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Respectfully submitted,
HENRY MOTT,
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Selectmen
WILLIAM H. ALLEN, JAS. A. BAILEY, 7 of Arlington.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES.
Highways and Bridges.
Paid John A. Armstrong,
labor,
$10 00
F
Joshua T. Armstrong,
66
1 25
Geo. W. Austin,
549 99
James Beevens,
66
144 66
William Bradley,
129 63
John Bradley,
8 12
John Brady,
159 29
Thomas P. Braslin,
66
2 50
Patrick Breen,
13 42.
Henry Burns,
127 45
John Burns,
352 10
Michael Burns,
66
152 51
William Burns,
140 91
Timothy Canniff,
221 53
Patrick Clifford,
4 37
John Colbert,
9 37
James Collins,
58 04
Patrick Collins,
66
. 3 75
Peter Connolly,
31.54
Peter Connors,
160 48
Jeremiah Crowley,
66
129 95
Amount carried forward, $2,410 86
20
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$2,410 86
Paid Johu Curtin,
labor,
69 67
John Daley,
1 25
Michael Dennen,
1 25
George Doherty,
66
41 22
James Donahue,
66
18 42
John Donahue,
66
83 11
Thomas Donnelly,
66
6 25
Patrick Fermoyle,
66
1 25
Edward Galvin,
66
1 87
James Galvin,
1 87
Michael Harrington,
4 37
Eber Hill,
66
159 95
Thomas Hill,
.66
4 37
William Horne,
1 25
Patrick Hourty,
66
159 83
Daniel Hurley,
66
104 03
Patrick Hurley,
3 75
Ira Kenniston,
66
4 37
Abraham King,
66
6 87
Andrew King,
27 49
Edward Lacy,
66
350 48
Timothy Leary,
6.6
1 50
John Mahoney,
66
3 75
Jeremiah Maloney,
66
66 23
Cornelius McAuliffe,
66
169 94
Bernard McGowan,
22 49
Andrew McManus,
66
5 62
Peter McCue,
66
1 87
Patrick Mead,
11 25
Thomas Mehan,
66
5.62
William Morrow,
24 04
James Noon,
415 75
Amount carried forward,
$4,191 84
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$4,191 84
Paid John Nolan,
labor,
37 49
Asa Niles,
62
.
John O'Brien,
3 74
Dennis Reardon,
43 11
John Roden,
419 29
Thomas Roden,
80 00
Matthew Rowe 2nd,
66
21 00
Thomas E. Rowe,
3 75
Dennis Ryan,
60
6 25
E. T. Sargent,
274 25
John Sargent,
12 48
Valentine Sargent,
66
7 50
Joseph Shepard,
66
54 37
William W. Scanlan,
25 30
Patrick Slattery,
321 19
John Stingel,
126 23
Daniel Sullivan,
66
11 24
Daniel Sullivan 2nd,
66
4 99
D. J. Sullivan,
75
James Sullivan,
66
12 49
Lawrence Sullivan,
14 05
Patrick Sullivan,
162 77
Timothy Sullivan,
174 99
William J. Sweeney,
66
1 87
James Tobin,
66
2 50
Richard Welch,
66
7 50
Samuel Wells,
66
6 50
Samuel A. Fowle, grain,
384 63
William Prentiss, hay,
52 23
C. H. Cutter,
39 60
Thomas Higgins,
40 68
Alfred D. Hoitt,
" and straw
44 60
Amount carried forward,
$6,589 80
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $6,589 80
Paid Edmund I. Train & Co., 100 bush. oats, 43 00
Water Commissioners, grass, 5 00
Abel Lawrence, repairing har- nesses, &c., 34 10
Wm. L. Clark & Co., repairing harnesses, &c., 31 91
F. M. Leighton, repairing har- nesses, &c., 5 40
Hill & Gott, shoeing horses and blacksmithing, 226 33
Thomas Higgins, blacksmithing, 190 65
William H. Richardson, " 104 18
G. W. Corbett, shoeing horse, 6 75
Wm. O. Menchin, wheelwright work, 8 25
S. C. Buckman,
6 00
E. J. Kraitzer, buffalo robe,
8 00
Geo. Clark, two seat wagon,
50 00
Charles Linehan, use of water cart 4 months, 60 00
R. W. Shattuck, repairs of crusher, tools and sundries, 143 06
