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MASS.
REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1929
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REPORT
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Town of Middleton
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Year Ending December 31, 1929
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INDEX
Accounts Payable
40
Accounts Receivable
41
American Legion
37
Analysis of Appropriations and Payments, 1929
7
Cemetery Department®
35
Contingent
24
County and State Tax
40
Fire Protection
27
Health Department
34
Highway Department
18
Memorial Day Middleton Electric Light Account
48
Miscellaneous Account
38
Moth and Tree Department
30
Payroll Analysis .
59
Protection of Persons and Property
26
School Department
31
Soldiers and State Aid
38
Tax Levy Analysis
45
Town Officers
4
Town Officers Salaries
10
Town Treasurer's
52
PART II
Cemetery Endowment Report
69
David Cummings' Fund
73
B. F. Emerson Fund
73
H. K. Mansfield Fund
75
Flint Public Library Fund .
79
Electric Light Report
84
Highway Report
89
Jurors List
78
List of Firemen
79
Police Department Report
91
Librarian's Report
81
Old Colony Trust Report
77
School Reports -
95
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report .
72
Tax Collector's Report
83
Town Hall Report
83
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PART III
Report of Finance Committee
109
Town Warrant
105
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TOWN OFFICERS
Town Officers
Moderator
George B. Ogden
Term expires March, 1930
Town Clerk
Term expires March, 1930
Treasurer
Term expires March, 1930
Selectmen
George Ogden, Chairman
Harry B. Croxford, Clerk
William H. Sanborn
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1930
Overseers of Poor
Maurice E. Tyler Richard Floyd Sands Pike
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1931 Term expires March, 1932
Board of Health
George B. Ogden
Harry B. Croxford
William H. Sanborn
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1930
Board of Assessors
Roger F. Clapp Maurice E. Tyler
W. W. Richardson
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1931 Term expires March, 1932
School Committee
Wayne A. Giles Arthur E. Curtis
Mrs. Ethel M. Stewart
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1931 Term expires March, 1932
Highway Surveyor
J. Roy Osborne
Term expires March, 1930
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Wayne A. Giles
Harry H. Bradstreet
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TOWN OFFICERS
Tax Collector
Henry A. Young
Term expires March, 1930
Tree Warden
B. McGlauflin
Term expires March, 1930
Moth Superintendant
B. McGlauflin Term expires January, 1930
Constable
William H. Young Term expires March, 1930
Chief of Police
William H. Young
Term expires March, 1930
Superintendent of Burial
Arthur Peabody Term expires March, 1930
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering
Lyman S. Wilkins Term expires March, 1930
Town Accountant
E. P. Oakman, Jr. Term expires May, 1930
Forest Fire Warden
Leon Soper Term expires January, 1930
Chief of Fire Department
Oscar Sheldon Term expires May, 1930
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Elmer O. Campbell Term expires May, 1930
Electric Light Commissioners
Oscar Sheldon Term expires March, 1930
A. L. Jones Term expires March, 1931
Otto Currier Term expires March, 1932
A. B. Harrington, Manager Term expires April, 1930
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TOWN OFFICERS
Water Commissioners
Charles Hutchinson
Roger F. Clapp
Leon Soper
Term expires March, 1932
Trustees David Cummings Fund
Lyman S. Wilkins
Term expires March, 1930
George E. Barnaby
Term expires March, 1931
Maurice E. Tyler
Term expires March, 1932
Trustees Flint Public Library
Henry A. Young
Term expires March, 1930
H. Galen Howe
Term expires March, 1930
Maurice E. Tyler
Term expires March, 1931
Charles Hutchinson
Term expires March, 1931
George E. Barnaby Term expires March, 1932
William R. Godfrey
Term expires March, 1932
Cemetery Commissioners
Arthur Peabody George E. Barnaby
Term expires March, 1930
Term expires March, 1931
J. Allen Atwood
Term expires March, 1932
Finance Committee
Austin C. Peabody, Jr., Chairman Term expires March, 1930
Henry S. Lewis
Term expires March, 1931
Edwin Meade
Term expires March, 1931
W. P. Early
Term expires March, 1932
J. W. Osborne Term expires March, 1932
TRUSTEES
B. F. Emerson Fund Naumkeag Trust Company, Salem, Massachusetts
Mansfield Fund Old Colony Trust Company, Boston, Mass.
