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77
Sibley & Durkee, text books
I 02
Edith R. Marshall, 500 paper boxes .
3 00
Harper & Bros., text books
19 20
Neostyle Co., stationery .
28 37
A. W. Brownell, printing supplies
8 25
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., text books
6 75
Library bureau, card index system
24 10
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., supplies and books
20 40
E. E. Babb & Co., supplies and books
259 79
$2,283 53
Balance unexpended
16 47
$2,300 00
SPANISH WAR AID.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized
$250 00
Expended as follows :
Essie M. Bloom
8 00
Elizabeth Dean
8 00
Lillian M. Parker
144 00
Total
$160 00
Balance unexpended .
90 00
$250 00
172
EDGESTONES.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized
$400 00
Received from abuttors
346 63
Total
$746 63
Expended as follows :
$534 40
F. E. Newhall, 1008 ft. 3 in. straight, at 53C 66 157 ft. 5 in. circle, at $1.00
157 42
Resetting
70
Total
$692 52
Balance unexpended .
54 II
FIRE DEPARTMENT PUNGS.
$746 63
Dec. 18, 1899, appropriation authorized
$219 00
Unexpended 219 00
This appropriation is available for next year, being unfinished con- tract.
REPAIRS ON STEAM FIRE ENGINE.
Dec. 18, 1899, appropriation authorized $2,275 00
Unexpended 2,275 00
This appropriation is available for next year, being unfinished con- tract.
HEATING AND VENTILATING WOODVILLE SCHOOL HOUSE.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized . $400 00.
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation
118 00
Total .
$518 00
Expended as follows ;
Bay State Heating Co., as per contract
$468 00
Roger Howard, carpenter work
50 00
Total .
$518 00
173
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD EXPENSES.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $600 00
Expended as follows :
Municipal Light Plant, 8000 ft. gas, I year to Jan I, 1900 . $14 40
Municipal Light Plant, 17,020 hours electric lighting, I year to Jan. 1, 1900 . I70 20
Municipal Light Plant, globes, lamps, repairs, etc. 15 85
Geo. H. Taylor, hose, hardware and repairs 21 29
T. E. Cox, Jr., rent of land, rifle range, 1 year .
35 00
Sylvester Burdett, care of boiler, Jan. 1899 8 33
J. H. Keough, care of boiler, II mos. to Jan. 1, 1900 91 75 Wakefield Water Co., service one year to June 1, 1900 51 00
H. G. Brockbank, carpenter work and material . 78 71
A. L. Mansfield, 2 cords wood and sawing
12 50
A. L. Mansfield, 5 tons egg coal at $6.25 . 31 25
Wm. G. Doe, rent of land, rifle range, 1 year 25 00
C. C. Bridge, glazing
I 50
C. A. Cheney, 4 tons coal
24 50
S. F. Littlefield & Co., hardware and labor
10 20
R. J. Lawder, electrical work
6 30
Total
.
$597 78
Balance unexpended .
2 22
$600 00
POOR DEPARTMENT.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized
$6,000 00
Dec. 18, 1899, additional appropriation
3,062 00
Feb. I, income of Dept. I year as voted
2,543 95
Total .
$11,605 95
Expended as per detailed report of Board of Overseers
11,598 79
Balance unexpended .
7 16
$11,605 95
There was produce to the amount of $13.89 used from farm for outside poor same being charged to outside poor and credited to farm as per Overseers' report, this not being a cash item.
174
SCHOOL CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized $2,000 00
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation 700 00
Jan. 16, 1900, additional appropriation · 225 00
Insurance loss received on Montrose school house 39 00
Total
$2,964 00
Expended as follows :
Cutler Bros., oil, soap, etc.
