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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON
WITH
TOWN CLERK'S STATISTICS
AND THE
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
FOR THE
Year Ending January 18,
1899.
LOWELL, MASS .: PRINTED BY THOMPSON & HILL .- THE VOX POPULI PRESS. 1899.
in 352
USS
132
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1898.
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. EDWARD M. NICHOLS. WILLIAM E. GOWING.
J. HOWARD EAMES.
TOWN CLERK. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
TREASURER. FRED A. EAMES.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. FRED A. EAMES.
CONSTABLE. SAMUEL R. RICE.
AUDITORS.
FRANK E. MILLETT. W. WARREN CARTER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES F. REED, ARTHUR T. BOND, WARREN EAMES,
Term expires March, 1899. Term expires March, 1900. Term expires March, 1901.
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COMMON COMMITTEE.
JAMES B. NICHOLS, ARTHUR O. BUCK,
EDGAR C. FOLKINS.
Term expires March, 1899. Term expires March, 1900. Term expires March, 1901.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
J. HOWARD EAMES, HENRY SHELDON,
JAMES B. NICHOLS,
Term expires March, 1899. Term expires March, 1900. Term expires March, 1901.
FENCE VIEWERS.
EDWARD M. NICHOLS. WILLIAM E. GOING. J. HOWARD EAMES.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
JAMES E. KELLEY.
ARTHUR W. EAMES.
EDWARD A. CARTER. HOWARD M. HORTON. ELIAS E. CARTER.
SURVEYOR OF WOOD AND BARK.
HENRY L. CARTER.
EDWARD A. CARTER.
JAMES E. KELLEY. J. ARTHUR TAYLOR.
MEASURER OF LEATHER. J. ARTHUR TAYLOR.
FIELD DRIVERS.
CHARLES McPHAIL. GEORGE L. ALLEN
GEORGE E. CARTER. JOHN BAILEY.
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
EDWARD M. NICHOLS. GEORGE A. HART. HERBERT N. BUCK.
POLICE.
SAM'L R. RICE, Chief.
S. R. McINTOSH.
WILLIAM E. TAYLOR,
JOHN W. PERRY.
WILLIAM E. SWAIN.
LEVI SWAIN, Truant Officer.
GEO. H. SPAULDING.
JAS. E. KELLEY, Truant Officer.
KEEPER OF LOCKUP. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
POUND KEEPER. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. WILLIAM H. CARTER, 2D.
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE AND PROVISIONS. H. ALLEN SHELDON.
SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE. GEORGE H. SPAULDING.
UNDERTAKER. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
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FIRE AND FOREST WARDENS.
MILTON T. HOLT, Chief.
WALTER D. CARTER.
CHARLES E. CARTER. OLIVER McGRANE. ARTHUR W. EAMES.
JAMES E. KELLEY.
BALLOT CLERKS. EDWARD N. EAMES.
JAMES E. KELLEY.
TELLERS. FRANK D. MORRIS. PETER McMAHON.
TTUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ARTHUR O. BUCK, Term expires March, 1899.
EDWARD N. EAMES,
Term expires March, 1899.
MARY L. BUZZELL, Term expires March, 1900.
SARAH D. J. CARTER,
Term expires March, 1900.
OTIS GOWING, Term expires March, 1901.
FRANK L. EAMES, 1
Term expires March, 1901.
LIST OF JURORS REVISED OCT. 29, 1898.
JOHN W. PERRY, Church st. Blacksmith FRANK L. EAMES, Woburn st. Clerk. J. ARTHUR TAYLOR, Lowell st. . Currier.
HERBERT N. BUCK, Andover st. Grocer.
BERNARD F. DOUCETTE, Andover st. Bookkeeper. FRANK W. KIDDER, Adam st. Clerk.
ALBERT C. BUCK, Woburn st. Butcher.
FRED M. CARTER, Church st. Foreman. WILLIAM H. BOUTWELL, Boutwell st. Farmer.
JOHN O. BLANCHARD, Andover st. Painter.
GEORGE L. ALLEN, Aldrich road, Trader. FRED A. EAMES, Woburn st. Clerk.
