HomeMy Public PortalAbout1868 Annual Watertown Report ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF WATERTOWN ,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 10, 1868,
COMPRISING
I HE TREASURER'S REPORT, REPORTS OF THE SELECTMEN,
ASSESSORS, APPRAISERS, THE COLLECTORS OF TAXES,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TOWN CLERK, ENGI-
NEERS OF FIRE DEPART:IIENT, Rc.
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BOSTON :
ROCKWELI. AND ROLLINS , PRINTERS ,
` No. 122 WASH1140TON STREET.
1868.
TOWN OFFICERS .
SELECTMEN.
THOM AS L. FRENCH, Chairman.
JOHN K. STICKNEY,
LUKE PERKINS.
Tozcn Clerk.
JOSEPH CRAFTS.
Town Treasurer.
DAVID T. HUCKINS.
Assessors.
JESSE WHEELER, JOSEPH CRAFTS,
JOHN K. STICI-\EY.
School Committee.
ALFRED HOS11ER, Chairman. Term expires 1868.
DAVID T. HUCKINS, Secretary. 11 it 1869.
LUTIIER B. MORSE, it 94 1868.
JOHN WEISS, it it 1870.
JOSEPH CRAFTS, 66 441869.
L. T. SAWYER. 4641 1870.
Overseerso f Poor and Siyhicays.
CALVIN I). CRAWFORD, NAHUM R. ROBINSON.
1 Constables, Police,* and Truant Officers.
JOSEPH P. SHOREY. GEORGE PARKER.
Collector of Taxes.
SAMUEL NOYES.
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Auditors and Appraisers.
j JAMES S11AR11, SAMUEI. LEARNED,
BRADSHAW W11ITNEY.
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• Appointed as Police by Selectmen.
LIST OF OFFICERS.
Fence 17ewers.
JOHN COOLIDGE, Jn., SAMUEL LEARNED,
BENJAMIN H. PEIRCE.
Field Driver.
FREEMAN BABB.
Surveyors of Lumber.
ROYAL GILKEY, JOHN BRIGHAM, JR.,
PHILEMON PRIEST.
API'OTVTED BY SELECTMEX.
Sexton and Undertaker.
JOSHUA LEARNED (since deceased), and
JOHN A. KINCAID appointed.
Pound Keeper.
FREEMAN BABB.
Sealer of Weights and 3leasures.
WILLIAM L. STILES.
Surveyors and 1Veasurers of Wood and Bark.
ARCHIB ALD McMASTER, ARTEMAS B. ROGERS,
A. A. FULLER.
Clerks of the Jlarket.
SAMUEL S. GLEASON, J. ALBERT SULLIVAN.
Janitor of Toren Haii.
ELIJAH PRATT.
11feasurers of Grain..
FREDERICK HtiTCHINS, EDWARD SPARROW.
Superintendent of Hay Scales and Public IT'eigher.
SAMUEL S. GLEASON, and subsequently TH031AS PATTEN, .
Engineers of Fire Department.
ATWOOD D. DREW, SA�iUEL S. GLEASON.
JOHN W. PRIEST.
Toirn Liquor Agent.
SAMUEL NOYES.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Grants of ITIoney 2nade and appropriated by the Town of
Watertown, for the year 1867, viz. :—
For support of schools, $12,670 00
Repairs and alterations in East school-house, 2,500 00
Painting and repairing school-houses, and
heating apparatus, 19500 00
Fire department, 900 00
Bridges and culverts, 800 00
Interest on town debt, 31500 00
Contingent expenses, 39500 00
Discounts and abatements, 19800 00
Grading Mount Auburn street, 500 00
Repairs oil Almshouse, 19050 00
61 in Town Hall and ante-rooms, 375 00
Crusher, or stone-breaker, 3,100 00
New hose, 11000 00
Support of poor, 19500 00
highways, 31500 00
WJ95 00
Attest : JOSEPH CR.,UTS,
Town Clerk.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
By the Town Treasurer of Watertown, for the year endi
February 10, 1868.
REUEIYTs.
Cash on hand, balance from account of 1866-67, $19127 42
11 reed from sale of land by Sherman's Pond, 100 00
it 46 borrowed in anticipation of taxes for
18671 44,025 00
transferred to town debt, 6,200
of Samuel Noyes, taxes and interest of
1865, as per account, 942
of D. T. Huckins, on account taxes and
interest of 1866, as per account, 3,384
�f of Samuel Noyes, on account taxes and
interest of 1867, as per account, 44,776 94
of Samuel Gleason, proceeds of bay
scales, 100 33
<< from sale of Grave lots, 49 00
<< town of Belmont, on account sup-
port of paupers, 521 50
�< << of sundry persons, on account of Alms-
house, for the items of which, see
Almshouse account, 474 62
of Sam'lNoyes, one year's rent of store, 250 00
cc cc cc Nourse & Barnard, cc cc cc 175 00
<< 66 it Elijah Pratt, use of To«vn Hall, 338 50
Amount carried forivard, $102,46.5 40 .
TREASURER'S REPORT. 7
Amount brought forivard, $102,465 40
IO,W
ash reed of T. P. Emerson, six months' rent of
office, 12 00
<< 66 << State Treasurer, on account corpo-
ration tax of 1867, 4,779 67
State Treasurer, oil account corpo-
ration tax for previous years, 587 58
« 64 State Treasurer, reimbursement of
State aid, 1866, 2,200 00
<< 46 John C. Bundy, on account of grad-
in" Mount Auburn street, $75 00
14 44 << Delano March, on account
ofgrading Alt. Auburn St. 300 00
375 00
« " State Treasurer Town's share
of school fund, $269 74
t i from sale of stoves, 26 04
64
295 78
« of taxes collected account of 1866, and
transferred to County tax, 19018 37
Total Receipts, $111,733 80
DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS.
Charged to town appropriations, $38 9195 00
Less discount and abatement, 1 ,800 00
$36,395 00
i Paid State Tax for 1867, 13,950 00
" County Tax, balance due for 1866, 1,018 37
" Borrowed money, as per loan, account Cr. 50,1i50 00
�" Amount carried fo?ward, $102,013 37
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount broug- ht forward, $102,013 3
Transferred to Almshouse account, $521 50
'6 14 fig cc 474 62
996 12,
State aid account, 2,200 00
Grading Mount Auburn street, 375 00
6 School account, 295 78
Contingent fund, 5,8.5.3 53
$111,733 80
EXPENDITURES.
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation, $12,670 00
Transferred from receipts, 295 7 8
Drawn from contingent fund, 371 23
13,337 0
oPAID TEACHERS' SALARIES, VIZ. :
Solon F. Whitney, Principal of High School, 1,550 00
Mary F. Porter, Assistant 666 66
Levi W. Russell, Principal Centre Grammar School, 1,266 66
Anna M. Magee, Assistant << << 450 00
Henry Chase, Teacher, `Vest 66 66 1,200 00
James M. Sawin, Teacher, East << 999 98
Ella S. Hinman, Centre Intermediate, 41 318 59
Ella N. Johnson, << 41 91 88
M. Emily Lord, West 6 6 416 65
Clara Al. Bailey, East << << 433 32
Harriet Robbins, South << 416 65
Amount carried forward, $7,810 39 i
TREASURER'S REPORT. 9
Amount brought forward, $7,810 39
H. Estella Varney, West Primary School, 416 66
Adelaide Horn, South it it 391 66
Anna Coolidge, East •t 1 term 44 125 00
Fmma G. Fussell, Centre Primary, No. 1, 391 66
Isabella INT. March, it 4 4 No. 2, 391 66
Fannie Robbins, i• •6 No. 3, 391 66
$9,918 69
CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid Solon F. Whitney, care of High School-house, 90 00
Levi IV. Russell, << 67 50
<< Robert C. Rought, << Centre << 95 26
44 Julia McDonald, << 44 44 00
•6 James Al. Sawin, << East << 83 33
<< Henry Chase, << West it 125 00
David W. Doughty, 4, South it 76 00
$581 09
FUEL FOR SCHOOL-HOUSES.
?aid Royal Gilkey, as per bills, for coal, $589 28
Aiken & Woodward, charcoal, 48 40
$637 68
HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY.
')Rid Solon F. Whitney, as per hill, $2 20
Little & Brown, << 73 92
Lee & Shepard, << 58 09
10 81
Amount ��rrierl.forward, $145 02
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10 TREASURER'S LEPORT.
Amount brought forward, $145 02
Paid Lee & Shepard, as per hill, 12 98
66 66 4f, 9 70
' Little & Brown, 66 4 97
6f, 44. 61 16 8 63
Lee & Shepard, 66 20 60
T. O. H. P. Burnham, 66 3 00
$204 90
Less paid by subscription, 55 00
1
$149 90
BOOKS, STATIONERY, MAPS, ETC.
Paid Solon F. Whitney, as per bill, $5 09
W. A. Wilde, 46 3 00
41 Lee, Shepard & Co., geographies, 62 77
<< E. P. Dutton & Co., wall maps, 84 60
C. C. McLauthlin, stationery, 51 27
<< << 4 32 94
$239 67
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
Paid Kelly & Edmands, optical instru-
ment, &c., $151 83
MUSIC.
