USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Wakefield > Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1890-1893 > Part 17
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65
86
Melvin street had to be graded all the way down on the north side and about half way down on the south. 'Richardson street and Albion street at the junction with Broadway also had to be graded in order to make them safe.
Crescent Court, a new street having no special appropriation, had to be built from the general fund. The formation of the street being of clay necessitated its removal. A road bed of stone was then laid and the street graded. Crescent street to Water and Water to the railroad crossing were also graded at the same time.
The road bed of Lawrence street was found to be in the same condition as Crescent Court, and required the removal of about 2,000 loads of clay, which was used to widen Main street at Lakeside. The street was then macadamized, and is now one of the best in town. This street was expensive owing to the fact that the material had to be brought from the stone crusher pit, which is quite a dis- tance.
Smith and Lincoln streets, around the Town Hall were graded which was a much needed improvement. Birch Hill avenue and part of Summer street were rebuilt, Birch Hill avenue being cut down, and a new road bed of stone laid on Summer street and the whole graded.
By order of the Board of Health a drain was laid on Railroad street at the junction of Church street, and a sand catcher put in.
Albion street has been graded from the Catholic Church up to Cedar street, with gravel delivered by Mr. George W. Killoran at a cost of 23 cents per load.
Broadway was graded from the pumping station to the railroad crossing with gravel delivered by N. H. Dow at 25 cents per load the work on the last two named streets being especially needed.
The gravel taken from the G. A. R. cellar was used in grading West Water street, Foundry street and repairing Main street at Lake- side. Sidewalks were also built on West Water street and Main street at Lakeside with gravel from the same cellar.
A new bridge has been built at Greenwood over the B. & M. rail- road by Clark & Lee, contractors, for the sum of $145.
Bushes and grass have been cut and railings replaced on streets where needed.
Greenwood street, Prospect street, Summit avenue, Myrtle avenue and the Foundry district all had special appropriations and for item- ized account see financial report.
87
Greenwood street, as per contract,
$450 00
Myrtle avenue, as per pay roll, 275 75
Summit avenue, as per pay roll, 74° 43
Prospect street, per pay roll, . 489 13
Foundry district, culverts as per pay roll,
240 39
Greenwood street was rebuilt by contract by Mr. Michael O'Con- nell. All other special work has been done by the Superintendent. The work of raising and cleaning the culverts on Broadway, Railroad, Main and Water streets has been done and the B. & M. R. R. Co. have widened and repaired the culvert on Water street under their tracks. It is now our opinion that if the water course is properly cleared the long-standing trouble will be remedied.
CONCRETE.
At the annual meeting the sum of $500 was voted for concrete work. The contract was awarded to W. B. Ellis of Melrose for 37C. per yd. for sidewalks and gutters and 50c. per yd. for crossings. The expenditure has exceeded the appropriation (see financial report.) As a new sidewalk was needed on Crescent street the old one being too low, and new crossings were laid at the Hamilton school building, Gould and Greenwood streets and some sidewalks repaired, all this was a work of necessity of which the town had to bear the entire expense.
It was our intention to work the stone crusher but at the first of the season we did not succeed in obtaining a man who understood working the steam drill, and later on as we found stone enough at the " stone crusher pit " already broken, to build the road-bed on Law- rence street and Crescent court, and also had the gravel from the Depot, G. A. R. and Catholic Church cellars to use, and being under extra expense owing to the heavy rains of the season we found our appropriation overdrawn. So the stone crusher was allowed to sleep, but should be awakened, for in all probability the town will not be as fortunate in obtaining such a supply of good gravel as we have had this year. And we hope that the town will appropriate a sufficient sum at the annual meeting to enable the crusher to be worked and the crushed stone to be placed upon our streets in localities where most needed, particulary on Main street.
Railroad street from Church street to the gas house is in a deplora- ble condition and needs attention at once, and that section of Lowell street near the Lake is in much the same state ; also Vernon street
88
should receive some attention ; and New Salem street and Main street from the bridge to S. W. Flint's in Greenwood should be graded anew. Concrete or paved gutters are needed on Prospect street, and with our limited experience we would recommend a paved gutter on a steep grade as the water very soon works under the concrete and destroys it.
