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Appropriation
$2,000 00
.
Paid P. D. Holbrook, treasurer of Water
Commissioners
.
$2,000 00
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation $600 00
Paid David H. B. Thayer, Collector, abate- ment of taxes, 1889 $164 47
David H. B. Thayer, Collector, abatement of Taxes, 1890 . 206 40
David H. B. Thayer, collecting tax of 1889 460 14
Amount carried forward
$83I 01
28
Amount brought forward . $831 01 Paid John Bowditch, abatement on tax
1890 · 6 40
Solon David, abatement on tax, 1891 2 96
George O. Wales, abatement on tax, 1891 17 76
Ellis Hollingsworth, abatement on tax, 1891 .
105 08
Elisha S. Thayer, abatement on tax, 1891 ·
7 40
Franklin E. Arnold, abatement on tax, 1891 7 03
Estate of Luther Belcher, abatement on tax, 1891 1 48
Mary A. French, abatement on tax, 1891 7 40
Esther L. Robins, abatement on tax, 1891 2 96
Fred M. Fall, abatement , on tax,
1891
48 1
Margaret Sanderson, abatement on
tax, 1891 1 48
N. H. Hunt, abatement on tax, 1891, 1 11
$993 55
TOWN LANDS.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid Henry A. Pierce, labor on trees ·
$9 20
T. H. Libby, mowing 9 00
Thomas Huston, carting stone dust, etc. 4 00
J. F. Holbrook, labor
2 80
Thayer Academy, gravel
17 17
A. O. Clark, paid sundry bills, grad- ing yard 65 35
$107 52
29
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
$800 00
Paid N. H. Hunt, Treasurer of Trustees, $800 00
1 $800 00
REPAIRS ON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
$250 00
Paid N. H. Hunt, Treasurer of Trustees, $250 00
$250 00
DISTRIBUTING BOOKS.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid Alverdo Mason for distributing
$100 00
$100 00
OFFICER'S FEES, Acts of 1890.
NO APPROPRIATION.
Paid John Kelley $83 13
Horace Faxon .,
26 16
Thomas Fallon .
40 64
Edwin F. Knight
2 21
James F. Holbrook
13 00
Henry M. Storm
2 10
$167 24
Cr.
To fines and costs received from East Nor-
folk District Court
$304 46
LAW SUITS.
NO APPROPRIATION.
Paid Edward Avery, professional services . $2,011 50 Benjamin F. Butler, professional ' ser- vices
4,989 98 ·
Amount carried forward
$7,001 48
30
Amount brought forward . $7,001 48 Paid Thomas E. Major, reporter in water suit 182 25
H. A. Pickering, reporter in Cavanagh suit 171 60 W. B. Wright, reporter in Cavanagh suit 26 25
Cr. $7,381 58
Error in Gen. Butler's bill $75 00
NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Appropriation .
. $33,000 00
Paid Thomas A. Watson, treasurer of build-
ing committee . $21,872 84
Balance due school-house .
. 11,127 16
PAINTING TOWN HOUSE AND ALMSHOUSE.
Appropriations, town house $250 00
Appropriations, almshouse 200 00
$450 00
Paid C. H. Hobart, paints and oils for both $108 66
Peter Ness, painting almshouse . 125 00
Peter Ness, painting town house 149 00
A. E. Bradford, painting Town Hall
35 00
$417 66
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Appropriation .
$1,200 00
Paid Alfred Mudge & Son, printing town report .
$215 10.
