Norwood annual report 1900-1903, Part 8

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


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REAL ESTATE ESTATE


PERS'L


TOTAL TAX.


JOHNSON, BENJAMIN, East Lexing- ton House, Railroad avenue, 700 ; house No. 2, 700; house lots Nos. 1 and 2, 20,423 ft., 600.


$2000


$36 00


KINGSBURY, GEORGE, Westwood . Meadow, Purgatory, 12 acres, 120; meadow, 2 acres, 20.


140


2 52


LEATHERBEE, FLORENCE, Newton . Meadow, 3 acres, 120.


120


2 16


LEWIS, JASON, heirs of, Walpole. . Meadow, School Farm, 3 acres, 300.


300


5 40


LEWIS, ISAAC NEWTON, Walpole . Meadow, School Farm, 5 acres, 150.


150


2 70


LIBBEY, TOBIAS, Wakefield House lot, Cross street, 6606 ft., 200.


200


3 60


LIPSETT, WILLIAM, Boston House, Mylod street, 700; house lot, 1 acre, 300.


1000


18 00


LIVERSIDGE, THOMAS, heirs of, Boston Meadow, 3 acres, 100.


100


1 80


LOCKE, CALVIN S., Westwood. . . Woodland, Everett plain, 4 acres, 150.


150


2 70


LOVETT, JOSHUA, Trustee, Boston, House, Neponset street, 1000 ; house No. 2, 600 ; 2 barns, 500 ; house lot, 7g acres, 750 ; wood- land, corner lot, 5 acres, 150.


3000


54 00


LOVIS, ELLEN S., Cleveland, O. ... House, Maple street, 1300; house, Railroad avenue, 1800 ; house lot, 8300 ft., 300 ; house lot, 10,350 ft., 300.


3700


66 60


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148


ESTATES OF NON-RESIDENTS OF


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE


PERS'L ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


LOWELL, FRANCIS J., Franklin .


$2550


$45 90


House, Nahatan street, 1650; house lot, 14,520 ft., 900.


MALEY, JOHN, Boston


900


16 20


House, High street, 750 ; house lot, 10,000 ft., 150. MAYO, THOMAS, Boston


2200


39 60


House, Plimpton street, 2000; house lot No. 16, 3403 ft., 200. MERCIER, ANDREW, New York. .. Pasture, 6 acres, 150.


150


2 70


MERCIER, WILLIAM E., Jamaica Plain .


125


2 25


House lot No. 21, Concord avenue, 11,100 ft., 125.


MITCHELL, STANFORD, Maine .. .


5500


99 00


House, Granite street, 3500; stable, 200; house lot, 48,920 ft., 700; pine grove lot, 14 acres, 600; house lot, Washi- ington street, 10,313 ft., 500. MORRILL, EDWARD H., Allston ... House and store, Washington street, 2500; paint shop, 100; house and store lot, 7185 ft., 2500; shop lot, 3315 ft., 335. MORSE, GEORGE W., Newton


5435


97 83


House, Chapel street, 1300; house No. 2, 1400 ; house No. 3, 1300 ; house lots, 14,520 ft., 700; meadow, 2 acres, 20. MORSE, ARTHUR C., Malden.


4720


84 96


House, Cross street, 2000; house lot, 21,780 ft., 1100; woodland, Everett plain, 1} acres, 100.


3200


57 60


MORSE, C. WILLIS, Brookline .... House, Bond street, 3000 ; house, Washington street, 1500; house lot, 41,382 ft., 2700 ; house lot, 8700 ft., 600 ;


8300


149 40


149


THE TOWN OF NORWOOD.


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE


PERS'L ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


woodland, Winter street, 12 acres, 500.


MORSE, RICHARD, heirs of, Walpole Meadow, Ellis, 4 acres, 150.


$150


$2 70


MORSE, WARREN, heirs of, Walpole Meadow, Corbett, 10 acres, 100 ; meadow, Bullard, 4 acres, 50 ; meadow, Richards, 6 acres, 200.


350


6 30


MURRY, DANIEL, New Haven, Conn. . .


1500


27 00


House, Cross street, 1300;


house lot, 5000 ft., 200.


NEAL, BENJAMIN, heirs of, Wal- pole


150


2 70


Meadow, 4 acres, 150.


NESBETT, WILLIAM .


