will be three gaps in the classification of this
school during the next two terms ; — the want of a first class
of tlie first-division grade, a second class of the second-
division grade, and a second class of the fourth-division
grade.
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Some in that vicinity will probably be surprised at this,
and now learn for the first time that gaps in the classifica-
tion of the 'Squog grammar department have existed ever
since the organization of that school upon the four-room
plan. They may now, also, see some of the disadvantages
under which both teachers and pupils have had to labor, in
attempting to jump these gaps and make it appear they
were losing no time in passing from one class to another
in regular order.
This extended explanation of the condition of the
'Squog Grammar School has been given in order that the
friends of that school may know the true classification of
the pupils now, as the degree of their advancement is com-
pared with what is required in the course of study.
It by no means signifies that a pupil belongs to the first
division of the grammar grade, because he is in the mas-
ter's room of this school. There is not yet population
enough in 'Squog, of the character which completes a
grammar-school course of study, to supply an average of
more than ten or a dozen pupils properly fitted for the first-
division grade ; hence, the master's room, if respectably
filled at all, must be supplied with pupils of the second-
division, and, at times, even of the third-division, grade.
As the population increases, and a greater number of
pupils enter upon the work of the grammar school, this
grade can be extended to the rooms down stairs ; but pro-
vision should then be made for the necessary middle-school
grades in the Centre-Street house, or else the gaps in the
classification of the grammar school, which it is proposed
to fill during the coming year, so far as possible, would
again occur, greatly to the detriment of that school, and
afford occasion for unjust criticism upon the work of the
teacher or the charge of stupidity upon the part of the
pupil, when in fact both might do all that is possible under
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eircumstances in which middle and grammar school work
are both undertaken in four years instead of the six years
allowed in the other schools of the grammar grade.
The overcrowded condition of the primary schools at the
Ash-Street and Blodget-Street houses was relieved by the
formation of a new school at the corner of Bridge and
Union Streets, under the charge of Miss Emma Henry, a
graduate of each grade of our schools, including the Train-
ing School. Her school has been quite full, and it now
seems that permanent accommodations for about forty pri-
mary-school pupils are immediately needed in that locality.
The Manchester-Street primary schools have been relieved
as much as possible, from time to time, by transfers. There
has been difficulty, also, in keeping the lowest grade of
primary school in the training-school department, at the
corner of Merrimack and Union Streets, within the limits
of its seating capacity.
When the pressure is too great for the primary schools
in the south-east part of the city, other schools may be or-
ganized in the vacant room at the Lincoln-Street house and
in the house recently moved to a spot near the French
Catholic church ; but, for the relief of the primary schools
in the northern and north-eastern parts of the city, there
will soon be need of a four-room building at the corner of
Bridge and Union Streets, where an old primary school-
house now stands, much out of repair and almost worthless.
The pressure, too, in the middle schools and grammar
grades at the Ash-Street house is likely to increase so that
the whole building will soon be needed for those grades,
and a new house at the corner of Bridge and Union Streets
would afford proper accommodations for the Ash-Street pri-
maries.
At least two, and probably three, new schools will be a
necessity in that locality as early as the spring of 1879, and
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I would call the attention of the proper committees to the
importance of providing suitable rooms for the same.
The people at Bakersville, also, need extended school ac-
commodations. The two rooms there are now quite full ;
and pupils have had to be transferred to the Franklin-Street
house, on account of the lack of room and the want of
other privileges at home. The school for the older pupils
at Bakersville is ungraded, and the classification necessa-
rily bad.
I would recommend that your Honorable Board consider
the justice and propriety of securing additional room there,
in order that the schools may be better graded and the chil-
dren in that section provided with means for completing
the grammar-scliool course of study at home. The head
teacher now there would be found a worthy principal of the
scliool; and the additional expense of another assistant, not
more than three or four hundred dollars a year.
COURSE OF STUDY.
It is always important in every organized system of
schools, in which there are several schools of similar grade,
that all of the same grade should be doing the same work
at the same time ; and it is particularly necessary in a city
like ours, — wliere so large a portion of tlie people move, in
the course of their residence here, from one section of the
city to another, — in order that pupils may not be embar-
rassed and delayed in completing the preparatory course of
their education, when obliged by change of residence to go
from one school to another of similar grade. Hence, among
the things which needed immediate attention, I found none
more pressing or important than a revision of the course of
study. The course last adopted was published in 1873;
and it had become practically useless at the expiration of
Superintendent Edgerly's terni of service, on account of the
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changes in text-books since the publication of tlie course.
Mr, Edgerly would have revised the course before the open-
ing of another school-year, had he remained in service.
My predecessor, however, coming to the position of super-
intendent, a comparative stranger to the real condition of
our schools, had need of the whole of his short term of ser-
vice, for observation, before he could feel sure that the
changes he might suggest would prove wise.
The two evils, arising from the want of a course of study
that could be followed, were the lack of uniformity of work
in schools of the same grade, and, in some instances, fail-
ure to do the work appropriate to the grade. Primary
schools could be named which were attempting the work of
the middle-school grade ; and there were middle schools
which were obliged to do primary-school work, because the
work of that grade was not done in its appropriate place.
Observations were made during the spring term with
view to a revision of the course of study, and, after many
days of labor during the summer vacation, the draft for a
new course was placed before the special committee on
courses of study, who criticised, discussed, and revised it.
By a vote of the Board, this new course was then provision-
ally adopted for trial this term ; and, as a result, work in
schools of the same grade is now nearly uniform, and teach-
ers know the extent and character of the work expected in
their individual grades.
Among other objects, that this new course was designed
to secure, are a utilization of time for study of the more
practical portions of certain branches ; the greatest possible
liberty, on the part of teachers, in methods of instruction ;
opportunity for advancing, more rapidly than their class,
those pupils whose scholarship and age entitle them to such
a privilege ; and economy, on the part of parents, in the
purchase of text-books.
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Of arithmetic there is omitted as useless in the lower
grades : duodecimals, equation of payments, alligation, the
progressions, and the unpractical portions of mensuration, —
all of which may be taken, in the review of arithmetic at
the High School, by those able to attempt an extended ed-
ucation.
It frequently happens that some pupils, on account of
unusual natural ability, more scholarly habits of study, or
greater maturity of mind, are so thorough in what they
once go over, they might advance more rapidly than their
class if they had opportunity to do so. Therefore, in the
belief that schools and courses of study are for pupils, and
not the latter for the former, we have arranged the reviews,
necessary for most pupils, at such stages in the course of
study, and so regulated the relation of one part of the course
to another part, that pupils, who are for any reason prepared
to advance more rapidly than their class, may, at certain
places in the course, receive individual promotions and be
permitted to go on with the next class at other times than
those arranged for making general promotions. In a word,
there has been a desire to make the course of study elastic
enough to meet the wants of all seeking a thorough com-
mon-school education.
Teachers, that are at liberty to give instruction orally, can
frequently do better work in certain branches than when
obliged to use a text-book : therefore, it is left optional with
them to instruct with or without the text-book, their best
work only being demanded; but they 'are required, for the
sake of uniformity in all schools of the same grade, to fol-
low the course of study, while instructing orally, so far as to
teach the substance of what is therein required. They are
advised to give oral instruction in the lower grades, if
they can as successfully teach in that way ; because there
are some parents, represented in those grades, too poor to
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purchase many books, who, we fear, sometimes withdraw
their children from school rather than have them supplied
at the expense of the city. But few teachers, however, can
givfe good oral instruction in more than one branch of study ;
and, for those who have not been through some regular
course of professional training, to attempt even that, without
careful daily 'preparation^ is unwise, and likely to result in
much unprofitable talk.
By using two books in arithmetic, geography, and lan-
guage, money is saved those who are least able to buy
l)Ooks, for it is they who are of the class that cannot keep
their children in school longer than to enable them to com-
plete the work of the middle schools, or the lower divisions
of the grammar schools, in which these elementary books
are used ; while, on the other hand, no extra expense is in-
curred by those who complete the course, for, if they should
begin it with the larger book, that would in the majority of
cases be worn out by the time when the smaller book is
now completed, so they would then have to buy another of
the larger kind. There is, also, another important reason
why two books upon these subjects should be used instead
of one. A book that contains enough for the whole course
has its elementary portions developed too abruptly for the
young, who are consequently compelled to go so slow in
attempting to understand what is beyond their comprehen-
sion, that no time is left those who quit school early in life
for acquiring a general notion of the subject treated.
TEACHERS.
But, over and above courses of study and the wisest of
rules and regulations, stands the teacher as of first import-
ance. The teacher is emphatically the school, that is, the
%pirit of it ; and far above all ordinary estimate is the ser-
vice of that teacher whose scholarship, judgment, ability to
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impart instruction successfully, and sound, practical com-
mon sense render liim a constant benefactor to the school.
Such, however, is frequently criticised as one lacking
breadth and comprehensiveness, as one who does not make
himself felt in society ; and, when the plea is ojffered that
there is want of time and strength for these more general
matters, there is frequently a disposition to make light of
the idea that those wlio are required to teach but six hours
a day should lack either time or strength for attention to
the more general interests of the community. It is not
considered that, on account of certain necessities in a city
like ours, teachers of the larger schools, at least, should be
at their buildings a half hour or more before the opening of
school ; that they are frequently detained half or three-quar-
ters of an hour after school by interested pupils, voluntarily
remaining for assistance, to say nothing of extra attention
that must then be given to some other pupils who have
been negligent of duty ; and that, on account of the number
of different studies taught by individual teachers, there is
need of time out of school-hours for study, thought, and
arrangement of methods, in order to instruct successfully.
It is doubtless true that teachers would live longer and en-
joy life better-, if they went more into society and participated
in its pleasures; that they would go to their daily labors
with lighter hearts and more cheerful countenances ; and, in
some respects, be better fitted for their work. So would the
business man, doctor, and lawyer, if they should do likewise.
Their success, however, depends upon attention to their
vocations : so does the teacher's, and, of all classes most
thoroughly unfitted by his daily labors for finding needed
rest and recreation in society, is the teacher. He is already
exhausted by talk, and needs, most of all, an opportunity to
keep silent. When our civilization is re-organized, and there
is no longer necessity for business and professional men to
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compete for place and bend every energy to maintain a high
standing in their vocations, tlien may we reasonably expect
teachers will be able to satisfy the public, and allow their
attention to be divided by other leading interests of the
community ; but, so long as we demand that they teach
schools which shall not suffer by comparison with those in
other places, let us be satisfied if our teachers devote their
time and strength to the duties for which they are paid,
remembering that, if teachers divide their attention among
the various interests of society, or become absorbed by any
one of them, their schools will suffer correspondingly. Yet
we would not have teachers confined to the routine work of
their daily labors, though their employment is probably no
less narrowing than that of most vocations ; but, strange as
it may seem to soine, those teachers that are faithful to
their duties have but very little time for other things. The
popular notion that teachers have much spare time, because
the school-sessions are but six hours a day, is very errone-
ous.. The time necessarily spent at school by our teachers
cannot average less than six hours a day for teachers of
primary schools, nor less than seven hours a day for teach-
ers of other grades ; and, more than this, the teachers of
the high and grammar schools average at least another
hour a day in preparing and correcting written exercises,
given in connection with regular recitations. Most of these
teachers, who are best in their grade, also want two or three
hours daily for reading the news of the day, periodicals,
magazines, and attention to special courses of reading or
study, with view to improvement in the substance and
methods of their instruction, — all of which may be consid-
ered legitimate school-work.
These facts are mentioned only to disabuse the public
mind, so far as they may, of a wrong impression in regard
to the amount of time at the disposal of teachers for things
other than their regular duties.
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As to the idea sometimes expressed, that teachers should
be found and employed who are geniuses in the profession,
it is suggested that the time when one can be said to tower
above his fellows of any class, business, or profession, thanks
to the teacher for the education and enlightenment of the
age, has passed away; and men of every grade, lifted out
of the ignorance and superstition of the past, cannot and
do not recognize in every community the superior of their
particular class. It is quite as reasonable to expect to find
the genius of this age in statesmanship, philosophy, law,
medicine, the editor's chair, or the minister's pulpit, here in
Manchester, as here to look among our teachers for the
genius of their profession. Nevertheless, may he here be
found and recognized as such while here, by grant of com-
pensation worthy of his hire, that we may not have to
accuse ourselves of inability to discern merit, until a dis-
tant city has contracted for his labor at a greater price,
and we are made conscious of his worth only by loss of his
service.
Manchester may justly feel proud of her corps of teach-
ers. Regarded as a whole, it cannot be easily excelled.
Its proportion of good teachers is unusually large ; yet it
can hardly be considered a matter of surprise, if, among so
large a number, a few should be found who do not compare
favorably with the majority of those doing similar grade
work, especially since there has not been any re-adjustment
of positions for many years, other than the filling of vacan-
cies by the election of new teachers, or the transfer of those
in service, without regard in all cases to fitness for position.
It is not wise, sometimes, to transfer a teacher who is doing
well in one grade to a higher grade, simply because it seems
a convenient way of filling a vacancy ; nor is it certain that
a candidate is most suitable for a given position, because
she happens to have numerous or influential friends.
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SELECTION OF TEACHERS.
If teachers are selected in accordance with the principle
that a candidate having the best qualifications for a given
position shall be chosen, there will in a few years hence be
no teachers of medium standing in our schools. Adherence
to this principle would also result in the propriety and
justice of selecting teachers in most instances from among
the graduates of our Training School, — citizen candidates
that have also been through our schools and graduated at
some other training or normal school that can be regarded
as the equal of our Training School being given like con-
sideration,— while tlieir superiors only would be entitled
to first consideration. If a superior is not found, then, of
those graduates the one should be elected, who, other things
being equals has the certificate of priority of date in time of
graduation. Such a course determined upon for the selec-
tion of teachers would save the members of the Board
much annoyance, the graduates of the Training School much
unnecessary anxiety lest the one having most persistence
and the greatest number of working friends should be suc-
cessful ; and the method of choice would likely commend
itself to all concerned as one most fair and just. It will be
understood, of course, that it is for the Board to decide
whether this method shall be practiced ; but all applicants
may know that it is tlie only method which I can consis-
tently recommend.
PARENTAL DUTIES.
Parents and citizens owe our schools something more
than means for existence. They should personally inspect
them frequently, to see that they are answering the end
for which they have been established, to call the attention
of the proper officials to discoverable defects, and to encour-
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age and stimulate pupils and teachers, whenever found
worthy of wholesome praise. We may, it is true, form a
tolerably correct idea of the skill of a sculptor from the
form of the statue he produces ; but it should be borne in
mind that he alone is responsible for the symmetry of his
work of art ; while, in the formation of the character of the
child at school, several artists are usually employed in the
course of his development, each of whom is equally respon-
sible ; and it is the bounden duty of the parent, who is most
responsible of all, to know, as far as he may, that his ser-
vant in the school-room is skilled* in his vocation, and one
whose work and influence are in harmony with the life and
teachings of a good home. Nor can the parent be certain
that he may rightfully censure the teacher, under whose
charge his child may be, when first he exhibits a weakness
or irregularity for which the school can properly be held
responsible, unless he has made himself familiar with the
work of each preceding teacher, and knows from personal
observation that the shortcoming of his child is not attribu-
table to a predecessor, whose failure to understand a case
of peculiar surroundings is bringing forth blighted fruit
under a more worthy teacher.
Let parents feel that there is no necessity for formality
about visiting schools, no need of any change of dress, if
they can visit them only in connection with their daily
labors. The teamster should feel free repeatedly to step
into the school where he may observe the surroundings
and work of his child under the direction of the teacher,
during the few moments his weary horses are resting in
the street ; men of all classes should feel at liberty to take
leisure moments that may be snatched from business for
visiting schools, without any feeling that they are intruding ;
and ladies may properly visit them in connection with their
shopping excursions. Frequent short visits will give any
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one a better idea of the real character of a scliool than one
or two long ones.
Another important duty of parents, and one that is likely
to affect unfavorably the morals of their children unless
given attention, is the propriety of placing their children
under restraint in respect to the time when they may be
allowed to leave home for school and the amount of time
to be granted them for returning from the same.
The doors of the school-houses are open fifteen minutes
before the opening of school, and teachers are required to
be present then and exercise care over pupils, in seeing
that they enter the house and take seats at once ; but pupils
are not marked tardy if present at the opening of school,
and some pupils — chiefly guds from thirteen to sixteen
years of age — have availed themselves of the time between
leaving home and the very minute for opening school to
walk up and down some of our principal streets, most close-
ly observing those things which tliey should neither see nor
hear, and making undesirable acquaintances. This has
been more particularly true of pupils that have attended
school temptingly near Elm Street, and the habit, once
formed, has been observed to continue with a few, even
after school-days have passed. The practice has been
fraught with most evil in those instances in which pupils
•have been allowed to leave home for school at pleasure,
only to spend an hour or more upon the street, morning,
noon, and night, in pleasant weather.
Owing to efforts made by teachers, and others concerned,
this practice has been much checked ; but its existence is
still sufliciently great and baneful to warrant a call to
parents for attention to a practice leading to vice, which
might otherwise unwittingly escape the notice of the best
of families until too late to remedy the evil.
The fault is most easily obviated by controlling the time
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for attendance at school from earliest years, that no bad
hahit in this particular may be allowed to grow up with the
child. It is not wise to allow children to go early to school,
even when it is .certain that they go there directly and only
for purposes of play. In all our large schools there are
generally some pupils who have scarcely any home train-
ing, and these are the ones most likely to be early at
school for purposes of play, which, owing to the ungoverned
nature of the child and the absence of the teachers, will
usually be of the roughest sort that may be ventured.
Safety, then, lies chiefly in giving pupils that can be depend-
ed iipon for going directly to school only such time as will
enal)lc them to reach school not earlier than fifteen minutes
before time for opening it, vrhen the teachers are present ;
or, in cases of doubt about the child's going directly, an
allowance of only so much time as will enable it to reach
school three or four minutes before the time for opening
the same. Pupils have been known, even in Manchester,
falsely to represent that they had been detained after school
by the teacher, in order to get time to walk the streets.
In such extreme cases, parents may rightfully demand a
■written statement from the teacher of the time pupils are
dismissed, whenever those of untrustworthy character are
detained after school.
Before leaving this subject, I may say that improprieties
of the kind alluded to are not confined to either sex, or
practiced altogether upon any particular street, or are wholly
incidental to particular schools. They are more or less
general, but, happily, few in number when compared with the
aggregate attendance at our schools ; and it would be best
to make no mention of them, if it were not proper that
parents should eradicate injurious practices, which are al-
most wholly within their control, and of which they might
otherwise remain in ignorance.
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Let no parent that has a child in our schools dismiss
this subject with the thought that " it can have no possible
connection with the conduct of my child," unless he is ab-
solutely certain that his child spends no more time upon
the street and there forms no other acquaintance than what
are acceptable to the parent.
Parents should also inform the teacher whenever they
have reliable information that the conduct of any pupil is
secretly exerting an immoral or injurious influence upon
the school. This information should be given promptly,
and in person or by private note. Such action is not med-
dling, but by as much as " the life is more than meat," is
it more of a duty than to inform a neighbor when his
house is discovered on fire.
pupils' reports.
From the High School and each department of the gram-
mar schools, there will be sent to the parent or guardian of
each pupil, as often as twice a term, a report by the teacher,
to show parents the standing of their children at school,
with reference to attendance, deportment, and scholarship ;
and parents are to sign the same as evidence to the teacher
that the parent has had opportunity to inspect such report.
From these forms, parents can learn from marks of ab-
sence, whether pupils are absent without their consent ; from
marks of tardiness and dismissal, whether they go and
come directly ; from the deportment mark, what is the
general course of their conduct ; from marks in scholar-
ship, with what success they pursue individual studies ; and
from a comparison of the " Pupil's Average " with the
" Class Average;" whether his results are below, equal to,
or above the average of his class.
A pupil should not be censured for unsatisfactory results
in scholarship if his deportment mark is ninety-five or
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more, for such a mark would signify that he had done the
best he was able to do under existing circumstances ; and
it would be well to consider, before pronouncing lack of
capacity, whether he has not been embarrassed by absence
or by an attempt of the teacher to satisfy the parent by ad-
vancing the pupil, sometime in his course, to a class for
which he was unfitted.
PROMOTIONS.
It is generally best for parents to be satisfied with the
opinion of those in authority in regard to questions of
promotion. They should know more about the advisability
of such than most parents can, and may be presumed to
be impartial judges. Nevertheless, it is the right and duty
of the parent to consult such authorities and furnish them
with facts of peculiar circumstances attending the life of a
child, whenever it is felt that a mistake has been made
about its promotion.
The difference of six months or a year in the time of
graduation from the grammar school, with those under
sixteen or seventeen years of age who do not intend to
take a more extended course of study than that offered by
the High School, is of no account if such time is gained at
a sacrifice of good scholarship. Pupils that do not advance
beyond the grammar grade should be very thorough, and
acquire a sound common-school education, preparatory to
the work of life. They should be satisfied with nothing
less, though, to secure it, they may be obliged to lose two
or three promotions and remain in this grade till the age
of eighteen or nineteen.
Those that go to the High School poorly prepared soon
become discouraged and drop out, having in reality an ed-
ucation inferior to that which would have been attained, if
they had been satisfied to spend the same amount of time
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and effort in the grammar grade, from which they might
liave graduated with honor, had they been willing there to
take the extra time needed for their individual circum-
stances, instead of urging admission, by special vote of the
Board, to a work for which they soon have to acknowledge
themselves unequal. These remarks have no reference to
that class of pupils who ask admission to the High School
on the ground that they have been in the grammar grade
an unusual length of time, with a record that shows great
regularity of attendance and a continuous effort to do the
best they coiild. All such are deserving of sympathy, and
may be entitled at the hands of the Board to all the con-
sideration they ask ; but, in such cases, it is a question
which their parents must decide, whether, under individ-
ual circumstances, a higher course of study had best be
attempted.
Let all pupils feel, and their parents reflect, that the loss
of a promotion or two is better than an advance for which
the pupil is unprepared, even if, as a consequence, he has to
leave school before the work of the grammar grade is
completed. In determining questions of promotion, give
the pupil the benefit of the doubt, but nothing more. More
than this is as certain failure for the pupil as it is for one
who cannot swim to attempt to wade across a deep river:
neither can touch bottom. Far better that the pupil should
leave school with the fundamental principles thoroughly
mastered, than that he should pass from grade to grade
only to come out superfiically trained. The difference is
aptly illustrated in the race of life, in which it not un fre-
quently happens that one from the people's college — the
common school — surpasses another, bearing the insignia of
the most distinguished university.
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ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL.
In order to secure the fairest, most impartial, and what
I think will prove the best information, from which to de-
cide questions of qualification for admission to the High
School, I propose to furnish the masters of the grammar
schools with questions for written examinations of all pu-
pils of the first-division grade, in each of their several
studies, twice a term ; and, at the end of the school year,
we may find the average of the six examinations thus given
in each study, and from the results we may perceive what
pupils have attained a satisfactory standing and grant them
diplomas of graduation accordingly. Those pupils that do
not attain satisfactory results may be further examined
orally or be granted leave to try a special examination at
the close of the long summer vacation, when an examina-
tion is given non-resident pupils who desire admission to
our High School under the rules of the Board ; but pupils
that cannot properly do the regular work for the year
should not flatter themselves that their deficiencies can
easily be made up during vacation, though it be long ; nor
should they be encouraged to attempt it, except in extraor-
dinary cases. Eight years' experience, as teacher of the
first-division grade, leads me to conclude that, at least nine-
tenths of those pupils that are qualified for admission to
the High School will show as much in the standing repre-
sented by the aggregate average of the results attained in
such a series of examinations as is contemplated ; and it
seems both unnecessary and unjust to subject those that
have attained a high degree of scholarship by conscientious
effort and industry throughout the year, to a single, special
examination, — particularly, when it is well known and gen-
erally conceded that a single trial is no fair test, because of
the liability of some, who are best, to fail, on account of
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their over-anxiety and nervousness, superinduced, perhaps,
by their very faithfuhiess.
The new plan will require, on an average, but one exam-
ination in two weeks during the fall term, and two exam-
inations in three weeks during each of the other terms,
which surely cannot be considered excessive ; and, as they
are to take the place of those heretofore given by the mas-
ters, they will impose upon the pupils no additional work of
this kind. These examinations will be chiefly confined to
work indicated in the course of study ; and they will there-
fore afford a stimulus to tJioroiighness in daily labor, and do
away with the temptation to cram, which is the special evil
of the plan of giving a single examination at the end of the
year.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Worthy pupils, too, should have some more agreeable
way of closing a nine years' course of study than to swelter
through a series of examinations in the warm days of June
or July ; and, though I would not favor a "show," in
which the faces that have become brazen by looking about
the school-room are to be put forward to look down an
audience, I would submit that a public closing exercise, in
which pupils may feel that they can take part without addi-
tional expense for dress, may be proper, provided the pupils
are satisfied to have it so far extemporized from previous
efforts in regular exercises in composition, recitation, or
music, that but little special preparation is needed, and none
which would interfere with the regular order of exercises
of the school for a longer time than some portions of the
last one or two days of the term. This much of a public
exercise may, indeed, be due the graduating class, since
about one-third of such complete their education in this
grade. I think, however, it should generally be left with
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the master of the school, as best judge of its interests, to
decide whether the class may have even the simple exer-
cises which I have suggested as sufficient.
NAMING OF SCHOOLS.
It seems to me that it is time our prominent schools were
designated in some more appropriate way than by the
streets upon which they are located ; and the changes
which might be made that would be appropriate, and con-
venient to remember on account of their location, would be
to call the Lincoln-Street School the Lincoln School, the
Franklin-Street School the Franklin School, the Spring-
Street School (on the Stark Corporation) the Stark School ;
while it is suggested that, if the conclusion of the matter
were left to the first principal of the Ash-Street School,
that school would be called the Washington School. These
schools would then all bear national names.
TRUANCY.
It seems, from what I learn through the truant-officer and
the judge of the Police Court, that there is an objection
to sending a certain class of truants to the State Reform
School, which practically renders the truant-laws inoperative
to a certain extent. I would recommend that you investi-
gate the nature of these cases, and take measures for
securing such changes in the truant-law as will make it
possible to send a certain class of truants to the City Farm
for thirty, sixty, or ninety days, where, under the eye of the
overseer, they may be made to earn a living until willing
regularly to attend school. If a considerable number of
truants should be collected at the Farm, a half-day school
might be opened there some portions of the year, and habits
of work and study enforced at much less expense than at
Ill
the Reform School, which, however, is not of so much
importance as tliat the classes represented at the two places
should be kept separate.
