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ANNUAL REPORT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
TOWN OF MIDDLETON.
REPORTS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE TEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1998
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ANNUAL REPORT
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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TOWN OF MIDDLETON,
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation. $1500 00
State School Fund,
995 63
Received from Dog Tax, 185 71
Received from State for Superin- tendent's pay, 250 00
Received from State for Tuition and
transportation of State Ward children, 184 00
Unexpended balance due the Schools last year, 824 85
Appropriation for School Physician 10 00
$3950 19
Moses Peabody, transporting school children, $832 00
C. Alice Manning, teaching Centre Grammar School, 474 20
Nellie C. Howe, teaching Primary School, 473 00
Nellie L. Quinnell, teaching third and fourth grades, nineteen weeks, 163 00 Nellie L. Quinnell, teaching fifth and sixth grades, eighteen weeks, 189 00
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· SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Bertha D. Barton, teaching Inter- mediate School, nineteen weeks, Hazel E. Weston, teaching third and fourth grades,
$182 00
149 40
Annie J. Howe, substituting,
7 20
George F. Smith, teaching music,
75 00
Goldie London, teaching drawing,
48 00
Andrew S. Thomson, services as superintendent of schools, 310 00
Augustus Shepard, services as janitor, 44 30
George Ogden, services as janitor,
6 40
Ira W. Kitchen, services as janitor,
225 87
Danvers Water Board, water,
30 00
Town of North Reading, transporting children from So. Middleton,
57 00
Oscar Sheldon, coal,
211 25
Laura E. Peabody, taking School Census,
5 00
Darius W. Case, services as janitor,
2 00
Prince T. Woods, school physician,
10 00
M. E. Tyler, team for taking school census,
2 50
D. W. Case on transportation,
1 00
W. H. Marshall, work on new cess- pool,
40 25
W. P. Early, lumber and labor on floor, 79 00
Herbert O. Hatch, repairing furnace,
43 10
$3660 47
Balance unexpended
289 72
$3950 19
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
High School Department.
Amount received from State, $835 00
Town of Danvers, tuition of High School scholars, 835 00
School Books and Supplies.
Town appropriation, $250 00
Received for book destroyed, 35
$250 35
Amount overdrawn, 1906-07,
$84 10
Ginn & Co.
36 28
Edward E. Babb & Co.,
173 04
Essex Book bindery,
5 50
$298 92
Overdrawn,
48 57
$250 35
School Incidental Department.
Town Appropriation,
$125 00
Unexpended 1906-07, 33 80
$158 80
Augustus Shepard, repairing black- boards, etc., $6 00
Prince T. Woods, postage stationery, 6 96
Prince T. Woods, time and expense out of town, 3 50
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
D. W. Case. cedar posts, 84 00
D. W. Case, car fare and time to Wenham. 1 50
D. W. Case, cleaning cess pool, etc., 6 58
A. McArthur & Co., table for school room, 6 00
Eastern Drug Co., 5 gals. of Pyro carbol, 3 75
Salem Evening News, advertisement, 1 88
Leland J. Ross. doormats, coal hods. etc., 13 31
W. H. Kehew, clock for school room, 3 25
Caskin & O'Connell, repairing and plumbing, 8 82
Alice Milberry, washing, 2 22
Calvin Lumber Co., lumber, 14 22
H. M. Tyler, setting glass, 1 75
W. P. Early, carpentering, 15 32
M. E. Tyler, horse and carriage for D. W. Case, 1 50
Ira W. Kitchen, cleaning school house, 26 20
Pitman Brown & Co., oil for school house floor, 6 40
M. E. Tyler, labor, glass, etc., 8 42
Oscar Sheldon, hauling lumber, clean- ing cesspool. 16 40
Oscar Sheldon, cleaning cesspool, 18 00
T. A. Curtis, repairing water tank, 50
Ansel P. Tyler, cash paid for express, etc .. . 3 65
Oscar Sheldon, express, 1 35
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. 7
H. A. Wilkins, supplies, $6 97
Barry Printing Co., reports,
10 80
$199 25
Amount overdrawn,
40 45
$158 80
Special Appropriation.
