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Walter Webster
8 25
Edward Dwyer
3 02
$1,658 20
WARD THREE.
Paid Baxter Torrey
$96 00
Stephen White and wife
162 30
Washington Merritt
96 00
Tracy children
72 00
Mrs. William H. Goodwin
116 60
Mrs. Ann Goodwin
26 20
Mary Ahearn
108 50
Mary A. Doran
133 00
Cornelius O'Connell's family .
148 80
Mrs. M. Thompson
16 87
141
Paid F. E. Morrison
$70 40
Michael Carroll
31 00
Michael Nugent
17 00
Harvey Barnes
3 50
John F. Smith's family .
36 00
Silas Ross .
65 61
Thomas Burrill
14 75
Ebenezer Colson
3 00
John Henry Leduc
12 50
Cyreal Burke
25 75
Mrs. Henry C. Perry
34 60
George Curley
15 00
Robert V. Barnes .
8 00
Mary Donovan
5 00
$1,301 51
WARD FOUR.
Paid Godfrey Ahlstedt
$152 64
Ira D. Noyes
202 40
Mrs. John Clavin .
86 20
Mrs. Derusha
292 20
Geo. W. Saunders
183 50
F. J. Sheehy children
16 00
Henry L. Lovell
1 00
Isaac A. Tower
20 00
J. C. Morris
15 00
Seymour Howe
12 87
Mrs. David White
10 00
C. E. Tirrell
3 00
Charles N. Cudworth
15 50
$1,010 31
142
WARD FIVE.
Paid Mrs. Charles H. Phillips
$280 20
Mrs. John T. Madden .
191 60
Mrs. Timothy J. Murray
128 40
Mrs. Charles E. Raymond
204 90
Mrs. A. Belcher
9 40
Michael Crowley, children
18 00
Geo. W. Poole
92 50
Geo. W. Hayden
130 00
Robert Corthell
56 00
Henry C. Bates
120 00
James Vining
26 00
J. Daly
1 75
James Paige .
40 00
Owen McGurty
11 00
Geo. Davis .
159 30
$1,469 05
ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY WEYMOUTH IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.
Paid Lucy J. Hollis, Jamaica Plains
$182 04
Jeremiah Lehan, Canton
88 46
Bridget Ryan, Brookline
192 00
Mrs. Chas. R. Tirrell, Hingham
156 00
Estelle Lincoln and family, Hingham
156 00
Susan B. Rich and children, Lynn .
90 00
John A. Hickman, Boston
146 00
Mary E. Sargent, Charlestown
89 14
Luther Beal's family, Hingham ·
232 82
$1,332 46
143
ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.
Paid City of Boston, Mary P. Shea
$26 86
City of Boston, Harriet Stetson
60 00
City of Boston, Rosa Ready .
6 00
City of Boston, Thomas Moore
12 00
City of Brockton, Dennis Collins and family
6 84
City of Brockton, John Kelly
2 00
City of Brockton, James R. McFaun and family
158 56
City of Brockton, Alfred Loud 11 00
City of Brockton, Timothy F. Healey and family
70 15
City of Brockton, Mrs. John Ryan .
8 85
City of Worcester, Edwina Fowler .
40 00
Town of Norwell, Seymour B. S. Howe and family
198 12
Town of Rockland, Mary A. Delory
130 00
Town of Rockland, Emily Sargent .
49 00
$779 38
Total amount out of Almshouse
$8,249 94
TAUNTON LUNATIC HOSPITAL.
Paid for board, Margaret Lonnegan
$169 92
for board, Julia Flynn .
93 50
for board, Wilfred A. Blanchard
.
169 92
for board, Elizabeth A. Fox .
104 46
for board, George F. Groves
169 92
for board, Nellie D. Noyes
71 11
for board, Adeline Tirrell
169 92
for board, Martha J. White .
169 92
for board, Frank W. Wrightington
123 03
for board, Mary Donovan
56 18
for board, Philip Sullivan
56 18
$1,354 06
·
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WORCESTER LUNATIC HOSPITAL.
Paid for board, Clarissa E. Richards . $169 92
WORCESTER INSANE ASYLUM.
Paid for board, James J. Brown $169 92
WESTBOROUGH INSANE HOSPITAL.
