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OVERLAY
1916
Overlay assessed (1916)
10,747.00
Abatements (1916) .
5,401.68
Balance December 31, 1916
5,345.32
10,747.00
10,747.00
TEMPORARY LOANS
Outstanding January 1, 1916
220,000.00
Borrowed, 1916
270,000.00
Payments, 1916
320,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1916
170,000.00
490,000.00 490,000.00
178
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
MODERATOR'S SALARY
CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 25.00
Theodore Eaton 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, 1916 .
$ 25.00
25.00
25.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE Salary of Secretary CREDIT
50.00
Appropriation
DEBIT
Lewis J. Gordon, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, 1916
50.00
50.00
50.00
COMMITTEE EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Balance Dec 31, '16
15.00
.
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT SALARIES OF BOARD CREDIT
Appropriation 500.00
DEBIT .
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
500.00
500.00
1
John J. Round, Chairman 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 Frank H. Hackett, Sec'y 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 Nathaniel E. Cutler
12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 John A. Meloney 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 Earl H. Morton 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
15.00
15.00
15.00
DEBIT
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
179
SELECTMEN'S EXPENSES
CREDIT
Appropriation
350.00
DEBIT
Stationery and Postage:
C. P. Cheney .
.25
George W. Abbott
3.30
Birmingham Pen Co.
1.25
H. B. McArdle
.90
T. G. O'Connell, P. M. .
4.00
H. M. Dolbeare
29.50
39.20
Printing and Advertising:
H. M. Dolbeare
102.70
Scott Printing Co.
25.50
128.20
Other Expenses:
F. E. Cutler, team
3.00
N. E. Tel.&Tel. Co., tel.
36.47
T. G. O'Connell, P. O. box
2.40
Adder Mach. Co., repairs
2.28
J. J. Hughes, auto
4.00
Charles A. Peck, rings
.50
N. E. Cutler, per. lines
5.00
J. A. Meloney, per. lines
5.00
Amer. T. & T. Co., desk
25.00
J. Middleton, repair chair
1.45
85.10
252.50
Balance Dec. 31, '16
97.50
$ 350.00
$ 350.00
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT SALARY OF ACCOUNTANT CREDIT
Appropriation
.1,000.00
Harry A. Simonds, 12 mo.
to Dec. 31, '16 .
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
DEBIT
180
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ACCOUNTANT'S EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Clerk Hire:
H. M. Miller
8.75
Stationery and Postage:
H. M. Dolbeare 85.00
W. S. Greenough Co. .
2.32
General Fireproof. Co.
14.15
101.47
Printing and Advertising:
Wright & Potter
7.50
H. M. Dolbeare
700.94
708.44
818.66
Balance Dec. 31, '16
6.34
825.00
825.00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT SALARY OF TREASURER CREDIT
Appropriation
750.00
DEBIT
George E. Walker, 12 mo.
to Dec. 31, '16 ·
750.00
750.00
750.00
TREASURER'S EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Stationery and Postage:
W. S. Greenough & Co.
30.35
The Falcon Press .
6.50
36.85
Certification of Notes:
C. F. Gettemy, director
56.00
Other Expenses:
C. F. Hartshorne &
Son, bond .
125.00
Thomas Leighton, Jr.,
45.02
170.02
recording deeds
262.87
Balance Dec. 31, '16
87.13
350.00
350.00
825.00
350.00
181
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT SALARY OF COLLECTOR CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
C. E. Walton, bal., 1914
50.00
1915
50.00
66 acct., 1916
550.00
650.00
650.00
COLLECTOR'S EXPENSES
CREDIT
Appropriation
475.00
DEBIT
Stationery and Postage:
T. G. O'Connell, P. M. 63.72
W. S. Greenough & Co. 11.70
H. B. McArdle .
1.33
76.75
Printing and Advertising: H. M. Dolbeare
71.00
Clerk Hire:
Clara L. Brownell .
4.00
Preparing Tax Bills:
L. M. Jenkins
18.00
Clara L. Brownell
9.00
Gerald F. Skulley
3.00
Stanley, Marshall
3.60
Louis P. Willey
2.95
Marjorie Walton
24.25
Allston Van Wagner
2.80
63.60
Other Expenses:
T.G. O'Connell, boxrent
2.25
C. F. Hartshorne & Son,
collectors bond .
