Mayor's Report of the Financial Concerns, of the City of Portland, for the Year Ending April 9, 1850

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1 The University of Maine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1850 Mayor's Report of the Financial Concerns, of the City of Portland, for the Year Ending April 9, 1850 Portland (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: Repository Citation Portland (Me.), "Mayor's Report of the Financial Concerns, of the City of Portland, for the Year Ending April 9, 1850" (1850). Maine Town Documents This Report is brought to you for free and open access by It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of For more information, please contact

2 MAYOR'S REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONCERNS OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND, FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 9, PORTLAND: EDWARDS, CARTER & CO., PRINTERS

3 MONIES VOTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MAY 14, 1849, AND ASSESSED ON THE POLLS AND ESTATES, (INCLUDING THE LEVY OF THE STATE AND COUNTY TAXES,) FOR THE PURPOSES HEREAFTER MENTIONED. SALARIES FOR CITY OFFICERS. Mayor, City Clerk, City Marshall, Commissioner of Streets, Three Assessors $250 each Assistant Assessors, Superintendant of City Clocks, City Constable and Messenger, Ringer of City Bell, City Physician, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Superintendant of Burials, Keeper of the Powder Magazine, Keeper of the Exchange, Clerk of the Common Council, Engineers, Over expenditures for Salaries in 1848, Contingent Expenses, Collector and Treasurer's Commissions,. Support of Poor, and Brick Yard, City Watch, City Police,... Discount on Taxes, Annuities for Engine and Firemen,... Contingent Expenses of the Fire Department,

4 Brought forward, Two Reservoirs, Interest on City Debt Damages for laying out new Streets,. Accounts audited and allowed, Highways, Side Walks and Bridges,. Return Poor of Falmouth, Burying Grounds Temporary Loan for Streets, " " Hospital " " New School House, " " Back Cove Bridge, Teacher's Salaries, Fuel Books and Stationary, Rent of Abysinian Vestry Repairs of School Houses, Repairs of School House No. 3,... Incidental Expenses for School, Apparatus for High School, Outstanding Bills of 1848, Engine Hose, Repairs of House of Correction,... City Stable, Interest on Trust Fund, City Tomb, Rent of Wood Stand State Tax,.". County Tax, Overlayings,'» Whole amount of assessments,

5 ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES, of THE CITY OF PORTLAND, FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 6, RECEIPTS. Received of WILLIAM LORD, Collector and Treasurer On Tax bills for the year RECEIVED FROM LOANS. For payment of City Debt, in part,... " purchase of two lots of Land, for City Stable and Engine House, SALE OF THE EXCHANGE. Received from the United States, HEAD MONEY. Rec'd. head money of Foreign Passengers, Carried forward,

6 Brought forward BANK TAX. Received of the Treasurer of the State, the City's proportion of Bank Tax, for support of Schools, Received on City Bonds, INTEREST. - RENTS. Received for Rent of City Hall, " " " Stalls in Market House " " " Offices in City Hall,.. " " Store of Smith and Hersey " " " Hay Scales, " " " Old Slate House, " " " Exchange Hall " " United States' Courts, " " " Post Office, " " " Stores and Offices, in the Exchange, 1 Fees collected at Powder Magazine,... * of B. C. Fernald, for rent of School Room, RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES. Rec'd. of Judge of Municipal Court, County Treasurer for Fines, &c... for Exhibitions, Dividend on Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Stock, of Lewis Stetson, for entering City Drain, Park Street Chas. P. Ingraman, " " W. S. Dana, " " "... James Alden, " Mayo "... James Deering, " Preble, "... George Loring, Carried forward,

7 Brought forward, Rec'd. from other sources brought forward, " J. M. Thompson, City Marshall, for Fines, Advertising Real Estate, &c. FROM THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF POOR, FOR ARTICLE8 SOLD FROM THE CITY FARM, BRICK YARD AND OTHER SOURCES. Received from Street Commissioner for Hay and Bricks, " for support of Paupers belonging to other Towns, " from State of Maine, for support of Paupers, " for Sales of Pork, and other articles, " of E. Harmon, for Note and Interest, " of R. Emerson " of Alfred Adams, " of J. Kent, " of L. Goodwin, " E. Marston, pension, " Samuel Richards, TEMPORARY LOANS OF Received for Loans to pay State Tax " " outstanding Bills,

