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Stephen Holmes, material and labor 855 80
Charles A. Hill, material and labor 664 00
C. A. Purdy, material and labor 570 57
Isaac Smith, material and labor . 432 72
W. A. Fogwill, material and labor . 317 69
William E. Porter, material and labor . 290 30
Lee K. Allen & Co., material and labor
265 30
Amounts carried forward . $5,769 74 $10,760 00
118
Amounts brought forward $5,769 74 $10,760 00
J. M. Briggs, material and labor 258 00
James Dunn, material and labor 257 16
C. Keiser, material and labor 256 17
George B. Randall, material and labor 255 00
Cunningham Iron Works Co.,
material and labor 244 67
J. O. Evans Sons', material and labor 243 80
John Farquhars Sons', material and labor 231 08
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor
213 45
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor J. C. Farrar, material and labor . Patrick Brennan, material and labor
164 32
164 14
164 00
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor .
163 35
S. D. Garey, material and labor . Charles Scott, material and labor F. H. Humphrey, material and labor
144 27
128 95
H. H. Hunt, material and labor . 106 80
J. E. Trowbridge, material and labor
105 81
L. A. Ross, material and labor 94 75
94 45
A. W. Joslyn, material and labor Milo Lucas, material and labor . Arthur Muldoon, material and labor
93 35
91 60
Amounts carried forward . $9,403 66
$10,760 00
58 80
119
Am'ts brought for'd,
$9,403 66 $10,760 00
R. J. Morrissey, material and labor 86 92 . Sidney G. Steeves, material and labor . 84 28
William Bemis, material and
labor 82 00
H. F. Wellington, material and labor 81 23
76 67
C. S. Phillips, material and labor Joseph W. Griggs, material and labor 76 60
A. W. Snow, material and labor 75 72
L. A. Gammons, material and labor 73 50
Walworth Manf. Co., material and labor 58 82 · John E. Coleman, material and labor . 51 24
John Cain, material and labor 50 00
W. F. Soule, material and labor 45 55
M. C. Higgins, material and labor .
40 20
S. K. Macleod, material and labor ·
38 00
H. H. Miles, material and labor . 35 21
E. F. Hamblin, material and labor .
33 38
W. J. Maguire, material and labor
30 70
John Lyons, material and labor . 30 25
Amounts carried forward . $10,453 93
$10,760 00
120
Amounts brought forward .
$10,453 93 $10,760 00
W. B. Alexander, material and labor
29 09
29 34
27 48
18 90
D. O. Driscoll, material and labor Water department, material and labor
13 24
Moses Pond & Co., material and labor
12 60
R. O. Evans, material and labor . 11 15
F. T. Burgess, material and la- bor 11 00
W. P. Leavitt, material and labor Murray & Farrell, material and labor . .
10 55
Kendall & Roberts, material and labor 9 45
John S. Sumner, material and la- bor 9 09
W. F. Grace, material and labor . 8 00
Thomas Belger, material and la- bor 5 98
C. A. Cole, material and labor 5 00
4 60
A. H. Adams, material and labor Purdy & White, material and la- bor
4 00
Adam Beck, material and labor .
3 84
Amounts carried forward · $10,708 59
$10,760 00
J. D. Billings, material and labor Edward Pike, material and labor W. J. Wilson, material and labor Cranitch and Horrigan, material and labor
17 35
13 35
10 65
121
Amounts brought forward, . $10,708 59 $10,760 00
George Williams, material and
labor . 3 60
James Dorney, material and la- bor 3 40
J. F. Washburn, material and la- bor 3 00
J. U. Kimball, material and labor 2 50
Mrs. N. A. Armstrong, material and labor 2 00
George F. Meacham, services as architect
75 00
W. P. Wentworth, gservices as architect 30 00
J. F. Starkweather, papering as- sessor's room 29 20
N. and W. Gaslight Co., gas
28 58
E. L. & F. S. Rollins, window shades, etc.
24 50
C. W. Robinson, wall paper 20 03
Timothy Stuart, labor, men and teams .
