Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1897-1899, Part 25

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 998


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Voted. To lay on the table.


Art. 22. To see if the town will appropriate two hundred dol- lars to pay the expenses of building the fire escape for the Greenwood school house and for covering up the drain pipe in the rear of said school house, or what action, if any, it will take thereon. As requested by Wm. G. Strong and others.


Voted. $200.


Art. 23. To see if the town will grant permission to George E. Bruorton, Samuel Myers and their associates, to use for buri- al purposes, that portion of the Aaron Foster estate situated in the northerly portion of the town, on the east side of Ver- non street, and near the Lynnfield line.


Voted. To indefinitely postpone.


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Art. 24. To see if the town will appropriate fifty dollars for putting in a cesspool at the engine house, corner of Crescent and Mechanic streets, as ordered by the board of health, or what it will do about it. As requested by Levi Flanders and others.


Voted. $37.06.


Art. 25. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay for extra service of the board of assessors, or what it will do about it. As prayed for by A. W. Brownell and others.


Voted. $300.


At 10.15 o'clock it was voted to adjourn until next Mon- day evening at 7.30 o'clock.


ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOV. 15, 1897.


Voted. To take up article 7.


Voted. $125 under this article.


Voted. To take up article 10.


Voted. To refer to a committee of three to report at an ad- journed meeting.


Voted. To take up article 23.


Motion to reconsider the vote whereby it was voted to in- definitely postpone action relating to the use of part of the Capt. Aaron Foster estate, Vernon street, for burial pur poses ; lost.


Art. 26. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars for town hall expenses, or what it will do about it. As requested by Daniel Evans and others. Voted. $300.


Art. 27. To see if the town will appropriate money for an arc lamp at the corner of Pleasant and Sweetser streets, or what it will do about it. As requested by Charles H. Cheever and others.


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Referred to the municipal light board upon recommenda- tion of the finance committee.


Art. 28. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to raise and repair the sidewalk on the northerly side of Albion street, near the residence of Daniel W. Hunt, or what it will do about it. As requested by Daniel W. Hunt and others.


Voted. To indefinitely postpone.


Art. 29. To see if the town will appropriate eight hundred dollars to repair Broadway, from the branch of the Newbury- port railroad to the Boston & Maine railroad, and from the pumping station to the junction of Lake street and Broad- way. As requested by Michael O'Connell and others. Voted. $500.


Motion to reconsider ; lost.


Art. 30. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the purpose of extending the incandes- cent lighting system, when applicants furnish the required guarantee, and for the purchase of meters and transformers. As requested by Elroy N. Heath and others.


Voted. $1000.


Motion to reconsider ; lost.


Voted. To take up article 24.


Art. 24. Relating to the appropriation of $37.06 for a cesspool on the fire department lot was then taken up and $25 addi- tional appropriated.


Art. 31. To see if the town will rescind the vote of April 12, 1897, acting under article 5 of the warrant, as recommended by the town solicitor. or what it will do about it.


Voted. To rescind.


Art. 32. To hear and act upon the report of the selectmen in the taking of land for the purpose of building a drain to con- vey the surface water from West Chestnut street to the stream from the outlet of Crystal lake and the building of · said drain.


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Moved to refer to the selectmen to ascertain land damages and procure signatures of owners releasing claims, if possi- ble, and report at a future meeting.


Voted. To adjourn for one week.


ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOV. 22, 1897.


Meeting called to order by the moderator.


Voted. To take up article 32.


Motion to refer to selectmen: lost.


Motion that the recommendations of the selectmen be adopted ; lost.


Art. 33. To hear and act upon the report of the selectmen in the taking of land for the purpose of conveying surface water from the north side of Prospect street into Quannapowitt lake and the building of said drain.


Judge Upton read the report which provided for laying a drain over land of W. A. Carleton, the Boston and Maine railroad, the Boston Ice company and John G. Morrill. No land damages asked.


Voted. To accept the report, but not to adopt it.


Art. 34. To ascertain if the town will appropriate sixteen hun- dred dollars to construct two drains, one to convey surface water from West Chestnut street to the stream running from the outlet of Crystal lake, and the other drain to convey surface water from the north side of Prospect street into Quannapowitt lake, or what action it will take thereon. As requested by Solon Walton and others.


