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TREASURER'S REPORT
Of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Charles-
town, from, March 1, 1841, to March 31, 1842.

EXPENDITURES.

SUNDRIES.

Paid County Treasurer for county taxes, 4,130 61

Phoenix Bank, for money borrowed to

meet current expenses 5,000

Boston Savings' Institution, for do. 10,000

Interest on money borrowed to meet

current expenses 382 50

Stoneham tax 44

143 members of the Fire Department,

amount of their poll tax 214 50

For recording deeds 1 25

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, bal-
ance of appropriation for 1840 300

Board of Health, balaace of appropria-
tion for 184Q 40

Town debt 23,400

Interest on town debt 5263 32

Outstanding claims 57 86

Salary of Treasurer for 1841 800

49,590 48

Amount paid by Order of SeEectmeii.

CONTINGENT.

Paid David Snow, damages grading Cross st. 175

Do. Cost of referees 30

Upton & Farwell, printing 17 50

Charles Forster, trees for training field 5 50

Thomas Knight, ringing town bell 16

Jasper Stone do. 16 50

Fuller & Gould, cloth 6 75

S. L. Armistead, sundries 1

J. P. Dunklee, services 5

David Dodge, recording, &.c. 21 81

Amount carried forward, 294 OS

Amount brought forward,

C. P. Emmons, sundries

P. R. Jacobs, ser?ices

William Sawyer, services

Charles Lapham, ringing bell

Isaac Kendall, railing in town hall, &.c

S. L. Armistead, setting glass

Marcellua Carpenter, stationary

Samuel Stoddard, printing tax bills

John Mitchell, ringing bell

Wm. W. Wheildon, printing

Thomas Sumner, services

Thomas Knight, ringing bell

Samuel Fowler, labor

David Dodge, recording births

Jonathan' Howe, printing lists of Toters

William Norcross, ringing bell

Thomas Greenleaf, filling town dock

Charles Sanderson, services

Richard Nichols do.

Perez R. Jacobs do.

Charles Poole, setting glass

Wm Cate, ringing bell

Jesse Mann, removing horse

Seth Sawyer, refreshments

A. Stowell &- Son, taking care of town

clock
iSdward Adams, rope
T. H. Farnsworth, labor
Thomas Knight, ringing bell
Abijah Blanchard, work
Hoyt & Kelley, gutter stone
Jasper Stone, ringing bell
Seth J. Thomas, coal
Thomas J. Elliott, work on prison point

bridge
S. L. Armistead, sundries
David Dodge, services
Isaac Kendall, repairs on market house
Perez R. Jacobs, services
Charles Sanderson do.
Richard Nichols do.
James G. Fuller, coal

Amount carried forward ^ 970 72

294

06

1

4

50

10

1

50

. 5 49

2 33

3

21

33

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50

16 25

6 67

15

1

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48

24

16

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354

85

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2

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1

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13

18

2

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4

15

8 37

2

30

17

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17

25

2 23

19

63

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78

11

66

8 66

8

66

5

6

Amount brought forward, 970 72

Samuel Stoddard, notifications 14 83

Jasper Stone, ringing bell 15

Thomas Knight, do. 15

John Bartlett, services as pound keeper 20
Samuel L. Armistead, disbursements 2 47
David Dodge, sundries 11 47

- Horatio N. Perkins, administrator, for

2898 feet land, to widen Bunker .

Hill street 325

John L. Roberts, administrator, for 120

feet land, to widen Bunker Hillst., 8 19
Nathaniel Grover, for 1297 feet land

fordo. Ill

Charles Sanderson, notifying town

meeting
Perez R, Jacobs, do.
Richard Nichols, do.
William Cate, ringing bell
J. W. Mulliken, repairs
Wm. H. Bacon, painting signs
D. & Z. Bowman, powder, oil, &c,
A. D. Pattee, setting glass
Samuel Stoddard, printing
Charles Sanderson, services
Richard Nichols, do.
Perez R. Jacobs, do.

Funeral Services of late President Harrison.
Paid D. & Z. Bowman, powder 29 23
E. P. Mackintire, dressing

church, &c. 23 23

Charles Lapham, services 12 50

Asa B. Barker, artillery 11 50

Boston Brigade Band, music 88
Caleb Rand, printing 19 05

Richard Haughton, advertising

in Atlas 14 50

Beals & Greene, do. in Post 1 1
W. W. Wheildon, do. in Aurora 9
Philand. Ames, dressing church 20 50
Wm Cate, tolling bell 1 50

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33

4

33

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50

12 25

7

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25

11

1

50

13

33

11

99

8 66

11

99

Amounts carriedforward, 240 01 1,598 55

Amounts brought forward, 240 01 1 ,598 55

Jasper Stone, tolling bell I 50

Wm Norcross, do. 1 50

John Mitchell, do. 1 50

Richard Nichola, services 2 00

S. L, Armistead, do. 5

J. P. Dunklee, and C. Sanderson,

services 4

Charlestown Infantry, cleaning

arms 10

C. P. Emmons, crape, &c. 7 25
J. W. Mulliken, batons, 2 10

John P. Flagg, merino 8 70

Fuller & Gould, use of do. 7 23

Warren Phalanx,cleaning guns 10
Geo. P. Reed, use of singing

books 2 25

H. W. Greatorex,playing organ 12
Proprietors Daily Advertiser,

printing 5 67

Proprietors Boston Courier, do. 5 67
Dutton & Wentworth, printing

eulogy 26 75

353 13

D. & Z. Bowman, oil, povrder, &c. 14 08

Wm. M. Edmands, stove work 11 10

Wm Hodgkins, work 2

B. D. Sherburne, carriage hire 1 75

Beals & Greene, advertising 2
Caleb Symmes, Jr. repairing hearse, &c. 5 29

Richard Nichols, services 5

Perez R. Jacobs, do. 2 42

John Harris, stationary 8 91
Gilbert Tufts, for land, 293 50

award of referees 84 377 50

A. W. Austin, writing deeds, &c. 5

James Dana, professional services 10

Wm H. Bacon, setting glass 8 50

Seth Sawyer, refreshments 18 95

Jona, Weare, land to widen Phipps st. 20
Perez R. Jacobs, notifying town officers 3

