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D. H. B Thayer, carriage hire for committee and con- stables · 6 50
R. B. Carter, lot of covering stone .
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.
8 00
Julia F. Hayward, 100 postage stamps .
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.
4 00
Noah Torrey, writing deed, taking affidavit, etc. . Town of Quincy, use of lock-up, two years
2 50
" Braintree Observer," advertising and printing .
46 00
B. J. Loring, Jr., meals furnished prisoners 2 50
B. J. Loring, Jr., posting and serving road notices 2 00
1 00
S. A. Bates, returning and recording 36 marriages 5 40
S. A. Bates, returning and recording 64 deaths . 14 90
S. A. Bates, returning and recording 81 births 40 50
S. A. Bates, cash paid for stamps and stationery
3 07
N. L. White, services and expenses as committee be- fore the Legislature, on division of the town
15 00
James A. Reynolds, land damages, Elliot Street
10 00
S. W. Hollis, cash expenses 8 00
S. W. Hollis, use of team .
15 00
A. Allen, cash expenses
8 82
A. Allen, use of team .
10 00
A. Allen, cash paid for collector's book 2 00
A. O Clark, cash expenses
18 14
$1,066 39
JANITOR
Of Town Hall, High School, Pond School, and Public
Library, G. F. Leonard $600 00
TOWN HALL.
E. H. Waitt & Co., oil and chimneys $5 55
Kane & Waitt, oil . 1 25
3 00
Galen E. Pratt, truant officer .
73 00
G. F. Leonard, cash paid for repairing pump E. T. Ellis, distributing town reports . .5 00
26
M. L. Tupper, repairs
.$5 25
A. A. Linnell, repair of stoves .
2 50
A. A. Linnell, cuspidores and repairing boiler .
.
3 10
Wm. H. Cobb, hammer
75
Michael Brandley, coal
8 98
P. D. Holbrook & Co., oil, chimneys, brushes, etc. 20 59
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
9 00
$56 97
Cr.
By cash paid Treasurer
$170 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UNION ENGINE, No. 1.
John Cavanagh & Son, raising and levelling engine house .
$18 00
John Cavanagh & Son, labor and use of blocks and screws ·
16 00
John M. Walsh, spanners, belts, and straps
10 60
J. E. Eastwood, pay of forty-eight men ·
240 00
Hunneman & Co., repairing hose
6 75
R. M. Loring, steward
35 00
C. Mischler, painting house .
21 00
Hunneman & Co., 200 feet extra hose .
180 00
E. R. Waterman, wheel jack and expressing
3 00
Michael Brandley, taking engine to Boston and haul- ing out relief machine . 6 00 ·
A. W. Blanchard & Co., 1,000 bills
3 00
A. J. Sims, stools and settees
6 00
John M. Walsh, covers for stern box and hose-carriage John M. Walsh, sponge ·
60
C. W. Smith, stationery and books
9 25
C. W. Smith, shovel, $0.70 ; oils, etc., $1.10 1 80 . .
6 75
$568 25
BUTCHER BOY, ENGINE NO. 2.
A. A. Linnell, lanterns, etc. .
$0 90
F. B. Parks, repairing lanterns .
75
Edward Shay, pay of 47 men
235 00
L. W. Thayer, removing snow and ice
2 00
L. W. Thayer, steward
17 50
E. M. Thayer, steward
17 50
Hunneman & Co., 200 feet rubber hose
.
150 00
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.
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J F. Shepard, coal
.
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·
·
4 50
·
27
Hunneman & Co., repairs on hose and engine, etc. Conrad Mischler, painting house ·
$30 50
.
21 00
J. T. Mellus, printing 100 By-Laws
.
.
6 00
H. B. Perkins, coal
2 75
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
3 00
WAMPATUCK HOOK AND LADDER.
Peter Donahue, steward
$25 00
S. W. Hollis, pay of 22 men
·
110 00.
Myron L. Hobart, repairs on house
1 50
N. R. Proctor, oil, chimneys, etc.
96
Conrad Mischler, painting house
21 00
Thomas Hill, carting 8 loads gravel
4 00
Charles Burch, pay as member
5 00.
C. Mischler, painting .
20 50
Pierce & Sanborn, tinning bell deck
9 00
Pierce & Sanborn, repairing stove
2 00
ENGINEERS.