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JAMES W. MURRAY, Woburn st. . Grocer. WILLIAM H. CARTER, 2D, Shawsheen ave. Farmer. J. HOWARD EAMES, Woburn st. . Butcher. Farmer. Florist.
WALTER D. CARTER, Lowell st. GEORGE W. AYER, Andover st. .
CHARLES F. REED, Church st. JOSEPH N. AMES, Main st.
FRED S. MARION, Main st.
OSCAR W. HILL, Chestnut st.
EDWIN R. VAN TASSEL, High st. . Clerk.
Clerk. Agent. Farmer. . Printer.
REPORT OF SELECTMEN AND ASSESSORS.
GENERAL EXPENDITURES.
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 18, 1899.
OUTSTANDING JAN. 5, 1899.
Paid A. U. F. Clark, returningbirths $ 2 50
Geo. W. Siddinker, fighting fire 3 00
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith ·
6 75
C. E. Smith, repair on alms- house 4 97
City of Woburn, outside poor . 8 75
S. F. Cole, ringing bell 5 00
Shady Hill Nursery.
37 00
G. H. Spaulding, Supt., I month salary
33 33
$101 30
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Edward M. Nichols, services as Selectman Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor . ·
150 00
Registrar of Voters ·
15 00
Expenses and car fare on pauper cases 7 00
Town Clerk
50 00
Journey to Lowell
3 00
Amount carried forward. $225 00
9
Amount brought forward $225 00
Paid William E. Going, services as
Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor .
150 00
Registrar of Voters 15 00
J. H. Eames, services as Select- man, Assessor and Overseer- of the Poor .
150 00
Registrar of Voters 15 00
Fred A. Eames, services as Treasurer
75 00
Collecting $ 102.93, tax 1893, at 2 per cent 2 04
Collecting $341.03, tax 1894, 2 per cent 4 82
Collecting $899.88, tax 1895, at 2 per cent 17 99
Collecting $1633.91, tax
1896, at 2 per cent . 32 68
Collecting $4177.40, tax
1998, at I per cent
83 55
Collecting $6235.98, tax
1897, at 2 1-2 per cent
93 54
Milton F. Holt, salary as Fire and Forest Warden
25 00
H. Allen Sheldon, services as Inspector of Cattle and Pro- visions 50 00
Frank E. Millett, as Auditor . 10 00
W. Warren Carter, as Auditor 10 00
Warren Eames, as Auditor
10 00
Samuel R. Rice, as Constable
50 00
Edward N. Eames, as Ballot Clerk . 10 00
Othniel Eames, as Moderator
10 00
Milton T. Holt as Ballot Clerk
10 00
Milton T. Holt, services as Forest Warden .
34 00
James E. Kelley, as Ballot Clerk and Teller ·
10 00
Amount carried forward . . $1,093 62
10
Amount brought forward . . $1,093 62
Paid Frank D. Morris, as Ballot Clerk $ 5 00 John Kelley, as Ballot Clerk . 5 00
John Granfield, as Ballot Clerk 10 00
$1,113 62
HIGHWAYS.
Paid William H. Carter, 2d
$593 68
Fred Brabent
162 42
Charles Blake
156 94
Christy Nee
138 17
Albert D. Butters
162 79
John Murphy
106 55
William Baxter
91 31
Town Farm
319 81
Joseph Mccarthy
41 59
George W. Frost
24 88
William A. Frost
8 75
Fred S. Frost
II
38
$1,818 27
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid William Jaques, gravel $ 3 20
John Howell, gravel
I 70
Sylvester Carter, gravel .
2 20
Mrs. Childs, gravel
3 75
Wm. H. Carter, 2d, gravel
12 35
Jeremiah Doucette, gravel
6 15
George Richardson, gravel
7 25
G. W. Ridlon, gravel
I 50
John Granfield, gravel
42 10
Walter D. Carter, gravel
17 85
Henry Buck, gravel II 75
Buck Bros., tools
7 20
A. D. Butter, tool box
3 00
George L. Allen, posts
6 00
Barker Lumber Co., lumber
10 14
E. E. Carter, lumber
4 83
Amount carried forward
$140 97
11
Amount brought forward . $140 97
Paid John W. Perry, blacksmith 2 26
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith 8 87
Wm. H. Carter, 2d, supt. salary, 75 00
$ 227 IO
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid A. W. Eames
$ 4 45
J. E. Surrette
.