Term expires March, 1930 Term expires March, 1931
ANALYSIS SHEET
Town Appropria- tion
Receipts
Transfer from Reserve
Total
Expended
Transfer to Reserve
Transfer to Depart- ments
Town Officers .
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c 250.00
450.00
383.61
66.39
Contingent
1,000.00
222.34
1,222.34
1,222.34
Insurance and Premiums
1,351.39
Interest
2,600.00
262.12
2,862.12
2,862.12
Anticipated Revenue Notes
47,500.00
47,500.00
47,500.00
Highways
3,750.00
3,019.55
[d 349.00
7,118.55
7,118.55
Snow Removal
900.00
20.00
70.66
990.66
990.66
East Street
3,000.00
6,021.00
54.62
9,075.62
9,075.62
Liberty Street
500.00
.24
500.24
500.24
Forest Street
500.00
.23
500.23
500.23
School Street
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300.00
300.00
255.14
44.86
Fencing
·
200.00
200.00
196.04
3.96
300.00
Mt. Vernon St. Water Line
34.06
34.06
34.06
Street Signs
100.00
39.10
139.10
139.10
Tractor
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,650.00
150.00
Dump Truck
1,014.00
1,014.00
950.00
64.00
Police
1,000.00
1,000.00
964.54
35.46
House Fires .
350.00
350.00
327.77
22.23
Forest Fires
500.00
500 00
283.36
216.64
Firemen's Wages
55.00
55.00
55.00
Chief of Fire Dept.
15.00
15.00
10.00
.
86.50
436.50
436.50
Town Hall
1,100.00
Town Hall Chairs
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ANALYSIS SHEET
Bridges
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.
300.00
300.00
72.33
72.33
72.33
Sidewalks
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$2,648.00
$2,451.33
$67.50
$129.17
Town Officers' Expenses
350.00
1,100.00
957.13
142.87
200.00
1,351.39
1,262.87
88.52
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5.00
$2,648.00
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ANALYSIS SHEET (CONTINUED)
Town Appropria- tion
Receipts
Transfer from Reserve
Total
Expended
Transfer to Reserve
Transfer to Depart- ments
Fire House Repairs
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a $314.85
$ 514.85
$ 514.85
School
21,600.00
444.91
22,044.91
22,044.91
Library
.
200.00
128.79
328.79
198.25
Moth Department
698.15
b 305.07
49.03
1,052.25
1,052.25
Tree Warden
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261.00
261.00
Board of Health
50.00
31.00
81.00
81.00
Essex Sanitorium
720.88
720.88
720.88
Public Aid
2,500.00
692.41
3,192.41
3,192.41
Cemetery
850.00
518.00
518.00
518.00
Cemetery Water Line
700.00
10.75
710.75
710.75
American Legion
110.00
110.00
110.00
Memorial Day .
250.00
2.50
252.50
231.98
State Aid
228.00
48.00
276.00
276.00
Soldiers' Benefit
52.00
52.00
52.00
Flint Street (Special)
200.00
200.00
5.60
194.40
Fire Curtain, Town Hall
50.00
50.00
50 00
Valuation Books
50.00
50 00
50.00
Town Counsel
250.00
250.00
187.50
62.50
Town Hall Architect
100.00
30.00
130.00
130.00
County Tax
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·
·
State Tax
2,574.01
2,574.01
2,574.01
Middleton Elec. Light Co.
1,225.00
12,323.78
13,548.78
10,754.34
25.82
2,768.62
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2,967.23
2,967.23
2,967.23
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800.00
300.00
300.00
Dental Clinic
150.00
104.20
6.80
800.00
800.00
300.00
Fire Hose
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.
