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9 10
I. F. Sheldon,
6 70
93 90
$500 00
Add salaries of town officers,
2,525 00
Total, .
. $3,025 00
NIGHT WATCH.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $1,500 00
Expended as follows :
John F. Whiting, to Mch. 1, . $750 00
Reuben H. Mitchell, to Mch. 1,
750 00
$1,500 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, . $3,000 00
Sept. 7th.
additional, authorized,
1,500 00
$4,500 00
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Expended as follows :
MILITARY AID.
V. H. Ryder, 13 mos., to March 1, '88, $104 00
A. J. Green, 11 mos., to March 1, '88, 98 00
Jere. Whitehead, 13 mos. to March 1, '88, 52 00
$254 00
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.
Chas. Dunn, armory rent, 6 mos., . $150 00
W. C. Jordan, “ £ 6 " to Jan, '88, 200 00
Roger Howard, fitting up armory, 254 89
purchase of rifle range, ·
150 00
Citizens' Gas Light Co., gas, 1 yr. to Feb. 1, '88, ·
156 35
A. A. Mansfield, 2 tons coal, 13 00
66
2 ft. oak and pine wood,. 2 90
$927 14
PRINTING, ADVERTISING, STATIONERY, ETC.
C. W. Eaton, ptg. 1700 Town Rep'ts, 1887, $343 80
& adv'ing Annual Warrant, . 47 50
.. .. . 3 Town Warrants, 36 63
4000 Yes and No ballots, 4 00
66 posters & letter heads, . 27 50
advt'g town notices, 12 75
Fred W. Young, advt'g town notices, 13 50
66 Annual Warrant, 34 00
60 3 Town Warrants, 26 00
22 85
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing for Town Officers, ·
S. B. Dearborn, ptg. 3650 tax bills, 500 en- velopes, 16 95
Chas. H. Whiting, town order book,
.
20 00
1 book, concrete work, 1 70
Amount carried forward, $607 18
79
Amount brought forward, $607 18
Chas. H. Whiting, 1 book, marriage intentions, 2 75
stationery, . 35 38
C. A. Cheney, 66 2 10 .
M. R. Warren, 3 license blanks,
75
A. W. Brownell, stamps, postals and box rent, 15 25
F. M. Bunce, distrib'g 1700 Town Reports,
10 00
John Day, posting bills,
12 00
Hy. C. Hall, «
4 50
$689 91
FIRE WARD EXPENSES.
Benj. W. Oliver, salary, 1 yr. to June 16, '87, $25 00
A. L. Mansfield,
25 00
Rufus Kendrick,
. . 66 25 00
expense, fires to May 1, 1887, 65 50
.. 11 « Aug. 50 25
66
66 100 2-gall. milk cans, 20 00
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. . rep'g and oiling Johnson Pumps. 9 30
printing, 2 05
$279 20
BOARD OF HEALTH EXPENSES.
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing 1500 "Regulations," . $13 00
C. W. Eaton, advertising "Regulations," 15 00 ·
John M. Cate, distributing 66 9 00 ·
Abbott, Buckley, Drugan and Florence, bury- ing 6 dogs, 7 00 ·
C. H. Davis, serving notices and warrants, .
3 80 John O'Hare, 6 1-2 day's labor on ditch, 13 00
John Cuff, labor on ditch, 3 75
E. T. Purrington,, repairing wall of ditch, 1 05
$65 60
.. 15 . Jan. 1, 1888, 57 00
80
BILLS OF LAST YEAR AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
John M. Cate, fees, health officer, 1886-7, $23 50 C. H. Davis, fees, bal. due on "Henfield Case", . 71 20
S. K. Hamilton, witness fees and expenses. "'Henfield Case," 64 97
S. K. Hamilton, services, May '86 to Mch. '87, . "'Henfield Case," 400 00
I. I. Doane, stenographic report, "Henfield Case," 11 00
Alfred F. Holt, M. D., expert evidence, . . 75 00 ·
Geo. E. Ricker, witness fees. 15 50
· Isaac F. Eaton, .. ·
4 00
E. I. Purrington, costs, suit Hannah O'Neil ts him, ·
53 50
A. V. Lynde, Atty., taxes and law expenses on illegal tax sale, estate Margaret Brown, Centre street, ·
328 79
E. P. Colby, M. D., examining Jas. Foley, · James Foley, injury received corner Gould and Albion streets, 300 00
3 00
$1,345 46
SUNDRY OTHER EXPENSES.
