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Town house, land and building, $17,000 00
66 66 furniture and fixtures, 800 00
Almshouse, land and buildings,
11,000 00
furniture and fixtures, 700 00
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, lot of land,
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
71
TREASURER'S REPORT.
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
Soldiers' Monument Fund,
2,070 71
Robbins Fund,
5,000 00
Sinking Fund,
23,535 37
High School Fund income, 8,355 68
Water works at cost on the books, 304,210 77
-$553,839 64
Amount of taxes due Dec. 31, 1888, as shown on the trial balance, $11,739 43 Amount of cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1888, 10,031 58
$21,771 01
Less temporary loans,
14,535 37
7,235 64
$561,075 28
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72
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Statement of amounts received and unexpended, Dec. 31, 1888.
Balance of appropriations unex- pended, as per tabular statement
on page 66, $4,305 17
Receipts from scales,
47 51
Rent of land, 30 00
Overlayings of tax,
230 36
Balance of account, "Corporation and Bank Tax,"
1,010 64
Licenses,
75
Lots in new Cemetery sold, 565 00
$6,189 43 -
Balance of account, "Income from
Poor Widows' Fund," unex- pended, $650 88
Balance of account, income from "Wm. Cutter School Fund," unexpended,
1,291,57
1,942 45
$8,131 88
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT, DEC. 31, 1888.
To WHOM DUE.
Date of Note.
When Due.
Rate of Interest.
Amount.
Four Coupon Notes, each $1,000,
June
1, 1883
June 1, 1889
4 per cent.
$4,000 00
One Coupon Note,
June
1, 1883
June
1, 1889
4
500 00
John Peabody,
April
1, 1872
April
'1, 1892
7
7,000 00
Eight Coupon Notes, each $1,000,
Nov.
1, 1877
Nov.
1, 1892
5
66
8,000 00
May
1, 1877
May 1, 1897
5
8,000 00
Trustees of Town Library,
April
1, 1856
On demand
6
100 00
Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund,
Dec.
31, 1861
6
349 85
Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund,
Jan.
1, 1871
66
6
375 61
Jan.
1, 1875
6
66
237 50
Trustees of William Cutter School Fund,
Jan.
1, 1871
66
66
6
5,354 00
Arlington Water Scrip, .
Jan.
1, 1872
Jan. 1, 1892
6
220,000 00
July
1, 1878
July
1, 1898
5
80,000 00
Total amount, as shown on Trial Balance, .
$333,916 96
.
.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
73
.
·
$33,916 96
74
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1887.
Dec. 31
To balance of cash on hand this date · Amount of uncollected taxes at this date ·
$7,589 53
13,142 76
1888.
Jan. 7
Cash of J. Herbert Frost, for tuition of his son at the High School, for one term
20 00
13
יי W. H. H. Tuttle, subscription for watering the streets for 1887 2 00
14
W. E. Richardson, subscription for watering the streets for 1887. .
3 00
16
Geo. A. Teel, subscription for water- ing the streets for 1887
3 00
19
66
Puffer Bros., for 10 bbls. of apples . 20 00
8 00
66
66 Arlington Boat Club, for use of hall 66 W. H. Kimball, subscription for watering the streets for 1887
2 00
26
66
State Treasurer, income of Massa- chusetts School Fund .
64 67
30
C. D. Warner for road scrapings
2 70
F. F. Russell, " ·
2 55
66
66 Edward Lacy, for board .
22 04
31
66
66
Arthur Goodwin, for use of hall
10 00
66
66 St. John's Church, " " " "
8 00
66
J. O. Hayden, Treasurer of Middle- sex County, 95 per cent. of dog tax, for 1887
712 50
Sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
26 56
Feb.
2
66
66
J. W. Ronco, subscription for water- ing the streets for 1887
1 00
Mrs. L. J. Chandler, for use of hall
48 00
66
66 Young Men's Catholic Association, for use of hall
15 00
7
66
66 Emmet Boat Club, for use of hatl
16 00
9
66
66 Women's Christian Temperance Union, for use of hall . .
5 00
23
J. H. Harrigan, for gravel
1 80
·
Amount carried forward,
.
