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SEPTEMBER.
4 Henry Winthrop Haskell
Myron A. and Ora A. (Simonds)
5 Thornton Allen and Kathleen (Lane)
6 Peter David Woodrow Kearney
Peter and Jane (Levangie)
9 Kohler Henry and Inez (Allen)
10 Isabella Bodell
Benjamin and Margaret (McDade)
14 Floyd
George E. and Edna (Tower)
16 James Patrick Scullin James and Mary (Hamill) 17 Herbert Hollis Eno Herbert J. and Marian V. (Hollis) Milton and Varsin (Casmadiion) 17 Rose Pechtimaljian Eugene and Nellie (O'Brien) 22 Esther Mae Moores Hector J. and Louise (Cormier) 22 Mary Cecelia Frazier 24 Elmer Oakes Dame F. Russell and Emily (Wahlberg) 24 James H. Doherty Robert A. and Margaret (Woodrow) 26 -Meaney 26 Louise Eugene D'Arigo Edward J. and Mary E. (Murphy) Louis and Elizabeth (Coughlan) 29 Carl Ernest Weber, 3d Carl E. and Florence E. (LeMay) 45
OCTOBER.
Date Name
Parents' Names
1
Stillborn
2 Henry Leonard Verbeek
3 Helen Mary Mahar
5 John Stewart Broadford
6 Stillborn
1
8 Alice Louise Reynolds
10 Joseph Shea Nichols
13
Paul David Bradford
19 Edna May Connolly
19 Douglas Freeman Brown
21 George Castitino
23 Marion Priscilla Bailey
25 McDormand
28 Albert Hovoquin Thomasian Hovoquin B. and Amy (Hourbetian)
31 Doris Emerson
31 Helen Jane Sears
John C. and Susanna (Turley) Thomas E. and Helen J. (MacCarthy)
NOVEMBER.
1 Michael Cinguegiano
2 Ginstina Rinaldi
4 Paul Keating
4 Tonner Anna Ruth King
4
8 Lorraine May Levangie
Helen Nora Taylor
9 15 Victor Wilbert Albonetti
17 Frances Reilly
17 Edward Gregory Dugan
19 Stillborn
20 Dorothy Holbrook Stillborn
21 21 Clyde William Morrison
23 William Rogers Walker
25 Raffaeto Pantana
25 Constance Itoly Carlozzi
27 John Leonard Ohlson
Gueseppi and Madelin (Celdona) John and Angelina (Farina) Edward C. and Helen (Galvin) John M. and Bessie E. (Saben) Elmer F. and Florence (Polley) Joseph C. and Mary S. (Levangie) Charles H. and Mary M. (Bousquett) Leo and Priscilla (Bertrand) Thomas and Susie (Devlin) Edward G. and Mary (Flanagan)
Herbert E. and Maude E. (Hannon)
Archie T. and Mary I. (Strathdee) John S. and Grace (-) Michael and Concetta (Antonucia) Carlo M. and Inez M. (Natali) Martin L. and Emma O. (Eck)
DECEMBER.
3 Reta Mary Powers
4 Catherine Anna Keane
5 Carolyn Dean Sampson
6 Ruth Violet Elizabeth Lindberg Carl A. and Anna (Melegeton)
8 Joseph Odber Sypher James O. and Margaret (Erwin) 8 Carrie Elizabeth Mckean Alvah E. and Carrie E. (Catlin) 8 Francis Joseph Conlon, Jr. Francis Joseph and Mary (McManus)
9 Mary Alice O'Connor
10 Thompson 10 Doris Priscilla Bean
Charles E. and Margaret (Harney) John J. and Estella B. (Powers) Frederick T. and Mary H. (Foss)
Frederick T. and Georgelina E. (Lyons) Alexander and Elizabeth (Duran) Harold E. and Olive A. (Robbins) 46
Dirk R. and Leola B. (Mandigo) Francis J. and Mary (Gogan) John and Agnes (Stewart)
Charles R. and Cora (DeCoste) Andrew A. and Annie F. (Shea) Richard and Molley (Hodges) Martin J. and Grace E. (Rand) Henry B. and Mildred F. (Pentz) John and Assunta (Marendo) Harrison W. and Kisbro (Burton) Archie and Leona (Steeves)