Provision should be made for draining Elm street and there are . also many concrete sidewalks in the centre of the town that need top-dressing. A word of explanation may be needed in regard to Summit avenue. We expended as per pay roll, $740.43. The bal- ance of the sum voted was expended for drain pipe, blacksmith work and tools but as we used about $40 worth of dynamite from the stone crusher, the appropriation did not suffer by the money that was spent for tools. As the town has expended nearly $1,900 for teams it might be well for them to consider the advantage of owning their own teams in the near future. Below we give a list of tools on hand belonging to the Highway Department :
Five setts drills 4 drills each, 1 hoe, 14 picks, 1 potato hoe, 2 grub hoes. 1 rake, 7 crowbars, 2 shovels, 2 striking hammers, I axe, 3 stone hammers, 175 steel tape, 2 lanterns, I stone drag. (For an account of soil sold see financial report.)
In closing these remarks although aware of some errors we believe that most of the work has been well done and the men with few exceptions have given a fair day's work for a day's pay.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. E. RICKER,
Supt of Streets.
89
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
The Trustees herewith present the 34th Annual Report of the Beebe Town Library and Public Reading Room.
Under the new law regulating the number, method of election, and term of service of Trustees of Public Libraries, accepted by the town last year, the Board was necessarily reduced in size, but we think the welfare of the Library has not suffered thereby, as, with the exception of a few members, the duties have always been chiefly supervisory. The plan of electing but three mem- bers annually and those for a term of three years, ensures at all times the presence of some who are experienced in the work and wants of the institution.
During the year the Town Treasurer, Mr. Skinner, in accord- ance with the provisions of the law, has acted as our Treasurer, and the Trustees take this opportunity to express their entire sat- isfaction with his services, as well as their thanks for the same, it being an addition to his former labors and without any accom- panying compensation.
The terms of office for which Messrs. Waterman, Mitchell and Rogers were elected having expired, it devolves upon the town to elect by ballot three new members to serve for three years each.
FUNDS.
The endowments of the Library are as follows :
The Hurd Fund of $2500, a bequest of the late Dr. Hurd, is invested in a loan to the town at 4 per cent.
The Flint Fund of- $1000, a gift of our well-wisher, Mrs. Har- riet N. Flint-would that there were more like her-is also in the possession of the town, and draws 6 per cent. income.
The Wakefield Fund of $500, a legacy from the late Cyrus Wakefield, is on deposit in the Savings Bank at 4 per cent. interest.
90
Our total annual income, therefore, from our vested funds is- but $180, a small amount in comparison with the liberal endow- ments of some of our sister libraries. However, there's a silver lining to every cloud, and, while yearning for further benefactions, the Trustees note with twinkling eyes the increasing number of dogs in our town, well knowing that each new resident puppy, on arriving at the dignity which three months age imparts, will serve to swell the Library's revenue.
USING THE LIBRARY FOR REFERENCE.
The Trustees earnestly recommend to the citizens of the town that those books in the Library which may properly be termed books for reference, be more frequently consulted than heretofore.
The Library is open on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, during which time the Reading Room is not crowded but affords ample accommodations for any having occasion to consult books, which, from being cumbersome or starred cannot readily be taken home.
Teachers having special topics to prepare on, scholars having compositions to write, and others having various kinds of literary work to do, can all find numbers of works in the Library which will help them, and they will ever find our Librarian not only willing to assist, but of great service in telling them what books to consult. Catalogues are always to be found on the Reading Room tables. We buy our books for use, not ornament, and are disappointed when we find them unappreciated.
BOOKS.
We come now to the books, by far the most important topic. In making their selection of new books the Trustees have endeav- ored to use their best judgment in trying to cover as large a range of subjects as their appropriation and funds would warrant. They are well aware that if the purchasing could be done by those not hampered by lack of time, as well as by those who have been able to pursue a much more general course of reading than the Trustees, the Library would be materially benefited. We have, however, made the best use of our time and talents we think.
