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TOWN OF WEYMOUTH 1903
:
PROPERTY OF THE
TUFTS + LIBRARY, WEYMOUTH, MASS.
Added.
W.C
Accession No ..
352
1903 Shelf No.
Presented by
M. E. W. Hunt B
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
CONTAINING THE
TREASURER'S SCHEDULE OF THE RECEIPTS
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
AND
18 A Statement of the Expenditures of the Different Departments, 'The Re- port of Overseers of the Poor, The Report of the Engineers of the Fire Department, The Report of the Treasurer of the Tufts Library, Assessors' Report.
THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
THE STATISTICS OF THE TOWN CLERK.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY, REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS, AND THE REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS,
For the Year Ending December 31, 1903.
WEYMOUTH, MASS. : GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1904.
Ref. 352 1903 B
TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904
Town Clerk.
JOHN A. RAYMOND. P. O. address, East Weymouth.
Town Treasurer.
JOHN H. STETSON. P. O. address, South Weymouth. Selectmen. GEORGE L. NEWTON, Chairman. BRADFORD HAWES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth. ROBERT MCINTOSH, WALTER L. BATES, EDWARD W. HUNT.
Overseers of the Poor. GEORGE L. NEWTON, Chairman. BRADFORD HAWES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth. ROBERT MCINTOSH, WALTER L. BATES, EDWARD W. HUNT.
Assessors. FRANCIS H. COWING, Chairman. JOHN W .. 'BATES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth. GILMAN B. LOUD, GEORGE L. NEWTON, GEORGE C. TORREY.
Collector of Taxes.
WILLARD J. DUNBAR. P. O. address, East Weymouth.
Auditors. CHARLES A. LOUD, CHARLES H. WILLOBY, GEORGE E. REED.
Engineers of the Fire Department. GUSTAVUS M. PRATT, Chief. W. O. COLLYER, Clerk. P. O. address, North Weymouth. J. RUPERT WALSH, DANIEL W. HART, WALTER W. PRATT.
School Committee.
MARY E. HOLBROOK
· Term expires 1905
FRANK E. LOUD
66
1906
T. JOHN EVANS
66
1905
WILLIAM A. DRAKE
66
66 1906
H. FRANKLIN PERRY
66
1904
GEORGE L. WENTWORTH
66
.
1904
Park Commissioners.
LOUIS A. COOK
Term expires 1905
WILLIAM H. CLAPP
60 1906
FRANK H. TORREY .
60 1904
.
.
MAY 8 1939
INDEX.
PAGE
Town Officers .
Town Accountant's Report
.
.
5
Street Department
47
Fire Department
55
Police Department
58
Health Department
60
Miscellaneous Account
67
State Aid
71
Military Aid
72
Burial of Indigent Soldiers
72
Soldiers' Relief
75
Abatement and Remittance of Taxes
75
Printing and Advertising .
75
Preservation of Shade Trees
76
Public Parks
77
Memorial Day
77
Hydrant and Drinking Fountains
77
Electric Lighting
77
Tufts Library
77 78
Town House Repairs .
78
Observance of Old Home Week
78
Street Records-Indexing
79
Interest and Discount
80
Taxes Levied by State and County
81
Town Officers
85
Poor Department
102
Statement of Appropriation
103
Statement of Appropriation and Expenditures Trial Balance
106
Town Treasurer's Report
112
Auditor's Report
116
Selectmen's Report Jury List
128
Overseers of the Poor Report .
132
Report of Superintendent of Streets
141
Report of Old Home Week Committee
143
Report of Committee for Repairs on Steamer No. 1
143
Report of Inspector of Animals
.
144
Report of Commissioners of High School Sinking Fund
144
Report of Inspector of Slaughter Houses
145
Report of Assessors .
147
Report of Engineers of the Fire Department
150
Report of the Lighting Committee
153
Report of the Chief of Police .
157
Report of the Trustees of Tufts Library
170
Report of the Town Clerk
. 231
Tufts Fund
. 233
Report of the Water Commissioners
Report of the School Committee.
Valuation List.
.
Report of the Park Commissioners
. 235
5
School Department .
25
2
Reading Room at Fogg Library
104
123
Tree Warden. GEORGE L. NEWTON. P. O. address, North Weymouth.
Trustees of Tufts Library.
