Town annual report of Quincy 1885-1886, Part 1

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: The City
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TOWN OF QUINCY.


MANET


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QUINCY


1885=6.


THE


NINETY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF QUINCY :


PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN.


TOGETHER WITH THE


REPORTS OF THE AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS, TOWN TREASURER, MANAGERS OF THE MT. WOLLASTON CEMETERY, MANAGERS OF THE ADAMS ACADEMY, TRUSTEES OF THE WOODWARD FUND, TRUSTEES OF . THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY, COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND, ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, COMMITTEE ON STREETS, COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE, BOARD OF HEALTH, PARK COMMISSIONERS, AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


WITH A


RECORD OF THE TOWN MEETINGS OF 1885,


AND A


LIST OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS,


PREPARED BY THE TOWN CLERK,


For the year ending Feb. 1, 1886.


PRESS OF ALFRED MUDGE & SON, 24 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. 1886.


·


TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1885-86.


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of Highways. GEORGE H. FIELD, ELIAS A. PERKINS,


Town Clerk. GEORGE L. GILL.


Town Treasurer. HORACE B. SPEAR.


School Committee. FRANCIS L. HAYES,


Terms expire March, 1886.


66


1887.


SIGOURNEY BUTLER, JOHN A. GORDON,


Superintendent of Schools. GEORGE I. ALDRICH.


Collector of Taxes. GEORGE H. LOCKE.


WILLIAM A. HODGES,


Auditors of Accounts. JOHN FEDERHEN, 3D, H. A. KEITH.


Engineers of the Fire Department.


JOSEPH M. GLOVER, CHIEF. FRANKLIN CURTIS, CLERK. JOHN W. HALL, J. WARREN HAYDEN, WILLIAM C. SEELYE,


WILLIAM B. BARRY, FREDERICK JENKINS.


Constables.


J. WARREN HAYDEN,


MARK E. HANSON,


N. B. FURNALD,


E. H. RICHARDSON, CHARLES N. HUNT, ROBERT J. WILLIAMS,


GEORGE O. LANGLEY, MARCUS E. WIGHT, WILLIAM C. SEELYE,


FRANCIS A. SPEAR, EDWARD A. SPEAR, GEORGE H. LOCKE,


SAMUEL B. TURNER, WALTER H. RIPLEY.


Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library.


HENRY BARKER, H. A. KEITH,


LUTHER W. ANDERSON,


FREDERICK A. CLAFLIN,


1887.


CHARLES F. ADAMS, JR.


CHARLES A. FOSTER,


1888.


Managers of the Adams Academy.


JOSIAH P. QUINCY, PETER BUTLER, JOHN Q. ADAMS,


CHARLES H. PORTER, LUTHER W. ANDERSON,


1888.


Managers of Mount Wollaston Cemetery.


GEORGE H. FIELD, CHAIRMAN. GEORGE L. GILL, SECRETARY.


GEORGE L. BAXTER, JOSEPH H. VOGEL, Terms expire March, 1886.


JOHN HALL, EDWARD A. SPEAR,


1887.


Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.


ABNER B. PACKARD,


Term expires March, 1886. "


RUPERT F. CLAFLIN,


1887.


CHARLES F. ADAMS, JR.,


1888.


Registrars of Voters.


EDWIN W. MARSH, WILLIAM A. HODGES, GEORGE L. GILL.


JOHN H. DEE,


Board of Health.


JOHN A. GORDON, JOSEPH L. WHITON, SAMUEL M. DONOVAN, GEORGE W. HUSE, W. LYMAN FAXON.


Park Commissioners.


GEORGE CAHILL,


Term expires March, 1886.


WILLIAM B. RICE,


1887.


CHARLES H. PORTER,


1888.


Representatives to the General Court from the 5th Norfolk District.


HERBERT M. FEDERHEN, BENJAMIN S. LOVELL. FRANCIS AMBLER.


CHRISTOPHER A. SPEAR.


JASON G. WITHAM, SYLVESTER BROWN,


ADELAIDE A. CLAFLIN,


1888.


Terms expire March, 1886.


EDWARD NORTON,


Terms expire March, 1886.


66 1887.


INDEX.


PAGE


Academy Street .


