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Regiment.
Date of Enlistment.
Date and Cause of Discharge.
* t # Gihon, Edward J. Walton, Charles E. * + Gray, Frank E ... Hunton, Lewis G. Edwards. Frank E. Bridge, Charles Q. M. Sergt. * Keough, James H. Oliver, Arthur G.
A.
6th Mass. Vols.
66
66
-
..
:
.
149
Corp. 66
* Brockbank, Harvey G. Dewey, Edgar O., Jr., Broad, Wilbur I.
66
66
..
66
66
66
66
66
66
Died July 23, 1898. Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
66
* Morrison, Elmer E.
66
66
* Feindle, William B.
66
Rich, George P.
Richardson, Hayden
June 21, May 6,
66
6
Billings, Harris E.
Haley, William A. Fales, Harold E.
66
66
Tabbut, Charles H.
66
66
June 25,
66
McCook, Philip J.
66
* Ronan, J. Fred.
66
May 6, 66
May 6, 1898.
Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899. Resigned July 5, 1898. Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
66
June 27, May 6,
66
66
* Sedgley, Alton R. *
McMahan, John H
= * Parker, Charles F.
6
66
66
66
66
66
36
O
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD, CO. A, SIXTH MASS. U. S. VOLUNTEERS.
Date of Enlistment.
Rank.
Name.
Company.
Regiment.
May 6, 1898.
6
66
66
66
Wagoner. Musician. 66
Jaques, William C.
66
66
Murphy, William R.
66
66
66
66
66
* Chesley, George W.
66
66
Private.
Armistead, Lewis A. Austin, Arthur F.
66
June 14,
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
* Barrett, William F.
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
* Bennett, George A.
66
66
. :
66
Boag, Robert B.
66
6.
June 21,
66
66
66
June 16,
66
"
6.
May 6,
86
66
.
. .
66
6:
June 14,
6
66
66
66
66
66
66
June 17,
66
May 6,
66
66
Copeland, George O.
A.
6th Mass Vols.
66
66
Date and Cause of Discharge. Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
Artificer.
* Malone, Dion A. Stock, John
66 .
66
66
66
66
* Alden, Harry P.
66
36
66
May 6,
66
* Ayscough, George Bancroft, John R.
6
150
Bradford, Harry S.
66
Brown, Lewis W.
66
66
Card, George W.
66
Charlton, Lawrence A.
66
May 6,
Connolly, Edward J.
* Connell, Henry P.
Collett, Charles J.
66
Baxter, Augustus M. Bell, Stewart S.
66
66
66
* Butler, Edward W.
151
66
66
66
66
66
Cushing, George W.
66
June 14, 66
66
May 6,
* Dulong, Enos
66
Durward, George
66
Ellis, Alfred
* Feindle, Henry A.
Flint, John
June 17, "
Gogen, Ernest B.
66
May 6,
66
66
. Hale, Walter I ..
66
66
66
May 6,
66
60
66
..
66
66
Hambly, Alfonso B.
66
June 21,
16
66
Hatch, George F.
66
June 30,
66
66
* Hearn, William R.
66
66
66
June 21,
June 14,
66
66
66
66
6.
* Kelley, Julian I ..
66
66
66
66
66
McDonald, Roderic
66
66
May 6,
66
66
66
66
Mcintyre, Harry B.
66
66
66
66
16
May 6,
66
66
* McLean, John
66
66
Mellen, Charles E.
66
66
66
. 6
66
66
66
66
66
June 27, "
66
* o Hackett, Frank H.
66
June 14,
Haley, Jesse A.
Hall, Arthur S.
66
June 14,
66
* Hanson, George J.
66
May 6,
66
Hayward, Frank M.
68
66
Hobbs, William
Humphrey, George H.
66
66
66
* Mayer, Albert J.
66
June 18,
66
McDonald, Thomas A.
McNamara, Frank
June 16,
* Desmond, Daniel J. Doten, Amos W.
66
66
60
16
66
66
May 6,
·
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD, CO. A, SIXTH MASS. U. S. VOLUNTEERS.
Rank.
Name.
