Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1921-1930, Part 35

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1921-1930
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1126


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$ 11,005.81


Poll Tax of 1926


2.00


Property Tax of 1927


65,797.45


Poll Tax of 1927


880.00


Int. on taxes


449.60


Int. on Col. Balance


86.31


Discount on Col. Bond.


· 11.00


3 Tax Titles.


3.00


78,235.17


F. W. Freeman, Treasurer :


Int. on Deposits.


110.64


110.64


Com. of Mass:


Corporation Tax


971.82


Income Tax


6,986.00


Bank Tax


82.13


Tuition of Children


748.18


School Supt. Salary


290.00


High School Transportation


3,589.80


School Fund


1,164.46


State Aid


162.00


Burial of Indigent Soldier


44.00


Vendor's License.


6.00


Mothers' Aid


128.00


14,172.39


Essex County Treasurer :


Dog License of 1926.


255.02


255.02


Selectmen :


Rent of Town Hall


105.00


Rent of Prec. 2. Hall


81.00


3 junk licenses


45.00


Various other permits and licenses.


60.00


Sale of old books by Town Clerk


3.32


Building Inspector, Permits.


83.00


Advertising


6.00


Telephone Tolls


.45


383.77


Police Department :


Court Fines


40.00


Sale of Junk


17.50


57.50


Sealer's Department :


Sealing Fees.


22.86


22.86


Moth Collections:


State Highway Com.


44.96


L. H. Twiss, Moth Supt.


494.85


539.81


62


Highway Department : Removing snow


1.00


1.00


«Charity Department :


City of Lynn, Mothers' Aid


208.00


208.00


School Department : Parents for Tuition


37.50


Teachers' Retirement Fund


637.00


674.50


Library Department :


From Main Library


20.70


From Branch Library


38.05


58.75


Cemetery Department :


Sale of 4 lots


80.00


Sale of loam


20.00


100.00


Trust Fund Income:


1


To Libraries


316.14


To Cemeteries


315.50


Compensation fund for Liability Ins.


14.00


645.64


Loans :


Revenue Loans


45,000.00


Non 'Revenue Loans (Town Hall)


18,000.00


63,000.00


Refunds :


School, check returned-Andrews Paper Co.


25.00


Fire Department, Lynn Gas & Elec. Co.


1.63


Town Hall Addition, Geo. A. Cornet paid from wrong Fund


175.00


201.63


Total Receipts.


$159,221.80


APPROPRIATION FOR TAX LEVY


Special Meeting January 21st, 1927 :


Gen. Government


325.41


Fire Department


589.04


Highways


508.29


Schools


367.26


Annual Meeting March 14th, 1927:


General Government


5,200.00


Police


2,425.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


150.00


Town Hall Addition


2,000.00


Inspector of Animals


50.00


Health and Sanitation


50.00


Fire Department


3,150.00


Fire Alarm Battery


200.00


Hydrant Rental


1,000.00


Tree Warden


250.00


63


Moth Department


1,162.73*


Moth Department, Private Work


700.00


Highways


15,000.00


Maple Street Special


5,100.00


Clearing Brush


600.00


Charities


2,400.00


State Aid


168.00


School Department


32,725.00


Center School Painting


500.00


Center School Heating


3,000.00


Library Department


700.00


Parks


200.00


Reserve Fund


1,500.00


Memorial Day


150.00


Hospital Maintenance


551.84


Street Lights


3,000.00


Lowell Street, Lights


81.00


Fairview Ave., lights


27.00


Maple Street, lights


40.50


Main Street, lights (Middleton Hill)


121.50


Town Survey


500.00


Cemetery Department


1,000.00


Interest account


1,500.00


Maturing Debt


3,000.00


Library repairs


500.00


Total for Town Purposes


$ 90,492.57


State Charges:


State Tax


4,320.00


For Highways


418.60


Bank Tax Refund


34.38


Veteran Exemption


10.42


4,783.40


Essex County Tax :


