Official reports of the town of Wayland 1876-1883, Part 10

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 434


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Improvement is also noticed in the business methods of the Town ; not only in the books and accounts of the chief officers, but in the fullness and correctness of individual bills.


But two errors are noticed in the Selectmen's journal. One order of $37 50 being wrongfully drawn from the School fund ; and a draft of $4 37 was erroneously made from the Poor fund. A result of mixed items on the same bill. It is recom- mended that the Town order these sums to be respectfully transferred from the Contingent Fund.


The Selectmen have acted for the interest of the Town by cutting down the charges on quite a number of bills ; one bill receiving their compliments in this direction to the amount of $30.


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The Collector's accounts show a commendable improvement upon the previous year. Yet the best skill of the Auditor in computing interest due on nearly 350 payments of overdue taxes, aided by the generous efforts of the Collector, has failed to secure an exact coincidence of amount. The difference, however, is comparatively small. It seems only fair to pre- sume that the Collector's Report exhibits the amount which has been actually received by him, and inay therefore be properly allowed.


Exact results can only be attained in business matters, by correct calculations from reliable data.


The way adopted to show a complete settlement for the taxes of 1878-9 is certainly unique ; and it may be questionable how the Treasurer can allow the full demand for the collection of taxes, with a recognized appropriation of only $110, without some special action of the town.


The increasing amount of unpaid taxes, during the current year, points to the necessity of more stringent methods to se- cure such promptness as will enable the Collector to meet his obligations to the Treasurer. It appears from information re- ceived, that "it has been very much more difficult to collect the taxes the present year, than it was during the two previous years when interest was charged for delinquency." It would seem, then, that a return to the "Interest method" is advisable, unless a still better plan can be devised.


It is gratifying to notice that, by the action of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, the "tramp nuisance" has received a decided check : the number of lodgers being diminished from 850 in 1878-9 to 238 the past year ; while those supplied with meals have been reduced from 897 to 141.


The question remains to be solved, whether similar desirable results would be reached by a full application of the rule abopted by the Board, to all applicants for help from the Town.


A loss of interest has been incurred on the $2,500 in the


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Contingeut Fund, voted by the Town to be transferred to the Sinking Fund, by allowing it to remain unused.


Attention is called to the financial system for maintaining the Water Works. The plan of placing the regular appropriation, (after being drawn from the Treasury in the usual form ) with the sums received from water-rates and other sources, in the hands of the Treasurer, (as a trustee pro tem.,) to be drawn by order of the Water Commissioners, is anomalous in our Town affairs, and seems a complication for which there is no more necessity than for the Overseers of the Poor to pursue a similar plan with the regular appropriation and the profits of the Poor Farm. It virtually makes the Town Treasurer the book-keeper for the Water Commissioners, without correspond- ingly valuable results gained.


The new plan adopted last year of "gathering up the frag- ments" of the unused appropriations into a Contingent Fund, has worked advantageously in many respects, and may well be continued. But, like most improvements, its action was not perfect. It summarily deprived the Schools and the Library of considerable sums to which they were fairly entitled. Unex- pended balances should not be too hastily withdrawn from ap- propriations whose expenditure for the best interests of the Town should be gradual and cover over the entire year, as in the purchase of books for the Library, and also of such as have prior unpaid bills and outstanding orders.


Both the School and Library Committees, having proceeded through the year, in the management of their affairs, on the basis of using their respective balances of the previous year, now find themselves embarrassed ; the former having an insuf- ficient sum to meet their bills (amount not ascertained) ; and the latter having but $96 98 to pay the Librarian's salary and the Cochituate expressing. It is therefore recommended to re-transfer from the Contingent Fund, by order of the Town, the sum of $242 55 to the Library appropriation ; and $196 26 to the Schools.


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In anticipation of a competent committee to recommend the regular and special appropriations for the ensuing year, no sug- gestions are offered on that topic.


The plan of exhibiting the departmental expenditures, adopt- ed by the Auditor last year, is here continued with the following results :


DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES.


SCHOOLS.


NOTE .- The wages of teachers in the several schools have been tho same as last year, except the North School, where $8 per week has been paid.


Drawn from Regular Resources.