HERBERT A. NEWTON
Term expires 1905
AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS
1905
PRESTON PRATT
1905
JOHN B. HOLLAND
66
66 1906
LOUIS A. COOK
66
66
1906
JOHN B. RHINES
66
66
1906
EDMUND G. BATES
66
66
1904
FRANK H. MASON
66
66
1904
CHARLES P. HUNT
66
66
1904
Superintendent of Streets and Water. IVERS M. LOW. P. O. address, East Weymouth.
Registrars of Voters.
PATRICK E. CORRIDAN
Term expires 1905
BENJAMIN F. SMITH .
66
1906
MARSHALL P. SPRAGUE
66
66 1904
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk (ex-officio).
Water Commissioners.
FRANK H. TORREY
Term expires 1906
FRANK H. MASON
66
1905
GUSTAVUS M. PRATT
66 1904
GEORGE L. NEWTON, Chairman of Selectmen (ex-officio).
JOHN H. STETSON, Town Treasurer (ex-officio).
Commissioners of High School Sinking Fund.
F. H. TORREY
Term expires 1906
AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS .
1905
GUSTAVUS M. PRATT
66 1904
Sealer of Weights and Measures. FRANK D. SHERMAN. P. O. address, Weymouth.
Burial Agent for Indigent Soldiers. WILLARD J. DUNBAR. P. O. address, East Weymouth.
Constables.
ISAAC H. WALKER, JOHN D. WALSH,
B. FRANK RICHARDS, ASA B. PRATT, NATHANIEL B. PEARE,
GEORGE B. BAILEY,
MICHAEL ALLEN,
GEORGE W. CONANT,
THOMAS FITZGERALD,
WILLIAM F. FRENCH.
66
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT.
WEYMOUTH, MASS., Dec. 31, 1903.
To the Board of Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor :
GENTLEMEN :- Herewith I submit the second annual report of the Accounting Department, showing in detail the expenditures of the town during the past year.
Respectfully, CHARLES B. CUSHING,
Town Accountant.
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FOR 1903.
Schools.
SUPERINTENDENT :
Elmer E. Sherman . . $1,680 00
MUSIC TEACHER :
A. J. Sidelinger
600 00
DRAWING TEACHER :
Annie A. Robinson
270 00
$2,550 00
HIGH SCHOOL.
INSTRUCTORS :
E. J. Bugbee
.
. $1,400 00
Edwin R. Sampson .
660 00
Theodosia G. Sargeant
.
600 00
Grace T. Blanchard
570 00
Helen M. Curtis
512 50
J. B. Merrill .
450 00
S. B. Rich
360 00
H. W. Farwell 280 00
Anna H. Bradford
240 00
Jennie F. Emerson
217 50
Mary G. Fraser
207 50
Frances A. Wheeler
99 00
$5,596 50
6
JANITOR :
George W. Beane
$700 00
FUEL :
A. J. Richards & Son
$719 94
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
182 87
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
80 15
Almshouse, wood .
15 00
$997 96
REPAIRS :
George L. Newton
. $149 41
C. H. Chubbuck
47 42
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
36 45
Charles Simmons
27
Simon Delorey
25 65
H. W. Gardner
12 50
H. L. Humphrey
12 30
F. L. Young & Kimball .
10 00
Joseph Poulin
5 76
W. F. Sanborn & Co.
6 72
Nelson H. Brown
.
4 50
Michael Delory .
.
4 50
W. H. Spencer
3 84
Walworth Manufacturing Co.
3 03
B. F. Eldredge
2 00
F. B. Reed
3 00
A. M. Raymond
.
2 00
Baker Hardward Co.
·
1 90
George W. Beane
1 05
$359 97
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
.
$38 00
Total, High School
$7,692 43
GRAMMAR AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
ATHENS.
INSTRUCTORS :
Sumner C. Poor
·
$900 00
Annie Carmichael . 475 00
L. May Chessman .
463 12
.
Amount carried forward $1,838 12
7
Amount brought forward $1,838 12
Marion C. Small .
475 00
Helen L. Sweet
.
300 00
Anna L. Rowell
295 69
Mabel A. Fiske
280 25
Rosella A. Barton
200 00
Ethel E. Foster
190 00
Nellie B. Blodgett .
178 12
Lottie G. Sampson, substitute
8 31
Helen S. Sherman, substitute .
