Official reports of the town of Wayland 1876-1883, Part 13

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


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L. K. Lovell, nails and spikes for repairing Sher- man's Bridge . 5 77


A. Hosmer, repairing road-scraper 1 25 ·


irons, bolts, and spikes for bridge 12 27


T. H. Simpson, carting lumber, and work on bridge, 7 50


Total .


$154 80


LIBRARY APPURTENANCES.


J. S. Draper, labor and material for cold-air-box $8 15


A. Hosmer, repairing furnace 50


Total .


$8 65


SCHOOLHOUSE HALL.


B. H. Hemenway, janitor, service for quarter end- ing March 31, 1880 $37 50


E. P. Butler, 13} dozen lamp-chimneys, $15.26 ; 26 wicks, 50 cents 15 76


66 6 lamps, $2.40 ; 8 burners, $1.60 4 00


66


42 gallons oil, $6.55 ; ¿ gross matches, $1.65 8 20


66 66 3 brooms, 90 cents ; 2 goblets, 20 cts. 1 10


picture-cord, 40 cents ; stove-brush and polish, 26 cents ·


€6


J. W. Bigelow (bills of 1878), 82 gallons oil, $12.55 ; lamp-wicks, $0.40 12 95


4 gross matches, $.55 ; four brooms, $1.20 . 1 75


6 lamp-chimneys, $0.60 ; lantern, $1 ; ink, $0.10 .


1 70


Bigelow & Dean, ten gallons oil (bill 1878) . 2 00


Bills of 1878 . $18 40


·


Total for 1878-79. .


$8 2


60


OLD TOWN HALL.


L. K. Lovell, 132 gallons oil, $2.85 ; 20 lamp-wicks,


20 cents $3 05


8 panes glass, putty, and points . .


1 07


G. W. Dixon, 13 panes of glass, and setting, $1.50 ; lock, $0.50 2 00


E. A. Peirce, janitor's service, one year . 20 00


R. Erwin, wood used in both halls, Selectmen's room, and Library in 1878-79 54 56


Total


$80 68


NEW TOWN HALL.


L. K. Lovell, one mirror, $.28 ; wood-basket, $0.68 . $ 96


water-pail and three tumblers, $0.48 ;


zinc and tacks, $1.09 . ·


1 57


shorts for sweeping, $0.30; soap, $0.10 . 40 .


G. W. Dixon, labor on blinds and gas-pipes . .


1 10


E. A. Peirce, janitor's service, 1 year 1 month 65 00


Total


$69 03


LOCK-UP.


D. W. Ricker, cleaning and whitewashing $8 00


raising the building . 1 00


C. F. Bigelow, 2} pounds glue 60


N. Haynes, rent of land for Lock-up


25 00


Total


$34 60


WATER-WORKS.


A. B. Lyon, two years' services as Water Commis- sioner


$40. 00


H. B. Braman, two years' services as Water Commis- sioner 40 00


Rockwell Job Print, printing report of construction committee 63 00


Ralph Bent, services as Superintendent of Water- works


125 00


Total


$268 00


61


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Fred Fairbanks, services as steward of Hose Com- pany .


$5 00


B. S. Hemenway, services as steward of Hook and Ladder Company 12 00


T. Whitney, services as steward of Hose Company, 12 00


Wayland Water Board, water for Engine House 12 00 . C. W. Dascomb, cash paid for grading around En- gine House . 1 50


66


66


repairs of Hook and Ladder truck 11 60


.


66


66


66


strap for hose-carriage, 2 25


66


66


66


66


wood and coal for En- gine House . ·


10 50


66


66


66


66


stove for Engine House, 5 00


66


66


66


60


hose-nozzle, sprinkler, and coal-hod . 7 15


stove-pipe . 1 40


sundries for Fire De- partment 6 60


66


66


66


66


setting glass, $2; ex-


. pressing, $1.90 ·


3 90


repairs on hook and


ladder truck and


hose-carriage .


15 50


C. Fairbanks, for ex-


·


press on letters be- tween Wayland and Cochituate


1 00


Total


$107 40


TOWN CLERK.


