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George Edward Rice.
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Appendicitis.
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James Hutton. Elizabeth Mckinnon.
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EXTRACTS FROM ACTS AND RESOLVES OF 1897, CHAPTER 444.
SECTION 3. Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the month next pre- ceding, at whose birth they were present, stating the date and place of each birth, the name of the child if it has any, the sex and color of the child, the name, place of birth and residence of the parents, the maiden name of the mother, and the occupation of the father.
SEC. 6. Parents shall, within forty days after the birth of a child, give notice thereof or cause such notice to be given, to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.
NOTICE.
In conformity with the requirements of Chap. 444, Sec. 17, of the Acts of 1697, the Town Clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish to parents, householders, physicians and mid- wives applying therefor, blanks for returns of births as required by law.
JAMES L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
DOGS LICENSED.
There have been ninety-nine dogs licensed ; eighty-seven males and twelve females ; for which there has been paid to the County Treasurer the sum of $214.20.
JAMES L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk. LINCOLN, Feb. 4, 1898.
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TOWN GRANTS FOR 1897-98.
For Schools, $4,000 00
School Incidentals,
1,000 00
66 Superintendent, 100 00
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Music, . .
200 00
" Miscellaneous Expenses, 2,000 00
" Counsel Fees, . > 1,000 00
" Support of Poor, 1,000 00
" Highways and Bridges, 4,000 00
" Library, Dog Tax and
500 00
" Interest, .
700 00
" Payment of Water Bond, due Dec. 1, 1897, · .
1,000 00
" Cemeteries,
300 00
" Street Lamps, . .
150 00
" Village Improvement,
100 00
" Decoration Day, .
25 00
" Payment of Temporary Loans, .
2,000 00
" Board of Health,
100 00
" Public Improvement Committee, .
100 00
" Military Aid,
48 00
" Settlement of Claims for land near Pond, .
1,000 00
" Paul Revere Monument, 100 00
" New Road, near Wm. S. Briggs, .
600 00
.
-$20,023 00
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The following amounts of money to be appropriated and raised by taxation the current year are recommended :
For Support of Schools, $4,000 00
" School Incidentals,
1,500 00
" Music in Schools, 300 00
" School Superintendent,
100 00
" Miscellaneous Expenses, .
3,000 00
" Counsel Fees, .
2,000 00 .
" Support of Poor,
1,000 00 ·
" Highways and Bridges, .
4,000 00
" Library,-Dog Tax of 1897, and .
500 00
" Interest, .
700 00
" Payment of Water Bond, due Dec. 1, 1898, .
1,000 00
" Cemeteries,
300 00
" Street Lamps, . ·
150 00
" Village Improvement, .
50 00
" Decoration Day, 50 00
" Payment of Temporary Loans, ·
2,000 00
" Board of Health, 100 00
" Public Improvement Committee, .
100 00
" Repairs of Town House and Painting, 400 00
" State Aid, 48 00 ·
" Paul Revere Tablet, 200 00
-$21,498 00
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Committee on Claims was continued the past year, and they have had charge of many problems of which the Selectmen were very glad to be relieved, an account of which it is expected will be given in their report. It is desirable to continue the committee, as cases of which they are cognizant are yet unfin- ished.
NEW ROAD.
The new road across land of William S. and Laura F. Briggs and land of Mrs. Spencer as laid out by the selectmen and acted upon at the last March meeting, has been built and opened to travel, and is a great improvement over the old road, which was discontinued by vote of the town under Art. 19, of warrant for same meeting.
ROAD NEAR CEMETERY.
Under Art. 20 of the above named warrant the town voted that the road at the west end of the three-cornered cemetery be widened to thirty-five feet as per report of Selectmen in laying out the same, and that the work be done by the highway surveyor and paid for out of the appropriation for repairs on highways. Said widening is not accomplished.
TOWN HOUSE.