Paid for board, Mary E. Sargent $72 43
MEDFIELD INSANE ASYLUM.
Paid for board, Mary Donovan . $61 20
for board, Phillip Sullivan 91 05
$152 25
DANVERS LUNATIC HOSPITAL.
Paid for board, Nathan H. Pratt . $26 46
MASS. SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE-MINDED.
Paid for board, Daniel E. Turner .
$169 92
STATE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid for board, James Ronan
$11 14
STATE FARM.
Paid for board, James Hines
$146 40
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NORFOLK, BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH UNION TRUANT SCHOOL.
Paid for board, Joseph E. Angier . $104 56
Royce C. Delano . 104 56
$209 12
HOSPITAL FOR DIPSOMANIACS.
Paid for board, Eugene Thayer
$122 57
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Paid for board, William Dean
$28 00
Total for hospitals, etc.
$2,632 19
TOWN PHYSICIANS.
Paid W. A. Drake, services in 1895 and 1896 $166 66
E. N. Mayberry, services
60 41
K. H. Granger, services
20 00
J. C. Frazer, services
35 00
$282 07
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Weymouth and Braintree Publishing Co., re- port
$10 80
J. H. Stetson, Treas., water rent for Frank Drayton tenement . 6 00
George W. Young, carriages for Overseers of the Poor 19 00
V. M. Tirrell, M.D., services to Joseph Turner $3 00 Holden & Sladen, stamps 3 00
146
Paid Thorp & Martin Co., 1 order book
$10 75
Jacob F. Dizer, car fares, etc. 5 55
Ford & Co., burial of Annie C. Buckley
10 00
Ford & Co., burial of Michael Anderson
20 00
Francis L. King, burial of Wm. F. Gilligan
20 00
Francis L. King, burial of Ida F. Davis .
10 00
Francis L. King, burial of Samuel V. White
20 00
Francis L. King, burial of Reed Blanchard
20 00
$158 10
ASSISTANCE RENDERED THOSE HAVING A SETTLE- MENT IN OTHER PLACES.
Paid Philomene Germaine, Boston
$13 00
Minerva Spear, Boston .
40 00
Frederick S. Bates, Boston
23 35
Henry L. Bates family, Cohasset
5 00
Charles L. Atwood and family, Hanson .
159 20
Walter B Stetson, children, Marshfield .
72 00
Nelson T. Bailey, Marshfield .
90 98
W. W. Burke, Hull
44 63
Ella Winslow, Rockland
180 00
Lewis A. Haskell, Middleboro
37 65
Daniel Taylor, children, Scituate
34 20
Mrs. P. F. McGuire, Stoughton
59 00
Mrs. Philip Doherty, Woburn
3 57
Ellen Spencer, State
11 00
Margaret Raleigh, State
14 00
Frank White, Sharon
9 60
James Hurst, State
25 46
Jeremiah Donovan, State
5 00
Michael P. Sullivan, State
14 00
Mrs. Daniel Quirk, State
22 78
Edward Murray and family, State .
92 74
$957 16
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JOHN H. STETSON, Treasurer. Dr.
To cash refunded for which orders
have been drawn :-
Hospital bills .
$915 52
Aid refunded .
8 00
Cash received on account alms-
house for board of soldiers
and soldiers' widows, etc. · 1,254 61
$2,178 13
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF POOR
FOR THE YEAR 1896.
Cost at almshouse . $4,592 45
out of almshouse .
8,249 94
at hospitals, etc
.
2,632 19
miscellaneous expenses
158 10
salaries of town physicians
282 07
Cost of town poor for the year
$15,914 75
Paid for the state, cities and towns 957 16
Sundries refunded .
923 52
$17,795 43
Appropriation, March 2, 1896
$16,000 00
Expended in excess
$1,795 43
INVENTORY.
Dr.
To inventory of 1895
$4,678 58
Cr.
By inventory of 1896
$4,023 31
Balance
$655 27
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TOWN.
For rent of farm .
$300 00
JOHN H. STETSON, Treasurer.
Cr.
By 410 orders drawn in 1896
·
$18,094 77
TRIAL BALANCE, December 31, 1896.
Dr. Cr.
Almshouse
$4,592 45
Out of Almshouse
8,249 94
Hospitals, etc.