Sylvester Stickney, 3 stand pipes, &c., 112 92
Sylvester Stickney, repairs and sundries, 79 62
W. T. Wood & Co., repairing hammer, 50
R. K. Carpenter, cesspool stones 24,00
George H. Dean, repairing en- gine and crusher, 10 00
Amount carried forward, $7,739 47
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $7,739 47
Paid Kendall & Roberts, castings and repairs of crusher, 45 64
D. P. Green & Co., castings for crusher and grates, 88 92
James Baston, repairing crusher
building and building fence, 29 39
George D. Tufts, painting and work on crusher, 21 97
J. W. Peirce, 18g tons coal for crusher, 101 05
Water Commissioners, water for crusher, 7 50
Morss & Whyte, 1 sand screen, 8 00
James M. Chase, carpenter work and stock, 8 76
J. W. Russell, mason work and stock, 15 75
F. E. Foster & Co., lumber, 28 84
Chapman & Soden, coal tar and pitch, 191 15
Arlington Gas Co., coal tar, 32 75
M. Patterson, expressing bbls., &c., 16 40
Boston & Lowell R. R. Co.,
freight on tar, &c., 10 12
Brooks, Rushton & Co., team- ing coal tar, 1 50
W. N. Winn, expressing, 3 55
A. Needham, 66 1 70
J. A. Merrifield, repairs tar kettle, &c., 1 90
Joseph Teel, 19 loads of sand, 9 50
W. W. Mudge, wood, 53 25
Amount carried forward, $8,417 11
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $8,417 11
Paid W. W. Mudge, 12 maple trees, 3 60
T. H. Russell, powder, fuse, &c., 6 92
Albert Winn, 347 loads of gravel, 43 38
D. J. Sullivan, repairing saws, 1 30
City of Cambridge, stone, 18 00
Henry Haley, 8 loads stone for concrete, 4 00
O. W. Whittemore, medicine for horses, 75
Lewis Putnam, medical attend- ance on horse, 5 00
F. Alderman, services on horses, 6 00
Whittemore Bros., 70 lbs. axle grease, 4 90
Chas. Hatch, surveying Clare- mont Av., &c., 23 20
F. E. Fowle, telegram to sur- veyor, 33
C. W. Bastine, 5 lbs. oatmeal, 20
R. W. Holbrook, salt, 1 10
Fire Department, use of horse, 45 25
$8,581 04
Credits.
Received of Geo. Baker, for gravel, $2 00
John Burns, 66 3 10
Unitarian Society, 66 1 00
Albert Griffiths, 3 60
Amounts carried forward, 1 $9 70
$8,581 04
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $9 70
$8,581 04
Received of Est. of Jere. Leary, gravel, 3 00
Water Commissioners, for gravel, 2 00
Geo. Swan, for gravel,
5 50
Myron Taylor,
1 00
David Puffer, 66 2 00
Michael Gately, 66
1 00
A. R. Proctor, 66
5 00
R. W. Hopkins, 2 00
W. G. Peck,
9 00
James Pendergast, 66 4 00
Baptist Society,
66
4 50
Thomas Higgins, labor and repairing concrete, 19 00
Mrs. C. E. Thayer, for concreting, 82 75
Warren Rawson, for con- creting, 82 17
Rufus S. Merrill, for con- creting, 62 40
Rev. M. Harkins, for concreting and loam, 215 15
B. B. & H. J. Locke, for concreting and loam, 35 25
Warren W. Rawson, for concreting, 81 50
Charles Gott, for con- creting. 114 00
Alvin Robbins, for con- creting, 31 95
Thos. Clary, for con- creting, 11 25
Amounts carried forward,
$784 12. $8,581 04
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $784 12 $8,581 04
Received of J. H. Butterfield, for concreting, 14 50
Isaac Robinson, for con- creting, 4 50
School Committee, for
concreting, &c., 20 35
Mrs. H. C. Whittemore,
for concreting, 3 00
Boston & Lowell R. R.
