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T. E. Giles, shoeing, etc.
1.00
Bonney & Dutton, drugs
11.75
F. T. Woodbury, M.D., serv. 11.00
J. W. Heath, M.D., services
58.60
734.56
12,172.27
827.73
Balance Dec. 31, '16
13,000.00
13,000.00
64.00
22.76
4.85
1.65
210
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
STATE AID CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Various persons
· 3,043.33
Balance Dec. 31, '16
256.67
3,300.00
3,300.00
MILITARY AID CREDIT
Appropriation
200.00
DEBIT
Balance Dec. 31, '16
200.00
200.00
200.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
CREDIT
Refund (City .of Boston)
Appropriation
DEBIT
Various persons
3,257.50
Balance Dec. 31, '16
256.79
3,514.29
3,514.29
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
86,600.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
120.00
Refund (Hamilton School fire)
46.00
DEBIT
Salaries :
W. B. Atwell, supt. schools
*2,200.00
Gertrude V. Loftstrom, clerk
* 564.00
Mary Brehaut, sub. clerk 10.00
600.00
3,374.00
*Balance of salary, see Practical Arts.
Stationery, Printing and Postage:
Geo. W. Abbott, printing 79.92
Library Bureau, supplies 1.12
H. M. Dolbeare, printing 127.30
John F. Biggs & Co., supplies 3.92
T. G. O'Connell, P. M., envelopes . 47.48
3,300.00
Albert D. Cate, att. officer .
14.29 3,500.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 211
J L Hammett Co., supplies 11.67
Manifold Mfg. Co., ribbon
1.48
H. B. McArdle, supplies
.50
Neostyle Co., office supplies
7.13
L. L. McMaster, supplies
1.20
W. S. Greenough & Co., printing 13.15
Edw. L. Hill, record book 1.00
Milton Bradley Co., supplies 1.63
Wright & Potter Co., printing
1.60
David Farquahar, register 3.00
Macmillan Co., sundries
1.06
303.16
Graduation and Reception:
Am. Bank Note Co., diplomas
33.50
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., chairs
12.75
C. Albert Jones, orchestra
25.00
J. T. Paine, ribbons
10.20
Geo. O. Russell, ticket taker
2.00
Harold C. Spencer, engrossing diplomas
19.89
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
10.00
H. S. Parker, stage extension
24.50
137.84
General Expenses:
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
209.80
Traveling expenses of Supt. .
93.19
Wake. Mun. Lt. Dept., light
5.04
Ault & Wiberg Co., supplies . 1.47
Royal Typewriter Co., parts
4.50
A. B. Comins, express
12.48
John Flanley h'rs, rent
180.00
H. S. Parker, police & fire service
6.00
W. H. Frawley, teaming
28.00
Ross Varden, petty cash
3.98
Thomas Hickey, coal
3.00
School Board Journal, sub.
1.50
Geo. W. Eaton, supplies
.05
D. E. Fessenden, sponge
1.25
G. W. Beasley, sundries
4.14
C. H. Howe, books, etc.,
.70
American Express Co., express
2.12
John Middleton; repairs
.75
Warwick & York, sundries
2.25
C. A. Prosser, office expenses
.75
School Dept., petty cash
7.49
Various persons, payroll
21.75
590.21
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212
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TEACHERS' SALARIES
High School:
Charles H. Howe
2,200.00
John B. Sawyer
1,622.88
Arthur A. Fulton
1,270.00
Helen W. Poor
880.50
Elizabeth Ingram
796.00
Norman C. Mansur
360.00
Camilla Moses
816.31
Ethel G. Reed .