Paid Hallett & Davis, piano, $250 00
INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid Marshall A. Lewis, two call bells, $4 50
<< William Eaton, slating, 1 75
<< Mrs. Manning, cleaning at High S. H., 3 00
<< Levi W. Russell, record Look, 2 50
Amounts carried forward, $11 75
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TREASURER'S REPORT. 11
Amount brought foruvard, $11 75
Paid Joseph Sanger, removing and fixing
seats, 5 00
it Henry Tolman, rent for piano, 18 00
is F. E. White, expressing, 20 85
64 James M. Sawin, labor at East S. H., 4 75
« Rockwell & Rollins, library slips, 2 50
66 Emerson & Light, expressing, 10 45
<< E. S. Ritchie & Son, H. S. apparatus, 8 08
<< Henry Chase, cleaning at West S. H., 10 94
it E. S. Ritchie & Son, 11. S. apparatus, 21 38
Robert C. Rought, labor, 6 75
<< James .,Nl. Sawin, sundries, East S. H., 10 00
61 Elijah Pratt, on account School Concert, 15 00
« Norcross & Blaisdell, repairs on stairs
and balusters (Mt. Auburn S. H.), 26 35
66 Alfred Mudge & Son, printing, 35 80
it Joseph Crafts, cash paid for labor at
school-houses, 5 50
64 S. F. Carrier, repairs, etc., on pumps, 27 45
66 Luther Bent, carting settees, and re-
pairs, 13 50
66 W. 4. Haskell & Son, settees, chairs,
etc., 81 17
George H. Marden, window-shades, 16 00
George French, gravel at East S. H., 3 33
Henry Russell, painting, glass, etc., 47 91
'" Mr. I)all, tablet for High School library, 6 00
` .John Barnard, glazing, 6 26
C. S. Parker & Sans, slating, 9 51
Robert Stevens, labor, 18 00
Amount carried. forward, $442 23
12 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $442 23
Paid Julia McDonald, 9 17
64 Norcross & Blaisdell, tank and repairs, 99 00
J. J. Beals, clock, 5 00
•' David W. I)ounhty, labor, 8 35
Lawrence, Wilde, & Hull, shade (optic), 5 00
v
E. S. Ritchie & Sou, 11. S. apparatus, 2 10
Cyrus Wakefield, waste baskets, 2 00
<< David AV. Doughty, labor, 2 00
Cyrus Carpenter, furnace linings, 12 15
Norcross & Blaisdell, repairs, etc., 109 60
Samuel Noyes, mats, brooms, pails, etc., 82 28
•• Arneriean Tablet Company, black-hoard, 3 50
it Marshall A. Lewis & Co., call hell, 2 25
<< Williain L. Stiles, repairs on furnaces,
etc., 109 33
64 Moses Pond &, Co., 4 50
64 Luther Bent, brushes, repairs, etc., 8 92
Banks & Spear, brooms, brushes, pails,
etc., 8 85
tC Alfred Howes (two bills), hardware, 2 77
it Packard & Burrill, dusters, 14 50
<< Thomas L. French,repairing furnace,etc. 5 40
<< Jos. Crafts, paid T. Doulin, firs. Ryan,
and Mrs. Powers, cleaning at East S.
H., spreading gravel, etc., 31 00
Oliver Sawyer, as per bill, 50
School Committee's salary, 1867-8, 192 00
<< D. T. Huckins, cash paid cleaning cen-
tre S. H., 18 10
Amount carried forward, $1,170 50
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TREASURER'S REPORT. 13
Amount brought forirurd, $1,170 50
Paid American Tablet Company, re-slating
black-boards, 233 95
is Norcross & Blaisdell, repairs, etc. 3 70
$1,408 15
SUMMARY OF SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid teachers, $9,918 69
it Care of houses, 581 09
46 Fuel, 637 68
44 Books Hia'h School library, 149 90
Books, maps, etc., 239 67
M Philosophical apparatus, 151 83
_Music, 250 00
Incidental School Expenses, 19408 15
$13,33 7 01
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS IN EAST SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Appropriation, $2,500 00
Drawn from contingent fund, 639 32
$3,139 32
?aid Norcross &, Blaisdell, as per contract, $2,284 00
44 16, it extra work, 262 73
George F. Meacham, architect, 30 00
`Vm. O. Haskell & Son, furniture, 282 75
" Cyrus Carpenter, furnace, 185 90 '
Thomas L. French, setting do., 93 94
$3,139 32
XIxTING AND REPAIRING SCIi00L-HOUSES AND BEATING AP-
PARATUS FOR HIGII SCHOOL-HOUSE.
,pl)ropriation, $1,500 00
.'ansferred from contingent fund, 154 58
$1.654 58
14 TREASURER 98 REPORT.
Paid Henry Russell, painting, original
agreement, $372 50
Paid Henry Russell, painting, subsequent
agreement, 164 00
Paid Cyrus Carpenter, furnaces, 492 07
" Thomas L. French, mason work, 289 73 _
Norcross & Blaisdell, as per Bill, 100 66
66 " " " 41 91
" •' " " 52 26
J. J. Walworth, water pipes, 70 06
" " " 16 57
Henry Russell, painting, varnish-
ing, &c., 54 82
$1,654 58
ALMSHOUSE, Dr.
To appropriation transferred from support of poor, 81,500 00
66 66 64 66 highways, 3,500 00
in
Cash received of Belmont, on account of support
of poor, 521 50
Cash received of Town of Watertown,
labor on culverts, $146 00
Cash received on account of Airs. Rogers,
in Mass. General Hospital, 15 00
Cash received of Overseers, sale of cow, 115 00
" " for produce sold, viz. :—
" potatoes, $10 25
straw, 19 30
Amounts carried forward, $29 55 $2 7 6 00 $5,521 50
TREASURER'S REPORT. 15
Aniolints brought forward, $29 55 $2 7 6 00 $59521 50
Cash received for cabbages, 5 00 -
calf, 2 50
�< < pigs, 20 50
•' hay and rye, 56 93
114 48
FOR WORK OUTSIDE.
Cash received of Miles Pratt
Co., $49 64
received for carting wood, 5 00
of N. R.-Robinson, 7 75
« " " C. D. Crawford, 50
14 " " Geo. K. Snow, 20 00
9' " " H. T. Brackett, 1 25
84 14
474 62
Transferred from cons ingent fiend, 253 73
$6,249 86
CR.
By cash Maid for sundry purposes as follows :—
LABOR.
'ai-1 Freeman Babb, keeper's salary, 1 year, $512 50
9
4 Patrick Maloney, $244 00
`' John Maloney, 242 00
" J. E. V. Thompson, 236 52
" :Michael Collins, 76 16
44 Thomas Rooney, 200 81
C. W. Henderson, 41 35
Amounts carried forward, $1,040 84 $512 50
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16 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,040 84 $512 50
Paid Miles Tenny, 49 68
<< Martin Conniff, 9 45
66 Charles Cunnin;liam, 3 75
1,103 72
FEMALE HELP.
« Mary L. Tanner, $7 50
<< Susan U. Hartford, 30 00
66 Martha S. Thompson, 70 00
107 50
EXTRA LABOR OUTSIDE.
Paid, by Freeman Babb, for labor, $1 75
6 James Kennedy, labor, Howe's Corner, 6 00
66 Charles Whitney, << 9 25
41 Robert Stevens, 50
1750
HORSE HIRE.
61 Wm. C. S. Harrington, labor by horse, 22 00
MANURE.
Paid Smith & Danforth, night soil, $36 00
<< William Perkins, manure, 9 00
<< By Keeper, for plaster, 50
45 50
:MATERIAL FOR ROADS.
Paid A. T. Webb, hauling stone, $23 00
<< Willard Sears, for gravel, 49 10
Amounts carried forward, $72 10 $1,808 72
TREASURER'8 REPORT. 17
Amounts brought forward, $12 10 $1,808 72
p31,d S. W. Grant, for stone, 27 50
John Ho ran, gravel, 19 20
« For stone on Alain Street, 6 75
125 55
STOCK ON FARM.
Paid John Trickey, for cow, $125 00
Wm. C. S. Harrington, for horse, 400 00
by Freeman Babb, for pigs, 14 00
<< A. T. Webb, for cow, 70 00
Joseph Polechio, difference in wagon, 55 00
by Freeman Babb, collar, harness, &c., 14 75
<< for pick, 1 50
f Parker, Gannett & Osgood, canal bar-
rows, 8 00
Alvin Adams, for hay-cutter, 25 00
713 25
REPAIRS ON CARTS, WAGONS, HARNESSES, &c.
'J Cameron &, Fininley, wheelwright
cork. $19 7.5
Elbridge G. Tarbell, harness work, 39 24
` by Freeman Babb, repairs on har-
nesses, &c., 2 27
` by Freeman Babb, bolts for wagon, 25
John Tucker, wheelwright work, 20 50
Elbridge G. Tarbell, harness << 9 93
Antipas Jackson, blacksmith << 78 71
Uhrid e G. Tarbell, harness 23 81
John Tucker, wheelwright 11 75
206 21
Amazw rarried forward, $2,853 73
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Amount brought forwaml, $2,853
GRAIN FOR BARN.
Paid Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to July
1, 1867, $142 00
46 Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to Oct.,
1867, 209 35
46 Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to Jan'y
1868, 187 00
538 35
MEAL AND FLOUR FOR HOUSE.
Paid Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to July
1, 1867, $162 30
<< Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to Oct.
1, 1867, 79 63
' Perkins, Coffin, & Co., bill to Jan'y
1, 1868, 127 65
369
PROVISIONS, MEAT, &C.
Paid Win. H. Lyman, meat, $54 09
46 Hiram P. Mason, 81 42
it Win. H. Lyman, 80 61
Hiram P. Mason, 99 14 3
' Henry Bright, killing hogs, 2 bills, 13 50
<< by Freeman Babb, pork bbls, &c., 3 50
332
PRODUCE.
Paid Ross & Childs, for potatoes, $10 00
<< by Freeman Babb, dried apples, 4 00
' Calvin D. Crawford, for butter, 24 42 R
<< << << << 22 22
$60 64
Amount carried forward, $4.154 56'
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TREASURER'S REPORT. 19
A9nount brought forward, $4,154 56
FISH.
paid C. W. Bunting, $16 67
Barzillai Paine, 7 80
C. W. Bunting, 10 63
�< << 11 34
by Freeman Babb, for fish, 50
46 94
BOOTS, SHOES, AND REPAIRING.
aid Joseph Hinman, $17 10
S. H. Coombs, 15 83
61 64 64 it 19 60
.52 53
GROCERIES.
ail Samuel Noyes, $56 38
Gleason & Fuller, 71 48
20 15
" James A. Ellis, 139 78
` Gleason & Fuller, 61 78
J. `1. Parkhurst, 59 05
Samuel Noyes, 59 44
Banks & Spear, 161 75
Frank Spear, 30 77
Giles A. Meacham, soap, 12 12
by Freeman Babb, oil and expressing, 15 7.5
688 45
DRY GOODS.
Otis Brothers, $40 51
34 88
manta carried forward, $75 39 $4,942 48
20 TREASURER'8 REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $75 39 $4,942 41
Paid Nourse & Barnard, 18 63 �J
Ck Otis Brothers, 22 10
66 cc cc 32 63
64 Nourse & Barnard, 26 36
175
CLOTHING.
Paid Artemas B. Ro;ers, 11
FLTEL FOR HOUSE.
Paid Royal Gilkey, for coal, $56 99
c by Freeman Babb, for wood, 16 50
cc Royal Gilkey, forcoal, 97 69
c c Charles J. Barry, for coal and wood, 28 50
<< Royal Gilkey, for coal, 28 11
c c Levi Miles, for wood, 15 40
243 19
COAL FOR CRUSHER ENGINE.
