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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON,
MASSACHUSETTS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 22, 1900.
DANVERS : DANVERS MIRROR PRINT. 1900.
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Flint Public Library Middleton, Mass.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON,
MASSACHUSETTS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 22, 1900.
DANVERS : DANVERS MIRROR PRINT. 1900.
TOWN REPORT.
School Department.
Susie B. Gould, teaching grammar school
$354 00
Carrie W. Carpenter, teaching intermediate school 354 00
Nellie C. Howe, teaching primary school
440 00
Moses Peabody, transporting school children
643 50
Augustus Shepard, janitor
83 70
H. K. Richardson, coal
90 80
James Q. Gallagher, water for school
10 00
Balance due the schools
$1,976 00 685 83
$2,661 83
Balance due the school last
$525 25
Town appropriation
1,600 00
State school fund
394 38
Amount received from dog license
142 20
$2,661 83
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
$800 00
Appropriation Unexpended appropriation of 1898
25 75
Town of Danvers, tuition of 22 pupils one- half year at $15
$330 00
Town of Danvers, tuition of 1 pupil one year at $30
30 00
Town of Danvers, tuition of 24 pupils one- half year at $15 360 00
720 00
Unexpended apppopriation of 1899
105 75
$825 75
$825 75
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
INCIDENTAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, incidentals $9 75
Augustus Shepard, repairs on and around schoolhouse 2 65
J. E. Ropes, grates and fire pots 15 70
Augustus Shepard, incidentals (school work )
: 45
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, incidentals
4 99
H. K. Richardson, incidentals (school work)
17 90
A. P. Bagley, 66
2 58
James Q. Gallagher, repairs on stove
1 15
Overdrawn in 1898
18 37
Unexpended appropriation of 1899
24 46
Appropriation for 1899 $100 00
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
J. L. Hammett & Co., school supplies
$9 17
66
2 82
66 66
42 25
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, 6:
5 31
Educational Publishing Co., school supplies
2 05
J. E. Ropes, 66
2 10
A. P. Bagley, cash and postage
16 30
Thompson, Brown & Co.,
3 75
66
5 00
Ginn & Co.,
19 30
Lothrop Publishing Co.,
2 40
H. K. Richardson,
3 30
Endecott Press, labels for school books
. 75
Carrie W. Carpenter, cash paid for supplies
65
Overdrawn in 1898
6 16
Estimated amount of unsettled bills
40 00
Unexpended appropriation for 1899
85 69
$250 00
Appropriation for 1899 $250 00
$100 00
1 00
Whitten & Cass, supplies
5
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor"of the Town of Middleton.
City of Malden, board of Mary A. Mansfield $120 00 Town of Peabody, " " Franklin F. Perkins 139 15
،، " Mrs. Harriet Smith 1 36 25
Fred W. Giles, trip to Peabody on account of Mrs. Harriet Smith
1 50
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of Sarah Rennard 169 47
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of Francisco H. Benitez 51 07
John M. Peabody, funeral expenses Francisco H. Benitez 30 00
Herbert Esty, watching with Francisco H. Benitez 2 00
Oscar Cram, services in committing Francisco H. Benitez 3 50
Town of Watertown, supplies for John A. Parker
2 00
City of Haverhill, supplies for John King
40
John M. Peabody, funeral expenses for Ira' Goodwin 20 00
H. G. Vinal, medical attendance Mrs. Josephi Colby 7 00
J. F. Kirby, 1 pr. shoes family of Mrs. Chandler (bill of 1897) 1 50
M. J. Emerson, rent of house for Charles Wilkins 36 00
A. A. Wilkins, groceries for Chas. Wilkins
2 00
II. A. Wilkins & Sons, groceries for Chas. Wilkins 72 89
H. N. White, groceries for Chas. Wilkins 27 60
M. J. Emerson, cord of wood Chas. Wilkins 4 00
Samuel M. Moore, medicine 66
1 10
Oscar Cram, commitment expenses Merriam Russell and Thomas Melay 7 25
F. H. Benitez, locking 224 tramps 66 care of sick tramps 2 50
11 20
Fred W. Giles, locking 282 tramps
14 10
A. A. Wilkins, supplies
20 29
H. A. Wilkins,
13 90
Fred W. Giles, services as overseer, journeys out of town, stationery and postage 37 50
H. Erskine Howe, services as overseer,¿jour- neys out of town, stationery and postage 25 00
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WOOD AND TRAMP DEPARTMENT.
