City of Melrose annual report 1885-1889, Part 35

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Publication date: 1885
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Foster street drain


150 00


Mount Vernon street drain


150 00


Nov. 9.


Relief to soldiers .


300 00


Poor fund (additional)


1,000 00


Street lights


300 00


Salaries


700 00


Highways


500 00


High School Building Committee


500 00


Cedar Park drain .


1,000 00


Woodland avenue drain


500 00


Third street


200 00


$14,IIO 80


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.


STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1889.


Births.


Marriages.


Deaths.


January


19


5


8


February


·


I5


4


13


March


16


3


17


April


21


IO


14


May


9


2


I2


June


14


I3


8


July


16


7


13


August


.


23


3


IO


September


26


7


8


October


I3


17


7


November


· 12


II


8


December


22


8


IO


-


206


90


I28


BIRTHS.


Number registered


206


More than last year


42


Males


. 108


Females .


· 98


206


Of the above number 198 were born in Melrose and 8 were born in other places.


Born of American parents


105


of foreign parents 52


of American father and foreign mother 30


of foreign father and American mother 19


206


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·


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.


65


INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGES RECORDED.


Whole number of couples


89


Both parties residing in Melrose


41


But one party residing in Melrose . ·


47


Neither


I


89


MARRIAGES.


Whole number .


,


·


90


More than last year


II


Both parties American


55


Both parties foreign .


20


Parties American and foreign


15


90


First marriage of persons .


154


Second marriage of persons


26


180-90 couples.


DEATHS.


Whole number registered .


I28


Non-residents included in the above number


4


Had residence in Melrose, died elsewhere ·


5


Males (married )


22


Females (married )


24


Widows


20


Widowers


3


Males (single )


7


Females (single)


9


Male children


25


Female children


18


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·


·


128


66


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.


Under one year (still-born or premature birth 10) 24


From I to 5


14


5 "IO


I


IO " 20 -


7


20 " 30 " 40


II


30


I4


40 " 50


IO


50 " 60


7


60 " 70


22


70 "80


13


80 " 90


5


I28


COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIA- GES REGISTERED, ALSO OF POPULATION, IN MELROSE DURING THE YEARS 1880 TO 1889, INCLUSIVE.


Deaths.


Marriages.


Births.


Population.


1880


62


33


73


4443


1881


70


43


95


4508


1882


83


53


II4


4739


1883


78


59


129


5071


1884


80


56


I32


5607


1885


I20


66


150


6110


1886


100


80


I68


6536


1887


96


68


155


7073


1888


123


79


164


7535


1889


I28


90


206


7821


67


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.


REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, 1889.


Males.


Total number, as per last report


1,52I Registered previous to March meeting :


Feb. 21 . 2


27 afternoon session · .


I


" evening · · .


5


8


1,529


April 17, registered IO


1,539


Registered and restored previous to November


meeting :


Oct. 17 .


30


24 .


44


30 .


70 144


1,683


Erased on account of


Deaths


19


Removals .


25


Non-payment of taxes, 1888 -- 1889


163


207


1,476


Added on election day . :


4


Total


1,480


Females.


Total number, 1888


II4


Registered during the year :


Feb. 21


4


27 afternoon


14


evening


2 20


. I34


68


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.


Erased on account of


Removals


3


Death


. 4


Total . 130


JURORS DRAWN DURING THE YEAR.


Feb. 28. George A. Mansfield.


Augustus H. Heath.


May 21.


William Dempsey.


William E. Gould.


Oct. 15.


George H. Ricker.


Deering P. Merrill.


MILITARY LIST.


Number of persons liable to do military duty,


as reported by the assessors . I492


DOG LICENSES.


Total number issued .


· 561


For males.


500


" females


59


559


Breeders' licenses


2


561


Issued to E. H. Moore, one at $50.00


George H. Snowden, one at . 25.00


Paid county treasurer, June 1, 1889,


$725.40


Nov. 25, 1889, 532.40


$1,257.80


Increase in receipts over last year . $97.80


Number of orders drawn upon the town treasurer, on bills approved by the selectmen, as required by section 4, article 2, town by-laws, 2,997, for the sum of $91,260.30.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN LARRABEE, Town Clerk.


