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Health, 66 50 00
66 Selectmen & Road Comm'rs, for '88-9, 600 00
. 9 15
.
11 new signs & st. lanterns,
John Cuff, setting posts, . ·
·
74
Board of Assessors,
$400 00
Overseers of the Poor,
250 00
School Committee, 250 00
Fire Engineers, . 75 00
Town Treasurer, ·
200 00
Town Clerk,
100 00
Tax Collector, in full, 1886, $50; acet. 1887,
$50; on acct, 1888, $300, 400 00
$2,525 00
Constables and Police as follows :
John F. Alexander, 51 Sundays to Jan. 20, '89, $63 75
police duty to Nov. 27, '88, 71 07
Chas. H. Davis, fees, warrants April 2, Nov. 6, 14 42
66 notifying 53 town officers of
their election, 6 80 ·
Chas. H. Davis, Chief, 4 mos. to May 1, . 25 00 ·
W. H. McCausland, Chief, to June 7, 20 00
I. Gil. Robbins, " Dec. 22, 80 03
C. E. Niles, Chief, 2 mos., to Mch. 1,
25 00
A. W. Hunt, police duty to Feb. 22,
35 76
W. W. Bessey, 66 Fish Comm., 2 40
to Nov. 17, 88,
26 35
G. T. Lamont,
12 85
J. A. Meloney,
clothes line thief, .
12 42
W. H. Gould,
9 90
I. A. Parsons, 66
.
4 60
R. L. Cooper,
4 20
A. L. Vannah,
3 25
J. A. McFadden,
.
1 80
$419 60
John Day, 26 hrs. July 4, 9 00
N. Martin Eaton, 25 " 8 50 ·
Ezra M. Sweetser, 25 hrs. “ 8 50
·
.
75
John F. Alexander, 21 hrs. July 4th,
$7 60
A. W. Hunt,
19 “ 6 80 ·
W. W. Bessey, 19 " ·
6 80
Michael Welch, 18 . 66 6 50 ·
John Drugan, 18 «
6 50
G. T. Lamont, 15 - 66 5 80
I. A. Parsons, 14 “ .6 . 5 00
W. H. Gould, 10 . 3 70
G. W. Hutchinson,
66 3 20
·
R. L. Cooper, 7 . 66
2 50
80 40
Add salaries of town officers,
2,525 00
Total, .
. $3,025 00
NIGHT WATCH.
:
April 2d, Appropriation authorized, $1,500 00
Expended as follows :
J. F. Whiting, 2 mos.,
125 00
R. H. Mitchell, 2
125 00
A. L. Vannah, 10 to Mch. 1, 620 00
J. A. McFadden, 10
620 00
$1,490 00
Balance unexpended,
10 00
$1,500 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
April 2, Appropriation authorized, . $3,000 00
Nov. 6, 66
additional, 1,500 00
$4,500 00
$500 00
76
Expended as follows :
MILITARY AID.
Wm. P. Dyer, 10 mos. to Mch. 1, '89,
$120 00
A. J. Green,
12
1,'89, 120 00
V. H. Ryder, 12
1,'89,
106 00
Hy. Williams, 11
1,'89,
64 00
J. Whitehead, 12
1,'89, 48 00
A. H. Danforth, 2
1,'89, 12 00
$470 00
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.
W. C. Jordan, rent 1 yr. to Jan. 1, 89, $400 00
heating, . .
88 00
Citizens' Gas Light Co., 13,800 ft. gas at $3, 41 40
60 23,900 " "at $2.25,
to Feb. 1, '89, 53 77
N. H. Dow, building fortification wall, shooting range, . 55 00
Roger Howard, repairing butts and bld'g, 50 00
$688 17
PRINTING, ADVERTISING, STATIONERY, ETC.