ECONOMY.
Though desirous to conduct the department of the super-
iutendency as economically as possible, I find the expenses
in some particulars disproportionately great for the portion
of my term of service which has already expired. The
expense of publishing the revised course of study for all
grades of our schools was found necessary ; and the office
was almost destitute of the greater portion of blank forms
necessary for properly conducting its business, and without
diplomas for graduates of the grammar schools, without
diplomas and cards, also, which are granted pupils for
punctuality of attendance. In replacing these, no thought
was given at the time about the financial showing of this
department for the present year, but attention was given to
what would prove most economical in the end ; and, after
consulting the proper sub-committee, to whom you referred
some of these things, it was found, on investigation, cheapest
to provide a supply of standard forms sufficient to last three
or four years. This course is much more economical than
to obtain annually only such quantities of printed forms as
may be wanted for the year ; and the result of its adoption
this year will save the city about two hundred dollars by
the time the present supply is exhausted.
By introducing, with our revised course of study, the books
known as the " Short Course " of Payson, Dunton, and
Scribner's System of Penmanship in the appropriate grades
for certain terms, we shall save parents during each fall
term, as we have done this term, not less than fifty dollars
in the aggregate, and as much more by the introduction of
Walter Smith's System of Drawing, which is proving a
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great success, and is far superior in practical results to the
system formerly used.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Passing by the question of the propriety of teaching the
metric system in the grammar schools, the discussion of
the relative importance of the studies now pursued, criti-
cism upon methods of instruction, and some other matters
that I had designed to mention, I will call your attention
to but one other subject, in this already too lengthy report,
and that is, the importance of seeking the best information
from which to determine the practicability of establishing
an industrial school in our city. It is patent to teachers of
the higher departments, and likewise obvious to the casual
observer who frequently visits these grades, that too many
pupils are there of the class who have no just appreciation
of the advantages before them ; that, never having been
obliged " to lend a helping hand " toward the maintenance
of the family, they have the poorest idea possible of what
it is to be industrious, thorough, or frugal, as they show
from their conduct at school, by careless habits, waste of
time, and indifference to fair attainments. For all of this,
they or their parents may not be more at fault than the
system of education, which fails to reach the class of pupils
whose parents are so situated that they neither have, nor
can find, suitable employment for the young, the want of
which is the peculiar curse of most cities. This class of
pupils is already sufficiently great in the city to warrant
the necessary outlay for the organization of a school, to
which many parents would gladly send some of their older
children, if, in connection with a certain degree of mental
drill, and the promotion of general intelligence, similar to
that which is found in most of our schools, their children
could there also obtain a practical and practiced knowl-
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edge of those industries from which they might soon be-
come at least self-supporting.
CONCLUSION.
Grateful for your individual counsels and assistance, for
confidence imposed, and for the liberty you have given me
to manage the internal affairs of the schools chiefly in ac-
cordance with the dictates of my own judgment, and
thankful to the teachers for their universal and cheerful
cooperation in the efforts made to improve the schools, I
promise you both, and the community also, continued self-
devotion to the interests of our public schools.
WM. E. BUCK,
Superintendent of Schools.
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TABLE SHOWING THE ATTENDANCE AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS FOR
THE PAST YEAR.*
Schools.
Whole Number
Belonging to
the School.
i
.■a
6J0 =
c o
t-l •—*
M
CD'S
Ms
^5
Boys
Girls
Tot'l.
i^
High School
lot
9G
56
72
90
102
104
71
102
2G
26
35
32
35
37
5(!
3G
30
40
29
47
53
31
37
68
40
43
56
83
62
38
.36
39
35
58
52
25
96
20
30
42
33
9
64
32
23
12
28
24
12
149
11
54
69
106
115
1(15
52
79
27
46
44
50
41
47
49
38
40
36
44
40
41
40
44
41
35
35
57
51
40
43
41
46
45
35
45
18
79
32
20
46
22
8
59
35
13
10
22
22
10
250
107
no
141
196
217
209
123
181
53
72
79
82
76
84
105
74
71
76
73
87
94
71
81
99
75
78
113
134
102
81
77
85
80
93
97
43
175
52
50
88
55
17
123
67
36
22
50
46
22
179
36
63
7a
170
174
1G5
73
too
29
40
46
42
40
44
32
39
38
30
30
43
46
S9
46
39
34
42
43
40
39
41
41
38
36
42
45
29
45
33
30
41
37
12
73
43
28
20
32
30
19
172
32
60
72
165
lt!6
159
70
93
26
38
43
41
38
36
: 29
37
37
29
27
39
34
36
44
37
33
39
40
38
37
38
39
34
34
39
41
24
42
32
29
38
35
11
68
42
25
19
31
27
18
96
Intermediate School
89
95
96
97
Lincoln-Street Grammar School , . .. .
Ash-Street Grammar School
Spring-Street Grammar School
9G
96
96
tPiscataquog Grammar School
93
92
Middle School No. 1
97
" " " 2
94
" " " 3
98
" " " 4
95
" " " 5
86
" " " 6
91
" " '' 7
92
" " " 8
97
" " " 9
97
" " "10
92
91
.< li .1 2
74
" " " 3
8G
" " " 4
96
<' " " 5
92
97
" " " 7
" " " 8
94
93
" " " 9
93
'< " " 10
95
" " " U
93
" " " 12
95
" " " 13
89
" " "14
96
" " " 15
92
'< " " Ifi
91
" " " 17
84
" " 18
93
'< " " 19
99
" " "20
96
" " " 21
92
" " " 22
93
92
" " " " 3
93
" " " " 4
98 '
" " " "5
89
« " " " 6
95
X " " " 7
96
" " 8
90
95
Total
2394
2278
1672
2571
2413
93.8
*This table is made up from the same basis as the similar one for last year; but in
the total, 4,672, there are many puriils reckoned more than once, on account of trans-
fers by reason of changes in residence, promotions, etc. By other items of report
from teachers, it is ascertained there were only 3,007 different pupils la the public
schools for the year.
The "Average No. Belonging " is made up from a standard which does not recognize
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LIST OF TEACHERS AND JANITORS.
HIGH SCHOOL. — BEECH STREET. 1877. 1878.
Salary.
Principal.— Albert W. Bacheler . . $2,000 $1,800
Assistant.— Herbert W. Lull . . 1,000 950
" Lucretia E. Manahan . 800 750
" Emma J. Ela . . . 500 475
" Mary A. Buzzell . . 500 475
" Maria P. Kidder . . 500 475
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. LOWELL STREET.
Principal.— J. Y. Cressej . ... 800 800
Assistant. — Emma H. Perley . . 450 425
TRAINING SCHOOL. — MERRIMACK STREET.
Higher Department.
Principal. — Nancy S. Bunton
Assistant. — Mintie C. Edgerly .
Primary Department.
Principal. — Martha N. Mason
Assistant. — Anna 0. Heath
600
550
450
425
500
475
450
425
GET.*
1,500
1,350
500
475
460
425
450
425
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. — FRANKLIN STREET.*
Principal. — Edward P. Sherburne
Assistant. — Annette McDoel
" Lottie R. Adams
" Carrie E. Reid
* Franklin-Street and Spring-Street grammar departments consolidated, and both
under Mr. Sherburne as principal.
pupils members of school during temporary absences of more than five consecutive
days. The effect of this is to render the average number belonging falsely small, and
the percentage of attendance fictitiously high. The cost of our schools per pui>il,
based upon the average number belonging, is, therefore, erroneously reckoned too
high. The School Board has so changed the method of obtaining these items, that in
future t ley will be correctly represented.
t Including middle-school classes a portion of the year.
It may be added, for the benefit of the unimformed, that there is in this city an
extensive system of Roman-Catholic parochial schools, which accounts for the small
portion of our population (25,000) in the public schools.
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LINCOLN STREET.
Principal. — Benjamin F. Dame .
Assistant. — Julia A. Baker
" Mary J. Fife .
" Isabelle R. Daniels .
ASH STREET.
Principal. — Daniel A. Clifford .
Assistant. — Anstrice G. Flanders
" Rocilla M. Tuson .
" Martha J. Boyd
SPRING STREET.*
Assistant. — Mary L. Sleeper
" Sarah J. Greene
1,500
500
450
450
1,500
500
400
450
450
450
PISCATAQUOG. — NORTH MAIN STREET.
Principal. — William M. Stevens . 1,000
Assistant. — Mary A. Lear . . 400
" Fredrica S. Mitchell . 350
Etta J. Carley
AMOSKEAG.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Blodget Street. — Nellie I. Sanderson
2, Ash Street. — Mary A. Smith
3, Ash Street.— Hattie S. Tozer
4, Lincoln Street. — Anna J. Dana .
5, Lincoln Street. — Mary F. Barnes
7, Franklin Street. — Hattie G. Flanders
8, Franklin Street. — C. Augusta Abbott
9, Spring Street. — Cleora E. Bailey
10, Spring Street. — Lizzie P. Gove
11, Centre Street. — Florence McEvoy
450
450
450
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
350
1,350
475
425
425
1,350
475
425
425
425
425
1,000
425
375
450
425
425
425
425
425
425
425
425
425
350
* See note on previous page. .
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Blodget Street.— Ellen B. Rowell 450 425
2, Manchester Street.— Clara N. Brown 450 425
3, Ash Street. — Georgianna Dow . 450 425
4, Ash Street.— Helen M. Morrill . 450 425
5, Lowell Street.— Annie M. Offutt . 450 425
6, Wilson Hill.— Abbie E. Abbott . 450 425
7, Lincoln Street. — Emma P. Beane . 450 425
8, Lowell Street.— Elvira S. Prior . 400 425
9, Manchester Street. — Julia A. Dearborn 350 350
10, Manchester Street. — Nellie Pearson 450 425
11, Franklin Street.— E. Jennie Campbell 400 425
12, Franklin Street.— Martha W. Hubbard 450 425
13, Spring Street.— Annie H. Abbott 350
14, Spring Street.— Nellie M. Whitney 450 425
15, Centre Street.— Jennie F. Bailey 375 400
16, Centre Street.— Nellie E. Tappan* 450
17, South Main Street.— Alice G. Lord 450 425
19, Amoskeag. — Jennie G. Stebbins . 350 350
20, South Main Street.— Sarah D. Lord 450 425
21, Centre Street. — Augusta S. Downs 450 425
22, Bridge Street. — Emma J. Henry
(one term) .... 300 300
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
No. 1,
Stark District.— Nellie M. Cate .
450
425
3,
Bakersville. —
Principal, Addie M. Chase
500
475
Assistant, S. Isetta Locke
450
425
4,
Goffe's Falls. — Georgie A. Nute .
450
425
6,
Harvey District. — Flora L. Haines
350
6,
Webster's Mills.— Olive J. Randall
400
400
T,
Hallsville.— Maria H. Hildreth .
500
475
* The teacher resigned during the spring term, and the school was discontinued at
the end of that term.
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8, Youngsville. — Nellie L. Marsh . 400
9, Mosquito Pond. — Lana S. George 400 400
MUSIC TEACHER.
Jason J. Kimball 11^200
JANITORS.
High School, Ash Street and Blodget Street.
Volney W. Fairbanks 650
Franklin Street, Manchester Street, Liiicoln Street and
Wilson Hill.
■John A. Carr 575
Spring Street and Old High School House.
James W. Preston . . . . . 350
Merrimack Street.
Rufus Lamb ....... 156
^Squog Schools, consisting of Centre Street, North and South
Main Street Schools.
George E. Moore 350
Note.— There has been a change of teachers for 1878, in the schools for which no
salary is given for 1878.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
To the Honorable Boards of Mayor and Aldermen and Com-
tnon Council:
Pursuant to the requirements of law and custom, I have
the honor to submit for your consideration my annual report
of the condition of the Department, embodying in detail an
account of the duties performed by it during the year just
passed ; also, an inventory of property belonging to the De-
partment and the location of the same. You will also find a
list of the fires and alarms to which the Department has re-
sponded during the year. This has been a very favorable
year, and the losses from fire have been very small.
The Department has been called out for duty during the
year 82 times.
Amount of loss, as estimated . '19,345 00
Amount of insurance . . . 8,945 00
Amount of loss in excess of insurance $400 00
APPARATUS.
The apparatus consists as follows :
3 Steam Fire Engines, located on Vine Street.
1 Horse Hose Carriage, located on Vine Street.
1 Hook and Ladder Truck, on Vine Street.
1 Horse Hose Sled, on Vine Street.
1 4-Wheel Hose Carriage.
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1 Steam Fire Engine, at Piscataquog.
1 4-Wheel Hose Carriage, at Piscataquog.
1 2-Wheel Hose Carriage, at P. C. Cheney & Co.'s mill
at Amoskeag, manned by men employed at the works.
1 2-Wheel Hose Carriage, at Derry Mills, GofFe's Falls,
manned by men at the mills.
1 Supply Wagon.
All of the apparatus is in good working order, the Steamer
No. 4 having been repaired and newly-painted this year ;
also the horse hose-carriage newly-varnished ; and, during
the year, the Board of Engineers bought one of the Bangor
extension-ladders, which I consider a valuable addition to
the Department, for a small one, as there were many places
in this city which it would have been difficult to get at with
the old ladders. The horses of the Department are all in
good working order, except the old "white horse" (as he is
called)' that runs with the hose-carriage on Vine Street.
He will have to be exchanged for a younger horse before
long, as he is getting too old for some of the long runs
which he is obliged to make.
In the early part of the year I recommended to the Board
of Engineers that there be a stop-nozzle bought, and tested
on the hydrants, with a view to overcome the difficulty un-
der which the Department had labored for a long time.
They authorized me to order one and give it a trial, which
I did ; and it gave entire satisfaction. And, since that,
the Pennacook, Massabesic, and E. W. Harrington Hose
Companies have each been supplied with them ; and I think
them a very useful thing with the Department, as the water
can be controlled at the nozzle, thereby saving a large
amount of damage that must otherwise occur from the water.
After getting the nozzles, my attention was called to a re-
lief-valve, to be used on an engine. In order to use the
stop-nozzle on them also, I had two of them tested on No.
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4 Engine, in the presence of other members of the Board
of Engineers; and one of them showed itself so well, that
the Board authorized me to buy it, and place it on No. 4
Engine, which I have done. It has been to only one fire
since it was put on, where we had occasion to use it, and
then it gave entire satisfaction. And, if it proves itself
as it now appears, I would recommend that there be one
bought and placed on No. 1 Engine.
During the present month there has been a re-organiza-
tion of the Department, and, I think, it is now fully as effi-
cient and strong as it was before the change. You are well
aware that our Hook and Ladder Company has had a large
surplus of men, especially since the truck is drawn by a
horse ; and, for quite a number of years past, the chief en-
gineers have, in their reports, recommended a reduction in
that company. But, as it was looked upon by them as an
unpleasant duty to perform (as by so doing it would be
likely to offend some of the more sensitive portion of the
Department), it has been left to run along; yet, as some
one must undertake it, the present Board have undertaken
and performed that duty ; and, as far as I am able to judge,
it meets the approval of our citizens, and the following is
the organization as it now stands :
1 Chief Engineer.
4 Assistant Engineers.
Steam Fire Engine No. 1, — 14 men.
Steam Fire Engine No. 4, — 14 men.
Steam Fire Engine No. 2, — as a reserve engine, to be
used in case of need.
1 One-Horse Hose Carriage, — 20 men.
1 Hook and Ladder Truck, — 25 men, drawn by 1 horse.
1 Supply Wagon, — 2 men.
1 Horse Hose Sled for the use of Fennacook Hose Co.
Steam Fire Engine No. 3, at Piscataquog, which responds
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on the first alarm or as soon as the horses that are at work
on the streets can get to it, to Boxes 52 and 53, and the
boxes on this side of the river on a third alarm.
1 Hand Hose Carriage, — 12 men, which is expected to
be run ahead of the engine, and this company to man the
third engine, when in use.
And, if it be thought best to increase the Department any
more, I would recommend a hand hose-carriage in the
eastern part of the city, either at the east end of Park
Street or at Hallsville ; also one near the south end of Elm
Street or Bakersville ; and, as it will be likely to be but a
few alarms that will make it necessary to use either of
them, I would recommend cotton or linen hose, as it is
much less expensive.
BUILDINGS.
During the year there has been erected, on the lot on
Vine Street, a very substantial building for the accommoda-
tion of the apparatus located in that section. The building
is but partially finished at the present time. It is occupied
by Steam Fire Engine No. 1, also Steam Fire Engine No.
2 ; and in the same room will be kept the horse hose-car-
riage for the present, as, by keeping the two in the same
room, they can both be kept warm by the same stove, which
will be equal to about four tons of coal saved. This building
has been built from plans made by Geo. W. Stevens, Esq.,
and built under the direction of a special committee ap-
pointed for that purpose ; and, when completed, it will be,
for coh#nience, equal to the best in New England. It has
been the desire of your committee to make a plain, substan-
tial building that would be best adapted to the use of the
Department. When this building was designed, it was
contemplated to take down the old engine-house and rebuild
in the same style as the new one, but I think, when the
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present building is completed and occupied, it will be found
sufficient for all of the Department which it will be pru-
dent to keep in that place. In regard to the tenements of the
new house, they are as convenient as can well be made
in a block of that kind, and are palaces as compared with
the others. It might be well for the City Government to
make a small appropriation and complete the company halls
in the third story ; and, when that is done, I think there will
not be an occasion for any further outlay for a long time
on that building.
FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Immediately upon my assuming the duties of Chief En-
gineer, I made an examination of all of the signal-boxes,
and found seven of them that would not start upon pulling
the boxes. I caused them all to be put in working order,
and they have all worked since when called upon, but in
some instances the alarm has not worked properly, although
there has not been any extra loss occasioned by its not
working. I presume you will remember there was quite
an amount of trouble and a great many reports about one
or two of the bells not striking properly at that time. I
had an examination made early in the year, and found the
magnets in two of them badly burned by the lightning the
year previous and not repaired. I replaced the magnets,
and they have given general satisfaction since. In July of
this year there was considerable damage done to it, but all
the damaged parts were removed. During this month of
December I have had an examination made of all of the
parts connected with the telegraph by an expert, and he
pronounces it all perfect ; but the nature of it is such that it
requires a constant watchfulness of it. If I were to recom-
mend any change, it would be to repeat the words of my
predecessor, and recommend that the wire be taken from
the roofs of buildings and placed upon poles in the streets.
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CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, I would return my thanks to the different
mayors for the courtesies which they have shown me.-
This has been a year of peculiar events. You will remem-
ber that in the beginning of the year the Board of Engi-
neers thought best to discharge a member from one of the
steamer companies, and, owing to the differences of opinion
as to the rights of them so to do, there has been a friendly
warfare kept up between a portion of the city government ;
and, I trust, there have been benefits enough derived from
that contest to settle the matter without obliging our citi-
zens to be harassed by anything of the kind again ; and,
if there is a conflict between the city ordinances and the
statutes of the state, I would recommend that they be so
far altered or amended as to agree.
And, gentlemen, as we have passed through the year
without anything serious happening, you will please accept
my thanks for the courtesies which you have shown me
and the other members of the Department. And I would
especially thank the Committee on Fixe Department, for
their willingness to grant that which has been asked for ;
also, the Police Department, for the promptness that has
been shown by them at all times and the assistance " ren-
dered the Department in the discharge of their duties.
And, gentlemen, I can recommend the Department, as I
think them in a better condition than they have been be-
fore, since their new building gives them improved facilities,
which they have not had before, and the discipline was
never better than now.
And I wish, particularly, to return my thanks to those
who have been my assistants, for the many duties which
they have performed and their kindness toward me. Also,
to all of the officers and members of the Department, for
their willingness to obey all orders and the promptness
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that has boeii shown by them during the past year ; and I
hope, in the years that are to come, you may be as success-
ful in competing with that devouring element as you have
been in the year just past.
A. H. LOWELL,
Chief Engineer Manchester Fire Department.
Manchester, December 31, 1877.
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ALARMS, FIRES, LOSSES, ETC., FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DEC. 31, 1877.
1. — January 7 ; alarm, Box 4 ; 8.45 p. m. ; chimney burned
out on Central Street.
2. — January 19 ; alarm. Box 27; 7.30 p. m.; chimney
burned out on Laurel Street.
3. — January 20; alarm. Box 21; 1.15 p.m.; slight fire
in house on Manchester Street; loss, $25.00; fiilly insured ;
house owned by S. D. Lord, Esq. ; cause, defective chimney.
4. — January 25 ; alarm, Box 27; 1.30 a.m.; store south
end of Elm Street; building owned by the heirs of E. T.
Stevens; occupied by H. M. Stone; cause unknown; loss,
$800 ; fully insured.
5. — January 31 ; alarm. Box 5 ; 11 a. m. ; Riddle's Build-
ing, corner of Elm and Hanover Streets ; loss on building
and stocks, $2,000 ; fully insured ; cause unknown.
6. — February 11 ; alarm. Box 8 ; 6.30 a. m. ; fire in Myr-
tle Block on Myrtle Street; loss, $100 ; fully insured ; cause
unknown.
7. — February 22 ; alarm, Box 7 ; 12.40 a. m. ; fire, corner
of Concord and Elm Streets ; building owned by the heirs
of J. G. Cilley ; loss, $100 ; fully insured ; cause unknown.
8. — March 13 ; alarm. Box 7 ; 8.05 p. m. ; fire in a tene-
ment-block on Elm Back Street between Bridge and Lowell
Streets, owned by Kennard and Chadwick ; loss trifling;
cause, straw bed in a cradle took fire from a stove.
9. — May 2 ; alarm. Box 4 ; 12.35 a. m. ; fire in a tene-
ment-house owned by J. W. Fellows, Esq., and John Smith,
on Spruce Street ; loss, $75 ; fully insured ; cause unknown.
10. — May 10 ; alarm, Box 6 ; 1.65 a. m. ; fire on Hanover
Street, Nos. 195 and 197 ; loss mostly caused by water ;
loss, $100; insured; cause unknown.
11. — May 15 ; alarm. Box 6 ; 9.48 p. m. ; fire in Dunlap's
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Building, corner of Amherst and Elm Streets, in shoe-store
of Primeau Bros. ; loss, $300 ; fully insured ; cause un-
known.
12. — June 20 ; alarm. Box 6 ; fire in Goffstown, N. H. ;
Steam Fire Engine No. 2 went up.
13. — June 29 ; alarm, Box 3 ; 9 a.m.; fire in A. C. Wal-
lace's boiler-room at south end of Elm Street ; loss trifling ;
cause, took from boiler-fire.
14. — July 6 ; alarm. Box 4 ; 7.15 p. m. ; fire on Spruce
Street in tenement-block owned by G. W. Riddle ; loss,
$50 ; fully insured ; cause unknown.
15. — July 21 ; alarm, Box 52 ; 12.30 p. m. ; fire in boiler-
room, Wallace's brewery ; loss trifling ; cause, took fire
from boiler-fire.
16. — July 29 ; alarm. Box 3 ; 8.45 p. m. ; fire in Manches-
ter Locomotive-Works' Foundry, south end of Elm Street ;
loss, $50 ; fully insured ; cause, overheated oven.
17. — August 8 ; alarm, Box 27 ; 9.30 a. m. ; fire in the
roof of Museum Building on Elm Street ; loss, 13,000 ; fully
insured ; cause, cigar-stub thrown in a spittoon that was
filled with sawdust.
*
18. — August 17; alarm. Box 27 ; 1.35 a. m. ; fire in
Granite Block, shoe-store of Mr. Burrows ; loss, $1,500 ;
fully insured ; cause unknown.
19. — August 18 ; alarm, Box 6 ; 5.30 p. m. ; to call men
to pump out cellars.
20. — September 8 ; alarm. Box 4 ; 8.50 p. m. ; burning of
an old bed in a cellar, corner of Central and Elm Streets.
21. — September 19 ; alarm, Box 4 ; 7.50 a. m. ; fire in
Blodgett & Clark's Block, corner of Spruce and Elm
Streets ; loss trifling ; cause unknown.
22. — September 30 ; alarm. Box 5 ; 10.30 a. m. ; fire in
Masonic Temple on Hanover Street ; millinery-store occu-
pied by Misses O'Neil and Donahoe; loss, $150 ; fully in-
sured ; cause, escape of gas from fixtures.
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23. — October 6 ; alarm, Box 21 ; 1.30 p. m. ; fire on
Manchester Street between Chestnut and Pine Streets ; ten-
ement owned by D. A. Simons ; loss, $25.00 ; fully insured ;
cause unknown.
24. — October 8 ; alarm, Box 4 ; 1.30 p. m. ; fire in a ten-
ement-house owned by Blodgett & Clark, south end of Elm
Street ; fire in a closet ; loss trifling.
25. — October 16 ; alarm. Box 52 ; 2.45 p. m. ; fire on
Douglas Street, 'Squog ; building owned by John Hoff-
man ; loss, $325 ; fully insured ; cause unknown.
26. — October 24 ; alarm. Box 7 ; 11.40 a. m. ; fire in
small wooden building at the north end of Elm Street,
owned by E. W. Bartlett, occupied as a baker's shop ; loss,
$25.
27. — November 1; alarm, Box 4; 1.20 p. m. ; fire in a
tenement-house on Cedar Street, owned by Blodgett &
Clark ; burnt a straw bed ; loss trifling.
28. — November 18 ; alarm. Box 24 ; 12 P. M. ; fire in
house on East Spruce Street, owned by True Perry ; loss,
$200 ; fully insured ; cause, defective chimney.
^ 29. — December 15 ; alarm. Box 27 ; 6 a. m. ; fire, burning
out of a chimney in a tenement-house on Merrimack be-
tween Elm and Chestnut Streets.
30. — December 18; alarm. Box 62; 5.05 p.m.; fire in
buildings owned by John Holland, corner of Belmont and
Valley Streets ; loss, $1,000 ; insured,
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NUMBERS AND LOCATION OF ALARM-BOXES AND
KEYS.
No. 3. — Blood's lower shop. Keys at B. P. Johnson &
Co.'s office and Samuel Colby's residence, corner of Elm
and Young Streets.
No. 4. — Corner of Spruce and Elm Streets. Keys at
National Hotel and L. B. Bodwell & Co.'s office.
No. 5. — City Hall. Keys at City Marshal's office and G-.
