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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.
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NEWTON,
CONCERNING
Truant Children and Absentees from School.
ADOPTED MARCH 2, 1863.
Sec. 1. The Town of Newton hereby adopts the provis- ions of the forty-second Chapter of the General Statutes of this Commonwealth, so far as applicable to Truant Children and Absentees from school ; and all the provisions of the two hundred and seventh Chapter of the Acts of 1862, and the several Acts in addition thereto, or in amendment thereof.
Sec. 2. Any person convicted of any offense described in said Acts, or either of them, shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by confinement in any institution of instruction, house of reformation, or suitable situation, which shall be provided for the purpose, for a term not exceeding one year.
Sec. 3. The Selectmen of the Town shall provide a suit- able lockup, or institution of instruction, or house of refor- mation, or some other suitable place in the Poor-house belonging to the Town, or some other place in the Town aforesaid, or in the County of Middlesex, which shall be assigned and used for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to confinement under said Acts.
Sec. 4. Three Truant Officers shall be annually chosen in the Town of Newton, at its Annual Meeting in March, to serve one year, whose duty it shall be to make complaints of all persons who have violated any provisions of the Acts aforesaid, or either of them.
Sec. 5. The Selectmen of the Town shall fix the amount of compensation of said Truant Officers, for their services, as they shall think just, and the sum shall be paid from the Treasury of the Town.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the School Committee, and of the Teachers of the Public Schools in said Town, to report the name of every person or persons violating any or either of said Acts, to the Truant Officers of the Town, that they may be complained of therefor.
To the foregoing By-Laws, the following was appended, viz :
SUPERIOR COURT. SUFFOLK, SS. January Term, 1863. I approve the By-Laws of the town of Newton, relative to Truant Children and Absentees from school, hereto annexed.
MARCH 2d, 1863.
THOMAS RUSSELL, Justice of Superior Court.
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AUDITORS'
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTH
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the finances OF THE
TOWN OF NEWTON;
Selectmen's Estimate, and Registrar's Report,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 13, 1865;
TAX LIST FOR 1864.
BOSTON : S. CHISM,-FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, No. 112 CONGRESS STREET. 1865.
RO PATRIA MORTUISUNT
VYGE DEL
JOHNANDREW,
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
Erected JJuly 23, 1864.
INDEX.
Almshouse Account, -
- 24
Almshouse Buildings, Repairs of, 30 -
Assets of the Town,
11
Bridges, -
37
Burial Grounds, -
41
By-Laws, etc., -
-
133
Estimated Value of Property owned by the Town, - 11
Fire Department, -
21
Firemen, Pay of, - - - 22
Fire Department, Recapitulation of, - 24
Highways, Repairs of, -
31
Highways, Incidentals for,
37
Highways, New, -
37
Incidentals, General,
39
Insurance, -
38
Interest,
12
Kenrick Fund,
49
Liabilities of the Town,
11
Liquor Agency;
48
Loans, - -
-
-
-
9
Military Account, - -
-
-
43
Military Roll, - - -
-
118
-
- -
6
Poor out of Almshouse, -
- 29
Printing,
38
Registrar's Report, - 61
Rules and Regulations for Town Meetings, 132
Salaries, - - - 41
Schools, Appropriations for, and Accounts,
12
Schools, Incidentals for,
16
Schoolhouses, New, - - 20 - -
Schools, Recapitulation of, -
-
-
21 50
Selectmen's Report,
State Aid,
45
Streets,
126
Tax List,
64
Treasurer's Account,
- -
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
THE Auditors find that the balance remaining in the Treasury February 13, 1864, was Amount recived for the year, as per account of Treasurer, is
$10,311 06
230,721 76
Making a total of
$241,032 82
Of this sum, there was received from the Com- monwealth, for the Town's proportion of the income from the School Fund,
From Loan of City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
50,000 00
Henry Smith,
3,000 00
66 John J. Ware,
200 00
66 Thomas Rice, Jr.,
10,000 00
