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$2,800 00
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Truant Officer, 35 00
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Regular Appropriation, $4,500 00
Extra Appropriation for Boiler in Town House, 700 00
$5,200 00
Expended as follows :
TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT.
Paid Citizens' Gas Lt. Co. for gas, . $663 30
Benson & Hall, 30 tons furnace coal at $6.75, 202 50
4 stove 7.50, 30 00
Geo. W. Aborn, fuel, 15 00
H. D. Hoyt, 60
7 25
F. G. Coker, sundries, 25 44
E. Hodge & Co., boiler,
370 00
Descalzo & Boulger, labor on do., 46 20
Wm. K. Perkins,
125 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight on boiler,
2 80
C. W. Trow, repairs,
13 50
Lewis Fairbanks, 66
49 84
Moses Staples,
5 22
G. N. Littlefield & Co., "
30 15
Wm. Washburn, Architect on repairs of roof in 1875, 175 00
Burns & Bee, repairs on roof 1876, 38 84
J. O. Hollis & Co., keys, 50
B. F. Abbott, repairing clock,
1 50
Total, · · $1,894 04 NOTE .- Janitor's services charged to the appropriation for payment of town officers. See Treasurer's report for income of Hall.
PRINTING, STATIONERY, &C.
Paid W. H. Twombly, ptg. town reports 1875-6, $307 30
and stationery, . 112 13
S. B. Dearborn, printing, 2 75
Doane & Greenough, stationery, 21 40
R. L. Murkland, י 37 09
Total,
$480 67
66 " lockup,
92 00
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PERTAINING TO HIGHWAYS.
Paid Patrick Kenney, compensation in excess of contract for Cottage Street,
$94 59
John Stout, labor on 66 15 00 ·
Wm. Ahlert, 3 00 .
Timothy Sullivan, "
66
66
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10 00
Patrick Grady,
66
25 10
N. H. Dow, balance for labor in excess of
appropriation for Water st. Bridge, 49 41
Joshua Perham, covering 66 9 00 ·
Peterson & Parker, stone posts for st. bounds, 70 00
M. E. Goodwin, 1 75
R. L. Murkland, setting bounds, &c ..
63 11
J. B. Forsythe, 66 1 50 ·
Wm. Derby,
1 25
A. N. Blanchard, labor as surveyor 1875-6,
25 71
S. Parker, bound stone outlet of Lake, ·
3 00
H. H. Hobson, lumber, 66 ·
1 30
Amasa Farrier, labor,
3 00
H. B. Emerson, “ 3 95 66
Andrew Young, labor for Fish Commissioners, 4 00
Curtis & Stevens, surveying Greenwood st. 20 00
Oliver Walton, 2d, labor in Old Cemetery, 6 00
B. A. Osgood, damages on Highway, 20 00
Baptist Soc'y, land damages Vinton Place, 100 00
A. C Perkins, labor on trees, 20 43
David Perkins, street signs, 9 50
Lewis Fairbanks,
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11 00
Geo. II. Teague. .6 8 50
Russell Seaver, 6. " and pumps, 6 92
B. Peabody, rep'g Town pump Greenwood, 10 00
John Wiley, 2d, Montrose, 1 00
G. N. Littlefield & Co., :
Centre, 1 70
J. N. Eames, 6 6 .
1 00
Total,
$600 72
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INSURANCE.
Paid C. F. Hartshorne, Ins. on Town House, $400 00
66 School Houses, 475 00
Alms-house, 101 25
Town House, 500 00
J. D. Mansfield, 66 School Houses, 32 00
Town Library, 24 00
$1,532 25
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid J. M. Cate, rent of armory,* $308 00
W. G. Skinner, circulating town reports, . 18 00
valuation list, $15.00
Less amt. charged to regular appro., 6.70
8 30
W. G. Skinner, return of deaths, 1875, 3 50
O. V. Waterman, tax bills, 15 00 .
George Abbott, repairs of flag and staff', 19 80
J. R. Mansfield, account Board of Health, 31 50
David Flanders, legal expenses, 38 00
R. L. Murkland, expenses Assessors' Convention, 4 50
A. J. Perham, teams for police, 12 00
W. S. Greenough, map, 5 00 .
A. V. Lynde, release tax deeds, ·
28 98
Thomas Gaffey, damages to fence. 13 00
H. L. Day, expenses in matter of Yale furniture, 2 70
Joseph Tuttle, removing ashes, 3 00
J. & S. Winship, repairs on hearse,
13 00
Z. F. Fairbanks, sundry repairs, .
2 33
G. N. Littlefield & Co., “
8 57
J. II. Eaton. express. 1 00
L. F. Linnell, 3 05
Total, .