Thomas Penniman, services as engineer
$5 00
B. J. Loring, services as engineer, 2 years .
10 00
Wm. M. Richards, services as engineer Thomas South, services as engineer, 2 years
10 00
C. W. Proctor, services as engineer
5 00
J. T. Stevens, services as engineer
5 00
Wm. Allen, services as engineer, 2 years
10 00
Win. Allen, 100 postal cards and stationery
1 37
$51 37
Total cost of fire department
. $1,305 48.
ABATEMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Heirs of Gardner C. Mansfield
$1 75
Joseph Dyer, tax bill of 1877
.
.
2 00
Eunice Arnold, tax of 1879
96
Austin White, tax of 1879
62 40
Julia F. Hayward, tax of 1879
6 72
4 08
Marcia G. Child, tax of 1879 D. A. Brooks, tax of 1879 W. L. Wainwright, tax of 1879 I. P. Morrison, tax of 1879 Josiah Penniman, tax of 1879
9 60
9 60
4 80
6 72
S. E. Brackett, tax of 1879
48 00
B. T. Loring, tax of 1878 .
10 00
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$486 90
$198 96.
5 00
28
J. Dyer, tax of Otis S. Whiting . $2 00
D. H. Bates, tax of 1879 4 92
Joseph Dyer, collector, abatement of tax bill of 1878 91 50
Joseph Dyer, collector, abatement of tax bill of 1879 98 52
Joseph Dyer, collecting tax of 1877 191 19
$554 76
POLICE.
Isaac Porter, salary for February, 1879
50 00
J. F. Bates, salary for February, 1879 50 00
B. J. Loring, Jr., salary for February, 1879
50 00
T. B. Stoddard .
3 00
B. J. Loring, Jr. . .
3 22
Munroe Belcher, special police 4th of July .
2 00
$158 22
TOWN LANDS.
E. T. Ellis, horse, cart, and 4 men, 4 days, at $4.50
.
$18 00
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
N. F. T. Hayden, appropriation
$150 00
PLAIN STREET CEMETERY.
B. F. Spear, labor, 18-4 days, at $1.50 $27 60
I. F. Vinton, labor, 5 days, at $1.50 . 7 50 . . ·
I. F. Vinton, horse, 1 day . 1 00 .
B. J. Loring, Jr., labor on gates .
1 20
B. J. Loring, Jr., cash paid for gate hooks .
24
John Cronin, horse hire
1 00
A. Allen, superintendence, and use of team
4 50
Credit by cash paid treasurer
6 96
$50 00
Amount of appropriation
.
$50 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
S. W. Hollis, selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor · Abijah Allen, selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor .
$300 00
306 25
.
$43 04
29
A. O. Clark, selectman, assessor, and overseer of the
poor
.
$275 00
Jonathan French, treasurer
200 00
Samuel A. Bates, town clerk
35 00
N. L. White, school committee F. Barrett, school committee
60 00
T. H. Dearing, school committee
50 00
G. H. Arnold, school committee .
50 00
J. M. Cutting, school committee .
50 00
E. A. Newton, school committee
50 00
J. M. Beals, auditor, 1878 .
11 00
J. B. Arnold, auditor .
7 50
Eben Denton, auditor .
7 50
J. F. Bates, constable
3 00
B. J. Loring, Jr., constable
4 00
Isaac Porter, constable
3 00
$1,462 25
RECAPITULATION.
Orders drawn for -
Schools .
. $7,607 36
Incidental expenses of schools
340 10
Incidental expenses of school-houses
228 09
Appropriation for school apparatus
113 34
Appropriation for Iron Works school-house
1,400 00
Almshouse
1,921 32
Poor out of the almshouse .
3,885 00
Drawbridge
151 27
Hospitals .
246 -5
Highways .
4,124 91
Contract to build new road
1.950 00
Removing snow .
253 24
Incidental expenses
1,066 39
Town officers
1,462 25
Police
158 22
State aid
1,185 25
Military aid to soldiers
391 50
Janitor
600 00
Town Hall.
.
56 97
Town land
18 00
Abatement and collection of taxes
554 76
Library
450 00
Fire department
1,305 48
Cemetery
50 00
Grand Army
150 00
Grading Elliot Street .
200 00
.
50 00
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.
30
Grading Holbrook Avenue . ·
·
·
$65 68
Widening Shaw Street
200 00
.