800.00
Ethelyn M. Pattee
800.00
Grace C. Emerson
798.00
Helen F. Gilmore
750.00
A. Irene Goddard
713.00
Margaret A. Ryan
803.00
Anne Carroll
728.26
Alfred E. Preble
1,200.00
Genevive Elmer
280.00
M. Alice Ryan
800.00
Addie M. Bucksey
770.00
Harriet M. Bigelow
740.00
R. D. Arnold
570.00
Mary Brehaut
280.01
17,977.96
Lincoln School:
T. Frank Shea
1,373.20
Fannie E. Carter
716.25
Emma Locke
610.00
Eunice W. Fobes
646.75
Clara E. Davidson
650.00
M. Emma Vinal
646.75
Jessie S. Dyer
645.13
Isabel M. Elliot
649.19
Bernice E. Hendrickson
650.00
Mary I. Hawkins
455.00
Carolyn Burbank
535.84
Glennah Shepard
608.50
Hannah J. Ardill
650.00
Persis Richardson
593.94
Catherina Slaiger
210.00
Anna Hurley
598.50
Lillian Edmands
296.25
Mary F. Wade
240.00
10,775.30
Warren School:
M. Annie Warren
900.00
Mildred Munsey
178.50
Mabel Whittaker
355.08
Mary Kalaher
650.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
213
Irene Norton
642.30
Bessie E. David
648.38
Olive M. Brownell
607.00
Lillian A Shaffer
643.50
Mary E. C. Geagan
649.19
Alice J. Kernan
648.38
5,922.33
Hamilton School:
Elizabeth Gardner
650.63
Mary E. Kelly
650.00
Florence B. Holt
650.00
Mary C. Donovan
650.00
2,600.63
Greenwood School:
Ross Vardon
1,300.00
Lila McCormick .
645.94
Pertie Gray
623.19
Helen Prescott
650.00
Hattie Blanchard
325.00
Mary L. Geary
369.03
Laura A. Hart
614.25
Susie E. Long
650.00
Mercie M. Whittemore
650.00
Gertrude Howland .
635.00
6,462.41
Hurd School:
Harriet O. Paine
796.76
Eva E. Howlett
647.56
Marion F. Clapp
598.69
Mabel L. Bartlett
385.13
Lydia Sullivan
240.00
2,668.14
Franklin School:
Edward L. Hill
1,300.00
Florence Arnold
390.00
Eliza V. Coburn
641.88
Marion deC. Ellis
650.00
Gertrude Sullivan
582.00
Maude Arnold
645.13
Katherine Kelly
650.00
Dorothy Packer
646.75
Edith Fish
221.25
Louise Pettingill
595.00
Alleda T. Neal
610.00
6,932.01
Woodville School:
Ruth Hickey .
550.00
Josephine Rourke
200.00
750.00
Montrose School:
Elsie Smith .
230.00
Mary T. Dowling
. .
550.00
780.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Prospect St. School:
Mabel A. Kernan
616.69
Addie R. Crosman
.
650.00
1,266.69
Special Teachers:
C. Albert Jones
800.00
Amy L. Butterfield .
450.00
Isabella Hirst
280.00
Marjorie Brownell
432.00
Louise U. Ekman
698.25
Joseph Fanck
1,200.00
Mrs. Myrta Knight
452.50
John McMahon
100.00
4,412.75
Substitutes:
Mrs. Ida Lowe
324.52
Inez E. Packard
63.00
Helen Wilson
4.79
Hester Walker
35.17
Mrs. Charlotte Howes
3.66
Mrs. Ethel Collins
21.65
Mrs. Olive Perry
11.50
464.29
Summer School:
Mary Kalaher
60.00
Lillian Edmands
60.00
Elizabeth Ingram
60.00
180.00
Evening School:
Edward L. Hill .
131.17
Gertrude Sullivan
69.00
Mary Donovan
76.50
Ada Phipps .
30.00
Olive M. Brownell
30.00
Addie M. Bucksey
1.50
Susie E. Long
1.50
Pertie Gray .
7.50
Jessie S. Dyer
44.25
Eliza Coburn
46.50
Clarence VanDerveer
108.00
Raymond Dellinger
130.00
Edward E. Eaton
57.01
732.93
Other Expenses:
Milton Bradley Co. .
10.65
Wakefield M. L. P. .
51.80
Wakefield Daily Item
19.50
81.95
215
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Practical Arts:
W. B. Atwell
100.00
Gertrude Lofstrom
8.00
Edward L. Hill .
24.83
Lucy F. Cox
120.00
Bernice W. Woodward
44.00
Mrs. Edna Clouston
96.75
Mrs. Hattie Tarr
156.25
Mrs. Grace Augerton
7.50
Inez Carder
44.50
Ethel M. Carr
58.48
Ella M. Miller
12.00
Florence Miller
2.25
Edith R. Irvin
2.25
Louise U. Ekman
4.00
Mrs. F. W. Townley
44.00
Edward E. Eaton
64.49
789.30
Other Expenses:
Holyoke School Dept.
5.26
Curley Bros.
30.24
Scott Printing Co.