Company. Regiment.
Date of Enlistment.
Date and Cause of Discharge.
Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
Millbury, Ralph E.
A.
6th Mass. Vols.
",
66
* Mortimor, Clifford
"
66
Mullaley, Edward C.
66
66.
Newell, Fred W.
()'Brien, James E.
66
,
66
66
* Pearson, Harry A.
66
6
16
May 6,
66
66
* Ramsdell, Herbert A.
66
-
66
66
* Read, Noel C.
66
June 21,
6
66
* Reid, George W.
"
June 21,
66
..
66
Roberts, Richard A.
. 6
:
6 .
Robertson, John W.
..
66
Rooney, George A.
Sackett, Fred S.
Sweetser, Walter I.
..
June 21,
..
66
Taylor, Edward S.
6.
June 25,
..
66
Thistle, Fred C.
6.
152
66
Power, Thomas R.
" ,
June 17,
Ray, Franklin A.
"
May 6,
Richardson, Robert L.
May 6,
66
86
66
66
66
66
* Oliver, Chester H. Parker, Charles W.
Transferred to 8th Mass. Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
66
* Peterson, Peter
66
May 6, 1898. June 24, " May 6, 66
66
Miller, William J.
66
Taylor, Brainard
66
May 6,
Tworoger, Philip
* Tyler, Lucius A.
June 15,
. .
66
Wait, Nathan H.
66
May 6,
66
* Whittle, John A.
* Wilson, Gordon W.
66
.6
June 20,
Woodworth, William I ..
May 6,
Died Nov. 25, 1898.
66
+ Cushman, Allerton S.
June 14,
Commissioned Capt. Com- missary Dept., trans. to Hospital Corps.
Mustered out Jan. 21, 1899.
Nowell, Ernest P. 66
66
May 6,
Men who belonged in Wakefield.
+ Gihon commissioned Major Aug. 9th, '98. Gray commissioned Captain, and transferred to Co. K. Sept. 2, '98.
# Wounded.
o Originally mustered in as Regt. Q. M. Sergt., transferred to Co. A. Sept. 30, 1898. = Died.
153
6:
66
6.
= Warren, Myris H.
66
154
Rank.
Name.
Company. Regiment.
Date of Enlistment.
Date and Cause of Discharge.
Capt.
Ames, Azel Jr.,
K. Ist Vol. Engineers.
June, 1898. May 6, 1898.
Mus. out Jan., 1899. 4 " 21,
Private.
Connors, Thos.
L. 6th Mass. Vols. 9th N. Y. Vols. Ist Wash. Vols.
June 21, 1898.
66
86
66
5, 66
Desmond, John
Ist N. Dakota Vols.
66
Meekins. Fred R.
D). 3rd Wisconsin Vols. 2nd W. Va. Vols. U. S. Marine Corps. June 1, 1898. 7th U. S. Infantry. 66
Mus. out Mch. 16,1899
Corp. Private.
Alden, Charles D).
B. 9th .. 2nd U. S. Artillery.
Casey, John
Sullivan, Dennis
66 66
Date of Enlistment.
Rank.
Name.
Organization.
Col.
Woodward, Charles F.
6th Mass. Vols.
May 6, 1898.
66
Major.
Taylor, George H.
Sergt. Major. Hussey. Charles
66
Hos. Steward.
Ryder, Stephen E.
66
66
Major.
Ames, Azel
Brigade Surgeon.
Mar. 2, 1899.
Date and Cause of Discharge. Resigned Aug. 3, 1898.
Dis. June 25, 1898. Mus. out Jan. 21, 1899. Mus. out June 30, 1899.
MEN WHO SERVED IN ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN THE RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.
2nd Lieut.
Braxton, George W.
Cameron, Harry F.
66
Harper, Walter G. Adams, Albert E.
Sliney, Michael E.
MEN WHO SERVED IN ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN THE RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD.
66
Logan, William Riordon, Timothy J. Kirk, Joseph Hopkinson, W. A.
66 Corp. Bugler. Private.
Barker, Edward
66
..
