Town annual report of Middleton, MA. 1918, Part 1

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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY


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NUAL REPORT


KOVISOUSA


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Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


TOWN OF MIDDLETON


FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1918


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SALEM MASS L MLO L N/WELLE & CO.


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For Reference


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


TOWN OF MIDDLETON


FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1918


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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1917


M. E. Tyler


Selectmen H. E. Howe


H. K. Richardson


Accountant Franklin C. Roberts


Auditor Frank Tyler


M. E. Tyler


Assessors B. F. Phillips


L. S. Wilkins


Constable Will A. Russell


Supt. of Highways, Sidewalks and Bridges O. H. Sheldon


Town Clerk C. F. Steele


Tax Collector


Henry A. Young


Treasurer H. H. Bradstreet


B. T. McGlauflin


Overseers of the Poor H. E. Howe


W. Sandford


M. E. Tyler


Board of Health H. E. Howe


H. K. Richardson


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TOWN OFFICERS


B. T. McGlauflin


Board of Registrars M. Berry C. F. Steele, ex-officio


S. Hutchinson


G. W. Ewing


School Committee F. Porter H. H. Bradstreet


Inspector of Slaughtering Harold Hall


Supt. of Moth Department B. T McGlauflin


Tree Warden B. T. McGlauflin


Superintendent of Burials J. A. Atwood


B. T. McGlauflin


Water Commissioners O. H. Sheldon


G. Ogden


Sealer of Weights and Measures J. W. Milberry


Report of the Accountant


In submitting this, my first report, as Town Accountant it is with the knowledge that is subject to improvement. In fact, every work of man is.


My connection with the Town accounts this year has been a trifle over six months, that is nearly one-half of the year's business had been transacted before I took up the office. The first year in any position must be one of learning ; becoming initiated, so that I do not feel that I have made all the progress and systemization possible.


There seems to be some misapprehension regarding the procedure of getting a bill against the Town paid. The bill should be referred to the head of the department authorizing the work for his examination and if found correct by him shall be approved by him in writing. It should then be forwarded to the Town Accountant, so that he receives it at least one day before the Selectmen's meeting. If found correct on exam- ination by the Town Accountant he will approve it in writing and draw a Selectmen's order for the same. If the Selectmen sign the order, thus denoting their approval, the Town Treas- urer will upon receipt of the approved bill and the endorsed order pay the bill.


I wish to state that the bills must be in my possession at least one day before the Selectmen's meeting or else they will not be approved for that week.


All bills submitted to me for approval must be itemized. I wish to thank all the Town Officials who have aided me in this year's work, particularly Mr. M. E. Tyler.


Whatever criticisms of this report are made I hope that they will be made of a constructive nature. Such criticisms will be welcomed.


Respectfully submitted, FRANKLIN C. ROBERTS, Town Accountant.


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ABATEMENT OF TAXES


Abatement of Taxes


Overlay 1915-16-17


$564 33


Expended


304 83


Unexpended balance


$259 50


ITEM


Taxes abated during year


$304 83


Bay State Street Railway Account


ITEMS


Removing snow along Bay State Street


Railway's right of way $20 76


Due from Bay State Street Railway Co. $20 76


Board of Health Account


Town Appropriation


$ 60 00


Expended


59 13


Unexpended balance


$ 87


ITEMS


Burial permits and death returns


$ 11 50


Case at Danvers Hospital


1 50


Contagious disease case expenses


4 50


Groceries supplied because of quarantine


32 28


Hosehouse drain


1 72


Inspection of slaughtering expense


1 00


Postage and telephone


33


Out-of-town health charges


6 30


Total expended


$59 13


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CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT


Cemetery Department Account


Town Appropriation


$350 00


Expended


349 76


Unexpended


$ 24


ITEMS


Gravel


$ 2 40


Labor


337 26


Pruning trees


1 25


Repairs on gate


1 85


Water


7 00


Total expended


$349 76


Contingent Fund Account


Town Appropriation (regular)


$1,500 00


Town Appropriation (special)


1,100 00


Miscellaneous receipts


196 38


Total receipts


$2,796 38


Total expended


$2,796 38


ITEMS


Accountant's expenses :


Postage, stationery, printing, etc. $18 26


Assessor's expenses :


