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13 50
J. R. Wild, repairs,
6 00
Thayer, Babson & Co., chemicals,
7 78
Boynton & Russell, supplies,
5 35
C. M. Clapp & Co., tubing,
3 60
284 98
STEAM PUMP.
Paid Engineer,
$75 00
P. Gallagher, rent of land,
50 00
D. H. Bills, fuel,
28 64
Pierce·& Sanborn, stove,
12 20
W. C. Seelye, stock and labor,
7 50
Citizens' Gas-light Co., gas,
2 00
Tirrell & Sons, repairs, oil, &c.,
6 30
C. E. Tirrell, supplies,
2 00
A. R. Keith, repairing screen,
50
R. Nichols, labor,
3 00
Whitney & Nash, salt,
28
187 42
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid C. M. Clapp & Co., rubber coats,
$90 00
"
hose,
16 50
James Boyd & Sons, repairs on hose,
91 52
Amounts carried forward,
$198 02
$3,967 84
50
Fire Department, continued.
Amounts brought forward, $198 02 $3,967 84
Paid James Boyd & Son, fire hats, 52 50
C. E. Tirrell, building dam, 14 75
J. D. Rollins, repairs on reservoirs, &c., 18 00
Hunneman & Co., spanners, &c., . II 25
L. Rideout, stone sill and labor, 12 00
C. F. Tarbox, refreshments and use of horse, 12 00
B. F. Curtis, lumber, 9 65
John Hall, horse hire, 8 00
M. J. Kiley, printing,
6 00
Green & Prescott, advertising, 5 75
Tirrell & Sons, repairs on old hose carriage,6 75
P. F. Lacy, reservoir covers, 6 00
A. L. Litchfield, repairing fence, I 50
H. M. Federhen, stationery, 2 95
R. McLane, cleaning reservoir, 1 50
J. Federhen & Sons, badge and replating, 3 00
Galen Bowditch, expressing, 4 20
Jeremiah Falvey, labor, 2 50
Stephen Penniman, conveyance of com- mittee, I 75
J. McNealey, expressing, 3 75
Wm. Caldwell, stock and labor, I 58
A. A. Pope, painting hydrants, 2 50
Henry Gallagher, expressing, I 20
Winslow's Express, 2 45
M. A. Marks, stock and labor, 1 00
John Griffin, labor, 75
391 30
Total amount paid,
$4,359 14
Appropriation,
$4,625 00
Expenses,
4,359 14
Expenses less than appropriation, $265 86
51
NEW RESERVOIR.
PLEASANT STREET.
Paid Green & Prescott, advertising,
$3 00
Whitman & Breck, sketch, 2 00
Q. A. Faunce, on account of contract,
300 00
William Gavin, care of lanterns,
5 25
Michael Walsh, services,
3 00
P. F. Lacy, cover,
7 57
$320 82
Total amount of cash paid,
320 82
Balance due to Q. A. Faunce on contract,
110 00
$430 82
Appropriation,
$500 00
Expenses,
430 82
Expenses less than appropriation,
$69 18
REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS.
TOWN HALL.
Paid Bailey & Baxter, stock and labor, $2 50
T. Gullicksen,
2 00
Harkins Bros., 66
5 00
$9 50
HOOK AND LADDER HOUSE.
Paid William Parker, shingling, $60 00
W. H. French, repairing chimney, 4 75
64 75
Amount carried forward, $74 25
52
Repairs on Town Buildings, continued.
Amount brought forward, $74 25
TIGER ENGINE HOUSE.
Paid W. C. Seelye, stock and labor, $14 60
A. M. Litchfield, “ 4 44
19 04
GRANITE ENGINE HOUSE.
Paid W. B. Barry, setting steps, 5 00
VULTURE ENGINE HOUSE.
Paid W. C. Seelye, ventilator, -
25 00
$123 29
Appropriation,
$500 00
Expenses,
123 29
Expenses less than appropriation, $376 71
53
MOUNT WOLLASTON CEMETERY.
DR.
