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Louis J. Hart, election officer
5 00
William Hill, steward at
election
10 00
James F. McDonnell, Jr.
steward at election 10 00
Mary L. Merritt, refreshments at election , refresh-
17 00
"Uptodate" Market,
ments at election 15 00.
William S. Tracey, refresh-
ments at registrars and at election 50 00
T. Haven Dearing
.
100 00
Warren M. Babbitt & Thomas
E. Parker 120 00
Emma Dyer . 20 00
Mary E. Robinson
. 35 50
-- $275 50
Thomas F. Finnegan, labor self and team 4 34
John McManus, labor 2 84 George E. Arnold, labor 2 84
Leopold Benjamin, 5 00
election
121
Eli Frazier, labor 3 34
Paul Monaghan, labor 19 15
Woodsum Coal Co., 20 40
$57 91
Paid James R. Qualey, special police
work 653 15 - -
$3,835 07
CREDITS
City of Quincy, rent of
reservoir
$57 24
Licenses .
78 50
New England Telephone &
22 95
Telegraph Co.
$158 69
INSURANCE
Appropriation
$450 00
Credits
111 06
$561 06
Expended
$306 50
Unexpended balance
254 56
$561 06
Paid C. H. Hobart & Son
$114 50
Charles B. Cummings
60 00
Henry B. Vinton
75 00
James E. Cavanagh
57 00
$306 50
-
CREDITS
C. H. Hobart & Son, return premium
$43 83
Charles B. Cummings, rebate 53 69
James E. Cavanagh, rebate 13 54
$111 C6
122
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation
Paid C. G. Anderson, Q. M. Post 87, G. A. R.
$175 00
MILITARY AID
Appropriation
$168 00
Due from State . .
168 00
$336 00
Expended
$336 00
Paid Hiram S. Thayer
$192 00
Samuel E. Whitmarsh,
144 00
$336 00
One-half of amount expended to be refunded by the State of Massachusetts .
$168 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Expended
$1,090 15
Unexpended balance
409 85
$1,500 00
Hiram E. Abbott.
Paid Cash Aid
$40 00
Mary A. Buker.
Paid Cash Aid
$48 00
Mrs. Jonathan R. Clark.
Paid Cash Aid
$62 00
.
$175 00
1 23
William H. French.
Paid Travelling expense $1 00
Massachusetts General Hospital 43 35
$44 35
Abbie R. Gillette.
Paid Cash Aid $25 00
Emma F. Hayden.
Paid F. W. Brett
$14 33
R. Allen Gage, fuel
19 11
A. A. Drollett, supplies and fuel,
50 00
$83 44
Olive M. Jones.
Paid Town of Abington $80 25
Julia Murphy.
Paid Town of Weymouth $8 50
Emma M. Randall.
Paid Cash'Aid
$122 00
Mrs. Charles R. Smith.
Paid Cash'Aid
$205 00
James Spear.
Paid Cash Aid $48 00
124
Eunice A. Thayer.
Paid Cash Aid
$30 00
Mrs. Horace S. Burgess, nursing
105 00
Frank W. Brett, medical attend-
ance
24 00
Woodsum Coal Co ·
27 91
W. A. Torrey, medicine ·
1 00
$187 91
Hiram S. Thayer.
Paid Henry L. 'Dearing, medical
attendance .
$10 32
W. A. Torrey, medicine .
12 50
Woodsum Coal Co. . ·
17 88
R. E. Whitman
3 00
$43 70
Mary A. Tibbetts.
Paid Cash Aid
$32 00
Mary J. Wheeler
-
Paid Cash Aid .
$40 00
Samuel E. Whitmarsh
Paid Frank W. Brett, medical
attendance
$5 00
C. E. Knight, medical attend- ance
15 00
$20 00
$1,090 15
125
STATE AID
TO BE REFUNDED BY THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Paid Cash Aid to soldiers and
families of soldiers for the year 1905
$2,261 00
Albert W. Fay, amount allowed for the burial of two soldiers 70 00
John Hall, amount allowed · for the burial of one soldier 35 00
$2,366 00
ABATEMENT OF TAXES
Appropriotion
$1,000 00
Overdrafts
. .
