Town of Arlington annual report 1878-1883, Part 8

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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


21


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


24


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


25


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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26


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


1


27


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


28


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


29


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


1


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


32


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


33


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.


34


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


1


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


36


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


38


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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