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HOSE.
There is in the department 6,800 feet of hose, as follows : 2,700 in good condition, 3,100 in fair condition, 1,000 not relia- ble.
APPARATUS.
The several pieces of apparatus are in first-class condition, with the exception, perhaps, of the Carter Hose jumper. This piece of apparatus is wholly unfit for a hand hose reel. It is what was formerly the old Yale carriage attached to the old Yale hand engine. It is heavy, clumsy and awkward and never intended when made to be used as it is now. It has on several occasions injured several of its members by their being caught by the wheel
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and run over. We are in hopes that before long the town will give us something more modern in place of the piece.
FIRE ALARM.
This very important branch of the town service has during "the past year performed all that was required of it. Not in a single instance has it failed to respond whenever occasion required.
There are 21 boxes, 2 tower strikers, 1 whistle machine, 8 gongs, 1-4 circuit repeater with switch board, galvanometer, etc., together with about 23 miles of wire, with 82 cells of gravity bat- tery. The usual amount of changes, repairs, alterations, etc., inci- dental to every fire alarm, has been made by the superintendent during the year. The total cost for the system has been somewhat larger this year than usual from the fact that several permanent improvements have been made that ordinarily would have to be met with some special appropriation. We have had the system equipped with the Cartwright electric protector, a device for the protection of the system from lightning, abnormal currents, etc. The old poles and line on Cordis street have all been taken down, the same having been condemned. A new line was put into the North ward by a loop on New Pleasant street from the corner of Salem street. The line is in good condition with the exception of that part on Lowell street, which is in poor condition. We be- lieve that as the town grows it should make additions in the fire alarm boxes and recommend three : one at or near Byron, corner of Gould, another on Nahant street, near Birch Hill avenue, and one more at Greenwood on Oak street. We also renew our for- mer recommendation for a whistle in the west part of the town, as it is almost impossible for members of the department or citi- zens to hear the present whistle, especially when the wind is un- favorable. The whistle could be with advantage located at the electric light station. The introduction of the storage battery for the fire alarm service is no longer an experiment and is univers- ally being adopted. The cost for the supplies in our gravity bat- tery now in use is about $1.20 per cell yearly. The introduction of the storage system by the town would save about $100 per year. It would pay for its introduction in about three years and
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then would cost practically nothing afterward for its mainte- nance. We have no hesitancy in recommending its adoption.
HORSES.
We have on several previous occasions in our reports called the attention of the town to the unreliable conditions regarding the responding of the several pieces of apparatus drawn by horses.
The same conditions exist today and our report would be in- complete did we not again refer to it. It is neither desirable nor the intention of this board to advocate or recommend anything re- garding increasing the present cost of this department unless the same in our judgment is absolutely necessary, but if there is any one thing more than another that in our judgment should receive favorable and immediate action it is the purchasing of horses for this department. It is not altogether the question of whether the town can afford them, but a question of whether the town can af- ford to be without them.
As an object lesson for the property owners to consider we will say that last year from Jan. 1, 1897, to Jan. 1, 1898, we had just 15 day alarms, that is, alarms that occurred during the day time, and at four of these alarms, or more than one fourth of them, there were no horses to draw the apparatus with. Fortunately no serious results have occurred as yet for the want of horses, but if the town continues in its present conditions it surely is only a matter of time when it will probably be a costly lesson.
The subject will probably be brought to the attention of the town at the annual town meeting and we are in hopes with favor- able consideration by the town.
William B. Daniel, who has been the engineer of the steamer ever since its purchase by the town in 1882, resigned his posi- tion November 1, much to the regret of this board. Mr. Daniel was a very efficient and valuable member of the department and his resignation was accepted only by the unanimous regrets of the board.
ACCIDENTS.
Engineer Cade, at the fire on Feb. 21, was painfully burned on the right hand and was laid up for several weeks.
Mr. Logan, of the Carter hose company, was run over by bis
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hose carriage while responding to the alarm from box 14 on Sept. 19, and was laid. up several days.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
The town has been remarkably fortunate during the past year by not having any serious fire. The following is the number of alarms and fires the department has responded to, together with their loss and insurance as near as was possible to ascertain.
Sunday, February 21, box 27, 1.55 p. m. Barn rear of No. 70 Elm street, owned by Mrs. Anna Hamilton. Loss, $250. Insurance, $150. Caused probably by smoking.