Green & Prescott, printing 247 92
R. F. Claflin (Trustee) rent of Armory, Co. K. 200 00
Amount carried forward
$663 02
31
Amount brought forward . Paid Samuel A. Bates, labor 446 hours 133 80
$663 02
66 66 recording births 65 00
66
66 marriages . 7 35
66
66 66 66 deaths 21 75
66
66
66 66 issuing
burial permits 12 40
Samuel A. Bates, making affidavits 66 66 66 " cash paid pos-
2 00
tage and stationery 12 04
C. C. Mellen, professional services 16 23
E. L. Burdakin, copy of transfers ·
20 00
I. Francis Vinton and men at forest fires
25 70
E. F. E. Thayer, insurance on Alms- house . 80 00
Herbert C. Keith, surveying 15 00
Woodsum's Express Co., expressing . 15 45
W. A. Kane, services as inspector at election 5 00
W. A. Kane, refreshments for registrars and election officers 21 25
W. H. Cuff, teller at election 5 00
George S. Boyer, teller at election 5 00
W. H. Shaw
5 00
L. W. Morrison
66
5 00
H. A. Monk, services as inspector 5 00
John V. Scollard, services as inspector 5 00
Richard L. Arnold 66 66 66
5 00
James Maher, distributing town reports 5 00
E. A. Newton, 66 66 66 . 4 00
John Stoddard, 66 66 66
·
3 00
C: H. Potter, 66 66 2 50 .
Fred W. Barry, stationery
1 95
F. A. Bates, repairs on pump 2 00
A. C. Hellenbeck, returning deaths
1 50
Amount carried forward
$1,170 94
.
32
Amount brought forward, . $1,170 94
Paid S. C. Bridgham, returning births 5 75
Noah Torrey, 66 4 00
W. M. Babbitt,
66
66
75
S. A. Bates, taking census of children 25 00 .
C. W. Fearing, “
66 66 35 00
A. H. Mason, distributing votes . 1 00
90
R. Allen Gage, expressing . 4 10
Thomas Groom, tax book .
2 00
J. H. Malvena, burying horse
3 50
C. H. Hobart, stationery ·
2 31
A. J. Bates, cash expenses 2 00
F. A. Burrell, horse hire 5 50
R. M. Loring, special police 5 00
J. J. O'Keefe 66 5 00
J. L. Fairbanks & Co., stationery
1 25
Little & Brown, books
12 25
H. A. Jones, building fence at Engine House 4 18
Boston Herald, notice 1 50
Wales Brothers, repairing pump . 5 00
City of Quincy, use of lockup 9 00
T. J. Cain, horse hire for town clerk and engineers 7 00
Charles Hill, horse hire 2 50
A. O. Clark, cash paid incidental ex- penses 62 32
J. F. Bates, cash paid incidental ex- penses 32 50
N. F. Hunt, cash paid incidental ex- penses 29 57
P. D. Holbrook, cash paid incidental expenses 4 20
-- $1,444 02
Cr.
Received from the State Armory rent
.
$200 0 )
W. A. Torrey, postage stamps
33
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation .
Paid Ansel O. Clark, services as Select- man, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, Nathaniel F. Hunt, services as Select- man, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, J. Franklin Bates, services as Select- man, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, Samuel A. Bates, services as Town Clerk
$600 00
600 00
600 00
Samuel A. Bates, services as Registrar of Voters 35 00
Samuel A. Bates, Clerk of Registrar of Voters
45 00
F. A. Hobart, services as Registrar of Voters
35 00
A. S. Morrison, services as Registrar of Voters
35 00
Edward Avery, services as Registrar of Voters 2 years 70 00
George D. Willis, services as Auditor
15 00
Daniel Potter, services as Auditor 15 00
Alverdo Mason, services as Auditor
15 00
F. A. Hobart, services as Moderator 25 00 Albert Hobart, services as Constable . 6 00 E. L. Curtis, services as Constable 10 50
Horace Faxon, services as Constable .
73 05
James W. Chick, services as Police Conrad Mischler, services as Constable B. J. Loring, Jr., services as Constable James A. Reynolds, services as Con- stable
7 00
15 00
8 00
9 00
John Kelley, services as Constable 18 00
Henry M. Storm, services as Constable
5 00
Andrew J. Bates, services as Treas- urer
30 00
P. D. Holbrook, services as Treasurer /270 00
- $2,591 55
$2,525 00
50 00
34
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
The following sums were expended for repairs of highways, and for building stone road.
ANDREW DYER, Supt. of Streets.
STONE ROAD.
Appropriation .
