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ANNUAL   REPORT 

OF    THE 

Receipts  and  Expenditures^ 

OF   THE 

Town  of  Charlestown, 

FOR  ONE  YEAR, 
From  Jflarch,  1845,   to  Jflarch^    1846. 


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0f  Receipts  and  Expenditures  for  one  l^ear^ 
ending  Feb.  28,  1846. 


RECEIPTS. 

From  Notes  payable  to  Boston  Savings  Bk,  $3000, 1  yr  \ 

$3000,  2yrs]" 


do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

6,000 


Bunker  H.  Bk,  temporary  loans,  8,000 
Cb.  Savings  Bank,         do  3,000 


Chairman  of  Overseers  of  tte  Poor, 

17,000 
700 

Town  of  Cambridge,  for  their 

■  proportion  of  repairs 

of  Prison  Point  Bridi^ 

se, 

770 

61 

Town  of  Somerville,  proportion  of  county  tax, 

521  58 

"              "                   do 

state  tax, 

129  10 

650 

68 

Sundry  persons  for  entering 

;  Drains,  viz : 

Daniel  Laing                10 

David  Edmands 

16 

Caleb  Pratt                   34 

Jesse  Pomroy 

10 

H  B  &  J  F  Walker    16 

Wm  Sawyer 

20 

Geo  S  Adams                6 

Edw  M  Penniman         3 

Otis  Vinal                      5 

Francis  Bowman 

10 

L  S  Hurd                     10 

Thomas  G  Weld 

•     14 

Estate  of  A  Goodridge  15 

Daniel  Marshall 

7 

176 

Rents  of  Sundry  persons,  viz. 

K  *  V 

Frost  &  Palmer 

250 

Wm  Gerry 

100 

Emerson  &  Cutter 

60 

Wm  M  Edmands 

94 

David  Edmands 

80 

S  Wanson 

20 

J  W  Wanson  ' 

20 

Seth  Sawyer 

25 

Joseph  Smith 

d, 

20 

619 

Amount  carried  forwar 

$19,916 

29 

4 


Amount  brought  forward, 

Sl9,9t6  29 

Interest  on  J  Hittinger's  Note  of  $400  one  year 

24 

Subscriptions  towards  cost  of 

extending 

Water  st. 

to  Front  st-  in  part 

175 

TAXES  COLLECTED,  viz: 

From  am't  assessed  in  1845, 

- 

49,457  54 

1S44, 

»               o 

871  10 

1843, 

- 

-    152  46 

1842, 

- 

-      18  26 

1841, 

. 

-      12  50 

1840, 

6  20 

50,518  06 

70,633  35 

EXPENDITURES. 


CLASS  NO.  I. 

faid  County  Treasurer  for  county  taxes  in  part 

Stonebam  tax  ^  <.  ,. 

Town  Debt  .... 

Interest  on  town  debt  -  -  .     - 

Temporary  loans,  -  -  - 

Interest  on  same  -  -  . 

Outstanding  claims  unpaid  in  last  year's  report 
93  members  of  Fire  Department,  amount  of  poll  tax 
Salary  of  Towa  Treasurer  and  Collector* 


1,500 

1 

06 

2,500 

3,902 

04 

11,000 

189 

IS 

424 

39 

139 

50 

600 

$20,256 

12 

Orders  of  the  Board  of  Seleclmeii. 

CLASS  NO.  2.    CONTINGENT. 

Isaac  Osgood,  ground  rent  for  engine  No  7, 
Burr  &  Willis,  lumber  for  drains, 
A.  Stowell  &  Son,  care  of  town  clock,  lamps  and  sun- 
dries, 
S.  L.  Armstead,  painting  and  paid  for  sundries, 
Jona.  Stone,  ringing  Methodist  bell, 
Ames  Drake,  whitewashing  hall, 
Wm.  Gerry,  oil,  brushes,  sand,  wicking,  &c. 
Waldron  &  Beddoe,  setting  glass  and  painting  armory, 
Nath'l  Ayer,  repairing  door  of  Harvard  church, 
Joseph  Kelley,  service  as  special  constable, 
Thomas  Knights,  ringing  town  bell, 
Wm  H  Bacon,  service  as  special  constable, 
Chas  R  Knight,  service  as  constable 
Perez  R  Jacobs,    "  " 

Chas  Sanderson,     "  "   &  clerk  of  mark«t, 

Richard  Nichols,     "  " 

Abram  Chamberlin,  " 

Jas  R  Turner,  services  as  pound  keeper 
Snow  &  Worcester,  setting  glass 
Isaac  Kendall,  carpenter  work 
Hittinger  &  Cook,  iron  work  for  reservoirs 
Morris  Kelley,  lead,  labor  &c 
Jas  Adams,  shovel 

David  Dodge,  stationary,  returning  births  &  deaths,  &c  83  46 
Caleb  Rand,  printing  notifications,  tax  bills  &c  81  25 

Carter  &  Burrill,  coal  5  63 

Wm  Peters,  tending  draw  of  Prison  Point  bridge  20  61 

Felton  &  Parker,  service  as  engineers  25  25 

J  L  Jennison,  drains  in  Walker  and  Pleasant  streets   161  34 
J  C  Peverley,  entertaining  town  officers  9  75 

Caleb  Symmes,  return  of  births  and  deaths,  and 

drain  in  Chelsea  street,  86  38 

John  Skilton,  cloth  for  assessors'  table  8  12 

E  B  Faunce,  whitewashing  armory  and  halls,  28  25 

Elisha  Burbank,  returning  deaths  to  town  clerk  40 

W  W  Wheildon,  printing  town  expenses  and  tax  list,  151  13 
S  Fowler,  cleaning  windows,  3  62 

