Norwood annual report 1900-1903, Part 10

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1178


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M. P. Conolly,


53


6


66


2 00


106 60


Dennis Clifford,


40


66


66


2 00


80 00


John Colbert,


75


66


2 00


150 00


Jerry Cockran,


40


2 00


80 00


Bartley Flaherty,


62


66


66


2 00


124 06


Festus Lyden,


62


66


74


66


2 00


123 61


P. Conolly,


68


2 00


136 06


Bartley Curran,


73


1 4


66


66


2 00


146 06


James Murphy,


39


23


66


66


2 00


78 60


Daniel Fitzgerald,


83


6


66


66


2 00


166 06


James Burk,


44


66


66


66


2 00


80 61


Geo. E. Metcalf,


59


66


3+


66


66


2 00


64 72


J. W. Roby,


43


66


24


66


2 00


86 50


T. Dolliher,


53


2 00


107 90


John Kennedy,


68


66


5


66


66


2 00


137 11


Martin Lyden,


19


66


2 00


38 00


Albert Clay,


42


5


66


2 00


85 11


Lawrence Tisdale,


20


66


2 00


40 00


Daniel Sullivan,


26


2 00


53 23


Patrick Farrell,


17


4


66


66


2 00


34 88


P. O'Malley,


10


66


2 00


20 00


Albert Fales,


20


2


66


66


2 00


40 44


Dennis McCarthy,


61


66


5


2 00


123 11


John Sullivan,


52


66


2


66


2 00


104 44


John Folan,


14


1


66


66


2 00


28 88


J. E. Hartshorn,


22


4


"


2 00


44 88


Eben Gay,


23


4


66


2 00


46 88


Amount carried forward,


$3,372 12


6.


2 00


118 72


M. J. Burk,


32


66


14


66


66


66


49


Amount brought forward, $3,372 12


Paid Fred L. Fisker,


17 days, 1 hr., at $2 00


34 22


Sumner Bagley,


15 4


2


. 2 00


30 44


Geo. H. Morse,


14 ..


2 00 28 00


James Bree,


11


6 2 00 22 00


·


2 00


24 00


Daniel Feeney,


1


. 2 00


2 00


Thomas Dyer,


S


2 00


16 00


George Hawes,


4 2 00


16 00


George Cottle,


8


6.


2 00


16 00


George Peterson,


16


5


66


66


2 00


33 11


William Forbush,


8


8


..


..


2 00


17 78


John Nugent,


93


13


2 00


186 33


James Kelliher,


40


.‹


4


66 2 00


80 88


Matthew Drummy,


7


4


66


66


2 50


18 61


man, 6 .6


4


6. 2 00


12 88


Samuel Winslow,


4


..


5


66


66 2 00


9 11


John Cronin,


10


5


.6 2 00


21 11


Dennis Galvin,


16


66


4


.. 2 00


32 SS


John Breen,


28


66


13


6.


2 00


56 33


Florence Mahoney,


7


6.


2 00


14 00


Frank Turner,


2 00


1 00


John Norton,


1


66


7


6.


2 00


3 56


Thomas Conolly,


3


.6


66


2 00


7 33


Henry Dolliher,


3


66 2 00


6 00


Peter Flaherty,


3


2


60


2 00


6 44


1'. Callahan,


3


..


66


2 00


6 00


Martin Curran, 2d,


5


6.


4


.“


6.


2 00


10 88


Nathan JJohnson,


3


66


43


06


..


2 00


6 99


James Cox,


4


..


5


4


6.


2 00


2 88


James Murphy, team, 39


66


23


.6


1 50


58 95


Dan'l Fitzgerald,


" 124


28


..


1 20


186 37


James Burke.


44


..


71


6.


6.


1 50


67 21


66


2 00


7 78


John Foster,


2 00


9 11


John Scannell,


1


W. L. Morse,


12


...