4,276.65


Overlay of 1927


2,462.44


Total Charges


$102,015.06


POLL TAX OF 1926


Outstanding January 1st, 1927


$ 2.00


Payments in 1927


$ 2.00


$ 2.00


$ 2.00


64


DECEMBER ASSESSMENT OF 1926


Outstanding January 1, 1927


$ 33.60


Payments in 1927


$ 33.60


$ 33.60


$ 33.60


MOTH TAX 1926


Outstanding January 1, 1927


$ 2.50


Payments in 1927


$ 2.50


$ 2.50


$ 2.50


PROPERTY TAX OF 1926


Outstanding January 1, 1927


$ 10,107.18 1,401.38


Omitted Overlay


Payments in 1927


$ 10,969.71


Abatements


402.69


Balance Dec. 31, 1927


136.16


$ 11,508.56


$ 11,508.56


PROPERTY TAX OF 1927


Commitment


$ 85,419.38


Cash Paid Treasurer


$ 65,671.26


Abatements


140.17


Balance December 31


19,607.95


$ 85,419.38 $ 85,419.38


POLL TAX OF 1927


Commitment


$ 908.00


December Assessment


4.00


Cash paid Treasurer


880.00


Abatements


30.00


Balance Dec. 31st


2.00


$ 912.00 $ 912.00


MOTH TAX OF 1927


commitment


$ 100.00


Cash paid Treasurer


$ 65.25


Balance December 31st


34.75


$ 100.00


$ 100.00


65


DECEMBER ASSESSMENT, 1927


Commitment Cash paid Treasurer Balance December 31


.............................


$ 60.94


448.74


$ 509.68


$ 509.68


STATE AID REVENUE ACCOUNT


Due from State January 1, 1927


$ 162.00


Town Payments in 1927


168.00


Cash from State in 1927


$ 162.00


Due from State December 31, 1927


$ 168.00


$ 330.00


$ 330.00


TEMPORARY LOANS


Borrowed in 1927 ......


$ 45,000.00


Payments in 1927


$ 35,000.00


Balance December 31, 1927


10,000.00


$ 45,000.00 $ 45,000.00


APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT CREDIT


T


Appropriation Special Meeting,


January 2, 1927


$ 325.41


Appropriation Annual Meeting,


March 14, 1927


5,200.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


38.46


DEBIT SELECTMEN


Salaries :


Frank C. Newhall, Chairman. $ 166.67


Ralph E. Cox, Secretary 166.67


Joseph F. Smith 166.66 $ 500.00 Expense :


Frank C. Newhall, miscellaneous 9.35


Joseph F. Smith, miscellaneous ...... 17.60


Edward A. Russell, envelopes ...... 11.53


66


$ 509.68


Newcomb & Gauss, permits. 9.50


Wakefield Item Co., letter heads 5.75


Hobbs & Warren, blanks 5.99


E. A. Croughwell, R. R. Signs


3.00


Salem Evening News, advertising


6.00


K. Tornberg, map


3.00


Com. of Public Safety, blanks.


.60


Ralph E. Cox, Selectmen's book


2.25


$


74.57


ACCOUNTANT


Salary :


Oscar E. Phillips


$


500.00


Expense :


Wakefield Item Co., 600 reports. $ 210.70


Hazel M. Phillips, typing report 12.00


Joseph F. Smith, rent of type- writer


10.00


E. A. Russell, mailing reports.


4.64


Everett E. Harvey, mailing


reports


4.20


$


241.54


TREASURER


Salary :


Franklin W. Freeman $ 300.00 Expense :


Franklin W. Freeman, office ex- pense $ 14.25


American Surety Co., treas. bond 29.50


Edward A. Russell, envelopes. 58.46


Wakefield Trust Co., box rent 5.00


Thomas Groom Co., treas. book 2.39 $ 109.60


COLLECTOR


Salary :


Franklin .W. Freeman . $ 300.00


Expense :


Franklin W. Freeman, office ex. 9.75


American Surety Co., collecor's bond 59.00


Franklin W. Freeman, tax sale. 25.00


Geo. W. Abbott, tax bills. 25.50 $ 119.25


67


ASSESSORS


Salaries :


Wm. W. Moxham, Chm., 440 hrs. @ 50c $ 220.00


Geo. H. Bancroft, Sec., 492 hrs.


@ 50c 246.00


Everett B. Richards, 386 hrs.


@ 50c


193.00 $ 659.00


Expense :


Boston Typewriter Co., adding machine $ 95.00


Lilla D. Stott, abstracts of rec. 43.43


Frederick Sweetser, auto hire 39 hrs. 19.50


Hobbs & Warren, supplies


15.85


Asses. auto tax serv., auto tax list


5.00


Geo. H. Watson, binding reports


3.50


Charles V. Sweetser, auto hire.


