Town of Arlington annual report 1884-1888, Part 18

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Town of Medford, expenses in 1885, in matter of Mystic sewer nuisance, 150 00


Wiggin & Wood, detective agency, for services, 78 34


$1,777 27


Less, amount received for 5


licenses to sell oleomargarine, 2 50


-


1,774 77


Insurance.


Paid George Y. Wellington, agent, premium on policies, as fol- lows, viz. :


Amount carried forward, $24,416 54


45


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Amount brought forward,


$24,416 54


Rochester German Insurance Co. of Rochester, N. Y., for one year from Nov. 4, 1886, on school text books, as follows : $1,150 in Russell school-house, at & per cent.,


$475 in Cutter school-house, at 1 per cent., $425 in High school-house, at 1 per cent.,


$100 in Locke school-house, at 1 per cent., 18 62


Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., for 5 years from Oct. 25, 1886, at 24 per cent. :


56 25


$2,500 on Adams school-house, Franklin Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, for 1 year from


July 1, 1886, at 1} per cent. : $300, on stone crusher building, $400, on stone crusher,


$800, on engine, boiler, etc., , 22 50


The Traders and Mechanics In- surance Co. of Lowell, for 5 years from March 25, 1886, at 2 per cent., $1750 on almshouse building, . 35 00


less dividend,


21 00


14 00


111 37


Amount carried forward,


$24,527 91


1


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Amount brought forward, $24,527 91


Interest on Town Debt.


Paid John Peabody, 1 year's interest


at 7 per cent. on notes $12,000, $840 00 Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, 1 year's interest on note $1000 to John Peabody at 7 per cent., 70 00


Six months interest at four per cent, on $5000 coupon notes due June 1. 100 00


One year's interest at four per cent. on $8500 coupon notes, 340 00 One year's interest, at five per cent., on $16,000 coupon notes, 800 00


Faneuil Hall National Bank, on loans, 207 04


Water Commissioners, on loan of $2,000, 23 34


Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 526 25


Trustees of Public Library, one year's interest on note, $100, 6 00 Trustees of . William Cutter School Fund, one year's in- terest on note, $5,354, 321 24


Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, one year's interest on notes, $613.11, 36 79


Amounts carried forward, $3,270 66 $24,527 91


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Amounts brought forward, $3,270 66 $24,527 91


Paid Treasurer of Citizens Soldiers' Fund, one year's interest on note, $349.85, 20 99


$3,291 65


Credit.


Interest received on taxes, $518 67 Interest received of Faneuil Hall National Bank on deposits, 157 83


676 50


2,615 15


Interest on Water Debt.


Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation for interest on Water Scrip, 9,000 00


Public Library.


Paid Lizzie. J. Newton, salary as li- brarian, $500 00


Marion B. Fessenden, services as assistant, 125 70


Emily Bucknam, services,


69 00


Myra Poland, services,


163 37


Jennie Scott, services,


54 00


Wm. L. Clark, Jr., services as janitor, etc., 110 25


Geo. C. Clark, services covering books, etc., 5 85


M. L. Dupee, services as assis- tant, 37 00


Amounts carried forward,


$1,065 17 $36,143 06


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Amounts brought forward, $1,065 17 $36,143 06


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., gas, 175 50


Water Commissioners, water, 8 00


J. H. H. McNamee, for rebind- ing books, 70 37


Swan Brothers, rent 1 year, 400 00


Less rent received for rooms from Abby P. Nute, 20 82


" Julia Tolman, 86 67 - -107 49


-


-292 51


Cleaves, MacDonald & Co., books, 498 21


S. E. Casino & Co., for books, 6 00


E. L. Capen, for book, 15 00


A. Monigham, for book, 2 00


H. C. Nash, manager, for book, 5 00


L. Prang & Co., for books, 15 50


Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for books, 16 50


J. M. Stoddart & Co., for book, 5 00


V. H. Hall & Co., covering paper, 31 28


Library Bureau, supplies, 20 85


M. A. Richardson & Co., newspapers, 16 25


Edm. W. Noyes, for printing, 7 00


C. S. Parker, printing, and Ad- vocate for 3 years, 9 50


Mrs. D. Benham, for cleaning,


10 60


C. M. Hall, kerosene oil,


64


W. A. Peirce, for 16 tons


and 1300 lbs. coal, 81 43


Amount carried forward, $81 43


$2,270 88 $36,143 06


TREASURER'S REPORT. 49


Amounts brought forward $81 43 $2,270 88 $36,143 06


Paid W. A. Peirce, for remov- ing ashes, 1 50


82 93


W. N. Winn, expressing, 4 80


A. F. Brooks,


11 95


$ 2370 56


Less, amount received for fines collected by the librarian, $107 50


Amount received of Julia


Tolman for a second-hand desk, $5 00. 112.50


2,258 06


Police.