At the last March meeting, Art. 15, in relation to repairs on Town House was not acted upon. As the Philadelphia and Boston Face Brick Company had agreed to replace the damaged brick, said company engaged P. McWalter of Concord to do the work. When the damaged brick were removed, others were damaged and the bricks generally were of so poor quality it was found necessary in order to do a job at all satisfactory, that more should be done. The Chairman of Selectmen being present was applied to, to see if the town would bear the expense above what the brick company were willing to do. After locking the matter over, and receiving advice from other sources at hand, Mr. McWalter was allowed to go on, provided the said Face Brick Company would furnish the
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brick needed without cost to the town, which they did, said expense to the town will be found in our financial report. Other repairs were found to be necessary, some of which were impera- tive. Mr. W. A. Chamberlain from Boston, was engaged to do the work. More was found to need repairs than was at first expected. Nothing was done that did not need doing. Although some new work was done such as new gates for entrances to the gallery and shelves for accommodation of the High School. Mr. Chamberlain had roofers to repair the four gutters which leaked at various times, and it was hoped that the roof would be tight, but since that time we have had heavy rains and the roof leaked in several places. Mr. Chamberlain was informed of the matter and requested to give it his early attention. Cold weather and snow on the roof at times have prevented repairs being made. The matter of leakage, the frescoing when damaged and the whole building where painted, needs painting both out and inside, and an appropriation will be asked for the same at the coming March meeting.
STATE ROADS.
A state road has been built the entire length of the North Great Road in Lincoln. It has been accomplished in three years. For the detailed expense account, reference is made to the report of the town's committee to build state highways. The selectmen have caused a survey and plans of the South Great Road to be made, and have petitioned the Highway Commission to build a state road there. Said plans accompanied the petition. A great many petitions were received by the commission in advance of ours, so it is uncertain when our petition will be reached and also uncertain whether it will be acted upon favorably or otherwise. We consider the state roads a great acquisition to the town, particularly on the two great thoroughfares which are so much travelled by people of other towns.
PAUL REVERE TABLET.
Prominent among important events which took place during the march of the British traops to Concord at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, was the capture of Paul Revere, by the British spies, while on his famous ride to warn the inhabitants along the road to Concord, of the approach of the British soldiers, which event took place in the town of Lincoln. While it may not
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be absolutely certain where the exact spot is, the erection of said tablet should be made in accordance with the best information attainable. The towns of Arlington, Lexington and Concord have erected tablets to commemorate important events which took place in their respective towns during said march. Lincoln should not be less mindful of her duty, and thus inform many travellers, and freshen the memory of others of this important event.
BY-LAWS.
A code of By-Laws have been accepted by the town and have been approved by the Superior Court within and for the County of Middlesex, a copy of which will be found printed in the Town Report. It is important that the citizens should become familiar with them. They will be in force February first, 1898.
TOWN SEAL ..
Lincoln is to be congratulated on the acquisition of a new Town Seal, beautiful in design and historically instructive.
SAMUEL HARTWELL, JOHN F. FARRAR, WILLIAM S. BRIGGS,
Selectmen of Lincoln.
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Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
Since our last report, Mrs. Mary A. Souza has been discharged from Westborough Insane Hospital and taken in charge by her husband.
The number fully supported by the town at present is four, all in Insane Hospitals.
The tramps have been cared for the past year by Mr. John F. Farrar, at an expense to the town of $100.
Notice has been received from the Overseers of Poor of New- ton, that a citizen of this town is being cared for in Newton Hospital. It is hoped that the town will not be called upon to pay her expenses.
A statement of expenses of this department will be found on another page.
JOHN F. FARRAR, WILLIAM S. BRIGGS, SAMUEL HARTWELL,
Overseers of the Poor.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Receipts into and Payments from the Treasury from Feb. 1, 1897, to Feb. 1, 1898, have been as follows : -
Balance in Treasury Feb. 1, 1897,
$160 69 235 41
Paid Selectmen's Orders,
$54,770 73 .
