Town of Arlington annual report 1886-1889, Part 9

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Five lost children have been cared for and returned to their homes.


267 tramps have been sent to the Almshouse for lodging ; males 257, females 10, and 29 have been lodged at the station.


EUGENE MEAD, Chief of Police.


Fire Department.


The Chief Engineer's and Treasurer's Reports will furnish the details of this department.


Respectfully submitted.


JAMES A. BAILEY, Selectmen


GEORGE D. TUFTS, of


GEORGE D. MOORE, Arlington.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


EXPENDITURES.


Highways and Bridges.


Paid George W. Austin,


lahor,


$810 00


David Allen,


238 40


Jacob Bassing,


66


7 87


Francis A. Baxter,


48 56


W. N. Bean,


66


10 49


Daniel Benham,


66


262 00


William Bradley,


268 56


Thomas Brady, Jr.,


15 74


Patrick Breen,


62 50


Henry Burns,


99 27


Margaret Burns,


" horses, 611 45


Michael Burns,


66


205 13


William Burns,


41 12


John Canniff,


1 75


Timothy Canniff,


203 85


John F. Casey,


221 36


George Cavanagh,


66


12 24


John A. Christie,


12 24


Nodiah Covert,


66


103 35


Jeremiah Crowley,


305 76


-


Amount carried forward,


$3,541 64


19


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$3,541 64


Paid John Curtin,


labor,


105 53


John J. Curtin,


63 86


James Donahue,


7 00


John Donahue,


66


119 42


Timothy Donovan,


19 23


John H. Farrell,


66


259 40


Eli Fletcher,


66


91 86


James Hehir,


66


539 50


John Henderson,


66


10 50


James Higgins,


7 43


John Hodge,


28 43


Patrick Hourty,


66


274 13


Daniel Hurley,


45 49


Patrick H. Hurley,


93 62


Isaac Keniston,


539 50


Edward Lacy,


415 22


F. W. Lewis,


66


108 91


Patrick Maloney,


11 37


John McCaffery,


66


22 30


Bernard McGowan,


1 57


Enos McMullen,


87


John Morrow,


66


131 23


James Noon,


539 50


James O'Brien,


66


63 87


Dennis Reardon,


66


308 41


Isaac Robinson,


66


172 84


Timothy Ryan,


66


11 36


Patrick Slattery,


66


320 62


Daniel Sullivan,


66


418 65


Daniel J. Sullivan, 2d,


40 37


Amount carried forward,


$8,313 63


20


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$8,313 63


Paid Patrick Sullivan, labor,


346 13


Michael Toomey,


66


38 93


James Twohig,


3 50


J. P. Warren,


10 00


Richard Welch,


66


2 18


George W. White,


174 10


George Wilson,


66


2 62


Total labor,


$8,891 09


George F. Chapman, hay,


86 21


Henry Swan, hay and straw, 122 99


Warren A. Peirce, hay, straw, grain, cement, lime, coal, and


wood for crusher, teaming and labor, 1,382 42


Welch & Hall, 1 black mare,


300 00


W. L. Clark & Co., harness and repairs, 57 89


Abel Lawrence, harness and repairs, 43 85


Thomas Higgins, shoeing horses, fence posts, repairing tools and cart, etc., 163 20


Charles Gott, 1 double cart, $225 00


Charles Gott, blacksmith


and wheelwright work,


shoeing horses and


sharpening tools,


288 20


-


513 20


Amount carried forward,


$11,560 85


21


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $11,560 85


Paid Thomas H. King, sharpening tools, etc., 38 90


James Liddell, sharpening tools, 8 00


W. O. Menchin, repairs, 4 00


H. L. Alderman, medical attend- ance on horses, 90 00


Parker & Wood, one street roller, 250 00


Parker & Wood, tools, barrows and lanterns. 59 33


S. C. Nightingale & Childs, jaw · plate for crusher,


19 12


Leonard & Ellis, 5 gals. machine oil,


3 75


Fiske, Coleman & Co., drain pipe,


22 28


W. O. Barbour & Co., water grates,


21 38


Geo. Tyler & Co., repairs of road machine,


8 75


Morss & Whyte, I sand screen,


8 00


Sumner & Goodwin, valves for stand pipes,


8 96


Nichols & Abbott, for stone, gravel and wood, 97 72


Anton Weber, for stone,


6 81


Ira L. Russell, " ; "


