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20 43
From city of Boston for George S. Cheney 15 00
From town of Weymouth for old Mrs. Sheehan 6 00
From town of Weymouth for Mrs. Geo. Dunbar 3 00
From town of Foxborough for Mrs. Burke
5 70
From town of Holbrook for Mrs. Pender- grast 25
From State for Ida M. Hoyt 36 92
Cash refunded by poor persons .
25 75
383 88
Total cost
.
. $1,748 75
Exceeds appropriations $248 75 .
1
25
STATE AID, Chap. 301.
Cash paid soldiers, from Feb. 1, 1886, to
Feb. 1, 1887, bill sent and due $1,262 00
Cash paid for month of January, 1886 99 00
$1,361 00
SOLDIERS' AID, Chap. 252.
George B. Jones
$48 00
John Flood
72 00
Syms G. Buker
120 00
C. S. Chandler
48 00
B. F. Spear
32 00
Jacob C. Snow .
72 00
Lawrence A. Dyer
32 00
Samuel E. Whitmarsh
144 00
$568 00
One half due from State
$284 00
Due from State for January, 1886
26 00
Total due from State, Chap. 252
$310 00
HOSPITALS.
Dr
To cash paid for board of insane $525 78
$525 78
Cr.
Due for support of Emily C. Hanson ·
$237 57
Due for support of Alden Bowditch 188 84
To cash paid for board of insane refunded (see Treasurer's account)
202 17
$628 58
EXPENDED ON HIGHWAYS. J. M. KNIGHT, Surveyor.
Appropriation
$7,000 00
Paid G. E. Fogg, 17 days, self, at $1.75 $29 75
G. E. Fogg, 42} days, self, at $2.00 99 00
Amount carried forward $128 75
2€
Amount brought forward $128 75
Piad G. E. Fogg, 47} days, double team, at $5.00 237 50
G. E. Fogg, 20 days, 2 horses and cart, at $3.50 ·
70 00
G. E. Fogg, 34 days, single team, at $3.00 102 00
G. E. Fogg, 39} days, horse and cart, at $1.50 59 25
G. E. Fogg, 1} days, horse and cart and 2 men, at $4.50 . 6 75
G. E. Fogg, 1} days, 4 horses and men, at $8.50 12 75
G. E. Fogg, carting 5,200 pavings, at $7.00 per 1000 . 36 40
G. E. Fogg, carting 75 loads stone, at 5c. . 3 75
M. Quinn, 54 days, at $1.50 . 81 00
J. O'Rourke, 18 loads stone, at 10c. 1 80
Robert Loring, 2 days, at $1.50 3 00
Luther Thayer, 24} days, horse, cart, and man, at $3.00 72 75
Thos. Griffin, 8 days, at $1.25 10 00
Thos. Griffin, 9 days, at $1.50 13 50
Thos. Griffin, watching, 1 night 2 50
H. Gardner, 3 days on bridge, at $3.00 9 00
H. Gardner, 3 days, building fences, at $2.50 7 50
B. Y. Knight, 2} days, at $2.50 6 25
B. Y. Knight, 1 day, at $2.00 2 00
John Friel, 4 days, at $1.50 6 75
John Friel, watching, 2 nights
6 00
Horace Richards, 1 night, watching 2 50
B. J. Loring, Jr., 14 days
3 00
Geo. J. Wright, 2 days, at $1.75 . 3 50
John Maloney, 13 days, watching, at $1.50 19 50
John Maloney, 1 night, watching . ·
3 00
Amount carried forward $910 70
27
Amount brought forward
$910 70
Paid W. P. Brown, 1 day .
1 75
Thos. South, Jr., 1 day
1 50
Irvin Hayden, watching
2 50
Wm. Kelley, watching .
2 50
John Croke, watching .
2 50
L. Mulligan, 6 days, at $1.50
9 00
Stephen Maloney, 35} days, at $1.50
53 25
Stephen Maloney, 12 days, at $1.75 21 00
M. Bentley, 39 days, at $1.50 58 50
Thos. Arthurs, 552 days, at $1.75 97 12
Thos. Arthurs, for stone
5 00
M. Smith, 4 days, self, at $1.50
6 00
M. Smith, 28 days, single team and man, at $3.00 . 84 00
Thos. Arthurs, 5 days, at $1.75
8 75
John Whittaker, 48 days' labor, at $1.50 .
