HomeMy Public PortalAbout1855 Annual Watertown Report ANNUAL REPORT
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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TC WN OF WATERTOWN,
For the year ending February 12th, 1855.
WALTHAM :
PRESS OF JOSIAH HASTINGS ,
1855 .
STATE OF THE TREASURY, FEB. 12TH, 1855.
Receipts .
MARCH 1854.
Amount of cash in 1 ands of Treasurer, $223 02
Out-standing Taxes in hands of Samuel Noyes,as Treasurer and
Collector, to collect, 1 962 92
Cash borrowed on Town's credit, from Traders Bank, Boston, 1 000 00
" it it " it the Newton Bank, 1 000 00
Amount of Taxes committed to Samuel Noyes to collect 1854, - 20 222 42
Cash received of State School Fund 1854, 144 96
it Samuel Noyes, one year's rent of Store, 150 00
is Wm. H. Ingraham, do, 125 00
It Elijah Pratt, rent of upper Hall, 37 50
46 W. S. McLauthlin, Town Agent for sale of
Spiritous Liquors, 149 82
44 J.B.Keyes, for the Watertown Fishery 1853-4, 195 33
" For Grave Lots, 24 25
Elijah Pratt, for use of Town Hall to Feb. 5th,
18551 288 50
Net proceeds from Hay Scales to Feb. 1st '55, 52 05
" From City of Cambridge, one half of expense
of setting stone on the boundary line, be-
tween Cambridge and Watertown, 2 50
$25 578 27
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Expenditures for Schools .
A:l1Ut'NT PAID TEACII 'RS.
Paid William Webster of the IIigh School, to Nov. 29th 1854, $866 66 t
Abner J. Nutter, Grammar School, 66 733 32
64 D. S. Wentworth, East School, fit137 50
" C. S. Whitmore, West School, " 525 00
C. P. Pinkham, East School, " 400 00
Miss F. ;1I. Chandler, Centre School, it 145 83
" . F. AL Nichols, 64 1. 206 25
S. F. white, it `• 206 25
Eliza Harris, Primary School, No. 2, 206 25
" Lydia IV. Locke, " " No. 1, 206 25
'• A. L. Peirce, Grammar School, 206 25 '
Al. A. Richards, West School, 206 25
1I. 13. Cushing, East School, 85 22
H. 11I. Parkhurst, " 145 00
L. B. Russell, Centre School, 83 33
W. Al. Scribner, teaching Penmanship, 200 00
$4 559 36
Fuel for Schools ,
Paid Royal Gilkey for Coal, $426 07
it K. S. Chaffee for Charcoal. 21 49
46
Joseph Crouch, " 13 60
64 W. Rexford, 3 75
$464 91
Incidental Expenses for Schools .
Paid Patrick Corcoran for care of East School-house, $11 00
Walcott & Emerson, repairs on Pump, West School, 1 50
it Robert C. Rought, care of Centre School-house, 56 00
`` Wm. H. Wicks, repairs on West School-house, 17 02
it Robert C. Rought, care of Centre School-house, 75 00
" Samuel Wales Jr., Settees and fixtures for School-houses, 145 23
" Winship & Co., Trees for High School-house lot, 10 00
it Charles J. Barry, Chairs and labor for West School-house, 18 66
it Page & Barnard, Glazing &c., 15 51
it General School Committee, services for 1853, 185 00
it Thomas L. French, work at Centre School-house, 122 35
" G.W.Harrington,Trees and labor on High School-house lot, 15 62
" Jon. Goldbury, examining title of land for High School, 23 50
" Joseph Zane & Co., two Copper Pumps and Pipe, Centre S. 68 68
it George W. Harrington, grading and labor round High
School-house, 55 00
" George Frazar, sundry bills for East School, 26 29
64 R. C. Rought, Whitewashing cellar wall Centre School-h, 13 12
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Paid Thomas L. French, two fiirnace pots and setting the same, 23 50
<< McLauthlin Bros., Books for Town School, 14 99
L{ Patrick Corcoran, care of East School-house, 10 50
Charles J. Barry, sundry articles for West School, 7 20
Robert C. Rought, care of Centre School-house, 70 00
.t William Lathrop, care of Nest School-house, 6 87
64 Elijah Pratt, labor with settees from Town House to High
School-house, 1 50
t{ William Webster, Books for High School, 23 50
« McLauthlin Brothers, Books and Ink for Schools, 6 90
'° Artemas Rogers, repairing three Clocks for schools, 3 50
it Samuel Noyes, Brooms, Ink &c., for Schools, 5 77
16 William Horn Jr., Stock and labor at Centre School-house, 114 43
44 Antipas Jackson, Irons for School-house fence, 3 59
it W. L. Stiles, Funnel, services &c., for School-houses, 14 25
64 E. C. Rogers, Coal Hats, Stove Grates &c., for schools, 4 32
4,6 Daniel Cummings, Mats for schools, 20 00
66 David Prouty, Grate, Pipe and labor, East School-house, 4 88
« Alfred Mudge, Printing School Reports, 15 00
46 C. P. Pinkham, Thermometer and Pail, 1. 08
$1 211 26
Expenses of Poor and highways .