A. W. Peabody, services as overseer, journeys
out of town, stationery and postage $21 00
$981 17 Town of Middleton, cord of wood Chas. Wilkins 5 50
Town of Middleton, cord of wood Mrs. Giddings
5 50
Bills outstanding
175 00
$1,167 17
Outstanding bills of last year
$60 00
Due from Francisco H. Benitez 86 57
.. Otis Rennard 169 47
6.
.. Gloucester on acc't of Mrs. Colbey 7 00
$323 04
Net cost of supporting poor
$844 13
A. W. PEABODY, H. E. HOWE, FRED W. GILES,
Overseers.
Wood and Tramp Department.
DR.
F. II. Benitez, working tramps
$6 00
Fred W. Giles, filing saw and working tramps
8 70
working tramps 2 00
surveying wood and working tramps
6 75
George Margerson, cutting wood
9 91
Charles Cross, teaming wood
8 25
12 75
D. W. Cass, cutting wood
14 62
Frank Benitez, locking up 224 tramps
11 20
.. 66 care of sick tramps
2 50
Fred W. Giles, locking up 282 tramps
14 10
A. A. Wilkins, supplies for tramps
20 29
H. A. Wilkins, 66
13 90
Value of wood on hand of 1899
20 00
22 00
CR.
Town, for the poor
$11 00
Sold for bush
12 50
Value of estimated wood on hand
40 00
Cost of supporting tramps
109 47
" stump
$172 97
$172 97
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
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Highway Department.
John Putney, gravel
$7 25
M. E. Tyler, cart
1 05
William Wilkins
9 00
Hosea Richardson
10 50
John Morgan
34 50
Jesse L. Peabody
42 00
Mrs. Johnson, gravel
6 30
John Q. Averill, team
24 00
William Margeson
3 00
Ames Plough Co.
7 76
James Leavitt
3 00
Winfield McGlauflin
8 10
Harley M. Tyler, team
39 75
William Berry, gravel
60
Daniel Woodman, gravel
4 50
Levi Curtis
2 79
Allen Atwood
1 50
George E. Soper, team
27 00
Alvin Wilkins
5 63
William Wiley
6 00
Samuel Peabody
1 50
William Gould, gravel
4 00
John Jesper
2 25
A. W. Peabody, covering stone
1 00
Mrs. Beverly, storing road machine
3 00
James Gallagher, blacksmith bill ;
14 45
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies
6 67
John Fuller, cart
1 40
Allen D. Bryer
143 93
A. M. Richardson
22 50
L. G. Estey
66 70
John Q. Averill
59 00
M. E. Tyler
22 50
Charles Brown
9 00
Thomas Carlin
5 77
H. K. Richardson
59 25
William Richardson, Jr.
17 25
Frank Curtis
42 73
John Milberry
25 50
William Richardson
38 66
John L. Peabody
24 75
Chester Campbell
17 00
Ira Kitchin
1 83
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Frank Witham
$ 33
Charles Wilkins
7 50
Jesse Daniels
29:25
John P. Fuller
45 00
Otis Reynard, cart
7 38
George A. Currier, cart
2 10
L. G. Esty, gravel
29 85
Fred Flint
10 29
Forrest Peabody
1 50
George E. Currier, gravel
1 40
Chas Bagley
13 00
M. P. Paige, pipe and freight
12 70
Amount expended 1899
$995 17
Overdrawn in 1898
25 10
Appropriation for 1899
$1,000 00
Amount overdrawn
20 27
$1,020 27
BRIDGES.
Appropriation for 1899
$100 00
Unexpended for 1898
9 35
$109 35
Pope Bros., lumber
$7 01
L. G. Esty, labor
3 50
L. G. Esty and others, labor
11 00
John Q. Averille, labor
1 50
$93 01
Unexpended 1899
$16 34
SIDEWALKS.
