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1870
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH,
CONTAINING A
SCHEDULE OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,
THE
Report of the Overseers of the Door,
THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
AND
Statistics furnished by the Town. Clerk,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 25TH, 1871.
BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, CITY PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1871.
,
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH,
CONTAINING A
SCHEDULE OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,
THE
Report of the Overseers of the Poor,
THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
AND
Statistics furnished by the Town Clerk,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 25TH, 1871.
BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, CITY PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1871.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
THE Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth for the year end- ing March 6, 1871, respectfully submit their Report, with the annexed schedule of Receipts and Expenditures, as follows : -
The amounts raised and appropriated by the town during the past year for defraying ordinary expenses, have largely exceeded those of any former year, but they have proved insufficient to cover the expenditures made by the several boards of Town Officers.
Although parsimony in providing for the needs of its citizens on the part of a municipal corporation is not less reprehensible than when exhibited by individuals, yet we believe that the practice of economy is a virtue as worthy of imitation in the direction of the affairs of a town, as in the management of their private business by its inhabitants.
It is evident, upon the slightest consideration, that true econ- omy requires the limit of expenditures for ordinary uses to be fixed below the amount of available resources ; and it is equally obvious that, practically, there is a limit in the rate of taxation beyond which taxes cease to be productive. The rate of taxa- tion in this town for the year just closed, was one and a half percentum upon a valuation increased by nearly half a million of dollars over that of any previous year. We respectfully suggest for the careful consideration of the town, whether they have not already reached the extreme limit of their means avail- able for ordinary expenditures.
In compliance with the votes of the town at its last annual March meeting, as understood by this board, we have caused
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the widenings and straightenings of Pleasant street, laid out by the County Commissioners between Park avenue and the house of J. A. E. Loud, to be worked, including the removal of the ledge near the house of the heirs of Ludo Holbrook, and a portion of that near the house of A. Raymond, jr. We have also worked the widenings and straightenings laid out by the selectmen on North street between Bridge street and Pilgrim wharf. We have also built the new streets laid out by the selectmen as follows, viz: The street from Pleasant street to Park avenue ; the street from Essex to Broad street ; the street leading easterly from Main street, near Main street School- house ; the street leading westerly from Prospect street ; the extension of Prospect street and the street leading from Mid- dle street at a point near the junction of Essex street to Shaw- mut street, with the exception of railing at a few points on the last-named street; and we have contracted with Mr. Albert Ford to build the new street leading southerly from School street, and he has performed more than half of the necessary labor.
The expense of these constructions has exceeded the amount appropriated for that object, but believing that the town intended that they should be built during the year, and that it would add to the expense to stop short of completion after having made considerable progress, we decided to continue the work, and to ask an appropriation to cover the deficiency, recom- mending that the town designate, at its annual meeting, which of the several highways upon which widening's and straighten- ings have been ordered by the county commissioners shall be worked during the next year, so that the same difficulty may not be again presented to the board of selectmen.
Pursuant to a vote of the town, we have purchased for its use the school property belonging to the Pratt School Fund, for the sum of three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars, - the price fixed by the appraisers designated by the town, - and have given to the trustee of that fund a note for the bal- ance due, after deducting the sum remitted by direction of the court to the tax payers of the late sixth School District, and
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the sum received for expense incurred by the town in the set tlement of this matter.
We have contracted for the repainting of the old guide boards, for the construction of new guide boards, and boards to designate streets, and the erection of new posts for such boards, as far as the same are needed ; and the work has pro- gressed so far that it may be completed within a few weeks after the town shall have acted upon the names proposed for new streets.
The legislature of this State at its last session provided for the appointment of Commissioners, to determine anew in what proportions and manner the expense of maintaining the bridges over Weymouth Fore and Back rivers shall be hereafter paid ; such Commissioners have been appointed, have heard parties interested, including this town, and made up their award, but have not yet reported their determination to the Supreme Ju- dicial Court, or otherwise made known the result of their inves- tigations.
A decree of the Superior Court has been obtained, and a warrant issued, directing the sale of the Nadell estate, and the officer has advertised the sale to take place on the 25th of March next.
JAMES HUMPHREY, Z. L. BÍCKNELL, JOHN BLANCHARD, E. A. HUNT, WILMOT CLEVERLY, Selectmen of Weymouth.
WEYMOUTH, Feb. 21, 1871.
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SCHEDULE
OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 25, 1871.