Tuition in all the Schools, $3,702 25


Fuel, (including $157 52 of previous years), 375 21


Janitor's services,* 211 30


Cleaning school-rooms,


6 00


Total,


$4,294 76


FIRE DEPARTMENT. Expenditures Drawn from Appropriation of 1878-9.


J. D. Macuen, fire hook complete, (bill 1878-9) $12 00


19 50


J. Boyd & Son, hose-spanners, straps, etc., (bill 1878-9) hose, $450, washers, $9 83, “ 459 83


Buckley & Merritt, hose-carriage, (blll 1878-80) 500 00


D. W. Ricker, travelling expenses, time, etc., (bill 1879-80) 5 25


express on hose-cart and hose, 1 00


$997 58


Drawn under Credit Bills, [for items see Credit Bills, Fire Dept.] 93 71


Total,


$1,091 29


Drawn from Incidental Fund.


Bradford & Williams, wall paper, $3 08


*By an error in filling an order under this item, $37 50 was wrongfully drawn from the School money.


55


Drawn from Unappropriated Money.


S. A. Holton, books for Centre Grammar School


$9 32


S. K. Lovell, glass and putty, account of 1878, Ink, 6 00


2 07


Hardware,


6 87


Pails, brooms, etc.,


4 77


Crayons,


4 16


Books,


28 40


Paint,


30


Mucilage,


20


2 mirrors,


1 26


Total, $63 35


Drawn under Credit Bills.


(For items, see Credit Bills for Schools and Sch. Houses), $305 71 Total expenditures for Department of Schools, $4,663 82


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Drawn from Regular Resources.


William Hapgood, Warden's services, (1878-9) $350 00


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Addie Moore, 102 55


House of Correction, for Dennis Mullen, 4 28


66 " John Kelley, 11 43


J. Mathews, groceries, meat, vegetables, delivered to P. Goyette, (full items) 23 06


J. C. Butterfield, feeding tramps, (bill Feb. 1, 1879) 36 90


S. M. Thomas, wood for Mr. Sanborn, 7 00


L. Jones, wood for Mrs. Hannon,


3 50


Town of Natick, burial of a child,


8 00


W. & J. M. Bent, coal for J. Rowe,


3 63


coal for J. Stowe,


3 63


coal for P. Goyette,


7 25


coal for F. Berry,


7 25


coal for F. Huard,


6 36


Total,


$574 84


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Drawn under Credit Bills. (For items, see Credit Bills for Support of Poor), $69 67


Total expenditures for Department of Poor, $644 51


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. Drawn from Regular Resources.


R. M. Flint, labor of men and teams, $64 75


C. Fairbanks,


127 50


C. B. Heard,


66


107 54


H. G. Hammond,


66


66


115 00


M. French,


66


66


115 00


J. C. Butterfield, 66


37 00


S. D. Bryden, “ 66


113 85


G. W. Philbrick, 66 66


88 00


C. B. Heard, lumber, spikes, freight, 7 56


C. Fairbanks, team to Natick, 50


Total, $776 70


Drawn from Unappropriated Money.


J. D. Moulton, labor by order of Selectmen, $200 00


W. P. Perkins, “ 66 100 00


Total, $300 00


Drawn under Credit Bills.


(For items, see Credit Bills,-Highway,) $271 18


Total expenditures for Highways and Bridges, $1,347 88


LIBRARY. Drawn from Regular Resources.


J. S. Draper, Librarian's salary, $150 00


C. H. Boodey, Cochituate agency and expressing, 100 00


Estes & Lauriat, books,


80 90


D. Heard, wood,


7 97


C. Lee,


3 50


Total


$342 37


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Drawn from Unappropriated Money.


Shorts for cleansing floor,


8 60


Cord to suspend Library regulations,


49


$1 09


Drawn under Credit Bills.


(For items, see Credit Bills for Library,


$30 00


Total expenditures for Library,


$373 46


SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.


Drawn from Incidental Fund.


C. H. Boodey, salary, (1878-9) $50 00


W. Hammond, «


25 00


T. H. Sherman, team for Selectmen, 3 75


Total, $78 75


Drawn from Unappropriated Money.


