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Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. KELLEY, HERBERT N. BUCK, ASA G. SHELDON,
Selectmen.
GENERAL EXPENDITURES.
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1902.
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
Appropriation $200 00
Transferred from Miscellaneous. 397 27
$597 27
Peter F. McMahon, Registrar of voters 15 00
J. Howard Eames, Registrar of Voters 15 00
Samuel F. Cole, ringing bell 5 00
A. C. Phelps, police duty .
10 00
James A. Bancroft, surveying
1 25
James E. Kelley, returns to Secretary of Commonwealth.
23 10
Charles J. Sargent, perambulating town line 3 00
Herbert N. Buck, perambulating town line 3 00
James E. Kelley, perambulating town line 3 00
George W. Buck, Registrar of Voters. 15 00
A. W. Eames, setting glass and labor .
4 70
Samuel R. Rice, police duty .
2 50
Wm. H. Haley, removing snow .
11 80
James E. Kelley, journey to Lowell to qualify Representative 3 00
James E. Kelley, services as janitor . . 25 00
Warren Eames, Collector of Taxes ... 27 35
Chester W. Clark, counsel fees.
350 92
Samuel W. Tucker, to service of writs 12 40
Geo. H. Ellis, printing briefs. 61 75
Heliotype Printing Co., zinc plate
map 4 50
$597 27
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SCHOOLS.
Appropriation $4,600 00
Massachusetts School Fund 817 44
Dog Tax . 246 81
Acct. Supt. salary (rebate)
175 00
Transferred from music
71 61
$5,910 86
SALARY OF TEACHERS.
To Francis A. Hamlin, principal
$840 00
Lucy G. Annable
462 00
M. Agnes Maddocks 288 00
Helen M. Albee
192 00
Blan Alexander
408 00
Sylvia E. Prescott
360 00
Marion A. Spaulding
296 00
Mary Edwards
336 00
Marion Williams
108 00
Henrietta A. Swain
360 00
Gertrude L. Kivlin
360 00
Laura M. Dority
240 00
Carrie M. Swain
288 00
Martha Robinson
80 00
Florence M. Buck
18 00
Eunice Young
18 00
$4,654 00
JANITORS.
John A. Taylor
$461 25
John Regan
12 00
Harry Taylor
14 25
Everett Buck
12 00
Warren E. Hale
6 00
Gertrude L. Kivlin
12 75
Mrs. Geo. L. Allen
18 00
Annie J. Surrette
6 00
$542 25
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FUEL.
Fred. A. Eames, coal
$253 00
Wm. H. Carter, 2d, wood
39 00
Herbert N. Barrows, wood
237 75
Town Farm, wood 45 50
$575 25
MISCELLANEOUS (SCHOOLS).
F. W. Barry, Beals & Co., one record book . $9 00
McKenney & Waterbury, one lamp and shade 3 50
W. G. Frazee, postage, etc.
75
R. L. Folkins, umbrella holders
22 00
Buck Bros., sundries. 15 63
C. B. Osbon, labor and hardware 5 75
W. L. Kincaid, repairing clocks. 3 35
O. W. Hill, printing blanks and envelopes . 5 00
Walter W. Rowe, electric supplies. .
4 18
Warren Eames, taking school census. 14 00
E. Roxanna Eames, copying school census . 3 00
H. Allen Sheldon, cleaning vaults. . 6 00
George L. Allen, cleaning stove pipe, etc Joseph Surrette, clean'g stove pipe, etc 1 50
2 00
J. A. Taylor, sawing wood. 2 50
John J. Regan, sawing wood. 75
Jaquith Allen, sawing wood. 1 00
Mrs. Geo. L. Allen, cleaning schoolhouse 2 00 Mrs. J. E. Surrette, cleaning schoolhouse 3 00
Mrs. Maggie Surrette, cleaning school- house 2 20
Mrs. L. Surrette, cleaning schoolhouse 9 40
Mrs. Maggie Doucette, cleaning school- house 5 40
Amount carried forward $121 91
33
Amount brought forward $121 91
Mrs. C. Murphy, cleaning schoolhouse 1 65 Mrs. Charlie White, cleaning school- house 80
Mrs. Sarah E. Spaulding, cleaning schoolhouse
3 75
J. A. Taylor, cleaning and repairing. .
11 25
$139 36
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation, etc., for schools. . ... $5,910 86
Expended for schools, janitors, fuel, etc 5,910 86
TEACHING MUSIC (SCHOOLS).