Paid George W. Harrington, amount of Town Grant for support
of the Poor, 1854, $500 00
44 George W. Harrington, amount of Town Grant for support
of Highv-ays, 1854, 2 350 00
$2 850 00
Expense of Fire Department .
Amount paid Members of Engi-ne Company No. 1, one year's
duty to May 1st 1854, $426 50
" " No. 2, do, 175 00
It No. 2, six months' duty, 80 00
" it No. 2, do, 30 00
" " No. 3, one year's duty, 247 50
" Hook and Ladder Co., do, 115 00
" Eno neers, one year's services to May 1st 1854, 69 00
" Thomas Livermore 2d, one year's service as Steward,
No. 1, 50 00
" " " four months' do do No. 2, 16 67
William Tucker, Straps for Nos. 1 and 2, 2 81
it C. D. Lindley, Painting and Lettering Fire Caps, 3 00
" Charles Long, one year's service as Steward, No. 3, 33 33
" 6t 44 Neats Oil, Coal &c., No. 3, 6 96
" A. J. Adams, Horses on No. 3 sundry times, 7 00
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Amt. paid Joseph Crafts, four Buckets, 50
)Magee & Lindley, Neats Oil &e., 10 05
�• E. N. Lord, horses on Engines, 2 00
•l A. D. Drew, care of Hook and Ladder Carriage and
House one year, 10 00
44 Green & Adams, repairing Lamps on Engines, 6 50
64 Oliver Sawyer, cash paid for labor at fire, (Farrar's B.) 2 50
John Adams, Crackers &c., Spring Hotel Fire, 45 00
u W. 11. Dadmun, cleaning Hook and Ladder Carriage, 1 50
Oliver Sawyer, services as Steward, and repairs on E. 18 75
it Oliver Sawyer and six others, as firemen on Nos. 1 &
2 to Oct. 2d 18541 186 90
66 Thomas Livermore 2d, as Steward four and a-half mos. 11 25
6. Newton Centre Engine Co, for services and Horses,
at fire, White's Shop, 15 00
K E. N. Lord, drawing Engine home to East Cambridge, 4 00
tt Granville Barnard, repairs on Engines, 27 75
fib 1ltagee & Lindley, Refreshments, Oil &c., 63 35
K. S. Chaffee, Charcoal for Engine Houses, 1 50
•• A. B. Rogers, seven Oil Suits for Company No. 2, 14 00
Ruggles, Nourse & 1�Iason, repairing Bird's small Eng., 8 25
Samuel Noyes, Fluid, Oil and Refreshments, 15 54
James F. Russell, Brass Pipe for Company No. 3, 9 00
Antipas Jackson, repairing Fire-hooks &c., 2 20
Green & Adams, repairing side Lamp, 3 00
Royal Gilkey, use of Horses and Alan to g,:t Engines
home from fires, 11 00
Shelton and Cheever, repairing Hose &c , 17 37
64 Winship & Roulston, one Signal Lantern for No. 2, 14 00
'L Gilbert Nichols, rent of Building nineteen months, for
the Hook and Ladder carriage, 19 00
Benjamin Dana, Refreshments at Spring Hotel Fire, 30 68
Thomas Patten, repairs on Engine Apparatus, 4 25
$1 817 61
Miscellaneous Expenses .
