Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1909-1912, Part 40

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 1306


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The receipts and expenditures of the past year are as follows :


LIBRARY


Appropriation


$1,050 00


Income from dog tax


868 22


Income from trust funds


286 94


Income from fines, etc., including Branch


163 17


Balance unexpended, 1910


.


48


$2,368 81


170


SALARIES


Librarian


$600 00


Assistants


257 72


$857 72


BOOKS


New


$368 44


Replaced


126 26


Duplicate


26 17


Binding


29 45


Rebinding


.


169 97


Miscellaneous


.


·


738 84


Printing


$95 00


Express


.


.


.


·


11 10


Incidentals


103 24 .


Lighting


273 70


GREENWOOD BRANCH


Librarian


$127 20


Assistant


47 68


Janitor .


26 00


Express .


25 50


Miscellaneous


.


.


231 60


Librarians' sundries


52 98


2,364 18


Balance unexpended


$4 63


READING ROOM


Appropriation


$275 00


SALARIES


Daily attendant


60 20


Sunday attendant


39 75


Magazines and newspapers


.


145 20


Magazine covers


5 85


Incidentals


.


24 20


.


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.


.


.


5 22


.


275 00 1


18 55


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For the ensuing year the Trustees recommend for the Library the appropriation of $1,950, including the dog tax, and for the Reading Room $275.


On account of the burden of outside affairs Mr. Charles F. Mansfield has tendered his resignation. It will therefore be necessary for the town to elect a Trustee to serve out his unex- pired term. The remaining members of the Board regret that he has found such a course necessary, believing as they do that the library is losing one of its most faithful friends and one who has given untiringly of his thought and time to a cause he has loved. He was a member of the Board thirteen years and was always present at its meetings.


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD DUTTON, Chairman. EDSON W. WHITE, Secretary. FRANK T. WOODBURY, HARRY FOSTER, SARAH YALE MORTON,


EMMA FLORENCE EATON,


HERVEY J. SKINNER,


CHARLES F. MANSFIELD,


WINFIELD S. RIPLEY, Jr.


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT


Number of volumes Jan. 2, 1911


17,499


Added by purchase


323


Added by purchase to replace worn out volumes


158


Added by donation


80


Magazines bound


35


Volumes added to Greenwood Branch :


By purchase


36


To replace worn out . .


11


By donation


21


68


Volumes worn out


. 17


51


18,146


Volumes worn out


273


Total number of volumes, Jan. 1, 1912


17,873


Number of volumes rebound, Main library


468


Number of volumes rebound, Greenwood


44


512


New names registered, Main library


· 560


New names registered, Greenwood


. 132


Books and magazines circulated for home use :


Main library


39,234


Greenwood


11,431


Total circulation


50,665


Days open for circulation, Main library


. 303.


Average daily circulation 129.4


Days open for circulation, Greenwood Branch 151


Average daily circulation, Greenwood Branch


75.7


.


692


.


173


Books used for reference, Main library


1,739


Postal cards used for waiting list, Main library 560


Postal cards used for waiting list, Greenwood Branch 140


Donations Books


State of Massachusetts 33


United States


16


First M. E. Church of Wakefield, Mass. 1


Edwin Durning-Lawrence


·


2


A. C. McClurg and Co.


·


1


King C. Gillette


H. M. Dolbeare


.


3


George L. Raymond


1


C. N. Winship


3


Walter Baker and Co.


.


1


City of Boston, Mass .


1


National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- ciation 1 .


A. C. Coolidge


1


Everett A. Fisher 5


Christian Science Committee for the dis- tribution of literature, Reading, Mass. 1


Clara Gowing · Slason Thompson .


