Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1882-1886, Part 38

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 1054


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Paid Wm. G. Skinner, labor on lot, $29 50


Balance unexpended, 49 62


79 12


EXPENSES OF FISH COMMITTEE.


Received from sale of 290 permits at 25 cts., $72 50


Expended as follows :


Paid Samuel Parker, Jr., services, 30 62


Charles H. Davis, 66 15 00


C. W. Eaton, printing and advertising,


14 00


C. H. Whiting, 500 envelopes, .


2 00


E. J. Griffin, team, .


3 50


C. F. Bickford, "


.


2 00


G. W. Cunningham, expressing,


1 50


Total, $68 62


Unexpended balance paid Town Treasurer 3 88


$72 50


1


77


STEAM PIPES IN TOWN HOUSE ROOMS,


Novem. 6th. Appropriation authorized, $250 00


Paid Geo. T. McLauthlin & Co., steam piping and labor, 250 00


PRINTING VALUATION LIST,


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $350 00


Paid C. W. Eaton, printing 1500 copies, $297 00


C. F. Hartshorne, copying Val'n List, 53 00


350 00


SUPPORT OF POOR.


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, . $5,000 00


Received from various sources, as shown in


Overseers' report. 1,702 53


$6,702 53


Paid Selectmen's orders in this department, .. $6,832 93


Balance overdrawn, .


130 40


$6,702 53


COMMON AND PARK IMPROVEMENT.


Unexpended balance 1884-5,


$5,995 47


·


Paid Park Comm'rs, as per receipts,


5,995 47


For details of expenditures see report of Commissioners.


78


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES,


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, . $5,000 00


Received from Town of Lynnfield, 1-2 cost of repairing bridge, $16, and use of road machine, $8, .


24 0.0


" J. F. Woodward, loam, 1 50


" T. J. Skinner, 1-2 cost concrete crossing, Chestnut St., . 7 64


". F. Emmons. extra work, drive way 10 00


" Wakefield Water Co., fixing ditch, Charles St.,


10 00


Total,


$5,053 14


Expended as follows :


Paid for labor and teams as per pay rolls, . $4,106 38


N. H. Dow, snow paths, '84-5,


18 75


F. P. Hoyt,


8 20


G. W. Killorin,


14 00


H. N. Winslow, 66


17 50


Pat'k O'Connor, 66


1 75


A. L. Mansfield,


20 10


H. N. Oliver,


11 00


Andrew Young, 66


66


10 51


Mrs. Mary Baldwin, 1580 loads gravel, 6 cts 94 80


W. H. Parker,


100


6 00


A. Turnbull,


158


66


66


9 48


Geo. W. Aborn, 123


.6


7 38


L. B. Eaton,


200


yds.


8 cts.


16 00


City of Somerville,


152


10 cts.


15 20


Wm. G. Doe,


384


38 40


H. McCullough,


157


15 70


Amount carried forward,


$4,411 15


79


Amount brought forward, $4,411 15 . Paid E. E. Oliver, rep'ring bridge, Lynnfield line, 31 96


David Perkins, " " at Greenwood, and near Valley St., 17 03


B. W . Oliver, rep'ring bridge near Nahant St. 2 00


N. H. Dow, drain, Main St., 5 00


" setting edge stones, Main & Church Sts., 990 ft. at 10 cts., .


99 40


Dan'l Coleman, railing on Water St.,


14 00


J. S. Batchelder, repr'ing culvert, Albion St. 12 78


50


Denis Greany, repairing brick sidewalk,


1 50


Chas. Gorham, labor and gravel, 2 75


J. J. Killorin, cleaning gutters. 1 00


M. Foley, caring for lanterns, .


2 00


A. B. Woodman, blacksmith work,


21 15


Geo. M. Kelley,


1 20


Kimball Bros., road machine plate,


8 00


Geo. H. Teague, 2 street signs, 5 00


Jewett & Cate, lumber,


14 70


Geo. W. Aborn, drain pipe,


40 38


S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe and tools 5 97 Cutler Bros., tools, . 5 05


James Lahey, 66 bound stones at 40 cts., . 26 40


resetting edge stones, Yale Ave 8 00


T. R. Newhall, covering and edge stones, . James M. Wiley, trimming trees, .


10, 25


S. B. Muse, 22 yds. concrete at 40 cts .. ·


8 80


W. B. Ellis, 48 4-9 yards concrete, cor. Main and Water Sts .. at 50 cts., 24 22


W.B.Ellis, 30 5-9 yds. concrete, Chestnut St 15 28


Jas. A. Bancroft, surveys and plans, .


