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Gc 974.402 D36ded 1894
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Gc 974.402 D36ded 1894 Dedham (Mass. : Town ) Annual report of the town officers of Dedham,
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258th
REPORT OF THE PAYMENTS
OF THE
TOWN OF DEDHAM mères
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1894,
TOGETHER WITH
REPORTS OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, ASSESSORS, AUDITORS, SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CEME- TERY COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF HEALTH, TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY. SCHOOL COMMITTEE, TOWN RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1893,
AND·
ABSTRACT OF BIRTHS, 1844-1890.
DC 974.402 036 ded
IN OF DEDHAM
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CONT
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DEDHAM, MASS : TRANSCRIPT STEAM JOB PRINT. 1894.
Prepared and printed as required by the By - Laws of the Town.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Abstract of Births, 1844-1890 (follows Town Clerk's Report of
Town Meetings and Vital Statistics)
Addition to Steamer House 8
Alpine Street. 11
Arrests 16
Auditors' Report
47
Board of Health
70
Collector of Taxes
22
Cemeteries
18
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves.
19
Drain-Village Avenue and Court Street.
12
Fire Department 8
Highways 10, 48
Insane. 7, 34, 35
Lock-up and Poor Travellers 9
Lighting Streets. 13
Military Aid 20 Mill Lane Bridge 11
Miscellaneous Account
23
Memorial Hall
14
New Hose for Fire Department.
8
New Almshouse.
8, 37
New Street off Sprague Street.
11
Needham Street Bridge 11
Permanent Improvement of Sidewalks. 12
Printing, Advertising and Stationery. 17
Poor Out of Almshouse 28
Public Library 19, 96
Police 15
Removing Snow 12
Record of Town Meetings (Town Clerk's Report). 283
Recapitulation. 26
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CONTENTS. PAGE.
Report of Assessors ... 39
Report of Cemetery Commissioners 63
Report of Engineers of Fire Department. 48
Report of Selectmen 7
Report of Superintendent of Streets 57
Report of School Committee (follows Abstract of Births)
Report of Superintendent of Schools (See School Report). 14
Report of Overseers of Poor 27
River Street R. R. Crossing. 13
State Aid
20
Selectmen's Remarks
105
Tax Statistics 41
Town Officers
21,22
Total for Schools
7
Treasurer's Accounts 42, 46
Tramps
9
Vital Statistics (see Town Clerk's Report). 339
Water Company
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TOWN OFFICERS-1893='94.
Selectmen and Highway Surveyors.
THOMAS P. MURRAY, Chairman. HENRY E. FRENCH,
GEORGE W. WEATHERBEE, Clerk. J. EVERETT SMITH, FERDINAND F. FAVOR.
Assessors.
THOMAS P. MURRAY, Chairman. HENRY E. FRENCH, Clerk. HORATIO G. TURNER.
Overseers of the Poor. HOWARD COLBURN, Chairman. GEORGE W. WEATHERBEE, Clerk. HENRY SMITH.
Town Clerk, DON GLEASON HILL.
Town Treasurer, EDWIN A. BROOKS.
Collector of Taxes, THOMAS J. BAKER ..
Auditors,
DANIEL A. LYNCH, EDWARD C. PAUL, FRANK M. BAILEY.
Board of Health,
DR. JOHN W. CHASE, DR. FRANCIS L. BABCOCK, ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, Jr.
School Committee, One Year,
CHARLES F. KIMBALL, JOHN L. WAKEFIELD,
Two Years,
JULIUS H. TUTTLE.
WILLIE W. BAKER,
Three Years, FREDERICK D. ELY, Chairman,
MABELL S. C. PELTON.
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Superintendent of Schools, *OSCAR S. WILLIAMS, *RODERICK W. HINE.
Trustees of the Dedham Public Library, One Year,
WINSLOW WARREN,
ALBERT HALE,
Two Years,
DON GLEASON HILL .-
JOHN R. BULLARD, Chairman; ALFRED HEWINS,
CARLOS SLAFTER.
Three Years,
HENRY P. QUINCY,
JAMES M. ELLIS,
FRED. J. STIMSON,-
Registrars of Voters,
THOMAS H. WAKEFIELD, Chairman, One Year.
FRED. E. SMITH,
Two Years ...
