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E. F. Gay, , 66
10 00
J. A. Hartshorn, 10 00 66
J. G. Hollingsworth, as Ballot Clerk, 10 00
E. P. Tucker,
60
10 00
Patrick Lyden,
66
10 00
J. F. McManus, 66
5 00
P. F. Brennan, as Counter,
8 00
E. M. Sullivan, יו
8 00
G. E. Stewart, 66 66
8 00
Geo. H. Dexter, 66
8 00
J. F. Cuff, 8 00
F. W. Talbot, 66 5 00
J. F. Kiley,
5 00
Amount carried forward, $2,645 00
41
Amount brought forward, $2,645 00 as Counter, 5 00
Paid H. W. Alden,
A. G. Webb,
66
5 00
D. F. Mahoney,
66
3 00
Albert Fales, 66 66
3 00
E. W. Ellis, 66
3 00
W. E. Rhoads, as Police, 350 02
M. D. Creed,
700 00
Sumner Bagley, 66
399 00
Simon P. Donley, " 66
39 25
W. A. Readle, 66
23 00
F. W. Turner,
24 00
Wm. Cleary,
66
9 00
$4,208 27
Appropriation,
$2,775 00
Appropriation, police, 1,500 00
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Board of Selectmen : -
GENTLEMEN : I respectfully submit my annual report of the work done on the highways for the year ending January 31, 1898.
ACCOUNT OF HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, CULVERTS, ETC.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne,
89
days, } hr., at $2 75
$244 90
Tim Dolliher,
92
4 hrs., “
2 00
184 88
John Flaherty,
50
CC
66
2 00
101 78
John Folan,
27
Peter Curran,
73
66
2
66 2 00
146 45
Mike Conolly,
56
66
54 4
66
2 00
113 22
Pat Conolly,
68
66
2 00
136 00
John Colbert,
93
66
66
66 2 00
187 56
Jas. Kelleher,
76
7
66
2 00
153 56
John Sullivan,
86
3
66
2 00
172 67
Morgan Curran,
73
66
2
66
66
2 00
146 44
Andy Curran,
69
66
4
66
2 00
138 89
Martin Lyden,
5
2 00
10 00
Martin Lyden,
19
66
6
2 50
49 17
Dan Fitzgerald,
10
8
66
2 00
21 78
P. Collins,
48
66
2 00
96 00
Bartley Flaherty,
66
1
66
2 00
132 22
P. Fahay,
37
66
5
66
2 00
75 11
M. Culliarne,
61
2 00
122 00
Mike Tobin,
3
66
2
66
2 00
6 45
Tom Heffern,
59
66
8
66
66
2 00
119 78
Jim Shanley,
22
1
66
66
2 00
44 22
Mathew Drummy,
24
66
8
66
66
2 50
62 22
Mike Feeney,
6
66
4
66
66
2 00
12 89
Amount carried forward,
$2,532 19
66
2 00
54 00
7
66
66
43
Amount brought forward, $2,532 19
Paid P. MeDonough,
6 days, 4 hrs., at $2 00
12 89
John Welsh,
32
66
2 00
64 00
John Nugent,
37
66
4
2 00
74 89
Bartley Curran,
31
66
66
2 00
62 00
James Bree,
39
2
2 00
78 45
James Bree, to post,
25
John Doyle,
31
66
66
2 00
62 00
Martin Coyne,
4
66
4
66
2 00
8 89
Dennis Clifford,
4
66
66
66
2 00
8 66
John Wilde,
30
1
2 00
60 22
Dan Murphy,
20
7
66
2 00
41 56
Jerry Coekran,
35
66
4
66
2 00
70 89
John Fulton,
3
66
66
2 00
6 00
Jolın Galbraith,
4
3
66 2 00
8 66
Fred. L. Fisher,
70
66
66
66
2 00
140 45
Gus Sherer,
14
66
66
2 00
28 00
Geo. Hawes,
10
66
66
66
2 00
20 88
Geo. H. Morse,
S
66
4
66
66
2 00
16 89
Dennis McCarthy, 2d,
41
66
S
2 00
83 78
Martin Curran,
46
66
5
66
2 00
93 11
Jolın Christie,
16