Balance on hand March 1, 1870, as per schedule, . $9,000 00 Received, Town, State and County taxes, 80,467 86 · Of State Treasurer Corporation taxes, 2,697 88
66 State aid refunded, 7,450 16
66 66 66 School Fund,
629 45
" County 66 for dog licenses, 660 34
" Board State charities, 31 01
" Daniel Stetson on Nadell property, . 50 00
" Wey. and Braintree. M. F. Ins. Co. dividend, 24 00
" Quincy Mutual, 24 00
For use of Town Hall, 369 50
Of Union National Bank of Weymouth,
46,000 00 ·
" First National Bank of South Weymouth,
14,000 00
" Weymouth and Braintree Institution for Savings,
13,000 00
" South Weymouth Savings Bank,
8,000 00
" Abner Holbrook, trustee on note,
2,792 00
66 66 for expenses, 32 39
" Joseph Totman, on note, 700 00
" Town of Abington, 156 00
: " " Marshfield,
25 00
" George W. Fay,
11 00
For Damage of guide boards,
15 00
$186,135 59
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SCHOOLS.
The town grant for support of Schools was, $20,000 00
income of Alewive Fund,
252 00
town portion of the State School Fund,
629 54
$20,881 54
There was expended for the High schools and those in the several districts, as follows, viz : -
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid George W. Shaw, teacher,
$1,200 00
Martha A. Smith, assistant,
500 00
Bela J. Mathewson, wood,
8 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
25 50
Geo. W. Shaw, incidentals, .
4 70
F. Ambler,
10 .75
S. W. Pratt, "
18 85
S. Blanchard, «
10 06
George E. Tirrell, care of rooms,
10 00
William Humphrey,
21 00
$1,808 86
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid F. B. Gamwell, teacher,
$1,170 00
R. V. Rogers, rent of room,
100 00
Albert Tirrell, coal,
6 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
17 00
Winslow Pratt, charcoal,
5 40
C. C. Tower, incidentals,
8 93
Z. W. Torrey, care of rooms,
31 50
66
1869,
14 00
$1,352 83
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Paid George A. Littlefield, teacher,
.
$850 00
Lizzie C. Pratt, 66
340 00
Maria F. Burrell, 66
300 00
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William Lovell, wood, .
$8 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
109 88
S. W. Pratt, incidentals,
22 15
John W. Bartlett, " .
16 44
66 66 1869,
11 50
Division 136, 66
20 19
R. Clark, preparing fuel,
75
.
DISTRICT NO 2.
Paid Eliza French, teacher, .
$400 00
S. Annie Blanchard, assistant,
111 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
32 18
S. W. Pratt, incidentals,
15 85
S. Blanchard, 66
5 05
S. B. Terry, care of rooms, .
14 19
George E. Tirrell, care of rooms, .
16 00.
$594 27
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Paid Moses D. W. Hurd, teacher,
$544 01
A. Augusta Raymond,
.
174 25
Sarah Parker,
112 50
Ellen G. Parrott,
340 00
Emma J. Fay,
300 00
Lavina Totman,
66
300 00
M. W. Seymour,
66
204 00
Mary C. French,
66
187 50
Lilla M. Hodgdon,
67 50
Rest F. Curtis,
66
276 25
Silvanus White, wood, .
132 00
Bela French, 66
13 25
Jotham Pratt, preparing fuel,
52 88
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
34 76
Henry Loud, incidentals.
26 99
Bicknell Bros., . .
4 11
Wm. B. Lougee, care of rooms,
100 00
66 incidentals,
6 00
Thomas F. Cleverly, repair of clocks, .
1 60
$1,786 51
9
W. W. Raymond, incidentals,
$3 80
G. W. Fay, 66 9 50
M. D. W. Hurd, 66 2 50 ·
Henry Lovell, repairing clocks,
2 00
W. W. Raymond, care of rooms, .
125 00
Albert F. Lovell, 66 66
25 00
Frank G. Fay,
66
6 00
W. W. Raymond, 6 66
1869,
18 00
Bicknell Bros., incidentals, 1869,
15 78
Henry Loud, incidentals, 1868,
8 18
$2,985 76
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Paid J. W. Armington, teacher, .