Paid A. L. Litchfield, new building, $261 37
W. H. French, stock and labor, 22 90
E. A. Adams, seed, tools, &c.,
40 74
J. Loud & Co., cement,
7 50
Green & Prescott, advertising,
24 00
A. B. Packard, bulbs,
9 50
Ralph Lowe, harness,
28 00
Adam Glover, laying wall,
27 30
John Hall, manure and hose,
25 00
Whitney & Nash, tools,
II 86
J. R. Wild, repairing tools, &c.,
8 38
Tirrell & Sons, tools and repairs,
IO 43
Town of Quincy, stone,
17 CO
Geo. L. Gill, services as secretary,
75 00
recording burials, 12 50
cash paid for stationery, &c., 5 00
Edward A. Spear, brick, stakes, &c., 7 65
" labor with team,
469 75
Michael Devlin, labor,
213 74
Hiram Hunt,
102 17
Thomas Doyle,
189 96
Edward Walsh,
144 50
Eugene Keniley,
104 00
Walter Gregory,
96 25
James Corgan,
19 00
Albert Thayer,
21 55
John Harmon,
18 75
John Jacobs,
13 43
Edward Carron,
12 51
Amount carried forward,
$1,999 74
54
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, continued.
Amount brought forward,
$1,999 74
Michael Scannell, "
II 87
Michael Burns,
6 50
John Scully,
6 56
John Kelly,
3 50
Wm. Grady,
2 00
Samuel Williams,
75
Thos. McGrane,
I 50
Ira Litchfield,
25
John Hall, use of horse,
1 00
- -
$2,033 67
CR.
By cash from sale of lots,
$210 00
for labor on lots,
822 75
labor on lots, 1877,
10 00
labor on lots, 1878,
55 00
hay sold,
10 00
assessment of non-resident
owners of lots,
62 00
1,169 75
Balance of cash,
$863 92
Appropriation, $800 00
The foregoing items show only the cash transactions of the past year. For further information relating to the Cemetery account, reference may be made to the statement of the Secre- tary of the Board of Managers.
55
OLD CEMETERY.
Paid William Talbot, labor,
$17 25
Albert Thayer,
IO 12
James Kelly,
5 63
L. P. Holbrook,
5 25
Michael Devlin,
5 25
Hiram Hunt,
5 25
$48 75
Appropriation,
$100 00
Expenses,
48 75
Expenses less than appropriation,
$51 25
PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS . OF THE POOR, AND SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
Paid John Chamberlin, to March, 1880, $700 00
William N. Eaton,
60
500 00
Chas. H. Porter,
66
500 00
$ 1,700 00
TOWN CLERK.
Paid George L. Gill,
50 00
TOWN TREASURER.
Paid Horace B. Spear, 150 00
Amount carried forward, $ 1,900 00
56
Pay of Town Officers, continued.
Amount brought forward,
$ 1,900 00
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Paid George H. Locke, 1879,
$300 CO
1878,
97 56
1877,
133 09
530 65
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid John W. Hall, Chief,
$25 00
II. M. Federhen, Clerk,
25 00
James T. Penniman,
15 00
Patrick F. Lacy,
15 00
Lucius W. Lovell,
15 00
Joseph W. Hayden,
15 00
John A. Duggan,
15 00
125 00
CONSTABLES AND POLICE OFFICERS.
Paid John S. Farrell,
$77 00
N. B. Furnald,
88 00
W. M. French,
64.00
Charles N. Hunt,
56 50
P. Garrity, 2nd,
48 co
Walter H. Ripley,
84 00
Edward A. Spear,
44 50
George H. Locke,
33 00
Michael Walsh,
23 50
M. J. Carey,
26 00
James E. Maxim,
22 00
Joseph W. Hayden,
22 00
Amounts carried forward,
$588 50
$3,144 15
57
Pay of Town Officers, continued.
Amounts brought forward,
$588 50
$3,144 15
Paid William Parker,
16 50
Samuel T. Allen,
12 00
James H. Elcock,
10 00
George B. Pray,
7 50
William C. Seelye,
6 00
E. A. Hanson,
6 00
C. F. Pettingill,
6 00
Michael W. Gerry,
6 00
Patrick F. Lacy,
4 50
Edward Powers,
3 00
William B. Barry,
3 00
James E. Connor,
3 00
Charles E. French,
3 00
W. A. Hayden,
3 00
Wm. D. Glover,
3 00
681 00 .