The books are selected monthly by the chairman of the Book Committee, and voted upon at their meeting occurring upon the first Monday of each month, previous to which the several mem-
91
bers of the Committee have an opportunity to examine them. The Chairman frequently has names of books desired by readers hand- ed to him, and their requests, if not unreasonable, have generally been complied with.
Among the more important additions we call attention to the following : On
ARCHITECTURE.
Convenient Houses, .
Gibson.
Ventilation and Heating, . . Billings.
ART AND INDUSTRY.
History of French Painting,
. Stranahan.
Bench Work in Wood,
Goss.
Industrial Progress of the Nation,
Atkinson.
The American Railway, . ·
. Clark.
ATHLETICS.
Home Gymnastics, .
Athletics and Football, .
.
.Angerstein. . Shearman.
BIOGRAPHY.
John Randolph, Adams. Gilmore.
John Sevier, the Commonwealth Builder, .
John Lothrop Motley, 2 vols., .
Curtis.
Gouvernour Morris, . ·
Savanarola, 2 vols., . ·
George Washington, 2 vols.,
Lodge.
Louisa M. Alcott,
Cardinal Wolsey,
Frederick the Great,
. Creighton. Brackenbury.
DISCOVERY AND RESEARCHI.
Norumbega,
Horsford.
The Ice Age, · . . .
· Wright.
The Viking Age, 2 vols.,
.
.Du Chaillu.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
Britannica, 24 vols. Industrial Cyclopedia,
. Blakeslee.
.
Morris.
Villari.
92
FICTION.
Annie Kilburn,
Howells.
. Sant Ilario,
Greifenstein,
The Open Door,
Passe Rose,
Hardy.
Micah Clarke, His Statement,
. Doyle.
Children of Gibeon,
Besant.
Monks of Thelema,
Besant and Rice.
Metzerodt, Shoemaker,
A Hardy Norseman,
Lyell.
Son of a Star,
Richardson.
Reproach of Annesley,
Grey.
Two Chiefs of Dunboy,
Froude.
Two Coronets, .
Tinker.
GEOLOGY
The Earth and its Inhabitants, Reclus.
Aspects of the Earth, .
Shaler.
HISTORY.
Moorish Conquest of Spain, 2 vols., Coppee. .
History of New England, 4 vols.,
Palfrey.
Beginnings of New England,
Fiske.
Constitutional History of the United States, . Von Holst. The Three Germanys, 2 vols., Fay.
The Winning of the West, 2 vols., . Roosevelt. Kayc. .
The Indian Mutiny, 5 vols.,
Reconstruction of Europe, .
. Murdock. .
LITERATURE.
English Writers, 4 vols., Morley.
Half-hours with the Best Humorous Authors, 4 vols., Morris.
The World's Best Books, . Parsons.
Library of American Literature, 10 vols., Stedman & Hutchinson.
MEMOIRS.
Diary of Philip Honc, Tuckerman. Bashkirtseff.
. Journal of a Young Artist, .
James G. Birney and his Times, Birney.
Recollections of Mississippi,
Davis.
Father Damien. .
Clifford.
.
.
. Crawford. . Crawford. Howard.
93
NATURAL HISTORY.
Natural History of Selborne, White.
Across Lots,
Lunt.
Walks Abroad by Two Young Naturalists,
Beaugrand. . Bamford.
Up and Down the Brooks, .
Riverside Natural History, 6 vols., . Kingsley.
Three Cruises of the Blake, 2 vols.,
· Agassiz.
ORATORY.
Gov. Bullock's Speeches. Rufus Choate's Speeches. Speaker's Garland, S vols.
POETRY.
American War Ballads, . Eggleston.
Pipes () Pan at Zekesbury,
Riley.
Asolando, . Browning.
In the Garden of Dreams,
.
Moulton.
Demeter.
. Tennyson.
Poems.
. Goldsmith.
POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Profit Sharing, Gilman.
