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Paid Mrs. A. R. Wixon, care and nursing . $12 00
S. C. Bridgham, medical attendance and medicines 11 92
G. C. Hallenbeck, burial
10 00
Benjamin Stevens, digging grave . 3 00
36 92
Paid A. O. Clark, cash expenses . .
$21 00
J. M. Knight, cash expenses ·
21 70
J. F. Bates, cash expenses .
· 12 50
55 20
$2,046 79
Cr.
Due from city of Brockton for Mrs. A. L. Cole $140 00
Due from city of Brockton for W. R. Lynch . 29 00
Due from city of Cambridge for Ida M. Hoyt, 36 92 Due from city of Chelsea for W. T. McCormick, 6 99 Due from town of Rockland for Henry Ford, 67 50 Due from town of Harvard for Maurice Gurney 12 30
Due from Randolph for Lawrence Leavett, 4 00
Due from town of Quincy for Henry Willey, Due from town of . Weymouth for John Sheehan 1 34
4 00
25
Due from town of Weymouth for old Mrs. Sheehan $0 67
Due from town of Foxboro' for Mrs. Burke, and daughter
49 07
Due from town of Hingham for Levi A.
Bates .
14 50
Due from town of Provincetown for Lydia Peterson
21 50
Due from State for John Robinson 14 85
Due from State for Sarah Davidson ·
4 25
Due from State for Lizzie Decost
6 00
Due fiom State for Morris O'Connor
12 10
Received from State for Jean Baptiste Ben-
jamin .
10 00
$434 99
HOSPITALS.
Dr.
To cash paid for board of insane $493 24
To cash paid for board of insane refunded
(see Treasurer's account) 215 89
Due for support of Alden Bowditch · 174 55
Due for support of Emily C. Hanson
102 80
$277 35
EXPENDED ON HIGHWAYS.
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, self, 10571% days, at $2.00
$210 20
Thomas F. Finnegan, team, 82 days, at $1.50 123 00
276 30
John E. Finnegan, self and team, 92-1 days, at $3.00 . · John E. Finnegan, self, 1} days, at $1.50 · ·
2 25
Andrew Dyer, self, 12327 days at
$2.00
247 70
Andrew
Dyer, team, 90zł6 days, at
$1.50
. 135 07
·
26
Paid Andrew Dyer, 77 loads of gravel, at
10c. $7 70
Andrew Dyer, 6 cedar posts 1 00
Josiah F. Holbrook, 92% days, at $1.75 .
162 06
Josiah F. Holbrook, 1} days, for boy .
1 13
Francis H Thayer, 1113 days, at
$1.50 .
Elmer E. Dyer, 962 days, at $1.75 · 167 50
169 30
George E. Arnold, 912 days, at $1.50 137 25
Thomas Finnegan, 4 days, at $1.50 .
