Town of Arlington annual report 1874-1877, Part 22

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Charles Gott, Asst. Engineer, 1876, 40 00


Charles Gott, on account, Asst. Engineer, 1877, 25 00


A. B. Moulton, Asst. En- gineer, 1876, 20 00


A. B. Moulton, on account,


Asst. Engineer, 1877, 25 00


Abel Lawrence, hose carriage harness, 48 00


Blake Hose Co., 850 feet of hose, 1,000 00


Hunneman & Co., 1


horse hose carriage, $800 00


Less credit for old car- riage, 300 00


Paid Joseph S. Smith, 1 50-foot


500 00


Bangor extension ladder,


120 82


Boston, Lowell & Nashua


R. R. Co., freight on lad- ders, 7 36


Belt & Leather Stuffing Co., 1 bbl. hose oil, 79 20


George A. Stearns, on ac-


count, Asst. Engineer and Secretary, 1877, 30 00.


Henry W. Schwamb, ringing


School-house bell, 5 00


Amounts carried forward,


$3,560 03


$17,432 03


45


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $3,560 03


$17,432 03


Paid Hunneman & Co., repairing hose, 13 00


Arlington Water Commis-


sioners, water for Wm. Penn Hose House, 25 00


Arlington Water Commis-


sioners, water for Highland Hose House, 10 00


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas


for Wm. Penn Hose House, 22 00


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas for Highland Hose House, 5 60


Wm. Saunders, medical attend- ance on horse, 12 00


Matthew Rowe, 2d, labor on hydrants and hose, 38 00


George D. Tufts, painting and papering Hook and Ladder Co.'s room, 22 00


W. A. Peirce, Treasurer, on account repairing room Wm. . Penn Hose House, 30 00


R. B. Harwood, thawing hy- drants, 5 00


C. L. Sands, thawing hydrants, 5 00


J. W. Peirce, coal, 13 75


J. A. Wellington, coal, 34 50


C. F. Hartwell, carpenter work, 10 34


J. E. Shirley, labor at High- land Hose House, 2 50


A. B. Moulton, labor at High- land Hose House, 3 00


' Amounts carried forward, $3,811 72


$17,432 03


.


46


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $3,811 72 $17,432 03


Paid John Mahoney, labor on hy- drants, 1 50


John Gee, watchman at fire, 3 00


C. W. H. Moulton & Co., re- pairing ladder, 9 00


Hill & Gott, blacksmith work, 33 55


Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex- pressing, 2 85


E. J. Ober, desk for H. & L. Co., 12 50


A. W. Mitchell & Co., repair- ing badges, 65


Arlington Press Association, printing, 7 85


Jesse Bacon, mason work at Wm. Penn Hose House, 4 00


Wm. L. Clark & Co., repairs harness, etc., 34 84


Grenville P. Peirce, refresh- ments, 4 50


George White, oiling hose, 6 00


George H. Hutchinson, ex- pressing, . 1 15


Robert Jost, labor, 25


James Farrell, « 50


R. W. Shattuck, repairs and sundries, 7 59


Sylvester Stickney, repairs and sundries, 10 22


A. Ferguson & Co., painting roof of Highland Hose House, 2 00


Concreting at Wm. Penn Hose House, 16 67


Amounts carried forward, $3,970 34


$17,432 03


47


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $3,970 34 $17,432 03


Less credit of 118} days' work of horse on the highways, at $1.50 per day, 177 75


3,792 59


Repairs of Hearse.


Paid F. Ivers' bill, 123 00


Incidentals.


