Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1893-1899, Part 16

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 462


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27 Dec. 15 Helena Matthews.


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RECAPITULATION.


Births registered in 1899 54


Males .


25


Females


29


Marriages registered in 1899 12


Deaths registered in 1899.


20


Males


13


Females


.


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Dog License Account No. of Licenses issued 116.


By cash paid County Treasurer, $247.80.


Account of Printed Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths: Received from Selectmen by count 397 copies.


Sold during the year 56 copies.


Number on hand Jan. 1, 1900, 341 copies.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES E. KELLEY,


Town Clerk.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Citizens of the Town of Wilmington :


With the close of the year, we submit to you a state- ment of the past twelve months' affairs, together with an account of the several departments.


In regard to the expense incured for removing snow, the appropriation for the same was inadequate, but by an act of the Legislature of 1898, a tax was levied upon electric railroads according to the number of miles of track laid in the public streets of the town; the same to be expended upon the streets in construction, improvements, or the removal of snow. So we were enabled to make up for the deficiency by using a portion of said tax.


The appropriation for repairs of public buildings was not sufficient to meet the necessary expenditures, owing to an unthought of expense at the Chestnut street school- house. No out-houses were provided and we were obliged to supply the want; also to build a fence where the wall had been removed for use in building the cellar, and private land laid common. Also to provide some means of getting to the cellar for wood different to the only entrance provided, viz :- From the outside by a bulk- head located on the side of the building and unprotected from the water which fell from the roof, there being no gutters. We have provided an entrance to the cellar from the school-room, which is very neat and convenient and as


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a whole, the school-house is in our opinion the most light, cheerful, and best arranged small school building in town. But we suggest a small outlay upon the grounds and the placing of gutters and conductors upon the build- ing, thereby securing the same result with less expense than concreting a strip on the sides of the building would cost.


The balance of the special appropriation for furnishing, etc., which was unexpended, we transferred to help make up the deficiency in this department.


Under the Miscellaneous Report will be seen an expend- iture for a new well at the Chestnut street school grounds. An analysis of the water and an examination of the grounds was made in 1898, by an agent of the State Board of Health, and a report that the water was impure and not fit for drinking purposes, submitted to the Town Board of Health. No action on the matter having been taken, the Board of 1899 had the well cleaned in a thorough manner, and a second analysis of the water taken. The report received was that it was worse than the first sample, and that the well be abandoned and its use discontinued, necessitating the digging of another well which was done and a generous supply of good water has been secured.


The Highways of the town are in good order, and the work of the past year has been well performed. In con- nection with this department we wish to say that at a hearing before the State Highway Commission at Cam- bridge, the town was represented by its Selectmen, who presented its claim for recognition in the awards to be made this Spring. We are not sanguine of success in our effort, as we are one town among so many, but we went by the divine maxim "ask and thou shalt receive."


The schools of the town have been maintained within the appropriation and a small balance remains unex- pended.


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The expenditure for books and supplies is increased over previous years.


The expenditures for poor will be found under the Report of the Overseers.


As several lots have been sold in the new part of the cemetery we would suggest that the appropriation be increased and the fence on Wildwood street be continued, so as to give protection to the lots which have been sold and improved.


In connection with the appropriation for repairs of public buildings we would suggest that the same be increased. The east and west school-houses should be painted, and although we do not advocate the expenditure of much money upon the Town Hall, some needed and necessary repairs should be made. .


We suggest an increase in the appropriation for Town Officers, as the present year will be one of much labor to the assessors, and although it may sound strange to some, the term " general valuation year " is not recognized by the Tax Department'of the State, and after the labor of this year is completed, and a proper start made, the work must be performed annually.


We suggest an increase in the appropriation for Printing, as the assessors valuation of this year must be printed.


The other departments will be found under their proper titles.


A word in conclusion in regard to the financial condition of the Treasury. By the Treasurer's Report you will see that the temporary loan was reduced three thousand dollars from last year, but still we have seventeen thousand dollars borrowed. This is caused by the lax methods which have been employed in the collection of taxes. And although it may not be evident without careful considera- tion, it is a fact, nevertheless, that the Treasury must be run to a greater extent than has been the practice, upon


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our own resources, rather than on borrowed capital. The table of assets exhibited yearly has contained several hundred dollars which are worthless; the same being caused in part by the method above referred to and by others which will be found treated under the Assessors' Report.


Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. KELLEY, WM. E. GOWING, CHARLES J. SARGENT, Selectmen of Wilmington ..


GENERAL EXPENDITURES.


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1899.


OUTSTANDING ACCOUNT 1897 AND 1838.


REMOVING SNOW.


Union Ice Co., J. T. Wild, Supt.


$13 50


Wm. Stevens


3 40


J. W. Laffin .


2 90


Geo. L. Allen


1 75


Wm. H. Niles


11 25


Wm. Skank.


1 40


Chas. Skank


1 40


C. W. Moulton


9 15


M. R. Thomas


1 10


Otis Gowing


3 30


Wm. H. Haley


12 46


Wm. Walsh .


5 00


Louis Getchell


4 00


Jeremiah Doucette


5 80


R. J. White.


5 40


Outstanding Account of Poor 1898.


City of Woburn, account Hannah Upton 16 50 City of Woburn, account Michael Mullin's Family 42 86 M. G. Calef, Agent, account David Boice .... 10 00


Police Account .- Wm. E. Swain, police duty, '98


12 00


$163 17


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ACCOUNTS OF 1899.


TOWN FARM.


Paid Buck Bros., grain. $182 01


Buck Bros., groceries 96 75


C. E. Hudson, groceries. 94 71


J. W. Murray, groceries, .


72 96


C. E. Hudson, grain .


164 53


C. E. Carter, meat and provi- sions 103 86


A. C. Buck, meat and provisions 82 72


N. B. Eames, ice. . 15 00


John W. Perry, blacksmith. .


39 60


S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith. .


32 88


Asa G. Sheldon, for cows . . . .


154 00


B. F. Kidder, cutting wood .....


55 66


E. E. Carter, paint and brushes.


1 34


L. W. Thompson, N. F. oil and hardware 1 35


C. H. Playdon, M. D. V. services


6 50


Geo. H. Spaulding, salary one year. 399 97


$1,503 84


OUTSIDE POOR.


Paid Westborough Insane Hospital, account of Sarah M. Woodman $169 46


Medfield Insane Asylum, account of Mary White. 146 00


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, ac- count Fanny Melanson. . 169 47 . . Worcester Insane Hospital, ac- count of Susan George. ..... 87 28 City of Woburn, account of Michael Mullen's family .. .. . 44 28


City Orphan Asylum, Salem, ac- count of John T. Mullen .... 21 00


City of Woburn, account of James Brennan. 4 50


Amount carried forward $641 99


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Amount brought forward. $641 99


Paid M. G. Calef, Agt., account of David Boice .. 51×50


Mrs. R. H. Gleason, account of Mrs. George Pierce. 19 13


Buck Bros., account of Ada Miller. 88 13


Frank D. Morris, account of Maria O'Donnell. 104 00


N. B. Eames, account of Maria O'Donnell. 13 51


Dr. A. U. F. Clark, medical at- tendance, account of Edward Doyle 5 00


$923 26.


SCHOOLS.


Paid William L. Jones, Principal, 17 weeks


$361 25


Dora J. Dadmun, teacher, 18 weeks


225 00


Dora J. Dadmun, teacher, 7 weeks


126 00


Dora J. Dadmun, Princial, 16 weeks


340 00


Dora L. Bailey, teacher, 6 weeks


75 00


Annie L. Prince teacher, 38 weeks


464 00


Alma A. Knowlton, teacher, 24 weeks 240 00


Blan Alexander, teacher, 36 weeks 372 00


Grace F. Chamberlain, teacher, 12 weeks


144 00


Sylvia E. Prescott, teacher, 36 weeks 360 00


Amount carried forward. $2,707 25


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Amount brouught forward. $2,707 25


Paid Sarah K. McKean, teacher, 36 weeks 360 00


Henrietta A. Swain, teacher, 36 weeks 360 00


Laura M. Dority, teacher, 36 weeks 360 00


Gertrude L. Kivlin, teacher, 12 weeks 120 00


M. Leontiene McCarthy, teacher, 12 weeks 120 00


Mary Edwards, teacher, 7 weeks 56 00


$4,083 25


JANITORS.