5 76
$1,005 76
Expended
$1,005 76
Paid Frank A. Smith, collector
Taxes of 1902 . $33 32
Taxes of 1903 .
203 10
Taxes of 1904 .
665 39
Taxes of 1905 .
103 95
$1,005 76
TOWN HALL
Total Appropriations ·
.
$3,000 00
Total Income
475 75
Total Credits .
3 25
Total Expenditures
$3,365 20
Total Unexpended balance
113 80
$3,479 00
$3,479 00
126
GENERAL EXPENSES
Appropriation in addition to income
$500 00
Credits
479 00
Expended
$888 01
Unexpended balance
90 99
$979 00
Paid New York & Boston Despatch
Express Co. . $ 25
Electric Light Department
208 45
Water Department . 38 70
Almshouse, fuel
13 00
Woodsum Coal Co. fuel
149 95
C. H. Hobart, supplies
43 99
W. A. Torrey, supplies
25
Orient Mfg. Co. supplies
12 74
B. H. Woodsum, typewriter
65 00
Merchants Furniture Co.
70 00
William H. Cobb, tools
1 95
E. A. Dustin, tuning piano and supplies
7 75
Dow Portable Electric Co., repairs .
1 00
B. D. Litchfield, repairs ·
22 45
H. W. Borden, repairs
109 50
Thomas B. Stoddard, repairs
127 30
O. M. Rogers, repairs
1 23
R. Allen Gage, repairs
11 00
F. A. Sanborn, window screens
3 50
$888 01
CREDITS
Rent
$475 75
Junk sold
2 50
Glass broken
.
. ·
75
.
$979 00
$479 00
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TOWN HALL HEATING PLANT.
$2,500 .00
Appropriation
Expended
$2,477 19
Unexpended balance
22 81
$2,500 00
Paid Lumsden & Van Stone Co. $2,331 31
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., supplies 9 35
C. V. Cottrell, tools .
5 30
H. W. Borden, labor and materials
50 94
F. O. Whitmarsh, labor .
18 75
Woodsum Coal Co., cement and pipe 4 50
R. Allen Gage, building cesspool 26 75
B. D. Litchfield,
8 68
O. M. Rogers, 66 66
21 61
$2,477 19
JANITOR TOWN HALL AND LIBRARY.
Appropriation .
$650 00
Paid Michael J. Sullivan
$650 00
TOWN LANDS.
$100 00
Expended
$95 25
Unexpended balance
4 75
$100 00
Paid White & Wetherbee
$1 50
R. Allen Gage, Men and teams
40 75
Norton P. Potter
13 00
Thomas F. Finnegan, self and
-
teams .
12 50
John McManus, Labor
6 50
George E. Arnold « .
3 50
Appropriation
.
128
Leopold Benjamin “
5 00
1 John Simpson 2 00
Thomas H. Cullinan "
3 00
Eli Frazier 66
4 50
Andrew Collins 66
3 00
$95 25
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$3,805 00
Expended
$3,765 00
Unexpended balance
.
40 00
$3,805 00
Paid B. Herbert Woodsum
$650 00
R. Allen Gage
650 00
Henry M. Storm
537 50
J. Parker Hayward .
112 50
Henry A. Monk, Town Clerk
500 00
Benjamin F. Dyer, Town Treasurer 525 00
Daniel Potter, Auditor 1904 . 60 00
Alva S. Morrison " 1904 . 25 00
Nathaniel F. Hunt « 1904 .
25 00
Charles C. Mellen, Registrar
35 00
William Allen, 66
35 00
Walter N. McKean
35 00
Frank A. Smith, Tax Collector
550 00
B. Herbert Woodsum, Moderator
25 00
$3,765 00
TREASURER'S BOND.
Appropriation
$105 00
Paid Charles B. Cummings $105 00
129
RECAPITULATION ORDERS DRAWN FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Extension Electric Lights, Acad-
emy street
$278 00
Extension Electric Lights, Town
street
100 00
Extension Electric Lights Cochato road and Storrs Ave. 176 00
$554 00
FIRE ALARM
Maintenance
$220 25
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Pay of engineers and firemen
$1567 00
General Expenses including For- est Fires
1512 18
New Hose
.