Paid Napoleon Underwood, care of town clock, $25 00


C. F. Hartwell, ringing bell July 4th, 3 00


Franklin Litchfield, ringing bell July 4th, 3 00


Orin N. West, ringing bell July 4th, 3 00


Isaac Wood, ringing bell July 4th, 2 00


H. B. Peirce, Sec'y of State, register of voters, 1 20


Hugh Rowe, setting stone bound Cambridge line, 4 00


Abel R. Proctor, services as auditor 1876, 12 50


George M. Morse, services as auditor 1876, 12 50


James C. Blanchard, for old reports, 5 00


H. C. Whittemore, for old re- ports, 5 00


Amounts carried forward, $76 20


$21,347 62


48


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $76 20 $21,347 62


Paid J. B. Hartwell, undertaker, re- turning deaths, 10 25


J. H. Hartwell, services as janitor, etc., 498 38


J. H. Hardy, costs and ex- penses in lawsuits, 131 45


R. M. Yale & Co., repairing flag, 4 75


M. F. Whiton & Co., halliards for flag, 2 00


George M. Stevens, repairs of town clock, 14 48


F. E. Fowle, stamps, en- velopes, etc., 34 75


Geo. Y. Wellington, record book, 2 75


Brooks, Rushton & Co., 2 38


A. Needham,


1 65


M. R. Warren, liquor licenses, 2 08


C. K. Darling, legal blanks,


60


Doane & Greenough, books and stationery, 47 76


Arlington Press Association, printing, 100 83


D. F. Jones & Co., printing,


336 25


D. F. Jones & Co., binding registers, 9 00


Homer, Lane & Co., lamp shade, 1 15


1,276 71


Amounts carried forward, $1,276 71


$21,347 62


49


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,276 71 $21,347 62 Credit,


Received of B. Poland for auctioneer's li-


cense, $2 00


C. S. Jacobs, Jr., billiard license, 2 00


Wm. L. Sweatt, for billiard li- cense, 2 00


J. H. Hartwell, court fees, 9 60


15 60


1,261 11


Insurance.


Paid George Y. Wellington, agent, as follows, viz :


Premium on Policies for $6,000, on Cutter School-house, $68 50


Premium on Policy for $2,000, on Cutter School-house and furniture, 45 00


Premium on Policy for $1,800, on Stone Crusher, building and machinery, 27 00


Premium on Policies for $4,000, on School-house at Heights, 80 00


$220 50


Less, return premium received,


28 00


192 50


Amount carried forward, 4


$22,801 23


50


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $22,801 23


Interest on Town Debt.


Paid Provident Institution for Sav- ings, $700 00


Heirs of Wm. Rand, 36 00


Estate of George Holden, 1,400 00


Plymouth Savings Bank, 2,100 00


Commonwealth of Massachu-


setts, 3,640 00


Heirs of John Albree, 137 50


John Peabody, 970 00


O. A. Taft, 420 00


Six months' interest on $8,000


coupon notes at 5 per cent, 200 00


Water Commissioners on loan, .


36 59


Faneuil Hall National


Bank, $568 50


Less, interest on de-


posits, 141 58


426 92


Trustees of Town Library,


6 00


Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund, 321 24


Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 36 79


Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, 20 99


Credit,


$10,452 03


Interest received on taxes, 326 94


10,125 09


Amount carried forward,


$32,926 32


51


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $32,926 32


Interest on Water Debt.


Paid Water Commissioners to pay interest on Water Scrip, 7,000 00


Public Library.


Paid L. J. Newton, salary as libra- rian, $425 00


L. J. Newton, extra work on catalogue, 63 50


Benjamin Adams, rebinding books, 84 75


J. F. Sampson & Co., covering paper, 8 00


Estes & Lauriat, books, $12 00


Henry A. Clark, 32 00


Lockwood, Brooks & Co., books, 426 84


Melvil Dewey, books,


5 00


475 84


Less, received for old books,


12 00


463 84


Paid Brooks, Rushton & Co., cx-


pressing, 1 95


Winn's. Express, expressing, 1 45


Edward Storer, work on book- cases, 2 90


D. F. Jones & Co., printing supplement to catalogue, 30 00


Amounts carried forward,


$1,081 39


$39,926 32


52


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,081 39 $39,926 32


Credit,


Amount received for fines, 93 00


988 39


Police.


Paid John H. Hartwell, $487 53


Garrett Barry, 637 33


Patrick J. Shean, 473 33


B. F. Durgin, special police July 4th, · 6 00


John Nolan, special police


July 4th, 7 50


Michael Welch, special police July 4th, 7 50


C. F. Hartwell, special police July 4th, 3 00


O. W. Durgin and J. Arm- strong, special police at fire, 14 75


A. W. Mitchell & Co., 6 badges, 9 00


Winn's Express, expressing, 15


1,646 09


Salaries of Town Officers.