225.00
T. Eaton, exam. titles
25.00
Clara L. Brownell . ·
.75
253.00
Balance Dec. 31, '16
6.65
475.00
475.00
-
468.35
650.00
182
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT SALARY OF BOARD CREDIT
Appropriation
.1,400.00
DEBIT
Samuel T. Parker, Chairman
12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
500.00
George H. Stowell, Sec'y
12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
500.00
Charles A. Cheney 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
400.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
ASSESSORS' EXPENSES
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Clerk Hire:
L. M. Jenkins .
676.96
Clara L. Brownell .
25.00
701.96
Stationery and Postage:
H. B. McArdle ..
7.67
B. L. Makepeace
.80
H. M. Dolbeare
25.25
W. S. Greenough & Co.
.90
L. L. McMaster
1.40
36.02
Printing and Advertising:
A. W. Brownell
9.00
H. M. Dolbeare
187.02
196.02
Other Expenses:
W. W. Bessey& Son, team
11.50
N. E. T. & T. Co., tel.
27.62
Light Dept., light .
.
10.65
C. E. Classen, post notices
2.00
A. B. Comins, express .
.15
L. L. Applin
3.27
Auto List Pub. Co., list of car owners
7.50
W. F. Cardinale, inter.
10.00
E. Wentworth Prescott,
For. cor. stockholders 68.49
1,150.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
183
J. Middleton, rep. furn. 2.35
C. F. Young, signs .
6.01
Morrison - Skinner Co., ventilator
1.00
S. T. Parker, blue prints
1.00
151.54
1,085.54
Balance Dec. 31, '16
. 64.46
1,150.00
1,150.00
LEGAL DEPARTMENT SALARY OF COUNSEL CREDIT
Appropriation
500.00
DEBIT
M. E. S. Clemons 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 .
500.00
500.00
500.00
LEGAL EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Printing and Advertising:
The Falcon Press .
24.00
Witness Fees:
H. A. Simonds .
4.25
Damages:
J. J. O'Connor, Atty., Zinck case 116.00
A. D. Moran, Atty., Muse case 75.00
H. H. Richardson, Atty., Lgt. Dept. McLaughlin case
29.80
I. B. Forbes, Atty, Judg. against Water Dept.
356.04 576.84
Other Expenses:
Bourdon studio, photos
24.00
629.09
Balance Dec. 31, '16
235.91
865.00
865.00
865.00
184
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT SALARY OF CLERK CREDIT
Appropriation
300.00
DEBIT
Frederic S. Hartshorne, 12 mo. to Dec. 31; '16
300.00
300.00
300.00
TOWN CLERK'S EXPENSES
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Clerical Services:
L. C. Braxton, typew't'g .90
L. B. Linnell, services
41.00
H. A. Shepard, services
57.00
98.90
Recording Fees:
Frederic S. Hartshorne
252.70
Stationery and Postage:
W. S. Greenough & Co.
17.66
Library Bureau
2.06
H. M. Dolbeare
15.00
H. M. Meserve & Co. .
2.25
Rem'gt'n Typew't'r Co.
3.50
H. B. McArdle .
3.60
L. L. McMaster
1.50
Carter's Ink Co.
2.20
T. G. O'Connell
8.00
55.77
Printing and Advertising:
George W Abbott
19.50
H. M. Dolbeare
18.50
Library Bureau
1.24
39.24
Other Expenses:
T. G. O'Connell, P.O. box
2.80
W. W. Hartwell, M.D., birth returns
.25
A. B. Comins, express
.57
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, bond . 4.00
C. E. Classen, posting notices
2.00
H. M. Dolbeare, binding 3.50
500.00
.
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
185
C. A. Peck, type. suppl.
3.50
F. E. Edwards, keys .
1.20
G. H. Taylor, wrench .
.90
Amer. Ex. Co., express
.32
Lib. Bureau, steel trays
17.75
Ideal Vent. Co., vent.
