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VACANCIES.
The terms of office of Messrs. Waterman, Rogers and Thayer expire with the current year, and it will be necessary to elect three successors each for a term of three years.
In accordance with custom we call attention to the following books purchased during the year :
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HISTORY.
The Building of The British Empire A. T. Story.
The First Republic in America A. Brown.
The Story of The Revolution -
H. C. Lodge.
RECOLLECTION AND REMINISCENCE.
Marching with Gomez Grover Flint. - Cannon and Camera J. C. Hemment. The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns . Recollections of The Civil War · R. H. Davis. C. A. Dana. With Kitchener to Khartoum . G. W. Stevens.
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TRAVEL AND RESEARCH.
The Philippine Islands
.
Cuba and Porto Rico 0
.
A Land of Contrasts
. D. C. Worcester. Hill. Muirhead ..
SOCIOLOGY.
The Workers-East
The Workers-West
O
W. A. Wyckoff.
SCIENCE AND ART ..
Painting and Decorating
Dictionary of Electrical Words
W. Pearce. E. J. Houston.
BIOGRAPHY.
Bismarck b O
M. Busch.
SPORTS AND SPORTING.
With Rod and Gun 0
.
Birds that Hunt and are Hunted e
E. A. Samuels. N. Blanchan.
FICTION.
For Love of Country .
9
Dreamers of The Ghetto
.
·
The Red Bridge Neighborhood .
Corleone €
Ave Roma .
0
.
Caleb West 0
Battle of The Strong
. Red Rock . b
Helbeck of Bannisdale
.
Day's Work
In The Midst of Life .
.
The General Manager's Story
.
Forest Lovers
M. Hewlett.
Prisoners of Hope
For the Trustees,
WM. E. ROGERS, Chairman
C. T. Brady. I. Zangwell. M. L. Poole. F. M. Crawford. 66
F. H. Smith. G. Parker. T. N. Page. Mrs. H. Ward. R. Kipling. A. Bierce. Hamblen.
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.
.
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Periodicals in Public Reading Room.
Atlantic Monthly - P
Life
20
Arena . 9
Lippincott's Magazine m
American Architect 9
Literary World
m
Argonaut
m
Leslie's Weekly m
Blackwood's Magazine
Ladies' Home Journal m
Boston Daily Journal .º
Munsey's m
Boston Daily Herald P
d
McClure's
.
Boston Sunday Journal .
Metal Worker .
m
Boston Sunday Globe 20 National Magazine
Birds .
ราว New England Magazine,
Century
m
New York Weekly Tribune, 20 North American Review, m
Carpentry and Building, Cosmopolitan P
Outing
·
m
Citizen and Banner ·
20
Outlook
.
20
Current Literature .
Pall Mall Magazine m
Forum . m 9
Puck
b
20
·
Forest and Stream .
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine ₽
m
Recreation
h
Good Housekeeping
Great Round World
.
Harper's Magazine 6
m
Strand m
Harper's Weekly
4
20
Scribner's
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.
mì
Harper's Bazar 20
Self Culture
20
Success m
Scientific American
.
Irish World . ·
2.0 Shooting and Fishing
Judge . ·
m
Youth's Companion
-
. Literary Digest · in
Popular Science Monthly, . Public Opinion
m
20
Review of Reviews . m
St. Nicholas
Harper's Round Table
Illustrated American m
132 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of volumes in the Library, February 1, 1898, 12,847 Added by purchase during the year 276
6 to replace worn out volumes 67
6 " donations .
Magazines bound from the reading room 20
13,257
Volumes worn out during the year . 118
Total number of volumes in the Library, Feb. 1, 1899,
13.139,
Donations from
United States 14
State of Massachusetts
.
20
Mrs. H. I. Hanlon
4-
Junius Beebe, Esq. 2
Franklin Poole, Esq. .
1
C. A. M. Taber, Esq.
1
S. W. Abbott, M. D.
.
W. A. Richardson, Esq. .
1
C. F. Palmer .
1
J. F. Segerson
1
First Church, Reading
1
47
Persons having signed application cards for receiving books during 1898 . 672
Number of books delivered from Feb. 1, 1898 to Feb. 1, 1899 . ·
26,675
(Delivered in 1897) .
23,506
Books delivered during January, 1899 .
3,071
Largest number delivered in one day .