Paid Eugene Mead, services as chief,


$700 00


Garret Barry,


services,


737 00


William O. Austin, 66


737 00


Michael J. O'Brien,


737 00


Thomas Roden,


66


6 00


Henry Diehl,


66


8 00


Daniel Hooley,


6 00


C. M. Hall, crackers for tramps,


32


Davies Dodge, for disinfectant,


45


Ellen Farrell, washing blankets,


1 00


D. F. Jones & Co., paper and printing,


5 50


F. E. Fowle, postmaster, for stamped envelopes, 90


N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., for telephone service,


50 45


2,989 62


Amount carried forward,


$41,390 74


4


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.


Amount brought forward, $41,390 74


Salaries of Town Officers


Paid George D. Tufts, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1887. $250 00


Charles T. Scannell, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1887. . 175 00


Warren. A. Peirce, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1887. 175 00


Warren A. Peirce, services as water commissioner, year end- ing March, 1887. 100 00


Alfred D. Hoitt, services as water commissioner, year end- ing March, 1887.


100 00


Apollos J. Tillson, services as


water commissioner, year ending March, 1887. 100 00


Alfred D. Hoitt, services as as- sessor, year ending March, 1887. 140 00


Jacob Baird, services as asses- sor, year ending March, 1887. 140 00


B. Delmont, Locke, services as assessor and clerk of assessors, year ending March, 1887. 220 00


Amounts carried forward, $1,400 00 $41,390 74


51


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Amounts brought forward,


$1,400 00 $41,390 74


Paid B. Delmont Locke, services as treasurer, collector of taxes, town clerk, water registrar, and clerk of the boards of selectmen, water commission- ers, commissioners of sinking fund, and trustees of Pratt fund, one year to January 1, 1887.


1,600 00 ' 3, 000 00


Sinking Fund


Paid Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, amount of appropria- tion, 7,672 12


Soldiers' Monument


Paid Evans & Tombs for models, $130 00


Mitchell Granite Works, three payments on the monument, 3,500 00


Van Brunt & Howe, second pay- ment on account professional services, 150 00


C. S. Parker, printing,


4 50


3,784 50


Street Hydrants.


Paid Water Commissioners, for use of hydrants for the year 1886,


$1,000 00


Amount carried forward, $56,847 36


52


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $56,847 36


Street Lamps.


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., gas for 12 months, 87 lamps, $1,508 40


Wheeler Reflector Co., for fur- nishing light for 12 months, at $11.50 per lamp, per year of 240 nights ; present num- ber, 136 lamps,


1,529 17


Wheeler Reflector Co., as fol- lows : 1 copper lantern, post and frame, for corner of Med- ford street and Arling- ton avenue, 15 00


1 copper lantern, post and frame, for Arling- ton avenue, near Ale- wife brook, 13 25


Repairing extra damages, 6 20 34 45


J. H. Fermoyle, care of gas- lamps for one year, 388 59


J. H. Fermoyle, setting post at Alewife brook, 1 00


Nathaniel Tufts, repairing 51 burners, 6 60


Braman, Dow & Co., 12 lantern cocks, arrow heads, 6 60


S. Stickney, setting post etc., 5 64


R. W. Shattuck, repairing lanterns, 10 93


Geo. D. Tufts, repairing lanterns, 14 50


Amounts carried forward, $3,505 88 $56,847 36


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Amounts brought forward, $3,505 88 $56,847 36


Paid Davies Dodge, alcohol for thaw- ing out gas pipes, 2 87


E. J. Sweeney, expressing, 25


3,509 00


Less, amount received of Cam- bridge Railway Co., for cost of post, lantern, and setting, at Alewife brook, 14 25


3,494 75


State Aid, Chapter 301.


Paid Ellen Ferguson,


$48 00


Alice M. Scanlan,


44 00


Hannah C. Murphy,


48 00


Ann Campbell,


48 00


Eveline C. Henry,


48 00


Eliza W. Locke,


48 00


284 00


State Aid, Chapter 252.