John Averill
$15 00
Loren G. Esty
9 00
Chester Campbell
6 00
Jesse Daniels
4 50
Hosea Richardson
4 50
Thomas Carlin
3 00
A. M. Richardson
3 00
$1,020 27
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Ira Kitchin
$1 50
Jolin Putney, gravel
1 40
Loren G. Esty,
1 90
Unexpended
20
Appropriation
$50 00
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HASWELL PARK.
Allen D. Bryer
$6 00
Loren G. Esty
6 00
H. K. Richareson
6 50
Jesse Daniels
75
Jolın W. Milberry
4 50
John P. Fuller
11 25
$35 00
Appropriation
$35 00
SNOW BILLS.
George E. Currier, breaking sidewalks
$18 00
Harley Tyler,
1 35
Frank Curtis,
66
4 20
Maurice Margerson,
66
1 80
George Wilett,
70
Loren G. Esty,
6.
4 00
William Berry,
1 30
Walter Gould,
4 80
John Fuller,
14 40
Sylvanus Flint,
sidewalks
1 20
Allen D. Bryer,
66
60
William Martin,
1 10
Fred S. Flint,
66
1 10
George Margerson,
66
30
Charles Brown,
10
John Morgan,
2 90
Wesley Milbury,
1 10
H. K. Richardson,
66
8 50
M. E. Tyler,
sidewalks
9 20
Bert Daniels,
80
John Averill,
66
2 00
George Gould,
2 10
George Soper, team
8 50
$49 80
$50 00
$94 05
10
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Selectmen's Department.
TOWN OFFICERS.
John M. Peabody, collecting taxes $35 00
Farnham Stiles, sealer of weights and measures 5 00
Loren G. Estey, road commissioner 10 00
Allen D. Bryer, 66
10 00
John Q. Averill, 66
10 00
A. W. Peabody, inspector of cattle and meat 30 00
John M. Peabody, superintendent of burials 10 00
B. P. Richardson, selectman and assessor
106 50
Asa Howe, 66 66 66
97 00
M. J. Emerson,
97 00
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registrar
10 00
Asa Howe, 66
10 00
B. P. Richardson,
10 00
E. E. Currier, auditor in 1899
5 00
B. P. Richardson, auditing accounts in 1899 and express
10 50
Asa Howe, 66 66
10 00
M. J. Emerson,
66 10 00
S. A. Fletcher, extra services as treasurer
5 00
John M. Peabody, collecting taxes
45 00
A. W. Peabody, inspection of animals and provision for 1898
10 00
James H. Curtis, moderator
5 00
A. A. Wilkins, counter at annual town meeting 2 50
Harley M. Tyler, 66
2 50
Fred W. Giles, election officer
2 00
B. T. McGlauflin,
66
2 00
S. G. Campbell, 66
2 00
Oscar Cram, 66
2 00
Ansel P. Tyler, 66
2 00
A. A. Wilkins, 66
2 00
II. K. Richardson, school committee
35 00
A. P. Bagley, 66
35 00
H. E. Howe,
35 00
S. A. Fletcher, treasurer
40.00
town clerk
10.00
registrar
10,00
Oscar Cram, constable
39 00
$762 00
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
STATE AID.
Albert R. Bowley
$48 00
Hugh Cook
48 00
Catherine Danforth
48 00
Patrick Donovan
51 00
Mary E. Manning
48 00
Angeline Newhall
48 00
Henry Peabody
48 00
Ansel Nickerson
66 00
Lydia M. Peabody
48 00
Isaiah B. Peabody
24 00
Susan Stuart
48 00
Anna J. Shelden
48 00
Scott Wilkins
24 00
Benjamin W. Peabody
36 00
Lyman E. Peabody
36 00
Henry F. White
4 00
$673 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Frank Russell
$149 00
Loren Goodwin
16 00
Henry Peabody, $1 March 1898, $4 Dec. 30
5 00
Mrs. Ansel Nickerson
33 00
Henry Cook, coal
6 50
City of Beverly for Mrs. Serena Terrio .
39 14
$248 64
MILITARY AID.
B. F. Gould
$72 00
Clarence Crane
32 00
Danvers Insane Hospital from Dec. 15, 1898
to March 15, 1899, Loren Goodwin
42 25
Loren Goodwin 8 00
$154 25
TOWN HALL.
DR.
