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Paid Samuel Thompson, on East Street $50 00
William O. Nash, on East Street . 35 00
N. Bemis, on East Street 76 00
Stephen Bicknell, on East Street .
25 00
David Dunbar, on East Street
1 00
Estate Quincy Pratt, on. East Street First Parish, on East Street
30 00
Henry A. Nash, on East Street
20 00
Henry A. Nash, on Green Street .
1 00
Jonathan Record, on Green Street 5 00
5 00
Estate Washington Pratt, on Green Street 15 00
Estate Quincy Randall, on Putnam Street 20 00
P. Roarty, on Hawthorne Street .
1 00
Estate Minot Tirrell, on Winter Street 25 00
George D. Canterbury, on Reed's Avenue
20 00
Appropriation
700 00
Balance unexpended .
$346 00
.
Total expenditure on account of highways . · . $13,876 57
25 00
Charles Pratt on Green Street
$354 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ACTIVE, WARD ONE.
Paid William O. Collyer, engineer $26 00
Geo. H. Manuel, steward . 50 00
Geo. H. Manuel, repairing steps
50
Joseph Loud & Co., coal .
5 20
Almshouse, wood and carting coal
4 75
Jos. Poulin, pole and whiffletree 7 00
J. B. Barker, painting same
2 50
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent
4 75
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, for labor and
material
15 99
$116 69
E. S. BEALS HOOK AND LADDER, WARD ONE.
Paid Geo. O. Miller, steward . $25 00
$25 00
STEAMER NO. 2, WARD TWO.
Paid Frank D. Thayer, engineer $26 00
David P. Lincoln, steward 25 00
David P. Lincoln, for incidentals 1 50
W. T. Rice, 41 hours' labor on steamer,
12 30
W. T. Rice, iron-work on hose carriage,
1 75
Oliver Burnell, setting glass
12
W. J. Custance, repairs
13 25
E. Rowland, varnishing and painting parts of steamer 30 00
E. Rowland, varnishing and painting parts of hose carriage 30 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal 6 25
Joseph Loud & Co., coal . 6 40
Almshouse, wood and carting coal 5 50
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent 6 00
72
Paid A. J. Morse & Son, coupling $1 50 Samuel Healey, iron-work for steamer, 1 70
D. M. Field, steward Hose Co. No. 2, 25 00
B. F. Shaw & Son, oil, chimneys, etc., 1886-87 11 88
$205@15
EUREKA HOOK AND LADDER, WARD TWO.
Paid C. E. Everett, steward $25 00
C. E. Everett, repairs, etc . 1 40
Samuel Healey, iron-work . .
1 00
E. Rowland, painting . 2 00
B. F. Shaw & Son, oil, chimneys, etc., 1886-87 . 8 84
$38 24
STEAMER NO. 1, WARD THREE.
Paid Charles E. Bicknell, engineer $26 00
Benjamin E. White, steward 25 00
W. R. Burton, steward 25 00
J. M. Walsh, mending paint, and varnishing Hose Carriage No. 3, and painting and varnishing wheels of Steamer No. 1 58 00
J. F. Sheppard & Son, coal, 1886-87 . 18 00
Joseph Loud & Co., coal 10 55
Joseph Loud & Co., coal for steamer . 17 35
Almshouse, wood and carting coal
6 25
S. W. Pratt, labor and material
6 89
F. Hall, 58 hours' labor on steamer
14 50
John N. Our, labor on house
6 35
John N. Our, shavings
2 50
E. R. Richards, 1 gallon polish .
3 50
A. J. Morse & Son, repairing hose 50
W. K. Baker & Son, expressage 1 05
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent . 6 00
$227 44
73
HARD SCRABBLE HOOK AND LADDER, WARD THREE.
Paid Michael Cahill, steward
$12 50
W. R. Burton, steward 12 50
$25 00
WARD FOUR.
Paid J. E. Gardner, engineer
$26 00
E. T. Nolan, Steward Hose Co. .
25 00
$51 00
WARD FIVE.
Paid Otis Cushing, engineer $26 00 .