Paid Eber Hill,


$80 00


William H. Barnes,


40 00


Robert Jost,


50 00


Ammi Hall,


24 00


194 00


Town Debt.


Paid five coupon notes, each $1,000, dated June 1, 1883, payable June 1, 1886, with interest at 4 per cent, 5,000 00


Amount carried forward,


$65,820 11


54


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Amount brought forward, $65,820 11


Town House.


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., for gas, $204 60 Water Commissioners, for water, 30 00


Warren A. Peirce, 20 tons coal, at $4.65, 93 00


Robert Fawcett, 30 baskets charcoal, 9 90 S. Stickney, repairs of furnace


and pump, new funnel, etc., 62 29


Boston Belting Co., 100 feet of rubber hose and pipe, 15 60


R. M. Johnson, cleaning cesspool, 15 00


Murphy, Leavens & Co., feather dusters, 4 31


E. O. & F. H. Merrill, fixtures, 3 90


E. F. Peirce & Co., one chair, 1 75


T. F. O'Brien, repairing chair, 90


Edward Storer, repairing windows, pump and floor, 4 25


Geo. D. Tufts, setting glass, 5 25


Ellen Farrell, cleaning, 13 50


George Clark, one broom, 35


Highway department, removing ashes, 3 00


R. W. Shattuck, 5 gals. kero- sene oil, 80


C. M. Hall, soap, broom and matches, 2 69


O. F. Derby, repairing clocks, 1 80


D. Dodge, for alcohol, 20


O. W. Whittemore, carbolic acid, 25


473 34


Amount carried forward,


$66,293 45


55


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Amount brought forward,


$66,293 45


Telephones.


Paid N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co., for telephone service, amount of appropriation, (See Police and Fire Depart- ment accounts for additional charges).


100 00


Water Works, for pipes from Brattle St.


Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation, 75 00


Water Works, for Fencing and Laying Pipes.


Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation, 650 00


Amount carried to page 64, $67,118 45


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SCHOOLS.


Teachers' Salaries.


Paid A. Gardiner Fisher,


$1,800 00


Horace A. Freeman,


1,600 00


Nathan T. Soule,


1,338 00


Leonard B. Marshall,


770 00


Eliza A. Simmons,


360 00


Anna J. Newton,


650 00


May C. Hardy,


240 00


Olive M. Hobart,


500 00


Caroline C. Turner,


500 00


Anna Pillsbury,


500 00


Addie E. Flanders,


500 00


Georgie M. Tupper,


300 00


Sarah E. Deane,


135 00


Elisa A. Sargent,


50 00


Louisa R. Warren,


500 00


Elizabeth B. Blake,


500 00


Elizabeth L. Geer,


470 00


Lucy O. Fessenden,


270 00


Amount carried forward, $10,983 00


57


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Amount brought forward, $10,983 00


Paid M. Carrie Lawrence,


160 00


Mabel E. Blake,


500 00


Jennie A. Chaplin,


470 00


Mary L. Peirce,


540 00


Lizzie De Blois,


500 00


Mary F. Scanlan,


500 00


Annie C. Snelling,


500 00


Millie B. Farrington,


300 00


Lizzie A. Day,


420 00


Clara A. Farwell,


270 00


Mary M. Brady,


420 00


Mary J. Copeland,


135 00


Fannie E. Taylor,


160 00


Nellie C. Marston,


35 00


-- $15,893 00


INCIDENTALS.


Russell School.


Paid James Thaxter, janitor, .$700 00


Water Commissioners, water, 100 00


Robert Fawcett, 55 baskets of charcoal, 18 15


Warren A. Peirce, 75 tons


Lehigh coal, at $5.15, $386 25


3 tons coal, 16 65


402 90


Amounts carried forward,


$1,221 05 $15,893 00


58


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Amounts brought forward $1,221 05 $15,893 00


Paid R. W. Shattuck, supplies and repairs, 26 26 -


S. Stickney, supplies,


75 %


J. M. Chase, repairs, carpenter work, 133 21


T. F. O'Brien, repairs furniture,


8 00 ·


Geo. D. Tufts, painting and glazing, 25 37 *


A. G. Whitcomb, desks, ink wells, etc., 191 12


1


W. N. Winn, expressing,


18 30


A. F. Brooks, expressing, 50


Thos. Trefrey & Co., 10 tables,


26 67 /


H. E. Shepard, repairing melo- deon, 1 50 .


Chas. Gott, repairing poker,


2 25 ;


D. Dodge, carbolic powder,


3 74


D. F. Tripp, concreting,


377 85 /


Geo. S. Perry, call bell,


75


Parker & Wood, springs,


7 50


Harrington & Freeman, clocks, 48 75


J. L. Hammett, ink-well covers, 2 50


2,096 07


Cutter School.


Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $250 00


Water Commissioners, water, 25 00


W. A. Peirce, 25 tons coal at $4.65, $116 25


5 tons coal, 27 50


143 75


Amounts carried forward,


$418 75 $17,989 07


59


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Amounts brought forward, $418 75 $17,989 07


Paid J. E. Shirley, repairs, carpenter work, 83 90 -


S. Stickney, repairs furnace, 10 95 .


R. W. Shattuck, sundries,


1 55


A. F. Brooks, expressing,


1 75


W. N. Winn, expressing,


15


Russell & Cotton, mason work, 20 50 '


D. F. Tripp, concreting, 93 67


J. P. Beddeos, painting,


1 50 /


632 72


Crosby School.


Paid Daniel Sweeney, janitor, W. A. Peirce, 20 tons coal at $4.65,


$132 00


$93 00


1 ton coal, 5 25


98 25


Robert Fawcett, 30 baskets char- coal, 9 90


R. W. Shattuck, repairs,


42


A. F. Brooks, expressing,


25


J. M. Chase, repairs,


1 50 4


Geo. D. Tufts, glazing,


3 00 -


Daniel, Sweeney, sawing wood,


4 00


Jas. Baston, repairs,


3 95


D. F. Tripp, concreting,


39 50 /


292 77


Locke School.


Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $150 00


Amounts carried forward,


$150 00 $18,914 56


60


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Amounts brought forward, $150 00 $18,914 56


Paid Robert Fawcett, 30 baskets of charcoal, 9 90


W. A. Peirce for coal, 25 tons, at $4.65, $116.25


5 tons, " " 27.50


143 75


S. Stickney, repairs, 7 75 *


R. W. Shattuck, repairs,


1 76 .


J. E. Shirley,


34 10


Edward Storer, 66


3 12 .


Russell & Cotton, mason work,


4 00 .


T. F. O'Brien, repairing furni- ture, 1 75 .


J. P. Beddeos, painting,


17 55


373 68


Cotting High School.


Paid Franklin Litchfield, janitor, $200 00


Water Commissioners, water, 20 00


Robert Fawcett, 35 baskets of charcoal,


11 55


W. A. Peirce, 25 tons coal at $4.65, 116 25


Edward Storer, repairs, chang- ing desks, etc., 131 68 -


R. W. Shattuck, repairs,


45 80 .


Arlington Gas light Co., gas,


6 60


W. N. Winn, expressing,


5 30


A. F. Brooks, 66


20


Geo. D. Tufts, painting, etc.,


22 22 ...


Amounts carried forward,


$559 60 $19,288 24


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Amounts brought forward, $559 60 $19,288 24


Paid A. G. Whitcomb, desks, 135 00


T. F. O'Brien, window shades,


15 75


C. S. Parker, printing,


7 25


Oscar F. Howe, mats,


10 80


Jesse Bacon, mason work,


2 25 .


Harrington & Freeman, repair- ing clocks 1 25


D. F. Tripp, concreting, 34 29 /


A. G. Fisher, graduation expen- ses paid by him, etc., 22 02


Thomas Hall, repairing pumps, 1 00


789 21


Sundries.


Paid Warren W. Rawson, services as truant officer, $25 00


James A. Bailey, services as truant officer, 25 00


James P. Parmenter, services as


sec'ry of school committee, 100 00


Forbes Lithograph Mf'g Co., for 508 diplomas, 50 00


C. S. Parker, printing, 8 00


Burdett Business College, en- grossing 26 grammar diplomas,


6 50


B. D. Locke, for collecting and recording names of school children,


25 00


Geo, S. Perry, brushes, etc.,


12 60


Amounts carried forward,


$252 10 $20,077 45


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$252 10 $20,077 45


Paid Francis Doane & Co., record and account books, 5 10


N. T. Soule, expenses paid by him, 6 95


W. N. Winn, Expressing, 2 15


266 30


Free Text Books and Supplies.


