HomeMy WebLinkAbout1880-81-Annual ReportREPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
FOR THE YEAR 1880-1.
LAWRENCE, MASS.:
PRINTED BY HAMMON REED, 307 ESSEX STREET.
1881.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
Your Selectmen cheerfully and with pleasure acqui-
esce in the vote of the town by herewith presenting for
examination their report of its financial condition, and
a statement of the principal matters which have trans-
pired in connection with their official duties the past
year.
Our report will necessarily be brief, as many of the
subjects which for the past few years have either been
in litigation or otherwise in an unsettled condition are
now closed.
The principal matters demanding the heaviest outlay
the present year are the schools, whose wants will be
explained in the report of the School Committee ; the
highways, and the support of the poor, to which your
attention is called by reference to the report of the
Surveyors of Highways and the Overseers of the Poor.
The year just closed has passed with unusual quiet-
ness and good order. The services of the police have
not been required to suppress any disturbance, neither
has any event occurred which has called for the inter-
ference of any town officer.
One of those praiseworthy and much desired episodes
in which the town is the recipient as well as custodian,
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
occurred on the second day of November last. A
gentleman, whose ancestors were among the most
prominent and respected of the early settlers in this
town, very thoughtfully, to perpetuate and keep in
remembrance the name of " Bridge," now nearly
extinct, placed in charge of the town the sum of $2000,
to be called the " Bridge Fund," three-fourths of the
income to be expended annually among the needy and
deserving in town, irrespective of creed or nationality ;
one-fourth of the income to be added to the principal
until amounting to $400o, then the whole of the
income to be used annually. The money is now de-
posited awaiting the recommendation of the committee
chosen by the town to report for its safe investment.
This act cannot fail of calling forth expressions of
gratitude from the citizens to the donor, for this kind
remembrance of his ancestors, who contributed so
much by precept and example, and in every manner
possible, in those days when every effort was necessary
to sustain it, in its then early settlement. Again, who
can estimate in the yearly distribution of the income
of this fund, the amount of comfort and relief it may
furnish to the needy and unfortunate, or what express-
ions of thankfulness will be continually offered to the
charitable giver.
TOWN BUILDINGS.
The town house has been re -slated and new ventila-
tors put in ; also, other repairs made that were needed.
It is believed the work has been done in a thorough
and workmanlike manner. The other town buildings
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are in good condition and will not need much of an
outlay for some years, except some of the school -houses.
LAW SUITS.
The suit at law with the town of Arlington, which
has been in litigation for several years past, which
resulted from taxation, has been settled by the payment
of a portion of the tax assessed. The settlement of
this suit closes up all cases of litigation in which the
town has been engaged for the past five or six years.
GUIDE BOARDS.
A large number of guide boards are made and
new posts purchased, which would have been put up
had the ground not frozen before their completion,
which defers their erection until next season.
STREET LIGHTS.
A re -location of the street lamps has been made
which has distributed the light more uniformly, and if
a few more lamps could have been added, Main street,
from Arlington line to Concord Hill, would be contin-
uously lighted.
DRAINAGE.
The drainage subject, which was supposed to have
been closed, has been revived by a Mr. Coffin, who, as
administrator to the Woods estate, commenced an
action against Mr. Hudson just prior to being debarred
by the act of limitation. Upon investigation, it was
ascertained that costs had accrued to the amount of
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$toy, a proposition was made by the attorney of Mr.
Coffin for a settlement for Poo, oo, which we accepted as
the surest course to save expense. It can now with
certainty be stated that the drainage matter, which has
been very expensive and annoying, k now effectually
settled We believe the town ought to feel thankful
that the Drainage Act was declared illegal, thereby
escaping what would have been a perpetual source of
vexatious trouble, and if it has happened that some
lands have been made productive and valuable by
drainage at your expense, whose owners are not honest
or magnanimous enough to acknowledge it, it is hop-
ed the assessors will kindly remember them.
STATE AIII.
The matter of State Aid for several years past has
been unsatisfactory to the Selectmen on account of not
being reimbursed to the full amount paid out.
The Treasurer, the past year, not receiving from the
State the amount paid out into $142.50. a request was
made to the board of Commissioners of State Aid for
a hearing; upon investigation, it was ascertained that
the amount of $388 had been withheld on account of
a small and unimportant requirement. After several
interviews, the amount of $266.5o has been acknowl-
edged and payment promised; another sum of $Io4
is yet under consideration, with a reasonable expect-
ation of its being paid. These claims are prior to a
law which took effect June rst, 1879 ; since then, and
under the new law, all payments of State Aid are
examined monthly, and any errors are rectified at once.
Three hundred and seventy-four dollars was paid for
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aid for the year ending January 31st, 188t, which has
been acknowledged by the commissioners and will be
repaid to the town.
PERAMBULATION OF THE TUWI NA, NDS.
The boundary lines between this and the adjoining
towns have been examined and replaced where neces-
sary, as the law requires to be done once in five years.
TRAMPS.
The tramp nuisance, increasing yearly for several
past years until it had become almost unendurable, has
been by a law enacted by the last legislature which
took effect on the first day of May last, almost entirely
suppressed ; for the year ending January 3 r st, 1881,
404 were received at the lock-up at the Town Hall and
6 at the lock-up at East Lexington ; for the nine
months since the law has been in force, a reduction of
66o in number from the corresponding months in the
previous year has been realized; the reduction in
number for the year ending January 3 1st, 1881 from
the previous year is 1327. The cost for the past year
is about $8,
TOWN DEBT.
The liabilities of the town are being yearly reduced.
The last of the notes given on account of the Centen-
nial Celebration was paid in April last; a note for
$5000 becomes due on the 8th of June next; if no
unusual expense occurs before that time, we believe
its payment can be made from the surplus in the
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treasury. If there is not enough there, a temporary
loan in anticipation of taxes would be more advisable
than the renewal of the note for a longer period. The
present indebtedness of the town on notes is $47,300.
The Trust Funds are Gammell Legacy, $500; Cemetery
Funds, $2o5o, and Bridge Fund, $2000. Total, $4550.
C()NTLNG ENT GRANT.
The suns of $I2o0 was appropriated for contingent
expenses for the current year. The Auditor's account
shows that over $2000 were drawn from that grant, the
causes which were unavoidable for the apparent over-
draft of expenditure were the final settlement with the
estate of I. N. Damon for services as Treasurer and
Collector, showing the amount due for services, $365 ;
also, $263.62 were paid to Messrs. Bacon and Saville
on account of the Shedd tax. An appropriation of
$250 was made at the April meeting for printing
reports and contingencies. Before this grant was
made, over $200 had been expended for printing, and
as the vote did not express whether the appropriation
was intended for the report of the previous year,
which is not received untila new financial year has
commenced, or was for the printing expenses for the
current year, therefore the $250 appropriated for
printing is a part of the amount in the treasury,
and the cost of printing, amounting to $255, has been
drawn from the contingent grant. Six hundred dollars
were appropriated for the expenses of the Cary Libra-
ry ; the Librarian has received for services, $258 from
this amount ; the Auditor's report will therefore show
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a balance of $342 unexpended. The facts are, the gas
consumed in the Town Hall building is measured by
one metre ; the amount used for the Cary Library can
only be ascertained by estimation from the quantity
used in the whole building. • The same is true in regard
to the fuel used; it is not known until the close of the
year how much the several portions of the building may
be wanted. As the Auditors had examined all the ac-
counts up to Dec. ist, if at the close of the year a
division in the gas and fuel account was made, it
would subject them to a repetition of a portion of
their labor, The estimate of fuel used for the library
is $ 1 2 I .1 4, and for gas, $172.1.2 ; these two amounts,
with that paid the Librarian, would make the amount
properly chargeable to the library grant $551.26; there-
fore, $293.26, the amount paid for fuel and gas, has
been drawn from the contingent grant, and 15258 00
from the library appropriation.
The amount drawn from the contingent grant for
expenses contracted for the year ending January 3 ist,
1881, was $4.92.16, the amount which served to make
the balance drawn from this grant, was for matters un-
settled for previous years, by reference to the Auditor's
Report the items can be ascertained. We have, per-
haps, unnecessarily given a more extended exposition
of the amount paid from the contingent grant than was
required, but as this is the only grant which has no
single or specific purpose, it is not surprising that its real
purpose should be overlooked or misunderstood. The
treasurer credits himself as having received from va-
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rious sources $2,214.31 which he has placed in the
contingent fund.
EXAMINATION OF THE TREASURERS AND COLLECTOR'S
ACCOUNTS.
The Treasurer's books, accounts and vouchers have
been examined quarterly as required by a vote of the
town. The final examination at the close of the year
shows the amount of cash on hand, it4,762.44, and
taxes uncollected, $4,135.91 ; total amount, $8,898.35.
The uncollected taxes are subject to more or less
abatements, and of the cash on hand, $2,000 belongs
to the " Bridge Fund," which awaits the report of the
committee chosen to recommend for its investment.
Five hundred dollars of the amount was received for
cemetery purposes, therefore is unavailable for town
expenses ; some other portions of the cash on hand
belong to appropriations for matters not finished ; of
the amount granted for removing snow, the report will
show only about $roo expended, yet, probably, the
whole amount, if not more, will be used before the
annual meeting. The contract for lighting street
lamps does not expire until April ; the services of the
Treasurer and Collector are not paid in full until the
the completion of his work. These and some other
necessary demands will probably lessen the amount of
the balance now on hand $1,000 before the annual ap-
propriations are made.
If the foregoing statements are not made plain and
sufficiently intelligible to be understood, we should
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esteem it a favor to aid any inquiry or furnish such
information as is in our power.
B. C. WHITCHER, - Selectmen
ALBERT W. BRYANT, of
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, Lexington.
Lexington, Jan. 3r, r 88r.
REPORT OF SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
In commencing to repair the roads, last spring, they
were found to be in a very bad condition, especially
those where there was any considerable amount of
travel, owing in part to the small amount appropriated
for that purpose for the past two or three years, and
the very open winter preceding ; and in looking about
to see where repairs were most needed, the streets
were found to be in very much the same condition all
through the town.
There are probably fifty miles of road in town upon
all of which more or less work must be done every
year, some of them that require quite a large outlay
each year to keep them in any decent condition to
travel over. Among them is the main street from the
Arlington line to Bedford line ; Middle street, from
the intersection of Main street to Lincoln line ; Mid-
dlesex turnpike, { so-called) extending the entire
length of the east part of the town, over all of which
heavily loaded teams are constantly passing, in a]1 a
distance of twelve or fifteen miles, which, to keep in a
proper condition and to make such improvements as
are needed, would require an outlay equal to that
which has been expended on all the streets for the last
two or three. years.
