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P. H. Steenstra, stationery and postage, 2 69
Vaughn Jones, express on furniture, L. Falls, 2 49
carting gravel for school yard,
Lower Falls, 2 00
$4,575 27
NEW SCHOOLHOUSE, AUBURNDALE:
S. Adams, Chairman of Building Committee, 17,000 00
John D. Towle, architect, 650 00
$17,650 00
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RECAPITULATION.
High school,
$3,993 87
Schools at Newton Centre,
3,306 08
66
Upper Falls,
3,475 93
66
Lower Falls,
2,569 75
Auburndale,4
2,506 99
66
West Newton,
4,820 66
Newtonville,
4,784 71
Newton Corner,
6,684 22
66 Oak Hill,
1,339 30
Instruction in vocal music, 949 67
Amount paid for teachers' salaries, fuel, and
care of school buildings,
$34,431 18
Incidentals for schools, 4,575 27
Printing, 452 00
Services of School Committee,
1,347 00
New schoolhouse at Auburndale,
17,650 00
Whole amount paid for educational purposes
the past year, $58,455 45
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CATARACT, NO. 1.
Eaton, Moulton & Co., for repairs on engine, 9 12
Elisha Cotting, for leather for boxes, 2 85
William Mills, for oil, broom, and lamp chimneys, 3 13
Vaughn Jones, for express on hose, 7 75
6 75
66 66 3 spanners,
6 00
66 66 12 washers,
2 00
66 66 repairing plungers and suction
38 50
$76 00
TRITON, NO. 3.
Charles Cole, iron work for fire hooks, etc., 17 00
66 repairs on engine, 25 00
D. C. Sanger, cash paid for a ladder,
3 20
66
" wash leather, 1 25
Amount carried forward,
$46 45
hose,
Shelton & Cheever, 3 gallons N. F. oil,
27
Amount brought forward, $46 45
F. & G. Robinson, for 4 gallons N. F. oil, 9 00
66 66 for oil and broom, 7 00
66 66 for stove brush and polish, 72
George Fuller, for painting engine, 100 00
66 66 for straps, washers, and repairing hose, 77 35
2 00
R. M. Lucas, for 6 keys,
B. F. Houghton, sponge and wash leather, 1 40
John Thompson, for pans, dippers, watering pot, etc., 6 09
Charles H. Jenison, for express on hose, etc., 1 00
Shelton & Cheever, for 100 feet 22-inch hose, 195 00
Hunneman & Co., for 1 axe, repairing hose, pipe, etc., 30 00 1 50
William Rand, for repairing engine,
Andrew Peters, for repairing engine, 4 12
I. H. Snow, for alcohol, 3 00
$414 63
MECHANIC, NO. 4.
Hosea C. Hoyt, for oil and lamp chimney, 11 01
Shelton & Cheever, for 200 feet of 21-inch hose, 390 CO
$401 01
NONANTUM, NO. 5.
A. B. Tainter, for drawing engine to Roxbury and back, 12 00
A. B. Tainter, for expressing hose, etc., 2 85
Abram Thomas, oil, can, brush, broom, etc., 13 29
Orrin Whipple, for repairs on engine house, 14 30
Wm. Welch, for straps, belts, sockets, and repair- ing buckets, 9 62
S. F. Carrier, for lead pipe, repairing pumps, etc., 27 35
Sullivan & Ray, for repairing engine and hose carriage, 5 50
Sullivan & Ray, for eight spanners, 6 40
3 00
Dennis F. Sullivan, for repairs on engine, 66 66 valve spanner,
2 00
Geo. W. Bacon & Co., for stationery,
3 07
Hunneman & Co., for repairs on engine and hose, E. M. Mosher, 66 66
111 20
75
W. H. Phillips, for lock and keys 2 50
$213 83
28
EMPIRE, NO. 5.
