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town of Braintree.
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1640. CHUSE
1896.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of Braintree
From Dec. 31, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1896.
TOGETHER WITH THE
Report of the Board of School Committee, Engineers of Fire Department, Water Commissioners,
AND MANAGER OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
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REPORTER JOB PRINT, WEYMOUTH & BRAINTREE PUB. CO., BRAINTREE, MASS. 1897.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Moderator. FRANCIS A. HOBART. Town Clerk. SAMUEL A. BATES. Town Treasurer. PETER D. HOLBROOK.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor and Highway Surveyors. ANSEL O. CLARK, WILLIAM W. MAYHEW, J. PARKER HAYWARD .. Water Commissioner for 3 Years. JOHN V. SCOLLARD. School Committee for 3 Years. CARRIE F. LORING, HENRY L. DEARING, FRANK W. BRETT. Auditors.
DANIEL POTTER, L. WILLARD MORRISON, CHARLES G. SHEPPARD. School Fund Committee.
GEORGE D. WILLIS, ALVA S. MORRISON, WILL W. MAYHEW, FRANCIS A. HOBART, JAMES D. LEATHERBEE, PETER D. HOLBROOK.
Sinking Fund Commissioner. JOHN V. SCOLLARD. Trustees of Thayer Public Library.
E. WATSON ARNOLD, NATHANIEL H. HUNT.
Fence Viewers.
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, ALBERT R. HOBART, WILLIAM A. KANE.
Constables.
HORACE FAXON, CHRISTOPHER T. BAILEY, LEWIS E. BEVERLY, THOMAS DOWNEY, LEONARD M. HOBART,
JAMES R. QUALEY, HENRY DUGAN, Jr., CHARLES H. LORING,
JOHN H. MACANDREW, JOHN GALLIVAN.
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, CHARLES R. DAMON,
CONRAD MISCHLER, JOHN KELLEY, BENJAMIN J LORING, JAMES A. REYNOLDS.
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AND HIGHWAY SURVEYORS
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE,
For the Year ending December 31, 1896.
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Braintree, the Board of Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor and Highway Surveyors herewith respectfully submit their Annual Report, showing the appropriations and expenditures for the financial year ending December 31, 1896.
ANSEL O. CLARK, WM. W. MAYHEW, J. PARKER HAYWARD,
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor and Highway Surveyors of Braintree.
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LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1896.
For school teachers in addition to
school funds and dog licenses Superintendent of schools, salary 1,200 00
$12,550 00
janitors for school houses . 1,350 00
fuel for schools
1,300 00
text books supplies and inciden- tals 1,000 00
incidentals for school houses 500 00
conveyance of pupils
800 00
Middle street school .
450 00
Post 87, G. A. R.
175 00
fire department, pay of members
1,405 00
fire department incidental ex-
penses .
500 00
new hose wagon
.
600 00
new hose .
325 00
hydrant service
3,975 00
water loan sinking fund
5,000 00
extending water mains
3,000 00
street lighting .
8,052 00
wiring public library for lights
200 00
electric light note
2,000 00
Jonas Perkins school house note
3,100 00
Monatiquoit school house note . 3,300 00
interest on town debt
5,000 00
town hall
300 00
town lands
100 00
insurance on public buildings
600 00
incidental expenses .
2,000 00
Town officers, Selectmen
1,950 00
other town officers
900 00
support of poor
4,000 00
night police
1,800 00
janitor for town hall and public library .
600 00
Amount carried forward . $68,032 00
5
Amount brought forward .
$68,032 00
For distributing library books . ·
100 00
Thayer public library
800 00
highways and bridges
6,000 00
removal of snow · 1
600 00
abatement and collection of taxes 1,500 00
court fees and expenses
200 00
soldiers' relief, acts 1890 .
300 00 .
state aid, chapter 279
150 00
$77,682 00
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PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Appropriations .
$12,550 00
School Fund . 350 00 .
Dog license
.
.
717 14
$13,617 14
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid Oliver R. Cook, 24 weeks $840 00
Ella Macgregor, 24 weeks . 312 00
Ella Macgregor, 16 weeks .
240 00
Myra J. Bean, 24 weeks .