Paid Lowell Institution for Savings, six mo. interest on Town
Notes, $299 94
it Traders Bank, interest on Town Note, 20 50
It Joshua Learned, Watchman and notifying Town Officers, 94 20
94 Butler & Webster, drawing seventeen complaints against G.
A. Wilson and Abel Hunt, and trial before the Police
Court at Lowell, 71 00
46 Newton Bank, interest on Towu Note, 18 83
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Paid Dana & Cobb, cost of Execution recovered against Mr.
Newton, by W. A. White and E. G. Byington by fault
of non-appointment of Pound Beeper, 28 49
it N. H. Crafts, making out a statement of difference of dis-
tance from dwellings north of Belmont Street, as between
the present Town House, and the location proposed by
Belmont to be (?) for a Town House in that section, 3 00
49 Lowell Institution for Savings, Interest on Town Note
$30007 90 00
« Stedman Buttrick, balance of County Tax 1853. 1 351 59
at Joshua Learned, as Watchman &c., 122 70
64 Ivers J. Austin, defending Town against division, 200 00
44 Whitton & Train, Spikes for Bemis' Bridge, 17 25
" John R. Farnum, damage to Sleigh on account of bad road, 2 00
64 Joseph Bird, bill paid for Printing Petitions on Cemeteries, 16 50
« Joseph Crafts, balance acet. for transcribing Town Records, 150 00
Trull Brothers, Liquors for Town Agency, 40 22
Royal Gilkey, ton of Coal for Town House, 9 50
Josiah Hastings, Printing Notices, Reports &c., 89 62
John B. H. Fuller, Lumber for Bemis' Bridge, 105 61
« Traders Bank, Town Note, 1 000 00
Newton Bank, Town Note, 1 000 00
William Tucker, as Watchman and notifying Town Meet's., 212 00
" Alfred Mudge & Son, Printing fifty Posters, 1 50
Assessors, making Town, County and State Taxes, and for
Abatement of Taxes on Sebool-houses, 200 00
Joshua Learn?d, expense of committing Richard De an to
Hospital at Worcester, 6 50
Joshua Learned, expense of committing James Degan to
Hospital at Worcester, 10 50
" Thomas L. French, Committee for opposing division of the
Town, 6 00
" Thomas Jordan, Grading and Gravelina Forest Street, 252 50
M. Kingman, services, laying out and examining Streets, 8 00
Committee for opposing division of Town, 10 00
Royal Gilkey, do do do, 6 00
Wm. H. Ingraham, Witness on same, 5 00
Samuel Noyes, do do, 5 00
Antipas Jackson, do do, 5 00
" Mrs. Rogers, damage to bedding in case of Small Pox, 17 00
" 11. P. Page, Painting and Whitewashing Upper Hall, 25 00
44 Joshua Learned, as Watchman and Notifying Meetings, 86 00
" Lowell Institution for Savings, on Principal, 1 000 00
it do do, one year's interest on Town Note, $7 000, 385 00
" do do, six months' do, $2 000, 60 00
it do do, six do do, $8 725, 239 94
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Paid Little & Brown, Supplement to Revised Statutes, 6 50
John A. Twitchell, Hearse-bode, Painting &e., 92 75
u N. 11. Crafts, Surveying and making plans of Streets, 26 50
Thomas Jordan, Crading and Graveling Forest Streets, 123 82
Georgo W. Harrington, removing, stones from River, 45 00
46 <• clearing gravel and stone from Raceway, 28 50
It George Pieree, one year's interest on Town Note, 81 000, 55 00
it Benjamin F. Farrar, carting lumber for kenos' Bridge, 7 00
44 Samuel Barnard, 1I'itness on division of 'Town, 2 00
L' Samuel Richardson, Medical attendance and help paid in a
case of Small Pot, 33 80
« William Horn Jr., Labor repairing Bemis' Bridge, 86 45
« it « Labor and Materials, building Pest-house on
Town Farm, 27 09
66 IV. S. McLauthlin, as Town Agent for sale of Liquors, 75 00
{b .a . '. paid tier Expressing &c., 1 72
DleLauthlin Brothers, Stationery and Valuation Book for
Assessors, 25 37
John Sarsfield, Painting and Lettering Signs, G UO
