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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward $2,243 28 $25,032 76
Paid Charles Gott, cleaning, &c. 7 75
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal 6 00
Grenville P. Peirce, oil 1 38
S. A. Fowle, grain and hay 14 26
D. F. Jones, printing 6 00
A. B. Moulton, account Assistant Engineer, 1875 20 00
Sundry persons for services at the .
"Shoddy Mill " fire . 30 99
T. E. Rowe, refreshments at " Shoddy Mill" fire . 8 35
Geo. Russell, refreshments at
" Shoddy Mill " fire . 25 00
Matthew Rowe, sundries 16 34
Engine Co. No. 4, Cambridge, ser- vices at " Shoddy Mill " fire . 10 00
Henry Hastings Hose Co., services at " Shoddy Mill " fire .
10 00
Hunneman & Co., rubber hose, &c. 39 75
A. J. Jones, repairs and storage of hose carriages . 30 00
T. Callahan, putting in coal ·
2 40
A. Needham, expressing . 2 10
Theodore Diehl, washing hose . . 2 00
Wm. Farrell, jun. " 2 00
$2,477 60
Incidentals.
Paid J. H. Hartwell, as janitor, &c. . 452 00
J. H. Hartwell, collecting births 27 75
J. B. Hartwell, undertaker, return- ing deaths 10 75
Napoleon Underwood, care and re- pairs of town clock, 1874 . 26 50
Napoleon Underwood, care of town clock, 1875 25 00
Amounts carried forward,
$542 00 $27,510 36
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $542 00 $27,510 36 Paid Geo. M. Stevens & Co., repairs of town clock 3 00
E. M. McPherson, repairing safe lock 1 50
W. N. Winn, expressing . 1 05
J. B. Beers, atlas Middlesex County 12 00
Matthew Rowe, 2d, labor 8 00 ·
T. E. Rowe, 66 ·
8 00
E. T. Russell, jun., expressing 5 85
Church's Express, 66 3 10
Boston, Lowell, & Nashua R.R. Co. express 20 15
B. D. Locke, town clerk, for record- ing, indexing, and returning
births, marriages, and deaths . 45 15 B. D. Locke, paid registrar of deeds 2 90
Davies Dodge, sundries 4 45
Jas. Baston . 10 86
Charles S. Parker, printing . 135 95
D. F. Jones & Co., . 323 20
Blinn's Express 2 15
J. F. Allen, balance services, 1874 .
11 11
J. B. Stanwood, stationery 1 00
Doane & Greenough, account-books and stationery . 41 90
W. H. Forbes & Co., printing . 60 00 ·
Geo. Y. Wellington, insurance 83 75
Wm. Read & Sons, sundries 9 00
A. S. Hill, ringing bell 4th July . 3 00
O. N. West, 66 66 3 00 ·
Kimball Farmer 66 66 66 66
·
3 00
Isaac Wood, 66 66
and 19th of April 6 00
G. P. Peirce, use of horse 6 00
C. S. Jacobs, jun., dinners for County Commissioners . 10 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,367 07 $27,510 36
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,367 07 $27,510 36 Paid F. E. Fowle, stamps and envelopes . 26 00
James Pratt . 490 00
Frederic Hartwell, rigging flagstaff . 5 00
Whiton, Brother, & Co., halyards for flagstaff 3 75
J. C. Hobbs 30 00
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries 5 20
M. R. Warren, licenses and bonds 2 50
E. J. Ober, sundries 3 00
Murphy, Leavens, & Co., brushes, &c. 3 65
I. O. Carter, services 5 00
J. H. Hartwell, summoning town officers 4 40
$1,945 57
Less received of Benj. Poland
for auctioneer's
license 2 00
of Andrew Well-
ington for auc-
tioneer's license, 2 00
of C. S. Ober, for auctioneer's
license . 2 00
of U. S. Circus
for license . 10 00
$16 00 $1,929 57
Interest.
Paid Provident Institution for Savings Paid Plymouth Savings Bank 2,100 00
700 00
Arlington Five - Cent Savings Bank . 536 37
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3,640 00
George Holden 1,458 33
Amounts carried forward,
$8,434 70 $29,439 93
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$8,434 70 $29,439 93
Paid Heirs of William Rand 372 00
John Albree .