270 00
William C. Burnham, 12 weeks . 120 00
M. Agnes Lane, 12 weeks
135 00
M. Agnes Lane, 16 weeks .
200 00
Julia Ellsworth, 16 weeks .
200 00
$2,317 00
MONATIQUOT SCHOOL.
Paid Joseph A. Ewart, 40 weeks $800 00
Susan A. O'Rourke, 40 weeks 480 00
Josephine B. Colbert, 40 weeks . 480 00
Hattie F. Weeks, 26 weeks 312 00
Amy W. Cottle, 12 weeks
127 50
Annie E. Crowell, 28 weeks .
278 00
M. E. C. Bannon, 16 weeks
192 00
$2,669 50
JONAS PERKINS SCHOOL.
Paid Victoria P. Wilde, 24 weeks $480 00
Victoria P. Wilde, 16 weeks 340 00 ·
Nellie E. Bowles, 40 weeks 425 00
Mary E. Vining, 24 weeks
255 00
Mary E. Vining, 16 weeks
180 00
Mary A. Wilson, 16 weeks
160 00
Amount carried forward $1,840 00
7
Amount brought forward $1,840 00
Paid Mary A. Wilson, 24 weeks
255 00
Nellie F. Monk, 40 weeks .
425 00
M. Maria Kyte, 37 weeks++
376 00
Helen A. Mitchell, 40 weeks
425 00
Robertina B. Trask, 40 weeks .
450 00
Mabel F. Knight (Middle Street) 16 weeks
160 00
$3,931 00
UNION SCHOOL.
Paid Avis A. Thayer, 40 weeks
$480 00
Hannah C. Whelan, 20 weeks
212 50
Mabel L. Bates, 40 weeks
425 00
Elizabeth B. Pray, 24 weeks
192 00
Elizabeth B. Pray, 16 weeks
160 00
M. E. C. Bannon, 20 weeks
212 50
$1,682 00
POND SCHOOL.
Paid Sarah L. Arnold, 40 weeks
$480 00
Emma M. Kane, 40 weeks
465 00
Emily A. Lapham, 40 weeks
425 00
Frances P. Ayer, 24 weeks
240 00
Annie M. Raooks, 12 weeks
127 50
Amanda C. Ellison, 4 weeks
42 50
Harriet M. Hill, 40 weeks
.
400 00
Walter F. Ellis
16 00
Fanny Ellsworth
8 00
Julia Ellsworth
14 00
Elizabeth J. Hilles, teacher of
drawing
. 312 50
$2,530 50
Cr. ,
By cash for pupil in Kindergarten
$14 50
.
.
·
.
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JANITORS FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation .
$1,350 00
Paid John H. Dinsmore
$150 00
E. Alden Belcher
375 03
William Orr
500 04
J. Franklin Bates
207 00
J. R. Carmichael
12 00
Sewall Nye
164 00
Francis L. Thayer
16 00
$1,424 07
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation .
$1,300 00
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal $1,148 25
J. H. Malvena, wood
17 50
Thomas F. Finnegan
19 50
Josephus Sampson .
2 00
Braintree Wood & Lumber Co. wood .
18 15
E. A. Belcher, wood
.
7 50
M. L. Tupper, coal .
17 25
Edward Hobart, wood
.
11 25
E. C. Litchfield, wood
14 80
$1,256 20
CONVEYANCE OF PUPILS.
Appropriation .
$800 00
Paid Moses T. Dyer
$120 00
Albert A. Drollett
350 00
Braintree Street Railway Co.
325 50
$795 50
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Appropriation .
$1,200 00
Paid I. W. Horne, salary
$1,200 00
.
.
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TEXT BOOKS, SUPPLIES AND INCIDENTALS. Appropriation
$1,000 00
Paid Weymouth & Braintree Publish- ing Co.
$65 56
Maynard, Merrill & Co.
.
30 93
H. C. Dimond & Co.
1 50
Geo. W. Prescott & Son
27 47
Woodsum's Express Co.
1 85
C. H. Hobart
15 27
Werner School Book Co.
26 60
Willard Small .
29 02
Harper Brothers
21 35
Houghton, Miflin & Co.
28 98
Allyn & Bacon
24 88
Silver, Burdett & Co.