L. K. Lovell, bill of sundries ; among them, blank book, stationery, postage stamps, mucilage, ink, dust brush, etc., bill of 1878,


$10 02


Total expenditures for Selectmen's department, $88 77


ASSESSORS.


Drawn from Incidental Fund.


E. Carter, Assessor's services, (1878-9)


$25 00


L. K. Lovell, Collector's blank book, 2 00


Total expenditures for Assessor's Department,


$27 00


TOWN CLERK.


Drawn under Credit Bills.


(For items, see Credit Bills for Town Clerk), $79 50


58


MISCELLANEOUS. Drawn from Unappropriated Money.


State Aid,


$282 00


T. S. Sherman, care of town clock, 20 00


police service, 5 00


C. Moulton, sawing and splitting wood, for old hall and new, 9 61


L. K. Lovell, Weigher's record book,


2 75


stock and labor repairing hay scales, 18 55


bill of sundries, among which are kerosene oil, 8 36


brooms, baskets, pitchers, matches, lamps, wicks, chimneys, zinc, glass and putty, tumblers, &c., bill of 1878, 15 01


The above articles were used in both the Town Houses.


G. W. Whitney, care of School House Hall, 37 50


$397 78


1 Drawn from Incidental Fund.


H. Heard,extra pay of Treasurer,


$60 00


T. H. Simpson, procuring and posting warrants, team to Cochituate twice, notifying officers, dog owners, &c.,


12 50


2 25


6 50


G. A. Somerby's estate, legal services, 171 10


W. Hammond, witness fees (Wood vs. Wayland), 21 50


Steward of Hook & Ladder Co., 15 00


C. H. Brodey, copying, drawing papers, recording, &c., 30 00


C. B. Stevens, recording town documents,


5 50


Drawn under Credit Bills, (for items, see Credit Bills - Miscellaneous), 266 38


Total, $988 51


CREDIT BILLS.


SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-HOUSES.


C. H. Boodey, salary, $50 00


E. A. Peirce, 50 00


59


T. A. Merrill, 45 00


Water-rates for So. Grammar School-house, 5 00


Water-pipes and labor for So. Grammar School-house, 15 84


C. W. Dascomb, repairs at Lokerville School-house, 12 40


G. W. Dixon, repairs on Thomas School-house,


3 30


repairs on Rutter 1 00


repairs on Centre Grammar School-house, 75


repairs on Centre Primary 1 65


C. Lee, painting, papering and varnishing, at School- houses, with stock supplied, 28 71


C. Bridges, settees for Centre Grammar School, 5 40


W. Videon, labor, [house not stated] 1 50


R. T. Lombard, legal services,


15 00


J. W. Moore & Co., chalk,


50


Thompson, Broad & Co., school books,


66 36


Total, Schools, $305 71


SUPPORT OF POOR. ·


T. S. Sherman, Overseer's salary. $25 00


J. C. Butterfield, 66 66


20 00


C. Fairbanks.


20 00


Travelling expenses, stationery and postage,


4 67


$69 67


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


R. M. Flint, labor and material,* $35 28


T. J. Damon, stone posts and carting,


11 50


S. D. Bryden, snow work, 34 80


G. W. Philbrick,


25 50


J. C. Butterfield,


6 60


J. Mullen, 14 70


gravel, $3.25 ; plank walks at new Town Hall,


$3.50,


6 75


J. W. Parmenter, snow work,


23 40


H. G. Hammond,


11 55


J. D. Moulton,


32 40


*Including work on " Stone Bridge."


60


C. Fairbanks, snow work, 6 60


work per order of Selectmen, work on new road, Cochituate,


23 10


24 00


L. J. Bemis, work near " Five Paths,"


15 00


Total for Highways and Bridges,


$271 18


LIBRARY.


E. A. Peirce. moving books to new room, $5 00


J. S. Draper, 66 66 15 00


preparing and proof reading Library Cata- logues, 10 00


Total for Library,


$30 00


TOWN CLERK.


Express fees, $3 50; copying, $1,


$4 05


Recording births, deaths and marriages,


46 20


Return of a death,


25


Journey to Cambridge,


2 00


Counting votes for Representative,


2 00


Salary, 1878-9,


25 00


Total, Town Clerk,


$79 50


TREASURER.


Salary, 1878-9,


$25 00


LOCKUP.