Appropriation $200 00
Ella Hunt, teacher. $50 00
Ginn & Co., music books. 54 08
104 08
95 92
Transferred to schools. 71 61
Transferred to salary of Supt. of Schools 20 36
91 97
Unexpended $3 95
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Appropriation
$500 00
E. E. Carter, hardware, etc $ 1 56
F. A. Hamlin, periodicals. 8 45
C. J. Sargent, express. . 50
J. L. Hammett Co., books. 348 93
Warren Eames, teaming supplies 1 00
Lincoln Dillaway Co., flag 3 19
Ginn & Co 1 00
Amount carried forward $364 63
34
Amount brought forward $364 63
Kenney Bros & Wolkins
26 67
Edward E. Babb & Co 36 38
Perry & Harriman.
1 39
Whitall Tatum Co. 44 89
C. S. Harriman, freight and express. .
3 18
Herbert E. Bowman
13 98
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
8 40
499 52
Unexpended 48
SALARY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Appropriation
$105 00
Caleb S. Harriman
$35 00
Charles J. Sargent
35 00
Walter G. Frazee
35 00
105 00
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
$297 50
Rebate from State
262 50
Transferred from music
20 36
$580 36
Paid W. A. Cragin, salary one year. .
580 36
PRINTING.
Appropriation
$150 00
Wright & Potter, printing
$ 10 50
Courier-Citizen Co., printing Town and School Reports 113 60
Wakefield Daily Item, printing 3 03
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
5 00
132 13
Unexpended
$17 87
Appropriation
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
$500 00
Appropriation
On account of tax 1892
$173 03
On account of tax 1895
7 44
On account of tax 1896
9 15
On account of tax 1897
8 22
On account of tax 1898
33 91
On account of tax 1899
84 45
On account of tax 1900
102 41
On account of tax 1902
4 00
422 61
Unexpended
$77 39
POLICE.
Appropriation
$100 00
Court fines 20 00
$120 00
Paid Wm. E. Swain, police duty 20 50
Wm. E. Swain, court fees
35 86
Albert D. Butters, court fees
2 60
John W. Perry, police duty .
11 50
Wm. H. Baxter, police duty
14 00
Donald K. Colgate, police duty . 2 00
G. Arthur Sidelinker, police duty
2 00
Albert D. Butters, police duty . . 3 00
E. E. Swain, police duty . 3 00
A. E. Robinson, police duty
2 00
96 46
Unexpended
$23 54
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REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriation
Charles B. Osbon, alterations and ad-
$200 00
ditions to High School building. . Charles B. Osbon, labor on schoolhouses 39 71 E. E. Carter, lumber, hardware, etc .. 57 89 A. Weymouth, labor on East School. . Sargent & Proctor, shingles. 38 40
11 25
Arthur W. Eames, labor on E. school. 10 00
M. R. Hayden, repairs on Town Hall. 2 00
M. R. Hayden, repairs on town pump J. Doucette, repairing underpinning North school 1 75
1 85
Thomas E. McDonald, plastering rooms, mortar and labor at Town Farm 47 40
410 25
$189 75
Transferred to Town Officers.
161 40
Unexpended
$28 35
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Transferred from repairs of public
buildings 161 40
$1,361 40
James E. Kelley, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor. $150 00
Herbert N. Buck, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. 150 00
Asa G. Sheldon, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor 150 00
Fred. A. Eames, Treasurer 75 00
Joseph Patchett, Collector of Taxes ..
