Norwood annual report 1886, Part 1

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: The Town
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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF TIIE


TOWN OF NORWOOD,


--- FOR THE


Year Ending January 31, 1886.


1


MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY - NORWOOD 3 2405 00354 0005


FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD,


-FOR THE


Year Ending January 31, 1886.


BOSTON : PRESS OF T. O. METCALF & Co., 4S OLIVER STREET .. 1886 ..


NORWOOD COLLECTION 974.4 Norwood 1886


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1885-86.


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyors of Highways :


GEORGE H. MORSE, Chairman, FRANK A. FALES, Clerk, J. EDWARD EVERETT.


Town Clerk : FRANCIS TINKER.


Treasurer : L. W. BIGELOW.


Collector of Taxes : C. WILLIS MORSE.


School Committee : REV. GEORGE HILL, term expires March, 1888. JOSHUA A. CROCKER, term expires March, 1886. REV. THERON BROWN, term expires March, 1887.


Engineers of Fire Department :


WILLIAM J. WALLACE, Chief, J. F. BOYDEN, Clerk,


FRANK A. FALES, FRANCIS W. TURNER.


- Auditors :


FRANCIS M. BAKER, GEORGE W. GAY,


THOMAS J. CASEY.


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Water Commissioners :


J. EDWARD EVERETT, GEORGE H. MORRILL, FRANCIS M. BAKER.


Constables :


SUMNER BAGLEY, WARREN E. RHOADES,


PATRICK PENDERGAST, GEORGE H. MORRILL, JR.,


WALTER S. BEAL, JOHN DONOVAN, JR.


Trustees of Public Library :


FRANCIS TINKER, term expires March, 1888.


T. FRANK GUY, term expires March, 1888. REV. B. W. BARROWS, term expires March, 1887. HORACE T. ATWOOD, term expires March, 1887. REV. ELLIS MENDELL, term expires March, 1886. J. WARREN TALBOT, term expires March, 1886.


Surveyor of Lumber : AUSTIN E. PRATT.


Measurer of Wood and Bark:


AUSTIN E. PRATT, WILLIAM T. WHEDON.


Public Weighers :


FRANK D. DRAPER, AUSTIN E. PRATT, - GEORGE H. MORRILL, JR.


Superintendent of Streets : NATHAN A. JOHNSON.


APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1885,


RAISED BY TAX.


Salaries of teachers of public schools,


$6,300 00


Salary of teacher of music, 300 00


Incidental expenses of schools,


1,200 00


School books,


500 00


Repairs on Everett school house,


350 00


Repairs of highways and bridges,


3,000 00


Repairs of sidewalks,


200 00


Removing snow,


500 00


For building extension of Nichols street,


300 00


For building extension of Beech street,


300 00


For building Hoyle street,


300 00


New street, near Patrick Hawkins',


400 00


Lighting streets,


350 00


Fire department,


2,400 00


For the purchase of hose,


500 00


For fire extinguishers,


100 00


Support of poor,


2,000 00


Town officers,


1,800 00


Special police,


150 00


Printing and stationery,


250 00


Incidentals,


400 00


For decorating soldiers' graves,


150 00


Care of old cemetery,


100 00


Interest on water bonds,


1,500 00


Sinking fund,


2,000 00


State tax,


1,665 00


County tax,


1,182 95


Overlays,


420 14


$28,618 09


APPROPRIATIONS FROM MONEY IN TREASURY. Dog fund for library, $253 05


Bank tax for library,


400 00


$653 05


VALUATION OF 1885,


Real estate,


$1,618,928 00


Personal,


447,014 00


Total amount of property taxed, $2,065,942 00


Number of polls, 880


Rate of taxation on $1,000,


$13 00


Number of houses,


511


Number of horses, 271


Number of cows, 420


Number of acres of land,


6,216


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN,


The Selectmen of the Town of Norwood, as required by the By-Laws of the town, herewith present an account of moneys for which orders have been drawn on the Town Treas- urer during the year ending January 31, 1886, together with the accounts of the Treasurer and Collector, with the report of the auditors thereon. Also, the Vital Statistics of the town for the year 1885.