10 75
Newton Odorless Excavating Co.,
cleaning cess-pools 22 50
Johnson & Keyes, expressage
9 10
Marsten & Wells, flag
9 00
Chelmsford Foundry Co., iron hitching-posts, etc. 8 25
Central Stables, use of teams
8 00
S. F. Cate, use of teams
4 00
F. Murphy, hose 7 50
S. P. Whitman, rent of stalls
5 00
Amounts carried forward . $11,014 40
$10,760 00
122
Amounts brought forward . $11,014 50 $10,760 00
J. F. C. Hyde, insurance pre- mium ·
4 50
The Elastic Lining Carpet Co., carpet lining 3 50
W. S. Cargill, cash paid for ma- terial and labor 2 25
Russell & Burke, supplies .
51 42
H. A. Sherman, supplies 38 54
Waldo Bros., supplies
23 57
S. O. Thayer & Co., supplies
19 50
The Fulton Iron Foundry Co., supplies 15 00
Thayer & Stiles, supplies .
14 16
Goldthwait Bros., supplies
11 60
Jordan, Marsh & Co., supplies
8 78
J. W. Bailey & Son, supplies 8 40
Barber Bros., supplies
4 20
H. B. Coffin, supplies
3 75
Greenwood & Co., supplies
2 16
Jacob Doldt, labor
17 50
Thomas Burke, labor .
9 63
James Cummings, labor 7 88
Martin Foley, labor 6 75
Timothy Coffee, labor
4 38
James Humphrey, labor
2 50
M. W. Sands, brick
11 55
James H. Boit, cleaning Hamil- ton Schoolhouse . 8 00
D. M. Hammond, repairing flag . 4 50
Sundry small bills 16 71
Total, as per item No. 34 of expenses
$11,315 23
Balance overdrawn, transferred into treasury
$555 23
123
Removal of Ashes.
Appropriation $3,500 00
John A. Kenrick, treasurer, la-
bor, men and teams, highway department ·
$3,496 50
Timothy Stuart, labor, man and
team
3 50
Total as per item No. 35 of
expenses
$3,500 00
Read Fund Income.
Paid to sundry parties, in accordance with the will of the late Charles A. Read, income received from the trustees, upon invest- ments, as per item No. 36 of expenses $1,594 27
Salaries.
Appropriation
$14,400 00
J. Wesley Kimball, mayor . $1,000 00
Isaac F. Kingsbury, city clerk 2,000 00
John A. Kenrick, city treasurer and collector of taxes 2,700 00
Benjamin F. Otis, city auditor
2,000 00
Winfield S. Slocum, city solicitor
1,000 00
Isaac Hagar, chairman Board of Assessors 1,200 00
Samuel M. Jackson, assessor
750 00
Howard B. Coffin, assessor
750 00
J. D Wellington, city messenger
1,100 00
J. D. Wellington, sealer of weights and measures 75 00
Amounts carried forward
. $12,575 00
$14,400 00
124
Amounts brought forward . Moses Clark, Jr., deputy collector 1,200 00
$12,575 00 $14,400 00
Albert S. Glover, clerk of Com- mon Council 200 00
Dexter Whipple, assistant as- sessor, Ward 1 . ·
52 00
Elihu Smead, assistant assessor, Ward 2 .
96 00
O. F. Lucas, assistant assessor, Ward 3 40 00
Rufus Moulton, assistant assessor, Ward 4 80 00
W. E. Clarke, assistant assessor, Ward 5 .
76 80
George Warren, assistant as- sessor, Ward 6 . .
86 00
John Warner, assistant assessor,
Ward 7 .
74 00
Total, as per item No. 37 of
expenses
$14,479 80
Balance, overdrawn, trans-
ferred into treasury
$79 80
SCHOOLS.
General Appropriation, Educational Department.
General appropriation for schools $95,650 00
Received from dog
tax, by order of
City Council . 1,841 45
Amount carried forward,
$97,491 45
125
Amount brought forward, . $97,491 45
Transferred to school incidentals . Transferred to con-
$4,311 02
veyance of pupils 250 00
Transferred to even-
ing schools 167 54
$4,728 56
$92,762 89
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL.
Thomas Emerson, superintendent $2,590 00
Isaac Hagar, secretary School Board . 300 00
$2,890 00
High School.
Edward H. Cutler, head master $2,800 00
Ezra W. Sampson, master . 2,085 00
S. Warren Davis, assistant master 1,600 00
Caroline Spear, assistant
1,000 00
S. Alice Worcester, assistant 1,000 00
M. Abby Smith, assistant 1,000 00
Maybel P. Davis, assistant . .
