Official reports of the town of Wayland 1908-1911, Part 10

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 586


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JOHN H. MALONEY JAMES MORTON


FINANCE COMMITTEE


PAUL T. DRAPER


FRANK S. JONES


LLEWELLYN FLANDERS


GRANVILLE L. LOKER


CHARLES S. WRIGHT


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


THOMAS BRYANT


PUBLIC WEIGHERS


JAMES H. LEE EDWARD F. LEE FRED C. BEANĘ H. O. PRATT


WEIGHERS OF COAL


DOLOR CORMIER ARTHUR W. ATWOOD ERNEST I. CLARK


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


DANIEL BRACKETT


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


At the beginning of the year the financial position of the town was unsatisfactory. The borrowings in anticipation of taxes exceeded taxes collectible, and cash applicable thereto by several thousand dollars. The present improved condition is due to better collection of taxes and the avoidance of a contingent fund over- draft by the appropriation and assessment for the first time in several years of a sufficient amount in the aggregate to meet ex- penses. For the latter, credit is due the Finance Committee of last year and the Town Treasurer.


The Treasurer and Selectmen early in the year decided to revise the accounting system to accord with modern methods. The assist- ance of a leading expert was secured and a system installed along the lines recommended by the State Bureau of Statistics. Since then general attention has been called to the importance of this matter by the unfortunate experience of several towns, and bills are now before the Legislature to systematize town accounting on the same plan that is now in use here and in a few other towns. We believe that the financial affairs of the town will be found more clearly set forth under the new system.


Some improvement has been made in the collection of back taxes, but they are still far from satisfactory. We have consid- ered it a mistake to carry on the town's books as assets taxes which can never be collected, and have urged the assessors to go over the old lists carefully to see if there were any that should properly be abated. We had hoped this work would be com- pleted long ago, and that by insistence on collection of all accounts which the assessors decided were properly collectible, the old accounts could be cleaned up before the end of the year. Pro- gress has been disappointingly slow. The State Commissioner of Taxes has taken this matter up and it is likely soon to come to a head. In weeding out the older accounts so many abatements have been made, that to publish all under the vote of the last annual meeting would involve an amount of expense not then contemplated. We therefore think it best to await further in- structions.


The suit of the town against the estate of H. F. Lee has been settled by the payment by the estate of $200 in cash, and the


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deeding to the town of a piece of land taken by Mr. Lee, under foreclosure of a mortgage held as security for an unpaid tax.


Under a recent act of the Legislature the State Treaurer has sur- rendered bonds of the town amounting to $16,000 in exchange for the town's certificate of indebtedness for the same amount and time and at the same rate of interest. The bonds Nos. 7 and 28 to 42 have been cancelled.


The balance of the Donation Fund ($300) has been deposited in the Franklin Savings Bank. The Allen Fund has been invested in a general mortgage four per cent bond of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Railroad. The Ella Draper Fund ($500) has been paid over to the Library Trustees.


Steel fittings have been placed in the vault in the town hall. This is, in a way, a makeshift, and it seems to be advisable to construct a cement vault of ample size and absolutely fireproof for the safety of the town's records, the destruction of which would be an irreparable loss. The steel fittings just purchased could be used as a part of the equipment of a new vault.


Additional street lights have been placed as follows:


On Training Field Road


5


On Mill Road .


1


On Glen Road


1


On Plain Street 2


On Pelham Island Road 1


On Pond Street 1


On Old Connecticut Path 1


On Damon Street 1


Also one on Main Street, Wayland Village, supplied by the Weston Company free of charge, to make up foro utages, making five free lights furnished by them for this purpose.


Additional lights have been requested on the Tower Hill Road, from the Plain to the State Road. We recommend that these be installed during the coming year. The Edison Company, if contracts are made for more than one year, gives a discount of one per cent per year for each year up to ten. While at first glance it may seem unwise to tie up for so long a term, clauses in the contract give us the benefit of any reduction in rates given to any other municipality, and also of three fourths of any decrease in cost of production of the current. We recommend that the town make a ten-year contract, thus saving ten per cent of the cost of the Edison service.


The Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co. have petitioned for a right to carry express and freight matter. At a hearing


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considerable opposition was expressed to giving further privileges to the road until the service and rates of fare be made more satis- factory. We have had several conferences with the representa- tives of the company, who maintain that this branch is not profitable and that they cannot at this time afford to make the desired changes. Negotiations are still pending.


