Town annual report of Middleton, MA. 1910, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


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PUBLIC LIBRAR


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Unexpended balance, Jan. 1, 1909,


$ 458 20


Town appropriation, 2,450 00


Received from State for Superinten- dent's pay, 250 00


Received from State for tuition and


transportation of State Ward children,


252 50


Appropriation for School Physician,


10 00


State School Fund,


1,258 41


Received from Dog Tax,


130 45


$4,809 56


Clinton P. Stiles, for ringing church bell for No School signal, 5 00


Moses Peabody, transporting school children from Jan. 1, 1909 to Jan. 1, 1910, 975 00


Helen O. Locke, services as teacher,


474 00


Hazel E. Weston, services as teacher,


450 00


Nellie C. Howe, services as teacher,


507 00


C. Alice Manning, services as teacher,


534 00


Goldie London, teaching drawing,


60 00


Andrew S. Thomson, services as Superintendent of Schools, 320 00


George H. Smith, services as janitor, 445 00


Danvers Water Board, water, 30 00


Henry L. Stone, teaching music,


50 00


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Prince T. Woods, school physician, 10 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, coal, 202 50


H. E. Howe, wood, 15 75


Town of North Reading, transport- ing children, 57 00


Frank B. Tyler, printing,


9 25


Atwood & McGlauflin, sawing wood,


3 00


$4,147 50


Unexpended,


662 06


$4,809 56


High School Department.


Amount received from State,


$568 75 $ 568 75


Due from State, Jan. 1, 1909, 587 50


Paid Town of Danvers, tuition of pupils, 1,000 00


$1,587 50


School Books and Supplies.


Town appropriation,


$300 00


Unexpended,


21 63


$321 63


Ginn & Co., books, etc.,


$ 98 04


American Book Co.,


25 60


Yamanaka Co.,


5 85


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,


1 28


Edward E. Babb.


179 42


$310 19


Unexpended,


11 44


$321 63


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


School Incidental Department.


Unexpended in 1906,


$ 7 54


Town appropriation, 400 00


Special appropriation, painting in- side school house, 125 00


$532 54


Overdrawn,


129 28


$661 82


. Amount Overdrawn, $213 20


Herbert O. Hatch, labor and material


repairing water closet, 15 15


James F. Dean, labor and material repairing furnace, 25 99


George H. Smith, cash paid for faucet and carfare, 1 60


George H. Smith, labor painting,


54 75


M. E. Tyler, cash paid for freight,


teaming, glass, putty, etc., 11 24


M. E. Tyler, lead, oil, varnish and material for painting, 28 14


B. S. Chick, labor painting,


13 60


W. P. Earley, labor and stock for repairs, new doors, etc., 187 82


Laura E. Peabody, taking school census, 8 50


S. H. Davis & Co., hardware. 12 00


Newcomb & Gauss, printing programs,


2 50


B. J. Connors, piano stool,


2 00


Mrs. A. M. Peabody, washing towels,


2 15


H. M. Bixby, shades and hanging,


14 00


Leland J. Ross, hardware, 5 75


A. F. Killam, repairing piano,


1 00


A. P. Tyler, cash paid for carfares, express and journeys out of town, 8 71


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Geo. E. Smith, labor and material, 11 80


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies, 5 97


F. I. Gage, repairing clocks,


2 00


Edward M. Tyler, labor on closets,


2 00


A. W. Hastings, storm windows, 15 20


Mrs. David Milbery, washing towels,


1 00


Milo A. Newhall, printing reports,


14 08


Byron S. Chick, labor on windows,


1 40


$661 82


Special Appropriation.


FOR NOTE ON HEATING PLANT AT SCHOOL HOUSE.


Town appropriation,


$210 00


Unexpended, 6 62


$216 62


Elmer A. Stevens, payment of note


and interest,


$205 25


Unexpended,


11 37


$216 62


CURRENT EXPENSE DEPARTMENT.


Town Officers.


