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Expense of A. S. Cobb case,
35 00
Patrick Reagan, food,
IO 64
Harry Jaquith, food, .
2 16
Laura E. Swett,
54 00
Patrick Burns, food and fuel,
54 26
Wm. Moore, food and fuel,
9 30
Mrs. P. J. Phelan rent,
24 00
Mrs. H. C. Goodhue, burial,
20 00
W. H. Gray, and family, food,
2 00
C. T. Boyce, and wife, food and fuel, .
7 25
Patrick Sullivan, and 6 children, fuel, .
4 55
John Burdett, fuel,
.
5 00
Tramps, 2125,
282 40
Sundry expenses of Dep't, .
20 87
$2,121 15
Total outside expenses,
$6,076 33
DETAILED ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
GROCERIES.
G. W. Eaton,
$22 90
.Cutler Bros.,
.
15 56
15 84
76
M. A. Chesley,
$10 78
E. W. Eaton,
44 17
I. Atkinson,
173 16
IV. A. Cutter,
IIO 30
Geo. I. Oliver,
28 60
W. V. Taylor,
8 57
Waterhouse & Morrison,
3 91
E. W. Snow & Co.,
13 06
E. E. Lee, .
16 26
A. S. Atherton,
14 74
Small & Jones,
12
75
L. E. Carter,
I2
46
Holden Bros.,
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16
$528 38.
HAY AND STRAW.
Cutler Bros.,
$25 47
L. H. Kirk,
18 36
MEAT, FISH AND PROVISIONS.
H. B. Quint,
$8 71
Union Supply Co.,
259 94
B. S. Snow & Co.,
8 40
J. G. Hunt,
15 34
$292 39'
GRAIN AND FEED.
Cutler Bros.,
$87 82
M. A. Chesley,
JI OO
E. W. Eaton,
7 20
I. Atkinson,
99 97
M. J. Curley,
185 88
L. H. Kirk,
59 28
$451 15,
HOUSEHOLD LABOR.
Maggie DeLong,
$15 00
Katie Sullivan, .
62 54
Mary A. Classen,
4 00
Lizzie Murdy,
65 54
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$43 83.
$147 08
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DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND SHOES.
Hugh Connell,
$6 75
E. G. Daland,
4 60
A. P. Linnell,
17 15
J. W. Poland & Co.,
46 15
Whitmore & Pulsifer, .
16 00
Bowser & Co.,
4 45
C. A. Bonelli,
2 96
$98 06
SALARY AND FARM LABOR.
G. E. Donald,
$650 00
Ernest Tyzzer,
4 00
H. O. Mitchell, .
10 00
Chas. Austin,
23 25
Fred Croft,
9 15
Herman Bubolc .
213 50
Henry Oberlander,
17 00
$926 90
TOOLS, SEED, ETC.
I. Atkinson,
$5 75
IV. A. Cutter,
3 80
Cutler Bros,,
IO IO
Ames Plow Co., tedder, etc.,
33 10
C. S. Knowles, rep. mower,
75
$53 50
BLACKSMITHING AND REPAIRS.
G. H. Hathaway,
$14 70
G. W. Kendall, .
2 00
Sederquest & Wanamake,
3 50
R. C. North,
52 77
$72 97
FERTILIZERS AND MANURE.
I. Atkinson,
$10 80
W. W. Bessey & Son,
.
60 75
Morrill & Atwood,
45 00
P. J. Flanders,
4 50
W. A. Cutter,
I 50
J. W. Heath,
18 00
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$140 55
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MEDICAL EXPENSES.
Clothey's drug store,
$3 15
J. S. Bonney,
6 15
E. J. Wheeler, .
I 00
J. W. Heath, M. D.
41 25
$51 55
STOCK EXPENSES.