SCHOOLS.


EVERETT SCHOOL.


Paid Horace T. Atwood, 18 weeks,


$549 00


Mary S. Phillips,


18


66


234 24


Fannie R. Waterman, 20


66


263 20


S. Louisa Rhodes,


19


213 75


Francis E. George, 23


29 25


Marie Burnham,


16


179 16


A. E. Park,


19 66


196 42


Mary A. Allen,


183 66


186 00


Ida J. Everett,


34


346 00


Lizzie E. Tucker,


38


380 00


Elizabeth F. Reid,


8


93 00


Helen E. Chandler,


30


330 00


M. Faustena Day,


23


66


138 00


$3,138 02


7


BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid Florence Hill, 34 weeks, Viola F. Littlefield, 38 weeks,


$374 00


380 00


$754 00


NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Lydia B. Thompson, 38 weeks, Jennie P. Baker, 38 weeks,


$399 50


380 00


$779 50


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Alice L. Barron, 30 weeks,


$315 00


Martha B. Parker,


380 00


$695 00


TEACHER OF MUSIC.


Paid Emma T. Mitchell, 38 weeks, $266 00


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF EVERETT SCHOOL.


Paid Jarvis Fairbanks, as janitor,


$120 00


sawing wood, 9 00


C. W. Hartshorne, for coal,


156 88


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


18 71


John Nugent, for wood,


33 25


10 78


George Hill, for service pipe, for water rates,


15 00


Geo. L. Maker & Co., for labor and supplies,


1 50


Wm .. McLellan, for labor and supplies, 77 16


Herbert Tucker, for labor and supplies,


24 57


Amount carried forward, $466 85


8


Amount brought forward, $466 85


Paid O. N. Bingham, for labor and supplies,


209 22


L. W. Bigelow, for supplies,


2 50


Ingalls & Kendricken, for supplies,


146 51


Tyler Thayer, for labor and supplies,


32 67


Enos Lane, for painting,


4 90


C. F. Whitney, for express,


3 50


George B. Talbot, for muck,


4 50


E. E. Pratt & Son, for painted canvas, 4. 00


George W. Gay, for insurance policy, 42 00


Bridget Leonard, for cleaning and sweeping, 148 00


$1,064 65


INCIDENTALS FOR BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid N. B. Whittier, janitor, $77 19


Austin E. Boyden, sawing wood, 3 50


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 34 02


William McLellan, labor and supplies,


97 64


G. L. Maker & Co., labor and supplies,


202 26


Herbert Tucker, labor and supplies, 6 57


E. J. Fahy, labor and supplies, 13 50


George H. Morse, for fence posts,


7 50


Esther Bateman, for carrying children to school, 25 00


Mrs. J. Fitzgerald, cleaning and sweeping, 38 50


$505 68


INCIDENTALS FOR EAST SCHOOL,


Paid Timothy Linahan, as janitor, $50 00


sawing and splitting wood, 3 75


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 81 55


John Nugent, for wood,


5 00


Webb Bros., for supplies,


75


George L. Maker, for supplies,


18 50


Amount carried forward, $159 55


9


Amount brought forward, $159 55


Paid M. H. Howard, for labor and supplies,


1 60


Herbert Tucker, for labor and supplies,


5 35


George Hill, labor and supplies,


75


F. A. Fales, for cement,


70


William Foremean, for supplies, 1 00


E. Wheelock, for supplies,


1 40


Mrs. M. Ryan, sweeping and cleaning,


46 67


Timothy Linahan, ₺ cord wood,


3 00


$220 02


INCIDENTALS FOR NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Jarvis Fairbanks, as janitor, $45 00


66 labor and supplies, 1 87


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 98 73


John Nugent, for wood,


5 00


Herbert Tucker, labor and supplies,


13 30


George Hill, labor and supplies,


10 96


William McLellan, labor and supplies,


2 56


George L. Maker, for supplies,


50


Thomas E. Clary, insurance policy,


45 00


Geo. B. Talbot, for muck,


1 50


Edward Fahy, for painting,


3 50


Bridget Leonard, cleaning and sweeping,


28 20


Enos Lane, for painting,


86


M. H. Howard, for labor and supplies,


28 00


$284 98


MISCELLANEOUS FOR SCHOOLS.