H. E. Howe, services as Selectman making up town reports last year, $ 35 00


M. E. Tyler, services as Selectman on accounts of last year, 48 75


H. E. Howe, services as Selectman from Feb. 1 to March 1, special work and journeys out of town, 6 50


M. E. Tyler, special work and jour- neys out of town, 16 00


C. F. Floyd, services as Auditor, 15 00


H. K. Richardson, services as Assessor for 1908, 80 00


M. M. Merritt, balance due for ser- vices as Selectman to March 1, 10 00


M. E. Tyler, services as Selectman, 71 00


H. E. Howe, services as Selectman,


65 00


M. M. Merritt, services as Selectman,


10 00


H. K. Richardson, services for reg- ular work as Assessor, 80 00


H. K. Richardson, services for reval- uation of property, 24 00


H. K. Richardson, for special work directed by State Supervisor, 35 00


Prince T. Woods, services as School Committee, 26 25


A. P. Tyler, services as School Com- mittee, 35 00


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CURRENT EXPENSE DEPARTMENT


A. F. Henderson, services as School Committee, 35 00


H. F. Howe, for regular work as Assessor, 80 00


H. E. Howe, for revaluation of property, 25 00


H. F. Howe, for special work directed by State Supervisor, 39 00


M. E. Tyler, services for regular work as Assessor, 83 00


M. E. Tyler, for revaluation of property, 25 00


M. E. Tyler, for special work directed by State Supervisor, 54 75


B. T. McGlauflin, for services and cash paid as Overseer of Poor, 20 00


B. T. McGlauflin, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 10 00


H. E. Howe, services as Overseer of Poor, 35 00


S. A. Fletcher, services as Registrar, 10 00


S. A. Fletcher, administering oaths, 6 00


S. A. Fletcher, services as Town Treasurer, 75 00


S. A. Fletcher, services as Town Clerk, 15 00


A. W. Peabody, services as Overseer of Poor, 20 00


Oscar Cram, services as Constable and care of flag, 55 85


S. A. Fletcher, recording births, deaths and marriages, 13 00


M. E. Tyler, services as Registrar, 10 00


H. E. Howe, services as Registrar, 10 00


$1,179 10


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MISCELLANEOUS


Miscellaneous.


M. M. Merritt, special visit to Fern- croft, May 1, 1908, 3 00


Leland J. Ross, pullies for street lamps, 50


Danvers Savings Bank, interest on notes, 75 00


Gilbert Barker Co., gasoline, 6 36


T. L. Jenkins, returning birth, 25


M. E. Tyler, cash paid Salem News, time and carfare to Boston, 6 50


Danvers Savings Bank, interest on note, 15 00


L. E. Collins, care of street lamps, 5 00


M. E. Tyler, use of team and cash paid for freight, postage, tele- phones, etc., 4 77


Best Light Co., street light repairs, 3 24


Flint Public Library, interest on notes, 95 00


S. A. Fletcher, cash paid for Elec- tion Officers, 21 00


F. E. Moynahan, printing ballots, 7 50


Milo A. Newhall & Co., printing town reports, 42 24


Boston Book Co , abatement record book, 2 50


M. E. Tyler, cash paid for express and freight, teaming, etc., 2 54


C. H. Odell, insurance, 80 00


L. E. Collins, care of street lamps, 2 50


Carter Ink Co., ink, 1 25


Milo A. Newhall & Co., stationery, 4 65


H. M. Dolbeare, Assessors' blanks and notices, 5 20


M. E. Tyler, cash paid for grapple irons, making signs, and team, 5 90


County Commissioners, advertising petition in Salem News, 3 00


John H. Morgan, services as special police, 5 00


10


MISCELLANEOUS


L. E. Collins, care of street lamps, 2 50


A. G. Huntoon, collecting back taxes on the late Jesse Peabody books, 156 58


C. W. Bagley, grading back of hall, 10 00


Jophanas Adams, damage by break-


ing through culvert on East street 10 00


M. E. Tyler, making Town Hall sign, 6 00


M. E. Tyler, use of teams and cash paid for carfares and postage, 3 01


H. F. Howe, use of teams and carfares, 9 83


Danvers Water Board, water for hall, 3 00


B. T. McGlauflin, cleaning cess pools at Town Hall, 5 00


H. M. Tyler, painting and raising flag staff, 10 00


Hobbs and Warren Co., blanks and notices, 3 95


M. E. Tyler, making four street signs, 5 28


Danvers Savings Bank, interest on note, 15 00


Hiram L. Hutchinson, interest on note,


80 00


John H. Morgan, services as special police, 10 00 Oscar H. Sheldon, cash and expense on stamps 1 49 Lilla D. Stott, abstract of transfers, 15 35


