City of Melrose annual report 1851-1866, Part 8

Author: Melrose (Mass.)
Publication date: 1851
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1 83


Upham, Patty


2 50


Stone, J. L.


33 08


Upham, Adeline


3 32


Stone, W. H.


25 91 Vinton, N. A.


1 83


Stone, Cyrus,


15 36 Vinton, Isaac


30 82


Skinner, Glover


2 16 Vinton, Aaron


1 83


N


1 83


Thompson, John


23 83


Treasurer of the M. E.


Sprague, Phineas


16 98


Upham, George


21


Vinton, Gray


8 47


Wood, Otis


1 83


Viall, John


19 68 Wood, Joseph


6 81


Varney, Calvin


20 71 Wood, H. B. 6 56


Valentine, John


14 11 Woodard, T. B.


10 13


Westcoat, H. J.


1 83


Woodard, D. R.


15 53


Westgate, J. E.


1 88


Woodard, Samuel


7 14


Weld, Horace


1 83


White, A. L.


52 46


Wells, W. H.


10 96


Whitney, Hiram


1 83


Wells, H. B.


46 90


White, William


1 83


Watson, John


1 83


White, Charles


1 83


West, John


11 79


Whyte, B. F.


1 83


Wentworth, Moses


1 83


Witham, George


1 83


Wentworth, H. H.


1 83


Wiley, Ephraim


1 83


Welch, Michael


1 83


Wilde, Maximilian


7 31


Wetherby, Daniel


7 43


Willis, Abel


10 13


Webber, H. W.


1 83


Wilkinson, Isaac


1 83


Waitt, James


1 83


Wilkinson, W. N.


15 11


Waitt, P. A.


18 15


Wing, E. J.


13 28


Waitt, P. R.


10 13


Wyman, G. W.


6 44


Ware, Joshua


15 94


Wright, William


1 83


Ware, Mary


83


Whowell, John


10 34


Ward, Martin


1 83


Wilde, John


11 38


Warren, Ralph


1 83


York, Thomas


1 83


Worthley, T. S.


1 83


York, T. J.


1 83


Wood, Richard


1 83


Abatement of Taxes in 1855,


Previous to Feb. 15, 1856.


Bicknell, Thomas R.


1 83 |Nowers, T. W. 1 83


Barrett, Jonathan


1 83


Reardon, Thomas 1 83


Beal, George W. 2d


1 83


Sweetser, William 1 83


Brown, George E.


1 66


Taylor, Shubael


1 83


Burley, Henry


1 83


Tainter, Edward 1 83


Cook, Nathan


1 83


Tate, James 1 83


Foss, Edwin


1 83


Watson, John 1 83


Favour, Joseph B.


1 83


Lynde, Joseph, Heirs of 41 50


Farnsworth, William J.


83


Lynde, Lois, Widow 24 90


Green, George


1 83


Putney, Nancy 3 74


Josylin, H. S.


1 83


Rice, Samuel 16 60


Martin, James


1 83


Upham, Adeline


3 32


Marshall, David


1 83


Murphy, James 1 83


$129 15


Nevens, Edward


1 83


22


Taxes of Non-Residents in Melrose in 1855.


Adams, William


2 08 Eaton, James 5 54


Anderson, J. C.


6 23


Eaton, C. F. 11 62


Austin, H. D.


2 49


Eaton, S. J. 2 08


Barnard, J. M.


7 89


Edmonds, William 5 40


Barney, S.


1 25 Emerson, Warren, Rev. 18 73


Barrett, S. H.


3 74 Fairbanks, David 50 22


Barrett, Jonas


1 99


Favour, H. F. 3 94


Baldwin, Jonathan


19 92


Faulkner, D. Widow 21 58


Batchelder, P.


14 94


Faulkner, David


4 57


Beebe, Lucius


39 05


Floyd, P. P.


1 04


Boardman, Wm.'Heirs of 3 65


Floyd, Josiah


54


Bodge, Samuel G. 5 60


Field, Joseph, Heirs of


83


Brown, A. F.


2 99


Fuller, Charles


12


Bradley, J. N. 1 87


Gilson, Henry Y.


2 82


Bradshaw, Andrew, Heirs


83


Gerdis, George F.


10 58


Blodget, James


83


Green, Nathan


4 44


Burgess, William C.


2 70


Green, Charles W.