8 EXPENDITURES. SALARIES. Paid Mayor, " City Marshall, " CityCIerk, " City Assessors, " Seven Assistant Assessors, " Superintendent of City Clocks, " City Constable, Messenger and Clerk of the Market, " Ringer of City Bell, " Superintendent of Burials, " Keeper of Powder Magazine, " " the Exchange, ' Clerk of Common Council, " Over Expenditures of 1848, DAMAGES FOR LAYING OUT NEW STREETS. Paid Thomas E. Knight,. " William Oxnard,... " Edward Oxnard,... " John Fox, " Nathaniel Blanchard, " Gustavus Holm,... TOWN OF FALMOUTH. Paid the Town of Falmouth, for return Poor,.. ACCOUNTS ALLOWED. Paid Accounts allowed by City Council, of Roll of Accounts, Carried forward,

9 Brought forward, SCHOOLS. Paid Salaries of all the Instructors, balance from last Year, for Fuel, Books and Stationary, Rent of Abysinian Vestry, Repairs of School Houses, Incidental Expences, Apparatus for High School, Repair of School House, No. 3,.. Outstanding Bills of 1848, Requisition of School Committee, FIRE DEPARTMENT. Paid Salary of Chief Engineer, " Engineers, for Hose, Contingent Expenses including balance of last year, Annuities to Firemen, for 6 Reservoirs, " Repairs of 2 Reservoirs, " " of Casco Street Engine House " Engine No. 8, SUPPORT OF POOR. Paid for support of Poor and Brick Yard, " " " at Insane Hospital,... " Salary of City Physician,...'... " Repair of House of Correction,... Carried forward,

10 Brought forward, BURYING GROUNDS. Paid repairs &c, as per Bills allowed, " for City Tomb, INTEREST ON CITY DEBT. Paid Interest on City Debt and Temporary Loans, Interest on Trust Fund for Poor Widow's, &c, Interest on Trust Fund, for Female Orphan Asylum, Paid State Tax of 1848, STATE TAX. COUNTY TAX. Paid balance of County Tax for 184S, " County Tax, 1849, Paid to Watchmen, CITY WATCH. CITY POLICE. Paid Policemen and Deputy Marshals,. " Portland Light Infantry Company " for 13 Police Coats, DISCOUNT ON TAXES. Paid Discount on 39,707 75, under the per cent, Paid discouut on 2, under the per cent, Carried forward,

11 Brought forward, STREETS SIDE WALKS AND BRIDGES. Paid expenditures, as per Appropriation,... " " by order of Council, " R. F. Green, for Bricks, " " " flowage of his land " P. Callan, labor on drain in Portland Street " E. Fox, damages on York Street, and perfecting title from Mosely heirs, " for Chesnut, and Mayo Street Drain,. " Salary of Street Commissioner, COLLECTOR AND TREASURERS COMMISSIONS. Paid Commissions on Tax Bills for the years, TEMPORARY LOANS, PAID UNDER APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR SCHOOL HOUSE. Paid Cestificate Paid Certificate No. CITY HOSPITAL. BACK COVE BRIDGE. Paid Certificate No. HIGH WAYS, SIDE WALKS AND BRIDGES. Paid Certificate No. Carried forward

12 Brought forward RENT OF WOOD STAND. Paid Nathan Winslow, NEW STABLE AND SHED. Paid for New Stable Shed. PURCHASE OF LAND. Paid for City Stable Lot, Engine House Lot on Brackett Street Paid sundry Notes. TEMPORARY LOANS OF CITY BONDS. Paid for City Bonds, issued to aid the construction of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road, which Bonds are now held by the City to be used for the payment of the City Debt and other purposes,..-.. CITY DEBT AND TEMPORARY LOAN. Paid Certificate No. MISCELLANEOUS. Paid J. G. Hovey. for fireworks, " Sundry bills 4th July, " W. Corey, Furniture Carried forward,