$22 94
American Express Co., expressing
II 80
Dana Dudley, locks, keys and repairing
I 70
F. W. Pierce, expressing . 84 45
Geo. H. Taylor, hardware and repairs
4 05
Murphy, Leavens & Co., brushes and brooms 37 22
Jas. H. Fulton, building manual training lockers 62 98
H. C. Kendall, filling commissions and diplomas 10 00
Lucas Bros., repairs and clocks 30 00
John Flanley, rent of committee rooms
90 00
C. M. Drennen, heater linings and grates . 30 72
C. H. Spencer, lumber 34 90
W. B. Badger & Co., tables, desks and chairs
75 37
M. P. Foster, printing and advertising
73 85
W. N. Gray, repairing roof
14 00
A. W. Brownell, printing
48 85
C. F. Heath, Supt. St. Ry., use of electric power .
90 00
J. R. Reid, fencing .
93 60
C. W. Sunman, repairing roofs .
5 18
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., desks, chairs, mats, etc. 236 17
Keeler & Co., tables
35 00
Municipal Light Plant, gas supply
55 62
E. E. Oliver, carpenter work
7 23
A. L. Weston, labor on double windows
3 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., hardware and labor
354 38
Walworth Manf. Co., steam repairs and soda ash
6 95
G. T. Mclaughlin & Co., tub barrow 7 13
. W. W. Shedd, teaming and labor 12 50
J. L. Hammett, 6 ft. table, chairs and desks .
20 38
175
E. E. Babb & Co., furniture $87 45
Dennis Greaney, lathing and plastering
27 00
E. B. Nye, tuning pianos .
4 00
Roger Howard, carpenter work . 269 81
Wakefield Water Co., service
130 00
J. F. Parker Co., 3 flags .
23 87
S. E. Wilkins, glass and putty
I IO
J. W. Poland, felt and tacks
I 00
Suffolk Engraving Co., engraving plate
2 00
S. B. Dearborn, P. M., stamps, envelopes, etc. . American Bank Note Co., 31 diplomas
15 50
P. J. Flanders, 2 loads loam
2 00
Daily Item, advertising coal bids
6 85
E. I. Purrington, carpenter work
3 75
D. H. Philbrook, picture frame
IO 30
Mansfield & Cheney, moving coal Woodville
2 00
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., door checks .
I7 25
F. J. Barnard Co., binding books
27 79
A. H. Thayer, sundry expenses, freight, etc.
24 97
Geo. H. Taylor, labor, repairs .
2 70
Fairbanks & Mckenzie, painting and glazing
I35 60
D. W. Hunt, excavating cesspools, teaming and saw- dust
16 50
J. B. Wiley, mason work .
55 67
U. G. Wheeler, brush, stamps, etc. . IO 62
G. H. S. Driver, expense procuring new superinten- dent
5 31
D. P. Rolfe, painting and glazing
69 34
C. H. Howe, car fares and sundry expenses
13 48
Geo. H. Hathaway, moving settees
I 00
Alex Murray, teaming
8 60
Albany Venetian Blind Co., 144 yds. tape 13 82
C. E. Hussey, incidental expenses
27 45
H. A. Simonds, taking school census .
40.00
Chandler Adjustable Chair & Desk Co., 42 chairs and desks
138 21
John Flanley, shades, fixtures and cords
46 20
A. A. Butler, drain and labor
92 67
Keeler & Co., oak table . · 7 00
American Express Co., expressing
40
16 72
176
S. F. Littlefield & Co., hardware and repairs
$10 19
A. H. Thayer, freight and stationery
9 26
Dana Dudley, door keys . I 20
J. W. Poland, needles, thread, etc.
6 54
F. W. Pierce, expressing .
4 15
J. S. Bonney, sulphur and ammonia .
I 55
Municipal Light Plant, gas, Dec.
I 08
W. W. Bessey & Son, team hire
2 00
E. I. Purrington, keys and labor
I 50
R. J. Lawder, electric repairs
5 85
C. Latimer, expressing
90
Cutler Bros., oil
88
Total
$2,963 20
Balance unexpended .
80
$2,964 00
NEW NORTH WARD SCHOOL HOUSE.