M. E. Tyler, cost paid for postage,


4 06


H. F. Howe, use of team, 4 50


Elmer A. Stevens, interest on Town note, 5 25


L. E. Collins, care of street lights, 5 00


John H. Morgan, services as special police,


10 00


L. G. Esty, cash paid for carfares, etc., as Water Pipe Committee 4 00


Henry A. Young cleaning and sup- plies for Town Hall, 9 60


George E. Barnaby, special police July 4th, 5 00


Henry A. Young, special police July 4th, 5 00


Sidney Perley, legal services on elec-


tric light matters, 25 00


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MISCELLANEOUS


James H. Curtis, services as Moderator, 17 00


Best Light Co., street light repairs, 4 40


H. M. Dolbeare, printing cards, 1 50


F. E. Marsh, dry measure gauge, 1 50


George H. Smith. special police, July 4th,


5 00


Everett Bryer, special police July 4th,


5 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, special police July 4th,


5 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, coal for hall,


54 00


John H. Morgan, services as police,


7 50


John H. Morgan, services as police, 5 00


Pneumatic Stamp Co,, stamp, 57


B. T. McGlauflin, time and carfare as Water Pipe Committee, 12 00


W. L. Gurley, weights and measures, 8 15


H. E. Howe, use of team, 4 00


H. M. Dolbeare, list of Assessors' polls, 7 00


M. E. Tyler, damage to wagon at fire, 1 60


Leland J. Ross, rope for church bell, 2 85


H. M. Dolbeare, printing tax bills and envelopes, 8 25


Hobbs & Warren Co., stationery, 1 59


M. E. Tyler, use of team and carfares,


6 77


Danvers Savings Bank, interest on notes,


75 00


Best Light Co .. street light repairs,


1 08


John H. Morgan, services as police, 10 00


Hobbs & Warren Co , notices, 1 09


W. W. Richardson, burying dog killed by car, 1 00


Malden Specialty Co. sealer's acid, 1 00


W. A. Berry, changing Town Hall doors,


30 66


L. E. Collins, care of street lights,


7 50


H. E. Howe, team and carfare, 2 20


John H. Morgan, services as police,


10 00


M. E. Tyler, cash for freight and express and use of team, 5 70


12


MISCELLANEOUS


50


Ernest S. Richardson, labor on torches, B. T. McGlauflin, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 10 00


Gilbert Barker Co., gasoline,


7 22


Henry A. Young, care of Town Hall,


98 45


Danvers Water Board, use of whistle,


16 07


Danvers Water Board, water for Hall,


3 00


David I. Robinson, County tax,


1,124 59


John H. Morgan, police service,


10 00


Best Light Co., street lamp repairs, 3 50


John Q. Averill, Cattle Inspector, 50 00


S. A. Fletcher, cash paid for Elect.on Officers at State Election, 27 00


L. E. Collins, care of street lights,


2 50


M. F. Tyler, cash for postage, express and use of team, 5 50


Elmer A. Stevens, State tax,


990 00


A. P. Tyler, interest on Emerson Fund note, 40 00


John H. Morgan, police service,


5 00


H. E. Howe, use of term and carfares,


2 30


H. M. Dolbeare, printing warrants,


2 25


Hobbs & Warren Co., tax book, etc.,


3 75


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for Firemen, 4 70


Best Light Co., street lamp repairs, 4 00


W. P. Earley, labor and material for extension of Hall stage, 18 75


A. G. Huntoon, collecting old taxes, 50 00


James H. Curtis, repairing water tank, 5 50


Hobbs & Warren Co., stationery,


4 15


Salem Evening News, advertising,


19 25


M. E. Tyler, time and expense out of town, postage and freight, 8 41


Guy P. Pope, insurance on moth workers, 56 25


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MISCELLANEOUS


A. G. Huntoon, land purchased by town at collector's sale, 24 92


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for Election Officers, 6 26


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3.98


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies, street light and for hall, 24 37


J. A. Atwood, services as Superin- tendent of burials and returning deaths, 14 24


S. A. Fletcher, time and carfare to Ipswich, 3 00 Elmer A. Stevens, Town note and interest, 1,515 00 Danvers Savings Bank, interest on Town note, 29 00


Henry A. Young, supplies for hall, 1 90


S. A. Fletcher, carfares, postage and express, 4 02


B. T. McGlauflin, care of street lamp,


10 00


T. L. Jenkins, returning birth,


25


Geo. W. Ewing, returning births,


1 75


M. E. Tyler, cash paid for recording deeds and telephones, 2 70


M. E. Tyler, special work on State Highway, work on South Main Street, 5 00


B. T. McGlauflin, Inspector of Meat and Provisions, 20 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, services and cash paid for forest fire work, 377 82


$5,739 07


Cost of Forest fires,


377 82


County tax,


1,124 59


State tax,


990 00


Payment for note to State,


1,500 00


$3,992 41


Actual miscellaneous expense,


$1,746 66


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STATE AID DEPARTMENT


Soldiers Relief Department.


