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C. F. Hartshorne, on acct. for clerical labor, 50 00
Total, $75 00
85
FIRE ESCAPE AND EXIT,
Nov. 7. Appropriation authorized by the adop- tion of the Committee's Report, $800 00
Expended :
Paid Geo. H. Teague, labor and material in mak- . ing exit on north side of Town House, and re-hanging south doors, as per bill, $195 05
Balance unexpended,
$604 95
RAISING GALLERY SEATS,
Nov. 7. Appropriation authorized,
$75 00
Expended :
Paid Geo. H. Teague, labor and material in rais-
ing seats in North Gallery only,
·
$95 07
Balance overdrawn, 20 07
$75 00
IMPROVEMENT OF OLD BURIAL GROUND,
Gift of Mrs. H. N. Flint, for above purpose, · $50 00.
Expended :
Paid W. G. Skinner, labor for sundry individuals
as per bills, $50 00
GRAVEL PIT AT WOODVILLE,
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $30 00 Unexpended.
86
RESERVOIR COR, ORCHARD AND SUMMER STREETS,
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $350 00 Unexpended.
SAND CATCHER COR. EATON AND CRESCENT STS.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $25 00
Expended :
Paid N. H. Dow, labor and material,
$18 00
Balance unexpended, 7 00
$25 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES,
April 3d. Appropriation authorized, $3,000 00
Expended as follows .
MILITARY AID.
Paid Nelson Gammons,
$168 00
John J. Kelley,
.
.
80 00
Patrick Fay,
.
120 00
Edward Magee,
120 00
Peter Connell,
96 00
Hannibal Nichols,
30700
D. E. Shannahan,
72 00
Timothy Haggerty,
72 00
V. H. Ryder,
72 00
William Magee, 3
36 00
D. W. Chase,
60 00
J. P. Swain,
30 00
George W. Nichols,
24 00
Total,
·
$980 00
NYT.E .- One-half the above amount refunthen isy the State.
87
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.
Paid Warren Institution for Savings, rent 1 year .
to Dec. 1, 1882,
-
$300 00
Citizens' Gas Light Co., gas 1 year, 121 80 Wakefield Coal Co., fuel. 34 00
Amateur Rifle Association, use of range from Aug. 1, 1882, to March 1, 1883,
14 58
Total
$470 38
NOTE .- Rent refunded by State.
PRINTING, STATIONERY, ETC.
Paid C. W. Eaton, printing reports 1881-2, $373 00 .. sundry printing and advertising, 181 37
W. H. Twombly, " .66 85 53
Doane & Greenough, books and stationery,
40 40
C. A. Cheney, stationery,
1 00
C. E. Niles, blanks,
2 20
Edward E. Lee, sundries, ·
7 35
J. S. Eaton, sundries, 13 02
J. W. Locke, stamps,
10 75
Total,
$714 62
INSURANCE.
Paid C. F. Hartshorne, on High School Building, $250 00
" Franklin 66 . 50 00 ·
" Woodville " 66 50 00 .
J. D. Mansfield,
"Greenwood" 66 25 00 .
66 66
" Montrose " 66 25 00
Total,
$400 00
.
88
TOWN OFFICERS' ACCOUNT.
Paid C. F. Hartshorne, recording statistics, 1882,
$92 20
C. F. Hartshorne, sealer of weights and measures, 10 00
C. F. Hartshorne, sundries for office, 9 00
Henry L. Haskell, truant officer, 25 00
John F. Whiting, 66
25 00
John A. Meloney, lock-up keeper,
29 16
return of deaths, 3 75
Wm. G. Skinner, 5 50 66
Total,
$199 61
LEGAL SERVICES.
Paid C. W. Eaton, examination and abstract of Records for Assessors, $48 40
C. W. Eaton acct. of tax sales and defec- tive tax titles, 21 00
S. K. Hamilton, bill of Orrin C. Potter, 10 00
A. V. Lynde, account tax titles, 20 00
C. P. Judd, examination of Water Contract, 7 00
Total,
$106 40
PERTAINING TO HIGHWAYS.
