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20 00
Horace Faxon, Constable . 37 00
John Kelley, Constable 8 00
James R. Qualey, Constable
16 00
Thomas Downey, Constable
3 00
Conrad Mischler, Constable
4 00
John H. Macandrew, Con- stable
3 00
Edward M. Wright, Con- stable 3 00
John Gallivan, Constable .
8 33
Horace F. Hunt, Constable
8 33
Henry Dugan, Jr., Con- stable
8 33
$3,714 99
TOWN HALL.
Paid Braintree Electric Light Department Lighting and repairs $196 23
38
Paid Braintree Water Depart-
ment, water and repairs $40 85
B. H. Woodsum Co., coal 115 32
W. E. Maybury, repairs on boiler 9 00
Braintree Poor Department, wood 33 28
Thomas B. Stoddard, paint- ing and repairs ·
39 16
Thomas Killian, coal
17 25
O. M. Rogers, new stove and repairs 40 20
E. A. Dustin, tuning piano
5 50
Martin L. Tupper, ventila- tors 13 50
Edward Shay, iron work
1 25
Willie H. Heath, repair- ing clock 2 00
W. A. Torrey, supplies .
1 00
Wales Brothers, repairing pump ·
3 00
Cobb, Buzzell Co., office table 8 75
·
Edward W. Hobart, posts
1 65
C. M. Wolley, ladder ·
1 50
C. H. Hobart, paints and supplies ·
23 96
Paul Monaghan, mason
work 5 20
G. R. M. Bestick, repairing chairs ·
1 65.
H. W. Mansfield, oil and supplies ·
11 23
W. H. Cobb, tools . ·
3 10
$574 58
39
Credits.
By cash for use of hall
·
$236 00
Due
12 90
-
JANITOR.
Appropriation $600 00
Paid John R. Carmichael
$600 00
$600 00
TOWN LANDS.
Appropriation $100 00
Paid George H. Arnold, fer-
tilizer
17 50
Walter E. Holbrook, labor
6 00
Thomas Huston cleaning
vaults ·
3 00
Andrew Dyer, team and
labor
19 50
Eugene (). Smith, labor
10 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., cement
3 00
$59 00
Credit for grass sold 1 00
NIGHT POLICE.
Appropriation . $2,190 00
Paid Horace F. Hunt
$740 00
John Gallivan .
554 00
Henry Dugan, Jr.
720 00
Thomas Downey
28 00
James R. Qualey
126 00
$2,168 00
40
COURT FEES AND EXPENSES.
Appropriation .
$100 00
Paid James R. Qualey
$70 09
Benjamin J. Loring
2 30
Thomas Downey
24 34
Horace F. Hunt
11 20
John Gallivan ..
2 25
James F. Pease
3 80
John F. Walsh .
5 00
Arthur N .. Pratt
23 47
George B. Bailey
8 00
Thomas Fitzgerald
6 00
N. B. Furnald .
4 14
Edwin F. Knight
4 65
George A. Cameron
12 30
Hollis A. Webber
·
7 95
Thomas F. Ferguson
6 50
John H. Newcomb
5 00
William S. Lyons
5 00
$201 99
Credit.
Received of court for fines paid
$87 27
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation .
$1,500 00
Paid N. F. Hunt, collecting tax of 1895 $266 79 N. F. Hunt, collector, abate- ment on tax of 1896 . . 41 82
41
N. F. Hunt, collecting tax of 1896 $100 00
Charles O. Miller, abatement on tax of 1897 . 10 81
Frank A. Smith, collector, abate- ments on tax of 1897. . 165 88
Ina G. Cutting, abatement on tax of 1898 1 82
$587 12
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation .
$1,000 00
Paid N. H. Hunt, treasurer of trustees $1,000 00
$1,000 00
DISTRIBUTING BOOKS.
Appropriation .
$100 00
Paid Alverdo H. Mason
·
$100 00
$100 00
1
ASSESSORS PLANS.
Appropriation .
$1,000 00
Paid White & Wetherbee
$913 25
$913 25
42
INSURANCE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriation .
$700 00
Paid C. A. Belcher .
$670 25
C. H. Hobart
412 50
$1,082 75
SINKING FUNDS WATER LOAN.
Appropriation .
$5,120 00
Paid Peter D. Holbrook, treas-
urer
$5,120 00
$5,120 00
HYDRANT SERVICE.
Appropriation .
$4,150 00
Paid Peter D. Holbrook, treas-
urer
$4,150 00
$4,150 00
POST 87, G. A. R.
Appropriation .
$175 00
Paid Henry A. Monk, quarter-
master
$175 00
$175 00
43
PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION AND FLAG RAISING.
No appropriation.
Paid C. W. H. Moulton & Co., flagstaff $198 00
Irving W. Wheeler, flag 53 10
Braintree Band 75 00
Columbian Fife and Drum
Corps . ·
20 00
Jacob Whitcomb & Co.,
small flags ·
16 70
Thomas B. Stoddard, dec- orations and labor . 14 75
F. A. Hobart, sundry bills
17 16
H. W. Borden, platform .
27 56
M. T. Meyer, typewriting
4 00
Granville E. Coy, use of
horses . ·
5 00
W. A. Kane, printing pos- ters ·
5 00
Thomas J. Cain, carriages
15 00
Elmer H. Vinton, use of horses . ·
5 00
Woodsum's Express Co.,
use of horses 5 00
D. Griffin, use of horses
5 00
Perry's Express, freight
90
$467 17
COMPANY K, 5TH. REGIMENT.
Appropriation .
$250 00
44
Paid Granite Shoe Store, shoes $146 40
Will W. Mayhew, shirts .
150 00
Langley, Burr & Co., socks
19 25
Seavey Manufacturing Co.,
cooking utensils 4 42
Hayward Bros., repairs at
5 64
armory .
$325 71
SIDEWALKS AND HIGHWAYS.
H. L. WHITE, SUPT.
Paid H. L. White, sundry bills,
(pay rolls) $1,033 59
Richard Belyea, iron work 6 98
Electric Light Department, cutting trees and posts
17 20
William H. Cobb
48 80
W. F. Sanborn, lumber
3 25
E. Bourke, expressing
75
Edward Shay, iron work .
9 75
Benjamin F. Torrey, care of
bridge .
52 50
Benjamin F. Torrey, sundry bills .
1 50
S. F. Pratt, printing ·
1 75
A. A. Drollett, labor
1 25
Dyer & Sullivan, lanterns and oil .
1 90
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber 11 05
Weymouth & Braintree . Pub. Co. 10 60
45
Paid Barbour, Stockwell & Co.,
grates . $19 50
J. Willie Hayden, gravel 32
R. A. Gage, labor
1 00
George N. Holbrook, labor
5 75
1 40
Water department, supplies Warren M. Babbitt, 504 loads gravel . 50 40
L. B. Hollis, 240 loads gravel . ·
19 20
N. H. Hunt, 49 loads gravel 2 45
John S. Lane & Sons
66 80
$1,337
Credit.
For removing telephone poles .
$25 85
DRAIN-FRANKLIN STREET.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, self and
team ·
$42 00
John E. Finnegan .
24 00
Alden H. Holbrook . ·
24 00
John McManus
24 00
E. O. Smith
16 00
Thomas F. Finnegan
8 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., drain pipe ·
157 40
David W. Lewis, traps ·
30 60
. ·
$326 00
46
SIDEWALKS.
A. O. CLARK.
Paid Andrew Dyer, self and
team
$32 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, self and team
47 67
G. E. Coy, self and team . 10 00
Michael J. Brandley, self and team
52 00
Alden H. Holbrook .
12 00
John E. Finnegan
16 00
Eugene O. Smith
18 00
James A. Reynolds
14 00
John McManus
4 00
James Maher
·
4 00
T. H. Libby
.
10 00
$219 67
SNOW ACCOUNT.
H. L. WHITE, SUPT. OF STREETS.
Appropriation $1,500 00
Sundry bills paid -. Cr.