Benj. Loring & Co. printing 16

Richard Nichols, services 8 33

Charles Sanderson, services 5

Amount carried forward, 2,471 51

8

Amount brought forward, 2,471 51

Samuel Stoddard, printing 3 50

Proprietors Daily Advertiser 4 50

Tolman Willey, professional services 13

D. & Z. Bowman, oil, &c. 6 51

Caleb Rand, printing town expenses 61

James Dana, professional services SO

Eayres & Fairbanks, stationary 33 50

Thomas Sumner, services 5 45J

W. W. Mesaer, assignee, paper 1 50

James E. Farwell, printing 12 75

Samuel Stoddard, do. 6 50

Richard Nichols, services 5

Charles Sanderson, do. 11

Thomas Greenleaf, lumber, &e. 14 61

Jacob Caswell, pump work 6 95

Wm H. Bacon, setting glass 1 50

HIGHWAYS,

Paid James Deblois, services 1 15 62

do. do. 88 50

Thomas Rand^ team and labor 23 25

Robert Sanborn do. 41 12

Fitch Cutter, do. 20 25

Edward Cutter, do. 20 25

Turner «So Savage do. 17 50

. Samuel T. Prescott do. 6

James Deblois, service^ 80 31
Edward Cutter, labor and disbursements 56 50

Fitch Cutter do. 41 50

Samuel T. Frost do. 59 49

Mary P. Torrey, gravel 25 10

Turner & Savage, team work 32 50

Joseph Miller, labor 1 25
Benj. Hadley, labor and disbursements 144 31

Hittenger & Cook, labor 23 08

Michael Hittenger do. 4 08

Jesse Wilson do. 17 50

T. O. Nichols do. 4

James Deblois do. 57 37

Moses H. Caldwell do. 3

2,678 75

Amounts earned forward, 882 48 2,678 75

882 48

50

17

27 50

16 83

22 75

22 50

26

67

35 25

4

37

75

27

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33

26

3

25

112

50

21

80

3 25

Amounts brought forward, 882 48 2,678 75

Osgood Dane, labor
Thomas O. Nicholjf, do.
Miles Gardner, do.
Levi Bennett, do.
Wm A. Russell, do.
Thomas Teel, do.
Moses Griffin, do.
Aaron Dickson, do.
George W, Hayes, do.
Philemoa R. Russell, do.
James Frost, do.

Maiden Bridge, tolls
James Deblois, disbursements
Hill & Chamberlain, copper priming rod
Joseph Teel, labor
Wm. A. Tufts, cutting stone
Thomas J. Elliott, guide boards, &c.
James Deblois, services

Do, disbursements

Nathaniel Ayer, labor on cross bridge
Mass. State prison, curbs and stone chips 29 23
Proprietors Maiden bridge, tolls 10 74

James Adams & Co. shovels, &c. 12 55

Nathan Lynde, gravel 21 30

George S. Adams, edge stone, &-c. 0 13

Thomas Hunnewell, wheelwright's work 6 49
Turner &> Savage, teaming 15 75

John Paine, work 3 03

Benjamin Phipps, harness work 19 71

Weeman &Gleason, blacksmith do. 3 18

James Deblois, disbursements 32 62

Benjamin Thompson, lumber 4 98

James Deblois, services, &c. 193 12

Moses Wells, highway work 15 45

D. & Z. Bowman, powder 3 50

Isaac Barker, labor 34 37

Thomas Greenleaf & Co., lumber 12 44

H. E. Percival, chip stone 8 75

J. L. Jennison, sundries 3 20

James Deblois, services and disbursem'ts 57 60
Robert Sanborn, team work, &c. 8 62

Samuel T. Frost, gravel 18 50

Amounts carried forward, 1,863 18 2,678 75

2

1,863

18

7

3

90

3 56 99

96

04

75

.

62

10

Amounts brought forward, 1,863 18 2^678 75

Joseph Clark, gravel
Mary Torrey, do.

Benj. Hadley, labor and disbursements
Jonathan Teel. labor
H. P. Waldron, painting
Joshua Mixter, labor ~
Wm H. Bacon, painting 3

James Deblois, labor and disbursements 90
Pascal Sprague, labor 9

James Debiois, services and disbursem'ts 78
Hoyt & Relley, flagging stone
Goodnow &L, Blanchard, team work
True Morrill, stone chips
Wm A. Russell, labor and teams
John C. Magoun, do.
Charles Poole, painting
Weeman & Gleason,work
Goodridge &< Mulliken, lumber
Hoyt &. Keliey, stone chips
Nathan Lynde, gravel
Benj. Thompson, lumber
George S. Adams, hard brick
Turner & Savage, teaming
Mass. Stnte Prison, stone chips
J. & J. Davis &Z, Goodnow, gravel, &c. 40
Mary P. Torrey, gravel, &.c.
J. R. Howard, stone
Thomas Hunnewell, work
James Deblois, services
West Boston Iron Co., castings
Ivory Randall, labor
Robert Milliken, do.
Charles M. Briant, top to reservoir
Robert B. Johnson, carting gravel
Joel P. Fletcher, carting stone
Jotham Johnson, lumber
Samuel S. Raymond, repairs, &c.
Wm. Hodgkins, tools, repairs, &c.
Thomas J. Elliott, labor and timber
John Harding, Jr. blacksmith work
James Deblois, services
Edward Cutter, labor
Nath'I S. Reynolds, labor 2 66 2,702 80

Amount carried forward, 5,381 55

20

75

22

50

19

60

8

50

11

33

1

50

22

13

71

49

8

12

9

3

56

13

2

50

16

66

. 40

6

60

2

9 25

58 50

7

97

3

75

2 38

5 50

1

50

75

7 53

6

67

27

44

4

50

23 93

47

5

75

2

66

11

Amount brought forward,

5,381 55

SALARIES.