City of Lynn, for engine and hose carriage, $750 00
A. B. Tainter, drawing engine from Lynn, 20 00 66 66 expressing hose, etc., 6 60
Orrin Whipple, for building engine house,
500 00
Hunneman & Co., for new air chamber,
60 00
66
66 one piece suction hose,
38 00
66
66 repairing engine, hose, etc.,
109 20
Sewall, Day & Co., packing,
90
J. W. Bailey, cash paid for wrench keys, etc.,
3 15
L. S. Holman, painting engine house,
15 00
T. Stewart, grading around engine house,
3 50
C. M. Clapp & Co., rubber hose and couplings,
11 50
Josiah Davis, cleaning house, 66 66 broom and soap,
1 00
Wm. Welch, 24 spanner sockets, one washer,
15 20
Sullivan & Ray, 15 hose spanners, repairing pump, etc.,
14 35
George Daniels, grading around engine house,
5 00
66 cash paid for lamp chimney, 36
877 50
Shelton & Cheever, 450 feet 21 inch hose, 66 66 one elastic pipe,
20 00
Abram Thomas, for sundry articles,
38 72
E. M. Mosher, repairs on engine,
8 59
James Freeman, sundry articles,
12 33
Albert Brackett, coal,
10 90
$2,525 80
EAGLE. NO. 6.
J. H. Staples, building platform,
$9 56
Wm. Hall & Co., lock and keys,
7 35
Shelton & Cheever, 50 feet 21 inch hose,
97 50
$114 41
PAY OF ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.
George Pettee, services as engineer to May 1, 1866,
23 00
Luther Paul, 66 66
66
23 00
H. W. Fanning, 66
66
66 23 00
Allen Jordan, 66 66
66 20 00
Rufus Moulton, 66 66
66 66 23 00
D. C. Sanger,
66
66 66 21 00
Amount carried forward,
$133 00
4 00
29
Amount brought forward,
$133 00
Samuel Wells, services as engineer to May 1, 1866,
21 00 George Daniels, 66 66
66
66 20 00
W. P. Leavitt, 66
66
66
66 17 00
E. C. Jenkins, 66
steward, No. 1, 66
66 30 00
H. L. Bixby, 66 66 No. 3, " 66 30 00
H. C. Hoyt, 66 66 No. 4,
66 30 00
Q. Harrington,
66 No. 5,“
66 30 00
G. D. Farnham, 66 66 No. 6, "
66 30 00
Thirty-three members of Company 1, "
66 165 00
Thirty-seven, 66
66 3, “
66 185 00
Thirty-five, 66
66 4, ‹‹
66 175 00
$866 00
GENERAL EXPENSES.
D. C. Sanger, for drawing engine to Auburndale, 2 00
66
paid for watching fire at Mary Moran's barn, 4 00
Luther Paul, cash paid for stationery,
2 00
J. McNamara, covering stone and labor on well,
6 00
F. & G. Robinson, refreshments, fire at Tucker and Mosher's shops,
12 29
F. G. Robinson, refreshments, fire at Dr. War- ren's barn, 28 72
F. G. Robinson, refreshments, fire at Mary Moran' barn, 4 35
H. P. Cole & Co., refreshments, fire at Tucker and Mosher's shops, 61 06
J. W. Bailey, cash paid for watching fire at Tucker and Mosher's shops, 12 50
Abram Thomas, refreshments, fire at G. C. Lord's barn, 29 72
Marshall Russell, refreshments, fire at ice house on Boylston Street, 15 66
Orrin Whipple, repairing reservoir, N. Corner, 25 16
P. Brannon, 66 66 W. Newton, 8 00
C. H. Jenison, drawing Engine No. 3 from Newton Corner, 2 00
B. F. Houghton, refreshments, fire at Dr. War- ren's barn, 17 88
B. F. Houghton, refreshments, fire at Mary Moran's barn, 15 53
Amount carried forward,
$246 87
30
Amount brought forward, $246 87
George Daniels, removing snow from reservoirs, 3 00
R. M. Lucas, paid for watching fire, 4 00
Luther Bailey, repairs on reservoir in 1865, 1 87
H. M. Stimson, advertising in " Newton Journal," 4 00
$259 74
The Firemen have done duty the past year as follows, namely :
Cataract, No. 1. - Played their engine at two fires, and turned out at two alarms of fire in town and three out of town. Triton, No. 3. - Played their engine at four fires in town and two out of town, and turned out at fifteen alarms of fire out of town. Mechanic, No. 4 .- Turned out at three fires.