Samuel Noyes, Land taken to widen Green Street, and
moving Fence, 75 00
State Treasurer, State Tax, 1854, 1 146 00
Priest & Parker, Lumber for Bemis' Bridge, 291 17
Discount on Taxes in August and November, 464 80
Charles Bemis, Committee on division of the Town, 10 00
E. N. Lord, carting Lumber for Bemis' Bridge, 7 00
4' Lowell Institution for Savings, six months' interest on Note
$3 0007 90 00
11 Joshua Learned, as watchman and notifying Town, 80 14
it William Tucker, as Watchman &-c., 70 50
46 Philemon Priest, as Il"atchman, 38 50
« John Tucker, one year's interest on Town Note, $400, 22 00
J. B. Keyes, examinina Records and location of Streets, 13 00
Benj. Dana, as Witness, and cash paid Witnesses on division
of the Town, 10 00
Benj. Dana, Postage to December 31, 1854, 5 71
DlcLauthlin Brothers, Record Book &c., 4 81
'j Thomas L. French, building Town Tomb, 211 91
it Abatement on Town, County and State Taxes, 1854, 260 77
Abatement on out-standing Taxes, 1853, 28 62
W. H. Ingraham, services as Town Clerk one year, 25 00
44 it it services recorclina and returning Births,
Marriages and Deaths, 49 70
it W. H. Ingraham, ten and a-half days, reading and proving
Transcriptions of Town Records, 21 00
44 Joseph Crafts, ten and a-half days, reading and proving
Transcriptions of Town Records, 21 00
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Paid Samuel Noyes, services as Collector of Taxes, 1854, a 1 1-2
per cent. on amount committed to him, 303 33
64 Samuel Noyes, services as Town Treasurer, 40 00
it 4. 14 Oil &c., for Town Hall, 72 98
it Jason Cook, making four Guide Boards, 1 75
it Roval Gilkey, Coal for Town Hall and Watch-liouse, 20 38
it Wm. Horn Jr., Stock and Labor ou Bridge, Galen Street, 26 02
repairs on Watch-house and Engine-house, 12 91
E. Pratt, care of Town Hall and Cash paid for Charcoal, 154 54
« George W. Harrington, boardiva Nurse and Patient, five
weeks, in Pest-house, 15 00
Win. L. Stiles, repairing Stove in Townhouse, &c., 6 17
it Thomas Patten, repairing Hearse Harness, 1 50
64 John Brigham, Lumber for Bemis' Bridge, 38 85
it Asa Pratt, Nlowin,, burial around and riming bell, 5 00
tl do, Land taken to widen Green St., and movinaFence, 40 00
Jl. Kingman, for Horse and Carriage,and expenses to Con-
cord, before County Commissioners, 8 00
'j M. Kingman,cash paid County Commissioners for entry fee, 2 59
it do, Examining and reporting on sundry-petitions on roads, 3 50
it Royal Gilkey, services laying out Streets, &c., 13 00
't Alfred Pratt, making return of Deaths, 4 20
14 J. W. Clark, Land taken to widen Green Street, 100 00
it Newell Brown, services as witness on division of the Town, 2 00
11 Stedman Buttrick Esq., towards County Tax, 1854, 1 000 00
$12 732 24
Recapitulation
Total amount of Receipts, $25 578 27
Expenditures .
SCHOOLS.
Amount paid Teachers, $4 559 36
64 It for Fuel,
464 91
it it as Incidental Expenses, 1 235 53
$6 235 53
Amount paid for support of Poor and Iliahways, 2 850 00
Amount paid Fire Department, 1 817 61
Amount paid Miscellaneous, 12 732 24
Out-standing Taxes in hands of Samuel Noyes, to collect, 1 848 46
Cash in hands of Samuel Noyes as Treasurer, 94 43
$25 578 27
The above and foregoing accounts of Samuel Noyes, Treasurer of tlAe Town
Of Watertown, is correct and properly vouched.
IVERS J. AUSTIN, Auditing
JOSEPH B. KEYES,
Wm— H. INGRAHAM, Committee
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AMOUNT OF DEBTS DUE TO MAY 1ST, 1855.
Schools, $1 800 00
Due for Small Engines, 250 00
Interest on Town Notes due April 3d, 300 00
Sundry bills due unpaid, 420 00
Balance due County Treasurer, 1 238 50
54 008 50
Estimated Expenses for the ensuing Year .