$30,135 89
466 orders drawn for
. 30,135 89
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, and find them well kept, with proper vouchers for all payments, and we fully believe the accounts and affairs of the town have been carefully and judiciously managed.
J. A. ARNOLD. JOHN B. ARNOLD. JOHN M. BEALS.
ASSESSORS' ACCOUNT.
Support of schools . $6,800 00 ·
Highways and bridges
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.
4,000 00
Interest on town debt .
3,000 00
Town officers
1,200 00 ·
Incidental expenses
1,000 00
Support of poor
4,500 00
Grand Army of the Republic
150 00.
Fire department
1,300 00
Public library
450 00
Incidentals for schools
300 00
Janitor
600 00
Removing snow .
1,000 00
New street, from Shaw Street to Quincy Avenue
1,500 00
Apparatus for public schools
200 00
Plain Street Cemetery
50 00
Iron Works School-house
600 00
State tax
750 00
County tax
1,969 20
Overlay
1,292 02
$30,661 22
Appropriation necessary for the ensuing year : -
Schools
. $6,800 00
Highways .
.
.
.
· 4,000 00
Interest on town debt
3,000 00
Reduction of town debt
2,000 00
Town officers
· 1,500 00
Incidental expenses
1,200 00
Support of the poor
4,500 00
Grand Army
150 00
Fire department
·
1,300 00
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Public Library .
$450 00
Incidental expenses of schools
200 00
Incidental expenses of school-houses .
200 00
Janitor
600 00
Removing snow .
1,000 00
Completion of Elliot Street
300 00
.
$27,200 00
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT, FEB. 1, 1880. JOSEPH DYER, Collector.
DR.
Balance tax-bill of 1877
.
$96 40
Interest on same
.
.
$110 22
CR.
By cash paid treasurer
$110 22
DR.
Balance tax-bill, 1878
. $2,203 07
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1879
217 50
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1879, interest
43 75
$2,464 32
Interest on bills collected .
63 53
$2,527 85
CR.
By cash paid treasurer
. $2,300 00 .
By abatements .
93 50
By bills unpaid, viz. : -
S. P. Cushing
$19 75
Horace Faxon, balance
7 00
Caleb H. Hayden
5 75
Nathaniel M. Hobart
90 00
J. E. Lochmann .
67 50
Ellen Sheehan
2 50
Timothy Sullivan
2 00
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$2,588 00
Balance due collector, being amount overpaid by him on tax bill of 1879 .
$60 15
DR.
Tax bill of 1879
·
$30,661 22
Added since commitment
·
10 68
-- $30,671 90
13. 82
194 50
32
CR.
Cash paid treasurer
$28,680 61
Taxes unpaid per schedule . ·
1,850 07
Cash on hand
141 22
$30,671 90
Interest collected and in hands of collector, $37 38
TAXES UNPAID, FEB. 2, 1880.
Geo A. Alden $2 14
Charles C. Fisher $20 38
Daniel Ahearn
1 66
John F. Flood 1 66
James Ahearn 1 66
Harriet Fogg . 12 00
Benjamin Arnold (bal-
Geo. Fogg 5 50
. ance) 6.91
Geo. E. Arnold .
1 66
Joseph I. Bates .
30 46
Heirs of Benjamin B. French . 27 84
Heirs James Bannon 4 56
Josiah F. Bly .
8 38
John Bowditch
11 02
John Jackson French . 19 18
J. Frances Bowditch 9 36
Charles Gardiner 13 18
Joseph Greenwood . 1 66
Wm. Bridges . 1 66
John Brightman .
2 38
Robert Brooks
7 90
Nahum Bunker
2 62
James Hayes . 1 66
Jesse Burrill .
1 66
Caleb Hayden 20 86
Daniel Carrigan
1 66
Charles A. Hayden 1 66
Francis Carrigan 1 66
Edgar G. Hayden
4 06
John Connorty 1 66
Hosea B. Hayden 4 54
Charles Cronin
1 66
Geo. E. Hayden .
4 06
James Croke
5 02
Henry M. Hayden
1 66
John Croke 1 66
I. Willie Hayden
1 66
Simeon P Cushing
22 30
Nelson E. Hayden
1 90
Jeremiah Dennehey 12 46
Wm. Hayden .
20 86
Louis Dislovere
1 66
John J. Downs
8 86
Thomas Doyle
20 14
Heirs Isaac Dyer
46 32
Wm. F. Dyer 34 30
Joseph P. Drollett 1 66
Allston F. Dver .