Paid J. A. Crocker, for sundries, $65 38


L. W. Bigelow, for supplies, 1 88


M. H. Howard, for labor and supplies,


12 59


William Foremean, for labor and supplies,


6 38


Warren E. Rhoades, as truant officer,


12 00


$98 23


10


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Paid J. A. Crocker, for books,


$573 64


Iverson, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., for books, 16 67"


Knight, Adams & Co., for books,


14 06


$604 37


RECAPITULATION ON SCHOOLS.


Total payment of teachers,


$5,366 52


of music teacher, 266 00


Incidentals at Everett school,


1,064 65


at Balch school,


505 68


at East school, 220 02


284 98


Miscellaneous on schools, School books,


604 37


$8,410 45


Appropriation,


$8,650 00


at North school,


98 23


11


HIGHWAYS.


Paid George H. Morse, labor at town pit,


$8 50


Dennis McCarty,


" 66 66


4 25


Martin Curran,


" on Railroad avenue,


4 76


Nathan A. Johnson, 66 " sidewalks,


303 86


N. A. Johnson,


9793 hours, at 25 cts.,


244 88


N. A. Johnson, man, 924


66


17


157 08


Morgan Curran,


1328


225 76


Patrick Conley,


10953


186 24


William Gearry,


9123


155 13


Thomas Ford,


4773


66


81 18


Michael Conley,


305


66


51 85


John Baker,


1773


66


30 18


Thomas Lyden,


1833


31 20.


Bartlett Conley,


196


33 32


John Gaynor,


130g


66


66


22 19


Wm. Gillooly's man


90


66


15 30


Wm. Morrissey,


85


66


66


14 45


. James Flaherty,


135


22 95


Robert Oldham,


135


66


22 95


John Farrell,


65


66


11 05


Patrick Fahy,


107₺


66


18 28


Thomas Hefferin,


148


25 16


Ned Murphy,


30


66


5 10


Thomas Flood,


30


5 10


Dennis Hayes,


30


66


5 10


Patrick Leonard,


30


66


1


5 10


Daniel Donovan,


18


3 06


Michael Foley,


100


66


66


17 00


John Corbett,


5224


66


66


88 79


James Hill,


20


66


..


3 40


Dennis McCarty,


140


23 80


Isaiah Merrifield,


5


66


85


Amount carried forward,


$1,851 62:


Patrick McManus,


140


23 80


12


Amount brought forward,


$1,851 62


Paid Daniel Murphy,


240 hours, at 17 cts.,


40 80


Thomas Drummy,


175


66


29 75


William Bateman,


15


66


66


2 55


Frank Strout,


101


66


17 17


John Pond,


8


66


66


1 36


Thomas Morgan,


153


66


26 01


Harry Rhoades,


61


10 37


James Friary,


323


5 53


John Nugent,


as per bill,


72 34


Curtis Fisher,


80 78.


