Town of Arlington annual report 1884-1888, Part 17

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Almshouse.


Mr. and Mrs. Austin having had charge of the Alms- house the past year, is a sufficient guarantee of its good management.


The buildings, furniture and fixtures are in fair condition ; repairs will be needed to keep them so.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Amount appropriated by the town,


$1600 00


received for board, and products sold, 559 20


$2159 20


Expended for supplies, repairs, etc.,


2141 69


Whole number of inmates for the year, 14


Present number, 12


Died, 1


Number of tramps fed and lodged, 191 ..


Outside Poor.


Appropriation by the town, $2,500 00


Expended,


1,711 41


Street, Lamps.


The contract made with the Wheeler Reflector .Co. May 1, 1885, was renewed May 1, 1886, and so far as heard from, satisfaction is given.


The Arlington Gas Light Co. furnish gas for 89 lamps, and the Wheeler Reflector Co. light 136 lamps. Fourteen new . lamps have been lighted by this company and four new gas lamps added.


Mr. J. H. Fermoyle has charge of the lamps.


Coal.


In accordance with our usual custom, letters were issued requesting bids for supplying the town with coal. The award was given to Mr. Warren A. Peirce, he being the lowest bidder; price, $4.65 per ton, and $5.15 for Lehigh.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Police


This department remains unchanged, Eugene Mead, Chief : Garret Barry, M. J. O'Brien and Wm. O. Austin, patrolmen. Details of this department will be found in the Chiet's report, which follows.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


GENTLEMEN - I respectfully submit my Report of this department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1886 :


Whole number of arrests during the year, 121. Males, 117; females, 4.


Assaults,


19 | Non support of wife, 1


Larceny,


4


Threatened assault, 1


Insane,


5


·Drunkenness, 41


Stubborn child,


1


Disturbing the peace, 26


Violating Town B. Laws, 3


Vagrants, 3


Overdriving horse,


1


Malicious mischief, 4


Misuse of team, 1


Evading fare on R. R. 2


Wilful trespass, 6


Keeping liquors with intent to sell, 1


Idle and disorderly, 1


66 liquor nuisance, 1


121


Several warrants to search for liquors have been sworn out, but in only two cases was enough found to convict.


Four lost children have been found, and returned to their homes.


One hundred and eighty five tramps have been sent to the almshouse for lodging, and twenty five have been lodged at the station. EUGENE MEAD,


Chief of Police.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Fire Department.


By reference to the Chief Engineer's Report, the details of this department may be found.


Town House.


We feel it necessary to again call your attention to the con- dition of the town house.


By referring to our report of last year, will be found what, in our judgment, ought to be done. Owing to the large expense that such an alteration would make, we did not feel warranted in undertaking it without some expression from the town. With the funds now on hand for that purpose, we could lower the cupola, if thought best by the town, make the roof tight and put the interior in good condition.


New settees are needed at all events.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE D. TUFTS, WARREN A. PEIRCE, of


Selectmen


CHARLES T. SCANNELL, Arlington.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


EXPENDITURES.


Highways and Bridges.