Paid Clark & Maynard, books, $15 20


Charles H. Whiting, books, 156 77


Willard Small, books, 28 55


Ginn & Co., books, 152 26


Warren P. Adams, books,


84


Wm. Ware & Co., books,


160 78


Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., books, 5 68


Harper & Brothers, books, 28 86


Thompson, Brown & Co., books, 98 25


Carl Schoenof, books,


3 24


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, books,


19 00


Cowperthwait & Co., books,


64 65


D. Appleton & Co., books, 7 25


Harris, Rogers & Co., books, 4 80


Harrison Hume, books, 57 51


J. L. Hammett, erasers, ink filler and supplies, 26 30


Fred. W. Barry, blank books and paper, 12 34


Geo. S. Perry, slates, paper, inkstands, etc,, 150 67


Amounts carried forward,


$992 95 $20,343 75


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $992 95 $20,343


Paid Alfred P. Gage, physical appa- ratus, 99 60


Silver, Rogers & Co., globes,


maps and music charts, 177 20


Boston School Supply Co., black


board rolls, paper and chart, 23 25


Carter, Dinsmore & Co., Ink


6 00


Prang Educational Co., drawing


books,


41 60


Chas. B. Botsford, covering


paper, 5 50


Knight, Adams & Co., adhesive paper, 4 50


Adams & Ingraham, writing pa- per and supplies, 175 29


L. B. Marshall, music, 25 04


J. C. White, school cards, 6 35


J. W. C. Gilman, spelling slips, 1 50


Geo. Frost & Co., 3 pencil sharpeners, 17 00


C. S. Parker, printing,


10 80


-


$1,586 58


$21,930 33


Less, amount received of J. Herbert Frost, of Belmont, for tuition of his son and daughter at the High School, for three terms,


$120 00


Amounts carried forward,


$120 00 $21,930 33


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$120 00 $21,930 33


Less, amount received of R. T. Hew- itson, of Lexington, for tui- tion of his daughter at the Cutter School for two terms, 20.00


140 00


Total School expenses, Amount brought from page 55,


.


$21,790 33


67,118 45


Total expenditures for the year 1886,


$88,908 78


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TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1886.


OBJECTS OF APPROPRIATIONS.


Amount of Appropria- tions.


Amount Expended.


Expended more than Appropria- tions.


Expended less than Appropria- tions.


Almshouse,


$1,600 00


$1.582 49


$17 51


Cemeteries,* -


1,269 33


1,095 26


174 07


Counsel Fees,


300 00


253 70


46 30


Decoration Day,


125 00


125 00


Drinking Fountains,


200 00


200 00


Discounts and Abatements,


4,500 00


4,086 80


413 20


Fire Department,*


2,936 29


2,864 00


72 29


Hillside Avenue,


800 00


732 96


67 04


Highways and Bridges,


10,000 00


9,990 15


509 85


Incidentals,


1,400 00


1,774 77


374 77


Insurance,


150 00


111 37


38 63


Interest on Town Debt, -


2,500 00


2,615 15


115 15


Interest on Water Debt, -


9,000 00


9,000 00


Library,*


2,760 28


2,258 06


502 22


Outside Poor,


2.500 00


1,711 41


788 59


Police, -


3.000 00


2,989 62


10 38


Schools,*


22,553 27


21,790 33


762 94


Salaries of Town Officers,


3,000 00


3,000 00


Sinking Fund,*


7,672 12


7,672 12


Soldiers' Monument,


4,265 73


3,784 50


481 23


Street Hydrants, use of, -


1,000 00


1,000 00


Street Lamps,


3.500.00


3,494 75


5 25


State Aid,*


915 00


478 00


437 00


Town Debt,*


5,000 00


5 000 00


Town House, repairs and in- cidentals,*


1,687 51


473 34


1,214 17


Telephones,


100 00


100 00


Water Works, for pipe from Brattle Street,


75 00


75 00


Water Works, for Fencing


and laying Pipes,


650 00


650 00


Balance of Appropriations unexpended;


5,050 75


*


#93,959 53


$88,908 78


$5,540 67


$5,540 67


Sidewalks,


500 00


4


66


TREASURER'S REPORT.