4 40
Amos Babine
8 40
William Surrette
4 35
B. F. Perry
4 90
William Hoyt
2 20
J. M. Foley
7 15
C. F. Walker
2 70
Walter D. Carter and others 42 16
Wm. H. Carter and others
27 48
Wm. H. Boutwell and others
26 54
Town Farm and others
28 18
C. R. Fairbrothers
5 00
Ridlon Bros
2 89
Walter Blaisdell
I 52
George L. Blaisdel
2 09
John Kelley
I 14
W. H. Cutter
2 50
John Wild and others
37 50
R. J. White
5 00
J. A. Reagan .
3 90
Mundy Babine
4 40
Sylvester Carter
IO 27
A. W. Eames
6 40
Fred S. Frost
4 78
George W. Frost
5 15
Wm. Stevens
5 00
P. Hall
3 30
William Walsh
4 80
Frank Ryan
4 80
William Lurrette
5 00
Wm. H. Jaquith
3 90
J. Folley
I 14
Amount carried forward . $283 39
12
Amount brought forward
$283 39
Paid A. Nickerson
90
J. H. Stone
4 20
F. F. Lucas
2 55
Frank Jennings
3 3I
Louis Getchell
3 70
C. O. Blaisdell
6 87
Alfred Preble
59
A. B. Robertson
4 25
H. V. Lull
2 00
Wm. H. Boutwell and others .
59 03
Fred Collins
5 65
Charles Blake
4 28
J. A. Watson
5 25
Town Farm and others
78 94
J. McCarthy
5 00
C. Nee
4 49
A. Richards.
3 90
Sherman & Martin .
12 80
Wm. H. Carter, 2d, and others
56 06
Walter D. Carter and others .
117 03
A. B. Eames .
9 57
George L. Allen
10 03
C. W. Moulton
14 16
Wm. H. Haley
26 08
$ 724 03
TOWN FARM.
Paid Buck Bros., groceries and grain, $314 94
C. E. Hudson, groceries and grain . 247 10
J. W. Murray, groceries .
65 50
E. C. Swain, groceries
32 49
C. E. Carter, meat and provi- sions . 72 91
G. E. Carter, meat and provi- sions 55 47
A. C. Buck, meat and provi- sions 42 58
Amount carried forward . $830 99
13
Amount brought forward $830 99
Paid J. W. Perry, blacksmith
77 42
J. W. Perry, pung . 20 00
Merrill Hutchinson, painting wagon ·
10 00
C. H. Nudd, painting wagon,
10 00
William Nokes, differences in horses .
50 00
Cummings & Shute, grain
9 00
G. H. Spaulding and wife, salary one year . 400 00
$1407 41
OUTSIDE POOR.
Paid Westborough Insane Hospital account of Sarah M. Wood- man
$169 46
Medfield Insane Asylum, ac- count Mary White 146 00
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, ac- account Fanny Melanson 169 47
Middlesex County Truant School, account Martin Nee,
18 00
Mrs. R. H. Gleason, rent for Mrs. George Peirce 102 00
69 54
Buck Bros., account Ida Miller, F. D. Morris, account of Maria O'Donnell .
104 00
M. C. Calef, account David Boyce 23 50
City of Woburn, account Mich- ael Mullen 6 00
N. B. Eames, account Ida Mil- ler 4 88
N. B. Eames, account Maria O'Donnell . 13 00
Daniel T. Buzzell, medical at- tendance
15 00
$ 840 85
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CEMETERY.
Paid J. B. Nichols, labor $ 51 77
John Kelley, labor .
41 87
Oliver McGrane, labor
27 22
James E. Kelley, labor
6 60
James Kernon, labor
16 00
John Granfield, labor
15 00
George Blaisdell, labor
13 69
J. F. Wilson, lumber
3 00
George E. Carter, fertilizer
4 95
Buck Bros., seed and tools
15 65
E. E. Carter, lumber
2 90
$198 65
REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Paid E. E. Carter, lumber and bricks at Almshouse $ 54 44
Wendell Bancroft, shingles for North School House .
