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Sign boards, 6 10
41 44
Amount carried forward, $14,324 71
27
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $14,324 71
Paid Fire Department, use of horse, 37 00
The following amounts awarded by the County
Commissioners for dam- age to abutters on Bow Street, viz. : -
Elijah Varney, $50 00
Horatio Locke, 100 00
Nathaniel Hill,
75 00
Eliza Nickola, 50 00
John Gallagher, 25 00
300 00
- $14,661 71
Credits.
Received of Middlesex County Commissioners for awards for damage to abutters on Bow Street, $300 00
Of the following persons,
for labor, gravel. stone,
loam and street scrap-
ings, viz. : -
J. H. Hardy, 4 00
H. D. and W. S. Durgin, 2 00
D. P. Green, 6 20
C. P. Wyman, 3 00
T. E. Thorpe, 75
Alvin Robbins, 7 50
Amounts carried forward, $323 45 $14,661 71
28
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$323 45 $14,661 71
Received of J. C. Hobbs, 3 20
W. W. Kimball, 4 50
George S. Priest,
12 00
G. W. Storer,
1 00
C. A. Libby,
6 00
J. C. Nickerson, 90
D. F. Jones, 1 50
Joseph Payne, 47 50
Charles Gott, 6 00
Estate of George H. Gray, 5 00
Mrs. M. W. Croome, 1. 25
First Congregational Parish, 1 50
Edward Storer, 18 75
A. P. Wyman, 2 40
George W. Austin, for
stone, gravel, and loam,
18 10
Plank sold,
75
Straw «
80
1 bay horse,
70 00
1 gray mare,
50 00
Amount of subscriptions
for watering the streets, 418 50
Middlesex Aqueduct Co. for grading street, 15 00
Boston & Lowell R. R.
Co., hauling curbing and gravel, 5 00
F. E. Goddard, use of derrick, 6 00
Amounts carried forward, $1,019 10 $14,661 71
29
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,019 10 $14,661 71
Received from Appropriation for Highland hose-house : Labor on posts and holes, $7 00
Teaming bricks, 3 75
Labor and grad-
ing,
3 50
Teaming gravel, loam and bell, 17 60
31 85
Appropriation for stone crusher, for labor and sheet iron, 35 32
Appropriation for town house, for labor carting rubbish, 2 00
Of Trustees of Public Library, for removing ashes, 2 00
Fire Department, for use of horses at fires, 29 50
Appropriation for ceme- teries for :
6 posts, $2 40
5 loads gravel, 6 25
Teaming stakes, 2 50
11 15
Street Lamp Department,
1 day's labor moving posts, 1 75
Amounts carried forward,
$1,132 67 $14,661 71
30
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,132 67 $14,661 71
Received of Water Commissioners,
labor on street services, repairs, etc., during the year, William Gates, for con- creting, 13 58
897 67
2,043 92
$13,617 79
Almshouse and Support of Poor.
Paid E. E. Upham, provisions, $307 07
Winn & Pierce, 66 288 18
Chas E. Moody & Co., groceries, 93 09
T. H. Russell, groceries,
37 27
C. W. Bastine, 66
166 21
George Clark, 66
33 73
James Higgins, 66
35 14
Cassius M. Hall, 66
15 25
Matthew Rowe, 66
41 54
Lane & Co., flour,
29 25
Benton, Caverly & Co., butter and cheese, 97 85
D. W. Smith, butter, 2 80
R. W. Hilliard, fish,
23 90
W. H. Webber & Son, fish,
9 57
T. L. Russell, crackers,
10 78
H. B. Spalding, bread, etc., 1 56
.