Feb. 1, 1899, balance available from last year $9,300 00
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation . 800 00
Total
$10,100 00 Expended as follows :
H. P. Cummings, bal. contract for building $7,096 05'
Wm. Lumb Co., bal. plumbing contract 717 50
Magee Furnace Co., bal. heating and ventilating contract
800 00
W. B. Badger & Co., desks and chairs
41 50
Mansfield & Cheney, coal ,
141 87
Lucas Bros., 2 Seth Thomas clocks .
24 00
Richardson, Hartwell & Driver, acct. architects
300 00
Jas. A. Bancroft, surveys, levels and batters
8 00
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., 84 desks and chairs
205 80
John Flanley, 64 window shades
61 60
F. E. Newhall, edgestone contract
82 50
Aaron A. Butler, grading contract
325 00
Total
$9,803 82
Balance unexpended . .
296 18
$10,100 00
177
COMMON AND PARK.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized
$600 00
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation 100 00
Dec. 26, 1899, 66 66
150 00
Total
$850 00
Expended as follows :
D. W. Hunt, teaming and freight $3 73
Cutler Bros., rope and repairing mowers 50 91
Ames Plow Co., lantern and worm exterminator
4 67
Giles and Tupper, bolting tree .
I 50
Wakefield Water Co., services 6 mos.
7 50
R. & J. Farquhar Co., plants, bulbs, etc. .
40 45
Wm. H. Murray, care of common and park
250 00
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., 10 gals. paint
IO 25
E. L. Rowe & Son, 2 flags
28 40
Geo. W. Eaton, oil and can
I 00
P. J. White, painting flag staff .
15 00
Rufus Kendrick, expenses tree warden as voted 50 00
M. P. Foster, oil cloth signs 3 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., hose, pipe and labor IO 7I
Jas. F. Sherritt, painting and varnishing band stand 80 00
S. M. Seabury, halyards on flag staff .
5 00
Will E. Eaton, committee expenses on Hart's Hill purchase 55 00
W. H. Murray, painting fences and inking trees 40 00
Municipal Light plant, lighting pagoda band stand 15 00
W. H. Murray, plants, manure and seed
3 50
W. S. Greenough & Co., letter heads
I 50
Roger Howard, repairs on band stand
4 16
John Miniken, repairs fountain vase .
75
Total
$682 03
Balance unexpended .
167 97
*$850 00
178
FOREST FIRE WARDS.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized
$600 00 Expended as follows :
Rufus Kendrick, balance on unpaid bills for repairs of 1898-99
35 19
S. T. Parker, services sundry persons 1899 39 75
Rufus Kendrick, “
66 413 15
66 66 purchase of new pumps 1899 78 62
acct. repairs 1899
33 29
$600 00
An unpaid balance on repairs of $70.81 remains to be paid Rufus Kendrick out of next appropriation.
FISH COMMITTEE EXPENSES.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized
$25 00
Expended as follows :
Samuel Parker, labor on lakes and river
$23 00
66 66 trout fry .
2 00
$25 00
NEW FIRE PAILS.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$50 00
Paid Josiah Laybolt, 215 galvanized iron pails $50 00
NEW FIRE HOSE.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$275 00
Paid C. Callahan Co., 500 ft. "Volunteer" Hose at
55C.
$275 00
SHINGLING ENGINE HOSE.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized
$275 00
Paid Roger Howard, as per contract
.
259 00
Balance unexpended . 16 00 .
$275 00
179
TOWN DUMP CART.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized . $135 00
Paid Ames Plow Co., I four wheel Boston cart . $135 00
PRINTING LISTS, POLLS AND ESTATES.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized . $400 00 Expended as follows :
A. W. Brownell, printing 2,200 copies $350 00
C. A. Dean and Frank Ford, clerical work on copy 50 00
Total .
$400 00
ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS TOWN FARM HOUSE.