65 39


Warren Cutter, for sand,


12 80


Henry Swan, for gravel,


206 40


Dennis Reardon, for stone,


20 46


John T. White, for stone,


12 00


John Brassil, for sand,


4 05


Amount carried forward, $12,528 95


22


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $12,528 95


Paid Edward Fitzgerald, for stone, 20 80


J. A. & W. Bird & Co., brimstone, 88


Franck Shute & Co., bolts, 3 26


Geo. H. Sampson, forcite powder, fuse and caps, 11 80


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


J. O. Goodwin, surveying streets, 94 00


F. E. Foster & Co., lumber, 99 74


Boston Woven Hose Co., hose for water cart, 1.70


E. B. Bailey, for 32 railroad ties, 2 56


Russell & Cotton, bricks, cement and labor, 28 80


R. W. Shattuck, tools. etc., 40 95


Sylvester Stickney, copper wire, etc., for crusher, 85


A. A. Tilden & Co., medicine for horses, 3 00


O. W. Whittemore, horse medicine, 6 50


C. M. Hall, salt, 2 60


Geo. D. Tufts, painting signs, fences, etc., 49 15


T. H. Russell, powder and fuse, 3 10


D. J. Sullivan, repairing saws, 50


Water Commissioners, water for crusher, 7 50


Water Comm'rs, labor of T. Roden at stone crusher, and half cost of moving stand pipe, 54 75


Fire Department, for use of horse, 105 62


Amount carried forward, $13,079 51


23


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $13,079 51


Paid D. G. Drew, repairs of fence, 3 85


J. E. Shirley, repairs of crusher building, fences, etc., 94 49


Edward Storer, stock and labor,


6 99


A. Needham, expressing, 5 65


Winn's Express, 66


4 88


Matt. Patterson, 66


2 90


A. F. Brooks, 66


25


E. J. Sweeney, 66 15


S. L. Holt & Co., labor of machin-


ist at crusher,


45 25


K. Farmer, painting steps, 1 50


Winn & Pierce, 2 bu. salt,


1 20


Matt. Rowe, oil,


08


C. S. Parker, printing,


2 00


D. F. Tripp, concreting crossings, sidewalks and gutters, 1,154 27


-- $14,402 97


Credits.


Received of Jeremiah Colman, for con- creting, $29 58


of A. J. Tillson and others, for concreting, 38 02


of C. M. Hall, for concreting, 18 82


of Margaret Burns, for one stone drag, 5 50


of Dennis Reardon, for one


stone drag, 5 50


Amounts carried forward,


$97 42$14,402 97


24


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $97 .42 $14,402 97


Received of Jesse Bacon, for cesspool stones, 17 89


of Eli Fletcher, for one cart and 40 perch of stone, 53 00


of W. A. Peirce, for material from ledge at "old brick school-house," 100 00


of the following persons for


gravel, street scrapings,


loam, elm blocks, and labor :


W. P. Schwamb, 3 60


Lydia M. Tappan, 6 50


L. H. Dupee, 5 25


Isaac Robinson,


4 00


E. Storer, 1 75


L. C. Tyler and others,


107 25


R. W. Hopkins,


75


J. E. Shirley,


12 00


Mrs. John Schouler,


5 00


B. F. Wilder,


2 50


John Curtin,


60


O. J. Derby,


45


Joseph Payne,


18 05


D. F. Jones,


1 50


C. P. Wyman,


75


R. B. Conant,


1 80


Mrs. John Redman,


75


Geo. D. Moore,


1 00


W. A. Peirce,


2 28


W. G. Peck,


75


Amounts carried forward,


$444 84$14,402 97


25


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $444 84$14,402 97


Received of J. Q. A. Brackett, 125 25


. Ammi Hall, 75


J. A. Bailey, 1 50


Geo. T. Freeman,


2 50


C. D. Warner,


6 00


W. H. Richardson,


1 35


J. F. Bitzer,


6 40


Charles Hill,


2 10


Estate of A. P. Wyman,


15 00


S. Stickney,


7 50


F. E. Fowle,


6 25


F. H. Peabody,


2 50


Patrick Slattery,


10 00


Water Commissioners,


17 50


from town house appropria-


" tion for removing rub- bish,


2 75


from almshouse appropriation for, labor, 2 19


from Trustees of public library for removing ashes, 1 75


from Atlantic Telegraph Co., for removing brush, 3 00


amount of subscriptions for watering the streets, 673 50


amount from appropriation on


"ledge at old brick school house," charged to that ac- count, 581 60


1,914 23


Amount carried forward,


$12,488 74


26


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $12,488 74


Ledge at Old Brick School House.