4
66
66
2 00
32 89
Nathan Johnson,
53
Sł 66
66
00
107 89
John Kennedy,
83
S
66
66
2 00
167 78
Patrick Toomey,
3
66
4
2 00
6 89
Jas. Murphy,
62
6
66
2 00
125 33
J. Boyden,
7
M. Folan,
83
66
7
2 00
167 56
Dennis MeCarthy,
41
66
2
66
2 00
82 45
Mathew Foley,
3
6 00
Thomas Flood,
6
66
4
66
2 00
12 89
Festus Lyden,
27
5
2 00
55 11
Geo. E. Metcalf,
22
66
66
2 00
2 00
7 78
Tom Lyden,
18
66
7
66
66
2 00
37 56
J. Kavanaugh,
1
66
8
66
2 00
3 78
Patrick Flaherty,
4
66
4
2 00
8 89
J. Crimmings,
5
66
66
66
2 00
10 45
Walı. McDonough,
17
2 00
34 00
Tom MeDonough,
2
66
4
2 00
4 88
Martin Conolly,
20
66
2 00
40 00
Chas. Ryan,
24
66
66
00
48 00
Amount carried forward,
$4,492 79
66
2 00
14 00
Martin McDonough,
3
66
8
66
2 00
44 00
66
4
66
3
44
Amount brought forward, $4,492 79
Paid D. Simpson,
5 days, 5 hrs., at $2 00
11 11
R. Farnsworth,
6
2 00
12 00
Flurry Mahoney,
10
66
2 00
20 00
Mike Lyden,
14 66
3
2 00
28 66
John Keohane,
23
3
66
2 00
46 66
Thomas Casey,
15
5
66
66
: 00
31 11
Martin Devine,
25
Sumner Bagley,
12
4
66
2 00
24 89
Geo. Cottle,
11
2 00
22 00
Albert Fales,
27
1
66
2 00
54 22
Bat Curran,
2
2 00
4 00
Eben Gay,
12
66
2 00
24 00
Walter Bagley,
9
18 00
J. E. Hartshorn,
5
66
2 00
10 00
Dennis MeCarthy, 3d,
23
1
66
2 00
46 22
Dennis Hallisey,
11
66
: 00
22 00
Mark Curran,
1
66
2 00
2 00
John Carberry,
3
66
66
2 00
6 00
James Adams,
7
66
2 00
14 00
M. J. Burk,
3
66
2 00
6 00
F. H. Hartshorne, teams, 454
7星
66
1 50
682 29
Dan Fitzgerald,
66
15
4
66
1 50
23 17
John Nugent,
66
44
5
66
1 50
66 83
John Folan,
66
42
5
1 50
63 84
Fred. L. Fisher,
113
66
1
6.
1 50
169 66
Gus Sherer,
28
1 50
42 00
Geo. Cottle,
22
66
66
1 50
33 00
Geo. H. Hawes,
66
20
S
66
1 50
31 33
Geo. H. Morse,
16
8
66
66
1 50
25 33
Dennis MeCarthy, 2d, "
76
.6
4
66
1 50
114 67
Nathan Johnson,
114
66
73
1 50
172 25
Geo. E. Metealf,
40
2
66
1 50
60 33
Chas. Ryan,
24
1 50
36 00
Flurry Mahoney,
10
1 50
15 00
Thomas Casey,
15
66
5
66
1 50
23 34
Sumner Bagley,
24
66
8
1 50
37 33
Albert Fales,
54
66
2
66
1 50
81 33
Eben Gay,
24
66
1 50
36 00
Walter Bagley,
2
66
1 50
3 00
J. E. Hartshorn,
9
66
1 50
13 50
Thomas Dyer,
1
66
66
1 50
1 50
66
66
Amount carried forward, $6,677 36
2 00
50 00
2 00
45
Amount brought forward, $6,677 36
Paid John Carberry, teams,
3 days, hrs., at $1 50 4 50
Albert Clay,
6 " 1 50 1 00
M. J. Burke,
3
66 1 50 4 50
Winslow Morse,
1,007 two-horse loads gravel, at 10 ets, 100 70
Newman Fales Est., 330
66
66
10 " 33 00
Geo. S. Winslow, 961
66
10 “ 96 10
Geo. S. Winslow,
203 one-horse
12 18
John Folan, 70 two-horse
7 00
Eben Gay,
205
66
" 10 " " 10 " 20 50
Leonard Fisher,
421
66
" 10 " 42 10
Leonard Fisher,
18 one-horse 66
66
1 08
. Wm. Partridge,
85 two-horse 66
66 10 “ 8 50
John Nugent, 1,239 two-horse and 100 one-horse
loads gravel from Washington Street.