C. W. Eaton, Esq., chairman of the finance committee. stated that the committee had recommended, in the event of the town's accepting the selectmen's report, that the amount be appropriated, provided owners of land consented to give their land for the purpose. As the reports were not accept- ed, it was voted to indefinitely postpone further action, on motion of F. A. Gowen.


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Art. 35. To hear and act upon the report of the selectmen, on the petition of Charles W. Orme and others, for the laying out of a town way and constructing the same. as prayed for in said petition.


Judge Upton reported that a hearing was called on the sub- ject, but no one put in appearance. George N. Wood of Greenwood said that he failed to receive the notice in time and moved that the matter be again referred to the selectmen in order to provide for another hearing. It was so voted.


Art. 36. To hear and act upon the report of the selectmen on the construction and completion of Jordan avenue.


Mr. Upton said that the article was inserted by mistake, and that the selectmen would report next spring.


Art. 37. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to build a cesspool for the use of the town house, as required by the board of health, and appropriate money therefor, or what ac- tion it will take on the subject.


Chairman Eaton, of the finance committee. moved that a special committee of three be appointed to consider the sub- ject, and report at a meeting not later than next March, and it was so voted. The chair appointed Richard Britton, G. H. Sweetser and J. A. Hickey.


At this point the moderator appointed a committee on the Lincoln school flag-staff, James H. Carter, George H. Tay- lor and W. F. Young.


Art. 38. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to hire a sum of money sufficient to meet the appropriations made at this meeting on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor.


Town Treasurer Skinner gave the total appropriations as $9,271.74. It was voted to authorize the treasurer to hire $9,300, as indicated in the article.


On motion of Capt. Carter, the town passed a vote of thanks in behalf of Moderator Hadley, in recognition of his able and impartial services. The meeting dissolved at 9.30 o'clock. :


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REPORT OF FOREST FIREWARDS.


During the twelve months ending Dec. 31, 1897, there have been 96 still fire alarms. Of these, 17 were followed by general alarms. They have all been attended by the forest firewards sys- tem; and 88 fires have been stopped by it alone and they were the first to put water on to the other eight. The active work of this system is done by the Johnson pump and bucket brigade, under the supervision of the firewards.


January


5


July 9


February


5


August


2


March .


9 September


9


April


24


October


12


May


5 November


10


June


4 December 2


There have been 39 building fires stopped by this system; 11 in South district ; 3 in North district; 3 in East district; 15 in Centre district : 4 in West district ; 3 in Woodville district.


NUMBER OF FIRES .IN EACH DISTRICT.


DISTRICT.


FIRES.


BUILDING FIRES


Centre


26


18


North


5


South


23


11


East


13


3


West


.


10


6


Woodville


19


8


96 44


Total cost of 96 fires attended by forest firewards,


with total attendant expenses of this system


$569.75


Average cost of each


3.65


Average cost per man


.53


Average number of men at fires


Whole number of persons working at these fires 657


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The above includes the expense of horses and wagons, with loads of water at twenty-five fires.


Average time of attack 2 minutes


Total losses of 88 fires stopped by this system alone $500.00


Average losses of 97 fires stopped by this system


alone, 39 of which were building fires $5.00


Eleven twelfths of all the fires in this town were stopped by this system in 1897.


As stated in our report of last year, the causes of these fires are divided about equally between sparks from railroad engines, chil- dren, gunners, accidents, incendiarism and reckless setting of fires by people on their own land, which were allowed to run upon the land of others. Also fires in other towns which were allowed to run into this town.


Town fire appliances in charge of the forest firewards : 170 Johnson pumps, 67 balloon valves for pumps, 6 top valves, 6 discharge pipes, 12 bottom valves, 24 plungers, 12 tips, 10 dozen sprinkler nozzles, 150 2-gallon cans, 50 wooden buckets, 5 water · scoops, 400 feet of garden hose with its appliances and 10 feet of Johnson pump hose, 400 12-quart iron-clad pails, which are lo- cated in 400 places and kept in readiness for instant use at fires ; also 25 15-foot poles with leather buttonhole tips. It has been the only party to use water at 88 out of 96 still and general alarms during the year 1897.


FOREST FIREWARDS' BILLS.


Appropriation, $600.00


Expended on accounts of 1896, $118.01


Repairs on Johnson pumps, water cans, buckets and incidental expenses


as per detailed account of audi- tor's,


$569.75


$687.76


Expended over appropriation $87.76


This will be paid from appropriation of 1898.


