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James Pendergast, labor,
1 00
John Gee, labor,
ยท 87
A. F. Brooks, expressing,
3 90
F. Doane & Co., for stationery and blank books, 25 80
Thos. Fermoyle, posting bills,
1 50
Wm. H. Pattee, services as regis- trar of voters, 10 00;
Walter Crosby, services as regis- trar of voters, 10 00
Jacob F. Hobbs, services as regis- trar of voters, 10 00.
B. D. Locke, clerk of registrars of voters, 50 00
F. E. Fowle, postmaster, for stamped envelopes, stamps and postal cards, for all depart- ments, 49 16
E. A. Gleason & Son, labor on flag staff, 5 00
Sampson, Murdock Co., Directory, 5 00
Amounts carried forward, $1,274 68 $26,674 37
TREASURER'S REPORT. 41
Amounts brought forward, $1,274 68 $26,674 37
Paid Stephen P. Sharpless, analysis of water, 5 00
Edward
Storer,
repairs
on
Adams school-house,
7 61
Water Commissioners, for laying
pipe to Adams school-house,
11 93
Highway Department, amount expended on Russell Park for gravel and labor, 87 25
Less, amount received of G. W. $1,386 47 Austin, for auctioneer's license, 2 00
1,384 47
Insurance.
Paid Geo. Y. Wellington, agent, premium on policies, as fol- lows, viz. :
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,715,693, for 5 years, from Feb. 11, 1888, $3500 on Win. Penn hose house, at 12 per cent.,
$750 on hose, furniture, and fixtures at 24 per cent., $69 37
The Traders and Mechanics In- surance Co. of Lowell, No. 70,173, for 3 years, from Feb. 15, 1888,
Amounts carried forward,
$69 37 $28,058 84
42
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Amounts brought forward, $69 37 $28,058 84
$3000 on town library books and cases, in Swan's Block, at 2 per cent.,
60 00
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,715,694, for 5 years from Feb. 15, 1888,
$3000 on Crosby school-house, at 24 per cent., 67 50
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,715,695, for' 5 years, from Feb. 15, 1888, $3000 on Town Hall building, at 2} per cent., 67 50
The Commercial Union Assurance Co., Limited, of London, No. 100,002, for 5 years, from Feb. 20, 1888,
$3000 on Town Hall building, at 21 per cent., 67 50
The North American Insurance Co. of Boston, No. 36,483, for . 5 years, from March 9, 1888, $3000, at 21 per cent.,
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, No. 1066, for 5 years, from March 9, 1888, $3000, at 24 per cent., i.e., $6000 on Town Hall building, Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, No. 1069, for 5 years, from April 1, '88, $8000,
Amounts carried forward,
135 00
$466 87 $28,058 84
43
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $466 87 $28,058 84
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,715,697, for 5 years, from April 1, 1888, $4000,
The American Insurance Co. of Newark, No. 507,312, for 5 years, from April 1, 1888, $4000,
i. e., $14,000 on Russell school- house, at 1} per cent.,
$1000, on heating apparatus, at 24 per cent.,
$880, on furniture and fixtures, at 24 per cent.,
$120, on musical instruments, at 24 per cent., 255 00
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, No. 1070, for 5 years, from April 1, 1888,
$3500, on Wm. Penn hose house, at '1} per cent.,
$750, on hose, furniture, and fix- tures, at 21 per cent., . 69 37
The American Insurance Co. of Newark, No. 507,322, for 1 year, from July 1, 1888, $300, on stone crusher building,
$800, on boiler, engine, etc., $400, on stone crusher, $1500 at 13 per cent., 22 50
Amounts carried forward, $813 74 $28,058 84
44
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $813 74 $28,058 84
Rochester German Insurance Co. of Rochester, No. 1143, for 5 years, from July 14, 1888, $4000,
The Connecticut Union Assurance Company, Limited, of London, No. 100,007, for 5 years, from July 14, 1888, $4000,
i. e., $7000 on Russell school- house, at 1} per cent.,
$500, on heating apparatus, at 21 per cent.,
$440, on furniture and fixtures, at 21 per cent.,
$60, on musical instruments, at 21 per cent., 127 50
The Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited, of London, No. 100,008, for 5 years, from Sept. 15, 1888, $4,000,
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,760,853, for 5 years, from Sept 15, 1888, $4000,
The North American Insurance Co. of Boston, No. 37,361, for 5 years, from Sept. 15, 1888, $4000,
i. e., $10,500, on Russell school- house, at 12 per cent.,
Amounts carried forward,
--
$941 24 $28,058 84
45
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Amounts brought forward, $941 24 $28,058 84
$750, on heating apparatus, at 21 per cent.,
$660, on furniture and fixtures, at 21 per cent.,
$90, on musical instruments, at 21 per cent.,
191 25
The Spring Garden Insurance
Co., Philadelphia, No. 4205, for 5 years, from Oct. 1, 1888, $4000,
$3500, on Russell school-house, at 12 per cent.,
$250, on heating apparatus, at 21 per cent.,
$220, on furniture and fixtures, at 21 per cent.,
$30, on musical instruments, at 21 per cent., 63 75
The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, No. 2,760,855, for 5 years, from Nov. 1, 1888,
$2500 on Cotting High school- house, at 21 per cent., 56 25
The North American Insurance Co. of Boston, No. 37,642, for 5 years, from Nov. 10, 1888,
$2000, on Highland hose house, at 12 per cent., 30 00
Amounts carried forward,
$1,282 49 $28,058 84
46
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Amounts brought forward, $1,282 49 $28,058 84
Rochester German Insurance Co. of Rochester, N. Y., No. 1241, for 5 years, from Dec. 26, 1888, $3000, on Highland hose house, at 12 per cent., 45 00
-.- 1,327 49,
Interest on Town Debt.
Paid John Peabody, 1 year's interest
at 7 per cent., on note $7000, $490 00
One year's interest at 4 per cent. on $4500 coupon notes, 180 00
Six months interest at 4 per cent. on $4000 coupon notes, due June 1, 1888, 80 00
One year's interest at 5 per cent. on $16,000 coupon notes, 800 00 -
Faneuil Hall National Bank, on temporary loans, 109 41
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, on temporary loan, 106 67
Water Commissioners, on loan, 47 34
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 585 45
Trustees of Public Library, one year's interest on note $100, 6 00
Trustees of Wm. Cutter School
Fund, one year's interest on note $5354, 321 24
Amounts carried forward, $2,726 11 $29,386 33
TREASURER'S REPORT. 47
Amounts brought forward,
$2,726 11 $29,386 33
Paid Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, one year's interest on notes $613.11, 36 79
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, one year's interest, on note $349.85, 20 99
$2,783 89
Credit.
Interest received on taxes, $691 33 Interest received of Faneuil Hall National Bank on deposits, 287 11
- 978 44
- 1,805 45
Interest on Water Debt.
Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation for interest on Water Scrip, 6,000 00
Public Library.
Paid L. J. Newton, salary as librarian, $500 00 Marion B. Fessenden, services as assistant, 209 10
M. L. Dupee, services,
136 34
Emily Bucknam, services, 44 60
Amounts carried forward, $890 04 $37,191 78
48
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Amounts brought forward, $890 04 $37,191 78
Paid B. L. Brooks, services, 63 77
Wm. L. Clark, Jr., services as janitor, etc.,
69 20
Charles A. Clark, services,
40 37
A. E. Newton, services,
123 13
Lucy C. Bailey, services,
6 00
Arlington Gas Light Co., gas,
158 95
Water Commissioners, water,
9 50
Warren A. Peirce, viz. :
17 tons furnace coal, $93 50
2 tons stove coal, 12 00
3070 lbs. stove coal, 12 18
117 68
Swan Bros., rent 1 year, 400 00
Less, rent received for
rooms, of Annie Gibson, 58 03
341 97
W. Robinson, removing ashes, 4 20
O. B. Marston, carpenter work,
31 23
Ann Benham, cleaning,
8 45
Geo. D. Tufts, painting,
3 00
S. Stickney, sundries,
5 58
Geo. Frost & Co., pencil sharp- ener, 4 50
Winn's Express, expressing,
4 10
Chas. S. Parker, printing and "Advocate," 13 50
Chas. S. Parker, on account
printing catalogue, 550 00
Edm. W. Noyes, printing, 7 00