J. W. Moore, milk, 6 00
Kimball & Co., 10 bu. potatoes, 6 00
Kimball Brothers, lard,
7 13
Amounts carried forward,
$1,212 32 $12,617 79
31
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$1,212 32 $12,617 79
Paid S. A. Fowle, grain, 57 70
J. Jenison, soap, 5 53
J. M Cheeney, soap,
3 20
Christine Christy, labor,
82 50
Katy McCahey, 66 75 00
Sylvester Stickney, crockery, etc., 7 34
R. W. Shattuck, repairs of fur- nace and supplies, 108 17
L. C. Tyler, shoes and boots for inmates, 14 50
W. C. Austin, for one cow, 80 00
H. L. Alderman, medical at- tendance on cow. 2 00
Isaac Huffmaster, attendance on cow, 1 00
W. W. Rawson, two pigs, 6 00
I. E. Robinson & Co., dry goods, 34 69
Grant & Cobb, dry goods,
6 50
C. W. Ilsley, ice, 24 06
Parker & Wood, seeds,
3 86
Davies Dodge, medicine,
17 05
O. W. Whittemore, medicine and school books, 4 04
Dr. W. N. Winn, medical attend- ance, 12 00
Brooks & Co. expressing supplies,
75
A. Needham, 66 66
1 30
M. Patterson,
66
3 25
W. N. Winn, 66 66
3 35
Amounts carried forward,
$1,766 11 $12,617 79
32
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,766 11 $12,617 79
Paid C. A. Whittemore & Co., 94}
gals. kerosene oil, 9 67
Geo. D. Tufts, painting, varnish- ing, and glazing, 31 76
James M. Chase, outside win- dows and repairs, 35 00
T. K. Hutchinson, cleaning vault, 5 00
P. T. Hendrick & Co., shoes for inmates, 11 75
Abel Lawrence, leather for A. Locke, 3 00
G. W. Austin, cash paid for clothing for inmates, 7 50
M. A. Richardson & Co., cloth- ing for inmates, 11 50
T. F. O'Brien, chairs and repairs of furniture, 16 99
Frank J. Rogers, cutting coat
for J. Haas, 1 00
D. G. Currier, repairing specta- cles, 1 00
D. Richards, 27 tons coal, 148 45
W. A. Peirce, 4₺ tons coal, 28 12
J. D. Austin, chopping 8 cords of wood, 12 00
$2,088 85
Less, amount received from
Town of Belmont for
support of pauper,
$38 97
Amounts carried forward, $38 97 $2,088 85 $12,617 79
33
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $38 97 $2,088 85 $12,617 79 Less Amount received of Ed-
ward Lacy for board and tobacco, 303 50
Amount received of J. F.
Hobbs, for one cow, 62 50
Amount received of John
Curtin, for board of Mrs. Curtin, 10 00
Amount received for sales of manure, 55 75
Amount received for veg-
etables and fruit sold, 29 46
Amount received of Ern- est Tupper, for board, 3 00
503 18
1,585 67
Poor out of Almshouse.
Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital : Board of Geo. V. Hill, $181 52
66 " Margaret Lyons,
daughter of Daniel Lyons, 186 03
Board of Jane H. Locke, 104 50
" " George Klingler,
113 26
Danvers Lunatic Hospital : Board of Jane H. Locke,
65 46
66 " Ellen Mehan, 181 91
" George Klingler, 53 14
City of Cambridge, aid to G. C. Muller, $18 78 Aid to Mary A. Thornton, 48 56
67 34
Amounts carried forward,
$953 16 $14,203 46
34
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, Paid City of Boston, aid to Annie Eek, $2 63
Aid to Geo. H. Kelly,
9 26
" " J. and M. Shonk, 13 63
" " Mrs. Michael F.
Thomas, 11 55
$6 " Mrs. Ann Whitte- more, 38 00
$953 16 $14,203 46
75 07
City of Somerville, aid to Ellen Quirk, 31 45
Elijah Cutter, rent for Mrs. Wm. Farrell, 48 00
Ellen Ferguson, rent for Mrs. Mary Lacy, 36 00
Richard Lyons, rent for Mrs. Dennis Dunn, 36 00
John J. Scannell, rent for Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, 18 00
Mrs. Ellen E. White, rent for
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, 24 00
Thomas Mitchell, rent for Mrs. John Flaherty, 46 00
Daniel Tripp, rent for Mrs. E. B. Moore, 52 00
C. F. Oakman, rent for Mrs. E. B. Moore, 28 00
J. M. Locke, rent for
Mrs. John O'Brien, $17 25
Wm. Morrow, 12 00
29 25
Amounts carried forward,
$1,376 93 $14,203 46
35
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,376 93 $14,203 46
Paid Thomas Bailey, rent for
Mrs. John O'Brien, $22 00 Wm. Morrow, 63
- 22 63
Patrick Hourty, rent for
Mrs. John O'Brien, $4 00
Wm. Morrow, 6 00
Corn. McAuliffe, 8 00
18 00
James Price, rent for Wm.