Postage, team hire, carfare, canvassing blanks, etc. 50 06


Auditor's expenses :


Postage, printing 6 39


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CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT


Selectmen's expenses :


Postage, stationery and printing, tele-


phoning, carfares, account books, etc. 40 58 Time on 1916 Report 84 00


Tax Collector's expenses :


Postage, advertising, tax bills, tax sum-


mons, tax lists, etc. 23 67


Premium on bond 30 00


Town Clerk's expenses :


Postage, telephoning 6 19


Moving safe 2 00


Certification of vote on Representative 3 36


Treasurer's expenses :


Postage, telephoning, carfares, letter


file, rubber stamp, etc., moving safe 30 23


Premium on bond 20 00


Election expenses :


Election officers' pay


114 50


Lunch for election officers


16 80


Warrants


8 75


Ballots


16 50


Town Hall expenses :


Janitor


124 75


Telephoning


3 84


Light


56 43


Supplies, soap wax, globes, etc.


18 46


Cook stove


8 00


Coal


150 81


Labor on cesspool


6 77


Tile pipe


9 00


Water


18 00


Repair of toilets


5 25


Light bulbs


6 75


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CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT


Unclassified :


Account book for Electric Light Dept. 4 58


Administering oaths to Town Officers 20 25


Bay State hearing 27 02


Blowing fire whistle


31 20


Book : Mass. Municipal Corp. Laws


10 50


Book: Physician forms 50


Care of flag for 1916-17


10 00


Certification of Town Notes


16 00


Damage to vehicles due to defective


highways 42 00


Danvers water bill expenses


27 72


Filing petition with Co. Commissioners


3 00


Freight on water pipe


2 26


Insurance on Centre School


73 73


Insurance on Electric Light Manager


3 45


Insurance on Moth Department


93 77


Moth Notices 4 70


Printing Town Report


87 80


Probate Court and Deed Work


16 45


Rent of Safe Deposit Box


3 00


Rope for flag pole


94


Sealer's Supplies


4 34


Testing and painting hydrants


10 00


Winslow audit expenses


3 00


Wire privileges


12 00


Transfers to various departments


1,120 94


Police Department expenses


287 88


Total expended $2,796 38


Bridge Department Account


Town Appropriation


$1,700 00


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BRIDGE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT


Received for old lumber


4 50


Total receipts


$1,704 50


Expended


1,449 28


Unexpended balance


Due from Danvers


$255 22 38 81


ITEMS


Bridge signs


$5 75


Expert supervision


35 50


Freight


15 17


Lantern globes


45


Lumber


246 56


Oil


39


Paint and brushes


7 40


Payrolls


172 90


South Main Street bridge


13 00


South Middleton bridge


28 77


Spikes and nails


3 39


Steel bridge, East street


920 00


Total expended


$1,449 28


County Tax Account


County tax


$1,563 24


State Tax Account


State tax


$2,377 83


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DAVID CUMMINGS FUND


David Cummings Fund


Balance in Salem Sav. Bank, Jan. 22, 1917 $3,520 99


Balance in Salem Five Cent Savings Bank, Jan. 22, 1917 $3,396 20


United Shoe dividends


34 00


Extra United Shoe dividends


22 00


Scrip dividend 8 68


Interest Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 136 24


Interest Salem Savings Bank 136 96


$7,255 07


Trustees order paid


$ 385 56


Balance in Salem Sav. Bank, Jan. 2, 1918 3,474 79


Balance in Salem Five Cent Savings Bank, Jan. 2, 1918 3,394 72


$7,255 07


24 Shares U. S. Mch'y. Co. common stock value Jan. 2, 1918, 43} per share.


H. H. BRADSTREET,


Treasurer.


Aid Rendered Worthy Poor From Cummings Fund


Sarah P. Johnson, wood and coal $68 55


Benjamin F. Gould, wood 49 50


Mrs. Chandler, wood, coal and groceries 22 60


Charles Wilkins, home rent and groceries 20 00


John Bott, clothing 4 12


Eugene Grady, shoes and rubbers for children 10 40


L. E. Collins, care of M. A. Richardson 24 00


Henry Peabody, wood and coal 35 75


Mrs. Briscoe, shoes for children 9 00


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Scott Wilkins, wood and coal


35 87


Mrs. Wheelock, wood and groceries 9 81


C. O. Floyd, wood 4 00


Mrs. Boutwell, wood


8 00


Fred A. Richardson, wood


8 00


Charles Cross, wood


4 00


$313 60


Cash and wood on hand


71 96


$385 56


Orders drawn on Town Treasurer


$385 56


MAURICE E. TYLER, J. ALLEN ATWOOD,


Trustees.


