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Proctor Brothers, supplies to J. W. Leonard, . 8 00
Proctor Brothers, supplies to Wm. Mulligan, 9 00
William McEwan, supplies to Mrs. Conley, 3 07
City of Worcester, support of Fenton Murphy, 167 51
City of Worcester, support of Mrs. C. F. Dyer, 2,80
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House of Correction, Middlesex County, support of
George N. Thayer, . . 26 14
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies to Mrs. Howard, . 16 50
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies to Jane Smith, 36 00
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies to Michael O. Hare, 12 00
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies to Tristam Dalton, . 6 00
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies to Mrs. Warren Dalton, . 52 00
J. T. Sheppard, coal for Tristam Dalton, 6 65
J. T. Sheppard, coal for Michael O. Hare, . 13 68
J. T. Sheppard, coal for Thomas J. Dalton, 4 50
P. D. Holbrook & Co., supplies to Mrs Ely, 1 90
Elias Haywood, medicine to Mrs. Ely, 60
H. M. White, supplies to Aaron Leavitt, 5 00
G. A. Bowditch, supplies to Tristam Dalton, 3 63
Noah Torrey, medicine and attendance, sundry persons, 12 75
Proctor Brothers, supplies to William Mulligan, 3 75
City of Boston, supplies to John Hanlon, 20 94
City of Boston, supplies to John Hanlon's child, 4 12
City of Boston, supplies to Rachel Nash,
17 75
City of Boston, supplies to Anna Wilder,
15 00
H. M. White, supplies to Thomas Gannon,
8 00
H. M. White, supplies to travellers,
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James Munroe (Almshouse), wood, Mrs. Savil,
2 00
James Monroe, digging graves, 5 00
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J. R. Frasier, wood to Gardner W. Mansfield, 3 00
J. R. Frasier, cash paid and supplies furnished tramps, 2 50 . .
J. R. Frasier, expense to ' Taunton, removing William', Wild to Almshouse, 3 60
J. R. Frasier, services as Overseer, . 20 00
S. W. Hollis, services of Overseer, 25 00
S. W. Hollis, expense to Tewksbury, removing pauper to State Almshouse, 4 05
S. W. Hollis, expenses to Worcester, care of Fenton Murphy and others, 3 50
S. W. Hollis, expenses to Hyde Park, Randolph and Roxbury, :
3 50
S. W. Hollis, expenses · to Framingham, removing pauper, . . 3 75
A. Allen, services as Overseer, 15 00
H. M. White, supplies to Mrs. Ely, 23 96
H. M. White, supplies to Gardner W. Mansfield, 3 12
P. D. Holbrook, supplies to Betsey Wild, 4 99
S. W. Hollis, use of team, . 10 00
T. H. Deering, surgical operation,&c., on the Mulligan boy, 20 00
J. R. Frasier, wood to Mrs. Savil, 13 00
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Town of Quincy, supplies to John Brooks, $5 13 Town of Quincy, burial of H. M. Thayer, 24 00
Town of Quincy, medical attendance, Mr. Thayer, . . 8 00
$2059 35
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Due from town of Randolph, $ 64 96
Due from town of Sherborn, . 8 00
Due from State, 8 00
$80 96
Total cost of poor out of Almshouse,
$1978 39
Taunton Lunatic Hospital.
Cash paid for board of insane persons, . $407 52 Refunded by, friends (see Treasurer's account).
State Aid Account.
Cash paid families of soldiers, . $1356 00
Bill due from State, Jan. 1, 1874, . 108 75
$1464 75
Bill sent and due from State, Jan. 1, 1875, . 1349 25
Cash paid Jan. 1, 1875, . 115 50
$1464 75
Abatement of Taxes.
J. Dyer, Jr., tax of George Beal, 1872, $ 66
James Wilson, .
: 20
Jonathan W. Wales,
2 00
William F. Fernald,
8 20
Ruth T. Hobart, .
8 20
John Hancock Thayer,
14 76
Heirs of Titus Thayer,
8 20
Heirs of Alvan Snell, .
3 54
Ephraim B. Thayer,
2 00
W. H. Foss, .
8 20
Ezra H. Waite,
4 92
Sumner W. Arnold,
82
Henry Abbot, .