Wednesday, March 3, box 39, 4.15 p. m. Slight fire in house No. 11 Fitch court, owned by John Lyons. No loss. Caused by wood drying in stove.
Monday, March 8, box 12, 2.50 p. m. Hen house owned by H. H. Savage, Oak street. Loss, $140. No insurance. Cause, incendiary.
Tuesday, March 30, box 46, 9.03 a. m. Slight fire on roof of house No. 69 Vernon street. Loss, small. Caused by sparks from chimney.
Thursday, April 1, box 9, 11.15 a. m. Woods fire, rear New- hall court.
Sunday, April 4, box 23, 4.30 p. m. Woods fire, off Broad- way.
Sunday, April 25, box 12, 4.20 p. m. Woods fire, off Oak street.
Sunday, May 9, box 13, 1.02 p. m. Woods fire, off Spring street.
Thursday, July 15, box 23, 5.13 p. m. Slight fire in house No. 23 Lake street, owned by the Wakefield Building Associa- tion. Caused by clothes caught from stove. Loss, small.
Thursday, July 29, box 12, 8.17 a. m. . Shed owned by Julia A. Colby, Myrtle avenue. Loss, small. Cause, unknown.
Monday, Sept. 6, box 37, 4.15 a. m. Dwelling house owned by John S. Newhall, Pearl street. Loss, $500. Caused by gas- oline explosion.
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Friday, Sept. 17, box 25, 7.45 p. m. Burning of the Bare Brook house in Reading.
Sunday, Sept. 19, box 14, 2.40 a. m. Dwelling house owned by A. M. Stevens, on Woods farm, so called. Loss, $4,000. Insurance, $3,500. Cause, unknown.
Friday, October 1, box 13, 2.40 p. m. Woods fire at Boyn- tonville.
Saturday, November 13, box 36, 1.20 p. m. Soot in chimney in house of James Cavinaro, 18 Highland street. No loss.
Monday, January 17, box 35. 5.02 p. m. House owned by John Flanley, Avon street.
SUMMARY.
The following is in detail the amount of work performed by the department during the past year :
Number of alarms responded to, .
16
Total number of feet of hose used,
5,850
Gallons of chemicals used, .
33
Total ladders used,
55
Miles apparatus traveled,
493
Hours of service rendered, . 213
The west part of the town is in the same condition as we re- ported last year, without any fire protection whatever. As this is one of the largest sections of the town and one in which the greater number of fires occur, it seems to us that they should be entitled to some fire protection, particularly since the erection during the past year of the Winship-Boit knitting factory. An- other matter we desire to call the attention of the town to is the continuance as at present in not having some one at all times in or about the Central fire house, corner of Crescent and Mechanic
streets. Here the largest part of the town's fire apparatus is housed. The steamer, hook and ladder, hose wagon, Carter hose, battery room and all the spare hose used by the department is in this large wooden building, right in the thickly settled part of the town with two boilers running night and day during the winter months and one boiler during the summer. If a fire should get once started without an early discovery, the town would probably
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not only lose nearly all its fire protection, but it might be the means of making a serious fire in the centre of the town. The purchasing of horses by the town would of course remedy this ; then we should be obliged to have some one permanently em- ployed to care for the same.
CONCLUSION.
We take this opportunity to return to the Honorable Board of Selectmen our thanks for their hearty co-operation, to Chief Van- nah and members of the police department for valuable services rendered, to Capt. Evans together with the Greenwood Hose Company for their valuable services rendered during the past year, all are deserving special mention, and to each officer and member throughout the department and to all others who have rendered us service we return our heartfelt thanks.
LEVI FLANDERS, H. W. DALRYMPLE, WM. E. CADE,
Engineers.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Citizens of Wakefield :
I herewith present my report for the fiscal year ending Febru- ary Ist, 1898.
TRUST FUNDS.
THE FLINT MEMORIAL FUND, $1,000.
This fund was a gift to the town by the late Mrs. Harriet N. Flint, November 5th, 1872; the income thereon is to be expend- ed in the purchase of books for the Beebe Town Library.
The fund is now invested in a note of the town of Wakefield (Armory Loan) dated August 1st, 1894, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum, and matures December 1st, 1904.