Electric Light Depreciation and Repair


Town Appropriation


Expended


$225 00 68 16


Unexpended balance


$156 84


ITEMS


Installing lights and labor


$ 3 60


Street light supplies


39 10


Poles


14 00


Labor, repairing street lights


11 46


Total expended


$68 16


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Home Light Department


RECEIPTS


Received and paid Treasurer for sale of electric current $1,126 39


Due from sale of electric current for month of December 1917 98 24


Total receipts


$1,224 63


Expended


1,173 11


Balance


$51 52


ITEMS OF EXPENDITURES


Electric current purchased


$639 00


Insurance


50 00


Repairing meters and lights


14 00


State report expenses


6 19


Sundries and labor on the lines


128 68


Supervison work :


Reading meters, clerical work, postage, horse hire 120 46


Expended account H. L. Dept.


$958 33


Transferred to pay overdraft in Street Light Department 214 78


Total expended


$1,173 11


Respectfully submitted,


M. E. TYLER, Manager.


Street Light Department


Town Appropriation


$500.00


Expended 714 78


Overdraft


$214 78


Transferred from the profits of the House Light Dept. $214 78


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FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT


ITEM


Electric current $714 78


Total expended.


$714 78


Flint Public Library Account


Town Appropriation $200 00


Expended


$200 00


ITEM


Paid Treasurer, Flint Public Library $200 00


Firemen's Account


Town Appropriation


$65 00


Expended


$65 00


Payroll of the Fire Department


$65 00


Forest and Building Fire Department


Town Appropriation


$250 00


Transfers from Contingent Fund


105 46


Reimbursements for fire fighting


71 00


Total receipts


$426 46


Expended


370 86


Unexpended balance


$55 60


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


ITEMS


Payrolls (L. G. Esty, Forest Fire Warden) $210 60


Payrolls (O. H. Sheldon, Chief of Fire Department)


119 90


Fighting fire in Lynnfield 10 80


Supplies :


Paint, rope, salt, bottles, stoppers, hose


29 56


$370 86


Highway Department


Town Appropriation


$1,900 00


Received for snow work


4 00


Total receipts


$1,904 00


Expended


1,895 78


Unexpended balance


$8 22


ITEMS


Equipment and tools


$87 15


Fence posts


1 50


Payrolls


1,793 10


Repair of tools


7 25


Supplies : Nails, paint, grease


1 14


Tarvia


5 64


Total expended


$1,895 78


Hydrant on Maple Street


Town Appropriation


$150 00


Transferred from Contingent Fund


3 97


Total


$153 97


Expended


$153 97


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LIQUOR LICENSE ACCOUNT


ITEMS


Hydrant and accessories


$67 00


Labor


30 69


Tapping valve and sleeve


56 28


Total expended


$153 97


Interest on Town Notes, Account


Town Appropriation


$1,000 00


Interest on deposits


38 57


Transferred from the Contingent Fund


141 93


Total receipts


$1,180 50


Expended


$1,180 50


ITEM


Interest paid on Town Notes


$1,180 50


Notes Paid Account


Revenue


$19,000 00


Water main note


1,500 0.0


Serial note


700 00


Outstanding demand note


500 00


Total


$21,700 00


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Schedule of Town Notes


Original Amount and Rate of Purpose of Notes Int.