275 00
John Peabody . 1,040 00
O. A. Taft .
420 00
Charles H. Russell
37 75
Water Commissioners on loan
42 20
Trustees of Town Library . 6 00
66 Wm. Cutter School
Fund 321 24
Trustees of Poor Widow's Fund . 36 79
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund
20 99
$11,006 67
Credit,
Received of Faneuil Hall National
Bankinterest on deposits 333 20
interest on taxes . . 250 20
" amount for
lot in cemetery 6 00
- $589 40 -$10,417 27
Public Library.
Paid L. J. Newton, librarian . . 337 49
Phelps, Dalton, & Co., counter 12 00 ·
Charles S. Parker, printing . 21 85 J. F. Sampson & Co., paper 5 95
Benjamin Adams, binding books
42 75
2 00
J. H. Hartwell, cleaning room . Winn's Express, expressing
1 55
Church's
1 15
Blinn's 66 66
1 50
A. Needham,
1 40
Estes & Lauriat, books
18 00
W. B. Clark, 66
. 303 43
Amounts carried forward,
$749 07 $39,857 20
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$749 07 $39,857 20
Paid A. W. Lovering . 200 43
Edward Storer, window-screens 16 97
Doane & Greenough, paper 3 25 .
Credit, $969 72
Amount received at sundry dates for fines
35 00
$934 72
Street Lamps.
Paid Arlington Gas-Light Co., gas . 1,036 00
T. K. Hutchinson, care and lighting 502 50 R. W. Shattuck & Co., repairing lanterns 8 95
Geo. D. Tufts, repairing lanterns 11 00
J. Burbank & Co., alcohol 7 30
Winn's Express, expressing
15
$1,565 90
Salaries of Town Officers.
Paid John Schouler, services as select- man, &c., to March 1, 1876 . 500 00
James Durgin, services as selectman, &c., to March 1, 1876 . 300 00
William G. Peck, services as select- man, &c., to March 1, 1876 . 200 00
Henry Mott, services as assessor, to March 1, 1876 . . 200 00 .
Thomas P. Peirce, services as asses- sor, to March 1, 1876 . 200 00
B. Delmont Locke, services as asses- sor to March 1, 1876 . 300 00
B. Delmont Locke, services as treasu- rer, &c., one year to Jan. 1, 1876 2,000 00
$3,700 00
Amount carried forward,
$46,057 82
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$46,057 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 .
Abby Grant
48 00
Patrick Dailey
12 00
Charles Henry
72 00 ·
Emeline C. Henry .
48 00
$420 00
Brick or Concrete Sidewalks.
Paid Walter Bates, concrete sidewalks . 877 34 . 66 25
H. J. Bacon, brick
$943 59
Less amount received of D. Dodge .
.
18 47
$925 12
Street Hydrants.
Paid Water Commissioners for use of hy- drants for the year 1875 . 1,000 00
Town House.
Paid Arlington Gas-Light Co., gas . . 355 61
H. Wellington & Co., coal 112 20
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal 16 00
H. D. Trask, furnace regulator . 15 00
T. Callahan, putting in coal 4 50
30 00
Arlington Water Comm'rs, water Howard Watch & Clock Co., repair- ing clock . 3 00
Robert Renwick, cleaning clock 2 50
Boston Lightning Rod Co., repairing rods . 53 50
Amounts carried forward,
$592 31 $48,402 94
·
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $592 31 $48,402 94
Paid James Anderson & Co., gas burners 75 05
James M. Chase, carpenter work 5 21
James Baston,
1 21
Edward Storer,
66
5 98
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries 60 05
H. J. Bacon, mason work 17 25
Geo. D. Tufts, setting glass 8 00
John H. Hartwell, cleaning 10 40
T. H. Russell, soap . 25
$775 71
Lock-Up, Repairs of.
Paid James Baston, carpenter-work . 155 07
E. J. Ober, mattress 3 00
Glover & Willcomb, blankets and mattresses 15 00
Geo. D. Tufts, painting . 7 60
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries · 4 05
$184 72
Centennial Celebration.