PURCHASE OF LAND FOR SCHOOL HOUSE YARD EXTENSION.
Town appropriation, $250 00
George A. Currier, 250 00
Special Appropriation. BUILDING SCHOOL YARD FENCE.
Town appropriation, $200 00
M. E. Tyler, cash for lumber, 6 25
$206 25
Hiram L. Towne, lumber and posts,
$127 50
J. F. Bly, surveying,
5 00
W. W. Richardson, labor,
42 10
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.,
29 61
$204 21
Unexpended,
2 04
$206 25
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Special Appropriation.
FOR NOTES ON HEATING PLANT AND WATER SUPPLY FOR SCHOOL HOUSE.
Town appropriation $335 00
Unexpended 1906-7 37
$335 37
Arthur B. Chapin, payment of fifth annual note of §200 and interest, 8224 50
Arthur B. Chapin, payment of seventh and last annual note and interest. 101 75
Unexpended balance, 9 12
$335 37
CURRENT EXPENSE DEPARTMENT.
Town Officers.
Ira W. Kitchen, Auditor, $20 00
M. J. Emerson, services as selectman and Assessor, February 1, 1907 to March 1, 1907, 22 50
M. E. Tyler, services as Selectman and Assessor, February to March, 27 00
H. K. Richardson, services as Select- man and Assessor, February 1 to March 1, 1907, 30 00
James H. Curtis, Moderator, 11 00
Henry A. Young, Election Officer, 1 50
A. A. Wilkins, Election Officer, 1 50
D. W. Case, Election Officer, 1 50
H. K. Richardson, services as Mod- erator, April 30, 3 00
H. E. Howe, services as Assessor, 83 10
Prince T. Woods, services as School Committee, 35 00
Ansel P. Tyler, services as School Committee, 35 00
D. W. Case, School Committee, 35 00
M. E. Tyler, services as Assessor, 85 00
M. E. Tyler, services as Selectman, 50 50
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TOWN OFFICERS.
M. E. Tyler, services as Registrar, $10 00
M. J. Emerson, services as Assessor, 75 00
M. J. Emerson, services as Registrar, 10 00
M. J. Emerson, services as Selectman, 50 00
H. K. Richardson, services as Select- man, 50 00
L. F. Atwood, superintendent of burials and returning deaths, 13 50
A. W. Peabody, Overseer, 20 00
B. T. McGlauflin, Overseer, 22 00
B. T. McGlauflin, sealer of weights and measures, 5 00
H. Erskine Howe, Overseer, 35 00
S. A. Fletcher, services Town Clerk, 10 00
S. A. Fletcher, Registrar, 10 00
S. A. Fletcher, Town Treasurer, 75 00
Oscar Cram. Constable,
35 00
Oscar Cram, Election Officer and posting Town Warrants, 16 50
S. A. Fletcher, services at elections, 6 00
S. A. Fletcher, recording births, etc., 16 00
H. K. Richardson, services as Regis- trar, 10 00
Miscellaneous Expense Account.
L. F. Atwood, cleaning snow in Cemetery, $5 30
A. G. Huntoon, coal for Town Hall, 65 39
Frank E. Moynahan, printing ballots, 10 50
$910 60
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Flint Public Library, interest on Town note of $1500 at 5 per cent, $75 00
Flint Public Library, interest on Town note of $500 at 4 per cent, 20 00 Barry Printing Co., printing Town Reports and Town Warrants, 48 55
Danvers Water Board, water for Town Hall,
6 00
Hobbs & Warren, tax books, etc.,
3 45
L. G. Estey, fire at Miss Gardners, at G. B. Howe and River street,
18 06
H. Erskine Howe, time spent on old tax books,
11 25
M. J. Emerson, labor on old tax books,
31 60
M. E. Tyler, labor on tax books, 34 75
H. K. Richardson, time spent on tax books, 20 00
L. G. Estey, fighting forest fires, 24 48
A. G. Huntoon, cash paid for print- ing tax bills, envelopes, etc., S. A. Fletcher, cash paid for record- ing deeds, 1 15
17 46
Lilla D. Stott, abstracts of deeds, 10 45
Henry A. Young, cleaning Town Hall, 5 00
Henry A. Young, services as special police, July 4th, 5 00
Hiram L. Hutchinson, interest on Town note of $2000 at 4 per cent, 80 00 W. W. Richardson, labor and material shingling Town Hall, 7 50
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MISCELLANEOUS.
