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On motion of John M. Cate, it was
VOTED. That the town proceed to vote, by ballot, "Yes" or "No," on Mr. Richardson's motion.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. B. B. Burbank, C. H. Davis and E. H. Walton to assist in check- ing names on the voting list.
VOTED. That the Chairman appoint two gentlemen who are in favor of Mr. Richardson's motion, and two who are opposed to the motion, to sort and count the ballots.
The Chair appointed Richard Britton, W. S. Greenough, James H. Carter and Waldo E. Cow- drey.
The polls were then declared open for the recep- tion of ballots, the check-list being used.
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At 10:30 voted that the polls be now closed. The ballots were sorted and counted, and the result of the ballot was declared by the Moderator as follows :
Whole number of votes cast, 534
"Yes," 282 "No," 252
and the Chair declared the motion of Mr. Richard- son carried.
On motion of Otis V. Waterman
VOTED. That a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair who shall retire and nominate another Committee of five who shall have authority to sign and execute all contracts necessary to carry this vote into effect and protect the best interests of the town.
The Chair appointed as the Nominating Committee A. S. Atherton, Otis V. Waterman, Richard Brit- ton, L. F. Linnell and Chas. F. Richardson.
This Committee reported as follows for the Perma- nent Committee : Richard Britton, Charles W. Trow, Thomas Emerson, A. S. Atherton and B. B. Burbank.
VOTED. To accept the report.
VOTED. To adopt the report. (Yes, 97 ; No, 30.)
VOTED. That this meeting be dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, MAY 16TH, 1881.
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Acting under this article, proceeded to ballot for Moderator, the check list being used. A. W. Brownell, 77
· James Oliver, · 4
and A. W. Brownell was declared elected.
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ART. 2. To see if the town will choose a Committee to confer with the Quannapowitt Water Company relative to the pur- chase of the franchise of the said corporation, with a view to the introduction of water by the town, or what they will do about it.
Wm. F. Young offered the following motion :
" That James M. Evans, James H. Carter, John M. Cate, E. B. Burgess, Horace Gowing, A. E. Perry, Joshua Whittemore, be elected a Committee to consult with the Quannapowitt Water Company, a corporation supposed to be located in Wakefield, for the purpose of ascertaining upon what terms said Company will convey to the town the franchise of the lakes, which they claim to hold under cor- porate authority with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto. And that this Committee are hereby instructed to obtain any information relating to this matter which they may deem of interest to the town, and report to a future meeting."
A motion to dissolve the meeting was rejected. (Yes, 206; No, 272.)
The motion of Mr. Young was then voted for with the following result :
In favor of the motion, 259
. Opposed to the motion, 204
and the Chair declared the motion of Mr. Young carried.
John M. Cate offered the following motion :
" That the Committee chosen one week from this night stay all proceedings until further instructed by the town."
The Chair ruled the motion out of order.
It was then voted that this meeting be now ad- adjourned.
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TOWN MEETING, JUNE 20, 1881.
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Whole number of ballots cast, · 102 John . MI. Cate had' 102 and was declared elected Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will reconsider and rescind the vote passed at its meeting of May 9th, A. D. 1881, while acting under the second article of the warrant for that meeting. whereby it voted that the town guarantee at the rate of six per cent per annum, the semi-annual payment of the interest on fifty thousand dollars of the bonds of the Quannapowitt Water Company, payable in twenty years from their date, is- sued for the purpose of constructing its water works, and the town pay said Company for said period the sum of sixty dollars as annual rental for each of seventy-five double- nozzle fire-hydrants to be furnished by said Company, and placed in proper locations in the town, and that a committee of five be chosen to sign and execute all contracts necessary to carry this vote into effect, and to protect the interest of the town therein ; and that the Town Treasurer be and here- by is authorized and empowered for and in behalf of said town to guarantee the payment of the interest coupons of said bonds whenever the aforesaid contracts are executed between said company and the town, or what action, if any, it will take thereon.