Paid John Schouler, services as selectman, etc., one year to March 1, 1878, $450 00


James Durgin, services as selectman, etc., one year to March 1, 1878, 250 00


Amounts carried forward, $700 00


$42,560 80


53


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $700 00 $42,560 80


Paid William G. Peck, services as selectman, etc., one year to March 1, 1878, 200 00


Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, services as water commissioner, one year to March 1, 1878, 200 00


John Fillebrown, services as water commissioner, one


year to March 1, 1878, 150 00


George Hill, services as water commissioner, one year to March 1, 1878, . 150 00


Henry Mott, services as asses- sor, one year to March 1, 1878, 200 00


Thomas P. Peirce, services as assessor, one year to March 1,1878, 200 00


B. Delmont Locke, services as assessor, one year to March 1,1878, 300 00


Benjamin Poland, services as water commissioner for the years 1873, 1874 and 1875, 574 69 J. W. Peirce, services as water commissioner for the year 1873, 118 00


B. Delmont Locke, services as treasurer, town clerk, collec- tor of taxes, water registrar, etc., one year to January 1, 1878, 2,000 00


4,792 69


Amount carried forward,


$47,353 49


54


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$47,353 49


Street Hydrants.


Paid Water Commissioners for use of hydrants for the year 1877,


1,000 00


Street Lamps.


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., gas, $954 72 T. K. Hutchinson, lighting and care of lamps, 468 00


J. Burbank & Co., alcohol for thawing, 11 70


George D. Tufts, repairs of lanterns, 4 50


R. W. Shattuck, repairs of lan- terns, 3 75


Winn's Express, expressing, 15


1,442 82


State Aid.


Paid Ellen Ferguson, $48 00


Alice M. Scanlan, 48 00


Susan Moore, 48 00


Hannah C. Murphy,


48 00


Ann Campbell, 48 00


Eveline C. Henry, 48 00


Charlotte L. Danforth,


20 00


308 00


Town House.


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., gas, $418 40 Arlington Water Commis- sioners, water, 30 00


Amounts carried forward,


$448 40


$50,104 31


55


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $448 40 $50,104 31


Paid J. A. Wellington & Co., coal, 95 63


Robert Jost, putting in coal, 5 95


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal, 13 20 .


Edward Storer, repairs, 9 55


J. M. Chase, book-case, 68 07


C. F. Hartwell, repairs, police station, etc., 34 63


Lawrence, Wilde & Co., furni- ture, 12 00


Mrs. D. Benham, cleaning, 11 40


C. W. Bastine, soap, 40


43 02


R. W. Shattuck, repairs, etc., Sylvester Stickney, repairs, etc., 1 75


George D. Tufts, setting glass,


2 25


F. A. Fessenden, green Hol- land curtains, 14 00


760 25


Town Debt.


Paid Note to heirs of Wm. Rand, dated January 3, 1867, $1,200 00 Note to heirs of John Albree, dated July 1, 1862, 5,000 00


Note to Provident Institution for Savings, dated July 11, 1867, 5,000 00


Note to Provident Institution for Savings, dated July 11, 1867, 5,000 00


Amounts carried forward,


$16,200 00


$50,864 56


56


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $16,200 00 $50,864 56


Deduct amount borrowed on town


notes, as per entry on the debit


side of Treasurer's account cur- rent, May 1st, 8,000 00


Amount appropriated for the pay- ment of debt, 8,200 00


Amount carried forward to page 61,


$59,064 56


SCHOOLS.


Teachers' Salaries.


Paid Charles W. Stickney,


$1,739 00


E. O. Grover, 1,600 00


S. J. Dunbar,


1,600 00


L. B. Marshall,


800 00


J. A. Mowry,


417 10


H. J. Williams,


273 17


E. A. Simmons,


550 00


O. M. Hobart, 550 00


C. C. Turner,


509 76


Lizzie A. Gould, 32 91


A. Pillsbury,


348 79


A. M. Frost,


171 93


A. E. Flanders,


550 00


L. R. Warren,


550 00


L. E. Schouler,


550 00


S. F. Packard,


550 00


E. R. Fessenden, 550 00


E. J. Locke, 550 00


S. F. Gibbs,


550 00


Olive R. Wood,


270 49


Mary Thompson,


296 32


Amount carried forward, $13,009 47


57


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $13,009 47


Paid J. F. Richardson,


550 00


Annie C. Snelling,


201 21


L. M. Farrington,


296 32


M. F. Scanlan,


550 00


K. I. Bowers,


550 00


Emma S. Hill,


550 00


$15,707 00


INCIDENTALS.


