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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
.:
..
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RECAPITULATION ON SCHOOLS.
Total payment of teachers,
$14,727 57
" music teacher, 400 00
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