Paid Battery C, firing salute . . 176 00 Win. Read & Sons, use of saddles . 320 00 W. H. Pattee, dinners for cavalcade 226 00 American Band, music . 220 00 C. S. Jacobs, jun., refreshments, band and battery 51 50 . C. S. Jacobs, jun., refreshm'ts, police 15 00
J. W. Peirce, care of horses and teaming . . 130 00
W. C. Currier, carriages . . 137 00
R. M. Yale, use of tent . . 50 00 O. N. West, ringing bell . 3 00
Kimball Farmer, 3 00
A. S. Hill, 66 3 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,334 50 $49,363 37
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,334 50 $49,363 37 Paid twenty-four special policemen two days and nights 144 10
James M. Chase, decorations . ·
120 48
Raymond Kennedy, 66
71 00
F. Bryant & Co., 66
2 31
R. W. Shattuck & Co., " 5 57
C. C. Sawyer & Co.,
5 00
Geo. T. Wellington, decorations, express, &c. . 34 99
Wm. N. Winn, expressing
·
16 55
Bean & Co.,
flags .
22 25
R. D. Blinn,
10 80
Arlington Press Association, print- ing . 21 85
Benjamin Poland, equipment . 22 00
F. W. Bacon, banner
16 50
George M. Wethern, rib- bon for badges $34 00
Less received for badges sold,
9 40
24 60
George D. Tufts, painting decora- tions
95 75
Cyrus H. Cutter, paid chaplain
·
10 00
- $1,958 25
Interest on Water Debt.
Paid Water Commissioners to pay cou- pons on Water Scrip $3,277 50
Almshouse Stable.
Paid A. L. Teel, carpenter work . $2,090 14 Matthew Rowe, 2d labor on foun- dation ·
74 25
J. W. Peirce, lime, cement, and sand
18 00
$2,182 39
Amount carried forward,
$56,781 51
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$56,781 51
Police.
1
Paid John H. Hartwell . . $450 00
B. F. Durgin
200 00
Wm. H. Barnes
92 00
Charles Gott .
50 00
A. B. Moulton
90 00
S. B. Moore .
10 00
Michael Waugh, for 1874
50 00
Bernard McGowan, special police .
45 00
J. P. Lovell & Sons, handcuffs and billies 20 25
Grenville P. Peirce, sundries 1 35
James Doyle, special police
7 50
Patrick Dacy,
7 50
John Wells, ·
12 00
Charles F. Hartwell, "
12 00
$1,047 60
Less amount received of C. L. Stein-
krauss for police service . 6 00
$1,041 60
Amount carried forward to p. 51.
$57,823 11
SCHOOLS, 1875.
Teachers' Salaries.
Paid W. H. H. Tuttle
$2,200 00
E. O. Grover . 780 48
H. F. Howard
1,097 50
S. J. Dunbar .
1,800 00
L. B. Marshall
1,000 00
Amount carried forward, $6,877 98
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$6,877 98
Paid S. B. Abbott .
800 00
C. C. Turner .
550 00
Eva J. Locke .
550 00
S. F. Gibbs
550 00
L. DeBlois
550 00
A. Pillsbury
550 00
S. F. Packard
550 00
O. M. Hobart .
550 00
K. I. Bowers .
550 00
M. F. Scanlan
550 00
L. R. Warren .
550 00
L. E. Schouler
550 00
E. A. Simmons
550 00
J. F. Richardson
550 00
A. A. Anderson
335 37
M. J. Stevens
80 49
E. R. Fessenden
469 51
Effie E. Cutter
335 36
Addie E. Flanders .
214 63
S. J. Elder, evening school
$101 50
-- $16,364 84
INCIDENTALS.
Russell School.
Paid James Thaxter, janitor . $1,000 00
Horatio Wellington & Co., coal 294 79
Wellington & Hunnewell
304 45
J. W. Peirce, 66
10 00
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal .
50 00
Arlington Water Commissioners water for 18 months 150 00
Arlington Gas-Light Co., gas . 17 58
Joseph L. Ross, settees . 459 64
Mason & Buffum, repairing bells 3 25
Wakefield Rattan Co., mats .
20 48
Amounts carried forward,
$2,310 19 $16,364 84
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$2,310 19 $16,364 84
Paid Edward Storer
306 22
Robert Renwick, repairing
clocks ·
3 00
R. K. Carpenter, stone work .
45 12
Dennis Collins, labor
3 00
O. M. Hobart, books
3 00
Michael Welch, labor
9 50
Hill & Gott, poker .
75
Geo. D. Tufts, painting, &c. .