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Paid George Saville,
15 00
Total amount of cash paid to town officers,
$3,251 65
Expenses,
$3,251 65
Appropriation,
2,900 00
Expenses more than appropriation,
$351 65
(5 Q)
58
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Cochrane & Sampson, printing Select- men's report, $392 00
Green & Prescott, advertising and printing, 256 75
F. W. Hayden & Co., advertising and printing, II 80
Boston Globe Co., advertising,
R. M. Pulsifer & Co., advertising, 12 94
Mass. Ploughman, advertising, 23 75
I 75
J. B. Bass, stationery, postage, &c., 28 67
E. B. Souther, stationery, books, &c., 26 30
Ward & Gay, ¥ 6 75
George H. Locke, stationery, 1877-78, 20 18
M. R. Warren, invoice boxes, 2 00
H. B. Brown, encyclopedia, 4 25
D. B. Brooks & Co., ink and stand, 1 00
J. L. Sisson, map, 6 50
Day & Pratt, books, 2 00
G. Sackersdorff, pencils,
1 00
C. K. Darling, rubber bands, 95
H. A. Keith, compiling Selectmen's Report, ICO OO
E. W. Underwood, indexing records, &c., 72 00 E. W. Underwood, examining and copy- ing records, 63 00
Daniel Ford, liquor-license fee returned, 100 00 J. S. McCrillis, dinners for town officers, 18 40
Albert Thayer, distributing report, 5 50
M. W. Gerry,
5 00
Geo. H. Hobart,
5 00
Charles Hobart, "
60
Amount carried forward, $1,168 09
59
Miscellaneous Expenses, continued.
Amount brought forward, $1,168 09
F. Mahoney, distributing report, 4 00
N. B. Furnald, chairs, 21 00
services,
8 00
Bowditch & Co., expressing, 6 75
S. N. Maloney, labor on reservoir, 13 00
H. S. Feltis, reservoir cover, 4 00
W. L. Faxon, taxes refunded, 38 50
T. H. Plumer, 25 35
P. McGrane, 1 70 ~
G. B. Wendell & Co., pump, 15 00
P. A. Wales & Son, pump and repairs, 38 50
P. H. Gavin, repairing pumps, 7 75
W. E. Thomas, “ 3 75
Tirrell & Sons, varnishing hearse,
20 00
John Hall, ringing bell,
52 00
returning deaths to Clerk,
47 25
John O. Holden, care of town clock,
50 00
Jordan, Marsh & Co., carpets,
59 85
William Parker, voting-list board,
I 00
Charles Breck, plan,
3 00
C. H. Barker, duster,
3 50
S. Dana Hayes, analyzing beer, 5 00
Thomas Faxon, labor and rope, 1 50
J. T. French, carriage-hire, 26 00
W. M. French,
2 50
Stephen Penniman, “
50
W. Garrity, expressing, 2 90
50
Geo. A. Sheehan, conveying witnesses,
4 00
Geo. L. Gill, preparing appendix, &c.,
10 00
reg. births, deaths, &c., 172 20
record books, 23 00
license blanks, &c., 4 25
Amount carried forward, $1,834 34
Jeremiah Falvey, services,
60
Miscellaneous Expenses, continued.
Amount brought forward, $1,834 34
Paid Geo. L. Gill, expressing, 3 00
postage, stationery, &c., 10 00
preparing militia roll, 5 00
highway report, 5 00
L. Ballou, cleaning well,
3 00
Geo. H. Locke, recording deeds, &c.,
19 00
H. B. Spear,
42 99
John Chamberlin, travelling expenses, postage, &c., 21 19
John Chamberlin, carriage-hire, 100 00
W. N. Eaton, travelling expenses, 13 00
use of horse and carriage, 100 00
Charles H. Porter, carriage-hire, 100 00
$2,266 52
CR.
By cash, amount of Daniel Ford's liquor license, $100 00
By cash, from Selectmen, on bill of Joseph T. French, 22 50
By cash, from Woodward Fund, for advertising, 10 50
133 00
$2,133 52
Expenses, $2,133 52
Appropriation, 2,000 00
Expenses more than appropriation, $133 52
6 1
TOWN HALL.