25 00


W. H. Twombly, advertising, .


8 00


C. W. Eaton, .


7 00


Amount carried forward,


, $4,874 47


39 00


M. O'Connell, repairs on Broadway, .


80


Amount brought forward, . . . $4,874 47


Paid C. A. Cheney, paper and envelopes, . 3 30


F. W. Barry, book and receipts, 3 00


A. Young, storing roller and scraper, 18 mos John H. Eaton, expressing,


18 00


B. W. Oliver, snow paths 1885-6,


5 50


N. H. Dow, 66 66


9 75


H. N. Oliver,


5 62


Pat'k O'Connor,


8 75


A. Young,


.6


19 50


Jos. Connell, 66


20 90


J. H. Berry, 66


8 25


F. P. Hoyt, 66


6.99


A. L. Mansfield, 66 66


14 50


H. N. Winslow,


35 38


66 work on roads,


16 15


$5,050 66


Balance unexpended, 2 48


$5,053 14


CONCRETE SIDEWALKS,


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $500 00


Received from abutters, one half cost, 350 58


Total,


850 58


Expended as follows :


Paid W. B. Ellis, 1895 yds. concrete at 37cts,


$701 15


James A. Bancroft, measuring, . 2 50


Total,


$703 65


Balance unexpended, ·


146 93


$850 58


.


60


.


81 CONCRETE CROSSINGS AND GUTTERS,


1


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $400 00


Expended as follows :


Paid W. B. Ellis, 502 1-3yds. crossings at 50cts. $251 16


13 66 at 37cts. 4 81


380 2-3 " gutters


140 84


Total,


$396 81


Balance unexpended, .


3 19


$400 00


CONCRETE IN AND ABOUT SCHOOL YARDS,


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $500 00


Expended as follows :


Paid W. B. Ellis, 883 yds. concreting at 37cts. $326 71 .. for measuring, . 2 25


Thos. Hickey, Road Comm'r, 309 2-9 yds.


sidewalk at 37cts. less 50 per cent discount, 57 21


Total, $386 17


Balance unexpended, . .


113 83


$500 00


LAKE STREET GRADING AND SIDEWALK,


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $500 00 Expended as follows ;


11


1


·


.


82


Paid Michael O'Connell, as per contract, .


$440 00


Jas. A. Bancroft, surveys,


8 00


W. H. Twombly, advt'g. for proposals, 1 87


C. W. Eaton, 66


1 75


Total,


$451 62


Balance unexpended, .


.


48 38


$500 00


WEST CHESTNUT STREET SIDEWALK.


April 6th. Appropriation authorized,


$300 00


Expended as follows :


Paid Patrick O'Connor, as per contract, $272 00


66 extra labor, 12 00


G. W. Aborn, drain pipe,


11 10


C. W. Eaton, advtg, for proposals,


1 25


Total,


$296 35


Balance unexpended, .


·


3 65


$300 00


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


April 6th. Appropriation authorized, $3,000 00


Nov. 3d. 66 (additional) 399 00


Total, . $3,399 00


Expended as follows :


83


MILITARY AID.


Paid Wm. P. Dyer,


$144 00


Peter Connell, .


87 00


Timo. Haggerty,


66 00


D. E. Shannahan, John P. Swain,


54 00


48 00


Jere. Whitehead,


48 00


V. H. Ryder, .


46 00


Nelson Gammons,


42 00


Denis O'Connell,


40 00


D. W. Chase,


32 00


Total,


$607 00


RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.