2,632 19
Town physicians
282 07
Miscellaneous expenses
158 10
State, cities and towns
957 16
Town Treasurer, sundries refunded .
923 52
on account Almshouse for board of soldiers and widows of soldiers, etc. . 1,254 61
Inventory $655 27
Town for rent of farm 300 00
J. H. Stetson, Treas., orders drawn .
$18,094 77
$19,050 04
$19,050 04
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PAUPERS IN THE ALMSHOUSE, JANUARY 1, 1897.
Date Admitted.
NAME.
Age.
Remarks.
Weeks Days.
1896
Jan.
1
Elizabeth Tirrell
77
52
1
1
Elizabeth C. Tirrell.
41
52
1
1
Alonzo Tirrell.
56
52
1
1
Leroy Tırrell
55
52
1
1
Lucius Tirrell ..
52
52
1
1
Charles E. Tirrell.
49
left June 20, re- turned Dec.22. died Aug. 23
25
6
John W. Gillion
93
52
1
1
Hiram Blanchard
78
52
1
1
Reed Blanchard
87
died Nov. 2.
43
5
1
William Dean
37
left Mch. 6, re- turned May 11.
42
5
66
1
Ida Davis.
36
52
1
1
Frances Davis
2
died Aug. 21.
33
2
1
Michael McCarty
57
Daniel Griffin
59
52
1
1
Henry Carr.
73
52
1
1
Patrick Cohen.
54
52
1
1
Sarah N. Pratt
56
52
1
·
1
Annie Buckley.
5
left March 16. .
10
5
1
Harriet N. Maxim.
71
52
1
1
Patrick Weathers. 63
52
1
1
Henry H. Rosey.
43
left March 25. .
12
1
Michael Anderson
68
died Nov. 11
45
1
Oliver Kimball 53
52
1
1
Michael Dailey 44
left Feb. 20, re-
turned Oct. 11, left Nov. 7 ....
11
2
1
Leavitt B. Torrey.
43
boarder (sol'r).
52
1
...
1
William C. Nash. 54
52
1
..
1
Alfred Loud. 23
left Jan. 10.
1
3
1
George A. Nash
29
52
1
1
Edward Loud ..
19
left Jan. 12. .
1
5
1
Michael Dailey, 2d. 50
left April 7 ...
13
6
Feb.
27
Henry L. Lovell.
56
Mch.
9
Frederick Coolidge
left March 27,
2
5
May
1
Michael P. Sullivan. ..
50
died May 4 ....
4
19
Rose Hanley.
25 left June 25, re-
turned Sept. 29, left Oct. 9. .
15
4
19
Annie Hanley.
5
14
4
.
1
Samuel V. White 83
33
4
1
1
Mary A. Buckley.
32
left March 16. .
10
5
1
James Sullivan
65
14
Walter Gilliver. 40
left July 20, re-
turned Aug. 19.
48 44
1
9
Jeremiah Donovan
47
boarder (sol'r). left March 31. State pauper ..
3
2
52
1
52
1
1
1
150
PAUPERS IN THE ALMSHOUSE JAN. 1, 1896-Continued.
Date Admitted.
NAME.
Age.
Remarks.
Weeks Days.
May
19
Katie Hanley
3
14
4
19
Rosella Hanley
2
15
4
27
Rachael Spear
70
31
2
June
15
Michael Carroll.
37
Jeft June 27, re-
turned Oct. 19,
left Nov. 7 ....
4
5
Jan.
1
Mary F. Rosey.
61
boarder (sol-
dier's widow). .
52
1
..
1
Susan Leach.
74
boarder (sol-
52
1
1
Patrick Lines
73
boarder (sol'r).
52
1
Apr.
10
Isaac N. Tower
67
left May 26 ....
6
5
Sept.
27
Albert Davison.
64
boarder (sol'r).
13
5
Dec.
7
George Dyer.
72
3
4
2327 tramps, 1 day each
332
3
Total weeks.
2052
5
Deduct for boarders ..
225
Cost of poor per week, $2.51 plus.
1827
5
dier's widow) ..
1
Solomon W. Wright ..
75
left April 22,
boarder (sol'r),
16
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY.
