Norwood annual report 1889, Part 1

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1889
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SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN FFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1889.


BOSTON: PRESS OF T. O. METCALF & CO., 48 OLIVER STREET. 1889.


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CONTENTS.


Page.


APPROPRIATIONS


5


COLLECTOR


38


ESTIMATED APPROPRIATIONS . 36


ENGINEERS


48


HIGHLAND CEMETERY


57


LIST OF JURORS . · 39


PUBLIC LIBRARY


61


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


64


SELECTMEN


8


.


TOWN OFFICERS 2 ·


TOWN MEETING WARRANT


87


TREASURER


· 40


VALUATION


7


VITAL STATISTICS


50


WATER COMMISSIONERS


. 74


MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY - NORWOOD 3 2405 00348 5367


John J. Coakley


SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1889.


BOSTON: PRESS OF T. O. METCALF & CO., 48 OLIVER STREET. 1889.


NORWOOD COLLECTION 974.4 Norword 1889


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1888-89.


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyors of Highways : GEORGE H. MORSE, Chairman, FRANK A. FALES, Clerk, TYLER THAYER.


Town Clerk : FRANCIS TINKER.


Treasurer : CHARLES E. POND.


Collector of Taxes : CALEB ELLIS:


School Committee : REV. GEORGE HILL, term expires March, 1891. REV. THERON BROWN, term expires March, 1890. JOSHUA CROCKER, term expires March, 1889.


Water Commissioners : EDMUND J. SHATTUCK, term expires March, 1891. WARD L. GAY, term expires March, 1890. CHARLES T. WHEELOCK, term expires March, 1889.


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Registrars :


D. B. FARRINGTON,


M. M. ALDEN,


AUSTIN E. PRATT, FRANCIS TINKER.


Auditors :


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EDSON D. SMITH, RICHARD E. OLDHAM, T. FRANCIS GUY.


Cemetery Commissioners :


ALBERT G. WEBB, W. ALLEN TALBOT, JOHN GILLOOLY.


Constables :


WARREN E. RHOADS, WALTER S. BEAL,


SUMNER BAGLEY, GEO. H. MORRILL, JR., HORACE E. DUPEE.


Trustees of Public Library :


MISS MARTHA B. PARKER, term expires March, 1891.


FRANCIS TINKER, term expires March, 1891. REV. B. W. BARROWS, term expires March, 1890. HORACE T. ATWOOD, term expires March, 1890.


MRS. R. M. HOYLE, term expires March, 1889. REV. ELLIS MENDELL, term expires March, 1889.


Surveyors of Lumber : MILTON H. HOWARD, EDWARD O. GOOGINS.


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Measurers of Wood and Bark :


WALTER S. HILL,


AUSTIN E. PRATT.


Public Weighers :


EDWARD REED, FRANK D. DRAPER,


STEPHEN A. LIBBY, AUSTIN E. PRATT,


J. F. BOYDEN.


Superintendent of Streets : TYLER THAYER.


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Engineers of Fire Department : J. F. BOYDEN, Chief, F. W. TURNER, Clerk, H. F. WALKER.


APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1888.


RAISED BY TAX.


Salaries of teachers of public schools,


$7,500 00


Salary of teacher of music, 300 00


High School,


1,500 00


Incidental expenses of schools,


1,500 00


School books,


500 00


Town Officers,


2,400 00


Fire Department.


1,500 00


Lighting streets,


550 00


Support of poor,


1.600 00


Printing and stationery.


200 00


Special Police,


150 00


Incidentals,


800 00


For decorating soldiers' graves,


150 00


Care of cemeteries,


300 00


Building extension of Fulton Street,


300 00


Building Myrtle Street,


300 00


For extension of water main, Walpole Street,


2,500 00


Interest on water bonds,


3,000 00


Sinking Fund,


3,000 00


State tax,


2,542 50


County tax,


1,303 48


Overlays,


453 92


$32,349 90


APPROPRIATIONS FROM MONEY IN TREASURY.