C. W. Eaton, ptg. 1700 Town Rep'ts, 1888, $352 80
800 Town Warrants, April, . 14 00
400 66 Nov., . 6 00
66 adv'ing
April, . 32 00
66
Nov., . 13 00
66 ptg. 3000 Yes and No ballots, 3 50
66 " list of assessed polls, 35 00
66 " posters and letter heads, . 24 64
adv'ing town notices, 21 39
F. W. Young,
13 65
66 Annual Warrant,
33 00
60 November “ 13 00
S. B. Dearborn, ptg. 3,750 tax bills and envelopes, 18 56
77
Conant & Newhall, 50 voting lists, . $35 00 Gieenough, Hopkins & Cushing, stationery, 6 12
6 66 Assessors In-
voice Book, . 6 50
Greenough, Hopkins & Cushing, 2 books, Tax Collector, 11 25
A. W. Brownell, P. M., stamps, postals, box-rent, 21 60
Geo. E. Dunbar, postals, posters, printing, 17 35
C. F. Hartshorne, stamps, expressage, etc., 10 60
C. H. Whiting, inks and stationery, . ·
5 13
A. S. Atherton, 2 bottles ink, .
1 50
F. M. Bunce, distributing 1700 Town Reports, . 10 00
C. A. Cheney, 1 quire paper,
25
John Day, posting bills, .
8 50
H. C. Hall, “ voting list, · .
3 00
$717 34
FIRE WARD EXPENSES.
Benj. W. Oliver, salary 1 yr., to June 16, '88, $25 00
A. L. Mansfield,
25 00
Rufus Kendrick,
66 25 00
66 expenses forest fires, repairs, *53 96
66 printing receipts, etc., .
3 50
$132 46
*$1 error in order repaid by Mr. Kendrick.
BOARD OF HEALTH EXPENSES.
John M. Cate, services as Health Officer, 1887-8, $66 38
A. W. Brownell, P. M., stamps, .
1 25
Bunce, Madden & Shannahan, burying 6 dogs, . and hogs, 4 00 ·
Herbert Winslow, distributing regulations, ·
7 00
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing permits and rules,
13 75
Jas. Foley, work in cesspool, .
75
S. K. Hamilton, legal advice, .
15 00
·
.
.
$108 13
78
POLICE EXPENSES.
C. W. Eaton, printing 200 rules and regulations, $7 75
66 stationery, 3 75
J. L. Fairbanks & Co., stationery & record book, 7 90
J. P. Lovell & Sons, 3 pair hand cuffs, .
9 56
$28 96
LEGAL EXPENSES.
G. H. Teague, truant officer, 1 yr. to May, '88, . $25 00
W. W. Bessey, “ .. .
25 00
C. F. Woodward, services in connection with taxes, Osgood Factory Estate, 10 00
C. W. Eaton, exam'g conveyances for Assessors, 48 65
66 title to ledge bought, 7 00
rec'ding decd to " ·
1 00
S. K. Hamilton, " 2 decds,
2 00
66 services J. Loughlin case, ·
20 00
66 " McCarthy & Finneran cases, 100 00
W. K. Perkins, poor tax title, 1875-7, with taxes and interest to date, 20 00
A. V. Lynde, taxes illegally assessed since 1872, and fees, ·
136 66
Walter Rogers, taking notes, Cooper case, ·
5 40
First Dist. Court, fees A. Burchstead “ .
13 35
C. H. Davis, sheriff fees, J. Finneran case, .
7 70
Hy. L. Eaton, survey of Centre street, .
4 00
Chas. C. Soule, Throop's Digest, 2 volumes, 12 00
J. F. Alexander, meals for prisoners to Oct. 22, 20 00
$457 76
RETURN OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
C. F. Hartshorne, recording births, etc., 1887, . $115 70 J. W. Heath, M. D., returns 132 births to Jan. 1, '89, . 33 00 .
79
J. R. Mansfield, M. D., returns 68 births to Jan. 1, '89, . 17 00
J. A. O'Leary, M. D., returns 8 births to Jan. 1, '89, . 2.00
Preston Sheldon, M. D., returns 28 births to Jan. 1, '88, . 7 00
E. P. Colby, M. D., returns 5 births, ·
75
Oliver Walton, returns 73 deaths to Jan. 1, '89, 18 25
J. A. Meloney, returns 19 deaths to Jan. 1, '89, 4 75
$199 70
SUNDRY OTHER EXPENSES.