E. Hall's drug-store.
No. 6. — Engine-house, Vine Street. Keys at engine-
house.
No. 7.— City Hotel. Keys at City Hotel and A. F.
Perry's drug-store.
No. 8. — Elm, foot of Orange Street. Keys at Jones &
Hardy's, Josiah Stark's, and Moses N. Smith's residence.
No. 9. — Corner of Elm and Webster Streets. Keys at
Scott W. Lane's and J. Freeman Clough's.
No. 12. — Blood's shop. Keys private.
No. 13. — Corner of Brook & Chestnut Streets. Keys at
residences of W. Jencks and Lewis Simons.
No. 14. — Corner of Prospect and Union Streets. Keys
at residences of W. Ireland and N. L. Hardy.
No. 15. — Corner of Pearl and Chestnut Streets. Keys
at residences of Charles Palmer and John Wilson.
No. 16. — Corner of Lowell and Union Streets. Keys at
residences of Rev. J. O'Brien and R. H. Hassam.
No. 17. — Corner of Amherst and Beech Streets. Keys
at residences of W. C. Rogers and H. P. Watts.
No. 18. — Corner of Manchester and Maple Streets.
Keys at residences of H. C. Stevens, A. N. Baker, and E.
P. Richardson.
No. 21. — Corner of Merrimack and Pine Streets. Keys
at A. Mallard & Son's grocery and residence of J. A.
Emerson.
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No. 28, — Corner of Central and Beech Streets. Keys at
residences of E. T. James and Mrs. J. Stevens,
No. 2-1. — Corner of Massabesic and Park Streets. Keys
at residences of D. M. Goodwin and A. D. Goodwin.
No. 25. — Corner of Hanover and Ashland Streets. Keys
at residences of S. L. Fogg and Horace Gordon.
No. 26. — Corner of Bridge and Eussell Streets. Keys
at McCrillis' carriage-shop and residence of John N.
Chase.
No. 27. — Comer of Merrimack and Elm Streets. Keys
at Manchester House, Tebbetts Bros.' and Weeks & Cur-
rier's drug-stores.
No. 31. — Amoskeag Village. Keys at P. C. Cheney &
Co.'s paper-mill and residence of Capt. J. M. Varnum.
No. 32. — Langdon Mills, corner of Canal and Brook
Streets. Keys at Hoyt & Co.'s paper-mill and Langdon
watch-room.
No. 34. — Mechanics' Row. Keys at watch-room and
W. W. Hubbard's office.
No. 35. — Stark Mills. Keys at Stark watch-room.
No. 33. — Corner of Belmont and Amherst Streets. Keys
at residences of J. S. Campbell, Rodney Porter, and A. G.
Fairbanks.
No. 41. — Amoskeag New Mills. Keys at watch-room.
No. 42. — Manchester Mills. Keys at watch-room.
No. 43. — Namaske Mills. Keys at watch-room.
No. 51.— S. C. Porsaith & Co.'s shop. Keys at S. C.
Forsaith's office and Lowell's iron-foundry office.
No. 52. — Barr's Brick Block, 'Squog. Keys at Barr &
Clapp's store and Merrimack House.
No. 53. — Wallace's brewery. Keys at brewery office
and I. R. Dewey's store.
No. 61. — Corner of Elm and Hancock Streets, Bakers-
ville. Keys at residence of H. W. Longa and M. O'Neil's
saloon.
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No. 62. — Massabesic Street, Hallsville. Keys at resi-
dences of Charles Chase and G. W. Dearborn.
No. 71. — Corner of Cedar and Pine Streets. Keys at
residences of T. Collins and Daniel Shehan.
Also, keys will be found in the hands of all regular po-
lice.
The true time from Cambridge Observatory will be given
at precisely 12 1-2 p. m., and be denoted by one stroke of
the fire-bells.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HOLDERS AND CITIZENS.
1. Upon the discovery of a fire, notice should be imme-
diately communicated to the nearest alarm-box, keys to
which are in the hands of all regular police, also of per-
sons designated by a card on each box.
2. Key-holders, upon the discovery of a fire, or positive
information of a fire, will unlock the box, pull down the
hook once as far as it will go (without jerking), and then
let go. Shut the door and remove the key.
3. All persons giving fire-alarms are requested to re-
main by the box a moment, and, if no clicking is heard in
the box, pull again; if you still hear no clicking, go to the
next nearest box and give the alarm from that.
4. Never signal for a fire seen at a distance. Never touch
the box except to give an alarm of fire. Be sure the box
is locked before leaving it. Give an alarm for no cause
other than an actual fire. Don't give an alarm for a chim-
ney-fire.
5. Never let the keys go out of your possession unless
called for by the Chief Engineer. If you change your res-
idence or place of business where the keys are kept, return
the keys to the same officer.
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6. Owners and occupants of buildings are requested to
inform themselves of the location of alarm-boxes near
their property, also, all places where the keys are kept.
Be sure the alarm is promptly and properly given.
7. Alarms will be sounded upon all the fire-bells in the
city, and the number of the box will be given four times
for an alarm.
8. One stroke of the bells and gongs, given by the En-
gineer in charge during a fire, will be the signal to dis-
charge the companies remaining at their houses. Two
strokes of the bells and gongs will be a signal for the De-
partment to limber up.
9. The Engineers reserve the right to give one stroke of
the bells at any time, and, in case of testing the boxes, each
^test will be preceded by one stroke of the bells.
RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF ENGINEERS DEC. 24, 1877. •
1. Steamer No. 1 will report for duty on the days of its
first run to all boxes; on the days of its second run, it will
report on the first alarm to Boxes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 21,
27, 34, 61, 71 ; on the third alarm to all boxes.
2. Steamer No. 4 same as above.
3.' Pennacook Hose No. 1 will report for duty on the
first alarm to all boxes.
4. Massabesic Hose No. 2 will report for duty on the
first alarm to Boxes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 62, 71 ; on the second alarm
to all boxes except 52, 53, 61.
6. E. W. Harrington Hose No. 3 will report for duty
on the first alarm to Boxes 42, 43, 51, 52, 53 ; second
alarm to Boxes 35 and 41.
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6. Hook and Ladder No. 1 will report for duty on the
first alarm to all boxes.
7. Steamer No. 2 to be kept as a reserve engine, to re-
spond to a third alarm. The horses attached to the engine
on its first run will return to the house on a second alarm,
to be held in readiness to respond to a third alarm, and
the engine will be manned by men appointed for that pur-
pose and attached to Pennacook Hose and Hook and Ladder
Companies at all times except when the engine is on duty.
8. Steamer No. 3 to report for duty on first alarm, or as
soon as the horses can get to it, to Boxes 52 and 53 ; to
all other boxes it will report for duty on a third alarm ;
and when on duty it will be manned by the men who run
No. 3 Hose Carriage at all other times.
9. The whole Department will report for duty in all
cases on the third alarm.
10. In case of a second alarm from either of the boxes
on which the horses double on the first engine, they will
immediately return and get the engine of the second run.
11. At any time when an alarm of fire is given, the en-
gine or hose-carriage that leaves the house first will have
the right to lead to the fire. No running by will be al-
lowed, except in case of accident, under penalty of dis-
missal of the driver from the Department.
12. The companies of the Department not called on the
first alarm wiil prepare for a start and hold themselves in
readiness for a second or third alarm ; and, if not needed,
one stroke on the bells and gongs, by the Engineer in
charge, will be the signal for discharge to all companies
remaining at the houses.
13. Two strokes on the bells will be a signal for those
at a fire to limber up.
14. On the first alarm from Boxes 24, 25, 26, 31, 61, 62,
the horses of the first and second run will double on to
the engine of its first run.
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CONDITION OF CISTERNS AND RESERVOIRS.
No.
Location.
Elm Street, at City Hall
Elm Street, near Smyth's Block
Gate, Mereautile Block
Ccirner Chestnut and Hanover Streets
Haseltine House, Manchester Street
Gate, at junction Hanover and Pine Streets, feeds Nos. 1
and 9 ,
Corner of Pine and Central Streets
Corner Elm and Myrtle Streets (worthless)
Lowell, near Nashua Street
Gate, junction of Amherst and Chestnut Streets, draws off
water from Concord Square
Centre of Tremont Square
Bridge, head of Birch Street
Corner Chestnut and Orange Streets
Corner Hanover and Union Streets
Corner Laurel and Beech Streets (worthless)
Gate, Hanover Street, feeds No. 5
Bakers ville ( worthless)
Piscataquog, near Fradd & Follansbee's store
Piscataquog, north steam-mill, 'Squog River
Piscataquog, Granite Street
Piscataquog, near Bowman Place
Amoskeag penstock, near P. C. Cheney & Co.'s mill
Amherst, corner Hall Street
Merrimack, bet. Hall and Wilson Streets (not reliable)... .
Corner Amherst and Hall Streets
Janesville, near J. B. McCrillis & Son's shop
Gas-works
Brook, south end Elm Street
Elm Back Street, on Central Street
Elm Back Street, on Park Streeet
Elm Back Street, on Cedar Street
Amoskeag, near old hotel
Gate, cor. of Hanover St., feeds Concord-Square pond and
reservoir at Smyth's Block
Ft.In.
8 2
6 5
6
7
6 4
6 6
12
Ft.In,
5 2
5 10
3
2 6
5 11
4 5
4
Ft.In,
None,
12
None.
None,
6
None,
None.
1 8
3 3
None,
None,
135
Estimated value of property owned by the city in the
Department :
AMOSKEAG STEAM FIRE ENGINE NO. 1.
LOCATED ON VINE STREET.
1 new first-class double-plunger engine and
hose-carriage
100 feet rubber hose .
1,500 feet leather hose .
Firemen's suits
Furniture, fixtures, &c.
Total amount
FIRE KING STEAM FIRE ENGINE NO. 2.
14,500 00
200 00
2,000 00
219 00
575 00
$7,494 00
LOCATED OX VINE STREET.
(Kept as a reserve engine.)
1 first-class double-plunger engine and hose-
carriage 13,250 00
100 feet rubber hose
100 feet rubber-lined hose
1,300 feet leather hose .
500 feet new leather hose
Firemen's suits
Furniture, fixtures, &c.
Total amount .... 86,445 00
E. W. HARRINGTON STEAM FIRE ENGINE NO. 3.
100
00
80
00
1,500
00
665
00
200
00
650
00
LOCATED AT PISCATAQUOO.
1 second-class single-plunger engine and
hose-carriage $3,500 00
136
1 4-wheeied hose-carriage
225 00
200 feet rubber hose
100 00
1,600 feet leather hose .
. 1,924 00
100 feet new leather hose
133 00
Firemen's suits
178 00
Furniture, fixtures, &c.
517 00
Total amount
. $6,577 00
N. S. BEAN STEAM FIRE ENGINE NO. 4.
LOCATED ON VINE STREET.
1 second-class double-plunger engine and
hose-carriage
50 feet rubber hose .
100 feet rubber-lined hose
1,100 feet leather hose .
Firemen's suits
Furniture and fixtures
Total amount
14,250 00
71
50
80
00
1,550
00
213
00
609
25
,773 75
PENNACOOK HOSE COMPANY NO. 1.
LOCATED ON VINE STREET.
1 4-wheeled horse hose-carriage
. $600 00
1 horse-sled and hose-reel
75 00
1,800 feet leather hose . . . .
. 2,700 00
150 feet leather hose, new .
199 50
50 feet rubber-lined hose .
40 00
Firemen's suits . . . .
309 00
Furniture, fixtures, &c.
343 00
1 harness
100 00
Total amount . . .
. 14,366 50
137
MASSABESIC HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
LOCATED OX MAPLE STREET.
1 4-wheeled hose-carriage
1,700 feet leather hose .
Firemen's suits
Furniture and fixtures
I 800 00
2,000 00
200 00
54 00
n,500
00
150
00
431
00
343
00
12,424
00
Total amount .... $3,054 00
EXCELSIOR HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
LOCATED ON VINE STEEET.
1 truck with hooks and ladder
1 extension-ladder .
Firemen's suits
Furniture, fixtures, &c. .
Total amount .
goffe's falls hose carriage.
LOCATED AT DEBRY MILLS.
1 2-wheel hose-carriage
400 feet linen hose ....
Pipes
Total amount .... $412 00
amoskeag hose carriage.
1 LOCATED AT P. C. CHENEY & CO.'S PAPER-MILL, AMOSKEAG.
r2oo 00
200
00
12
00
1 2-wheel hose-carriage
800 feet leather hose
Pipes
Total amount
$200 00
400 00
12 00
1612 00
138
engineers' department.
1 supply-wagon ....
1150 00
Suits ......
50 00
Furniture .....
100 00
Total amount
i300 00
FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
At cost
$19,910 00
RECAPITULATION.
Araoskeag Steam Fire Engine No. 1
. $7,494 00
Fire King Steam Fire Engine No. 2
6,445 00
B. W. Harrington Steam Fire Engine No. 3
6,577 00
N. S. Bean Steam Fire Engine No. 4
6,773 75
Pennacook Hose No. 1 .
4,366 50
Massabesic Hose No. 2 .
3,054 00
Hook and Ladder No. 1 ...
2,424 00
Goffe's Falls Hose Carriage
412 00
Amoskeag Hose Carriage
612 00
Engineers' Department ....
300 00
Fire-Alarm Telegraph ....
19,910 00
Total amount
$58,368 25
NAMES AND RESIDENCES OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A. H. Lowell, chief engineer, No. 29 Prospect Street.
A. C. Wallace, assistant engineer, Main Street, 'Squog.
B. C. Kendall, assistant engineer, No. 311 Central Street.
T. W. Lane, assistant engineer (Clerk of the Board), Elm,
corner of Appleton Street.
S. C. Lowell, assistant engineer. No. 5 M. S. Block.
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AMOSKBAG STEABI FIRE ENGINE COMPANY NO. 1.
G. R. Simmons, foreman, Pennacook Street.
C. M. Morse, assistant foreman, No. 7 Myrtle Street.
Horace Nichols, engineer. No. 27 M. S. Block.
H. H. Glines, assistant engineer. No. 5 M. S. Block.
A. D. Scovell, clerk, No. 300 Manchester Street.
6. W. Butterfield, steward and driver, engine-house, Vine
Street.
John D. Linus, hoseman. No. 5 M. S. Block.
F. E. Stearns, hoseman. No. 384 Park Street.
J. T. Underhill, hoseman.
J. A. Barker, hoseman. No. 28 Amoskeag Corporation.
E. H. Currier, hoseman. No. 307 Hanover Street.
W. H. Stearns, hoseman. No. 421 Hanover Street.
W. A. Butterfield, hoseman, engine-house, Vine Street.
A. C. Barker, hoseman. No. 455 Maple Street.
E. W. HARRINGTON HOSE COMPANY NO. 3.
H. Fradd, foreman, Granite Street.
George D. Sears, assistant foreman, Dover Street.
Joseph Schofield, clerk. Granite Street.
W. Doran, steward, Douglas Street.
John R. Young, hoseman. Granite Street.
Andrew C. Wallace, Jr., hoseman. West Street.
John McDerby, hoseman. Granite Street.
Ruel Manning, hoseman, Douglas Street.
C. O'Shaughnessy, hoseman. Granite Street.
Edward Young, hoseman, Granite Street.
Edward McDerby, hoseman. Water Street.
James Hunter, hoseman, Water Street.
N. S. BEAN STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4.
E. S. Whitney, foreman. No. 58 M. S. Block.
C. E. Ham, assistant foreman. No. 3 Amoskeag Corporation.
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E. G. Abbott, clerk, No. 1339 Elm Street.
F. S. Bean, engineer.
A. B. Gushing, driver. No. 10 Vine Street.
R. S. Corey, hoseman, No. 17 M. S. Block.
W. H. Dodge, hoseman. No. 874 Elm Street.
J. E. Richards, hoseman. No. 41 Amoskeag Corporation.
A. Nearborn, hoseman. *
G. W. Bacon, hoseman, No. 45 Stark Corporation.
C. H. Barrett, hoseman, No. 640 Union Street.
B. F. Marvin, hoseman.
J. T. Young, hoseman, Hanover, corner of Milton Street.
PENNACOOK HOSE COMPANY NO. 1.
A. Maxfield, foreman, No. 23 M. S. Block.
C. D. Palmer, assistant foreman. No. 345 Central Street.
J. E. Merrill, clerk. No. GO Orange Street.
J. M. Plaisted, driver, engine-house. Vine Street.
H. S. Brown, hoseman, No. 640 Union Street.
B. B. Aldrich, hoseman. No. 175 Hanover Street.
G. H. Porter, hoseman, No. 331 Chestnut Street.
W. R. Sawyer, hoseman. No. 2 Main Street, 'Squog.
C. B. French, hoseman. No. 10 M. S. Block.
Will G. Chase, hoseman. No. 35 Market Street.
L. M. Aldrich, hoseman. No. 371 Park Street.
W. L. Blenus, hoseman. No. 153 Hanover Street.
J, E. Dodge, hoseman, No. 885 Elm Street.
Ira P. Smith, hoseman, No. 18 Laurel Street.
J. H. Alsop, hoseman. No. 37 Stark Corporation.
G. W. Cheney, hoseman.
D. W. Morse, hoseman.
S. F. Head, hoseman.
C. H. Manly, hoseman.
Albert Merrill, hoseman.
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MASSABESIC HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
H. W. Fisher, foreman, No. 59 Myrtle Street.
J. F. Seward, assistant foreman. No. 21 Warren Street.
T. W. Hannaford, clerk, No. 256 Lowell Street.
O. Thompson, hoseman. No. 35 Nashua Street.
H. G. Seaman, hoseman, No. 15 South Street.
G. W. Goodwin, hoseman, corner of Wilson and East High.
J. H. Boyd, hoseman. No. 242 Bridge Street.
C. F. Garland, hoseman, Linden Street.
G. A. Martin, hoseman. No. 360 Amherst Street.
J. W. Batchelder, hoseman. No. 325 Amherst Street.
W. Seward, hoseman, No. 522 Maple Street.
E,. G. Houghton, hoseman. No. 290 Bridge Street.
EXCELSIOR HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
John N. Chase, foreman. No. 276 Bridge Street.
A. G. N. Robertson, assistant foreman. No. 301 Chestnut
Street.
Henry French, clerk, No. 301 Chestnut Street.
H. P. Young, treasurer. No. 351 Pine Street.
Charles Canfield, steward, No. 18 Amoskeag Corporation.
G. E. Glines, fireman. No. 310 Central Street.
B. A. G. Holmes, fireman, No. 228 Manchester Street.
G. H. Dudley, fireman. No. 153 Laurel Street.
L. J. Flint, fireman. No. 207 Bridge Street.
G. L. Leach, fireman, No. 263 Merrimack Street.
H. H. Cole, fireman. No. 43 M. S. Block.
W. S. Leavitt, fireman.
James Orrill, fireman. No. 342 Park Street.
•J. B. Nourse, fireman. No. 262 Bridge Street.
J. J. Lovering, fireman, No. 397 Pine Street.
J. Wilson, fireman.
C. H. Cross, fireman. No. 8 Langdon Corporation.
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A. J. Robie, driver, No. 422 Chestnut Street.
F. C. Jewell, fireman. No. 44 M. S. Block.
John M. Chase, fireman, No. 53 Stark Corporation.
Ralph Pearson, fireman, No. 8 Laurel Street.
J. H. Gould, fireman, No. 17 Globe Building.
T. T. Hill, fireman. No. 804 Elm Street.
J. D. Andrews, fireman, No. 142 Merrimack Street.
A. C. Wiggin, fireman. No. 84 Amoskeag Corporation.
DRIVER OF SUPPLY WAGON.
James Kearns, No. 68 Concord Street.
LOCATION OF HYDRANTS.
Amherst, north-west corner of Vine Street.
Amherst, opposite south-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Fine Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Union Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Walnut Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Amherst, north-west corner, of Lincoln Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Ashland Street.
Amherst, north-west corner of Hall Street.
Appleton, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Appleton, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Adams, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Arlington, north-west corner of Cross Street.
Arlington, north-west corner of Warren Street.
Arlington, north-west corner of Ashland Street.
Ash, front of No. 82.
Auburn, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Auburn, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Auburn Street, front of No. 40.
Auburn, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Bedford, north-west corner of Granite Street.
Bedford, near No. 36 M. P. W. Corporation.
Bedford, north-west corner of Central Street.
Beech, north-west corner of Park Street.
Beech, front of No. 684.
Birch, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Birch, north-west corner of Washington Street.
Blodget, front of primary school-house.
Blodget, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Blodget, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Blodget, north-west corner of Union Street.
Bridge, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Bridge, north-east corner of Hobbs Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Bridge, front of No. 26.
Bridge, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Union Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Walnut Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Ash Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Bridge, near No. 242.
Bridge, north-west corner of Russell Street.
Bridge, north-west corner of Linden Street.
Brook, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Brook, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Brook, north-west corner of P. Adams' lot.
Brook, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Brook, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Brook, north-west corner of Union Street.
Brook, north-west corner of Beech Street.
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Canal, north-east corner of Depot Street.
Canal, near old office door of M. L. W.
Cedar, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Cedar, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Cedar, front of No. 36.
Cedar, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Cedar, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Cedar, north-west corner of Union Street.
Cedar, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Cedar, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Central, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Central, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Central, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Central, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Central, north-west corner of Union Street.
Central, near gate, Merrimack Square.
Central, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Central, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Central, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Central, front of No. 374.
Chestnut, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Chestnut, opposite High Street.
Chestnut, north-west corner of Pearl Street.
Chestnut, north-west corner of Orange Street.
Chestnut, north-west corner of Myrtle Street.
Chestnut, north-west corner of Prospect Street.
Concord, opposite Vine Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Union Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Walnut Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Nashua Street.
Concord, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Concord, north-west corner of old Amherst Street.
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Dean, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Dean, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Depot, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Elm, front of Fisk's bookstore.
Elm, north-west corner of Salmon Street.
Franklin, opposite Middle Street.
Granite, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Granite, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Granite, east end of Granite Bridge.
Hanover, front of First Congregational Church.
Hanover, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Union Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Ashland Street.
Hanover, north-west corner of Hall Street.
Harrison, opposite No. 13.
Harrison, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Harrison, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Harrison, north-west corner of Union Street.
Hancock, north-west corner of River Road.
Harrison, north-west corner of Beech Street.
HoUis, north-east corner of Canal Street.
HoUis, north-east corner of Hobbs Street.
Hollis, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Kidder, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Kidder, north-east corner of Hobbs Street.
Kidder, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Kidder Court, north-west corner of Elm Street.
10
146
Langdon, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Langdon, north-west corner of Ehn Street.
Laurel, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Laurel, north-west corner of Union Street.
Laurel, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Laurel, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Laurel, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Laurel, near No. 244.
Laurel, north-west corner of Wilson Street.
Lowell, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Lowell, north-west corner of Ash Street.
Lowell, north-west corner of South Street.
Lowell, front of No. 276.
Lowell, north-west corner of Wilson Road.
Manchester, front of James Bros.' stable.
Manchester, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Union Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Manchester, north-west corner of Wilson Street.
Maple, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Maple, front of No. 530.
Market, near second back street west of Elm Street.
Market, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Massabesic, north-west corner of old Falls Road.
Massabesic, south-east corner of Taylor Street.
Massabesic Avenue, near pumping-station.
Mechanic, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Mechanic, near second back street west of Elm Street.
Mechanic, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Merrimack, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Merrimack, near No. Ill Amoskeag Corporation.
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Merrimack, north-west corner of Franklin Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Merrimack, opposite. gate, Merrimack Square.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Union Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Merrimack, near No. 362.
Merrimack, north-west corner of Wilson Street.
Middle, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Middle, near No. 67 Amoskeag Corporation.
Milford, 'Squog.
Myrtle, opposite No. 33.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Union Street.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Walnut Street.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Ash Street.
Myrtle, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Orange, opposite Clark's Avenue.
Orange, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Orange, north-west corner of Union Street.
Orange, north-west corner of Walni^t Street.
Orange, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Park, near No. 36.
Park, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Park, north-west corner of Union Street.
Park, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Park, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Park, north-west corner of Wilson Street.
Park, east end.
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Park, east end.
Pennacook, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Pearl, north-west corner of Clark's Avenue.
Pearl, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Pearl, north-west corner of Union Street.
Pearl, north-west corner of Ash Street.
Pearl, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Park Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Hanover Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Amherst Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Concord Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Pine, north-west corner of High Street.
Pine, north-west corner of Bridge Street.
Pleasant, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Pleasant, near No. 35 Manchester Corporation.
Pleasant, north-west corner of Franklin Street.
Pleasant, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Pine Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Union Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Ash Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Oak Street.
Prospect, north-west corner of Russell Street.
Piscataquog, 'Squog.
River Road, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Spring, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Spring, north-east corner of Charles Street.
Spring, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Spruce, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Spruce, near Pine Back Street.
Spruce, north-west corner of Union Street.
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Spruce, north-west corner of Beech Street.
Spruce, north-west corner of Maple Street.
Spruce, north-west corner of Lincoln Street.
Stark, north-east corner of Canal Street.
Stark, near No. 13 Stark Corporation.
Stark, north-west corner of Elm Street.
State, north-west corner of Granite Street.
State, opposite No. 57 Manchester Corporation.
State, opposite No. 13 Manchester Corporation.
Union, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Union, north-west corner of High Street.
Walnut, north-west corner of Lowell Street.
Walnut, opposite No. 79.
Water, near No. 38 Amoskeag Corporation.
Water, north-west corner of Elm Street.
Webster, north-west corner of Chestnut Street.
Total number, 232, which are all in use but the one at
the pumping-station.
In addition to the above, there are three private hydrants,
but available in case of need :
One at S. C. Porsaith & Co.'s machine-shop.
One at J. Hodge's wood-working establishment.
One at Lowell's iron-foundry.
REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL,
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of 3fanchester :
In accordance with the requirements of the city ordi-
nances, I would respectfully submit the following report of
all cases which have been brought before the Police^jCourt,
and their results, from January 1, 1877, to December 31,
1877:
Assault with intent to kill
Aggravated assault
Assault
Assault on officer .
Larceny
Larceny from person
Burglary
Keeping liquor for sale
House of ill fame
Noise and brawl .
Common drunkard
Drunk .
Disorderly conduct
Selling liquor
Playing ball Sunday
Playing ball in the street
Keeping open shop Sunday I"
Vagabond
3
2
161
10
138
10
46
68
1
112
11
197
10
18
16
6
10
7
152
Fornication ....