Ames Plow Co., for supplies,
3 20
Geo. H. Morse, for labor,
15 55
H. B. Baker, for stone posts,
3 00
Eben Gay, for superintending road machine,
8 50
H. E. Plimpton, for labor as per contract,
25 00
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
21 18
John Nugent, for labor,
19 42
A. L. Dean, for labor,
24 70
J. H. Cook, for 17.250 tons erushed stone,
19 69
Jabez Sumner, for cover stone,
3 75
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
9 52
H. H. Harvey, for supplies,
5 74
J. E. Plimpton, for castings,
15 36
Geo. F. Bagley, for supplies,
4 46
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
5 68
Bell & Casey, for castings,
16 50
H. H. Harvey, for supplies,
3 00
F. W. Turner, for labor,
4 00
Geo. H. Hawes, for labor,
60 75
J. E. Plimpton, for eastings,
13 13
Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies,
14 35
H. F. Walker, for labor and supplies,
58 41
J. E. Plimpton, for castings,
13 05
Geo. H. Morse, for labor,
18 25
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
13 29
J. M. Folan, for supplies,
2 75
Wm. Partridge,
87 one-horse 66
66
4 6 “ 5 22
Amount carried forward, $7,415 97
-
46
Amount brought forward, $7,415 97
Paid F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,
6 80
H. H. Harvey, for supplies,
6 60
Bell & Casey, for castings,
13 55
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
2 60
H. C. Babcock, for supplies,
1 80
C. D. Hoar, for labor,
6 22
Richard Walsh, for supplies,
6 34
F. A. Fales & Co.,
66
3 90
Pendergast & Callahan, " 3 70
E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies,
28 24
$7,495 72
Appropriation, $7,000 00
This account is credited with gravel and gutter
stuff sold in the sum of
$454 91
Respectfully submitted,
F. H. HARTSHORNE, Superintendent of Streets.
CONCRETE WALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Paid C. C. Chisholm, for concrete and edgestones, $3,040 05 A. A. Libby & Co., for edgestone and paving, 97 45
Geo. H. Morrill, for granite walk, 371 78
E. J. Shattuck, for granite walk, 264 48
F. H. Hartshorne, for gravel and grading,
965 57
Spear & Smith, for supplies,
19 31
J. E. Plimpton & Co., "
12 75
E. L. Hubbard, 66 66
87
H. B. Baker, 66
1 53
Simpson Bros., for teaming, 9 75
$4,783 54
Appropriation,
$2,500 00
Assessment,
47
BOND STREET.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, John Nugent, for labor,
$402 82
66 12
$468 94
WASHINGTON STREET SIDEWALK.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $331 76
Appropriation, $300 00
GUILD STREET SIDEWALK.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$191 41
John Nugent, for labor, 20 00
F. H. Walker, for labor and supplies, 13 96
$225 37
Appropriation,
$300 00
NAHATAN STREET SIDEWALK.