W  R  Jefferson,  painting  and  glazing  15  75 

J  M  Doe,  chairs  43  40 

Ballard  &  Prince,  canvass  carpet,  29  22 

Wm  Arnold,  cloth  for  selectmen's  table  7  22 

Wm  M  Edmands,  stove  and  funnel  29  36 

Jas  Emery,  repairs  of  hearse  5  34 

J  H  Ward,  legal  services  10  00 

J  H  Moulton,  boards  for  lists  of  voters,  &c  5  50 

Jona.  Howe,  printing,  31  67 


7 

00 

28 

90 

62 

00 

56 

62 

63 

83 

10 

17 

60 

6 

61 

3 

00 

2 

00 

36 

67 

3 

21 

23 

34 

48 

25 

21 

00 

7 

00 

10 

2 

65 

7 

55 

7 

74 

13 

44 

1 

12 

Amount  carried  forward,  $1,29^87 


6 

Amount  brought  forward  $1,297  8T 

Alex  Stowell,  hoase  paper  3  94 

Warren  Rand  &  sons,  painting  assessors'  room,  7  17 

S  Buckley,  covering  selectmen's  table  75 

Daniel  Laing,  damages  for  flowing  cellar,  30 

Fuller  &  Davidson,  coal,  bark  and  wood  10  75 

Post  Office,  postages  5  52 

Jacob  Caswell,  pump  work  38 

N  W  Stratton,  labor  3  50 
J  B  &  C  Wilson,  altering  assessors'  room,  book 

shelves,  &c  79  99 

U  W  Carr,  dinner  for  town  officers  9 

Moses  Babcock,  keys  and  locks  3  17 

John  Bryant,  jr.  labor  hanging  bell  18 

Wm  S  Richardson,  iron  work  for  do.  14  47 

Clinker  &  Fenlee,  labor  do.  15 

Amos  Brown,  lumber  and  labor  on  belfry  60  91 

Thos  O  Nichols,  teaming  do.  2 

John  L  Taggard,  nails  1  08 

Crafts  &  Carter,  teaming  1 

Worfchen  &  Gage,     "  50 
Chas  P  Emm  ons,  books  and  stationary  for  assessors       26  77 

Geo  W  Little,  lamps  2  3* 

Joshua  Magoun,  ringing  bell  at  the  neck  26 

Benj  Badger,  surveying  and  plans,  11 

Swan  Anderson,  repairs  of  hearse,  7  75 

Benj  Edmands,  setting  glass  2 


REPMRS  OF  PRISON  POINT  BRIDGE. 

Noah  Hersey,  use  of  sloop  33 

Geo  W  Stetson,  labor  20  08 

F  F  Barrell,         do  19  21 

John  Marple,       do  3 

Wm  Phipps,         do  2 

Samuel  Holt,  teaming  S  50 

Joshua  Magoun,  paid  labor  &c  338  42 

Burr  &  Willis,  lumber  &c  66  81 

Wilson  &  Morgan,  teaming  &c  60  3  7 

Timo  Shorey,  labor,  128  50 

Martin  Leonard,  12  squares  mud  29 

E  P  Alexander,  labor  31  50 

Thos  Greenleaf  &  Co.  timber  and  plank  242  31 

Austin  &  Cole,  labor,  scows,  and  engine  187 

Thos  Greenleaf  &  Co.  balance  for  piling  318  75 

Magoun  &  Turner,  timber,  plank  and  spikes  149  48 

Hittinger  &  Cook,  iron  work  187  92 

Jas  Adams,  spikes  12  33 

Moses  Kelley,  labor  &c  4  63 

Jos  Drew          do  31 

J  W  Mulliken,  lumber,  teaming  and  sawing  392  19 


1,668  47 


Amount  carried  forward,  $2,251  00     1,668  47 


Amount  brought  forward, 

S2,251  00 

1,6(58  47 

Francis  Turner,  labor 

17 

D  W  Simonds,      do 

7 

E  M  Plumer,  edge  stone 

8 

J  L  Jennerson,  labor 

13  08 

Willard  Dalrymple, 

14 

J  A  Cochx-an,  labor,  iron  &c 

H   2  67 

9  519    7R 

Of  this  outlay  upon  the  bridge,  the  town  of  Cambridge 
paid  $770,61,  which  sum  is  credited  in  Treasurer's  ac- 
count of  receipts. 

HIGHWAYS. 


James  Deblois,        labor 

613 

B  F  Brackett,           do 

238 

76 

J  H  RandaU,            do 

197 

06 

Dean  Ames,              do 

113 

11 

James  Keenan,         do 

89 

99 

Benj  Flint,                do 

89 

23 

J  B  Martin,               do 

45 

31 

Wm  Roach,               do 

13 

50 

H  E  Percival,           do 

5 

Isaac  Barker,            do 

3 

75 

James  M  Bryan,       do 

14 

50 

Burr  &  Willis,  lumber, 

22 

06 

Carter  and  Burrill,  timber 

1 

Oliver  Dickson,  sled  shoes 

4 

25 

Wm  S  Richardson,  repairing  tools 

12 

48 

Joseph  Miller,                    do 

2 

75 

John  Coon,                        do 

4 

T  &  T  F  Hunnewell,        do 

2 

37 

Benj  Thompson,  boards 

81 

James  Adams,  tools,  spikes,  naila  &c 

12 

62 

Jonas  Tyler,             shovels 

5 

52 

Hermon  Hutchinson,  do. 