Paid Chas. Dunn, rent of armory, 1 yr., to Jan. 1,'86, . ·


$300 00


Wakefield Rifle Ass'n, rent of range, 1 yr., 25 00


Citizens' Gas Light Co., gas, 13 mos. to Feb'y 1, 39 55


A. A. Mansfield, 4 tons coal at $6, . 24 00 ·


1-2 cord wood, prepared, 5 25


Total,


$393 80


PRINTING, ADVERTISING, ETC.


Paid C. W. Eaton, pt'g Town Reports, 1884-5, $395 20


1400 66 School


Inv'g Comm., .


26 00


C. W. Eaton, printing,


.


·


73 75


" advertising,


74 00


Amount carried forward,


$568 95


1


84


Amount brought forward, $568 95


Wm. H. Twombly, advertising. 107 37


S. B. Dearborn, printing for Assessors 17 38 Conant & Newhall, " 50 Auditors' sheets 4 00


Geo. E. Dunbar, 3 00


F. Doane & Co., 2 books for Assessors and Selectmen, 13 25


Chas. H, Whiting, tax and record books, .


15 00


. . 66 printed blanks, 6 25


66 ink, pen holders, pens, 3 45


C. A. Cheney, blank books and paper, 6 75


E. E. Lee, 66 66 85


J. G. Roberts & Co., rebinding Pub. Stat., 75


Dean Dudley, Wakefield Directory, . 1 50


Total, $748 50


SUNDRIES.


Paid Fred G. Harnden, distrib'g Town Rep.,'85, $12 00 W. W. Bessey, School Inv'g


Comm. Report, 9 00


C. H. Curtis, distributing Valuation Rep., 13 00


J. W. Locke, Postmaster, stamps, 22 00 .


H. C. Hall, posting bills, 9 00


John Day, 66 .


8 50


Paid C. W. Eaton, exam'n titles for Assessors, . $85 50 S. K. Hamilton, opinion in case Mrs. C. A. Coffin, . 20 00


S. K. Hamilton,, 66 " Board of Health 10 00 66 66 66


". M. O'Connor, 5 00


53 59


Alonzo V. Lynde, tax deeds, . Geo. W. Aborn, illegal tax sale Williamson lot, 10 57 A. W. Brownell, recording deed, 62


Amount carried forward, $258 78


1


85


Amount brought forward, $258 78 District Court, officers' and witness fees, cases of McCarty and DeRoach, . · 12 06


E. E. Marshall, Stenographer, reptg. Meloney investigation 8 nights, 40 00


Paid Bd. of Registrars 1884-5, extra services, $50 00 J. M. Cate, health officer 1884-5, bal. for services, 19 50


Geo. H. Teague, truant officer lyr. to Apr. '85 25 00


W. W. Bessey, “. '85 25 00 Hy. C. Hall, lock-up-keeper to Oct. 1, '85, 15 00


C. F. Hartshorne, returns, births, marriages and deaths 1884, 103 45


Albert Winn, M. D., returns, births 1885, . 3.25


J. R. Mansfield M. D.


1884 & 5,


20 25


Preston Sheldon M. D. 1885, 6 00


J. W. Heath M. D., 1884 & 5, 27 00


Oliver Walton, deaths 1885, .