H. A. Wilkins & Son, oil
$ 36
Lore and Russell, coal
. 50
Danvers Water Board, water
3 00
66
3 00
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Lore & Russell, coal 66 66
$6 50
13 00
A. A. Wilkins, supplies for Town hall
28
66 66 66 6
4 24
66 66 coal for Town hall
13 00
66 66
50
Harry N. White, supplies for Town hall
3 50
66 66 66
3 64
5 35
Henry Young, 66 66 services as janitor 94 05
$169 92
CR.
Received from I. O. R. M. $38 50
66 First Congregational Society 11 55
entertainments and dances 46 55
Balance against the town 73 32
$159 92
MEMORIAL DAY,.
Unexpended appropriation of 1898 $19 10
Appropriation 110 00
Oscar Cram, cash paid as Memorial Com. 92 57
II. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies 2 46
95 03
Unexpended appropriation
34 07
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Pettingell & Barry for damage on horse and
use of team going to fire $11 00
L. G. Esty, chief of fire department 60 00
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. for re- pairs and hose mender 8 50
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. for
alpaka hose for fire department 98 00
Danvers Water Board for clearing out hydrant and hydrant cup 1 50
1 10
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies
$180 10
Balance unexpended
29 90
$210 00
Appropriation $210.00
Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Co., hydrants 36 25
$129 10
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SILECIMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
L. G. Esty, car fare and journey to Boston 66 66 freight on hydrants 1 19
$3 12
Danvers Water Board, relocating and setting hydrants
130 45
$171 01
Appropriation
$50 00
Overdrawn
121 01
$171 01
ABATEMENTS.
John F. Higgins, abatement on tax 1897 ! $10 86
1898 8 07
Danvers Savings Bank, abatements on tax 1898 3 62
Daniel Donovan,
1898 73
Heirs of John A. Putnam, "
1899 62
Henry Peabody, abatement on poll tax for 1898 and 1899 4 00
Frank H. Benitez, abatement on poll tax for 1898 and 1899 4 00
$31 90
CEMETERY.
Danvers Water Board, water John M. Peabody, labor in cemetery 21 00
$6 00
Thomas Carlin, care of Sophronia Fuller lot John M. Peabody, care of Gifford's lot
3 00
Amelia Thomas' lot
3 00
Abram McIntire 3 00
Annie
66 3 00
66
66
Larkin Eaton
3 00
Persis Russell 66 5 00
15 00
66
7 50
66
12 75
66
66
15 00
66
66
22 50
66
bronze pedestals
13 55
66
66
letting on and off water
. 00
66 cash paid for painting
1 50
cemetery gates
$141 80 125 00
Appropriation
Overdrawn
$16 80
6 00
labor in cemetery
14
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.,
CUTTING BUSHES IN CEMETERY.
Appropriation $50 00
B. P. Richardson. labor and cash paid 50 00
FOREST FIRES.
L. G. Esty, services and cash paid for fire on H. Park $16 41
MISCELLANEOUS.
Edmond Dernier, building snow scraper $5 84
Town of Danvers, use of whistle for school and fire 17 83
M. R. Warren & Co., tax book and blanks
1 63
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for street lamp 3 86
HI. A. Wilkins & Sons, stationery for town .52
John M. Peabody, discount on tax for 1898 217 23
Frost & Wood, printing valuation book 39 00
Frank E. Moynahan, printing reports, voting list and jurors 39 10
II. G. Vinal, returning three births 75
F. W. R. Emery, repairs on old book 20 00
S. E. McGlauflin, pay for iron kettle lost by road commissioner Hutchinson
5 77
A. W. Brownell, book, cards and notices
6 00
75
H. G. Vinal, returning three births Charles J. Brown, shingling Town hall
2 00
F. E. Moynahan, printing engineer reports 15 00
3 50
Andrew Nichols, surveying highway
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for street lamps 4 04 paper for town 45
Samuel M. Moore, disinfectants 2 35
Mercury Publishing Co., printing notices 2 00
A. P. Bagley, taking school census 4 00
Theodore Metcalf, disinfectants 3 60
S. A. Fletcher, cash for postage
2 10
express and postage
3 10
administering oaths 4 25
. recording, indexing and returning births 14 50
S. A. Fletcher, journey to Andover to compare note 1 33
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
H. G. Vinal, returning seven births $1 75
S. A. Fletcher, journey and car fare to Boston in case of Thomas Davis 2 12
William B. Reed, office fees due him in case No. 1593, D. C. 4 64
Oscar Cram, expense in Loren Goodwin case 3 00
" Patrick Donovan case 3 50
team on account of dog warrant 3 00
6 . services as police officer July 3 and 4 3 00
Oscar Cram, for telephone 40
William B. Reed, arrest and commitment of W.