20


Accounts due the Town


52


Adams Academy, Report of Managers


87


Almshouse .


21


Almshouse Account, Statement of


24


Almshouse, Poor out of


24


Appropriations for 1885


49


Auditor's Report


5


Board of Health, Expenses of


44


Board of Health, Report of


103


Bounty to Re-enlisted Soldiers


46


Bridges, Hingham and Quincy


45


Decoration of Soldiers' Graves .


45


Driftway from Granite Street, near Quarry Street Estimate of Expenses for 1886


19


Fire-Alarm Box .


35


Fire Department, Expenses of


30


Fire Department, Report of Chief Engineer


79 20


Fountains, Supply of


45


Highways, Repairs of .


I3


Hose, Purchase of


35


Hydrants, Supply of


36


Kidder Street


19


Land and Engine House at Atlantic .


34


Land and Engine House at Wollaston


34


Liberty Street


I7


Miscellaneous Expenses


39


Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Expenses of .


36


Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Report of Managers


Neponset Bridge


77 16


Newbury Street .


19


Old Cemetery


38


Park Commissioners, Report of .


108


Penn Street


17


Police Station


.


39


Footway at Atlantic


.


52


4


Private Way from Granite Street to Parkerville Quarry Street, Extension of


18


Real Estate bought in for Taxes


46


Record of Town Meetings in 1885


Registry of Births


Registry of Marriages


Registry of Deaths


169


Repairs of Steamer House .


Repairs of Town Buildings


36 45 I


School Committee, Report of


Schools, Support of


12


Selectmen's Cash Account .


Selectmen's Report


IO 7


Sewerage, Report of Selectmen on


93


Sewerage, Report on a proposed System of


96 47


Sewerage, Expenses of Committee on


Sinking Fund


Sinking Fund, Statement of


State Aid


State Aid to Indigent Soldiers


43


Streets, Report of Committee on


88 16


Street Lights


Support of Poor, Recapitulation of


30 47


Taxes (1881)


Taxes (1882)


Taxes (1883)


Taxes (1884)


48 48 49,


Taxes unpaid (1885)


57


Thomas Crane Public Library


46


Thomas Crane Public Library, Report of Trustees


85


Town Debt, Statement of .


56.


Town Hall .


38 2


Town Officers, List of


41


Treasurer's Report


53


Woodbine Street and Greenwood Avenue


18


Woodward Fund, Report of Treasurer


72.


47 76 43


Taxes (1880)


47 48


Taxes (1885)


.


Town Officers, Pay of


20


II5


155 165


AUDITORS' REPORT.


TO THE INHABITANTS OF QUINCY :


The undersigned, Auditors of Accounts, appointed at the annual town meeting in March, 1885, respectfully report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer, and find the same correctly kept, with proper vouchers for all payments. They find that the amount of cash on hand by his report is at his credit in bank.


They have examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the Woodward Fund, and find that he has proper vouchers for all payments, that the balance of cash on hand is deposited in bank, and that the securities in his possession agree with the list given in his statement.


They find that the present condition of the Sinking Fund corresponds with the statement of its Treasurer.


They have scrutinized and verified the accompanying account of the Selectmen, and find proper vouchers for all payments made by them. The account is correct and properly kept, and the amount of money there stated as drawn by the Selectmen from the Treasurer agrees with the amount charged to them on his books.


In accordance with the standing vote of the town, the Audit- ors find it their duty to report that the Selectmen, Messrs. George H. Field, Elias A. Perkins, and Christopher A. Spear, have exceeded the appropriation for


Repairs of highways, $1,768 63


Extension of Quarry Street, 249 50


Woodbine Street and Greenwood Avenue, 42 54 Discounts and abatements of taxes, 3 04


P


6


The School Committee, Messrs. Jason G. Witham, Francis L. Hayes, Sylvester Brown, Sigourney Butler, John A. Gordon, and Mrs. Adelaide A. Claflin, have exceeded the appropriation for


Evening Drawing School, $161 32


The Board of Health, Messrs. John A. Gordon, Joseph L. Whiton, Samuel M. Donovan, George W. Huse, and William L. Faxon, have exceeded the appropriation for


Board of Health, $159 52


The statement of the town debt shows that the town is prac- tically out of debt, with a surplus of $15,262.41 cash assets above its liabilities.


