Town of Newton annual report 1856-1859, Part 18

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 368


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They recommend that the Town choose a Committee with authority to proceed and erect a building as soon as practi-


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cable ; and that the Selectmen purchase immediately all or as much of said lot as is necessary for the purpose aforesaid.


Your Committee also recommend that the Town employ for the new school the best teachers that can be procured for any reasonable compensation, and that all necessary and proper measures be taken to secure its prosperity, and render it a blessing to the scholars and an ornament to the Town.


All of which is respectfully submitted.


J. D. TOWLE, D. H. MASON, HENRY BIGELOW, WILLIAM CLAFLIN, ARTEMAS WISWALL, FREDERICK BARDEN, EBEN'R BRADBURY, J. W. PLIMPTON,


Committee.


PLAN OF HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE.


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RECITATION ROOM 23-7. X 16-5.


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FIRST FLOOR.


PORCH.


SCALE 20 FT. TO AN INCH.


CLOTHES


APPARRATUS ROOM


PLATFORM


SCHOOL ROOM 40-10. X 37-4.


WILL SEAT 100 SCHOLARS.


CLOTHES.


SECOND FLOOR.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF NEWTON,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 13TH, 1860.


ALSO, THE


TAX LIST FOR 1859.


BOSTON : S. CHISM, -FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE. HAWLEY STREET, COR. FRANKLIN. 1860.


.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF NEWTON,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 13TH, 1860.


ALSO, THE


TAX LIST FOR 1859.


BOSTON: S. CHISM, -FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE. HAWLEY STREET, COR. FRANKLIN. 1860.


AUDITORS' REPORT.


THE Auditors find that the balance remaining in the Treasury, Feb. 10, 1859, was $13,207 11


Amount received for the year, as per account of Treasurer, is


61,078 31


Making a total of


$74,285 42


Of this sum, there was received from Common- wealth, for Town's proportion of the income from School Fund,


279 93


From Loan of John J. Ware,


200 00


66


66 Ebenezer Small,


1,216 00


66


M. S. Rice, Town Clerk, for register- ing 269 dogs,


283 00


66


B F. Houghton, sale of liquors,


52 36


66


Henry Ross, for loam,


2 00


66 Geo. Daniels, 66 and tree,


7 00


66 Henry Lemon, stones,


10 00


Orrin Whipple, old stove,


5 00


66


John Spence & Sons, old registers,


2 00


66


E. Woodward, for taxes in part, for 1854,


529 71


66


H. N. Hyde, 66


66


1855,


42 60


66


66 66


66


66


1856,


469 00


66


66


66


66


66


1857,


3,531 00


E. J. Collins,


66


66


1858,


2,500 00


66


66


66


1859,


37,932 00


61,078 31


Balance in Treasury, Feb. 10, 1859,


13,207 11


$74,285 42


Henry C. Harrington, lumber,


16 71


66 State Treasurer,


14,000 00


4


The amount of expenditures for which bills and demands have been allowed and ordered to be paid, is


$58,701 68


And these expenditures are chargeable to the following appropriations or accounts, viz :


Loans,


8,216 00


Interest,


3,153 02


County Tax,


3,648 53


Commonwealth Tax,


1,587 00


School Appropriation,


13,484 64


High School Building,


10,626 26


Repairs on School Houses,


1,890 27


Fire Department,


2,191 02


Alms-house,


2,648 26


Poor out of Almshouse,


358 25


Repairs on Almshouse,


216 82


New Roads,


1,257 64


Repairs on Highways,


4,710 02


Incidentals of Highways,


456 99


Bridges,


418 09


Insurance,


482 33


Printing,


367 00


Incidental Expenses,


730 15


Salaries,


2,259 39


$58,701 68


Balance in Treasury, Feb. 13, 1860, 15,583 74


$74,285 42


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LOANS.


Amount of loans due sundry persons as per last audit,


$48,696 61


NAMELY : DR.