Paid John A. Taylor, janitor, High & Walker, 40 weeks. $450 00


Willie S. Hale, janitor, east, 24 weeks 12 00


Lawrence A. Babine, janitor, north, 24 weeks. 12 00


William J. Allen, janitor, west, 12 weeks 6 00


Edward Neilson, janitor, south,


6 00


Wilfred Robillard, janitor, east, 12 weeks 6 00


Laura M. Dority, janitor, north, 12 weeks 6 00


498 00


FUEL.


Paid N. B. Eames, 60 tons coal. .... $343 50


Warren Eames, wood and saw-


ing 109 50


Amounts carried forward. $453 00


$4,581 25


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Amounts brought forward. $453 00


$4,581 25


Paid Geo. L. Allen, wood and sawing 23 00


Wm. H. Carter, 2nd, wood ..... 25 50


501 50


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid John A. Taylor, sawing wood .. $ 2 00


E. E. Carter, hardware, etc .... 23 11


S. R. McIntosh, repairs and fit- tings. 35 18


Geo. G. Little, stationery and printing 8 25


Mitchell M'f'g. Co., 3 nickle plated badges 2 50


A. T. Bond, postage and sundries 11 55


A. T. Bond, making school cen- sus 5 00


Warren Eames, making school census 5 00


Warren Eames, teaming and expressing 6 90


Dora J. Dadmun, graduation ex- penses 10 00


Dora J. Dadmun, traveling ex- penses and sundries . 2 46


F. L. Eames, repairing clock ... 75


Buck Bros., sundries .


10 27


Theodore Lucas, sawing wood. A. A. Tuttle, duster, mat and scrapers 4 48


2 00


Henry F. Miller & Sons, tuning piano .. 3 22


Congregational Church Com-


mittee, use of church. 3 18


A. O. Buck, postage, etc. 3 89


Amounts carried forward $139 74


$5,082 75


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Amounts brought forward. $139 74 $5,082 75


Paid E. E. Bradford, filling diplomas


2 00


State Inspector of Boilers. ...


2 00


John A. Taylor, express . . .


2 40


Geo. McKittrick, Johnson pump


4 50


Jeremiah Doucette, labor


3 00


Samuel R. Rice, labor


6 25


A. E. Robinson, labor


1 40


E. A. Hamlem, labor


50


Mrs. Bridget Nee, cleaning.


9 25


Mrs. Mary Kernon, cleaning. . 8 10


Mrs. Mundy Babine, cleaning .. . 2 40


Mrs. Eliza Reed, cleaning. . .


2 40


H. A. Sheldon, cleaning vault ...


2 00


Fred Allen, cutting wood.


45


D. F. Perkins, dressing over blackboards. 5 60


191 99


Total expended for schools.


$5,274 74


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Paid J. L. Hammett Co $120 41


Ginn & Co .. 78 29


American Book Co


88 77


Thompson, Brown & Co.


16 80


The Morse Co.


13 07


Maynard, Merrill & Co


10 08


D. C. Heath & Co


43 10


Allyn & Bacon .


34 84


Educational Publishing Co


5 50


George G. Little.


25 00


Rand, McNally & Co.


6 00


George S. Perry & Co.


66 22


Franklin Educational Co


50 00


Amount carried forward $558 08


.


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Amount brought forward $558 08


Paid Silver Burdett & Co


58 84


Wm. L. Jones, supplies. 5 08


Arthur T. Bond, supplies 3 60


Hopkinson & Holden, supplies.


4 20


De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., supplies 1 34


John B. Gifford, supplies 1 40


Dora J. Dadmun, supplies.


9 82


Charles F. Reed, express.


1 20


John A. Taylor, express and freight 55


Warren Eames, teaming and


freight


2 69


$646 80


SCHOOL COMMITTEE SALARY.


Paid Arthur T. Bond $50 00


Warren Eames 50 00


Arthur O. Buck 50 00


$150 00


PRINTING.


Paid Thompson & Hill 600 copies Town Report .. $48 99


500 copies School Committee


24 90


Wright and Potter, printing ballots 10 50


W. H. Twombly


1 50


George G. Little 3 75


A. W. Brownell. 1 50


$91 14


CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.