66


Amount carried forward, $4,424 30


50


Amount brought forward, $4,424 30


Paid Geo. E. Metcalf, team. 149 days, 74 hırs., at $1 50


224 71


M. JJ. Burke,


66 32


1 50 48 54


Albert Clay,


84 66


1


66


126 16


L. Tisdale, 6 40 66


66 34 ..


66 1 50


51 00


Dennis McCarthy,


100 66


5


66


66 1. 50


150 84 43 33


John Folan, 66 28 66


66


8


66


66 1 50 67 33


Eben Gay, 66 46 66


8


66


66 1 50 70 33 1 50 48 84


Sumner Bagley.


66


40


4


66


66 1 50


45 67


Geo. H. Morse,


66


31


1 50


46 50


Thomas Casey.


66


8


1 50


1 12 00 24 00


Geo. Hawes,


6.


16


66


66 1 50 24 00


Geo. Cottle,


16


66


66


1 50


24 00


Geo. Peterson,


66


16


66


6.


66


1 50


24 84


John Nugent.


173


6


6.


66 1 50


260 50


Samuel Winslow,


4


5


6:


1 50


6 84


Thomas Kerrissey, "


12 66


1 50


18 00


John Breen,


50


66


6.


1 50


76 42


Florence Mahoney, "


14


1 50


21 00


John Foster,


6


1 50 9 00


Nathan Johnson,


1 50 12.00


Geo. H. Morse.


40 1-horse loads gravel, at 06


2 40


Geo. H. Morse


335 2


33 50


John Nugent,


1845 2


66


66


" 10


184 50


W. L. Morse,


551 1


66


66


" 06


33 06


W. L. Morse,


403 2


66


« 10


40 30


John Ellis Est., 88 1


66


66


" 06


5 28


Jolın Ellis Est.,


41 2


66


66


" 10


4 10


Newman Fales Est., 3 2


66


66


66


" 10


30


Morse Est.,


130 1


66


6


66


" 06


7 80


Eben Gay,


111 2


66


66


" 10


11 10


66


66 1 50.


Fred L. Fisher, 66 32


5


66


Thomas Dyer.


.6 16


66


1 50


.


Amount carried forward, $6,242 49


.


66


" 10


8


6.


.


66 1 50 1 50 66 60 00


Albert Fales,


J. E. Hartshorn, 6 4.4


51


Amount brought forward, $6,242 49


Paid George H. Morse, for labor,


5 90


E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies. 41 59


E. F. Gay, for fixtures for scraper, 8 25


Damage on drain, 6 00


Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies, 41 80


L. W. Bigelow's Sons, " 2 59


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grates for catch basin, 12 88


New York & New England R. R. Co., for rent, 10 00


Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies, 10 20


Robert Rogers, for surveying, 130 00


J. F. Freese, for supplies, 3 50


George F. Bagley, for labor aud supplies, 29 16


J. E. McManus,


29 53


Robert Rogers, for surveying,


24 00


Win. Fisher, for supplies,


1 30


Geo H. Sampson, for forcite.


10 46


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grates for catch basin,


12 30


. Wm. Shea & Son, for crushed stone, 60 00


J. M. Folan. for supplies, 3 00


1 16


Geo. E. Sanborn, “


37 81


W. C. Cottrell, for labor and supplies,


20 49


J. A. Sherer,


10 00


F. A. Fales & Co., for supplies,


2 15


Robert Rogers, for surveying. 52 00


Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies, 35 58


M. P. Conolly, for labor,


10 00


John Breen. 66


58


Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies, 47 36


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for supplies, 15 75


Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies, 39 16


Arthur Rogers, for blasting on Nichols Street. 15 00


J. M. Folan, for supplies, 8 00


W. C. Cottrell, for stakes, 7 60


Amount carried forward,


$6,987 59


J. F. Freese. 66


52


Amount brought forward, $6,987 59


Paid Matthew Drummy, for labor, 9 00


Geo. E. Sanborn, for supplies,


21 75


E. L. Hubbard, for labor and supplies, 33 64


Geo. H. Sampson, for forcite,


7 25


Geo. H. Hawes, for labor, 32 00


Geo. F. Bagley, for labor and supplies, .