DR.
Paid Citizens' Gas-light Co., gas,
$492 70
P. H. Gavin, stock and labor,
10 05
D. H. Bills, coal, 38 62
Harvey French, stock and labor,
29 53
S. H. Spear, cushions, stand, &c.,
27 48
J. E. Maxim, cleaning paint, &c.,
6 00
Margaret Burke, cleaning,
2 25
D. F. French,
50
T. Keenan cleaning vault,
4 00
A. A. Pope, labor, I 50
C. S. Hubbard, towels,
50
E. V. Trask, wood,
6 50
M. Cronin, sawing wood,
I 50
W. W. Ewell & Co., glazing, &c.,
6 50
Whitney & Nash, sundries,
2 08
J. E. Maxim, care of rooms,
I 20 00
" brooms, pails, &c., 4 25
$753 96
CR.
By cash received for rent of rooms, $300 00
received for use of hall, 323 00
$623 00
Expenses more than receipts,
$130 96
There is due from sundry persons the sum of $161.00 for use of the Hall. The Hall has been used without pay thirty-six times during the past year, at an expense of about $216.00:
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POLICE STATION.
DR.
Paid Michael Walsh, superintendent, $125 00
Joseph T. French, 25 00
Michael Walsh, meals for lodgers, 89 80
Joseph T. French, "
21 60
prisoners, 60 00
Michael Walsh, 23 00
J. T. French, conveyance of officer, 2 00
transportation of tramp, 20
William H. French, mason-work,
I 50
N. B. Furnald, repairing locks, 6 12
C. K. Darling, register, 6 00
Margaret Walsh, washing bedding,
5 25
D. H. Bills, coal,
15 00
Whitney & Nash, brooms,
62
$381 09
CR.
By cash received for use of cells,
116 00
·
Appropriation,
$500 00
Expenses,
265 09
$265 09
Expenses less than appropriation, $234 91
The commitments to the police station for the year ending Feb. 1, 1880, were as follows : -
For assault, 12 ; bastardy, I ; breaking and entering, 5 ; com- mon drunkard, I; drunkenness, 25; disturbance of the peace, 3 ; indecent exposure, 2; larceny, 15; obstructing railroad, I ; truancy, 3. Total, 68. Number of lodgers provided for, 1 108.
63
STREET LIGHTS.
Paid Citizens' Gas-light Co., lighting,
$1,378 33
U. S. Street Lighting Co., lighting,
937 55
John A. Duggan, maintaining light, 22 67
W. A. Mosely,
26 00
E. H. Doble,
40 00
W. D. Emery,
66
66
24 87
F. J. Fuller,
29 34
Edward J. Fegan,
66
66
7 83
T. Keenan,
14 97
Amos Churchill, 66
15 00
Eben'r Adams,
66
66
4 35
Bernard Hart,
13 00
Alpheus Bishop,
66
66
5 00
John Shields,
66
10 00
S. N. Maloney,
66
66
10 00
G. W. Brooks,
66
66
20 00
E. W. Ellis,
66
22 50
S. W. Jenkins,
66
10 00
M. E. Jenkins,
66
10 00
C. H. Nudd,
10 00
John McGowan,
66
10 00
W. N. Eaton,
66
5 00
F. F. Brewer,
66
66
10 00
A. B. Chamberlin,
66
10 00
P. P. Kittredge, .
10 00
E. A. Perkins,
66
10 00
W. B. Glover,
66
66
10 00
Noah Cummings,
66
66
10 00
J. Q. A. Field,
66
66
10 00
Amount carried forward,
$2,706 41
66
66
10 00
W. Corcoran,
64
Street Lights, concluded. - Grand Army of the Republic, Post 88.
Amount brought forward, $2,706 41 Paid U.S. St. Lighting Co., repairs on lanterns, 77 08 66 new lanterns, 14 50
E. Ramsdell, lamp posts, 4 00
Galen Bowditch, expressing,
4 50
A. S. Sawtelle, setting glass,
1 00
-- -$2,807 49
Expenses, Appropriation,
$2,807 49
2,000 00
Expenses more than appropriation,
$807 49
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, POST 88.