9 84
Dorcas Penniman,
8 20
Norton Pratt,
7 38
$95 12
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Soldiers' Monument.
F. A. Hobart, Treasurer of Committee, $ 628 07
F. A. Hobart, Treasurer of Committee,
500 00
F. A. Hobart, Treasurer of Committee,
2500 00
F. A. Hobart, Treasurer Legacy of H. White,
5,00 00
$4128 07
Grand Army of the Republic.
M. A. Perkins, Q. M. Appropriation, .
$150 00
Fire Department.
Boston Journal and Herald, advertising, . $8 12
A. T. Pratt, services and expenses as Engineer,
6 00
Francis Ambler, alcohol, & c., 5 50
A. F. Trufant, Badges for Engineers,
15 00
Henry Gardner, services and expenses as Committee, 30 00
A. Allen, services and expenses as Committee,
7 12
$71 74
Improvement of Fences around Town Land.
Michael King, labor, . $2 00
T. B. Stoddard, painting, 105 35
E. R. Flint, repairing fence, 36 48
Brewster & Tupper, repairing fence, 67 97
S. S. French, labor, man and team, 14 23
James Munroe, labor, 24 00
J. R. Frasier, labor,
4 50
John Stoddard,
4 00
$258 53
East Braintree Fire District.
C. Harrison Hobart,
$93 44
Public Library.
N. F. T. Hayden, Treasurer of Trustees,
$350 00
Sewer and Improvement on Town Land. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. BRAINTREE, January 1, 1875. The undersigned Committee, chosen at the last annual meeting of the Town, to take charge of certain' improvements to the Town land, and to
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construct a sewer to drain the Town House cellar and land adjoining, respectfully report that they have performed the duty assigned them, so far as the same could be done within the appropriation made therefor, and herewith submit a detailed account of the expenses incurred in said work. - Cash paid Jechonias Penniman for labor and material in constructing sewer, . $871 10
Cash paid R. D. Hobart, for plans and superintendence, 52 00 E
Cash paid B. Bannom, labor, 48 00
Cash paid C. A. Arnold, labor,
74 70
Cash paid Thomas Huston, labor,
24 00
Cash paid J. McGlincy, labor, 26 00
Cash paid N. M. Hobart, labor,
34 00
Cash paid H. A. Pierce, labor,
23 87
Cash paid Patrick Maguire, labor,
10 00
Cash paid I. P. Fuller, labor,
5 80
Cash paid Benjamin Stevens, labor, .
62 37
Cash paid Thomas Killian, labor,
16 00
Cash paid Michael Dowlas, labor,
7 00
Cash paid Joseph Jenkins, labor, .
8 00
Cash paid Owen Wynne, labor,
22 00
Cash paid P. D. Holbrook & Co., material,
2 50
Cash paid Moses Hunt, labor,
13 60
Cash paid P. Powers, labor,
75
$1301 69
Amount of Appropriation,
$1300 00
Cash contributed, 1 69
$1301 69
ASA FRENCH, R. PORTER, ROBERT D. HOBART, JECHONIAS PENNIMAN, Į THOS. B. STODDARD,
Committee.
Town Hall.
Charles David, care of Hall,
$175 00
Charles David, cash paid for washing Hall,
52 50
E. R. Flint, repairs on outbuilding, . 14 50
F. B. Parks, lamps, chimneys, &c.,
12 55
F. B. Parks, repairs on stoves and supplies,
32 91
Benjamin Stevens, cutting wood and other labor, .
19 20
Robert A. Wilson, whitening, &c., in armory,
15 00
T. B. Stoddard, repairs, setting glass, &c., .
11 00
H. M. White, supplies (oil, chimneys, &c.),
23 70
Jechonias Penniman, repairs, 6 50
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George M. Brewster, repairs, $3 25
Johonnot & Saunders, hardware, . 2 85
P. D. Holbrook & Co., oil, varnish, putty and glass, 15 53
H. M. White, supplies (oil, chimneys, &c.), 7 29
$391 78
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer, : $368 00
By fuel to High School, 8 80
Due from Braintree Brass Band,
67 25
Balance in favor of Hall,
Incidental Expenses.