72 00
J. M. Allen, 16 days' double team, at $5.00 ·
80 00
J. M. Allen, 4 days' single team, at $3.00 12 00
J. M. Allen, 3} days, 1 horse, at $1.50, 5 25
J. M. Allen, 6 days' labor of 1 man, at $1.50 9 00
Luke Mulligan, Jr., 29} days, at $1.50, 44 25
Thomas Missett, 16 days, at $1.50 22 50
B. J. Loring, 42 days, at $1.50 63 00
B. J. Loring, 6 days, at $1.75 10 50
B. J. Loring, 3} days, single team and man 10 50
B. J. Loring, 4 days, horse and cart 6 00
A. J. Whitmarsh, watching . 5 00
Amos Goodnow, 2 days' labor 3 00
B. F. Spear, 4} days' labor . 6 75
J. F. Sheppard, 1 day of 2 single teams, 6 00
J. F. Sheppard, screens and shovels 18 10
Jos. Delory, 1 day's labor 1 50
Amount carried forward . $1,639 42
28
Amount brought forward . $1,639 42
Paid Thos. Rogers, 1 day's labor . 1 50
H. Dana, lanterns, oil and wicks 3 25
John Wilson, covering stone · 13 00
C. C. Webster, 23 loads gravel, at 5c., 1 15
Henry Richards, 1.688 loads gravel, at 6c. . 101 28
Ed. Starr, Jr. 17 days' labor, at $1.50 . 25 50
Ed. Starr, stone 8 00
J. B. Rhines, lumber for bridge and fence, Shaw Street 120 37
J. M. Walsh, lettering sign-boards 1 75
T. H. Libbey, 6 days, 2 single teams and men, at $6.00 36 00
T. H. Libbey, 5 men 1 day, at $2.00 10 00
T. H. Libbey, single team and man, 2 days, at $3.00 . 6 00
T. H. Libbey, 1 man 22 days, $1.50 3 75
T. H. Libbey, 5 men 3,8% days, at 1.50, 28 50
T. H. Libbey, 2 horses and carts 4§ days, at $1.50 14 40
T. H. Libbey, 4 loads split stone . 1 00
T. H. Libbey, 117 loads gravel, at 5c. . 5 85
T. H. Libbey. derrick 3 days. at 75c. 2 25
F. A. Burrell, use of team . 10 50
G. Haley, 554 days, at $1.50
82 88
Frank Starr, 62 days, at $1.50 93 00
A. Roulston, 31} days, at $1.50 46 87
A. C. Drinkwater, 32 loads ashes, at 10c. 3 20
B. L. Morrison, 11 loads ashes, at 12c. 1 32
A. Gott, 34} days' single team and man, 103 50 Lewis Richards, lighting streets 45 days, at 50c. 22 50
James Donaldson, 1 day, at $1.50 1 50
Thos. South, Sr., iron work . 21 35
H. A. Pettengill, lanterns, oil and wicks, 9 63
Thos. P. Fogg, 6 days, at $1.75 . 10 50
Thos. P. Fogg, 402 days, at $1.50 61 13
Amount carried forward . $2,490 85
29
Amount brought forward . $2,490 85
Paid S. W. Pratt, 304 feet drain pipe .
87 41
S. W. Pratt, tools 19 04
E. F. E. Thayer, 301 loads gravel at 12}c. 37 62
F. O. Whitmarsh, setting drain pipe 1 75
Wm. Carver, 29 days, at $1.50
43 50
J. B. Allen, horse and cart, ¿ day
75
John Mc. Mahan, 15} days, at $1.50
23 25
Robert Gillespie, ironwork
1 50
Soule Dillingham & Co., laying 147 yards paving, at 35c. 51 45
G. S. Baker, tools
12 09
James Mc' Mahan, 5 days, at $1.50
7 50
Chas. Wilson, 5,200 pavings
67 60
J. Murray, 6 days, at $1.50
9 00
M. L. Tupper, drain pipe
2 25
S. Curtis, lantern
85
J. Crane, 1 pair boots.
3 25
W. I. Jordan, ironwork
10 17 |
Total cost
. $2,869 85
J. F. BATES, Surveyor.
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, 62% days, at $2.00
$125 80
Thomas F. Finnegan, horse, 592 days, at $1.50 . ·
89 25
Cash paid George Baker for tools. 1 15
Cash paid for 9 posts, at 25c. 2 25
William May, 1 day, at $1.50
1 50
William May, man and horse, 154 days, at $3.00 . 45 75
William May, carting lumber and pave- ments Thomas Finnegan, 561% days, at $1.75 99 58
4 25
L. A. Dyer, 4 days, at $1.75 7 00
Amount carried forward .