·
$21,726 11
.
66
.
4
66
24
66
75
TREASURER'S REPORT.
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1888.
Jan. 2 By Cash paid to the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, note dated Jan. 1, 1873, pay- able to John Peabody . $1,000 00
31 Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 1 .
4,872 97
Amount carried forward,
$5,872 97
76
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888. To amount brought forward, $21,726 11
Feb. 24
Cash of High School Alumni, for use of hall 5 00 .
3
28
66
29
66 Jas. McConnell, for road scrapings . 4 50
66
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes 38 30.
March 3
Daniel Sullivan, for loam
2 00
66
66
Rev. F. A. Gray, for use of hall
18 00
16
Women's Christian Temperance Union, for use of hall . 20 00
66
66
Alice Shattuck, for use of hall 10 00
19
L. C. Tyler, weigher, weighing fees
6 95
20
66
Rev. H. T. Shahan, for use of hall .
10 00
Young Men's Catholic Association, for use of hall
8 00
21
16
Six Odd Associates, for use of hall . borrowed of Arlington Water Commis- sioners, on demand
3,000 00.
27
of Edward Lacy, for board .
21 20
30
" State Treasurer, on account of Cor- poration Tax
303 41.
31
" " Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest to date on deposits
23 83
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
148 09
April 2
borrowed of Arlington Water Commis- sioners, on demand
1,500 00
4
" of Arlington Base Ball Club, for use of hall
14 50
" " T. Ralph Parris, for use of hall received for repairing windows, in town hall
1 50
9
. " of L. J. Newton, librarian, for fines collected 30 00
" " Donald Higgins, for Lot No. 536 in New Cemetery
50 00
Amount carried forward,
$26,994 19
1
8 00
13 00
22
Women's Relief Corps, for use of hall . 10 00 Edward Lacy, for board . 21 80
TREASURER'S REPORT. 77
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward, $5,872 97
Feb. 29
Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 2 5,390 81
March 31
Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 3 4,042 15 .
Cash paid John Peabody, 6 months' interest to April 1, 1888, on note $7000 245 00
Amount carried forward,
$15,550 93
1
78
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR.
B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888.
To amount brought forward, $26,994 19
Cash of Richard A. Welch, for old settees 6 75
April 9 10 6 William G. Peck, Treasurer of Soldiers' Monument Fund, amount of deposit in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
1,012 02
" borrowed of Arlington , Five Cents Savings Bank, on demand 8,000 00 11
2 00
13
" of Geo. W. Austin, for auctioneer's license . Highland Associates, for use of hall
15 00-
Herbert Teel,
10 00%
14
J. Herbert Frost, for tuition of his son, at the High School, one term " Amelia A. Durgin of Brighton, for Lot No. 556 in New Cemetery
75 00
23
" H. A. Kidder, for use of hall .
8 00
6
" Grace Munroe, " " .
8 00
" H. C. Durgin, " " " .
8 00
25
borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand .
3,000 00.
30
of Edward Lacy, for board .
26 74
" sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
75 49
May 2
Annie Gibson, rent of rooms at library hall 4 67
8 00
" Women's Relief Corps, for use of hall
8 00.
" W. H. Davidson, for use of hall
8 00
" Geo. C. Taylor, subscription for water- ing the streets, for 1887 . 2 00 .
5
" C. A. Proctor, for board
10 00.
8
" T. J. Pendergast, for use of hall
13 00
14
" Thomas Swadkins, for Lot No. 332 in New Cemetery 100 00
" John J. Dunbar, for Lot No. 558 in New Cemetery 50 00
17
" " Mrs. L. J. Chandler, for use of hall 6 00
Amount carried forward,
$39,470 86
66
W. H. Keniston, for use of hall
20 00.
16
TREASURER'S REPORT. 79
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward $15,550 93
April 10
Amount of deposit, as per contra, transferred to Richard L. Hodgdon, Wm. G. Peck, Henry Swan, B. Delmont Locke, Town Treasurer, their successors and assigns, Trustees of the Soldiers' Monument Fund also, amount paid to above Trus- tees, as per vote of the town, and deposited as above in the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 987 98 .