John O'Donnell, cow, ·
$55 00
G. E. Donald, exchange cow,
10 00
H. C. Perry, care of cows, .
5 50
Frank Walton, fixing teeth,
I 00
D. B. Fisk, exchange cows,
65 00
G. P. Haley, cow,
50 00
$186 50
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
J. M. Perley, cement,
$4 10
A. A. Butler, cellar,
25 00
Merritt Stevens, labor,
13 00
C. H. Spencer, lumber,
33 14
G. H. Taylor, sundries,
15 00
Jackson & Newton, door,
I 85
Morss & Whyte, wire,
5 25
$97 34
MISCELLANEOUS.
G. P. Haley, coal,
$99 50
City of Malden, swill, .
'91 00
G. H. Hathaway, blanket,
I 80
J. Laybolt, sundries, .
8 20
B. & M. R.R., tickets,
27 IO
Latimer's express,
13 50
C. H. Spencer, lumber,
4 49
Oliver Walton, burial of Lydia J. Derby,
20 00
G. H. Taylor, sundries,
18 22
Wakefield Water Co., water,
40 00
John Corner, soap,
12 II
American Express,
25
Knight Bros., pat. feed,
I
75
J. M. Perley, lime,
4 60
Mansfield & Cheney, coal, .
122 22
79
W. C. Crocker, blower,
$1 75
Town of Saugus, tax, .
2 28
D. Greaney, repairs, .
3 50
John Flanley, furniture,
6 00
Wakefield C. & B., paper,
2 00
Morrill & Atwood, ice,
20 07
S. F. Littlefield & Co., sundries,
2 3I
Roger Howard, sundries,
3 15
$505 80
Total expense at almshouse, . $3,596 00
Total receipts for 1896, . $10,381 16
Total expense, outside poor, . $6,076 33
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almshouse,
3,596 00
$9,672 33
Balance unexpended, .
$708 83
ALMSHOUSE INVENTORY.
LIVE STOCK.
One mare,
$150 00
Eleven cows,
550 00
Fowls,
30 00
One bull,
25 00
One swine,
12 00
$767 00
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED.
Fifteen tons English hay,
$300 00
Grain and feed, .
30 00
$330 00
Twenty-four cords manure,
$144 00
Fifty-three cords wood,
238 50
$382 50
Carriages and harnesses,
$350 00
Farm tools, etc.,
350 00
Household goods,
868 00
Eight tons coal, .
42 00
Groceries and provisions,
166 00
-- $1,776 00
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ALMSHOUSE INMATES, FEBRUARY 1, 1897.
66 years.
Annie Fitzgerald,
66
Annette Mayo,
66
Walter Mayo,
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35
Roy Thomas Mayo,
5
Richard Stack (board refunded),
79
Mrs. J. H. Clements, .
. 76
Mrs. Lydia Putnamn, .
.
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66
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73
George Wilder, adm't Feb. 28th,
86 66
Esward Putnam, May 28th,
57
Thos. Sullivan, April 7th,
66
Mrs. Thos. Sullivan, April 7th,
47
67 66
John Curran, Oct. 25th,
26
66
Henry Curran, Oct. 28th, .
Harry Fraser, Jan. 14th to May 3rd,
Agnes Hilton, Nov. 2nd to Dec. 9th.
John Dorneeden, 5 days.
John Malolm, July 10th to Dec. 11th.
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OVERSEERS' REPORT.
The Board of Overseers of the Poor herewith present their annual report covering the year ending Feb. 1, 1897. We have hired Mr. and Mrs. Donald for another year. Mr. Donald has reclaimed nearly one acre of land by sanding, also built a cold storage cellar for vegetables, etc. Details as follows :
Respectfully submitted.
HIRAM EATON, ALEX. GLASS, WILLIAM A. CUTTER,
Overseers of the Poor.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :- The Board of Engineers herewith present the following as their annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending Jan. 31, 1897, giving in detail the total number of alarms and fires, with their loss and insurance, as near as could be ascertained, together with such other information as in our judgment, at this time, seems appropriate.
APPARATUS AND MEN.
