Town annual report of Middleton, MA. 1917, Part 2

Author: Middleton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1917
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A. W. Clark, groceries for Louis N. Russell and family 174 53


George E. Currier, wood for Louis N. Russell 13 25 L. G. Estey, house rent for Louis N. Russell 24 00 Benjamin G. Merrifield, moving Louis N. Russell family 7 00


Mrs. J. A. Lewis, board for Oscar J. Daniels 40 75 Levy & Sons, shoes for Oscar J. Daniels 5 00


28


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Oscar J. Daniels, cash paid 10 00 Arthur M. Peabody, groceries for Charles Cross 6 00 A. R. Richardson, groceries for Charles Cross 8 12 George E. Currier, wood for Charles Cross 6 00 Oscar Sheldon, wood and coal for Charles Cross 3 00 Arthur M. Peabody, groceries for John Cross 16 00 128 40


City of Lynn, paid for John Promise


City of Boston, paid for William Wakum 21 00


Town of Danvers, aid to Mrs. Glennon 7 25


Town of Danvers, aid to Albert E. Prescott 18 00 Town of Danvers, aid medical to J. F. Chandler 14 00 Town of Danvers, rent for J. F. Chandler family 12 27 Town of Peabody, board of Silas Nichols 78 00


City of Beverly, aid for William E. Wiley and family 105 87


Dr. George W. Ewing, medical aid for Joseph Camire's children 31 25


Dr. George W. Ewing, medical aid for Rose Kelley 74 50


$992 41


Balance unexpended


366 50


$1,358 91


Compensation of Firemen


Town Appropriation $65 00


Oscar Sheldon, services and cash paid $65 00


Fire Department


Unexpended last year $230 44


Oscar H. Sheldon, fire hose sold


7 25


$237 69


29


PUPILS' CAR FARE


Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., hose and gate


114 00


Charles McTernon, street blanket


6 75


Arthur M. Clark, supplies


21 51


$142 26


Unexpended


95 43


$237 69


Flag Staff Lawn


Unexpended balance


$4 54


Eugene Brown, care of lawn


$ 4 00


Unexpended


54


$4 54


High School Pupils' Carfares


Town Appropriation


$350 00


Received from A. P. Tyler, tickets sold


76 60


Received from State for transportation of children 114 88


$541 48


Overdrawn last year


$ 14 33


Fannie F. Flint, carfare for Alberta Flint


20 00


Bay State Street Railway


394 00


$428 33


Unexpended


113 15


$541 48


30


MEMORIAL DAY


Memorial Day


Cr.


Unexpended balance last year $ 25


Town Appropriation 125 00


$125 25


Dr.


Cash paid Plummer Farm School Band $45 00


Shirley and Fowle, geraniums 7 20


Charles Newhall, flags 5 00


Maston & Wells, flags for children


3 00


Mrs. Willey, wreaths


10 80


Frank W. Merrick, orator of day


10 00


M. E. Tyler, team 3 00


Henry A. Jones, transporting children 8 00


Newcomb & Gauss, printing programmes


6 00


C. Alice Manning, music


99


Boston Music Co.


1 50


H. Bernard Bent, pumping organ


1 00


N. E. Miller Co., ice cream


10 40


ʻ


John Bent, care of church


3 00


J. J. Doherty, cake


2 40


W. H. Nute, services as chorister


5 00


J. Allen Atwood, express on flags


45


$122 74


Balance unexpended


2 51


$125 25


Town Hall Improvements


Appropriation for painting and repairing $650 00


Salem News Advertising $ 3 00


31


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Estey & Rowley, material, labor


49 96


George A. Smith, mason work


17 57


W. P. Earley, new floor and repairs


269 75


I. M. Carter, plumbing


4 10


F. M. Williams, painting and repairs


263 96


H. M. Bixby, new shades


13 32


M. E. Tyler, time


6 00


$627 66


Unexpended


22 34


$650 00


Flint Public Library


Town Appropriaton


$600 00


Paid to Flint Public Library


$600 00


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Street Lights


Unexpended balance


$157 58


Town Appropriation


750 00


$907 58


Balance unexpended


234 51


$673 07


Town of Danvers, current for street lights $656 17


Town of Danvers, repairing 16 90


$673 07


Bill for current for December 1916, due still


$80 28


32


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


House Lighting Department


Dr.