The Board of Trustees respectfully submit their eighteenth annual report as follows :-
The last year's circulation of the library has surpassed that of any previous one and the increase of loans on teacher's cards has been especially marked.
The library was open for the delivery of books 305 days during the year 1896. The number of volumes loaned for home use was 68,627, an increase of 3,856 volumes over any previous year, and an average of 225 volumes per day. The largest number loaned on any day was 549 on the 2nd of January, and the smallest num- ber of loans in a day was 38, on the 10th of August. The month of March, as heretofore, led in the number of volumes loaned, with a record of 6,481, and January followed closely with 6,470 volumes, and December with 6,379 volumes.
Of this circulation 33,412 volumes were delivered at the library, and 35,215 volumes through the several agencies, as follows :-
Precinct 1. Bartlett's store . 5,177 volumes
1. Holden & Sladen's store
2,177
66 2 and 6. Bates & Humphrey's store 2,833
2 and 6. Salisbury's store 9,784
66
4. Lovell's Corner . 2,271
4. Nash's store
3,591
66 5. Tinkham's store 9,382
60
.
35,215 volumes
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Unsigned requests for special books placed by borrowers in the volumes returned by them through the agencies have often been misplaced before delivery, and thus the earnest efforts of the librarian to meet the wishes of borrowers has been rendered unavailing.
The teachers have borrowed 3,957 volumes on their special cards.
The classification of the whole circulation is as follows :-
Arts, biography and literature, each three per cent. ; fiction, sixty-nine per cent. ; history, four per cent. ; natural science, two and five-tenths per cent. ; poetry, two per cent. ; social science, one and two-tenths per cent .; theology, two-tenths per cent. ; travels, five per cent. ; and periodicals, seven and one-tenth per cent.
The number of accessions to the library to date is 17,874, of which number 894 volumes have been added during the year, 110 being gifts, 48 periodicals from the reading room, bound by the library, and 736 were purchased. Fifty-one volumes of the last named replaced worn out books or duplicated popular stories.
Two hundred volumes have been sent to the binders to be repaired and rebound, and a very considerable amount of time devoted to mending and covering books at the library.
The annual inspection of the library was made, showing the nnusually large number of nine volumes to be missing.
The annual bulletin was published at the close of the year giv- ing a classified list of the accessions of the year. It would greatly aid borrowers, if the orginal "finding list" and the thirty "bulle- tins" were combined in one aphabetical "finding list"-more especially those who are unable to visit the library, to consult the Card Catalogue in which the authors titles and subjects of all books in the library are classified in one alphabet, and on which new books are entered when ready for use; and the trustees will be gratified if the means placed at their disposal shall be sufficient to warrant their undertaking such consolidation of the present "fining lists."
The following named are some of the more important works added to the library during the last year :- Abney's Treatise on Photography, Ferguson's History of Architecture in all countries,
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Beethoven and Haydn's Symphonies, The Woman's Book, Oli- phant's Makers of Modern Rome, vols. 3 and 4 of Barras' Memoirs, Lowell's Joan of Arc, Jerrold's Life of Doré, Hamer- ton's Autobiography, Morse's Life of Holmes, Hosmer's Life of Thomas Hutchinson, Brögger and Rolfsen's Life of Fridtiof Nan- sen, Life and Letters of Romanes, Sherman's Recollections, Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia for 1895, Champlin and Perkins' Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings, Index to American Gene- alogies, Duyckink's Cyclopaedia of American Literature, Andrews' History of the Last Quarter Century in the U. S., Ashton's Social England under the Regency, Eggleston's Beginners of a Nation, Longstreet's From Manassas to Appomattox, Maspero's Dawn of Civilization, Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War vol. 1, Mass. in the Army and Navy during the War of 1861-65, vol. 2, Petrie's Ten Years Digging in Egypt, Ratzel's History of Mankind, vol. 1, Roosevelt's Winning of the West, vol. 4, Sinclair's Two Years on the Alabama, Putnam's Books and their Makers during the Middle Ages, Hutchinson's Extinct Monsters, Carroll's Principles and Practice of Finance, Stephen's Social Rights, Walker's International Bimetallism, Baker's Pictures of Swedish Life, Balfour's Twelve Hundred Miles in a Wagon, Bateman's First Ascent of Kasai, Haweis' Travel and Talk, Vincent's Actual Africa, Weeks' From the Black Sea through Persia and India, and Whitney's On Snow Shoes to the Barren Grounds.
