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42 25
Peter Edgerly
169 46
$1,311 05
$9,520 63
EXPENDED. Board and Clothing.
Barron, E. J., 12 months $156 00
Bisbee, Mrs. G. A., 45 2-7 weeks 147 17
Chapman, Mrs. M. M., board 115 26
Clark, Mary, 52 weeks . 156 97
Dadmun, Mrs. Marshall, 7 weeks . 22 75
Farrar & Selee, clothing
II 40
Farrar, S. D.,
25 40
Fields & Co., H. G., boots, shoes and
repairing . 40I 45
Gallagher, Mrs. K., 3 2-7 weeks 10 00
Haskins, Mrs. L. B., I year . 169 92
Hawkins, Annie, board . 144 00
Hitchins, Emma R., board
65 16
Houghton, F. G., sundries 4 37
Johnson, M. A., board
15 00
Amounts carried forward .
. $1,444 85 $9,520 63
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. 91
Amounts brought forward, . $1,444 85 $9,520 63
Manning Bros., clothing
7 23
Mrs. Ann, board
33 00
Massachusetts School for Feeble Minded
board and clothing 239 83
Sanborn, Mrs. Sarah C., 41 50
Sprague, Mrs. Samuel, clothing
2 75
Tate, Mary, board . 5 00
Wait, G. M., board 59 weeks .
118 00
Westgate & Son, G. L., clothing
22 87
$1,915 03
Fuel.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal and wood . $161 49
Goss, C. B. & F. H., “
392 37
Marshall, James, 66 66 66
. 70 75
1
$624 61
Groceries, Provisions, etc.
Bugbee & Barrett
$306 99
Dill, Jesse A.
30 40
Eldridge, S. O.
30 00
Frost & Hawes
78 00
Forbes, G. E. ..
73 42
Gilman, L. W.
51 52
Harris, J. D. .
3 00
Holbrook & Norton
497 70
Keen & Tibbetts
59 57
Keen, A. M. .
126 56
Maxwell & Co., R. F.
22 28
Perham, F. E.
3 00
Amounts carried forward,
. $1,282 44 $9,52 063
92
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $1,282 44 $9,520 63
Reekie, A. E. .
30 30
Ryder, T. J.
706 53
Smith, A. M. .
7 63
Smith, E. C.
14 68
Watts & Fling
16 03
White, G. R. .
12 91
Worthen, A. G.
33 81
$2,104 33
Medical Attendance, Medicines, etc.
Clark, J. S., M. D. . $58 00
Cross, H. M. & L. W., medicines . 6 40
Draper, J. H., medicines 16 70
Einerson, James G., nursing 23 00
Jack, E. S., M. D. . 13 00
Larrabee & Stearns, medicine 50 60
Selee, Annie M., M. D .
84 00
Sanborn, J. E., M. D.
-
4 00
Harlow, C. W., M. D.
- 28 50
$284 20
Outside Relief.
Boston, City of
$23 80
Brockton,
216 71
Cambridge, “
41 70
Lynn,
17 25
Malden,
368 28
Hospital
42 00
Methuen, Town of .
293 32
Hovey & Co., H. N.
96 OI
$1,099 07 Amount carried forward .
$9,520 63
93
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward $9,520 63
Rents.
Ballou, Mrs. A. M. . $6 00
Cobb, John W.
48 00
Larrabee, estate of Charles
80 00
Larrabee, Charles A.
195 00
Leonard, H. A.
180 00
Libby, R. H. .
180 00
Locke, Simeon
25 50
Murphy, Patrick
88 00
Scully, John T.
86 18
Upham, B. R. .
234 75
Warren, William
24 00
Whittier, E. L.
60 00
$1,207 43
Support of Insane.
Danvers Lunatic Hospital
$1,767 07
Worcester
169 92
$1,936 99
Miscellaneous.
Babb & Stephens, printing blanks $6 00
Bartlett, Geo. W., carriage hire 13 00
Boston & M. R. R., ticket and freight . 4 0I
Drown, O. E., services, fares, etc. .
27 00
Eaton & Dunbar, order books .