$539 23
Rinibursa by the State.
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Recapitulation.
Town House account,
$1,894 04
Printing, stationery, &c.,
.
480 67
Pertaining to Highways,
600 72
Insurance,
1,532 25
Incidentals,
539 23
Total,
5,046 91
Balance unexpended,
153 09
$5,209 00
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Appropriation authorized,
$600 00
Expended as follows :
Paid J. F. Emerson, Chairman of Committee, as follows, viz. :
Music, Ripley's Band,
$200 00
Bonfire combustibles,
9 00
Ringing of bells,
9 00
Powder and wadding,
6 50
Regatta prizes, .
92 00
Boat expenses, .
3 00
Fireworks,
50 00
Labor and lumber,
19 00
Common-games, prizes, ,
10 00
Posters, programmes and advertising .
30 00
Exercises at Town Hall, carriage hire,
2 00
Express and expense,
5 70
Badges, .
1 00
Total
$437 20
Balance unexpended,
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162 80
$600 00
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DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
Appropriation authorized, $100 00
Paid H. M. Ridcout, Treasurer G. A. R. Post 12, 100 00
PUBLISHING VALUATION LIST.
Appropriation authorized,
$400 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Assessors for preparing list, $60 00
W. H. Twombly, printing do., . 333 30
W. G. Skinner, circulating do., . 15 00
Total, , Balance in excess of appropriation
$408 30
carried to Miscellaneous Account, 8 30
$400 00
RE-FURNISHING YALE ENGINE HOUSE.
Appropriation authorized, $100 00
Nothing expended.
CLAIM OF JAMES FRENCH.
Appropriation authorized,
$300 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Judgment and referee's fee, Eaton & Hamilton, services,
$282 94
10 00
Total, .
$292 94
Balance unexpended, ·
7 06
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$300 00
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BIRD HOUSES.
Appropriation authorized, $30 00
Paid Geo. H. Teague, as per contract, 24 00
Balance unexpended, .
6 00
$30 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation authorized,
$3,500 00
This amount was apportioned by the Selectmen as follows, viz. :
For Centre District, J. H. Perkins, surveyor, . $725 00
North Ezra Gowing, 450 00
East C. H. Derby, 66 375 00
West 66 Cyrus Kimball, ·
675 00
South 66 L. B. Eaton, 66 175 00
Woodville“ Joshua Perham, 66 300 00
New Salem St., under direction of selectmen, 500 CO
$3,500 00
The above amounts have been expended as follows :
NEW SALEM STREET .- BY SELECTMEN.
Amount apportioned,
$500 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Asaph Evans, labor, .
$30 62
John Pratt,
6 12
Joseph Tuttle, for labor sundry individuals,
292 71
John Cuff, labor,
5 42
Paid Jonathan Nichols, digging ditch, 3 00
David Perkins, building 160 rods fence,
155 75
Total, . ·
$493 62
Balance unexpended, 6 38
$500 00
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CENTRE DISTRICT .- J. H. PERKINS, SURVEYOR FOR 1876.
Amount apportioned and drawn by surveyor, ·
$725 00 Cash balance in surveyor's hands for 1875, 29 23
ERRATA.
In the account of Highway Surveyor for Centre District, errors will . be found as follows : J. H. Perkins, 36 3-4 days labor, should be 50 1-4 days; J. H. Perkins, horse and cart 38 1-2 days, should be 58 days. Also, Levi Flanders, 11 days, should read 22 days.
Paid J. H. Perkins, 36 3-4 days' labor at $2.00, . $100 50
horse and cart 38 1-2 days
at 1.75, .