Sarah P. Johnson,


$36 00


Lucy W. Peabody,


24 00


W. W. Peabody, 24 00


Flora Dugan,


72 00


A. G. Huntoon, coal to Henry Peabody, 3 65


H. E. Howe, wood to B. F. Gould,


30 35


H. E. Howe, wood to Scott Wilkins,


5 00


City of Salem, aid to Geo. P. Melcher,


108 00


W. W. Richardson, coal to Henry Peabody, 7 30


Oscar H. Sheldon, coal to Scott Wilkins, 14 50


Town of Burlington, aid to Eunice G. Blodgett, 33 00


City of Woburn, aid to Eunice G. Blodgett, 29 04


Geo. W. Ewing, Medical aid to Flora Dugan, 11 50


$398 34


Received from the Town of Andover,


for aid to Mrs. Flora Dugan, 83 50


$314.84


State Aid Department.


B. F. Gould,


$48 00


John Jones,


48 00


Sarah P. Johnson,


48 00


Mary A. Leavitt,


48 00


Alexander Murray,


48 00


Lucy W. Peabody,


48 00


Robert Rowley,


48 00


Mrs. Robert Rowley,


48 00


Henry Peabody,


58 00


Susan A. Stewart,


48 00


Annie J. Sheldon,


48 00


Miraett Shepard,


48 00


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CURRENT EXPENSE ACCOUNT


Scott Wilkins,


72 00


Henry F. White,


48 00


W. W. Peabody,


72 00


Elmira W. Flagg,


48 00


Kendall F. Richardson,


42 00


Frank Atwood,


28 00


$896 00


Current Expense Account.


Town Officers, $1,179 10


Bills paid from Miscellaneous Department, 5,739 07


Soldiers' Relief,


398 34


State Aid,


896 00


Board of Health for Contagious Diseases, 220 80


$8,433 37


Unexpended balance 1909,


$2,204 24


Town appropriation,


1,200 00


Received from Town of Andover on account of Flora Dugan, 141 50


Oscar H. Sheldon, express license, .00


D. B. Bryer, for old lumber, 1 10


American Express, license, 1 00


Harris Goldstein, junk license, 2 00


Garrett Fitzgerald, junk license,


2 00


Charles H. Richardson, cemetery lot,


16 00


S. L. Stickney, license, 1 00


Richard D. Stewart, cemetery lot,


18 00


State Treasurer, Town Note,


1,479 97


State, for inspection of animals,


25 00


S. Goldman, junk license,


2 00


Max Merndall, junk license, one-half year, 1 00


Henry A. Young, use of hall, 103 75


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TOWN HALL ACCOUNT


Annie J. Sheldon, cemetery lot,


16 00


Cash for ink, 30


Corporation tax,


630 76


National Bank tax,


107 99


State Aid,


846 00


Street Railway tax, 1,189 35


William Thomas, grave in cemetery, 5 00


Town of Danvers, Pond land tax, 84 00


John T. Hood, express license,


1 00


Received from Danvers National Bank for interest,


3.4 08


B. T. McGlauflin, auctioneer license,


2 00


$8,116 04


Overdrawn,


319 33


$8,433 27


Paid Danvers Savings Bank from back tax money collected Note issued in 1907 in anticipation of taxes,


$1,500 00 $1,500 00


Town Hall Account.


Henry A. Young, janitor,


98 45


Henry A. Young, supplies, 1 90


Danvers Water Board, water for hall, 6 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, coal for hall,


54 00


Henry A. Young, cleaning hall, 9 60


H. A. Wilkins, supplies for hall,


19 81


$189 76


Cr.


Cash received from Entertainment and Dances, $52 25


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HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Cash received from I. O. R. M., 35 90


Cash received from Congregational Society, 15 60


$103 75


Balance against Town,


86 01


$189 76


Board of Health Department Statement.