James F. Emerson, Treas. 4th of July celeb'n, . $125 00 W. W. Bessey, truant officer, 1 yr. to May, '87, 25 00
Geo. H. Teague, " 66 66 25 00
Wakefield Water Co., Main Street fountains to June, '88, 187 50
Wakefield Water Co., 2 hydrants, 6 mos. 10 Dec. '87, 40 00
Geo. H. Taylor, rep'g Main St. fountain, $13.21 less paid by J. Cavinaro, 9.29
3 92
C'has. F. Hartshorne, insurance, $5,000, High School, Nov. 5, 1892, 112 50
Amount carried forward. $518 92
81
Amount brought forward, $518 92
Chas. F. Hartshorne, insurance, $5,000 High School, Feb. 1893, . , C. F. Hartshorne, insurance $2,000, Woodville School, to Jan. 1893, · ·
114 00
45 75
C. F. Hartshorne, recording births, marriages, and deaths for the year 1886, . 89 00 . J. R. Mansfield, M. D., returns, 31 births, 1886 7 75
J. A. Meloney, returns, 19 deaths, 1887, . 4 75 Oliver Walton, returns, 70 deaths, 1887, 17 50
Wm. G. Skinner, returns, 8 deaths, 1886-7, 2 00 66 care C. Sweetser burial lot, 3 00
Geo. A. Scaver, care Ezra Eaton burial lot, 2 00
C. W. Eaton, examining titles for Assessors, 52 00
border of pond, 12 00
J. F. Alexander, meals for prisoners to Oct. 11,
16 00
G. S. Tukey, log pump, Greenwood, .
15 50
R. H. Mitchell, mowing old graveyard, 5 00
R. L. Cooper, working ballot box, Nov. '87, 3 00
J. H. Emerson, ringing bell town meetings, 1 yr. 2 00
G. W. Stevens, 10 steel safe keys, ·
2 50
C. H. Davis, 12 badges, $7.20; 4 pr. twisters, $3.40 10 60 ·
G. W. Cunningham, moving piano twice, 4 00
J. W. Locke, expressage, 1 10
G. H. Hathaway, hack for County Commiss'rs. J. S. Batchelder, surveying lines Emerald St., C. A. Janes & Co., flannel, cheese cloth and towels, ·
2 50
4 37
1 95
Dean Dudley, Wakefield Directory, 1888, ·
1 50
$938 69
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RECAPITULATION.
Military Aid, . .
$254 00
Richardson Light Guard, · ·
927 14
Printing, advertising, stationery, etc.,
689 91
Fire-ward expenses, 279 20
Board of Health expenses,
65 60
Extraordinary expenses and old bills,
1,345 46
Other expenses,
938 69
$4,500 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, . $5,000 00
Sept. 7th. additional, authorized, . 3,500 00
Paid by Abutters for concrete work, 818 60
Wakefield Water Co., repairs, 24 00 .
Samuel W. Abbott, gravel, . 4 00
Total, . $9,346 60
Expended as follows :
BILLS OF LAST YEAR.
I. A. Parsons, fencing Crescent st., . $3 70
Daniel P. Rolfe, lettering 43 street signs, at 50c. 21 50
Thos. Hickey, 125 yds. gravel, 10 00 ·
Jas. B. Murray, 130 loads gravel, .
·
9 10
Geo. H. Sweetser, horse, teaming posts, .
6 75
Chas. Gorham, 1 1-2 days work, Aug. '86, 3 00
C. A. Cheney, stationery, 1886, 2 89 .
J. & S. Winship, rep'g snow plough, 2 75 .
A. B. Woodman, “ 2 70 · .
Hy. L. Goldsmith, 6 loads sand,
1 00
Amount carried forward,
$63 39
83
Amount brought forward,
$63 39
D. W. Hunt, sanding sidewalks, ·
1 70
Michael O'Connell, labor on snow, 1886-7,
56 75
Andrew Young,
66
50 25
Austin L. Mansfield, 66 66
66
.
42 00
Nath'l H. Dow,
. .