Amount for School, $6 000 00
Support of Poor and Highways, 2 800 00
Interest on Town Debt, 900 00
~ " Fire Department, 1 000 00
" " Pay towards Town Debt, 1 000 00
•` " Contingent Expenses, 3 000 00
To supply deficiencies for the past year, 2 000 00
Making new road from Grove to Brighton Street, 580 00
$17 280 00
Submitted : SA.MUEL NOY ES, Treasurer.
MARSHAI.L KINGMAN, Selectmen
JAMES BROWN, � of
ROYAL GILKEY, S Watertown.
Schedule and Valuation of Property owned by the Town of Watertown.
Town Farm and Buildinas, $12 000 00
Personal Property on Town Farm, 2 000 00
Town-house and Land, 10 000 00
Furniture in Town-house, 500 00
Land, Centre School-house and Furniture, 8 000 00
High School-house do do, 8 000 00
East School-house do do, 2 536 00
'Vest School-house do do, 1 195 00
No. 1 Engine and Apparatus, 1 000 00
No. 2 Engine and Apparatus, 800 00
No. 3 Engine-house and Land, 400 00
No. 3 Engine and Apparatus, 600 00
Hook and Ladder Carriage and Apparatus, 125 00
847 156 00
Town Debts.
Lowell Institution for Savings, a 5 1-2 per cent. 66 000 00
do do a 6 " 2 000 00
do do a 6 it 3 000 00
do do a 5 1-2 " 8 725 00
George Pierce, Note a 5 1-2 " 1 000 00
John Tucker, `` a 5 1-2 400 00
$21 125 00
DELINQUENTS.
The following are the names and sums of Taxes of delinquents in the
payment thereof, agreeably with the Vote of the Town.
S A_IICEL N OYES, Treasurer and Collector.
Aldrich Gardner 63 30 I Learned Daniel(val.) 24 93 NON RESIDENTS.
Adams John 7 50 Locke Artemas 23 23 Adain- George 9 00
Adams Aaron 6 00 Larkin Matthew 1 30
Mold Joseph 1 20 Bacon Joseph N. 2 40
Mansur John 1 50 Bates Silas M. 39 36
Bustin Wm. H. 1 50 McCormic Michael 1 50 Bright Horace 0. 6 27
Bent Luther 44 70 Moran Burney 2 71 Blake John Q. 3 66
Barrows Chas. A. 1 50 Mackin Sam. Estate 14 70
Brookhaltz George 1 50 Managhan Terence 1 50 Dunn R. B. 14 40
Brackett C. H. 1 20 Meacham Geo. A. 13 50 Fields Gardner 3 00
Bright Nathaniel 1 20 McGarvev .John 16 80 Fiske A. H. 4 80
Bright Josiah 27 46 McLaughlin William 1 20 Frink 96
Bright tii m. S. 68 21 :1lcCorniic Michael 1 30 Gilson E. 2 61
Crowlev :Michael 1 20 Nichols Gilbert 19 50 Homer Charles S. 15 66
Crowlev Ed. Estate 9 12 Hvde Jonathan Estate 7 83
Coolidge John Jr. 27 41 01nev Samuel 14 70 Haynes P. J. 2 61
Coolidge A. R. 12 27 Patten Thomas 10 00 Jewett & Gates 4 28
Colligan Thomas 1 30 ( Lowell James R. 69 00
Carson John 1 30 Regan Dennis 1 50 Locke Hugh 5 76
00
Coon Matthew 4 96 I Regan Timothv 1 50
Chandler Samuel 1 50 Roger` Artemas (val.) 5 00 ;ticCarvan James 1 20
Collins Norris l0 50 Ruggles Stephen D. 37 50 Norcross 7 20
Carmon Mara- Estate 12 00 Robbing Geo. Jr. 1 50 Nott Samuel 10 44
Robbins Isaac H. 1 20 Prosser Edward 6 '12
Dailey,John 6 00 I Ritchie .John Estate 19 20
Dailey Patrick 1 80 Ryan Michael 1 30 Quimby D. 0. 3 60
Dailey Pat. & John 39 00 Roper Wilkes 4 80
Dunn Martin 1 50 Sharp .Tames 13 50 Richardson Geo. W. 27 00
Dardis ,Tames 1 50 Sargent Sumner 14 70
Dixon Thomas 1 50 I Sears Willard 85 50 Stevens Granville 2 09
DeCosta Elbridge 1 30 Swan Edward C. 6 96 Thayer William D. 10 56
14 34 James
Fisher'Michael 3 90 Stone White Warren 9 60
Sears Ebenezer 6 53
Fuwle Geo. W. 20 Safford Truman 12 19 Wetherbee Nancy R. 24 00
Gallagher Thomas 1 50 Watriss 0. W. 15 00
Gibb> Elijah Estate 23 40 Trn:tees of Charles
Grant Christopher 28 19 River Loan Aaso'n. 120 00
Grant Samuel W. 1 30 Tolman Samuel 1 50
Gas William 68 83 Tyghe Thomas 1 50
Hubby Prentiss 121 50 Tainter E. F. 17 70
Holbrook Amos 1 50 Trull .John 19 50
Hammond.John 1 50 Trull Thomas D. M. 33 84
Hagar Horatio 1 20 Tufts John R. 1 20 UNPAID TAXES 1853.