3.00
Wakefield Daily Item
2.25
Wakefield M. L. P. .
56.25
97.00
JANITORS' SALARIES
High School:
Edward E. Eaton .
801.50
William Wentzell, Asst. H. S.
5.14
Francis O'Neill, Asst. H. S.
154.46
George Donegan, Asst. H. S. .
101.45
George Crocker, Asst. H. S. .
17.05
John Crosby, Asst. H. S.
30.45
Cyrus Kollaer, Asst. H. S.
11.70
J. H. Keough, Jan. H. S. C. . Elementary :
28.00
1,149.75
C. E. Newman, Lincoln School
984.00
C. E. Newman, Summer School .
18.00
Albert Heath, Warren School
487.16
George Couillard, Hamilton School
144.00
105.80
525.00
9.00
550.00
150.00
T. John Ardill, Prospect St. Sch. . W. W. Shedd, Hurd School
150.00
250.00
F. A. Heath, Substitute
50.45
3,573.41
W. P. Mansfield, Hamilton School J. H. Ringer, Greenwood School J. H. Ringer, Summer School . A. A. Mansfield, Franklin School C. E. Classen, Woodville School . Lewis Hatch, Montrose School
150.00
216
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Text Books-High School:
Silver Burditt & Co.
1.53
Allyn & Brown
171.67
American Book Co.
241.44
Edw. E. Babb & Co.
172.39
David Farquhar
22.30
Ginn & Co. .
181.08
Houghton, Miffin Co.
176.65
The McMillan Co.
14.87
Benj. H. Sanborn Co. .
14.68
C. C. Birchard & Co.
14.78
Oliver Ditson Co.
10.15
Phonographic Inst Co.
25.54
D. Appleton & Co.
4.00
D. C. Heath & Co.
120.59
C. H. Howe
6.29
1,177.96
Supplies -- High School:
Ault & Wiberg Co.
1.47
Carter's Ink Co.
8.38
Rand, McNally Co. 4.26
Remington Typewriter Co.
8.12
C. Howard Hunt Pen Co. .
30.58
J. L. Hammett Co.
255.86
B. L. Makepeace
.51
Manifold Mfg. Co.
29.44
H. B. McArdle
4.29
Milton Bradley Co.
71.48
Royal Typewriter Co.
81.40
L. C. Smith & Bro.
1.50
Underwood Typewriter Co.
4.00
L. E. Knott App. Co.
104.58
Neostyle Co.
22.60
Brown, Howland Co.
2.05
Alfred E. Preble
4.73
Annie Carroll
1.05
J. W. Grace
.71
D. C. McIntosh
32.55
L. Danziger
6.25
E. E. Babb & Co.
1.89
L. L. McMaster
.64
Harding . Uniform Co.
15.50
693.84
Text Books-Elementary Schools:
American Book Co., 105.40
J. L. Hammett. .
468.84
D. C. Heath & Co.
19.26
Milton Bradley Co.
397.83
217
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Silver, Burdett & Co
17.80
Houghton, Miffin & Co.
32.09
E. E. Babb & Co.
334.74
Ginn & Co. .
118.22
Little, Brown & Co.
15.42
Lyons & Carnahay
7.43
MacMillan Co. 61.44
L. L. Poates Pub. Co. 12.35
Benj. H. Sanborn Co. . .34
Charles Scribners' Sons 6.27
Charles E. Merrill Co. 67.41
Educational Pub. Co .. . 2.58
David Farquhar
72.76
J. D. Brown
24.75
Scott, Foresmay & Co.
102.30
Ault & Wiberg
.33
Brown, Howland
3.60
Carter, Rice & Co.
3.65
1,874.81
Supplies-Elementary Schools:
H. B. McArdle . 15.94
Standard Plate Glass Co.
2.53
Chandler & Barbour Co. . 7.11
Hub Moulding Co.
13.77
Frank J. Jameson
2.06
A. T. Locke 12.53
Orient Spray Co. 1.28
Geo. H. Taylor 5.70
John M. Wood & Co.
62.47
Morrison & Skinner
2.62
White, Son & Co.
1.18
Singer Sewing Machine Co. 66.24
Wakefield Planing Mill Co. 44.00
Durkin, Reeves & Co.
4.01
.J. W Grace
51.40
John M. Woods & Co.
71.88
Bumpus & Cook
10.30
Jordan, Marsh & Co.
