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Thomas F. Finnegan, self and
team 154 50
Michael J. Brandley, self and team 109 50
Eugene O. Smith
24 00
Charles E. Goodnow 74 00
Alden H. Holbrook
78 00
John E. Finnegan 96 00
John M. Brandley 41 00 .
George B. M. Drollett 4 00
John J. Maher, self and team 35 00
James Maher 20 00
Peter Donohue
16 00
Thomas J. Cain
19 50
Frank E. Clapp, carting stone to
crusher 75 00
Granville E. Coy, carting stone and labor 46 78
Moses T. Dyer, carting stone and labor 28 43
Marienello Celata, carting stone to crusher
14 01
Charles A. Santoswasso, carting stone to crusher 60 02
Charles H. Custance, carting
stone to crusher 73 11
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies 10 60
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight 11 40
John Gallivan, Engineer 155 12
E. Kendall & Sons, supplies and repairs on engine 15 98
Nightengale & Childs, castings for crusher 97 35
1
31
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., oil and
waste 7 53
Electric Light Dept., oil and
waste 7 15
Baker Hardware Co., tools and supplies
10 83
B. H. Woodsum Co., coal 41 64
Peter McConarty, watering Ad- ams street 12 50
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber .
42 60
Harrisburg Machine Co., grate for roller
25 00
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., supplies 75
Water Department, supplies .... 1 60
O. M. Rogers, new smoke stack, 9 10
George E. Sampson, labor of men and teams
59 50
A. O. Clark, cash paid inci- dentals
1 04
H. H. Thaver, iron work
8 68
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal .
145 24
Hunt Brothers, carting stone to crusher
322 01
George W. Wentworth, carting stone to crusher 20 40
Stephen Forbush, carting stone to crusher 13 49
Leslie Montague, carting stone
to crusher 10 35
William May, carting stone to · crusher
7 52
William F. Dailey, for stone
3 50
James Maher, labor
64 75
John J. Maher, self and team
37 00
R. Allen Gage, self and team ...
52 50
George E. Sampson, self and
team 59 50
-
32
Peter J. Donohoe, labor 38 56
William May, man and team 37 17
Edwin F. French, labor 8 00
Charles I. Dimmock, labor 2 00
Dennis Griffin. labor
75
John P. Robery, labor of men
and teams 183 80
Michael Preston, labor of men and teams 105 00
George E. Fogg, labor of men and teams 105 00
James Fowler, labor of men and teams 99 95
1
James McDonnell, labor of men and teams 96 45
James I. Chase, labor of men and teams 84 00
Elmer H. Vinton, labor of men and. teams
91 00
Winfield S. Glover, labor of men and teams 101 50
Morris DeCoste
14 00
John Gallivan, Engineer 98 53
John McMahon, labor
62 00
Garrett Haley, labor
52 45
James Chambers, labor
60 45
Dennis Kiley, labor 56 00
John Summers, labor 54 00
Amos Buker. labor 50 00
Peter Smith, labor
32 00
Benjamin F. Spear
23 00
Jacob Klay
7 00
Timothy O'Keefe
8 00
Caleb S. Hollis, gravel
13 10
$3,920 89
Credit by cash (overdrawn)
34 18
Amount of orders drawn 3,955 07
33
Amount of appropriation (Town) 3,500 00 Received of So. Shore & Boston St. Rv. Co. 67 23
Brockton St. Ry. Co. 284 03
Quincy & Boston Ry. Co. 276 36
(Under Sec. 10 of Chap. 578, Acts of 1898) 4,127 62
HIGHWAYS.
