Town of Newton annual report 1885, Part 4

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 570


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City Hall.


Received for use of hall, etc. $227 00 Received from Amos Stone, treas- urer of County of Middlesex, for rent of police court room, 500 00


Total, as per item No. 6 of


receipts


$727 00


Dog Tax. Received from Amos Stone, treas- urer of County of Middlesex, for dog tax, as per item No. 7 of receipts $1,841 45


33


Druggists' License Fees.


Received from sundry persons for


liquor licenses of the sixth class, as per item No. 8 of re- ceipts $19 00


Fire Department.


Received from H. L. Bixby, chief of department, for sale of condemned axle and wheels, as per item No. 9 of receipts $10 00


Funded Debt-Water Bonds.


Received from the commissioners of sinking funds of City of Newton for thirty-two water bonds, 4 per cent., $1,000 each, as per item No. 10 of receipts $32,000 00


Funded Debt-School Loan.


Received from Brewster, Cobb &


Estabrook for forty - four school loan bonds, 4 per cent., $1,000 each, as per item No. 11 of receipts $44,000 00


Highway-General Repairs. Received from Boston and Albany Railroad Corporation, for material and labor in repair- ing approaches to the bridges over the tracks of the Circuit Railroad, as follows : -


34


Elliot street


$3,019 36


Washington street


2,435 80


Beacon street


2,403 12


Boylston street


1,358 65


Received from Boston and Albany Railroad Corporation, for curbing 3 65


Received from sundry persons


portion of expense for recon-


struction and extension of


Bowditch street from New-


tonville avenue to Washing- ton street


2,925 00


Received from Almshouse De-


partment for manure . 276 00


Received from T. F. Mague, horse 45 00


Received from S. D. Garey, for grates and brick . 22 73


Received from N. and W. Gas


Light Co., paving and gravel 16 95


Received from Town of Brookline one halfexpense of determin- ing boundary line, etc.


10 56


Received from Patrick J. Connel-


ley, pasturage


10 00


Received from Daniel Warren, old plank .


5 00


Received from James Murphy,


old iron, from city stable


Ward 7 4 83


Total as per item No. 12 of receipts


$12,536 65


35


Interest on Deposits. Received from Newton National Bank, on daily balances, as per item No. 13 of receipts $819 24


Interest on Betterments.


Received from sundry parties on account of betterments, as per item No. 14 of receipts $22 97


Interest on City Loans.


Received from Brewster. Cobb & Esta-


brook accrued interest on forty-four school loan bonds, $1,000 each . $146 67


Received from Blake Bros. & Co., inter- est on loan $5 00


Total. as per item No. 15 of receipts . $151 67


Interest on Farlow Park Betterments.


Received from sundry persons interest on


betterments, as per item No. 16 of receipts . $29 43


Interest on Sidewalks and Curbing Assessments.


Received from sundry persons interest as per item No. 17 of receipts $5 77


Interest on Taxes.


Received from sundry persons, interest on


taxes. as per item No. 18 of receipts . $2,092 56


Interest on Water Bonds.


Received from commissioners of the sinking funds of City of Newton, accrued interest on $32,000, 4 per cent. water bonds, as per item No. 19 of receipts $92 44


36


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors.


Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on account of aid to sundry persons, under Chap. 252, Acts of 1879, as per item No. 20 of receipts $465 00


Kenrick Fund Income, etc.


Balance uninvested January 1, 1885,


in city treasury . $1,740 00


Received from Henry Ross, princi-


pal 500 00


Received from W. B. Locke, princi- pal 500 00


Balance of income on hand Jan. 1, 1885 25 00


$2,765 00


Income from investments in 1885 as


per item No. 21 of receipts 189 73


$2,954 73


Expended.


Distributed per order Board of Alder-


men, as per item No. 25 of ex- penses $165 20


Balance income on hand


49 53


214 73


Balance uninvested Jan. 1, 1886


$2,740 00


37


Miscellaneous. Received from E. C. Soule, Chair-


man, refund of amount not ex- pended in placing Fire Alarm Box, etc., corner Watertown and Parsons streets, as per item No.


22 of receipts $22 38


National Bank Tax.


Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts National Bank Tax, as per item No. 23 of receipts . $11,068 25


Newton Free Library .- Catalogue Account.


Received from H. P. James, Libra-


rian, for sale of catalogues, as per item No. 24 of receipts


$15 00


Police Department.


Received from Edward W. Cate, Clerk


of Police Court, fees, fees for witnesses, fines and costs, as per item No. 25 of receipts $702 62


Pedlars' Licenses .


Received from Angiolo Mobilia, as


per item No. 26 of receipts $22 00


Poor Out of Almshouse.


Received from Commonwealth of


Massachusetts for partial support, etc., of sundry persons . Received from estate of Mary Far- rell, for support of Mary Farrell 517 49


$499 02


Amount carried forward, $1,016 51


38


Amount brought forward, $1,016 51 Received from City of Boston, for partial support of sundry per- sons . 153 62


Received from City of Waltham, for partial support of sundry per- sons . 210 33


Received from City of Lowell, for partial support of sundry per- sons 9 88


Received from City of Cambridge, for partial support of sundry per- sons 6 13


Received from Town of Blackstone, for partial support of sundry per- sons ·


24 00


Received from Town of Concord, for partial support of sundry per- sons 17 57


Received from Town o Foxboro, for partial support of sundry per- son 13 95


Received from Town of Pittsfield, for partial support of sundry per- sons 6 90


Received from Town of Merrimac, for partial support of sundry per- sons 4 00


Received from Town of Needham, for partial support of sundry per- sons 3 50


Amount carried forward · $1,466 39


39


Amount brought forward $1,466 39


Received from Town of Sunderland,


for partial support of sundry per- sons 3 20


Received from Town of Natick, for partial support of sundry persons 1 50


Received for partial support of J. C. Gipson 189 53


Total as per item No. 27 of re-


ceipts.


$1,660 62


Public Property.


Received for rent of Prospect


Schoolhouse Hall $124 00


Received for rent of Mason School-


house Hall 37 00


Received for rent of Hyde School- house Hall . 8 00


Received for rent of Oak Hill Schoolhouse Hall . · 8 00


Received from Captain I. H. Houghton, rent of Armory Hall 58 67


Received for rent of house, Au- burndale Avenue . 48 00


Received from E. M. Fowle, Treas., for use of Crystal Pond 25 00


Received from John Ryan, old


hearse house, West Newton 7 00


Received from Henry F. Ross, for old ventilator 5 00


Total, as per item No. 28 of re- ceipts


$320 67


40


Premium on School Loan.


Received from Brewster, Cobb, and Estabrook, 3 90-100 per cent. premium on forty-four school loan bonds, $1,000 each as per item No. 29 of receipts $1,716 00


Read Fund Income.


Received from the Trustees of the


Read Fund, interest on in- vestments $794 00


Received from John Q. Henry, chairman, balance unexpend- ed on account of lectures 14 70


Received from John Q. Henry, chairman, balance unexpend- ed on account of picnic 6 11


Total as per item No. 30 of receipts $814 81


Record and Other Fees.


Received from City Clerk, for re- cording mortgages, marriage certificates, assignments, etc., as per item No. 31 of receipts $500 85


Schools, General Appropriation for. Received from Miss L. M. Newhall, teacher, amount approved by school board in error as per item No. 32 of receipts $33 75


41


School Incidentals.


Received from B. F. Doherty re-


fund of bill for expressage, as per item No. 33 of receipts


$1 50


Ships Engaged in Foreign Trade.


Received from Commonwealth of


Massachusetts, on account of ships engaged in foreign trade as per item No. 34 of receipts $1,717 94


Sidewalks and Curbing.


Received from sundry parties, on


account of sidewalks and curbing, as per item No. 35 of receipts $509 53


Sinking Fund Commissioners.


Received from the commissioners


of the sinking funds of the City of Newton, for the pay- ment of a note of the town of Newton, as per item No. 36 of receipts . $20,000 00


Street Light Department.


Received from W. Henry Brackett


for iron lamp post, lantern, etc., broken by team 16 25


Received from sundry parties, for iron lamp post, lantern, etc.,


broken by team . 16 25


Total as per item No. 37 of receipts $32 50


42


State Aid.