Paid David Dodge, town clerk

S, L. Armistead, town messenger

J. P. Dunklee, police officer

J. K. Frothingham, \

W, H. Bacon, > Assessors

J. Clark, j

P. R. Jacobs, police officer

Ebenezer Barker, chief engineer

James Deblois, assistant engineer

C. H. S. Arnold, do. ending April

30, 1841
Hiram Allen
John Sylvester
James M. Caswell
Jonathan Stover
John Sanborn
Jacob Hittenger

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

do.

LAMPS.

300

120
17 08

500

75"
200
25

25
25
25
25
25
25
25

Paid David Edmands, oil 622

John B. Wilson, trimming and lighting

lamps 523

William H. Bacon, setting glass in

lamps,
Charles Poole, work
Thomas J. Elliott, setting lamp post, &c
Harrison Wingate, ladder
D. & Z. Bowman, wicking
Wm H. Bacon, glazing, &c.
Harrison Wingate, lamp posts, &c.
George W. Little, lamps, &c.
Wm H. Bacon, setting glass
H. V. V. Blanchard, do.
David Edmands, oil
D. & Z. Bowman, wicking

42

50

25
25
75
00
10
17
33

19 83

3 75
16 75
78 28

4 12

1,412 08

Amount carried forward,

1,292 50

8,086 13

12

Amount brought forward,

MILITARY.

Paid Thirty five members of Charlestown

Artillery 175

Forty members of Warren Phalanx 200
Forty six do. of Charlestown Light

Infantry 230

Forty seven do. of Columbian Guards 235

Two do. of Boston Artillery 10

8,086 13

850 00

SPECIAL GRANTS.

Paid Thomas Greenleaf, filling Town Dock
as per statement at end of the report,

1,800 00

FOR REPAIRS ON MARKET HOUSE.

Paid Jenkins & Beal, repairing market

house 281 76

Jonathan Locke, paving cellar 58 70

Jonas L. Jennison, cleaning 2 75

Amos Kendall, repairs 127 01

Palmer & Whipple, do. 17

Snow & Worcester, painting 17 42

Thomas Greenleaf, lumber 17 39

A. Wilbur, sundries 31 63

Isaac Kendall, work 7 79

561 45

WATCH.

Paid Salaries of Watchmen 2415 80

Wm M. Edmands, funnel, &.c. 1 46

D. & Z. Bowman, oil 9 23

Ames Drake, work on watch house 15

Calvin Simonds, wood for do, 3 75

Isaac Kendall, work 3 50

Joel Dix, Jr., 1 1-2 cords wood 11 25

Joseph P. Perkins, labor 9 00

Thomas Greenleaf, wood 7 75

Wm H. Bacon, do. 17

Benjamin Edmands, setting glass 1 33

Total amount of orders drawn by Board of
Selectmen

. ^,478 24
$13,775 82

13

Orders of the Board of Trustees.

PAID FOR THE SALARIES OF THE TEACHERS.

WINTHROP SCHOOL.

Joshua Bates, Jr. 900

Samuel Swan 900

Harriet N. Felton 225

Caroline M. Sylvester 225

Lewis B. Munroe 37 50

John A. Sanborn 37 50

HARVARD SCHOOL.

Paul H. Sweetser

900

Robert Swan

600

Mary J. Whiting

225

M. S. Fernald

65 63

Sarah C. Reynolds

168 75

Caroline R. Wiley

39 58

Sarah J. Child

39 58

WARREN SCHOOL.

Samuel L, Gould

76 92

Daniel H. Forbes

875

Joseph T. Swan

779 32

Sarah J. Hay

225

Susan L. Sawyer

223 75

Lucy Blanchard

222 91

Alfred O. Lindsay

80

2,325 00

2,038 53

BUNKER HILL SCHOOL.
Benjamin F. Tweed 900

Thomas S. King 420

2,482 90

1,320 GO
800 GO

260 95

260 62
Amount carried forward, 9,488 00

PROSPECT HILL SCHOOL.

Cornelius M. Vinson

RUSSELL DISTRICT.

E. A. Caverno

140 95

Levi Russell

120

GARDNER DISTRICT.

Catharine A. Pollard

140 62

Joel Pierce

120

14

Amount brought forward, 9,488 00

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

No, 1. Malvina B. Skilton 210

2. Mary Walker 210

3. Charlotte A. Sawyer 210

4. Martha P. Stockman 192 50

5. Elizabeth H. Dodge 210

6. Eliza B. Adams , 210

7. Sarah C. Smith 210

8. M. E. Chamberlain 210

9. M. H. A Dupee 105
Elizabeth Ernes 105 210

10. Joanna S. Putnam 210

11. E. B. Marshall 210
12: Lydia A. Keith 210

13. Sarah C. Reynolds 52 50

Susan M. Nichols 153 36 205 86

14. Jane M. Burkess 210

15. • Esther M. Hay 210

16. Lydia W. Locke 105
Hannah M. Austin 105 210

17. . Mary E. Brown 210

18. Leonora Skilton 192 50

19. E. P. Whittredge 210
26. Sarah M. Burnham 210
21. Cynthia Brockett 93 57

CONTINGENT EXPENSES

OF

SCHOOLS.

