Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1903-1905, Part 50

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 1191


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· 5.00 00


Metropolitan park,


500 00


Greenwood gas extension,


1,000 00 ·


Gas bench renewal,


550 00


$24,550 00


Town debt, Feb. 1, 1906, .


$763,250 00


·


.


.


·


.


The town debt has decreased $23,050.00 for the year ending January 31, 1906.


There was also authorized at the November meeting an issue of $5000 in notes payable 1907 to 1912 for electric lighting extension, but owing to the condition of the money market I have not as yet ssued same.


218


NOTE AND BOND ISSUES.


Date


Amount.


Account.


Rate.


Payable.


Mar. 31, 1905.


$10,000 00


Temporary.


3.30


Oct. 31, 1905


Mar. 31, 1905,


10,000 00


6 .


3.30


Oct. 31, 1905


Mar. 31, 1905.


10,000 00


66


3.30


Oct. 31, 1905


April 1, 1905,


500 00


66


4 per ct.


June


1, 1906


June 1, 1905,


500 00


66


4 per ct.


June


1, 1906


June 1, 1905,


2,000 00


66


4 per ct.


June


1, 1906


July 25, 1905,


2,000 00


.6


4 per ct.


July


25, 1906


Oct.


1, 1905,


10,000 00


66


4 per ct.


Oct.


1, 1906


Nov. 17, 1905,


1,000 00


..


4.41


June 24, 1906


Nov. 24, 1905,


10,000 00


66


4 41


June 24, 1906


Nov. 24, 1905,


10,000 00


4.41


June 24, 1906


Nov. 24, 1905,


10,000 00


4.41


June 24, 1006


Dec.


1, 1905,


1,000 00


*


4 per ct.


Dec. 1, 1906


Dec.


1, 1905,


1,000 00


*


4 per ct. 4 41


Dec. 1, 1906


Dec.


5, 1905,


15,000 00


Dec. 5, 1906


Dec.


9, 1905,


1,500 00


Town Hall seats.


4 per ct. 4.63


Annually.


Dec. 15, 1905,


19,000 00


Nov. appropriat'ns


April 16, 1906


$124,000 00


4 per ct.


April


1, 1906


June 1, 1905,


500 00


4 per ct.


Nov. 17, 1906


Nov. 24, 1905,


10,000 00


*Trust fund investments.


219


NOTES AND BONDS PAID.


Date of note or bond


Amount.


Account.


When paid.


April


1,1904


$500 00


Temporary


April 1, 1905


Jan.


6, 1904


12,496 00


Nov. appropriations


April 1, 1905


June


1, 1898


500 00


Cemetery


June 1, 1905


June


1, 1904


500 00


Temporary 66


June


1, 1905


July


1, 1904


1,000 00


Greenw'd gas exten'n


July 1, 1905


July


25, 1904


2,000 00


Temporary


July


25, 1905


Sept.


1,1899


500 00


Almshouse


Sept.


1, 1905


April


1, 1896


2,000 00


Warren school


Oct.


1, 1905


Oct.


1,1894


6,000 00


Light plant


Oct.


1, 1905


April


1, 1896


1,000 00


Greenwood school


Oct.


1, 1905


Oct.


1,1901


1,500 00


Junction school


Oct.


1, 1905


Oct.


1,1903


4,000 00


Water


Oct.


1, 1905


Oct.


1,1902


1,000 00


Sewerage, 2nd issue


Oct.


1, 1905


Oct.


1,1904


10,000 00


Temporary


Oct.


1, 1905


Nov.


1, 1898


500 00


North school


Nov.


1. 1905


Nov.


1,1900


1,000 00


Sewerage, 1st issue


Nov.


1, 1905


Nov.


1. 1902


1,000 00


Greenw'd sch. 2nd


Nov.


1, 1905


Nov.


1, 1902


500 00


Cooper street bridge


Nov. 1, 1905


Nov.


1,1902


500.00


Nov.


1, 1905


Nov.


1, 1902


500 00


Park (metropolitan) Junction sch. 2nd Temporary


Nov.


1, 1905


March 31, 1905


10,000 00


Oct.


31, 1905


March 31, 1905


10,000 00


Oct. 31, 1905


March 31, 1905


10,000 00


Oct.


31, 1905


Nov.