Transferred from highway account,


viz .: labor, . $744 60


Sharpening tools,


20 00


$764 60


Less, for material sold, $108 00


for stone to the crusher, 75 00


183 00


581 60


Almshouse and Support of Poor.


Paid Winn & Pierce, provisions, $74 80


Frank P. Winn,


130 41


E. E. Upham, 66


180 76


Kimball Brothers, 66


42 80


Geo. H. Dunning,


14 47


C. E. Moody & Co., groceries.


31 20


E. O. & F. H. Merrill, 66


and oil, 67 79


C. W. Bastine, 66


25 95


Bastine & Gates, 66


24 59


Thos. H. Russell,


31 68


Cobb, Bates & Yerxa,


66


90 55


C. M. Hall,


66


33 78


George Clark,


39 58


Matthew Rowe, 66


34 23


P. C. Page, butter and cheese,


49 21


Lamson & Co., «


66


41 78


Geo. A. Law, fish,


20 51


Amounts carried forward,


$934 09 $13,070 34


27


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $934 09 $13,070 34


Paid Edward Taylor, fish


6 10


R. W. Hilliard,


8 38


W. H. Webber & Son, "


34 81


Goodrich Bros., soap,


14 12


I. E. Robinson & Co., dry goods,


55 27


T. L. Russell, crackers,


22 20


C. W. Lockhart, 132 qts. milk, 7 92


C. W. Ilsley, 16,400 lbs. ice, 41 00


Geo. P. Winn, making 147 gals. cider, 3 67


H. A. Hartley & Co., 25 yds. carpet, 18 75


O. W. Whittemore, medicine, 14 90


Estate of D. Dodge,


2 70


A. Needham, expressing, 2 15


Winn's Express, 4 65


Matt. Patterson, 66


2 20


Chas. D. Warner,


3 10


A. F. Brooks,


75


E. J. Sweeney,


45


Coolidge & Son, one red and white cow, 65 00


Nichols & Abbott, 5 cords of wood, 15 00 J. D. Austin, 5 £ 27 00 66


J. E. Shirley, repairing building, 20 85


Jesse Bacon, repairing, labor and stock, 31 40


W. W. Rawson, 2 pigs, 7 00


D. J. Sullivan, repairing saws, 50


L. C. Tyler, boots, shoes and clothing, 31 50


Amounts carried forward, $1,375 46 $13,070 34


28


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, 4


$1,375 46 $13,070 34


Paid P. T. Hendrick, shoes, 2 15


Geo. W. Austin, expenses on ac- count of Wm. and Geo. T. Thornton, 1 25


L. A. Austin, 15 weeks labor, 60 00


Tina Christie, 20 weeks labor,


60 00


L. Blanchard, labor,


2 00


Andrew King, 66


1 50


Daniel Butler, .


66


3 00


Arthur M. Curtin, " 2 50


John Curtin, man and horse plough- ing, 8 75


Ellen Mills, 9} weeks labor, 28 50


Margaret Haas, 25§ weeks labor,


38 78


Mattie Goedey, 23-54 weeks labor, Warren A. Peirce, viz. : for grain,


59 22


feed and hay, $86 93


9 tons, 1100 lbs. coal, 60 69


25 tons, 1885 lbs. coal @ $5.15, wg. $2.50, 136 03


283 65


R. W. Shattuck, repairs of fur- nace, lining water trough, etc. 101 34


James M. Chase, repairs, labor and stock, 10 18


Augustus Nichols, shirts for A. Locke, 4 75


Parker & Wood, seeds, 10 70


F. A. Greenleaf & Co., paper hangings, 6 82


Amounts carried forward, $2,060 55 $13,070 34


29


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $2,060 55 $13,070 34


Paid B L. Howard, hanging paper, 4 95


T. K. Hutchinson, cleaning vault, 5 00


S. Stickney, repairs and sundries, 15 82


O. J. Derby, spectacles for A. Locke, 75


Abel Lawrence, leather for A. Locke, 1 85


Thomas H. King, repairs A. Locke's shoes, 75


Dr. Wm. A Winn, medical attend- ance, 25 00


Darwin A. Proctor, ser-


1 vices as superintendent


of Almshouse from


April 12, 1887, to Dec.