17 00


J. A. Meloncy, 5 50 ·


W. G. Skinner,


3 75


C. H. Davis, Constable, town warrant and dog warrant, 11 52


Paid Waldo E. Cowdrey, Treas. Fourth of July


Celebration, $125 00


Moses Staples, ringing bell July 4th. 1884 & 5, 5 00


R. H. Mitchell, 66 1885 . 2 50


66 funeral of Gen. Grant 1 00


66 " V. Prest. Hendricks 50


J. H. Emerson, 66


66 July 4th, 1885, 2 50


" funeral of Gen. Grant, 1 00


" town meetings 1 yr. 2 00


J. A. Teeling, portrait Gen. Grant, 8 00


Amount carried forward, $790 56


86


Amount brought forward, $790 56


Col. Wm. Beals, use of flags Aug. 8th, 10 00


E. I. Purrington, work decorating town hall Aug. 8th, 1 50


Herbert H. Sweetser, work decorating town hall Aug. 8th, 4 00


C. O. Anderson, material for decorating town hall Aug. 8th, 21 08


G. H. Teague, draping and decorating town hall Aug. 8th, 10 00


Dion Malone, 11 pieces music Aug. 8th, 11 00


G. W. Cunningham, expressing organ Aug. 8th, 4 00


W. G. Skinner, work in old burial ground, 23 00


P. B. Teed, tree protectors 7 00


Oliver Walton, care Ezra Eaton lot .. 200


R. H. Mitchell, repairing hearse house, 1 85


J. W. Heath, M. D., call to M. O'Neil, killed July 15, 2 00


J. F. Alexander, meals lock-up prisoners, . 15 25


Catherine Connell, washing " blankets, 3 50


Wm. E. Goodhue, killing and burying dog 1 00 Geo. H. Taylor, blacking & cleaning stove, 1 00


Cutler Bro's. 8qts. oil for night watch, 2 51


A. W. Mitchell, 6 police badges, 4 50


J. P. Lovell's Sons 6 " 4 50


H. A. Winship, 12 " clubs, 10 50


John H. Eaton, expressing. 6 90


Wm. Conway, removing tree, $6; 1 1-2 day's labor $3. 9 00


I. A. Parsons, fence around concrete of Main St. fountain, 1 96


David Perkins, fence on school alley, 28 89


Hy. C. Hall, removing snow, winter 1885-6, 8 00


John M. Cate, repairing town-flag. 2 00


Amount carried forward, $987 50


87


Amount brought forward, $987 50


Jas. Martin & Son, flag for Town House, 11 50


Globe Gas Light Co., 3 posts and frames, . 30 00


Richard Britton, Tax Collr. 1882, overpaid Town Treas. through error, 21 71


N. Eng. Telephone Co., rental 1yr.


52 00


66 66 " extras, 6 16


Wakefield Water Co., water 2 Main St. foun- tains, 1885, . 150 00


Mrs. Clara A. Coffin, injury by fall, cor. Yale Ave. and Main St. 350 00


Total,


$1608 87


Recapitulation.


Military Aid,


$607 00


Richardson Light Guard,


393 80


Printing, advertising etc.,


748 50


Other expenses,


1608 87


Total,


. $3,358 17


Balance unexpended,


40 83


$3,399 00


. NOTE .- Military Aid to John P. Swain for month of October, amount- ing to $6, was returned to Town Treasurer.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


12


90


Dr. THOMAS J. SKINNER, Treasurer,


To cash balance in Treasury as per report Mch. 9, 1885, . $4,596 26 Hired on town notes, .


23,000 00


Charles F. Woodward Collector, taxes of 1885,


:50,434 71


1884, . 5,836 56


66


" 1883, · 2,616 90


Bequest from estate C. Sweetser, Saco, Me., for Lecture purposes - in part, .


5,000 00


Bequest from estate of Dr. F. P. Hurd, for the Beebe Town- Library. Prin. $2000. Interest 4.67 2,004 67


Trustees of Library, amount of a former gift from Dr. Hurd, for the same purpose,


500 00


State Treasurer, acct. Corporation Taxes,


· 3,535 13


National Bank Tax,


.


66


State Aid of 1884,


.


1,787 00


66 Military Aid of 1884, 382 00


300 00


1


County Treasurer, Dog-tax of 1885,


409 73


Selectmen Receipts for Town Hall, . 327 25 Errors in Orders drawn - refunded, 67 00


Overseers of the Poor, receipts,


1,604 17


School Committee, tuition and text-books,


50 23


Road Commissioners, from abutters for concrete,


350 58


balance unexpended, Lake St. appro'n.


48 38


" 66


66 W. Chestnut St. " . 3 65


.


3 88


H. C. Hall, Lock-up-Fees,


17 50


L. H. Tasker, Crystal Lake rental, I year to Mch. 1, 1886, , Release of tax-deeds, L. I. Kenrick & Mark Crosby,


20 00


Licenses from Skating Rink,


57 co


Sale of Fireworks,


7 00


Common Victualler,


2 00


Billiard Rooms,


16 00


66


66 Pedlar,


11 00


€ 6 Auctioneers,


6 00


Sale of Town Hall plans,


2 75


Use of Telephone,


I 20


Interest on deposits, .