4 75
Gertrude W. Bartlett, substitute
2 37
Theresa L. Donovan, substitute
2 00
$3,774 61
JANITORS :
Wilson E. Beane
$536 64
Jacob Shaw
10 90
$547 54
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . $485 27
A. J. Richards & Son
280 34
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
232 77
Almshouse, wood 30 00
David Ford, wood .
18 00
J. H. Shaw, carting coal
2 00
$1,048 38
REPAIRS :
George L. Newton ·
$24 68
Hiram Nadell
21 25
C. H. Chubbuck
15 00
F. L. Young & Kimball .
10 00
J.B. Hunter & Co., door checks, hooks
9 63
J. B. Barker .
2 30
Baker Hardware Co.
·
4 60
Jacob Shaw .
.
2 10
A. M. Raymond .
2 00
J. W. Bartlett & Co.
.
85
$92 41
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent ·
$25 00
Total, Athens School
$5,487 94
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
8
RIVER.
INSTRUCTORS :
Clarabelle Pratt
$465 50
Rosalie L. Horne, substitute .
8 00
$473 50
JANITOR :
Frank Duke
·
.
$41 00
Frank Duke, cleaning
6 00
$47 00
FUEL :
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
$13 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
12 00
A. J. Richards & Son
8 62
Almshouse, wood .
7 50
$41 12
REPAIRS :
M. R. Loud & Co.
.
.
$18 26
J. B. Barker .
2 00
H. W. Gardner
.
·
1 50
Michael Delory
1 50
$23 26
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent .
$6 00
Total, River School
$590 88
ADAMS.
INSTRUCTOR :
Cora L. Beard
$475 00
JANITOR :
Peter Cavanaugh
$102 00
Sarah Cavanaugh, cleaning
8 00
$110 00
FUEL :
A. J. Richards & Son
·
$31 22
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
29 38
Almshouse, wood .
7 50
$68 10
.
·
·
·
9
REPAIRS :
George L. Newton .
.
$53 35
C. H. Chubbuck
5 50
M. R. Loud & Co. .
4 40
H. W. Gardner
1 50
Weymouth Water Works
19
J. W. Bartlett & Co.
75
$66 69
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$6 00
Total, Adams School
$725 79
WASHINGTON.
INSTRUCTORS :
Nellie A. Grout
·
·
.
$600 00
Lizzie G.Hyland
475 00
Mary S. Kempton
475 00
Annie J. McGreevy
475 00
Maria E. Hawes
332 50
Florence B. Hunt
285 00
Catherine L. Bragg
.
190 00
Florence E. Pratt
142 50
$2,975 00
JANITOR :
Hiram Porter .
$126 00
Wm. F. Merchant .
84 00
Wm. F. Merchant, cleaning
30 00
Wm. F. Merchant, oiling floors
10 00
$250 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
.
$314 76
A. J. Richards & Son
63 54
$378 30
REPAIRS :
M. R. Loud & Co. .
$51 33
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
44 82
F. L. Young & Kimball
.
10 (
Charles Simmons
4 48
B. F. Eldredge
1 00
$111 63
.
.
10
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$25 00
Total, Washington School
$3,739 93
JEFFERSON.
INSTRUCTORS :
Martha J. Hawes .
$475 00
Alice G. Egan .
·
.
475 00
Lura E. Oldham .
.
472 63
Jennie M. Cottle
450 00
Florence G. Clapp .
50 00
Ella M. Spinney, substitute
.
2 37
$1,925 00
JANITOR :
Thomas B. Loud
· $150 00
Thomas B. Loud, oiling floors and
cleaning
26 25
$176 25
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons · $208 92
A. J. Richards & Son
25 48
Almshouse, wood . .
11 25
$245 65
REPAIRS :
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
$38 92
N. J. Grant
32 53
M. R. Loud & Co.
24 39
B. F. Eldredge
16 64
F. L. Young & Kimball .
10 00
H. B. Burke
.
.
4 00
Thomas B. Loud
3 25
$129 73
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$21 00
Total, Jefferson School . .
$2,497 63
.
.
.
.
.
.
11
FRANKLIN.
INSTRUCTORS :
Albert L. Copeland
· $900 00
Adeline M. Canterbury
.