A. O. Clark, Surveyor.
Appropriation $1,167 00
Paid Andrew Dver, self and team, at $3.50 per day $269 81
Thomas F. Finnegan, self and team, at $3.50 per day 163 36
Michael J. Brandley, self and team, at $3.50 per day 14 86
Alden H. Holbrook, labor, at $2.00 per day 149 39
John E. Finnegan, labor, at $2.00 per day
90 78
Charles E. Goodnow, labor, at $2.00 per day 90 22
John M. Brandley, labor, at $2.00 per · day
61 78
Lawrence A. Dyer, labor, at $2.00 per day 10 44
Albert A. Drollet, labor
11 50
John A. Brigham, labor
9 68
John McManus, labor
3 30
Eugene O. Smith, labor
2 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., drain pipe. etc. 28 80
H. H. Thayer, iron work 8 20
C. G. Anderson, wood work 3 50
H. M. White Co., tools and sup- plies 1 10
34
C. H. Hobart, tools and supplies, 12 12
Wm. H. Cobb, tools and sup- plies 19 65
Dyer & Sullivan, tools and sup- plies 1 20
Edward Shay, iron work 3 00
David W. Lewis, grates and bases 4 00
L. H. Barnes, painting bridge .. 2 40
L. R. Barnes, painting cemetery fence 13 26
Thayer Academy, 90 loads of gravel at 163 cts. 15 00
N. H. Hunt, 102 loads of gravel at S cts. 8 16
L. Bradford Hollis, 321 loads of gravel at 8 cts. 25 68
N. Augustus White, 273 loads of gravel at 6 cts. 16 38
Dr. W. M. Babbitt, 121 loads of gravel at 10 cts. 12 10
Mrs. Hannah F. Courser, 23
loads of gravel at 8 cts. 1 84
D. T. Perkins, 4 loads of gravel at 10 cts. 40
1,183 91
SIDEWALKS.
A. O. Clark, Surveyor.
Appropriation $667 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, labor of self and team at $3.50 $113 12
Thomas F. Finnegan, labor of self and team at $3.50 101 SS
Michael J. Brandley, labor of self and team at $3.50 57 50
Thomas J. Cain, labor of self and team at $1.50 3 00
1
35
Alden M. Holbrook, labor at $2.00
30 33
John E. Finnegan, labor at $2.00, 37 33
John M. Brandley, labor at $2.00, 26 50
Charles E. Goodnow, labor at $2.00 45 33
Lawrence A. Dyer, labor at $2.00,
14 00
John McManus, labor at $2.00 ..
4 00
Eugene O. Smith, labor at $2.00,
9 33
A. E. Bradford
1 25
John S. Lane & Sons, stone screenings
192 79
Thayer Academy, gravel
4 17
N. H. Hunt, gravel
1 68
George Gardner, ashes
11 50
653 71
Unexpended
13 29
FREDERICK ROAD.
A. O. Clark, Surveyor.
1
Appropriation
3 00
Paid Andrew Dyer, labor of self and
team
52 50
Thomas F. Finnegan, labor of self and team 45 50
Michael J. Brandley, labor of self and team
46 50
Alden H. Holbrook, labor
24 00
John E. Finnegan, labor
30 00
John M. Brandley, labor
24 00
Charies E. Goodnow
29 00
White & Wetherbee, surveying .
8 30
David W. Lewis, grates and bases . .
8 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., drain pipe . 21 85
N. H. Hunt, 435 loads of gravel . 34 80
324 45
36
HIGHWAYS.
Win. W. Mayhew, Surveyor.
Paid James Maher and team $278 52
John J. Maher 204 84
Peter J. Donahoe 109 70
George E. Sampson. men and
team 251 81
John D. Griffin and team 100 45
William May, men and team
82 96
Eli Frazier
78 70
Albert A. Drollett. men and
team
66 50
Joseph H. Crickmay
8 22
Charles E. Stratton, 934 loads of gravel
74 72
Wm. Allen, repairing stone
bridge 85 38
B. H. Woodsum Co., drain pipe, 38 68
Albert A. Drollett and team 39 00
George E. Fogg, teaming
16 75
John Gallivan, engineer
15 00
George H. Holbrook, labor and material 16 99
David W. Lewis, 2 grates
9 33
J. M. Arnold, supplies 4 13
F. A. Bates, supplies 1 55
R. Belyea, iron work 2 35
George E. Sampson
2 50
J. R. Qualey, material 2 96
C. Mischler, painting sign posts, 1 75
$1,492 79
SIDEWALKS. Wm. W. Mayhew, Surveyor.