Co., for concreting, 25 50
Isaac Huffmaster, for concreting, 21 45
S. D. Hicks, for concret- ing, 12 00
A. F. Allen, for concret- ing, 12 31
George Russell, for loam, 4 00
F. J. Child, 10 00
A. W. Isele,
15 00
John Kelly,
4 20
Jere. Maloney,
1 00
J. C. White, 2 60
Wendelin Schnetzer, for
loam, 5 00
John Galvin, for loam,
1 20
J. S. Gill,
12 50
D. G. Currier, 66
40
Est. of T. H. Teel," 2 50
C. S. Jacobs, Jr., "
1 00
J. A. Bailey, 66
1
2 90
S. C. Buckman, 1 bbl.
coal tar, 1550
Amounts carried forward,
$961 53
-
$8,581 04
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $961 53
$8,581 04
Received of Arlington Gas Light Co., for labor, 9 00
W. H. Richardson, con- creting and loam, 8 90
John Curtin, on account cart sold, 20 26
1
G. W. Austin, for sales old iron, loam, gravel, 11 00
Water Commissioners, for labor, 70 25
Sundry persons, for meadow hay, 122 67
D. P. Green & Co., bal- ance on iron, 1 36
S. A. Fowle, for hauling stone, 13 00
P. J. Shean, for hauling stone, 3 75
Dio Lewis, for hauling stone and gravel, 8 00
Lamp Department, for painting posts and lan- terns, 25 50
Fire Department, use of horses at fires in 1878, 12 00
Fire Department, use of horses at fires in 1879, 17 00
Amount of subscriptions for watering streets, 405 00
S. A. Fowle, 1 bbl. coal tar, 1 50
C. P. Wyman, for roof- ing, 10 10
1,700 82
Amount carried forward,
$6,880 22
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$6,880 22
Almshouse and Support of Poor.
Paid E. E. Upham, provisions, $140 12
J. H. Peabody, 66
95 19
J. A. Goodwin, 66
123 51
Henry Bradley, 66
40 53
Matthew Rowe, groceries,
85 32
C. W. Bastine, 66
47 81
T. H. Russell, 66
103 29
Michael Waugh,
23 34
Clark & Sawyer, 48 81
H. B. Mitchell, fish,
24 21
R. W. Hilliard, . (
11 12
T. M. Hutchinson, « 4 71
J. H. Fermoyle, oysters, 4 20
S. A. Fowle, grain,
74 86
J. H. Powers & Co., bread and crackers, 23 27
J. R. Currier, crackers, 22 29
Benton, Caverly & Co., butter,
13 75
Orin Douglass & Co., butter and cheese, 3 72
C. C. Sawyer, butter and cheese 15 43
J. F. Allen, potatoes, 22 40
Simonds Bros.,
8 40
T. I. Reed, hams,
4 58
C. W. Ilsley, ice, 25 12
Estabrook & Eaton, tobacco,
20 87
J. W. Peirce, 31 2% tons of coal, $157 89
Lime and cement, 2 60
160 49
F. A. Rolfe, dry goods, 30 82
Amounts carried forward, $1,178 16
$6,880 22
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,178 16 $6.880 22
Paid I. E. Robinson & Co., dry goods 7 78
J. M. Eaton, soap, 4 25
Davies Dodge, medicine, 11 03
O. W. Whittemore,
11 20
E. D. Sawyer & Co., lumber for shed, 144 11
E. & F. King & Co., paint and' oil, 42 77
James Baston, stock and labor for shed, window screens and doors,
122 44
J. W. Russell, mason work and stock,
16 43
Matt. Rowe, 2nd, laying stone,
5 00
R. W. Shattuck, repairs and sundries, 121 55
Sylvester Stickney, repairs and sundries, 9 80
James M. Chase, labor and stock for outhouse, 17 84
Edward Storer, lumber,
2 56
J. A. Merrifield, conductors,
12 62
Hill & Gott, blacksmith work,
1 60
George D. Tufts, painting and stock,
8 29
W. O. Austin, labor painting,
8 00
Ammi Hall, labor,
2 50.