An interview with President Tuttle of the Boston & Maine R.R. resulted in some improvement in the Sunday train service, al- though we failed to get a restoration of the trains taken off from the week day service two years ago. This we believe may yet be done by persistent action.


The condition of Main Street, particularly from the B. & M. tracks to Five Paths, is very bad; there is also a dangerous stretch on the causeway just before reaching the Sudbury line, where the road is narrow and unfenced. The meeting of a timid horse and an automobile at this place is likely at any time to re- sult in a serious accident. There is a provision by which the State Highway Commission may contribute one half of the expense of road improvement in small towns, and we have interviewed the Commission and have taken their engineer over the roads. He estimates that these two stretches can be put in good condition under his supervision for about $6,000. In order to get the aid of the Commission it is necessary for the town to vote an appropria- tion of one half the cost, or $3,000. We recommend that this be done, that $1,000 be assessed this year, and that the Treasurer be authorized to issue when needed for this work two notes of $1,000 each, one for one year from date of issue, and one for two years therefrom.


One of the first acts of the board was to visit those who were known to be selling liquor illegally, and give them a fair warning that we felt it our duty to enforce the law. In spite of this warning violations of the law continued. Although satisfied in our own minds of the facts, we waited long enough to secure absolute legal evidence in each case before prosecuting, and no case was prose- cuted that did not result in a conviction. It has been a disa- greeable work, and has led to some misconstruction of the board's motives. This, however, does not alter the fact that as long as we are to be governed by law and by the will of the majority, it is the sworn duty of the officers, regardless of their personal views on the question, to prosecute those who openly defy the law and the clearly expressed will of the majority. In pursuance of this duty, as the usual appropriation for the suppression of the illegal sale of liquor was omitted last year, we have been obliged to over- draw the Incidental Account by $274.56. Fines nearly equal to this amount will accrue to the Contingent Account.


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With the large number of campers and strangers now frequent- ing the town, and in view of frequent disturbances in the evening, it appears that we have reached a point where it is advisable to have an officer on duty every evening, and on Sundays and holi- days, both in Cochituate and in the central part of the town. A year ago it was thought that less police protection was needed rather than more; we are now convinced that this was a mistake and recommend an appropriation of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for police service. An appropriation is needed for repairs to the lockup and engine house at Cochituate, which are in bad con- dition.


The town in the past has not complied with the State law, pro- viding that work done by the local Gypsy and Brown-tail Moth Department on private property shall be assessed against the owners up to one half of one percent of the valuation. The State Forester has notified us that this must be done if we are to receive further aid from the State appropriation, and it will therefore be necessary to assess the charges for the work done during the past year.


With the Overseers of the Poor, the board visited the home in Worcester where those supported by the town have been boarded since the closing of the town farm. The home is noteworthy for cleanliness, comfort, and care of the inmates, who, without excep- tion, expressed the greatest satisfaction with the change from the old conditions. They are better taken care of at less expense, and no one could fail to be convinced by a visit to the home that the Overseers have made an excellent move for all concerned.


The thanks of the town are due to the Wayside Inn Chapter of the D.A.R. for their gift of two pleasing signs to mark the Old Connecticut Path over Reeves's Hill.


The boundary between Weston and Wayland has been peram- bulated and the marks found in order.


In the work of the year the board has tried to do its duty to the whole town without fear or favor, and to handle the town's business in a businesslike way. This has meant for some of the departments more time and work than has been customary, and we are glad to express our hearty appreciation of the help and co- operation that we have received.


THOMAS F. MAHONEY, Chairman, RUFUS E. CORLEW, EDMUND H. SEARS,


Selectmen.


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INCIDENTALS


1909


April 3. J. Frank Facey, printing jury lists and warrant $9.00


Robinson & Jones Co., coal and wood, lockup 3.35


E. F. Lawrence, team, carrying ballot box 2.00


A. F. Parmenter, wood, Town Hall 6.00


H. C. Haynes, repairs, Town Hall


1.65


J. E. Linnehan, janitor, Town Hall $12.61 Delivering reports . 5.00


Police 3.00 20.61


J. Lyons, delivering reports 5.00


Dolor Cormier, labor (janitor) Town Hall 2.89


F. H. Fowler, compiling Town Re- port 10.00


Postage, etc .. 4.37 14.37


J. F. Facey, printing Town Report 220.00


H. Godbeer, stone bound posts. 14.00


M. W. Hynes, freight and carting on bound posts 9.05


1. Weston Electric Light Co., Town Hall


15.60


Dolor Cormier, janitor service, Town Hall Dolor Cormier, Express .


