Town annual report of Weymouth 1889, Part 1

Author: Weymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 314


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


OF THE


TOWN OF WEYMOUTH.


CONTAINING


- The Treasurer's Schedule of the Receipts,


AND


A STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURES OF THE DIFFERENT DE- PARTMENTS, THE REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DE- PARTMENT, THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY, THE


Report of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools, --


The Statistics furnished by the Town Clerk,


THE REPORT OF THE ' TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY, REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS, AND THE REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1889.


BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, No. 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1890.


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-


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN , OF THE 1


TOWN OF WEYMOUTH,


CONTAINING


The Treasurer's Schedule of the Receipts,


AND


A STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURES OF TIIE DIFFERENT DE- PARTMENTS, THE REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DE- PARTMENT, THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY, THE


Report of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools,


The Statistics furnished by the Town Clerk,


THE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY, REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS, AND THE REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1889.


BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, No. 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1890.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1889-90.


Town Clerk. JOHN A. RAYMOND, P. O. Address, East Weymouth.


Town Treasurer. JOHN H. STETSON, P. O. Address, South Weymouth.


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor. GEORGE A. CUSHING, Chairman. HENRY A. NASH, Clerk, P. O. Address, North Weymouth.


JACOB F. DIZER. WILLIAM NASH. J. CLARENCE HOWE.


Assessors.


WILMOT CLEVERLY.


JOHN P. BURRELL.


GEORGE A. CUSHING. LEONARD GARDNER.


J. CLARENCE HOWE.


Collector of Taxes. ALFRED O. CRAWFORD.


Auditors.


JOSEPH DYER. FRANCIS AMBLER. .


ZECHARIAH L. BICKNELL.


Engineers of the Fire Department.


WILLIAM O. COLLYER.


FRANK D. THAYER.


CHARLES E. BICKNELL. W. H. HOCKING.


OTIS CUSHING.


School Committee.


JOHN C. FRASER .


Term expires, 1890.


66


66


1890.


JOSEPH A. CUSHING


WILLIAM A. DRAKE


BRADFORD HAWES


AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS .


HENRY A. THOMAS


66


66


1892.


Park Commissioners.


ELIAS S. BEALS .


Term expires, 1892.


66


66


1891.


LOUIS A. COOK


·


·


66


66 1890.


.


.


.


66 66


1891.


.


66


66 1891.


66


66


1892.


WILLIAM H. CLAPP


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Trustees of Tufts Library.


JAMES HUMPHREY


Term expires, 1890.


AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS


66


66


1890.


CLARENCE W. FEARING


66


1890.


FRANCIS AMBLER


66


66


1891.


JOHN W. HART


66


66


1891.


JOSIAH REED


66


66


1891.


ZECHARIAH L. BICKNELL


66


66 1892.


AMOS S. WHITE .


66


1892.


CHARLES P. HUNT


66


66


1892.


Registrars of Voters.


FRANCIS A. BICKNELL


Term expires, 1890.


BENJAMIN F. SMITH.


66 1891.


DAVID S. MURRAY


66 1892.


JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk (ex officio).


Water Commissioners.


AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS


Term expires, 1890.


HENRY A. NASH . ·


66 1891.


THOMAS H. HUMPHREY .


66 1892.


GEORGE A. CUSHING, Chairman of Selectmen (ex officio). JOHN H. STETSON, Town Treasurer (ex officio).


Constables.


B. FRANK RICHARDS. ASA B. PRATT.


GEORGE G. FRENCH.


ANDREW J. GAREY.


NATHANIEL B. PEARE.


PATRICK BUTLER.


JOSEPH P. FORD.


GEORGE W. FAY.


GEORGE W. WHITE.


THOMAS FITZGERALD.


FRANCIS M. DROWN.


OLIVER HOUGHTON.


LORENZO H. LOUD.


JAMES B. FORD.


THOMAS F. AHEARN.


HERBERT L. WHITE.


LOUIS K. JONES.


ISAAC N. TIRRELL.


THOMAS QUINN, JR.


GEORGE B. BAYLEY.


EZEKIEL W. MORTON.


GEORGE F. MAYNARD.


THADDEUS M. GRAVES.


JOHN B. CORKERY.


MICHAEL ALLEN.


JAMES C. WENDALL. NATHANIEL R. ELLS. SILAS W. NEWCOMB. GEORGE W. CONANT. STEPHEN THAYER.