3 11


Bugbee, Samuel


2 70


Green, Samuel S.


1 04


Chandler, J. H.


26 67


Green, Ezra 10 38


Chase, N. D.


1 34


Green, Albert 4 73


Coy, A. & A.


4 15


Green, Nathan, Heirs of 1 04


Currier, C. H.


1 04


Green, Jonathan 6 89


Corbett, Leavitt


83


Green, Peter & Jesse 7 59


Coburn, Charles


3 24


Green, Joshua 2 49


Converse, James W.


88 40


Gale, G. O.


14 11


Converse & Thorndike, 18 26


Grennon, Richard 1 25


Cochran, S. M.


5 60


Hall, Nathan, Heirs of 4 15


1 49


Cook, William


2 70


Hall & Blodgett


3 74


Cottle, F. F.


1 16


Harding, William


2 91


Crossett, Liberty


2 82


Haderson, Arthur


1 66


Day, Joseph


2 91


Haynes


2 91


Dexter, Richard, Heirs of 7 47


Hanson & Fernald


83


Dickenson, C. H.


6 64 Henderson, Robert


2 08


Dimon, Orel 2 49


Hill, Charles, Heirs of


4 65


Donald, John 11 66


Hill, John 1 25


Double, Edmund


2 70 Hitchings, George 1 74


Drown, Oliver


62 Hendley, Charles L. 2 49


Dunham, J. K.


8 30 Holden, Ezra, Heirs of 83


Dunklee, Horace


62 Holden, Ezra 83


Cushing, William 11 62


Hall, Zechariah


23


Holden, John A. Holden


2 49 | Oaks, Jonathan, Heirs of 2 49


1 25


Oliver, J. T. 1 49


Howard, Amos


2 28


Parsons, Mrs. 16 60


Howard, J. or Successor


33


Pearmain, and others 13 28


Hurd, J. L.


83


Pearmain's Successors 2 49


Hudson, Thomas


1 66


Perkins, Daniel A.


5 15


Hull, George H.


1 00


Pierce, William


1 99


Jones, James 2 08


Pierce, John


1 99


Kingsbury, Thomas N.


8 30


Pierce, Thaddeus


2 08


Kimball, Eliphalet


3 32


Powers, Charles


22 00


Kimball, Samuel


5 19


Poor, Samuel, Heirs of


7 06


Kittredge, Alvah


54 78


Porter, Charles


24 07


Lake, Frederick


83


Pratt, Thomas B. 95


Lang, William B.


3 32


Pratt, John C. 1 00


Larrabee, William


142 76


Pratt, Oliver 1 66


Lamkin, Guy


20 75


Pratt, Ralph 1 66


Larrabee & Co.


53 12


Pratt, Robert L.


1 87


Langmaid, Samuel P.


7 47


Pratt, Andrew W. 4 15


Locke, R. A.


1 66


Pratt, Stillman, Rev.


13 28


Litchfield, Ward


10 38


Pratt, James, Heirs of 68 89


Locke, Samuel B. 9 13


Quint, Wilson 1 25


Lowe, Samuel, Heirs of 3 32


Ramsdell, John 1 04


Lynde, Nath'l, Heirs of


6 23


Richardson, Albert 2 82


Lynde, A. V. 27 72


Railroad Co., B. & M. 12 37


Lougee, George W. 7 47


Rice, Samuel


5 40


Lynde, Jacob, Heirs of 30 21


Robinson, Nathan, Heirs of 62 Ryder. N. M. 42


11 21


Massy, John


10 97


Roberts, C. & O.


1 99


Morandi, Francis


2 49


Rowell, Stephen 5 40


Marble, J. S.


1 25


Sargent, N. W. & E. H. 83


Mahony, John J.


1 66


Sargent, Samuel S. 9 13


Merrill, Greely


5 64


Sargent, Silas 42


Messenger, or Sam'l Messer 33


Shute, Henry 83


Messenger, G. W.


3 32


Sargent, Isaac 5 81


Mitchell, James


6 64


Shute, Solomon 3 49


Newhall, Charles


2 49


Shute, Widow S. 2 08


Nichols, William


2 49


Shute, Samuel 3 61


Nichols, Benjamin


1 25


Shipman & Homer 2 49


Nichols, Ebenezer 1 25


Shurtleff, Benjamin, 2 08


Nichols, David, Heirs of 1 66


Smith, Samuel 62


Nowell, George 20 34 Streeter, O. or Successor,19 59


Nyman, B. T.