500 00
Minnie E. Haas
497 50
Helen S. Sherman, substitute
1 25
$1.898 75
JANITOR :
D. P. Lincoln
$150 00
D. P. Lincoln, oiling floors and clean-
24 00
ing
$174 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
$294 42
A. J. Richards & Son
14 81
$309 23
REPAIRS :
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
$26 92
B. F. Eldredge
12 59
Charles Simmons
.
18 20
M. R. Loud & Co.
10 89
F. L. Young & Kimball .
6 50
Simon Delory
5 25
F. B. Reed
.
25
Weymouth Water Works
1 19
$86 79
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$17 00
Total, Franklin School .
$2,485 77
BICKNELL.
INSTRUCTORS :
Annie A. Fraher
$475 00
Annie F. Conroy .
475 00
$950 00
.
.
3 00
Sylvester & Jones
.
12
JANITOR :
D. P. Lincoln
$60 00
D. P. Lincoln, oiling floors and clean- ing
13 00
$73 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons .
$90 33
Almshouse, wood . 7 50
$97 83
REPAIRS :
M. R. Loud & Co. .
$13 90
J. F. & W. H. Cushing
12 25
Charles Simmons
5 33
F. L. Young & Kimball
5 00
Weymouth Water Works
2 75 -
B. F. Eldredge
75
$39 98
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$13 00
Total, Bicknell School .
$1,173 81
HUNT.
INSTRUCTORS :
George W. Chamberlain $900 00 ·
S. Nellie Henderson ·
300 00
H. Louise Tilden
.
.
25
Lizzie L. Hallahan
475 00
Elizabeth T. Tracy
475 00
Mary L. Sheehy
.
160 00
Mary Ford, substitute
2 50
$2,808 75
JANITOR :
C. E. Whitten
$200 00
C. E. Whitten, oiling floors and clean- ing .
30 00
$230 00
.
.
.
13
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
$297 51
A. J. Richards & Son
.
70 43
Almshouse, wood . .
15 00
$382 94
REPAIRS :
Godfred Rondeau
$43 50
John F. Dwyer
15 00
James Fitzgerald
15 00
L. F. Bates
19 10
F. L. Young & Kimball
12 50
G. F. Curtis
7 50
Bailey & Houghton
3 72
C. V. Douse
: 66
W. F. Burrell
3 65
A. M. Raymond
2 00
John Fogarty
75
F. H. Frary .
25
A. D. Wilbur
00
John W. O'Connor .
1 00
Baker Hardware Co.
27
$129 90
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent .
.
$26 00
Total, Hunt School
$3,577 59
TUFTS.
INSTRUCTORS :
Nellie T. Whelan
.
. $500 00
Mary E. Crotty
.
.
.
458 37
M. Carrie Hart
473 81
Florence E. Pierce .
283 81
Ellen M. Hahn
186 44
Elizabeth Hall, substitute
14 00
Mabel S. Nash, substitute
2 19
$1,918 62
JANITOR :
Darius Smith .
$150 00
Darius Smith, oiling floors and clean- ing ·
26 00
$176 00
.
.
14
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
·
$114 84
Almshouse, wood . .
15 00
$129 84
REPAIRS :
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, desks
$168 50
Godfred Rondeau .
60 95
G. F. Curtis .
30 00
James Fitzgerald
15 00
Baker Hardware Co.
10 98
W. F. Sanborn & Co.
10 76
A. K. Bates
14 40
John F. Dwyer
10 00
F. L. Young & Kimball
.
7 50
W. F. Burrell
.
6 78
H. S. Stoddard
4 00
John W. O'Connor .
.
2 00
John Fogarty .
75
Edward H. Frary
25
$343 87
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$18 00
Total, Tufts School
$2,586 33
LINCOLN.
INSTRUCTORS :
Kate C. Keohan
. $473 81
Mary E. Walsh
254 12
Grace A. Randall .
.
190 00
Elizabeth Hall, substitute
26 07
Theresa L. Donovan, substitute
4 75
Mabel S. Nash, substitute
1 19
$949 94
JANITOR :
C. E. Whitten. . $100 00
C. E. Whitten, oiling floors and cleaning
12 00
$112 00
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
1
15
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
$103 47
Almshouse, wood .. ·
7 50
$110 97
REPAIRS :
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, desks
$147 00
A. K. Bates
20 70
John G. Thomas
19 12
James Fitzgerald
10 00
F. L. Young & Kimball .
7 50
G. F. Curtis
4 50
W. F. Burrell
1 50
John Fogarty
1 75
John W. O'Connor
.