Paid W. W. Penniman, Quartermaster, $200 00
Appropriation,
$200 00
Annexed is the itemized report of the expenditures, called for by vote of the town at the last annual town meeting and furnished by the Commander of the Post.
Paid for flowers and wreaths, $III 50
carriages,
41 00
printing,
13 00
repairing soldiers' graves,
13 00
flags, &c.,
II 99
refreshments,
7 55
car-fare, &c.,
75
balance unexpended,
I 21
- $200 00
65
STATE AID.
DR.
Due from State, Feb. 1, 1879, $2,733 04
Paid during the year ending Feb. 1, 1880,
2,161 00
-- $4,894 04
CR.
By cash from State Treasurer,
$2,543 00
Cash refunded, 26 00
Balance due from State, Feb. 1, 1880, 2,325 04
-$4,894 04
STATE AID. Under Acts of 1878 and 1879.
DR.
Paid as per last annual report,
$2,380 00
Sundry parties during this year, 304 00
-- $2,684 00
CR.
By cash from State Treasurer, 1,765 00
$919 00
Balance on payments of 1878,
$615 00
One-half of . " " 1879, 152 00
Balance due from State, Feb. 1, 1880.
$767 00
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid Francis W. Parker, superintendent, $2,000.00
Appropriation, $2,000 00
66
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid Henry Barker, treasurer, $2,000 00
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
For further information concerning the Public Library ac- count, reference may be made to the report of the treasurer of the Board of Trustees.
BRIDGES.
HINGHAM AND QUINCY BRIDGES. DR.
Paid B. F. Curtis, lumber,
$685 85
T. B. Thomas, «
70 05
T. W. Carter, stock and labor,
94 25
$850 15
Labor from Almshouse,
8 00
$858 15
CR.
By cash from Trustees of Bridges,
564 83
Total cost of Hingham and Quincy Bridges,
$293 32
NEPONSET BRIDGE.
Paid B. F. Curtis, lumber,
$472 10
Pratt & Co.,
18 37
Joseph Fletcher, carting,
2 50
E. Ramsdell, nails and spikes,
6 00
Amount carried forward,
$498 97
67
Bridges, continued.
Amount brought forward,
$498 97
Paid E. Ramsdell, labor,
71 00
- McLean, "
57 50
L. Ballou,
34 00
M. Harron,
13 50
P. Cunniffe,
15 00
P. Carrigan,
7 50
O. Mahoney.
7 50
J. Hade,
3 75
J. O'Brien,
2 25
J. Hazen,
6 25
G. Keene,
9 00
W. Costaine,
4 50
J. Burr,
5 25
$735 97
RECAPITULATION OF BRIDGES ACCOUNT.
Hingham and Quincy Bridges,
$293 32
Neponset Bridge,
735 97
$ 1,029 29
Expenses,
$1,029 29
Appropriation,
1,000 00
Expenses more than appropriation, $29 29
There is on hand, at Neponset Bridge, lumber appraised at $176 76.
68
TAXES (1877). George H. Locke, Collector. DR.
To amount of taxes unpaid, Feb. 1, 1879, $737 10
CR.
By cash paid town treasurer, including abatements ($61 08),
737 IO
-
TAXES (1878.) George H. Locke, Collector.
To amount of taxes unpaid, Feb. 1, 1879, $6,152 07
CR.
By cash paid town treasurer, including abatements ($216 48), $5,356 00
Balance, amount of taxes unpaid Feb. 1, 1880, 796 07
$6,152 07
TAXES (1879), George H. Locke, Collector. DR.
To Town tax,
$91,955 71
County “
5:119 92
State
1,950 00
Non-residents' bank-tax,
1,680 42
Overlayings,
1,888 03
-$102,594 08 -
Amount carried forward,
$ 102,594 08
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Taxes, (1879), concluded. - Real Estate bought in for Taxes.
Amount brought forward, CR.
$102,594 08
By cash paid town treasurer, including.
discounts ($3,094 76) and abate- ments (1,140 43) $94,608 92
Balance, amount of taxes unpaid Feb.