George W. Ewing, disinfecting at Moses Peabody's house, and at Guy Sheldon's, $8 00
Oscar Sheldon, fighting fires at head of pond and on Essex street, 11 75
Oscar Sheldon, cleaning vault at Town Hall, 2 00
Oscar Sheldon, fighting fire on Boston street, 2 75
H. M. Dolbeare tax table, 75
W. W. Richardson, services as special police, July 4th, 5 00
Oscar Sheldon, keys for hose house and cash paid for watchman on July 4th, 3 80
Barry Printing Co., envelopes, etc., 2 00
J. F. Valentine, returning birth,
25
Wm. A. Berry, material and labor on flag staff, 26 82
Oscar Sheldon, services as special police, July 4th, 5 00
64 17
Oscar Sheldon, fighting fires in cem- etery, River st. and So. Main st., Danvers Water Board, repairing water fountain and hydrant,
9 00
H. M. Dolbeare, state aid order book, 4 25
B. T. McGlauflin, labor repairing water fountain, 1 10
Eli E. Richardson, putting man in lockup, 2 00
Everett Bryer, services as special police July 4th, 5 00
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MISCELLANEOUS.
John Q. Averill, services as cattle inspector, $35 00
John W. Carle, damages on account of injuries to Ethel M. Carle sustained at accident at Howes station, June 18th, 100 00
Carter Ink Co., ink,
75
A. P. Tyler, interest on B. F. Emer- son's fund note of $800, 40 00
B. W. Perry, damages done to dam in drawing off water of mill pond in search of one missing, George Durkee, 25 00
Danvers Savings Bank note and interest on same, 1021 54
James H. Curtis, cleaning and re- pairing water fountain, 2. 00
David I. Robinson, special tax on Waters River Bridge, 250 00
Oscar Sheldon, fighting fire back of Morgan farm, 9 32
Oscar Sheldon, fire near Lever place,
3 50
H. K. Richardson, cash paid for counsel about accident at Howes Station, 10 00
B. T. McGlauflin, care of street lamps, 10 00
B. T. McGlauflin, inspector of meats and provisions, 8 00
A. R. Richardson, care of two lamps on Middleton Square, 20 00
Henry A. Young, services as janitor of Town Hall, 122 65
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Henry A. Young, supplies for Town Hall, $9 90
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, lunch for Election Officers, 3 84
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for Town Hall, 25 75
H. A. Wilkins, supplies for street lamps, 9 81
M. E. Tyler, making and lettering signs for cemetery and streets, 9 25
M. E. Tyler, use of team, 17 25
M. E. Tyler, carfare, telephone, postage and express, 4 97
S. A. Fletcher, administrating oaths, 4 50
Oscar Cram, care of flag,
5 00
Oscar Cram, enforcing dog tax and services in Ryer-Chandler case,
6 00
S. A. Fletcher, carfare, postage and express, 9 45
Salem Evening News, advertising, 3 76
A. P. Tyler, Election Officer, 3 00
A. G. Huntoon, Election Officer, 3 00
Hosea W. Richardson, Election Officer, 3 00
Rufus H. Peabody, Election Officer,
6 00
A. M. Dolbeare, Asssessor's canvas- sing books, 1 20
Ralph G. Peabody, Election Officer, 1 50
Barry Printing Co., election warrants, 3 00
John Gregory, Election Officer, 3 00
Henry F. White, Election Officer, 3 00
B. T. McGlauflin, Election Officer, 3 00
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MISCELLANEOUS.
