Official reports of the town of Wayland 1876-1883, Part 8

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


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" The principal duties of the Auditor, as given at various times by vote of the town, are, briefly, as follows : -


" To approve all bills before payment ; to compare bills pre- sented against the town with the appropriations, and withhold his approval unless there are funds to the credit of the account under which the bills are presented.


" In modification of the above : To approve all bills approved by the proper officers of the town, until the appropriation for the particular object for which the bill is incurred has been spent, and no longer.


" To draw all orders on the treasury after receiving approved bills from the several Boards contracting them.


" To subject to the Selectmen at the close of each fiscal year his annual report, setting forth specifically all the expenditures under each and every appropriation ; the Selectmen to approve said report if found correct. To send receipted bills to the Treasurer with each warrant.


" To open an account with the Treasurer, charging him with amount in hand at last report, and to add all payments by the different officers of the town ; each officer to furnish the Auditor with duplicate receipt, to enable him to keep such account.


" The above includes all the instructions of importance given for the guidance of the Auditor in the duties of his office, and by following them strictly I have had no occasion for collision with any of the Boards of the town.


" I should recommend the withdrawal of the instructions re- quiring receipted bills to be sent with the warrant. I see no great advantage in this unusual and unnatural way of transact- ing business, while it occasions much extra trouble and labor, and some expense."


JAMES S. DRAPER,


Auditor.


WAYLAND, Feb. 8, 1879.


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Note. - Since the official reports were sent to press, the following valu able suggestion has been communicated : -


At the town meeting in March next, it is proposed that a committee 01 seven be chosen to consider the financial condition of the town, and report, at the annual meeting in April following, what amount of money will be required for its actual necessities during the ensuing year, - with the special appropriations requisite for each department; and also such plans relative to the management of the town's business affairs as they may deem for its best interests.


AUDITOR.


OFFICIAL REPORTS



OF THE


TOWN OF WAYLAND


FOR ITS


100TH MUNICIPAL YEAR,


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WALTHAM: RECORD PRINTING OFFICE, 1880,


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Death comes with its special lesson of sadness and tears. At the beginning of the present official year, we were called to mourn the loss of an able ally, a courteous associate, and an esteemed friend. Soon after re-entering upon his official duties, Mr Reeves, * for a long time in precarious health, rapidly failed, and in a few weeks was called away by that messenger whose summons can never be disregarded. Although it was generally known that he was fast sinking into a decline from which he would probably never rally, yet the announcement of his death was received with sorrow and deep regret by a large circle of friends.


It is unnecessary to speak of the services which Mr Reeves rendered the Town in all its various departments. The general acceptance with which he filled all the offices to which he was elected, and the time and labor which he for many years gave them, are too well known to need any comment. He was guilty of no subservience ; and he scorned to attend to the interests of the Town with any less dilligence than his own. Enterprises calling for active co-operation for the good of the community. were sure to be approved and assisted by him. His nature was full of refinement, and keenly sensitive to everything noble and true. His uniform courtesy seemed to be a natural sequence. He was a steadfast friend and safe counsellor. He adorned every position which he was called to occupy, possessing a most happy faculty of presiding with dignity and grace upon public *Sylvester Reeves, died April 15, 1879.


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occasions ; ever ready with fluent and fitting words. The last tribute which he received, of the esteem and high regard in which he was held by his fellow townsmen, seems a fitting termination to a life dedicated, in a great measure, to public duties. He was true to his friends, trustworthy to the Town, and they all join above his grave in praise and sorrow. "Tears and honor to his memory."


The suit of John A. Wood, Jr., versus Town of Wayland for damage on the highway near the house of T. B. Hawes, on the Saxonville road, the Town voted not to settle, and in- structed the Selectmen to defend it. G. A. Somerby, Esq., of Boston, was employed as counsel ; but Mr Somerby dying be- fore the case came to trial, Samuel Hoar, Esq., was retained to take charge of the case. The trial came off at the last December term, and a verdict was given in favor of the Town. We would recommend that a special appropriation be granted to complete the graveling of the above highway to Lyon's cor- ner, as that portion of the road is very flat, and muddy during the wet season.


