Town of Arlington annual report 1876-1880, Part 9

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C. H. Taylor, surveying,


49 75


Charles Hatch, 41 00


J. W. Peirce, hay, cement,


wood, sand and gravel, 83 95


Amount carried forward,


$11,275 43


3


34


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $11,275 43


Paid R. W. Shattuck, labor and materials, 82 21


Sylvester Stickney, labor and materials, 17 32


Winn's Express, expressing, 11 08


Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex- pressing, 6 50


George H. Hutchinson, ex-


pressing,


55


Andrew McManus, damage to horse, 25 00


Wm. H. Richardson, damages on Dudley Street, 75 00


Mrs. S. A. Smith, damages on Academy Street, 45 00


Loring & Kellett, protectors for old elms, 25 00


$11,563 09


Credits.


Received of Lucius Kimball for con-


creting, $9 90


A. L. Teel, for con- creting, 9 25


Myron Taylor, for con- creting, 3 00


George D. Tufts, for concreting, 23 70


A. J. Tillson, for con- concreting, 52 80


Edward D. Brooks, and others, for concret- ing, 8 60


Amounts carried forward, $107 25


$11,563 06


35


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $107 25 $11,563 09


Received of Joseph Warren, for concreting, 1.00


Mrs. E. A. Winship, for concreting, 39 97


Orthodox Society, for concreting, 38 50


A. Needham; for con- creting, 28 22


D. C. Rood, for con- creting, 65 95


Geo. C. Russell, for concreting, 63 60


Henry Swan, for con- creting, 53 00


William A. Clark, for concreting, 17 10


Mrs. John Field, for concreting, 12 00


J. M. Chase, for con- creting, 15 90


Estate of John Fowle, for concreting, 90 33


A. R. Proctor, for con- creting and gravel, 40 60


Geo. Russell, for con- creting, 9 50


Mrs. Rebecca Whitte-


more for concreting,


moving fence, etc.,


45 83


Jacob Bassing, for loam, 22 00


John Curtin, for ma- nure, 30 00


Amounts carried forward,


$680 75


$11,563 09


36


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $680 75 $11,563 09


Received of John Burns, for hay, 27 31


Charles Hill, for loam, 2 00


S. R. Smith, for labor at brook, 23 00


R. J. Hardy, for gravel and labor, 44 80


A. D. Hoitt, for gravel, 4 00


H. & H. Swan, for sidewalk, 65 38


Fire Department, for concreting at Wm. Penn Hose House, 16 67


School Committee for


concreting around


Russell school-house, 437 55


Concreting around Cut- ter school-house, 87 75


Labor and materials for


grading, gravelling


and concreting at Cut- ter school-house, 163 50


Water Commissioners,


for labor at Fiske Avenue, 115 00


Water Commissioners,


for labor at Lake St., 96 75


Water Commissioners, for labor at Water Works, 312 50


School Committee, for


work on the new


school-house at the Heights, 696 80


Amounts carried forward,


$2,773 76


$11,563 09


37


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $2,773 76 $11,563 09


Received Amount of subscrip- tions for watering streets, 202 00


C. H. Wharton, for 2 bbls. coal tar, 3 00


Arlington Gas Light Co., for pitch and labor, 5 70


A. P. Wyman, for coal tar and asphalt, 3 75


W. G. Peck, for 17 1-2 bbls. coal tar, 21 87


John D. Freeman, for


laying drain pipe, 4 00


James A. Bailey, for gravel, 25 88


3,039 96


$8,523 13


Almshouse and Support of Poor.