George H. Morse,


56 85


Sylvester Hawes,


66


60 18


Fred Hartshorne,


66


84 15


Thomas Kerrissey,


66


66


15 30


Eben Gay,


66


66


22 95


Albert Dean,


66


6 92


Eugene Sullivan,


5 10


John Fitzgerald, 66


23 88


Cornelius Sullivan,


10 20


Michael Burke,


66


15 64


N. A. Johnson, team 30922 hours,


525 73


. George H. Morse, 103 two-horse loads gravel,


10 30


George H. Morse, 5 one-horse loads gravel,


30


George B. Talbot,


100 two-horse


12 00


George B. Talbot,


31 one-horse


66


2 48


E. F. Talbot, estate, 605 two-horse


72 60


E. F. Talbot, estate, 318 one-horse


66


25 44


John Ellis,


175 two-horse 66


14 00


Eben Gay,


54


66


66


5 40


Edward Talbot,


64


6 40


David Talbot,


16


66


00 00


Winslow Bros.,


55


66


66


00 00


George Talbot,


2


16


Town pit,


731


66


66


00 00


Amount carried forward,


$3,114 26


66


66


13


Amount brought forward, $3,114 26


Paid R. R. bank,


238 two-horse loads gravel, 00 00


Rock hill, 48 00 00


Newman Fales, 73 66 1 7 30


Jabez Sumner, for blasting rock,


30 30


Wm. Reed & Son, for powder and fuse, 4 74


J. S. Trowbridge & Co.,


3 90


George Talbot, for labor, 15 18


N. B. Whittier, sharpening drills and picks, 17 83


Oliver White, for gravel screen, 7 50


George Tyler, for scraper plates and express,


8 50


Joseph Breck & Sons, shovels, picks and rakes, 9 68


J. W. Roby & Co., for covering stone,


4 75


George B. Talbot, ·" drain pipe, 20 48


N. A. Johnson, " labor on culverts, 51 59


$3,296 01


NEW STREET AT HOYLE'S.


Paid N. A. Johnson, $85 72


John Nugent, for labor and material, 163 20


Appropriation, -


$300 00


EXTENSION OF BEECH STREET.


Paid John Nugent, as per contract,


$250 00


Appropriation, $300 00


EXTENSION OF NICHOLS STREET.


Paid John Nugent, as per contract, $300 00


Appropriation, $300 00


$248 92


14


NEW STREET NEAR PATRICK HAWKINS'.


Paid Fred Hartshorne, as per contract,


$250 00


Appropriation, $400 00


NEW STREET, FROM RAILROAD AVENUE TO PROSPECT STREET.


Paid John Nugent, on account,


$1150 00


N. A. Johnson, for labor and material, 81 96.


$1231 96


No appropriation.


WALNUT AVENUE.


Paid N. A. Johnson, in full to balance as per contract, $175 00 Balance on appropriation of 1884, $480 00


BRIDGES.


EVERETT STREET BRIDGE.


Paid Tyler Thayer, labor and stock, $20 20


WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE.


Paid George H. Morse, labor,


$19 80


Jabez Sumner, 9 50


G. Van Buskirk, 11 25


$40 55


15


MORSE STREET BRIDGE.


Paid Tyler Thayer, stock and labor, $39 35


WATER STREET BRIDGE.


Paid Tyler Thayer, stock and labor, $115 40


BROOK STREET BRIDGE.


Paid George H. Morse, for posts,


$ 3 40


M. H. Howard, stock and labor,


24 56


$27 96


REMOVING SNOW.


Paid N. A. Johnson, in full,


$156 93


Appropriation, $500 00


RECAPITULATION.


Paid repairs of highways, $3,296 01


Street at Hoyle's,


248 97


Street near Patrick Hawkins', 250 00


Extension of Beech street,


250 00


" Nichols street,


300 00


Street from Railroad avenue to Prospect,


1,231 96


Walnut avenue,


175 00


Bridges,


243 46


Removing snow,


156 93


$6,152 33


APPROPRIATIONS.


Highways,


$4,300 00


Sidewalks, 200 00


Removing snow, 500 00


$5,000 00


16


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Washington Engine, No. 1.


Paid Frank W. Talbot, pay of men, $1,380 50


H. N. Fales, for labor and supplies, 4 85


J. W. Roby & Co., for labor and supplies, 9 40


Albert Fales, for wood, 2 25


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


6 11


Howe & French, for alcohol,


3 00


F. A. Fales, 66


2 65


William Fisher, supplies,


1 74


John Nugent, " drawing engine, 14 25


L. P. Baker, " for services as steward, 69 00


$1,493. 75


America Engine, No. 2.