1.50
E E. Babb & Co.
17.97
Jenkins-Phipps Co.
1.04
Teachers' College
2.89
L. L. McMaster
22.35
School Dept. Petty Cash
.60 421.37
218
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
-High School:
J. Wallace Grace 123.93
G. H. Taylor 11.50
W. A. Prescott 157.07
H. A. Feindel 14.36
Thos. P. Loughlin 7.30
Wake. Mun. Light Dept.
30.95
H. J. Wooldridge 44.26
John Middleton 18.90
Otto Johnson
91.63
Michael J. Hallisey
15.69
E. E. Eaton .
10.50
W. O. Carter
9.40
Various Persons, labor on cellar
25.94
W. T. McAlpine
23.89
Automatic Sprikler Co.
604.50
Lucas Bros.
2.50
C. C. Birchard & Co.
8.37
Jos. W. McInnis
2.87
C. Bowering
21.64
Stimpson & Co.
13.02
A. & E. Burton Co.
12.90
G. W. Eaton
1.77
W. H. Frawley
36.25
W. E. Simm
2.00
Wake. Water Dept.
50.00
G. W. Beasley .20
H. F. Miller & Sons Co.
6.00
1,347.34
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
-Elementary Schools:
H. A. Feindel 94.44
Michael J. Hallisey
268.01
W. A. Prescott 614.87
C. Bowering
57.49
T. P. Loughlin
27.23
Jos. W. McInnis
53.71
C. E. Newman
4.20
J. W. Findlay Co.
14.83
Geo. H. Taylor
37.21
Wakefield Harness Co.
1.25
D. Dudley
7.70
J. Wallace Grace
38.22
A. T. Locke .
10.76
Lucas Bros.
15.50
219
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
C. C. Birchard & Co. . 2.55
A. J. Wilkinson & Co. .
.75
S. M. Howes Co.
86.61
W. E. Knox .
77.56
W. T. McAlpine
83.49
Wake. Mun. Light Dept.
31.67
W. O. Carter
10.35
E. E. Eaton
109.75
W. Wing
18.75
St. Plate Glass Co.
14.07
G. P. Anderson Co.
1.40
Louis E. DeMars
6.00
Otto Johnson
297.58
John Middleton
11.80
Hugh Morgan
115.18
Morrison-Skinner Co.
2.25
A. T. Sederquest
9.90
H. J. Wooldridge .
45.86
School Dept. Petty Cash
1.91
Stimpson & Co.
44.64
Talbot Chemical Co.
1.96
Knox & Morse Co.
16.34
Edw. S. Hitchcock
1.00
Howard Dustless Duster Co.
6.90
G. W. Worcester & Co.
63.70
H. I. Dallman Co.
13.23
Frank J. Jameson
31.20
G. W. Eaton
1.85
Mass. Com. for Blind 4.16
Wake. Water Dept.
278.50
W. H. Frawley
31.25
G. W. Beasley
2.95
Edw. B. Nye
4.00
Various Persons, Franklin School Play Ground 249.97
A. A. Butler
29.00
Moth Dept.
20.25
E. E. Lee & Co.
8.40
J. W. Bement
45.00
Chas. Doyle .
3.00
W. E. Simm
4.00
Wanamaker & Feindel
2.50
3,036.65
Light and Fuel-High School:
Wakefield Mun. Light Plant
74.09
Killorin Con. Co.
14.76
Thomas Hickey
824.18
Curley Bros.
232.97
1,146.00
220
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Light and Fuel-Elementary Schools:
Wake. Mun. Light Plant
132.98
Curley Bros.
2,210.17
Thomas Hickey
1,932.16
Killorin Con. Co.
130.07
L. E. Bennett
23.25
4,428.63
Furniture and Furnishings:
High School
74.95
Elementary Schools
6.30
81.25
Health:
Dr. Chas. E. Montague
200.00
Mary English, nurse .
238.20
Helen McAllister, nurse
49.70
Marion White, nurse .
39.00
National Case & Carton Co., supplies ·
7.84
Sampson-Soch Co., supplies
1.35
536.09
87,766.00
87,766.00
TRADE SCHOOL CREDIT
Appropriation
1,200.00
DEBIT
City of Boston
174.80
City of Somerville
33.00
City of Haverhill
7.50
Town of Reading
164.00
379.30
Balance December 31, 1916
820.70
1,200.00
1,200.00
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
2,195.00
Dog Tax
831.06
Trust Funds Interest
280.20
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages:
H. Gertrude Lee, Librarian 740.98
Assistant Librarians
696.18
1,437.16
Books:
.