Paid F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $674 12
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
17 06
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies, 1 25
Richard Walsh, for supplies,
2 40
$694 83
Appropriation, $500 00
48
WIDENING PROSPECT STREET AND LAND DAMAGE.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $1,089 12
Andrew Carberry, for blasting, 118 20
Ellis Chamberlain, for covering stone,
30 12
E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies,
17 33
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor on fence,
11 92
F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,
2 60
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
6 20
L. G. Marston, for land damage,
50 00
$1,325 49
Appropriation, $2,000 00
WIDENING CROSS STREET AND LAND DAMAGE.
Paid J. E. Hartshorn,
for land and damage,
$80 00
Mrs. J. Hennessey,
66
25 00
Michael Tobin,
66 "
100 00
J. C. Murphy,
125 00
Wm. J. Cuff,
66
66
60 00
Daniel Murray,
25 00
Robert Robinson, 66
20 00
E. E. Elston,
66
66 66
66 20 00
E. E. Elston, Jr.,
20 00
Michael Fagen,
66
15 00
Michael F. Fagen,
66
66
15 00
F. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
74 58
$579 58
66
Appropriation,
$700 00
49
LAND DAMAGE WASHINGTON STREET, 1896.
Paid Chas. L. Smith, for land and damage, $1,260 00
F. M. Baker, Trustee, 66 66 66 1,200 00
Orient Lodge, 66
261 00
Heirs of Lewis Rhoads, "
179 00
$2,900 00
Appropriation, $3,350 00
WIDENING HOWARD STREET.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $808 42
Matthew Drummy, for labor, 189 00
Geo. H. Morse, for labor and supplies,
16 00
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
14 10
E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies,
19 30
G. H. Sampson, for supplies,
9 68
W. C. Fuller, moving Tisdale house,
200 00
M. H. Howard, for repairs on Tisdale house, 43 66
John D. Smith, for labor and supplies, 39 63
H. F. Walker, for labor,
217 17
Wm. Foreman, for labor,
52 40
F. A. Fales & Co.,
1 30
Mrs. A. F. Tisdale, for land damage,
107 39
$1,718 05
Appropriation, $1,250 00
WASHINGTON STREET WIDENING AS ORDERED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $1,535 05
M. F. McCarty,
1,155 35
Spear & Smith, 66 77 38
Andrew Carberry,
66 20 00
Amount carried forward, $2,787 78
50
Paid W. L. Morse, Amount brought forward, $2,787 78
for labor and supplies, 69 85
Geo. H. Morse, 6 44 60 66 66
E. L. Hubbard, 6 1 80
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
75 40
J. W. Hart, for brick, 40 50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., for freight on brick, 9 33
H. C. Babcock, for supplies, 3 10
John Nugent, for carting brick, 8 50
D. H. Andrews, 7,100 lbs. iron I beams,
177 50
F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,
44 20
A. B. McLean, for supplies,
2 75
J. E. Plimpton & Co., for coal,
75
E. Chamberlain, for covering stone, 33 24
Richard Walsh, for labor, 1 46
$3,300 76
Appropriation, $1,000 00
Amount paid by Electric Railroad, $2,165 82
WASHINGTON STREET LAND DAMAGE BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Paid Winslow L. Morse,
for land damage, $850 00
Geo. H. Morse,
66
750 00
Lewis H. Plimpton,
66
225 00
Sumner Bagley,
66
225 00
C. E. Carlson and O. W. Hegg, “
66
66
225 00
John Folan,
66
66
185 00
M. J. Kuld,
66
82 00
Heirs of Percy Morse,
66
66
62 00
Geo. H. Bateman,
66
66
66
50 00
$2,654 00
Appropriation, $3,432 00
I
51
LYDEN STREET.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $296 22
Geo. E. Sanborn, for labor and supplies, 8 12
Geo. H. Sampson, 5 08 66
E. L. Hubbard, 66
3 09
H. L. Boyden, for supplies, 40
$312 91
Appropriation,
$300 00
WALPOLE STREET REPAIRS.