Paid James Maher and team $89 21
John J. Maher 74 99
George E. Sampson 61 51
37
Eli Frazier 18 00
John Griffin and team
30 25
Peter J. Donahoe
22 35
R. Allen Gage
15 75
William May
7 75
John S. Lane & Sons, screenings,
282 77
Charles E. Stratton, 154 gravel. .
12 32
R. Allen Gage, man and team . .
7 80
R. Belvea, iron work 3 25
$625 95
HIGHWAYS.
J. P. Hayward, Surveyor.
Paid John P. Roberg, self, man and
team
$244 94
Michael Preston, self and team, 173 61
Geo. E. Fogg, self and teanı . . . :
76 00
Winfield S. Glover, self and team,
45 70
Elmer H. Vinton, self and team,
14 90
James Fowler, self and team
. .
12 06
James McDonnell, self and team,
3 50
James McMahon, labor
63 32
Benj. F. Spear, labor
86 98
Garrett Haley, labor
52 08
Dennis Kiley, labor
50 38
Jacob Klay, labor
34 00
Peter Smith, labor
29 32
James Chambers, labor
16 00
John Summers, labor
10 00
Benj. F. Torrey, labor
17 00
Wm. Buker, labor
1 24
Timothy O'Keefe, labor
1 00
1
Cornelius Smith, labor
1 77
Daniel Robery, labor
88
James Connell, labor
50
John Gagon, labor
44
Samuel Henry, labor iron fence, 39 14
38
Louis F. Leben, gravel
19 60
Theodore Edson, gravel 9 84
J. B. Rhines, lumber 47 65
Robert Brooks, painting fences,
16 41
Hayward Bros., carpenter work,
15 96
W. F. Sanborn, lumber 16 65
W. I. Jordan, blacksmith work .. 24 05
Wm. H. Cobb, tools 11 45
D. W. Lewis, iron street trap .
5 60
Baker Hardware Co.
2 75
W. E. Maybury, labor
1 50
E. Bourk, express
1 25
$1,147 47
Credit by old plank
5 00
SIDEWALKS. J. P. Hayward, Surveyor.
Paid Michael Preston, labor, self and
team
$70 43
John P. Robery, labor, self and team
56 88
Elmer H. Vinton, labor, self and team
47 40
Benj. F. Spear, labor
65 52
Garrett Haley, labor
46 48
John McMahon, labor
45 46
Dennis Kiley, labor
12 66
Wm. De Young, labor
18 00
Peter Smith, labor
10 88
Jerry M. Dalton, labor
10 00
Timothy O'Keefe, labor
8 00
Amos Buker, labor
7 00
Jacob Klay, labor
6 00
John Summers, labor
6 88
James Chambers, labor
4 00
John S. Lane & Sons, crushed
stone screenings 60 17
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$475 76
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BOWDITCH STREET.
J. P. Hayward, Surveyor.
Appropriation
$600 00
Paid J. P. Robery, by contract for blasting and removing ledge ..
$325 00
J. P. Robery, labor on street, self, man and team
69 56
Michael Preston, self and team ..
38 57
James McDonnell, self and team,
12 06
Garrett Haley, labor
26 21
Dennis Kiley, labor
25 71
James Fowler, labor
30 10
John McMahon, labor
23 71
Jacob Klay, labor
20 71
Timothy O'Keefe, labor
8 44
Benj. F. Spear, labor
2 00
David G. Doane, gravel
18 72
Theodore Edson, gravel
12 00
$612 79
TOWN HALL.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal. . Electric Light Department, light,
$140 12
152 64
Water Dept., for water
39 00
Water Dept., for repairs on pipes,
30 93
O. M. Rogers, repairs on plumb- ing and stoves 72 00
Paul Monaghan, mason work .. 32 26
John G. Thomas, repairing roof,
39 32
C. H. Hobart, supplies
23 32
23 06
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe .. Thomas B. Stoddard, repairs and setting glass
33 64
John Gallivan
3 50
Mrs. Emma Dunkerly, washing hall and rooms 21 25
.