Russell School.


Paid James Thaxter, janitor, $800 00


H. Wellington & Co., coal, 249 68


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal, 144 85


Richard Welch, putting in coal,


2 50


Thomas Welch, 66 5 37


Robert Jost, 66


9 58


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


20 00


Arlington Water Commission- ers, water, 100 00


Edward Storer, carpenter work, 18 48


R. W. Shattuck, sundries, 23 94


Walker, Pratt & Co., repairs of boiler, 2 56


J. L. Hammett, sundries,


34 05


C. H. Taylor, grades for con- creting, 8 00


Highway Department, concret- ing, 437 55


Wakefield Rattan Co., mat, 5 08


Hill & Gott, repairing furnace, 1 60


Winn's Express, expressing, 1 50


Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex- pressing, 1 20


Amounts carried forward, $1,865 94


$15,707 00


58


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,865 94 $15,707 00


Paid Alfred Brooks, building cess- pool, 85 93


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas, 7 20


E. J. Ober, repairing and cur- tains, 3 27


Frothingham & Co., stationery, 3 50


George D. Tufts, setting glass, 8 87


A. E. Rowe, bell-pull, 75


1,975 46


Cutter School.


Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $216 64


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal, 147 73


Robert Jost, putting in coal, 8 00


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal, 17 62 Arlington Water Commission- ers, water, 25 00


Hiram W. Smith, repairing clock, 3 00


Theodore Schwamb, rent one year, 175 00


Highway Department, grading,


gravelling and concreting, 251 25


George D. Tufts, painting, 224 67


Alfred Brooks, mason work, 17 85


Jesse Bacon, 17 36


L. B. Marshall, music, 5 60


Frothingham & Co., paper,


5 35


J. L. Hammett, sundries,


13 01


E. J. - Ober, repairing,


85


S. J. Dunbar, books, etc.,


9 14


Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex- pressing, 15


Amounts carried forward, $1,138 22


$17,682 46


59


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,138 22


$17,682 46


Paid Ammi Hall, fencing, etc., 136 67


S. Stickney, repairing, etc., 233 68


R. W. Shattuck, repairs, etc., 3 52


Ebenezer Clapp, pencils,


1 00


Davies Dodge, sundries,


1 02


H. G. Goodrich, repairing blackboards, 36 64


1,550 75


East School.


Paid Patrick Daily, janitor, Daniel Sweeny,


$80 00


40 00


Patrick Daily, removing ashes,


3 00


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal,


68 38


Robert Jost, putting in coal,


3 73


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


13 57'


George D. Tufts, painting,


166 32


John Lawrence, setting glass,


8 80


Edward Storer, carpentering,


18 16


Sylvester Stickney, sundries, 2 00


R. W. Shattuck,


19 75


423 71


High School.


Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $133 32


Robert Jost, 66 50 00


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal, 55 96


Robert Jost, putting in coal,


3 04


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


7 87


Arlington Water Commission- ers, water, 20 00


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas, 3 20


Arthur W. Peirce, expense, 10 00


Amounts carried forward, $283 39


$19,656 92


60


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $283 39 $19,656 92


Paid Jesse Bacon, repairing chim- neys, 19 50


Edward Storer, repairs, 125 60


Arlington Press Association, printing, 13 00


Lockwood, Brooks & Co., book, 1 74


George D. Tufts, setting glass, 15 55


R. W. Shattuck, repairing fur- nace, etc., 37 40


Sylvester Stickney, repairs, 17 46


Davies Dodge, sundries, 2 01


O. W. Whittemore, 66


50


Joseph L. Ross, furniture, 8 75


H. B. & W. O. Chamberlain, sundries, 4 76


529 66


Heights School.


Paid S. A. G. Bailey, rent of hall, $237 50 Sarah Carr, 66 137 50


Ammi Hall, carpenter work, 3 75


R. W. Shattuck, repairs, 1 87


Winn's Express, expressing, 1 00


George H. Hutchinson, " 1 05


382 67


Sundries.