L. C. Tyler, shoes for inmates,
20 05
Winn's Express, expressing,
2 50
Patterson's "
2 35
Needham's "
40
W. W. Mudge, cow,
20 00
Amounts carried forward, $1,773 23
$6,880 22
30
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,773 23 $6,880 22
Paid W. W. Mudge, wood and
pickles, 6 25
W. G. Hartwell, oak wood, 18 86
Abel Simonds, wood, 14 00
Patrick Mack, 14 50
Russell Cook, milk,
4 48
Isaac Huffmaster, service of bull,
1 00
Schlegel, Everett & Co., seed for garden, 80 -
Glover & Willcomb, 6 comfort- ers, 8 00
City of Cambridge, stone,
9 00
T. F. O'Brien, 5 window shades,
6 25
Dr. J. C. Harris, medical at- tendance,
20 00
Margaret Barnhill, nurse,
5 00
John B. Hartwell, burial of
Eliza H. Cook, 31 00
David Clark, hack for Mrs. Cook's funeral, 4 00
Geo. Russell, butchering 3 hogs,
' 4 00
W. W. Rawson, 2 pigs, 8 00
William H. Allen, 24 tomato plants,
1 50
Mrs. H. L. Hart, 2 hats for Haas children, 75
Mrs. P. Sullivan, labor, 3 15
James Sullivan, whitewashing, 9 00
John Lawrence, 2 panes of glass, 1 25
Geo. W. Simmons & Sons,
clothing for Haas and Locke, 4 50
Abel Lawrence, leather for A. Locke, 1 50
Amounts carried forward, $1,950 02
$6,880 22
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31
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,950 02
$6,880 22
Paid G. W. Austin, vest for A. Locke, 1 50
D. G. Currier, repairing clock and glasses for A. Locke, 2 50
Joseph Teel, 1 load sand, 75
E. D. Sawyer & Co., 50 bean poles, 1 00
F. A. Fessenden, oilcloth and repairing furniture, 8 25
John Redman, labor, 1 00
Jere. Maloney, plants and labor, 4 25
A. B. Putney, 8 yds. stair carpet, 5 35
G. F. Kimball, 1 bbl. flour, 8 75
M. A. Richardson & Co., cloth- ing for A. Locke, 3 90
Wm. H. Richardson, shoes for
A. Locke, 1 00
$1,988 27
Less amount received of Town
of Belmont for sup- port of pauper, $38 97
Amount received
for
manure sold,
55 75
Amount received for old
iron sold,
2 20
Amount received for veg-
etables sold,
13 04
Amount received for ap-
ples sold,
1 00
Amount received for pork
sold,
23 64
Amounts carried forward, $134 60 $1,988 27 $6,880 22
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $134 60 $1,988 37 $6,880 22
Less amount of Edward Lacy, 513 weeks board at $4, 206 00 Tobacco, 29 65
Amount of Timothy Sul- livan on account of board, 98 57
Mittens and tobacco, 2 05
Amount of E. T. Sar- gent on account, 30 00
500 87
1,487 40
Poor out of Almshouse.