$1,507 11
By cash of Braintree & Wey-
mouth Ry. Co. $27 99
By cash of Braintree Street Ry. Co. ·
175 60
By cash, order overdrawn 2 75
206 34
$1,300 77
·
.
47
SNOW ACCOUNT.
SELECTMEN.
$1,343 76
Amount expended, sundry bills Cr. Due from Braintree Street Ry. Co. $81 65
Due from Braintree & Wey- mouth Ry. Co. 42 10
123 75
1,220 01
STONE ROAD.
A. O. CLARK, SURVEYOR.
Appropriation
$3,500 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, labor, engi-
neer
$163 12
Andrew Dyer, team . 108 75
John Gallivan, engineer steam roller .
183 38
Thomas F. Finnegan, men
and teams
322 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, cart- ing stone ·
42 29
Thomas F. Finnegan, wood
6 00
Michael J. Brandley, labor of men and teams .
299 04
Granville E. Coy and teams 133 85
Granville E. Coy, carting stone 74 22
48
Paid John J. Maher and team . $103 44
Thomas J. Cain, man and team 101 61
Whitfield Witherell and
team - . 94 49
John E. Finnegan
145 88
Alden H. Holbrook .
105 00
Eugene O. Smith
59 00
James A. Reynolds
86 44
J. W. T. Holbrook
36 00
.Charles C. Goodnow
13 12
John McManus
95 00
Peter J. Donohue
83 04
James Maher
55 10
Edward Sullivan
18 88
Eli Fraser
45 10
William Carpenter
11 00
William May, men and
teams
37 77
William May, carting stone
181 57
Frank E. Clapp, carting stone 100 73
Gustaf Smith, carting stone
52 16
Alfred Carver, carting stone ·
32 41
C. H. Custance
14 31
C. W. Dailey, 27 loads of stone at 5c 1 35
Walworth Mfg. Co., sup. plies 21 39
N. Y. and Boston Express Co. 2 70
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 5 04
A. J. Wilkinson, tools 3 55
49
Paid Boston Belting Co., belt .
$21 12
Eagle Oil and Supply Co., oil
11 06
Fore River Engine, repairs and supplies 106 46
Daniel Russell, screen
4 40
J. B. Rhines & Co., lum- ber
4 85
Nightengale & Childs, cast- ings ·
157 85
Thomas Downey, labor
1 20
O. M. Rogers, stock and labor
15 99 .
B. H. Woodsum, coal ·
122 49
A. L. Forbush, carting stone ·
20 93
Perry's Express
25
George W. Waite, oil
5 60
Hunt Brothers, carting
stone
144 23
Thomas Huston, carting
stone
7 58
Dyer & Sullivan, supplies
50
William E. Dailey, Istone
6 95
Michael J. Sullivan, labor
1 00
George A. French, rent of barn 48 00
H. M. White, supplies
1 64
Edward Shay, iron work .
8 30
Moses T. Dyer, carting
stone . 3 60
J. F. Sheppard & Sons coal 12 02
$3,544 55
50
Credit.
To cash received for two loads stone screenings $2 30
HANCOCK AVENUE.
White & Wetherbee, surveying $7 15
GENERAL REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
A. O. CLARK, Surveyor.
Paid Andrew Dyer and team
$206 37
Thomas F. Finnegan and
team .
198 68
Michael J. Brandley and
team . ·
105 94
G. E. Coy and team ·
.8 17
Eugene O. Smith .
69 54
John E. Finnegan
112 64
Alden H. Holbrook
h
102 41
John McManus ·
65 10
James A. Reynolds
·
43 11
J. W. T. Holbrook
23 11
Elmer E. Dyer . ·
2 00
I. Willie Hayden, 318 loads gravel . 25 44
. Hannah F. Courser, 8 loads gravel . 64
L. B. Hollis, 187 loads gravel . 14 96
N. H. Hunt, 132 loads gravel 10 56
W. M. Babbitt, 104 loads gravel . 10 40
Stephen Thayer, 62 loads
gravel . 3 72
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber 4 00
51
Paid H. M. White, supplies $1 28
David W. Lewis, grates and bases .