Morrow, 12 00
John Carroll, rent for Mrs. Nath'l White, 40 00
Robert L. Sawvin, rent for Diehl family, 48 00
David Richards, for fuel deliv- ered the following persons, viz. : -
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, $21 65
66 Ellen McGrath, 11 63
66 E. B. Moore, 14 00
66 Mary McDonald, 3 13
66 Ahern, 21 77
6 Mary Mccarthy, 14 26
66 Culinane, 10 64
66 Hood,
6 26
Geare,
8 13
John Reagan, 10 51
Patrick Linskey,
1 75
123 73
Amounts carried forward,
$1,641 29 $14,203 46
36
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,641 29 $14,203 46
Paid Warren A. Peirce, for fuel de- livered the following persons, viz. : -
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, $1 57
6 6 Ellen McGrath, 8 50
E. B. Moore, 5 13
66 Mary Mccarthy, 3 75
66 Culinane, 5 13
66 Dennis Dunn, 9 45
Wm. Farrell, 9 89
66 Geo. Klingler, 47 68
66 Nathaniel White, 3 38
66 John O'Brien, 22 14
Corn. McAuliffe, 6 63
Wm. Morrow,
19 96
James Beevens, 8 00
John Flaherty,
6 13
157 34
James A. Wilson, for groceries delivered the following per- sons, viz. : -
Corn. McAuliffe, $33 35
Wm. Morrow, 6 00
Mrs. John O'Brien, 4 60
John Nolan, $20 81
Less received
cash, 12 62
8 19
Amounts carried forward,
51 54
$1,850 17 $14,203 46
37
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,850 17 $14,203 46
Paid George Clark, for groceries de- livered the following persons, viz. : -
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, $13 30
Mary McDonald, 3 81
66 Celia Hood, 5 15
66 Ahern, 3 35
John Flaherty, 11 47
Patrick Linskey,
2 00
John Reagan, 5 74
44 82
Mrs. M. Waugh, groceries de- livered as follows : -
To Mrs. Ahern,
$32 05
To John Reagan, 1 33
33 38
Matthew Rowe, for groceries de- livered the following persons, viz. : -
Mrs. Wm. Farrell, $17 42
66 John O'Brien, 35 83
66 Margaret Sullivan, 52 19
66 George Klingler, 27 00
E. B. Moore,
2 93
Nathaniel White, 2 55
William Morrow, 15 23
James Beevens, 28 68
Alanson Blanchard, 71
John Nolan,
6 32
Corn. McAuliffe,
12 59
201 45
Amounts carried forward,
$2,129 82 $14,203 46
38
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,129 82 $14,203 46
Paid E. E. Upham, for provisions furnished John Flaherty, 11 96
Winn & Pierce, for pro- visions furnished -
A. Blanchard, $0 69
James Beevens, 1 00
1 69
Dr. W. A. Winn, examination of George Klingler, 2 00
Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, attendance on Daniel McCarthy, at police station, 2 00
John T. Moulton, care of Alan- son Blanchard, 15 00
Davies Dodge, medicine, 10 70
O. W. Whittemore, medicine, 3 15
L. C. Tyler, shoes for the fol- lowing persons : - *
Mrs. Wm. Farrell, $5 25
John Nolan, 2 15
66 Mary McDonald, 2 75
10 15
J. Henry Hartwell, for burial of
John Flaherty, $22 00
Mrs. C. McAuliffe, 23 00
Julia Sullivan,
17 50
62 50
Patrick Slattery, for milk for Mrs. C. McAuliffe, 13 44 1
Amounts carried forward,
$2,262 41 $14,203 46
39
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,262 41 $14,203 46 Paid J. W. Moore, for milk
for James Beevens, $7 44
" Mrs. John O'Brien, 9 31
16 75
Julia Crowley, care of Mrs. Mc Auliffe, 1 50
Sarah Hourty, care of Mrs. McAuliffe, 1 50
Magdalene Rebel, care of Mrs.
McAuliffe, 3 00
Robert Jost, care of M. A McLeod, $6 00
Less amount received of
M. Finlayson on this account, 3 50
2 50
Dr. W. A. Winn, medical at- tendance, 63 00
J. M. Chase, carpenter work on tenement occupied by Mrs. Mary McDonald, 1 75
- 2,352 41
Counsel Fees.