Paid Royal Gilkey, 68 6:,
TIN WARE AND REFNIRS.
Paid Wm. L. Stiles, $16 43
<< << << << 13 88
FURNITURE AND REPAIRS.
Paid by Freeman Babb, chairs and bed-
stead, $5 50
cc cc Freeman Babb, repairs in clocks, 1 50
Amounts carried forward, $7 00 S3,471 �4.
TREASURER'S REPORT. 21
Amounts brought forward, $7 00 $594 71 64
Paid by Freeman Babb, repairs on clocks, 2 00
Luther Bent, repairs, 13 50
it Henry Russell, curtains and fixtures, 1 50
George W. Bright, repairs on pump, 3 50
« Miles Pratt & Co., stove linings, 75
is A. J. Carter, carpet, 32 51
60 76
HARDWARE - HOUSE.
Paid Alfred Howes, $9 77
6 31
16 08
HARDWARE- ROADS.
Paid Alfred Howes, 32 51
MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SERVICES.
Paid Charles F. Page, medicines, $9 35
Dr. Luther B. Morse, services, 10 00
D. T. Huckins, 96 9 00
cc A. Hosmer, is 18 00
46 35
UNDERTAKING.
aid Joshua Learned, undertaker's service, 9 00
itLUMBER, LABOR, &C., FOR CRUSHER.
Paid Royal Gilkey & Co., $2 7 15
" it it cc 37 13
" Lf 66 46 8 18
72 46
Amount carried forward, $59 7 08 80
22 TREASURER'S REPORT. '
Amount brought forward, $5,708
SUNDRY EXPENSES ON ACC'T OF CRUSHER.
Paid by F. Babb, telegram to Hartford, $0 85
<< help on engine, 50
<< machine castings, 2 75
<< express to Cambridge, 36
<< team to Boston, 1 75
G. W. Rawson & Co., setting up
engine, &c., 41 71
<< G. W. Rawson & Co., repairs, &c. 1 57
49 49
PAID INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE, &c.
Paid by F. Babb, school-books, Nancy
Mackin, $2 87
F. Babb, cash, Mr. & Mrs. Woods, 77
<< << << << << ?5
<' William Sanger, 1 50
<< John R. Tufts, 3 00
<< <� to inmates and paper
for house, 4 80
13 69
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STATE PAUPERS.
Paid Arthur Keefe, for care of Maloney, $5 00
John A. Kincaid, team to Tewksbury, 7 00
12 00
Amount carried forward, $59783 98
TREASURER 18 REPORT. 23
Annount brought forward, $5,783 98
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ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE OF ALAISHOUSE.
'Sirs. Cavanagh. Paid J. M. Parkhurst,
groceries, $5 00
Paid Royal Gilkey, coal, 10 87
15 87
1lrs. Ryan. Paid James A. Ellis, gro-
ceries, $ 6 75
Paid Royal Gilkey, coal, 6 50
2 37
Otis Brothers, dry
goods, 2 62
Royal Gilkey, coal, 11 25
29 49
Mrs. Roach. Paid George B. Wilbur,
rent, 12 00
Mrs. Conly. Paid Gleason & Fuller,
groceries, $ 19 38
Paid James A. Ellis,
groceries, 2 12
21 50
AU0ustus Eckhardt. Paid Royal Gilkey, coal, $2 37
Frank Spear,
groceries, 4 54
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re. C. D. Lindley. Paid J. M. Parkhurst,
groceries, 5 00
Skinner. Paid Otis Brothers,
dry goods, 60
r
Amounts carried fonvarud, 60 $5,874 75
24 TREASUREWS REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $ 60 $5,874 7$
Paid Frank Shear,
groceries, 5 00
5 60
Mrs. McCabe. Paid :11ary A. Burns,
rent, $6 00
Paid William Carney,
rent, 3 00
Paid William Carney,
rent, 6 00
15 00
Hannah Welch. Paid Frank Spear,
groceries, 3 00
Mrs. Plunket. Paid Loyal Gilkey,
wood and coal, 13 25
Mrs. G. Smith. Paid City of Cambridge,
goods and fuel, $31 50
Paid City of Boston,
goods and fuel, 2 00
33 50
Nancy W. Stone. Paid City of Boston, •14 00
Mrs. Chant. Paid City of Charles-
town, 1 00
Mrs. Whitney. Paid City of Charles-
town, 21 00
FOOD FURNISHED TRAVELLERS.
Paid Constables Shorey and Parker, for bills, 5 75
OVERSEERS' SALARY.
Paid salary of Overseers for 1866-7, $100
<< 1867-8, $100
200 00
$6,240 85
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TREASURERS REPORT. 25
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Apprupriation, $900 00
Paid Torrent Engine Co., clue May 1, 1867, $99 04
zn
Geo. W. Bright, << 6f << 8 33
« George Page, 10 00
66 Engineer's salary, 70 00
« Frank IV. Lane, 64 8 33
i ti Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co.,
due May 1, 1867, 9 50
44 Hook & Ladder Co., due May 1 , 1867, 72 50
$277 70
« Gleason & Fuller, as per hill, 4 00
j E. G. Tarbell, as per bill, 25 75
Patrick Flannery, repairing gas pipe, 3 00
Engine Co., 250 00
06 A. T. Mills, as per bill, 5 00
is Hook and Ladder Co., 54 99
46 Geo. W. Bright, steward, 2.5 00
66 Win. L. Stiles, repairs, 75
66 Patrick :McDonald, repairs, 4 50
} 96 James Boyd & Sons, repairing hose, 20 24
46 Gleason & Fuller, oil and matches, 90
66 James S. Allison, nea.t's-foot oil, 4 00
" Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co., 8 50
Transferred to Contingent Fund, 215 67
$900 00
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NEW NOSE.
Appropriation, $1,000 0$
1'aid 11 M. Wiswell, 300 feet leather Dose, $600 00
r` 66 400 feet linen hose, 407 50
$1,007 30
Less, by old coupling sold, $25 OU
$982 50
Transferred to contingent fund, $17 .50
$1,000 00
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Appropriation, $800 00
Paid H. T. ,Merrifield, hoisting draw, 36 00
George Pierce, labor, &c., 68 52
E. S. & W. Burpee, covering stone, 2 00
66 66 �� " culvert 82 75
<< Philip Nugent, for labor, 32 50
James Kennedy, << 13 50
41 John Cullen, 66 19 50
`° J. G. & N. G. Gooch, lumber, 1►0 05
66 Charles Whitney, labor, 12 25
Ga 96 GL " 31 50
City of Cambridge, covering stone, 17 50
<< < 12 00
<< George Pierce, labor, 40 80
<< J. G. & N. G. Gooch, 43 84
<< H. F. Merrifield, hoisting draw, &c., 33 25
<< Almshouse, for labor, 146 00
Amount carried fomard, ;688 96
TREASURER'S REPORT. 27
Amount brought fortcar(l, $688 96
nsferred to contingent fund, 111 04
' $600 00
REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE.
,appropriation, $1,050 00
Paid Thomas L. French, 74 54
it George Peirce, 742 61
Henry Russell, 156 75
973 90
Transferred to contingent fund, 7 6 10
$1,050 00
PAIRS ON TOWN HALL AND ANTE-ROOMS.
ropriation, $375 00
swn from contingent fund, 150 12
$525 12
'd John Barnard, for painting, &c., $183 20
Berry and ,Moody, book-case, &c., 189 02
Thomas L. French, whiting, 124 34
Richard James, gas fixtures, 28 56
$525 12
28 TREASURER'S REPORT.
STONE BREAKER.
Appropriation, $39100 0
Transferred from contingent fund, 2
3,102
Paid Blake Brotbers, for breaker, 1,365 00
66 Geo. IV. Rawson &- Co., engine, 1,650 00
66 Silver Lake Manufacturing Co.,
belting, 70 .50
Transportation of breaker from New
Haven, 16 80
$3,102 30
GRADING MOUNT AUBURN STREET.
Appropriation, : .;i►�i i,�,
Received from Delano March,
66 << John C. Bundy, 75 �
Transferred from Contingent Fund, S 7 +1•7-
$962 05
Paid City of Cambridge, for stone, $152 50
66 Charles Whitney, labor, as per hill, 809 55
$961 05
INTEREST ON TOWN DEBT.
Appropriation, $3,•w0 U
Paid IV,Villiam May, $60 00
Lowell Institute for Savings, 1,269 88
Amounts carried forward, $1,329 88 $3,300 60
TREASURER'S IMPORT. 29
A;nounts brought forward, $19329 88 $3,500 00
Paid Jacob 11. Loud, State Treasurer, 390 00
it C. W. Loring, executor to estate
of T. Nichols, 255 00
it Eliza Glines, 60 00
« Ann I. Norcross, 20 00
it Estate of Luke Forbes, 120 00
r
Eliza J. Norcross, 12 00
« Michael Quirk, 50 25
« Maria Dudley, 12 00
Boston Five Cent Savings Institution, 600 00
Elizabeth Bright, 30 00
George F. Norcross, 37 50
$2,916 63
Transferred to interest of money bor-
rowedin anticipation of taxes, 583 37
— $3,500 00
LOAN ACCOUNT.
DR.
To W. F. Robinson &, Co., overlaying from
account of 1866-7, $3,500 00
To William May, overlaying from account of 1866-7, 900 00 -
$4,400 00
AMOUNT BORROWED IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES,
1867, VIZ. :-
o Newton National Bank, $369000 00
`` Sarah Eager, 200 00
Awunt carried forward, $369200 00 $4,400 00
30 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts Lraught forward, $36,200 00 $4,400 00
To Freeman Iiabh, 2,675 00
Gardner Aldrich, 15000 00
W. 11. Allen, 50 00
61 Joseph Hiumaij, 19500 00
41 John K. Stickney, 19500 00
Alary Forbes, 400 00
<< Ann T. Norcross, 200 00
Thomas L. French, 500 00
$445025 QS
AMOUNT BORROWED AND TRANSFERRED TO TOWN DEBT.
To Thomas Peirce, $1,000 00
Elmira Hinman, 5,200 00
6,200 00
$54,625 00
CR.
By paid W. F. Robinson & Co., account
of 1866-7, $3,500 00
66 64 W. May, account of 1866-7, 900 00
$4,400 00
TOWN DEBT TRANSFERRED.