The sum of $40 as interest to February 1, 1898, has been cred- ited to the library account.
DR. F. P. HURD LIBRARY FUND, $2,500.
This fund was bequeathed to the town by the late Dr. F. P. Hurd for the benefit of the town library and is at present invested in a note of the Town of Wakefield (Temporary Loan) dated December 1st, 1897, and maturing one year from date.
The sum of $100 as interest to December 1st, 1897, has been credited to the library account.
C. WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND, $500.
This fund, bequeathed by the second Cyrus Wakefield, is for the benefit of the town library and is invested in the same manner as the Dr. Hurd fund and matures at the same time.
The sum of $20 as interest to December 1st, 1897, has been credited to the library account.
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JONATHAN NICHOLS TEMPERANCE FUND, $1,000.
This fund was a gift to the town by the late Jonathan Nich- ols. The conditions of the trust are such that any young man of our town who files his name with the Town Clerk before he is sixteen years of age and declares his intention not to drink intox_ icating liquors and not to smoke and chew tobacco before he shall have become twenty-one years of age and shall have kept his pledge until that time, shall receive from the income of the fund the sum of ten dollars, together with a certificate of commenda- tion from the selectmen.
The town clerk's records show that 514 young men have en- rolled their names under this pledge. Twelve, whose names ap- pear below, have been paid the fee during the past year, making a total of 58 since the trust was received by the town in March, 1883. During the first few years the income was cumulative, but it is now decreasing and will evidently soon be exhausted, so that in the future those who present themselves as having kept the pledge, are liable to be kept on the waiting list, unless the town or some individual should take some action to increase the in- come.
The fund is at present invested in a note of the town of Wakefield (Armory Loan) due December 1st, 1904, and bears interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
STATEMENT OF INTEREST.
Balance available at last report,
$168 18
Interest on above to Feb. 1, 1898, .
.
6 72
Interest one year on note of $1,000,
40 00
$214 90
Paid Patrick O'Connell,
$10 00
Harry B. Sears,
10 00
W. A. Lewis, .
10 00
A. W. Burnham,
10 00
E. B. Whiton,
10 00
Charles Butler,
10 00
Luther M. Sweetser.
10 00
James E. McManuis,
10 00
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Wm. F. Barrett, 10 00
Edward J. Connelly.
10 00
T. J. Ardill,
10 00
C. Percy Tuttle,
10 00
$120 00
Balance available, $94 90
The number of young men who have been paid the fee the past year is in excess of any previous year, the record being as follows :
Year 1888-9,
1
" 1889-90,
6
" 1890-1, 9 .
" 1891-2,
5
" 1892-3,
" 1893-4,
.
3
" 1894-5,
6
" 1895-6,
10
.. 1896-7,
2
** 1897-8,
.
12
C. SWEETSER BURIAL LOT FUND, $1,000.
The income from this fund bequeathed to the town in trust by the late Cornelius Sweetser of Saco, Me., is to be used in keeping in repair and beautifying with flowers and shrubbery the burial lot of the parents of the donor, which is in the Old Burial Ground in the rear of the Congregational church.
This fund is on deposit with the Wakefield Savings Bank.
STATEMENT.
Balance on hand as per last report, . $1,559 37
Interest added to August 1st, 1897, 62 94
$1,622 31
Paid S. T. Parker, plants, etc., $10 00
Wm. Murray, care of lot. 5 00 $15 00
Balance, .
. $1,607 31
The amount in excess of $1,000 is available for the purposes named in the trust,
.
.
.
-
.
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It will be observed that the "balance available " is steadily increasing from year to year and in the future may assume quite large proportions, unless some action is taken looking to a more even and judicious annual expense. This expense has va- ried from $2 per year, for simply cutting the grass, to $25 per year for plants, etc., according to the various ideas or thought- fulness of the different boards of selectmen, while the income ranges from $40 to $60 and will be still more as the fund in- creases. It has been suggested that under the phrase "keeping in repair" as stated in the terms of the bequest, it would be per- missible to enclose the lot with a stone curb or other granite adornment. If this could properly be done, the fund could doubtless be reduced to its original amount, and then some sys- tematic annual outlay for "plants and shrubbery " could be entered upon whereby the original intention of the donor might be more fully carried out.