Date
Name
11 Dorothy Louise Hollis
11 Mary Beatrice Furlong
17 Dorothy Elizabeth Perry
18 Leo Hennebury
19 Felumen Bacili
19 Horace Eldridge Allen, Jr.
24 Elizabeth May Cummings
25 Barbara Gould
26
Priscilla Arnold
27
1 Lilly
27 George Axel Hagen
29 Olive Lucile Fisher
29 Bertha Louise Bailey
31 Mario Francis Rinaldi
Parents' Names
Ismerl B. and Lena (Sloane) Edward T. and Julia (Keough) Everett S. and Anna M. (Otis) Patrick and Bessie (Bougett) Leon and Pauline (Balideni) Horace E. and Bertha M. (Gray) William and Minnie (Keane) Leroy L. and Geraldine (Paige) Edward B. and Ethel (Close) Warren and Erdine (Cook) Hans and Emily (Streiferd) Harry T. and Elsie M. (Pray) Otis M. and Ida B. (Pearce) Frank and Mary (Delpico)
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DEATHS IN 1918
JANUARY.
Date
Name
Birthplace
Age
y.
m. d.
4 Elsie Dyer
Braintree
22- 3-28
7 Margaret E. Nichols
Boston
73-11- 6
8 Peter Nicholson
Newport News, Va.
8 Richard M. Sanborn
Northfield, N. H.
82- 0-9
10 Charles L. Hayden
Braintree
87-6-26
15 Charles Tellier
Braintree
2-1-10
16 James P. Keane
Braintree
1-1-7
29 Catherine McGuire
St. Salvester, P.Q.
76-5-18
29 Ellen Whidden
30 Joseph P. Shea
P. E. I.
38- 1-15
FEBRUARY.
5 Arthur H. Joy
Stamford, Vt.
41-11-15
7 Angelina Richardi
Italy
23 -- 5-19
8 Michael Griffin
Ireland 79-2-3
8 Moses 'T. Dyer
Braintree
62-11-15
9 Lucy E. McGaughey
P. E. I.
41-10-15
10 Frank B. Shea
P. E. I.
68-1-0
14 Harold O. Coose
Holbrook
0-2-1
17 Rose Grazzioso
Italy
101- 1-11
19 Ellen Hogan
P. E. I.
50-2-14
21 J. Marcus Arnold
Braintree
76-6-8
22 Stillborn
Braintree
0-0-0
24 George Vergnani
E. Bridgewater 2-0-3
25 Annie Levangie
Nova Scotia
80-0-0
25 Mary R. Serra
Italy
43-0-0
MARCH.
1 John Kelley
Ireland
62-3-8
5 Charles Peterson
Plymouth
63-3-3
5 Stillborn
Braintree 0-0-0
8 Sarah E. Remick
Scarboro, Me.
58-11-29
13 Elizabeth Newhall
Nova Scotia 69-0-6
14 Angelo Richardi
Braintree 0- 1-10 about
17 Margaret Brewster
Bridgeport, Conn. 53
19 Benjamin F. Dyer
Hingham 84-3-27
20 Margaret M. Howley
Rockland
53-0-0
26 Harriet P. Pratt
Weymouth
78-4-27
27 Elizabeth Sullivan
Randolph 49-2-0
27 Susan F. Butler
No. Easton 51-5-11
29 John Holmes
Nantucket
81-11-13
48
4-10-19
63- 0-0
APRIL.
Date Name
Birthplace
Age
y. m. d.
Braintree
71-6-29
10 Sarah D. Shaw
Braintree
83-7-0
16 Hazel E. Wilson
Braintree
0- 0-19
16 Grace R. Cottrell
18 Augusta E. Bullard
30 William E. Maybury
East Boston
58-11-20
MAY.
3 Julius Silverman
Russia
52-4-0
5 Margaret A. Mattie
Nova Scotia
72-+
6 Joshua M. Bunker
Charleston, Me.
80-5-7
8 Harmon
Malden 2
9 Ida E. Dyer
Foxboro
63-1-2
14 Ralph Harraden
Boston
17-9-20
16 Anna P. Reynolds
Quincy
-11-16
18 Joseph F. Mohan, Jr.
Braintree
-30 min.
23 Ferdinand I. Pierce
Franklin
77-8-5
25 Muriel O. Fitts
Braintree
- 1-17
30 Susan F. Firrell
Beverley
71- 9-15
JUNE.