1,012 02
Cash paid Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, on account of appropria- tion . 6,646 50
30 Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 4 . 5,467 11
.
Amount carried forward, .
. $29,664 54
80
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888.
To amount brought forward . $39,470 86
May 17
Cash of W. H. Keniston, for use of hall, 15 00
66 " Arlington Base Ball Club " " " " 8 00
22
" Joseph Payne, for Lot No. 594 in New Cemetery
30 00
26
66 borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand ·
7,000 00
of Wm. A. Muller, on account subscrip- tions for watering the streets .
48 00
28
" Geo. E. Russell, for broken window
50
60
" L. B. Marshall, for use of hall
13 00
66
" Edward Lacy, for board
21 98
31
received for dog licenses from Jan. 1, 1888, to date .
414 00
66
of sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes .
39 14
June 2
" Alexander W. Smith, for Lot No. 621 in New Cemetery
20 00
66
" C. A. Proctor, for board
10 00
6
Annie Gibson, one month's rent. .
6 67
7
66 " Andrew King, for road scrapings
1 80
66
" John S. Crosby, for Lot No. 335 in New Cemetery . $100 00
Less for Lot No. 413 ex-
changed . 70 00
30 00
12
Cash of Isaac Keniston, for loam .
1 00
22
" Mrs. Henry Johnson, for loam .
6 80
borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand
5,000 00
25
received on tax sale of land belonging to John Mulligan, over and above the amount of taxes, interest and expenses due
148 19
26
66 of Mrs. Fuller, for use of hall
6 00
" H. H. Ceiley,
66
.
·
13 00
" Bay State Band " "
.
.
10 00
6 " J. H. Farrell, for loam
8 00
Amount carried forward,
.
.
- $52,321 94
·
.
TREASURER'S REPORT. 81
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward $29,664 54
May 31 Cash paid J. O. Hayden, County Treasurer, dog tax to this date 385 20 fees on dog tax to town clerk 33 80
66 6 months' interest to May 1, 1888, on $15,000 coupon notes, at 5 per cent. . ·
375 00
Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 5 . .
4,599 44
.
Amount carried forward
.
$35,057 98 ·
6
TREASURER'S REPORT.
82 DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888.
To amount brought forward
$52,321 94
June 26
Cash of Omar W. Whittemore, for 6th class liquor license 1 00
28
C. L. Steinkrauss, for old settees 8 00
30
borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, on demand
8,600 00
of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on deposits to date 14 60
C. A. Proctor, for board, 12 50
Andrew King, for pork and manure,
34 01
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
52 40
July 6
Amount of Tax List for 1888
86,424 25
Cash of Annie Gibson, rent for June
6 67
Mrs. John Carroll, for loam
6 40
11
Edwin B. Lane, Executor of Estate of George M. Morse, amount paid to Worcester Lunatic Asylum, for board of Geo. M. Morse, in 1886, 1887, 1888, in full
355 38
14
J. Herbert Frost, for tuition of his son at High School, one term ·
20 00
19
J. H. Armstrong, for use of hall 6 00
30
J. H. Armstrong, for use of hall
6 00
31
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
65 61
Aug.
1
Annie Gibson, rent for July
6 67
66
66
E. P. Gleason, for filling and gravel
15 65
L. J. Newton, librarian, for fines col- lected
26 00
13
E. E. Nickerson, for use of hall
11 00
15
Edward Lacy, for board .
54 56
16
C. A. Proctor "
7 50
25
Joseph Payne, for scrapings
15 00
28
James A. Bailey, for Lot No. 443 in New Cemetery
90 00
29
Edward Lacy, for board
17 40
31
G. W. Austin, for 93 days labor .
16 62
Amount carried forward
. $148,195 16
1
1
TREASURER'S REPORT. 83
1
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward $35,057 98
June 30 Cash paid Arlington Water Commissioners, amount borrowed March 22, 1888 3,000 00 " 3 mos. 8 days interest on the same at 4 per cent. 32 67
Arlington Water Commissioners, amount borrowed April 2, 1888
1,500 00
.6
" 2 mos. 28 days interest on the same at 4 per cent.