302 12
Amount carried forward $827 12
$600 00
37
Amount brought forward $827 12
Eugene G. Shaw, Collector of Taxes. . 185 80
Warren Eames, Collector of Taxes ... 3 86
Warren Eames, Auditor.
35 00
James E. Kelley, salary Town Clerk. 50 00
James E. Kelley, Clerk of all the Boards
25 00
William E. Swain, Constable.
24 62
H. Allen Sheldon, Inspector of Ani- mals 150 00
James E. Kelley, Registrar ofVoters. . 15 00
George L. Perry, Election Officer . . 5 00
Edward N. Eames, Election Officer . . 5 00
Thomas McMahon, Election Officer ..
5 00
S. Warren Taylor, Election Officer . .
5 00
Milton T. Holt, Election Officer
5 00
John Granfield, Election Officer
10 00
J. Howard Eames, Election Officer 5 00
F. D. Morris, Election Officer
5 00
1,361 40
CEMETERIES.
Appropriation
$200 00
Fifty per cent. from sale of lots 60 00
$260 00
Paid Walter D. Carter, teaming, labor and gravel
14 25
Milton 'Holt, use of road scraper . . 1 50
J. Howard Eames, labor
1 75
F. W. Perry, loan for cemetery
4 00
Buck Bros., sundries
15 65
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith work. 4 75
M. J. McMahon, labor
10 50
Henry Muse, labor
34 13
J. B. Nichols, labor 45 50
Amount carried forward $132 03
38
Amount brought forward $132 03
D. K. Colgate, labor. 10 13
Charles Parker, labor 22 75
Alden Eames, labor
33 84
W. E. Swain, labor 14 87
F. W. Carter, labor
15 20
Jonathan Carter, labor 5 25
A. Lucas, labor. 9 00
243 07
Unexpended. $16 93
PAINTING CEMETERY FENCE
Appropriation
$100 00
Received for lead and oil 15 50
$115 50
Paid M. R. Hayden, painting fence. . . 27 50
Chas. B. Osbon, painting fence . .
8 25
D. K. Colgate, painting fence ..
17 88
Gould & Cutler, lead, oil, etc .
45 45
Jonathan Carter, freight, express, etc 1 94
101 02
Unexpended
$14 48
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
$75 00
Transferred from miscellaneous
4 06
$79 06
Paid, band
40 00
A. C. Buck, hams
4.86
Masten & Wells, flags
2 50
L. V. Chick, printing
2 50
Amount carried forward $49 86
39
Amount brought forward $49 86
Music, Misses Lincoln & Hunt
3 00
Fruit
50
Oration, Rev. W. M. Nelson
5 00
Paper, etc.
45,
Car fares, G. A. R. Post
4 85
Labor
4 50
Flowers, G. W. Ayer
10 90
79 06
INSURANCE OF BUILDINGS.
Appropriation $ 87 00
B. F. Doucette, Public Library $24 00
B. F. Doucette, East schoolhouse. 18 00
F. A. Eames, West schoolhouse 22 50
F. A. Eames, North schoolhouse 22 50
87 00
STATE AID.
Due from State Treasury
$231 00
Paid Rollin A. Phillips $32 00
Timothy D. Upton 48 00
Henry L. Bancroft. 48 00
Wm. P. Holt. 48 00
George Milligan. 24 00
Harriet Young
24 00
Mary A. Sidelinker 3 00
Ella J. Nichols.
4 00
231 00
MILITARY AID.
Appropriation $ 48 00
Rebate from State 48 00
$96 00
Paid Frank M. Boynton
$96 00
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriaton. $900 00
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., account of
fires
36 86
State Treasurer, account of burial of Wm. O. Carkin. 35 00
$971 86
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF FIRES.
