Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1882 — THOSE BILLS [ARTICLE]

THOSE BILLS

For Payment for Services 111 Garfield’s Illness. Following is a complete list of the claims filed with the board designated by Congress to audit- the claims arising from the illness and death of President Garfield: Dr. D*W. Bliss . ..#25,000.00 Dr. D. Ilay s Agrnew 14, 00.00 Dr. Robert Rev burn 10,800.00 Dr. 1). S. Lamb (for examination of body at Elberon, N. J.) 1,000.00 Dr. Su an A. Edson 10,000.00 Henry H. Little, Receiver Central Railroad Company of New' Jersey, laying special track at Elb ron, N. J., and running special trains 3,239.00 Milne & Proctor, Washington, furniture 1G2.00 George W. Knox, Washington, express charges 13.00 G. G. C. Sims, Washington, drugs, etc.. 78.8-5 Charles A. Benedict, New York, funeral expenses, including casket 887.50 Thomas- Dolan an I James Sheridan, messengers at Executive Mansion, 1 ach 300.00 William Given, messenger at State Department (amount left to discretion of board) Dr. James W. Walsh, embalming the body 500.00 George Tremain & Co., of New York, surgical instruments, etc 85.27 H. Lr Crawford, sprinkling grounds Executive Mansion 270.00 W. H. Bailey, services at Mansion 200.00 W. B. Moses <fc Son, linen, etc.! a 40.36 James Good-win, Boston, invalid bed.. 75.00 William S. Dupee, messenger War Department 210.00 Singleton & Hoeke, Washington, for The National Capital Telephone Co 50.00 Charles H. Lee, messenger Department of Justice (no amount named) James Wilson, cooking, etc 180.00 Indepen lent Ice Company, ice 1,516.92 Margaret Nugent, cook, three months’ extra pay Fred R. Moore, messenger service 175.00 Claim of employes of Executive Mansion for three months’ extra pay No claim has yet been filed by Dr. Hamilton or Dr. Boynton. The board is waiting to hear from them.