. $376 53
30
Amount brought forward $376 53
Paid L. A. Dyer, 7 days, at $1.50 10 50
George Hill, self and horse, 27₺ days, at $3.00 . ·
82 00
Michael Brandley, man and horse, 12 days, at $3.00 . 36 00
Michael O'Brien, self and horse, 15₺ days, at $3.00 . 45 75 .
Michael O'Brien, self, 30} days, at $1.75 53 37 Michael O'Brien, horse, 1} days, at $1.50 2 25
Frank Holbrook, 3} days, $1.00 . 3 50
Patrick Mighon, self and horse, 12 days, at $3.00 . 36 00
Patrick Mighon, self, 44 days, $1.50 66 00
J. F. Holbrook, self, 58 days, at $1.75 . 101 50
J. F. Holbrook, boy, ¿ day, at 50c.
50
J. F. Holbrook, horse, 2 days, at $1.50 3 00
J. F. Holbrook, 100 posts, at 16c. 16 00
John Mahar, 64% days, at $1.50 . 96 30
Jerry White, self and horse, 302 days, at $3.00 92 25
Jerry White, hanging lanterns, 13
weeks 38 00
Charles Ratcliff, 52 days, at $1.50 78 00
James Mahar, 32 days, at $1.75 . 56 00
George E. Arnold, self and horse, 302 days, at $3.00 . .
91 50
George E. Arnold, self, 28-3 To days, at $1.50 42 45
Herbert I. Clark, 623% days, at $1.50
9 23
Andrew Dyer, 20 loads of gravel, at 20c. 2 00
Charles Custance, self and horse, 8 days, at $3.00 . 24 00
Charles Custance, self, 4 days, at $1.75 7 00
Charles Custance, 5 loads of gravel, at 16c. 80 ·
Amount carried forward. . $1,360 43
31
Amount brought forward . $1,360 43
Paid Joseph Crickmay, 14,8% days, at $1.50 . 22 20
James Finley, self and horse, 21 days, at $3.00 63 00
William Spear, 10} days, at $1.50
15 75
J. F. Sheppard & Son, oak plank 1 44
M. L. Tupper, drain pipe
61 35
Edward Sullivan, 30 days, at $1.50 45 00
Elias Holbrook, ¿ day . 87
Patrick Clare, 12 days 2 63
Arthur Roulston, 15% days, at $1.50 22 95
J. F. Bates, horse, 31 days, at $1.50 46 50
G. D. Whittaker, 16 days, at $2.00 32 00
S. S. Arnold, 208 posts, at 25c. . 51 90
Michael Keen, 15} days, at $2.00 . 31 00
Michael Keen, 10 days, at $1.75 . 17 50
L. B. Morrison, 40 loads of gravel, at 12}c. 5 00
L. B. Morrison, 30 loads of stone, at 5с. . ·
1 50
J. M. Arnold, lanterns, oil, etc. 5 50
A. S. Morrison, 405 loads of gravel, at 12₺c. 50 62
A. S. Morrison, 40 loads of gravel, at 12c. 4 80
Thayer Academy, 195 loads of gravel, at 16§c. 32 50
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber . 119 91
Charles F. Bates, self and horse, 44 days, at $3.00 . 132 00
T. H. Libby, 2} days, derrick, self, and man 10 62
T. H. Libby, 9 days, man and horse, at $3.00 27 00
Joseph Ford, 1 day 1 75
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work 37 51
E. F. E. Thayer, agent, 1,302 loads of gravel, at 12}c. 162 75
Amount carried forward . $2,365 98
32
Amount brought forward . $2,365 98
Paid E. F. E. Thayer, man, 12 days, at $1.75, 2 62
George Hunt's boy, 2 days, at 50c. 1 00
David Thayer, 40 loads of gravel, at 8c.,
3 20
Leroy Collins, 90 loads of gravel, at 8c., 7 20
Hiram French, 10 loads of gravel, at &c.,
80
Hiram French, posts . 6 15
William Cobb, highway tools 17 25
Hollis & Weeks, tools and supplies 6 32
Thomas Gannon, 202 days, at $1.75
35 87
Thomas Gannon, 53 days, at $1.50
8 50
. Martin Connors, 4 days, at $1.75
7 00
C. G. Anderson, repairs on cart 8 75
Nancy White, posts 2 30
Robert Ellis, 1,500 pavings . 22 50
B. C. Bannon, 10 days, at $1.75 . 17 50
S. W. Hollis, 7 loads of sand, at 15c. 1 05
Joseph Allen, carting pavements . 7 00
Charles Wilson, 100 pavements
70
S. S. French, labor on gutter
1 00
$2,534 11
Cr. to Highways.