March 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $2,000 00
Expended as follows :
Geo. E. Smith, building contract
1,847 75
S. M. Gates, cesspools and drains
42 75
David Taggart, plumbing contract
105 00
Daily Item, advertising
I 50
M. P. Foster, advertising .
3 00
Total .
$2,000 00
Balance of contract of Geo. E. Smith, $61.60, was paid from poor department.
LAND DAMAGES, SALEM STREET.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized . $465 00 Expended as follows : .
Dexter C. Wright, damages as awarded $250 00
W. O. Stoddard heirs, damages as awarded
65 00
Katie Butman, damages as awarded . 50 00
Catherine Flanley heirs, damages as awarded
100 00
Total .
$465 00
LAND DAMAGES, NAHANT STREET.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized . $40 00
Paid W. M. Wanamake, damages as awarded 40 00
180
LAND DAMAGES, MAIN STREET.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$100 00
Paid Junius Beebe, damages as awarded 100 00
NEW FIRE ALARM BOX.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $100 00
Expended as follows :
Geo. E. Burnham, labor
15 00
W. F. Woods, labor .
9 23
C. Latimer, expressing
3 00
Geo. M. Stevens, apparatus
72 77
Total .
$100 00
This fire alarm box cost actually $109.48 ; extra cost over ap- propriation charged to fire dept. account.
NIGHT WATCH.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized . $1,800 00 Expended as follows :
Edwin F. Poland, salary 1 year to Feb. 1, 1900 . 900 00
James A. McFadden, salary 1 year to Feb. 1, 1900 900 00
$1,800 00
PURCHASE OF LAND OF HARRIET N. FLINT.
Nov. 13, 1899, appropriation authorized, notes . $5,000 00
Balance unexpended . 5,000 00
CARVING NAME ON NORTH WARD SCHOOL HOUSE.
April 10, 1899, appropriation authorized
$25 00
Balance unexpended . 25 00
SUPPRESSION OF ENGLISH SPARROWS.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized $50 00 Paid Rufus Kendrick, expense bill of killing sparrows and destroying nests and eggs 50 00
181
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$2,900 00
Expended as follows :
John B. Adams
$72 00
James F. Burchstead
180 00
George Burdett
54 00
Edwin Carter
96 00
Mary Connell .
72 00
Lizzie S. Cutter
110 00
Angelina Davis .
72 00
Annette Davis .
72 00
Eliza A. Eaton
96 00
Mary A. Hall .
110 00
Margaret Hamilton
72 00
Charles L. Harmus
72 00
Theodosia C. Hicks .
132 00
Sarah C. Keough
110 00
Matilda L. Kidder
110 00
Laura E. Richardson
132 00
Florence A. B. Ryder
96 00
Sarah E. Sanborn
120 00
Fred W. Scovell
81 00
Elizabeth Shannahan
72 00
Fannie L. Stoddard .
132 00
Alexander A. Stubbs
84 00
William Sweeney
72 00
John H. Tyler .
50 00
Hannah M. Wheeler .
72 00
Jeremiah Whitehead
48 00
Mary F. Whitten
72 00
Elvira S. Willan
72 00
Vasti Woodis
96 00
Hubbard E. Jordan
4 00
Augustus G. Baxter
90 00
Hannah Kalaher
60 00
Elizabeth M. Douglass
8 00
Henry I. Haskell
16 00
John H. Pope .
4 00
182
Mansfield & Cheney, coal to Hubbard B. Jordan $4 00
Mass. General Hospital, acct. Elizabeth Shannahan 55 00
C. A. Cheney, 1-2 ton coal John Aiken
3 25
Jordan's Drug Store, medicine John Aiken . 45
WV. V. Taylor, provisions John Aiken 3 20
W. A. Cutter, groceries to John Aiken
23 10
Total
$2,900 00
An expenditure of soldiers' relief for January, 1900, will be found under miscellaneous expenses, there being insufficient funds under the appropriation.
MILITARY AID.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized . $875 00
Expended as follows :
William Beattie
I 20 00
Charles L. Harmus .