Received of County Treasurer for Dog Tax returned,
of State Treasurer on account of Corporation Tax of 1896, . 558 97
ment, .
18 22
of State Treasurer on account of National Bank Tax of 1896,
144 69
759 16
of State Treasurer on account of Corporation Tax, of State Treasurer on account of Corporation Tax of 1897,
1,672 50
of State Treasurer on account of National Bank Tax of 1897,
688 28
of State Treasurer on account of Military Aid, :
48 00
of State Treasurer on account of Chapter 279, Acts of 1896, .
28 00
of State Treasurer on acct. of Inspector of Animals, of State Treasurer on account of Education of Children under charge of State,
14 50
of State Treasurer on account of State Pauper, . from Massachusetts School Fund, .
5 25
Income Grammar School Fund,
48 68
for School Superintendent,
250 00
for Assessment on Cambridge land, on account of State Highway,
.
2,644 63
of Lincoln Water Works,
920 00
for rent of hall,
20 00
borrowed money,
19,000 00
for bonds sold,
10,000 00
for premium on bonds sold,
669 00
for accrued interest on bonds sold,
32 22
for court fees,
36 58
for license,
1 00
..
for old barge,
.
.
.
for old trunk,
.
.
.
12 00
for Taxes of 1896,
1,301 68
for interest on Taxes of 1896,
46 21
for Taxes of 1897,
19,623 19
interest on Taxes of 1897, :
18 99
$59,412 63
$59,412 63
E. & O. E.
CHARLES S. WHEELER, Treasurer.
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the Town, and find the report correct. W. L. G. PEIRCE, Auditor.
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for old schoolhouse,
.
·
State Tax, on account of Sudbury River Improve-
1,610 00
Balance in Treasury,
3,013 68
112 50
170 86
161 64
25 00
3 00
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EXPENDITURES.
FOR SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, . $4,000 00
Income of Massachusetts School Fund, 170 86
Income of Grammar School Fund, .
48 68
Income from Barge sold, .
25 00
.
$4,244 54
PAYMENTS.
High School.
Ernest W. Small, teaching one year,
$845 58
Anna P. Sherman, teaching
84 00
George L. Chapin, care of room,
. 30 00
$959 58
Centre School.
Carrie B. Chapin, teaching Grammar Dept. $456 00
Harriette F. Sawin, teaching Primary Dept. 418 00
Grace Farrar, assistant Primary Dept., 15 weeks,
135 00
Elizabeth G. Chapin, assistant Primary Dept., 4 weeks, . 36 00
Nellie M. Newton, assistant Prim Dept. ,
171 00
F. E. Cousius, 22 tons, 298 lbs. Coal, 141 70
George L. Chapin, care of house, .
90 00
$1,447 70
Expense on Account of Carrying Children.
H. A. Sherman, carrying children, . $268 00
Frank M. Dempsey, carrying children, 278 50
John Dee, carrying children, John Dee, repairs on barge, ·
277 00
2 50
Frank M. Dempsey, repairs on barge, 2 75 . J. A. Burgess, repairs on barge, . 10 50 .
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Edward Clahan, setting glass in barge,
$1 20
H. Mckinnon, repairs on barge, 7 00
Wm. Bulger, painting top of barge, 1 25
George Hagerty, labor and stock on barges,
27 00
Horace Tuttle, barge, Welcome,
175 00
" supplies for barge,
14 50
$1,065 20
South School.
Nellie M. Newton, teaching Grammar Dept. $228 00
Bessie F. Moore, teaching Grammar Dept. 228 00
Marion H. Morgan, teaching Primary Dept. 228 00 Hattie B. Heath, teaching Primary Dept. 194 00 F. E. Cousins, 10 tons furnace coal at $6.20 62 00
11 tons egg coal at $6.45
70 95
John P. Boyce, care of house, .
75 01
E. R. Farrar, two cords wood, cut and housed, ·
11 00
Samuel Farrar, ¿ cord wood sawed, .