1


S. K. Hamilton .


1


William D. Eldredge


·


1


D. M. Tipton


1


J. W. Bookwalter ·


1


Rebecca Haven Chapter of D. A. R. (Paper) ·


1


Frederick W. Stickney, (Paper) . ·


1


Mrs. Margaret Hamilton, (Paper) 1


E. F. Poland, Farm Journal. 80


H. J. Skinner, National Geographic magazine. Publishers, Dumb Animals


A. L. A. Publishing Board, A. L. A. Booklist. Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum.


1


.


1


.


174


GREENWOOD BRANCH


Donations


Books


Mrs. L. J. Pitman


14


Mrs. Walter Scott


1


Anna V. Eldred


2


Roger Lovering .


3


A friend


.


1


21


Magazines from A. G. Sellon, S. Isabel Flint, Mrs. Pitman, Mrs. Henrietta Mears, Mrs. Mary Hall, Mrs. Philip Orme, Mrs. Fannie Wyatt. W. S. Ripley, Jr., National Sportsman. Publishers, Dumb Animals.


LIBRARY HOURS


Daily


2-5, 7-8.30 p. m


Saturdays


2-9 p. m.


READING ROOM HOURS


Daily 8-12 a. m., 1.30-5, 7-9 p. m. ·


Sundays


. 2-5 p. m.


GREENWOOD HOURS


Mondays and Thursdays


Saturdays .


. 3-5 p. m. 6.30-8.30 p. m.


H. GERTRUDE LEE,


Librarian.


Wakefield, Mass., Jan. 1, 1912.


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Park Commissioners Report


Through the generosity of one of our public spirited citizens, Mr. John J. Round, a substantial addition to our park areas has been made in the gift of lot of land on Main Street east of the Wakefield Junction Depot, and adjoining lands of the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. This lot containing 15,000 square feet was given free of all incumbrances, and also $400.00 to be used for its improvement and adornment. It was the wish of Mr. Round that the town would be able to arrange with the Railroad Com- pany for an exchange of a part of this land, either for a path through it from the Depot to Main Street or a portion of said land south of the company's land for a portion of the Railroad Company's land east of the Depot. The object being to afford a better outlook of Crystal Lake. In accepting this gift the town empowered this Board to negotiate with the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. With the recent change in management of the B. & M. Railroad has come a change of officials, some of whom are comparative strangers, and apparently not quite as much interested in adornments near the stations as those whom they have succeeded and with whom our townspeople were better acquainted. Interviews have been held with the Engineer of Real Estate by a Committee of this Board and a promise received to have an examination made and a report given of what they (the R. R. Co.) were willing to do. Nothing definite thus far has been accomplished. This lot will be hardly large enough for a recreation or Playground and would not be if the proposed addi- tion could be effected. But with its nearness to the lake, its even surface containing several fine elm trees it could be made with the addition of a few more trees and constructing paths through it, providing it with setees, etc. a splendid resting place and cool retreat during the summer months. The $400.00 donated by Mr. Round will be sufficient to make the needed improvements.


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COMMON AND PARK


The liberal appropriation made by the Town at the annual meeting in March enabled the Commissioners to effect many needed improvements on the Common and Park, especially the trimming of the shade trees and the renovation of the Pagoda.


SHADE TREES


The contract for tree trimming was given to Messrs. Hubbard & Davis of Reading a competent firm of experienced foresters. This work was well done and the elms and maples are now in better condition than for several years. The Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths have been kept well under control by the efficient Superintendent of the Moth Department, Mr. W. W. Whittredge. The Elm Leaf Beetle so destructive to the Elm Trees in many neighboring Cities and Towns has thus far not increased to any appreciable extent and did but little damage to the trees on the Common or Park. But with the increase in other localities we cannot hope to escape from facing the serious problem of waging warfare against them. This board is not prepared to make any recommendation for an appropriation for that purpose, preferring to await developments of another season.


THE PAGODA


Early in the season a new copper roof was put on the Pagoda. The wood work painted and decorated, also the stone foundation repaired. With these improvements it is now in better condition than when first built and the outlay for maintainance for several years will probably be small. With the splendid Park and Band Stand it seems that some effort should be made to have more concerts and a more frequent use of the Pagoda.