Complaint being made that "Bridle Point" Bridge was in a dangerous condition, we concluded, after an examination, to call a special town meeting to consider the matter. At the said meeting a committee was chosen to repair the bridge.


We authorized G. W. Philbrick to replank the Sherman Bridge in the north part of the Town.


For the financial standing of the Town see Treasurer's and Auditor's reports.


CHAS. H. BOODEY,


WILLIAM HAMMOND, S


Selectmen.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


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NOTE .- A complete report in detail has been prepared and presented to the Auditor. Excepting that portion which relates to the entire receipts, and to the Contingent Fund, abstracts only are presented to the Town. AUDITOR.


Receipts from all sources for the year ending Feb. 1, 1880.


Balance in Treasurer's hands Feb. 1, 1879,


$1,302 25


Feb. 1. T. S. Sherman, money overdrawn on Poor, 13 50


2. C. H. Boodey, “ " Schools, 5 00


6. Collector, 1878,


455 00


7. Use of Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


20. Collector, 1878,


1,180 23


27


100 00


28.


220 00


Mar. 3.


255 29


1. Rent of New Hall,


24 00


1. " Old « 16 00


1. T. S. Sherman, money overdrawn on Poor,


5 00


6. Collector, 1878,


240 00


11.


140 50


13. Dog License for 1878,


278 71


20. Rent of Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


20. Collector, 1878,


231 10


26. Money borrowed for Interest,


1,100 00


29. Auction License,


2 00


31. Rent of New Hall,


31 00


9. State Treas. on account of Poor, 75 80


Apr


Amount carried forward,


$5,725 38


6


Amount brought forward,


$5,725 38


Apr. 9. Bank Tax, 9 72


11. Collector, 1878, 712 00


11. Rent of Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


21. Collector, 1878, 400 72


21. Money-borrowed, 66


5,200 00


May


1.


2,000 00


2. Rent of New Hall,


26 00


3. Centre Hay scales, 13 59


June 10. Collector 1878,


90 00


11.


176 79


12. Money borrowed,


1,500 00


14. Rent of Hall, Cochituate, 27 00


395 50


Aug. 9. Rent of New Hall,


4 00


14. Collector, 1878,


328 14


14. 1879,


44 86


20. Money borrowed,


500 00


26. Collector, 1878,


91 00


26. 66 1879,


346 00


Sept. 10.


Tax Title,


86 34


10. Interest on Tax Title,


2 90


Sept. 10. Recording Tax Title,


75


10. Collector, 1878,


162 76


18. 1879,


300 76


18.


Rent of Old Hall,


20 00


25. Collector, 1879,


2,400 00


30.


913 60


Oct.


4.


66


500 00


7.


750 00


10. Rent of Hall, Cochituate,


40 00


14. Collector, 1879,


958 22


18.


700 00


21. 66 66


665 00


24. Tax Title,


40 14


24. Recording 3 Deeds,


2 25


Amount carried forward,


$25,158 42


30. Collector, 1878,


7


Amount brought forward,


825,158 42 1 32


28. Collector, 1878,


300 00


28, 6 6 1879, 285 00


Nov. 4.


66


725 51


10. Rent of Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


10. Collector, 1878,


100 00


10. 66 1879, 500 29


24. 66 66


575 00


Dec. 2.


210 00


9. Corporation Tax,


255 13


9. National Bank Tax,


996 95


9. State Aid,


246 00


9. Sailors and Soldiers Relief,


92 00


9. State Poor, temporary,


31 13


12. Collector, 1879,


285 50


26,


1,100 55


Jan.


2.


1878,


98 00


2.


1879,


499 50


9. Donation Fund,


12 00


9. Rent of New Hall,


44 00


9. Sale of Grass,


2 00


13. Collector, 1878,


104 00


13.


1879,


826 00


20.


500 00


24. State Treas. Mass. School Fund,


187 83


31. Hay scales, Cochituate, 32 90


May


14. Collector, 1878, 345 21


Total Receipts, $33,539 24


TRANSFERS TO THE CONTINGENT FUND.