66
3,
66 June 23, 66 .6 " 28,
66
66
66
66
Cosman, Richard A.
M.
6th
May 6,
66
66
" Jan. 66
2I, 66
155
Corp. Private.
Burns, John
Trans. to 8th Mass. Mus. out April 28, 1899.
66
June 21.
" Jan. 21,
66
66
Band Sergt.
Private.
Berry, William F. Bailey, Warren A.
M.
8th
66
B.
2nd U. S. Artillery. U. S. Artillery. U. S. Army.
K. Ist Mass. Vols.
May 6, 1898.
Mus. out Sep. 30, 1898. 66
66
" Nov. 3, " Mar. 31,
1899.
Bailey, Thomas M.
M.
5th
66
66
66
66
Bloom, Harry A. Funk, William H.
I ..
66
66
Dillon, Joseph J.
H.
66
June 16,
June 16, 1898.
Lawrence, Warren G.
66
Merrill, Rufus
May 6, 66 66
Wiggin, S. Fred
66
66
June 27,
McClintock, David Kellbug, Edwin
66
66
May 5,
66
66
" April 28,
66
66
Ripley, Winfield S.
Sullivan, William F.
F. 2nd
66
66
66
66
66
66
Mus. out Jan. 21, 1899. 66 66 66
66
66
66
MEN WHO SERVED IN U. S. NAVY.
Name.
Vessel.
Date of Enlistment.
Date and Cause of Discharge.
Rank. Lieut. Newcomb, Frank E.
"Winslow." "Newport."
Evans, George F.
"Iowa."
Cameron, Charles. Dingle, Manuel.
Monitor "Terror."
April 21, 1898.
Mus. out Dec. 12, 1898.
Harris, John.
"Vicksburg."
PHILIPPINE WAR.
The following men enlisted in 1899 for the Philippine War :
Date of Enlistment.
Date and
Cause of Discharge.
Ist. Lieut. Edwards, Frank E.
26th U. S. Vols.
Sergt. Sliney, Michael E. 19th U. S. Infantry.
Sergt: Riordan, Timothy.
26th U. S. Vols.
Bugler. Adams, Albert E.
46th
66
Private. = Burns, John. Collins, Lewis F.
6
Died on transport.
156
Rank.
Name.
Organization.
157
CONCLUSION.
In closing this report we desire to tender our thanks to the several boards, and all other town officials, for the courtesy and promptness with which all inquiries and questions of public interest pertaining to the welfare of the town have been given the board, and trust the same good feeling may continue.
. Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. MANSFIELD, STEPHEN E. RYDER, RICHARD S. STOUT, EDWARD J. GIHON.
158
AUDITORS' REPORT.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1899-1900.
New north ward school house, voted Nov. 20 $800 00 ·
Murray street . 400 00
Salem street
1,000 00
Water street sidewalk 200 00
Land damages, Salem street, voted Nov. 27 465 00
Land damages, Nahant street, voted Nov. 27 40 00
Land damages, Main street, voted Nov. 27 100 00
New fire alarm box, voted Nov. 27, . 100 00
Poor department [with income ], $3,062 voted Dec. 18 9,062 00
Town house expenses [with income ].
1,800 00
Highways and bridges, $650 voted Dec. 26
11,650 00
School text books and supplies, $300 voted Nov.20 Purchased of H. N. Flint property [notes], voted Nov. 13
5,000 00
Vernon street and sidewalk, voted Nov. 20
300 00
Military aid
875 00
Soldiers' relief .
2,900 00
Spanish war aid
250 00
Night watch
1,800 00
Police department, $300 voted Nov. 20
1,500 00
Fire department, $2,257.78 voted Nov. 20
6,957 78
School general expenses .
32,000 00
School contingent expenses, $700 voted Nov. 20 ; $225 voted Jan. 16
2,925 00
Extension electric lines
1,000 00
Extension gas mains, voted Nov. 13 .
1,750 00
Richardson Light Guard expenses
600 00
Additions and repairs town farm house [notes]
2,000 00
Miscellaneous expenses .