B. R. Beals, steward . 50 00
J. F. Sheppard & Son, coal, 1886-87, 12 50
Joseph Loud & Co., coal £ ·
8 40
Almshouse, wood and carting coal 3 75
Andrew S. Jackson, two pipes,
leather handles 32 00
Andrew S. Jackson, one dozen hose ropes 9 00
L. W. Tuck, monkey-wrench 1 35
F. Caldwell, plumbing 3 00
E. J. Pitcher, oil
1 40
Elbridge Nash, sponge, etc.
2 35
L. W. Tuck, hose bibbs and nozzle 3 25
Andrew S. Jackson, stop-nozzle and oil 4 50
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent 3 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, for labor and material 18 50
$179 00
CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER, WARD FIVE.
Paid B. R. Beals, steward . $25 00
Geo. W. Conant, labor and material 2 80
Andrew S. Jackson, labor and material, 5 00
$32 80
74
RESOLUTE HOOK AND LADDER, WARD FIVE.
Paid Thomas F. Brady, steward $25 00
Geo. W. Conant, labor and material .
3 85
$28 85
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Andrew S. Jackson, stop-nozzles,
wrenches, etc . $81 65
D. J. Pierce & Co., incidentals .
7 29
Boston Woven Hose Company, half dozen spanners 4 50
Steamer No. 2, services 10 men, Dolan fire 3 00
J. F. Taylor, rent of room for Hose No. 4 24 00
George W. Conant, repairs on Gen. Bates 85
George L. Gardner, storing Gen. Put- nam 15 00
Extinguisher Company, services engine house fire 5 85
G. W.Leavitt, services Smith fire 90
Michael McCauley, services Smith fire, 90
William O. Collyer, services clerk Board of Engineers 25 00
William O. Collyer, services at depot fire 1 20
William O. Collyer, for stationery and postage . 47
William O. Collyer, for curtains . 1 00
William O. Collyer, committee on hose wagon . 2 40
Frank D. Thayer, services with com- mittee on Gen. Bates 3 00
Frank D. Thayer, services with com- mittee on Gen. Putnam . 1 50
75
Paid Frank D. Thayer, services at Dolan fire $1 20
Frank D. Thayer, services at J. Fennell fire 1 50
Frank D. Thayer, services at C. Smith fire 90 ·
N. B. Peare, watching Dolan fire 2 00
W. H. Davis, watching Dolan fire 2 00
J. E. Gardner, services Gen. Putnam fire 1 20
60
475 00
Otis Cushing, services Gen. Putnam fire, Abbot-Downing Company, hose wagon W. K. Baker & Son, horses false alarm, May 14 . 5 00
Hose Company No. 3, services 12 men 1 hour each 3 60
Steamer No. 1, services 4 men 1 hour each 1 20
T. B. Hobart, labor on reservoir, Ward 4 . 4 00
Resolute Hook and Ladder Company, 15 men 1 hour each, Fogg's fire . 4 50
Resolute Hook and Ladder Company,
15 men 5 hours each, Columbian Sq. John Ford, hauling hose carriage and coal to Smith fire 8 00
22 50
John Ford, hauling steamer to Dolan fire 5 00
John Ford, hauling steamer to East Braintree 3 00
John Ford, hauling hose carriage to depot 5 00
John Ford, hauling steamer to paint shop and wharf 2 00
John Ford, hauling steamer to Quincy. 5 00
John Ford, hauling hose carriage to and from paint shop $3 00
John Ford, hauling hose to wharf 50
76
PaidJ. A. Munroe and 32 others, 2 hours each, fire in woods . $19 80
James Hunt, watching fire in woods . 2 00
Melvin Bates, watching fire in woods . 2 00
E. C. Hobart, watching fire in woods . Boston Woven Hose Co., 150 feet hose, 73 50
2 00
C. A. Twitchell & Co., 83 badges 70 55
Estate Nathaniel Stoddard, storage hose carriage . .
12 00
W. K. Baker & Son, horses to Dolan fire 5 00
W. K. Baker & Son, horses to Quincy . 5 00
W. K. Baker & Son, steamer from paint shop 1 00
W. K. Baker & Son, for use of pung . 5 00
$933 06
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Active, Ward 1 .
$116 69
E. S. Beals Hook and Ladder, Ward 1 .
25 00
Steamer No. 2, Ward 2 205 15
Eureka Hook and Ladder, Ward 2
38 24
Steamer No. 1, Ward 3
227 44
Hard Scrabble Hook and Ladder, Ward 3
25 00
Ward 4
51 00
Hose Company No. 5, Ward 5
179 00
Chemical Extinguisher, Ward 5 .