Paid A. J. Hubbard, tree protectors, $47 20
Peter B. Teed, care of trees, ·
44 60
H. C. Hall, shovelling snow,
6 00
Daniel Goss & Co., pump repairs,
50
S. F. Littlefield & Co., "
11 05
Oliver Walton, labor on old cemetery,
3 00
Dennis Greany, 5 90 .
William Darling, street signs,
2 00
Total,
. $120 25
89
SUNDRY OTHER EXPENSES.
Paid John M. Cate, Treas. 4th July Com. $100 00
J. S. Eaton, Sec'y. Costs of Fire Inquest, 288 78
John Bryant, repair of hearse, 160 00 J. & S. Winship, ·
. W. G. Skinner, circulating Reports, 66
12 00
Notices,
14 00
Henry C. Hall, sundries, 6 25
J. R. Mansfield, M. D., Prof. services,
1 25
S. W. Abbott, 66 66 66
1 25
Timothy Reagan, burying dog, per order Board of Health, 2 00 ·
J. H. Eaton, express, .
3 50
L. F. Linnell, 60 .
J. F. Alexander, meals for prisoners, 7 75
J. H. Emerson, ringing bell, 4 50
R. H. Mitchell, 4 50
Henry F. Miller, tuning piano,
3 00
C. F. Hartshorne, selling grass,
5 00
A. W. Mitchell, Police badges, 12 00
H. A. Winship, 66 belts and clubs,
38 85
Cutler Bros.
account,
3 46
C. E. Niles, 66 8 20
30
E. I. Purington, repairs,
5 30
G. H. Hathaway, teams, 4 50
Total,
$689 99
Burditt & Williams, padlock,
.
12
3 00
90
Recapitulation.
Military Aid,
$980 00
Richardson Light Guard,
470 38
Printing, stationery, &c.,
714 62
Insurance,
400 00
Town Officers' Acc't,
199 61
Legal Services,
106 40
Pertaining to Highways,
120 25
Sundry other Expenses,
689 99
Total,
. $3,681 25
Appropriation brought forward,
. $3,000 00
Balance overdrawn, .
$681 25
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
April 3d. Appropriation authorized, $5,000 00
By vote of the Board of Selectmen, April 20th, the above amount was assigned and divided as follows :
Centre District, N. H. Dow, Surveyor, $1,000 00
North 66 Joseph Connell, " 600 00
East
Thomas Hickey, " 575 00
South 66
Levi B. Eaton, 66 575 00
West
S. H. Gowing, 800 00
Woodville 66 H. N. Oliver,
400 00
Bills of the year, 1881-2, 638 49
Reserve Fund for 1882-3, 236 51
Purchase of Road Scraper,
175 00
Total, . $5,000 00
91
The above amounts have been expended as follows : BILLS OF 1881-2.
Paid C. H. Davis, as per last report, $17 86
Andrew Young,
59 58
H. N. Winslow,
9 00
Addison Goodhue. 66 66
14 80
G. W. Cunningham," 66
14 00
J. J. Mansfield,
6 40
J. P. Goodhue, 66
4 00
J. G. Morrill, 66 6 00
James Foley, 66
5 00
N. H. Dow,
27 60
Joseph Connell,
66
87 49
Levi B. Eaton,
57 10
C. H. Hart, et als.,
155 64
Simeon Parker, 66 66
18 42
L. L. Phinney,
18 87
Henry N. Oliver,
120 95
N. H. Dow, for removing snow,
14 00
Total, ·
$636 71
Balance unexpended, 1 78
$638 49
RESERVE FUND.
Amount retained by Selectmen, $236 51
Expended as follows :
Paid H. B. Evans, resetting edgestones, · 3 00
Thomas Hickey, railing & repairs, Vernon St. 54 53
. H. E. Hone, gravel, 78
W. L. Cheever, labor, ·
7 25
Addison Goodhue, .