WILLIAM A. HODGES, JOHN FEDERHEN, 3D, H. A. KEITH, Auditors.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


TO THE INHABITANTS OF QUINCY :


The financial condition of the town has been improved about $8,000 the past year. Some few of the appropriations have been exceeded, and in some the money has not all been spent. The extra appropriations made at the special meetings will have to be provided for, also a note of three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars, which falls due on October I. This the Sinking Fund, with its usual appropriation of three thousand dol- lars, will probably take up.


The important matter of sewerage and the report of last year's committee, which were referred to the Selectmen, have been carefully considered, and their report, together with that of Engineer Eliot C. Clarke, an expert on sewerage, will be found in this report.


A portion of the citizens of Atlantic have petitioned the Legislature to be set off to Boston. In the absence of any in- structions, the Selectmen have thought best to oppose the peti- tion, believing that to be the general wish, and also believ- ing that it would be against the interests of the town to have that part so set off. The Neponset River now furnishes a natural boundary much better than any artificial one, and there really seems no good reason why a change should be made.


The boundary line between Quincy and Milton, as authorized by the last Legislature, has been changed, and the transfer of property made, as we think, to the interests of both towns.


A drinking-fountain, the gift of Henry H. Faxon, has been erected at the junction of Hancock and School Streets, and Mr. F. J. Fuller has given a stone trough for West Quincy. The latter would have been set up the past year, but it was thought that Belknap Square was the proper place for it, and as the water pipe did not extend so far, it was thought best to wait another year.


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A number of citizens of West Quincy petitioned the Select- men to extend Bates Avenue to Cemetery Street. While recog- nizing that it would be a great convenience to the people in that vicinity, we were deterred from laying it out by the difficulty en- countered in crossing the railroad track, and the large expense that would be incurred in land damages and the building of the road. The petitioners have appealed to the County Commis- sioners, and a hearing and examination had by that body. If the decision is in favor of the road, and it has to be built, quite a large sum will be required.


HIGHWAYS.


At the last annual March meeting, a sum considerably larger than usual was voted for the highways, and it seemed to be the general opinion that the town should commence a more syste- matic and durable plan of road-making. Taking this view, Washington Street, from the Point Bridge to Bent's Hill, was se- lected (it being the road most used and in the worst condition) as being a favorable piece for the trial. This portion, about a mile and a half in length, has been rebuilt with stone, at depths varying from a foot to two and a half feet, the stone covered with gravel and well rolled. This has been done at an expense of about eight thousand dollars, including wall at the Chas. Loring estate, and large culvert near the same place. How long a road of this kind will stand the wear and tear of the heavy teaming which passes over it, and the action of the frost, is a matter of speculation; but as the whole subject of road making and repairing was referred to a committee to report this year, we will not attempt to give our views on the matter. Notwithstanding the appropriation for the highways was larger than usual, it will be seen by the report that it has been considerably exceeded, for which the following excuses are offered. In the first place, at the beginning of the year, when the frost came out of the ground, a part of the roads were in a very bad condition and in some places impassable, requiring quite a large immediate outlay. Secondly, after we had got to work on the Point Road, we found that the wall at the Chas. Loring estate had to be rebuilt, and the


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culvert enlarged at the same place. These were expenses we had not calculated upon, and in our anxiety to finish the road, we perhaps went beyond the bounds of prudence. In addition, after we thought the year's work pretty nearly closed, the heavy winter rains and high tides caused some bad wash-outs. The wall and street at Hayward's Creek, on the Braintree line, also caved in, this alone putting us to an expense of about three hundred dollars. Before this work was commenced, we conferred with the Selectmen of Braintree, and it was thought best to widen the roadway at this point ten feet, it being only eighteen feet wide. This has been done partially; but to complete the work in a satisfactory manner, and to cut down the hill and fill the hollow, we estimate will cost about five hundred dollars more.


The appropriations for Woodbine Street and the Quarry Street extension have also been exceeded,-the first a small amount; on Quarry Street it was found difficult to stop at a shorter dis- tance without leaving the road in a dangerous condition, but the street can now easily be finished within the original estimate.