The total membership of the department remains the same as at our last report. There are fifty-two men, divided as follows : A board of three engineers ; one steamer company with twelve men ; one hook and ladder company, fifteen men ; two hose com- panies, ten men each, and two men on the Chemical at East Ward. The members of the Greenwood Hose company are vol- unteers and give to the town their services free and have, on more than one occasion during the past year, rendered valuable services to the town. The several pieces of apparatus are in first class condition, the supply wagon having been painted during the past year.
HOSE.
We have in the service 6,800 feet of cotton hose. Of this, Soo feet is in poor condition, having been in use since 1881 and hay- ing already lasted longer than the average length of time for cotton hose.
FIRE ALARM.
By vote of the town there has been added to the system one box, No. 46 ; one four-circuit repeater, together with about three miles of wire and twenty-six cells of gravity battery. The systent
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at present consists of about twenty-two miles of wire, two bell strikers, one whistle, two engine house gongs, six small gongs, one four-circuit repeater, eighty-two cells of battery and twenty- one alarm boxes. That part of the line on Lowell street is in bad condition and will have to be rebuilt next year.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
The following is the list of alarms and fires during the past year, together with their loss and insurance, as near as was pos- sible to ascertain. The record probably shows the largest num- ber of alarms in the history of the town for any single year :
Friday, February 7, 1.53 a. m. box 23. Coal and lime sheds, Railroad street, owned by J. M. Perley. Loss on buildings, $400 ; contents, $425. Insurance: $450. Caused by slacking lime.
Tuesday, February 18, I a. m. No alarm given. Barn and tool house owned by Alanson M. Stevens of Spring street, Boyn- tonville. Loss, $1,250. Insurance, $500. Cause unknown.
Tuesday, February 18, 8.13 p. m., box 26. Slight fire in stable owned by F. O. Clark, West Chestnut street. Caused by stove setting bed on fire. Loss, small.
Wednesday, February 26, 7.35 p. m., box 35. Small fire in the Lyceum building, Murray street. Caused by overheated funnel.
Wednesday, February 26, 11.59 p. m., box 23. Unoccupied house on Broadway, owned by Mrs. Mary Doyle. Loss $800. Cause unknown.
Friday, March 6, 7.35 p. m., box 41. Shed and hen house owned by Anna R. Reed No. 47 Cordis street. Loss about $350. No insurance. Caused by sparks from chimney.
Saturday, March 21, 6.21 a. m., box 12. Stable owned by Daniel Dumpster, Pine street. Loss about $1,600. Cause un- known
Monday, April 6, 6.14 p. m., box 23. Slight fire in shirt waist factory of Rogers & Ferguson, Gould street. Loss, small.
Wednesday, April 15, 1.45 p. m., box 37. Grass fire in the old burying ground, Spaulding street.
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Monday, May 18, 4.55 p. m., box 35. Assistance sent for from North Reading. The hose wagon, together with about thirty-five men were sent and performed good service.
Friday, May 29, 8.25 p. m., box 8. Slight fire in house corner of Valley and Cottage streets. Caused by kerosene lamp. Loss small.
Wednesday, June 3, 4.10 p. m., box 8. House No. 42 Richard- son street, owned by O. Simpson. Loss $950. No insurance. Caused by defective flue.
Thursday, June 4, 10.55 p. m., box 12. Dwelling house No. 3 Pitman avenue, owned by A. L. McDonald. Loss $1,650.
Saturday, July 4, 3.45 a. m., box 23. Small fire in shed rear Albion block. Caused by fire works.
Saturday, July 18, 11.31 a. m., box 12. Slight fire in house of Richard Coulter, Pine street. Caused by kerosene stove. Loss, small.
Saturday, July 25, 2.40 a. m., box 23. Two and one-half story building owned by E. E. Proctor, occupied by Rogers & Fergu- son, manufacturers of shirt waists, gloves, etc., Gould street. Loss on building, $4,000. Value of contents, $9,000. Loss, $9,000. Insurance on contents, $12,000. Cause, unknown.