7 80
C. G. Anderson, woodwork 7 50
H. H. Thayer, iron work .
16 85
William H. Cobb, tools
35 30
C. H. Hobart, supplies
9 79
O. M. Rogers, supplies 38
$1,085 69
Widening Washington street, 1897-Order drawn to A. O. Clark for James Gill, land damage .
$127 00
Ellis Hollingsworth, land damage ·
78 00
205 00
Credit.
By order for payment to James Gill, returned to Treas- urer
$127 00
STONE ROAD.
WM. W. MAYHEW, SURVEYOR.
Paid James Maher, self and
team, labor
$69 23
John J. Maher, labor
39 54
Wm. May, man and team, labor
25 75
Eli Frazier, labor
39 54
R. Allen Gage, man and team, labor 20 23
Peter J. Donahoe, labor ·
16 54
Maurice E. Flynn, labor ·
3 00
John D. Griffin, team, labor
5 69
$219 52
52
GRAVELING.
LOWELL AND PARK STREETS TO DATE.
Paid'James Maher, self and team,
labor
$63 00
John J. Maher, labor 36 00
. Eli Frazier, labor ·
34 00
R. Allen Gage, man and team, labor . 59 11
Peter J. Donahoe, labor ·
36 00
John Maher, labor
32 00
William May, team, labor
14 25 1
John D. Griffin, team
12 25
$286 61
HIGHWAY REPAIRS.
WM. W. MAYHEW, SURVEYOR.
Paid James Maher, self and team
labor $312 68
John J. Maher, labor 173 62
Eli Frazier, labor
117 32
Peter J. Donahoe, labor
65 32
Wm. May, men and team
labor
93 75
John Griffin, men and team labor 35 50
R. Allen Gage, man and team
27 26
Jerrie Decoste, labor .
8 44
Maurice E. Flynn, labor ·
5 00
Edward E. Sullivan, labor
12 00 1
53
Paid William Carpenter, labor . $2 00
William May, labor . .
1 50
George H. Holbrook, re- pairs on Middle street Bridge 33 41
J. M. Arnold, tools and supplies 3 36
Frank A. Bates, tools and supplies 3 37
Ames Plow Company, sup- plies ,
5 39
N. E. Hollis, constructing sidewalk West and Tre- mont street, 1887 .
88 65
W. Witherell, highway re- pairs, Middle street 3 12
T. H. Libby, highway re- pairs Middle street 12 00
C. A. Hobart, highway re- pairs .
1 50
R. A. Gage, highway re- pairs 75
J. B. Rhines, drain pipe 9 46
E. H. Drinkwater, repairs Elm street 4 50
$1,019 90
MOUNT VERNON AVENUE.
Appropriation
$500 00
54
Paid White & Wetherbee, sur-
veying
$25 55
William May on contract . 150 00
$175 55
Unexpended
324 45
WIDENING COMMERCIAL STREET.
Paid White & Wetherbee, sur- veying ·
98 60
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
J. P. HAYWARD, Surveyor.
Paid Michael Preston, labor, self and team $210 08
John McMahon, labor 84 00
Thomas Arthur, labor, self and team 58 87
James McMahon, labor
56 00
Thomas P. Fogg, labor
39 00
Winfield S. Glover, labor, self and team 31 84
John O'Rourke, labor
30 00
Garrett Haley, labor .
26 00
Morris Gurney, labor, self and team 24 11
. Dennis Kiley, labor .
22 00
James Connell, labor, self and team ·
11 37
Jacob W. Klay, labor ·
8 00
55
Paid James Fowler, labor, self and team $5 87.
Benjamin F. Torrey, labor 12 00
Samuel Henry, labor . 34 51
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber and drain pipe 69 93
Hayward Brothers, carpen- ter work 23 09
Harry E. Dolbere, 150 feet wire fence
15 00
George E. Fogg, carting gravel .
