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B. J. Loring, Jr., services,
4 00
$78 65
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RECAPITULATION.
Order drawn for schools,
$9,482 64
Superintendent of schools, salary,
1,200 00
Incidentals for schools,
285 79
Incidentals for schoolhouses,
655 18
Text-books and supplies,
851 07
Almshouse,
2,385 26
Poor out of Almshouse,
1,770 07
Hospitals,
519 68
State Aid (Chap. 301),
1,219 00
State Aid (Chap. 252),
628 00
Repairs of highways,
4,685 43
Stone road, .
3,076 83
Drawbridge and buoys,
98 03
New road, Pearl to Liberty street,
1,667 56
Town lands,
205 00
Town Hall, .
566 26
Armory and target,
264 23
Janitor,
600 00
Thayer Public Library,
700 00
Delivery of books,
100 00
Taxes refunded to Neil McRae, .
23 60
Collection and abatement of taxes,
832 57
Heating Town House and Library,
2,681 06
Sinking fund for payment of water bonds,
2,000 00
Fire Department,
2,115 79
Forest fire wards,
30 25
Incidental expenses,
2,605 06
Town officers,
2,366 03
Removal of snow,
135 13
Grand Army of the Republic,
150 00
Enforcement of laws,
78 65
$43,978 17
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ASSESSOR'S ACCOUNT.
For Support of schools,
$8,400 00
Incidentals for schools,
1 300 00
Incidentals for schoolhouses,
500 00
Text-books and supplies,
800 00
Superintendent of schools,
1,200 00
For removal of snow,
1,000 00
Fire Department,
2,000 00
Public Library,
700 00
Grand Army,
150 00
Janitor,
600 00
Town lands,
100 00
Interest on town debt,
1,500 00
Town officers,
2,200 00
Incidental expenses,
1,200 00
Soldiers' Aid, Chap. 252,
400 00
Collection and abatement of taxes,
600 00
Repairs of highways and bridges,
4,000 00
Stone road,
3,000 00
Support of poor,
3,600 00
Extension of Pearl street, .
427 77
Commercial street, expended in 1887,
2,600 00
Interest on water bonds,
2,500 00
Sinking fund,
2,000 00
Delivery of books,
100 00
Hook and ladder truck,
350 00
Taxes refunded to Neil McRae,
23 60
Enforcement of laws,
250 00
State tax,
3,937 50
County tax,
2,018 66
Overlay,
823 97
$47,281 50
Less bank and corporation tax deducted, . 8,000 00
$39,281 50
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Schools,
$8,400 00
Incidentals for schools,
300 00
Incidentals for schoolhouses,
500 00
Text-books and supplies,
800 00
Superintendent of schools,
1,200 00
Repairs of highways,
4,000 00
Stone road,
3,000 00
Support of poor,
4,000 00
Removal of snow,
1,000 00
Fire Department,
1,750 00
Public Library, .
700 00
Grand Army of the Republic,
150 00
Janitor,
600 00
Town lands,
100 00
Interest on town debt,
1,500 00
Interest on water bonds,
4,000 00
Sinking fund, .
2,000 00
Soldiers' Aid, Chap. 252,
350 00
Collection and abatement of taxes,
600 00
Insurance on public buildings, .
500 00
Incidental expenses, .
1,500 00
Town officers,
2,400 00
Expenses of law suits, counsel fees, etc., .
3,000 00
$42,350 00
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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
CHARLES THAYER, COLLECTOR FOR 1886.
Dr.
Balance due on tax of 1886,
.
$186 65
Interest collected,
13 24
$199 89
Cr.
Cash paid treasurer, principal, .
$186 65
Cash paid treasurer, interest,
13 24
$199 89
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
NATHANIEL F. HUNT, COLLECTOR FOR 1887.
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Dr.
Balance due on tax of 1887,
$5,005 17
Interest collected,
193 36
$5,198 53
Cr.
Cash paid treasurer, principal, . $4,784 34
Cash paid treasurer, interest, 193 36
Due from collector on tax of 1887,
220 83
$5,198 53
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
DAVID H. B. THAYER, COLLECTOR FOR 1888.
Dr.
Amount of tax of 1888,
.
$39,281 50
Amount of tax added,
22 20
-$39,303 70
Cr.
Cash paid treasurer, .
$33,470 53
Due on tax of 1888,
5,833 17 .
$39,303 70
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TREASURER'S ACCOUNT. ANDREW J. BATES, TREASURER.
Dr.