Unexpended balances of 1878-9, transferred April 7, 1879.


Special Appropriation Centre Primary District. $14 16


Painting and repairing School House at Cochituate, 44 75 Hose-carriage and Hose, 345 24


Amount carried forward,


$404 15


Oct.


24. Interest on Tax Title,


8


Amount brought forward,


$404 15


Unappropriated,


444 43


Highways, 94 48


Library,


242 55


Incidentals,


20 46


Schools, Rooms and Fuel,


196 26


Prosecuting violation of Liquor Law,


125 50


RECEIPTS CARRIED TO CONTINGENT FUND.


Feb. 7. Rent of Hall, Cochituate, 25 00


Mar. 1.


66 " New Hall, 24 00


1. " Old Hall, 16 00


2. " Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


29. Auction License,


2 00


31. Rent of New Hall,


31 00


Apr. 9. Bank Tax,


9 72


11. Rent of Hall, Cochituate,


25 00


May 2. Rent of New Hall,


26 00


3. Hay scales, Centre


13 59


June


14. Rent of Hall; Cochituate,


27 00


Aug. 9. Rent of New Hall,


4 00


Sept. 10. Tax Title,


86 34


10. Interest,


2 90


10. Recording,


75


18. Rent from Old Hall,


20 00


Oct.


10. Rent from Hall, Cochituate,


40 00


24. Tax Title,


40 14


24. Interest,


1 32


24. Recording 3 Deeds,


2 25


Nov.


10. Rent of Hall, Oochituate,


25 00


Dec.


9. Corporation Tax,


255 13


9. National Bank Tax,


996 95


9. State Aid,


246 00


9. Relief of Sailors and Soldiers,


92 00


Jan.


9. Rent from New Hall and sale of grass, 46 00


9. Overlayings on County Tax,


21 94


Amount carried forward,


$3,632 86


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Amount brought forward,


$3,632 86


Jan.


9. Overlaying on State Tax, 3 20


9. " Town 13 93


9. Additional assessments,


206 01


31. Hay scales, Cochituate, 32 90


Total,


$3,888 90


Drawn from Contingent Fund.


Credit Bills,


$1,222 40


State Aid,


36 00


$1,258 40


Balance of Fund,


$2,630 50


UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF 1878-9.


By vote of the Town passed April 7th, 1879, all unexpended balances not otherwise disposed of, were to be transferred to the Contingent Fund. On some of these balances, drafts had been made between Feb 1st (date of the balance) and April 7th. The following table will show the results :


Schools,


Balance Feb. 1, 1879. $1,740 01


Drawn be- tween Feb. 1, and Apr. 7. $1,543 75


Balance trans. to Contingent $196 26


Highways and Bridges,


182 48


88 00


94 48


Library,


242 55


242 55


Incidentals,


180 29


159 83


20 46


Hose-carriage and Hose,


1,342 82


997 58


345 24


Painting and repairing School House, Cochituate,


51 50


6 76


44 75


Special appro. Centre Primary School House,


26 98


12 82


14 16


Unappropriated ($1,635 51, plus


$23 50 cash paid in)


1,659 01


1,214 58


444 43


Liquor Law,


125 50


125 50


Abstract statements relative to the above Departments, showing their resources April 7, 1879, with the payments made therefrom, and the balances Feb. 1, 1880 :


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Resources. . Payments. Balances.


Schools, appro. $3,500 00, Dog. . License $139 35, Donation $12, State Fund $187 83,


$3,839 18 $2,751 01


$1,088 17


Highways and Bridges, appro., 1,000 00


688 70


311 33


Library, appro. $300, Dog Li- cense, $139 36,


439 36


342 38


96 98


Incidental, appropriation,


500 00


267 60


232 40


Abstract statements comprising all other Departments :


Resources.


Payments.