. 00
A. D. Wilbur
$214 07
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$10 00
Total, Lincoln School .
$1,396 98
SHAW.
INSTRUCTORS :
Martha E. Belcher
.
· $525 00
Mary M. Tirrell
.
.
.
Ellen L. Roche
.
.
475 00
Katherine McEuroe
.
.
475 00
$1,950 00
JANITOR :
J. D. Melville
$365 00
J. D. Melville, cleaning .
20 00
$385_00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . $251 25 ·
A. J. Richards & Son .
37 41
Almshouse, wood . ·
.
30 00
$318 66
.
.
.
1 00
·
475 00
·
.
16
REPAIRS :
J. H. Moore
$62 76
M. R. Loud & Co.
.
16 67
F. L. Young & Kimball
7 50
J. D. Melville
1 50
F. B. Reed
.
75
$89 18
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$21 00
Total, Shaw School.
$2,763 84
PRATT.
INSTRUCTORS :
Pauline Buckminster
$315 00
Nellie M. Holbrook
.
285 00
Mabel B. Estes
200 00
Ruth E. Parkhurst
190 00
Clara L. Kramer
75 00
Jennie F. Emerson . .
33 00
M. Agnes Holbrook, substitute
10 00
$1,108 00
JANITOR :
R. F. Poole
$78 00
R. F. Poole, cleaning
10 00
$88 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
· $60 00
A. J. Richards & Son
.
16 05
Almshouse, wood .
7 50
$83 55
REPAIRS :
H. C. Jesseman
.
$18 10
M. R. Loud & Co.
.
17 44
George F. Maynard
15 45
J. W. Huff
16 46
A. C. Pratt
8 00
F. L. Young & Kimball
5 00
C. H. Huff
4 25
Weymouth Water Works
1 96
Simon Gallant
1 00
$87 66
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
17
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$10 00
Total, Pratt School
$1,377 21
HOLBROOK.
INSTRUCTORS :
Nellie M. Holbrook
$190 00
Maria E. Hawes
.
.
142 50
Ella M. Spinney ·
142 50
$475 00
JANITOR :
R. F. Poole
$40 00
R. F. Poole, cleaning
5 00
$45 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . $18 00
Almshouse, wood
3 75
$21 75
REPAIRS :
Simon Gallant
$68 50
M. R. Loud & Co. .
.
.
J. H. Monroe.
13 97
A. O. Sprague
4 50
R. F. Poole
·
.
3 00
$100 62
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$6 00
Total, Holbrook School
$648 37
BATES.
INSTRUCTORS :
Everett N. Hollis
· $895 50
Helen L. Rockwood
.
500 00
Emma J. Smith
.
475 00
Nellie L. Reidy
.
. 240 00
Pauline Buckminster
200 00
Ella M. Spinney, substitute
4 50
$2,315 00
.
.
.
·
10 65
.
.
18
JANITOR :
Wm. E. Loud
$150 00
Wm. E. Loud, oiling floors and clean-
ing
26 00
$176 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . . $142 11
REPAIRS :
F. F. Bullock ·
$41 13
John G. Thomas
·
24 50
M. R. Loud & Co. .
22 40
E. S. Wright .
22 00
H. C. Jesseman
16 90
J. H. Meara
10 00
F. L. Young & Kimball
5 00
G. R. Sellers
2 25
$144 18
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent .
·
$17 00
Total, Bates School
$2,794 29
HOWE.
INSTRUCTORS :
Stella L. Tirrell
. $437 49
Edith B. Bates
415 63
Gertrude L. Reid
280 00
Nellie L. Reidy
190 00
Elizabeth Hall, substitute 50 00
Jessie K. Crosby, substitute
30 00
Florence V. R. French, substitute
11-88
$1,415 00
JANITOR :
William E. Loud
$150 00
William E. Loud, oiling floors and
26 00
$176 00
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . 204 06
A. J. Richards & Son ·
35 98
Alvin Hollis . ·
.
7 25
$247 29
.
.
.
.
cleaning
.
19
REPAIRS :
Barstow Stove Co. . ·
.