Paid George W. Austin, labor,


$720 00


David Allen,


66


260 20


John Barry,


66


16 62


Daniel Benham,


66


211 29


William Bradley,


66


139 11


Thomas Brady, Jr.,


66


13 12


Patrick Breen,


66


7 25


Henry Burns,


66


27 12


Margaret Burns,


66


horses,


365 27


Michael Burns,


66


136 91


William Burns,


66


344 69


John Caffery,


5 25


Timothy Canniff,


66


198 60


John P. Casey,


66


7 00


George Cavanagh,


66


35 44


Garret Cody,


66


1 75


Peter Connors,


66


72 62


Jeremiah Crowley,


66


218 20


John J. Curtin,


66


27 12


Amount carried forward,


$2,807 56


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$2,807 56


Paid John Donahue,


66


23 18


Timothy Donovan,


66


3 50


James Farrell,


66


1 75


John H. Farrell,


304 90


Michael Harrington,


66


1 75


James Hehir,


66


510 12


Patrick Hourty,


66


263 78


Patrick H. Hurley,


66


150 05


Timothy Hurley,


66


1 75


Isaac Kenniston,


66


510 12


Andrew King,


66


7 00


Edward Lacy, ',


424 36


Michael Lane,


66


50 31


Frank W. Lewis,


48 91


Timothy Linehan,


7 87


Daniel Lyons,


66


17 50


Bernard McGowan,


66


2 62


Thomas McGuire,


8 75


Andrew McManus,


66


40 50


Enos McMullen,


66


46 81


John Morrow,


66


169 74


James Noon,


66


510 12


John Nolan,


66


22 75


James O'Brien,


66


36 75


James A. Peirce,


66


2 00


Ludwig Reager,


5 25


Dennis Reardon,


66


426 00


Isaac Robinson,


215 97


Thomas Roden,


66


30 98


Matthew Rowe, 2nd,


66


60 00


Amount carried forward,


$6,712 65


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$6,712 65


Paid Timothy Ryan, 66


64 75


Thomas Shortall,


66


1 75


Patrick Slattery,


335 86


Daniel Sullivan,


391 07


Daniel J. Sullivan, 3d, «


4 73


Lawrence Sullivan,


66


307 11


Patrick Sullivan,


332 81


Timothy Sullivan,


66


4 37


John Tobin,


66


1 75


Michael Toomey,


66


1 75


James Twohig,


66


1 75


J. P. Warren,


66


9 00


Richard Welch,


66


56 87


George W. White,


36 25


Patrick White,


66.


1 75


George Wilson,


66


1 75


Total labor,


$8,265 97


Alfred D. Hoitt,


hay,


197 28


David L. B. Fitch,


66


77 24


Thomas H. Robinson,


66


137 45


George F. Chapman,


6.6


87 22


Warren A. Peirce, hay, straw,


grain, cement, coal and wood


for crusher, teaming and labor,.


355 01


Samuel A. Fowle, grain,


180 44


Moses Colman & Son, 1 set double harness,


25 00


Amount carried forward,


$9,325 61


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $9,325 61


Paid W. L. Clark & Co., harness and repairs, 24 49


Abel Lawrence, harness and re- pairs, 32 30


Thomas Higgins, shoeing horses, sharpening tools, etc., 85 37


Thomas H. King, repairing tools, plows, etc. 66 35


Charles Gott, wheels to water cart, blacksmith and wheel- wright work, shoeing horses, sharpening tools,


363 71


William O. Menchin, 4 drags and repairs, 19 50


Parker & Wood, shovels, picks, bars, hammers, wheelbarrows, etc. 62 96


J. O. Goodwin, surveying on Pleasant street, Mystic street, River street, Medford street, Hillside avenue, and ledge,


132 00


S. C. Nightingale & Childs, jaw plates for crusher, 54 14


Eliot, Barnes & Co., belting for crusher, 22 08


Leonard & Ellis, machine oil, 9 25


Boston & Lowell Railroad, freight on castings for crusher, and curbing for corner of Medford street, 13 84


Amount carried forward, $10,211 60


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $10,211 60


Paid Morss & Whyte, gravel screen, 8 00


George Tyler, point for road machine, 2 00


Sullivan, Harris & Prescott,


curbstone for corner of Med- ford street, 15 70


R. K. Carpenter, curbstone for Broadway, 145 60


Thomas P. Peirce, 246 loads gravel, 24 60


Joseph Shepard, 86 loads stone and gravel, 8 60


Nichols & Abbott, 874 loads gravel, 74 46


James Purcell, for sand, 16 00


M. F. Whiton & Co., rope for derrick, and repairing block, 11 37


H. C. Paul, storage of carts 4 months, 10 00


C. H. Thompson & Co., axle grease, 3 50


City of Cambridge, 43 perch of stone, 43 00


J. W. Averill, 52 perch of stone, 5 75


F. E. Foster & Co., lumber for fences, etc., 55 99


Edward Storer, 15 sign boards and work on fences, etc., 33 49


H. L. Alderman, medical attend- ance on horse, 6 00


Amount carried forward, $10,675 66


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $10,675 66


Paid George D. Tufts, lettering signs, 2 00


A. P. Sampson, 50 cedar posts, 12 50


George H. Sampson, 5 lbs. forcite, 1 75


R. W. Shattuck, tools, spikes, nails, supplies and repairs, 52 19


Sylvester Stickney, shovels, etc., 9 49


W. N. Winn, expressing, 1 90


A. F. Brooks, 66


90


T. H. Russell, powder and fuse, 3 12


Russell & Cotton, labor and


stock on water ways and watering troughs, 22 72


Fiske, Coleman & Co., drain pipe for watering trough 7 74


D. F. Tripp, concreting cross- ings, sidewalks and gutters, 731 44


Water Commissioners, water for crusher, 7 50


Water Commissioners, cost of two stand pipes for watering the street, on Mystic street,