Paid W. L. Morse, clerk, pay of men,


$1,318 50


J. F. Boyden, for supplies, 1 00


Walter S. Phalen, for services as steward, 52 00


N. A. Johnson, drawing engine to fires,


24 25


$1,395 75


Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1.


Paid Ward L. Gay, clerk, for pay of men, $456 50


W. C. Cottrell, for services as steward, 18 85


C. V. Cottrell, for labor and supplies, 5 20


F. W. Turner, for supplies, 19 00


J. W. Roby & Co., for supplies and repairs, 5 36


.


C. E. Webb, Trustee Village Hall, storing truck, 25 00


$529 91


17


MISCELLANEOUS FIRE EXPENSES.


Paid William J. Wallace, supplies, labor and express, $39 45


Charles A. Plummer, ringing fire bell, 5 00


James Boyd & Son, for supplies, 86 35


Town of Dedham, for services of fire department at car shop fire, 128 00


M. H. Howard, labor and supplies, 13 48


Andrew J. Morse & Son, for supplies, 16 00


F. A. Fales, for teams at car shop fire,


6 50


Warren E. Rhoades, refreshments at car shop fire,


34 00


Warren E. Rhoades, refreshments at Tisdale fire, 15 00


William Foremean, for supplies, 5 75


E. Wheelock, for supplies, 2 21


C. F. Whitney, for express, 1 40


G. E. Metcalf, drawing engine and hose carriage, 12 00


Wm. J. Wallace, for pay of Engineers, 75 00


Wm. J. Wallace, for team and men clearing snow from hydrants, 3 50


$443 64


NEW HOSE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.


Paid James Boyd & Son, hose and fire extinguishers, $580 00


Harden Hand Grenade Co., for grenades, 16 50


F. A. Fales, express on hose and grenades, 3 15


$599 65


RECAPITULATION.


Paid Engine Co. No. 1, $1,493 75


.. “ 2, 1,395 75


Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1,


529 91


Miscellaneous, 443 64


New hose and fire extinguishers, 599 65


$4,462 70


Appropriation, $3,000 00


18


EXPENSES OF WATER COMMITTEE.


Paid H. McQuillen, for printing, $9 00


Heliotype printings for maps, 35 00


T. O. Metcalf & Co., for printing, 50 00


Norwood Review, for printing, 4 00


J. E. Everett, cash paid, 15 00


$113 00


Balance of appropriation of 1884, $650 13


NORWOOD WATER WORKS.


Paid L. W. Bigelow, for interest on water bonds, $1,500 00


F. M. Baker, for sinking fund, 2,000 00


$3,500 00


Appropriation, $3,500


SUPPORT OF POOR.


MRS. L. P. LUND.


Paid weekly allowance,


$64 00


Martha J. Morse Boyd, one year's rent,


99 00


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


26 23


Sylvester Hawes, for wood,


5 00


W. S. Clark, for milk,


11 69


T. J. Casey, for flour,


6 50


C. E. Webb, for flour,


6 15


W. L. Kingsbury, for flour, 1


.


6 50


F. A. Fales, for flour,


6 00


Mrs. J. Horgan, for shoes,


9 05


$240 12


19


MRS. JOHANNA FITZGERALD.


Paid William Fisher, for rent,


$60 00


H. B. Baker, for groceries,


25 64


Geo. H. Morse, for wood,


19 00


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


6 66


$111 30


MRS. M. RYAN AND CHILD .*


Paid C. L. Smith, for rent,


$90 00


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, Albert Fales, for wood and milk,


19 59


34 10


$143 69


* Paid by Town of Medford.


JOSEPH MORSE.


Paid John Nugent, for rent,


$27 50


MRS. OBER AND DAUGHTER.


Paid Town of Canton,


$238 00


Geo. H. White, for milk,


24 33


$262 33


JOSEPH BAKER.


Paid C. Readle, for board,


$306 00


L. W. Bigelow, for goods,


19 37


Francis Tinker & Co., for medicine,


4 25


Chas. B. Dexter, funeral expenses,


26 00


$355 62


-


20


JOHN FARRELL.