1,000 00
Evelyn Rich, assistant
1,000 00
S. Alice Ranlett, assistant . 918 75
Lida P. Underhill, assistant
918 75
Amounts carried forward . $16,212 50
$92,762 89
126
Amounts brought forward . $16,212 50 $92,762 98 Special Teachers.
Adeline V. Pond, drawing and
writing
$800 00
Jennie E. Ireson, calisthenics and elocution 500 00
Horace M. Walton, music
450 00
J P. B. Fiske, military drill
150 00
Ellen L. Bond, sewing
450 00
Julia Grant, sewing
450 00
J. P. B. Fiske, expenses on ac- count of military drill . 50 00
$19,062 50
Mason School.
Albert L. Harwood, master 1,900 00
Della E. Dodge, head assistant
468 75
Della E. Noyes, head assistant
168 75
Ellen L. Baker, head assistant
56 25
Ellen L. Baker, assistant
566 25
Maria F. Wood, assistant
600 00
Myra A. Wilson, assistant
375 00
Margaret Martin, assistant
375 00
Ellen M. Cook, assistant
375 00
Mary Tenney, assistant
495 00
Annie E. Bancroft, assistant
343 75
Fannie E. Longfellow, assistant
312 50
Mary E. Mason, assistant .
187 50
Roberta J. Hardie, assistant
187 50
Georgia P. Buckman, assistant
78 75
L. M. Newhall, assistant
67 50
Abbie D. Esty, assistant
45 00
Amounts carried forward $25,665 00
$92,762 89
127
Amounts brought forward, . $25,665 00 $92,762 89
Rice School.
Myra A. Wilson, principal 281 25
Margaret Martin, assistant
225 00
Ellen L. Cook, assistant
225 00
Ida Merrill, assistant
82 50
$26,478 75
Oak Hill School.
C. Howard Wilson, principal 468 75
Louise N. Burbank, principal 225 00
$27,172 50
Thompsonville School.
Helen A. Davis, principal 693 75
$27.866 25
Hyde School
George A. Moore, master . 1,737 50
Charlotte E. Cameron, head as-
sistant 750 00
Gertrude Blackmar, assistant 600 00
Mabel R. Wetherbee, assistant 90 00
Phebe E. Churchill, assistant
600 00
Blanche J. Wetherbee, assistant 187 50
N. Grace Gould, assistant 443 75
Amounts carried forward
$32,275 00
$92,762 89
128
Amounts brought forward $32,275 00 $92,762 89
Prospect School.
Charles E. Hussey, master 1,537 50
Martha L Perkins, head assistant 750 00
Ella F. Crooker, assistant 600 00
Lucy A. Hayward, assistant 600 00
Lizzie W. Everett, assistant
600 00
Mary P. Fanning, assistant
600 00
S. Jennie Freeman, substitute teacher
4 50
Addie Scott, substitute teacher 2 25
$36,969 25
Hamilton School.
Luther E. Leland, master $1,900 00
Anna G. Swain, head assistant
750 00
Ellen M. Leland, assistant
600 00
Sarah H. Jumper, assistant
600 00
Williams School.
George L. Chandler, master
$1,900 00
Elizabeth A Pinnock, head assist-
ant 750 00
Laura A. Saltonstall, assistant
. 600 00
Hattie A. Ingraham, assistant 600 00
Ann B. Smith, assistant
600 00
Dora A. Allen, assistant
568 75
Grace G. Billings, assistant
405 00
Belle M. Hall, assistant
123 75
Amounts carried forward . $46,366 75 $92,762 89
129
Amounts brought forward, . $46,366 75 $92,762 89 Pierce School.
Levi F. Warren, master $1,900 00
Sarah A. Warren, head assistant 750 00
M. Alice Warren, assistant 600 00
Eliza E. Simmons, assistant 600 00
Helen S. Tolman, assistant
343 75
Davis School.
Ella G. Bates, principal
750 00
Calista S. Wood, assistant .
375 00
Susan E. Copeland, assistant 375 60
Sarah E. Foster, assistant .
600 00
Gertrude A. Elder, assistant
243 75
Helen S. Tolman, assistant
225 00
Belle Blodgett, assistant
45 00
Addie A. Jackson, assistant
50 00
Franklin School.