40
W. E. Maybury, labor 10 00
F. C. Litchfield. kindlings 15 60
Edward Shay, iron work 5 50
E. A. Dustin, tuning piano 4 00
H. W. Borden, carpenter 9 19
W. G. Shaw, 6 chairs 3 54
$658 ST
Credit.
To Cash received for use of Hall. $284 00
JANITOR FOR TOWN HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation $600 00 Paid Michael J. Sullivan, janitor $306 33
John Gallivan 277 50
$583 83
COLLECTION AND ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Paid F. A. Smith, collector, abate- ment on Tax of 1898 $569 15
F. A. Smith, collecting Tax of 1898 104 11
F. A. Smith, collector abatement on tax of 1899 123 61
F. A. Smith, collecting Tax of 1899
500 00
F. A. Smith, Tax Deeds
34 61
1
Estate of Ibrahim Morrison
10 92
1
Tax of Ester Hunt
6 63
George E. Rogers, Tax Deeds ... F. A. Smith, collecting abate-
64 21
ment on Taxes of 1900 114 55
$1,527 79
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APPROPRIATION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAWS.
Appropriation $500 00
Paid Conrad Mischler, for services . . $5 00
Charles A. Hobart, for services 10 50
James R. Qualey, for services . . 53 00
Robert E. Belcher, for services .. 5 00
Frank A. Gannon, for services .. 58 00
C. F. H. Crathern, Cash paid sundry bills 18 55
G. H. Hunter, Jr. 150 00
$300 05
FOREST FIRES.
No Appropriation.
Paid J. F. Gallivan, forest fire ward, sundry bills
$30 60
A. O. Clark, sundry bills
160 48
D. H. B. Thayer, use of horses,
57 00
Dr. Griffin, use of horses
52 50
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, use of horses 25 00
George W. Wentworth, labor 4 20
J. M. Cutting, sundry bills
9 30
Wm. J. Orr, sundry bills
6 30
C. H. Hobart, refreshments . .
3 41
Charles A. Belcher, use of team, 2 50
F. J. Mansfield, cleaning hose .. 2 50
J. W. Chick, Jr. 1 50
$355 29
HYDRANT SERVICE.
Appropriation
$4,175 00
Paid Benjamin F. Dyer, Treasurer. $1,175 00
TOWN LANDS.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid B. H. Woodsum Co., phosphate, $3 50
Timothy Lynch, labor 4 00
George E. Sampson, labor 4 50
$12 00
42
SINKING FUND.
Appropriation $5,120 00 Paid Benj. F. Dyer, Treas., Fund
of 1887 $2,000 00 Benj. F. Dyer, Treas., Fund of 1891 3,000 00
Benj. F. Dyer, Treas., Fund of
1893
120 00
$5,120 00
INSURANCE.
Paid Charles A. Belcher $150 00
James E. Cavanagh 57 00
C. H. Hobart 29 60
$236 60
WIDENING COMMERCIAL STREET.
Paid Charles McDermott
& Sons,
balance on contract
$1,240 00
STAND PIPES FOR STREET WATERING.
Appropriation $500 00 Paid Water Dept., for stand-pipes and
erecting same $489 39
NIGHT POLICE.
Appropriation $2,190 00
Paid Horace F. Hunt, services $730 00
Henry Dugan, Jr., services 730 00
John Gallivan, services 168 00
Jeremiah F. Gallivan, services . 560 00
$2.188 00
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COURT FEES AND EXPENSES.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid J. R. Qualey $85 25
Thomas Downey
14 28
Horace F. Hunt
26 00
Wm. E. Morrisey
7 95
E. E. Wentworth
6 34
Henry Dugan, Jr.
15 50
John Gallivan
1 50
Frank A. Gannon
12 41
Conrad Mischler
6 42
Thomas Fitzgerald
60
$176 75
Credit.