$3,000 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, superintendent 58-9% days at $2.50 . $147 25
Andrew Dyer, team, 66% days at
$1.50 99 60
T. H. Libby, supt. 19 days at $2 38 00
T. H. Libby, man, 1 day 1 75
T. H. Libby, man and 2 horses 1418 days at $5 .
74 75
T. H. Libby, carting 154 loads of stone at 30 cents 46 20
T. H. Libby, carting 543 loads of stone at 35 cents . 190 05
T. H. Libby, pine wood and oil, etc. 3 60
T. H. Libby, carting roller and water Albert Hobart, labor of self and teams
2 50
moving and setting up crusher 117 50
Albert Hobart, lumber and posts 20 07
Albert Hobart, ten loads of stone at 30 cents . ·
3 00
Albert Hobart, man and team 35-% days at $3.25 116 57
William Allen, stone work . 38 90
J. C. Holbrook, engineer 16} days at $2. 33 00
Thomas Arthur, self and team 43} days at $3.25. 140 40
Amount carried forward . $1,073 14
35
Amount brought forward. . . $1,073 14
Paid Thomas Arthur, carting 24 loads of stone at 35 cents .
8 40
Thomas Arthur, carting 4 loads of stone at 30 cents .
1 20
Thomas Arthur, carting 15 loads of
stone at 5 cents 75
Michael Preston, self and team 43-70 days at $3.25 .
To
142 02
Michael Preston, carting 19 loads of stone at 35 cents 6 65
Mathew Smith, self and team 427% days at $3.25 .
138 77
Mathew Smith, carting 4 loads of stone at 35 cents 1 40
Morris Gurney, self and team, 16 days' labor at $3.25 .
52 00
Morris Gurney, carting 231 loads of stone, at 35 cents 80 85
Morris Gurney, carting 24 loads of stone, at 30 cents . 7 20
John Haley, self and team, 22} days' labor, at $3.25 73 12
John Haley, carting 49 loads of stone, at 35 cents
17 15
E. G. Buker, self and team, 1 day. 3 25
E. G. Buker, carting 235 loads of stone, at 35 cents 82 25
John Beale, carting 137 loads of stone, at 40 cents 54 80
John Beale, carting 26 loads of stone, at 30 cents ·
7 80
Elmer Vinton, carting 226 loads of stone, at 35 cents . 79 10
Elmer Vinton, carting 15 loads of stone, at 30 cents 4 50
Amount carried forward
·
. $1,834 35
-
36
Amount brought forward $1,834 35 Paid E. Richardson, carting 156 loads of stone, at 35 cents 54 60
T. Edson, carting 17 loads of stone, at 35 cents 5 95
T. Edson, 390 loads of stone, at 10 cents 39 00
W. Witherell, carting 44 loads of stone, at 35 cents .
15 40
Horace Dana, carting 23 loads of stone, ' at 35 cents 8 05
Robery & Nelson, carting 22 loads of stone, at 35 cents . 7 70
Mrs. B. T. Loring, carting 9 loads of stone, at 35 cents . 3 15
A. McGaw, carting 26 loads of stone, at 35 cents 9 10
A. A. Glover, carting 96 loads of stone, at 35 cents 33 60
Ellis Hollingsworth, 330 loads of stone, at 5 cents 16 50
Michael Brandley, man and team 9-7% days' labor, at $3.25 31 52
T. F. Finnegan, man and team, 214% days' labor, at $3.25 69 55
Jacob S. Dyer, man and team, 10,7% days' labor, at $3.25 34 77
J. F. Holbrook, 64% days' labor, at $1.75
$112 69
George E. Arnold, 6917% days' labor, at $1.75 121 97
Alden H. Holbrook, 5 days' labor, at $1.75 8 75
Alden H. Holbrook, 11 % days' labor, at $2.00 22 40
Michael Bentley, 427~ days' labor, at $1.75 74 72
Amount carried forward . $2,503 77
37
Amount brought forward · $2,503 77
Paid James Croke, 43 days' labor, at $1.75 75 25
George H. Arnold, carting 9 loads of stone, at 35 cts. 3 15
Michael Quinn, 43-6 days' labor, at $1.75 76 47
J. F. Allen, 4176 days' labor, at $1.75 72 97
T. F. Mulligan, 3376 days' labor, at $1.75 58 97
J. Dexheimer, 22} days' labor, at $1.75 37 62
T. O'Keefe, 17 days' labor, at $1.75 . 29 75
Luke Mulligan, 52 days' labor, at $1.75 10 05
Maurice Griffin, 2& days' labor, at $1.75 .