Luther Paul,


800 00


Isaac Paul, Estate,


300 00


Nathaniel Wales,


1,100 00


N. S. King,


800 00


E. Woodward,


800 00


Newton Institution for savings,


1,000 00


Amount carried forward,


$4,800 00


5


Amount brought forward,


$4,800 00


Phebe Jackson,


1,000 00


E. J. Collins,


2,616 61


City Institution for savings, Lowell,


21,000 00


W. P. Houghton,


800 00


Boston Five cents saving Bank,


9,000 00


Charles Morse,


1,200 00


Martin Morse,


880 00


J. J. Ware,


1,000 00


Henry Hyde,


1,800 00


Leonard Adams,


2,000 00


Isaac Jones,


1,800 00


Moses Crafts,


800 00


$48,696 61


April 1st, 1859, J. J. Ware, 200 00


July 8th, 66 Western R. R. sinking fund,


5 per cent., 14,000 00


" 9th,


Ebenezer Small, 1,216 00


$64,112 61


Cr.


BY LOANS PAID.


City Institution for Savings, Lowell, $5,000 00


2,000 00


Leonard Adams, E. Small. 1,216 00


$8,216 00


Amount of unpaid loans, Feb. 13, 1860,


55,896 61


$64,112 61


TAXES OF 1854.


Balance, Feb. 10, 1859,


$589 66


Abatements, 22 12


$567 54


Amount paid Treasurer,


529 71


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$37 83


6


TAXES OF 1855.


Balance, Feb. 10, 1859, Abatements,


$154 46 70 50


Amount paid Treasurer,


42 60


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$41 36


TAXES OF 1856.


Balance, Feb. 10, 1859,


$1,128 41


Abatements,


93 21


$1,035 20


Amount paid Treasurer,


469 00


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$566 20


TAXES OF 1857.


Balance, Feb. 10, 1859,


$6,222 48


Abatements, 182 92


$6,039 56


Amount paid Treasurer,


3,531 00


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$2,508 56


TAXES OF 1858.


Balance, Feb. 10, 1859,


$2,939 96


Abatements,


63 58


$2,876 38


Amount paid into the Treasury,


2,500 00


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$376 38


TAXES OF 1859.


Amount of Tax List, $41,345 25


Abatements, $160.29


Discount on Taxes paid prior to Oct. 1, 1859, 1,059.18 1,219 47


$40,125 78


Amount paid into the Treasury,


37,932 00


Balance, Feb. 13, 1860,


$2,193 78


$83 96


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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN, FEB. 13, 1860.


Amount due on loans, as per loan account, $55,896 61 Interest on loans to date, 714 94


Balance of school appropriation,


6,037 52


$62,649 07


ASSETS OF THE TOWN.


Amount in Treasurer's hands, $15,583 74


Due for board of two persons, 137 75


from sundry individuals, on ac't of Almshouse,


52 00


Balance of Taxes for 1854,


37 83


66 66


1855,


41 36


566 20


66 66 1857,


2,508 56


66


66


1858,


376 38


66


66


1859,


2,193 78


$21,497 60


Debt of Town, Feb. 13, 1860,


41,151 47


$62,649 07


Increase of debt since last audit,


$10,473 84


ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN.


Almshouse and Farm, $12.800 00


Town and School House, West Newton, 8,000 00


Eleven School Houses, and Land for the same,


47,600 00


Five Fire Engines, Fixtures, Buildings, Land, and Reservoir, Lyceum Hall,


11,000 00


Lot of Land in West Newton,


125 00


66 66 Newton Corner,


1,600 00


66 66 Upper Falls,


350 00


68 66 Newton Cemetery, 1,500 00


$84,175 00


66


1856,


1,200 00


8


INTEREST.


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank,


$540 00


Nathaniel Wales,


66 00


E. Woodward,


48 00


J. J. Ware,


60 00


Henry Hyde,


108 00


Luther Paul,


42 00


Isaac Jones,


108 00


Charles Morse,


72 00


Estate of Isaac Paul,


18 00


N. S. King,


48 00


Martin Morse,


26 40


Newton Institution for Savings,


60 00


City Institution for Savings, Lowell,


1,110 00


Moses Crafts,


48 00


William P. Houghton,


48 00


Phebe Jackson,


60 00


Luther Paul, Guardian,


6 00


E. J. Collins,


156 99


Leonard Adams,


134 67


Treasurer of Commonwealth,


350 00


E. Small,


42 96


$3,153 02


SCHOOLS.