11 75


Richard Walsh, " 6


2 95


H. C. Babcock, for supplies,


9 83


A. L. Dean, for labor, 2 45


Samuel Thaxter & Son, for repair of level, 3 00


Geo. H. Sampson, for use of battery, 1 55


H. L. Boyden, for supplies, 7 31


Salary of Superintendent, 1,000 00


W. B. Hastings & Co., supplies,


80


Geo. F. Bagley, labor and supplies,


24 944


James Burk, for labor, 9 00


$8,164 81


Respectfully submitted,


FRED H. HARTSHORNE, Superintendent of Streets.


GRADING CROSS STREET.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,


$1,428 54


Fred E. Colburn, 36 04


H. F. Walker, for labor and supplies, 139 50


J. H. Murphy, for land damage, 25 00


$1,629 08


Appropriation, $1,500 00


GRADING PROSPECT STREET.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $1,351 06 .


George F. Bagley, for labor and supplies. 118 14


Amount carried forward, $1,469 20


53


Amount brought forward, $1,469 20


Paid George H. Sampson, for supplies,


16 97


Fred E. Colburn, for labor, 5 00


Richard Walsh, for labor and supplies,


22 85


J. A. Scherer, for posts, 5 78


Robert Rogers, for surveying, 24 00


$1,543 80


Appropriation,


$1,500 00


GRADING CENTRAL STREET.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $203 45


Appropriation, $200 00


GRAVELLING WHEELOCK AVENUE.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $359 62


Appropriation, $500 00


SIDEWALK ELIOT STREET.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,


$218 37


F. A. Fales & Co., for cement, 8 50


$226 87


Appropriation,


$200 00


GRADING PROSPECT AVENUE.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,


$545 00


George F. Bagley, 66


3 50


$548 50


Appropriation,


$600 00


.


54


STATE HIGHWAY.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, $2,106 25


Mass. Broken Stone Co., for rent of roller, 484 69


Joseph P. Hamlin, " stone, 190 60


Joseph P. Hamlin, " sand and gravel, 30 00


Frank Webber, "' stone,


174 50


C. Fred Readel, 66


23 75


Florence .J. Mahoney, 66 6.


65 07


L. F. Tisdale, 66


..


31 90


Albert Fales, 66


28 75


Caleb O. Davis,


21 37


Samuel M. Winslow, 66.


217 25


Charles E. Hill, as weigher, 58 00


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for coal and labor on forge, 70 70


J. E. Plimpton & Co., " grates, 35 39


F. A. Fales & Co.,


cement,


72 30


Robert Rogers, " surveying,


4 50


George E. Sanborn, " supplies, '


98 42


John Breen, " labor,


33 95


Richard Walsh,


6 50


Spear & Smith, 66


66


15 00


D. McCarty, wood,


5 50


Leonard Ellis,


" supplies,


6 65


E. L. Hubbard,


17 97


Priest, Page & Co.,


1 57


H. C. Babcock,


.6 66


6 76


H. L. Boyden,


66


1 90


$3,809 24


Appropriation, $500 00


Amount received from State, : 3,030 SS


Due for crushed stone, 45 50 Due from Norfolk Southern St. R. R. Co., 18 59 Balance due from State.


55


STONE CRUSHER.


Paid A. B. Black, for plant and fittings, $2,008 91


New England R. R. Co., for freight, 108 20


A. B. Black, for labor and supplies, 63 30


N. A. Johnson, for teaming, 45 83


F. H. Hartshorne, for labor, .


23 33


John F. Cuff, 66


2 50


George F. Bagley, 66


10 12


Philip Larson, 66


3 98


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for coal,


80


George E. Sanborn, for supplies,


14 00


James McManus, for painting,


17 00


$2,297 97


Appropriation, $2,300 00


LAND DAMAGE, DAY STREET.