House, Pleasant street, 500 ; house lot, 31,739 ft., 375.


875


15 75


NEWELL, D. W ., Hyde Park Personal estate, 1000. NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD CO., Bos- ton


$1000


18 00


House, Guild street, 400 ; brick building No. 1, 20,000; brick building No. 2, 12,000; brick building No. 3, 7500; brick building No. 4, 17,000; brick building No. 5, 1000 ; foundry building, 4500; office, 1200; car house, 800; car house, new, 2500; engine house and chimney, 2200 ; transfer table, 3000; car shed, 1000; land, Guild street, 19} acres, 12,- 000; pasture, Morse lot, 22 acres, 500; Chapel street lot, 100; Winslow lots, 3 acres, 1000 ; Ellis lot, 21,780 ft., 50 ; Washburn lot, 50. Machinery, 57,000.


86800


57000


2588 40


1


150


ESTATES OF NON-RESIDENTS OF


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE


PERS'L ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


O'HARRA, MAURICE, Walpole .... House lot, Washington street, 42,240 ft., 300.


OLD COLONY RAILROAD CO., Bos- ton


5000


90 00


House, Chapel street, 800;


house lot, 1% acres, 500; Morse, pasture, 9 acres, 1200; land, Pleasant street, 4 acres, 700; Bagley lot, 60,000 ft., 300; Morse lot, Water street, 1 acre, 150; Tibbetts lot, 13,- 200 ft., 100; ink mill lot, 3 acres, 800 ; Morrill lot, Dean street, 21,780 ft., 150 ; Heaton lot, 1 acre, 150; A. Fuller lot, 2 acres, 150.


PAINE, FREDERICK W., Brookline, House, Washington street, 1800; house lot, 500; house lots, Bacon, 2600; house lots, Bacon, Nos. 47, 48, 58 and 59, 700.


PODBURY, THOMAS, Hyde Park .. . House, Plimpton street, 2000; house lot No. 26, 300.


2300


41 40


PARK, GEORGE C., Walpole .. 90


1 62


Meadow, 2 acres, 60 ; meadow, school farm, 1 acre, 30. PEABODY, HI. O., Boston .


6500


117 00


House lot, King Gay, 15 acres, 2300; back lot, 6 acres, 800; orchard, 1 acre, 220; wood- land, Lincoln lot, 4 acres, 900; pasture, 42 acres, 2280.


PETTEE, HENRY L., Walpole . ... Meadow, 5 acres, 150 ; pasture, Gay lot, 8 acres, 275; wood- land swamp, 3 acres, 75.


$300


$5 40


5600


100 80


500


9 00


151


THIE TOWN OF NORWOOD.


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE


PERS'L ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


PHILBRICK, ELIZABETH H., Wren-


tham


$2200


$39 60


House, Washington street, 1800; house lot No. 34, 5880 ft., 400.


PIERCE, SHADRACH, Walpole Meadow, 6 acres, 180.


180


3 24


POLLEY, EDMUND, Walpole Meadow, 23 acres, 30.


30


54


PRATT, ELIAS E., New Haven . . House, Linden street, 2200; stable, 500; house lot, 14,215 ft., 800.


3500


63 00


PRATT, ELIAS E., JR., New Haven Land, Hill street, 27,130 ft., 600.


600


10 80


RHODES, WILLIAM, heirs of, Wal- pole .


50


90


Meadow, 2 acres, 50.


2300


41 40


RICHARDS, HENRY E., Boston House, Plimpton street, 2000; house lot No. 4, 4050 ft., 300. RUBEC, MARY, Walpole 'Pasture, 12 acres, 360. * RUSSELL, FRANCES A.


360


6 48


3800


68 40


House, Dean street, 1700; house No. 2, 1700; house lot No. 8, 5000 ft., 200; house lot No. 9, 5000 ft., 200.


700


12 60


RYAN, WILLIAM, Medfield Norwood Forge, 500; forge lot, 1200 ft., 200.


.


SCHMIDT, HELEN P., Boston .


1000


18 00


Woodland, gravel pit, 12


acres, 1000.


2050


36 90


SHEAN, HANNAH, Westwood . House, Walnut avenue, 1800 ; house lot, 250. SMITH, PATRICK, Walpole Meadow, 1 acre, 30.


30


54


* This tax should appear under the resident list on page 110.