The matter of securing wider rims to the wheels of our heavy stone teams, which the Surveyors of Highways were instructed to investigate and report upon the best practicable plan of re- lieving the wear and tear of very heavy teaming over our roads, has been considered; and while all agree that if it could be brought about, a great saving might be made, we have been unable to find any practicable plan by which this can be accomplished. The subject has been brought to the attention of the Legis- lature time after time, only to be thrown out without action. It hardly seems practicable, and perhaps not lawful, for the town to appropriate any money to test such a scheme, and if we knew of any way to make the teamers think it more economical or pref- erable, we would certainly suggest it. It seems to us that the only way is to build our roads of the best material, hard and smooth, and perhaps in this way wider tires might be gradually adopted.


GEORGE H. FIELD, ELIAS A. PERKINS, CHRISTOPHER A. SPEAR, Selectmen.


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SELECTMEN'S CASH ACCOUNT.


The Selectmen have received from the Town Treasurer during the year ending Feb. I, 1886, as per his report,


$114,268 35


They have paid as follows : -


For Support of Schools,


$43,909 19


Evening Drawing School,


1,161 32


Almshouse,


3,832 64


Poor out of Almshouse,


3,852 89


Repairs of Highways,


17,262 77


Removal of Snow,


403 50


Street Lights, -


4,074 75


Pay of Town Officers,


4,747 00


Thomas Crane Public Library,


3,747 19


Mount Wollaston Cemetery,


3,096 50


Board of Health,


663 52


Committee on Sewerage,


1,000 00


Land and Engine-house at Atlantic, 1,396 OI


Land and Engine-house at Wollaston, 1,435 77 Miscellaneous Expenses, 2,247 72


Neponset Bridge,


643 50


Hingham and Quincy Bridges,


187 50


State Aid,


1,492 00


State Aid to Indigent Soldiers,


793 00


Fire Department,


5,122 67


Police Station,


443 66.


Town Hall,


657 10


Extension, etc., of Quarry Street,


1,749 50


Newbury Street,


98 75


Penn Street,


223 50


Liberty Street,


263 20


Woodbine St. and Greenwood Ave., 242 54


Academy Street,


20 00


Footway at Atlantic,


68 81


Driftway from Granite St. (Packard's Lane),


89 00


Amounts carried forward,


$104,925 50 $114,268 35


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Selectmen's Cash Account.


Amounts brought forward,


For Kidder Street,


$104,925 50 $114,268 35 190 00


Private way from Granite St. to Parkerville,


55 00


Fire-Alarm Box,


73 93


Supply of Fountains,


146 73


Supply of Hydrants,


3,045 00


New Fire Hose,


1,175 00


Decoration of Soldiers' Graves,


200 00


Old Cemetery,


65 86


Repairs of Town Buildings,


83 96


Repairs of Steamer House,


298 60


Bounty to Re-enlisted Soldiers,


750 00


Sinking Fund,


3,000 00


Real Estate bought in for Taxes,


258 77


$114,268 35


The items of the above payments, with their credits, if any, may be seen by reference to the respective accounts.


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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


DR.


To Cash paid by Selectmen for the year ending Feb. 1, 1886,


$43,909 19


CR.


By Massachusetts School Fund, Coddington Fund,


$155 75


75 00


Cash for use of water pipe,


20 00


250 75


$43,658 44


Appropriation,


$43,700 00


Expenses,


43,658 44


Expenses less than appropriation,


$41 56


EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL.


To Cash paid by Selectmen, $1,161 32


Expenses,


Appropriation,


$1,161 32


1,000 00


Expenses more than appropriation, $161 32


The items of the expenses for support of Schools may be examined by reference to the report of the School Committee.


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HIGHWAYS.


In charge of the Surveyors of Highways.


DR.


Paid J. Loud & Co., grain, $291 38


drain-


pipe,


86 44


Ambler & Hobart, hay,


148 22


Cyrus Patch, coal,


20 83


E. Menhinick, setting


curbstone, 38 96


Bigelow & Dowse, tools,


22 15


C. B. Tilton,


4 45


Pratt & Co., lumber,


22 52


B. Johnson, 66


I 68


Geo. A. Goodyear, powder,


5 34


Macomber & Co., oil,


6 00


S. N. Maloney, setting curbstone, 26 80


W. J. Custance, sharpen- ing, etc.,


I 20


Jones Howe, setting curb- stone,


2 75


C. S. Knowles, spring, I 12


W. W. Bond, sharpening, etc.,


6 10


S. Scannell, rep'g, sharp- ening, etc.,


65 05


Pinel Bros., tools, sharp- ening, etc.,


106 19


J. R. Wild, rep'g, shoe- ing, etc.,


107 87


James Forrest, rolling st.