1 .66
George H. Dyer .
1 66
1 66
Horace Faxon
(bal-
Patrick Hennesey 13 18
ance)
6 72
Charles M. Hobart . 1 66
W.m. F. Furnald
13 66
Henry Hobart 14 38
Heirs of Joseph R. Fra- sier 34 08.
Benjamin C. Bannon (balance) 87
Charles A. French 81 58
Edwin F. French 15 82 Hiram A. French 45 34
Stephen S. Bradford (balance) 17 75
Jeremiah Haley . 1 66
John S. Hanson (bal-
ance) 15 36
Samuel F. Harrington . 2 86
Wm. O. Hayden 1 66
C. Henry Hayden (bal- ance) 4 60
Levi F. Hayden 1 66
Amos S. Hayden 1 90
HI. Webster Hayden 1 66
Josiah B. Hayward . John Hennigan .
1 66
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33
Joshua N. Hobart (bal- ance) $15 12
Mary Jane Newcomb . $12 96
Elisha B. Nightingale . 1 66
O. H. P. Niles (bal- ance) 12 48
Patrick Nugent . 1 66
Andrew J. Orcutt 1. 66
John O'Keefe 1 66
Frank B. Parks 10 06
Waldo Holbrook . 1 66
Albert F. Parks . 1 66
Albert O. Hollis .
3 10
Joel Hollis
22 30
Elizabeth Penniman
96
Wm. A. Hollis
13 66
Frank Penniman
1 66
Heirs of Frances R.
Heman Porter
1 90
Howe
19 68
Isaac Porter .
20 14
Moses Hunt .
11 26
Asa T. Pratt .
14 14
Thomas Huston .
14 38
Willie H. Pratt
1 66
Forrest A. Jones
1 66
Mary Randall
96
Moses Jones . 3 34
James Riley
1 66
Silas M. Jones
18 94
John Riley
1 66
Patrick Jordan
1 66
Asa Robbins .
2 86
Geo. W. Kelley
1 66
Frank Rossiter
1 66
James Long .
8 86
Frank Ross
1 66
Richard F. Loring 1 66
W. W. Sanders 1 66
Barnabas T. Loring . 174 46
Elisha Saville 6 46
John Mahar 1 66
Wm. Shaw 1 66
Mrs. John Mahar
96
Cornelius Smith . 8 14
John Maloney
1 66
Ellen Shehan . 7 20
Benj. Stevens
20 38
Thomas B. Stoddard 20 14
Geo. Mansfield
1 66
Michael Sullivan 1 66
Edward C. Mason
1 66
Patrick Sullivan . 1 66
John E. Mellen .
1 66
Timothy Sullivan
3 34
Geo. E. Mellen . 1 66
John Summers
11 74
Isabella J. Scott
23 52
John M. Scott 1 66
Edward H. Mellus
1 66
Thomas E. Munroe
1 66
David Thayer
11 98
John Murrey .
1 66
David Thayer, 2d
12 94
Patrick Moran
1 66
David B. Thayer
10 06
Cyrus M. Marshall
5 98
Elwyn H. Thayer
1 66
David McAuliffe
10 30
Frances P. Thayer
1 66
John Q. A. Thayer.
1 66
Lewis Thayer
7 66
T. J. McCormick
8 38
Heirs of Wm. Thayer
48
Daniel McCue
12 70
James Toomey
10 30
John McGliney 1 66
Benj. F. Torrey . 10 06
James McKenny 3 10
Eben C. Thayer 50 40
Richard McNair .
1 66
Elmer Vinton
2 62
3
N. M. Hobart (balance) 68 14
Chas. F. Holbrook . 10 30
Elias Holbrook £ 23 74
Frances W. Holbrook . 1 66
J. Frank Holbrook (bal- ance) 1. 00
Elijah Penniman 15 58
Heirs of Gardner Mans- field . 8 64
Joseph H. Mellus (bal- ance)
7 02
John R. Scott 1 66
Patrick McCormick (bal- ance) 1
34
Thomas B. Vinton . . $59 74
Frances Richards $8 64
Robt. V. Barnes . 3 60
Wm. Buker 3 36
N. Augustus White
Thos. B. Porter
24 48
(balance) . 21 12
Benj. T. Dowse .
2 88
James White
1 66
Isaac N. Terrill .