F. Gleason 9 56
Charles J. Brown, special police for the 3d and 4th of July 5 00
Loren G. Estey, special police for the 3d and 4th of July 5 00
Fred W. Giles, special police for the 3d and 4th of July 5 00
Lyman Darling, over pay on cemetery lot 1897 John M. Peabody, care of street lamps 12 00
00
66 66 returning six deaths 1 50
discount on taxes 266 40
B. P. Richardson, use of horse, car fare and postage 3 00
M. J. Emerson, journey out of town and use of horse 6 90
· Asa Howe, journey to Lynn and car fare 2 50
$761 77
REPAIRS ON TRAMP HOUSE.
Charles J. Brown, labor on tramp house
$11 63
William N. Brown, teaming shingles for tramp house 25
Pope Bros., lumber
21 95
Leland Ross, nails
00
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, nails
32
$36 15
Appropriation
30 00
Overdrawn
6 15
SUMMARY.
$1,976 00
Schools Incidental school expenses
57 17
School books and supplies
118 15
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
High school pupils
$720 00
Poor department
981 17
Wood and tramp department
68 98
Highway
995 17
Bridges
93 01
Sidewalks
49 80
Removing snow
94 05
Town officers
762 00
State aid
673 00
Military aid
154 25
Soldiers' relief
248 64
Town hall
169 92
Cemetery
141 80
Memorial day
95 03
Fire department
180.10
Forest fires
16 41
Abatements
31 90
Miscellaneous
761 77
Cemetery, cutting bushes
50 00
Hydrants
171 01
Haswell park
35 00
Repairs on tramp house
36 15
$8,680 48
FLINT BOOK FUND. SAMUEL A. FLETCHER, treasurer, in account with Fund.
$5,000
Notes against Town of Middleton
$2,600
Deposited in Savings Banks, 2,400
$5,000
INCOME ACCOUNT.
DR.
To balance unexpended Feb. 1899 $729 58
" interest credited on bank account 96 63
received from town on notes 184 58
$1,010 79
CR.
By amount expended for new books . " periodicals 36 40
$90 09
paid Boston Book Bindery, rebind-
ing books 18 78
66
paid F. J. Barnard, rebinding
books 11 97
6.
unexpended balance of income 853 55
$1,010 79
Amount of Charles L. Flint Fund
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Town treasurer in account with Flint Library Building Fund. DR.
To balance on bank account Feb. 1899 $40 08
66 interest «. .. 66 1900 $1 40
cash received of J. A. Atwood, grass on library lot 3 00
$44 48
Town treasurer in account with B. F. Emerson fund, A P. TYLER, treasurer.
DR.
To balance on hand Feb. 1899 $19 29
66 cash received of A. P. Tyler 377 75
$397 04
CR.
By amount paid for library supplies. $284 91
66 on hand Feb. 1900 112 13
$397 04
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER, treasurer, in account with Sophronia Fuller Fund for care of cemetery lot No. 236.
DR.
To balance on hand as per last year's account $210 68 To interest credited on bank account 8 48
CR. $219 16
By cash paid J. M. Peabody for work on lot $6 00
balance on bank account 213 16
$219 16
Treasurer in account with P. B. Russell fund for care of lot No. 430.
Dr.
To balance on hand as per last year's account $207 62 66 interest credited on bank account 8 28
Cr. $215 90
By cash paid J. M. Peabody for work on lot No. 98 $1 00
By cash paid J. M. Peabody for work on lot No. 99 5 00
balance on bank account 206 90
$215 90
Treasurer in account with fund for care of Wm. Gifford lot No. 180.
DR.
To cash received last year $100 00
interest on bank account
5 08
$105 08
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
CR.
By cash paid J. M. Peabody, work on lot
$3 00
،، balance on bank account 102 08
$105 08
Treasurer in account with fund for care of lot of Annie M. Mc- Intire, No. 338.