Friday, August 7, 2.20 p. m., box 27. Small fire in shed rear of house No. 53 Elm street. Owned by Anna West. Damage, small. Caused by oil stove. Insurance, $2,000. Damage, $2,400.
Friday, September 18, 4.40 p. m., box 6. House, corner Na- hant and Oak streets, owned and occupied by Conrad Berthold, Loss on building, $205. Insurance, $1,000. Value of contents, $600. Insurance, $1,000. Damage on contents, $75. Cause, defective flue.
Saturday, October 24, 2.40 a. m., box 13. Planing mill owned by J. B. West, occupied by J. B. Behr. Loss of building, $500. Insurance, none. Value of contents, $800. Loss, $700. Insur- ance, $100. Cause, unknown.
Monday, November 2, 12.20 a. m., box 12. House corner of Pine street and Greenwood avenue, owned by J. R. Pow, unoc- cupied. Loss, $2,500. Insurance, $2,oco. Value of contents, $400. Loss, total. No insurance on contents. Cause, unknown.
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Monday, November 2, 2.40 p. m., box 25. Barn owned by Charles S. Hanks, Park avenue. Loss on building, $300. Loss on contents, $250. No insurance. Cause, unknown.
Saturday, December 12, 12.18, p. m., box 35. Chimney fire in house No. 26 Otis street. No damage.
Sunday, January 17, 10.25 a. m., box 13. Slight fire on roof of house corner of Greenwood and Spring streets, Boyntonville, owned and occupied by Charles F. Boynton. Caused by chimney.
Friday, January 19, 10.18 a. m., box 23. Chimney fire in house corner of Albion and Lake streets. Occupied by Antonio De Cecca. No Damage.
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.
While responding to the alarm from box 13, January 19, Capt. E. S. Jacob of the Carter Hose company was painfully injured by being run over by his hose carriage, necessitating his being con- fined to his house for several weeks.
Emanuel Widell, a valued member of the Carter Hose company, met his death by accident on the Boston and Maine railroad Jan- uary 4, by being struck by a train. He was a valuable member to his company and the department lost the services of one of its efficient members.
HORSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
We feel that it would be neglectful on our part, as the head of this department, should we not again earnestly call to the atten- tion of the town our present unreliable condition regarding horses for the use of this department. There is not a single town in this state, so far as we can learn, of the size of Wakefield, but owns its horses for the fire and road departments. The object lesson on Jan. 19, when not a single available horse was at hand at the time the alarm rung, should be seriously considered by every property owner of the town. This illustrates the condition that the department is in under the present arrangements. From investigations by us of twenty-three towns in the state of over 5,000 population, nineteen own their horses, which are kept in the engine house and worked on the highways, and not a single town, to our knowledge, has ever given them up when once own-
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ing them. We earnestly recommend to the town the immediate purchase of at least five horses, to be used by the fire and road departments.
In conclusion, we sincerely return our thanks to the honorable board of Selectmen for their hearty co-operation at all times. To Chief Vannah and the officers under his command for their assist- ance, and to each officer and member of the department, together with the members of the Greenwood Hose company, for their efficient service during the year, we are especially indebted ; and to all others who have in any way rendered us assistance we re- turn our heartfelt thanks.
LEVI FLANDERS, H. W. DALRYMPLE, WM. E. CADE,
Engineers.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.
The Highway Surveyor herewith presents his annual report cover- ing the year ending February 1, 1897.
Laborers were paid $2 per day, with the exception of the engineer at the crusher, who received $2.50, and one stone mason who re- ceived $3 per day. Two dollars per day was allowed for horse and cart and $4 for two-horse cart, the latter being used but rarely.
Two hundred and twenty guide boards and street signs have been put up this year.
GENERAL HIGHWAY.