2.25


Wakefield Item Co., notices.


2.25


Geo. H. Bancroft, office sundries 6.45


Everett B. Richards, office sundries 5.00


Wm. W. Moxham, office sundries 5.00


Wm. W. Moxham, auto hire


15.00


$


218.23


TOWN CLERK


Salary :


Oscar E. Phillips


$


200.00


Expense :


Recording births, marriages and deaths $ 37.00


Oscar E. Phillips, office sundries


14.33


Oscar E. Phillips, replacing books in Town Hall 6.00


Edgerly & Bessom, death returns 2.25


Chas. F. Hartshorne & Son, Town


Clerk's bond 2.50


Wakefield Item Co., dog license books 4.75


Hobbs & Warren, mortgage book 2.60


E. A. Russell, envelopes


11.41


$


80.84


ELECTION AND REGISTRATION


Registrars:


Wm. R. Delamater, chairman.


.....


$


15.00


Sidney M. Eaton, clerk


15.00


68


Edward A. Russell 15.00


Frederick A. Sweetser, transpor-


tation


3.50


Geo. M. Roundy, lunch


.93


Election Officers :


Precinct 1, March 7, 1927


Minot H. Carter


$ 10.00


Clarence A. Hall 10.00


Sidney E. Richards 10.00


Daniel J. McCarthy 10.00


Carl H. Russell


10.00


Everett B. Richards


10.00


Precinct 2, March 7, 1927


Wm. R. Delamater 10.00


Sidney M. Eaton 10.00


James D. McNamara 10.00


Joseph A. Donovan


10.00


Harold W. Treamer 10.00


Howard S. Crafts


10.00


Other Expense :


Harold W. Treamer, transporta-


tion of ballot box 2.00


Wakefield Item Co., printing warrants


8.00


James F. Stokes, repair to booths


4.00


Albert G. Tedford, posting war- rants 12.00


Geo. W. Abbott, tally sheets and


ballots


35.00


$ 230.43


TOWN HALL


Janitor :


Edward L. Phillips


$


190.40


Fuel and Light:


Geo. W. Pickering, 5 tons of coal $ 82.50


Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., heat to December 31st 237.04


Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., gas stove fuel .24 ·


Reading Light Board


55.75


$ 375.53


Other Expense :


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. 42.86


Hinckley & Wocds, insurance.


150.32


Dewick & Flanders, insurance.


149.80


Jos. F. Smith, clearing up hall


58.00


69


Morrison Const. Co., repair to roof


25.00


Mass. Window Cleaning Co ............. 12.00


Young Sign Studio, retouching clock


10.00


Lucas Bros., repair to clock.


2.50


Henry Smith, cleaning Select-


men's room


3.00


Wm. E. Gilson, fixtures


5.70


Ideal Song Shop, tuning piano


9.00


Geo. M. Roundy, supplies.


7.00


Lynn Gas Co., connecting gas stove 3.13


Geo. Barnjum, repairs to pump. ....


15.00


Sentry Sales Co., devices and


tablets 7.00


E. L. Phillips, supplies. 1.25


Total for Town Hall $1,067.49.


$ 501.56


PRECINCT 2 HALL


Janitor :


Lucius O. Newhall


$ 64.00


Fuel and Light:


Holden Coal Co., 5 tons of coal $ 85.62


Curley Bros., 5 tons of coal 80.00


Peabody Light Plant


8:41 $ 174.03


Other Expense :


Griffin & Merrow, rep. to heater


23.48


Daniel Lamont, rep. to hall clock


5.00


Farquar & Black, ins. on hall. 15.35


J. W. Harvey, supplies.


9.00


A. H. Whidden & Son, supplies.


5.10


Lucius O. . Newhall Total for Prec. 2 Hall $296.71


.75


$ 58.68


All Other General Expense: Rutherford E. Smith, legal fee 1926


$ 210.77


Rutherford E. Smith, legal fee 1927


231.44


Director of accts., reg. of notes.


28.00


Wakefield Item Co., Finance


Committee's reports


17.00


_Geo. H. Jacobs, flag for Lynn- field square


24.00


Geo. T. Barnjum, building in- spector's salary 100.00


70


Geo. T. Barnjum, transporta- tion and expense


55.00 $ 666.21


Total payments to General


Government


$ 5,563.87


$ 5,563.87


$ 5,563.87


TOWN HALL ADDITION CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927.