Paid McFeeley & Greenleaf, balance due on contract. $398 00


J. E. Osborne, brick, mortar and labor 2 75


$400 75


50


SPECIAL FOR CHESTNUT STREET AND WEST SCHOOLS.


Paid American School Furniture Co., desks and chairs . $92 15


A. J. Tuttle, hardware 2 30


Warren Eames, teaming. 3 25


Ellis E. Carter, lumber and hard-


ware 13 51


Ellis E. Carter, labor


7 50


Ellis E. Carter, stove .


12 50


John A. Taylor, labor, etc


5 59


Geo. W. Smith, plastering and whitening


20 00


C. H. Batchelder & Co., flag, pole, etc. 10 06


George McKittrick, window shades 11 50


R. L. Folkins, labor


1 25


S. E. Spaulding, labor, cleaning


2 40


Daniel Pratt's Son, clock. . 5 00 Chandler Chair and Desk Co., desk and chairs . 19 75


J. L. Hammett Co., slate black- boards. 25 00


$231 76


POLICE.


Paid Samuel R. Rice, police duty ... $15 00


Wm. E. Swain, police duty .... 24 43


John W. Perry, police duty ....


12 50


Ellis E. Swain, police duty ..... John A. Taylor, police duty .. ..


2 00


2 00


Geo. H. Spaulding, police duty .


3 00


Albert D. Butters, police duty .


2 00


Charles E. Carter, police duty ..


2 00


John D. Nutter, arrest of Lewis Dow 25 00


Amount crrried forward. $87 93


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Amount brought forward. $87 93


Paid Wm. E. Swain, court fee. .. 16 54


Milton T. Holt, police duty .... 12 62


$117 09


MEMORIAL DAY.


Paid George W. Chesley, for band .. . $ 48 00


George W. Ayer, for flowers ... 10 15


Rev. Herbert S. Dow, address ...


5 00


Electric Car Fares.


4 20


Levi Swain, cash paid for flags, etc.


1 64


H. N. Ames, for posters


1 25


$70 24


CEMETERY.


Paid N. B. Eames, fertilizer $ 4 00


Buck Bros, grass seed ..


2 61


James A. Bancroft, blue prints of plans .. 5 00


E. E. Carter, lead and oil.


10 29


S. R. McIntosh, tools, etc.


6 50


James B. Nichols, labor


36 25


John Hoban, labor. 29 76


George L. Blaisdell, labor


18 38


Oliver McGrane, labor


10 50


Walter Blaisdell, labor


9 62


Osbon & Hayden, painting .....


15 76


$148 67


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Paid Osbon & Hayden for building out-houses, fence and stairs at Chestnut street school house per contract. $160 00


For repairs on High School building, pump, platforms, etc


32 40


Amount carried forward. $192 40


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Amount brought forward. $192 40


Paid E. E. Carter, hardware and lumber Geo. H. Spaulding, wall paper ..


34 18


2 73


H. M. Horton, labor


6 75


Albert E. Robinson, labor.


5 98


P. O'Donnell, labor


2 50


A. W. Eames, labor.


1 45


John O. Blanchard, labor 1 75


$247 74


STATE AID.


Paid Harriet Young ..


$24 00


Timothy D. Upton


48 00


Thomas A. McDonald.


28 00


George M. Milligan .


36 00


Rollin A. Phillips.


48 00


William P. Holt


24 00


$208 00


MILITARY AID.


Paid Frank M. Boynton . $96 00


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid James E. Kelley, services as selectman, assessor and Over- seer of the Poor.


$150 00


Clerk of the Board of Assessors


10 00


Registrar of Voters


15 00


Town Clerk


50 00


William E. Gowing, services as


Selectman, Assessor and


Overseer of the Poor


150 00


Registrar of Voters.


15 00


Perambulating Town Lines ....