I


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


TEACHERS' SALARIES.


Alonzo G. Whitman (High School), 10 mos. $2,000 00


A. A. Ballou,


66


800 00


Clarimond Mansfield,


625 00


Hattie G. Ricker,


66


625 00


Harriet .C. Fairbanks ( First Grammar),


1,000 00


Effie C. Sweetser, 4 mos.


220 00


Mary W. French, 6 mos.


330 00


Lucy W. Bisbee, 4 mos. . .


240 00


Alice M. Swett, 9 mos.


540 00


I mo. 65 00


Lydia Mendum, 2 mos. 110 00


8 mos. 480 00


Susan D. Melcher, 10 mos.


550 00


Helen J. Barrett, 6 mos.


330 00


Louise E. Sanborn, 3 mos., I wk.


178 75


Emma F. Brown, 3 wks.


41 25


Mary J. George, 10 mos.


500 00


Kate W. Bascom,


510 00


Belle Mitchel, 500 00


Lillie J. Davis,


500 00


Alma J. Guptill,


500 00


Effie C. Sweetser, 6 mos.


330 00


Amount carried forward,


$10,975 00


6


70


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$10,975 00


Alice H. Long, IO mos. 500 00


Emma A. Weeks,


. 450 00


Mary A. Plummer, 450 00 .


Lucy F. Dermot,


500 00


Isabel Chapin, 500 00


Della H. Crosby, 6 mos. 300 00


Mary I. Hersey, 2 mos., 2 wks., 2 dys. .


130 00


Amelia Trowbridge, 1 1/2 mos.


67 50


Gertrude Smith, 6 mos., 6 dys.


283 50


Della H. Crosby, 3 mos., 21/2 wks.


181 50


Mary E. Nye, 9 mos. 405 00 .


Emma L. Randlett, 10 mos. .


500 00


Annie M. Ransom, ·


450 00


Annie B. Chadbourne, 2 mos. .90 00 66 8 mos.


400 00


Marion H. Morgan, 10 mos.


. 450 00


Florence M. Perry,


450 00


Florence M. Ellis,


500 00


Elizabeth Creveling (drawing), 4 mos.


140 00


Wallace Bryant 6 mos.


135 00


Harry Benson (music), 3 mos. 105 00


7 mos. 280 00


$18,242 50


JANITORS' SALARIES. .


F. M. McLaughlin, High School building, I mo. $27 00


W. J. Boyce, 6


66 II mos. 297 00


Chas. H. Fuller, Franklin 66 66


I yr. 234 97


Felix Blanchard, Vinton street building and Grove street building, 2 mos. 87 50


Felix Blanchard, Vinton street building and Grove


street building, 10 mos.


500 00


Amount carried forward,


$1,146 47


.


71


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, $1,146 47 Eri Upham, Upham street, I yr. 60 00


Joseph S. Emerson, Fells, I yr. 99 96


W. F. Serrat, Lynde street, 4 mos. 66 8 mos.


20 00


66 64


John Davis, Ripley, I yr.


60 00


William Boyd, Highlands, 3 mos.


15 00


$1,468 07


SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S SALARIES, 1889-90.


John O. Norris, chairman


$200 00


Charles F. Loring .


50 00


John C. Maker


50 00


Mrs. S. W. Bradbury 50 00


" A. K. Miller .


50 00


" A. B. P. Waterhouse


50 00


$450 00


SCHOOL SUPPLIES.


Mrs. A. K. Miller, distributing agent $125 04


FUEL.


S. E. Benson, coal and wood


$1,125 65


C. B. & F. H. Goss, coal


749 20


J. McCarthy's Sons, charcoal


21 25


John McCarty


12 50


$1,908 60


RECAPITULATION.


Teachers' salaries


$18,242 50


Janitors'


1,468 07


Amount carried forward,


$19,710 57


·


72


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$19,710 57


Committee's salaries


450 00


Supply agent, salary .


125 04


Fuel


1,908 60


$22,194 21


CONTRA.


