Town annual report of Swampscott 1890, Part 2

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 110


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4 75


Machon, E. J., services as teacher


495 00


Marblehead Water Co., water, Pine street,


one year .


10 00


water, Redington, one year 10 00


20 00


Amount carried forward,


$6,790 31


453 84


26


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $6,790 31


Marshall, J. L., four tables


32 00


May, L. A. & Co., supplies .


43 07


McElwin, Henry, slating blackboard, Reding-


ton street $69 87


slating blackboard, Pine street 32 58


slating blackboard, Essex street . 4 63


slating blackboard, Beach school


24 30


slating blackboard, Farms school 4 37


135 75


McDonough, John, cleaning vault, Beach school .


4 00


Melzard, G. R., services as janitor, Pine and Essex street


168 75


labor and supplies 8 12


176 87


Melzard, J. E., setting glass, Essex and Pine Morris, S. D., services as janitor, Redington


7 25


street


213 75


Mott, A. M., services as teacher .


605 00


N. E. Publishing Co., books


I 60


Nichols, G. H. & W. A., report cards, etc.


26 65


Nies, Martin, six waste baskets


3 00


Perry, G. S., maps and supplies .


53 27


Phillips & Adams, material and labor on


desks .


5 00


material and labor 6 80


11 80


Philbrick & Pope, material and labor, Reding-


ton street


17 55


material and labor Pine street 2 15


material and labor Essex street


34 65


material and labor Beach school


19 98


cleaning stove and pipe


2 IO


76 43


Amount carried forward,


$8,180 75


27


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$8,180 75


Prang Educational Co., books and stationery


125 24


Reed, C. E., 1} days' labor, Pine street, $2 .


3 00


Roberts, C. K. & W. H., expressing .


33 80


Rodrick, Charles, services as janitor, Reding-


ton street


$273 50


2} days' labor and sawdust 5 25


278 75


Rogers, W. H., services as school committee 125 00


car fares and stationery 3 80


128 80


Ryan, M. J., 1} days' labor, self and team


5 25


Schoenhof, Carl, one dictionary


1 75


Schackley, E. J., services as teacher


550 00


Shattuck & Delano, brooms and oil can


I 30


Small, Willard, dictionary


2 25


Stanley, L. C., services as teacher


395 00


Stocking, A. C., books .


172 65


Thayer, H. A., services as teacher .


470 00


Thorp & Adams Mfg. Co., labels


7 00


Till, G. T., window shades, etc.


7 65


Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., books and maps 39 70


Ware, William & Co., supplies


18 95


Washburn, L. P., services as teacher .


525 00


Watson, A. B., broom


38


Wells, M. A., services as teacher


470 00


Western Publishing House, maps, cabinet and books


74 00


Whitcomb, A. G., 45 desks . 89 50


three dozen ink wells 4 50


94 00


$11,585 22


28


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


Enlargement of Grammar School House Lot.


Appropriation $800 00


Amount of Expenditures .


974 00


EXPENDITURES.


Ames, E. F., 1,691 square feet of land, 30 cts.


$507 30


De Lory, W. A., material and labor


6 59


Emmons, Ivory, building fence $115 67


2 days' labor, moving fence . 6 00


I21 67


Gardner, Peleg, lumber and hardware for


lattice work and fence 80 34


14 days' labor, $3 42 00


I22 34


Marsh, Edward Jr., four days' labor, $2


8 00


Norton, H. M., building vault as per contract 175 00


Iz days' extra labor, $3 4 50


179 50


Phillips & Adams, painting fence as per contract


25 00


Walker, G. H. & Co., one electrotype plate . 3 60


$974 00


LIBRARY.


Appropriation


$300 00


Receipts


29 85


Dog Tax .


315 90


$645 75


Amount of expenditures


633 64


Balance unexpended


$12 II


EXPENDITURES.


Appleton, D. & Co., one biography


$6 00


Collins, Fred, services as assistant librarian


12 months, $2.50 30 00


'Amount carried forward, $36 00


29


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


LIBRARY.


Amount brought forward,


$36 00


Courtis & Breare, binding books


5º 55


Estes & Lauriat, books


246 74


Farrell, M. A., one atlas


8 00


Galeucia, William, reseating chair


75


Gardner, Peleg, repairing chair


50


Graves, Willie, services as assistant librarian three months, $2.50 . 7 50


Hale, J. F., subscription to "Science " one year . 3 50


Hawes, E. W., services as assistant librarian four months, $2.50 10 00


Honors, S. L., services as librarian one year .