36 00
John McKenna, 66
30 62
Hy. N. Oliver,
66
66
29 37
A. L. Oliver,
27 00
Patrick O'Connor, 66
. .
66
25 75
F. P. Hoyt,
66
17 75
Chas. H. Hart,
66
66 .
.
14 87
Austin Childs,
12 50
G. M. Thomas,
66
66
12 25
Michael Madden,
66
66
10 25
B. W. Oliver,
10 25
Joseph Connell,
66
66
8 00
Michael Sullivan,
66
. 6
.6
7 00
T. M. Ward,
66
66
3 25
Frank Heath,
66
66
.
5 00
John Loughlin,
66
66
2 75
Joshua Perham,
66
66
66
2 74
A. F. Cutter,
2 00
Simeon Parker,
66
.
1 50
Chas. O'Connell,
66
.
1 50
Wm. Oliver,
66
66
66
·
1 00
John Eager,
1 00
Denis Brennan,
1 00
John Lee,
66
66
88
Wm. Cronin,
66
66
1 25
66 setting grate, Centre st.,
1 00
·
1 00
Jerry Cronin,
.
66
.
$484 32
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.
·
·
.
·
2 75
John Donahoe,
66
84
FOR LABOR AS PER PAY ROLLS.
Paid Geo. H. Sweetser, ·
$342 00
Everett Nichols, .
· 302 50
Denis Brennan,
176 63
Wm. Oliver, 167 00
Wm. Twomey, 156 00
Jacob Remmel,
150 12
Jerry Healey, .
134 50
Michael Madden,
130 92
Michael Sullivan,
129 50
Martin Glynn, .
126 00
Jerry Cronin, .
122 00
Pat. Shaughnessey,
117 00
Pat. Donahoe, .
115 00
Austin L. Mansfield,
109 00
Pat. Keefe,
106 12
Michael O'Connell,
86 03
Geo. W. Killorin,
78 40
Jona. McMasters,
75 00
Daniel Whelan,
67 50
Joseph Connell,
65 00
D. C. Wright, .
64 00
Levi B. Eaton,
61 37
John O'Connell,
58 00
Lee S. Bartlett,
57 67
John Lee,
56 00
Patrick O'Connor,
55 00
Wm. Barrett, .
55 00
John Murray, .
54 00
Albert A. Mansfield,
53 00
Wm O. Stoddard,
50 00
Martin Donahoe,
49 00
T. Flynn,
48 67
·
Amount carried forward,
$3,417 93
85
Amount brought forward,
$3,417 93
Paid J. R. Reid, 48 00
B. Lassell,
46 67
Edgar Grinnell,
40 00
John Flynn,
38 00
John Curran,
34 00
John O'Neil,
33 00
F. P. Hoyt,
31 63
D. W. Hunt,
29 00
Andrew Young,
29 00
H. N. Winslow,
25 50
D. P. Richardson,
23 75
John Shaughnessey, .
21 50
John W. Ross,
19 00
D. E. Shannahan,
18 00
John Cuff,
17 60
Jas. J. Killorin,
.
17 00
Pat. Farrington,
16 50
Jas. Foley
15 00
Chas. H. Hart,
14 00
B. W. Oliver, .
13 00
Herbert Green,
12 00
Patrick Butler,
12 00
John Donahoe,
10 10
W. E. Arrington,
10 00
H. Burroughs,
10 00
Chas. Cloudman,
10 00
Abram Gould, .
10 00
Francis Lunt, .
10 00
Jas. J. Mooney,
9 00
C. O. Skinner,
6 00
Wm. Childs,
6 00
Michael Welch,
.
6 00
.
$4,059 18
86
Amount brought forward, $4,059 18
Paid J. B. Muse,
6 00
Timo. Sullivan,
5 00
Simeon Parker,
4 00
Michael O'Connor,
4 00
H. W. Stevens, 3 00
Geo. W. Cunningham,
2 50
Hy. N. Oliver,
2 00
B. F. Shedd,
2 00
Hero W. Nichols,
2 00
Suel Winn,
2 00
$4,091 68
FOR TEAMS AS PER PAY-ROLLS,
Paid G. H. Sweetser,
$184 00
Everett Nichols,
158 00
Wm. G. Skinner,
128 50
Austin L. Mansfield,
128 00
D. C. Wright,
101 00
Michael O'Connell,
62 63
Andrew Young,
58 00
Jona. McMasters,
56 00
Geo. H. Hathaway,
54 00
Albert A. Mansfield,
53 00
Levi B. Eaton,
50 66
J. R. Reid,
48 00
G. W. Killorin,
.