Appropriation March II, 1889 $23,000 00


Unexpended balance, 1888 . 8 85


Rec'd from Commonwealth of Mass. 39 87


$23,048 72


Unexpended balance 854 51


$23,048 72


SCHOOL CONTINGENT EXPENSES. 27


EXPENDED.


Books, Stationery, Supplies, Etc.


Interstate Publishing Company


SII 30


George S. Perry


58 52


D. Appleton & Co. 20 87


Thompson, Brown & Co.


27 II


Oliver Ditson & Co.


22 77


Willard Small


3 00


The Prang Educational Company


15 52


Frost & Adams


2 50


A. S. Barnes & Co.


23 04


George F. King & Merrill


107 55


Pulsifer, Jordan & Pfaff


98 40


D. C. Heath & Co.


44 69


Amount carried forward, $435 27


73


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$435 27


Cassell & Co.


56 00


A. A. Waterman & Co.


13 97


Ginn & Co.


22 72


Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.


16 80


Carl Schoenhof


28 68


A. C. Stockin


73 93


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn


260 21


White, Smith & Co.


3 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.


II 31


Wallace Bryant


4 50


William Ware & Co.


16 98


J. L. Hammett


51 90


Maynard & Noyes


18 75


Western Publishing House


30 00


Charles H. Kilborn


8 75


Silver, Burdett & Co.


3 00


Edward E. Babb & Co.


12 40


Robert Burlen


57 90


Boston School Supply Company .


52 38


E. H. Butler & Co.


316 98


Charles R. Magee .


50


F. M. Ambrose


19 35


$1,515 28


General Repairs, Buildings, etc.


( Carpenters, Masons, Painters and others, Stock and Labor.)


F. R. Spear & Co., painting . $106 80


George W. Dew, 380 65


William A. Fernald, steam fitting


7 00


J. L. Holbrook, repairs, plumbing


6 07


Amount carried forward,


$500 52


74


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, $500 52


A. W. Lynde, loam and labor IO 25


A .. Burrell, painting and glazing 273 55


Melrose Water Commissioners 22 35


H. D. Trask & Co., repairs furnaces, etc. 342 36


J. C. Howes,


45 06


J. P. Deering, lumber 12.48


John Hunnewill, carpenter, stock and labor


236 27


O. E. Drown, 66


136 II


W. Emery & Co., windows 47 40


James Rendall, carpenter 17 58


E. N. Sargent, I 50


D. R. Woodward,



33 05


Perry Bros., hardware


25 00


W. A. Caswell, glazing .


6 60


L. M. Ham & Co., fire escape 141 8I


Town of Melrose, sidewalk, 79.8 yards II 97


Edwin Rogers, signal box 44 35 00


J. N. Patterson, whitening and repairs 15 00


R. Philpot, building bulkhead 23 00


A. J. Wilkinson & Co., rubber strips


15 61


$1,952 47


Furniture.


Thomas Trefry & Co. $34 67


Winchester Furniture Company, desks 169 00


J. H. Gately, shades 9 00


$212 67


Printing.


Leonard F. Williams, advertisement 50


Dunton & Potter, reports, notices, etc. . 38 00


W. B. Howe, cards, etc. 20 75


Amount carried forward, $59 25


75


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, . $59 25


J. H. Daniels, diplomas 26 85


Babb & Stephens, programmes


16 50


$102 60


Sundries.


Lappen Bros., brushes, dusters, etc .. $37 25


Effie C. Sweetser, filling diplomas 7 70


M. A. Bush, cleaning clocks 4 00


G. P. Reed, I clock and cleaning . 9 50


R. Philpot, removing contents of cesspool 7 00


W. E. Locke, labor, etc. I 50


C. G. Harris, ribbon for diplomas 13 63


F. A. H. Norcross, expressing


15


S. O. Eldridge, expressing


5 60


W. J. Boyce, labor


51 30


Felix Blanchard, labor .


6 25


Thomas Ireland, cleaning clocks .


3 00


Thomas T. Bailey, cleaning clocks


2 00


C. W. Ellison, P. M., stamps


I 72


J. F. Ramsay, tuning pianos 4 00


Daniel M. White, tuning pianos 7 50


L. T. Freeman, teaming settees 6 50


Bugbee & Barrett, sundries I 35


Thomas Cassell, manure


6 00


American Express Company


55


Eastman's Express


26 50


Cunningham's Express .