Paid Oliver Jaquith, rent

22 50

C. P. Eramons, books

174 03

A. Stowell & Son, sundries

7 75

M. A. Chandler, services

8 65

Isaac Kendall, services

2 80

William Stearns, do.

6 75

Isaac Pratt, do.

90

E. P. Whittredge, do.

56

A. P. Dickson, do.

3 GO

Luther Rugg, care of Warren school

house

28

254 94 13,742 43
Amounts carried forward,

15

Amounts brought forward,

R. F. Sanborn, sundries

Benjamin Grover, do.

Nancy Fuller, care of school house

Lydia W. Locke, making fires, &ic

Jane M. Burkess, do.

Lydia A. Keith, do.

M. E. Brown, do.

Leonora Skilton, do.

M. W. H. Dupee, do.

M. B. Skilton, do.

E. B. Marshall, do.

B. F. Ricker, services
Benjamin Thompson, coal, &c.
Samuel Abbott & Co., mats, brooms, &c. 17 51
James Tworably, repairs
Snow & Worcester, setting glass, &c.
Joseph Phipps, brush, &c.

C. A. Ford, sundries
Marsh, Capen & Lyon, books
Forster, Lawrence &;Co., fixtures
Caleb Rand, printing
Benjamin Edmands,. painting
Nancy Fuller, care of school house
Jerome Thorp, do.
M. M. Thorp, do.
Jerome Thorp, do.
J. Ireland, sundries
C S. Hall, care of school house
J. P. Perkins, labor
Ralph Pratt, do.
John Sanborn, coal, &c.
Marsh, Capen & Lyon, books

Do. do.

Richard Nichols, services
S. J. Richardson, sweeping
E. P. Mackintire, balance paid G. W.

Warren, treasurer
Oliver Jaquith, ren.t
J. G. Foster, disbursements
Sarah M. Burnham, do.
Palmer & Whipple, repairs
J. Hunnewell, sundries
Q. A. Harrington, do.

Amounts carried forward, 756 56 13,742 43

254

94 13,742 4:

2

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2

00 ^

43

62

1

2

-

2

3 54

1

2

42

1

50

1

50

5

159

22

5. 17

51

2

50

4 42

1

01

2

03

10

00

28

5 50

25

70

20

25

75

8

62

6

3 45

13

25

37

1

15

22

SO

13

55

10

3

2

97

22

50

2

18

3 20

22

49

4

27

2 50

16

Amounts brought forward, 756 56 13,742 4S

M. M. Thorp, sundries 2 70

E. P. Whittredge, do. 1

J. B. Wilson, do. 1

Marsh, Capen & Lyon, books 5

Winthrop Church, rent 25

Wm. W. Wheildon, printing 85 1&

S. J. Richardson, sweeping 2

Cornelia S. Hall, care of school room 11
J. L. Jennison, labor 10 50

Clement Noyes, do. 2 41

J. B. & C. Wilson, repairs 37 33

Caleb Rand, printing 5 50

C. P. Emmons, books 209 92

Oliver Jaquith, rent 22 50

Martha E. Symmes, service* 8

Joshua Mixer, labor 50

J. B. & C. Wilson, work 3

E. P. Whittredge, disbursements 50

J, F. Brown, sundries 8

William Stearns, sweeping B. H. school

house
Benjamin C. Teel, sundries
C. M. Vinson, disbursementa
Levi Orcutt^ sundries
Jeremy Wilson, repairs
Jonathan F. Locke, do.
Elizabeth Emes, services
M. M. Thorp, disbursements
G. S. Putnam, do.
Ann J. Ramsay, work
G. J. Lindsey, do.
G. J. Lindsey, do.
Q.. A. Harrington, do.
Samuel F. Ireland, sundries
John Harris, books
Samuel Ferrin, rent
Seth J. Thomas, coal
Goodridge &. Sanborn, wood, &c.
M. M. Thorp, sundries
S. L. Armistead, services, &c.
First Universalist Society, rent
Harvard Church, rent

Amounts carried forward, 1,713 97 13,742 43

6 50

4 95^

1 75

2

24 71

18 62

4

1 65

3

1 50

1 50

1 50

3 20

2 40

29 38

28

204

118 53

5 70

3 50

25

25

17

Amounts brought forward,

Charles Woodbury, sundries

Cornelius Walker, services

Luther Rugg, care of Warren school

house
J. L. JennisoR, labor
Jacob Foss, rent
H. G. Waldron, sundries
Mass. State Prison, stone chips
Nancy Fuller, care of school room
Cornelia S. Hall, do.
Seth J. Thomas, coal
Oliver Jaquith, rent
Winthrop Society, do,
J. G. Fuller, coal
Sanborn & Goodridge, do.
John Murray, chairs, &c.
James F, Teel, sundries
M. M. Thorp, do.
Moses Babcock, sundries
Mary Walker, do.
Jerome Thorp, do.
E. A. Caverno, disbursement
J. Farnsworth, services
Benjamin Thompson, vrood, &o,
George W. Little, stoves, &c.
John Babcock, repairs,
H. V, V. Blanchard, work, &c.
Foster, Lawrence & Co., fixtures
Abijah Blanchard, repairs
G. J. Lindsey, sundries
Caleb Rand, printing
George S. Adams, mason work
Nancy Fuller, care of school house
Snow &, Worcester, painting
P. E,. Jacobs, sundries
Charles P. Gage, carriage hire
Clarke & Varney, repairs
E. P. Maekintire, disbursement
Samuel Daggett, carriage hire
Cornelia S. Hall, care of school house
Leonard Tufts, sundries
J. B. Caldwell, do.