354
Number of volumes replaced during the year 67
Number of volumes rebound during the year
187
HARRIET A. SHEPARD, Librarian.
WAKEFIELD, February 1, 1899.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN ;
Gentlemen,-In accordance with the requirements of the duties of the fire engineers, we herewith present our annual report of the fire department for the year ending January 31, 1899. The report embraces detail statements showing the working force, the number of fires and alarms responded to, with their loss and insurance, as near as was possible to ascertain, together with such other information as may be of interest to you.
MEMBERSHIP.
The present force of the department is as follows : One chief and two assistant chiefs. One steamer company, 11 men. One hook and ladder company, 15 men. Two hose companies, 10 men each. Total force of 49 officers and men.
There is also one volunteer company at Greenwood, also one at Montrose, that respond to alarms in their immediate vicinity.
APPARATUS.
The several pieces of apparatus are all in first-class condition with the possible exception of the boiler of the steamer; and it may be necessary during the next year to have a new boiler. The boiler has been in use continually since the purchase of the engine in 1882. It has already outlived the average life of boil- ers in steam fire engines.
HOSE.
The total amount of serviceable hose in the department is 5.800 feet. It will be necessary the coming year to provide for
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the purchase of 1,000 feet to take the place of that which has already been condemned and to replace that which may give out.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
The fire alarm telegraph has, with constant care and watching, been kept in good condition. The usual repairs-replacing of worn parts, and re-locating of wires, etc .- have been made dur- ing the year. The line has also been extended, and one new box, No. 24, has been added. The total number of boxes in service is 22.
HORSES.
Acting under the advice of the board of engineers together with the unanimous approval of the town's finance committee, the town wisely, in our opinion, voted at the last annual meeting four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) for the purchase of three horses, and appointed the fire engineers, road commissioner, and Mr. Tobias Libbey a committee to purchase the same. The com- mittee at their first meeting unanimously voted to leave the matter of the purchase of the same entire'y with Mr. Lib ey, he being a practical horseman, also in a position to procure the same much lower hau we probab'y coald.
We believe that the town has as good horses as any town could desire, and they were procured considerably less than horses gen- erally are for fire purposes, and the town is certainly under much obligation to Mr. Libbey for the interest he took in procuring their.
It should not be expected that the first year's work is a fair average of what can be expected of them, as we were handi- capped in several ways. It was not until June 1 that the horses were received. They were more or less sick at first, not being acclimated, and in our opinion it would not be good judgment to then put them at work on the highway.
The town neither owned collars. teams or harnesses, and we were obliged to hire the same. They were finally put to work on the highway on Sept. 7, and the following weekly earnings up to the big snow storm of Nov. 25 will show what can be done with them under favorable conditions. The following table shows the
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weekly earnings of one man and a pair of horses, we always keeping one man and one horse at the engine house, and the entire three horses at the engine house fifteen out of the twenty- four hours :
EARNINGS.
Week ending Sept. 10, $24.00
33.00
17, 24,
24.00
.6
Oct. 1, 26.00
.6
8, 24.66
66 15,
33.00
66
22,
24.00
66
29,
27.00
66
Nov. 5,
36.00
66
12,
18.00
19,
21.00
66
26,
21.33
Total earnings for Snow Work, $40.50.
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following members of the Fire Department volunteered their services in the recent Spanish-American war :-
Harvey Brockbank,
James Keough,
Henry Fiendle,
Charles Parker,
Albert Myers.
Substitute Members.
Fred Wiggin,
A. R. Sedgerly,
George Forsythe,
Harry Alden,
E. Dulong,
J. McLain, Geo. Ayscough.
All of them returned home safely with the exception of Cor- poral Chas. Parker who died on July 23 on board the U. S. transport Yale en route to Porto Rico. Mr. Parker was an ex-
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ceptionally good fireman, and his sad death was keenly felt, not only by the company to which he was attached, but by the entire Fire Department.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
The following is the list of alarms and fires during the year, together with their loss and insurance as near as was possible to ascertain.
Friday, March 4, 2.45 a. m., Box 35. Barn owned and occu- pied by George H. Hathaway, Mechanic street, loss on build- ing, $2,650 ; loss on contents, $3,850 ; insurance on building, $7,000; insurance on contents, $12,000. Cause, unknown.
Sunday, March 13, 5.10 p. m., Box 8. House on Nahant near Melvin street, no loss. Cause, soot in chimney.