.
50
Amount carried forward,
.
$66 06
.
92
Amount brought forward,
$66 06
N. H. Dow, labor, 9 00
David Perkins, repairs of fences,
20 24
G. W. Aborn, teaming and storing scraper, Kimball & Co., carting road machine,
7 00
3 00
Total,
$105 30
Balance unexpended, 131 21
236 51
ROAD MACHINE.
Paid Kimball & Co., 1 Eureka Road Machine, $175 00
CENTRE DISTRICT. - N. H. DOW; SURVEYOR.
Amount allowed and drawn by Surveyor,
$1000 00
Expended as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi- viduals at $2.00 per day, ·
$813 50
Surveyor and horses, as per pay rolls, at $2.25 per day for self, and $2.00 per day for horse, ·
148 00
Sargent and Bartley, for gravel,
36 80
Cover for cesspool,
1 75
Lumber and nails,
2 55
Covering stone,
4 00
Powder,
1 00
Tools,
.
2 50
Cost of breaking snow,
64 00
Total,
. $1,074 10
.
The above figures are obtained from the pay-rolls of the Surveyor. He also furnishes receipted bills, as follows:
93
Paid Edwards Bros., new snow plow,
$25 00
City of Somerville, gravel,
.36 00
Walton & Aborn, 6 50
Geo. W. Aborn, drain pipe,
·
4 70
G. W. Evans,
5 40
Wm. Darling, labor and material,
3 50
Young & Hutchinson, blacksmith, · 4 52
G. W. Kendall, repairing snow plow, 1 75
Cutler Bros., tools,
1 90
Total, $89 27
No statement other than the above vouchers is furnished by the Surveyor, and on account of the limited time at the disposal of the Auditors before committing to the printer, and the absence from town of Mr. Dow, which prevents any consultation with him, we are unable at present to furnish any concluding statement as to balance due .- [AUDITORS. ]
NORTH DISTRICT .- JOSEPH CONNELL, SURVEYOR.
Amount allowed and drawn by Surveyor, $600 00
Expended as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, sundry individ- uals at $2.00 per day, . $437 80
Surveyor and horse, at $4.25 per day,
156 87
for gravel,
63 80
for stone, lumber, tools and blacksmith, 7 50
for removing snow,
28 50
Total,
$694 47
Several additional bills of small amounts are attached to these pay-rolls, but without some explanation from the Sur- veyor it would be difficult to make an accurate statement of balance due, which we leave for future adjustment.
Mr. Connell's pay rolls indicate that the sum of $174.62 was expended on Salem St., and the sum of $210 on Pine, Main and Vernon Sts .- [AUDITORS. ]
94
SOUTH DISTRICT .- LEVI B. EATON, SURVEYOR.
Amount allowed and drawn by Surveyor, $575 00
Cash received from A. Hanson, loam, 5 00
L. Pitman, ·
50
Total,
$580 50
Expended as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, at $2.00 per day
in the spring, and $1.75 per day in the fall, $338 29 Surveyor and team, at $4.25 per day in the spring and $3.50 per day in the fall,
164 06
James Westgate, lumber,
6 95
S. F. Littlefield & Co., picks,
4 85
R. Seaver, railing,
6 57
Henry Oliver, scraping,
6 00
A. A. Mansfield, posts,
7 00
G. L. Kilgore, 182 loads gravel at 8c.,
14 56
Geo. W. Kimball, 100
8c.,
8 00
Samuel Kimball, 100 66 6c., 6 00
L. B. Eaton, 125 6c.,
7 50
Young & Hutchinson, repairing tools,
2 90
George Palmer, plowing snow,
10 50
Herbert Green,
66
1 50
66
for snow plow, 4 50
Total,
$589 18
Less Receipts, 580 50 .