Amelia A. Sweetser, ledge on Valley St., . $450 00
Fred Brooks, C. E., plan & report on sewerage, 225 00
J. A. Bancroft, surveying streets and concrete, . 54 00
S. W. Abbott, M. D., services and expenses on sewerage, 10 50
F. L. Gibson, Treas. 4th of July celebration, ·
125 00
W. B. Preston & Son, 10 standard sealing weights, 80 00
1 50
Barstow's Express, freight on sealing weights, . Wakefield Water Co., Main St. fountains to June, '89,
175 00
Geo. H. Taylor, repairing fountain, . 1 80 ·
3 75
T. E. Dwyer,
plumbing town house,. 5 81
Albert S. Wiley, 13 days old graveyard, 26 00
66 care Ezra Eaton lot, 4 00
66 care C. Sweetser lot, 4 00
C. F. Hartshorne, Clerk Board of Registrars, 10 00
balance ins. premium . 3 75
S. K. Hamilton, services Moderator April, '88, . 10 00
C. Donovan,
November election, 3 00
R. L. Cooper, 66 66 3 00 ·
J. O. Dow, M. D., returns 3 births, 1 25
80
C. H. Davis, services November election, $3 00
W. W. Bessey, 66 66
66 3 00
J. H. Emerson, ringing bell town meetings 1 yr', 2 00
66 66 July Fourth, . 2 50
66 66 66 death of Sheridan, .
50
Geo. W. Phipps, 66 66 July Fourth, . 2 50
R. H. Mitchell, 66
2 50
66
66 death of Sheridan, . 50
66 1-2 cost of police hat, . .
1 62
J. F. Whiting, “
1 62
W. W. Bessey, carriage, State aid comm'r 2 days,
5 00
G. H. Hathaway, hack, Oct. 25, .
4 00
John W. Locke, express bill, .
2 55
G. S. Tukey, repairing pump, East Ward, ·
1 00
I. F. Sheldon,
So. 1 00
J. C. Oxley, telephone, lost boy, 25 Geo. E. Moncrief, pay't from Jonathan Nichols Fund, . 10 00 ·
$1,239 65
RECAPITULATION.
Military Aid, . $470 00
Richardson Light Guard, .
688 17
Printing, advertising, stationery, etc.,
717 34
Fire-ward expenses, ·
132 46
Board of Health expenses,
108 13
Police expenses,
28 96
Legal expenses,
457 76
Return of Births, etc.,
199 70
Other expenses,
$1.239 65
$4,042 17
Balance unexpended,
457 83
$4,500 00;
.
81
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
April 2d, Appropriation authorized, . $6,000 00
Nov. 6, ... additional, . 600 00
Paid by abutters for concrete work, ·
749 36
Sale of soil, .
59 25
Expended as follows :
FOR LABOR AS PER PAY ROLLS.
Geo. H. Sweetser,
$403 50
Everett Nichols,
261 35
Dennis Brennan,
222 90
Frederick Neiss,
207 25
C. H. Hart,
199 50
Michael Madden,
178 54
Alexander Muse,
117 00
Patrick Keefe,
90 00
John O'Neil, .
86 00
Geo. E. Mears,
85 90
H. N. Oliver, .
82 88
Thomas Haverty,
78 00
John Flynn, .
76 00
D. C. Wright,
73 50
Michael Sullivan,
71 00
Patrick O'Connor,
63 50
Wm. Oliver, .
62 38
Patrick Donohoe,
59 75
Francis Brady,
56 94
Patrick Walsh,
53 00
Andrew Young,
52 50
Simeon Parker,
43 63
Wm. Barrett, .
42 50
Thomas Gleason,
41 50
Joseph Connell,
.
.
.
40 00
G. W. Killorin,
.
.
39 90
·
$7,408 61
82
Wm. Toomey,
$39 00
Martin Glynn,
36 88
Michael O'Connor,
35 00
T. B. Ward, .
31 00
A. T. Goldsmith,
28 88
Thos. Flynn,
28 50
Wm. O'Neil,
25 00
F. P. Hoyt,
21 62
Dan Shanahan,
20 38
Daniel Whalen,
20 00
Jacob Remmel,
19 50
Francis Lunt, .
17 00
John Lee, .
16 63
Dennis Mahoney,
16 38
Jeremiah Cronin,
16 00
W. G. Strong,
15 75
Michael O'Connell,
13 20
H. Frazer,
13 13
C. H. Oliver, .
12 00
Jerry Healey, .
12 00
P. Shaughnessy,
11 50
Thos. B. Ward,
11 00
A. L. Mansfield,
10 40
Andrew McDonald,
10 00
Dennis O'Connell,
10 00
James Weary, .
10 00
John O'Leary, .
10 00
Dennis Drugan,
10 00
Chas Cloudman,
9 50
Wm. Sweeney,
8 00
N. H. Dow, .
8 00
Francis Lunt, .
7 00
Thos. Hanley,.