3 

Hittinger  &  Cook,  iron  work, 

11 

55 

J  P  Staniels,          stone 

12 

Mass.  State  Prison,  do     chips 

13 

David  Snow,             do 

2 

D  J  Coburn,            do     flagging 

3 

George  Meacham,  horse 

130 

W  B  Parker,  teaming  gravel 

5 

Robert  Call,         "            " 

20 

Abram  Chamberlln,  teaming  stone 

69 

50 

Wilson  &  Morgan,  teaming  and  breaking  out  roads 

21 

50 

Levi  Goodnow,        "        stone 

24 

20 

Wm  Hadley,  teamster 

5 

Thomas  0  Nichols,  carting  stone 

9 

Worcester  &  Whitney,  paint 

5 

37 

D  &  Z  Bowman,  powder 

15 

James  Deblois,  sundries 

4 

73 

James  Hagar,  paving 

14 

Amount  carried  forward,  f  1,848  92    S,98l  22 


8 

Amount  brought  forward,  Slj848  92      3,98122 

E  B  Faunce,  setting  edge  stone 
C  R  Sturgis,  gravel  for  paving 
Taylor  and  Hobart,  mason  work 
Morris  Kelley,  stone 
William  Hart,  paving 
Gray's  AVharf,  wh^^age 
Leonard  Tufts,  shoemg  horses 
G  A  Albee,  shovels 
George  S  Adams,  gravel 
J  L  Jennerson,  labor 
E  Bell  &  Co.  paving 


«lj848  92 

8 

10 

23 

45 

5 

28 

38 

12 

75 

8 

16 

14 

96 

6 

3 

75 

16 

46 

20 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 


Total  expense  of  Fire  Department  $4971  15 

RESERVOIRS. 

George  S  Adams,  stone 

Willard  Dalrymple,  stone 

Fames,  Stinson  &  Co.  stone 

Morris  Kelley,  curb  stones 

Massachusetts  State  Prison,  stone 

Wesson  &  Gray,  moving  stones 

L  Mitchell,  bricks 

Benjamin  Thompson  &  Co.  sand  and  cement 

Oliver  Dickson,  wood  and  iron 

Hittinger  &  Cook,  iron  work 

Burr  &  Willis,  timber 

T  &  T  F  Hunnewell,  plank  covering 

William  B  Parker,  moving  stones 

J  L  Jennerson,  labor 

Taylor  &  Hobart,  " 

Ames  Drake,  mason  work 

LAMPS. 

Luther  Rugg,  7   lighting  lamps  Si  25  per  night 

James  Foster,  |       when  employed  365  50 

George  W  Little,  oil,  &c.  635 


123 

67 

75 

38 

55 

30 

1 

5 

7 

20 

13 

62 

5 

25 

14 

78 

11 

76 

7 

15 

396 

64 

8 

3 

05 

1995  93 


Amount  disbursed  by  order  of  the  Selectmen,  for 
full  companies  of  40  men,  $500  each  com- 
pany per  annum  3504  63      3,504  6S 

Note. — The  pay  of  chief  engineer  and  assistants  is 

embraced  under  "  salaries"  $431  25 

Other  expenses  of  the  department  undej  "  orders 

of  chief  engineer  "  895  77 

93  members  139  50 


772  35 


Amount  carried  forward  $1,000  50     10,254  IS 


Amount  brought  forward 
Luther  Rugg,  setting  glass 
D  B  Weston,       "        « 
Worcester  &  Whitney,  setting  glass 
H  V  V  Blanchard,  "        ♦' 

J  Stone  &  Co.  wicking 
D  &  Z  Bowman,    " 
James  Adams,  tools 
Clark  &  Varney,  ladders 
Amos  Brown,  setting  lamp  posts 


$1,000  50 
23  68 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
8 
3 


10,254  13 


83 


1,043  65 


Charles  Sanderson, 

Jona  Bartlett, 

Isaac  Wetherbee, 

Stephen  Fosdick, 

Perez  K.  Jacobs, 

Joseph  Hutchins, 

Russell  Upham, 

Samuel  Cluff, 

Francis  Powers, 

Joshua  Lincoln, 

William  Norton, 

Asa  B  Barker, 

Wm  Phipps, 

Harry  Sanderson, 

Benj  F  Brackett, 

John  C  Hutchinson, 

Benjamin  Thompson  &  co.    fuel 

D.  &  Z.  Bowman,  oil,  &c 

Alfred  Carleton,  coal 

Abel  Barker,  oil 

E  B  Faunce,  whitewashing  watch  house 

P  R  Jacobs,  cleaning  do 

Charles  Sanderson,  moving  coal  and  bark 


SdLdRIES. 

Town  Assessors, 

Town  Clerk, 

Town  Messenger, 

Chief  Engineer, 

Assistant  Engineers,  3  at  S56  25  each, 

J  P  Duncklee,  police  officer, 

Charles  Sanderson,  do 

Perez  R  Jacobs        do  -  - 

Richard  Nichols,      do  -  • 

Amount  carried  forward 


Watchmen,  at  >  ,  ^^v,  .- 
SI  10  per  night,  fl'^°^  ^^ 


11  87 
9  98 
3  50 


57 
50 
25 
50 


600 

375 

100 

262 

50 

168 

75 

10 

84 

•35 

41 

35 

42 

31 

66 

1,640  sr 


$1,519  58  12,938  45 


10 

'   Amount  brought  forward,  $1,519  58  12,938  45 

Abram  Chamberlin,  do  -  -  -  26  66 

Charles  R.  Knight,    do  -  -  -         26  66 

1,572  90 

Note.  The  Salary  of  Town  Ti'easuerer,  600;  Audi- 
tor, 100;  Chairman  of  Overseers  of  Poor,  300;  Keeper 
of  Alms  House,  400;  Assistant  do.  100;  Total  $1,500, 
embraced  in  other  classes  of  expenditure. 