14 67
Arlington Water Commissioners, on account of appropriation for inter- est on water debt
4,000 00
66 notes, dated June 1, 1883, payable June 1, 1888, Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, each $1000
4,000 00
66 6 mos. interest to June 1, 1888, on $8500 coupon notes, at 4 per cent. Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 6
170 00 6,136 24
July
12 Cash paid Alanson W. Beard, State Treasurer, one quarter of $1, liquor license fee received 25
17
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, amount borrowed April 10, 1888 96 days interest on the same, at 5 per cent.
8,000 00
106 67
20 ..
" Faneuil Hall National Bank, amount borrowed April 25, 1888
3,000 00
2 mos. 25 days interest on the same at 4 per cent.
28 33
24
" Faneuil Hall National Bank, amount borrowed May 26, 1888 7,000 00
1 mo. 28 days interest on the same at 33 per cent. Faneuil Hall National Bank, amount borrowed June 22, 1888 5,000 00
39 47
26
" 1 mo. 4 days interest on the same at 3} per cent. 16 53
8,600 00
Amount carried forward
$85,702 81
.6
30
" Faneuil Hall National Bank, amount borrowed June 30, 1888
84
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DE. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888. To amount brought foward . $148,195 16
Aug. 31
Cash of Eben A. Jacobs, for gravel
75
66 " C. A. Proctor, for board 7 50
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
17 39
Sept.
3
66
Annie Gibson, rent for August
6 67
6
66
66 Young Men's Catholic Association, for use of hall 8 00 .
17
66
66
Reuben Griffin, for breaking street lamps .
3 00
24
66
66
Jere. Crowley, for manure
20 00
28
66
66
Uncle Tom's Cabin Show, use of hall
10 00
29
66 Geo. D. Moore, for road scrapings
4 50
66
C. A. Proctor, for board .
12 50
66
66 Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest .. on deposits, to date
136 85
66 66
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
10 62
Oct. 2
66
Annie Gibson, rent for Sept.
6 67
66
R. C. Clifford, for gravel .
4 00
6
66 Wm. P. Nightingale,
4 75
6
66
66
A. R. Proctor, 66 66
.
1 25
9
66
66
C. W. Allen, 66
.
12 50
L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected
11 00
11
66
66
Mrs. Geo. Croome, for manure
7 50
15
66
66
Emmet Boat Club, for use of hall
17 00
66
W. F. Randall, 6 "
.
10 00
19
66
Wm. T. Foster, for gravel .
6 00
31
Edward Lacy, for board .
49 68
66
66 W. F. Randall, for use of hall .
10 00
66
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes
30 96
Nov. 1 66
Amanda Morton and H. M. Day, for . Lot No. 450 in New Cemetery
75 00
2
66
66
Annie Gibson, rent for Oct.
6 67
66
66 C. A. Proctor, for board .
10 00
66
66 Sons of Veterans, for use of ball
5 00
5
66
66 George Hill, for filling
21 60
.
Amount carried forward .
. $148,722 52
.
66
.
.
66
TREASURER'S REPORT.
85
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward $85,702 81
July 30 Cash paid 30 days interest on the same at 3} per cent.
25 08
Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 7 ·
5,011 22
Aug. 31 66 66 6 8
. 5,005 22
Sept. 29
6,107 03
Oct.
2
Cash paid 6 mos. interest due May 1, 1888, on coupon note No. 8 for $1000, at 5 per cent. . Cash paid John Peabody, 6 mos. interest to Oct. 1, 1888, on note dated April 1, 1872, for $7000 . 245 00 ..
25 00
31 Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 10
6,041 42
". 9 66
·
-
Amount carried foruard
. $108,162 78
86
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888.
To amount brought forward
$148,722 52 .
Nov. 10
Cash of Benjamin Hall, for road scrapings ·
45
66 Patrick Slattery, for rent of pastur- ing, for 1888 30 00
13
66
66.