20 75
Thorp & Martin Co.
43 17
Geo. S. Perry & Co.
502 73
W. A. Torrey .
5 53
Macmillan & Co.
15 40
Elizabeth S. Hilles .
19 08
Now York & Boston Express Co.
2 35
L. E. Nott Apparatus Co.
15 82
Brown's Express
47 60
D. C. Heath & Co. .
141 47.
New England News Co.
5 72
Educational Publishing Co.
7 25
Leach, Showall & Sanborn
5 41
Ginn & Co.
151 75
American Book Co. .
160 08
J. L. Hammett & Co.
588 33
I. W. Horne
56 55
I. W. Horne
25 00
Peter Ness
17 07
J. R. Carmichael
90
I. W. Horne, school census
35 00
.
.
Amount carried forward $2140 37
10
Amount brought forward
·
$2140 37
Paid J. Otis McFadden
9 45
J. H. Carter
3 34
Estes & Laureat
21 95
New England Educational Co. .
1 20
Walworth Manufacturing Co.
4 99
E. P. Hayward
.
·
2 00
N. E. Hollis
12 50
Joseph Gillott & Sons
.
.
'45 89
Charles A. Custin
.
.
1 50
Wallace Spooner
16 90
Boston School Supply Co.
21 15
O. M. Rogers .
3 95
Pratt & Pratt
.
.
5 34
Frank A. Bates
.
.
14 67
D. H. B. Thayer
3 40
N. J. Bartlett & Co.
2 29
Sulpho Napthol Co. .
10 00
William Ware & Co.
169 05
U. S. School Supply Co.
9 70
Mrs. Elias Fraser, labor
5 00
Joseph C. Godfrey
27 00
Rand McNally & Co.
6 80
Frank J. Pope
1 60
Bunkio Matsuki
7 20
Jordan & Marsh
10 00
John P. Lovell Arms Co. .
.
3 20
Prang Educational Co.
7 97
C. A. Belcher .
2 00
O. R. Cook
3 95
F. R. Lothrop .
1 00
F. A. Smith
1 70
Franklin Educational Co.
10 00
Morse Publishing Co.
5 64
Lee & Shepard
1 00
Joseph A. Ewart
11 90
Amount carried forward
$2,605 63
.
.
.
11
Amount brought forward
·
$2,605 63
Paid Mary E. Vining
.
1 69
J. H. Hogan ·
5 00
Mrs. J. D. French
.
.
$2,629 32
Cr.
By cash from school superintendent .
$35 91
INCIDENTAL FOR SCHOOL HOUSES.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid James Towler, cleaning vaults $5 70
Edward Shay, iron work .
4 15
Braintree Water Dept., water
134 33
George H. Holbrook, carpenter work
134 32
W. S. School Supply Co. . 88 52
J. B. Rhines & Co. . . 7 03
H. W. Borden, carpenter work
10 00
Joseph Breck & Sons
7 20
Richard Belyea
·
1 00
John P. Lovell Arms Co.
·
64 40
James Bliss & Co.
3 40
Oliver Whyte & Co. .
4 00
E. A. Belcher .
8 39
John Shaw & Co.
4 00
James T. Weeks
8 31
Sewall Nye
.
1 60
Francis H. Thayer
·
2 98
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
6 08
William Orr
1 30
Thomas B. Stoddard
1 75
A. W. Taylor .
.
1 50
T. A. Watson .
.
5 05
John H. Dinsmore
85
Amount carried forward,
$505 86
.
-
.
17 00
:
12
Amount brought forward .
$505 86
Paid F. O. Whitmarsh
2 63
John P. Robery
60
A. W. Mitchell M'f'g. Co.
2 35
Robert Brooks
5 80
J. D. Emack ·
46 68
Smith, Patterson & Co.
10 50
Charles A. Austin & Co.
4 00
C. S. Hannaford
1 10
$579 52
Cr.
By cash from Supt. of Schools .
.
$3 75
APPROPRIATION FOR POOR.
Appropriation
$4,000 00
ALMSHOUSE-Dr.
To appraisal Jannary 1st, 1896 $1,895 60
Paid E. C. Litchfield, Superintendent 480 00
E. C. Litchfield, sundry bills 64 70
hired girl .