4,000 00
Common and park expenses, $100 voted Nov. 20 ; $150 voted Dec. 26
850 00
2,300 00
159
Nahant street .
$1,000 00
Printing, advertising and stationery
1,100 00
Salaries town officials
5,355 00
Edgestones, abuttors pay half
400 00
Concrete work, abuttors pay half
500 00
Stone street crossings
300 00
Rental of hydrants .
4,340 00
Insurance premiums
150 00
Interest on town debt
14,000 00
Beebe town library and dog tax
500 00
Public reading room
175 00
Forest fire wards
600 00
Memorial Day .
250 00
Fish committee expenses .
25 00
New drinking fountain
75 00
New tramp quarters
150 00
Sewerage committee expenses, $1500 voted Nov. 13 .
1,800 00
State aid .
2,100 00
Plans new cemetery .
200 00
Heating and ventilating Woodville school house, $118 voted Nov. 20
518 00
Re-locating Junction horse fountain
50 00
New fire pails .
50 00
New fire hose .
275 00
Shingling engine house
275 00
Town dump cart
135 00
Printing assessors' lists, polls and property
400 00
Carving name on north ward school house
25 00
Valley street
1,000 00
Summer street, voted Nov. 20 .
300 00
Fire department pungs, voted Dec. 18
219 00
Suppression English sparrows, voted Nov. 27
50 00
Care public shade trees, voted Nov. 27
100 00
Repairs on steamer, voted Dec. 18
2,275 00
Total
$131,316 78
BALANCES AVAILABLE FROM LAST YEAR.
New north ward school house $9,300 00
Bennett street .
1,610 08
.
160
Crystal street .
$200 00
New Salem street
158 00
Extension gas mains
612 13
Municipal light plant
2,932 IT
Total,
$14,812 32
RECAPITULATION.
· Appropriations for 1899-1900 . ·
$131,316 78
Balances available from last year 14,812 32
Total
. $146,129 IO
DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Voted at annual town meeting .
$110,455 00
Voted since annual town meeting
20,861 78
Balances available from last year
14,812 32
Total
$146, 129 10
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $4,000 00 .
Expended as follows :
BOARD OF HEALTH.
G. S. Tukey, inspection of plumbing $358 50
Daniel Shanahan, burying dog .
1 00
(). S. Whitten, burying cat and rabbit
1 00
D. S. Rolfe, lettering signs
3 25
J. E. Buckley, burying cats and dogs Melvin & Badger, regenerator . disinfectant .
5 00
27 50
E. I. Purrington, repairing disinfector
75
G. R. Singer, burying cat .
50
Richard Maguire, burying dog
1 00
D. W. Hunt, load of ashes
I 00
G. W. Couillard, burying cat and dog
I 50
. Josiah S. Bonney, medicine, drugs, etc. J. H. Dolan, burying cat .
I 30
50
2 85
161
A. D. Jenkins, payroll labor on drain Cutler Bros., string, axe and fork
I 40
L. D. Darling, carpenter work .
IO 75
C. W. Eaton, examining records
10 00
C. Latimer, expressing
I 05
Wm. F. Walsh, burying dog
I 00
Henry DeRoche, burying dog
I 00
Geo. H. Hathaway, team hire . W. H. McCausland, investigating and posting notices A. D. Jenkins, 66 66
66 13
Chas. W. Bell, burying cat
50
J. G. Hunt, labor on burned horses .
6 00
Nathaniel Ross, removing burned horses
8 00
Pay roll removing burned horses
33 25
A. O. Noyes, meals of men working on burned horses
4 65
John McGlory, labor on ditch .
3 75
Geo. H. Taylor, hooks and lantern
75
John White, labor on drain
I 35
H. L. Badger, burying ham and cat .
50
L. D. Darling, signs and painting Municipal light plant, 2 bbls. kerosene
14 73
M. P. Foster, printing burial permits
6 75
A. L. Vannah, serving notices .
4 40
G. H. Allen, V. S., veterinary services
3 00
A. H. Thayer, record book
I 25
$796 41
EXPENSES SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Geo. H. Derney, diamond marking pencil
$5 00
H. B. Parker, stock and labor .
7 51
American Express Co., expressing
70
P. F. Burke, drills, hammers, etc.
19 30
Fairbanks' Scale Co., weights and wrench
53 9I
H. A. Simonds, wire, shot, express, etc.
I 79
S. M. Spencer & Son, badge
I 50
Fairbanks Scale Co., weights and test scales A. D. Oxley, boxes .