$850 00
A. A. R. Hayes, 66
390 00
Arvella A. Smith, 66
300 00
M, Alice Knapp, 66
202 58
Mary L. Flint, 66
110 50
A. H. Richards, 66
119 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
113 00
M. Connor, preparing fuel, .
8 75
S. W. Pratt, incidentals,
40 65
S. W. Pratt, stoves, etc.
89 32
F. Ambler, incidentals,
38 10
J. Binney & Co. "
1 62
A. F. Trufant, repair clocks,
2 50
Episcopal Society, use of well,
5 00
George W. Richards, care of rooms,
100 00
$2,371 02
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Paid Minnie Goodnow, teacher,
$140 00
Lizzie L. Cushing, 66
340 00
Lydia T. Cushing,
300 00
Clarance W. Fearing, teacher,
325 00
Joseph W. Loud & Co., coal,
98 00
Greenville Brooks, fuel,
25 50
Reuben Lowell,
·
3 50
Asa Pool,
1868,
10 20
L. Tuck, stoves, etc.,
78 15
.
10
C. C. Tower, incidentals,
$1 87
W. G. Nash,
·
30 13
Asa Pool, care of rooms,
.
76 10
$1,428 45
DISTRICT NO. 6.
Paid H. J. Clark, teacher,
$550 00
Ann L. White, teacher,
300 00
Carrie E. Spilstead, teacher,
300 00
A. Holbrook, trustee, rent, 1869,
175 00
C. H. Tisdale, care room,
66
13 15
A. Holbrook, rent to May 1,
29 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
83 75
Asa Holbrook, fuel,
13 00
Bicknell Bros., clock, .
9 25
S. W. Pratt, incidentals,
38 78
H. Loud, 66
4 24
C. H. Tisdale,
2 25
J. W. Holbrook, “ .
1 50
A. Holbrook, 66
45 04
C. H. Tisdale, care of rooms,
60 00
J. W. Holbrook, “ 66
30 00
$1,654 96
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Paid Sanford Hollis, care rooms, 1869, $20 75
G. Frank Derby, 66
20 00
Bradford Chandler, " 66 66
30 00
Cyrus Wakefield, mats,
66
7 50
Lucius Brown, teacher,
828 75
Maria A. Morrill, " ·
340 00
Alice R. Rogers, 66
·
340 00
L. L. Whitman, 66
300 00
E. L. White,
340 00
A. C. Orcutt, 66
340 00
Elvira J. White, 66
340 00
Albert Tirrell, coal,
10 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
306 50
L. Tuck, incidentals, .
36 65
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S. A. Rockwood & Co., incidentals,
$37 76
C. W. Wright, incidentals, .
3 82
Bradford Chandler,
6 00
R. G. Skinner,
3 50
C. C. Tower,
66
1 50
C. C. Tower, fuel,
6 00
Edgar S. Wright, "
9 00
C. W. Wright,
4 50
Winslow Pratt, charcoal,
27 00
H. O. Carroll, use of well,
.4 50
R. G. Skinner, care of rooms,
120 00
G. F. Derby, 66 66
25 00
S. Hollis, 66 66
22 00
B. Chandler, 66 66
25 00
$3,555 73
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Paid B. F. Torrey, care of rooms, 1869,
$120 00
G. B. Whiting, use of well,
5 00
M. Lizzie Foye, teacher,
300 00
Adelaide A. Keeler,
241 40
Alice M. Baker, 66
300 00
Amey M. Adlington,
340 00
Hannah E. Miller, · 66
221 00
E. A. Bosworth, 66
119 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal and wood,
168 25
G. Brooks, granular fuel, .
11 25
S. W. Pratt, incidentals,
3 50
F. Ambler, 66
34 76
A. F. Trufant, repairing clock,
62
Obed Raymond, care of rooms,
150 00
$2,014 78
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Paid Abbott Bates, care of rooms, 1869,
$40 00
Ezra Tirrell, incidentals, 1869,
3 50
Bicknell Bros.,
1 15
B. F. Shaw, 66 66
5 16
Lizzie L. Howe, teacher, .
400 00
12
Dora L. Benson, teachers,
$120 00
Selena S. Thomas, "
180 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
44 00
Bicknell Brothers, two clocks,
18 50
Henry Loud, incidentals,
10 35
B. F. Shaw,
6 15
Jotham Pratt, preparing fuel,
5 00
Henry Loud, incidentals, 1866,
10 03
Abbott Bates, care of rooms,
50 00
$893 84
I. S. Preston, teaching penmanship,
$300 00
Expense of North High School,
$1,808 86
South 66
1,352 83
66 District Schools, .
17,285 32
66 teaching penmanship,
300 00
20,747 01
· NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE IN THIRD DISTRICT.