MILITARY. 
Paid  members  of  Military  Companies,  to  be  refunded  from 

the  State  Treasury,  ...  -  442 


107 

91 

35  50 

20 

20 

10 

2 

50 

2 

00 

Total  amount  of  Orders  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  $14,953  35 


Orders  of  the  Board  of  Health, 
Class,  No,  S, 

Perez  R  Jacobs,  sundries 
Wm  W  Wheildon,  printing 
Addison  Gage,  Secretary 
Andrew  Sawtell,  Secretary 
Bigelow  &  Clark,  advice 
Addison  Gage,  trunk 
Carter  &'Burrill, 

Total  amount  of  Orders  of  the  Board  of  Health,  197  91 


Orders  of  €!iief  Engineer  of  Fire  S^epartment. 
€las§,  jVo.  4. 

Wm  C  Hunneman  &  co        Repairs  of  Engines, 

Thomas  J  Elliott,  " 

Ephraim  Currier,  " 

D  A  Alexander,  " 

James  M  Phipps,  " 

Wm  S  Richardson,  " 

Wm  H  Caswell,  " 

John  Bryant jun,  " 

G  F  Welsh,  " 

M  W  Page  « 

.C  Symmes  '  " 

Hittenger  &  Cook,  « 

Jomes  Emery,  " 

Jacob  Page,     -•  " 

Amount  carried  forward,  S449  37 


246 

25 

34 

61 

75 

2 

25 

51 

28 

10 

94 

3 

00 

25 

49 

39 

98 

3 

50 

1 

25 

13 

12 

15 

45 

1 

50 

11 


Anount  brought  forward, 

$448  12 

Abijah  BUnchard, 

repairs  of  engines, 

1   75 

Jacob  Caswell, 

(( 

3  50 

George  S  Adams, 

u 

3 

John  Coon, 

H 

7  62 

F  A  risk, 

(( 

2 

Flint  &  Haynes, 

Oil, 

2  25 

G  H  Warren, 

<( 

7  63 

G  B  Albee, 

« 

1  68 

Sawtell  &  Jacobs, 

It 

10  80 

John  L  Taggard, 

t( 

11  20 

Charles  Nichols, 

(( 

11  20 

D  &  Z  Bowman, 

(( 

3  88 

H  Hutchinson, 

<( 

12  42 

Oliver  Brown, 

(( 

33  24 

Richardson  &  Howland, 

<( 

2  97 

Sweetser  &  Bridgman, 

<l 

3  71 

Samuel  Abbott  &  co 

(1 

5  68 

J  Johnson,  jr 

(1 

2  08 

Caleb  Rand, 

Badges, 

1  50 

J  Barry,  jr 

(( 

37  02 

T  M  Cutter, 

Cordage, 

3  98 

Robert  Crisp, 

(( 

9  32 

C  P  Emmons, 

Record  Books, 

6  50 

Gintner  &  Mead, 

5  75 

J  F  Boyd, 

Hooks, 

1 

George  Ackerman, 

Cleaning  Reservoirs, 

15 

Carter  &  Burrill, 

Fuel 

16  49 

J  &  P  Sanborn, 

« 

8  19 

Amos  Brown, 

■well  curb. 

3  04 

Nathaniel  Heath, 

belts, 

8  42 

George  Moore, 

whitewashing, 

4 

Ames  Drake, 

(( 

25  15 

Alvin  W  Phillips, 

Hose, 

10 

Charles  W  Sanderson,  clerk 

:,  Refreshments, 

18  50 

J  L  Schwartz, 

<i 

3 

Crafts  &  Carter, 

Teaming, 

2  38 

Levi  Goodnow, 

(i 

50 

D  Leavitt, 

« 

1  2i 

Worthen  &  Gage, 

(( 

1  00 

George  Fuller, 

Painting, 

49  50 

N  G  Paine, 

(( 

9 

H  V  V  Blanchard, 

setting  glass. 

1  62 

Weston  &  Deland, 

(( 

2  33 

Wm  Dennis, 

(( 

2  90 

Worcester  &  Whitney, 

(( 

67 

Geo  A  Caldwell, 

wicking, 

6  50 

J  L  Jennerson, 

labor, 

16  32 

R  G  Tenney, 

bricks. 

2  87 

Adams  ^  Whittredge, 

plunges, 

5 

Henry  N  Hooper, 

«( 

16  63 

Amount  carried  forwtrd, 


$871  12 


it 


Amount  brought  forward, 

K  B  Edes,  jr.  §•  co.  wrench,  §"0. 

Sheltou  Sf  Cheever,  pipe» 

Moses  Babcock,  locks, 

T  N  Harding,  benches,  Sfc, 

Geo  W  Little,  lamps, 
T  ^  T  F  HunneweU, 


Total  amount  of  orders  of  Chief  Engineer,  895  77 

For  other  expenses  of  Fire  Department,  see  class  No.  2. 


$871 

12 

2 

17 

10 

63 

1 

04 

4 

83 

6 

04 

1 

Orders  of  Hoard  of*  Overseers  ©f  Poor. 


CLdSS  NO.  5, 

Sawtell  &  Jacobs, 

Groceries, 

1,120  81 

John  L  Taggard, 

li 

291   20 

Samuel  Abbot  &  co. 

u 

228  21 

D  &  Z  Bowman, 

(t 

222  79 

Jotham  Johnson,  jun. 

(( 

178  85 

Jasper  Stone  &  co. 

(i 

93 

Charles  Nichols, 

u 

38  22 

Jonas  Tyler, 

11 

32  18 

Phinehas  Stone, 

>' 

29 

Bradley  &  Richardson 

19  58 

Wm  Gerry, 

(t 

12 

Wm  Chandler, 

11 

3 

Thos  B  Wyman,  jun. 