By Cash for fines paid, returned by
Clerk of Court
46 99
Returned by County
10 00
$56 99
PENNIMAN SCHOOL HOUSE.
Appropriation, 1899
$15,000 00
Expended in 1899 $7,433 75
$7,433 75
Paid Mackie Brothers on contract in
1900
$5,373 40
Smith & Anthony Co.
1,307 70
C. L. Mitchell, architect
200 00
Grand Rapids School Furn. Wks.,
490 42
George H. Holbrook, services ..
75 00
George H. Holbrook, Paid N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
51 38
William May, labor
49 73
J. A. Glass Co. .
33 50
R. Allen Gage, labor
5 00
Orpin Brothers
62 00
$7,648 13
44
WATERING STREETS.
Appropriation
$500 00
Appropriation, Abutters' Tax
577 67
$1,077 67
Paid George E. Sampson $433 10
Thomas F. Finnegan 435 00
John P. Robery 409 50
Water Dept .. labor and supplies. 8 00
$1,285 60
J. SARGENT ARNOLD. (Secured by Real Estate Deeded to Town.)
Paid Cash aid $118 00
N. R. Proctor, supplies 17 50
James T. Weeks, supplies 45 15
Charles W. Hollis, supplies
2 51
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
19 50
J. F. Bates, supplies 3 25
Franklin E. Arnold, interest on mortgage 15 00
Charles C. Mellen, attorney 10 00
6 00
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation $900 00
Paid N. H. Hunt, Treas. of Trustees, $900 00
DISTRIBUTING BOOKS.
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid Alverdo H. Mason $100 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- PAY OF MEMBERS.
Appropriation $1,225 00
Engineers.
Paid John Kelley $50 00
J. F. Gallivan
22 50
O. B. Battles 22 50
C. V. Cottrall
7 50
J. S. Hill
.
7 50
110 00
Water Dept., water
$236 91
45
Hose & Ladder No. 1.
Paid Theo. B. Allen, Treasurer pay of
$187 24
1
Wm. J. Orr, steward 80 00
F. A. Smith, collector, taxes of members 37 76
WVm. J. Orr, repairs 2 00
307 00
Hose No. 2 and Hook & Ladder No. 2 (Pay of Men).
Paid H. A. Thayer. Treas. of Hose No. 2
$150 53
Fred R. Carmichael, steward. 65 00
F. A. Smith, collector of taxes on members 29 47
C. M. Reviere, Treasurer Hook & Ladder No. 2 159 06
F. A. Smith, collector of taxes of members 20 94
425 00
Hose No. 3.
Paid Edwin F. Watkins, Treasurer, pay of men $147 79
James F. Lee, steward 65 00
F. A. Smith, collector taxes of members 32 21
245 00
Hook & Ladder No. 1.
Paid J. H. Kirby, Jr., Treasurer, pay of men $156 00
F. A. Smith, collector taxes of members 24 00
180 00
$1,267 00
46
NEW HOSE.
Appropriation $325 00
Paid Combination Ladder Co. $325 00
EXTENSION OF FIRE ALARM.
Appropriation 300 00
Paid W. E. Decrow, new box and
keys
$53 00
Electric Dept.
30 00
Electric Dept.,
extending
and
changing
32 50
$115.50
NEW LADDER TRUCK.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
800 00
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, use of horses
$55 00
Water Dept., for water
30 00
Water Dept., for supplies 2 05
John J. Maher, coal
6 50
Peter Smith, watching fire
2 00
B. H. Woodsum Co., coal
4 20
Electric Light Dept., light 33 80
W. P. Mercer, Supt. Fire Alarm, 125 00
D. H. B. Thayer, use of horses . . 131 90
W. E. Decrow, supplies
42 25
Cornelius Callahan Co., supplies,
49 46
D. Griffin, use of horses 27 00
Electric Light Dept., repairs 39 58
N. H. Hart, pipe 12 00
White & Wetherbee, maps . ...