152


ESTATES OF NON-RESIDENTS OF


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL PERS'L ESTATE ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


SMITH, CHARLES L., Dorchester. Reservoir lot, 10,890 ft., 1100.


$1100|


$19 80


SNOW, ISAAC T., Boston Red front store, 500. STONE, SARAH, Walpole . Meadow, 8 acres, 240.


240


4 32


SULLIVAN, ELLEN, Boston


2200


39 60


House, Walpole street, 1600; house lot, 36,000 ft., 600. SULLIVAN, C. J., Boston .


300


5 40


SUMNER, EBENEZER, heirs of, Ded- ham Meadow, 4 acres, 40.


40


72


SUMNER, EDWARD, Westwood .... Meadow, Richards, 1} acres, 100; meadow, Ellis, 10 acres, 300.


SUMNER, S. W., Canton


60


1 08


Meadow, Purgatory, 3 acres, 30; meadow, 1 acre, 30.


2000


36 00


SWEAT, JOSEPH W., Boston House, Ellis avenue, 1600; house lot, 3 acres, 400.


.


TALBOT, I. T., DR., heirs of, Boston, Land, Lenox street, west, 1 acre, 2500 ; land, Lenox street, east, 6 acres, 2000.


THAYER, MARY J., Boston .


2950


53 10


House, Pleasant street, 1000 ; shed, 50; house No. 2, 1200; house lot, 21,780 ft., 350; house lot No. 2, 21,780 ft., 350.


THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP, Boston


11700


210 60


House, Washington street, 4500; stable, 600; house No. 2, 2800; house lot, 14,520 ft.,


500


9 00


House lot No. 19, Belleview avenue, 8110 ft., 150; house lot No. 31, 8773 ft., 150.


400


7 20


4500


81 00


153


THE TOWN OF NORWOOD.


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE ESTATE


PERS'L


TOTAL TAX.


2200; house lot No. 2, 8000 ft., 1600.


THOMPSON, LOUIS, Westwood .... Pasture, 45 acres, 100; meadow, Baker, 4 acres, 40; woodland, 3 acres, 30 ; woodland roundy, 3 acres, 100.


$270


$4 86


THOMPSON, HENRY, Westwood ... House lot No. 27, Prospect park tract, 4774 ft., 100; house lot No. 38, 5045 ft., 100. TILTON, JOHN A., Needham. . ... House lot No. 35, Washing- ton street, 5103 ft., 350 ; house lot No. 36, 5207 ft., 350.


200


3 60


700


12 60


TISDALE, JAMES P., heirs of, Wal- pole . . Land, Brook street, 32,670 ft., 25 ; meadow, fowl, 7 acres, 275.


300


5 40


URNSWORTHI, ANNIE C., Milford, Pa. ITouse, Phillips street, 400; shop, 50; house, Walpole street, 550; house No. 2, 550; house lots, 32,670 ft., 1550.


3100


55 80


VOSE, JOSHUA W., Milton


1500


27 00


Woodland, Winter street, 22 acres, 1500.


WALKINS, FREDERICK L., Boston House lot No. 71, Washington street, 5310 ft., 250; house lot No. 85, Heaton avenue, 5000 ft., 100; house lot No. 10, Dean street, 5000 ft., 200; house lot No. 115, Baker avenue, 7828 ft., 100; house lot No. 6, Dean street, 5000 ft., 250; house lot No. 7,5000 ft., 250 ; house lots Nos. 19, 20,


2150


38 70


154


ESTATES OF NON-RESIDENTS OF


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL PERS'L ESTATE ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


22, 23, 26, 27, 40, 41, 49 and 50, Sturtevant avenue, 50,000 ft., 1000.


WEATHERBEE, HENRY E., West- wood


Meadow, 19


acres, 190; meadow, Fowl, 6 acres, 60; woodland, 8 acres, 100 ; wood- land, Wigwam hill, 5 acres, 200; woodland, Ellis swamp, 20 acres, 600.


$1150


$20 70


WEATHERBEE, BENJAMIN, heirs of, Westwood


500


9 00


Meadow, 4 acres, 40 ; meadow, Fowl, 2 acres, 30; meadow, 4 acres, 60; meadow, 4 acres, 125; woodland, 4 acres, 105; woodland, Purgatory, 9 acres, 140.


WEATHERBEE, ELLEN I., Dedham House, Walpole street, 1200; house lot, 21,780 ft., 200.