6 00
Thomas Finnegan, 242 days, at $1.75 . 42 87
Benjamin C. Bannon, 9 days, at $1.75 . 15 75
Benjamin C. Bannon, 7 days, at $1.50 . 10 50
Charles L. Holbrook, 4 days, at $1.50 6 00
Henry Maginness, 30 days, at $1.50 45 00
John Maher, 782 days, at $1.50 117 75 ·
James Maher, 12 days. at $1.50 2 25
James Maher, 491 days, at $1.75 86 11
John McGlincy, 5218 days, at $1.50 79 42
Michael O'Brien, 4529 days, at $1.75 . 79 52
Michael O'Brien, 34 loads of gravel, at 121c. 4 25
John Rennie, 22 days, at $2.00
5 00
Michael J. Sullivan, 9 days, at $1.50 13 50
Lawrence A. Dyer, 598% days, at
$1.50 89 69
William H. Spear, 28,1 10 days, at $1.50 . 42 15
Peter Donohoe, 9-4 days, at $1.50 14 10
Peter Donohoe, 18-20 days, at $1.75 31 83
Patrick Moils, 283 days, self and team, at $3.00 85 50
Jerry White, 3777, days, self and team, at $3.00 113 10
Jerry White, 1 load of stone 25
Peter Mooney, ¿ day, self and man 2 25
Thomas Huston, 5 days, self and team, at $3.00 . 15 00
C. H. Doane, 13-7, days, at $1.50. · C. E. Goodnow, 97. days, at $1.50 .
20 54
14 55
27
Paid James King, 1 day . $1 50
John Connors, 1 day · 1 50
Martin Connors, 12 days, at $1.50 2 25
George Hill, 3 days, self and team, at $3.00 9 00
Edward Huff, 179 days, at $1.50 . 2 85
A. W. Rowelson, ¿ day
87
Estate of Caleb Stetson, 200 loads of gravel, at 12c. . 24 00
H. A. Pettengill, water pail . 25
Thayer Academy, 299 loads of gravel, 163c. 49 82
David Thayer, 20 loads of gravel, 6c. . 1 20
Stephen Thayer, 16 loads of gravel, 6c. . 96
John Maginniss,27 loads of rotten stone, 12c. 3 24 . Alva S. Morrison, 32 loads of gravel, at 12c. 3 83
I. Francis Vinton, 17 loads of gravel, at 6c. . 1 02
Benjamin L. Morrison, 88 loads of gravel, at 12c. .
10 56
L. Bradford Hollis, 277 loads of gravel, at 6c. 16 62
Atherton T. Wild,24 loads rotten stone, at 121c. . . N. H. Hunt, 253 loads of gravel, at 8c. .
20 24
S. & E. Hollingsworth, 22 loads of gravel at 12}c. . 2 75
George W. Jones, 297 loads of gravel, at 6c. 17 82 Austin Arnold, 63 loads of gravel, at 6c. . 3 78
E. F. E. Thayer, 101 loads of gravel at 12c. 12 12
S. W. Hollis, 8 loads gravel, at 10c. 80
S. W. Hollis, 63 loads of gravel, at 15c. . 9 45
3 00
.
28
Paid S. W. Hollis, 12 loads of gravel, at 12c. $1 44
J. W. Dorety, 160 loads of stone, at 25c. 40 00
J. W. Dorety, collar for horse 4 50
George Wales, 46 loads of stone, at 25c. 11 50
South Boston Iron Co., castings 92 20
J. B. Rines & Co., lumber 37 30
J. F. Sheppard, coal 78 24
M. L. Tupper, drain pipe 83 34
S. W. Pratt. drain pipe 45
Edwin Menhennick, paving . . 53 50
J. McPhail, pole for roller 5 00
C. W. Saunders, 40 loads stone, at 25c., 10 00
C. B. Wood um, expressing . 4 25
9 55
William H. Howard, 17 loads of stone, 13 60
W. J. Jordan, blacksmith work
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work 12 76
Henry H. Thayer, blacksmith work 65 96
C. G. Anderson, repairs 75 47
Hiram A. French, posts
1 98
W. H. Cobb, tools 64 60
Thomas Penniman, labor on fence 3 00
William J. Dana, 3023 days' work, at $2.00 61 30
William J. Dana, 8023 days' work team, at $1.50 . 120 22
William J. Dana, 2 days, horse, at $1.25, 2 50
William J. Dana, plough 7 00
Mathew Smith, 291% days, self and team, at $3.00 . ·
89 70
Mathew Smith, carting 50 loads of
stone, at 25c. . 12 50
Andrew Gott, 20,7% days, self and team, at $3.00 . 62 10
James Preston, 6 days, self and team, at $3.00 18 00
James Preston, 2 days, self, at $1.50 3 00
George E. Fogg, man and double team, 26 days, at $5.00 130 00
George E. Fogg, man and single team, 3 days, at $3.00 9 00
29