65


Frost & Hawes, sundries


I 03


George W. Bartlett, teams


II 00


F. M. Mclaughlin, services, truant officer


5 CO


C. H. Fuller, labor


5 25


Amount carried forward,


$225 93


76


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, . $225 93


Jacob Lehmann, tuning piano 2 50


Melrose Orchestral Club, services


20 00


A. E. Worthen, taking tickets I 00


Warren A. Rodman, preliminary sketches for alteration of High School building 75 00


Walter C. Stevens, surveying


4 00


John Larrabee, chloride lime


30


L. W. Gilman, sundries


77


W. E. Gerry, sundries


65


$330 15


RECAPITULATION.


Books, stationery, supplies, etc. $1,515 28


General repairs


1,952 47


Furniture


.


212 67


Printing .


102 60


Sundries


330 ¥5


$4,113 17


Contra.


Appropriation, March II, 1889


$3,500 00


Balance unexpended, 1888 621 25


$4,12I 25


Balance unexpended


8 08


$4,121 25


77


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


EXPENDED.


Contingent Expenses.


Cornelius Callahan Co., 300 feet 21/2 inch hose $180 00


J. P. Deering, lumber 8 48


A. B. Pierce, distributing notices . 5 00


J. C. Howes, repairs and sundries 19 35 .


J. M. Holbrook, pail, sponge and ladder care of fire alarm .


40 00


Edwin Rogers, repairs and supplies 40 15


Edwin Rogers and W. E. Dacrow, repairs and supplies .


59 80


Globe Electric Co., repairs and supplies 13 00


Eastman's Express


I 65


J. W. Emerson, trimming trees


2 00


A. J. Morse & Son, nozzles, etc.


7 38


Lemuel Merrill, keys


3 50


John Singer, Jr., sundries


12 70


W. A. Goodno, stock and labor 12 50


Bugbee & Barrett, sundries 5 10


Samuel Lear, cash paid for sundries


49 27


W. T. Howard, care of Endeavor engine


5 00


Cunningham's Express .


I 50


Perry Bros., hardware


3 25


Walter B. Ellis, concreting


99 07


Malden Firemen's Relief Fund, per vote of town


200 00


Engineers, for Services.


A. W. Lynde . $35 00


Walter B. Ellis


35 00


Samuel Lear .


35 00


.


$105 00


$875 73


.


2 03


78


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Liberty Bigelow Hook and Ladder Company, No. I. Services of men, I year.


William H. Stewart


$35 00


John H. Edwards


35 00


Josiah Tyzzer


35 00


William A. Lynde .


35 00


Joseph Edwards


35 00


Thomas B. Johnson


35 00


David O. Parker


35 00


F. M. McLaughlin (3 mos.)


8 75


J. E. Richardson (9 mos.) 26 25


Benjamin Ames 35 00


Frank H. Tyzzer


35 00


Joseph P. Roberts .


35 00


Charles Lakin


35 00


Dexter Wiswell


35 00


Thomas Kelly 35 00


O. E. Drown (3 mos.) 8 75


W. J. Pulsifer (9 mos.) .


26 25


W. A. Caswell (3 mos.) . 8 75


Andrew McDonald 14 58


Benjamin F. Perry


35 00


Henry Robertson .


35 00


William E. Johnson


35 00


H. H. Boerum


35 00


$688 33


W. A. Lynde, steward, I year 40 00


S. E. Benson, wood I 75


Joseph 'Edwards, repairing ladder, etc. 2 05


Harry Stevens, horses to fires 41 00


84 80


$773 13


79


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Russell Hose Company No. I. Services of men, I year.


J. M. Holbrook $35 00 ·


Harry R. Norton


35 00


J. Waldo Emerson .


35 00


W. Truman Howard


35 00


Thomas J. Hawkes


35 00


Redford M. Rand


35 00


Thomas B. Stantial


35 00


George N. Bartlett


35 00


Arthur L. Upham


35 00


Alden B. Smith


35 00


George E. Burnham


35 00


S. A. Bartlett


35 00


$420 00


W. T. Howard, steward, I year 40 00


Malden and Melrose Gas Light Co.,


12,800 cubic feet gas


25 60


Seth E. Benson, wood and coal


87 25


G. W. Bartlett, horses to fires


32 00


$184 85


$604 85


N. D. Blake Hose Co., No 2.


Services of men, I year.