S. A. Fletcher, time and carfare to Ipswich,
$3 00
F. W. Giles, Election Officer, 9 00
Sweeney, Dow & Co., for advice, 5 00
George W. Ewing, returning births,
3 25
Wm. A. Berry, labor, etc., on flag- staff,
5 50
S. A. Fletcher, error in account,
2 50
H. K. Richardson, carfare, telephone, team, etc., 15 00
H. K. Richardson, time and expense in trips to Boston, Salem, etc. 20 00
M. J. Emerson, carfare, etc., 3 12
David I. Robinson, County Tax, 841 91
Arthur B. Chapin, State Tax,
880 00
84239 75
Settlement of note,
$1000 00
County Tax,
841 91
State Tax,
880 00
$2721 91
Actual miscellaneous expense, $1517 84
Soldiers' Relief Department.
Sarah P. Johnson,
$26 00
Lucy W. Peabody,
18 00
A. G. Huntoon, coal for Henry Peabody,
3 65
H. E. Howe, wood for B. F. Gould, 18 05
$65 70
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
State Aid Department.
Catherine Danforth,
$36 00
Benjamin F. Gould,
48 00
Alexander Murray,
48 00
Sarah P. Johnson,
48 00
John E. Jones,
48 00
Henry Peabody,
48 00
Lucy W. Peabody,
48 00
Robert Rowley,
48 00
Charlotte Rowley,
48 00
Susan A. Stewart,
48 00
Annie J. Sheldon,
48 00
Scott Wilkins,
48 00
Henry F. White,
48 00
Miriett Shepard,
36 00
Mary A. Leavitt,
36 00
Adelia H. Webber,
8 00
Warner W. Peabody,
20 00
Elmira W. Flagg,
16 00
Abatement of Taxes.
Jesse W. Peabody, abatement ou tax book of 1903, $12 40
Jesse W. Peabody, abatement on tax book of 1904, 23 46
Jesse W. Peabody, abatement on tax book of 1905, 50 99
Jesse W. Peabody, abatement on tax book of 1906, 28 10
$728 00
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CURRENT EXPENSE BALANCE.
Lyman Darling, abatement on tax of 1906, $5 00
John B. Putney, abatement on tax 1907,
2 34
$122 29
Current Expense Balance.
Town Officers,
$910 60
Miscellaneous expense,
1517 94
Soldiers Relief,
65 70
State Aid,
732 00
Abatement of Taxes,
122 29
Abatement of Taxes, last year,
227 03
$3575 56
Unexpended,
2643 89
$6219 45
Unexpended balance, 1907,
$2636 44
Town appropriation,
1000 00
Corporation tax,
584 73
National Bank tax,
16 43
Street Railroad tax,
1025 75
State for inspection of animals,
17 50
B. T. McGlauflin, gravel,
4 50
State aid,
652 00
Henry Young for use of Town Hall,
141 15
Standing grass sold on school house yard,
8 00
License to American Express Co.,
1 00
Cash for ink sold, 20
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
D. W. Case for junk sold, $5 25
B. T. McGlauflin, gravel sold, 60
Eva T. McIntire, cemetery lot,
10 00
S. Maria Peabody, cemetery lot,
16 00
L. Maria Frame, cemetery lot, 17 00
John B. Sanford, cemetery lot,
16 00
Charles Estes, cemetery lot, 12 00
Jesse L. Peabody, cemetery lot, 16 00
Mrs. Susie E. Wilkins, cemetery lot,
17 00
Levi Curtis, cemetery lot,
17 00
Robert Peabody, gravel,
2 40
Fred W: Giles,
2 50
$6219 45
Highway Department.
Town appropriation, $500 00
B. T. McGlauflin, received from
Danvers for labor. 19 34
Unexpended balance of Excise Tax due Highway Department, 772 61
Balance due unexpended 1906, 28 36
$1320 31
Ames Plow Co., tools, $17 73
M. B. Paige, drain pipe,
19 70
Byron Morrison, sharpening picks,
3 50
James Q. Gallagher, sharpening picks, and new gutter grate, 3 25
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies, 5 12
B. T. McGlauflin, services and team, 255 60
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DEPARTMENTS.