The establishing of three post offices in this town since the founding of the library made necessary a new registration of bor- rowers which was begun on April 15th, each application and card being given a new number. Although this new registration caused for a time much increase of work at the library, but little inconvenience resulted to borrowers from the change, since the re- writing of applications was not required except in a few cases for special reasons. The number of names registered to date is 2,147 and it is desirable that any applicants, who shall change their residence, shall forwith notify the librarian of such change, in compliance with their written promise in the applications on file. The arrangement for loaning the current issues of periodicals is still popular, and Appendix B contains a lists of all periodicals to be found at the library. Most of these are loaned for seven days,
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but the loan cannot be renewed. Current magazines have no call number, and must be applied for by stating name and month.
By request, the China Decorator, Godey's Magazine and Ladies Home Journal have been added to our former list, and through the kindness of Mr. John H. Gutterson, the library has received the current numbers of the Musician since March last, and during the year Miss L. C. Richards has furnished the reading room with the Woman's Journal as issued.
Appendix A contains a list of the gifts received during the year, and among these are the bound volumes of the Congres- sional Record, the valuable Geological Survey Monographs, and the Reports of the Eleventh Census of the United States, which have been received through the courtesy of Hon. E. A. Morse, M. C.
In behalf of the town the trustees tender, to each of these donors, sincere thanks.
The steady increase in volume and in the character of the circu- lation of our library, its high percentage per capita, and its regu- lar growth in all of its departments have given it rank among the well conducted and prosperous libraries of the commonwealth and reflected credit upon the intelligence and liberality of the citi- zens of Weymouth, and its trustees have good reason for their confident belief that the future action of the town will be such as will extend its reputation and enhance its usefulness.
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APPENDIX A .- DONATIONS.
Vols. . Pamphs. Periodicals
American Humane Association
2 2
Armour Institute of Technology
Beverly Public Library .
1
Bicknell, Mr. Z. L.
3
Bolton, Mr. C. K.
1 1
Boston Public Library
Bray, Mrs. M. M.
12 nos.
Brockton Public Library
1
Brookline Public Library
2
10 nos.
Brooklyn Library .
1
Cambridge Public Library
1
Cleveland Public Library
3
Davy, Mr. M. C. .
2
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
1
Fall River Public Library
1
Fifield, Mrs. E. A.
36
Five Points House of Industry
12 nos.
Forbes Library, Northampton
1
Gutterson, Mr. J. H.
10 nos.
Hartford Public Library
5
Home Market Club
12 nos.
Hopedale Public Library
1
Hunt, Mrs. E. A.
289 nos.
Indian Rights Association
1
Ladies' Com. on Sunday School Books
Little, Mr. G. T. .
1 1
Lord, Mr. C. C. .
1
Lord, Rev. O. M.
1
Malden Public Library .
1
Mass. Public Documents
18 1
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APPENDIX A .- DONATIONS .- Concluded.
Vols. Pamphs. Periodicals. 2
Mercantile Library Association, St. Louis
Minneapolis Public Library
2
Morse, Hon. E. A. 51 169
Nash, Miss Rebecca. (Back numbers of the Weymouth Gazette).
National Civil Service Reform League
1
Newberry Library, Chicago
1
New York State Library, Albany .
2
5
Norcross, Mr. I. M.
36
Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes Barré
12 nos.
Phillips, Mr. John
1
Pratt, S. B.
52 nos.
Portland, (). Library Association
5 nos.
Providence Athenæum
10 nos.
Richards, Miss L. C.
52 nos.
Richards, Mr. L. S.
1
Robbins Library, Arlington
1
Salem Public Library
1
12 nos.
Stokes, Mr. A. P.
1
Smithsonian Institution
1
8
Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy
1
Travellers' Insurance Co.
12 nos.
'United States Public Documents Watertown Public Library
9 100
1
Weymouth & Braintree Publishing Co.
52 nos.
Weymouth Women's Relief Corps
1
Winchester Public Library
1
Winthrop, Mr. R. C., jr. 7
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APPENDIX B-PERIODICALS FOR 1897.