83 Stevens, Charles T. 53 33


Oaks, Uriah 6 60


Steele, A. E. 5 81


Mann, William 2 82


Mason, Mary Ann M. 2 08


Russell, Eli R.


24


Swan, Joseph 2 91 Waitt, Darius 2 49


Sweetser, Stillman


1 99


Waitt, Joshua 4 57


Taggard & Cheever


83 Waitt, Huldah 62៛


Talbott, Josiah W.


18 05 Wakefield, E. H. or Suc's.1 66


Tewksbury, Washington 83


Webster, D. L. 49 18


Tewksbury, Henry


83


Webster, D. L. & J. G. 61 42


Thorndike, J. P.


10 46


Webster & Co. 41 11


Townsend, Josiah


75


Webster, Joshua


2 91


Trowbridge, George W.


2 61


Weed, Otis 11 00


Tufts, Peter,


2 49


Whittemore, William 1 66


Tufts, Simon


6 23


West, Thomas, 91 30


Tufts, Thomas


42


Wilde, Silas


1 25


Tufts, Peter H.


7


Willard, J. W.


3 32


Tudor, Frederick


1 25


Winslow, Geo., Heirs of 4 15


Upham, Sally


10 79


Wiggin, R. P.


32 37


Upham, Joshua


4 57


White, George E.


49 55


Upham, Freeman


15 23


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


FINANCIAL CONCERNS


OF THE


TOWN OF MELROSE,


From Feb. 25, 1856, to March 13, 1857,


WITH A LIST OF


RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT TAXES,


Assessed in 1856.


-ALSO-


THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, For the Year ending March 2, 1857.


BOSTON: SAMUEL HARRIS, PRINTER. 1857.


MELROSE TOWN OFFICERS, For 1857.


Town Clerk, FRANCIS BUGBEE.


Selectmen, GEORGE M. FLETCHER, WM. E. FULLER, BENJ. F. ABBOTT.


Treasurer and Collector, CALEB HOWARD.


School Committee,


REV. A. J. SESSIONS, REV. J. S. DENNIS, REV. WM. B. MUNROE.


Assessors, JONATHAN COCHRAN, GEO. M. FLETCHER, JOSEPH HOLBROOK.


Highway Surveyors,


WILLIAM LYNDE, 2d,


A. P. LYNDE.


Constables,


JOSEPH HOLBROOK,


AI ROE,


CHARLES ROBBINS.


ANNUAL REPORT.


Treasury Department.


Dr.


To Balance in Treasury, March 5, 1856, $763 96


Cash hired of Emily Cochran, 300 00


66 of Susan Emerson, - 550 00


Received of Cowdrey & Emerson, 119 40


Cash from Protestant Methodist Society, 10 00


for Taxes of 1855, 318 69


66


66 hired of the Blackstone Bank, 1939 77


66 66


" of Henry Bancroft, - 2000 00 66


66 from Wm. N. Wilkinson, 92 00


66 rec'd for balance Wm. Larrabee's Tax 1854, 23 91


66


66 66 for Tax against C. A. Vinton for 1854, 2 10


66 " for Tax against Isaac Hills' Heirs, -


1 02


" Town Order from Wm. N. Wilkinson, 54 25


" Received of Asa Slocomb,


28 88


66 from State School Fund, 84 00


Cash for Wood sold from " Wyoming Cemetery," 38 12 " received from Overseers of Poor of Littleton, 9 88


66 for Rent of Engine Hall, - - 25 50


" Taxes for 1856, committed to Caleb Howard, 11,967 57 $18,329 05


Cr. Treasury Department.


By Cash paid on Town Orders, -


$11,934 53


66 66 66 for State Tax, - 540 00


66 66 for County Tax, 527 40 66 66 66 on William Dix's Note, 600 00


66 66 66 Blackstone Bank, 1939 77


66 66 Town of Stoneham, 255 87 66 66 66 for Interest, 876 13


66 66 66 for Abatement of Taxes for 1856, 54 00 " Taxes not collec'd in hands of C.Howard for 1856, 816 19


" Balance in Treasury, March 13, 1857, - 785 16


$18,329 05


4


Collector's Settlement for Taxes Assessed in 1855.


Taxes Committed, $10,485 89 -


Collected, -


$10,231 73


Abated,


129 15


Uncollected, 125 01


$10,485 89


CONTINGENT EXPENSES.