Nathan Haynes, use of land,


$25 00


C. W. Hanscomb, keys, 1 00


10 39


W. M. Fullick, labor and material, damage to trees,


4 00


W. & J. M. Bent, coal,


7 63


J. M. Moore & Co., lamps and oil,


1 24


Total, Lockup, $49 26


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FIRE DEPARTMENT.


C. W. Dascomb, express on hose and carriage,


$14 55


repairs on apparatus and building,


11 87


labor and stock,


4 50


locks and keys,


5 50


stove,


16 00


table,


3 00


polish,


1 05


goods,


5 86


coal,


1 88


head-light,


14 00


spittoons,


1 50


watchman, 5 00


stove-pipe,


'3 00


water rates,


6 00


Total, Fire Department, $93 71


MISCELLANEOUS.


J. W. Moore & Co., oil, burners, wicks, &c., $13 47


G. W. Dixon, glass and setting, old Hall, 30


H. Wight, wood, old Hall, 4 50


E. A. Peirce, care of old Hall, 20 00


J. W. Moore & Co., four brass locks,- constables, 3 00


J. Bullard, return of deaths, 5 50


A. B. Lyon, travelling expenses, &c., in case of Adams vs. Wayland, with witness fees, 62 76


G. Phinney, printing warrants, &c., 20 59


C. A. Parker, express fees, 2 95


E. O. Herne, damage sustained on road, 20 00


J. S. Draper, auditing Town accounts, proof reading, &c., 25 00 stationery, postage and express fees, 96


J. C. Butterfield, Superintendent of Cemetery, 15 00


return of deaths, 5 00


postage and stationery, 75


Rockwell & Churchill, printing Town Reports, 89 90


62


G. W. Dixon, wood-box, $3 ; stock and work for new Town building, $14.25,


17 25


Total Miscellaneous, $307 34


At the Town Meeting, April 7,1879, the above bills were referred to the Selectmen for approval.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


J. S. DRAPER, Auditor


OFFICIAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OF WAYLAND,


FOR ITS


ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST MUNICIPAL YEAR,


FROM


FEB. 1, 1880, TO FEB. 1, 1881.


RPORATED


IN


LA


W


NO!


1635.


FOUNDED


EAST SUDBURY


7


8


1835


BOSTON : FRANKLIN PRESS: RAND, AVERY, & CO 1881.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT, 1880.


REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.


Number of births


55


Males


. 30


Females .


. 25


Of native parentage


32


Of foreign parentage


10


Of native and foreign father or mother


.


In Cochituate village


. 49


Number of marriages


15


Òf native parentage .


·


23


Of foreign parentage


.


7


Number of deaths


25


Males


9


Females .


16


Of native birth


18


Of foreign birth


·


7


Causes of Death as Returned.


Consumption and diseases of lungs . 5 .


Fever


3


Disease of heart


2


Paralysis .


2


Cholera infantum


2


Erysipelas, marasmus, drowning, peritonitis, menin- gitis, tumor, old age, each


1


Unknown


4


Under 5 years .


6


Over 70 years .


Oldest person, 94 years.


.


.


.


5


.


13


·


4


Number of dogs licensed for 1880


123


Males at $2, 111


$222


Females at $5, 12


60


Amount received . $282


Paid to County Treasurer .


$257 40


HENRY WIGHT, Town Clerk.


WAYLAND, Feb. 1, 1881.


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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1SS1.


GENERAL RESOURCES.


Cash balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1880 . $1,698 97


Receipts from all sources . 25,436 53


Total . $27,135 50


Amount paid out for all expenditures .


$24,689 38


Cash balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1881 . ·


2,446 12


$27,135 50


SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 . $1,088 17


Dog license (}) . 136 52


Donation fund 12 00


Transfer from contingent fund .


196 26


For fuel of previous years, and money


erroneously drawn . 199 52


Town's appropriation .


4,000 00


Massachusetts school fund . 187 93


Total . . · $5,820 40 Amount paid out for tuition, fuel, and care of rooms .


$3,985 03


Unexpended balance 1,835 37


$5,820 40


6


INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $232 40


Town's appropriation 500 00


Total .