To balance per statement, Feb. 1, 1888, . $4,151 85
Cash received from :
Superintendent of schools, for dam- age received for injuries to books, . 3 44 Superintendent of schools, discount on bill, 74
Charles Thayer, collector, 1886, .
186 65
Charles Thayer, collector, 1886, in- terest,
13 24
N. F. Hunt, collector, 1887,
4,784 34
N. F. Hunt, collector, 1887, interest, . 193 36
D. H. B. Thayer, collector, 1888, . 33,470 53
Union National Bank, interest on de- posit, 165 49
Cash received from Overseers of the Poor :
Town of Weymouth, . 3 50
Town of Canton, 7 50
City of Brockton,
130 75
Town of Boylston,
26 27
Town of Duxbury,
32 00
123 00
Town of Holbrook, City of Newton,
5 50
City of Boston, .
36 00
Town of Quincy,
93 63
Individuals, to pay hospital bills, 354 57
Individuals, to pay Almshouse bills, . 156 97
Sale of produce from Almshouse, 211 84
J. F. Foley (refunded), 8 00
Cash received from Selectmen :
Burial lot, Mrs. H. W. Beals,
5 00
Burial lot, G. J. Fletcher, .
5 00
Amount carried forward, .
$44,169 17
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Amount brought forward, . $44,169 17
Cash received from Selectmen, continued :
Burial lot, I. H. Clark, 5 00
Liquor license, W. A. Torrey, 1 00
Liquor license, A. R. Dickinson, 1 00
License, F. A. Burrell, 2 bowling
alleys, 4 00
License, Fred P. Lothrop, billiard
and pool, 4 00
License, Frank L. Moulton, billiard and pool, 4 00
State Aid returned,
4 00
Use of Town Hall,
120 00
Overdrawn on snow account (re-
funded), .
1 48
Cash received from State Treasurer :
Corporation tax, 1887, 606 74
1 · Corporation tax, 1888, 7,938 63
National Bank tax, .
1,828 32
State Aid, Chap. 252, Acts 1879,
315 00
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts 1879,
1,288 00
Support of State paupers, .
91 64
Rent of armory (one year),
200 00
Income Mass. school fund, 172 00
Revenue school fund,
367 28
Cash received from Surveyors of Highway's : Lot of old plank, 5 00
Cash received from :
F. S. Moseley (borrowed on note), ·
5,000 00
F. S. Moseley (borrowed on note), .
10,000 00
Trustees of sinking fund, town of Braintree (borrowed on note), 2,000 00
Cash received from :
County Treasurer, dog tax, 738 92
Cash received from :
Joseph Dyer, treasurer Braintree school fund, .
350 00
$75,215 18
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Cr.
By cash paid on 732 orders drawn by
Selectmen, $43,978 17
F. S. Moseley & Co. (dis- count), 364 07
W. S. Dexter (interest), 400 00
N. H. Hunt (interest), . 400 00
Charles Thayer, tax deed,
J. I. Bates, 36 66
Charles Thayer, tax deed,
W. F. Jewell, 16 23
Treasurer of water work, (see water works acc't, 2,500 00
Note of Jan. 31, 1888,
2,000 00 .
Note,
5,000 00
Note, . 10,000 00
County tax,
2,018 66
State tax,
3,937 50 .
Cash on hand,
4,563 89
$75,215 18
THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES
FEBRUARY 1, 1889.
Trustees of estate of General Sylvanus Thayer : March 7, 1874, due on demand, at 4 per cent., $10,000 00
March 7, 1874, due on demand, at 4 per cent., . 10,000 00
Trustees of sinking fund of town of Braintree : January 31, 1889, one year, at 4 per cent., 2,000 00
Amount carried forward, . · $22,000 00
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Amount brought forward, . $22,000 00 Trustees sinking fund, town of Braintree :
Outstanding order No. 561, drawn January 10, 1887, . 3 00
Unpaid bill, General B. F. Butler, August 22, 1888,
862 25
Sundry bills,
189 05
$23,054 30
Less assets as per schedule,
13,118 22
Net debt of town, Feb. 1, 1889, .
$9,936 08
Net debt less than Feb. 1, 1888,
$184 56
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BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND.
JOSEPH DYER, TREASURER OF SCHOOL FUND.
Dr.
Feb. 1, 1888, cash on hand, $79 82
Dividend from Granite National Bank,
60 00
Dividend from Weymouth National Bank,
84 00
Dividend from Eliott National Bank,
18 00
Balance on taxes refunded from State, 1885, 1886 and 1887, ·
44 67
Balance on taxes refunded for 1888, . 52 57
Cash from J. Q. Denton, rent of farm, 175 00
Cash received for wood sold,
72 50
Cr.