Cash received of the heirs of Alva Morrison, for
labor . 42 50
Total cost of highway $2,491 61
H. A. MONK, Surveyor.
Paid Jacob S. Dyer, 512 days, self, at $2.00 $103 50
Jacob S. Dyer, 8 days, self, at $1.50 . 12 00
Jacob S. Dyer, 56 days, team, at $1.50 84 00
Joseph B. Ford, 224 days, self, at $2.00 44 50
Joseph B. Ford, 31 days, self, at $1.75 54 25
Joseph B. Ford, 14 days, self, at $1.50 21 00 Andrew Dyer, 16 days, self and team, at $3.50 56 00
Martin Connors, 2833 days, self, at $1.75 50 66
Martin Connors, 23 days, self, at $1.50 34 50
Amount carried forward
$460 41
33
Amount brought forward $460 41
Paid Munroe Belcher, 7 days, self, at $1.50 . 10 50
Peter Mooney, 1517% days, man, at $1.50,
23 55
Peter Mooney, 22 days, self, at $2.00, 5 00 Peter Mooney, 15gg days, team,at $1.50, 23 92
Thomas Huston, 392 days, self, at $1.66% 66 243
Thomas Huston, 14 days, self, at $1.50, 21 00
Alexander McGaw, ¿ day, self, at $1.50,
75
6 00
George E. Arnold. 4 days, self, at $1.50, Elmer E. Dyer, 11 days, self, at $1.75, Michael Brandley, 23₺ days, man and team, at $3.00 .
19 25
Michael Brandley, ¿ day, team, at $1.50,
75
Thomas Brioda, 3 days, self, at $1.50 . 4 50
Thomas Brioda, 4 days, self, at $1.75 . 7 00
T. G. Libby, 15% days, man, at $1.50,
25 20
T. H. Libby, 11 days, man, at $1.75
19 25
T. H. Libby, 77% days, team, at $1.50,
11 55
T. H. Libby, 4} days, double team, at $3.00 13 50
Thomas Penniman, carpenter work
16 25
Thomas Penniman, use of horse .
1 00
William Lynch, 101% days, self, at $1.50, Patrick Maguire, 16 days, man, at $1.50, Patrick Maguire, 204 days, team, at $1.50,
24 00
Thomas Finnegan, 4 days, self, at $1.75, 7 00
Thomas Finnegan, 4 days, self, at $2.00, 8 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, 8 days, team, at $1.50 12 00
E. Griffin, 1 day, self, at $1.50 1 50
John Rennie, 63 days, self, at $2.00
13 00
L. A. Dyer, 512 days, self, at $1.75 90 56₺
L. A. Dyer, 3 days, self, at $1.50
4 50
Paul White, 5 days, self, at $1.50
7 50
Martin Bannon, 4 days, self, at $1.50
6 00
T. H. Griffin, 12 days, self, at $1.50 18 00
E. H. Trufant, 2622 days, self, at $1.75, 46 542
Amount carried forward
$1,091 59
3
70 65
16 35
30 372
34
Amount brought forward . $1,091 59
Paid E. H. Trufant, 202 days, self, at $1.50, 30 75
Patrick Moiles, 15% days, self and
team, at $3.00 . 47 40
Edward Huff, 2 days, self, at $1.50 .