. 40


F. T. Hyde, M.D., reporting births


1.25


F. H. Fowler, preparing statistics for state 5.00 Thos. Groom & Co., printing and stationery 14.85


A. F. Marston, care of clock and fire alarm . 20.05 Iver Johnson Co., badges and handcuffs for police 26.44


June 5. C. S. Binner Selectmen's order blanks Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall 6.25


8.50


Geo. C. Fairbanks, printing


11.00


Suffolk Engraving & Electrotyping Co. 7.00


J. F. Facey, printing school reports .


15.00


M. W. Hynes, grading Town Hall grounds 7.50


Suburban Press, printing for treasurer


1.50


Natick Nat. Bank, Safety Deposit Box, treasurer 5.00


Geo. C. Fairbanks, printing .


1.50


May


9.25


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INCIDENTALS


July 3. Geo. C. Fairbanks, printing


$41.50


T. Weld Frost, staining book cases, Town Hall 8.97


E. W. Small, building book cases, Town Hall 22.95


Wright & Sons, lock and keys for lockup 3.84


Natick Review, printing


3.50


Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


11.85


Thos. Bryant, carriages


1.00


P. B. Murphy, printing dog blanks 2.00 Weston Electric Light Co., Town Hall 16.43


Hannah Mullen, postage, collector


18.00


State National Bank, box for sinking fund 10.00


Harry H. Ham, suppression sale of liquor 11.25


E. W. Small, fire escape, Town Hall 2.92


6.25


L. H. Buzzell, suppression sale of liquor 49.79


L. H. Buzzell, suppression sale of liquor 43.00


10.72


Sept. 4. Hannah Mullen, postage for collector


5.00


B. R. Parker, sharpening lawn mower, Town Hall 1.60


E. O. Brooks, clerical work on tax bills 15.00


Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


11.75


C. A. Roak, team for police


1.00


Iver Johnson Co., police clubs .


2.82


Wm. Garfield, board of horse for police


2.00


C. M. Magorty, suppression sale of liquor .


17.10


Wm. P. Kingsbury, suppression sale of liquor 20.79


J. H. Maloney, suppression sale of liquor


6.00


W. F. Evans, suppression sale of liquor .


4.00


Sept. 11. Thos. J. Russell, printing for collector Wm. Garfield, carriage hire


1.50


Oct. 2. Iver Johnson Co., handcuffs and badges, police


7.13


Fairbanks Co., weights for sealer


3.66


Geo. W. Stevens, keys, Town Hall


1.20


John H. Maloney, suppression s le of liquor Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


6.25


Thos. Naylor, suppression sale of liquor


3.00


13.20


John Woodsworth, suppression sale of liquor C. M. Magorty, suppression sale of liquor


15.30


·


4.95


15.50


Aug .. 7.


Aug. 10. Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall Thos. Groom & Co., stationery 20.50


C. J. Wood, postage for treasurer.


.


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Oct. 18. G. A. Ham, suppression sale of liquor H. R. George, suppression sale of liquor 22.80


$48.30


Nov. 1 Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall 6.25


37.00


Thos. Groom & Co., printing and stationery Hobbs & Warren Co., assessors' books Weston Electric Light Co., Town Hall Carter Ink Co., record ink


2.70


9.90


Hannah Mullen, postage for collector 5.00 Boston Nickle Plating Co., plating weights for sealer 4.50


Dec. 4. M. W. Hynes, cleaning grounds, Town Hall M. W. Hynes, collecting dog tax


1.50


Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


7.50


Natick Review, printing warrants 3.50


20.00


C. E. Read, tuning piano, Town Hall


2.00


Thos. Groom & Co., printing voting lists and letter heads 30.00


W. F. Evans, suppression sale of liquor 14.06


Daniel Graham, perambulating boundary 3.24


Benj. J. Nutter, perambulating boundary


3.24


Thos. Bryant, carrying ballot box to Co- chituate 2.00


W. & L. E. Gurley, weights for sealer


8.60


F. E. Yeager, insurance on spray wagon


7.50


N. R. Gerald, carriage for assessors .


10.50


John C. Paige & Co., bond for Sinking Fund Commissioners 12.00


1910 Jan. 1. D. W. P. Loker, return of deaths


3.00


Malden Specialty Co., acid for sealer


1.00


Daniel Graham, perambulating boundary


2.12


Benj. J. Nutter, perambulating boundary


2.12


J. H. Maloney, collecting dog tax


10.00


John J. Stephens, repairing furnace, Town Hall


7.59


Natick Review, printing notice of hearing Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


6.25


Feb. 5. Thos. Bryant, carriage hire


1.00


Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall.