31, 1887, at $300 per


$215 00


annum, for eggs and sundry ex- penses, 35 41


250 41


Highway Department for 12 days


labor, 2 19


$2,367 27


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


amount received of Ed- ward Lacy, for board and tobacco, 284 08


Amounts carried forward,


$323 05$2,367 27 $13,070 34


30


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $323 05$2,367 27 $13,070 34


Less, amount received of E. D.


Brooks for board, 90 00


amount received of D. A.


Proctor, for fruit, veg- etables, etc., sold, 47 35


amount received for ma- nure, of Benj. Ran- dall, 25


of Mrs. G. Croome,


7 50


of W. A. Peirce,


36 00


amount received of Geo.


W. Austin, for pork


sold, 1 60


for two chairs,


3 00


for one cow, 32 50


541 25


$1,826 02


Poor Out of Almshouse.


Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital, viz. : board of Margaret Lyons, daughter of Daniel Lyons, $179 88 board of Jane H. Locke, 169 48


66 6 George Klingler, 187 06


" George M. Morse,


170 43


66 Wm. J. Wilson, 50 15


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board


of Mary Waldron, 16 25


Westboro Insane Hospital, board


of Wm. J. Wilson, 173 48


Amounts carried forward, $946 73 $14,896 36


31


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$946 73 $14,896 36


Paid Massachusetts School for the Feeble-minded, board of Eve- lina Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson, 169 43


J. M. Fisk, master of House of Correction, support of Thos. Green, 16 86


City of Boston,


aid to John Ryan, $3 50


" " Ida Kelly, 20 80


for burial of Joseph Thornton, 10 00


34 30


Town of Templeton, aid to Mary J. Evans, 5 25


City of Somerville,


aid to Ellen Quirk, $31 30


" " C. G. Muller, 1 25


32 55


City of Cambridge, aid to John Reagan, 1 90


City of Haverhill, aid to Mrs. Jas. R. Willis, 17 81


City of Newton, aid to family of Patrick Donnelly, 22 50


City of Chelsea, aid to Thos. Fitz- gerald, 11 00


J. H. Hartwell, for burial of Wm. and Geo. T. Thornton, 68 00


Amounts carried forward, $1,326 33 $14,896 36


32


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,326 33$14,896 36


Paid Estate of Elijah Cutter, rent for Mrs. Wm. Farrell, 44 00


Ann Sweeney, rent for Mrs. Dennis Dunn, 36 00


Ellen E. White, rent for Margaret Sullivan, 24 00


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


John Kelly, rent for Mrs. John O'Brien, 16 00


John Carroll, rent for Mrs. Nath. White,


52 00


Patrick Keeney, rent for Mrs. David Dockerty, 2 mos.,


8 00


Cassius M. Hall, groceries de- livered the following persons, viz. :


F. W. Lewis, $16 24


Mrs. John O'Brien, 1 78


Mrs. John Roach, 72


18 74


George Clark, groceries delivered,


Mrs. Culinane, $1 84


John McCaferty, 5 06


Mrs. John Roach, 1 30


8 20


Matthew Rowe, groceries deliv-


ered,


Mrs. Jas. Beevens, $84 00


Robert Jost, 1 14


- 85 -14


Amounts carried forward,


$1,666 41 $14,896 36


TREASURER'S REPORT. 33


Amounts brought forward, $1,666 41 $14,896 36


Paid T. H. Russell, groceries delivered,


Margaret Sullivan, . $4 72


Mrs. John O'Brien, 3 00


7 72


Mrs. Mary Waugh, groceries de- livered,


Mrs. D. Dockerty, $112 66


John Reagan, 2 66


115 32


E. E. Upham, provisions deliv- ered,


Mrs. John Roach, $ 30


F. W. Lewis, 2 15


2 45


Warren A. Peirce, for fuel de- livered the following persons, viz. :