Robert Gibbons, Jr.


$35 00


Frank Gibbons


35 00


Frank Gibbons, Jr.


35 00


J. R. Gibbons ·


35 00


William Fanley


35 00


Edward Stantial


35 00


Arthur H. Armington


35 00


Fred. W. Simpson


35 00


W. H. Hutchinson


29 17


J. C.'Sanborn.


17 50


H. W. Simpson


17 50


Philip Buchanan


35 00


John M. Hamlin


29 17


.


.


$408 34


80


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Frank Gibbons, I year . $40 00 $408 34


L. W. Gilman, rent of rooms, 15 mos. 187 50


Malden and Melrose Gas Light Co., 14,700 cubic feet of gas 29 40


Seth E. Benson, wood and coal . 29 00


James Marshall, 6


26 88


Joseph Edwards, iron and wood work 17 50


Hose Co., paid for horses to fires 22 00


$352 28


$760 62


Highlands Hose Company, No. 3. Services of men, I year.


Fred Churchill


$35 00


C. F. W. Fogg


8 75


Edwin F. Jones


II 73


Edward P. Fuller


35 00


George E. Fogg


II 73


Elmer Abbott


35 00


George E. Fuller .


35 00


Frank Story .


35 00


Charles H. Fuller


35 00


L. D. Newhall


35 00


F. A. Hadley


35 00


J. H. Berry


17 50


T. Porter


II 67


George N. Cass


5 84


J. H. Cash


5 84


$353 06


G. E. Fogg, steward, 5 months $13 33


Frank Story, 7 26 67


J. Singer, Jr., sundries .


9 45


S. E. Benson, wood and coal


51 75


W. A. Caswell, glazing


90


S. A. Robinson & Co., horses to fires 22 00


$124 10


$477 16


.


81


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


RECAPITULATION.


Contingent expenses . $875 73


Liberty Bigelow H. & L. Company No. I 773 13


Russell Hose Company No. I 604 85


N. D. Blake Hose Company No. 2 ·


760 62


Highland Hose Company No. 3 . · 477 16


$3,491 49


Contra.


Appropriation, Mar. 18, 1889 .


$3,385 00


Amount voted Malden fire dept. 1888


100 00


Balance from last year


7 61


Balance unexpended


12


$3,492 61 $3,492 61


SUPPORT OF POOR.


For Groceries, Provisions, Supplies, Etc.


L. F. Hinckley $612 89


Bugbee & Barrett


134 84


L. W. Gilman


74 81


W. H. Wells 39 00


Warren C. Pierce


30 59


George U. Barker


68 76


W. E. Gerry .


42 4I


Worthen & Goodridge


328 88


A. E. Gates


24 00


A. E. Reekie, milk


23 19


A. G. Worthen,


IO 71


F. W. Favor,


3 78


S. O. Eldridge


12 00


Frank Gibbons


6 00


J. A. Dill, bread


86 89


$1,498 75


82


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


For Support of Insane.


Worcester Lunatic Hospital .


$338 92


Commonwealth of Mass. ( Danvers Hospital)


. 273 92


Danvers Lunatic Hospital 876 82


Westboro' Insane Hospital


76 14


Worcester Insane Asylum 41 32


Northampton Lunatic Hospital


90 69


$1,697 81


Burial Expenses.


A. B. Pierce


$144 00


John H. Gately


21 00


$165 00


Fuel.


James Marshall


. $IOI 59


W. E. Locke


7 50


C. B. & F. H. Goss


97 86


S. E. Benson


178 31


$385 26


Medical Attendance, Medicines and Nursing.