We have made it a point to reduce the hills wher-
ever they contained suitable material for the roads, of
which ten have been so reduced, and the gravel and
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stone graded in the low places. The teams have been
employed for a 'large portion of the time in carting
gravel and stone on to the roads. Owing to the dry
weather in June, work was suspended about the zoth
of the month, and commenced again the first of August,
but the dry weather continuing, some portion of roads
where good material had been put on were very badly
cut up before any rains came.
In looking over the streets, we think the time has
come when something more should be done than barely
keeping them passable ; money enough should be
raised so that those having charge of the roads would
feel at liberty to make some improvement every year.
For instance, take the main street from Arlington line
to near the estate of Mr. W. A. Tower, more especially
that portion of it from the street leading to the house
of Honora O'Connell to the Arlington line, which part
of the street has not for the last forty years been im-
proved at all, except so far as to cart on a few loads of
gravel ; we also think the town should take measures
to have the bounds of the street established between
the limits above referred to.
In relation to the sidewalks, we think it would be
well for the town to give some instruction to the sur-
veyors what they wish them to do. It costs the town
but a nominal sum to clear them when there are light
falls of snow, and is a very great convenience to those
who travel over them, but it appears to us that if it is
the intention of the town to have the sidewalks in the
two villages kept clear of snow through the winter, an
appropriation for that purpose should be made, and,
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also, to define the limits upon which such monies
should be expended.
We think the town should adopt some system in re-
lation to repairing the streets that would be carried
along from year to year. Perhaps it may be thought
advisable to choose a committee to consider the subject
and report to the town what, if any, improvement upon
the present method can be made.
The appropriations for the past two or three years
for the repairs of the roads was not sufficient to do
what is expected to be done in different parts of the
town. It is not very satisfactory to those having charge
of such work to be continually found fault with because
the streets are in no better condition.
For a statement of the highway property belonging
to the town, we would refer you to the appraisal made
by a committee chosen by the town for that purpose.
BRADLEY C. WHITCHER, Surveyors
ALBERT W. BRYANT, of
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, Highways.
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APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE POOR FARM.
Under the charge of the Highway surveyors, Feb. r, 7881.
horses $375 00
sets chain harnesses. 30 00
cart harnesses 75 00
double harnesses 30 00
r wagon harness 5 00
2 iron bars, 2 : hoes and rakes, 3 ... 5 oo
t evener, 4; snow shovels, 6.. Io 00
3 blankets and surcingles 8 oo
25 busheIs grain 15 oo
Tool chest and contents 8 00
2 stone drill hammers and drills 16 00
r evener, 4 ; stone hammers, z 6 oo
6 shovels and grub hoe. 4 00
plough and chain, 8; snow plough, 3o 38 00
2 whiffletree chains, z.; stone dray, 4 6 00
3 carts, 115 ; road scraper, 25 14o 00
I supply wagon, 25 ; halters, r.so. 26 5o
$797 50
AMOS W. LOCKE,
WALTER WELLINGTON, Appraisers.
PATRICK MITCHELL,
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF TIIE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor are unable to present as
encouraging prospects as they desire in regard to the
expenses of the poor department. The support of the
poor is one of those demands that are imperative ; the
only alternative for the Overseers is to practice such
economy as in their judgment the necessities of the
case will allow.
At the almshouse there has been more sickness than
usual, and two deaths have occurred within the past
year. The present inmates are of that class requiring
more or less care, which makes the duties of the mat-
ron more arduous ; but she has, as in former years,
discharged her duties faithfully.
The products of the farm have been as large as
could reasonably be expected ; the low prices of some
of the products, especially apples, has lessened the
amount received from the sales.
The buildings and all the property at the almshouse
are in good condition, and no expense for repairs will
be required the present year.
The partial support, or outside aid that has been fur-
nished, exceeds in amount that of former years ; the
number of applicants has increased, and some are in
such condition as to be liable to require considerable
assistance. Twelve hundred and forty two dollars has
been expended for the relief of nearly sixty persons,
including the burial expenses of two ; the number
receiving aid January 3 i st, 1881, is forty-seven.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR. 17
Thirty-two dollars of the amount paid out has been
accepted and will be returned by the state authorities.
A demand for acknowledgement of settlement and
payment of expenses for a person, which we have
denied, is at present being investigated.
Amount paid for support of poor $3,043 63
Less received from income of farm 672 86
Less outside poor expenses 1,242 89
Cost of support at almshouse r,1z8 88
Amount of appropriation 2,000 00
Excess of expenditure.... 370 77
The whole number of inmates during the year, 16 ;
present number, 9 ; number of weeks' board furnished,
including the Superintendent's family, 961 ; cost per
week, in cash, $1.17:.
We recommend an appropriation of $2,000 for the
ensuing year.
B. C. WHITC HER, Overseers
A. W. BRYANT, of
J. F. SIMONDS, the Poor.
Lexington, Jan. 31, 1881.
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APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT POOR FARM,
Under the charge of the Overseers of the Poor, Feb. 1st, 188r.
z wagon, 60; cart, 4o $1 oo oo
z swill wagon, 45 ; sled, 25. 7o 00
t wheel -jack, 2,5o; sleds, 8 ro 50
z stone drag, 4 ; ladder and scythes, 1 5 00
1 wagon harness, 10 ; forks and potato diggers, 4 14 00
2 75
r grain chest and contents 6 00
z lot seed corn, 3 ; set of measures, 1 4 00
1 pung, 15 ; blanket, z . r6 00
r wheelbarrow, 6; ladders, 4
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00
2 cows, 90 ; hay cutter, 2 92 00
1 horse 150; ro tons hay, 250.... 400 00
r hay wagon, 20 ; 7 pigs, Ivo • 20 00
2 forks, 2 ; lot of swill, r ; cask, 5 8 00
1 harrow, 5 ; lot of woad, 3 8 00
hay in piggery, 12 ; horse hoe, 5.. 17 00
3 bunches shingles, 3 ; ploughs, 12. 15 00
r set rackets, 5 ; lot of harness, 5
10 00
1 lot of stalks, 3 ; 30 cords manure, 17,o 153 00
50 hens, 20; 3 tons coal, 24 . 44 00
lot of wood, to; saw and axe, 2 12 00
r barrel meal, 3 ; clothes -wringer and 1 intern, 6... 9 0o
z saw. z; clothes -horse, 2; baskets, 5 8 00
3 baskets, .25 ; washing machine, 9.50 7 75
12 1-2 cords wood 62 50
z stove and contents 15 00
I looking glass, .5o ; tables, z 2 5o
lamps, 3 ; chairs and pail, .25 3 25
2 coal hods, z ; flat irons, 3 4 00
3 rakes and snathes, 3 3 00
175 lbs. sugar, 15.75 ; 2 bushels beans, 8 23 75
flour 1.5o; meal, 3; butter, 3... 7 50
16 hams, 24 ; refrigerator, 5 ; churns, 3.25 32 25
Amount carriedforward, $1,295 75
3 hoes and saw, 2 ; blanket, .75 .
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
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Amorent brought forma re,
r table, i ; milk pans, 6.3o ; boxes and pails, 5
looking glass and bureau, 8 ; stove, ro ; books, 6
1 carpet, 3 ; clock, 4 ; window curtains, 2; table, i
2 tables, 8 ; chairs, 2.5o ; stove, to : dishes, I.5o
2 barrels pork, 72 ; ro barrels apples, 15
is bushels potatoes, 56.25 ; 25 do. small potatoes, ro
40 gallons cider, 4 ; 8o gallons, vinegar, ao
$1,795 75
12 3o
24 00
ro 00
22 00
87 o0
66 05
24 00
12 00
15 75
14 40
17 50
13 5°
5 6o
2 25
1r 40
2I 00
21 00
27 00
48 00
9 50•
27 00
50 00
39 00
9 o0
23 00
I0 00
6 cider barrels, 6 ; 3o barrels, 6
40 bushels roots, 13.75 ; squash and cabbages, 2
4o lbs. lards, 4 ; 20 lbs. butter, 8 ; eggs, 2.4o
soap, 2.50; washtubs, 5 ; preserves, 70
1 feather bed, g ; bedstead and table, 4.50
3 chests, 5 ; boxes and barrels, .6o
3 bars soap, .75 ; dried apple, .5o ; seed peas, r
beans, 1.90 ; popping corn, a ; tea, 7.5o
2 beds and bedding, 15 ; blankets, 6 -
stove and oil -cloth, 11 ; bed and stove, Io
Bed and stove, 15 : bed and table, 12
t bed and table, t o ; lot of corn, 38
r 6 yards carpet, 8 ; blanket, 1.5o
r bed, stove and chair, 7; bed, stove and chairs, 20
2 beds, table and chairs, 3, ; bed, table and chairs, 20...
r bed, bureau and chairs, 34 ; screens and doors, 5
3 chairs, water pot, and clothes -line, 3 ; seed sower, 6 ...•
matting in entry, 15 ; copper boiler, 8
hogshead and trough, 6 ; stove in lock-up, 4
$1,918 20
Your Committee were much pleased with the gene-
ral appearance of all the property at the alms -house.
The house and all within it was neat, clean, and in good
order. The inmates seemed contented, and looked as
if they were well cared for.
AMOS W. LOCKE,
WALTER WELLINGTON, Appraisers.
PATRICK MITCHELL,
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Whole number of births from January 1st, r88o, to January 1st,
/88r, 35 ; males, 21 ; females, r4 ; American parentage, 22 ; foreign
parentage, 9 ; mixed parentage, 4.
MARRIAGES.
Marriages registered in Lexington from January ist, r88o, to
January rst, 1881: Whole number, ao; both parties American, 15
both parties foreign, 3 ; American and foreign, z.
DA'r'E,
NAME:
RESIDENCE.
iSSo.
January 4
January 22.,
March 15.
March 24.
April 3
April 7
April 2r
April 2 1
April 22
Peter Tiernay.
Rose Anderson
Cornelius J. Dineene .
Mary Lockney -
James Wilson
Carrie McManus.
William H. Whitaker
Annie Flora Wetherbee .