To J. M. Hill $5 55
William Brown 1 70
J. Regan . 1 70
H. Cutter 1 20
A. J. Thompson
2 00
Fred. White
1 60
C. Wells
1 20
M. Rooney
60
Otis Gowing
1 10
George W. Ayer
80
Frank Lind
1 40
E. Wells
1 40
F. Wells.
1 00
John Hoban
2 90
A. D. Butters
4 70
W. L. Hale 3 00
B. F. Perry
60
J. W. Murray 1 00
Joseph Patchett
60
Lewis Holt.
40
D. Faulkner
60
Wm. Hoyt
1 20
Roland Phillips
1 80
John Starbird 60
Amount carried forward. $38 65
1
41
Amount brought forward $38 65
To A. Sidelinker
80
E. P. Kendrick 60
J. Doucette
40
W. Doucette
40
Louis Cady
40
Barney Babine
40
Winfield Holt
40
Frank Pray
40
John Stokes
40
Henry Eames
40
Irvin Eames
40
C. J. Sargent
40
S. R. McIntosh
30
L. T. McMahon 80
Harold Rogers.
45
C. B. Osbon 1 12
A. E. Robinson 50
Carl A. Cady
1 30
James Blake
90
P. O'Donnell
40
J. Simpson 40
60
Charles McPhail
63
Ed. Hamlin
50
Levi Swain.
50
Frank Nichols
50
Ed. Poor
2 20
Geo. Sutcleff
50
J. Dorherty 50
John Bettel 50
George Kelso 50
H. V. Lull 1 10
James Chisholm 1 90
R. J. White 50
Edward Mears 50
Amount carried forward $61 15
C. Narey . .
42
Amount brought forward $61 15
To Chas. Fairbrothers 3 60
A. P. Pearson 2 10
David Puffer 60
F. Eames 60
$68 05
To B. F. Doucette, insurance on Town Hall $27 00
C. W. Moulton, cutting wood 6 50
Wright & Potter, tax statements. 1 00
A. D. Butters, permit books, etc ..
2 45
A. D. Butters, trimming trees. ...
29 80
A. D. Butters, labor account of L. Doucette 1 60
J. W. Cally, envelopes 2 25
Charles B. Osbon, painting flag- staff and raising topmast. 10 00
James E. Kelley, janitor of Town Hall 25 00
Charles B. Osbon, repairs on town pumps. 6 00
Fred A. Eames, postage, envelopes, etc 5 46
John Granfield, post and labor. 1 00
Mrs. H. G. Ames, rent of room ... 2 00
E. E. Carter, four galv. iron pails. 1 40
E. E. Carter, one tree pruner . 1 75
Joseph Patchett, tax assessed the town 44 89
F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., three receipt books 5 75
American Express Co 2 50
L. J. Poore, envelopes account Treasurer . 3 50
Wm. H. Niles, counsel fees 50 00
Amount carried forward $229 85
43
Amount brought forward $229 85
To Alden N. Eames, labor, removing clock . 1 50
George M. Stevens, removing town clock . 5 72
Warren Eames, labor with horse, account of town clock. 2 00
Wakefield Daily Item, tax tables. 45
Hobbs & Warren Co., collectors' books 3 75
Smith Thayer Co., pump handle and bracket 75
Walker Pratt Mfg. Co., stove repairs Thorp & Martin, town order book 7 00
75
Carl A. Cady, raising flag 2 00
James E. Kelley, journey to Lowell
to qualify Representatives ..... 3 00
James E. Kelley, affidavits for the year 3 50
James E. Kelley, pens, stationery and rubber bands. 2 10
Fred. A. Eames, insurance on
Walker School 67 49
Herbert N. Buck, freight, express, etc. 85
Herbert N. Buck, perambulating Reading town line. 3 00
Asa G. Sheldon, perambulating Reading town line 3 00
James E. Kelley, perambulating Reading town line. 3 00
N. F. Blodgett, teaming lumber, account of town clock. 1 50
Town Farm, account of wood. 6 00
Warren Eames, care of town clock, six months 12 50
Amount carried forward $359 71
44
Amount brought forward $359 71
To Searching records for tax titles ... 12 50
Barker Lumber Co., lumber 9 20
E. E. Carter, paint, oil, etc. . . 2 09
E. M. Nichols, returning deaths. . 7 50
D. T. Buzzell, returning births ... 5 50
Frederick A. Roberts, returning births 3 50
J. W. Perry, repairing pump. 75
Buck Bros., account of Town Hall, oil, chimneys, etc. 3 90
American Gauge & Valve Mfg. Co., one chime whistle 45 00
Charles M. Gowing, clearing up the Walker School yard. 3 00
Ida L. Kelley, Sec'y, rent of room
1 00
Cemetery Committee, paint for flagstaff . 2 50
Eugene G. Shaw, account of tax sale 43 50
$499 65
404 16
Transferred to Outstanding account. $397 27
Transferred to Memorial Day. .