Received from Commonwealth of


Massachusetts, on account of sundry persons, under chapter 301, Acts of 1879, as per item No. 38 of receipts $813 00


Taxes 1879.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885 $891 52


Taxes 1880.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1884 $905 94


Received from sundry persons, since


Dec. 31, 1884, as per item No. 39 of receipts 6 90


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885 $899 04


Taxes 1881.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885 $1,228 00


Taxes 1882.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1884 . $1,748 72


Received from sundry persons, since Dec. 31, 1884, as per item No. 40 of receipts 120 11


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885 $1,628 61


Taxes 1883.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1884 . $2,494 46


Received from sundry persons since Dec. 31, 1884, as per item No. 41 of receipts 410 58


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885 · $2,083 88


43


Taxes 1884.


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1884 . $69,312' 57 Received from sundry persons, since Dec. 31, 1884, as per item No. 42 of receipts 66,729 57


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885


$2,583 00


Taxes 1885.


Amount assessed for State


tax


. $24,135 00


Amount assessed for Coun-


ty tax . 18,302 55


Amount assessed for City


tax


. 367,240 00


Supplementary


assess-


ments


30 00


Tax on non-resident bank


shares


848 03


Overlay


.


6,287 93


$416,843 51


Received from sundry persons to Dec. 31, 1885, as per item No. 43 of re- ceipts . 352,477 13


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1885


$64,336 38


Temporary Loans.


Borrowed during the year, by authority of the City Council (in anticipation of taxes), for the payment of cur- rent expenses :


Jan. 6. Richardson, Hill & Co., at 3 3-4 per cent. per


$35,000 00 annum


Amount carried forward . $35,000 00


44


Amount brought forward . $35,000 00 Feb. 21. Blake Bros. & Co., at 3 5-8 per cent. per an- num 40,000 00


May 26. Brewster, Cobb & Esta- brook, at 2 7-10 per cent. per annum 100,000 00


June 30. New England Trust Co., 2 1-2 per cent. per an- num · .


100,000 00


July 14. Potter-Lovell Co., at 2 per cent. per annum .


50,000 00


Nov. 21. Potter Lovell Co., at 2 7-8


per cent. per annum . 15,000 00


Dec. 22. Boston Five-Cent Sav-


ings Bank, at 3 per cent. per item 75,000 00


Total, as per item No. 44 of receipts $415,000 00


Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils.


Received from sundry non-resi-


dents for tuition, as per item No. 45 of receipts $278 03


Water Meters and Service Pipe.


Received from sundry persons for meters, service pipe, etc., as per item No. 47 of receipts $5,471 52


45


Water Rates.


Received from sundry persons for


use of water in 1885, by


schedule rates, as per item


No. 48 of receipts


฿36,685 59


Water Rates by Meters.


Received from sundry persons for


use of water in 1885, by


meters, as per item No. 49 of receipts *17,161 10


STATEMENT IN DETAIL OF EXPENSES, WITH APPROPRIA- TIONS, TRANSFERS, AND BALANCES.


Almshouse Expenses and Repairs.


Appropriation


$3,750 00


Additional from City Treasury


received from Boston and


Albany Railroad Corporation for construction of bridge over tracks of Circuit Railroad 500 00


$4,250 00


N. D. Moody, service as warden N. D. Moody, sundry cash pay- ments


600 00


246 51


Nathaniel Bright, services at alms- house . 54 00


Amounts carried forward, $900 51


$4,500 04


46


Amounts brought forward $900 51 $4,500 00


Charles E. Sanborn, services at almshouse 45 00


Joseph Laird, services at almshouse 88 20


John T. Moody, services at alms- house 13 00


Mary Laird, services at almshouse 60 00


Katy McNeil, services at alms- house


99 87


Nellie McLeod, services at alms- house .


36 80


Emma A. Bright, services at alms- house . 36 00


Mrs. C. E. Sanborn, services at almshouse 30 00


45 00


Dr. James Utley, medical attend- ance . Dr. D. E. Baker, medical attend- ance


20 00


Dr. C. F. Haynes, medical attend- ance


2 00


Dr. F. E. Crockett, medical attend- ance 1 00


474 66


L. A. Ross, construction of bridge Highway department for manure Water department, use of water C. F. Eddy & Co., for coal .