8.25


J. M. Parmenter, wood for Town Hall Weston Electric Light Co., Town Hall Thos. Groom Co., printing


31.72


5.00


Hannah Mullen, stamps for collector


5.00


Edwin O. Childs, registrar


.65


·


5.50


L. Buoncore, wood, Town Hall


4.00


24.00


1.25


10.00


Wm. Stearns, care town clock


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INCIDENTALS


Feb. 5. Joseph S. Hart, death record $ .25 Wm. Hollander, death record .50


J. C. Vincent, suppression sale of liquor 1.20


Feb. 26. Thos. Groom Co., stationery


2.25


8.70


H. R. George, suppression sale of liquor W. F. Evans, suppression sale of liquor Philip S. Ide, M.D., reporting births E. H. Sears, stamps


7.46


1.75


2.00


W. F. Evans, suppression sale of liquor Chas. M. Magorty, suppression sale of liquor Chas. M. Magorty, suppression sale of liquor T. F. Mahoney, telephone, postage, etc.


2.35


5.66


2.35


R. E. Corlew, telephone, postage, etc.


4.06


Daniel Brackett, sealer weights and meas- ures, recording births, deaths, and marriages. Express, postage, etc. 66.30


L. K. Lovell, supplies, Town Hall 5.07


2.90


E. E. Sparks, M.D., reporting births


3.25


Dolor Cormier, janitor, Town Hall


6.25


Fiske & Co., funnel for stove, lockup


.45


J. W. Robinson, M.D., treatment of horse, suppression sale of liquor . 3.00


C. M. Magorty, suppression sale of liquor 10.50


G. A. Ham, suppression sale of liquor


39.00


$1484.56


Wm. S. Lovell, suppression sale of liquor


11.54


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STATE AID


The following persons have received State Aid during the year beginning March, 1, 1909, and ending March 1, 1910:


Atwood, Mary E.


$12.00


Butterfield, Lizzie M.


48.00


Brummett, Rosalia


44.00


Carter, Elbridge A.


48.00


Caswell, Moses


72.00


Coakley, Ellen P.


48.00


Corman, Elizabeth


24.00


Hersey, Emma


12.00


Hersey, Warren A. .


52.50


Ide, Margaret W.


48.00


Lyons, Ellen O.


48.00


May, Charles H.


12.00


Moore, Joseph M.


72.00


Murphy, James


72.00


Roy, John


30.00


Sherman, George E.


48.00


Stone, John E.


48.00


Underwood, Julia A.


48.00


Whitney, Eva


48.00


Williams, Hannah J.


48.00


$882.50


Military Aid Account Dudley, Alfred F.


$48.00


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SOLDIERS' RELIEF


SOLDIERS' RELIEF


April 3. Mrs. A. B. Lyons


$4.00


C. A. Roak, coal


4.12


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent


4.00


37.35


Burial John C. Butterfield Cyrus A. Roak


5.00


May


1. Mrs. A. B. Lyons -


4.00


Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal


4.12


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent


4.00


Mrs. Eva E. Whitney


5.00


Mrs. Harriet F. Keay


10.00


4.00


June 7. Mrs. A. B. Lyons. E. E. Spa.ks, M.D., attendance, John Roy, and Mrs. Eva Whitney


10.00


Mrs. Butterfield, milk


9.38


Mrs. Ellen Coakley .


4.00


Mrs. Eva Whitney, rent


18.00


June 17. Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.17


July 3. John Roy, hospital,


25.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent .


4.00


Mrs. A. B. Lyons.


4.00


James Murphy


10.00


Aug. 7. E. E. Sparks, M.D., medical attendance


8.50


Mrs. Butterfield, milk


4.27


Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent


4.00


Sept. 4. Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.17


Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


C. A. Roak


5.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley .


4.00


Mrs. Eva Whitney, rent


18.00


Oct. 2. Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.10


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent . Mrs. A. B. Lyons, soldiers' relief


4.00


Oct. 5. E. E. Sparks, M. D., medical services . E. E. Sparks, M.D., medical services .


4.00


4.75


6.75


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Nov. 1. Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal and wood


5.12


Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.48


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent


4.00


Mrs. Moses Caswell


10.00


Mrs. Warren A. Hersey


10.00


Dec. 4. Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.40


Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal


4.12


Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent .


4.00


Mrs. Eva Whitney, rent


9.00


Burial, Warren A. Hersey


37.00


Jan.


1. Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent .


4.00


Mrs. Chas. Keay


10.00


Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal


4.12


Feb.


5. Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.48


Mrs. Butterfield, milk


2.48


Mrs. Eva Whitney, transportation to Worcester


4.04


Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal and wood


4.62


E. E. Sparks, M.D., medical service.


12.00


Wm. Garfield, carriage for Mrs. Whitney


1.50


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent .


4.00


Mrs. Moses Caswell


5.00


Feb. 26.


Mrs. Moses Caswell


5.00


Mrs. Eva Whitney, rent .


15.00


E. E. Sparks, M.D., medical services


4.00


E. E. Sparks, M.D., medical services


4.00


A. Carter Elbridge .


10.00


Mrs. A. B. Lyons


4.00


Mrs. A. B. Lyons, coal


4.12


Petites Sœurs Franciscaines de Marie (Mrs. Whitney, board) ·


5.00


Mrs. Ellen Coakley, rent .


4.00


.


.


$461.16


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LIST OF JURORS


LIST OF JURORS


Lawrence H. McManus, blacksmith.


John Rowan, farmer.


Patrick Nolan, farmer.


Wm. H. Campbell, farmer. Alfred A. Carter, real estate.


Daniel D. Griffin, farmer.


Samuel S. Davidson, farmer.


Isaac Damon, farmer. Walter F. Evans, laborer.


Clarence S. Williams, grocer. John M. Curtin, retired.


Michael W. Hynes, farmer.


Jeremiah Lyons, shoemaker.


Ernest F. Lawrence, farmer. James Fox, Jr., farmer. Andrew A. Norris, clerk.


Benj. J. Nutter, shoemaker.


Napoleon Perodeau, grocer.


Henry P. Sherman, brakeman. Wm. N. Supple, shoemaker. Arthur S. Russell, farmer. Frank J. Bigwood, shoemaker.


John F. Burke, carpenter.


John M. Woodworth, motorman. Felix Noel, shoemaker. Herbert Dudley, shoemaker.


Guillaume Lacontre, clerk.


Alfred C. Loker, shoemaker.


Timothy Linnehan, farmer. Edward Egan, farmer. Napoleon Gladu, shoemaker.


Geo. S. Sumpter, shoemaker. Alfred A. Lamarine, shoemaker. Damon Veasey, retired. Henry Neal, shoemaker. Eugene M. Bull, retired. Wm. B. Sanderson, laborer. 7


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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


WAYLAND, DECEMBER 31, 1909


BIRTHS


Born during the year


34


Males


15


Females


19


Born of native parents


22


Born of foreign parents


4


Born of native and foreign parents


8


MARRIAGES


Registered during the year


18


Native birth of both parties


10


Native birth of one, foreign of the other


8


First marriage of both parties


17


First marriage of one, second of the other


.


1


DEATHS


Recorded during the year


26


Married


14


Widowed


5


Single


7


Males


19


Females


7


Native birth


14


Foreign birth


12


Names of persons deceased who were more than seventy years old :


Years Mons. Days


William H. Duplessis


72


3


0


John C. Butterfield .


92


10


7


Walter Lincoln


88


0


0


Ann Painter


95


0


0


Alexis Tetreault


78


11


14


Anthony Smeltz


76


5


0


Lorenzo K. Lovell


.


72


7


10


.


.


.


.


.


.


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TOWN CLERK


CAUSE OF DEATH


Stillborn


1


Tuberculosis


2


Old age .


1


Hemorrhage


2


Heart disease .


3


Drowned


1


Burns from water


1


Nose bleed


1


Vomiting


1


Pregnancy


1


Cancer


2


Acute congestion of lungs


1


Bronchitis


1


Apoplexy


1


Cholera infantum


1


Marasmus


1


Grippe


1


Bright's disease


2


Laryngitis


1


Uremia


1


DOGS LICENSED From December 1, 1908, to December 1, 1909.


137 males at $2.00


. $274.00


29 females at 5.00


145.00


.


$419.00


166 at .20 (clerk's fees)


33.20、


$385.80


BALLOTS CAST NOVEMBER, 1909


Precinct 1


143


Precinct 2


291


FOR GOVERNOR


235


Nichols


4


Ruther


10


Vahey


172


White


.