John H. Minchin, distributing reports, . $5 00
Little, Brown, & Co., Supplement to R. Statutes, 8 10
Isaac W. May, printing Town and School Reports, 186 00
A. Allen, stationery, 1 00
J. R. Frasier, insurance,
10 00
Boston Journal and Herald, advertising,
9 75
David McAuliffe, damages on highway, .
300 00
F. B. Parks, repairs on pumps, .
4 00
Henry A. Penniman, setting posts,
2 50
Michael Brandley, removing safe for town clerk, 1 50
C. B. Woodsum, collector's book, 2 15
John H. Sumner, horse hire, 15 00
H. A. Merrill, stationery, .
2 50
Elihu Alden, digging holes for guide posts,
1 50
C. S. Williams, use of lockup,
3 00
B. J. Loring, Jr., book-case for Selectmen's room, 60 00
William Allen, labor on stone troughs, 10 64
Woodsum's express, 75
J. R. Frasier, insurance, 19 00
T. B. Stoddard, painting and lettering guide-boards, 23 55
T. B. Stoddard, setting guide-boards, . 23 13
T. B. Stoddard, horse and wagon, 7 00
E. R. Flint, labor and stock for guide-boards,
21 84
R. D. Hobart, serveying and plans of West Street.
46 00
William F. Dyer, drawing engine, 5 00
Dorchester Insurance Co., 22 20
Josiah Penniman, painting pumps, 7 25
A. Allen, cash paid for stationery, as per bills, . 10 07
G. C. Hallenbeck, returning deaths, 7 75
C. G. Esterbrooks, printing, 13 25
Ralph Houghton, returning deaths, . 2 60
John Cronin, horse hire, 5 00
$444 05 $52 27
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Samuel Curtis, returning deaths, . $6 75
William P. Bird, damages on highway, 1 25
Caleb Hollis, insurance, 17 50
Elias Hayward, stamps and stationery, 5 08
N. H. Hunt, services as witness, Dedham & Boston, . 6 10
Eben Denton, services as witness, Dedham & Boston, . 6 10
A. Allen, services as witness, Dedham & Boston, . 6 10
A. Allen, copying valuation for State, 20 00
F. C. Allen, setting guide-post, 1 00
Asa French, legal service in 1872, 15 00
Asa French, cash paid Clerk of Courts, 1873, 5 40
Asa French, legal services in the case of Boston Flax Mills and others, 125 00
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Green, printing, 7 50
G. D. Willis, recording marriages, births and deaths, . 86 35
S. W. Hollis, fare to Boston three times, 1 50
J. R. Frasier, cash paid for stamps and stationery, 1 79
J. R. Frasier, labor, setting guide. posts, 9 00
J. R. Frasier, 16 guide-posts, 50c., 8 00
Norton Pratt, bush-scythe, 1872, . 2 00
Moore & Penney, printing,
6 85
G. H. Arnold, car fare and expenses, 2 40
B. F. Richardson, music stands for Town Hall, 13 50
$1,191 20
Incidental Expenses Accrued in Former Years.
James H. Dunbar, iron work on guide-boards, $10 81
Theodore Walsh, putting up guide-boards, . 12 00
John Cavanagh, raising East School-house, 75 00
William C. Stoddard, drawing engine, 5 00
John H. Minchin, lighting River Street, . 1 00
Q. S. Reed, stone posts, Allen Street, .
3 75
Q. S. Reed, carting posts, Allen Street, 2 00 Edwin G. Bridge, painting guide-boards, 4 64
Jechonias Thayer, land damages, 1870, 200 00
John Jarvis French, posts for highway, 6 00
Joseph Dyer, Jr., collecting tax of 1872, . 162 86
Joseph Dyer, Jr., collecting tax of Fire District, 6 02
$489 08
Committee on Fire Engines and Houses.
Eden Denton, Treasurer, appropriation, $8,000:00
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Town Officers.