40 00


.


.


.


.


.


$104,498 50


66


Armory Rent,


66


School Fund,


71 67


State Paupers,


98 35


66 Rent of Court Room and Janitor,


200 00


66 66


66 Crossings and Gutters,


3 19


66


Highway appro'n .


2 48


Fish Committee, 66 66


124 94


.


959 31


91 in account with the TOWN of WAKEFIELD, Cr.


By cash paid Selectmen's orders,


· $57.831 65


Principal on loans,


35,000 00


Interest on loans,


. 2,914 42


" Flint Memorial Fund, to Library, ,


60 00


" Hurd Fund, to Library,


.


35 23


State Treasurer, State tax,


. 3,210 00


National Bank tax,


. 1,107 59


County Treasurer, county tax, .


2,056 24


Town of Saugus, taxes,


4 20


State aid to sundry persons, .. .


1,824 50


C. F. Woodward, Collector, for tax titles,


7 78


C. W. Eaton, for tax deeds and recording,


7 00


Total cash paid out, .


$104,058 61


Cash balance in Treasury,


439 89


$104,498 50


92 TRUST FUNDS.


EZRA EATON BURIAL LOT FUND, $100.


This fund was a gift to the town March 2,1857, the income of which is used at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen, to keep in repair the burial lot of Mr. Ezra Eaton. [See Treasurer's report 1884-5, Page 90 ; also Town Clerk's records Book 4, Pages 361, 365 and 377.]


THE FLINT MEMORIAL FUND, $1,000.


This fund from Mrs. Harriet N. Flint, Nov. 5, 1872, is for the benefit of the Beebe Town Library, the interest thereon to be ex- pended in the purchase of books. [See Town Clerk's records, Book 6, folios 86-87.]


The sum of $60, as interest on said fund to March 1, 1886, has been paid to the Treasurer of the Library.


C. SWEETSER BURIAL LOT FUND, $1,000.


The income from this fund is to be used in keeping in repair and beautifying with flowers and shrubbery the burial lot of the parents of the donor. [Town Clerk's records, Book 7, folio 129 ; also Treasu- rer's Report, 1884-5, Page 91.


STATEMENT OF INTEREST.


Accrued interest to March 1, 1885, as per report, $79 12


66 to March 1, 1886, .


40 00


$119 12


Expended as per Auditors' Report,


29 50


Balance available,


$89 62


JONATHAN NICHOLS TEMPERANCE FUND, $1,000.


This fund was a gift to the town on certain conditions as described in the vote accepting the same. [See Town Clerk's records, Book 7, folios 160-162 ; also Annual Report for year ending March 1, 1884.]


93


STATEMENT OF INTEREST.


Accrued interest to March 1, 1885, as per report, . $76 32


to March 1, 1886, 40 00


Sum now available,


$116 32


C. SWEETSER LECTURE FUND, $5,000.


The sum of $10,000 was bequeathed to the town by the late Corne- lius Sweetser of Saco, Me., as follows :


Item 22. I direct my said trustees to pay over to the said town of Wakefield the sum of five thousand dollars to be received and held by said town in trust for the following use, viz : To safely invest the same and expend the income yearly in providing such lectures as will tend to improve and elevate the public mind, and to impose a reason- able fee for admission to such lectures, and pay over the net proceeds of the same to such charitable organization in said Wakefield as the municipal officers of said town may designate, to be distributed among the worthy poor of said town.


Item 33. I direct my trustees to pay over to said town of Wake- field the sum of five thousand dollars in trust for the same uses as set forth in Item 22.


The town accepted these bequests, April 6th. 1885, by the follow- ing vote, viz :


VOTED. Unanimously, that the bequest of Cornelius Sweetser, late of Saco, Me., as named in Item 22 of his will, be, and hereby is, accepted by the town of Wakefield, the principal to be held in trust, and the income to be used as directed in said will. And that the Town Treasurer be authorized to receive and receipt for the same, and to invest the same in such securities as shall meet with the ap- proval of himself and the Board of Selectmen. That the Selectmen be authorized to take charge of the expenditure of the income, or appoint a Committee to act in the matter for the town, and that the distribution of the net proceeds shall be under the direction of the Selectmen.


