Town of Arlington annual report 1876-1880, Part 3

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17 55


Arlington Water Comm'rs, water, 25 00


Trask & Ford, furnace regulator,


15 00


Ammi Hall, labor and stock, 4 05


R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries, 32 53


Alfred Mudge & Son, printing reports, 3 25


Thompson, Brown & Co., sundries, 3 00


Gilbert Cutting, tuning pianos,


4 00


J. L. Hammett, sundries,


29 95


S. J. Dunbar, sundries,


9 17


Joseph L. Ross, furniture,


22 50


Theodore Schwamb, rent one year,


187 50


T. K. Hutchinson, cleaning cesspool, 2 00


788 17


East School.


Paid Horatio Wellington & Co., coal, Jere. Crowley, putting in coal, 3 75


$97 80


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


11 25


Amounts carried forward,


$112 80


$18,881 75


TREASURER'S REPORT.


43


Amounts brought forward, $112 80 $18,881 75


Paid Edward Storer, repairs,


3 11


R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries, 12 72


Josiah Crosby, care of school-house . eight months, 120 00


Josiah Crosby, paid for furnace shaker, 50


Patrick Daily, care of school-house four months, 40 00


J. L. Hammett, ink, etc., 8 42


Robert Renwick, repairing clock, 5 00


John Lawrence, setting glass, 3 50


306 05


High School.


Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $216 66


Horatio Wellington & Co., coal,


114 27


Jere Crowley, putting in coal, 3 00


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


18 00


Arlington Water Comm'r's, water,


20 00


R. W. Shattuck & Co., sundries,


20 18


George D. Tufts, repairing,


12 85 '


Charles W. Stickney, books,


5 44


Jesse Bacon, mason work,


28 95


Robert Renwick, repairing clock,


2 50


Alfred Mudge & Son, diplomas,


20 00


C. S. Parker, printing,


6 50


F. Y. Wellington, expenses,


10 00


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas,


2 00


D. R. Cady, expense,


8 05


J. L. Hammett, erasers,


3 60


H. B & W. O. Chamberlain, chemi- cal apparatus, 12 68


Edward Storer, carpenter work, 9 76


514 44


Arlington Heights School.


Paid S. A. G. Bailey, rent of hall,


$225 00


J. L. Hammett, sundries,


4 60


229 60


Amount carried forward,


$19,931 84


-


44


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, Adams School House.


$19,931 84


Paid John Lawrence, setting glass, $24 20


George Y. Wellington, insurance, 54 25


78 45


Sundries.


Paid Alfred Mudge & Son, printing, $13 75


C. S. Parker, printing, 24 75


T. K. Hutchinson, teaming, 3 00


L. B. Marshall, music readers,


4 48


Charles E. Goodwin, services as Sec- retary for 1874 and 1875, 100 00


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


J. L. Hammett, sundries, 12 00


Davies Dodge,


23 78


Kern & Fitch, legal services,


9 00


J. H. Hardy, 66 66


5 00


Winn's Express, expressing,


8 15


R. & W. Sherburne, glass,


2 16


Joseph L. Ross, chairs, 7 00


Brooks, Rushton & Co., expressing,


15


238 22


$20,248 51


Credit,


Amount received of scholars of Rus- sell School for damage to desks, $1 25


Amount received for books furnished scholars, 3 13


4 38


Total school expenses,


$20,244 13


Amount brought from p. 40,


48,486 19


Total expenditures for the year 1876,


$88,730 32


45


TREASURER'S REPORT.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 30, 1876


Objects of Appropriations.


Amount


of


Appropriations.


Amount


Expended.


Expended more


Appropriations.


Expended less


Appropriations.


Almshouse


$1,600 00


$1,531 07


$68 93


Counsel Fees


250 00


225 00


25 00


Cemeteries


450 00


345 63


104 37


Discounts and Abatements.


4.500 00


3,904 43


595 57


Fire Department


2 300 00


2,272 09


27 91


Highways and Bridges


10,000 00 }


10,763 32


*$263 32


Incidentals


1,600 00


1,536 40


63 60


Interest on Town Debt. .. Water


10.000 00


10,057 66


57 66


Library.


Outside Poor


1,200 00


1,227 02


27 02


Police ...


500 00


607 50


*107 50


. Schools


20,460 41


20,244 13


216 28


Salaries of Town Officers.