32 80
Resolute Hook and Ladder, Ward 5 28 85
Miscellaneous
933 06
Total .
$1,862 23
APPROPRIATIONS.
For expense of Fire Department, Jan. 1 to April 1, 1887 . $650 00
For expense of Fire Department, April 1, 1887, to April 1, 1888 2,500 00
3,150 00
Balance unexpended .
$1,287 77
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WARD ONE.
Paid David M. Kidder, services $27 00
F. J. Barnes, services
22 00
L. K. Jones, services
9 50
Noble Morse, services
2 00
WARD TWO.
Paid Nathaniel B. Peare, services
$600 00
Nathaniel B. Peare, services, 1886
50 00
Asa B. Pratt, services
188 21
Nelson W. Gardner, services
4 00
$842 21
WARD THREE.
Paid Thomas Fitzgerald, services
$602 50
Oliver Houghton, services
.
.
201 75
F. M. Drown, services
6 50
Arthur L. Hobart, services .
2 00
James B. Ford, services
4 00
$816 75
WARD FOUR.
Paid Geo. B. Bailey, services
$43 50
Isaac N. Tirrell, services
.
44 00
Geo. F. Maynard, services
29 50
Thomas Quinn, services
13 50
L. K. Jones, services
5 75
WARD FIVE.
Paid John Nolan, services
$127 70
Geo. W. Conant, services
47 85
Daniel Sullivan, services
·
45 20
John Sullivan, services
40 00
Geo. F. Vinson, services, 1885
. 6 00
.
$60 50
$136 25
$266 75
LOCK-UP.
WARD TWO.
Paid Asa B. Pratt, for care $25 00
Asa B. Pratt, food for prisoners. 24 16
Asa B. Pratt, for oil . 15
$49 31
WARD THREE.
Paid Oliver Houghton, for care . $25 00
Oliver Houghton, food for prisoners 19 60
Oliver Houghton, for oil
60
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, for coal, 1886
6 25
Joseph Loud & Co., for coal
6 64
H. A. Pettingell, for table .
2 40
Ashford Baker, for closet . 2 00 .
A. K. Bates, labor and material .
8 70
71 19
WARD FIVE.
Paid Jason Farrington, for care $25 00
Jason Farrington, for care, 1886 6 25
Jason Farrington, food for prisoners
14 50
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, for coal .
6 25
Almshouse, for carting coal ·
75
L. W. Tuck, iron pipe, etc.
3 58
Geo. W. Conant, iron-work ·
12 50
68 83
Total .
. $2,311 79
APPROPRIATIONS.
For expense Police, from Jan. 1, to April 1, 1887 . $400 00
For expense Police, from April 1, 1887, to
April 1, 1888 ·
2,000 00
$2,400 00
Balance unexpended . $88 21 ·
SUPPRESSING THE ILLEGAL SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
Paid Calvin Terry, services,
$108 70
Nelson W. Gardner, services
45 00
Geo. W. White, services
18 00
Oliver Houghton, services .
18 00
$189 70
Appropriation
214 55
Balance unexpended
$24 85
TUFTS LIBRARY.
Paid Amos S. White, Treasurer
$1,642 27
Appropriation .
. $1,200 00
One half dog-license money
442 27
1,642 27
TOWN HOUSE
Paid J. C. Wendall, for care $103 50
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, for coal, 1886, 6 25
Almshouse, for wood and carting coal. 2 75
W. H. Chipman, for carpet
46 30
Waldbridge & Bro., for chairs .
38 00
Loud & Lovell, for mats, cloth tacks, etc. 5 86
S. W. Pratt, labor and material . 28 42
James A. Wendall, cleaning and var- nishing . · 17 50
Estate G. S. Baker, sash-cord, etc. 2 83
$251 41
80
APPROPRIATIONS.
For care and repairs, Jan. 1, to April 1,
1887 ·
· $100 00
Care and repairs, April 1, 1887 to April 1, 1888 300 00
$400 00
Balance unexpended
$148 59
PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.
Paid Alfred Mudge & Son, for 3,000 town reports . $528 00
Alfred Mudge & Son, Water Commis-
sioners' Report .
11 25
W. M. Marden, manager 335 00
$874 25
APPROPRIATIONS.