l'aid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $201 12
Isaac Ellis, ·
15 00
H. C. Babcock, 66 66
2 31
$218 43
Appropriation,
$300 00
GRADING FOUNDRY STREET.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $48 20
Appropriation,
$250 00
STATE HIGHWAY.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $3,721 13
E. W. Ellis, for labor, 5 00
M. H. Howard, for labor and supplies, 65 92
L. F. Tisdale, for labor, 28 90
Amount carried forward, $3,820 95
52
Amount brought forward, $3,820 95
Paid Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies,
123 15
E. L. Hubbard,
66 17 87
Philip Larson,
2 17
Geo. Sanborn,
for supplies,
267 39
Wm. Fisher,
. "
2 55
F. A. Fales & Co.,
8 25
H. L. Boyden, 66
90
Walworth Manufacturing Co., for repairs,
1 20
N. E. R. R. Co., for freight,
4 42
C. B. Horgan, for teams,
3 00
Chas. E. Hill, for weighing,
82 00
Roger W. Babson,
125 00
Pratt & Marston, for express,
9 47
Fred. L. Fisher, for posts,
19 80
W. H. Murphy, painting fence and steps, 29 80
John Nugent for labor,
4 50
F. A. Fales, for stone,
185 36
Albert Fales,
59 58
M. F. McCarty, לל
.60 36
Alex. Lunney, יו
82 88
E. W. Ellis,
46 41
E. E. Fisher,
29 42
F. J. Mahoney,
5 64
$4,991 97
Appropriation,
$500 00
Received from the State on account,
4,586 32
$5,086 32
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor,
$367 23
. Fred. L. Fisher,
26 10
Geo. H. Morse, 66
52 76
N. A. Johnson, 66 29 12
Amount carried forward, $475 21
53
Amount brought forward, $475 21
Paid John Nugent,
for labor,
38 25
James Gillin,
10 00
Geo. H. Hawes, 66
15 10
D. D. Fitzgerald, "
12 00
Albert L. Dean, 66 66
19 88
John Hyde, 66
10 44
W. C. Hoar,
5 11
E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies,
19 00
Geo. E. Sanborn, «
15 15
Wm. Fisher,
66 66
90
H. L. Boyden,
66 66
30
W. C. Cottrell, building snow plow,
17 00
E. F. Roby, for painting,
9 75
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
$648 09
LIGHTING STREETS.
Paid Norwood Gas Light Co., for lighting,
Geo. A. O'Brien, care 1 lamp, 12 mo.,
9 00
P. F. Gallagher,
1 12
9 00
Martin Kuld,
1 66 12 9 00
Stephen Curran, 1 12
9 00
M. H. Howard, 66 1 12 66
9 00
C. B. Dexter, 66 2 12
18 00
Cyrus Thorn, 66 1 6
4 50
Geo. F. Metcalf, 66
1
6 «
4 50
Frank Groote,
66
1
12 « 9 00
$2,345 46
Appropriation,
$2,400 00
WATERING STREETS.
Paid John Folan, for labor,
$506 00
L. F. Tisdale, for labor,
366 07
E. F. Roby, for water,
216 19
Appropriation,
$900 00
$1,088 26
$2,264 46
54
EXTRA WORK ON BRIDGES, CULVERTS, SIDE- WALKS AND DRAINS.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for sidewalk, Guy's Block, Vernon Street, $58 47
Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, 15 76
Geo. H. Morse, 66 66
25 02
Geo. H. Hawes, 66 66
25 00
Geo. F. Bagley, for labor on Canton bridge,
33 69
Geo. E. Sanborn, for drain pipe, 6 59
F. A. Fales & Co., for cement, 1 30
J. J. Geary, for seven catch basin covers,
24 50
$190 33
TOWN SEWER.
Paid Lyman Smith's Sons Co., for labor, $179 70
SURVEYING AND SETTING STREET BOUNDS.
Paid Robert Rogers, for surveying, $799 25
Fred. H. Hartshorne, for surveying, 20 00
$819 25
Appropriation,
$500 00
PAVING GUTTERS.