MONTHLIES, SEMI-MONTHLIES AND QUARTERLIES.
American Historical Review. Arena.
Library Journal. Library News Letter (Gift.)
Atlantic Monthly.
Lippincott's Magazine.
Brookline Lib. Bulletin (Gift.) Catholic World.
Literary News. Literary World.
*Century Magazine.
McClure's Magazine.
*Cosmopolitan.
Minn. Quarterly Bulletin (Gift.) Musician (Gift.) National Magazine.
China Decorator.
Current History.
Current Literature.
Dial
Engineering Magazine.
Five Points House of Industry
Monthly Record (Gift.)
Forum. Godey's Magazine. Good Housekeeping. *Harper's Magazine. Home Market Bulletin (Gift.)
Ladies' Home Journal. Traveller's Record (Gift.)
Outing.
*Review of Reviews.
*St. Nicholas.
Salem Pub. Lib. Bulletin (Gift.)
*Scribner's Magazine.
Woman's Journal (Gift.)
WEEKLIES.
Critic. Harper's Bazar.
Public Opinion. Official Gazette of the U. S.
Harper's Round Table.
Harper's Weekly.
Patent Office (Gift.) Scientific American.
Illustrated London News.
Scientific American Supplement.
Journal of Education.
South Weymouth Sun (Gift)
Leslie's Weekly Illustrated.
Littell's Living Age.
Weymouth Gazette (Gift.) Youth's Companion.
Nation
*Extra copies are taken for loaning as published.
JAMES HUMPHREY.
By order and in behalf of the Board of Trustees. WEYMOUTH, Jan. 1, 1897.
*New England Magazine. New Illustrated Magazine. Nineteenth Century.
North American Review. Our Dumb Animals (Gift.)
Our Library (Gift.)
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TREASURER'S REPORT
OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 1896.
RECEIPTS.
Income from Tufts Fund . ·
$100 00
Rents
550 00
Balance of Town Appropriation for 1895
500 00
Dog License money for 1896
524 61
On account of Town Appropriation for 1896 1,500 00
Fines collected by Librarian
153 22
Catalogues sold by Librarian 9 75 .
Book
1 00
$3,338 58
Cash on hand, Jan. 1st, 1896
83 69
$3,422 27
EXPENDITURES.
For librarian and assistants :
Miss C. A. Blanchard 66
700
4 40
Miss L. C. Richards
437 19
" M. L. Foye
81 21
" Alice Humphrey
14 78
For janitor :
T. D. Bagley · $217 15
For cleaning :
Mrs. J. McEvoy
$15 35
For coal and wood :
A. J. Richards & Son
256 16
Reuben Loud & Sons
7 13
For transportation and distribution of books :
Chas. T. Foster
$50 00
T. D. Bagley .
20 80
Mrs. F. D. Pratt
40 00
$1,237 58
$263 29
159
Holden & Sladen
$25 00
J. P. Salisbury
26 00
J. W. Bartlett & Co.,
26 00
John F. Dwyer
53 00
Bates & Humphrey
25 00
W. G. Nash
25 00
$290 80
For lighting :
Weymouth Light and Power Co.
195 62
For watering street :
W. A. Ford
$10 00
For insurance :
A. S. Jordan & Co., Agents . For binding books :
15 40
F. J. Barnard & Co.,
107 40
For expressing :
E. Bourk .
2 75
A. W. Baker & Co.,
15 90
Cash
65
19 30
For water :
Town of Weymouth
23 00
For supplies ;
T. D. Bagley
10 37
Post Office supplies .
16 27
Baker Hardware Co.
9 74
Ingalls & Kendrickson
10 00
E. H. Frary
75
Carpenter Morton Co.
78
Stone & Forsyth
: 00
A. K. Bates
12 75
A. M. Bachelder & Co.,
1 35
F. O. Whitmarsh
7 52
Library Bureau
40 75
Weymouth & Braintree Pub. Co.
40 95
A. Storrs & Bement .
.
4 08
John W. Munroe
75
W. T. Burrell .
26 58
Thomas South, Jr.
·
·
16 35
.
160
C. H. Lovell . 1 00
J. E. Connell . 5 30
Hooper, Lewis & Co.