Exposure of person
Stealing a ride
Stubborn child
Throwing stones .
Offering tainted meat
Defacing buildings
Breaking school-house .
Contempt of court
Breaking glass
Obstructing sidewalk
Adultery ....
Disorderly house .
Carrying concealed weapons
Fast driving
Poisoning dogs
Obscene and profane language
Truants ....
Tramps ....
Discharging fire-works in street
Cruelty to animals
Dogs not muzzled .
These cases were disposed of as follows :
Fined and paid
Sent to House of Correction .
Sent to jail ....
Sent to House of Reformation
Bound over ....
Discharged ....
Appealed ....
Sentence suspended
Sentenced to House of Correction at Wilton
153
Allowed by court to leave town
House of Correction at jail .
Placed on file .....
Nol pros' d ......
Number of males arrested
Number of females arrested .
Total number of arrests for 1877
Number of males before Police Court
Number of females before Police Court .
Total number before Police Court
Number of lodgers for the year
Number of fire-alarms given by the police
Number of store-doors found open
Lost children returned to their friends .
9
64
72
2
932
147
1,079
816
105
921
1,289
11
156
33
The following amounts have been received for fines and
costs in the Police Court, as shown on the records in the
Marshal's office, from January 1, 1877, to December 31,
1877:
From January 1, 1877, to April 1
April 1 to June 30
July 1 to September 30
October 1 to December 31
$1,024 50
1,116 31
1,129 06
1,419 99
$4,689 86
Total received
Respectfully submitted,
C. C. KENISTON, City Marshal.
ACCOUNT
OF
HENRY R. CHAMBERLIN,
CITY TREASURER,
FROM
DECEMBER 31, 1876, TO DECEMBER 31, 1877.
156
Dr.
H. B. Chamherlin, Treasurer, in account with the
To Cash in the Treasury, January 1, 1877
Temporary Loan
Savings-bank Tax
Railroad Tax .
Literary Fund
Insurance Tax ,
City Hall and Stores
City Farm
Police Court .
City Scales
Pine-Grove Cemetery
County, i'oT Board at Reform School
City Teams
Overdrafts
License of Shows
Land Sold from Farm
Dog Licenses .
Sewer Licenses . •
Rent of Hearse
Tuition
Interest on Taxes .
Rent of Tenements .
Taxes Collected in 1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
City Aqueduct .
Cost on Non-Resident Taxes
Water-rent
Lumber ....
J. F. Pherson, for Coal .
Concord Railroad, Paving
J. Q. A, Sargent, Work and Stone
Amount carried forward
157
City of Manchester (ending December 31, 1877).
Cr.
By Unpaid Bills, January 1, 1877 .... $ 23,694 99
Paupers oflf the Farm
8,583 52
City Farna
3,512 58
City Teams
4,282 56
Highway District No. 1
287 84
u a (c 2
15,666 69
u a a 3
913 83
u u " 4 .
347 25
u u a K
504 22
u a u Q
467 96
u u « y _
918 29
li 11 u g
724 09
u u u g
614 12
« u » 10
1,075 63
u u u H
974 62
" « " 12
448 28
" " " 13
251 98
New Highways
2,356 48
Granite Bridge
7,915 21
Amoskeag-Falls Bridge
57 47
Sewers and Drains .
19,942 68
Reservoirs
101 08
Commons .
289 68
Valley Cemetery
2,437 46
Pine-Grove Cemetery
2,036 13
Fire Department
9,745 74
City PoUce
22,412 74
City Officers .
10,463 16
Lighting Streets
5,883 95
Militia
600 00
Printing and Stationery
2,197 86
Incidental Expenses
9,674 97
City-Hall Building .
1,942 74
City Library
2,477 44
Paving Streets .
. 13,471 04
"Watering Streets
1,017 92
Discount on Taxes .
5,081 00
Amount carried forward
S183,372 70
158
Dr.
H. B. Charnberlin, Treasurer, in account with the
Amount brought forward
J. C. Ray, Street-Scrapings . . .
Alvin Pratt, Street-Scrapings .
John Hayes, Brick and Pipe .
Gay, "Wells, & Co., Moving Earth .
J. Mitchell, Jr., Taxes not Committed
Fire Department, District No. 2
Benjamin Stevens, Wood
N. P. Kidder, City Ordinance.
N. P. Kidder, Setting Tree .
Fire Department, Shoveling Snow .
Abatement of Tax Refunded .
Joseph Comfort, Jr., Old Logs
County of Hillsborough, License to enter Sewer
County of Hillsborough, Board of Insane Person
Reform School, Brick ....
License to Sell
Contingent Expenses for District 'No. 2 .
"Water-works, for Sewers and Drains
School-houses and Lots for District No. 10
^432,045 06
9 00
2 00
5 00
673 30
3142
4 50
6 00
100
125
15 00
35 71
5 00
ver
90 00
-son
60 63
25 13
10 00
7 12
2 40
4 87
Unpaid Bills, January 1, 1878
$432,934 39
24,751 68
$457,686 07
159
City of Manchester (ending December 31, 1877).
Cr.
Amount brought forward .... $183,372 70
Abatement of Taxes
. 19,320 84
Interest
630 00
Coupons, City Proper
. 23,069 00
Coupons, Water Bonds .
. 35,688 GO
Eeduction of City Debt .
. 24,000 00
Repairs of Buildings
1,198 86
School-houses and Lots .
1,015 87
State Tax ....
. 39,724 00
Eepairs of School-houses
1,254 13
"Water-works ....
21,776 04
Land Damage ....
5,632 79
Fire-alarm Telegraph
717 87
Decoration ....
200 00
Grading for Concrete
1,592 70
Hydrant Service ....
17,595 00
Macadamizing ....
2,280 48
Centennial Fourth .
2 00
Tuition
53 00
Teachers
38,118 56
Evening Schools
913 41
Fuel
3,456 45
Incidental Repairs .
'
1,104 87
Furniture and Supplies .
403 99
Books and Stationery
744 09
Printing and Advertising
605 24
Care of Rooms ....
2,321 58
Contingent Expenses
V
627 28
Extension of Elm and Pine Streets
327 54
New Hose-house
547 21
Stone Work, Concord Square .
354 59
IsTew Engine-house .
11,924 88
i$440,572 97
Cash in the Treasury, January 1, 1878 . . . 17,113 10
$457,686 07
H. R. CHAMBERLIN,
City Treasurer.
Manchester, January 1, 1878.
FINANCE COMMITTEE S REPORT.
The undersigned, Joint Standing Committee on Finance,
certify that we have examined the foregoing account of
Henrj R. Chamberlin, City Treasurer, and find the same
correctly cast and supported by proper vouchers.
GEORGE W. RIDDLE,
JAMES SULLIVAN,
EDWIN KENNEDY,
JOHN L. KELLY,
Joint Standing Committee on Finance.
REVENUE ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
PAUPERS OFF THE FARM.
To balance from old account .
. $462
92
appropriation
. 1,500
00
County of Hillsborough
for board of inmates
at State Reform School
. 4,006
56
support of paupers
60
68
reserved fund
. 2,304
97
$8,835 08
248 44
Balance (overdrawn) .
■
$8,583 52
Cr.
Paid M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished Patrick Murray . . $14 77
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished M. Moran . . 66 00
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished J. Reardon . . 81 00
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished Celia Adams . . 24 00
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished P. J. Hanley . . 40 00
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished John Joyce . . 20 00
164
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. D. Healy . . 90 00
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished Thomas Kerrigan . 92 50
M. McQuade, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. Patrick Sullivan 26 00
M. R. Currier, groceries fur-
nished E. Hodgman . . 79 95
M. R. Currier, groceries fur-
nished E. C. Webster . . 34 16
E. A. Moulton, groceries fur-
nished Wyman family . 68 14
Callahan & Whelan, groceries
furnished Robert McMahon 50 00
Geo. E. Wilson & Co., grocer-
ies furnished N. Parker . 41 50
Geo. E. Wilson & Co., grocer-
ies furnished Mrs. Lovell . 7 00
Geo. E. Wilson & Co., groceries
furnished Margaret French . 8 00
Geo. E. Wilson & Co., groceries
furnished N. Lovewell . 73 14
Geo. E. Wilson & Co., groceries
furnished Mrs. Sarah Seavey 33 00
B. W. Robinson, groceries fur-
nished Aleck Shine . . 16 00
Robinson & Wilbur, groceries
furnished Aleck Shine . 34 00
John Sweeney, groceries fur-
nished Robert McMahon . 90 00
Adams & Lamprey, groceries
furnished James Callahan . 51 19
Adams & Lamprey, groceries
furnished Aleck Shine . 24 00
165
Mary Riordon, groceries fur-
nished Stephen Spain .
Barr & Clapp, groceries fur-
nished Stephen Spain .
Lawrence Dowd, groceries fur-
nished James Callahan
Lawrence Dowd, groceries fur-
nished Aleck Shine
Locke & Demick, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. Rhoda Sanborn
M. E. Griffin, groceries fur-
nished Thomas Kerrigan
Bridget O'Neil, groceries fur-
nished Aleck Shine
Patrick CuUity, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. Maurice Fitz-
gerald ....
Patrick Cullity, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. John McCarty .
Stearns & Farmer, groceries
furnished Mary Sullivan
Daniel Shehan, groceries fur-
nished Celia Adams .
Daniel Shehan, groceries fur-
nished Edward Finnell
Daniel Shehan, groceries fur-
nished E. C. Webster
Daniel Shehan, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. D. Healy .
Daniel Shehan, groceries fur-
nished John Reardon .
Fisher & Flanders, groceries
furnished Susan Young
Moody & Co., groceries fur-
nished Benj. Newman .
68
00
107
00
47
00
22
00
7
00
84
00
22
00
1?
00
57
00
3
00
12
00
9
00
30
as
30
00
27
00
4
00
5
00
166
J. G. Warner, groceries fur-
nished Josepli Comfort . 8 00
Chas. H. G. Foss, groceries
furnished Rebecca J. Bursiel 4 74
Joseph Bean, groceries fur-
nished Mrs. Sarah Seavey . 9 00
Fisher & Flanders, groceries
furnished Mrs. S. Seavey . 1 00
Mrs. Mary Riordon, groceries
furnished Stephen Spain . 24 00
A. M. Eastman, groceries fur-
nished James Callahan . 6 00
Brigham & Pratt, bread fur-
nished Mrs. Thos. Walker . 50
Chas. J. Esty, wood furnished
B. Hodgman ... 10 69
Moses Harrington, wood fur-
nished N. Lovewell . . 29 75
Robert Laing, wood furnished
Ephraim Hodgman . . 7 25
B. P. Johnson & Co., wood
furnished James Callahan . 11 60
E. P. Johnson & Co., wood
furnished Aleck Shine . 3 86
L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood
furnished D. 0. Webster . 2 75
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal
furnished George Wyman . 9 60
L. B, Bodwell & Co., wood
furnished Mrs. Sarah Seavey 39 50
L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood
furnished Rebecca J. Bursiel 5 00
James Madden, wood furnished
Michael Moran ... 30 00
167
James Madden, wood furnished
Patrick Murray . . . 1 00
Head & Dowst, wood furnished
James Callahan ... 3 60
Head & Dowst, wood furnished
Aleck Shine ... 3 50
G. H. Colby, wood furnished
N. Parker .... 12 00
G. H. Porter, wood furnished
James Callahan . . 3 75
George Fellows, wood furnished
Catherine McQuade . . 2 00
J. Butterfield & Son, wood
furnished Aleck Shine . 3 75
John N. Foss, wood furnished
James Callahan ... 4 00
J. 0. Webster & Co., wood fur-
nished Aleck Shine . . 3 50
L. B, Bodwell & Co., wood fur-
nished Mrs. Sarah Seavey . 4 50
E. P. Johnson & Co., wood
furnished county pauper . 4 66
E. P. Johnson & Co., wood
furnished James Callahan . 3 62
E. P. Johnson & Co., wood
furnished Aleck Shine . 3 50
S. C. Forsaith & Co., wood fur-
nished Mrs. Sarah Seavey . 5 25
Dickey, Young, & Co., coal fur-
nished E. Hodgman . . 12 00
Dickey, Young, & Co., coal fur-
nished Mary Sullivan . . 4 00
L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood
furnished Celia Adams . 2 00
168
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
John Connolly ... 171 32
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
Elbridge Gerry ... 227 14
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
Caleb W. Haselton . . 225 90
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
Jonathan 0. Hunt . . 186 72
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
Asenath H. White . . 141 15
N. H. Insane Asylum, board of
Michael Gillis ... 60 63
County of Hillsborough, board
of Philip Verville . . 158 00
County of Hillsborough, board
and clothing John Connolly
at N. H. Insane Asylum . 141 92.
County of Hillsborough, board
and clothing Mrs. Martha
Dunn at N.H. Insane Asylum 186 50
County of Hillsborough, board
and clothing Jonathan 0.
Hunt at N.H. Insane Asylum 221 14
State Reform School, board of
inmates .... 4,283 98
0. J. Doble, board of A. B.
Ayer .... 117 00
Mrs. Frank Miller, board of
Mrs. C. E. Otis ... 21 00
H. S. Manning, board and nurs-
ing Mrs. Jennie Crawford . 5 00
C. C. Webster, board of D. 0.
Webster . . . . 156 00
Orlando Page, board of Mrs.
Lovell .... 7 60
169
Sarah Page, board and care of
Mrs. Lovell
Mrs. Mary S. Hnntoon, board
of Mrs. William Bursiel
Mrs. Mary S. Huiitoon, board
of Rebecca J. Bursiel
Frank Sheatt, board of Abbie
Calef ....
Elizabeth Harrison, board of
Abby Calef
Mrs. A. F. Ferry, board of child
of Timothy Connors .
J. A. Miller, board of Mrs. C.
E. Otis ....
Town of Hooksett, board and
nursing: Jacob Ordway
Tebbetts Bros., medicines
M. E. George, cash paid C. W.
Haselton ....
M. E. George, team to State
Reform School .
J. J. McQuade, railroad ticket
for Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald
D. R. Prescott, care and medi-
cine for Estella Crawford .
City of Concord, board and
nursing Josie A. Rust
Town of Goffstown, care of
Geo. L. Bundy .
Ira Cross, expenses of Charles
Welch to eye infirmary
Dr. Leonard French, profes-
sional services .
S. J. Young, cash paid out
20
00
6
06
16
26
45
00
2
50
39
00
4
00
47
00
46
84
60
00
o
00
2
25
10
80
26
50
16
18
5
00
3
00
13
41
170
J. C. Colburn, for conveying '
Michael Gillis to N. H. In-
sane Asylum ... 2 75
A. Buxton, railroad tickets to
Plainfield, Vt. ... 5 65
John Lee, suit of clothes for
Fred Mahon ... 4 00
Thomas Connolly, pants and
cap for Francis Mahon . 4 50
McDonald & Cody, boots for
Aleck Shine ... 3 50
McDonald & Cody, boots for
Francis Mahon ... 4 00
McDonald & Cody, boots for
Fred Mahon ... 2 00
Fairbanks & Pearson, burial of
Rebecca J. Bursiel . . 22 00
F. L. Wallace & Co., burial of
Geo. L. Bundy ... 10 75
Canney & Wiley, medicines . 28 10
Heath & Son, boots furnished
D. 0. Webster ... 4 00
Edwin Kennedy, clothing fur-
nished D. 0. Webster . 15 50
Dr. L. Melville French, profes-
sional services ... 3 00
John A. Barker, railroad ticket
for Rose Batchelder and
daughter .... 5 20
John A. Barker, railroad ticket
for Geor2;e A. Francis . 1 50
5,583 62
171
CITY FARM.
To County of Hillsborough, board
of county paupers
Labor done by City Farm
Frederick Allen, produce sold
from farm ....
Appropriation ....
Balance (overdrawn) .
Paid W. F. Sleeper & Co., groceries
R. M. Miller,
Wadleigh, Andrews, & Co.,
groceries ....
Eager & Robinson, groceries .
J. S. Kidder & Co., grain and
meal
Pettee & Whittle, grain and
meal .....
Pettee & Whittle, grain and
meal ....
T. A. Lane, cock and fittings .
Pike & Heald, hardware
Wm. C. Rogers,
Daniels & Co.,
Daniels & Merrill,
John B. Varick,
H. F. Thompson, blacksmith
work 2 53
J. B. McCrillis & Son, black-
smith work . . . 32 87
$124
71
139
44
1,722
18
1,000
00
526
25
$282 71
28
84
220
31
29
43
201
33
1G3
06
147
18
1
60
6
17
61
124
39
42
35
4
32
60
23
05
Dr.
;,512 58
172
H. Abbott & Co., blacksmith
work .... 1 45
Derry, Welcome, & Co., black-
smith work ... 4 55
Bunton & Porter, blacksmith
work .... 61 43
J. F. Woodbury & Co., black-
smith work
1 00
Wm. H. Hill, blacksmith work
9 24
(( a (c u
31 60
A. B. Webster " " .
20 84
E. Branch, repairing harnesses,
etc
9 60
Greeley & Esty, repairing har-
nesses, etc.
16 70
S. C. Forsaith & Co., pulley and
labor
1 14
Plumer, Chandler, & Co., cloth-
ing . . .
5 09
Plumer, Chandler, & Co., cloth-
ing
33 29
J. W. C. Pickering, clothing .
8 30
Edwin Kennedy, clothing
15 15
Piper & Hawley, dry goods
2 08
Waite Bros., "
58 39
J. S. Masseck, "
12 26
N. S. Clark,
5 75
F. C. Dow, boots and shoes .
39 35
Head & Ncale, " "
14 90
J. Otis Clark, meats
49 55
Clougli & Towle, meats .
12 35
S. D. Cass, '^
14 5Q
J. M. Chandler & Co., kero-
sene oil, etc.
5 52
173
D. A. Simons, crockery, etc. . 28 49
Higgins Bros., merchandise . 52 18
J. P. Emery, tin-ware, brooms,
etc 28 59
H. S. Whitney, pump and pipe 80 25
Goodwin Bros. & Co., repair-
ing sleigh .... 2 00
Sullivan Bros., soap-stone cov-
ers and repairing stoves . 19 75
Clark M. Bailey, tin-ware, etc. 16 82
J. Hodge, lumber ... 2 71
A. C. Wallace, box and labor 7 20
G. Flanders, ice ... 10 00
W. S. Nelson, labor . . 30 33
" " " . . 318 32
C. F. Farnum, " . . 42 53
Leander Jenkins, " . . 5 75
Wm. Healy, " . . 29 75
Wm. Stockdale, " . . 9 37
Gilman Worthen, " . . 2 50
Paul Belmore, " . . 15 08
Paul Belmore, Jr., " . . 15 50
Frank Belmore, " . . 20 00
JohnBargoin, " . . 16 20
Joseph Cheney, " . . 4 00
Joseph Kane, " *. . 6 50
Henry Rivers, " . . 1 70 •
Tim Quinn, " . . 2 00
S. D. Smith, " . . 21 87
J. Gushing, " . . 3 00
Jolin H. Pond, cabbage-plants 2 40
J. E. Bennett, raising chimney 8 00
S. S. Nelson, pasturing . 37 00
John Prince, trees ... 3 30
174
James McPlierson, bull .
H. K. Tilton, damage to corn
from City-Farm cattle
Warren Harvey, horse-collar
Hiram Turner, soap
J. A. Brown, use of boar
John Cleworth, sleigh
Michael McCabe, manure
C. W. Rowell, one pair oxen
C. W. Rowell, cow and calf
C. W. Rowell, exchange on
oxen ....
G. E. Hall, medicines
Fred Allen, salary and sundries
D. Kerwin & Son, pork .
J. G. Warner, groceries
Wm. Boyd, celery
Geo. W. Thayer & Son, shoes
55 00
6 00
2 60
42 75
2 50
35 00
7 50
175 00
65 00
18 00
2 38
505 68
19 39
29 22
40
8 38
,512 58
CITY TEAMS.
To Amoskeag-Falls Bridge . . $7 50
District No 2 . . . . 1,299 87
Extension Elm and Pine Streets 26 75
Gay, Wells, & Co., moving earth
from Post-office Block . 573 30
New highways .... 136 74
Paving 368 36
Macadamizing . . . . 54 74
Grading for concrete . . 147 66
Watering streets . . . 253 75
Sewers and drains . . . 55 74
Dr.
175
New engine-house
Balance from old account
Paid Pettee & Whittle, grain and
meal
J. S. Kidder & Co., grain and
meal ....
W. P. Sleeper (fe'Co., grain and
meal ....
Drake & Carpenter, grain and
meal ....
Samuel Poor, grain and meal
L. Shelters, hay
R. Clark, hay .
I. T. Webster, hay .
C. W. Cheney, hay
A. C. Stearns, hay .
E. Langdell, hay .
J. J. Perlcy, hay .
J. Currier, hay
E. P. Johnson & Co., hay
A. S. Smith, hay .
J. Foster & L. B. Clough, trus
tees, hay
Ira Moore, hay
Ira Moore, straw and carrots
Higgins Bros., straw
F. P. Hall, hay
J. Richardson, straw
S. D. Smith, straw .
T. W. Sanborn, straw
H. L. Brown, straw
L. Mitchell, straw .
David Hammond, carrots
b-r
13 Oi£^^
1,641 44 ^^'
$4,678 85
Cr.
479 67
94 67
167 12
100 55
152 74
837 65
12 36
20 91
23 95
19 69
20 50
13 62
■ 22 72
14 66
39 04
; v,/"
W
bi
175 81
68 68
34 96
7 60
58 08
25 83
14 60
10 30
10 20
12 5l/,r/^^^~j
10 63
176
J. F. Woodbury & Co., black-
smithing . . . .
97
25
M. C. Clark & Co., blacksmith-
ing
49
46
Wm. H. Hill, blacksmitliing .
59
97
A. B. Webster, blacksmithing .
106
25
G. E. Barnard, blacksmithing .
3
15
A. B. Webster, horse-cart
175
00
J, A. Sanborn, blacksmithing
'
and repairs
84
15
J. B. Saunders, repairing har-
nesses ....
3
75
Edwin Branch, repairing har-
nesses ....
21
25
P. N. McLaren, repairing har-
nesses ....
32
15
Greeley & Esty, repairing har-
nesses ....
62
85
Pike & Heald, hardware
4
77
Wm. C, Rogers, hardware
3
00
John B. Varick, hardware
1
20
Daniels & Co., hardware
2
18
Daniel^ & Merrill, hardware .
1
10
French & Robertson, lumber
and labor . . . . 44 67
A. C. Wallace, lumber and la-
bor
Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
A. H. Lowell, leather pad
C. R. Wood, professional ser-
vices .....
Dr. Derby, professional services
G. E. Hall, horse ointment
Z. F. Campbell, medicines
38
24 75
3
50
48
00
5
75
1
00
42
62
177
W, W. Hubbard, sawing plank
George D. Otis & Co., horse
Concord Railroad, freight
M. McCabe, rent of stable
J. M. Chandler, sundries
T. W. Lane, pass-books ,
James Kearns, teamster .
A. Robie, teamster .
L. Searles, teamster
Geo. W. Butterfield, teamster
A. B. Cushing, teamster
T. M. Conant, teamster
H. L. Read, teamster
James Patten, labor
John Cushing, labor
Joseph Verrill, labor
John Downing, labor
Amount
Balance to new account
1 50
560 00
6 60
47 89
18 64
24
1 75
41 54
52 30
263 50
305 60
141 00
20 11
2 50
1 25
62
62
$4,282 5Q
296 29
^4,578 85
HIGHWAY DISTRICT No. 1.
To balance from old account
Appropriation .
Paid R. C. Dustin, superintendent,
for labor ....
Daniels & Co., pick
William Campbell, gravel
12
Dr.
$3 07
800 00
$303 07
Cr.
122 24
1 60
8 00
178
For labor and teams, as per
pay-rolls
166 10
Balance to new account
287 84
15 23
1303 07
HIGHWAY DISTRICT No. 2.
To appropriation .... $12,000 00
J. C. Ray, street-scrapings . 9 00
Alvin Pratt, street-scrapings . 2 00
Amount transferred from other
departments . . . 3,000 00
Joseph Comfort, Jr., old logs . 5 00
Fire Department, shoveling
• from hydrants . . . 19 50
Contingent expenses . . 7 12
New highway . . . 404 55
Amount overdrawn . . 466 77
Dr.
115,913 94
Cr.
Paid Warren Harvey, superintend-
ent 1366 00
Wm. T. Evans, superintendent 357 00
F. H. Redfield, clerical services 40 00
Bunton «fe Porter,blacksmithing 102 75
Webster, Murchie, & Cunning-
ham, blacksmithing . . 19 61
George W. Merriam, black-
smithing . . . . 4 70
A. B. Webster, blacksmithing 30
179
J. B. McCrillis & Son, black-
smithing .... 2 40
R. W, Flanders, blacksmithing 12 55
Briggs & Brown, repairing
pipe 3 00
W. H. Vickery, keys, etc. . 2 35
G, H. Hubbard ... 2 50
S. Hovey, repairing fence . 4 60
J. A. Caverly, hauling plank . 20 50
Hill & Co., stable-brooms . 2 75
Ellis & Patterson, engineering 26 00
Pettee & Whittle, cement . 3 70
D. W. Garland, stone . . 28 28
E. Young, stone . . . 11 00
A. Bodwell, stone . . . 60 00
French & Robertson, carpenter
work ..... 3 35
S. C. Forsaith & Co., lumber . 21 84
A. C. Wallace, lumber . . 38
Pike & Heald, zincing whiffle-
tree ..... 1 95
John B. Yarick, hardware . 24 85
Daniels & Co., hardware . 14 00
Daniels & Merrill, hardware . 128 32
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware . 31 98
City teams .... 1,372 49
City-Farm team ... 101 75
Geo. W. Butterfield, teamster 167 00
A. B. Cushing, teamster . . 75 50
T. M. Conant, teamster . . 68 00
James Kearns, teamster . . 539 87
A. Robie, teamster . . . 275 63
Sylvester Reed, teamster . 196 00
H. L. Reed, teamster . . 20 99
180
Loammi Searles, teamste
r . 10 00
Warren Harvey, teams
327 50
James Emerson, teams
82 62
Rowell & Spaulding, teai
ns . 71 98
William Campbell, teams
3 . 4 00
A. Wells, teams
77 62
Dickey, Young, & Co., te
ams . 60 75
Gil. Tucker, teams
212 37
George Whitford, teams
166 67
E. S. Harvey, teams
37 50
Mark Harvey, teams
13 50
R. A. Lawrence, teams
24 75
Charles Cheney, teams
300 37
Wilbur Fisk, teams
155 37
J. A. Dickey, teams
53 00
M. Dickey, teams .
101 25
Bartlett Doyle, teams
16 50
Pat. Doyle, teams .