5,400 00


4.783 33


616 67


Street Hydrants, use of ..


1.000 00


1,000 00


Street Lamps


1,500 00


1,398 75


101 25


State Aid


500 00


387 00


113 00


Town House, repairs and inci- dentals


1,003 50


SS4 82


118 6S


Balance of Appropriations 3 unexpended ...


$2,027 25


$70,757 57


$68,730 32


$2,482 75


$2,482 75


* Additional appropriations of $1,000 for Highways and $700 for Police, were made at Town Meeting held Nov. 13, 1876, but have not yet been credited these accounts consequently the balances appear on this side.


NOTE -The money for the above appropriations has been obtained from the fol- lowing sources : viz.,-


Amount raised by taxation, as authorized at Town Meetings held March 14 and 20. and April 27. 1876.


$66,550 00


CEMETERIES. Amount received for lots in the old cemetery and passed to the credit of this account. 150 00


OUTSIDE POOR. Amount from income from Poor Widows Fund, passed to the credit of this account.


200 00


LIBRARY. Dog Tax of 1875 $403 20


505 48


Income from Pratt Fund ... 578 98


6 00


1.493 66


SALARIES. Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1875


1,300 00


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


Amount received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for proportion of School Fund. 139 17


460 41


TOWN HOUSE. Amount of Rents received.


603 50


៛70,757 57


.


than


than


Sidewalks


500 00 S


1,562 17


431 49


1.993 66


6,000 00


6,000 00


Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1875.


Interest on Note $100-applied to this account.


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Estimated Value of the Real and Personal Estate of the Town of Arlington, Dec. 30, 1876.


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


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 ma- chinery, 2,000 00


Water Works, at cost on books,


211,023 03


Amount carried forward,


$411,090 14


47


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Amount brought forward,


$411,090 14


Amount of Taxes of 1875, due Dec. 30, 1876, $1,479 20


60 of Taxes of 1876, due Dec. 30, 1876, 9,429 59


of cash on hand, 3,520 87


66 balance of Corporation and Bank Tax, 7 32


$14,436 98


Less temporary loan of Fan- euil Hall National Bank, $5,000 00


Less balances due on Pay Rolls Nos. 10, 11, 12, 3,338 10 8,338 10


6,098 88


$417,189 02


Statement of Amounts received and unexpended in 18776.


Balance of appropriations unexpended


$2,027 25


as per Tabular Statement on p. 45. State Aid refunded by the State, 420 00


Overlayings of Tax, 345 76


Receipts from Scales,


67 28


Rents of land and Adams School House, 212 50


$3,072 79


Balance of proceeds of sale of Arling- ton Water Scrip, unexpended Dec. 31, 1875,


$10,071 55


Proceeds of sales, Jan. 29 and May 10, 1876, of $24,000 of Water Scrip,


25,127 00


$35,198 55


$32,687 86


Water Works Claims settled in 1876, . Paid Water Commissioners, on ac- count of appropriations for laying pipes in Lewis Avenue, Franklin, Teel and Henderson Streets, and for fencing,


2,000 00


84,687 86


Balance of proceeds of sales of Scrip, unexpended Dec. 30, 1876,


$510 69


.


48


STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, DEC. 30, 1876.


To Whom Due.


Date of- Note.


When Due.


Rate of Interest.


Amount.


Heirs of William Rand.


Jan. 3,1867


Jan. 3,1877


6 per cent.


$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


7


68


5,000 CO


George Holden .


Dec. 15, 1873


Dec. 15, 1878


7


5,000 00


Feb. 6, 1874


Feb. 6, 1879


7


5,000 00


John Peabody.


Dec. 18, 1871


Dec. 18, 1881


6


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


21,000 00


O. A. Taft. .


June 26, 1873


June 26, 1883


7


6,000 00


George Holden.


June 26, 1873


June 26, 1883


7


10,000 00


Common wealth of Massachusetts.


Oct. 27, 1873


Oct. 27, 1883


7


66


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


April 1, 1856


On demand


6


100 00


Dec. 31, 1861


. 6


349 85


Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund ..


Jan. 1, 1871


6


875 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


210,000 00


Total amount as shown on Trial Balance


$354,643 95


. ..... .. .


. .. .


. . ..


. ..


..


..... ...


Trustees of Town Library. ..


Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund.


.


.


April 9, 1873


April 9,1885


7


10,000 00


5,000 00


July 11, 1867


July 11, 1877


$144,643 96


TOWN DEBT.