55 25


James Collins, stone,


I 68


H. H. Faxon,


66


256 54


Friend Cain,


3 90


T. Donovan,


I 04


Andrew Delory, altering drain, etc., 33 10


W. L. Faxon, freight on pipe, 2. 95


18


John Cashman,


283 50


Mary Costello,


2 80


J. H. Thayer,


66


5 65


Luther Thayer,


4 00


Ten Associates, gravel, 4 68


H. T. Whitman,


26 88


H. N. Holbrook,


20 80


A.W. Sprague, Agt., 64


I 60


Wollaston Land Co.,


52 16


W. H. Faxon,


2 00


Hewitson & Sherman,“


19 20


Carried forward,


$1,679 35


Brought forward, $1,679 35


Paid J. F. Berry, gravel, 6 24


Mrs. L. A. Pratt, 66 45 36


Mrs. J. M. Glover, “ 22 75


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal, 46 94


A. L. Mitchell, setting curbstone, 9 00


Geo. A. Barker, setting curbstone, 10 63


John L. Miller, setting curbstone, II 30


T. McGrath, sharpening, etc.,


8 00


T. B. Adams & Co., belt- ing, etc., 29 25


John Glover, 2d, building culvert, 35 00


H. B. Ellis, hames, 1 00


B. C. Barlow, wooden horses,


1 50


McLauthlin & Co., roller and carting, 247 00


Eliab Ramsdell, plank, 1 00


Thos. Fihely,


88


Field & Wild,


30 00


David Crotty,


66


5 68


H. S. Hunt,


66


6 00


Jas. Fitzgerald, oil,


E. Menhinick, laying wall, 223 25


G. D. Putnam & Co., waste, $3 00


Henry Burr, building fence, 5 68


S. Scammell, building fence, 49 06


T. Morrissey, building fence, 5 25


Ira Litchfield, building fence, 47 43


Carried forward,


$2,594 16


I4


Highways, continued.