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JOHNSON PUMPS.


In compliance with the vote of the town at its annual meet- ing, the forest firewards herewith furnish a list of the present lo- cations of the town's Johnson pumps. now numbering one hun- dred and seventy, as follows :


No. 1, John A. Meloney, Prospect street, West District.


2, R. Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


3, William H. Atwell, Prospect street, West District.


.. 4, Fred. I. Willkins, Main street, Centre. District.


.. 5, Geo. P. Haley, Main street, Centre District.


٠٠ 6, C. C. Eldridge, Myrtle avenue, South District.


7, Noah M. Eaton, Park street, Centre District.


8, Caleb Putney, Water street, Woodville District.


9, Z. P. Alden, Court off Greenwood avenue, South Dis- trict.


10, W. D. Parker, Wiley street, Woodville District.


11, C. T. Welch, Wiley place, Woodville District.


12, E. W. White, West Albion street, West District. -


13, E. H. Walton, Pleasant street, Centre District.


.. 14, E. F. Poland, 30 Summer street, Centre District.


. 15, In doubt. Not found.


·· 16. Alden Crocker, Green street, South District.


17, G. W. Braxton, Cor. West Chestnut and Cedar streets. West District.


18, John Miniken, Church street, Centre District.


" 19, William Mellet, Nahant street, Centre District.


20, In doubt. Not found.


·' 21, Michael Low, Bennett street, Centre District.


.. 22, W. A. Cutter, grocer, Mechanic street, Centre District.


"' 23, J. M. Perley. Railroad street, Centre District.


.. 24, Henry Harper, Nahant street, Centre district.


.. 25, Geo. K. Gilman, Charles street, Centre District.


. 26, A. G. Goodwin, 14 Lowell street, North District.


': 27, Alvin B. Woodman, Sweetser street, North District.


.: 28, A. M. Baxter, 16 Forest street, South District.


.' 29, Samuel Parker, Main street, North District.


: 30, T. H. Evans, Water street, Woodville District.


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No. 31, J. R. Reid, Salem and Lowell streets, East District.


" 32, F. Nickerson, Lowell street, East District.


33, Geo. K. Walton, Salem street, East District.


34, M. P. Parker, Lowell and Vernon streets, East District. 35, Harris Pratt, Vernon street, East District.


" 36, Isaac E. Green, Main street, Centre District.


" 37, F. A. Edson, Main street, South District.


38, J. G. Brooks, Forest street, South District.


39, W. H. Taylor, Grove street, South District.


40, Rodney Edmunds, Court off Water street, Woodville District.


" 41, Mrs. Ellen Denehey, Water street, Woodville District.


" 42, John McGlory, Jr., Railroad street, West District.


". 43, W. W. Bessey's stable, Albion street, Centre District.


. 44, A. S. Philbrick, Railroad street, West District.


45, Thomas Kernan, Gould street, West District.


" 46, C. R. Hamilton, Elm street, West District.


47, Geo. E. Donald, Almshouse, Farm street, Woodville District.


48, George R. Tyzzer, Court off Water street, Woodville District.


49, E. S. Hopkins, Hopkins street, West District.


" 50, Wm. Mortimer, Traverse street, Centre District.


51, In doubt. Not found.


52, A. H. Gould, Forest street, South District.


53, Geo. F. Roby, Greenwood and Spring streets, South District.


"' 54, S. M. Gates, Green street, South District.


" 55, A. L. Oliver, Nahant street, Woodville District.


" 56, Alex Murray, Farm street, Woodville District.


57, W. M. Ward, Nahant street, Woodville District.


58, Charles Drury, 290 Salem street, East District 59, Jonathan Buxton, Lowell street, East District. 60, R. Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


" 61, L. Dana Draper, Jr., Salem street, East District.


62, Jonathan N. McMaster, 10 Vernon street, East District.


" 63, J. S. Newhall, Lowell street, North District.


"' 64, Timothy McAuliffe, Railroad street, West District.


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No. 65, Geo. H. Teague, Converse street, West District.


" 66, D. D. Douglas, Broadway, West District.


" 67, John F. Stimpson, 33 Cedar street, West District. 68, Wm. Darling, Main street, South District.


" 69, Chas. S. Merrill. 72 Morrison avenue, West District.