Charles Bagley,
$50 10
Burton McGlauflin,
40 73
Thaddeus McGlauflin, drainpipe,
3 14
Arthur M. Peabody,
3 40
John P. Fuller,
4 97
Levi F. Harlow,
50
David L. Sheldon,
79 80
Waldo Wilkins,
71 20
John Jones,
3 71
Henry Fletcher, gravel,
2 55
Mrs. Kelly, gravel,
20 15
Fred Flint,
87 80
Scott Wilkins,
37 00
Hosea W. Richardson,
90 90
A. M. Richardson,
56 77
L. E. Collins,
51 46
Oscar Sheldon,
166 63
Daniel Fuller, gravel,
7 74
Daniel Fuller, labor,
4 97
George E. Soper,
80 84
William Berry, gravel,
3 35
J. V. Wilson, gravel,
5 90
C. O. Floyd,
1 80
B. & M. Railroad, freight,
80
Woodman Bros., gravel,
4 15
Frank Curtis,
40
John W. Curry,
50
Loring G. Estey, tools,
60
Loring G. Estey, storing R. machine,
3 00
John L. Peabody,
36 87
C. P. Stiles, gravel etc.,
32 76
John H. Morgan,
66 20
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DEPARTMENTS.
M. E. Tyler,
$27 22
Mary E. Curtis, gravel,
6 80
John Q. Averill,
14 93
W. W. Wilkins,
11 75
Charles F. Floyd,
5 40
J. Allen Atwood,
2 00
William N. Brown,
5 47
George E. Currier, gravel,
4 35
Ralph Currier,
80
D. W. Case,
6 80
B. T. McGlauflin, gravel,
4 50
$1415 61
Amount overdrawn,
95 30
$1320 31
Snow Department.
Excise Tax,
$946 13
Boston & Northern R. R., cash for
labor, 25 00
$971 13
John P. Fuller,
$18 80
W. E. Sanford,
13 90
Oscar Sheldon,
21 60
B. T. McGlauflin,
19 40
H. K. Richardson,
8 60
George E. Soper,
12 90
M. W. Berry,
15 40
W. H. Maynard,
2 80
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DEPARTMENTS.
Frank Curtis,
$2 00
Darius W. Case,
80
W. W. Wilkins,
50
W. W. Richardson,
80
David L. Sheldon,
3 70
A. N. Richardson,
70
Fred S. Flint,
1 20
Charles W. Bagley,
5 20
George T. Margeson,
1 65
James Ryer,
2 00
J. Allen Atwood,
40
George W. Hackett,
7 50
John Jones,
7 20
H. Erskine Howe,
1 20
Hosea W. Richardson,
2 90
John Q. Averill,
3 00
E. Stimson Hutchinson,
7 50
Moses Peabody,
6 40
John L. Peabody,
2 70
H. C. Harding,
7 00
Maurice Margeson,
1 60
George Gould,
4 00
George Sweeney,
4 00
George W. Peabody,
4 00
W. E. Gould,
3 40
Arthur Curtis,
1 50
Ernest Curtis,
1 00
George Doyle,
80
Lyman Wilkins,
1 00
Burton McGlauflin,
4 90
Harley M. Tyler,
1 80
Levi F. Harlow,
3 20
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DEPARTMENTS.
George E. Currier, M. E. Tyler,
$11 60
1 00
$221 55
Unexpended balance,
749 58
$971 13
Tree Warden Department.
Balance unexpended,
$42 43
James Kelley, maple trees and
setting,
2 00
B. T. McGlauflin.
3 50
$5 50
Unexpended balance,
36 93
$42 43
Bridge Department.