500 00
New Harnesses
100 00
$3,679 18
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
General Expenses $296 80
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. . ..
Highways and Bridges
$6,512 10
Miller Avenue
.
259 40
River Street
416 00
Sherbrooke Avenue.
.
356 24
Sidewalks
2,011 93
130
Snow
2,332 56
Stone Roads .
3,243 38
Stone Crushing Plant
2,536 48
Watering Streets
1,619 17
$19,287 26
LIBRARY.
General Expenses
.
$1,000 00
Distribution of Books
100 00
Improvements
500 00
$1,600 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
.Court Fees and Expenses
$ 68 67
Night Police (Pay of men)
2,190 00
$2,258 67
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Almshouse .
$ 2,198 63
Outside Relief
5,168 81
$7,367 44
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Pay of Superintendent
$1,500 00
Pay of Teachers
20,449 00
Pay of Janitors
2,540 31
Text Books and Supplies
1,762 86
School Incidentals
558 01
School House Incidentals .
1,383 59
Fuel
2,150 78
Conveyance of Pupils
1,388 75
Painting School Buildings
.
1,030 28
131
Grading Grounds of Noah Tor-
rey School
597 00
Construction of Noah Torrey
School Building
17,428 72
- $50,789 30
TREE WARDEN'S DEPARTMENT.
General Expenses
$133 79
Suppression of Injurious Insects . 822 77
$956 56
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Hydrant Service
$4,925 00
Sinking Funds
5,120 00 - $10,045 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. Sargent Arnold Estate
$15 00
Cemetery
.
.
50 00
Incidental Expenses
3,835 07
Insurance
306 50
Memorial Day
175 00
Military Aid
336 00
Soldiers' Relief
1,090 15
State Aid and Burial of Soldiers
2,366 00
Taxes (Abatement of)
1,005 76
Town Hall, General Expenses
$888 01
Town Hall, Heating Plant
2,477 19
- 3,365 20
Town Hall and Library Janitor
650 00
Town Lands
.
95 25
Town Officers
.
.
3,765 00
Treasurer's Bond
. .
105 00
$114,214 39
.
132
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
1905
Summary of Orders Drawn on the Town Treasurer Benjamin F. Dyer.
January
$6,349 26
February
6,998 40
March
8,216 60
April .
11,123 72
May
9,504 96
June
11,784 65
July
13,853 75
August
3,382 84
September
4,051 07
October
11,866 80
November .
14,631 01
December .
12,451 33
114,214 39
1624 Orders
CREDITS. .
1905.
January
$223 50
Februray
.
254 24
March
46 00
April
182 40
May
92 75
June
147 89
July
81 23
August
1 37
September
30 50
October
200 54
November
96 24
December
1,278 41
$2,635 07
$111,579 32
133
Examined Order Book and Vouchers from January 1, 1905 to December 30, 1905 inclusive. Amount of orders drawn and vouchers for the sum of one hundred fourteen thous- sand two hundred fourteen and 39-100 dollars, and said orders paid, by Benjamin F. Dyer, Treasurer, as per Treasurer ac- counts rendered for 1905.
DANIEL POTTER, AUDITOR. Braintree, January 23, 1906.
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Treasurer's IReport.
BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer,
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF BRAINTREE Dec. 31, 1904 to Dec. 30, 1905.
Dr.
Balance, Dec. 31, 1904
$28,750 88
Received of Selectmen :-
Town Hall
$475 75
Refund for Glass broken
75
Telephone franks
22 95
Insurance rebates
111 06
Licenses .
78 50
Sale of junk
16 50
Rebate, bill of Sears, Roebuck Co.
1 37
Rent of Quincy reservoir
57 24
Sale of Cemetery lots
20 00
Watering Lowell street
20 50
Court fees
300 75
Outdoor Poor account :-
Town of Middleboro
7 00
Town of Holbrook .
133 25
Town of Randolph .
46 00
135
Almshouse
11 79
66
Fuel
4 50
66
13 00
66
Libby
10 00
66
C. A. Hobart
277 00
66
Mrs. Chamberlain
175 00
Aid refunded .