.05
850.00
849.95
Cemetery Endowment
20.52
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ANALYSIS SHEET
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100.00
100.00
Christmas Tree
100.00
$ 200.00
130.54
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ANALYSIS SHEET (CONTINUED)
Town Appropria- tion
Receipts
Transfer from Reserve
Total
Expended
Transfer to Ree Ive
Transfer to Depart- ments
Funded Debt
$4,000.00
60.50
60.50
60.50
1929 Tax Levy
21,347.78
21,347.78
1929 Auto Excise Tax
1,866.12
1,866.12
1,866.12
1929 Poll Tax
682.00
682.00
682.00
1928 Polls
6.00
6.00
6.00
1928 Tax
19,440.69
19,440.69
19,440.69
1928 Abatement
135.75
16.53
16.53
16.53
650.88
14,200.00
1929 Auto Abatement
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17.17
17.17
17.17
Tax Redemption Titles
77.13
77.13
77.13
Reserve
360.00
360.00
215.00
145.00
Totals
$58,917.42 $128,709.24
$8,719.92 $196,346.58 $132,933.31
$2,537.14 $60,876.13
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135.75
1927 Abatement
Miscellaneous Receipts
14,850.88
14,850.88
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(a) Includes $267.20 reappropriated from 1928 unexpended balance.
(b) Includes $135.10 moth levy.
(c) Reappropriated from 1928 unexpended balance.
(d) Includes $300.00 transferred from bridges.
e
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15.53
15.53
15.53
1927 Tax
135.75
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ANALYSIS SHEET
21,347.78
Accounts Payable
.
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
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TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES
Town Government Report
Town Officers' Salaries
Appropriation
$2,648 00
EXPENDITURES
Selectmen :
Roger F. Clapp
$ 20 83
George Ogden
100 00
William H. Sanborn
100 00
220 83
Treasurer, Harry H. Bradstreet
300 00
Town Clerk, Wayne H. Giles
200 00
Town Accountant, E. P. Oakman
300 00
Tax Collector, Henry A. Young
400 00
Assessors :
Roger F. Clapp
$197 50
William Richardson
125 00
Maurice E. Tyler
210 00
532 50
Registrars :
Roger F. Clapp
$6 00
George B. Ogden
6 00
William H. Sanborn
6 00
18 00
Overseers of Public Welfare :
R. B. Floyd
$25 00
Sands Pike
25 00
M. E. Tyler
50 00
100 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Elmer O. Campbell
100 00
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TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES
Inspector of Slaughtering : Lyman S. Wilkins 25 00
Inspector of Cattle : Lyman S. Wilkins
150 00
Moderator :
George Ogden
25 00
Superintendent of Burials :
A. M. Peabody 15 00
Cemetery Commissioner :
George E. Barnaby
15 00
Electric Light Commissioners :
A. L. Jones
$20 00
Otto Currier
15 00
Oscar Sheldon
15 00
50 00
Accounts Payable :
Harry B. Croxford, Selectman $79 17
J. Allen Atwood, Cemetery Commissioner 15 00
William H. Young, Constable 35 00
129 17
Transfer to reserve
67 50
$2,648 00
Town Officers Expenses
Appropriation
$350 00
Transfer from reserve
86 50
. $436 50
12
TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
EXPENDITURES
SELECTMEN :
Milo A. Newhall & Co., envelopes, billheads $16 60
George Ogden, expenses, postage 17 00
The Carter Ink Co., ink 4 00
L. B. Moody, stationery
2 40
Commissioner of Public Safety, license book 60
H. B. Croxford, postage 1 00
Railway Express Co., express 45
$42 05
TOWN CLERK :
Wayne A. Giles, permits, oaths,
postage, etc. 59 87
Oscar Sheldon, moving safe 10 00
The Mirror Press, notices 4 20