69 97


Water Commissioners, labor of


T. Roden at stone crusher and on stand pipes, 82 32


James A. Wilson, 10 gals. of oil, 1 50


P. E. Rose, 15 gals. of oil,


2 25


David Ryan, care of lanterns at Lowell street Bridge, 5 months 22 days, 43 75


Amount carried forward, $11,728 70


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $11,728 70


Paid Fire Department for use of horse, 105 31 In settlement of damage to be incurred by the removal of the ledge at " old brick school house," to John Searoni $300 to Edward F. Allen $100 400 00


$12,234 01


Credits.


Received of James K. Ryan, con-


tractor, for care of lanterns at Lowell St. bridge and for oil, $46 15 of A. J. Tillson and others, for edgestone at Broad- way, 145 60


of the following persons, for gravel, street scrapings, stone, loam, and labor, viz. :


W. P. Schwamb, 75


J. W. Moore, 3 50


J. M. Cutter, 5 00


M. M. Cutter, 4 50


W. E. Richardson,


9 00


Matthew Rowe,


38


E. A. Jacobs,


75


Mrs. S. A. Smith,


3 00


F. H. Peabody,


6 00


Amounts carried forward,


$224 63 $12,234 01


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward


$224 63 $12,234 01


Received of J. P. Forbes,


1 50


J. R. Mann,


75


G. S. Cushman,


9 75


Margaret Burns,


8 50


S. G. Damon,


12 00


James Doughty,


6 00


Elbridge Farmer,


1 50


A. W. Teele,


6 00


1


George T. Freeman,


2 75


C. P. Wyman,


3 75


Geo. G. Allen,


2 25


F. M. Pettengill,


4 00


Mrs. B. F. Locke,


3 75


Est. of J. F. Allen,


15


A. Needham, 15


A. H. Richardson,


11 50


H. L. Lawrence,


3 75


Unitarian Society,


3 00


Jeremiah Colman,


84 75


W. G. Peck,


7 05


Chas. J. Ketchum,


4 50


Alvin Robbins,


9 80


Ammi Hall,


1 35


R. L. Hodgdon,


125 65


B. A. Norton,


1 60


F. E. Fowle,


7 80


I. E. Robinson,


3 00


C. D. Warner,


5 70


Wm. Irwin,


90 .


Wm. E. Parmenter, for


concreting, 50 05


Amounts carried forward,


$607 83 $12,234 01


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $607 83 $12,234 01


Received of L. C. Tyler, for concreting, 20 96


B. McGowan, " . " 19 11


Boston & Lowell Railroad, for concreting, 19 50


from appropriation for town


house, for removing ashes, 3 00


from fire department, for re- moving ashes from Wm. Penn Hose house, 3 00


for use of horses at fires, 9 00


from Committee on Ceme- teries, for gravel and labor, 234 50


from Water Commissioners, for gravel and labor, 4 00


from special appropriation for Hillside avenue, 732 96


amount of subscriptions for watering the streets, 460 00


of Boston & Lowell Railroad,


for grading at Lowell St.


bridge and at crossings,


per agreement, 130 00


$2,243 86


Amount carried forward,


$9,990 15


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $9,990 15


Hillside Avenue (Special Appropriation) .


Transferred from highway account, viz. : 647 loads of gravel, at 8c, $51 76 82 66 66 66 " 10c, 8 20


8 00


Sharpening tools, Labor, 665 00


$732 96


Almshouse and Support of Poor.