160 90
City of Quincy
40 00
Highways
6 00
8 00
66
Tracey ·
3 00
40 00
66
Sale of Gutter cleanings .
35 00
66
Rent of Road roller
53 75
O. C. St. Railway drawbridge 184 41
School Department :-
Incidentals
2 27
Conveyance of Pupils
194 63
Flag pole
50 00
Jonas Perkins School, Elec. light
10 00
City of Boston, tuition
35 20
State of Mass., tuition
.
$2,635 07
430 35
Nat. Mt. Wolloston bank, interest . F. A. Smith, Tax collector :-
Year 1902
32 34
1903
10,668 61
66 1904
24,146 07
66 1905
78,175 71
St. Railway, excise tax
1,355 70
Merchants, excise tax
13 04
$114,391 47
17,614.85
Daniel Potter, Manager of Elec. Lt. Dep't., Sale of Horse Light Dep't., 91 15
Braintree School Fund 350 00
Norfolk County Treasurer, Dog Tax .
880 56
·
.
29 00
Sale of Stone dust
.
136
Sale of Notes in anticipation of Taxes :-
Due Dec. 12, 1905 $10,000 00 " 66 10,000 00
66 66 15,000 00 ·
Due Dec. 27, 1905
10,000 00
15,000 00
Due. Apr. 12, 1906
10,000 00
66 18, " . 10,000 00 .
80,000 00,
An interest basis of 3.742 %
State Treasurer :-
Burial of Soldiers
175 00
Military Aid
202 00
State Aid
2,363 00
Street Railway Tax 858 40
Corporation Tax, balance of 1904 144 36
Corporation Tax, 1905 Part 3,499 95
Bank Tax, 1905
1,067 46
8,310 17
$253,474 50
Cr.
1624 Orders, Town account 1905
$114,214 39. 322 Orders Electric Light account 1905 27,405 90,
Notes :-
Tax note, Apr. 12, 1905
$10,000 00
66
10,000 00
Tax note, Dec. 12, 1905
·
10,000 00
66 " "
10,000 00
66 66
15,000 00
Tax note, Dec. 27, 1905
10,000 00
66
66
. 15,000 00'
$80,000 00
137
Electric Light note, May 2, 1905 2,000 00
Electric Light note, Sept. 1, 1905 3,400 00 Noah Torrey School note, June 1, 1905, 2,000 00
Penniman School note, Sept. 1, '05 2,000 00
9,400 00
INTEREST.
Thayer Academy, 1 year $10,000 00
to Aug. 1, 1905 350 00
Thayer Library, 1 year $10,000 00 to Aug. 1, 1905
350 00
Stetson Fund, 1 year $2,500 00 ·
to Sept. 22, 1905
100 00
Penniman School, 1 year $10,500 00 to Sept. 1, 1905 367 50
Noah Torrey School, 6 mo. $36,000 00 to June 1, 1905
652 49
6 mo. to Dec. 1, 1905, on 34,000
616 25
Elec. Light Dept. 1 year $18,500 00 to Sept. 1, 1905
647 50
1 year to Oct. 5, 1905, 16.500 00 660 00
6 mo. to May 2, 1905, 6,000 00 120 00
6 mo. to Nov. 2, 1905, 4,000 00 80 00
1 year to Dec. 30, 1905, 5,000 00
175 00
$4,118 74
Discount on Notes, issued in anticipation of Taxes 1,554 30
STATE TREASURER.
State Tax, 1905
$6,400 00
Metropolitan Park, Sinking fund 375 80
Interest 903 12
Boulevard, interest
·
228 80
66 maintenance ·
635 52
138
No. 2 Park, maintenance
152 78
Nantasket, maintenance
.
.
60 51
No. 2 Park, Sinking fund
97 54
State Highway, repairs
$8,894 47
Bank Tax, 1904, refunded
1 89
License fee
50
.
.
County Tax, 1905
5,154 81
$250,745 00
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1905
2,729 50
$263,474 50
Audited the accounts for Benj. F. Dyer, treasurer for the year 1905, from January 1, to December 30, 1905, both inclu- sive and found correct. The balance of twenty-seven hundred twenty-nine and 50-100 dollars on deposit in the National Mount Wollaston Bank, Quincy, to the credit of the Town of Braintree.