Co-operative Savings,
Dexter.
Money,
Platt.
Recent Economic Changes,
Wells.
TREES.
Trees and Shrubs of Mass., .
. Emerson.
TRAVEL.
Last Voyage of Lady Brassey.
Emin Pasha in Central Africa.
Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States,
Hallett.
Travels in Atlas and Morocco,
. Thomson.
Untrodden Peaks,
. Edwards.
Race with the Sun,
. Harrison.
Among the Cannibals,
. Lumholtz.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Social Customs, . Hall.
Party Giving on Every Scale.
South and West, .
Warner.
Homes of Our Forefathers, . . Whitefield.
A Yankee in King Arthur's Court,
. Clemens.
94
In addition to the foregoing our' young readers have been sup- plied with a host of good books, in accordance with the views of the Trustees expressed in their last report, all of which will ap- pear with many others, on the pages of the forthcoming Bulletin, supplied to readers by the Librarian at a cost of five cents each.
READING ROOM.
This institution has been maintained during the year within the limits of the appropriation granted, and has, judging from ap- pearances, afforded much satisfaction to those who are nightly found at its tables. The attendance and order has been uniformly good and no complaints have been preferred. Very much, how- ever can be done by way of improvement, and the Trustees hope to see their way clear towards this ere long.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The Trustees recommend that the town appropriate $400 and the proceeds of the Dog Tax for the Library, and for the Public Reading Room $175.
For the Trustees,
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, Sec'y.
95
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES.
Chairman, .
Sam'l K. Hamilton.
Treasurer, . · . Thomas J. Skinner.
Secretary, ,
William E. Rogers.
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.
Thomas Winship, Junius Beebe,
George E. Dunbar.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Solon O. Richardson, Thomas Kernan, Sam'l K. Hamilton,
COMMITTEE ON BOOKS.
William E. Rogers,
Otis V. Waterman,
Sam'l K. Hamilton, Thomas Winship,
Reuben HI. Mitchell.
COMMITTEE ON CATALOGUE.
Reuben HI. Mitchell, Geo. E. Dunbar, William E. Rogers.
COMMITTEE ON READING ROOM.
Otis V. Waterman, William E. Rogers,
Thomas Kernan, Solon O. Richardson,
Junius Beebe.
LIBRARIAN. Harriet A. Shephard.
ASSISTANTS.
Mabelle W. Newman, Forrest Mitchell.
JANITOR OF READING ROOM. Henry C. Hall.
96
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of volumes in the Library March 1; ISS9, Added by purchase during the year, .
9,558.
374
6. donation, to replace worn out volumes,
61
15
Magazines bound from Reading Room,
28
Volumes worn out during the year, .
39
Total number of volumes in the Library, February 1, 1890, ·
9,997
Volumes added in various classes as follows :
Fiction,
127
Natural History, 16.
Juvenile,
·
.
27
Scientific,
S
Magazines,
28 Social and Domestic, . I3
History,
37
Political Economy, .
16
Biography,
28
Poetry, .
S
Travels,
18
Encyclopedias, (vols.) 25
Literature,
.
30
Miscellaneous,
15
Moral and Religious.
IO
Public Documents,
11
Donations from Volumes.
Donations from
V'olumes.
United States, 7 E. A. Moseley, Esq., I Miss M. B. Merriam, I
State of Massachusetts, . 1
Hon. O. B. Potter, I
S. W. Abbott, M. D., I 15
Pamphlets received from various sources,
45
Boston Public Library Bulletins,
Persons having signed Application Cards to March 1, 1889, 1,981 ·
Persons having signed from March 1, 1889 to Febru- ary 1, 1890,
256
Total number of Cards issued, . 2,237
Number of books delivered during the year,
19,623.
Number of books delivered in March, 1889,
2,684
Largest number delivered in one day, .
390
Number of volumes replaced, .
61
rebound,
125.
.
.
.
.
.
HARRIET A. SHEPARD, Librarian ..
WAKEFIELD, February 1, 1890.
10,036.