29 00
Proctor Young, teams
75 12
E. L. Dunham, teams
72 00
J. L. Fogg, teams .
54 00
J. Abbott, teams
74 00
H. D. Beebe, teams
90 00
Charles Blanchard, team
5 . 48 00
G. D. Woodbury, teams
66 00
A. R. Mack, teams
92 00
Ed. Burton, teams .
68 00
Joseph Brown, teams
16 00
J. Perham, oxen
42 75
Hutchinson Bros., iron-w
ork . 3 25
Bunton & Porter, blacks
,mith-
ing .
5 31
J. Hodge, lumber .
1 10
Head & Dowst, labor
88 93
181
C. F. Hall, labor in stone-
crusher . . . .
5 00
To labor of men as per pay-rolls
9,006 59
By new hose-house, amount trans-
ferred
47 25
District No. 11, amount trans-
ferred . . . .
200 00
Amount . . . .
815,913 91
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 3.
Dr.
To balance from old account
$6 18
appropriation
800 00
amount transferred from Centen-
nial Fourth of July, 1876
50 00
amount transferred from reserved
fund
35 16
Balance (overdrawn)
21 99
"iftOI^
tpyjLO
Cr
Paid H. C. Dickey, superintendent
$174 00
Edwin Kennedy, stone .
16 00
W. Smith, gravel .
5 00
Pettee & Whittle, cement
1 70
I. G. Howe, blacksmithing
3 32
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
2 69
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware
2 96
John B. Varick, hardware
5 54
for labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls
680 12
M. O'Neil, sand .
22 00
iftOI Q
33
182
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 4.
Dr.
To balance from old account .
$49 35
appropriation ....
300 00
Amount ....
1349 35
Cr.
Paid Isaac Whittemore, superinten-
dent
i!88 25
Derry Mills, for lumber .
1 44
A, 0. Wallace, lumber .
5 24
0. C. Webster, marl
5 00
»
Rodney N. Whittemore, lumber
2 25
Rodney N. Whittemore, dam-
age to plow
3 25
for labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls
241 82
Amount ....
347 25
Balance to new account
2 10
1349 35
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 5.
Dr.
To appropriation ....
$500 00
Balance (overdrawn) .
4 22
$504 22
Cr.
Paid C. N. Harvey, superintendent,
labor and teams
290 05
J. M. Chandler & Co., powder
and fuse ....
1 34
John B. Varick, pick-handles .
50
183
For labor and teams as per pay-
rolls 212 33
Amount .... 1504 22
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 6.
To appropriation . . ... #500 00
Paid I. T. Webster, superintendent,
labor and teams
Nathaniel Manning, lantern .
for labor and teams as per pay-
rolls .....
Balance to new account
242
12
1
25
224
59
32
04
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO.
To balance from old account
appropriation .
transfer, reserved fund
Paid P. C. Bean, superintendent
True Perry, gravel
A. Bodwell, stone .
A. C. Wallace, plank
J. Q. A. Sargent, pipe and elbow 88
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware . 3 99
For labor and teams as per pay-
rolls 709 92
Balance to new account . 5 35
Dr.
$500 00
Cr.
f^SOO 00
Dr.
$23 64
800 00
100 00
$923 64
Cr.
$168 00
6 50
24 00
5 00
3 64
184
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 8.
To balance from old account . . $38 74
appropriation .... 600 00
reserved fund (amount trans-
ferred) . . . . 126 05
Balance (overdrawn) . . 59 30
Paid Geo. S. Smith, superintendent,
for labor and teams . . 229 47
H.F. Thompson, blacksmithing 5 48
Luther Proctor, stone . . 6 00
For labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls . . . 483 14
Dr.
$724 09
Cr.
$724 09
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 9.
To balance from old account .
$26 63
appropriation .
400 00
transfer, reserved fund
104 08
Balance (overdrawn)
83 41
Paid Lyman A. Dickey, superinten
dent, labor and teams
Alphonso Boyce, superinten
dent, labor and teams
Goffe Webster, gravel
Mrs. H. C. Joy, gravel .
Isaac Webster, gravel
A. C. Wallace, plank
$86 95
129
59
5
64
1
96
11
76
18
00
Dr.
$614 12
Cr.
185
For labor and teams as per pay-
rolls .....
360 22
S614 12
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 10.
To appropriation . . . $1,000 00
school-house and lots . . 4 87
Balance (overdrawn) . . 70 76
Paid Samuel Brown, superintendent,
labor and teams . , |117 00
A. Q. Gage, superintendent . 226 50
Pettee & Whittle, cement . • 1 70
Drake & Carpenter, cement . 1 70
John B. Varick, ha-'T -axe . 21 82
A. C. Wallace, lun- ..■ . . 1 54
W. E. Butterfield, hay and
straw .... 4 48
Wm. L. Mitchell, hay and straw 19 60
N. B. Hill, hay and straw . 10 95
W. Moore, hay and straw . 17 60
Geo. West, hay and straw . 17 86
P. Eaton, hay and oats . . 61 77
D. Kerwin & Son, teams . 23 01
Barr & Clapp, grain and oil . 30 68
H. Fradd & Co., oil, etc. . 2 90
Bunton & Porter, blacksmith-
ing 7 42
R. W. Flanders, blacksmithing 2 75
A. P. Frye, blacksmithing . 39 90
C. O'Shaughenessy, repairing
waffon, etc. . . . 49 18
Dr.
.,075 63
Cr.
186
R. W. Martin, painting . . 2 00
H. C. Ranno, repairing har-
nesses . . . -
C. R. Wood, veterinary surgeon
J. S. Kidder & Co., grain
For labor as per pay-rolls
16
24
8
00
4
00
387
53
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 11.
To balance from old account . . $67 70
appropriation .... 800 00
transfer. Centennial Fourth of
July, 1876 . . . . 100 00
transfer, District' No. 2 . . 200 00
transfer, reserved fund . . 6 92
Paid F. D. Hanscom, superinten-
dent, labor and teams
$238 00
D. Wells, lumber .
79 00
F. D. Hanscom, posts
2 90
Lamson & Mar den, stone chips
2 00
Daniels & Co., hardware
4 50
For labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls
648 22
Balance to new account
200 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 12.
To][appropriation .... $500 00
$1,075 63
Dr.
$1,174 62
Or.
1,174 62
Dr.
$500 00
187
Paid City Farm, labor and teams
Wm. Mills, labor and team
George Young
Balance to new account
427
53
5
75
15
00
51
72
NEW HIGHWAYS.
To Balance from old account
Appropriation .
Balance (overdrawn) ,
Paid Wm. T. Evans, superintendent
Charles H. Carpenter, land .
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
Cr.
1500 00
Dr.
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 13.
To appropriation . . . . $200 00
Balance (overdrawn) . 51 98
1251 98
Cr.
Paid J. P. Fellows, superintendent 60 00
Daniels & Co., hardware . 1 25
Derrj, Welcome, & Co., black-
smithing .... 2 60
For labor and teams as per pay-
rolls 198 13
Amount .... 1251 98
Dr.
$769 46
2,000
00
189
64
$2,959 10
Cr.
$36 00
6
56
35
59
188
J. B. Sawyer, engineering
A. Bodwell, stone .
Daniel W. Garland, stone
John Barnes, blacksmithing
Bunton & Porter, "
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware
Pettee & Whittle, cement
City teams
For labor and teams as per pay-
rolls . . . . .
32 25
26 00
6 00
16 05
3 30
44 30
16 45
145 99
2,590 61
52,959 10
DAMAGE FOR LAND TAKEN FOR HIGHWAYS.
To Balance from old account . |2,400 65
Appropriation .... 3,000 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 232 14
Paid George Clark, land taken for
Elm Street . . . |2,336 48
Samuel Hall, land taken for
Elm Street . . . 989 46
S. N. Bell .... 168 93
John J. Bell . . . . 168 93
Ellen Greeley , . . 455 32
Heirs of John Stark, land
taken for Elm Street . . 1,108 36
Jeremiah Hodge ... 200 00
Lorenzo D. Colby, land taken
for Maple Street . . 101 25
Isaac W. Si^ith et ah. . . 62 81
Dr.
,632 79
Cr.
189
Heirs of John S. Elliot, land
taken on Manchester Street
John P. Moore, land taken on
" Clay-pit " road
16 25
25 00
^5,632 79
WATERING STREETS.
To Appropriation .... 11,200 00
Paid Water-works, for water
J. A. Sanborn & Co., repairing
carts .....
B. F. Fogg, repairing stand-
pipes •
T. A. Lane, water-gate and
labor . . . . .
Geo. W. Butterfield, teamster
Loammi Searles, "
A. B. Gushing, "
H. L. Reed, «
R,. A. Lawrence, "
C. F. Hall, labor .
T. M. Conant, labor
City teams ....
Pike & Heald, hardware
Dr.
11,200 00
Cb.
1475 00
30
60
10
20
9
00
88
00
21
00
116
00
5
25
4 50
3
00
1
00
253
75
62
Amount .... |1,017 92
Balance to new account . 182 08
$1,200 00
190
PAVING STREETS.
To balance from old account . $510 61
Concord Railroad, paving near
Dr.
depot
49 43
Transfers, reserved fund .
7,722 04
" macadamizing .
3,200 00
" grading for concrete
600 00
Appropriation ....
2,000 00
'^^\ 09,^ 08
Cr.
Paid Robert Bunton, block paving-
stone
$3,970 95
Michael Caliill, cobble paving-
stone
4 20
C. M. Stevens, coljble paving-
stone ....
125 48
D. Gore & Son, setting paving
1,238 41
Mrs. Rodnia Nutt, paving-stone
90
City Farm, "
42 69
C. Francis, "
18 34
J. A. Brown, "
31 15
F. Hanscom, "
4 97
E. Young, "
87 62
Peter Richards, "
11 31
Edward Wyman, splitting pav-
ing-stone ....
152 26
Chas. Cheney, cobble-paving .
91 11
W. K. & C. E. Richardson, cob-
ble-paving ....
141 58
A. H. Huntress, cobble-paving
26 25
J. M. Dickey, " "
4 71
J. L. Fogg,
120 44
E. S. Harvey,
33 94
191
A. K. Mack, " "
17
31
A. Latucb, " "
87
52
J. P. Eaton,
47
30
J. E. Rowell, " "
17
53
Luther S. Proctor, " "
11
44
J. Proctor, " "
31
39
A. Bodwell, flagging
93
00
N. H. Granite Co., flagging
163
39
H. K. Tilton, splitting pavin^
; 551
08
J. B. Varick, hardware .
25
31
Ellis & Patterson, engineering
7
00
J. McDerby, concrete
89
28
Chamberlin & Brown, concrete
) 76
12
Turner & Bartlett, "
16
25
C. H. Robie, "
1,105
59
John Barnes, blacksmith ing
21
08
Bunton & Porter, "
8
62
R. W. Flanders, "
5
60
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
8
29
J. Hodge, , "
27
Barr & Clapp, oil .
3
78
Labor of men and teams, at
>
per pay-rolls
5,105
47
John B. Chase, cobble-paving
J 23
90
Mrs. J. P. Eaton, " "
20
81
Dickey, Young, & Co., cobble
-
paving
12
51
A. P. Frye, blacksmithing
12
95
Amount .
^13,669 10
Balance to new account
412
98
114,082
08
192
LIGHTING STREETS.
Dr.
To appropriation ....
15,500 00
Reserved fund ....
600 00
$6,000 00
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-liglit Co., gas.
13,371 34
Manchester Gas-light Co., re-
pairs
358 92
Manchester Gas-light Co., light-
ing lamps ....
A. H. Lowell, lamp-posts
742 69
190 88
e^7K
Pike & Heald, repairing lan-
terns, etc. ....
24 24
H. Fradd & Co., lamng and oil
6 92
M. R. Currier, lamps .ad oil .
37 65
Adams & Lamprey, J hids and
oil . . . .
2 11
S. L. Flanders, lamps and oil .
10 13
Eager & Robinson, lamps and
oil
7 26
C. A. Smith, lamp chimneys
and wicks ....
2 16
Carl E. York, lamp chimneys
and wicks ....
69
Simon Dodge, lighting lamps .
7 15
Wm. W. Hall, lighting lamps .
13 68
C. G. Thompson, lighting lamps
8 04
Wm. H. Huse, lighting lamps
8 95
Wm. V. Emerson, lighting
lamps ....
11 40
Sidney A. Farrar, lighting
lamps ....
83 75
Hiram Stearns, lighting lamps
25 00
193
David Perkins, lighting lamps
E. R. Gilmore, lighting lamps
J. B. Titus, lighting lamps
J. B. Titus, repairs
Balance to new account
8
13
10
80
866
66
85
40
15,883
95
116
05
),000 00
GRANITE BRIDGE.
To balance from old account .
appropriation .
J. McDerby, old bridge, plank
transfer reserved fund
Balance (overdrawn) .
Paid Dutton Woods, lumber and la-
bor ....
Walter Neal, lumber and labor
A. C. Wallace, lumber and la
bor . .
J. B. Yarick, hardware .
Daniels & Merrill .
Pike & Heald, tinning and oil
A. H. Lowell, washers .
Bunton & Porter, brackets,etc
F. M. Heath & Co., painting
T. B. Brown, measuring paint-
ing
W. P. Stratton & Son, tinning
13
Dr.
52 93
500 00
5 79
7,144 74
1 75
^2,410 85
1,147 18
3,919 11
64 50
55 50
79 89
5 12
24 61
158 91
1 87
50
^915 21
Or.
194
for labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls . . . 47 17
AMOSKEAG FALLS BRIDGE.
SEWERS AND DRAINS.
To balance from old account .
$20,172 91
appropriation . . . .
5,000 00
sundry persons, license to enter
sewers . . . .
884 10
Warren Harvey, old plank
20 00
State Reform School, brick
25 13
Water-works, pipe .
2 40
Ellis & Patterson (overdraft) .
3 00
',915 21
Dr.
To balance from old account .
appropriation ....
$171 61
100 00
$271 61
Cr.
Paid Pike & Heald, broom
for labor and team as per pay-
rolls
35
57 12
Amount ....
Balance to new account
$57 47
214 14
$271 61
Dr.
.107 54
195
Cr.
Paid Warren Harvey, superinten
dent ....
Temple McQueston, cement-
pipe . . . .
E. G. Haynes, sewer-pipe
David H. Young, pipe .
Gillis, Morrison, & Co., pipe
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
0. J. Sawyer, "
French & Robertson, lumber
H. T. Simpson, brick
Drake & Carpenter, cement
Pettee & Whittle, "
J. S. Kidder & Co., "
Ellis & Patterson, engineering
A. H. Lowell, cess-pool covers,
etc
Concord Railroad, freight on
brick
Bunton & Porter, blacksmith-
ing
A. P. Frye, blacksmithing
R. W. Flanders, blacksmithing
A. B. Webster, "
J. A. Caverly, hauling pipe .
William C. Rogers, hardware
John B. Varick, "
Daniels & Merrill "
Pike & Heald "
Manchester Locomotive Works,
cess-pool covers .
J. Slattery, hauling pipe
C. N. Harvey, hay
$391 50
16
20
. 2,145
64
43
86
317
98
256
99
12
18
68
22
. 2,649
53
76
00
. 1,703
83
37 10
r 430
50
273 12
912 57
75
8
75
37
95
50
59
65
1
76
122 48
13
55
7
90
1
64
5
00
5
10
196
Manchester Gas-light Co., cast-
ings, etc., ....
110
42
A. Bodwell, stone .
24
37
J. M. Chandler & Co., oil, etc.
40
94
Head & Dowst, lumber .
4
92
Barr & Clapp, powder, etc. .
3
28
J. Conway, sewer-pipe .
2
80
Plumer, Chandler, & Co, oil
suits
12
75
Geo. W. Thayer & Son, rubber
boots . .
15
50
F. C. Dow, rubber boots
17
00
G. W, Weeks, rubber boots .
20
50
for labor of men and teams.
as per pay-rolls .
10,090
05
Balance to new account .
6,164
86
RESERVOIRS
To balance from old account . . $516 21
id Geo. Holbrook, lumber
1 75
Patrick Finn, labor
64 00
Thomas Slavin, labor
6 25
A. H. Lowell, iron-work
29 08
Balance to new account
415 13
26,107 54
Dr.
1516 21
Cr.
$516 21
197
COMMONS.
Dr.
To balance from old account .
$231
67
appropriation ....
200
00
1431 67
Cr.
•
Paid P. 0. Woodman, turf .
21
50
C. H. Robie, concrete
9
00
French & Robertson, lumber
and labor ....
61
39
S. C. Forsaith & Co., repairs on
fountain ....
3
96
Ellis & Patterson, engineering
3
25
for labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls
190
58
Balance to new account
141
99
1431 67
GRADING FOR CONCRETE.
To balance from old account
appropriation .
reserved fund transferred
Balance (overdrawn)
Paid J. Hodge, for filling sidewalks
Ellis & Patterson, engineering
for labor and teams as per pay-
rolls .....
paving transferred .
$585 56
1,000
00
211
76
395
38
75
00
103
97
1,413
73
600
00
Dr.
J,192 70
Cr.
5,192 70
198
LAND SOLD FROM CITY FARM.
To balance from old account .
Received of sundry persons
Balance to new account
Dr.
70 55
59 59
$130 14
Cr.
130 14
1130 14
MACADAMIZING.
Dr.
To balance from old account
$2,985 78
appropriation ....
2,000
00
Balance (overdrawn) .
494
70
i5 480 48
Cr.
Paid L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood and
tallow for crusher
28
50
Manchester Water-works, water
22
50
French & Robertson, filing.saws
60
John B. Varick, hardware and
tallow ....
70
96
Wm. C. Rogers, sledge-handles
1
50
R. W. Flanders, blacksmithing
18
80
D. C. Hutchinson & Son, stone
chips
47
50
Hutchinson Bros., castings and
labor . . . . .
117
62
A. Bodwell, stone .
87
00
City Farm, stone .
36
50
city teams ....
41
24
199
for labor and teams, as per
pay-rolls .... 1,857 76
paving, amount transferred . 3,200 00
1,480 48
WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING PINE STREET.
Dr.
To reserved fund .
. $327 54
Paid for labor and teams as per pay-
rolls $327 54
1327 54
Cr.
1327 54
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
To balance from old account
1544 19
appropriation ....
8,000 00
S. S. Piper (overdraft) .
15 00
Jonathan Smith (overdraft)
2 28
Straw &^Lovejoy (overdraft) .
15 00
Geo. A. Ramsdell (overdraft) .
15 50
reserved fund, amount trans-
ferred ....
562 34
Balance (overdrawn) .
520 66
Paid E. A. Jackson, bounty on
hawk ....
20
Elmer Whipple, bounty on
hawk
20
Dr.
>,674 97
Cr.
200
S. p. Elliott, bounty on hawk
20
S. P. Elliott, bounty on foxes
1
00
David Butterfield, bounty on fox
60
Arthur Duroscher, bounty on
fox .....
60
Fred D. Hooper, bounty on
foxes ....
1
60
CD. Grant, bounty on fox .
60
J. Byron Huse, bounty on foxes
4
00
Jonathan Smith, for witness-
fees, etc
780
03
Morrison & Clark, professional
services ....
375
52
C. R. Morrison, professional
services ....
31
60
D. P. & D. L. Perkins, profes-
sional services .
3
00
Briggs & Huse, professional
services ....
278
00
J. P. Bartlett, professional ser-
vices
23
00
Wm. R. Patten, professional
services ....
3
00
James B. Straw, professional
services ....
47
00
James B. Straw, making city
report ....
150
00
Isaac L. Heath, revising ordi-
nances ....
225
00
C. C. Keniston, burying dead
dogs, etc
11
25
H. P. Marshall, killing dogs .
73
50
Dana W. King, searching rec-
ords and copies of deeds
3
61
201
George W. Varnum, care of
court-house and repairs . Ill 74
S. S. Piper, firing salutes . 80 25
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1,
pumping out cellars . . 6 00
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 2,
pumping out cellars . . 19 20
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 3,
pumping out cellars . . 18 00
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4,
pumping out cellars . . 24 00
Joseph H. Haynes, clerical ser-
vices 64 00
Melendy & Poor, burying pau-
pers ..... 43 00
Head & Dowst, carpenter work 32 40
David Thayer, sundry services 47 62
Loammi Searles,buryinghorses,
etc 13 00
Henry Bennett, sundry services 46 46
John L. Kelly, allowance for
horse, and cash paid out . 36 08
John G. Colt, trees . . 230 77
Timothy Clark, execution . 222 28
Mary Rush, execution . . 328 86
Samuel Gamble, execution . 219 33
Catherine Sheehan, damage
from defective highway . 400 00
Cyrus W. Flanders, injuries
caused by falling on sidewalk 400 00
Betsey C. Tenney ... 300 00
Ellen M. Bradley, damage to
person from falling on side-
walk 125 00
53
13
270
00
37
40
146
41
14
12
14
96
9
00
202
Manchester Water- works, wa-
ter
Judith Sherer, matron at pest-
house .....
Nathan P. Kidder, copying and
indexing sewer-books, etc. ,
Ira Cross, use of horse, and tel-
egrams ....
Geo. Holbrook, carpenter work
Walter Neal, carpenter work .
James Fogg, carpenter work .
Lamson & Marden, cutting
watering-troughs, etc. . 158 54
A. Bodwell, stone-work and re-
moving hay-scales . . 125 90
Western Union Telegraph Co.,
telegrams .... 89
French & Robertson, carpenter
work
Ellis & Patterson, engineering
Fogg & James, teams
S. S. James & Bros., teams .
J. A. Brown, teams
C. H. Hodgman, teams .
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware
Pike & Heald, hardware
Daniels & Co., hardware
T. A. Lane, plumbing, etc., on
fountains . . . .
John A. Barker, use of team .
Dr. P. A. Stackpole, in case of
Patterson vs. City
Dr. Carl H. Horsli, in case of
Patterson vs. City
77
65
810
55
85
20
139
50
24
00
45
75
8
14
4
99
6
45
50
32
13
46
40
00
20
00
203
G. A. Ramsdell, transfer, etc.,
in case of Nutt vs. City
15 50
Dr. George E. Hersey, expert
testimony ....
40 00
Dr. W. W. Wilkins, profession-
al services ....
10 00
Dr. William Holland, profes-
sional services
11 00
Dr. 0. F. Bonney, return of
births ....
6 00
Dr. Leonard French, return of
^
births ....
11 25
Dr. Leonard French, profes-
sional services
6 00
Dr. L. Melville French, return
of births ....
11 00
Dr. J. W. Mooar, return of
births ....
2 50
Dr. L. B. How, return of births
4 50
Dr. C. A. Manning, return of
births ....
1 75
Dr. R. J. P. Goodwin, profes-
sional services
50 00
John B. Clarke, printing
18 50
T. H. Tuson, printing
2 50
C. F. Livingston, printing
42 75
First New Hampshire Battery,
firing salute
37 50
Henry F. Morse
2 50
Hannah Kearns, expenses to
Hartford with deaf and dumb
boy
8 60
Webster & Morton, pens
5 50
Jacob F. James, engineering .
11 25
204
Henry Just, pens .
5 00
Nancy C. Towne, rent
12 00
New York Times, advertising .
5 60
U. S. & Canada Express Co.,
expressing ....
8 85
Patrick Kearns, labor
2 00
James Kearns, labor
2 00
Joseph Comfort, labor
2 00
E. Reynolds & Co., stamp
5 00
Sylinda German, washing
8 30
labor, setting down trees on
Elm Street ....
67 25
Langdon Simons, clock .
5 00
J. Q. A. McQuesten, posting
health-notices
IB 00
N. S. Clark, teams .
27 25
C. B. Clarkson, services as in-
terpreter for assessors
4 50
C. R. Colley, painting canal-
bridge . ...
37 50
Charles N. Waite, chemical ex-
amination of meat
15 00
N. & W. R. R,, car-tickets .
40 70
B. P. Cilley, professional ser-
vices
30 00
L. J. Gordon, damage to person
15 75
Joseph B. Sawyer, engineering
2 50
Wm. J. Desilets, witness-fees
2 28
Dr. A. D. Smith, return of
births ....
2 25
F. D. Thorpe, dipper and chain
75
John N. Baker, repairing and
regulating clocks
35 00
John Hoben, damage to team
from defective highway
60 00
205
Sampson, Davenport, & Co., ten
copies directory .
J. R. Swallow, damage to paper-
hangings from water .
Edwin Kennedy, to cash paid
for raih'oad tickets to Ben-
nington, Vt.
P. W. Haseltine, dinners dur-
ing President's visit .
George C. Hoitt, canvass cover
to sewer-book
A. B. Webster, repairing hearse
A. D. Gooden, use watering-
trough ....
Levi L. Aldrich, expenses to
Boston, telegraphing, etc. .
Journal Newspaper Co., adver-
tising .....
H. D. Gordon, music furnished
at President's reception
J. M. Stanton, flags, etc., for
President's reception .
H. 0. Morse, teams, President's
reception ....
J. C. Chase, services in case of
Clark vs. City
J. B. McCrillis & Son, storing
runners for hearse
E. Laing, wood for wardroom
D.M. Goodwin, repairing chains
and dippers at watering-
troughs ....
Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
at wardroom
20
00
47
00
179
35
147
00
2
00
2
20
3
00
10
25
3
37
53
00
7
18
32
00
17
80
5
50
5
50
1
50
25
206
Herbert F. Thayer, witness-fees
W. P. Emerson, piano for
school . . . .
Charles T. Brown, transcript
of case, Nutt vs. City .
G. G. Mills, damage to person
from defective highway
George H. Newton, pens
Julius Cellers, ribbon for stamp
Samuel W. Parsons, witness-
fees
George H. Dudley, repairs at
wardroom .
P. A. Devine, burying child
Clough & Towle, loss of sheep
by dogs
John Lee, team for committees
B. L, Hartshorn, teaming
Geo. W. Butterfield, expenses
to Boston for horse
Manchester P. 0., wrappers
A. J. Lane, estimating land
damage
Enoch R.
sessors' room
P. C. Cheney & Co., manilla
paper ....