H. A. Whittier, filters for schoolhouse, $4 00


J. A. Atwood, burial and expense of L. E. Collins' son, Lawrence, 35 00


W. W. Richardson, wood and coal to L. E. Collins in diphtheria case, 7 40


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies to Collins family, 33 37


Roland H. Peabody, milk to Collins family, 4 06


J. F. Hayward, meat to Collins family, 13 49


F. S. Noyes, fish to Collins family, 1 35


George W. Ewing, medical aid to Collins family, 73 50


George W. Ewing, disinfecting in diphtheria cases, 10 00


Edward L. Rogers, drugs and disin- fectants in Richie and Collins cases, 28 69


M. E. Tyler, services rendered, 5 00


George W. Ewing, disinfecting school home, 5 00


$220 86


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


State Highway Department.


W. H. Marshall, for labor and cash


paid for same, $580 97


Beverly Granite Co., boundary stones, 10 00


$590 97


Due from State,


400 00


$190 97


Highway Department.


Unexpended,


930 38


Town appropriation,


300 00


B. & N. St. Ry. excise tax, 976 00


$2,206 44


Dana Hardware Co., shovels, $ 2 25


W. P. Earley, snow plough, 19 00


F. F. Flint, storing road machine, 3 00


Byron Morrison, shoeing snow plough,


6 00


Geo. E. Currier, breaking out sidewalk, 3 20


9 35


Ames Plow Co., repairs,


4 75


M. B. Paige, drain pipe,


8 14


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies,


5 00


Emery Goodwin, labor,


10 00


C. O. Currier,


228 97


W. H. Downing, 66


14 00


Geo. E. Soper, 66


68 93


Ralph Richardson,


66


44 76


Thomas Bott,


66


8 00


Frank Evans,


33 00


John H. Dowdell,


66


4 60


Henry St. Jean,


1 80


James Q. Gallagher, sharpening tools, etc.,


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


L. E. Collins, labor


38 40


Ross Richardson,


36 40


Burton McGlauflin, 66


2 60


David L. Sheldon, 66


5 80


John Gregory,


2 20


Ralph Currier,


1 00


Herbert Currier,


60


Barnes Pine,


66


1 20


John P. Fuller,


28 50


Oscar H. Sheldon, labor and team,


236 77


George E. Currier, labor,


1 60


James Q. Gallagher, labor sharpening tools,


1 25


E. S. Hutchinson, team and labor, 66 20


Frank Currier, team, 93 34


Arthur Fuller, labor,


2 80


Eugene Brown,


1 10


Maurice Margeson, 5 00


Wm. Freeman. 66


1 60


J. A. Margeson,


3 40


Frank Margeson,


3 40


George Durkee,


7 60


Frank Curtis,


74 60


Scott Wilkins,


15 20


James H. Derrah,


29 00


Forest Currier,


74 70


Geo. Margeson,


68 60


Charles B Jackson,


81 40


Roy Peabody,


2 00


William Brown,


1 10


M. E. Tyler, team,


11 20


Joseph Chandler, 66


5 40


Irving Hatch,


4 80


Geo. Ogden,


3 00


William Gould,


2 80


66


66


6:


66


66


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


George Peabody, team


2 80


Moses Peabody,


8 60


B. S. Foote,


4 60


W. W. Richardson,


38 49


Harry Richardson,


91 10


A. M. Richardson,


5 90


A. G. Huntoon,


1 34


W. E. Sanford,


32 70


John Jones,


7 30


Ernest Curtis,


8 40


Arthur Curtis,


66


2 80


Harry Curtis


80


Charles Gould,


9 00


H. F. Howe,


6 00


M. W. Berry,


66


13 80


Walter Clayton,


¥


3 00


James Rier,


66


70


Arthur M. Peabody,


3 50


W. E. Sanford, gravel,


2 70


Henry Fuller,


27 15


Benjamin F. Brown, “


53 55


George E. Currier,


12 15


$1,725 69


Unexpended,


480 75


$2,206 44


Liquor Law Department.


Unexpended balance,


$86 02 $86 02


21


SIDEWALK DEPARTMENT


Bridge Department.


Town appropriation,


$ 75 00


Overdrawn, 67 29


$142 29


Overdrawn last year,


$36 45


Charles O. Currier, labor and cash paid for same,


42 31


M. J. Emerson, lumber,


6 65


Calvin Putnum Lumber Co.