1,713 97

3 50

5

1

20

4 50

6

2 16

8 75

21 95

U 25

72 25

22 50

25

15 62

269 50

8 81

2

2

7 49

3

3 50

50

2

9 38

14 13

27 79

8 27

33 66

52 72

1 50

5 50

10 50

20 25

16 17

1 25

7 50

164 57

75

22 25

e 13 25

1

60

13,742 43

Amounts carried forward,
3

2,641 59 13,742 43

18

Amounts brought forward, 2,641 59 13,742 43

Stephen Swan, wood, &c.
Harvard Church, rent
Benjamin Edmands, painting
Wm. M. Edmands, stoves, &c.
Alson Studley, services
Jesse Wilson, repairs
Jotham Johnson, wood, &c.
Seth J. Thomas,, coal
John Harris, books
Fosdick &Z, Carter, sundries
Samuel Kidder & Co. ink
Joseph Cheney, sundries
Wm Arnold, do.
John H. Scott, care of Warren school

house
Knowles & Skilton, brushes
Universalist Society, rent
Wm A. Davis, sundries
Foster, Lawrence & Co., repairs
Snow & Worcester, setting glass
Benjamin Thompson, coal
Sanborn & Goodridge, wood and bark
Seth J. Thomas, coal
E. B. Marshall, care of school room
George W. Stone, repairs
Abijah Blanchard, do.
J. H. Eussell, setting glass, &,c.
Nancy Fuller, taking care of school

houses
Levi Russell, wood, &/C.
Aaron Dickson, sawing wood
C. P. Emmons, books

2,641 59

20

25

10 19

127 08

3

4 38

8 37

5 25

6 83

2

14 75

1

12 30

>Ol

20 62

9 50

25

4 99

1 62

1 82

34 72

: 102 42

17

2

1

55 14

6 90

01

22

13 90

6

28 20

3,238 07

SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.

Paid Clarke &, Varney, primary school

house 915

Gilbert Tufts, land for do. 188 06

Clarke & Varney, repairs on Harvard

school house 518

J. B. &/ C. Wilson, repairs on primary

school houses 566 75

2,187 81

Total amount of orders drawn by Board of

Trustees f 19,163 31

19

Orders of the Board of Overseers of the Poor,

FOR DRY GOODS.

Paid W. H & T. B. Preston

163 28

S. G. Phipps
John Skilton

713 71

197 75

Nancy Winchester

27 07

Fuller & Gould

280 98

John P. Flagg
John Melvin

4
17 40

William Arnold

12 88

1,417 07

FOR GRAIN, MEAL, :

ETC.

Paid E. & S. Munroe

532 59

H. Crosby & Co.

80 92

John Kent

8 52

Benjamin Teel
Abel Fitz

64 47
165 62

Crosby & Tufts
Wesson & Garey
E. Munroe, Jr.

210 84

243 75

37 20

1,343 01

FOR PROVISIONS

,

Paid Jotham Johnson, Jr.

321 17

Cristy & Wason

812 87

Abijah Munroe
John W. Hollis

155 07

116 45

J. Herrick, Jr.

17 43

Noah Sanborn

13 22

Oliver Frost

35 65

Soloraon Hovey
James Dugan

14 73

119 62

James Damon

148 31

David Patterson

10 24

Harwood Hazleton

27 06

Timothy Piper
Isaac C. Dyar

4 59

14 70

Azel Sanborn

3 30

1,314 41

Amount carried forward,

4,075 39

20

Amount brought forward,

FOR GROCERIES.

Paid John L. Taggard
Phineas J. Stone
H. N. & J. B. Albee
H. T. Meserve
Sawtell, Jacobs & Co.
Edward A. Ward
D. & Z. Bowman
Taggard & Mackintire
H.& S.P.Hill
Jesse Harwood
S. Abbott & Co
Jotham Johnson, Jr.
John Melvin
Jonas Tyler
Warren & Goodridge
Asa Flanders
L. A. Chamberlain
Abel Barker

FOR COAL

Paid Sanborn & Goodridge
Leonard Grant
A. Tirrell
Seth J. Thomas

FOR

Paid Benj. Thompson
Thomas Greenleaf
Jotham Johnson
Oliver Dickson
Otis Clapp
A. G. Howard
Goodridge & Mulliken
Thomas Hunnewell
Thomas Greenleaf & Co.

4,075 39

138 85

953 11

6 23

107 51

149 21

12 81

619 94

39 63

262 22

2 57

89 64

141 27

2

60 38

3 46

6

3

6 74

AND WOOD.

293 88

154 87

31

183

LUMBER.

120 03

333 73

43 08

12 80

2 80

2 64

78 42

2 70

21 87

2,553 07

662 75

618 07

Amount carried forward,

7,909 28

2\ '

Amount brought forward, 7,909 28

FOR IRON, JUNK, ETC.

Paid Francis T. Wait 3 50

Nathaniel Lamson 63 48

Benj. G. Blanchard 48 87

FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Paid Charles Poor
C. H. S. Arnold
Newhall Martin, Jr.
Samuel Poor

156

18

68

10

41

78

1

50

FOR REPAIRING HARNESSES, ETC-

Paid Charles Mullett

Samuel S. Raymond
Benjamin Phipps
Francis Sisson

2 99
3^' 38

8 05
1 87

FOR SALARIES.

Paid Abijah Munroe
James R, Turner
Phillips W. Potter
Z. Janette Shavr
Henry Lyon, M. D.

400
400
159

78
80

FOR LABOR.