150 00
F. W. Sanborn, lumber
36 51
W. I. Jordan, iron work .
48 71
J. A. and W. Bird & Co., paint for bridge ·
17 31
Barber & Stockwell, street
grate
4 75
Robert Brooks, painting
drawbridge
45 85
Baker Hardware Co., tools
45
Fore River Engine Co., labor and stock 4 39
P. J. Williams & Co., for
one-half of the expense
repairing drawbridge
230 08
(Error) order overdrawn .
34 51
$1,334 23
Credit.
By order overdrawn 34 51
Due from Quincy & Boston
Street Railway 44 33
56
SIDEWALKS. J. P. HAYWARD, Surveyor.
Paid Michael Preston, labor, self
and team $36 99
Winfield S. Glover, labor, self and team 16 87
Garrett Haley, labor . 9 00
John McMahon, labor 4 00
James McMahon, labor
3 00
George E. Fogg, carting sand and paving . ·
26 55
H. Gore & Co., laying pav-
ing ·
32 64
Charles Wilson, 1,600 pav-
ing
27 20
$156 25
CARE OF DRAWBRIDGE.
Paid S. F. Whitmarsh .
$55 00
Benjamin F. Torrey . 45 00
$100 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HOSE NO. 1.
Paid John Kelley, pay of mem-
bers
$112 50
Theodore B. Allen, pay of members ·
92 50
F. A. Smith, Collector, taxes ·
18 03 1
Wm. J. Orr, Steward ·
40 00
$263 03
57
HOSE NO. 2.
Paid Francis J. Mansfield, Treas. $142 59 F. A. Smith, Collector, taxes. 14 91
$157 50
HOOK AND LADDER NO. 2.
Paid C. M. Reviere, Treas., pay
of members . $158 50
C. S. Hannaford, 7 50
F. A. Smith, Collector, taxes
14 00
C. V. Cottrall, Steward 65 00
245 00
HOSE NO. 3.
Paid E. F. Watkins, Treas., pay of members · $147 22 F. A. Smith, Collector, taxes 32 78
1
180 00
HOOK AND LADDDER NO. 1.
Paid Maurice G. Flynn, Treas.,
pay of members . $160 00
Frank A. Smith, Collector, taxes . 20 00
James F. Lee, Steward · 65 00
245 00
$1,090 53
ENGINEERS.
Paid Oliver B. Battles
.
50 00
J. F. Gallivan . . 30 00
80 00
58
NEW HOSE.
Appropriation .
$325 00
Paid Combination Ladder Co. $324 25
$324 35
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES - FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid Electric Light Department,
light $50 68
Water Department, water and repairs · ·
37 00
D. H. B. Thayer, use of horses, 1897 . ·
107 33
D. H. B. Thayer, use of horses, 1898 . . ·
92 15
William May, use of horses, 1898 25 00
Electric Light Department, repairs of fire alarm 139 39
N. E. Gamewell Co., sup- plies and repairs : 74 45
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, use of horses 15 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal 16 50
James Maher, coal
6 50
O. M. Rogers, supplies ·
16 80
Beatie Zinc Works, sup- plies for fire alarm 14 00
Bibber & White Co., sup- plies for fire alarm 33 49
Electric Gas Lighting Co.,
supplies for fire alarm 137 76
H. H. Thayer, iron work . 23 45
59
Paid C. G. Anderson, painting truck and repairs . · W. P. Mercer, superintend- ant of fire alarm 106 32
$93 50
Cornelius Callahan Co., sup- plies 100 75
Peter Ness, painting
32 76
D. Griffin, use of horses
24 00
J. F. Gallivan, boots and repairs on coats
15 00
John Gallivan, labor and supplies ·
6 50
C. S. Hannaford, supplies,
10 43
Thomas J. Cain, use. of horses .
4 25
Whalen & Foren, iron work,
1 75
C. H. Hobart, supplies .
8 21
Wm. M. Jordan, express- ing
2 30
Crefeld Electrical Works, supplies .