Paid John H. Hardy, legal ser- vices, $45 00
Hardy, Elder & Proctor, legal services, 10 00
Amounts carried forward, $55 00 $16,555 87
40
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $55 00 $16,555 87
Paid Shattuck & Munroe, legal ser- vices, 50 00
J. O. Carter, legal services, 31 00
L. B. Porter, advertising peti- tion to Legislature in matter of Alewife Brook nuisance, 7 00
M. S. Busnach, expense on the same, 1 00
144 00
Cemeteries.
Paid John B. Hartwell, care of ceme- teries for 1884, and bedding plants, $250 00
John B. Hartwell, labor trim- ming trees, 18 00
Water Commissioners, for water, 50 00
Sylvester Stickney, tools and repairing pipes, 7 42
Roland A. Hobbs, services as watchman, 9 00
A. M. Ellis, raising hearse-house and setting posts, 15 00
Highway Department, for 6
posts and 5 loads of gravel, 8 65
Jas. Baston, labor and stock on hearse-house, 8 70
Theodore Schwamb, for
1,495 chestnut stakes, $186 87
Amounts carried forward, $186 87 $366 77 $16,699 87
41
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $186 87 Paid A. Needham, expressing stakes, 1 00
$366 77 $16,699 87
Highway
Department,
teaming stakes, 2 50
George D. Tufts, painting stakes, 5 75
J. O. Goodwin, staking
lots,
80 00
276 12
Water Commissioners, labor and material, laying new water pipes, 210 07
$852 96
Less amount received of Theodore Schwamb for 10 loads of loam, 5 00
847 96
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
Amount carried forward, $17,872 83
42
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $17,872 83
Discounts and Abatements.
Six per cent discount allowed on taxes of 1884, paid on or before Aug. 1, $3,672 83
Abatements allowed on taxes of
1884, 45 92
Abatements allowed on taxes of
1883, 129 50
Abatements allowed on taxes of
1882, 4 00
3,852 25
Fire Department.
Paid Highland Hose Co., services, $445 04
Wm. Penn Hose Co., services, 433 89
Menotomy Hook and Ladder Co., services, 370 61
Charles Gott, chief engineer,
75 00
Matthew Rowe, first assistant engineer,
60 00
George Hill, Jr., second assistant engineer and clerk, 70 00
C. S. Jacobs, Jr., board of horse, 220 00
Arlington Gas Light Co., gas
for Broadway Hose-house, 19 93
Arlington Gas Light Co., gas
for Highland Hose-house, 7 33
Amounts carried forward,
$1,701 80 $21,725 08
13
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,701 80 $21,725 08
Paid Water Commissioners, for water for Broadway Hose- house, 25 00
Water for Highland Hose-house, 10 00
Warren A. Peirce, 3 1-2 tons of coal and 1-2 cord of wood for Highland Hose-house, 26 25
D. Richards, for 5 tons coal for Broadway Hose-house, 27 25
5 tons coal for Highland Hose- house, 27 25
1-2 cord of wood for Broadway Hose-house, 5 50
A. Needham, use of horses and expressing, 76 45
Highway Department, use of horses at fires, 29 50
Wm. J. Sweeney, carting hose, 1 00
Jas. B. Ogden, teaming hose to fire in Somerville, 5 00
Jere. Crowley, ringing bell for
fires, 6 mos., to July 1, 2 50
Charles Gott, shoeing horse and : blacksmith work, 50 00
Matt. Rowe, 2d, drilling holes at Broadway Hose-house, 1 62
A. W. Mitchell, repairing badge, 30
Joseph Cogan, repairing 14 hats, 11 50
Amounts carried forward, $2,000 92 $21,725 08
44
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,000 92 $21,725 08
Paid A. S. Jackson, lanterns, suction
hose, coupling, brushes, etc., 77 40
George D. Tufts, painting, etc., Broadway Hose-house, 55 85
James Baston, labor and stock, at Broadway Hose-house, 5 93
Wm. H. Richardson, repairs of engine, 1 25
A. Lawrence, repairs of harness, 4 50 ·
W. L. Clark & Co., painting truck, etc., 56 90
Sylvester Stickney, funnel, and repairs of stove at High-
land Hose-house, $16 87
Sundries,
7 82
24 69
T. F. O'Brien, 11 window shades for Highland Hose- house, 16 50
R. W. Shattuck, sundries
for Broadway Hose-
house,
$7 92
6 spittoons for Highland
Hose-house,
4 00
11 92
Brooks & Co., expressing ladder,
25
Wm. T. Wood & Co., hoisting machinery at Broadway Hose- house, 31 45
Amounts carried forward,
1
$2,287 56 $21,725 08
45
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, 2,287 56 $21,725 08
Paid James M. Chase, work and ma- terials on tower of Broadway Hose-house, 32 89
American Fire Hose Manf. Co., 300 feet of hose, 217 32
$2,537 77
Less credit for work done by the Fire Department horse on the highways, 37 00
2,500 77
Highland Hose House.