3.50
40.29
486.90
Balance Dec. 31, '16
13.10
500.00
500.00
VITAL STATISTICS CREDIT
Appropriation
150.00
DEBIT
Richard Dutton, birth ret.
21.75
C E. Montague, 66 66
8.00
J. W. Heath, 66 66
13.75
E. H. Wells,
66
7.00
50.50
W. H. Butler, death ret.
12.00
Oliver Walton 66
15.50
J. T. Stringer, 66
4.00
O. H. Fessenden, 66 66
7.25
38.75
89.25
Balance Dec. 31, '16
60.75
150.00
150.00
ELECTION & REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT SALARY OF REGISTRARS CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Fred E. Bunker, Chairman, 12
mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . ·
75.00
Frederic S. Hartshorne, Sec'y, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
90.00
James F. Curley,
12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
75.00
Patrick J. Kelley
12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
75.00
315.00
315.00
1
315.00
186
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION EXPENSES
CREDIT
Appropriation
885.00
DEBIT
Payroll election officers .
527.50
Stationery and Postage:
H. B. McArdle 2.50
H. M. Dolbeare
6.25
8.75
Printing and Advertising:
George W Abbott 29.25
H. M. Dolbeare '
140.20 169.45
Meals:
C. W. Carpenter, dinners
Registrars (Nov.) 9.00
Grattan Baking Co. suppers
Election officers
107.25 116.25
Other Expenses:
G. F Leach, labor on booths 12.00
P. Corbett, carting ballot box . 6.00
J. J. Hughes, use of auto 3.00
G. W. Couillard, services ..
7.34
George H. Taylor, supplies .
1.26
E. I. Purrington, labor on booths W. P. Mansfield, care of booths 6.50
L. C. Braxton, typewriting . 1.00
57.10
879.05
Balance Dec. 31, '16
5.95
885.00
885.00
TOWN HALL CREDIT
Appropriation 4,300.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund .
925.00
Overdraft
18.88
DEBIT
Wages:
H. S. Parker, janitor 1916 . 1,000.00
I. N. Hellyar, vacation janitor . 30.00 1,030.00
20.00
187
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fuel:
Curley Brothers 705.56
Killorin Contracting Co. . 7.38 712.94
Light:
Municipal Light Dept. 632.81
Janitors' Supplies:
G. H. Worcester & Co., supplies 10.55
H. W. Drury & Co. dis'fect., etc. 29.85
Somerville Brush Co., mops, etc. 11.95
G. H. Taylor, suppl. & repairs 40.63
H. I. Dallman Co., brushes . .
7.42
P. H. LeBrocq, scrub cloths . 2.72 Radium Chemical Co., cleanser 3.18
H. M. Dolbeare, calendar, etc. . 2.50
O. E. Sheldon, disinfect. 6.00
114.80
Repairs :
J. W. McInnis, electrical work . 127.29
G. H. Taylor, boiler, etc. . 933.13
H. A. Feindel, repairs etc 152.69
Otto Johnson, painting 256.96
W. A. Prescott, repairs 207.28
E. E. Biggs, weather strips · 220.20
4.00
H. S Parker, flagpole rope, rep. John Middleton, chair repairing 1.10
E. I. Purrington, labor on stage 1.25
Dana Dudley, repairs 6.15
Payroll, cementing cellar 45.63
1,955.68
Illuminated Clock:
Howard Clock Co., dials, etc 320.00
Smith & Anthony Co., weights 5.50
H. A. Feindel, repairs 189.01
J. W. McInnis, wiring
93.00
Cloudman & Ramey, painting 14.50
622.01
Other Expenses:
N. E. Supply Co., laundry 4.00
Hale Mason, wire .
1.50
A. B. Comins, express 1.70
George H. Taylor, supplies
25.27
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone . 6.90
Edward Caldwell, table . 4.50
J. W. McInnis, electrical work 4.71
188
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
C. G. Morrill Ice Co., ice
14.25
F. E. Cutler, matches
4.50
Nat. Coat & Apron Co., laundry
7.00
Edw. B. Nye, care of piano .
10.00
Water Dept., water rates
60.00
Chas. Doyle, labor on grounds .
7.50
Cotter's Express, express
.25
Falcon Press Co., signs .