Cash paid Danvers Electric Light Depart- ment for current $592 65


L. G. Estey, postage and stationery 2 35


Arthur W. Leavitt, services as manager, reading meters and repairs 90 78


Barry Printing Co., printing bills


3 25


Oscar Cram, team 1 00


R. S. Bauer, ledger


1 15


Suburban Shop, envelopes


1 25


Oscar Sheldon, horse hire 5 50


M. E. Tyler, horse hire 1 00


F. C. Skinner, horse hire 1 00


Burton McGlauflin, horse hire 1 00


Leslie M. Winslow, making State report


10 00


$710 93


Cr.


Received from L. G. Estey, acct. consumers $362 10


Received from A. W. Leavitt, " 930 15


$1,292 25


Amount received in excess of expenses


581 32


$710 93


Electric Light Dept. House Construction


Cr.


Town Appropriation


$500 00


33


STREET LIGHT CONSTRUCTION


Dr.


D. E. Woodward, labor


$ 2 08


Wetmore Savage Co. 83 50


Danvers Electric Light, unpaid bill 1915


177 18


Danvers Electric Light, labor and material


132 28


$395 04


Balance unexpended


104 96


$500 00


Street Light Construction


Town Appropriation


$300 00 14 00


Old copper sold


$314 00


Overdrawn last year


$11 24


Arthur W. Leavitt


3 60


B. & M. Railroad, line privilege


1 00


$ 15 84


Unexpended


298 16


$314 00


Depreciation Account Cr.


Town Appropriation $210 00


Cash received from Dr. Seale, damage to lights 30 00


Cash received from Louis N. Russell 1 95


Cash received from Gordon Curtis


3 45


$245 40


34


INTEREST ACCOUNT


Dr.


Arthur W. Leavitt, repairing


14 20


Danvers Electric Light Co. 2 40


Burton McGlauflin, team, etc.


6 65


H. Erskine Howe, investigating 2 00


Wettmore Savage Co., supplies


51 11


$ 76 36


Balance unexpended


169 04


$245 40


Interest Account on Electric Light Bonds


Town Appropriation


$210 00


Merchants Bank, interest 1916


$191 26


Balance unexpended 18 74


$210 00


Interest Account on Town Notes


Interest on $15,000, borrowed from Mer- chants National Bank in anticipation of tax revenue $532 00


Interest on $5,300, for six months serial notes borrowed to cancel all outstanding notes 106 00 Interest on $7,500, for six months serial notes borrowed for extending water pipe 150 00 Interest on $1,400 for six months serial notes borrowed for hose house, etc. 26 95


35


TAX ABATEMENT


Interest on $4,800 for six months, balance of $5,300, mentioned above 96 00


Interest on $6,000 for six months balance of water loan 120 00


Interest on $700 for six months balance


on Hose house 13 47


Interest paid to Merchants Bank


30 00


$1,074 42


Abatement on Taxes


F. W. Giles, 1912 $60 23


J. W. Trask, 1913-1914-1915 15 90


H. H. Bradstreet, 1916, 3 03


Ellen Towne, 1916 1 50


Henry A. Young, 1913-1914-1915 250 10


H. K. Richardson, 1916, clerical error


3 37


$334 13


Water Pipe Account


Cr.


Unexpended balance last year


$247 96


Overdrawn 98 66


$346 62


Dr.


Susi and Williams, balance due on contract


$346 62


26


SUMMARY TOWN ORDERS


Account of Removing Snow for Bay State St. Ry.


Cr.