Due 1917


Due 1918


Due 1919


Due 1920


Due 1921


Due 1922


Due 1923


Due 1924


Due 1925


Due 1926


Revenue $13,000 and $1,900


4 % 414%


Dec.20 4,000


Mar. 20 9,000 June 7 1,900


Water Mains $7,500


4%


June 1 1,500


June 1 1,500


June 1 1,500


June 1 1,500


Demand Notes $5,800


4%


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


Apr. 1 500


State Highway Fletcher's Bridge S. Main St. Water $3,000


41/4%


Aug. 7 600


Aug. 7 600


Aug. 7 600


Aug. 7 600


Aug. 7 600


Electric Light $4,500


41/4%


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 |Dec. 1 500 500


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 500


Dec. 1 500


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MEMORIAL DAY


Liquor License Account


Received for liquor license


$3,000 00


Paid Commonwealth of Mass. (2)


750 00


Balance


$2,250 00


Memorial Day


Town Appropriation


$125 00


Expended


124 87


Unexpended balance


$ 13


ITEMS


Flags


$18 80


Flowers and wreaths


19 25


Gettysburg Speech


1 00


Groceries and provisions


8 12


Music


50 00


Oration


10 00


Programs


3 75


Refreshments for school children


9 95


Transportation of school children


4 00


$124 87


Pupils' Carfare Account


Town Appropriation


$ 200 00


Received from sale of tickets


33 60


Received from State


148 44


Total receipts


$382 04


Expended


310 00


Unexpended balance


$72 04


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POLICE DEPARTMENT


ITEMS


Paid transportation of pupils to Danvers $300 00 Paid for transportation of pupils to Peabody 10 00


Total expended $310 00


Police Department Account


Deputy Sheriff's expenses in case of


neglected children $34 12


District Court expenses


6 87


Keeper of lockup 1 56


Officers fees at District Court


16 61


Police services and conveyance


195 26


Police supplies : Revolvers, twisters, etc.


27 56


Transporting prisoner


2 00


Watchman on Boston St.


3 90


Total expended $287 88


This amount was paid from the Contingent Fund


Power Sprayer Department Account


Town Appropriation


$350 00


Transferred from Tree Warden Dept. 100 00


Total receipts $450 00


ITEM


Worked out in Moth Dept. on account of State allotment $450 00


Total expended $450 00


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POOR DEPARTMENT


Poor Department Account


Town Appropriation $516 50


Received from Salem for aid rendered in 1916 67 95


Received from North Reading for aid rendered 19 12


Received from State on acct. of sick paupers 119 82 Received from Almy, Bigelow & Washburn 3 50


Total receipts $726 89


Expended


492 89


Enexpended balance


Due from State account paupers


$234 00 $115 00


ITEMS


Paid City of Peabody for board of Mid- dleton inmate at its almshouse $204 30


Paid for rent of Town poor 151 59


Paid for groceries of Town poor 8 00


Paid for groceries and medicine for State poor 65 00


Paid for burial of indigent soldier, ac- count of State 40 00


Paid for burial of State child


10 00


Paid City of Lynn for board of Middleton inmate at its hospital 14 00


Total expended


$492 89


School Supplies and Books


Town Appropriation $450 00


Reimbursement on dress goods bill


19 08


Total receipts


$469 08


Expended


$226 23


Unexpended balance


$242 85 .


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT


ITEMS


Dress goods


$19 63


Dry cells


1 60


Express and freight on supplies


1 77


Promotion cards


2 50


Supplies : books, pencils, pens etc.,


paper, music, shears


188 03


Supplies for Manual training


12 70


Total expended


$226 23


School Department Account


RECEIPTS


Town Appropriation


$3,200 00


State school fund


1,118 92


Tuition of State children


205 50


Superintendent's salary from State


208 33


Tuition from Town of North Andover


25 00 1


Account State Board of Education


31 25


Transferred from the Contingent Fund


356 41


Transferred from Reserve Fund


8 39


Total receipts


$5,153 80


Due from North Andover for tuition $90 00


Due from Mr. F. A.Smith, Danvers, for tuition 30 00


Due from Mr. Clifton Berry, No. Andover, for tuition 60 00


Total credits of the departments $5,333 80 Total Expended $5,333 80


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT


ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE


Fuel :


Coal


$330 00


Charcoal


3 75


Wood


34 00


Janitor services


443 45


Regular teachers


2,325 00


Supervisors :