4.00
W. E. Simms, boiler inspection .
9.00
G. W. Abbott, printing
5.35
Light Dept., sundries 1.00
H. A. Feindel, repairs .
2.31
J. Middleton, furniture repair .
1.90
175.64
5,243.88
5,243.88
POLICE DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation
10,475.00
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages:
J. J. Pollard, Chief, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
1,200.00
James A. McFadden, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 .
1,098.00
Lincoln S. Tainter, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 .
969.00
Frank H. Robinson, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 .
1,098.00
Fred J. Black, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . .
1,098.00
John A. Peterson, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 . ·
1,098.00
Joseph L. Preston, 12 mo. to Dec. 31. '16 .
1,098.00
6,459.00
Other Officers:
Henry DeRoach
107.25
Eugene P. McDonnell
112.35
William G. Carley
506.05
· A. P. Butler
587.85
A. H. Gould
15.55
John G. Gates
116.20
W. A. Shaw
8.85
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
189
Joseph Fazio
21.00
W. W. Smith
23.90
W. H. Murray
15.40
George DeRoach
12.30
Various persons (July 4th)
92.70 1,619.40
Equipment for Men:
M. Linsky & Bro.
27.98
G. H. Taylor
1.25
Edw. S. Hitchcock
19.88
A. Butler
.65
Jos. W. McInnis
1.00
50.76
Stationery, Printing and Postage:
H. M. Dolbeare
101.21
H. B. McArdle
14.94
Geo. W. Abbott
33.08
L. L, McMaster
23.95
173.18
Telephones:
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
329.12
Maintenance of Buildings:
G. W. Beasley
3.60
H. A. Feindel
2.33
W. A. Prescott
38.72
Jos. W. McInnis
8.00
John Middleton. .
.70
G. H. Taylor
11.96
G. H. Worcester & Co.
2.80
J. S. Round & Co.
8.00
Reading Laundry
1.00
77.11
Use of Auto:
Joseph J. Hughes
95.63
Sear's Garage
6.00
Charles J. Martin
34.85
136.48
Other Expenses:
A. C. Verge, oil
3.81
Bourdon Studio, photos 7.00
James J. Pollard, misc. expense 46.81
Auto List Pub. Co., auto list 13.00
A. A. Boothby, blankets, etc. 11.00
G. H. Taylor, supplies
11.82
Charles E. Montague, services . 5.00
190
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Wanamaker & Feindel, stakes . 22.00
J. A. O'Leary, services
7.50
Am. Express Co., express
2.37
Barbour, Stockwell Co., traffic
sign 9.00
C. F. Young, signs
14.60
H. A. Feindel, cabinet
3.00
A. B. Comins, express
1.10
C. L. Sopher, services
3.75
A. C. Saunders, photos
4.00
Bowser & Co., cheese cloth
1.00
Traffic Sign Co., signs
21.50
W. A. Prescott, equipment
2.36
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
2.00
Ernest Mortimer, meals for
persons
21.40
H. L. Bond Co., rope
8.72
G. W. Beasley, cans
.45
Bonney & Dutton, malted milk
1.23
James E. McManuis, teaming .
1.00
225.42
10,270.47
Balance, December 31, 1916
204.53
10,475.00 · 10,475.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SALARY OF ENGINEERS CREDIT
Appropriation
.
$1,475.00
DEBIT
William E. Cade, Chief, 12 mo.
Dec. 31, '16 1,200.00
Edward S. Jacob, Sec'y, 12 mo.
Dec. 31, '16
150.00
Henry A. Feindel, 12 mo.
Dec. 31, '16
125.00
1,475,00
1,475.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
191
Department Expenses
CREDIT
Appropriations
16,257,14
1
DEBIT
Permanent Men:
William H. Tyzzer, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, '16 1,072.00
George F. Leach, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
1,072.00
W. P. Oliver, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, '16 1,072.00
F. L. Graham, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, '16
1,072.00
C. E. Jacob, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16
1,059.00
5,347.00
Call Men, 1916
3,587.68
Other Employees
45.08
3,632.76
Horse Hire:
George E. Bruorton . 16.00
Motor Apparatus Expenses:
Edward A. Elder, gasoline . 1.00
Reading Vulcanizing Plant, re- pair on tires 2.50
Wakefield Harness Co, search light, case, etc.