72
R. A. Wilson .
2 86
Albert Whitmarsh
1 66
Thos. H. Hayes
16 32
Henry W. Wilde 96
Non-residents.
Boston Carpet Slipper
Co. . 16 32
Charles C. Hayward 9 84
Neil McRae . 27 36
Ira Thayer
12 96
$1,850 07
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
JONATHAN FRENCH, Treasurer.
FEB. 1, 1879.
Cash on hand ·
$3,744 64
Received of Joseph Dyer, Collector, 1877
13 96
Joseph Dyer, Collector, interest
96 26
Joseph Dyer, Collector, 1878
2,300 00
Joseph Dyer, Collector, 1879
28,680 61
Weymouth Bank (borrowed)
. 12,000 00
Ann Dalton (borrowed) · ·
£ 1,100 00
State Treasurer, corporation tax
1,346 97 .
State Treasurer, bank tax
1,657 13
State Treasurer, State aid
1,123 94
State Treasurer, relief of indigent soldiers and sailors 1,922 00
State Treasurer, temporary
127 23
Overseers of the Poor (refunded)
1,101 47
State Treasurer, school fund
220 82
County Treasurer, dog licenses
417 33
Overseers of the Poor, Duxbury
7 00
Overseers of the Poor (refunded)
4 00
Selectmen, use of Town Hall
170 00
Selectmen (refunded by G. A. R.)
54 00
Selectmen (refunded by soldiers' aid)
14 00
Joseph A. Arnold, on account tax deed
131 63
Harvey S. Page, license fee
1 00
Charles F. Arnold, one lot in cemetery
5 00
Asaph T. Arnold, for one lot in cemetery . 5 00
Alverdo Mason, for one lot in cemetery . 5 00
Wm. G Prescott 1 92
Benj. Landers 6 00
Charles Nudd 1 44
Abner Curtis . 43 92
Frank W. Mead . 29 76
Alphonse Gay 2 40
Charles E. Watkins 1 66
Freeman G. White . .
19 66
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Received of S. S. French, use of cart . $18 00
Thomas Hill, use of cart . 8 25
Albert Hobart, use of cart 3 60
Joseph Dyer, treasurer of school fund
300 00
Selectmen, balance of appropriation for cemetery 6 96
Selectmen, balance of appropriation for Elliot Street : 5 30
Selectmen (refunded by town of Quincy) . 1 00
$56,592 10
FEB. 1, 1880.
Cash paid on 466 orders . $30,135 89
note, Union National Bank, Weymouth ·
4,000 00
note, Union National Bank, Weymouth
2,000 00
notes, Union National Bank, Weymouth ·
6,000 00
note, Mary H. Thayer, with interest in full,
226 08
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth
111 45
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth . 81 34
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth . 40 00
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth .
27 33
interest, W. S. Dexter, trustee
720 00
interest, West Boston Savings Bank, on three notes, $20,000 .
1,200 00
interest, N. F. T. Hayden, trustee
600 00
interest, F. G. Crosby
60 00
interest, J. A. Penniman
30 00
interest, Ann Dalton
16 50
Ann Dalton, on note .
50 00
State tax, 1879 .
750 00
County tax, 1879
1,969 20
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1880 .
8,574 31
$56,592 10
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the treasurer, and find them correct, with a balance of cash on hand, $8,574.31.
J. A. ARNOLD, JOHN B. ARNOLD, Auditors. JOHN M. BEALS,
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THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES AND INTEREST, FEB. 1, 1880.
$500 00
Trustees, estate of Gen. Sylvanus Thayer : -
Feb. 26, 1873. at 6 per cent . ·
10,000 00
March 7, 1874, at 6 per cent .
.
10,000 00
May 18, 1874, at 6 per cent . .
2,000 00
F. G. Crosby, Aug. 10, 1874, at 6 per cent
1,000 00
West Boston Savings Bank : -
July 24, 1875, five years at 6 per cent .
10,000 00
July 24, 1875, seven years, at 6 per cent ·
5,000 00
July 24, 1875, ten years at 6 per cent
5,000 00
Mrs. Ann Dalton
1,050 00
Interest
1 75
$44,557 25
60 15
$44,617 40
Less assets as per schedule
13,791 88
Net debt Feb. 2, 1880
$30,825 52
Net debt Feb. 1, 1879
$33,403 52
Net debt Feb. 2, 1880
.
.
.
.