F. W. Lewis, $9 26


Margaret Sullivan, 29 27


Mrs. Culinane, 12 50


66 David Dockerty, 20 57


66 John O'Brien, 18 14


66 Geo. Klingler, 20 51


E. B. Moore, 16 52


66 Hood, 1 80


Jas. Beevens, 23 77


66 John Roach, 1 90


Wm. Farrell, 3 13


Robert Jost, 2 85


John McCafery, 3 13


Amounts carried forward, $163 35$1,791 90 $14,896 36


3


34


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $163 35$1,791 90$14,896 36


W. W. Scanlan, 8 38


John Reagan, 5 63


Mrs. Dennis Dunn, 6 13


183 49


Paid P. T. Hendrick, boots for Mrs. David Dockerty, 2 50


L. C. Tyler, clothing for Mrs. D. Dockerty's children, 17 60


O. W. Whittemore, medicine for Mrs. McBride, $5 35


Robert Jost, 1 40


6 75


A. A. Tilden & Co., medicine for Mrs. McBride, 4 45


Estate of D. Dodge, for medicine, 1 30


I. E. Robinson, dry goods for Mrs. D. Dockerty, 3 20


Dr. Wm. A. Winn, medical


attendance for one year, 50 00


C. F. Oakman, conveyance for Mrs. Flaherty, 3 75


$2,064 94


Credit. Amount of Daniel Lyons on account board of his daughter, 17 50


2,047 44


Counsel Fees.


Paid John H. Hardy, in McCarty case, $15 00


Amounts carried forward,


$15 00 $16,943 80


35


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward,


$15 00 $16,943 80


Paid Shattuck & Munroe, in suit of Ar- lington vs. W. W. Rawson, 112 26


Chas. D. Elliot, on the same, 8 00


Wm. H. H. Tuttle, services for one year to Dec. 31, 1887, as town counsel, per agreement, 150 00


W. H. H. Tuttle, cash paid ex- pense, 2 25


287 51


Cemeteries.


Paid John H. Hartwell, for services 7 months, per agreement, $350 00


John H. Hartwell, as follows : for expense on Rob- bins Lots, $76 00


for expense on Brown Lot, 5 00


for painting gates and fence, 16 00


for 7 loads of loam, 7 00


104 00


Frederic Lemme, for bedding


plants, 30 00


Boston Belting Co., for 300 ft. ¿ hose and couplings, 38 25


Conant Rubber Co., 100 ft. ¿ hose and couplings, 10 51


R. K. Carpenter, expense on Rob- bins Lot. 39 00


Amounts carried forward, $571 76 $17,231 31


36


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $571 76 $17,231 31


Paid Norman McDonald & Co., resetting


curbing around Robbins Lot, 20 00


Water Commissioners, for water, 50 00


Sylvester Stickney, tools, and re- pairing pipe, 14 22


R. W. Shuttuck, tools, etc. 15 12


A. Needham, expressing, 1 30


W. N. Winn, ' 25


James Baston, repairing fence, 1 41


Parker & Wood, repairing lawn mower, 3 10


J. P. Warren, removing 2 trees in old cemetery, 4 00


James Donahue, 5 days digging ditch, 8 75


Wm. Burns, 5 days digging ditch, 8 75


698 66


Decoration Day.


Paid Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R., amount of appropriation for this account, 125 00


Drinking Fountains.


Paid Water Commissioners for water, 200 00


Discounts and Abatements.


Six per cent. discount allowed on taxes of 1887, paid on or before August 1, $3,931 61


Amounts carried forward, $3,931 61 $18,254 97


TREASURER'S REPORT. 37


Amounts brought forward, $3,931 61 $18,254 97


Abatements allowed by the Board of Assessors, 193 62


4,125 30


Fire Department.


Paid Win. Penn Hose Co., services, $442 06


Highland Hose Co., services, 450 00 .


Menotomy Hook and Ladder Co., services, 379 72


Eagle Hose Co., services at Fowle's Mill fire, 10 00


Daniel Webster Engine Co., of


Cambridge, for services at


Fowle's Mill fire, 10 00


Medford Engine Co., No. 1, for ser-


vices at Fowle's Mill fire, 10 00


Charles Gott, chief engineer, 75 00


Geo. Hill, Jr., assistant engineer and clerk, 70 00


John E. Shirley, assistant engineer, 60 00 Arlington Gas Light Co., gas for Broadway hose house, 19 50


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas for Highland hose house, 11 10


Water Commissioners, viz. :