Paid James M. Chase, carpenter work
on tower, $123 73
Other work, 174 25
F. E. Foster, lumber, 42 51
Charles Gott, iron work for tower, 16 16
J. E. Shirley, labor on tower
and rope, $4 50
Building fence,
19 38
23 88
Matthew Rowe, 2d, concreting cellar,
93 00
Matthew Rowe, 2d, drilling holes, 1 62
George D. Tufts, painting,
22 63
W. T. Wood & Co., hoisting machinery, 62 25
Amounts carried forward,
$560 03 $24,225 85
46
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $560 03 $24,225 85
Paid M. W. Marsh, 27 cedar posts, 13 50
Edwin S. Farmer, for old. hose- house sign, 2 00
R. A. Hobbs, half day setting posts, 87
M. W. Sands, 2,500 bricks for wash trough, 21 25
Russell & Cotton, construction of wash trough, 50 00
Sylvester Stickney, water pipe and plumbing, 22 09
Wm. Blake & Co., 1,597 lbs. bell and hangings, 398 37
J. N. Cowin & Co., hoisting bell into the belfry, 30 90
Highway Department, as follows : Labor on posts and
digging holes, $7 00
Teaming 2,500 bricks, 3 75
Labor, grading, 3 50
Gravel and loam, 16 60
Labor on bell, 1 00
31 85
$1,130 86
Less amount received of R. A. Hines
& Son, allowance on plastering, 2 10
1,128 76
Amount carried forward,
$25,354 61
47
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $25,354 61
Incidentals.
Paid Edward Storer, repairs on Adams Schoolhouse, $19 50
Edward Storer, repairs of hay scales, 7 91
L. · Stephenson & Co., repairs of hay scales, 3 00
Geo. D. Tufts, repairing glass at Adams Schoolhouse, 21 75
Henry A. Diehl, ringing bell June 17 and July 4, 6 00
T. E. Thorpe, ringing bell June 17 and July 4, 6 00
Frank Litchfield, ringing bell July 4, 3 00
C. F. Oakman, ringing bell July 4, 3 00
E. Howard Watch and Clock
Company, repairing town clock, 5 00
T. E. Thorpe, care of town clock 6 months, 10 00
D. F. Jones & Co., printing 1,000 town reports, etc. 222 85
C. S. Parker, printing, 149 29
Doane & Greenough, record and valuation books and stationery, 42 50
Amounts carried forward,
$499 80 $25,354 61
.
48
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $499 80 $25,354 61
Paid Eugene Mead, services as janitor of the town house, etc., 404 39
J. H. Hartwell, fees, returning deaths, etc., for 1883 and 1884, 45 00
R. L. Hodgdon, reporting list of births for 1883, per statute, 4 00
A. W. Damon, services as aud- itor for two years, 15 00
D. P. Green, services as auditor for two years, 15 00
F. E. Fowle, postmaster, enve- -
lopes, stamps, cards, and tele- grams, for all departments, 56 50
Middlesex Townsman, for pub- lishing notices, 2 75
E. Bucknam, for services, 3 25
M. R. Warren, license blanks, 2 63
M. Poland, for services, 4 68
Brooks & Co., expressing,
2 80
W. N. Winn, 66 1 10
A. Needham, 1 65
William H. Pattee, services as Registrar of Voters, 10 00
Charles T. Scannel, services as Registrar of Voters, 10 00
James A. Marden, services as Registrar of Voters, 10 00
B. D. Locke, clerk of Registrars of Voters, 20 00
Amounts carried forward, $1,108 55 $25,354 61
49
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,108 55 $25,354 61 Paid C. S. Jacobs, Jr., for lunch for town officers at March and November meetings, 5 50
M. F. Whiton & Co., for hal- yards, for flag, 2 00
J. Caldwell, labor on flag-staff, 5 00
Forbes Lithograph Co., printing,
10 00
Henry B. Peirce, Secretary, for register of voters, 1 40
B. D. Locke, for recording, in- dexing, and returning births, marriages, and deaths, accord- ing to statute, 38 45
C. K. Darling, for legal blanks, 50
J. H. McNamee, binding reports, 1 25
$1,172 65
Credit.