66 66 Elizabeth N. Clark,
2,700 00
66 66 E. H. Eldredge,
12,000 00
66 66 N. S. Lunt,
400 00
66 James M. Sherman, 4,000 00
66 Amount overdrawn on Military account for the year ending Feb. 13, 1864, 218 00
66
Quincy Mutual Fire Ins. Co., dividend, 16 00
66 People's Fire Insurance Co., dividend, 25 00
66
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for aid furnished families of volunteers in the United States Army, prior to January 1, 1864, 10,500 00
66 B. F. Houghton, Liquor Agent,
56 69
66 Asa Cook, for use of hearse, 17 00
66 George Daniels, for sand,
7 50
66 E. J. Collins, taxes, in part, for 1860, 1861, 1862, 18 82
E. J. Collins, taxes in part, for 1863,
2,231 07
66
66 66
1864,
72,898 34
Amount carried forward,
$198,677 35
$388 93
From Loan of Boston Five Cent Savings Bank,
30,000 00
8
Amount brought forward, $198,677 35
Amount refunded by men in the 5th Mass. Cavalry, for money advanced, 1,246 47
Amount received from subscription by citizens of Newton, for military purposes, 9,958 00
Amount received from the State Treasurer, it being the amount of " Corporation tax," 20,839 94
$230,721 76
Balance in the Treasury February 13, 1864, 10,311 06
$241,032 82
The amount of expenditures for which bills and demands have been paid, is
$205,438 56
And these expenditures are charged to the following appropriations and accounts, viz : Loans,
$22,000 00
Interest,
6,924 40
School Appropriation,
21,785 72
Incidentals for Schools,
2,075 05
New Schoolhouses,
38,123 00
Fire Department,
2,504 18
Almshouse,
2,551 52
Poor out of Almshouse,
605 02
Repairs of Almshouse,
348 37
Repairs of Highways,
5,051 32
Incidentals for Highways,
322 97
New Roads,
1,262 45
Bridges,
262 42
Insurance,
240 77
Printing,
1,351 40
Incidental Expenses,
1,420 42
Burial Grounds,
618 87
Salaries,
147 17
Liquor Agency,
68,487 60
Military Account,
5,761 26
County Tax,
18,648 00
Commonwealth Tax,
$205,438 56
Balance in Treasurer's hands Feb. 13th, 1865,
35,594 26
$241,032 82
$20,839 94 of the above amount in the Treasurer's hands, it being the amount of "Corporation tax," was received from the State Treasurer Feb. 11th, 1865.
4,946 65
11
Amount brought forward, Discount on Taxes paid prior to Oct. 1st, Abatements,
$78,054 55
$2,555 01 747 34 3,302 36
Amount paid into the Treasury,
$74,752 19 72,898 34
Balance Feb. 13th, 1865, $1,853 85
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
Amount of Loans and Interest to Feb. 13, 1865, $184,723 49
Balance of appropriation for new schoolhouse at Newton Corner, 8,877 00
Amount appropriated for furniture for new schoolhouse at Newton Corner and at Newtonville, 2,000 00
$195,600 49
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Amount in the Treasurer's hands,
$35,594 26
Due from the Commonwealth for " State Aid,"
furnished families of Volunteers in the Unit- ed States Army and Navy, from Jan. 1st, 1864, to Feb. 1st, 1865,
11,149 55
Due from sundry persons on account of Alms- house,
131 75
Balance of Taxes for 1860, '61, and '62,
176 22
66 1863,
265 28
66 1864,
1,853 85
$49,170 91
Debt of the Town, Feb. 13, 1865, 66 66
$146,429 58
66 Feb. 13, 1864,
67,740 94
Increase of debt,
$78,688 64
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN.
Almshouse and Farm, $13,300 00
Personal property at Almshouse,
6,767 88
Amount carried forward, $20,067 88
12
Amount brought forward,
$20,067 88
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, 12,500 00
New Schoolhouse at Newton Corner,
28,142 00
New Schoolhouse at Newtonville,
20,858 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
$149,657 88
INTEREST.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
$1,600 00
Mrs. Helen Woodward,
300 00
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Clark,
67 50
John J. Ware,
144 00
Thomas D. Wright, guardian,
300 00
City Institutions for Savings, Lowell,
3,105 00
Institution for Savings in the Town of Newton,
60 00
Henry Smith,
175 00
S. G. Phipps, executor,
500 00
N. S. Lunt,
70 00
E. H. Eldredge,
193 39
Thomas Rice. Jr.,
286 66
Col. G. H. Quincy,
1 10
J. Wiley Edmands,
121 75
$6,924 40
SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriation March 7, 1864, $19,000 00 Appropriation March 7, 1864, for · instruction in Vocal Music, 500 00 19,500 00
Received from the State School Fund,
388 93
Amount carried forward, $19,888 93
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LOANS. Dr.