$74 07
TOWN ACCOUNTANT :
Milo A. Newhall & Co., cards, sheets 38 75
E. P. Oakman, postage, supplies 8 00
Thorp & Martin 2 50
$49 25
TOWN CLERK :
H. H. Bradstreet, postage, box, telephone 23 80 William F. Allen, envelopes 8 75
L. B. Moody, receipt book 50
$33 05
ASSESSORS :
Roger F. Clapp, automobile 18 00
Thorp & Martin, file cards 6 15
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TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
Hobbs & Warren, abatement books,
warrants 8 47
Salem Evening News, advertisement 2 00
Wakefield Item, books 4 75
M. E. Tyler, postage 2 26
Davol Printing House, abatement books 12 00
$53 63
TAX COLLECTOR :
H. A. Young, postage, expenses 27 98
Hobbs & Warren, books, bills, etc. 47 24
Salem Evening News 10 00
Newcomb & Gauss, envelopes 17 75
$102 97
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES :
Elmer O. Campbell, automobile, expenses 28 83
W. & L. E. Gurley, seals, dies, etc. 28 72 Essex Plating Co., nickel plating weights 3 92 Hobbs & Warren, adjusting lead, etc. 3 21
$64 68
Merchants National Bank, safe deposit box
10 00
Charles A. Moore, town meeting cards 6 80
$436 50
Town Hall
Appropriation $1,100 00
EXPENDITURES
Henry A. Young, custodian
$423 40
Henry A. Young, miscellaneous expenses
8 65
Danvers Coal Co., coal
242 25
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TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
Supplies :
Naumkeag Paper Co .. paper cups
$37 50
A. B. Gillpatrick Co. 11 40
Danvers Hardware Co.
8 14
C. E. Bragdon
6 65
George Ogden, pipe rail
2 00
Harold Staten, sign
1 50
$67 19
Repairs and Labor :
G. W. Andrews, labor on fence
$20 70
G. W. Andrews, screens 10 50
J. Roy Osborne, labor, grading
5 10
J. Roy Osborne, truck
12 75
G. Evans
4 25
O. Evans
4 25
B. Ogden
4 25
L. Soper
4 25
H. K. Richardson, gravel
1 25
F. A. Butler, repairs to traps
19 58
Lynn Sand & Stone Co., stone
4 75
Richard N. Maxwell
1 50
Pitman & Brown, lumber
8 22
$101 35
Middleton Electric Lighting Department, lights
85 84
Danvers Water Board, water
20 00
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., telephone
3 45
Ernest P. Bradstreet, tuning piano
5 00
$957 13
Transfer to reserve
142 87
$1,100 00
Town Hall Report
Received from dances and entertainment $260 15
Rent of piano 77 25
15
TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
Received from Red Men
77 90
Received from Grange
49 25
Received from Sale of Settees
20 00
$484 55
H. A. YOUNG, Custodian.
Contingent
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transfer from reserve
222 34
$1,222 34
EXPENDITURES
McSweeney & McSweeney, lawyers
$113 91
Sullivan & Devine, lawyers
53 00
Milo A. Newhall & Co., town reports
220 00
Louise Snow, postage on reports
7 68
The Mirror Press, ballots
22 75
Charles A. Moore, town meeting cards
5 50
Taking and settlement of land and damages
on East street :
Catherine Peabody
200 00
Lyman F. Wilkins
150 00
350 00
Henry A. Young, tax sale expenses
111 73
Salem Evening News, tax and gasoline ads
98 00
Lilla D. Stott, 25 probates, 266 deeds
72 75
Division of Accounts, certifying notes
8 00
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TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
Election Officers :
Camilla Campbell
8 00
Elmer Campbell 2 00
R. Clapp 8 00
L. Crossman
8 00
J. Richardson
8 00
Della Sheldon
8 00
Harley Tyler
4 00
46 00
Abbie L. Atwood, lunches for officers
10 25
Repairs to Town Scales :
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.