·
2 75
$1,099 71
$4,572 19
Receipts brought down,
4,244 54
Expended above receipts,
$327 65
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School Incidentals.
-
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
PAYMENTS.
High School.
Lyman¿B. Brooks, 6 diplomas,
$4 50
F. A. Laws, printing 6 «
3 00
Franklin Educational Co., chemicals, etc.,
9 18
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., apparatus, chemicals, etc., · .
4 85
Ziegler Electric Co., apparatus, chemicals, etc., .
38 60
W. A. Chamberlain, platforms, black b'd standards, etc.,
22 95
Ernest W. Small, supplies, · ·
5 60
Katherine McHugh, 20 yards ribbon, -
2 10
$90 78
Centre School.
Mark Mara, labor, paint, glass, etc., $13 03
John R. Hartwell, labor, . . 27 05
B. S. Patterson, and materials, 8 74
Albert Washburn,
38 34
George J. Emmott, 66 (1896)
24 54
Mrs. Thomas Coan, " . . 12 25
Walker & Pratt M'f'g Co., balance, (1896) 82 95 ·
N. F. Cousins, outside windows, ·
1 75
$208 65
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South School.
Thomas Coan, labor, $3 00
N. F. Cousins, " and materials, 9 95
J. William Byron, repairing shades, 1 50
Everett L. Miner, repairing clock, and set- ting glass, · 2 00
Mrs. D. Doherty, washing towels,
3 50
E. R. Farrar, fertilizer, 2 00
B. S. Patterson, labor and materials, .
2 70
A. Washburn, 6 30
Mrs. Thomas Coan, cleaning schoolhouse, 11 00
Magee Furnace Co., repairs, . 26 80
John P. Boyce, putting on storm windows, 75
$69 50
GENERAL SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
. L. T. McKenney, balance of expense, $8 29
J. L. Hammett Co., books and supplies, 97 49
Boston School Supply Co., supplies, 12 75
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 8 88
Ginn & Company, books,
54 47
W. A. Chamberlain, repairs, ·
7 10
E. M. Drury, set blue prints, photo-micro- graphs, ·
1 50
Cambridge Botanical Supply Co., 8 note-books,
4 00
Hinds & Noble, books, 2 25
N. F. Cousins, labor and materials, . 3 00
H. Sanford Leach, map, .
2 50
Allyn & Bacon, books, 3 75
Samuel Ward Company, supplies,
4 00
Silver, Burdett & Co., books, etc.,
1 15
W. B. Badger & Co., desk,
13 95
The Holden Pat. Book Cover Co., book-covers, 17 71
Greenough, Adams & Cushing, supplies, . 3 50
C. M. Barrows & Co., 400 programs, 3 75
American Book Co., supplies, . 7 60
Lincoln Water Works, water,
28 00
R. H. Blodgett, supplies, 15 63
W. B. Clark & Co., 5 "Macbeth,"
2 35
E. Dutcher, expressage, . 1 90
James L. Chapin & Son, supplies for schools, 12 13
$317 65
$686 58
Unexpended balance,
$313 42
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MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$200 00
PAYMENTS. .
F. W. Archibald, teaching, $250 00 H. E. Holt, 20 copies revised 2d Music
Reader, · 8 34
H. E. Holt, one 2d series of charts, with stand, 8 34
H. E. Holt, one 2d charts, with stand, 8 34
H. E. Holt, 14 Second Readers, 5 83
$280 85
Receipts brought down,
200 00
Expended above appropriation,
·
$80 85
Superintendent of Schools.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$100 00
Received from State,
250 00 .
$350 00
PAYMENTS.
L. T. McKenney, services.
.
$349 98
Unexpended balance,
02
Library.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation (cash),
$500 00
(dog tax, 1896), 235 41
$735 41
PAYMENT.
Samuel Hartwell, Treasurer,
$735 41
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Settlement of Claims for Land Near Sandy Pond, taken by the Water Commissioners.