Balance of appropriation of 1858, remaining Feb. 10, 1859,


$5,242 23


Appropriation for School year 1859-60,


14,000 00


Received from the State School Fund,


279 93


$19,522 16


Amount expended for the year 1859, to Feb. 13, 1860, Leaving a balance of


$13,484 64


6,037 52


$19,522 16


DISTRICT NO. I.


V. H. Deane,


for services as teacher, $1,000 23


Miss E. M. Brown,


214 27


Miss M. A. Mansfield, 66 66


214 20


Amount carried forward, $1,428 70


9


Amount brought forward, $1,428 70 Miss E. M. Ward, for services as teacher, 92 36 Miss F. W. Fogg, 66 66 163 68


Miss A. K. Strange,


66


66


117 00


A. Wiswall,


66


66


Oak Hill, 225 00


A. Wiswall, for taking care of school-house, Oak Hill, 10 00 N. S. King, cord of pine wood, 5 00


N. S. King, care of school-house, and cutting wood, 7 00


H. Hodges, taking care of school-house, 83 35


H. Hodges, sawing and splitting wood, 7 50


H. Cousens, coal and wood, 119 75


$2,259 34


DISTRICT NO. 2.


C. M. Dinsmoor, services as teacher, $114 24


Mrs. C. A. Dinsmoor, 66 66


78 54


H. P. Andrews, 66 66


409 46


Miss E. A. Briggs, 66 66


217 84


Miss E. D. Briggs,


66


289 88


Miss C. A. Whiting, 66 66


289 87


James F. Claflin, 66


"


269 52


Samuel Bee, taking care school-house, and sawing wood, 87 67


Pettee estate, coal and wood,


14 00


Pettee & Co., coal,


103 13


Calvin Richards, wood,


14 47


DISTRICT NO. 3.


L. E. Leland, services as teacher, 750 00


Miss M. E. Hagar, 66


275 17


L. E. Leland, taking care of school-house,


34 25


C. A. Moulton, 66 66


12 00


A. A. Kendall, cash paid for sawing wood,


2 50


Otis Atherton, wood, 3 59


Vaughn Jones, coal, 65 00


$1,142 51


DISTRICT NO. 4.


E. Woodward, services as teacher, $416 67


Miss L. D. Joslin, 199.39


Thomas C. Hubbard, taking care of school-house, 9 00


Amount carried forward, $625 06


$1,988 62


10


Amount brought forward,


$625 06


H. G. Hildreth, taking care of school-house,


12 50


A. F. Hildreth,


66


66


11 00


A. F. Hildreth, cash paid for sawing wood, 1 50 Vaughn Jones, coal, 76 50


Estate of W. A. Alcott, wood furnished,


4 63


$731 19


DISTRICT NO. 5.


William E. Sheldon, services as teacher,


$999 85


Mrs. M. A. Sheldon, 66


289 87


Miss H. L. Macreading, «


299 97


Miss M. M. Russell, 66 66


299 99


Miss S. M. Smith,


214 30


H. Lambert, cash paid for charcoal,


7 00


W. Gilbert, 66 66


21 25


F. A. Cutter, charcoal,


8 95


H. Lambert, cash paid M. Twohig for taking care of school-house, 9 50


H. Lambert, cash paid John Ahern for taking care of school-house,


5 00


C. E. Gammons, taking care of school-house,


38 00


66 66 John Ahern, 66


22 25


W. Gilbert, cash paid for taking care of school-house,


2 57


Wingate & Bixby, coal,


123 76


$2,342 26


DISTRICT NO 6.


H. F. Allen, services as teacher, $783 38


Miss M. A. Trowbridge, services as teacher, 275 00


C. W. Jackson, services as teacher,


249 96


H. F. Allen, taking care of school-house,


35 75


T. H. Carter, « 66


13 75


Albert Brackett, coal,


76 94


$1,434 78


DISTRICT NO. 7.