175 00


Jackson, J. P., services as assistant librarian five months, $2.50 . 12 50


King, G. F. & Merrill, stationery


32 25


Nichols, T. P., book labels


3 50


Roffe, A. H. & Co., subscription to magazines, one year . 44 10


Roberts, C. K. & W. H., expressing


2 75


$633 64


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$1,700 00


Reimbursements 189 32


$1,889 32


Amount of expenditures


2,258 63


EXPENDITURES.


Blaney, Mrs. John, house rent for Mrs. Geo. Barker, one month . $6 00


Boston, City of, aid rendered Ann Smith . 7 50


Carroll, M. P., services as overseer, 1889-90 paid for lodgers . 5 34


$70 00


75 34


Amount carried forward,


$88 84


30


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $88 84


Chase, Dr. W. B., professional services and medicine for Mrs. Geo. Barker $9 75


professional services and medicine for Mary Burnett . 8 70


18 45


Coleman, Dr. H., medical attendance Jas. Burnett 10 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, board of Ruth E. Pine at Danvers Lunatic Hospi-


tal from Aug. 16, 1889, to Dec. 31, 1889 64 07 Corey, Alonzo, watching with Geo. Barker four nights . 8.00


Curtis, C. T., storage of furniture . 8 00


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of


B. F. Pedrick from Jan. 1, 1889,


to Jan. 1, 1890 $169 46


clothing


90


170 36


board of Arthur Woodbury from


Jan. 1, 1889,to Jan. 1, 1890 . 169 46


clothing 4 95


174 41


board of Margaret Welch from


Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. 1890 169 46


clothing 35


169 81


board of Sarah P. Russell from


Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. 1, 1890 . 169 47


clothing 70


170 17


board of Mary Burnett from Sept. 16,


1889, to Nov. 4, 1889 22 75


707 50


Amount carried forward,


$904 86


31


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $904 86


Durgin, C. E., groceries for Solomon Abbott $41 58


groceries for Mrs. Geo. Barker I 75


groceries for Mrs. John Gallagher 5 45


groceries for A. Maker 54 78


groceries for Cornelius Morris 42 23


groceries for A. W. Reed . 4 00


149 79


Eastman, E. S., shoes for Mary Burnett


26 60


Gilbert, G. E., clothing for Mary Burnett


2 88


Green. B. M .. care of Geo. Barker .


17 00


Green, Mrs. B. M., care of Mrs. Geo. Barker Holden, G. H. & Co., groceries for Mary


8 00


Burnett


82 03


Honors & Wardwell, fuel for Solomon Abbott 13 75


fuel for Mary Burnett 5 50


fuel for Mrs. Chas. Bacon . 20 00


fuel for Mrs. John Gallagher 17 75


fuel for Mrs. Cornelius Morris


23 25


fuel for Bridget Milan 18 65


fuel for Horton .


15 30


fuel for A. Reed


3 50


fuel for J. L. Rich .


3 50


fuel for J. O. Stone 3 50


124 70


Kendrick, L. E., services as secretary for overseers of poor 1889-90, and postage 25 54 Lynn, City of, aid rendered Sarah E. Phillips and children from Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. I, 1890 56 50


Lynn Hospital, board and medical attendance for Mrs. Kate Barker, May 13, 1889, to July 1, 1889 42 00


Martin, E. S., house rent of J. L. Rich, six months, $4 . 24 00


Amount carried forward.


$1,463 90


32


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $1,463 90


Melzard, G. T., services as overseers of poor


1889-90 $85 00


aid rendered Mrs. Geo. Barker 13 00


aid rendered Mary Burnett . 2 50


lodging for tramps 2 15


traveling expenses


7 60


Morrow, Catherine, house rent of Sarah Myers


from Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. i, 1890 .


60 00


Natick, Town of, board of Allen's child from Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. 1, 1890 .