49


TRIAL BALANCE.


TRIAL BALANCE, DEC. 30, 1876.


DR. CR.


Public Property.


$411,090.14


Assets and Debts, (excess of assets over liabilities)


$55,426 98


Excess and Deficiency.


81 21


Taxes for 1875. .


1,479 20


Taxes for 1876:


9,429 59


Corporation and Bank Tax.


7 32


Cash .


3,520 87


Notes Payable.


144,643 96 210,000 00


Arlington Water Scrip


Salaries of Town Officers.


616.67


Highways and Bridges.


263 32


68 93


Outside Poor.


27 02


Cemeteries


104 37


Fire Department.


27 91


Police


107 50


Town House.


118 68


Interest on Town Debt ..


57 66


Incidentals


63 60


State Aid.


113 00


State Aid, (refunded by State) .


420 00


Counsel Fees


25 00


Public Schools


216 28


Discounts and Abatements


595 57


Public Library


431 49


Street Lamps


101 25


Overlayings.


345 76


Receipts from Scales


67 28


Rents .


212 5


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


3,338 10


Income from Poor Widows' Fund


126 28


Lots in New Cemetery, (sold)


1,295 00


Lots in Old Cemetery, (sold)


155 00


Loans


5,000 00


Premium on Water Scrip.


2,387 80


$425,982 62


$425,982 62


Almshouse.


50


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR. 1875.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


Dec. 31, To balance cash on hand ..


$16,646 62


Amount of bills paid of Pay Rolls No. 1 of 1876 .. 91 34


Amount of uncollected Taxes at this date.


6,427 66


1876. Jan. 8, 22,


Cash of L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected.


27 .00


" Town of Belmont. 65 19


rent of Hall of Universalist Society. 15 00


26, 66 of State Treasurer, income School Fund


139 17


" " Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall.


56 00


" S. P. Prentiss, rent of Hall.


10 00


29,


" " Brewster, Basset & Co., for $14,000,-Arling- ton Water Scrip Nos. 187 to 200, each $1,000, at 103.65.


14,511 00


28 days accrued interest.


65 33


Cash of Charles Endicott, Treasurer of Commonwealth on account Corporation Tax.


14 46


31,


Feb. 1,


" T. K. Hutchinson, for loam.


2 00


5,


" Arlington Catholic Temperance Society for use of Hall.


18 00


7,


" D. Dunn, on account.


18 40


15,


" E. T. Sargent, on account bill.


2 75


16,


" Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall.


15 00


19,


" John Reagan, on account.


5 00


25,


" Amos Stone, County Treasurer, Dog Tax.


403 20


29,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes


22 52


Mar. 9,


" Knox, for use of Hall.


10 00


" J. W. Peirce, for use of Hall ..


10 00


25,


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


5,000 00


27,


of Josiah Crosby, amount received of a scholar for repairing desk.


50


30,


" James Calahan, on account.


10 50


"


" Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall .. 8 00


66


"' sundry persons, interest on taxes.


6 13


April 3,


66 " Robert Renwick, rent of shop to April 1st ....


31 50


. 8,


borrowed of Water Commissioners on demand .. .


2,000 00


of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posits to March 31st


42 42


" John Reagan on account ..


3 00


12,


" a scholar for damage to desk.


25


15,


" Catholic Temperance Society, use of Hall. ...


5 00


25,


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


5,000 00


Carried forward


$50,689 40


" R. J. Hardy, for gravel ..


5 00


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


1 46


31,


51


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1875.


Dec. 31, By amount of unpaid bills at this date in Pay Rolls Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,11,12 $3,227 66 1876.


Jan. 13, Cash paid Provident Institution for Savings, 6 months' interest to 11th on note $5,000. 175 00


to 11th, on note, $5,000. 175 00


31, . Amount of Pay Rolls No. 1. 9,130 38 ..


Feb. 23, Cash paid George Holden, 6 months' interest to 6th inst., on note, $5,000 175 .00>


29, " from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows 10 00}


29,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 2.


18,352 38:


Mar. 3, Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows 10. 00,


18,


" from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows.


20 00;


25,


66 interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank, 4 months 8 days ...


88,89


" 6 months' interest to date, on note $30,000, to Plymouth Savings Bank.


1,050 00;


31,


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


245 00


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 3.


