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15
66
5
66
66
2 00
31 11
Martin Lyden,
3
66
5
66
66
2 50
8 89
Amount carried forward, $3,825 81
66
2 00
2 00
26 22
Geo. Hawes,
13
66
1
2 00
26 22
Dan. McCarthy,
12
66
5
28 88
Nathan Johnson,
31
66
66
66
66
1
39
Amount brought forward, $3,825 81 2 days, at $2 00 4 00
Fred Foster,
312 hrs., “ 2 00
78
Thos. Conolly,
1
66
4
2 00
2 88
Albert Clay,
7
1
66
6 2 00
14 22
John Carberry,
5
1
2 00
10 22
Frank Rooney,
2
66
2 00 4 00
Jerry Cockran,
3
66
2 00
6 00
Wm. Fitzgerald,
4
2 00
88
Wm. Dolliher,
8
2 00
16 00
F. H. Hartshorne, teams, 531
4
66
1 50
797 17
Dennis McCarthy,
17
1
66
66
1 50
25 66
Tom Kerresey,
70
105 00
Fred L. Fisher,
60
4
66
1 50
90 67
Wm. C. Fisher,
31
66
2
66
66
1 50
46 84
Geo. H. Morse,
66
28
8
66
1 50
43 33
Winslow Morse,
12
1
66
1 50
18 16
Nathan Johnson,
66
58
1 50
87 00
John Folan,
40
2
1 50
60 34
Dan Fitzgerald,
66
42
4
66
1 50
63 67
Geo. E. Metcalf,
66
31
66
1
1 50
46 66
Geo. Hawes,
26
2
66
1 50
39 33
Geo. Cottle,
66
26
2
66
66
1 50
39 33
Gus. Seherer,
66
26
2
66
66
1 50
39 33
Sumner Bagley,
26
2
1 50
39 33
Morris Fitzgerald,
13
66
66
1 50
19 50
Eben Gay,
66
36
4
66
1 50
54 67
J. E. Hartshorn,
30
66
2
66
66
1 50
45 34
Albert Fales,
66
46
2
66
1 50
69 34
John Nugent,
65
66
1 50
97 50
Fred Foster,
312
66
1 50
10 66
Wm. Fitzgerald,
4
66
66
1 50
67
Wm. C. Fisher,
683 loads gravel,
66
10
68 30
Winslow Morse,
29
stone,
66
10
2 90
Winslow Morse,
132
gravel,
66
10
56 00
John Folan,
760
66
66
12%
95 00
John Folan,
249
10
24 90
H. Maxwell,
13
10
1 30
Newman Fales,
150
66
10
15 00
Eben Gay,
20
66
10
2 00
Amount carried forward, $6,006 78
59
Albert Clay,
66
7
66
1
1212
16 50
Winslow Morse,
560
66
1 50
66
66
،،
66
1 50
Paid Pat. Foley,
40
Amount brought forward, $6,006 78
PaidĮF. A. Fales, .
4 loads building stone,
at
75
3 00
Fred L. Fisher,
9
sand,
25
2 25
Fred L. Fisher,
2
12
24
Charles Vose,
234
gravel,
66
10
23 40
Henry Pettee,
82
66
10
S 20
Jolın Ellis,
20 66
60
10
2 00
Leonard Fisher,
198
66
66
66
10
19 80
Town Pit,
520 66
Cottage Street, 12 66
66
66
Mrs. John Page, 4
06
66
10
40
Geo. Hawes, for labor,
15 74
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
55 40
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
75 51
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
77 71
Eben Gay, for road machine supplies,
2 15
Watts Bros., for supplies,
3 75
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
17 33
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies.
18 50
Bell & Casey, for eastings,
S 40
J. E. Plimpton, for castings,
7 89
Geo. H. Morse, for labor,
11 75
J. E. Plimpton, for eastings,
3 90
Flurry Mahoney, for labor and stone,
4 37
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
1 63
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
6 20
Geo. E. Sanborn, for labor and supplies,
3 55
Frank Turner, for cleaning hose and labor,
4 00
J. E. Plimpton, for castings,
4 02
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
6 80
Albert Dean, for labor,
1 67
J. E. Plimpton, for castings,
5 20
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
14 80
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
1 00
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
2 44
Geo. H. Morse, for labor,
53 92
F. A. Fales & Co., for cement,
4 72
Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies,
22 02
Richard Walsh, for repair of tools,
13 74
F. H. Hartshorne, for surveying,
2 00
Wm. C. Fisher, for labor,
6 00
Amount carried forward, $6,522 18
Washington Street, 155
41
Amount brought forward, $6,522 18
Paid Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies.