Thursday, March 24, 2.40 p. m., Box 23, Cowdrey's hill. Unoccupied house owned by Wm. E. Livingstone, value of house, $500; loss on building, $500; insurance on building, $500. Cause, from grass fire.
Saturday, April 19, 12.37 a. m., Box 35. House on Rock- well street, owned by Chas. H. Perkins. Cause, burning of mattress ; loss small.
Friday, April 22, 1.53 p. m., Box 32. Stone crusher build- ing on Valley street, no damage.
Thursday, April 28, 11.10 a. m., Box 8. House owned by J. D. Gowing, Valley corner Hart street. Cause, soot in chimney.
Thursday, April 28, 11.50 p. m., Box 8. Dwelling corner Hart and Valley streets, owned by J. D. Gowing. Cause, sparks from chimney, loss small.
Thursday, June 30, 5.47 p. m., Box 35. House owned and occupied by James A. Day, 12 Richardson avenue, value of building, $3,500; loss of building, $50; loss of contents, $25. Cause, front gas pipes.
Monday, July 4, 12.10 a. m., Box 15. House owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary Stringer, 41 Nahant street. Value building, $600. Loss on building, $150. Insurance on build- ing, $700. Value of contents, $300. Loss of contents, $75. Insurance on contents, $250. Cause, unknown.
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Wednesday, July 13, 10.40 a. m., Box 26. Dwelling, 98 West Chestnut street, owned by Mrs. Katharine Ransom, occu- pied by Chas. H. Howe. Value of building, $3,700. Loss on building, $75. Insurance on building, $2,800. Value of con- tents, $1,300. Loss of contents, $500. Insurance of contents, $1,000.
Wednesday, July 13, 3.05 p. m., Box 25. Dwelling in Stone- ham, unoccupied. Cause, unknown.
Friday, July 15, 2.02 p. m., Box 35. High School building ·on Main street, owned by town, occupied by town. Cause, tin- smith's blow lamp. Loss, small.
Thursday, July 21, 3.30 p. m., Box 54. Dwelling house, off Salem street, owned by Chas. Walker. Cause, lightning. Loss, small.
Friday, July 29, 6.14 p. m., Box 35. House owned by A. S. Atherton, 32 Albion street. Cause, boy playing with matches. No loss.
Sunday, Aug. 7, 2.15 a. m. Still alarm. Stable, owned by G. H. Hathaway, Mechanic street. Cause, incendiary. No loss.
Monday, Sept. 26, 3.23 p. m., Box 8. Shed, corner Hart and Melvin streets. Cause, unknown. Loss, small.
Monday, Nov. 7, 1.00 p. m., Box 25. House of J. P. Smith, Jr., Park avenue. Cause, kerosene stove. Loss, small.
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 8.05 a. m., Box 23. House owned by Building Association, occupied by N. D. Mayo, 17 Murray street. Cause, upsetting of stove. Loss of contents, $75. Loss on building, $45.
Monday, Nov. 28, 3.10 p. m., Box 24. House occupied by T. Mahoney, 44 Bartley street. Cause, burning of rags in cellar. No loss.
LEVI FLANDERS, EDWARD S. JACOB, WM. E. CADE,
Engineers.
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SWEETSER CHARITY.
WAKEFIELD, February 1, 1899.
ELLEN S. ROGERS, Treasurer,
In account with SWEETSER CHARITY.
DR.
To balance on hand Feb. 1, 1898
$163 71
Interest on deposit
5 62
Cash from Sweetser lectures
128 72
Cash from appropriations
1 45
Total
.
$299 50
CR.
By disbursements during the year
$80. 38
Balance on hand
$219 12
ELLEN S. ROGERS, Treasurer.
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OVERSEERS' REPORT.
The board of overseers herewith submit their annu .. l report. The farm is in good condition, considerable meadow land has been reclaimed, we have ent sixty tons of hay.
The house will need thorough repairs inside and out this year, practically nothing having been done inside the house for seven- teen years. We have at present twenty-one inmates and are very much crowded for room.
The board thinks the $570 appropriated for the windmill would have been more wisely expended in making much needed repairs inside the house. The town must very soon make a large addi- tion to the present house, or build a separate house, as the State inspectors are insisting upon the separation of the sexes, which cannot be done in the present honse.
The barn, also, should be repaired and enlarged this year; it needs painting badly.
