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WARD STREET. From Brighton Street, East Newton, - at Harbach cor- ner, - past Ephraim Ward's residence, to Brighton line, near the resi- dence of Daniel Knowles. Distance - 7-8 mile.
WEBSTER STREET. From Waltham Street, West Newton, - opposite " Davis schoolhouse,"- past the residences of N. T. Allen and Dr. J. H. Brown, to Gideon Dexter's residence. Distance - 1-8 mile, 22 rods. WINCHESTER STREET. From Nahanton Street, South Newton, -near the residence of David Hall, Jr., - to Boylston Street, near the residence of Mancy Thornton. Distance - 1 1-2 miles, 32 rods.
WINTER STREET. From High Street, Upper Falls, near tin shop, to Chestnut Street, near Loring Wheeler's store. Distance - 22 rods.
WOODLAND AVENUE. From Washington Street, opposite the residence of T. C. Severance, past the Female Seminary and over Railroad, to Auburn Street, opposite the residence of Benj. Bourne, Auburndale. Distance - 3-4 mile.
WOODWARD STREET. From Boylston Street, - near Moses Crafts' black- smith shop, - past the residence of Samuel N. Woodward, to Beacon Street, near the residence of E. J. Collins. Distance - 1 mile 28 rods.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.
1st. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless the person moving the same shall have made a declaration of his inten- tion to do so at the time of its adoption, and shall have been one of the majority, acting thereon ; and no article in any warrant shall be again taken into consideration, after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present.
2d. No person shall speak more than twice upon any question, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, except for the correction of an error, or to make an explanation ; and not until others who have not spoken upon the question, shall speak, if they desire it.
3d. All motions submitted for consideration of the Town, shall be in writing, if so required by the presiding officer, or by the meeting.
4th. Every person speaking shall address the chair, stand- ing and uncovered.
5th. No vote fixing the period for closing a ballot shall. be reconsidered after such ballot shall have commenced ; but it may be in order to extend the period without such recon- sideration.
6th. Committees shall be nominated by the presiding officer of the meeting, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present ; and in nominations at large, no person shall nominate more than one member of such committee.
7th. All motions to lay on the table, to take from the table, to take any article from its regular order, or to change the order of business, shall be decided without debate.
8th. The duties of the presiding officer shall be determined by the code of Rules governing the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of this. Commonwealth, so far as they are adapted to the condition and powers of the Town.
BY-LAWS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Art. 1. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed and a list of the same delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of July of each year.
Art. 2. The appointed time for collecting poll taxes of persons having no other tax, shall be from the 20th to the 31st of July, and all other taxes from the 10th to the 20th of November of each year.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Collector, during each of said periods, to appoint at least eight different times and places in different parts of the town, when and where he will meet the inhabitants and receive their taxes ; and he shall, immediately after receiving the tax-list from the assessors, make out the tax-bills, and send the same to each of said inhabitants and each non-resident, as he can find, with a notice thereon of said times and places, and the penalties of non-payment of said taxes ; and the town shall furnish printed blanks for the use of said Collector.
Art. 4. At the expiration of the time appointed for said payment of taxes, the Collector shall issue a summons to all delinquents, and if any taxes remain unpaid more than ten days after the service of said summons, the Collector shall immediately proceed to collect the same with legal fees therefor.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
No action shall be had at any Town meeting on the report of any Committee previously chosen, unless the same shall be specially notified in the warrant for calling said meeting.
PASTURING OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS IN STREETS AND WAYS.
No person shall pasture cattle or other animals in or upon any of the streets or ways in the Town of Newton, either with or without a keeper, under the penalty of five dollars for each and every such offence ; and it shall be the duty of the Select- men to prosecute every violation of this By-Law ; and all fines or penalties collected for such offences, shall be paid to the Treasurer for the use of the Town.
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AUDITORS'
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIFTH
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the Finances
OF THE
TOWN OF NEWTON;
Selectmen's Estimate and Registrar's Report,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 13, 1864;
TAX LIST FOR 1863.
BOSTON : S. CHISM,-FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, No. 112 CONGRESS STREET. 1864.
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INDEX.