Henry Wight, recording 54 births, $27; 18 mar-


riages, $3.60 . $30 60


66


66 29 deaths, $10.34 ; journey to Cambridge, $1.50 11 84


Amount carried forward


$42 44


66


66


66


66


66


66


66


66


66


66


62


Amount brought forward $42 44 Henry Wight, cash paid J. Everett for return of two deaths 50


66 66


express fees, $1.76 ; post- age, $0.25 2 01


66


66


printing blank dog-licenses, 1 50


66 stationery, $3.25 ; acknowl- edgment of deed, $.25 .


3 50


counting votes for representative 1 50


Total


$51 45


SELECTMEN.


L. K. Lovell, postage stamps, $1.35 ; paper-wrap-


pers, $0.20 . .


$1 55


2} quires paper, $1.25 ; 1 bottle ink, 50 cents .


1 75


C. A. Parker, express fees . · 1 65


Little, Brown, & Co., Herrick's town officer .


3 00


Total


$7 95


ASSESSORS.


T. Groom & Co., 3 invoice-books, $6 ; 1 collector's


book, $2 $8 00


1 tax-table 2 00 .


Total


$10 00


MISCELLANEOUS.


D. McDonnell, 4 cans milk spilled in the snow $ 96


injury to horse in snow-drift 7 00


D. Flint, repairing hay-scales 7 75


D. W. Ricker, services on unlicensed dogs


J. C. Butterfield, return of deaths, $2.25; station- ery and postage, $1 ·


3 25


J. S. Draper, repairs on town-clock


2 00


5 20


Amount carried forward $26 16


63


Amount brought forward $26 16


Henry Wight, sealing weights and measures . 5 00 E. A. Atwood, “ 66 " (two years), 10 00


A. G. Paul, to balance (no items) . 25 43 J. S. Draper, cash paid for printing Town Reports, 73 80 W. B. Ward, police service (1878) 4 00


C. & J. A. Underwood, stock and labor (1878 ; no purpose stated) 21 50 G. H. Whitford, repairing clock, $1; T. S. Sher- man, care of town-clock, $20 . 21 00 · L. K. Lovell, lock for hay-scales, $0.30 ; grass-seed for town-hall lot, $0.15 . 45 Union Lumber Company, 4,065 feet lumber (pur- ·


pose not stated)


56 63 Union Lumber Company, 6 cedar posts (purpose not stated) 3 00 ·


A. Hosmer, irons for town-clock, $0.85 ; repairing town-house vane, $0.75 . .


1 60


· Samuel Hoar, legal services in case Wood v. Way- land .


125 00 T. H. Simpson, service on dogs, $5 ; lantern, $2.50 ; posting warrants, $15 . 22 50


66


66 printing warrants, $5.75 ; notifying officers, $3.75 9 50


J. Bullard, bolts for hearse, $.25 ; return of deaths,


$3 . 3 25


C. A. Parker, express fees


1 45


Total


$419 27


NOTE. - Twenty-three of the credit bills, amounting to $770.88, bear no indorsement of approval, and are not made in favor of any officer or agent of the town.


ORDERS ON THE TREASURY ISSUED, BUT NOT PAID.


J. C. Butterfield, Incidentals . $6 10 66


support of poor 15 00


H. L. Wells, Incidentals 6 00


64


All the foregoing accounts (except one) have been examined, and are found to be correctly cast. No report has been re- ceived from the Selectmen, or the Treasurer of the Donation Fund.


JAMES S. DRAPER, Auditor. WAYLAND, Feb. 10, 1881.


OFFICIAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OF WAYLAND,


FOR ITS


ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND MUNICIPAL YEAR,


FROM


FEB. 1, 1881, TO FEB. 1, 1882.


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EAST SUDBURY


FOUNDED


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BOSTON : PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL. No. 39 ARCH STREET. 1882.


OFFICERS OF THE TOWN, 1881.


CHARLES H. BOODEY,


Selectmen. THEODORE S. SHERMAN, W. H. BENT.


Assessors.


WILLIAM M. FULLICK,


EDWARD CARTER, LAFAYETTE DUDLEY.


JOHN C. BUTTERFIELD,


Town Clerk. HENRY WIGHT.


Town Treasurer. HORACE HEARD.


Auditor. JAMES H. ROTHWELL.


H. G. HAMMOND, GEORGE A. RICE, J. W. PARMENTER,


Highway Surveyors. G. H. WIGHT, R. M. FLINT, M. FRENCH,


A. F. PENDLETON,


CHARLES FAIRBANKS, G. E. SHERMAN, B. M. FOLSOM.