48 00
Edgar Grinnell,
40 00
John Flynn,
38 00
D. W. Hunt,
33 50
Joseph Connell,
32 50
F. P. Hoyt,
31 62
John Lee,
28 00
.
.
.
Amount carried forward,
$1,333 41
87
Amount brought forward,
$1,333 41
Paid H. N. Winslow,
25 50
Patrick O'Connor,
24 00
John W. Ross,
16 00
B. W. Oliver,
15 00
Patrick Butler,
12 00
Abram Gould, .
10 00
Hy. N. Oliver,
4 00
B. F. Shedd, .
2 00
Francis Lunt, .
2 00
Hero W. Nichols,
.
2 00
$1,445 91
Total of pay-rolls,
$5,537 59
D. W. Hunt, teaming 760 yds. grade for Chest- nut street, at .30,
$228 00
Grand total, .
$5,765 59
GRAVEL AND SUNDRY OTHER BILLS.
Joshua Green, 1346 loads gravel, at 6 cts.
$80 76
Hy. W. Eustis,
760 yds.
" 10 "
76 00
Alex. Turnbull,
700 loads 66 " 8 " .
56 00
Ella C. Bragg,
616
66 66
49 28
John Lee,
315 66
66
8 "
.
25 20
Geo. T. Lamont,
392
66
6. 6 "
·
23 52
Sam'l Kimball,
180
66
8 " .
14 40
E. W. Eaton,
117
66
5 "
5 85
Mary Baldwin,
68
6.
66
66
8 "
5 44
Wm. G. Doe,
45
66
" 10 "
4 50
Eliza Doyle,
30
66
6.
.. 8 "
.
2 40
Patriek Kenney,
20
66
66
8 "
1 60
Amount carried forward,
$344 95
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·
·
·
88
Amount brought forward,
$344 95
A. B. Woodman, blacksmith work, 2 34
Joshua Walton,
2 75
F. E. Weston's Est., 66 66
3 00
G. W. Kendall, 6.
5 10
J. R. Munroe,
6 30
Thos. Little, 66 66
7 20
Geo. M. Kelley, ..
8 50
J. & S. Winship,
9 40
new snow plough, . 25 00
T. R. Newhall, 98 ft. covering stone, 14 70
Geo. W. Klllorin, bld'g bridge, Hopkins street, 52 70
David Perkins, rep'g Greenwood, 17 15
.. railing streets, . 18 59
S. F. Littlefield, 35 lbs. nails, pick and rake, drain pipe and tools,
4 57
66 66 600 ft. drain pipe, 10 elbows, · 2 Ys,
318 27
Joshua Whittemore, 16 ft drain pipe, at 10 cts., 1 60
Peter S. Roberts, 24 ft. 66 at 25 cts., 6 00
H. W. Clapp & Co., 10 sewer gratings,
72 00
B. & M. R. R., freight, gratings,
3 08
D. W. Hunt, teaming gratings, .
1 00
Denis Greany, 1 1-2 casks cement, . 2 40
Jewett & Cate, railing for streets,
3 79
Globe Gas Light Co., 8 signs for streets, · 3 00
Wm. Leavis, putting up 8 signs, 1 00
Geo. H. Sweetser, 40 street signs and putting up, 15 00
James Lahey, 30 stone, bound posts, 12 00
A. Young, storage, scraper 1 yr. to Oct. '87. 12 00
J. A. Bancroft, levels and surveys, new streets, 27 50
$1,033 16
Walter B. Ellis, concrete work,
$1,730 60
4
32 27
.
89
WINTER WORK AND SNOW BILLS TO MARCH 1, 1888.
Michael O'Connell, labor on snow, Apr. 19, '87,
$3 25
66 1887-8, 25 25
Geo. W. Killorin, 66
38 50
D. W. Hunt, sanding & labor 21 85 .
Geo. H. Sweetser, winter work, 22 50 .
13 50
F. P. Hoyt,
66
13 00
Joseph Connell, -
66
12 75
John McKenna, 66
66
12 50
Michael Madden, 6. 66
66
11 25
Austin L. Mansfield,
66
10 75
Patrick O'Connor,
6.