Brought forward, $2,594 16


Paid Frank Gearing, stone and carting, 25 75


John Cashman, blasting, 55 00


E. Menhinick, paving,


30 50


S. N. Maloney, building culvert, 120 00


Jones Howe, extending culvert, 30 00


K. L. Garvin, teams and labor, 185 00


Geo. J. Jones, repairing harness, etc., 6 93


T. Lyons, teams and labor,


155 50


Dexter Faxon, mowing,


2 00


W. Tisdale, sprinkling sts.


300 00


McDonnell & Sons, pav- ing blocks, etc., II 25


Daniel McCarty, teams and labor, 144 00


Charles Wilson, paving blocks, etc., 22 89


Owen Sullivan, teams and labor,


124 50


J. P. Granahan, remov- ing stone, 2 00


Patrick White, teams and labor,


122 00


John Fallon & Sons, posts,


6 00


W. F. Loud, teams and labor.


33 25


John Cashman, re-plank- ing bridge, II 00


21 75


S. F. Newcomb, lantern, etc.,


1 00


John Crotty, teams and labor,


15 00


Whitney & Nash, oil, tools, etc.,


15 07


H. Lavelle, teams and labor, 27 00


E. C. Harrington, teams and labor,


34 50


J. H. Vogel, stone chips,


21 60


J. P. Granahan, teams and labor, 16 50


C. H. Spear, removing team, 1 00


H. B. Ellis, teams and labor, 26 50


Thomas & Owens, curb- stone, 10 00


Timothy Coffey, labor, 316 79


Michael Griffin, 318 24


John Parker, 350 61


J. P. Granahan, carting, 1,037 75


Daniel Kerins, 66


374 54


David Crotty, 358 36


Edward Keegan,


373 97


Michael Dunn, 66


310 43


Michael Sullivan, 66


317 36


George M. Sweeny, 66


307 17


Calvin T. Dyer, 66


540 00


Stephen Neagle,


210 56


Winslow Hobart, 206 50 66


James Fitzpatrick, 211 13


Edward Burke,


66 202 62


Carried forward, $7,287 52


Carried forward,


$13,636 10


Stephen Wesley, lighting lanterns, 5 50


Geo. M. Sweeny, teams and labor,


Wm. Webb, teams and labor, 30 00


Wm. N. Lowe, hauling,


6 75


C. N. Hunt, teams and labor, 63 00


Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, horse and labor,


9 75


Frederick & Field, stone chips,


21 00


John D. Cain, quarrying stone,


535 50


John Cashman, team, la- bor, etc., 122 24


Charles F. Ewell, use of team,


100 00


Charles F. Ewell, labor, 711 00


John S. Lucas, 322 88


James Forrest, teams and labor, 665 25


H. L. Packard, teams and labor, 483 75


Brought forward, $7,287 52 Paid Frank Gearing, teams and labor, 301 80


John F. Garvin, teams and labor, 315 00 Peter McConnarty, teams and labor, 155 50


John Hayes, teams and labor, 179 50


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Highways, continued.


Brought forward,


$13,636 10


Brought forward,


$16,713 41


Paid Patrick Kerrigan, labor, 204 30


Paid John O'Brien, James Hardy,


66


45 50


James Harris,


128 17


John Leary,


66


51 63


Thomas De Wolf,


66


199 49


Daniel Duggan,


66


10 50


William Kelly,


60


179 37


Jeremiah Shea, Jr.,


66


69 12


Timothy Allman,


66


164 94


Dennis McCarty,


66


28 00


John Denehy,


6 6


183'55


Daniel Sullivan,


60


26 25


Jeremiah Falvey,


66


122 93


John Creedon,


66


42 00


Patrick McCune,


66


183 31


John Hayes, Jr.,


66


31 50


Daniel McCarty, 2d,


199 50


Henry Burr,


17 07


James Sullivan,


66


123 87


William Moran,


12 25


John O'Brien, Jr.,


116 37


Alexander Gourley,


3 00


Michael Cronin,


66


57 25


John Parrott,


8 75


C. H. Harrington,


66


18 25


John F. Parrott,


5 25


Luther H. Parrott,


34 75


Levi L. White,


3 50


Austin F. Newcomb,


13 50


Dennis Ford,


66


I 75


John D. Cain,


22 25


Michael Driscoll,


66


2 50


Patrick E. Madigan,


66


28 00


Patrick Donlin,


66


3 50


Stephen Wesley,


66


56 00


B. McGillicuddy,


66


5 25


Timothy White,


67 37


Owen Sullivan,


66


7 00


Patrick Cahill,


52 95


Patrick Brennon,


60


4 00


Jeremiah Sullivan,


66


14 CO


Thomas Carroll,


66


4 20


Thomas Connolly,


68


32 38


John Glover, Jr.,


66


1 00


David Collagan,


66


49 00


Andrew Delory,


66


4 45


Patrick Cunniff,


66


63 87


Roderick McLane,


2 25


Michael Bowen,


66


85 76


Joshua Hunt,


: 50


Peter Martin,


36 75


Jeremiah Bowen,


88


Carried forward,


$16,713 41


$17,262 77


CR.


By cash from town of Braintree, for labor,


$126 49


66


Citizens' Gas Light Co., use of engine,


31 50


66


66


repairs of street,


I 05


School Department, for labor,


27 00


Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, use of cart,


4 75


Sundry persons, street wash,


17 60


Labor on Penn Street,


20 00


66


66 Liberty Street,


20 00


" Driftway to Parkerville,


15 00


66


removal of snow,


166 00


494 14


$16,768 63


Expenses, . Appropriation,


$16,768 63


1 5,000 00


Expenses more than appropriation,


$1,768 63


66


61 25


David Connell,


66


105 00


Jeremiah Callahan,


168 0I


Patrick Duggan,


23 63


Thomas Lennon,


66


197 74


Cornelius Lyons,


labor, 49 00


Timothy Donovan,


66 149 18


H. L. Packard, use of team,


24 75


I 75


Frederick A. Thayer,


19 50


James H. Lewis,


66


66


" Packard's Lane,


40 00


20 13


Bernard Gerry,


16


Highways, continued. STREET LIGHTS.