4 06
$401 33
401 33
Unexpended $2 83
45
HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation $1,800 00
From Boston & Northern Street Rail-
way, account of Main street 26 40
$1,826 40
Paid William H. Carter, 2d, labor 543 07
A. D. Carter, labor.
149 84
Charles Blake, labor.
132 74
Theo. Lucas, labor.
43 46
A. D. Butters, labor
101 74
E. B. Butters, labor
1 75
N. F. Blodgett, labor.
282 59
Charles Moulton, labor
4 75
George W. Frost, labor
30 25
Fred. S. Frost, labor
12 25
Albert Miller, labor
49 69.
Arthur Marion, labor
67 57
C. O. Miller, labor
3 50
Algernon Weymouth, labor
5 00
Charles Hopkins, labor
1 00
Adelbert Adams, labor
30 24
A. Lucas, labor. 43 36
Willie Boynton, labor 1 94
Jesse Warner, labor.
50 95
Stak Clements, labor
37 15
Dominique Doucette, labor. .
19 50
E. E. Carter, lumber and hard- ware 54 95
Buck Bros., shovels.
5 25
Waldo Bros., sewer pipe.
34 13
J. M. Hill, blacksmith work.
1 85
J. W. Perry, blacksmith work. . . 1 00
W. D. Carter, labor on culvert. . 1 00
Wm. H. Carter, freight. 2 00
Wm. H. Carter, gravel
32 70
Amount carried forward
$1,745 22
46
Amount brought forward $1,745 22
Paid A. P. Pearson, gravel 21 76
Irwin E. Morse, gravel. 17 60
W. A. Frost, gravel. 4 25
J A. Richardson, gravel. 2 75
1,791 58
Unexpended $34 82
ELECTRIC RAILWAY TAX.
Unexpended in treasury $3,745 47
Rebate from B. & M. R. R., damaging
pipe. . 2 53
C. B. Osbon, for stone 6 00
$3,754 00
Paid Wm. H. Carter, 2d, labor 294 66
A. D. Carter, labor
74 67
D. R. Carter, labor
1 75
A. D. Butters, labor
64 66
C. W. Moulton, labor 22 39
Geo. Wm. Frost, labor. 13 23
Elmore P. Kendrick, labor 5 25
William Jacques, labor.
1 75
Edward E. Poor, labor.
97
Wm. H. Boutwell, labor
16 42
Oliver McGrane, labor.
3 11
Joseph M. Foley, labor
39 45
Charles Blake, labor. 66 31
Charles H. Hopkins, labor 59
A. Lucas, labor
65 53
T. Lucas, labor. 66 39
H. V. Lull, labor
2 00
Jas. M. Chisholm, labor
1 00
Union Ice Co., labor
22 91
H. C. Barrows, labor 11 93
Daniel Faulkner, labor 2 80
Amount carried forward $777 77
47
Amount brought forward $777 77
Paid James Blake, labor 4 68
A. P. McDonald, labor 1 40
Frank Pray, labor 1 30
John Granfield, labor 17 50
Charles Blaisdell, labor
5 27
W. D. Carter, labor
30 50
Warren Hale, labor
3 00
B. F. Perry, labor
11 13
Adelbert F. Adams, labor
35 98
M. Rooney, labor
21 87
B. F. Kidder, labor
3 11
Geo. Richardson, labor
1 65
Lewis Lowell, labor 5 44
Tom Wiggin, labor 1 65
John McArthy, labor
1 65
Christian Neilson, labor 5 62
Carl Neilson, labor
3 30
J. A. Bills, labor. 3 49
George Fuller, labor
3 10
Charles Rose, labor.