George H. Dow
Sarah P. Wing
Quincy W. Benjamin
Lucy Sherman
Arthur W. Hamblen
Anna Elizabeth Bryant
Elbridge W. Glass
Emma E. Whitaker.
Robert G. Scott
Mary E. Taft.
Boston.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Arlington
Lexington.
Lexington.
Waltham.
Waltham.
Lincoln.
Uxbridge.
Boston.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Lexington.
South Boston.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. 8
DATE.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
April 28
June 17
June zo
June 23
August 27
August 30
October 25
October 31
November 3...
November 25
December 2 z .
Edward L. Wright
Ada F. Kneeland
Jeremiah J. Callahan,
Margaret A. O'Brien
John A. Wight
Mary E. Bryant
Herbert L. Wellington
Caroline B. Alley
George A. McPhee
Maggie Hubbard,
George Gray
Caroline B. Olson
i
Delmont A. Butterfield.
Helen M. Frost
Oscar W. Richardson
Elizabeth C. Jewett.
Nathaniel Henry Merriam
Emma Louisa Cottrell,
Leroy Ford
Diana H. Smith.
George A. Thayer
Katherine T. Hathaway
Concord.
Lexington.
Holyoke.
Lexington.
Natick.
Lexington.
Lexington,
Springfield.
Lexington.
Lexington.
Concord.
Concord.
Lexington.
Belmont.
Carnbridge.
Cambridge,
Lexington.
Lexington.
Boston.
Lexington.
Boston.
Boston.
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DEATHS
RECORDED IN LEXINGTON FROM JAN. r, 1880 TO JAN. r, r88r.
DATE.
IS3o,
NAME..
AGE.
DISEASE.
11111TH1'LA('E.
o
e
jan'y 13
Ann Mullen. ... . ........
8O
....
Old Age..... .,.
Ireland.
•• 17
Bridget Donovan.... ......
....
....
...
t
•' at
Elishu Spalding
74
lO
....
Old Age
Pepperell.
•' 28
Ellen O'Herron.
33
...
...
Typhoid Fever,
Ireland.
" 3,9
Abigail Locke,.......,
S8
1
15
Old Age.........
Cohasset.
Feb'y z7
Aurnla Smith
Sr
y
20
Cholitiheasis
Cavendish, Vt.
March is
" 20
So phrnnia A. Fletcher.......
Thomas G. Hovey...........
19
64
7
a
is
....
Consumption,,,,
Paralysis ... .. , .
Westford.
Brighton.
•' 23
lohn Robinson
7j
7
8
Old Age.........
Lexington.
April 12
Sarah Reed
70
7
....
Broken Hip......
Burlington.
18
Elcakini Estabrook
73
6
.,
Dropsy ...
West Cambridge.
" 37
" zyJohn
Charles Tidd... ....... .....
Davis
R.
3
6
21
,,.
Pneumonia
Old Age
Lexington,
Gloucester,
May 4John
Barry
8
zr
Lung Fever
Lexington.
June g
18
' atherine McGrath
Augusta D. McIntyre
23
a7
4
10
...,
11
Consumption....
Consuinption
'
July ro
Tames Moakley
qS
Exhaustion,,,...
Ireland.
" 15
Phillip Kelly
Go
........
....
Consumption ....
u
1• 19
PatrickKeating
88
...
....
...
Diarrl."ea,... ...
u
Aug. ri
Willie Rhoades...... . •
7
Congenital Mal..
Lexington.
36
Laura Annette Simonds
9
S
..
Diptheria ,.....,.
Sept. 6
Baby Lave
7
Cyanosis
41
17
Alna L. Packard
23
7
23
Pneumonia
Georgia, Vt.
" 20
Elixha Tower
78
7
25
Irepatia
Boston.
" 20
Sarah B. ►V ltitnsan
4
7
8
Oid Age
Billerica.
27
Millie A. }Indic}•
2.5
i
....
Gastric Fever....
Lexington.
Oct. 13
Mary Cr"u'ler
55
..
Put. Dropsy
Ireland.
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Number of Males.
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Foreign
Number over no years of age.
Number under ro years
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
23
SALE OF TOWN HISTORIES AND HISTORIES OF THE
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Number of Town Histories on hand Jan. 31, 1880196 copies.
sold during the year ending Jan. 31, 188176 "
" donated and exchanged for other books it
Number on hand Jan. 31, r88r 109 copies.
" " at Lee &Shepard's, Boston, 56
Total number belonging to the Town 165
Of which 23 copies are unbound.
Number of Centennial Histories on hand Jan. 31. 1880 219
" sold during the year ending Jan. 32, 1881 4
donated and exchanged for other books 12
203
on hand Jan. 3x, 1881
DOGS.
Whole number licensed in r88o 169
Amount returned to County Treasurer $310 20
List' OF NAMES PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY THE SELECTMEN FOR
JURORS AND ACCEPTED DY THE ']'0 VN, APRIL, 5, 1880.
Fowle, Charles A. .:Morse, John N.
Fiske, Timothy K. Munroe, George
Holbrook, Rufus ;Nunn, Charles
Jackson, George H. !Putnam, Charles
Kauffman, Charles G. Parker, Charles M.
Lawrence, Lyman, Reed, John Morton
Lowe, Charles H. ;Roberts, Moses H.
Maynard, John F. ;Sampson. Hilman B.
Munroe, James S. Spaulding, Edwin S.
Munroe, Theodore ;Smith, Abraham B.
Swau, Gershon
Snaith, Webster
Saville, Leonard A.
Smith, Albert Bradford
Tufts, Albert N.
West, Charles T.
Wing, Leander J.
Wright, Luke W.
Wellington, Walter
Wellington, George O.
Respectfully submitted by
LEONARD A. SAVI LLE, Town Clerk.
TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer credits himself as follows :
Assessors $ 419 50
Auditors . 2
o0
Building shed, Village Hall 148 50
Contingent ... 2,059 46
Cary Library 552 12
Cemetery Committee 89 32
Constable and police III 75
Centennial Note... 2,000 00
Cattle Pass . 45 00
County Tax 17264:485o
,2a8 b4
Decoration Day 64 75
Enforcing liquor law ... 84 75
Fire department 1,214 46
Gamrhell Legacy 36 93
Highways 2,469 86
Interest 3,195 27
Janitor, Town and Village Halls 185 00
Outside Poor . 1,242 89
Pauper 1,800 74
Painting High School house .. 166 6o
Removing snow TCO 70
Ringing bells 70 00
Re -locating street lamps 96 01
Repairing Hancock engine house 189 00
997 13
" Old Cemetery 58 36
State Aid 374 00
Street lights.... 2,058 10
Selectmen for 1879 75 00
r88o 790 00
Schools 8,5 71 66
School Committee 300 00
Town of Waltham, tuition 5o oo
Sexton 31 50
Treasurer and Collector for 1879 175 00
`Temporary Loans 5,000 00
Town Clerk zoo 00
Treasurer Cary Library 50 00
Sidewalks 905 91
State Tax 2,445 0O
Cash on hand Jan. 31. 1881 4,762 48
" Town Hall
$43,357 39
TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT.
25
The Treasurer charges himself as follows:
Cash on hand Feb i, 188o
Received from Samuel Bridge
Taxes, 1878
44
1879
t88o
'Cemporary Loans
State Treasurer, as State Aid
" as Corporation Tax
44 as Bank Tax
County Treasurer, Dog Money
Rent of Town Hall and rooms
Discount on bill for fire department
Liquor licenses
A. B. Shedd, settlement tax
Rent, Village Hall .
Sale Town Histories
Use Town Scales
State Treasurer, School Fund
Interest on Gammell Legacy.
Lex. Say. Bank dividend, Gammen Legacy
Interest
Cemetery Fund Deposits
f° " Interest
Pauper account
Highway account
Sidewalk Tax .
$5,21700
2,000 00
221
1,648 4969
24,453 42
5,000 00
207 50
791 32
483 3°
294 12
145 25
1 00
350° O°
20 24
62 0o
130 90
51 30
190 98
35 00
9 46
144 89
500 00
121 21
672 86
28 90
396 56
$43,357 39
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN S. SPAULDING, Town Treasurer.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT,
Tax list committed for 1880. $29,121 90
Supplementary list .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. r r r o0
Total committed
Interest on overdue taxes....
Taxes collected to date
$29,232 90
25 52
$29,258 42
$24,453 42
Amount allowed for prompt payment
Amount abated by the Assessors
Interest on overdue taxes.
Amount of taxes uncollected Feb. 1, 1881
Lexington, Jan. 31, 1881.
278 36
365 33
25 52
4,135 79
$29,258 42
EDWIN S. SPAULDING, Collector.
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The Town Treasurer respectfully submits the fol-
lowing report on Cemetery funds :
Amount of deposits previously acknowledged..... $1,550 00
Nov. 1, 1880, Mrs. Abigail F3uttrick deposited 200 00
Jan. 20, 1881, Miss Caira Robbins 300 00
Total to date $2,050 ao
Income of above funds :
Interest accrued to Jan. t, 1881, on every deposit
made previous to that date and accredited to the
several accounts :
Balance unexpended as per previous report $rr o7
John Winning's lot, No. 47. $29 58
Isaac B. Smith's lot, No. 69 8 r3
Eliab Brown's lot, No. 27 13 07
Mrs. O. A. Dodge's lot, No. 30 7 9r
Nathan Fessenden's lot, No. 73. 8 47
Miss Almira M. Chandler's lot, No. 92 7 17
Marshall H. Locke's lot, No. 37 8 r9
Charles Hudson's lot, No. 16 9 69
J. 13. Simonds' lot, old cemetery. 27 00
Mrs. Abigail Buttrick's lot, No. log 2 00
$132 28
CEMETERY FUNDS.
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20 75
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Total amount expended
Balance unexpended...
$89 32
42 96
$132 28
EDWIN S. SPAULDING, Town Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS'.
In accordance with a vote of the Town, requiring
each board of officers to report to the Town whatever,
in their opinion, would be of any benefit to the taxpay-
ers, and also to make such recommendations as they
think proper in relation to such matters as come before
them.
Last year a very full report was made of all the pro-
perty belonging to the Town that is exempted from
taxation, also a full list of all the taxpayers, with the
amount of tax assessed to each person. As the expense
of printing is quite a large item to the, cost of the an-
nual reports submitted to the Town, it was thonght
best to omit them at this time.