47 OI
Barker Lumber Co., lumber .
4 52
A. E. Robinson, labor on East and High School
5 38
J. W. Murray, labor at Alms- house . 28 75
A. W. Eames, labor on North School
23 75
Shingles, nails, and boards
5 IO
A. L. Heckbert, labor at Alms- house
4 00
E. A. Hamlin, labor .
2 50
A. W. Eames, labor
2 00
$173 45
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid Damrell & Upham, books 84 76
Emma E. Killom, librarian 50 00
Harry N. Ames, magazines 9 15
F. J. Barnard & Co., binding . 2 70
Amount carried forward $146 61
15
Amount brought forward ·
$146 61
Paid Buck Bros., oil
95
J. H. Buck, wood .
4 00
C. W. Holden, Insurance
18 00
Louis McMahon, sawing wood
I 50
D. F. Perkins, setting glass .
75
Express
·
I
50
$173 31
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid Memorial Day Speaker $ II 00
Geo. W. Ayer, flowers .
.
9 80
Car fares Reading Post . 5 75
M. T. Holt, (bill unreturned) . 19 70
East Saugus Band .
34 50
$ 80 75
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid E. M. Nichols, care of Town Hall $ 20 00
E. M. Nichols, care clock 25 00
E. M. Nichols, burial unknown child 5 00
E. M. Nichols, services ren- dered burial of James Sulli- van 5 00
E. M. Nichols, copying asses- sors book .
15 00
E. M. Nichols, returning I3
marriages to the State 2 60
E. M. Nichols, returning 57 births to the State 25 50
E. M. Nichols, returning 29 deaths to Town Clerk ·
7 25
E. M. Nichols, returning 29 deaths to the State .
7 25
E. M. Nichols, expense . .
7 00
Cash to A. W. Lawrence, re- pairs on Town Clerk . ·
5 00
Amount carried forward · $ 124 60
16
Amount brought forward $124 60
Paid Tompson & Hill, for printing 525 copies of births, mar- riages and deaths 276 07
Thomas Groom & Co., book
IO 75
George Allen, wood IO 75
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith bill 12 55
Marsten & Wells, flags .
16 50
James E. Kelley, to copying births, marriages and deaths, car fare and postage 76 12 ·
Wm. H. Carter, grading at North School House . 16 50
E. Caldwell, I desk 14 00
S. R. Rice, killing 3 dogs
3 00
John Kelley, labor on Tomb
12 77
Wheeler Reflector Co., I lan-
tern .
3 20
L. W. Thompson, globe and wicks . 65
Othniel Eames, notifing of
death of James Sullivan 1 00
James E. Kelley, to taking affidavits for year 1898 ·
7 75
John S. Perry, repairing pumps 6 50
Thomas Groom & Co., collec- tors' book I 50
Buck Bros., oil and wicks 4 27
Dr. D. T. Buzzell, reporting births . ·
6 00
O. C. B. Nason, reporting births .
25
A. U. F. Clark, reporting births . 5 75
D. F. Perkins, setting glass 1 50
A. T. Bond, blank books 3 40
M. T. Holt, pails, ex. act. 3 25
A. C. Libby & Sons, bill files,
4 28
Irvin F. Batchelder, fighting fire 2 25
Amount carried forward
$625 16
17
Amount brought forward $625 16
Paid C. B. Fairbrother, fighting fire, 2 00
Albert Hall, fighting fire I 50
E. M. Nichols, insurance on Town Farm Building for 3 years . ·
52 40
E. M. Nichols, insurance on Town Hall 3 years
27 00
$708 06
SCHOOLS.
Paid William L. Jones, 40 weeks $748 56 William L. Jones, extra ser-
vices, 16 weeks .
97 44
Dora J. Dadmun, 37 weeks
451 50
Annie L. Prince, 36 weeks
432 00
Alma A. Knowlton, 35 weeks. 326 00
Blan Alexander, 35 weeks
350 00
Sylvia E. Prescott, 35 weeks .