Paid George E. Fogg, man and 4 horses, 19g hours
$15 50
·
George E. Fogg, ¿ day 75
George E. Fogg, repairs in spring
3 50
Joseph M. Allen, 16 days, man and double team, at $5 00
80 00
Charles I. Craibe, 1 day, man and double team, at $5.00 . 4 87
Charles I. Craibe, 27% days, self . 3 15
George J. Wright, 2 days, at $1.50
3 00
George J. Wright, 4027% days, at $1.75,
70 61
Everett A. Harris, 4 days, at $1.50
6 00
Everett A. Harris, 22 days, at $1.75
4 37
Everett A. Harris, 5 days, at $2.25 11 25
Everett A. Harris, powder and fuse
4 00
Robert M. Loring, 2 days, at $1.50 3 00
Willie J. Loring, 2 days, at $1.50 3 00
George C. Buker, 432% days, at $1.50 . 64 73
Peter Lowson, 15 days, at $1.50 . 22 50
Thomas Arthur, 5328 days, at $1.75
94 40
Patrick Doherty, 1 day
1 50
James Chambers, 1 day
1 50
Michael Bentley, 40} days, at $1.50 60 30
Thomas J. Griffin, 3477, days, at $1.50 . 52 05
Benjamin J. Loring, 2038 days, at $1.50, 31 40
Timothy O. Keefe, 31-2% days, at $1.50, 46 80
John Sheehan, 42 days, at $1.50 . 6 75
Ed ward Starr, 147, days, at $1.50
22 05
John O. Rourke, 82 days, at $1.50 13 13
George S. Baker, tools .
2 40
Boston Belting Co., belt
4 68
Walworth Manufacturing Co., tools
2 46
Badger Brothers, repairs on roller
4 87
James Donaldson, 19,1 days, at $1.50 .
28 65
Thomas Miller, 2 days .
3 00
John Doherty, 6110 days, at $1.50
9 15
Charles Wilson, paving stone .
140 00
C. H. Hobart, oils, etc.
13 69
George H. Arnold, carting 132 loads of
stone, at 25c. . 33 00
30
Paid H. M. White, powder and fuse $2 12
J. M. Arnold, oil, etc. . 4 62
Henry B. Whitman, repairs, etc. on har- ness 10 30
Edward Shay, blacksmith work 4 65
Thomas South, blacksmith work 8 76
Town of Quincy, repairs on Quincy Ave., at Hayward's Creek . 126 49
George E. Fogg, repairs at Hayward's Creek
27 50
Superintendent of almshouse, board of horses
280 50
Superintendent of almshouse, building
drag
1 50
Money overdrawn (see Treasurer's ac- count) 80
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- $5,305 99
Cr. to Highway ?.
By labor of teams, grading yard, Union School .
$18 00
By labor of teams, grading yard, Pond School .
9 00
By labor of teams, grading yard, East School, By labor of teams, widening Elm Street 42 00
4 50
By labor of teams on town lands 42 00
By labor of teams, building Pleasant Street . 18 00
By cash received of Joseph Winter, for loam, 1 50 By cash received of Dr. Clark, for gravel . 10 60 By cash received of G. A., Skinner, for drain pipe 7 85
By cash received of F. Endicott, setting bounds 7 20
By cash received from sale of oll plank 3 00 By cash of T. F. Finnegan, use of cart 10 00
By money overdrawn . 80
174 45
Total cost of highways
. $5,131 54
31
Of the above the sums expended for labor and material were as follows : -
Paid covering stone road $410 00
Building stone road, Adams Street
256 36
Building stone road, Washington Street . 958 67
Building stone road, Middle Street 330 13
Building stone road, Front Street . 287 26
Incidentals, including board of horses 676 00
Expended on general repairs
. 2,387 57
$5,305 99
SCHEDULE OP PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE HIGHWAY DEPART-
MENT.
One stone crusher, engine, engine house and platform, 1 revolv- ing screen, 1 stationary screen, 1 roller, 1 drag, 1 elevator, 1 Pen nock road machine (new), 1 scraper (old), 1 pair jaw plates, 1 pair checks, 2 horses, 1 double cart, 2 single carts, 1 double har- ness, 2 single harnesses, 2 ploughs, 1 heavy chain, 4 hammers, 10 drills, 1 dozen shovels, 6 picks, 5 bars, and a small quantity of paving stone.
DRAWBRIDGE AND BUOYS.