Amount as per audit of February 13, 1864,
$90,800 00
Nathan S. Lunt, 1,400 00
Institution for Savings in the Town of Newton, 1,000 00
John J. Ware,
2,400 00
Henry Smith, 2,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell,
30,000 00
S. G. Phipps, executor,
10,000 00
Mrs. Helen Woodward,
6,000 00
Thomas D. Wright, guardian,
6,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
32,000 00
April 1st, 1864, Henry Smith,
3,000 00
John J. Ware,
200 00
" 5th, Thomas Rice, Jr.,
10,000 00
May 2d, 66 City Institution for Savings,
Lowell,
50,000 00
June 1st,
Elizabeth N. Clark,
2,700 00
4th, James M. Sherman,
4,000 00
" 9th, . E. H. Eldredge,
12,000 00
July 25th, Boston Five Cents Savings
Bank,
10,000 00
July 25th, "
Boston Five Cents Savings
20,000 00
Nov. 1st,
N. S. Lunt,
400 00
$203,100 00
Cr. BY LOANS PAID.
$12,000 00
Thomas Rice, Jr.,
10,000 00
$22,000 00
Amount of unpaid loans, Feb. 13, 1865,
$181,100 00
N. S. Lunt, at 5 per cent., payable on demand, Institution for Savings in the town of Newton, payable on demand, John J. Ware, payable on demand,
1,000 00
2,600 00
Henry Smith, at 5 per cent., payable on demand,
5,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$10,400 00
2
E. H. Eldredge,
1,800 00
Bank,
$90,800 00
10
Amount brought forward, $10,400 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, at 51 per cent., payable March 8, 1873, 14,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, payable June 29, 1867, 16,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, at 52 per cent., payable May 1, 1874, 20,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, at 5} per cent., payable May 1, 1875, 15,000 00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell, at 52 per cent., payable May 1, 1876, 15,000 00
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, payable July 24; 1879, 30,000 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., pay- able 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
Elizabeth N. Clark, at 5 per cent , payable on demand, 2,700 00
James M. Sherman, at 5 per cent., payable on demand, 4,000 00
$181,100 00
Accrued interest on the above loans to Feb. 13, 1865,
3,623 40
$184,723 40
TAXES OF 1863.
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1864,
$2,577 00
Abatements, 80 65
$2,496,35
Amount paid into the Treasury,
2,231 07
Balance, Feb. 13th, 1865,
$265 28
TAXES OF 1864.
Amount of Assessments May 1st, $78,000 55
27 Poll Assessments Nov. 1st,
54 00
Amount carried forward,
$78,054 55
15
Amount brought forward, $1,831 04 Miss Addie A. Baker, assistant in Intermediate school, 252 46
Sarah E. Foster, teacher of South Primary school, 371 94
" Sarah E. Tufts, North 371 94
L. A. Kingsbury, 41545 tons of coal, 66 1 cord of wood,
4 00
John J. Ware, half cord wood,
3 25
Albert Brackett, 27178 0 tons of coal,
396 04
Washington Gilbert, cash paid 1 cord wood,
8 00
66 66 cutting « 2 00
58 50
J. E. Gammons, care of schoolhouse, Michael Barry, 51 75
$3,399 43
NEWTONVILLE.
H. F. Allen, teacher of Grammar school, . $553 65
E. W. Pierce, « 66 66
462 46
Miss Margaret Laing, teacher of Intermediate school, 371 94 Martha A. Trowbridge, teacher of North Pri- mary school, 196 34
Cornelia W. Jackson, teacher of South Primary school, 371 94
" Lydia Bird, teacher of North Primary school,
131 70
Albert Brackett, 19,600 20% tons coal, 264 08
H. F. Allen, care of schoolhouse,
24 00
E. W. Pierce, 66
8 00
A. Schoff,
8 00
F. Schoff, 66 40 00
$2,432 11
NEWTON CORNER.