5 00
Herman Slater & Sons, measures
24 00
Sederquest & Wanamake, bench irons
2 25
.
2 00
134 80
$66 25
22 00
7 50
162
Geo. H. Taylor, hardware and tools .
$3 63
H. A. Simonds, sundry expenses
4 90
American Express Co., expressing
I5
James Ryan, stamps and stencils,
5 75
LEGAL EXPENSES.
$157 39
C. W. Eaton, abstracts Middlesex Deeds .
$46 20
66 examining title Catholic church land,
Murray street 14 00
S. K. Hamilton, witness fees paid 27 45
$87 65
TOWN CLERK'S RETURNS.
Oliver Walton, return of 91 deaths, at 25c. $22 75
E. J. Brett, return of 14 births, at 25c. 3 50
C. F. Hartshorne, return to state of Mass. of 223 births, 86 marriages and 139 deaths for 1898 156 50
$182 75
ELECTION EXPENSES.
J. Fred Parker, preparing ballot sheets, etc. $6 00
C. H. Curtis, meals election officers, March 6, 1899 33 60
H. P. Alden, putting up booths Precinct 2
5 00
Pay roll election officers, March 6, 1899
1 70 00
H. B. Parker, erecting booths Precinct I
7 00
Pay roll election officers, Nov. 6, 1899 170 00
J. V. Norton, erecting booths Precinct 2 5 00
C. H. Curtis, meals election officers Nov. 6, 1899 34 70
$431 30
SUNDRY EXPENSES UNCLASSIFIED.