104 00


Pettingell, S. J., groceries for Solomon Abbott 5 63


groceries for Mrs. Cornelius Morris 16 00


groceries for Mrs. Chas. Bacon . 113 57


135 20


Rich, B. F., groceries for Mrs. John Gallagher Shattuck & Delano, groceries for Mary Bur- nett


4 59


groceries for Mrs. John Gallagher 6 76


Stone, Abram G., board of Arthur Richardson from March 1, 1889, to March 1, 1890


77 54


Till, G. T., clothing for Mary Burnett's children


22 25


Washburn, John, services as overseer of poor, 1889-90 . 70 00


use of teams


IO 86


80 86


Wentworth, M., burial of George Barker


15 00


Westborough Insane Asylum, board of Mirah Hatch, Jan. 1, 1889, to Jan. 1, 1890 . 169 46


$2,258 63


REIMBURSEMENTS.


City of Boston, for Mrs. C. Morris 38 96


Town of Brewster, for A. Maker 54 78


Edward Pine 64 08


Town of Truro for J. L. Rich


31 50


$189 32


.


110 25


8 82


35


33


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation . $2,000 00


Reimbursements 31 08


$2,031 08


Amount of expenditures


1,850 53


Balance unexpended $180 55


EXPENDITURES.


Aborn, S. O., two police helmets and express $6 25


Bessom, R. V., services as police, three Sun-


days . . 6 00


Blaney, E. G., services as police, 31 Sundays $62 00


services as police, eight hours 2 00


64 00


Cahoon, N. A., services as police, 13 weeks,


. . $15.00 . .


195 00


services as special police at J. L. Little's I 75


196 75


Chute, E. E., use of team


1 00


Connor, G. M., services as police, 47 weeks, $15.00 . .


705 00


Douglass, R. A., services as police, four weeks, $12.00 .


48 00


services as police, one week 15 00


63 00


Durgin, Frank, burying three dogs .


I 50


Granger, William, services as police, 27 hours, 25 cts . 6 75


Harmon, Chas., use of team


4 50


Hawes, J. B., use of team


I 00


Hutchinson, W. H., whistles, cartridges and holster .


2 40


Kendrick, S. C., services chief of police, four weeks, $15 . 60 00


Amount carried forward,


$1,118 15


.


34


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $1,118 15


Lovell, J. P. Arms Co., revolver and cart- ridges . 10 15


Maker, Calvin, burying two dogs


1 00


Morris, S. D., services as police, 132 hours, 25 cts. . 3 38


Reed, Frank, burying five dogs, 50 cts


2 50


Shattuck, S. M. & Co., repairs on wagon


I 25


Watson, A. B., use of team .


50


Washburn, John, use of teams


4 00


Welch, O. E., two dozen shells


60


Wright, F. F., burying dog


50


Wright, Wallace, services as chief police, 47


weeks, $15.00 . .


$705 00


car fares and expenses 3 50


708 50


$1,850 53


REIMBURSEMENTS.


Lynn Police Court and Essex County


$26 83


Little, J. L., estate of


2 50


Social Club


75


Widger, A. C.


1 00


$31 08


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$1,800 00


Amount of expenditures


1,607 98


Balance unexpended


$192 02


EXPENDITURES.


Adams, H. E., nine tin signs, 50 cts . $4 50


American Steam Gauge Co., repairing gauge 3 50


Amount carried forward, $8 00


35


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward,


$8 00


Burns, H. K., washers .


50


Berry, C. E., patent harness and hanger


118 50


Berry, Thomas, services as fireman, four months


8 32


Blaney, J. F., services at Lynn fire .


5 00


Boston & Maine R. R., freight on hose


58


Boston Woven Hose Co., packing .


40


Bresnahan, M. V., labor on fire alarm


40


Cahoon, G. P., services as assistant engineer Io months


$41 66


labor on fire alarm


20 83


Cahoon, J. E., services' as fireman, three months


6 25


Callahan & Co., four Regan mops .


4 00


Clark, W. F., services as fireman, nine months


18 75


Coan, Peter, services as fireman, eight months DeLory, W. A., services at Lynn fire


16 66


5 00


globes and repairing lantern I


6 25


Earp, W. G., services as fireman. 10 months


20 83


Eastman. G. W., services as fireman, 10 months


20 83


lock and keys for engine house 4 60


25 43


Eastman, E. S., repairing clock at engine house


75


Edwards, E. O., six standard keys .


I 50


Emmons, Ivory, services as chief engineer to April 30, 1889, and care of fire alarm 100 00


Gould & Co., two barrels oil


9 65


Harding M. B., services at Lynn fire .