The suit commenced again by the inhabitants of the
Town of Arlington has been withdrawn from the courts
and has been adjusted, we think, to the satisfaction of
all parties. AIso the case between Mr. A. B. Shedd and
the Town, which was settled last Spring, resulted in his
paying the largest tax of any person in Town the pres-
ent year, and *e are happy to state, as far as the asses-
sors are concerned, there is no prospect of any litiga-
tion at present.
There was an entire new valuation made each year of
all the property in Town, and there is no reason why
REPORT OF '!'liF. ASSESSORS• 31
the assessors should show any partiality to any one, but
to value the property according to their best judgment
for the purpose of taxation,
As it is the custom in most towns for some people
to find fault with what is done by those who are chosen
to fill the various offices, the assessors must expect to
have their full share.
Appended are the statistics relating to the valuation,
&c., for the last eighty years.
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, Assessors
WALTER WELLINGTON, of
HORACE B. DAVIS, Lexinglon.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
The duties of the Engineers of the Fire Department
require them to keep in constant readiness the fire
apparatus, to extinguish fire to its utmost capacity, to
see that the reservoirs are in good condition, and that
water is accessible as far as possible. The money ap-
propriated is solely for the purpose of protecting us
against the ravages of fire. Any one man having this
in charge, and responsible only to himself, certainly
would see that everything required to make it most
efficient and give the best return for the money was
provided. Good engines, power to work them, and
water.
The engineers have. no difficulty in furnishing the
two former, or the latter, to a certain extent, but should
fire occur in certain localities, we are not able to make
the department what is expected of it for want of water.
The present water famine shows it more than ever.
There are two places in town where is $i63,000 worth
of building property, with little or no water to protect
it --one within a radius of 600 feet from a point oppo-
site the head of Muzzy Street, containing $125,000
worth, the other within boo feet radius from Village
34
ENGINEERS' REPORT.
Hall, containing $38,000 worth. The department ought
to have an inexhaustible supply at those two points,
either by driving pipe, boring, cistern, or otherwise.
There are other points exposed we well know, but not
where there is anything like such an amount of property.
Three fires have occurred during the year.
April 17, Sylvester Bowman's barn ; damage slight ;
fully insured ; cause, lightning.
August 18, Augustus Childs' grocery store ; total
loss; insured; cause, unknown.
Oct. 23, Carl Mandlebury's wheelwright shop ; total
loss ; insured ; cause, unknown.
Circumstances favorable for the appropriation have
kept us within its limits.
Although the Auditors' report shows that it is over-
drawn, there are items which we have paid that properly
belong either to a special appropriation or the contin-
gent grant, to wit; too feet of hose that was burned at
the fire of Mr. Mandlebury's shop, we have replaced ;
bill, including repairs on some not entirely spoiled,
$86.50; also, stove and fixtures for hall in Hancock
engine house, (finished by special appropriation), $18.05.
We regret that the Adams Company has not been
full, so as to have been a little stronger handed at the
fires that occurred in East Lexington. We see no good
reason why they have not. We think they would have
been well used if they had joined the company.
The citizens deserve the thanks of the Town for their
exertions in saving property adjacent to Mr. Mandle-
bury's shop.
ENGINEERS' REPORT.
35
If you will give the department a little better chance
to get water, we have no doubt they will return you a
good account of their stewardship.
Since Feb. 1st a new interest has manifested itself in
the Adams Company, and it is now filled with good men.
Respectfully submitted,
E. S. LOCKE,
E. S. SPAULDING, Engineers.
HORACE B. DAVIS,
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY
LIBRARY.
The number of volumes in the Library is 7,129; the
number added during the past year is 452, of which 79
were given to the Library.
Of the volumes given, Mrs. W. H. Cary gave 3 ;
United States Government, 26 ; Hon. Charles Hudson
25 ; Mr. James Munroe, 8 ; Town of Lexington, 5 ; Col.
R. H. Conwell, 2 ; State of Massachusetts, 2 ; H. West-
cott, 2 ; Mr. A. W. Austin, 1 ; Mr S. J. Bridge, 1 ; Mr.
W. R. Cutter, 1 ; Mrs. T. P. James, i ; Mr. Hammon
Reed, i ; Smithsonian Institution, 1.
The number of volumes taken out during the year is
23,913. At the annual examination the Library was
found to be in good condition, with two volumes lost.
There has been presented to the Library, by Mr.
Samuel J. Bridge, a lottery ticket with the signature of
John Hancock. The portrait of Mr. Matthew Bridge,
a native of Lexington. born January 25, 1753, and one
of his wife—Alice Parker—presented to the Town by
Mrs. Eben Baker, of Boston, have been placed in the
Library.
HENRY WESTCOTT,
For the Trustees.
GARY LIBRARY TREASURER'S REPORT.
•
The Treasurer of Cary Library debits himself as
follows : .
Note of Town of Lexington, Feb. 28, 187t, 6 per cent...$5,ova 00
Deposit in Lexington Savings Bank. 3r8 46
Dividend from " if . 318 41
U. S. Registered Bonds (6 at $roo each).... 600 00
Cash on hand, Feb. 2, 1880 63 49
received, fines. 19 yo
it dog tax. 294 12
`° " interest on town note 300 00
30 as
on U. S. Bonds
$6,943 98
And credits himself with
Payment for books $640 37
On account of expenses 70 46
13y note and deposit books
By 9 U. S. (Poo) 4 per cent. registered bonds...
By cash on hand.
Lexington, Feb_ 1, 188i_
5,318 46
900 00
14 69
$6,943 98
W. R. CUTTER, Treasurer.
GAMMELL LEGACY.
To the Selectmen cf Lexington :
GENTLEMEN,—As Trustees of the Gammell Legacy,
it devolves upon us to report the result of our labors
the year past. We have, as in previous years, visited
the almshouse as occasion required. A more than
usual amount of sickness has occurred ; also two deaths,
which has occasioned the necessity of those comforts
and luxuries which the legacy explicitly designates.
We have, as heretofore, furnished dinners at Thanks-
giving and Christmas ; also clothing and other neces-
saries, as would conduce to their welfare.
The amount expended the past year is $36.93. There
is a balance of past interest yet unexpended of $4.5.56.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. L. S. PIERCE,
MRS. A. W. BRYANT.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CEMETERY.
`1'he Committee have, by a vote of the Town, re -built
a portion of the fence in the Old Cemetery lot, and
have lettered some of the stones, and cleaned some, so
they may be readable, at an expense of $58.11, appro-
priated by the Town.
They have also endeavored to keep both Cemetery
lots in order. The dry season had its effect on plants,
so that it was difficult to keep them looking fresh and
thrifty, as both wells gave out. We caused another
well to be driven near the central part of the ground,
which we think will furnish water enough for all pur-
poses through any season, as two pipes are driven
fifty-eight (58) feet. Although somewhat expensive,
we think it will meet the wants of the place.
There seems to be a growing interest felt by many
who have lots, by visiting often, bringing flowers, and
fixing up their lots, which adds much to the beauty and
freshness of the grounds, all of which is highly grati-
fying to the Committee.
The Committee call the attention of the Town to the
few remaining lots, some 15 or i8, which, in all proba-
bility, will be taken in a year or two, and we shall be in
want of more ground.
40
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CEMETERY.
The Superintendent has received for lots sold .. $r47 00
Balance of last year , 379 36
$526 36
Expense of well and care of grounds 360 04
Leaving balance of $ z 66 32
Consisting of cash $ so 65
Balance in Lexington Savings Bank i 115 67
$r66 32
L. S. PIERCE, "}
T. H. BOWEN, Committee.
L. W. WRIGHT,
AUDITORS' REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction, Fuel and Care of Rooms.
Appropriated and assessed for 1880... $5,400 00
Appropriated from cash in Treasury - 3=00o 00
Three-fourths State School Fund 143 23
Repairs and Incidentals.
Appropriated and assessed for iSSo $600 oo
One-fourth State School Fond
Expenditures.
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
47 75
$8,543 23
$647 75
$9,190 98
$8,788 26
402 72
$9,190 98
HANCOCK SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Ellen B. Lane, instruction $582 50
Rosa Akerman, g,580 00
E. E. Harrington, " 400 00
A. M. Mulliken, 36o 00
Mary B. Spaulding, " 137 50
Geo. Simonds, Jr., janitor 29 63
E. S. Locke, 45 37
W. A. Pierce, coal 78 40
Geo. F. Chapman, wood 6 56
M. O'Brien, cutting wood and cleaning 11 25
Bessie Desmond, cleaning... 9 40
Hannah Canfield, 6.17 40
P. J. Kelleher, r 8o
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
From Grant for Repairs.
D. A. Tuttle, moving privy, building fence,
E. S. Locke, repairs on furnace, &c
American Shade Roller Co., shades and fixts
Gershom Swan, repairing plastering
A. O. Gott, repairing clock
S. S. Smith, clock
L. A. Saville, brooms, soap, &c
M. R. Warren, stationery
School Committee, books, &c
D. S. Sullivan, hanging shades and repairing
erasers
Metric chart
Lyman Lawrence, screws
ADAMS SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Silas Peabody, instruction
Carrie F. Fiske, '°
Silas Peabody, janitor ..
Warren A. Pierce, coal
Mrs. Manley, cleaning ..
Wm. Keefe, cleaning vault
$72 02
36 76
r7 00
1 25
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6 00
r 26
I 20
35 07
3 50
15
r0
$r,000 oo
45o 0o
75 00
78 40
7 31
4 co
From Grand for Repairs.
John A. Strople, repairs, windows, &c $15 86
E. S. Locke, repairing furnace, &c 10 23
J. Merrifield, repairing pump and dippers 1 33
School Committee, books t 1 13
R. W. Holbrook, soap and brooms
74
$175 31
$1,614 71
$2,249 8 t $39 29
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
43
HIGH SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Geo. R. Dwelley, instruction $1,250 00
Frank Carter, 560 00-
E. N. Lovering, " 150 00
J. G. Kauffman janitor . 80 00•
W. A. Pierce, coal 67 20
H. Canfield, cleaning 3 0o
Bessie Desmond. cleaning 3 00
l'. Kelleher, Jr., cleaning 60
J. G. Kauffman, cleaning walks 1 50
From Grant for Repairs_
D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock
E. S. Locke, repairing turnace, stove and
pump
David Clapp & Son, printing and stationery
Brooks, Rushton & Co., moving piano and
settees 9 05
School Committee, Books 1 s 30
J..G. Kauffman, labor on outside windows 2 50
T. K. Fiske, setting glass
A. 0. Gott, repairing clock
D. S. Sullivan, hanging shades
John Buckley, graduation expenses
W. R. Cutter, ribbon for diplomas
:11ice W. Wheildon, extra music ....