Drawing


80 00


Music


160 00


Sewing


84 00


School physician


10 00


Superintendent of School


316 60


Transportation to Centre School


1,500 00


Transportation of child to West Peabody


2 00


Truant officer


15 00


Water in the School house


30 00


Total Expended


$5,333 80


School Incidentals Account


Town Appropriation


$300 00


Expended


295 43


Unexpended balance


$4 57


ITEMS


Attending Bay State St. Ry. hearing on account of pupils' tickets


$8 68


Diplomas and ribbon 16 07


Express and postage


3 31


Flag for school


5 75


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT


Incidentals : Keys, lumber, holiday cards, first aid outfit, batteries, graduating programs and tickets, billheads Investigating candidate for Supt. of Schools


28 89


Labor on cesspool


27 55


Repair of toilets


172 38


Transportation of School Committee to attend Union Committee meetings


14 00


Tuning piano


5 25


Writing certificates


5 55


Transporting School bird houses to Topsfield fair 4 00


Total expended


$295 43


High School Tuition Account ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE


Town of Danvers for tuition


$1,464 00


Town of Reading for tuition


36 00


Total expended


$1,500 00


Soldiers' Relief


Town Appropriation


$200 00


Expended


169 60


Unexpended balance


$30 40


ITEMS


Coal


$5 60


Regular relief


160 00


Rent


4 00


Total expended


$169 60


4 00


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TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT


ITEMS


Expenses to convention


$ 2 27


Chemicals


7 00


Freight and express


2 59


Gasoline


13 16


Horsehire


189 85


Labor


1,522 35


Sending out moth notices


13 00


$1,750 22


Less Dec. 1916 expenditure shown on 1916 Town Report


91 41


$1,658 81


Plus Dec. 1917 payroll of year 1917-18


264 06


Total expended Jan. 1, 1917 to Jan. 1, 1918


$1,922 87


Tree Warden Account


Town Appropriation


$250 00


Received for private work


10 70


Due for private work


7 69


Total


$268 39


Expended


$268 39


ITEMS


Transfer to power sprayer


$100 00


Labor


144 10


Team hire


23 29


Tools


1 00


Total expended


$268 39


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TOWN OFFICERS' ACCOUNT


Town Officers' Account


Town Appropriation


$900 00


Transferred from the Contingent Fund


449 25


Total receipts


$1,349 25


Expended


$1,349 25


ITEMS


Accountant's salary


$200 00


Assessor's salaries


291 75


Auditor's salary


66 00


Board of Health salaries


20 00


Board of Registrars salaries


32 50


Constable's salary


41 00


Inspector of slaughtering


25 00


Moderator


10 00


Overseer's of the Poor salaries


50 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


35 00


Selectmen's salaries to Mar. 1, 1917


117 50


Selectmen's salaries to Mar. 1 1918


175 00


Supt. of Burials' salary


15 00


Town Clerk's salary (pro-tem)


19 00


Town Clerk's salary (regular)


99 00


Town Treasurer's salary


122 50


Water Commissioners' salaries


30 00


Total expended


$1,349 25


Town Hall Account


Received from Improved Order of Red Men $73 80


Received from Middleton Grange 55 15


Received from entertainments and dances 73 95


Total receipts $202 90


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HOSE HOUSE ACCOUNT


Water and Light in the Hose House Account


Town Appropriation


Expended


$125 00 73 33


Unexpended balance


$5167


ITEMS


Labor


$73 05


Oil


28


Total expended


$73 33


Endowment Lots


Interest on deposits $175 00


Expended


ITEM


$175 00


Weston Lot Account


Interest on deposits $25 00


$25 00


Expended


ITEM


Granite marker $25 00


$175 00


Care of lots


Cemetery Endowments Account


Name


No. of Lot


Original Fund


Balance 1916


Interest


Amount


Balance


Atwood, L. Frank


360


$100.00


$157.97


$6.36


$4.00


$160.33


Averill, Joseph


346


100.00


101.12


4.08


5.00


100.20


Berry, Allen


112


122.90


145.04


5.84


7.00


143.88


Bryer, Allen D.


526


100.00


106.46


4.28


3.00


107.74


Curtis, Phoebe


50.00


57.32


2.30


7.00


52.62


Dennett, Ruth H.


24


75.00


Esty, Annie E.


572


100.00


106.84


4.28


3.00


108.12


Esty, Allena A.


258


100.00


102.25


4.12


3.50


102.87


Esty & Hutchinson


48


100.00


Eaton, Irvin


168


75.00


76.33


3.06


3.00


76.39


Fowler, Alonzo


12


100.00


115.52


4.64


3.00


117.16


Frame, L. M.