15 00
Fields, H. G., ledger
2 50
Freeman, L. T., teaming
3 00
Howes, J. C., sundries
3 15
Pierce & Son, A. B., undertaker's ser- vices
78 00
Vickery, Sam E., teaming 3 00
Hyatt, F.
6 00
$160 66
Amount carried forward .
$9,520 63
94
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, . . $9,520 63
RECAPITULATION.
Board and clothing
$1,915 03
Fuel ,
624 61
Groceries, provisions, etc., . 2,104 33
Medical attendance, medicine, etc.
284 20
Outside relief .
. 1,099 07
Rents
· 1,207 43
Insane
. 1,936 99
Miscellaneous
$160 66 $9,332 32 .
Balance
$188 31
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Balance 1891 . $47 57
Received from county treasurer, dog tax of 1891 1,037 22 ·
Appropriation
. 1,000 00 -- $2,084 79
EXPENDED.
Bay State Co., book $6 50
Blanchard, A. D., books
13 00
Brock Bros., repairing gas pipe I 00
Charles, Mary L., book . I 00
Cupples Co., J. G., books
8 00
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., books
505 15
Drown, Osborne E., care of rooms
27 75
Dunton & Potter, printing reports, etc., 27 06
Eastman's express, expressage
9 65
Estes & Lauriat, books .
30 45
Fuller, Geo. E., care of rooms
73 06
Amounts carried forward . ·
$702 62 $2,084 79
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
95
Amounts brought forward, $702 62 $2,084 79
Gibbons, Rosa, salary I year . 125 00
Goodno, W. A., box and lock 5 00
Ireland, Thomas, repairing and cleaning clock 3 00
King, G. F. & Merrill, sundries
16 45
Library Bureau, sundries
19 90
Little, Brown & Co., books
3 76
Mass. Historical Society, books
6 00
Melrose Journal, library slips
30 00
Meston, P. D., rebinding books
41 00
Morrison, L. A., book 3 50
Naturalist's Bureau, book 7 00
National Binder Co., binders .
2 75
Patch, Chas. A., book
5 25
Putnam's Sons, G. B., books .
7 00
Roberts & Co., J. G., binding books
12 49
Roffe & Co., A. H., books
142 10
Rowell, M. F., books
5 25
Sargent & Son, G. B., repairing stamp .
I 55
Small, Willard, books
65 12
Upham, H. W., binding books
12 40
Wilder & Co., L. B., binding books
85 90
66 books
47 00
bulletins
153 50
paper and envel-
opes 12 75
Wilder & Co., L. B., sundry printing
II 75
Worthen, Carrie M., salary I year 550 00
Woodward, D. R., stock and labor
6 75
$2,084 79
SALARIES, TOWN OFFICERS.
Balance .
$148 14
Appropriation
4,351 86
$4,500 00
96
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
$4,500 00 Amount brought forward,
EXPENDED.
Leonard, Henry A., and Pratt, Dexter,
board of assessors, 1892 $750 00
Gould, Edwin C., auditor, 1892 300 00
Burke, George W., board of health, 1892 6 25
Dike, John M. D.,
50 00
Sanborn, John E., M. D.,
43 75
Washburn, Frank L.,
50 00
Larrabee, John, town clerk, 1892
300 00
Lane, Addison, collector, 1891 350 02 1892 543 20
Barron, Henry, forest fire ward, 1891 15 00
Locke, Calvin, 15 00
Marshall, James, . 15 00
Pratt, Dexter,
15 00
Worthen, Chase C., 16
15 00
Pratt, Dexter, inspector buildings, 1891 100 00
Fields, Henry G., overseer of poor, 1892 200 00
Bale, Mrs. M. B.,
50 00
Singer, Jr., John, 50 00
Babb, Walter, reg. of voters 2 yrs., 1891-2 100 00
Hocking, Alfred,
100 00
Kirmes, Victor C.,
100 00
Larrabee, John, ٤٠
150 00
Gould, Levi S., selectman, 1892 200 00
Deering, John P.,
200 00
Higgins, Chas. W.,
200 00
Newhall, George, treasurer, 1892
500 00
$4,418 22
Balance .