By paid Elizabeth Bright, $19000 00
C. W. Loring, Thaddeus
Nichols' note, 5,100 00
<< < Michael Quirk, in part, 100 00
$6,200 Ofl
ON ACCOUNT OF BORROWED IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES.
By paid Newton National Bank, $36,000 00
41 46 Joseph Hinman, 1,500 00
Amounts carried foruvard, $39,000 00 $10,600 00 ,
AwLi
TREASURER'S REPORT. 31
Amounts brought forward, $39,000 00 $10,600 00
By paid John R. Stickney, 19500 00
« 66 Freeman Babb, 600 00
66 << W. H. Allen, 50 00
Mary Forbes, 400 00
$40,050 00
$50,650 00
TRANSFERRED TO TOWN LIABILITIES, VIZ. :
Due Ann I. Norcross, $200 00
Freeman Babb, 29075 00
Thomas L. French, 500 00
Gardner Aldrich, 15000 00
Sarah Ewer, 200 00
$3,975 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
IX.
sferred from interest on town debt, $583 37
contingent fund, 470 52
$1,053 89
Win. F. Robinson & Co., $208 16
John K. Stickney, 10 75
" Joseph Hinman, 6 27
Freeman Babb, 6 72
" Sarah Ewer, 6 00
" Thomas Peirce, 30 00
Joseph Hinman, 30 15
` William May, 54 00
` 1N1ary Forbes, 12 00
Amount8 carried forward, $364 05 $1,053 89
32 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Agnounts brought forwa rd, $364 05 $1,053 8$
Paid William H. Allen, 2 25
Elmira Hinman, 42 00
Newton National Bank, 561 40
Jacob H. Loud, State Treasurer, on
State, tax, 67 35
Mary Forl,es, 3 34
<< William May's estate, 13 50
$1,053 89
STATE TAX, 1867.
Wliole amount assessed, as required by warrant, $13,950 00
Paid State Treasurer, as per receipts, $13,950 00
COUNTY TAX OF 1866.
Balance of County Tax unpaid, per acc't of 1866-7, $1,018 37
Drawn from receipts, and paid balance of County
tax of 1866, per receipt`, $1,018 87
POLICE ACCOUNT.
NO APPROPRIATION.
Transferred from Contingent Fund, $2,029 37
Paid George Parker, per receipt, $70 25
41 Joseph P. Shorey, per receipt, 70 00
Amounts carried forward, $140 25 $2,029 37
TREASURER'S REPORT. 33
Anjounts brought forward, $140 25 $2,029 37
Paid Joseph P. Shorey, per receipt, 77 50
George Parker, 66 78 50
Joseph P. Shorey, it 75 00
it « <f << fG 3 25
« George Parker, 75 50
it << << 77 80
Joseph P. Shorev, ` 77 50
<< << << << 5 25
75 00
« George Parker, 75 00
« 16 61 77 90
Joseph P. Shorey, 77 50
<< << << << 2 40
Charles E. Clark, extra police, 7 50
H. B. Cheney, It it 7 50
John Oliver, << 7 50
Daniel S. Parker, << 7 50
Newton &- Watertown Gas-Light Co., 20 00
�• Joseph P. Shorey, per receipt, 77 50
96 George Parker, << 77 50
`` " " 75 00
Joseph P. Shorey, << 75 00
Samuel L. Batchelder, 1 year's rent, 75 00
George Parker, 7 7 50
" " " 1 75
" Joseph P. Shorey, 77 50
�< << << 3 67
C. B. Lynch (stove), 9 00
Joseph P. Shorey, 75 00
" George Parker, 75 00
Amouius carried forivani, $1.677 77 $2,029 37
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34 TREAN REWS REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $1,677 77 $2,029 37
Paid George Parker, 77 50
It Joseph P. Shorey, 77 50
64 Royal Gilkey, coal, 31 60
419 Joseph P. Shorey, 77 50
George Parker, 77 50
Ne%vton & Watertown Gas-Light Co., 20 00
--- $2,029 87
STATE AID,
Transferred from Receipts. R.eitubursement for 1866,
in part, $2,200 00
Paid William II. Knights, 70 00
' John W. Hartford, 70 00
<< Clarissa B. Hills, 96 00
Mary McCabe, 96 00
<< Joseph Polechio, 56 00
Maria Craig, 48 00
Henry K. Dlartin, 54 00
Mary Severance, 32 00
Joseph Bright, 30 00
Martin P. Fayes, 24 00
William Wall, 168 00
John S. Mayo, 140 00
Mary A. Burns, 32 00
Deborah Bright, 52 00
<< James A. Ellis, 42 00
<< John Hallihan, 168 00
<< Mary Dagenfield (old), 7 2 00
Amounts carried fomeard, $1,250 (10 $2.200 0 .
TREASURER'S REPORT. 35
Amounts brought forivard, $1,250 00 $2,200 00
id Joseph Al. Burns (old), 61 02
Michael Dunn, << 64 00
6, Sarah J. Briaham, " 12 00
Horace W. Otis, 72 00
William 11. Wallace, 100 00
Wm. E. Eldredge, 36 00
it William Sanger, 24 00
Charles F. Jackson, 72 00
Thomas Patten, 40 00
$1,731 02
_Transferred to contingent account, 468 98
$2,200 00
INSURANCE.
NO APPROPRIATION.
nsferred from Contingent Fund, $540 49
id Wm. Porter, renewed policies, $235 50
11 11 carpenter's risk, 20 99
Reed Bros., renewed policies, 101 00
11 64 it 81 00
" " " It 91 00
<< on pianos, 11 00
$540 49
36 TREASURER'S IMPORT.
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
Appropriation, $3,500 00
Transferred from receipts, 5,853 5`
<< appropriation for Fire Dept., 215 67
" " new hose, 17 5C
" " " 11 bridges& culverts, 111 04
` " repairs on Almsh'se, 76 if
State Aid Account, 4G8 9F
$10,242 82
Less transferred to School Account, $371 23
" East Dist. school-house, 639 .32
66 " repairs on school-houses, 154 58
96 " Almshouse Account, 253 7.3
" 66 repairs on Town Hall, 150 12
crusher, 2 30
grading,Aft. Auburn St., 87 05
rn
Interest Account, 470 52
Police Account, 2,029 37
Insurance Account, 540 49
4,698 71
$3,544 11
Paid State Nautical School, on account Carney-, $6 5C
James McLaughlin, small-pox case, 5 0C
Charles Bemis, making deed, etc., 3 Y
Rockwell &, Rollins, printing, 192 1�
Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co., 91 0C
J. L. & R. H. McLaughlin, flag-staff, 6 30
64 William L. Stiles, sealer's salary, 10 00
Amount carried forward, $.314 he,
TREASURER'S REPORT. 37
1
,4wo d brought forivard, $314 tits
paid Perkins, Coffin & Co., cash paid lacinzn
g, 95
« State Nautical School, on account Carney, 6 50
66 Assessors, for services, 1867, 375 00
Joseph P. Shorey, rope for flag-staff, 2 50
« Daniel Sullivan, land to widen Pleasant Street, 5 00
Thomas McCarthy, '' 66 64 35 00
66 James Sullivan, 46 'L 30 00
C. K. Darlina, stationer3•, 2 00
ki C. C. AIcLauthlin, stationery, 25 10
66 John Page, painting flag-staff, 75 00
Lf Stephen Holmes, raising flag-staff, 5 00
John Barnard, Glazing, etc., 12 50
<< Henry Russell, dazing, etc., 1 50
<< Thomas L. French, 84 00
� Newton and Watertown Gas Co., street lights, 110 78
t
<< Town Hall, 33 00
<< E. & S. Burpee, stone, Mt. Auburn school-house, 183 75
James II. Norcross, laud on Taylor Street, and
stone wall, 125 00
John S. Cole, ringing bell, 3 00
Philip Nugent, labor on school-house wall, 55 25
" James Kennedy, 66 6• i 46 50
John Cullen, 66 66 f 33 00
William Carney, land to widen Island Street, 65 00
John A. Kincaid, horse hire, 96 50
" Charles Whitney, labor on school-house wall, 47 25
T. P. Emerson, expressing 26 70
Antipas Jackson, 8 53
Estate of George Robbins, land to widen
Pleasant Street, 17 60
-A»munt darned forward, $l t826 59
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Amount brought forward, $1,826 59
Paid J. H. Norcross, gravel, etc., school-house, 28 82
Howe Scale Co., new scales, 175 00
�• W. O. Haskell & Sun, furniture, 9 00
Joseph Crafts, surveying, 8 17
lL Joseph Crafts, births, marridges, and deaths, 51 90
Philip Nugent, 15 3(j
John Page, 30 80
George Biaelow, damage to carriage, 25 00
Wm. L. Stiles, 23 80
R. Gilkey & Co., 112 57
.4 66 3 08
66 R. Gilkey, 35 26
" 50
James I-1. Norcross, 25 05
• C. C. McLauthlin, stationery, 19 99
J. W. Coffin, oil for lamps, 12 00 .;
T. P. Emerson, expressing, 6 50 .
<< Joseph Crafts, surveying, 18 00
E. G. Tarbell, 6 88
Joseph P. Shorey, 4 37
George Peirce, 159 09
David H. Mason, legal services, 15 00
David T. Huckins, 00 00
<< 46 << 25 00
<� Revenue and Postage stamps, 25 87
Miles, Pratt & Co., 4 41
Alfred Howes, 5 70
<< << 98
�. << 2 09
Amount cart ied forward, $2,886 26
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TREASURER'S REPORT. 39
Amount brought fo►icard, $2,886 2G
aid Samuel Noyes, Com. on Taxes, 1867, 548 04
« it << brooms and sundries, Town House, 20 45
C. Sturms, damages, 8 50
<< Joseph Crafts, Town Clerk, services, 50 00
it Adolph Len ando, coloring hearse covering, 6 00
It Hollingsworth & Whitney, use of derrick, 13 00
Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co., street
lights, 143 08
�• Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Co., 8 55
upper hall, 4 00
Town Hall, 55 50
John Tucker, land damages, etc., 11 00
State Nautical School, on account of Carney, 6 50
t� Gleason &, Fuller, goods to McLaughlin,
small-pox case, 21 42
James Sharp, services as auditor, 1866—7, 15 00
c` Samuel Learned, c c c c c c 1864-5-6, 21 00
Daniel T. Huckins, stationery, 3 75
Dr. Alfred Hosmer, attendance, McLaugh-
lin, et al, 4 00
Elijah Pratt, care of Town Hall, 175 60
extra labor, 28 21
omas L. French labor,
scales, 3► 88
Selectmen, services for 1867, 75 00
" A. R. Gay, stationery, 1 85
Oliver Sawyer, 9 50
" Royal Gilkey, coal, Town Hall, 8 p6
4,162 15
ph in Treasury, Feb. 109 1868, 1,381 96
$5.544 11
40 TREASURER'S REPORT.
SUMMARY.