Balance due Mr. Eaton,
$8 68
1
95
EAST DISTRICT .- THOMAS HICKEY, SURVEYOR.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, Expended as follows :
$575 00
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi-
viduals at $2.00 per day, $392 00
Surveyor, as per pay roll, at $2.25 per day,
105 75
for tools and repairs, 17 80
16 56
James Westgate, lumber,
S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe. &c.,
5 71
sundry individuals for gravel,
6.6 breaking snow, 23 86
Total,
$594 85
Less cash received,
575 00
Balance due Mr. Hickey,
$19 85
Amounts expended on various Streets.
Vernon Street,
. . $221 80
Salem 66
· 139 00
New Salem "
143 39 .
Lowell 66
20 00
Melvin
12 00
Wiley
66
·
1 00
Fitch Court,
16 00
WEST DISTRICT .- S. H. GOWING, SURVEYOR.
Amount allowed and drawn by Surveyor, $800 00
Expended as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi- viduals at 1.75 and $2.00 per day, $561 82
Surveyor, as per pay roll, " " 108 79
Amount carried forward, $670 61
·
·
33 17
96
Amount brought forward,
$670 61
James Westgate, lumber,
6 11
Boston Ice Co., gravel,
11 96
People's Ice Co., "
1 50
Geo. W. Aborn, drain pipe,
31 00
James Lahey, covering stone,
3 64
Young & Hutchinson, tool repairs,
3 65
J. & S. Winship, 66
80
Cutler Bros., tools, 66
.
1 00
Total,
$730 27
Balance due from Mr. Gowing, 69 73
$800 00
WOODVILLE DISTRICT .- H. N. OLIVER. SURVEYOR.
Amount apportioned and drawn by Surveyor, $400 00
Expended as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi- viduals, at $2.00 per day, $238 50
Surveyor, as per pay roll, at $2.25 per day, 130 37
Wm. Bachellor, gravel, ·
16 24
James Healey,
4 24
H. N. Oliver, breaking snow,
8 50
Total,
$397 85
Balance due from Mr. Oliver, 2 15
$400 00
·
·
97
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, · $1,000 00
The amount expended in this department was $1,743.52, the excess above the appropriation being returned to .the Town Treasurer from Owners of Estates. The Selectmen in their report give a detailed statement of Receipts and Expenditures.
NEW PARK EXTENSION.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $300 00
Amount received from sale of grass, 32 75
Total,
$332 75
The above amount was drawn in cash by N. H. Dow, Surveyor of Centre District.
Expended as follows :
Paid sundry individuals as per pay rolls for labor, $192 12 400 loads of soil deposit from the highway, at 35 cts. (no voucher), 140 00
Total,
332 12
Balance due from Mr. Dow, 63
$332 75
13
98
RICHARDSON STREET.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $500 00
The above amount was drawn in cash by N. H. Dow, Surveyor of Centre District, and expended under his direc- tion as follows :
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi-
viduals, at $2.00 and $2.25. per day, $457 00
Sargent and Bartley, gravel, 22 80
Geo. W. Aborn, drain pipe,
15 00
James Westgate, lumber,
1 62
James Lahey, covering stone,
1 50
Total, . $497 92
Less cash received for wood, 3 00
$494 92
Balance unexpended and returned to
Town Treasurer, 5 08
$500 00
BENNETT STREET.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $200 00
Expended as follows, under direction of N. H. Dow, Sur- veyor ;
Paid for labor, as per pay rolls, to sundry indi-
viduals, at $2.00 and $2.25 per day, $184 75
for gravel, (no voucher), 10 00
for drain pipe, (no voucher, ) 5 40
Total,
$200 15
Balance due Mr. Dow, 15
$200 00
99
MELVIN STREET.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $500 00
Expended as follows under direction of N. H. Dow, Sur- veyor :
Paid for labor as per pay-rolls, to sundry indi-
$479 75 viduals at $2.00 and $2.25 per day, .
Ezra M. Sweetser 310 loads gravel at 6 1-2, 20 15
Total $499 90
Balance unexpended and due from Mr. Dow, 10
:$500.00
LINCOLN AND SMITH STREETS.