Fuel, 

2 

Fuller  &  Davidson, 

1,285  03 

J  &  P  Sanborn, 

(( 

895  12 

Alfred  Carleton, 

(( 

65  34 

A  Tirrell, 

« 
Dry  Goods, 

5 

John  Skilton, 

481  24 

S  G  Phipps, 

(C 

346  02 

Alex  Stowell, 

(( 

217  21 

Wm  Fosdick, 

« 

73  53 

Carpenter  &  Childs, 

ii 

65  45 

John  P  Flagg, 

(( 

46  42 

Wm  Arnold, 

(( 

46  24 

John  K  Fuller, 

« 

39  08 

Thos  B  Preston, 

(( 

16  38 

Nancy  Winchester, 

u 

12  19 

Thos  V  Carpenter, 

H 

13  03 

2,270  84 


1,750  49 


J  K  Frothingham,  chairman,  sundry  small  disburse- 
ments, 1,034  11 
J  R  Turner,  keeper,                   «                «'  265  10 

Wm  Tapley,  Provisions,  446  06 

W  0  &  M  Cristy,  "  244  05 


-1,356  79 


-1,299  21 


Amount  carried  forward, 


$690  11     6,677 


13 


Amount  brou 

ght  forward, 

$690  U  6,677  33 

John  W  Hollis,        provisions, 

161  15 

Frost  Sf  Palmer,                " 

97  86 

Richardson  §•  Howland,  " 

97  75 

Beniah  Webster,               " 

61   26 

Geo  W  Howland,             " 

54  21 

Robert  Wason,                  " 

33  60 

J  Carter  Cutter,               " 

21  64 

Harding  §'  WitheriU,       " 

5  37 

Geo  S  Munroe,                " 

5  07 

1,228  02 

H  &  S  P  Hill,                meal,  butter  §-c 

882  15 

C  C  Pattee,  bread 

61   69 

Wesson  Sf-  Gary,  meal 

47  60 

Hall  ^-  Davis,  bread 

44  43 

"N  ^-  G  Tufts,  meal 

35  20 

James  B  Mitchell,  yeast 

11  52 

John  Kent,                " 

2  50 

1  OR*;  fl<t 

J  K  Prothingham,  chairman 

,  salary, 

SCO 

J  R  Turner,  keeper, 

« 

400 

Doct  Henry  Lyon, 

<( 

60 

HGBlakesley, 

eervices, 

100 

Ann  A  Harris, 

{( 

104 

Mary  A  Shattuck, 

(( 

67  34 

Sanderson  §•  Jacobs, 

« 

15 

Richard  Nichols, 

u 

1  50 

Abram  Chamberlin, 

(i 

1  50 

Richard  Clements, 

<( 

33  33 

1  flft"  /!? 

Geo  Johnson, 

lumber. 

156  94 

J  W  Mulliken, 

(( 

144  45 

Benj  Thompson  §•  co. 

i( 

47  68 

Burr  Sf  Willis, 

<( 

112  85 

Thos  Greenleaf  Sf  co. 

«< 

43  16 

T  T  ^  F  Hunnewell, 

(( 

16  90 
521  98 

J  G  Loring  Sf  co.  copper  work 

154  22 

Thos  Ashcroft,  boiler  pipe  and  work 

85  28 

Wm  M  Edmands,  lead  pipe 

and  castings 

68  36 

John  Burrill,  boiler  tops 

38  50 

Walworth  §■  Nason,  castings  §'c 

35  85 

John  Clark  <^  son,  force  pump, 

25 

Mass.  State  iPrison,  copper 

work 

2  84 
409  65 

I  F  Arnold, 

shoes. 

229  79 

James  Arnold  Sf  co. 

<( 

28  04 

John  Harris  2d, 

u 

18  24 

W  W  Frost,                   mending  shoes. 

39  11 

John  Barnard, 

u 

25  13 

Thos  Bradbury, 

(( 

20  59 

Amount  carried  forward,         {fSGO  90  11,004  64 


14 

Amount  brought  forward, 

Augustus  Taylor,  mending  shoes, 

Newhall  Martin,  jun.  " 

Daniel  Fosdick,  " 

Charles  Poor,  " 

Mark  Winchester,  " 


Jotham  Johnson, 

hay, 

JDavid  Edmands, 

oil. 

Worcester  §•  Whitney,    paints,  §*c 

H  V  V  Blanchard, 

(t 

Luther  F  Whitney, 

(I 

Fhinehas  Stone, 

rent. 

Bcnj  Edmands, 

i( 

Nathan  Webster, 

pasturing, 

Leonard  Tufts, 

iron  work, 

Lams»n  §■  Edmond, 

iron, 

Wm  S  Kichardson, 

iron  work, 

Wm  Hodgkins, 

(1 

Elias  Crafts,  jun. 

medicines, 

Chas  B  Sogers, 

«( 

Amea  Drake, 

mason  work, 

Samuel  Ferrin, 

bricks, 

James  Adams, 

hardware. 

John  Torsleff, 

junk, 

Warren  B  Thomas, 

straw, 

Patrick  Denvir, 

burials. 

Caleb  Symmes, 

(( 

Absalom  Band, 

soap, 

H  Turner, 

hats  and  caps, 

Geo  W  Little,        crockery  and  tinware, 

N  Watson,               house  of  correction, 

H  T  Meserve, 

milk, 

Absalom  Band, 

cow, 

C  P  Emmons, 

stationary. 

H  S  Doane, 

brushes, 

John  Runey, 

earthen  ware. 

Wm  Sawyer, 

legal  scrrices, 

Chas  T  Mullet, 

harness  work. 

Morris  Eelley, 

stone, 

B  Brintnall,  jun. 

sheathing. 

Post  Office, 

postages, 

186  59 


183  50 


98 
1 

60 
63 

66 

27 

17 
93 

100  23 


Total  amount  of  orders  of  Overseen  of  Poor, 
^^See  remarks  ii«zt  page. 