March 3, 1896, Appropriation, $9,000 00
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24, 66 Additional appropriation, 4,100 00
From Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway Company, gutter work, 12 08
From Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway Company, removing snow, 18 75
From Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway Company, crushed stone, . 2 60
From J. E. Perkins, dynamite
3 36
From W. K. Perkins, tar
I 50
$13,138 29
Expended :
Labor, as per pay rolls,
$9,469 05
Sundry bills,
3,649 62
Balance unexpended, ·
19 62
$13,138 29
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Pay roll is as follows :
LABOR ON HIGHWAY.
Solon Walton,
$6.75
Dennis Brennan,
$301.55
John Flynn,
236.24
George Mears.
214.99
F. P. Hoyt,
276.36
Alfred Gross,
20.50
Charles Doyle,
49.13
W. M. Ward,
19.93
Daniel Hunt,
60.73
John Drugan,
151.52
A. Greenough,
200.99
Michael Connors,
24.45
G. H. Hathaway,
I35.33
Andrew McGowan,
57.00
Austin Mansfield,
63.34
Henry Reid,
274.66
Zenas Alden,
167.33
Thomas Hopkins,
246.45
Howard Hart,
347.89
Joseph Doucette,
266.66
Daniel Shanahan,
171.25
Thomas Flynn,
44.00
S. W. Harris,
3.75
Michael Logan,
50.00
B. E. Dudley,
.50
James Regan,
45.00
Michael Griffin,
28.75
Martin Glynn,
48.00
John Arthur,
2.75
John O'Hare,
6.00
Richard Bolton,
79.75
John Finn,
42.00
John Henry,
300.17
Frank Kelley,
42.00
Wm. Landers,
271.59
Fred Neiss,
2 78.63
John White,
310.25
S. H. Nickerson,
52.33
Thomas Murphy,
24.50
Daniel Carter,
138.36
H. W. Walton,
1.50
James Killorin,
2.00
Patrick Keefe,
66.38
Frank McGlory,
16.00
John Toomey,
93.41
WVm. O'Connor,
2.25
J. L. Hooper,
45.33
Joseph Connell,
62.63
John O'Neil,
71.33
Wm. Scanlon,
153.38
Edward Grinnell,
33.33
Joseph Smith,
309.48
Daniel Donovan,
108.55
W. F. Lakin,
3.13
George K. Walton,
16.00
Michael Welch,
9.38
Richard Daley,
22.00
Burton Dudley,
2.25
Matthew Donohue,
10.00
J. R. Reid,
27.75
WVm. Lee,
59.25
M. O'Connell,
49.00
Joseph Neiss,
1.63
Wm. Sweeney,
14.00
H. N. Oliver,
1.00
Patrick Farrington,
24.00
John Perkins,
1.00
James Mooney,
2.00
Horace Hale,
81.33
Dennis Drugan,
2 80.55
Michael Keady,
24.45
G. W. Killorin,
241.80
Dennis Connell, .
79.00
Wm. Bolton,
2.00
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Thomas Fitzgerald,
$79.00
James Cronin,
$7.78
Wm. Cronin,
121.33
J. Muse, 2.00
Wm. Crowley,
26.00
James Griffin, 4.00
Daniel Evans,
3.00
John Kennedy, 4.00
Wm. Cosman,
7.00
Wm. White,
5.65
Patrick Butler,
22.00
Wm. Campbell,
6.88
Harry Frazer,
35.00
Samuel Bennett,
6.00
Hiram Woodis,
20.00
George Burrage,
9.66
Frank Merrill,
14.78
Sylvine Muse,
13.83
J. F. Mansfield,
1.00
Reuben Muse,
9.66
Hiram Campbell,
13.00
Henry Jaquith,
4.00
F. W. Hayden,
40.00
Foster White,
21.00
Patrick Fitzgerald,
13.55
Frank Stoddard,
5.00
Lincoln Oliver,
6.00
Seymour Campbell,
6.00
$7,486.59
A. Childs,
1.00
TEAMS ON HIGHWAYS.