6 00
James Killorin,
6 00
Edgar Grinnell,
.
·
6 00
Timothy Connell,
.
5 00
.
.
.
.
.
·
83
B. F. Shedd, .
$5 00
Patrick Butler,
. 4 00
F. Cloudman, .
4 00
Mike Filvey, .
3 00
D. W. Hunt, .
3 00
A. B. Woodman,
2 00
Suel Winn,
2 00
L. B. Eaton,
2 00
Chas. Meyers,
2 00
F. E. Parker, .
2 00
John Donovan,
2 00
J. J. Mooney, .
1 20
W. Stoddard, .
1 00
B. W. Oliver,.
1 00
J. M. Wiley, .
1 00
Joseph Lapham,
1 00
J. B. Hinga,
·
1 00
Total,
$3,391 48
TEAMS ÅS PER PAY ROLL.
Geo. H. Sweetser,
$183 00
H. N. Oliver,
.
139 39
Everett Nichols,
134 75
D. C. Wright,
96 50
Geo. E. Mears, .
84 40
Andrew Young,
82 00
John Flynn,
74 50
Patrick O'Connor,
52 00
Geo. W. Killorin,
28 00
J. Connell,
25 50
F. P. Hoyt,
16 63
John Lee, .
16 62
W. G. Strong, .
15 75
Geo. H. Hathaway,
.
.
14 00
B. W. Oliver,
.
12 00
84
A. L. Mansfield,
$11 20
Dennis O'Connell,
. 10 00
Chas. Cloudman,
9 50
N. H. Dow,
8 00
D. W. Hunt,
7 00
Francis Lunt,
7 00
Edgar Grinnell,
6 00
B. F. Shedd,
5 00
Patrick Butler,
4 00
F. Cloudman,
4 00
M. O'Connell,
4 00
F. E. Parker,
1 00
$1,041 74
PAY ROLLS (SNOW) TO MARCH 1, '89
Michael Madden,
$12 25
P. O'Connor, . · .
4 00
$16 25
Total of pay-rolls, . .
$4,449 47
Michael O'Connell, work & gravel, Elm St., $300 00
66
66 " W. Chestnut St. 200 00
" for both streets, 268 25
Austin L. Mansfield, removing soil, Avon St., 301 loads at .25, 75 25
Austin L. Mansfield, ploughing Avon St., 10 00
F. P. Hoyt, teaming 334 loads gravel at 18 cts., 60 12
66 66 stone, .
50
Geo. W. Killorin, work Nov. 24 to Dec. 28, 19 65 .
Geo. K. Walton, :
" on road,
16 90
H. N. Winslow, £
" Gould St., 1 60
$952 27
.
.
·
.
.
·
·
85
G. W. Killorin,
snow work, March '88,
$35 00
M. O'Connell,
66
27 10
F. P. Hoyt,
66
66
.
6 25
Jos. Connell,
66
66
66
.
4 50
Andrew Young,
66
3 75
A. L. Mansfield,
3 50
Jas. Killorin,
66
,
·
2 80
D. W. Hunt,
2 00
$1,037 17
. $5,486 64
GRAVEL AND SUNDRY OTHER BILLS.
Alex. Turnbull, 675 loads gravel at 8 cts.,
$54 00
80
stone "6 "
4 80
Patrick Kenney,
293
gravel " 8 "
23 40
Jno. H. Guild,
293
14 65
G. W. Aborn,
177
66
"'10 ''
6 00
G. M. Leavens,
94
" 5 "
4 70
J. Remmel,
75
4 50
Est. T. Mair,
42
66
2 52
$125 19
T. R. Newhall, 29 ft. 8 in. circle stone at 80 cts. · $23 73
66 47 ft. 2 in. curb stone at 40 cts. 18 87
66 72 ft. bridge covering at 20 cts. 14 40
labor, ·
5 75
Jas. Lahey, 26 bound posts, at 40 cts., 10 40
N. H: Dow, resetting edge stones, Main St., 5 00
66 Setting 138 1-2 ft. stone, at 10 cts.,
13 85
bld'g bank wall, Church St., 66 37
H. W. Clapp & Co., 3 sewer gratings, .
18 45
B. & M. R. R. Co., freight gratings, · 1 23 .
.
66
.
10 62
E. W. Eaton,
60
Grand total for labor, .