D. W. Hunt, removing furniture 6th regt. . $1 50
R. F. Draper, salary lock-up keeper 1 year 50 00
Thos. Hickey, P. M., stamps and wrappers II 92
A. H. Pendleton, distributing reports 2 00
Poor dept., board of Andrew Green, Danvers hospital 17 59
Middlesex Traders, rent 6th regt headquarters . 75 00
C. H. Spencer, lumber IO 52
Michael Holden, labor on bridge 5 00
163
H. C. Perry, V. S., inspector of cattle $75 00
H. A. Simonds, posting notices 2 00
Geo. E. Hart, money advanced on witness fees 35 00
C. H. Curtis, meals registrars .
4 00
F. S. Hartshorne, distributing town reports 15 00
Sylvester Burdett, care of armory occupied by U. S. volunteers 47 00
P. H. Southworth, premium on treasurer's bond 100 00
Jas. A. Bancroft, engineer work Cedar street drain 84 0I
Denis Greany, mason 66
66 66
60 95
J. A. McFadden, serving warrants 6 90
S. B. Dearborn, P. M., box rent, stamps, etc. 9 25
R. F. Draper, meals for prisoners 52 00
Alvin L. Vannah, serving warrants, notices, etc. 9 40
Boston & Maine R. R., freight Cedar street drain
75
Geo. H. Taylor, pipe and tools 19 65
3 20
Thos. G. O'Connell, services as moderator 50 00
Wakefield Water Co., I year services horse fountains 232 50
Jas. A. Bancroft, surveys, levels, etc, new streets
54 50
A. W. Flint, writing and posting bulletins .
5 00
H. A. Shepard, copying, selectmen .
I 00
W. A. Cutter, treas. July 4th committee
100 00
State of Maine, assessors' abstracts
5 00
Town of Reading, assessors, proving mining stocks
7 50
M. P. Foster, fishing notices
3 13
W. H. Fanning, photos in law suit 2 00
C. E. Townley, ringing bell July 4th
2 50
S. F. Littlefield & Co., repairs Greenwood pump Melvin and Badger, 2 gals. germicide 6 95
3 60
Justin Howard, burial Conelius Kalaher
35 00
P. H. Southworth, tax collector's bond premium Lucas Bros., repairs on ballot box
I 00
C. Latimer, expressing
I 90
C. W. Eaton, examining records for assessors
83 00
Fred S. Hartshorne, preparing copy street lists
25 00
W. W. Bessey & Son, window broken July 4
4 50
American Express Co., expressing I5
H. C. Kendall, engrossing E. A. Upton resolutions 5 00
60 00
Municipal light plant, moving pipe
164
N. A. Heath, painting Greenwood pump . $2 00
Adams, Cushing & Foster, I gross pens 2 40
S. F. Littlefield & Co., repairs Greenwood pump 3 00
W. W. Bessey & Son., team hire, assessors
7 00
E. A. Hallett, serving dog warrant
10 00
A. O. Noyes, meals for firemen, Oct. fire .
9 70
C. H. Curtis, 66 66
24 60
A. O. Noyes, meals for Hose No. 3, Oct. fire
3 80
J. A. McFadden, serving warrant
8 90
WV. S. Greenough, assessors' registers
15 00
Mrs. Percival, meals for firemen, Oct. fire 6 16
50 00
C. E. Walton, clerk selectmen 100 00
Geo. H. Hathaway, street sprinkling, season 1899
40 00
Seavey Mfg. Co., water cooler, selectmen's room 6 00
H. H. Rogers, release tax deed J. W. Woodbury
42 IO
Merritt Stevens, repairs library
10 30
H. A. Simonds, weighing coal .
3 30
Carter Ink Co., 6 quarts state ink
2 25
Hill, Smith & Co., blank books
60
Highway department, sand catchers, grates and labor, Main street 102 52
Chas. Blanchard, Wakefield share prisoners' van 33 25
Dr. F. T. Woodbury, carriage damages 20 00
Lucas Bros., stationery
I 45
16 12
Municipal Light Plant, electric work, reading room Daily Advertiser, advertising engine house committee S. F. Littlefield & Co., repairing fountain 66 66
5 63
66 library
5 50
A. L. Mansfield, coal and wood, John Aiken
3 85
E. I. Purrington, boxing and painting fountains
8 45
F. P. Hoyt, care lanterns Wakefield and Lynnfield line
47 70
F. P. Hoyt, care lanterns Wakefield and Lynnfield line
23 90
M. P. Foster, printing and advertising
66 91
A. W. Brownell, printing and stationery 35 90
Daily Item, advertising
57 25
3 16
Jordan's drug store, medicine, John Aiken
55
A. R. Perkins, clerk finance committee
.
165
C. A. Cheney, 1-2 ton coal, John Aiken
$3 40
W. S. Greenough & Co., stationery .
80
F. P. Hoyt, care of lanterns Lynnfield line
18 15
J. R. Reid, fencing Montrose fountain
I IO
S. F. Littlefield & Co., 160 ft. drain pipe, Montrose fountain
16 50
A. A. Stubbs,
Soldiers' Relief, Jan. 1900 66
8 00
A. G. Baxter, 66
10 00
Lizzie S. Cutter, 66
66
10 00
Mary A. Hall, 66 66
10 00
Theodosia C. Hicks 66
12 00
Hannah Kalaher, 66
66
10 00
Sarah C. Keough, 66 66
10 00
Matilda L. Kidder,
10 00
Laura E. Richardson, «
66
12 00
Fannie L. Stoddard,
66
I2 00
W. W. Bessey & Son, team hire, selectmen
I 50
W. A. Cutter, food for firemen, Oct. fire aid John Aiken
7 24
Geo. H. Taylor, labors and repairs armory
7 50
$2,330 95
RECAPITULATION.
Board of Health
$796 41
Expenses Sealer of Weights and Measures
157 39
Legal expenses
87 65
Town Clerk's returns
182 75
Election expenses £
431 30
Sundry expenses, unclassified
2,330 95
Total .
$3,986 45
Balance unexpended
13 55
$4,000 00
INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized .
150 00
Paid C. F. Hartshorne, premium on policy for $5,000, on furniture and fixtures, town hall building, 5 years to Aug. 3, 1904 . 150 00
5 00
166
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized
.
$1,200 00
Nov. 20, 1899, 66 66
.
300 00
Total
$1,500 00
Expended as follows :
Edgar A. Hallett, salary chief, I year, to Jan. 1, 1900 $750 00
Edgar A. Hallett, traveling and court expenses 60 29
C. S. Merrill, services as officer 112 71
H. E. Phillips, 66
7 35
Geo. H. Potter,
66
51 40
C. E. Townley,
38 50
Edwin McDuffee, 66
22 40
E. P. McDonald, 66
47 80
J. A. McDonald,
66
18 75
F. H. Robinson, 66
43 25
J. J. Kennedy, 66
63 50
Geo. H. Heustis,
66
16 65
C. H. R. Dunn, 66
2 50
N. A. Heath, 66
66
42 20
F. E. Flint, 66
66
5 10
S. T. Parker, 66
66
I 20
H. A. Simonds, 66 66
50 00
H. A. Winship, 9 police belts at $1.25
II 25
Pettengill & Pear, I cot stretcher .
3 00
American Express Co., expressing
15
F. M. Ellis, buying dog
1 00
C. L. Sopher, M. D., professional services Pay roll, July 4
100 00
Pay roll, fire, Oct. 23
33 00
M. P. Foster, printing notices
2 50
Draper & Buckley, team hire
1 00
J. W. Heath, M. D., professional services
4 00
Total
. $1,500 00
.
A. W. Brownell, printing notices, etc.
6 75
3 75
167
NEW DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized
$75 00
Expended as follows :
M. D. Jones & Co., iron drinking fountain
$66 00
Wakefield Water Co., 49 ft. service pipe at 30 C
14 70
Aaron A. Butler, foundation stone and express
5 25
Total
$85 95
Overdrawn
IO 95
$75 00
This overdraft is offset by unexpended balance on re-locating Junction fountain.
RE-LOCATING JUNCTION HORSE FOUNTAIN.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized $50 00
Expended as follows :
Wakefield Water Co., service pipe
$12 00
Aaron A. Butler, labor and material
7 62
S. F. Littlefield & Co., pipe, labor and hardware
15 53
Jas. F. Sheritt, painting fountain
I 50
Total
$36 65
Balance unexpended .
13 35
$50 00
NEW TRAMP QUARTERS.
March 30, 1899, appropriation authorized
$150 00
Expended as follows :
W. A. Cutter, broom, oil, etc.
58
Fred B. Cutter, electric light wiring
6 00
Dana Dudley, keys and locks
7 2I
S. F. Littlefield & Co., zinc, funnel and labor
5 42
Roger Howard, carpenter work 95 00
W. H. McCausland, out house
5 00
George H. Taylor, labor and hardware .
15 74
J. M. Cate, whitewashing and brush 1
15 05
Total
$150 00
168
SALARIES TOWN OFFICERS.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $5,355 00 Expended as follows :
Board of Health, to Feb. 1899 $100 00
Auditors, to Feb. 1, 1899 215 00
Registrars, to Feb. 1, 1900 215 00
66 Assessors, to Feb. 1, 1900 900 00
Overseers, to Feb. 1, 1900 300 00
66 Fire Engineers, to Feb. 1, 1900
1 00 00
66 Forest Fire Wards, to Feb. 1, 1900 . 75 00
66 Light Commissioners, to Feb. 1, 1900 250 00
Town Treasurer, to Feb. 1, 1900
400 00
Town Clerk, to Feb. 1, 1900
200 00
Highway Surveyor, to March 1, 1900 900 00
Inspector of Milk, to Feb. 1, 1900
100 00
Board of Selectmen, to Feb. 1, 1900
600 00
Tax Collector, bal. 1897, $50 ; on acct., 1898, $50; on acct., 1899-1900, $400 500 00
E. A. Upton, town connsel 6 months 250 00
S. K. Hamilton, town counsel 6 months . 250 00
Total $5,355 00
PRINTING, ADVERTISING AND STATIONERY.