.


8


.


Dra per


·


·


46


TOWN OF WAYLAND


FOR SENATOR


Burns


. 151


Harvey


.


. 250


FOR REPRESENTATIVE


Fairbank


Prescott


Concord


453


365


Bedford


61


82


Lincoln


97


49


Sudbury


95


91


Wayland


237


181


Weston


114


155


1057


923


DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.


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ASSESSORS


ASSESSORS' REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1910


Valuation of Real Estate, May 1, 1909


$1,626,105.00


Valuation of Personal Estate, May 1, 1909


723,309.00


Valuation Total


2,934,414.00


Valuation of Real Estate, May 1, 1908


$1,544,130.00


Valuation of Personal Estate, May 1, 1908


667,969.00


Valuation total


$2,212,099.00


Increase


137,315.00


Town appropriation


36,660.43


State Tax


2,745.00


Highway .


129.05


County


2,351.91


Overlayings


58.40


Total .


$41,944.79


Additional Assessments


$16.11


Excise tax


211.29


Number of polls assessed May 1, 1909 .


650.00


Number of polls assessed May 1, 1908 .


623.00


Whole number of persons assessed


986.00


Number of residents assessed on property


442.00


Number of non-residents assessed on property


147.00


Total value of land


638,175.00


Total value of buildings


.


987,930.00


Value of church property


43,940.00


Number of horses assessed


300


Number of cows assessed


627


Number of neat cattle other than cows


67


Number of sheep


Number of fowls


1,450


Number of swine


.


313


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Number of dwelling houses


.


470


Number of acres of land


·


9,290


Rate of taxation, 1908


.


·


16.30


Rate of taxation, 1909


17.30


TAXES ABATED


1898


$55.66


1899


100.80


1900


142.24


1901


212.03


1902


131.37


1903


162.51


1904


139.56


1905


104.72


1906


194.27


1907


232.10


1908


160.88


1908 Additional assessments


16.00


1909 Taxes abated


464.44


NATHANIEL R. GERALD,


DANIEL BRACKETT,


ALFRED A. CARTER.


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SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS


REPORT OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS


WAYLAND, February 28, 1910


The amount appropriated for highways the past year was two thousand dollars ($2,000), and the excise tax of the year 1908, of four hundred and ninety-five dollars and eighty-nine cents ($495.89), also the excise tax of the year 1909, of two hundred and eleven dollars and twenty-nine cents ($211.29), making a total of two thousand seven hundred and seven dollars and eighteen cents ($2,707.18).


The total amount expended, including the overdraft of two hundred and ninety-eight dollars and seventy cents ($298.70), was two thousand five hundred and eighty-seven dollars and eighty cents ($2,587.80), leaving a balance of one hundred and nineteen dollars and thirty-eight cents ($119.38).


Appropriation for Railing and Bridges, $150.00.


Owing to the bad condition of two of the bridges I was obliged to expend four hundred and thirteen dollars and twenty-eight cents ($413.28), overdrawing the account two hundred and sixty-three dollars and twenty-eight cents ($263.28).


CONTINGENT ACCOUNT


Snow Bills


The Snow Bills for the year amount to five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and forty-nine cents ($529.49).


Itemized bills for above amounts are on file in the Selectmen's office.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


HIGHWAY PAYROLL


MEN Days


Hours


HORSES Days 123


Hours


M. W. Hynes .


66


4}


$350.25


T. L. Hynes


70


77


42


256.25


C. W. Fairbank


66


5


75


6号


247.22


John P. Riley .


4


4


14.00


Isaac Damon


1


7


3


5


8.90


Edward Damon


17


5


35


1


87.80


James W. Eagan


10


43


29


64.50


Warren Lawrence


17


4


34


8


87.24


D. D. Griffin


10


5


21


1


52.78


Leslie Sherman


16


23


42


67.25


Charles Baldwin


5


10


25.00


James Fox


16


16


56.00


George Richardson


3


4


6


8


17.23


Patrick Nolan


6


6


21.00


John Alward


4


8.00


W. Alward


12


24.00


I. S. Dickey


1


43


3.00


James McDonald


18


8


37.79


James Morrissey


28


14


56.27


John Ploss


3


.67


James W. Jennings


7


14.00


Edward Egan .


28


42


57.00


Wilson Porter


2


2


4.45


Edward Grover


13


6


27.34


Benj. Grover .


11


1


22.23


T. B. Hawes


40


7


81.55


Thomas Magorty




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