J. H. Noyes, teacher of Grammar school, $292 68
James F. Claflin, teacher of Grammar school, 821 99
Miss Lucy R. Stoddar, assistant in Grammar school, 371 94
Miss Martha A. Verry, assistant in Grammar school,
391 94
Miss Susan M. Duncklee, teacher of North Intermediate school,. 371 94
Miss Lemira H. Drake, teacher of South Inter- mediate school, 371 94
Amount carried forward,
$2,602 43
48 51
16
Amount brought forward, $2,602 43
Miss Martha C. Harris, teacher of South Pri- mary school, 371 94
Miss Isabella Perkins, teacher of North Pri- mary school, 371 94
Miss H. M. Nichols, assistant in North and South Primary school,
75 00
Albert Brackett, 211780 tons of coal,
295 87
66 66 1 cord of wood,
7 00
charcoal,
3.00
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for 2 cords of wood,
16 00
Patrick Sweeny, cutting wood,
9 00
66 care of North schoolhouse,
41 00
Austin Watson, care of South schoolhouse,
15 43
William F. Wood, care of South schoolhouse,
54 26
$3,862 87
OAK HILL.
Artemas Wiswall, teacher of Grammar school,
$250 00
Miss A. A. Frost, 66 147 50
Horace Cousens, 6 tons of coal,
81 00
N. S. King, cash paid for half cord pine wood,
4 00
66 care of schoolhouse,
6 00
Artemas Wiswall, 66 66
10 00
$498 50
VOCAL MUSIC.
Asa R. Trowbridge, teacher,
$447 32
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
James O. Sargent, rent of building for school at Newtonville to Jan. 1, 1865,
$50 00
E. P. Dutton, five Tellunic globes,
40 50
Scudder, Rogers & Co., hat and coat hooks,
2 66
66 66 half gross clothes hooks,
2 91
Alfred Howes, bell, screws, and hooks,
13 11
Bridgman & Peabody, brooms, dusters, and mats,
107 61
John H. Pray & Sons, 21 yards matting,
13 13
Henry Lemon, putting down matting,
4 50
J. S. Potter and J. N. Bacon, use of Eliot Hall, three days, by Teachers' Institute, . Crosby & Nichols, stationery, 3 75
25 00
Amount carried forward, $263 17
·
13
Amount brought forward, $19,888 93
Amount expended for the year ending Jan. 20, 1865, $21,785 72
Amount expended above the appro- priation for the year ending Jan. 22, 1864, 83 69 $21,869 41
Amount expended above the appropriation
HIGH SCHOOL.
T. D. Adams, principal teacher, $1,716 44
Miss A. A. Beck, assistant teacher,
585 95
Miss Carrie Spear,
371 83
Albert Brackett, 131750 tons of coal, 66 1 cord of wood,
7 50
J. P. Batchelder, 1 cord of wood,
7 50
Rufus Ricker, care of schoolhouse and cutting wood,
30 28
Thomas Deary, care of schoolhouse,
71 03
$2,979 42
CENTRE.
S. C. Stone, teacher of Grammar school,
$1,087 82
Miss J. E. Tobey, assistant in Grammar school, 211 88
Miss Fannie W. Fogg, teacher of. Intermediate school, 245 12
Miss Emeline A. Briggs, teacher of Interme- diate school, 126 83
Miss Abbie Spear, teacher of Primary school, 371 94
Horace Cousens, fourteen tons coal, 200 00
1 cord pine wood;
7 00
J. J. Ware, 1 cord pine wood, 6 50 Henry Hodges, cutting wood, 8 50
66 66 care of schoolhouse, 80 00
$2,345 59
UPPER FALLS.
Charles W. Hill, teacher of Grammar school,
$907 30
Miss Emeline A. Briggs, teacher of Interme- diate school, 245 11
Miss Amelia 'Coe, teacher of Intermediate school, 102 43
Amount carried forward, $1,254 84
$1,980 48
188 89
14
Amount brought forward, $1,254 84
Miss Caroline A. Whiting, teacher of Primary school, 371 94
Miss Ellen D. Briggs, teacher of Primary school, 371 94
Otis Pettee & Co., 111131 tons coal,
163 92
Horace Cousens, 1 ton coal,
12 75
C. A. Bigelow, 1 cord pine wood,
7 06
Bernard Billings, care of schoolhouse,
22 00
William Cargill, 66
19 25
John Hamilton, 66 66 and cut-
ting wood, 41 25
$2,264 95
LOWER FALLS.
L. E. Leland, teacher of Grammar school, $943 89
Miss M. C. Jewett, assis't in " 66 40 23
Miss A. H. Campbell, teacher of Primary school, 371 94
Vaughn Jones, 12 tons coal, 182 00
L. E. Leland, care of schoolhouse, 40 00
$1,578 06
AUBURNDALE.