W. F. Randall, use of hall 10 00
‹.
66 C. H. Perkins,
8 00
66
Thos. Roden,
" " small hall
2 00
14
66 Heirs of Amos Hill of Belmont, on account of Lot No. 441 in New Cemetery 45 00
17
" ". W. A. Peirce, for services of three officers Nov. 12 6 00
8 90
19
66
F. E. Fowle, 9 mos. rent of office to Oct. 1
112 50
20
66
66
W. F. Randall, use of hall
10 00
66
St. John's Church," " "
.
8 00
66
66 C. D. Warner, for scrapings ·
·
5 55
66 Mrs. B. F. Locke, “
75
66
66 Republican Town Committee, use of halls
113 65
22
Rev. E. B. Mason, for road scrapings Asa Durgin,
6 85
66 Wm. Gates, for drain pipe and labor
52 59
23
Mary Owens, for use of hall
12 00
24
66
L. M. Tappan, for road scrapings
3 00
J. E. Shirley, «
4 50
6 received for dog licenses, from May 31, 1888, to this date .
456 00
26
of Edward Lacy, for board .
22 28
27
St. John's Church, use of hall .
10 00
W. F. Randall,
10 00
30
66
Ancient Order of Hibernians, for use of hall .
15 00
66
66 A. B. C. Associates, use of hall .
8 00
66
W. F. Randall,
10 00
Annie Gibson, rent for Nov.
6 67
66
66 sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes 40 40
Amount carried forward
. $149.742 61 .
.
2 00
W. A. Peirce, for use of halls .
.
87
TREASURER'S REPORT.
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward . $108,162 78
Nov. 24 Cash paid J, O. Hayden, County Treasurer, dog tax to this date 417 00
66 fees on dog tax, to town clerk 39 00
30 " 6 months' interest, due Nov. 1, on $15,000 coupon notes, at 5 per cent 375 00
Amount of Pay Rolls, No: 11
5,740 54
Amount carried forward,
. $114,734 32
88
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR.
B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN
1888.
To amount brought forward . $149,742 61
Dec. 4
Cash of C. A. Proctor, for board .
10 00
5
for old junk sold
3 50
8
of Wyman Bros., for scrapings
4 50
Joseph Payne, "
1 05
John Fillebrown '
50+
" A. W. Beard, State Treasurer,
Corporation Tax
$4,645 97
National Bank Tax 6,061 26
State Aid 409 00
11,116 23 90
W. F. Randall, use of hall
10 00
David Clark, for scrapings
60
15
A. L. Teel, for gravel and scrapings
3 00
Patrick Hourty, for shingles
50
18
Arlington Water Commissioners, viz., for 500 lbs. old lead
20 72.
for gravel
3 00
for 1 force pump
3 00
22
L. C. Tyler, weigher, weighing fees
40 56:
27
W. F. Randall, use of hall
28 00:
Misses Fessenden and Shattuck, use of hall . ·
56 00:
29
Town of Belmont, for support of pauper in 1888
38 97,
31
received of Commissioners of the Sink- ing Fund, amount appropriated for the payment of notes, due in 1888 Cash borrowed of Commissioners of the Sink- ing Fund, on demand .
2,559 96
of Tyler & Stickney, for filling
40 20
" " Annie Gibson, rent for Dec.
6 67
" received interest on note $100, to Trus- tees of Town Library . . received one year's interest on note $5354, to Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund 321 24
6 00
Amount carried forward
. $169,022 96
10
66 Geo. D. Moore, for scrapings
Ammi Hall, for scrapings
2 25.
·
1
5,000 00;
" " Henry Swan, for scrapings 3 00
TREASURER'S REPORT.