56 88


· $142 29


Sidewalk Department.


Unexpended,


$ 17 97


Town appropriation,


100 00


$117 97


Charles O. Currier, labor,


$ 25 17


L. E. Collins, 66


3 80


Ross Richardson,


3 60


A. W. Peabody, gravel,


1 50


Oscar H. Sheldon, man and team,


9 60


Bert Jackson, labor,


2 20


Ralph Richardson,


9 00


Harry Richardson,


12 60


Frank Currier, use of horse,


1 50


Benjamin F. Brown, gravel,


1 50


$70 47


Unexpended,


47 50


$117 97


22


GYPSY AND BROWNTAIL MOTHS


Tree Warden.


Town appropriation,


$100 00


Overdrawn, this year 6 10


$106 10


Overdrawn, last year $ 4 49


James R. Kelley, trees, 16 00


B. T. McGlauflin, labor and cash paid for same, 85 61


$106 10


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths.


Town appropriation required by State, $ 307 67


Received from State to balance last


year and amount allotted for 1909, 1,405 26


Error on last year's balance due from State, 8 84


Received from S. A. Fletcher cash paid him for private work, 9 00


Due for work done on private prop- erty, submitted to Tax Collector for collection 287 53


$2,018 30


Balance due from State, Dec. 1, 1908, as per last year's report, $177 75


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies, 5 22


Collins Hardware Co., for supplies, 10 90


S. A. Fletcher, cash paid for carfare and administering oaths, 4 70 Joseph Breck & Sons, 1 64


23


GYPSY AND BROWNTAIL MOTHS


Samuel Cabot, for creosote, 8 84


New York and Boston Bag Company,


. for burlap and twine, 98 85


Frost Insecticide Co., Tanglefoot, etc., 48 87


Grasselli Chemical Co., paste,


6 38


Smith. Thayer & Co., for pump barrel and nozzles for spraying, 26 85


A. W. Chesterton Co., brushes, 9 00


James Q. Gallagher, repairing tools, 3 15


H. M. Dolbeare, circulars and envelopes, 3 25


M. E. Tyler, labor and cash paid for postage, 6 01


H. E. Howe, labor on notices, 3 75


L. E. Collins, labor,


283 26


W. E. Eaton,


66 50


David S. Sheldon,


278 64


Ross Richardson,


269 02


W. J. Gurley, 144 76


B. T. McGlauflin, labor, carfare, freight, etc , 489 17


M. E. Tyler, horse hire,


14 76


Burton McGlauflin,


11 00


J. A. Atwood, labor,


6 25


John F. Higgins,


3 25


John Gregory, 66


88


W. W. Wilkins,


25


$1,982 90


Unexpended,


35 50


$2,018 40


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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS


Special Appropriation. SHINGLING AND PAINTING TOWN HALL.


Unexpended on Town Hall, repairs


last year, $ 32 39


Town appropriation for shingling, 175 00


Town appropriation for painting, 125 00


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$332 39


Calvin Putnam Lumber Company,


for shingles and lumber for new steps, $127 25


Edmund Dernier, for labor, 60 62


H. A. Wilkins & Sons, nails etc., 8 24


Harley M. Tyler, for labor and stock, painting hall, 115 55


George F. Smith, repairing chimneys,


12 80


$324 46


Unexpended, 7 93


$332 39


Cemetery Department.


Unexpended last year, $ 14 09


Town Appropriation, 175 00


$189 09


J. A. Atwood, labor and cash paid for same, $185 90 Unexpended, 3 19


$189 09


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POOR DEPARTMENT


Cemetery Trust Fund.


Interest on funds, deposited for care of private lots,


$82 00


$82 00


J. A. Atwood, care of private lots, $82 00


$82 00


Poor Department.


Unexpended,


$170 72


Town Appropriation,


225 00


$395 72


A. G. Huntoon, wood to Mrs. Dicoff,


$1 50


A. G. Huntoon, wood and coal to Mrs. Chandler, 9 50


City of Boston, aid to Charles Goldthwaite, 31 43


City of Salem, aid to Louise Dorothy


Freeman, 66 00


George W. Ewing, medical attend- ance to Joseph Chandler's children, 6 00


Medical attendance to John Duboaz, 10 75


John H. Morgan, assisting lady and children, 2 50


H. A. Wilkins & Son, Mrs. Dicoff, 1 07


Town of Peabody, board of Harriet Smith, 132 20


Town of Danvers, aid to Angeline Rier, 26 00


Unexpended,


$286 95 108 77


$395 72


Firemen's Department.