EDWARD L. BURDAKIN, Three Years. DON GLEASON HILL, ex officio, Clerk.
Engineers of Fire Department.
tHENRY W. WEEKS, Chief, JAMES R. FINN,
WILLIE W. BAKER, Clerk, WILLIAM C. WILLIAMS, Chief, .
CHARLES B. TREFREY, +HENRY A. PHIPPS.
Commissioners of Brookdale Cemetery,
ERASTUS WORTHINGTON, Chairman, PATRICK A. NOLAN, . ANDREW J. NORRIS, Treasurer.
Commissioners for West Dedham Cemetery.
HOWARD COLBURN, CHARLES H. ELLIS. .
Committee to Distribute Income of the Shuttleworth Fund, DON GLEASON HILL, ELIZABETH C. COLBURN, .
HENRY SMITII, MARY B. BURGESS,
JOHN H. BURDAKIN.
Committee to Distribute Income of the Damon and Draper Fund, Dr. JOHN W. CHASE, WILLIE W. BAKER .-
* Mr. Williams resigned August 1. Mr. Hine appointed August 8.
t Mr. Weeks resigned May 3. Mr. Phipps appointed May 27.
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Town Counsel, ALONZO B. WENTWORTH.
Librarian Public Library, FRANCES M. MANN.
Assistant, ALICE F. MARSH.
Superintendent of Streets, PHILIP PUTNAM.
Constables,
WILLIAM F. DRUGAN, MARTIN J. BARRETT, JAMES J. GAFFNEY, JAMES R. FINN,
CHARLES O. HAYNES, GEORGE E. MORSE, JOHN DEAN, IRVING DONLEY,
SETH W. COBBETT.
· Police,
WILLIAM F. DRUGAN, Chief, MARTIN J. BARRETT,
IRVING DONLEY, JOHN DEAN.
Special Police,
ALBERT F. DANIELS, JAMES R. FINN, JOHN BELL, ANDREW J. NOLAN,
JOHN BESTWICK, JOHN F. BARRETT, PHILIP PUTNAM, WATSON C. CHAMBERLAIN.
Committee on Burial of Deceased Indigent Soldiers, etc. HENRY W. WEEKS, J. VARNUM ABBOTT, JOHN B. FISHER.
JOHN CROWLEY,
Field Drivers, JOHN E. KELLY,
DENNIS HALEY.
Fence Viewers,
THOMAS MURPHY,
EBEN T. PAUL.
Surveyors of Lumber,
HIRAM HINCKLEY,
FRANCIS TURNER.
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Measurers of Wood and Bark,
FRANK M. BAILEY, P. O'SULLIVAN, E. W. BONNEMORT,
CHARLES H. ELLIS,
GEORGE P. GODING, NATHANIEL MORSE,
JOHN F. SHINE.
Weighers of Hay and Coal, .
FRANK M. BAILEY,
GEORGE A. FRENCH,
CHARLES RUSSELL, DANIEL W. BONNEY,
JEREMIAH SULLIVAN,
EDWARD MOFFETTE,
CHAUNCEY S. CHURCHILL,
J. EVERETT SMITH.
Sealer of Weights and Measures and Janitor of Memorial Hall, JOHN BESTWICK.
Inspector of Provisions and Animals, etc. CREIGHTON COLBURN,
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen of Dedham present their Annual Report for all money for which orders have been on the Town Treasurer, during the year ending January 31st, 1894; also the Report of the Auditors, Town Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, Engineers of the Fire Department, Trustees of the Public Library, Cemetery Commissioners, Board of Health, Superintendent of Streets, School Committee, Superintendent of Schools, and the Vital Statistics of the Town as prepared by the Town Clerk.
SCHOOLS.
The . following amounts have been drawn on the Town Treasurer, by order of the School Committee, for itemized expen- ditures. See Report of Superintendent of Schools.
Appropriation,
$38,050 00
Appropriation for improvement at
the Ames School,
500 00
$38,550 00
Amount drawn on the Treasurer, $38,218 42 Amount of appropriation unexpended, $331 58
For Support of Poor.
For itemized expenditures see Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
Appropriation,
$7,000 00.
Amount drawn on the Treasurer,
$7,585 24
Amount expended in excess of appropriation,
585 24
Insane.