17, 1904


1,000 00


Nov.


17, 1905


Nov. 26, 1904


10,000 00


66


Nov.


26, 1905


Nov.


26, 1904


10,000 00


Nov.


26, 1905


Nov.


26,1904


10,000 00


Nov.


26, 1905


June


1, 1900


1,000 00


Fire station


Dec.


1, 1905


June


1, 1900


1,000 00


High school repairs


Dec.


1. 1905


.June


1, 1900


500 00


Park (local)


Dec.


1, 1905


Dec.


1, 1904


550 00


Gas bench renewal


Dec.


1, 1905


Dec.


1, 1904


1,000 00


Temporary


Dec.


1, 1905


Dec.


1. 1904


1,000 00


66


Dec.


5, 1905


Jan.


6, 1905


10,000 00


Jan.


6, 1906


Jan.


6, 1905


5,000 00


66


Jan.


6, 1906


$145,046 00


Dec.


1, 1905


Dec.


5, 1904


15,000 00


June 1, 1905


June


1, 1904


2,000 00


66


220


FLOATING DEBT.


Notes outstanding in anticipation of taxes, · $73,500 00


Outstanding Town orders, 2,027 II


Dog tax 1905, not appropriated, . 904 84


Accrued interest to Feb. 1, 1906, .


8,664 62


Note outstanding, Fall appropriations, . 19,000 00


Sewer assessments not appropriated, 1,440 19


Treasurer's checks outstanding,


16 75


Balances of appropriations carried over as per Auditors :


Richardson street, $182 35


Municipal Light plant,


87 21


Fire alarm extension, . 4 24


Water Dept., maintenance,


7 43


construction, .


3 99


Sewer Dept., construction, . 166 73


School Dept., .


523 80


Town Hall expenses, .


752 82


Salaries,


79 59


Common and park,


8 67


R. L. Guard,


25 35


Cemetary, . ·


269 36


Insurance premiums, .


493 75


Interest, .


1,517 69


Beebe Town Library, . 2 4I


Water street land damage, . 695 00


Railroad street land damage,


315 00


Boyntonville bell,


350 00


Markers, Revolutionary graves, · 42 25


Brown tail moth,


. 2,423 76


.


$7,951 40


$113,504 91


221


CREDIT.


Cash in treasury, . · . $7,600 48 Uncollected taxes, 1904, . 29,663 52


1905, . 62,821 06


Due from state, state aid, 1905, 3,982 00 .


66


military aid, 1905, 286 00


state aid and military aid for Jan. 1906, 356 00


Appropriations made since tax levy to enter next tax levy, 16,332 00


Due from Water Dept. receipts accrued interest on Water bonds to Feb. 1, 1906, · .


3,026 66


Due from Middlesex County on account Main street widening, . .


894 20


Overdrafts as reported by auditors :


Highway Dept, .


805 74


Converse street sewer,


34 92


$125,802 58


Excess of assets, . 12,297 67


The above excess of assets is offset somewhat by that part of the apportioned sewer tax assessed in 1904 and 1905, which has not been paid, and is included in above stated amount of uncollected taxes for 1904.


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Balance from last year, $475 23


Appropriation authorized,


· 15,500 00


Voted from Water Department receipts, " Sewer assessments,


· 9,240 00


9,765 00


Interest on deposits,


· 149 54


Total,


.


. $35,129 77


222


EXPENDED.


Temporary loans, .


· 3,995 08


Municipal light plant,


· 6,000 00


Sewerage, Ist issue,


. 7,735 00


Sewerage, 2d issue,


· 2,030 00


Warren school house, .


720 00


Greenwood school house, Ist issue,


320 00


Greenwood school house, 2d issue,


455 00


Junction school house, Ist issue,


892 50


Junction school house, 2d issue,


140 00


North school house, Ist issue,


360 00


North school house, 2d issue,


100 00


Almshouse, .


20 00


Fire station,


385 00


High school repairs,


385 00


Cemetery,


90 00


Park (local),


87 50


Park (Metropolitan),


105 00


Cooper street bridge,


87 50


Greenwood gas extension,


332 50


Water, .


9,240 00


Gas bench renewal,


132 00


Total,


. $33,612 08


Balance unexpended,


.


1,517 69


$35,129 77


LICENSE FEES.