3 10
W. B. McIntosh, labor 8 44
Wm. H. Haley, labor
15 50
N. F. Blodgett, labor
133 26
Dominique Doucette, labor
9 76
Jeremiah Doucette, labor
5 25
Boston & Maine R. R
2,588 99
J. A. Richardson, gravel
31 25
Geo. Milligan, gravel 9 75
J. Gowing, gravel.
4 75
3,749 46
Unexpended
$4 54
$383.84 was expended on High street, $453.53 on Main street, which with some small expenditures on Chestnut, Church and Andover streets, with the expense of the Bur- lington avenue bridge, and $303.34 for removing snow covers the amount as shown above.
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INTEREST.
Appropriation
$300 00
Collected on taxes
664 97
Collected on deposits
45 20
Collected on trust funds
42 42
$1,052 59
Paid on account of temporary loans. . on account of permanent loans . .
140 35
165 00
James Frazer, cemetery fund. . . 9 00 Thomas P. Eames, cemetery fund Sabra Carter, cemetery fund. . 3 00
4 00
Susan Carlton, cemetery fund. .
2 00
Dolly Harnden, cemetery fund. . 3 00
Sabra Carter, cemetery fund.
8 00
on account of common fund
11 63
on account of common fund 17 20
on account of common fund 10 50
on account of common fund .
2 00
Benjamin Buck, library fund . . 23 75
399 43
653 16
Transferred to poor account
186 46
Unexpended
$466 70
NOTES PAYABLE.
Appropriation $ 700 00
Collected taxes, etc., cash in treasury . 5,000 00
$5,700 00
Paid Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank on account principal ten years' loan . $ 700 00
State Treasurer on account tem-
porary loan 5,000 00
$5,700 00
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ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year.
Schools, including teachers' and janitors' pay, fuel and maintenance $5,000 00
School Books and Supplies 500 00
Salary School Committee.
105 00
Salary Superintendent of Schools
332 00
Highways, Roads and Bridges
1,800 00
Support of Poor.
1,200 00
Repairs of Public Buildings
600 00
Cemeteries
200 00
Support of Public Library
150 00
Police
100 00
Salary of Town Officers
1,200 00
Printing.
150 00
Outstanding Indebtedness.
250 00
Notes payable .
900 00
Interest
150 00
Memorial Day
75 00
Miscellaneous
700 00
Military Aid
48 00
Abatement of Taxes.
300 00
State and County Taxes
$13,760 00
ASSESSORS' VALUATION, 1902.
Real Estate $1,024,800 00
Personal property
120,968 00
Total
$1,145,768 00
Amount of tax assessed . $16,197 68
State tax assessed
540 00
County tax assessed
1,131 32
Rate of taxation per $1,000
13 40
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Schoolhouses and lots
$19,000 00
Town Farm
3,500 00
Personal property at Town Farm
1,591 85
Eldad Butters lot
75 00
Town Hall and lot
1,200 00
Cemetery land and lots
2,000 00
Public Library and lot
1,800 00
Hearse house
100 00
Town hearse
450 00
Town scales and Sealer's office
250 00
Lock-up building
300 00
Cemetery tool-house and tools
150 00
Furniture in Selectmen's office
60 00
Four safes 800 00
Amount carried forward
$31,276 85
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Amount brought forward
$31,276 85
Highway"tools and diaphragm pump 50 00
Johnson pumps Police equipments
16 00
18 00
$31,360 85
HERBERT N. BUCK, JAMES E. KELLEY, ASA G. SHELDON, Assessors of Wilmington.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
In April, the Superintendent and Matron who had been with us for two years decided that they would not remain, so we were obliged to look around for some one to take their place, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan F. Blodgett who came to us well recommended, were engaged, and have been with us for the past nine months.