144 00
Frank W. Hayden .
1 20 00
Charles H. Shepard .
216 00
Alexander A. Stubbs
72 00
Jeremiah Whitehead .
96 00
Total .
$768 00
Balance unexpended .
107 00
$875 00
CARE OF PUBLIC SHADE TREES.
Nov. 27, 1899, appropriation authorized .
$100 00
Expended as follows :
C. W. Eaton, legal advice .
I 50
A. W. Brownell, printing notices
4 25
Z. P. Alden, moving brush and trimming
3 75
D. W. Hunt, moving brush
2 50
J. R. Marble, trimming
I 50
John O'Neil, moving trees
3 60
R. Kendrick, ladders, saws, axes, etc. .
10 10
R. Kendrick, bills for labor various persons
44 96
Total .
$72 16
Balance unexpended .
27 84
$100 00
183
TOWN HOUSE EXPENSES.
March 20, 1899, appropriation authorized . $1,800 00
Jan. 31, 1899, income to Feb. 1, 1900, as voted 473 50
Total .
$2,273 50
Expended as follows :
Rufus F. Draper, salary, janitor I year to Feb. 1, 1900
$600 00
Rufus F. Draper, feather duster
2 53
Rufus F. Draper, washing towels 2 30
Braman, Dowe & Co., 2 galls. gemicide 6 00
Cutler Bros., oil, soap, matches, etc. .
8 08
Geo. H. Taylor, repairs, labor and hardware 42 59
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., door check 8 00
Municipal Light Plant, 46,050 hours electric lighting, I year to Jan. 1, 1900 460 50
Municipal Light Plant, 209,900 ft. gas, I year to Jan. 1, 1900 . 377 82
Municipal Light Plant, 24 lamps and changing volt- age 22 00
J. W. Ross, sawdust .
I 50
R. J. Lawder, stage lights and electric work
32 IO
E. B. Nye, care of piano 1 year
10 00
H. B. Parker, carpenter work
8 89
A. L. Mansfield, sawdust .
2 00
C. C. Bridge, painting and glazing
33 80
Wakefield Water Co., service I year .
60 00
Royal Cross Chemical Co., disinfectant
3 92
E. I. Purrington, stock and repairs
65 29
A. W. Brownell, engagement book I 50
Lucas Bros., clock repairs .
15 25
J. B. Wiley, sidewalk repairs
4 II
W. O. Evans, labor .
30 00
J. R. Reid, carpenter work
2 00
J. W. Poland, flannel and blankets
3 55
C. A. Cheney, 55 315-2000 tons coal at $5.38
296 75
W. G. Strong, removing ashes .
5 00
Morrill & Atwood, ice 1 year
12 00
D. W. Hunt, removing rubbish from cellar
3 70
184
S. F. Littlefield & Co., floor brush $5 50
W. A. Cutter, matches
25
H. F. Miller & Sons Piano Co., moving piano
8 00
Total .
$2,134 93
Balance unexpended .
138 57
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
April 1, 1899, appropriation authorized
$4,700 00
Nov. 20, 1899, additional appropriation
2,257 78
$6,957 78
Expended as follows :
STEAMER LUCIUS BEEBE.
Geo. H. Hathaway, horse hire . $98 00
E. I. Purrington, engineer 1 year
125 00
C. Callahan & Co., 100 engine lighters
5 00
C. A. Cheney, kindlings .
I 50
A. H. Thayer, record book
75
E. I. Purrington, repairs on steamer .
8 50
Cutler Bros., oil
4 90
Pay roll, 1 year
249 60
$493 25
HOOK AND LADDER CO.
Pay roll, 1 year
$326 05
E. I. Purrington, repairs .
3 50
Wallace Kendall, varnishing truck
30 00
Sederquest & Wanamake, repairs
3 75
Cutler Bros., varnish and brooms
5 35
Giles & Tupper, repairs
35
$369 00
CARTER HOSE NO. I.