H. H. Babcock, services as teacher, $666 66


Miss S. H. Southwick, 66 66


214 29


- Amount carried forward, $880 95


11


Amount brought forward,


$880 95


Miss S. M. Duncklee, services as teacher, 300 00


66 A. Joslin, 66 66


299 98


66 H. M. Nichols, 66 66


300 00


Jane B. Wing, 66 66


299 99


66 L. R. Stoddar, 66 66


299 98


J. H. Noyes, 66 66 407 15


George Hitchcock, for taking care of North school house, Newton Corner, 41 75


H. Houghton, for taking care of South school house, Newton Corner, 33 48


L. S. Bridgman, for taking care of South school house, Newton Corner


13 00


E. Wheeler, for pine wood, 12 87


Albert Brackett, for coal, 123 14


$3,012 29


HIGH SCHOOL.


J. N. Beals, services as teacher,


$342 85


Miss A. A. Breck, " 66


114 28


Albert Brackett, coal,


89 52


Demas Nichols, taking care of school house,


27 00


$573 65


HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.


William Claflin, land, $925 00


J. D. Towle, services as architect, 130 00


Timothy Walker, building house and fence,


6,949 47


T. Farrell, digging well, and brick for same,


33 00


George Brigham, digging cellar, and setting under pinning, 545 75


J. H. Cushman, labor, brick, cement, etc., 286 56


Nathan Trowbridge, gravel for yard,


48 00


George Brigham, labor on fence,


47 63


A. C. Sanborn, granite for underpinning, and posts for fence, 117 00


J. D. Towle, gravel, and labor by Kelley,


48 47


Chase Brothers & Co., front iron fence,


340 38


Asa Hunting, pumps,


30 45


Baldwin, Emerson, & Co., flagging stone,


8 87


Amount carried forward,


$9,510 58


12


Amount brought forward, $9,510 58


M. B. Chandler, cesspool, etc., 11 50


John L. Roberts, cash paid sundry persons for labor, 36 75


Henry Jenison, labor grading grounds, 332 66


Turret and Marine Clock Co., clock, 14 00


Ballard & Prince, carpeting and window shades,


35 00


J. R. Hodgdon, sundry articles of furniture,


47 22


W. G. Shattuck, furniture,


629 85


Luther Paul, labor removing stones in yard,


1 50


George Hyde, covering stone, 7 20


$10,626 26


REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.


O. W. Turner, gravelling school house yard, Newton Corner, $6 25


O. W. Harris, repairs on Auburndale school house, 4 00


W. C. Hubbard, 66 15 97


Wm. P. Houghton, " 66 66 123 81


Samuel Wells, stove-pipe and repairs Auburndale school house, 11 67


A. S. Johnson, gravel for school house yard, Au- burndale, 10 25


J. Spence & Sons, stove-pipe and registers, Auburn- dale, 23 00


W. G. Shattuck, school furniture for Auburndale school house,


229 84


A. F. Hildreth, cash paid for labor at school house, Auburndale, 6 75


Asa Hunting, for repairing pump, Newton Centre school house, 5 75


M. Barrons, work on well, Newton Centre school house, 3 50


B. W. Lee, painting school house, Newton Centre, 99 37


H. Hodges, carting coal ashes, etc., school house, 1 50


H. Hodges, cleaning school house and stove, New- ton Centre, 1 50


Walker & Ellis, labor, repairs, etc., Newton Centre school house, 7 83


T. Walker, labor, material etc., Newton Centre school house, 10 93


Amount carried forward, $561 92


13


Amount brought forward, $561 92 G. Chilson, repairs on furnaces at Newton Centre and Newtonville, 18 74


N. S. King, sundries for school-house, Oak Hill, 2 15


N. S. King, moving stones, ashes, etc., school house at Oak Hill, 13 95


John A. Gould, Jr., sundries for school house at Upper Falls, 23 02


John A. Gould, Jr., cash paid C. Cady for sundries, & E. Jewett, clean'g school house, U. Falls, Pettee Estate, blasting rocks in yard of school house, Upper Falls, 2 25