DR.
To cash received last year $100 00
66 interest on bank account 5 08
$105 08
CR.
By cash paid J. M. Peabody, work on lot
$3 00
balance on bank account 102 08.
$105 08
Treasurer in account with fund for care of lot of H. Amelia Thomas, No. 64.
DR
To cash received last year $75 00
.. interest on bank account 3 79
$78 79
CR.
By cash paid J. M. Peabody, work on lot
$3 00
balance on bank account 75 79 +
$78 79
Treasurer in account with fund for care of Abram McIntire lot,
No. 132.
DR.
To cash received last year $75 00
.. interest on bank account 3 79
$78 79
CR.
By cash paid J. M. Peabody, work on lot
$3 00
"] balance on bank account 75 79
$78 79
Treasurer in account with fund for care of lot of Irvin L. Eaton, lot No. 168.
DR.
To cash received last year $75 00
66 interest on bank account 3 79
$78 79
CR
By cash paid J. M. Peabody, work on lot
$3.00
balance on bank account 75 79
$78 79
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER, tax collector, in account with the town of Middleton.
19
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
DR.
Balance of tax list of 1890, as per last year's report
DR. $24 66
Balance of tax list of 1891, as per last year's report $34 92
4 35
CR.
Amount paid treasurer on tax list of 1891
$9 77
Amount uncollected on tax of 1891 29 50
$39 27
JESSE W. PEABODY, tax collector, in account with the Town of Middleton.
DR.
Balance of the tax list of 1893 as per last" year's report
$36 29
Interest collected
4 62
$40 91
CR.
Amount paid treasurer on tax list 1893
$23 32
Uncollected on list of 1893 17 59
$40 91
DR.
Balance of the tax list of 1894 as per last
year's report
$166 00
Interest collected
12 00
$178 00
CR.
Amount paid treasurer on tax list 1894
$109 60
Uncollected on list of 1894
68 40
$178 00
DR.
Balance of the tax list of 1896 as per last year's report
$959 01
Interest collected
63 71
$1,022 72
CR.
Amount paid treasurer on tax list 1896 Uncollected on list of 1896
433 50
$1,022 72
DR.
Balance of the tax list of 1897 as per last year's report
$2,464 85
Interest collected
59 03
$2,523 88
--
$589 22
Interest collected of 1891
$39 27
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
CR.
Amount paid treasurer on tax list 1897 $938 85
Uncollected on list of 1897 1,585 03
$2,523 88
FRANK L. ESTEY in account with Town of Middleton. DR.
To balance of tax list of 1895 as per last year's report $438 81
Interest collected
34 26
$473 07
CR.
By amount paid treasurer
$107 40
Uncollected
365 67
$473 07
JOHN M. PEABODY in account with the Town of Middleton.
DR.
Uncollected tax list 1898
$2,579 19
Interest collected
48 14
$2,627 33
CR.
Amount paid treasurer
$1,533 20
Uncollected on tax list of 1898
1,094 13
$2,627 53
DR.
Tax list 1899
$9,019 03
Interest collected
41
CR.
Amount paid treasurer
$5,872 83
Uncollected on tax list of 1899
$3,146 61
$9,019 44
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$9,019 44
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER, treasurer, in account with the Town of Middleton for the year ending Feb. 1900. DR.
To balance in treasury Feb. 28, 1899 $136 57
To cash from State Treasurer on note 2,500 00
Leon G. Hayward, license for 1898, 1899 6 00
heirs of Ira Goodwin cemetery lot 8 00
66 State Treasurer, support of state poor 89
66
66 George F. Haskell cemetery lot 18 00
E. W. Skinner and Waldo Wil- kins cemetery lot 18 00
ink sold 15
Danvers Savings Bank on note 1,000 00
First District Court 30 00
66
Sereno Terrio cemetery lot 3 00
66
66 State Treasurer, Corporation Tax 4 78
66 State Treasurer, National Bank Tax 28 76
State Treasurer, Military Aid 97 72
66 State Aid 649 00
..