159 00
C. M. Hobart, groceries .
66 66
J. M. Arnold, groceries
56 01
James T. Weeks, groceries
76 39
H. M. White, groceries
52 11
Bradford & Mansfield, groceries
48 21
Horace Dana, groceries
12 43
J. H. Schraut, bread and crackers 28 74
57 34
Bridgham Brothers, provisions . C. W. Hollis, provisions .
27 48
John F. Eaton, provisions
35 71
N. R. Proctor, groceries .
.
24 89
Ambler & Hobart, graın
118 04
.
George E. Jones, fish
36 45
Amount carried forward . $3,239 76
13
Amount brought forward . $3,239 76
Paid Thomas R. Fitch, dry goods
30 25
William H. Cobb, tools and sup- plies · 35 92
William E. Dailey, butter . 42 10
Braintree Clothing Co., clothing
28 95
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
139 88
J. F. Sheppard, ice . .
13 66
George H. Arnold, manure 26 00
Braintree Water Department, water and repairs . 46 00
J. H. Parsons, fire extinguishers 15 00
John Gallivan, extending steam pipes 78 10
W. A. Torrey, medicine and sup- plies . 16 55
James B. Poore, blacksmith work 15 00
Charles A. Belcher, standing grass 55 00
Elmer H. Vinton, labor of man and team 15 25
Timothy H. Libby, labor of man and team 14 25
Timothy H. Libby, wood . 5 25
Josephus Sampson, pasture of cow 6 75
Onslow Q. Ball, oil .
16 21 -
William A. Hollis, labor .
11 00
C. G. Anderson, painting carriage 13 55
Cartright & Shay, burial of Mrs. McAuliffe 20 00
A. A. Glover, 3 pigs 6 00
Edward Shay, blacksmith work . 12 75
O. M. Rogers, tinware and-repairs 9 44
Frank W. Brett, medical attend-
ance 8 67
T. H. Dearing, medical attend- ance
4 50
Amount carried forward $3,925 79
14
Amount brought forward . $3,925 79
Paid Lewis Dyer, apples . 5 00 .
L. B. Hollis, grains .
2 00
H. B. Whitman, repairs of har-
ness 6 10
Braintree Wood & Lumber Co., wood
5 75
H. H. Snow, repairs timepiece 1 75
William May, drag plank . ·
3 50
F. B. Richardson, window and ex. 1 35
$3,951 24
ALMSHOUSE Cr.
By appraisal January 1st, 1897 $1,936 20
Kindlings for Town Hall . 15 35
Kindlings for Schools
14 80
Kindlings for Library
6 00
Produce sold
66 67
Plowing snow
17 10
Distributing town reports .
2 00
House rent, Mrs. McAuliffe
14 00
1077 tramps and 20 prisoners 10
cents each
109 70
$2,181 82
Cost of Poor in Almshouse
$1,769 42
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INMATES AT THE BRAINTREE ALMSHOUSE, 1896.
NAME.
AGE.
DAYS.
George Littlefield
70
366
Samuel H. Cranston
65
366
Abraham Mead .
77
366
Charles Hayden .
90
366
Thomas Dana
33
366
William Patterson
60
366
Andrew Egan
71
366
Napoleon Benjamin
32
50
Maria Kelley
31
366
Maggie Richardson
25
· 306
Mary Goodman .
58
366
Mrs. McAuliffe .
67
150
Total number of days
.
3,800
Total number of weeks, 5426.
Cost per week, $3.26++.
We, the undersigned, made the usual annual visit to the Alms- house and appraised the property. Schedule of said property in detail may be found on file at the office of the Selectmen. We found the property, under the able management of Mr. and Mrs. Litchfield, in the same good order and condition ..
DANIEL POTTER, L. W. MORRISON, CHARLES G. SHEPPARD,
January 1, 1897.
Auditors.
.
.
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POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Taunton Hospital, support of Thomas Briody, . .
$68 71
Taunton Hospital, support of Lulinda R. Shaw, ·
169 92
· Taunton Hospital, support of
Emily C. Hansen, · 56 18 .
Medfield Hospital, support of
1 Emily C. Hansen, · 98 00 .
State Hospital, support of John Hennesey, 146 40
City of Boston, aid to Mary Egan, .