David Thayer, services as tru
ant-officer .
Thomas Pool, repairing hand
stamp
Concord Railroad, freight on
safe
Hillsborough County, watering-
trough and stone posts
Morse, safe for as
1
25
280
00
23
60
35
00
2
00
1
60
6 00
7 62
2 60
35 00
30 00
2 60
11 65
84
16 50
60 00
1 05
49 50
4 76
1 05
33 00
207
Charles H. Robie, laying con-
crete in Concord Square
Bunton & Porter, labor on tree-
box irons ....
Warren Harvey
Manchester Locomotive "Works,
labor on boiler .
S. A. Riddle, searching Bed-
ford town records
H. K. Slayton, damage to team
from defective highway
Samuel C. French, damage
caused by defective highway
T. W. Lane, ink and mucilage
Jos. B. Sawyer, engineering .
C. C. Webster
Wm. H, Whitney, fees and
costs of Whitney vs. City .
Michael Haley, damage to team
from defective highway
H. B,. Chamberlin,in execution
B. P. Cogswell, labor
F. J. Moffitt, labor .
J. H. Maynard, putting in safe
Dr. George A. Crosby, profes-
fessional services
Sullivan & Decatur, stove fur-
niture for pest-house .
labor on hay-scales .
labor, setting trees .
J. Hodge, labor and lumber
C. A. Smith .
Wm. C. Rogers, hardware
R. W. Bean, killing dogs
241 86
2 60
75
3 22
2 00
22 00
100 00
1 25
70 00
3 00
105 88
7 00
9 85
50
00
00
10 00
3
05
132
35
60
12
12
05
1
55
45
6
00
208
A. C. Wallace, lumber . . 83 94
Straw & Lovejoy, repairing
clocks .... 20 00
FENCING CONCORD SQUARE.
To balance from old account . . $451 38
Paid Ellis & Patterson, engineering $24 84
Lamson & Mar den, cutting and
setting fence-stone as per
contract
to reserved fund transferred
Balance to new account
330
25
96
76
03
YALLEY CEMETERY.
To balance from old account .
reserved fund, transferred
Benjamin Stevens, wood .
Paid A. H. Hartshorn, supt., labor
Thomas C. Cheney, labor
George Holbrook, lumber and
labor .....
John Prince, trees .
$609 65
2,000
00
6
00
1501 13
5
62
85
39
3
00
),674 97
Dr.
1451 38
Cr.
$451 38
Dr.
J,615 Qb
Cr.
209 .
A. Bodwell, stone . . . 274 33
A. H. Low'ell, iron fence and
gates 1,557 92
Geo. W. Stevens, engineering 10 07
Balance to new account . 178 19
•$2,615 65
PINEGROVE CEMETERY.
Dr.
To balance from old account .
1669 42
Jacob F. James, lots sold
1,054
83
appropriation .
1,000
00
^9 724- 9.Ft
Cr.
Paid William C. Chase, labor
$502
60
A. B. Chase, labor
62
00
. J. E. Clough, labor
25
88
A. Mclndoe, labor .
64
00
Daniels & Co., hardware
1
00
Daniels & Merrill, hardware
138
19
Pike & Heald, hardware
2
47
George How, labor
4
00
J. F. James . . . .
64
50
W. Ireland, lumber and labor
78
32
J. G. Colt, trees
34
00
D. H. Young, pipe .
5
60
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
4
50
A. II. Lowell, iron fence
985
50
Hunt, Challis, & Gilmore, print-
ing ....
4
50
J. Hodge, lumber .
4
Q5
T. A. Lane, plumbing
22
04
' 210
Samuel Poor, painting fence . 17 98
A. Bodwell, moving stone . 8 40
G. A. Tufts, labor ... 6 00
Balance to new account . 688 12
,724 25
SALARIES.
To balance from old account . . $1,322 13
appropriation .... 8,000 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 1,141 03
Dr.
110,463 16
Cr.
Paid^Ira Cross, major . . . tf 641 50
John L. Kelly, mayor . . 333 33
John P. Newell, city clerk . 41 66
Nathan P. Kidder, city clerk . 958 30
H. R. Chamberlin, city treas-
urer . . ■ . . . 1,000 00
John A. Barker, city messen-
ger 600. 00
James Mitchell, Jr., collector . 739 21
Seth T. IJill, collector . . 400 00
Wm. E. Buck, superintendent
of schools .... 1,200 00
Sylvanus B. Putnam, clerk of
common council . . . 100 00
Jonathan Smith, city solicitor . 500 00
L. Melville French, city physi-
cian 25 00
Judith Sherer, matron at pest-
house . . . . 90 00
211
H. G. Caiiiiey, city physician,
1876 ..'... 50 00
Joseph Kidder, for performing
the duties of superintendent
for one week . . . 31 25
William Little, clerk of school
board .... 25 00
William Little, school commit-
tee 10 00
N. H. Wilson, school commit-
tee 10 00
Geo. W. Stevens, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Joseph Kidder, school commit-
tee 10 00
John P. Newell, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
N. W. Cumner, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Wm. F. Byrns, school commit-
tee 10 00
James P. Walker, school com-
mittee . . . . 10 00
Isaac W. Darrah, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Lucien B. Clough, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Isaac L. Heath, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Arthur Dinsmore, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Marshall P. Hall, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
Samuel P. Jackson, school com-
mittee .... 10 00
212
Martin Fitzgerald, school com
mittee
Ira Cross, school committee
Joliii F. Conway, supervisor
Freeman Higgins "
John M. Hayes, "
Frank Harvell, "
Wm. G. H. Dunham, super
visor ....
Slade S. Piper, supervisor
Geo. H. Dodge, "
Frank T. E. Richardson, super
visor ....
C. C. Colby, supervisor .
David T. Burleigh, supervisor
David H. Young, * "
Nathan P. Plunt, police justice
Sayward J. Young, overseer of
poor .....
Sayward J. Young, clerk of
overseers of poor
John Dailey, overseer of poor
Patrick A. Devine, overseer of
poor .....
A. B. Page, overseer of poor
E. A. Moulton, " "
Jeremiah Stickney, overseer of
poor .....
Daniel Sheehan, overseer of
poor . . . . .
P. A. Devine, health-officer
F. Allen ....
Chas. G. Emmons, clerk of
police court
10
00
10
00
4
50
4
50
4
50
4
50
4
50
9
00
4
60
4
50
4
60
r 4
60
4
50
e 375
00
25 00
50
00
25
00
25
00
6
25
25
00
25 00
25 00
54 25
125 00
55 91
>13
H. W. Longa, assistant mar-
shal ....
Wra. B. Patten, city marshal
R. J. P. Goodwin, health-offi
cer ....
George W. Riddle, moderator
Jos. W. Bean, moderator
Wm. P. Sleeper, "
F. A. Senter, selectman
John Morrison, "
H. C. Canney,
H. H. Noyes, "
Thomas Howe, "
James Briggs, "
Thos. D. Luce, ward clerk
Prank H. Challis, "
Nathan P. Kidder "
Perry H. Dow, "
James W. Lathe, "
Michael Callahan, "
Horace P. Watts, moderator
Edward Eagan, selectman
True 0. Furnald, "
W. A. Clement, "
Wm. P. Hubbard, "
E. M. Slayton,
Dalton J. Warren, "
J. J. Flynn, "
Geo. H. Dudley, "
Geo. W. Dearborn, "
Henry P. Morse, "
Frank W. McKiuley, selectman
Willis P. Fogg,
Geo. W. Bacon,
193 75
243 75
25 00
9 00
3 00
3 00
5 00
2 50
5 00
00
5 50
00
00
00
5 00
5 00
2 50
2 50
5 00
2 50
00
00
00
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
214
Hugh Ramsey, selectman
.
2 50
Jolm C. Balch, •'
5 00
J. Witter Smith, "
5 00
W. S. Pahner, "
5 00
Aimer D. Gooden, selectman .
5 00
T. P. Heath, "
5 00
Chas. H. George, "
5 00
Geo. A. Farmer, "
5 00
Benj. L. Hartshorn, "
5 00
Wm. A. Clement, "
5 00
Chas. H. Hodgraan, "
5 00
Augustus Canis, "
5 00
Jacob P. James, assessor
216 00
Horace P. Watts, " .
93 00
C. S. Fisher, "
112 60
W. W. Baker,
30 00
Timothy Sullivan, "
33 00
H. W. Powell,
150 00
Charles Brown, "
93 00
A. C. Wallace, " ,
24 00
Jos. H. ciaynes, "
365 00
John Ryan, "
147 00
I. T. Webster, "
96 00
Dustin Marshall, assistant as
scssor
33 00
E. G. Haynes, assistant assessoi
24 00
Isaac Whittemore, "
33 00
John P. Moore, "
45 00
Julius E. Wilson, clerk for as
sessors
36 00
Edwin 0. Pearson, clerk for as
sessors
80 00
Nicholas Nichols, clerk foi
board of assessors
,
204 00
215
Horatio Pradd, inspector
30 00
Lemuel H. James, "
40 00
Dustin Marshall, "
60 00
Isaac Whittemore "
82 50
Solon D. Pollard, "
30 00
John J. Dillon, "
32 50
Harrison D. Lord, "
65 00
*10 -Ifi", IPi
(lplU,'±UtJ J.U
RESERVED FUND.
To balance from old account .
appropriation ....
John P. Newell, rent of tene-
ments ....
John P. Newell, show-licenses .
John P. Newell, sewer-licenses .
John P. Newell, south city scales
John P. Newell, dog-license
Albert Jackson, rent of tenements
Albert Jackson, show-licenses .
Albert Jackson, south city scales
Albert Jackson, sewer-licenses .
Albert Jackson, dog-licenses
John N. Bruce, rent of hearse .
John Hayes, old pipe and brick
James Mitchell, Jr., costs on non-
resident taxes
Nathan P. Kidder, show-licenses
Nathan P. Kidder, rent of tene-
ments .....
Dr.
$7,295
53
15,677
99
16
00
20
00
50
00
113
24
1
00
48
00
40
00
62
41
73
80
9
00
50
00
5-
00
50
50
398
00
84 00
216
Xatliau F. Kidder, south city
scales . . . . .
135 91
Nathan P. Kidder, city ordinance
1 00
Nathan P. Kidder, setting tree
1 25
Nathan P. Kidder, rent of hearse
16 25
Nathan P. Kidder, city-aqueduct
water
12 00
Nathan P. Kidder, dog-licenses
432 86
Natlian P. Kidder, license to sell
10 00
interest on taxes
1,755 56
fencing Concord Square .
96 76
celebration, 4th of July, 1876 .
77 66
Balance (overdrawn) .
3;924 51
$30 458 '^S
Cr.
Paid Valley Cemetery .
2,000 00
Pine-Grove Cemetery
1,000 00
widening and straightening
Pine Street
327 54
new engine-house .
. 4,000 00
District No. 2
. 3,000 00
paving ....
7,722 04
District No. 9 .
104 08
printing and stationery .
300 00
District No. 7
100 00
Granite Bridge
7,144 74
paupers off the farm
. 2,304 97
District No. 3
35 16
District No. 8 . . .
126 05
District No. 11
6 92
repairs of buildings
22 95
incidental expenses
562 34
new hose-house
47 21
erradinsf for concrete
211 76
217
incidental repairs on schools . 280 15
lighting streets . . . 600 00
police department . . . Qij2 32
130,458' 23
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE CELEBRA-
TION OP FOURTH OF JULY, 1876.
Dr.
To balance from old account . . -1229 66
$229 66
Cr.
Paid Oren Carlton, teaming
District No. 3
District No. 11
reserved fund
1229 66
2
00
50
00
100
00
77
66
NEW ENGINE-HOUSE, VINE STREET.
To appropriation .
reserved fund .
fire department
Paid Head & Dowst, contractors .
Geo. W. Stevens, engineering.
H. T. Simpson, brick
Natt & W. P. Head
Concord R. R., freight on brick
Mark E. Harvey, hauling brick 34 45
Dr.
$10,000 00
4,000
00
1,200
00
,f 1 t^ 9ac\ HA
<ff
/At/jA-tW VV
Cr.
9,000
00
150
00
1,886
47
247
00
62
10,
218
for labor of men and teams as
per pay-rolls
Balance to new account
148 78
3,671 25
fl5,200 00
CITY LIBRARY.
Dr.
To balance from old account .
$1,846
95
appropriation .
2,500 00
$4,346 95
Cr.
Paid 0. H. Marshall, librarian
1400 00
Lizzie B. Davis, librarian
318
75
Temple & Farrington, repairing
books, printing, etc.
167
19
C. F. Livingston, printing
46
60
Campbell & Hanscom, printing
35
33
John B. Clarke, printing
7
50
L. B. Bodwell & Co.,fueI
217
52
E. P. Johnson & Co., fuel
6
75
Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
201
25
Bridget Riley, labor
10
00
^tna Insurance Co., insurance
32
50
Carl C. Shepard, dusters
2
85
Manchester Water-works, watei
20
00
Straw & Lovejoy , repairing clock
75
W. T. Folsom
40
T. A. Lane, plumbing
8
55
trustees City Library
1,000
00
J. Q. A. Sargent, plumbing
1
00
J. J. Abbott ....
50
Balance to new account
1,869
51
f4,346 95
219
REPAIRS OP BUILDINGS.
To balance from old account . . $124 12
appropriation .... 1,000 00
reserved fund transferred . 22 95
Balance (overdrawn) . . 61 79
Paid French & Robertson, lumber
and labor . . . . 36 84
P. M. Heath & Co., setting glass 11 82
Manchester Gas-light Co., gas 75
G. H. Dudley, lumber and labor 94 53
J. J. Abbott, painting . . 68 84
Pike & Heald, repairs . . 24 67
J. Hodge, lumber ... 52 23
T. A. Lane, plumbing . . 67 75
B. P. Fogg, plumbing . . 365 66
Elliott & Means . . . 120 00
Dunlap & Baker, hammer on
clock ..... 14 57
E. G. Haines .... 4 00
J. Q. A. Sargent, piping . . 38 35
W. H. Vickery ... 40
G. B. Fogg .... 37
G. W. Varnum ... 62 00
G. Holbrook, lumber and labor 73 01
J. J. Bennett, mason work . 10 87
A. J. Sawyer, lumber . . 73 25
G. M. Ford, labor ... 9 50
Leighton & Murley, labor . 22 10
R. J. Donnelly, plumbing . 4 05
Wm. D. Eastman, masonry . 9 00
C. R. Colley, painting . . 7 37
Dr.
L,198 86
Cr.
220
P. 0. Woodman, labor .
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
Joel Daniels, glazing
J. C. Young .
3
00
6
85
2
00
15
08
—
$1,198 86
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.-
Dr.
To balance from old account . . $1,000 00
appropriation .... 1,000 00
. $2,000 00
Or.
By balance to new account . . $2,000 00
$2,000 00
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Dr.
To balance from old account . . $2,563 80
appropriation .... 2,000' 00
Balance (overdrawn) . 517 20
$5,081 00
Cr.
Paid sundry persons .' . . $5,081 00
$5,081 00
MILITIA.
Dr
To balance from old account . . $41 67
appropriation .... 558 33
$600 00
221
Paid Manchester War Veterans
$100 00
Section A, 1st N. H. Battery
100 00
Amoskeag Veterans
100 00
Head Guards .
100 00
Straw Rifles .
100 00
Slieridan Guards .
100 00
Cr.
$600 00
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
To balance from old account . . $337 34
appropriation .... 1,500 00
reserved fund, amount trans-
ferred . . . . 800 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 60 52
Paid
Dr.
Hunt, Challis, &, Gilmore,
printing ....
14
00
Challis & Gilmore, printing .
28
75
Henry H. Everett, printing .
64
60
Hunt & Everett, printing
3
50
Wm. E. Moore, printing
37
50
W. H. Annan, printing .
11
62
Campbell & Hanscom, printing
123
41
John B. Clarke, printing
1,259
46
George C. Hoitt
19
50
Temple & Farrington, printing
362
71
C. F. Livingston, printing
177
25
E. A. Jenks, printing
25
00
Otis S. Eastman, printing
1
00
Manchester post-office
53
79
§2,197 86
Cr.
222
T. W. Lane ....
14 59
M. S. Hunt ....
3 00
H. R. Chamberlin .
2 28
Manchester Bill-Posting Co. .
1 00
$2,197 86
CITY HALL AND OFFICES.
To Albert Jackson, rent of hall
" " stores
John P. Newell, rent of hall
" " stores
Nathan P. Kidder, rent of hall
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal and
wood . . . . .
E. P. Johnson & Co., coal and
wood ....
Daniels & Co., hardware
Daniels & Merrill, hardware
"Wm. C. Rogers, hardware
John B. Varick, hardware
Pike & Heald, repairs and
hardware .
Bridget Riley, washing .
Kate Carroll, washing .
Hannah Murphy, washing
Celinda German, washing
French & Robertson, repairs
1144 00
441 75
8 00
611 75
33 00
" stores 1,460 25
1185 15
174 60
49 50
4 19
4 61
28 43
31
72 61
40 80
2 70
1 50
42 70
84 33
Dr.
J,598 75
Cr.
223
J. Hodge, repairs .
George Holbrook, repairs
Xathan P. Kidder, gas-burner
and shades ..
F. M. Heath & Co., setting
glass . • .
B. F. Fogg, plumbing
T. A. Lane, plumbing
W. H. Vickery, keys, etc.
C. H. Wood, painting, .
Barton & Co., matting and oil
cloth ....
J. S. Holt & Co., soap
D. H. Nash, gas-burners
Stearns & Farmer, brooms
G. B. Fogg, repairing locks
C. G. Colbath, shades and gas
burners
John A. Barker, pitchwood
James Collins, pitchwood
Straw & Lovejoy, repairing
clocks
H. H. Ladd & Co., clock
P. C. Cheney & Co., paper
B,. D. Gay, shades for treasur
er's office
R. J. Donnelly, plumbing
George E. Moore, cleaning and
carpets
Bennett & Lord, repairing brick
work ....
C. A. Smith ...
Nutt Bros., whitewashing
A. M. Eastman
19 42
5 25
1 25
2
50
36
80
86
56
5
05
65
16
98
9
80
17
00
5
60
5
33
5
00
70
50
15
00
3
00
18
44
28
00
4
40
4 00
3 00
15 75
35 00
4 50
224
0. R. Colley, painting .
D. A. Simons
Manchester Water-works
Balance to new account
8
83
3
55
939
95
553
69
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To balance from old account . . $1,529 09
James Pherson, coal . . 1 50
appropriation .... 13,000 00
,598 75
Dit.
$14,530 59
Amoskeag Steam Fire-Engine Company No. 1.
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas $33 00
J. M. Chandler & Co., soap and
matches ....
H. A. Johnson & Co., oil
W. L. Blenus, getting in coal .
Pike & Heald, repairing lantern
Geo. W. Butterfield, labor
Geo. R. Simmons, labor
Daniels & Merrill, sperm oil .
Plumer, Chandler, & Co., dozen
overalls .... 21 00
F. N. McLaren, repairing har-
nesses .... 4 60
Ross, Turner, & Co., hose and
couplings . . . . 92 40
Webster, Murchie, & Co., re-
pairing draw-iron . . 1 50
5
30
2
75
63
45
20
00
1
50
2
00
225
L, B. Bodwell & Co., coal
A. B. Webster, blacksmithing
Company's bill for services
22 00
1 00
825 00
S1.033 13
Fire King Steam Fire Engine Company No. 2.
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
J. M. Chandler & Co., oil, etc.
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal
Greeley & Esty
F. N. McLaren, repairing har-
nesses ....
W. L. Blenus, getting in coal .
H. A. Johnson & Co., oil-polish
Plamer, Chandler, & Co., jacket
Daniels & Merrill, oil
N. S. Clark, crash
L. Searles, services as driver .
Company's bill for services
139
25
10
59
22
00
7
20
14
64
63
2
75
9
50
1
80
1
44
204
38
793
75
.,107 83
E. W. Harrington Steam Fire Engine Company|No.^3.
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas $15 25
L. C. Abrahams, floor-brush . 1 05
A. C. Wallace, use of horses
and wood .... 215 50
11. Fradd & Co., oil, etc. . 9 08
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal . 4 00
226
Amoskeag M'f'g Co., pole to
steamer .... 20 00
Company's bill for services . 940 00. ■
11,204 88
N. S. Bean Steam Eire Engine Company No. 4.
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas $77 00
J. Stickney, repairing hose, etc. 14 75
Daniels & Merrill, basket, etc. 4 09
J. M. Chandler & Co., oil,
matches, etc. ... 6 50
H. A. Johnson, oil-polish . 2 75
W. L. Blenus, getting in coal . 62
Pike & Heald, lantern-globes . 4 75
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal . 22 00
Amoskeag M'f'g Co., repairing
steamer . . . . 36 68
Manchester Locomotive Works,
painting .... 141 15
Daniels & Co., putty and rope
A. B. Cashing, sundry services
E. R. Richmond, oil
Edwin Branch, repairing har-
nesses ....
F. N. McLaren, repairing bridle
T. L. Thorpe, cop waste .
Thos. C. Basshor, patent relief-
valve .....
Company's bill for services
$1,316 62
28
20
00
4
00
30
25
6
60
150
00
825
00
227
ExcELSioPw Hook and Ladder Company No. 1,
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas |32 25
J. M. Chandler & Co., oil, etc. 3 39
Augustus Robie, labor . . 2 00
Daniels & Co., pails and shovels 2 75
Daniels & Merrill ... 3 98
Pike &^ Heald, repairing lan-
terns, etc. .... 6 60
L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood and
coal 21 62
French & Robertson, carpenter
work 15 48
Joseph S. Smith, extension-lad-
der 150 00
Patrick Harmon, sawing wood 1 50
Concord Railroad Corporation,
freight on ladder . . 3 48
Company's bill for services . 1,543 07
Pennacook Hose Company No. 1.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas |31 25
J. M. Chandler & Co., wicks,
matches, and brooms .
Daniels & Merrill, oil, etc.
French & Robertson, carpenter
work .....
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal and
wood .....
6
15
2
74
50
22
00
.,786 12
Cr.
228
Pike & Heald, repairing Ian
terns, globes, etc.
J. M. Plaisted, driver, and shov
eling coal . . . ■
W. L. Blenus, getting in coal
Daniels & Merrill, chain, skin
bands, and hose .
M. C. Clark, blacksmithing
Amoskeag M'f'g Co., repairing
hose-carriage
H. A. Johnson, oil-polish
Greeley & Esty, repairing bar
ness ....
Edwin Branch, repairing har
ness ....
D, A. Simons, chairs, etc.
A. G. Oatley, nozzle
F. N. McLaren, repairing bridle
W. L. Blenus, driving
Company's bill for services
3 30
602' 60
62
4 14
9 48
44 64
2 75
2 65
1
25
36
25
15
00
25
28
31
845
00
11,667 68
Massabesic Hose Company No. 2.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
C. A. Smith, duster
J. B. Varick, hose and coup
lings ....
A. G. Oatley, nozzles
I). A. Simons, chairs
Pike <fe Heald, lanterns .
L. B. Bod well & Co., coal
i $U 00
3
60
8
00
30
00
24
00
6
00
8
00
Cr.
229
Daniels & Co., shovel and ax
handle
1 50
T. L. Thorpe, cop waste .
5 00
J, Hodge, wood
2 50
Wm. Boyd, horse .
37 00
Company's bill for services
695 00
mS4: 50
Engineers' Department and Miscellaneous.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
John B. Clarke, printing
Manchester Water-works, water
A. C. Wallace, assist, engineer
J. F. Pherson, assist, engineer
Chas. Williams, Jr., wire
Thos. W. Lane, stationery and
salary ....
B. C. Kendall
James Kearns, supply-wagon .
James W. Preston, labor
Thomas Mahoney, service on
supply-wagon
C. F. Livingston, printing-
Joel Daniels, painting and let-
tering ....
District No. 2, shoveling snow
from hydrants
A. H. Lowell, services as chief
engineer ....
A. H. Lowell, cash paid, ex-
■ press and freight
Cr.
145
75
38
24
81
99
65
00
10
83
16
50
92
00
140
00
50
00
18
00
20
00
6
50
1
75
4
50
115
00
16
25
230
Head &Dowst, repairing chairs 1 60
Sam C. Lowell, assist, engineer 54 17
Mrs..Josiah Stevens . . 12 00
A. G. Oatley . . ' . . 15 00
S804 98
RECAPITULATION.
Cb.
Paid Amoskeag S. F. E. Co. No. 1. 11,033 13
Fire King S. F. E. Co. No. 2 , 1,107 83
E. W. Harrington S. F. E. Co.
No. 3 1,204 88
N. S. Bean S. F. B. Co. No. 4 . 1,316 62
Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co.
No. 1 1,786 12
Pennacook Hose Co. No. 1 . 1,657 68
Massabesic Hose Co. No. 2 . 834 50
miscellaneous . . . 804 98
transferred tonewengine-house 1,200 00
Balance to new account . 3,584 86
$14,530 59
FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Dk.
To balance from old account . . $898 38
Gamewell & Co. (overdraft) . 10 00
1908 88
Cr.
Paid J. W. Preston, repairs . . $37 50
B.C. Kendall, care of telegraph 225 00
A. H. Lowell, castings . . 197 75
231
Stearns & George, blue vitriol
Moses G. Crane, magnets, etc.
Amoskeag Manufacturing Com-
pany, tripods, etc.
Pike & Heald, zincs and labor
Daniels & Co., hardware
Daniels & Merrill, hardware
D. B. Varney, hardware
C. H. Hodgman, trucking
J. B. Varick, hardware .
S. S. James & Bros., teams
J. W. Storer, repairs
Fogg & James, teams
P. W. Haseltine .
A. B. Webster
Concord Railroad Corporation
Charles Williams, Jr., wire
John B. Clarke, printing
L. D. Shaw, marking-machine
Balance to new account
137|55
33' 75
77
80
2
1
1 88
4 19
00
75
16 00
20 00
3 00
4 00
70
60
5 50
7 25
10 00
190 51
HYDRANT SERVICE.
To appropriation .... $15,000 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 2,595 00
Paid Manchester Water-works, 'for
water . . . . ' . 117,595 00
Dr.
117,595 00
Cr.
117,595 00
232
NEW HOSE-HOUSE, NASHUA STREET.
To appropriation .