March 29, 1899, appropriation authorized $1,100 00 Expended as follows :
Wakefield Daily Item, advertising warrants, notices, etc. IIO 05
M. P. Foster, advertising and printing
246 34
A. W. Brownell, printing . 164 96
Greenough, Adams & Cushing, stationery . 50
WV. S. Greenough & Co., stationery . 47 25
S. B. Dearborn, P. M., stamps, envelopes, etc. 2I 20
Hill, Smith & Co., stationery .
I 40
J. Fred Parker & Co., 1-2 gross pencils
2 00
George E. Dunbar, printing
6 50
J. W. Green, paper fasteners
2 25
Julia Manning, type writing
75
A. W. Brownell, 2200 town reports as per contract 496 80
Total .
$1,100 00
.
169
RENTAL OF HYDRANTS.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized . .
$4,340 00
Paid Wakefield Water Co., rental of 124 hydrants, one year to December 1, 1899, at $35 per hydrant per year
4,340 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$250 00
Paid Justin Howard, quartermaster Post 12, G. A. R. 250 00
SCHOOL GENERAL EXPENSES.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$32,000 00
Feb. 1, 1900, income from outside tuition 930 62
Total .
$32,930 62
Expended as follows :
SALARIES.
Teachers as per pay rolls .
$26,814 28
Janitors as per pay rolls
2,152 15
Superintendent of schools, one year .
1,500 00
$30,466 43
MILITARY EXPENSES.
Sylvester Burdett, opening armory 3 times at 75℃ 2 25
J. H. Keough, opening armory 26 times at 75℃ . 19 50
$21 75
FUEL EXPENSES.
W. W. Shedd, sawing wood
$4 70
J. H. Blair, sawing wood .
I 00
J. H. Ringer, sawing wood Mansfield & Cheney, wood
9 20
A. L. Mansfield, wood
44 00
Mansfield & Cheney, 7 1-2 tons coal .
40 00
1,616 83
193 59
20 25
$1,969 82
J. M. Perley, 353 885-2000 tons coal J. M. Perley, 58 1325-2000 tons coal C. A. Cheney, 3 tons coal .
40 25
170
TUITION.
Town of Melrose, tuition Boyntonville school children $305 00
RECAPITULATION.
Salaries
$30,466 43
Military expenses
21 75
Fuel
1,969 82
Tuition
305 00
Total
$32,763 00
Balance unexpended .
167 62
$32,930 62
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized
$2,000 00
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation
3000 00
Total
$2,300 00
Expended as follows :
Silver, Burdett & Co. text books .
$82 20
J. L. Hammett & Co, 66 and stationery
160 04
D. C. Heath & Co., 66
36 89
The Morse Co., 66
12 00
American Book Co.,
140 52
Educational Publishing Co., 66
49 30
Ginn & Co., 66
845 II
Harvard University,
66
3 60
Clark Mfg. Co., 10 gals. ink
4 50
E. E. Babb & Co., text books, paper, ink stands, era- sers, etc. 156 05
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., chemical and physical apparatus 24 51
Thompson, Brown & Co., paper
22 50
J. W. Poland & Co., needles, thread and cloth .
II 24
Jos. Gillott & Co., 25 gross pens
9 75
Clark & Smith, 13 feet white holly
2 70
W. S. Greenough & Co., inkstands, call bells and stationery 3 80
T. R. Shewell & Co., text books . .
30 83
171
A. H. Thayer, glue and stationery $7 35
University Publishing Co., text books
20 00
J. S. Bonney, chemicals
4 15
W. B. Ropes, text books . 28 50
Boston School Supply Co., text books and stationery I7 29
Samuel Ward & Co., stationery
II 75
Allynn, Bacon & Co., text books
115 46
Lee & Shepard
14 40
T. H. Castor & Co., 66
6 78
Eagle Pencil Co., 50 gross pens
15 00
Maynard, Merrill & Co., copy books
70 66
Suffolk Ink Co., 10 gallons ink, at 50C.
5 00
George H. Taylor, electrical apparatus
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