4 02
Est. of N. L. White, 131 loads of gravel, at 15 cts. . 19 65
William Rooney, 30 loads of gravel, at 15 cts. 4 50
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal 70 70
M. L. Tupper, coal . 31 11
N. H. Hunt, pine wood
1 00
J. B. Rhines, lumber, etc.
59 35
C. H. Hobart, supplies
16 43
Nightingale & Childs, castings 110 28
Bryant & Co., oil
5 00
Jenkins M'fg. Co., oil
90
Fall River Engine Co., repairs .
51 00 '
Dexter Brothers, paint
1 25
T. D. Bagley, painting boiler 1 50 -
George E. Fogg, team, moving en- gine and .crusher, and sprinkling 17 50
F. A. Burrell, teaming 1 50
H. H. Thayer, blacksmith work 7 10
H. M. White, supplies 2 42
Amount carried forward . $3,273 21
38
Amount brought forward . $3,273 21
Paid W. H. Cobb, tools . 16 59
W. H. Carberry, castings for roller 19 00
O. C. R. R., freight on castings 3 30
C. G. Anderson, repairs on roller 7 93
Walworth M'fg. Co., supplies .
2 00
Hollingsworth & Whitney, Babbitt metal
5 95
$3,327 98
GENERAL REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
Paid Andrew Dyer 57% days as superinten- dent at $2.00 . $11 40
Andrew Dyer, 41 days as superinten- dent at $2.50 102 50
Andrew Dyer, for team, 67% days at $1.50 100 80
Timothy H. Libby, 162 days at $2.00
33 00
Timothy H. Libby and team 3 days at $3.25 . 75
Timothy H. Libby, man 7 days, $1.75
12 25
Timothy H. Libby, horse, 1} days, at $1.50 2 25
Timothy H. Libby, carting shears
75
Timothy H. Libby, 119 loads of gravel, at 6 cents 7 14
James Maher, 114% days, at $2.00 229 00
James Maher, 109} days team, at $1.50 164 25 Thomas F. Finnegan, 51 days, at $2.00 102 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, 16% days $1.75
29 57
Thomas F. Finnegan, team 11476 days, at $1.50 . 172 05
Patrick Maguire and team, 5 days at $3.25 16 25
Edwin Brailey and team, 5 days at $3.25 16 25
Amount carried forward $1,009 21
39
Amount brought forward . $1,009 21 Paid Michael Brandley, man and 4 horses 1} days at $8.00 · 12 00
Michael Brandley, man and 3 horses 1 day ·
6 50
Michael Brandley, man and 2 horses ¿ day .
2 50
Michael Brandley, 1 horse 66} days at $1.50 99 75
Michael Brandley, man 61 days at $1.75
106 74
Thomas Arthur, self and team 41+
days at $3.25 ·
134 05
Thomas Arthur, self, 284
49 42
Thomas Arthur, team, 7} days at $1.50 66 66 1 post 15
George E. Fogg, man and double team, 4 days, at $5.00 20 00
George E. Fogg, man and team, 2 days, at $3.25 6 50
3 25
George E. Fogg, man and horse, 1 day 66 66 man, 1 day .
1 75
George E. Fogg, carting 13 loads of stone, at 25 cents 3 25
J. M. Allen, 8} days at $2.00 17 00
66 self and double team, 2} days, at $5.00 12 50
J. M. Allen, self and horse, 6 days, at $3.25 · 19 50
J. M. Allen, 4 horses, 22 days,at $6.00 15 00
J. M. Allen, carting shears 1 00
William Allen, 2 days, at $2.00 . 4 00
Morris Gurney, self and team, 10} days, at $3.25 . 34 12
Morris Gurney, 14 days, at $1.75 24 50
Amount carried forward · . $1,593 94
$1.75 . days, at
11 25
40
Amount brought forward . $1,593 94 .