The receipts and expenses will be found itemized fur- ther on.
NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Registered No. Name. Age.
22
Charlotte Butters, 31
66
James Brennan, 73
67
Oliver Nelson Butters 71
Whole number during the year, 3.
Present number, 3.
Tramps furnished lodgings and meals, 387.
Males, 385.
Females, 2.
Number of meals furnished, 774.
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INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. JANUARY 1, 1902.
Live stock $577 00
Farming tools, etc 501 85
Hay, grain, manure, etc
263 00
Provisions, groceries, etc
117 68
Household furniture.
245 00
Contents of lobby
5 00
$1,709 53
EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1902. CHARLES W. MOULTON, Supt.
Paid for Stove $1 50
Repairs on range 1 75
Crackers
7 96
Smoking hams
80
Fish
3 13
Labor
2 50
Repairs on harnesses 2 25
Pump handle, liniment, etc.
1 25
$21 14
PAID ON TOWN ORDERS.
To Buck Bros., grain and groceries ... $ 58 45
C. E. Hudson, grain and groceries . 108 34
J. W. Murray, groceries . 11 65
T. H. McMahon, meat and provi- sions 7 37
C. E. Carter, meat and provisions 10 26
S. R. McIntosh, blacksmith work. . 5 00
J. W. Perry, blacksmith work. 3 00
C. W. Moulton, salary . 115 00
319 07
$340 21
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RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1902. CHARLES W. MOULTON, Supt.
For Poultry $ 5 90
Junk
1 02
Calves 4 00
Beef cow
27 50
Vegetables
7 11
Milk
122 52
Labor
39 14
$207 19
Expenditures over receipts $133 02
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
APRIL 1, 1902.
Live stock
$515 00
Farming tools
497 85
Hay, grain, manurc, etc
240 50
Household furniture.
245 00
Provisions, groceries, etc
58 67
Contents of lobby
5 00
$1,562 02
EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE.
FROM APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1902. NATHAN F. BLODGETT, Supt.
Paid for Crackers $ 8 03
Soap
75
Shoes
1 50
Fish
28 88
Amount carried forward $39 16
55
Amount brought forward
$39 16
Paid for Hardware
4 65
Labor
66 23
Grain
74 24
Pork
3 89
Seed, grain, etc
3 50
Peaches
2 40
Groceries
249 95
Morris chair
3 00
Dry goods, etc
9 10
Register for floor
80
Service of bull
75
Plough
3 00
Sundries
5 91
Meat and provisions.
46 47
Blacksmith work
21 93
Pork bbl.
50
Bbl. of flour
4 40
Making cider
1 80
Cutting wood
4 50
Killing hogs
1 00
Lumber, etc.
3 20
Season's ice
12 00
$562 38
PAID ON TOWN ORDERS.
To N. B. Eames, fertilizer $ 25 35
C. E. Hudson, grain 108 25
C. E. Hudson, groceries 7 17
J. W. Murray, groceries
8 42
N. F. Blodgett, salary
270 00
J. W. Perry, blacksmith work
3 10
Buck Bros., blankets and spreads . 6 70
Amount carried forward $428 99
56
Amount brought forward $428 99
To M. A. Burns, bedsteads and bed- ding 31 75
N. F. Blodgett, cash paid for sup- plies 38 70
499 44
Total expense at £ Almshouse,
April to December, 31
$1,061 82
RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.
FROM APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1902.
For Labor
$372 49
Milk
353 80
Board
108 00
Calves
8 50
Vegetables
1 25
Sawing and teaming wood
9 50
Use of wagon
50
$854 04
Expenditures over receipts $207 78
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
JANUARY 1, 1903.