Paid S. F. Whitmarsh, care of bridge . . $100 00 S. F. Whitmarsh, repairs on bridge and buoys $5 50
Thomas South, iron work on bridge 2 00
Thomas South, iron work on buoys 2 50
$110 00
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
Cash paid sundry bills
$246 65
WIDENING ELM STREET.
Paid Andrew Dyer, 152 days, self, at $2.00 . $31 00
Andrew Dyer, 28 days, team, at $1.50 . 42 00
Peter Mooney, 3 days, at $2.00 6 00
Elmer E. Dyer,13 days, at $1.75 . 22 75
T. F. Finnegan, 362 days, self, at $2.00, 73 00
T. F. Finnegan, 34 days, team, at $1.50, 51 00
32
Paid J. E. Finnegan, 27 days, self and team, at. $3.00 . $81 00
Thomas Finnegan, 271 days, at $1.75 47 61
Timothy O'Keefe, 113 days, at $1.50 17 25 ·
James Maher, 18 days, at $1.75 31 50
Josiah F. Holbrook, 35 days, at $1.75 . 61 25
C. H. Doane, 16 days, at $1.50 24 00
George E. Arnold, 30 days, at $1.50 45 00
Michael O'Brien, 323 days, at $1.75 56 87 Peter Donohoe, 17 days, at $1.75 29 75
John Maher, 32 days, at $1.50 48 00
William H. Spear, 11 days, at $1.50 16 50
William F. Holbrook, 6 days, at $1.50 . 9 00
John McGlincy, 1 day, at $1.50 . 1 50
Jerry White, 1218 days, self and team, at $3.00 38 40
Francis H. Thayer, 14 days, at $1.50 . 21 00
Jerry White, 3 loads of stone, at 25c. .
75
George H. Arnold, 95 loads of stone, at 25c. 23 75
George Wales, 80 leads of stone, at 25c. 20 00 J. W. Dorety, 58 loads of stone, at 25c. . 14 50
Field & Wild, covering stones
3 00
Lawrence A. Dyer, 13 days, at $1.50
19 50
Mathew Smith, 52 days, self and team, at $3.00 16 50
Thomas J. Griffin, 6 days. at $1.50 9 00
Michael Bentley, 10 days, at $1.50 15 00
Patrick Moils, 3 days, self and team
9 00
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work
13 23
J. F. Sheppard, coal
13 42
N. R. Proctor, oil 49
Labor of highway teams, 14 days, at $3.00, 42 00
$991 32
Cr.
To loam carted to Union schoolhouse yard .
$6 60
PLEASANT STREET.
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, 9} days, self, at $2.00 $19 00
33
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, 9} days, team, at $1.50 $13 87 John E. Finnegan, 8} days, self and team, at $3.00 . 25 50
Edward Sullivan, 1} days, at $1.50 2 25
Thomas Finnegan, 7 days, at $1.75 12 25
William Spear, 9 days, at $1.50' .
13 50
John McGlincy, 22 days, at $1.50 4 13
Francis H. Thayer, 6 days, at $1.50
9 00
Josiah F. Holbrook, 42 days, at $1.75 . 8 31
Michael O'Brien, 22 days, at $1.75
4 82
Michael O'Brien, 3 posts 90
John Maher, 10 days, at $1.50 15 00
George E. Arnold, 9g days, at $1.50 14 25
James Maher, 4 days, at $1.75 6 99
Jerry White, { day, self and team 1 50
Michael Bentley, 5 days, at $1.50
7 50
C. H. Doane, 4 days, at $1.50
6 00
B. L. Morrison, 202 loads of gravel, at 12c. . 24 24
B. L. Morrison, 60 loads of stone, at 5c. 3 00
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work 10 73
James Spear, damage to house, blasting,
1 50
Labor of highway teams, 6 days, at $3.00 18 00
$222 24
IMPROVEMENT OF TOWN LANDS.