G. H. Arnold, services as Selectman, . $63 00
Eben Denton, services as Selectman, 50 50
N. H. Hunt, services as Selectman,. 52 50
Thomas Penniman, Constable, 7 80
G. W. White, Auditor, 1873, 8 00
T. B. Stoddard, Constable, 13 50
Horace Faxon, Constable, 17 00
Horace Faxon, Policeman,
50 00
A. Mason, School Committee, 40 00
Noah Torrey, School Committee,
40 00
T. H. Deering, School Committee,
40 00
Daniel Potter, School Committee,
40 00
Daniel Potter, recording, &c.,
10 00
G. Willis, Town Clerk, .
35 00
Joseph R. Frasier, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor,
258 00
Åbijah Allen, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor,
271 00
S. W. Hollis, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, 261 00
F. B. Sleeper, School Committee, 18 00
D. H. Bates, Auditor, 12 00
Jonathan French, Treasurer, . 130 00
N. L. White, School Committee, 40 00
J. Franklin Bates, Policeman,
48 00
$1,505 30
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Assessors' Account.
Schools, $7500 00
Highways, 5000 00
Interest on debt, . 2500 00
Payment on debt, 2500 00
Town Officers, 1500 00
Miscellaneous 1000 00
Completion of Elm Street, 600 00
Town Land, 500 00
Fire Department, 8000 00
Poor, 2700 00
Janitor, . 500 00
Grand Army, 150 00
River and Commercial Street Bridges, 600 00
Soldiers' Monument, 1
2500 00
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For Sewer, $800 00
Central Avenue, . 1000 00
Library, 350 00
State Tax,
3400 00
County Tax,
3091 54
Overlay,
852 56
- $45,044 10
Appropriations Necessary for the Ensuing Year.
Schools, $7500 00
Highways and Bridges, 5000 00
Interest on Town debt, 3000 00
Reduction of Town debt, 2000 00
Town Officers, 1500 00
Incidentals,
1200 00
Poor,
3000 00
Widening and straightening West Street, 2500 00
$25,700 00
Recapitulation.
High School, $2135 60
Union School, . 1254 95
Pond School, .
1327 20
Iron Works School,
1298 37
South School,
373 03
East School .
492 35
South-East School,
379 60
South-West School,
397 25
Middle Street School,
404 00
West School,
406 50
Incidental expenses of Schools,
244 12
Expended on School-houses by order of School Com- mittee,
357 28
Almshouse,
1050 82
Poor out of the Almshouse,
1978 39
Commercial Street Bridge,
712 19
Miscellaneous expenses in former years,
489 08
Abatement of taxes,
95 12
East Braintree Fire District, . 93 44
Draw-bridge, 124 53
Sewer and improvement on town lands, 1300 00
Incidental expenses, . 1191 20
Surveyors of Highways, 4938 52
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Soldiers' Monument, . $4128 07
Elm Street, .
600 00
Central Avenue, 929 80
River Street Bridge,
204 11
Town Hall, .
391 78
Fire Department, 71 74
Public Library,
350 00
Town Street,
16 30
Fence around town lands,
258 53
Removing snow,
90 38
Insane persons,
407 52
Town Officers, .
1505 30
State Aid,
1356 00
Appropriation for Fire Department, .
8000 00
Grand Army of the Republic,
150 00
Cash paid Treasurer and credits,
1438 84
Appraisal at Almshouse over last year,
260 35
-$41,202 26
Less cash, credit from Town Hall, . $444 05
Less cash received for support of insane persons, 407 52
Less cash contributed, 1 69
$853 26
$40,349 00
416 orders on Treasurer,
$40,349 00
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways, and find them correct, and all payments sustained by proper vouchers.
. J. A. ARNOLD, EBEN DENTON, Auditors.
BENJ. F. DYER,
Treasurer's Account.
JONATHAN FRENCH, Treas.
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1874, . . $9440 56 Cash received of J. Dyer, Jr., Collector of 1872, in full, 188 97 J. Dyer, Jr., Collector of 1873, in full, 4839 00
J. Dyer, Jr., Collector of 1874, in full, 40,545 98
J. Dyer, Jr., Collector, Fire District 9 78
tax,
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Cash received of return premium on Pond School-
house, .
$27 39
Cash received Ex. of Gen. Thayer's will (borrowed), . 10,000 00
.. 2,000 00
Weymouth Bank, . 10,000 00
66 Quincy Savings Bank, " 10,000 00
F. G. Crosby, 1,000 00
. " Legacy of Harvey White, 500 00
J. White Belcher, Clerk of District 5 00
Court, .