JOHN T. MADDEN. JOHN SULLIVAN.


ISAAC H. WALKER.


THOMAS F. BRADY. HARRY W. WOODBURY.


INDEX.


PAGE


Almshouse


105


66 list of inmates


122


Appropriations and expenditures


101


Assets and liabilities


18


Assessors, report of


150


Auditors, 66 66


13


Births, registry of


131


Bills payable


80


Committee of Fifteen, report of .


156


Deaths, registry of


135 67


Fire Department, expenses of .


66 66 Engineer's report


140


Highways, general repairs


44


66 special 66


8


Hospitals


116


Hydrants and drinking fountains


79


Interest and discount .


78


Marriages, registry of .


124


Military aid .


93


Overseers of the Poor .


105


Park Commissioners, report of


152


Printing and advertising


76


Police Department


73 7 249


Schoolhouse, new, committee's report Schools, expenses of


20


Superintendent of Schools, report of .


256 9


Tufts Library, Trustees' report .


145


66 66 Treasurer's report 4 ·


147


66 expense of .


77


Tufts Fund .


103


Taxes, State, County and National Bank


80


66 remittances and abatements


77


1


Selectmen, report of


School Committee, report of


159


Snow, removal of


6


Town officers, pay of . 32


Town house .


76


Town meetings, record of


188


Town debt .


80


Treasurer, report of


15


Trial balance ·


100


Water Commissioners, report of


161


Water Works, expense of


164


66


66 Superintendent's report


175


66


66 Engineer's report


180


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


The Selectmen of the town of Weymouth submit herewith their annual report, together with a statement in detail of the expendi- tures of each of the several departments of town service for the year ending Dec. 31, 1889.


HIGHWAYS.


The sum of $10,100 was appropriated at the last annual meeting for the purpose of repairing highways. This sum, as is shown by the accompanying statement of expenditures, has been exceeded $1,502.94. It is not probable that any excuse or apology on the part of our Board, for this excess of expenditure, will be con- sidered necessary by the tax payers of the town, as it is a fact well known to all, that at the commencement of the season, our roads were in miserably poor condition, some of the main thorough- fares being almost impassable for loaded teams. We would refer particularly to the condition at that time of Bridge Street, from the residence of Mr. John A. Holbrook to the residence of Mr. Graves ; to that of Broad Street, from Washington to Middle Street : to that of Washington Street, from Common to Main Street ; to that of Main Street, from Columbian to Pleasant Street, and there were many other places equally bad, the repair of all of which required a large outlay, while other less urgent but neces- sary repairs made it impossible to keep the expenses within the limit of the appropriation. The condition of our highways at the present time will compare favorably with that of neighboring towns ; still there are many places that are poor and need thorough overhauling and reconstruction, to do which will require quite an outlay, and for which a liberal appropriation should be made. During the past year, 17,577 loads of gravel have been used on


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our highways, not including that used for which special appropria- tions were made, and a larger quantity should be used the coming year to place our roads in proper condition. As will be observed in the statement of highway expenditures, gravel bills are getting to be a large item, and it is an item too, that will continue to in- crease, as gravel of suitable quality for use upon our highways is becoming scarce and difficult to obtain, particularly so in Wards one, three and five, and we would here recommend that neces- sary measures be forthwith taken to secure in different sections of the town, gravel lots for use for this purpose.


REBUILDING OF BRIDGES.


For this purpose there was an appropriation made of one thous- and dollars, but the completion of the work undertaken caused this amount to be overrun some sixty dollars. The principle ex- penditures on this account have been for rebuilding the bridges on Pleasant Street over Old Swamp River ; on Randolph Street near Great Pond, and on Water Street near its junction with Pleasant Street. All of these bridges have been rebuilt in a thorough and substantial manner, and of such capacity that there is hardly a pos- sibility of serious damage to our roads in the future from overflow. The others rebuilt were smaller bridges, but as they were nearly closed the work appeared to be necessary. There still remain several that should be rebuilt at once, and an appropriation should be made for this purpose.


The appropriation of three hundred dollars for rebuilding the bridge over Smelt Brook, at the boundary line with the town of Braintree, remain unexpended as that town was not prepared to joinus tbe present year in doing their part of the work ; arrange- ments will doubtless be made, however, for doing so the coming year.


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.