Repairs of highways,


$3,500 00


Repairs of sidewalks, 500 00


Repairs of bridges and culverts,


600 00


For concrete sidewalks,


500 00


Removing snow,


400 00


Amount carried forward,


$5,500 00


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Amount brought forward, $5,500 00


Building street from Chapel Street to railroad,


500 00


For extension of water mains on Washington Street. 1,500 00


For extension of water mains on Cottage Street, 300 00


For interest on water bonds, from water rates, 1,000 00


300 00


For hose wagon for Fire Department, Storehouse for town tools,


200 00


For prosecution of illegal sales of liquor,


400 00


Dog tax for Library,


336 00


From bank tax for Library,


400 00


$10,436 00


VALUATION OF 1888.


Real estate,


$1,880,897 00


Personal estate,


448,205 00


Total amount of property taxed,


$2,329,102 00


Number of polls, 1,034


Rate of taxation on $1,000,


$13 00


Number of dwelling houses, 626


Number of horses,


296


Number of cows,


431


Number of acres of land,


6,202


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, 1889, together with the accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, and Water Commissioners, with the report of the Auditors thereon ; also, the Vital Statistics of the town for the year 1888.


SCHOOLS.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid N. Louis Sheldon, for teaching,


$960 00


Olive S. Parsons,


20 weeks, 250 00


$1,210 00


EVERETT SCHOOL.


Paid Horace T. Atwood, for teaching 383 weeks,


$1,146 30


Sarah D. Noyes,


18号


244 60


Marie Burnham,


383


66


434 25


Alice F. Wilbur,


383


405 30


Annie G. Smith,


66


20


66


200 00


Ellen Manley,


.6


183


66


186.00


Ida J. Everett,


383


66


415 30


Lizzie C. Tucker,


.6


383


66


415 30


$3,447 05


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BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid Florence Hill, for teaching 383 weeks, $424 60


Viola F. Littlefield,


382 386 00


$810 60


NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Lydia B. Thomson, for teaching 383 weeks, $405 30


Jennie P. Baker,


38.3 . 396 00


$801 30


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Alice L. Barron, for teaching 383 weeks, $405 30


Martha B. Parker,


388 “ 396 00


$801 30


TEACHERS OF MUSIC.


Paid F. N. Cottle, for teaching 183 weeks, $142 11


Charles Young, 20 157 90


$300 01


INSTRUCTION IN DRAWING FOR TEACHERS. Paid Francis A. Nye, $29 50


INCIDENTALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid J. R. Parker, as janitor, $19 50


Wm. Fisher, for rent, 17 50


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,. 6 05


Wm. Foreman, for supplies, 12 78.


Wm. Mclellan, for repairs and supplies, 25 73


Rev. Geo. Hill, for labor and supplies, 3 65


N. A. Johnson, for express and freight on furni- ture, 2 78


$87 99


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INCIDENTALS FOR EVERETT SCHOOL.


Paid Jarvis Fairbanks, as janitor,


$136 50


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 219 22


J. Nugent, for wood and repairs, 49 75


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates,


30 00


H. Tucker, for repairs,


6 24


Wm. Foreman, for repairs,


8 85


Rev. Geo. Hill, for repairs,


27 30


B. F. Newton, for repairs,


25 20


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies,


50


Mrs. T. Dolliher, for cleaning and sweeping,


145 25


H. Tucker, for painting house,


110 00


$758 81


INCIDENTALS FOR BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid N. B. Whittier, as janitor, $12 64


W. L. Morse, as janitor, 28 00


Wm. McLellan, for repairs, 22 10


H. Tucker, for repairs,


9 36


N. B. Whittier, for repairs,


75


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates,


7 50


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,' 42 55


Mrs. Fitzgerald, for sweeping and cleaning, 33 75


George Hawes, for wood,


5 50


$162 15


INCIDENTALS FOR EAST SCHOOL.


.


Paid Timothy Linehan, as janitor,


$45 00


Timothy Linehan, for wood and sawing,


16 00


Wm. Mclellan, for repairs,


4 56


Rev. Geo. Hill, for repairs, .