Constables. C. W. DASCOMB, W. B. WARD,


D. W. RICKER,


A. S. MORSE, ORRIN LOKER.


School Committee.


FAYETTE NICHOLS, one year, EDWARD A. PEIRCE, three years.


Water Commissioner. CHARLES H. BOODEY, for three years.


Commissioner of Sinking-Fund. · 'W. H. BENT, for two years. Sealer of Weights and Measures. EDWARD A. ATWOOD.


Trustees of "Allen Fund."


JAMES S. DRAPER, S. M. THOMAS,


ISAAC DAMON.


D. W. RICKER,


Field Drivers. W. A. JESSUP, W. B. WARD.


Measurers of Wood.


EDWARD CARTER, EDWARD A. ATWOOD, L. K. LOVELL.


GEORGE W. DIXON,


Measurers of Lumber. EDWARD CARTER, W. M. FULLICK.


Superintendents of Cemeteries. JOHN CARR, JOHN C. BUTTERFIELD.


D. W. RICKER,


Fence Viewers. W. B. WARD, J. A. ROBY.


Collector of Taxes. LUTHER H. SHERMAN.


Overseers of the Poor. CHARLES FAIRBANKS, GEORGE A. RICE.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT, 1881.


REGISTRATIONS OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.


Number of births .


40


Males


19


Females


21


Of native parentage


24


Of foreign parentage .


6


Of native and foreign father or mother


9


Unknown .


1


In Cochituate village


27


Number of marriages


14


Of native birth .


26


Foreign birth


2


Number of deaths .


27


Males


15


Females


12


Native birth


22


Foreign birth


3


Unknown .


·


2


Causes of Death, as Returned.


Consumption, and diseases of the lungs


9


Disease of heart


4


Paralysis


2


Infantile


3


Under 5 years


5


Over 70 years


9


Oldest person, Michael Doyle


. 89


.


Old age


2


4


Dogs licensed for 1881 .


. 123


Males


. 111 Females ·


12


Paid County Treasurer


$257 40


HENRY WIGHT, Town Clerk.


WAYLAND, Feb. 1, 1882.


5


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1882.


Total value of real estate, May 1, 1881 .


$947,389 00


Total value of personal estate May 1, 1881 284,492 00


Total


. $1,231,881 00


Assessed on estates for town purposes


17,637 00


Overlayings .


536 08


Assessed on polls for State tax ($1 each)


543 00


Balance of State tax assessed on estates


387 00


Assessed on polls for county tax (.90 each)


467 33


Overlayings on county tax ·


21 37


Total assessed for all purposes


$19,591 78


Overlayings on all taxes ·


557 45


Rate of tax per $1,000, $15.00.


Town appropriations included in the above assessments : -


For schools, including fuel and care of school-rooms $4,000 00


" support of poor 500 00


" highways and bridges


1,000 00


" collection of taxes .


300 00


" abatement of taxes .


200 00


" library .


300 00


" cabinet for library .


50 00


" firemen's pay .


224 00


" salaries of town officers


525 00


" hydrants


348 00


" incidentals ·


500 00


Amount carried forward,


$7,947 00


6


Amount brought forward, $7,947 00 For interest on town debt, exclusive of water debt . 4,000 00


" sinking fund . 1,000 00


" maintenance of water-works 1,500 00


" credit bills 1,800 00


" gravel . 150 00


" painting grammar school-house at the Centre 200 00


" room for insane at the poor-farm 50 00


" school-room at Lokerville 200 00


" town hall and lock-up 300 00


" culverts near H. R. Newton and M. Guilfoil 75 00


" prosecution of illegal sale of liquor . 200 00


" bill of Train and Teele . 215 00


Total of town appropriations .


$17,637 00


The following taxes, assessed the current year (1881), have been abated by the Assessors : -


Mrs. Harriet S. Wyman, personal property . $123 75


Mrs. Nathan B. Johnson, personal property . 15 00


Total $138 75


Abatement of taxes for 1878, asked for by the Collector : ---


Joseph M. Moore, personal property $16 70


Interest on same paid to the Treasurer . 4 01


Total $20 71


Abatement was granted to H. C. Dean, the same being a part of a tax assessed to C. W. and H. C. Dean, on machinery in 1879. to the amount of . $25 90


The above abatement is the one which brought about the law- suit against the town, and on which the town acted on the 19th of January, 1882.