Paid Winn & Pierce, provisions,


$379 98


E. E. Upham, 66 272 28


Kimball Bros, lard,


3 36


T. H. Russell, groceries,


54 03


Matthew Rowe,


39 70


C. W. Bastine,


72 30


Cassius M. Hall, 66


35 95


George Clark, 66


32 75


C. E. Moody & Co., «


74 85


H. W. Spurr & Co., "


24 24


T. L. Russell, crackers,


18 30


Benton, Caverly & Co., cheese,


3 71


Lawson & Co., butter,


83 32


S. A. Fowle, grain,


14 40


Lane & Co., 7 bbls. flour,


41 00


R. W. Hilliard, fish,


34 08


W. H. Webber & Son, fish,


28 71


P. M. Jefferson, soap,


3 25


Goodridge Brothers, soap,


9 44


E. O. & F. H. Merrill, 100} gals. kerosene oil, at 11c., 11 05


Amounts carried forward,


$1,236 70 $10,723 11


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,236 70 $10,723 11


Paid I. E. Robinson, dry goods, 33 48


L. C. Tyler, shoes and clothing, 21 70


P. T. Hendrick, shoes, 4 00


Davies Dodge, medicine, 5 55


(). W. Whittemore, medicine, 7 15


Glover & Willcomb, mattress and comforters, 8 75


Abel Lawrence, repairing A. Locke's clothing, 1 50


Samuel Sewall, 2 bbls. apples, 3 00


Simonds Bros, 2 " potatoes, 4 75


W. W. Rawson, 2 pigs, 7 00


Robert W. Walker, repairing 3 clocks, 2 50 M. A. Richardson & Co., clothing for Alf. Locke, 9 00


Parker & Wood, seeds, 2 43


James Higgins, 2 bu. potatoes, 1 50


T. K. Hutchinson, cleaning vault, 5 00


D. J. Sullivan, repairing saws,


75


O. J. Derby, 1 clock,


2 75


C. W. Ilsley, ice,


29 94


Patrick Slattery, milk,


11 48


J. W. Moore, killing pigs,


3 00


Edward Storer, repairs,


11 21


Warren A. Peirce, stove and funnel, 10 00


100 lbs. fertilizer, 2 00


60


grain, 18 65


60


4 tons 100 lbs.


coal, 22 55


66 18 tons coal, 83 70


Amounts carried forward,


$1,550 04 $10,723 11


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,550 04 $10,723 11


Paid Dr. J. C. Harris, medical attendance, 25 00


Andrew King, labor, 126 00


L. A. Austin, 38 weeks labor at $4, 152 00 Jane M. Green, 132 weeks labor at $3, 40 50


Annie Sullivan, labor, 3 00


Lizzie M. Wood, 13 weeks labor at


$2.50; 9 weeks, at $3.00, 59 50


Tina Christie, 13 weeks labor at $3.00, 39 00


Sylvester Stickney, supplies,


9 71


R. W. Shattuck, repairs of furnace, and supplies, 76 57


George D. Tufts, glass and labor, 1 22


G. W. Austin, overcoat for John Haas, 4 25


Paine Furniture Co., dining table, 11 00


John Breen, repairing shoes, 2 20


Abbott & Nichols, 9 cords wood, 36 00


E. J. Sweeney, expressing, 30


W. N. Winn, 66


1 70


A. F. Brooks, 75


Matthew Patterson, expressing, 2 95


$2,141 69


Less, amount received from Town of Belmont, for support of pauper, $38 97


Amounts carried forward,


$38 97 $2,141 69 $10,723 11


30


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $38 97 $2,141 69 $10,723 11


Less amount received of


Edward Lacy for board and tobacco, 294 95


amount received of P.


H. Hurley for board, 32 14


amount received of E.


D. Brooks for board,


70 00


amount received of An- drew King for pork and apples, 18 60


amount received for


manure, of


Benjamin Randall, 20


Mrs. John Casey, 3 75


Daniel Benham, 3 75


Andrew King, 13 50


Jere. Crowley,


4 50


M. W. Croome, 10 00


J. H. Harrigan for milk, 2 28 Patrick Slattery for calf, 1 00


G. W. Austin, old junk sold, 51


G. W. Austin, berries sold, 18 90


G. W. Austin, garden products sold, 46 15


- $559 20


$1,582 49


$12,305 60 Amount carried forward,


·


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $12,305 60


Poor Out of Almshouse.


Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital, viz. : board of Margaret Lyons, daughter of Daniel Lyons, board of Jane H. Locke,


$180 41


169 48


66 " George Klingler, 181 36


" George M. Morse, 96 88


66 " William J. Wilson, 47 42


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of Nehemiah H. Cutter, 4 18


Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board of Olive S. Hill, 47 81


Massachusetts School for the Feeble Minded, board of Eve- lina Wilson, 169 46


City of Boston, aid to Mrs. Geo. H. Kelly, $9 60


" "John Ryan,


3 50


" W. S. Paine, 10 00


" " Annie Butler, 14 00


" " John Kenney, 5 00


- - 42 10


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


board of Michael Butler at State Workhouse, 23 00


City of Somerville, aid to Ellen Quirk, 46 50


Town of Templeton, aid to Mary J. Evans, 9 46


Amounts carried forward,


$1,018 06 $12,305 60


32


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $1,018 06 $12,305 60


Paid Dr. J. C. Harris, medical attendance


on John Carroll with a broken leg ; injury received while at work for the town in 1885, 22 00


John Carroll, amount paid by him to Dr. Harris for medical attendance on broken leg, 20 00


Estate of Elijah Cutter, rent for Mrs. Wm. Farrell, 48 00


Richard Lyons, rent for Mrs. Dennis Dunn, 15 00


Ann Sweeney, rent for Mrs.


Dennis Dunn, 21 00


John J. Scannell, rent for Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, 9 75


Mrs. Ellen E. White, rent for


Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, 30 00


C. F. Oakman, rent for Mrs. E. B. Moore, 48 00


Patrick Hourty, rent for Mrs. John O'Brien, 36 00


John Kelly, rent for Mrs. John O'Brien, 12 00


John Carroll, rent for Mrs. Na- thaniel White, 60 00


James Higgins, groceries for Mrs. Geare, $2 35


for Mrs. McCarthy, 4 27


Amounts carried forward,


6 62


$1,346 43 $12,305 60


33


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$1,346 43 $12,305 60


Paid James Irwin, board of Wm. Munn, 7 00


Mrs. M. Waugh, groceries for Mrs. Geare, 2 25


C. F. Oakman, carriage for Ed- ward Leighton, $1 23


Mrs. Flaherty, 50


1 73


Dr. J. C. Harris, medical attend- ance for one year, 50 00


Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, examination and certificates in cases of Ade- line M. Knowles,


2 00


Nehemiah H. Cutter,


2 00


Warren A. Peirce, for fuel deliv- ered the following persons, viz. :


Mrs. Margaret Sulli-


van, $25 18


Mrs. James Beevens, 20 88


" Wm. Farrell, 3 00


66 Geo. Klingler, 31 63


" John O'Brien, 10 63


" Geare, 26 53


66 E. B. Moore, 26 50


66 Culinane, 13 88


66 Ellen McGrath,


8 25


66 Hood, 7 18


Mary Mccarthy, 5 63


" Dore, 2 48


Amounts carried forward, $181 77 $1,411 41 $12,305 60


3


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $181 77 $1,411 41 $12,305 60


Paid Mrs. Dennis Dunn, 8 38


" D. Dockerty, 3 00


Frank W. Lewis, 8 88


Robert Jost, 3 65


205 68


George Clark, for groceries, de- livered the following persons, viz. :


Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, $1 88 Jas. De Coursey, 1 97


" D. Dockerty, 2 92


" Hood, 2 25


" Geare, 8 55


17 57


Thomas H. Russell, for grocer- ies, delivered the following persons, viz. :


Mrs. Margaret Sul- livan, $16 69


Mrs. John O'Brien, 9 32


" Patrick Dore, 1 56


27 57


Matthew Rowe, for groceries, delivered the following per- sons, viz. :


Mrs. Margaret Sul-


livan, $1 80


John O'Brien, 2 54


Wm. Farrell, 4 94


" Jas. Beevens, 66 00


Amounts carried forward, $75 28 $1,662 23 $12,305 60


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $75 28 $1,662 23 $12,305 60


Robert Jost, 1 70


Corn. McAuliffe, 21 CO


97 98


Cassius M. Hall, for groceries, delivered the following per- sons, viz. :


Mrs. Margaret Sul-


livan, $ 90


Frank W. Lewis, 6 13


7 03


E. E. Upham, for provisions de- livered the following persons, VIZ. : Mrs. J. DeCoursey, $1 15


Frank W. Lewis, 8 24


9 39


Davies Dodge, medicine fur- nished sundry persons, 2 11


O. W. Whittemore, medicine furnished sundry persons on recipes of the town physician, 16 05


$1,794 79


Credits. Amount received of Com- monwealth of Mass., as fol- . lows :


for aid to Wm. Munn, $7 00


for burial of C. Fer- guson, 10 00


Amounts carried forward, $17 00 $1,794 79 $12,305 60


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $17 00 $1,794 79 $12,305 60


Amount received of J. F. Hobbs, guardian of Olive S. Hill, for her support at Taun- ton Lunatic Hospital, 66 38


83 38


--


1,711 41


Counsel Fees.