$12,940  84 


$360  90  11,004  64  . 
16  08 
9  65 
7  86 

6  57 
4  64 

405  20 

222  35 
103  07 

89  51 

36  88 

7  13 

52 
49 
82  50 

35  27 
27  08 
24  53 
21  92 

108  80 


94 
86 

10 
98 

75 

95 

75 

41 

20 

37  50 

67 
52 

50 

65 

51 

54 

49 

14 

49 

56 

40 

68 

22 

50 

22 

18 

17  58 

9 

8 

90 

7 

20 

3 

75 

3 

10 

1 

87 

15 

The  amount  disbursed  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Overseers 
of  the  Poor,  during  the  past  year,  has  been  mostly  in 
email  sums  to  the  poor  of  the  town,  (some  of  them  resi« 
ding  in  other  towns,)  the  poor  of  other  towns,  and  the 
foreign  poor — about  fifty  families. 
The  amount  disbursed  by  the  keeper  of  the  Alms  House 

during  the  past  year,  has  been  $499  70 

©f  which  sum  thej^e  was  paid  for  hay  and  straw,  $97  17 

"  potatoes,  41  40 

"  cording  wood,  37  37 

"  fresh  fish,  28  46 

"  bricks  and  mason  work,   51  20 

And  the  balance  in  smaller  sums  for  supplies  for  the  Alms 
House,  expenses  of  sending  foreigners  out  of  the  State, 
and  sundries  furnished  to  the  inmates,  244  10 

$499  70 
The  amount  which  has  been  received  by  the  keeper  of 

the  Alms  House,  during  the  past  year,  has  been 

For  pigs  and  a  calf,  $43  25 

"    loam,  manure  and  gravel,  37  93 

"    grapes  and  vegetables,  36  54 
"    board  of  sundry  persons  in  the  Alms  House,  45  92 

"    wharfage,  labor  and  sundries,  85  64 

"    pork,  26  64 

"    grease  and  ashes,  57  09 

$333  01 
These  sums  were  deducted  from  several  bills  of  supplies. 

JAMES  K.  FROTHINGHAM,  Chairman. 
Charlestown,  March  1, 1846. 

Orders  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  Schools, 
Class  ]Vo.  6. 

SALARIES  OF  .TEACHERS. 

WARREN 

Daniel  H  Forbes,  principal 

Joseph  T  Swan,        do 

Sarah  G  Hay,  assistant 

Sarah  L  Sawyer,    do 

Sarah  E  Woodbridge,  assistant 

MaTtha  E  Symmes,  do 

Sarah  M  Chandler*,  do        pupil 

MAC  Bodge,  do  do 

Amount  carried  forward^  j|2,378  97 


SCHOOL. 

900 

900 

187  50 

150 

112  80 

37  50 

63  97 

37  50 

16 

Amount  brought  forward,  2,378  97 

WINTHEOP  SCHOOL. 

Stacy  Baxter,    principal  900 

Miles  T  Gardner,    do  ,  17  31 

Aaron  Walker,  jr.   do      _  875  34 

Caroline  M  Sylvester,  assistant  225 

Mary  L  Rowland,  do  213  75 

Catharine  W  Lincoln,     do  pupil  68  75 

Sarah  J  Bradbury,  do  do  50 

Mary  A  Storer,  do  do  12  50 


-2,362  65 


HARVARD   SCHOOL. 

Paul  H  Sweetser,  principal  900 

Robert  Swan,             do  900 

Mary  J  Whiting,  assistant  225 

Harriet  L  Teel,        do  213  75 

Rebecca  Drake,         do        pupil  93  75 

Maria  L  Thompson,  do          do  68  75 

BUKKER   HILL   SCHOOL. 

Benjamin  F  Tweed,  principal  900 

Hannah  S  Austin,  assistant  240  42 

Caroline  M  Phipps,     do        pupil  68-75 

PRIMARY    SCHOOLS. 

MalvinaB  Skilton  213  33 

Mary  A  Lewis  210 

Ellen  M  Whittemore  210 

Martha  A  Chandler  210 

Elizabeth  D.  Pratt  210 

Elizabeth  Eames  210 

Elizabeth  A  Blanchard  210 

Elisabeth  D  Moulton  210 

Frances  A  Sawyer  210 

Lydia  A  Keith  210 

Mary  J  Chandler  210 

Joanna  S  Putnam  210 

Jane  M  Burckes  210 

Sarah  E  Smith  210 

Cynthia  Brackett  210 

Mary  A  Sanboi-n  210 

Maria  Peabody  210 

Susan  M  Nichols  157  50 

Sarah  J  Bradbury  52  50 


2401  25 


1209  17 


210 


Sarah  F.  Brown  56  53 

3,839  86 


Total  of  Salaries— Amount  carried  forward,  S12,191  90 


17 


BUILVINQS  AND  CO^fTINGENT  EXPENSES  OF 
;        '^'^       SCHOOLS. 

Amount  brought  forward, 
Clark  &  Varney,  carpenter  and  mason  work,   Bun- 
ker Hill  school  house 
J  L  Jennerson,  labor,  Dunker  Hill  school  house 

James  Dearborn,  mason  work   "  " 

N  V  Baptist  Society,   rent        "  " 

H  K  Frothingham,  plans,  &c.    "  " 

Wm  A  Orcutt,  lightning  rods   "  " 

Gardner  Chilson,  stoves  "  " 

Joseph  F  Tufts  .       "  " 

Worcester  &  Whitney,  paints  "  *- 

Wm  M  Edmands,  stoves  "  " 

C  Pratt,  carpenter  work  "  " 

Robert  Call,  gravel  " 

A' W  Phillips,  table,  &c  " 

George  Fuller,  painting  " 

James  Adams,  hardware  " 

Wm  W  Wheildon,  printing  " 

J  McDonald,  teaming  " 

Abijah  Blanchard,  bookcase  " 

George  Johnson,  lumber  " 

J  M  Francis,  labor  " 

Samuel  Abbott  &  co,  mats,  &c  " 