276 00


40 00


274 19


Crocker & Eldredge, groceries H. A. Sherman, groceries .


346 57


104 29


Hall & Lowe, provisions ·


254 27


G. F. Swift & Co., provisions


51 74


Amounts carried forward, $3,199 10


$4,500 00


47


Amonts brought forward, *3,199 10 $4,500 00


C. F. Rand, premium insurance on buildings 191 25


E. Smead & Co., grain 71 79


F. Linnell, fish and oysters . 64 02


George H. Ellis, ice 28 60


A. James, crackers 27 94


J. F. C. Hyde, wood at auction 140 25


Dexter Kingsbury, wood at auction 92 25


Thomas Fortune, wood at auction 50 50


W. H. Mague, house-offal . 80 00


C. A. Cole, blacksmithing, etc.


72 69


Francis Buttrick, lumber


50 31


M. E. Church, rent of pew .


30 00


B. A. Atkinson & Co., secretary 37 00


W. B. Whittier, pigs . 28 00


Tucker Man'f. Co., iron bedsteads


12 70


E. C. Holmes & Co., seeds, etc.


11 63


E. W. Hodgson, blankets, etc.


9 20


C. H. Thompson & Co., grindstone 8 00


Newton Cemetery, interment


5 00


Daniels' Nonantum stable, use of teams . 4 00


M. Frank Lucas, material and labor


7 88


J. Pulcifer, material and labor 8 70


3 84


H. H. Hunt, material and labor Milo Lucas, material and labor


2 41


Everett E. Moody, supplies.


204 05


F. W. Freeman, supplies


43 18


O. F. Lucas, supplies . 28 50


Amount carried forward, . $4,512 79


$4,500 00


48


Amounts brought forward, $4,512 79 $4,500 00


Ames Plow Co., supplies 6 67


John Wales & Co., supplies. 5 50


C. H. Stone & Co., supplies. 5 46


(). B. Leavitt, supplies 4 60


L. Hefflon, supplies 3 54


F. Murdock & Co., supplies


1 60


R. S. Bullard, expressage


2 75


John McDonald, shoeing horse


1 50


Total, as per item No. 1 of expenses $4,544 41


Balance, overdrawn, transferred into Treasury $294 41


Abatement of Betterments-Farlow Park.


Paid to sundry parties por- tion of original betterment, the same having been paid previous to the order of the City Council, reducing the amount of betterments 33 1 3 per cent., as per item No. 2 of expenses $56 00


Armory Rent and Expenses.


Appropriation $800 00


C. W. Turner, rent of armory $200 00


B. S. Wetherbee, services as jan- itor 250 00


N. and W. Gaslight Co., gas 176 00


Albert Brackett, coal . 52 85


Amounts carried forward, $678 85 $800 00


49


Amounts brought forward 678 85 $800 00


C. S. Pulsifer, rent of land for rifle range 50. 00


Timothy Stuart, labor, men and teams


33 65


B. S. Wetherbee, extra services, armories 5 00


Edward Pike, material and labor 24 58


J. S. Sumner, material and labor 6 22


Transcript Publishing Co., print-


ing notices 3 50


Total, as per item No. 3 of


expenses


$821 80


Balance, overdrawn, trans-


ferred into Treasury $21 80


Armory Hall-Claflin Guard Armory.


Expended to Dec. 31, 1884


$5,984 96


Higgins & Nickerson-amount paid on contract for altera- tions


$3,798 47


Walworth Manufacturing Com- pany-amount paid on con- tract for steam-heating appa- ratus 596 00


H. J. Preston, services as archi- tect .


175 00


Christopher Needham - amount paid on contract for painting, etc. 139 28


Amounts carried forward, $4,708 75


$5,984 96


50


Amounts brought forward, . $4,708 75 $5,984 96 Harwood Manufacturing Compa-


ny, settees, etc. 468 00


Howland & Churchill, gas fixtures 75 00


Albert Brackett, coal and wood 41 43


B. S. Wetherbee, care of heating apparatus 25 00


Edward Pike, material and labor John Hackett, material and labor M. C. Higgins, material and labor John S. Sumner, material and la-


24 80


14 00


11 75


bor 11 25


Murray & Farrell, material and la- bor 10 00


Joseph Garvin, material and labor 5 00


C. W. Morehouse, supplies . 2 10


Total, as per item No. 4 of


$5,397 08 expenses


Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1885 . ฿11,382 04


Auburndale (Williams) Schoolhouse.


Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1884


$34,935 36


J. A. Swasey, blackboards . 194 36


J. Foster Ober, services as archi- tect .


43 88


F. P. Baker & Co., lumber 28 24


Moses Pond & Co., material and labor 72 00


W. F. Soule, material and labor . 71 10


Amounts carrried forward, $409 58


$34,935 36


51


Amounts brought forward, $409 58 $34,935 36


Walworth Manufacturing Compa- ny, material and labor . 11 55


H. H. Hunt, material and labor . 9 24


C. G. Fletcher, material and labor


8 94


W. A. Fogwill, material and labor 7 25 N. and W. Gaslight Co., material and labor 6 49


Patrick O'Donnell, labor


17 50


Michael McCarty, labor


17 07


Edward Pendergast, labor


14 87


Andrew Farrell, labor


12 25


Michael McCarty, 2d, labor .


11 82


John Leech, labor 9 63


Joseph Flaherty, labor


7 88


Patrick Meoley, labor


7 00


John Corls, labor


6 13


Patrick Malvy, labor


5 25


Total, as per item No. 5 of


expenses · $562 45


Total expenditure


$35,497 81


Books, Stationery and Printing.


$2,150 00


Appropriation


George H. Pratt, printing audi- tors' report, etc. $706 20


Fanning Printing Co., printing, etc. 275 41


Rice & Drake, printing, etc. 84 40


Newton Graphic, printing and ad- vertising


72 78


Amounts carried forward, . $1,138 79


$2,150 00


52


Amounts brought forward, $1,138 79 $2,150 00


Rand, Avery & Co., printing, etc. 40 00


Spectator Job Print, printing, etc. 39 75


F. D. Graves, printing, etc. 38 64


A. Muage & Son, printing, etc. 27 15


P. T. Bartlett, printing, etc. 8 50


Rockwell & Churchill, printing, etc. 5 75


F. A. Searle, printing, etc. 2 00


Charles H. Stacy, stamped envel- opes, etc. 223 74


American Bank Note Co., check books 45 00


J. Q. Fuller, Boston directories 30 00


Drew, Allis & Co., Newton direct- ories 9 00


Boston Daily Advertiser, paper


and advertising . 18 65


Journal Newspaper Co., advertis- ing 7 13


J. C. Clark Printing Co., blank book 15 25


The Cyclostyle Co., for cyclostyle 13 00


J. Q. Bradish & Co , pens 10 50


George M. Demming, rubber bands 5 50


C. J. Peters & Son, city seals 3 50


H. A. Ball, penholders 2 35


J. A. Kenrick, treasurer, error in bill 04


Ward & Gay, supplies 146 97


Amounts carried forward, . $1,831 21


$2,150 00


3


Amounts brought forward $1,831 21 $2,150 00


Samuel Hobbs & Co., supplies 73 40


Hooper, Lewis & Co., supplies J. L. Hammett, supplies 44 28


70 15


A. R. Gay & Co., supplies . 41 25


Thomas Groom & Co , supplies


22 00


M. R. Warren, supplies 12 81


H. C. Dimond & Co., supplies


14 45


Annis & Taylor, supplies


10 91


American Writing Machine Co.


10 35


J. A. Travis, supplies


8 25


Carter, Rice & Co., supplies


4 55


Denison Manufacturing Company, supplies 3 00


F. Murphy, supplies


1 80


A. L. Shipman's Sons, supplies .


1 50


Total, as per item No. 6 of


expenses ·


$2,149 92


Balance, unexpended, trans-


ferred into treasury 08


Board of Health.