For printing and advertising, Jan. 1 to
April, 1887, . $600 00
Printing and advertising, April 1, 1887, to April 1, 1888 1,000 00
1,600 00
Balance unexpended .
$725 75
DISCOUNT AND REMITTANCE OF TAXES.
Paid Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, discount
on taxes of '87, paid before Oct. 10, $2,735 70 A. J. Richards, abatement, tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate 32 64
Fred Chandler, abatement of tax '86, per Assessors' certificate ·
10
Mrs. Edward McGrevy, abatement, tax '86, per Assessors' certificate . 15
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, sundry abatements, per Assessors' certificate 65 46 Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, sundry abatements, tax of '85, per Assessors' certificate 320 17
81
Paid Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate . $32 12
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate 31 87
C. L. Rice & Co., abatement tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate ·
6 80
Chas. W. Garey, abatement tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate ·
1 92
Sarah M. Loud, abatement tax of '86, per Assesors' certificate 5 93
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement
tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate . 572 89
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '84, per Assessors' certificate 13 60
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '85, per Assessors' certificate Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '85, per Assessors' certificate . 55 36 Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '84, per Assessors' certificate . 4 00 Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '86, per Assessors' certificate . 2 00 Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement tax of '87, per Assessors' certificate . 443 16
48
Alfred O. Crawford, Collector, abatement
46 96
tax of '87, per Assessors' certificate . Ellen Adlington, abatement tax of '87, per Assessors' certificate . ·
6 21
Edward E. Orr, abatement tax of 'S7, per Assessors' certificate 64
Robert F. Raymond, abatement tax of '87, per Assessors' certificate 1 92
J. Q. Bicknell, abatement tax of '85, per Assessors' certificate . 6 95
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, firemen's tax refunded . 148 00
- - $4,549 03
82
APPROPRIATIONS.
For discount and remittances, from Jan. 1,
1887, to April 1, 1887 ·
. $1,100 00 Discount and remittances, from April 1, 1887, to April 1, 1888 4,000 00
$5,100 00
Balance unexpended . $550 97
INTEREST AND DISCOUNT.
Paid J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, discount on note $10,000, due Oct. 10-13 . ·
$214 44
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, discount on note $10,000, due Oct. 10-13 . .
136 94
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, discount on note $5,000, due Oct. 10-13 . .
61 67
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, discount on note $5,000, due Oct. 10-13 .
56 67
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, discount on note $5,000, due Oct. 10-13 34 17
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 1 year's in- terest on note $14,000 @ 31%, date May 9, 1885 .
490 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 1 year's in- terest on note $5,000 @@ 33%. date April 28, 1885
175 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 6 months' in- terest on note $15,000 @ 4%, date Jan. 1, 1887 .
300 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 6 months' in- terest on 4 notes $5,500 each, @ 4%, date March 7, 1887 440 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 6 months' in- terest on note $3,000 (@) 4%, date March 26, 1887 60 00
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, 1 year's in- terest on note $3,092, to Trustees Pratt Fund 154 60
- $2,123 49
83
APPROPRIATIONS.
For interest and discount, Jan. 1 to April 1,
1887 .
$300 00 Interest and discount, April 1, 1887, to April 1, 1888 . .
2.500 00
$2,800 00
Balance unexpended . $676 51
STATE AND NATIONAL BANK TAX.
Paid J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, for the pay- ment of State tax . . $7,470 00 J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, for the pay- ment of National Bank tax 4,440 15 J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, Bank tax of 1886 . 18 24
J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, Corporation tax of 1886 5 00
- - $11,933 39
HYDRANTS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
Paid J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, for use of hydrant . . . $7,500 00 J. H. Stetson, Treasurer, water rent and care of fountains 200 00
Appropriation
- $7,700 00 7,700 00 .
PROCURING PLAN FOR A SYSTEM OF SEWERAGE.
Paid C. W. Folsom, for maps and report in full of a plan of sewerage for the town
$250 00
10 00
One days' service in preliminary view . Alfred Mudge & Son, 250 extra copies of report 10 30
E. S. Beals, services as committee 6 00
W. A. Drake, services as committee 6 00
Geo. W. Bates, services as committee, 6 00
$288 30
Appropriation .
300 00
Balance unexpended .