$12,191  90 

$64 

24 

98 

28 

70 

29 

60 

50 

46 

49 

44 

41 

12 

33 

54 

80 

93 

14 

33 

10 

50 

12 

12 

50 

11 

50 

7 

25 

6 

00 

6 

50 

4 

80 

4 

50 

1 

16 

J  B  &  C  Wilson,  carp.  &  mason.  Primary,  Cross-st    ' 

1,689  37 

0,^10 

i)0 

D  White  and  E  Austin,  land                   " 

761  85 

J  M  Francis,  labor                                   " 

3  50 

2,454 

72 

Thomas  Greenleaf,  land.  Primary  Mead-street, 

977 

00 

Benjamin  Thompson  &  co                Fuel 

415 

" 

,  r: 

Warren  B  Thomas                               " 

96 

Moses  Knight                                      "  sawing  wood 

82  42 

J  &  P  Sanborn                                        " 

49  60 

Fuller  &  Davidson                               " 

10  95 

Carter  &  Burrill                                    " 

7  87 

T.  T.  Sawyer                                        « 

5  37 

F.Webster                                          "  sawing  wood 

1 

668 

21 

Abijah  Blanchard,  repairs  of  buildings,  &c 

183   70 

Clark  &  Varney                                    « 

71   72 

Wm  G  Shattuck                                  " 

72  00 

Wm  M  Edmands                                   " 

45  15 

Benj  Edmands                                      " 

39  45 

Joseph  F  Tufts                                      " 

22  05 

Geo  S  Adams                                        " 

22  00 

F  T  Waitt                                           " 

16  47 

Eberle  &  Trask                              '     " 

12  83 

Amount  carried  forwatd, 


S485  87     23,210  76 


18 


Amonnt  brought  forward,  S485  37  23,210  7« 
Forster,  Lawrence  &  Co.          repairs  of  buildings,        12 

Wm  Stowell  "  16 

Worcester  &  Whitney  "  9  92 

Moses  Babcock.  «  8  20 

A  Stowell  &soa,  "  7  76 

F  A  Fisk,  "  7  13 

H  G  Waldron,  "  7  20 

Jonas  Barrett,  "  7 

John  Murray,  «  6  35 

Geo  W  Little,  «  5  86 

Edward  Pratt,  «  5  75 

M  Burckcs,  jun.  "  5  01 

James  K  Kelley,  «  4 

A  J  Locke,  "  3  50 

Jeremy  Wilson,  "  S  86 

Robert  Call,  "  1  75 

Wilson  &  Morgan,  "  1  50               • 

J  Delano,  "  1  25 

Weston  &  Deland,  «  80 

Henry  Lyon,  "  28 

J  C  Thompson,  «  1  50 

600  99 


Nancy  Fuller, 
Margaret  Frye, 
C  S  Hall; 

cleaning 

and  sweeping, 

(C 

94  87 
54 
48  50 

James  Adams, 

i( 

22  62 

S  Fowler, 
Mrs  Kenney 
Mrs  Nichols 

u 

5  50 
4  50 
2  50 

E  A  Blanchard 

(( 

1  50 

W  W  Frost  care  of  school  bouse  &  fires, 

Sundry  teachers  of  primary  schools,        " 

A  B  Barker  « 

J  M  Skilton  &  W  H  Tolman  « 

J  M  Skilton  «     - 

B  F  Webster  « 


32 
28 
25 
13 
6 
4 


92 

33 

50 
50 


W  W  Wheildon 
Caleb  Band 

C  P  Emmons, 
Thos  Greenleaf 
Harvard  Church  society 
H  &  S  P  Hillj 
Samuel  Abbot  &  co. 
J  B  Cristy 
Phinehas  Stone 
Chas  Nichols 
D  ^  Z  Bowman 


printing. 


books  and  stationary, 
interest, 
rent, 
mats,  pails,  brushes, 


32 
17 


17 


124 

61 

50 

15 

11 

4 

2 

1 


95 


74 
56 
68 
70 
90 
82 


233  99 


110  25 
49  17 


AsMUQt  carried  forward, 


S273  ^     24,205  16 


19 


James  Adams 
Richard  Nichols 
Daniel  White 
Fowle  §*  Capen 
H  K  Frothingham 
Robert  Swan 
A  Studley 
N  R  Mansir 
S  L  Armstead 


brought  forward 

«27S  33 

hardware, 

19  88 

distributing  reports, 

6 

interest, 

5  08 

school  journal, 

5 

sundries  for  primary  BchoolH, 

4  75 

stationary, 

3  65 

cab  hire, 

2 

labor, 

1  50 

u 

1 

24,205  16 


322  21 


Tatal  amount  of  orders  of  Board  of  Trustees, 


$24,527  87 


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AUDITOR^S  STATEMENT. 

POR  THE  YEAR  EJ^DmO,    MARCH,    1846. 


Schools, 

School  Houses, 

Poor, 

Fire  Department, 

Highways, 

Watch, 

Lamps, 

Contingencies,    . 

Board  of  Health, 

Salaries, 

Interest  on  Town  Debt, 

Town  Debt, 

Reservoirs, 

Abatement  of  Taxes, 

Grading  Medford  Street, 

Selectmen's  Salary, 

Auditor's  Salary, 


County  Tax, 
Volunteer  Militia, 


Appropriations. 

$15,500 

9,955 

6,900 

.  3,800 

.  2,000 

.  2,000 

.   1,000 

.  1,800 

150 

.   1,950 

.  4.000 

.  2,500 

900 

.  1,000 

400 

400 

100 


$54,355 


Expenditures. 