66
10 00
Everett Nichols,
66
66
3 00
Jona. McMasters,
66
66
3 00
$201 10
Add amount pay rolls,
5,765 59
Sundry other bills,
1,033 16
Concrete work,
1,730 60
Bills of last year,
484 32
$9,214 77
Balance unexpended,
131 83
$9,346 60
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, · $1,000 00 Paid Walter B. Ellis, contract work, 1,000 00
DETAILS OF CONCRETE WORK.
Sidewalks, crossings and gutters, appropriation as above, .
. $1,000 00
Paid by Highway Department, .
912 00
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Andrew Young, labor on snow, 66
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90
Paid by abutters as follows :
* Abbott, S. W., Chestnut street, $14 76
Aborn, Geo. W., Yale avenue, 16 78
Anderson, Andrew G., Park street, 8 59
Anguera, Edward De, Avon street, 11 97
¡Baker, Fred M. Est., Pleasant street, 10 98
Baptist Church, Lafayette street, 22 85
Bragg, Mrs. L. D., Pleasant street, 9 58
Brown, Mrs. H. S., Main street, 15 09
¿Burlington, Mrs. M. E., Chestnut St.,
12 52 ¡Clark, Miss M. E., Avon & Main Sts., 31 11
Cook, John P., Park street,.
8 55
Cox, Thos. E., Gould & Cedar Sts.,
29 97
Dow, Nath'l H., Common street, 7 32
Emerson's Sons, Thos., Yale avenue,
29 19
Fisher, Everett A., Murray street, .
11 35
Gardner, Chas. A., Yale avenue,
16 08
Gleason, Thos., Emerald street, ·
-10 28
Grace, J. Wallace, Lafayette street.,
11 76
Green, L. A., Charles street,
10 69
Greenwood Subscribers, Main street,
14 38
Hamilton, S. K., Yale avenue, ·
24 76
Hartshorne, John F., Common street, 27 30
Heath, Elroy N., Main street, 23 85
Jordan W. C., Yale avenue, . 11 96 .
Kingman, Mrs. S. R., Pleasant street, 14 90
Knight, Mrs. M., Chestnut street, 19 55
Lanc, D. P. Est., Yale avenue. 19 08
Lee, John W., West Chestnut street, 13 30
Magoon, C. H., Avon street, . 10 69
Mansfield, Edward, Main & Avon streets, 26 72
Nichols, Mrs. Calvin, Main street, 10 65
Parsons, I. A., Lafayette street, 13 51
Amount carried forward, $520 07
91
Amount brought forward, $520 07
Perkins, Walter, Lafayette street, 11 95
Purrington, E. I., Crescent street, . 15 65
Putney, S. J., Pleasant street, 12 36
Richardson, S. O., Crescent street, 8 84
Roberts, Peter S., Main street,
22 43
Sawyer, Edwin, Lafayette street,
12 89
Sheldon, Preston, Avon street,
11 82
Somers, Frank D., West Chestnut St., 23 27
Stearns, Chas. H., Yale ave. & Main St., 57 10
Taylor, Warren V., Lafayette street, 12 32
Upham, Mrs. E. S., Pleasant street, 24 48
Stout, Richard S., Bennett street, 9 21
t Walton, Edw. H., Avon and Main Sts., 25 67
Willis, Wm. H., Avon street,
24 36
Winship, Sam'l, Lafayette street, 14 97
Wright, Dexter C., Avon street,
11 21 818 60
$2,730 60
Expended as follows :
For 4,766 3-9 yds. sidewalk at 37c., $1,763 54
719 7-9 yds. crossings, at 50c., 359 90
1,641 yds. gutters, at 37c., 607 16
2,730 60
* Paid after Treasurer's Report was made up.
+ Unpaid. Will be placed in tax bills.
RENTAL OF HYDRANTS.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, .