$49 00
H. C. Jesseman
34 68
M. R. Loud & Co.
33 25
J. W. Huff
21 27
T. P. Hobart
10 43
G. R. Sellers .
5 00
F. L. Young & Kimball
5 00
J. H. Meara .
5 00
O. Cushing's Express
.
25
$169 88
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent .
·
$6 00
Total, Howe School
$2,014 17
THOMAS.
INSTRUCTOR :
Gertrude L. Reid . $120 00
JANITOR :
George A. Holbrook :
$28 00
REPAIRS ;
M. R. Loud & Co.
$1 07
Total, Thomas School .
$149 07
POND.
INSTRUCTORS :
Lottie G. Sampson
$271 93
A. Loretta Cronin .
150 00
M. Agnes Holbrook, substitute
11 87
$433 80
JANITOR :
Augustus E. Shaw .
$58 00
Augustus E. Shaw, cleaning
5 00
$63 00
5 00
J. F. Torrey .
.
20
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons . ·
$18 00
Almshouse, wood
7 50
A. E. Shaw, splitting wood
1
00
$26 50
REPAIRS :
M. R. Loud & Co.
·
$6 05
H. C. Jesseman
90
Gilbert M. Shaw
75
$7 70
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent
$6 00
Total, Pond School
$537 00
HOLLIS.
INSTRUCTORS :
Idella M. Berry
$408 00
Jessie K. Crosby, substitute
22 00
$430 00
JANITOR :
Harrison L. Carrell
$51 60
Harrison L. Carrell, cleaning
5 00
$56 60
FUEL :
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
.
$18 00
Almshouse, wood .
7 50
$25 50
REPAIRS :
M. R. Loud & Co. .
$7 37
F. F. Bullock
3 20
H. C. Jesseman
.
1 30
H. L. Carrell
1 15
$13 02
INCIDENTALS :
Water Rent ·
$9 00
Total, Hollis School
·
·
$534 12
·
.
21
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
George F. King & Co.
.
$1,066 45
Ginn & Co.
.
953 37
American Book Co.
·
816 67
Edward E. Babb & Co.
271 65
Wadsworth, Howland & Co.
214 81
A. W. Hall Scientific Co.
205 54
Mary A. Atherton
90 00
Frank E. Briggs
82 75
Remington Typewriter Co.
70 00
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
65 75
Gilman Bros.
60 82
Silver, Burdett & Co. .
49 51
Allyn & Bacon
47 50
John W. Bartlett & Co.
45 29
Atkinson & Mentzer
44 75
Murphy, Leavens & Co.
41 50
D. C. Heath & Co.
35 60
Gazette Publishing Co.
34 00
M. R. Loud & Co.
24 49
The Morse Co.
21 23
Howard Chemical Co.
15 50
The Transcript Publishing Co.
14 25
O. Ditson & Co.
14 10
Thompson, Brown & Co.
·
13 54
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
13 26
Joseph Gillott & Sons
12 38
J. L. Hammett Co.
.
11 15
H. C. Thomas
11 10
F. A. Walker & Co.
10 02
C. D. Harlow
9 25
White-Smith Music Publishing Co.
7 13
Holden Patent Book Cover Co. 6 00
E. E. Sherman, post cards and stamps 6 50
Holden & Sladen
5 83
George M. Hoyt
4 00
Everett Loud
.
: 40
Stuart, Howland & Co.
2 16
Massachusetts Bible Society
1 65
W. G. Nash
1 10
E. G. Bates
00
Hillhouse & Taylor
.
75
Bates & Humphrey ·
60
C. F. Vaughan .
50
.
3 68
Jordan, Marsh & Co.
.
Amount carried forward $4,409 53
.
.
.
22
Amount brought forward $4,409 53
Alfred Peats & Co.
50
Baker Hardware Co. .
40
Drew's Express, expressing supplies
52 55
J. H. Shaw, expressing supplies
30 55
A. W. Baker, expressing supplies
2 85
H. K. Cushing, expressing supplies 7
2 30
George W. Young, team hire
46 50
E. R. Sampson, labor on supplies
29 50
Total, School Supplies . $4,574 68
MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Gazette Publishing Co., printing for
High School graduation $30 50
Gazette Publishing Co., printing for Hunt School graduation
7 50
Gazette Publishing Co., advertising .