Balances


Salaries of Officers, appro.,


$600 00


$600 00


Collector's Fees (1878), appro., 66 “ (1879,) 66


110 00


110 00


200 00


200 00


Firemen's Pay, appropriated,


200 00


200 00


Abatement of Taxes, appro.,


200 00


15 77


184 33


Support of Poor, balance $265 04, State Treas. $106 93, appro. $300, transfer from unappro. $133 07,


805 04


583 71


221 33


Interest on Town Debt, unexpend- ed balance $703 63, appropri- tion, $6,150 00,


6,853 63


5,225 10 1,628 53


Temporary Loans,


H. Heard, $1,100 00


W. G. Roby, 1,200 00


Brewster, Bas-


sett & Co., 3,500 00


H. G. Harwood, 2,000 00


M. M. Damon,


500 00,


8,300 00 8,300 00


Tax Titles, receipts,


133 70 5 75


127 95


State Aid, ($246 paid from un- appro., $36 from Contingent,)


282 00


Water Works, appropriation


500 00


500 00


Water Loan Bonds, (balance)


693 54


693 54


Credit Bills, (paid from Contingent Fund,


1,222 40


Hook & Ladder house-lot, appro.,


425 00


425 00


Water Sinking Fund,


500 00


500 00


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· State Tax,


310 00 310 00


Balance of Appropriations, Balance on Contingent Fund,


$5,000 99


2,630 50


Total,


Cash on Hand,


$1,698 97


DEBTS OF THE TOWN.


Interest per annum


Apr. 27, 1863, Treas. of Donation Fund, Nov. 3, 1863, Treas. of Library Fund,


Jan. 1, 1875, Treas. of Allen Fund,


1,000 00 -6


Interest semi-annually.


$5,200 00 -4} "


Interest per annum.


$10,100 00 -6 per ct.


7,528 00 -6 66


May 1, 1878, Plymouth Savings Bank,


10,000 00 -5


Interest semi-annually.


25,000 00 -5


44,500 00 -5


$104,239 66


HORACE HEARD,


Treasurer.


Wayland, Feb 1, 1880.


$411 66 -6 per ct.


500 00-6


Apr. 1, 1879, payable to order of Hor- ace Heard, treasurer, (The above note is a transfer from two notes payable to order of C. H. Campbell, treasurer, bearing interest at 7 per ct. semi-annually.)


Nov. 8, 1875, John Pickering & Moseley, Boston, Dec. 1, 1875, John Pickering & Moseley, Boston,


Aug. 1, 1878, Water bonds issued, Oct. 1, 1878, Town 66


$7,631 49


HORACE HEARD, TREAS., IN ACCOUNT WITH WAY- LAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.


Received on Deposit.


Town appropriation,


$500 00


Water rates,


944 54


$1,444 54


Paid to order of Commissioners, as follows :


To Harris Bros.,


$131 21


" H. W. Blaisdell,


53 35


" Harris Bros.,


66 43


" J. Nutter,


9 00


" Walworth Co.,


232 20


" Howe & Co., Ex.,


1 50


" Harris Bros.,


60 74


" Ralph Bent,


9 00


" J. M. Moore,


20 00


" C. Fairbanks,


11 50


" Harris Bros.,


78 35


" W. R. Nichols,


47 50


" Davis & Farnum,


44 12


" W. Hapgood,


9 00


" Walworth, Co.,


51 42


" A. Fteley,


25 00


" Cook & Sons,


3 00


$855 36


Balance on hand, $589 18 HORACE HEARD, Treas. Accountant.


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


Mr. William Hapgood, the efficient warden of four years, remained the past year on a salary of $325. This was a reduc- tion on the previous year of $25.


The number of persons receiving full support remains the same as last year ; four of whom are at the Almshouse, and one, Ada L. Moore, becoming violently insane, was removed April 5th to the Worcester Lunatic Hospital. This causes an expense of about $190 per year, which was not anticipated in making the appropriation last April.


PARTIAL SUPPORT.


The custom has obtained in past years of persons in strait- ened circumstances applying to one of the Overseers and of re- ceiving an order for groceries and provisions. While this plan has afforded great temporary convenience, yet the evils result- ing are numerous and serious. It renders support too easily and privately obtained, and affords a temptation to secure it rather than apply lessons of economy and self-denial, resulting in a loss of self-respect and independence of character to the recip- ients, while it places burdens upon tax-payers, besides tending to fix the settlement of these recipients upon the town. After careful consideration of these facts it was unanimously voted by the board in October last, That all persons receiving assist -. ance from the town should receive it only at the Almshouse.