Live stock
$410 50
Farming tools, etc 478 35
Hay, grain, manure, etc
224 00
Provisions, groceries, etc
198 00
Household furniture.
276 00
Contents of lobby 5 00
$1,591 85
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OUTSIDE POOR.
Paid account of Sarah M. Woodman. $169 46
Mary White 146 00
Fannie Melanson 169 47
Susan George 169 46
Sarah J. Eames
36 87
Wm. H. Cutter family
15 36
Mrs. Ramie Babine and family
131 02
Maria O'Donnell's family 104 00
Marion Pierce 61 00
Eliza A. Bancroft. 108 00
J. R. Ford
5 00
Wm. Burdette, coal.
6 75
Mrs. Ramie Babine.
wood 13 75
David L. Jones
5 00
Dr. Henry Shaw, ex-
amining settlements
37 98
John J. Riley 41 00
$1,220 12
CREDIT.
Received from City of Lawrence,
account of J. R. Ford $ 5 00
Due from Betsey R. George, guardian 169 46
174 46
Net expense of outside poor
$1,045 66
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Appropriation for poor
$1,200 00
Transferred from interest 186 46
$1,386 46
Total expense at almshouse
$1,402 03
Total receipts at almshouse
1,C61 23
Net expense at almshouse . 340 80
Net expense of outside poor
1,045 66
Net expense inside and outside alms- house $1,386 46
ASA G. SHELDON, HERBERT N. BUCK, JAMES E. KELLEY,
Overseers of Poor,
COLLECTORS' ACCOUNT.
JANUARY 1, 1902.
Uncollected taxes 1892 $451 91
Received on account taxes 1892 $278 88
Abated account taxes 1892 173 03
451 91
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
JANUARY 1, 1902.
Uncollected taxes 1895
$7 44
Abatement 7 44
Uncollected taxes 1896
$9 15
Abatement
9 15
Uncollected taxes 1897
$95 16
Collected
$86 94
Abatement
8 22
95 16
Interest collected, $30.57.
Uncollected taxes 1898
$453 46
Collected
$419 55
Abatement.
33 91
453 46
Interest collected, $87.14.
FRED. A. EAMES, Collector. Wilmington, January 5, 1903.
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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
JANUARY 1, 1902.
Remaining uncollected tax of 1899. .
$346 75 Abatement
$ 84 45
Collected
148 49
232 94
Remaining uncollected $113 81 Interest collected, $25.88.
JANUARY 1, 1902.
Remaining uncollected tax of 1900
$4,248 80 Abatement. $ 102 41
Collected
3,829 12
3,931 53
Remaining uncollected $317 27 Interest collected, $387.11.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE G. SHAW, Collector.
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT OF 1901 TAX.
Uncollected January 7, 1902 $7,829 08
Collected January 1, 1903 3,730 00
Uncollected
$4,099 08
Interest collected, $128.94.
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ACCOUNT OF 1902 TAX.
Commitment (including additions)
$16,228 09 Taxes collected $8,133 10
Taxes abated . 4 00
8.137$10
Uncollected
$8,090 99
Interest collected, $5.33.
EXCISE TAX COLLECTED.
Boston & Northern Street Railway Co .. . $2,025 43,
JOSEPH PATCHETT, Collector.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury $2,706 28
from State Treasurer, corporation tax 329 85
State Treasurer, Nat. Bank tax.
16 12
State Treasurer, military aid
48 00
State Treasurer, State aid.
268 00
State Treasurer, burial of indigent sol- diers 35 00
State Treasurer, street railway tax
2,506 91
State Treasurer, income Mass. school fund 817 44
County Treasurer, dog licenses
246 81
County Treasurer, land damages, Main street
500 00
Ernest H. Hosmer, salary Supt. schools
437 50
Boston & Maine Railroad, damage on pipe. 2 53
Boston & Maine Railroad, labor at fires
36 86
Chas. W. Moulton, Supt. Town Farm.
186 05
Chas. W. Moulton, Supt., wood from Town Farm 28 00
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