Pay roll, 1 year
$250 00
Geo. H. Hathaway, horse hire .
2 00
G. M. Kelley, use of pung 1898-'99
15 00
· C. Callahan Co., pipe and nozzle
22 00
D. W. Hunt, horse hire
2 00
.
$2,273 50
185
J. Laybolt, hardware and paint
$3 50
E. I. Purrington, nozzle holder and repairs
3 75
Cutler Bros., rope
I 05
$299 30
VOLUNTEER HOSE CO. NO. 2.
Pay roll, 1 year
$250 00
W. F. Woods, steward 1 year
25 00
C. Latimer, use of pung 1898-'99
10 50
C. Latimer, horse hire
12 00
A. B. McIntosh, repairs .
21 00
E. I. Purrington, nozzle holder .
2 35
Block & Cate, 150 gals. oil
13 50
Cutler Bros., sponges
75
C. Callahan Co., pipe and nozzle
22 00
$357 10
GREENWOOD HOSE NO. 3.
E. W. Green, kindlings
$1 00
Mansfield & Cheney, coal
6 00
F. C. Crocker, plumbing repairs
10 85
C. Classen, steward to Jan. 1, 1899
8 33
Wakefield Water Co., service I year .
11 00
Cutler Bros., supplies
3 51
J. V. Norton, steward to June 31, 1900 66 66 oiling floors
2 50
John Toomey, 5 tons coal at $5.33 ·
26 65
Sederquest & Wanamake, repairs on carriage and pung
9 25
E. E. Lee, oil, etc.
I 96
Z. P. Alden, wood
2 50
A. Glass, horse hire .
4 00
$104 22
MONTROSE HOSE NO. 4.
J. R. Reid, use of pung 1898-'99
$8 00
66 horse hire
2 00
M. J. Hurley, steward
10 00
L. E. Carter, oil
2 25
J. M. Gould, rent of land
12 00
$34 25
16 67
186
NEW FIRE ALARM WHISTLE AND MACHINE.
Geo. M. Stevens, machine and valve $300 00
66 10 inch chime whistle 70 00
66 66 repolishing trial whistles 3 00
Louis Low, 2 days' labor .
4 50
Wm. F. Woods, 2 days' labor
4 00
C. H. Spencer, lumber
58
E. S. Jacob, labor
3 75
Patrick Sexton, labor
3 00
Wm. E. Cade, labor and supplies
26 40
E. I. Purrington, labor, machinist
46 35
66 hardware and bills for labor 62 49
$524 07
REPAIRING OLD FIRE WHISTLE AND MACHINE.
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., piping and building house . $55 00
E. I. Purrington, stock and labor rebuilding old whistle 43 47
66 labor and material IO 5I
Geo. M. Stevens, whistle valve and magnets
37 50
66
labor and car fares
3 90
Wm. E. Cade, labor, etc. .
12 30
$162 68
SALARIES OF DRIVERS.
H. C. Ayscough, driving to June 24, 1899, H. & L. Co $273 68 Arthur E. Abbott, driving H. & L. Co. 5 00
G. W. Hutchinson, driving Aug. 3 to Feb. 3, 1899, H. & L. Co. . ·
420 00
Wm. Tyzzer, driver hose wagon 1 year to Feb. 1, 1900 720 00
Arthur E. Abbott, driver hose wagon 7 00
$1,425 68
FIRE ALARM EXPENSES.
R. J. Lawder, labor I day, and helper $4 00
Geo. M. Stevens, apparatus and supplies II2 27
U. S. Fire Alarm and Tel. Co., repairs Greenwood striker · ·
31 85
C. Callahan Co., supplies .
·
57 50
W. E. Cade, supt. fire alarm, 1 year .
.
100 00
187
W. E. Cade, repairs and labor bills £
$81 55
Sederquest & Wanamake, box backs
75
Geo. H. Taylor, hardware
I 87
Cutler Bros., supplies
1 30
Wmn. F. Woods, labor
I OO
Geo. M. Kelley, irons
2 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., padlock and keys
3 75
H. H. Sweetser, 235 box glasses
2 25
$400 09
FEEDING AND SHOEING HORSES.