5 00


Hawes, J. B., services as fireman, 10 months Hilton & Sons, expressing


20 83


2 65


Amount. carried forward,


$442 74


62 49


36


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $442 74


Holbrook, Amos, labor and material on engine . 22 50


Holden, G. H. & Co., supplies 2I 48


Honors & Wardwell, coal and wood .


70 20


Holyoke Hydrant and Iron Works, one


hydrant and fixing . 15 00


Jackson, A. S., 10 lbs. machine waste, 12 cts.


I 20


Lynn & Boston Horse R. R. Co., use of horses from May 7, 1888, to June 20, 1889 107 50


Marblehead Water Co., water for hydrants to


April 1, 1890 $80 00


labor on hydrant and expressing 9 85


89 85


McDonough, John, cleaning vault .


2 00


McDonough, M., services as fireman, IO


months


20 83


Melzard, J. E., setting glass and painting alarm boxes 3 60


Melzard, Washington, services at Lynn fire .


3 00


Mitchell, A. W. Mfg. Co., six badges, $1


6 00


Morse, A. J. & Son, leather washers


2 00


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., material and labor on


poles and wires


45 79


rent of telephone, I year to March I,


1890


52 01


tolls and messenger service I 75


99 55


Nichols, G. H. & W. A., 50 fire alarm cards Owens, J. G., on account of services as driver Philbrick & Pope, supplies


3 00


20 00


Pitman, J. P. M. S., services as assistant engineer, 10 months . 41 66


9 95


Reed, A. W., two days' labor on hydrant .


4 00


Amount carried forward,


· $986 06


37


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Amount brought forward, $986 06


Reed, C. E., services as janitor, engine house,


one year . .


$208 00


services as fireman, 10 months 20 83


labor on hydrants . 4 00


chimneys, oil and polish 3 10


235 93


Reed, Frank, services at Lynn fire .


3 00


Rich, B. F., services as fireman, 10 months .


20 83


Rich, W. I., services as fireman, 10 months . 20 83 Roberts, Chas. K., services as chief engineer, Io months 41 66


Roberts, C. K. & W. H., expressing


8 30


Roberts, M. T., services as fireman, 10 months Rowell, C. G., services as fireman, 10 months Rowell, E. W., services as fireman, 6 months Russell, A. L., 12 glass jars, 28 cts.


20 83


20 83


12 50


3 36


Russell, Edwin, services as fireman, 7 months


14 56


Sanborn, Ham & Co., one comforter .


75


Saville, Somes & Co., one barrel of oil and barrel


6 10


Sawyer & Chase, three hydrant wrenches . 6 00


chains, bolts, etc. 8 75


14 75


Silsbee Mfg. Co., repairing engine . 34 10


air chamber and ornament 65 57


99 67


Smart, Stephen, fixing guard loop to pole . .


25


Stevens, G. N., labor and material for fire alarm


69 24


Titus & Buckley, six Washburn's drivers 5 70


Twisden, C. H., services as fireman, IO


months 20 83


Washburn, John, use of horse 2 00


$1,607 98


38


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


FIRE ALARMS.


Appropriation


$250 00


Amount of Expenditures 201 00


Balance unexpended $49 00


EXPENDITURES.


Stevens, G. N., two new fire alarm boxes and


changing numbers of old boxes $127 22


Tuttle, H. S., four days' labor, $1.75 .


7 00


Wilkinson, A. J. & Co., 954 lbs. galvanized wire . 66 78


$201 00


HOSE REELS.


Appropriation .


$1,200 00


Amount of Expenditures 969 45


Balance unexpended


$230 55


EXPENDITURES.


Boston Woven Hose Co., 1,200 feet 2} inch


hose with couplings, 55 cts .


$660 00


1 doz. lanterns, $25 per doz. 12 50


one doz. spanners . 6 00


$678 50


Sawyer & Chase, painting three hose carriages 75 00


freight on three hose carriages


14 20


89 20


Smith, W. F., one doz. sockets 3 00


one doz. straps


3 75


6 75


Whitman, Town of, J. H. Chamberlin, treas- urer, three hose reels, $65


195 00


$969 45


39


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation, including collection of offal $1,000 00


Amount of expenditures 789 65


Balance unexpended $210 35


EXPENDITURES.