3 00
Patrick O'Rourke, 284 days, self, at $1.75 49 432
Patrick O'Rourke, 12 days, self, at $1.50 18 00
J. B. Wood, 342 days, team, at $1.50 . 52 121
J. B. Wood, 132 days, self, at $1.50 ·
20 25
A. Roulston, 1 day, self, at $1.50 ·
1 50
George E. Fogg, 1 day, self, man and double team 7 00
Ephraim Harrington, 2 days, self, at $1.50 3 00
John A. Brigham, 1 day, self and team, at $3.00 3 00
Peter W. Dyer, 27, day, man and team, at $3.00 . 1 05
Benjamin C. Bannon, 5 days, self, at $1.75 ·
8 75
Benjamin C. Bannon, 1 day, self, at $1.50 1 50
Emory Watkins, 3 days, self, at $1.75, 5 25
Thomas Gannon, 1 day, self, at $2.00 . 2 00
Frederick Cram, 2 days, self, at $1.50 . 3 00
Michael Tenney, 2 days, self, at $1.75 . 3.50
Rufus Mann, 62 days, self, at $1.75 11 371
James Finnegan, 13 days, self, at $1.50
2 00
J. H. Mellus, 1 day, self, at $1.50
1 50
I. W. Huff, 5 days, self, at $1.25
6 25
E. J. Carroll, 152 days, self, at $1.50 .
22 871
E. J. Carroll, 9% days, self, at $1.75
16 273
James Slyne, 63 days, self. at $1.50 9 75
Elias Holbrook, 2 days, self, at $1.50 . 3 00
Elias Holbrook, 6 days, self, at $1.75 10 50
I. P. Fuller, 1 day, self, at $1.50 . 1 50
Timothy Buckley, 9 days, self, at $1.50 13 50
Amount carried forward $1,450 70
35
Amount brought forward . $1,450 70
Paid Henry Maguiness, 5 days, self, at $1.50 7 50
Andrew Dyer, for 590 loads of gravel, at 10c. 59 00
N. H. Hunt, for 426 loads of gravel, at 8c. . 34 08
J. F. Sheppard, for 139 loads of gravel, at 10c. 13 90
Geo. W. Jones, for 172 loads of gravel, at 10c. 17 20
Thayer Academy, for 250 loads of gravel, at 163c. .
41 663 1
: Estate of Calvin French, for 260 loads of gravel, at 6c. .
15 60
Charles Daily, for 121 loads of gravel, at 10c.
12 10
Charles A. Hayden, for 60 loads of gravel, at 10c. . · Charles A. Hayden, for 54 loads of gravel, at 6c.
6 00
W. M. Babbitt, for 70 loads of gravel, at 8c.
5 60
T. H. Libby, for 48 loads of gravel, at 5c. .
2 40
Michael Brandley, for 35 loads of gravel, at 10c. 3 50
Stephen Thayer, for 6 loads of gravel, at 6c.
1 56
Herbert Doane, for 23 loads of gravel, at 8c. .
84
Hiram A. French, for 5 loads of gravel, at 12}c. · 622 ·
Atherton Wild, for 4 loads of rotten stone, at 12c. . 48
Michael Finnegan, 18 loads of stone, at 10c. 1 80
L. B. Hollis, for 3 loads of stone at 25c., 75 John Fallon & Sons, 5 tons of stone . 9 00
Amount carried forward
. $1,688 53
3 24
36
Amount brought forward . $1,688 53
Paid Michael Brandley, for split stone 4 00
J. B. Rhines & Co., for lumber 80 97
M. L. Tupper, for drain pipe 11 63
Morrill Williams, labor 6 25
W. H. Cobb, for tools . 32 90
. C. G. Anderson, for iron rods for
bridges 7 20 ·
C. G. Anderson, for signs 80
C. A. Woodford, for painting signs 1 50
T. H. Libby, for use of derrick 2 25
T. H. Libby, for moving stone 1 00
H. M. White, for oil, tools, powder, etc. 2 39
C. H. Hobart, for nails, oil, chalk line . 2 63
O. M. Rogers, for one hand-saw . ·
1 50
Edward Shay, for labor and stock
21 58
N. H. Hunt, for cedar posts, sand, lantern, and labor during freshet 3 80
Joseph Huff, % days, 2 men and
1 horse 1 00
Joseph Huff, 1 day, 1 man and 1 ·
horse 4 50
I. Francis Vinton, tending lanterns
4 50
- -- $1,878 89
Cr.
By cash received for old plank
31 28
Expended
. $1,847 61
Total expended for highways and damage by
floods . . $7,282 85
Credit by Cash.
See 'Treasurer's account
73 78
--- $7,209 07
Exceeds appropriation
· $209 07
37
STONE ROAD.