Old Corner Book Store . 1.70
DeWolfe & Fiske Co.
587.09
W. B. Clark Co.
77.63
221
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
American Book Co.
30.71
Ginn & Co.
12.75
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
11.50
H. R. Huntting Co.
31.06
Little, Brown & Co.
4.32
H. W. Wilson Co.
7.00
G. & C. Merriam Co.
11.06
Polish Book Imp. Co.
4.35
Beebe Library, sundries
1.00
Schoenhof Book Co.
7.80
787.97
Reading Room:
H. W. Wilson Co.
18.07
W. D. McLeod, services 3.75
Chas. F. Mansfield, magazines
128.35
L. L. McMaster, papers
23.90
Mass. Soc. of Mayfl. Des., books 3.00
Various Persons, pay roll
89.25
266.32
Binding:
L. A. Wells
296.52
Gaylord Bros.
16.55
W. B. Clarke Co.
20.85
333.92
Light:
Wake. Mun. Lt. Plant
201.98
Town Library, petty cash
.80
202.78
Buildings, Repairs, etc .:
John Middleton, repairs
3.95
Town Library, petty cash
1.00
4.95
Stationery, Printing and Postage:
Gaylord Bros., stationery
16.60
L. L. McMaster, supplies
12.70
H. M. Dolbeare, books and pr'ting 88.50
The Falcon Press printing 48.00
H. B. McArdle, office supplies 15.90
Library Bureau, cards 11.50
Town Library sundries, petty cash 3.00
196.20
Other Expenses:
A. B. Comins, express
9.95
Amer. Lib. Ass'n, dues
5.00
Beebe Library, petty cash
34.81
C. Latimer, teaming
25.00
C. F. Young, sign
1.00
J. H. Ringer
1.20
76.96
3,306.26
3,306.26
.
222
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
PARK DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation
2,650.00
Interest from Trust Funds
120.00
DEBIT
Labor, var. persons, as per payroll 866.53
Printing and Stationery:
George W. Abbott
18.23
L. L. McMaster
.45
18.68
Equipment:
George H. Taylor
5.25
R. & J. Farquhar & Co.
1.03
Nelson A. Bishop
3.50
E. L. Rowe & Son
7.74
17.52
Loam and Trees:
Chas. Doyle, loam, etc.
17.40
No. Wilmington Nurseries, trees
100.00
Bay State Nurseries, trees
12.50
129.90
Bath House:
Dan. E. Fessenden, brooms
1.50
W. E. Knox, repairs
18.04
John Jeffry, barrels
7.50
George H. Taylor, supplies 4.87
George W. Abbott, printing 6.80
W. H. Wiley, row boat 15.00
J. T. Paine, ribbons
2.57
Locke, instructor
195.00
251.28
Band Concerts:
Naval Brigade Band (3 concerts)
270.00
Other Expenses:
George W. Abbott, signs . 6.45
E. L. Rowe & Son., flag, etc. 9.83
Chas. Doyle repairs to fountain, labor use of team, etc.
413.74
Wake. Water Dept., fountain rate, service pipe 185.27
A. B. Comins, express .25
Anderson & Lofstrom, painting . 16.76
R. & J. Farquhar & Co., plants,
lawn mower, etc. 59.83
Cotter's Express, express 3.50
American Express Co., express . .26
Frank H. March, repairs sundial 4.50
223
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
e
George H. Taylor, supplies .
49.65
J. Wallace Grace, hook
.50
Sanitas Mfg. Co., repairing f'nt'n
9.50
Minot H. Carter, plants
21.95
Killorin Cont. Co.,
77.75
Chas. S. Knowles, repairs
28.67
W. A. Prescott, repairs
2.21
Pinkham & Smith, sundial
5.00
895.62
2,449.53
Balance December 31, 1916
320.47
2,770.00
2,770.00
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Edw. G. Bowditch, compen. .
90.00
Carter Ink Co., ink . .
2.20
A. Selden Lynde, def. tax title .
221.73
Am. Express Co., express
.32
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
25.20
H. A. Simonds, serving notice
9.60
G. W. Abbott. printing .
22.99
Lucy C. Braxton, services . .