101 50
clearing snow in Feb. 1876, 14 75
66 scraping gravel, . 4 22
J. G. Morrill, clearing snow, Feb. 1876, 13 62
scraping gravel, . 5 00
Andrew Young, clearing snow, Feb. 1876, scraping gravel, ·
12 01
18 00
with horse and cart 7 1-2 days at 3.50, . 26 25
Levi Flanders, 11 days at 1.75, .
38 50
Peter Connell, 41 1-4 days at 1.75,
72 18
Michael Madden, 70 days at 1.75
122 50
Timothy Reagan, 58 1-2 days at 1.75,
101 65
Charles Hart, 5 days at 1.75, 8 75
John Drugan, 2 days at 1.75,
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3 50
John Eager, 2 days at 1.75,
3 50
John Mulligan, 10 days at 1.75, . .
17 50
L. D. Hoyt, with team, 3 days at 3.50, 10 50
G. W. Aborn, with team, 5 days at 3:50, 17 50
Moses Staples, labor, 20
Wm. Bowker, 229 loads gravel at 5c., 11 45
N. H. Dow, building stone bridge, 40 00 .
H. H. Hobson, lumber, .
1 87
Samuel Ray, blacksmith, .
2 20
John Purington, lumber, · . .
4 58
Town of Lynnfield, use of scraper,
2 00
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$754 23
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NORTH DIST .- DAVID BATCHELDER, SURVEYOR FOR 1875. Balance in hands of surveyor as per report last year, $128 82 Expended as follows :
Paid David Batchelder, 7 1-2 days' labor at 1.50, $11 25
66 blacksmith work, 1 00
66 post.and rail, 66
Ezra Gowing, 2 days' labor at 1.50, 3 00 ·
C. P. Poland, 1-2 day's labor, . 66 1 1-2 days with team at 3.00,
4 50
removing snow, .
17 86
G. W. Aborn, . 6 48
Total, $45 75
Balance unexpended which has been paid into the Town treasury, $83 07
$128 82
NORTH DISTRICT .- EZRA GOWING, SURVEYOR FOR 1876.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, $450 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Ezra Gowing,
23 1-6 days labor at $1.75,
40 56
" for team 8 3-4 66
66 1.50, 13 12
66 66 25
66 2.00,
50 00
66 66 team 12 1-4 66
66
66
1.50,
18 00
B. F. Shedd,
10 1-2
66
1.50,
15 75
60
66
24 1-2
66
66
1.75, 35 87
" team
3 1-2
66
1.50,
5 25
" team 14 1-2
66
1.75,
25 37
Henry Clay, " 16
66
3.50,
56 00
Timothy Cronin, 24 1-4
66
66
1.75,
42 44
J. P. Forsyth, 1,7
66
66
1.75, 29 75
John O'Neal, 17
66
1.75,
29 75
C. P. Poland, removing snow,
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34 34
B. F. Shedd,
66
6 60
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Amount carried forward .
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$424 24
1.75,
21 44
Ezra Gowing, jr., 12
66
1 00
25
Amount brought forward, . ,
$424 24
B. F. Shedd, 23 loads gravel " 5 cts. 1 15
Lucius Beebe, 225 66 " 10 " 22 50
Joshua Green, 16 60
96
Samuel Ray, blacksmith, . 1 15 .
$450 00
SOUTH DISTRICT .- GEO. K. GILMAN, SURVEYOR FOR 1875.
Balance in hands of Surveyor as per report last year,
$26 94
Expended as follows :
19 00
Paid Geo. K. Gilman, 9 1-2 days labor at $2.00, Milton Phillips, clearing snow, 1 70
Total, · 20 70
Balance paid to the Town Treasurer, 6 24
$26 94
SOUTH DISTRICT .- L. B. EATON, SURVEYOR FOR 1876.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, ·
$475 00
Expended as follows :
Paid L. B. Eaton, 60 1-2 days labor at $1.75,
$105 87
66 " team 52
60
66 1.50, 78 00
Wm. Oliver,
54 1-2
Wm. Taylor, 2
66
66 1.50,
3 00
Thomas Flynn, 19 1-4
66
1.50,
28 87
S. E. McAlmon, 6
66
66
1.50,
7 50
C. H. Oliver, 3 1-3
66
1.50,
5 00
Peter Froton, 2
66
1.50,
3 00
A. E. Parks, 2 1-2
66
66
1.50, 3 75
A. P. Proctor, 1
66
66 1.50,
1 50
Andrew Young, scraping gravel,
6 00
Amount carried forward, ·
$405 99
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Geo. K. Gilman, 48 1-2
1.50, 72 75
1.50, 81 75
1.50,
9 00
Horace Lewis, 5
26
Amount brought forward $405 99
Paid Henry Oliver, scraping gravel, . 6 00
Geo. W. Aborn, drain pipe,
13 68
Total,
$425 67
Balance in hands of Surveyor,
49 33
$475 00
EAST DISTRICT .- A. N. BLANCHARD, SURVEYOR FOR 1875.