I. Horovitz, junk,


$10 00


Hyman Baron, junk,


10 00


M. Arenstein & Co., junk,


10 00


M. Levine, junk, .


10 00


223


Peter Anderson, junk, .


10 00


John Taylor, junk,


10 00


M. Holden, junk,


10 00


G. L. Teague fireworks,


2 00


H. E. Butler,


2 00


C. H. Cheever,


2 00


H. E. Upham, pedlers,


1 00


A. A. Garfield, 66


I 00


G. W. Quint, Jr., 66


I OO


H. B. Quint, 66


I 00


J. W. S. Brown,


1 00


W. F. Bartlett, 66


I 00


J. Robbins,


I 00


Muse Bros.,


I 00


J. H. Savage,


I 00


B. Holmes, 66


I 00


T. George, 66


I OO


E. L. Young, 66


I OO


F. W. Champagne,


I 00


C. O. Moores,


1 00


Josiah L. Bonney, milk,


30 50


A. D. Jenkins, plumbers,


3 50


Total,


$124 00


SEWERAGE ASSESSMENT ACCOUNT.


Balance unappropriated from last year, $465 64


Assessments received for year to Feb. 1, 1906, 12,739 55


$13,205 19


224


Appropriated as per vote of the town : Interest on sewer bonds, ·


. $9,765 00


Construction Converse street sewer,


£


2,000 00


Total,


. $11,765 00


Balance unappropriated,


. 1,440 19


$13,205 19


.


225


LIST OF TAX DEEDS HELD BY TREASURER FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.


No.


To Whom Taxed.


Tax of


Date of Deed.


Am't.


166


Thoms A. Tait.


1899


July 29, 1901


$8 32


168


Isabel Blodgett.


1899


July 29, 1901


49 49


169


John W. Stringer.


1899


July 29, 1901


6 98


170


Richard K. Glasheen.


1899


July 29, 1901


9 25


172


James Scales.


1899


July 29, 1901


7 42


175


Alice M. Turner.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 46


176


Alice M. Turner.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 46


177


Alice M. Turner.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 46


178


Alice M. Turner.


1900


July 28, 1902


7 01


180


Thomas A. Tait.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 00


181


John W. Stringer.


1900


July 28, 1902


7 01


182


Frank W. Smith.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 00


183


Frank W. Smith.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 00


184


Frank W. Smith.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 00


185


Eilert E. Samuel.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 46


186


Elisabeth A. Riley.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 00


188


Joseph A. Hurd.


1900


July 28, 1902


7 72


190


Hilda Carlson.


1900


July 28, 1902


9 48


191


William M. Bates.


1900


July 28, 1902


12 58


192


Elizabeth Dearborn.


1900


July 28, 1902


8 47


193


James Scales.


1900


July 28, 1902


7 53


195


William M. Bates.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


12 71


196


Hilda Carlson.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


9 58


197


Joseph A. Hurd.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


7 74


198


Elizabeth A. Riley.


1901


Aug.


3, 1903


8 03


199


Frank W. Smith.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


8 03


200


Frank W. Smith.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


8 03


201


Frank W. Smith.


1901


Aug.


3, 1903


8 03


202


John W. Stringer.


1901


Aug.


3, 1903


8 03


203


Thomas A. Tait.


1901


Aug.


3, 1903


8 03


204


Lucy E. Torbet.


1901


Aug. 3, 1903


6 82


208


J. W. Stringer.


1902


Aug. 9, 1904


8 02


209


Elizabeth A. Riley.


1902


Aug.


9, 1904


8 02


210


Joseph A. Hurd.


1902


Aug. 9, 1904


7 75


211


William M. Bates.


1902


Aug. 9, 1904


12 70


212


Hilda Carlson.


1902


Aug. 9, 1904


9 58


213


Lucy E. Torbet.


1902


Aug. 9. 1904


6 81


214


Willard Welch.


1902


Aug. 9, 1904


34 60


215


George B. Munn.


1902


Aug. 30, 1904


7 85


216


George B. Munn.


1902


Aug. 30. 1904


7 85


217


George B. Munn.


1902


Aug. 30, 1904


7 85


218


Thomas A. Tait.


1902


Aug. 9, 1004 ʼ


8 02


219


Joseph A. Hurd.


1903


Aug. 7, 1905


7 77


220


Willard Welch.