Appropriation, $2000 00


On which the following Orders have been drawn :


J. W. Adams, for Sieve and Shovel, 50


Jonathan Cochran, setting Bound Stones, and Services with the Selectmen in Laying out Streets, 25.58; Books for Invoice, .75; Stationery, .75; Services as Financial Committee for past year, 13.50, 40 58


Nathaniel Howard, for Information of Deaths, 5.00; Burying a Child, 1.50; Planting Trees, 5.22, and two days' Work, 2.67, 12 69


Francis Bugbee, Sundries for Schools, 11 71


Jeremiah Martin, Committee for Building Sch. Houses, 10.00; Sods and Loam for Cemetery, 5.00, 15 00


N. R. Robinson, Work in and about School Houses, 11.20 ; various Serv. as Constable, 9.74; Sawing


Wood, .50; Setting Notice on Emerson St., .50, 21 44 Joseph Holbrook, Services as Constable, 6 50


Geo. M. Fletcher, Removing Guide Posts and Putting up Boards, 3.00 ; Repairing Pump, 2.50; 1 Lock, .50; Removing Burnham's Fence, 1.00; Com- mittee on Culverts, 1.00; Setting Notice on Em- erson Street, .50, 8 50 J. M. Thresher, Ferreting out Incendiaries, 100.00 ; Committee on Finance for 1855, 10.00, 110 00


J. M. Beckett, Committee on Culverts, 1 00


Wm. E. Fuller, 8 lbs. Powder, 2.40; Fuse, .43; Committee on Culverts, 1.00 ; Horse and Wagon


to Saugus, 1.00 ; Sundries for Engine House, 10.42, 16 08 John Blake, Repairing and Setting Sign Posts, 3.50;


Lumber and Work Railing Grove Street, 19.02, 22 52


5


Clark Avery, Repairs on Engine House, 8.87; Ser- vices as Constable, 3.00 11 87


Wm. B. Burgess, Financial Committee for 1855, 10.00; Room, Fire, Lights and Stationery, 4.00; Finan- cial Committee for 1856, 10.00, 24 00


Thomas McCoubry, Repairing Hearse, .50; two Iron Posts for Fence Rail, 3.25 ; Repairs about En- gine House, 2.88, 6 63


Fisher & Sumner, Painting Bier, .25; Lettering and Painting Guide Boards, 4.75, 5 00


Tilton & McFarland, Safe and Carting the same, 149 00


Stephen Emery, making Street Signs, .87 ; repairing Table, 1.00, 1 87


Learned Lynde, Ringing Bell, 10 00


James Howard, Loam and Labor on Cemetery, 5 00


John L. Cooper, 54 Cedar Posts and Setting same, 33 75


Oliver Stevens, Legal Services, 50 00


Asa Upham, Committee on School House, 3.50 ; 8 quarts Milk, .50, 4 00


J. H. Green, Use of Vestry, 30 00


Wm. N. Wilkinson, Collecting Taxes for 1854, 54 25


Hollis & Gunn, Printing Hand Bills, 2 00


Samuel Harris, Printing Town Reports for 1855, 30 00


George Emerson, Services as Financial Committee for 1855, 8.00; 6 Trees and Setting same, 3.00; Cash paid for Advertising Green and Lynde Sts., 5.00; Travel to Post the same, 2.00; Cash paid M. Rogers, 1.00 ; Committee on Green and Lynde Streets, 7.00; Committee on Poor Farm, 4.00, 30 00


Thomas West, Land taken to widen Street, 25 00


Jacob M. Ellis, Ringing Bell, 20 00


B. Loring & Co., Blank Valuation Book, 5 00


Jos. Robbins, Painting Signs for Lebanon and Lynde Streets, 1 75


Geo. W. Grover, Blasting Stone on Melrose Street, 60 00


Geo. P. Fuller, Distributing Envelopes, 1 00


Asa Slocomb, Collecting Taxes for 1853, 19.38; Ser- ving 80 Summonses, 16.00; Horse and Carriage to Chelsea, 1.50, 36 88


P. B. Holmes, Committee to Investigate the Claim of Wm. N. Wilkinson, 10.00; paid for Witnesses, 2.00, for Advice, 5.00, 17 00