RECEIPT.
Town appropriation,
$1000 00
PAYMENT.
Martha J. Wheeler, .
$163 54
Unexpended balance,
$836 46
Public Improvement Committee.
RECEIPT.
Appropriation,
PAYMENTS.
Smith & Ludden, drafting opinion upon the law in relation to shade and ornamental trees standing in public ways, .
$20 00
Unexpended balance,
$80 00
Board of Health.
RECEIPT.
Appropriation,
$100 00
PAYMENTS.
Henry S. Jones, disinfecting Monohan house, $4 21
Geo. E. Crosby & Co., 150 postals and printing,
3 25
Geo. E. Crosby & Co., placards, notice of meeting,
1 50
Goo. E. Crosby & Co .. 200 cards, measles and diphtheria, . 2 00
M. W. Kidder, services,
25 00
M. W. Kidder, expense,
3 50
Joseph S. Hart, services,
25 00
National Express Co., express,
25
Samuel H. Pierce, services,
10 00
$74 71
Unexpended balance,
$25 19
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.
$100 00 .
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Cemeteries. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
PAYMENTS.
Thomas Groom & Co., ledgers and lettering, $5 00
Shady Hill Nurseries, shrubs, . 63 05
Lincoln Water Works, labor and materials, 2 85
A. Washburn, labor and materials,
67 85
W. Connors, labor, .
46 00
Michael Stanley, labor,
.
·
8 75
Herbert E. Barnes, labor and expense,
9.0 60
.
$284 10
Unexpended balance,
$15 90
Village Improvement.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$100 00
PAYMENTS.
Edward Ryan, mowing common,
$15 75
Unexpended balance,
$84 25
Military Aid.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, ·
$48 00
Reimbursement from State,
48 00
PAYMENTS.
Thomas Lynagh,
$8 00
Catherine Lynah, (State aid,) .
.
·
$48 00
Unexpended balance, . .
.
$48 00
.
.
.
$96 00
40 00
$300 00
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Support of Poor.
.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
. $1,000 00
PAYMENTS.
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, support of
Patrick Kenna one year, ·
$169 46
Westborough Insane Hospital, support of Mary E. Curry from Jan. 1, to Feb. 19, 1897, . · Westborough Insane Hospital, support of Mary A. Souza from Jan. 1, to July 31,1897, . .
23 21:
Westborough Insane Hospital, support of Mary Craven from April 1, to Dec. 31, 1897,
127 22
Medfield Insane Asylum, support of Jere- miah Burnett one year to Jan. 1, 1897, Medfield Insane Asylum, support of Mary E. Curry from March 19, to Jan. 1, 1897, ·
146 00,
126 40
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, support of Mary Craven from Dec. 19, 1896, to March 31, 1897,
47 82
John F. Farrar, care of tramps one year to Oct. 1, 1897, 100 00
W. L. Watson, M. D., professional services, 4 00
$842 54
Unexpended balance,
$157 46.
Street Lamps ..
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$150 00
98 43
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PAYMENTS.
T. Wilber Smith, lighting lamps 36 nights to March 27, $9 00
T. Wilber Smith, painting posts, 75
E. Dutcher, lighting lamps nine months, .
48 75
66 66 freight, carting oil and express,
4 67
Globe Gas Light Company, 5 bbls. naphtha,
26 35
66 66
5 empty barrels, 7 50
box glass for lamps, 4 50
$101 52
Unexpended balance, .
$48 48
Water Works.
ON ACCOUNT OF NEW WORKS.
RECEIPTS.
Sale of 10 bonds,
$10,000 00
Premium on Bonds,
669 00
Accrued interest,
32 22
-$10,701 22
PAYMENTS.