9 65


Charles Stoddar, gutta percha pipe, Upper Falls, 26 00


Collin Cady, sundries for school house, " 66


7 45


66 66 stove pipe for 66


5 18


G. W. Keyes, labor and lumber, " 66 66 Ephraim Grover, " 66 66


14 02


A. A. Kendall, sundries and repairs at school house, Lower Falls, 19 26


Ephraim Parker, excavating and laying wall at school house, Lower Falls, 163 00


W. C. Hubbard, painting school house and fence at Lower Falls, 158 60


Allen Jordan, building fence, book-case, and mov- ing desks, at school house Lower Falls, 35 35


Samuel Wells, stove pipe, repairing furnace, pump, etc., at school house, Lower Falls, 16 68


1 75


Charles Cole, repairs, stove, etc., school house, " 1 17


66 4 82


Samuel Wells, " pump, etc. " 66 66 66 stove pipe, work on stoves, etc., " 20 50


Almon & Hawkes, sundry repairs on school house and blackboards, West Newton, 18 70


G. S. Maynard, sundries furnis'd school W. Newton, 8 42


Wm. P. Houghton, repairs on school house, 11 61


W. J. Towne, stoves, funnel, etc., for school house Newtonville, 77 75


H. F. Allen, cash paid for repairs on school house Newtonville, 26 61


B. McSherry, labor at school house, Newtonville, 7 37


W. O. Haskell, chairs for " 66 66


9 33


M. T. Heywood, painting " 66 66


80 33


Amount carried forward,


$1,434 25


1 17


D. C. Sanger, repairs on school house, West Newton, 66 87 50


Wm. P. Houghton, repairs 66


14


Amount brought forward, $1,434 25


Andrew Cole, for use of Union Hall for Gov. Bout-


well's lecture, 4 00


Orrin Whipple, sundry repairs on school house, Newton Corner, 19 56


L. Herman, repairs on furnaces at school houses, Newton Corner, 16 78


F. E. Hamblin, repairs on 66 66


9 07


J. R. Hodgdon, build'g fences and repairs on school houses, Newton Corner, 16 62


66 repairs on school houses Newtonville, and Newton Corner, 3 94


John R. Farnum, repairs, and sundries furnished, 16 58


Wm. O. Haskell, repairing school furniture, 75 00


Bridgman & Co., brooms, mats, brushes, etc., for various school houses, 48 23


W. G. Shattuck, school furniture, 47 80


Henry Bigelow, cash paid for sundries for schools, 23 31


J. S. Watson, brushes, repairing chairs and brushes, 22 92


Alfred Howes, thermometers, crayons, etc.,


11 93


B. Bradley & Co., clock 5 75


John Farquahar, repairing school house,


5 50


Ware & Co., carting books, school furniture, etc.,


8 63


N. B. Chamberlain & Sons, apparatus, repairing, and chemicals for High School, 62 56


R. S. Davis & Co., maps, stationery, and books, 57 84


$1,890 27


RECAPITULATION.


District, No. 1,


$2,259 34


66 66


2,


1,988 62


60


3,


- 1,142 51


4,


731 19


- 2,342 26


66


66


6,


1,434 78


66


7,


- 3,012 29


High School, -


573 65


$13,484 64


Repairs on School houses,


1,890 27


High School Building,


10,626 26


Whole amount expended for Educational pur- poses for the past year,


$26,001 17


5,


15


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


CATARACT, No. 1.


Allen Jordan, repairs on Engine house, $38 85


Samuel Wells, dippers, pans, and spoons, 5 00


Wales & Mills, oil and wicking, 1 22


Shelton & Cheever, 2 gallons alcohol,


1 70


Vaughn Jones, carting hose, 1 13


Hunneman & Co., repairing hose,


4 50


$52 40


TRITON, No. 3.