Solon Walton,
$19.38
John Toomey,
$93.40
John Flynn,
235.22
Joseph Connell,
62.37
F. P. Hoyt,
261.54
Wm. Lee,
59.25
Charles Doyle,
45.87
Geo. Mears,
2 12.99
W. M. Ward,
19.74
S. H. Nickerson,
52.33
Daniel Hunt,
63.32
Edward Grinnell,
44.66
A. Greenough,
582.66
Richard Daley,
22.00
G. H. Hathaway,
253.78
M. O'Connell,
49.00
Austin Mansfield,
74.65
Lincoln Oliver,
6.00
Zenas Alden,
I33.08
G. W. Killorin,
354.98
$2,777.10
Howard Hart,
130.88
WASHOUTS.
Labor, as per pay rolls, .
. $175 48
RAILROAD STREET-GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls,
· $290 32
Rolling, .
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6 0G
W. A. Carleton, gravel,
36 50
G. W. Killorin, bridge,
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24 40
$357 22
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SCRAPING, PATCHING AND REPAIRS.
Labor as per pay rolls, . . $1,585 14
CEDAR STREET-LEDGE.
Labor as per pay rolls, . . $265 32
G. H. Sampson, powder, fuse, etc., . 16 35
$281 67
SAND CATCHERS AND GUTTERS-MAKING AND CLEANING.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$320 68
Smith & Anthony, covers, ·
77 00
W. A. Sylvester, grating, . . 8 68
G. W. Killorin, stone, cement, etc.,
75 24
$481 60
CHESTNUT STREET-GRADING AND GUTTERS.
Labor as per pay rolls, .
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$211 00
Mrs. C. Johnston, sand, . 2 40
$213 40 CHESTNUT STREET-SAND CATCHER AND DRAIN.
Labor as per pay rolls, $10 45 ·
MORRISON ROAD -- GRADING AND GUTTERS.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $114 00 .
CLEANING STREETS AND CUTTING TREES, BUSHES AND
WEEDS.
Labor as per pay rolls, $760 63
LAFAYETTE STREET-GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $196 00 . .
W. A. Carleton, gravel, . .
. 30 00
$226 00
PROSPECT STREET-GRADING, LEDGE AND SIDEWALK. Labor as per pay rolls, .
$58 00 MELVIN STREET-GRADING.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $79 32
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CRUSHER.
Labor as per pay rolls, .
$381 96
J. M. Perley, coal and wood
44 69
G. P. Anderson, sundries,
14 10
Cutler Brothers, sundries, 6 39
A. J. Wellington, grate,
18 00
D. W. Hunt, rock, .
32 95
H. W. Oliver, rock,
45 86
Allie Butler, rock, .
36 05
Zenas Alden, rock,
24 95
A. L. Oliver, rock, .
76 17
W. M. Ward, rock,
60 50
C. H. Spencer, lumber,
3 05
R. E. Archibald, rock,
6 36
J. Laybolt, sundries,
2 42
Mansfield & Cheney, coal and wood,
3 88
$757 33
GREENWOOD STREET-GRADING AND WIDENING.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$451 00
. Sederquest & Wannamake, sharp. tools, . 17 37 ·
Samuel Kimball, gravel,
7 80
T. W. H. Fell, gravel,
21 90
$498 07
STREET SIGNS.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$98 28
Austin Mansfield, posts, .
27 50
A. D. Oxley, posts, .
3 25
C. S. Knowles, signs,
200 20
$329 23 MAIN STREET-LAKESIDE, WALL, SIDEWALK AND STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$829 34
B. F. Shedd, gravel,
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12 24
·G. H. Taylor, iron fencing,
242 42
F. E. Newhall, capstones,
32 50
$1,116 50
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ALBION STREET-SIDEWALK.
G. W. Killorin, as per contract, $600 00.
NEW SALEM STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $1133 00
H. B. Parker, sidewalk, .
140 50
C. F. Hartshorne, gravel,
17 84
W. J. Lee, gravel, .
4 48
Annie Kirk, gravel,
240 70.