Cephas Brigham, teacher of Grammar school, $1,087 81
Miss Phebe A. Alcott, assis't in " 66
73 17
Miss Mary M. Fitch, 66 66 66 220 61
Miss E. D. Joslin, teacher of Primary school, 371 94
Vaughn Jones, 10 tons coal, 137 00
F. T. Bush, 11 cords oak wood, 15 00
66 half cord pine wood, 4 00
G. A. Fisk, sawing and splitting wood, 8 94
care of schoolhouse, 36 00
S. Adams, cash paid for care of schoolhouse, 23 00
$1,977 47
WEST NEWTON.
William E. Sheldon, teacher of Grammar school, $536 59
Leverett M. Chase, 66 66 563 43
Miss C. A. Comstock, assistant in 66
102 43
66 Mary J. Hapgood, “
. 256 65
Eliza E. Simmons, teacher of Intermediate school, 371 94
Amount carried forward,
$1,831 04
19
Amount brought forward, $1,036 86
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for sundries for High School, 10 37
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for postage and revenue stamps, 1 16
Noah S. King, cash paid for furnace grates, brooms, pail, and sundry repairs for schoolhouse, Oak Hill, 17 75
A. J. Macomber, repairing clocks, 4 50
William E. Smith & Co., repairing furnaces, 18 30
Asa Hunting, for oak pump, 21 00
E. T. Billings, school books furnished teachers' desks, 18 25
E. T. Billings, school books furnished scholars, 52 89
J. S. Watson, repairing brushes, 6 75
L. E. Leland, cash paid for sundries, and repairs at schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 10 88
Vaughn Jones, removing ashes at schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 1 50
Isaac Smith, labor and stock at schoolhouse, Up- per Falls, 18 97
Patrick Cummings, deepening well and relaying wall of same at schoolhouse, Oak Hill,
90 67
Horace Cousens, hooks and screws furnished schoolhouse, Newton Centre,
30
John Thompson, one No. 4 Magee stove, for schoolhouse, Auburndale, 50 00
John Thompson, stove pipe, cleaning and repair- ing furnace in schoolhouse, Auburndale, 34 55
Heywood & Sturtevant, labor and stock at school- house, Newtonville, . 5 01
Heywood & Sturtevant, labor and stock at High schoolhouse, 23 49
O. B. Leavitt, furnace grate and labor for High schoolhouse, 11 00
O. B. Leavitt, coal hod, stovepipe, repairing stove and furnace for schoolhouse at Newtonville, 14 60
John O. Evans, paint, stock, and labor, 12 75
N. B. Chamberlain & Sons, philosophical apparatus and chemicals for High school, 13 85
James Freeman, furnace pipe and repairing fur- naces, 14 00
Crosby & Ainsworth, for crayons, etc., 3 85
Amount carried forward, $1,493 25
20
1
Amount brought forward, $1,493 25 John A. Gould, for cash paid for sifter, repairing furnace, etc., 16 62
Mary S. Rea, for rent of schoolroom at Auburn- dale, 25 00
William O. Haskell, for furniture for schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 48 85
William O. Haskell, for furniture for schoolhouse at Newtonville, 80 60
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture for schoolhouse, Newton Centre, 45 04
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture for schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 99 50
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture for schoolhouse, Au- burndale, 155 65
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture for schoolhouse, West Newton, 53 50
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture for schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 24 00
John Worcester, cash paid for sundries, school- house, Newtonville, 9 30
Orrin Whipple, for repairs on schoolhouse, New- ton Corner, 11 73
J. F. Webster, for repairing 3 clocks, schoolhouse, Upper Falls, 5 25
Collin Cady, for brooms, basket, etc., schoolhouse, Upper Falls, 6 76
$2,075 05
NEW SCHOOLHOUSES. NEWTONVILLE.
Cash paid John Tenney, for land, $3,000 00
John L. Roberts, one of the building
committee, 16,775 00
" John D. Towle, architect, 225 00
Amount of the appropriation, $20,000 00
NEWTON CORNER.