H. C. Kendall, engrossing certificates
Journal Printing Co., printing
American Shade Roller Co., shades, &c
L. A. Saville, oil and turpentine
Wood Bros., lead and oil for painting
T. K. Fiske, painting.
$47 96
9 45
17 50
50
2 00
50
300
r 00
2 95
2 00
r 13.
4 65
1 73
85 25
8i 35
$2,x15
30
8283 82
44 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
HOWARD SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Maria A. Butterfield, instruction
Nellie H. Parker, `°
W. W. Ferguson, janitor
do., cutting wood
Morris Shea, wood
Geo, F. Chapman, wood
$200 00
200 00
20 0o
3 00
5 ob
6 5o
From Grant for Repairs.
D. A. Tuttle, lumber and labor $12 33
E. S. Locke, funnel and broom
Join A. Strople, repairs 1 0o
C. A. Butters & Co., pail 20
School Committee, Books 5 61
5 05
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Nellie H. Parker, instruction ... 8200 on
Maria A. Butterfield, instruction 20o 0o
W. A. Pierce, coal 11 20
J. H. Abbott, janitor I0 00
do., cleaning vault 2 o0
Richard Abbott, janitor ro 00
Mrs. Abbott, cleaning 2 25
From Grant for Repairs.
E. S. Locke, repairing pump and stove
D. A. Tuttle, labor and stock 5 oo
School Committee, Books ... 7 81
$7 r3
$434 56
824 19
8435 45
$19 94
AUDITTOR'S REPORT.
45
BOWDITCH SCH00T..
From School Grant.
Emma E. Wright, instruction $450 00
A. A. Nourse, janitor ro 00
G. A. Nourse, ro 00
W. A. Pierce, coal r r 20
$481 20
From Grant far Repairs.
D. A. Tuttle, building fence, &c $34 81
E, S. Locke, repairs, duster, &c 8 98
A. Saville, brooms, glass, &c 2 78
School Committee Books 5 46
A. A. Nourse, cutting wood. &c 5 6o
WARREN SCHOOL.
From School Grant.
Gertrude Pierce, instruction $450 00
i)ennis McNamara, janitor . 20 00
do., cutting wood
Mrs. McNamara, cleaning.
John McNamara, cutting wood
Geo, F. Chapman, wood
7 50
2 00
1 75
5 56
From Grant for Repairs,
D. A. 'Tuttle, labor and stock $28 43
E. S. Locke, repairing stove and funnel. 5 10
John McNamara, cleaning well 3 00
L. A. Saville, hatchet and brooms. r 7o
Dennis McNamara, digging post holes 87
Lyman Lawrence, repairing pump box
School Committee, Books
75
13 64
$57 63
$486 81
$53 49
46
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
COMMON '1'O ALL SCHOOLS.
From School Grant.
Alice W. Wheildon, teaching music $2o4 00
Town of Waltham, tuition 50 00
From Grant for Repairs,
Hammon Reed, printing $ 2 00
A. W. Philips, horse hire
David Clapp & Sons, blank books
M. R. Warren, stationery
W. R. Cutter, postage, &c
Walter Wellington, truant officer
Surveyors of Highways, teaming coal
SUMMARY.
14 75
3 50
27 5o
2 00
2 00
11 00
$254 00
$62 75
NAME OF SCHOOLS.
Hancock
Adams
High
Howard
Franklin
Bowditch
Warren
All Schools
SCHOOL GRANT.
GRANT
FOR REPAIRS.
TOTAL.
$2,249 Si $175 31 k,425'12
1,614 71 39 29 2,654 00
2,1i5 30 283 82 2,399 12
434 56 24 19 458 75
435 45 19 94 455 39
481 20 57 63 538 83
486 8r 53 49 540 3°
2$4 00 62 75 316 75
Total
$8,071 84 $716 42 $8,788 26
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
47
HIGHWAYS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for r88o
$2,500 00
B. C. Whitcher, drain pipe 6o
Highway Surveyors. 7 so
J. F. Simonds, use of horses 4 50
J. F. Simonds, street sweepings • 5 30
School Committee, teaming coal. II ao
Amount expended $2,469 86
Balance unexpended.
Harrison Pierce,
N. Shea,
M. Manley,
Jerry Callahan
Robert Elliott,
William Murphy,
John Ryan,
J. Donovan,
Frank Gaffney,
Baxney Caffrey,
Thomas Burke,
John Fisher jr.,
Patrick Kelleher,
P. Caffrey
James Emory
labor
it
/.
EXPENDITURES.
28 90
$2,528 90
59 04
-- $2,528 90
$257 58
252 26
218 62
199 87
131 54
127 r3
233 22
101 25
92 or
88 14
17 22
75 24
15 00
2 87
1 75
B. C. Whitcher, grain zoo r8
J. Chisholm, 3 bridles 12 50
L. A. Saville, tools, nails, etc 20 20
H. B. Davis, setting fence
Amount carried forward,
2 75
$2,008 22
48
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount broughtforward,
Mr. Pepper, gravel
J. Smith. smithing
Wm. Ham, "
Lyman Lawrence, repairs on harnesses
William Wilson, gravel
M. Day & Co., drain pipe
Easterbrook & Blodgett, grave]
R. W. Holbrook, grain
C. K. Tucker, wheelwrighting
A. W. Phillips, use of horse....
A. B. Smith, building culvert
E. B. James & Co., lumber
E. & L. R R., freight
G. Swan, drain pipe.
C. A. Butters & Co., pick handles
J. F. Simonds, stone .
J. A. Russell, smithing
J. F. Simonds, services
$2,008 22
13 72
5 36
64 41
6 15
9 84
ra 8o
11 20
Overseers Poor, board of horses ..
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
R EC ET PIS.
Appropriated and assessed for 288o
Discount on bill
Excess of payments over receipts
EXPENDITURES.
Hancock Engine Co. pay -roll for '8o
Adams "
Wentworth '1
Hovey H. & L. Co.
/1
'4
Amount earriedforward,
[4
i[
30
2 50
12 00
5
22
00
14
2 o7
t 8o
r
as
3
6 05
25.
5o 00
234
00$2,469 86
. $I,200 00
100
-- $1,201 00
13 46
$291 70
157 33
143 18
103 50
$1,214 46
$695 71
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
49
Amount brought forward,
John Peters, steward
James Mooney, steward
C. G. Kauffman, "
H. B. Davis, engineer
E. S. Locke, "
E. S. Spaulding, "
R. G. Scott
E. S. Locke, lanterns, stove and repairs
H. R. Earle, gas fixtures and labor .. .
Lexington Gas Co., gas.
L. A. Saville, use of wagon and rdpe
C. S. Parker, printing
P. Mitchell, oil
American Fire Hose Co., hose
Belt and Leather Stuffing Co., oil.
John A, Strople, labor and stock
W. A. Pierce, coal
John Cain, repairing roof
John Chisholm, chamois and sponge
E. & F. King & Co., vitriol and soda
L. L. Bates & Co., keys
John T. Adair, 6 chairs
Thomas Cosgrove, clearing reservoir.
C. G. Kauffman. lamps and oil
Cyrus E. Harrington, balance due '79
C. G. Kauffman, services fire Oct. 16
H. B. Davis, wheel• jack
• James Boyd & Sons, hose
E. S. Spaulding, sundries
John Hanscom, drawing engine
C. K, 'fucker, suction pole
Josiah Smith. smithing
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co., alcohol and oil...
Scrannage Bros. & Cook, couplings
Amount carried forward,
$695 71
75 00
50 00
20 00
15 00
IS 00
15 00
2 00
43 02
5 10
8 20
4 49
1 95
9 6o
I2 0❑
13 75
8 5o
22 40
5 8o
1 65
7 92
3 75
5 50
5 00
r 76
100
2 50
I SU
86 5o
2 85
2 00
150
50
4 25
2 75
$1,153 45
5o AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
S. S. Sleeper & Co., soda
Hunneman & Co., repairs.
H. F. Hanson, services at fire
Smith's Express
D. A. Tuttle, repairing doors
A. W. Phillips, horse to fires
W. Wallcott;
John Laha, charcoal
R. W. Holbrook, oil and globes, &c.. .
C. A. Butters & Co., crackers and cheese
$1,153 45
9 59
22 75
2 50
75
2 00
6 00
9 00
I 20
3 39
3 83
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
John C. Fisher, sale of sundries from farm 8130 92
From sale of 8 hogs 16o 05
if ai pigs and produce, 10 28
apples
1 25
L. A. Saville, eggs and potatoes 21 o1
C. A. Butters & Co., potatoes 6 4o
Jackson Bros., apples, corn and calves 6 45
i3. F. Brown, apples 8 5o
Mr. Nourse, pig... 5 00
T. H. Bowen, pig 5 00
A. W. Bryant, eggs It 93
M. T. Batchelder, offal and produce
C. H. Lowe, squash
J. M. Eaton, soap grease .
Funeral expenses of Mrs. Fogg, refunded
Highway Surveyors, board horses
Excess of payments over receipts
67 07
50
46
5 00
2S4 00
51,214
46
$2,000 00
$673 82
$2,673 82
370 77
$3,044 59
AU'DITOR'S REPORT.
51
Amount expended in connection with house
and farm $1,Sot 70
Amount expended for outside poor 1,242 89
EXPENDITURES.
L. A. Saville, groceries
B. C. Whitcher, grain
John C. Fisher, services
Sarah M. Fisher, '(
City of Cambridge, offal ...
C. A. Butters & Co., groceries.
Wm. H. Smith, dry goods
C. H. Lowe, provisions
F. R. Willis, dry goods
E. S. Locke, repairs tinware, etc
F. H. Kneeland, smithing....
John C. Fisher, sundries for house.