The several sums appropriated for different purposes on this account have been expended, and with the exception of the build


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ing of the sidewalk on Middle Street, and the change of grade of Hollis, the expense of doing the work has not exceeded the appro- priation. The building of the sidewalk on Middle Street, owing to the large quantity of ledge encountered which required blast- ing, proved a much more expensive undertaking than was antici- pated ; but having commenced, it appeared to be the best policy to proceed and finish the work, as to have stopped, the expense of lighting and making the place safe for public travel until a further appropriation could have been obtained, would have been nearly, if not quite, as much as the extra cost for its completion.


Considerable work has been done on North Street, near the depot, in building the sidewalk on the easterly side and widening the street, but as the Old Colony Railroad Company paid the expense of changing the grade at the approach to, and under the bridge, and also furnished and paid for setting the granite pavement used in the work, the expenditure was kept within the sum appropriated.


REMOVAL OF SNOW.


The sum expended for this purpose during the year has been much smaller than usual, and there is now in the treasury a balance of $2,291.03 to the credit of this account. .


NEW STREETS.


The selectmen have laid out and reported to the town for their acceptance, new streets and relocation of old streets, as follows, viz. : -


New street from Curtis Street to Shaw Street, 4374 feet in length ; estimated cost of construction, $150 ; land damage, $2.00.


Hawthorne Street extension to Myrtle Street, 597 feet in length ; estimated cost of construction, $250; land damage, $40.


Chard Street relocation. No additional cost for construction, no land damages.


Summer Street widening and relocation, 408 feet in length ; estimated cost of construction, $150 ; land damage, $25.


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King Avenue continuation to Broad Street, 2,48 feet in length ; estimated cost of construction, $800; land damage, $100.


New street from Keith Street to a contemplated street granted to the town by the Webb heirs, leading to Webb Street, 268 feet in length ; estimated cost of construction, $100 ; land damage, $25.


The Board were unanimous in recommending the acceptance by the town of all of these new streets and relocations. They would also recommend that the sum of $800 be raised and appropriated for the construction of Chard Street, from Putnam Street to Middle Street, near the residence of Mr. Arthur Cunningham. There are now twelve houses built upon this street, aggregat- ing in value, $20,000 to $25,000, which are without any highway accommodation whatever, but which pay their full share towards the maintenance of our highways and other town expenses, and there appears to be no impropriety in the demand of the owners of this property for the immediate construction of this street.


ELECTRIC LIGHTING.


At the last annual meeting, the sum of three thousand dollars was appropriated for this purpose; but as the Weymouth Light and Power Company, who were the only parties who could furnish this light, were not prepared to do so until the latter part of October, nothing as yet has been drawn against the appropria- tion. The arrangement between this company and the town for lighting our streets is, that they agreed to furnish forty-three arc lights of twelve hundred candle-power each, to be kept lighted until 12.15 A. M., at seventy dollars per light for the term of one year, with, as is understood by our Board, the privilege of substi- tuting incandescent for arc lights, should it appear to be for the interest of the town to make the change. This method of lighting being a new experience for us, its practical working appeared to be necessary in order to arrive at the best results to be attained, it was therefore thought advisable at the commencement to adopt the arc light, especially as the price of the incandescent at that time was thirty-five dollars per light, a price that appeared altogether dispro-


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portionate to that of the arc when the difference in the power of the lights was taken into consideration, the former being of twelve hun- dred candle-power as against thirty or thirty-six for the latter, but after the few month's'experience that has been had in the matter, and with the price of the incandescent light reduced to twenty- two dollars per light, we are of the opinion that the most satisfac- tory results can be obtained from their use, doing away with the arc, except in a few locations, where they can be placed upon poles at least forty feet in height, and be unobstructed by trees or other objects so that the full benefit of the light could be obtained.


SUITS AND CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.


Two suits against the town are now pending in the Superior Court, and three claims have been settled during the last year, without suit.


The first action is brought by Enos D. Raymond to recover dam- ages for the flooding of his house-cellar in a freshet ; and the sec- ond action, by George W. Gardner, of Hingham, to recover com- pensation for injuries to his knee resulting from contact with a hydrant, while walking.


Both actions will be for trial at the May sitting of the court, unless the latter shall be disposed of at the January session.


The claim of John R. Carroll on account of injuries to his foot, received while passing with a loaded team from Pleasant into Shawmut Street, has been settled by the payment of sixty-eight dollars.