WV. & L. D. Darling, fencing and bridge, . 39 08.
George K. Walton, blacksmithing, :
4 10.
$1,579 70
WATER STREET AND SIDEWALK-NEAR TOWN HALL.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $99 00
PARK AVENUE AND GUTTERS.
Labor as per pay rolls, . .
$239 34
NAHANT STREET AND WALL.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $66 00
MAIN STREET, GREENWOOD, AND SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$358 00
Solon Walton, stone, 5 30
Mrs. L. B. Eaton, gravel,
32 60
$395 90
MAIN STREET-GRADING AT BRIDGE.
Labor as per pay rolls, .
$10 00.
BARTLEY STREET-SIDEWALK AND FENCE.
Labor as per pay rolls, $443 00
Patrick Butler, gravel,
5 76,
Elizabeth Stack, gravel
10 90
G. W. Killorin, gravel,
5 90,
Eric Lemander, gravel, .
5 40
W. & L. D. Darling, fencing, .
40 00.
-
$510 96-
93
LAKE STREET AND SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$72 67
E. W. Eaton, gravel,
12 20
F. E. Newhall, bridge cover,
51 45
G. W. Killorin, culvert, .
7 50
ALBION STREET-CROSSING.
F. E. Newhall, flagstone,
$44 00
edgestone, .
4 24
$48 24
SIDEWALK REPAIRING-GREENWOOD.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$37 00
PINE STREET. .
Labor as per pay rolls,
$13 33
CONVERSE STREET-SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls, .
$48 00
G. W. Killorin, stone, etc.,
10 00
F. E. Newhall, culvert,
45 00
$103 00
COMMON STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls, . $76 00
MAIN STREET-NEAR WATER.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$270 67
BENNETT STREET-SIDEWALK.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$31 00
PARK STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$8 00
LOWELL STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls,
$12 00
BYRON STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls,
7 00
SUMMER STREET.
Labor as per pay rolls, .
12 78
$143 82
94
SNOW WORK AND SANDING.
Labor as per pay rolls,
668 34
Sand and storing,
34 00
$702 34
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
M. P. Foster, printing,
$10 25
G. W. Kendall, repairs, .
3 75
Sederquest & Wanamake, sundries and repairs,
57 4I
D. P. Rolfe, damage to fence,
5 00
Lucas Bros., sundries,
2 20
Ames Plow Co., plow and tools,
29 44
Cutler Bros., sundries,
14 24
G. H. Taylor, sundries, .
94 05
G. H. Sampson, sundries,
9 68
Wakefield Water Co., moving hydrants,
28 48
J. D. Fourtin, bolting trees,
3 00
McIntosh Bros., repairs,
I IO
Wakefield Rattan Co., belt lace,
TO
J. Laybolt, tools, etc.,
16 54
E. M. Sweetser, fence,
10 52
S. F. Littlefield & Co., drain pipe, etc.,
103 50
D. W. Hunt, canvas, ·
6 00
G. W. Killorin, corner stone, .
2 60
A. J. Wellington, sundries,
8 10
R. C. North, repairs,
7 85
B. & M. R.R., freight charges,
2 00
F. W. Pierce, express,
23 78
F. E. Newhall, resetting,
7 20
H. L. Goldsmith, sand, I 20
G. H. Hathaway, watering sts.,
40 00
John Collins, old ties,
4 00
W. H. McCausland, drain, Stamps and blank book, .
90
Otto Johnson, glass and setting, American Express Co., express, Wakefield Mun. Light Plant, tar,
221 82
John Miniken, blacksmithing, .
35 50
G. M. Kelley, blacksmithing, .
21 23
W. A. Cutter, lanterns and oil,
2 44
$779 08
4 00
I 00
20
95
BILLS CONTRACTED IN 1895.