Total abatement of tax assessed 1879 $25 90


7


Abatement of taxes assessed in 1880, asked for by the Collector : -


Andrew Miller, personal propertyl.


$6 35


Calvin Durgin, poll-tax · 1 83


Frank Ward, real estate and poll-tax


13 89


Total . $22 07


Total abatements for 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881 $207 43


Whole number of polls


543


" dwelling-houses


359


" horses


321


"' COWS


768


66


66 " sheep


9


Acres of land


9,119g


We would again recommend that the town adopt the same method in choosing Assessors as is now used in choosing the school committee.


All of which is respectfully submitted,


EDWARD CARTER, LAFAYETTE DUDLEY, WM. M. FULLICK, Assessors of Wayland.


FEBRUARY, 1, 1882.


8


COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


(Tax of 1880.)


Balance due Feb. 1, 1881 . . $3,961 07


Paid as follows : -


1881.


Feb. 1


$172 27


16


432 00


6 22


451 46


66


28


726 56


Mar. 8


561 34


66


15


159 00


$23


172 00


66


25


185 10


31


130 00


Apr.


4


356 76


6


9


197 11


11


417 47


$3,961 07


Amount of interest collected and paid to Treasurer,


April 11.


138 70


The interest account was examined by the Auditor, and certifi- cate given Collector for voucher.


LUTHER H. SHERMAN, Collector.


The above report is correctly cast, and with vouchers.


J. H. ROTHWELL, Auditor.


9


COLLECTOR'S REPORT, 1881.


By the Assessors' warrant, the sum assessed in 1881,


is .


. $19,522 18


Paid county tax .


467 33


Amount to be paid Town Treasurer . $19,054 85


66


66


66


.


66


Oct. 1 (one half) . $9,527 43


Paid as follows : -


1881.


June 23 ·


$372 84


July 5


169 81


19


165 01


Aug. 4


321 43


20


149 25


Sept. 6


200 00


66


6


230 00


66


12


1,733 75


22


504 17


29


1,238 84


66


30 .


773 81


66


30 .


560 92


Oct. 1


2,294 45


66


3


564 51


60


3


248 64


$9,527 43


Amount due Oct. 3, 1881, as per warrant .


Additional assessments


69 60


Total amount due


. $9,597 02


Payments continued :


1881.


Oct. 11


$150 00


17


284 55


66 22


248 05


Nov. 4


200 00


. $9,527 42


Amount carried forward, $882 60


10


Amount brought forward,


$882 60


Dec. 5


325 63


" 15


125 00


" 23


200 00


1882.


Jan. 6


416 62


66 13


300 00


13


450 00


66


26


275 00


30


93 00


Total amount of second payment


$3,067 85


Amount due February 1, 1882 . · $6,529 17


LUTHER H. SHERMAN, Collector.


Correctly cast, and proper vouchers.


J. H. ROTHWELL, Auditor.


11


TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1882.


GENERAL RESOURCES.


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1881


. $2,446 12


Receipts from all sources


. 31,686 15


Total


. $34,132 27


Amount paid out for all expenditures


$31,205 65


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1882


2,926 62


$34,132 27


RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.


1881.


Feb.


1.


Edw. Pousland, Collector for 1879


$203 15


16.


66 100 00


Feb. 1. L. H. Sherman, Collector, 1880-81 172 27


432 00


22.


451 46


28.


66


726 56


March 8.


561 34


14.


..


159 00


23.


172 00


25.


185 10


66


31.


6.


130 00


April 4.


356 76


66


9.


197 11


11.


66


66


417 47


June 23.


372 84


July


5.


169 81


19.


165 01


Aug.


4.


66


66


321 43


20.


149 25


Amount carried forward,


$5,442 56


16. 66


..


66


66


66


66


12


Amount brought forward,


$5,442 56


Sept. 6. L. H. Sherman, Collector, 1880-81


200 00


66


6.


230 00


66


12.


1,733 75


21. 66


504 17


66


29.


30.


66


66


773 81


66


30.


560 92


Oct.


1.


2,294 45


66


3.


66


66


564 51


3.