Paid Isaac Kendall; work 5 87

Francis T, Wait, tin work 10
Charles Wiggins, carriage do. 7

Swain Anderson, do. 18

Jonas Barrett, mason work 37

John Branan, labor 30

Weeman &« Gleason, shoeing 17 46

105 85

267 66

16 29

1,117 00

Amounts carried forward, ,125 33 9,415 9S

22

Amounts brought forward, 125 33 9,415

Stephen Bennett, mason work 8 13

W. Hodgkins, iron work 9

M. A. Shattuck, sewing 46 64

John Bogue, tailoring 41

Jacob Caswell, pump work 14 75

Mass. State Prison, shoeing 28 72

James Emery, iron work 50

Jonas Barrett, labor 7

Wm M. Edraands, iron work 8 38

Francis T. Waitt, do. 60

Thomas Hunnewell, wood work 2 88

FOR SUNDRIES.

Paid C. P. Emmons, books, (fee. 22 84

John Harris, do. 2 92

Nathaniel Watson, board, 60 43

Rogers &. Arnold, medicines 112 65

Samuel Kidder &, Co., do. 7 86

Snow & Worcester, paints, &.C., 78 97

Isaac Lothrop, hats 11 24

Charles Thomas, do. 13 1^

David Edmanxls, oil, 78 68

Caleb Symmes, Jr., burials 24

Knowles & Skilton, brushes 14 10
Abijah Munroe, disbursements 1,710 36-

James Adams, hard ware 64 9&
Sanborn & Goodridge, commissions 19 51

David Smith, fish 25 05

John Harding,' do. 14 80:
Dr. J. W. Bemis, Medical attendance 17

S. Bailey, stove 9

Wm. Stickney, spice 2 50

Wm. M. Edmands, stove, &c. 12 61

A. Stowell & Son, spectacles 2 28

Benj. Thompson, lime 10 80

Charles P. Gage, horse hire 7

Isaac F. Williams, rat traps 21 37

J. G. Loring, lead pipe 7 32

Marshall Blanchard, bricks 3 50

Samuel Ferrin, do. 20 43

John M. Sawyer, sand 4

391

Amounts carried forward, 2,379 37 9,807 81

23

Amounts brought forward, 8,379 37 9,807 81

Hoyt &- Kelley, stone
Samuel Cutter, seeds
Fosdick & Carter, goods
H. Hutchinson, do.
Perley Cleves, bedstead
Winslow Sl Delano, onions
William M. Edmands, tin ware
Geo. W. Little, do.

James Gould, soap
Absolarn Rand, do.
Amos duimby, spiles to wharf
Hoyt & Kelley, capping to do.
Benj. G. Blanchard, posts do.
Samuel C. Hunt, piles do.

FOR RENT.

Paid Smith Dyar,

Charles Appleton,
Clement Noyes,

FOR COSTS, ET€.

Paid P. R. Jacobs, services
Jesse Mann, fees
Charles Sanderson,

Total amount of Orders drawn by Board of

8,379 37

34

3 92

31 40

4 96

5 85

87

4 66

29 34

I

m 27

141

303 24

16

51 54

10

46 50

37 50

9 29

3 50

2

3,023 42

94 00

14 75

Overseers of Poor $12,939 98

Orders ofEn^itieers of the Fire Bepartiiieiit.

Paid Samuel S. Raymond, repairs of Engines, &c.,
Caleb H. S. Arnold, services as clerk, &c.,
Benj. Edmands, repairs, houses, &ic.,
H. &, S. P. Hill, oil
Herman Hutchinson, do. in 1840
Samuel S. Raymond, repairs done in 1840
Caleb Rand, printing

Amount carried forward, ' 243 88

69

84

40

2

71

5

40

1

68

115

75

8 50

refreshments, &.C., viz : Eng

24

Amount brought forward, 243 88

- Clark & Varney, repairs I 25

S. S. Raymond, Hose 874 21

Ames Drake, repairs on Houses 1 75

John C. Chamberlin, teaming 1
Clerks of Engines ; allowances for clerks, stewards,

ne No. 1 128 33

2 103 33

3 128 33

4 128 33
9 128 33

6 75

7 128 33
Hook &. Ladder Company, 64 16
Gilbert Tufts, land purchased for engine house,

No. 7 150

Samuel S. Raymond, repairs of engines 128 75

George Fuller, do. d.o. 9 25
do. do. do. do. and houses 32 84

Frederick A. Fisk, do. engine houses 12 48

Charles Poole, badges 5

James M'Donald, hauling engine 2

Ames Drake, repairs of houses 9 25

Michael Hittenger, repairs of engines 90

Palmer & Whipple, repairs on engine houses 120 90

Weeman & Gleason, do. engines 9 87

James Emery, do. do. 1

James Poor, do. do. 5 50

William Stowell, moving engine house No. 7 30

Palmer & Whipple, repairs of do. 32 35
William C. Hunneman & Co., repairs of engine 213

William S. Phipps, rent of land for No. 2 11

George Foster, repairs of engines 1 25

Joseph Miller, do. No. 6 2 14

Charles Poole, repairs on houses 26 62

Charles Sanderson, stationary 88

George Fuller, repairs of Engine 22 88

Samuel S. Raymond, do. 39

Ames Drake, do. house 10 83

David Goodridge, oil 4 72

Hoyt & Kelley, repairs on reservoirs 3 57
Eben. Barker, refreshments for out of Town Engines 8

Z. Osgood, do, 1

Amount carried forward, 2,490 31

25

Aiinount brought forward, 52,490 31

John Melvin, refreshments for out of town engines
David S. Tucker, do.
Moses Babcock, repairing key
Snow &. Worcester, repairs on engine houses
William Hodgkins, do. on reservoirs
Elias Thayer, repairs on engines
George M. Knapp, services
James Adams, shovel
Parker Bailey, repairs

