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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
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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
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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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