Major Wm. S. Greenough obtained the floor, and asked permission to present to the town a protest signed by a number of the citizens of the town, against any action being taken under this article, as he considered the meeting an illegal one.
Mr. Henry L. Haskell offered a motion that Mr. Greenough be allowed to read his protest to the meeting.
A sharp discussion followed, and the motion of Mr. Haskell was rejected by a large majority,
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Mr. JJames H. Carter then offered the following motion :-
" That the town reconsider and. rescind the vote passed at its meeting of May 9th, A. D. 1881, while acting under the second article of the war- rant for that meeting, whereby it voted that the town guarantee at the rate of six per cent per an- num the semi-annual payment of the interest on fifty thousand dollars of the bonds of the Quanna- powitt Water Company, payable in twenty years from their date issued for the purpose of construct- ing its water works, and the town pay said com- pany for said period, the sum of sixty dollars as annual rental for each of seventy-five double-nozzle fire-hydrants to be furnished by said company and placed in proper locations in the town, and that a committee of five be chosen to sign and execute all contracts necessary to carry this vote into effect, and to protect the interest of the town therein ; and that the Town Treasurer be and hereby is au- thorized and empowered for and in behalf of said town to guarantee the payment of the interest cou- pons of said bonds, whenever the aforesaid con- tracts are executed between said company and the town."
VOTED. That when the ballot is taken on this motion it be by hand ballot.
Proceeded to vote on Mr. Carter's motion with the following result :-
Whole number voting 270
In favor of the motion 263
Opposed 7
The chair declared the motion carried.
VOTED. That this meeting be dissolved.
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TOWN MEETING, NOV, 8TH, 1881.
STATE ELECTION.
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Wakefield, in said county, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are re- quired to notify the inhabitants of the town of Wakefield, qualified to vote in elections to meet at the Town Hall, in Wakefield, on TUESDAY, the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said month, at nine of the o'clock in the forenoon, to bring in their votes for a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, and Attorney-General, of the Commonwealth ; for a Councillor for the Sixth Council District, for a Senator for the Sixth Senatorial District; for a Clerk of the Courts for Middlesex County, for a County Commissioner for Middlesex County, and for a Representative in General Court for the Eleventh Middlesex Representative District ; and the votes for all these officers will be re- ceived on one ballot and in a separate box.
Also, to give in their votes, for or against, the following Article of amendment of the Constitution :-
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
No person having served in the army or navy of the United States in time of war, and having been honorably discharged from such service, if otherwise qualified to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account of being a pauper; or, if a pauper, because of the non-payment of a poll-tax.
And the form of said ballot shall be as follows :-
" Amendment to the Constitution, Yes," or "No."
These ballots will be received at the same time and in the same box with the ballots for the officers above-named.
The polls will open at nine o'clock in the forenoon, will remain open for two hours, and for such longer time (not later than four and three quarters P. M.) as the voters present may determine.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the qualified vo- ters of the town of Wakefield met at the time and place, and for the purposes pamed in the warrant.
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The meeting was called to order by James Oliver, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. After reading the warrant, prayer was then offered by Rev. E. A. Manning.
The polls were declared open for the reception of ballots for the various officers mentioned in the warrant.
On motion of Richard Britton it was voted that the polls remain open until four o'clock and forty min- utes P. M., and then closed.
The chair appointed C. H. Davis and R. L. Cooper to assist in checking names on the voting lists.
RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
FOR GOVERNOR.
JOHN D. LONG, of Hingham, had 385 .
CHARLES P. THOMPSON, of Gloucester,
. 126
ISRAEL W. ANDREWS, of Salem, 45
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
BYRON WESTON, of Dalton, had 336
JAMES H. CARLETON, of Haverhill,
126
GEORGE DUTTON, of Springfield,
45
FOR SECRETARY OF THE COMMMONWEALTH.
HENRY B. PIERCE, of Abington, had
· 336
MICHAEL T. DONAHOE, of Somerville. .