36 96
William H. Young, labor 13 50
50 46
Elmer O. Campbell, sealing scales
1 00
Mrs. M. F. Steele, mending flag
15 00
Danvers Hardware Co.
4 85
Wakefield Item Co., dog blanks
4 00
C. E. Bragdon, rope for flag pole
1 71
S. M. Spencer, badges
1 25
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
4 00
Grading Around Hose House :
J. R. Osborne, truck
8 25
O. Evans, labor
2 75
H. K. Richardson, gravel
1 25
12 25
Labor on Christmas Tree:
E. Duclow
3 00
R. Sanborn
4 00
H. E. Tyler
1 25
8 25
$1,222 34
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TOWN OFFICERS EXPENSES
Town Hall Chairs
Appropriation
$200 00
1928 unexpended balance from reserve 250 00
$450 00
EXPENDITURES
American Seating Co., chairs $362 51
Boston & Maine Railroad, freight
21 10
$383 61
Balance to reserve
66 39
$450 00
Insurance and Premiums
Appropriation
$1,351 39
EXPENDITURES
C. R. Tapley & Co., liability-teams, etc. $475 29
Town buildings and contents 594 92
Sealer of Weights and Measures 23 60
Fire and theft on truck
9 56
Treasurer
21 00
Town Clerk
5 00
Tax Collector
21 00
G. P. Pope, Ins. Agency, Tax Collector
75 00
Treasurer 37 50
$1,262 87
Balance to reserve
88 52
$1,351 39
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HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Interest
Appropriation
$2,600 00
Transfer from reserve
262 12
$2,862 12
EXPENDITURES
Merchants National Bank on funded debt $ 806 25
Merchants National Bank on revenue notes 2,055 87
$2,862 12
Anticipated Revenue Notes
Notes payable, January 1, 1929
$30,000 00
Notes contracted during year 47,500 00
$77,500 00
Notes paid during year 47,500 00
Balance payable December 31, 1929
30,000 00
$77,500 00
Highways and Bridges
Highways
Appropriation $3,750 00
Received from State Treasurer
3,000 00
Sale of supplies
19 55
Transfer from bridge
300 00
Transfer from reserve
49 00
$7,118 55
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HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
EXPENDITURES
Labor $2,396 40
Truck and team
1,085 82
Truck, M. H. Noonan
292 87
Road Oil and Tarvia :
The Barrett Co.
$1,781 70
Trimount Oil Co.
.. 388 .80
$2,170 50
Gasoline and Oil :
Valvoline Oil Co.
$215 08
Essex County Co-operation
92 97
Stahler's Garage
53 31
$361 36
Sand-Gravel-Stone :
H. K. Richardson
R $151 80
C. Gould
85 85
Boston Sand & Gravel
-. 26 77
John W. Sheehan
14 75
G. Ogden
j
70
McCarthy Bros., Stone Spreader
$279 87 4 00
Supplies, etc. :
C. E. Bragdon
$ 33 16
Stahler's Garage 32 76
Geo. H. Parker Grain Co., cement
26 00
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.
24 86
Hedge & Mattheis Co., shovels, bars
19 06
Leon Soper, signs
8 00
L. B. Moody, books
5 10
Essex County Farmer Association
4 50
Lord & Herlihy
4 41
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HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Dyar Sales & Machinery
4 25
The Mirror Press 4 00
Registry of Motor Vehicles
4 00
Miscellaneous
8 60
$178 70
Danvers Coal Co., coal
108 00
Equipment and Repairs :
Boston Tractor Co.
$51 35
Dyar Sales Machinery Co., grader blades 17 50
Fred W. Dingle
9 55
Stahler's Garage
2 65
Lord & Herlihy
1. 25
$82 30
Catch Basins, Gates, Pipe :
The Berger Manufacturing Co.