4,529 41


April 7,


Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows. 10 00,


8,


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


1,470 00


25,


" interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank, 3 months 8 days. ..... " Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 27th inst., on note, $10,000 .. Amount of Pay Rolls No. 4.


54 44


29,


May 31,


Cash paid Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on loan, $5,000, 2 months 3 days. 43 75


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 5.


15,872 23.


June 12,


Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to a poor widow 5 00


24


.. " from income of Poor Widows' Fund to & poor widow .. 5 00


27,


" O. A. Taft, 6 months' interest to 26th inst., on note, $6,000 210 00


Carried forward.


$59,095 35


350 00


3,886 22


52


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


$50,689 40


1876. To amount brought forward. April 25, Cash of John Reagan on account.


5 00


" C. Ryan, on account 5 00


" Arlington Reform Club, rent of Hall


35 00


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


8 55


May 10,


" Brewster, Basset & Co., for $10,000 Arlington Water Scrip Nos. 201 to 210, each $1000, at 106.16.


10,616 00


4 months 9 days accrued interest.


215 00


" B. Poland, for auctioneer's license


2 00


13,


" Ladies' Christian Union, for rent of Hall.


10 00


20,


" Levi B. Gay, for land


212 76


25,


"


" George R. Flint, for Lot No. 324 in New Cemetery.


100 00


27,


" Daniel Cahlane, in settlement of damage and rent of "Slocum Mill".


500 00


" L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected.


23 00


30,


" " F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to April 1st, of post office .


50 00


31,


borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable Aug. 2d.


5,000 00


" of John Reagan, on account.


5 00


" " James Beevens, on account. 5 00


10 60


June 2,


" W. G. Peck, for 2 bbls. coal tar.


3 50


5,


" W. J. Dinsmore, rent of Hall.


10 00


7,


" Thos. D. Ryan, for a lot in the Cemetery. ..


50 00


8,


" Unitarian Society, for gravel.


14 25


9,


" T. J. Russell, for repairing concrete.


100


24,


66 " Alfred Hobbs, for Lot No. 325 in New Cemetery


100 00


26,


" W. G. Peck, for 3 bbls. coal tar.


5 25


27,


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank on de- mand.


13,000 00


of James Beevens, on account.


5 00


" C. Ryan, on account


5 00


80,


Amount of sundry persons, interest on taxes. Tax List of 1876.


17 75


July 1,


71,505 78


7,


Cash of Moses G. Flanders, for Lot No. 529 in New Cemetery . 40 00


8,


" " Arlington Catholic Total Abstinence Society, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House 12 50


11, " " Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posits to July 1st. 10 24


14, " " Menotomy Base Ball Club, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House 12 50


$152,280 08 Carried forward.


.


28, 29,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


53


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1876. By amount brought forward. $59,095 36 June 30, Cash paid John Peabody, 6 months' interest on notes as follows :-


$2,500. .dated Nov 23, 1873 87 50


1,000. Jan. 1, 1873 35 00


2,500 Dec. 2, 1872 87 50


1,000


Nov. 15, 1873 35 00


1,000 Dec. 18, 1871 30 00


Heirs of John Albree, 6 months' interest to July 1, on note, $5,000. 137 50


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 6.


5,786 03 5,000 00


July 1, Cash paid note to William Rand, dated July 1, 1866. 6 months' interest on the same.


150 00


3,


" " Executors of estate of George Holden, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000, dated Dec. 15, 1873. 175 00


also, 6 months' interest on note, $10,000, dated June 26, 1873. . 350 00


" Water Commissioners, amount borrowed, April 8. 2 months 23 days interest on the same.


2,000 00


" Water Commissioners, amount received for accrued interest at dates of sales of Water Scrip 280 33


" Water Commissioners, on account of Town Appropriation for interest on Water Debt ..


3,900 00


4 " Provident Institution for Savings, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000, to date. 175 00


CO months' interest on note, $5,000, to date.


175 00 2,680 07


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 7.


31, Aug. 2, Cash paid Faneuil Hall National Bank, amounts borrowed, viz .:---


March 25, 1876. .$5,000 00


May 80, 1876 5,000 00


April 25, 1876. 5,000 00 June 27, 1876. 13,000 00


28,000. 00,


£ " 1 month 6 days interest on $13,000, to Fan- euil Hall National Bank. . 65 00


10, " 6 months' interest to 6th inst., on note to George Holden, $5,000, dated Feb. 6, 1874 175 00.