Paid W. H. H. Tuttle, legal services, as follows, viz. : in Burns and Farrar cases, on sewerage matters, examination of records, etc., $44 00


in case of Franklin Motree vs. Arlington, 75 00


examination and transcript of re- cords of real estate, 22 20


services for 9 months to Dec. 31, 1886, as town counsel, per agreement, 112 50


253 70


Cemeteries.


Paid Bernard McGowan, for labor 7 months, per agreement, $350 00


Bernard McGowan, mowing lots, spreading gravel, etc., 33 35


also for 1 watering pot, 1 25


Amounts carried forward,


$384 60 $14,270 71


37


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$384 60 $14,270 71


Paid Highway Department, viz. : 100 loads of gravel at $1.00, $100 00


80 loads of gravel


at $1.50, 120 00


labor watering and


rolling avenues, 14 50


234 50


Water Commissioners, for wa- ter, 50 00


Water Commissioners, repair- ing hydrants, 2 00


Warren A. Peirce, labor of men and horses, 60 65


S. G. Damon, for loam, sods, and expressing, 24 02


R. L. Hodgdon, for labor, 7 00


Parker & Wood, grass seed, guano, and repairing lawn mower, 12 58


Cassius M. Hall, grass seed,


1 00


W. N. Winn, expressing lawn mower, 50


Sylvester Stickney, hose-pipe, oil, broom and key, 2 45


C. S. Parker, advertising, 1 50


J. H. Hartwell, care of lots, 17 00


Frederic Lemme, plants,


20 00


Jesse Bacon, painting old ceme- tery wall, 21 25


Amounts carried forward,


$839 05 $14,270 71


38


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $839 05 $14,270 71


Paid F. E. Foster & Co., lumber for fence, 93 35


James Baston, labor and stock on fence,


37 34


George D. Tufts, painting fences, 159 02


66 for signs, 4 00


$1,132 76


Credit. Amount received of Michael Welch, for old fence, $3 00


Amount received of S. G. Damon, for wood, 2 00


Amount received of Dennis Collins, rent of pasturage, 32 50


37 50


1,095 26


Decoration Day.


Paid Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R.,


amount of appropriation for


this account,


125.00


Drinking Fountains,


Paid Water Commissioners for water, 200 00


Discounts and Abatements,


Six per cent. discount allowed on


taxes of 1886, paid on or before


August 1st,


$3,835 24


Amounts carried forward,


$3,835 24 $15,690 97


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $3,835 24 $15,690 97


Abatements allowed by the


Board of Assessors, as follows :


on taxes of 1886, 181 19


on taxes of 1885, 12 00


on taxes of 1884, 58 37


4,086 80


Fire Department.


Paid Wm. Penn Hose Co., services, $441 87


Highland Hose Co., services, 460 00


Menotomy Hook and Ladder Co., services, 328 50


Charles Gott, Chief Engineer,


75 00


Matthew Rowe, first assistant engineer, 60 00


George Hill, jr., second assis- tant engineer and clerk, 70 00


Arlington, Gas Light Co.,


gas for Broadway Hose house, 12 00


gas for Highland Hose house, 22 80


Water Commissioners, viz. :