Giles & Tupper, shoeing . $50 28
L. H. Kirk, hay and grain
72 50
M. J. Curley, hay and grain
140 92
Cutler Bros., " 66
85 31
J. M. Perley, hay
34 43
Total
$383 44
The engineers state that there were 75 bushels of oats lost in fire, amounting to $25.50, and hay amounting to $21.25.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Cutler Bros., supplies, etc.
$54 91
Geo. H. Hathaway, harness and bell
20 65
John Toomey, 17 tons coal at $5.33 .
90 61
W. A. Cutter, horse hire and salt
1 75
George E. Smith, carpenter work
3 71
Municipal Light Plant, gas 1 year
69 66
H. G. Brockbank, repairing door
I 15
2 60
American Express Co., expressing John E. Buckley, 1-2 days' labor H. A. Simonds, weighing coal . Porter's hand laundry, washing Geo. A. Seaver, care of firemen's lot
I 00
I 80
16 86
2 00
8 30
I IO
25 00
5 63
20 18
3 50
12 00
A. W. Brownell, printing and rubber stamps Electric Gaslight Co., repairing burners N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co., telephone service J. W. Poland & Co., towels and duck C. Callahan Co., repairs and supplies H. A. Glazier, I doz. missing links John Flanley, 6 chairs
188
J. Laybolt, hardware $ 2 75
Draper and Buckley, team hire
3 00
W: E. Butler, expressing .
6 35
C. Latimer, team hire and expressing
26 05
Burton Oil Co., soap, oil, etc. .
2 50
E. I. Purrington, labor and supplies .
9 21
A. H. Thayer, ink
I 25
Geo. H. Taylor, hardware
2 23
R. J. Lawder, I doz. gas mantles
3 00
Giles and Tupper, blacksmith work
50
H. H. Sweetser, labor
I 50
S. F. Littlefield & Co., labor and hardware Mansfield & Cheney, coal and wood
20 63
J. W. Pierce, expressing
65
W. F. Woods, snow work .
75
E. S. Jacob, extra labor at Montrose fire
2 00
D. A. Malone, coat .
4 50
Arthur Greenough, hire cart and harness 1898-'99 47 88
Jos. Payro, fire alarm card
2 40
Wakefield Water Co., service
15 00
Patrick Sexton, 5 hours' snow work .
I 25
G. M. Kelley, blacksmith work .
50
Geo. H. Allen, V. S., surgery on horse
2 00
J. T. Gosnay, supplies
5 10
Useful Novelty Co., salt bricks .
2 40
A. L. Crosby, 50 gals. oil and tank
8 00
Geo. H. Hathaway, team hire and repairs on harness
21 30
C. Callahan Co., shut off nozzle
15 00
American Express Co., expressing
75
C. Callahan Co., repairing 21 lengths hose
34 00
Geo. H. Taylor, 100 feet hose .
9 00
Cutler Bros., horse and supply wagon
12 00
A. D. Oxley, new fire box crossarms
8 00
Geo. M. Stevens, on new fire box, labor
I 48 ·
M. H. Hart, 1 shut off nozzle .
15 00
Geo. H. Hathaway, supply wagon and supplies
12 70
Porter's laundry, washing .
4 38
. S. F. Littlefield & Co., hardware
I 55
Total
.
$656 46
.
7 49
189
EXPENSE INCURRED ON MECHANIC STREET FIRE. 1
C. Callahan & Co., 1000 ft. Vol. hose at 55c. $550 00 66 66 pony bottles 8 33
A. D. Oxley, crossarms and sawdust . 5 95
20 00
U. S. Fire Alarm and Tel. Co., repairing repeater 66
66 " fuse board and alarm
apparatus .