Almshouse Account, - 21 - -
Almshouse Buildings, Repairs of 28
Assets of the Town, - - -
9
Bridges, - - -
34
Burial Grounds,
- 36
By-Laws, etc., -
- 126
Estimated Value of Property owned by the Town, - -
- - 10
Fire Department, - -
17
Firemen, Pay of 19 - -
Fire Department, Recapitulation of - 21
Highways, Repairs of -
- - 28
Highways, Incidentals for
33
Highways, New -
- 34
Incidentals, General -
35
Insurance,
- 34
Interest,
10
Kenrick Fund,
- 44
Liabilities of the Town, -
9
Liquor Agency,
- 43
Loans, -
-
7
Military Account,
-
-
- 38
-
-
4
Military Roll, Navy Roll,
110
- 118
Poor out of Almshouse,
26
Printing,
- 34
Registrar's Report,
54
Rules and Regulations for Town Meetings,
- 125
Salaries, - - - - 36
Schools, Appropriation for, and Accounts, 11
Schools, Incidentals for 13
Schools, Recapitulation of
- 17
Selectmen's Report, -
45
State Aid, -
- 40
Streets,
119
Tax List,
56
Treasurer's Account,
5
AUDITORS' REPORT.
THE Auditors find that there was a balance due the Treasurer, February 13, 1863, of Amount received for the year, as per account of Treasurer, is
$970 36
Of this sum, there was received from the Com- monwealth, for the Town's proportion of the income from School Fund,
$172,166 37
From Loan of City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
14,000 00
66 66 Mrs. Helen Woodward,
6,000 00
66 66 John J. Ware,
2,400 00
66 Nathan S. Lunt,
1,400 00
66 Hampden Fire Insurance Co., for Insur- ance on Engine House at W. Newton, Shelton & Cheever, for old brass and hose, '
885 75
9 15
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for re- imbursement of bounty paid volunteers in the United States Army,
23,800 00
66 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for aid furnished families of volunteers, prior to January 1st, 1863,
7,479 09
Town of Haverhill, for reimbursement of bounty paid volunteers, 10,000 00
" City of. Lawrence, for reimbursement of bounty paid volunteers,
3,800 00
Town of Milton, for support of Mrs. I. French,
30 75
M. S. Rice, Town Clerk, for licensing and registering dogs, to Jan. 1, 1864,
175 00
B. F. Houghton, agent, sale of liquors, 56 75
66 S. F. Dix, sale of old hearse, W. Newton, 39 00
W. P. Leavitt, for old bridge plank,
5 50
Amount carried forward,
$108,415 35
$334 36
From Loan of Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
32,000 00
66 Thomas D. Wright, guardian,
6,000 00
2
6
Amount brought forward, From Gardner Chilson, for old furnace,
$108,415 35
12 00
return of bounty of C. Newell,
125 00
E. J. Collins, for taxes, in part, for 1860,
5 10
66 66
66
1861,
584 01
66
66 66
66 66
1862,
3,241 74
66
66
66
66
66
1863,
59,783 17
$172,166 37
The amount of expenditures for which bills and demands have been allowed and paid, is And these expenditures are chargeable to the following appropriations and accounts, viz. :
$160,884 95
Loans,
$55,366 61
Interest,
5,075 88
School Appropriation,
16,446 95
Incidentals for Schools,
1,627 63
Fire Department,
2,974 87
Almshouse,
1,910 43
Poor out of Almshouse,
632 27
Repairs of Almshouse,
169 67
Repairs of Highways,
4,534 70
Incidentals for Highways,
2,300 63
New Roads,
1,033 54
Bridges,
35 37
Insurance,
39 75
Printing,
752 25
Incidental Expenses,
1,074 72
Burial Grounds,
25 31
Salaries,
3,475 47
Military affairs,
12,451 09
County Tax,
5,746 97
Commonwealth Tax,
18,648 00
Commonwealth Bounty Fax,
26,562 84
$160,884 95
Balance due the Treasurer, Feb. 13th, 1863,
970 36
$161,855 31
Balance in Treasurer's hands, Feb. 13th, 1864, 10,311 06
$172,166 37
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LOANS. Dr. .