Appropriation
$200 00
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, 34 days, at $2.00, 6 50
Andrew Dyer, 64 days, at $2.00 . 12 50
Josiah F. Holbrook, 34 days, at $1.75, 5 68
Elmer E. Dyer, 52 days, at $1.75
10 06
Lawrence A. Dyer, 2 day, at $1.50
1 12
John McGlincy, 3 days, at $1.50 . 4 50
Benjamin C. Bannon, 1 day . 1 75
Francis H. Thayer, 3 days, at $1.50
4 50
Thayer Academy, 48 loads of gravel, at 163c. . · 8 00
Highway teams, 14 days, at $3.00 42 00
·
3
31
Paid Martin L. Tupper, building fence, West side $20 85
Martin L. Tupper, building fence, South side 33 05
Martin L. Tupper, resetting fence, North side . 25 89
John Rennie, 111 days, at $2.00 . 22 40
Joseph Dyer, posts
.
2 09
$200 89
DELIVERING LIBRARY BOOKS AT EAST BRAINTREE.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid A. Mason, delivering books, packing
boxes, and blanks
$38 49
William Kelly, carting books
37 50
$75 99
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
$650 50
Paid N. F. T. Hayden, Treasurer of Trustees, $650 00
$650 00
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Appropriation · $150 00
Paid M. A. Perkins, Q. R. .
$150 00
$150 00
BOUNTY TO C. L. HOLBROOK AND. EDWARD HUFF.
Appropriation
$250 00
Paid C. L. Holbrook
$125 00 .
Edward Huff
125 00
$250 00
ROAD MACHINE.
Appropriation
$200 00
Paid George Tyler for machine
$215 00
O. C. Railroad, freight on machine
1 60
$216 60
TOWN HALL.
Paid Walworth Manuf. Co. for gasoline
$86 04
Walworth Manuf. Co., repairs on pipes,
7 73
35
Paid Keeler & Co., chairs and table $27 00
O. M. Rogers, repairs on water pipes . 17 95
O. M. Rogers, repairs on stoves, etc. . 5 05
F. O. Whitmarsh, repairing plastering and whitewashing 24 00
T. B. Stoddard, labor and stock, paint- ing . 46 24
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass · 1 00
Sanborn & Damon, stove and pipe for Selectmen's room 54 25
Sanborn & Damon, stove and pipe, la- dies' room ·
22 00
Sanborn & Damon, repairs on stoves and pipes 42 30
E. P. Hayward, tuning piano 3 00
W. H. Cobb, tools 5 70
Paul De Lang, repairing clock
2 00
M. L. Tupper, repairs on hall door's 13 75
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal 52 50
Thomas Penniman, blinds and hanging, 20 00
C. H. Hobart, supplies
19 54
M. L. Tupper, repairs on chimneys
3 12
H. M. White, matches
15
Charles Thayer, kindlings
60
Bradford & Mansfield, oil, etc.
55
W. A. Torrey, alcohol .
80
C. B. Woodsum, expressing
11 25
M. Williams, kindlings
10 20
$478 72
Cr.
For use of hall
$305 70
Due from sundry persons
44 75
$350 45
JANITOR.
Appropriation
$600 00
Paid Charles Thayer .
.
. $156 00
J. R. Carmichael . ·
.
·
444 00
$600 00
.
.
.
36
ABATEMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. ·
Paid Joseph Dyer, collecting tax of 1883 $322 95
Joseph Dyer, abatements of tax, 1883 . 9 45
Joseph Dyer, abatements of tax, 1884 . 64 00 Joseph Dyer, abatements of tax, 1885 . 139 16
Susan Fall, abatements of tax, 1885
1 28
Heirs of Joseph Jenkins, abatements of tax, 1885 3 84
S. S. French, abatements of taxes, 1885, 2 56
Estate of G. W. White, abatements of taxes, 1885
6 40
George Cahill, abatement tax of 1885, 3 20
$552 84
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UNION, No. 1.
Appropriation
. $2,200 00
Paid Wm. Orr, services as steward $50 00
John V. Scollard, pay of members 436 00.