Water for Broadway hose house, 25 00


Water for Highland hose house, 16 00


Charles S. Jacobs, Jr., board of horse 12 months, 240 00


J. W. Moore, use of horse, 13 00


Amounts carried forward, $1,831 38 $22,380 27


38


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $1,831 38 $22,380 27


Paid A. Needham, use of horse for 7 months, $70 00


A. Needham, expressing, 2 65


72 65


J. E. Shirley, as follows :


Use of horse, 7 mos., $58 34


Labor at Eagle hose house, 2 00


Repairs at Highland house, 20 25


Repairs at Wm. Penn house, 2 50


83 09


W. L. Clark & Co., repairing har- ness, etc., 23 43


Daly & Bryan, 12 hats for Hose 3, 54 00


Hollis R. Gray, for table and chairs, 13 42


A. A. Tilden & Co., record book for Hook and Ladder Co., 1 00


A. W. Mitchell, 1 badge, 1 25


Charles Gott, horse-shoeing and repairs, 22 13


Sylvester Stickney, repairs, etc., 17 43


R. W. Shattuck, stove, lamps, repairs, etc., 34 53


A. Lawrence, repairs of harness, 6 10


Winn's Express, expressing, 2 00


Geo. D. Tufts, repairing glass,


80


Matt. Rowe, oil and matches, 80


C. M. Hall, matches, 18


Amounts carried forward,


$2,164 19$22,380 27


TREASURER'S REPORT. 39


Amounts brought forward, $2,164 19 $22,380 27


Paid Jesse Bacon, repairs Wm. Penn house, 12 00


The American Fire Hose Mfg. Co., viz. :


For repairing hose, etc., 31 40


For 300 feet of hose, 243 00


Warren A. Peirce, viz. :


Half cord of wood at


Broadway hose house, $3 00


3 tons coal at Broad- way house, 18 00


Wood at Highland house, 4 25


1 ton coal at Eagle house, 7 50


5 tons coal at William Penn house, 25 75


5 tons coal at Highland house, 25 75


Weighing coal, 1 10


2 feet of wood, 2 50


87 85


$2,538 44


Less credit for work done on the highways by the fire department horse, 105 62


2,432 82


Amount carried forward, $24,813 09


40


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$24,813 09


Incidentals.


Paid Murdock McLeod, ringing bell July 4, $3 00


W. O. Menchin, ringing bell July 4, 3 00


C. F. Oakman, 66 3 00


Thomas E. Thorpe, " " 3 00


Thomas E. Thorpe, care of clock 6 mos., to April 1, 1887, 10 00


Fred. Alford, for 1 gavel, 1 75


W. H. H. Tuttle, examination and transcript of records of real es- tate, 20 25


Tellers at town meeting, March 7th, viz. :


S. H. Smith, 3 00


Eugene D. Callahan, 3 00


S. P. Prentiss, 3 00


C. S. Jacobs, Jr., for lunch for


officers at town meetings, 9 00


M. Russell, for repairing flag, 4 00


M. F. Whiton & Co., halyards for flag, 2 15


H. C. Dimond & Co., for stamp, 2 00


R. M. Yale & Co., for awning,


6 00


Chas. Gott, repairing bell,


4 25


Samuel W. Tucker, dep. sheriff, fees on horse-railroad case, 6 00


R. M. Pulsifer & Co., publishing horse-railroad hearing,


4 75


Amounts carried forward,


$91 15 $24,813 09


41


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward, $91 15 $24,813 09


Paid Little, Brown & Co., 1 law book, 6 50


B. D. Locke, for obtaining, record- ing, indexing and returning births, marriages and deaths, as required by statute, 45 85


Eugene Mead, services as janitor of the town house, etc., 432 65


Forbes Lithograph Mfg. Co., for printing and binding, 10 00


W. W. Tufts, M. D., fees for re- porting births, 75


R. L. Hodgdon, M. D., fees for reporting births, 3 75


Calvin Andrews, for use of teams in 1886, 31 50


J. H. Hartwell, for making returns of deaths, 13 50


A. W. Damon, services as auditor, 7 50


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


F. E. Fowle, postmaster, for stamped envelopes, stamps, postal cards, for all departments,


68 74


A. F. Brooks, expressing,


1 50


A. Needham, 66


1 45


M. R. Warren, blank books,


4 40


B. L. Brooks, services as account- ant and copyist, 31 50


Walter Crosby, services as registrar of voters, 10 00


Amounts carried forward, $768 24 $24,813 09


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Amounts brought forward, 4


$768 24 $24,813 09


Paid Wm. H. Pattee, 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, 20 00


Chas. S. Parker, for printing,


50 55


F. Doane & Co., for stationery and blank books, 30 80


E. C. Litchfield, for photograph for Motree suit, 4 00


D. F. Jones & Co., for printing 1100 copies of annual reports, etc., 248 72


$1,142 31 .