Appropriation,
$2,300 00
Amount drawn on the Town Treasurer,
$2,688 90
Amount expended in excess of the appropria-
tion,
388 90
For expenditures see Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
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New Almshouse and Out-buildings.
Appropriation, $16,000 00 Amount drawn on the Town Treasurer, by order of the Building Committee, . $12,310 71
Amount of appropriation unexpended, . 3,689 29 1
Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$4,000 00
Amount drawn on the Town Treasurer,
$4,704 94
Amount expended in excess of appropriation, 704 94
For itemized expenditures, see Report of the Engineers of the Fire Department.
Credit on account of error in pay roll and returned to the Town Treasurer, $1.00.
New Hose for the Fire Department.
Appropriation,
$650 00
Paid the Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. $325 00
Paid the Boston Belting Co. . 325 00 .
$650 00
Appropriation for horses for Hose Co.
No. 3,
$300 00
Unexpended.
Addition to Steamer House and Horses for Fire Department.
Appropriation, .
$2,300 00
Paid E. Worthington, Jr., for soundings, .
$5 00
H. B. Alden, for plans and specifications, 96 25
James Gaffney, as per contract, ·
1,843 50
for extra work, 66 45
Albert Payne, for wiring building for electric lights, 71 00
$2,082 20
Amount of appropriation unexpended, $217 80
Dedham Water Company.
Appropriation, $5,235 00 Paid the Dedham Water Company for supply of water for town purposes, for one year, .
$5,270 00
Amount expended in excess of appropriation, .
$35 00
:
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Lock-up and Poor Travellers.
Appropriation,
$700 00
Paid Otis S. Guild, for services as keeper, $448 78
Seth W. Cobbett,
65
99 76
Fred J. Hogan, as temporary keeper,
21 00
George E. Morse, for services, 4 00
The Dedham & Hyde Park Gas Light Co.
110 80
Charles Russell, for supplies and repairs,
5 85
E. J. Winn, for repairs,
8 45
J. A. Kennedy, ror repairs,
14 71
Amasa Alden, for repairs,
7 75
Benson & Redman, for coal,
91 80
T. J. Baker & Son, for supplies,
8 46
Snow Bros.,
12 88
David Neal,
5 17
I. W. Weathers, for meals for prisoners, .
10 75
George E. Morse, for cash paid for supplies, carriage hire and telephone, 2 00
$852 16
Amount expended in excess of the appropriation, $152 16
Tramps supplied with food and lodging for the year ending January 31, 1894, . 1502
Persons committed to lock-up in the same time,
251
10
HIGHWAYS.
Paid Philip Putnam, Superintendent, for general highway work, as per pay roll, (see Super- intendent's Report for itemized statement), A. L. McDonald, for tools, 45 50
$9,032 02
7 50
The Berlin Iron Bridge Co., for guide boards, The Dedham Lumber Co., for lumber and posts for bridges and railings,
50 96
Charles Russell. for supplies,
74 24
David Neal,
19 62
Thomas P. Murray, for tools and supplies,
40 96.
Chauncey S. Churchill, for supplies and use of cart,
46 90.
George H. Tyler & Co., for repairs of road scraper, 16 00
F. F. Favor, for iron roller, 7 00. ·
P. F. Tracy, for highway work, 17 25
Francis Turner, for work on fences and railings,
54 09
Snow Bros., for oil, . .
55
New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co., for freight, 4 66
J. Everett Smith, for expressing,
3 10
W. H. French,
3 35
Benson & Redman, for cement,
29 00
Dodge & Haley, for tools,
49 14
The Chapman Manufacturing Co., for hand street cart, 30 00
The Ames Plow Co., for steel scraper,
10 00.
Joseph Breck & Son, for a plow, 14 00
John Turner & Co., for paving gutters,
104 00
James Walley & Bro., for repairing tools,
39 80
John Abel, 4 60
John T. Twomey, for repairing tools,
30 00
W. F. Hall,
22 05
Edward E. Ellis,
4 10
P. F. Corbett,
105 48
The Norfolk Street Railway Co., for paving on Washington street, 23 77
J. A. Kennedy, for painting street signs, Amasa Alden, 66 7 35
6 73
M. Keelan & Son, for drain pipes, . 1,084 77
John Turner & Co., for edgestones, 26 78-
.