Paid Upham Brothers, provisions, $111 10


J. H. Peabody,


93 50


J. A. Goodwin,


100 90


George E. Parker,


4 63


John W. Marsh, 66


34 72


H. B. Mitchell, fish,


81 20


S. A. Fowle, grain,


78 60


Grenville P. Peirce, groceries,


32 52


George P. Stevens,


30 85


T. H. Russell,


69 04


C. W. Bastine,


113 21


Amounts carried forward, $750 27


$8,523 13


38


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $750 27


$8,523 13


Paid Michael Waugh, groceries, 82 79


Matthew Rowe,


111 43


Waverley Butter Co., butter,


10 28


A. B. Taber,


22 70


Taber & Warner, apples,


4 00


C. Kimball & Co., 40 bushels potatoes, 26 00


Mary J. Donovan, labor,


208 00


W. H. Pattee, bread, 62 03


Asa Durgin, ice,


16 00


Wm. G. Hartwell, wood,


10 56


J. W. Peirce,


4 00


David Irwin, 60


33 02


F. Bryant & Co., dry goods, 4 53


F. A. Rolfe, 66


39 76


L. C. Tyler, shoes,


12 95


E. J. Ober, furniture and re- pairs, 18 56


F. A. Fessenden, curtains, 2 45


Davies Dodge, medicine,


8 06


O. W. Whittemore, medicine,


14 20


R. W. Shattuck, sundries,


68 38


Sylvester Stickney, sundries, 1 43


Winn's Express, expressing, 8 48


Dr. J. C. Harris, medical attendance, 75 00


Patrick Slattery, 2 pigs,


13 00


James Fermoyle, oysters,


5 55


George D. Tufts, painting,


51 20


S. B. Moore, carriage hire, 1 50


Daniel J. Sullivan, repairing


saws, 1 25


Amounts carried forward, $1,667 38


$8,523 13


39


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,667 38 $8,523 13


Paid Alanson Blanchard, lamp chim- neys, 1 00


J. W. Russell, mason work, 2 00


Jesse Bacon, 66 66 3 75


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal,


37 97


Robert Jost, housing coal,


: 2 81


George Russell, killing hogs, 3 00


R. W. Walker, repairing clock, 1 00


J. A. Merrifield, sundries, 3 10


$1,722 01


Less amount received of Town of Belmont for sup- port of pauper, $38 97


Received for 12 bbls. of apples, 18 90


Board of James Noon, 192 00


249 87 *


1,472 14


Poor out of Almshouse.


Paid C. W. Bastine, groceries for sundry poor, $221 73


Michael Waugh, groceries for sundry poor, 159 88


Grenville P. Peirce, groceries for sundry poor, 182 37


George P. Stevens, groceries for sundry poor, 15 00


T. H. Russell, groceries for sundry poor, 42 60


Amounts carried forward,


$621 58


$9,995 27


40


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $621 58 $9,995 27


Paid Matthew Rowe, groceries for


sundry poor, . 75 54


J. A. Goodwin, provisions for sundry poor, 30 91


J. H. Peabody, provisions for sundry poor, 8 80


J. W. Peirce, fuel for sundry poor, 281 12


L. C. Tyler, shoes, 18 70


Julia B. Mahoney, rent for Mrs. J. McCarthy, 61 50


Thomas Cahalin, rent for Diehl family, 60 00


Daniel J. Sullivan, rent for Diehl family, 12 00


T. F. O'Brien, rent for Marga- ret Sullivan, 5 25


Worcester Lunatic Hospital viz :


Board of Endor Esta- brook, $203 33


Less amount received of A. F. Estabrook, 50 84


- 152 49


Board of Margaret Lyons,$75 72


Less amount received of Daniel Lyons, 37 86


37 86


Board of John Haas, 13 00


Wm. Burns, rent for Mrs. White, 4 00


J. B. Hartwell, burial of J. McCarthy and Mrs. Cam- eron, 85 50


Amounts carried forward,


$1,468 25


$9,995 27


41


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,468 25 $9,995 27


Paid E. J. Ober, furniture for J.


Reagan, 20 30


Thomas McCue, assistance ren- dered him, 43 00


O. W. Whittemore, medicine for poor, 6 85


Davies Dodge, medicine for poor, 14 50


John Redman, assistance ren- dered him, 10 00


G. H. Ulstrom, assistance ren- dered him, 20 00


City of New Bedford, assist-


ance to Bridget Lynch, 101 00


John Schouler, expenses to New Bedford and Haverhill, concerning paupers, 8 25


Dr. Wm. A. Winn, attendance on insane person, 2 00


Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, attend- ance on insane persons, 8 00


Mrs. Falls, assistance rendered 14 50


D. F. Jones & Co., printing tramp tickets, 2 75


H. W. Hill, shoes for poor person, 3 25


J. E. Dodge, services investi- gating pauper case, 5 00


Dustin Ripley, coal for poor person, 1 81


Mrs. Ahern, assistance ren- dered her, 5 35


R. W. Shattuck, repairs stove for Mrs. Ahern, 6 50


Amounts carried forward,


$1,741 31


$9,995 27


42


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,741 31 $9,995 27


Paid John Reagan, assistance ren- dered him, 1 00


Gage & Bent, furniture for J. Reagan, 9 50


James Durgin, assistance ren- dered poor persons, 30 00


$1,781 81


Less amount received of Es- tate of Mrs. Henry W.