3 James O. Sypher
New Brunswick 54- -23
Braintree
41-24
10 - Borden
Boston
-13
13 James H. Thayer
Braintree
81-3-24
13 George W. Wentworth
Needham
65- 6-11
1€ Marie Klay
Switzerland
52- 2-13.
20 Mary E. Shay
Quincy 37-5-0
23 Ernest D. Allen, Jr.
Boston
1-3-14
29 Sarah A. Brayton
Tiverton. R. I.
69-11-16
JULY.
1 Sarah L. Mann
Braintree
83-10-27
1 Alexander Howie
Scotland 68-3-28
2 Mary L. Merritt
New York City 75-3-2
4 Charles Shores
Braintree
3
5 Helen L. Toner 9 Joseph W. Wilbar
Braintree
29- 9-21
Braintree
-10
10 William A. Ford
Boston 74-3-6
15 Matilda A. Burgess
Halifax, N. S.
73- 1-19
23 Lydia E. Radcliffe
Barnard, Vt.
56-7-7
27 Olive Simonds
Weymouth
35-10-12
28 Clara Pitts
Braintree
-22
AUGUST.
Theodore H. Emerson 11 Unknown
Orland, Me.
70-3-25
12 Henry G. Burnham
Cohasset
63-11-10
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W. Harrington, Me. 45- 0-0
Deer Isle, Me. 45- 0-23
2 Hannah B. Thayer
4 George A. Call
Date Name
16
Stillborn
17 Ellen Clinton
P. E. I
77-5-24
18 Mary J. Cummings
Hingham
83-3-25
18 Emil Wasa
Finland
40- -
SEPTEMBER.
1 George Hardwick
Quincy
71-1-13
7 Mary A. Buchanan
Braintree
64-1-8
9 Bertha L. Brown
Brockton
6-2-27
11
Edward Harrington
Fall River
17-10-22
12 Edith L. Clark
Chelsea
24-3-24
13 Ernest Giovanini
Italy
27-
14 Edward J. Warner
Halifax, N. S. 39-6-29
Vicksburg, Miss.
25-15
15 John H. Roberts
Waltham
27-2-
16 Elizabeth T. Dunbrack
Duxbury 82-10-16
19 Everett P. Hull
Braintree
26- 3
19 Frank C. Littlefield
Boston 32-1-19
19 Helen L. Abercrombie
Braintree
26- 9-23
21 Mary Judice
Italy
51-
24 Howard Sears
Green Harbor
31- 1-19
24 Ruth E. Rollins
Weymouth
13-11-22
25 Walter B. Paine
Holbrook
30-2-10
25
William H. Hauston
Braintree
26-11-14
25 Ellen T. Moore
Penwick, P. Q.
32- 4-19
25 Avard Pearson
Sweden
37-4-29
27 Mary Sawyer
Fall River
2-11-28
28 George O. Liscomb
Bar Harbor, Me. Spain
29-
28 Rogers Heurta
28 Verna L. Burrell
Braintree
6-8-17
28 Burt E. Senecal
Braintree
- -19
28 Dennis E. Sawyer
Somerset
32-4-6
29 Rosie Rubent
Russia
36- 2-25
29 Dennis E. Sawyer, Jr.
Braintree
1- 1-13
29 Francis G. Stevens
New York City
27-2-1
30 Frederick J. E. Spencer
Holbrook
29-11-5
OCTOBER.
1 Stillborn
3 Lilla M. Langendorfer
3 Elizabeth M. Hennessey ,
Duxbury
20-4-3
3 Lillian G. DeYoung
Braintree 4- 4-
4 Julia E. Malia
Thompsonville, Ct. 30- 3-28
4 Mary Frazier
Nova Scotia 11-20
5 John J. Berraine
Ireland
35-9-24
. 24 Angelina Louisso
24 Sarah S. Hosford
25 Florence E. Kehr
Braintree
3-10-17
25 Mary E. Frazier
Weymouth
54-6-19
26 Jennie Howard
Abington
83-11-30
27 William A. Veno
27 Lizzie M. Nickerson
Gardner, Me.
72-9-29
29 Josephine A. Denbroeder
Weymouth
63- 2 -- 4
Birthplace
Age y. m. d.