$81 78
Amount of salaries unpaid
. $175 00
due collector, 1889 20 00
66 1890
3 67
16
I891
131 00
1892 99 97
$429 64
.
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. 97
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Grove Street School Building Extension.
Balance, 1891
$3,901 55
EXPENDED.
Barstow Stove Co., furnace and venti-
lating, as per contract $975 00
Clough, G. A., architect services . 250 00
Hall, C. E. & Co., slate urinals, as per contract . -
115 00
Howes, J. C., plumbing, as per contract 554 00
Upham, A. E., balance due on contract 2,001 00
3,895 00
Balance
$6 55
Warren Street School Building.
EXPENDEI).
Barstow Stove Co., furnaces .
$500 00
Bowditch & Dow, plans and specifica-
tions 200 00
Cook, Chas. W., 10,10I square feet land 2,900 00
Doucette, Simon C., labor grading 56 00
Keyes, S. F., examining titles 60 00
Pearsons, Nettie R., 8,471 feet land . 1,215 65
MacDonald, Angus, on acct. contract . 6,000 00
Stevens, Walter C., surveying 23 00
$10,954 65
Treasurer authorized to borrow $16,000.
7
98
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Construction, Remodelling, Etc.
Treasurer borrowed in 1891 $45,000 00
Cash received for dwelling house . 1,045 00
$46,045 00
Expended in 1890 $25,528 00
" 1891 . 20,01I 31
Expended in 1892 :
Cash paid recording deeds, postage, etc. 7 35
Ellis & Co., G. B., removing loam, trees,
and laying asphalt walks, Liver- more 107 50
Gerry, J. W., stock and labor, High 120 48
Holbrook, J. L., stock and labor, Liver-
more 19 15
Howes, J. C., stock and labor, First St. 5 95
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., stock and labor, Livermore 3 63
Melrose Journal, advertising sale . 5 00
MacDonald, Angus, stock and labor, High and Livermore 178 90
Morse Safe Co., E. R., thermometers .
II 00
Philpot, Robert, grading grounds, Liver- more as per contract 158 00
Stevens, Walter C., surveying grade, Livermore 3 00
Winchester Furniture Co., desks . 156 60
$46,315 87 Treasurer authorized to borrow $45,300 00.
99
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Vinton Street School Building Extension.
Cash received, premium on loan $125 00
EXPENDED.
Clough, George A., architect services . $400 00
Boston Globe, advertising
3 75
Herald,
3 75
Journal,
3 60
Franklin, A. B., on account contract for steam heating . 750 00
MacDonald, Angus, on account contract 7,500 00
Smead Warming and Ventilating Co., on account contract
362 50 -
$9,023 60
Town authorized to borrow $18,750.00
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Balance, 1891 . $20 19
Appropriation . 41,800 00
Cash, from Manning Bros., refunded 4 13
" Insurance Co.'s, damage by fire to Centre school building 263 61
Amount carried forward .
$42,087 93
100
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward . . $42,087 93
EXPENDED.
Teachers' Salaries.
Whitman, Alonzo G. . $2,000 00
Channell, Guy C.
. 120 00
Small, F. H. .
. 300 00
Ballou, A. A. . 800 00 .
Ricker, Hattie G. 650 00 .
Roberts, Oliver. B. .
390 00 .
Mansfield, Clarimond
260 00
Fairbanks, Harriet C.
.
1,000 00
Sweetser, Effie C. .
700 00
Bisbee, Lucy W.
600 00 .
Swett, Alice M.
. 690 00
Mendum, Lydia
700 00 .
Melcher, Susan D. .
550 00
Barrett, Helen J.
. 600 00
George, Mary J. 625 00
Young Janet 535 00
Mitchell, Belle
535 00
Davis, Lillie J. 535 00
Guptill, Alma J.
535 00
Long, Alice H.
535 00
Cutter, Hattie M.
90 00
Tucker, Annie E. .
348 75
McCormick, A. Louise
510 00
Atwood, Isabelle L. 535 00 .
Weeks, Emma A. .