1, 1880, 7,985 16 - $102,594 08
Appropriation for 1879,
$5,000 00
Discounts and abatements for 1879,
4,235 19
Less than appropriation,
$764 81
The list of unpaid taxes can be seen on page 81.
REAL ESTATE BOUGHT IN FOR TAXES.
DR.
To balance per last annual report,
$558 49
Paid George H. Locke, collector, for property
taxed to John Butland,
70 80
George W. Burditt,
12 90
Eliza A. Henry,
IO 40
Mrs. John Williams,
14 25
Shaw & Morrison,
20 80 .
Williams & Foss,
58 70
W. S. Pattee, of Boston,
19 69
John D. Weston,
27 73
Henry Ahlborn,
23 56
L. A. Lyon,
25 50
-- Foye,
19 35
W. J. Batterson,
124 26
H. G. Baker,
IO 40
Amounts carried forward,
$438 34 $558 49
70
Real Estate bought in for Taxes, continued. -- Sinking Fund.
Amounts brought forward, $438 34 $558 49
Abbott Loring. II 90
Thomas Carberry, 6 45
Charles Regan,
6 45
A. Ripley,
6 45
D. W. Felton,
6 45
William Dowling,
6 45
Mrs. Pingree,
8 00
John T. Smith,
6 45
-- Howard,
8 50
Daniel E. Murphy,
8 50
H. W. Tupper,
9 55
Louisa Ingraham,
8 55
William F. Black,
8 55
540 59
$ 1,099 08
CR.
By cash for estate of J. H. Lakin,
$76 38
" J. H. Reed, 158 43
66
" Edmund Pope, 147 57
$382 38
$716 70
SINKING FUND.
Paid Horace B. Spear, treasurer, $3,000 00
Appropriation, $3,000 00
71
·
COMMITTEE ON WATER AND SEWERAGE.
Paid J. L. Fairbanks, printing,
$15 00
E. W. Underwood, canvassing for committee, 17 00
S. P. Sharples, analyzing water, 50 00
$82 00
Appropriation,
$200 00
Expenses,
82 00
Expenses less than appropriation,
$118 00
72
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1879.
Schools, salaries, fuel and care of rooms,
$26,480 00
incidental expenses, 2,400 00
repairs of school-house, 2,020 00
66 transportation of pupils, 800 00
60 purchase of books and stationery,
300 00
66 alteration of High school-house,
1,000 00
enlargement of Adams school-house, superintendent's salary,
2,000 00
Public Library,
2,000 00
Support of poor,
7,000 00
Pay of Town Officers,
2,900 00
Repairs' of town buildings,
500 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
2,000 00
Repairs of highways,
7,000 00
Repairs and care of bridges,
1,000 00
Miscellaneous expenses of highways and removal of snow, 2,000 00
Street lights,
2,000 00
Mount Wollaston Cemetery,
800 00
Old Cemetery,
100 00
Police station and vagrants,
500 00
Fire Department,
4,625 00
Discount and abatement of taxes,
5,000 00
Decoration of soldiers' graves,
200 00
Interest on town debt,
5,000 00
Reservoirs at West Quincy,
769 61
Reservoir at South Quincy,
500 00
Widening Cemetery Street,
200 00
Widening Granite Street,
1,000 00
Laying out Baxter Place,
285 00
Laying out Winthrop Avenue,
50 00
Extension of Main Street,
195 00
Sinking Fund,
3,000 00
Committee on water and sewerage,
200 00
$91,824 61
8,000 00
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ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN.
Support of poor, .
$8,500 00
Widening Granite Street,
300 00
Repairs of town buildings,
500 00
Discount and abatement of taxes,
5,000 00
Interest on town debt,
5,000 00
Miscellaneous town expenses,
2,000 00
Bridges,
1,200 00
Mount Wollaston Cemetery,
1,000 00
Old Cemetery,
150 00
Repairs of highways,
8,500 00
Removal of snow and miscellaneous highway ex- penses,
2,000 00
Decoration of soldiers' graves,
200.00
Public Library,
· 2,200 00
Fire Department,
4,500 00
Police station and vagrant account,
400 00
Street lights,
2,400 00
Aid to indigent soldiers,
400 00
Pleasant Street reservoir,
110 00
Net excess of expenditures over the appropriations for 1879, 1,560 34
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS DUE THE TOWN.