E. O. Phinney, Financial Committee for 1855, 10 00


Moses Parker, care of Town Clock, 15 28


6


A. W. Haskell, Printing Tax Bills and Warrants, 30 25 Martin Ellis, Repairing Culvert, 20 00 E. Gardner & Co., Coal and Wood for Engine House, 12 63 Edmund Davis, care of Engine House, 30.00; Labor on Culvert, Fence and Ditch, 5.50, 35 50


D. W. Gooch, Services in the purchase of Land of Wm. Dix, 12.00 ; Cash paid for examining title, 3.50; for Recording Deeds, 2.25; Advice in the matter of Culverts near Cochrans, 2.00; Services in the matter of Commonwealth vs. Town in case of Conner Street, 20.00 ; Services in the case of Barnard vs. Committee on Obstructions, 20.00, 59 75


Caleb Howard, Settling with Past Collectors, 15 00


Walter Littlefield, Services in the Wilkinson case, 10 00


Aaron Green, as Financial Committee for past year, 8 25


TOWN OFFICERS.


Geo. M. Fletcher, as Selectman, 8.00 ; on Emerson, Vinton, Main and Vine Streets, 6.00; on Saugus Line, 1.00, 15 00


James M. Beckett, as Selectman, 8.00 ; on Emerson, Vinton, Main and Vine Streets, 5.00; on Saugus Line, 1.00, 14 00


Wm. E. Fuller, as Selectman, 8.00; on Emerson, Vinton, Main and Vine Streets, 6.00; on Saugus Line, 1.00, 15.00


Caleb Howard, Treasurer, Collecting Taxes for 1855, 99.15-for 1856, 102.84 ; Services as Trea- surer, 25.00, 226 99


George M. Fletcher, as Assessor for 1856, 40 50


Benjamin Linikin, do. do. do.


18 75


Jonathan Cochran,


do.


£


do.


do.


51 12


Francis Bugbee, as Town Clerk, 10.00; returning


Births, Marriages and Deaths, 21.25, 31 25


$1509 79


7


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Appropriation,


$3000 00


Received from the State School Fund,


84 00


Due from the Town of Stoneham (nearly)


44 00


$3128 00


, On which the following Orders have been drawn :


Edward Stickney, for Services as Teacher, 800.00 ; Sundries for School, 7.50, 807 50


E. A. Durgin, Services as Teacher, 192.00; care of School Room, 17.50,


209 50


Mary A. Hunt, Services as Teacher,


196 50


Lydia Hutchinson, do do


35 00


L. J. Lynde, - do do


32 50


Mary Jane Fuller, do do


125 00


Eunice B. Dyer, do do


258 00


Helen E. Adams, do


do


40 00


A. P. Dyer, do do


215 00


L. A. Shute, do


do


170 00


Lydia G. Proctor, do do


66 00


Mary E. Dickinson, do


do


20 00


Lucretia B. Foster, do do


60 00


Eliza N. Parker, do


do


30 00


C. A. Upham,


do


do


220 00


S. E. Batchelder, do


do


22 00


H. M. Higgins, do


do


30 00


John Smith, Sundries for School Room,


90


Mrs. M. Dowd, Labor on do do


5 00


Mrs. Crogan, do do do


7 35


Seth Rich, 1 Cord of Wood,


9 00


William W. Slocomb, care of School House, Brooms, Matches and Work, 24 29


Orthodox Society, Rent of Vestry, 25 00


Geo. C. Cross, care of and work about School House, 26 88


H. B. Wood, 2} Cords of Wood, 21 50


G. W. Mclaughlin, care of School House, Sawing, Splitting and Housing Wood and Coal, 28 50


Charles Boardman, 22 feet Wood, 16 50


Stephen Emery, Repairing Pump, 2 50


8


Benjamin Boardman, White-Washing School Houses,


Sawing, Splitting and Housing Wood and Coal, 22 66 Samuel Ellison, Repairing Plastering in Vestry, Fun- nel Stone and Setting the same, 3 75


Fisher & Sumner, Setting Glass, 50


Charles Bird, Materials and Labor on School House, 3 65


E. B. Southwick, preparing Wood for School, 5 00


E. Gardner, & Co., Wood and Coal delivered the several Schools, 172 00


Edmund Davis, care of School Room and Labor for Schools, 42 64


E. F. Barron, care of Centre School House 6 months, 43.00 ; care of Orthodox Vestry 18 weeks, 16.00 ; housing Coal, .50, 59 50


Ebenezer Bryant, Sawing and Splitting Wood,


75


Caleb Howard, Services as School Committee, 30 00


A. J. Sessions, do do do 35 00


35 00


Walter Littlefield, do do do do do care of School House, and various


Services for Schools, 10 25


$3125 12


SCHOOL HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.