Braintree, January 17, 1906.
DANIEL POTTER, Auditor.
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40 40
139
FUNDED DEBT OF THE TOWN.
-
DECEMBER 30, 1905.
WATER DEBT.
:
Bonds issued Jan. 1, 1888, payable
Jan. 1, 1918, at 4 per cent.
$100,000 00
Bonds issued June 1, 1891, payable
June 1, 1921, at 4 per cent.
150,000 00
Bonds issued Aug. 1, 1896, payable
Aug. 1, 1926, at 4 per cent.
6,000 00
$256,000 00
Less Sinking fund of 1888
$50,851 18
Less Sinking fund of 1891
54,244 59
Less Sinking fund of 1896
1,280 75
Net balance
149,623 48
$256,000 00
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING DEBT.
Bonds issued April 5, 1893, payable April 5, 1923, at 4 per cent.
Less Sinking Fund $6,439 48
Net balance
10,060 52
$16,500 00
Two notes, $2,000 00 each at 4 per cent. payable May 2, 1906 and 1907 ·
$4,000 00
One note payable Sept. 1, 1906, at 32 per cent. 3,900 00
·
$16,500 00
140
One note, payable Sept. 1, 1907, at 32 per cent.
3,900 00
One note, payable Sept. 1, 1908, at 32 per cent. 3,900 00
One note, payable Sept. 1, 1909, at 3₺ per cent. · One note, payable June 30, 1910, at 32 per cent. .
3,400 00
2,000 00 -
One note, payable June 30, 1910, at 32 per cent.
3,000 00
$24,100 00
GENERALI DEBT.
Trustees of Thayer Library, note dated March 7, 1874, on de- mand, at 3} per cent.
$10,000 00
Trustees of Thayer Academy, note dated March 7, 1874, on de- mand, at 3} per cent. $10,000 00
Trustees of Thayer Library, note issued March 22, 1899, 5 years at 4 per cent. known as the Caleb Stetson Fund $2,500 00
Notes issued on account of Noah
Torrey School at 3.62} %.
Payable June 1, 1906
$2,000 00
Payable 1, 1907
2,000 00
Payable 66 1,1908 3,000 00
Payable
1, 1909
3,000 00
Payable 66 1,1910
4,000 00
Payable 6 1,1911
5,000 00
Payable 1,1912
5,000 00
Payable 66 1,1913
5,000 00
Payable
1, 1914
2,000 00
Payable 66 1, 1914
3,000 00 - $34,000 00
141
Notes issued on account of Penni-
man School, at 3₺ per cent.
Payable Sept. 1, 1906
$2,000 00
Payable 66 1,1907
2,000 00
Payable 1,1908
2,000 00
Payable 66 1, 1909
2,500 00
$8,500 00
Notes issued in anticipation of Taxes :
Payable April 12, 1906
$10,000 00
Payable " 18, 1906
10,000 00
$20,000 00
$381,600 00
SINKING FUNDS.
Loan of 1888
.
$50,851 18
Loan of 1891
.
.
54,244 59
Loan of 1893
.
6,439 48
Loan of 1896
1,280 75
$112,816 00
Net balance funded debt
268,784 00
$381,600 00
Through the payment of maturities and the operation of the Sinking funds the net funded debt has diminished $18,699 53 during 1905.
BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
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SINKING FUND ACCOUNTS.
BENJ. F. DYER, TREASURER.
WATER LOAN OF 1888.
Dr.
Cr.
Balance Dec. 31, 1904
$47,059 10
Town appropriation, 1905
.
2,000 00
Income, 1905 $1,947 21
Less premium and
accrued interest .
155 13
1,792 08
$50,851 18
INVESTMENTS.
One bond City of Canton, Ohio, 5 per cent.