1903


Aug. 7, 1905


35 19


221


Willard Welch.


1903


Aug. 7, 1905


14 96


226


DR.


ALBERT W. FLINT, Treasurer,


To balance from last report,


$8,553 98


Hired on temporary loans,


122,500 00


Town Hall Seats notes sold


1,500 00


Chas. E. Walton, collector, taxes, 1903


30,402 94


٠٠


06


. 6 66


sewer assessments,


8,760 08


66


66 apportionments


3,979 47


.6 66


street railway excise tax .


2,740 03


" stamp and coupon tax


9 09


Sewer Department receipts


Municipal light plant "


39,522 68


Water department


37,660 79


Poor department


3,759 86


Highway department “


670 35


Fire department


2,142 49


Cemetery department '


Forest Glade


260 76


Old cemetery


Selectmen, town hall income


723 00


School committee, tuition 66 66 sale of stove


1,057 86 10 00


Wm. N. Tyler, clerk of courts fines


277 70


John R. Fairbain fines,


5 00


License fees,


124 00


Beebe Town Library, fines, etc.,


70 26


Income from library trust funds, J. Nichols temperance Fund


40 00


66 Sweetser lecture fund,


400 00


C. Sweetser burial fund from Savings Bank


40 75


Flint old burial lot fund from Savings Bank,


109 77


Jane K. Vinton burial lot fund from Savings Bank, .


1 62


Nancy White Hurd school fund from Savings Bank, .


18 00


Iucome from Nancy White Park Fund,


40 00


Proceeds Sweetser lecture course, 1904,


162 18


Middlesex county dog tax, 1905,


904 84


Boston & Northern St. RR. Co., account of Water St., widening 75 00


5 00


Middlesex County account Main St., widening, . State treasurer, contagious diseases,


982 00


. 6 corporation tax,


3,188 86


National bank tax,


987 90


66 Military Aid,


300 00


State Aid,


3,786 00


66 Street railway tax,


2,486 32


Telephone polls at Town hall,


1 03


Receipts sealer weights and measures,


44 29


Interest on deposits,


149 54


Dr F. T. Woodbury, moth. account,


10 00


W. W. Whittredge, 66


112 95


State treasurer Brown-tail and gypsy moth account,


1,770 10


66


1904


33,991 .43


66 1905


107,772 86


321 73


13 00


260 00


Error, refunded Mrs. Hathaway credit Miscellenous, Error, refunded State Aid,


4 00


167 00


222 73


tuition state children,


$423,099 24


227


in account with the TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.


CR.


By cash paid selectmen's orders,


$200,522 02


Principals on loans,


145,046 00


Interest on loans,


33,612 08


State aid payments,


3,995 00


C. W. Eaton, account tax deeds, .


3 00


J. Nichols temperance fund payments,


40 00


C. Sweetser burial lot fund payments,


40 75


Flint old burial ground fund payments,


109 77


Jane K. Vinton burial lot fund payments.


1 62


Nancy White Hurd school fund payments, .


18 00


Sweetser lecture committee income of fund,


400 00 57 92


C. E. Walton, collector, tax deeds,


1,603 27


Reading room,


245 89


.6


Card catalogue


90 94


Sweetser charity committee proceeds lecture course, County treasurer, county tax, State treasurer, state tax,


8,342 44


66


Corporation tax,


67 76


66


National bank tax,


321 77


Met. park loan sinking fund


427 54


66


..


66 interest .


1,027 48


66


.6


66 series 2, .


110 99


66


..


6.


6


06


.6


6:


series 2 maintenance


173 83


,6


66


6


66


Nantasket maintenance . Sewer loan sinking fund, North Met. system,


1,170 53


66


interest on same,


4,415 08


6 0


66


maintenance on same,


2,280 69


Total payments,


$415,498 76


Cash in treasury,


.


7,600 48


.


$423,099 24


66


66


.6


.6 maintenance


723 12


series 2 interest


260 34


68 75


Payments account Beeke town library, 66


162 18


10,160 00


66


228


DR ALBERT W. FLINT, Treasurer,


To balance as per last report, Appropriation authorized


$2 40


350 00


Dog tax, 1904,


923 02


Income F. P. Hurd fund,


100 00


C. Wakefield fund,


20 00


Flint Memorial fund,


,


20 00


66 Cyrus G. Beebe fund,


80 00


Mrs. H. A. Shepard, sale of catalogues, fines, etc., .


