Norwood annual report 1895-1899, Part 24

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1166


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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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