To J. Dyer, bill of posts and rails, $4 67
E. F. E. Thayer, for insurance policy, 11 25
J. F. McCarty, bill for mason work, .
20 00
E. F. E. Thayer, bill,
23 50
Feb. 1, 1888, services of committee for 3 years, . Cash paid A. J. Bates, town treasurer, Cash on hand, ·
35 00
350 00
142 14
$586 56
$586 56
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ASSETS OF THE TOWN FEB 1, 1889.
Balance in treasury, . $4,571 68
Due from collector on tax of 1887,
220 83
Due from collector on tax of 1888, 5,833 17
Due from State, State Aid, Chap. 301, 1,436 00
Due from State, State Aid; Chap. 252, 364 00
Due from State, pauper account, ·
22 70
Due from Alden Bowditch, hospital account, 169 92
Due from Martha Dickey, hospital account,
169 92
Due from City of Boston, pauper account,
24 36
Due from City of Brockton, pauper account,
124 25
Due from Town of Canton, pauper account, 27 00
Due from Town of Weymouth, pauper account, 17 00
Due from Christian Hansen, pauper account, . 84 50
Tax deed, J. I. Bates; 36 66
Tax deed, W. E. Jewell,
16 23
$13,118 22
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN -In accordance with the rules and regulations governing Fire Departments, I have the honor to submit to you my first annual report of the doings and condition of the De- partment for the year ending January 31, 1889, together with the number of members, fires, losses and insurance, inventory of property belonging to the Department, and such suggestions as I deem of interest to the good working of the Department.
ENGINEERS' DEPARTMENT, ORGANIZED MAY 1, 1888.
Chief Engineer, Edward 'O. Pierson; residence, Washington , Street, North Braintree.
First Assistant and Clerk, Frank O. Whitmarsh; residence, Shaw street, East Braintree.
Second Assistant, Marcus A. Perkins; residence, Hancock street, South Braintree.
FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
The force of the Department consists of one chief and two assistants, and one hundred and twenty-five men, making a total of one hundred and twenty-eight men.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 1, 1SSS.
Union Engine Company, No. 1, John Duggan, Foreman, 50 men Butcher Boy Engine Company, No. 2, J. F. Winslow, Foreman, .
50 men Wampatuck Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, William Hill, Foreman, 25 men
HOUSES.
The engine houses are in good repair, and will need nothing done the coming year, except to keep them in good order, unless it should be decided to make some alterations.
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APPARATUS.
The apparatus at present in service consists of two hand engines, two jumpers and one hook and ladder truck.
HOSE.
There was at the commencement of the year 3,050 feet of hose, of which 500 feet have been condemned. As good hose is our main reliance, I would recommend purchasing 500 feet for the east and south villages, which I think would give us a supply for a number of years. There was purchased during the year 1,000 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose for the north section of the town.
Description of hose in Department which is serviceable : Rubber hose, 1,200 feet ; cotton, rubber-lined, 2,450 feet; leather hose, 400 feet ; suction hose, 63 feet.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY
IN POSSESSION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IN USE FEBRUARY 1, 1888.
UNION ENGINE COMPANY, No. 1.
One hand engine and jumper, 28 feet suction hosé, 750 feet cotton rubber-lined hose, 550 feet rubber hose, 200 feet leather hose, 6 spanners and belts, 5 axes, 4 fire buckets, 4 pipes, 4 nozzles, 3 lanterns, 3 ladders, 1 pole for horses, 2 fire hooks, 6 army coats, 50 badges, 1 hydrant wrench, 1 hydrant gate.
BUTCHER BOY ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 2.
One hand engine and jumper, 35 feet suction hose, 700 feet cotton rubber-lined hose, 650 feet rubber hose, 200 feet leather hose, 6 pipes, 1 leading hose branch, 8 nozzles, 1 axe, 1 crowbar, 2 fire hats, 4 fire buckets, 12 spanners with belts, 2 lanterns, 5 ladders, 6 army coats, 40 badges, 1 pole for horses, 1 hydrant wrench, 1 hydrant gate.
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WAMPATUCK HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 1.