31, Amount of Pay Rolls No. 8. 4,386 08.


. Carried forward. $112,828 42


23 05


11,


54


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


1876. To amount brought forward. $152,280 08


July 17, Cash of Josiah Crosby, amount received of a scholar for damage done to desk. 50


26,


" estate of T. H. Teel for concreting sidewalk .. . 37 47


31,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes


13 06


Aug. 3,


66


" L. J. Newton, librarian, fines received ..


19 00


10,


66


" L. C. Tyler, weigher, on account fees for weighing. .


25 10


11,


" John Reagan, on account.


5 00


12,


" Michael Cox, for manure.


26 00


21,


" F. V. B. Kern, for 1 bbl. pitch


2 75


25,


66


" J. M. Bailey, for 1 bbl. coal tar.


1 50


29,


" F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to July 1st.


50 00


30,


66 Thomas Higgins, for a lot in Cemetery


100 00


31,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


30 10


Sept. 25,


" A. F. Estabrook, on account board of Endor · Estabrook.


23 15


" D. N. Skillings, for concreting.


75 06


28,


" E. S. Washburn, for rent of Hall.


10 00


30, -


$6


" Menotomy Base Ball Club, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House


12 50


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets ..


178 00


Oct.


3,


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


50 00


7,


" Good Hope Associates, rent of Hall.


18 00


11,


" W. C. Currier, rent of Hall


5 00


12,


Arlington Catholic Total Abstinence Society, rent of room in Adams School House to Ist inst.


12 50


14,


" W. G. Peck, for 7 bbls. coal tar ..


10 50


16,


" Davies Dodge, for concreting.


7 84


28,


66


" Wm. Wyman, for Lot No. 326 in New Cemetery


100 00


31.


66


" Patrick Slattery, for rent of pastures. ..


35 00


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards water- ing streets.


25 00


" C. Ryan, balance of account.


2 04


received for dog licenses, to date.


458 00


of sundry persons, interest on taxes


13 32


Nov. 11.


" Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- . posit to Oct. 1st.


96 50


16,


" F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to Oct. 1st .


50 00


18,


" Arlington Water Commissioners, for labor of men on water works.


858 91


66


" John Reagan, on account.


21 62


20,


M. Fillmore, rent of Hall.


10 00


21.


" A. F. Estabrook, on account board of Endor Estabrook .


12 13


" Republican Town Committee, for use of Hall. .


10 00


27,


66


" " Tilden & Hendricks " Club, for use of Hall.


14 00


28,


" Ira Kenniston, for book ..


20


66


" Jere. Crowley, for books.


81


29,


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets. 15 00


Curried forward.


$154,729 80


" Andrew Wellington, for auctioneer's license. .


2 00


" C. Ryan, on account ..


5 00


66


" P. Sullivan, for powder.


1 75


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


5 41


55


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.


1876. By amount brought forward. $112,828 42


Sept. 2, Cash paid Frank E. Stevens, abatement of tax of 1873.


1 81


4, " Note to John Peabody, dated Nov. 15, 1873, and due Nov. 15, 1876. 1,000 00


3 months 20 days interest on the same. ....


21 38


23,


" Plymouth Savings Bank, 6 months' interest to 25th inst., on note, $30,000


1,050 00


30,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 9.


3,456 67


Oct. 3, Cash paid John Peabody, 6 months' interest to 1st inst. on note, $7,000. 245 00


7,


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


1,470 00


13,


" from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widow. 3 00


31,


" Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 27th inst., on note, $10,000. .. Amount of Pay Rolls No. 10.


350 00


Nov. 25,


Cash paid Treasurer of Middlesex County, dog tax ... " Fees on Dog Tax to Town Clerk.


41 60


30,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 11


3,665 57


Dec. 1,


Cash paid Charles Endicott, Treasurer, State Tax ....


6,012 00


15,


" 6 months' interest on note to George Holden, for $5,000


175 00


20,


". John Peabody, 6 months' interest on notes, viz .:-


One dated, Nov. 23, 1872, $2,500 00


87 50


Dec. 2, 1872, 2,500 00


87 50


" Dec. 18, 1871, 1,000 00 30 00


Jan: 1, 1873, 1,000 00


35 00


27,


" From income of Poor Widows' Fund to a poor widow 1 69


28,


€6


" 6 months' interest on note to George Holden $10,000.