10 00


Charles J. Sargent, services as Selectman, Assessor and Over- seer of the Poor


150 00


Amount carried forward $550 00


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Amount brought forward $550 00


Paid Registrar of Voters


15 00


Perambulating Town Lines .... 10 00


Othniel Eames, services as Tax Collector, $7,918.78 collected at 1} per cent account 1899 Tax 118 78


H. M. Horton, services election officer 10 00


John Kelley, services election officer 5 00


George McKittrick services


election officer. 5 00


John Granfield, services election officer 5 00


Edward N. Eames, services elec- tion officers 10 00


Peter F. McMahon, services election 10 00


Frank E. Millett, services as


auditor


10 00


William W. Carter, services as auditor 10 00


Samuel R. Rice, services as constable, 2 months . 7 50


H. Allen Sheldon, balance on salary for year ending March, 1899 50 00


H. Allen Sheldon, on salary as Inspector of Provisions, 1899 65 00


Milton T. Holt, salary as Fire Warden 25 00


Fred A. Eames, services as Treasurer, 1899. 75 00


Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1893, $32.58 at 2 per cent .... 65


Amount carried forward $981 93


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Amount brouught forward. $981 93


Paid Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1894, $87.98 at 2 per cent .. . . 1 76 Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1895, $383.25 at 2 per cent .. . 7 67 Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1896, $885.30 at 2 per cent. . 17 71


Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1897, $2,701.61 at 2 per cent 54 03 Fred A. Eames, collecting on 1898, $4,928.39 at 1} per cent 73 92


$1,137 02


HIGHWAYS.


Paid William H. Carter, 2nd, salary as Superintendent. $ 75 00


William H. Carter, 2nd, labor. .


709 44


Fred Brabant, labor.


194 65


George H. Spaulding, labor 461 48


Charles Blake, labor


166 35


Albert D. Butters, labor 196 96


L. A. Parrott, labor.


157 10


Christy Nee, labor 157 11


William Baxter, labor


144 18


Amos Doten, labor


27 61


Walter D. Carter, labor


8 44


George W. Frost, labor


40 37


William A. Frost, labor.


14 87


Fred C. Frost, labor


14 87


A. W. Eames, labor


3 87


William Stevens, labor


2 00


$2,374 30


MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.


Paid William H. Carter, 2nd, gravel. $32 35


Mrs. Childs, gravel. 4 20


H. G. Littlefield, gravel. 1 50


Amount carried forward. $38 05


-


55


Amount brought forward. $38 05


Paid William Jaques, gravel


2 08


John Howell, gravel. 90


William A. Frost, gravel


3 35


George Richardson, gravel


13 60


Everett G. Avery, gravel.


3 50


Walter D. Carter, gravel


14 80


James B. Blake, gravel 4 05


A. P. Pearson, gravel.


6 78


William H. Niles, gravel .


2 55


Joshua Gowing, gravel


6 90


John Grafield, gravel. 1 00


Mrs. Henry Buck, gravel


4 35


George Milligan, gravel.


8 20


Ellis E. Carter, lumber, hard- ware and tools. 39 15


S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith


work 20 21


John W. Perry, blacksmith


work ..


3 45


Buck Bros., rakes.


70


H. A. Emerson & Co., drain pipe.


27 00


Barker Lumber Co., lumber


26 58


$227 20


Labor


$2,374 30


Gravel


110 11


Supplies


117 09


$2,601 50


REMOVING SNOW.


Paid Geo. H. Spaulding $9 14


H. M. Horton


2 31


Chris. Nee


3 85


Chas. Rose


2 31


W. Taylor


5 97


Amount carried forward $23 58


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Amount brought forward.


$23 58


Alfred Preble


3 46


C. Neilson 7 31


B. F. Kidder


4 62


Chas. Blaisdell


8 08


Ridlon Bros.


10 39


Geo. Richardson


2 31


Wm. H. Boutwell.


8 85


Wm. Courts ...


4 08


Chas. F. Harris


3 80


Theo. Lucas . 3 50


Oliver McGrane


4 87


Daniel Cronin


3 50


Peter McGrane


97


Wm. Burdett


1 37


John Nary


3 12


A. O. Closson .


3 70


Union Ice Co., J. T. Wild, Supt


18 55


A. W. Doten.


1 36


Wm. Stevens


4 80


Wm. H. Parker


3 31


Wm. H. Carter, 2nd


8 73


Fred Brabrant


3 50


Edward A. Carter


1 75


Chas. E. Carter


2 14


W. Carter


1 55


W. W. Carter


3 30


S. R. Rice.


78


D. F. Perkins


1 30


Chas. Parker


3 31


A. D. Butters.


3 80


A. Robinson .


89


Frank Jaquith.