Paid Dr. F. S. Baston, for land damage,


$250 00


Tyler Thayer, .. 20 00


Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor,


94 46


Matthew Drummy,


142 00


$506 46


Appropriation, $300 00


LAND DAMAGE, PROSPECT STREET.


Paid Elmer P. Morse,


Edward L. Fay,


E. J. Fay Estate Thomas Casey,


F. A. Fales,


10 00


D. Ellis. 4


for land damáge, $106 80


66 40 00


.


1


.6 60 00


.. ..


.6 60 00


..


30 00


Amount carried forward, $336 80


.


56


Amount brought forward, $336 80 50 00


Paid Roxanna Fairbanks Est., for land damage,


Festus Lyden,


66 66 15 00


James Costello,


..


15 00


Walter Fales, 66 66


10 00


$426 80


Appropriation;


$655 00


LAND DAMAGE, WASHINGTON STREET,-1896.


Paid Heirs of Ann H. Draper, for land damage, $236 00


Appropriation, $591 00


LAND DAMAGE, WASHINGTON STREET,-1897.


Paid Joseph Schuster, for land damage, $359 40


Appropriation. $251 40


200 00


$451 40


CONCRETE WALKS AND EDGESTONES.


Paid C. C. Chisholm, for laying walks, $1,942 35


Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor, 2,165 84


Robert Rogers, for surveying, 149 00


H. F. Walker, for labor.


38 76


Spear & Smith, " 6


16 54


Richard Walsh, "


17 19


C. B. Horgan, 66 66


4 00


J. E. McManus, " 2 73


George E. Sanborn, for supplies, 11 97


George H. Sampson, "


12 39


Amount carried forward, $4,360 TT


-


57


Amount brought forward, $4,360 77


Paid Arthur Rogers, for labor and supplies, 10 53


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for grates. Market Street, 31 56


$4,402 86


Appropriation, $3,000 00 A portion of expense to be paid by abutters.


PAVING GUTTERS.


Paid Fred H. Hartshorne, for labor.


$729 42


C. C. Chisholm, 66


119 85


A. Ford & Son, ..


66 47


George H. Morse, 66


42 35


John Nugent, 6


6 85


Philip Larson, 6 66


1 35


Spear & Smith,


4 26


H. C. Babcock, for supplies,


1 35


$971 90


Appropriation,


$1,000 00


INCIDENTALS.


Paid C. Willis Morse, rent for Selectmen's room, $94 60 Norwood Gas Light Co., gas for Selectmen's room, 44 10


N. E. Telephone Co., exchange service, 69 95


Mrs. M. Conley, for care of Selectmen's room, 8 00


.J. B. Rhoads, for labor in Selectmen's room. 2 35


Geo. E. Sanborn, for lock for Selectmen's room. 5 40


Fred Andrews, for repairing chairs for Selectmen's room, 2 00


J. E. Plimpton & Co., for coal for Selectmen's room, 3 90


W. E. Rhoads, for supplies for Selectmen's room, 4 11


A. Holton, 18 28


Amount carried forward, $252 69


58


Amount brought forward, $252 69


Paid W. E. Rhoads, for expense on election days, 25 50


Dr. L. H. Plimpton, for returning births, 17 00


Dr. F. W. Dodge, 66 "