Joseph Dyer, poll tax of 12 members 24 00
J. M. Allen, drawing engine to fires 8 00
J. W. Dorety, drawing engine to fires 5 00
T. B. Vinton, drawing engine to fires 3 00
Boston Woven Hose Co., hose
137 50
William Allen, repairing foundation of house 45 00
Thomas South, iron work
26 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
6 75
H. A. Pettengill, refreshments
17 22
D. J. Pierce, supplies .
2 50
S. W. Pratt, supplies .
3 73
James Wilson, supplies
1 77
John Taylor, oil :
2 41
Geo. S. Baker, rope and wrench
2 57
John Downes, labor and stock
·
4 25
$775 70
37
BUTCHER BOY, No. 2.
Paid Louis W. Thayer, services as steward . $50 00
Prescott Burnham, pay of members · 410 00
Joseph Dyer, poll tax of 10 members . 20 00
C. B. Woodsum, drawing engine to fires 61 90
Boston Woven Hose Co., hose 137 50
A. S. Jackson, suction hose . 18 34
A. M. Rogers, stove, etc.
20 25
Bradford & Mansfield, refreshments
6 17
M. L. Tupper, coal
5 00
C. H. Hobart, supplies . 3 91
H. B. Whitman, repairs
2 00
C. G. Anderson, woodwork .
5 00
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass
3 00
J. W. Dorety, lumber and carting for platform . 12 79
$755 86
WAMPATUCK HOOK AND LADDER, NO. 1.
Paid John H. Macandrew, services as steward, $30 00
Onslow Q. Ball, pay of members . 228 00
Joseph Dyer, poll tax of one member 2 00
William May, drawing truck to fires ·
45 00
Robert Gillespie, iron work
·
7 50
Hollis & Weeks, refreshments
.
4 43
M. L. Hobart, repairs on house
1 38
J. M. Arnold, oil .
96
J. W. W. Rowell, grinding axes
2 00
Paul De Lang, cleaning clock
·
1 00
J. H. Macandrew, setting glass
. 1 00
ENGINEERS AND INCIDENTALS.
Paid Thomas South, services as engineer · M. A. Perkins, services as engineer 10 00
J. W. Dorety, services as engineer . ·
10 00
J. W. Dorety, Committee on Painting and use of team . 6 00
.
323 27
$10 00
38
Paid Thomas South, Committee on Hose $3 50 Weymouth Fire Department, for steamer at N. L. White's 25 00 . A. S. Jackson, pipe and repairs on hose . 24 00
M. A. Perkins, services as Committee on Hose . 3 50
A. L. Hobart, conveying men and hose . 5 00
Old Colony R. R., freight on hose . 40
J. H. Macandrew, painting three houses .
118 45
J. H. Macandrew, painting fence
1 00
C. W. Daggett, care of reservoir .
1 00
G. R. M. Bestick, care of reservoir 50
Thomas Briody, care of reservoir .
1 00
D. H. B. Thayer, horse hire . . 00
J. W. Dorety, cash paid for oil 82
Sundry persons watching fires 28 25 ·
$250 42
Total cost of Fire Department .
. $2,105 25
STATE AID (CHAP. 301).
Cash paid soldiers from Feb. 1, 1885, to Feb. 1, 1886,
bill sent and due from State . $1,216 75
Cash paid for January, 1885, bill sent and due ·
118 75
$1,335 50
SOLDIERS' AID (CHAP. 252.)
Paid George B. Jones
$48 00
John Flood .
.
70 00
Patrick Newman .
44 00
Symms G. Buker
130 00
James M. Willis .
20 00
Edward H. Mellus
104 00
Elihu M. Thayer
100 00
Constant S. Chandler
48 00
Edward Huff
5 00
Benjamin F. Spear
48 00
Robert A. Wilson .
8 00
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Paid Lawrence A. Dyer ·
$20 00 .
Jacob C. Snow . ·
91 00
Samuel E. Whitmarsh . .