112 18
City of Boston, aid to Robert Brooks, 18 00
City of Boston, aid to Mary Woodsum, 14 00
City of Brockton, aid to Na- poleon Benjamin, .
28 00
City of Cambridge, aid to Wal- ter H. G. Ford, 1 50
City of Quincy, aid to William J. McCloskey, . 12 00
$724 89
Town of Hyde Park, aid to George
E. Pratt, . · 19 25
George B. Jones, support of An- nie Jones, 78 00
STEPHEN P. JONES AND FAMILY.
Paid Wm. P. Bird, house rent,
$33 00
M. L. Tupper, coal, .
3 25
$36 25
17
-
ROBERT JOHNSON AND FAMILY.
Paid W. A. Torrey, medicine, . $27 47
H. M. White, groceries, . 39 00
Dr. F. W. Brett, medical att. 12 50
M. L. Tupper, coal,
6 00
$84 97
INEZ A. PENNIMAN.
Paid Cash aid,
$65 00
MRS. WILLIAM HEARN AND FAMILY.
Paid Cash aid,
$212 00
JOSEPH AND MARTHA PENNIMAN.
Paid C. H. Hobart, groceries, . $58 09
Thomas F. Finnegan, wood, 36 75
W. H. Cobb, pump,
6 50
Geo. S. Whiting, nursing Joseph,
53 75
Prescott Bros., supplies 66
2 25
Dr. F. W. Brett, medical att., Joseph, ·
8 00
R. W. Keay, burial of Joseph, .
21 00-
Nelson E. Hayden, digging grave for Joseph,
4 00
$ 190 34
$1,410 70
THOMAS J. DALTON AND FAMILY.
Dr. T. H. Dearing, medical attendance $1 50
A. D. Tirrell, shoes . 10 95
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal 3 15
James Wilson, groceries . 2 00
$17 60
18
RICHARD WHITE.
Paid Charles W. Hollis, provisions
$6 31
$6 31
TERENCE STARR.
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
$3 15
$3 15
LEONARDO
MORALES.
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
$12 60
$12 60
MRS. O'SULLIVAN.
Paid J. F. Sheppard. & Sons, coal - $37 15
$37 15
EDWARD G. BUKER.
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
$3 15
$3 15
JULIA A. FRENCH.
Paid Lydia N. Bishop, room rent
·
$52 00
$52 00
JOSEPH WHITELEY.
Paid Cash, aid
$55 00
James Wilson, groceries · 22 99
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
22 65
$100 64
19
MRS. S. A. F. MANSFIELD.
Paid George & Elisha Hollis, house rent $31 50
M. L. Tupper, coal . 3 25
T. F. Finnegan, wood 2 75
$37 50
JOHN D. LAREY.
Paid A. D. Tirrell, shoes for children $11 86
$11 86
Paid J. R. Qualey. conveying pau- pers to Tewksbury $9 31
PaidH. L. Dearing, medical attendance 2 00
$11 31
S. GARDNER LEAVETT.
Paid T. H. Dearing, medical attend-
ance .
$24 75
R. Allen Gage, coal . . 3 25
$28 00
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN.
Paid T. F. Finnegan', wood
$3 25
$3 25
OUT-DOOR POOR THAT HAVE NO SETTLEMENT IN BRAINTREE.
DAVID GRANT (Charged to State).
Paid Dr. Torrey, medical attendance $4 50
R. W. Keay, funeral expenses . 15 00
$19 50
20
CATHERINE TURLEY (Charged to Quincy.)
Paid J. M. Arnold, groceries . $16 00
C. H. Hobart,
36 14
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
9 40
M. L. Tupper
.
6 50
T. F. Finnegan, wood
3 25
$71 29
A STRANGER (Charged to State.)
Paid Cartwright & Shay, funeral ex-
penses .
$15 00
John Rennie, digging grave ·
3 00°
$18 00
HENRY C. PERRY (Charged to Weymouth. )
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal . $3 25
James Wilson, groceries . .
2 00
E. S. Simpson, medical attend- ance .
4 30
$9 55
RUFUS E. MANN (Charged to Canton. )
Paid M. L. Tupper, coal . .