$1,000 00
Two bonds Boston, Revere Beach
& Lynn R. R., 4} per cent. 2,000 00
One bond Rumford Falls & Range- ly R. R., 5 per cent. 1,000 00
Five bonds Town of Braintree Water loan, 4 per cent. 5,000 00
10,000 00
Ten bonds Town of Braintree Lighting loan, 4 per cent. . One bond, Town of Braintree Lighting loan, 4 per cent 500 00
Four bonds, Fitchburg R. R., $1,000 each, 4 per cent. cost 3,877 11 Three bonds, Illinois Central R. R. $1,000 each, 32 per cent. cost 2,945 00
143
Seven bonds, C., B. & Q. R. R.,
$1,000 each, 33 per cent. cost Notes, Town of Braintree, 3}
6,600 00
per cent.
Due Sept. 1, 1909 .
2,500 00
Due “ 1, 1909
3,400 00
Due June 30, 1910
2,000 00
Due " 1, 1914, 35 per
cent.
2,000 00
Braintree Savings Bank
1,660 00
Randolph Savings Bank
1,600 00
East Weymouth Savings Bank
1,061 09
Hingham Savings Bank
1,049 41
South Weymouth Savings Bank .
1,021 45
Quincy Savings Bank
660 76
Weymouth Savings Bank
976 36
$50,851 18
WATER LOAN OF 1891.
Dr. Cr. $49,565 00
Balance Dec. 31, 1904
Town appropriation, 1905
3,000 00
Income, 1905 $2,190 20 ·
Less Premiums paid . 510 61
1,679 59'
$54,244 59-
INVESTMENTS.
Six bonds, City of Canton, Ohio, 5 per cent. $6,000 00 Six bonds, Town of Braintree Lighting loan, 4 per cent. 6,000 00
.
.
144
Ten bonds, Town of Brain tree Water loan, 4 per cent. 10,000 00
Three bonds, Boston, R. B. & Lynn R. R., 4} per cent. 3,000 00 Three bonds, Illinois Central R. R. $1,000 00 each, 3} per cent. cost 2,940 10
Ten bonds, C., B. & Q. R. R., $1,000 00 each, 3} per cent. cost
9,330 68
One bond, N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. $1,000 00 33 per cent. cost .
970 29
Notes, Town of Braintree, 3}
per cent
Due Sept. 1, 1908
2,000 00
Due June 30, 1910
3,000 00
Due 1, 1914, 3% per
cent.
3,000 00
Braintree Savings Bank
1,087 76
Randolph Savings Bank .
1,023 64
Weymouth Savings Bank
1,166 66
Quincy Savings Bank
1,243 58
South Weymouth Savings Bank .
819 05
Hingham Savings Bank
1,062 83
East Weymouth Savings Bank
1,600 00
$54,244 59
WATER LOAN OF 1896.
Dr.
Cr.
Balance Dec. 31, 1904
$1,114 55
Town appropriation, 1905
120 00
Income, 1905
46 20
.
$1,280 75
145
INVESTMENTS.
South Weymouth Savings Bank
$1,159 55
Randolph Savings Bank
121 20
$1,280 75
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING LOAN OF 1893.
Balance Dec. 31, 1094
$5,777 82
Town appropriation, 1905
430 00
Income, 1905
231 66
$6,439 48
INVESTMENTS.
One, Town of Braintree, Water
Bond, 4 per cent
$1,000 00
Randolph Savings Bank
434 30
Braintree Savings Bank
1,660 00
Weymouth Savings Bank
1,385 97
East Weymouth Savings Bank .
1,090 98
Quincy Savings Bank
868 23
$6,439 48
SUMMARY OF DEBT WITH SINKING FUND.
Water loan of 1888
$100,000 00
៛50,851 18
Water loan of 1891
150,000 00
54,244 59
Water loan of 1896
6,000 00
1,280 75
Municipal Lighting loan of 1893
16,500 00
6,439 48
$272,500 00
$112,816 00
Balance Dec. 30, 1905
159,684 00
$272,500 00
BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
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Examined all the Securities of Benj. F. Dyer, Treasurer of the several Sinking Funds of 1888, 1891, and 1896 Water loans and 1893 Municipal Lighting loan amounting to $1 12,816 00 one hundred twelve thousand eight hundred sixteen dollars and the report of the Treasurer as represented correct.
DANIEL POTTER, Auditor. Braintree, Jan. 16, 1906.
147 BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND.
BENJAMIN F. DYER, TREASURER IN ACCOUNT
WITH BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUN D.