3 00
John H. Kirby, Jr., carpenter work 4 25
J. M. Arnold, supplies 1 20
H. W. Borden, carpenter work .. 54 69
47
A. W. Baker, expressing 5 75
O. M. Rogers, supplies
15 32
Frank W. Newhall, setting glass,
60
M. A. Hyland, supplies
4 50
M. B. Whitman, supplies .
3 25
John Robins Mfg. Co., supplies,
1 25
Henry Campbell, varnishing hose wagon 30 00
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., supplies,
1 50
Joseph Hayden, labor
2 00
Louis W. Thayer, supplies
70
W. J. Orr, supplies
4 00
Richard Belyea, repairs
1 00
A. E. Bradford, painting
4 50
Peter Ness, painting
2 25
C. H. Hobart, supplies
15 93
Charles E. Hill, use of horse
3 00
H. H. Thayer, repairs
8 50
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co.,
50
$728 43
RECAPITULATION.
Paid to school teachers
$18,104 04
Janitors
2,000 00
Supt. of Schools
1,400 00
Conveyance of pupils
1,170 00
Text books and supplies
1,684 77
Incidentals for schools
624 48
Incidentals and repairs of school houses
1,292 62
Fuel for schools
1,358 39
$27,634 30
Paid to Almshouse
$2,367 62
Out-Door Poor
3,986 98
Hospitals
506 74
Soldiers' Relief
534 67
State Aid
2,345 00
Post 87, G. A. R.
175 00
1
48
Incidental· expenses 3.126 70
Town officers 3,640 82
Removal of snow 378 06
General repairs of highways 3,824 17
Care of drawbridge 120 00
Repairs and building stone roads, 3,955 07
Repairs of sidewalks
1,755 42
Widening of Commercial Street,
1.240 00
Erecting stand-pipes
489 39
Fire Dept .. pay of engineers and men 1,267 00
Fire Dept., incidentals
728 43
Fire Dept., new hose
325 00
Extending fire alarm
115 50
Town Hall
658 87
Janitor Town Hall and Public Library 583 83
Collect'n and abatement of taxes,
1,527 79
Night Police
2,188 00
Court fees and expenses
176 25
Penniman school house
7,648 13
Watering streets
1,285 60
Account with J. Sargent Arnold,
236 91
Thayer Public Library
900 00
Distributing books
100 00
Appropriation for enforcement of laws 300 05
Appropriation for Pennock St .. .
324 45
for Bowditch Street
612 79
Forest fires
355 29
Hydrant service
4,175 00
Town lands 12 00
Water Loan sinking funds
5,120 00
Insurance
236 60
Soldiers' aid
144 00
$57.467 13
$85.101 43
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ASSESSORS' ACCOUNT.
For pay of school teachers $16,970 00
Supt. of Schools
1,400 00
Janitors of schools 2,016 00
Text books and supplies
1,600 00
Incidentals for schools
500 00
School house repairs, etc.
1,000 00
Fuel
1,400 00
Conveyance of pupils 825 00
Maintenance of highways
3,500 00
Construction of stone roads
3,500 00
Construction and repair of side- walks
2,000 00
Watering streets
500 00
Removal of snow
500 00
Pay of engineers and men of fire department 1,225 00
Expenses and repairs, Fire Dept.,
S00 00
New hose, Fire Dept.
325 00
New ladder truck, Fire Dept.