13 Brought forward, Paid Tolling Bells and firing minute Guns on the death of President Polk " George Evans for negociating sale of the Exchange and arguing the case U. S. vs City of Portland, " United States, for repairs on Exchange Building, as per contract, " Repairs on the old State House " For removing Pillars &c. in City Hall,. " Furniture &c. for City Hospital, " Copying Records of Town of Falmouth. " Expenses of well on Wood Stand Lot,. " United States costs in suit vs the City,.. " for Fence on Wood Stand Lot,

14 CITY Whole amount of City Debt, it including Temporary Loans, DEBT In the year THE CITY DEBT FALLS DUE AS FOLLOWS. Payable at the pleasure of the City Gov. ernment, Trust Fund for Portland Female Orphan Asylum s, Trust Fund for Poor Widows and Married Women,

15 RATE OF INTEREST ON CITY DEBT AND TEMPORA RY LOANS. per cent, per annum. UNCOLLECTED TAXES. On Tax Bills for the year PORTLAND, April 9th, JAMES B. CAHOON, MATOR.

16 SALE OF THE EXCHANGE AND DISBURSMENT OF THE PROCEEDS. Amount received for sale of the Exchange Paid the United States for repairs " Hon. George Evans, for negociating sale, &c " for fitting the Old State House for the accommodation of the City Government, " for City Bonds,, Leaving this amount in the Treasury unappropriated This money being in the Treasury, the Council directed that the Temporary Loans and Public Debt falling due, and such other expenditures as have been ordered since the annual appropriation, should be paid from this fund, leaving it for the next Council to determine how much of these payments should be included in the taxes of The following payments have been made from this fund, viz: For Croton Engine, No. " Casco " " Repairs on Casco Street Engine House, Reservoirs, Repair of 2 Reservoirs, Annuity to Croton Engine Co. No. 8,. Contingent expenses of the Fire Department Bricks for Sidewalks, Drains, R. F. Green, flowage of his land... E. Fox, damages on York Street &c. Repairs on Streets &c " " School House No 3, Overseers of the Poor, Carried forward,

17 Brought forward, For City Shed, '' Furniture at City Hospital, ' Well on Wood Stand Lot, ' Fence " " " '' Expenses of Burying Ground, " Procuring copy of the Records of the Town of Falmouth, " School Committee, United States, cost of suit vs the City, " W. Boyd, pr vote of Council, ' Removing Pillars in City Hall, ' Amount transferred to Treas. & Collector's Commission account, Paid Certificate No. FOR TEMPORARY LOANS.

18 SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. 1. EAST CEMETERY Corner of Congress and Mountfort streets, containing about seven acres, including a large School Lot, with two School Houses thereon. 2: WEST CEMETERY Corner of Dan forth and Vaughn streets, containing about fifteen acres. 3. OLD FERRY WAYS AND FLATS At the foot of Thames street, three rods wide, extending to the channel. 4. LOT OF LAND on Brackett street, sixty-six feet on the street, and one hundred and twenty-four feet deep, with a large Brick School and Ward Room thereon. 5. LOT OF LAND On Congress Street, between Pearl and Lime streets, sixty-two feet on the street, and one hundred and nineteen feet deep, with a large two story School House thereon. 6. LOT OF LAND On the North side of Spring street, about seventy feet on Spring street, running back from said Spring street, one hundred and fifty-one feet, with a large Brick School House thereon. 7 LOT OF LAND On the South side of Spring street, between Centre and South streets, fifty feet on Spring street, and one hundred and thirty-three feet deep, with a School House thereon, 8. LOT OF LAND On the North side of Spring street, between Park and State streets, sixty feet on Spring street and seventy-nine feet deep, with a large Brick School House, granite front, Ward Room and Engine House thereon. 9. LOT OF LAND East side of Casco street, sixty feet on Casco street, and one hundred and five feet deep, with a School House and Brick Engine House thereon