State of Massachusetts, for support of poor, $503 80 Town of Weymouth,
39 63
66
Rockland, 66 66 4 00
66 Eastham, 66 12 91
Amount carried forward,
$560 34
(6 Q)
74
Accounts due the Town, continued.
Amount carried forward,
$560 34
Town of Templeton, for support of poor, 31 85
Ipswich, 66 6 63
¥
Randolph, 66
26 38
66 Medford, 66
20 00
John F. Swan, support, 395 08
Joshua E. Hanson, support Mrs. L. A. Hanson, 49 87
Thomas H. Hayes, rent of land, 25 00
Real Estate bought in for taxes, 716 70
State Aid, due Feb. 1, 1880, 2,325 04
State Aid (Acts of 1878 and 1879), due Feb. 1, 1880, 767 00
Sundry parties, rent of Town Hall,
161 00
$5,084 89
75
TREASURER'S REPORT.
HORACE B. SPEAR, Treasurer.
DR.
To Cash in Treasury on settlement, Feb.
1, 1879, $4,616 80
City of Boston, support of poor,
12 38
66 New Bedford,
3 00
Town of Randolph,
292 64
66
Pittsfield,
3 70
Eastham, 66
36 0I
66 Rockland, 66 66
9 00
66
Weymouth, 66
43 52
66
Hingham, 66 66
15 76
66
Fairhaven,
104 00
6 Braintree, 71 65
Geo H. Locke, guardian, board of Mary Williams, 1879, 167 90
Geo. H. Locke, guardian, board of Mary Williams, 1878, 19 25
Edward Capen, board of C. V. Saville, 176 16
Joshua E. Hanson, " Louisa A. Hanson, 100 00
Poor person, refunded, 16 57
I 50
117 86
State Aid refunded,
26 00
Winslow's Express, error in bill,
70 40
Selectmen, refunded on bill of J. T. French, 22 50
Edward Turner, for loam,
4 20
E. A. Perkins, for gravel,
3 20
Amount carried forward,
$5,934 00
76
Treasurer's Report, continued.
Amount brought forward, $5,934 00
To Mount Wollaston Cemetery, for stone
sold from Granite Street, 17 00
Edwin N. Nightingale, for labor on highway, 30 36
W. E. Thomas, for old pump, 2 00
G. L. Miller, for old lumber, 1 00
John W. Hall, for stone sold from Engine
House, 5 00
Wm. Hobart, rent of land, 1 00
Auctioneer's license, J. W. Lombard, 1878, 2 00
Auctioneer's license, Ebenezer Adams, 1878, 2 00
Ebenezer Adams, auctioneer's license, 2 00
Geo. Nolan, 2 00
Joseph T. French, 66 66
2 00
J. W. Lombard,
2 00
L. W. Lovell, ..
2 00
Leed & Soule, innholder's
2 00
James D. Taber,
66
66
2 00
H. P. Abbott, billiard 66
2 00
Use of Police Station,
1 16 00
Woodward Fund, advertising farm to let, IO 50
Poor person refunded, 32 91
Produce sold from Almshouse, 107 02
Income from Town Hall, 323 00
National Mt. Wollaston Bank, rent of rooms in Town House, 300 00
Trustees Hingham & Quincy Bridges refunded, 564 83
State Treasurer, corporation tax,
2,542 76
66
State Aid, 2,543 00
66
relief indigent soldiers and sailors, 1,765 00
Amount carried forward, $14,315 38
77
Treasurer's Report, continued.