Paid Fred. H. Hartshorne, for labor, $734 99
Worcester Construction Co., for paving in 1896, 239 00
John Turner & Co., block paving, 130 20
T. Dolliher, for paving,
41 14
S. & R. J. Lombard, for paving stone,
52 00
Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,
2 43
$1,199 76
Appropriation, $500 00
55
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid C. W. Morse, rent of Selectmen's room, $100 00 Norwood Gas Light Co., for gas for Selectmen's room, 28 60
Mrs. M. Conley, for care of Selectmen's room, 16 00
J. B. Rhoads, for care of Selectmen's room, 2 75
L. W. Bigelow's Sons, for supplies for Select- men's room, 19 62
A. Holton, for supplies for Selectmen's room, 20 22
J. E. Hartshorn, for coal for Selectmen's room, 16 63
N. E. Telephone Co., for telephone for Select- men's room, 75 00
Will Brooks, for reseating chairs for Select- men's room, 1 00
F. A. Fales, for postage, blanks and recording deeds, 9 77
W. E. Rhoads, for supplies,
14 50
E. L. Bigelow, rent of hall for town meetings and caucus, 88 00
J. W. Conger, for rent of hall for caucus, 8 00
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., rent of safe, 10 00
N. E. Railroad Co., rent of land, 11 84
Adams Express Co., for express, 3 05
Geo. F. Bagley, labor on voting booths, 37 79
Adams & Cushing, street plan book,
8 00
T. O. Metcalf & Co., for supplies,
2 50
Dr. E. C. Norton, issuing burial permits, 1896-1897, 38 00
Dr. E. C. Norton, returning births,
4 50
Dr. Hurley, 66
4 25
Dr. I. S. Fogg,
8 00
Dr. F. W. Dodge,
10 25
E. L. Bigelow, for collecting births,
13 70
E. L. Bigelow, for recording births, marriages and deaths, 93 60
Amount carried forward, $645 57
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Amount brought forward, $645 57
Paid C. B. Dexter, for returning deaths,
8 00
John Gillooly, for returning deaths, 17 50
E. L. Burdakin, for list of transfers for assessors, 10 00
J. L. & H. K. Potter, for street sprinkler, 350 00
N. E. Railroad Co., for freight, 4 00
J. M. Folan, for supplies for police, 5 50
P. B. Thompson, for supplies for police, 5 70
M. D. Creed, for teams for police, 5 50
C. B. Horgan, for teams for County Commis- sioners, 11 00
Sumner Bagley, for distributing town reports,
12 00
J. E. Cotter, for legal opinion, 25 00
Town of Westwood, tax on pumping station land, 2 25
M. J. Murphy, for shade trees, 4 00
Jeremiah Coughlin, for shade trees,
3 75
E. F. Roby, for painting road scraper,
30 00
Michael Cullane, for building wall, Rock Street, 5 00
Michael Tobin, for damage, account sewer, 3 00
P. F. Slattery, for injury received on Mylod Street, 18 00
H. H. Harvey, for supplies for derrick, 4 62
Cora L. Tobin, labor for Committee on By-Laws, .8 80
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for one-fourth of druggist license, 50
A. T. Harriott, for supplies for police,
4 75
$1,184 44
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
RECAPITULATION.
Paid for Schools, $21,300 36
Interest on High School note,
375 00
Guild School note and interest, 1,220 00
Guild School land, 1,000 00
Amount carried forward, $23,895 36
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Amount brought forward, $23,895 36
Paid for High School balustrade,
238 00
Fire Department,
2,071 85
Fire alarm system,
1,879 11
Hydrant,
100 00
Support of Norwood poor,
4,966 97
Support of non-resident poor,
399 65
State and military aid,
139 00
Library,
993 10
George K. Bird Post No. 169, G. A. R.,
150 00
Old cemetery,
128 00 .