11 13


Wm. Foreman, for repairs,


4 37


Geo. L. Maker, for repairs,


4 00


Amount carried forward, $85 06


11


Amount brought forward, $85 06


Paid N. Reed, for painting,


74 00


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates,


12 00


Mrs. M. Ryan, for sweeping and cleaning,


28 00


Mrs. J. V. Lavine, for sweeping,


19 00


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


61 79


$279 85


INCIDENTALS FOR NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Jarvis Fairbanks, as janitor, $47 41


Mrs. H. Turner, for sweeping and cleaning, 47 95


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, 83 42


Geo. L. Maker, for repairs,


1 00


H. Tucker, for repairs,


2 20


S. D. Dean, for repairs,


1 00


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies,


1 00


$183 98


INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.


Paid Rev. Geo. Hill, for taking school census, $20 00


W. E. Rhoads, for services as Truant Officer; 25 00


C. H. White & Co., for two automatic regulators, 30 00


G. L. Maker & Co., for labor and supplies, 4 75


John Nugent, for wood and repairs, 20 76


$100 51


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Paid J. A. Crocker, for school books, $900 78


N. L. Sheldon, for school books, 6 00


$906 78


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RECAPITULATION ON SCHOOLS.


Total payment of teachers,


$7,070 25


Total payment of music teachers,


300 01


Total payment of drawing teachers,


29 50


Incidentals, High School,


87 99


Everett School,


758 81


Balch School,


162 15


North School,


183 98


East School,


279 85


66


Schools,


100 51


School books,


906 78


$9,879 83


Appropriation,


$11,300 00


HIGHWAYS.


TYLER THAYER'S ACCOUNT . ON HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND CULVERTS.


Paid Tyler Thayer,


721 hours, at 25


cents, $180 25


Thomas Ford,


492₺


20


98 50


Timothy Foley,


184


20


66


36 80


Matthew Drummy,


410% 66


20


66 82 10


Thomas Martin,


20


66


20


4 00


Daniel Murphy,


306


66


20


61 20


Patrick Conley,


421


20


84 20


John Conley,


973


20


66


19 50


B. Flarety,


7253


66


20


66


145 10


Martin Curran,


24


66


20


66


4 80


Patrick McMannus,


397


20


66


79 40


Michael Foley,


9863


20


197 30


Robert Oldham,


3663


66


20


66


73 30


Amount carried forward,


$1,066 45


13


Amount brought forward, $1,066 45


Edward Murphy,


133 hours, at 20 cents,


26 60


Michael Callahan.