70 26


C


40 00


Franklin Poole fund,


.


$1,605 68 2. 6 0


229


in account with BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY,


CR.


By Mrs. H. A. Shepard, librarian, to Feb. 1, 1906. 66 sundries,


77 46


Ruth Gowen, assistant librarian,


190 00


W. B. Clarke & Co., books,


233 90


N. J. Bartlett & Co.,


87 08


F. J. Barnard & Co., binding books.


83 56


H. M. Dolbeare, printing,


204 75


C. W. Eaton,


14 00


American Express Co., expressing.


7 36


Palmer Corbett,


15 25


C. Latimer,


13 70


Geo. E. Dunbar, printing,


1 01


Feindel & Harrison, repairs,


56 10


Library Art Club, subscription,


5 00


W. A. Prescott, repairs,


3 60


Jenkins, Phipps Co., repairing chair,


1 00


J. H. Ringer, services at Greenwood,.


2 50


Total expended


$1,603 27


Balance unexpended,


2 41


$1,605 68


$1,605 68


$600 00


00


H. Gertrude Lee, librarian, Greenwood Branch,


230


DR.


ALBERT W. FLINT, Treasurer,


March 20, 1905, appropriation authorized, . $100 00


$100 00


DR. ALBERT W. FLINT, Treasurer,


March 20, 1905, appropriation authorized, $250 00


$250 00 .


1


231


in account with CARD CATALOGUE,


CR.


By A. I. Appleton, clerical services, Macey, Wernicke & Co., cabinet,


78 04


8 40


Chester M. Cate, services,


4 50


Total expended,


90 94


Balance unexpended, .


9 06


$100 00


in account with READING ROOM, CR.


By Miss Ruth Gowen, attendant,


60 00


A. E. Wiggin,


32 50


A. L. Gardner,


6 00


W. H. Moore, periodicals


101 00


Ashton H. Thayer, "


31 25


Dr R. Dutton, subscription advanced,


1 00


Geo. E. Bowman, subscription,


2 00


Feindel & Harrison, repairs,.


2 59


F. J. Barnard & Co., binders,


55


Mass. Society, Mayflower Descendents, subscription,


2 00


Total expended,


$245 89


Balance unexpended,


4 11


$250 00


232


STATE AID PAYMENTS.


AUTHORIZED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN.


Ahlert, William, .


$48 00


Alexander, John F.,


48 00


Bates, Charles E.,


8 00


Bean, Elizabeth J.,


48 00


Bickford, Nancy,


48 00


Brown, Mary V , .


48 00


Bryant, Eugene C.,


4 00


Carey, Mary L., .


48 00


Chaffee, Ellen A.,


48 00


Chandler, Augusta M.


48 00


Connell, Mary,


8 00


Cowdrey, Adah E.,


24 00


Crosby, Elizabeth,


36 00


Crowell, Margaret,


48 00


Davis, Angelina, .


48 00


Davis, Annette, ·


48 00


Douglass, Elizabeth M.,


48 00


Drake, J. Alvin,


30 00


Eaton, Jacob H., .


48 00


Eaton, Noah M., .


48 00


Eaton, Eliza R., .


48 00


Edmands, Rodney,


48 00


Ellis, Francis M.,


48 00


Emerson, Hannah M.,


48 00


Emerson, Mary D.,


48 00


Evans, Honora, .


48 00


Evans, Wm. O., .


36 00


Evans, Frances F.,


36 00


Fairbanks, Zepeniah,


60 00


Fay, Patrick,


48 00


Fay, Mary, .


12 00


Foster, Mary F., .


48 00


Gammons, Orlando N.,


60 00


Gannon, Sarah A.,


48 00


233


Gibbs, Benjamin F.,


72 00


Green, Isaac E., .


60 00


Hamilton, Margaret,


48 00


Harrington, Chas. T.,


54 00


Harrington, Clara A.,


8 00


Hart, Chas. H., .


48 00


Haskell, Henry L.,


72 00


Haskell, Sarah A.,


48 00


Hawkes, John, 36 00


Hawkes, Dolly,


36 00


Hayden, Frank W.,


72 00


Hayward, Harry, .