F. Doane & Co., pens, 1 00
Amounts carried forward, $2,453 17 $37,191 78
TREASURER'S REPORT. 49
Amounts brought forward, $2,453 17 $37,191 78
Paid M. R. Warren, stationery, 1 50
R. L. Gay & Co., paper, 1 00
V. H. Hall & Co., covering paper,
20 74
Fred. W. Barry, blocks,
50
A. F. Brooks, expressing, 10 20
C. M. Hall, kerosene oil, etc., 1 56
Augustus Nichols, newspapers,
21 00
J. H. H. McNamee, rebinding books,
106 45
Library Bureau, binders, etc., 6 63
Milwaukee Public Library, cata-
logue,
3 50
Laughton, Macdonald & Co.,
books, 350 90
H. C. Nash, manager, books, 13 50
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books, 11 00
The Middlesex Institute, books, 1 00
J. M. Stoddard Co., books, 5 00
$3,007 65
Less, amount received for fines, col-
lected by the librarian, 98 00
2,909 65
Police,
Paid Eugene Mead, services as chief, $700 00
Garret Barry,
services,
742 00
William O. Austin,
66
742 00
Daniel M. Hooley,
742 00
Charles H. Kimball,
12 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2,938 00 $40,101 43
4
50
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $2,938 00 $40,101 43
Paid Thomas Roden, services, 8 00
Jas. A. Marden, 66
4 00
Geo. F. Reed, 66
8 00
Jas. Irwin, 66
6 00
C. M. Hall, crackers, oil and matches, 1 71
C. F. Oakman, for use of car- riage, 1 25
Calvin Andrews, horse hire in
1887 and 1888, 49 75
$3,016 71
Less, amount received of W. A. Peirce, for services of three offi- cers, Nov. 12, 6 00
3,010 71
Salaries of Town Officers.
Paid James A. Bailey, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1889, $250 00
George D. Tufts, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1889, 175 00
George D. Moore, services as selectman, etc., year ending March, 1889, 175 00
Alfred D. Hoitt, services as
water commissioner, year end- ing March, 1889, 100 00
Amounts carried forward, $700 00 $43,112 14
51
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Amounts brought forward, $700 00 $43,112 14
Paid Apollos J. Tillson, services as water commissioner, year end- ing March, 1889, 100 00
George W. Lane, services as water commissioner, year end- ing March, 1889, 100 00
Alfred D. Hoitt, services as as- sessor, year ending March, 1889. 140 00
James A. Bailey, services as assessor, year ending March, 1889, 140 00
B. Delmont Locke, services as clerk of assessors, year ending March, 1889, 220 00
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 for one year to January 1,1889, 1,600 00
3,000 00
Sinking Fund.
Paid Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, amount of appropria- tion, 13,151 01
Amount carried forward,
$59,263 15
52
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Amount brought forward, $59,263 15
Soldiers' Monument Fund.
Paid amount transferred to Trustees of
Soldiers' Monument Fund, as per vote of the town, $2,000 00
Morss & Whyte, for iron wire fence, 59 50
Warren A. Peirce, grading and care of lot and repairs of water fixtures, 36 25
F. L. Temple, 4 spruce trees, 4 25
2,100 00
Street Hydrants.
Paid Water Commissioners for use of hydrants for the year 1888,
1,060 00
Street Lamps.
Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., for gas for 90 lamps, Oct. 1, 1887, to May 1, 1888, $816 75
Wheeler Reflector Co., for furnish- ing light for 144 lamps for 4 months, to May 1, 572 70
J. H. Fermoyle, care of gas lamps for four months, and setting 2 posts, 135 78
Amounts carried forward, $1,525 23 $62,363 15
TREASURER'S REPORT. 53
Amounts brought forward, $1,525 23 $62,363 15
Paid Chas. Gott, repairs of lanterns, 3 00
Geo. D. Tufts, repairs of lanterns, 2 50
R. W. Shattuck, repairs of lanterns, 2 00
A. A. Tilden & Co., alcohol for thawing lamps, 3 85
E. J. Sweeney, expressing,
25
W. N. Winn, teaming lanterns,
16 00
Somerville Electric Light Co., electric lights May 1 to Dec. 31,
1888, at $4000 per annum, 8 arc lights, 205 incandescent lights, 21 oil lamps, 2,654 12
$4,206 95
Less, amount received of Reuben Grif- fin, for breaking lamps, 3 00
4,203 95
State Aid, Chapter 301.