4.15
G. H. Taylor, rep. (Wake. est.)
1.75
C. Bowering, rep. (Wake. est.)
8.65
Var. persons, payroll, Converse st. dump
19.14
Water Dept., water rates (Wake. est.)
22.50
Martha M. C. Reid, settlement suit,
Forest Glade Cemetery
70.00
John M. Cate, agt. soldiers' burials
100.00
Sanitas Mfg. Co., repairs fount'n
4.41
42.33
A. A. Mansfield, weighing coal . Light Dept., lamp for police dept.
63.56
1,350.00
224
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Various persons, cleaning Wakefield .
Brook
185.32
Chas E. Walton, paymaster
140.00
Lakeside Cem. Corp., care Soldiers' graves .
57.00
David Martin, repairs Wake. est.
14.00
1,104.85
Balance December 31, 1916
245.15
1,350.00
1,350.00
MEMORIAL DAY, G. A. R. CREDIT
March appropriation .
350.00
Refund (Lynnfield G. A. R.)
DEBIT
Maston & Wells Co., Flags 28.62
H. M. Dolbeare, printing .
9.00
G. W. Abbott printing 16.50
John M. Cate, marking flags
4.20
Smith & Anthony Co., markers
9.53
G. H. S. Driver, sundries
2.23
Helen R. Arnold, services
5.00
Blanche M. Sanborn, services
3.00
Lotus Quartette, services 25.00
5th Regt. Band, music
115.00
G. O. Maxim, flowers
88.50
W. W. Bessey & Son, hacks
30.00
A. S. Atherton, sundries
.36
J. Wallace Grace, sundries
.70
Lakeside Cem. Corp., plants
5.00
342.64
Balance December 31, 1916
10.93
353.57
353.57
MEMORIAL DAY, U. S. W. V. CREDIT
March Appropriation
50.00
DEBIT
Chapman's Band . 30.00
W'm F. Barrett, lettering flags . 3.10
Reading Chronicle, printing . 3.00
Minot H. Carter, flowers . . 7.00
H. A. Feindel, use of truck, etc. . 6.90
50.00
50.00
50.00
3.57
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
225
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND CREDIT
Deductions from Teachers' Payroll
DEBIT
1,727.00
Mass. Teachers' Ret. Board
.
1,727.00
1,727.00
1,727.00
SELECTMEN'S ORDERS CREDIT
Outstanding January 1 1916
·
33.65
DEBIT
Payments 1916
30.00
Outstanding December 31, 1916
3.65
33.65
33.65
JULY 4TH APPROPRIATION CREDIT
500.00
H. M. Dolbeare, posters
7.75
J. Lowe McMahon, cash prizes .
12.00
J. Lowe McMahon, sundries
1.30
Princess The., children's enter.
50.00
Woburn Band, music
75.00
N. G. Wood & Son, prizes
28.50
Am. Fireworks Sales Co., fireworks
142.50
James Paon, digging post holes
2.00
Am. Express Co., express
2.13
H. A. Feindel, lumber .
.
326.18
Balance December 31, 1916
173.82
500.00
500.00
RESERVE FUND CREDIT
Appropriation
2,000.00
DEBIT
Transferred to Town Hall Acct. 925.00
Transferred to School Dept. .
120.00
1,045.00
Balance December 31, 1916 955.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
5.00
March Appropriation
DEBIT
226
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
OAK STREET LAND DAMAGE CREDIT
Appropriation
.
269.50
DEBIT
Frederick M. Staples 45.00
Irving F. Ridlon .
136.00 181.00
Balance
88.50
269.50
269.50
FARE INCREASE OPPOSITION (Bay State St. Ry. Co.) CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Alton D. Adams, services
100.00
100.00
100.00
LAND DAMAGE (Wharton Park Place)
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Viola Slocumb, damages
100.00
100.00
100.00
INSURANCE APPROPRIATION CREDIT
Appropriation
1,875.00
Refund (Wakefield est.)
81.00
DEBIT
E. F. Collins
35.24
Lewis J. Gordon
111.77
P. H. Southworth
146.96
George H. Scovell
27.35
A. R. Perkins
213.10
C. F. Hartshorne & Son
523.10
G. H. S. Driver
146.96
Butler Bros.