Wingate & Bixby, coal, 2 00


C. H. Jennison, drawing engine to and from Roxbury, 7 00


L. S. Holman, painting engine,


60 00


C. H. Jenison, repairs on Engine house,


2 13


Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., gas, 3 20


A. Bickford, drawing engine to Newton Corner, and to and from Roxbury, 6 50


J. Boyd & Sons, two engine buckets, 5 00


2 07


Samuel Wells, dippers, coal hod, lamp, etc.,


3 15


George Fuller, straps and washers,


1 28


A. G. Barrett, carting hose,


1 00


Almon & Hawkes, spirits of turpentine,


57


R. M. Lucas, repairs on Engine house,


5 69


Cole & Co., repairing Engine, 3 15


90


Hunneman & Co., repairs on Engine,


67 57


66 " repairing Hose, 18 25


$189 46


MECHANIC, No. 4.


John A. Gould, Jr., repairs on Engine, 3 00


George Pettee, cash paid for alcohol, 1 00


H. C. Hoyt, 2 gal's neats foot oil and repairs on engine, 4 12


66 66 cash paid G. Gould for repairing Engine, 3 00


oil, tin pans, repairing hose, etc.,


3 87


66 1 gallon of alcohol, 3 gallons oil, 4 30


G. W. Keyes, repairs on Engine house, 2 38


Amount carried forward, $21 67


John Mead, oil, fluid, etc.,


B. F. Houghton, alcohol,


16


Amount brought forward, $21 67 Shelton & Cheever, four buckets, 10 00


George Fuller, painting buckets, straps, etc., 6 20


Hunneman & Co., one piece suction hose, repairing coupling, 1 00


30 00


$68 87


NONANTUM, No. 5.


C. F. Rogers, alcohol, fluid, etc.,


$4 52


J. R. Hodgdon, repairs on engine-house, 7 14


Albert Brackett, half-cord of wood, sawed, 4 50


G. W. Bacon, oil, wicking, brush, etc.,


7 70


Silas Durgan, 4 spanners, and repairing engine,


3 38


Hunneman & Co., signal lantern,


12 00


3 brass acorns,


2 64


66


suction saddle, 1 75


$43 63


EAGLE, No. 6.


Samuel M. Jackson, cash paid for badges,


10 00


66 66 coal, half ton, 3 12


lock and keys, 3 25


brooms, turpentine, lamps, etc., 3 35


wood, and cash paid for carting hose, 3 12


Stephen Ellis, cash paid for copper pipe and washers, 12 75


Hunneman & Co., repairing hose, 6 00


$41 59


PAY OF ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.


Twenty-nine members of Company 1,


$145 00


Thirty-two 66


3,


160 00


Forty-four 66


66 4,


220 00


Forty-five


66


5,


225 00


Twenty-nine 66


6,


145 00


Charles Cole, for services as engineer,


16 00


C. H. Jenison,


66


20 00


Isaac Hagar, 66 66


22 00


Amount carried forward,


$953 00


17


Amount brought forward,


$953 00


Stephen Cate, for services as engineer,


5 00


George Pettee, 66


17 00


H. C. Hoyt, 66


66


16 00


H. L. Vinton, 66


66


17 00


Dexter Whipple,


66


17 00


Stephen Ellis, 66


66


17 00


S. M. Jackson,


66 66


17 00


H. L. Vinton, 66


in part 1859,


4 00


E. C. Jenkins,


66


as steward for No. 1,


30 00


D. Almon, 66


3,


30 00


H. C. Hoyt,


66


66


4, 30 00


Joseph Saunders,


66


5, 30 00


C. D. Bartlett,


66


66


66


6,


30 00


$1,213 00


GENERAL EXPENSES.