Balance in hands of Surveyor as per report last year,
$2 73
Rec'd from Selectmen from Miscellaneous Acc't, 25 71
$28 44
Expended as follows :
Paid A. N. Blanchard, removing snow,
$6 50
60 2 days labor at $2.00, 4 00
66
1 " with team, .
3 75
66
repairing bridge,
2 00
with team on Vernon street,
2 88
plowing,
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50
D. S. Fairbanks, labor,
8 81
$28 44
EAST DISTRICT .- CHAS. H. DERBY, SURVEYOR FOR 1876.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, $375 00
Expended as follows :
Paid C. H. Derby, 27 3-4 days labor at $2.00, $55 50
" team 31 3-4
66 1.75, 55 57
Frank P. Hoyt, 8 1-4 9
66
1.75,
15 75
"team 17 1-4
1.75, 30 19
C. H. Hart, 7 1-4 66
2.00,
14 50
23 1-2
1.75, 41 12
Amount carried forward,
$229 13
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2.00, 16 50
27
Amount brought forward, .
$229 13
Paid I. F. Barnes, 6 3-4 days' labor at 2.00, 13 50
9 66 1.75, 15 75
J. J. Mansfield, team 7 66 1.75, 12 25
HI. Woodis, 16 1-4 66 1.75, 28 44
Jonathan Nichols, 110 loads gravel at 4 cts.,
4 40
C. H. Derby, removing snow, .
10 20
C. H. Hart, 66
4 00
F. P. Hoyt,
1 87
Total,
$319 54
Balance in hands of Surveyor, . 55 46
$375 00
WEST DISTRICT .- CYRUS KIMBALL, SURVEYOR.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, $675 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Cyrus Kimball balance due him as per
report last year, .
$47 57
Cyrns Kimball, 35 1-4 days labor at $2.00,
70 50
66 16 1-2 66 1.75,
28 87
47 1-4 " team, " 1.75, 82 69
66 6 1-2 days with team 4.00, 26 00
removing snow, 3 00
Hero Nichols and team, 9 3-4 days at 3.50, 34 12
Patrick Grany,
24 1-4
1.75,
42 44
Daniel Haggerty,
18
1.75,
31 50
Simeon Parker,
12 3-4 66 1.75, 22 30
Levi Flanders, 1
1.75,
1 75
Michael Connell.
18 1-4
1.75,
31 93
Edward Ford,
29 3-4
1.75,
52 06
Edward Butler,
18 3-4
1.75,
32 81
Frank McCormick,
24 1-4
1.75,
42 43
Thomas Flynn,
9 1-4
1.75,
16 18
John A'Hearn,
51-2
1.75,
9 62
Leonard Williams,
19 3-4
1.75,
34 56
Amount carried forward
$610 33
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28
Amount brought forward, .
$610 33
Paid Patrick Foley,
6 1.4 days at 1.75,
10 93
Patrick Reagan,
5 1-2 60 1.75,
9 62
Patrick Butler,
12 1-4 66 1.75,
21 43
A. J. Blanchard, 3
1.75,
5 25
John McLeod, 3 1-2 66
1.75,
6 12
Dennis Fechan, 1
66
1.75, 1 75
Andrew Young,
1
1.75, 1 75
James Keniston,
1-2
1.75,
87
Michael Connell, removing snow,
87
Simon Parker, 66 66
87
Patrick Foley 66
87
Joshua Perham, scraping gravel,
2 00
Adam Wiley, use of drag,
50
R. L. Cooper, 101 loads of gravel at 5 cts., G. W. Aborn, drain pipe,
12 96
J. S. Trowbridge & Co., powder,
1 93
H. H. Hobson, lumber, . ·
86
Philip Fehen, blacksmith,
4 90
Park Bros. & Co., pick steel,
1 20
G. N. Littlefield & Co., handles,
1 25
For picks,
1 50
Total expended, $702 81
There is therefore a balance due Mr. Kimball of . 27 81
$675 00
WOODVILLE DISTRICT .- JOSHUA PERHAM, SURVEYOR.