2 00
H. H. Joy, printing for Bates School graduation .
10 00
Frank E. Briggs, programs and tickets
6 50
Irving L. Shaw, engraving diplomas .
30 00
J. W. Bartlett & Co., ribbon for diplo- mas
17 1C
Reuben Loud & Sons, cases
4 50
A. S. Marsh, conveying Committee and teachers
3 50
Wm. E. Loud, moving wood
3 00
J. B. Hunter & Co., picture hooks and nails .
2 88
C. E. Whitten, carting seats
.
1 00
Fogg's Opera House .
6 00
J. H. Kazer, inspecting boilers
10 00
Chas. Simmons, float for Agricultural Fair
9 88
Geo. W. Young, team for parade
5 00
W. F. Sanborn & Co.
60
Weymouth Light & Power Co., light- ing High School .
31 74
Weymouth Light & Power
light-
ing Jefferson School 11 00
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co. 23 77
G. M. Hoyt, telephones
60
Holden & Sladen, telephones
20
Amount carried forward $217 27
23
Amount brought forward $217 27 E. E. Sherman, expenses obtaining teachers .
14 18
W. E. Barnes, taking school census 16 50
John W. Bates, taking school census 30 00
Thos. Fitzgerald, taking school census
21 00
F. E. Loud, taking school census
12 00
H. B. Alvord, taking school census
12 00
C. M. Grundstrom, taking school cen- sus 1902 and 1903
30 00
I. H. Walker, truant officer
11 00
A. H. Pratt, truant officer .
19 00
A. B. Pratt, truant officer
8 00
Thos. B. Loud, truant officer
26 56
Wm. French, truant officer
1 00
Thos. Fitzgerald, truant officer
.
Total, Miscellaneous School
Expenses .
$423 01
EVENING SCHOOLS.
INSTRUCTORS :
Albert L. Copeland
·
20 00
Everett N. Hollis
.
26 00
Nellie L. Reidy
36 00
Annie A. Robinson
.
28 00
$167 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES :
Charles Simmons
$13 70
W. S. Holbrook
13 75
Gazette Publishing Co. .
3 25
The Transcript Publishing Co.
4 00
$39 70
Total, Evening Schools .
Total expended, Support of Schools,
APPROPRIATED FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS :
Balance from 1902 . . $8,532 01
Appropriation March 9, 1903 . One-half Dog License money ·
500 66
Tuition State children
67 50
$59,100 17
.
.
4 50
$57 00
H. W. Farwell
·
$206 70
$50,527 54
50,000 00 .
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24
SUMMARY OF SCHOOL EXPENSES :
Superintendent
· $1,680 00
Instructors .
.
.
32,862 47
Janitors
3,613 39
Fuel
.
·
4,675 68
Repairs .
2,211 61
Incidentals
280 00
Supplies
4,574 68
Miscellaneous
423 01
Evening Schools
206 70
$50,527 54
Balance unexpended Dec. 31, 1903,
$8,572 63
TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.
Old Colony St. Ry. Co., tickets . $1,000 00 .
W. B. Hollis & Son . ·
.
235 00
Henry F. Rowell .
.
220 00
A. S. Marsh
.
127 00
Total expended $1,582 00 .
APPROPRIATED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS:
Balance from 1902 .
$1,033 90 .
Appropriation March 9, 1903
1,000 00
Received for tickets
311 90
Total
$2,345 80
Expended
1,582 00
Balance unexpended Dec. 31, 1903 . $763 80
NEW ATHENS SCHOOL BUILDING.
Magee Furnace Co.
$545 80
C. H. Chubbuck
72 23
. Hiram Nadell £
37 45
Temperance B. Dyer, use of land for old schoolhouse while new one was building
75 00
Total expended . .
$730 48
Appropriation, balance from 1902 .
220 37
.
·
·
.
.
.
.
Balance expended in excess, Dec. 31, 1903 $510 11
25.
SINKING FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL BONDS.
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer · .
$10,000 00
Appropriation, balance from 1902 $5,000 00
Appropriation March 9, 1903 . 5,000 00 10,000 00
Street Department.
SUPERINTENDENT :
Ivers M. Low
$900 00
HIGHWAYS :
WARD ONE.
Peter F. Hagerty, foreman .
$247 30
Peter F. Hagerty, horses
145 57
Ash, Richard
.
.