Orrin Whipple, drawing engine to fire, and repair's on reservoir,


9 23


George Daniels, drawing engine to fires, 8 00


Charles D. Bartlett, refreshments, 1 00


2 00


66 stationery, postage, etc., 2 50


O. W. Turner, repairing reservoir, Newton Corner, 15 00


G. W. Bacon, refreshments,


16 31


H. C. Hoyt, 66


23 02


E. T. Wiswall, 66


2 64


B. F. Houghton, 66


12 18


Stephen Ellis, 66


4 50


G. O. & J. H. Sanborn, "


12 07


Otis Atherton, 66


4 10


Brown & Goulding, 66


10 16


John Mead, 66


five fires,


29 86


Wales & Mills, 66


2 50


E. T. Wiswall, 66


4 92


A. Bickford, drawing engine to and from fire,


2 50


O. & D. Whipple, lumber for cover of reservoir,


18 90


Stephen Ellis, cash paid for watching fire at Rosin Oil Factory, 4 00


Stephen Ellis, cash paid for use of horse,


1 00


Auount carried forward, $186 39


2


George Pettee, drawing engine to fire,


18


Amount brought forward, $186 39


H. C. Harrington, land for Engine House, New- ton Corner, 300 00


H. C. Harrington, rent of land for Engine House, Newton Corner, 16 67


Horace Starr, storing engine, 10 00


George Daniels, cash paid for ladders, 8 04


H. C. Hoyt, cash paid for drawing engine to fire, 4 00


Martin Hunting, repairing reservoir, Upper Falls, 6 00 William Stearns, drawing engine to and from fire at East Newton, 2 00


J. J. Ware, drawing engine to fire, Rosin Oil Factory, 2 00


Stephen Ellis, cash paid two men for watching fire, Mrs. Harbach's barn,


4 00


Stephen Ellis, cash paid R. Stone for taking fire hooks to and from fire, 1 00


E. Train, ropes for fire hooks, 6 60


Silas Durgan, ironing fire hooks and ladders,


5 87


A. G. Barrett, carting hook and ladder from Boston, 1 50


Hunneman & Co., relief engine for Co. No. 3, 28 00


$582 07


RECAPITULATION.


No. 1,


52 40


" 3, 189 46


" 4, 68 87


" 5,


43 63


" 6,


41 59


Pay of Engineers and Firemen,


1,213 00


General expenses, 582 07


$2,191 02


The firemen have done duty the past year, as follows, namely :


Company No. 1 .- Worked their engine at four fires, Turned out at three alarms of fire.


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19


Company No. 3 .- Worked their engine at twelve fires. Turned out at five alarms of fire.


Company No. 4 .- Worked their engine at four fires. Turned out at two alarms of fire.


Company No. 5 .- Worked their engine at eight fires. Turned out at seven alarms of fire.


Company No. 6 .- Worked their engine at three fires. Turned out at two alarms of fire.


The Engine Companies have held regular monthly meet- ings during the year, for drill and business.


POOR IN ALMSHOUSE.


Dr.


Parker Richardson, labor previous to last audit, $30 00 Isaac Osgood, sundry articles of furniture and provis-