Paid Charles Simmons, on contract,
$5,550 00
on fence, 264 59
Jacob French, grading,
797 20
66 setting posts,
44 50
M. Hayward, stone work,
593 16
Stephen Cain & Son, labor and stock,
30 75
John Burrell, labor,
5 00
Sargent, Monde & Sampson, stone posts,
57 00
George W. Whitten, stoves, etc., 108 25
W. O. Haskell, furniture,
336 13
$7,786 58
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE IN FOURTH DISTRICT.
Paid John W. Loud, for services and cash paid,
$2,191 45
Waterman T. Burrell, painting, 153 16
A. Sherman, labor,
133 26
P. H. Blanchard, labor,
84 81
S. W. Pratt, stoves, etc.,
121 17
A. F. Trufant, clocks, .
19 00
13
J. E. Rice, posts,
12 25
W. K. Baker, express,
29 75
$2,744 85
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE IN FIFTH DISTRICT.
Paid T. P. Hobart, labor and stock,
$241 78
Thomas Barnard, 66
101 00
William B. Hersey,
66
113 11
Edwin Martin,
66
48 65
Jason Holbrook, 66 66
.
46 75
Leonard Gardner, 66 66
24 00
Asa Poole, 66 66
27 45
John Melville, land,
20 00
Elias Vining, steps, .
5 25
Otis Cushing, express,
22 03
Loud & Pratt, lumber,
52 78
C. C. Tower, insurance,
5 00
W. O. Haskell, furniture,
152 27
$860 07
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE IN SIXTH DISTRICT.
Paid Henry Newton, guardian for land, $58 00
Everett & Gould, labor and stock, 10 96
A. Holbrook, furniture,
45 63
$114 59
A. Holbrook, trustee for Pratt School-House
property,
$3,350 00
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Paid Day & Collins, drain pipe, . $19 00
Elisha Pratt, labor,
12 25
Henry F. Cushing, labor and stock,
14 58
William Bicknell, 66 66 66
24 94
A. G. Litchfield, . .
4 50
$75 27
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DISTRICT NO. 2.
Paid James Morrison, labor and stock,
$13 15
Bicknell & White, 66
·
59 39
B. H. Everett, 66 66
.
42 68
William White, 66
66
.
27 10
William B. Lougee, 66 66
11 00
e
$153 32
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Paid J. E. Rice, labor and stock for fence, 1869, .
$599 25
Joseph Peakes, "
66
170 07
J. E. Rice, labor and stock,
215 67
B. H. Everett, "
11 25
George W. Whitten, labor and stock,
44 70
Joseph Peakes,
7 93
Martin Burrell, 66 66
4 50
Charles Simmons,
60
8 70
M. D. W. Hurd,
66
66
31 25
W. O. Haskall, furniture,
24 50
Jacob French, labor, .
18 50
$1,136 32
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Paid Frederick Pope, labor,
$24 71
S. Cain & Son, 66
19 58
W. T. Burrell, 66
2 97
Loud & Pratt, lumber,
16 22
S. S. Foye, labor,
10 70
$74 18
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Paid T. P. Hobart, labor,
$ 82
Benjamin Ells, "
10 50
W. B. Hersey, “
3 60
Leonard Gardner, labor,
9 73
J. E. Rice, posts,
16 70
.
$41 35
15
DISTRICT NO. 6.
Paid Joseph Hawes, labor,
$14 95
W. B. Hersey, ·
1 20
Martin Burrell, labor and stock,
31 89
Charles Simmons, 66
92 97
J. C. Rhines, lumber,
107 65
$248 66
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Paid Peter Marlow, labor and stock, 1867, .
$13 94
Loud & Pratt, lumber,
252 50
Noah Stowell, paints, .
130 46
. J. E. Rice, posts,
25 05
Oran White, 66
21 50
W. O. Haskell, furniture, .
86 23
C. C. Tower, cash paid on well,
86 25
P. A. Wales, pump,
30 00
Abner Curtis, posts,
47 20
Day & Collins, drain pipe,
30 25
George Bates, hardware,
5 30
L. Tuck, stoves, etc., .
118 15
Henry Gardner, planing,
2 00
Martin Vining, carting,
1 93
Otis Cushing, express,
12 80,
Joseph Hawes, labor, .