1
Paid Ellen Ferguson,
$40 00
Alice M. Scanlan,
48 00
Hannah C. Murphy,
48 00
Ann Campbell,
48 00
Eveline C. Henry,
48 00
Artemas Cutler,
48 00
Mary J. Cutler,
48 00
Mary A. Dockerty,
12 00
340 00
A mount carried forward,
$66,907 10
54
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $66,907 10
State Aid, Chapter 252.
Paid Eber Hill,
$80 00
96 00
Ammi Hall, John Devlin,
24 00
200 00
Town Debt.
Paid Note to John Peabody, dated Jan.
1, 1873, int. at 7 per cent., $1,000 00 Four coupon notes, each $1000, dated June 1, 1883, interest at 4 per cent., 4,000 00
5,000 00
Town House.
Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., for gas, $157 02 Somerville Electric Light Co., for electric lights in hall, 85 65
Water Commissioners, for water, 30 00.
Warren A. Peirce, viz. :
17 tons of coal, $90 00
Teaming rubbish, 3 00
93 00
Harwood Manufacturing Co., 360 seats, 504 00
Walter R. Wightman, wire mat, 4 00
E. M. McPherson, cleaning and adjusting safe lock, 6 00
Amounts carried forward, $879 67 $72,107 10
TREASURER'S REPORT. 55
Amounts brought forward, $879 67 $72,107 10
Paid Cushman Bros. & Co., repairing shades, 4 15
E. B. Bennett, stepladder, 1 50
J. M. Ellis & Co., cutting stone steps, 17 50
Edward Storer, carpenter work, 8 35
Goodnow & Wightman, electric bell, etc., 3 15
Geo. D. Tufts, setting glass, 7 00
C. M. Hall, brooms, soap, etc., 4 02
E. J. Sweeney, expressing,
40
A. F. Brooks, 55
Winn's Express, 66
1 75
Highway Department, removing rubbish, 1 75
Ellen Farrell, for cleaning, 13 20
J. A. Cross, repairing roof, 6 92
R. W. Shattuck, 1 pair of butts,
20
S. Stickney, repairs of furnace and sundries, 31 39
L. M. Ham & Co., cell doors, locks and iron beds, 113 60
Jesse Bacon, building cells and repairing ceiling, 126 96
J. M. Chase, carpenter work on police station, hall and post office, 28 77
$1,250 83
Amounts carried forward,
$1,250 83 $72,107 10
56
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,250 83 $72,107 10
Less, amount received for old settees, $14 75
amount received for broken windows, 2 00
1 16 75
1,234 08
Telephones.
Paid N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co., for telephone service,
296 22
Water Works, for Laying Pipes.
Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation, 1,100 00
Water Works. for Settling Law-suits.
Paid Water Commissioners, amount of
appropriation,
650 00
Amount carried to page 65, $75,387 40
57
TREASURER'S REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
Teachers' Salaries.
Paid A. Gardiner Fisher,
$1,800 00
Horace A. Freeman,
1,600 00
Nathan T. Soule,
1,350 00
Leonard B. Marshall,
800 00
Eliza A. Simmons,
690 00
Anna J. Newton,
640 00
Olive M. Hobart,
500 00
Caroline C. Turner,
500 00
Anna Pillsbury,
500 00
Addie E. Flanders,
510 00
Elisa A. Sargent,
300 00
Louisa R. Warren,
500 00
Elizabeth B. Blake,
387 50
Elizabeth L. Geer,
500 00
M. Carrie Lawrence,
470 00
Mabel E. Blake,
109 38
Lizzie A. Day,
500 00
Amount carried forward, $11,656 88
58
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$11,656.88
Paid Mary F. Scanlan,
550 00
Annie C. Snelling,
462 50
Jennie A. Chaplin,
500 00
Mary L. Pierce,
640 00
Mary J. Copeland,
500 00
Mary M. Brady,
500 00
Elizabeth De Blois,
412 50
Fannie E. Taylor,
470 00
Mary E. Rogers,
500 00.
Anna H. Rood,
320 00
Rose M. Brady.
98 75
Marguerite J. Steele,
137 50
-- $16,748 13
1
INCIDENTALS.