$732 40


Amount paid out, including transfer of $37.31 to contingent fund


$513 34


Unexpended balance


219 06


$732 40


INTEREST ACCOUNT. (Exclusive of Water Debt.)


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 . $1,628 53


Town's appropriation . . 4,500 00


Transfer from water rates . 1,250 00


Total .


. $7,378 53


Amount of interest paid out


$6,142 72


Unexpended balance .


1,235 81


$7,378 53


SUPPORT OF POOR ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $221 33


From J. A. Wing's estate . 30 00


Refunded on account of V. La May 20 00


Refunded from the State 84 43


Town's appropriation


500 00


Total .


$855 76


$931 29 Amount paid out


Overdrawn, deduct


75 53


$855 76


7


HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $311 30


Town's appropriation . 1,350 00


Total .


. $1,661 30


Amount paid out, including transfer of $22.78 to contingent fund


$1,404 71


Unexpended balance


256 59


$1,661 30


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $96 98


Town's appropriation 300 00


Transfer from contingent fund 242 55


One-half of dog-license money


136 51


Total .


$776 04


Amount paid out


$522 02


Unexpended balance


254 02


$776 04


ABATEMENT ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $184 23


Town's appropriation 100 00


Assessment for abatements of 1878


taxes


116 00


Assessment for abatement of Mrs.


Trumble's tax


16 00


Total . $416 23


Amount paid out, including $184.23 transferred to contingent fund


$470 06


Overdrawn, deduct 53 83


$416 23


8


SALARY ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended appropriation Feb. 1,


1880


$600 00


Town's appropriation


700 00


Total . . $1,300 00


Amount paid out, including $146.67 transferred to contingent fund


$737 50


Unexpended balance


562 50


$1,300 00


FIREMEN'S ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Unexpended appropriation Feb. 1,


1880


$200 00


Town's appropriation


200 00


Total .


$400 00


Amount paid out


$200 00


Unexpended balance


200 00


$400 00


LAKE-VIEW CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Special appropriation for fence . ·


$50 00


Amount paid out


·


$42 00


Unexpended balance . 8 00 .


$50 00


NORTH CEMETERY ACCOUNT.


Special appropriation for fence . $50 00


Amount paid out $50 00


TOWN-HOUSE ACCOUNT.


Special appropriation for wall and out- buildings


$150 00


Amount paid out


$150 00


9


BRIDLE-POINT BRIDGE ACCOUNT.


Special appropriation for repairs $150 00


. $150 00 Amount paid out


COLLECTOR'S FEES ACCOUNT.


Resources.


Appropriation April 1, 1878


$110 00


Appropriation April 15, 1880


115 00


Total


$225 00


Amount paid out


$225 00


CREDIT BILLS.


Appropriation . . $1,250 00


Amount paid out


$1,589 20


Overdrawn, deduct


339 20


$1,250 00


STATE TAX.


Paid to State Treasurer $930 00


CONTINGENT FUND.


Resources.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 . $2,630 50


General receipts 4,285 99 .


Total . $6,916 49


Transferred to sinking fund


$2,200 00


Paid for State aid


212 66


Transferred to schools, $196.26; to library, $242.55 438 8.1


Less four tax-titles held by the town .


236 48


$3,087 95


Unexpended balance .


· $3,828 54


10


TEMPORARY LOANS.


Amount paid out


. $4,175 00


Borrowed to pay Train and Teele's bill (not yet


paid from treasury) 213 36


$4,388 36


HORACE HEARD, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH WAYLAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.


1880.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance $589 18


66 1. Town appropriation . 300 00


28. W. H. Bent, Treasurer, water rates 332 03


Mar. 23.


261 84


Aug. 28.


66 66 66


580 61


Feb. 4. 66 66


66 251 00


$2,314 66


Orders paid.


Mar. 16. J. H. Harris


$35 43


" 16. Charles Fairbanks


2 00


' 16. J. M. Moore


10 00


May 25. J. H. Harris


32 90


June 18.


66


53 90


Aug. 13. Ralph Bent


36 00


66 28. £ J. H. Harris


11 15


Sept. 14. H. B. Braman


30 00


Oct. 16.


J. H. Harris


47 05


1881.


Jan. 18.