Nonantum, No. 5 and Played their engines at twelve fires, and turned out at sixteen alarms of fire.
Empire, No. 5.
The Engine Companies have held regular Monthly Meet- ings during the year for drill and business.
RECAPITULATION.
Cataract No. 1,
$76 00
Triton No. 3,
414 63
Mechanic No 4,
401 01
Nonantum No. 5,
213 83
Empire No 5,
2,525 80
Eagle No. 6,
114 41
Pay of engineers and firemen,
866 00
General expenses,
259 74
$4,871 42
ALMSHOUSE.
Dr.
$244 87
H. W. Vinal, for grain,
225 99
B. F. Houghton, for groceries, F. & G. Robinson, 66
84 66
H. W. Fanning, 66
77 08
J. W. Howe, 66
15 18
S. S. Sleeper & Co., "
206 98
Amount carried forward,
$924 94
B. Lord, for grain,
70 18
31
Amount brought forward,
$924 94
Geo. W. Bacon & Co., dry goods,
174 42
J. Mead, dry goods, 41 26
W. H. Colburn, dry goods,
22 98
W. R. Mitchell & Co., dry goods,
10 50
G. Beck, for clothing,
16 63
G. H. Lane & Co., for clothing,
19 25
Waltham Skirt Co., for clothing,
8 54
B. Paine, for fish,
11 22
E. Smith, 66
35 27
S. Whitney, for fish, 7 50
Horace Bacon, for meat,
649 46
Osgood & Co., for meat,
9 08
J. A Munster, for bread,
24 56
P. Leach, for cow and calf,
80 00
H. N. Avery, for scraps,
15 69
J. Graves & Co., for scraps,
77 92
J. Horr, for meadow hay,
10 32
P. Bartlett, for meadow hay,
10 00
J. E. Gammons, for boots and shoes,
50 40
L. Wheeler, 66
9 78
William Flagg, repairing boots and shoes,
29 84
G. Howe, for blacksmith work,
15 10
J. Cosman, for blacksmith work,
8 15
Daniels & Son, for blacksmith work,
6 10
I. H. Snow, for medicine,
31 68
John Pulsifer, wheelwright work,
51 70
W. Clatworthy, for manure,
38 00
S. F. Cate, 66
222 90
Vaughn Jones, "
150 00
N. Wales, 66
28 25
James Ryan, for labor,
20 25
A. Hall, 66
75 00
G. W. Hawkes, for labor,
27 99
J. McAllister, 66
5 37
Henry Hyde, 66
106 50
John Carroll, 66
10 00
Mary Murphy, 66
130 00
Henry Hyde, for grinding grain,
6 44
C. E. Ellis, 66
17 14
Geo. Jennings, auctioneer, for wood,
25 00
J. F. C. Hyde, 66 66
69 25
J. F. C. Hyde, 66 for sundry goods, 23 43
Amount carried forward,
$3,237 81
32
Amount brought forward, $3,237 81 Parker, Gannett, & Osgood, for mowing machine, 127 80
George Fuller, double harness, 85 00
66 painting wagon and repairing har-
ness, 25 06
M. E. Society (Upper Falls), pew rent,
24 00
Stern & Co., sewing machine,
63 60
G. T. Perkins, medical attendance,
23 70
T. P. Robinson, 66
56 00
Vaughn Jones, 14 tons of coal,
176 00
Leonard Hurd, pasturing,
25 00
L. Paul, ice,
14 00
W. B. Locke, sundries and labor,
25 62
Collin Cady, tin ware and repairing pumps,
20 42
P. Croney, table cloths,
5 00
H. A. Hall, rubber bed-pan,
5 00
Mrs. Newhall, millinery goods,
3 57
J. J. Ware, cash paid for sundries,
74 82
66 66
school books,
2 19
66
travelling expenses,
4 52
66 66
medicine,
12 70
66
66 66
potatoes,
14 30
66
66 services as Warden, 388 88
$4,414 99
Interest and insurance on farm,
900 00
Bills due Almshouse Feb. 13, 1866,
110 18
Value of stock, hay, wagons, grain, provisions, fuel, and all other personal property on the farm, except household furniture, Feb. 13, 1866, 6,745 76
$12,170 93
ALMSHOUSE.