HARTS HILL RESERVATION


The Commissioners have during the season set out a double row of Maples extending nearly the entire frontage on Main Street and continuing around the former Flint estate to the north and east. The expense of purchasing these trees was borne by Mr. John J. Round. In a few years these trees will add greatly to the


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appearance of the Main Street frontage. The ball ground was used a large part of the time and apparently is appreciated by the young men of the Junction District.


The ravages of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, so serious for several years has not been so marked during the past year. Some effort should be made for reforesting this reservation, and it is hoped some advance may be made during the coming year. Some- times doubts have arisen in the minds of members of this Board whether the citizens of Wakefield realize what a valuable assest this Reservation is to the Town. There are few localities in this vicinity comprising so many of the essentials of a Park as does Harts Hill Reservation. But for the fact that we have so many interesting tracts of wooded lands, Harts Hill would be visited by more of our citizens. As the population increases and the wild lands taken up the wisdom of setting aside this splendid tract of 23 acres for the use of the people for a public park forever will be better appreciated. For a Statement of Expenditures we refer to the Auditors' report. We recommend that the Town appropriate for the Park Department for the ensuing year the sum of $1050.00.


Respectfully submitted, EUGENE S. HINCKLEY, Chairman, ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, GEO. W. ABBOTT, Secretary. Park Commissioners.


Wakefield, January 1, 1912.


FINANCIAL REPORTS


180


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


Receipts from concrete and edgestones


.$18,500 00 . 1,636 89


-- $20,136 89


Expenditures :


General highway and snow


. 20,130 28


Balance unexpended


$6 61


Drain Vernon street :


Labor as pay roll ·


8 00


Vernon street and sidewalk :


Labor as pay roll


81 00


D. Greany, gravel


8 70


Montrose avenue :


Labor as pay roll


4 50


Broadway :


Labor as pay roll


68 25


Drain Valley street :


Labor as pay roll


19 75


H. A. Feindel, pipe as per bill


40 00


Drain Gould street :


Labor as pay roll


13 50


H. A. Feindel, pipe


9 20


Labor Spring cleaning


1,377 19


Drain


51 00


H. A. Feindel, pipe


57 00


Labor cutting brush and trees


27 00


Drain Prospect street :


Labor


8 50


H. A. Feindel, 60 ft. pipe


12 00


Drain car barn :


Labor .


46 00


.


. ·


H. A. Feindel, 50 ft. pipe .


.


10 00


.


.


.


181


Labor cleaning sand catchers


263 58


Foundry street :


Labor as pay roll


157 62


98 tons broken stone, 94c


92 12


Labor raking stone


3 00


Labor patching streets


.


81 30


Gravel .


13 70


Labor walk near old armory


21 50


Killorin Co., gravel


3 00


Labor Renwick Road


25 00


Labor Nahant street .


21 25


Drain Elm street


19 00


H. A. Feindel, 70 ft. 15 in. pipe


18 90


Labor oiling Richardson avenue, water tar


3 50


Labor oiling town hall, water tar


3 75


Labor oiling Prospect street


4 75


Patching streets, 253 2-5 ton broken stone, 94c


238 22


Labor Byron street driveway


2 75


H. A. Feindel, pipe


1 60


Patrol


598 50


Labor Byron street walk and gutters


19 90


Labor Emerald street


5 75


Labor Traverse street .


.


1.75


Labor Cedar street


2 75


Main street, paving between tracks :


Labor


18 50


Paver


.


22 50


Avon street :


Labor as pay roll


217 25


Gravel


19 80


Yale avenue :


Labor


.


.


.


174 94


Gravel


.


.


·


21 30


.


.


.


182


Park street :


Labor


160 64.


D). Greany, gravel


.