Paid Morris Gurney, horse, 2 days, at $1.50 3 00
John Haley, self and team, 11} days, at $3.25 . 37 37
William Morton, self and team, 4 days, at $3.25 13 00
Michael Preston, self and team, 182 days, at $3.25 60 12
Michael Preston, self, 1 day 1 75
Mathew Smith, self and team, 24 days, at $3.25 . 78 00
Mathew Smith, self, 7 days, at $1.75 . 12 25
J. F. Sheppard, man and double team, 4 days, at $5.00 20 00
9 75
E. Waterman, horse, 6} days, at $1.50 Michael O'Brien, self and team, 10} days, at $3.25 34 12
William May, team, 15 days, at $1.50 22 50
:6 men, 22 days, at $1.75 . 38 50
John J.Maher, 116 days, labor, $1.75, 203 00
66 4 " team, $1.50 6 00
John Maher, 83 days, at $1.75 145 25
Richard White, 142 days, at $1.75, 25 37
Charles Holbrook, 5} days, at $1.75, 9 62
Elisha Saville, 2 days at $1.75 .
3 50
James Gallivan, 1 day, at $1.75 1 75
J. F. Allen, 18 days, at $1.75 . 31 50
Michael Bentley,'37 days, at $1.75 64 75
James Croke, 92 days, at $1.75 16 63
Jacob Dexheimer, 17} days, at $1.75 . 30 62
Morris Griffin, 284 days, at $1.75
49 42
Daniel Hayward, 3 days, at $1.75 5 25
Daniel Hayward, 21 loads of stone, at. . 30 cents 6 30
Judah Loring, 1 day 1 75
R. M. Loring, 12 days, at $1.75 2 62
Amount carried forward . $2,527 43
41
Amount brought forward . $2,567 23
Paid John Maloney, 6 days, at $1.75
10 50
John McMahon, 3 days, at $1.75 5 25
Luke Mulligan, 23 days, at $1.75 40 25
Thomas F. Mulligan, 132 days, at $1.75 23 62
Thomas F. Mulligan, care of lantern, 50
Timothy O'Keefe, 254 days, at $1.75,
44 18
James Preston, 72 days, at $1.75 13 56
Michael Quinn, 482 days, at $1.75 84 86
Nathaniel White, 41% days, at $1.75, 8 22
A. W. Whitmarsh, labor and paint, 1 35
S. F. Whitmarsh, repairs on fence 1 25
Waldo Holbrook, 1% days, at $1.75, 3 15
Alden H. Holbrook, 771% days at $1.75 135 26
Josiah F. Holbrook, 711% days at $1.75 124 58
Edwin Hunter, 1211 days, at $1.75, 21 12
Michael Tenney, 1 day, at $1.75
1 75
George E. Arnold, 651% days, at $1.75
115 32
Elisha Saville, picking stone
75
S. F. Harrington, 12 days at $1.75, 2 25
John E. Finnegan, 472 days at $1.75,
83 12
Thomas Finnegan, 472 days, at $1.75,
83 12
John T. Connor, 4 days, at $1.75
7 00
Frank Williamson, 4 days, at $1.75,
7 00
Benjamin C. Bannon, 8 days, at $1.75 14 00
Charles L. Holbrook, 16 days, at $1.75 28 00
George B. Jones, 4 days, at $1.75,
7 00
Thomas Briody, 952 days, at $1.75
167 12
Edward Thayer, ¿ day, at $1.75
87
Pierce Clare, 6 days, at $1.75
10 50
Morrill Williams, labor on Union Street bridge 4 50
Amount carried forward $3,577 58
42
Amount brought forward . . $3,577 58
Paid John Rennie, cutting bushes 4 50
E. O. Smith, cleaning drain 2 00
C. G. Anderson, painting signs, etc., .8 25
T. A. Hayden, 322 loads of gravel, at 8 cents . 25 76
N. H. Hunt, 165 loads of gravel at 8 cents 13 20
.