155.73
C. H. Pope
9.77
Clinton L. Bancroft
416.52
R. S. Hoffman & Co.
9.74
Edw. B. Kelley
59.52
William A. Hickey
51.50
1,907.26
Balance December 31, 1916
48.74
1,956.00
1,956.00
100.00
100.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
227
NAHANT STREET WIDENING
CREDIT
Balance January 1, 1916
.
.
DEBIT
Balance December 31, 1916
356.00
356.00 356.00
QUANNAPOWITT BOULEVARD
CREDIT
Balance January 1, 1916
.
401.00
DEBIT
Balance December 31, 1916
401.00
401.00 401.00
WATER STREET WIDENING
CREDIT
Balance January 1, 1916 .
DEBIT
Mary Paise, damages
35.00
Balance December 31, 1916
165.00
200.00 200.00
COURT FINES CREDIT
Wilfred B. Tyler, clerk of court . 650.03
DEBIT
Wilfred B. Tyler, officers fees and
expenses
95.88
Balance December 31, 1916 .
554.15
650.03 650.03
MIDDLESEX COUNTY TAX
CREDIT
Appropriations
·
13,371.48
DEBIT
County of Middlesex
13,371.48
13,371.48 13,371.48
356.00
200.00
228
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
STATE TAX AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
State Tax
20,720.00
National Bank Tax
785.11
Charles River Basin, interest
528.62
"
maintenance
538.09
"
" " bonds
41.56
Met. Parks Sinking Fund .
215.37
"
"
interest
1,231.50
maintenance
3,754.98
bonds
43.69
Met. Park Loan Sinking Fund No. 2
73.76
".
interest
519.62
"
maintenance 685.59
bonds
42.26
Met. Parks Loan Fund (Nantasket)
172.42
Wellington Bridge .
2.49
Met. Sewer Loan S'nk'g F'd, north system
2,346.53
"
"
interest
4,761.28
"
" maintenance
3,318.80
bonds
293.45
Penalty failure make returns, Chap. 81, Sec. 42 12.00
40,087.12 40,087.12
"HIGH SCHOOL SITE" CREDIT
Balance January 1, 1916
96.80
DEBIT
Balance December 31, 1916
. 96.80
96.80
96.80
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT GENERAL ACCOUNT CREDIT
Appropriation
24,400.00
Cash receipts
82,046.43 593.82
Transfer from Depreciation
66 Fire Alarm.
71.48
"
"
"
40,087.12
"
a
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 229
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages:
E. C. Miller, Com., 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 100.00
L. W. Sweetser, Com., 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . 100.00
F. J. Henkel, Com., 2 mo. to Mar. 1, '16 16.67
J. M. Cameron, Com., 10 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . 83.33 300.00
2,049.84
S. L. Cole, Manager, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . Maud V. Howard, book'p'r, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . Marion O'Neil, clerk, 12 mo.
1,016.01
to Dec. 31, '16 . .
539.00
Marjorie L. Hawkes, clerk, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 .
491.00
2,046.01
Printing, Postage, etc .:
W. S. Greenough, books and supplies
226.70
Globe Stamp Works, stamp
2.00
H. M. Dolbeare, printing . Dennison Mfg. Co., tags
4.64
8.00
1.28
H. B. McArdle, office suppl. Keystone Env. Co., suppl. Burroughs Adding Machine Co., rolls
2.60
Addressograph Co., ads .
2.48
Scott Printing Co. .
15.00
J. T. Fairbanks Co., suppl.
30.50
Geo. W. Abbott, printing
61.85
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing
14.50
Crosby St. Gauge & Valve Co. charts
5.10
Eco Magneto Clock Co., dials 4.00
Emerson & Co., stationery .
1.70
The Bristol Co. .
3.50 750.46
Telephone:
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. . . 198.34
-
.
343.65
C. S. Binner Corp., printing Stuart, Howland Co., stock etc Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., folders
2.33
19.00
1.63
230
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Other Administration Expenses:
Burroughs Mach. Co., rep. 1.90
Pittsburgh Pl. Glass Co., glass 6.90
W. W. Winship, bag . . 7.35
Addressograph Co., equip- ment, etc. 119.42
W. S. Greenough & Co., book 5.83
Mun. Ltg Ass'n, dues for '16
10.00
. Library Bureau, card unit
12.50
163.90
Labor as per pay roll
26,100.55
Repairs to Plant:
H. M. Dolbeare, printing . 1.75
Wanamaker & Feindel, rep. 20.75
H. R. Worthington, pump . 35.00
J. Laybolt, supplies .
25.72
G. H. Taylor, supplies .
14.48
T. Hickey, clay, etc.
43.33
223.57
Waldo Bros., rep. brick, etc. Amer. Metal Hose Co., hose
18.75
Dan E. Fessenden, repairs
.55
S. W. & M. Dept., seal. scales Gen. Elec. Co., repairs, etc. H. A. Littlefield, repairs
37.53
A. T. Locke, lumber .
3.72
Curry Bros. Oil Co., suppl.