38 60


Coal


5 50


Pitman avenue :


Labor


61 00


L J. Pitman, gravel


15 80


Hopkins street :


Labor


136 50


Judson Hunt, gravel


25 50


Prospect street :


Labor


184 75


Judson Hunt, gravel


35 10


Prospect street :


Labor


350 7g


Judson Hunt, gravel


15 20


W. A. Prescott, stakes


1 45


Curley Bros., coal


7 25


236 tons broken stone, 94c


221 84


Water street, around hall :


Labor as pay roll


86 12


Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia


85 00


Curley Bros., coal .


9 50


128 tons broken stone, 94c


120 32


Richardson avenue :


Labor


310 00


Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia


153 00


Killorin Co., stone dust


15 10


John Toomey, coal


20 44


462 tons broken stone, 94c


434 28


Main street, Greenwood :


Labor as pay roll


578 81


601 tons broken stone, 94c


.


564 94


Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia


622 05


Melrose Coal Co., coal and wood


26 85


.


-


.


183


Gould street :


Horace Hale, gravel


11 50


Labor


77 00


Main street, near armory :


Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia


427 98


Curley Bros., coal


22 75


Labor as pay roll


403 27


498 tons crushed stone


468 12


Labor painting plows .


18 00


J. Laybolt, paint and oil


.


11 80


Park avenue :


Labor L. A. Clough, gravel


9 50


Labor Harvard Square rolling


6 75


Labor Main street catch basin


9 00


Labor screening and teaming sand for snow


31 50


Labor crusher filling bins


42 50


Fences :


Labor


75 21


H. A. Feindel, labor and lumber


208 49


A. T. Locke, lumber


.


17 83


L. E. Bennett, lumber


6 35


Tools :


Dyar Supply Co.


104 16


H. I. Dollman, brooms


11 76


Cutler Bros.


56 12


Wanamaker & Feindel, drills


24 00


Washouts :


Labor


201 25


Killlorin C. Co., labor .


5 00


Street signs :


C. S. Knowles


46 40


W. W. Wilder


.


.


3 75


.


.


84 50


.


1


184


Edgestone :


Labor .


231 62


A. A. Butler, stone


559 13


Cross walk :


Labor


128 00


A. A. Butler, cross walk


.


275 60


Hildreth Granite Co., paving


138 55


Labor High street .


29 00


Labor Green street


6 50


Labor Fairmount avenue and catch basin


36 25


H. A. Feindel, 30 ft. 10 in. pipe


4 80


Hopkins street :


Labor


47 50


Labor Prospect street


6 00


Labor Gould street


2 00


Labor Melvin street


110 19


Labor Bennett street


3 75


Labor Valley street


2 50


Labor Wave avenue


2 00


Labor Main street, Greenwood


2 00


Labor Church street


221 37


D. Greany, gravel


54 40


Labor Valley street gutters


51 00


Labor Bennett street sidewalk


23 00


Killorin Co., gravel


3 00


Labor grading Salem street


30 00


Labor Main street walk, near Curley's


11 00


Labor drain Converse street


20 75


H. A. Feindel, 50 ft. pipe


8 00


Labor Stoneham hill


21 50


Labor steam roller


20 50


Labor Cottage street


36 25


Labor Grafton street


6 00


Labor gutter Center street


14 50


D. Greany, paving


3 75


Labor patching Main street


14 00


.


.


·


185


Filling holes near bridge . 1 75


Labor cleaning Main street .


17 50


Labor sharpening tools 10 50


Labor bank wall Fairmount avenue .