$7 50


Paid F. A. Fales, for 1 barrel flour, 1884, 66 1885, 6 00


$13 50


JOHN DRAPER.


Paid City of Boston, $5 16


CARE OF LOCKUP.


Paid Mrs. Jane Ellis, board of Gen. B. Guild, $234 71


L. W. Bigelow, for goods for Gen. B. Guild, 36 68


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 18 18


E. Wheelock, for supplies,


84 40


F. M. Cragin, medical attendance,


1 50


F. A. Fales, car fare for poor travelers,


1 40


$376 87


Number of tramps at lockup for the year, 1,762


PERSONS HAVING MILITARY SETTLEMENTS.


Paid Town of Dedham, $96 37


NANCY S. BLANDIN .*


Paid F. A. Fales, aid rendered, $10 00 * Paid by Town of Wellesley.


1


21


MRS. PATTERSON AND SON.


Paid Town of Russell, $36 00


MARGARET McCAULLY.


Paid weekly allowance,


$25 00


C. F. Everett, for meat. 6 77


(To be refunded by the State.)


Paid D. S. Fogg, as Town Physician, $50 00


RECAPITULATION.


Settlement in Norwood.


Expense for Mrs. Lund,


$240 12


66 66 Johanna Fitzgerald,


111 30


6 .


Ober and daughter,.


262 33


66


6. Joseph Baker,


355 62


66


John Farrell,


13 50


" John Draper,


5 16


Lockup and Major,


376 87


" Military settlements,


96 37


" Mrs. Patterson and son,


36 00


" Joseph Morse,


27 50


66


" D. S. Fogg,


50 00


$1,574 77


Appropriation,


$2,000 00


Settlement elsewhere.


Mrs. Ryan,


$143 69


Margaret McCaully, 31 77


Nancy S. Blandin,


10 00


$185 46


22


OLD CEMETERY.


Paid John C. Pond, for labor and care, $100 00 Appropriation, $100 00


LIQUOR SEIZURES EXPENSES.


Paid John T. Wilson, fees, $91 32


Law and Order League of Boston, 55 62


Warren E. Rhoades, expenses, 9 00


W. S. Beal, expenses, 9 00


$164 94


Balance of appropriation of 1884,


$767 90


GEO. K. BIRD, POST NO. 169, G. A. R.


Paid A. E. Pratt, sum granted Post,


150 00


Appropriation, $150 00


ADVERTISING, PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


Paid T. O. Metcalf & Co.,


$122 00


Norwood Review, 3 00


Norwood Advertiser,


6 75


Francis Tinker & Co., for stationery,


4 83


F. W. Crooker,


5 25


$141 83.


Appropriation, $250 00


23


LIBRARY.


Paid L. E. Hartshorn, for rent,


$75 00


J. W. Talbot, as librarian,


150 00


supplement for library,


19 00


for books and rebinding,


369 65


express on books,


4 00


for wood,


2 50


for coal,


3 13


$623 28


Appropriation :


Dog fund,


$253 05


Bank tax,


400 00


$653 05


LIGHTING STREETS.


Paid M. H. Howard,


care 1 lamp, 12 mos., 1884,


$9 00


C. A. Plummer,


1


66


12


1884, 9 00


H. Rhoades,


66


1


12


1884, 9 00


M. W. B. Kerrisey,


66


1


66


12


66 1884, 9 00


D. S. Fogg,


66


1


12


1885, 9 00


George Shumway,


4


12 66


36 00


66


1 66


2


66


1 50


John K. Foster,


9 00


Lester C. Billings,


1


66


16


12 00


H. E. Morse,


66


1


66


12


66


9 00


E. F. Fletcher


1


66


2


66


12


18 00


Estate of F. Morse,


1


66


12


66


9 00


Amount carried forward,


$166 50


1 66


24 66 '83-4, 18 00


William Bateman,


1


12


12


66


9 00


Charles G. Ellis,


24


Amount brought forward,


$166 50


Paid L. E. Ingraham,


care 1 lamp, 12 mos.,


9 00


C. E. Webb,


"