Cash received of Weymouth Bank (borrowed), 8,000 00
State Treasurer, Corp. Tax, 1,043 49
State Aid, 1,300
Bank Tax, . 2,165 83
Town of Sherborn, . 11 00
Catholic Sabbath School, . 37 25
State Treasurer, School Fund,
291 76
County Treasurer, dog tax refunded, .
442 32
Treas. of Braintree School Fund, . .
400 00
State Treasurer, Corp. Tax, . 6 07
Norfolk Mutual Ins. Co., Union Dist., .
30 00
Town of Quincy, 31 00
Town Hall, 368 00
G. A. R., 23 00
Overseers of the Poor (Almshouse), 357 62
for support of insane persons, 407 52
for four lots in Cemetery, . 6 50
Surveyors of Highways, .
99 00
-- $103,577 04
CR.
Paid on 416 orders, . $40,349 00
Mary H. Thayer, on principal of note, 10 00
Gen. Sylvanus Thayer, note, 5,000 00
" M. C. Pratt, 5,000 00
" F. G. Crosby, 500 00
" Charlotte B. Crosby, 3 0 00
Soldiers' Monument Committee, . 1,984 41
" W. A. Richardson, note, . 10,000 00
Union National Bank of Weymouth, 18,000 00
" State Tax, 3,400 00
" County Tax, 3,091 54
Interest, 4,601 98
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1875, . . 11,340 11
-$103,577 04
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BRAINTREE, Feb. 16, 1875.
We hereby certify that we have examined the books and accounts of Jonathan French, Treasurer of the town of Braintree, and find them correctly kept, and the payments duly vouched, and that the foregoing is a true statement of the condition of the treasury to Feb. 1, 1875.
J. A. ARNOLD, EBEN DENTON, Auditors. BENJ. F. DYER,
THE TOWN' OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES AND INTEREST,
FEB. 1, 1875.
Joseph Dyer, Jr., Oct. 28, 1862, at 7 per cent, Interest, . .
9 43
Joseph Dyer, Jr., Jan. 26, 1866, at 7 per cent, Interest, ·
250 00 25
Joseph Dyer, Jr., Feb. 1, 1871, at 7 per cent,
800 00
Asa French, guardian, Jan. 2, 1869, at 7 per cent,
. 1400 00 Interest, 7 62
F. G: Crosby, Feb. 1, 1873, at 7 per cent,
4000 00
Mary H. Thayer, Jan. 26, 1863, at 7 per cent,
· 531 93
· 450 00
Minott E. Hunt, Aug. 13, 1867, at 7 per cent, Interest, .
46 28
Minott E. Hunt, April 30, 1870, at 7 per cent, Interest,
300 00
L. Bradford Hollis, Nov. 24, 1868, at 7 per cent, . Interest,
Edwin Howard, June 30, 1871, at 6 1-2 per cent, . Interest,
34 13
Braintree Savings Bank, June 20, 1871, at 7 per cent, Interest from Jan. I, .
. 1500 00 8 75
Trustees estate of Gen. Slyvanus Thayer, Feb. 26, 1873, 6 per ct., 10,000 00
March 7, 1874, 6 60 10,000 00 -
May 18, 1874, 2,000 00 10,000 00
Quincy Savings Bank, July 28, 1874, at 7 per cent, Interest to date, 5 83
F. G. Crosby, Aug. 10, 1874, at 7 per cent, · 1,000 00
Due Collector, overpaid on tax bill of 1873, .
$44,287 38
613 20
66 « 1874, . 2,524 86
$47,425 44
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36 75 500 00
6 41
900 00
66
· $500 00
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ASSETS OF TOWN.
Balance in treasury,
$11,340 11
Due from Joseph Dyer, Jr., Collector, on tax bills of 1873, "
541 30
1874,
7,286 87
Randolph,
64 96
Sherborn,
8 00
Boston,
25 80
State,
59 95
State Aid,
1,356 00
former years,
1,053 65
Town Hall,
124 50
$21,861 14
Town debt,
25,564 30
last year, ·
·
28,882 96
Collector's Account.
JOSEPH DYER, JR., Collector.