Town appropriation, $65 00


$65 00


Oscar H. Sheldon, services and cash paid to firemen,


$65 00


$65 00


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FIRE DEPARTMENT


Fire Department.


Unexpended,


$92 40


Town appropriation,


100 00


$192 40


H. A. Wilkins, supplies,


$4 72


Leland J. Ross,


12 50


$17 22


Unexpended,


175 18


$192 40


Memorial Day.


Unexpended,


$ 4 96


Town appropriation,


100 00 .


$104 96


J. A. Atwood, bills paid,


$102 50


Unexpended, 2 46


$104 96


Special for Fares for High School Pupils.


Unexpended,


$132 92


Town appropriation,


235 00


$367 92


Boston & Northern Street Railway, tickets, $234 50


Unexpended, 133 42


$367 92


Land on Lake Street by the Pond.


Unexpended balance last year, $11 80


Overdrawn, 1 01


$12 81


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ORDERS ON TOWN TREASURER


B. T. McGlauflin, cleaning up the land, $ 4 86


H. E. Howe, cedar posts and rails for fence, 7 95


$12 81


Amount assessed for part payments


of Note of $600, as per vote of town, $200 00


$200 00


Paid Danvers Savings Bank,


$200 00


$200 00


Tax Collector's Department.


Unexpended,


$20 00 15 19


Overdrawn,


$35 19


M. E. Tyler, for services rendered for A. G. Huntoon,


$35 19


$35 19


Salary assessed for collecting taxes for 1909,


$150 00


$150 00


John Gregory, services for collecting,


$83 85


Unexpended,


66 15


$150 00


Summary of Orders on Town Treasurer.


Schools from Jan. 1, 1909 to Jan. 1, 1910, $4,147 50 High School Tuition, 1,000 00


School Books and Supplies,


310 19


Incidental School Expenses,


448 62


Note on Heating Plant and Interest,


205 25


Town Officers,


1,179 10


Miscellaneous Expenses,


1,746 66


Cost of Forest Fires,


377 82


County Tax,


1,124 59


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ORDERS ON TOWN TREASURER


State Tax, 990 00


State Note (in anticipation of taxes) 1,500 00


Danvers Savings Bank Note for money


hired in 1907 in anticipation of taxes,


1,500 00


Board of Health, 220 86


Soldier's Relief,


398 34


Abatement on Taxes,


241 92


Highway Department including Snow Bills, 1,725 70


Bridge Department, 105 84


Sidewalk Department, 70 47


Tree Warden Department,


101 61


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth,


1,805 15


Special Appropriation for shingling and painting Town Hall,


324 46


Cemetery Department,


185 90


Cemetery Trust Fund,


82 00


Poor Department,


286 95


Firemen,


65 00


Fire Department,


17 22


Memorial Day Department,


102 50


High School Scholars' Tickets,


234 50


Note for part payment of land on Lake street and labor on land,


212 81


Tax Collector,


118 54


State Highway,


590 97


$21,420 47


Overlay and Abatement on Taxes.


Balance on Overlay Jan. 1, 1909,


$ 89 93


Overlay assessed in 1909, 350 00


$439 93


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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


A. G. Huntoon, abatement on taxes, John Gregory,


$235 62


6 30


$241 92


Balance on Overlay,


198 01


$439 93


Tax Collector's Report.


A. G. Huntoon, Tax Collector, in account with Town of


Middleton:


Balance Tax List, 1903,


$75 87


Tax collected,


72 37


Uncollected,


$3 50


Balance Tax List, 1904,


$82 73


Tax collected,


75 33


Uncollected,


$7 40


Balance Tax List, 1905,


$222 76


Tax collected,


219 31


Uncollected,


$3 45


Balance Tax List, 1906,


$374 92


Tax collected,


327 83


Uncollected,


$47 09


Balance Tax List, 1907,


$1,685 68


Tax collected,


1,619 68


Uncollected


$66 00


Balance Tax List, 1908,


$3.455 86


Tax collected,


3,336 35


Uncollected, $119 51


John Gregory, in account with Town of Middleton:




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