11
Paid The Fulton Iron Foundry Co., for grates, $85 26-
E. Worthington & Co., for engineering services, 97 22
Geo. McQueston & Co., for lumber, 12 80
H. Everett Marden, for railings, 18 60
Thomas Corrigan, for carting gravel,
46 13
Amount of appropriation unexpended, $224 72
Alpine Street.
Appropriation, $450 00
Paid Philip Putnam, Superintendent, as per pay roll, $200 00>
Amount of appropriation unexpended, $250 00
New Street, off Sprague Street.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Paid Philip Putnam, Superintendent, as per pay roll, Thomas Corrigan, for carting gravel, 86 95-
M. Keelan & Son, for drain pipe, 10 40>
$398 35.
Amount of appropriation unexpended $101 65
Mill Lane Bridge.
Appropriation, $1,200 00
Paid C. C. Sanderson, for lumber, .
$937 36:
P. F. Tracy, for hauling lumber, 27 00
Dedham & Hyde Park Gas Light Co., for tar, . 4 00
Goding Bros., for building, as per contract,
310 00.
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., for freight on lumber,
30 00
N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co., for freight on lumber,
34 74
$1,343 10,
Amount appropriated in excess of the appro- priation, . $143 10
Needham Street Bridge.
Appropriation, $450 00 . Paid Philip Putnam, Superintendent, as per pay roll, $102 50' C. C. Sanderson, for lumber, 347 50, . Dedham & Hyde Park Gas Light Co. for tar, . N. Y., N. H. & N. H. R. Co., for freight on lumber, 63 99+
4 00
$517 99%
Amount expended in excess of the appro- priation, . · · $67 99
$11,275 28,
$301 00
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Village Avenue and Court Street Drain.
Appropriation, $500 00 Paid Philip Putnam, Superintendent, as per pay roll, M. Keelan & Son, for drain pipe, ·
$264 44
236 56
Amount expended in excess of the appro- priation, $1 00 .
Permanent Improvement of Sidewalks.
Paid Walter Bates & Son, for concreting in 1892, .
$5,998 50
Appropriation for 1893, $5,000 00.
Paid Philip Putnam, superintendent, as per pay roll, $804 92 John Turnes & Co., for edge stones, 1,040 80 ·
Walter Bates & Son, for concreting, ·
5,536 10
$7,381 82
Amount expended in excess of the appropri- ation, $2,381 82 There has been assessed upon the abutters the sum of ·
. $1,937 95
Removing Snow.
Appropriation, . $2,000 00
Paid Philip Putnam, superintendent, as per pay roll,
$1,114 24
E. W. Bonnemort,
159 33
Thomas P. Shine,
168 62
Charles H. Crane,
129 22
Watson C. Chamberlain, .
66 90
John Bell,
64 79
Luther A. Eaton,
137 52
Patrick Riley, .
13 00
Felix Dowd,
16 56
Francis Cheeney,
66 40
M. D. Smith,
8 00
Philip P. Collins,
31 81
John Kennedy,
18 00
W. H. Hutt,
31 20
A. Kilpatrick,
11 00
Leo Phillips,
21 00
John Cahill,
17 00
F. W. Weatherbee,
24 00
Charles G. Glover,
8 45
Charles A. Walley
105 25
$501 00
.
Jerry Sweeney,
82 90
13
Paid Curtis Chamberlain,
$26 80 -
T. J. Baker & Son, for salt,
80
R. Dehm,
12 40
Joseph Dinnie,
5 00
E. B. Webber,
5 50
Patrick Horrigan,
16 00
A. B. Black,
40 00
William Conners,
7 00
Isaac Carter, for a snow plow,
10 00
Maurice Spillane,
24 00
Frank M. Ayer
4 40
$2,447 09 ***
Amount expended in excess of the appropri- ation, $447 09
Changing Grade of River Strect Railroad Crossing.
Paid Thomas Corrigan for work as per contract, $3,780 67
E. Worthington, Jr. & Co., for engineering ser- vices,
821 24
$4,601 91
When completed, all in excess of an estimated payment of about $2,500 will be paid back to the town, from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts and the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad Co., the town's portion of the cost being 10 per cent.
Superintendent of Streets.
Appropriation, $1,400 00 Paid Philip Putnam, for services for one year to Feb. 1st, 1894, . $1,399 99
Lighting Streets.