Adams, John I., services on board of health, '


1889-90


$50 00


stationery and postage . 2 00


$52 00


Alger, James E., burying dog .


1 00


Bryson, James, collecting offal, one year to


Dec. 1, 1889


446 00


Connor, H. H., burying two dogs


2 00


Emmons, E. G., one pair of oars


I 80


Farrell, Patrick, labor on beach


1 00


Griffin, John, burying dog


1 00


Harris, C. E., services on board of health, 1888-89 50 00


Harris, G. W., labor on beach


2 00


Hastings & Sons, advertising for proposals .


7 00


Kendrick, W. S., services on board of health, 1889-90


50 00


McDonough, John, labor on beach with team labor with team


22 00


19 25


41 25


Nisbett, D. W., labor on beach


3 00


labor at J. L Little's


2 00


5 00


Nisbett, S. H., labor on beach


1 00


Pettingell, S. J., anchor, scoop and bbls.


I 60


Rich, J. L., 122 days' labor on beach


122 00


Washburn, John, use of team .


3 00


storing and teaming dory 2 00


5 00


$789 65


40


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


TOWN HALL.


Appropriation


$400 00


Receipts . 243 25


$643 25


Amount of Expenditures .


569 33


Balance unexpended . $73 92


EXPENDITURES.


Crowell, J. F., services as janitor $169 17


material and labor . 8 34


$177 51


DeLory, W. A., material and labor . 4 63


Eastman, G. W., repairing town clock


1 00


Field, L. C., floor brush and duster


4 50


Gardner, Peleg, material and labor on closet


7 96


Honors & Wardwell, 10 tons of coal, $6


60 00


two tons and 1,940 lbs. coal 19 30


one cord of wood . II 00


9º 30


Lynn Gas & Electric Co., gas one year to Jan.


1, 1890


92 52


Marblehead Water Co., water one year to April 1, 1890 .


6 00


McDonough, John, cleaning vault .


2 50


teaming ashes 2 50


5 00


Nisbett, A. F., services as janitor, six months


to April 3, 1890


125 00


splitting wood 50


125 50


Philbrick & Pope, material and labor


44 61


Pettingell, S. J., rope


2 82


Till, G. T., oil cloth and towels


3 98


Ward & Swett, repairing table


3 00


$569 33


41


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$350 00


Amount of Expenditures . 300 20


Balance unexpended $49 80


EXPENDITURES.


Blaney, E. G., three doz. plants, 75 cts. $2 25


Brown, J. S., services as supt. of cemetery $50 00


46₺ days' labor, $2 93 00


143 00


Collins, J. G., 54 days' labor, $2


108 00


Gould, S. M., 17} doz. plants .


14 80


Holden, G. H. & Co., two rakes and two padlocks 2 20


Phillips & Adams, painting gates and rack in tomb 12 IO


Watson, A. B., 100 lbs. fertilizer I 85


Webster, J. H., pump and platform 16 00


$300 20


WATER PIPE.


Appropriation


$900 00


EXPENDITURES.


Cushing, F. J. & F. D. Mayo, laying 750 feet water pipe, hydrant and gates, as per contract $1,000 00


42


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


STAND PIPES.


Appropriation $300 00


Amount of Expenditures . 288 20


Balance unexpended $II 80


EXPENDITURES.


Marblehead Water Co., connecting eight


stand pipes with main pipe, $35 . $280 00


extra trenching at Atlantic avenue 8 20


$288 20


STREET LIGHTS.


Appropriation . $3,500 00


Amount of Expenditures 2,926 74


Balance unexpended $573 26


EXPENDITURES.


Globe Gas Light Co., lighting 710 lights, 6 cts. $42 60


lighting 37,863 lights 1,933 40


65 gals. naphtha 8 19


posts, frames and lanterns 25 25


$2,009 44


Lynn Gas & Electric Co., 1,980 electric lights,


46 cts. . 910 80


Ryan, M. J., labor, setting posts 6 50


$2,926 74


43


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


STATE AID.


Carpenter, Martin, aid 12 months, $3 $36 00


Chute, Isabel, aid 12 months, $4 48 00


Cleary, Catherine, aid 7 months, $4 28 00


48 00


Fay, William T., aid 12 months, $4


48 00


Glass, J. W., aid 12 months, $6


72 00


Green, Benjamin M., aid 12 months, $4


48 00


Green, Mahitable, aid 12 months, $4 .