F. H. Morse, M.D., attendance


$28 00


A. M. Selee,


10 00


E. S. Jack, 66 17 00 .


C. E. Prior, 66 66


32 00


J. S. Clark, 66 (1888 and 1889) 69 00


Estate of J. V. Smith, M.D., attendance 57 43


John Larrabee, medicines


33 99


J. H. Draper, 6 13


Jane Kingston, nursing


25 00


A. M. Babcock,


20 00


Amount carried forward,


$298 55 ·


83


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$298 55


J. G. Emerson,


care of sick


10 00


V O. E. Drown,


7 00


R. M. Rand,


66


4 00


M. W. Howard,


22 14


Mrs. Annie E. Giles, 66


16 57


Mrs. C. A. Day,


66


49 42


Joshua Ford,


16 00


C. E. Ford,


66


66


. 23 43


$447 II


Outside Relief.


Town of Methuen .


$15 00


City of Lynn


IO 75


Boston


172 60


Malden


409 42


Brockton


147 20


$754 97


Board and Clothing.


St. Vincent's Asylum $36 00


E. J. Barron, I year


156 00


S. M. McLoon, 25 weeks 6 days


. 77 59


Mary Clark, 26 2 78 88


Massachusetts School for Feeble-Minded.


Board I year


$169 43


Clothing I year


14 38 183 81


Mary D. Gibbs, 53 weeks 106 00


H. M. Phillips, I3 52 00


C. S. Jones, 6


24 00


66 66 42 and 5 days 128 16


Kate Gallagher, 52 weeks


IC4 CO


George A. Bisbee, 27 weeks and 2 days 88 67


.


$1,035 II


84


FINANCIAL. STATEMENT.


Rents.


B. R. Upham, 37 weeks $55 50


John E. McGlinn, 13 months . 104 00


M. D. Brooks, 14 months 70 00


C. O. Stickney, 3 months


18 00


John W. Cobb, I year 48 00


H. A. Leonard, 10 months


120 00


Chas. A. Larrabee, II months


143 00


George W. Farnsworth, 4 months


32 00


$590 50


Sundries.


Isabella Nelson, cash allowance $45 00


J. C. Howes, range .


15 10


O. E. Drown, care of insane and expenses Manning Bros., dry goods


13 22


9 13


C. G. Harris,


4 94


Hurd & Balfour,


33 32


H. G. Fields, boots and shoes . 299 62


cash and expenses 6 70


Samuel Tilden & Son, printing order book


8 00


George W. Bartlett, teams


10 00


Eastman's Express .


4 00


$449 03


RECAPITULATION.


Groceries, provisions, etc.


$1,498 75


Insane, support of .


1,697 81


Burial expenses


165 00


Fuel


385 26


Medical attendance, etc.


447 II


Outside relief


754 97


Board and clothing


1,035 II


Rents


590 50


Sundries


449 03


$7,023 54


85


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, . $7,023 54


CONTRA.


March 1I, 1889. Appropriation · $5,000 00


Unexpended balance 175 99


RECEIPTS.


Estate of Peter Edgerly 83 57


E. M. Marshall, guardian


85 42


City of Malden


48 00


Boston


10 28


Town of Middleton


325 65


Rockland


69 00


" Wenham


260 67


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


77 96


$6,136 54


Nov. 9, 1889. Appropriation (addit'1) 1,000 00


$7,136 54


To credit,of fund 113 00


$7,136 54


7


86


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


HIGHWAYS.


EXPENDED.


For Labor and Teams.


Prices paid per day: Superintendent, $2.50; Laborers, $1.76; Teams, $1.50.


For labor performed under direction of James Marshall, as superintendent, pay rolls have been presented and paid as follows:


~For SuperintendentFor Teams~For Laborers


Month. No. Days.


Amount.


No. Days.


Amount.


No. Days.


Amount.


Jan.


3


$7 50


I2


$18 00


24


$42 24


6


15 00


9


13 50


2I


36 96


Feb.


2


5 00


71/2


II 25


51/2


9 68


March


2


5 00


8


12 00


16


28 16


١١


534


14 37


I2


18 00


301/2


53 68


April


IO


25 00


50


75 00


IO134


179 08


I3


32 50


92


138 00


2131/2


. 375 76


May


I3


32 50


79


118 50


269


473 44


IO1/4


25 62


811/2


122 25


217


381 92


June


1214


30 62


102


153 00


244


429 44


July


II1/2


28 75


401/2


60 75


18514


326 03


¥


I3


32 50


53


79 50


224


394 25


Aug.