6 01
Pratt & Pratt, printing ·
7 75
Fore River Engine Co., re- pairs
50
Wm. E. Rudderham, re- pairs . 1 40
C. M. Kimball, supplies 1 50
W. P. Brown, expressing .
5 50
C. H. Custance, labor 2 50
George H. Holbrook, use of horses and repairs 5 58
C. W. H. Moulton, sup- plies ·
20 00
Joseph J. Bates, labor and supplies 12 36
1
60
Paid A. S. Jackson, supplies $3 00
J. Dalton, watching fire 4 00
Patrick Mehan, watching fire
4 00
James McDonnell, watching fire 2 00
Eugene Coy, watching fire, 2 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., coal, 6 00
W. I. Jordan, iron work . 1 75
Richard Belyea, iron work, 2 20
Credit by sale of old copper $5 00
$1,283 32
ASSESSORS' ACCOUNT.
Pay of school teachers $14,145 00
Superintendent of schools 1,400 00
Janitors of schools .
1,800 00
Text books and supplies . 1,600 00 .
Incidentals for schools . 400 00
Incidentals for school-houses
1,000 00
Fuel for school-houses .
1,200 00
Conveyance of pupils
725 00
Fire Department, general ex- penses
800 00
Repairs on engine houses .
.
100 00
New hose
325 00
Pay of members
1,225 00
Repairs on apparatus
100 00
Hydrant service
4,150 00
Sinking fund water loan
5,120 00
Electric light department .
9,000 00
Note, Jonas Perkin's school- house 3,100 00 . Note, Monatiquot school-house . 3,300 00
.
.
61
Note, electric light .
· 2,000 00
Interest on town debt
5,000 00
General repairs of highways
3,000. 00
Stone roads ·
3,500 00
Sidewalks
1,000 00
Removal of snow
1,500 00
Night Police
2,190 00
Janitor town hall and library
600 00
Town hall
150 00
Town lands .
100 00
Insurance
.
700 00
Incidental expenses
2,500 00
Abatement of taxes .
1,500 00
Court fees and expenses
100 00
Thayer Public Library
1,000 00
Distributing books
100 00
Grand army
175 00
Support of poor ·
4,000 00
Soldiers' relief
400 00
Soldiers' aid
100 00
Target and furnishings to Co. K, 5th Regt. 250 00
Assessors' plans
1,000 00
Drain, Franklin street
·
500 00
Town officers
3,650 00
Less bank and corporation taxes
7,000 00
$77,505 00
State tax
2,610 00
County tax
3,883 93
$83,998 93
Overlaying's
2,025 58
$86,024 51
·
$84,505 00
62
TABLE OF AGGREGATES MADE BY ASSESSORS.
Number of residents assessed on property, in-
dividuals ·
.
1,032
All others 19 .
1,051
1
Number of non-residents assessed on property, individuals · .
252
All others
17
269
Whole number assessed on property
1,320
Whole number assessed for poll only .
956
Whole number of polls assessed
1,539
On each poll
$2 00
Value of assessed personal estate
. $705,650 00 .
Value of assessed real estate :
Buildings, excluding land .
. 2,244,625 00
Land, excluding buildings . 1,607,150 00
Total valuation .
$4,557,425 00
Total tax on personal estate .
$12,842 83
Total tax on real estate
70,102 30
Total tax on polls
3,078 00
Extra on fractions of cent
1 38
Total tax .
.
$86,024 51
Additional taxes .
.
274 81
$86,299 32
63
RECAPITULATION.
Orders drawn for school teachers $15,164 50
Janitors
1,758 02
Superintendent of schools .
1,348 02
Fuel for schools
2,322 03
Conveying pupils
781 00
Text books and supplies
2,035 30
Incidentals for schools
496 18
Incidentals for school-
houses . ·
1,465 61
Almshouse
2,188 87
Out-door poor
2,797 32
Soldiers' relief .
395 52
Hospitals . ·
773 29
State aid, Chap. 301 .
2,212 00
State aid, Chap. 561, Acts 1898 120 00
Soldiers' aid, Chap. 279
144 00
Incidental expenses .
3,259 93
Town officers
3,714 99
General repairs of high-
ways .