Braintree
21 Stillborn
Braintree
Braintree 9 --- 1-13
Nova Scotia 86 ----- 8
Braintree 2- 1
15 Nahma Miller
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Braintree Cambridge 28-3-19
37-3-5
Date
Name 4
Birthplace
Age y. m. d.
5 Eliza E. Weeks
Sanbornton, N. H. 78- 1- 6
6 Stillborn
Braintree
6 Frank Serra
Italy
34- 6-
8 Florence E. Weber
Fitchburg
28-3-2
8 Antonetta Graziaso
Italy
30-
44-
9 Emily Anderson
10 Elizabeth J. Peterson
12 Frank Crush
12 Howard Wetherbee
13 Mary A. F. Buckley
14 Saint St. Angelo
14 Harriet L. Durgin
Boston
15- 6-18
16 Cosimello Celata
Italy
27-
18 Annie E. Crabtree
Boston
48-11-25
20 James Bodell
Scotland
50-3-10
23 Ida E. F. Maltby
Brooklyn, N. Y.
61-11-3
25 George F. Hussey
Albion, Me.
72-4-6
26 Mary A. Warrington
Nova Scotia
57-1-16
30 Clara A. Beedle
Richmond, Me.
68-3-11
31 Fayolin C. Robinson
Braintree
25-6-21
31 Mary G. Julian
Portland, Me.
13-7-7
31 Sarah E. Denton
Braintree
73-1-29
NOVEMBER.
5 Daniel R. Hines
Berlin, N. Y.
86 --- 15
6 Cora M. Harvey
Maine
30 --- 10
8 Scott R. Tirrell
North East, Pa.
47-9-1
10 John O. Hansen
Scarborough, Me.
21-
14 Catherine Pink
Germany
38-1-7
16 Emma Carrie Watkins
Boston
63
6
18 Florida McCusker
Lewiston, Me.
26- 9-19
18 Jane Ann Brooks
England
70-
19 Stillborn
Braintree
19- 4-19
20 Ella Jacques 21 Sigrid Pettersen
Norway
20-7-3
21 Stillborn
Braintree
87-10-18
23 Frederick Collins Folsom
Cambridge
42-10-22
25 Dorothy Foster Brooks
Boston
25-9-4
25 George Wicks
England
66-2-8
30 Mary Ann Groat
Scotland
75-8-4
DECEMBER.
10 Flora MacDonald
16 Richard Joseph Carter
17 Charles Edward Reardon
21 James Moran
New York
62
21 Harrison Loring Tobey
New Bedford
59-11-21
21 Caroline Eustis Hollis
Somerville
50-4-5
21 Pompro Zobia
Italy
25-10-25
21 Mable Florence Hopkins
Peabody
38-10-24
1-5-0
Lewiston, Me.
30-6-5
Bridgewater 16-10-4
Weymouth
18- 2-13
8 William M. Billings
Weymouth
Sweden 47-11-11
Braintree
„Italy
36-
20 Sarah Oakman Newcomb
Braintree
New Berlin, Pa.
47-1-5
22 Karen Dorothy Isaacson
Norway
Nova Scotia 58
Braintree Braintree
4-7-2
1-10-17
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Date
Name Birthplace Age
28 Carrie L. Holbrook
27 Herbert L. Ross
29 Clinton Nash
30 Evelyn Osborn Whitney
30 Henry Lincoln Dearing
y. m. d.
Pawtucket, R. I.
46- 2- 8
Weymouth 26-10-17
Weymouth
87- 8-14
Braintree
1-6-2
Braintree
56-10-14
Whole number of deaths, 181; males, 84; females, 97; single, 62; married, 82; widowed, 34; divorced, 2; unknown, 1.
Birthplace-Braintree, 46; other places in Massachusetts, 57; British Provinces, 17; Maine, 14; Italy, 10; New York, 5; Ire- land, 3; Scotland, 3; New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Russia, Sweden, England, Norway, unknown, 2 each; Virginia, Mississippi, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Germany, 1 each.
Birthplace of fathers-Braintree, 15; other places in Massachu- setts, 49; Ireland, 24: British Provinces, 16; Maine, 15; Italy, 14; unknown, 11; England, 6; New Hampshire, 6; Scotland, 4; Vermont. Rhode Island, Russia, Sweden, Norway, New York, 2 each; Michigan, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, 1 each.