$ 2,000.00·


Bond issue


18,000.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


955.13


Refund from Geo. A. Cornet (bill


paid from Town Hall Plans).


175.00


DEBIT


Geo. A. Cornet, architect.


$ 551.40


Morrison Const. Co., contract.


13,367.00


Edgar W. Miller, plumbing and heat


3,613.73


John W. Sheehan, excavating


1,300.00


Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., heat system


1,505.00


Wm. E. Gilson, electrician


793.00


Total Payment


$ 21,130.13


$ 21,130.13


POLICE DEPARTMENT CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927. $ 2,425.00


DEBIT


Duty :


Albert G. Tedford, Chief $ 348.00


Fred W. Bryant, Patrolman


1,830.00


Lewis F. Pope, Special


53.50


Josiah Poeton, Special


12.00


$ .2,243.50


Transportation :


Joseph F. Smith


2.00


Fred W. Bryant


16.00


Frederick Sweetser


3.00


John Solari


18.00


Louis Gersinovitch


6.00 $ 45.00


......


71


All Others:


Fred W .Bryant, telephone $ 3.15


Albert G. Tedford, miscellaneous


8.25 $ 11.40


Total Payment to Police


Department


$ 2,299.90


Balance to Revenue


125.10


$ 2,425.00


$ 2,425.00


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 ....


$ 150.00


DEBIT


Salary :


Minot H. Carter


75.00


Transportation :


Minot H. Carter


25.00


All Others:


Hobbs & Warren, supplies ... 4.55


Geo. M. Roundy ,supplies


3.55


Minot H. Carter, repair to town scales


3.00


$ 111.10


Total payments


$ 111.10


Balance to. revenue


38.90


$ 150.00


$ 150.00


INSPECTION OF ANIMALS


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 $ 50.00


DEBIT


Salary :


Walter Gray, services to Dec.


31, 1927


$ 50.00


$ 50.00


50.00


72


BOARD OF HEALTH


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 $ 50.00


DEBIT


Salary :


Frank C. Newhall, Chairman $ 8.33


Ralph E. Cox, secretary


8.33


Joseph F. Smith


8.34


$ 25.00


Other Expense :


Salem Evening News, advertising


4.00


Wakefield Daily Item, posters


2.00


Franklin W. Freeman, medical attendance


2.00


8.00


Total payment to Board of


Health


$ 33:00


Balance to Revenue


17.00


1


$ 50.00


$ 50.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT


CREDIT


Appropriation Special Meeting, Jan-


uary 21, 1927


$ 589.04


Appropriation Annual Meeting,


March 14, 1927


3,150.00


Refund from Lynn Gas Co. ......


1.63


DEBIT


Bills of 1926


$ 589.04


Salaries :


Wm. W. Moxham, chief 1927 $ 100.00


Forest E. Ross, Supt. Fire Alarm


75.00


Forest E. Ross, Dept. mechanic 60.00


Permanent Men, House No. 1:


Carl I. Cheever, Capt. 1 yr 75.00


Oscar E. Phillips, Lieut. 1 yr 50.00


Chas. M. Pratt, 1 yr. 35.00


Chas. E. Pratt, 1 yr.


35.00


Raymond Pearson, 1 yr


35.00


Raymond Pope, 6 mos.


17.50


73


Leon Pearson, 6 mos. 17.50


Minot Carter, 6 mos.


17.50


Geo. A. Westover, 6 mos.


17.50


Pay roll extra hours July 4th and 5th 35.00


Permanent Men, House No. 2:


William H. Griffin, Capt. 1 yr .......


75.00


Joseph A. Donovan, Lieut. 1 yr .......


50,00


Harry F. Griffin, 1 yr. 35.00


Geo. Carder, 11/2 yrs. (6 mos. 1926).


52.50


Albert A. Newhall, 1 yr.


35.00


Wesley W. Munroe, 1 yr.


35.00


Harry F. Kaler, 6 mos.


17.50


Pay roll ex. hrs. July 4th and 5th


45.00 $ 915.00


HOUSE NO. 1 EXPENSE


Fuel and Light :


Reading Light Board. $ 13.17


Percy N. Sweetser, 4 tons coal


66.00 $ 79.17


Janitor :


Minot H. Carter, Janitor $ 55.00


55.00


Repairs and supplies :


Geo. M. Roundy, gas, soda, etc.