·
125
AARON B. BROWN, of Worcester,
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FOR TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
DANIEL A. GLEASON, of Medford, had
336
WILLIAM A. HODGES, of Quincy, .
126
GEORGE FOSTER, of Lynn, 45
FOR AUDITOR. .
CHARLES R. LADD. of Springfield, had
336
CHARLES R. FIELD, of Greenfield,
126
WILBUR T. WHITNEY. of Ashburnham,
45
.
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FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
GEORGE MARSTON, of New Bedford, had 336
PATRICK A. COLLINS, of Boston, 124
DAVID O. ALLEN, of Lynn, 45
FOR COUNCILLOR SIXTH DISTRICT.
GEORGE HEYWOOD, of Concord, had 336
JOHN C. SANBORN, of Lawrence,
125
HIRAM W. K. EASTMAN, of Lawrence, 55
FOR SENATOR SIXTHI DISTRICT.
THOMAS WINSHIP, of Wakefield, had 326
EDWARD H. WALTON, of Wakefield,
.
135
WILLIAM F. COWDREY, of Stoneham, 42
FOR CLERK OF THE COURTS.
THEODORE C. HURD, of Cambridge, had 459
DEAN DUDLEY, of Wakefield, · 46
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
J. HENRY READ, of Westford, had 334
LEWIS P. TRUE, of Everett,
126
ABRAM TYLER, of Hudson, 45
FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GENERAL COURT.
SOLON O. RICHARDSON. of Wakefield, had 324
EDWARD A. UPTON, of Wakefield, 138
JOSHUA WHITTEMORE, of Wakefield, . 40
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
" Yes,"
.
159
"' No,"
.
.
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MEETING FOR TOWN BUSINESS.
AT TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator, to preside in said meeting. James Oliver had four votes and was declared elected.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the acceptance of the List of Jurors, as prepared and submitted by the Selectmen.
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The List of Jurors after being read by the Moder- ator as prepared by the Selectmen, were revised and then accepted by the town. [For List of Ju- rors as adopted, see page 5.]
ART. 3. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen, with reference to the laying out of a new town way from Main to Crescent street.
James Oliver, Esq., in behalf of the Selectmen, presented a report for laying out a new town way from Main to Crescent street.
VOTED. That the report be accepted and adopted. [The report is placed on file, and also recorded with Commissioners' Records, Book 1, Page 64.]
ART. 4. To hear and act upon a report of the Selectmen, with ref- erence to the laying out of a new town way from the above- named new town way to . Water street, in the rear of the Town Hall.
A report of the Selectmen was presented by James Oliver, Esq., for the laying out of a new town way from the above-named town way to Water street, in rear of the Town Hall.
VOTED. That this report be accepted and adopted.
[Report placed on file and recorded in Commis- sioners' Records, Book 1, Page 64.] The recommendations in the two above-named re- ports are that the street under Art. 3, be called Lincoln street, and that under Art. 4, Smith street, and that the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars be appropriated for the building of both streets.
ART. 5. To see if the town will so change a former vote as to allow the yearly Almshouse accounts with the Superintendent, as well as his term of office, to close with the month of March, annually, instead of with the month of April, as is the pres- ent custom.
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VOTED. That a former vote by the town be so changed as to allow the yearly Almshouse accounts with the Su- perintendent, as well as his term of office, to close with the month of March, instead of the month of April, as is the present custom.
ART. 6. To see if the town will appropriate money to build a reser- voir at the junction of Salem and Vernon streets, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That the town build a reservoir at the junction of Salem and Vernon streets, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for the same.
VOTED. That the amount be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall for temperance meetings, for five evenings, in connection with the labors of Dr. Henry A. Reynolds.
VOTED. That the town grant the free use of the Town Hall for temperance meetings for five evenings, in con- nection with the labors of Dr. Henry A. Reynolds. It was also voted, that it is the sense of this meet- ing, that the free use of the Town Hall be granted for two evenings, for meetings in aid of the Sol- . diers' Home.