Birthplace of mothers-Braintree, 8; other places in Massachu- setts, 58; British Provinces, 23; Ireland, 21; unknown, 14; Italy, 13; Maine, 12; Scotland, Sweden, England, 4 each; Rhode Island, New York, Vermont, Spain, Norway, Russia, 2 each; New Hamp- shire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Fin- land, Germany, Denmark.
Ages -- Stillborn, 8; under 1 year, 13; 1 to 2 years, 6; 2 to 3 years, 3; 3 to 4 years, 2; 4 to 5 years, 2; 5 to 10 years, 3; 10 to 15 years, 3; 15 to 20 years, 6; 20 to 25 years, 6; 25 to 30 years, 18; 30 to 35 years, 9; 35 to 40 years, 12; 40 to 45 years, 7; 45 to 50 years, 7: 50 to 60 years, 18; 60 to 70 years, 19; 70 to 80 years. 21; 80 to 90 years, 15; over 90 years, 2; unknown, 1.
Diseases-Influenza, 39; pneumonia, 32; heart disease, 15; can- cer, 13; arterio-sclerosis, 13; pulmonary tuberculosis, 9; still- born, 8; accident, 5; cerebral hemorrhage, 5; nephritis, 4; an- gina pectoris, 3; natural causes, 2; ulcer, 2; phthisis pulmo- nalis, 2; tubercular meningitis, 2; peritonitis, 2; apoplexy, 2; premature birth, 2; parturition, suicide, chronic diarrhea, em- bolism of brain, bronchitis, malformation, cerebro-spinal menin- gitis, purulent pleurisy, gastroenteritis, puerperal septicaemia, infective enteritis, entero-colitis, anterior poliomyelitis, rheumatism, whooping cough, Bright's disease, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, scar- let fever, tabes dorsalis, 1 each.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
APPROPRIATIONS AT ANNUAL MEETING AND SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 1, 1918.
Legislative.
Moderator, salary
$25.00
Executive.
Selectmen's Department
$1,400.00
Financial.
Accounting Department $ 825.00
Auditors, salaries 150.00
Treasurer's Department 795.00
Tax Collector's. Department
1,300.00
Assessors' Department
1,389.00
$4,459.00
Other General Departments.
Town Clerk's Department
$900.00
Law
250.00
Election and Registration
1,100.00
Town Hall.
Maintenance and Janitor's salary
$3,150.00
Insurance on building 1,510.80
Insurance on boiler
50.36
$4,711.16
Police Department.
Police, Salaries
$4,600.00
1 General and Court expenses 700.00
$5,300.00
Fire Department.
Pay of Firemen $3,418.00
Extra Pay of Firemen 500.00
General expenses
1,500.00
New Hose
600.00
Repairs Hose House, Franklin Street.
350.00
Hydrant Service
500.00
Insurance on building
82.80
Fire Alarm, salary Superintendent
200.00
Maintenance
460.45
Box, Independence Avenue 317.00
Air Fire Alarm Whistle 3,000.00
$10,928.25
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Inspection.
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary and expenses $500.00
Forestry.
Suppression of gypsy and brown tail
moths
.$4,000.00
Care of trees
500.00
Forest fires
400.00
$4,900.00
Health.
Board of Health, salaries and expenses. . $1,025.00
Contagious diseases 300.00
Vital Statistics 50.00
Inspection of animals
100.00
Inspection of meats and provisions 300.00
Inspection of milk 100.00
Inspection of plumbing
200.00
$2,075.00
Sanitation.
Sewerage plans and estimates $2.000.00
Drain, Middle Street
1,500.00
$3,500.00
Highways and Bridges.
Highway Surveyors, salaries and ex-
penses . . $ 865.00
General repairs, bridges, sidewalks, stone roads, waterings and oiling .26.500.00
Removal of snow
2,500.00
Street lighting
6,570.00
State Highway, Franklin Street.
5,000.00
Construction of Granite and Franklin Streets
5,000.00
Union Street Bridge
1,200.00
Land Damages 4,591.00
State Highway widening
2,000.00
$54,226.00.
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Charities.
Overseers of the Poor, salaries and ex-
penses ' .$1,250.00
Braintree Home Maintenance 3,500.00
Insurance on building 340.00
Outside relief 3,500.00
To be expended under Chap. 763; Acts of 1913 3,000.00
$11,590.00
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid and soldiers' burials
$3,500.00
Soldiers' Relief 900.00
$4,400.00
Education.