I2


30 00


38 1/2


57 75


14534


256 52


28 1/2


42 75


16014


282 04


Sept.


91/2


23 75


2I


31 50


II2


197 12


II1/2


28 75


20 1/2


30 75


1611/2


284 24


Oct.


I2


30 00


33


49 50


16014


282 04


Nov.


13


32 50


28 1/2


42 75


II4


200 64


¥


II1/2


28 75


22 14


33 38:


11414


201 08


19534 $489 36


80434 $1,207 13 2,7321/2 $4,809 20


II


27 50


66


99 00


213


374 88


I31/2


33 75


87


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Under direction of Calvin Locke and Charles Boardman: - -- For Laborers -- For Teams-


April,


35 1/2 days,


$62 48.


18


days, $27 00


66


591/2


104 72.


32


48 00


May,


581/2


102 96.


29


43 50


7434


131 56.


3114


46 87


June, 7614


I34 20.


321/2


48 75


1834


33 00.


91/2 66


14 25


July,


38 1/2


67 76.


I7


66


25 50


7834


I 38 60.


2434


66


37 12


Aug.,


611/2


108 24.


15


22. 50


49 14


86 68.


19


28 50


Sept.,


57 1/2


IOI 20.


1512


23 25


421/2


74 80.


171/2


66


26 25


Nov.,


631/2


III 76.


22


33 00


71434 $1,257 96.


283


$424 49


Paid Calvin Locke, for services, 10012 days at $2.25 per day .


$226 09


For laborers furnished, 571/2 days at $1.76 per day, IOI 20


For teams, 100 days at $1.50 per day.


149 99


$477 28


For Gravel.


Frank Gibbons.


260 loads at 5 cents, $13 00


Josiah H. Currier


68


IO


6 80


Boston & Maine R. R. Co .. 2,685


5


66


134 25


E. H. Russell


15


IO


66


I 50


Luther P. Whipple. .


104


8


66


8 32


John W. Hunnewill, agent ..


600


IO


66


60 00


Eri Upham.


25


66


IO


2 50


William N. Folsom


100


66


5


5 00


William N. Folsom


655


IO


65 50


G. W. Farnsworth, agent ...


531


IO


53 10


George W. Chipman.


80


66


IO


8 00


A. W. Lynde (carted and spread ).


105


30


31 50


W. B. Ellis (carted and


spread ).


960


30


288 00


Total


6,193


$677 47


66


66


88


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Sundries.


Ames Plow Co., shovels . $10 26 ·


Perrin Seamans & Co., post spoon shovels 1 95


Joseph Edwards, repairs on snow scraper 7 65


A. Burrell, glazing . 2 50


J. P. Deering, lumber, 63 50


George W. Sampson, forcite and caps 16 61


Fuller, Dana & Fitz, drills and hammers


J. O. Chandler, sharpening tools 19 08


34 90


A. McBeth,


12 50


J. P. Wood, .. 2 10


H. C. Richardson, watering streets 12 00


C. B. & F. H. Goss, drain pipe II 97


Bugbee & Barrett, sundries (tools, nails, powder) 17 32


J. H. Berry, rolling streets 2 50


S. E. Benson, cement and sleepers 10 80


Harry Stevens, expressing I IO


Walter B. Ellis, clearing snow 19 50


A. W. Lynde,


9 78


William Story, labor and team 8 47


Robert Philpot, labor, teams and gravel on High- land and Pratt streets 143 75


Walter B. Ellis, labor and team


2 38


$410 62


Orris Street.


John Duff, building street, as per contract . $385 00


Charles F. Jefts, land damages, 1,999 feet at 10 cts. 199 90 Wm. H. Greenleaf, land damages, 868 feet at 10 cts. 86 80


$671 70


89


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Surveying.


Walter C. Stevens, surveys, plans, specifications, contracts and establishing grades for First, Sixth, Eighth, Eleventh, Batchelder, Russell, Adams, Pratt, Cliff, Highland, Botolph, Vin- ton, Orris, Gooch and other streets ; also, Bellevue and Woodland avenues and Walton Park


$262 00


RECAPITULATION.