Jas. W. Blackmer, surveying for pipe line, $36 00
M. J. Drummond, for pipe, 4,354 78 .
Zenas G. Smith, for hauling pipe, 25 43
182 26
Robert Ellsworth, for hauling pipe, etc., · Chapman Valve M'fg. Co., hydrants, gates and supplies, 627 28
Margaret A. Collins, copying contract, bonds, etc., 6 84
John T. Langford, laying pipes, setting hydrants, labor at reservoir, etc. 2,506 60 . Walter H. Sears, services as civil engineer, 700 00 Freight, . 697 18
George F. Newton, on account of plan for pumping station at Sandy Pond, .
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.
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-
150 00 - $9,286 37
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WARNER'S EXTENSION.
M. J. Drummond, for pipe, castings, freight, etc., $235 41
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., hydrants, etc., 43 82
Fitchburg R. R., freight on castings from Boston,
2 37
Charles C. Brown, laying pipe, etc.,
276 42
$558 02
$9,844 39
Unexpended balance, . .
$856 83
New Road Near Wm. S. Briggs'.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$600 00
PAYMENTS.
Albert E. Wood, surveying, plans, ex- pense, etc., $42 00
Roger Sherman, labor, etc., in full, . 450 00
Herbert E. Barnes, 455 loads of gravel, 22 75-
Thomas L. Giles, services as Inspector, .
42 00
Geo. J. Barker Lumber Co., lumber for railing, 4 76
W. H. Sherman, materials and labor fenc- ing, .
22 35
$583 86
Unexpended balance, . .
$16 14
Decoration Day.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$25 00
50
PAYMENTS.
E. D. Martell, dinner for G. A. R., $25 00
Helen Weston, services, 5 00
Estella Sherman, "
5 00
Herbert E. Barnes, carrying Mr. Archibald to Waltham, £
1 00
Silver, Burdett & Company, music, . ·
2 25
$38 25
Appropriation brought down,
25 00
Expended above appropriation,
$13 25
Paul Revere Tablet.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
.
$100 00
Unexpended,
100 00
Committee on Claims.
RECEIPTS.
From appropriation on Counsel Fees, $950 75
PAYMENTS.
Smith & Ludden in case of Town of Lin- coln v. Burnham et als. for services, Same, in suits of Israel G. Whitney et al. v. Lincoln. Collector v. Israel G. Whit-
$50 00
ney et al. Same v. Same, etc., relat- ing to taxes of 1894, 1895 and 1896. Consultations, etc., for services,
150 00
For cash disbursements,
6 00
Same, in matter of the petition of Cam- bridge to lay out a road in Lincoln on the west side of the reservoir. Services, 175 00
Amount carried forward,
$381 00
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Amount brought forward, $381 00
Same, in the matter of the petition to the Supreme Judicial Court by the City of Cambridge for a writ of certiorari to quash the laying out of the said road, for services, .
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Cash disbursements,
44 80
Same, in case of Julien de Cordova v. Lincoln for abatement of tax assessed in 1894, for services, .
25 00
Cash disbursements,
90 56
Case unfinished.
Same, for drafting, etc., in relation to by- laws and Town seal, for services, 75 00
Cash disbursements, 208 80
Same, for attendance at meetings of Com- mittee on Claims, and miscellaneous advice,
25 00
$1,100 16
For services of engineer,
$375 00
" expenses, ,6
8 75
$383 75
For surveys, etc., and expense on account of same, .
387 18
$1,871 09
In case of Francis Smith v. Town of Lincoln, cash paid for witness fees, . $78 60
Service and expense in obtaining evidence in said case, 43 00
$121 60
$1,992 69
Receipt brought down, .
950 75
Expended above receipt, .
.
· $1,041 94
Payment of Water Bond, Due Dec. 1, 1897.
RECEIPT.
Appropriation,
. $1,000 00
PAYMENT.
Lincoln Water Bond, due Dec. 1, 1897,
.
. $1,000 0 (
250 00
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Temporary Loans.