4 33
A. T. Wild, 26 loads of stone, at 163 cents · W. M. Babbitt, 67 loads of gravel at 6 cents . ·
4 02
L. B. Hollis, 392 loads of gravel at 8 cents 31 36
Thayer Academy, 317 loads of gravel, at 163 cents . 52 83 · Hiram French, 125 loads of gravel, at 10 cents 12 50
J. E. Hayward, 18 loads of stone, at 35 cents 6 30
Luther Thayer, 27 loads of stone, at 35 cents 9 45
Luther Thayer, picking stone 1 00
Estate of N. L. White, 157 loads of gravel at 15 cents . 23 55
F. H. Crane, 140 loads of stone at 10 cents 14 00
Theodore Edson, 6 loads of gravel, at 10 cents ·
60
Jenkins Manufacturing Company, 40 loads of gravel, at 10 cents 4 00 · William Rooney, 21 loads of gravel, at 10 cents 2 10
W. J. Dell, 62 loads of gravel, at 6 cents 3 72
Mrs. B. B. Hobart, 8 loads of gravel, at 6 cents 48
Amount carried forward . $3,801 53
43
Amount brought forward · Paid J. Murdock, 220 loads of gravel, at 6
. $3,801 53
cents 13 20
J. H. Thayer, 114 loads of gravel, at 6 cents 6 84
Mrs. M. F. White, 16 loads of gravel, at 6 cents
96
Peter McConnerty, 137 loads of gravel, at 5 cents 6 85
H. Barnes, carpenter work . 1 00
Hayward Brothers, carpenter work
11 82
G. H. Holbrook 66
9 95
G. S. Baker, tools
2 30
G. B. Bates, drain pipe. 4 68
Bryant & Co., tools . 5 05
W. I. Jordan, blacksmith work
13 15
Loud & Pratt, lumber and nails 7 30
J. B. Rhines, drain pipe
9 09
T. South, Jr., blacksmith work 6 12
Braintree Water Dept., pipe
6 00
Oliver White, gravel screen
7 00
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work
11 65
J. R. Qualey, setting edgestones John Lynn, cleaning drains
10 00
5 50
Frank A. Bates, supplies
2 35
J. T. Weeks, tools
1 81
Hollis & Weeks, tools
67
J. M. Arnold, tools 4 60
M. L. Tupper, lumber and drain pipe
37 25
C. H. Hobart, supplies
1 30
D. W. Lewis, sewer grates . 19 80
Henry A. Pierce & Son, trimming trees 101 80
L. R. Barnes, painting bridges . 20 00
H. H. Thayer, blacksmith work . 15 78
J. B. Rhines, lumber for Union Street bridge
39 54
Amount carried forward · . $4,184 85
44
Amount brought forward . . $4,184 85
Paid Joseph Dyer, 200 cedar posts
25 00
W. H. Cobb, tools
15 47
C. H. Potter, labor on Union Street bridge 4 00
T. H. Libby, fixing water trenches 3 00
Edward Shay, blacksmith work . 3 90
$4,236 22
MOUNT VERNON AVENUE.
Appropriation .
$500 00
Paid James Maher, 42 days' labor, at $2.00 $84 00
James Maher, 40} days, team at $1.50 60 75
John J. Maher, 37} days' labor, at $1.75 65 62
John Maher, 47} days' labor, at $1.75 83 12
Thomas Briody, 41 days' labor, at $1.75 71 75
William May, 10 days, man and team, at $3.25 ·
32 50
Thomas Huston, 5 days' labor, at $1.75
8 75
Thomas E. Huston, 133 days, self and team, at $3.25
43 87
Thayer Academy, 300 loads of gravel, at 163 cents . ·
50 00
$500 36
Cr.
To money overdrawn
$2 61
DRAINING RIVER STREET.
Appropriation .