3 45
F. L. King
17 60
Francis Ambler
6 55
John G. Thomas
10 81
A. F. Powers
4 85
J. G. Worster & Co.
1 47
Hallett Bros.
9 99
T. D. Bagley
1 65
Granville Thompson
1 50
For books :
Publishers Weekly
7 50
W. B. Clarke & Co. .
603 07
J. Q. Adams
7 75
W. H. Guild & Co. .
47 40
T. H. Castor & Co. .
83
Estes & Lauriat
10 32
Charles Scribner & Sons
3 50
The Dial .
2 00
E. H. Hames & Co. .
2 00
D. Appleton & Co. .
6 00
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co.
26 57
Joel Munsell's Sons .
4 65
E. P. Boon
3 67
American Library Association
5 00
F. S. Blanchard
1 50
C. A. Blanchard
1 05
W. H. Alexander
7 39
Boston Book Co.
10 00
Jordan, Marsh & Co.
4 72
$754 92
$3,419 97
Cash on hand Jan. 1. 1897
2 30
$3,422 27
FRANK H. MASON, Treasurer.
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270 16
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The undersigned Assessors of the town of Weymouth herewith present a statement of their work for the year ending December 31,1896.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of all persons and corporations liable to taxation in this town, the sum of $125,- 436.27, and have committed the same to Willard J. Dunbar, Esq., the duly elected Collector of Taxes, with a warrant in due form of law for collection, and payment in accordance with the vote of the town, viz. :-
Town grant .
$111,807 65
State tax.
4,777 50
County tax .
4,899 79
Non-resident bank tax .
2,815 72
Overlayings .
902 48
Supplementary commitment .
233 13
$125,436 27
VALUATION AND POLLS.
WARD ONE.
Number of polls assessed, 482.
Valuation of personal estate assessed
$117,154
Valuation of real estate assessed .
1,055,991
Total valuation of property assessed
1,173,145
Value of property exempt from taxation
14,390
Total valuation .
1,187,535
Amount of abatements and remittances, $47.28.
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WARD Two.
Number of polls assessed, 1,171.
Valuation of personal estate assessed $387,061
Valuation of real estate assessed . 1,479,370
Total valuation of property assessed 1,866,431
Value of property exempt from taxation 41,750
Total valuation .
1,908,181
Amount of abatements and remittances, $1,577.89.
WARD THREE.
Number of polls assessed, 711.
Valuation of personal estate assessed $239,810
Valuation of real estate assessed . 1,158,229
Total valuation of property assessed
1,398,039
Value of property exempt from taxation 19,500
Total valuation
1,417,539
Amount of abatements and remittances, $298.46.
WARD FOUR.
Number of polls assessed, 449.
Valuation of personal estate assessed $113,670
Valuation of real estate assessed .
493,289
Total valuation of property assessed 606,959
Value of property exempt from taxation 20,661
Total valuation
627,620
Amount of abatements and remittances, $104.31.
WARD FIVE.
Number of polls assessed, 569. Valuation of personal estate assessed $185,211
Valuation of real estate assessed .
1,074,908
Total valuation of property assessed
1,260,119
Value of property exempt from taxation 22,215
Total valuation ·
1,282,334
Amount of abatements and remittances, $91.46.
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Total number of polls assessed, 3,382.
Number assessed for polls only, 1,888.
Value of resident bank shares assessed .
$227,329
Total valuation of property assessed
6,532,022
Total amount of exemptions .
118,516
Total valuation of the town .
6,650,538
Total amount of abatements and remittances made, $,2,119.40
The large amount on account of abatements and remittances is due to an abatement of $1,322.91 made January 2, 1896, being tax assessed in 1893 and in 1894 upon personal estate, the own- ership of which was denied by the party to whom it was assessed. Acting under the advice of the town's counsel the same was abated.
Number of houses
2,420₺
Number of acres of land
9,501
Number of horses
1,045
Number of cows . 496
Number of neat cattle other than cows .
34
Number of swine
168
Number of fowl .
1,929
Respectfully submitted,
WILMOT CLEVERLY,
JOHN W. BATES,
FRANCIS H. COWING,
GILMAN B. LOUD, GORDON WILLIS,
Assessors.
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JURY LIST.
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