Less, amount received for


2 licenses to sell oleo- margarine, $1 00


of P. J. Dale, for license to keep a sippio table, 2 00


of G. W. Austin, for auctioneer's license, 2 00


5 00


1,137 31


Insurance.


Paid George Y. Wellington, agent, premium on policies, as follows,. viz. :


Amount carried forward,


$25,950 40


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Amount brought forward,


$25,950 40


The American Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J., for one year, . from July 1, 1887, at 12 per cent. :


$300 on stone crusher building,


$400 on stone crusher,


$800 on engine, boiler, etc.,


$22 50


The Phoenix Assurance Co., of London, for 5 years, from Nov. 19, 1887, $2000, at 24 per cent., 45 00


Rochester German Insurance Co., of Rochester, N. Y., for 5 years from Nov. 19, 1887, $2000 at 2} per cent., 45 00


i. e., $4000 on Locke school- house.


Rochester German Insurance Co. for 5 years, from Nov. 4, 1887, on school text-books, as follows :


$1100 in Russell school-house, at 24 per cent., $300 in Cutter school-house at 3 per cent.,


$450 in Cotting High school- house, at 3 per cent., $300 in Locke school-house at 3 per cent., $50 in Crosby school-house at 3 per cent., 57 75


Amounts carried forward,


$170 25 $25,950 40


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Amounts brought forward, 1


$170 25 $25,950 40


American Insurance Co. of New- ark, N. J., for 5 years, from May 1, 1887, $2000 at 2} per cent.,


The Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of Bos- ton, for 5 years, from May 1, 1887, $2000 at 24 per cent., Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., for 5 years from May 1, 1887, $2000 at 2} per cent., 135 00


i. e., $6000 on Cutter school- house.


American Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J., for 5 years from May 1, 1887, $1000 at 3 per cent., 1


30 00


i. e., $500 on turret clock contained in Unitarian Church edifice,


$500 on library of books and cases in Cotting High school-house.


Amounts carried forward,


$335 25 $25,950 40


TREASURER'S REPORT. 45


Amounts brought forward, $335 25 $25,950 40


The Phoenix Assurance Co. of London, for 5 years, from August 6, 1887, $2000 at 21 and 3 per cent.,


52 50


i. e., $1000 on Cutter school-house, $500 on furniture in same,


$150 on bell in same,


$200 on pianoforte in same, $150 on furnace and pipes. For Mechanics' permit on Town Hall, 30 00


417 75


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


One year's interest at 4 per cent. on $8500 coupon notes, . 340 00


One year's interest at 5 per cent. on $16,000 coupon notes, 800 00


Faneuil Hall National Bank, on loans, 99 91


Water Commissioners, on loan, 31 67


Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 610 49


Amounts carried forward, $2,792 07 $26,368 15


46


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Amounts brought forward, 4


$2,792 07 $26,368 15


Paid Trustees of Public Library, one year's interest on note, $100, 6 00


Trustees of William Cutter School Fund, one year's interest on note, $5354, 321 24


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


$3,177 09


Credit.


Interest received on taxes, $496 80 Interest received of Faneuil Hall National Bank on deposits, :337 11


833 91


2,343 18


Interest on Water Debt.


Paid Water Commissioners, amount of appropriation for interest on Water Scrip, 7,000 00


Amount carried forward, $35,711 33


TREASURER'S REPORT. 47


Amount brought forward, $35,711 33


Public Library.


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


Marion B. Fessenden, services as assistant, 169 17


Emily Bucknam, services,


52 80


Myra Poland, services,


90 38


M. L. Dupee, services,


124 26


B. L. Brooks, services,


56 29


Jennie Scott, services,


8 10


Wm. L. Clark, Jr., services as janitor, etc., 108 43


Charles A. Clark, services,


8 94


Nellie C. Marston, services,


14 56


Arlington Gas Light Co., gas,


175 50


Water Commissioners, water,


8 00


Swan Brothers, rent 1


year, $400 00


Less rent received for


rooms from Julia Tol- man, 80 00


320 00


J. H. H. McNamee, for rebinding books, 74 18


Library Bureau, binders and slips, 17 10




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