Paid Rev. D. R. Cady, services as Chairman 1876, $50 00


C. E. Goodwin, services


as


Secretary 1876 and 1877, 100 00


Amounts carried forward,


$150 00


$20,569 25


.


61


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $150 00 $20,569 25


Paid Rev. George W. Cutter, ser- vices for two years, . 100 00


D. F. Jones & Co., printing, 34 25


B. D. Locke, collecting and recording names of school children, 25 00


Hiram W. Smith, cleaning clocks, 14 00


J. L. Hammett, paper, 6 00


Davies Dodge, sundries, 54 02


F. E. Fowle, postal cards and postage, 5 89


O. W. Whittemore, sundries, 2 00


391 16


Total school expenses,


$20,960 41


Amount brought from page 56, 59,064 56


Total expenditures for the year 1877, $80,024 97


62


TREASURERS' REPORT.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1877.


Objects of Appropriations.


Amount


Appropriations.


Amount


Expended.


Expended more


Expended less


Appropriations.


Almshouse


$1.600 00


$1.472 14


$127 86


Counsel Fees


8:0 00


733 40


66 60


Cemeteries.


400 00


365 94


34 06


Discounts and Abatements.


4 500 00


4.693 16


$193 16


Fire Department.


3 800 00


3,792 59


7 41


Hearse, Repairs of. .


15" 00


123 60


27 00


Highways and Bridges .. Sidewalks


8,350 00 }


8,523 13


326 87


Incidentals.


1,600 00


1,261 11


333 S9


Insurance.


300 00


192 50


107 50


Interest on Town Debt .6


7.000 00


7.000 (0


Library.


1,433 02


98S 39


444 63


Monuments


500 00


5 0 00


Outside Poor


2.000 00


1,644 26


355 74


Police ..


2 000 00


1.646 09


353 91


Schools


21.429 81


20,960 41


460 40


Salaries of Town Officers.


4.792 69


4 792 69


Street Hydrants, use of ..


1,000 00


10 0 00


Street Lamps


1 500 00


1,442 82


57 18


State Aid.


500 00


308 00


192 0


Town House repairs and inci- dentals.


1,112 50


760 25


352 25


Town Debt ..


8,200 00


8 200 00


Balance of Appropriations 3


$3,413 05


unexpended.


$83,463 02


$$0,024 97


$3,761 30


$3,761 30


NOTE .- Amount raised by taxation as anthorized at Town Meetings held March 5th and 13th, and April 17, 1877.


$78,900 00 .


LIBRARY. Unexpended balance, Dec. 30, 1876. Dog Tax of 1876. ..


$431 49


395 58


Income from Prat' Fund. 599 95


6 00


Amonnts taken from " Excess and Deficiency " account, viz :


For Repairs of Hearse.


$150 00


Salaries


692 69


Counsel Fees. 300 00


Highways, ( Vine Street). 850 00


1,992 69


SCHOOLS. Interest from William Cutter School Fund. $321 24


Amount received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for proportion of School Fund .. 108 57


429 81


TOWN HOUSE. Amount of rents received.


712 50


Total amount of appropriations as stated above.


$83,468 02


than


Appropriations.


than


500 00 3


10 000 00


10,125 09


125 09


Water


of


Interest on note $100, applied to this account.


1,433 02


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Estimated Value of the Real and Personal Estate of the Town of Arlington, as shown on the books, Dec. 31, 1877.


Town House, land and building, $20,000 00


66 66 furniture and fixtures, 1,000 00


Almshouse, land and buildings, 12,000 00


furniture and fixtures, 600 00


66 stock and tools, 3,500 00


Cutter School-house, land and furni- ture,


12,500 00


Russell School-house, land and fur- niture,


60,000 00


Adams School-house, land and fur- niture, 8,000 00


Winter Street School-house, land and furniture,


6,000 00


Cotting High School-house, land and furniture,


8,000 00


Blue Gravel Lot of Land,


4,000 00


Grove Street


1,500 00


Training Field " 66


1,000 00


Cemetery Land,


30,200 00


Public Library,


2,500 00


Town Scales,


200 00


Hospital Building,


600 00


Town Clock, 500 00


William Cutter School Fund,


5,354 00


Poor Widows' Fund,


613 11


" William Penn" Hose House, land and Apparatus, 14,000 00


" Highland" Hose House, land and apparatus, 6,000 00


Stone Crusher, building and machin- ery, 2,000 00


Water Works, at cost on books, 218,039 54


Amount carried forward, $418,106 65


64


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Amount brought forward, $418,106 65


Amount of Taxes due Dec. 31, 1877, as shown on the Trial Balance, $11,087 05


Amount of Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1877,


2,064 61


$13,151 66


Less balances due on Pay Rolls Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12,


2,008 62


11,143 04 .