District No. 2 transferred
reserved fund transferred
Paid E. E. Patch, carpenter work
George W. Stevens, architect
Charles Cheney, team
Proctor Young, team
Daniel Dowd, labor
James Fogg, labor .
James Prentable, labor .
Balance to new account
1500 00
47 25
47 21
. 1496
09
15
00
12
00
11
00
O
75
5
62
3
75
$547
21
47
25
Dr.
$594 46
Cr.
$594 46
WATER-WORKS.
To balance from old account
receipts for water-rents
Paid John B. Varick, hardware
L. B. Bodwell & Co., wood
John Q. A. Sargent, drilling-
machines, stop-boxes, etc. .
Newport Manufacturing Com-
pany, connections, stop-locks,
etc
Dr.
$8,144 02
43,823 30
$275 57
40 Q4
, Cr.
387 51
212 05
2^3
Af orris, Tasker, & Co., pipe-
couplings, nipples, etc..
600
46
Mowry & Phillips, pig-lead
437
06
Jarechi, Hayes, & Co., service-
boxes, cocks, etc.
893
67
Pettee & Whittle, cement
37
25
Union Water-Meter Co., water-
meters, stops, bands, etc.
1,023
66
Manchester Locoraotive Works,
babbitt-metal, labor, etc.
101
50
Derry, Welcome, & Co., black-
smithing ....
51
65
R. D. Wood & Co., sleeves,
pipe, valves, etc.
3,815
64
A. H. Lowell, sleeves, bolts,
castings, etc.
159
10
Concord Railroad Corporation,
freight ....
626
56
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
119
57
Sewers and drains, sewer-pipe
2
40
Charles K. Walker, superin-
tendent ....
1,296
87
Arthur E. Stearns, clerk
1,092
00
C. C. Cole, services as engineer
at pumping-station
600
00
J. Frank Wetlierbee, board of
divers ....
17
25
National Tube Works, pipe-
couplings and expansion
joints
981
85
D. Milton Goodwin, blasting-
tubes, bagging, etc.
11
61
G. R. Vance & Co., lead, etc.
84
Boston Machine Co., screws .
9
00
234
Leonard & Ellis, machine-oil .
E. A. Johnson & Co., coal and
wood .....
Seaman & Daney, building barn
at pumping-station
J. Sticknej, rubber packing and
cloth
Sewell, Day, & Co., gasket
packing ....
J. M. Chandler & Co., powder
and fuse ....
W. E. Desper & Co., water-
meters ....
Saranel Brown, Jr., teaming
pipe
S. S. James & Bros., teams
Thomas A. Lane, plumbing
American Steam Gauge Co.,
repairing counter
J. Hodge, lumber .
Eichard T. Ritchie, rope
R. W. Flanders, blacksmithing
Pike & Heald, plumbing, lan-
terns, etc., ....
P. W. Dearborn, lumber
John Waters & Co., repairing
pipe in river
Walworth Manufacturing Co.,
stop-cocks, etc
Mohawk Hudson Manufactur-
ing Co., hub gates and valves
J. Roper, plastering
Fire King Engine Co., pump-
ing water .... 9 60
98
50
127
25
296
34
15
30
18
10
75
20
166
00
09
18
15
50
27
99
4
50
16
24
10
60
127
25
22
36
746
09
340
00
92
23
180
00
4
25
235
Pattee & Perkins, hydrants
844 00
Nashua C. D. P. Works, pipe
for gate-curbs
13 77
John G. Colt, evergreen trees
at pum ping-station
9 00
J. S. Miller, shafts, etc. .
6 00
David Dickey, 2d .
5 00
"William Cole, labor
5 50
A. Wells, teaming .
8 50
W. T. Folsom, oil and wicks .
4 93
George Dunbar, labor
75
City of Lowell
9 03
J. J. Abbott, painting reservoir
fence .....
177 33
George H. Norman, laying pipe
in 'Squog ....
1,000 00
P. C. Cheney & Co., wiping-
waste
25 10
Hutchinson Bros., labor .
25 60
Amoskeag Manufacturing Com-
pany, bolts ....
2 90
Wm. H. Floyd, work in water-
pipe in river
54 75
A. D. Gooden, damage to lead
pipe
2 25
Manchester Print- Works, , lay-
ing water-pipe under the
canal
550 00
J. M. Brown, labor
5 00
David T. Burleigh, labor
8 00
Webster, Murchie, & Cunning-
ham, sharpening drills
5 50
Drake & Carpenter, cement .
29 00
N. Houle, tinning cupola on
barn at pumping-station
8 10
236
Gilman Clough, labor
H. S. Whitney, drain-pipe
A. P. Frye, spikes, bolts, etc
John Barnes, bolts, etc. .
C. H. Robie, concreting .
A. M. Eastman, oil, etc.
Manchester Mills, lumber
City of Manchester, drain- pipe
John B. Clarke, printing
C. F. Livingston, printing
Wm. E. Moore, printing
Challis & Gilmore, printing
Campbell & Hanscom, printing
Temple & Farrington, blank-
books, stationery, etc.
Frank Talbot, labor
John Talbot, labor
Thomas P. Frost, labor .
Michael Healey, labor
Warren M. Kelley, labor
Conway's men for labor, as per
pay-rolls
for interest transferred .
Balance to new account
19 25
2 55
20
37
99
08
5
5
7
7
20 00
109 74
22 50
■ 23 70
7 50
20 00
46 75
27 72
39 38
69 38
138 25
646 60
156 00
3,354 88
24,000 00
6,191 28
$51,967 32
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
To Thos. D. Luce, costs and fines
police court .... $557 43
D. A. Simons, costs and fines
police court .... 171 61
Dr.
237
Wm. B. Patten, costs and lines
police court ....
Chas. G. Emmons, costs and fines
police court . . . ' .
C. C. Keniston, costs and fines
police court ....
John C. Bickford, costs and fines
police court ....
appropriation ....
reserved fund, am't transferred
Balance (overdrawn) .
Paid N. P. Hunt, justice
J. C. Bickford, clerk
Chas. G. Emmons, clerk
Wm. B. Patten, marshal
0. C. Keniston, marshal
II. W. Longa, assist, marshal
David Perkins, captain of the
night watch
Eben Carr, captain of the night
watch
J. F. Cassidy, night watcli
Wm. H. Newhall, night watch
James Bucklin, night watch
Michael Marr, night watch
Thomas Frain, night watch
Z. B. Wright, night watch
Michael Fox, night watch
James F. Dunn, night watch
H. P. Marshall, night watch
Henry Harmon, night watch
James E. Bailey, night watch
1,024
50
600
83
3,665
36
684
64
14,000
00
662
32
1,046
05
<|ft99 A1 9 TA
^
Cr.
$1,125
00
155
00
70
00
26
93
797
18
802
10
240 00
913 13
848 82
881 43
843 19
1.050 74
1.051 30
854 45
829 68
844 33
881 57
915 19
22 50
238
Chas, B. Clarkson, night watcli 8-17 1-1
Hiram Stearns, night watch . 852 19
Alfred Vincelette, night watch 787 52
Melvin J. Jenkins, night watch 813 91
James Duify, night watch . 851 61
Edgar Farrar, night watch . 612 57
John C. Colburn, day police '. 831 37
Ransom W. Bean, day police . 831 37
A. Story, police services . 1 13
S. F, Benway, police services . 2 25
Chas. H. Reed, police services 586 69
Henry Bennett, police s'ervices 96 75
James E. Bailey, police services 101 25
S. L. Mitchell, police services . 37 12
Wm. J. Desilets, police services 91 25
H. H. Noyes, police services , 92 67
John A. Barker, police services 2 25
J. J. Whittemore, police ser-
vices 21 69
J. J. Whittemore, police ser-
vices .....
A. J. Mayhew, police services .
E. G. Garmon, police services .
Henry 0. Hill, police services .
T. P. Heath, police services .
Michael Riley, police services .
Patrick H. Riley, police services
Edward Wyman, police services
Thomas Lynch, police services
John Underhill, police services 9 00
Marshall F. Corson, police ser-
vices 4 50
Solon Robinson, police services 6 75
David Thayer, truant-officer . 337 50
4
50
.0
69
5
63
1
69
.2
94
1
69
4
60
1
12
1
13
239
Brigham & Pratt, crackers . 36 28
W. U. Telegraph Co., telegraph-
ing 38 52
A. & P. Telegraph Co., tele-
graphing .... 1 86
Clement & Barry, washing
blankets .... 17 10
H. D. Corliss, meals for prison-
ers 28 00
John A. Barker, meals for pris-
oners 48 10
Campbell & Hanscom, printing 15 00
John B. Clarke, printing . 222 37
Challis & Gilmore, printing . 12 00
Ilenrj H. Everett, printing . 9 25
Temple <fe Farrington, blank-
books, justice and sheriff, etc. 6 22
Thomas W. Lane, stationery . 8 47
Thomas D. Luce, professional
services . . . . 29 09
Wm. R. Patten, professional
services . . . . 24 00
J. P. Bartlett, professional ser-
vices ..... 6 00
J. L. Smith, professional ser-
vices ..... 4 00
W. &, G. A. Little, professional
services . . . . 8 00
H. W. Tewksbury, professional
services . . . . 46 00
C. A. O'Connor, professional
services . . . . 10 00
H. E. Burnham, professional
services . . . . . 10 00
240
Clark, Bartlett, & Mills, profes-
sional services ... 2 00
Lewis W. Clark, professional
services .... 2 00
Isaac L. Heath, professional
services .... 4 00
A. C. Osgood, professional ser-
vices ..... 4 00
N. H. Wilson, professional ser-
vices ..... 4 00
L. Melville French, professional
services .... 50 00
E. G. Haynes, whitewashing
lobby .....
Z. F. Campbell, soap
Manchester Gas-light Co., gas
S. S. James & Bro., team
Fogg & James, team
L. B. Bodwcll & Co., coal
T. A. Lane, plumbing
J. S. Masseck, awning-stripes .
P. C. Cheney & Co., waste
B. F. Fogg, plumbing
Daniels & Co., oil .
Daniels & Merrill, hooks
Chas. H. Wood, lettering slate
David Libbey, repairing chairs
Tebbetts Bros.,'soap
13
50 •
1
00
570
63
4
00
23
50
\H
51
4
15
7
32
2
60
4
00
20
25
30
75
1
60
50
$22,412
74
241
PAYMENT OF FUNDED DEBT.
Dr.
To appropriation .... $24,000 00
balance overdrawn in July, 1874 19,100 00
$43,100 00
Cr.
Paid city bonds of 1857 . . 122,500 00
Suncook Valley Railroad bonds 1,500 00
by balance from old account
overdrawn in July, 1874 . 19,100 00
,100 00
STATE TAX.
To appropriation .... $39,724 00
Paid state treasurer, per treasurer's
receipt . . . .$39,724 00
COUNTY TAX.
To appropriation .... $22,639 68
Paid county treasurer, per collect-
or's receipt . . . $22,639 68
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
Cr.
242
TEMPORARY LOAN.
Dr.
To balance from old account . . $2,300 00
Manchester National Bank' . 10,000 00
H. R. Chamberlin . . . 2,000 00
114,300 00
Cr.
By balance to new account . . $14,300 00
$14,300 00
REDUCTION OF CITY DEBT.
Dr.
To appropriation .... $24,000 00
balance overdrawn, in July, 1874 19,100 00
$43,100 00
Cr.
By balance from old account over-
drawn in July, 1874 . . $19,100 00
Suncook Valley Railroad loan . 1,500 00
city bonds .... 22,500 00
$43,100 00
INTEREST.
Dr.
To appropriation .... $33,000 00
water-works transferred . . 24,000 00
balance from old account . 374 50
Balance (overdrawn) . . 2,012 50
$59,387 00
243
Or.
Paid Louisa Wilson
Lois A. Lee .
Florence M. Cogswell
Amoskeag National Bank
Manchester National Bank
coupons on city bonds
coupons on water bonds .
130 00
24 00
210 00
61 00
305 00
23,069 00
35,688 00
$59,387 00
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL-HOUSES AND LOTS.
Db.
To balance from old account .
. $350 14
appropriation .
. 1,000 00
$1,350 14
»
Cr.
Paid Henry C. Dickey, labor .
27 00
Charles Tucker, labor
6 25
M. O'Neil, labor .
6 25
C. Webster, labor .
38 49
True Sprout, labor .
2 50
Dexter Wilson, labor
1 25
E. Johnson, labor .
6 00
W. W. Baker, labor
2 00
J. H. Goodwin, labor
8 43
Amos Morse, labor
8 43
Chas. H. Robie, concreting
417 40
John Dowiney, labor
4 68
Pat. Pitts, labor .
7 18
H. E. Ryder, labor
4 68
Richard Lawrence, team
15 75
244
Amoskeag M'f g Co., land
333 00
Ira P. Fellows, team
27 50
Harry Bailey, labor
5 00
H. H. Noyes, labor
4 50
Charles Ordway, labor .
2 00
William Ritchie, labor .
2 75
District No. 10
4 87
Lamson & Harden, stone posts
26 00
George H. Dudley, carpentei
work ....
28 96
J. L. Smith & Son, flowers
25 00
Balance to new account
334 27
,350 14
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
To appropriation . . . *. |2,000 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . . 102 58
Paid Geo. H. Dudley, lumber and
labor
Geo. M. Ford, lumber and labor
Bennett & Lord, mason work .
Thomas A. Lane, plumbing
R. Laing, labor aud trucking .
G. R. Vance & Co., iron pipe,
etc
D. M. Goodwin, Barstow fur-
nace and labor .
J. Hodge, lumber .
A. C. Wallace, lumber .
Dr.
$2,102 58
Cr.
333
93
■ 18
35
22
75
74
76
6
00
59 30
231 85
5 01
99 30
245
Win. Ritchie, mason work
38
29
Nutt Bros., mason work
154
88
Austin, Johnson, & Co., lumbe
r 29
68
Young & Corning, mason work 25
50
John C. Young, slating .
39
17
B. K. Hoy t, painting
23
79
J. J. Abbott, painting
65
53
C. R. Collej, painting
26
04
printing and advertising trans
-
ferred ....
200
00
incidental repairs .
448
45
books and stationery
200
00
$2,102 58
teachers' salaries.
Dr.
.To appropriation .
.138,000 00
overdraft ....
i
50
Balance (overdrawn) .
111
06
jjB??« 118 f;«
— <f
/ty^-j-j.*^ fj\j
Cr.
Paid A. W. Bacheier .
. 1,920
00
H. W. Lull .
980
00
Lucretia E. Manahan
780
00
Emma J. Ela .
490
00
Mary A. Buzzell
490
00
Maria F. Kidder .
490
00
J. T. Cressey .
800
00
Emma H. Perley • .
440
00
Daniel A. Clifford
/ .
1,440
00
Annette McDoel
473
75
Lottie R. Adams
355
00
Carrie E. Reid
440
00
246
B. F. Dame .
. 1,377 60
Julia A. Baker
490 00
Mary J. Fife .
423 13
Belle R. Daniels
440 00
Wm. E..Buck.
450 00
Anstrice G. Flanders
490 00
llocilla M. Tuson .
440 00
Martha J. Boyd
402 81
E. P. Sherburne
. 1,295 00
Mary L. Sleeper
416 36
Sarah J. Greene
440 00
Medora Weeks
105 00
Wm. M. Stevens
. 1,000 00
Mary A. Lear
419 75
Fredrica S. Mitchell
376 25
Etta J. Carley
425 00
Nellie I. Sanderson
440 00
Mary A. Smith
425 00
Hattie S. Tozer
440 00
Anna J. Dana
417 60
Mary F. Barnes
383 75
Hattie G. Flanders
440 00
C. Augusta Abbott .
440 00
Cleora E. Bailey .
440 00
Lizzie P. Gove
440 00
Florence McEvoy .
350 00
Clara N. Brown
428 75
Georgianna Dow
440 00
Helen M. Morrill .
440 00
Annie M. OfFutt .
440 00
Abbie E. Abbott .
440 00
Emma F. Beane
376 25
Elvira S. Prior
440 00
Julia A, Dearborn .
350 00
247
Nellie Pearson
.
440 00
Maria N, Bower
360 00
B. Jennie Campbell
270 00
Martha W. Hubbard
440 00
Annie H. Abbott .
288 75
Nellie M. Whitney
440 00
Jennie F. Bailey-
400 00
Nellie E. Tappan
222 50
Alice G. Lord •
440 00
Jennie G. Stebbins
350 00
Sarah D. Lord
440 00
Augusta S. Downs .
410 00
Nellie M. Gate
440 00
Addie M. Chase
490 00
S. Izetta Locke
440 00
Georgie A. Nute
418 75
Flora L. Haines
366 25
Olive J. Randall
400 00
Maria H. Hildreth
75 00
Nellie L. Marsh
190 00
Lana S. George
400 00
Nancy S. Bunton .
580 00
Mintie C. Edgerly
440 00
Martha N. Mason .
490 00
Anna C. Heath
440 00
Ella F. Barker
105 00
Ella F. Sanborn .
68 25
Samuel P. Jackson
50 00
Emma C. Gee
290 00
Mrs. A. M. Heath
13 50
Nellie McKean
45 00
0. E. Averill .
37 50
Emma J. Henry
195 00
Etta C. McLaren
9 75
248
Mary F. Dana
26 25
Ella F. Salisbury .
305 00
Carrie E. Gilmore .
88 75
Nellie B. Putnam . . .
7 50
Flora M. Senter
60 00
Cora M. Dearborn .
120 00
Herbert S. Clough .
160 00
J. J. Kimball
1,200 00
Jessie B. Farmer .
20 00
,118 56
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
To appropriation . . . . $600 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 27 28
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co., gas $80 75
District No. 2, labor . . 7 12
J. Hartigan .... 1 50
Manchester Water-works, water 179 55
J. M. Chandler & Co., cop-
peras, etc 2 70
I. S. Whitney, rent of pianos . 135 00
Wm. E. Buck, telegrams, etc., 9 96
J. M. Sanborn, tuning pianos . 28 50
M. V. B. Kinne & Co., horse-
hire 7 15
S. S. James & Bros., horse-hire 2 25
Samuel Jackson, horse-hire . 29 50
M. P. Hall, envelopes . . 1 85
S.F.Burnham& Co., horse-hire 2 00
Dr.
)27 28
Cr.
249
E. S, Ritchie & Sons, chemi-
cals, etc 15 00
J. G. Jones, moving settees . 75
J. A. Caverly, moving settees 1 60.
N. S. Clark, ribbon for diplomas 6 00
J. W. Rand, cleaning vaults . 55 00
S. B. Stearns, filling out diplo-
mas 3 00
H. F. Morse, filling out diplo-
mas 16 70
Flora B. Smith, cleaning school-
house ..... 1 00
Etta J. Carley, cleaning school-
house 4 50
F. N. Young, cleaning vault . 1 50
Piper & Hawley, dry-goods case 40
N. H. Wilson, team . . 12 50
N. E. Morrill, team . . 20 00
J6hn P. Newell, team, . . 1 50
- $627 28
FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES.
To balance from old account .
appropriation .
Higgins Bros, (overdraft)
Paid Daniels & Co., call-bells, dust-
ers, and pointers
J. Stickney, green cloth, etc. .
Daniels & Merrill, brushes, etc.
Higgins Bros., dusters and
floor-mats .... 40 75
Dr.
$90 98
500 00
16 05
$607 03
Cr.
$20 70
17 50
5 55
250
J. L. Haminett, charts, etc.
Sullivan Bros., tin dippers, re
pairing stove, etc.
Palmenter & Walker, crayons
F. B. Eaton, ink .
George L. Chandler, crayons
Thomas W. Lane, ink-wells
ink, etc.
David Libbey, brooms
Canney & Wiley, chemicals
Temple & Farrington, numeral
frames, call-bells, etc. .
E. S. Ritchie & Sons, lantern
spectroscope, etc.
J. M. Chandler, & Co., baskets
etc
W. H. Yickery, repairing hose
and key
D. M. Goodwin, wire screen
Sullivan & Decatur, stove
blacking
Charles A. Smith, feather-dust
ers ....
Balance to new account
40 59
5
80
7
00
4
80
5
10
54
34
6
00
40
07
23
85
99
23
7
16
75
3
87
1 50
19 43
203 04
$607 03
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
To^balance from old account .
appropriation ....
repairs of school-houses, transfer
Balance (overdrawn) .
$1 47
500 00
200 00
42 62
Dr.
1744 09
251
Paid Temple & Farrington, books,
Cr.
etc
•1374 71
T. W. Lane, books, etc. .
283 85
P. B. Eaton, school-books, etc.
17 53
L. Prang & Co., manuals, etc.
56 40
Tewksbury Bros., writing-paper
6 10
George C. Hoitt, binding books
5 50
PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.
To balance from old account .
1168 86
appropriation ....
200 00
repairs of school-houses trans-
ferred ....
200 00
Balance (overdrawn) .
36 38
Paid Hunt, Challis, & Gilmore
George W. Hewes .
John B. Clarke
Campbell & Hanscom
Henry H. Everett .
C. F. Livingston
Thomas H. Tuson .
William E.Moore .
$1 00
3
00
200
56
158
18
33
00
103
75
15
25
90
50
$744 09
Dr.
$605 24
Cr.
$605 24
FUEL.
To balance from old account
appropriation
$384 00
4,500 00
Dr.
^4,884 00
252
Or.
Paid W. W. Hubbard, wood .
115 00
L. B. Bodwell & Co., coal and
wood ....
2,110 53
A. Dinsinore, wood
776 46
Sherburne D. Smith, wood
489 43
E. P. Johnson, charcoal .
2 70
D. K. Mack, wood .
6 00
Wm. P. Merrill, wood .
2 25
J. D. Emery, wood
3 50
B. W. Hill, wood .
7 00
J. T. Wyman, wood
19 50
J. W. Preston, splitting wood
2 00
V. W. Fairbanks, sawing woo(
I 50
G. W. Hunkins, sawing wooc
I 1 00
J. M. Watson, sawing wood
2 08
Geo. E. Moores, sawing wood
2 00
W. H. Annan, superintending
weighing of coal .
16 50
Balance to new account
1,427 55
14,884 00
INCIDENTAL REPAIRS.
To appropriation .... 600 00
repairs of school-houses trans-
ferred 448 45
reserved fund transferred . . 280 15
Paid J. Q. A. Sargent, plumbing .
Daniels & Merrill, hardware .
Wm. P. Stratton & Son, plumb-
ing
$139 59
64 91
26 53
Dr.
11,328 60
Cr.
253
W. K. Cochran, setting glass . 1 05
Geo. H. Dudley, carpenter
work .....
David Thayer, setting glass, etc.
Pike <fe Heald, hardware
Dunlap & Baker, repairing
clocks ....
John N. Baker, repairing clocks .
Thomas A. Lane, plumbing
B. Frank Fogg, plumbing
J. F. Ford, carpenter work
Geo. Holbrook, carpenter work
J. J. Abbott, setting glass . 3 88
Sullivan Bros., repairing stove 1 50
N. B. Tilton, repairing plaster-
319
79
41
82
75
09
20
50
2
50
7
18
6
00
19
72
13
50
ing
1 00
L. L. Aldrich, repairing clocks
2 75
0. B. Elliott, repairing clocks .
1 25
J. C. Young, slating
4 10
G. B. Fogg, repairing locks
3 98
J. Hodge, lumber .
75
Geo. E. Moores, sawing wood .
3 75
Joel Daniels, setting glass
11 68
D. M. Goodwin, stove and re-
pairing funnel
99 52
J. A. Swasey, blackboards
154 09
G. R. Vance, repairing funnc'
1 00
Z. B. Stuart . . . .
5 37
J. L. Kelly, varnish and laboi
56 55
Higgins Bros., water-pot, etc.
11 42
David Libbey, reseating chair .
3 00
W. H. Vickery, keys
60
Willie Hall, setting glass
50
Balance to new account
223 73
$1,328 60
254
CARE OF ROOMS.
To balance from old account . . il2 06
appropriation , . . . 2,200 00
Balance (overdrawn) . . 109 62
Paid Geo. W. Hunkins, janitor . 193 32
V. W. Fairbanks, janitor . 663 48
James W. Preston, janitor . 268 03
John A. Carr, janitor . . 658 90
Geo. E. Moores, janitor . . 400 04
Eufus Lamb, janitor . . 117 00
Chas. P. Ordway, care of Bak-
ersville school-house . . 61 00
Olive J. Randall, care of room
in District No. 6 . . . 16 84
Wm. J. McGuinness, care of
Hallsville school-room . 16 00
Nellie M. Gate, care of school-
room in Stark District . 16 87
Elvina Wooderson, care of
rooms in Amoskeag school . 39 00
Chas. Brown, care of rooms in
District No. 4 . . . 4 30
Willie W. Brown ... 6 54
Alice Wooderson . . . 26 00
N. L. Marsh, care of rooms in
Youngsville District . . 9 00
Harry H. Glough, janitor in
District No. 5 . . . 9 00
John A. Goss, janitor . . 62 16
M. .H. Hildreth, care of rooms
in Hallsville District . . 10 00
Dr.
$2,321 68
Cr.
255
Orville Tulip, janitor in District
No. 4 . . . .
Milton C. Page, janitor in Mos-
quito-Pond District
George M. Norris, janitor
Flora E. Blodgett, janitor in
District No. 5
J. Hartigan .
Geo. B. Wells
William Dunn
Nellie M. Gate, care of rooms
in District No. 1 .
Dora M. Dickey, care of rooms
in District No. 5 .
6 00
6 00
10 65
6 00
3 63
6 64
13 75
6 58
5 00
TUITION.
Dr.
To Wm. E. Buck, tuition-fees
$291 41
$291 41
Cr.
By balance from old account
$100 00
Paid J. L. Hammett, skeleton
45 00
J. W. SimondSj centennial ser-
vices
8 00
Balance to new account
138 41
$291 41
EVENING SCHOOLS
Dr.
To balance from old account .
$774 96
appropriation ....
300 00
561 (VIA QC
256
Cr.
Paid Manchester Gas-light Co.,
James Preston, janitor .
Geo. E. Moores, janitor .
M. S. Hunt, printing
John B. Clarke, printing
John B. Mills, teaching .
Thos. D. Luce, teaching .
John W. Perkins, teaching
M. Eugenia Lord, teaching
Medora Weeks, teaching
Annie Nichols, teaching
Emma Henry, teaching .
Carrie Gilmore, teaching
Bertha Dean, teaching .