Amount brought forward, $14,315 38
87 00
To State Treasurer, State paupers, 66 income Massachusetts school fund, 168 77
National Bank Tax, 1,715 61
County Treasurer, dog licenses, 642 18
Quincy Mutual Fire Ins. Co., redemption
J. H. Lakin estate, sold for taxes, 76 38 .
Weymouth Savings Bank, redemption
J. H. Reed estate, sold for taxes, 158 43
Edmund Pope, redemption estate sold for taxes, 147 57
C. F. Adams, Jr., for bill of J. L. Faxon, 30 CO
Lots sold in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, 210 00
Labor on lots in
822 75
" .in '77, 10 00
« in '78, 55 00
Hay sold from
10 00 -
Assessments on non-resident owners of lots for labor, 62 00
Repair Fund of lots in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery,-
Estate Prudence S. Wood, 100 00
Alva S. Morrison, 300 00
Income Repair Fund of lots in Mt. Wol-
laston Cemetery, labor on same, 18 00
Wm. S. Pattee, Liquor License, 6th class, A. G. Durgin, .. .6
1 00
4th 50 00
J. S. Whall, .
..
..
50 00
Geo. H. Wilson,
66 66 50 00
50 00
Wm. S. Pattee,
6th 66 1 00
*Loomis & Weld,
1 00
Bernard Donnelly, "
66
Ist 6. 100 00
Amount carried forvard,
$19,232 07
H. P. Abbott, ..
.. ..
78
Treasurer's Report, continued,
Amount brought forward,
$ 19,232 07
To Wm. Corcoran, Liquor License, Ist class, 100 00 H. P. Abbott, 100 00 ..
Timothy Lyons,
66 100 00
Wm. A. Moseley,
66 .100 00 James Sullivan, 66
James· Mears,
66
66
100 00
John McGowan, 66
6 66 100 00
Michael Small,
16
100 00
W. P. F. Meserve, 66 66
66 150 00
W. H. Reed,
66
66 100 00
Jeremiah Ford, 66
66
100 00
Franck & Steward,
66
66
66
100 00
*Daniel Ford, 66
100 00
Notes payable, borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 51,000 00
Geo. H. Locke, collector tax, 1877, 737 IO
Geo. H. Locke, collector tax, 1878, 5,356 00
Geo. H. Locke, collector tax, 1879, 94,608 92
Geo. H. Locke, collector, interest on taxes, 1877 and 1878, 200 19
-$172,484 28
CR.
By State Treasurer, State tax, $1,950 00
National Bank tax, 1,984 67
one-fourth amount re-
ceived for liquor licenses, 388 25
Amounts carried forward,
$4,322 92 $172,484 28
* Cancelled and refunded.
66 66 100 00
79
Treasurer's Report, continued.
Amounts brought forward, $4,322 92 $172,484 28
By County Treasurer, County tax, 5,119 92
H. Barker, treas. Public Library, amt. dog licenses 1878, 568 42
Notes payable, borrowed in anticipation
of taxes, 50,000 00
Interest on notes,
4,613 62
Repair Fund of lots in Mt.
Wollaston Cemetery, 18 00
Town Orders, 95,464 88
Balance, deposited in Banks, 12,376 52
$172,484 28
80
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT.
DR.
NOTES PAYABLE.
State of Massachusetts, due Nov. 1, 1881, $20,000 00
66
Dec. 9, 1883, 5,000 00
Mar. 23, 1884, 20,000 00
66
Dec. 9, 1888, 5,000 CO
66
June 1, 1889,
10,000 00
Woodward Fund, on demand,
7,000 00
Interest accrued on the above notes,
1,080 33
Repair Fund of lots in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery,
700 00
Due for damage to land occupied by Mrs. Mary D. Gibbons, 200 00
$68,980 33
CR.
By cash in the treasury, $ 12,376 52
Due as per schedule of accounts, page 73, 5,084 89
Sinking Fund, 3,000 00
Unpaid taxes of 1878, page 81, 796 07
66 1879, 84, 7,985 16
29,242 64
Net amount of town debt, Feb. 1, 1880,
$39,737 69
Net amount of town debt, Feb. 1, 1879, $49,187 98 "
Feb. 1, 1880, 39,737 69 *
Decrease for the year, $9,450 29
.
LIST OF UNPAID TAXES, FEB. 1, 1880.
Unpaid taxes of 1878.
Allen, Otis,
$23 15
Brought forward, $147 50
Ackerly, Wm.,
2 00
Flanders, William, 2 00
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