ART. 8. To see if the town will cause its records of births, marriages and deaths, since its incorporation in 1812, to be arranged, classified and indexed.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
ART. 9. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars, or any other sum, for the purpose of grading and improving Main street, between Mrs. H. N. Flint's residence and the railroad crossing south of Richardson street.
VOTED. That the matter be referred to the Selectmen, with instructions to immediately place this portion of Main street in proper condition for public travel. VOTED. That the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated to pay the expense of the same.
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ART. 10. To see if the town will petition the Legislature for authority to take, by purchase, or otherwise, the franchise of the Quannapowitt Water Company, or what action, if any, the town will take thereon.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
ART. 11. To see if the town will cause the advertisement of the war- rant for the town meetings, to be inserted in both of the local papers, or what they will do in regard to the matter.
VOTED. That the town cause the warrants for town meet- ings to be inserted in both of the local papers.
ART. 12. To see if the town will increase its appropriation for expen - ses connected with the Fire Department, in the sum of five hundred dollars. .
VOTED. To increase the appropriation for expenses connected with the Fire Department in the sum of five hun- dred dollars.
ART. 13. To see what further instructions, if any, the town will give the Selectmen in reference to the care of neglected children, and make an appropriation sufficient to meet the probable expense of such care,
VOTED: To appropriate two hundred dollars for the care of neglected children.
. VOTED. That this meeting, so far as it relates to town busi- ness, be dissolved.
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COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES.
Commemorative services in honor of our late President, JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD, were held by the citizens of the Town of Wakefield, in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon, September 26th, 1881, at 2 o'clock.
In the absence of Hon. James Oliver, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, on account of illness, the meeting was presided over by Major Wm. S. Grecnough.
Following is a programme of the Exercises :
1. Singing, by the Choirs.
2. Introductory Remarks, by the Chairman.
3. Reading of the Proclamations of the President and Governor, by D. N. Putney, Esq., Principal of the High School.
4. Prayer, Rev. D. N. Beach.
5. Garfield's Address on Lincoln's death,
Read by Rev. Sam'l Hodgkiss,
6. Singing, by Choirs and Audience.
7. Address, Rev. E. A. Manning.
8. Address, Rev. W. H. Morrison. . 9. Address, Rev. M. F. Flatley.
10. Original Poem, by John S. Eaton, Esq., Sec. Board of Selectmen.
11: Addresses, . by Citizens.
12. Singing, by Choirs and Audience. Rev. Sam'l Hodgkiss.
13. Benediction,
The hall was tastefully and appropriately decorated under the direction of Geo. H. Teague, assisted by the Janitor, H. C. Hall. The outside of the Town House was also decora- ted under the supervision of Mr. Hall.
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RULES AND ORDERS
ADOPTED IN 1853 AND REVISED IN 1881.
RULE 1 .- Every person speaking shall rise, and stand uncovered ; shall respectfully address the Chair or Moderator; shall confine him- self to the question under debate, and avoid all personalities.
RULE 2 .- All original questions shall be put, in the order in which they are moved, unless, as in the case of amendments, the subsequent motion be previous in its nature ; except that the largest sum and the longest time shall be put first.
RULE 3 .- No motions shall be received and put until they are sec- onded; and all motions shall be reduced to writing, by the persons making them, when so requested by the Moderator.
RULE 4 .- When more than one person shall rise to speak at the same time, the Moderator shall name the one who shall have the floor.
RULE 5 .- All questions of order shall be decided by the Moderator, subject to an appeal to the meeting-the question on which appeal shall be taken before any other.
RULE 6. The Moderator shall declare all votes-and whenever a vote is doubted by seven voters, a count shall be had-which shall be by tellers appointed by the Moderator.
RULE 7 .- When a question is under debate, no motion shall be in order, but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a day certain. to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefi- nitely ; which several motions shall have precedence, in the order thus arranged.
RULE S. Motions to adjourn (except when the business of balloting is unfinished,) shall always be first in order; and such motions, and motions to lay on the table and take up from the table shall be decided without debate.