1400


25 20


WEBB, C. EASTMAN, Hartford, Conn.


10150


182 70


House, Washington street, 2000; house lot, 26,787 ft.,


7500 ; woodland, Nahatan street, 42 acres, 400; wood- land, 11 acres, 175; pasture, 4 acres, 75.


WELCH, J. F., Foxboro.


1000


18 00


House, Myrtle street, 800; house lot, 21,780 ft., 200.


WHITE, N. S., Canton


. 200


3 60


Meadow, Richards, 2 acres, 100; meadow, Weatherbee, 2 acres, 100.


WIGHT, MARTHA, Westwood


280


5 04


Meadow, Fowl, 7 acres, 280.


WILLIAMS, JOHN E., Jamaica Plain House lot, 16,335 ft., 100.


100


1 80


·


THE TOWN OF NORWOOD.


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL ESTATE


PERS'L ESTATE


TOTAL TAX.


WOOLARD, ROBERT K., Boston ... House lot, Railroad avenue, 10,150 ft., 300.


$300


$5 40


WORK, JOSEPH W., Boston . . Woodland, Downey street, 3 acres, 100.


100


1 80


WORTHINGTON, ERASTUS, heirs of, Dedham


1700


30 60


House, Nahatan street, 700; shop, 40 ; house lot, 18,350 ft., 960.


155


8


156


PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.


NAMES AND ESTATES.


REAL PERS'L ESTATE ESTATE


FIRST CONGREGATIONALIST CHURCHI Church, Walpole st., 22,000, church lot, 30,000 ft., 2400. Organ and church furniture, 6000.


FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH .... Church, Washington street, 20,000; church lot, 10,890 ft., 2000.


22000


3000


Organ and church furniture, 3000.


BAPTIST CHURCH .


Church, Washington street, 8000 ; church lot, 1 acre, 2500. Organ and church furniture, 1000.


ST. CATHARINE'S CHURCH


Church, Washington street, 10,000; church lot, 1 acre, 2000.


12000


5000


Organ and church furniture, 5000.


METHODIST SOCIETY


Chapel, Day street, 500 ; chapel lot, 10,890 ft., 1500. Organ and church furniture, 200.


2000


200


SWEDISH EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHI .


Church, Cedar street, 1500; church lot, 10,270 ft., 150. MASSACHUSETTS BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Church, Cedar street, 1500; church lot, 10,640 ft., 150.


$24400


$6000


10500


1000


1650


1650


157


VALUATION AND TAX.


Whole Number of Polls 1670


Real Estate.


$3,584,214 00


Personal Estate


892,595 00


Total Valuation


$4,476,809 00


Rate of Taxation $18.00 per $1000.


Town Grants, raised by tax $76,890 60


State Tax.


2,040 00


County Tax


3,339 29


Grade Crossing Tax


1,510 72


$83,780 61


Deduct tax on 1670 Polls at $2.00


3340 00


Amount to be raised on Property


$80,440 61


Tax as made, including Polls


$83,922 56


Amount to be raised 83,780 61


Overlayings


$141 95


TAX AS COMMITTED TO THE COLLECTOR.


Town Grants $76,890 60


State Tax. 2,040 00


County Tax 3,339 29


Grade Crossing


1,510 72


Overlayings


141 95


$83,922 56


158


CENSUS OF NORWOOD FOR 1900.


Total Population


5480


Legal Voters . 1034


Women Voters .


221


Number of Dwelling Houses


1069


Number of Horses


397


Number of Cows 328


Number of Swine


20


Number of Neat Cattle 10


Number of Fowl


890


Number of Acres of land assessed


6151


FRANK A. FALES,


Assessors


FRED L. FISHER, of


GEORGE H. BATEMAN, -


Norwood.


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TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1900.


NORWOOD, MASS .: ADVERTISER AND REVIEW PRESS. 1900.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1899-1900.


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and. Surveyors of Highways.


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


Town Clerk. EDGAR L. BIGELOW.


Town Treasurer. CHARLES E. POND.


Collector of Taxes. EDGAR F. ROBY.


School Committee.


GEORGE W. CUSHING,


EDWARD W. JEWETT,


JOHN G. GEARY, 1901.


MRS. MARCIA WINSLOW,


1901.


PATRICK J. MAHONY,


66 1900.