86
J. & S. Winship, 88 lbs. grate at 12 cts., . $10 56
G. M. Kelly, 55 “ " at 8 " . .
4 40
G. W. Kendall, gutter 66 2 00
M. L. Cate & Co., lumber, ·
·
22 17
S. F. Littlefield & Co.,252 ft. drain pipe, . 141 96
" 1 elbow, . 1 63
66 66
" 6 picks, . 4 75 ·
2 75
66
" 5 rakes, .
2 00
66 66 " 2 shovels,
1 40
66
" 1 trowel, 67c, wire screen, 18c., 85
66 " 12 lbs. nails, . 60
Cutler Bros., 2 picks, $2.50, pail, 25, 2 75
66 hoe, 62, rope 50, oil 4, . 1 16 ·
A. H. Kimball, 1 scraper plate, 10 60
H. N. Winslow, 1 snow plough, ·
6 00
J. & S. Winship, 4 " 66
·
84 50
$602 72
J. & S. Winship, blacksmith work,
6 19
J. R. Munroe, 66 66
.
16 83
Geo. M. Kelley, 66 66
·
5 46
J. Hughes, 66
66
.
3 30
Thos. Little, 66
66
95
G. K. Walton,
50
A. Young, storage scraper 1 yr. to Oct. '88,
12 00
plough broken 4 75 ·
David Graham, cleaning hose, .
.
2 50
$655 20
G. W. Killorin, 90 yds. concrete at 37 cts., $33 30
66 66 24 “ " gutter at 37 1-2 cts 9 00
Walter B. Ellis, concrete work, 1,405 19
$2,102 69
.
.
66 66 " 11 pick handles, ·
87
Add amount for labor, 5,486 64
$7,589 33
Balance overdrawn,
180 72
$7,408 61
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
April 2d, Appropriation authorized,
. $1,000 00
Paid Walter B. Ellis, contract work,
1,000 00
DETAILS OF CONCRETE WORK.
Appropriation, . . $1,000 00
Paid by Highway Dept.,
655 83
Paid by abutters as follows :
Anderson, C. O., Yale Ave., $20 42
Association, R. E. & B., W. Chestnut, . 31 25
*Boswell, J. O. Est. of, Pleasant street . 4 75
Baptist Church, Trustees of, Main street, 21 46
Balch, T. E., Yale Ave., 20 35
Bartley, Robert B., Pleasant street, .
12 00
Carter, James H., Crescent street, .
32 97
Colby, Alden, Est. of, W. Chestnut St., 16 80 Crosby, Seth, West Chestnut street, 10 68
Davis, M. F., Crescent street, . 9 63
Day, John, Crescent street,
18 50 .
Driver, James, Pleasant street, . .
13 13
Daniel, W. B., Pearl street,
7 12
Dann, Chas., Main street, .
12 58
Emmons, Freeman, Main street, Junct., 8 42
*Eaton, Lilley, Est. of, Main street, 30 89 Fairbanks, J. M., Pearl street, . 7 43
¡Fourtin, Adeline Mrs., Pleasant street, 24 79
Gardner, Miss Ella, Lafayette street, 12 67 Haskell, H. L., Pearl street, 8 44
88
Jordan, Chas., Pleasant street, . . $12 45
Mansfield, Chas. F., Otis street, 10 36
Miller, Edwin C., Lawrence street, 12 77 .
Nichols, J. J., Lawrence street, . 12 58
*Mason, Mrs. S. T., Est. of, Salem and Pleasant streets, . 25 16
Nichols, Jonathan, Salem street, 15 17
Perkins, David, Est. of, Pleasant street, 11 97
Roberts, Peter S., Wave Ave., . 19 98
Rich, E. A., Yale Ave., . 39 96
Southworth, Palmer H., Otis street, 10 18
Spaulding, Lucinda, Est. of, Crescent St. 16 65 Stevens, Geo. H., Trust., W. Chest't St. 10 14 Walton, Daniel G., Main & Centre Sts., 33 30
Wilson, Geo. F., " " Pearl Sts., 32 47
*Wiley, H. E., Yale Ave., 53 65
Walton, Miss Elizabeth, W. Chestnut St. 10 73 Wiley, B.B., Est. of, Main & Crescent St. 54 83
Wiley, J. Barnard, Crescent St., . 15 72
*Whiting, Lucy J. Est. of, W. Chestnut St. 9 64
*Young, Andrew, Main street, . 17 39 $749 36
$2,405 19
Expended as follows :
4,474.1 yds. sidewalk at 37 c., $1,655 42
745.9 yds. crossings at 50 c., 372 95
958.3 yds. gutters, at 37 c., 354 57
41 yds. patching at 37 c., 15 17
35.4 yds. at 20 c.,
7 08
$2,405 19
*Unpaid. A total of $141.48-will be placed in tax bills.