Town appropriation,
$75 00
Old plank sold,
2 79
Unexpended balance of last year,
31 06
B. T. McGlauflin,
$12 97
Burton McGlauflin,
80
John F. Higgins,
3 89
John L. Peabody,
3 10
W. W. Wilkins,
1 00
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.,
101 84
$123 60
Amount overdrawn,
14 75
$108 85
$108 85
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DEPARTMENTS.
Sidewalk Department.
Town appropriation,
$100 00
Amount overdrawn last year,
4 29
Fred Flint,
9 40
John H. Morgan,
1 80
Waldo Wilkins,
9 40
Hosea W. Richardson,
10 40
Burton McGlauflin,
2 60
Oscar Sheldon,
10 67
M. E. Tyler,
4 33
B. T. McGlauflin,
27 59
David L. Sheldon,
1 80
L. E. Collins,
2 60
W. P. Early, cedar posts,
1 05
John L. Peabody,
4 44
C. P. Stiles, gravel,
3 65
Daniel Fuller, gravel,
3 60
Daniel Fuller, labor,
3 80
$101 42
Amount overdrawn,
1 42
$100 00
Special Appropriation.
SIDEWALK ON CENTRAL STREET.
Town appropriation,
$50 00
John H. Morgan,
$1 80
Hosea W. Richardson,
1 80
David L. Sheldon,
1 80
Burton McGlauflin,
1 80
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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
B. T. McGlauflin,
$3 00
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.,
20 46
$30 66
Balance unexpended,
19 34
$50 00
Special Appropriation.
HASWELL PARK ROAD.
Appropriation,
$35 00
John L. Peabody,
$1 80
Waldo Wilkins
1 80
Charles Floyd,
3 60
John H. Morgan,
3 60
David L. Sheldon,
1 80
Charles W. Bagley,
1 80
Fred S. Flint,
1 80
B. T. McGlauflin,
5 00
William N. Brown,
1 50
John P. Fuller,
6 94
Daniel Fuller,
3 30
Daniel Fuller, gravel,
2 06
$35 00
Special Appropriation. TOWN HALL YARD IMPROVEMENTS.
Appropriation,
$75 00
Credit for labor on sidewalk,
5 60
Gravel sold to Highway Department,
4 50
$85 10
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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
B. T. McGlauflin,
812 51
Charles W. Bagley.
6 60
David L. Sheldon,
6 60
Waldo Wilkins,
3 80
John H. Morgan,
2 80
W. W. Wilkins,
5 15
Fred S. Flint,
4 60
William N. Brown,
3 18
Thaddeus E. McGlauflin.
3 11
Mrs. Kelley, gravel,
2 50
George E. Soper,
4 80
John P. Fuller,
7 45
Oscar Sheldon,
3 67
Ralph Currier,
60
William Evans,
1 40
Hosea W. Richardson,
1 80
H. K. Richardson, manure,
1 50
John L. Peabody,
1 80
Daniel Fuller, loam, manure, sod
and labor,
24 02
897 89
Overdrawn,
12 79
885 10
Special Appropriation.
NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREET WATER PIPE.
Town appropriation, $750 00
Overdrawn last year,
$18 89
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GIPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS.
W. H. Marshall, labor, digging trench, $261 49
Danvers Water Board, pipe, lead, teaming, labor, etc., 580 80
$861 18
Overdrawn, . 111 18
$750 00
Gipsy and Brown-tail Moths.
FISCAL YEAR FROM JANUARY 1, 1907, TO DECEMBER 1, 1907.
Taxed to Town of Middleton by State,
$258 38
Amount received from State, 1470 33
Amount standing against the State, 119 01
$1847 72
A. J. Wilkins & Co., Johnson's
pump,
$3 45
O. W. Thum Co., Tanglefoot, 16 87
Frost Insecticide Co., one cyclone nozzle, 65
W. H. Claflin & Co., burlap and jute,
154 13
Stoddard, Herrick, burlap, 33 77
Jenney Manufacturing Co., oil,
6 28
Ames Plow Co., tools,
3 15
Fitz, Dana & Co., tin, etc.