ions, 14 10


Isaac Osgood, sundry articles,


10 13


Expense to Boston and Brighton, sundry times,


2 32


H. W. Jenkins, dry goods, 1 72


4 47


Postage,


21


Jeremiah Edes, fish,


26 67


Almon & Hawkes, paints,


41


W. C. Hubbard, varnish,


27


James Hall, shoeing horse,


37


Thomas Carman, labor,


37


A. Bickford, use of wagon,


1 00


Cash paid Nancy Sawtelle, expense to Westboro',


1 30


66 66


for syringe,


2 25


66 66 lemons,


06


66 66 shoes,


2 48


66 66


ladder,


2 61


66 66 school books,


1 81


66 66 rubber sheet,


1 63


66


66 cloth,


50


66


66 repairing spectacles, 33


66


66 plow point, 1 13


Amount carried forward,


$107 94


66


66


shoeing oxen and horse,


1 80


J. F. Ferdinand, 66


20


Amount brought forward,


$107 94


Cash paid for wood, 66 honey, 1 00


1 85


Thomas Rice, Jr., for fowls,


80


Wales & Mills, raisins,


25


Mr. Burbank, shoes,


1 45


Charles Rice, Jr., grain and meal,


52 83


66 " grinding and lime,


3 22


Isaac H. Snow, medicine,


16 26


C. E. Snow,


3 38


66


66


whitewash brush,


1 25


66


66 fish,


77


E. D. Pattee, bread,


32 39


Brown & Goulding, groceries and meal,


228 78


John Mead, groceries,


267 11


66 dry goods,


13 36


G. W. Bacon,


169 06


B. F. Houghton, groceries,


141 42


J. N. Bassett, wood,


7 44


I. T. Winchester, stove castings,


6 32


Francis Winship, altering five pigs,


1 00


John Pulsifer, repairing washing machine,


1 00


66 wheelwright work


4 35


Royal Gilkey & Co., manure,


77 00


J. D. Dix, Jr., making cider,


1 74


66 early peas,


40


66


66 vinegar, and use of seed sower, 1 80


43 75


Peter Wheelock,


13 75


William Carlin,


4 00


D. C. Sanger, meal chest,


6 75


66 66 repairing chair,


60


66


66 water trough and repairing machine,


7 35


James H. Hallet, mattress,


3 00


Moses Crafts, blacksmithing,


22 29


fifteen cords of wood,


55 66


Isaac Hagar, repairing shoes,


11 13


John Jennings, grinding grain,


11 90


C. Cole & Co., blacksmithing,


48 89


Vaughn Jones, coal,


164 64


66 poultry,


2 08


George Fuller, repairing harness,


8 37


Amount carried forward,


$1,551 68


66 work of man and oxen,


3 35


John R. Farnum, manure,


21


Amount brought forward,


$1,551 68 72


Joshua Jenison, potash, 66 soap,


7 50


Patrick Keegan, wheelwright work,


9 66


Asa Cook, 66


48 07


Willard Marcy, balances, 66 ropes and mugs,


2 75


Mrs. Abby Greene, millinery,


4 11


Miss E. Bridges,


50


William B. Locke, potatoes,


40


Daniel Dugan, labor,


3 00


C. Cady, six milk pans,


1 50


wooden and tin ware,


1 92


L. Hurd, 150 bean poles,


1 12


L. Paul, ice,


6 50


66 tomato plants,


30


F. A. Collins, 48 bushels corn,


49 45


66 66 potatoes and seeds


1 56


B. Paine, pickled fish,


12 12


Alfred Bodge, labor,


124 00


Mrs. Davis, pair pants,


1 20


Samuel Wells, repairing tin ware, etc.,


3 08


Samuel Jackson, meat,


331 95


66 butchering,


1 00


Pattee & Brooks, bread,


14 03


C. E. Evans, pasturing oxen,


8 75


A. Howe, salt grass,


14 25


Augustus Allen, team,


3 00


- Thayer, cutting machine,


9 00


Eaton & Haley, coal sifter,


2 25


Otis Munroe, meal bags,


2 30


Warren Coffin, two cows,


35 00


Mr. Sears, paint,


1 00


Eaton & Moulton, bolts,


23


William Wiswall, corn sheller,


3 25


Samuel Seaverns, use of boar,


1 00


Horace Bassett, three pigs,


17 15


P. Bartlett, use of wagon and filing saw,


1 45


A. Trowbridge, scraps,


6 55


E. J. Collins, one pig,


12 12


66


66 seed barley,


5 70


66


66 69¿ bushels of corn, (95 cts.)


66 26


Amount carried forward, $2,373 76


Alger, sundry articles,


3 00


3 38


22


Amount brought forward, E. J. Collins, blank book,


$2,373 76 42


Nathaniel Wales, rent of pasture, 40 00


M. Fitzgerald, blacksmithing, 1 45


J. H. Brown, medical attendance, 108 00


John S. Richardson, one heifer,


16 50


G. H. Lane, six vests,


6 00


Otis Atherton, groceries,


9 07


Vaughn Jones, yoke of oxen,


135 00


C. E. Snow, axe helve,


25


Chester Marcy, wood,


26 00


H. C. Hoyt, Treasurer Methodist Society,


20 00


J. J. Ware, sundries furnished, 20 30


J. F. C. Hyde, wood bought at auction, 53 25


$2,810 00




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