Paid Worcester Lunatic Hos-
pital, viz. : board of En-
dor Estabrook, 194 76
Less amount received of
A. F. Estabrook, 48 69
- $146 07
Board of John Haas, 196 48
Board of George V. Hill, 197 30
Board of Margaret Lyons, daughter of Daniel Lyons, 47 91
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, viz. :
Board of James Morrow, 36 20
Board of Edwin F. Kimball, 118 57
Board of Dennis Dunn, 67 89
City of New Bedford for sup- port of Bridget Lynch and two boys, 241 35
City of Haverhill for support of Mrs. Jas. R. Willis and chil- dren, , 150 00
City of Cambridge assistance to
G. C. Muller, 4 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,205 77
$8,367 62
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,205 77 $8,367 62
Paid C. J. Adams, Master of House
of Correction, for support of W. H. Martin, 12 86
Dr. J. C. Harris, medical at- tendance, 55 00
J. B. Hartwell, coffin for Dennis McCarthy, 8 00
J. B. Hartwell, burial of
Arthur Reed, 34 00
Less amount received of
the Commonwealth,
10 00
24 00
W. C. Currier, carriage to take D. Dunn to Danvers Hospital, 6 00
Ellen Ferguson, rent for Patrick Rowe, 44 00
Patrick Rowe, assistance,
4 00
Michael Fermoyle, assistance rendered him on account of accident while working for Town, 95 00
Est. of T. O'Brien, rent for Margaret Sullivan, 26 00
Thomas Cahalin, rent for Diehl family, 48 00
J. B. Mahoney, rent for Mrs. J. McCarthy, 16 00
James Price, rent for Mrs. J. McCarthy, 32 00
J. B. Mahoney, rent for Mrs. Dennis Dnnn, 21 00
D. J. Sullivan, rent for Jobn O'Brien, 4 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,601 63
$8,367 62
3
1.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,601 63 $8,367 62
Paid Jere. Crowley, rent for John O'Brien, 28 00
J. M. Locke, rent for G. C. Muller, 16 00
J. M. Locke, rent for William Morrow, 30 00
J. M. Locke, rent for William Bradley, 12 00
Wm. Burns, rent for Mrs. White,
44 00
C. F. Oakman, rent for Mrs. E. B. Moore, 4: 00
J. Winslow Peirce, fuel delivered the following
persons, viz. :
J. P. Daniels, $ 7 00
Wm. Morrow, 7 00
Mrs. White, 14 00
Mrs. Ellen McGrath, 26 75.
Mrs. Diehl, 14 25
Mrs. John Lee, 7 00
Mrs. John McCarthy,
10 50
M. J. Butler,
41 13
Mrs. Ahern, 46 13
Wm. Bradley,
7 00
G. C. Muller, 7 00
John Cook, 3 50
Mrs. Henry Falls, 38 75
Mrs. Culinane,
22 00
C. G. Locke,
3 50
Patrick Rowe, 3 00
Margaret Sullivan, 12 50
James Beevens, 3 50
John O'Brien, 17 75
Amounts carried forward, $292 26 $1,735 63
$8,367 62
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35
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $292 26 $1,735 63
$8,367 62
Paid Michael Lane, 3 50
Arthur Reed, 11 25
Corn. McAuliffe,
7 00
Thomas Mccarthy,
5 00
John Reagan,
3 50
Miss Lois S. Jones, 12 00
Mrs Dennis Dunn,
11 25
345 76
Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, medical attendance, 8 00
City of Boston, as- sistance to
John R. Tufts, $ 6 00
James Morrow, 18 00
24 00
Garrett Barry, car fare for
tramp,
1 72
O. W. Whittemore, medicine for poor,
13 50
Davies Dodge, medicine for poor, 20 37
Matthew Rowe, groce- ries for the follow- ing persons, viz. :
Wm. Morrow, $6 00
James Beevens,
10 00
Corn. McAuliffe, 12 00
John O'Brien, 107 00
Mrs. John Lee, 10 00
G. C. Muller, 5 00
Mrs. Theodore Diehl, 3 00
C. G. Locke,
13.00
Michael Fermoyle,
5 00
171 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2,319 98
$8,367 62
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,319 98 $8,367 62
Paid Clark & Sawyer, groceries for the following persons, viz. :