Teachers and superintendent, salaries
School Department : General expenses .. $74,070.83
Insurance on buildings 234.40
Insurance on boiler 185.10
Repairs, Noah Torrey School General
1,000.00
Fire Protection 2,675.00
Fire Protection, Penniman School
300.00
$78,465.33
Library.
Janitor, salary
$ 250.00
General expenses 1,600.00
' Distribution of books
150.00
$2,000.00
Recreation.,
Parks and Playgrounds
$150.00
Unclassified.
Miscellaneous, expenses $2,100.00
Emergency Fund
4,982.53
Memorial Day
200.00
Employees' Compensation 700.00
Water Service, Hollis Fountain 125.00
District Nurse 200.00
$8,307.53
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Public Service Enterprises.
Electric Light Department : Lighting Board, salaries $ 300.00
Depreciation Fund 3,593.52
$3,893.52
Water Department
Water Board, salaries .$ 300.00
Water Department, expenses 5,000.00
$5,300.00
Cemetery.
Plain Street Cemetery
$200.00
Interest.
On Bonds, Notes, Sinking Funds and
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue. $14,475.00
Municipal Indebtedness.
Payment of Bonds and Notes
$16,250.00
Sinking Funds.
Water Loan of 1896
$120.00
Total appropriations at said meetings.
$239,425.79
Less amounts appropriated but not raised by taxation :
Fire Department $3,460.45
Highways and Bridges 8,650.00
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials 3,500.00
Emergency Fund 1,482.53
Electric Light Department :
Salaries of Lighting Board $ 300.00
Depreciation Fund 3,593.52
Water Department:
Salaries of Water Board $ 300.00
Interest on Water Debt 4,000.00
Bonds, Great Pond Water Plant.
1,500.00
$26,786.50
Estimated Revenue
$212,639.29
41,063.32
Total amount of appropriations raised by taxation $171,575.97
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Tax for Town, County and State Purposes.
$171,575.97
Town Tax County Tax 8,755.56
State Tax
21,670.00
Metropolitan Parks Tax.
Proportion of :
Parks Sinking Fund $214.48
Boulevard Sinking Fund 43.40
Nantasket Sinking Fund ... 14.52
Parks Serial Bonds. .
62.17
Boulevard Serial Bonds
85.02
1 $419.59
Parks Interest $1,021.58
Boulevard Interest
314.99
Nantasket Interest
64.26
$1,400.83
Parks Maintenance $2,405.48
Boulevard Maintenance
526.63
Nantasket Maintenance
146.35
Wellington Bridge
9.07
$3,087.53
1
$4,907.95
Charles River Basin :
Serial Bonds
$ 30.70
Interest
354.26
Maintenance
478.33
$863.29
Auditing Municipal Accounts
205.32
State Highway Tax
852.39
Overlayings
3,982.50
$212,812.98
Moth Tax for work on private property
$2,022.05
Total commitment, September 1, 1918 ...
$214,835.03
Street Railway Excise Tax .
2,716.29
Additional poll taxes and omitted taxes committed December 20, 1918 .
301.32
Total commitment, 1918
$217,852.64
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Valuation, Prec. 1
2
3
Total
Buildings $1,965,350 $2,115,200 $1,702,465 $5,783,015 879,650 1,042,250/ 764,975 2,686,875
Land
$2,845,000 $3,157,450 $2,467,440 $8,469,890
Personal property 514,005
242,891
371,500
1,128,396
Total valuation $3,359,005 $3,400,341 $2,838,940 $9,598,286
Taxes for all purposes :
Real estate $61.452.00 $68,200.92 $53;296.70 $182,949.62
Personal prop.