485 00
Dermot, Lucy F.
.
535 00
Chapin, Isabel
· 535 00
.
Amounts carried forward .
$15,698 75 $42,087 93
IOI
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$15,698 75 $42,087 93
Trowbridge, Amelia F. .
460 00
Nye, Mary E.
485 00
Fay, Nellie E.
180 00
Crosby, Della H.
315 00
Field, Hattie D.
435 00
Ransom, Annie M.
535 00 .
Chadbourne, Annie B.
535 00 .
Plummer, Mary A. 485 00 .
Call, Etta J. .
485 00 .
Ellis, Florence M. .
·
535 00
Snow, Minnie F. C.
250 00
Perry, Florence M.
190 00
Dempsey, Nellie C.
460 00
Drake, Grant .
480 00
Carter, Willis S.
680 00
Crane, Eva R.
462 50
Smith, Annie G.
510 00
Teague, Theodore .
300 00
Tupper, Mary E.
317 50
Davis, Esther M.
510 00
White, Florence H.
420 00
Coyle, Cecilia
250 00
Frost, Louise .
200 00
Lawrence, Bertha M.
140 00
$25,318 75
Evening Schools.
Channell, Guy C. $156 00
Crane, Eva R.
. 72 00
Weeks, Emma A.
- 70 50
Boyce, W. J. .
52 00
Amount carried forward,
$350 50
$42,087 93
.
I02
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward
$42,087 93
Janitors' Salaries.
Anderson, G. H.
$16 68
Boutwell, George
608 38
Boyce, W. J.
458 37
Boyd, William
100 00
Emerson, J.
305 47
Massey, John .
217 54
Molyneaux, E.
60 00
Upham, Eri
266 72
Weeks, I. C. .
$2,284 85
School Superintendent.
Channell, Guy C. . . $2,000 00
Advertising and Printing.
Babb & Stephens $13 00
Dunton & Potter
29 10
Melrose High School
5 70
Journal
$63 80
Fuel, Gas and Rent.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal and wood . $2,354 67
Goss, C. B. & F. H., . 2,616 71
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., gas 37 44
128 00
Eastman, M. F., rent
$5,136 82
Amount carried forward . ·
. $42,087 93
60 00
Fuller, Chas. H.
191 69
16 00
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. IO3
Amount brought forward, $42,087 93
Furniture and Desks.
Jefts, W. A., chairs $8 75
Perry & Co., George S., desks 26 10
Winchester Furniture Co., desks and chairs
89 25
$124 IO
Miscellaneous Bills.
Albany Venetian Blind Co. $100 00
American express, expressage 3 20
Austin, J. S., carriage hire 5 00
Barker, E. Gerry, whitewood 5 0I
Bartlett, George W., carriage hire
86 00
Barstow Stove Co., heater 33 36
Boardman & Co., W. W., conveying
teachers and carriage hire 216 75
Boutwell, G. W., cleaning windows 9 30
Bowser Bros., scrapers . 2 50
Boyce, W. J., services
59 15
Bugbee & Barrett, sundries .
7 38
Carlin, Dennis, conveying scholars
60 00
Carter, W. S., drawing tables
105 00
Chandler & Co., J. O., lamp iron
50
Daniels & Son, J. H., diplomas
41 50
Dimond & Co., H. C., pad stamp . 65
Eastinan's Express, expressage 40 57
Flatley, J. C., repairing flag
2 00
Franklin, A. B., air valves
21 95
Frost & Hawes, sundries
3 00
Amounts carried forward
$802 82 $42,087 93
104
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $802 82 $42,087 93
Fuller, G. E., putting up staging 12 00
Galvin Bros., tablet 25 00
Gerry, W. E., sundries .
7 05
Hallet & Davis Piano Co., scarf
2 50
Holbrook, J. L., stock and labor
27 84
Hurd & Balfour, ribbon 10 00
Humphreys, H. D., rebinding books 80 35
Jordan & Christie, brushes and dusters
98 00
Kerwin & Co., T., cleaning cesspools .