Charles Kimball, furniture for engine house, No. 3
Thomas Hunnewell, repairs
Samuel Daggett, hauling hook and ladder
Thomas O. Nichols, teaming engine
John Harding, Jr., repairing reservoirs
Elias Crafts, Jr., stationary, No. 3
Benj. Thompson, coal, No. 2
Charles P. Emmons, stationary. No. 3
Thomas M. Cutter, lamps, No. 3
Crafts & Carter, teaming hose
Wm. C. Hunneman &, Co., repairs of engines
Wm. M. Edmands, do. houses
Rogers & Arnold, repairs of engine
Michael Hittenger. do.
Hittenger & Cook, do.
Jotham Barry, Jr., do.
Samuel S. Raymond, do.
John Williams, do.
Wm. W, Wheildon, printing
John Harding, Jr. repairs of engines
D. & Z. Bowman, oil, &.c.
Samuel Rugg, repairs of engines
P. R. Jacobs, service.^
D. & Z. Bowman, oil for No. 7
Sawtell, Jacobs & Co. do. No. 5
Grafts & Co., teaming engine
Wm. Hodgkins, repairing reservoirs
James Walker, refreshments for out of town Engines

March 20 .

Bigelow &, Stinson, do.
Cutter & MuUett, do.
Jotham Johnson, Jr., do.
Jotham Barry, Jr., keys and badges

Amount carried forward, 2,953 52

4

1 6

35

10

50

74

1

50

8

1

50

1

25

33

88

75

2

86

5

25

2

3

20

50

4

75

2

74

2

7

93

100

32 55

75

6

50

6

40

10 20

30

23

3

50

75

2

12

10

53

2

4

75

4 50

6

75

3 20

3

15

BS

19

27

7

79

17

06

14 33

26

Amount brought forward, 2,953 52

C. H. S. Arnold, repairs of engines 75
Jonas Tyler, oil for hook and ladder, No. 6 1 17

Joseph Miller, repairs of engine 75

Oliver Brown, oil and tallow 4 44

Cutter & Mullett, oil, &c. No. 4 2 42

John L. Taggard, do. No. 1 7 36

Total amount of orders drawn by the Engi-

neers of the Fire Department $2,970 41

Orders ®f Coanmlttee to Hulld Keservoir at
head of Pleasaait Street.

Paid Hoyt & Kelley, stone, &c. 80

Caleb Symmes, Jr., labor, &.c. 187 83

George S. Adams, sundries, 24 75

Turner & Savage, do. 22 50

Thomas Hunnewell, do. 6 55

$321 6.3

Orders of the Board of Health.,

Paid Caleb Symmes, Jr., services

Thomas Waters, attendance on sick

Thomas Connor, do.

George Wright, do.

E. Buttrick, services

P. R. Jacobs and others, dislributing notices 10

J, W. Bemis, medical attendance, vacci

nating, &c.
P. R. Jacobs, services
A. E. Downing, labor
Caleb Symmes, Jr., burying E. Payson

Do. do. O. Keene

Wm. W. Wheildon, printing
A. E. Downing, labor
Lucinda Johnson, services as nurse

Ammrnt carried forward, 169 9t

9

2

33 46

2

3

70

s 10

52

I

50

3

9

9

16

25

3

16

27

)unt brought forward,

169 91

Wm. Sawyer, services

9 48

Tolman Willey, do.

5

D. C. Willis, services as secretary

40

J. W. Bemis, medical attendance

15

James Hanson, labor

3

Charles P. Gage, horse hite

8 75

A. E. Downing

3

J. Cooney

50

M, Veras

2

Total amount of orders drawn by Board of Health $256 64

(Errors Exceptea.) ISAAC BLANCHARD,

March 31, 1842. Toivn Treasurer.

Heport of Comoiittee of Finance.

The members of the Finance Committee, having been ap-
pointed by the Town to examine and audit the accounts of
the Treasurer and Collector, have carefully made the exami-
nation required of them and find said accounts well kept. —
The items embraced therein being accurately entered and cer-
tified and properly vouched — there being in his hands, March
31, 1842, a balance of thirty one thousand six hundred and
twenty six dollars and eighty five cents.
$31,626,85

TIMOTHY T. SAWYER, 1

JOHN L. TAGGARD, 1 „

RICHARD FROTHINGHAM, Jr. f 'committee.
WILLIAM WYMAN, J

Loan of ^^,000 Bollar§.

At the last May meeting, the town passed the following
vote :

" That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Committee of
Finance, is authorized to hire for the use of the town, from the
Lowell Institution for Savings, in Lowell, the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, for the term of twenty years, bearing an
interest of five per centum per annum, payable annually."

This loan has been taken by the Treasurer, and during
the past year, he has paid off town notes to the amount of
$23,400.

2^

Outstandings Demands.

Orders now in the hands of the Town Treasurer.
Viz. Board of Overseers order, No 11 504 87
do. 12 586 64

Engineers of Fire Department

1,091 51

84 75

;l,176 26

Town Hock.

Disbursements made by Thomas Greenleaf, for fill-
ing Town Dock, constructing drain and re-
servoir, viz.
JohnR. Howard's bill 1,270 50
Samuel Saunders' do. 700 25
Ashael G. Clark's, do. 51 64
Sundry persons 132 46

Signed. David Dodge, Tow7i Clerk.

—^ /4(, I If* «J«L»

Appropriations for

1841.