Cr.
T. Earley, for hay,
$9 31
Vaughn Jones, for hay,
255 71
S. G. Williams, straw, 2 00
S. F. Cate, 66
11 83
I. Hagar, for wood,
10 50
Patrick Hogan, for wood,
4 25
School Department,
7 50
John Pulsifer, 66
14 75
S. McCutchon, 66
. 8 00
Amount carried forward,
$323 85
33
Amount brought forward,
$323 85
A. H. Campbell, for pigs,
5 00
Barker & Sanger,
83 68
Mr. Brown, 66
4 25
W. B. Locke, for pigs and vegetables,
50 33
Vegetables sold sundry persons,
76 68
B. F. Houghton, eggs and vegetables,
63 47
H. Fuller, for eggs,
4 47
E. J. Collins, for eggs, chickens, etc.,
29 31
Eben Stone, for rye,
2 00
S. N. Woodward, for barley,
2 00
Mr. Trask, for pigs,
12 00
E. Hawkes, 66
12 00
J. McAllister, 66
16 38
Mr. Crowley, 66
12 00
R. Jermain, 66
6 00
A. L. Hale, 66
12 00
F. Winship, 66
10 00
R. Scott,
66
6 00
Leonard Hurd,
66
6 00
66 66 for labor,
7 88
F. A. Collins, 66
9 10
N. Wales, 66
7 12
R. Jermain, for board of his son,
117 00
66 66 for posts,
8 50
H. Bacon, for oxen and calves, Sundries,
41 79
Highway department, labor and posts for railing, 66 66 board of highway horses,
195 00
Warning Town meetings,
40 00
Conveying two persons to Tewksbury,
8 00
Wood delivered J. White,
8 00
Refreshments furnished Town Officers,
125 00
$1,815 26
Amount due Almshouse from sundry persons, Board of 356 travellers,
224 66
356 00
Value of hay, stock, wagons, grain, provisions, fuel, and all other personal property on farm, except household furniture, Feb. 13, 1867, Improvement on farm,
6,294 80
75 00
Expense of the Almshouse, for the year ending, Feb. 13, 1867, 3,405 21
$12,170 93
5
G. W. Hawks, 66
5 00
300 58
201 87
34
Number of weeks' board, 1,144
Cost per week for each person, for board, clothing,
medical attendance, etc., $2 98
Cost per week for each person, less interest, and insurance on the establishment, $2 19
Average number of poor supported in the Alms- house during the year, 22
Number of inmates, Feb. 13, 1867, 22
The Auditors are pleased to say that the Almshouse estab- lishment has been judiciously managed the past year, and that the inmates have been very well and kindly cared for.
POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
L. A. Kingsbury, for wood and coal delivered Mrs. Waterhouse and Mrs. Dolan, $19 00
Henry Ross, for support of Esther Cook, 40 00
William Dix, for wood delivered Mrs. Waterhouse, 2 50
State Nautical School, for board of Charles Brooks, Stewart L. Smith, and W. A. Waterhouse, 48 34
City of Boston, for support of Mary T. Robinson,
Eliza A. Field, Salome Park, and Abigail Scrib- ner, 58 50
Vaughn Jones, for coal delivered Mrs. Marston, Wheeler, Pratt, and Connor, 29 50
Scates & Harrington, for conveyance of pauper to Boston, 4 00
D. C. Sanger, for coal delivered Mrs. Waterhouse, Sullivan, Manning, Pratt, and Tobin,
43 25
W. H. Phillips, for coffin and funeral expense for Mrs. Riley, 19 20
State Lunatic Hospital, for board of Frederick W. Austin, 78 53
S. F. Dix, for cash paid for coffin for P. Dalton, 8 00
Thomas Troy, for board of Patrick Dalton, 12 00
J. E. Gammons, for coffin and funeral expenses for Eugene Sullivan,
15 00
J. E. Gammons, for funeral expenses for P. Dal- ton,
5 00
Jeremiah Allen, for aid rendered sundry persons, 3 50
Amount carried forward,
$386 32
35
Amount brought forward, $386 32
John M. Fiske, for aid rendered sundry persons, 4 50
F. &. G. Robinson, for goods delivered Mrs. Dow- ling, Manning, and Tobin, 21 80
B. F. Houghton, for goods delivered Mrs. Sulli- van and Manning, 18 83
Orrin Whipple, for aid rendered sundry persons, 3 75
State Reform School, for board of Samuel E. Morse, 10 43
John J. Ware, Warden, for conveying pauper to Tewksbury, 8 00
John J. Ware, Warden, for 1 cord wood delivered John White, 8 00
Charles Cole, for aid rendered sundry persons,
10 00
Albert Billings, for goods delivered Mrs. Beless, 25 09
James H. Grant, for medical attendance on Henry Hughes, 30 00
Town of Easton, for support of Hersey family,
60 72
Town of Needham, for aid rendered Daniel Car- man's family,
30 28
Thomas Rice, Jr., for aid rendered sundry persons,
26 00
$643 72
REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE BUILDINGS.