100 91
James A. Reed, «
39 25
Patrick & Wm. Walsh, labor,
175 00
Reuben Pratt, labor,
11 00
T. P. Hobart, 66
117 49
R. G. Skinner, "
66 05
Edwin Martin,
69 96
. E. S. Wright, carting,
18 57
C. C. Tower, cash paid for repairs,
43 95
$1,505 74
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Paid Frederick Pope, labor and stock,
$43 03
P. H. Blanchard,
66
5 00
W. T. Burrell,
.،
5 50
$53 53
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DISTRICT NO. 10.
Paid J. E. Rice, for fence, 1869,
$258 28
Oliver Burrell, painting fence, 1869,
56 13
Charles Simmons, repairs,
2 70
Martin Burrell,
80
$317 91
Paid On new school-houses,
$11,506 09
" Pratt school property, .
3,350 00
" Repairs of school-houses,
3,606 28
$18,462 37
HIGHWAYS, TOWNWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Elisha Pratt, for ward 1,
$1600 99
Jacob French, " " 2,
1611 95
Simeon W. Gutterson, for ward 3,
1625 91
Joseph Hawes, 66 5 and 6,
1606 68
Thomas J. Nash, 66 66
1595 87
C. E. Colbath, bridge Church street, 95 25
Benj. Ells, gravel, 1869,
3 80
$8.140 45
LAND DAMAGE.
Paid Jobn Jordan for land for new street from Park avenue and Pleasant street, $135 00
H. D. Blanchard for land to widen Park avenue, . 25 00
Nathaniel Ford for land for new street at Neck, . 235 00
Weymouth Iron Co. 66 6 66 66
270 00
Heirs George French for land for new street from Broad to Essex streets, . 70 00
R. C. Marsh for land corner Commercial and Es- sex streets,
25 00
John K. Carroll for land for new street at East Weymouth, .
12 00
Thomas Bicknell for the widening of North street
112 00
William Bicknell, " " 66 66 66
250 00
Nathaniel Ford, " " 66 66 66
80 00
David Pratt for land for new street from Middle
street to East Weymouth, . 125 00
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Paid Richard Humphrey for damage in change of grade of Neck street, $12 00
Jeremiah Connell, for damage in change of grade at East Weymouth, 14 50
Elisha F. Pratt, land for widening North street, 10 00
$1,375 50
New street, from Middle street to Shawmut street, near the Wey- mouth Iron Works.
Paid Thomas Cullen for labor,
$97 50
James Cullen,
71 00
Wmn. McCarthy, .
70 00
John Connell,
63 00
John Connell, jr.
28 00
John Daily,
24 50
Andrew Coakley,
26 25
William Allen, .
56 00
Barney Lynch, .
.36 75
Thomas Cullen, jr.
52 25
Edward Cullen,
67 00
James Cook, jr.
24 50
Patrick Cullen,
33 25
Edward Tobin,
66 75
John Ronan,
39 37
John Coffey,
38 94
Jeremiah Barrett,
24 50
Michael Murphy,
46 38
Thomas Graney,
52 50
John Leonard,
12 25
John Fogerty,
54 25
William Lynch, .
43 75
Thomas Londergan,
43 75
Edward Burns,
24 50
Daniel Coffey,
16 88
Patrick Quinlan,
44 62
Edward Slattery,
43 31
Benj. Shurtleff,
24 50
Patrick Quinn, .
16 62
Timothy Fogerty,
19 25.
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Paid William McGuinniss,
$19 25
James Moran,
28 87
Timothy Quinn, .
20 12
James McGovern,
19 25
Daniel Sullivan, .
24 50
Robert Mitchell,
50 75
John Fraher, with horse and cart,
80 50
Bartly Smith,
38 50
Thomas Smith,
60 37
Michael Quinn, ·
17 50
John Connell, 3d,
28 87
John Fogerty, jr.
20 63
James Cook, '
48 12
Michael McCarthy, 2d .
51 00
Owen Kerr, .
30 19
Thomas McGuire,
35 00
John Sheehan,
28 00
Patrick Lynch,
5 25
Charles Smith, ·
5 25
Jeremiah Moran, .
12 00
Thomas Mccarthy 2d. .