$300 00
Paid James Maher, 12 days, self and team, at $3.50 $42 00
John J. Maher, 12 days, at $1.75 21 00
John Maher, 12 days, at $1.75 . 21 00
Thomas Briody, 12 days, at $1.75
21 00
James Gallivan, 4 days, at $1.75
7 00
Gilman D. Whittaker, 2 days, at $1.75
3 50
Frank A. Bates, for drain pipe . 171 00
Frank A. Bates, for sewer grates 16 20
$302 70
45
WIDENING QUINCY AVENUE AND COMMERCIAL STREET.
Appropriation $4,000 00
Paid J. Eliphaz Hayward, labor and ma- terial on contract $400 00
William Allen, labor and material on contract 3,540 00
Frederick Endicott, surveying and
plans .
20 70.
Estate of N. L. White, land damage .
220 00
David J. Pierce, land damage ·
200 00
Rhoda Hill
125 00
Haywood Brothers, labor and stock
6 50
David J. Pierce, stone
10 00
Loud & Pratt, lumber
4 94
Thomas Arthur, labor
1 75
Michael Bentley, labor
87
Michael Quinn, labor
4 37
S. E. Whitmarsh, labor
1 00
Albert Hobart, labor .
10 00
Judah Loring, labor
26 25
John Beale, labor
20 40
W. I. Jordan, labor, .
2 25
$4,594 03
Cr.
From County Land Damages
$545 00
FLAGSTONES.
Appropriation .
$500 00
Paid Peter J. Donaher, for flagstones $191 43
J. F. Bates, sundry bills for setting stones 37 50
A. O. Clark, sundry bills for setting stones
24 50
$253 43
46
RECAPITULATION.
Orders drawn for schools
$11,217 68
Superintendent of schools
1,316 67
Incidentals for schools
542 91
Incidentals for school-houses
1,276 70
Conveying pupils
214 54
Text-books and supplies .
684 11
Almshouse
2,242 74
Poor out of almshouse
1,400 71
Soldiers' relief, Act of 1890
· 441 25
Hospitals
484 92
State aid, Chapter 301
1,154 00
Soldiers' aid, Chapter 279
630 00
Grand Army of the Republic
175 00
Stone road
3,327 98
General repairs of highways
4,236 22
Mount Vernon Avenue
502 97
Draining River Street
302 70
Widening Quincy Avenue and Commercial Street
4,594 03
Flagstones
253 43
Town Hall repairs
818 13
Town Hall
367 50
Janitor
600 00
Sinking fund
2,000 00
Drawbridge
116 75
Removal of snow
205 10
Fire department
1,523 31
New hose
605 00
Collection and abatement of taxes
993 55
Town lands
107 52.
Public Library
800 00
Repairs Public Library
250 00
Distributing library books
100 00
Officers' fees
167 24
Law suits
7,381 58
Amount carried forward .
$51,034 24
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Amount brought forward .
$51,034 24
Orders drawn for new school-house .
21,872 84
Painting Town House and almshouse
417 66
Town officers
2,591 55
Incidental expenses
1,444 02
$77,360 31
We, the undersigned, have examined the accounts of the Select- men, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor, and have found them correct and all necessary vouchers furnished.
DANIEL POTTER, L. WILLARD MORRISON, ALVERDO MASON,
BRAINTREE, Feb. 12, 1892.
Auditors.
AUDITORS' REPORT. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AS AGAINST EXPENDITURES FOR 1891.
OBJECTS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Amount of Appropriations.
Amount Expended.
In Excess of Appropriation.
Appropriation Unexpended.
For schools ..
* $10,400 00
$11,217 68
$817 68
Superintendent of schools .
1,200 00
1,316 67
116 67
.....
Incidentals for schools. ..
500 00
542 91
42 91
Incidentals for school-houses
1,000 00
1,276 70
276 70
Text-books and supplies
00
684 11
Conveying pupils .
200 00
214 54
14 54
Support of poor
3,500 00
3,643 45
143 45
Soldiers' relief. . .
500 00
441 25
.... .
58 75
State aid (Chap. 301)
1,154 00
1,154 00
State aid (Chap. 279)
400 00
630 00
230 00
Hospitals . ..
484 92
484 92
...
Post 87 G. A. R.
175 00
175 00
. . ..
..
·
Stone road. . .
3,000 00
3,327 98
327 98
...
.
Repairs of highways.
4,000 00
4,236 22
236 22
. .
Mount Vernon Avenue
500 00
502 97
2 97
.... .
Drain on River Street ..
300 00
302 70
2 70
.. .
Widening Quincy Avenue
4,000 00
4,594 03
594 03
Flagstones . .
500 00
253 43
. ... . .
246 57
Town Hall. ..
1,185 63
1,185 63
.
. .. .
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.
.
.
.
*
.
,
.
$115 89
.... ..
Sinking fund ..
2,000 00
2,000 00
· . . .
Drawbridge .
116 75
$116 75
·
·
500 00
205 10
$294 90
Fire Department.
1,500 00
1,523 31
23 31
New hose.
650 00
605 00
45 00
Collection and abatement of taxes
600 00
993 55
393 55
Town lands. . .
100 00
107 52
7 52
. . .
Public Library . .
1,050 00
1,050 00
. ...
Distribution of books
100 00
100 '00
. . .. .
Town officers .
2,525 00
2,591 55
66 55
..
.
Officers' fees
167 24
167 24
Law suits ..
7,381 58
7,381 58
New school-house ..
33,000 00
21,872 84
11,127 16
Painting Town House and almshouse.
450 00
417 66
......
32 34
Union Street bridge .
250 00
... ..
· ·· ·
150 00
Incidental expenses ..
1,200 00
1,444 02
244 02
Interest on town debt .
1,200 00
1,210 41
10 41
Interest on bonds, 1887 .
2,500 00
4,000 00
1,500 00
Interest on bonds, 1891 .
5,000 00
3,000 00
2,000 00
First note for new school-house
3,300 00
3,300 00
State tax.
2,595 00
2,595 00
..
.
County tax ..
.
2,876 03
2,876 03
Totals.
$93,121 03
$91,041 75
$15,541 33
$17,620 61
.
·
...
·
.
.
*In addition to the $10,400 raised and appropriated, the following amounts viz. : Dog Tax, $760.23, and Town School Fund, $75.00, total, $835,23, were also applied to the support of schools, which leaves an unexpended balance of $17.55.
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Janitor.
$600 00
$600 00
·
·
.
.
Removal of snow .
.
.
.
.
250 00
Sewerage committee
150 00
·
.
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ASSESSORS' ACCOUNT.
Support of schools
. $10,400 00
Incidentals for schools
500 00
Incidentals for school-houses
1,000 00 .
Text-books and supplies
800 00
Superintendent of schools .
1,200 00
Support of poor
3,500 00
Soldiers' Relief, Acts of 1889
500 00
State aid, Chapter 279
400 00
Repairs of highways .
4,000 00 ·
Stone road
.
3,000 00
Flagstones
500 00
Removal of snow
500 00
Fire Department
1,500 00
To purchase new hose
650 00
Janitor
600 00
Town lands
100 00
Public Library .
800 00
Repairs of Public Library
250 00
Distribution of books
100 00
Town officers
2,525 00
Incidental expenses .
1,200 00
Abatement and collection of taxes
600 00
Sewerage committee .
150 00
Interest on town debt
1,200 00
Grand Army of the Republic
175 00
Painting Town House
250 00
Painting almshouse .
200 00
Sinking Fund .
2,000 00
Interest on water bonds, 1887
2,500 00 ·
Interest on water bonds, 1891 .
5,000 00
Draining River Street
300 00
Conveying pupils to and from school .
200 00
Mount Vernon Avenue
500 00
Widening Commercial Street and Quincy Avenue
.
4,000 00
Amount carried forward
. $51,100 00
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Amount brought forward
. $51,100 00
New school-house
3,300 00
Union Street bridge
250 00
State tax .
2,595 00
County tax
2,876 03
General Butler's bill .
£ 4,914 98
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