April 3rd. Appropriation authorized, $50 00
Expended as follows under direction of N. H. Dow, Sur- veyor :
Paid sundry individuals for labor, $47 37
W. A. Cutter, gravel, 2 80
Total, $50 17
Balance overdrawn and due Mr. Dow, 17
$50 00
LAKESIDE AVENUE,
April 3d. Appropriation authorized, $200 00
Expended under the direction of S. H. Gowing, Surveyor, : as follows :
100
,
Paid for labor to sundry individuals,
$128 49
People's Ice Co., for gravel,
15 90
Total,
144 39
Balance unexpended, 55 61
$200 00
MECHANIC STREET CULVERT,
April 3. Appropriation authorized,
$250 00
Expended as follows :
Paid N. H. Dow,
55 days labor at $2.50 per day, 137 50
26 1-2 $2.00 53 00
254 feet covering stone at 15c.
38 10
drain pipe,
4 70
stone for side walls,
5 00
Total,
$238 30
Balance unexpended, 11 70
$250 00
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES OF FISH COMMITTEE,
Cash received, Town appropriation, 25 00
for 337 permits at 25 cts., . 84 25
Total receipts, $109 25
Paid C. W. Eaton for printing and advt'g, 24 70 Samuel Parker, Jr., services, 38 37
Howard Emerson
10 00
Charles H. Davis, 66
26 25
$99 32
Paid Town Treasurer Balance, $9 93
CHARLES H. DAVIS, Treasurer of Fish Committee.
101
COLLECTOR'S STATEMENT.
Tax of 1880.
Uncollected balance per last report,
$4,509 81
Re-assessed by Assessors,
.
.
27 21
Received as interest,
417 59
$4,954 61
Paid Town Treasurer,
$4,390 24
Abated by Assessors,
564 37
$4,954 61
Tax of 1881.
Uncollected balance per last report,
$9,525 40
Received as interest,
178 30
$9,703 70
Paid Town Treasurer,
$4,752 30
Abated by Assessors,
115.39
· $4,867 69
Balance uncollected,
$4,836 01
Tax of 1882.
Total amount assessed,
$61,781 92
Received as interest,
19 36
$61,801 28
Paid Town Treasurer,
$48,788 02
Discounts allowed,
1,782 55
Abated by Assessors,
623 80
$51,194 37
Balance uncollected,
$10,606 91 ·
RICHARD BRITTON, Collector.
MARCH 1, 1883.
102
TREASURER'S REPORT.
JAMES F. EMERSON, Treas., in acct. with TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.
DR.
To cash balance in Treasury, March 5, 1882,
$2,251 25
Hired on town notes,
51,000 00
Premium " 210 00
Release of Tax Deeds, 5 00
Overseers of the Poor, as per receipts,
1,703 77
State Treasurer, Pauper Acct.,
31 67
Income of Town Hall, (10 evenings use of Hall given free), 577 50
C. F. Hartshorne, Auctioneer License,
2 00
Francis Williams, 66
2 00
John Day, 6.
2 00
Daniel Norcross, 66
2 00
W. H. Pierce, 66
.
2 00
W. G. Skinner,
66
2 00
Richard Britton, Collector, 1880,
4,390 24
66
1881,
4,752 30
1882,
48,788 02
Mrs. Harriet N. Flint, gift for old burial ground improvement, 50 00.
Selectmen, to correct error of orders drawn, State Treasurer. Corporation Taxes,
15 08
National Bank,
1,181 09
. .