Amount as per audit of Feb. 13, 1863,
$84,366 61
J. Wiley Edmands,
28,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
30,000 00
Newton Institution for Savings,
1,000 00
E. J. Collins,
2,616 61
John J. Ware,
2,050 00
S. G. Phipps, executor
10,000 00
Henry Smith,
2,000 00 .
Luther Paul,
800 00
Isaac Paul, estate,
300 00
E. Woodward,
800 00
Nathaniel Wales,
1,100 00
Noah S. King,
800 00
Phebe J. Cook,
1,000 00
William P. Houghton,
800 00
Henry Hyde,
1,300 00
Isaac Jones,
1,800 00
$84,366 61
March 3d, 1863, Mrs. Helen Woodward, 6,000 00
66
Thomas B. Wright, guardian, 6,000 00
66 9th, 66 City Inst. for Savings, Lowell, 14,000 00
" 10th, 66 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 32,000 00
April 1st, 66 John J. Ware,
2,400 00
August 1st,
Nathan S. Lunt, 1,400 00
$146,166 61
Cr. BY LOANS PAID.
Isaac Jones,
$1,800 00
Phebe J. Cook,
1,000 00
Nathaniel Wales,
1,100 00
Noah S. King,
800 00
Isaac Paul, estate,
300 00
Luther Paul,
800 00
E. Woodward,
800 00
Henry Hyde,
1,300 00
J. Wiley Edmands,
28,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
14,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$49,900 00
8
Amount brought forward, John J. Ware, E. J. Collins, William P. Houghton,
$49,900 00
2,050 00 2,616 61
800 00
$55,366 61
Amount of unpaid loans, Feb. 13, 1864,
$90,800 00
Nathan S. Lunt, at 5 per cent., payable on demand, 1,400 00
Newton Inst. for Savings, payable on demand, 1,000 00
John J. Ware, payable on demand,
2,400 00
Henry Smith, at 5 per cent, on demand
2,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, payable June 29, 1867, 16,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, at 5} per cent., payable March 8, 1873, · 14,000 00
S. G. Phipps, executor of R. Colder estate, at 5 per cent:, payable, June 1, 1867, 10,000 00
Mrs. Helen Woodward, at 5 per cent., payable March 2, 1871 6,000 00
Thomas D. Wright, guardian, at 5 per cent., payable Sept. 1, 1869, ·
6,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at 5 per cent., payable March 9, 1875, 32,000 00
$90,800 00
Accrued interest on above Notes to Feb. 13, '64,
1,630 47
$92,430 47
TAXES OF 1860.
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1863
$59 80
Abatements, 26 70
$33 10
Amount paid into the Treasury,
5 10
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1864,
$28 00
TAXES OF 1861.
$787 65
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1863, Abatements,
117 10
$670 55
Amount paid into the Treasury,
584 01
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1864
$86 54
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TAXES OF 1862.
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1863,
Abatements,
$3,657 74 324 40
Amount paid into the Treasury,
3,241 74
Balance, Feb., 13th, 1864,
$91 60
TAXES OF 1863.
Amount of Assessments,
$64,968 65
Discount on Taxes paid prior to Oct. 1st, 1863,
$2,101 84
Abatements,
506 64 2,608 48
$62,360 17
Amount paid into the Treasury,
59,783 17
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1864,
$2,577 00
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN, FEB. 13, 1864. . Amount of loans and Interest, to Feb. 13th, 1864, $92,430 47
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Amount in the Treasurer's hands, $10,311 06
Due from the Commonwealth for " State Aid,"
furnished families of Volunteers in the United States Army, from Jan. 1st, 1863, to Feb. 1st, 1864, 11,442 83
Due from sale of Engine House land at West Newton, 40 00
Due from sundry persons on account of Alms- house,
112 50
Balance of Taxes, 1860,
28 00
66 1861,
86 54
66
66 1862,
91 60
66
66 1863, 2,577 00
$24,689 53
Debt of the Town, Feb. 13th, 1864,
67,740 94
66
66 Feb. 13th, 1863,
73,275 22
Decrease of debt,
$5,534 28
$3,333 34
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ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN.