5.60
Standard Oil Co., gasoline, etc. .
150.40
Jos. J. Hughes, repairs and auto supplies 330.00
Sewell Cushion Wheel Co.,
auto wheels 522.50
Beacon Motor Car Co., repairs
33.05
Smith & Anthony Co., auto parts
1.50
Peter L. Thompson, repairs .
30.34
Grant Gear Works, repairs .
39.50
American Express, express .72
J. Wallace Grace, supplies
12.75
Jos. Palmer, auto repairs
32.00
Co.,
Cashin & Boyle Spec. vulcanizer 2.00
A. L. Philbrick, fender
12.20
F. & F. Co., vulcanite 2.94
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs 12.71
Wm. E. Cade, petty cash 17.55
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., repairs 2.00
G. M. Kelly, repairs 4.50
192
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Grether Fire Equip. Co.,
searchlight 12.50
F. F. Fitts Mfg. & Supply Co.
cotton waste .
9.41
Wakefield Motor Tire Re .- Co., repairs 20.00
Edw. S. Hitchcock, batteries, repairs 5.84
George H. Taylor, supplies 1.50
Buckeye Jack Mfg. Co., repairs . .76
Junction Market, oil 4.40
Pettingill & Andrews, magneto 7.30
1,277.47
Equipment and Repairs:
American Fire Engine Co.,
chemical tanks 30.00
Stuart-Howland Co., exting'shers 6.00
Knight & Thomas, nozzle 52.41
Dan. E. Fessenden, polish
11.10
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber
Co., hose, etc. 596.00
Cotter's Express, express
3.00
Boston Belting Co., hose 223.44
Simms Hdwe. Co., vise
3.75
Comm. of Mass., soda 8.90
W. E. Simm, boiler supplies 10.00
Light Dept., light . .63
O. F. Kress & Son, hose clamp 8.00
Braman, Dow & Co., tools
2.99
956.22
Water Rates:
Water service
66.00
235 hydrants at $15
3,525.00
3,591.00
Fuel and Light:
Curley Bros. 125.16
Wakefield Coal Supply Co. 18.56
Thomas Hickey
231.90
Mun. Light Dept.
112.07
L. E. Bennett 16.75
504.44
Maintenance Building and Grounds:
Robert W. Horne, whitening 15.50
Sanitas Mfg. Co., supplies
14.18
H. A. Feindel, repairs
63.11
Jas. W. Findlay Co., repairs
9.00
J. Wallace Grace, supplies
8.87
R. T. Lapp, repairs
3.50
Geo. H. Taylor, supplies
67.74
Jos. W. McInnis, repairs
10.22
Jas. J. Millerick, painting
134.25
.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
193
C. F. Young repairs
2.00
Jos. W. Russell, clock repairing .
1.50
Wm. T. McAlpine, roof repairing
15.69
Wm. E. Cade, petty cash . .
1.81
Crosby St. Gage & Valve Co., gage
4.50
Smith & Anthony, sundries .
4.05
Morrison Merrill, boiler repair
57.41
Rund Mfg. Co., repairs
1.71
Edw. S. Hitchcock, batteries
.50
George M. Kelly, repairs
1.85
Chas. W. West, crash
1.75
Edw. Caldwell, mattress
18.00
Bowser & Co., blankets
7.00
Wakefield Laundry, laundry
26.15
Dan. E. Fessenden, polish
2.50
Mary Hurley, rent (Mont.)
71.40
Volunteer Library Ass'n, rent
150.00
Standard Oil Co., floor dressing
1.50
J. F. Cobb & Son, wire
2.44
Kenneth Odiorne, janitor
16.66
E. & F. King Co., disinfectant
4.50
W. G. Carley, moving ashes
1.20
Geo. W. Eaton, supplies
9.16
W. E. Simm, boiler inspection
5.00
Dana Dudley, repairs
.60
F. E. Fitts Mfg. & Supply Co. cotton waste
9.40
E. E. Lee, sundries
5.74
750.39
Stationery, Printing and Postage:
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
12.65
Mary Hurley, typewriting
2.00
14.65
Telephone:
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. .