48 00


Haley, Mary, aid 12 months, $4 . 48 00


8 00


Heath, Hannah M., aid 12 months, $4 Horton, J. A., aid 12 months, $1.50


18 00


Marsh, Edward, Jr., aid 12 months, $6 .


72 00


Marsh, Mary F., aid 12 months, $4


48 00


Milan, Bridget, aid 12 months, $4


48 00


Rodrick, Chas., aid 6 months, $3


18 00


Rodrick, Mary E., aid 6 months, $3 Stimpson, J. C., aid 12 months, $6 .


72 00


Stimpson, Susan, aid 12 months, $4 48 00 Umber, Sarah L., aid 12 months, $2 24 00


Winslow, Hope S., aid 12 months, $4


48 00


$942 00


REIMBURSED.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 1888-89 $930 00


INDIGENT SOLDIERS' AID.


Blaney, Elbridge G., 13 months, $6 $78 00


Chandler, Mrs. J. M., board of William Quiner from Feb. 28, 1889, to July 22, 1889, 204 weeks, $3 62 15


Amount carried forward, $140 15


Fairbanks, Mary E., aid 12 months, $4 Fay, Lydia J., aid 12 months, $4


48 00


Hartshorn, J. W., aid 2 months, $4


48 00


18 00


44


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


INDIGENT SOLDIERS' AID.


Amount brought forward, $140 15


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of William


Quiner from Jan. 1, 1889, to Feb. 28, 1889,


8& weeks .


$26 93


clothing 7 38


34 31


Pierce, Frederick, aid three months 24 00


$198 46


REIMBURSED.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for 1888


and 1889 . $121 96


MEMORIAL DAY.


Appropriation $50 00


EXPENDITURES.


Gen. J. L. Bates Post, 118, G. A. R. . $50 00


MONUMENT LOT.


Appropriation $25 00


Amount of Expenditures . 14 10


Balance unexpended® $10 90


EXPENDITURES.


Brown, J. S., seven days and { hour's labor, $2 $14 IO


45


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


REPAIRING MONUMENT LOT.


Appropriation


$100 00


Amount of Expenditures 45 50


Balance unexpended . $54 50


EXPENDITURES.


Adams, J. I., painting grass signs $ . 50


Boston Woven Hose Co., 50 feet 3 inch cot-


ton hose, Io cts .


5 00


Brown, J. G., 5} days' labor, $2


11 00


Granger, William, one day's labor .


2 00


Myers, D. J., six days' labor, $2


12 00


Pitman, C. S., two days' self and team, $3.50 7 00


Taylor, J. L., 16 loads loam, 50 cts


8 00


$45 50


46


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


RECAPITULATION.


Appropriations and Receipts.


Expenditures.


Selectmen's Department


$4,000 00


$4,095 80


School Department . Appropriation. $11.575 00


. Mass. School Fund, 14 00


11,589 00


11,585 22


Enlargement of Grammar Schoolhouse Lot


800 00


974 00


Highway Department


5,000 00


5,066 24


Sidewalks .


1,000 00


609 65


Gutters


500 00


222 54


Concrete and Curbstones . Appropriation, $1,000 00


1,375 56


1,191 82


Street Crossings


300 00


200 83


Improvement of Columbia Street


800 00


800 00


Marshall Drain


700 00


788 07


Library


Appropriation, $300 00


645 75


633 64


Poor Department


· Reimbursements, 189 32


1,889 32


2,258 63


Police Department


· Reimbursements, $1 08


2,031 08


1,850 53


Fire Department


1,800 .00


1,607 98


Fire Alarm


250 00


201 00


Hose Reels


1,200 00


969 45


Health Department


· collection of offal


1,000 00


789 65


Town Hall


Receipts, 243 25


643 25


569 33


Cemetery


350 00


300 20


Water Pipes


900 00


1,000 00


Stand Pipes


300 00


288 20


Street Lights


3,500 00


2,926 74


Memorial Day


50 00


50 00


Repairing Monument Lot .


100 00


45 50


Monument Lot


25 00


14 10


State Aid (received of state treasurer) ·


930 00


942 00


Indigent Soldiers' Aid (received of state treasurer)


121 96


198 46


$41,800 92


$40,179 58


· Receipts and dog tax, 345 75


Appropriation. 1,700 00


Appropriation, 2,000 00


Including


Appropriation, $400 00


47


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


Michael P. Carroll, Collector, in Account With Town of Swampscott.