5 00


Labor drain Vernon street


26 00


H. A. Feindel, 150 ft. 12 in. pipe


30 00


Labor Main street, Lawrence street and Reading line


10 00


Labor dump Pleasant street


2 00


Labor setting bounds Vernon street


1 50


Labor Emerson and Cedar streets Chas. Doyle, gravel


15 20


Park avenue gutter


10 00


Hildredth Granite Co., paving


13 00


Fall cleaning


257 00


Labor Crescent and Center streets


39 25


Labor W. Water street ·


26 75


Labor Prospect street walk (Brown's)


3 00


Labor Parker Road walk


13 00


Labor W. Chestnut and Cedar street walk


5 00


Labor Birch Hill avenue and Nahant street


4 50


Labor cleaning up Cutler's fire and filling scales


21 50


Labor Lincoln street


29 25


Labor Crescent and Mechanic streets


56 00


Labor drain Gould street


29 50


Labor Water street sidewalk


7 75


Labor Spring street sidewalk


20 00


Labor Forest street sidewalk


131 00


T. W. H. Fell, gravel


9 40


Labor Merriam street


.


2 75


Labor North avenue


65 75


Gas dept. for trench


10 87


Labor drain Harvard square


21 50


Labor Water street


24 00


Labor Murray street walk


26 75


Killorin Co., gravel


5 00


Jordan avenue, sidewalk .


31 00


Grading Gould and Byron


35 84


.


2 00


186


Concrete :


Estate I). C. Wright, gravel


21 60


Barrett Mfg. Co., pitch


36 39


John Bannon, teaming


1 00


Thomas Hickey, wood


6 00


Curley Bros., wood .


12 00


J. E. Harrison, sand


72 10


Killorin Co. 66


19 80


W. M. Light Plant, tar


242 25


Labor as pay roll .


1,485 69


H. I. Thayer, paid for concrete


.


25 33


Killorin Co. 66 66


110 25


Job Young . 6 .6


5 25


2,037 66


2609 yds new 50c


735 yds top dressing with pea 35c. 1903 3-5 yds top dressing 25c.


Snow :


Bills as per Auditor book


81 75


Labor as per pay roll 1,117 67


Repairs on Road Roller :


Heywood Bros.


22 00


Iroquois Iron works


24 44


Miscellaneous bills :


E. E. Lee, oil 2 13


R. C. North, sharpening.


50


A. B. Comins, expressing


7 12


W. Daily Item


11 75


N. E. Tel. Co.


28 73


Globe Paper Co.


88


H. A. Simonds, paymaster Municipal Journal


37 50


A. Ex. Co.


5 57


C. R. Herrick, engineering


51 50


B. & M. R. R., freight ·


7 98


.


3 00


187


A. H. Thayer, stationery


2 00


G. H. Taylor, nails etc. .


.


39 60


J. Laybolt, nails .


32 44


J. W. Grace, nails


19 13


S. Berry, teaming


3 00


Cutler Bros., oil


5 71


69 21


G. M. Kelley, sharpening Dyar Supply Co., supplies W. & Feindel, sharpening G. W. Eaton, oil


20 30


17 50


18


Verge and McElroy, oil


4 33


A. B. McIntosh, sharpening 26 25


22 50


W. Shoe and Cloth Co., rubberboots


14 00


A. A. Magee, repairing steps .


2 00


Wannamaker & Feindel, sharpening . .


19 96


454 77


Permanent Improvements :


A. B. Black, new crusher 800 00


Dyar Supply Co., new gutter machine


150 00


H. L. Bond Co., new governor 1 75


W. Planing Mill, new rolls for crusher H. A. Feindel, new platform


13 50


40 87


Clinton Wire Co., new screens


11 55


J. F. Shea, roof on shed .


.


9 75


The above are permanent and will last for some time.


Our old crusher was sold for $50.00.


Wanamaker & Feindel, 2 gutter plows 40 00


We have on hand as follows :


Drain pipe worth 153 75


Paving stone worth .


35 00


98 tons broken stone at 94


92 12


500 tons stone ready for crusher.


.


W. Cement Co. cement


.


188


Street sprinkling :


Appropriation


.


·


1800 00


Indian Refining Co., oil


1,252 97


Jos. J. Hughes, changing cart


62 30


Calcium Chloride Co.