$3,720 00
Paid Wakefield Water Co., 60 hydrants at $50, and 18 at $40 per yr. to Dec. 1, 1887, . 3,720 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $200 00
Paid D. P. Rolfe, Q. M. Post 12, G. A. R.,
200 00
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BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $400 00
Dog tax, 1886, 466 56
Interest on Hurd and Flint Funds, 160 00
Fines collected,
33 85
Books sold, · 4 93
Old catalogues sold for junk, 1 50
Balance of last year, 3 32
Expended as follows :
$1,070 16
Mrs. H. A. Shepard, librarian, salary to Mch. 1, $450 00
C. W. Eaton, bal. of bill printing Catalogue, ·
68 42
ptg. 47,000 slips, 28 25
" 6 placards, 1,000 labels, 500 cards, 7 00
66 advertising, 3 50
Laughton, Macdonald & Co., books, $240 37
F. W. Bird, books, 40 50
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books, 38 53
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 5 vols. History, 27 50
T. B. Noonan & Co., books, . 22 26.
Interstate Publishing Co., books, 13 46
J. Y. Cressy, Logan's book, . 3 50
386 12
P. D. Meston, binding 142 volumes, 38 00
A. Mabel Sprague, 48 hours copying, 7 20 ·
Geo. F. Lucas, repairing clock, 2 00
Geo. H. Taylor, plumbing,
6 12
J. Labolt, 2 step ladders, 2 90
V. H. Hall & Co., 71 lbs. wrapping paper,
8 52
Chas H. Whiting, 4 packs adhesive paper, 1 gross pens, · ·
2 80
1 00
A. S. Atherton, 2 bottles ink, ·
1 60
Amount carried forward,
$1,013 43
93
Amount brought forward, $1,013 43
Cutler Bros., can of glue and bottle,
65
A. W. Brownell, postage stamps, 1 00
Chas. A. Dean, postage and paper,
94
Fred W. Young, advertising, .
1 00
Gee. E. Dunbar, rubber dating stamp, .
1 50
Dean Dudley, Wakefield Directory, 1888, ·
1 50
H. A. Shepard, expressing, $3.15 ; paper, $3.00 sundries, $2.50; 2 books, $2.00; postage, $1.64; team, collecting books, $1.50, ·
13 79
Total, · ·
$1,033 81
* Balance unexpended, 36 35 .
$1,070 16
* This balance is regarded as unexpended interest on library funds, and is consequently available for next year. The dog tax of 1887, amount- ing to $588.24, will be placed to the credit of the library the coming year.
PUBLIC READING ROOM.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $175 00
Expended as follows :
Laughton, Macdonald & Co., subscription to 40 periodicals, $116 20
Chas. A. Cheney, subs'n to dailies and monthlies, 27 80
A. G. Brown, binding magazines, etc., 17 45
D. W. Hunt, teaming to bindery, · .
1 00
Geo. E. Dunbar, 3 placards and stamp, ·
·
3 50
A. W. Brownell, box rent to April 1, 1888,
2 00
Geo. F. Lucas, repairing clock, ·
1 50
C. W. Eaton, printing 10 posters, ·
1 25
$170 70
Balance unexpended,
4 30
$175 00
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LIBRARY CATALOGUE.
Aug. 2, 1886. Voted receipts from sales.
Receipts one year to March 1, 1888, .
$27 00
Paid R. H. Mitchell, 12 days' work, at $2.25, . 27 00
COMMON AND PARK COMMISSIONERS.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, . $1,000 00
Expended as follows :
For labor as per pay rolls, 506 75
Albert S. Wiley, 33 1-2 days labor at $1.50 50 25
F. J. McAvoy, teaming gravel, 32 00
Nath'l H. Dow, 276 loads gravel at 10c,, 27 60 .