Income account December 31, 1904 to December 30.
Dr. Cr.
Balance Dec. 31, 1904
$568 14
Quincy Tallow Co., 3 month's rent
to Dec. 31, 1904 6 25
N. E. & F. A. Hayden, 9 month's rent from April 1, 1905 150 00
J. P. Drollett, 9 month's rent from April 1, 1905 . 18 75
J. P. Drollet, 1 year's rent to May 1,1906 ·
3 00
J. A. Link, 1 year's rent to May 1, 1906 2 00
F. H. Thayer, 1 year's rent to May 1,1906 2 50
E. F. Trufant, Wood on lot in rear of house ·
12 00
E. F. Trufant, 1 year's rent to May 1,1906 3 00
Dividends :-
Braintree Savings Bank, .
on deposit of income account 14 95
on deposit of principal account 22 50
Quincy Savings Bank,
on deposit of principal ac- count. .
51 38
National Granite Bank .
60 00
State Treasurer, refund on Bank tax 22 51
Town of Braintree
$350 00
148
Repairs on Buildings on Town street.
B. D. Litchfield 22 00 .
H. W. Borden 175 52
O. M. Rogers 5 35
C. H. Hobart
28 76
Wales Bros.
5 00
Peter Ness
62 95
J. O. Sypher
31 40
O. F. Metcalf
10 47
Balance on hand in Braintree
245 53
Savings Bank
$936 98 $936 98 The balance as reported on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank ($245.53) two hundred forty-five and fifty-three one hun- dreth dollars.
DANIEL POTTER, Auditor.
Braintree, Jan. 11, 1906.
INVESTMENT OF BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND.
Ten shares National Granite Bank
Quincy $1,000 00
Seven Shares Union National
Bank, Weymouth, in liquida-
tion, 85 per cent paid value uncertain, say 35 00
Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank 1,272 50
Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank 595 00
$2902 50
Real Estate :- Farm on Town street, land on Granite street, 82 acres, ledge and salt marsh in Quincy- Assessors' value $4,000 00
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The sale of land in Quincy which was authorized by the town April 17, 1905 has not been consummated.
The survey of the land on Town street and Granite street. has been made and plans are on file. . BENJAMIN F. DYER, Treasurer.
Examined the investments of School Fund and the above amounts as reported $2902 50 twenty-nine hundred two and fifty one hundred dollars on hand includes National Bank stock and deposits in Braintree and Quincy Savings Bank. DANIEL POTTER, Auditor. Braintree, Jan. 11, 1906.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY, DECEMBER 30, 1905,
- - -
DEBT.
Dr. Cr.
Water
· $256,000 00
Electric Light Plant
·
40,600 00
Thayer Library
10,000 00
Thayer Academy
10,000 00
Caleb Stetson Fund
2,500 00
Norah Torrey School
34,000 00
Penniman School .
8,500 00
Anticipation of taxes
20,000 00
Accrued Interest on Water Debt
600 00
Accrued Interest on Lighting Debt
417 25
Accrued Interest on Sundry Notes
509 10
Sundry bills outstanding Dec. 31, 1905
1,000 00
ASSETS.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS NOT INCLUDED.
Town Treasurer Cash balance
$2,729 56
Water Dept Treasury Cash balance 25 29
SINKING FUND ACCOUNTS,
Loan of 1888
$50,851 18
Loan of 1891 1
54,244 59
Loan of 1893
6,439 48
Loan of 1896
1,280 75
$112,816 00
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ACCOUNT OF TAXES.
Amountduefrom 1902 $68 01
Amountduefrom 1903 74 47
Amountdue from 1904 9,288 96
Amount due from 1905 39,023 21
$18,454 65
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
Cr.
Due from "Consumers register" -
Electric Dept., Dec. 31, 1905 .
$5,912 73
Due from Water Dep't register un- paid bills water rates Unpaid bills, pipes, etc.
$781 47
392 76
$1,174 23
Paid to Soldiers and their families for State Aid Chap. 374, 1899 Jan. 1, 1905 to Dec. 31, 1905, inclusive 2,366 00
Paid to Samuel E. Whitmarsh and others on account State Aid, Chap. 372, Jan. 1, 1905 to Dec. 31, 1905, inclusive, amount paid $336 00
50 per cent. due from State · Due from Old Colony Street railway for Incidentals 333 41
168 00
Amount due from cities, towns and state, on claims paid by Poor Department, to wit
State of Mass. . $176 73
Boston . . . 583 40
Somerville
. 186 15
Malden .
.
.
120 00
Waltham
·
. 49 00
152
Randolph
286 51
Holbrook
79 47
Weymouth
5 00
Sundry person in
Braintree
30 00
Almshouse Brain-
tree
13 75
Balance carried forward
1,530 01 208,616 53
$384,126 35 $384,126 35
Dr.
Net debt of Town Dec. 31, 1905 $208,616 53
DANIEL POTTER, Auditor.
Braintree, Dec. 31, 1905.
In the assets of the Town as per report of Dec. 31, 1904, the item of cash on hand included the unexpended balance of $17,430.22 subject to the call of the Building Committee of the Noah Torrey School and this amount has been disbursed dur- ing the year 1905.
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INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
Building
Contents
Total
Monatiquot school
$27,000 00
$1,500 00
$28,500 00
Perkins school .
27,000 00
3,000 00
30,000 00
Noah Torrey School
30,000 00
2,000 00
32,000 00
Penniman school
13,000 00
1,000 00 .
14,000 00
Union school
8,000 00
500 00
8,500 00
Pond school
7,800 00
700 00
8,500 00
Southwest school
1,000 00
200 00
1,200 00
Town Hall
19,100 00
900 00
20,000 00
Alms House
10,100 00
1,200 00
11,300 00
Union Engine House
1,800 00
1,800 00
Butcher Boy, Engine
House .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Wampatuck Hook and
Ladder House
1,000 00
1,000 00
J. S. Arnold House .
500 00
500 00
Electric Light Station
6,131 00
27,319 00
33,450 00
BOILER INSURANCE
Electric Light Station
$15,000 00
$15,000 00
Perkins School
10,000.00
10,000 00
Town Hall
·
5,000 00
5,000 00
Alms House
1,000 00
1,000 00
$184,431 00
38,319 00
222,750 00
RECAPITULATION.
On Buildings .
153,431 00
On Contents
38,319 00
On Boilers
31,000 00
NATHANIAL F. HUNT, Auditor. Braintree, Jan. 22, 1906.
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT OF TAXES, FRANK A. SMITH, COLLECTOR IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE, DECEMBER 30, 1905.
Unpaid Taxes, Dec. 31, 1904.
Interest Colleeted.
Total Amount.
Cash Paid B. F. Dyer, Treas.
Unpaid Taxes Dec. 30, 1905.
1902.
Balance due,
$ 99 79
$ 56
$ 100 35
$ 32 34
$ 68 01
1903. Balance due,
10,026 52
716 56
10,743 08
10,668 61
74 47
1904.
Balance due,
33,015 95
419 08
33,435 03
24,146 07
9,288 96
1905.
Commitment,
117,180 11
18 81
117,198 92
. 78,175 71
39,023 21
$160,322 37
$1,155 01
$161,477 38
$113,022 73
$48,454 65
Merchants'
Stamp Tax 1904
13 04
13 04
Excise Tax Old
Colony St. Railway,
1904.
1,355 70
1,355 70
$161,691 11
$114,391 47
The above Statement was adjusted from the Assessors Commitment of Taxes from the years 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905, and from Cash book of the Collector.
Braintree, Jan. 17, 1906.
DANIEL POTTER,) A. S. MORRISON, Auditors.
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Auditor's Report
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1905.
Appropriation.
Expended.
Unexpended.
In Excess.
Credits.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
For pay of School Teach- ers .
· $19,500.00
Dog Tax of 1905
880.56
$20,730 56
$20,449 00
$281 56
$64.20
School Fund
350.00
Superintendent of Schools
1,600 00
1,500 00
100 00
Janitors of Schools
.
·
2,680 00
2,540 31
139 68
Text Book Supplies
.
.
.
1,800 00
1,762 86
37 14
School Incidentals
550 00
558 01
8 01
School House Incidentals
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