30,825 52
Net less than last year ·
· $2,578 00
ASSETS OF THE TOWN, FEB. 2, 1880.
Balance in the treasury . .
$8,574 31
Due from Joseph Dyer, collector, 1878 Joseph Dyer, collector, 1879
194 50
Joseph Dyer, cash
141 22
Joseph Dyer, interest
37 38
city of Boston .
67 90
city of Haverhill
153 88
town of Weymouth .
199 77
town of South Abington
49 75
town of Hingham
109 62
town of Danvers
58 17
town of Stoughton
122 88
town of Plymouth
44 40
town of Easton
22 00
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·
1,850 07
.
.
.
Due Joseph Dyer, collector, being an amount over- paid on tax bill, 1878
Mrs. N. W. Penniman, Nov. 24, 1868, at 6 per cent. Interest 5 50
37
Due from State aid .
$1,284 50
State Soldiers' Aid, law of 1878
666 00
State Soldiers' Aid, law of 1879
195 75
Horace Faxon .
9 00
F. B. Parks
.
·
10 78
$13,791 88
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 1, 1880.
TO THE SELECTMEN :
The trustees of the Thayer Public Library respectfully submit their annual report, as follows : -
The library has been open during the year 282 days. Circula- tion of books, 14,395. Average per day, 51+.
Percentage of fiction 69
Percentage of juvenile
Percentage of higher order 24
Largest number loaned in one day, March 8 ·
260
Smallest number loaned in one day, May 19 . 8
Whole number of volumes in the library, upwards of
4,700
Number added during the year
.
507
Number of borrowers
. 1,846
Number of borrowers added during the year . . 187
It is gratifying to report a constant increase in the number of borrowers, and that they come from all parts of the town. The books added during the year have been carefully selected, and comprise the best of the recent standard publications. The library is sufficiently large for our present wants, and contains works in all departments adapted to the wants of every class of readers.
We hope the day is not distant when its list of patrons shall Include representatives of every family in town.
The cost of carrying on the library for the coming year will require an appropriation of $450.
The treasurer's report is appended.
Respectfully,
ASA FRENCH, F. A. HOBART, HENRY A. JOHNSON, N. H. HUNT, N. F. T. HAYDEN,
Trustees.
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THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY. TREASURER'S REPORT.
Receipts.
Balance in hands of treasurer, Feb. 1, 1879 . $349 26
Town appropriation
450 00
Town treasurer, 1 year's interest
600 00
From librarian for fines
. .
-
Expenditures.
Paid Estes & Lauriat, books .
$514 93
R. W. Lincoln, books
.
.
.
6 50
H. A. Darling, books
1 50
R. M. Bryan, books
1 50
J. G. Gates, printing
33 75
J. W. Ripley, binding
62 45
M. R. Warren, stationery
12 30
E. A. Hammond, stationery
2 00
A. M. Arnold, stationery
1 87
J. Loud & Co., coal
6 25
Joel F. Sheppard, coal
61 75
C. Mischler, painting
10 90
E. F. E. Thayer, insurance
45 00
A. M. Arnold, librarian
300 00
B. M. Hayden, stone posts
11 00
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, lamp
5 75
1,077 45
Balance in hands of treasurer Feb. 1, 1880 . $350 38
N. F. T. HAYDEN, Treasurer.
BRAINTREE SCHOOL-FUND REPORT.
Dividend received from Weymouth National Bank $56 00
Dividend received from Quincy National Bank 60 00
Dividend received from Eliot National Bank
12 00
Taxes refunded
34 87
Received for 3} cords of wood
7 00
Received for rent of farm .
200 00
$369 87
Balance due Feb. 1, 1879
$0.98
Cash paid for seven committee for services
for three years
52 00
Cash paid Jonathan French
300 00
352 98
Balance in hands of treasurer of school fund $16 89
JOSEPH DYER, Treasurer of School Fund.
.
28 57
$1,427 83
.
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CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF BRAINTREE :
Gentlemen, - I most respectfully submit the following report, showing the condition of the fire department, and a list of fires during the year ending Feb. 1, 1880.
The department is under the control of a chief and eight assist- ant engineers, and consists of two hand engines with hose carriages attached, and one hook and ladder carriage. The com- panies are full, and consist of one hundred and twenty-five volunteers.
HOUSES.
The several houses belonging to the department have received a coat of paint outside the past season ; the hook and ladder house has also been painted inside, and they are now in a good con- dition.