MRS. MARY J. ALDEN,


Term expires March, 1902.


1902.


66


1900.


1


Board of Health.


EBEN C. NORTON, Term expires March, 1902.


LYMAN F. BIGELOW,


66 1901.


FRED E. COLBURN, . . 66 1900.


Park Commissioners.


JOSEPH W. ROBY. JAMES A. BERWICK. GEORGE S. WINSLOW.


Water Commissioners.


JOHN F. CALLAHAN, Term expires March, 1902.


MARCUS M. ALDEN,


66


1901.


EDMUND J. SHATTUCK,


1900.


Registrars of Voters.


AUSTIN E. PRATT. JOHN P. OLDHAM.


JOHN P. CURRAN. EDGAR L. BIGELOW.


Auditors.


FRANCIS E. EVERETT. JAMES A. HARTSHORN. EBEN F. GAY.


Cemetery Commissioners. W. ALLEN TALBOT. WILLIAM FISHER. EDWARD B. PENDERGAST. -


Police. WARREN E. RHOADS, Chief. MICHAEL D. CREED.


Constables.


MICHAEL D. CREED.


WARREN E. RHOADS.


SUMNER BAGLEY. WALTER A. READEL.


WILLIAM CLEARY. SIMON P. DONLEY.


Trustees of Public Library.


J. STEARNS CUSHING, Term expires March, 1902. IRVING S. FOGG, 1902.


MRS. MARIA E. COLBURN, 66


66 1901.


WILLIAM T. WHEDON,


66


1901.


MISS MARTHA B. PARKER,


1900.


LEWIS H. PLIMPTON,


66 66 66 1900.


Surveyors of Lumber.


H. FRANK WALKER. MILTON H. HOWARD. WALTER S. PHALEN.


Measurers of Wood and Bark.


HARVEY L. BOYDEN. MARCUS M. ALDEN. DANIEL E. CALLAHAN. EUGENE E. WINSLOW.


Public Weighers.


JAMES A. HARTSHORN.


J. E. PLIMPTON.


WALTER S. PHALEN.


GEORGE A. O'BRIEN.


J. E. HARTSHORN. CHARLES E. HILL.


Superintendent of Streets.


FRED HI. HARTSHORNE.


Engineers of Fire Department.


J. FRED BOYDEN, Chief. FRANCIS W. TURNER, Clerk. H. FRANK WALKER.


Field Drivers. WM. T. WHEDON, Chairman.


LEWMON G. MARSTON. EDWARD P. TUCKER.


EDWIN M. S. CHANDLER. FRANCIS G. FAHY. A. PERCY THOMPSON. HERBERT S. CHICKERING. PATRICK CONLEY. DANIEL C. FAIRBANKS.


EUGENE L. MURPHY. FRANCIS E. CORBETT.


Pound Keeper. DONALD G. BARR.


Truant Officer. WARREN E. RHOADS.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. WARREN E. RHOADS.


Inspector of Provisions and Cattle. ALBERT FALES.


.


Inspector of Fish, Fruit and Produce. WARREN E. RHOADS.


Fence Viewers. SUMNER BAGLEY. JOSEPH W. ROBY. TYLER THAYER.


APPROPRIATIONS, 1899.


VOTED TO BE RAISED BY TAX.


Schools, $23,850 00


Truant School, 50 00 500 00


Conveying children to school,


2,375 00


Guild School note and interest,


4,461 50


Highways and sidewalks,


8,000 00


Concrete walks and edgestones,


3,000 00


Paving gutters, 1,000 00


Cross Street grading,


1,500 00


Prospect Street grading,


1,500 00


Central Street grading,


200 00


Wheelock Avenue, gravelling,


500 00


Prospect Avenue, gravelling,


600 00


Eliot Street, sidewalk,


200 00


State Highway,


500 00


Removing snow,


2,000 00


Lighting streets, 3,000 00


Watering streets,


1,050 00


Trimming trees,


200 00


Broadway, land damage,


2,047 00


Joseph Schuster, land damage, 200 00


Washington Street, note and interest,


1,222 96


Interest on Grade crossing note,


350 00


Fire Department,


1,800 00


Fire alarm system,


325 00


Morrill Memorial Library,


2,500 00


Amount carried forward, $62,931 46


High School note and interest,


10


Amount brought forward, $62,931 46


Prosecution of illegal sales of liquor,


100 00


Hose wagon,


350 00


George K. Bird Post, G. A. R.,


150 00


Board of Health,


500 00


Support of poor,


3,500 00


State aid,


500 00


Soldiers' relief,


600 00


Military aid,


600 00


Fees in District Court,


300 00


Abatement of taxes,


500 00


Old Cemetery,


125 00


Legal services of Jolin C. Lane,


460 40


Printing and stationery,


900 00


Town officers,


2,830 00


Police.