264 25


W. fire department .


220 48


1800 00


Crusher :


G. H. Taylor, supplies 31 81


Dyar Supply Co., dynamite and caps


65 96


H. L. Bond, nose . 9 62 ·


Water department, water


30 00


B. & M. R. R .. freight


3 29


Ingersoll Drill Co. .


18 04


Killorin C. Co., teaming crusher


6 00


W. & Feindel, sharpening


119 73


Curley Bros., coal .


52 48


P. Sutherland, grease and oil


15 95


J. Toomey, coal


140 02


D. Greany, stone


16 20


Thomas Hickey, coal


41 73


J. Russell, Boiler works


12 00


Labor as pay rolls


1,669 13


2,231 96


We have crushed 2,374 2-5 tons at .94 per ton.


On hand .


98


tons


Patching


.


.


253 2-5


Prospect street


236


Foundry street


98


66


Town hall


128


Richardson Ave.


462


66


Main street, Greenwood


601


Main street, armory


498


66


.


.


2374 2-5 tons


189


Dust Laying :


Indian Refining Co.


1,252 97


Jos. J. Hughes, changing water cart .


62 30


Calcium chloride 264 25


Labor calcium chloride


42 50


J. Toomey, coal 9 56


Curley Bros., coal 11 00


B. & M. R. R., freight on chloride


44 30


Estate D. C. Wright, sand


24 30


Labor putting on sand and oil .


570 52


Wakefield M. L. plant, water gas tar


25 00


Labor oiling Nahant street


5 00


Wakefield Fire Dept., transferred from Highway


Dept. on account of not sprinkling 574 52


$2,886 22


LABOR


R. Cavanat


280 80


D. Murphy


11 00


J. Walsh


11 75


Ray Doucette


8 00


D. Wrenn


4 00


Chas. Brauer


34 75


Thos. Cox


2 50


John Dulong


9 50


John Keefe


16 00


Patrick Welsh 2nd


2 00


J. Bement


18 00


Ed. Walsh


41 00


Timothy Sliney


20 00


Dennis Connors


75 25


Geo. McIntosh


15 75


J. Casey


59 50


H. Jacquith


102 50


M. Lally


4 00


Wm. Kalaher


26 00


D. Donohue


.


15 00


190


T. Greany


.


.


197 00


John Roach


17 25


Martin Conley


80 50


Wm. Landers


243 00


Jos. O'Neil


21 00


J. McFadden


45 00


S. B. Muse


82 25


John Glynn


25 00


Wm. Keefe


11 00


John Cotter


65 75


M. O'Connor


23 50


John Dillon 2nd


122 12


J. Totchertman


170 70


Wm. Sweeney


73 75


Frank Lux


87 50


John White


457 62


Jas. Mooney


70 75


Fred Neis


417 50


Jas. Millerick


96 75


H. F. Simonds


2 00


J. R. Reid


1 00


John Sheehan


27 00


Frank Riley


399 60


Wm. Crowley


376 25


John Farrington


9 00


G. Ledwith


57 00


Patrick Farrington .


30 50


Daniel Murphy


65 25


Samuel Bennett


442 67


Patrick Hennesey


252 25


Wm. Cronin .


99 25


D. D. Landers


34 00


Al. Hawkes


215 25


P. C'Leary


217 75


D. Donovan


313 27


M. Candello


218 00


Frank White


.


98 75


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.


.


191


John Henry


137 75


G. Dykeman


23 75


Geo. Eager


44 00


Thos. Rooney


21 75


John Neis


269 75


Patrick Muse


163 75


Jas. Hennessey


104 50


Patrick Welsh


249 25


Robt. Condon


61 50


Wm. Welsh


153 75


Jos. Dolan


136 50


W. J. Hickey


48 75


H. Hale


239 25


M. Reardon


57 00


J. White


56 00


J. Dillon 1st


226 00


R. D. Hoyt


30 75


Fred Simonds


84 00


$8,032 03


TEAMS


Wm. J. Lee .