350 00
Sarah R. McKeen, 35 weeks .
350 00
Henrietta A. Swain, 36 weeks
360 00
Laura M. Dority, 36 weeks 288 00
Laurie J. Whetmore, 3 weeks
36 00
$3,789 50
JANITORS.
Paid John A. Taylor, 40 weeks $450 00
James Reagan, 36 weeks 18 00
Earnest Swain, 36 weeks
18 00
$486 00
FUEL.
Paid N. B. Eames, 46 I-10 tons coal
$276 60
George L. Allen, wood 136 25
John A. Taylor, wood 13 59
$426 44
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Fred H. Bacon, tuning piano . $ 3 18
James Reagan, shoveling snow I 00
C. F. Reed, carpentering 2 00
G. L. Allen, teaming 1 00
E. E. Carter, hardware 12 42
E. E. Carter, hardware . 68
E. C. Folkins, postage, etc
8I
C. F. Reed, cash paid
I 60
A. T. Bond, cash paid
2 15
Mrs. Reagan, cleaning
2 00
C. O. Blaisdell, teaming
2 80
E. E. Carter, sundries
I 28
A. T. Bond, paint and painting
2 00
Mrs. Hale, cleaning
2 50
John A. Taylor, labor
3 00
Warren Eames, labor
2 50
E. E. Carter, hardware .
2 44
A. T. Bond, labor and postage
I 36
Nathan Blodgett, teaming
50
Henry Buck, repairs on pump
I 00
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith
6 12
E. E. Carter, hardware 2 78
A. T. Bond, flag and sundries 5 94
Buck Bros.', oil, brooms, etc
3 55
Mundy Babine, cleaning .
2 00
A. T. Bond, subscription ·
3 00
$69 61
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid Ginn & Co $ 77 20
American Book Co
93 72
George S. Perry & Co
135 45
Boston Supply Co
46 68
D. C. Heath & Co
47 96
Silver Burdett & Co
20 80
Holden Pat. Book Cover Co
7 75
Educational Pub. Co
4 13
E. L. Kellogg & Co., books
2 00
Amount carried forward
$435 69
·
19
Amount brought forward
$435 69
Paid George G. Little, printing Rules
12 00
Am. Ex. Co
3 00
Harry N. Eames, supplies
72
Charles F. Reed, supplies
II 69
Wm L. Jones, expenses .
5 15
N. J. Bartlett, books
8 00
Charles F. Reed, supplies
84
4 36
E. E. Bradford
I 72
Wm. L. Jones, supplies
10 00
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
4 25
J. F. Barnard, binding
4 37
E. E. Babb, books
7 09
Mrs. W. Eames, repairing flag
2 00
$510 88
SCHOOL COMMITTEE SALARY.
Paid Edward C. Folkins, for 1897 $ 50 00
Arthur F. Bond, for 1897 50 00
Charles F. Reed, for 1897 50 00
Arthur T. Bond, for 1898
50 00
Charles F. Reed, for 1898 50 00
Warren Eames, for 1898
50 00
$300 00
PRINTING.
Paid C. M. Barrows, tax bills $ 6 75
Thompson & Hill, 500 copies
School Committee Report 16 60
500 copies Town Report 1000 checks ·
43 16
2 15
Thorp & Martin, books .
8 70
G. W. Southworth, assessors' books 2 60
A. W. Brownell, tax tables
65
Amount carried forward $80 61
20
Amount brought forward $80 61
Paid Boston Job Print Co., 50 cloth banners 7 50
Harry M. Call, deeds 2 50
Wright & Potter, 525 ballots
IO 50
Harry N. Ames, permit books,
I 50
Rosanna Kelley, printing By- Laws . 50
$ IO3 II
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE, SPECIAL.