$11 70
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid Elbridge Nash, Q. M. Post 58, G. A. R. ·
$300 00
Appropriation 300 00.
BILLS PAYABLE.
CR.
To balance due from last year . $25,092 00
Notes approved in 1887, as follows : - Jan. 1, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas , @ 3 years, from Jan. 1, 1887, for . 15,000 00
March 10, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 2 years, from March 7, 1887, for . .
. 5,500 00
85
March 10, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 5 years, from March 7, 1887, for . $5,500 00
March 28, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 18 months, from March 26, 1887, for . 3,000 00
March 28, note in favor J. H. Stetson,
Treas., payable Oct. 10, 1887, for 10,000 00 April 18, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 7 years, from March 7, 1887, for . 5,500 00
April 18, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 9 years, from March 7, 1887, for .
5,500 00
June 20, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 4 months, from June 7, 1887, for . . 10,000 00
July 25, note in favor J. H. Stetson,
Treas., @ 3 months, from July 7, 1887, for 5,000 00 1
Aug. 1, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 3 months, from July 7, 1887, for · 5,000 00
Aug. 29, note in favor J. H. Stetson, Treas., @ 2 months, from Aug. 7, 1887, for .
5,000 00
--- $100,092 00
DR.
April 1, by order on J. H. Stetson, Treas., to pay note, due May 22-25, for $3,000 00 Oct. 10, by order on J. H. Stetson, Treas., to pay 5 notes, due Oct 10 and Oct. 13, for . 35,000 00
38,000 00
Balance
·
.
$62,092 00
7
86
Notes now outstanding : -
Note, date Jan. 1, 1887, @ 3 years, int.
@ 4% . $15,000 00 Note, date March 7, 1887, @ 2 years, int.
@ 4% · 5,500 00
Note, date March 7, 1887, @ 5 years, int. @ 4% 5,500 00 Note, date March 7, 1887, @ 7 years, int. @ 4% 5,500 ,00 Note, date March 7, 1887, @ 9 years, int. @ 4% 5,500 00 Note, date March 26, 1887, @ 18 mos., int. @ 4% 3,000 00 . Note, date April 28, 1885, @ 5 years, int. @ 32% · 5,000 00
Note, date May 9, 1885, @ 5 years, int. @ 31% . 14,000 00
Note due trustees Pratt Fund, int. @ 5%, 3,092 00 $62,092 00
JOHN H. STETSON, Treasurer.
Bills payable account : -
DR.
To balance from 1886
. $25,092 00
To notes approved in 1887 . .
.
. 75,000 00
$100,092 00
CR.
By notes paid .
. 38,000 00
Balance
. $62,092 00
.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND BOARD OF HEALTH.
SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid George A. Cushing, chairman, services to date
$614 10
Jacob Baker, services to date 370 98
Henry Loud, services to date 451 56
William Nash, services to date . 273 56
Henry A. Nash, services to date 489 00
Gilman B. Loud, services to March 7. 100 20
Henry A. Nash, services as clerk,
Board of Selectmen 200 00
Henry A. Nash, services as clerk,
Board of Overseers of the Poor 100 00
$2,599 40
ASSESSORS.
SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid Leonard Gardner, chairman, to date, $248 25
Wilmot Cleverly, clerk, to date 237 22
George A. Cushing, to date 238 00
Jacob Baker, to date 248 00
John P. Burrell, to date
261 00
James O. Donovan, to March 7
91 00
1,323 47
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid Augustus J. Richards, chairman, to date
$89 00
O. B. Bates, clerk, to date 37 88
W. A. Drake, to date . 66 50
88
Paid Joseph A. Cushing, to date $48 60
J. C. Fraser, to date . 48 90
J. C. Fraser, 1886 61 50
Geo. L. Wentworth, 1886
30 00
Geo. L. Wentworth, to date 31 00
W. H. Bolster, to date
10 00
$423 38
TOWN TREASURER.
Paid John H. Stetson, services to date
$500 00
500 00
TOWN CLERK.
Paid John A. Raymond, services to date
$75 00
75 00
REGISTRARS. SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid Francis A. Bicknell, chairman, to date $86 60
Francis A. Bicknell, 1886 . 50 00
John A. Raymond, clerk, to date 106 75
Benjamin F. Smith, to date 69 65
David S. Murray, to date .