* Funds for the foregoing appropriations have been obtained from the following sources :


Amount raised by taxation, in 1886, authorized March 11, 1886,


$77,450 00


LIBRARY .- Dog Tax of 1885,


$515 07


Income from Pratt Fund, 316 90


Interest on note, $100, for this account, 6 00


Unexpended balance of this account, Dec. 31, 1885,


422 31


1,260 28


SCHOOLS .- Amount received from Common- wealth of Massachusetts for propor- tion of School Fund, 53 27


SINKING FUND. - Amount taken from "Ex- cess and deficiency" account,


2,672 12


STATE AID .- Amount refunded by the State,


465 00


TOWN DEBT .- Amount received from Com- missioners of the Sinking Fund, CEMETERIES. - Amount received for Lots sold in 1886, 415 00


5,000 00


1


Amount received income from Robbins Fund, ,


257 14


Unexpended balance of this account December 31, 1885, 297 19


969 33


SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. - Unexpended bal- ance of this account, Dec. 31, 1885, 2,325 00


Amount of the "Soldiers' Memorial Fund" received from the Trustee, .


1,940 73


4,265 73


FIRE DEPARTMENT .- Unexpended balance of this account, Dec. 31, 1885,


436 29


469 50


TOWN HOUSE .- Amount of rents received, Unexpended balance of this account, Dec. 31, 1885, 918 01


1,387 51


$93,959 53


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TRIAL BALANCE, DEC. 31, 1886.


DR.


CR.


Public Property


$530,330 36


Assets and Debts (excess of assets over debts)


$186,782 .72


Excess and deficiency


210 01


Notes Payable


43,916 96


Corporation and Bank Tax


2,353 24


Arlington Water Scrip .


300,000 00


Fines


12 00


Counsel Fees.


46 30


Overlayings


434 43


Income Wm. Cutter School Fund


869 59


Loans .


8,431 36


Income from Poor Widows' Fund


280 92


Insurance


38 63


Licenses


976 50


Soldiers' Monument


481 23


Hillside Avenue .


'67 04


Discounts and Abatements


413 20


Estate of Cornelius McCarthy


22 17


Pay Rolls Nos. 6, 7, 11, 12 (unpaid)


408 03


Rents


63 50


Public Schools


762 94


Interest on Town Debt .


115 15


Almshouse


17 51


Fire Department


72 29


Street Lamps .


5 25


Public Library


502 22


Incidentals


374 77


Police


10 38


Outside Poor .


788 59


Town House


1,214 17


Cemeteries


174 07


Taxes for 1884


20 60


Taxes for 1885


4,136 82


Taxes for 1886


8,615 06


State Aid


437 00


Cash


6,760 66


Receipts from Scales


46 32


Highways and Bridges .


509 85*


Dog Tax


5 00


$550,353 42


$550,353 42


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


PUBLIC PROPERTY.


Estimated value of the Real and Personal Estate of the Town of Arlington, as shown on the Books, Dec. 31, 1886.


Town house, land and building, $17,000 00


66 furniture and fixtures, 800 00


Almshouse, land and buildings, 11,000 00


66


furniture and fixtures, 700 00


66 stock and tools, 3,000 00


Cutter School-house, land and fur- niture, 10,000 00


Russell School-house, land and fur- niture, 50,000 00


Adams School-house, land and fur- niture,


3,500 00


Crosby School-house, land and fur- niture, 6,000 00


Cotting High School-house, land and furniture,


6,000 00


Locke School-house, land and fur- niture,


8,000 00


Blue gravel, lot of land,


3,500 00


Grove street, 66


1,000 00


Russell Park,


8,000 00


"Training Field" lot of land,


1,000 00


Cemetery Land,


25,000 00


Public Library,


3,500 00


Amount carried forward, $158,000 00


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Amount brought forward, $158,000 00


Town Scales, 200 00


Town Clock, 500 00


William Cutter School Fund,


5,354 00


Poor Widows' Fund,


613 11


"William Penn" Hose-house, land and apparatus, 12,000 00


"Highland " Hose-house, land and apparatus, 7,000 00


Stone crusher, building and machin- ery,


2,000 00


Pratt Fund, for the Poor Wid- ows' Fund, $5,000


Pratt Fund, for the Public


Library,


10,000


Pratt Fund, for the High


School,


10,000


25,000 00


Sinking Fund,


8,431 36


High School Fund Income, 7,021 12


Water works, at cost on the books, 304,210 77


530,330 36


Amount of taxes due Dec. 31, 1886, as shown on the trial balance, 12,772 48


Amount of cash on hand, Dec, 31, 1886,


6,760 66


19,533 14


Less balances due on Pay Rolls Nos. 6, 7, 11 and 12, 408 03


Temporary loans 8,431 36


8,839 39


10,693 75


$541,024 11


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Staetment of amounts received and unexpended, .Dec. 31, 1886.