66
66 138 .. " 15c., . 20 70
S. F. Littlefield, drain pipe, 11 90
66 224 ft. drain pipe, 12 and 6 in. 73 64
50 ft. spiral wire hose, 8 50
66
66 repairs, 95
Geo. H. Taylor, repairs on fountain, 2 30
Wakefield Water Co., drinking fountain, 1887, 15 00
66
" hose, season 1887, 5 00
Geo. H. Sweetser, mowing, 100 00
Bacon & Seabury, painting common fence, 17 00
Jas. Cavinaro, painting on band stand, 5 00
J. & S. Winship, lantern frames, band stand,
10 00
H. L. Eaton, surveys and levels, 8 00
Michael Foley, stone, 12 00
Sam'l Hatch & Co., plants,
11 10
Cutler Bros., grass seed, ·
11 99
Greenough and Morrill, flower seeds,
1 60
Balance unexpended,
$931 28
68 72
$1,000 00
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95
TOWN HOUSE REPAIRS.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $150 00
Expended as follows :
W. N. Gray, slater, repairing roof, $67 58
J. B. Wiley, mason, repairing brick work, 43 50
Geo. H. Taylor, tinsmith, labor and material, . 15 20
David Perkins, repairing windows, Ist and 2d story, 23 72
$150 00
ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $500 00
Expended as follows :
E. A. Upton, Att'y, services, 16 prosecutions, $168 00
Chas. Sullivan, police services, 16 00
W'm. H. Gould, "Little World," 13 80
John F. Alexander, 66
8 60
Wm. W. Bessey, 66 6 30
R. L. Cooper, 66
"Little World,"
5 20
Michael Welsh,
1 50
John Day, team to Hurlbert's and Devlin's,
2 00
Chas. H. Davis, cash paid for evidence and record 4 50 " . balance salary to Jan. 1, 1888*, 79 72
$305 62
Balance unexpended.
194 38
$500 00 With $45.28 charged on page 76 making $125 for the year.
OLD BURIAL GROUND.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $100 00 Sale of stone, . 8 00
$108 00
96
Expended as follows :
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay roll Nov. 1 to 11,
104 00
Cash paid for bound stones, 2 60 ·
66
gravel, 1 40
$108 00
PAINTING HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE.
April 4. Appropriation authorized,
$550 00
Paid Wm. H. Frost, contract, . $445. Geo. H. Teague, overseeing the job, 50. 495 00
Balance unexpended, $55 00
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $1,000 00
June 13. additional, authorized, 181 00
$1,181 00
Paid Geo. M. Stevens, contract, + $1,140.
C. L.Bly setting 17 extra poles, 41.
$1,181 00
EVANS' BOUNTY.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $100 00
Paid Mrs. Honora Evans, bounty for H. H. Evans, 100 00
GREENWOOD STREET.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, .
$500 00
Paid Levi B. Eaton, pay rolls, June 2 to Aug, 9,
500 00
PLEASANT STREET EXTENSION.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $1,470 00
Paid Michael O'Connell, contract,
1,470 00
.
97
PLEASANT STREET LAND DAMAGE.
April. 4. Appropriation authorized, . $5,500 00 Expended as follows : Samuel O. and Mary Swain, verdict, $2,432 37
costs, 141 27
interest, 104 16
,
$2,677 80
Caroline E. Lewis, verdict,
$1,062 50
costs,
88 27
interest, .
12 07
1,162 84
Chas. H. Bond, verdict,
880 00
costs,
84 49
interest,
19 19
983 68
Win. Richardson Est., award of County Comme's, 350 00
Thos. and J. F. Emerson, " 66
100 00
S. K. Hamilton, Atty, services in 3 petitions, 125 75
$5,400 07
Balance unexpended,
99 93
$5,500 00
CONVERSE STREET.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $350 00
Expended as follows :
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay roll, Aug. 15 to 31, 313 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., 40 ft. 12 in. drain pipe, at 51c. ; 40 ft. 10 in. drain pipe, at 39c., . 23 52
Jewett & Cate, lumber for fencing, etc. .
13.48
$350 00
PROSPECT STREET (Straightening).
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $150 00
Paid Geo. H. Sweetser, pay rolls, May 16 to 27, 150 00
98
BRIDGE AND DRAIN, ALBION STREET.
April 4. Appropriation authorized, $100 00
Paid G. H. Sweetser, pay roll, July & Aug. $34 00 S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe, . 56 70 Balance unexpended, 9 30
$100 00
ALBION STREET SIDEWALKS.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, (south
side ) , $300 00
· June 13. Appropriation authorized, ( north
side ), 200 00
$500 00
Expended as follows :
D. W. Hunt, teaming 590 loads gravel at 35 cts., $206 50
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay-rolls June 20 to Nov. 21, 217 63
S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe, . 33 87
Hy. W. Eustis, 196 loads gravel at 10 cts., 19 60
Jewett & Cate, 624 ft., 2 x 6, .
9 98
$487 58
Balance unexpended, 12 42
$500 00
BENNETT STREET AND SIDEWALK.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized, $500 00
Expended as follows :
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay-rolls June 15 to July 25, $490 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe, . .