J. F. BATES, Surveyor.
Appropriation
Paid Thomas F. Finnegan, 42 days, at $2.00 $84 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, 1 cord pine wood 5 50
Thomas F. Finnegan, cash paid A. Graves, 1 day . · . George E. Arnold, self and horse, 40} days, at $3.00 .
1 50
Andrew Dyer, self and horse, 36₺ days, at $3.50 .
127 75
Andrew Dyer, self, 2 days, at $2.00 . C. F. Bates, self and horse, 41 days, at $3.00
123 00
Matthew Smith, self and horse, 32} days, at $3.00 .
97 50
3 00
Matthew Smith, 12 loads stone, at 25c. Jerry White, self and horse, 332 days, at $3.00
100 50
George Hill, self and horse, 322 days, at $3.00 . 97 50 James Finley, self and horse, 40} days, at $3.00 . 121 50
Patrick Moils, self and horse, 17 days, at $3.00
51 00
A. A. Drollett, self and horse, 15 days, at $3.00 .
45 00
Joseph Allen, man and 2 horses, 9 days, at $5.00 . 45 00
Charles Custance, self, man and horse, 21} days, at $4.75 102 12
Charles Custance, self, 32 days, at $1.75
6 12
Charles Custance, man and horse, 8 days, at $3.00 . 24 00
Charles Custance, man, ¿ day
75
· Amount carried forward . . $1,161 24
$3,000 00
121 50
4 00
38
Amount brought forward . $1,161 24 Paid Charles Custance, 50 loads of stone, at 25c. 12 50
Michael O'Brine, 3 days, at $1.50 4 50
Michael O'Brine, 153 days, at $1.75 27 12
Michael O'Brine, use of horse 15 days, at $1.50 . 22 50
Michael O'Brine, use of man 11 days, at $1.50
16 50
Michael O'Brine. 124 loads of loam, at 15c. 18 60
Patrick Mighon, 11} days, at $1.50 17 25
Patrick Mighon, 1 day, at $1.75 . 1 75
Patrick Mighon, 7} days, self and horse, at $3.00 25 50
Patrick Mighon, 83 loads of stone, at 25c. 20 75
Michael Quinn, 33} days, at $1.75 58 62
Michael Quinn, 3 days, at $1.50
4 50
Michael Bentley, 35 days, at $1.50
52 50
John Mahar, 40} days, at $1.50
60 75
Josiah F. Holbrook, 39 days, at $1.75 .
68 24
Charles Ratcliff, 10 days, at $1.50 15 00
Hosea Jackson, 8 days, at $2.00 . 16 00
Hosea Jackson, 2 days, at $1.75 .
3 50
Thomas Griffin, 32 days, at $1.50
48 00
Morris Connors, 264 days, at $1.50
39 37
J. S. Whittaker, 25} days, at $1.50 Arthur Roulston, 39 days, at $1.50
58 50
J. H. Crickmay, 24} days, at $1.50 36 75
Peter Donahue, 26 days, at $1.75
45 49
Thomas Finnegan, 40₺ days, at $1.75 .