Received of E. P. Hender-
son, for auc-
tioneer's license, $2 00
of F. W. Sweatt, · for billiard li- cense, 2 00
of Robert H. Wood-
land, of Cam-
bridge, for ped-
ler's license, 10 00
14 00
-
-
1,158 65
Amount carried forward, 4
$26,513 26
50
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$26,513 26
Insurance.
Paid George Y. Wellington, agent, premiums on policies, as fol- lows, viz. : - ·
Shoe and Leather Ins.Co., of Bos- ton, for 5 years from Dec. 26, 1883, at one per cent, $3,000, on Highland Hose-house, $30 00
Insurance Co. of No. America, of Philadelphia, for 5 years from March 23, 1884, at 1.20 per cent, $800 on High School building, $1,300 on furniture, piano, apparatus, and bell, 25 20
Fire Association of Philadelphia, for 5 years from March 25, 1884, at one per cent, $700 on hose-carriage, hose, fur- niture and fixtures in Highland Hose-house, 7 00
Merrimac Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of An-
dover, for five years
from April 1, 1884, at two per cent, $1,750 on almshouse, $500 on furniture in same, $45 00
Less return premium
on Holyoke Co.,
22 50
Amounts carried forward, 22 50
1
$84 70 $26,513 26
51
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, Paid Franklin Fire Insurance Co., of Philadelphia, for one year from July 1, 1884, at 1 1-2 per cent, on - $300 on stone · crusher building ; $800 on en- gine, boiler, etc .; $400 on stone crusher,
Phoenix Insurance Co., of Lon- don, for extra premium on $750, on town library, in can- sequence of moving to Swan's Hall, and change of rates, Rochester German Insurance Co., of Rochester, N. Y., for one year from Nov. 4, 1884, on text books, as follows : - $550 in Russell Schoolhouse, at three quarters per cent, $300 in Cutter Schoolhouse, at one per cent, $350 in High Schoolhouse, at one per cent, 10 63
Connecticut Fire Ins. Co., of Hartford, for five years, from Nov. 22, 1884, at three per cent, $500 on steam-heating appara- tus in High Schoolhouse, 15 00
Amounts carried forward,
$84 70 $26,513.26
22 50
6 54
$139 37 $26,513 26
52
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $139 37 $26,513 26
Less amount received of R. A. Hines & Son, for builders' risk on Highland Hose-house, .8 00
131 37
Interest on Town Debt.
Paid on note to Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $21,000, at seven per cent, $1,470 00
On notes to John Peabody,
$13,000, at seven per cent, 910 00
On $5,000, coupon note due June
1, 1884, at 4 per cent, six months' interest, 100 00
On $13,500 coupon notes, one year's interest, at four per cent, 540 00
On $16,000 coupon notes, one year's interest, at five per cent, 800 00
Water Commissioners, on loans, Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 207 13
53 49
Faneuil Hall National Bank, on loans, 214 28
Trustees of Public Library,
6 00
Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund, 321 24
Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 36 79
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, 20 99
Amounts carried forward,
$4,679 92 $26,644 63
53
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $4,679 92 $26,644 63
Credit.
Interest received on taxes, $517 86
66 of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on deposits, 182 26
700 12
- 3,979 80
Interest on Water Debt.
Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropri- ation for interest on water scrip, 6,500 00
Public Library.