In charge of the Surveyors of Highways.


Paid Citizens' Gas Light


Co., lighting, $1,735 00


Wheeler Reflector Co., lighting, 1,940 00


Brought forward, $4,045 65 Paid Thomas Mitten, re- pairing frames, etc., 13 50 James Chipman, repair- ing lanterns, 2 00


Citizens' Gas Light Co.,


lanterns, repairs, etc.,


65 82


Sanborn & Damon, repair- ing lanterns, 7 25


Citizens' Gas Light Co., connecting posts, 245 00


R. T. Elwell, repairing lanterns, 3 50


Wheeler Reflector Co., repairs, 17 90


Tirrell & Sons, moving lantern, 1 50


Wheeler Reflector Co., posts, lanterns, etc., 37 68


P. W. Newcomb, setting posts, etc., 4 25


$4,074 75


Carried forward,


$4,045 65


Appropriation, Expenses,


4,074 75


Expenses less than appropriation, $25 25


NEPONSET BRIDGE. In charge of the Surveyors of Highways. DR.


Paid Pratt & Co., lumber, $445 90


Brought forward, $490 77


Dodge, Haley & Co.,


Paid James Sullivan, labor, I 50


tools and spikes, 6 74


Henry Burr, 77 86 66


O. Lappen & Co., helve, 35


R. McLane, 73 37


Thomas Gurney, nails, spikes, etc., 6 78


$643 50


T. Lyons, stone and la- bor,


17 25


John S. Lucas, labor, 13 75


Carried forward,


$490 77


$635 50


Appropriation,


$1,000 00


Expenses, 635 50


Expenses less than appropriation, $364 50


REMOVAL OF SNOW.


Paid sundry persons, removal of snow, Labor by highway teams,


$403 50


166 00


$569 50


Appropriation, Expenses,


$1,000 00


569 50


Expenses less than appropriation,


$430 50


L. Rogers, moving post, 50


H. Gallagher, expressing, 85


$4,100 00


CR.


By Cash from H. Barker & Sons, old plank, 8 00


I7


Highways, continued. LIST OF PROPERTY. In charge of the Surveyors of Highways.


I Stone crusher and engine.


1 Set stone-cutter tools.


I Road machine.


I Set pavers' tools.


I Stone roller.


24 Gravel shovels.


4 Horses.


12 Snow shovels.


5 Carts.


25 Gravel pickaxes.


I Sled.


24 Gravel pickaxe handles.


7 Snow ploughs.


6 Lanterns.


2 Cutter ploughs.


5 Street hoes.


5 Cart harnesses.


7 Iron rakes.


I Pair double harnesses.


9 Crow-bars.


5 Gravel screens.


I Engine-house building.


I Roller.


LIBERTY STREET.


Paid Whitman & Breck, plan, $18 00 Whitman, Breck & Co.,


Paid Michael Dunn, labor, 6 12


surveys, etc.,


13 00


Winslow Hobart, 66


14 00


James Forrest, teams and labor,


32 50


Thomas Lennon, 66


6 12


Charles F. Ewell, labor,


27 00


Timothy Coffey,


13 12


Daniel Kerins, 66


13 12


Michael Sullivan,


14 87


David Crotty, 66


14 87


John Parker, 66


14 00


$263 20


Michael Griffin, 66


4 37


Labor with highway teams, 20 00


Carried forward,


$167 86


$283 20


Appropriation,


$300 00


Expenses,


283 20


Expenses less than appropriation,


$16 80


PENN STREET.


Paid Whitman & Breck,


Brought forward,


$97 50


plan, surveys, etc.,


$19 00


Paid Timothy Coffey, labor,


7 00


James Forrest, teams and labor,


26 50


David Crotty,


66


7 00


Herbert L. Packard, teams and labor.


20 00


Michael Griffin,


7 00


Frank Gearing, teams and labor,


20 00


Michael Sullivan,


66


7 00


Charles F. Ewell, labor,


12 00


Stephen Neagle,


66


7 00


Carried forward,


$97 50


Carried forward,


$153 50


George Crane, stock and labor, 17 88


George M. Sweeny,




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