66


58 00


Feb. 4. Transferred to interest account ·


1,250 00


4.


Sinking-fund


500 00


1880.


Aug. 31. J. H. Harris


40 00


Feb. 3. Ralph Bent


3 00


$2,109 43


Unexpended balance


205 23


$2,314 66


H. HEARD, Treasurer.


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TABLE OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES.


Feb. 1, 1881.


Schools


$1,835 37


Incidentals


219 06


Interest


1,235 81


Highways and bridges


256 59


Library


254 02


Salaries


562 50


Firemen's pay .


200 00


Lake-view Cemetery fence .


8 00


Contingent fund


3,828 54


Water Commissioners' account .


205 23


RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES FOR THE YEAR.


Beginning Feb. 1, 1880, and ending Feb. 1, 1881.


1880.


Feb. 11.


Edw. Pousland, Collector, 1878 . $15 16


66 11.


interest on tax, 1878,


336 84


66 11. 66 interest due on tax,


1877 . 163 04


·


273 03


66 27. Edw. Pousland, Collector, 1879 . 1,200 00


Mar. 6.


565 00


18.


66


840 00


April 6. 66 66


500 00


26.


355 00


May 6.


260 63


25.


290 00


June 4.


66


100 00


July 2. 66


66


228 00


Aug. 21.


240 00


Sept. 15.


237 75


Oct. 16.


66


434 27


' 16.


66


1878


355 20


Nov. 24.


66


288 00


Amount carried forward .


$6,843 06


66


16. Dog license for 1879 .


66


161 14


31. 66


12


Amount brought forward .


$6,843 06 Dec. 2. Edw. Pousland, Collector, 1879 . 166 07


" 31.


310 45


1881.


Jan. 20.


66


240 00


Feb. 30. Hall at Cochituate


36 00


April 5. 66 66


36 00


Sept. 2.


25 00


Dec. 15. 66 6 6


69 00


Mar. 9. Sale of old town house


1,200 00


4 11. Auction license .


2 00


April 1. New town hall .


25 00


66


3. Old hall


19 25


66


13.


Money borrowed 66


225 00


66 23.


Money borrowed


1,500 00


June 25.


Town hall .


12 50


“. 25.


Sale of grass


4 50


Sept. 7. Tax-title Hattie E. Foggirty estate


30 86


66


7. Recording deed


75


7. R. S. Lombard .


75


Oct. 9.


License


2 00


11.


Town hall .


7 50


Nov. 29. 66 66


12 00


Dec. 10.


Corporation tax


492 55


10. National-bank tax


855 21


86 50


10.


.. .. “ 1879


170 50


66


10. Relief of sailors and soldiers


60 00


Feb. 13. On account of Wing's bill .


30 00


April 29. Town of Marlborough, account of V. La May ·


20 00


Dec. 2. State paupers


24 43


66 31. Donation fund .


12 00


1881.


Jan. 1. Money borrowed


213 36


Amount carried forward


$13,201 88 .


.6


23.


Centre hay-scales


15 19


450 00


13.


7. Interest to Sept. 7


4 45


10. State aid for 1877


13


Amount brought forward


$13,201 88


Jan. 8. Town hall .


6 00


25. State and military


24 00


25. Massachusetts school fund 187 93


27. Edw. Pierce, sale of grass and apples, 2 50


1880.


July 15.


L. H. Sherman, Collector, 1880


125 00


66


17.


66


66


140 21


23.


200 00


23.


1,146 50


26.


119 46


Aug. 13.


66 66


159 38


66


73 00


66


6:


119 74


28.


170 00


Sept. 15.


66


317 44


66


29.


6.


550 00


66


30.


1,280 00


Oct. 1.


2,892 95


66


1.


. 6


66


318 35


66


1.


66


60


573 02


66


4.


66


66


405 32


66


8. 66


200 28


66


13.


333 20


66


29.


343 13


Nov. 3.


66


66


66


.6


539 26


6


13.


66


230 18


“: 22.


270 00


Dec. 31.


66


66


514 50


1881.


Jan.


4.


66


.6


224 00


66


13.


66


225 00


21.


403 00


66


26.


66


66


141 30


Total .


.


$25,436 53


13.


16.