1.80
C. A. G. Winther Co., sup- plies and repairs . .
23.72
T. E. Giles, repairs .
20.00
Waterproof Paint Co., paint
63.00
Cabot Mfg. Co.,, trays .
17.25
M. E. Ballou & Son,, coke baskets
16.50
L. L. I. Pipe Co., pipe . Iron Hydroxide Co.,
27.43
hydroxide sponge . 174.27
E. I. Purrington, repairs .
15.75
Braman Dow & Co., gauge .
7.01
Fairbanks & Co., rep. scales
50.92
West. Elec. Co., stock, etc. Condit Electric Mfg. Co., switchboard
14.60
186.27
The Bristol Co., gauge .
4.05 1,052.65
2.18
2.75
231
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Repairs to Real Estate:
H. A. Feindel, rep. cem., etc.
65.00
W. T. McAlpine, repairs .
78.16
A. T. Locke, repairs .
481.84
Thos. Hickey, clay, etc. .
19.30
L. H. Kirk
10.85
Wanamaker & Feindel, rep.
68.87
Western Electric Co.
3.99
Fein Electric Tool Co., drill
14.00
Geo. H. Taylor, sundries
11.25
Chas. J. Martin, nails
1.75
755.01
Oil:
Indian Refining Co. .
64.15
Curry Bros. Oil Co. .
5.78
Joseph S. Stanley .
9.60
79.53
Tools:
Waldo Bros.
37.00
T. E. Giles
55.05
Wanamaker & Feindel Co. .
40.26
Crosby St. Gauge & Valve Co.
5.45
G. H. Buckminster Co. .
5.90
Chandler & Farquhar
9.99
C. W. H. Moulton Co. .
7.50
Western Electric Co.
36.02
Braman, Dow Co.
62.16
A. S. Morse Co.
1.62
H. L. Bond Co. .
15.63
Stuart Howland Co. .
38.31
Ames Imp. & Seed Co.
3.00
Margaret Hannaford
6.50
J. Laybolt
1.20
George H. Taylor
1.48
H. P. Martin & Sons
11.50
Greenfield Tap and Die Co.
7.15
M. E. Ballou & Co. .
14.75
Charles J. Martin
.75
361.22
Current:
Edison Elec: Ill. Co. .
14,527.30
Reading Light Board
23.12
14,550.42
Gas, Oil, Coal, Freight:
Boston & Maine, R.R. .
10,129.73
Westmoreland Coal Co. .
6,267.91
Standard Oil Co.
2,956.31
19,353.95
Other Station Expenses:
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
.64
Wanamaker & Feindel .
1.50
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
H. L. Chase, burlap . · 28.02
Curry Bros. Oil Co., suppl.
7.20
C. A. G. Winther Co., gauge glasses
5.00
Water Dept., water rates
10.00
J. Laybolt, supplies .
2.97
Minot H. Carter, plants
3.75
Waldo Bros. gas bag's .
6.07
65.15
GENERAL EXPENSES
Lights:
General Elec. Co., supplies
248.15
Edison Lamp Works, lamps . 30.00
Wetmore-Savage Co., suppl. 10.14
G. H. Taylor, sundries
2.75
Wanamaker & Feindel, rep. 25.00
Macbeth-Evans Glass Co. .
15.76
331.80
Lines:
B. S. S. Ry. Co., repair lines Gen. Elec. Co., repair wires
276.50
109.36
J. J. Hughes, presto tank .
1.90
J. Laybolt, supplies
22.17
Geo. H. Taylor, sundries
2.10
H. A. Feindel, cement
1.00
Stuart-Howland Co., stock, etc. 29.97
Western Electric Co., wire, paint, etc.
339.16
N. E. T. & T. Co., rep. lines
373.71
W A. Prescott, labor . .
5.38
Wanamaker & Feindel, rep.
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