T. L. Russell, crackers
Batchelder & Lincoln, shoes
Jordan, Marsh & Co., clothing
O. W. Kendall, expenses funeral E. Easterbrook
S. S. Hovey, bill of 1879, potatoes.
Sears & Co., sugar and tea
Jackson Bros., killing hogs
A. W. Bryant, cash paid on account of Kate
Logan
Mrs. Frances Pierce, dry goods
Wm. Locke, labor and stock
Barney Caffray, labor,
Nicholas Shea, "
John Clary, lumber
J. M. Eaton, soap
Amount carried forward,
$3,044 59
$113 11
125 88
331 6o
xoo 59
153 99
64 Os,
59 86
66 43
68 68
52
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount Brought forward, $1,401 53
l3rooks, Rushton & Co., express . i5
Jane Hanscom, making clothes 8 51
Wm. Ham, smithing 2 77
Sands & Fernald, flour 32 25
W. A. Pierce, 12 tons coal . 69 6o
B. & L. R. R. Co., freight. 1 77
B. C. Whitcher, cash paid pauper 1 50
Lyman Lawrence, repairs on harnesses 7 27
S. T. Smith, agent, butter and groceries.. 29 44
Jackson Bros., provisions 87 15
Overseers Poor, making clothing 10 41
R. W. Holbrook, grain and groceries 29 32
— Fitzgerald, hay 11 49
C. T. Smith, expressage 65
T. H. Bowen, services on pigs t oo
C. K. Tucker, wheelwrighting
Estate of Chas Tidd, wood
15 at G. Swan, whitewashing and repairing plas-
23 56 tering
43 65 Richard Dunn, wood
5o A. D. Lougee, ice
1 50 H. Holmes, medical attendance
6 98 W. H. Mulliken, lumber and labor
24 35 John Harrington, services bull
31 25 J. Breck & Son, churn
43 31 W. J. Currier, medical attendance
12 00 J. Donovan, cutting wood
16 40
7 50
18 o8
[5 75
30 25
20 13
6 25
$1,401 53
OUTSIDE POOR.
Aid furnished Joel Reed .
Lydia Gleason
Mary Mullin
fl
f(
Amount carried forward,
9
22
I2
50
9 30
75
87
6
14
5
I
3
3
18
12
50
75
00
00
00
50
$ 6o 31
122 00
176 61
$358 92
SI,8o1 70.
AU'DITOR'S REPORT.
Around brought forward,
Aid furnished John Smith
:i
'4
4,
u
41
Mrs. Hawkins
G. B. Haggett
Mrs, Winship
Mrs. Graves
Win. Corcoran
Mrs. Peters
Mrs. Crawley .
R. L. Stickney
Mrs. Doyle
Mrs. Sipson
State Massachusetts paid for Julia Harrington
" Kate Logan.. • .
J. E. Merriam . .
0. W. Kendall, funeral expenses of Sarah
Reed . ....
• 0. W. Kendall, funeral expenses of William
Easterbrook
0, W. Kendall, expenses on account Julia
Harrington
B. C. Whitcher, cash paid soldier and A, Nay-
lor
Warren A. Pierce, coal furnished sundry per-
sons
City of Boston, aid to Connors and Graves. •
Mrs. Mullin, sewing at Poor Farm
Howland Holmes, medical services for J. Shea
Howland Holmes, medical services Kate
McGrath
Howland Holmes, medical services Fannie
Elslie
Howland Holmes, medical services E. Win-
ship
W. J. Currier, medical services for J. Shea ..
.14
it
Amount carried forward,
$358 92
16 56
120 00
190 40
22 63
59 3;
to6 45
25 0o
I❑ Do
39 03
T r0
5 17
39 00
5o 25
9 43
20 35
21 00
3 50
2 30
29 50
6 41
5 53
6o 75
3 00
to 00
3 00
to 00
$r,229 09
53
54 • AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount Brought forward, $r,229 09
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of E. S.
Graves
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Wm.
Easterhrook
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Mrs.
Gleason
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Mrs.
Reardy
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Geo.
H. Burnham ....
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of John
E. Merriam
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Mrs.
Hawkins
A. W. Bryant, expenses on account of Mrs.
Conway
CONTINGENT GRANT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Use of town hall and rooms
Use of village hall
Rent of room to Miss Nash
Cash from various parties....
Eli Simonds, cleaning
Charles Adair, license .
A. B. Shedd, tax 1876,'77 and '78.
John C. Fielding, license
Use of scales
Sale of town histories
Sale of centennial histories
Anand carried forreard,
2 40
120
1 50
3 00
1 8o
1 50
120
120
$I.200 00
44 00
78 00
56 25
27 00
2 00
200 00
200 24
150 00
51 30
125 8o
5 I0
$2,139 69
$1,242 89 •
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
55
Amount brought forward, $2439 69
State Treasurer, corporation tax 791 32
" " bank tax 483 3o
H. B. Sampson, taxes of 1878 63 57
Estate of L N. Damon, taxes of 1878 158 r
C. 1'. West, taxes of 1879. 1,648 49
Overlayings, as per assessors' report 352 76
Supplementary tax list. r Fr oo
$4.548 25
$5,748 25
Amount expended . • $r,845 36
Balance unexpended 3,902 89
EXPENDITURES.
C. S. Parker, printing
L. A. Saville, recording births, marriages and
deaths
Lexington Gas Co
C. T. West, insurance alms -house
do., railroad fares, &c
do., services with auditors
James Emery, suit of O'Connell
Walter Wellington, appraising Poor Farm ..
do., services suit Town of Ar-
lington
Fred. W. Barry, stationery
John Chisholm, repairing town pump
Eli Simonds, janitor.
P. Mitchell, appraising Poor Farm
Wm. Read & Sons, powder
Oliver Brown, firing salute
Bacon & Saville, settlement of Shedd tax
Amount carried forward,
$4630
51 95
229 50
38 00
3 8o
5 00
to 5o
3 00
10 75
2 30
I o0
47 50
3 00
22 50
22 27
263 62
$760 99
$5,748 25
56
AUDITOR'S REPOWr.
Amount brought forward, $760 99
Webster Smith, suit Locke vs. Hudson 60 00
Flagg Bros., repairing hearse 15 75
Geo. W. Taylor, insuring statues 75 00
M. O'Brien, labor on Common 18 75
L. A. Saville, lamps, soap, &c 4 94
do., food for tramps 6 92
do., repairing flag and halyards, and
care 5 oo
L. A. Saville, postage and express on books
John Clary, lumber
Hammon Reed, printing tax bills and check
list. i6 00
Brooks, Rushton & Co, express
J. Reardon, getting hay on common 3 05
J. F. Simonds, expenses suit Town Arlington, 25 00
D. A. Tuttle, repairing outside door x 00
N. Shea, teaming coal.
E. S. Locke, repairs on stove, etc
W. A. Pierce, 255 tons coal 141 50
Oliver Brown, repairing pump 2 75
Estate of I. N. Damon, balance salary 1878 200 00
11 1879 25 00
error in discount
prompt payment 140 00
B. C. Whitcher, license blanks 1 25
Charles Wetherbee, snowing on common2 00
Court fees in Logan case . r 20
State Treasurer, one-fourth license fees 87 5o
J. S. Merriam, painting 12 55
Charles Robinson jr., legal services Coffin vs
Lexington 100 00
Charles Robinson r, legal services Town Ar-
lington
H. Wellington & Co., balance coal bill, 1879
J. Reed, chestnut post.
5 96
3 96
50
7 50
5 75
Amount carried forward,
25 00
r 13
3 00
51759 95
AUbrn0R'S REPORT.
57
58
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
A mount hrought forward, $1,759 95 EXPENDrrUKES.
H. P. Webber, repairs on street lamp 90 T. Leary, labor $ 2 o0
H. 13. Davis, expenses transferring corpora- P. Caffray, " 1 �5
tion stock 6 oo N. Shea, 23 on
A. W. 13ryant. perambulating town lines zo 86 G, W. Jameson, '° I 70
E. S. Spaulding, stationery . 2 20 Henry Jewett, 150
H. 13. Davis, repairing weather strip 5o John Osborn, 9 5o
(2. G. Kaufrmann, lamps furnished village hall 17 45 Harrison Pierce, " r0 5o
A. O. Gott, repairing clock 2 00 P. Powers, 6 15
A. R. Sherman, fixing boundary stone 1 25 J. Donovan, " 3 Do
F. Alderman, repairs buggy, defect in highway xz oo. A. N. Tufts, i i22
75
H. Holmes, medical services for tramps. ¢ 50 John Ryan4i10 35
O. W. Kendall, labor on common fence I0 75 ]aures Clifford, 9 0O
Aiken & Woodward, charcoal 7 00
$1,845 36
STREET LAMPS. CONSTABLE AND POLICE.
RECEIPTS. RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for r880
Amount expended $1,o58 Ia
Balance unexpended 41 90
EXPENDrFURHS.
$1,100 00
$1,100 00
Lexington Gaslight Co $818 39
C. G. Kauffman . 239 71
$1,055 I0
REMOVING SNOW.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for r88o
Amount expended .... $Ioo 70
Balance unexpended • 399 30
$5o° 00
$500 00•
Amount appropriated and assessed for 1880.
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
EX PEN.DITUR ES.
$III 75
r88 25
Walter Wellington, notifying the town and
distributing reports $8o 00
Eli Simonds, drawing jurors
H. B. Davis, police
C. T. West
James T. Wood
J. T. Adair
John A. Strople, services at fire
Otis Harrington,
5 75
3 00
5 00
5 00
9 oa
3 00
I 00
$roo
70
$300 00
$300 00
$111 75
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
59
ASSESSORS.
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for r880.
Amount expended.
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
$419 50
5 50
J. F. Simonds, services $156 00
H. B. Davis, )27 00
Walter Wellington, services 120 00
A. W. Phillips, home hire xo 00
L. A. Saville, stationery 6 5o
STATE AID.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o $438 00
Received from the State 207 5o
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
$374 00
271 5o
$645 50 Interest to Jan. 1st $121 21
$425 00
8415 00
$419 50
Go AUDITOR'S REPORT.
GAMMELL LEGACY.
RECEIPTS.
Lexington Savings Bank Dividend $ 9 46
Town of Lexington, interest on $500 35 O0
Amount expended $36 93
Balance unexpended 7 53
EXPENDITURES.
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co., sundries
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Bryant, sundries
C. H. Lowe, turkeys • ..
$390
24 43
8 6o
CEMETERY TRUST FUNll.
$44 46
$44 46
$36 93
Amount received previous to r88o $1,550 00
Received during 1880 from Abigail Buttrick$zoo 00
$645 50 Caira Robbins300 on
$500 00
INCOME.