Bank for care of cemetery lots 30 00
6 6
State Treasurer, income of State School fund 394 38
66 County Treasurer, dog tax refunded 142 20
Henry Young, rent of Town hall 96 60
66
66 estate of John R. Wellman,
care of cemetery lot 200 00
66
66 Pettingell & Barry, 155 loads of sand 23 25
66
66 Tramp department, wood sold
12 50
Fred Giles, sale of goods of estate of F. Benitez 21 64
66 Samuel A. Fletcher, taxes
9 77
66
66
Jesse W. Peabody,
1,660 99
. 6
Frank L. Esty,
107 40
66 John M. Peabody,
7,406 03
--- $14,605 63
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By cash paid on note at Asiatic National Bank $500 00
" interest on above note
70 00
66
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
To cash paid Jesse W. Peabody, interest $1 00
interest on note of $2,000 80 00
66 " State Treasurer, note for $2,500 2,500 00
66 interest on
above note 58 33
' State Treasurer, State tax 300 00
66
County Treasurer, County tax 415 96
" B. F. Emerson Fund, interest ' on note 40 00
" Danvers Savings Bank, interest on note 40 00
" deposited in Danvers Savings Bank, Wellman fund 200 00
66
" Flint Book Fund, interest 184 58
on principal 600 00
" selectmen's and overseers' orders
8,007 48
66
" State Aid orders
673 00
Balance on hand
935 28
- $14,605 63 SAMUEL A. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
Middleton, February 28, 1900.
ASSESSORS' VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
Real estate
Personal estate
$496,612 00 53,721 00
Number of polls, 241+6
Rate of taxation, $15.50 per $1,000
Tax on polls
$482 00
Tax on real estate
7,698 82
Tax on personal estate
832 86
$9,013 68
Additional tax on polls
$12 00
Amount assessed for current expenses
2,000 00
voted schools
1,600 00
66
٩٩ supplies
250 00
Incidental school expenses
100 00
Amount voted for highways
1,000 00
66
bridges
100 00
sidewalks
50 00
66
66 cemetery
125 00
. 6
66
66 supplies for fire department 150 00
50 09
66 cutting bushes
-$550,333 00
23
SILECIMIEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Amount voted for Memorial day
$110 00
liquor law
50 00
66
repairs on tramp house
30 00
at Haswell Park
35 00
66
6 6
..
compensation of firemen
60 00
library lot
600 00
66 High school
800 00
6 6
support of poor
1,000 00
County tax
415 96
State tax
300 00
Overlay
182 72
$9,013 68
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Library building and land
$11,000 00
Flint Public Library
3,600 00
Town Hall
4,000 00
Schoolhouses
5,000 00
Lockup
400 00
Cemetery
1,300 00
Hearse and Hearse House
600 00
Fire apparatus and Hose HIcuse
800 00
Gravel pit
. 25 00
Road machine
200 00 300 00
School books in use
B. F. Emerson fund
10,746 89
C. L. Flint Book fund
5,000 00
-
- - $42,971 89
..
to pay moderator
500 00
6.
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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
The Trustees of Flint Public Library herewith submit their annual report for the year ending February 1900.
We are happy to note the continued and evidently appreci- ative use of the books in the Library for home reading as well as for reference in the reading room.
The decrease in the number of books in circulation is owing to the close of the Library for a few weeks in September for necessary work of repair.
The Trustees have been enabled by the use of the B. F. Emer- son funds placed at their disposal to make great improvement in the conveniences and appearance of the rooms of the building.
We are under great obligations to Mrs. Joseph N. Smith of Lynn for the beautiful memorial window which was placed in the trustee's room in August, in memory of her father, Mr. Jesse Fuller, who was born in this town March 18, 1803 and died in N. Y., August 18, 1872.
The window was designed by Donald McDonald of Boston, who also designed the memorial window in the reading room, and is a fine representation of a poem by Leigh Hunt, Abou Ben Adhem and the angel with the book of gold. In one corner panel is inscribed "In memory of one who loved his fellow men." It is a beautiful tribute and will serve to perpetuate the name of one who was highly respected.
We are also indebted to Mrs. Smith for the rich art square which has been placed on the floor of the trustee's room, which adds much to the appearance of the room. Mrs. Smith has also presented curtains for the windows of the reading room and trustee's room.
The floors throughout the Library building have been greatly improved by a thorough cleansing, filling and varnishing, and all the standing woodwork has been varnished. This work was well done by Maurice E. Tyler.
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