One truck, 1 pole for horses, 8 ladders, 1 tongue, 17 buckets, 5 hooks, 2 axes, 2 hatchets, 3 forks, 3 lanterns, 5 army coats, 2 ladder dogs, 25 badges, 1,000 feet cotton rubber-lined hose, 2 pipes, 2 nozzles, 6 spanners with belts, 1 hydrant wrench, 1 hydrant gate.
LIST OF FIRES.
The number of fires and alarms during the year was four. Fires causing the greatest loss were Francis Vinton's, July 4th ; Albert Drollett's, July 22d. The losses during the year were in the aggregate $2,585; amount of insurance, $810.
FIRE LOSSES AND INSURANCE FOR 1888.
May 18. Fallon's piggery ; cause, incendiary ; loss, $75; no insurance.
July 4. Two dwelling houses on Liberty street, owned by Francis Vinton; cause, fire crackers ; loss, $800; no insurance.
July 22. Dwelling house on Granite street, owned by Albert Drollett; cause, unknown; loss on house, $1100; insurance, $600; loss on furniture, $400; insurance, $200.
August 2. Fire in Kinsley, Strauss & Co.'s mill on Adams street ; loss, $10; fully insured; cause, spontaneous combustion.
This has been a most remarkable year as regards fires. The members of the Departments have responded promptly, and have done their work systematically. In this age of relief valves, shut-off nozzles, etc., there is less excuse for damaging property by flooding buildings than formerly. We have made quite an outlay for hose improvements, etc., which I believe to be true policy, for by doing a little each year for a few years the Depart- ment will be got into such a shape that we shall have only the running expenses to provide for. The $350 appropriated last year for a new truck for the south part of the town was found to be insufficient for the purpose for which it was intended, and by the full sanction of the Board of Engineers and Selectmen, it was used for hose for the north part of the town. The companies have been reduced to fifteen men per company, and I would recom-
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mend that the appropriation be cut down the coming year to $1700, and the engineer's pay be raised to $25 and the men to $15 per year, which in my judgment is little enough pay. I would recommend that the town purchase three second-hand four-wheeled hose carriages, one for each section of the town, as three can be purchased for a nominal sum, and answer the pur- pose of new ones ; and that a light truck be purchased for the south part of the town, and an addition be built on the south side of the engine house and truck house, not to exceed $500.
I would strongly recommend that the town put into operation a telephone system connecting the three villages with the wires already in use in town, and thus save running to all false; and needless alarms, and thereby save the expense of unnecessary horse hire, which I think would pay for itself in one year.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, I would tender my thanks to your Honorable Board for their hearty co-operation, to the gentlemen of the Board of Engineers for the very able assistance rendered me on every occasion, and to the officers and members of the Department for the prompt and faithful manner in which they have performed their duties, hoping that in the future, as in the past, we shall all be as ready and willing to respond promptly when duty calls, 1 and always be as fortunate as in the year just closed.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD O. PIERSON, Chief Engineer.
AUDITORS' REPORT. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AS AGAINST EXPENDITURES FOR 1888.
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Reappropri- ated.
Appropriated and · Not Raised.
Raised and Appropriated.
Amount Expended.
In Excess of Appropriation.
Appropriation Unexpended.
Schools .
$8,400 00*
$9,482 64
$545 56
School Incidentals
300 00
285 79
14 21
Schoolhouse .
500 00
655 18
$155 18
Text-books and Supplies
800 00
851 07
51 07
Superintendent of Schools.
1,200 00
1,200 00
Poor in Almshouse. .
1,800 00
2,385 26
585 26
29 93
Poor out of Almshouse.
1,800 00
1,770 07
Repairs of Highways.
4,000 00
4,685 43
685 43
Stone Roads.
3,000 00
3,076 83
76 83
New Road, Pearl to Liberty Street.
$1,172 23
427 77
1,667 56
67 56
Town Lands ..
100 00
205 00
105 00
G. A. R ...
150 00
150 00
Public Library
700 00
700 00
Delivery of Books.
100 00
100 00
Janitor .
600 00
600 00
Abatement and Collection of Taxes ..
600 00
832 57
232 57
State Aid, Chap. 252.
400 00
628 001
228 00
Fire Department and Hook and Ladder Truck.
2,350 00
2,115 79
Incidental Expenses
1,200 00
2,605 06
1,405 06
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234 21
Town Officers .
2,200 00
2,366 03
166 03
Removal of Snow.
1,000 00
135 13
S64 87
Interest on Town Debt.
1,500 00
1,164 07
335 93
State Tax
3,937 50
3,937 50
County Tax ..
2,018 66
2,018 66
Interest on Water Bonds.