516


125.00


140.86


5.66


4.50


142.02


Fuller, Jeremiah


70


75.00


80.48


3.24


3.00


80.72


Fuller, Sophrina


236


200.00


282.10


11.38


9.00


284.48


Flint, G. B.


152


65.30


67.79


2.72


3,00


67.51


Gifford, W.


180


100.00


119.95


4.82


6.00


118.77


Gould, Porter I.


414


100.00


106.53


4.28


5.00


105.81


Goodwin, Ira E., Heirs of


380


100.00


104.79


4.20


3.00


105.99


Graves, D. A.


234


100.00


108.89


4.38


3.50


109.77


Hutchinson, Caroline


253


100.00


108.39


4.36


4.50


108.25


Hutchinson, Elisha


740


100.00


110.81


4.46


3.00


112.27


McIntire, Abraham S.


132


75.00


77.04


3.10


3.50


76.64


McIntire, Annie M.


398


100.00


128.00


5.16


3.50


129.66


Peabody & Hutchinson


182-84


150.00


171.29


6.90


6.00


172.19


Peabody, A. W.


90


200.00


111.57


4.48


4.50


111.55


Peabody, Samuel


204


100.00


113.00


4.56


4.00


113.56


Peabody, William A.


100.00


108.83


4.36


3.00


110.19


Pike, Sarah J.


412


125.00


146.50


5.90


4.50


147.90


Phelps, William M.


148


100.00


115.21


4.64


7.00


112.85


Richardson, L. G.


80


100.00


118.73


4.78


3.50


120.01


Russell, P. B.


430


200.00


238.28


9.62


6.50


241.40


Smith, E. D. & M. J.


436


100.00


Smith, Sarah F.


102


100.00


100.00


Sopher, Pollie A.


298


100.00


109.51


4.40


6.50


107.41


Styles, David. Jr.


150.00


187.85


7.56


8.00


187.41


Stiles, Farnum


10


100.00


109.82


4.42


6.50


107.74


Taylor, B. H.


334


100.00


100.00


Thomas, H. A.


64


75.00


76.43


3.06


3.00


76.49


Wellman, John R.


40


200.00


222.85


8.98


6.00


225.83


Weston, Samuel W.


36


200.00


301.46


12.16


31.00


282.62


Wilkins, Henry A.


254


100.00


115.21


4.64


5.50


114.35


Wilkins, E. W.


172


75.00


75.00


Wilkins, Susan A.


596


102.00


103.98


4.08


4.50


103.56


Hutchinson & Russell


518


100.00


100.00


200.00


Peabody, S. Maria


584


100.00


100.00


(29)


Received Withdrawn


75.00


100.00


30


CEMETERY ENDOWMENTS


Dr.


Received from Danvers Savings Bank -


$192.50


Received from Salem Five Cents Savings Bank


3.00


Received from Salem Savings Bank


-


4.50


$200.00


Six lots endowed in 1917


$575.00


$775.00


Cr.


Paid J. A. Atwood for care of lots


$175.00


Paid account of Weston lot


-


-


25.00


$200.00


Deposited in Danvers Savings Bank -


375.00


Deposited in Salem Five Cents Savings Bank


200.00


$775.00


-


-


-


H. H. BRADSTREET


Treasurer


31


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures


Adjusted Sealed Condemned 1


Platform scales over 5,000 lbs.


Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.


2


8


Computing scales


1


Other scales


18


3


Weights


92


Liquid Measure


40


Linear Measure


2


Measuring pumps


4


Sealing fees due the Town


$10 75


Tax Collector's Report


1915 Taxes


Balance due Jan. 1, 1917


$2,724 57


Personal and real estate collections


$2,568 47


Abatements


$156 10


$2,724 57


Interest


$272 42


1916 Taxes


Balance due Jan. 1, 1917


$5,586 98


Personal and real estate collections


$3,175 78


Polls collected


50 00


Abatements


167 56


Uncollected taxes Jan. 1, 1918


2,193 64


$5,586 98


Interest


$98 04


32


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT


1917 Taxes


Taxes assessed for the year 1917


$16,833 23


Personal and real estate collections to Dec. 31, 1917 $9,205 82


Polls collected to Dec. 31, 1917


480 00


Abatements 3 76


Uncollected taxes Jan. J, 1918


7,143 65


Interest


$16,833 23 $7 64


Taxes due Jan. 1, 1918


Year 1916


Year 1917


Total due


$9,337 29


Respectfully submitted, H. A. YOUNG, Tax Collector.