4,807 51
Stone road
3,764 07
Sidewalks
375 92
Land damage - widening Washington street
205 00
Draw-bridge
100 00
Lowell and Park streets
286 61
Surveying Hancock ave.
7 15
Snow account-H. L. White and selectmen 2,850 87
Widening Commercial st. . 98 60
·Drain-Franklin street .
326 00
Mount Vernon avenue .
175 55
Town hall
574 58
.
64
Orders drawn for janitor town hall and library
$600 00
Town lands
59 00
Fire department -pay of members ·
1,090 53
Engineers of fire depart-
ment
80 00
Incidental expenses - fire
department
1,283 32
New hose .
324 35
Night police
2,168 00
Court fees
201 99
Collection and abatement of
taxes
587 12
Thayer Public Library
·
1,000 00
Distributing books
100 00
Assessors' plans
913 25
Insurance on public build-
ings
1,082 75
Sinking funds-water loan,
5,120 00
Hydrant service
4,150 00
Co. K, 5th Regt.
325 71
Grand Army of the Repub- lic
175 00
Patriotic demonstration
and flag raising
467 17
.
$74,276 63
.
1
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
P. D. HOLBROOK, TREASURER.
Dr.
To balance in treasury, January 1,1898
$9,970 42
Received from :-
Collector of Taxes, 1895 127 36
Collector of Taxes, 1896
1,235 63
Collector of Taxes, 1897
24,028 45
Collector of Taxes, 1898
52,412 64
A. O. Clark, manager elec- tric light department 7,003 77
$94,778 27
For sundry notes :-
Boston Five Cent Savings
Bank
$25,000 00
New England Trust Co.
20,000 00
Bond & Goodwin
15,000 00
60,000 00
Received from State Treasurer :-
Corporation tax of 1898
$5,854 64
Corporation and bank tax, 1897
698 84
National Bank tax, 1898
1,508 00
Military aid, chapter 279
72 00
State aid, chapter 301
2,076 00
For rent of Armory, Co. K
400 00
10,609 48
66
Interest on deposit from Mt. Wollaston National bank
$227 46
Received from selectmen :-
Fines from district court $15 92
Lots sold in Plain street cemetery ·
20 00
Licenses for. billiard and
bowling alley
24 00
Use of town hall
18 00
Licenses for slaughter houses .
3 00
Licenses for druggists
2 00
Orders Nos. 1016 and 122,
overdrawn
95 04
Order No. 441, returned
.
127 00
Order overdrawn, credit snow account 2 75
Order No. 104, void
4 68
Removing snow
203 39
Highways
164 20
Gutter cleaning
7 00
Screenings
2 30
Sale of hay
1 00
Sale of old copper
5 00
Road scraper
8 00
Overpaid on board of Geo. Maguire 10
From Hospital account
338 92
New England Telephone Co.
25 85
Tax deed of Sheehan prop-
erty ·
35 32
Credit to school department
74 01
For use of steam roller
Town of Cohasset . 465 25
1,642 73
.
.
67
Received from Overseers Poor Department : -
City of Quincy .
$41 61
Town of Duxbury 42 75
State paupers .
18 90
Credit to Almshouse
112 36
For widening Washington street
2,065 00
$169,538 56
Cr.
$82,825 66 ·
By cash paid on orders
Sundry notes paid :-
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank
$25,000 00
New England Trust Co.
20,000 00
New England Trust Co.
15,000 00
Jonas Perkins school build- ing
3,100 00
Monatiquot school building
3,300 00
Electric Light Plant .