350 00


66 " 6 months' interest on note to O. A. Taft, $6,000


210 00


30,


" Water Commissioners, amount received of D. Cahlane, May 27


500 00


". Water Commissioners, to pay interest on bonds .


2,100 00


" Amos Stone, Treasurer, County Tax.


2,098 02


" Heirs of John Albree, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000. 137 50


$140,873 26


1


Carried forward.


4,499 20


416 40


56


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


$154,729 80


1876. Nov. 30,


To amount brought forward.


Cash of sundry persons, interest on taxes 6 51


Dec. 1,


" " Chas. Endicott, treasurer,


State Aid. 420 00


Corporation Tax


924 31


National Bank Tax. 2,553 91


2,


" C. S. Ober, for auctioneer's license. .


2 00


6,


.. Arlington Gas Co., for 1 barrel. 1 50


" John Nolan, rent of land for 1876. 40 00


7 50


7,


" Patrick Fermoyle, for books.


2 12


18, " Water Commissioners, for labor on reservoir ..


1,061 02


19,


.. " Geo. Swan, for concreting.


9 60


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets. 18 00


20,


" John Peabody, for a cow.


48 00


21,


Addison Gage & Co., rent of land.


75 00


23,


R. W. Shattuck, for concreting


16 50


M. R. Fletcher, for gravel ..


3 75


26,


" estate of W. F. Wellington, for concreting. . .


24 00


27,


" John Reagan, on account ..


4 25


29,


" C. S. Parker, for use of Hall.


5 00


30,


. " Woodman C. Currier, for concreting.


11 20


" " Faneuil Hall National Bank, borrowed on de- mand.


5,000 00


" " L. C. Tyler, weighing fees.


42 18


one year's interest on note $5,354, to Trustees Wm. Cutter School Fund ..


321 24


" of Town of Belmont, for support of pauper for 1876.


38 97


" " Arlington Catholic T. A. Society, rent of room in Adams School House to date.


12 50


interest on note to Trustees of Town Library ..... interest on notes to Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund


36 79


of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- - posits to date .. .


44 33


" P. J. Shean, for a calf.


4 00


" Water Commissioners, for labor on reservoir ..


248 69


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


48 00


" Trustees of Pratt Fund, income for Poor Widows' Fund .


289 49


" " Trustees of Pratt Fund, income for Public Library.


578 98


" " Thomas Higgins, for concreting.


132 36


" " sundry persons, interest on taxes.


25 97


Amount of unpaid bills this date, in Pay Rolls Nos. 10, 11 and 12.


3,338 10


$170,190 57


" W. E. Parmenter, for gravel.


9 00


" F. E. Fowle, rent of room to Jan. 1, 1877. ...


50 00


6 00


" E. G. Hight, for 10 loads gravel at 75c.


57


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1876. By amount brought forward. $140,873 26


Dec. 30, Cash paid 1 year's interest on note to Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund, $5,354. 321 24


" 1 year's interest on note to Trustees of Town Library, $100 6 00


66 " Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 1 year's interest on note, $375.61 22 54


' Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 1 year's interest on note, $237.50 14 25


" Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, one year's interest on note, $349.85. ..


20 99


66 " Heirs of Wm. Rand, 6 months' interest on note, $1,200.


36 00


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 12.


10,562 20


" Discounts and Abatements on taxes.


3,904 43


" Taxes of 1875 uncollected at this date


1,479 20


" 1876 . 66


9,429 59


... Cash balance in Treasury this date. 3,520 87.


$170,190 57


B. DELMONT LOCKE, Treasurer.


ARLINGTON, Dec. 30, 1876.


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.


MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.


Intentions of Marriages Registered in 1876.


Whole number of couples,


36


Average age of male, 29


Average age of female, 24


Both persons residing in Arlington,


17


But one person residing in Arlington,


19


Marriages Registered in 1876.


Whole number of couples,


36


Both persons American born, 14


Both persons foreign born,


12


American and foreign born,


10


Age of oldest person married,


51


Age of youngest person married,


17


First marriage of


67


Second marriage of


5


Births Registered in 1876.


Whole number,


97


Males,


1


59


Females,


38


American parentage,


41


Foreign parentage,


42


Mixed parentage,


14


59


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.


Deaths Registered during the year, ending Dec. 31, 1876.


Age.


Names.


Date of Death.


Years


Months




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