Russell School.
Paid James Thaxter, janitor, $700 00
Water Commissioners, water, 100 00
Warren A. Peirce, viz. :
30 tons H. B. Lehigh coal, at $5.38, 176 40.
50 tons Cumberland coal, at $4.63, 231 50
9 tons furnace coal,
56 50
Amounts carried forward, $1,264 40 $16,748 13
TREASURER'S REPORT. 59
Amounts brought forward, $1,264 40 $16,748 13
Paid J. McCarthy's Sons, 30 baskets charcoal at 28 cts., 7 40
Edw. Kendall & Sons, 1 Hoe tu- bular boiler, etc., 385 00
S. D. Hicks & Son, labor, galva- nized iron, etc., 154 70
Jesse Bacon, viz. :
Stock and labor setting boiler, 240 00
other mason work, 124 64
J. A. Cross, repairs of roof,
51 05-
R. W. Shattuck, sundries,
23 34
S. Stickney, repairs,
2 55
Winn's Express, expressing,
8 30
J. M. Chase, lumber and carpen- ter work, 226 06 -
Braman, Dow & Co., pipes, valves, etc., 132 24 -
Geo. D. Tufts, painting, etc., 41 64
Chas. Gott, pokers, etc., 4 00
Sandison's Express, expressing,
1 65
2,666 97
Cutter School.
Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $225 00
Water Commissioners, water, 25 00
Warren A. Pierce, viz. : 30 tons of egg coal at $5.50 per ton, $165 00
8 tons of egg coal, 52 75
- - 217 75
Amounts carried forward,
$467 75 $19,415 10
60
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $467 75 $19,415 10
Paid Highway Dept., teaming loam, 3 50
J. E. Shirley, carpenter work, 389 99
S. Stickney, labor and material, ventilators, etc., 359 61
K. Farmer, cleaning cesspool, 3 00
Jesse Bacon, mason work, 7 25
Thomas Higgins, 3 thresholds,
2 25
R. W. Shattuck, sundries, 4 67
H. E. Shepard, tuning piano,
2 25
J. P. Beddeos, painting,
182 81
F. E. Foster & Co., hard pine lumber, 309 56
-
1,732 64
Crosby School.
Paid Daniel Sweeney, janitor, $132 00
W. A. Pierce, 25 tons of coal at $5.50, 137 50
J. McCarthy's Sons, 23 baskets charcoal, 6 44
Harrington & Freeman, cleaning clock, 1 25
James Baston, carpenter work, 6 68
Hardy & Austin, setting glass, 2 00
285 87
Locke School.
Paid Kimball Farmer, janitor, $225 00
W. A. Pierce, viz. :
25 tons egg coal at $5.50, per ton, $137 50
2 tons egg coal, 13 25
- 150 75
.
Amounts carried forward.
$375 75 $21,433 61
61
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$375 75 $21,433 61
Paid J. McCarthy's Sons, 27 baskets charcoal, 7 56
Harrington & Freeman, clocks, 22 00
J. E. Shirley, carpenter work, 27 60 ~-
R. W. Shattuck, sundries, 2 67
S. Stickney, labor and material, ventilators, etc., 177 87
Winn's Express, expressing, 2.00
Jesse Bacon, mason work, 17 50
J. P. Beddeos, painting, 14 35
K. Farmer, cleaning cesspool,
3 00
650 30.
High School.
Paid Franklin Litchfield, janitor, $250 00
Water Commissioners, water, 20 00
W. A. Peirce, 25 tons of egg coal at $5.50, 137 50
Harrington & Freeman, cleaning clocks, 2 25
A. G. Fisher, graduation expenses, 9 68
Arlington Gas Light Co., gas,
8 25
Geo. D. Tufts, repairs,
75
R. W. Shattuck, radiator,
30 13 --
J. McCarthy's Sons, 35 baskets charcoal at 28 cts., 9 80
Frank Litchfield, moving ashes, 2 75
Winn's Express, expressing,
60
Amounts carried forward,
$471 71 $22,083 91
62
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $471 71 $22.083 91
Paid Edward Storer, carpenter work, 17 75
489 46
Sundries.