14 75


Dr. I. S. Fogg, .. 7 50


Dr. Hurley, 6. 7 00


Dr. C. S. Gould,


3 50


C. B. Dexter, for returning deaths, 7 75


Dr. E. C. Norton, for issuing burial permits, 23 75


E. L. Bigelow, for recording births, deaths and marriages, 152 41


E. L. Bigelow, for rent of hall, 85 50


WV. L. Kingsbury, for gravel and land damage, Walpole Street, 215 00


M. G. Smith, for labor and supplies, 178 74


George F. Bagley, for labor on voting booths, 24 00


George F. Bagley, for guide boards, etc., 21 76


A. E. Pratt, for insurance on hearse; - 5 00


Home Guaranty Co., .. 1 25


Maude McQueen, for injuries received on Hoyle Street, 35 00


Olmstead Bros., for consultations in regard to Town Hall site, 50 72


Robert Rogers, for labor on Town Hall site, 3 50


A. L. Goodwin, for supplies for committee on Town ' Hall site, 4 36


E. L. Burdakin, for list of deeds from 1898 to 1899, 15 00 Nathaniel Smith, for relocation of stone bounds, 4 00


T. E. Clary Co., for insurance on Water Commis- sioners' office, 20 42


Boston Safe Deposit Vault, for rent of safe, 10 00


Don Gleason Hill, for services,' 16 60


J. S. Mason & Co., for numbering houses. 29 55


C. B. Horgan, for teamis, 23 00


L. G. Marston; for express, 4 20


· Amount carried forward,


$1,259 45


59


Amount brought forward, $1,259 45


Paid Walter Fales, for damage from blasting,


40 00


. . Francis Doane & Co., for supplies, 5 30


Carter Ink Co., 2 20


A. T. Harriott, for police badge,


1 50


Sumner Bagley, for distributing town report,


12 00


E. J. Reed, for shade trees,


1 00


Harry Hill, “


15 00


Robert Rogers, for surveying, 119 50


John Nugent, for burial of horse, 5 00


C. E. Pond, for } druggist's license for State, 25


William H. Murphy, for painting, 30 00


$1,491 20


Appropriation, $1,500 00


TOTAL RECAPITULATION.


Paid for Schools, $24,459 16


Guild School addition, 9,754 16


East School repairs, 4,680 09


Guild School notes and interest, 4,469 00


High School note and interest, 2,365 41 .


Conveying children to school, 418 00


Washington Street widening notes and interest, 4,654 96


Grade crossing notes and interest, 5,387 50


Library, 2,969 30


George K. Bird Post, No. 169, 150 00


Old Cemetery, 106 00


Prosecution of illegal sales of liquor,


59 35


Legal services of John C. Lane, -


432 04


Sears vs. Town of Norwood,


47 50


Park Commissioners,


209 45


Board of Health,


494 25


Advertising, printing and stationery, 865 25


Fire Department, 2,595 35


Amount carried forward, $64,116 77


60


Amount brought forward, $64,116 77


Paid for Fire alarm system,


356 12


New hose wagon,


350 00


Support of Norwood poor,


3,712 25


Support of poor, settlement elsewhere,


847 74


Soldiers' relief,


283 50


Military aid,


326 53


State aid,


474 00


Lockup,


488 12


Highways,


8,164 81


Concrete walks and edgestones,


4,402 86


Paving gutters,


971 91


Sidewalk, Eliot Street,


226 87


Grading Cross Street,


1,629 08


Grading Prospect Street,


1,543 80


Grading Central Street, 203 45


Gravelling Wheelock Avenue,


359 62


Grading Prospect Avenue,


548 50


State highway,


3,809 24


Removing snow,


1,676 24


Land damage, Day Street,


506 46


Land damage, Prospect Street,


426 80


Land damage, Washington Street, 1896,


236 00


Land damage, Washington Street, 1897,


359 40


Stone crusher,


2,297 97 .


Lighting streets,


2,958 50


Watering streets,


1,204 98


District Court fees,


59 60


Town officers,


2,821 00


Police service,


1,574 50


Incidentals,


1,491 20


$108,427 82


Total amount of orders drawn,


$108,427 82


Assessors' orders for abatement,


$931 20


Appropriation, $500 00


Overlays, 181 43


$681 43


61


LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, FEBRUARY 1, 1900.