He John H. 11 28 Turner Joseph 1 20
Haynes David 19 58 Talbot James 5 48 Gibbs Elijah Esttae 47 04
Keef Arthur 1 50 Wood Coolidge P. 1 50 1 Haynes David 18 30
WI eler A. .1' 1 50 Ritchie John Estate 19 20
Lynch William1 60 WhTtnnan .John H. 1 50 i Tolman Samuel 1 50
Lindley Chas. D. 7 60 Whitney Moses 1 20 �
Learned Thomas 94 50 I White Wrn. A. 70 46 Haynes J. P. 2 40
Learned S. D. 19 80 l White Wm. G. 1 20 White Warren 7 20
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE RECEIPTS AND FXPENDITI'RES
of the Overseers of the Poor and Highway Surveyors of the
Town of Watertown for the year ending Feb. 12,
Received of Old Board, $4 47 4 47
Town grant for support of Highways, 2 350 00
Poor, 500 00 2 850 00
Sale of Cow and Calf, 36 00
i0 Hog and Pius, 15 35
Fowls and Chickens, 14 04
1G tons and 485 lbs. Hay, 336 58
2031► lbs. Straw, 13 19
Tallow, Suet, Lard Sc., 27 07
Apples $53, Beets 36, 53 3G
Cowhide, 4 671 Eye 1 30, 5 97
IIam 10 70, Pork 19 90, 30 60 532 1 G
Received for Labor of hired nien, 138 83
49 Sale of Gravel and Stone, 22 GO
44 Board of State Paupers, 20 79
it Small Pox Patient, 1.5 00
64 Middlesex County for Board, 17 14
it Sundries, 22 61 251 97
$3 638 60
EXPENDITURES .
For Labor, $878 31
it Labor and Stone on Culvert, 37 00
14 Horse $250, Cow and Calf $50, 300 00
[{ Provisions, 129 G8
Grain and ?Meal, 286 14
1Q Luinber, 16 52
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4 Care of Children, 97 64
it Coal and Wood, 126 33
it Harnesses 59 52, Stone and Gravel 50 90, 110 32
it R-heelwriaht and Black-smith, 107 54
66 Groceries 5G3 49, Dry Goods and Clothing 95 911 659 40
!t Transferring and Board of Paupers, 110 35
lL Medical Attendance and Medicine, 61 89
it Tin Ware 7 24, House Repairs, 14 43, 21 67
44 Sundries in small bills, 136 13
41 Salaries, 508 79
66 Cash on hand, 50 88
$3 638 60
G. W. HARRTN GTON, Overseers of Poor
J. W. MAGEE, j of 11 atertown
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Dr. Surveyor of Highways in account with Cr.
the Town of Watertown. i
Feb 9, 1355. S Feb. 9, 1555.
'fo grant for support of highways,$2 350 00) By Cash paid for labor, $878 31
I. Cash for labor of hired men let labor and stone on
(tilt 153 83 culvert, 3700
I. Cash for gravel and stone sold, 22 60 `< <` loading gravel, 1720
grading North St., 4000
$2 526 43 " " stone work, 5 00
Cash pd. Overseers' of Poor and
to Surveyor for salary, 10000
j By allowance to A. H.for board of
men, 33000
service of
keeper, 43800
it It board of
horses, 60000
" Cash pairs to alms House, 3003
on)land, 60 89
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$2 526 43
Also, due Surveyor of Highways
from the Town of Watertown for
making and grading Green St., $48 50
G. W. HARRI\GTON, Surveyor of Highways,
33r. Watertown Alms House in account with Cr.
the Town of Watertown.