State Aid,
2.572 82
. . Relief of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, 501 50
State Treasurer. Rent of Armory, School Fund,
300 00
Selectmen, Concrete acct.,
750 22
Washburn Show License,
2 00
L. H. Tasker, Crystal Lake rental, 1 year, to March 1, 1883, 20 00
From Sale of Grass,
32 75
School Committee, unexpended balance,
227 21
First District Court, Lock-up fees,
10 00
Fish Committee, unexpended balance, 9 93
Interest on Loans and Deposits. 45 00
Bequest of the late Cornelius Sweetser, of 1.000 00
Saco, Maine to the town of Wakefield, in trust, the net interest to be expended for the repairs and for beautify- ing the burial lot of his father and mother. accepted by vote of the town Nov. 7, 1882 and invested as a loan to the town of Wakefield. on which interest only is paya- ble at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annuni.
$124,662 47
·
.
4,021 99
201 13
103
CR.
By Cash paid Town Orders, · · $49,596 49
Principal on Loan,
57.500 00
· Interest .. . 6
3,315 34
66 " Flint Memorial Fund to
Town Library, · 60 00
Advertisement for Loan, . 5 13
Richard Britton, Col. for tax titles,
185 90
For Registry of Deeds,
5 95
State Aid Account,
2.479 50
Saugus Tax,
4 75
State Tax,
5.080 00
National Bank Tax, 1 1.220 45
County Tax,
1,914 57
School Com., State School Fund, 201 13
Total cash paid,
121,569 21
· · Balance cash in Treasury, $3,093 26 $124,662 47
104
LOAN ACCOUNT.
Amount as per audit, March 5, 1882,
$68.000 00 Since hired by Treasurer, .
51,000 00
$119,000 00
Amount paid since March 5, 1882, 57,500 00
$61,500 00
Loans are now held March 6, 1882, Town Notes, held by Geo. W. Ballou & Co., due Sept. 15, 1883,
$2,500 00
Town Note, held by State Treas. due Sept. 20,'83, 4,000 00
20,'83, 5,000 00
66 66
20,'84, 5,000 00
66 66 20,'84, 5.000 00
66
" Gardner Savings Bank, Oct.1, '86, 10,000 00
" 1,'87, 10,000 00
66
" 1, '88, 10,000 00
Total,
$61,500 00
TOWN DEBT.
Amount of Notes bearing interest
March 6, 1883, . . $61,500 00
Interest on Notes accrued to date, 819 72
State Aid unpaid, due to pensioners, 88 25
Outstanding town orders,
321 23
Total liabilities, . $62,729 20
Cash Balance in Treasury, 3,093 26
Due from the State on acc't State Aid
as per monthly reports, 1882, 2,581 50
Amounts carried forward, $5,674 76 $62,729 20
.
66
66 66 20,'85, 5.000 00
20,'85, 5,000 00
66
. .
105
Amounts brought forward, $5,674 76 $62,729 20
Due from State on acc't Military Aid,
one-half of annuity paid, $976 00, Due on Tax List, 1881,
488.00
4,836 01
.. .. ... 1882,
10,606 91
Total assets,
. $21,605 68
Net debt,
. $41,123 52
Net debt as per report last year, 50,435 92 ·
66. 66 this
41,123 52
Decrease since 1882 report,
$9,312 40
LIST OF TAX DEEDS NOW HELD BY TOWN TREAS- URER FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.
No.
Tax.
Date of Deeds.
53 Thos. Lord, 1876, Jan'y 6, 1879, $21 78
57 J. W. Dearborn,
1877, June 28, 1879, 8 23
60 Thos. Lord,
1877, June 16, 1879, 29 81
68 B. A. Osgood,
1878, July 12, 1880,
83 59
77 Owners Unknown, (T. Lord Estate),
1878, July
12, 1880, 18 90
82 Owners Unknown,
(T. Lord Estate),
1879, July
16, 1881,
27 21
84 Estate Wm. Brown,
1879, July
16, 1881,
5 20
86 J. W. Dearborn,
1879, July
16, 1881, 24 87
87 B. A. Osgood,
1879, July
16, 1881, 80 92
90 Mark Crosby,
1880, July
28, 1882,
22 19
91 Owners Unknown, (T. Lord Estate),
1880, July
28, 1882,
30 69
92 B. A. Osgood,
1880, July
28, 1882,
90 95
93 Lewis I. Kenrick,
1880, July
28, 1882,
15 40
94 66
66
66
..