Allen Jordan, stock and labor on house, $18 85
Orrin Whipple, for building shed and enlarging barn, 1,020 01
A. E. Jewell & Co., for weather vane for barn, 66 66 66 lightning rods, and repairing
35 00
old ones, 11 00
J. H. Cushman, mason work, 24 75
C. L. Phillips, paint stock and labor,
45 99
John Thompson, repairing pumps,
6 28
Patrick Cummings, sinking well,
12 00
Garfield & Co., glass, 3 00
$1,176 88
36
HIGHWAYS. SELECTMEN, SURVEYORS. JOHN J. WARE, Superintendent.
John J. Ware, Superintendent to Feb. 1, 1867,
$202 78
Thomas Rice, Jr., personal services, S. F. Dix, 66 66
72 00
Orrin Whipple, 66
90 00
66
men and team,
41 85
Geo. Daniels,
173 25
Albert Brackett,
66
66
24 75
Dennis Leahey,
66
120 50
Elijah Jenison,
66 66
38 58
Arthur Keefe,
66
10 50
John Joice,
66
66
2 25
Henry Jenison,
66
66
188 44
J. McNamara,
66
66
3 50
S. F. Dix,
66
66
64 87
Thos. McGue,
66
66
18 00
James O'Donnell,
66
31 00
J. D. and W. Dix,
66
66
190 97
Tim. Connolly,
66
66
50 00
Michael McDonald, 66
66
25 50
Peter Martin,
66
66
28 50
F. A. Collins,
66
66
32 05
John J. Ware, Warden, men and team,
171 62
David Stone,
66
66
43 59
S. N. Woodward,
66
66
28 00
A. L. Hale,
66
66
196 12
Eben Stone,
66
66
59 00
L. T. Cunningham,
66
66
38 25
James M. Sherman,
66
66
44 25
Moses Crafts,
66
42 00
Amasa Collins,
66
66
14 00
Enoch Smith,
66
30 00
J. C. Stanton,
66
66
50 00
Vaughn Jones,
66
66
147 77
Thomas Quinn,
66
66
62 00
Wm. B. Lock,
66
66
28 00
Robt. J. Ardree,
66
66
4 00
Augustus Allen,
66
66
88 00
Stephen Cate,
66
66
143 00
Amount curried forward,
$2,689 89
66
16 00
Leonard Hurd,
75 00
66
37
Amount brought forward,
$2,689 89
James Fahey,
men and team,
144 00
Samuel M. Jackson, 66 66
407 10
John Linn,
66 66
146 80
Horace Cousens,
66 66
6 75
Luther Paul,
66
66
43 00
William Stearns,
66
66
57 00
Henry Paul,
66
66
40 00
John Stearns, 66 66
50 00
William Aiken,
66
66
42 25
Joshua Bartlett,
66
66
47 25
Wm. W. McIntosh,
66
66
173 09
Artemas Wiswall,
66
66
46 50
George White, Charles Esty,
66
66
65 50
J. C. Gipson,
66
66
41 82
Phebe G. Wales,
66
66
14 29
N. S. King,
66
66
10 00
Jeremiah Allen,
66
66
5 50
Winslow Fuller,
66
66
10 00
Felix Dolan,
66
66
16 12
Nathan Crafts,
66
66
52 00
John Sheridan,
66
66
25 50
Patrick Brannan,
66
66
21 00
Gilbert Maynard,
66
66
26 37
P. J. Monks,
66
66
25 00
John S. Fuller,
66
66
52 00
David Hall, Jr.,
66
66
11 50
Wm. Wiswall,
66
10 00
P. Hogan,
for labor,
49 58
Thomas Kenny,
66
6 00
John Mclaughlin,
66
11 37
G. W. Hawkes,
66
168 07
John Carroll,
66
114 00
John McGrath,
66
42 87
Patrick McGrath,
66
40 87
John McAllister,
66
125 45
Terrance Dolan, 66