1,550 00


Incidentals.


1,500 00


$77,396 86


APPROPRIATIONS TO BE BORROWED ON NOTES.


Water extension, Wilson Street.


$400 00


Pine Street,


350 00


Guild School extension,


2,150 00


East School repairs,


3,500 00


Stone Crushing Plant,


2,300 00


Guild School extension notes,


6,000 00


$14.700 00


11


APPROPRIATIONS FROM MONEY IN TREASURY.


Day Street. land damage,


$300 00


Washington Street.


6.


1896.


591 00


6. 66 .. . 1897.


251 40


Prospect Street. 6. .6


655 00


Walpole Street.


and grading.


100 00


Washington Street widening. note.


3.432 00


Grade crossing note.


5,000 00


Guild School addition,


1.824 63


Guild School, furniture,


600 00


Morrill Memorial Library, dog tax,


469 30


Fire alarm boxes, Nahatan Street,


125 00


Fire extinguishers, 50 00


Relocation of Walpole Street.


25 00


$13.423 33


APPROPRIATIONS FROM WATER COMMISSIONERS' TREASURY.


Sinking fund for water bonds,


$4,000 00


Interest on water bonds,


3,600 00


Water mains, Bond Street,


350 00


Central Street,


171 16


66 .. Washington Street. 400 00


66 Winter Street, 200 00


$8.721 16


1


VALUATION FOR 1899.


Real estate,


$3,352,457 00


Personal estate, 849,870 00


Total amount of property taxed,


$4.202,327 00


Number of polls, 1,516


Rate of taxation on $1,000,


$19 50


Number of dwelling houses,


981


Number of horses,


407


Number of cows,


345


Number of swine,


47


Number of acres of land taxed,


6,152


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


The Selectmen of the Town of Norwood, as required by the By-Laws of the Town, herewith present an account of moneys for which orders have been drawn on the Town Treasurer during the year ending January 31. 1900, together with the accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Water Commissioners and Cemetery Commissioners, with the report of the Auditors thereon ; also the Vital Statistics of the town for the year 1899.


SCHOOLS.


Payment of Teachers.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid A. (. Russell, for teaching. $625 00


N. A. Cutler.


625 00


Carrie E. Baseom,


275 00


J. Florence Ditmars. " ..


750 00


Elzura A. Chandler. ..


600 00


Edith R. Noon.


550 00


-


$3.425 00


EVERETT SCHOOL. .


Paid H. Allen Halstead, as Superintendent and for teaching, Julie M. JJones. C'ora A. Polk,


$1,358 31


for teaching, 275 00


66 275 00


Amount carried forward, $1.908 31


14


Amount brought forward, $1,908 31


Paid Adelia F. Richardson, for teaching, 250 00


· Anna K. Perkins,


170 00


Cora M. Martin,


38 00


Florence Graves, 6.


178 13


Bertha Howard, ..


260 50


Grace B. Whitford, .6


487 50


S. Louisa Rhodes,


500 00


S. Nellie Henderson, ..


212 50


Lizzie Fisher,


225 00


$4,229 94


.


GUILD SCHOOL.


Paid Charles H. Taylor, for teaching,


$300 00


Lizzie Fisher,


237 50


Grace M. Train, 66 66


500 00


Florence M. Ferry,


487 50


Isabel Kingston,


462 50


Grace H. Clifton, 66


90 00


Edith Whitford, 66


352 50


Orra E. Guild, 66


25 00


Etta C. Rochefort, 6. 16


191 25


Julia Donovan,


250 00


Julia R. O'Brien,


6


66


212 50


Florence M. White,


66


212 50


$3,321 25


NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid Florence Hill, for teaching,


$500 00


Julia Donovan,


250 00


Maude A. Woods,


212 50


$962 50


.