Treasurer's Report for year ending Dec. 31, 1917


RECEIPTS


Balance January 1, 1917


$4,739 42


Rent of Town Hall 202 90


Henry A. Young, account 1915 taxes


2,568 47


1915 interest


272 42


66


1915 abatements


156 10


66


1916 taxes


3,225 38


1916 interest 98 04


1916 abatements 167 56


66


1917 taxes 9,685 82


1917 interest 7 64


1917 abatements 3 76


1914 tax and


interest 5 83


-


$2,193 64 7,143 65


33


TREASURER'S REPORT


Electric Light Department


1,126 39


A. P. Tyler, scholars' tickets


22 80


Franklin Porter, scholars' tickets State Treasurer :


10 80


Income Mass. School Fund


1,118 92


Gypsy and brown tail moth suppression 461 97


High School tuition, 1916


1,350 00


Highway Commissioner, gypsy moth


4 54


Support sick paupers


67 00


Compensation Inspector of Animals


37 50


Support of Sick Paupers and Temporary aid


37 82


Board of Education


31 25


Highway, Maple street


1,000 00


Corp. tax, public service


183 59


business


46 72


Income tax


609 40


Bank tax


65


Burial of paupers


15 00


Tuition of children


205 50


High School tuition


1,552 00


Military and State aid


1,474 67


Loss taxes on land around public institutions 303 97


Soldiers' exemption 56 48


Transportating High School pupils


148 44


Salary Superintendent of Schools


208 33


State forestry 259 16


County Treasurer :


Rebate of dog licenses


233 64


Highway construction


1,000 00


Interest on deposits


37 51


J. F. O'Donnell, liquor license


3,000 00


Sundry licenses, junk, etc.


28 00


Sale cemetery lots 54 00


B. T. McGlauflin, private work and lead sold 159 48 Notes anticipation revenue 14,900 00


34


TREASURER'S REPORT


Serial notes 45-49


Sundry receipts


3,000 00 552 86


$54,431 73


EXPENDITURES


Paid Selectmen's orders


$51,653 02


Paid State Aid orders


1,122 00


Balance Jan. 1, 1918


1,656 71


$54,431 73


H. H. BRADSTREET, Treasurer.


Auditor's Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


This is to certify that I have examined all departments having to do with the expenditures of moneys; have audited the books and accounts, all vouches on which money has been paid by the Town Treasurer for the year ending December 1, 1917, and find them to be correct.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK B. TYLER,


Town Auditor.


Monthly Expenditures of the Town


Selectmen's orders paid in January $1,216 99 State Aid 88 00


35


MONTHLY EXPENDITURES


Selectmen's orders paid in February


1,247 92


State Aid


88 00


Selectmen's orders paid in March


16,825 51


State Aid


88 00


Selectmen's orders paid in April


2,636 84


State Aid


92 00


Selectmen's orders paid in May


4,674 16


State Aid


98 00


Selectmen's orders paid in June


2,866 35


State Aid


98 00


Selectmen's orders paid in July


859 13


State Aid


98 00


Selectmen's orders paid in August


1,127 72


State Aid


98 00


Selectmen's orders paid in September


2,553 17


State Aid


92 00


Selectmen's orders paid in October State Aid


5,854 93


94 00


Selectmen's orders paid in November


4,788 82


State Aid


94 00


Selectmen's orders paid in December


7,001 48


State Aid


94 00


Total paid for the year


$52,775 02


Total Selectmen's orders


51,653 02


Total State Aid orders


1,122 00


Total paid for the year


$52,775 02


Summary of the Town Expenditures for 1917


Abatement of taxes $304 83 20 76


Bay State St. R.R. Co.


36


TOWN EXPENDITURES


Board of Health


59 13


Bridge Department


1,449 28


Cemetery Department


349 76


Contingent Fund (minus transfers)




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