Mrs. Culinane,
$10 00
M. J. Butler,
66 00
Michael Dennen, 4 00
Mrs. Ahern, 51 00
J. P. Daniels,
5 00
Arthur Reed, 3 00
M. Flaherty, 3 00
Mrs. Henry Falls,
6 00
148 00
Michael Waugh,
groceries for the following persons, viz. :
Mrs. Ahern, $32 00
M. J. Butler, 28 00
A. C. Nichols, 29 00
Mrs. Culinane,
5 00
John Cody, 4 00
John Reagan,
6 00
104 00
T. H. Russell, groce- ries for the follow- ing persons, viz. :
A. C. Nichols, $9 00
Mrs. Henry Falls, 5 00
C. W. Bastine, groce- ries for the follow- ing persons, viz. :
14 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2,585 98
$8,367 62
1
37
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,585 98 $8,367 62
Paid Arthur Reed, $3 00
J. P. Daniels, 5 00
8 00
J. A. Goodwin, pro- visions for the fol lowing persons, viz. :
Thomas Mccarthy, $ 99
John O'Brien, 6 00
Arthur Reed, 67
7 66
E. E. Upham, provisions for Arthur Reed, 1 71
L. C. Tyler, shoes for the following per- sons, viz. :
Mrs. Ahern, $8 80
John O'Brien, 3 35
M. J. Butler, 1 25
13 40
2,616 75
Counsel Fees.
Paid John H. Hardy, legal services,
33 97
Cemeteries.
Paid John B. Hartwell, care of cem- eteries for 1879, $200 00
John B. Hartwell, painting
gates,
12 00
Amounts carried forward,
$212 00
$11,018 34
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $212 00 $11,018 34
Paid Robert Dinsmore, bedding plants and setting, 25 00
Water Commissioners, water, 25 00
J. W. Russell, repairing tomb, ' 3 50
Sylvester Stickney, labor on water pipes, 2 45
R. W. Shattuck, tools, 2 50
Charles Gott, blacksmith work, 3 05
$273 50
Less amount received for loam and sods, 11 60
261 90
Discounts and Abatements.
Allowed on taxes, 3,912 85
Fire Department.
Paid Highland Hose Co., services, $375 89
William Penn Hose Co., "
352 71
Menotomy Hook & Ladder Co., services, 217 51
C. S. Jacobs, Jr., board of horse, 244 26
A. Needham, use of horse and expressing, 45 80
Arlington
Highway
Department, use of horses at fires in 1878, $12 00
Amounts carried forward, $12 00 $1,236 17 $15,193 09
39
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $12 00 $1,236 17 $15,193 09
Paid Arlington Highway Department, use of horses at fires in 1879, 17 00
29 00
Arlington Gas Co., gas for Highland Hose house, $22 95
Arlington Gas Co., gas for Wm. Penn Hose house, 17 35
40 30
Water Commission-
ers, water for High- land Hose house, $10 00
Water Commission-
ers, water for Wm. Penn Hose house, 25 00
35 00
William S. Gibson, Assistant Engineer and Clerk, 6 months, 1878, 30 00
William S. Gibson, Jan. to April, 1879, 15 00
Charles Gott, Chief Engineer, 1878, 25 00
A. B. Moulton, Assistant Engi- neer, 1878, 25 00
George A. Stearns, Assistant Engineer, 1878, 25 00
Amounts carried forward,
- $1,460 47
$15,193 09
40
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,460 47 $15,193 09
Paid James Durgin, Assistant Engi- neer, 1878, 25 00
Charles Gott, Chief Engineer, . 1879, 50 00
Wm. S. Gibson, Assistant
Engineer and Clerk, 1879, 45 00
George A. Stearns, Assistant Engineer, 1879, 35 00
J. Winslow Peirce, Assistant Engineer, 1879, 35 00
James A. Bailey, Assistant En- : gineer, 1879, 35 00
Henry W. Schwamb, ringing school house bell, 1878 and 1879, 10 00
J. W. Peirce, fuel for Highland Hose house, $34 80
J. W. Peirce, fuel for Wm. Penn Hose house, 25 75
60 55
Wm. L. Clark & Co., repairing harnesses and painting, 10 35
Abel Lawrence, repairing har- ness, 11 40
Matthew Rowe, 2nd, watchman at Heights fire, 1 1 50
-
Amounts carried forward, .