No Appropriation.


Orders drawn for same :


J. W. Adams, Sundries for School Houses, $98 03


Waldron & Woodard, Remodelling School Houses, 270 60 Fisher & Sumner, Painting and Labor on School Houses, 134 63


Moses Eastman, carting Benches and Desks from Boston, 15 00 Caleb Howard, Overseer of work on School Houses, 10 00


Wm. G. Shattuck, 64 Single Grammar Desks, 256.00; 32 Double Grammar Desks, 184.00; 62 Blocks, 1.25; labor setting up the same, 11.86, (deduct from the foregoing 31.04,) 422 07


Martin Ellis, putting in a Well, 15.00; Gravel and Grading, 4.75, 19 75


Joseph Wood, Papering School House, 25 00


J. Parks, Paint, Putty, Varnish, Glass and Labor, 15 80


Walter Littlefield, Cash paid out for Sundries for the Schools, 52.30 ; Services as Committee on School House Improvements, 10.00, 62 30


$1073 18


9


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Appropriation, $800 00


On which the following Orders have been drawn :


Nathaniel Howard, 1 Burial, 3 50


Joseph Holbrook, conveying 2 Paupers to Tewksbury, 11.00 ; removing Pauper, 6.50, 17 50


J. M. Beckett, Cash advanced Rebecca Allen, 16.75 ; Cash paid for Connell, 7.75-John Daley, 2.00, 26 50 Wm. E. Fuller, for Goods delivered Mrs. Grogan, 2.78-Mrs. Smith, .38-E. Roby, 3.25-John Waitt, 16.13-H. D. Weld, 4.19-Sam'l Waitt, 10.67-Chas. Howard, .50; Horse and Wagon to Saugus, 1.00; Horse and Sleigh to Malden, .62; Expenses to Boston, .42 ; Cash to Sundry Persons, 2.50, 42 44


John Blake, moving and storing Goods of John R. Davis, 3.00; Cash paid J. R. Davis, .25; mov- ing Furniture of said Davis, 1.25; Cash paid Mrs. Elliott for care of Mrs. Davis, 1.00,


5 50


Clark Avery, House Rent for J. R. Davis, 4 50


Mary Boardman, House Rent for Samuel Green, 25 00


John Smith, Ordered for Mrs. Hemmenway, 1 50


Chas. Boardman, 3 cords Wood delivered Sam'l Green, 20 50 J. L. Cooper, moving Patrick Shane to Malden, 1 50


Thomas T. Sweetser, carrying two men to Conway's, 1 00


E. O. Phinney, Medical Attendance on Parmelia Smith, 15.00-on W. Edmund's child, 3.00, 18 00


Moses Parker, Medical Attendance on Regan and Shane, 5 50


J. F. Wakefield, Medical Attendance on Ansel Loth- rop and Patrick Shane, 10 00


Town of Malden, for Support and Clothing to George Green, Patrick Shane, Rebecca Allen and A. Lothrop, 107 29


2


10


Betsey Dwinnell, board of Mrs. Shepard and child, 11 42 Mary A. Grover, taking care of Mrs. P. Smith in Sickness, 55 00 .


D. Finnegan, four Meals and Lodging, 1 50


Wm. Lynde, 2d, Wood delivered John Waitt, 4 00


Lowell Green, care of Samuel Green,


20 00


Miss Ware, Goods delivered John R. Davis, 1 00


Peter Green, boarding William Sprague,


52 00


Ladies' Institute, Boston, board and tuition of Char- lotte A. Green, 11 50


John Peak, robe, coffin and trimmings for Grogan, 3 75


John Hurley, care of John Regan, 18 00


E. Gardner & Co., Coal and Wood for Conway and Grogan, 6 75


James M. Beckett, Overseer of Poor, 10 00


Wm. E. Fuller, do do


10 00


Geo. M. Fletcher, do do


10 00


Town of Saugus, board of C. F. Slocomb,


4 71


$509 86


Balance unexpended, 290 14


11


HIGHWAY.