48 00


Hicks, James P., .


4 00


Jefferds, Susan F. A.,


20 00


Kidder, Matilda L.,


48 00


Littlefield, Samuel F.,


12 00


Leathers, Susan E.,


40 00


Madden, Margaret,


48 00 48 00


Marble, Joseph R.,


52 00


Marble, Margaret,


48 00


Mclaughlin, Joseph B.


24 00


Miller, Elizabeth A.,


48 00


Moulton, Elizabeth B., .


48 00


Meyers, Chas.,


48 00


O'Connell, Mary, .


48 00


Oliver, James,


72 00


Parker, Wm. D.,


72 00


Parker, Flora W., .


48 00


Phipps, Julia M., .


24 00


Pike, Edward P., .


48 00


Pope, Betsey L., .


48 00


Ransom, Robert C.,


72 00


Robinson, Wm. R.,


48 00


Robinson, Elmira S.,


32 00


Ryder, Florence A. B., .


48 00


Shannahan, Elizabeth A., 48 00


Skinner, Ann M., .


.


48 00


Mansfield, James F.,


234


Skinner, Wm. G., .


48 00


Smith, Sarah A., .


48 00


Stubbs, Alexander A ..


24 00


Spurr, Chas. E., 18 00


Sweeney, Wm.,


48 00


Taintor, Sarah J., .


48 00


Tidd, Emma A., .


40 00


Townsend, George W.,


48 00


Tuttle, Rebecca E.,


48 00


Walsh, Louisa,


48 00


Walton George K.,


44 00


Wheeler, Hannah M.,


48 00


Walton, Solon,


45 00


Whitehead Jeremiah,


32 00


Wiley, Albert S., .


4 00


Wiley, Elbridge A.,


48 00


Wiley, Julia A.,


48 00


Willan, Elvira L., .


48 00


Woodis, Vasti,


48 00


Wormwood, Rachael,


48 00


$3,995 00


FINAL STATEMENT.


During the year 1906 the following payments will come due, which are to be included in the tax levy for that year by votes which the town has already passed, except water, which is paid from income of plant :


Municipal light plant,.


. $6,000 00


New cemetery,


500 00


Warren school house,


. 2,000 00


Water, .


· 4,000 00


Greenwood school house,


2,000 00


Junction school house, .


· 2,000 00


Sewerage,


3,000 00


North school house,


500 00


Cooper street bridge,


· 500 00


·


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Metropolitan park,


500 00


Fire station, .


· 1,000 00


High school repairs,


1,000 00


Park (local), ·


500 00


Greenwood gas extension,


1,000 00


Gas bench renewal,


550 00


Appropriations since annual meeting,


·


16,332 00


Total,


. $41,382 00


In addition to above, there will be required about $33,000 to pay interest, but as there is an unexpended balance of $1,517.69, and as interest on sewer and water bonds will probably be appropriated from assesements and receipts of those departments, this will reduce the amount to be voted for interest to $13,000.00.


Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT W. FLINT,


WAKEFIELD, Feb. 6, 1906.


Treasurer.


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Report of the Overseers of the Poor


The Overseers of the Poor would make the following re- port :


At the annual town meeting Messrs. Cutter, Mason and Bowman were elected Overseers of the Poor. Mr. Cutter being at the time critically ill did not qualify and died March 29th, 1905. Mr. Cutter was first elected an Over- seer March 7, 1892, and with the exception of one year served the town continuously until his death. He was of a genial, generous disposition and made a large circle of friends.


At a joint meeting of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, held April 13, Mr. Andrew G. Anderson was elected to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Cutter's death.


The farm is in good condition, though the house needs considerable inside repairs, as does the barn also.


The farm has produced about 45 tons of hay, as well as the usual amount of other produce. The health of the in- mates has been good. The receipts of the Dept. have been $3,759.86; of this amount $1,827.78 was for milk, and $1,124.99 came from the guardian of Solon Green, an in- mate of Danvers Hospital. For this reason we did not ask for an appropriation at the the November meeting, thinking we could get along, but by not doing so we have run short of funds. We owe bills amounting to about one thousand dollars, while out of our annual appropriation of the March meeting we had to pay seven or eight hundred dollars' worth of last year's bills.