Almshouse and farm,
$13,000 00
Personal property at Almshouse,
5,373 10
Town and Schoolhouse, West Newton,
5,000 00
Eleven Schoolhouses and Land,
55,800 00
Five Fire Engines, Fixtures, Buildings, Hooks, Ladders, Land, and Reservoirs, 12,000 00
Lyceum Hall and Land,
1,200 00
Lot of Land at West Newton,
280 00
66 66 Newton Centre,
1,460 00
66
Upper Falls,
450 00
66 66 Newton Corner,
1,600 00
Grove Hill Cemetery Land,
1,500 00
Tomb in Grove Hill Cemetery,
800 00
$98,463 10
INTEREST.
J. Wiley Edmands, $1,153 33
City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
1,547 61
Newton Institution for Savings,
60 00
E. J. Collins,
192 00
John J. Ware,
123 00
E. Woodward,
21 30
S. G. Phipps, executor,
500 00
Henry Hyde,
91 05
Phebe J. Cook,
6 16
Isaac Jones,
39 90
Luther Paul,
18 78
Isaac Paul, estate,
5 85
N. S. King,
13 60
Nathaniel Wales,
42 80
Mrs. Helen Woodward,
162 50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
800 00
Thomas D. Wright, guardian,
150 00
Henry Smith,
100 00
William P. Houghton,
48 00
$5,075 88
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SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
Balance of appropriation of 1862, remaining Feb. 13, 1863,
Appropriation March 2, 1863,
Received from the State School Fund,
Amount expended for the year ending Jan. 22, 1864,
16,446 95
Amount expended above the appropriation,
$83 69
HIGH SCHOOL.
T. D. Adams, services as teacher,
$1,500 00
Miss A. A. Breck, « 66
500 00
Miss Carrie Spear, " 66
250 00
Rufus Ricker, care of schoolhouse,
101 00
Albert Brackett, coal,
133 88
$2,484 88
CENTRE.
H. H. Kimball, services as teacher,
$204 87
S. C. Stone,
579 48
Miss Fannie W. Fogg, services as teacher,
300 00
Miss Abbie Spear, 66
275 00
Henry Hodges, taking care of schoolhouse and cutting wood,
86 25
Horace Cousens, wood and coal,
202 50
$1,648 10
UPPER FALLS.
P. C. Porter, services as teacher,
$448 77
C. W. Hill, 66
351 21
Miss Ellen D. Briggs, services as teacher,
300 00
Miss E. A. Briggs, 66
300 00
Miss C. A. Whiting,
66
300 00
Bernard Billings, taking care of school-house and
cutting wood, 82 25
Otis Pettee & Co., coal,
141 79
Francis Jones, coal,
19 00
Horace Cousens, coal,
9 75
John A. Gould, coal,
27 00
C. A. Bigelow, wood,
8 31
$1,988 08
$28 90 16,000 00 334 36
$16,363 26
12
LOWER FALLS.
L. E. Leland, services as teacher,
$800 00
38 75
Miss A. H. Campbell, services as teacher, Vaughn Jones, coal
82 00
$1,206 50
AUBURNDALE.
Cephas Brigham, services as teacher, 66 taking care of school-house, 30 00
$850 00
Miss E. D. Joslin, services as teacher,
300 00
Vaughn Jones, coal,
120 00
Solomon Adams, cash paid for taking care of schoolhouse,
10 00
$1,810 00
WEST NEWTON.
Wm. E. Sheldon, services as teacher,
$1,000 00
Miss Charlotte A Comstock, services as teacher,
300 01
Miss E. E. Simmons, 66
66
300 00
Miss Sarah E. Foster, 66
66
300 00
Miss Sarah E. Tufts, 66
285 98
J. E. Gammons, taking care of schoolhouse,
54 75
Michael Barry, 66 66
53 25.
L. Allen Kingsbury, coal and wood, 262 02
W. Gilbert, cash paid for fuel,
11 75
$2,567 76
NEWTONVILLE.