RULE 9. The previous question shall be put in the following form : " Shall the main question be now put ?" and until this question is
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decided, all debate on the main question shall be suspended. Immedi- ately after taking and adopting the previous question, the sense of the meeting shall be taken upon any pending amendments, in the order inverse of that in which they were moved, and finally upon the main · question.
RULE 10 .- On the previous question, no person shall speak more than once, without leave; and all incidental questions of order, arising after a motion is made for the previous question, shall be decided with- out debate.
RULE 11 .- No person shall speak more than once on any question, until other persons, who have not spoken, shall speak if they desire it.
RULE 12 .- No person speaking shall be interrupted, but by a call to order.
RULE 13 .- All Committees shall be named and appointed by the Moderator, unless otherwise directed by the meeting; and it shall be the duty of the member first named to call the Committee together for organization.
RULE 14 .- No motion once made and disposed of, shall be again received at the same meeting, or at any adjournment thereof; but any one may move & reconsideration-which, when decided, shall not be reconsidered at that meeting, or at any adjournment thereof.
RULE 15-When the Report of a Committee is placed in the hands of the Moderator, it shall be deemed to be properly before the meeting for its action thereon-and a vote to accept the same, shall discharge the Committee, but shall not be equivalent to a vote to carry out its recommendations, without a special vote to adopt it.
RULE 16. No report .of Committees shall be in order unless made under an Article in the warrant which explains the subject to be reported upon.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1881-2.
For Town Debt, $5,000 00 .
Interest on Town Debt,
.
5,000 00
Support of Schools :
Regular,
$11,500
Contingent, . 1,000
Special for Painting, · 500
Total . .
13,000 00 .
Support of the Poor.
5,000 CO
Fire Department :
Regular,
2,400
Additional, .
. 500
Total, .
2,900 00
Salaries of Town Officers,
.
2,125 00
Expense of Street Lamps,
900 00
Town House Expenses, .
1,200 00
Miscellaneous Expenses, (to include a Spe-
cial Appropriation of $1,800 for a Night Watch),
4,800 00
Beebe Town Library :
Regular,
. $300 00
Dog Tax, 1880-1, ·
238 04
Total,
538 04
Memorial Day,
150 00
Highways and Bridges,
3,500 00 ·
Concrete Sidewalks,
1,000 00
New Park Extension,
300 00
and Sale of Grass,
. ·
.
Amount carried forward.
. $45.413 04
·
·
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Amount brought forward, . $45,413 04
Concrete Walk on Otis St., 50 00
Ledge on Cottage St., 75 00
Repairs on Pleasant St., . 100 00
" Emerald St., .
150 00
Byron St. (from Albion St. to Stoneham line ), . 500 00
Central St. (from Court to School),
150 00
Main St. (from R.R.Bridge to Mrs. Flint's),
250 00
Smith and Lincoln Sts. (rear of Town Hall),
175 00
Reservoir on Albion St., .
250 00
Cistern cor. Otis and Pleasant Sts., .
300 00
Bounty for William Newhall,
100 00
Seats on the Common,
75 00
Care of Neglected Children.
·
200 00
Expenses of Fish Committee, .
25 00
Total,
. $48,113 04
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, $5,000 00
Received from various sources by the Overseers,
and paid into the Town Treasury, in accord- ance with the vote of town, passed April 4th, 1881,
2,750 65
Total,
. $7,750 65
Paid Selectmen's orders,
5,907 36
Balance unexpended, . $1,843 29
We have stated above only the aggregate figures, inasmuch as the Report of the Overseers in another place gives clearly and accurately the analysis and classification of both receipts and expenditures .- (AUDITORS.)
cor. Salem and Vernon Sts., .
300 00
.
.
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SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
April 4th, Appropriation authorized, $11,500 00 Expended as follows :
TEACHERS' SALARIES.