Amount apportioned and drawn by surveyor, $300 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Joshua Perham, 39 1-2 days' labor at 2.00, $79 00
66
66 team 28 1-2 days' labor at 1.75, . 49 87
66 removing snow, 15 25
Baxter I. Wiley, 66 3 00
Amount carried forward, $147 12
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5 05
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29
Amount brought forward, .
$147 12
Paid Enos Wiley, removing snow, 1 50
H. N. Oliver, 66 5 25
Benjamin Jarvis, 2 1-2 days at 1.50, 3 75
David Buckley, 2 1-2 days at 1.50, 3 75
6 1-2 days at 1.75,
11 37
Orrison Ripley, 1 day at 1.50, .
1 50
66 66 10 1-2 days at 1.75, ..
18 37
Andrew Young, 2 days at 2.00, . 4 00
3 00
H. N. Oliver, 1 1-2 days at 2.00, 66 10 days with team at 3.50, 35 00
13 12
87
Maurice Fitzgerald, 8 1-2 days at 1.75,
14 87-
Patrick Devine, 9 1-2 days at 1.75,
16 62
John Cuff, 9 days at 1.75, 15 75
Geo. W. Aborn, 24 loads gravel at 5c.,
1 00
for sharpening picks and bars, ·
60
Total, .
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$297 44
Balance in hands of surveyor, . 2 56
$300 00
Mr. Perham reports that money has been expended upon different streets as follows, viz. :
Water Street, .
$165 00
Wiley · ·
18 00
Nahant 66 .
. . . 30 00
45 00
Franklin
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.
11 50
Street near Baxter Wiley's,
.
5 50
$275 00
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Farm 66
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John Lynch, 7 1-2 days at 1.75,
Dennis Braman, 1-2 day at 1.75,
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BUILDING BEACON STREET.
Appropriation authorized, $400 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Curtis & Stevens, surveying, &c., $29 00
James Oliver, Chairman of Selectmen, and held by him to fulfil the existing con-
tract,
$150 00
Total,
$179 00
Balance unexpended. 221 00
$400 00-
BUILDING CHARLES STREET.
Appropriation authorized, $300 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Curtis & Stevens, surveying, &c., ·
$16 00
James Oliver, Chairman of Selectmen, and held by him to meet the provisions of
contract,
184 00
Total, . $200 00
Balance unexpended, 100 00
$300 00
WATER STREET BRIDGE, near J. Moran's.
Appropriation authorized, $50 00
Expended as follows :
Paid N. H. Dow, labor and material.
99 41
Joshua Perbam, labor. 9 00
Total. $108 41
Balance in excess of appropriation
carried to Miscellaneous Account. . 58 41
$50 00
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BUILDING EMERSON STREET.
Appropriation authorized, $250 00
Expended as follows :
Paid Curtis & Stevens, surveying &c., $15 00
Cyrus Kimball. labor, . 54 12
Richard Britton, Collector, for taxes worked out by sundry individuals, as per vote of town,
143 20
.O. V. Waterman, Collector as above, . 55 20
Total, . $267 52
Balance overdrawn, 17 52 .
$250 00
CASH BALANCES IN HANDS OF SELECTMEN OF LAST YEAR, AS PER REPORT.
Cottage street appropriation,
$250 00
Summer
379 50
$629 50
Expended by Selectmen of this yeas as follows : Paid Patrick Kenney balance due on account of contract of Cottage street, $119 00
Patrick Kenney, extra compensation, 281 00
Gowing and Sweetser as per contract for Summer street, 297 00
For lengthening out Bridge, 19 54.
For repairing Driveways, 7 55
$724 09
Excess taken from appropriation for
Miscellaneous Expenses, 94 59
$629 50
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
For the year ending April 1st, 1877.