The claim of Dr. J. C. Fraser for injuries to his person and his. carriage, by reason of a hole in the travel path at the culvert on Middle Street, near the late residence of Thomas Humphrey de -. ceased, has been compromised by the payment of one hundred dollars ; and the claim of Charles Smith for damages for injury to. his ankle, caused by the falling upon it of a large stone which he was assisting to move while the bridge on Pleasant Street over Old Swamp River was being widened, was adjusted by the pay -. ment to him of fifty dollars.


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POLICE DEPARTMENT.


The appropriation for this purpose was $2,500, and the expendi- ture has been $2,057.98, or nearly $500 less than last year ; leav- ing $558.23 in the treasury, which will no doubt be sufficient to cover the expenses of the department to April 1.


TOWN DEBT.


The net debt of the town at the close of the year, as shown by the treasurer's statement is $60,896.43, being an increase over last year of $14,963.37, of which $13,000 is on account of the new schoolnouse built in Ward Two. Two notes will become due next year which will have to be provided for at the annual meeting, viz. : one due April 28, 1890, for $5,000; the other due May 9, 1890, for $14,000.


GUIDE BOARDS.


The guide boards throughout the town have been examined and found to be in good condition. Several new boards have been placed during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


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GEO. A. CUSHING, HENRY A. NASH, WILLIAM NASH, J. CLARENCE HOWE, JACOB F. DIZER, Selectmen of Weymouth.


WEYMOUTH, Dec. 31, 1889.


AUDITORS' REPORT FOR 1889.


We hereby certify that the Treasurer's account has been verified by the undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Weymouth, and we find the books neatly kept and vouchers properly filed.


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1889 $28.532 29


Received from all sources, except water account . 168,327 07


$196,859 36


Payments for the year, except water account . 169,333 50


$27,525 86


Deposited as follows : -


In First National Bank .


20,130 55


In Union National Bank .


7,089 31


In Weymouth Savings Bank .


306 00


$27,525 86


WATER BOARD ACCOUNT.


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1889


$2,969 86


Received for the year


. .


59,771 84


$62,741 70


Payments for the year


42,098 42


Balance Jan. 1, 1890


$20,643 28


Deposited as follows : .


In First National Bank . ·


20,303 28


In Bank of Republic .


340 00


$20,643 28


29 Bonds unsold, $29,000.


.


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SINKING FUND ACCOUNT.


On hand Jan. 1, 1890. Nineteen $1,000 town of


Weymouth bonds


$19,000 00


Deposited in Franklin Savings Bank


749 82


$19,749 82


ASSETS OF THE TOWN.


Balance on hand as above


.


$27,525 86


Taxes due


.


.


.


3,315 02


$30,840 88


Z. L. BICKNELL, FRANCIS AMBLER.


WEYMOUTH Jan. 1, 1890.


Auditors.


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1889.


RECEIPTS.


Received for notes given in anticipation of taxes . $25,000 00


note dated March 10, on ten years time, at 4


per cent


5,500 00


note dated May 1, on ten years time, at 4 per


cent


12,000 00


premium on note dated March 10


118 33


accrued interest on note dated March 10 .


16 88


· premium on note dated May 1 .


315 00


from State Treasurer, balance Corporation tax, 1888


1,819 58


State Treasurer, balance National Bank tax, 1888


43 45


State Treasurer, income Massachusetts School Fund 57 86


State Treasurer, for support state paupers ·


63 15


State Treasurer, Corporation tax 1889


7,198 51


State Treasurer, National Bank tax 1889 . 1,985 89


State Treasurer, State Aid, Chap. 252


919 92


State Treasurer, State Aid Chap. 301


4,063 50


State Treasurer, for temporary support state paupers 6 44


State Treasurer, for support of state paupers 227 83


State Treasurer, for burial of state paupers 20 00


County Treasurer, dog licenses


1,111 28


A. O. Crawford, Collector, taxes, 1885 .


115 43


A. O. Crawford, Collector, int. on taxes, 1885 179 12


A. O. Crawford, Collector, taxes, 1888 3,121 97


A. O. Crawford, Collector, taxes, 1889 99,477 59


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Received from F. D. Pratt, Trustee, income Pratt Fund $300 00


First National Bank, interest on deposit . 237 32


Union National Bank, interest on deposit


105 58


Fogg Bros. & Co., Boston, interest on deposit .