223 62
James Durgan, 66
37 13
Thomas J. Orange,
66
10 50
Henry Beehler,
5 25
Daniel Foley,
66
90 12
Geo. P. Hammell,
66
98 12
Amount carried forward,
$5,321 97
66
.66
18 79
38
Amount brought forward,
$5,321 97
Michael Hahn, for labor,
286 87
Jeremiah Bartlett, 66
51 87
Henry Hammell, 66
27 75
Daniel McCarthy, 66
9 00
John Fitzgerald, 66
44 62
Henry Hyde, 66
76 50
John Carman,
66
36 00
Edward Farrell,
66
23 62
George Beck,
66
33 25
Charles F. Hooker,
66
5 25
Michael Manning,
66
3 50
Two returned soldiers,
66
10 00
Cornelius Sullivan,
66
4 50
Patrick Kenny,
66
60 00
James Meany,
66
67 75
Patrick Keefe,
66
26 75
Timothy Murphy, 66
90 00
Michael Ryan,
66
2 25
Michael Russell, 66
10 50
William McIntosh, 66
9 62
M. Sullivan, 66
26 25
Daniel Keefe,
66
17 01
Dennis Cohan,
66
30 00
Thomas Manning, 66
13 12
Michael Sullivan,
66
46 50
Patrick Cronan,
66
1 50
James Hartigan, 66
4 50
Michael Lester,
66
36 00
Michael Fanning,
66
2 62
John O'Donnell,
3 00
John McGrath,
66
24 00
Horace Jenison,
66
70 89
Timothy Stewart,
66
9 75
James Pendergast,
66
87 25
Patrick Commons, 66
11 62
James Conway,
66
16 50
Michael Riley,
66
152 75
Charles Tomey, 66
28 50
William Lyon, 66
30 74
John Holland, 66
232 85
Bernard Lovley, 2d, 66
188 42
John Lyon,
66
22 50
Amount carried forward,
$7,257 84
39
Amount brought forward,
$7,257 84
James Grace, for labor,
25 50
Martin Conner,
10 50
Michael Welch, 66
8 75
John Rorke, 66
63 00
Bartley McSherry, 66
14 00
Edward Cummings, 66
8 75
Augustus Allen, for gravel,
29 52
Eben Stone,
28 60
William Wiswell, for gravel,
33 86
Andrew McCubery,
30 72
W. H. Richards, 66
25 00
Timothy Connolly, for 40 loads stone,
3 20
J. Conner, for repairing tools, 2 88
L. P. Cunningham, for repairing tools,
21 86
J. C. Farrar, 66
23 88
E. M. Mosher, 66 66
6 27
John Tucker, 66 66
2 50
G. Howe, 66 66
1 60
Charles Cole, for repairing tools, shoeing horses, etc., 27 65
Daniels & Son, shoeing horses, etc.,
2 25
Marshall S. Rice, for blasting rocks,
5 00
Stephen Hurd, 66
5 00
G. Fuller & Son, lumber for railing,
27 72
C. D. Bartlett, for building railing,
30 64
Samuel M. Jackson, for posts,
9 50
Alpheus Trowbridge, for nails,
2 04
Morss & Whyte, for gravel screen,
12 00
Alfred Howes, for spikes,
2 00
A. Thomas, for iron rake,
2 75
J. L. Fairbanks, for account books,
4 75
J. Pulcifer, repairing snow plow,
1 00
John J Ware, Warden, board of highway horses,
195 00
66
66 66 for sundries,
7 33
Seth Davis, for lengthening out culvert on Water- town Street, 85 50
66 66 repairs on Chestnut Street, 9 75
$8,047 69
R. Gilkey & Co., for lumber, 19 58
40
REMOVING SNOW.