89
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward
$114,734 32
Dec. 8
Cash paid A. W. Beard, Treasurer, State Tax for 1888 6,030 00
18
" J. O. Hayden, Treasurer, County Tax for 1888
3,383 52
31
66 Water Commissioners, balance of appropriation for interest on water debt . 2,000 00
66 "
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, balance of appropriation 6,504 51
66
66 Commissioners f the' Sinking Fund, interest as follows, viz., on appropriation at 4 per cent. from March 5, 1888, to dates of payment. 106 44
on loan $2500, 1 year to Dec. 31, 1888, at 4 per cent . 100 00 on loan $2742.99, 1 year to Dec. 31, 1888, at 4 per cent. . 109 72 on loan $3188.37, 1 year to Dec. 31, 1888, at 4 per cent. . 127 53 on loan $3544.05, 1 year to Dec. 31, 1888, at 4 per cent. . 141 76
" 1 year's interest to Jan. 1, 1889, on note $349.85, to Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund .
20 99
“ 1 year's interest to April 1, 1888, on note $100, to Trustees of Town Library 6 00
66 1 year's interest to Jan. 1, 1889, on note $5354, to Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund 321 24
Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 1 year's interest on notes to Jan. 1, 1889, on note $237.50 $14 25 66 375.61 22 54
36 79
Amount carried forward
$133,622 82
90
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
DR. B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN.
1888. To amount carried forward . $169,022 96
Dec. 31
Cash received one year's interest on notes to Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund . 36 79
received of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on deposits 111 83
of C. A. Proctor, for board
12 50
66 Edward Lacy, "
27 28
66 W. F. Randall, use of hall
10 00
66 L. J. Newton, Librarian, fines col- lected 31 00
" sundry persons, subscriptions for watering the streets 550 00
City of Somerville, one-half cost of water grate, etc., at bridge at Ale- wife Brook ·
27 34
Democratic Town Committee, use of hall 18 00
F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent of Post Office to date
37 50
66
66
T. Butler & Co., for old iron 13 38
66
F. E. Fowle, for road scrapings
1 80
66
66 H. J. Locke, 66
6 60
66
66 Trustees of the Pratt Fund, viz.,
- 209 66 Income for Poor Widows' Fund . Income for Public Library 419 33
Trustees of Robbins' Fund, income for 1888 202 00
First Congregational Parish, for
gravel . .
10 50
sundry persons, this month, interest on taxes 146 37
Amount of unpaid bills at this date, in Pay Roll, No. 12
86 25
$170,981 09
TREASURER'S REPORT. 91
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1888. By amount brought forward . $133,622 82
Dec. 31 Cash paid 6 months' interest due Dec. 1, on $4500 coupon notes, at 4 per cent. . .
90 00
" 6 months' interest due Nov. 1, on coupon note No. 8, $1000, at 5 per cent. 25 00
Amount of Pay Rolls, No. 12 10,962 64
" discounts and abatements on taxes, in 1888, as shown on page 34 4,509 62
66 taxes of 1886, uncollected at this date 391 28
taxes of 1887, uncollected at this date 2,102 67
66 " taxes of 1888, uncollected at this date 9,245 48
Cash balance in the Treasury at this date 10,031 58
1
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1888.
$170,981 09
B. DELMONT LOCKE, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
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MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Intentions of Marriages Registered in 1888.
Whole number of couples, 54
Average age of male, 26
Average age of female, 25 .
Both persons residing in Arlington, couples, 26 ·
But one person residing in Arlington, couples,
·
27
Both persons residing in Portland, Me., couples, . .
1
Marriages registered in 1888.
Whole number of couples, 49
Both persons American born, couples, 20 .
Both persons foreign born, couples,
18
American and foreign born, couples,
11
Age of oldest person married,
60
Age of youngest person married,
.
·
17
First marriage of
· 89
Second marriage of
.
.
.
9
Births registered in 1888.
Whole number,
136
Males,
62
Females,
· 74
American parentage,
· 53
Foreign parentage,
· 58
Mixed parentage,
.
. 25
.
·
.
·
.
93
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Deaths Registered during the Year ending Dec. 31, 1888.
AGE.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mont's.
Days.
Margaret Dunn
Jan.
1, 1888
75
Alford Butler
66
5,
65
10
25
David Crosby
66
7,
66
73
5
17
John B. Hartwell
60
19,,
79
6
22
Catherine O'Brien
66
21,
66
52
John Carroll .