77 78


Pool estate, interest


12 00


Charles Ahlf, tuition


20 00


H. A. Pettengell, tuition .


6 00


S. F. Jenkins, tuition


38 00


O. W. Allen, tuition


32 00


individuals, to refund hospital bills


440 44


individuals, for aid refunded


678 83


Abington, aid Josephine Chambers


3 00


Boston, aid Mary Connaughton


2 00


Boston, relief rendered paupers


70 63


Braintree, use of lockup .


10 50


Brockton, aid Herman Keith


15 50


Easton, aid family Hiram Thayer


32 25


Marshfield, aid Walter Stetson


80 00


Norwell, aid Arabella Wilson .


2 00


Quincy, aid William Garrity


17 79


Quincy, aid Samuel Gregory


160 04


Stoughton, aid Mrs. P. F. Maguire


51 00


Taunton, aid Ann Sherlock


60 00


Waltham, aid Mrs. Wm. Ryan


117 45


Wareham, aid B. F. Foster


30 34


H. Loud on Hingham bill


26 00


School committee, for Middle Street schoolhouse


168 50


School committee, for Middle Street schoolhouse furniture


15 00


School committee, for Middle Street schoolhouse


outhouses 4 75


School committee, for Grant Street school property,


723 80


David White, on Pool estate ·


50 00


balance due on Hines estate


777 50


for stone posts, Hunt school yard


7 50


from J. F. Dizer, for stone


20 00


W. E. Litchfield, for fence ·


12 08


·


.


.


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17


Received from J. F. Dizer, rent Hines place


$14 00


Henry Loud, rent Hines place 56 00


American Band, rent Engine Hall, Ward 5 33 00


East Norfolk District Court, court fees earned and allowed by officers Garey and Gardner 169 96


East Norfolk District Court, fine for violation of Town By-Laws 3 00


Water Commissioners, for printing report, 1888 ·


33 25


Almshouse, road scraper . . 100 00


D. C. Heath & Co., overpayment for school books,


35 00


S. W. Pratt, money refunded . 6 89


Surveyors, money refunded on highways .


59 66


Giocordo Pacini, pedlar's license 16 00


Asa B. Pratt, auctioneer's license 2 00


Joseph Totman, auctioneer's license . 2 00


Chas. W. Staples, victualler's license 2 00


Hiram Thayer, victualler's license 2 00


2 00


A. O. Brown, innholder's license William N. Cushing, innholder's license


2 00


Wm. T. Rice, undertaker's license 2 00


J. F. Woolaver, pool table licenses


4 00


H. J. Shaw, pool table license .


2 00


H. A. Pratt, pool table license .


2 00


M. W. Lynch, pool table license


2 00


A. M. Batchelder & Co., druggist's license


1 00


E. G. Cutter, druggist's license


1 00


Colby & Page, druggist's license


1 00


A. B. Grover, druggist's license


1 00


C. D. Harlow, druggist's license


1 00


Elbridge Nash, druggist's license


1 00


J. R. Orcutt, druggist's license


1 00


Total receipts


. $168,327 07


Cash in treasury Jan. 1, 1889 . .


28,532 29


.


$196,859 36


-


- McGowan, victualler's license .


2 00


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DISBURSEMENTS.


Paid in January on 190 orders drawn by selectmen . $8,310 90


February on 136 orders drawn by selectmen 5,273 74 March on 178 orders drawn by selectmen . 14,318 19 .


April on 121 orders drawn by selectmen .


·


9,729 01


May on 195 orders drawn by selectmen 12,467 30


June on 181 orders drawn by selectmen : 9,604 91


July on 175 orders drawn by selectmen 9,778 79


August on 104 orders drawn by selectmen 7,638 34


September on 73 orders drawn by selectmen 8,171 83


October on 265 orders drawn by selectmen 43,969 40


November on 213 orders drawn by selectmen 16,260 11


December on 239 orders drawn by selectmen 23,810 98


Total payments on 2,070 orders drawn by selectmen, $169,333 50


Deposit in First National Bank,


South Weymouth $20,130 55


Deposit in Union National Bank,


Weymouth . 7,089 31


Deposit in Weymouth Savings Bank, 306 00


Total cash in treasury Dec. 31, 1889 27,525.86


$196,859 36


ASSETS OF THE TOWN DEC. 31, 1889.