$38 81
M. B. Paige Co.
20 54
Massachusetts State Prison
12 33
M. H. Noonan Co., shovel
$55 00
B. Bent, tractor
20 00
Stahler's Garage, lettering
10 55
Beeline Express
1 50
$87 05
$7,118 55
Snow Removal
Appropriation
$900 00
Miscellaneous receipts
20 00
Transfer from reserve
70-66
$990 66
$71 68
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HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$392 65
Truck
273 13
Team
49 51
Tractor Supplies and Repairs :
Topsfield Motor Co.
$59 90
Staher's Garage
26 82
Leon Soper, sign
3 50
$90 22
Repairs to Plow:
Fred W. Dingle
$51 82
E. M. & W. C. Dunnels
17 48
$69 30
Gasoline and Oil :
Valvoline Oil Co.
$34 20
Sousa's Oil Co.
17 00
Webber's Filling Station
10 40
Stahler's Garage
6 50
A. B. Gilpatrick & Co.
20
Kerosene
75
$69 05
Stahler's Garage, storage
23 00
Sand
13 10
Ropes Brothers, salt
9 30
Lunches
1 40
$990 66
East Street Special
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Received from State Treasurer
3,000 00
22
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Received from County Treasurer
3,000 00
Sale of coal
21 00
Transfer from reserve
54 62
$9,075 62
EXPENDITURES
Labor $2,259 15
Truck and Team
740 72
M. H. Noonan Co., truck
2,450 18
M. H. Noonan Co., shovel
1,764 50
B. Bent, tractor 4
135 00
McCarthy Bros., stone spreader
28 00
Rollerman
192 00
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Culverts and Couplings :
The Berger Manufacturing Co.
420 13
Gravel and Sand :
H. K. Richardson
$638,45.
G. Ogden
9 . 201. 22 75 . :
M. H. Noonan Co.
922:58 13.1650
$669 33
Gasoline and Oil :
Valvoline Oil Co.
217 65
Repairs and Supplies :
Hedge & Mattheis
$118 64
Pan Verochi
22 35
A. C. Andrews, stakes
7 00
Curtis Brothers, wood
4 00
Lord & Herlihy, hot shot battery
2 30
Federal Machine Co.
3 83
J. F. Pope, stakes
2 00
Express, twine, etc.
3 95
$164 07
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HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Harrison Square Foundry Co., frames Freight
27 60
6 13
Danver Water Board, water
1 16
$9,075 62
Liberty Street
Appropriation
$500 00
Transfer from reserve
24
$500 24
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$ 51 00
Truck
140 87
Truck, M. H. Noonan Co.
185 62
Gravel, H. K. Richardson
56 75
Gasoline, Stahler's Garage
9 00
Stone spreader, McCarthy Bros.
2 00
Shovel, M. H. Noonan Co.
55 00
$500 24
Forest Street
Appropriation
$500 00
Transfer from Reserve
23
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$ 44 10
Truck, M. H. Noonan Co.
237 88
Shovel, M. H. Noonan Co.
110 00
Gravel, H. K. Richardson
98 25
Tractor, B. Bent
10 00
$500 23
$500 23
24
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
School Street
Transfer from reserve (unexpended ] 1928 account
$72 14
Transfer from reserve
19
$72 33
EXPENDTURES
Labor
$34 20
Team
26 13
Gravel
12 00
$72 33
Sidewalks
Appropriation
$300 00
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$75 15
Truck
63 547198
M. H. Noonan Co., truck
61 87
H. K. Richardson, gravel
54 58
Transfer to reserve
44 86
$300 00
Fencing
Appropriation
$200 00
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$54 40
Truck
63 75
Pitman & Brown Co.
72 52
C. E. Bragdon
5 37
Transfer to reserve
3 96
$200 00
25
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Tractor
Appropriation
$1,800 00
EXPENDITURES
Boston Tractor Co.
$1,850 00
Discount
50 00
Allowance on old Fordson
150 00
Paid to Boston Tractor Co.