Appropriation . $2,300 00


Nathan Mosman, services as agent for Board $800 00


Nathan Mosman, sundry cash ex - penses · 1 75


William H. Mague, collecting house-offal 1,200 00


Dr. F. E. Crockett, medical attend-


Amount carried forward, $2,001 75


$2,300 00


1


54


Amounts brought forward $2,001 75 $2,300 00


ance 22 50


Dr. Eben Thompson, medical at- tendance 9 10


Dr. J. A. Mead, medical attendance 5 00


Dr. D. E. Baker, medical attendance 2 00


Dr. F. E. Porter, medical attendance 2 00


J. R. McLaughlin, medical attend- ance 2 00


Geo. H. Pratt, advertising 67 70


Newton Graphic, advertising. 24 00


Fanning Printing Co., printing


8 50


F. D. Graves, printing . .


1 60


I. F. Kingsbury, sundry expenses 17 44


Arthur Hudson, analysis of water 10 00


Ward & Gay, supplies . 18 30


F. Murphy, supplies 2 00


H. C. Dimond & Co., supplies 1 50


Central Stables, use of teams. 10 50


H. A. Spear, use of teams 12 00


S. F. Cate, use of teams 8 50


Fred B. Spear, use of teams . .


6 00


Daniels Nonantum Stables, use of teams 4 00


D. Harrington & Son, use of teams Tucker Man'f. Co., iron bedsteads 16 80


1 50


C. F. Eddy & Co., coal . 3 00


C. H. Jenison, expressage 50


M. J. Cox, burying animals . 9 00


John Newton, burying animals 3 00


Peter Horrigan, burying animals 2 50


Amounts carried forward $2,272 69


$2,300 .00


55


Amounts brought forward, $2,272 69 $2,300 00


J. U. Kimball, burying animals 2 00


Scott F. Davis. burying animals 2 00


Seth Johnson, burying animals 1 00


J. O'Donnell, burying animals 1 00


Fred C. Smith, burying animals 1 00


S. B. Maxwell, burying animals 1 00


Total, as per item, No. 7 of expenses $2,280 69 Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury $19 31


Burial-Grounds.


Appropriation $250 00


Newton Cemetery


Corporation,


material and labor . $136 75


Gilkey and Stone, lumber, 14 04


Daniel Condrin, stone wall . 5 00


Newton Cemetery Corporation,


services, Henry Ross, Supt. 94 21


Total, as per item No. 8 of expenses 8250 00


Conveyance of Pupils.


Appropriation $650 00


Transferred from general appropri-


ation for schools 250 00


$900 00


Fred B. Spear


900 00


Total, as per item No. 9 of


expenses $900 00


56


Curbing.


Appropriation $1,500 00 John A. Kenrick, treasurer, labor,


men and teams, highway de- partment $598 47


Noah Prescott, curbstones 677 53


Boston and Albany Railroad cor-


poration, freight 224 00


Total, as per item No. 10 of


expenses


$1,500 00


City Hall Expenses.


Appropriation


$1,600 00


N. and W. Gaslight Co., gas $545 43


C. F. Eddy & Co., coal 450 05


M. G. Crane, wood 8 00


Water department, use of water . 77 00


J. D. Wellington, sundry cash ex- penses 248 44


L. J. Kendall, ice 30 00


C. H. Jenison, expressage 20 98


Patterson & Lavender, desk


19 00


Lawrence, Wilde & Co., chairs 16 00


Thomas Canfield, cleaning cess- pool 9 00


Newton Odorless Excavating Co., cleaning cess-pool 5 00


S. C. Ayres, repairing clocks 5 00


A. J. Macomber, repairing clocks 2 00


A. & E. Burton & Co., feather dusters 2 50


Amounts carried forward, . $1,438 40


$1,600 00


57


Amount brought forward, $1,438 40 $1,600 00


Purdy & White, cleaning carpet . 2 24


H. H. Hunt, material and labor . Christopher Needham, material and labor


151 64


36 50


W. H. French & Co., material and labor


28 44


O. F. Lucas, material and labor 8 30


C. S. Phillips, material and labor . 5 50


C. A. Cole, material and labor


2 25


Germicide Co., supplies


19 50


H. C. Wood, supplies


7 00


Abram French & Co., supplies


6 50


R. Hollings & Co., supplies


1 00


Total, as per item No. 11 of


$1,707 27 expenses


Balance, overdrawn, trans-


ferred into treasury $107 27


City Engineer's Department.