70 87
William Spear, 35 days, at $1.50 . 52 50
William Spear, 2 days, at $1.75 3 50
Thomas Doran, 43 days, at $1.50 6 75
Michael Curn, 42 days, at $1.50 6 75
L. A. Dyer, 5 days, at $1.75 8 75
Edgar H. Trufant, 4 days, at $1.50
6 00
Amount carried forward . $2,028 80
38 25
39
Amount brought forward . $2,028 80
Paid Martin Connors, 5 days, at $1.75 8 75
George Wales, 40 loads of stone, at 25c., 10 00
George H. Arnold, 199 loads of stone, at 25c. ·
49 75
E. F. E. Thayer, agent, 150 loads of stone, at 12¿c. 18 75
Timothy H. Libby, 152 loads of stone, at 25c. 38 00
A. S. Morrison, 1,200 loads of stone, at 8c. . 96 00
B. L. Morrison, 143 loads of stone, at 25c. 35 75
John Hennessey, 26 loads of gravel, at 12c. 3 12
Badger Brothers, repairs on engine 47 33
Charles F. Hill, carting machinery to crusher 7 00
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber 18 51
George S. Baker, saw, hatchet, etc. 2 55
Walworth Manufacturing Co., stone- crusher supplies 6 02
E. W. Goddard, water tank 33 50
N. R. Proctor, supplies 38
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work
18 83
Joseph I. Bates, pump and pipe . 6 73
Boston Belting Co., 34 feet rubber hose, at 23c. 7 82
J. F. Bates, cash paid for oil, packing, etc. 60
F. C. Stetson, 1 10-foot ladder 1 25
Union Oil Co., oil can, etc. 3 50
Exeter Machine Co., packing 1 65
C. G. Anderson, repairs on roller
34 00
William H. Cobb, tools
27 90
Ellis Hollingsworth, road sprinkler 75 00
South Boston Iron Works, toggle plates 10 15
Hollis & Weeks, tools 4 31
$2,595 95
40
J. M. KNIGHT, Surveyor.
Paid John McMahan, 11 days, at $1.50 $16 50
Thos. Taylor, 7 days, at $1.50 10 50
J. M. Allen, ¿ day, 4 horses and 2 men 5 00
G. Haley, 12 days, at $1.50 . 18 00
William Carver, 17 days, at $1.50 25 50
Thos. Fogg, 14 days, at $1.50 13 50
B. J. Loring, 14 days, at $1.50 28 50
Thos. Arthurs, 12 days, at $1.75 .
21 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal 100 84
G. E. Fogg, 12 days, self, at $2.00
24 00
G. E. Fogg, 18 days double team, at $5.00 90 00
G. E. Fogg, 13 days, single team, at $3.00 39 00
G. E. Fogg, 5 days, horse and cart, at $1.50 7 50
G. E. Fogg, 22 days, 4 horses and man, rolling 22 00
Josiah Holbrook, 2 days, at $1.75 3 50
T. Libbey, 64 loads stone, at 25 16 00
A. Roulston, 6 days, at $1.50 .
9 00
Thos. Griffin, 2} days, at $1.50 3 75
M. Bentley, 32 days, at $1.50 5 25
M. Quinn, 5 days, at $1.50 . 7 50
Math. Smith, 4 days, single team, at $3.00 12 00
P. Mighon, 5 days, at $1.50 7 50
G. E. Arnold, 13 days, single team 4 50
Wm. Spear, 3 days, at $1.50 4 50
M. O'Conner, 32 days, at $1.50 .
5 25
A. Dyer, 1 day, at $2.00 2 00 .
A. Dyer, 1 day, horse and cart 1 50
Frank Starr, 4 days, at $1.50 6 00
George Hill, 23 days, single team, at $3.00 7 50
John Mahar, 2} days, self, at $1.50 3 75
Amount carried forward · · $521 34
41
Amount brought forward $521 34 Paid C. F. Bates, } day, single team, at $3.00 1 50
Jerry White, 3 days, single team, at $3.00 9 00
Thomas Finnegan, ¿ day, self, at $1.75 88
Thomas Finnegan, ¿ day, single team, at $3.00 .
1 50
Thomas F. Finnegan, ¿ day, self, at $2.00 1 00
Robert Gillespie, iron work 5 78
Union Oil Company, oil
2 80
W. J. Jordan, iron work
11 65
H. B. Whitman, pad for saddle
2 50
C. H. Hobart, lantern and oil
1 85
H. M. White, oil .
77
J. M. Walsh, double reins
.
5 00
C. B. Woodsum, expressing
2 50
$568 07
Total amount expended by J. F. Bates for stone road . . $2,595 95
Total amount expended by J. M. Knight 568 07
Paid Morrill Williams, board of horses 133 50
$3,297 52
Cr.
By sale of highway horses
300 00
Total cost of stone road .
$2,997 52
Unexpended
$2 48
Due from Braintree Water Supply Company for use of engine
35 00
$37 48
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
One stone crusher, engine, engine-house, platform, 1 revolving screen, 1 stationary screen, 1 roller, 1 Pennock road machine, 1 elevator, 1 scraper (old), 1 pair jaw plates, 1 pair cheeks, 1 double cart, 2 single carts, 1 road sprinkler, 1 rotary tank, 1 double har- ness, 2 single harnesses, 2 ploughs, 1 heavy chain, 4 hammers, 10. drills, 2 dozen shovels, 13 picks, 8 bars.
NEW ROAD FROM LIBERTY AND COMMERCIAL. Appropriation
. $3,500 00
Paid Jacob S. Dyer, as per contract . $2,300 00
N. L. White, land damage . 100 00 ·
Rachel A. Faxon, land damage 250 00
Martha B. Loud, land damage
10 00
F. A. Burrell, use of team ·
5 00
.