148 00
$884 00
One half due from State · ·
$442 00
Due from State for January, 1885
48 50
Total due from State, Chap. 252
$490 50
SHEDS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber $100 50
Henry Gardner, labor . 18 75
B. Y. Knight, labor
17 50
$136 75
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Appropriation . $1,200 00 6
Paid Alfred Mudge & Co., printing report . $131 20
Arthur H. Howland, surveying Great Pond and watershed . 242 31
Adward Avery, counsel before Legisla- ture . 100 00
Edward Avery, professional services 85 00
Green & Prescott, printing .
107 17
E. F. E. Thayer, insurance .
78 78
F. A. Hobart, services and expenses as
Committee on Water Supply 53 50 . Exeter Machine Works, radiators and piping for almshouse 84 80
Henry Gardner, labor, piping alms- house 43 92
Samuel "Henry, labor, piping almshouse, 9 75
P. H. Gavin, plumbing . 7 02
Hiram A. French, Board of Surveyors, while surveying Great Pond .
27 50
Winkley, Thorp & Dresser, stationery, 75
40
Paid Alverdo Mason, services as committee on
building almshouse $20 00
3 00
John Stoddard, distributing town reports, G. D. Whittaker, distributing town re- ports 4 00
Geo. E. Fogg, distributing town reports, 4 00
M. Williams, distributing town reports . 3 00
Little & Brown, Herricks town officer 3 00
L. L. Bates, repairing old safe 9 80
Albert Hobart, moving old safe to Library
10 00
Fred W. Barrey, books and stationery . 8 05
George H. Mason, set copper measures . 5 03
Fairbanks, Brown & Co., zinc weights . 4 25
O. P. Lappen & Co., set wooden measures, 1 75
F. A. Burrell, use of team 13 25
4 50
W. A. Torrey, postal cards and stamps for Selectmen, and School Committee, A. J. Callahan, binding 2 volumes of town report 1 50
John Rennie, 72 daysʼ work, Plain Street Cemetery 15 00
Joseph Dyer, posts for Plain Street Cemetery 1 43
W. H. Cobb, wire for fence at ceme- tery . 2 58
C. G. Easterbrook, printing for Alms- house Committee 1 50
Thomas Groom, tax book 2 00
A. W. Mitchell, police badges 1 50
M. A. Perkins, services as Committee on Reservoir 1 50
Q. L. Reed, surveying Pleasant and Tre- mont Streets 7 50
J. E. Holbrook, refreshments for Water Commissioners 2 85
E. Wadsworth, labor on fence Plain Street Cemetery 3 00
J. L. Eldridge, professional services 10 00
Erastus Worthington, entry of By-Laws, 1 40
41
Paid A. L. Hobart, use of team $2 00
C. H. Hobart, stationery
10
O. C. R. R., freight on pipes for alms- house 25
Henry L. Thayer, use of team 1 25
Munroe Belcher, services as special police 5 00
C. G. Andersen, services as special po- lice . 5 00
James A. Reynolds, services as special police .
2 00
Knights, Adams & Co., books for regis- trars of voters . 1 20
C. H. Whiting, books for registrars of voters 6 25
Dr. G. W. Tinkham, returning births . 2 00
Dr. S. C. Bridgham, returning births 1 25
Drs. Babbitt and Chace, returning
births 1 25
G. C. Hallenbeck, returning deaths 6 00
Ford & McCormick, returning deaths 75
Samuel Curtis, returning deaths
5 50
Noah Torrey, returning births 5 50
Noah Torrey, vaccinating children 4 50
S. C. Bridgham, vaccinating children 2 00
T. H. Dearing, vaccinating children 8 31
Noah Torrey, examination and certifi- cates, 200 children 30 00
T. H. Dearing, examination and certifi- cates, at 120 children 20 00
S. C. Bridgham, examination and certifi- cates, 50 children ·
7 50
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass in street lamps 50
Wales Brothers, pump, South well 30 00
Wales Brothers, pump, North well 25 00
S. S. Arnold, use of team 1 25
Town of Quincy, use of lock-up