Whittemore, on ac- count of assistance ren- dered, $184 05


Deduct bill paid to E.


E. Williams, nurse,


47 50


136 55


Less amount received of


John Gee,


1 00


-


137 55


1,644 26


Counsel Fees.


Paid H. J. Wells, legal services, $100 00 A. A. Ranney, « 615 40


John H. Hardy, " 66 18 00


733 40


Cemeteries.


Paid John B. Hartwell, care of ceme- teries for 1877, $250 00


Amounts carried forward,


$250 00


$12,372 93


43


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $250 00 $12,372 93


Paid John B. Hartwell, repairing old grave stone, 6 75


John B. Hartwell, painting gates and labor, 38 00


C. F. Hartwell, sign boards, 2 16


Robert Dinsmore, bedding .


plants, 32 00


Arlington Water Commis- sioners, water, 25 00


J. W. Russell, repairing tomb, 3 50


R. W. Shattuck, repairs and tools, 3 90


Sylvester Stickney, repairs, 3 38


Hill & Gott, blacksmith work, 1 25


365 94


Discounts and Abatements.


Allowed on taxes, 4,693 16


Fire Department.


Paid Highland Hose Co., services, $482 85 William Penn Hose Co., « 417 92 .


Menotomy Hook & Ladder Co., services, 241 83


C. S. Jacobs, Jr., board of horse, 277 50


A. Needham, use of horse and expressing, 94 55


Alfred Hobbs, Chief Engineer, 1876, 80 00


Amounts carried forward,


$1,594 65


$17,432 03


1


44


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,594 65 $17,432 03


Paid Alfred Hobbs, on account, Chief


Engineer, 1877, 25 00


James Durgin, Asst. Engineer, 1876, 40 00


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


500 00


Paid Joseph S. Smith, 1 50-foot


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


TREASURER'S REPORT. 45


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


TREASURER'S REPORT. · 49


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


$10,452 03


Credit,


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., ex- 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


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


43 02


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,


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


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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, $80 00


Daniel Sweeny, 66 40 00


Patrick Daily, removing ashes,


3 00


J. A. Wellington & Co., coal, Robert Jost, putting in coal,


68 38


3 73


Aiken & Woodard, charcoal,


13 57


George D. Tufts, painting,


166 32


John Lawrence, setting glass,


8 80


Edward Storer, carpentering, Sylvester Stickney, sundries,


2 00


R. W. Shattuck, 60


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


18 16


60


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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, 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


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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


4)2800


266,10


TREASURERS' REPORT.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1877.


Objects of Appropriations.


Amount


Appropriations.


Amount


Expended.


Expended more


than


Appropriations.


Expended less


Appropriations.


Almshouse.


$1.600 00


$1,472 14


$127 86


Counsel Fees.


800 00


733 40


66 60


Cemeteries. .


400 00


365 94


31 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 00


27 00


Highways and Bridges.


8,350 00 }


8,523 13


326 87


Incidentals


1,600 00


1,261 11


333 89


Insurance.


300 00


192 50


107 50


Interest on Town Debt $6


7.000 00


7,000 60


Library.


1,433 02


988 39


444 63


Monuments.


500 00


500 00


Outside Poor.


2,000 00


1,644 26


355 74


Police ..


2 000 00


1,646 (9


353 91


Schools ..


21.429 81


20,960 41


469 40


Salaries of Town Officers.


4.792 69


4.792 69


Street Hydrants, use of.


1,000 00


1,0 0 00


Street Lamps.


1 500 00


1,442 82


57 18


State Aid.


500 00


308 00


192 00


Town House repairs and inci- dentals.


1,112 50


760 25


352 25


Town Debt.


8,200 00


8 200 00


Balance of Appropriations 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.


$431 49


Dog Tax of 1876. ..


395 58


Income from Pratt Fund.


599 95


Interest on note $100, applied to this account.


6 00


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


For Repairs of Hearse.


$150 00


Salaries


692 69




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