15


BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid Marion D. Shepherd, for teaching, $426 88


Cassandra Lincoln, 66


225 00


Florence Henderson, 212 50


$864 38


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Martha B. Parker, for teaching,


$500 00


Jennie Naylor,


437 50


$937 50


WEST SCHOOL.


Paid Ella M. Gates, for teaching, $487 50


Annie G. White, “ 487 50


$975 00


SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.


Paid Gertrude I. Bigelow, for teaching,


$8 00


Mary Mahoney, 4 00


$12 00


DRAWING TEACHER.


Paid Annie Robinson, for teaching,


$400 00


MUSIC TEACHER.


Paid B. Harold Hamblin, for teaching, $400 00


SEWING TEACHER.


Paid Mary A. MeClearn, for teaching, $150 00


16


INCIDENTALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Adna W. Alden, as janitor,


$360 00


L. B. White, for tuning piano. 6 50


Norwood Gas Light Co., for gas, 2 28


George W. Gay, for insurance,


168 75


E. F. Roby, for water rates,


10 00


E. B. Thorndike, for printing,


14 00


Herbert Tucker. for labor and supplies. 4 46


Frank T. Diggs. 6.


66 66 1 50


W. D. Huntoon, 6. 66 3 98 ..


Spear & Smith.


..


1 75


George E. Metcalf, " 66


1 00


$574 22


INCIDENTALS FOR EVERETT SCHOOL.


Paid A. W. Alden, as janitor, $380 00


Norwood Gas Light Co., for gas, 1 38


E. F. Roby for water rates. 30 00


George W. Gay, for insurance,


82 00


George F. Bagley, for repairs. 46 32


Fred E. Colburn, 66


4 64


W. D. Huntoon, 66


1 45


Spear & Smith,


28 99


$574 78


INCIDENTALS FOR BALCH SCHOOL.


Paid Herbert A. Whittier, as janitor,


$40 00


Michael Dyer. 40 00


Mary Fitzgerald, for sweeping and cleaning,


63 30


E. F. Roby, for water rates,


13 00


J. A. Scherer, for wood, 39 50


M. Ressinger, for repairing flagstaff, 3 50


Fred E. Colburn, for labor and supplies. 15 93


Spear & Smith,


14 09


George H. Morse, for sand. ..


1 25


$230 57


17


INCIDENTALS FOR EAST SCHOOL.


Paid B. F. Newton, as janitor,


$67 00


B. F. Newton, for supplies, 2 30


Mrs. A. O'Brien, for sweeping and cleaning, 28 00


E. F. Roby, for water rates, 12 00


Thomas E. Clary Co., for insurance,


40 00


Robert Rogers, for surveying,


9 00


Spear & Smith, for labor and supplies,


24 68


$182 98


INCIDENTALS FOR NORTH SCHOOL.


Paid B. F. Newton, as janitor, $97 15


Mrs. M. Drummy, for sweeping and cleaning, 55 00


Matthew Drummy, for labor, 3 95


E. F. Roby, for water rates,


10 00


Thomas E. Clary Co., for insurance,


33 97


Spear & Smith, for repairs, 19 96


John Mckinnon, " 22 94


Norwood Furniture Co., for chair,


3 50


$246 47


INCIDENTALS FOR WEST SCHOOL.


Paid Enos Lane, as janitor and for sweeping, $150 75


E. F. Roby, for water rates, 10 00


Fred E. Colburn, for plumbing, 458 00


Spear & Smith, for labor, 70 51


Boston Lightning Rod Co., for labor and supplies, 6 82


$696 08


INCIDENTALS FOR GUILD SCHOOL.


Paid Adna W. Alden, as janitor, $359 09


E. F. Roby, for water rates, 10 00


Amount carried forward, $369 09


18


Amount brought forward, $369 09


Paid A. E. Pratt, for insurance policy, 45 00


John H. Kazar, for boiler inspection, 2 00


Norwood Furniture Co., for supplies,


13 70


W. D. Huntoon, for labor and supplies.


40 00


Spear & Smith, " 66 66


12 50


Frank T. Diggs, "


10 00


M. H. Seller, for supplies. 6 25


(. E. Buttrick, for repairs, 5 00


$503 54


INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.