104.38
Other Expenses :...
W. E. Cade, petty cash
10.92
A. B. Comins, express
2.30
Wakefield Ice Co., ice
4.19
G. H. Taylor, sundries
2.98
H. A. Feindel, repairs, etc.
3.00
American Ex. Co., express
.70
Lakeside Cem. Corp., care of lot .
2.00
Bonr.ey & Dutton, oil
.35
26.44
16,220.75
Balance December 31, 1916
36.39
16,257.14 16,257.14
194
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
MOTH DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 5,000.00
DEBIT
Salary and Wages:
W. W. Whittredge, Supt. . 583.50
Labor as per payrolls
2,301.99 2,885.49
Insecticides :
Comm. cf Mass. 520.01
State Forester
5.63
525.64
Hardware and Tools:
American Oil & Gas Co., cans 7.50
G. H. Taylor, brushes 1.44
W. M. Farwell, hose
85.00
Comm. of Mass., tools
21.28
Wanamaker & Feindel, rods
2.50
117.72
Other Expenses:
W. S. Greenough & Co., books, etc. 4.59
L. M. Jenkins, clerical services 3.00
Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., repairs
12.15
Stephen B. Church, repairs 7.52
Geo. H. Taylor, sundries 14.08
A. B. Comins, express 1.90
J. H. Baies & Son, repairs
7.45
W. H. Frawley, teaming
1.00
G. S. Saunders & Co., batteries.
10.00
T. E. Giles, repairs
2.50
A. F. Small, oil skin coats 20.00
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs 10.75
J. Wallace Grace, sundries 4.84
2.65
Bates Garage, repairing machine Amer. Oil & Gas Co., gasoline 45.00
G. F. O'Connell Co., repairs .
.5.0
H. M. Dolbeare, advertising .
8.27
C. F. Hartshorne, insurance .
14.40
Killorin Con. Co., teaming 1.50
Charles S. Knowles, sharpening . 1.80
173.90
3,702.75
Balance December 31, 1916
1,297.25
5,000.00
5,000.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
195
SEALER OF W. & M. DEPT. SALARY OF SEALER CREDIT $ 100.00
Appropriation
DEBIT
Albert A. Mansfield, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, 1916 .
.$
100.00
100.00
100.00
Department Expenses CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Henry Morgan, Ass't Sealer
12.00
Printing and Advertising:
Hobbs & Warren
5.64
H. M. Dolbeare
. 7.65
13.29
Other Expenses:
W. G. Skinner, express
1.00
W. W. Bessey, use of team
23.00
C. Latimer, use of team . .
1.00
Jas. Ryan, steel stamps
11.00
R. Woodman Mfg. Co., wires
3.50
Bonney & Dutton, graduate
.45
W & L. E. Gurley, brass yard stick 7.15
American Ex. Co., express
.59
George H. Taylor, oil
.25
47.94
Balance December 31, 1916
1.77
75.00
75.00
FOREST WARDEN DEPT. CREDIT
Appropriation
275.00
DEBIT
Chas. E. Classen, Ass't Warden, '15 10.00
" " Ass't Warden, '16 10.00
Labor as per payrolls
148.23
168.23
Apparatus:
Comm. of Mass., pumps
21.00
189.23
Balance December 31, 1916
85.77
275.00
275.00
.
73.23
75.00
196
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS DEPT.
CREDIT
Appropriation
500.00
DEBIT
Cornelius Donovan, salary, 12
mo. to Dec. 31, 1916
500.00
.
500.00 500.00
RIFLE RANGE ACCOUNT
CREDIT
400.00
DEBIT
B. S. M. R. Asso., use range 1915
91.26
"
" range, 1916
159.75
" "
room 40.00
291.01
Balance December 31, 1916
108.99
400.00
400.00
TREE WARDEN DEPT. SALARY OF WARDEN CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
F. T. Woodbury
25.00
25.00
25.00
Department Expenses CREDIT
Appropriation
575.00
DEBIT
Wages as per payrolls .