Amount due from Bay State R. R. $78 51


O. H. Sheldon, labor and cash paid for same $78 51


Tax Collector's Department


Appropriation


$200 00


Unexpended balance last year


69 34


$269 34


Henry A. Young


$175 59


Unexpended


93 75


$269 34


Summary of Town Orders


School Department


$4,986 34


High School Tuition


1,338 00


School books and supplies


330 78


School incidental expenses


526 47


Town Officers


1,420 71


Miscellaneous bills


1,816 66


Bill paid to State, one fourth of liquor license


875 25


Solders' relief bills


335 73


State Aid Department


1,278 00


State Aid Mexican border


190 00


Board of Health Department


83 47


37


SUMMARY TOWN ORDERS


Police Department


260 01


Building and Forest Fire Department


237 65


Highway Department


2,400 34


Boston Street Special appropriation


1,079 25


Bridge Department


380 05


Sidewalk Department


307 63


Tree Warden


306 33


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth account


1,163 46


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth acct. Dec. 1916


91 41


Cemetery Department


299 51


Poor Department


992 41


Compensation of Firemen


65 00


Fire Department, supplies


142 26


Flag Staff Lawn


4 00


High School pupils' carfare


414 00


Memorial Day celebration


125 00


Town Hall improvements


627 66


Flint Public Library


600 00


Tax Collector


175 59


Electric Light Department, street lights


673 07


House lighting


410 93


Electric Light House construction


395 04


Street Light construction


4 60


Depreciation Account


76 36


Interest Account, Electric Light Bonds


191 26


Interest Account of Town Notes


1,074 42


Abatement of Taxes Account


334 13


Water Pipe Account


346 62


Account of removing snow, Bay State St. R.R. 78 51 County Tax


1,458 28


State Tax


1,680 00


State Highway Tax 133 00


Cemetery Trust Funds


200 50


Merchants Bank, Serial Note


700 00


Merchants Nat. Bank, note in anticipation of taxes 5,000 00


38


WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Merchants National Bank, serial note 500 00 Merchants National Bank, serial note 1,500 00


$37,909 69


Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures 1916


Adjusted Sealed Condemned


Platform scales over 5,000 pounds 0 1


Platform scales under 5,000 pounds


9


Computing scales


2


All other scales


21


Weights


86


Liquid Measures


25


3


Linear Measures


2


Measuring Pumps


1


1 47


3


.


Fees received and paid into Town Treasury


$9 86


Account of Cemetery Endowments, 1916


Name


No. of Lot


Original Fund


Balance 1915


Interest Amount Received withdrawn


Balance


Atwood, L. Frank


360


$100.00


$153.62


$7.35


$3.00


$157.97


Berry, Allen


112


122.90


141.28


6.76


3.00


145.04


Averill, Joseph


346


100.00


1.12


101.12


Bryer, Allen D.


526


100.00


104.46


5.00


3.00


106.46


Curtis, Phoebe


50.00


56.62


2.70


2.00


57 32


Estey, Annie E.


572


100.00


104.84


5.00


3.00


106.84


Esty, Allena A.


258


100.00


2.25


102.25


Eaton, Irvin L.


168


75.00


75.73


3.60


3.00


76.33


Fowler, Alonzo


12


100.00


113.12


5.40


3.00


115.52


Frame, L. Maria


516


125.00


138.24


6.62


4.00


140.86


Fuller, Jeremiah


70


75.00


80.26


3.22


3.00


80.48


Fuller, Sophronia


236


200.00


274.93


13.17


6.00


282.10


Flint, Geo. B.


152


65.30


67.57


3.22


3.00


67.79


Gifford, Wm.


180


100.00


117.33


5.62


3.00


119.95


Gould, Porter I.


414


100.00


104.53


5.00


3.00


106.53


Goodwin, Ira E., Heirs of


380


100.00


100.00


4.79


104.79


Graves, D. A.


234


100.00


107.27


5.12


3.50


108.89


Hutchinson, Caroline


253


100.00


106.31


5.08


3.00


108.39


Hutchinson, Elisha


740


100.00


108.62


5.19


3.00


110.81


McIntire, Abram S.


132


75.00


76.39


3.65


3.00


77.04


McIntire, Annie M.


398


100.00


125.00


6.00


3.00


128.00


Peabody, S. Maria


584


100.00


109.33


5.24


3.00


111.57


Peabody, Samuel M.


204


100.00


110.71


5.29


3.00


113.00


Peabody, Wm. A.


100.00


106.73


5.10


3.00


108.83


Pike, Sarah J.


412


125.00


142.67


6.83


3.00


146.50


Phelps, Wm. M.


148


100.00


113.28


5.43


3.50


115.21


Russell, Persis B.


430


200.00


265.07


12.71


39.50


238.28


Soper, Polly A.


298


100.00


107.37


5.14


3.00


109.51


Stiles, David, Jr.


150.00


182.12


8.73


3.00


187.85


Stiles, Farnham


10


100.00


107.68


5.14


3.00


109.82


Thomas, Amelia H.


64


75.00


75.83


3.60


3.00


76.43


Wellman, John R.