3 00
D. J. Pierce, use of telephone 15
C. B. Woodsum, expressing . 2 15
42
Paid J. E. Hayward, renewing marks on bounds
$3 00
D. H. B. Thayer, horse hire for Water Committee 3 75
D. H, B. Thayer, horse hire for Select- men 3 00
D. H. B. Thayer, horse hire for Town Clerk and School Committee 7 00
Samuel A. Bates, taking school census . 15 00
Samuel A. Bates, agent for school sup- plies, and express 21 10
Samuel A. Bates, collecting, returning, and recording 92 births 46 00
Samuel A. Bates, collecting, returning, and recording 84 deaths 18 40
Samuel A. Bates, collecting, returning,
and recording 40 marriages 6 00
Samuel A. Bates, issuing 87 burial per- mits 8 70
Samuel A. Bates, making copies of rec- ords and deeds . 2 75
Samuel A. Bates, cash paid for postage and stationery . 4 62
David H. Bates, cash expenses 10 84
A. O. Clark, services as Water Com- mittee 17 50
A. O. Clark, cash paid incidental ex- penses
29 94
J. M. Knight, services as Water Com- mittee 15 75
J. M. Knight, cash paid incidental ex- penses 19 45
J. F. Bites, services as Water Committee, 7 00
J. F. Bates. cash paid incidental expenses, 8 00
$1,544158
43
EXPENDED SURVEYING ROAD, COMMERCIAL TO ELLIOT STREET.
Paid Frederick Endicott, surveying $69 41
Q. L. Reed, surveying .
60 50
Henry Gardner, labor and services as commissioner 23 25
Henry Gardner, lumber for stakes . 79
Thomas Arthur, digging
1 75
James Donaldson, digging
6 56
$1,707 84
Cr.
Town of Quincy, refunded on lock-up bill
.
$1 50
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid A. O. Clark, selectman, assessor, and overseer of poor $450 00
J. M. Knight, selectman, assessor, and overseer of poor . 450 00
J. F. Bates, selectman, assessor, and overseer of poor 450 00
David H. Bates, treasurer
200 00
Samuel A. Bates, clerk ·
50 00
Samuel A. Bates, registar of voters
35 00
Samuel A. Bates, clerk of registrar of voters 26 80
Samuel A. Bates, as school committee and clerk of same 18 75
Albert E. Avery, school committee .
10 00
Ann M. Brooks, school committee 10 00
L. H. H. Johnson, school committee 10 00
T. H. Dearing, school committee . 10 00
George H. Arnold, school committee
12 50
George H. Arnold, road commissioner .
5 00
Edward Avery, registrar of voters 35 00
F. A. Hobart, registrar of voters .
35 00
A. S. Morrison, registrar of voters 35 00
A. O. Clark, highway surveyors ·
100 00
J. M. Knight, highway surveyor 100 00
44
Paid J. F. Bates, highway surveyor $100 00
John M. Beals, auditor, two years 24 00
G. D. Willis, auditor, one year Horace Faxon, constable
15 00
30 00
Thomas Fallon, constable 5 00
G. D. Whittaker, constable .
4 00
John Kelley, constable
7 25
H A. Monk, constable
3 50
$2,231 80
RECAPITULATION.
Orders drawn for schools
. . $9,085 59
Incidentals for schools .
233 57
Incidentals for schoolhouses
347 46
Superintendent of schools, salary
900 00
Text-books and supplies
1,034 15
Grading yard, Union Schoolhouse
202 31
Grading yard, Pond Schoolhouse .
91 55
Grading yard, etc., East Schoolhouse
148 82
Repairing Iron Works Schoolhouse
95 00
Highways .
5,305 99
Poor out of almshouse .
2,223 56
Poor in almshouse
2,046 79
Hospitals .
493 24
Fire Department .
2,105 25
Removal of snow
246 65
Incidental expenses
1,707 84
Public Library
650 00
Delivering books .
75 99
Janitor
600 00
Improvement of town lands
200 89
Grand Army
150 00
Bounty to C. L. Holbrook and E. Huff .
250 00
Widening Elm Street
991 32
Building Pleasant Street
222 24
Road machine
216 60
Town Hall .
478 72
State aid, Chap. 301
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