11,102.51
5,246.45
8,024.40
24,373.36
Polls 2,132.00
1,696.00
1,662.00
5,490.00
$74,686.51 $75,143.37 $62,983.10 $212,812.98
Moth tax
601.00
885.05
536.00
2,022.05
$214,835.03
Street Railway Excise Tax
2,716.29
Additional poll taxes and omitted taxes 301.32
$217,852.64
$212,812.98 to be raised by taxation on 2,745 polls and a valuation of $9,598,282 makes the rate per $1,000 valuation
$21.60
Precincts
1
2
3
Total
Number of polls
1066
848
831
2745
Number of residents assessed on property :
Individuals
745
691
607
2043
All others
16
4
1
21
761
695
608
2064
Number of non-residents assessed on property :
Individuals
172
185
352
709
All others
12
7
10
29
184
192
362
738
58
Number of persons assessed :
Precincts
1
2
3
Total
On property
945
887
970
2802
Poll tax only
715
521
513
1749
1660
1408
1483
4551
Number of horses assessed
121
135
65
321
Number of cows assessed
92
156
107
355
Number of swine assessed
131
20
151
Number of fowl assessed
960
100
1060
Dwelling houses assessed
749
684
728
2161
Acres of land assessed
3954
2141
1814
7909
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REPORT OF ACCOUNTANT.
-
RECEIPTS.
Refund on tax and titles.
$32.45
Licenses and Permits,
Druggists
$2.00
Junk
285.00
All others
235.00
-
$522.00
Fines and Forfeits,
Court
$678.15
Grants and Gifts,
From County, dog license
$720.12
General Government.
Collector
$7.00
Town Hall, rent
1,609.83
$1,616.83
Protection of Persons and Property.
Fire Department,
Sale of material
$14.00
Inspection,
Sealing of weights and
measures
64.49
Forestry,
Moth extermination
287.00
Trimming trees
30.00
$395.49
Health.
Contagious Diseases
$226.86
Inspection, meats and pro-
visions
193.25
$420.11
60
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Highways.
Labor and materials, Pr. 1. ..
$797.60
Material, Pr. 3 ..
1.69
Labor and materials, general.
213.70
Mass. Highway Commission . .
88.75
$1,101.74
Charities.
Almshouse.
Sale of produce
$223.75
Board, Weymouth inmates
4,460.00
$4,683.75
Reimbursements, Poor.
Individuals
$96.77
Cities and Towns
491.40
State
85.85
$674.02
Reimbursement, "763.''
Cities
$1,055.41
State
1,517.22
$2,572.63
Soldiers' Benefits,
State Aid
$2,661.33
Soldiers' Burials
50.00
$2,711.33
Education,
Tuition
$591.55
School Fund
350.00
Transportation
313.04
Miscellaneous
8.40
$1,262.99
Recreation,
Rent of pasturage
.10.00
Refunds
836.54
$18,238.15
61
. .
EXPENDITURES.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Legislative.
Appropriation
$25.00
Salary of Moderator
$25.00
Executive.
Selectmen's,
Appropriation
$1,400.00
Overdraft, 1917
$33.22
Salaries
$600.00
Clerk
260.00
$860.00
Other Expenses,
Express
$2.28
Printing
257.49
Stamps
68.75
Stationery and books
84.79
Telephone
64.37
$477.68
$1,370.90
Unexpended balance
29.10
$1,400.00
$1,400.00
Financial.
Auditors'
Appropriation
$150.00
Salaries
$150.00
Accountant,
Appropriation
$825.00
Salary
$750.00
Stationary and books
59.12
$809.12
Unexpended balance
15.88
$825.00
$825.00
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Treasurer,
Appropriation
$795.00 Salary
$600.00
Other Expenses,
Bond
$120.00
Cash expenses
35.00
Stamp
2.50
Clerk
25.00
Painting safe
9.00
$191.50
$791.50
Unexpended balance
3.50
$795.00
$795.00
Collector,
Appropriation
$1,300.00
Overdraft, 1917
$23.62
Salary
800.00
Bond
$250.00
Books and stationery
50.90
Printing and postage
167.75
Telephone
25.20
$493.85
Overdraft
$17.47
$1,317.47
$1,317.47
Assessors,
Appropriation
$1,389.00
Salaries
$750.00
Clerk
394.00
$1,144.00
Other Expenses,
Abstract deeds and pro-
bates .
$128.26
Auto hire
36,50
Printing
101.50
Stationery and postage ..
' 25.50
All other
34.37
$326.13
Overdraft $81.13
1
$1,470.13
$1,470.13
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Other Finance.
Bureau of Statistics, See Miscellaneous Expenses.
Other General Departments.