Wm. Easterbrook $32 o0
Jas. A. Mitchell .. 54 00
Emily Earle 48 00
Lydia Kinnaston 48 o0
Mary S. Manning 48 00
G. A. Page 72 00
'Phomas Burke 72 00
$374
00
Amount expended . 89 32
Balance unexpended 31 89
8121 21
EXPEN DI TURES.
Balance unexpended of 1878 and 1879, paid
Cemetery Committee .
T. II. Bowen, care of lots
do., care of lots in Old Cemetery
811 07
57 50
20 75
$89 32
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 61 62 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
RE -FENCING OLD BURYING GROUND, &C.
RECEIPTS
Appropriated and assessed for 1880
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
$58 36
16 64
RE -LOCATION OF STREET LAMPS.
RECEIPTS.
$75 00
Amount appropriated and assessed for r880
Amount expended
$75 00 Balance unexpended
/"96 of
.3 99
Boston & Lowell R. R., freight $ 25
E:7[PENDITURES.
T. H. Bowen, cleaning stones I1 oo
O. W. Kendall, bill for labor and stock47 I I Henry R. Earle, gas pipes and labor $15 25
$58 36 Wm. Ham, lantern and iron work 17 86
T. Burke, labor 3 00
Patrick Kelleher, labor.... 6 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Watson & Bisbee, posts 2 r o0
Geo. K. Paul & Co., pipe and fittings 14 09
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for 1880. $300 0o Brooks Rushton & Co., express 1 90
Globe Gas Light Co., lantern and frame ro 50
Amount expended 300 00 A. W. Bryant, cash paid and labor 4 66
EXPENDITURES. T. K. Fiske, painting 1 75
$100 00
too on
11'. R. Cutter
J. R. Reed .
E. S. Elder
A. W. Bryant .
AUDITORS.
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for 1880
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
H. B. Sampson
G. H. Cutter
EXPENDITURES.
75 00
25 00
542 oo
3 oo
$21 o0
21 00
/300 00
$45 00
$45 00
$42 c0
ENFORCING LIQUOR LAW.
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for 1881
Amount expended
Balance unexpended.
EXPENDITURES.
John S. McAdoo, serrires. railroad fares, horse
hire, &c
A. W. Bryant, expenses at court
Walter Wellington, do
$ 84 75
415 25
$8o 25
1 5o
3 00
$100 00
boo 00
$96 01
$500 00
$500 00
$84 75
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 63
TOWN CLERK.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for IS8o $Ioo 00
EXPENDITURES.
L. A. Saville $roo 00
SEXTON.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1880
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
O. W. Kendall, attending funerals and re-
cording deaths
STATE TAX.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
EXPENUII UREs.
Paid State Treasurer
COUNTY TAX.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
EXPENDITURES.
Paid County Treasurer
$315o
43 50
$2;445 00
$1,228 64
SAMUEL J. BRIDGE FUND.
RECEIPTS.
From Samuel J. Bridge
$75 0o
64
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TEMPORARY LOAN.
New England 'frust Co., borrowed May 27,
z88o; paid July 24, z880.. $I,000 00
Tower, Giddings & Co., borrowed June 5th,
1880 ; paid Aug. 5, t 88o 4,00o 00
BILLS PAYABLE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated from cash in Treasury
Amount expended
EXPENDITURES.
$75 0o Richardson, Hili & Co., Centennial Loan,
March, 31, '75 $2,000 00
$31 50
$2,445 00
2,445 00
$1,228 64
1,228 64
$2,000 00
$5,000 00
$2,000 00
2,000 00
REPAIRING ROOF OF TOWN HALL.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o Stoop 00
Amount expended $997 13
Balance unexpended 2 87
John Cain, slating
EXPEN DIT I:Rts.
Cyrus Carpenter & Co., two ventilators
D. A Tuttle, labor and stock
$875 77
92 oa
29 36
$997 13
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR,
RECEIPTS
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
Balance unexpended -
175 00
225 00
EXPENDITURES.
C. T. West, services, 1879-80 $175 0o
$I000 00
$400 00
$400 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 65 66 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
JANITOR TOWN HALLS. CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
RECEIPTS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 1880. .. $235 00 Appropriated and assessed for 1880 $500 oo
Amount expended . $185 0o Receipts from abuttors 366 56 $896 56
Balance unexpended. 50 00 Excess of expenditures over receipts 9 35
--- $235 00
C. T. West, town hail
EXPENDITURES.
C. G. Kauffmann, village hall..
CARY LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o $600 0o Appropriated and assessed for i88o $3,300 00
Dog Tax for 1879 294 12 Interest 0n 1879 taxes 30 84
$894 i2 New England Trust Co . 88 53
Amount expended $552 i z Interest on i88o taxes . 25 52
342 00
$150 00
25 00
$185 00
EXPENDITURES.
Bill of D. F. Tripp
$9❑5 91
Due from abuttors . 56 41
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance unexpended....
Grace S. Wellington
EXPENDITURES.
$258 00
W. R. Cutter, Treasurer, Dog Tax, 1879.... 294 12
1552 12
TREASURER CARY LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
EXPENDETURES.
W. R. Cutter $50 00
$894 r2
Amount expended $3,195 27
Balance unexpended 249 62
EXPENDITURES.
Treasurer Cary Library .. 1 300 00
Estate of George Holden 861 oo
State Treasurer ... 1,500 00
New England Trust Co. 6 56
Plymouth Savings Bank .... 275 O0
$50 0D Tower, Giddings & Co 31 50
50 00 Richardson, Hill & Co . 65 00
Gammell Legacy 35 00
Cemetery Trust Fund . 121 21
1905 91
$3,444 89
13,444 89
$3,195
27
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 67
C. T. WEST PRINTING TAX BILLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
I XPFNDrTURES.
$7 50
7 50
C. T. West $ 7 so
PRINTING TOWN REPORTS AND CONTINGENCIES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended $206 6o
Balance unexpended
EXPENDrt'URES.
43 40
Hammon Reed, printing Town Reports .... $183 50
do., printing Report School Com-
mittee 23 to
$206 6o
BUILDING SHEDS AT VILLAGE HALL.
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for 1880.
•Amount expended
Balance unexpended
EXPENDITURES.
$148 5o
51 50
Surveyors of Highways, labor $ 8 5o
D. A. Tuttle, contract ... ....
140 00
$250 00
$250 00
68 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
HANCOCK ENGINE HOUSE.
RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated and assessed for r880.
Amount expended.
Balance unexpended
$189 00
11 00
EXPENDITURES.
D. A. Tuttle, contract $182 o0
do., extra labor and stock 7 cm
DECORATION DAY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
$64 75
10 25
$200 00
$200 00
$189 00
$75 00
$75 00
EXPENDITURES.
• :E. S. Locke $64 75
SELECTMEN IN THEIR VARIOUS CAPACITIES FOR 1879.
EXPENDITURES.
Webster Smith ..
A. W. Bryant
40 00
35 00
$75 00
SELEC TMEN IN THEIR VARIOUS CA PACITIES FOR 1880.
RECEIPTS.
$aao 00 Appropriated and assessed for 188o $800 oa
Amount expended $790 00
Balance unexpended to 00 $800 00
$200 00 EXPENDITURES.
Joseph F. Simonds $25o 00
A. W. Bryant 25o cm
B. C. Whitcher 240 00
A. W. Bryant, clerk . 5o 00
$r48 50
$790 00
AUDITOR`S REPORT.
69
RINGING CHURCH BELLS,
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for r88o
J. F, Ham
J. Chisholm
EXPENDITURES.
$35 00
35 00
CATTLE PASS UNDER WALTHAM ROAD.
Appropriated and assessed for 1880. .
Amount expended $45 00
Balance unexpended 5 00
EXPENDITURES.
Dennis McNamara, per contract 345 00
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriated and assessed for 188o
Amount expended
Balance unexpended
3365 33
134 67
70 AUDrlOR'S REPORT.
AUDITORS' BALANCE SHEET.
DR.
Cash on hand, Feb. t, i8So 35,217 00
Sp 00 Contingent appropriation and sundry receipts 5,748 25
Gammell legacy receipts 44 46
Cemetery trust funds, deposits 500 00
,," income
rax 2I
Re• fencing old burying ground, appropriation . Y5 oo
Constable and police,... " 300 00
Assessors,425 00
$70 no Street lamps,t'loo 00
Removing snow, " 5O° 00
School committee, 300 00
Auditors, 45 00
Re -locating street lamps, " 100 00
Enforcing liquor law, if500 00
Town clerk, °' ion 00 .
Sexton,75 00
$So 0o Repairing town hall roof,. .. °` 1,000 00
'Treasurer and collector, 4*400 00
Janitor town halls, 235 00
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50 00
Treasurer Cary library, " 50 00
Printing town reports, 250 00
Building sheds at Village hall,200 00
Hancock engine house, 200 00
Decoration day, �5 00
Selectmen, r88o, '` Soo oo
Ringing church hells, 70 00
Cattle pass under Waltham road " 50 00
Abatement of taxes,500 00
State aid appropriation and amount from State, 645 50
Highway appropriation and sundry receipts, 2.528 g0
State tax, .. 2.445 00
County tax, 21,128 64
$500 0o Samuel J Bridge fund, 2,000 00
Fire department appropriation and receipts 1,201 0
0
Cary library and dog tax appropriation, 894 12
Concrete sidewalks, appropriation and receipts, 896 56
3500 DO Interest, appropriation and sundry receipts 3.444 89
Schools, assessed appropriation and school fund, 6,190 98
EXPENDITURES. Support of poor, appropriation and receipts, . .. 2,673 82
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Abatements... $365 33
$43,137 83
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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AUDITORS' BALANCE SHEET.
CR.
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Contingent, $ r,845 36
',Sot 70
1,242 89
36 93
89 32
Refencing old burying ground, etc., 58 36
State aid, 374 00
Constables and police, 111 75
Assessors, 419 50
Street lamps, 1,o58 xi)
Removing snow t00 70
Highways, 2,469 86
School committee, 300 00
Auditors, 42 00
Re -locating street lamps, 96 01
Enforcing liquor law, 84 75
Town clerk, 1 ao oo
Sexton, . 31 50
State tax, 2,445 00
County tax, 1,228 64
Fire department, 1,214 46
Bills payable, 2,000 00
Repairing town hall roof,. 997 13
Treasurer and collector, 175 00
Janitor town halls, . 185 00
Cary library, 552 12
Treasurer Cary library, 5o 00
Concrete sidewalks
Interest,
Support of poor at house,
Outside poor, . .