5 20


Wm. H. Surrette


5 20


Benj. F. Perry


5 50


Frank Pray . 3 20


Amount carried forward $175 68


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Amount brought forward $175 68


Walter L. Hale


2 80


E. E. Swain . 1 50


John Murphy


1 00


M. Connors.


1 50


M. Eames


1 00


William Hoyt


2 40


Donald Colgate.


1 50


Walter Colgate


1 00


Ellis Colgate


96


H. W. Eames


80


Geo. L. Allen


14 71


Wm. H. Niles


12 40


Ray H. Lang.


3 20


Chas. Blake . 4 38


Geo. A. Sidelinker 7 20


Wm. Skank


5 30


Chas. Skank.


5 30


Wm. H. Jaquith.


11 20


Chas. Brooks .


2 63


Walter D. Carter.


10 00


J. Warren Hale


4 00


C. O. Hale


2 60


M. R. Hayden


80


M. F. Holt


1 70


Lewis Holt


1 00


Winfield Holt


1 00


J. Sheldon Sargent


50


W. S. Heath


1 80


Albert Gould


60


J. M. Foley .


3 75


Herbert C. Barrows.


15 20


Walter Blaisdell


68


C. W. Moulton


14 25


Amos Babine


5 00


M. R. Thomas 1 30


Amount carried forward. $320 64


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Amount brought forward. $320 64


Paid Geo. W. Frost. 5 83


Fred S. Frost. 2 33


Otis Growing. 2 00


J. W. Murray . 1 00


Wmn. H. Haley 21 54


E. A. Hamlen


2 40


Wm. Walsh.


80


C. R. Fairbrothers


3 90


Louis Getchell


3 80


Jeremiah Doucette


4 20


R. J. White


5 40


Mundy Babine


4 70


A. P. Pearson . .


2 20


Arthur W. Eames


3 00


James G. Green


5 20


H. V. Lull


1 20


Wm. H. Carter, 2nd, clearing sidewalks 4 50


$394 65


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid Otis Gowing, fighting fire .. . .


$1 75


E. A. Hamlen, fighting fire. . .


40


Geo. W. Ayer, fighting fire .... 1 00


Geo. L. Blaisdell, fighting fire. . 50


C. R. Fairbrothers, fighting fire


60


R. J. White, fighting fire . .


2 20


Wm. Walsh, fighting fire ...... 2 00


Oliver McGrane, services as fire


warden and fighting fire .... 9 00


Amos Babine, fighting fire .....


1 00


Sanford W. Putnam, fighting fire 1 00


Frank W. Kidder, fighting fire.


2 00


M. T. Holt, expenses and fight- ing fire . 14 53


Amount carried forward. $35 98


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Amount brought forward. $35 98


Paid Robert Cloran, fighting fire .... 2 90


William Burdett, fighting fire. . 2 10


C. O. Miller, fighting fire. . . . A. J. Miller, fighting fire .......


1 10


A. B. Rokeson, fighting fire ... John II. Simpson, fighting fire .. 4 50


A. P. Pearson, fighting fire .... Geo. L. Taylor, fighting fire ... ....


70


B. F. Kidder, fighting fire.


50


B. S. Butters, fighting fire ..... . 1 10


John A. Taylor, fighting fire ... 2 00


S. R. McIntosh, fighting fire ... 3 50


J. W. Perry, fighting fire . ..... 3 00


James Cloran, fighting fire ..... 1 10


Darius K. Bean, fighting fire ... 40


Theodore Lucas, fighting fire .. . 40


Geo. McLane, fighting fire ..... 40


Everett Taylor, fighting fire. . . 40


Charles Brooks, fighting fire .... 1 50


Joseph Lawlor, fighting fire .. . . 90


George Fuller, fighting fire .... 50


Peter McGrane, fighting fire ... 60


John Taylor, fighting fire . .


40


F. W. Dayton, fighting fire .... 40


Chas. Nudd, fighting fire ......


70


Geo. W. Mckenzie, fighting fire


3 50


Arthur W. Eames, fighting fire. 4 50


Chas. E. Carter, services as fire warden and fighting fire ..... 6 00


James E. Kelley, affidavits . .