" 70, Chas. W. Sunman, Pitman avenue, South District.


" 71, E. E. Lee, Oak street and Greenwood avenue, South District.


" 72, Geo. H. Potter, Francis street, South District.


" 73, Charles Cloudman, Prospect street, near Stoneham line, West District.


" 74, A. F. Cutter, Cor. Oak and Nahant streets, Woodville District.


" 75, R. Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


" 76, Bert Pendleton, Francis street, South District.


" 77, F. L. Smith, Byron street and Prospect avenue, West District.


" 78, C. R. Counihan, Water street, Woodville District.


" 79, A. C. Allbee, Converse, Cor. Gould street, West Dis- trict.


" 80, Louis Roberts, Water street, Woodville District.


" 81, Patrick Fay, Salem street, East District.


" 82, Geo. E. Smith, 40 Elm street, West District.


"' 83, In doubt. Not found.


" 84, H. W. Savage, Oak, near Green street, South District. Kept in hose house, Oak and Francis streets.


" 85, J. R. Marble, Greenwood avenue, South District.


" 86, In doubt. Not found.


" 87, I. G. Floyd, Pleasant street, North District.


88, W. C. Jordan, apothecary, Connell & Curley's block, Main street, Centre District.


" 89, M. P. Foster, printer, Main and Lincoln streets, Cen- tre District.


" 90, W. E. Cowdrey, 61 Prospect street, West District.


" 91, A. S. Taylor, Spring street, South District.


" 92, W. F. Anderson, market store, Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


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No. 93, E. N. Smith, fruit, etc., 154 Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


" 94, S. II. Gowing, market, 404 Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


'" 95, G. W. Jennings, Albion house, 8 and 10 Albion street, Centre District.


" 96, John F. Alexander, flag station, Albion street, West Dis- trict.


" 97, Geo. N. Whiting, flag station, Elm street crossing, West District.


" 98, B. F. Shedd, 25 Cordis street, North District.


" 99, T. M. Ward, Oak street, Woodville District.


" 100, E. E. Lee, grocer, Main street, South District.


" 101, Geo. L. Tyler, near head West Chestnut and Prospect streets, West District.


" 102, Philip Orme, Myrtle avenue, South District.


" 103, S. H. Lowe, Park street, upper plains, South District.


"' 104, R. H. Ryland, 71 Prospect street, West District.


" 105, E. G. Daland, 390 Main street, Centre District.


" 106, S. T. Parker, 203 Lowell street, East District.


" 107, C. H. Cheever, Cor. Main and Salem streets, Centre District.


" 108, Geo. M. Kelley, Mechanic street, Centre District.


" 109, Wm. W. Wanamake, Nahant street, near almshouse, Woodville District.


" 110, Fred A. Sweetser, Main and Water streets, Centre District.


" 111, Samuel L. White, Fairmount avenue, off West Chest- nut street, West District.


" 112, L. A. Green, Charles street, Centre District.


" 113, Wm. Leet, Oak street, South District.


" 114, C. W. Park, Main street, South District.


" 115, Fred Behr, 28 Richardson street, Centre District.


" 116, S. E. Ryder, druggist, 416 Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


" 117, Andrew McDonald, Nahant avenue, Woodville District.


" 118, John W. Harnden, barber, 426 Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


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No. 119, Thomas Kenney, Charles street, Centre District.


" 120, James A. Sederquest, wheelwright, Main street, Centre District.


121, T. L. Munier, 34 Valley street, Centre District.


122, Harvey B. Evans, Temperance Boys' club, Salem street, Centre District.


123, Crozier Latimer, express, 6 Albion street, Centre Dis- trict.


124, Justin Howard, Main street, Centre District.


125, Geo. W. Eaton, grocer, 394 Main street, Centre Dis- trict.


". 126, Charles E. Kiander, Kendrick street, South District.


6 127, Charles H. Cheever, 21 Bryant street, Centre District.


128, E. F: Cobb, Crescent street, Centre District.


129, C. E. Jones, Greenwood avenue, G. park, South Dis- trict.


" 130, George A. Anderson, Pine street, G. Park, South Dis- trict.


4. 131, Charles B. Nickerson, 6 Walker Terrace, off Yale av- enne, Centre District.


132, Hugh Connell, 442 Main street, Centre District.