2,500 00
2,500 00
Sinking Fund, Water Bonds.
2,000 00
2,000 00
Taxes refunded, N. McRae.
23 60
23 60
Heating Apparatus (Town Hall and Li- brary) .
$2,500 00
2,681 06
181 06
Enforcement of Laws
250 00
78 65
171 35
Total
$1,172 23
$2,500 00
$43,857 53
$50,900 95
$3,939 05
$2,196 06
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*In addition to the $S,400.00 raised and appropriated, the following amounts, viz: Dog Tax, $738.92; State School Fund, $172.00; Revenue for School Fund, $367.28; Town School Fund, $350.00; Total, $1,628.20-were applied to Support of Schools; hence the unexpended amount of $545.56. tOne-half to be refunded by the State.
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· The auditors made their accustomed visit to the almshouse.
We have, in performance of our duty, carefully and minutely examined the accounts of all the several town officers, and find them in excellent condition, and a proper and correct .voucher for every expenditure.
GEORGE D. WILLIS, JOHN M. BEALS, CHARLES G. SHEPPARD,
Auditors.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The Water Commissioners submit their second annual report, as follows :
Upon the opening of the ground in the spring of 1888, the work of laying pipe from Great Pond, and building a pumping station, under the contract with Messrs. John Cavanagh & Son, was begun and continued until April 25, 1888, on which date the town passed the following vote :
" Voted, That the Water Commissioners chosen by authority of the Legislature of 1885, being an act to supply the towns of Braintree, Randolph and Holbrook with water, are hereby directed to discontinue all or any operations toward furnishing a water supply for the town, until the questions in controversy between the town and the Braintree Water Supply Company are settled. They are also directed to notify all persons with whom contracts exist, relating to town water supply, to suspend work under said contracts forthwith, until otherwise directed. The Commissioners are further directed to at once discharge any and all persons employed by them at expense of the town, excepting the engineer of the water supply, whose personal services only may be retained."
Pursuant to these instructions notice to suspend work was given to the contractors, and nothing further has been done under the contract, except such as was necessary to put the work already completed in safe condition to be left, and to extend the pipe for a short distance to a point near the centre of the square at South Braintree, which, in the opinion of the engineer, was the most suitable place to terminate it.
The accompanying report of Mr. Boyce, the engineer, shows the present condition of the works.
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The Commissioners, after several conferences with Messrs. Cavanagh & Son, have been unable to effect an adjustment of their claim, and a suit is now pending to settle that question.
We have invested $2000, appropriated to the sinking fund, in a note of the town for that amount, bearing four per cent. interest.
The balance of $74,137 remaining in the hands of the Water Commissioners, as shown by the accompanying statement of account, was turned over to the Town Treasurer December 26, 18SS, and his receipt taken therefor.
It will be necessary for the town to appropriate, at the coming annual meeting, $4000 for interest on its water bonds, and $2000 for the sinking fund.
ASA FRENCH, A. C. DRINKWATER, C. N. WALLACE,
Board of Water Commissioners.
Braintree, Feb. 1, 1889.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
WORCESTER, MASS., Jan. 17, 1889.
To the Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree, Mass. :
GENTLEMEN-In reference to the construction of water works for the town of Braintree the following report is respectfully submitted.
At Great Pond an inlet screen house of boiler iron has been placed in position and the suction pipe therefrom to within a few feet of the walls of the pumping station has been laid.
The pumping station, containing engine, boiler and coal room, is in an unfinished condition, but has been covered in so as to protect it from the weather.
An eighty-horse power boiler has been placed in position in the pumping station.
From a point about 100 feet from the pumping station to South Braintree square 10,354 feet of 12 inch pipe has been laid.
To drain the 12 inch main pipe, in low places 64.5 feet of 6 inch pipe has been laid.
Yours respectfully,
W. C. BOYCE,
Engineer.
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ACCOUNT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE FOR 1888.
RECEIPTS.
Borrowed of State National Bank, . . $10,000 00
Sale of bonds, . 102,500 00
Accrued interest on bonds, 388 89
Interest on deposit, State National Bank, 1,837 38
Sale of pipe to town of Weymouth, 142 07
Sale of pipe to town of Kingston, 48 00
Sale of pipe to Stoughton Water Works,
1,174 81
$116,091 15
EXPENDITURES.
John Cavanagh & Son, labor and material,$19,136 31 John Cavanagh & Son, material .. not laid, 10,478 63 W. C. Boyce, engineer, . 1,347 06
J. M. Knight, inspector,
80 75
Edward Avery, counsel, .