$1,779 27 $15,193 09
41
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,779 27 $15,193 09
1
PaidJ. A. Armstrong, watchman at Elder fire, 1 00
Hill & Gott, new wheels to hose car- riage, $37 50
Hill & Gott, slating, 5 04
Hill & Gott, shoeing horse, &c., 21 50
64 04
R. W. Shattuck, snow shovels, saw, saw horse, repairs for Wm. Penn Hose Co.,' $15 65
$
R. W. Shattuck, re- pairs for Highland Hose Co., 9 40
R. W. Shattuck, re- pairs for Hook & Ladder Co., 3 41
28 46
Sylvester Stickney, repairs of furnace and water closet at Wm. Penn Hose house, $5 70
Sylvester Stickney, storing stove and repairs for High- land Hose Co., 6 80
12 50
Hunneman & Co., repairs of apparatus in 1877 and 1878, 30 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,915 27
$15,193 09
42
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,915 27 $15,193 09
Paid George H. Taylor, repairing
engine, 3 00
W. H. Richardson, repairing hose carriage, 3 25
Geo. D. Tufts, lead and glass, 57
Daniel Sullivan, labor on en- gine, 1.50
F. M. Leighton, repairing en- gine and hose, 6 00
R. B. Harwood, repairing Wm. Penn Hose house, 1 50
Edward Storer, repairing High- land Hose house, 5 85
Geo. H. Hill, new cross-bar for engine, 75
Major Bacon, oil and oiling two
harnesses,
1 75
C. S. Parker, printing, 1 00
$1,940 44
Less credit for work done by the fire department horse on the highways, 45 25
1,895 19
Incidentals.
Paid D. G. Currier, care of town clock for one year, $36 00
George M. Stevens, repairing town clock, 3 28
Franklin Litchfield, ringing bell July 4th, 3 00
Amounts carried forward, $42 28
$17,088 28
+
43
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $42 28 $17,088 28
Paid Isaac Wood, ringing bell July 4th, - 3 00
C. F. Hartwell, ringing bell July 4th, 3 00
A. W. Mitchell, two steel stamps for sealer of weights, 1 00
D. B. Brooks & Co., ink, 1 00
J. B. Hartwell, undertaker, re- turning deaths, 13 50
J. H. Hartwell, services as jani- tor, &c., 443 54
Charles S. Parker, printing, 84 65
D. F. Jones & Co., printing 900 reports, &c., 229 00
F. E. Fowle, stamps, envelopes, telegrams and postals, 26 50
Doane & Greenough, valuation and account books, and sta- tionery, 44 47
B. D. Locke, cash paid car fares,
5 04
B. D.Locke, recording, indexing and returning births, mar- riages and deaths, 42 50
Edward Storer, new ballot box, 1 50
I. O. Carter, services examin- ing records, 5 00
W. C. Currier, horse hire, 37 50
A. R. Proctor, services as au- ditor, 15 00
Davies Dodge, one blank book,
25
Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex- pressing, 2 50
A. Needham, expressing, 1 30
W. N. Winn,
15
Amounts carried forward, $1,002 68
$17,088 28
44
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,002 68 $17,088 28
Paid Lockwood, Brooks & Co., Cush- ing's Manual, 75
Credit.
$1,003 43
Received of S. B. Tappan for auctioneer's li- cense, $2 00
O. W. Whitte- more, for apoth- ecary's license, 1 00
3 00
1,000 43
Insurance.