. 133, N. B. Bucknam, Tyzzer avenue, off Water street, Woodville District.


134, W. P. Shepard, Shumway circle, Park, North District. 135, Will Everett Eaton, 15 Summit avenue, Park, North District.


136, Timothy Doucette, Elm street, Cor. West Chestnut and Elm streets, North District.


137, Michael J. McTeague, 21 Murray street, West District.


.. 138, James Balmain, New Salem street, court, Bellevue Park, East District.


6: 139, Charles H. Black, 268 Salem street, East District.


66 140, Wm. S. Hill, Fairmount avenue, West District.


66 141, Jeffrey B. Doucette, 141 Prospect street, West Dist. 142, John Crosby, Nahant street, Woodville District.


143, F. A. Hadley, 714 Main street, South District.


60 144, A. R. Wiley, 10 Avon court, West District.


66 145, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


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No. 146, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


147, S. T. Parker, 203 Lowell street, East District.


6. 148, S. T. Parker, 203 Lowell street, East District.


149, C. P. Rosson, head of pond, 25 Lowell street, No. Dis. 150, S. T. Parker, 203 Lowell street, East District.


151, W. L. Griffin, Cordis and Pleasant streets, No. Dist.


152, Orrin Stone, 14 Eaton street, Centre District.


153, A. A. Butler, 432 Main street, pump kept at stable off Water street.


66 154, Thomas H. Moses, 260 Lowell street, East District.


6. 156, F. H. Nash, Darling estate, Avon street, Centre Dist.


156, E. L. Grinnell, Lowell street, East District.


157, L. K. Finney, 9 Vernon street, North District. 158, Rufus Kendrick, 712 Main street, South District.


159, Allie D. Rogers, 193 Railroad street, West District.


66 160, Arthur S. Aborn, '221 Albion street, West District.


161, A. Butler, store, 434 Main street, Centre District.


66 162, E. J. Wheeler, apothecary, 380 Main street, Centre District.


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163, F. P. Landers, Merriam street, upper plains, South District.


.6 164, Dennis W. McCarthy, Broadway, West District.


.6 165, Geo. W. Couillard, Albion street block, West Dist.


166, Z .. P. Alden, Edmunds place, South District.


66 167, E. W. Snow, grocer, Main and Greenwood streets, South District.


66 168, G. B. Moore, Pitman avenue, South District.


169, K. Berthold, Farm street, Woodville District.


170, Frank H. Sweetser, 170 Main street, Centre District.


R. KENDRICK, S. T. PARKER, G. R. TYZZER.


Forest Firewards.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Value of real estate, . $6,227,375 00


.. " personal property,


924,405 00


" resident bank stock (Nat. Bk. of S. R.) 79,925 00


Total valuation,


Number of dwellings taxed,


$7,231,705 00 1,685


" horses,


481


" cows, 267


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$547,170 00


Aggregate horse power of steam boilers,


2017


Whole number of tax-payers,


3754


Persons assessed tax on property,


66 poll tax only,


1522


Non-residents assessed on property,


546


Rate of taxation per thousand, $17 40


Estimated receipts applicable to debt,


$7,500 00


Appropriations included in 1897 tax levy :


Mar. 2, 1891, Lincoln School, $5,000 00


Mar. 12, 1894, Funded Loan, 4,000 00


July 23, 1894, Mun. Light Plant (Bonds) , 3,000 00


Nov. 14, 1895, Warren School House (Bonds) ,


2,000 00


March, 1896, Greenwood School (Bonds),


1,000 00


May 12, 1896, Damages, Mrs. Atherton,


2,500 00


May 12, 1896, Inspector of milk, 100 00


Nov. 16, 1896, Miscellaneous expenses, . 1,800 00


Expenses of water committee, 67 50


Support of poor,


1,500 00


" swine,


Value of real estate and machinery of corporations Value of church property exempt from taxation Number of steam boilers, .


199,700 00 34


66 " poll tax payers,


2498


2232


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Nov. 19, 1896, Town hall expenses, 500 00


Nov. 30, 1896, Furnishing Warren School bld'g


1,200 00


School contingent, . 850 00


Municipal Light Plant,


2,000 00


Expenses of sewerage com .. 531 00


Dec. 7, 1896,


Jordan avenue,


3,500 00


Cooper street,


1,500 00


Nellie street, .