3 75
Thomas Lynch,
18 75
Joseph Hawes,
503 73
C. E. Colbath,
101 65
Bart. Farrell,
6 12
M. Flynn,
7 00
Day & Collins, drain-pipe, ·
36 85
J. P. Lovell & Sons, powder and fuse, .
10 00
Albert Ford, carting stone, . .
15 00
D. D. Randall, posts,
9 12
J. Ronan, . 66.
1 75
J. C. Rhines, lumber, . ·
13 98
Charles Simmons, stock and labor,
9 08
J. Reidy, smith-work, .
33 03
S. Healy, .
8 75
Wey. Iron Co.,
5 32
Thomas Cullen, stone, .
10 00
Henry Bailey, carting, .
1 50
$2,681 42
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New street from Pleasant street to Park avenue.
Paid John Blanchard, for cash paid for labor, etc. $1,315 62
Pratt & Vining, stone work, 173 62
Henry Gardner, lumber,
10 28
Loud & Pratt,
11 06
Oran White, posts,
23 65
O. Cushing, express,
1 00
E. S. Wright,
2 50
$1,537 73
New street leading westerly from Prospect street.
Paid E. A. Hunt, cash paid for labor, . $284 00
New street leading from Main street near the School-Houses. Paid Thomas J. Nash, for labor, .
$150 46
New streets from Broad to Essex streets.
Paid Leonard Aldrich, supt. Almshouse, $448 00
George Nash, labor,
137 00
Levi McIntire, “
50 00
William Coyle, "
14 00
L. Aldrich, for stone and powder,
5 64
$634 64
Widening of Pleasant street.
Jason Holbrook, laborer,
$3,264 88
J. E. Torrey, damage in blasting, 1 25
$3,266 18
New street at East Weymouth, leading from School street. Albert Ford on account,
$350 00
Widening of North street, north of Bridge street.
Elisha Pratt,
$700 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES ON STREETS.
Paid Pratt & Vining for stone posts for new streets, $27 39
Loud & Pratt, lumber for railing Broad street, 15 71
Henry Gardner, 66 66 Neck ·
123 48
Wilmot Cleverly, labor 66 66 35 75 ·
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Paid Harrison Bicknell, labor for railing Broad street, $2 50
Henry Newton, gravel Neck street, 1869, 20 00
Albert Ford, carting stone to Neck, 5 00
John White, removing fence on North street at school-house lot, 6 24 .
William Bicknell, removing fence corner North
and Sea streets, 18 99
Henry Cleverly, widening at the corner of North and Sea streets, .
16 05
Quincy L. Reed, surveying, .
62 50
Ezra Reed, 66 10 50
Oran White, posts for guide boards,
13 20
Solomon Lovell,
18 00
Charles Humphrey, 66
18 75
Bowker & Son, labor on posts,
8 10
Wilmot Cleverly, setting posts, .
24 50
T. P. Hobart, guideboards,
13 20
C. E. Colbath, labor on bridge on Church street, Silvanus Bates, labor on rock corner Broad and Middle streets 527 33
$1,062 44
HINGHAM AND QUINCY BRIDGES.
Paid James Humphrey, repairs on bridges, .
$1.200 00
E. Adams & Son, " 66
600 00
W. Gaston, services as Counsel before a Committee of Legislature, . 175 00
James Humphrey services as Council before a
Committee of Legislature
116 75
James Humphrey, before Commissioners,
86 75
George F. Cleverly, fee as witness
6 00
Elias S. Beals,
66
9 00
Solomon Lovell,
66
9 00
W. T. Shaw,
66
·
6 00
L. Bicknell,
66
3 00
Elisha Pratt, 66
66
3 00
James Torrey,
66
66
6 00
Thomas Bicknell,
66
66
12 00
James Bates,
6 00
Lemuel Torrey,
66
66
.
6 00
.
66
.
95 25
21
Paid Henry Newton, fee as witness,
$12 00
Stillman Cushing,
66
3 00
James Lovell, 66 66
3 00
Noah Vining, 66 66
7 60
-
$2,270 10
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Albert Ford, '1st District, .
$261 21
George Bennett, 2d.
151 55
Jacob French, 3d 66
151 38
E. Atherton Hunt, 4th "
88 00
Wilson Tirrell, 5th .
164 18
Loring Tirrell, " 66
.
3 75
Rich. Halloran, " 66
.
2 00
Joseph Hawes, 6th 66
183 83
Ezra Reed, 7th 66
.
.92 55
Charles Orcutt, " 66
.