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TRAMPS.


Facts gained from reliable sources convinced us that the town was suffering from imposters. To remedy this evil it was de- cided that meals and lodging should be furnished only at the Almshouse, the meals to consist of one course, viz., crackers and water. The result was immediate and our report on tramps for the year ending Jan. 31, 1880, is as follows :


Tramps furnished with lodging,


238


66


" meals,


141


Total cost,


$3 52


RECEIPTS.


Unexpended balance, Feb. 1, 1879,


$264 04


Appropriation,


350 00


Refunded by the State,


106 93


Transferred from unappropriated funds,


134 07


Total,


$805 04


EXPENDITURES.


Warden's Salary for 1878-9,


$350 00


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, Ada L. Moore, clothing and


board, six months, to Oct. 1st,


102 55


John Kelley, at House of Correction,


11 43


Dennis Mullen, 4 28


J. C. Butterfield, feeding tramps and for oil and lamp for Lockup (bill of previous year), 38 14


7 63


Assistance to Peter Guiot, 30 31


George Sandford,


7 00


Joseph Row,


3 63


John Stone,


3 63


Peter Boney,


7 25


Amount carried forward,


Fuel for Lockup (bill of previous year),


15.


Amount brought forward, Assistance to Richard Huard, Mrs. Hannon, Leopold Yeager,


$565 85


6 36


3 50


8 00


Total,


$583 71


Unexpended balance, Feb. 1, 1880,


$221 33


ALMSHOUSE.


Receipts.


Cash balance, Feb. 1, 1879,


$72 36


Receipts from produce, &c., 432 13


Total,


$504 49


Expenditures.


Cash paid for all expenses,


$448 11


Balance of receipts over expenses,


$56 38


VALUE OF PROPERTY.


Personal (appraised value, Feb. 1, 1880,


$910 77


Real 66 66


2,500 00


UNPAID BILLS, FEB. 1, 1880.


House of Correction, Mary McClellan, $13 14


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, Ada L. Moore, 48 10


J. C. Butterfield, fare to Worcester, carriage hire, certifi- cates of Dr. Wood and Dr. Wheeler, (care of Ada L. Moore,) 12 00


Chas. Fairbanks, bill of previous year, 10 40


Jos. M. Moore, groceries, as follows :


Jos. Row, $6 00


Moses Caswell,


10 00


Mrs. Sears,


3 00 19 00


Amount carried forward, $102 64


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Amount brought forward, Warden's Salary for 1879-80,


$102 64


325 00


Total, $427 64


Balance in Treasury and Warden's hands,


277 71


Deficiency, Feb. 1, 1880 (estimated),


$149 93


This deficiency is accounted for by unexpected bills, as follows :


Ada L. Moore, Hospital to Jan. 1, 1880, $150 60


House of Correction, bills, 28 85


The larger part of money expended in assistance to individuals is refunded by towns and the State.


Respectfully submitted,


LUTHER H. SHERMAN, Overseers JOHN C. BUTTERFIELD, of the CHAS. FAIRBANKS, Poor.


WAYLAND, Feb, 1, 1880.


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


FIRST ASSESSMENT.


Value of Real Estate assessed,


$921,584


Personal Estate assessed,


273,491


Total,


$1,195 075


Number of Polls, 522.


Assessed on estates for town purposes,


$19,825 00


· Overlayings,


13 93


Assessed on Polls for State Tax, (60 cents each) Overlayings,


310 00


Assessed on Polls for County Tax, (90 cents each)


447 86


Overlayings,


21 94


Total assessed for all purposes, $20,621 93


Total overlayings on all assessments, $39 07


Rate of tax per $1,000, $16 60.


ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.


On Real Estate, $70 38


Personal Estate,


134 13


3 20


18


On Polls, 9 00


Total, $213 51


Amount of abatements in the above taxes, granted by the Assessors to date,


$59.26


RECAPITULATION, INCLUDING ALL ASSESSMENTS.