$6 25
C. H. Hobart, groceries .
6 00
$12 25
A. M. NIGHTINGALE (Charged to Duxbury. )
Paid C. H. Hobart, groceries $24 02
H. M. White,
·
·
5 00
Bridgham Bros., 66 11 00 .
. $40 02
21
JOHN BRICKLEY (Charged to Easton. )
Paid Bridgman Bros., groceries
$4 17
Total cost out-door poor $1,910 00
Credit due from other cities, towns
and states
$174 78
Credit cash for Emily C. Hansen ·
28 50
$203 28
$1,706 72
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation
$300 00
MICHAEL SULLIVAN.
Paid E. H. Doble. & Co., groceries and provisions . · $109 88
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, fuel
6 50
$116 38
GEORGE E. JONES.
Paid cash aid .
$115 00
OLIVE M. JONES.
Paid F. C. Granger, medical attend-
ance .
.
$97 50
Town of Randolph, aid
.
96 50
$194 00
SAMUEL WHITMARSH.
Paid Francis Collamore, medical at- tendance .
$69 65
POOR PERSON.
Paid cash aid .
$20 00
22
ED. BANNON.
Paid City of Boston, support in hos- pital . · $26 00
$541 03
Cr.
By aid to poor person (refunded) $20 00
HOSPITAL ACCOUNT.
No appropriation
Paid Taunton Lunatic Hospital
support of insane
$514 87
State Hospital support of insane 146 40
$661 27
Cr.
·
By cash paid by friends . .
$344 82
Due
316 45
.
$661 27
STATE AID CHAP. 301.
No appropriation Paid to soldiers and families of soldiers
from Dec. 31,'95 to Dec. 31 '96 $2,141 00
for the month of December 1895 168 00
$2,309 00
Cr.
Refunded
$3 00
Due from state
.
.
.
2,306 00
.
23
STATE AID CHAP. 279.
Appropriation
$150 00
Paid Samuel E. Whitmarsh
$144 00
Joseph B. Ford
32 00
176 00
for the month of December, 1895
20 00
196 00
one half due from state
98 00
TOWN HALL.
Appropriation
$300 00
Paid Electric Light Department, bill of 1895
$30 00
Electric Light Department, for light, repairs and lamps
84 71
F. O. Whitmarsh, labor and ma- terials . ·
2 35
M. L. Tupper, coal .
40 25
Braintree Water Department, for water
46 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., valves
2 21
Thomas B. Stoddard, painting and glazing . 59 06
C. H. Hobart, supplies
8 99
C. S. Hannaford, supplies
4 28
J. H. Parsons, fire extinguishers
22 50
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, fuel
76 80
American Steam Gauge Co., sup-
plies
1 25
G. R. M. Bestick, repairing chairs
3 25
Bradford & Mansfield, supplies . 3 44
Amount carried forward $385 09
24
Amount brought forward
$385 09
Paid O. M. Rogers, plumbing and supplies
5 35
Edward Shay, iron work .
80
Almshouse, kindling .
15 35
E. A. Dustin, tuning and repairs on piano
2 25
$408 84
Cr.
Received of sundry persons for use of
hall and rooms
$201 50
Due for use of hall .
.
.
17 15
$218 65
JANITOR TOWN HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
$600 00
Paid John R. Carmichael $600 00
TOWN LANDS.
Appropriation $100 00
Paid George H. Arnold, for Stock-
bridge manure $15 50
Thomas Houston, cleaning vaults 3 00.
A. O. Clark, sundry bills . 11 00
W. H. Cobb, tools
·
11 25
$40 75
LAND OF STAND PIPE LOT.
Paid Asa French, N. E. Hollis and Elisha Thayer
$400 00
N. E. Hollis half of the expense of putting in drain labor and materials
161 20
Elisha Thayer, half surveyor's bill 9 38
$570 58
.
25
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriated ·
$800 00
Paid Nathaniel H. Hunt, Treasurer of Trustees
$800 00
LIGHTING PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriated
$200 00
Wireing for electric lights, A. O. Clark, Manager . $198 37
DISTRIBUTING BOOKS.
Appropriated
$100 00
Paid Alverdo H. Mason .