THOS. J. SKINNER, TREAS. IN ACCT. WITH BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
DR.
To Balance unexpended from last year, .
$54 00
Annual Appropriation,
400 00
Dog-tax for 1888,
667 78
Interest from Dr. Hurd Fund from March 1, '89 to June 1, '89, 25 00
Interest from C. Wakefield Fund to June 1, '89, I 67 Coupon interest, Dr. Hurd Fund, 6 mos. to Dec. 1, '89, 50 00 66 C. Wakefield Fund, 6 mos. to 10 00
Interest on Flint Memorial Fund, 11 mos. to Feb. 1, '90, 55 00
Harriet A. Shepard, Librarian, fines, cards, &c., . 28 18
66 66 66 30 Catalogues at 25c., . 7 50
$1,299 13
CR.
By Mrs. Harriet A. Shepard, salary, 11 mos. to Feb. 1, '90, $412 50
W. B. Clarke & Co.,
Books,
$177 86
Little, Brown & Co.,
162 18
N. J. Bartlett & Co., 66
72 06
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 66
41 00
Cupples & Hurd, 66
32 15
Estes & Lauriat, 66
16 02
C. L. Webster & Co.,
27 00
G. H. Walker & Co., 66
15 00
Balch Bros ..
5 00
G. C. Van Horrenberg,
66
4 00
Theodore Eaton,
66
3 50
D). A. Morse,
66
60 00
P. D. Weston, repairs of Books, .
25 00
Greenough, Hopkins & Cushing, Stationery, &c., 4 40
V. H. Hall & Co., Paper, .
8 64
P. H. Smith, Typewriter, . Chester W. Eaton, 500 copies of Bulletin, .
40 00
.. 30,000 slips,
15 00
66 advertising, .
2 65
G. E. Dunbar, Printing,
2 25
R. H. Mitchell, Repairs,
20 94
Harriet A. Shepard, extra labor on Bulletin, 66 supplies, &c.,
7 05
Expressing,
2 00
Total expended, · Balance unexpended,
$1,202 45
96 68
$1,299 13
615 77
35 00
II 25
THOS. J. SKINNER, TREAS. IN ACCT. WITH PUBLIC READING ROOM.
DR.
To Annual Appropriation,
$175 00
CR.
$175 00
By Chas. A. Cheney, for sundry periodicals, . . $145 15
Horace A. Brooks, binding and repairs,
.
15 45
A. W. Brownell, P. O. Box 1 yr. to April 1, 1890, 2 00
Total expended, .
$162 60
Balance unexpended,
12 40
$175 00
97
AUDITORS' REPORT.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1889-90.
Interest on Town Debt, . $3,300 00
Payment of " 66 . . 4,000 00
Support of Schools, . . 18,200 00
School Contingent Fund, . 1,300 00 ·
.. Text-books and Supplies, £
1,400 00 .
Poor Department, .
5,000 00 .
Fire
· 3,000 00
Town House Expenses, 1,600 00 .
Repairs, .
1,200 00
Street Lamps, . 2,100 00 .
. Salaries of Town Officers, 2,550 00
Police Department. . 1,000 00 .
Night Watch, . 1,800 00 .
Miscellaneous, ($1500 voted Nov. 5) 4,500 00
Highways and Bridges, ($1000 voted Nov. 5) 7,000 00 Concrete Sidewalks, 500 00
Rental of Hydrants, ($75 voted Nov. 5) 3,920 00 Memorial Day, 200 00
400 00
Public Reading Room,
175 00
Common and Park Expenses, 450 00
Gong for East Ward, 85 00
Hose for Volunteer Hose Co.,
330 00
Supt. of Fire Alarm,
50 00
Clerk of School Committee,
100 00
Greenwood and Spring Streets, 500 00
Prospect Street, 500 00
Summit Avenue, (voted Nov. 5) 800 00
Myrtle
300 00
Drainage, Foundry Dictrict, (voted Nov. 5) 300 00
Fish Committee, (the receipts)
88 88
Total, . $66,648 88 $3,975 voted Nov. 5th.