462.12
Other Expenses:
Kıllorin Con. Co., use of team 104.50
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs .
6.90
111.40
573.52
Balance December 31, 1916
1.48
575.00
575.00
25.00
Appropriation
1
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
197
ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACCOUNT
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Frank McGlory, wages
170.00
C. L. Sopher, M. D., services
10.00
Charles Dutton, M. D., services
17.00
197.00
Balance December 31, 1916
1,803.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SALARIES OF BOARD CREDIT
Appropriation
100.00
DEBIT
Joseph W. Heath, Ch'm, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, 1916
33.34
A. D. Jenkins, Sec'y, 12 mo. to
Dec. 31, 1916 .
33.33
David Taggart, 12 mo. to
33.33
100.00
100.00
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
CREDIT
Appropriation
.
600.00
DEBIT
David Taggart, 12 mo. to Dec.
Dec. 31, 1916
600.00
600.00
600.00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Palmer Corbett, 12 mo. to Dec.
31, 1916
200.00
200.00
200.00
2,000.00
200.00
Dec. 31, 1916
198
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
-
INSPECTOR OF MILK CREDIT
200.00
DEBIT
Carl M. Smith, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, 1916 200.00
200.00 200.00
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE CREDIT
Appropriation
1,200.00
DEBIT
Thomas I. Poan, 12 mo. to Dec.
1, 1915 to Dec. 1, 1916 . 1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
DEPARTMENT EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation
3,960.00
Refund
2.51
DEBIT
Printing and Advertising:
Geo. W. Abbott
21.40
H. M. Dolbeare
1.25
Hobbs & Warren
1.06
23.71
Contagious Diseases :
E. H. Wells, services .
12.25
Morse A. Esner, clothing
8.75
Geo. T. Perkins, loss of wages
35.00
Melrose Hospital, board
142.86
City of Malden, board 651.84
Mass. Homeopathic Hosp., board 64.50
City of Haverhill, board
160.00
City of Boston, board
54.29
Town of Reading, board .
129.29
Richard Dutton, services
28.50
H. A. Feindel, teaming
1.11
Hobbs & Warren, record book
4.12
Guy Mclain, use of auto .
16.00
Jos. J. Hughes, use of auto
4.00
Geo. W. Abbott, printing
2.00
American Express, express
2.67
Tuberculosis Expenses :
C. L. Sopher, services
1.50
State Board of Charity, board
67.00
Northrup Hotel, board
5.00
1,317.18
Appropriation®
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
199
Channing House, board
48.50
Mrs. T. Sweetser, board
95.00
Rutland State San., board
22.28
Lakeville State San., treatment
188.57
Ellen McMammin, rent
100.00
S. E. Ryder & Co., medicine
12.70
Comm. of Mass., board
53.00
No. Reading State San., board
72.00
Various Persons, aid
75.00
740.55
Dispensary Expenses:
Light Dept., light
1.37
Geo. H. Taylor, rent and supplies
150.75
Bonney & Dutton, hospital suppl's
56.45
Visiting Nurse Ass'n, services
506.67
John Flanley estate, rent
37.50
J. W. Heath, Phys. to Dispensary W. H. Frawley, moving furniture
6.00
Mrs. T. Sweetser, rent
4.00
Guy McLain, use of auto
3.50
Morse A. Esner clothing
13.50
W. H. Frawley, teaming
3.00
Chas. F. Young, signs
7.00
Mary Holmes, cleaning office
.75
990.49
Sanitary Inspector:
David Taggart, services
94.15
Fumigation:
A. D. Jenkins, services 159.00
International Chemical
Co.,
germ destroyer.
63.94
222.94
Burying Cats and Dogs:
Various persons
15.50
Inspection of Meat:
James R. Reid, services
216.25
Other Expenses:
H. M. Dolbeare, printing (milk inspector)
1.75
W. E. Knox, pipe Broad-
way Brook
115.40
Geo. L. Flint, signs
6.00
Various persons, cleaning Broadway Brook 75.00
W. W. Wilder, signs
2.00
200.15
3,820.92
Balance December 31, 1916
141.59
3,962.51
3,962.51
200.00
200
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SALARY OF SUPT. OF STREETS CREDIT
Appropriation DEBIT
2,000.00
O. H. Starkweather, 12 mo. to Dec. 31, '16 ·
1,766.67
Balance Dec. 31, '16
233.33
2,000.00
2,000.00
, DEPARTMENT EXPENSES CREDIT
Appropriation 16,440.00
Refund (Hildreth Granite Co.)