Paid F. M. Pushee, for land $ 150 00
Reuben Frotton, digging well, 57 75
N. Jenkins, pump , 20 50
M. T. Holt, platform and
trough 6 15
E. E. Carter, lumber
I 99
H. A. Emerson & Co., drain pipe
37 09
J. A. Bancroft, surveying
IO 75
Town Farm, grading
89 00
Wm. H. Carter, 2d, grading
81 88
Fred Brabent, grading
29 75
A. D. Butters, grading
33 64
Christy Nee, grading
32 27
Charles Blake, grading
29 75
B. F. Kidder, grading
2 14
B. Butters, grading
I 75
Ridlon Bros., gravel
20 95
F. M. Pushee, gravel
3 95
$ 609 31
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE (CHESTNUT ST). Paid McFeely & Greenleaf, on acct. of contract . $600 00
James E. Kelley, writing con- tract
4 00
Amount carried forward . $ 604 00
21
Amount brought forward $ 604 00
Paid George L. Taylor, labor on cellar 21 50
B. F. Kidder. labor on cellar . 12 00
George L. Taylor, labor on cellar 36 75
Christy Nee, labor on cellar
9 62
Patrick O'Donnell, labor on cellar . 31 25
H. Allen Sheldon, labor on
cellar . 38 50
Use of horse 15 50
Labor of I man . 23 75
Setting cellar steps
3 00
Windell Bancroft, lime
I 00
E. E. Carter, lumber, lime, cement and hardware .
36 41
H. Allen Sheldon, bricks 8 80 Granite 5 00
Newton Perham, 7 stone steps
8 75
B. & M. R. R. Co., freight
2 84
White & Miller, to heating and ventilating as per contract . 119 00 E. M. Nichols, insurance 30 00
Sylvester Carter, H. A. Shel- don, and N. B. Eames for plans, spcifications and ex- penses on acct. of New School House 50 00
$1,054 67
SEARCHING RECORDS.
Paid Fred A. Eames
$129 00
POLICE.
Paid Samuel R. Rice, court fees $ 23 77 John P. Lovell Arms Co., pair handcuffs 4 00
Amount carried forward $ 27 77
22
Amount brought forward $ 27 77
City of Woburn, keeping pris- oners
3 50
William E. Taylor, police duty 6 50
Town of Reading, police 19 00
Samuel R. Rice, police duty
10 00
John W. Pevy, police duty
9 00
S. R. McIntosh, revolver, car-
tridges, and billey
6 05
Police duty . .
13 20
Thomas Mulkeen, court fees .
6 10
$101 12
NEW SHED AT ALMSIIOUSE.
Paid E. E. Carter. lumber $175 73
C. B. Osbon, labor . 66 00
$241 73
STATE AID.
Paid Phebe F. Simpson .
24 00
Thomas A. McDonald
20 00
William P. Holt
2 00
Rollin A. Phillips
36 00
Harriet Young
24 60
Timothy D. Upton .
48 00
George Milligan
36 00 -
$ 190 00
MILITARY AID.
Paid Frank M. Boynton $ 96 00
NOTES PAYABLE. Paid Woburn Five Cent Savings Bank, account principal ten years loan $ 700 00
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INTEREST.
Paid Woburn Five Cent Savings
Bank, on acct. permanent loans . $ 297 00
State treasurer, on acct. tem- porary loan 280 00
Wm. O. Gay & Co., on acct. temporary loans . 483 34
Bond and Goodwin, on acct. temporary loan 26 81
$1087 15
Received interest on taxes
527 22
$ 559 93
VALUATION FOR 1898.
Real Estate
.
$ 969 494
Personal Property
95 197
Total
$ 1,064 691
Amount of Tax Assessed
$
Rate of Taxation per $ 1000
14 00
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town Farm $ 4,000 00 .
Personal Property Town Farm
2,910 00
Eldad Butters place 75 00
Schoolhouses and furniture
21,000 00
Town House 2,000 00
One hearse 700 00
Cemetery, land, and lots
2,000 00
Furniture in Selectmen's room 900 00
Public Library and furniture
1,600 00
Johnson pumps 40 00
Amount carried forward
35,225 00
·
24
Amount brought forward · $35,225 00
Highway tools
160 00
Cemetery tool House and tools
200 00
Lockup .
300 00
Town Scales and Sealer's office
250 00
Police equipments
40 00
Hearse house
100 00
$36,275 00
ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend the following appropriations for the en- suing year :-
Schools - including teachers' and janitors' pay, fuel and main- tenance .