Total amount of receipts, $111 ,733 Sp
EXPENDITURES.
Paid for support of schooli, 13,337
ti it alterations, etc., in East school-house, 3,139
it it painting; Lind repairs on school-houses, 1,654
< << support of poor and highways, per Alnis-
house account, 6,249`
<< fire department, 684 33
<< for new hose, 982
repairs, etc., on bridges and culverts, 688
44 it it on Almshouse, 97
it << it
on Town Hall, 521
<< stone breaker, engine, etc., 3,1U2
grading 1liount Auburn street, 962
interest on Town debt, 2,916
<< money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 50,63
<6 interest on borrowed money, 1,053
66 State tax for 1867, 13,950 00
<< balance of County tax for 1866, 1,018
66 police, as per account, 2102
46 State aid, as per account, 1,731
64 insurance, 11 66 540 49
46 contingent expenses, as per account, 4,162 1.1
Cash in Treasury, 1,381 9�i
$111,733 84
TREASUREIt•LS ItEPORT. 41
1VATERTONVI , Feb. 20, 1668.
The fore oino accounts of David T. Huckins, Treasurer of
CW
the Town of 11'atertown, we, the subscribers, find correctly cast
and Vouched.
JA I ES STIARP,
SAMU, EL LEARNED, Auditors.
BRADSHAW WHITNEY
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
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To the Auditors of the Town of J atertown:
Gentlemen, —I herewith submit my report of the unfinislied
collection of taxes for 1866.
Respectfully yours,
D. T. HUCKINS, Collector.
DAVID T. HucKiNs, Collector, in account with the Town of
jf icterto2!•n
DR.
To balance of taxes of 1866, uncollected, as per
report of 1866-7, $6,879 7 G
Interest collected on sable, 174 37
$7,054 13
CR.
v cash Maid County Treasurer, balance of County
tax for 1866, $1,018 37
cagh pair] into Treasurti of Town of Watertown, 3,384 30
" ab,"tements, as per Assessors' certificate, 1.57 52
Amount carried forward, $4,560 19
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42 TREA.1UHE1:',- REPORT.
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Amount brought forward. 4,5F10
By uncollected taxes of 1866, 2,493 gi
$7 9054 11
WATERTOW , Feb. 22, 1
We have examined the foreboinb accomits of D. T. Hu
Collector, and find thecn correct.
JA-NLIES SHARP, Auditing
SAMUEL I EAMN-ED' Committee.
BRADSHAW WHITNEY,
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
To the Auditors of the Town of Matertown :
Gentlemen, — I herewith submit my report of the collectias
of taxes for the years 1865 and 1867.
Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL \TOY ES, Collector.
WATERTOW , Feb. 10, 1868.
ACCOUNT, 1865.
SA31UEL NOYES, Collector, in account with the Town of TI ater-
town:
DR.
To balance of taxes unpaid, as per account of 1865-6. $8 7 0 71
<< Interest collected on taxes of 1865-6, 72 08
$942 79
Cit.
By cash paid Town Treasurer, per receipt, $942 7
TREASURER'S REPORT. 43
ACCOUNT, 1867.
DR.
0 whole amount of taxes committed, $54,804 17
C. Additional taxes, 49 64
Interest collected, 36 70
$54,890 51
CR.
By cash paid County Treasurer on ac-
count County tax of 1867, $1,200 00
cash paid Town Treasurer, as per
receipts, 44,776 94
discounts allowed, 19359 68
; abatements per Assessors' certifi-
cates, 19786 49
balance of uncollected taxes, 5,76 7 40
$54,890 51
. WATERTOWN, Feb. 22, 1868.
I e have examined the foreboin� accounts of Samuel Noyes,
etor, and find them correct.
JAMES SHARP, Auditing
SAAILTFL LEARNED, Committee.
BR ADSFIAW WHITNEY
ASSETS.
h in Treasury, $1,381 96
tstanding taxes in hands of David T. Huckins,
Collector for 1866, per account, 2,493 94
standing taxes in hands of Samuel Noyes, Col-
lector for 1867, per account, 5,767 40
e from State on account of State aid paid 1867, 1,750 00
$11,393 30
44 TREASURER'S REPORT.
LIABILITIES.
Due schools payable in March, 1868, $3,(;Oo
fire delxirtme iA, payable NL1ay 1, 1863, 40(1 0U
County Treasurer, balance of County tax for
1367, 1 ,284 57
Interest on Town debt, payable on or be-
fore June 1, 11500 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 3,975 00
Surplus, 633 7$
$11,393 30 `
TOWN DEBT.
William May, estate of $1,000 00
Lowell Institution for Savings, 22,225 00
State Treasurer, 6,500 00
Eliza Wines, 1,000 00
Aim I. Norcross, 500 00
James H. Norcross, trustee, 50000
Luke Forbes, estate of 2,00000
Eliza J. Norcross, 200 #9
Michael (quirk, 500 .40
Maria Dudley, 4000
Boston Five Cents Savivas Bank, 10,000 40
George E. Norcross, 375 00
Elmira Hinman, 5.21)o 06
Thomas Pierce, 1.�u�Q 00
$51.400 00
TREASURER'S REPORT. 4
SCHEDULE AND VALUATION OF TOWN
PROPERTY.
owl] Farm and buildings thereon, $10,000 00
,•rsonal Property- on same, per appraisement, 7,847 93
o%V11 house and land, 15,000 00
,imiture in Town House, 600 00
igh-school house, land, and furniture, 13,000 00
apparatus, 1,650 00
<< libra'T and piano, 700 00
ntre school-house, land, and furniture, 13,000 00
12,000 00
"est, it 46 it << 12,000 00
►nth, 44 64 it 4 1 12,000 00
%vo fire engines and apparatus, 11500 00
()Ok and la(Mer carriage, 125 00
ravel bank on Beacon Hill, 600 00
ay scales, 300 00
$100,422 93
STIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR.
or schools, $14,7 50 00
" fire department, 900 00
repairing engine and suction-hose, 300 00
support of poor, 1,800 00
" hi:;hw ays, 3,500 00
bridges and culverts, 800 00
Amount carried forr+•ard, $22,050 00
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46 TREASUIIER'9 REPORT.
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Amount brought forward, $22,050 �
For interest on Town debt, 3,500
66 discounts and abatements on taxes, 2,00000
S 6 paying portion of Town debt, . 5,000 t80
salaries of Town officers, 11100 40
contingent expenses, 3,000 00
s
$30',650 00
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The appropriations for the past year have been quite liberal,
and many of them have been for special objects, not counted as
oi-divar3• expenses. The expenditure have, in some instances,
exceeded, and, in others, fallen short of the appropriations.
The work which has been done under the several appropria-
tious has been deemed necessary, and the bills therefor have
cen ordered to be paid.The portion of the work done under our immediate super-
iion has been the grading and stralahtenincr of Mount Auburn
treet, which has exceeded the appropriation. The repairs on
e Alnishouse, which have been thorough, for less. The
urchase of a stone breaker and engine, a trifle exceeding.
ere has been an unexpected draft upon the Contingent Fund
t reason of rebuilding the wall in the rear of the centre school-
use, wbiell fell in June last, and the payment of sundry sums
r land taken to widen streets. The Hai• Scales, which were
V much out of repair, have been replaced by new ouc�, alid
Aed in the lower square, —a couvellient, place, and much
-e favorable for durability. The Report of the Treasurer
Ws the expense of the above items, and also the excess n
airs of the Town Hall and ante-rooms. The hall has been
Minted, ceiling whitened, and together with the entry and
;
to'-rooms, put ill good repair. A substantial and amble book-
has I,eell built ill the Selectmen's rooin, and the town's sate
ed in the room. All of the books and papers of the town
48 REPORT OF THE: SELECTMEN.
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are now to be found therein. And those books which
previously nearly hidden and inaccessible are now in full Tin
and male it very creditable display.
The fi,llowing is a list in brief of the hooks now in the book
case : —
Geology of Mass. by Edwd. Hitchcock I.L.D., 1 vol. 4to.
Ichnology of New England, by Edwd. Hitchcock, LLD, 1
vol. 4to.
Supplement to Ichnc►logy of New >:i land, by Edwd. Hitt
cock, LL.D., 1 vol. 4to.
Plymouth Colony Records, edited by N. 11. Shnrtleff,
from A. D. 1663 to 1698, 12 vols. 4to. j
Records of the Governor and Coivpany of thy• Hass. Bav, i
edited by N. B. Shurtlefl', TNI.D., from 1638 to 1686, vole. 1
arts 1 , and 2, and 5, 5 vols. 4to.
3, 4, p ;
Plymouth Colony Lars, edited by Wm. Brigham, 1
8vo.
Charter and Laws of Mass. Bay, 1 vol. 8vo.
Journal of House of Reps. of the Province of Mass. Bac.
held at Boston A. D. 1736, 1 vol. folio.
Reports on the Fishes, Reptiles, and Birds of Mass., 1 vol.
8vo.
Geology, lliueralo(r , Botany, and Zo6logy of Mass., kv
Edwd. Hitchcock, 1 vol. 8vo.
Invertebrate Animals of Mass., by A. A. Gould, 1 vol. 8vo.
Public Documents of Mass. from 1856 to 1866, inclusive, 30
vols. 8vo.
Industry of Mass., 1860, 1 vol. 8vo.
Census of 44 1860, 1 vol. 8vo.
Journal of Valuation Committee, 1860, 1 vol. 8vo.
Massachusetts Resister and Military Record, 1 vol. 8vo. i
Debates on the Constitution of Massachusetts, 1788, 1 To].
8vo.
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journal of the Provincial Conaress in 1774-5, 1 Vol. 8vo.
State Papers on Nullification, 1 vol. 8vo.
Reports on Contested Elections, by L. S. Cushing, 1 vol.
A v0.
Journal of Convention for framing a Constitution of Govern-
went for Mass. Bay, 17 79-80, 1 Vol. 8vo.
History of Ne%v England, by Wm. Hubbard, 1 Vol. 8vo.