Paid L. J. Newton, salary as libra- rian, $450 00
Marion B. Fessenden, services as assistant, 151 15
M. Carrie Lawrence, services as assistant, 8 90
Myra Poland, services making card catalogue, 222 80
Emily Bucknam, services making card catalogue, 121 00
Wm. H. Bacon, for covering books, 9 89
Wm. L. Clark, Jr., for cover- ing books,
6 45
Jennie Scott, services, 2 10
Amounts carried forward, $972 29 $37,124 43
54
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $972 29 $37,124 43
Paid Eugene Mead, janitor, three
months, 45 00
J. H. H. McNamee, for rebinding books, 73 85
Library Bureau, sundry supplies, 21 37
Ward & Gay, stationery, 2 65
Doane & Greenough, record book, 1 25
F. D. White, for covering paper, 14 70
Edm. W. Noyes, printing, 7 00
C. S. Parker, printing, 14 50
Cleaves, Macdonald & Co., books, 196 14
Lockwood, Brooks & Co., books, 145 77
J. M. Stoddart, books, 10 00
Henry C. Nash, books, 5 00
Fuller, Leonard & Small, bands, etc., 2 63 Arlington Gas Light Co., gas for six months, 68 70 .
Brooks & Co., expressing, 13 30
U. S. & Canada Express, expressing,
90
A. Needham, expressing,
90
D. Richards, 17 tons of coal,
82 65
F. E. Fowle, Jr., labor,
2 00
George H. Shirley, labor,
1 25
H. C. Lancaster, labor, 1 25
Mrs. D. Benham; cleaning, 2 15
Highway Department, removing ashes, 2 00 James M. Chase, carpenter's work, 2 78
Edw'd Storer, repairing window,
t
91
1
Amounts carried forward,
$1,690 94 $37,124 43
55
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,690 94 $37,124 43
Paid O. B. Marston, carpenter's work and stock, fitting up Swan's Hall for the Library, 320 79
Geo. D. Tufts, painting, varnish- ing, etc., 35 99
T, F. O'Brien, 2 footstools, 3 50
T. F. O'Brien, window shades and fixtures,' 37 25
Smith & Co., chairs and table, 35 00
Charles Hopkins, chairs, 57 00
W. H. Zinn, curtains, 19 00
Shepard, Norwell & Co., fringe, 1 50
Sylvester Stickney, gas piping, fitting up lantern and sundry
work at the new Library room, 81 14 Globe Gas Light Co., street lantern, 22 30
Keeler & Co., umbrella stand, 16 00
Wm. G. Harris & Son, mat, 2 50
Baker, Pratt & Co., newspaper files, 6 00
M. D. Jones & Co., brackets, 3 60
D. K. Emerson & Co., waste basket, 75
Wm. N. Winn, moving library, etc., 30 05
Swan Brothers, 12 settees,
21 60
Swan Brothers, rent of hall 6 months, to Jan. 1, 1885. 200 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2,584 91 $37,124 43
56
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,584 91 $37,124 43
Less amount received of pro-
prietors of Middlesex
Townsman
for
6
months' rent of rooms to Jan. 1, 1885, $37 50
Amountreceived for fines, 88 00
125 50 1
2,459 41
Police.
Paid Eugene Mead, services as chief, $700 00
Patrick J. Shean, services, 454 00
Garret Barry, 66
730 00
Michael J. O'Brien, 66
374 00
Charles D. Austin, 66
8 00
Charles F. Hill, 66
8 00
William O. Austin, 66
26 00
Henry A. Diehl, 66
6 00
Christopher E. Ricker, services,
2 00
Allen O'Riley, desk for office,
9 25
Rockwell & Churchill, 1 record book, 7 00
John P. Lovell's Sons, handcuffs, and police calls, etc., 12 20
Knight, Adams & Co., blank book, 75
Doane & Greenough, letter book, 1 00
Hart & Young, window shades and fixtures,
9 56
James M. Chase, fitting up office,
21 31
Amounts carried forward,
$2,369 07 $39,583 84
57
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,369 07 $39,583 84 Paid R. W. Shattuck, repairs of stove, kerosene oil, etc., 8 29
Sylvester Stickney, repairs, etc., 5 86
George D. Tufts, painting, etc.,
15 30
D. G. Currier, repairing badge,
15
Brooks & Co., expressing, 15
C. W. Bastine, matches, 50
2,399 32
Salaries of Town Officers.
Paid George D. Tufts, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1885, $266 67
Jacob F. Hobbs, services as se- lectman, etc., year ending March, 1885, 266 66
Samuel E. Kimball, services as selectman, etc., four months to July, 1884, 66 67
Henry Mott, services as water commissioner, year ending March, 1885, 100 00
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