$429,249 69


Statement of Amounts received and unexpended, Dec. 31, 18777.


Balance of Appropriations unexpended


as per Tabular Statement on p. 62, $3,443 05


State Aid refunded by the State, 387 00


Overlayings of Tax, 496 20


Receipts from Scales,


69 20


Rents of land and Adams School- house, 195 30


Licenses to sell intoxicating liquors,


750 00


Amount of Premium received on $16,000 coupon notes sold, 185 60


Balance of account, " Corporation and Bank Tax," 186 43


$5,712 78


Balance of "Excess and Deficiency " account, unexpended and unap- propriated, $729 82


Balance of account, "Income from Poor Widows' Fund," unex- pended, 438 05


Amounts carried forward, $1,167 87


$5,712 78


65


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Amounts brought forward, $1,167 87 $5,712 78


Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1877,


of $8,000 borrowed for the School-house at the Heights, 2,827 80 Balance of account, "Lots in New Cemetery," 1,400 00


Balance of account, "Lots in Old Cemetery," 270 00


5,665 67


$11,378 45


Amount of debits to Water Works in 1875, 1876, 1877,


$62,982 40


Amount of proceeds of sales of Water Scrip, as follows, viz :


1875, $31,000, sold for


$32,260 00


1876, 24,000,


· 25,127 00


1877, 5,000, 66


5,412 50


62,799 50


Balance of this account,


$182 90


5


STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, DEC. 31, 1877.


To Whom Due.


Date of Note.


When Due.


Rate of Interest.


Amount.


George Holden.


Dec.


15, 1873


Dec. 15, 1878


7 per cent.


$5,000 00


Feb.


6,1874


Feb.


6,1879


5,000 00


John Peabody . ..


Dec.


18, 1871


Dec.


18, 1881


1,000 00


Plymouth Savings Bank.


Sept. 25, 1872


Sept. 25, 1882


30,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


April 9, 1873


April 9, 1883


7


21,000 00


O. A. Taft. .


June


26,1873


June 26, 1883,


7


6,000 00


George Holden .


June 26, 1873


27,1873


Oct. 27, 1883


7


10,000 00


April 9, 1873


April 9,1885


7


21,000 00


John Peabody


Nov. 23, 1872


Nov. 23, 1887


7


2,500 00


Dec.


2,1872


Dec.


2, 1887


7


2,500 00


Jan.


1,1873


Jan.


1,1888


7


1,000 00


April


1,1872


April


1,1892


7


7,000 00


Nov.


1,1877


Nov.


1,1892


5


8,000 00


May


1,1877


May


1,1897


5


8,000 00


Trustees of Town Library.


April


1,1856


On demand


6


100 00


Dec.


31,1861


6


349 85


Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund ..


Jan.


1,1871


6


375 61


"


Jan.


1, 1875


6


237 50


Trustees of William Cutter School fund .


Jan.


1,1871


6


5,354 00


Due on Land sold for Taxes.


27 00


Arlington Water Scrip ..


Jan.


1,1872


Jan. 1,1892


6


66


$144,443 96 215,000 00


Total amount as shown on Trial Balance ..


$359,443 96


7


6


7


10,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


Oct.


.


TOWN DEBT.


66


16


Eight Coupon Notes, each $1,000


Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund.


June 26, 1883


67


TRIAL BALANCE.


TRIAL BALANCE DEC. 31, 1877.


DR. CR.


Public Property.


$418,106 65


Assets and Debts, (excess of assets over liabilities) ..


$55,626 98


Excess and Deficiency .


729 82


Taxes for 1875.


192 19


Taxes for 1876.


2,186 80


Taxes for 1877.


8,708 06


Corporation and Bank Tax.


186 43


Cash. .


2,064 61


Notes Payable


144,443 96


Arlington Water Scrip.


215,000 00


Cemeteries.