$5,150 00
School books and supplies
500 00
Salary of School Committee
J50 00
Highways
2,000 0O
Poor
1,000 00
Public buildings
200 00
Cemetery
125 00
Library .
150 00
Town Officers
1,100 00
Removing snow
225 00
Printing
100 00
Notes and Interest, State County Taxes
and
1,500 00
Outstanding indebtedness
100 00
Police
100 00
Memorial Day
75 00
Miscellaneous
700 00
EDWARD M. NICHOLS, WILLIAM E. GOWING, J. HOWARD EAMES,
Selectmen and Assessors.
Wilmington, Jan. 18, 1899.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES AT THE ALMSHOUSE. No. Registered
Name. Age.
22 Charlotte Butters. 25
50 Peter Cunningham. 71
Whole number during the year, 2.
Present number, 2.
504 lodgings and 1220 meals furnished vagrants.
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, JAN. 2, 1899.
Live stock $ 703 00
Farming tools, etc. 951 65
Wood, hay, manure and grain, 680 00 .
Household furniture
624 00
Provisions and groceries .
119 30
Contents of Lobby .
15 00
$3.092 95
EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Buck Bros., groceries and grain, $ 314 94 C. E. Hudson 247 IO
Amount carried forward $562 04
26
Amount brought forward . . $ 562 04
Paid J. W. Murray
65 50
L. C. Swain, 32 49
C. E. Carter, meat and provi- sions 72 91
G. E. Carter, meat and provi- sions 55 47
A. C. Buck, meat and provi- sions ·
42 58
J. W. Perry, blacksmith . 77 42
J. W. Perry, pung .
$ 20 00
Merrill Hutchinson, painting wagon .
10 00
C. H. Nudd, painting wagon
10 00
William Nokes, difference in horses . 50 00
Cummings & Shute, grain
9 00
G. H. Spaulding and wife, salary .
$ 400 00
$1407 41
SUPERINTENDENT'S ACCOUNT AT ALMS- HOUSE.
Paid for Labor
$ 219 70
Cutting wood
65 54
Crackers
22 77
Fish
22 21
Coal .
39 99
Hardware .
20 64
Repairs on harnesses
IO 25
Dry goods and clothing
10 00
Medical attendance
4 50
Medicines .
8 90
Services of veterinary
14 50
Dinners and horse feed
3 00
Standing grass
3 50
Grass seed
I 50
Seed potatoes
3 00
Fertilizer
12 75
Curing ham and bacon
60
Repairs on boots and shoes,
I 50
Amount carried forward.
$ 464 85
27
Amount brought forward
$464 85
Paid for pig
3 00
Cow .
65 00
Bbl. soft-soap
3 25
Manure fork
25
Horse medicine .
4 50
Surveying wood
I 50
Services of bull
4 75
Two cider barrels
2 25
Making cider
3 15
Butchering hogs
3 00
Ice
15 00
Three stone posts
I 50
Repairs on fence
5 25
Repairs on pump
I 50
Repairs on sleigh
2 00
Whip
60
Ladder
1 75
Repairs on mowing machine
I 75
Lumber
96
Blasting powder
I 95
Tomato plants
25
$588 OI
RECEIPTS.
Received for milk
$568 17
Due for milk
73 38
Received for labor on highway
319 81
Labor
89 00
Removing snow
17 71
Hay
75 46
Cabbages
63 90
Potatoes
17 07
Wood
135 37
Lumber
22 50
Cranberries
2 00
Cart spire
I 00
Board
I 50
Grain bags
I 42
Cow
57 50
Calves
4 25
Pork
1I 46
$1,461 50
28
OUTSIDE POOR.
Paid Westborough Insane Hospital,
acc't of Sarah M. Woodman Medfield Insane Aylum, acc't Mary White 146 00
$169 46
Danvers Lunatic Hospital,
acc't Fanny Melanson 169 47
Middlesex County Truant
School acc't, Martin Nee
18 00
Mrs. R. H. Gleason, rent for Mrs. George Pierce 102 00
Buck Bros.', acc't Ida Miller
69 54
F. D. Morris, acc't of Maria O'Donnell . 104 00
M. C. Calef, on acc't David Boyce . 23 50
City of Woburn, acc't Michael Mullen 6 00
N. B. Eames, acc't Ida Miller
4 88
N. B. Eames, acc't Maria O'Donnell .
13 00
Daniel T. Buzzell, medical at- tendance 15 00
$840 85
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Total expense at Almshouse .