12 53
Geo. H. Morse, for labor,
32 50
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
42 01
Peterson's Express, for supplies,
1 00
Snow's Boston Branch, for supplies,
61
Pratt & Marston Express, for supplies,
4 45
E. L. Hubbard, for repair of tools,
14 45
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
1 47
Appropriation, $6,625 00
$6,631 20
Respectfully submitted, F. H. HARTSHORNE, Superintendent of Streets.
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$618 46
Fred L. Fisher,
66
41 82
John Nugent,
109 75
George E. Metcalf,
48 00
Isaac Ellis,
21 50
N. A. Johnson, 66
15 13
George H. Morse,
46 88
George H. Hawes,
19 00
E. E. Talbot,
66
3 34
D. D. Fitzgerald, 66
19 50
S. E. Chamberlain,
2 75
Albert L. Dean,
66
66
21 50
John Hyde,
5 10
C. D. Hoar,
66
2 44
Arthur Talbot,
5 33
Michael Burke,
66
2 66
Henry B. Baker,
66
1 75
Amount carried forward, $984 91
42
Amount brought forward, $984 91
Paid A. B. Black, for snow plough, 40 00
W. C. Cottrell, for 3 snow ploughs, 25 00
W. C. Cottrell, for repairing and supplies, Pendergast & Callahan, for supplies,
3 10
M. H. Howard, for repairs, 3 20
E. L. Hubbard, for repairs,
31 50
$1,104 71
Appropriation,
$500 00
LIGHTING STREETS.
Paid Norwood Gas Light Co., for lighting,
$2,585 77
George A. O'Brien, for care 1 lamp, 12 months,
9 00
M. H. Howard, 1 12
9 00
Stephen Curran, 1
12
9 00
E. F. Gallagher,
1
12
66
9 00
George E. Metcalf, 1 12
9 00
Frank Groote, 1 12
9 00
John Nugent,
1
12
66
9 00
C. B. Dexter,
2
12
18 00
$2,666 77
Appropriation,
$2,584 00
WATERING STREETS.
Paid John Folan, for labor, E. F. Roby, for water,
$466 50
96 44
$562 94
Appropriation,
$700 00
17 00
43
BOOK FOR STREET PLANS.
Paid Robert Rogers, for labor on plans, $133 75
Appropriation, $150 00
PAVING GUTTERS.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$400 77
John Turner & Co., for granite paving, 260 17
H. B. Baker, for supplies, 1 12
$662 06
Appropriation,
$500 00
SURVEYING AND SETTING STREET BOUNDS.
Paid Robert Rogers, for surveying,
$688 00
Appropriation,
$250 00
EDGESTONES AND CONCRETE WALKS.
Paid C. Chisholm, for concreting, $297 10
Bragdon & Lowe, for concreting, 304 60
J. W. Conger, for concreting, 12 66
John Turner, for edgestones,
25 20
New England R. R. Co., for freight,
4 28
$643 84
Appropriation, $500 00
Assessment, 110 84
44
SIDEWALK ON CROSS STREET. Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for building,
$292 93
Appropriation, $300 00
LAND DAMAGE. DAY STREET.
Paid J. P. Hamlin, in full for damage,
$266 40
J. C. Lane, Trustee,
105 92
Lewis Day, 66 66 66
66 00.
T. F. Wellington, Trustee, “
66 00
James M. Folan,
66
37 50
Michael Cook,
37 50
Fred L. Colton,
66
66
· 45 50
O. F. Adams, 66
66
2 00
$626 82
Appropriation,
$626 82
LAND DAMAGE. WASHINGTON STREET.