66


66


66


248 64


11.


66


66


66


150 00


17.


284 55


22.


248 05


Nov. 4.


60


66


66


200 00


Dec. 5.


325 63


“ 15.


125 00


22.


66


66


66


200 00


1882.


Jan. 6.


66


66


416 62


13.


13.


66


450 00


“ 26.


66


66


275 00


" 30.


1881.


Feb. 2. Hay-scales, Cochituate .


22 65


23. Dog license for 1880


249 68


28. Sale of old plank


2 38


Mar. 25.


Rent of town hall


19 00


26.


Treas. of town library


100 00


28. Rent of hall, Cochituate .


44 00


April 2. Hay-scales


20 00


66


11. Interest on taxes of 1880


138 70


66


13. Rent of hall, Cochituate


25 00


19. H. Heard


3,000 00


66


23.


3,328 00


25.


1,672 00


Amount carried forward,


$25,480 91


.


66


.


66


1,238 84


66


·


66


93 00


66


300 00


66


66


66


66


66


13


Amount brought forward,


$25,480 91


May 2. H. Heard


600 00


2. Treas. Water Commissioners


1,200 00


10. Interest and costs on tax title


3 97


66 12. Hay-scales, Centre


23 65


25. H. Heard


1,000 00


June 18. Rent of town-hall


10 00


18. On account of poor


6 00


May 18. State poor


44 57


Mar. 1. Rent of town-hall .


5 00


July 11. H. Heard


300 00


20. Rent of hall, Cochituate


26 00


Aug. 8. H. Heard


1,000 00


23. Rent of hall, Cochituate


20 00


Nov. 22. 66 66


58 14


Dec. 6. Corporation tax


534 84


6. Bank tax


812 57


6. State aid


222 00


1882.


Jan.


2. Treas. of donation fund .


12 00


23. Borrowed money to pay H. C. Dean's claim


37 95


25. Income of school-fund


187 43


66


27. Rent of town-hall


18 00


6. 21.


32 00


66 21. Sale of grass town-house lot.


2 00


66 31. Rent of hall Cochituate,


44 00


66


31. Two auctioneer's licenses


4 00


31. Money overdrawn


1 12


66 31. Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1881


2,446 12


$34,132 27


SCHOOLS, FUEL, AND CARE OF ROOMS.


1881.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance $1,835 37


April 11. Appropriation 4,000 00


Feb. 23. Dog licenses (one half) 124 84


Donation fund 12 00


Jan. 2. 25. Income of State S. funds 187 43


$6,159 64


.


14


Amount paid for tuition, fuel, and care of rooms $4,155 45 Unexpended balance, Feb. 1, 1882 2,004 19


$6,159 64


SUPPORT OF POOR.


April 11. Appropriation


$500 00


May 18. From State.


44 57


June 18. " Natick 6 00


Nov. 8. Transferred from contingent


300 00


$850 57


April 28. J. C. Butterfield $25 00


28.


66


20 00


" 28. David Pierce, Warden


204 00


May 27.


C. H. Hicks .


8 00


1880. .


Dec. 31. J. C. Butterfield


15 00


1881.


Oct. 15. E. P. Butler .


53 77


28. S. G. Griffin .


55 00


28. J. C. Butterfield 36 65


Nov. 25. C. H. Hicks .


6 00


Dec. 30. Robinson & Jones .


14 01


30. E. P. Butler .


14 74


30. J. C. Butterfield


16 05


1882.


Jan. 9. David Pierce, Warden


50 00


66 27. Geo. A. Rice .


145 53


$663 75


Unexpended balance


186 82


$850 57


.


INTEREST ON TOWN DEBT, EXCLUSIVE OF WATER DEBT.


1881.


Feb. £ 1. Unexpended balance . $1,235 81


April 11. Appropriation 4,000 00 ·


Jan. 31.


Water-rates .


.


.


1,250 00


$6,485 81


15


Feb. 25. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.


$1,112 50 ·


April 27. Plymouth Savings-Bank . 500 00


23. H. Harwood . 67 50


May 3. F. M. Stone .