Paid Warren W. Rawson, services as truant officer, $25 00
Wm. A. Winn, services as chair- man of school committee and truant officer, 125 00
James P. Parmenter, services as secretary of school committee, 100 00
H. A. Freeman, travelling ex- penses, 7 40
M. R. Jones, caterer, for teachers' institute, 48 75
B. D. Locke, for collecting and recording names of school chil- dren, 25 00
Burdett Business College, engrav- ing diplomas, 16 85
Wright & Potter Printing Co., printing certificates, 1 50
Chas. S. Parker, printing,
41 05
A. G. Whitcomb, desks, etc.,
323 60
Warner's Express, expressing,
1 75
A. F. Brooks, 66
6 10
Winn's Express, 66
2 50
G. W. Hall & Co., table,
8 00
Amounts carried forward,
$732 50 $22,573 37
TREASURER'S REPORT. 63
Amounts brought forward; $732 50 $22,573 37
Paid Edm. W. Noyes, printing, 2 00 O. W. Whittemore, disinfecting powder, 80
735 30
Free Text Books and Supplies.
Paid Harper & Bros., books, $20 01
Ginn & Co., books, 87 51
D. Appleton & Co., books, 19 31
Clark & Maynard, books,
7 42
D. C. Heath & Co., books,
200 47
Carl Schoenof, books,
33 20
Thompson, Brown & Co., books,
69 14
Harrison Hume, books,
5 00
Wm. Ware & Co., books,
77 89
Chas. H. Kilborn, books,
4 80
A. S. Barnes & Co., books,
15 00
N. E. Publishing Co., books,
5 20
John Brown, books,
5 00
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books,
6.00
Educational Publishing Co.,
books, 5 80
Interstate Publishing Co., books, 4 17
Ticknor & Co., books, 1 68
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books,
63 41
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, books,
6 70
A. G. Fisher, books,
21 94
A. S. Manson, writing books, 30 40
Silver, Rogers & Co., maps,
30 70
Amounts carried forward,
$720 75 $23,308 67
64
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $720 75 $23,308 67
Paid Silver, Burdett & Co., maps and
music readers, 47 19
Fred. W. Barry, paper and blank books, 22 53
Boston School Supply Co., black-
boards and books, 90 40
Thorp & Adams Manuf'g Co., paper and pencils, 26 90
Geo. S. Perry, supplies, 428 67
J. W. C. Gilman & Co., supplies, 2 08
J. L. Hammett, supplies, 17 18
Chas. B. Botsford & Co., cover- ing paper, 10 00 -
A. A. Tilden & Co., sulphuric acid 90
Alfred P. Gage, microscope, 13 00
Thomas Hall & Co., apparatus, 15 95
J. C. White, cards, 12 69
H. Partridge & Co., cards, 85
Carter, Dinsmore & Co., ink, 5 00
John C. Haynes & Co., pitch pipes, 15 30
Chas. H. Whiting, books, 16 80
B. L. Brooks, repairing books, 10 04
L. B. Marshall, music, 13 85
C. S. Parker, cutting paper, 1 80
1,471 88
Amount carried forward,
$24,780 55
-
65
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $24,780 55
Less, amount received of J. Herbert Frost of Belmont, for tuition of his son at the High School, for three terms,
1
60 00
Total School expenses, Amount brought from page 56,
$24,720 55
75,387 40
Total expenditures for the year 1888, 5
$100,107 95
66
TREASURER'S REPORT.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1888.
OBJECTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
Amount of Appropria- tions
Amount Expended.
Expended more than Appropria. tions.
Expended less than Appropria tions.
Almshouse,
$2,200 00
$1,859 99
$340 0F
Arlington Av. Drainage,
700 00
635 43
64 57
Cemeteries, *
702 00
800 63
$98 63
Counsel Fees,
300 00
159 00
141 00
Decoration Day,
125 00
125 00
Drinking Fountains, .
200 00
200 00
Discounts & Abatements,
4,500 00
4,509 62
9 62
Fire Department, .