17.00
DEBIT
Harold M. Miller, Clerk
295.19
Office Expenses :
A. H. Thayer, supplies . 1.10
Municipal Journal subscrip 3.00
Good Roads, magazine . 1.00
B. L. Makepeace, supplies . 7.79
G. W. Abbott, printing . 16.75
C. F. Young, sign . 1.00
Brown-Howland Co., stat. . 1.37
H. M. Dolbeare, printing 3.00
Labor and Teams:
Labor as per payrolls . · 3,510.32
Teams as per payrolls . 1,190.44
4,700.76
Equipment and Repairs:
George H. Taylor, supplies . 6.00
R. B. McKim, shovels 14.00
A. W. Chesterton & Co., rep. 13.27
H. L. Bond Co., supplies . 107.41
Buffalo St. Roller Co., rep. . N. E. Road Machine Co.
6.50
snow plows, repairs, etc. 536.75
A. G. Tomasello, steel car 35.00
O'Brien Awning Co., cloth 3.60
35.01
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
201
H. A. Feindel, repairs . 123.47
G. T. Stoddard, tar tank .
15.00
Wanamaker & Feindel, rep G. H. Dyer Co., repairs . ·
50.55
4.00
Puritan Iron Works, grates .
31.50
W. E. Sims, boiler insp. .
5.00
Boston Belting Co., belt
6.75
H. I. Dallman & Co., brooms
29.40
Curry Bros. Oil Co., hose .
9.80
J. W. Grace, supplies . ·
.59
Cambridge Iron Works, rep.
1.75
Wake. Plan. Mill Co., rep.
1.95
J. B. Hunter Co., blocks, etc. Grant Gear Works, repairs . Butts & Ordway Co., tools, etc.
21.40
2.85
J. Laybolt, supplies . · 4.51
Crosby St. Gage & Valve Co. repairs . 5.85
B. L. Makepeace, repairs
1.50
C. A. Claflin Co., hose . 5.10
J. Eisenmann & Co. brooms 8.00
E.W. Nash, supplies 10.04
1,065.04
Stable Expenses:
W. H. Grant, shoeing . 30.65
Wakefield Harness Co., sup. 6.90
L. H. Kirk, grain
249.96
Curley Bros., grain, etc. . 167.65
W. B. Hurd, medicine
50
Palmer Corbett, services
4.50
Butts & Ordway Co.,
horse shoes 12.04
A. C. Verge, supplies
.78
T. E. Giles, shoeing
1.45
Water Dept., water rates
4.00
478.43
Street Patrol (Wakefield Square) :
Labor as per payrolls .
740.37
Ames Plow Co., wheelbarrow 12.00 752.37
Sidewalks and Curbing:
Labor as per payrolls . 1,907.92
Teams as per payrolls . 620.50
The Barrett Co., tarvia . 152.00
3.50
202
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Standard Oil, oil 10.50
J. C. Kallenberg, cor. stone 2.25
Wakefield Light Dept., tar. .
181.91
H. A. Feindel, lumber .
3.91
Killorin Contract. Co., wood
4.50
Geo. H. Taylor, sundries . 13.16
Hildreth Granite Co., curb.
367.93
Boston&Maine R.R., freight
17.00
3,281.58
Snow and Ice Removal:
Labor as per payrolls . 1,042.35
Teams as per payrolls
1,479.24
Killorin Con. Co., repairs
2.00
Wanamaker & Feindel,
repairs, etc.
7.50
2,531.09
Street Signs:
Wanamaker & Feindel,
repairs, etc. .
10.00
Various persons, payroll
5.00
Traffic Signs Co., signs .
23.90
38.90
Oil:
Standard Oil Co., road oil 608.67
John Baker Co., 494.70
B. & M. R.R., demurrage .
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