Paid George Y. Wellington, agent, premiums on policies, as fol- lows, viz. : On Highland Hose House and contents, $2,200, Fire Asso- ciation of Phila., expires March 25, 1884, $44 00
On High School building and contents, $2,100, Insurance Company of North America, Phila., expires March 23, 1884, 42 00
On Almshouse build- ing and furniture, $2,250, Holyoke Mutual Fire Insur- ance Company, ex- pires April 1, 1884, $45 00
Amounts carried forward,
$45 00
$86 00
$18,088 71
45
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $45 00 $86 00 $18,088 71
Less dividend, 18 00
27 00
On stone crusher, building and machinery, $1,800, Franklin Fire Insurance Co., Phila., for one year ending July 1, 1880, 27 00
140 00
Interest on Town Debt.
Paid Plymouth Savings Bank,
$2,100 00
Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, 3,640 00
Estate of George Holden, 885 70
John Peabody, 970 00
O. A. Taft,
420 00
One year's interest on $16,000
coupon notes, at 5 per cent., 800 00
Commissioners of sinking fund, on loan, 107 10
Water Commissioners, on loan,
47 25
Faneuil Hall National Bank, $461 01
Less int. on deposits, 36 18
424 83
Trustees of Public Library, 66 " Wm. Cutter School
6 00
Fund,
321 24
Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 36 79
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, 20 99
$9,779 90
Credit.
Interest received on taxes, 322 50
9,457 40
Amount carried forward,
$27,686 11
46
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $27,686 11
Interest on Water Debt.
Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation to pay inter- est on Water Scrip, 9,000.00
Public Library.
Paid L. J. Newton, salary as Libra-
rian, $450 00
Lee & Shepard, books, 494 89
Frank Rivers, 5 00
George Twing, rebinding books,
39 82
S. T. Blanchard,
20 55
Peter Barr,
9 16
J. F. Sampson & Co, covering paper, 20 50
W. B. Gorham & Co., 1 seal press and repairing, 7 50
Charles S. Parker, " Advocate" and printing, 10 50
F. A. Fessenden, shade tassels, 1 75
Mrs. Daniel Benham, cleaning room, 1 20
Sylvester Stickney, altering gas fixtures, 2 31
Doane & Greenough, account book, 12 50
James M. Chase, book cases,
35 38
1
George D. Tufts, painting and glazing, 3 25
Brooks, Rushton & Co., ex-
pressing, 3 80
Amounts carried forward, $1,118 11
$36,686 11
47
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,118 11 $36,686 11
Paid Wm. N. Winn, expressing, 2 80
$1,120 91
Credit.
Amount received for fines, 57 00
1,063 91
Police.
Paid John H. Hartwell, $451 50
Garrett Barry, 540 00
Patrick J. Shean,
540 00
M. C. Parkhurst, Chief of Po-
lice, Somerville, services of 6 officers at time of Scotch Picnic, 25 -80
John Nolan, special police July 4th, 6 75
Michael Welch, special police July 4th, 6 75
Corn. Linehan, special police July 4th, 6 75
C. F. Hartwell, special police, July 4th, 6 75
J. L. Beers, special police, 2 00
D. G. Currier, repairing badge, 45
W. C. Currier, horse hire, .
9 00
1,595 75
Salaries of Town Officers.
Paid Henry Mott, services as select- man, etc., year ending March 1,1880, $300 00
Amounts carried forward,
$300 00
$39,345 77
48
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $300 00 $39,345 77
Paid William H. Allen, services as selectman, etc., year ending March 1, 1880, 150 00
James A. Bailey, services as se- lectman, etc., year ending March 1, 1880, 150 00
Henry Mott, services as water commissioner, year ending March 1, 1880, 70 00
John Fillebrown, services as water commissioner, year ending March 1, 1880, 40 00
Warren Rawson, services as
water commissioner, year ending March 1, 1880, 40 00
Henry Mott, services as assess- or, year ending March 1, 1880, 125 00
Thomas P. Peirce, services as assessor, year ending March 1,1880, 125 00
B. Delmont Locke, services as assessor, year ending March 1,1880, 200 00
B. Delmont Locke, services as treasurer, collector of taxes, town clerk, water registrar, clerk of selectmen and water commissioners, one year end- ing Jān 1, 1880, 1,600 00
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