1


12


9 00


F. W. Crooker,


2


12


18 00


Bernard Bigelow,


66


3


12


27 00


John Folan, 66 1 66 12 12 66 1


9 00


H. L. Hayford,


9 00


F. M. Baker,


1


12


9 00


Sumner Bagley,


1


12


66


9 00


Edwin E. Hartshorn,


1


9


66


6 75


George H. Morse,


1


12


66


9 00


John E. Smith,


1


24


66


18 00


B. N. Mylod,


66


1


66


8


6 00


H. W. Alden,


1


12


9 00


P. J. Mahoney,


66


1


66


16


12 00


Peter Corbett,


1


12


9 00


G. E. Sanborn,


1


113


8 63


Silas Boyden,


1


15


11 50


L. P. Baker,


66


1


12


9 00


Mrs. Moses Rhoads,


1


12


9 00


Jarvis Gay,


1


12


9 00


Ellis Boyden,


1


66


12


66


9 00


M. H. Howard.


1


66


12


66


9 00


George F. Force,


1


8


6 00


Frank W. Bateman,


.6


1


66


8


6 00


W. A. Metcalf,


1


66


12


66


9 00


Mary M. Morse,


1


66


6


4 50


Norman Thayer,


1


66


12


9 00


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$434 88


Appropriation,


$350 00


66


25


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid L. E. Hartshorn, for rent of Selectmen's room, $75 00


A. G. Webb, for use of village hall, 26 00


C. E. Webb, 66 16 00


Dr. L. H. Plimpton, returning births, 6 75


66 professional services, 3 00


Dr. F. M. Cragin, returning births, 1 50


Dr. I. S. Fogg, returning births, 12 00


Chas. B. Dexter, returning deaths,


4 25


Caleb Ellis, surveying and drawing plans for new streets, 42 00


Thos. E. Clary, insurance policies, pumping station, 150 00


Thos. E. Clary, insurance policies, Water Com- missioner's office and furniture, 15 75


James Boyd & Son, for hydrant connections, 34 10


C. Willis Morse, for cash paid on account of tax sale of Luther Eaton land. 8 35


H. E. Mylod, for building sidewalk on Cottage and Nichols streets, 10 00


George Hill, taking census, 15 00


A. W. Mitchell, Town seal and fees, 6 00


D. B. Farrington, lock for Registrar's desk, 1 25


George V. Dean, sawing and splitting wood, 1 70


E. Wheelock, oil for Selectmen's room, 1 42


Francis Tinker & Co., paid express, 2 50


Warren E. Rhoades, one day to Taunton, 3 00


66 expense on James Nelson


case, 5 00


Warren E. Rhoades, posting warrants,


12 00


66 for sealing weights and


measures, 15 00


Suinner Bagley, distributing reports, 6 00


.66 dog warrants, 10 00


Amount carried forward, $483 57


26


Amount brought forward, $483 57


Paid P. J. Pendergast, posting warrants, 3 00


F. A. Fales, for postage stamps, 1 00


F. A. Fales, for cash paid, copying valuation for printing, 12 00


Francis Tinker, for collecting, recording and re- turning births, marriages and deaths,


53 30


$552 87


Appropriation, $400 00


TOWN OFFICERS, TO MARCH 1, 1886.


Paid George H. Morse, Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, $300 00


Frank A. Fales, Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, 300 00


J. Edward Everett, Selectman, Assessor, Over- seer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, 300 00


Francis Tinker, Town Clerk, 75 00


L. W. Bigelow, Town Treasurer,


200 00


C. Willis Morse, Collector of Taxes, 428 68


W. S. Beal, Special Police,


150 00


Warren E. Rhoades, Police duty, 19 50


Sumner Bagley,


9 00


P. J. Pendergast,


66


" 1884-5,


18 00


Patrick Fahy,


" 1883, 9 00


George H. Morrill, Jr.,


66


" 1885, 9 00


Caleb Ellis,


Registrar of voters, 1885, 25 00


D. B. Farrington, for 3, 66 1885, 75 00


Amount carried forward,


$1,918 18


27


Amount brought forward, $1,918 18:


Paid D. B. Farrington, for Registrar of voters, 1884, 150 00 George Hill, as School Committee, one year, 60 00


J. A. Crocker,


60 00


Theron Brown, 66 66


60 00


$2,248 18.