$1,995 42
receipts " 1,461 50
$ 533 92
Credit by increase of personal property at Almshouse 137 71
Expenditure in excess of receipts $ 396 21 Amount carried forward $ 396 21
29
Amount brought forward ·
$396 21
Expense of Outside poor
840 85
Net expense inside and outside Almshouse
$1,237 06 J. HOWARD EAMES, WM. E. GOWING, EDWARD M. NICHOLS, Overseers of the Poor of Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 18, 1899.
TABLE OF EXPENDITURES AND APPRO- PRIATIONS.
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation $4,350 00
Mass. State School Fund ·
270 40
Dog licenses
148 03
Tutition Fund
14 03
Expenditures
Unexpended
$4,782 46 4,771 55 $ IO 91
SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Appropriations $ 500 88
Mass. State School Fund IO 88
Expenditures
$ 510 88 510 88
SALARY. OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Appropriations $ 150 00
Unexpended from 1897
150 88
Expenditures .
$ 300 00 300 00
30
HIGHWAYS.
Appropriations
$2,000 00
Unexpended from 1897
24 31
Received from Town of Billerica
10 00
Received from F. E. Hathaway
10 00
Received from R. & L. Street Rail-
way
$2,048 31
Expenditures .
4 00
2,045 37
Unexpended
$ 2 94
REMOVING SNOW.
Appropriation .
$ 475 00
Unexpended from 1897
34 99
$ 509 69
Expenditures .
723 03
Excess
$ 213 04
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriation
$ 600 00
Unexpended from 1897
188 39
Expenditures
708 06
Unexpended
$ 80 33
PRINTING.
Appropriation . Unexpended
$ 100 00
.
15 00
$ 115 00
Expenditures .
103 II
Unexpended
$
II 89
.
$ 788 39
.
31
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Unexpended from 1897
17 45
Expenditures .
$1,517 45 1,475 27
Unexpended
$ 42 18
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
Appropriation
$ 100 00
Unexpended from 1897
12 89
$ 112 89
Expenditures .
IOI 30
Unexpended
$
II 59
POLICE.
Appropriation
-
$ 25 00
Court Fees
28 00
$ 53 00
Expenditures
IOI 12
Excess
$ 48 12
NEW SHED AT ALMSHOUSE.
Appropriation
$
250 00
Expenditures .
241 73
Unexpended
$ 8 27
SEARCHING RECORDS.
Appropriations
$
300 00
Expenditures .
129 00
Unexpended
$
171 00
32
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation $
75 00
Received from Relief Corps .
5 50
Unexpended from 1897
6 35
$ 86 85
Expenditures .
80 75
Unexpended
6 10
Expenditures .
SCHOOL HOUSE SPECIAL. $ 609 31
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE CHESTNUT STREET.
Appropriation for School House $1,500 00
Appropriation for furnishing and supplies
300 00
$1,800 00
Expenditures
1,504 00
Unexpended
$ 746 00
POOR.
Appropriations $1,000 00 .
Receipts at Almshouse
1,46I 50
Unexpended from 1897
282 52
Increase of personal property at ·
Almshouse
137 71
$2,881 73
Expenditures for inside Poor
$1,995 42
" outside "
840 85
2,836 27
Unexpended
45 46
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriation .
$ 125 00
Unexpended from 1897
48 88
Expenditures .
$ 173 78
173 45
Unexpended
$ 33
.
33
CEMETERY.
Appropriation .
$165 00
Received from Trust Fund
25 00
Received for wood .
9 00
Expenditures .
$199 00 198 65
Unexpended
35
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
$ 150 00
Interest on Trust Fund .
25 00
Fines, catalogues and cards
4 33
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1898
I3
Expenditures .
$ 179 46 173 31
Unexpended
$ 6 15
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