183 78


Oct. 5. Blackstone National Bank


37 62


15. H. Harwood .


67 50


Nov. 2. Salem Savings-Bank


606 00


66


2. W. Gould Roby


74 88


Dec. 3. H. Heard


23 50


3. 66


15 00


66


31. J. S. Draper, Treasurer.


96 00


Mrs. Childs $6 00


Dea. Draper . 30 00


Allen fund . . 60 00


$96 00


Jan. 2. Dea. Baldwin, Treasurer 24 70


Sept. 21. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. ·


1,112 50


Aug. 1. 66 66 625 00


1882.


Jan. 27. H. Heard 9 42


66 24. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. 625 00


$5,180 90


Unexpended balance .


1,304 91


$6,485 81


INCIDENTALS.


1881.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance $219 06


April 11. Appropriation . .


500 00


$719 06


Feb. 25. Theo. S. Sherman $5 00


. 25. Wm. Hammond 5 00


25. Dr. C. H. Boodey 3 00


Amount carried forward,


$13 00


16


Amount brought forward,


$13 00


Jan. 21. H. L. Wells . 6 00


" 21. J. C. Butterfield


6 10


April 28. E. L. Barry


2 65


May . 27.


M. C. Warren & Co.


3 75


July 29.


Theo. S. Sherman


6 00


Sept. 27. Union Lumber Co. .


27 61


27. C. A. Parker


3 65


June 24.


A. W. Videon


6 00


Sept. 27. J. S. Draper .


5 00


66


27. Tho. Maynard


6 00


27. Walworth Manufacturing Co.


46 94


Oct. 15. Union Lumber Co. .


24 17


66


15. W. A. Jessup


5 00


66


15. T. W. Frost


4 00


28. C. M. Pierce .


4 20


28. Chas. Moulton


5 12


66


28. Theo. S. Sherman


3 50


66


28. Robt. Erwin


15 56


28. Daniel Donovan


24 15


Nov. 17.


H. L. Wells


10 50


17. P. A. Leary


8 91


25. C. H. Hicks


4 60


25. W. B. Knapp .


18 70


66 15. Edw. Carter


7 46


Dec. 30. Howe & Co.


1 87


30. W. M. Fullick


6 96


66 30. Chas. Holbrook


5 50


66


30. W. H. Warren


26 57


Jan. 27.


Theo. S. Sherman


2 80


Dec. 30.


Tho. Evans


12 00


$324 27


Transferred to contingent .


187 56


$511 83


Unexpended balance .


207 23


$719 06


17


LIBRARY.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance


$254 02


April 11. Appropriation ·


300 00


Feb. 23. Dog License (one half)


124 84


$678 86


Mar. 25. C. A. Parker $50 00


25. J. S. Draper, Librarian


150 00


25. 6 Geo. A. Leach 50 00


Sept. 27. C. A. Parker .


17 00


66 27. J. S. Draper


54 69


Dec. 30. Robt. Erwin


23 34


“ 30. J. S. Draper


97 67


Unexpended balance .


236 16


$678 86


CABINET FOR LIBRARY.


April 11. Appropriation


$50 00


Dec. 30. James S. Draper .


$45 00


Unexpended balance .


5 00


$50 00


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance .


$256 59


April 11. Appropriation


1,000 00


$1,256 59


Feb. 18. B. M. Folsom


$75 00


Mar. 25. S. M. Thomas


19 05


April 11. £ J. M. Parmenter


31 79


June 15. Theo. T. Stearns


6 45


“: 24. Geo. H. Wight


49 80


Sept. 27. Geo. E. Sherman


50 00


27. Geo. H. Wight


3 60


Amount carried forward,


$235 69


·


2


$442 70


18


Amount brought forward,


$235 69


May 27. H. R. Newton


12 67


Sept. 27. A. F. Pendleton 52 00


Oct. 7. Merrill French


52 22


28. Geo. H. Wight


81 60


Nov. 17. Geo. A. Rice


50 00


6 25. Chas. Fairbanks


149 95


66 25. H. G. Hammond


150 00


66 25. Geo. H. Wight


14 25


66 25. B. M. Folsom


50 00


Dec. 30. R. M. Flint .


145 32


" 30. J. W. Parmenter


17 82


Nov. 25.


80 00


$1,091 52


Transferred to contingent


130 75


$1,222 27


Unexpended balance


34 32


$1,256 59


COLLECTION OF TAXES.


1881.


April 11. L. H. Sherman, Collector .


$300 00


SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.


1881.