Paid C. Eastman Webb,
in full for damage,
$1,480 00
Lewis Day,
66
685 00
E. A. & E. L. Bigelow,
400 00
Joseph P. Hamlin,
229 00
James M. Folan,
218 00
Chas. W. Blenus, Trustee, "
66
257 00
W. L. Kingsbury and J. A. Crocker, in full for damage, 200 00
Heirs of Jarvis Gay, in full for damage,
196 00
E. H. Morrill, in full for damage,
177 75
$3,842 75
Appropriation,
$4,000 00
45
WIDENING DAY STREET.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$828 75
L. F. Tisdale, for labor, 52 10
S. E. Chamberlain, for stone, 25 02
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies, 18 00
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grate, 7 86
W. C. Cottrell, for labor and supplies, 4 00
George F. Bagley, for labor and supplies, 4 24
E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies, 3 28
H. B. Baker, for supplies,
1 50
$944 75
Appropriation, $800 00
WIDENING WASHINGTON STREET.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $2,160 45
E. A. & E. L. Bigelow, building retaining wall, 125 00
J. P. Hamlin, building retaining wall, 71 25
J. W. Conger, for filling,
100 00
Andrew Carberry, for use of derrick, 36 00
F. A. Fales & Co., for cement, 1 45
S. E. Chamberlain, for stone,
18 36
George Odenwalder, for stone, 8 50
George E. Sanborn, for supplies,
79 92
H. B. Baker,
5 25
I. T. Snow, 66
2 15
E. L. Hubbard,
66
17 39
John Nugent, 66
66
1 50
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies,
74 48
George F. Bagley,
66
1 90
W. C. Cottrell, 66
66 4 65
Amount carried forward, $2,708 25
46
Amount brought forward, $2,708 25
Paid F. M. Douglas, for labor, 8 36
N. A. Johnson, for labor, 23 78
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grates, 11 82
Bell & Casey, for grate,
17 40
$2,769 61
Appropriation,
$2,950 00
MYRTLE STREET EXTENSION.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for building, $510 97
Appropriation,
$500 00
ROCK STREET.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$499 85
E. F. Gay, for stone, 57 20
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies, 6 92
E. L. Hubbard, for labor, 1 92
F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,
4 35
$570 24
Appropriation,
$660 00
HILLSIDE AVENUE.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, . $251 17
Appropriation,
$250 00
47
MUNROE STREET DRAIN.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, George E. Sanborn, for supplies,
$60 81
5 46
$66 27
Appropriation, $65 00
WASHINGTON AND GUILD STREETS.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $126 28 C. E. Webb, for land damage, 74 25
$200 53
Appropriation,
$200 00
GRADING FOUNDRY STREET.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $1,320 41
Walker & Goodwin, for labor and supplies, 20 20
George F. Bagley,
34 76
Warren C. Cottrell, 66 66
4 00
George E. Sanborn, for supplies,
19 41
Sarah C. Draper, for land damage,
25 00
F. A. Fales & Co., for cement,
47 40
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grate,
7 80
E. L. Hubbard, for labor,
4 47
John Nugent, for labor,
1 00
$1,484 45
Appropriation,
$1,450 00
DAVIS AVENUE.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $252 00
Appropriation,
$250 00
48
EAST CHAPEL STREET.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$245 49
S. E. Chamberlain, for stone,
10 26
E. L. Hubbard, for supplies, 1 26
$257 01
Appropriation, $200 00
GRADING BROADWAY.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$552 88
H. B. Baker, for supplies, George H. Sampson, for supplies, 6 07
40
$559 35
Appropriation, $575 00
STATE HIGHWAY CONTRACT.
Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$1,535 84
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co., for crushing and rolling, 1,224 15
Roger W. Babson, as superintendent,
120 00
L. F. Tisdale, for stone,
229 69
McCarty Bros.,
125 00
Charles Ryan, 66 66
22 44
E. N. Fales,
62 75
F. A. Fales,
221 05
Albert Fales,
66
240 65
Alfred Ellis, 66
47 85
Mrs. N. M. Page,
158 35
Eben F. Gay, 66
66 24 10
Amount carried forward, $4,011 87
49
Amount brought forward, $4,011 87
Paid George H. Morrill & Co., for stone,
5 00
Fred L. Fisher, 66
221 35
Charles E. Hill, for weighing,
73 00
George F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
46 79
George E. Sanborn, for supplies, 215 89
Walker & Goodwin, 66
61
I. T. Snow,
1 60
L. W. Bigelow's Sons,
2 05
F. A. Fales & Co.,
66
5 80
New England Railroad Co., for freight,
6 97
P. B. Thompson, for telephoning,
3 95
Ames Plough Co., for plongh,
38 34
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for labor and weighing,
6 10
William Carr, for labor,
24 66
James Murphy, for setting stone bounds,
27 50
E L. Hubbard, for repairing tools,
23 67
Arthur Rogers, for labor on culvert,
50 79
Smith & Spear, for labor and supplies,
1 50
W. H. Murphy, for painting fence,
2 90
E. F. Roby, for water, 21 74
F. A. Newton, for police duty,
6 00
$4,798 08
$450 of the amount paid the Massachusetts Broken Stone Co.was for rolling in the year 1895. The town has received from the State on the above contract $4,415 79
GUILD STREET GRADE CROSSING.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, McCarty Bros., for laying wall, 2,277 50
$5,654 45
M. P. McGrath, for paving, 1,397 50
Amount carried forward, $9,329 45
50
Amount brought forward, $9,329 45
Paid Water Commissioners, for labor and supplies,
1,021 45
George E. Sanborn, for supplies,
121 21
George F. Bagley,
172 88
Warren C. Cottrell,
12 65
H. B. Baker,
1 38
J. M. Folan,
16 00
Richard Walsh, for labor and supplies,
12 65
Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies.
14 54
Sumner Bagley, for covering stone.
5 46
Albert Dean, for covering stone,
10 89
John Nugent, for stone and labor.
84 02
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for castings,
3 90
Bell & Casey, for castings, 8 52
F. A. Fales & Co., for cement,
11 15
S. E. Chamberlain, for stone, 36 48
John Turner & Co., for edgestone, 30 75
William H. Murphy, for painting fence,
41 44
Albert Fales, for posts, 19 35
E. L. Hubbard, for repairing tools, 46 58
Walworth & Co., for use of pump.
11 40
Massachusetts Broken Stone Company. for rolling, 6 67
New England Railroad Company, for gravel and grate, 442 48
New England Railroad Company. for freight, 31 93
Walker & Goodwin, for labor,
74
Robert Rogers, for surveying.
336 50
Joseph J. Feeley, for services, 730 04
$12,560 51
WASHINGTON AND CHAPEL STREETS GRADE CROSSING.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $3,968 68
S. E. Chamberlain, for covering stone, 10 44
Amount carried forward, $3,979 12
51
Amount brought forward, $3,979 12
Paid W. C. Fuller, for moving engine house,
80 00
W. C. Cottrell,
for labor and supplies, 20 15
George E. Sanborn, “ . .
104 72
George F. Bagley, 66 66 66 38 72
E. L. Hubbard, 66
29 12
Richard Walsh, 66 66 6 80
William Foreman,
66
22 55
William Fisher, 66 66 66
1 10
Walker & Goodwin, "
66
15 95
F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,
11 30
Robert Rogers, for surveying,
100 00
George H. Sampson, for supplies,
5 02
M. H. Howard,
1 29
I. T. Snow,
4 65
J. D. Smith,
2 59
W. A. Metcalf, for forge, 14 00
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for coal, 3 20
$4,440 28
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid C. W. Morse, rent of Selectmen's room, $100 00
Norwood Gas Light. Co., for gas, Selectmen's room, 7 40
Mrs. M. Conley, for sweeping Selectmen's room, 17 50 L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies for Selectmen's room, 24 37
A. Holton, for supplies for Selectmen's room, 8 16
J. E. Hartshorn, for coal for Selectmen's room, 4 84