(One-third abated. $16.53 paid after Treasurer's Report was made up.
PROOF.
Paid for 4,474.1 yds. sidewalk at 37 c., . $1,655 42 Deduct bill R. B. Bartley, Pleasant St., $116 36
89
Deduct bill Bapt. Church, Lafayette St., $50 69 " Fountain Eng.Co., Crescent St. 13 69 $180 74
One-half of this amount . $1,474 68
is . 737 34
Add paid by Bartley 1 per. ct. valuation, ·
12 00
Amount payable by abutters,
$749 34
RENTAL OF HYDRANTS.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, . $3,800 00
Paid Wakefield Water Co., 60 hydrants at $50, and 20 at $40 per yr. to Dec. 1, 1888, 3,800 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $200 00
Paid W. F. Young, Q. M., Post 12, G. A. R. . 200 00
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $300 00
Dog tax, 1887, 588 24
Interest on Hurd and Flint Funds,
160 00
Balance of last year,
36 35
Fines collected, 35 67
Catalogues sold, 29 at .25,
7 25
Presented by S. K. Hamilton, modera- tor's fee, 10 00
$1,137 51
Expended as follows :
Mrs. H. A. Shepard, librarian, salary to Mch. 1, C. W. Eaton, ptg. 500 bulletins, new books, ·
$450 00
42 00
" 20,000 slips, ·
12 00
90
C. W. Eaton, ptg. 1,000 lib'y cards, both sides, $5 00 66 66 100 postals, 1 75
paper & cutting, $1.50, adv. $1.25, 2 75
Harry E. Lane, portrait of Dr. F. P. Hurd,
50 00
W. B. Clark & Co., books, $394 70
Estes & Lauriat, books, . 25 35
Balch Bros., 3 vols. Century War
Book, 15 00
Laughton, McDonald & Co., books, 14 16
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., vol. 7, His- tory of America, 5 50
J. C. Stockbridge, annotated cat. of the Harris Col. of Am. Poetry, 5 50
R. H. Mitchell, 3 books, 1 80
462 01
P. D. Meston, re-binding 130 volumes, . · V. H. Hall & Co., 71 lbs .. covering paper, at . 12 8 52
33 50
J. W. Locke, express to Feb. 14, '89, ·
3 75
H. A. Shepard, adhesive paper, $2.80, postals & · stamps, $2.00, 2 magazines, $2.00, express- ing, $1.00, stationery, $4.43, *12 23
$1,083 51
¡Balance unexpended,
54 00
$1,137 51
* No town order was drawn for this amount.
f This balance is available for next year, being considered unexpended interest on library funds. The dog tax of 1888 amounts to $667.78, making with above balance a total of $721.78.
PUBLIC READING ROOM.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $175 00
Expended as follows :
C. A. Cheney, subs'n to 5 newspapers, $20 16
Laughton, McDonald & Co., subscription to 41
newspapers and magazines, 120 50
91
Balch Bros., 2 vols. Century War Book, . $10 00
Horace Brooks, binding 33 volumes, · ·
18 65
A. W. Brownell, P. M., box rent 1 yr. to Apr. 1. 2 00
$171 31
Balance unexpended,
3 69
$175 00
COMMON AND PARK COMMISSIONERS.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $400 00
Sale of apples, 5 50
$405 50
Expended as follows :
R. H. Mitchell, care of common May 1 to Nov. 1, $300 00
60 50 ft. hose and wheel, 9 50
66 paint and varnish on band stand, 6 80
Frank Brady, labor, 4 40
A. S. Wiley, 2 days labor, October 1887, 3 00
W. H. Murray, cutting down elm, . 2 00
Wakefield Water Co., fountain and hose, 1888, fountain and hose to June
20 00
'89, .
10 00
Wakefield Water Co., use of pump, 1 50 .
60 stop and waste, rockery, labor, . .
50
H. E. Wiley, 200 crocuses and tulips, .
3 25
S. F. Littlefield & Co., iron cap, ·
10
4 3-4 lbs. rope, .