Feb. 1.


Unexpended balance . $562 50


April 11. Appropriation 525 00


$1,087 50


Feb. 25. F. Nicholas . $30 00


25. Dr. C. H. Boodey .


30 00


66 25. 66 40 00


66 25. Theo. S. Sherman .


25 00


25. J. C. Butterfield


20 00


25. W. Hammond 25 00


66 25. E. A. Pierce .


30 00


Amount carried forward,


$200 00


.


19


Amount brought forward,


$200 00


Mar. 15. L. H. Sherman 20 00


" 25. J. S. Draper


20 00


6 25. H. Heard


50 00


April 11. H. Wight


20 00


28. Ralph Bent


125 00


28. A. H. Bryant


20 00


28. A. B. Lyon .


20 00


66 28. C. Fairbanks


20 00


Sept. 27. L. Dudley 65 00


Oct. 15. Edw. Carter .


55 00


Dec. 30. W. M. Fullick


17 50


$632 50


Transferred to contingent


67 50


$700 00


Unexpended balance


387 50


$1,087 50


FIREMEN'S PAY.


Feb. 1. Unexpended appropriation . $200 00


April 11. Appropriation 224 00


$424 00


April 28. Ralph Bent, Eng. . $200 00


Unexpended appropriation 224 00


$424 00


MAINTENANCE OF WATER-WORKS.


Feb. 1. Unexpended appropriation . $300 00


April 11. Appropriation 1,500 00


$1,800 00


Feb. 4. W. H. Bent, Treasurer $300 00


April 28. A. H. Bryant


1,000 00


June 24. 66


300 00


Oct. 15. 66 66 200 00


$1,800 00


20


CREDIT BILLS.


April 11. Appropriation . $1,800 00


From contingent 275 94


$2,075 94


H. Heard, Treasurer, to sundry persons, $2,075 94


PURCHASING GRAVEL.


April 11. Appropriation $150 00


1882.


Jan. 27. H. Heard


150 00


REPAIRS ON GRAMMAR SCHOOL-HOUSE, CENTRE.


April 11. Appropriation $200 00


Dec. 30. H. Heard, Agent .


$199 53


Unexpended balance 47


$200 00


ABATEMENTS.


April 11. Appropriation $200


Feb. 1. By Assessors to Edw. Pousland, Coll.


$24 90


66


1. 66 66


L. H. Sherman, Coll. 13 89


17 87


July 12.


66 66 66


123 75


Sept. 15.


66 66


15 00


$273 66


Overdrawn


$73 66


SCHOOL-ROOMS AT LOKERVILLE.


April 11. Appropriation


$200


Dec. 30. E. A. Pierce


$8 00


30. E. W. Marston


17 47


30. N. E. School Furnishing Co.


121 75


$147 22


Unexpended balance


52 78


$200 00


66


1.


66


78 25


66


1.


21


STATE AND MILITARY AID.


From Contingent


H. B. Fischer, State aid 12 m.


$4 50


$54 00


Mrs. E. A. Farmer,


4 00


48 00


66 Adeline Adams 66


4 00


48 00


" R. J. Dickey


66


4 00


48 00


" O. W. Parker 9 m. 4 00


36 00


Mr. J. B. Brigham, Military 10 m. 6 00 Mr. Chas. W.Whitney, died May 12, 1881, 12 m., $16.00


24 00


ROOM FOR INSANE AT POOR-FARM.


1881.


April 11. Appropriation .


$50 00


June 9. W. M. Fullick


$50 00


CEMENTING CELLAR AND LOCK-UP AT T. HOUSE.


April 11. Appropriation .


$300 00


July 9. H. P. Sherman


$155 00


Aug. 16. Geo. M. Dixon


125 00


Jan. 27. Theo. S. Sherman


10 00


$290 00


Unexpended balance


10 00


$300 00


REPAIRING CULVERTS.


April 11. Appropriation


$75 00


$27 75


May 27. M. Gilfoil


27. H. R. Newton .


46 64


$74 39


Unexpended balance


61


$75 00


PROSECUTING ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUORS.


April 11. Appropriation . $200 00


Sept. 27. D. D. Griffin


$74 80


Unexpended balance 125 20


$200 00


·


$318


60 00


$318 00


22


CONTINGENT FUND.


Receipts.


1881.