21,
66
65
Herbert F. Fitzgerald .
66
24,
66
69
9
18
Albert Winn .
31,
66
77
7
17
William Scanlan
Feb.
18,
66
63
2
5
Lillian H. Dunbar
Mar.
1,
66
-
4
-
66
9,
66
43
10
Luke Monroe
66
14,
66
1
7
-
-
-
-
Clifford L. Reid
20,
21
8
Maud W. Green
Apr.
1,
66
1
5
1
Mary Soles
. 6
24,
66
11
7
12
Emeline A. Mansfield .
28.
66
79
2
-
Michael Toomey
May
5,
66
2
9
16
Robert J. Mahon
66
27,
66
-
1
John McCarthy .
31.
66
86
1
14
Mary J. O'Keefe
66
18,
66
24
1
4
John W. Day
66
20,
6.6
36
Hannah Hall
66
23,
60
4
8
John Burke
July
11,
6.6
-
1
1
Patrick J. Dale
66
12,
66
49
9
18
James H. Harrigan
66
16,
30
7
26
Patrick O'Neill
66 4
17,-
48
-
17
Sarah J. Smith
60
13,
26,-
66
-
1
3
Francis H. Whittemore
66
24,
66
-
Malcolm Campbell
Hannah McCrohan
66
14,
Mary E. Whitten
16,
73
10
4,.
65
6
-
Laura May Berry Daniel Benham .
20,
21,
66
54
1
Eugene B. O'Keefe
June
15,
-
.
18,
68
-
-
Sarah R. Lincoln
60
Henry W. Berthrong
65
T
Freddie Whithouse .
-
92
94
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Deaths-Continued.
AGE.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Months.
Days.
George Murray
July
24,1888
-
7
24
Isaac E. Robinson
28,
66
31
2
10
Mary A. Nolan .
30,
6
39
-
-
Catherine Waldron .
5
19
Bertha E. E. Moe
Aug.
7,
32
7
13
Cornelius Linnehan
15,
88
2
12
Daniel McCarthy
66
16,
66
-
8
1
Ann Rankin .
66
19,
66
75
1
Leslie May Erskine
66
23,
-
6
2
William H. Soles
66
24,
66
65
7
11
Lizzie P. Hilliard
66
24,
66
31
8
25
Joseph E. Harrigan
Sept.
1,
66
69
8
4
Frank Gardner
66
4,
-
4
-
Alice A. Bailey .
66
5,
66
42
3
28
Nathan Robbins
66
5,
85
2
19
O'Brine
11,
66
-
-
Joseph Brenner
66
18,
67
5
17
Mary E. Ahern .
66
19,
66
66
11
-
Frances L. Holbrook
66
21,
66
77
10
-
6
Francis P. Cronin . Caroline M. Harrington
66
6,
60
85
8
17
Charles Henry Peirce
23,
60
78
David P. Green
26,
65
Jennie Howatt
Nov.
1,
66
18
Ellen Ferguson .
8,
56
Catherine Schwamb
14,
63
7
5
Andrew F. Allen
15,
54
9
14
25,
١١
73
-
-
Francis Shea
8,
-
-
9
-
Jeremiah Pratt
Elizabeth Higgins
Bowen Russell
Oct.
2,
5,
66
59
-
Martha M. W. Russell .Does .
66
7,
66
86
6
-
12
66
25,
66
90
4
-
Daniel W. Scannell
15,
19
2
15
Margaret W. Scott
66
1,
19,
27,
31,
Ellen Hines
95
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Deaths-Continued.
AGE.
Names.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Months.
Days.
James Lynas
Nov.
16, 1888
30
Jeremiah Coughlin .
16,
66
32
-
Martin
Mckeown
Dec.
10,
66
-
-
Nellie McNamara
14,
66
18
9
15
Abby D. Locke
23,
66
47
3
-
John A. Easton
66
27,
40
-
12
Mary E. Reardon
30,
66
20
10
18
Kelley
31,
-
-
-
30,
-
-
-
96
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
Deaths-Continued.
Whole number of deaths,
81
Males, . . .
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