Cash paid E. H. Eldredge, for land, $4,648 00
Henry Bigelow, one of the building committee, 13,000 00
Amount carried forward, $17,648 00
17
Amount brought forward, $263 17
Charles H. Jenison, express on furniture, 14 90
D. N. Ware, express on furniture, 5 14
Levi Chubbuck, cleaning and putting up furnace pipe, 2 80
G. Chilson, furnace grate for schoolhouse at Upper Falls, 3 00
Heywood & Sturtevant, paint, oil, and labor at schoolhouse, Lower Falls,
55 81
Allen Jordan, lumber and labor at schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 42 87
J. H. Cushman, labor and stock at schoolhouse, Lower Falls, 36 50
Chas. M. Kimball, one frame for maps and trim- mings for same, for schoolhouse, Lower Falls,
9 85
John Thompson, repairs on pumps at schoolhouse at Lower Falls,. 4 62
John Thompson, repairs on pumps, stoves, and furnaces, at schoolhouse, West Newton,
17 40
Wm. P. Houghton, repairs at schoolhouses, West Newton, 4 08
Wm. P. Houghton, re-seating intermediate room, West Newton, 6 00
Wm. P. Houghton, three bells, and hanging the same, schoolhouse, West Newton, 6 75
Almon & Hawkes, setting glass and varnishing doors at schoolhouses, West Newton. 13 18
J. H. Cushman, labor and stock at schoolhouse, West Newton, 27 15
Samuel Wells, one stove, repairing stoves, pumps, etc., at schoolhouses, West Newton, 49 63
Washington Gilbert, cash paid for repairs and sundries at schoolhouse, West Newton, 55 73
2 00
Washington Gilbert, cash paid for revenue stamps, Frederick Brown & Co., coating blackboards at schoolhouse, Auburndale, 8 60
Frederick Brown & Co., set of Guyot's wall maps, 36 00
Thos. C. Hubbard, paint, oil, and labor at school- house, Auburndale, 11 93
P. Gannon, labor and stock on blackboards at Auburndale, 3 50
J. H. Wight, lumber and repairs at schoolhouse, Auburndale, 30 65
Amount carried forward, $711 26
18
Amount brought forward, $711 26
J. H. Wight, building fence at schoolhouse at Auburndale, 53 33
Charles F. Pease, window curtains and fixtures for schoolhouse at Auburndale, 10 95
Charles M. Kimball, two frames for maps and trimmings for same at schoolhouse at Auburn- dale, 16 00
Solomon Adams, cash paid for sundries for school- house, Auburndale, 6 50
Solomon Adams, cash paid for repairs at school- house, Auburndale, 18 97
Solomon Adams, cash paid for clock for school- house, Auburndale, 6 50
Henry Bigelow, cash paid for sundry repairs, etc., at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 16 55
John O. Evans, repairs at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 1 90
Charles M. Kimball, one frame for maps and fix- tures for the same at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 8 79
L. S. Holman, setting glass and repairs on furni- ture at schoolhouses, Newton Corner, 7 62
S. N. Crossman, repairs at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 12 39
J. M. White, repairs on pumps, furnace, ventila- tor, etc., at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 13 77
G. W. Cole, lumber and repairs at schoolhouse, Newton Corner, 52 17
William A. Roffe, setting glass, painting and var- nishing furniture, at schoolhouse, Newton Cen- tre, 14 48
Charles M. Kimball, one frame for maps and trim- mings for the same at schoolhouse, Newton Centre, 8 57
Trowbridge & Parkhurst, brooms, mats, hat hooks, etc., for schoolhouse at Newton Centre, 7 99
O. B. Leavit, repairs on stoves, pumps, gutters, etc., and 18 sheets tin, for schoolhouse, Newton- ville, 12 24
Thomas Hurd, repairs at schoolhouses, Newton- ville, 19 05
Thomas Hurd, repairs on High schoolhouse and fence, 37 83
Amount carried forward,
$1,036 86
23
Amount brought forward,
$375 00
Twenty-nine members of Company 4,
145 00
Forty-five 66 66
5,
225 00
Twenty-five
66
6,
125 00
Samuel Wells, services as engineer to May 1, 1864,
22 00
George Pettee, 66
23 00
D. C. Sanger, 66
66
66
66
17 00
John A. Gould, 66 66
6 :
66 9 00
Henry Ross,
66
66
66
17 00
Luther Paul, 66
66
66
17 00
Allen Jordan, 66
66
66
66
15 00
Rufus Moulton, 66
66
66
66
15 00
George Daniels, 66
66
66
66
17 00
Stephen Ellis,
66
66
66
17 00
E. C. Jenkins, services as steward, No. 1 to May 1, '64, 30 00
Michael Barry, 66
66
66
3 to Mar. 1, '64, 25 00
H. C. Hoyt, 66
66
4 to May 1, '64, 30 00
G. D. Farnum,
66
5
66
66 30 00
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