W. A. Carleton, gravel,
$91 20
Cutler Bros., sundries,
5 55
W. & L. D. Darling, fence, 19 95.
S. F. Littlefield & Co., tools, etc., . 36 38
Sederquest & Wanamake, sharp. tools,
7 22
J. A. Bancroft, survey, 92 00
G. W. Killorin, blasting, etc., .
39 30
Mass. Broken Stone Co., error in bill,
29 91
G. H. Sweetser, error, concrete,
7 96
CRUSHER, SPECIAL.
$329 47
March 26, 1896. Appropriation, . $1,700 00
A. J. Wellington as per contract, . . 1,700 00
NEW CONCRETE.
March 3, Appropriation, . $500 00
Received and due from abuttors, . · 232 43
Expended, see Auditor's report,
546 45
Balance,
$185 98.
CONCRETE REPAIRS.
March 3, Appropriations,
.
$500 00
Expended, see Auditor's report, 500 00. ·
EDGESTONES.
March 26, Appropriation, · $500 00
Received and due from abuttors, . 432 78
$932 78
Expended
931 72
Balance,
$1 06
STONE CRUSHER REPORT.
Crushed stone on hand Feb. 1, 1896,
47 tons ..
Crushed from Feb. I, to date,
960
1,007
$732 43
96
USED AS FOLLOWS.
Main street, Greenwood,
272 tons.
66 Lakeside,
95
near Water street,
226
66 patching,
36
66
Beacon street,
8
Park street,
20
66
Lawrence street,
I7
Common street,
168
66
Railroad street,
I
Water street,
42
66
Albion street.
I2
Bennett street, .
6
66
Chestnut street,
I3
66
Sidewalk, Piano factory,
2
2
66
Patching, .
6.
932
66
On hand, .
75
66
1,007
Average cost per ton 1896,
79C
List of town property in our hands is as follows : I stone crushing plant, including steam drilling machine, drills, hammers, barrows, hose, tools, etc. ; I road scraper, I road roller, 13 snow plows, I portable forge and anvil, 20 hand drills, 9 picks, 2 grub hoes, 6 hoes, 4 rakes 2 long spoon shovels, 5 crowbars, 4 striking hammers, 2 sledge ham- mers, 3 axes, I hatchet, 2 pails, 2 buckets, 4 lanterns, battery and wire, I street plow, I pattern for sand catcher grates, I concrete outfit.
Respectfully submitted,
SOLON WALTON.
66
66
66
Bryant street
I 2
97
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :- The annual report of the doings of the police de- partment for the year ending Jan. 31, 1897, is hereby respectfully submitted :
ARRESTS.
Whole number of arrests,
96
On warrants,
39
Without warrants,
57
Males, .
92
Females,
4
Adults,
86
Minors,
IO
Residents,
65
Non-residents,
29
No home,
I
Unknown,
I
NATIVITY OF PERSONS ARRESTED.
Cape Breton,
I
Canada,
I
England,
I
Greece,
I
Ireland,
24
Nova Scotia,
12
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland,
I
Scotland,
3
United States,
.
5I
Total, .
. 96
98
OCCUPATIONS OF PERSONS ARRESTED.
Agent,
7
Blacksmith, .
I
Carpenter,
6
Clerk, .
3
Conductor,
I
Contractor, .
I
Car Inspector,
I
Currier,
2
Farmer.
4
Glazer,
I
Laborer,
32
Mason,
5
Mill operator,
2
Milk dealer,
I
Moulder,
I
Painter,
5
Rubber worker,
3
Rattan worker,
3
Shoemaker, .
4
Stone mounter,
I
Servant,
I
Teamster,
3
Telegraph operator,
1
Wool worker,
2
No occupation,
5
Total,
. 96
NATURE OF ARRESTS.
Assault and battery, (including assault on officer), .
I7
Adulterated milk,
I
Bastardy,
2
Bicycle on sidewalk,
2
Counterfit money,
I
Drunkeness,
48
Default warrants .
.
2
Disorderly conduct,
2
-
99
Disturbing peace,
I
Evading fare,
3
Fornication,
2
False pretenses,
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