·
$100 00
INSURANCE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriated
$600 00
Paid C. H. Hobart
$20 00
HYDRANT SERVICE.
Appropriated
$3,975 00
Paid Braintree Water Department $3,950 00
EXTENDING WATER MAINS.
Appropriated
$3,000 00
Paid P. D. Holbrook, Treasurer
$3,000 00
SINKING FUND WATER LOAN.
Appropriated
$5,000 00
Paid P. D. Holbrook, Treasurer .
$5,000 00
26
POST 87, GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC.
Appropriated
$175 00
Paid Henry A. Monk, Quartermaster
$175 00
NIGHT POLICE.
Appropriation
$1,800 00
Paid Henry Dugan, Jr.
$600 00
John Gallivan .
600 00
Horace F. Hunt
.
600 00
$1,800 00
COURT FEES AND EXPENSES.
Appropriation
$200 00
Paid Henry Dugan, Jr.
$44 98
John Gallivan .
1 80
Horace F. Hunt
2 30
Thomas Downey
19 04
John Kelley
1 12
James A. Reynolds
9 44
J. R. Qualey
18 94
Edwin F. Knight
44 71
Chas. N. Hunt
7 47
N. B. Farnald
13 04
Thomas Farrell
95
Frank J. Donahoe
29 11
James T. Pease
6 50
Conrad Mischler
8 72
Credit by fines returned, $110.42.
$217 12
27
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Paid Paul Wilde on tax 1895 $2 00
N. F. Hunt, col. abatement tax 1894 323 34
N. F. Hunt on acct. col. tax 1895 500 00
N. F. Hunt, abatement tax 1895 501 84 A. O. Clark for collecting tax 1892 26 79
N. F. Hunt for collecting tax in full 1893 . 47 49
Sarah J. Nash, abatement on tax 1896 ·
43
N. F. Hunt, abatement on tax 1894 62
$1,409 51
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation .
$1,405 00
THOMAS SOUTH HOSE COMPANY NO. 1.
Paid J. J. Murrin pay of members $191 84
R. M. Loring, Steward, 1895 40 00
R. M. Loring, steward 40 00
N. F. Hunt, collector of members
33 16
$305 00
M. A. PERKINS HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
Paid Francis J. Mansfield, Treasurer $188 00
O. B. Battles, Steward 25 00
N. F. Hunt, Collector 37 00
$250 00
28
N. F. T. HAYDEN HOSE NO. 3.
Paid E. F. Watkins, treasurer ·
.
$173 56
William Hill, Steward .
65 00
N. F. Hunt, Collector
51 44
$290 00
HOOK AND LADDER NO. 1.
Paid Patrick F. Sullivan, Treasurer . $205 00
N. F. Hunt, Collector 20 00 ·
$225 00
HOOK AND LADDER NO. 2.
Paid C. M. Revere, Treasurer .
$166 83
O. B. Battles, Steward .
40 00
N. F. Hunt, Collector
.
58 17
$265 00
ENGINEERS.
Paid F. O. Whitmarsh, Engineer
·
$50 00
O. B. Battles, Engineer ·
30 00
Jeremiah Gallivan, Engineer ·
30 00
$110 00
NEW HOSE CARRIAGE.
Appropriation . $925 00
Paid Arthur C. Symmes . $600 00
Connelius Callihan, 600 feet new hose
325 00
$925 00
29
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid S. W. Pratt, repairing stove $10 60
Charles F. Cavanaugh, iron work 2 00
R. M. Loring, supplies
3 89
Electric Light Department, light and jobbing ·
56 50
J. M. Arnold, supplies
·
1 32
Brown's Express
.
23 82
William May, drawing truck
75 00
C. H. Custance, carting hose
1 50
Cornelius Callihan, supplies
15 00
Fore River Engine Co.
1 25
Percy Whitcomb, watching fire .