Board of Health,
837 15
Prosecution of illegal sale of liquor,
21 00
Norwood Water Works,
226 14
Trial Justice Court,
166 71
McNeil vs. Town of Norwood,
77 60
Park Commission,
38 25
Guide boards,
92 41
Grade crossing note and interest,
2,495 00
Rock Street note and interest, 265 62
State highway note and interest,
531 25
Washington Street note and interest,
1,182 39
Water takers' loan note and interest,
60 00
Business Committee of Nine,
2,500 00
Printing and stationery,
578 66
Grade crossing,
16,740 35
Town officers and police,
4,208 27
Highways, bridges, and culverts,
7,495 72
Concrete walks and edge stone,
4,783 54
Bond Street,
468 94
Washington Street sidewalk,
331 76
Guild Street sidewalk,
225 37
Nahatan Street sidewalk,
694 83
Widening Prospect Street,
1,325 49
Widening Cross Street,
579 58
Amount carried forward, 880,887 07
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Amount brought forward, $80,887 07
Paid for Land damage, Washington Street, 1896,
2,900 00
Widening Howard Street, 1,718 05 Widening Washington Street, as ordered by County Commissioners, 3,300 76
Land damage, Washington Street, County Commissioners,
2,654 00
Lyden Street,
312 91
Walpole Street repairs,
218 43
Foundry Street grading,
48 20
State highway,
4,991 97
Removing snow,
648 09
Lighting streets,
2,345 46
Watering streets,
1,088 26
Extra work, bridges, culverts, etc.,
190 33
Town sewer,
179 70
Surveying and setting street bounds,
819 25
Paving gutters,
1,199 76
Miscellaneous,
1,184 44
$104,686 68
Total amount of orders drawn,
$104,686 68
Assessors' orders for abatement, $1,127 59
Appropriation, $400 00
Overlayings, 183 52
Total,
$583 52
ESTIMATES.
As required by the By-Laws, we submit the following estimates for the ordinary expenses of the ensuing year : -
For Schools, $23,042 00
Schoolhouse repairs, etc., 3,900 00
Truant School, 100 00
Amount carried forward, $27,042 00
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Amount brought forward, $27,042 00
For Guild School note, due Nov. 10, 1898,
1,000 00
Interest on same,
40 00
Guild School note, due Dec. 1, 1898,
2,500 00
Interest on same,
100 00
Howard Street note and interest,
624 00
Interest on High School notes,
350 00
Washington Street widening note,
2,000 00
Interest on same,
300 46
Grade crossing note,
2,000 00
Interest on same,
450 00
Interest on Guild School note due 1899,
40 00
Interest on water bonds,
3,400 00
Sinking Fund for water bonds,
3,750 00
Grade crossings order of State Auditor,
556 68
Highways, bridges and culverts,
5,000 00
Sidewalks,
1,000 00
Paving gutters,
700 00
Surveying and setting street bounds,
700 00
Removing snow,
1,000 00
Lighting streets,
2,500 00
Watering streets,
1,000 00
Fire Department,
1,800 00
Support of poor,
4,000 00
State and military aid,
300 00
Fees in Trial Justice Court,
200 00
Board of Health,
800 00
Abatement of taxes,
500 00
Library,
2,000 00
Town officers,
3,000 00
Police,
1,500 00
Old cemetery,
125 00
Printing and stationery,
800 00
Incidentals,
1,000 00
State highway,
1,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$73,078 14
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Amount brought forward, 873,078 14
For Concrete walks and edgestones,
1,500 00
McNeil vs. Town of Norwood,
600 00
Grade crossings,
556 68
Fire alarm system,
300 00
Fire hose,
300 00
$76,334 82
LIABILITIES.
The Liabilities of the town are as follows : -
Water Bonds, payable
August 1, 1900,
$10,000 00
June 1, 1901, 5,000 00
August 1, 1905,
10,000 00
June 1, 1906,
5,000 00
August 1, 1910,
10,000 00
June 1, 1911,
5,000 00
August 1, 1915,
25,000 00
June 1, 1916,
8,000 00
June 1, 1917,
7,000 00
$85,000 00
Less Sinking Funds,
13,528 90
$71,471 10
Guild School notes, bearing interest at 4 per cent., payable
November 10, 1898,
$1,000 00
December 1, 1898,
2,500 00
November 10, 1899,
1,000 00
$4,500 00
Amount carried forward, $75,971 10
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Amount brought forward, $75,971 10 High School note, bearing interest at 32
per cent., payable
December 1, 1899, $2,000 00
December 1, 1900, 4,000 00
December 1, 1901, 4,000 00
Howard Street note, bearing interest at
4 per cent., payable
December 10, 1898, 600 00
.