William Fisher, for supplies for Selectmen's room, 40
E. L. Bigelow, for postage and express, 8 78
Pratt & Marston, for express, 3 55
Amount carried forward, $175 00
52
Amount brought forward, $175 00
Paid E. L. Bigelow, rent of Village Hall,
142 00
P. B. Thompson, for telephones, etc., 6 50
Rea Bros. for setting shade trees, 6 00
Thomas Foley, 66 66
7 00
C. R. Tardis, 66 3 00
M. Cullane, 66 66 5 00
A. E. Pratt, for insurance on hearse, 5 00
A. T. Harriott, for supplies,
1 00
E. L. Burdakin, for copy of transfer of deeds,
10 00
E. F. Roby, for painting sign, derrick and water- cart, 30 00
George F. Bagley, for labor on booths, 60 45
Boston Safe Deposit Co., for rent of safe,
10 00
George E. Sanborn, for supplies,
41 36
A. M. Kegan, for examination of cattle, 10 00
J. A. Soule, 4 00
W. E. Rhoads, for posting warrants, 62 37
T. E. Clary Company, for insurance, 8 52
Town of Dedham, for tax on Pumping Station lot, 2 76
Henry E. Fales, for legal advice,
10 00
R. S. Robertson, for repairing ballot box, 6 00
John Nugent, for burial of horse, 8 00
Dr. L. H. Plimpton, for returning births, 13 50
Dr. I. S. Fogg, 13 00
Dr. F. W. Dodge, 66 10 50
Dr. F. M. Cragin,
5 00
Dr. C. S. Gould, 66 2 75
F. A. Fales, for burial permits, 1895, 17 50
E. L. Bigelow, for collecting births, 15 65
E. L. Bigelow, for returning deaths, births and marriages, 99 80
C. B. Dexter, for returning deathis, 8 50
E. L. Hubbard, for repairing derrick, 17 59
Tyler Thayer, for labor, 5 00
Amount carried forward, $822 75
53
Amount brought forward, $822 75
Paid Sumner Bagley, for distributing Town Reports, 9 00
F. Doane & Co., for printing for Park Com., 1 75
C. B. Horgan, for teams,
11 00
Charles Harrington, for analysis in case of William Keen, 20 00
A. Wilkinson & Co., for surveying instrument, 12 50
H. H. Harvey, for derrick and supplies,
163 77
George F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
1 92
Warren C. Cottrell, for labor and supplies, 10 25
New England R. R. Company, for freight,
90
$1,053 84
Appropriation, $900 00
RECAPITULATION.
Total expense of Schools, $20,784 97
Guild School note and interest, 2,300 00
West School 66
1,040 00
High School
66
2,035 00
Interest on High School extension note, 375 00
Amount due committee, High School
extension,
328 36
Truant School, 52 00
Fire Department,
1,551 23
Support of Norwood poor,
4,189 19
Support of non-resident poor,
264 00
Military and State aid,
346 46
George K. Bird Post, 150 00
Old cemetery,
101 00
Library,
906 45
Amount carried forward, $34,423 66
.
54
Amount brought forward, $34,423 66
Total expense of Notes and interest under vote of
Jan. 1, 1896, 4,568 10
Alvin Fuller vs. Town of Norwood, 375 00
Indictment against Town of Norwood, 150 00
Interest on water takers' loan,
60 00
Printing and stationery,
610 42
Board of Health, 130 00
Town officers, 3,791 94
Trial Justice fees, 131 43
Prosecution of illegal sales of liquor,
23 50
Highways and sidewalks,
6,631 20
Removing snow,
1,104 71
Lighting streets,
2,666 77
Watering streets,
562 94
Book for street plans,
133 75
Paving gutters,
662 06
Surveying and setting street bounds,
688 00
Edgestones and concrete walks,
643 84
Sidewalk on Cross Street, 292 93
Land damage, Day Street, 626 82
Land damage, Washington Street,
3,842 75
Widening Day Street,
944 75
Widening Washington Street,
2,769 61
Myrtle Street extension,
510 97
Rock Street,
570 24
Hillside Avenue,
251 17
Munroe Street drain,
66 27
Washington and Guild Streets,
200 53
Grading Foundry Street,
1,484 45
Davis Avenue,
252 00
East Chapel Street,
257 01
Grading Broadway,
559 35
State highway,
4,798 08
Guild Street grade crossing,
12,560 51
Amount carried forward, $87,344 76
55
Amount brought forward, $87,344 76 Total expense of Washington and Chapel Streets, grade
crossing, 4,440 28
Miscellaneous,
1,053 84
$92,838 88
Total amount of orders drawn,
$92,838 88
Assessor's orders for abatement,
$870 34
Appropriation, $400 00
Overlayings, 312 06
Total,
$712 06
ESTIMATES.