66
9 81
95
.66
66
66
7 62
96 60 66
9 24
14
.
$486 41
1
106
STATE AID.
Amount allowed to various individ- uals for the year ending March 1, 1883, . $2,493 00
Balance due pensioners, unpaid March 1, 1882, 74 75
$2,567 75
The Treas. has paid of above amount, 2,479 50
Balance due to pensioners, March 1, 1883,
88 25
$2,567 75
The amounts which have been paid each person appear in the following statement :
Jas. E. Abbott,
$84 00
Sarah A. Mason, $48 00
Elizabeth Moses, 44 00
James Miller, 36 00
Mary V. Brown.
48 00
Hannibal Nichols, 42 00
Ellen M. Bryant.
36 00
Geo. W. Babcock,
9 00
Charlotte Brown, (deceased) 8 00
Augusta M. Chandler,
48 00
Martha A. Pilling, 44 00
Eliza N. Clifford,
44 00
Lucy E. Poland, 36 00
T. W. Coombs. 72 00
Jos. H. Richardson, 54 00
Hannah Clark,
44 00
John S. Sargent, -
20 00
Mary A. Curtis,
40 00
Lydia Sweetser,
48 00
Adah E. Cowdrey,
52 00
Sarah Sweetser.
52 00
John Davis, 96 00
Geo. W. Townsend,
120 00
Victor Eaton. 72 00
James Weary,
72 00
Rodney Edmunds,
72 00
Geo N. Whiting,
72 00
Orlando N. Gammons,
31 50
Albert S. Wiley,
33 00
Chas. H. Greenleaf,
37 50
Geo. HI. Wiley,
78 00
Micah Heath, 96 00
John Wiley, 2d, 72 00
Needham C. Hunter, 72 00
Iliram Woodis, 40 00
Joseph L. Hurd,
72 00
Elbridge A. Wiley, 72 00
Geo. H. Jackson,
3 00
Julia A. Wiley, 24 00
Patrick Lanergan,
30 00
N. II. Wright,
12 00
Lucinda Locke,
52 00
Total, $2.479 50
Elizabeth Bateman, 52 00
W. W. Bessey. 72 00
James Oliver, 49 50
Wm. D. Parker, 120 00
Esther S. Parker, 48 00
107
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
OVERSEERS' GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIVED.
Regular Town Appropriation,
. $4,000 00
66 board,
136 50
66 friends of the insane,
193 90,
" State of Massachusetts,
31 67
other sources,
71
Total sum available for payments, $5,735 44
PAID.
Expense at Almshouse, poor,
. $2,809 94
66 fixtures, 187 11
of home relief,
1,022 57
" persons resident elsewhere, with set- tlement here,
439 49
" persons residing here, with settle- ment elsewhere, 417 47
Amount carried forward, $4,876 58
Cash received by Overseers, from Almshouse sales,
971 98
other towns and cities,
400 68
108
Amount brought forward, Expense of persons in hospitals,
. $4,876 58
· 1,210 40
miscellaneous,
105 45
Total expense,
. $6,192 43
Amount paid beyond appropriation, · $456 99
[N. B .- Sum available for Overseers' payments in 1881, was $7,750.65, or, more than $2,000 larger than in 1882.
OUTSIDE RELIEF.
As is usual, calls for temporary assistance have been nu- merous, demands for fuel being especially noticeable ; and, notwithstanding the caution exercised by the Overseers, they have been compelled to exceed somewhat the money limit assigned for the year.
It should be borne in mind in this connection, that the sum of the town appropriation this year was one thousand dollars less than that of 1881; and the cash receipts of this year have been nearly one thousand dollars less than those of 1881.
The Overseers are of opinion that there is no prospect of diminished expenditures in this department, during future years.