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


$1,866 05


J. A. Scherer, for wood,


7 50


Thomas Casey, "


10 25


Thomas E. Clary Co., for insurance,


41 67


Norwood Gas Light Co., for gas,


6 40


L. B. White, for tuning piano,


2 00


M. H. Howard, for labor and supplies,


193 40


Fred E. Colburn,


15 91


William Foreman,


66 6


66


99 97


Spear & Smith.


66 66


32 21


H. F. Walker, 66 66 66


30 41


Herbert Tucker.


66


154 58


W. D. Huntoon,


66 66


29 27


Fred Andrews,


66


66


46 55


Frank Diggs, 66


66


3 05


George E. Metcalf, "


66


66


4 85


F. M. Douglas, 66


66


66


66


40 86


Chandler Desk Co., for supplies,


831 75


Norwood Furniture Co.,


66


162 40


L. W. Bigelow's Sons.


66


6 :


223 63


T. O. Metcalf & Co ..


66


29 50


George E. Sanborn.


66


64 51


Amount carried forward,


$3,896 72


1


19


Amount brought forward, $3,896 72


Paid D. F. Munroe & Co.,


for supplies, 45 56


Zeigler Electric Co.,


66


66


21 68


Eagle Pencil Co.,


66


66


56 45


Wadsworth & Howland,


6: 66


30 74


William Fisher.


66


..


1 00


H. L. Boyden.


11 78


M. H. Seller,


66


6.


2 07


George W. Robinson,


66


6


1 25


George W. Cushing,


66


3 45


Thompson, Brown & Co ..


66


11 24


Edward Babb & Co.,


66


6


21 12


William Ware.


..


6 09


Ginn & Co ..


66


66


3 75


Ackley & Daniels,


66


66


12 43


Rand, McNally & Co ..


7 80


A. N. Hartshorn,


66


66


7 00


George S. Perry,


66


66


4 80


Suffolk Ink Co ..


66


6:


9 00


Perry Picture Co.,


66


2 19


Educational Publishing Co., "


6.


60


University Publishing Co.,


4 00


French Bros.,


66


66


26 15


Richard Walsh,


75


Silver, Burdett & Co.,


66


4 00


Boston Bank Note Co.,


66


66


10 80


Shepard & Samuel,


66


3 00


A. W. Alden,


66


98


D. C. Heath & Co.,


66


66


82


Hampden Publishing Co.,


66


1 75


E. J. Peterson.


6.


7 50


H. E. Rice & Co ..


66


66


2 00


Louis H. Ross & Co.,


6.


..


4 77


Frost, Adams & Co.,


..


5 00


Maynard, Merrill & Co.,


66


2 30


Warren (. Cottrell, for labor.


2 25


Amount carried forward,


$4,232 79


20


Amount brought forward, $4,232 79


Paid B. F. Newton, for repairs,


7 60


Mrs. E. G. Wing, for repairing flags,


6 25


Adams Express Co., for express, 20 21


Peterson's Express Co., "


1 00


L. G. Marston, 6


31 20


E. B. Thorndike, for printing,


37 50


C. H. Leeds,


2 00


H. H. Leach, 66 66


1 25


A. T. Harriott, for repairing clocks,


5 15


J. H. Kazar, for boiler inspection,


8 00


C. E. Stewart, for drum,


2 00


A. C. Russell, for set of minerals, 10 00


E. B. Webber, for cleaning vaults, 18 00


D. W. Fisher & Co., for wool dusters, 18 00


Mary J. Alden, for postage, 1 50


2 50


Norfolk Central St. Ry. Co., for ticket books,


40 00


Walter A. Readel, as truant officer,


10 00


C. B. Horgan, for team,


1 00


$4,455 95


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Paid Werner School Book Co., for books,


$24 00


Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,


..


5 20


Ginn & Co.,


184 20


Western Publishing Co.,


6


6 00


Morse & Co.,


9 00


Silver, Burdett & Co.,


91 99


E. E. Babb & Co.,


..


6.


637 26


J. L. Hammett & Co.,


66


' 192 01


Zeigler Electric Co.,


18 62


University Publishing Co.,


7 20


American Book Co.,


6.


119 60


D. C. Heath & Co.,


8 25


Allen & Bacon,


9 17


Rand, McNally & Co.,


66


.6


4 50


$1,317 00


Mary J. Alden, for extra writing,


.:


..


21


RECAPITULATION ON SCHOOLS.


Total payment of teachers,


$14,727 57


" music teacher, 400 00




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