As required by the By-Laws, we submit the following esti- mates for the ordinary expenses of the ensuing year : For Schools, $21,040 00
Truant School,
100 00
Guild School note and interest,
1,220 00
Grade crossing note and interest,
2,470 00
Rock Street note and interest,
265 62
State highway note and interest,
531 25
Washington Street note and interest,
1,195 00
Interest on Norwood park bonds,
200 00
Water takers' loan, notes and interest,
2,148 00
Grade crossings, on order of State Auditor,
519 60
Interest on High School notes, 375 00
Interest on water bonds,
3,120 00
Sinking fund for water bonds,
3,400 00
Highways, bridges and culverts,
5,000 00
Sidewalks,
1,000 00
Paving gutters,
500 00
Surveying and setting street bounds,
500 00
Removing snow,
1,000 00
Amount carried forward, $44,584 47
56
Amount brought forward, $44,584 47
For Schools,
Lighting streets,
2,500 00
Watering streets,
800 00
Fire Department,
1,800 00
Support of poor,
4,000 00
State and military aid,
400 00
Fees in Trial Justice Court,
150 00
Abatement of taxes,
400 00
Library,
500 00
Town officers.
3,000 00
Police,
1,500 ( 0
Old cemetery,
125 00
Printing and stationery,
700 00
Incidentals,
1,100 00
State highway,
500 00
Edgestones and concrete walks,
500 00
Printing By-Laws,
50 00
$62,609 47
LIABILITIES.
Water Bonds payable
Aug. 1, 1900,
$10,000 00
June 1, 1901,
5,000 00
Aug. 1, 1905,
10,000 00
June 1, 1906,
5,000 00
Aug. 1, 1910,
10,000 00
June 1, 1911,
5,000 00
Aug. 1, 1915,
25,000 00
June 1, 1915,
8,000 00
$78,000 00
Less sinking funds,
9,363 61
$68,636 39 Amount carried forward, $68,636 39
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Amount brought forward, $68,636 39
Guild School notes due
Nov. 10, 1897, interest 4 per cent, $1,000 00
Dec. 1, 1898,
60
2,500 00
Dec. 10, 1898, 66
1,000 00
Dec. 10, 1899,
66 1,000 00
5,500 00
Water takers' loan notes due
Nov. 5, 1897, interest 6 per cent,
$1,000 00
Nov. 5, 1897, interest 6 per cent, 1,000 00
2,000 00
High School extension notes due
Dec. 1, 1899, interest 32 per cent,
$2,000 00
Dec. 1, 1900, 66
4,000 00
Dec. 1, 1901, 66 66
4,000 00
Washington Street widening notes due
Dec. 1, 1897, interest 32 per cent,
$1,000 00
Dec. 1, 1898,
66 66 66 1,000 00
Dec. 1, 1899, 66 66
1,000 00
Dec. 1, 1900,
66 60
1,000 00
Dec. 1, 1901, 66 66
66 66 1,000 00
.
5,000 00
Elimination of grade crossings notes due
Dec. 2, 1897, interest 5 per cent, $2,000 00
Dec. 2, 1898, 66
2,000 00
Dec. 1, 1899,
3,000 00
Dec. 1, 1900,
4 " 3,000 00
10,000 00
Rock Street loan note due
Dec. 5, 1897, interest 5 per cent,
250 00
State highway note due, Dec. 5, 1897, 500 00
Total indebtedness,
$101,886 39
10,000 00
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RESOURCES.
The resources of the town are :
Cash in the Treasury Jan. 31, 1897,
$7,288 33
REMARKS.
The Selectmen have presented in the foregoing pages their report of the payments of the Town of Norwood for the year ending Jan. 31, 1897.