40


200.00


265.14


12.71


55.00


222.85


Weston, Samuel W.


36


200.00


292.91


14.05


5.50


301.46


Wilkins, Henry A.


254


100.00


113.28


5.43


3.50


115.21


Wilkins, Susan A.


596


102.00


103.32


4.16


3.50


103.98


Dr.


Cr.


Received from


Danvers Savings Bank


$194.00


Paid J. Allen Atwood,


Care of lots


$200.50


Salem Savings Bank


3.50


Salem Five Cents Sav. Bank 3.00


$200.50


Deposited in Danvers Savings Bank


200.00


2 lots endowed 1916, $100 ea. 200.00


$400.50


$400.50


Richardson, Lucy G.


80


100.00


116.66


5.57


3.50


118.73


Peabody & Hutchinson 182-84


150.00


168.22


8.07


5.00


171.29


$200.50


FRED E. CAMPBELL, Treasurer.


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40


TAX COLLECTORS


Tax Collector's Department


The following is a statement of the receipts in this depart- ment during the year 1916 and the amounts due Jan. 1, 1917 :


1913


Balance due Jan. 1, 1916


$104 02


Collections to Dec. 31, 1916


$26 41


Abatements


77 61


$104 02


Interest


$3 26


1914


Balance due January 1, 1916 ·


$783 28


Collections to December 31, 1916


$607 28


Abatements


176 00


$783 28


Interest


$51 17


1915


Balance due January 1, 1916


$6,566 82


Collections to December 31, 1916


$3,826 67


Abatements


8 00


Uncollected taxes January 1, 1917


2,732 15


$6,566 82


Interest


$136 28


1916


Taxes assessed for the year 1916


$13,827 04


Collections to December 31, 1916 Abatements


9 52


Uncollected taxes January 1, 1917


5,584 04


$13,827 04


Interest


$4 61


$8,233 48


41


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


Total amount of taxes due January 1, 1917 as follows :


Year 1915


$2,732 15 5,584 04


Year 1916


Total


$8,316 19


Respectfully submitted, HENRY A. YOUNG, Tax Collector.


Report of Town Treasurer for year ending December 31, 1916


Balance in Town Treasury January 1, 1916 $1,892 01 Received from H. A. Young, for 1912 taxes 3 69


Received from H. A. Young, for 1913 taxes 26 41 Received from H. A. Young, for 1914 taxes 660 29 Received from H. A. Young, for 1915 taxes 3,955 86 Received from H. A. Young, for 1916 taxes 8,238 08 H. A. Young, abatement on 1913-14 taxes 253 61


H. A. Young, abatement on 1915 taxes 7 40


H. A. Young abatement on 1916 taxes 9 52


Fred Giles, abatement on 1912 taxes 60 23


L. G. Estey, electric light collections 362 10


A. W. Leavitt, electric light collections 930 15


A. W. Leavitt, junk, copper sold 14 00


Merchants National Bank, Note No. 42 15,000 00 Merchants National Bank, interest on deposits 74 38 First District Court of Essex Co., account fines 93 85 State Treas. income Mass. School Fund 802 19 State Treas. Account, mothers with depend- ent children 41 67