Beebe Town Library, (dog tax 1888, $676.78) .
98
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
April 1st, Appropriation authorized, . $18,200 00 Expended as follows :
TEACHERS' SALARIES.
Pay rolls from March 1 to Feb'y 1, . . $14,030 00
JANITORS' SERVICES.
William Hy. Wiley, High School, to March 1. . $206 25
Hiram P. Hill, Franklin & Hamilton,
. 195 00
George E. Gamage, Centre, 66 202 50 .
Isaac F. Sheldon, South Ward, 2 yrs,
66 66 152 00
Wm: W. Bessey, West Ward, 1 month,
8 00
N. Martin Eaton, West Ward, to March 1, .
62 00
Hamilton 2 mos.,
30 00
B. F. Shedd, North Ward,
..
..
36 00
Chas Drury, East Ward,
66 36 00
Frank Murphy, Little World,
66 66
36 00
8963 75
FUEL ACCOUNT.
Denis Greany, 188 tons egg & furnace coal, at $5.90, $1,109 20
A. A. Mansfield, 6 1-10 tons coal at $6.25, 38 12
" 5 tons, 550 lbs coal at $6.50, 34 28
Wakefield Coal Co., 2 tons coal at $6.75,
13 50
4 " " at $6.50. .
26 00
.
" 1 cord pine and oak,
6 50
T. E. Cox, 5 1-2 cord pine at $4.50,
29 25
66
2 cords oak at $5.50,
11 00
sawing and splitting wood,
75
Moses G. Hobson,
7 55
Wm. Hy. Wiley, Geo. E. Gamage,
6 6
3 50
N. Martin Eaton,
3 50
B. F. Shedd,
2 00
Sam'l Conant,
66 66
66
1 25
·
·
4 50
.
.
$1,290 90
99
MILITARY EXPENSES.
Philip J. Flanders, Drill Master,
$4 00
Sylvester Burditt, opening armory 38 times at 75 cts.,
28 50
$32 50
Recapitulation.
Teachers' Salaries,
. $14,030 00
Janitors' Services.
963 75
Fuel Account,
1,290 90
Military Expenses, .
32 50
Total,
. $16,317 15
Balance unexpended, . 1,882 85
$18,200 00
SCHOOL CONTINGENT FUND.
April 1st. Appropriation authorized,
. $1,300 00
Tuition fees,
65 00
State School Fund, .
55 48
Refunded by A. L. Marshall, .
1 88
Total,
$1,422 36
Expended as follows,
S.F. Littlefield & Co. h'dware, plumb'g, repairs, $91 85
G. HI. Taylor, plumb'g, funnel, pump, 22 00
59 52
E. I. Purrington, carpenter work & rep'rs, '88, . · bldg graduation stage, 8 04
Geo. H. Teague, locks, keys & repairs, 23 85
66 picture moulding & book cases,
45 76
A. L. Marshall, window shades, High School.
90 20
A. G. Baxter, papering ceilings, 66 60 00
D. P. Rolfe, painting walls 37 00
18 35
J. B. Wiley, mason work, .. blackboards, . 53 33
Andrew> Mfg Co., blackboard material, 400 lbs,
30 00
byloplate 3x10, . 5.34
Ja». II. Roe, slating High & Hamilton, 68 15
Wakefield Water Co., rates 1 yr. to June 1,
120 00
.
·
100
W. W. Bessey, taking census children 5 to 15, .
$30 00
setting glass, etc., ·
3 75
I. F. Sheldon, 6.
1 20
Chas. Drury, .
1 80
O. N. Gammons,
2 00
Sidney Merchant,
8 75
Wm. Hy. Wiley, repairs and labor, . 6 40
oil and oiling floor, . 17 96
II. P. Hill,
Hamilton, 6 40
Cutler Bros., 16 galls oil, 11 00 ·
Geo. E. Gamage, setting glass, rep'rs, supplies, 23 80
John Flanley, 2 office chairs, Hamilton. .