C. Decker,
$33 25
N. Wales, 2d,
20 12
Patrick Brennan,
40 50
Vaughn Jones,
133 50
F. Jones,
16 00
E. Wyman,
16 00
W. B. Locke,
13 00
P. Martin,
20 00
John Sheridan,
20 00
F. A. Collins,
42 88
John Carroll,
26 00
Geo. W. Hawkes,
16 62
John McAllister,
17 50
T. Dolan,
17 50
James Durgan,
17 50
John McGrath,
15 75
John J. Ware, Warden,
33 25
Augustus Allen,
36 17
Edward Cummings,
12 25
P. Cummings,
25 50
H. Ross,
37 62
E. Jenison,
14 00
Enoch Smith,
22 75
E. Carter,
36 87
M. McDonald,
52 50
J. D. and Wm. Dix,
28 65
S. F. Dix,
16 63
C. H. Jenison,
14 00
Geo. Daniels,
41 00
Albert Brackett,
20 00
Dennis Leahey,
16 75
T Stewart,
14 00
B. Carr,
13 00
Patrick Joyce,
10 50
John Briston,
10 50
Orrin Whipple,
28 50
P. Sweeney,
11 37
P. J. Monk,
29 74
James Feely,
27 00
Eben Stone,
31 14
David Stone,
11 09
S. Sanderson,
10 05
Amount carried forward,
$1,070 95
41
Amount brought forward,
$1,070 95
Philip Smith,
17 00
G. W. Butters,
16 00
W. W. McIntosh,
41 00
Patrick Mullen,
18 38
J. C. Gipson,
22 38
Samuel M. Jackson,
68 16
G. P. Hammell,
13 12
Harvey James,
10 50
John Stearns,
16 10
WVm. Aiken,
20 50
Henry Paul,
13 82
Luther Paul,
10 13
Wm. Stearns,
14 87
Isaac Kingsbury,
17 13
G. K. and J. Ward,
21 11
B. McSherry,
24 50
N. Craft,
59 50
M. Sheehan,
12 25
Thomas Farrell,
10 50
H. Jenison,
28 75
C. Reynolds,
10 50
John Lyon,
11 37
John T. Hill,
10 50
Sundry bills (110)
601 79
$2,160 81
Value of work done by highway teams,
85 00
$2,245 81
INCIDENTALS FOR HIGHWAYS.
S. M. Jackson, for extra work, 20 45
Seth Davis, for taking up and relaying drain on Chestnut street, near W. Newton Railroad Sta- tion, 200 00
West Newton Land Co., for building drain across Washington street, West Newton, 100 00
Seth Davis, for covering stone for culvert on Walnut street, 35 00
Seth Davis, for covering stone for culvert, N. Corner, 6 25
Amount carried forward, $361 70
6
42
Amount brought forward,
$361 70
Eben Stone, for gravel land on Parker street,
608 57
George Brigham, for widening and relaying cul- vert on Walnut street, Augustus Allen, for gravel land,
156 73
700 00
George Fuller, for 3 street signs, 66 66 harness work, L. S. Holman, for painting street signs,
4 00
1 40
1 50
$1,833 90
NEW HIGHWAYS.
LINCOLN STREET.
F. A. Collins, men and team, 76 12
S. N. Woodward, men and teams,
51 05
Moses Crafts, 66 66
46 00
Vaughn Jones, 66 66
13 00
Patrick Hogan, labor,
21 87
Daniel Cook,
66
11 81
Wm. McIntosh, "
11 37
T. Dolan,
3 50
Patrick Kenny, "
10 00
A. L. Hale, 66
5 00
Timo. Murphy,
3 00
James Meany, 66
3 00
P. Keefe,
66
1 50
Thomas Manning, labor,
3 00
Geo. B. Sherman 66
75
John McAllister,
17 50
$278 47
STREET LEADING FROM ELLIOT STREET TO BOSTON, HARTFORD, & ERIE R. R.