400 00


Byron street, . 200 00


April, 1897,


Gen. exp. Light Plant,


3,500 00


March, 1897,


Interest on town debt,


14,000 00


Miscellaneous expenses,


4,500 00


Support of poor,


6,000 00


Support of schools,


28,000 00


Text books and sup., schools,


2,250 00


Contingent, schools,


2,000 00


Sal. of town officers.


4,525 00


Night watch,


1,800 00


Expenses Town House,


1,500 00


Expense of fire department,


3,200 00


Rental of hydrants. .


4,340 00


Police department,


1,200 00


Common and park,


500 00


Memorial Day,


200 00


Highways and bridges,


8,000 00


Concrete sidewalks and crossings


500 00


Forest firewards expenses.


600 .00


Fish committee,


25 00


Edgestones,


250 00


Military aid,


900 00


Soldiers' relief,


2,500 00


Printing, advertising, stationery,


800 00


Insurance premiums,


750 00


Richardson Light Guard exp.,


600 00


Maps, plans and surveys,


500 00


Damages, John Drugan. 500 00


July 4th celebration. .


100 00


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March, 1897.


Public Library,


300 00


Reading Room,


175 00


Town appropriations.


$125,663 50


State tax,


4,095 00


County tax,


5,541 58


Sewerage, 1896,


671 20


1897,


680 00


Total,


$136,651 28


ALSTEAD W. BROWNELL, CHAS. F. HARTSHORNE, CHAS. A. DEAN,


Assessors of Wakefield.


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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.


The Highway Surveyor herewith presents his annual report cov- ering the year ending February 1, 1898.


Laborers were paid $2 per day, with the exception of the en- gineer at the crusher, who received $2.50. Two dollars per day was allowed for horse and cart and $4 for two-horse carts. De- tails as follows :


Respectfully submitted,


SOLON WALTON.


GENERAL HIGHWAY.


March 8, 1897, Appropriation, . $8,000 00


Nov. 8,


Appropriation, . 400 00


Sale of crushed stone, 109 89


$8,509 89 .


Expended :


Labor as per pay rolls,


. $5,956 95


Sundry bills, .


. 2,548 82


$8,515 77


Overdrawn,


$5 88


SNOW WORK AND SANDING.


Labor as per pay rolls, .


$516 41


Union Plow Co., plow,


65 00


$581 41


PATCHING.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$210 56


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CLEANING STREETS AND GUTTERS.


Labor as per pay rolls. . $967 98 .


GRADING MAIN STREET, GREENWOOD.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$524 56


Mrs. P. Johnson, stone,


7 50


Solon Walton, stone,


5 00


Mrs. L. B. Eaton, gravel,


7 50


Massachusetts Broken Stone Co., roller,


112 50


$657 06


GRADING MELVIN STREET SIDEWALK.


Labor as per pay rolls. $325 81


GRADING WATER STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$151 50


. B. Murray, gravel, 10 72


$162 22


GRADING MONTROSE AVENUE.


Labor as per pay rolls, .


$44 00


J. B. Murray, gravel,


10 72


$54 72


GRADING BARTLEY STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


.


$74 11


Patrick Butler, gravel, .


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.


19 04


$93 15


GRADING NEW SALEM STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls. $118 01 .


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GRADING LOWELL STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$475 78


Wm. Lee, gravel, .


35 12


B. F. Shedd, gravel,


4 56


$515 46


GRADING SALEM STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$105 00


G. W. Killorin, gravel,


8 10


Roller,


30 00


$143 10


GRADING RICHARDSON STREET SIDEWALK.


Labor as per pay rolls, . $188 00


GRADING AUBURN STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls. .


$88 05


GRADING CHESTNUT STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$680 00


Roller, .


130 00


$810 00


GRADING ALBION STREET.


Labor as per pay rolls,


$269 00


E. Lemander, gravel, .


24 40


$293 40


GRADING CONVERSE STREET.


Lahor as per pay rolls,


$124 00


SUNDRY SMALL JOBS.


Wall, Valley street,


$9 00


Spring street, .


44 14


62


Richardson street,


10 00


Gould street,


44 88


Lakeside fence,


18 00


Greenwood bridge,


23 97


Park avenue,


62 00


Sweetser street.


41 55


Broadway,


43 12


Wall, Pine street,


4 44


Murray street,




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