30.97


Amer. Fire Equip. Co., siren 40.40


Drew Battery Mfg. Co., repairs


27.50


Forest Ross, labor and supplies


19.95


Carl I. Cheever, supplies


10.00


J. Wallace Grace, supplies


7.60


Albert P. Mansfield, repairs to rectifier 8.00


H. A. Littlefield & Co., repairs to White


7.23


K. Tornberg, map


3.00


Josiah Poeton, supplies


1.30


A. H. Whidden, vitriol


5.60


Joseph Donovan, supplies.


2.47


Wetmore Savage & Co., lamps for White 2.22 $ 166.24


All Other Expenses :


Pay roll various persons, fire calls, etc. 92.10


Carl I. Cheever, labor and care.


79.58


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., tel


38.40


Dana Sweetser, labor


5.25


K. Tornberg, service 5.00 $ 220.33: Total payment to House No. 1, $520.74 /


74


HOUSE NO. 2 .EXPENSE


Fuel and Light :


Peabody Lt. Plant, Light. $ 26.92


Peabody Lt. Plant, Power. 41.91


Curley Bros., 5 tons coal. 80.00


Holden Coal Co., 5 tons coal. 85.63


Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., gas.


6.13 $ 240.59


Janitor :


Lucius O. Newhall $ 40.00 $ 40.00


Repairs and Supplies:


E. B. Badger & Sons Co., repairs to tanks


$ 132.75


Lynnfield Service Garage, repairs for year


120.65


American Fire Equip. Co., fittings


117.78


Josiah Poeton, supplies.


40.45


J. W. Harvey , sp ..................


34.15


Jenney Mfg. Co., gas ......


59.15


Lynnfield Water Dist., water


charges


20.70


Chas. P. Quirk, 3 tappers.


30.00


Gen. Elec. Co., rep. to meter


12.45


Bowen Painting Co.


15.00


Wetmore Savage Co., supplies.


5.10


A. H. Whidden & Son, vitriol.


5.46


K. Tornberg, map


3.00


N. E. T. & T. Co., tel. tolls.


2.40


Preston's Garage, charg. battery


3.00


$ 602.04


All Other Expenses :


Pay roll various persons fire calls, etc. $ 317.90 Total payments to House No. 2, $1,200.53


FIRE ALARM


Labor and material :


Pay rolls for Labor $ 32.70


Guilford Lumber Co., lumber 3.94


Haymarket Hardware Co., wire. 2.36


W. E. Ricker, keys .85 $ 39.85


All Other Department Expenses:


Augustus Giller, four windshields $ 150.00 $ 150.00


75


FOREST WARDEN


Labor :


Pay rolls for fires


$ 137.35


A. G. Tedford, 41 fire permits. 4.10


Minot Carter, 138 fire permits. 13.80


Wm. W. Moxham, 106 fire per.


10.60


$ 165.85


Total payments to Fire Department


$ 3,581.01


Balance to Revenue


159.66


$ 3,740.67


$ 3,740.67


FIRE ALARM BATTERY


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927. $ 200.00 ....


DEBIT


Labor and supplies :


Chester H. Waite


$ 37.20


Diehl Mfg. Co


38.36


The Gamewell Co.


116.17


W. E. Ricker


7.00


Sears, Express


1.25


199.98


Total payment Fire Alarm


Battery


$ 199.98


Balance to Revenue


.02


$ 200.00


$ 200.00


HYDRANT RENTAL


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 ...


$ 1,000.00


DEBIT


Lynnfield Water District for 1927 $ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


76


TREE WARDEN


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 ...... ....


$ 250.00


DEBIT


Labor :


Lyman H. Twiss.


$ 92.41 92.50 $ 184.91


E. D. Evans


outo:


Lyman H. Twiss


53.75


J.Ipplies :


Fitzhenry Guptill Co.


11.34


$ 250.00


$ 250.00


MOTH DEPARTMENT


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927, for


private work


$ 700.00


Appropriation March 14, 1927, for


liability


1,162.73


DEBIT


Labor:


L. H. Twiss


$ 442.56


E. D. Evans 398.50


Chas. Sweetser


82.00


Edward Averill


44.00


Minot Carter


30.00


George Badaracco


4.00


Ernest Savage


2.00


$ 1,003.06


Auto and Trucks:


L. H. Twiss


275.50


Ernest Savage


88.00


Minot Carter (horses)


37.50


401.00


All Other Expenses:


Gen. Chem. Co., arsenic of lead $ 349.15


Tar Products Corp.