Appropriation, $1250 00


On which the following Orders have been drawn :


Wm. E. Fuller, Cash paid sundry persons for Shovel- ling Snow, 115 38


Thomas McCoubry, making and sharpening drills and picks, and repairing chain, 3 98


Charles Boardman, labor on highway, 10 00


James Howard, repairing and breaking out highways, 243 65 John Simonds, sharpening picks and drills, 4.96; 1 pick, 1.50, 6 46


Ebenezer Bryant, work on highway,


44 37


John Mahaugh, do do


5 00


Richard Linch, do do


56 49


Timothy McCarty, do do


6 25


John Lynde, 2d, do do


24 81


Jesse Green, do


do


21 75


G. E. Fuller,


do


do


40 84


A. P. Lynde, do


do


5 00


Thomas Brown, do


do


15 50


Florence Cary, do


do


58 29


Timothy Collins, do


do


21 62


William Lynde, 2d, do


do


657 40


Martin Ellis, do


do


52 75


Daniel Shay, do


do


58 91


Timothy Callihan, do do


55 69


Otis Howard, do


do


22 62


E. B. Southwick, do


do


275 33


O. H. Freeman, do


do


1 88


Jonas G. Brown, do


do


78 00


$1881 97


Excess over grant,


631 97


12


WYOMING CEMETERY.


No Appropriation,


Cost of Land for said Cemetery, $5961 00


For the Improvement of said Cemetery the following Orders have been drawn :


Nathaniel Howard, for services and cash paid out for work on said Cemetery, 51 94


Geo. M. Fletcher, cash paid for Recording Deed, 87


N. R. Robinson, building Wall around Cemetery, 135 00


Copeland & Cleveland, Plan of Cemetery, 155 00


Joseph Lynde, balance due for Land,


2 15


Nelson Cochran, work on Cemetery,


35 87


Lowell Howard do do


20 12


J. R. Ireson, do do


35 25


O. H. Freeman, do do


29 68


A. W. Haskell, printing Notices for Cemetery,


2 00


Aaron Green, services as Committee on Cemetery,


17 60


Elbridge Green, do do do do


13 00


G. S. Phippen, do do do do


17 00


D. W. Gooch, do do do do


12 50


Jona. Cochran, services as Committee and Surveying and laying out Lots in said Cemetery, 126.04 ;


time and expenses in going to Derry, N. H., and cash paid out for Stakes for said Cemetery, 37.89, 163 93 John Norton, building Roads and Walks in Cemetery, 575 00 Thomas Hawkins, building Wall on the North Line of Cemetery, 600 00


Walter Littlefield, services as Committee and Secre- tary for Committee, and Cash paid for sundries, 20 38


$1887 29


From which deduct cash paid Treasurer for Wood sold from Cemetery, 38 12


NOTE .- To complete the walls around the Cemetery, as now under contract, will require nearly $1100.00, in addition to the amount which has been drawn for the same.


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CEMETERY STREET.


No Appropriation.


Orders drawn as follows :


Jas. M. Beckett, laying out Cemetery Street, and as Committee for building the same, $5 00


Geo. M. Fletcher, services on said Street, 5 00


Wm. E. Fuller, services laying out said Street, 1 00


John Norton, building said Street, 1200 00


$1211 00


MELROSE STREET.


Appropriation, $600 00


On which the following Orders have been drawn :


Jona. Cochran, as Committee on Melrose Street, 5 75


John Blake,


do


do


do


do


5 00


Boston and Maine Railroad Co., removing Gravel under Railroad for Melrose Street, 2134 square yards at 16 cts. per yard, 341.44 ; 7 days' work on Culvert, 7.50, 348 94


Jonathan Hay, building Culvert from Railroad Bridge over Melrose Street, 28 rods at 8.00 per rod, 224 00


John Norton, Work on Melrose Street, 111 87


James M. Beckett, on Melrose Street, 5 00


Aaron Green, as Committee,


1 50


$702 06


Paid for work on said Road in 1855,


1009 24


Total expense to March 5, 1857,


$1711 30


Excess over Town Grant,


102 06


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INTEREST.


Town Grant,


$800 00


Cash paid Lowell Institution,


270 00


do do Henry Bancroft,


267 00


do do Heirs of William Dix,


125 90


do do Aaron Green,


87 00


do do Warren Emerson,


12 00


do do Phebe Lynde,


18 00


do do Emily Cochran,


9 00


do do E. O. Phinney,


27 00


do do Blackstone Bank,


60 23


$876 13


Excess over Town Grant,


76 13


FINANCES.