Feb. 1, 1874, balance due on tax bill of 1873, $4490 65
Feb. 1, 1875, sundry items unpaid on said list, as per Collector's book,
541 30
Amount collected,
$3949 35 Add interest due the town by the Collector on above, from Dec. 1, 1873, to the average date of his payments on said tax bill, which is June 30, 1874, say 7 months, at 12 per cent per annum, . $276 45
Amount collected and interest,
$4225 80 The Collector has paid the Treasurer, as per his receipts, on account of said tax bill of 1873, average date of payment June 30, 1874, . $4839 00
Deduct amount due, . $4225 80
Amount overpaid by Collector, . $613 20
Amount of tax bill of 1874, $45,044 10
,Amount added since commitment,
263 89
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$45,307 99 Feb. 1, 1875, sundry items unpaid on said list, as per Collector's book, . . $7,286 87
Amount collected,
. $38,021 12
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The Collector has paid the Treasurer, as per his receipts, on account of said tax bill of 1874, average date of this payment Dec. 2, 1874, . $40,545 98
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Deduct amount collected,
$38,021 12
Amount overpaid by Collector,
$2,524 86
The above account is as accurate as could be made from the Collector's account; the Collector's book shows neither the date of the payment of taxes, nor the amount of interest paid; no separate account of interest has ever been kept. This omission renders it impossible for the Auditors to ascertain the amount of the interest account in detail.
It also appears that the Collector has paid to the town a larger amount than his books show to have been collected.
The Auditor would recommend that the Collector be required to keep a proper account of money received and the date of its payment, and the amount of interest received on each separate tax.
We would also recommend the town to change the present method of choosing a Collector, believing as we do that the best interest of the town would require that the Collector should receive such compensation as would enable him to devote more time to the business.
J. A. ARNOLD, EBEN DENTON, BENJ. F. DYER,
Auditors.
FINANCIAL REPORT
OF COMMITTEE ON
Soldiers' Monument.
To the Selectmen of Braintree.
Gentlemen,-The Committee of the town to whom was entrusted the duty of erecting a " Soldiers' Monument," having fully completed the work assigned them, respectfully submit the following report, - showing the receipts and expenditures connected with the same.
RECEIPTS.
Town of Braintree, proceeds of sale of land, . $628 07
66 appropriation, 2500 00*
66
66
66 500 00
Received from Citizens' Fund, including interest, 2328 21
Childrens' Entertainment, 100 00
66 Legacy Harvey White, 500 00
$6556 28
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EXPENDITURES.
Paid N. M. Hobart, foundation work, $100 00
" Batterson & Canfield, statue, . 456200
" Jechonias Penniman, edge-stones, &c., 20 00
66 21 80
" F. A. Hobart, cash paid for printing,
66 Expenses of committee and architect,
19:00
" Patrick Moils, labor and gravel,
114 30
" Jonathan French, gravel," 38 75
66 Robert Hobart, gravel and labor, 194 67
N. M. Hobart, loam, . 11 00
Benj. Bannon, labor on grounds,
10 00
I. P. Fuller, ‹‹ 66
8 00
J. McGlincey,
66
14 00
H. K. Loud, 66
5 00
" Thomas Kilian,
52 50
" Joseph Jenkins, 66
28 50
Moses Hunt, 6
50 70
66 Patrick Maguire, " 06
22 80
66 Owen Wynne, 66
102 00
" John Eaton, 66
6 00
" E. M. Thayer, 66
17 00
John Rennie,
8 00
66 Henry A. Pierce, work on mound, 33 75
66 John Drake, 66
4 59
" Mrs. Samuel Penniman, treasurer, 2 00
" John Wild, pick, 2 00
" E. Chamberlin, photograph of plans, 5.00
" J. B. Woods, bill, 3 00
" Ed. Curtis, express bill, 12 00
66 P. D. Holbrook & Co., sundries, I 32;
" Brewster & Tupper, seats for large tent, 30 00 .
" E. R. Flint, tables and seats for Town Hall, 50 00
" C. E. Reed, caterer, 450 00 .