66


66


66


.6


66


66


66


66


14


CONTINGENT FUND.


Receipts carried to Contingent Fund for the year ending Feb. 1, 1881.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 . . $2,630 50


Interest on tax of 1878 .


336 84


Interest on tax of 1877 .


163 04


Hall Cochituate


36 00


Sale of old town house


1,200 00


Auction license


2 00


Town hall


25 00


Old hall


19 25


Hall Cochituate


36 00


Hay-scales, Centre


15 19


Town hall


12 50


Sale of grass


4 50


Hall Cochituate


25 00


Tax title


30 86


Tax title interest


4 45


Recording deed


75


R. T. Lombard


75


License C. H. Boody


2 00


Town hall


7 50


Town hall


12 00


Corporation tax


492 55


National-bank tax .


855 21


State aid, 1877


86 50


State aid, 1879


170 50


Relief of sailors and soldiers .


€0 00


Hall Cochituate


69 00


Town hall


6 00


Overlaying's .


195 11


Balance transferred from highways and bridges


22 78


Balance transferred from abatements ·


184 23


Balance transferred from incidental


37 31


Balance transferred from salaries of town officers


146 67


State and military .


24 00


Edward Pierce, sale of grass and apples


2 50


Total


. $6,916 49


15


ACCOUNT OF TRANSFERS TO CONTINGENT FUND.


From Highways and Bridges.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $311 30


Expended before June 1, 1880


$288 52


Amount transferred


22 78


$311 30


From Abatements.


Unexpended balance June 1, 1880 $184 23


From Incidental Fund.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $232 40


Expended previous to June 1, 1880


$195 09


Amount transferred


37 31


$232 40


From Salary Account.


Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1880 $600 00


Expended previous to June 1, 1880


$453 33


Amount transferred 146 67


$600 00


Total amount transferred $390 99


OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AGAINST THE TOWN.


Interest per annum.


April 27, 1863. Treasurer of donation fund


Nov. 3, 1863. Library fund


Jan. 1, 1875. Allen fund .


$411 66-6 per ct. 500 00-6 " 1,000 00-6 "


April 21, 1874. Horace Heard, Treasurer ·


Interest semi-annually. 3,000 00-42 per ct.


Interest per annum.


Nov. 8, 1875. John Pickering and Moseley, Boston


Dec. 1, 1875. F. M. Stone .


This note was held by Salem Savings Bank, and became due Dec. 1, 1880; and your Treasurer had F. M. Stone take the note up and hold it until the town should provide some transfer.


May 1, 1878. Plymouth Savings Bank


10,100 00-6 per ct. 7,528 00-6 "


10,000 00 - 5 per ct


16


Interest semi-annually.


Aug. 1, 1878. Water bonds issued


$25,000 00-5 per ct.


Oct. 1, 1878. Town bonds issued


. 44,500 00-5 "


Jan. 1, 1881. H. Heard, temporary loan


Interest per annum. 213 36-5 per ct.


$102,253 02


Less the water sinking-fund . $1,146 22


Less the general sinking-fund .


2,200 22


Balance of indebtedness $98,906 80


HORACE HEARD, Treasurer.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT. (Tax of 1879.)


Balance due Feb. 1, 1880 . $7,301 79


1880.


Feb. 27. Paid Horace Heard, Treasurer, $1,200 00


66


66


565 00


Mar. 6.


18. 66


66


66


66


66


260 63


25. 66


66


66


100 00


July 2.


66


66


66


161 14


31.


66


66


228 00


Aug. 21.


6 6


66


240 00


Sept. 15.


66


66


66


.6


237 75


Oct. 16.


66


288 00


Dec. 2.


66


66


66


166 07


66


31.


66


. 6


310 45


1881.


Jan. 20.


66


60


240 00


6,416 31


Balance due Feb. 1, 1881


$885 48


EDWARD POUSLAND, Collector.


66


26.


355 00


May 6. 66 66


. 6


840 00


Apr. 6.


500 00


290 00


June 4.


66


434 27


Nov. 24.


$3,346 22


17


COLLECTOR'S REPORT (1880) .


The Assessors' warrant to the Collector for 1880 contains the following items, the total of which is the sum assessed in 1880, and to be collected : viz., -




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