Feb. 1. Unexpended balance $3,828 54


66


1. Transferred from highways and bridges 130 75


1. Transferred from salaries of town officers 67 50


66


1. Transferred from inci- dentals 187 56


2. Hay-scales, Cochituate 22 65


66 28. Sale of old plank from Bridle-point bridge


2 38


·


March 1. Rent of town hall


5 00


66


25.


66


19 00


66 28. 66 66 " Cochit-


uate .


44 00


April 2. Hay-scales, Cochituate 20 00


66


13. Rent of hall, Cochituate .


25 00


May 10. Interest and costs on J. L. Loker's tax title 3 97


12. Hay-scales, Centre ·


23 65


June 18. Rent of town hall


10 00


July 20. 66 66 " Cochit-


uate 26 00


Aug. 23.


Rent of town hall, Co-


chituate 20 00


Nov. 23. Rent of town hall, Co-


chituate 58 14


Dec. 6. Corporation tax


534 84


6. National-Bank tax . 812 57


66


6. State aid 222 00


66


6. Overlayings


487 85


1882.


Jan. 21. Rent of town hall


32 00


Amount carried forward, $6,722 10


2. Interest on taxes of 1880. 138 70


23


Amount brought forward,


$6,722 10 Jan. 21. Sale of grass on town-


hall lot · 2 00


Sept. 14. Additional assessments 69 60


Jan. 27. Rent of town hall .


18 00


66 31. 60 Cochit-


uate . 44 00


31. Two auctioneer's licenses, 4 00


66


81. Money overdrawn . 1 12


$6,860 82


1881.


April 19. Sinking-fund note .


$3,000 00


Feb. 4. W. H. Bent, Sinking-fund, water-works 1100 00


April 29. H. B. Fischer, abatement.


66


30. Cyrus Lee, land damage,


66


30. H. F. Lee,


66


1369 44


2339 20


66 30. Poor-money overdrawn 1880 275 53


Nov. 8. Transferred to poor-account


2300 00


66


8. Credit bills, 1881 deficit 2275 94


8. State and military aid


1318 00


May 10. Frank Ward's tax title


given to J. L. Loker


21 87


$4,856 74


Unexpended balance


2,004 08


See contingent receipts . $6,860 82


TEMPORARY LOANS.


1880.


Jan. 1. Borrowed


$213 36


1881.


April 25.


1,672 00


Amount carried forward,


$1,885 36


1 By orders from Selectmen. 2 By vote of the Town.


119 83


136 93


30. Credit bill, 1880 deficit


24


Amount brought forward,


$1,885 36


May 2. Borrowed


600 00


25. 66


1,000 00


July 11. 66


300 00 .


Aug. 8.


1,000 00


1882.


Jan. 23.


37 95


$4,823 31


Oct. 5. Paid


$1,672 00


Dec. 3. 66


1,000 00


8.


66


1,000 00


$3,672 00


Remaining unpaid


1,151 31


$4,823 31


TRANSFER OF TOWN DEBT.


1881.


April 19.


Received


$3,000 00


66


23.


3,328 00


May


2.


66


1,200 00


$7,528 00


April 23. Paid


$3,000 00


66


25. 66


3,328 00


May


3.


1,200 00


$7,528 00


TABLE OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES.


Schools, fuel, and care of rooms


$2,004 19


Support of poor


186 82


Highways and bridges


34 32


Salaries of town officers .


387 50


Incidentals


207 23


Interest on town debt


1,304 91


Repairs on Grammar school-house, Centre


47


Cabinet for library .


5 00


School-room at Lokerville


52 78


Amount carried forward,


$4,183 22


·


.


25


Amount brought forward,


$4,183 22 61


Culverts


Prosecution of illegal sale of liquors


125 20


Cementing cellar and lockup .


10 00


Contingent fund


2,004 08


Library .


236 16


$6,559 27


TABLE OF UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS.


Collector's fees for 1879 .


$200 00


1881 .


300 00


Hydrants


348 00


Sinking fund .


1,000 00


Bill of Train & Teele


215 00


$2,063 00


HORACE HEARD, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH COLLECTOR OF 1879.


Balance due Feb. 1, 1881 .


$885 48


1881.


Feb. 1. Paid Horace Heard, Treasurer, $203 15


16.


100 00




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