Middlesex Institution for Savings, note
dated March 15, 1895, for two years, $10,000 00 Middlesex Institution for Savings, balance of note due Jan. 11, 1897, 2,000 00 Middlesex Institution for Savings, note dated March 25, 1897, ·
4,000 00
National Bank of the Commonwealth, note dated May 29, 1897, ·
5,000 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings, note dated April 7, 1897, . ·
. 10,000 00
Appropriation for payment of temporary loans, ·
2,000 00
-- $33,000 00
PAYMENTS OF TEMPORARY LOANS HAVE BEEN MADE AS FOLLOWS.
Middlesex Institution for Savings, note
dated March 15, 1895, for 2 years, . $10,000 00 Middlesex Institution for Savings, balance of note due Jan. 11, 1897, 2,000 00 · Middlesex Institution for Savings, note dated March 25, 1897, 4,000 00 . National Bank of the Commonwealth, note
dated May 29, 1897, 5,000 00
$21,000 00
$12,000 00 Less Town Appropriation for payment of loans, 2,000 00
Temporary Loan unpaid,
. $10,000 00
Interest Account.
RECEIPTS.
Town Appropriation,
$700 00 Interest on Water Bonds from Water Com- missioners, .
920 00
$1,620 00
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PAYMENTS.
Interest on Water Bonds,
$920 00
Interest on temporary loans,
.
675 96
Discount on $5,000 note,
$81 25
.
$1,677 21
Receipts brought down, .
1,620 00
Expended above receipts,
$57 21
Statement of Town Debt.
Middlesex Institution for Savings, note
dated April 7, 1897, for 5 years, $10,000 00
Seventeen Water Bonds of $1,000 each, $1,000 due annually for seventeen years, at 4 per cent. interest, .
17,000 00
Ten Water Bonds, $1,000 each for 20 years,
at 4 per cent., . . 10,000 00
-- $37,000 00
Repairs on Town House.
PAYMENTS.
W. A. Chamberlain, labor and materials, $152 11 W. A. Chamberlain, cash for roofers and stock, $73 40
W. A. Chamberlain, car fares,
6 50
P. McWalter, labor,
168 64
P. McWalter, stock, freight and teaming, 46 36
M. L. Hatch, labor and materials, 34 01
Mark Mara, labor and paint, 5 83
$486 85
Highways and Bridges.
RECEIPT.
Appropriation, .
. $4,000 00
PAYMENTS.
Highway Surveyor's orders,
·
. $3,997 50
Unexpended balance,
$2 50
.
.
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Miscellaneous Expenses.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
. $2,000 00
From counsel fees, .
49 25
"' State on account of Inspector of animals, (2 years), . .
112 50
rent of Hall, . .
·
20 00
66 sale of East schoolhouse, . . 12 00
sale of trunk, .
3 00
slaughter-house license, . .
1 00
$2,197 75
PAYMENTS.
Smith & Ludden, in relatien to laying out and discontinuing roads for service, ·
20 00
For expense on account of same, . 2 25
" services settling claim of Roger Sherman, 10 00
Services Commonwealth v. Ellsworth,
10 00
Services drafting contract for stone crusher,
5 00
Services drafting partial release of Stratton mortgage,
2 00
E. Dutcher, washing two hose,
3 50
Thomas Groom & Co., rubber check stamp, 66 66 Books, $6, copying
1 00
press, $7; stand, $10,
23 00
Thomas Groom & Co., Collectors tax and cash books,
3 00
Charles S. Wheeler, Collector, abatement of 40 poll taxes,
80 00
Charles S. Wheeler, Collector, abatement of property tax,
70
Wm. H. Sherman, services as assessor,
40 00
Wm. H. Sherman, moving ashes, etc., 2 00
Wm. C. Peirce, services as Assessor,
35 00
Wm. C. Peirce, services copying books, .
15 00
15 00
Geo. M. Baker, services as assessor in 1896, John R. Hartwell, 3 tons coal for Town House,
18 60
Amount carried forward, .
$286 05 ·
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