18 44
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies,
7 77
Barry Printing Co., 6 00
Danvers Water Board, cement,
2 55
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TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.
M. J. Emerson, cash paid carfare, time, etc.,
$7 45
H. L. Frost,
1 20
M. J. Emerson,
225 39
Herbert Currier,
283 25
Ralph Currier,
305 25
Frank Evans,
286 75
David L. Sheldon,
142 25
Earl L. Collins,
116 00
George E. Currier,
126 62
Frank Maderson,
11 00
George Peabody,
55 50
Charles Wilkins,
6 00
M. E. Tyler,
2 50
H. K. Richardson,
4 50
Ernest Curtis,
21 00
$1847 72
Town Hall Account.
DR.
. Henry A. Young, janitor, $122 65
Danvers Water Board, water for
Town Hall, 6 00
A. G. Huntoon, coal for Town Hall, 65 39
Henry A. Young, cleaning Town Hall, 5 00
Oscar Sheldon, cleaning vault, 2 00
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for Town Hall, 25 75
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.
Henry A. Young, supplies for Town Hall, $9 90
W. W. Richardson, labor and nails, shingling, 7 50
$244 19
CR.
Cash received from I. O. R. M., $35 30
66 66
Cong. Society, 13 20
66
entertainments
and dances,
89 00
8137 50
Balance against Town,
106 69
$244 19
Cemetery Department.
Town appropriation,
$175 00
Unexpended balance last year, 17 49
$192 49
L. F. Atwood, labor and cash paid
for same, $157 05
Balance unexpended, 35 44
8192 49
Cemetery Trust Fund.
L. F. Atwood, care of private lots in cemetery, $54 50
Bank interest on funds deposited for care of private lots, $54 50
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DEPARTMENTS.
Poor Department.
$580 54
Balance unexpended last year,
City of Salem, hospital bill for Solo- mon A. Peabody, $72 00
Town of Peabody, Board of Harriet Smith and medicine, 133 70
City of Boston, aid rendered in hospital to Eugene R. Dennett, 78 57 City of Salem, aid for Rose Peabody, 10 00 A. G. Huntoon, coal and wood for Mrs. Chandler, 8 05
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, goods for Mrs. Chandler, 2 78
H. A. Wilkins and Sons, supplies for tramp house, 50
James W. Miller, milk for Mrs. Chandler, 3 43
B. T. McGlauflin, locking up eleven tramps,
1 10
$310 13
Unexpended balance,
$270 41
$580 54
Firemen's Department.
Town appropriation, $65 00
Oscar Sheldon, services and cash
paid to firemen, $65 00
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DEPARTMENTS.
Fire Department.
Town appropriation,
$175 00
Unexpended balance last year, 10 95
$185 95
Oscar Sheldon, cash paid for Hose carriage,
$55 00
J. T. Hood, painting hose carriage, 15 00
$70 00
Balance unexpended, 115 95
$185 95
Memorial Department.
Town appropriation,
$110 00
Balance overdrawn, 1905-1906,
9 72
L. F. Atwood, bills paid,
95 00
$104 72
Balance due department,
5 28
$110 00
Liquor Law Department.
Unexpended balance,
$110 57
Oscar Cram,
5 00
H. K. Richardson,
5 00
$10 00
Unexpended balance,
100 57
$110 57
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ORDERS ON TREASURY.
Tax Collector.
Town appropriation,
$100 00
A. G. Huntoon,
50 00
Balance unexpended,
50 00
$100 00
Summary of Orders drawn on Town Treasury.