81 50
394 50
AUDITORS. SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid Elias Richards, to date $10 00
Joseph Dyer, to date . 9 00 ·
Gilbert Nash, to date 9 92
28 92
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Paid Alfred O. Crawford, services
$900 00
900 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Paid Leonard Gardner, services to date
$92 00
92 00
89
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
Paid John W. Bartlett, warden, Precinct 1, $5 00
Arthur E. Jackson, warden, Precinct 1, 5 00
Herbert A. Newton, clerk, Precinct 1, 5 00
Thomas H. Humphrey, warden, Pre- cinct 2 . 5 00
George W. Baker, warden, Precinct 2, 5 00
Joseph A. Cushing, clerk, Precinct 2 . 5 00 George E. Porter, warden, Precinct 3, 5 00
Samuel Curtis, warden, Precinct 3 5 00
William S. Wallace, clerk, Precinct 3, 5 00
A. W. Tilden, teller, Precinct 3 5 00
Charles Hawes, warden, Precinct 4 5 00
Marshall . P. Sprague, warden, Pre- cinct 4 . 5 00
J. Ellis Gardner, clerk, Precinct 4 5 00
J. Clarence Howe, warden, Precinct 5, 5 00
Gordon Willis, warden, Precinct 5 5 00
Joseph Dyer, clerk, Precinct 5 . 5 00
F. J. Barnes, constable, and conveying ballot-box, Precinct 1 5 50
Geo. O. Miller, janitor, Precinct 1 2 00
Asa B. Pratt, constable, and conveying ballot-box, Precinct 2 4 00
D. M. Field, janitor, Precinct 2 4 00
Oliver Houghton, constable, and convey-
ing ballot-box, Precinct 3 4 00
W. R. Burton, janitor, Precinct 3 5 00
Isaac N. Tirrell, constable, and convey- ing ballot-box, Precinct 4 5 00
Geo. W. Conant, constable, and con-
veying ballot-box, Precinct 5 . 5 00
B. R. Beals, janitor, Precinct 5 1 50
John A. Raymond, stationery and en- velopes for precinct officers 7 30
Henry Loud, sawdust, Precincts 1 and 2, 3 50
90
Paid Loud & Pratt, lumber for Precinct 3 . $4 03
Alexander Sherman, labor for Precinct 3, 2 75
$133 58
Total .
. $6,470 25
APPROPRIATION.
For town officers, from Jan. 1 to April 1,
1887 . ·
.
$1,100 00
For town officers, from April 1, 1887, to
April 1, 1888 5,000 00
6,100 00
Expended in excess of appropriation
$370 25
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid J. C. Fraser, reporting 51 births, 1886, $12 75
F. F. Forsaith, reporting 35 births, 1886 ·
8 75
C. C. Tower, reporting 34 births ·
8 50
W. A. Drake, reporting 12 births, 1886, 3 00 T. E. Goodwin, reporting 5 births, 1886, 1 25
Samuel Curtis, returning 48 deaths, 1886 12 00
C. L. Rice & Co., returning 27 deaths, 6 75
Ford & McCormick, returning 61 deaths 15 25
J. E. Rice & Co., returning 34 deaths, 8 50
John A. Raymond, collecting, record- ing, indexing, and returning 183 births, 1886 91 50
John A. Raymond, collecting, record- ing, indexing, and returning 2 births, 1885 1 00
91
Paid John A. Raymond, collecting, record-
ing, indexing, and returning 5 deaths, 1886 .
$1 75
John A. Raymond, collecting, record- ing, indexing, and returning 20 deaths, 1886 . 4 00
John A. Raymond, collecting, record- · ing, indexing, and returning 161 deaths, 1886 .