H. F. Allen, services as teacher,
$800 00
66 taking care of schoolhouse,
38 25
Miss M. A. Trowbridge, services as teacher,
300 00
Miss Cornelia W. Jackson,
66
300 00
Miss H. H. Plimpton, 66
76 02
Miss Margaret Laing, 66 66
194 46
F. Schoff, taking care of schoolhouse,
27 75
Rufus Ricker, "
9 37
Albert Brackett, coal,
158 95
Jonas Woodard, charcoal,
3 75
$1,908 55
taking care of schoolhouse,
285 75
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NEWTON CORNER.
J. H. Noyes, services as teacher,
$900 00
Miss Lucy R. Stoddar, services as teacher,
300 00
Miss Martha A. Verry,
66
300 00
Miss H. M. Nichols,
66
190 24
Miss L. H. Drake, 66 66
300 00
Miss S. M. Duncklee, 66
66
300 00
Miss A. S. Allen,
66
66
162 08
Miss Isabella Perkins,
105 35
Miss M. C. Harriss,
109 76
Wm. F. Wood, taking care of schoolhouse,
28 75
Patrick Sweeney, taking care of schoolhouse and cutting wood, 55 50
Austin Watson, taking care of schoolhouse,
10 60
Albert Brackett, coal and wood,
201 68
John J. Ware, wood,
2 50
Jonas Woodard, charcoal,
5 62
$2,972 08
OAK HILL.
R. B. Blasdell, services as teacher,
$112 50
Artemas Wiswall, “
112 50
Miss Jane G. Avery, services as teacher,
120 00
N. S. King, cash paid for taking care of school- house and cutting wood,
16 00
$361 00
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
N. B. Chamberlain & Sons, philosophical instru- ments and chemicals for High School,
$60 50
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for sundry articles for High School,
11 30
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for postage and stationery, 66 66 66 for repairs on school- houses at Newton Corner,
3 62
Barham & Chubbuck, repairs on furnace in school- house at Newton Corner, 3 30
J. H. Noyes, cash paid for cleaning clock in schoolhouse at Newton Corner, 3 00
Orrin Whipple, repairs on schoolhouse at Newton Corner, 32 79
23 44
Amount carried forward,
$137 95
14
Amount brought forward,
$137 95 John Farquahar, repairs on schoolhouse at Newton Corner, 10 60
High schoolhouse, 10 29
66 66
" schoolhouse at New- tonville, 1 90
66 66
schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 5 39
G. D. Farnum, repairs on schoolhouse at Newton- ville, 2 92
66 66
schoolhouse at Newton Corner, 2 63
Timothy Walker, repairs on schoolhouse at New- ton Centre, 2 48
G. W. Cole, for lumber and repairs on school- house at Newton Centre, 59 78
G. W. Shattuck, repairing and making additions to furniture in schoolhouse at Newton Centre,
66 85
G. W. Shattuck, furniture for schoolhouse at Au- burndale, 58 45
G. W. Shattuck, furniture for schoolhouse at West Newton, 5 27
G. W. Shattuck, furniture for schoolhouse at New- ton Corner, 33 00
Thomas Hurd, repairs on schoolhouse at Newton- ville, 14 81
Thomas Hurd, repairs on High schoolhouse,
6 29
J. H. Cushman, repairs on schoolhouse at New- tonville, 12 12
Samuel Wells, repairs on schoolhouse at Auburn- dale, 6 28
Samuel Wells, stove pipe and repairs on school- house at West Newton, 42 72
Samuel Wells, zinc fender for schoolhouse at Lower Falls, 3 50
Heywood & Sturtevant, repairs on schoolhouse at Newtonville, 15 25
Heywood & Sturtevant, repairs on schoolhouse at Lower Falls, 37 56
O. B. Leavitt, repairs on schoolhouse at New- tonville, 5 39
W. A. Roffe, repairs on schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 61 33
Amount carried forward, $602 76
15
Amount brought forward, $602 76
C. S. Phillips, painting schoolhouse at Auburndale 117 50
S. N. Crossman, repairs on schoolhouse at New- tonville, 7 76
M. T. Heywood, repairs on schoolhouse at New- tonville, 7 76
Isaac Smith, repairs on schoolhouse at Upper Falls, 17 34
Charles Scott, repairing plastering in schoolhouse at Upper Falls, 3 88
C. Cady, sundries furnished schoolhouse at Upper Falls, 7 91
Emerson Jewett, washing windows in schoolhouse at Upper Falls, 3 00
J. A. Gould, cash paid for repairs on schoolhouse at Upper Falls,
4 25