The tramp question has been settled by the new law passed last year, and the Board have discontinued the use of


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the tramp house. Very few persons now apply to the po- lice for assistance. Last year no wood was cut upon the farm, so we had to buy wood for the outside poor. The Park department turned over to our Dept. about 70 cords of wood, mostly hard, which we had to haul from Hart's Hill and elsewhere ; this was mostly in long lengths and we had to cut it to use. About 50 cords of this is trash, 20 cleft wood. The Park Dept. have our thanks for the same and we will make good use of it.


We have paid out $31.50 which has been refunded and does not appear in our report.


.


WILLIS S. MASON, WM. F. BOWMAN, A. G. ANDERSON,


Overseers of Poor.


February 7, 1906.


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POOR DEPARTMENT.


GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Appropriation,


. $5,000 00


ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.


Sale of milk, . ·


. $1,827 78


". " calves, 16 00


.. .. COWS, . 67 50


. " eggs, .


11 50


.. .. wood,


10 00


" " pork, .


20 30


" " vegetables, .


5 50


". " sand, .


2 30


Use of bull, .


18 50


Exchange of bull,


10 00


From board, .


6 00


Use of telephone,


1 75


Express refunded,


25


--


$1,997 38


OUTSIDE RECEIPTS.


City of Gloucester, Mrs. C. Johnson, $98 04


" " Malden, T. Gould, 29 22


" " Boston, 3 00


Town of Reading. Mrs. F. Doucette, 10 00


" Braintree, Fannie E. Holmes 209 40


" Ayer, Mrs. Nutting, 24 20


Board of Solon Green, . 1,124 99


State of Mass., Mary E. Hill, . 13 72


Estate of C. Emerson, 200 00


Mrs. Fisher, . 9 31 ·


Sale of wood, tramp house, . 1 00


239


Sale of oil stove, . 1 00


" " iron bedstead,


1 50


" " settee,


50


" " saws,


2 00


Miscellaneous receipts,


34 60


$1,762 48


EXPENSES OF OUTSIDE POOR.


EXPENSES AT INSTITUTIONS.


J. P. Barker, at Truant school,


Chelmsford, $52 00


Charles Shaw, at Truant school,


Chelmsford, .


52 00


John Froton, at Mass. school for


feeble minded, . 126 74


Blanche L. Pratt, Mass. school for epileptics, 84 03


Henry W. Curran, Mass. school for epileptics, 84 04


Edward A. Hewes, Mass. hospital for D. & I., . 18 57


$417 38


AID TO PERSONS RESIDING HERE WITH SETTLEMENTS


ELSEWHERE.


Mrs. Mary Cassidy, city of Boston, $15 50 Mrs. C. Johnson, city of Gloucester, 88 36


Thomas G. Gould, state of Mass., . Mrs. Fannie E. Holmes, town of Braintree, .


68 98


188 98


Mrs. Hannah Haliday, city of Woburn 27 94


240


Mary Surrette, town of Reading, 8 00


Bessie Chamberlain, state of Mass., 57 00


Mrs. A. J. Ross, city of Boston, 12 59


Mary F. Nutting, town of Ayer, 37 55


Miscellaneous expense, refunded, 31 50


-


$536 40


AID TO NON-RESIDENTS WITH SETTLEMENTS HERE.


Mrs. James Bransfield, Stoneham, $72 00


Frederick Williamson, Somerville, 15 25


Charles H. Ryder, Stoneham, . 73 75


Abbie M. McIntire, Reading, .


99 12


Emery D. Carey, Stoneham,


17 50


Edward Mahoney family, Newbury- port,


192 46


John M. Donnelly, state of Mass., 46 17


Maria Donahue, Stoneham, 4 00


Stiles C. Card, Lynn,


39 25


Percy L. Stevens, Reading, 3 50


Sarah F. Sharp, state of Mass.,


112 97 .


$675 97


OUTSIDE HOME RELIEF.


Mrs. Annie Hanscom, Summer street, $286 33


Mrs. Mary Flynn, Rockland street . 80 85


Daniel J. Trumbull, Grafton street, . 21 45


Mrs. M. Malonson, Foundry street, . 82 87


Mrs. M. Doucette, Main street, 15 00


Mrs. Ellen McNally, Water street, . 127 64


Hannah Lonargan, . 12 00


Mrs. Nora Fowler, Salem, street,


80 09


Mrs. Mary J. O'Cleary, .