23 00
Lancaster & Son, J. J., stock and labor on furnace and building chimney, Centre school . 479 97
Larrabee & Stearns, sponges and tele-
phone 2 70
Lynde, A. W., grading lot and building fence 197 75
McCoubry, Thos., furnace rakes 2 00
Miller & Sons, Henry F., teaming piano II 00
National Columbian committee, pro- grammes . 2 88
Norcross, F. H., expressage . 8 70
Nickerson's Express, expressage .
3 75
Nye, E. B., tuning pianos
12 00
Oliver, C. M., services
I 00
Perry Bros., hardware
113 44
Philpot, R., removing ashes and clean-
ing out cesspools 107 28
Philpot, R., building cesspool 25 00
concrete sidewalk 95 04
Amounts carried forward, . . . $2,151 07 $42,087 93
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. 105
Amounts brought forward, .
$2,151 07 $42,087 93
Reed, G. P., new clocks and cleaning old ones . .
$III 00
Silver, W. J., repairing flag 2 00
Smith Bros., repairing pencil sharp-
ener
25
Stone, H. W., filling out diplomas 14 40
Westgate & Son, G. L., ribbons 5 04 .
$2,283 76
Repairs.
Boston School Supply Co., slating liquid 5 00
Deering, J. P., lumber
13 22
Dean, F. H., slating blackboards . · 163 45
Dew, G. W., stock and labor ·
440 35
Franklin, A. B., 66
19 95
Grey, W. H., .6
19 35
Howes, J. C., 66 66
192 15
Lane Bros., 66
82 80
MacDonald, A., 6.
4 II
Rendall, James, 66
115 60
Upham, A. E.,
66
526 09
Woodward, D. R., 66 66
124 08
Hoffman, C. L., concrete 67 83
Lynde, A. W., mason work
73 25
McCullough, J. J., repairing desk 3 50
Toomey, C. P., whitewashing
24 00
$1,874 73
Supplies, Books, Stationery, etc.
Allen & Bacon, books
$12 50
American Book Co., books 104 86
Babb, E. E. & Co. .
201 05
Amounts carried forward, . . $318 41 $42,087 93
106
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward . $318 41 $42,087 93
Caproni & Bros., P. P., clay . $3 75
Cross, H. M. & L. W., sponges and pa-
per 12 10
Cutler Bros. & Co., chemicals 50 22
Ditson Co., Oliver, music 63 84
Eagle Pencil Co., pencils
43 80
Educational Publication Co., maps 45 00
Fowler & Co., B. A., books
60 00
Franklin Educational Co., chemicals 20 91
Frost & Adams, sundries 13 02
Frost & Hawes, 66 4 45
Ginn & Co., books .
392 89
Goodnow & Wightman, sundries . 4 61
Hammett, J. L., sundries
234 00
Heath & Co., D. C., books
386 20
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books
10 20
King, G. F. & Merrill, sundries
341 90
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, books
36 60
Maynard & Co., Effingham, books 2 00
Perry, George S., sundries 8 00
Prang Educational Co., sundries 126 65
Sever, Chas. W., books - 12 70
Silver, Burdett & Co., books 82 00
Small, Willard, 3 24
University Publishing Co., books 30 00
Ware & Co., Wm., books 13 44
Whitall, Tatum & Co., sundries
4 29
$2,324 22 Amount carried forward,
$42,087 93
107
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $42,087 93
RECAPITULATION.
Teachers' salaries . evening schools . 350 50
$25,318 75
Janitors'
. 2,284 85
Superintendent's salary .
. 2,000 00
Advertising and printing
63 80
Fuel, gas and rent .
· 5,136 82
Furniture, desks, etc
124 IO
Miscellaneous bills
. 2,283 75
Repairs
1,874 73
Supplies .
. 2,324 22 $41,761 53
Balance .
$326 40
SEWALL WOODS ROAD.
EXPENDED.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal for steam drill $169 8?
Blood, Mark, repairing steam drill 1 00
Chesterton & Co., A. W., packing valve,
etc. . 10 80
Ellis, Fred E., 56 days use steam drill and boiler. 224 00
Ellis, Fred E., 17 days use of derrick 17 00
Ellis, W. B., superintendent . 166 66
Houghton, J. H., I set grates
7 00
Ingersoll, Sargent Drill Co., sundries for steam drill 35 64
Sampson, George H., forcite, etc. 266 30
Stevens, Walter C., surveying 36 00
Sundries as per pay rolls . $4,217 30
$5,151 52
108
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward
$5,151 52
CASH RECEIVED.
Benson & Co., S. E., stone and wood $100 00
Stoneham, town of, blasting 6 00 106 00
$5,045 52
Treasurer authorized to pay from bank and corporation tax $5,045 52
SIDEWALKS, CONCRETE.
Balance, 1891 .
$273 73
Appropriation
2,500 00
Cash received for concrete laid in 1890
$129 96
..
" 1891 127 75
66
1892 1,157 56
for tar sold in 1891 114 54
$1,529 81
$4,303 54
EXPENDED.
Carnes, Frank A., one-half expense 28 yds. laid in 1891 $7 00
Carter Bros., one-half expense 99.33 yds. laid in 1892 29 80
Carter, W. E., one-half expense 135 yds. laid in 1892 40 50
Kennedy, William T., one-half expense
109.7 yds. laid in 1891 27 42
Kennedy, William T., one-half expense 121.3 yds. laid in 1891
36 39 .
Amounts carried forward $14I II $4,303 54
1
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. 109
Amounts carried forward . . McDonald & Co., D., one-half expense 67.2 yds. laid in 1892 .
$14I II $4,303 54
40 32
Hoffman, C. L., one-half expense 44.8 yds. laid in 1892 (A. L. Oxnard's, Bellevue avenue ) 13 44
Dunton & Potter, printing 2 50
Ellison, C. W., postmaster, stamps 5 00
Stevens, Walter C., surveying 115 00 Hoffman, C. L., 2,606.04 yds. @ 60 cts. 1,563 61 106 yds. repairing @
60 cts. 6 36
Philpot, Robert, 2,338.62 yds. @ 60 cts. 1,403 30 Philpot, Robert, 316.50 yds. repairing @ 60 cts. 189 90
Philpot, Robert, I, 189.57 yds. top dress-
ing @ 25 cts. . 297 39
$3,777 93
Balance . $525 61 New walks laid, one-half to be paid by abutters, 4,898.66 yds.
2,939 49
New walks laid, paid by town, 45.7 yds. 27 42
" by abutters, one-half paid by town, 605.33 yds. 194 87
Repairing and top dressing, 1,516.67 yds. .
493 65
Amount due from abutters, laid in 1889
$35 79
1890
89 99
1891
259 94
66
66
1892
333 14
$718 86
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
SOLDIERS' LOTS, WYOMING CEMETERY.
Balance 1891. $184 73
EXPENDED.
Wyoming Cemetery, care of lots, 1891-1892. 18 00
Balance, $166 73
Soldiers' Relief.
Balance 1891 .
$88 82
Appropriation
500 00
$588 82
EXPENDED.
Ames, Benj., rent . $144 00
Barker, G. U., groceries . 65 00
Benson & Co., S. E., coal and wood 16 00
Dunton & Potter, printing order blanks
2 50
Eldridge, S. O., groceries
5 00
Heaton, Mrs. John, cash allowance
55 00
Mitchell, Moses,
188 00
Mccullough, J. J., undertaker's services
38 00
Wells, W. H., groceries
40 00 $553 50
$35 32
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
SPOT POND IMPROVEMENT.
Malden, Medford and Melrose Water Boards.
Expended in 1891 as per report $440 54
Bartlett, G. W., carriages $43 00
Cass, Sherman J., land and buildings . 8,000 00
Hesseltine, Francis S., services and ex-
penses, securing bill for granting
the public rights in Spot Pond 600 00
Phinney, L. L., land and buildings, and rights in Doleful Pond. . 7,000 00 $15,643 00
$16,083 54 Treasurer authorized to borrow $20,000.
STATE AID,
Received from State, amount paid in 1891 $1,572 00
Paid disabled soldiers and dependent relatives during year of 1892.
Refunded by the State, Dec. 1893.
Babcock, George W. .. $36 00
Baldwin, Mary C. .
.
48 00
Barrett, Sarah 48 00
Boyd, William 36 00
Bryant, Lydia J. 48 00
Burnham, Paschal E. 96 00
Chandler, Abby A. 48 00
Colson, Maria G. 8 00
Doherty, Daniel
60 00
Double, Elizabeth A.
48 00
Drake, Alvin .
60 00
Amount carried forward,
$536 00
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, . $536 00
Emerson, James G., 48 00
French, Rebecca H. 48 00
Gibbs, Benj. F. 48 00
Grover, George W. 48 00
Guild, John H. 24 00
Hare, Andrew 24 00
Heaton, Anastasia . 48 00
Hollis, Mellissa
48 00
Hood, Wendall P. .
48 00
Irwin, William F.
72 00
Johnson, Jerome B.
16 00
Knowlton, Anna T.
24 00
Mckinstry, Levi C.
24 00
McLaughlin, Mary
24 00
McMahan, Winnifred
36 00
Mitchell, Moses P. 48 00
Pixley, Andrew
24 00
Poole, Helen E.
48 00
Rice, Mary J. .
32 00
Rowell, Hannah
48 00
Rowell, Stephen P.
48 00
Spear, Ephriam W.
4 50
Story, Hannah
48 00
Swett, Cyrus E.
48 00
Terry, Mary .
48 00
Tucker, Helen E.
48 00
Weeks, Luzon
24 00
Woodward, Jane E.
36 00
York, Benjamin F. 48 00
York, Josiah R. 24 00
York, William B.
48 00
Young, Mary E.
8 00
$1,748 50
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
STREET LIGHTS.
Balance, 1891 Appropriation
$99 92
7,300 00
$7,399 92
EXPENDED.
Eastman's express, expressage $4 25
Howes, J. C., repairing lanterns ,
9 24
Malden Electric Co., street lighting as per contract, 12 months . · 5,105 93
Wheeler Reflector Co., street lighting as per contract, 10 months . .
1,556 II
Wheeler Reflector Co .. lamp-posts and
lanterns
45 05 6,720 58
Balance
$679 34
STREET SIGNS.
Balance .
$53 75
Appropriation 1892
50 00
$103 75
EXPENDED.
Deering, John P., lumber .
$1 44
Margeson, J. B., I sign .
50
Parker, Albon W., making and painting 55 signs 82 50
Upham, A. E., stock and labor
8 97 93 4I
Balance
$10 34
County, State and Sewer Taxes.
Treasurer, county tax of 1892
. $6,428 39
state
· 5,757 50
Metropolitan Sewer
Loan Sinking Fund 646 75 12,832 64
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
TOWN HALL.
Balance, 1891 . $237 84
Appropriation
400 00
RECEIPTS.
Barrett, Miss Nellie,
use of Hall
$20 00
Burnett, A. J.,
66
45 00
High School boys,
35 00
Highland Warblers,
66
25 00
Club,
21 00
Melrose Athletic Club,
30 00
Choral Society,
66
20 00
Club,
66
20 00
Dem. Town Com.,
66
40 00
Firemen,
. 66
15 00
Lyceum, 1892-3,
66
50 00
Odd Fellows,
Rainbow tea party,
66
30 00
St. Bridget's Society,
66
115 00
Unitarian
52 50
Universalist
66
34 00
Uncle Tom's Cabin Co.,
66
25 00
Scott, Professor,
66
22 50
W. C. T. Union,
66
25 00
U. S. Grant Post No. 4, G. A. R.,
66
15 00
Melrose National Bank, rent, one year
150 00
$1,255 00 -
Amount carried forward, .
. $1,892 84
240 00
Rep. Club Com.,
66
30 00
66
195 00
David Co., Cantata of,
115
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, . . $1,892 84
EXPENDED. Fuel and Lights.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal $304 50
Goss, C. B. & F. H., ·
238 00
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., gas 595 26
McCarthy's Sons, J., charcoal 8 85
$1,146 61
Miscellaneous Bills.
Bugbee & Barrett, sundries
$4 03
Drown, Osborne E., janitor 90 25
Eastman's Express, moving piano
17 50
Edwards, J. H., sharpening lawn mower
1 75
Fuller, George E., janitor 218 75
Hoffman, C. L., top dressing walk
78 47
Ireland, Thomas, cleaning clock I 50 ·
Jordan & Christie, brushes 6 00
Larrabee & Stearns, sundries
4 65
Perry Bros., hardware .
5 45
Wilkinson & Co., A. J., door check and
spring .
6 75
Yale & Co., R. M., flag . 12 00
$447 10
Repairs.
Deering, J. P., lumber $1 32
Dew, George W., setting glass
2 50
Howes, J. C., stock and labor
47 59
Oliver, Sam'l F., repairing gas fixtures 3 00
Parker, A. W., setting glass . 3 50
Tracey & Stevens, stock and labor
13 00
Upham, A. E., 66
34 81
Amounts carried forward, . $105 72 $1,892 84
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward $105 72 $1,892 84
Upham, H. B., repairing settees 1 05
Woodward, D. R,, stock and labor
23 80
$130 57
RECAPITULATION.
Fuel and lights
. $1,146 61
Miscellaneous bills
447 IO
Repairs .
130 57 1,724 28
Balance . . $168 56 Amount of unpaid bills, approved, $226 84
Torn use of Water for Public Purposes.
Appropriation
$4,000 00
EXPENDED.
Water department, bill . $4,000 00
WATER FUND.
CR.
Jan. 1892, to the credit of account $1,501 52 Received from E. H. Goss, water regis-
trar for water rates collected 1892 31,933 67
Received for 14 water bonds, sold 14 000 00 Received as premium 430 00 .
Received accrued interest · 180 66
$48,045 85
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
DR.
Water Loan Sinking Fund Commission-
ers, surplus 1891 $7,327 02
Interest cupons on water bonds . 8,680 00 Bills on account of construction and
maintenance, etc. £ . 35,348 72 ,
$51,355 74
Payments exceed receipts, $3,309 89
EXPERIMENTAL WELLS.
EXPENDED.
Churchell, J. F., engineer
$42 00
Bartlett, G. W., carriages
5 00
Deering, J. P., lumber
9 00
Gibbons, Jos., labor .
2 50
Knowles' Steam Pump Mills, sundries 25 69
Malden, City of, boiler
50 00
McCoubry T., sundries
2 50
Philpot, R., teaming
5 50
Sundry laborers
13 00 $155 19
Treasurer authorized to sell one water bond $1,000.
WYOMING CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
Sale of lots
. $1,732 00
" " single graves .
125 00
Care of lots -
955 50
Labor
349 70
Interments
.
136 50
Foundations and vaults .
214 50
Sundries account
40 00
.
Rent of Pratt farm .
.
124 00 $3,677 20
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $3,677 20
EXPENDED.
Boston & Maine R. R., freight on slate
vaults $25 78
Bugbee & Barrett, fuse, powder, etc, 20 08
Burrell & Swett, barrow and lawn mower 9 05
Butler & Co., P. H., labor on slate cover 2 17
Casey, C., flowers .
19 00
Citizens' Mutual Ins. Co., Ins. on Pratt House 7 50
Dunton & Potter, printing 12 00
Eastman's express .
25
Ellison, C. W., stamps
15 00
Emerson, Low & Barker Co., envelopes 6 66
Gould, Edwin C., services rendered from
Aug. 1891 to Dec. 1892, compiling records of lots and interments and other clerical services under direc- tions of committee. 249 22
Goss, C. B. & F. H., cement . 17 60
King, G. F. and Merrill, blank books I 55
Larrabee, J., salary as committee . 25 00
Larrabee & Stearns, boxes
I 25
McCoubry, Thos., sharpening tools 4 37
Melrose Journal, printing 7 50
Newhall, G., salary as committee . 25 00 " making eighty deeds 40 00
Perry Bros., lawn mower, etc. 9 85
Stearns, W. R., slate vaults and markers 141 85
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