$2,665 00
Unexpended
$835 00
ELMWOOD PARK.
Appropriation $250 00
Paid T. H. Libbey, for self, 1077% days, at $2.00
$21 40
T. H. Libbey, for 2 men, 9 days, at $1.50
27 00
T. H. Libbey, for 3 men, 4 days, at $1.50 18 00 · T. H. Libbey, for 5 men, 2 days, at $1.50 15 00
T. H. Libbey, for 1 man, 37% days, at $1.50 5 55 . T. H. Libbey, for 3 horses, 2 days, at $1.50 9 00 · T. H. Libbey, for 2 horses, 7 days, at $1.50 21 00
T. H. Libbey, for 1 horse, 77% days, at $1.50 10 80
T. H. Libbey, use of tools . 3 00
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber . 3 86
Thomas South, iron work ·
8 42
George E. Fogg, posts . 1 75
Henry Richards, 175 loads gravel ·
10 50
John Hollis, 5 days, single team, at $3.00 15 00
. $170 28 Amount carried forward
·
13
Amount brought forward . Paid Andrew Gott, 6 days, single team, at $3.00 18 00
Math. Smith, 6 days, single team, at $3.00 18 00
John Doherty, 5 days, at $1.50 7 50
Thomas Arthurs, 6 days, at $1.75 10 50
George Newcomb, 3 days, at $1.75 5 25
Total cost
$229 53
Unexpended
$20 47
WALNUT AVENUE.
Appropriation .
$500 00
Paid T. H. Libbey, for self, 182 days, at $2.00 .
$37 50
T. H. Libbey, for 2 men, 7 days, at $150
21 00
T. H. Libbey, for 5 men, 12 days, at $1.50 90 00
4 50
T. H. Libbey, for 4 men, & days, at $1.50 · T. H. Libbey, for 3 horses, 12 days, at $1.50 ·
54 00
T. H. Libbey, for 2 horses, 43 days, at $1.50 14 25
T. H. Libbey, for 1 horse, 3 days, at $1.50 4 50
T. H. Libbey, use of tools 6 50
W. I. Jordan, iron work 8 46
Geo. S. Baker
1 65
Geo. E. Fogg, scraping
3 00
C. B. Hunt, 40 loads stone, at 5c. 2 00
Henry Richards, 139 loads gravel, at 6c. 8 34
Thos. Arthurs, 152 days, at $1.75 27 56
Geo. Newcomb, 142 days, at $1.75 25 81
M. Smith, 152 days, single team, at $3.00 47 25
$170 28
Amount carried forward · $356 32
44
Amount brought forward $356 32
Paid A. Gott, 142 days, single team, at $3.00, 44 25
M. Quinn, 112 days, at $1.50 17 63
John Hollis, 11§ days, single team, at $3.00 35 25
John Doherty, 4 days, at $1.50 6 00
Oriental Powder Company, powder and
fuse . 8 50
E. Atherton Hunt, land damage . 15 00
Mrs. William Coleraine, land damage . 15 00
Total
$497 95
Unexpended
$2 05
UNION STREET DRAIN.
Appropriation $500 00,
Paid J. S. Dyer, 616% days, self and team, at $3.50
$23 10
Patrick Moils, 21% days, self and team, at $3.00 8 40
7 95
Patrick Moils, 518 days, self, at $1.50, Patrick Moils, Fo days, team, at $1.50,
75
J. B. Ford, 7-6 days, self, at $2.00
15 20
L. A. Dyer, 618 days, self, at $1.75 .
11 90
E. J. Carroll, 528 days, self, at $1.75 . 9 273
Patrick O'Rourke, 5% days, self, at $1.75
11 55
Thomas Huston, 7-60 days, self, at $1.663 · Patrick Maguire, 526 days, man, at
12 663
$1.50 ·
7 95
Timothy Buckley, days, self, at $1.50 1 95
E. H. Trufant, 660 days, self, at $1.75, 11 55
Martin Connors, 66 days, self, at $1.75, 11 55
Rufus Mann, 877 days, self, at $1.75 .
14 17%
James Slyne, 3,6% days, self, at $1.50 5 40
Elias Holbrook, 2-3 days, self, at $1.50, 3 45
Amount carried forward $156 81
-
45
Amount brought forward $156 81
Paid John Rennie, 1 day, self, at $2.00 2 00
Edward Shay, for iron gratings 9 80
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