Water bonds,


$90,000 00


notes due Jan. 10. 1901, 750 00


$90,750 00


Less Sinking Funds, 22,812 51


$67,937 49


High School Notes, Interest at 334 per cent. Note due December 1, 1900, $4,000 00 ..


1, 1901, 4,000 00


8,000 00


Guild School Notes.


Note due Nov. 30, 1900 at 34 % $3,000 00


30,1901 " 3,000 00


.. Dec. 10, 1901 “ 32 % 2,150 00


15,1902 “ 34 % 3,000 00


66 15,1903 " " 5,000 00


16,150 00


East School Notes, Interest at 334 per cent.


Note due December 10, 1900, $1,750 00


.. 10, 1901, 1,750 00


3,500 00


Washington Street Widening Notes at 4 per cent.


Note due December 1, 1900, $1,000 00


٠، 1,1901, 1,000 00


2,000 00


Grade Crossing Note, Interest at 4 per cent.


Note due December, 1900, 3,000 00


Stone Crusher Note, Interest at 33.4 per cent.


Note due December 10, 1900, 2,300 00


Total net indebtedness, $102,887 49


62


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.


ACCOUNTS.


Appropri- ations.


Expendi- tures.


Balance.


Over- drafts.


Schools.


$24,450 00


$24,459 16


$9 16


Truant School.


50 00


. .


Conveyance of school children.


500 00


418 00


82 00


...


Guild school; extension.


9,974 63


9,754 16


220 47


East school repairs.


3,500 00


4,680 09


1,180 09


Guild school notes and interest.


4,461 50


4,469 00


7 50


High school notes and interest.


2,375 00


2,365 41


9 59


Washington street widening note and in- terest.


4,654 96


4,654 96


Grade crossing note and interest.


5,350 00


5.387 50


37 50


Morrill Memorial Library


2,969 30


2,969 30


George K. Bird Post, No. 169


150 00


150 00


Old cemetery ...


125 00


106 00


19 00


Prosecution of illegal sales of liquor.


100 00


59 35


40 65


...


Legal services of J. C. Lane ..


460 40


432 04


27 36


Sears vs. Town of Norwood.


47 50


.. ....


..


9 45


Board of Health.


500 00


494 25


5 75


Printing and stationery


900 00


865 25


34 75


Fire Department.


1,850 00


2,595 35


745 35


Fire alarm system


350 00


350 00


..


...


*


847 74


847 74


Soldiers' relief.


600 00


283 50


316 50


..


..


Military aid.


600 00


326 53


273 47


.. ....


State aid.


500 00


474 00


26 00


...


Lockup


8,000 00


8,164 81


Concrete walks and edgestones.


₲ 3,000 00


4,402 86


1,402 86


Paving gutters ...


1,000 00


971 91


28 09


Sidewalk, Eliot street ..


200 00


226 87


. ..


26 87


Grading Cross street ..


1,500 00


1,629 08


.... . .


129 08


Grading Prospect street.


1,500 00


1,543 80


... . .


43 80


Grading Central street.


200 00


203 45


Grading Wheelock avenue


500 00


359 62


140 38


Grading Prospect avenue.


600 00


548 50


51 50


204 27


Removing snow.


2,000 00


1,676 24


323 76


206 46


Land damage Prospect street.


655 00


426 80


228 20


Land damage, 1896, Washington street ..


591 00


236 00


355 00


Land damage, 1897, Washington street.


451 40


359 40


92 00


Stone crushing plant.


2,300 00


2,297 97


2 03


Lighting streets.


3,000 00


2,958 50


41 50


....


Watering streets.


1,050 00


1,204 98


154 98


District court fees


300 00


59 60


240 40


....


Town officers


2,830 00


2,821 00


9 00


Police service.


1,550 00


1,574 50


24 50


Incidentals.


1,500 00


1,491 20


8 80


Abatement of taxes


681 43


931 20


249 77


Land damage Broadway


2,047 00


. .