3,600 00
3,501 09
98.91
Highways and Bridges,
12,500 00
12,962 99
Incidentals,
1,500 00
1,384 47
115 53
Insurance,
1,400 00
1,327 49
72 51
Interest on Town Debt,
2,600 00
1,805 45
794 55
Interest on Water Debt,
6,000 00
6,000 00
Library,*
3,070 55
2,909 65
160 90
Mystic and Alewife Brook Nuisances,*
500 00
500 00
Outside Poor,
2,364 18
1,920 62
443 56
Police,
3,000 00
3,010 71
10 71
Schools,
24,724 67
24,720 55
4 12
Salaries of Town Officers, Sinking Fund,*
13,151 01
13,151 01
Soldiers' Monum't Fund,
*
2,100 00
2,100 00
Street Hydrants, use of .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Street Lamps,
4,000 00
4,203 95
203 95
State Aid,*
, 859 00
540 00
319 00
Town Debt,*
5,000 00
5,000 00
Town House, Repairs and Incidentals,
2,366 71
1,234 08
1,132 63:
Telephones,
600 00
296 22
303 78
Water
Works,
Laying
Pipes, .
1,100 00
1,100 00
Water Works, for Settling Suits,
650 00
650 00
Balance of Appropriations Unexpended,
4,305 17
*See Note on next page.
3,000 00
3,000 00
137 01
Sidewalks,
600 00
$104,413 12 $100,107 95 $4,628 08 $4,628 08:
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* Funds for the foregoing appropriations have been obtained from the following sources : Amount raised by taxation in 1888, authorized Nov. 8, 1887, and Mch. 15 and 19, 1888, $83,200 37
LIBRARY .- Dog Tax of 1887, $712 50
1
Income from Pratt Fund, 419 33
Interest on note, $100, for this account, 6 00
Unexpended balance of this account Dec. 31, 1887, 432 72
1,570 55
SCHOOLS .- Amount received from Common- wealth of Massachusetts for proportion of School Fund, $64 67
Amount credited from "Income of Wm. Cutter School Fund," 160 00
224 67
SINKING FUND .- Amount taken from "Excess and Deficiency" account, 8,151 01
STATE AID .- Amount refunded by the State,
409 00
TOWN DEBT .- Amount received from Com- missioners of the Sinking Fund,
5,000 00
CEMETERIES .- Amount received, income from "Robbins Fund." 202 00
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND. - Balance of Gra- ding account, $412 61
Received of Wm. G. Peck, Treasurer, 1,012 02
1,424 63
TOWN HOUSE .- Amount of rents received, $964 05 Unexpended balance of this account Dec. 31, 1887, 902 66
1
1,866 71
Amount carried forward,
$102,048 94
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Amount brought forward, $102,048 94
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES .- Amount appropri- ated Nov. 6, 1888, with authority to borrow, 1,500 00
OUTSIDE POOR .- Amount received from estate of Geo. M. Morse, $355 38
Amount received from estate of Cor- nelius McCarthy, 8 80
364 18
MYSTIC AND ALEWIFE BROOK NUSIANCE .- Un- expended balance of this account Dec. 31, 1887, 500 00
$104,413 12
1
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TRIAL BALANCE, Dec. 31, 1888.
DR.
CR.
Public Property,
$553,839 64
Assets and Debts,
$220,292 00
Counsel Fees,
141 00
Mystic and Alewife Brook Nuisances,
500 00
Arlington Avenue Drainage,
64 57
Notes Payable,
33,916 96
Corporation and Bank Tax,
1,010 64
Arlington Water Scrip,
300,000 00
Town Grant,
1,500 00
Overlayings,
230 36
Income from Wm. Cutter School Fund.
1,291 57
Loans,
14,535 37
Income from Poor Widows' Fund,
650 88
Insurance,
72 51
Licenses,
75
Tax Sales,
148 19
Lots in New Cemetery,
565 00
Rents,
30 00
Public Schools,
4 12
Interest, .
794 55
Almshouse,
340 01
Fire Department,
98 91
Street Lamps, .
203 95
Public Library,
160 90
Incidentals,
115 53
Police,
10 71
Outside Poor,
443 56
Town House,
1,132 63
Cemeteries,
98 63
Taxes for 1886,
391 28
Cash,
10,031 58
47 51
Highways and Bridges,
86 25
Pay Roll No. 12, Telephones,
303 78
Discounts and Abatements,
9 62
Taxes for 1887,
2,102 67
Taxes for 1888,
9,245 48
319 00
State Aid,
$577,433 56
$577,433 56
Receipts from Scales,
137 01
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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, 1888.
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