14 99
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries 77 54
H. F. Howard, paper for ex- amination .
9 00
J. L. Hammett, ink .
2 05
T. K. Hutchinson, labor . . .
1 50
Gilbert Cutting, tuning piano .
2 00
L. E. Schouler, books
1 34
Jesse Bacon, mason work
85 31
Winn's Express, expressing
1 85
Daniel Benham, labor
3 75
John Carroll,
2 48
C. Linehan, jun., " .
·
1 00
$2,886 09
Cutter School.
Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor . ·
$250 00
Wellington & Hunnewell, coal 15 30
209 44
Horatio Wellington & Co., “ Horatio Wellington & Co, coal, primary .
37 75
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal . 19 50
6 50
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal . J. L. Hammett, globes, maps, &c. .
76 08
Amounts carried forward,
$614 57 $19,250 93
J. Crosby, removing ashes 2 50
49
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$614 57 $19,250 93 .
Paid Thompson, Brown, & Co., globes, maps, &c. 52 65
Howard Watch & Clock Co., clock .
25 00
Geo. D. Tufts, painting, &c. .
7 25
Ammi Hall, carpenter work
51 39
A. B. Moulton, 66
22 94
T. K. Hutchinson, labor . 1 50
Gilbert Cutting, tuning piano .
2 00
Arlington Water Commission- ers, water for 18 months . Robert Renwick, repairing
37 50
clocks 8 50
E. J. Ober, sundries
3 00
Thomas Higgins, sundries
1 30
H. D. Trask, furnace regulator
15 00
H. J. Bacon, mason work 35 75
Jesse Bacon,
25 50
S. J. Dunbar, paid for books and paper 2 30
J. L. Ross, furniture, &c. 37 47
W. G. Baker & Co., shades .
19 00
J. M. Chase, carpenter work . 19 15
Edward Storer .
5 13
R. W. Shattuck & Co, furnace and sundries ·
348 89
Theodore Schwamb, rent one year
200 00
S. J. Dunbar, books
7 89
.
East School.
Paid Horatio Wellington & Co., coal . $113 25
John Lawrence, painting 5 50
Wakefield Rattan Co., mats .
3 50.
$1,543 68,
Amount carried forward,
$122 25 $20,794 61
50
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $122 25 $20,794 61
Paid R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries 21 62
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal 8 50
Edward Storer, carpenter work 2 40
Daniel Benham, putting in coal 3 75
Josiah Crosby, care of schoolhouse 180 00
paid for key . 65
removing ashes 2 00
S. W. Sanford, blackboard . 20 00
$361 17
Adams School.
Paid James Thaxter, care evening school 22 50
John Lawrence, painting 6 50
Edward Storer, carpenter work 1 50
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries . 3 35
Wellington & Hunnewell, coal
7 65
$41 50
High School.
Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor 250 00
Aiken & Woodard, charcoal 17 50
Wellington & Hunnewell, coal 26 77
Horatio Wellington & Co., “
90 60
Arlington Water Comm'rs., water for 18 months 30 00
John Lawrence, painter
1 00
Edward Storer, carpenter
34 10
Arlington Gas-Light Co., gas
1 28
Arlington Press Asso., printing
3 00
T. K. Hutchinson, labor
3 50
A. L. Teel, inside sash
2 00
L. B. Marshall, music
37 52
J. H. Hardy, books 15 00
Town of Arlington, use of hall 4 00
Josiah Crosby, labor 2 00
Robert Renwick, repairs clock
4 00
Amount carried forward,
$522 27 $21,197 28
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$522 27 $21,197 28
E. J. Ober . 1 00
George D. Tufts, painter 3 00
R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries 40 43
H. D. Trask, furnace regulator 15 00
$581 70
Arlington Heights School.
Paid S. A. G. Bailey, rent of hall 225 00
J. W. Peirce, moving seats, &c. . 4 50
Joseph L. Ross, furniture, &c. 51 91
$281 41
Sundries.
Paid Robert Renwick, repairing . 9 50
Davies Dodge, sundries 42 52
J. L. Hammett,
15 33
D. R. Cady, services on committee for year 1874 .
25 00
American Tablet Man'f. Co.,black- board erasers 3 50
J. A. Swasey, blackboards .
7 00
20 00
Arlington Press Asso., printing . B. D. Locke, collecting names of school children ·
25 00
S. W. Sanford, blackboard rubbers
5 00
Church's Express
30
T. Callahan, labor
11 85
J. Mahony, 66 ·
4 00
Josiah Crosby, services 2 years as
prudential committee . ·
75 00
Josiah Crosby, labor and expense paid 6 75
$250 75
Total school expenses .