12.65


Fitzhenry Guptill Co., supplies 14.31


Geo. M. Roundy, gas and oil.


14.65


77


Chas. Sweetser, expressing.


1.50


A. DeCecca, expressing 3.00


J. W. Harvey, four batteries.


1.80


$ 397.06


Total payment to Moth


$ 1,801.12


Balance to Revenue


61.61


$ 1,862.73


$ 1,862.73


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


CREDIT


Appropriation Special Meeting Jan-


uary 21, 1927


$ 508.29


Appropriation Annual Meeting


March 14, 1927


15,000.00


DEBIT


Labor as per pay roll


$ 3,861.27


Trucks and Teams


1,819.11


Stone, Gravel, etc. :


John Shahbas, gravel


$ 125.00


David J. Sheehan, gravel 108.42


A. W. & W. Mansfield, gravel. 60.20


W. E. Wilkinson, Jr., gravel.


56.25


Lynn Sand & Stone Co., stone.


45.47


John W. Sheehan, gravel.


32.81


Lucius Newhall, gravel.


30.00


E. M. Fletcher, gravel.


6.00


Ben Shute, gravel.


2.20


L. F. Pope, gravel


1.40


E. L. Phillips, gravel


.20


$ 467.95


Equipment and Repairs :


No. Reading Wagon Co., repairs 66.30


No. Reading Wagon Co., harrow 85.00


Geo. M. Roundy, supplies. 76.97


Harper Garage, labor and sup. 73.45


Frank E. Russell, gas and oil.


55.37


Greene's Filling Station, gas.


17.46


American Oil Co., mobiloil


12.30


Oxide Mfg. Co., paint.


19.40


Jenney Mfg. Co., gas.


17.98


R. E. Cox, repairs, tel., etc.


15.83


Young Sign Studio, signs.


3.00


78


"Ernest Savage, dynamite.


7.00


A. T. Lock, lumber


60.80


The Berger Mfg. Co., culvert.


19.80


Edward Hitchcock, batteries


4.60


Wanamaker & Feindel, supplies.


6.10


Dyas Sales & Mac. Co., pour- ing pot


5.00


Chas. Smith, repairs


5.00


Geo. Taylor, supplies


2.80


Good Roads Mac. Co., repairs.


4.05


New Eng. Road Mac. Co., blade


10.50


Rowe Motor Co., bolts


.80


Frank C. Newhall, gas


.51


Wakefield Mac. Co., supplies.


1.83


$ 565.85


Oil and Tarvia :


Wm. J. Corcoran, road oil ................


1,684.42


The Barrett Co., tarvia.


1,595.00


.Alden Spear's Sons Co., road oil


635.20


Ideal Coal Tar Co., tar.


147.01 $ 4,061.63


'All Other Expenses :


L. F. Pope, rent of pit


20.00


Morse & Dickenson, Engineers.


50.75


Evernu Century Sign Co., park- ing sign


9.50


Chas. H. Mills, moving sheds.


150.00


W. E. Wilkinson, Jr., hire of loader


95.00 $ 325.25


"Snow and Ice Removal :


Labor as per pay roll ......


$ 350.66


Trucks and Teams


1,320.25


All Other Expenses :


North Reading Mac. Co., repairs to plow


$ 61.61


Geo. M. Roundy, supplies


58.30


Henry A. Feindel, sand


3.00


Jenney Mfg. Co., 10 gal. oil


10.00


The Good Roads Mac. Co., freight on plow


50.00


Harper Garage Co., plow and fittings


1,596.16


Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs to plow 31.50


79


Good Roads Mac. Co., snow plow


290.00 $ 2,100.57


Total Payments to Highway Balance to Revenue


$ 14,872.54


635.75


$ 15,508.29


$ 15,508.29


PAY ROLL OF HIGHWAY


Labor :


Ralph E. Cox's Men


$ 837.50


Minot H. Carter


459.89


Allison Tedford


422.00


Joseph Tedford


398.50


John Grenen


387.00


Ralph E. Cox


363.38


John Repetto


241.75


Frank Newhall


164.00


Cor. Moriarty


169.00


Edwin O. Skinner


160.50


Joseph Smith


50.00


Walter Wilkinson, Jr.