Gammell legacy,
Cemetery trust funds,.
Chas. T. West,
Printing town reports,
Sheds to Village hall,
905 9r
3,195 27
7 50
206 6o
148 50
Hancock engine house,
116484
00
Decoration day, 64 75
Selectmen, 1879, 75 60
Selectmen, 188o, 790 00
Ringing church bells, 7o 00
Cattle pass, 45 oo
Abated taxes, 365 33
Amount carried forward,
$25172 94
72
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $25.x72 94
Schools 8.788 26
Uncollected taxes, 4,135 79
Discount, taxes, 278 36
Cash on hand, 4.762 48
$43,137 83
We have examined each and every voucher for the items in the
foregoing report and find them to be correctly cast.
GERSHOM SWAN, } duditors.
H. B. SAMPSON,
OF THE
SCHOJL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1880-1.
LAWRENCE, MASS.:
PRINTED RY E-IAMMON REED, 307 ESSEX STREET.
1881.
R HPO R T.
The School Committee of Lexington, submit the fol-
lowing report :
At the annual meeting on March i, 188x, the town
voted to appropriate, as recommended by the Commit-
tee, for the support of public schools the ensuing year,
the following sums:
For instruction, fuel and care of rooms.... $8,350 00
For incidentals and repairs . 400 oo
For tuition of scholars in Waltham School 50 oo
For painting outside of High School house .... 200 00
Town appropriation $9,000 0n
Received from State School Fund. 190 98
Total .
59,790 98
Bills have been approved by them for 188-o-81 as
follows :
Instruction
Fuel
$7,374 00
270 08
Care of rooms 351 26
Repairs and incidentals 742 92
Tuition of scholars in Waltham 5o 00
$8,788 26
4 REPORT OF SCHOOL cOMMrr'rEE.
In detail as follows :
Instruction
Fuel
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Care of rooms
Repairs, &c...
51,450 00
78 40
82 3r
43 29
EOWDITCH SCHOOL.
Instruction $450 00
Fuel I I 20
Care of rooms 20 00
Repairs, &c 57 63
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Instruction $400 0o
Fuel t r 20
Care of rooms 22 25
Repairs, &c 21 94
HANCOCK SCHOOL.
Instruction .... $2,060 00
Fuel 84 96
93 6o
Care of rooms.
Repairs, &c 186 56
Instruction
Fuel
HIGH SCFIOOL.
Care of rooms
Repairs, &c
$1,960 oo
67 20
86 So
x85 32
57,654 00
5538 83
5455 39
$2,425 12
$2,399 12
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMIVrEE. 5
Instruction
Fuel
HOWARD SCHOOL.
Care of rooms
Repairs, &c .
$400 00
It 56
20 00
27 19
WARREN SCHOOL.
, Instruction $450 00
Fuel 5 56
Car of rooms
Repairs, &c
Instruction in music
Not classified
Scholars in Waltham
Amount of bills approved for 188o -8i
Unexpended balance
26 50
58 24
$204 00
62 75
5o 00
$458 75
$540 30
14316 75
$8,788 26
402 72
$9,190 98
At a meeting of the Committee on March 3oth, the
Rev. E. S. Elder was chosen chairman and W. R. Cut-
ter secretary. The Committee organized for the man-
agement of the agency for the sale of school books,
by the choice of W. R. Cutter treasurer and E. S. Elder.
and J. R. Reed auditors, and herewith submit a report.
The Treasurer appointed by the Committee debits
himself as follows :
Cash received of Grace S. Wellington, Agent
Cash received for sales 2 73
Cash received of town of Lexington for text
books and sundry articles furnished go 02
$445 29
6 REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
And credits himself with :
Payment•for books and other articles furnished
the schools
Services of Agent
Other expenses
$472 73
54 91
I0 40
$538 04
W. R. CUTTER, Treasurer.
Correct and properly vouched:
JAMES RUSSELL REED, }Auditors.
ALBERT W. BRYANT,*
Lexington, Feb. 1, z SS t .
The whole number of school children, May i, as re-
ported by the Assessors, is 420.
On May 3, the Committee passed resolutions on the
death of Mr. Charles Tidd, who, for a quarter of a cen-
tury, was a teacher of public schools in this town, and
for twenty-five years one of its School Committee, and
who had continued to manifest an extraordinary inter-
est in the schools after the expiration of his office.
At the examination for admission to the High School
of twenty-three applicants, four were rejected after ex-
amination.
Admitted without conditions I o
From Hancock School ... 8
" Howard School
Private School .. . 1
Admitted with one condition 2
From Hancock School 2
Admitted with two conditions .
From Adams School
3
" Bowditch School 1
" Hancock School
3
7
$538 04 *Chosen Jan. ao, iRh, to CI the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rev, E. S. Elder.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
7
The names of the graduating class of the High School
for 188o were : John Buckley, Jr., Harry Wellington
Davis, Henrietta Josephine Dow, Julia Agnes Moakley,
Elmina Munroe, Frank Haskell Reed, May Lavinia
Smith, Lillie French Thayer.
In compliance with the By -Laws concerning truant
children, adopted by the town, the regularly appointed
truant officers have made their annual report to the
Committee :
Mr. Walter Wellington states he was called upon
twice to look after absentees ; in one case assurance
was given that the person should regularly attend
school ; the other case is recent, and is not yet settled.
Mr. Everett S. Locke states that his services have
not been called for the past year.
Mr. Walter Wellington and Mr. George Simonds, jr.
are the truant officers appointed for the ensuing year.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS.
On March 30, 188o, it was voted to accept the resig-
nation of Mr. Edwin N. Lovering as assistant in the
High School, and to convey to him an expression of
the Committee's appreciation and satisfaction with his
services, and regret for ourselves that he should be
called to a higher position elsewhere. At a meeting
of the Committee on April 6, Mr. Frank Carter was
appointed assistant teacher in High School, a Harvard
graduate and recently -the Principal of the Wilmington
High School.
On July 15, a transfer of teachers was effected, by
which Miss Butterfield, teacher of the Howard Schobl,
8 REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
was appointed teacher of the Franklin School, and Miss
Nellie 1-I. Parker, who for one term had been teacher
of the Franklin, in place of Miss Bryant, resigned, was
appointed teacher of the Howard School.
From Sept. 6 to Nov. 19, Mrs. Akerman was neces-
sarily absent from her position as teacher of the Han-
cock Grammar School. During this period Mrs. Lane
acted as substitute in charge of the Grammar School,
and Mrs. M. B. Spaulding, as substitute, in charge of
the Hancock Sub -Grammar School, of which Mrs. Lane
was the regular teacher. This arrangement was very
satisfactory.
During this same period Miss Wheildon, teacher
of music in the schools, was absent six weeks, owing to
sickness. Her resignation was afterwards accepted,
and took effect at the close of the term in January.
CHANGES IN COMMITTEE.
On Dec. 13, 188o, the resignation of the Rev. Edwin
S. Elder was presented to the Committee, owing to the
removal of his residence to Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Elder
had been for several years the efficient Chairman of
the Board, and on March i, last, had received his
second re-election as School Committee for the term of
three years. He was elected to the Board, to fill a va-
cancy, on June 6, 1876.
On Dec, 16, the Selectmen and School Committee,
in convention, elected Mr. Albe-rt W. Bryant to fill the
vacancy occasioned by Mr. Elder's resignation.
On Jan. zo, Mr. J. R. Reed was chosen Chairman of
the Committee, and Mr. Bryant Auditor of Accounts of
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
9
School Book Agency, to fill vacancies occasioned by
Mr. Elder's resignation.
REPAIRS.
The Committee have made the usual repairs, and
painted the outside of the High School house, as asked
for in an appropriation. In doing this, extensive
repairs on the outside of the building, including a new
outside cellar door, were made, and the exterior of the
building may now be said to be in perfect condition.
The Committee found it necessary to remove certain
outbuildings at the Hancock School to a different loca-
tion in the yard, and this change is uniformly pronounced
an improvement. They also re -built at the Town's
expense a portion of the fence at the Bowditch School.'
Some important repairs were also made at the Warren
Sc hoof, and window curtains have been furnished at the
High and Hancock school -houses.
TUITION OF SCHOLARS IN WALTHAM.
In our last report it was stated that the Town of
Waltham had requested payment for the instruction of
a number of pupils residing in Lexington, but attend-
ing a Waltham school. After much consultation, it
was thought expedient to recommend an appropriation
of fifty dollars for that purpose, the parents of the chil-
dren agreeing to pay the balance. The appropriation
was granted, and the amount paid to the Town of
Waltham, but we learn from their Superintendent of
Schools that the parents of these scholars have failed
to pay their part, or any portion thereof, and we would
=Charles Tidd to Town of Lexington, far $200, on Feb. 26, 1$50, selIs land for this school.
house lot; the said town, or its assigns, to make and forever keep in repair a fence on three
sides of the above-mentioned Iot.
IO
accordingly recommend that the appropriation be dis-
continued.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ROLL OF HONOR.—Scholars not absent or tardy.
ADAMS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Frederic Fletcher, Annie Jones, Earnest Kaufl=
mann, Julia Maynard, George Webb.
FOR A TERM.—Carlton Childs, Frank Fletcher, Etta Hicks, Mary
Reed.
ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL.
FOR A TERM.—Martha Childs, Arthur Gossom, Bertha Webb.
BOWDITCH SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Richard Hinchey.
FOR A TERM.—Addie A. Fiske, Eddie D. Folsom, Louisa H. Reed,
Lizzie Ryan, Florence B. Wright.
HANCOCK GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Charles Butters, Edward Eaton, Frank McCar-
thy, Arthur McDonald, Henry Raymond, Mary Ryan.
FOR A TERM.—Michael Collins, Howard Hendley, Colburn John-
son, Almon Norris, Walter Shaw, Charles Swan, Florence Thayer,
Minnie E. Vallette, Grace L. Wing.
HANCOCK SUB -GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Frederic Bailey, John Comley, William Ryan.
FOR A TERM.—Willie Brown, Flora Lawrence, David Muzzey,
Addie Peters, Cora Peters.
HANCOCK I'NTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Norris Comley.
FOR A TERM.—Nettie Simonds, Vincent Sullivan.
HANCOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL.
FOR A TERM.—Ada B. Holt, Maggie McCann, Mary McCann,
Albert Peters.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. r r
HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Fred L. Emery, Emily A. Ferguson, