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Winship, H. A., police belts, 4 50
Wyman, H. A., desk and chair,
18 00 6,967 28
Balance, 25 35 .
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Balance, 1892,
. $188 31
Appropriation, . 6,000 00 $6,188 31
RECEIPTS.
Boston, City of,
$192 65
Lynn,
4 00
Amounts carried forward . $196 65 $6,188 31
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$196 65 $6,188 31
Malden, · "
144 67
Danvers, Town of,
25 25
Middleton,
299 00
Stoneham,
39 13
Wenham,
372 30
Estate of Mrs. Crocker,
297 13
Peter Edgerly,
169 46
1,543 59
$7,731 90
EXPENDED.
Board and Clothing.
Barron, E. J., 12 months, $156 00
Bridgham, E. C., boots and shoes,
25 20
Callahan, J., two weeks, 6 00
Clarke, Mrs. Mary, 25 weeks 6 days,
77 59
Dadman, Mrs. Marshall, one year,
169 46
Farrar, S. D., clothing, .
34 30
Fields & Co., H. G., boots, shoes and repairing, 26 10
Harkins, Mrs. L. B., one year, 169 46
Hawkins, Annie, one year,
156 00
Houghton, F. G., sundries,
7 10
Massachusetts School for Feeble-mind- ed, board and clothing, . 44 82
Newhall, Geo., boots and shoes,
148 05
Waitt, G. M., one year, . 114 00
Westgate & Son, G. L., clothing,
17 42
$1,151 50
Amount carried forward,
$7,731 90
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $7,731 90
Fuel.
Benson, & Co., S. E., coal and wood, . $172 58
Goss, C. B. & F. H.,
225 30 ·
Knollin, Wm.,
· 20 45
Marshall, J., 66
. 27 00
$445 33
Groceries, Provisions, &c.
Bugbee & Barrett,
$219 19
Caswell, Mrs.,
5 92
Dill, Jesse A.,
39 40
Eldridge, S. O.,
61 79
Flanders, C. H.,
4 4I
Forbes, G. E.,
III 25
Frost & Hawes
78 77
Hancock, C. F.,
18 00
Holbrook & Norton,
362 00
Hovey & Co., H. N.,
92 64
Israel, F. S.,
22 42
Keen, A. M., .
50 85
Keith & Batchelder,
3 00
Maxwell & Co., R. F.,
48 96
Ryder, T. J., .
624 53
Sanborn, F. E.,
33 00
Smith, A. M.,
12 68
White, G. R.,
13 72
Worthen, A. G.,
12 67
$1,815 20
Medical Attendance, Medicine, &c.
Amadon, A. F., M. D.,
$10 00
Cross, H. M. & L. W., medicines, 9 70
Amounts carried forward,
$19 70 $7,731 90
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$19 70 $7,731 90
Jack, E. S., M. D., . 48 50
Jones, L. C., M. D.,
2 00
Larrabee & Stearns, medicines,
60 45
Malden hospital, .
57 15
Methuen, town of, medicines,
5 95
Peaslee, B. D., M. D.,
6 50
$200 25
Outside Relief.
Boston, city of,
173 00
Brockton, city of, .
194 24
Cambridge, city of,
12 48
Everett, city of,
23 30
Lynn, city of,
27 50
Medford, city of,
23 35
Newton, city of,
31 00
Salem, city of,
I 80
Somerville, city of,
26 74
Danvers, town of, .
59 00
$572 41
Rents.
Ballou, Mrs. A. M.,
12 00
Cobb, John W.,
48 00
Deering & Co., J. P.,
39 00
Hubbard, C. A. L.,
20 00
Larrabee, Chas. A.,
122 63
Leonard, H. A.,
108 00
Libby, R. H., .
90 00
Locke, Simeon,
177 50
Madden, Patrick,
36 00
Murphy, P.,
96 00
Amounts carried forward, .
.
$749 13 $7,731 90
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$749 13 $7,731 90 .
Pierce & Co., C. F.,
·
90 00
Scully, J. T.,
94 28
Selee, N. P.,
39 00
Upham, Mrs. B. R.,
46 50
Whittier, E. L.,
82 00
$1,100 91
Support of Insane.
Commonwealth of Mass., $108 18
Danvers Lunatic Hospital,
.
1,713 19
Worcester Lunatic hospital, .
169 46
$1,990 83
Miscellaneous.
American Express, expressage.
$ 75
Boardman & Co., W. W., carriage hire, I 50
Brock Bros., repairing, 2 85
Gately, J. H., cash paid for grave,
4 00
Phipps, W. F., lodging and meals
1 00
Pierce & Son., A. B., undertaker's ser-
vices, 110 00
$120 10
Recapitulation.
Board and clothing,
$1,151 50
Fuel,
445 33
Groceries, provisions, &c.,
1,815 20
Medical attendance, medicine, &c., ·
200 25
Outside relief,
572 41
Insane,
1,990 83
Rents,
·
1, 100 91
Miscellaneous,
120 10
$7,396 53
Balance,
$335 37
Amount of approved bills unpaid, 829 73
Amount due from cities and towns,
485 04
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Received from County Treasurer, dog
tax for 1892, . $1,046 22
Appropriations, . 1,200 00 $2,246 22
EXPENDED.
American Library Association, books, $5 00
Balch Bros., books, 8 00
Barnard, F. J., & Co., binders, I 70
Brock Bros., repairs to water pipes, 3 42
Cahill, Edward P., repairs to ceiling,
20 00
Clarke, W. B., & Co., books,
18 08
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., books,
477 93
Dowe, Wm. D., books, .
2 98
Dunton & Potter, printing reports and blanks, 17 50
Estes & Lauriat, books, II 66
Fuller, Geo. E., care of rooms,
99 16
Gibbons, Miss Rosa, salary one year
125 00
Grant, F. E., book,
50
Home Market Club, Bulletin,
50
Hudson, A. S., book, 2 00
King, G. F. & Merrill, sundries, 7 90
Lappen Bros., baskets, . 2 74
Lawrence, Wilde & Co., umbrella stand, II 00
Libby, Horatio S., book,
6 00
Library Bureau, steps and binders,
8 60
Littlefield Directory Pub. Co., directory,
I 00
Macmillan & Co., directory, . · 2 93
Massachusetts Historical Society, book, 3 00
Melrose Journal, printing, 30 00
Morrison, L. A., book, . I 50
Morss, William, alcoves and sundries, 240 30
National Binder Co., binder, I 50
Amounts carried forward,
$1, 109 90 $2,246 22
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $1,109 90 $2,246 22
Oliver, Saml. F., gas pipe and fixtures, 15 24
Paige, J. C., insurance, . 60 00
Patch, Chas. A., sundries,
II 75
Treas., on account of
catalogues,
150 00
Publishers Weekly Index, 3 66 ·
Roffe, A. H., books,
I 45
Rowell, M. F.,
12 25
Russell, B. B., "
3 50
Stevens, Harry, expressage, 30 33
Scribner's, Chas. Sons, book, 1 00
Upham, H. B., repairing door springs, 2 00
Vaughn, Winthrop, card pockets, ·
I 75
Westgate & Johnson, insurance, . 75 00
Wilder & Co., L. B., sundry printing
and binding of books, . 218 39
Worthen, Miss C. M., one year's salary,
550 00 $2,246 22
SALARIES TOWN OFFICERS.
Balance, 1892,
$81 78
Appropriation,
.
5,297 86 $5,379 64
EXPENDED.
Leonard, Henry A., assessor, 1893, $250 00
Pratt, Dexter, assessor, 1893, 250 00
Stantial, Geo. C., assessor, 1893, 250 00
clerical services, 1893, 250 00
Gould, Edwin C., auditor, 1893, 300 00
Dike, John, M. D., board of health, 1893, 50 00
Sanborn, John E., M. D.,
50 00
Washburn, Frank L., 66
50 00
Larrabee, John, town clerk, 1893,
300 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,750 00 $5,379 64
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$1,750 00 $5,379 64
Lane, Addison, collector, 1890,
2 29
1891,
129 98
1892, . 567 25
1893, 569 98
Barron, Henry, forest fire ward, 2 years,
1892-93, . 30 00
Locke, Calvin, forest fire ward, 2 years,
1892-93, .
30 00
Marshall, James, forest fire ward, 2 years, 1892-93, 30 00
Pratt, Dexter, forest fire ward, 2 years, 1892-93, . 30 00
Worthen, Chase C., forest fire ward, 2 years, 1892-93, 30 00
Pratt, Dexter, inspector of buildings, 2 years, 1892-93, 200 00
Fields, Henry G., overseer of poor, '93, 200 00
Bale, Mrs. M. B., overseer of poor, '93, 50 00 Buttrick, Sidney H., selectman, 1893, 200 00
Cook, Chas. W., 66
200 00
Moore, Eugene H., 6
200 00
Norton, Daniel, 66 200 00
Waterhouse, Wm. A., 66 200 00
Newhall, George, treasurer, 1893, 500 00
Babb, Walter, registrar of voters, 1893, 50 00
Hocking, Alfred, “
50 00
Kirmes, Victor C., “
50 00
Larrabee, John, 66 66
75 00 5,344 50
Balance, .
$35 14
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Vinton Street School Building Extension.
EXPENDED.
Reported in 1892, . $9,023 60 Clough, Geo. A., architect's services, . $498 00
Boston Terra Cotta Co., terra cotta tablet,
150 00
Connery & Wentworth, labor setting terra cotta tablet, 51 22
Franklin, A. B., on account contract for steam heating, 1,554 61
MacDonald, Angus, on account con- tract, 7,224 99
Smead Warming & Ventaliting Co., on account of contract, 362 50
9,841 32
$18,864 92
Treasurer authorized to borrow, .
$18,750 00
Cash received premium on loan, .
125 00
$18,875 00
Warren Street School Building.
EXPENDED.
Reported in 1892, . $10,954 65
Barstow Stove Co., furnaces, 225 00
Bowditch & Dow, architect's services, 83 00
MacDonald, Angus, on account con- tract, 4,131 36
Smead Warming & Ventilating Co., sani- tary apparatus, 475 00
Snow, Joel, services as supt., and blue prints, 223 50
5,137 86
Treasurer authorized to borrow, 1892, $16,000 00
$16,092 51 Appropriation, 1893, 92 51
$16,092 51
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Balance, 1892,
.
$326 40
Appropriation,
. 43,300 00 $43,626 40
RECEIPTS.
Cash, J. H. Holbrook, refunded, .
$3 86
Insurance Co.'s damage by fire to
Centre school building, .
87 87
A. H. Pendleton, account tuition,
50 00
Mrs. A. M. Warren, “
·
50 00
Wakefield, Town of “
30 00
221 73
$43,848 13
EXPENDED.
Teachers' Salaries.
Whitman, Alonzo G. $1,714 28
Reed, Frederick
285 72
Small, F. H. .
. 1,000 00
Ballou, A. A.
800 00
Ricker, Hattie G. .
650 00
Fairbanks, Harriet C.
.
1,000 00
Sweetser, Effie C. .
700 00
Bisbee, Lucy W.
600 00
Swett, Alice M.
. 780 00
Mendum, Lydia
. 700 00
Melcher, Susan D.
550 00
Barrett, Helen J.
600 00
George, Mary J. 650 00 .
Young, Janet 550 00 .
Mitchell, Belle
550 00
Davis, Lillie J.
550 00
Guptıll, Alma J.
550 00
.
.
Amounts carried forward, .
$12,880 00 $43,848 13
Mansfield, Clarimond
650 00 .
119
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$12,880 00 $43,848 13
Long, Alice H.,
550 00
Smith, Annie, G.,
.
535 00
Atwood, Isabelle L.,
550 00 .
Weeks, Emma A., 510 00 .
Dermot, Lucy F.,
550 00
Chapin, Isabel,
550 00 .
Trowbridge, Amelia F., 485 00
Nye, Mary E.,
510 00 ·
Crosby, Delia H.,
550 00
Field, Hattie D., 460 00
Ransom, Hattie D.,
550 00 .
Chadbourne, Annie B.,
550 00
Plummer, Mary A.,
510 00 .
Call, Etta J.,
510 00 .
Ellis, Florence,
550 00
Crane, Eva R., 525 00
Dempsey, Nellie C.,
485 00
McCormick, A. Louise,
535 00
Davies, Esther M., 535 00 .
White, Florence H.,
270 00
Coggeshall, M. J.,
200 00
Snow, Minnie F. C.,
435 00 .
Coyle, Cecilia,
435 00 ·
Tucker, Annie E.,
.
467 50
Tupper, Mary E.,
435 00 .
Frost, Louise,
510 00
Lawrence, Bertha M.,
410 00
Taylor, Hattie C.,
240 00
Heath, R., .
247 50
Libbey, Inez H., .
166 50
$26,696 50
Amount carried forward,
$43,848 13
.
.
120
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $43,848 13
Special Teachers.
Carter, Willis S., .
600 00
Drake, Grant,
680 00
$1,280 00
Evening Schools.
Owens, O. O.,
$24 00
Weeks, Isaac C., janitor,
9 00
$33 00
Janitors' Salaries.
Weeks, Isaac C.,
$655 87
Boutwell, George W.,
670 87
Fuller, Charles H.,
300 00
Massey, John,
65 0I
Hitchins, John,
195 03
Upham, Eri,
200 04
Emerson, Joseph,
75 06
Ray, Thomas,
25 02
Molyneux, Edward H., .
60 00
Boyd, William,
27 92
Bemis, Frank,
60 00
Holden, William,
95 74
Chandler, Frank M.,
4 81
$2,435 37
School Superintendents.
Channell, Guy C., 7 months, . . $1,166 69
Robinson, B. F., 5 months, 833 35
$2,000 04
Advertising and Printing.
Babb & Stephens, . $13 00
Dunton & Potter, . 73 00
Mandell & Co., H. C.,
I 50
Melrose Journal,
12 00
$99 50
Amount carried forward, .
$43,848 13
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $43,848 13
Fuel and Gas.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal and wood, . $391 98
Goss, C. B. & F. H., coal and wood, 634 90
Malden & Melrose Gas Co., gas, . 77 54
McCarthy's Sons, J., charcoal, 39 75
Turner, W. P., wood,
74 70
$1,218 87
Furniture and Desks.
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
$2 39
Leonard & Co., desk,
4 38
Mccullough, J. J., chairs,
23 25
Nashua Iron & Brass Foundry, desks and chairs,
76 08
Perry & Co., G. S., desks and chairs, 291 28
Whitcomb, A. G.,
142 23
Winchester Furniture Co., desks and chairs,
97 00
$636 61
Miscellaneous Bills.
Albany Venetian Blind Co., . $74 20
Allen & Lotts, letter boxes, . . 3 00
American Express Co., expressage, 13 45
Barker, E. Gerry, moulding, 3 00
Barnes, H. K., belt and couplings, 3 42
Barstow Stove Co., furnaces,
862 25
Bartlett, G. W., carriage hire,
7 50
Bemis, F. N., grading Main street school grounds and teaming, 70 75
Boardman & Co., W. W., horse hire, 47 25
Boutwell Geo. W., cleaning school house,
21 70
Amounts carried forward, $1, 106 52 $43,848213
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, .
$1,106 52 $43,848 13
Boyce, W. J., services, . 7 70
Brock Bros., stock and labor,
74 03
Burlen, R., binding books,
26 05
Burrell & Swett, hardware, &c., 35 10
Coughlan & Co., F. G., tablet, 73 00
Dill, J. A., lunches, teachers,
87 50
Freeman, L. T., moving furniture, 17 50
Frost & Hawes, sundries, 15 55
Fuller, G. E., building stage, town hall,
12 00
Gilbride & Grey, lawn grass seed, 4 20
Gould & Cook, repairing pencil shar- pener, 3 25
Harn & Co., L. M., irons for flag staff, 50 00
Hicks, W., pedestal and painting, 8 00
Hitchins J., labor, . 7 64
Hoffman, C. L., cleaning vaults, 5 50
Holbrook & Norton, oil and chimneys, I 35
Houghton, F. G., ribbons, 5 81
Hurd & Balfour, ribbons and bunting, 8 40
Ireland, T., cleaning clocks, . 4 00
Jordan & Christie, dusters, . 6 00
Jordan, Marsh & Co., step ladders,
I 20
Keating, W. E., carriage hire,
18 50
Kerwin & Co., T., stone, cement and labor, 22 75
Larrabee & Stearns, telephoning and sundries, 2 15
Lapham, O. F., labor,
5 00
Litchfield, E. A., repairing clock,
50
Malden, City of, tuition,
360 00
McCoubry, T., slice bar,
I 50
MacDonald, A., stock and labor, , 93 31
Marsten & Wells, flags and badges, 7 00
Melrose Cadet Band, services,
75 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2,146 01 $43,848713
123
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $2,146 01 $43,848 13
Melrose Drum Corps, services, . 26 00
Melrose Wall Paper Co., repairing map, I 00
Melrose, Town of, sidewalk dept., con-
crete, 39 70
Miller & Sons, H. H., use of piano, II 00
Nelson, J. E., plants, 5 00
Newhall, G., boxes, 2 40
Nickerson's Express, expressage, I 50
Nye, E. B., tuning piano,
2 00
Oliver, C. M., services, .
1 00
Parker, J. H., use of wagon and floats, 25 00
Perry, H. J., hardware, .
74 76
Philpot, R., cleaning cesspools,removing ashes, etc., 121 54
Pratt's Son, D., three clocks,
19 50
Pratt, F. A., teaming,
2 00
Raymond, G. P., liberty caps,
10 00
Reed, H., snow shovel, .
50
Reed, G. P., four clocks, 32 00 " cleaning and repairing clocks, 6 00
Robinson, B. F., postage and incidentals,
23 57
Singer, Jr., J., broom and shovel, .
I 05
Small, Sam'l, stock and labor,
19 07
Stevens, H., expressage,
68 44
Stevens, W. C., surveying, 4 00
Stone, H. W., making diplomas,
18 75
Talbot, G. D., building fence,
27 75
Trask & Co., H. D., cleaning furnace pipes, 46 00
Tyzzer, F. H., painting signs, 3 00
West, S. E., picture, 3 00
Whittier, E. L., removing ashes,
7 00
Wilkinson & Co., A. J., wire,
31
Woburn, City of, use of floats,
100 00
Amount carried forward,
$2,848 85
$43,848 13
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $43,848 13
Repairs.
Barstow Stove Co., grates and labor, . $31 25
Brewer, A. H., repairing chair, I 00
Brock Bros., stock and labor, 125 50
Burnett & Co., A. J., stock and labor, 26 48
Burrell, A., setting glass, 2 00
Dean, F. H., slating blackboards
127 92
Deering & Co., J. P., lumber, 96 81
Dew, Geo., stock and labor, .
92 00
Franklin, A. R.,
137 17
Gibson & Son, R. M., painting and var- nishing, 103 50
Holbrook, J. L., stock and labor, 24 81
Lancaster & Son, J. J., labor, mason, 10 02
Lane Bros., stock and labor, mason,
46 35
Lear, Saml., carpenter, 22 27
MacDonald, A.,
10 70
McCoubry, T., stock and labor, black- smithing, 7 62
Parker, A. W., painting and varnishing, 5 00
Parker & Sons, C. S., repairing roof, 55 91 Patterson, J. H., stock and labor, mason 25 54
Rendall, J., stock and labor, carpenter, 12 52
Smith, A. D., mason, 22 75
Smith, G. H., labor, mason, . 11 00
Upham, A. E., stock and labor, carpenter 200 39
Valler, S., labor, carpenter, 41 48
Woodward, D. R., stock and labor, car- penter, 137 48
Weeks, I. C., stock and labor, carpenter, 62 86
$1,440 29
Amount carried forward,
$43,848 13
125
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN,
Amount brought forward, $43,848 13
Supplies, Books, Stationery, etc.
Allyn & Bacon, books, . $4 50
American Book Co., books, 116 67
Babb & Co., E. E., books, ·
459 II
Boston Supply Co., books, ·
455 36
Burlen, R., re-binding books, 13 45
Caproni & Bro., P, P., clay, 5 37
Carter, Carter & Kilham, sponges, 4 50
Cutler Bros., & Co., chemicals,
31 90
Daniels & Son, J. H., diplomas, 41 75
Ditson Co., Oliver, music, 19 10
Eastern Educational Bureau, books, 12 50
Educational Publishing Co., books, 8 64
Franklin Educational Co., books,
331 04
Frost & Adams, sundries,
42 08
Ginn & Co., books, 314 85 Greenough, Adams & Cushing, paper, . 2 75
Hammett, G., sundries, . 608 77
Heath & Co., D. C., books, 70 18
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books, 20 40
King, G. F., & Merrill, sundries, 519 45
Lothrop Co., D., books,
15 45
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, books, 30 96
Lee & Shepard, books, . 282 66
Maynard, Merrill & Co., books,
5I 63
Mills & Thompson, music, 3 38
Perry & Co., G. S., sundries,
197 29
Porter & Coates, books 126 40
Prang Educational Co., sundries, . 50 76
Pulsifer, Jordan & Co., paper, 147 18
Schoenhof, C., books, 17 IO
Amounts carried forward,
. $4,005 18 $43,848 13
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$4,005 18 $43,848 13
Scribner's Sons, Charles, book, I 32
Sherwood & Co., G., book, 50
Silver, Burdett & Co., sundries,
310 04
Storrs, A., Bement Co., paper,
3 00
Thompson, Brown & Co., sundries,
41 92
Thorp & Martin Mfg. Co.,
2 40
University Publishing Co., books,
125 10
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., sundries,
12 49
Ware & Co., Wm., books, .
28 00
Whitall, Tatum & Co., sundries,
7 57
Wilkinson & Co., A. J.,
2 60
Woburn, City of, covers,
6 00
$4,546 12
RECAPITULATION,
Teachers' salaries,
$26,696 50
special,
1,280 00
" evening schools, 33 00
Janitors, ·
2,435 37
Superintendents' salary,
2,000 04
Advertising and printing,
.
99 50
Fuel and gas,
1,218 87
Furniture, desks, etc.,
636 61
Miscellaneous bills,
2,848 85
Repairs, .
1,440 29
Supplies,
4,546 12 $43,235 15
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Balance,
$612 98
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127
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
SEWERAGE.
Stevens, W. C., surveys, plans, esti-
mates, etc., for sewer system, . $994 00 Treasurer authorized to borrow $1,500.
SIDEWALKS-CONCRETE.
Balance, 1892,
$525 61
Appropriation,
2,500 00
Cash received for concrete laid in 1890,
$30 85
1891, 72 45
1892, 177 85
1893, 1,061 35 1,342 50
$4,368 II
EXPENDED.
Bugbee & Barrett, one-half expense, 20 yards, laid in 1892, ·
6 00
Carter Bros., cash paid for 291/2 yards, and 10 yds. top dressing, repairing 1892, 20 20
Cochrane, M. G., cash paid for 23.9 yds. repairing in 1892,
14 34
Dill, Jesse A., one-half expense 64 yds. laid in 1892, 19 20
Houghton, Mrs. S. S., cash paid for 142.22 yds. top dressing, in 1892, 42 67
Amounts carried forward,
$102 41 $4,368 II
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $102 41 $4,368 II Messenger, F. A., one-half expense 1 15 yds. laid in 1888, 34 59
Messenger, F. A., 61,25 yds. laid in 1891, 36 75
Messenger, F. A., cash paid for gravel and labor, two men and horse in 1891, · .
12 50
Taylor, Emery, one-half expense, 95 yds. laid in 1893, 28 50
Ellison C. W., postage stamps, 4 00
Gould, Edwin C., clerical services under direction of selectmen, 15 00
Melrose Journal, advertising proposals, 1 00
Stevens, Walter C., surveying, 122 00
Hoffman, C. L., 2,499.93 yds. at 60 cts., 1,486 86 424.32 yds. repairing at 60 cts., 246 24
Hoffman, C. L., sundries repairs, . 7 00
66 508.76 yds. top dressing at 25 cts., 127 42
Philpot, Robert, 2,733.95 yds. at 60 cts., 1,640 37 464.5 yds. repairing at
60 cts., .
278 70
Philpot, Robert, 279.7 yds. top dressing at 25 cts., 69 92
$4,213 26
Balance,
$154 85
New walks laid, one-half to be paid by abutters, 5,233.81 yds., .
$3,127 23
New walks laid by abutters, one-half paid by town, 294 yds.,
88 29
Repairing 1,003.47 yds., paid by town, Top dressing 930.68 yds.,
603 23
240 0I
Amount due from abutters, laid in 1889,
$35 79
1 890,
31 96
66
1891,
148 77
66
1892,
157 02
..
1893,
465 82
$839 35
EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. 129
SOLDIERS' LOTS, WYOMING CEMETERY.
Balance, 1892,
$166 73
EXPENDED.
Wyoming cemetery, care of lots, . $9 00
Kelly, Michael, three cords manure, 15 00
$24 00
Balance,
$142 73
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Balance, 1892,
$35 32
Appropriation,
650 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, burial of soldier,
17 50
$702 82
EXPENDED.
Ames, Benj., rents, . $132 00
Benson & Co., S. E., coal,
41 37
Beverly, Town of, rent and groceries, . 62 89
Boyd, Wm., cash allowance,
15 00
Barker, Geo. U., groceries,
20 00
Eldridge, S. O.,
70 00
Frost & Hawes,
5 00
Gibbs, Benj. F., cash allowance,
95 00
Goss, C. B. & F. H., coal, 22 00
Hancock, C. F., groceries,
5 00
Heaton, Anastasia, cash allowance,
10 00
Keen, A. E., groceries,
5 07
Marshall, J., coal and wood, .
6 50
Mitchell, Moses P., cash allowance,
176 00
Newhall, Geo., shoes,
II 85
Prescott, A. F., cash allowance,
20 00
Amounts carried forward, $697 68
$702 82
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward, $697 68 $702 82
Shapleigh & Hocking, groceries, ·
10 00
Tibbetts, G. F., groceries, 5 00
Tucker, F. J., cash allowance,
30 00
Wells, W. H., groceries,
5 00 %
$747 68
Expenditures exceed appropriation, $44 86
SPOT POND IMPROVEMENT.
(Malden, Medford and Melrose Water Bonds.) Transferred from Water Fund, $20,000 00
EXPENDED.
As per report of 1892, $16,083 54
Churchill, Chas. F. and Annie M., land, 615 00
Hayes, B. F., services, and expenses examining titles and making deeds, 633 55
Malden, City of, one-third part of land purchased of Arthur S. McGeoch, 2,166 67 Wellman, Arthur H., professional ser- vices from Oct. 1, 1891, to July 15, 1893, in regard to Spot Pond land matters,
250 00 19,748 76
Balance, $251 24
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
STATE AID. Paid disabled soldiers and dependent relatives during year of 1893. Refunded by the State, Dec. 1894.
Anderson, Mary A., $20 00
Babcock, George W.,
27 00
Baldwin, Mary C., .
48 00
Barrett, Sarah, 48 00
Boyd, William, 15 00
Bryant, Lydia J., .
48 00
Burnham, Paschal E.,
96 00
Chandler, Abby A.,
48 00
Doherty, Daniel, .
60 00
Double, Elizabeth A.,
48 00
Drake, Alvin,
60 00
Emerson, James G.,
48 00
Everson, Sarah J,, .
24 00
Foster, Elmira A., .
48 00
French, Rebecca H.,
.
48 00
Gibbs, Benj. F,,
48 00
Grover, George W.,
48 00
Guild, John H.,
24 00
Hare, Andrew,
48 00
Heaton, Anastasia,
48 00
Hollis, Millissa,
48 00
Hood, Wendall P.,
.
48 00
Hubbard, Geo. T., .
6 00
Irwin, William F., .
72 00
Johnson, Jennie B.,
48 00
Lovett, Jane, . 14 00 .
Mclaughlin, Mary,
48 00
McMahan, Winnifred,
24 00
Mitchell, Mercy P.,
48 00
Amount carried forward, .