16 10
John A. Raymond, collecting, record- ing, indexing, and returning 110 marriages, 1886 16 50
Elias Richards, services for Assessors, . 00
W. K. Baker & Son, expressage town reports . 95
A. O. Crawford, sale of real estate Chas. W. Loud, for taxes 5 17 ·
6 93
A. O. Crawford, expenses of sale of above . Loud & Lovell, stationery, etc., for Se- lectmen
2 65
Loud & Lovell, record for Town Clerk, 5 25 Otis Cushing, expressage for Treasurer, 45 Henry G. Clark, M. D., expert in case Pratt v. Town 100 00
W. C. B. Fifield, M. D., expert in same case, 1886 270 00
W. C. B. Fifield, M. D., expert in case Drew v. Town, 1886 · 220 00
H. W. Dudley, M. D., expert in case Drew v. Town, 1886 122 50
J. C. Fraser, committee on Historical Society Report 4 00
R. M. Morse, Jr., services in case Pratt v. Town, 1886 300 00
Whitman & Beck, C. E., in case Pratt v. Town, 1886 33 00
92
Paid Samuel Healey, repairing road machine
and pump $4 50
Leon Johnston, for injury sustained by
a defect in the highway . 200 00
Otis Cushing, expressage town reports, 1 25
William A. Loud, distributing town reports . 3 00
W. Arthur Roachman, distributing town reports 3 50
W. H. Cushing, distributing town re- ports 5 00
E. S. Beals, committee on highways ·
2 00
E. S. Beals, committee on fire-tug in- vestigations 12 00
King & Merrill, books for Town Clerk, 12 25
J. C. Wendell, suppers for Registrars . 3 75
J. C. Wendell, dinners for town offi- cers, March 7. 8 00
M. M. Tidd, C. E., service on Com- mercial Street 31 50
James Humphrey, professional services, 24 00
A. Mudge & Son, binding reports for Town Clerk 5 00
A. W. Blanchard, receipt books . 14 50
Henry Newton, Treasurer, care Sol- diers' Monument 30 00
W. A. Drake, M. D., inspecting diph- theria cases 10 00
Oliver Houghton, notifying town offi- cers 2 30
A. O. Crawford, Collector's and Asses- sors' books 16 00
Martin Wayland, for injury sustained from a defect in the highway . 525 00
W. C. Peare, burying horse 2 00
N. D. Canterbury, services as Moder- ator 10 00
93
Paid Quincy L. Reed, C. E., services, 1886, $108 10 Drew's Express, expressage for Town Clerk 2 90
G. W. Fay, M. D., services for Board of Health 5 00
Fire inquest expenses, Ward 5, as . follows : -
George B. Bailey, procuring
warrant
.
$3 50
George B. Bailey, serving war-
rant on 6 jurors . 8 00
George B. Bailey, summoning 23 witnesses .
10 00
George B. Bailey, 2 days' at-
tendance, inquest . 5 00
George B. Bailey, paid witness fees . 13 80
George B. Bailey, paid 6 jurors
and travelling expenses
.
45 60
A. C. Sproul, for taking testi- mony, ·
10 00
Justice of the District Court,
for recording petition, issu-
ing warrant, and subpænas, and holding inquest 2 days, and travel . ·
14 00
W. N. Cushing, for dinners for jury and others 12 50 122 40
Paine Furniture Co., office desk for Town Clerk 29 00
H. H. Joy, advertising and selling Cor- bin estate 3 00
James Humphrey, professional ser- vices and expenses . 71 70
Loud & Lovell, stationery for Select- men and Town Clerk 3 05
94
Paid J. H. Burdakin, recording Corbin deed, $0 65
William Nash, paid for changing com-
bination on lock at Town House 3 20
A. O. Crawford, 8,000 tax bills . 26 00
A. W. Blanchard, 2,000 receipts . 3 00
Asa B. Pratt, services and expense to Dedham, Moran case 8 25
Asa B. Pratt, enforcing dog law, Wards 1 and 2 18 75
Geo. W. White, enforcing dog law,
Ward 3 . 12 00
Geo. W. White, notifying 4 town
meetings 14 00
Geo. W. White, posting polling-place notices . 3 50
J. L. Beck, returning 6 deaths, 1886 . 1 50
Drew's Express, expressage for Town Clerk 3 20
A.J. Randall, carriage, Memorial Day, 10 00
Weymouth Iron Co., use of derricks, 1886 6 00
Joseph Totman, advertising and selling schoolhouses, Ward 2 10 70
William R. Burton, janitor, services 1 for Registrars in Ward 3 2 00
William R. Burton, janitor, services for Collector in Ward 3 . 3 00
B. R. Beals, janitor, services for Regis- trars in Ward 5 3 00
Isaac N. Tirrell, enforcing dog law in Wards 4 and 5 17 85
Edson H. Raymond, 100 bound stones,
25 00
C. D. Pratt, repairing fence at wood lot . 5 00
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