37


66


20


66


7 40


Charles Bailey,


259


20


51 80


John Leyden,


37


20


66


7 40


Andrew Curran,


95


66


20


19 00


William Gerry,


57


20


11 40


William McNaught,


135


20


66


27 00


John Hollihan,


109


17


66


19 08


Thomas Morgan,


387


15


58 05


Thomas Drummy,


69


15


66


10 35


Hugh Carberry,


47


66


15


66


7 05


Matthew Glancy,


77


66


20


15 40


James O'Brien,


15


20


3 00


John Carberry,


5


20


1 00


John Fiske,


133


20


26 60


James Mitchell,


19


20


66


3 80


Patrick Maloney,


5


66


20


66


1 00


William Bateman,


65


66


20


66


13 00


Timothy Dolliher,


1,329₺


20


265 90


George Hawes,


142


66


20


66


28 40


Fred. L. Fisher,


219₺


20


66


43 90


Wm. C. Fisher, man,


85


66


20


17 00


George Caffrey,


88


20


17 60


Fred. H. Hartshorne,


3673


20


66


73 50


Nathan A. Johnson,


1852


66


20


37 15


Alex. McLuvin,


1893


66


20


66


37 95


Morgan Curran,


159₺


66


20


66


31 90


Patrick Fahy,


244


20


66


48 80


James Stanley,


380


20


66


76 00


Patrick Leonard,


225


66


20


66


45 00


Curran,


22


66


20


66


4 40


Patrick Curran,


115


20


66


23 00


James O'Neal,


161


66


20


32 20


Amount carried forward,


$2,177 28


John Farrell,


128


15


19 20


66


66


14


Amount brought forward, $2,177 28


Paid Edward O'Neal,


160 hours, at 20 cents,


32 00


Patrick Morrissey,


82


20


16 40


Dennis McCarty,


3433


20


66


68 70


Dennis McCarty, boy,


78


15


11 70


John Fitzgerald,


15


20


66


3 00


Peter Curran,


15


66


20


3 00


Patrick Nugent,


4613


20


66


92 30


George Lord,


1253


20


25 10


John Nugent, Jr.,


373


20


66


7 50


Robert Robinson,


118


20


66


23 60


Albert L. Dean,


29₺


20


66


5 90


G. E. Metcalf and men, 634


.6


20


126 80


Eben F. Gay,


77


20


66


15 40


Eben F. Gay, man,


66


.6


20


13 20


G. H. Morse and man, 196


20


39 20


Harry Rhoades,


118


20


23 60


John Dower,


18


. 6


20


66


3 60


J. E. & C. L. Smith, man, 48


20


9 60


N. A. Johnson, horse, 7653


17


130 13


G. E. Metcalf, horse, 1,240


17


66


210 80


John Nugent, horse, 1,115}


17


66


189 63


F. H. Hartshorne, horse, 753


17


128 01


H. T. Atwood, horse, 503


. .


17


85 51


George Caffrey, horse, 176


17


29 92


George Hawes, horse, 176


17


29 92


Fred. L. Fisher, horse, 388


17


66


65 96


Wm. C. Fisher, horse, 135


17


22 95


Tyler Thayer, horse,


693


17


66


117 81


Dennis McCarty, horse, 21


17


66


3 57


Albert L. Dean, horse,


7


17


1 19


John Fitzgerald,


10


66


17


6:


1 70


John Folan,


10


17


66


1 70


G. H. Morse, horse,


384


17


66


65 28


Amount carried forward,


$3,781 96


15


Amount brought forward, $3,781 96


Paid Eben F. Gay, horse, 278 hours, at 17 cents, 47 26


W. L. Morse, horse, 9 17 66 1 53


John Fiske, oxen, 8 17 ' 1 36


C. L. Smith, horse, 10 17 1 70


F. H. Hartshorne, for repairs, 3 50


John Nugent, for repairs, 2 00


Walker & Goodwin, for lumber and labor,


44 07


Blacker & Shepard, for lumber,


19 79


Blacker & Shepard, for freight and carting lum- ber, 4 40


George P. Mory, for covering stone, 22 62


Samuel E. Chamberlain, for covering stone, 1 32


Tyler Thayer, for covering stone, 4 08


J. W. Roby, for repairing tools,


12 20


E. W. Talbot, for drain pipe,


7 72


George H. Morse, for 505 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 50 50


Wm. C. Fisher, for 577 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 57 70


Wm. C. Fisher, for 60 one-horse loads of gravel, at 6 cents, 3 60


William Morse, for 21 one-horse loads of gravel, at 6 cents, 1 26


H. T. Atwood, for 445 two-horse loads of gravel, at 12 cents, 53 40


H. T. Atwood, for 120 one-horse loads of gravel, at 8 cents, 9 60


Mrs. Vose, for 34 one-horse loads of gravel, at 6 cents, 2 04


Mrs. Vose, for 24 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 2 40


J. P. Hamlin, for 63 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 6 30


Amount carried forward, $4,142 31


16


Amount brought forward, $4,142 31 W. D. Preston, for 164 loads of gravel, at 6 cents, $9 84


John B. Page, for 132 one-horse loads of gravel, at 6 cents, 7 92


George B. Talbot, for 80 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 8 00.


Eben F. Gay, for 30 two-horse loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 3 00


George B. Talbot, for 228 two-horse loads of gravel, 00 00


Wilson Street, for 247 two-horse loads of gravel, 00 00


George S. Winslow, for 538 two-horse loads of gravel, 00 00


J. E. & C. L. Smith, for 76 two-horse loads of gravel,


00 00


Town Pit, 1,047 two-horse loads of gravel, 00 00


$4,171 07


REMOVING SNOW.


Paid Tyler Thayer, $60 65


Nathan A. Johnson, 14 88


John Nugent, 22 00


Fred. H. Hartshorne,


13 32


$110 85


NEW STREET FROM CHAPEL STREET TO RAILROAD.