34 06


State Aid


192 00


State Aid, (refunded by the State)


387 00


Insurance.


107 50


Counsel Fees


$ 60


Monuments.


500 00


Discounts and Abatements.


193 16


Overlayings.


496 20


Receipts from Scales


69 20


Rents


195 30


Pay Rolls Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, (balance unpaid this date) ..


2,008 62


Income from Poor Widows' Fund.


438 05


Lots in New Cemetery


1,400 00


Lots in Old Cemetery .


270 00


Licenses.


750 00


Repairs of Hearse. .


27 00


Premium on Water Scrip.


2,800 30


326 87


Interest on Town Debt.


125 09


185 60


School-house at Heights.


2,827 80


Almshouse.


127 86


Fire Department


7 41


Incidentals .


338 89


Public Library


444 63


Street Lamps


57 18


Outside Poor.


355 74


Police


353 91


Public Schools


469 40


Town House.


352 25


$431,576 56


$431,576 56


Highways and Bridges.


Premium on Notes Payable.


68


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR. 1876.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


Dec. 30, To balance cash on hand.


$3,520 87


Amount of uncollected Taxes at this date. 10,908 79


1877.


Jan. 1, Cash borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand.


3,000 00


17,


rent of Hall of Ephraim Clow


10 00


19,


of L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected .. 29 00


14 00


25,


" State Treasurer, income School Fund


108 57


27,


" " Universalist Society, rent of Hall.


22 00


31,


" Mrs. Rebecca Whittemore, for work done, moving fence, &c. 40 00


Feb.


1,


" Robert Speatman, on account rent of shop ..


10 00


2,


" " John Gee, on account.


1 00


" borrowed of Water Commissioners, on demand.


1,000 00


7,


" of A. S. Estabrook, on account board of Endor Esta- brook


11 84


12,


" borrowed of Water Commissioners, on demand. . .. of Robert Speatman, on account rent of shop .. ..


3 00


15,


" " Methodist Society, in settlement of rent of Hall in 1874 68 00


15,


" " S. P. Prentiss, rent of Hall.


10 00


19,


" Jacob Bassing, for loam


22 00


21,


"


" Amos Stone, County Treasurer, Dog Tax.


395 58


24,


" " Water Commissioners, on account bill paid. ..


35 12


" High School Alumni, rent of Hall .. 6 00


27,


" S. E. Kimball, for 12 bbls. apples sold.


18 90


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable August 2d.


5,000 00


28,


" of sundry persons, interest on taxes ..


14 57


Mar. 1,


" " Arlington Reform Club, rent of Hall. . 5 00


1,


" " H. Pattee, use of room in Adams School-house ..


5 30


19,


" " Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall.


60 00


27,


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable August 2d.


5,000 00


31,


" of sundry persons, interest on taxes.


5 30


April 6,


" " Arlington Catholic T. A. Society, rent of Hall ...


10 00


7,


" Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on deposits to March 31st. 3 75


16,


" " Arlington Catholic T. A. Society, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School-house to April 1st ...


12 50


Carried forward.


$31,060 30


" on demand.


1,200 00


" Robert Speatman, on account rent of shop .....


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


9 21


500 00


69


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1876.


Dec. 30, By amount of unpaid bills this date, in Pay Rolls Nos. 10, 11 and 12. $3,338 10


1877.


Jan. 5, Cash paid Note to Heirs of William Rand, dated Jan. 3, 1867. 1,200 00


17, " 6 months' interest on the same. 36 00


Provident Institution for Savings, 6 months' interest to 11th, on notes, $10,000 350 00


31. Amount of Pay Rolls No. 1. 4,774 18


Feb. 3,


Cash paid Estate of George Holden, 6 months' interest to 6th, on note, $5,000. 175 00


27, " interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank, 5 months 6 days. 108 34


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 2.


3,633 68


28, Mar. 24, Cash paid 6 months' interest to 25th inst., on note $30,000 to Plymouth Savings' Bank.


1,050 00


27, " interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank. 87 50


31,


" John Peabody, 6 months' interest to April 1st, on note, $7,000. 245 00


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 3.


3,430 44


April 7,


Cash paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest on notes, $42,000, to 9th inst .. ....


1,470 00


Carried forward.


$19,898 24


.


70


TREASURERS' ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN




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