Total value of Real Estate, May 1, 1879,


$925,824


Personal Estate, 281,571


Total,


$1,207,395


Total number of Polls, 528.


Total amount assessed for all purposes,


$20,835 44


Number of dwelling-houses taxed,


325


horses 66


319


cows 66


. 677


acres of land 66


9,266 1-4


TOWN APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDED IN THE FORE- GOING ASSESSMENTS.


For schools, including care of rooms and fuel,


. $3,500


support of poor, 300


highways and bridges, 1,000


collection of taxes, 200


money borrowed to pay for hook and ladder house-lot, 425


money borrowed to pay for gravel-land, and the sup- port of poor, 1,200


money borrowed to furnish town hall and library room,


and for grading and fencing the town-house lot, 2,750


money borrowed to pay for hose and hose carriage, 2,000


maintenance of water works,


500


abatement of taxes,


200


library purposes,


300


salaries of town officers,


600


pay of firemen, 200


incidental charges, 500


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For interest on town debt,


$6,150


Total, $19,825 The Assessors would respectfully urge the necessity of a general re-valuation of the real estates within its limits, to insure a proper and equitable assessment of taxes ; and that the town order such a valuation to be taken for the next year's assessment.


The following taxes assessed the current year (1879) have been abated by the Assessors :-


J. C. Wade,


$19 92 1 P. Nolan, $8 30


S. Rutter,


15 27


F. Corman, 4 98


N. Reeves' heirs,


8 30


H. C. Tyrrell, 2 49


JAS. S. DRAPER, - Assessors HORACE HEARD,


Feb. 1, 1880.


GEO. A. RICE, - of


Wayland.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 1878-9.


Balance due aud unpaid on Feb. 1, 1879,


$6,496 60


Feb. 6, 1879, paid Treasurer,


$455 00


20,


1,180 23


27.


100 00


28,


66


220 00


March 3,


255 29


66


6,


66 66


240 00


20,


66


231 10


April 11,


66


712 00


" 21, 66 66


66


400 72


May 14,


66


66


345 21


June 10, 66


90 00


11,


176 79


30,


395 50


Aug. 14.


66


66


328 14


26, 66


91 00


Sept. 11, 66


66


162 76


Oct. 28,


66


300 00


Nov. 10,


66


100 00


Jan.


2, 1880


98 00


104 00


130 20


Abatements for 1878, (to be applied for,) Collectors Fee, for 1878,


225 00


$6,480 94


Balance due,


$15 66


13, "


66


140 00


11,


21


Amt. of interest collected on taxes of 1878. $336 84 Balance of interest due on taxes of 1877, 163 04


$499 88


Total due on taxes of 1877-8,


$515 54


COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1879-80.


The Assessors' warrant to the Collector for 1878-9 contains the following items, the total of which is the sum assessed and to be collected, viz. :-


State Tax,


$310 00


County "


447 86


Town "


19,825 00


Overlayings,


39 07


Additional Assessments.


213 51


Total,


$20,835 40


By vote of the Town, after deducting the County Tax, one-half of the remainder is to be paid to the Treasurer, on or before the first day of October, and the balance on or before the last Monday in December.


Paid County Treasurer,


$447 86


$20,387 58


Amount due the first day of October,


$10,193 79


Paid to Town Treasurer as follows :-


Aug. 14,


$44 86


66 26,


346 00


Sept. 18,


300 76


25,


2,400 00


30,


913 60


Oct. 4,


500 00


7,


750 00


Total payments, $5,255 22


22


Amount due Oct, 1, (brought forward,) Total payments, (brought forward,)


$10,193 79


$5,255 22


Amount due on first payment,


$4,938 57


Total amount due,


$15,132 36


Other payments to the Treasurer :-


Oct. 14, 1879,


$958 22


18,


700 00


21,


665 00


28,


285 00


Nov. 4,


725 51


10, 66


500 29


24,


575 00


Dec. 2, 66


210 00


12, 66


285 50


"


26, 66


1,100 55


Total amount on second payment,


$6,005 07


Total amt. due last Monday in December, $9,127 29


Payments continued :-


Jan. 2, 1880,


$490 50


13, "


826 00


66 20, «


500 00


$1,825 50


$7,830 57


Amount brought forward of first payment,


5,255 22


Total amount paid


$13,085 79


Amount due at close of financial year, $7,301 79


EDWARD POUSLAND,


Collector.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


REGISTRATION, 1879.