" A. Mudge & Son, printing, 39 25
" W. M. French, carriages, &c., 77 00
F. A. Hobart, telegrams and postage, I 95
66 R. M. Yale's bill, tents, flags and labor, 100 45
66 Otis Cushing, large team, . 15 00
Braintree Brass Band, services, 125 00
66 N. P. Banks, orator,. 100 00
66 Robert D. Hobart, on account, 84 04
$6556 28
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14: 00
66 66 additional foundation,
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The appropriations made by the town for the monument amount to $3,628.07, the balance being raised by voluntary subscriptions from citizens, and by entertainments at Town Hall, &c. Nearly seven hundred dollars ($700) was expended by the Committee in improvements upon the public grounds. There is a small balance of about $16.00 "due Robert D. Hobart for supervision of the work, and also 'an unadjusted claim 'of Messrs. H. & J. E. Billings, architects, which your Committee recommend be paid.
+"'The Committee have made no charge for services.
Very respectfully yours,
F. A. HOBART, Chairman.
BRAINTREE, January 27, 1875.
Public Library Report.
To the Selectmen.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 1, 1875. · Prix
Gentlemen,-The Trustees of the THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY, of Brain- tree, respectfully submit, through you, to the town, the following report :-
The Library building was completed during the spring of last year, but on account of the delay incident to procuring books, preparing catalogue, &c., it was not opened to the public until Sept. 1.
"The number of books in the Library for general circulation is ten hundred and fifty-three (1053).
. This does not include pamphlets and unbound magazines (of which there was quite a collection in Gen. Thayer's private library), nor books in foreign languages, which number over two hundred.
The income from the permanent fund of $10,000 gives us six hundred dol- lars 'a year, the whole of which' is to be applied to the purchase of new books and rebinding old ones.
·With this and such donations of books as we may reasonably hope to re- ceive, the Library will soon be amply sufficient to supply the wants of our citizens.
The demand for books, thus far, has greatly exceeded our expectations. The steady patrons of the Library, young and old, come from all parts of the town, and their number is constantly increasing.
Five hundred and eighty-seven different persons have availed themselves of the privileges of the Library since it was opened, and have drawn out four thousand three hundred and eighty-nine books.
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The influence for good which such an institution must exert in our town cannot be overestimated.
Thus far the Library has been accessible but two afternoons and one even- ing in each week; but we shall welcome the time when the' public voice compels us to keep its doors constantly open.
The Trustees do not feel called upon to ask any appropriation from the town for the purchase of books; but we earnestly solicit donations of books, pamphlets, &c., from all who feel an interest in the Library.
"A statement of our receipts and expenditures is hereto appended.
For the salary of the Librarian and incidental expenses for the ensuing year, we respectfully recommend an appropriation of three hundred and fifty dollars.
ASA FRENCH, F. A. HOBART, N. F. T. HAYDEN, HENRY A. JOHNSON, N. H. HẸNT,
Trustees.
BRAINTREE, January 30, 1875.
N. F. T. HAYDEN, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TRUSTEES THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FUND ACCOUNT. 1
August 11, 1874, to cash received, interest to August 1, 1874, on fund $10,000 from Executors of the will of General Thayer, deceased, . $856 75
December 31, 1874, to cash received, interest on moneys in hands of Treasurer, .
12 53
January 11, 1875, to cash received for fines to Jan. 1, 1875, 5 14
$874'42
CR.
Sept. 24, 1874, by cash paid Estes & Lauriat, as per voucher, . $668 27
Sept. 24, 1874, by cash paid music, as per voucher, . 3 50
F. C. Stromburg, “ 4 13
Oct. 14, 1874, Burditt & Williams, as per voucher, 1 75
Oct. 16, 1874, by cash paid Curtis' express, as per voucher,;
9 45
Oct. 27, 1874, by cash paid A. K. Brown & Co., as per voucher, 130 65
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Nov. 12. 1874, by cash paid Estes & Lauriat, as per voucher, $19 89 January 9, 1875, by cash paid freight, as per voucher, 2 19 January 25, 1875, by cash paid L. B. Wilder & Co., as per voucher, 9 50
$849 33
Balance on hand February 1, 1875, $25.09
N. F. T. HAYDEN, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TRUSTEES THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
October 23, 1874, to cash received from Jonathan French, Town . Treasurer,' being appropriation by the town of Braintree, '' care and maintenance of Library, $350 00
TOWN ACCOUNT.
Nov. 12, 1874, by cash paid J. L. Whiting, as per. voucher, $4 50
Nov. 16, 1874, by cash paid A. French & Co., as per .. . voucher, 46 00
Dec. 12, 1874, by cash paid Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, as per voucher, 5 50
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