State Treas., transporting high school pupils 114 88


42


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


State Treas., support of sick paupers 43 00


State Treas. highway commission, gypsy moth 11 15


State Treas., compensation of Inspector of Animals 25 00


State Treas., gypsy and brown tail moth


suppression 256 54


State Treas., School Superintendent part salary 187 50


State Treas., corporation tax, public service 155 51


State Treas., corporation tax business 117 13


State Treas., National Bank tax


54


State Treas., Street Railway tax


770 12


State Treas., tuition of State children


187 00


State Treas., burial of indigent soldiers


50 00


State Treas., State aid 1,140 00


State Treas., reimbursement for loss of taxes 298 84


State Treas., soldiers exemption 45 31


Mass. Department of Weights and Measures 6 00


Essex Co. Treasurer, rebate on dog tax 222 49


Essex Co. Treasurer, highway and bridge


department account, Boston Street 500 00


Town of North Reading, account of John and Charles Cross 10 00


Town of Franklin, account of Oscar Daniels 36 44


City of Salem, poor department 260 10


Town of No. Andover, school department 50 00


Town of Danvers, tax on land around pond 108 00


James J. Carroll, club license for Maplewood Inn 500 00


The Middleton Auto Club, license, J. F. Ward, Treasurer 500 00


Ferncroft Club, Inc., liquor license 2,500 00


G. P. Pope, Insurance Agency, returned premiums 4 38


Israel Driss, junk license 4 00


Hinkley and Hart, slaughtering license 1 00


43


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


Garrett Fitzgerald, junk license 4 00


A. Rosenburg, junk license 4 00


Max Mandell, junk license 4 00


Edward L. Rogers, druggist's license 1 00


J. Munzer, junk license 4 00


B. T. McGlauflin, auctioneer's license 2 00


R. D. Hurlburt, butcher's license 1 00


F. E. Campbell, sealers' returns 40


J. W. Milberry, sealers' returns 9 49


Edward F. and Marie Merrill, cemetery lot


15 00


M. E. Tyler, balance due on C. P. Stiles, exchange of cemetery lots 5 00


Eli and Hannah F. Richardson, cemetery lot No. 363 18 00


J. W. Milberry, cemetery lot No. 706 18 00


Roland H. Peabody, cemetery lot No. 430} 18 00


W. B. Perkins, cemetery lot No. 643 18 00


O. H. Sheldon, old fire hose sold 7 25


O. H. Sheldon, extra work at Fencroft Inn 10 00


O. H. Sheldon, sale of dynamite to C. Currier 3 00


O. H. Sheldon, sale of cement, shovel and dynamite 1 95


Henry A. Young, rent of Town Hall 166 05


Grammar Schools graduation returns 14 07


J. A. Atwood, unexpended Memorial Day Appropriation 2 26


Danvers Savings Bank, care of endowed cemetery lots 194 00


Salem Savings Bank, care of endowed cemetery lots 3 50


Salem Five Cent Savings Bank, care of endowed lots 3 00


M. L. Hayward, Frances Dodge estate 49 05


Gordon Curtis, for broken street lights 3 45


Louis N. Russell, broken street lights 1 95


J. H. Seale, for broken street light 30 00


44


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


Daniel Richardson, Town Hall outbuilding 10 00


Bay State Railway Co., excise tax 1,144 19


M. E. Tyler, sale State Record Books 14 19


L. P. Fletcher, sale of desk 25


B. T. McGlauflin, cash collected for private Moth work 19 34


B. T. McGlauflin, cash collected for private Tree Warden work 21 00


B. T. McGlauflin, cash collected for private Tree Warden work, N. E. T. & T. Co. 20 00


School tuition for Harry Berry 50 00


A. P. Tyler, sale of school tickets 76 60


Cummings Fund Trustee, distributed to poor people 151 76


$42,649 12


Cr.


Selectmen's orders paid by F. E. Campbell $31,460 25


Selectmen's order paid by W. T. Martin 4,981 45


State Aid order paid 1,278 00


Mexican Border State Aid paid 190 00


Balance in Merchants Nat. Bank 3,843 72


Cash and Checks on hand 895 70


$42,649 12


WILLIAM T. MARTIN,


Treasurer.


Approved by Frank B. Tyler, Town Auditor. January 22, 1917.


45


DAVID CUMMINGS FUND


Report of Treasurer of David Cummings Fund


Dr.


To bal. Salem Savings Bank Jan. 11, 1916 $3,440 80 To balance in Salem Five Cent Savings Bank January 11, 1916 3,435 34


To interest from Salem Savings Bank 139 86 To int. from Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 136 52


To dividends from United Shoe Machin- ery Corporation 121 00


$7,273 52


Cr.


By bal. Salem Savings Bank Jan. 22, 1917 $3,520 99 By balance in Salem Five Cent Savings


Bank, January 22, 1917 3,396 20


By Trustee orders paid for year 1916


356 33


$7,273 52


22 shares United Shoe Machinery Cor- 1


poration common stock. Value Jan- uary 20, 1917, $57.75 $1,270 50


WILLIAM T. MARTIN,


Treasurer. Approved by Frank B. Tyler, Town Auditor. January 22, 1917.