$1,650 00
Balance to reserve
150 00
$1,800 00
Dump Truck
Appropriation $1,014 00
EXPENDITURES
Stahler's Garage, one truck
$950 00
Transfer to reserve
64 00
$1,014 00
Bridges
Appropriation $300 00
Transferred to highways
$300 00
Mt. Vernon Street Water Line Transfer from reserve $34 06
EXPENDITURES
Builders Iron Foundry, supplies $34 06
26
HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
Flint Street Special
Appropriation
$200 00
EXPENDITURES
Leon Soper
$ 5 60
Balance to reserve
194 40
$200 00
Street Signs
Appropriation
$100 00
Transfer from reserve
39 10
$139 10
EXPENDITURES
Niles Machine Co.
$63 00
J. Roy Osborne, labor
5 10
Benjamin Ogden, labor
4 25
Leon Soper, labor 1
4 25
€
Boston & Maine Railroad, freight
70
Leon Soper, signs
61 80
$139 10
Protection of Persons and Property
Police
$1,000 00
Appropriation
EXPENDITURES
Labor 516 00
Automobile
257 00
13 60
27
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
McSweeney & McSweeney, lawyers
100 00
William H. Young, court fees
7 16
Telephone calls
3 13
Carpenter Manufacturing Co., 1 carpenterlite 45 00
Wm. H. Atkinson, two pair handcuffs
19 00
Treat Hardware Co., two flashlights
8 00
S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co., three badges
3 75
Miscellaneous expenses
5 50
964 54
Transferred to reserve
35 46
$1,000 00
House Fires
Appropriation
$350 00
EXPENDITURES
Labor
246 10
Stahler's Garage, storage, gas, supplies
65 28
Middleton Electre Lighting Co., lights
9 22
Danvers Water Board
3 50
Lunches
3 00
Freight
67
327 77
Transfer to reserve
22 23
$350 00
Forest Fires
Appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$183 25
Stahler's Garage, repairs to truck
13 55
28
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
Supplies :
Amer. Fire Equipment Co., acid bottles 27 75
Merrimac Chemical Co., acid 10 76
Mass. Division of Forestry, pails 5 76
Broom, gaskets 1 62
45 89
Leon Soper, permits, posters
27 00
Middleton Electric Lighting Dept.
9 22
Danvers Water Board
3 50
Freight
95
$283 36
Transfer to reserve
216 64
$500 00
Firemen's Wages
Appropriation
$55 00
EXPENDITURES
On order
$55 00
Repairs and Painting Fire House
Appropriation for painting $200 00
Unexpended balance 1928 from reserve 267 20
Transfer from reserve 47 65
$514 85
29
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
EXPENDITURES
F. W. Wendell, painting tool house and fire house
$200 00
G. W. Andrews, Labor
131 95
William M. Young, wiring and supplies
18 00
William M. Young
3 50
153 45
Richard N. Maxwell, cement apron
42 00
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co., supplies
114 90
Willam M. Young, hanger
4 50
119 40
$514 85
Chief of Fire Department
Appropriation $15 00
:
EXPENDITURES
Oscar Sheldon, chief
$10 00
Transfer to reserve
5 00
$15 00
Fire Hose
Appropriation
$300 00
EXPENDITURES
Transfer to reserve $300 00
30
FORESTRY ACCOUNT
Forestry Department
Moth Department
Appropriation
$698 15
Received from State Treasurer
108 52
Sale of lead, etc.