14,177 

10,350 

*  12,241 

4,539     • 

1,898 

1^641 

1,044 

13,981 

198 

2,173 

4,099 

2.500 

772 


$59,613 
1.500 J 
442^ 


*  State  Pauper  Account,  not  received,            -  S4,lil  00 

t  Expended  in  repairing  Prison  Point  Bridge,  2,312  75 

%  County  Tax,  paid  in  part,  balance  unpaid,  2,630  61 

§  State  Militia,  account  not  received,           -  442  00 


24 


Schedule  of  Property, 

BELONGING  TO   THE   TOWN,  AND  APPROXIMATE 
ESTIMATES  OF  ITS  VALUE. 
Town  Hall,  Land  and  Building,  -  -  20,000 

Trainingfield,  exclusive  of  part  occupied  by  Public 

Buildins;s,  -  .  .  .  .      10,000 

Lot  of  land  on  Medford  street,  80,625  feet,         -  1,000 

"  "  5000  feet  and  flats,  500 

«  Bunker  Hill  st.     4700  feet,  -  250 

"  Ledge  on  Cambridge  road,  -  500 

"  in  Stoneham,         .  -  -  lOO 

Hearse  house  and  hearse,  -  -  -  100 

Tomb  Lots  in  Old  Burying  .Ground,  -  -  500 

Town  Bell  and  Clock,        -  -  -  -  600 

Furniture  of  Town  Hall,  .  .  .  lOO 

Military  articles  100,  weights  and  measuses  50,     -  150 


Old  Burying  Ground  and  flats  adjoining. 
New  Burying  Ground, 

Alms  House  land  17,000,  main  building  10,000, 
Old  House  1200,  barns,  shops,  &c.  1800, 
Wharf,  .... 

Furniture,  previsions,  live  stock,  tools,  &fc. 


27,000 
3,000 
3,000 
1,700 


Warren  school  house,  Summer  street, 

Winthrop         "  Winthrop     " 

Harvard  "  Harvard       " 

Bunker  Hill     "  Bunker  Hill  street, 

Primary  sch.  house  &  land,  Bow  street,  brick,  4  schools, 

"  "  "       Cross     "      wood,  2      " 

"  "  "      Br.Hill,  (point)  "   2      " 

"  "  «      Mead    "  " 

"  "  «       Main     "  " 

"  "  •"       Br.Hill,(neck)  " 

"  "  "       Elm  " 

u  u  «       j^im  u 

>'  *'  "       Trainingfield,   " 


"  "  "      Moaltonst. 

"  "      no  land,  Harvard  st. 

Maps,  books,  desks,  §"c. 
Funds  in  hands  of  Trustees, 


Amount  carried  forward, 


if'iuiq! 


12,000 

8,500 

6,500 

8,500 

5,000 

2,450 

1,350 

1,000 

800 

650 

650 

600 

600 

,    600 

500 

100 

SOO 

600 


33,800 


34,700 


50,700 


.19  200 


26 


Amount  brought  forward 
No  1.    Engine  House  and  Land, 

Engine,             .            .            -            . 
Furniture,        -            -            .            - 

8119  200 
700 
1,200 
30 

1  O'lft 

No  2,    Engine  House  and  Land, 

Engine,         -            -            .            - 
Furniture,         -            .            .            - 

1,400 

1,200 

30 

No  3.    Engine  House  and  Land, 

Engine,            .            -            .            - 
Furniture,           ... 

1,300 
1,200 
-      30 

9  e;^0 

No  4.    Engine  House  and  Land, 
Engine,            - 
Furniture, 

1,300 
1,200 
-     60 

No  5.    Engine  House  and  Land, 

Engine,            -            -            . 
Furniture,            ... 

1,800 

1,200 

50 

Q  AKA 

No  7.    Engine  House  and  Land, 

Engine,            .... 
Furniture,              ... 

1,200 

1,200 

30 

Hook  &  Ladder — House  and  Land, 

Carriage,  &c         -            -            - 
Furniture,        .... 

1,500 
200 
25 
„,  1  70c; 

18  Reservoirs,        -            -            -            - 
24  Wells,  fitted  for  Suction  Hose, 
8  Ladders  and  Fire  Hooks, 

8,000 

600 

25 

Jacob  Hittinger's  Note,           -           -           - 
State  Treasurer — Pauper  Account, 
Do.        do.        Military  Bounty, 
Arrears  of  Taxes,  $6,342 ;  May  be  collected, 
Cash  in  hands  of  Town  Treasurer, 
Funda  in  hands  of  Overseers  of  the  Poor, 

25,470 

$144,670  00 

400 

4,111 

442 

4,000 

*3,963  63 

8,500 

$166,086  63 

•$1,569  92  deposited  in  the  Phoenix  Bank. 


26 
JPebts  and  MAahilities. 

Lowell  Savings  Institution, payable  1850,  a  5  per  cent. 

Do        do  do  do       1862,  a  5 

Boston  Savings  Institution,  payable  1846,  a  5i 

Do        do  do  do       1847,  a  5^ 

Overseers  of  Poor  fund,  perpetual,  6 

Trustees  of  Schools  do        do  6 


11,000 

50,000 

3,000 

3,000 

8,500 

600 


County  Tax,  1845,  unpaid  in  part,        -        -        - 
State  Tax,        «'        « 

Appropriated  for  extension  of  Water  street,  (  3,800  \ 

from  Main  street  to  Boston  Avenue,      \  1,300  ) 

Appropriated  for  filling  up  Prison  Point  Bridge, 


2,630 
1,022 

2,500 

500 


Do  for  widening  Main  street,  near  old  Bridge,  800 

Unpaid  orders  of  the  several  Boards,  -  -         483 

Probable  loss  on  Deposit  in  Phoenix  Bank,  -  950 


76,100 


8,885 


$84,485  01 


HENRY  JAQUES,  Auditor. 
CHARLESTOWN,  MARCH,  1846. 


BOSTON  PUHLIC  LIBRARY 


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