Report of Sanitary Commission, 1830, 1 Vol. 8vo.
Massachusetts Special Laws from the adoption of the Consti-
tution to A. D. 1800, inclusive, 6 vols. 8vo.
Massachusetts Term Reports from 1804 ; 16 vols. 8vo.
Pickering's Reports, vols. 3 to 6, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 24 ;
18 vols. 8vo.
Grays Reports, vols. 1 to 4, 8 to 14 ; 10 vols. 8vo.
Metcalf's Reports, vols. 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 10 to 13 ; 9 vols. 8vo.
Cushiva's Reports, vols. 2 to 4, 6 to 11 ; 10 vols. 8vo.
Allen's Reports, vols. 1 to 12 ; 12 vols. 8vo.
Massachusetts Digest, by C. H. Bennett and 1:1. F. Heard ;
tjoolus-rnal
8vo.
of Massachusetts Convention, 1853 ; 1 Vol. 8vo.
Laws of the United States ; 3 vols. 8vo.
revised Statutes of 1860 ; 1 Vol. 8vo.
facts and Resolves, 1860-1866 ; 6 vols. 8vo.
Respectfully submitted,
THOIIAS L. FRENCH, Selectnnen
JOHN R. STICK V EY, of
LURE PERKINS, 1 t'utedou,n.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT .
VALL ATION AND TAXES OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN
FOR THE. YEAR 1867.
The valuation of Real Estate is $2,181,293
Personal 61 1,214,073
Total valuation, $3,39.5,366
The whole number of Polls, 1088.
AMOUNTS ASSESSED.
State Tax, $13,950 00
Comity Tax, 2,48 t 57
Town Grants, 38,195 00
Overlay, 174 60
$.54,804 17
Tax on 1088 Polls at $2.00 each, $29176 00
<< Estates $1.55 per ct. on $3,395,366, 52,628 17
$54,80417 �
JESSE WHEELER, r1s.s�
JOSEPH CRAFTS, of
JOEN K. STICKNEY, B wuloioa•
INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
AT THE
ALMSHOUSE IN WATERTOWN,
February 6, 1868.
Live Stock.
4 horses, valued at $1,600 00
3 cows, 66 245 00
5 hogs, 100 00
17 hens, 17 00
$1,962 00
Hay and Straw.
18 tons of hay, at $29.00 per ton, $522 00
1 ton of straw, at 20 00
$5.12 00
Grain, consumable in House.
55 bushels corn, at $80 00
10 bushels rye, at $1.70, 17 00
$97 00
Carts, Farmiiag Tools, &c.
Water-trough and feed-boxes, $12 00
Hay-cutter, 25 00
Meal-box and shovel, 3 00
Amount carried forward, $40 00
52 INVENTORY AND API'IIAIREMENT OF ALMSIiOUSE. �
Annnuut hrouyht foru)ard, $40 00
2 pails, �5
3 ladders, 3 00
llarnesseS9 120 00
3 horse-blankets, 7 00
Surcingles and halters, 6 J0
3 cattle-chains, 1 75
Grain elicst, 9 00
�1e. hags, 1 00
Shovels and spades, K 00
4 picks, 7 50
4 Stone-hammers, 4 00
3 iron rakes, 5 00
4 forks, 6 50
3 iron bars, G 00
Whi$ietrees and spreaders, 5 50
1 draft chain, 10 00
4 hoes, 1 75
1 bog-hoe, 1 25
Man ure rake, 50
Flails, 1 20
Baskets, 1 50
Mowing-machine, 95
Hayinb tools, 12 00
Scythes and Snaths, 5 00
Corn-cutters, 2 00
Cultivators, 6 00
Sundry tools in shed chamber, 15 50
3 carts, 223 00
1 market-wagon, 23 00
1 large wagon, 70 00
Amount carried forward, $607 15
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INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF ALMI SHOUSE. 53
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Amount brought forward, $607 15
! 1 lumber wagon, 140 00
1 derrick, 25 00
` 4 ploughs, 12 ( 0
2 harrows, 12 00
1 sleigh and pung, 11 00
1 large sled, 40 00
1 new harrow, 12 50
1 road-scraper, 7 00
3 snow-ploughs, 15 00
1 hay-waggon, 6 00
1 tub, 1 00
Lot of manure, 100 00
12 cords muck, 48 00
1 grindstone, 1 75
Oil-can and oil, 3 00
Vise and tools in shop, 10 00
1 large snow-plough, 15 00
1 express wagon, 90 00
1 jack, 2 00
Gravel-screen, 5 00
1 sod-cutter, 1 13
$1,164 53
FITEL.
Lot of wood, $12 00
64 coal, 5 00
$17 f4)
FURNITURE.
Axes, saw-horse, and saws, $3 00
Meal-chest, 2 00
Ammnt carried fo ccard, $5 00
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54 I_- 7ENTORY AND APPRAIRE'MENT OF ALMSHOUgE.
Amount brought forward, $5 ()0
Wrin_er and wash-board, 9 00
Thi ware, 18 00
Pails and coal hods, 3 50
Baking-pans, 2 50
Flit-irons and baskets, 2 50
1 brass and 1 iron kettle, 3 50
Pots and jars, 1 50
Steelyards and hammer, 1 00
Chopping-knife and tray, 1 50
Lamps and lanterns, 5 80
Dinner-bell and sundries, 1 50
Oil-cans and oil, 4 00
'fable and wash-bench, 3 00
Brooms, 2 00
`'Washtubs, a 00
1 churn, 3 00
Barrels and firkins, 2 50
Cooking-stove, 35 00 ,
Crockery, 15 00
Extension table, 6 00
Secretary and book-case, 7 00
1 eiaht-day clock, 11 00
Chairs, 8 50
Table-cloths, 7 00
Crash towels, 6 00
Knives, forks, and spoons, 3 00
1 bureau, 2 .50
Looking-glass and curtains, 75
Long table, 3 00
Small and clock, 2 50
Amount carried forward, $186 05
INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF ALMSHOUSE. 55
A;nount can- ed foricard, $186 05
Stove and fuuuel, 3 00
Crocker•, 3 00
1 parlor stove, 6 00
1 card table, 3 00
Carpet and oilcloth, - 7 00
Curtains and fixtures, 3 00
►� 1 sofa, 13 00
Law book and Testament. 2 75
j 1 bureau, 2 50
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4 chests and contents, 2 50
Lot of books, 1 00
Curtains and map, 1 50
6 pairs small sheets, 16 00
f 15 pairs large << 17 00
Pillow-cases, 3 00
43 comforters, 53 75
Cotton goods, 10 00
Warn, 2 00
Linder clothing, 3 00
Bureau and glass, 2 12
Bureau, 4 75
1 store, 1 25
Bureau, table, and curtains, 1 87
11 beadsteads and bunks, 25 00
1 bureau, 3 00
16 feather beds, 29 pillows, 5 bolsters, 75 00
13 chambers, 3 50
16 straw beds and mattresses, 12 00
r $502 84
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56 INVENTORY AND APPRAISERENT OF ALMSHOUSE.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Salt fish, $1 50
Neal in chest, 3 00
Coffee, 6 16
Sugar, 4 50
L-,u•c19 14 70
Crackers, 2 75
1 bbl. flour, 1.4 50
Salt mackerel, 1 50
Molasses, 35 00
Pickles, 3 00
Matches, 2 40
Tea in chest, 18 00
Soap, 4 00 j
)Mess pork, 1.04 00 J
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Hams and shoulders, 42 00
Fresh pork, 5 00
Butter, 22 50
$284 51
PRODUCE.
2 bushels beans, $6 00
White beans, 4 50
Pop corn, 8 00
Potatoes 150 00
Cabbages, 4 00
Turnips, beets, and carrots, 35 00
$207 50
SHINGLES.
Valued at $4 00 ,
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INVENTORY AND APPRATSEMENT OF ALMSIIOUSE. 57
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STONE BREAKER, &c.
1 crusher, valued at $1,312 00
i engine and belting, valued at 1,640 50
Corerina over crusher, 20 00
$2,972 50
� MATERIAL FOR ROADS.
&A of stone, $350 00
SUMMARY.
Lire Stock, horses and cows, $1,845 00
{L consumable, hobs and hens, 117 00
Hay and straw, 542 00
Grain consumable in house, 97 00
(ants, farming tools, etc., 1,258 58
U0 17 00
urniture, 502 8.1
roceries and provisions, 284 51
roduce, 207 50
files, 4 00
4,875 43
iie breaker, 2,972 50
7,847 93
Of stone, $350 00
JA',NiES SHARP,
SAIIUEL LEARNED, Appraisers.
BRADSHAW WHITNEY,
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`►� REPORT OF 'I I►wr REGISTRAR.
REPORT OF TOWN REGISTRAR.
BIRTHS.
The whole number of births registered during the year 184
is 11run excess over 1867of MR
The population of the Town J �#f
Assuming this number as a basis, the births recorded are iLT&
ratio of 1 to 34.35 of the pohulatiou. V t ;�' 4 v
Of the whole number horn and recorded were males, in
1-67- A-females. There has been one case of twin births.
Of the whole number of births registered, one hundred at
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11M ( ) were born in Watertown, and o ne yiti ea�4f tl
Y
followinng to«us and cities, namely :
)A
- , Boston, 41' ki AG*Ai', ajUWW0WW4.
There were born of American parents, 41 / •
<< << Foreign S 3 -
<' American and foreign parents, 2.1
MARRIAGES. �
The whole number of marriages registered for 186'1 is l'
Qo which number should he added 2 marriages the certificxW
which were not received in season to he entered with the ream
of the above year) These would make the whole number 1 .
seven less than in 1866.) t'
First marriage of both parties, 46
Second S 9
First of one and second of the other, _ 2
Y
No. of marriages in which both parties were native born, 3i
<< << foreign r %W
one party was native and the
other foreign,
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The oldest couple mal1•i� were aged as fol��ws :la —
Groom, *years ; Bride, j* years.
The youngest couple married
aried were abed
Groom, years ; Bride, #V years.
The number of marriages is in the ratio of 1 to of big popu-
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lation, aaviW-'6eT .
The number of intentions of marriage recorded is tC
NOTE. —Persons solemnizing marriages are required bylaw
to make a return of .the same to the Town Clerk or Registrar
between the first and tenth days of each month. The only omis-
sion so to do is in the two instances above stated, —one of which
marriages occurred May 19, 1867, and the other Sept. 25, 1867.