Paid George R. Caffrey, as per contract,


$445 00


E. W. Talbot for drain pipe, 37 40


$482 40


Appropriation, $500 00


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MYRTLE STREET AND EXTENSION OF FULTON STREET.


Paid John Nugent, on account, E. W. Talbot, for drain pipe,


$425 00


28 58


$453 58


Appropriation,


$600 00


SIDEWALKS.


Paid Tyler Thayer,


176 hours, at 25


cents,


$44 00


Thomas Ford,


180


66


20


36 00


Patrick Conley,


80


20


16 00


B. Flarety,


60


20


12 00


Patrick Leonard,


65


20


13 00


John C. Walper,


14


20


66


2 80


P. McMannus


9


20


1 80


Timothy Dolliher,


245


20


49 00


Michael Foley,


240


20


48 00


John Breen,


85


66


20


17 00


Joshua Boyden,


55


20


11 00


Matthew Drummy,


60


20


66


12 00


Thomas Martin,


10


66


20


66


2 00


Patrick Fahy,


10


66


20


2 00


F. H. Hartshorn,


60


66


20


66


12 00


Patrick Nugent,


50


20


10 00


John Nugent, Jr.,


55


20


66


11 00


George Lord,


58


20


66


11 60


Daniel Flannigan,


75₺


66


17g


13 02


Thomas Morgan,


58


15


66


8 70


Tyler Thayer, horse,


160


17


27 20


John Nugent, horse,


402


17


66


68 34


F.H. Hartshorn, horse, 101


17


17 17


G. E. Metcalf, horse, 110


17


66


18 70


John Nugent, 11 loads of stone,


9 50


Amount carried forward,


$473 83


18


Amount brought forward, $473 83


Paid Wm. C. Fisher, 21 loads of gravel, at 10 cents, 2 10 '


E. D. Draper & Son, 224 loads of cinders, at 10 cents, 22 40


Car shops, 10 loads of cinders, 00 00


G. B. Talbot, 279 loads of gravel, 00 00


Wilson Street, 58 loads of gravel,


00 00


J. E. & C. L. Smith, 36 loads of gravel. 00 00


$498 33


RECAPITULATION.


Paid Repairs of highways,


$4,171 07


Sidewalks,


498 33


Removing snow,


110 85


New street from Chapel Street to railroad,


482 40


Myrtle Street and extension of Fulton Street, 453 58


$5,716 23


1


Appropriation,


$6,100 00


CONCRETE SIDEWALKS. *


Paid B. H. Hardy, for repairs in 1887,


$22 65


Daniel Wilson, in full for concrete walks, 714 64


B. H. Hardy, in full for repairs and concrete, 128 08


John Nugent, for drawing edgestone,


12 00


$877 37


Appropriation, $500 00


* One-half the expense of laying new walk paid by the abutters.


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FIRE DEPARTMENT.


WASHINGTON HOSE COMPANY, No. I.


Paid F. W. Talbot, for pay of men, $411 50


Oscar Dupee, for services as steward, 52 23


Norwood Gaslight Company, for gas, 2 70


Wm. Gillooly & Son, for coal,


7 50


Wm. Foreman, for repairs and supplies, 31 08


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies,


87


John Nugent, for drawing engine to fires, 41 50


Geo. E. Metcalf, for drawing hose reel to fires, 4 00


$551 38


AMERICA HOSE COMPANY, No. 2.


Paid George R. Caffrey, for pay of men,


$423 00


Walter Phalen, for services as steward, 17 50


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates, 6 00


Howe & French, for alcohol,


2 50


Wm. Foreman, for labor and supplies,


24 93


Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,


12 87


N. A. Johnson, for drawing engine to fires,


18 25


$505 05


HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, No. I.


Paid Ward L. Gay, for pay of men, $399 00


Walter Metcalf, for services as steward, 12 50


Roy F. Fairbanks, for care of lamp, 3 50


Wm. Gillooly & Son, for coal,


5 20


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates,


4 00


Norwood Gaslight Company, for pipe,


2 40


Wm. Foreman, for repairs and supplies, 16 58


Walker & Goodwin, for repairs and supplies,


5 31


$448 49


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MISCELLANEOUS FIRE EXPENSES.