For support of schools

17,000 00

New primary school house and alteration of

two houses in training field

2,000

Support of Poor

6,000

do. arrearages for 1840

1,000

Fire Department

3,000

Watch

2,200

Lamps

1,300

Highways

2,500

Contingent expenses

2,000

Reservoir on High street

300

Interest on town debt

4,600

Abatement of taxes

1,000

Salaries of Collector and Treasurer

800

Town Clerk

300

Amount carried forward,

44,000 00

29

Amount brought forward, 44,000 CO

Town Messenger 120

Clerk of Market and Police officers 100

Chief Engineer 200

Assistant Engineers, 4 at $25 100

Assessors 500

Payment of Town Debt 5,000

Completion of Almshouse wharf 600

Building house for Juvenile offenders 300

Repairs on market house 500

Support of Poor, per vole passed November 3,700

Filling Town Dock 1,800

$56,920 00

Bn

Chairman of Board of

The following accountSj ex-amined by the Auditing Committee, are printed
Town of Chaelestown, in Account with

March 19, 1841. To Cash paid Chairman per vnte of Board, 400 00

" " B. Thompson, for lumber 79 20

" " D, Edmands, for Oil 27 18

" " Goodridge & Mulliken, for Lumber 39, 59

" " Boston, lor supporting Poor 60 00

" " do. do. do. 19 32

2p " " J. Runey, for earthern ware 6 97

" " T. J. Elliot, surveying 1 50

April 5 " " A. Munroe, Chairman, Balance 1,268 85

, $1,902 61

Dr.

Town of Charlestown,

in Account with

March 27, 1841.

April 16

1?

May 1

13

Feb. 26, 1842.
Mar. 8
14

To Cash paid P. J. Stone, for groceries 466 24

" " C. Appleton, for rent 26 00

" '■' S. Poor, for shoes 26 91

" " do. for disbursements 7 18

" " C. Colburn, for shoes 19 25

" " S. Chamberlin, for sewing , 3 50

" " Snow & Worcesier, for paints 5 68

" " do. do. do. 43 27

" " J. C. Marion, for hay 7 16

" " Wm. Sawyer, for postage 2 13

" " C. Brown, for rent of land 30 00

" " L. Grant, for wood ' 121 50

" " Gould & Hawse, for hay, 5 32

" " J. Livermore, for Cow 50 00

" " Gould & Hawse, for hay 3 61

" " Chadbourn, Libbey &. Co., for hay 8 67

" " P. T. Allen, for wood 119 50

" " t. Stetson, for hay 7 04

" " Wm. Munroe, for potatoes 88 00

" " Win. Nudd, do. 57 00

" " " A. Stewell & Son, for spectacles 2 Oa

" " R. Payson, for rent 20 00

" " Town Treasurer, per receipt 225 00

" " " " " 2,950 86

" " " " « 100 00

" " J. R. Turner, for small disbursements 177 73'

" " Town Treasurer, per receipt 887 4e

" " City of Boston, for supporting poor 61 62

" " " " " House of Correction 65 91

Balance in hands of Chairman 151 51

$5,740 06
ABIJAH MUNROE,
Chairman of Overseers of Poor r

1,432

15

18

72

186

39

228

60

36

75

Si, 902 61

Overseers Account.

by request of the Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Poor.
Samuel Poor, as Chairman of Overseers of the Poor. Cr.

March 15, 1841. By balance of account audited to March, 15th, 1841
'• Cash received of Needham for supporting poor
" " " Boston, '• "

" " " T. T. Sawyer, for odkum

" " " Wellfleet, for supporting poor

Abijah Monroe, as Chairman of Overseers of the Poor. Cr.

By Cash received of S, Poor, balance of account

" " " Town of Sherburne, for support

ingpoor

" " " Town of VVoburn, do.

" " " City of Salem, do.

" " " Sanborn & Goodridge, for de-

duction on bills

" " " Town of Burlington, for support-

ing poor

" " " E. Crafts, for Pasturing

" " " City of Lowell, for board

" " " M. Harrington, do.

" ^' " C. Symmes, Jr., for Coffin

" " " Town of Roxbury, for support-

ing poor with small pox

" " " T. M'Dougal, for board

" " " R. Tenney, for manure

" " " Town of Gloucester, for sup-

porting poor

" " " " Newton, do.

" " " A. Babcock, for cow

" " " Town of Newburyport, for sup-

porting poor

" " " Town of Brighton, do.

" " " " Middleborough, do.

" " " " Weston, do.

" " " " Needham, do.

" " " " Maiden, do.

" " " " Beverly, do.

" " " " Townsend, do.

8 " " " H.& S. P. Hill, deduction on bills

" " ," C. P- Gage,

" " " State Treasurer, for suportitig

St. paupers

" " " T. M'Dougal, for board

" " " G. Shelden, for oxen

" " " J. R Turner, for sale of sundries

12 " " " J. Johnson, Jr,. and others, for

oakum, &c.
15 " " " Town of Marblefaead.for sup-

porting poor

" " " A. Monroe, for Hogs, &c.

23 " " " Town of Cambridge, for support

ing poor
25 " " " City-of Boston, do.

95,740 05

April

5, 1841.
17

May

21
24

29

June

2

Aug.

7

17

Sept.

3

Oct.

22

Nov.
Jan.

15
18
19, 1842.

Feb.
Mar.

28
5
15
22
23
25
2

1,208

85

107

67

16

93

20

86

36

00

10

29

6

8r

1

00

50

3

00

55

43

38

00

4

00

28

68

18

00

15

00

21

12

8

50

2

(0

10

50

45

52

22

51

10

00

14

10

S 5

15

1

09

2,950

86

AO

00

1 12

5P

349

01

120

00

36

00

135

74

2

00

222

55

Charlestoiev, April 16, 1842.
'Fhe members of the FiDancei Committee having been chosen to audit the
accounts of the several Boards, find the foregoing accounts to be properly vouch-
ed, there being a balance of one hundred and fifty one dollars, and fifty one cents
in the hands of Abijah Monroe, Chairman of the Board of Overseers, to the
credit of the Town.

RICHARD FROTH INGHAM, Jr., •!
TIMOTHY T. SAWYER, 1 ^ ...

WILLIAM WYMAN, >uommitiee=

JOHN L. TAGGARD. J

March 31, 1B42.

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