EXPENSES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
For grain and meal,
$311 90
groceries,
359 96
meat and provisions,
411 37
dry goods,
152 39
coal,
187 58
clothing,
50 76
salt and fresh fish,
45 23
funeral expenses of Dan. Rankin,
22 00
66 " Sarah Emerson,
17 00
" James Vinton,
21 00
tea and coffee,
22 65
tobacco and snuff,
21 91
labor on farm,
89 00
ice,
20 00
crackers and bread,
22 05
pasturing calves,
10 00
rye and Indian meal,
12 45
kerosene oil,
13 20
brooms,
7 89
blacksmith's bill,
38 75
stock,
114 76
field and garden seeds,
15 84
Amount carried forward, .
$1,967 69
1
33
Amount brought forward,
. $1,967 69
For molasses,
74 80
soap,
14 90
repairs on buildings,
3 50
26 bbls. of flour,
211 50
beans and peas,
12 85
dog license,
2 00
sugar,
57 59
school books and stationery,
16 70
physician's services,
42 50
medicines,
52 73
alcohol and liquors,
18 77
hard and tin ware,
42 79
household furniture,
12 95
farming tools,
11 02
beds and bedding,
36 64
grindstone,
8 12
butter,
28 08
vinegar,
4 75
wooden ware,
10 75
crockery,
1 77
boots and shoes,
98 50
repairs on harness,
10 90
varnishing wagon,
8 00
window screens,
3 25
filing saws,
1 25
wheelwright's bill,
27 05
salt grass,
27 90
newspaper and post-office bill,
5 06
car tickets and expense,
6 30
sundries, . ·
11 01
plaster for vines,
50
cash to inmates,
1 24
use of bull,
4 00
tomato plants,
1 00
Paid Joseph Tuttle, keeper, salary in full,
350 00
.
Total expense at the almshouse for this year, . $3,188 36
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RECEIPTS.
Received for labor on New Salem street, $67 00
removing ashes from Town House, 3 00
from sundry persons, 4 00
neighbors, for milk, .
2 83
Shepard, 6 62
D. G. Walton, for milk,
15 00
J. D. Mansfield, for milk, &c., 12 71
potatoes,
6 50
E. W. Eaton, for potatoes,
3 25
Sanford, 66
24 00
Deadman, 66
36 37
D. G. Walton, for pork,
28 71
Deadman,
66
43 65
C. N. White, 66 66
9 90
for flour barrels,
5 18
vegetables, and from sundry persons,
4 75
30 29
from D. G. Walton for vegetables, Deadman, for veal, ·
18 25
Libby, for cow, .
25 00
for board of J. Vinton,
15 00
" school teacher, ·
5 75
Total receipts, $367 76
Net expense at almshouse, .
. $2,820 60
Bills of last year not rendered :
physician's services,
$25 50
blacksmith's “
26 86
.
$52 36
$2,872 96
Due from Joshua Perham for shoveling snow, . 7 60
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EXPENSES AWAY FROM ALMSHOUSE.
Paid board Nelson Sweetser, hospital, $211 44
Mary Osborne, hospital, . 45 50
Teresa Blakely, Boston, . 47 82
Elijah Edson, Fitchburg, 12 00
William Flynn, Woburn,
20 00
Supplies to Mrs. A. E. Oliver, Reading,
158 50
H. W. Brown, Reading, .
89 38
Doctor's bill " 66 66
81 25
26 35
Reform School, D. S. Dudley, Westborough, 66 G. W. Blaisdell, .
19 50
Supplies to Mrs. R. Sloan,
110 00
Tramps, ·
10 09
S. W. Whitney,
133 45
Michael Welch, Lawrence,
3 25
Patrick Forbes, Fall River, 6 00
John S. Mann,
24 00
R. H. Parsons,
29 95
D. A. De Brechmont,
15 15
Mrs. M. Cullen,
2 30
Moses Barnes, .
13 00
N. C. Hunter,
12 15
Mrs. S. Nichols,
53 84
Mrs. J. Courtney,
3 00
Dennis Kalaher,
6 65
William Crowley,
54 10
George Bowman,
5 20
Porter Western,
15 97
Mrs. Mary Reagan,
7 25
" L. A. W. Durrill, .