Elizabeth F. Paddock, principal . 750 00
M. Isabel Jenkins, assistant
375 00
Emma T. Weeks, assistant
450 00
Margaret A. Mague, assistant
600 00
Lulu M. Bagley, assistant
225 00
Clara H. Thompson, assistant
112 50
Gertrude A. Elder, assistant
11 25
Shaw Street School.
Calista S. Wood, principal 281 25
Susan E. Copeland, assistant 225 00
Lizzie M. Jones, assistant 225 00
Amounts carried forward . $56,479 25
$92,762 89
130
Amounts brought forward $56,479 25 $92,762 89
Adams School.
William A. Spinney, master 1,900 00
V. E. Hapgood, head assistant 750 00
Estella M. Haynes, assistant 600 00
Abbie J. Fiske, assistant 600 00
Angelia A. Smith, assistant
568 75
Clara H. Fox, assistant
60 00
Claflin School.
Herbert F. Sylvester, master
1,537 50
Lilla T. Wilder, head assistant 468 75
Lizzie Jones, assistant 375 00
Ellen M. Harrigan, assistant 518 75
Ellen S. Tewksbury, assistant 518 75
Carrie H. Rugg, assistant 281 25
Lydia A. Brierly, assistant
225 00
Eliot School.
George G. Edwards, master
1,737 50
H. Augusta Millard, head assist- ant
750 00
Louise W. Clelland, assistant 600 00
Abby J. Clark, assistant ·
375 00
Gertrude G. Tewksbury, assist-
ant
225 00
Amounts carried forward . $68,570 50 $92,762 89
131
Amounts brought forward . $68,570 50 $92,762 89
Jackson School.
Eliza J. Lovely, principal 656 25
Gertrude G. Tewksbury, assist-
ant
375 00
Lottie E. Stearns, assistant
600 00
Gertrude H. Smead, assistant
343 75
Mary A. Wellington, assistant
552 50
Rose A. Harkins, assistant
187 50
Jeanette Cobb, assistant
197 50
Sarah Hopkinson, assistant
61 88
Kate Mellish, assistant
52 25
Ella M. Donkin, substitute
2 07
Bigelow School.
H. Chapin Sawin, master
1,900 00
Martha M. Bakeman, head assist-
ant 750 00
Anna E. George, assistant . 600 00
S. Louise Shelton, assistant 600 00
Augusta A. Lentell, assistant
600 00
Emily J. Dyer, assistant
568 75
Elizabeth Ayles, assistant
568 75
Jennie P. Morehouse, assistant 105 00
Mary R. Putney, assistant . 87 50
Underwood School.
Charlotte E. Sewell, principal 750 00
Annie L. Wood, assistant
600 00
Josephine W. Littlefield, assist- ant 600 00
Ada L. Donkin, assistant 568 75
Amounts carried forward $79,897 95 $92,762 89
132
Amounts brought forward . $79,897 95 $92,762 89
Lincoln School.
Nellie B. Rand, principal $600 00
Jennie L. Butler, substitute 2 25
Janitors.
John Cummings, High
650 00
Thomas Woodman, Mason
540 00
Albert C. Marston, Rice
214 44
John Mohr, Thompsonville
96 00
Herman Esty, Oak Hill
96 00
Enoch Houston, Hyde
300 00
Joshua L. Randall, Prospect
360 00
James H. Boit, Hamilton
240 00
Martin Walsh, Williams
480 00
Thomas Johnson, Pierce and Da- vis 480 00
Bridget Cox, Franklin
240 00
John Woody, Shaw Street .
100 76
Mary Delaney, Adams
255 00
John Dorney, Claflin
360 00
James Dunn, Eliot
360 00
Mary Walsh, Jackson
255 00
John McCamman, Bigelow, Un- derwood and Lincoln 696 00
Fuel.
Albert Brackett, coal
$3,597 86
C. F. Eddy & Co., coal and wood
2,238 75
Almshouse department, wood
458 50
George Warren & Co., coal and wood
38 00
Total, as per item No. 38 of expenses . $92,556 51
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $206 38
133
School Incidentals.
Appropriation
$9,500 00
Transferred from general appro-
priation for schools 4,311 02
$13,811 02
Knight, Adams & Co., books, sta- tionery, etc. $3,938 61
A. C. Stockin, books 725 93
William Ware & Co., books
517 87
Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., books .