.


527 18


Thos. Hickey


.


.


193 62


D). Greany


50 75


Killorin C. Co.


135 50


John Bannan


4 13


J. W. Henry


97 11


W. Fire dept.


252 17


Patsy Capone


1 00


Chas. Doyle


588 73


F. D. Hoyt


753 62


John Jeffry


218 31


W. Ice Co.


56 00


F. E. Cutler .


818 96


Curley Bros.


42 00


.


.


.


$4,147 95


192


POOR DEPARTMENT


GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT


March, 1911. Appropriation authorized . . $5,000 00


Sept., 1911. Appropriation authorized .


· £ 1,800 00


$6,800 00


ALMSHOUSE EARNINGS


Sale of milk


. $4,473 86


COWS


.


.


. 1,090 00


66 calves


47 00


hogs .


549 30


bull


43 00


Use of bull


21 00


Sale of eggs


25 21


hens .


1 30


66 sand .


17 40


Teaming and labor


Sale of stone .


10 50


66 wood


10 00


66 brewery grains


7 00


Use of telephone


6 19


Board of woman


6 00


child ·


4 50


Refunded on store bill


1 50


Sale of junk .


1 25


$6,330 71


Wood from farm delivered free to paupers $138 50


REIMBURSEMENTS FROM STATE, CITIES AND TOWNS


State Board of Charity $325 53


Reimbursed by Wakefield Board of Health 303 14


Town of Maynard . 65 28


Town of Braintree . 60 00


Town of West Springfield


. 39 00


.


15 70


.


.


.


193


City of Lynn


9 89


City of Woburn


8 00


Refunded on bill


2 75


813 59


$13,944 30


EXPENDITURES FOR OUTSIDE POOR


At State Institutions


$ 390 93


Home relief


2,948 77


Aid to persons residing here with settle- ment elsewhere


746 57


Aid to non-residents with settlement here


.


360 66


-


$4,446 93


EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE AND TOWN FARM


Hay, grain and feed


. $2,341 76


Manures and fertilizers ·


.


182 24


Stock expenses


1014 00


Groceries


908 72


Provisions and fish


513 29


Dry goods, clothing and shoes


185 94


Seeds, tools and hardware


245 16


Blacksmithing, horseshoeing and harness .


158 70


Permanent improvements


371 77


Drugs and medical attendance


173 80


Salaries 783 35 .


Farm labor


.


794 15


Kitchen help .


146 84


Tobacco


25 00


Telephone charges .


42 34


Coal


395 90


Miscellaneous


696 39


Overdraft Jan. 1, 1911


8,979 35 318 02


13,744 30


Balance Jan. 1, 1912


200 00


$13,944 30


·


194


DETAILED ALMSHOUSE AND TOWN FARM EXPENSES HAY, GRAIN AND FEED


Curley Bros.


$550 30 -


L. H. Kirk


478 99


Thos. Hickey .


424 50


Brewery grains


316 25


Boston Molasses Co.


111 34


Curley Bros., molasses


44 96


C. H. Playden, car of hay


177 30


Killorin Contracting Co., ensilage, teaming


53 25


Elm Hill Farm, ensilage, cutting


56 00


C. M. Young, supplies


69 37


Swill


48 25


Skim milk


11 25


$2,341 76


MANURE AND FERTILIZERS


Morrill & Atwood Ice Co ..


112 50


W. H. Quigley, car load of manure


44 59


Wakefield Fire department


24 00


Barrel of lime


1 15


$182 24


STOCK EXPENSES


Cows bought


856 00


Hogs bought


·


.


·


76 50


Killing hogs .


2 00


Pasturing cows


35 50


Bull purchased


35 00


Testing cows


4 00


Service cows


3 00


Horse clipping


2 00


$1,014 00


GROCERIES


Verge & MeElroy .


373 03


W. L. Block's market


287 74


F. C. Small & Co., tea and coffee


91 75


E. E. Gray Co., butter .


156 20


.


.


$908 72


195


PROVISIONS AND FISH


Union Supply Co. .


277 43


W. L. Block's market


.


.


158 74


Tower Hill Fish market


43 84


John G. Reid


18 00


D. M. Wood, potatoes


8 75


Wm. D. Deadman


6 53


$513 29


DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES


Wakefield Shoe & Clothing Co.


74 45


People's Clothing Co.


30 15


J. W. Poland


.


.


17 87


W. T. Regan


16 55


M. A. Esner


13 95


Bowser & Co.


12 22


A. A. Boothby


7 50


H. A. Pinkham


6 30


N. C. Hunter, cobbling


4 35


W. C. Brown, repairing . .


1 50


G. W. Beasley


.


1 10


$185 94


SEEDS, TOOLS, HARDWARE AND PAINT


Jos. Breck & Sons .


97 84


George H. Taylor


.


.


73 31


Josiah Laybolt


36 24


Cutler Bros. .


12 58


G. W. Beasley, crockery and tin ware


7 92


Wanamaker & Feindel


7 12


L. H. Kirk


·


4 70


New neck yoke


·


3 50


Ames Plow Co., raketeeth


75


Rope and repairs .


1 20


$245 16


196


BLACKSMITHING, HORSE-SHOEING AND HARNESS WORK


T. E. Giles . 47 35


Geo. M. Kelley


36 40


J. T. Gosnay


34 40


Wanamaker & Feindel


27 55


Wallace Kendall, painting buggy


10 00


C. E. Gault, horse shoeing


3 00


$158 70


PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS


C. J. E. Seaward, outside shed 108 00


C. J. E. Seaward, carpenter work 81 25


H. A. Feindel, carpenter work,


58 70


Loughlin Bros., plumbing


102 18


Michael J. Hallissey, mason work


21 64


371 77


DRUGS AND MEDICAL ATTENDANCE


J. W. Heath, M. D.


136 55


J. C. Dinan


15 20


Bonney & Dutton


.


14 30


J. A. O'Leary, M. D.


7 75


173 80


Salary Supt. C. E. Gault, 6 mos.


350 00


Salary Supt. C. M. Young, 8 mos.


433 35


783 35


Farm labor


794 15


Kitchen help .


.


.


146 84


940 99


Coal, Thos. Hickey


100 60


Coal, Killorin Cont'g Co.


. 295 30


395 90


New England Telephone Co.


42 34


A. S. Townley, tobacco .


.


25 00


197


MISCELLANEOUS


Intelligence office


6 00


Sundries


11 75


Sawdust


8 00


Hot bed sashes


3 20


Red cedar posts


12 00


Sawing wood and logs


68 07


Freight


9 07


Expenses and supplies by C. M. Young


188 65


Am. Express Co. .


.


1 30


Morrill-Atwood Ice Co.


98 38


Geo. Shehe, labor .


1 00


Nurse .


49 00


Setting glass


3 00


Oil .


63


Comins' express


2 30


Boiler inspection


2 00


Boiler repairs, E. B. Badger & Sons


15 00


Heater repairs


23 11


Carpenter repairs


.


21 14


Roofing material


16 00


Plumbing, D. Taggart


44 41


Plumbing, Loughlin Bros.


39 13


Printing, Citizen & Banner and Item


5 25


Water rates


40 00


Soap


17 50


Disinfectant


2 80


Cash given inmate leaving


5 00


Suitcase given inmate leaving


85


Thos. Boyce .


1 10


Chair


75


.


.


·


.


.


$696 39


$8,979 35


198


RECAPITULATION


Appropriation authorized


. $6,800 00


Almshouse receipts


6,330 71




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