As in the past, we have this year expended for various persons, $519.39, which has been refunded and does not appear in our report.
During the year we have cared for 2,852 tramps at an expense of $280.
Seventeen years ago this spring, "Uncle Hiram " Eaton bez came a member of this board and during that time he has honestly and conscientiously served the town. During the last two months he has been confined to his home by serious illness, and as he is not a candidate for re-election, we wish to place on record our appreciation of those qualities which make a man, the noblest work of God.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. CUTTER, WILLIS S. MASON.
February 6th, 1899.
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POOR DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Spring appropriation
. $6,000 00
Fall 66
. 2,500 00
$8.500 0@
ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.
From sale of milk .
. $1,311 61
calves
6 50
66 use of bull
32 50
board of Mr. Stack
120 00
66
68 Mr. Pickering . 10
0
24 00
Mr. Taylor and wife .
70 00
66
Oliver .
12 00
$ 6
56
workmen
16 00
66 horse
40 00
sale of wood
44 63
86
hay
7 75
06 premium at fair
3 00
$1,687 99
OUTSIDE RECEIPTS.
State of Massachusetts, various accounts $190 24
Town of Braintree, Pratt
28 96
Stoneham, Roberts
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15 00
$6 Danvers, Skinner
4 02
City of Woburn, Sullivan
7 99
Boston, Brewer
32 00
Boston, Hennessy
15 02
Lynn, Roach
45 93
Error in bill, Dr. Sopher
29 50
" S. J. Putney
1 00
.
$369 66
Total receipts
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$10,557 65
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EXPENSES OF OUTSIDE POOR. EXPENSES AT INSTITUTIONS.
Margaret Ogilvie, at Danvers $169 46
John Froton, at Mass. School F. M. 212 16
Abbie L. McKee, at Taunton .
212 17
Eliza Green, at Westborough 212 17
Sarah Bachelder, at Mrs. W. J. Green's 146 00
Hannah C. Flynn, at Danvers 169 46
Geo. W. Clark, at 66
169 46
Chas. H. Potter, at
147 46
Hannah Lyons, at Medfield
182 80
Annie A. Emerson, at Danvers
169 46
Victorine E. Marsh,
157 89
Mary Regan, at Medfield
182 80
W. L. Hawes, at Danvers
206 60
Elizabeth Chadbourne, at Danvers
169 46
Louis Neiss, at truant school
91 00
John Dorneiden, at Danvers
147 23
Annie O. Wenzel,
.
169 46
Solon Green, 66
.
169 46
Patrick Walsh, ·
28 27
Lucy J. Grinnell, .
195 92
Jas. P. Bailey,
.
13 46
Katie M. Lee, 66
.
29 25
Elizabeth Hiatt, at Taunton
65 46
$3,416 86
AID TO PERSONS RESIDING HERE WITH SETTLEMENTS ELSEWHERE.
Mrs. C. Roach, Lynn
$28 55
John Watts, State of Mass.
106 71
Geo. E. Pratt, Braintree
1 50
Jas. Hennessey, Boston
2 00
Jos. Muse, State of Mass.
3 97
Mrs. Julia Sullivan, Woburn .
43 84
Arthur Muse, State of Mass.
3 49
Mrs. Walter J. McIntire, No. Reading 7 00
Edward Ward, Stoneham 15 00
142
Geo. O. McIntire, No. Reading 3 00
Fletcher children, State of Mass.
19 43
Alma E. Shaumberg, " 66
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212 53
Mrs. E. A. Averell, “
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28 15
475 17
AID TO NON-RESIDENTS WITH SETTLEMENTS HERE.
Mrs. Thomas Bacon and children, at Lynn $31 50
Mrs. C. W. Whitney, at Bridgewater 62 85
Mrs. P. O'Rouke and children, at Chelsea 48 00
T. Haggerty and family, at Natick 202 00
Chas. Ohlsen and family, at Lynn .
12 00
Mary E. Burlington, at Boston
1 35
Mary J. O'Conner, at Malden
104 00
Geo. E. Young, at Franklin
252 79
Mary Connell, at Lynn .
66 00
W. H. Piper. at Lynn
16 00
Mary Smith, at Chelsea
17 75
Raymond Banks, at Boston
.
5 15
$819 39
OUTSIDE HOME RELIEF.