271 79
N. E. Agency, D. Appleton & Co., books
252 36
Ginn, Heath & Co., books 144 90
Ginn & Co., books 97 13
T. W. Gilson, books 83 88
E. S. Ritchie & Sons, books 69 72
Lee & Shepard, books 45 25
Harper Bros., books . 40 21
Leech, Sherwill & Sanborn . 36 25
Warren P. Adams, books 17 50
F. M. Ambrose, books 12 25
N. E. Publishing Co., books
10 80
E. W. Sampson, books, etc.
45 80
J. D. F. Brooks, binding books
224 42
E. H. Cutler, cash for covering books .
6 92
Ellen L. Bond, transportation and supplies for sewing school 47 94
Julia Grant, transportation and supplies for sewing school .
36 09
Amounts carried forward $6,625 62
$13,811 02
1344
Amounts brought forward $6,625 62 $13,811 02
Harris, Rogers & Co., wall maps 161 00 Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., wall maps · A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture 39 00 Water department, use of water . 856 00 M. C. Laffie, services as truant officer . 231 30
1,942 38
J. D. Henthorn, services as tru- ant officer .
15 00
C. O. Davis, service as truant officer . 15 00
John Ryan, service as truant offi- cer 15 00
C. P. Heustis, service as truant officer . 15 00
John Purcill, service as truant officer . 15 00
George H. Pratt, printing reports, etc.,
365 10
Nathan Sawyer & Son, printing 3 50
Newton Graphic, printing and postals . 2 25
Henry McElwain, blackboards 197 61
N. & W. Gas Light Co., gas
147 37
James Claffy, cleaning vaults
122 00
Newton Odorless Excavating Co., cleaning vaults ·
37 50
Daniels Nonantum Stables, use of teams .
55 50
J. H. Daniels, diplomas 97 60
Amounts carried forward . $10,958 73
$13,811 02
135
Amounts brought forward $10,958 73 $13,811 02
George Frost & Co., pencil sharp-
eners 52 00
A. J. Macomber, repairing clocks 78 50
S. C. Ayres, repairing clocks 19 00
George E. Bridges, taking census of children, from 5 to 15 65 00
Thomas Emerson, cash expenses
35 08
Isaac Hagar, cash expenses .
27 29
C. W. Burr, cash expenses, grad- uating class . ·
20 00
George H. Brown, tuning pianos 31 00
C. H. Jenison, expressage .
41 20
Bragdon & Son, expressage .
10 20
Thomas L. Whiton, expressage
8 70
Adams Express expressage
4 60
C. H. Hurd, expressage
4 20
Johnson & Keyes, expressage
3 10
Eames Express, expressage
2 05
W. D. Philbrick, cash for moving furniture 6 00
F. B. Spear, conveyance of High School Battalion . 46 00
J. D. Wellington, labor at City Hall on account of High School .
26 50
Saunders Simms, cleaning guns 15 32
A. Tonks, snap cartridges . 22 50
Holland & Daniels, window shades etc.
77 10
George T. Weston, repairing shades, etc. . 3 75
Amounts carried forward . $11,557 82
$13,811 02
136
Amounts brought forward . J. A. Swasey, blackboard erasers 6 40
$11.557 82
$13,811 02
Ward & Gay, blank books . .
15 00
G. M. D. Fernald, repairing bell fixtures 7 30
Prang Educational Co., drawing
models . 5 85
John McCamman, sharpening lawn mower, etc. . 4 55
E. S Smilie, drawings 7 80
H. C. Nash, cyclopedia 6 00
P. Carbery, repairing wheelbar- TOW 5 00
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 452 18
Russell Freeman, material and
labor 297 10
Milo Lucas, material and labor
169 26
Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor 115 23
William B. Alexander, material and labor 94 88
Sidney G. Steeves, material and labor 90 69
H. F. Wellington, material and labor 53 25
A. W. Snow, material and labor . 45 01
W. L. Smith, material and labor 45 00
Isaac Smith, material and labor .