2,000 00
Mary A. Prescott, on acct. Electric Light Dept. 500 00
68,900 00
County tax to Treasurer for 1898
3,883 93
State tax to Treasurer for 1898
2,610 00
State Treasurer, druggist's license
50
For interest and discount on notes :- R. H. Gardner, Treasurer Thayer Academy . $400 00 . N. H. Hunt, Treasurer Thayer Library 400 00
State Treasurer on Jonas
Perkins school building . 360 36
State Treasurer on notes . 1,180 42
·
$215 62
68
For interest and discount on notes :-
Anna L. and Mary A. Pres- cott notes $120 00
Warren Institution of Sav- ings on Monatiquot school building 280 48
Electric Light bonds 660 00
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank 770 83
New England Trust Co. 300 00
Bond & Goodwin ·
227 25
$4,699 34
$162,919 43
By balance in treasury Dec. 15, 1898 6,619 13
$169,538 56
Examined and verified the accounts of P. D. Holbrook, Treasurer, from January 1, 1898, to December 15, 1898, inclusive, and the balance of ($6,619.13) six thousand six hundred nineteen and 11% dollars on deposit in the Mt. Wollaston National Bank, Quincy, transferred December 24, 1898, and January 13, 1899, to Benj. F. Dyer, Treas- urer, pro. tem.
1898, Dec. 24, check from bank $6,601 94
1899, Jan. 13, check from bank 17 19
$6,619 13
DANIEL POTTER,
BRAINTREE, Jan. 13, 1899. Auditor.
69
BENJ. F. DYER, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF BRAINTREE.
December 24 to 31 inclusive, 1898.
To cash received :-
From Mount Wollaston Na-
tional Bank, account of P. D. Holbrook, Treas- urer $6,619 13
F. A. Smith, Collector of Taxes, 1897 . 675 35
F. A. Smith, Collector of Taxes, 1898 . 5,495 81
A. O. Clark, Manager Elec- tric Light ·
237 53
Selectmen :-
Rebate on insurance . 49
Almshouse
138 27
Town Hall 218 00
Fines from District Court . 71 35
School Text Books . 77 17 ·
County Treasurer, Dog Li-
censes . 656 19
Treasurer of Braintree, School Fund . · J. F. Hayward, unexpended balance on Highways ·
350 00
34 51
- $14,573 80
By cash paid :-
194 orders drawn by Se- lectmen
$7,473 38
Four orders drawn by Elec- tric Light Department . 363 10
70
By cash paid :-
Warren Institution for Sav- ings, six months' interest on $9,900 210 36
N. H. Hunt, Treasurer Thayer Library, interest on $10,000 400 00
Balance .
.
6,126 96
$14,573 80
Examined the above accounts, all vouchers furnished and the balance of ($6,126.96) Sixty-one hundred twenty-six and 96-100 dollars certified by Cashier Wollaston National Bank, Quincy, being on deposit to credit of Benj. F. Dyer, Treasurer pro tem.
DANIEL POTTER,
Auditor.
BRAINTREE, Jan. 23, 1899.
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
DECEMBER 31, 1898, WATER DEBT.
Dr. Cr
One hundred thousand dollars in bonds, issued July 1, 1887, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent., per annum, payable July 1, 1917 One hundred and fifty thousand dollars in bonds, issued 1 June 1, 1891, bearing inter- est at the rate of 4 per cent., per annum, payable June 1, 1921 150,000 00
. $100,000 00
Six thousand dollars in bonds, issued August 1, 1896, bear- ing interest at the rate of 4 per cent., per annum, pay- able August 1, 1926 6,000 00
Total amount water bonds issued
$256,000 00
For the payment of the above the town has sinking funds as follows :-
72
Sinking fund, loan of July 1, 1887 i. · Sinking fund, loan of June 1, 1891 · Sinking fund, loan of August 1; 1896 ·
Dr.
Cr.
$27,360 82
24,046 30
242 40
Total sinking funds · Cr.
$51,649 52
Balance net water debt .
204,350 48
$256,000 00 $256,000 00
Dr.
Net water loan debt . 204,350 48
ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
Sixteen municipal lighting bonds, dated April 5, 1893, due April 5, 1917, $1,000 each, at 4 per cent. per annum . One municipal lighting bond, dated April 5, 1893, $500, at 4 per cent. per annum .
Total municipal lighting bonds . For the payment of the above the town has a sinking fund amounting to Balance net debt municipal light- ing loan
Dr
Cr.
$16,000 00
500 00
$16,500 00
$2,327 61
14,172 39
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