61 45
Moth levy, 1929
139 10
Transfer from reserve
45 03
$1,052 25
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$913 75
Team
114 00
M. E. Tyler, notices and postage
12 00
Gasoline
6 00
Twine, batteries, miscellaneous supplies
2 60
Trucking, express
3 90
$1,052 25
Tree Warden
Appropiation
$800 00
EXPENDITURES
Labor
$692 80
Team
62 20
Supplies, ladders, tools
45 00
$800 00
31
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
School and Education
Appropriation
Transfer from reserve
$21,600 00 444 91
$22,044 91
EXPENDITURES
Teachers' salaries $7,907.75
Stephen G. Bean, superintendent
730 00
Stephen G. Bean, expenses
115 16
$845 16
William H. Young, attendance officer
25 00
Mary A. Roundy, nurse
384 00
Mary A Roundy, expenses
22 50
$406 50
Annie M. Winslow, testing pupils, state clinic 10 00
Dr. A. Nichols, services 50 00
Dr. A. Nichols, schick test
20 00
$70 00
Medical Supplies :
King's Drug Store 13 15
Surgeons' & Physicians' Co. 6 13
The Mirror Press, notices schick test 6 85
$
26 13
Janitor, E. K. Richardson
1,000 00
Tuition :
Town of Danvers, high school pupils $3,271 05
City of Peabody, high school pupils 874 00
Beverly Trade School 150 25
City of Salem, high school pupils 244 78
$4,540 08
32
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
Transportation :
Tinkham Motor Co.
$1,500 00
George A. Stahler
1,137 50
$2,637 50
High School Tickets :
Eastern Mass. Street Railway
$2,000 37
Lois Cousins 40 00
$2,040 37
Repairs to Center School :
Jones Brothers
$280 05
Labor, cleaning water from cellar 171 65
John F. Cabeen, boiler repairs
133 94
Pyne & Smith Co , plumbing
115 34
William H. Young, labor
30 00
E. E. Richardson, cleaning and repairs
38 00
Danvers Hardware Co., supplies 4 50
Hollis V. Hayden, repairing lock
3 00
$776 48
Supplies:
Edward E. Babb & Co.
$340 77
Milton Bradley Co.
140 24
Calvin Putnam Lumber Co.
40 79
L. B. Philbrick Co.
22 20
Bertrand W. Ham
18 33
Danvers Hardware Co.
17 42
C. E. Bragdon
27 69
Masury-Young Company
12 75
The Mirror Press
7 55
Wright & Potter Printing Co.
9 35
Wilbur D. Gilpatrick
7 43:
Farwell Printing Co.
4 00
33
SCHOOL ACCOUNT
The Holmerden Co.
2 58
R. W. Ropes
2 45
Remington-Rand Business Service
=1 25
$654 80
Fuel :
Harry C. Rix Coal Co.
$284 02
Danvers Coal Co.
191 65
Currier Brothers, wood
9 00
$484 67
New England Tel. and Tel. Co.
43 55
Middletion Electric Lighting Dept.
38 70
Danvers Water Board
24 44
Books:
Edward E. Babb Co.
$112 16
American Book Co.
65 07
Ginn Co.
6 27
Benjamin H. Sanborn
3 76
Bacon & Vincent Co., Inc.
2 85
$190 11
C. R. Tapley & Co., bus insurance
$177 28
Wayne A. Giles, school committee expenses, accounts
53 00
Ethel H. Stewart, clerical work
25 00
Ethel H. Stewart, expenses
12 57
Edward E. Babb & Co., chair
25 00
Clara A. Manning, miscellaneous expenses
14 97
E. P. Bradstreet, tuning piano
5 50
Salem Evening News
5 00
A. P. Beauregard, sharpening knives
1 85
Herbert E. June, repairing clock
1 50
A. L. Jones, trucking
2 00
$22,044 91
34
HEALTH ACCOUNT
Public Library
Appropriation $200 00
Received from dog tax
128 79
$328 79
EXPENDITURES
F. W. Wendall & Son, 10 ton of coal $155 00
DeWolfe Fiske & Co., books 43 25
Transfer to reserve 130 54
$328 79
Dental Clinic
Appropriation $150 00
Received from Mary E. Roundy, on pay-
ments by children 104 20
Transfer from reserve
6 80
$261 00
EXPENDITURES
Dr. W. J. S. McNally, dentist 87 hours $261 00
Health and Sanitation
Public Welfare
Appropriation $2,500 00
692 41
$3,192 41
35
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
EXPENDITURES
Care of Town needy $1,722 11
Care of Town needy in other localities 310 00
Care of needy for State of Massachusetts 944 30
Care of needy for City of Lynn 216 00
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