$22,311 14
Amount brought from p. 46
57,823 11
Total expenditures for the year 1875,
$80,134 25
.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1875, WITH ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1876.
Objects of Appropriations.
Amount of
Appropriations.
Amount
Expended.
Expended more
than Appropria-
Expended less than Appropria-
tions.
Almshouse .
$2,000 00
$1.628 98
Almshouse Stable
1,830 16
2,182 39
$18 79
Counsel Fees
1,000 00
541 72
458 28
Centennial Celebration
2,000 00
1,958 25
41 75
Cemeteries .
1,000 00
901 73
98 27
Discounts and Abatements
5,095 09
4,641 31
453 78
Fire Department
2,500 00
2,477 60
22 40
Highways and Bridges
16,616 30
16,565 59
50 71
Incidentals
2,000 00
1,929 57
70 43
Interest on Town Debt
11,000 00
10,417 27
582 73
Water
3,277 50
3,277 50
Library .
1,440 20
934 72
505 48
Lock-Up, repairs o
500 00
184 72
See Note.
Outside Poor
600 00
753 43
153 43
Police.
1,200 00
1,041 60
158 40
Schools .
22,848 60
22,311 14
537 46
Salaries of Town Officers
5,000 00
3,700 00
1,300 00
Sidewalks, Brick or Concrete
1,000 00
925 12
74 88
Street Hydrants, use of .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Street Lamps
1,600 00
1.565 90
34 10
State Aid .
600 00
420 00
180 00
Town House, repairs and incidentals
1,013 33
775 71
237 62
Tower of Wm. l'enn Hose House . .
500 00
500 00
Balance of Appropriations unex-
$5,171 65
$85,621 18 $80,134 25
$5,325 08
$ 5,325 08
NOTE. - The money for the above appropriations has been obtained from the follow- Ing sources : viz., -
Amount raised by taxation, authorized at Town Meetings held March 8 and April 9
Amounts transferred to Highway account from "Excess and Defi- ciency " account (which represents unexpended balances at the beginning of the year), viz., -
Appropriation, June 29, for Extension of Park Avenue . 2,500 00
A portion of appropriation of $2,500 00, Nov. 20, for Eastern Avenue .
1,801 02
Also balance of " Repairs of Lock-Up," transferred to Highway acct. . 315 28
4,616 30
Amount Dog Tax applied to Library
357 39
income Pratt Fund applied to Library
76 81
interest on Note, $100 00, applied to Library
6 00
440 20
received from Insurance Companies for loss of Almshouse Stable ·
1,830 16
transferred from last year's balance, interest on Water Debt accrued interest received on Water Scrip sold .
3,000 00
277 50
3,277 50
95 09
rents of Town House received
513 33
interest on Wm. Cutter School Fund applied to Schools 321 24
16 from State, balance due for proportion of School Fund . 27 36
348 60
$85,621 18
$73,700 00
Debt maturing .
pended
transferred from last year's balance, account Discounts and Abatements salaries, last year's balance transferred
800 00
tions. ..
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Estimated Value of the Real and Personal Estate of the Town of Arlington, Dec. 31, 1875.
Town House, land and building . $20,000 00
66 furniture and fixtures, 1,000 00
Almshouse, land and buildings 12,000 00
furniture and fixtures . 600 00
stock.and tools . 3,500 00
Cutter School House, land and fur- niture
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 · . Training Field 66
1,500 00
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
Amount carried forward, $198,067 11
54
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Amount brought forward, $198,067 11
Stone Crusher, build'g and mach'ry, 2,000 00
Water Works, at cost on books 159,705 13
$359,772 24
6 add damages paid . 16,630 04
Amount of Taxes of 1874 due Dec. 31, 1875
211 75
66 66 " 1875 66 66 66
6,215 91
Cash on hand 66
66
16,646 62
due from Town of Belmont, Dec. 31, 1875 65 19
shown in items on Trial Balance, . $399,541 75
55
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Statement of Amounts received and unexpended. in 1875.