400 00
Printing bonds,
175 00
Negotiating sale of bonds,
125 00
Discount, loan State National Bank,
105 00
Vinton & Son, . 52 65
Stationery, stamps and sundries, 53 75
State National Bank, loan, . 10,000 00
A. J. Bates, Town Treasurer, . . 74,137 00
$116,091 15
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
ANDREW J. BATES, TREASURER.
Dr.
Cash received of Town :
Appropriation for interest on water
. $2,500 00 bonds,
Cash received from Water Commissioners :
For sale of water bonds, · . 72,299 62
Cash received from Water Commissioners :
Interest accrued on bank deposit,
1,837 38
Cash received of State National Bank :
Interest on deposit to Feb. 1,
184 06
- -$76,821 06
Cr.
Cash paid, coupons on water bonds, . . $2,500 00 Cash paid, coupons on water bonds, (out of interest accrued,) 1,500 00 Cash on deposit in State National Bank,
Boston,
. 72,821 06
$76,821 06
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JURY LIST.
AS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN OF BRAINTREE, FEB. 1, 1889.
Hiram E. Abbott,
Charles H. Loring,
Joseph M. Allen,
Frank G. Lunt,
Orace W. Allen,
William H. Macgreggor,
William Allen,
Alverdo H. Mason,
J. Frederic Allen,
Charles G. Anderson,
John M. Arnold,
Charles O. Miller,
Richard L. Arnold,
Walter E. Morrison,
Timothy D. Bagley,
Andrew J. Bates,
Charles G. Batson,
John M. Beals, Elisha A. Belcher,
Henry A. Pierce,
John A. Brigham,
William H. Cobb,
Rudolphus Porter,
Henry F. Crane,
John Reed, James A. Reynolds,
George A. French,
John V. Scollard,
Charles E. French, Henry Gardner,
Alfred Southworth,
Edward A. Hale,
William H. Stevens,
Everett A. Harris,
David H. B. Thayer, Caleb Thompson,
Charles A. Hayward,
Foster F. Tupper,
Jonathan E. Hayward, Howard M. Hobart, Joseph H. Hobart,
Henry B. Vinton, Thomas A. Watson, Jonathan F. White, Joseph Whitely,
Leander B. Hollis,
Ellis Hollingsworth,
John Whitty,
Hosea Jackson,
Henry B. Whitman.
Salmon F. Jenkins,
Willie H. Shaw,
Edward P. Hayward,
Edward O. Pierson,
Charles I. Craibe,
R. Elmer Morrison, Walter O. Munroe, Thomas Penniman, Henry A. Penniman,
Michael McDermott, William B. Merritt,
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THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT.
The Trustees of the Thayer Public Library respectfully pre- sent their annual report :
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
The Library has been opened during the year, 280 days. Number of volumes borrowed, 19,449. Average per day, 69.46 + The largest daily issue, Jan. 12th, 209. The smallest daily issue, Jan. 28th, 12. The number of books circulated, of each class, is as follows :
History, 770. Biography, 594. Travel, 890. Science, Art, etc., 569. Fiction, 12,278. Poetry, 521. Juvenile, 1,941. Miscellaneous, 941. Reference, 945.
Number of volumes added, 179. Number of pamphlets added, 287. Maps, 3.
Number of names of borrowers recorded in the register, 3,657.
Increase over last year, 176.
A. M. ARNOLD,
Librarian.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT.
Although the number of volumes added during the year has been comparatively small, owing to some extraordinary expenses which appear in the treasurer's report, there has been a marked increase in the number of borrowers.
The catalogue has been completed and paid for. We have caused a copy of it to be placed in each schoolhouse and post_ office.in town.
As to the best method of distributing the remaining copies (the number not being sufficient to furnish one to each family), we shall ask the advice of the town at the coming annual meeting.
The Trustees are very desirous of making a collection of books and pamphlets relating to our local history. To this end printed copies of orations, addresses, sermons, and books containing accounts of public celebrations are especially solicited, and will be gratefully received and acknowledged.
A complete set of the town auditors' reports would be of great value for permanent preservation. The earlier reports are hard to obtain, but can doubtless be easily supplied by those who have them, and to whom they are of no especial value.
It is to such sources that the future historian of this ancient town must look for his material, and we earnestly hope that our fellow citizens will co-operate with us in this important work.
The new steam heating apparatus, generously furnished by the town, has been in operation since the beginning of the cold season, and easily supplies the necessary heat for the whole building.
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