Labor and teams.


Under superintendence of James Marshall.


Laborers, 2,73212 days @ $1 76 . $4,809 20


Teams, 8043/4 @ $1 50 1,207 13


Supt., 19534 " @ $2 50 489 36


Under direction of Calvin Locke and


Charles Boardman.


Laborers, 71434 days @ $1 76


1,257 96


66 571/2


IOI 20


Teams, 283 66 I 50 424 49


100 " I 50 149 99


Calvin Locke, services, 100/2 days @ 2 25 226 09


$8,665 42


Gravel, 6,193 loads


677 47


Sundries


410 62


Orris street, building and land damages


671 70


Walter C. Stevens, surveying


262 00


$10,687 21


90


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


CONTRA.


Appropriations.


March II, 1889. Highways . · $7,000 00


Bellevue avenue extension 300 00


Batchelder street 200 00 ·


Sylvan .


500 00


Eleventh


100 00


Sixth 66


200 00


First


extension 100 00


$8,400 00


Balance unexpended, 1888 55


Receipts.


W. N. Folsom, for labor, etc. · J. C. Pulsifer, 275 loads filling @ 15 cents 41 25


$54 72


A. W. Dunton, 100 ‘


15 00


C. W. Higgins, for payment of land damages


86 80


$8,598 32


Treasurer authorized to borrow and selectmen to expend, by vote of the town, the expense for all of which has been paid from this depart- ment.


Sylvan and Batchelder streets $600 00


Third street


300 00


Upham street sidewalk


350 00


Mt. Vernon street drain


150 00


Highways, additional


500 00


Third street, grading


200 00


2,100 00


$10,698 32


Balance to credit of fund $II II


91


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


SIDEWALKS.


Price paid for concrete, as per contract, awarded to lowest bidder: Sidewalks, 28 cents; crossings, 32 cents; gutters, 30 cents; top dressing, 12 cents; tar wash, 5 cents, per square yard; grading, 2 cents per square yard, for walks, crossings and gutters.


EXPENDED.


C. L. Hoffman, for laying 5,535.4 yards at 30 cents


(including grading) .


$1,660 63


For laying 484.2 yards at 28 cents 135 58


For top dressing, 415.15 yards at 12 cents 498 20


For patching


60


$2,295 OI


Sundries.


Walter B. Ellis, setting edgestone.


Corner Vinton and Emerson streets . $15 00


Winthrop, Willow, Essex and Lebanon


streets, 462 feet at 10 cents per foot 46 20


Corner Wyoming avenue and Main street,


200 feet at 10 cents per foot 20 00


Main street, opposite M. E. Church, 145 feet at 10 cents per foot 14 50


Walter B. Ellis, one-half expense of lay- ing 286 yards concrete at 30 cents per yard 42 90


$138 60


Robert Philpot, setting edgestone.


Hillside avenue, 86 feet at 10 cents per foot


$8 60


Cedar Park, 170.6 feet at 10 cents per foot


17 05


Blasting rocks (Cedar Park)


5 00


$30 65


Amount carried forward, ·


$2,464 26


1


92


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Amount brought forward, $2,464 26


Walter C. Stevens, surveying walks


$98 00


Daniel McDonald, granite step 2 00


For Labor and Teams.


Superintendent, 8/2 days at $2.50 $21 25


Teams, 8/2 days at $1.50 12 75


Laborers, 271/2 days at $1.76


48 40


$82 40


$2,646 66


Contra.


Appropriation, March II, 1889


$2,000 00


Unexpended balance, 1888


6 60


Received from owners or occupants of


abutting estates for one-half ex-


pense of laying concrete


651 26


$2,657 86


Balance unexpended


$II 20


$2,657 86


Bills are due for concrete laid during the year, which if unpaid May I, will be assessed upon the estates with the taxes of 1890, as follows :


O. E. Hawes, Second street, 46.4 yards $6 96


Dexter Bryant, Emerson street, 65.6 yards


9 84


Sarah E. Paine,


69.9 6


IO 49


E. J. H. Trask, corner Grove and Lebanon streets, 41.7 yards 16 97


Estate S. W. Nichols, Otis street, 153 yards 22 95




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