Feb. 9, 1855. Feb. 9, 1855.
To amt. of pens. property as ap- (By amt. of pers. property as ap-
praised last rear. $2 375 96 ! praised this day, $2 260 32
" Interest on value o ' real estate, 600 00 ! " Cash from sale of produce as pr.
" Town grant for snp,aort of poor, 500 00 ? Overseers account, 552 16
` state. paupers, 20 79 Cash pd. for care of children
it board of small out of the house, 9764
pox patient, 15 00 S « Cash pd. f'or transfer and board
county for board of paupers, 110 35
of a convict, 17 14 , « Cash pd.by keeper for sundris, 136 13
sundri", 2261 219 days labor of keeper on
" Medicine& Medical attendance, 61 89 i roads, 438 00
" Provisions, 129 68 « Board of hired men for 923 3-4
" Grain and Meal, 286 141 days of labor oil roads, a
" Coal and Wood, 126 33 ) $2 50 per week, 330 00
" Groceries, 563 49 ' « Board of 4 horses for 50 weeks
" Dry Goods and Clothing, 95 91 r a $12 00 per week, 600 00
" Tin Ware, 7 24 ` " Balance against alms house 1 315 92
" House repairs, 1443
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" Lumber, 16 53 J $5 840 52
" Keeper's salary, 31orse, 3 prs., 22.5 00
Boy ington, 183 89 ;Mem. From the above balance of
" ( the current expense of the alms
Horse 250, Con 50, 300 00
" Harnesses, 1912
( house this pear, 1 315 92
" Black-sthing and Wheel- {Are to be deducted the following
wrighting, 107 54 ; items.
" Unpaid bills against alms house, 81 51 j Bills laid over from last year, 360 31
" Cash from Surveyor of High- One quarter's Salary of keeper
ways, 3003 last year, 75 00 435 31
$5840 52 Actual cost of alms house last yr. $880 61
JOSEPH B. KEY ES ) Auditing
IVERS J. AUSTL4as )}
W . 11. I\GRAH'AM. Committee,
An Account of Labor performed on all the Streets, as follows.
Scraping ruts and
picking Stone on all 1 Days by Keeper, Days by Men, Days by horses,
the Streets, 12 1-2 43 39
WORK on Culverts, 39 1-2 187 1-4 102 1-2
BELMONT St. 17 62 911-2
MAIN " 861-2 392 330
MT. AUBURN 9 34 31
BACON HILL " 3 1-2 17 10
COMMON " 51-2 18 11
BRIGHTON " 5 15 17
PLEASANT " 2 4 3
LEXINGTON " 3 8 8
WASHINGTON 41 6 24 24
PALFREY " 2 8 8
SPRING " 1 2 2
FOREST It 2 7 6
GALEN " 3 7 10
NORTH " 2 12 8
GREEN " 6 22 19
Jobbing 131-2 611-2 47
219 923 3-4 767
Whole number of days by Men and Horses, 1 911 1-4.