44 33
O. F. Lucas, material and labor . 44 03 J. O. Evans' Sons, material and labor 42 45
Amounts carried forward . $13,109 13
$13,81L 02
137
Amounts brought forward, . $13,109 13 $13,811 02
C. S. Phillips, material and labor 36 63
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor 29 65
28 70
H. H. Hunt, material and labor . James Dunn, material and labor . Sidney P. Clark, material and la- bor ·
24 55
20 30
John E. Coleman, material and labor . 10 70 R. O. Evans, material and labor . 10 40
J. C. Farrar, material and labor . L. A. Gammons, material and labor 8 65
10 25
Walworth Manf. Co., material and labor 5 95
Seth W. Fuller & Holtez, ma- terial and labor
5 72
T. J. Hartnett, material and labor 3 85
3 75
Allen Jordan, material and labor Edward Pike, material and labor J. L. Randall, material and labor B. F. Doherty, expressage
2 75
2 40
3 50
William J. Holmes, expressage
3 00
J. P. B. Fiske, set of stencils 3 50
A. Amelia Smead, supplies for sewing school 3 25
C. E. Hussey, rubbers, etc. 3 13
D. H. McWain, repairing chair .
2 90
George H. Chambers, repairing clock
2 75
James H. Boit, carting ashes
2 50
Amounts carried forward . $13,337 91
$13,811 02
138
Amounts brought forward $13,337 91 $13,811 02
Murray & Farrell, clinker bars .
2 30
William Z. Ripley, blank reports 2 00
S. F. Cate, use of teams 2 00
Patrick Rouke, labor
6 00
R. S. Shedd, labor
4 20
William Bagley, labor
3 00
Andrew Farrell, labor
2 00
Peabody & Whitney, supplies 307 65
S. O. Thayer & Co., supplies 59 00
Thompson & Odell, supplies 19 50
George H. Adams, supplies
12 45
George S Perry, supplies 6 20
J. E. Trowbridge, supplies . 6 05
Thayer & Stiles, supplies 3 85
I. R. Stevens, supplies 3 25
Fred L. Cook, supplies
3 21
C. W. Morehouse, supplies
3 20
Boynton & Marsh, supplies 2 80
H. S. Williams, supplies 2 69
W. O. Knapp & Co., supplies 2 06
H. M. Quimby, supplies
2 00
James Murphy, supplies
2 00
A. J. Fiske & Co., supplies
2 00
Sundry small bills
13 70
Total, as per item No. 39 of expenses $13,811 02
Sidewalks and Street Crossings.
Appropriation
$6,500 00
Additional appropriation, by order of City Council 1,500 00
Transferred from appropriation
for drains and culverts 1,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$9,000 00
139
Amount brought forward
$9,000 00 John A. Kenrick, treasurer, labor, men and teams, highway de- partment
$4,028 62
Simpson Bros., concreting
4,734 39
Noah Prescott, stone £
188 99
Boston & Albany Railroad,
freight
48 00
Total, as per item No. 40 of expenses $9,000 00
Sinking Fund-City Debt.
Appropriation $10,000 00
Special appropriation by order of
City Council from unappro-
priated money in the City Treasury
10,800 00
$20,800 00
Amount paid Commissioners of Sinking Fund, as per item No. 41 of expenses $20,800 00
Sinking Fund-Public Park Loan. Amount paid the Commissioners of the Sinking Funds of the City of Newton, in accord- ance with section 5, chapter 44 of the Acts of 1882, being a portion of the amount re- ceived from sundry persons on account of betterments assessed for laying out and locating Farlow Park, as per item No. 42 of expenses
. $10,825 48
140
Sinking Fund-Water Bonds.
Appropriation . $17,000 00
Amount paid Commissioners of
Sinking Fund, as per item No. 43 of expenses
. $17,000 00
State Aid.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
William Watson
$72 00
Joshua V. Ramsdell
54 00
Thomas Dolan
48 00
M. Hagarty
48 00
Eliza M. Jackson
48 00
Elizabeth Burke
48 00
Mary Duran
48 00
Anna C. Boyd
48 00
Sarah Fell .
48 00
Catherine McAleer
48 00
Agnes Meirs
48 00
Bridget A. Wright
48 00
Thomas Dennon .
48 00
Thomas Probert .