W. W. Sever, cash paid for repairs on schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 26 00
J. F. C. Hyde, cash paid express, and repairs on schoolhouse, Newton Centre, 6 80
J. F. C. Hyde, cash paid for stamps for teachers' certificates, 1 65
Noah S. King, cash paid for repairs on school- house at Oak Hill, 21 63
Charles H. Spence, grate for furnace in school- house at Oak Hill, 2 00
Solomon Adams, cash paid for sundries for school- house at Auburndale, 15 67
E. W. Clark, cash paid for labor, mats, etc., for schoolhouse at Auburndale, 7 50
John Worcester, cash paid for repairs on school- house at Newtonville, 36 24
Thomas Deary, labor and gravel for schoolhouse yard at Newtonville, 11 25
James O. Sargent, rent of building for school at . Newtonville, 50 00
Vaughn Jones, labor and gravel for schoolhouse yard at Auburndale, 17 06
Vaughn Jones, removing ashes from schoolhouse at Lower Falls, 1 00
Bridgman & Peabody, for baskets, mats and dusters for schoolhouses, 18 37
James S. Watson, for repairing brushes,
23 60
Amount carried forward,
$1,010 93
16
Amount brought forward, $1,010 93
Alfred Howes, for hardware for schoolhouses, 4 31
Scudder, Rogers & Co., for clothes hooks, 2 25
Crosby A Nichols, for stationery, 6 47
B. F. Fuller, express for schools, sundry times 3 00 Michael Barrons, whitewashing fence around yard of schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 7 00
Catherine Foley, cleaning schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 7 20
Margaret Foley, cleaning schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 4 08
J. C. Farrar, iron grates for windows of school- house at Newton Centre, 5 10
D. N. Ware, express work for schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 6 75
Henry Hodges, cleaning schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 7 50
E. T. Billings, books furnished teachers desks and indigent scholars, 34 86
Washington Gilbert, cash paid for repairs at school- house, West Newton, 8 62
Washington Gilbert, cash paid R. R. fares procur- ing teachers, 24 00
Washington Gilbert, cash paid for crayons and sundry articles for schools, 22 64
Washington Gilbert, cash paid stamps for certifi- cates, 4 00
F. E. Hamblin, repairs at schoolhouse, Au'dale, 23 32
66 66 66 66 N. Centre,
42 07
A. J. Macomber, repairing clocks, sundry times, for schoolhouses, 7 50
B. Bradley & Co., timepiece for schoolhouse, N. Corner, 6 00
C. H. Jenison, express for schools, at N. Corner and Newtonville,
2 43
Allen Jordan, stock and labor at schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 144 67
W. G. Shattuck, ink wells and covers furnished schoolhouse, Newton Centre,
2 75
W. G. Shattuck, furniture for schoolhouse, U. Falls, 9 60 66 66 66 N. Corner, 8 40
8 50
Henry Bigelow, expense for procuring teachers,
Gardner Chilson, furnace for schoolhouse, New- ton Centre, 157 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,570 95
17
Amount brought forward, $1,570 95
Gardner Chilson, repairing furnace at High school-
· house, 16 53
James Freeman, repairs at schoolhouses, Newton Corner, 13 60
Thomas Hurd, stock and labor at High school- house, 6 00
Thomas Hurd, stock and labor at schoolhouse, New- tonville, 20 55
$1,627 63
RECAPITULATION.
High School,
$2,484 88
Schools at Newton Centre,
1,648 10
66
Upper Falls,
1,988 08
66
Lower Falls,
1,206 50
Auburndale,
1,310 00
West Newton,
2,567 76
Newtonville,
1,908 55
66
Newton Corner,
2,972 08
Oak Hill, 361 00
$16,446 95
Incidentals for schools,
1,627 63
Printing,
193 25
Services of School Committee,
665 22
Balance for services of School Committee for 1862, 145 00
$19,078 05
By balance paid for services of School
Committee for 1862, as above,
$145 00
1
By cash received for old furnace, 12 00 157 00
Whole amount expended for educational pur- poses the past year, $18,921 05
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CATARACT, NO. 1.
Wyman & Tyler, lamps, chimneys, etc., $3 98
Otis Atherton, tin can and oil, stationery, etc., 6 00
Amount carried forward, $9 98
18
-
Amount brought forward, $9 98
Shelton & Cheever, repairing coupling and hose, 15 50 66 66 two hundred feet of hose, 240 00
Henry W. Burr, three rubber suits,
38 25
Lemuel Crehore, half cord of wood,
3 50
William Mills, oil,
1 32
Vaughn Jones, coal and express sundry times,
7 32
TRITON, NO. 3.
Patrick Keegan, brake for engine, $2 00
Cole & Co., spanners and keys, 6 63
Andrew Peters, spanners and keys, 5 15
John Mead, oil, sponge, brushes, etc., 6 92
Shelton & Cheever, repairing hose and coupling, 1 25
66 one hundred and fifty-one feet of
hose, 181 20
C. H. Jenison, express of hose to and from Boston, 2 25
Samuel Wells, cans, and repairing lanterns, 1 75
66 cash paid for coal, 1 38
George Fuller, badges, straps, belts, and sundry repairs of buckets,
31 63
Henry W. Burr, three rubber suits,
38 25
$278 41
MECHANIC, NO. 4.
Francis Jones, carting hose, $0 38
'James Nickelson, two keys,
1 46
Henry W. Burr, three rubber suits,
38 25
H. C. Hoyt, cash paid for oil, lamp chimneys, etc., 9 25
$49 34
NONANTUM, NO. 5.
George Daniels, oil, rope, and keys,
$7 75
G. W. Bacon & Co., fluid, oil, etc.,
2 88
G. D. Farnum, fluid,
1 55
Hunneman & Co., washers, and sundry repairs of
hose, 12 00
William H. Park, tallow,
1 25
Abram Thomas, oil, fluid, brooms, etc.,
4 73
Albert Brackett, wood and coal,
8 38
Henry W. Burr, three rubber suits,
38 25
$76 79
$315 87
19
EAGLE, NO. 6.
Luther Paul, drawing engine from Roxbury,
$2 00
66 wood and coal, 3 00
C. D. Bartlett, labor and lanterns, 5 49
Trowbridge and Parkhurst, fluid, oil, wicking, etc.,
5 69
D. N. Ware, express of hose sundry times to Boston,
2 99
Henry W. Burr, three rubber suits,
38 25
$57 42
PAY OF ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.
Thirty members of Company 1,
$150 00
Thirty-nine "
66 3,
195 00
Thirty 66 4,
150 00
Forty-five 66
5,
225 00
Thirty 66 66
6,
150 00
D. C. Sanger, for services as engineer to May 1, '63,
15 00
Samuel Wells,
66
66
10 00
Luther Paul, 66
66
17 00
George Pettee, 66
66
60
22 00
Allen Jordan, 66
66
66
15 00
Stephen Ellis, 66
66
66
13 00
Rufus Moulton, 66
66
66
17 00
George Daniels, 66
66
66
17 00
James Nickelson, 66
66
66
13 00
Joseph S. Saunders, "
66
66
9 00
E. C. Jenkins, services as steward, No. 1, to May 1, '63, 30 00
Francis F. Dolan, " 66
3,
66
20 00
H. C. Hoyt,
66
4,
66 30 00
J. Davis & H. Daniels,
66
" 5,
66 66 30 00
Charles D. Bartlett,
66
6,
66 66 30 00
$1,158 00
GENERAL EXPENSES.
George Daniels, repairing reservoirs at Newton Corner and Newtonville,
$4 50
J. H. Staples, drawing engine No. 6 to and from fires,
4 00
Stephen F. Cate, drawing engine No. 3 to fire, 2 00
H. Fuller, 2d, watching fire at Pratt Place, 2 00
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