Paid A. J. Morse & Co., for repairs and supplies, $47 25


A. S. Jackson, for repairs and supplies, 10 15


J. W. Roby, for repairs and supplies, 28 50


Clarence S. Burr, for repairs,


3 11


E. H. Baker, for supplies, 5 63


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies,


3 10


H. L. Boyden, for supplies,


1 33


E. W. Talbot, for supplies.


98


J. F. Boyden, for supplies,


6 56


Bennett Pilley, for supplies,


2 50


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for supplies,


4 00


Norwood Gaslight Company, for gas,


27


F. W. Turner, for care of hydrants and supplies, 57 25


H. R. Ellis, for teams and drawing hose wagon to fires, 64 00


Caleb Ellis, for use of hose wagon 3 years, 15 00


F. H. Hartshorne, for team to I. Ellis's fire, 5 00


A Keddy, for ringing fire alarms,


10 00


W. E. Rhoads, for ringing fire alarms,


9 00


G. T. Peterson, for printing, 3 00


Lyman F. Fairbanks, as physician, 10 00


Tyler Thayer, for grading, 22 80


Walker & Goodwin, for moving bell,


15 00


Boston Lightning Rod Company, for rods, 60 00


J. F. Boyden, for pay of engineers,


75 00


$459 43


RECAPITULATION.


Paid Washington Hose Company, No. 1, $551 38


America Hose Company, No. 2, 505 05


Norwood Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, 448 49


Miscellaneous,


459 43


$1,964 35


Appropriation,


$1,500 00


21 NEW HOSE WAGON.


Paid B. Pilley, for wagon, $300 00


Appropriation, $300 00


NEW STOREHOUSE FOR TOOLS, ETC.


Paid Walker & Goodwin, for lumber and labor, $178 53 Wm. Foreman, for labor and supplies, 50 01


F. A. Fales, for lime and cement, 4 45


Estate of E. F. Talbot, for grading. 9: 74


Tyler Thayer, for foundation, 48 71


$291 44


Appropriation, $200 00


EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS.


Paid Water Commissioners, amount expended, $1,595 10


Appropriation, $1,800 00


GEO. K. BIRD POST, G. A. R.


Paid A. E. Pratt, in full, $150 00


Appropriation, $150 00


22 SUPPORT OF POOR.


MRS. L. P. LUND AND FAMILY.


Paid Martha J. Morse Boyd, for 1 year's rent, $108 00


MRS. H. OBER AND DAUGHTER.


Paid Mary Ober, cash allowance,


$30 00


F. W. Crooker, for storage on furniture, 9 00


N. A. Johnson, for moving furniture, 5 50


T. E. Clary, for insurance on furniture, 2 00


$46 50


MRS. JOHANNA FITZGERALD.


Paid Mrs M. Callahan, for 6 months' rent, $33 00


Mrs. John Hennessey, for 6 months' rent, 30 00


E. H. Baker, for groceries, 41 49


A. Fales, for wood and milk,


32 04


Geo. H. Morse, for wood, .3 25


Daniel Murphy, for sawing wood,


1 50


$141 28


ISABELLA TIMPER AND FAMILY.


Paid Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for board, $169 92


Town of Dedham, for support of two children, 274 94


$444 86


LEONARD CHILDREN.


Paid Mrs. A. Carey, for support, $240 00


23


COLEMAN CHILDREN.


Paid Simon Edel, for support,


$20 00


MRS. PATRICK CASEY.


Paid F. A. Choate for rent,


$108 00


City of Cambridge, for supplies,


79 40


$187 40


MRS. M. RYAN AND CHILD .*


Paid C. Duncan, Jr., for rent,


$15 00


A. Fales, for wood and milk, 11 79


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


4 12


Thomas Casey, for rent,


4 88


Dr. Plimpton, for services,


7 50


F. Tinker & Co., for medicine, 4 40


M. F. Wetmore, for medicine,


1 25


$48 94


* Paid by town of Medford.


JOSEPH DONLEY.