76 93


Kate O'Cleary,


104 21


Eliza Barry, . 87


.


241


William Batchelder,


43 03


George A. Smith, .


137 81


Edgar A. Hallett,


314 89


Mrs. Mary L. Nickerson,


113 25


Mrs. John Doyle, .


6 21


Charles Penniman, .


35


Mrs. Ann Penniman,


20 26


Mrs. Harry Jaquith,


34 25


Mrs. Sarah Hill,


6 19


Mrs. Mary O'Hare, .


15 69


Mrs. Ann Sullivan, .


27 94


J. B. Hennigar, · 3 52


Frank Smith, Elm street, 9 29


Simon Doucette, Albion street, 14 65


Mrs. Mary E. Holmes, Hart street, 49 77


Joseph Fredette, Main street, . 1 55


Pleasant S. Crew, .


50


Mrs. J. Kelley, Centre street, . 216 46


Mrs. Fisher, Water street, 29 32


Michael Welch,


104 00


Mrs. C. R. Marshall,


6 81


J. Doucette, .


4 90


Mrs. Manders, Water street,


29 96


A. B. Glines, Albion street,


109 55


Mrs. Shaw,


18 00


Joseph Robbins,


8 00


Margaret O'Cleary, .


9 83


John Cox,


8 75


Mrs. E. Mayer,


35 79


Oliver Guttro,


3 30


Mrs. Joseph O. Doucette,


115 00


Mrs. Catherine Regan,


1 38


Mrs. Dugan, .


75


Mrs. A. F. Mears, .


.


1 72


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Expenses of the department, . 15 66


Expenses of the tramp house, . $31 50


$2,438 07


Less potatoes delivered from farm, . $19 51


Wood delivered from farm,


52 00


$71 51


$2,366 56


DETAILED ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.


HAY AND GRAIN.


Curley Bros., .


$346 94


L. H. Kirk, .


346 24


Ira Atkinson, .


15 80


Cutler Bros., .


18 96


$727 94


GROCERIES.


W. V. Taylor,


$321 46


Edward E. Lee, ·


52 63


Fowle-Hibbard & Co.,


56 62


F. C. Small & Co., .


59 00


W. A. Cutter,


2 31


Cutler Bros., .


.


69 92


Ira Atkinson, .


353 67


$915 61


PROVISIONS AND FISH.


Union Supply Co., .


$248 60


H. B. Quint, .


67 81


G. E. Butterfield,


.


2 60


W. A. Cutter,


25


$319 26


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DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND SHOES.


Wakefield Clothing Co., . $109 71


Bowser & Co.,


50 92


J. W. Poland,


52 32


J. T. Paine,


7 56


F. E. Cox,


1 00


H. A. Pinkham,


2 50


$224 01


BLACKSMITHING, HARNESS, ETC.


J. T. Gosnay, .


$28 20


R. C. North, . 39 13


Wanamaker & Feindel,


12 15


T. E. Giles, .


3 20


$82 68


SEEDS, TOOLS, HARDWARE, ETC.


G. W. Beasley,


$15 05


Edward Landers,


12 00


H. E. Taylor, .


8 10


H. A. Wanamaker, .


1 75


Cutler Bros., .


29 41


Ames Plow Co ..


32 70


J. Laybolt,


18 02


A. & D. Bramer,


4 55


J. W. Grace, .


90


$122 48


FERTILIZERS AND MANURE.


L. A. Mason, .


$14 00


J. J. Sullivan,


12 00


W. J. Flannigan,


. ·


8 00


.


244


W. A. Cutter,


5 00


D. C. Wright,


3 75


$42 75


STOCK EXPENSES.


J. W. Holden,


$60 00


Mrs. H. H. Borden,


55 00


Sheldon & Petingill.


60 00


C. S. Petingill,


55 00


Palmer Corbett,


·


3 00


E. F. Manning,


5 00


G. H. Allen, .


.


4 00


1 $242 00


PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.


J. Wallace Grace, . $ 60


A. T. Locke, .


2 00


Hugh Morgan,


11 75


Halleran & Embree,


60 00


Merritt Stevens,


7 50


Wanamaker & Feindel,


15 40


$97 25


SALARIES AND FARM LABOR.




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