John Connell and family
7 80
Liza Barry
51 26
Michael Fay and family
1 97
Hannah Lonnergan
42 00
A. A. Magee and family
10 35
Mrs. M. Mertins
18 59
Mrs. O. Haney and family
30 34
John Doyle and family
73 85
Mrs. Jane Skully .
2 00
Jas. Doyle and family .
28 89
Mrs. J. O'Cleary and family .
128 89
Mrs. C. W. Myers and family
178 57
Mrs. J. Dorneiden and family
56 16
J. Roach and family
29 96
Mrs. JJas. Bransfield
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73 96
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Mrs. S. F. Golladay and family
7 97
Mrs. J. O'Hara and family
18 82
Mrs. J. White 3 12
C. T. Boyce and family .
14 10
Mrs. W. O. Nickerson and family .
53 04
Mrs. William Coleman and family 40 75
Daniel E. Frost
5 98
Mrs. Jaquith
24 41
P. Hennissey
8 57
Albert Hawkes
28 25
Daniel Sullivan
65 00
Mrs. S. E. Allard .
3 00
Mrs. Jos. Smith and family
178 78
J. E. Doucette
14 19
Mrs. Maloney
3 00
Jennie Callahan
65 87
Isaiah Doucette
3 50
Thos. Welch .
4 00
Annie Doucette
10 00
J. J. Hanglin and family
103 65
Mrs. Hubbard
45 00
Chlora Marshall
37 26
Esther A. Wilson
2 00
Chas. Mitchell
6 00
Augustine N. Dudley
33 00
Mrs. Jessie Muse
8 02
Joseph Fredott
2 05
Emma Marshall
12 00
Reuben Deveau
10 47
F. H. Stevens
5 91
Mrs. Berry
1 98
Mrs. E. J. Landergan
17 80
Mrs. Barrett
3 00
Nora Scanlon
30 00
John C. Ames .
20 00
Tramps, 2,852 .
.
280 00
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Sundry expenses of department
38 47
$1,943 55
$6,654 97
Less wood delivered from farm $85 00
Less potatoes delivered from farm 85 47
Less stock in store
20 40
190 87
Total outside expenses
$6,464 10
ALMSHOUSE STORE ACCOUNT.
On hand from 1898
$13 89
G. P. Haley
12 75
Ira Atkinson .
130 22
Cutler Bros.
102 26
W. A. Cutter .
143 30
Yerxa's Branch
74 70
$477 12
Delivered to outside poor .
456 72
Stock on hand .
$20 40
DETAILED ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
GROCERIES.
F. C. Small & Co.
$44 95
F. A. Pickering
152 67
G. P. Haley
38 28
Ira Atkinson
106 17
Cutler Bros.
213 53
W. A. Cutter
160 86
Yerxa's Branch
84 80
$801 26
MEAT, FISH AND PROVISIONS.
J. G. Hunt .
$16 64
Thorndike Market . · . .
85 63
Union Supply Co. . ·
.
174 06
145
C. E. Classen
3 60
W. D. Deadman
1 79
W. V. Taylor
70
282 42
GRAIN AND FEED.
M. J. Curley
570 45
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND SHOES.
E. G. Daland
$14 15
J. W. Poland & Co. · . .
55 86
Hugh Connell
25 50
Bowser & Co.
9 39
J. T. Paine
23 32
A. P. Linnell
7 00
135 22
SALARIES, FARM LABOR, ETC.
Ralph Edmands
$239 25
Wm. Gray
3 50
G. E. Donald
650 00
Hermon Bubolc
12 00
Walter Severance
10 50
Jas. Mahoney
32 25
H. O. Mitchell
10 00
Henry Cole .
22 00
Merrett Stevens
8 00
987 50
HOUSEHOLD LABOR.
Jennie Bartlett
$47 57
Minnie Hertwig
17 57
Delia McGettigan
39 43
Delia Edmands
26 15
Mrs. Henry Cole
12 36
Maggie Murphy
12 86
Kate Lannon
13 29
169 23
146
TOOLS, SEEDS, ETC.
Ira Atkinson .
$6 25
A. & D. Bramer
. 4 30
Cutler Bros. .
7 60
18 15
BLACKSMITHING, REPAIRS, ETC.
G. M. Kelley
85
J. T. Gosnay
43 25
G. H. Hathaway .
17 05
Sederquest, Wanamake & Co. .