Amos L. Hale, men and team,
63 00
CHARLES STREET.
Vaughn Jones, men and team,
194 50
John Cunningham, 66
16 75
James Fayhee, for labor
42 00
Edward Farrell, «
36 00
John Flannegan, "
36 62
Anthony Holbrook, for gravel,
45 00
$370 87
$712 34
43
BRIDGES.
Allen Jordan, repairs, L. Falls bridge,
$40 00
George W. Keyes, repairs, U. Falls bridge, 3 29
75
J. H. Wight, repairs,
$44 04
HIGHWAY TEAMS.
S. J. Merriam, for one horse, 500 00
W. C. Harrington, 66
500 00
Hickok & Prosser, 66
500 00
F. A. Collins, paid freight on one horse from Vermont,
10 00
Shelton & Cheever, 3 cart harnesses, blankets, halters, etc.,
381 50
Shelton & Cheever, lead harness and belts,
39 50
John Pulcifer, 3 horse carts,
450 00
66 one 2-horse sled,
120 00
Ames & Co., for shovels,
4 50
66 66 bush scythe,
1 00
66 66 paving hammers,
2 50
Vaughn Jones, express of horse, harnesses, etc.,
5 50
Orrin Whipple, for making snow plows,
79 80
L. S. Holman, painting 66
9 00
E. M. Mosher,
iron work on " 81 60
$2,684 90
RECAPITULATION.
New Roads,
712 34
Repairs on Highways,
8,047 69
Incidentals for Highways,
1,833 90
Removing Snow,
2,160 81
Highway Teams,
2,684 90
Bridges,
44 04
$15,483 68
INSURANCE.
13 -122 67
Quincy Mut. Fire Ins. Co., on Schoolhouse, L. Falls, $90 00 66 66 66 on Schoolhouse, U. Falls, 90 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, N. Corner, 86 00
Amount carried forward,
$266 00
44
Amount brought forward, $266 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, North Village, 75 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, N. Corner (Richardson St.), 84 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, Auburndale, 98 50
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, W. Newton, 67 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Almshouse, 70 00
Quincy Mut. Fire Insurance Co., on Piano, U. Falls school, 6 00
Merchants and Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., on Schoolhouse, Newtonville, 90 00
People's Fire Ins. Co., on Nonantum Engine House and Engine, 64 00
People's Fire Ins. Co., on High Shooolhouse,
30 00
People's Fire Ins. Co., on Almshouse, Barn, etc.,
82 50
People's Fire Ins. Co., on Schoolhouse, Auburn- dale, 112 84
Hartford Fire Ins. Co., on Schoolhouse, Auburn- dale,
129 00
Commerce Ins. Co., on Schoolhouse, Auburndale,
126 00
Mechanic's permit, on Schoolhouse, Auburndale,
36 50
Home Insurance Co., New Haven, Ct., on Big- elow Schoolhouse, 50 00
Home Insurance Co., New Haven, Ct., on Em- pire Engine and House, 25 00
$1,412 34
SPECIAL POLICE.
John M. Fisk,
$921 00
H. C. Hoyt,
100 00
Charles Cole,
150 00
$1,171 00
PRINTING.
Samuel Chism, for printing Auditor's Report,
725 00
66 for printing Report of Committee
on Highways, 35 00
Samuel Chism, for printing Posters, etc., 10 00 for printing Cards, Teachers' Blanks, etc., for Schools, 35 50
Amount carried forward, $805 50
45
Amount brought forward, $805 50
Stacy & Richardson, for printing School Committee Report, 300 00
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Cards, Questions, and Blanks for Schools, 93 50
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Order of Exercises for High School, 23 00
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Assessors' Books and Notices, 27 50
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Lists of Share- holders in the National Banks in Newton, for the Assessors, 25 00
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Tax Bills,
51 00
Stacy & Richardson, for printing Check and Juror Lists, Warrants, Blanks, etc., for Selectmen, 114 00
Geo. C. Rand & Avery, printing Regulations of Fire Department, 8 00
$1,447 50
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
M. S. Rice, for services as Registrar, in obtaining,
recording, and returning to the Sec- retary of State, 70 marriages, 7 00
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