Appropriation. $8,024 00 Paid the Dedham Electric Co., for lighting as per contract,
$7,901 04
The N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co., for lighting Depot clock three years, to Dec. 31st 1893,
204 00
$8,105 04
Amount expended in excess of the appro- priation, $81 04
14
Memorial Hall.
Appropriation, $3,000 00
"Paid John Bestwick for services as janitor, 1 year to Feb. 1st, 1893. $500 00
Braman, Dow & Co., for boiler, extra piping, and radiators,
1,028 78
L. D. Willcutt & Son, for building chimney, . The Dedham Electric Co., for lighting for one year, 324 15
The Dedham and Hyde Park Gas Light Co., for gas, 51 00
Charles Russell, for supplies and repairs, 17 40
Benson & Redman, for coal, 343 90
11 80
E. J. Winn, 12 59
304 98
M. Keelan & Son, for repairs,
87 45
Albert L. Weeks,
12 50
Baker Bros.,
30 72
James H. Roberts & Co., for repairs,
8 46
John Bestwick, for cash paid for extra labor and supplies, 26 90
A. B. Cutter & Co., for painting and decora- ting, .
300 00
C. E. Sheehan, for repairing roof,
85 00
H. B. Alden, for plans for improving first floor for additional offices,
25 00
E. N. Moody, for moving piano,
2 00
J. Duncan & Co., for repairs, .
30 40
J. D. Clifton, for cushions for chairs,
12 50
Ellen H. Crehore, for cover piano, .
2 25
Thomas P. Shine, for cleaning cesspool, .
7 00
Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co., for repairs, 2 73
Morse & Whyte, for prisoners' dock for the Police Room, 26 96
William Hurley, for supplies,
7 70
J. Everett Smith, for supplies and expressing,
2 50
J. Everett Smith, for cash for moving piano, .
1 00
J. F. Haley, for wood,
27 00
P. F. Corbett,"for repairs,
7 34
Charles W. Allen, for tables,
4 50
·
$4557 77
. Amount expended in excess of appropriation, $1,557 77 The income from the building for year, $870 50
1,253 26
William A. Fales, for repairs, .
H. E. Marden, for repairs and improvements,
15
Piano for Memorial Hall.
Appropriation, $300 00 Paid Ivers & Pond for piano, $400 00 .
Amount expended in excess of appropriation, ·
100 00
Police and Constables.
Appropriation, . $3,000 00
Paid William F. Drugan, for services as
Chief of Police for one year to Feb. 1st, 1894, .
949 92
Martin J. Barrett, for service as police officer for one year, to Feb. 1st, 1894, . 900 00
Irving Donley, for services as police officer for one year, to Feb. 1st, 1894, 849 96
John Dean, for services as police offi- cer for one year, to May 1, 1893, James R. Finn, tor extra police duty, Andrew J. Nolan, for extra police duty,
250 00
135 00
181 00
George E. Morse, for extra police duty, .
6 00
James Gaffney, for extra police duty, 4 00 C. O. Haynes, for extra police duty, John Dean, for services as constable, 37 00 C. O. Haynes, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, 7 50
8 00
John Wardle, Jr., for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . 7 50 · John Bell, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, 7 50
George L. Cutting, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . 7 50
Frank H. Cutting, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, .
7 50
Otto Kramer, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . Andrew J. Nolan, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, .
7 50
7 50
James R. Finn, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . · Edward F. Dowd, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . ·
7 50
7 50
16
Paid John F. Barrett, for police duty July 3d, 4th and 5th, . $7 50
William F. Drugan, for services as constable, and cash paid for wit- ness fees,
8 11
J. Warren White, for carriage hire, 15 90
John Scary, 56 50
T. C. Mitchell, 50
Charles Russell, for supplies,
3 60
A. W. Mitchell Manufacturing Co., for badges, 10 75
William F. Drugan, for cash paid for carriage,
4 75
Thomas H. Wakefield, for fees and expenses of fire inquest, 21 60
William H. Clements, for services as Constable, . ·
4 00
John P. Lovell Arms Co., for hand- cuffs, twisters and clubs, 28 50
J. Everett Smith, for telephoning, 1 35
The New England Telephone & Tele- graph Co., for rent of boxes, 31 48
Irving Donley, for cash paid for carriages, . 4 55
$3597 47
Amount expended in excess of the appro- priation, $597 47
There have been paid into the Treasury, by
Trial Justice Wakefield, officers fees a- mounting to . $624 49
From the County for fines
213 00
$837 49
Appropriation, $108 50
Paid William F. Drugan for cash paid for defend- ing suit in the Caffrey case,
$108 50
Record of arrests made in Dedham, Mass., from February 1st, 1893, to January 31st, 1894, inclusive.