46 50
U. S. Fire Alarm and Tel. Co., repairs alarm apparatus 6 50
Wakefield Lumber Co., lumber
86
Beattie Zinc Works, zincs and coppers
54 00
Pettengill, Andrews & Co., alarm apparatus and supplies 43 52
Wm. E. Cade, 7 days' on alarm and sundries .
21 00
John Cameron, labor on alarm . 3 00
R. J. Lawder, 66 - 6 5 00
Geo. Burnham, 30 hrs. labor on alarm and repeater 12 00
W. Barrett, 66 66 66
12 00
Thos. Eames, I day line work 4 00
Geo. Burnham, wire reel . 7 00
City of Woburn, 225 lbs. vitriol 14 06
Geo. M. Stevens, apparatus, wire, etc. 70 21
Jackson & Newton, glass old town hall
14 85
H. H. Sweetser, glazing and painting 20 05
Roger Howard, carpenter work old town hall
107 23
John Flanley, 2 wire cots, old town hall . 4 00
33 04
66 66 gas and water pipe " 66 41 54
S. J. Putney, rent old town house, to Feb. 1, 1900
45 50
J. Laybolt, stove pipe and elbows 3 55
Thos. Thrush, stove . I 50
C. Wakefield estate, rent to Jan. 23, 1900 50 00
Roger Howard, building hose racks .
IO 2I
John Flanley, table .
I 85
J. B. Wiley, repairing chimney old town house
3 52
Locke & Howland, lumber 66
6 07
Wm. F. Woods, care hose and rooms 9 weeks
9 00
Labor paid cleaning cellar old engine house 70 05
12 32 Cutler Bros., stable supplies .
66 66 horse hire and man for steamer from Nov. 5 to Jan. 25, at $2 per day 164 00
S. F. Littlefield & Co., stove, funnel, etc., old town hall
190
Cutler Bros., extra horse on steamer $2 00
66 I pair bridles 5 00
66
supplies 8 41
66 66 use of dump cart . 6 75
Labor, extra work Mechanic street fire as per pay rolls
17 15
Geo. H. Taylor, blow lamp
6 00
66
supplies 8 84
66
66 and tools fire alarm .
IO 5I
J. B. McLain, wheel jack .
2 50
Giles & Tupper, angle irons and rods
I 50
S. H. May, meals firemen and linemen
15 60
C. N. Werner, 25 ft. ladder and pole
18 50
66 repairs on ladder
12 22
S. W. Bowker, team hire .
I 50
Calvin C. Martin, 1000 lbs. cannel coal
9 00
J. J. Cameron, harness, reins, etc.
28 00
Sederquest & Wanamake, hasp and labor
50
C. A. Cheney, I ton coal .
5 00
Useful Novelty Co., 2 doz. salt bricks
2 40
Total
$1,643 62
RECAPITULATION.
Steamer Lucius Beebe
$493 25
Hook and Ladder Co.
369 00
Carter Hose No. I
299 30
Volunteer Hose Co. No. 2
357 IO
Greenwood Hose Co. No. 3
104 22
Montrose Hose Co. No. 4
34 25
New fire alarm whistle and machine .
524 07
Repairing old fire whistle and machine
162 68
Salaries of drivers
1,425 68
Fire alarm expenses
400 09
Feeding and shoeing horses
383 44
Miscellaneous expenses
656 46
Expenses incurred Mechanic street fire
1,643 62
Total
$6,853 16
Balance unexpended .
104 62
$6,957 78 This department shows earnings for horses and men for the year on highways of $506.63.
191
MURRAY STREET.
April 17, 1899, appropriation authorized
$400 00 ' Expended as follows :
Rev. J. E. Millerick, land as per deed . 300 00
F. E. Newhall, 10 ft. 3 in. circle edgestone at $1.00 IO 25
F. E. Newhall, 24 ft. straight edgestone at 53c. . 12 72
Labor as per pay rolls
72 17
General highway, 8 tons crushed stone
6 39
Total .
$401 53
Overdrawn .
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