12 00
window shades and repairs, 4 90
S. L. White, repairing piano, . . .
2 00
E. B. Nye, tuning 2 pianos. ·
3 50
Roger Howard, carpenter work,
1 60
Dinsmore & Brackett, cellar window frames and sashes, 3 20
L. S. Bartlett, setting 2 window frames & sashes,
1 50
A. II. Thayer, expressing do. do.
15
6 ink and postage, .
1 01
locks and keys repairing, ·
1 50
Yale & Towne Mfg Co., locks and keys, 6 00
4 80
Citizens' Gas Light Co., 10,400 ft. gas, at $2.25,
23 33
A. W. Brownell. 175 2-ct. envelopes,
3 96
F. W. Young, advtg fuel proposals, . .
2 50
C. W. Eaton, 2 85
.. 60 2,000 report cards & envelopes, . 12 00
1,200 graduation programs, 10 00
600 4-p. folders and envelopes, .
11 05
100 school manuals,
7 00
50 examination schedules, .
3 00
Wright & Potter, Ptg. Co., 150 certificates,
3 75
Geo. E. Dunbar, 1,300 graduation tickets,
2 50
Am. Bank Note Co., 20 diplomas,
10 00
Sam. Ward Co., filling out diplomas,
8 55
1 70
J. W. Poland & Co., ribbon for graduation, H. C. Hall, extra work, graduation, .
6 00
3 00
Harriet A. Shepard, copying exm'n papers, Overseers of Poor, fencing Little World, . 22 88 Russell Seaver, fencing South Ward, 15 51
Lydia Perkins, painting division fence, .
5 15
·
·
Wakefield Rattan Co .. 2 mats, 16x30,
.
.
101
Morss & Whyte, one sand screen, .
$7 00
Lucas & Lee, clock, South Ward. 5 25
C. T. C. Whitcomb, chemicals and materials, 95
Miss I. HI. Howe, 66
1 80
Cutler Bros. & Co.
..
18 10
Thomas Hall,
and apparatus, . 29 06
Whitall, Tatum & Co., ..
.6
81 49
T. P. Perkins, ventilation estimates, 2 00
N. Martin Eaton, cleaning out vaults,
2 00
Nathaniel Ross,
12 00
W'm. G. Strong. .6 drain Franklin cellar,
ashes,
10 00
..
4 00
B. & M. R. R., freight,
1 83
11. N. Winslow, carting, 1 00
G. II. Hathaway, team visiting schools twice,
4 50
Total, . $1,224 38 Balance unexpended. 197 98
$1,422 36
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
April 1st. Appropriation authorized. . $1,400 00
Expended as follows :
Wmn. Ware & Co., text books, .
$335 34
Ginn & Co., text books, .
107 82
A. S. Barnes & Co., 50 histories U. S.,
41 67
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., text books,
37 71
D. C. Heath & Co.,
30 00
Ivison, Blakeman & Co., 66
19 85
Harper & Bros.,
66
14 34
Willard Small,
10 73
Allyn & Bacon,
66
10 00
Silver, Burdett & Co.,
5 63
Thompson, Brown & Co.,
..
5 34
Carl Schoenhoff,
2 38
De Wolf, Fiske & Co.,
1 80
C. II. Kilburn, 66
80
Boston School Supply Co.,
and supplies, . 377 84
Geo. S. Perry, supplies, .
108 30
Greenough, Hopkins & Cushing, supplies,
90 50
Thorpe & Adams Mfg. Co ..
..
50
102
Horace A. Brooks, rebinding 3 dictionaries, $4 50 W. W. Bessey. del'g books & supplies, 11 mos., Feb. 1, 90 00 J. W. Locke, expressage on books & supplies, . 17 60
D. W. Hunt, 55
$1,313 20
Balance unexpended,
86 80
$1,400 00
TOWN HOUSE EXPENSES.
April 1st. Appropriation authorized, . $1,600 00 Expended as follows :
II. C. Hall, janitor 11 mos., to Feb. 1, 1890, . $554 16
washing wood-work, hanging pictures, 32 50
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.