C. SWEETSER LECTURE FUND, $10,000.
This fund is invested as follows :
City of Boston bonds, 4s, due 1899, . $5,000 00
Town of Wakefield note (temporary loan) due April 1, '98, 5,000 00
$10,000 00
By the terms of the bequest this fund is for the purpose of providing such lectures as will tend to improve the public mind. A reasonable fee for admission is required, and the net proceeds of the course are to be paid over to such charitable organization in said town of Wakefield as the municipal officers of the town may designate, to be distributed among the worthy poor of the town.
The sum of $400, as income from this fund for one year, has been paid to the Sweetser Lecture Committee.
The net proceeds from the lecture courses of 1895-7 were as follows, paid to the treasurer April 2, 1897, by Harry Foster :
Course of 1895-6,
$23 45
Course of 1896-7, .
149 85
Total,
$173 30
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By vote of the selectmen the above amount was paid to the Sweetser Charity, Mrs. Ellen S. Rogers, Treas., on June 18, 1897.
In addition to the above named trust there is also a fund de- posited in the Wakefield Savings Bank which was received from the trustees of the late Cornelius Sweetser subsequent to the original bequest,and which, by vote of the town, is held in re- serve to pay any deficiencies arising from the lecture courses in the future.
STATEMENT.
Balance on hand, as per last report, $564 85
Interest added to August 1, 1897,
22 80
Balance available,
$587 65
RECEIPTS FROM LICENSES.
J. S. Bonney, milk, .
$35 00
J. S. Bonney, plumbers',
6.50
J. Devlin, auctioneer, 2 00
Butler Bros., auctioneer,
2 00
Ira C. Ward, tent show,
2 00
Flying Horse,
4 00
A. H. Thayer, fireworks,
1 00
A. Butler,
1 00
H. E. Butler,
1 00
Rachel McDonald, 66
1 00
E. N. Smith,
1 00
W. A. Thompson, 66
1 00
Total.
$57 50
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LOAN ACCOUNT.
Amount of Loans Feb 1, 1897,
$342,000 00
Notes issued, account Map and Survey,
2,500 00
Hired on Temporary Loans.
94,300 00
$438,800 00
Amount paid since Feb. 1, 1897,
124,000 00
Amount outstanding,
$314,800 00
Due as follows :
Temporary Loan, due April 1, 1898,
$5,000 00
66 " May 4, 1898,
20,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1898,
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1898,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1898, 1,000 00
Lincoln School House, Nov. 1, 1898,
5,000 00
Temporary Loan, Nov. 4, 1898,
10,000 00
" 4, 1898,
5,000 00
" 4, 1898,
5,000 00
Dec. 1, 1898,
6,300 00
Dec. 1, 1898,
2,500 00
66 Dec. 1, 1898,
500 00
Municipal Loan, Oct. 1, 1899,
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1899,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1889,
1,000 00
Lincoln School House, Nov. 1, 1889,
5,000 00
Map and Survey, Dec. 1, 1899,
500 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1900,
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1900,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1900,
1,000 00
Lincoln School House, Nov. 1, 1900, Armory Loan, Dec. 1, 1900,
3,000 00
Map and Survey, Dec. 1, 1900, Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1901,
500 00
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1901,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1901,
1,000 00
Lincoln School House, Nov. 1, 1901,
5,000 00
Armory Loan, Dec. 1, 1901,
3,000 00
5,000 00
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Map and Survey, Dec. 1, 1901, $500 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1902, 3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1902, 2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1902, 1,000 00
Lincoln School House, Nov. 1, 1902,
8,000 00
Map and Survey, Dec. 1, 1902,
500 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1903. .
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1903,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1903,
1,000 00
Armory Loan, Dec. 1, 1903,
3,000 00
Map and Survey, Dec. 1, 1903,
500 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1904,
3,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1904,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1904,
1,000 00
Armory Loan, Dec. 1, 1904,
3,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1905,
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1905,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1905,
1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1906,
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1906,
2,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1907, Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1907,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1907,
1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1908,
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1908,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1. 1908,
1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1909, 6,000 00 Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1909, 2,000 00
1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1910,
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1910, Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1910, Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1911,
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1911,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1911,
1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1, 1912, 6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1912,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1906,
1,000 00
6,000 00
Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1909,
2,000 00
1,000 00
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Greenwood School House, Oct. 1, 1912.