Similar action was taken in reference to Item 33.


One half of the bequest, viz : $5,000, was received by the Treasurer April 14, 1885. The payment of the balance has been delayed by


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litigation over other portions of the will which precede the second item, referring to the lecture bequest. The amount received has been invested by the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, as a loan to the town, on demand, at the rate of four per centum per annum, and the income thereon to March 1, 1886, is as follows :


Interest on $5,000 from April 14, 1885, to March 1, 1886, $186.10.


Which sum is now available for the purposes named.


DR. F. P. HURD LIBRARY FUND, $2,500.


The sum of $2,000 was bequeathed to the Beebe Town Library by the late Dr. Francis P. Hurd of Wakefield, the item in his will being as follows, viz :


"To the Beebe Town Library at said Wakefield I give the sum of two thousand dollars."


The town accepted this bequest November 3d, 1885, by the follow - ing vote :


VOTED. That the town accept the bequest of the late Dr. Francis P. Hurd, referred to in Art. 8, and that the Town Treasurer be author- ized to receive and receipt for the same, and that said bequest, together with a previous gift of five hundred dollars from the same source, be invested by the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, and the income of the whole fund be annually paid to the Trustees of the Beebe Town Library, for the benefit of said Library.


The bequest of $2,000 was received by the Treasurer from the Executors of the will, Oct. 16, 1885, and the sum of $500, referred to in the above vote, was received from the Treasurer of the Trustees Feb. 18, 1886. Both these amounts have been invested by the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, as a loan to the town, on demand, at the rate of four per centum per annum, and the state- ment of interest thereon is as follows, viz :


STATEMENT OF INTEREST.


Interest received from Executors Oct. 16, 1885, $4 67


from Oct. 16, '85, to March 1, '86, on $2,000, 30 00


from Feb. 18, '86 to March 1, '86, on $500, 56


$35 23


The above amount ($35.23) has been paid to C. W. Eaton, Treas- urer of Trustees.


95


NOTES GIVEN AND PAID DURING THE YEAR.


NOTES ISSUED.


Date.


Amount


Rate.


Time.


Account.


To Whom Sold.


May 23,'85


$5,000


31/4 per ct.


4 mos.


Temporary Loan,


1Salem Five Cent Savings Bank. New Eng. Trust Co.


June 20 **


5.000


3


3 mos.


July 30 “


5,000


25/8


2 mos.


Dec. 24


5 000


33%


..


8 mos.


Feb. 18,'86.


3 000


33/8 6.


8 mos.


..


Brewster. Cobb & Estabrook. Brewster. Cobb & Est+brook.


Total.


$23.000


NOTES GIVEN FOR TRUST FUNDS.


Date of Note.


Amt


Rate.


Time.


Account


Held By.


March 1, 1885,


$1,000


4 per ct.


Demand. C. Sweetser Burial


Town Treasurer. ..


April 14, 1885,


5,000


..


Lot Fund C. Sweetser Lec-


..


Oct 16, 1885,


2,000


Dr. Hurd Library


Fund.


66


Feb. 18, 1886,


500


66


60


Dr. Hurd Library Fund


$8.500


NOTES PAID.


When Paid


Date of Note.


Amt.


Rate


Account


To Whom Paid


July 8, 1885 July 5, '83,


$1.500


14 per ct.


Hamilton &ch Bldg Lynn Institution for


Aug. 27. 'S5 Feb. 28, '85,


2.500


4


Temporary Loan.


Savings. Wakefield Saving Bank,


Sept 29, '85 June 1, '81,


5,000


..


Permanent Loan.


Commonwealth of Mass.


..


66


66


4


66


Park Loan,


Southbridge Savings


66


June 20, '85,


5,000


3


16


Temporary Loan,


Bank New Eng. Trust Co.