3 00


Stove pipe for hall.


50


A. C. Libby & Sons, bill files, etc 3 08


A. T. Bond, town seal and press 38 25


Warren Eames, repairs on clock 3 71


Amount carried forward. $129 62


50


50


1 00


60


Amount bryught forward $129 62


Paid A. E. Robinson, labor


16 18


S. F. Cole, ringing bell 5 00


Geo. L. Allen, wood 3 00


S. R. Rice, lock, bolt and labor , 2 00


A. T. Bond, 1 M gummed seals. 1 80


A. T. Bond, engraving plate ... 5 00


A. 'T. Bond, 5 electrotypes .. . . . 1 25


Geo. M. Southworth 5 assessors canvassing books. 2 60


Osbon & Hayden, repairs on pumps . 11 60


M. R. Warren, stationery. .. .


65


Fred A. Eames, fee for record- ing deed. 65


J. L. Fairbanks & Co., over- seers, book and stationery ... 14 90


S. R. McIntosh, iron work and repairs 11 98


H. N. Ames, fire permit books. 2 40


C. J. Sargent, advertising and express 4 38


Jas. E. Kelley, services and ex- penses in presenting By-Laws to Court 5 60


Treasurer of Middlesex Co., entry, recording and copying By-Laws. 7 60


Thomas Grown & Co., collector's books 5 25


Arthur T. Bond, services as member of Committee on Taxes . 25 00


Courier-Citizen Co., advertising, By-Laws 22 00


Amount carried forward. $278 46


61


Amount brought forward $278 4


Courier Citizen Co., 500 copies


in pamphlet form. 5 00


S. R. Rice, janitor hall, 2


months


3 32


C. J. Sargent, repairs on Dia- phragm pump. 2 50


B. S. Butters, labor 83


James E. Kelley, express and postage 8 80


B. F. Kidder, labor grading .... 3 89


John Kelley, sawing and


housing wood at Town Hall ..


2 50


Geo. M. Stevens, repairing town clock . 4 35


James E. Kelley, 2 journeys to Boston . 3 36


James E. Kelley, 2 journeys to Cambridge 3 30


James E. Kelley, journey to Lowell to qualify representa- tives . 3 00


Edward A. Carter, measuring wood 75


Carter's Ink Co., State Standard Ink. 1 25


Fred A. Eames, tax on land sold to the town in 1898. 17 30


Dr. D. T. Buzzell, return of 29 births to Town Clerk . 7 25


Dr. A. U. F. Clark, return of 18 births to Town Clerk. 4 50 ·


Dr. C. HI. Shattuck, return of 1 birth to Town Clerk ....... 25


Dr. John P. Torrey, return of 1 birth to Town Clerk 25


Amount cayried forwrrd $350 86


62


Amount brought forward $350 86


Paid Dr. S. H. Parks, return of 1 birth to Town Clerk .. 25


Mrs. Lilla L. Swain, return of 1 birth to Town Clerk . 25


Edwards M. Nichols return of 26 deaths to Town Clerk .... 6 50


James E. Kelley, return of 54 births to Secretary of Com- monwealth 27 00


James E. Kelley, return of 12 marriages to Secretary of


Commonwealth 2 40


James E. Kelley, return of 29 deaths to Secretary of Com- mon wealth 5 80


Osgood A. Carter, 4 loads of stone 1 00


Mrs. H. G. Ames, rent of hall Oct. 1898, one evening .


1 00


Rosanna Kelley, typewriting By-Laws in 1898 3 00


Ellis E. Carter, lumber and hardware. 2 09


Chr. Nielson, labor grading .... 75 Alfred E. Preble, labor grading. 75


John Kelley, cleaning stove pipe in hall. 1 00


William Burdett, digging and stoning well at Chestnut street school house . .. 50 00


William Burdett, cleaning well at common 2 00


Othniel Eames, " tax on land


owned by the town" 27 33


Amount carried forward.


$481 98


63


Amount brought forward. $481 98


Othniel Eames, cash paid for posters . 75


A. W. Brownell, 1500 tax bills. 5 00


Wood, kerosene oil, chimneys, etc., for Town Hall 10 35


C. E. Smith, framing plan 1 40




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