Drunkenness, 186
Disturbing the peace,
26
Assault and battery,
22
Larceny.
11
Vagrancy,
13
Trespass,
11
17
Violating Town By-Laws,
5.
Cruelty to animals,
4
Profanity,
4
Liquor Nuisance,
2
Fast Driving,
2
Breaking and entering,
2
Threatening bodily injury,
1
Attempted rape,
1
Attempted robbery, .
1
Receiving stolen property,
1
Having adulterated milk in possession,
1
Total,
Respectfully submitted, .
WILLIAM F. DRUGAN, Chief of Police.
Printing, Advertising and Stationery.
Appropriation, $1000 00
Paid H. H. McQuillen, for printing town reports, $515 30
printing and advertising town meeting warrants and not- ices,
125 75
66
..
printing order books,
44 50
66
66
printing voting lists and jury lists,
53 25
66
66
printing ballots, . 30 00
66
66
printing report of Commit- tee of Twenty-one, 2 50
printing notices, placards, etc.
8 00
66
63 75
66
66
48 00
66
66
printing for Board of Health, printing for the Assessors, advertising nomination of candidates, .
9 00
66
advertising notices, to voters, for Committee of Twenty- one and for public hearings
37 50
66
66
13 00
66
60
advertising for Assessors, . advertising and stationery, . stationery for the
34 00
66
.6
Town Treasurer, 2 00
Don Gleason Hill, for cash paid for copying for Registras of Voters, . 10 00. ·
Henry Smith, for cash paid for stationery, ·
. 80
Charles H. Riley, for P. O. box rent and post- age stamps, 15 00
293
18
Paid T. O. Metcalf & Co.,for printing election tally sheets, $11 00
Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Co., for sta- tionery, 6 10
Thorp and Martin, for stationery, 3 50
Little, Brown & Co., for one volume of the Public Statutes, .
4 50
E. A. Brooks, treasurer, for cash paid for sta- tionery, 19 11
Hooper, Lewis & Co., for stationery, .
19 35
Aaron R. Gay, .
10 45
M. R. Warren, for election blanks, .
15 50
Erastus Worthington, for entry, copy, and re- cording of petition for amendment of By- Laws, 4 00
E. L. Burdakin, for making a list of convey- ances and mortgages for the Assessors, .
25 00
Boston Herald Co., for advertising, 2 62
The Globe Newspaper Co., for advertising, 1 63
The Journal Newspaper Co., for advertising,
1 00
Winckley, Dresser & Co., for tax commitment book, . .
6 25
E. L. Burdakin, for recording deed from August Ziegler to the Town of Dedham, 75
5 00
Thomas Groom & Co., for tax collector's book, Thomas P. Murray, for cash paid for type writing, ·
2 75
William Hurley, for stationery,
.
1 30
.
$1,152 21
Amount expended in excess of the appropri- ation, $152 21 .
CEMETERIES.
Brookdale Cemetery.
Appropriation,
.
$500 00
Paid Andrew J. Norris, Commissioner,
.
$500 00
West Dedham Cemetery.
Appropriation,
·
$150 00
Paid Daniel Parker, for labor and care, .
.
$150 00
19
Old Parish Cemetery.
Appropriation, $400 00
Paid John Cleary, for labor,
$392 75
Daniel Cobb, 66 1 00
Patrick Riley, “
17 00
F. W. Weatherbee, "
6 00
Charles Russell, for supplies,
86
John V. Fell, for repairing tools,
1 50
Thomas J. Baker & Son, for supplies
2 85
Baker Bros., for repairs, .
2 50
$424 46
Amount expended in excess of the appropri- ation, $24 46
2
Public Library.
Appropriation, ·
$2,250 00
Paid E. A. Brooks, treasurer, .