21 25
" Margaret Bransfield,
5 12
T. G. Bladden,
8 15
G. M. Ardell,
18 15
Mrs. J. Merten,
1 88
William Jones,
47 98
Doctor's bill 66
13 75
Amount carried forward ·
. . $1,333 37
36
Amount brought forward, . $1,333 37
Supplies to Mrs. M. Delury,
8 00
Doctor's bill 66 5 00 ·
Supplies to Henry Williams, 8 00
Ann McCarty,
5 92
Jane Kelley,
4 15
Benjamin Jarvis,
7 00
Doctor's bill 66 66
12 00
Supplies to W. B. Crawford,
6 25
Charles Tucker,
2 00
Ellen Cochran,
9 10
J. T. B. Hall,
.
8 35
Mrs. Mary Curtiss,
1 75
Thomas Manning,
18 25
R. T. Foster, board of child, .
51 00
Ellen Kelley,
4 00
William Newhall, (board of Tuttle child,) 52 00
Margaret Kelley,
1 00
John Davis,
27 40
Martin Donahue,
26 15
Peter Connell,
23 75
Daniel Shannahan,
29 60
J. Mooney,
13 00
Mrs. Jane Resterick,
30 00
T. Mulligan,
25 32
Samuel Mayo,
8 00
Mrs. Pendle,
1 00
Burial of Michael Foley's wife,
.
15 00
Chase child,
10 00
Warren "
4 00
Supplies to John Foley's boys,
20 00
E. W. Wood,
10 50
John Haggarty,
3 40
Mrs. L. Barlow,
4 40
Ralph Pratt,
52 50
Amount carried forward
. $1,841 16
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
37
Amount brought forward, . $1,841 16
Supplies to Michael Connell,
· 4 00
J. Devlin, 4 37 ·
Fowler, (child, colored,)
·
5 00
Mrs. Thompson, 4 40
Barnard Derby, 119 50
Expense of Overseers,
42 21
Total expense away from Almshouse, $2,020 64
RECEIPTS.
Received from the town of Orleans, Mrs Sloan, $110 00
66 66 66 Watertown, S. W.
Whitney, . 63 30
66 66 66 Peabody, J. S. Mann, 8 00
Total receipts, $181 30
Net expense away from Almshouse, . 1,839 34
BILLS NOT RENDERED IN LAST YEAR'S ACCOUNT.
Supplies to Mrs. A. E. Oliver, $128 14
H. W. Brown, 88 39
Paid William Newhall, (board of child,) . 78 00
$294 53
Net expense away from Almshouse present year, 1,839 34
Total . $2,133 87
Recapitulation.
The Overseers have received from former Board, $68 67
66 66 " town of Orleans, for Mrs. Rufus A. Sloan (last year's acc't), 60 00
Received from Town Treasurer, 4,950 00
$5,078 67
Net expense at the Almshouse,
$2,872 96
66 away from 66 2,133 87
$5,006 83
Balance in Overseers' hands, $71 84
38
Largest number of inmates,
28
Average 66
19
Present 66 66
17
Tramps relieved, ·
855
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Stock,
$568 75
Hay,
252 50
Grain,
6 30
Carriages,
358 00
Farming tools,
320 00
Household furniture,
529 48
Provisions,
309 78
Manure,
164 50
Coal,
15 00
Miscellaneous, .
1 25
Total,
$2,525 56
INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR.
Mr. Warren Burditt,
James Lang,
Mr. Dan. Rankin,*
James Eager,
Thomas G. Tuttle,
John H. Slocomb,
Geo. A. Burditt,
John Machar,
Edward J. Denehey,
Charles Tucker,
James Vinton, *
George W. Ley,
Timothy O'Keefe,
Mrs. Keziah Burditt,
Jane Wood,
Sarah Nichols,
Miss Susan Burditt,
Eulalia Slocomb,
Juliette Eager,
Annie Wood,
Mary Ellen Denehey.
Mrs. Sarah Emerson,* Rosella Slocomb, Nora Denehey, Miss Etta W. Slocomb, Margaret Eager, Cora Slocomb, Mary Clements,
Those names with stars denote the persons are deceased.