FIRE ENGINES.
Union, No. 1, has been painted and put in thorough repair the past season, and will not need much outlay the ensuing year.
Butcher Boy, No. 2, should be thoroughly repaired and painted this year.
HOSE.
There are belonging to the department 1,850 feet of leading hose ; 400 feet of new rubber ; 400 feet of rubber, fair ; 500 feet of linen, rubber lined, not reliable; 550 feet of linen, very poor. There has been added 400 feet of new hose the past year, and 350 feet of hose has been thrown out as unserviceable.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Board would respectfully recommend the construction of a reservoir in the south part of the town, on or near the corner of Summer and Tremont Street, as there is no water available for the protection of property in that vicinity.
They also recommend the raising of the hose towers on the Union and Butcher Boy houses, in order to secure a better protec- tion of the hose, which we think will be economy for the town.
APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend that there be appropriated by the town for the year 1880, $1,300, viz. : -
Pay of men
$625 00
Raising towers .
·
.
. 300 00
Repairing and painting engine
.
125 00
Incidental expenses .
· 250 00
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
UNION, No. 1.
One engine and hose carriage, 400 feet of rubber hose, 250 feet of linen rubber-lined hose, 300 feet of linen hose, 32 feet of suction hose, 9 sets spanners and belts, 2 wrenches, 3 oil cans, 2 axes, 4 buckets, 4 pipes and nozzles, 6 fire hats, 1 bursting strap, 5 lan- terns, 1 signal light, 8 lamps and fixtures, 12 spittoons, 4 fire ladders, 1 step ladder, 2 stoves, 1 table, 1 coal hod, 1 duster, 1 dust pan and brush, 2 shovels, 10 settees, 8 chairs, 1 jack, pole for horses, 3 sets couplings, 2 water pails, 2 fire hooks, 2 ropes, and 2 chucks.
BUTCHER BOY, No. 2.
One engine and hose carriage, 400 feet of rubber hose, 250 feet of linen hose, 250 feet of linen rubber-lined hose, 35 feet of suction hose, 8 sets spanners and belts, 2 stoves, 2 axes, 2 bursting straps, 10 settees, 8 chairs, 4 lanterns, 8 lamps and fixtures, 6 spittoons, 4 buckets, 5 pipes and nozzles, 1 fountain pump, 1 coal hod, 2 fire ladders, 1 house ladder, 1 pole for horses, 1 branch connection, 2 shovels, 1 wrench, 1 boiler, 2 pails, 1 crowbar, 1 jack, 1 table, 6 hose ropes, 2 oil cans, 4 sets couplings, 1 rope, and broom.
WAMPATUCK HOOK AND LADDER, NO. 1.
One carriage, 8 ladders, 6 hooks, 6 spittoons, 8 chairs, 10 settees, 2 stoves, 2 coal hods, 2 boilers, 2 oil cans, 22 buckets, 6 dog hooks, 1 lantern, 2 axes, 1 broom, 1 dust pan, 1 lever, pole for horses, 1 table, 1 feather duster, 8 lamps and fixtures, 2 forks, 1 house lad- der, 1 shovel, and 2 fountain pumps.
A LIST OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1880.
May 29. A dwelling-house in South Braintree owned by O. Ames & Son. Loss slight ; cause accidental.
June 29. A dwelling-house on Middle Street owned by Neil McRae, and occupied by Frank Moulton. Loss, $900; cause, lightning.
July 14. A barn owned by Hannah Courser. Loss, $100 ; supposed cause, incendiary.
Jan. 6. A shoe-shop owned and occupied by Jacob S. Dyer. Loss, $2,000 ; cause unknown.
Jan. 11. A barn owned by Hosea B. Hayden. Loss, $200; supposed cause, incendiary.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. STEVENS, Chief Engineer.
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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brain- tree, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in Braintree, on Monday the first day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the report of the several town officers, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, town ways, and bridges the ensuing year.
ART. 4. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see if the town will accept the jury list as made by the selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the town will vote an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars, and pay the same to Gen. Sylvanus Thayer Post, G. A. R., for the purpose of assisting them in defray- ing the expenses of memorial services on Decoration day.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to appoint one or more special police officers, who shall be required to act as a night patrol for one year from the month of March ensuing, or until others are appointed and qualified in their stead, and appropriate money for the same.
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