Balance of appropriations unexpend-


ed, as per tabular statement on page 65, 5,050 75


Receipts from scales,


46 32


Rents of land and Adams School- house, 63 50


Overlayings of tax,


434 43


Balance of account, " Corporation


and Bank Tax," 2,353 24


Balance of "Excess and Deficiency" account,


210 01


Fines, 12 00


Licenses,


976 50


9,146 75


Balance of account, "Income from


Poor Widows' Fund," unex- pended, 280 92


Balance of account, income from " Wm. Cutter School Fund," unexpended, 869 59


-


1,150 51


$10,297 26


STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, DEC. 31, 1886.


To WHOM DUE.


Date of Note.


When Due.


Rate of Interest.


Amount.


John Peabody


Nov. 23, 1872


Nov. 23, 1887


7 per cent.


$2,500 00


Dec.


2,1872


Dec.


2,1887


7


2,500 00


Jan.


1, 1873


Jan.


1,1888


7


1,000 00


June


1,1883


June


1,1888


4


4,000 00


June


1,1883


June


1, 1889


4


4,000 00


One Coupon Note


June


1, 1883


June


1,1889


4


66


500 00


John Peabody .


April


1,1872


April


1, 189


7


7,000 00


Nov.


1,1877


Nov.


1, 1892


5


66


8,000 00


66


"


66


May


1,1877


May


1, 1897


5


66


8,000 00


Trustees of Town Library


April


1,1856


On demand


6


100 00


Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund


Dec.


31, 1861


66


6


66


349 85


Jan.


1,1871


6


375 61


Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund . 66


Jan.


1,187{


6


237 50


Trustees of William Cutter School Fund


Jan.


1,1871


66


6


66


5,354 00


Arlington Water Scrip


Jan.


1,1872


Jan. 1,1892


6 per cent.


220,000 00


July


1, 1878


July


1, 1898


5


80,000 00


Total amount as shown on Trial Balance .


#343,916 96


·


·


·


·


.


·


TREASURER'S REPORT.


71


66


66


Four Coupon Notes, each $1,000


Eight Coupon Notes, each $1,000


66


$43,916 96


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DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


1885. Dec. 31


To balance of cash on hand this date .


$ 2,229 07 Amount of uncollected taxes at this date 13,864 34


1886.


Jan. 4


Cash of Julia Tolman, M. D., rent of room at Swan's Hall, for Dec., 1885 . 6 67 ·


5


Ancient Order of Hibernians, use of hall


12 00


66 Thos. Roden ' 66


15 00


8


66


66 T. E. Collins is 66


30 00


25


66


" Water Commissioners, amount of loan, Dec. 31, 1885


600 00


26


66


" Abby P. Nute, rent of rooms at Swan's Hall for Dec., 1885 4 14


27


66 " State Treasurer, income from Massachu- setts School Fund 53 27


66


' Emmet Boat Club, 6 months' rent to May 1st of lower room in Adams school- house .


25 00


29


66


" St. John's Church, use of room


3 00


30


66


" Edward Lacv, for board ·


21 90


sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes 14 37


Feb. 5


Boston & Lowell Railroad, for concreting


19 50


66


66 St. John's Church, use of room


3 00


66


66 Six Odd Associates, use of hall


8 00


6


66


" Julia Tolman, M. D., rent of rooms for January 6 67


9


66


" A. D. Hoitt, use of hall .


7 50


10


66


borrowed of Water Commissioners, on de- mand


2,000 00


13


66


of J. M. Cutter, for 4 loads of gravel . 5 00


8 00


66 " Arlington Catholic Total Abstinence So- ciety, use of hall .


15 00


23


66


" Edward Lacy, for board .


22 10


24


66


borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand


2,000 00


27


of Abby P. Nute, rent for January ·


4 17


66 " sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes


31 30


Amount carried forward,


·


· $21,009 00


.


18


" T. Coakley, use of hall


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ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.




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