1 20
H. L. Chase, watching fire 1 20
C. M. Kimball, supplies ·
2 25
A. H. Mason, printing .
·
1 00
R. O. Hull, keys
6 50
Braintree Water Department,
water
31 10
George H. Holbrook, carpenter work
17 99
A. S. Jackson, supplies
22 65
N. E Gamewell Co., supplies
65 97
F. O. Whitmarsh, supplies
11 00
C. L. Hollis, watching fire
2 00
A. J. Gannon, watching fire
2 00
J. F. Perry care of fire alarm
83 31
W. A. Torrey, books
1 35
Hopkins & Wright, fire hat
5 50
H. H. Thayer, repairs on hose carriage 40 25
Mark W. Cross & Co., blankets
42 75
C. H. Hobart, supplies
3 30
·
Amount carried forward $532 20
30
Amount brought forward, $532 20
Paid Frank A. Bates, supplies .
3 05
H. H. Estabrooks, supplies
1 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
13 50
O. B. Battles, supplies
5 50
C. S. Hannaford, supplies
5 16
·
$560 41
Cr.
By cash
$1 04
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
Appropriation
$600 00
Cash paid by Selectmen, sundry bills and repairs of snow ploughs .
$1,076 81
DRAW BRIDGES.
No appropriation.
Paid Freeman S. Whitmarsh $91 25
Thomas South, for repairs 35 00
$126 25
HIGHWAYS.
A. O. CLARKE, Surveyor of Highways.
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, 101+ days 227 39
" 93 days, teams ·
139 50
Thomas F. Finnegan 703 days . 66 66 77₺ days,
141 33
team . .
116 25
Thomas F. Finnegan, carting 30
loads of stone
9 00
Amount carried forward
$633 47
31
Amount brought forward . $633 47
Paid Michael Brandley, 33₺ days, man 66 50
Michael Brandley, 41} days team 62 00
Thomas Huston, man and team 12 days 5 25
Thomas Killlan, man and team 2 days . 7 00
Whitfield Whitherell, man, 2} days 5 00
Whitfield Whitherell, team 2 days 3 00
John E. Finnegan, 91} days ·
182 67
Alden H. Holbrook, 284 days 56 88
Lawrence A. Dyer, 295 days ·
59 16
Eugene O. Smith, 10} days 20 67
Herman F. Sawyer, 3} days
10 50
James A. Reynolds, 24 days 48 00
Ernest Larkin, 4 days
8 00
Cornelius Connell, fixing drain
50
Michael J. Sullivan, 2 days
.
4 00
James N. Lane, 7 days .
14 00
Samuel L. Dyer, mowing . ·
1 25
A. O. Clarke, sundry bills, 1895
3 93
David W. Lewis, grates and bases 5.10
J. W. Vinal, tools
1 25
Samuel Kidder, belt lacing
2 22
H. H. Thayer, iron work .
7 86
Cornelius Sullivan, 25 loads
gravel . .
2 50
Elisha Thayer, 34 loads of gravel
3 40
W. D. McGlaufflin, 61 loads ashes .
9 15
H. A. White, 10 loads gravel .
60
L. B. Hollis, 220 loads gravel and stone 16 16
W. M. Rabbitt, 31 loads gravel 3 10
O. C. R. Railroad Co., 94 loads gravel . 18 80
Amount carried forward
$1,261 92
32
Amount brought forward, $1,261 92
William May, building sidewalk 6 00
Thomas Huston, 52 days labor 11 00
Edward Shay, iron work
2 21
Oliver Whyte, gravel screen
6 50
N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad Co.
freight . 1 10 .
Eagle Oil Co., supplies
2 00
Thomas Stoddard, signs (private way) 13 20
J. B. Rhines, lumber 16 00 .
M. L. Tuper, drain pipe, coal
41 57
William H. Cobb, tools
.
25 65
C. H. Hobart, tools and supplies
4 29
H. H. Harvey, tools . .
80
H. A. Monk, repairing drain
5 00
$1,397 24
Cr.
By cash from Braintree Street Railway
$72 20
HIGHWAY REPAIRS-W. W. MAYHEW.
Paid James Maher, 91+days at $2.00
$182 11
James Maher, team, 53+ days at $1.50 80 07
William May, man, 73 days ·
15 55
William May, man, 143 days ·
24 38
William May, team, 20§ days .
30 83
Whitfield Witherell and team, 8} days . ·
29 75
John J. Maher, 453 days . 91 55 ·
John J. Maher, team, 15} days .
23 25
John J. Maher, 4} days
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