36.25


Frank Winchester


36.00


Wm. Haskell


22.00


Simon Muse


19.00


Gypsie


17.00


Ernest Savage


14.00


Tim Donahue


12.00


Harold Muse


10.50


Stephen Leveroni


8.00


Dominic Repetto


6.00


James Fletcher


8.00


Edward Averill


6.00


E. M. Fletcher


5.00


Chas. Sweetser


4.00


Donald Worthen


4.00


$ 3,861.27


Trucks and teams:


Ralph E. Cox


$ 1,655.61


Joseph F. Smith


50.00


Minot Carter


41.00


Walter Wilkinson, Jr


16.00


Frank C. Newell


56.50 $ 1,819.11


80


PAY ROLL SNOW WORK


Labor :


Joseph F. Smith and men $ 113.00


Ralph E. Cox and men


36.53


Frank C. Newhall 46.50


Raymond Pope 29.00


Minot Carter


73.13


Allison Tedford


10.50


John Grenen


10.50


Joseph Tedford


6.50


Jack Ray


6.50


Raymond Pearson


6.50


Chas. Sweetser


8.00


E. D. Evans


4.00


$ 350.66


Trucks and Teams:


Lynnfield Community Bus


355.00


Joseph Smith


681.00


Frank C. Newhall


259.25


Ralph E. Cox


25.00


$ 1,320.25


MAPLE STREET (Special) CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 DEBIT


$ 5,100.00


Pay roll for Labor


$ 1,274.94


Pay roll for trucks and teams


483.62


All Other Expenses:


John W. Sheeham, stone.


1,369.16


The Barrett Co., tarvia


624.38


Morse & Dickinson, Engineers.


450.00


Barber Asphalt Co., asphalt


220.00


Henry A. Feindel, sewer pipe


184.40


Thomas Hickey, coal


46.75


C. M. White Co., grates


39.95


The Berger Mfg. Co., culvert.


39.60


Ralph E. Cox, ret. roller to Boston


20.00


Norman Robinson, flagging roller


4.95


J. W. Harvey, lanterns


9.82


Geo. E. Taylor, supplies.


3.05


Jenney Gas Co., gas


1.60


Ernest Savage, dynamite


1.50


$ 4,773.72


Balance to Revenue


326.28


$ 5,100.00


$ 5,100.00


81


PAY ROLL MAPLE STREET


Labor:


John Ryan


$ 171.50


Augustus Wornstead


160.62


Cox's men


160.00


Ralph E. Cox


124.32


"John Grenen


122.50


Joseph Tedford


119.50


A. Melanson


118.50


James Fletcher


107.50


Allison Tedford


100.50


Minot Carter


42.00


John White


18.00


Walter E. Wilkinson, Jr.


12.00


A. Shepherd


10.00


Ernest Savage


8.00


$ 1,274.94


Trucks and Teams:


Ralph E. Cox


$ 387.62


Minot H. Carter


72.00


Walter E. Wilkinson


24.00 $ 483.62


LOWELL STREET REPAIRS


CREDIT


Appropriation from surplus Revenue March 14, 1927


$ 2,000.00


DEBIT


Appropriation back to Revenue $ .... 2,000.00


$ 2,000.00


$ 2,000.00


STREET LIGHTS


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 $ 3,270.00 ....


DEBIT


Reading Light Board for Prec. 1 $ 1,844.24


· .Peabody Light Plant for Prec. 2 .. 1,204.60 $ 3,048.84


Total payment for street


lights


$ 3,048.84


:Balance to Revenue.


221.16


$ 3,270.00


$ 3,270.00


82


CLEARING BRUSH CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927


$ 600.00


DEBIT


Labor :


L. H. Twiss


$ 238.00


E. D. Evans


222.00 $ 460.00


Auto:


L. H. Twiss


140.00


$ 600.00


$ 600.00


DEPARTMENT OF CHARITY


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927


$ 2,400.00


DEBIT


Salaries :


Frank C. Newhall, chairman


$ 25.00


Ralph E. Cox, Secretary


25.00


Joseph F. Smith


25.00


$ 75.00


Food:


Geo. M. Roundy, groceries.


374.40


Joseph F. Smith, milk


65.52


439.92


Fuel :


L. E. Bennett, 2 tons coal


31.00


31.00


Clothing :


Alonzo Raddin, pr. shoes


6.00


6.00


Board :


City of Peabody Almshouse


885.87


885.87


Cash :


City of Somerville, aid


137.25


137.25


Medical Aid:


Dr. Ralph E. Foss.