1,000 00
Fire alarm
300 00
Poor Department
5,000 00
Payment of maturing funded debt,
11,400 00
Interest on funded debt
4,266 00
Interest on loans in anticipation of taxes 1,800 00
Hydrant service
4,425 00
Sinking funds, water loan acct.,
5,120 00
Electric Light Dept., operating expenses
8,500 00
Pay of night police
2,190 00
Salaries of Town Officers, includ- ing constables' fees 3,580 00
Court fees and expenses 100 00
Grand Army Republic
175 00
Soldiers' relief
500 00
Soldiers' aid
75 00
50
Drawbridge
100 00
Collect'n and abatement of taxes,
1,500 00
Janitor Town Hall and Public Library 600 00
Enforcement of criminal laws .. 500 00
Town Hall
500 00
Town lands
100 00
Insurance
300 00
Thayer Public Library
900 00
Distribution library books
100 00
Incidental expenses, including
Treasurer's bond 2,600 00
Bowditch Street
600 00
Pennock Street
300 00
Stand pipes
500 00
State Tax
2,610 00
County Tax
4,272 32
$101,974 32
Less Bank and Corporation Tax $8,000 00
Bank Mortgage Int. Paid 2,500 00
$10,500 00
$91.474 32
Overlay
2,803 22
$94.277 54
Additional tax to the abutters for street watering
577 67
$94,855 21
Additional tax committed to the col-
lector Dec. 1, 1900
758 03
$95,613 24
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Treasurer's Report.
BENJ. F. DYER, TREASURER,
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF BRAINTREE. January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1900, inclusive.
Dr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1900 :
$20,551 02
Received from Selectinen :
Alms House
$194 40
66
" sale of cows .
77 00
66
66 out door poor
2 00
State paupers
12 33
Hospital Account
.
506 74
Licenses
51 50
Sale of Martha Penniman barn
8 00
66
grass
10 00
66
66 cemetery lots
18.00
Burial of poor person refunded
20 00
Court fees
56 99
Rent of Town Hall
272 00
66
Selectmen's room
12 00
School Department
66 sundries
168 45
66 text books"
85 66
house
·
7 96
conveyance
9 16
Dog tax, 1899
644 62
1900
656 50
So. Shore & Boston St. Railway Account of Commercial St. 412 32
City of Quincy tax on land used for water storage
54 06
Highway Dep't
.
.
23 50
66 stone road .
34 18
$3,337 37
52
. Received from State Treasurer :
Corporation tax 1899
595 43
Bank 1899 32 78
66 1900 .
1,578 10
Corporation " 1900
5,074 89
State Aid, Chap. 374, 1899 .
2,360 00
66 “ 561, 1898
48 00
Military Aid, “ 372, 1899
72 00
Burial of indigent soldiers
70 00
Armory rent .
400 00
Street railway tax
1,851 24
$12,082 44
Received from Treasurer Braintree
School Fund
$350 00
Received from F. A. Smith, collec- tor of taxes, balance of 1898
7,127 71
On account of 1899
22,239 24 ·
66 1900 .
.
63,253 96
$92,620 91
Received from interest on deposits National Mount Wollaston Bank . 254 35
6. Shawmut Bank 75 84
Mount Vernon National Bank .
232 90
$563 09
Received from A. O. Clark manager electric light department 9306 62
$9314 92
Received from sale of notes issued
for Electric Light Department, date Jan. 10, 1900, due Sept. 1, 1900,
to Sept 1, 1908 at 3₺ per cent. per annum. sold for 100.513 per cent
22,600 00
Premium
115 94
Accrued interest. 13 19
Issued for Electric Light Department sold Sinking Fund Commissioners date July 2, 1900, due June 30, 1910, at 32 per cent., sold at par 5,000 00
- $27,729 13
·
.
.
Refund on bill over paid 8 30 .
53
Issued for Penniman school, date
Jan. 10, 1900, due Sept. 1, 1900
to Sept. 1, 1907, at 32 per cent.
per annum, sold for 100.513 per cent .. .
$9,500 00
Premium
48 73
Accrued interest
5 54
$9,554 27
Issued in anticipation of taxes due
Dec. 11, 1900,
. 30,000 00 66 28, 1900
.
20,000 00
April 18, 1901, .
. 15,000 00
25,1901
·
10,000 00
An interest basis of 3.27 to 3.40 per
cent.
75,000 00
$251,103 15
Cr.
Paid 1195 orders town account 1900 $85,101 45
253 66 electric account 1900 . 45,496 88
-$130,598 33
Notes :
Perkins school, due Feb. 1, 1900 . 3,100 00
Tax note 1899 " April 20,
.