66


May 23, '85,


5,000


31/4


46


Salem Five Cent Savings Bank. New Eng. Trust Co.


Oct. 1, '85,


May 29, '84,


2,000


4


66


Ilamilton Sch. Blog


Wakefield Savings


Bank.


"+ 10 .*


Feb. 10, '85,


3,000


4


60


Temporary Loan.


.6


.4


..


$35,000


66


5 000


1


.June 6, '84,


1,000


.


July 30, '85,


5,000


25/8


6.


6 .


..


ture Fund.


96


LOAN ACCOUNT.


Amount of loan March 9th. 1885,


. $70,000


Since hired by 'Treasurer,


· 23,000


Hired from Trust Funds,


. 8,500


Amount paid since March 9th, 1885,


$101,500 . 35,000


Outstanding loans,


. $66,500


Distributed as follows on town notes :


Lynn Institution for Savings, due


July 5, 1886, . $1,500


Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook, "


Sept. 14 1886, .


· 3,000


Southbridge Savings Bank,


20 '86, . . 1,000


Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook, “


66 24 '86,


. 5,000


Gardner Savings Bank, 66,


Oct. I '86,


· 10,000


Lynn Institution for Savings,


Aug. 3 '87,


· 1,500


Southbridge Savings Bank, 66


Sept. 20 '87,


.


1,000


Gardner Savings Bank,


66


Oct. I '87,


· 10,000


Lynn Institution for Savings, 66


Aug. 3 '88,


. 1,500


Southbridge Savings Bank, 66


Sept. 20


'88,


·


1,000


Gardner Savings Bank,


66


Oct. I '88,


· 10,000


Lynn Institution for Savings, 66


Aug. 3 '89,


I 500


Southbridge Savings Bank,


Sept. 20


'89,


1,000


Southbridge 66


20 '90, · 1,000


Lynn Institution for Savings, 66


Nov. 13 '90,


1,500


Southbridge Savings Bank,


66


Sept. 20 '91,


· 1,000


Lynn Institution for Savings,


66


Nov. 13 '91,


. 1,500


Southbridge Savings Bank,


66 Sept. 20


'92,


1,000


Lynn Institution for Savings,


Nov. 13


'92,


- 1,500


Southbridge Savings Bank,


Sept. 20


'93,


. 1,000


Lynn Institution for Savings, 66


Nov. 13


'93,


. 1,500


Total.


. $58,000


Also Notes for Trust Funds held by the Town Treas- urer due on demand as stated on page 95.


8500


Total,


. $66,500


Above notes are all at 4 per cent, with the exception of the two held by Brewster Cobb & Esta- brook, which were discounted at 3 ª per ct.


·


97


TOWN DEBT.


LIABILITIES.


Amount of notes outstanding, · $58,000 00


Accrued interest to March 1, 1886, 432 33


Amount of notes issued for Trust Funds,


8,500 00


Accrued interest to March 1, 1886, 382 04


Outstanding Selectmen's Orders, . 192 10


Surplus from tax sales due owners,


43 37


Total,


. $67,549 84


AVAILABLE ASSETS.


Cash balance in Treasury,


$439 89


Due from State, acct. State Aid, 1885, . Military Aid, 1885, ·


. 1,840 00


66 " Corporation Tax, .. ·


171 59


Uncollected taxes of 1885, warrant, . 11,156 23


1884,


· 4,984 72


$18,921 93


Net debt,


. $48,627 91


COMPARATIVE.


Net debt as reported March 1, 1885, . $57,913 16


.6 March 1, 1886, · 48,627 91


Decrease, in net debt,


. $9,285 25


Total debt as reported March 1, 1885, 66


$78,086 24


March 1, 1886, 67,549 84


Decrease in total debt,


$10,536 40


13


329 50


98


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Appropriation authorized.


$3,200 00


Paid Gardner Savings Bank, $1,200 00


Lynn Institution for Savings, 526 67


Southbridge Savings Bank, 356 73


Commonwealth of Mass.