5.00


J. B. Thomas, Hospital


24.85


29.85


Burial :


Seth H. Russell, digging 1 grave


10.00


Francis L. Conway, undertaker.


125.00


135.00


83


Mothers' Aid: $12.00 per week in 1927


624.00


Total payment to Charity Balance to Revenue.


$ 2,363.89


36.11


$ 2,400.00


$ 2,400.00


STATE AID CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927


$ 168.00


DEBIT


$ 168.00


$ 168.00


$ 168.00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (For itemized account see Committee's Report) CREDIT


Appropriation


at Special


Meeting,


January 21, 1927


$ 367.26


Appropriation at Annual Meeting,


March 14, 1927


32,725.00


Refund


25.00


DEBIT


Payments of 1926


$ 33,105.87


Balance to Revenue


11.39


$ 33,117.26


$ 33,117.26


CENTER SCHOOL PAINTING


CREDIT


mppropriation March 14, 1927 DEBIT


$ 500.00


Clarence W. Farwell, contract


$ 470.00


Balance to Revenue


30.00


$ 500.00


$ 500.00


Payments of 1927


84


CENTER SCHOOL HEATING


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927


$


3,000.00


DEBIT


Eugene Harnois, contract.


$ 3,000.00


$ 3,000.00


$ 3,000.00


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927.


$ 700.00


Dog Tax of 1926


255.02


Trust Fund Income


316.14


DEBIT


MAIN LIBRARY


Salaries and wages:


Elizabeth W. Green, Librarian .. $ 165.00


Seth H. Russell, Janitor 64.00 $ 229.00


Fuel and Light:


Percy N. Sweetser, 2 ton coal


33.00


Walter E. Wilkinson, Jr., 1 cord wood


18.00


Reading Light Board


11.25


62.25


Books and Magazines:


DeWolfe & Fiske Co., books.


148.01


The Frontier Press Co., books.


24.50


Book House for children 6 vol.


36.00


208.51


All Other Expenses:


J. Wallace Grace Co., hardware.


7.35


Dewick & Flanders, insurance on building


38.04


Geo. H. Bancroft, insurance on contents


37.75


Hinckly & Woods, bal. due on ins.


7.50


Herbert E. Todd, labor on shelves


50.00


L. F. Pope, painting conductors ..


10.00


Yawman & Erb Co., filing cards


3.98


Elizabeth W. Green, extra work


20.00


'Elizabeth W. Green, office exp


1.01


Wm. E. Gilson, sun bowl heater


11.01 $ 186.73


Payment to Main Library $686.49


1


85


BRANCH LIBRARY


Salary and wages:


Gertrude A. Chipman, Librarian $ 161.00


Gertrude A. Chipman, Janitor. 52.00


$ 213.00


Fuel and Light:


Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., heat. 17.93


Peabody Light Plant, light.


2.79


20.72


Books and Magazines:


DeWolfe Fiske & Co., books.


181.08


Book House for children, 6 vol.


36.00


Louis M. Newhall, books.


21.50


The Frontier Press Co., books.


15.50


254.08


All Other Expenses:


Geo. H. Bancroft, ins. on bldg. and contents


53.05


Eyklenbutt & Abbott, lib. sign


10.00


Lynnfield Bus, transportation .. ....


10.00


Filing Equipment Bureau, cards and slips


5.48


Gertrude A. Chipman, office exp.


1.18


79.71


Payments to Branch Library $567.51


Total Payment to Library


Department


$ 1,254.00


Balance to Revenue.


17.16


$ 1,271.16 $


1,271.16


LIBRARY REPAIRS


CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927.


$ 500.00


DEBIT


H. E. Todd, labor and supplies.


$ 115.32


L. F. Pope, painting


150.00


Pearson, grading


92.50


Fred Russell, stock and labor.


5.65


Wm. E. Gilson, Elec. work


60.85


$ 424.32


Balance to Revenue.


75.68


$ 500.00


$ 500.00


86


PARK DEPARTMENT CREDIT


Appropriation March 14, 1927 .


$ 200.001


DEBIT


L .. H. Twiss, cleaning park


$ 5.00


E. M. Fletcher, mowing park


16.50


E. Q. Moulton, care of park and sq.


25.36


Harry B. Nesbitt, shrubs on common




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