...


125 00


......


$108,894 33


$111,358 02


$4,892 08


$5,347 77


* This amount due from towns, cities and State.


t Including amount due from abutters.


Į A portion of this amount due from the Commonwealth.


§ Due from the Commonwealth.


|| One-half of appropriation due from abutters.


+


488 12


488 12


Highways ..


450 00


356 12


93 SS


47 50


Park Commissioners


200 00


209 45


....


212 25


Support of Norwood poor.


3,500 00


3,712 25


Support of poor, no settlement.


164 81


State highway.


3,594 97


3,809 24


Land damage Day street.


300 00


506 46


...


...


...


..


2,047 00


Land damage and grading Walpole street


125 00


.....


$50 00


...


3 45


New hose wagon ..


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ESTIMATES.


As required by the By-Laws, we submit the following esti- mates for the ordinary expenses of the ensuing year :


For Schools.


$23,900 00


Conveyance of school children. 500 00


Truant school, 50 00


. High school note, due Dee. 1, 1900. 4,000 00


Interest on notes, 293 34


Guild school note, due Nov. 30, 1900. 3,000 00


Interest on notes. 535 62


East school note, due Dee. 10, 1900, 1,750 00


Interest on notes, 127 42


Washington street widening note, due Dec. 1, 1900, 1,000 00 Interest on notes, 80 00


Grade crossing note, due Dec. 1, 1900, 3.000 00


Interest on note, 120 00


Street crusher note, due Dec. 1, 1900,


2,300 00


Interest on note,


104 22


Watertakers' notes and interest. ; . 780 00


Interest on water bonds, 3,600 00


Sinking fund for water bonds, 4,000 00


Highways, bridges and culverts.


6,000 00


Sidewalks,


1,000 00


Paving gutters,


1,000 00


Surveying and setting street bounds,


500 00


Removing snow.


1,000 00


Lighting streets,


3,000 00


Watering streets,


1,050 00


Fire Department,


2,000 00


Support of poor,


3,500 00


State aid, 500 00


Soldiers' relief.


500 00


Military aid. 500 00


Fees in District Court.


100 00


Board of Health. 500 00


Amount carried forward,. $70.290 60


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Amount brought forward, $70,290 60


For Abatement of taxes,


500 00


Library,


2,500 00


Town officers,


3,000 00


Police,


1,500 00


Old cemetery,


125 00


Printing and stationery,


900 00


Incidentals,


1,500 00


State highway,


500 00


Concrete walks and edgestones,


1,000 00


Fire alarm system,


400 00


$82,215 60


RESOURCES.


The resources of the town are :


Cash in the treasury January 31, 1900,


$6,133 43


REMARKS.


The Selectmen have presented, in the foregoing pages, their re- port of the payments of the Town of Norwood, for the year end- ing January 31, 1900.


The following sums were raised by tax in 1899 :


Town grant,


$77,396 86


State tax,


2,040 00


County tax,


3,238 10


Grade erossings,


2,120 98


Overlays,


181 43


$84,977 37


Supplementary tax,


91 07


Concrete assessments committed to Collector, 145 54


Street watering assessments committed to Collector, 156 00


Interest collected.


182 71


$85,552 69


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The appropriations made from the Treasury were :


For Day Street, for land damage,


$300 00


Washington Street, "


1896, 591 00


1897, 251 40


Prospect 66 ..