321 II


Wakefield Savings Bank,


197 32


Salem Five Ct. Savings Bank,


55 52


New England Trust Co.,


61 71


Brewster Cobb & Estabrook,


195 36


Interest on Flint Fund


60 00


Interest on Hurd Fund,


35 23


Total Treasurer's Dept ..


. $3009 65


Drawn by Selectmen's orders on acct. C.


Sweetser Burial Lot Fund. 29 50


Total paid out,


3039 15


Balance unexpended,


$160 85


LIST OF TAX DEEDS HELD BY TOWN TREASURER FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.


No.


To Whom Taxed.


Tax of


Date of Deed.


Amount.


98


Owners Unknown. B. 1. Osgood Factory Est.


1881


July 13. 18-3.


$98 31


99


Owners Unknown. B. A. Osgood Factory Est


1882


Aug 13: 1884.


111 83


100


Owners Un nown. Land on Oak St.


1883


July 6, 1885,


7 78


99


STATE AID.


By direction of the Selectmen, the Treasurer has paid to sundry individuals State Aid to the amount of $1,824.50 as stated below This sum is re-imbursed by the State :


Elizabeth Bateman,


$48 00


Sarah S. Mason,


48 00


W. W. Bessey,


50 00


James Miller,


60 00


Mary V. Brown,


20 00


Elizabeth Moses,


48 00


Augusta M. Chandler,


48 00


Hannibal Nichols,


66 00


Thomas W. Coombs,


48 00


James Oliver,


54 00


Hannah Clark,


48 00


Wm. D. Parker,


48 00


John Davis,


48 00


Flora W. Parker,


48 00


Annette Davis,


48 00


Lucy E. Poland,


32 00


Rodney Edmands,


72 00


Martha E. Pillings,


48 00


Patrick Fay,


36 00


Jos. H. Richardson,


36 00


Mary Fay,


12 00


Lydia Sweetser,


40 00


Caroline Goodwin,


24 00


Sarah Sadler,


16 00


Chas. H. Greenleaf,


22 50


Louisa Townsend,


2 00


Polly Gammons,


18 00


Chas. M. Tibbetts,


24 00


O. N. Gammons,


34 00


Annie Tibbetts,


36 00


Micah Heath,


48 00


John Whitford,


42 00


Sarah Heath,


48 00


James Weary,


48 00


N. C. Hunter,


50 00


Geo. N. Whiting,


52 00


Jos. L. Hurd,


48 00


Geo. H. Wiley,


48 00


Geo. H. Jackson,


54 00


Elbridge A. Wiley,


36 00


Patrick Lannergan,


16 00


Julia A. Wiley,


30 00


Lucinda Locke,


48 00


Hiram Woodis


36 00


Total,


. $1,824 50


LICENSES.


The Treasurer has received Cash for Licenses granted by the Se- lectmen, from various persons as follows :


AUCTIONEERS.


Charles F. Hartshorne,


$2 00


William G. Skinner,


.


2 00


John Day,


.


2 00


Total,


$6 00


Geo. W. Townsend,


3 00


Nelson Gammons,


35 00


100


BILLIARD ROOMS.


Geo. Cox,


$2 00


W. O. Nickerson,


4 00


Wm. E. Ryan,


4 00


D. J. O'Donovan,


6 00


Total,


$16 00


SALE OF FIREWORKS.


Edward E. Lee,


$1 00


Arthur P. Linnell,


I 00


Geo. Cox,


1 00


C. A. Cheney, ·


1 00


Hosea L. Day,


I 00


Cutler Bros.,


I 00


Aaron Butler,


I 00


Total,


$7 00


COMMON VICTUALLER.


Hosea L. Day,


$2 00


PEDLAR.


Cosmo DeCecca, I yr. from Dec. 8, '85,


$II 00


SKATING RINK.


A. D. Gordon,


$12 00


Jerome S. Niles,


45 00


Total,


·


$57 00


(Signed)


:


THOMAS J. SKINNER,


Treasurer of Wakefield.


Wakefield, Mass., March 8th, 1886.


101


COLLECTOR'S STATEMENTS.


Tax of 1883.


Balance uncollected, March 1, 1885, . $2,526 17


Received as interest, 221 57




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