Minnie Campbell, teaching
Minnie Abbott, teaching
Florence Stone, teaching
Mary Mitchell, teaching .
Balance to new account
gas
s $46 75
31
12
13
50
4
00
19
59
173
20
87
30
45
60
99
00
53
10
29
30
35 10
42
85
48
60
41
40
46
80
48
50
47
70
161
55
11,074 96
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
To balance from old account
appropriation .
abatement refunded .
Balance (overdrawn)
Paid Michael Spane, poor, 1871
Michael Spane, poor, 1872
Geo. B. McLane, pays in New
Boston, 1873
Dr.
$305 17
600
00
35
71
18,379
96 *
- $19,320 84
Cr.
3
12
2
24
2 50
257
Sylvester C. Fitch, poor and
dead
2 46
Geo. B. McLane, pays in New
Boston, 1875
2, 22
Sylvester C. Fitch, poor, 1875
2 22
Adolph Partland, taxed wrong,
1874
2 14
John Carter, paid in California,
1874
2 46
John S. Elliot, taxed wrong.
1874
4 42
John Calef, for watering-trough.
1874
9 00
Rufus W. Lamprey, no stock
in trade, 1875
2 22
Jediah Galacar, over-valuation,
1875
8 88
Franklin-Street Society, 1875 .
24 42
Ellen Kerrin, over-valuation,
1875 . .
2 08
Exavior St. Onge, cripple and
poor, 1875 . . ' .
2 22
Nehemiah Preston, over 70,
1875
2 22
Varnum Ela, pays in Hooksett,
1875
2 22
Jos. N. Prescott, over 70, 1875
2 22
Frank D. Hanscom, no stock
in trade, 1875
11 10
Frederick F. Osgood, pays in
Auburn, 1876
1 62
Samuel Hill, duplicate, 1876 .
1 62
Ezra Tilton, minor, 1876
1 62
17
258
Elwin P. Hebard, pays in Bos-
ton, 1876 ....
Frank H. Johnson, pays in
Derry, 1876
Patrick Dowd, disabled soldier,
1876
Geo. E. Osgood, pays in Weare,
1876
Thos. Johnson, duplicate, 1876
Frank Donnelly, duplicate, 1876
John Douglass, minor, 1876 .
James Orrill, over 70, 1876 .
Osgood Garland, pays in Hook-
sett, 1876 ....
Yarnnm Ela, pays in Hooksett,
1876
Clarence C. Ela, pays in Hook-
sett, 1876 ....
Lorenzo P. Leslie, pays in Hook-
sett, 1876 ....
Chas. W. Piper, no dog, 1^76 .
Fred L. Lewis, minor, 1876 .
Wilbur H. Huntress, disabled
soldier, 1876 ... 1 62
Lysander W. Wilkins, no dog,
1876
Geo. Evans, pays in Derry, 1876
Hugh R, Barnard, pays in Bed-
ford, 1876 ....
Chas. R. Cronn, pays in San-
bornton, 1876
Nehemiah Preston, over 70,
1876
Alfred Edmunds, 1876 .
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
00
1
62
2
00
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
259
Arthur Gleason, 1876 . . 162
Geo. Lovejoy, 1876 . . 1 62
Joseph Everett, 1876 . . 1 62
Wm. Forsaith, name duplicated,
1876 1 62
Edward C. Bowers, pays in
Goffstown, 1876 ... 1 62
Geo. B. Miner, dead, no assets,
1876 1 62
Sidney B. Hadley, dead, no
assets, 1876 ... 1 62
Edward F. Hills, dead, no as-
sets, 1876 .... 1 62
Harrison D. Lord, no dog, 1876 1 00
Nathaniel P. Corliss, pays in
Bedford, 1876 ... 1 62
Daniel Gove, pays in Wears,
1876
Michael Lane, duplicate, 1876
Chas. Bunton, duplicate, 1876
owner unknown, taxed wrong,
1876
owner unknown, lot wrong,
1876
owner unknown, lot next south
Whidden, 1876 .
Julius Deschene, duplicate,
1876 . ...
Thomas J. Bond, not here in
April, 1876
Henry M. Vickery, not here in
April, 1876 ...
George G. Blake, no horse,
1876
1
62
1
62
2
62
1
30
3
24
2
45
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
260
John E. Williamson, duplicate,
1876
John Hoburn, pays in Hooksett,
1876
Edwin C. Merrill, pays in Goifs-
town, 1876 ....
Franklin-Street Society, taxed
wrong, 1876
Exavior St. Onge, cripple and
poor, 1876 ....
Frank Hale, pays in Merri-
mack, 1876
Frank 0. Clement, pays in An-
trim, 1876 ....
Thomas Brown, pays in Weare,
1876
Joseph Murry, duplicate, 1876
Evan H. Sleeper,duplicate,1876
Thomas Deary, dead, 1876
Wm. E. Moore, over- valuation,
1876 9 72
Waite Bros., over- valuation,
• 1876 8 10
Geo. E. Norris, duplicate, 1876 1 62
George Flether, no horse here,
1876 1 62
Lawrence Ela, pays in Hook-
sett, 1876 . . . . ' 1 62
Frank Clay, minor, 1876 . 1 62
John Shea, 139 Chestnut Street,
no dog, 1876 ... 1 00
Peter Donnelly, 43 Spruce
Street, minor ... 1 62
James Bohan, no dog, 1876 . 1 00
1
62
3
08
1
62
19
44
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
261 '
George Libby, pays in Notting-
ham, 1876 .... 1 62
James A. Harney, over-valua-
tion, 1876 .... 3 24
John S. Elliot, taxed wrong,
1876
Paul Graff, taxed wrong, 1876
Edward G. Dodge, paid in
Weare, 1876
Eugene Schlosser, minor, 1876
John Thomas, minor, 1876
Frank Peblerin, poor, 1876
Charles F. Harvell, not liable,
1876
James Reed, duplicate, 1876 .
Frederick Nelson, minor, 1876
Frank H. Hitchcock, disabled
soldier, 1876
Thomas Kelty, poor, 1876
John Manahan, duplicate, 1876
Curtis K. Kendall, no horse,
1876
, Edgar R. Kimball, minor,1876
E. R. Burbank, duplicate, 1876
Jeremiah Connor, disabled sol-
dier, 1876 . •. . . 1 62
George C. Chase, duplicate,
1876 1 62
George Connor, duplicate,1876 1 62
Mary Holt, 1876 ... 8 10
Sylvester C. Fitch, poor and
dead, 1876 .... 1 62
George B. McLane, pays in
New Boston, 1876 . . 1 62
L4
58
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
"62
1
62
1
62
1
62
65
1
62
1
62
262
George Fabens, no horse and
dog, 1876 . .
Charles Neale, duplicate, 1876
James W. Kimball, pays in
Hooksett, 1876 .
Wm. S. James, over-valuation,
1876
Joseph E. Bennett, over-valua-
tion, 1876 . . . .
Wm. H. B. Sloan, over-valua-
tion, 1876 ....
Ellen Bradley, poor, 1876
Frank Sunberry, minor, 1876
James Kerin, duplicate, 1876 .
Owner unknown, taxed wrong,
1876
Heirs of Ebenezer H. Davis,
over-valuation, 1875 .
Henry J. Hick, pays in Lon-
donderry, 1876 .
George W. Harrington, minor,
1876
Hugh Lynch, minor, 1876
Lawrence Connor, dead, 1876
Harry Colby, duplicate, 1876 .
John Kearns, 500 Elm Street,
no dog, 1876
Richard Keating, no dog, 1876
John Kearns, minor, 1876
Daniel Riley, over 70, 1876 .
A. J. Young, pays in Auburn,
1876
Frank Morrill, pays in Hook-
sett, 1876 ....
1
97
1
62
1
62
16
20
3
20
8
.10
81
1
62
1
62
2
11
24 42
2
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
00
1
00
1
62
1
62
1
62
1
62
263
George Spencer, pays in Ban-
gor, Me., 1876 ... 1 62
Samuel Truesdale, dead, 1876 1 62
Samuel Truesdale, no dog, 1876 1 00
John A. Goss, no dog, 1876 . 1 00
George A. Clark, minor, 1876 1 62
Reuben Brown, over 70, 1876 . 1 62
Isaac D. Palmer, pays in Bos-
ton, 1876 .... 1 62
Darwin M. Poore, no carriage,
1876 1 62
Emil Brown, minor, 1876 . 1 62
Elegin Wright, minor, 1876 . 1 62
Albert L. Hurd, pays in Croy-
don, 1876 .... 1 62
Heirs of Ebenezer H. Davis,
over-valuation, 1876 .
Alpheus D. Jenne, error, 1876
Aimer D. Gooden, watering-
trough, 1876
Francis J. Moffitt, no dog,1876
Curtice A. Willey, no dog, 1876
'Nehemiah Preston, over 70,
1876
Bean & Higgins, over-valuation,
1876
Chester E. Demick, no money
at interest, 1876 .
John Kennedy, over 70, 1876 .
Charles R. Bailey, no dog, 1876
Joseph Orrill, over 70, 1876 .
Nehemiah Preston, over 70,
1876
Wm. M. Webster, over 70, 1876
19
44
8
91
3
00
2
00
1
00
1
62
32
40
26
86
1
58
1
00
1
58
1
58
1
58
264
James Ingalls, duplicate, 1876
Timothy Murphy, one arm, 1876
John Sanborn, no dog, 1 876 .
Charles Mahew, no dogs, 1877
John Mahoney, no dog, 1877 .
Patrick Reardon,duplicate,1877
John Brown, over 70, 1877 • .
Robert Chatham, error, 1877 .
Thomas Stewart, no dog, 1877
Patrick Flynn, minor, 1877 .
H. M. Tarbell, error, 1877
Henry J. Clark, no dog, 1877
Joseph Bailey, disabled soldier,
1877
Henry S. McAllister, no dog,
1877
Alfred Quimby, over-valuation,
1877
Jehill W. Holton,over 70,1877
Sherman L. Flanders, pays in
Goffstown, 1877 .
Carlos C. Babbitt, only one
horse, 1877
Alanson P. Marshall, no horse,
1877
James Cleworth, sick and poor,
1877
John Callahan, over 70, 1877 .
Charles E. Balch, error, 1877 .
Daniel L. Stevens, only one
carriage, 1877 .
George Springer, minor, 1877
P. A. Devine, over-valuation,
1877 7 90
1
58
1
68
1
00
3
00
2
00
1
68
1
68
1
68
1
00
1
68
7
90
1
00
1
68
1
00
11
86
1
68
1
68
1
58
1
26
1
68
1
58
47
40
79
1
58
265
Charles A. Smith, over-valua-
tion
6 32
0. Barton & Co., over-valua-
tion
86 90
Wm. H. Perry, pays in Henni-
ker, 187T . . . .
1 58
Wm. Northrop, pays in Massa-
chusetts, 1877 .
1 58
C. B. Littlefield, only one dog,
1877
1 00
Frank S. Bodwell, only one
horse, 1877
1 58
Horace Pettee, no horse, 1877
1 58
J. Wilson M. Hunt, over-valu-
ation, 1877 ....
1 58
Calvin D. Carpenter, over-valu-
ation, 1877
3 16
Holton & Sprague, over-valua-
tion, 1877 ....
35 71
George W. Weeks, over-valua-
tion, 1877 ....
7 90
Israel Dow, watering-trough,
1877
3 00
John Calef, watering-trough,
1877
3 00
Alfred Quimby, over-valuation,
1877
11 85
Eugene Way, duplicate, 1877 .
1 58
Isaac H. Stacy, no dog, 1877 .
1 00
Ferdinand Reidel, over-valua-
tion, 1877 ....
1 58
Alonzo Tarbell, over-valuation.
1877
79
Fred C. Sanborn, pays in Bos-
ton, 1877 ....
1 58
266
Peter Donnelly, minor, 1877 . 1 58
Bean & Higgins, over-valuation
on land and buildings. Elm
corner Bridge, 1877 . . 31 60
Herbert Fisher, pays in Massa-
chusetts, 1877 ... 1 58 ,
Edward Newman, over 70,1877 1 58
Joseph W. Conant, over 70,
1877 • 1 58 ,
Elijah Young, over 70, 1877 . 1 58
Charles H. Marshall, over-val-
uation, 1877 ... 15 80
Wm. F. Hubbard, over-valua-
tion, 1877 .... 1 00
Charles R. Morrison, over-val-
uation, 1877 ... 15 80
Charles W. Cheney, 2d, over-
valuation, 1877 ... 6 32
Philip H. Pike, over-valuation,
1877 7 90
Hiram Turner, no dog, 1877 . 1 00
Manchester Mills . . . 18,467 33
119,320 84
TAXES FOR 1877.
Dr.
To resident taxes assessed . |247,458 46
non-resident taxes assessed 1,022 89
1248,481 35
Cr.
By collections, abatements, and dis-
counts ... $211,005 79
balance outstanding . 37,475 56
$248,481 35
267
OUTSTANDING TAXES.
List for 1877, Seth T. Hill, collec-
tor $37,475 56
List for 1876, James Mitchell, col-
lector .... 4,415 74
List for 1875, John Hosley, collec-
tor 6,106 60
List for 1874, John Hosley, collec-
tor 4,921 12
List for 1873, Wm. G. Everett, col-
lector .... 4,290 76
List for 1872, Wm. G. Everett, col-
lector .... 2,871 74
List for 1871, H. R. Chamberlin,
collector . . ' . . 6,287 95
List for 1870, H. R. Cham'oerlin,
collector .... 6,372 55
$71,742 02
268
Valuation, Taxes, Etc.
Year.
Valuation.
Taxes.
No. Polls.
Poll-Tax.
Val. of Poll.
1838 . .
S555,270
$2,235 49
244
$1 66
$300
1839 . .
604,963
3,029 84
427
2 14
300
1840 . .
946,200
3,986 56
772
. 2 20
300
1841 . .
1,229,054
9,563 74
892
3 49
300
1842 . .
1,430,524
12,952 44
1,053
2 76
300
1843 . .
1,598,826
13.764 32
1,053
2 60
300
1844 . .
1,873,286
13,584 72
1,053
2 25
300
1845 . .
2,544,780
19,246 27
1,561
2 30
300
1846 . .
3,187,726
22,005 95
1,808
2 10
300
1847 . .
4,488,550
24,953 54
2,056
1 68
300
1848 . .
4,664,957
39,712 63
2,688
2 68
300
1849 . .
5,500,049
44,979 92
2,518
2 47
800
1850 . .
5,832,080
48,974 23
2,820
2 37
300
1851 . .
6,906,462
51,798 47
2,910
2 25
800
1852 . .
6,795,682
54,379 45
2,745
1 92
240
1853 . .
6,995,528
61,545 81
2,907
1 82
240
1854 . .
8,237,617
62,022 44
2,814
1 80
240
1855 . .
8,833,248
71,952 09
3,725
1 94
240
1856 . .
9,244,062
114,214 08
8,760
2 96
240
1857 . .
9,983,862
84,862 98
3,695
2 04
240
1858 . .
10,259,080
78,210 85
3,695
1 83
240
1859 . .
9,853,310
81,368 01
3,495
1 92
240
1860 . .
9,644,937
86,804 87
3,651
2 16
240
1861 . .
9,343,254
99,104 96
3,974
2 40
240
1862 . .
8,891,250
84,827 45
3,071
2 21
240
1863 . .
9,597,786
96,233 86
2,995
2 40
240
1864 . .
9,517,512
142,815 98
3,168
3 50
240
1865 . .
9,478,368
209,696 20
3,176
6 18
240
1866 . .
10,050,020
245,567 19
4,114
» 5 50
240
1867 . .
10,101,556
207,457 39
4,170
4 61
240
1868 . .
9,929,072
208,783 07
4,583
2 85
150
1869 . .
10,205,303
254,022 43
4,709
3 72
150
1870 . .
10,710,252
• 234,047 63
4,959
3 27
150
1871 . .
11,365,162
236,639 74
6,404
3 12
150
1872 . .
11,542,632
259,196 67
5,911
2 24
100
1873 . .
12,001,200
300,768 00
6,212
2 50
100
1874 . .
12,716,892
312,835 95
6,219
2 46
100
1875 . .
14,195,102
315,131 29
6,227
2 22
100
1876 . .
15,309,348
248,900 93
6,295
1 62
100
1 77 . .
15,605,918
246,573 46
6,341
1 58
100
269
City Debt.
Bate of Notes.
To Whom Payable.
When Payable.
Principal.
Jan. 1
July 9
July 22
July 1
Jan. 1
Oct. 31
April 1
July 1
April 1
Au.o;. 1
An
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug
Aug
Aug. 1
Aug
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
1856
1858
1858
1862
1863
1863
1864
1864
1865
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1869
1872
1872
1872
1872
1874
1874
1876
1876
1876
1876
1876
City Bonds,
Nehemiah Hunt,
u a
City Bonds,
Water Bonds,
Sewer Bonds,
Jan. 1
July 9
July 22
July 1
Jan. 1
ISTov. 1
April 1
July 1
April 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 1
Aug
Aug
Aug
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
July
July
July
July
July 1
July 1
July 1
1880
1878
1878
1882
1888
1893
1884
1894
1885
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1887
1892
1897
1902
1890
1895
1878
1880
1881
1883
1885
S10,000 00
2,400 00
1,100 00
22,500 00
35,000 00
70,000 00
70,000 00
50,000 00
10,000 00
1,500 00
10,000 00
1,500 00
10,000 00
1,500 00
5,000 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
8,500 00
100,000 00
100,000 00
100.000 00
100,000 00
100,000 00
100,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
270
FUNDED DEBT.
Amount of funded debtj Jan. 1,
1877 .... $976,000 00
Paid during the year . . . 24,000 00
Amount of funded debt, Jan. 1, 1878 1952,000 00
Amount of temporary loan, Jan. 1,
1878 114,300 00 '
Interest due (estimated) . . 21,000 00
Bills outstanding, Jan. 1, 1878 . 24,751 68
,051 68
Total indebtedness, Jan. 1, 1878 . $1,012,051 68
Cash in treasury, Jan. 1, 1878 . |17,113 10
Notes due the city . . . 1,957 65
Interest on the same . . . 683 23
119,753 98
Net indebtedness, Jan. 1, 1878 . $992,297 70
Net indebtedness, Jan. 1, 1877 . 939,627 43
Increase of net indebtedness during
the year .... $52,670 27
Attest, NATHAN P. KIDDER,
City Auditor.
271
CITY PROPERTY.
City-Library building $29,000 00
Permanent inclosure of commons . . 19,200 00
City Hall and lot 60,000 00
City Farm and permanent improvements . 25,000 00
Stock, tools, furniture, and provisions at City
Farm 6,303 81
Engines, hose, and apparatus . . . 58,368 25
Engine-house, stable, and land. Vine Street . 33,000 00
Hose-house and lot. Maple Street . . 2,300 00
Hose-house and lot, Nashua Street . . 500 00
Reservoirs 10,000 00-
Hearse, houses, tombs, and new cemetery . 4,900 00
Court-house and lot 50,000 00
Common sewers 142,000 00
Safes, furniture, and fixtures at City Hall . 3,000 00
Street lanterns, posts and pipes . . . 4,600 00
Water-works 723,774 54
Horses, carts, plows, and tools for streets . 5,000 00
Wardroom and lot, Manchester Street . . 3,000 00
Wardroom and lot. Park Street ... 600 00
Engine-house and lot, Ward Eight . . 2,300 00
Water-pipe, wagons, and apparatus for water-
ing streets 2,500 00
Stock in Suncook Valley Railroad . . 50,000 00
Lot, Lowell Street 1,500 00
Gravel lot, Belmont Street .... 1,200 00
Ward Eight (one-half acre) . 50 00
Bakersville (one acre) . . 100 00
Fire-alarm telegraph, bell-tower, and bell . 20,000 00
Valley Cemetery 6,000 00
$1,264,196 60
272
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Blodget-Street school-house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, charts
etc. ....
Bridge-Street house and lot
Old High school-house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
New High school-house .
Movable furniture, maps, charts
books, and apparatus
Wilson-Hill house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Merrimack-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Manchester-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Park-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Franklin-Street house and lot .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Spring-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Stark house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Bakersville house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Goffe's-Falls house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
House and lot near Harvey's .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
House and lot near Clough's mill
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Hallsville house and lot .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
. $3,000 00
. 150 00
13,150 00
500 00
. 6,500 00
. 200 00
6,700 00
.45,000 00
3*
. 2,000 00
47,000 00
. 3,300 00
. 125 00
3,425 00
. 15,000 00
. 350 00
15,350 00
. 8,000 00
. 300 00
8,300 00
. 8,000 00
. 400 00
8,400 00
.18,000 00
. 400 00
18,400 00
. 14,000 00
. 400 00
14,400 00
. 3,000 00
. 200 00
3,200 00
. 3,500 00
75 00
3,575 00
. 3,600 00
. 100 00
3,700 00
. 2,500 00
50 00
2,550 00
. 600 00
50 00
650 00
. 3,500 00
75 00
3,575 00
1
273
Massabesic house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Mosquito-Pond house and lot .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Centre-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Ash-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Lincoln-Street house and lot .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
South house and lot, 'Squog .
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Amoskeag house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Main-Street house and lot
Movable furniture, maps, etc.
Amount of school property
Amount of city property
Total property
18
. 1,400
00
40
00
1,440 00
. 1,000
00
50
00
1,050 00
. 5,000
00
. 125
00
5,125 00
. 58,000
00
. 400
00
58,400 00
. 50,000
00
. 400
00
50,400 00
. 2,800
00
60
00
2,860 00
. 3,700
00
. 125
00
3,825 00
. 12,000
00
. 100
00
12,100 00
, ,
$278,075 00
•
1,264,196 60
$1,542,271 60
274
DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
[The following account, having been accidentally omitted from its proper place, is
inserted here.]
Dr.
To appropriation .... $200 00
1200 00
Cr.
Paid Post 3, G. A. R., by Levi L.
Aldrich .... |200 00
1200 00
INDEX.
Abatement of Taxes 256
Account of City Treasurer 156
Alarm Telegraph 123, 230
Alarm Boxes and Keys 129
Amoskeag-Falls Bridge 194
Amoskeag Engine Co. jSTo. 1 135
Amoskeag Hose Co 137
Apparatus, Fire 119
Attendance at School 114
Awards for Lands taken for Highways 188
Books and Stationery 250
. Bridge, Amoskeag 194
Bridge, Granite 198
Buildings, Kepairs of. 219
Care of Eooms 254
Cemeteries, Keport of Committee on 61
City Marshal, Eeport of 151
Government, 1877 3
Library 48, 218
Hall and Offices 222
Farm 13, 171
Teams 174
Treasurer's Accounts 156
Property 271
Debt 269
Payment of 242
Centennial Fourth of July, 1876 217
Commons 197
Concord-Square Fence 208
276
County Tax 241
Contingent Expenses (School) 217, 248
Condition of Eeservoirs and Cisterns 134
Discount on Taxes 220
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves 274
Donations to City Library 54
E. W. Harrington Engine Co. Ko. 3 135
Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co. JSTo. 1 137
Engineers '^
Engineers' Department 138, 229
Engineer's Eeport - 119
Evening Schools 83, 255
Farm, City 13, 171
Fire-Alarm Telegraph 123, 230
Fire Apparatus 119
Fire Department 8, 224
Fence on Concord Square 208
Fire-Alarm Boxes and Keysj Location of 129
Fire King Engine Co. Ko. 2 135
Fires, 1877 12G
Furniture and Supplies (Schools) 249
Fuel 251
Goflfe's Falls Hose Co 137
Government, City,, 1877 ■ 3
Granite Bridge 193
Grading for Concrete 197
Highway District No. 1 177
2 178
3 181
4 182
5 182
6 183
7 183
8 184
9 184
10 185
11 18G
277
Highway District Ko. 12 186
13 187
Highways, New 187
Awards for Lands Tal^en for , 188
Hydrants 142
Hydrant Service 231
Incidental Expenses 199
Kepairs (Schools) 252
Interest 242
Instructions to Key-Holders 131
Land Sold from City Farm 198
Land-Damage Awards 188
Lighting Streets 192
Library, City 48, 51, 218
Donations to 54
Trustees' Eeport 45
* Librarian's Eeport 51
Treasurer's Report 48
Loan, Temporary , 242
Location of Alarm-Boxes 129
Hydrants 142
Monument, Soldiers' 220
Militia • 220
Miscellaneous Expenses of Fire Department 229
Macadamizing Streets 198
Massabesic Hose Co. Ko, 2 137
IN'ew Engine-House 217
New Hose-House 232
Names of Teachers 115
N. S. Bean Engine Co. No. 4 136
Names and Residences of Members of Fire Department 138
Officers, City 367
Outstanding Taxes 267
Overseers of Poor, Report of. 17
Payment of City Debt 242
Paving Streets 190
Paupers off Farm 163
278
Pennacook Hose Co. No. 1 136
Payment of Pucded Debt 241
Pine-Grove Cemetery 63, 209
Police Department 9, 236
Printing and Advertising (Schools) 251
Printing and Stationery 221
Property, City 271
• School 272
Eules adopted by Board of Engineers 132
Reduction of City Debt 242
Eepairs of School-Houses 244
Buildings 219
Eeserved Pund 215
Reservoirs 134, 196
Report, Order to Print 32d Annual 2
of Finance Committee 160
Committee on City Farm ^13
Chief Engineer 119
City Marshal 152
Public Schools for 1877 72
Trustees of City Library 45
Librarian 51
Committee on Cemeteries 61
Overseers of Poor 17
School Committee 71
Treasurer of City Library 48
Superintendent of Public Instruction 21, 89
Water Commissioners 19
Sui^erintendent of Water- Works 19
Salaries of Teachers 115, 245
Officers 210
School-Houses and Lots 243
School Property 272
Schools and Teachers 67, 115
Evening 255
Superintendent of. Report of 21
Sewers and Drains 194
Soldiers' Monument 220
Streets, Lighting 192
Macadamizin<r 198
279
Streets, Watering 189
Paving 190
State Tax 241
Tax, County 241
State 241
Taxes, Abatement of. 256
Discount on 220
Outstanding 267
Temporary Loan 242
Telegraph, Tire- Alarm 123, 230
Teams, City 174
Teachers, ISTames of 115
Salaries of 245
Tuition 255
A^aluation, Taxes, Etc 268
Yalley Cemetery 61, 208
Water-Works 232
Watering Streets 189
Water Commissioners' Report 19
Widening and Straightening Pine Street 199
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