Number of births recorded,


53


Males, 27 ; females, 26.


29


Foreign 66


15


In Cochituate village,


36


Number of marriages recorded,


18


Natives, 29 ; foreigners, 7.


32


Second marriage of parties,


4


Number of deaths recorded, 29


Males, 15 ; females, 14.


Native birth, 25 ; foreigners, 2.


5


Over seventy years,


3


Oldest person,


78


Diseases,-Consumption and lung diseases,


8


Diphtheria,


7


Heart Disease,


4


Infantile,


4


Number of dogs licensed, 133


Males at $2 each, 117


Females at $5 each,


16


Amount received,


$314 00


Amount paid to County Treasurer,


287 40


HENRY WIGHT,


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


Town Clerk.


Native parentage,


First marriage of parties,


Under five years,


LIBRARY TREASURER'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


Sale of 580 lbs. of coal,


$1 88


Sale of paper used by the Auditor,


60


Interest on "Draper Fund,"


30 00


Fines collected,


16 66


Sale of catalogues,


4 80


Total,


$53 94


EXPENDITURES.


Deficit of 1878-9,


$22 61


For books,


13 80


" altering and repairing Cochituate boxes,


2 63


" book supports on shelves,


4 04


" binding and repairing,


14 20


" expressing, $1 10, mucilage, 40 cents,


1 50


$58 78


Deficit due Treasurer,


$4 84


J. S. DRAPER,


Treasurer.


"ALLEN FUND" TREASURER'S REPORT.


Interest received, $60 00


Disbursed to four beneficiaries, in sums of $6, $16, $18 and $20, $60 00


The Trustees have not been able to secure the balance of $6 left in the hands of J. N. Cochrane, the Treasurer of the Fund in 1877-8.


J. S. DRAPER,


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


Treasurer.


"DONATION FUND" TREASURER'S REPORT.


The entire fund ($1,236 47) is invested same as reported last year.


RECEIPTS.


Cash balance of last year,


$1 50


Interest on the Fund, 79 49


Total for distribution,


$80 99


DISBURSEMENTS.


Paid into the Town Treasury,


$12 00


to one person,


6 00


to one person,


12 00


to one person,


21 00


to two persons, $15 each,


30 00


Total, $81 00


WILLIAM BALDWIN, Treasurer.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


CEMETERIES.


NORTH CEMETERY.


RECEIPTS.


Cash from sale of lots, $17 00


EXPENDITURES.


For labor on Cemetery,


$7 20


Balance on hand,


$9 80


J. A. DRAPER, Superintendent.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


LAKE VIEW CEMETERY.


RECEIPTS.


Cash from sale of lots, (reported last year,)


$30 00


(1879-80,)


87 50


Total,


$117 50


EXPENDITURES.


Reported last year,


$102 80


E. J. Carter, labor on Cemetery, (1879-80,)


25 00


W. W. Wight, surveying and planning the knoll in Cemetery,


10 00


Cash paid Mr. Wight's assistant,


2 50


Deficit due the Superintendent, Lots sold the current year, 13 1-2. Due for lots sold to date,


$140 30


22 80


$77 50


J. C. BUTTERFIELD, Superintendent.


Wayland, Feb. 1, 1880.


FIRE ENGINEER'S REPORT.


The Fire Department has been called out only twice during the year, at the following fires :-


1st. Dwelling-house of Ezra L. Howe, caused by fire- works, July 4th. Damage very light, and fully covered by insurance.


2d. In the building owned by John L. Loker, and occupied by N. R. Gerald as a periodical store and by Dr. Boodey as an office, Dec. 25th. The cause of the fire was the ignition of saw-dust in a spittoon. The damage was less than $100, it would have been much more but for the abundance of water from our hydrants, and the prompt action of the Fire Depart- ment.




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