The number of families that have received temporary aid during the year is forty-three. These families representing one hundred and two persons.
One hundred and thirty-seven tramps have been cared for in the Lock-up, against one hundred and fourteen of the previous year.
Among the persons who have received outside assistance, we record the following deaths :--
John Wales, an inmate of the Danvers Lunatic Hospital, died there on the 11th of April, 1882.
S. W. Whitney, whose settlement was in the town of
-
109
Watertown, and who had received aid from that town, by our hands, for several years, died here on September 2nd, 1882.
Albert W. Waitt, whose settlement was in the town of Melrose, died here on January 29th, 1883, and was buried at Melrose.
Under the provisions of Chapter 270, Legislative Acts of the year 1882, the Overseers caused the arrest and examina- tion of B. F. Burlington and O. H. Abbott, on complaint of " unreasonably neglecting to provide for their minor chil- dren."
In the case of O. H. Abbott the result was an arrange- ment relieving the town from further expense.
It is understood that B. F. Burlington's case is to be car- ried, at his desire, to the Superior Court, having received adverse decisions in the District Court.
It will be observed that the net expense of Outside Relief this year has exceeded that of the previous year, very nearly seven hundred and fifty dollars.
.
Outside Relief Account .- Monthly .- 1882.
Month.
No. of Orders.
Expense.
pital
Insane Hos-
Home Re- lief.
where.
ing else-
Settlement here, resid-
Settlement elsewhere, residing here.
Miscella- neous Ex- penses.
Payments.
Receipts.
March and April,
9
310 58
32 00
63 50
16 50
422 58
103 38
May,
10
72 43
67 50
54 84
18 00
11 25
224 02
June,
5
16 00
25 50
18 00
2 20
61 70
July
13
276 88
117 62
55 14
36 43
50
486 57
42 33
August,
9
179 50
27 50
59 17
7 36
273 53
September,
6
17 00
29 14
20 00
66 14
142 43
October.
12
273 60
23 00
20 00
51 43
5 00
373 03
65 17
November,
7
40 00
15 00
30 58
85 58
December,
12
205 30
28 00
63 64
2 00
298 94
January, 1883,
16
276 91
36 20
58 62
2 00
373 73
81 07
February, 1883,
30
288 45
62 25
150 80
28 06
529 56
192 58
Totals,
129
$1,210 40
$1,022 57
$439 49
$417 47
$105 45
$3.195 38 $626 96
110
4
111
EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF ALMSHOUSE.
CARE OF INSANE IN HOSPITALS.
Paid Danvers Hospital, ac't of H. C. Flynn, $169 68
66 66 Geo. W. Clark, .
192 21
66 66 John Wales, 80 64
Mary Regan,
46 22
Worcester
Sarah Bachellor,
182 .49
66 Mary E. Osborne,
169 90
Taunton
66 Mary E. Adams, 185 56
Worcester Asylum, "
Nelson Sweetser,
183 70
Total,
. $1,210 40
AID TO PERSONS RESIDING IN WAKEFIELD
WITH SETTLEMENT ELSEWHERE.
Paid on ac't of S. W. Whitney, Watertown, $89,43
Mrs. E. Stafford, Lynnfield, 100 51
A. Martin, Woburn, . 70 61
R. L. Stickney, Lexington,
52 00
Albert W. Waitt, Melrose,
35 25
James T. B. Hall, Saugus,
16 00
W. H. Batchelder, Salem, .
9 50
Mrs. S. J. Gowell, (State,)
20 50
Miss Rose Durgin, 66
15 50
Mrs. Mary Casey, 66
.
6 17
" White, 66
2 00
Total,
$417 47
112
AID TO PERSONS RESIDING ELSEWHERE WITH SETTLEMENT IN WAKEFIELD.
Paid Mrs. Abbie E. Oliver, Reading, $120 00
H. Walter Brown,
Geo. W. Nichols, North " · 43 05
29 00
Henry E. Williams, Lynn,
24 75
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