Washington Street widening notes, bear-
ing interest at 32 per cent., payable
December 1, 1898, 1,000 00
December 10, 1898, 4 per cent., 1,000 00
December 1, 1899, 4 per cent., 1,000 00
December 1, 1900, 4 per cent., 1,000 00
December 1, 1901, 4 per cent., 1,000 00
January 28, 1900, 3 per cent., 3,432 00
Grade Crossing notes, payable
December 2, 1898, 5 per cent., 2,000 00
December 1, 1899, 5 per cent., 3,000 00
December 15, 1899, 4 per cent., 2,000 00
December 1, 1900, 4 per cent.,
3,000 00
Total indebtedness,
29,032 00
$105,003 10
RESOURCES.
The resources of the town are : - Cash in the Treasury, Jan. 31, 1898, $2,448 66
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REMARKS.
The Selectmen have presented in the foregoing pages their report of the payments of the town of Norwood for the year ending January 31, 1898.
The following sums were raised by tax in 1898:
Town grant,
$64,759 87
State tax, 2,152 50
County. tax,
3,017 05
Grade crossings,
556 68
Overlays,
183 52
$70,669 62
The appropriations voted from the Treasury on account of the original appropriations were : ---
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
Appropriation from Treasury for new accounts were ; -
For Library,
$433 10
Business Committee of Nine,
2,500 00
$2,933 10
Appropriations voted to be borrowed and raised by tax in 1898 were :-
For grading Howard Street, $600 00
Washington Street widening, 1,000 00
Grade crossings to be raised in 1899, 2,000 00
$3,600 00
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Appropriation voted to be borrowed and raised by tax in 1900 : -
For widening Washington Street, south of Dean Street, ordered by the County Commissioners, amount awarded for land damage, $3,432 00
This sum to be repaid to the town by the county when the street is accepted.
From money in the Treasury the following sums should be saved for the original appropriations : -
Washington Street, land damage, 1896, $591 00
Washington Street, land damage, 1897, 778 00
Foundry Street, land damage, 55 00
Prospect Street, land damage, 965 00
Grade crossings, 2,000 00
$4,389 00
The amounts now due and payable to the Treasury for street watering, concrete walks and edgestone, private fire alarm boxes, repairs on the sewer and for gravel, will, with the balance in the Treasury, be sufficient to pay the several land damage appropriations that have not been paid out.
GRADE CROSSINGS.
The crossings at Washington, Chapel, and Guild Streets have always been considered dangerous, and as early as the year 1886 the Board of Selectmen took action looking to the better protection of the people using those streets. The rail- road company, as is well known, do not as a rule expend any money in improvements unless actually forced to do so. In this case it was not until the year 1888 that the Selectmen succeeded in having a day flagman placed at Guild Street and
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a day gateman placed at Washington Street crossing, and these were not secured until the Board had applied to the District Attorney of this county for an indictment against the railroad company. After having petitioned the Railroad Commissioners for night flagmen at the above-named cross- ings, in the year 1889 the railroad company finally granted the request, and in this way the crossings were made reason- ably safe ; but the company still refused to properly protect the crossing at Chapel Street.
On September 22, 1890, the Selectmen, having been duly authorized by the town, petitioned the Superior Court, under Chapter 428 of the Acts of that year, that a commission be appointed to eliminate the grade crossings at Washington, Chapel, and Guild Streets. The members of the Board at that time were George H. Morse, Tyler Thayer, and Frank A. Fales. On November 24, 1890, the New York & New England Railroad Co. petitioned the Court that the crossing at Railroad Avenue should also be abolished.
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