The delay in these matters is of serious inconvenience. First,
because it is desirable to enter the marriages in the order of
°'*ne in which they are solemnized ; and, second, because very
k often the parties require a certified copy from the record, which -- �
0 of course cannot be given until such record has been made. -.: ..
�F)mpt returns, therefore, on the first of each month will very
uch facilitate the correct keeping of the records, and enable
v derk „r registrar to supply all reasonable demands for a
rtitiell COPY thereof.
DEATHS. .t..
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The whole number of deaths registered for 1867 is O an
In
�- 866 off. ! �t
Of the whole number of deaths;6 were males , 06 females.
The ratio of deaths is to population,
1 to #&.7 4) 4-
hc, number of deaths of persons native born is
foreign
(' Iiunil)er of deaths of native-born parentage is �-
" " foreign-born 41 40 41L
native and foreign parentage, 4W
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60 REPORT OF TOWN REGISTRAR.
The number of persons who died under 5 years of agc; is �
No. of persons who died between 5 and 10 years of age,
C. .. 1066, 20 ..
.. ., c. cc 20 cc 30 cc
�o
.c .. .. cc 30 cc 40 c• /� f
., c. it cc 50 60 •• D
60 70
ro y�//��
♦C / • r .• LC �c /0 �C •JV �•
�n•cc� cc cc cc over 90 cc t
��: • 'rhe two oldest persons deceased «-care females and wiciu�,,
one being 80 years of age and the other 90+.
CAUSES OF `IORTALITY.
Accidents, Gastric Fever,
Albuwiuuria, Heart Disease,
Apoplexy, -- 1 Hooping Cough, �►
Atalectasis Pulmonum, -4' HIlmor +�
tP 9 Y�; r-CcL4 — J
Black Measles, � '�nfantl e, q0
Bowel Complaint, -4-, Inflammation of Brain, �
Bronchitis, - 1 Lung Fever and Whooping
Childbed Fever, $ C-,ugh,
Cholera Infuntum. 1 91d age, f �
Chronic Diarrhoea, 41" Vneumouia, `
Chronic Diarrhoea and old age, 1 Renal Abscess,
Consumption, Rheumatic Fever and
Diabetes, j. 1 Paral% sis, 'j
Disease of Kidnevs. ' ! Scarlet Fever, 3
Dil()psy, ' 1 Still-born.
iu�'�+�•
Dropsy in the Head. `:ice' Teethin`* and (k.
�e�tc . • + ✓ S Typhoid F( %-( i .
T
Ery.�ipc�l:�•. �..� 1 I�uhuown excises.
4,4
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REPORT OF TOWN I:E GISTRAR. 61
it is of (rrea,t importance that the registration of each town
wd city- should be full, accurate and complete. Calls are of
frequent occurrence for certificates from the record. In quite a
'number of instances during the bast year application has been
made for certificates of births and deaths which were said to,
(rind without doubt did, happen in Watertown ; but no record
could be found, and the applicants have been obliged to submit
i to much trouble in order to obtain satisfactory evidence of the
#'acts desired. The responsibility is not entirely- upon the Town
Clerk or Registrar ; and in order to acquaint parents, physicians
;cud others, of their duties in these platters, the following ex-
tracts from the General Statutes are here inserted
GENERAL STATUTES, CHAPTER 21.
Sm 2. Parents shall give notice to the clerk of their city
or town of the birds and deaths of their children ; every house-
holder shall (rive like notice of every birth and death happening
► his house ; the eldest person next of kin shall give such notice
-Cf the death of his kindred ; the keeper of a work-house, house
ei'correction, prison, hospital or alnishorise, except the State
a':mshouses at Tewksbury, Iiriclgewater, and Monson, and the
�a#er or other commanding o�cc�r of any ship, shall (rive like
to of every birth and death happening apaong the persons
►der his ehar!re. Whoever neirlects to (rive, sm-h not ice for the
lace of Fix months after a hirth or death shall forfeit a suns
Ilea exceedin, five: dollars.
,EC. �. Ally physician havin, attended a parson Turin; his
tat illnega, shall — when re(Invsted within fifteen days after the
-Reuse of slieh person — forthwith fin-nisli for rc,,,(,ristratioln a
rWlWe of t1w (hiration of the ht.,t sickness, the disease of
I►ieh th� parson dird, and the date (it, his docea:le. :Is 1c:11,11• as
state the sinn•. It and- p1,ysici:irl rtgfu�,e• ur llc.gl,(.t to
62 REPORT OF TOWN REGNTRAR.
make such certificate, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of
dollars to the use of the town in which lie reKides.
SEc. 4. Every sexton, undertaker, or other person having
char-re of a burial-ground, or the superintendent of burials 6v.
ing charge of the obsequies or funeral rites preliminary to the
interment of a human body, shall forthwith obtain and return to
the clerk of the city or town in which the deceased resided or
the death occurred, the facts required by this chapter,* to be
recorded by said officer, concerning the deceased ; and the l,er_
son making such return shall reecive from his city or town the
fee of ten cents therefor. The clerk, upon recording such facto,
shall forthwith give to the person making such return a certi&
cute that such return has been wade, which certificate sLA
person shall deliver to the person having charge of the inter-
ment, if other than himself, before the burial when practicable,
otherwise within seven days thereafter. When a burial twee
place, and no certificate is delivered as aforesaid, the sexton,
undertaker, or other person having charge of the interment shall
forthwith give notice thereof to the clerk, under penalty of �
twenty dollars.
The following analysis of ages and nativity is drawn from the
census of Watertown taken in 1565, and includes the wlu_�e
population : —
*The facts required are as fellows : —
°°In the record of births, the date of the birth, the place of birth, the
of the child (if it have any), the sex and color of the child, the names
places of birth of the parents, the occupation of the father, the res'
the parents, and the date of the record."
11 In the record of deaths, the date of the death, the name of the d
the sex, the color, the condition (whether single, widowed or marrie
age, the residence, the occupation, the place of death, the place of bi
navies and plaices of birth of the parents, the disease or cause of d
place of burial, and the date of the record."
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REPORT OF TORN REGISTRAR. 63
Number of persons under 5 years of age, 428
•• •• between 5 and 10, 435
•• " 10 and 15, 391
66 •• << 15 and 20, 366
•4 •6 •• 20 and 30, 754
64 66 30 and 40, 526
46 66 40 and 50, 427
`• 66 " 50 and 60, 217
` • 60 and 70, 141
` • 70 and 80, 70
" 80 and 90, 23
" " 90 and 100, 1
3,779
Born in United States, 2,832
<< Ireland, 775
66 England, 63
British Provinces, 58
Scotland, 58
" Germany, 10
" Sweden, 5
66 France, 3
" Wales, 2
Spain, 2
" Holland, 1
3,779
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64 REPORT OF TOWN REGISTRAR.
DOGS.
The whole number of dugs licensed the past year is 114:
males 104, females 10.
Amouut received for licenses, viz. : —
104 male clogs, at $2 each, $208 00
10 female dogs, at $5 each, 50 00
$258 00
Deduct 114 licenses at 20c. each 22 80
Balance paid to County Treasurer, as per receipt dated
Dec. 2, 1867, $235 20
The whole number of clogs killed during the past year is 32.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSFPH CRAFTS,
Town Clem and registrar.
.i�
R E P O RT
of THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR .L D HIGHWAYS.
N subivittino this Report, we have no precedeut to guide
u nor does the rote of the town require of us very extended
remarks. But the responsibility, which is considerable, and
'the method which the town has adopted for the support of the
;p)ur and highways, —toc ether with the introduction of the
Crusher " for preparing rubble for the roads, — seemed to
r�•�luire somethinu more of us than a bare stateinent of the
,ntimber of days worked by meu and horses on the roads. —
The Poop t Farb It� reniaiued,rt ender the char, of Mr. Free-
i;:n Babb, for the past year. 3s superintendent of'tlie Alms-
F� '
L'Use, he, had riven spa mood sya isfagtionhhat ���e thoti-lit best
re-engage him. Th � Farui has been 'well kept u a a
r t. ,.�. p 1 and h.i_
iolded aw-4acmue--aver previous years. �Iu this matter our
4Igment is based upon the observations of the keeper, and
a
,)n the annual appraisenient of the farm products.)
The house has been repaired during the past year, and hcis
.n kept in good order. Mrs. Babb is assiduous in her
ties, and the work and managenient of the house are quite
tisfactory.
The nuniber of paupers fully supported at the .11uishousc
ring the past year has been fourteen ; nine of which nuull)er
town of Belniont is held to pay its part of the support. a,,
Wticles of ar;reetnent between the towns of Behnont and
etertow u.
In addition to the utimber fully supported, there are others
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
whom this town is lield to provides for, who are cared for .,,.«,
tar as tl,cy need assistance—by the authorities of the toff,
wherein they reside, and the bills are paid by this town. Tjj,.
overseers are also frequently called upon to render ternporar,
assistance to persons who are in need outside of the
In this inatter we have endeavored to be as ecoliowic•al �
possible, the Sums ;ranted in such cases being shown in th,
Treasurer's account of Alinshouse expenses. The poor at th,
almshouse have, been well cared for ; they are gniet and cyan.
tented, and eemridet-aMe labor is perfurniea by them upolr tin i
farm and about the house. -- `. ''
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The machine for crushing stone(W" received, put in working► �
order, and crushing was commenced about the last .of June.
44 has worked admirably, and will pruvt to be of great value
to the town. jhe stone have to be gathered from t} a moon
convenient places, and placed ready for crushing. (Ecouomt
requires that the rubble or crushed stone should be takell away
immediately. This keeps the teams in full operat ion, and hi,
necessitated the purchase of" an additional horse.
We are satisfied that maeadalnrzing is the true principle for
the town to follow, in order to secure good roads. To us, the
principle has been new ; and, so far as we could, we have obtained
information from those who began to i ise the cru shin g-mac*
before this town purchased one.
We have placed the rubble on the road in the same inaaw
in which it has been clone in the town of Waltham.
But experience has shown, that either the road-bed should to
loosened with picks, —which, perhaps, would be expensive,—
before placing the rubble thereon, or else there should br a this► I
coating of gravel thrown over the rubble, in order that �c
stone may bed together, and to prevent the teams and carr*es
from shunning the crew-made portion of the road.
In addition to the manner of making the road, there should ,
OVERGI+ERE OF THE POOR. (i i
bo some person designated as surveyor of highways, ,in(] to
Give charge of the roads.