$1,258 00
.
·
.
.
.
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amount brought forward, $1,258 00
Pixley, Andrew, 24 00
Poole, Helen E., 48 00
Rowell, Hannah, 48 00 .
Rowell, Stephen P., 48 00
Spear, Ephriam W., 36 00
Story, Hannah,
48 00
Swett, Cyrus E.,
48 00
Terry, Mary, . 48 00
Toothacker, James S.,
18 00
Tucker, Helen E., .
48 00
Warren, Ephriam L.,
15 00
Weeks, Luzon,
24 00
Woodward, Freeman,
32 00
Woodward, Jane E.,
48 00
York, Benj. F.,
48 00
York, Josiah R.,
24 00
York, William B., .
48 00 $1,911 00 .
STREET LIGHTS.
Balance, 1892,
$679 34
Appropriation, · 7,300 00
Cash received for old lamp, . 50 $7,979 84
EXPENDED.
Cassell, Thos., lighting lamp, Park st., $5 60
Hogan, F. S.,
5 60
McCarthy, Dan'l, "
2 80
Malden Electric Lt. Co., street lighting,
as per contract, 12 months, . 7,638 66
Labor men as per pay-roll, renewing lamp-posts, 26 25 7,678 91
Balance,
$300 93
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. I33
STREET SIGNS.
Balance, 1892,
$10 34
Appropriation, 1893,
100 00 $IIO 34
EXPENDED.
Parker, Albon W., making and painting
38 signs, 47 60
Balance,
$62 74
COUNTY, STATE AND SEWER TAXES.
Treasurer, county tax of 1893,
$6,716 22
66 state
. 8,225 00
Metropolitan Sewer,
Loan Sinking Fund, 646 75
Treasurer, State Metropolitan Sewer,
interest, .
$1,002 39 $16,590 36
.
TOWN HALL.
Balance, 1892,
$168 56
Appropriation,
675 00
$843 56
RECEIPTS.
Auxiliary, Y. M. C. A., use of hall, $60 00
Burnett, A. J.,
66
30 00
Dem. State Committee, 66
25 00
Harvard Glee Club, 66
20 00
Lothrop, C. L., 66
·
15 00
Magic Entertainment, 66
.
10 00
Melrose Athletic Club,
66
37 56
Melrose Amphion “
50 00
Melrose Cadet Band,
66
75 00
Melrose Democratic Town Committee, use of hall,
20 00
Amounts carried forward
$342 50
$843 56
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$342 50
$843756
Melrose firemen, use of hall,
15 00
high school, 66
. 44 86
letter carriers,
30 00
66 lyceum, 1893-94, “
240 00
66 lyceum ushers,
20 00
66 prohibition town committee, . use of hall,
30 00
republican town committee,
use of hall, 60 76
W. C. T. Union, use of hall,
10 00
co-operative bank, use of select- men's room, 9 00
Melrose National Bank, rent one year, 150 00
Prohibition convention use of hall,
20 00
Royal Arcanum, 66
25 00
St. Mary's society,
50 00
Unitarian society, .
50 00
Universalist society,
30 00
$1,127 12
$1,970 68
EXPENDED. Fuel and Lights.
Benson & Co., S. E., coal, $139 50
Goss, C. B. & F. H., coal,
185 50
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., 491,- 100 ft. gas, 15 mos.,
872 16
McCarty, John, charcoal,
4 80
$1,201 96
Miscellaneous Bills.
American Express, expressage, $ 20
Brock Bros., 100 ft. hose and coupling, 14 50
Bugbee & Barrett, sundries,
75
Deering & Co., J. P., lumber,
I 50
Dunton & Potter, printing town hall plans, 35 00
Amounts carried forward,
$51 95 $1,970 68
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EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
Amounts brought forward,
$51 95 $1,970 68
Fuller, G. E., janitor, I year,
300 00
Graydon, A. A., repairing chair,
75
Ireland, Thos., cleaning clock,
I 50
Jordan & Christie, brushes, . 6 25
Lynde, A. W., labor and material on cesspool, 15 00
Massachusetts Gas Saving Co., I No. 50 light governor, 75 00
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