Paid Abbott Sanford, Principal High School, . $407 92
D. N. Putney, 66
495 01
Walter C. Hill,
275 00
Martha Keith, Assistant,
602 50
Lucy P. Greenough, "
66
401 65
M. E. Wentworth, Advanced Grammar, . 702 90
Abbie S. Perkins, First ·
573 75
Alice Freeman, Assistant "
74 17
Lizzie F. Ingram,
66
156 28
Fred'k S. Cutter.
Second
296 67
F. B. French,
220 01
Edmund W. Wright,
240 00
Philander A. Gay,
33 33
M. Annie Warren.
Third 60 502.08
Alice Field,
First Intermediate,
381 60
Clara E. Emerson,
Second
378 68
Alice G. Currier,
Third
361 50
Myra A. Stearns,
First Primary,
142 50
L. J. Mansfield,
240 68
M. I. Hersey,
Second 6 .
328 32
Emma L. Randlett,
·
Geo. F. Wilson, Music Teacher, 494 81
Sarah C. Hervey, Franklin Intermediate, . 302 45
Bertha Dana, 69 67
Eva E. Howlett, . . Primary, 378 68
Francella M. Evans, North,
140 92
Alice Freeman, ·
.
240 68
Annie R. Killoran, East, . .
140 92
Etta Hamilton, . 240 68
Amount carried forward,
$8,889 36
.
·
·
·
.
.
·
66 00
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Amount brought forward, $8.889 36
Nellie A. Miller, West Intermediate,
378 68
L. J. Mansfield, .. Primary. 138 00
Abbie M. Andrews, “
240 68
Mary F. French, Greenwood, .
55 42
Susan S. Beebe,
326 18
Kate L. Brown, Woodville,
367 42
Dora Freeman, Substitute,
30 00
Celia P. Nott,
43 33
Total for Salaries, . $10,469 07
JANITORS' SERVICES.
Paid W. H. Wiley, High School Building, $200 00
Geo. E. Gamage, Centre District, .
180 00
W. W. Bessey, West
81 00
F. L. Knight, East
39 00
W. C. Perkins, North .
·
8 00
Harry Haskell, "
33 50
Hiram P. Hill, Franklin,
82 75
I. F. Sheldon, Greenwood,
40 00
Fred. H. Rounds, Woodville, .
34 50
Geo. E. Gamage,
8 00
Total for Janitors, . $706 75
FUEL ACCOUNT.
Paid H. C. Carbee of Stoneham, 131 830-2000 tons Coal at $6.24, 5
$820 03
Geo. W. Aborn, Wood to the several Districts, .
.52 25
Geo. E. Gamage, Preparing fuel,
1 67
W. W. Bessey,
3 50
Moses G. Hobson,
2 75
I. F. Sheldon,
6 00
.
.
.
Total Fuel Account.
$886 20
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Recapitulation.
Paid for Teachers' Salaries, ·
. $10,469 07
Janitors' Services, . ·
·
.
7C6 75
Fuel Account,
886 20
Total Expenditure,
. $12,062 02
Appropriation brought forward,
11,500 00 ·
Balance overdrawn,
$562 02
SCHOOL CONTINGENT FUND,
April 4th. Appropriation authorized,
$1000 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Edward E. Lee, books and supplies, Doane & Greenough, stationery, &c.,
. 77 05
Wm. Ware & Co., supplies, . 16 96
11 18
Geo. A. Smith & Co.,
16 81 ·
New England School Fur'g Co., "
·
·
2 50
Frost & Adams, 1 40 · ·
Ginn, Heath & Co.,
33 84
E. S. Ritchie & Sons,
2 26
Appleton & Co.,
5 40
M. W. Tewksbury, ·
.
48 :07
C. W. Eaton, print'g & adv ..
41 82
W. H. Twombly, adv.,
1 50
Howland & Place, chemicals.
4 85
J. D. Mansfield,
1 02
Citizens' Gas Light Co., gas,
8 05
J. W. Locke, . 5 90 .
Amount carried forward,
$368 10
·
2 30
F. M. Holmes Furniture Co.,
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.
.
.
· 87 19
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