1 04
G. H. Teague, topmast on flag staff, 30 00
$393 59
Balance unexpended,
11 91
$405 50
.
1 50
92
DRAIN ON THE COMMON.
Nov. 1. Appropriation authorized, $300 00
Paid as per pay roll and receipts, $151 30
Balance unexpended,
148 70
$300 00
NEW ROAD, COWDREY'S HILL.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $1,400 00
Paid Michael O'Connell on contract,
$950 00
Balance paid last year,
450 00
$1,400 00
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIQUOR LAW.
April 2.
Appropriation authorized,
$500 00
Expended as follows ;
A. W. Hunt, services in seizures and court,
59 49
W. W. Bessey, 66 and team, 24 70
J, F. Alexander,
66
and court,
15 60
G. T. Lamont, 10 30
E. A. Upton, services in suits vs. M. Maloney, 20 00
C. E. Niles, services in liquor cases, Jan. & Feb, 32 50
$162 59
Balance unexpended,
337 41
$500 00
WAVE AVENUE.
April 2.
Appropriation authorized,
$150 00
Paid Michael Madden, 8 days work,
$16 00
E. L. Grinnell, 110 loads gravel, at 50 cts. .
55 00
E. L. Grinnell, 208 loads stone, at 35 cts., 72 80
Balance unexpended,
6 20
$150 00
93
ABORN AVENUE.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $150 00
Paid D. Brennan, 7 1-2 days work, $15 00
G. H. Sweetser, 6 1-2 days work, 10 50
G. H. Sweetser, 1 1-4 days work and horse, 2 50
G. E. Mears, 292 loads material at 35 ects., 102 20
A. Turnbull, 42 loads stone at 6 cts, 2 52
A. Turnbull, 143 loads gravel at 8 cts., ·
11 44
H. L. Goldsmith, 72 loads gravel at 8 cts., 5 76
Balance unexpended,
08
$150 00
WALNUT AVENUE.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $50 00
Paid G. W. Killorin, 20 days work . at $2, ·
$40 00
G. W. Killorin, 5 days work of
horse,
10 00
$50 00
SUMMER AND SPRING STREETS.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $150 00
Paid G. H. Sweetser, pay rolls, May 25 to June 9, .
$149 50
Balance unexpended,
50
$150 00
SIDEWALKS AND GUTTERS, EAST WARD.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, .
$200 00
Paid G. H. Sweetser, 3 pay rolls, $189 50
Balance unexpended, .
10 50
$200 00
94
DRAIN NEAR EBEN WILEY'S.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $400 00 Paid G. H. Sweetser, pay roll Sept. 4 to 17, . $74 50
S. F. Littlefield & Co., 170 ft. 20-inch pipe, . 20( 82
John Day, apple tree cut down, 50 00 Balance unexpended, 74 68
$400 00
CULVERT UNDER WATER STREET.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $50 00 Nothing expended.
TOWER FIRE ALARM STRIKER.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $325 00
Paid Roger Howard, moving bell from old town house to High School belfry, $61 00
G. M. Stevens, one tower striker, 225 00
G. M. Stevens, fixtures, ·
38 13 . Balance unexpended, 87
$325 00
JOHNSON PUMPS.
April 2. Appropriation authorized,
$75 00
Paid National Mfg. Co., 17 pumps at 4.25, . 72 25
R. Kendrick, freight and de- livery, ·
2 25
Balance unexpended,
50
75 00
SALARY SUPERINTENDENT FIRE ALARM.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, 50 00
Paid A. S. Cobb, Supt., salary to April 1,
50 00
95
SALARY, CLERK OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, . 100 00 Paid E. A, Upton, salary 1 year to April 1, 100 00
SURVEY OF TOWN FARM.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, 25 00
Paid Jas. A. Bancroft, plan and survey, 25 00
LAND DAMAGE, RAILROAD STREET.
Nov. 6. Appropriation authorized, 2,675 00 Paid B. & M. R. R., deed of land between
Chestnut and Albion streets, 2,675 00
KELLEY BOUNTY.
Nov. 6. Appropriation authorized, 100 00
Paid Mary J. Taylor, widow of Jos. Kelley, 100 00
STONE CRUSHER.