655 00


Guild School addition, 1,824 63


Washington Street widening note, due 1900, 3,432 00


Grade crossing notes, due 1899,


5,000 00


Walpole Street, land damage and grading,


125 00


Guild School furniture, 600 00


Morrill Memorial Library, dog tax, 469 30


Fire alarm box, Nahatan Street,


125 00


Fire extinguisher, 50 00


$13,423 33


Appropriations to be borrowed on notes of the town :-


For Water mains on Wilson Street,


$400 00


Water mains on Pine Street, 350 00


Guill School extension, 8,150 00


East School repairs, 3,500 00


Stone crushing plant,


2,300 00


$14,700 00


Total appropriations for the year,


$114,191 77


We recommend that the following appropriations be made from the treasury at the annual meeting :-


For Washington Street, for land damage, 1896, $355 00


Washington 66 66


1897,. 92 00


Prospect


.. 228 20


Walpole


125 00


Broadway,


2,047 00


$2,847 20


For a condensed report of the appropriations and expenditures see page 62.


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We have reduced our estimates for the ordinary expenses for the ensuing year, but with the large amount to pay during the year on the schoolhouse debt, we cannot expect that the tax rate will be any lower unless more of the appropriations are cut · down. The balance due the town on account of the grade cross- ings, it is expected, will be paid during the year 1900. The delay in this payment may possibly have been caused by the funds being diverted from the proper course and used in the building of the Norwood Central Station.


A franchise, or order of location, has been granted to the Nor- wood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company, a copy of which is printed with this report.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK A. FALES, FRED L. FISHER, GEORGE H. BATEMAN,


Selectmen of Norwood.


AN ORDER


GRANTING TO THE NORWOOD, CANTON AND SHARON STREET RAILWAY COMPANY THE USE OF CER- TAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.


SECTION 1. After due notice and public hearing on the peti- tion of a majority of the Directors of the Norwood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company for the location of the tracks of the company in certain streets and highways in the town of Norwood, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it is hereby ordered and decreed by the Selectmen of said town that permis- sion is hereby granted to said Street Railway Company, its suc- cessors and assigns, to enter upon and to construct, maintain and operate a single track railway, with the necessary turnouts and switches, curves and sidings, upon and along the following streets and highways in said town, to wit: On Neponset Street, com- mencing at the boundary line between the towns of Canton and Norwood, through said Neponset Street to Cross Street, through Cross Street to Foundry Street, through Foundry Street to Guild Street, through Guild Street to Broadway, through Broadway to Day Street, through Day Street to Washington Street, through Washington Street to Railroad Avenue, through Railroad Avenue to Prospect Street, through Prospect Street to Nahatan Street, through Nahatan Street to the town line of Westwood.


A plan showing the location of said tracks and all necessary turnouts shall be submitted to the Selectmen, and when approved by them shall define the location of said tracks in said streets. The part of the location hereby granted on Prospect and Nahatan Streets is granted subject to the condition that a location shall be


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granted to said company in the town of Westwood. The said company is to run over the tracks of the Norfolk Central Street Railway Company on Washington Street, between Day Street and Railroad Avenue, so far as it can be legally authorized so to do, and by the acceptance of this location said company agrees to make all reasonable and practicable efforts to obtain permission so to do, and is hereby authorized to make connections with the tracks of said Norfolk Central Street Railway Company at its own expense in order to enable it to make connections with the same.


SECT. 2. Said Norwood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company, its successors and assigns, are hereby granted the right to use, upon the whole or any portion of its tracks, as the same are now or hereafter may be located over said route, electricity as a motive power, supplied to the cars by means of a single overhead trolley wire, the electrical circuit being completed by the rails of the road, suitably connected at their ends and con- nected with a supplementary ground wire. And for this purpose said company, its successors and assigns, are hereby expressly authorized and empowered to lay and connect said ground circuit as aforesaid, and to erect and maintain in and along any and all of the public streets and highways upon which the tracks of said company are herein located, such posts, brackets, cross arms, wires and fixtures as may be required to properly support and maintain the overhead trolley and feed wires.


SECT. 3. Animal or other motive power, satisfactory to the Selectmen, except steam, may be used alone or jointly with elec- tric power in the general operation of said railway during such time or times as the operation thereof by electricity shall be interrupted or suspended by reason of accident to the electric equipment, and also if at any time electricity shall cease to be generally used as a motive power by street railways.




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