Balance of appropriations unexpended
as per Tabular Statement on p. 52 . $5,171 65
Corporation and Bank Tax received of State .
474 93
State Aid refunded by State
438 80
Overlayings of Tax
524 92
Receipts from Scales .
96 84
Rents of land and Adams School House
125 00
Licenses to sell intoxicating liquors .
525 00
Sales of two Hose Carriages
600 00
$7,957 14
Proceeds of $31,000 Arlington Water Scrip sold
$32.260 00
Water Works damages settled to Dec. 31, 1875 . . $16,630 04
Paid Geo. H. Norman for laying pipe in Maple and Summer St's in 1874 4,822 15
Cost of laying pipe in Linwood Street 427 53
of fencing land on line of Win- ship's land
198 00
Cost of laying pipe in Dudley-st. Ct. 111 53 - $22,189 25
Balance of proceeds of Scrip, unex- pended Dec. 31, 1875
$10,070 75
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, DEC. 31, 1875.
To Whom Due.
Date of Note.
When Due.
Rate of Interest.
Amount.
Heirs of William Rand. ..
July 1, 1866
July 1, 1876
6
per cent
$5,000 00
John Peabody . ..
Nov. 15, 1873
Nov. 15, 1876
7
1,000 00
Heirs of William Rand.
Jan. 3, 1867
Jan. 3, 1877
6
66
1,200 00
Heirs of John Albree.
July
1, 1862
July 1, 1877
53
=
5,000 00
Provident Institution for Savings .
July 11, 1867
July 11, 1877
7
66
.
6.
July 11, 1867
July 11, 1877
7
66
5,000 00
George Holden.
Dec. 15, 1873
Dec. 15, 1878
5,000 00
Feb.
6, 1874
Feb. 6, 1879
7
5,000 00
John Peabody.
Dec. 18, 1871
Dec. 18, 1881
6
66
1,000 00
Plymouth Savings Bank .
Sept. 25, 1872
Sept. 25, 1882
7
30,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
April 9, 1873
April 9, 1883
7
66
66
6,000 00
George Holden
June 26, 1873
June 26, 1883
7
"
10,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Oct. 27, 1873
Oct. 27, 1883
7
46
10,000 00
April 9,1873
April 9,1885
7
21,000 00
Nov. 23, 1872
Nov. 23, 1887
7
16
2,500 00
Dec. 2, 1872
Dec. 2, 1887
7
2,500 00
Jan. 1,1873
Jan. 1, 1888
7
66
1,000 00
April 1, 1872
April 1, 1892
7
66
7,000 00
April 1, 1856
On demand
6
100 00
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund.
Dec. 31, 1861
..
6
66
349 85
Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund.
Jan. 1, 1871
6
375 61
Jan.
1,1875
66
6
237 50
Trustees of Wm. 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
.
..
. ....
.
.
.
. .
.
. .
John Peabody.
.. ...
. . .
. ..
.
.
$150,643 96 186,000 00
Total Amount as shown on Trial Balance.
$336,643 96
TOWN DEBT.
56
June 26, 1873
June 26, 1883
7
21,000 00
O. A. Taft.
Trustees of Town Library.
66
5,000 00
57
TRIAL BALANCE.
TRIAL BALANCE, DEC. 31, 1875.
DR
CR.
Public Property
$359,772 24
Assets and Debts (excess of assets over liabilities)
$49,428 79
Pay Rolls No. 1, for 1876
91 34
Excess and Deficiency
70 45
Taxes for 1875.
6,215 91
Corporation and Bank Tax.
474 93
Cash (balance on hand)
16,646 62
Notes Payable .
150,643 96
Arlington Water Scrip
186,000 00
Salaries of Town Officers
1,300 00
Highways and Bridges. .
50 71
Brick or Concrete Sidewalks.
74 88
Almshouse .
18 79
Outside Poor.
153 43
Cemeteries .
98 27
Fire Department.
22 40
Police. .
158 40
Town House.
237 62
Interest on Town Debt.
582 73
Incidentals.
70 43
State Aid.
180 00
Centennial Celebration
Counsel Fees.
. .
65 19
Public Schools.
537 46
Discounts and Abatements.
453 78
Public Library ..
505 48
Tower of " Wm. Penn " Hose House.
.
34 10
Taxes for 1874
211 75
Overlayings.
524 92
Receipts from Scales.
125 00
Rents.