Nov. 6. Appropriation authorized, . . $2,500 00 Expended as follows :
S. C. Nightingale & Childs, crusher as per con- tract, .
1,925 00
S. C. Nightingale & Childs, labor & setting up, 100 00 66 66 drilling machinery, and explosives, 40 45
N. H. Dow, foundation, 66 37
I. A. Parsons, lumber, 77 44
ladder $2.40, hardware $12.52, 14 92
30 days' work, . 75 00
A. M. Ellis, moving hearse house to ledge, 50 00
W. J. Moulton, brick & mason work, 37 27
Sidney Merchant, painting engine house, . 9 94
Wakefield Rattan Co., piping, valve & labor, 4 16
S. F. Littlefield & Co., hardware & tools, 7 49
96
Cutler Bros, oil, barrel and can, etc., $3 95
J. & S. Winship, smoke stack band & rods, *3 75
A. A. Mansfield, 1-2 ton furnace coal, 3 50 ·
G. H. Sweetser, pay roll, 61 49
3 1-2 days work self and 2 men, 6 38
expressage, 50
Chas. Chaplin, 1 day work, expenses, 3 40 · ·
W. B. Daniel, 2 "
6 50
$2,497 51
Balance unexpended, 2 49
$2,500 00
*1.00 error in order, refunded.
INSURANCE.
April 2. Appropriation authorized, $300 00
Expended as follows :
C. F. Hartshorne, High School Building, $4,700 at 2 1-4 per ct. ; High School furniture, $300 at 3 per cent. (Royal Ins. Co., to April 1893), $114 75
C. F. Hartshorne, Franklin school house, $1800 at 2 1-4 per ct. ; Franklin furniture, $200, at 3 per ct. (Sun Ins. Co., to April 1893), C. F. Hartshorne, Hamilton School House $5,. 000, at 1 1-2 per ct. ; Hamilton furniture, $1,000 at 2 1-4 per cent. ; prem, $97.50- $3.75, cgd, miscellaneous. (In Royal & Pennsylvania Ins. Co's to 1893), 93 75 J. D. Mansfield, East and South Ward School houses, $1000 each, at 2 1-4 per cent. (In Home, N. Y., to Nov. 1892), 45 00
46 50
$300 00
97
Expenses of Fish Committee.
. Received from sale of 303 permits at 25c., $75 75
Expended as follows :
Samuel Parker, services on pond and river,
$21 35
W. H. Wiley, ·
·
5 00
W. S. Greenough, visiting fishways, .
2 50
C. W. Eaton, printing 400 permits, .
.
4 50
Greenough, H. & Cushing, numbering 400 per- mits, 50c., 400 envelopes, $1.40, .
1 90
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing notices,
1 25
W. L. Griffin, team 5 times, · 7 50
$44 00
Balance paid Town Treasurer, 31 75
$75 75
NOTE. No appropriation being voted for Fish Committee no town orders are drawn for their bills.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Value of Buildings, exclusive of land, · $2,357,620 00
" Land, exclusive of buildings, . 1,350,715 00
Total value of Real Estate, · $3,708,335 00
Value of Personal Property, 539,580 00
" Resident Bank Stock, (Nat. Bank of S. Reading), . 51,750 00
Total valuation,
$4,299,665 00 ·
Number of dwellings taxed,
1,198
66 horses, 66
411
cows,
·
.
.
270
swine,
61
.
.
98
Value of real estate and machinery of corpora- tions, . $692,225 00
Value of church property exempted by law from taxation, 134,500 00
Number of steam boilers, 21
Aggregate horse power of steam boilers, .
846
Appropriations Included in the 1888 Tax Levy.
Nov. 7, 1883. Pork, . $1,000 00
June 4, 1884. Hamilton School Building, ·
1,500 00
April 4, 1887. Pleasant street extension, ·
1,833 00
Sept. 7, 1887. Highways.
3,500 00
Miscellaneous, .
1,500 00
Nov. 8, 1887. Carpenter claim, 205 00
.. .. .. Street Lamps, . 600 00
April 2, 1888. Annual meeting appropriations,. 61,600 00
$71,738 00
State tax,
$4,882 50 ·
County tax, .
2,739 73
$79,360 23
Estimated receipts, · . $7,000 00
Tax on 1850 polls at $2, .
·
3,700 00 10,700 00
Leaving am't to be assessed on property, . . $68,660 23 Rate $16.00 on $1,000.
Whole number of tax payers, . 2,589
Persons paying tax on property, .
.
1,452
" " poll only,
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