44 30
Alvin Hollis, . " 66
75
Hiram Lovejoy, 8th
52 00
Ebenezer Joy, 66
2 50
George Wells, 66 66
2 50
Freeman B. Vinson, 8th District,
20 72
H. L. Carroll, 66
1 25
Albert Belcher, 66 66
.
2 50
James F. Belcher,
66
2 50
Alexander Sherman, 9th
65 66
Silvanus Bates, 10th 66
82 49
George N. Blanchard, 11th 66
97 53
Elisha Pratt, 1st Ward, .
160 39
Jacob French, 2d 66
172 21
Simeon W. Gutterson, 3d Ward, .
70 19
Joseph Hawes, 5th and 6th, "
185 91
Thomas J. Nash, 66
150 03
$2,211 88-
EXPENSE ON ROADS.
Paid for repairs on highways,
$8,140 45
" land damages,
.
1,375 50
22 -
Paid for new roads and improvements,
$10,666 82
" removing snow, . 2,211 88
Hingham and Quincy bridges,
2,270 10
$24,664 75
TOWN HOUSE.
Paid Francis Tirrell, care of Town House, 1869, .
$57 75
N. Vining, for post, etc.,
7 50
Joseph Loud & Co., coal,
5200
Samuel Burrell, oil, etc.,
15 35
Solon W. Pratt, incidentals,
6 00
F. Tirrell, care of Town House, .
146 15
Oran P. Shaw, preparing fuel,
6 50
$291 25
PAID ON VAULT.
Paid Edward Jacobs, for bricks,
$140 00
Otis Cushing, for carting bricks, .
10 00
Am. Steam Safe Co. for doors and locks,
310 00
Wm. B. Hersey, painting,
13 07
S. W. Pratt, zinc lining,
69 97
David N. Wade, labor,
12 00
A. Sherman, ·
13 64
Am. Steam Safe Co., cabinet work,
162 30
$738 90
23
TOWN OFFICERS.
CLERK.
Paid Darius Smith, services and recording marriages,
$167 15 births and deaths,
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR. Paid Elias Richards,
$425 00
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS.
Paid Noah Vining, balance for last year,
$79 30
Elisha Pratt, 66 66 66
·
30 50
W. W. Raymond,
66 66
51 50
John Blanchard, 66 66 66
.
30 00
William Cushing, 66 66 66
37 50
$228 80
Paid James Humphrey,
$240 39
Z. L. Bicknell,
265 30
John Blanchard,
284 18
E. A. Hunt,
160 00
Wilmot Cleverly,
185 27
$1,135 14
ASSESSORS.
Paid James Humphrey,
$267 87
Noah Vining,
388 78
W. W. Raymond,
287 50
$944 15
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid John W. Loud,
$195 44
George W. Fay,
148 00
C. C. Tower,
134 00
A. A. Ellsworth,
119 00
C. Q. Tirrell,
123 50
24
Paid Abner Holbrook,
$98 81
C. C. Tower, 1869,
13 40
$832 15
CONSTABLES AND POLICE OFFICERS.
Paid William Stoddard,
$15 70
George W. White,
12 00
Wilmot Cleverly,
8 50
Wilmot Cleverly, 1869,
6 00
Edward Cushing,
17 00
Horace M. Makepeace,
1 50
Noble Morse,
2 00
Warren C. French,
2 00
$64 70
Paid Town Officers,
$3,797 09
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid W. W. Raymond, stationery, $2 95
66 66 66 assessors' books, 14 88
66 66 distributing schedules, 5 75
Elisha Pratt,
4 35
William Cushing,
6 00
F. H. Fearing,
3 50
Wright & Potter, printing, .
436 58
J. White Belcher, appraising Pratt school-house, H. W. Blanchard,
5 00
William Parker, jr.,
5 00
M. Hayward, watching fire M. E. Church,
8 00
O. Kimball, 66 66
8 00
S. Curtis, returning deaths, .
14 60
I. Lawrence, 66 1869, . 1 40
Stephen Bicknell, dinner school committee, . 15 00
Noble Morse, Co. Commissioners and selectmen, 8 00 Asa B. Wales, 66 66 8 25
W. K. Baker, drawing engine Cath. Church, 5 00
Jason Smith, chest for Treasurer, 5 25
W. L. Bradley, phosphate for Soldiers' Monument, 4 12
Wm. O. Nash, labor on Monument grounds, 47 50
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