It has seenied to us pertinent to this Ito ort, from the fact
it tile appr(-l)riations for the support of the poor and Ili r(i-
I� ifs, althono-h granted separately by the town, —yet beirl(,
necessarily lnnped into the Almshouse account, — that soinv
statement should he lnade, if possible, tending to show the
C(Pst of supporting the poor and highways, disconnected front
each other.
Ceder existing circumAzinces, this cannot be done exactly ;
lxcause the appraisements are a natter of judgment, instead
of exact weights and measures. But asStnlling the judo-ment
of the appraisers to be equivalent to known quantities and
values, we have procured the following.; deductions trom the
.tccounts of 1866-7, and 1867-8, which we believe to be cor-
mt, and submit then herewith
A count of labor peKforined by the keeper of the Almshouse, and hired
►yen and horses,on the roads in Watertown and with reference thereto,
frays February 1, 1867, to February 1, 1868.
Tabor, where performed. Dars, «•ork Days' work Days'work
by keeper. by men. by horses.
ri akiUP. uut P.nacls .... .... .. .. .... . . . . . 19 59 42
dine htolle 3 !) !)
A) Street.... . ..... ..... . .... . . .. .. ... 424 179 1324
lint auburn Street .... . . .. .. .... ... . 19 91 62
unt Auburn Street, cartin rubble. . .... 35 2334 I 146
enal street, carting rubble . . .. .. . . . . .. 5 31 i 20
ting Stone to crush . .... ...... .... ... 82 3654 31 r)A
a® Hill..... .... . . .. .... .. .. . . .. . . .. . 1 4 I 3
Crusher . . ... . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . 1 4 3
Street, near Arsenal. ... . . .. .. . . .. .. 1 5 4
Street. . . ... ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. G 30 24
Street. .... . . .... .... . . .. .. . . . . . . . 8 38 I 30
n Street . .. .. . . .... .. . . .. .. . . .. . 4 18 14
Street .. .. .... . ... . . .. .... . .....
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Avenue. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . l 5 .t
W$tweet .... .... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. . 1 5 3
"M Street . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... .... . . . (; 24 18
2354 I 1,100 I 833
68 OVER,SEERR OF THE POOR.
The following statement is (ii,wii from the lni-ento
1866-7 and appraisement : —
Valuation of Town Farnl and Buildings, m,Uf
Furniture in House, $571 37
Cows, 150 00
Horses, 1 ,250 00
('aids, wagons, road tools, &c.% 706 u6
Farming utensils, 297 06
$2,976
STOCK CONSUMABLE ON HAND.
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Hogs and hells, $115 00
Hay and grain, 292 50E.
Provisions, groceries, and produce, 460 44 .{. r
Fuel (wood and coal), 32 00 ,.
$89�,
KEEPER'S ESTIMATE OF PRODUCT OF FARM FOR 186
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ti 22 tons English bay, at $30, $750 00
3 << second crop, at $15, 45 00 r
3 << rye straw, at a20, 60 00
1.00 bushels corn, at $1.50, 150 00
36 66 rye, at $1.7 0, 61 20
250 << potatoes, at $1, 2.50 00
2 << white beans, at $3, 6 00
75 66 carrots, 100 do. beets, and rutii-
babas, 50 00
200 heads cabbage, at 10c. 20 00
4,700 quarts of milk, at 5c. 235 00
5 dressed hogs, increased in value over
inventory, 68 7.5
1 calf $2.50, pigs $20.50, 23 00
$1,7
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 69
1-\-CREASED VALUE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT _ MNISHOi SE.
PEIZ INVENTORY OF 18C7-8. OVER 1866-7.
Items as follows : —
('OWS, $95 00
Ilorses, 350 00
Firm tools, wagons, c-c., •254 86
$699 86
STOCK CONSUMABLE.
Hay and straw on hand, 8542 00
Grain consumable in Douse, 9 7 00
File]. 17 00
+6rcceries and provisions, 284 51
1'rodnce, 207 50
Hogs and poultry, 117 00
$1,265 01
LABOR AND MATERIAL ON ROADS.
100 clays' labor by hired men, $19726 6,14
235-1 keeper, 546 06
833 horses, 6.32 17
of 7 per ct. on value horses, carts, k-c., 142 00
From Almshouse account —
,1terial purchased for road, 12.5 55
.yid for use of hol:.sp on roads, 22 1►()
" " harclware, shovels, hicks, &c., 32 51
" repairs on engine and crusher, 49 49
fuel for engine,
extI'a labor, Outside, 17 50
" lumber, fic., It. Gilkey and others
(crusher), 72 .t►;
" overseer's salary $100. half to roads, .50 (u)
$3,485 07
f
70 ovmsEmts of 'rIIE l'ooit.
ALMSHOUSE.
186H.
Feb. 10. Interest on value of harm $10,00o oo,
,it 7 her cent., $,,,if
Interest on value of stock, tools, &c.,
$2,975 10, at 7 per cent.. 20n
Stock consumable on hand, as per inven-
tory of 1866-7, x9,y
Whole amount of bills paid,as
urer's account 1867-8, 6,249
Estimated product of Farm. as her ,
statement, 1 ,714 .
$9,77
CI{.
1868.
Feb. 10. fly labor and materials for roads. as her
statement. $3,48 i Oi
fly Increased value on cows, horses.
farm tools, &,c., 86
Stock consumable on hand, as per in-
ventory of 1867-8, 1 ._"--5 Ol
Estimated cost of Almshouse. or sup-
port of poor, 4.327 Qa
,w9.7 7 b ..
It will be seen by the Treaurer's :account that the appropria-
tions for the past year have been exceeded by 4 25;.73. There
has been a horse purchased, which was not contemplated when
the appropriations were made. There are fico year's salaries of
overseers in the account instead of one. as usual : and soiue ex-
All
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 71
pelise:, have been incurred incident to the crushing-machine,
%vhich were not eounted upon. It will be seen by reterence to
the inventory- of the present year that additional stock is now on
h.uid enough to more than balance the excess of expenditures.
Respectfully- submitted,
N_�HUM R. ROBI SONT, (h�e?seet� of the
'A LVI\ I). CR-AjN'FORD, � Poor of 07aterlown.
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REPORT OF THE ENGINNIEJAIILS
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The present org:mization of the Fire Department is a
follows : —
Engltteers, — ATAVOOU D. DIZE%1', JO HN w. PRIEST. S 1MUEL
S. GLEASON.
i
There is one company- known as the 4 : Fire Cowpany, a
consistinn of fifty- paid Ineu, beside volunteers. There is t,',
discord as bet%veeu paid and unpaid ineu, or volunteers. They
all work together and man Loth of the tire engines. Th.-
officers of tbis�comj any are, — `I
Foreman : M '. `'- =. assistant,$ : WILLIAM--MMU.
and J.ox.N G. HwAwoo c. -
There is also a Board of Directors, who, in case of bA
engines tieing required at the same tine, would take charage of
one of them.
The Nook and Lacher Company comprises twel%•e men:—
Foreman, —J MES ILL.
The organization has been satiJactory ; all is orderly and
quiet, and the men are well disposed. The Company has been
fortunate in not having been called to many fires within the
limits of Watertown.
i There have been two alarm,, of fires in town, which proved of
suiall account, — one at the house of Mr. 11cMaster, the other
at the house of Mr. George Robbins. The fire at these
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�. REPOIff OF FIRE. UEPARTMENT. I3
.legs wits subdued with a few buckets of water. There has
! eeu one fire in town near the Etna Mills, which happened in
januar;v, 1868, and by �i,hich the house and store of Mr. E. D.
lher Was entirely consumed, as also the stock of grocery goods
ill the building belonging to Messrs. Berry and Kimball. The
l,,ss to Alr. Dyer was $2,500 ; insured for $1,000. Loss of
lien;,- R Kimball, $3,000 ; insured for $2,000. The night of
the fire was cold, the distance over a mile, and the fire hap-
pcned at midnight. The services of the Engine Company were
of little avail, except saving the depot of the Fitchburg Railroad
fronn tieing entirely consumed.
Tile apparatus pertaining to the Fire Department consists of
tj,-o five-inch llitimeman's Fire Engines : 800 feet leather hose,
a portion of which is new ; and 400 feet of linen hose, new ; a
and ladder carriage, with appliances. The hook and
lxthlei- carriage is in good order, serviceable. The Torrent
E112inc is in good order ; Engine is riot. It
ads repairing immediately. We estimate th-e - cost df the
Y6,.._inclucling new suctiag-hose-,-."300. The Department
As proper means to take care of and preserve the hose, and
is- hoped that this matter may be more thoroughly studied
11 tinclerstood. At ,
With the apparatus now at the disposition of the Engineers,,
can convey water eleven hundred feet from a given supply.
is could only be done by hand work, to be kept up by re-
nishing men, or power.
here are many buildings of very great value in the town,
ted at gci great a distance from any supply of water, that
Y could not he reached, in case of fire, with the means now
land. It seams to us that this difficulty could be surmounted
mall expense, by establishing reservoirs at convenient places,
t no huildin should he beyond the control of the Fire
naent, in case uf' tire.
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74 REPORT OF LIQUOR AGENT.
The grant of $900, last year, was sutlicient to pay ex
(as see Treasurer's account), but %ve recommend $300
tional, this year, for the purpose of repairing Relief E
Ii,espectfully submitted,
:1'I AVO D 1). MEW, 1"lly n
J()1 i\' NV. PRIEST, 0�f /Ite
SA III'EL S. U LEASU\. Fire Leprc��t
REPORT OF LIQUOR AGENT ,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1. 166,
Cash received for sales, $7 2
44 paid for liquors bought, $54.2 71
� �` idle year's salaI'y. 84 00
<L 6 b Record book, 3 50
Express, 4 25
(mash on hand. 634 46
85 56
$7
Value of liquors on hand, Feb. 1 , 1868, $47 31
Cash on hand, 85 51►
$
Value of liquors on halal, Feb. 1, 1867.
Net gain, $
WATERTOWN, Feb. 1, 1868.
SAMI-EL NOYES�,. TovrN-- ArE
REPORT OF LIQUOR AGENT. 15
FEB. 21 st, 1868.
The above account of Sacnual Noyes, Liquor Agent, exam-
�ed, and found to be correct.
JAMES SHARP, Auditin
SAMUEL LEARNED, Committee.
BR ADSHAW WHITNEY,
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