water for Broadway Hose house, 25 00


water for Highland Hose house, 16 00


Charles S. Jacobs, jr., board of horse,


240 00


Charles S. Jacobs, jr., for linen sheet, 2 00


A. Needham, use of horse at fires and expressing, 97 45


Amounts carried forward, $1,850 62 $19,777 77


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,850 62 $19,777 77


Paid Michael Burns, use of horse at fire, 5 00


J. H. Fermoyle, use of horse at fire, 5 00


Highway department, viz. : use of horses at fires, in 1885 and 1886, 9 00


Removing ashes . from Broadway Hose house, 3 00


12 00


W. A. Peirce, viz. :


5 tons coal, Broadway Hose house, 23 25


5 tons coal, Highland Hose house, 23 25


¿ cord wood, Highland Hose house, 5 00


51 50


W. L. Clark & Co., repairing harness, etc., 16 00


Abel Lawrence, repairing har- ness 7 00


S. Stickney, repairs water closets at Wm. Penn


Hose house, etc., 9 20


Repairs at Highland Hose house, 3 80


13 00


R. W. Shattuck, for rope and lead pipe, 87


Amounts carried forward, $1,960 99 $19,777 77


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,960 99 $19,777 77


Paid J. M. Chase, labor at Highland Hose house, 1 80


A. W. Mitchell, for 14 badges, 14 00


Charles Gott, for shoeing horse and repairs, 4 25


Andrew S. Jackson, spanners,


hose ropes, repairs, etc., 25 65


New England Telephone & Tele- graph Co., for telephones for fire alarms, 50 47


Fred. W. Barry, record-book for Wm. Penn Hose Co., 2 15


The American Fire Hose Manu- facturing Co., 500 feet of hose,


405 00


Abbot-Downing Co., 1 hose wagon,


435 00


Moses Colman & Son, harness for hose carriage, 65 00


Wm. Blake & Co., 1 tolling fork,


5 00


$2,969 31


Less credit for work done by the fire department horse on the high- ways, 105 31


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2,864 00


Incidentals.


Paid Hardy & Co., windows for Adams school-house, 7 50


Edward Storer, repairing win- dows at Adams school-house, 15 94


Amounts carried forward,


$23 44 $22,641 77


42


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $23 44 $22,641 77


Paid George D. Tufts, setting glass at Adams school-house, 15 90


Murdock McLeod, ringing bell July 4, 3 00


T. E. Thorpe, ringing bell July 4, 3 00


C. F. Oakman, 66 66


3 00


W. O. Menchin, 66 66


3 00


T. E. Thorpe, care of town clock 18 months to Oct. 1, 30 00


D. F. Jones & Co., printing 1100


copies of annual report, etc., 251 24


J. O. Goodwin, for measuring, 5 00


F. Doane & Co., for account books, paper, envelopes and stationery, 44 63


J. H. H. McNamee, rebinding public statutes, 75


Prentice & Co., stamp, 1 25


B. L. Brooks, services as ac- countant, 32 75


A. W. Damon, services as audi- tor, 7 50


D. P. Green, services as auditor, 7 50


Walter Crosby, services as regis- trar of voters, 10 00


Wm. H. Pattee, services as registrar of voters, 10 00


Jacob F. Hobbs, services as registrar of voters, 10 00


B. D. Locke, clerk of registrar of voters, 20 00


Amounts carried forward,


$481 96 $22,641 77


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, · $481 96 $22,641 77


Paid C. B. Stevens, reg., for record- ing deeds, 1 30


C. S. Jacobs, jr., for lunch for officers at town meetings, 6 00


M. R. Warren, blanks for licenses, 3 13


S. P. Prentiss, services as teller at town meeting, March 1, 3 00


Eugene O'Keefe, services as teller at town meeting, March 1, 3 00


Frank W. Hodgdon, services as teller at town meeting, March 1, 3 00


F. E. Fowle, postmaster, for stamped envelopes, stamps, postal cards, and telegrams, for all departments, 63 08


Eugene Mead, services as janitor of the town house, etc., 435 65


B. D. Locke, for obtaining, recording, indexing and re- turning births, marriages and deaths, as required by statute, 50 85 Calvin Andrews, for use of teams, 25 00 Charles S. Parker, for printing and advertising, 118 85


. Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, for report- ing births in 1885 and 1886, as required by statute, 14 50


J. H. Hartwell, for making re- turns of deaths, 16 00


Amounts carried forward,


$1,225 32 $22,641 77


44


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,225 32 $22,641 77


Paid Samuel W. Tucker, sheriff's fees in Horse Railroad case, 3 56


W. B. Howland, advertising in Cambridge Tribune in Horse Railroad case, 3 75


A. Needham, expressing, 1 50


W. N. Winn, expressing, 1 15


E. J. Sweeney, expressing,


2 45


1. 20


A. F. Brooks, expressing, Ellen Burns, in settlement of claim for damages by a car- riage accident on Mystic st., 110 00


Franklin Motree, in settlement of claim for damage alleged to have been sustained on Sum- mer street, 200 00




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