·
$2,250 00
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves.
Appropriation, $200 00
Paid Seth W. Cobbett, Quartermaster,
.
$200 00
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Dedham, Mass. : Account of money expended Memorial Day, May 30, 1893.
Music. Geo. F. Joyce, Jr., $4 35
Alice E. Dean,
5 00
Dedham Band,
60 00
$69 35
Flowers. Geo. Cartwright,
85 00
Carriages. T. C. Mitchell,
5 75
A. Raymond,
10 00
E. N. Moody,
4 00
Flags. Jacobs, Whitcomb & Co.,
: 30
Refreshments,
22 60
$200 00
Respectfully submitted,
19 75
J. V. ABBOTT, Commander.
SETH W. COBBETT,
Quartermaster.
20
State Aid.
$48 00 .
Paid Jane Cooper, .
Almira B. Cox,
48 00
Emma S. Crosby,
48 00
Edward C. Hughes,
72 00
Joseph McDonald,
72 00
Mary Ann McDonald,
48 00
Margaret E. McDonald,
48 00
Warren M. Mylod,
24 00
Frank Neas,
36 00
Catherine Pryor,
48 00
Margaret Sullivan, .
48 00
John A. Sullivan,
48 00
Thomas Temperley,
24 00
Catherine Wagner, .
48 00
Davis L. White.
72 00
John M. Young,
60 00
Patrick Egan, .
36 00
Frederick Page,
72 00
Frederick L. Clark,
36 00
Alden B. Wood,
12 00
Martha H. Cline,
44 00 .
Michael Burns,
45 00
John D. Martin,
4 00
Maria F. Golding,
20 00
Josephine Crocker, .
4 00
$1161 00
The above amounts to be reimbursed by the State.
Military Aid.
Paid Florian Matz,
$72 00-
Richard F. Martin, .
92 00
Warren M. Mylod, .
20 00
Michael Burns,
5 00
John Callahan,
15 00
Daniel Mclaughlin,
8 00
Henry Flood, .
12 00
$224 00
The above amounts paid for Military Aid under Chapter 270 of the Acts of 1889, one-half to be reimbursed by the State, and
48 00 ·
Sophia A. Radcliffe,
48 00-
Elizabeth A. Mitchell,
21
one-tenth by the Town of Norwood, leaving two-fifths to be paid by the Town of Dedham.
$
Town Officers-Selectmen.
Appropriation, $800 00 Paid Henry Smith for services for one year
to March 1st, 1893, . $225 00
George W. Weatherbee for services for
one year to March 1st, 1893, . 225 00
Thomas P. Murray, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 116 67
Henry E. French, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 116 67
Joseph A. Laforme, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 116 66
$800 00
Assessors.
Appropriation, $1,000 00
Paid Henry E. French, for one year's services, to March 1st, 1893, $500 00 · Thomas P. Murray, for one year's services, to March 1st, 1893, 400 00
Horatio G. Turner, for one year's services, to March 1st, 1893, 100 00
$1,000 00
Overseers of the Poor.
Appropriation, . $400 00 Paid Howard Colburn, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, $175 00
Henry Smith, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 150 00
Geo. W. Weatherbee, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, . 75 00
$400 00
Town Clerk.
Appropriation, $150 00 Paid Don Gleason Hill, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, $150 00
22
Town Treasurer.
Appropriation, $450 00
Paid E. P. Cassell, Executor, for services of L. H.
Kingsbury, as treasurer, from March 7th, to Dec. 9th, 1892, $265 62
Edwin A. Brooks, for services as treasurer, pro tem., to March 6th, 1893, 84 38
$350 00
Amount of appropriation unexpended, $100 00
Registrars of Voters.
Appropriation, $200 00
Paid Don Gleason Hill, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, $50 00
Thomas H. Wakefield, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 50 00 · F. F. Favor, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, . 50 00
E. L. Burdakin, for services for one year, to March 1st, 1893, 50 00
$200 00
Cemetery Commissioners.
Appropriation,
$100 00
Paid E. Worthington, Comm'r, services for 1 year, )
Andrew J. Norris,
1
$100 00
Patrick A. Nolan, 66 1
Tax Collector.
Appropriation,
$950 00
Paid Thomas J. Baker, for services for one year, to Feb. 1st, 1894, $950 00
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