$1,000 00
Municipal Light Loan, Oct. 1. 1913.
6,000 00
Warren School House, Oct. 1, 1913. Municipal Light Loan. Oct. 1. 1914,
6,000 00
9,000 00
'1916.
9,000 00
1917,
9,000 00
1918.
9,000 00
. 6
1919,
9,000 00
.. ..
. .
1921,
9,000 00
1922,
9,000 00
1923,
9,000 00
. .
. .
. .
1924.
9,000 00
Total.
$314,800 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Appropriation authorized,
$14,000 00
Premium and accrued interest received.
159 43
$14,159 43
Expended :
Temporary Loans,
. $2,084 18
Municipal Light,
. 6,960 00
Lincoln School House.
. 1,320 00
Warren
1,360 00
Greenw'd “
640 00
Armory Loan, .
480 00
Funded Loan,
160 00
Nichols Temperance Fund.
6 72
-$13,010 85
Balance unexpended,
. $1,148 58
2,000 00
1915.
1920,
9,000 00
.
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FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS.
LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES.
Note due April 1, 1898, . . $5,000 00
66 May 4, 1898, .
.
. . 20,000 00
Nov. 4, 1898, . . 20,000 00
Dec. 1, 1898,
9,300 00
$54,300 00
Accrued interest to Feb. 1, 1898,
3,662 00
Outstanding Town Orders,
642 61
Balance of interest of Nichols Fund,
94 90
Held for tax sale redemption, .
50 00
Dog tax of 1897, not appropriated,
604 22
Balance of appropriations unused and held over:
Municipal Light, . . $2,102 13
Greenwood School House,
1,274 40
Cooper street,
1,479 50
Map and survey, .
664 40
$64,874 16
Credit,
Cash balance in treasury, $16,463 74
Due from State Aid, 1897,
2,154 00
66 Military Aid, 1897, 444 00
both, Jan., 1898, .
210 50
Uncollected taxes, 1896, 775 75
1897, . 38,947 86
?
Amount appropriated at November meet- ing, 1897,
9,271 74
Due from Beebe Town Library,
18 66
-$68,286 25
Excess of assets.
.
:
$3,412 09
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TOWN DEBT.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BONDS.
21 bonds $1000 each, due $3000 each year from 1898 to 1904, $21,000 00
60 bonds $1000 each, due $6000 each year from 1905 to 1914, 60,000 00 90 bonds $1000 each, due $9000 each year from 1915 to 1924, .
90,000 00 .
$171,000 00
ARMORY LOAN.
3 notes $1000 each, due Dec. 1, 1900,
$3,000 00
3
. .
60
1901,
3,000 00
3
66
66
1903,
3,000 00
3
66
1904,
3,000 00
$12,000 00
LINCOLN SCHOOL HOUSE.
5 bonds $1000 each, due Nov. 1, 1898,
$5,000 00
5
66
1899,
5,000 00
5
66
1900,
5,000 00
5
1901,
5,000 00
1 note $8000 due Nov. 1, 1902,
8,000 00
$28,000 00
H. M. WARREN SCHOOL HOUSE.
32 bonds $1000 each, due $2000 each year from 1898 to 1913,
$32,000 00
GREENWOOD SCHOOL HOUSE.
15 bonds $1000 each, due $1000 each year from 1898 to 1912, $15,000 00
TOWN MAP AND SURVEY.
5 notes $500 each, due $500 each year from 1899 to 1903, $2,500 00
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RECAPITULATION.
Municipal Light Loan,
. $171,000 00
Armory Loan,
12,000 00
Lincoln School House,
28,000 00
Warren School House,
32,000 00
Greenwood School House,
15,000 00
Town Map and Survey,
2,500 00
$260,500 00
The total debt has been decreased in the sum of $12,500.00, as per statement below.
Municipal Light Bonds taken up,
$3,000 00
Lincoln School House bonds taken up,
5,000 00
Warren School House bonds taken up,
2,000 00
Greenwood School House bonds taken up,
1,000 00
Funded Loan notes taken up,
4,000 00
$15,000 00
Notes issued account Map and Survey,
2,500 00
Net decrease,
$12,500 00
NOTE AND BOND ACCOUNT.