2 16
Balance unexpended, 7 84
$500 00
99
FIVE SIDEWALK APPROPRIATIONS.
April 4th. Appropriation authorized,
Railroad street, $100 00
Elm street, 100 00
Water street, .
.
100 00
Valley street,
150 00
Main street, (Greenwood),
150 00
Expended as follows :
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay-roll Elm st., $20 00
G. W. Killorin, teaming 500 yds. gravel at 16 cts., . 80 00
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay-roll Railroad St ..
100 00
W. G. Doe, 85 loads gravel at 10 cts.,
8 50
100 00
Geo. H. Sweetser, pay-roll Valley St., $134 00 Patrick Kenney, 194 loads gravel at 8 cts, 15 52
149 52
Levi B. Eaton, pay-roll Main street, $139 30
J. T. Atwood, 120 loads gravel at 8 cts,
9 60
148 90
$598 42
Balance unexpended,
1 58
$600 00
NEW ROAD, PROSPECT TO ELM STREET.
Sept. 7th. Contract voted, awarded at ·
$1,400 00 Paid Michael O'Connell, on contract, $450 00 Balance due, 950 00
$1,400 00
$600 00
100 00
Water St., $91 50
100
MARIA J. CARPENTER CLAIM.
Nov. 8th. Appropriation authorized, $205 00
Paid Maria J. Carpenter, withdrawal of suit, $30 00
Maria J. Carpenter compliance with Count Commis's order as to road bank, 175 00
$205 00
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Value of Real Estate, Buildings, . $1,298,335 00
Land, ·
2,264,935 00
Total value of Real Estate, . $3,563,270 00
Value of Personal Property, 498,495 00
Resident Bank Sfock, 51,060 00
Total valuation,
. $4,112,825 00
Number of dwellings taxed, 1,165
horses,
394 .
COWS,
265
swine,
83
Value of real estate and machinery of corpo-
rations,
$687.350 00
Value of church property exempted by law from taxation, · .
$134,500
Number of steam boilers,
22
. Aggregate horse power,
.
. 731
101
Appropriations Included in the 188% Tax Levy.
May 7, 1883, Park, . $1,000 00
June 4, 1884, Hamilton School Building, 1,500 00
Aug. 2, 1886, Prospect street, 300 00
Oct. 11, 1886, Pleasant street extension, ·
1,500 00
April 4, 1887, Annual Appropriations, 60,763 00
June 13, 1887, Fire alarm, 181 00
June 13, 1887, Sidewalk north side Albion St., 200 00
$65,444 00
State tax,
4,882 50 ·
County tax, . .
2,283 11
,
$72,609 61
Less estimated receipts,
4,500 00
$68,109 61
Tax on 1,783 polls at $2,
3,566 00
$64,543 61
Overlay,
1,261. 59
Assessed on property,
. $65,805 20
Whole number of tax payers,
2,508
Persons paying tax on property, poll tax only,
1,445
Rate $16.00 on $1,000.
.
.
.
1,063
CHARLES F. WOODWARD, CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE, HENRY H. SAVAGE,
Assessors of Wakefield.
102 COLLECTOR'S STATEMENT.
TAX OF 1885.
Balance uncollected, Feb. 28, 1887, $5,408 30
Received as interest,
460 05 $5,868 35
Paid Town Treasurer,
. $5,630 75
.
Abated by Assessors,
.
·
237 60 $5,868 35
TAX OF 1886.
1
Balance uncollected Feb. 28, 1887, $11,345 08
Reassessed by Assessors,
3 00
Received as interest,
188 03 $11,536 11
Paid Town Treasurer,
. $5,940 26
Abated by Assessors,
362 25 $6,302 51
Balance uncollected,
$5,233 60
TAX OF 1887.
Total amount assessed, $70,399 18
Received as interest,
14 58 $70,413 76
Paid Town Treasurer,
$55,872 31
Discounts allowed.
2,111 77
.
Abated by Assessors,
565 20 $58,549 28
Balance uncollected,
. $11,864 48
CHAS. F. WOODWARD, Collector.
FEB'Y 29th, 1888.
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Auditors' Final Balance Sheet for the year, showing amount of each appropriation, together with the expenditure in each, and the unexpended balance :
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