Cash in Treasury . $27,525 86 ·


Due from A. O. Crawford, Collector taxes 1889 3,315 02 ·


County Treasurer, dog licenses 1,213 25


State Treasurer, military aid Chap. 301, . 4,429 00


State Treasurer, military aid, Chap. 252 and 279


955 15


State Treasurer, income Mass. School Fund 70 76


Boston, aid Manuel Almeda .


30 00


Cohasset, aid Lois A. Ney 18 00


E. Bridgewater, aid J. H. Caffery, 1888-89 .


199 16


Quincy, aid Mrs. Samuel Gregory .


14 48


19


Due from State, aid sundry paupers


$47 50


Stoughton, aid P. F. Maguire . 78 00


Taunton, aid Mrs. Ann Sherlock


60 00


Waltham, aid Mrs. Wm. Ryan


151 25


Individuals, to refund hospital bills and aid


1,430 96


Mrs. James B. Pratt


191 41


On Pool estate


150 00


Total


$39,879 80


LIABILITIES.


Note Pratt School Fund on demand 5% interest $ 3,092 00 East Weymouth schoolhouse account, due Jan. 1, 1890, 4% interest 15,000 00


Town debt account, due April 28, 1890, 33% interest


5,000 00


Town debt account, due May 9, 1890, at 32% .


14,000 00


Deficiency account, due March 10, 1892, at 4%


5,500 00


Deficiency account, due March 7, 1894, at 4%


5,500 00


5,500 00


Deficiency account, due March 7, 1896, at 4% Deficiency account, due March 10, 1899, at 4% Middle Street schoolhouse account, due May 1, 1899 at 4%


5,500 00


12,000 00


Orders drawn by Selectmen, unpaid · .


6,528 33


Amount due appropriations, general account


21,834 51


Amount due appropriations, poor account


1,321 39


Total .


. $100,776 23


Town debt, Dec. 31, 1889


$60,896 43


Town debt Jan. 1, 1889


46,203 06


Increase in debt for the year


$14,693 37


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN H. STETSON,


Treasurer.


S. WEYMOUTH, Dec. 31, 1889.


$71,092 00


SELECTMEN'S REPORT OF EXPENDITURES


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1889.


FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


NORTH HIGH.


Paid L. Herbert Owen, teacher


$1,200 00


Blanche G. Wetherbee, teacher


500 00


Emma C. Fisher, teacher . 300 00


Mirah L. Judd, teacher


192 50


Walter R. Marsh, teacher


83 25


G. E. Marsh, Jr., teacher


7 50


M. F. Bridgham, lessons in elocution, class of


1889


6 00


$2,289 25


FUEL AND CARE OF ROOMS.


Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, for coal


$114 30


Almshouse, wood, and carting coal


30 29


Horace F. Trufant, janitor


108 25


Mrs. Garrity, cleaning


16 00


$268 84


REPAIRS.


Paid Walworth Manuf. Company, heating apparatus, Grand Rapids School Furniture Company, seats, Old Colony Railroad Company, freight on seats, Alexander Sherman, labor and material


$849 20


166 16


25 58


92 66


W. T. Burrell, labor and material


16 25


S. W. Pratt, labor and material .


.


14 65


21


Paid Burditt & Williams, labor and material


$11 00


Geo. W. Hersey, labor and material


1 35


Loud & Pratt, lumber, etc.


2 73


INCIDENTALS.


$1,179 58


Paid J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent


$13 00


Estate of George S. Baker, hardware


7 60


James L. Wildes, tuning and repairing piano


4 00


E. H. Frary, repairing clocks .


5 25


$29 85


Total for North High School


$3,767 52


SOUTH HIGH.


Paid Edgar R. Downs, teacher


$1,200 00


Jessie F. Smith, teacher .


500 00


Alice D. Adams, teacher .


·


135 00


Carrie A. Tower, teacher


42 75


$1,877 75


FUEL AND CARE OF ROOMS.


Paid Jason Farrington, janitor


143 50


Jason Farrington, cleaning


.


8 33


Anna Dayley, cleaning


3 87


G. W. Hayden, cleaning .


30


$156 00


REPAIRS.


Paid Grand Rapids School Furniture Company, seats ·


$105 00


Old Colony Railroad Company, freight on seats, 15 00


Edward Martin, labor and material .


324 32


Stewart & Howe, labor and material


70 40


D. B. Rogers, labor and material


55 05


W. H. Pease, labor and material




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