High School Tuition,
$835 00
Schools for year ending February 1, 1908,
3660 47
School books and supplies,
214 82
Incidental school expenses,
199 25
Notes on water supply and interest,
101 75
Notes on heating plant and interest,
224 50
Town officers,
910 60
Miscellaneous expense,
1517 90
Note paid,
1000 00
County Tax,
841 91
State Tax,
880 00
Soldier's Relief,
65 70
Abatement of Taxes,
122 29
Highway Department,
1415 61
Snow Department,
221 55
Tree Warden,
5 50
Bridge Department,
123 60
Sidewalk Department,
97 13
Special appropriation, sidewalk on
Central street,
30 66
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Special, Haswell Park,
$35 00
Special, Town Hall yard,
87 79
Special, North and South Main streets, water pipe, etc.,
842 29
Cemetery Department,
157 05
Cemetery Trust Fund,
54 50
Fire Department,
70 00
Firemen,
65.00
Memorial Day Department,
110 00
Poor Department,
310 13
Gipsy and Brown Tail Moths,
2020 14
Liquor Law Department,
10 00
Tax Collector,
50 00
School house land purchase,
250 00
School yard fence,
204 21
$16,784 35
Tax Collector's Report.
A. G. Huntoon, Tax Collector in account with Town of Middleton :
Balance tax list, 1903,
$117 30
Tax collected,
19 05
Interest collected,
4 03
February 1, 1908, uncollected,
$98 25
Balance tax list, 1904,
$304 44
Tax collected,
67 76
Interest collected,
9 65
February 1, 1908, uncollected,
$236 68
Balance tax list, 1905,
$869 59
Tax collected,
283 89
Interest collected,
28 76
February 1, 1908, uncollected,
$585 70
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Balance tax list, 1906,
$3291 98
Tax collected,
2122 99
Interest collected,
56 44
February 1, 1908, uucollected,
$1168 99
Tax list 1907, including excise tax,
$7898 24
Tax collected, including excise tax,
4370 59
Interest collected,
1 69
February 1, 1908, uncollected,
$3527 65
John M. Peabody, Tax Collector in account with Town of Middleton :
February 1, 1908, balance tax list, 1898,-
$51 44
February 1, 1908, 66
1899,
61 61
February 1, 1908, 66
66 " 1900,
77 22
February 1, 1908, 66
66 66 1901,
51 57.
February 1, 1908,
66 66 66 1902,
68 51
$410 35
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Samuel A. Fletcher, Treasurer, in account with Trust funds for care of Cemetery Lots.
Lot No.
Original Bal. Last Interest Amt. Fund. Year.
added. with- drawn.
Bal. on Account.
Atwood, L. Frank
360 $100.00 $107.18 $4.32
$111.50
Berry, Allen,
112
75.00
76.50
3.08
3.00
76.58
Eaton, I. Larkin
168
75.00
76.09
3.06
3.00
76,15
Fowler, Alonzo
12
100.00
102.12
4.12
3.00
103.24
Fuller, Sophronia
236
200.00
240.30
9.70
6.50
243.50
Gifford, William
180
100.00
106.50
4.28
3.50
107.28
Graves D. Augustine
234
100.00
100.00
4.04
3.00
101.04
Hutchinson, Caroline A.253
100.00
100.00
McIntire, Abram S.
132
75.00
76.09
3.06
3.00
76.15
McIntire, Annie M.
338
100.00
110.84
4.46
4.00
111.30
Peabody, S. Maria
584
100.00
1.00
101.00
Peabody, Samuel M.
204
100.00
1.00
101.00
Peabody, William M.
100.00
100.00
Phelps, William A.
. 148
100.00
102.12
4.12
3.00
103.24
Pike, Sarah I.
125.00
125.00
Richardson, Lucy G.
80
100.00
102.14
4.12
3.00
103.26
Russell, Persis B.
430
200.00
220.00
8.88
5.50
223.74
Stiles, David
150.00
154.62
6.22
3.00
157.84
Stiles, Farnham
10
100.00
100.00
Thomas, H. Amelia
64
75.00
76.09 3.06
3.00
76.15
Wellman, John R.
40
200.00
223.38
9.00
5.00
227.38
Weston, Samuel W.
36
200.00
248.58 10.02
258.60
Wilkins, Henry A.
254
100.00
102.12 4.12
3.00
103.24
(34)
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Samuel A. Fletcher, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Middleton, for the year ending February 1, 1908.
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