65 15
R. C. North .
49 63
175 93
FERTILIZERS AND MANURE.
G. H. Taylor
8 32
T. J. McManuis
3 00
D. C. Wright
37 50
W. D. Deadman
8 75
J. W. Heath .
14 00
71 57
MEDICAL EXPENSES.
J. W. Heath
135 80
J. S. Bonney
6 15
141 95
STOCK EXPENSES.
D. C. Wright, dressing hogs
10 50
J. O'Donnell, shoats
16 75
Rodney Edmands, use of horse
5 00
G. H. Hathaway, use of horse
8 00
M. F. Gould, cows and exchange
47 00
W. R. Hussey, cows and exchange
146 00
Dr. L. R. Perry, services
4 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
C. H. Spencer, lumber
34 66
Citizen and Banner
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4 00
Mansfield & Cheney, coal
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212 28
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237 25
147
S. F. Littlefield & Co., sundries 10 80
Mansfield & Cheney, lime
.
95
J. M. Perley, lime 1 00
Ames Plow Co., cultivator 7 25
B. & M. R. R., tickets . 11 50
S. J. Bingham, washer .
10 00
Wakefield Water Co., water
20 00
John A. Murray, whitening
3 50
C. Latimer, express
5 75
E. Caldwell, beds .
4 00
G. H. Taylor, sundries
6 98
C. W. Learned & Co., disinfectant
10 00
Town of Saugus, tax
4 82
American Express Co. .
2 70
J. Breck & Sons, sundries
51
T. E. Staples, bed, etc. .
10 00
F. W. Pierce, express
50
Oliver Walton, burial G. W. Wilder 22 00
Morrill & Atwood, ice
25 87
T. J. McManuis, paper, etc. . 7 31
J. Laybolt, sundries 5 97
422 35
Total expense at almshouse $4,013 28
Total receipts for 1898
$10,557 65
Total expense outside poor . $6,464 10
Total expenses almshouse
· 4,013 28
10,477 38
Balance unexpended
$80 27
ALMSHOUSE INVENTORY.
Twenty-eight tons English hay $392 00
Grain and feed
27 00
Five tons salt hay .
40 00
Two tons rye straw
.
30 00
$489 00
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Thirty cords manure
.
$150 00
Fifty-two cords wood
208 00
$358 00
One mare
$125 00
Thirteen cows
650 00
Fowls
50 00
One bull
25 00
Two swine
27 00
$874 00
Vehicles and harnesses
$200 00
Farm tools, etc.
275 00
Household goods
600 00
Nine tons coal
50 00
Groceries and provisions
136 37
$1,261 37
ALMSHOUSE INMATES FEB. 1, 1899.
Annie Fitzgerald
68 years.
Annette Mayo
46
Walter Mayo .
37 66
Roy Thomas Mayo
Richard Stack (board refunded) .
81
Mrs. J. H. Clements .
78
66
Mrs. Lydia Putnam
85
Edward Putnam
88
Thos. Sullivan .
59
Mrs. Thos. Sullivan
49
John Curran o.
69
Henry Curran
28
66
Mrs. M. J. Skully
68
William Conway
74
John Malcolm, Sept. 19
56
James Doyle, June 19
75
Mrs. John Malcolm, Oct. 20 to Nov. 20
34
Mrs. Margaret Mertins, Feb. 14
50 66
Mrs. Mary Holmes, Jan. 5
24 66
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Mabel F. Holmes, Jan. 20, born.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.
The highway surveyor herewith presents his annual report cov- ering the year ending February 1, 1899.
Laborers were paid $2 per day, with the exception of the engi- neer 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 7, 1898, appropriation
. $9,000 00
Nov. 8, 1898,
1,000 00
Received from selectmen
1,000 00
Sale of stone, individuals
87 65
special appropriations
2,759 05
Sundry sales
1 50
Use of steam roller
40 00
$13,888 20
Expended :
Labor as per pay rolls
$10,290 88
Sundry bills . .
3,272 06
Overdrafts from specials
280 29
$13,843 23
Balance
$44 97
SNOW WORK.
Labor as per pay rolls
. $2,803 92
G. W. Killorin, labor and teams
·
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163 50
Chas. Doyle 66
.
91 25
D. W. Hunt 66
66
0 46 75
+
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150
Cutler Bros., labor and teams .