$6,750 00


Appropriation


Albert F. Noyes, services as city engineer $2,100 00


H. D. Woods, services as assistant city engineer 392 90


Fred H. Barnes, services as assist- ant city engineer 995 00


William S. French, services as as- sistant city engineer 551 48


I. W. Hastings, services as assist- ant city engineer 696 10


Amounts carried forward, $4,735 48


$6,750 00


58


Amounts brought forward, $4,735 48 $6,750 00


W. P. Morse, services as assistant city engineer ·


572 00


A. L. Woodruff, services as assist- ant city engineer 492 08


Frank L. Preble, services as as- sistant city engineer 190 20


Stephen Child, services as assist- ant city engineer 99 23


David Hinckley, services as assist- ant city engineer 11 18


Incidental repairs, travelling ex- penses, etc., of engineer and assistants 203 61


Albert Brackett, for grain 154 70


Ward & Co, material and labor . 23 85


A. W. Ward, material and labor


18 60


J. Carroll, material and labor


6 57


W. White & Co., supplies . 61 57


B. Illfelder & Co., supplies 55 08


Wadsworth, Howland & Co., sup- plies 44 50


Frost & Adams, supplies 36 39


Buff & Berger, supplies


23 85


Chandler & Farquhar, supplies


2 50


J. D. F. Brooks, binding plans


5 25


The Hectograph Co., paper


5 00


Stephen F. Cate, use of teams 6 00


C. G. Tinkham, use of teams 1 00


C. H. Jennison, expressage


1 35


Total, as per item No. 12 of expenses


$6,749 99


Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury


01


59


Drains and Culverts.


Appropriation $12,000 00


Transferred to highways,


general repairs $3,000 00


Transferred to sidewalks


and street crossings 1,000 00


Transferred to land dam-


ages 550 00


4,550 00


$7,450 00


John A. Kenrick, treasurer, labor, men and teams, highway de- partment ·


$5,374 55


F. E. Hamblin, drain pipe, etc. 521 30


H. W. Clapp & Co., sewer-caps .


426 00


M. W. Sands, brick


361 25


Waldo Brothers, cement


316 10


Noah Prescott, stone


113 75


E. B. Haskell, stone


37 00


Newton Cemetery Corporation,


stone


20 40


Albert H. Roffe, stone . 13 80


George Frost, stone


8 00


Pine Farm School, stone


3 50


George D. Dix, stone


2 50


Pettee Machine Works, material and labor 89 96


M. Frank Lucas, material and labor 35 32


W. E. Porter, material and labor 24 50


Milo Lucas, material and labor 9 00


Amounts carried forward, $7,356 92


$7,450 00


60


Amounts brought forward $7,356 93 $800 00


Samuel D. Garey, material and la-


bor . 7 17


Boston & Albany Railroad, freight 47 00


N. Y. & N. E. Railroad, freight 18 00


George L. Pearson, expressage 20 10


C. H. Hurd, expressage. 80


Total, as per item No. 13 of expenses $7,450 00


Evening Schools.


Appropriation


$550 00


Transferred from general appro-


priation for schools 167 54


$717 54


Levi F. Warren, teacher $99 00


Herbert E. Thayer, teacher


103 50


Sharler Mathews, teacher


6 00


Sarah Hopkinson, teacher


77 50


Emma B. Wilkins, teacher


67 50


Charlotte N. Wilkins, teacher 67 50


Ethel Cushing, teacher . 34 50


John E. Cummings, teacher .


34 50


Nellie P. Warren, teacher


.


33 00


Kate F. Mellish, teacher


33 00


Lulu M. Bagley, teacher


31 50


Sarah M. Davis, teacher 30 00


· Ellen M. Doherty, teacher 28 50


John McCammom, janitor 33 75


N. & W. Gas Light Co., gas . 35 33


H. F. Wellington, material and labor




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