164 87
Boyd, John
5 00
Cushing, J. F. & W. H., horses
18 00
Cushing, Walter, horses
12 75
Cushing, Robert
4 36
Delory, Michael
17 00
Delory, Michael, horses
12 75
Dempsey, William
9 50
Durant, John
3 75
Hayden, Charles
3 75
Keene, Miles
41 50
Keene, Miles, horses
.
36 37
Leavitt, Albion .
154 62
McCue, Thomas
46 37
McCue, Thomas, horses
20 15
Nadell, Hiram
49 75
Nadell, Hiram, horses
.
36 56
Newcomb, Lucius
88 12
Richards, B. F.
3 75
Salisbury, Calvin
98 12
Shaw, A. J.
72 25
Shaw, J. A.
3 00
Shaw, J. A., horses
4 50
Shaw, J. H., horses
.
.
6 00
Menhinick, Par, paving
54 46
Delory, Abraham
2 00
Garey, George E.
1 00
Total, labor and horses . $1,363 12
26
GRAVEL :
Avonia Land Co . 181 loads at .10 $18 10
Wilmot Cleverly, 248 loads at .08 19 84
Wilmot Cleverly, 14 loads at .06 84
Bradley Fertilizer Co., 228 loads at.05
11 40
Samuel Thompson, 50 loads at .06
3 00
Stephen Delorey, 60 loads at .04
2 40
Stephen Delorey, 4 loads at .05
20
Henry Bicknell, 32 loads at .05
60
James Pratt, 26 loads at .06
56
J. A. Holbrook, 8 loads at .10
80
Frank Richards, 10 loads at .06 60
David Ford, 8 loads at .05 40
Tyler Shaw, 9 loads sand and stone at .10 90
Bradley Fertilizer Co., 8 loads stone at .10 80
Total, gravel
$62 44
SUNDRIES :
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber and nails W. F. Sanborn & Co., lumber and nails ·
12 40
J. W. Bartlett & Co., nails ·
30
Joseph Poulin, repairing tools . .
90
Barbour-Stockwell Co., grate .
3 75
P. F. Haggerty, posts, pail, dipper .
03
D. A. Jones, lighting Shaw and Sea Streets
6 25
B. F. Richards, lighting streets
50
Total, sundries .
$76 43
Total expended Highways,
Ward One
$1,501 99
WARD Two.
Peter A. Gallant, foreman . $188 17 .
Peter A. Gallant, horses
.
Barter, Fred
·
16 75
Boyd, John .
8 00
Connors, John
.
39 00
Cook, James
10 00
Amount carried forward
$510 67
209 25
39 50
Blanchard, Frank
.
$46 30
27
Amonnt brought forward
$510 67
Coakley, John
25 00
Connell, Michael
.
129 75
Coffey, Patrick .
·
.
.
115 50
Coffey, John
5 00
Cowing, Willard B.
33 00
Cowing, Wm. F.
13 00
Crehan, Michael
125 00
Crehan, Patrick
15 00
Cronin, Michael
22 00
Curtis, Walter
122 00
Curtis, Walter, horses
216 75
Cunniff, John
.
5 25
Cullen, James
19 25
Cushing, J. F. & W. H., horses
58 87
Curtin, William
59 25
Deere, William .
33 25
Dwyer, John F., sprinkling
13 25
Eagan, Martin .
.
00
Fitzgerald, Patrick
51 50
Flannery, James
2 00
Fraher, Thomas
132 25
Gaigan, Thomas
21 00
Gough, Benjamin
58 00
Higgins, James
24 25
Hyland, Patrick
3 00
Keay, Lewis W.
14 00
Lincoln, David .
15 00
Lincoln, David, horses
22 50
Logue, Michael .
29 25
Lynch, James
8 75
Maguire, James
32 25
McCarthy, William
.
2 00
McCarthy, Frank M. .
9 00
McCarthy, Frank M., horse
: 75
McEnroe, Thomas
33 00
McGuire, Frank
9 00
Morton, Harry .
.
10 00
Mitchell, Robert
83 25
Mitchell, Robert, horse
63 19
Mitchell, Owen .
1 00
Murphy, William .
39 00
O'Brien, Edward .
41 00
O'Brien, William .
32 25
Amount carried forward
$2,313 73
.
.
.
.
75
Earle, Edward
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