Inventory of Personal Property at the Alms House in Watertown,
as appraised Feb. 9th, 1855•
4 Horses, $650, 1 Cow, $45, $695 00
7 Fowls, 3 50 698 50
Harnesses, $65, Blankets and Circingles, $5, 70 00
Chains, $2 50, 8 Cattle Ties, $3, 5 50
1 Buffalo Robe, 3 50 79 00
2 Horse Carts, $100, Large «-anon,$65, 165 00
1 Small «anon, $35, 1 Gravel Scraper, $5, 40 00
Puna and Horse Rake, $8, 1 Grain Cradle, $1 50 9 50
2 Sleds, $20, 1 Stone Drag, $2, 22 00
3 Ploughs and Cultivator, 25 00 261 50
Manure, $100, 11 Tons Hay, $220, 320 00
2 1-2 Tons Straw, 35 00 355 00
10 Hammers and 15 Drills, 25 00
Ropes and Blocks, $5, Iron Bars, $5, 10 00
Hay Cutter and Y ed Chest, 7 00
17 Shovels, 88, 9 Pickaxes, $5, 13 00
4 Axes, $2 50, 5 Manure Forks, $7, 9 50
4 Wrenches, $2 50, Winnowing Mill, $9, 11 50
Tools &c. in Shed Chamber, $35, Ladders, $4, 39 00
Wheelbarrow and Grindstone, 4 00
Scales, $5, 2 Hoes, Rake and Oil Dripper, $1, 6 00 125 00
19 Bushels Rye, S26, Meal, $51 31 00
49 lbs. Lard, $6 12, 91 lbs. Dried Apples, $9, 15 12
3 Bushels Beans $7 50, 5 1-2 lbs. Tea $2 18, 9 68
2 balls. Oil and Can $2, 20 lbs. Salt Fish 80 2 80
6 lbs. Saleratus 42, 16 lbs. Tobacco $4, 4 42
1-2 bbl. Pickles (salted,)$2, 2 1-2 bbls, Soap $10, 12 00
300 lbs. Clear Pork $30, 65 lbs. Butter $17 557 47 55
133 lbs. Bacon $14 63, 40 lbs. Tallow $4, 18 G3
175 lbs. Beef $17 501 2 bbls. Cider $6, 23 50
Molasses Can, Vinegar Jug and contents, 1 25
Cabbages and other Vegetables, 17 00
Sugar and Bucket, 1 83
Coffee, Chocolate and Spices, 2 92
16 bbls. Potatoes 845, 6 bbls. Apples $6. 51 00
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1 bbl. Flour $12, 4 lbs IIops 50, 12 50
1 bu. Rye Meal $1 50, 1 bu. ludian Meal $1 1•1, 2 62
3 cords 11,00d 815, 3-4 ton Coal $7, 22 00 275 82
4 Tables $9 73, 1 Table and Benches $10, 19 75
34 Chairs $10 95, 3 Staves $4 50, 1fi 45
5 Bureaus and Chest Drawers, 10 00
12 Chests and Boxes $2 62, 1 Old Clock $15, 17 62
5 Cipthes Horses and Lines $2 507 2 Baskets 80, 3 30
1 `1'armim, and Bed Pan $1, 1 Cradle $1 379 2 37
1 Syrin-re $1, 5 Dish Covers $+1, 2 00
2 Looking Glasses •23, 1 Bell 50, 15
Knives and Forks $2, 9 Sad Irons $5, 7 00 78 24
2 Carpets 87 50, 1 Sofa $10 00, 17 50
17 Table Cloths $5, 5 floor Mats 25, 5 25
1 Secretary $6, Tin 11'are $15, 21 00
Iron `Vare $:), Crockery Ware $10, 15 00
Lanterns and Lamps 82, 3 Liahtstands $1, 3 00
Copper Boiler and Kettle, 6 00
16 Pails and 2 Coal Ilods, 2 50
11 Washtubs $4, 1 Scalding Tub $1, 5 00
4 Window Curtains $1, 16 Chambers $2, 8 00 136 49
Child's Linen $1, 5 new Shirts $2 50 9 50
8 yds. Denims $l, 2 1-2 yds. Satinets $1 67, 2 67
3-4 lb. Yarn 81, 1 pair Soeks 37, 1 18
13 yds. Cotton Cloth $1 17, 6 yds. Cotton Flannel 66, 1 83
1 pair Shoes $1, Needles and Thread $2, 3 00 18 18
70 Towel.,$7, 84 Sheets $22, 29 00
78 Comforters and Guilts $100, 66 Pillow Cases $5 33, 105 33
48 Straw Beds $24, 14 Feather Beds $60, 84 00 A
37 Bedsteads, 25 00 243 33
Lot Posts and Old Lumber, 10 00
Suudries in Meal Room, 5 00
Closet and contents in Barn, 3 00
2 Cupboards in Cellar, 8 00
Meal Chest and Casks $7, Baskets $1 50, 8 50
2 Feed Boxes and lot of new Boards, 4 50
Lot of empty Barrels $3 50, Medicine $5, 8 50 47 50
$2 260 32
J. B. KEYES, Auditing
N. H. IlNGRAHAM, and
IVERS J. AUSTIN, Appraising Committee.