Paid City of Boston, for board at hospital, $54 00


Mrs. Kate Galbreth, for board, 78 12


Mrs. Mary Dower, for board, 16 00


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for clothing,


31 10


F. Tinker & Co., for medicine, 11 55


M. F. Wetmore, for medicine,


50


$191 27


*


24


GEO. V. DEAN.


Paid Mrs. Geo. Bray, for board, Dr. Plimpton, for services, H. R. Ellis, for team,


$53 70


15 00


2 25


$70 95


JOHN HOLLERHAN .*


Paid Mrs. J. Hennessey, for rent,


$18 00


T. J. Casey, for groceries, 7 78


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal. 4 13


$29 91


* Paid by State.


MRS. JOSEPH SEGUSKI .*


Paid E. H. Baker, for groceries,


$25 00


H. L. Boyden, for groceries,


30 00


A. Fales, for wood, 17 50


J. E. Hartshorn, for coal,


7 00


$79 50


* Paid by town of Dedham.


PERSONS HAVING MILITARY SETTLEMENTS.


Paid Town of Dedham, $172 25


JOHN NEWBURY.


Paid for aid, $5 00


25


JOHN TURNER.


Paid Mrs. Martin, for board,


$9 00


MRS. CLEMENTS.


Paid Dr. L. H. Plimpton, for services, $3 00


Dr. F. M. Cragin, for services, 3 00


$6 00


MISS FANNY MARTIN.


Paid Chas. B. Dexter, for burial, $19 00


JOHN KERRISSEY AND FAMILY.


Paid W. L. Kingsbury, for groceries,


$13 42


James McGowan, for rent,


7 00


Wm. Gillooly & Son, for coal, 7 00


$27 42


GEORGE BRAY.


Paid Dr. L. H. Plimpton, for examination, $3 00


Dr. Hodgdon, for examination, 3 00


$6 00


26


BENJAMIN GUILD, ESQ.


Paid Mrs. Jane Ellis, for board, $195 53 H. R. Ellis, for board, 39 86


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for clothing,


54 61


$290 00


LOCKUP.


Paid J. E. Hartshorn, for coal, $25 15


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water rates,


6 00


Elmer H. Baker, for supplies, 109 16


$140 31


MISCELLANEOUS ON POOR.


Paid F. A. Fales, for car fare and aid for poor travelers, $3 00


E. W. Talbot, for food,


3 00


$6 00


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


RECAPITULATION.


Settlement in Norwood.


Expense for Mrs Lund and family, $108 00


Mrs. H. Ober and daughter, 46 50


Amount carried forward. $154 50


27


Amount brought forward, $154 50


Expense for Mrs. Johanna Fitzgerald,


141 28


Mrs. Isabella Timper and family,


444 86


Leonard children,


240 00


Coleman children,


20 00


Mrs. Patrick Casey,


187 40


John Kerrissey and family,


27 42


Joseph Donley,


191 27


Geo. V. Dean,


70 95


George Bray,


6 00


Benjamin Guild, Esq.,


290 00


Lockup,


140 31


Town Physician,


50 00


Miscellaneous,


6 00


Military settlements,


172 25


$2,142 24


Appropriation,


$1,600 00


Settlement Elsewhere.


Expense for Mrs. Ryan and child,


$48 94


Mrs. Joseph Seguski,


79 50


John Newbury,


5 00


John Turner,


9 00


Mrs. A. A. Clement,


6 00


Miss Fanny Martin,


19 00


John Hollerhan and family,


29 91


$197 35


28


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid Geo. H. Morse, as Selectman, Assessor, Over- seer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, $275 00


Frank A. Fales, as Selectman, Assessor, Over- seer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, 275 00 Tyler Thayer, as Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, Board of Health, and Surveyor of Streets, 275 00


Francis Tinker, as Town Clerk, 75 00


Theron Brown, as School Committee, 60 00


George Hill, as School Committee, 60 00


J. A. Crocker, as School Committee, 60 00


Ward L. Gay, as Water Commissioner, . 60 00


Chas. T. Wheelock, as Water Commissioner, 60 00


E. J. Shattuck, as Water Commissioner, 60 00


Caleb Ellis, as Tax Collector, 365 08


D. B. Farrington, as Registrar, and extra work, 30 00


M. M. Alden, as Registrar, 25 00


A. E. Pratt, as Registrar, 25 00


Horace Dupee, as Special Police,


150 00


F. W. Turner, for police duty .July 3 and 4, 9 00


Barlow Upton,


9 00


James Huyett, 66


9 00


H. N. Fales,


66 9 00


W. S. Beal, 66 66 . (


.