Pay Rolls Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (balance unpaid this date) .
3,227 66
Income from Poor Widows' Fund.
955 00
Lots in New Cemetery (sold)
155 00
« " Old
525 00
Water Works' Damages (paid)
16,630 04
1,260 80
Premium on Water Scrip.
Sales of Hose Carriages . ...
600 00
.
.
.
438 80
66 " (refunded by State)
41 75
458 28
Town of Belmont.
. . .
. . .
.
500 00
Street Lamps.
96 84
75 19
Licenses
$399,856 97 $399,856 97
.
58
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
DR.
B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1874.
Dec. 31, To balance cash on hand
$13,738 88 .
uncollected Taxes of 1874
9,098 22
1875.
Jan. 12, Cash rent of hall, Choral Society
5 00
20,
of C. D. Warner on account lot No. 372, in New Cemetery
51 62
23,
of T. R. Teel for loam .
2,60
25,
" B. F. Woods "
2 00
66 " B. F. Locke ·
2 00
66 " Wm. A. Bock for loam
15 00
26,
66 " Chas. Adams, jun., Treasurer, income School Fund
132 65
27, " Brewster, Basset, & Co., proceeds of sale of U. S. 66 5-20 Bonds, $200 belonging to Poor Widows' Fund, for which a town note is given to Trustees of said Fund
237 50
30,
rent of hall, Washburn
10 00
Feb. 4,
of L. C. Tyler, weighing fees
11 27
8,
" Chas. Adams, jun., Treasurer, on account Corpora- tion Tax
209 23
23,
66
"
Methodist Society, use of Hall
4 00
24,
66
Dumb Animals Fair
4.00
25,
Universalist Society
15 00
26,
J. F. Allen, balance taxes of 1873 .
74 60
27,
66
Amos Stone, County Treasurer, 95 per cent of Dog Tax for 1874 357 39
March 9, 66
17,
Estate of J. Leary, amount advanced M. Shean, Stephen Butman for lot No. 370 in New Cemetery
75 00
20,
Hiram Lodge, for use of Hall
16 00
66
C. M. Rust
30 00
April 3,
Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on deposits,
43 12
17,
66
J. P. Wyman, for use of horses
23 00
19,
for badges
9 40
23,
66
" J. Bassing, for loam .
2 80
27,
66
" Water Commissioners temporary loan
3,500 00
=
" H. J. Bacon, for lot No. 377, in New Cemetery
100 00
30,
" Geo. Phillips, for loam
2 00
66
Borrowed of Arlington Five-Cents Savings Bank on
1,500 00
May 1,
of Wm. H. Pattee on account, rent of tent .
10 00
" J. A. Bailey, for loam
2 00
" Patrick Slattery, for lot No. 601, in New Cemetery .
20 00
May
3,
" Est. J. Leary, amt. advanced M. Shean 15 00
4 00
7,
66
" A. Durgin and S. E. Kimball, for lot No. 320 in New Cemetery 100 00
10,
" J. McCarthy, on acct. assistance rendered him . 10 50
11,
66
" B. Poland, for auctioneer's license
2 00
Carried forward
$29,500 19
on account burial Thomas Miller
10 00
interest on the same
19 41
25 00
of Redpath Opera Co., rent of Hall
10 00
24,
demand .
6,
" W. H. H. Tuttle for use of hall
59
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1874.
Dec. 31, By amount unpaid bills at this date in Pay Rolls Nos. 6, 8, 9, 11, 12. 3,043 87
1875.
Jan. 11, Cash paid Provident Institution for Savings 6 months interest to date on note $5,000
175 00
6 months interest to date on note $5,000 175 00
13, Cash paid J. H. S. Pearson abatement on Tax of 1873 . 2 94
26,
" R. W. Roberts abatement Tax of 1873 . 2 42
30, Amount of Pay Rolls No. 1 .
4,263 29
Feb. 2, Cash paid income of Poor Widows' Fund to Five Poor Widows
35 81
6, paid Geo. Holden, 6 mos. interest to date on note $5,000
175 00
66 W. H. Foran, abatement Tax of 1873 8 65
5 53
Amount of Pay Rolls No. 2
3,671 50
March 24, Cash paid Plymouth Savings Bank, 6 months interest, on note $30,000 1,050 00
31,
Amount of Pay Rolls No. 3
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