The following sums were raised by tax in 1897 :
Town grant,
$57,583 63
Grade crossings, on auditor's order, 186 53
State tax, 2,152 50
County tax,
2,207 59
Overlays,
312 06
$62,442 31
The appropriations from the Treasury were, on account of the original appropriations :
For High School note due March 1, 1896,
$2,000 00
Land damage, Washington Street,
424 50
Rock Street, 210 00
Highways, 200 00
Hillside Street,
250 00
Munroe Street drain,
65 00
Street lighting, 384 00
$3,533 50
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Appropriations from the Treasury for new accounts were :
For Foundry Street, land damage and grading,
$450 00
Watering streets, 600 00
Day Street, grading, 800 00
Washington and Guild Streets,
200 00
Lot of land for Engine House No. 2,
100 00
Expense of Board of Health,
123 00
Business Committee,
2,500 00
$4,773 00
Appropriations from the Treasury of the Water Commissioners were :
For painting pumping station and reservoir fence, $200 00
Four standpipes, 300 00
Water mains, Walpole Street and Davis Avenue,
1,500 00
Water mains, Rock Street,
250 00
Water mains, Prospect Street, 300 00
Improving quality of water,
1,000 00
Interest on water takers' loan,
120 00
Interest on water bonds,
3,220 00
Sinking fund bonds,
3,400 00
$10,290 00
Appropriations voted to be borrowed and raised by tax in 1897 were :
For interest on Norwood Park Bonds,
$200 00
Rock Street, 250 00
State highway, 500 00
Broadway,
275 00
Repair of highways,
925 00
$2,150 00
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Appropriations voted to be borrowed on notes of the town were :
For grade crossings,
$10,000 00
Appropriations voted for parks were :
$10,000 00 For Norwood park bonds,
The total payments for the year, including abatement of taxes,
$93,709 22
Of the sums voted to be raised by tax in 1897, that of $275 for Broadway and that of $925 for the repairs of highways were taken from the Treasury, which will leave only the sum of $950 to be raised by tax under that vote.
From the money in the Treasury the following sums should be saved for the original appropriations :
For Howard Street land damage,
$650 00
Washington Street land damage,
1,933 00
Foundry Street land damage,
55 00
Grade crossings,
4,391 65
$7,029 65
Grade crossing account for 1896 :
The town appropriation was
$11,000 00
Received from New England R. R.,
6,755 09
Received from the State,
3,637 35
$21,392 44
Expended by the town in 1896,
17,000 79
Balance,
$4,391 65
State Highway contract :
Expended by the town,
$4,798 08
Received from the State,
4,415 79
$382 29
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The Chief Engineer of the Massachusetts Highway Com- missioners has received orders to survey a mile of Walpole Street north from the Walpole line, and it is expected that the town will have the contract to build the same the present year.
Under the vote of the town we have expended the sum of $562.94 in watering streets the present year, and that amount has been assessed on the abutting estates, and will be due and payable during the year 1897. We have asked for a larger appropria- tion this year, as we have received a number of petitions for watering in other streets.
We would again call your attention to the need of using economy in making appropriations of money.
We believe that it is a good policy to expend a certain amount of money each year in building new streets and in extend- ing water mains, as the town derives a benefit in increased taxes and water rates. We believe, also, that the extension of the State highway will result in a large saving in our highway expenses, but appropriations from which no income or benefit will be received should be carefully made. While the value of the land on same portions of Washington Street has been increased from ten to twenty cents per foot by the improvements made during the past two years, and we have also had a large increase in the taxable property in other parts of the town, it cannot be expected that the valuation will increase at a rate that, with the large appropriations being asked for, the tax rate can long remain at the present low figure.
If bonds for parks or other purposes are issued, the longest time allowed under the law for payment should be used.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. FALES, FRED L. FISHER, GEO. H. BATEMAN,
Selectmen of Norwood.
REPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE.
Our report of expenditures was printed in the Town Report for year ending Jan. 31, 1896. At that time your Committee had not accepted the heating apparatus.
The contractors, Messrs. Smith Anthony Company, agreed to furnish a boiler of sufficient capacity to heat all the new por- tion of building, with the exception of the large unfurnished room on upper floor since used as a gymnasium. The boiler was not satisfactory, nor equal to serviee required. Several tests were made during the cold weather in January and February, and the contractors acknowledged the fact, and agreed to replace at their own expense one of a larger size, suitable to meet the requirements of the contract.
Your Committee, after careful inquiry, were of the opinion that, inasmuch as changes were to be made, it would be a matter of economy at this time for the town to install a larger boiler than first contemplated, with capacity to lieat the entire building, including the old section. This part is still heated by the Smeed system, but in the event of an accident to this apparatus, the boiler now in use is ample to economically heat both old and new parts.
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