NOTES ISSUED.
Date.
Amount.
Account.
Rate.
When Payable.
April 1, 1897.
$5,000 Temporary Loan.
4 per cent.
April 1, 1898.
4 22,
10,000
66
66
3 1-4 per cent.
Oct. 22, 66
May 20,
20,000
2 8-10 per cent.
20,
July
8,
10,000
2 3-4 per cent.
Nov. 8,
Nov. 4,
11
20,000
3.045 per cent.
May ð,
4,
66
10,000
3.55 per cent.
Nov. 1,
66
..
4,
5,000
3.55 per cent.
4.
5,000
3.55 per cent.
Dec.
1.
6,300 Taxes of 1898.
3.55 per cent.
Dec.
1. ..
1.
66
2,500
66
4 per cent.
66
16
..
1,
..
500
4 per cent.
. :
1.
2,500
Map and Survey, 3.58 per cent. 2 to 6 yrs.
Total.
$96,800
..
.:
66
$500 annually, from 1899.
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NOTES AND BONDS PAID.
Date of Note.
When Paid.
Amount.
Account.
Oct. 29, 1896
July
1, 1897.
$20,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Oct. 1, 1894
Oct.
1.
3,000 00
Municipal Light.
Apr. 1, 1896
Oct. 1,
2,000 00|Warren School.
Apr. 1, 1896
Oct. 1,
1,000 00 Greenwood School.
Dec. 3, 1896.
Oct. 3,
66
10,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Feb. 4, 1897
Oct. 1,
14,000 00 Taxes 1897.
May 20, 1897
Oct.
20,
20,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Apr. 22, 1897
Oct.
22,
10,000 00 Temporary Loan.
May 1, 1891
Nov.
1,
5,000 00 Lincoln School.
Nov. 5, 1896.
10,000 00 Temporary Loan.
July 8, 1897
8,
66
10,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Nov. 12, 1896
5,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Nov. 12, 1896
5,000 00 Temporary Loan.
June 1, 1889
Dec. 1,
4,000 00 Funded Loan.
Jan. 7, 1897.
Dec. 31.
5,000 00 Temporary Loan.
Total.
$124,000 00
LIST OF TAX DEEDS HELD BY TREASURER FOR NON- PAYMENT OF TAXES.
No.
To Whom Taxed.
Tax of
Date of Deed.
Amount.
109
Sarah W. Stevens
1887
July 13, 1889.
$37 33
113
John D. Young
1888
Aug. 11, 1890.
6 27
114
Isaac Evans.
1888
6 27
115
Stephen D. Learnard
1889
June 27, 1891.
7 48
116
Samuel P. Abbott.
1889
7 48
117
Cyrus N. Campbell.
1889
. 6
6 75
118
Samuel P. Abbott.
1890
June 6, 1892.
7 55
119
Stephen D. Learnard.
1890
..
66
7 55
121
Frank I. Barrett.
1891
July 3, 1893.
10 33
122
Samuel P. Abbott
1891
66
65
124
Stephen D. Learnard.
1891
7 65
125
Martha M. C. Reid
1891
50 45
127
John Doherty .
1892
Sept. 3, 1894.
17 70
128
Stephen D. Learnard
1892
7 74
129
Martha M. C. Reid.
1892
59 53
130
Martha M. C. Reid
1893
June
4, 1895.
56 90
131
Albert T. Emery .
1893
11 00
132
Rebecca M. Stanley
1893
7 31
137
Martha M. C. Reid.
1894
June 8, 1896.
64 90
138
Elizabeth Dearborn.
1895
July 19, 1897.
8 55
140
David H. Bigelow.
1895
66
42 27
142
David Gillespie,
1895
66
66
150 60
144
James Scales
1895
7 42
145
James Scales, .
1895
8 35
146
Sarah E. Pratt
1895
10 59
66
4 1
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130
DR. THOMAS J. SKINNER, Treasurer,
Balance in Treasury at last report,
$11,558 60
Hired on Temporary Loans, .
94,300 00
Hired on Time Loans (map and survey) . 2,500 00
Premiums and accrued interest,
159 43
Chas. F. Woodward, Collector of Taxes of 1895,
17,882 47
Chas. E. Walton,
1897, 90,405 93
Municipal Light Plant receipts, ·
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