9 00


Sumner Bagley, for police duty, 9 00


W. E. Rhoads, extra services as constable, 40 00


C. E. Pond, as Treasurer of Sinking Fund, 1887, 35 00


C. E. Pond, salary as Treasurer, 260 00


$2,244 08


Appropriation, $2,400 00 66 Special Police, 150 00


29


ADVERTISING, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY.


Paid F. W. Crooker, for printing, $131 50


T. O. Metcalf & Co., for printing, 52 25


C. E. Pond, for books, paper, stamps, etc., 6 35


F. Tinker & Co., for record book, paper, etc., 22 14


$212 24


Appropriation, $200 00


LIBRARY.


Paid E. L. Bigelow, for rent, $125 00


F. P. Thompson, as librarian, 150 00


M. H. Howard, for book cases and repairs, 47 76


Estes & Lauriat, for books,


176 18


Mrs. J. A. Gay, for books,


19 65


Rev. Ellis Mendell, for books and labor,


16 78


F. Tinker, for books, 27 30


Wm. Gillooly & Son, for coal, 11 25


Guy Bros., for 3 lamps,


7 50


$581 42


Appropriation from bank tax, $400 00 .


from dog tax, 336 00


$736 00


NORWOOD WATER WORKS.


Paid C. E. Pond, Treasurer, for Sinking Fund, $3,000 00


C. E. Pond, Treasurer, interest on bonds, 3,000 00


Thos. E. Clary, insurance on pumping station, 200 00


$6,200 00


Appropriation, $6,000 00


30


SUIT OF ISAAC ELLIS vs. TOWN OF NORWOOD. Paid John C. Lane,


$125 00 No Appropriation.


PROSECUTION OF ILLEGAL SALES OF LIQUOR.


Paid W. S. Beal, expense of raids, $60 00


J. J. Feely, for legal services, 55 00


$115 00


Appropriation, $400 00


HIGHLAND CEMETERY.


Paid A. G. Webb, $200 00


Appropriation, $200 00


OLD CEMETERY.


Paid John C. Pond, for care,


$100 00


Geo. A. P. Bucknam, for water,


5 00


H. Tucker, for paint,


1 22


$106 22


Appropriation, $100 00


31


LIGHTING STREETS.


Paid Dennis Smith, care 1 lamp, 15 months, to Feb. 1, 1888, $11 25


Lucy A. Morse, care 1 lamp, 9 months, to Nov. 1,1888, 6 75


Walter Readle, care 1 lamp, 83 months, to Sept. 15, 1888, 6 38


Dr. Fogg, care 1 lamp, 12 months, to Feb. 1, 1889, 9 00


H. L. Hayford, care 1 lamp, 12 months, to Feb. 1,1889,


9 00


Dr. Plimpton,


care 1 lamp, 12


months, 9 00


F. Fletcher,


66


1 66


12


66


9 00


H. W. Alden,


4


12


66


36 00


H. W. Alden,


66


1 66


8


66


6 00


Patrick Mahoney,


1 66 12


66


9 00


Fred. C. Maker,


66


1


12


66


9 00


Fred. Foster,


4


66 12


36 00


F. Evans,


66


1


11


60


8 25


N. A. Thayer,


9 00


Geo. G. Ellis,


66


1


66


11


8 25


C. B. Sanborn,


66


1 66


18


66


13 50


George Shumway,


66


2


12


66


18 00


Willard Babbitt,


66


1


1


66


12


9 00


E. E. Hartshorn,


2


66


12


66


18 00


Geo. E. Pond,


66


1


66


12


66


9 00


H. A. Turner,


66


2


66


9


66


13 50


H. A. Turner,


66


1


66


10


7 50


P. H. Mahoney,


66


1


12


66


9 00


John Folan,


66


1


66


12


66


9 00


Frank Newmaster,




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