Aid Rendered Worthy Poor from Cummings Fund


Mrs. Benjamin Ogden, house rent $41 00


John Morgan, coal 24 50


Charles Wilkins, house rent and groceries 14 00 Mrs. Chandler, wood 13 50; moving 2 00 15 50


46


ASSESSORS' VALUATION


Calvin O. Floyd, wood


16 00


John Bott, clothing 3 00


Heirs of Moses Peabody, doctor's fees


20 00


Beverly Hospital, aid to Mrs. James Derrah


24 00


Samuel M. Peabody, taxes paid


31 96


Jesse Wheelock, groceries


3 41


Scott Williams, wood and coal


64 70


Benjamin F. Gould, wood and coal 30 64


Sarah P. Johnson, wood and coal


49 92


Henry Peabody, wood and coal


13 50


Mrs. Boutelle, wood


4 00


Overdrawn in 1914


20


Balance in Town Treasury


$356 33 $4,739 42


Assessors Valuation of Property


Real estate


Personal estate


$894,807 00 64,923 00


$959,730 00


Number of polls 323


$646 00


Amount assessed real and personal estate including overlay and polls $13,602 35


Amount of anticipated money used to pay part of appropriations, viz :


Liquor license


$2,625 75


State Railroad tax


770 12


Part of State Colony tax


229 88


$3,625 75


$17,228 10


47


APPROPRIATIONS


Amount of Appropriations for the Various Departments


School Department


$3,200 00


School books


300 00


School incidentals


750 00


High School pupils' carfares


350 00


Current expenses


3,000 00


Highway


900 00


Tree Warden


250 00


Bridges


50 00


Sidewalks


100 00


Gypsy and brown tail moth


369 60


Poor Department


400 00


Cemetery


300 00


Street light current


750 00


Street light construction


300 00


House light construction


500 00


Interest on electric light bonds


210 00


Depreciation on Electric Light Plant


210 00


Firemen


65 00


Memorial Day celebrations


125 00


Hydrant on Maple Street


75 00


Tax Collector's salary


200 00


Flint Public Library


600 00


$13,004 60


State Tax


1,680 00


County tax


1,458 28


State Highway Tax


133 00


Assessed for serial note to pay indebtedness 500 00


$16,775 88


Assessed for overlay


452 23


$17,228 11


48


FINANCIAL CONDITION


Financial Condition of the Town Liabilities


Merchants National Bank, serial notes $4,800 00


Salem Five Cent Savings Bank 700 00


Bond due for purchase of Electric Light plant 4,500 00


Merchants National Bank, in anticipa- tion of taxes 15,000 00


Merchants National Bank, serial notes water pipe 6,000 00


$31,000 00


Assets


Balance in Town Treasury


$4,739 42


Due from State, State aid 1,480 00


Due from State, account of gypsy and brown tail moth 461 97


Due from State, account High School tuition 1,400 00


Due for Poor Department, help rendered 162 92


Due from North Andover for tuition


50 00


Uncollected taxes, 1915


2,732 15


Uncollected taxes, 1916


5,584 04


$16,610 50


Balance against the Town


14,390 50


$31,000 00


49


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Auditor's Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Middleton :


This is to certify that I have examined all departments having to do with the expenditures of moneys ; have audited the books and accounts, all vouchers on which money has been paid by the Town Treasurer for the year ending December 31, 1917 and find them to be correct.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK B. TYLER, Town Auditor.


FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY


The following report is from February 1, 1916 to January 1, 1917.


On account of all Town accounts being closed January 1, each year in compliance with State requirements, the Trustees voted to close the library accounts January 1, instead of Feb- ruary 1, as has been the former custom.


Consequently the report for the past year is for only eleven months.


Trustee's Report


M. E. Tyler, Treasurer.


In account with the Flint Public Library :


Charles L. Flint Fund $5,000 00


Unexpended interest


150 10


$5,150 10


Deposited in Banks as follows ;


Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence $1,040 40


Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence


1,916 06


Andover Savings Bank 278 34


Salem Five Cent Savings Bank


1,041 14


Danvers Savings Bank


874 16


$5,150 10


Feb. 1, 1916, Cash in hands of Treasurer


$ 39 15


Received of A. P. Tyler, Emerson Fund


107 50


/


Rec'd of Town Treas., Town Appropriation


600 00 1


Received of M. L. Hayward, for old books


4 14 V


Received of M. E. Tyler, for grass 4 00


Received of L. P. Fletcher, for fines, etc.