Appropriation,


$1,800 00


Special Police, 150 00


RECAPITULATION.


Total paid for Schools, $8,410 45


Highways,


3,296 01


Water committee,


113 00


Interest on water bonds,


1,500 00


Sinking fund,


2,000 00


Hoyle street,


248 97


Beech street,


250 00


Nichols street,


300 00


Hawkins street,


250 00


Casey street,


1,231 96


Walnut avenue,


175 00


Removing snow,


156 93


Bridges and culverts,


243 46


Cemetery,


100 00


Prosecution of illegal sale of liquors,


164 92


Fire department,


3,863 05


New hose and fire extinguishers,


599 65


Support of Norwood poor,


1,574 77


Support of non-resident poor,


185 46


Printing,


141 83


Amount carried forward, $24,805 46


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28


Amount brought forward, $24,805 46


Total paid for Library,


623 28


Lighting streets,


434 88


Incidentals,


552 87


Town officers,


2,248 18


George K. Bird Post,


150 00


$28,814 67


RESOURCES.


The resources of the town applicable to the payment of expenses for the current year are :


Cash in treasury, $521 90


ESTIMATES.


As required by the By-laws, we submit the following estimates for the ordinary expenses of the ensuing year :


For Salaries of teachers in schools, $6,600 00


Incidental expenses of schools,


1,200 00


Highways, 3,000 00


Bridges and culverts,


1,500 00


Sidewalks,


500 00


Removing snow,


500 00


Fire department,


2,000 00


Amount carried forward, $15,300 00


29


Amount brought forward, $15,300 00


For Support of poor,


2,000 00


Town officers,


2,200 00


Lighting streets,


500 00


Library,


300 00


Cemeteries,


100 00


Special police,


150 00,


Printing and stationery,


350 00


Incidentals,


600 00


School books,


500 00


Sinking fund,


2,000 00


Interest on water bonds,


3,000 00


$27,000 00


REMARKS.


The foregoing accounts show the expenditures for which orders have been drawn on the Treasurer for the year ending Jan. 31, 1886.


They also show an increase in some departments over the last year. The small amount of money in the treasury, com- pared with last year, we will explain in the following manner.


At the town meeting, on March 30, 1885, it was voted to build a new street leading from Railroad avenue, and the sum of $1,300 was appropriated. This vote we thought to be illegal and therefore did not deem it best to assess a tax for that sum ; but as the town had voted in good faith, the street was built and the money drawn from the treasury.


The large number of fires during the year caused the ex- pense of the Fire Department to exceed the appropriation by the sum of $1,462 70.


30


The excess over the appropriation on the highways was due mainly to the repairs that had to be made on bridges and culverts.


The School Committee have drawn about $700 more than the appropriation, which they will probably explain in their re- port.


The number of street lamps has increased during the year making that department exceed the appropriation.


The new valuation of the town, which was made by the Assessors in May last, cost $285 20. This sum, with the salary of the Board of Registrars for two years, has made an increase in the amount paid the town officers.


We have recommended an increase in the appropriations for town officers, sidewalks, bridges and culverts, street lamps and printing, and a reduction on the Fire Department.


The sum of $164 92 has been expended for the prosecution of illegal sales of liquor during the year, and we would recom- mend, that if any money is granted this year, that the town choose an agent whose duty shall be to take charge of the en- tire matter and see that the law is strictly enforced.


The suit of Flanders vs. Town of Norwood has been de- cided by the Supreme Court in favor of the town.


We, have not asked for any increase in the appropriation for the repairs of highways, as we think it best to wait till the water works are completed.




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