48 00
Jane C. Poor
48 00
Elizabeth A. McCrillis
44 00
S. C. Spaulding
42 00
Mary A. Mann
32 00
Albert C. Dearborn
16 00
Malichi Watson
16 00
George Hutchinson
4 00
Total, as per item No. 44 of expenses $904 00
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $96 00
141
STREET-LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation . $20,750 00
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light
Co., gas, and care of 790 street lamps
$13,698 18
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., oil, and care of 523 street lamps 5,129 21
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., glass, repairs, etc. 486 25
Newton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., painting posts and lan- terns 21 15
Davis & Farnum Manf. Co., iron posts and frames . 723 52
Nathaniel Tufts, lanterns, etc. 367 00
William J. Towne, material, care of lamp, etc. 11 30
Thomas Hart, setting posts, etc. 45 60
F. E. Bowker, setting posts ·
13 00
S. F. Cate, use of teams
5 00
John E. Coleman, repairs on lan-
tern
2 00
Charles H. Jenison, expressage 1 85
Total, as per item No. 45 of expenses $20,504 06
Balance unexpended, transferred into treasury $245 94
Taxes, 1885 .- State.
Amount assessed for State tax ·
$24,135 00 Amount paid to State Treasurer, as per item
No. 46 of expenses . 24,135 00
142
Taxes, 1885 .- County.
Amount assessed for County tax $18,302 55 Amount paid to County Treasurer, as per item No. 47 of expenses 18,302 55
Taxes. 1885 .- National Bank.
Amounts paid to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for non-residents of Newton, Na- tional Bank shares, as per item No. 48 of expenses $954 47
Taxes, 1885 .- Corporation.
Amount paid to Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, as per item No. 49 of expenses $16 02
Temporary Loans .- 1885.
June 26, Paid Suffolk Savings Institution . . $70,000 00
July 6, Paid Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company 35,000 00
Nov. 5, Paid New England Trust Company 100,000 00
Nov. 6, Paid New England Trust Company 100,000 00
Nov. 6, Paid Blake Bros. & Co. . 50,000 00
Nov. 21, Paid Suffolk Savings In- stitution 40,000 00
Nov. 21, Paid North National
Bank
15,000 00
Total, as per item No. 50 of expenses . $410,000 00
Use of Hydrants.
Appropriation
$8,540 00
Water department $8,540 00
Total, as per item No. 51 of expenses $8,540 00
143
Water Maintenance.
Appropriation $13,000 00 Albert S. Glover, services as reg-
istrar . $1,800 00
Albert S. Glover, sundry cash ex- penses 34 73
H. N. Hyde, Jr., services as super- intendent 1,500 00
H. N. Hyde,Jr., sundry cash expenses 38 47
J. C. Whitney, services as in- spector 700 00
Thomas Coughlin, services as en- gineer 1,200 00
Pay-rolls of laborers 3,641 00
Hills, Bullens & Co., coal
2,290 80
Albert Brackett, coal
17 25
Daniel Sullivan, wood
90 00
James Nickelson, carting coal
102 11
Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., policy 45 00
Timothy Stuart, carting pipe
39 80
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing
169 03
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing
47 50
Keeler & Co., bookcase
100 00
E. Smead & Co., grain 48 78
Bradley, Hastings & Co., picks and shovels 86 00
Leonard & Ellis, oil
61 88
H. S. Macomber & Co., oil .
25 55
Merrian & Morgan Paraffine Co., 01l 22 50
Amounts carried forward $12,060 40 $13,000 00
144
Amounts brought forward $12,060 40 $13,000 00
J. Stearns, manure
25 30
George H. Pratt, printing, etc. 20 50
Simpson Bros., concreting
17 06
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., valves, etc. 16 59
N. and W. Gaslight Co., gas
15 98
Dr. E. S. Wood, analysis of water
15 00
Sage's Trunk Depot, russet case . Fanning Printing Co., printing reports 9 00
L. Nickerson, awning .
9 00
J. C. Clark Printing Co., blank book 8 00
C. E. Farnum, sole leather . 6 30
Rival Lubricator Co., oil
4 82
George H. Ingraham, bottles
4 00
W. H. Ireland, loam
4 00
T. A. Ward, hay
4 20
C. H. Palmer, ladder .
2 56
M. Bunker, care of sick horse
2 00
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement
1 60
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
53 00
A. F. Harrington, use of teams
24 00
William Weir, use of teams
2 50
Fred B. Spear, use of teams
2 00
C. Conant, hay
4 31
Henry H. Hunt, material and
labor
68 00
Pettee Machine Works, material
and labor
61 71
Amounts carried forward . $12,451 83
$13,000 00
10 00
145
Amounts brought forward . $12,451 83 $13,000 00
E. W. Hodgson, material and la- bor
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