Demands against the Town on Interest.


Aaron Green's Note,


$1700 00


Henry Bancroft's Note,


6200 00


Lydia Emerson's do


160 00


Phebe Lynde's do


300 00


Warren Emerson's do


750 00


William Dix's do


1375 00


Lowell Institution for Savings,


3000 00


E. O. Phinney's Note,


450 00


Emily Cochran's do


300 00


Joseph Lynde's do


5958 85


Benj. Boardman's do


140 00


$20,333 85


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TOWN DEBT.


Town Grant, $2000 00


Paid on Town Debt, (as per Report of the Trea- surer,) as follows : .


Paid to Blackstone Bank,


1939 77


do to Town of Stoneham,


255 87


do on William Dix's Note,


600 00


$2795 64


Excess over Town Grant,


795 64


Summary of Expenses and Receipts for 1856.


Contingent Expenses,


$1509 79


Public Schools,


3125 12


School House Improvements,


1073 18


Poor Department,


509 86


Highways,


1881 97


Melrose and Cemetery Streets,


1918 06


Wyoming Cemetery,


1887 29


$11,900 27


The Resources of the past year have been :


Assessment for Contingent Expenses,


$2000 00


do for Schools, 3000 00


From State School Fund,


S4 00


Assessment for Support of the Poor,


800 00


do for Highways,


1250 00


do for Interest,


800 00


do for Town Debt,


2000 00


do for Melrose Street,


600 00


$10,534 00


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Your Committee would recommend that the following sums be raised for the current expenses for the coming year :


For Contingent,


$2000 00


" Schools,


3500 00


" Highways, 1200 00


« Poor,


600 00


Interest,


1500 00


Town Debt, 2500 00


Drainage, 1500 00


NOTE .- A part of the above has already been raised.


Respectfully submitted,


AARON GREEN,


WM. B. BURGESS, Financial


JONA. COCHRAN, Committee.


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TAXES OF RESIDENTS IN MELROSE. 1856.


Valuation of Real Estate.


Valuation of Per.Estate.


Poll Tax.


Total Tax.


Abbott, B. F.


7255


1 86


64 98


Adams, J. W.


900


600


1 86


14 91


Adams, S. P.


2600


22 62


Adams, G. Z.


1 86


1 86


Allen, John


2600


1247


1 86


35 33


Allen, William H.


2600


1 86


24 48


Amory, George L.


1 86


1 86


Avery, J. Q. A.


650


1 86


7 52


Avery, Kittredge


500


150


1 86


7 52


Avery, Clark


6300


1 86


56 67


Avery, Ephraim


1650


200


1 86


17 96


Atwood, Joel


1 86


1 86


Akerman, George R.


30


1 86


2 12


Atkinson, John


1000


1 86


10 56


Atkinson, Jonathan


575


340


1 86


9 82


Aborn, James F.


1 86


1 86


Atkinson, William


1 86


1 86


Apthorp, J. T.


4900


1 86


44 49


Barker, Josiah H.


1200


2600


1 86


35 14


Barker, Samuel


700


1 86


7 95


Barber, William


1000


1 86


10 56


Barrett, Charles


1 86


1 86


Barrett, Sumner F.


4700


155


1 86


44 10


Barrett, Albert B.


700


1 86


7 95


Barrett, Artemas


600


280


1 86


9 52


Barrett, Augustus


775


1500


1 86


21 65


Barrett, George W.


2950


1 86


27 53


Barry, R. P., Heirs of


2375


20 66


Bane, George W.


1 86


1 86


Bartholomew, T. C.


3535


1 86


32 61


Bartholomew, Moses


1 86


1 86


Barron, E. F.


1 86


1 86


Battlett, Joseph


1 86


1 86


Bartlett, Christopher


1 86


1 86


Bartlett, Capt.


750


1 86


8 39


Dollars.


Dollars.


Dolls. Cts.


Dolls. Cts.


4


22


Valuation of RealEstate.


Valuation of Per.Estate.


Poll Tax.


Total Tax.


Dollars.


Dollars.


Dolls. Cts.


Dolls. Ct -.


Barter, Ralph R.


1 86


1 86


Burdett, William L.


1 86


1 86


Burdett, Edwin


1 86




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