39
Interest on Personal Property,
$151 53
" Real Estate,
360 00
Overseers' orders, ·
2820 60
1
$3,332 13
Supporting the average of 19 paupers, at $3.37 per week. There is due from the town of Watertown, for S. W. Whitney, $70 15
From the town of Peabody for J. S. Mann, 16 00
city of Gloucester for R. H. Parsons, . 29 95
town of No. Reading for N. C. Hunter, 12 15
State, for J. A. DeBechmont, 15 15
Total,
$143 40
All bills due against the Town were paid up to January 1, 1877. There has since accrued bills not exceeding eighty dollars, which remain unpaid.
There has been at the Almshouse an unusual amount of sickness during the past year. Three individuals have died after a long illness. Mrs. Wood was sick during the sum- mer, but has since recovered and left. Two men have been disabled, one with a broken arm, and the other with a lame hand for months. One woman has been sick the entire year, and at the present writing two girls are sick, one very low. The number of tramps has increased from four hundred and ninety, 1875-6, to eight hundred and fifty-five, 1876-7.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRUS N. WHITE, Overseers of Poor B. W. OLIVER, of
IRA WILEY, JR., Wakefield.
COLLECTORS' STATEMENTS.
Tax of 1873.
OTIS V. WATERMAN, - Collector.
Uncollected balance as per report last year, $111 30
Paid Town Treasurer, $101 21
Abated by Assessors, 10 09
$111 30
Tax of 1874.
OTIS V. WATERMAN, - Collector.
Total amount assessed,
. $79,250 54
·
Received as interest, .
1,377 75
·
$80,628 29
Paid Town Treasurer,
$76,677 59
Abated by Assessors, .
. 1,586 37
Discounts allowed,
·
. 2,364 33
- $80,628 29
41
Tax of 1875.
OTIS V. WATERMAN, - Collector.
Total amount assessed,
. $59,087 08 .
Received as interest,
.
.
447 68
$59,534 76
Paid Town Treasurer,
$51,378 52
Abated by Assessors,
·
. 1,378 70
Discounts allowed,
. 1,831 58
-$54,588 80
Balance uncollected,
4,945 96
Tax of 1876.
RICHARD BRITTON, - Collector.
Total amount assessed, . $56,717 27
Received as interest,
·
.
48 05
$56,765 32
Paid Town Treasurer, $43,846 58
Abated by Assessors, 635 27
Discounts allowed,
1,974 61
.
$46,456 46
Balance uncollected,
. 10,308 86
TREASURER'S REPORT.
JAS. F. FMERSON, Treas. in acct. with TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.
DR.
To cash balance in Treasury, March 5, 1876, . $21,430 72
hired on town note, 5,000 00
interest received on taxes and loans,
56 58
release of tax deeds,
557 80
income Town Hall,
407 00
sale of town history, 618 00
rec'd F. Williams, Auctioneer license, . 2 00 rec'd of O. V. Waterman, col. 1873-4-5, 15,272 35 rec'd of C. Wakefield Estate, acc't Road Commissioners, 1 15
27 91
rec'd of First District Court, lockup fees, rec'd of David Batchelder, highway sur- veyor, 1875, 83 07
rec'd of Richard Britton, col. 1876, . 43,846 58
rec'd on acc't, A. C. Perkin's bill, 1 00
rec'd of Daniel Norcross, auction'r license, 2 00
rec'd of Wm. G. Skinner, "
.
2 00
rec'd of State Treasurer, Corporation tax, 2,149 39
rec'd of
National Bank " .
1,529 32
rec'd of
Armory rent, 248 40
rec'd of
State aid, .
1,871 87
roc'd of 60 school fund, 255 56
rec'd of Geo. K. Gilman, highway sur- veyor, 1875, 6 24
rec'd of Astor Fire Insurance Co., divi- dend, ·
19 58
rec'd from sale of Common grass, . 20 00
rec'd from sale of old boiler at town house, 50 00
rec'd from County Treasurer, dog tax, . 433 20
Total,
. $93,891 72
43
CR.
By cash paid Selectmen's orders, . $37,986 97
66 principal on loans, . 30,000 00
interest 8,555 94
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