Town Clerk,
Appropriation
$900.00
Overdraft, 1917
$5.04
Salary
$650.00
Recording, 226 births
113.00
112 marriages 22.40
143 deaths
28.60
118 burial permits
11.80
$825.80
Other Expenses,
Printing
32.00
Stationery
3.25
Telephone
27.73
All other
12.17
Overdraft
$5.99
$905.99
$905.99
Law.
Appropriation
$250.00
Legal Services
$210.00
Unexpended balance
40.00
$250.00
$250.00
Election and Registration.
Registrars,
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Salaries
$150.00
Election Officers
249.00
Janitors
30.00
Constables
$429.00 33.00
64
$75.15
Other Expenses,
Auto hire
$21.00
Meals
128.05
Printing
151.00
All other
49.14
$349.19
$811.19
Unexpended balance ....
288.81
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
.
Town Hall.
Appropriation
$3,150.00
Overdraft, 1917
474.53
Janitor services
$550.00
1
Other labor
129.47
$679.47
Other Expenses,
Fuel
$916.65
Light
302.94
Janitor's supplies
68.56
Repairs
209.49
New equipment
180.00
Drains
230.59
Supplies
49.10
Water
34.55
$1,991.88
$3,145.88
Unexpended balance
4.12
$3,150.00
$3,150.00
Insurance,
Appropriation
$1,510.80 .
Building insurance, $60,000 @
$2.29
$1,372.90
Contents
91.20
$1,464.10
Unexpended balance . .
46.70
$1,510.80
$1,510.80
65
Insurance Boilers, Appropriation Overdraft, 1917 Sampson, George E.
$50.36
$24.36
26.00
$50.36
$50.36
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Police Department.
Appropriation
Refund
Overdratt, 1917
$129.67
Salaries and Wages,
Chief
. $1,271.59
Patrolmen
3,331.59
Special
207.00
$4,810.18
Equipment
8.10
Other Expenses,
Auto hire
$371.63
Telephone
68.74
Printing
5.25
Care of prisoners
16.35
All other
12.94
474.91
Expense on dogs
34.00
Court Expense,
Auto hire
$8.25
Officers fees
185.79
194.04
Overdraft
348.60
$5,650.90
$5.650.90
Emergency Fund.
Appropriation
Refunds
$4,982.53 628.25
66
$5,300.00 2.30
Public Safety Committee,
Badges
$14.09
Clerical work
59.00
Printing and postage ... 144.85
Victory celebration, music,
fireworks, etc.
416.50
Wood
500.00
All other
9.00
$1,143.44
Braintree Guards,
Postage and printing
$31.49
Gun racks
27.12
Rifles
445.70
Uniforms and equipment 1,806.37
Transportation
120.11
Mess equipment
261.00
Medical equipment
30.90
Miscellaneous equipment.
139.64
Food supplies .
39.24
$2,901.57
$4,045.01
Unexpended balance . .
1,565.77
$5,610.78
$5,610.78
Fire Department.
Salaries and Wages,
Appropriation
$4,118.00
Pay of Firemen,
Chief .
$1,425.00
Engineers 70.00
Stewards
150.00
Permanent men
998.30
Call men
898.92
Poll taxes
98.00
$3,640.22
Extra Pay of Firemen,
Company No. 1. $199.00
Company No. 2
211.45
Company No. 3
105.00
$515.45
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Superintendent of Fire Alarm,
Lawrence, Fred B. Overdraft
$200.00
$237.67
$4,355.67
$4,355.67
General Expenses,
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Horses
$279.50
Fuel
$247.13
Light
70.40
$317.53
Equipment and Repairs,
Brooms
$40.75
Equipment for men. 184.41
Fire extinguishers
50.95
Tires and tubes
355.59
White chasis, (balance)
100.00
Repairs on apparatus
148.08
$879.78
Other Expenses,
Gasoline
$207.33
Vitriol and soda
58.41
Miscellaneous supplies
181.76
Printing
9.60
Telephone
80.92
Water
34.20
Use of Truck Pr. 2.
300.00
All other
47.39
Overdraft
$896.42
$2,396.42
$2,396.42
Hydrant Service,
Appropriation
$500.00
Water Department
$500.00
New Hose,
Appropriation C.C.C. Fire Hose & Rubber Co. Unexpended balance
$600.00
$595.00
5.00
$600.00
$600.00
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$919.61
Repairs, Franklin Street House,
Appropriation
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