15,000 00
66 May 4 66 15,000 00
Monatiquot school due July 1, " ·
3,300 00
Penniman school " Sept. 1, "
1,000 00
Electric light,
1, "
1,000 00
66
" Oct. 26 500 00
Tax note 1900
" Dec. 11 66
. 30,000 00
66
.' Dec. 28 . 20,000 00
-- - $88,900 00
Interest :
Perkins school notes to Ang 1, " 540 54
Penniman " Sept. 1, " . 427 97 Elec. Lt. notes $26,000 to Sept. 1, '00 635 71 " " bonds $16,500 " Oct. 5, " 660 00
.
54
1500 notes to Oct. 26, 1900 60 00
$14,000 notes to Nov. 1, 1900 . 560 00
$5,000 notes to Dec. 31, 87 50
Stetson fund note to Sept. 22, 1900
100 00
Thayer Academy note to Aug 1, 66
350 00,
" . Library note to Aug 1, 66
175 00
Six months to Feb.1, 1900, on this note was paid before maturity in Dec., 1899
Monatiquot school Nt. to Dec. 31, '00 210 36
$3,807 08
Discount on tax notes
1,258 82
State Treasurer, fines
2 03
Corporation tax
66 83
State tax 1900
2,610 00
2,678 86
County treasurer, county tax 1900
4,272 32
Balance on hand
19,587 74
$251,103 15
Examined and verified the accounts of Benj. F. Dyer Treasurer from January 1. 1900, to December 31, 1900, inclusive, and the balance as reported $19,587.74, (Nineteen thousand, five hundred eighty-seven and seventy-four one-hundredths dollars) on deposit in the Mt. Wollaston National Bank, Quincy.
DANIEL POTTER, - CHAS. G. JORDAN. Auditors. CHAS. H. HAYWARD,
BRAINTREE, Jan. 18, 1901.
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
DECEMBER 31, 1900.
WATER DEBT.
A.T.S. 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, 1947
$100,000 00
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars in bonds, issued June 1, 1891, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Payable June 1, 1921 .
$150,000 00
Six thousand dollars in bonds, issued August 1, 1896, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. Payable August 1, 1926 . $6,000 00
Total amount of water bouds issued
$256,000 00
RIE
For the payment of the above the town has sinking funds, viz :
Sinking fund loan of July 1, 1887 $32,977 24
Sinking fund loan of June 1, 1891 . .
31,241 07
Sinking fund loan of Aug. 1, 1896 . .
515 46
Balance net water debt . .
191,266 23
$256,000 00 $256,000 00
- Dr
Net water loan debt ·
$191,266 23
BRAINTREE, Dec. 31, 1900.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT,
Dr. Cr
$16,000 00
Sixteen Municipal Lighting Bonds dated April 5, 1893, due April 5, 1917, $1000 each at 4 per cent per annum One Municipal Lighting Bond, dated April 5, 1893, $500 at 4 per cent per annum 500 00
56
For the payment of the above the town has Sinking Fund amounting to $3,356 34
balance net debt municipal lighting loan 13,143 66
$16,500 00 $10,500 00
-Dr.
Net debt Municipal Lighting loan $13,143 66 State Treasurer, seven notes of $2000, . each at 4 per cent per annum, pay- able May 2, 1901 to May 2, 1907 in- clusive, issued on account Electric Plant
$14,000 00
Annie L. Prescott, two notes of $500 each at 4 per cent per annum, payable Oct. 26, 1901 and Oct. 26, 1902, $1,000 00
Trustees of Thayer Library note dated March 22, 1899 on 5 years at 4 per cent per annum, for the Caleb Stetson Fund
$2,500 00
For enlarging Electric Light Plant, nine notes dated January 10, 1900 and two notes dated July 2, 1900, each at 32 per cent per annum, payable
September 1, 1901, $500 00
September 1, 1902,
2,000 00
September 1, 1903, 2,000 00
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