DR.


To amount committed for collection


$35,329 10


" supplementary list


420 22


$35,749 32


CR.


By cash paid town treasurer


$34,624 04


Discounts


556 49


Abatements


568 79


$35,749 32


.


48


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


BENJAMIN O. HONORS, Treasurer,


DR.


To cash on hand, 1889 . $11,602 89


Received of M. P. Carroll, collector of taxes 34,624 04


Corporation tax 14,757 38


National bank tax 1,856 04


State aid, chap. 301, acts 1879 930 00


Indigent soldiers' aid, chap. 252, acts 1879 121 96


Treasurer of Essex county, dog licenses .


315 90


Discount on county tax . 13 67


Income Mass. school fund . 14 00


Police Department, reimbursements 31 08


Highway Department, reimbursements, filling, etc.


29 90


H. S. Tuttle, use of road machine


20 00


Overseers of Poor, reimbursements .


189 32


Concrete and Curbstones, reimbursements


375 56


Town Library receipts 29 85


Town Hall receipts, J. F. Crowell I55 75


Town Hall receipts, A. F. Nesbitt 87 50


Rent of Essex Street Hall to "I. O. R. M."


37 50


Rent of Essex Street Hall to " Pilgrim Fathers 18 50


Cemetery lots sold 275 00


Interest on bank deposit 126 41


Milk licenses 11 00


Apothecary's license to W. B. Chase


1 00


Apothecary's license to C. P. Jeffers 1 00


Land rear of grammar school house lot


237 50


Ivory Emmons, for Street Light Department .


33 00


G. P. Cahoon, use of hose . 1 50


Lynn Institution for Savings, note May 27, 1889, 6 months


8,000 00


Lynn Institution for Savings, note July 23, 1889, 6 months 2,000 00


$75,897 25


49


REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


In account with Town of Swampscott.


CR.


By Paid Selectmen's outstanding orders, 1888-89


$5 25


Selectmen's orders, 1889-90 40,172 33


Interest 2,323 61


State tax 4,460 00


County tax


4,554 80


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note May 21, 1887, 2 years, for Town indebtedness . 1,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note June I,


1886, 3 years, for water pipes


1,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note Dec. 12, 1882, 7 years, for water pipes 1,500 00


Lynn Institution for Savings, note May 27, 1889, 6 months, temporary loan 8,000 00


Lynn Institution for Savings, note July 23, 1889, 6 months, temporary loan . 2,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, liquor license, 50


Balance cash in Treasury *10,880 76


*Verified by cashier's certificate.


$75,897 25


TOWN OFFICERS, 1889-90.


Selectmen.


JOHN H. FARWELL, ANDREW L. HARRIS. AARON R. BUNTING.


Town Clerk. GEORGE T. TILL.


Treasurer. BENJAMIN O. HONORS.


Collector of Taxes. MICHAEL P. CARROLL.


Assessors. Term ends


Term ends D. HOLMAN MILLETT, 1890. PELEG GARDNER, 1891.


Term ends JOHN CHAPMAN, 1892.


School Committee.


Term ends Term ends WILMOT R. HASTINGS, 1890. GEO. L. CROSMAN, 1891. Term ends WILLIAM H. ROGERS, 1892.


Overseers of Poor.


Term ends Term ends GEO. T. MELZARD, 1890. MICHAEL P. CARROLL, 1891.


Term ends JOHN WASHBURN, 1892.


5I


TOWN OFFICERS.


Board of Health.


JOHN I. ADAMS. WINFIELD S. KENDRICK. CHARLES E. HARRIS.


Auditors. AUGUSTINE W. RICH, 2d. WILLIAM F. NORCROSS. L. FRANK CAHOON.


Constables.


JAMES WHEELER. WINFIELD S. KENDRICK.


WALLACE WRIGHT. GEORGE M. CONNOR. RODNEY A. DOUGLASS.


Trustees of Library. Term ends Term ends CURTIS V. MERRITT, 1890. B. W. REDFERN, 1891. Term ends FRANK F. STANLEY, 1892.


Field Drivers.


J. B. HAWES. MARTIN CARPENTER. GEORGE NEWHALL. J. P. M. S. PITMAN.




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