18 00
Wakefield Coal Co " 66
·
6 40
Michael Holden 6 66
3 75
Arthur Greenough " 66
20 00
Jesse C. Edmands “
3 00
Edw. T. Cooper, repairing fence
3 61
Sederquest & Wanamake, repairing plows
1 00
McIntosh Bros., repairing plows
2 95
$3,164 13
WASHOUTS AND PATCHING STREETS.
Labor as per pay rolls
$483 55
G. W. Killorin, labor and trams 2 00
Edw. N. Sweetser, 191 lds. gravel .
19 10
140 tons crushed stone
100 31
$604 96
STREET SIGNS.
Labor as per pay rolls
$18 00
Chas. S. Knowles, making signs
49 75
$67 75
CUTTING BUSHES.
Labor as per pay rolls
$37 54
STONE CRUSHER .- PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.
Labor as per pay roll
$16 00
Geo. H. Taylor, new stack
101 98
C. H. Spencer, lumber
0
7 75
$125 73
CLEANING AND SCRAPING STREETS, GUTTERS AND SAND CATCHERS.
Labor as per pay rolls $1,851 72
SALEM STREET, SETTING BOUND STONES.
Labor as per pay rolls
$30 00
F. E. Newhall, 75 bound stones -
37 50
$67 00
.
151
MELVIN STREET, LEDGE AND GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls $96 00
PROSPECT STREET, STREET AND SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls $237 44
MAIN STREET, NEAR MELROSE LINE.
Labor as per pay rolls $628 45
Mass. Broken Stone Co., steam roller
165 82
S. W. Flint, 43 loads gravel
4 30
Town of Melrose, water .
5 63
1,0704 tons crushed stone
766 83
$1,571 03
MAIN STREET, HEAD OF LAKE.
Labor as per pay rolls ·
$110 00
Mrs. Herman Leuchtman, gravel
40 00
$150 00
MAIN STREET, IRON FENCE.
G. H. Taylor, pipe and labor . $1 90
N. A. Heath, painting fence .
18 00
t-
$19 90
MAIN STREET, JUNCTION, MACADAMIZING.
Labor as per pay rolls
$226 72
547 tons crushed stone
391 93
$618 65
PITMAN AVENUE, LEDGE AND GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls
$261 00
Geo. H. Sampson, forceite
6 75
$267 75
VERNON STREET, SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls
$48 00
Mrs. Herman Leuchtman, gravel
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.
25 00
$73 00
152
LOWELL STREET, GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls
$22 00
SWEETSER STREET, GRADING AND DRAIN.
Labor as per pay rolls
$49 00
John G. Aborn, 116 loads gravel
11 60
$60 60
CORDIS STREET, GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls
$357 62
Mrs. Herman Leuchtman, gravel
40 00
$397 62
LAWRENCE STREET, SIDEWALK AND GUTTERS.
Labor as per pay rolls
$346 50
Catherine Johnston, gravel
9 50
Mrs. H. Leuchtman, gravel
1 30
Samuel T. Parker, gravel
1 90
Jonathan McMasters, gravel
1 60
James G. Hunt, stone
9 70
F. E. Newhall, edgestones
25 12
$395 62
GREENWOOD AVENUE, LAYING PIPE.
Labor as per pay rolls
$3 00
GREENWOOD BRIDGE, SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls
$27 88
C. H. Spencer, lumber
1 79
$29 67
STEAM ROLLER.
Labor as per pay rolls
$5 00
Chas. A. Claflin, oil and waste
·
18 55
G. H. Hathaway, straps .
40
G. H. Taylor, sundries
60
J. M. Perley, coal and wood
25 27
H. C. Carbee, coal and wood
5 75
$55 57
153
BROOK AVENUE.
Labor as per pay rolls STONE CRUSHER.
$31 00
Labor as per pay rolls . . $2,600 54
A. J. Wellington, supplies 89 17
G. P. Anderson, oil 6 00
C. H. Claflin, supplies
38 61
Sederquest & Wanamake, repairing tools 338 76 .
Geo. H. Taylor, sundries
17 06
C. H. Spencer, lumber . 6 39 P
Geo. H. Sampson, dynamite, etc. 0
84 38
Geo. M. Kelley, repairing tools
11 89
Ames Plow Co., tools . .
17 19
Ingersoll-Sargeant Drill Co., sundries
5 40
J. M. Perley, coal and wood . .
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