9 91 V


$764 70


(50)


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PUBLIC LIBRARY


B. F. Emerson Fund


Trustee's Report


We wish to submit the following report with the belief that it represents the true condition of the Fund as of Dec. 31, 1916, and the income for the twelve months ended as of that date.


There are still one or two items relating to the early period which may require adjustment later. They however are not of such amount as to materially affect the following figures.


Principal


Received from B. F. Emerson Est. $9,908 23


Transferred from Income in 1890, to


make the Savings Bank deposits at that time an even $1,600 169 66


$10,077 89


Investments


Securities Book Value Income 1916 33 shares(Par $100) Atchison R. R. Pfd. $3,482 81 at 5% $165 00 $2,000 Atchison R.R. Gen'l Mtg. Bds. at 4% 80 00


1,000 Western T.&T.Co., Col. Tr. Bds. 1,031 25 at 5% 50 00


1,000 N. Y. C. & H. R. R., Deb. Bds. 1,002 50 at 4% 40 00


Savings Bank Accounts .


Andover Savings Bank $ 998 50 at 4% $38 74


Danvers Savings Bank 680 60 at 42% 21 14


Salem Savings Bank


1,049 77 at 4% 40 76


Broadway Sav. Bank (Lawrence)


Due from Income on account of over-


1,104 26 at 4% 42 86 payment 728 20


$10,077 89 $478 50


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Disposition of 1916 Income


Paid M. E. Tyler, account Library $107 50


Paid Vault Box 4 00


Paid care of securities 5 00


Security income deposited in Sav. Bank 218 50


Savings Bank interest left in Fund


143 50


$478 50


Upon the above basis it will be seen that it will take prac- tically two years before the income of this Fund will again be available for support of the Library.


Respectfully submitted,


MILTON J. EMERSON


MAURICE E. TYLER H. HERBERT WILKINS ALBERT F. HENDERSON


Trustees.


Miscellaneous Bills Paid


Middleton Election Department


$ 41 10


Lillian P. Fletcher, services as Librarian


229 16


Lillian P. Fletcher, postage, express and sundries 7 44


Danvers Water Board


13 25


G. P. Pope, Treasurer's bond


7 50


Howard Clock Co., repairing clock


13 25


Bernard Bent, shoveling snow


5 00


E. S. Hutchinson, fertilizer


1 75


James Lever, labor


2 75


W. R. Godfrey, cash paid for flowers


3 00


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George E. Currier, wood


12 25


L. E. Collins, trimming hedge and repair- ing furnace


6 75


Oscar H. Sheldon, coal


79 50


Daland Company, lawn mower


4 00


L. E. Peabody, repairing chairs 3 00


Eugene L. Brown, care of lawn


29 25


Arthur M. Clark, supplies


1 94


M. E. Tlyer, repairing screens and chairs


5 62


J. A. Atwood, care of cemetery lot


5 25


James E. Smith, rebinding books


30 10


$501 86


Amount of Bills Paid for Books


Charles E. Lauriat


$118 73


Topsfield Historical Society


1 81


William H. Guild Co.


43 85


Library Bureau


3 07


Porter E. Sargent


1 80


George F. Brooks


1 25


$170 51


Total for miscellanous bills and books


$672 37


Cash on hand January 1, 1917


92 33


$764 70


GALEN B. HOWE HENRY A. YOUNG MAURICE E. TYLER


CHARLES W. HUTCHINSON


WILLIAM R. GODFREY GEORGE E. BARNABY


Trustees.


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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY


Librarian's Report


Books in the library February 1, 1916


7,823


Books added by purchase 70


Books added by gift from Secretary of Commonwealth 9


Books added by gift from Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turnball 24


Books added by gift from Mrs. J. B. Etheridge


4


Books added by gift from Mrs. A. M. Peabody


1


Books added by gift from Roger M. Peabody


1


Books added by gift from N. E. Historical Society


9


Books added by gift from Slason Thompson Railway News Bureau 1


Books added by gift from U. S. Brewer's Association 1


Books added by gift from American Jewish Committee 1


Books added by gift from Mass. New Church Union


1


Books added by gift from National Liquor Dealer's Association of America 1


Books added by gift from General Education Board


1


Books added by gift from National Canner's Association


1


Books added by gift from National Child Labor Committee Books added by gift from Fritz Von Frantziers


3


Books added by gift from National City Bank 1


Books added by gift from anonymous donor 1-




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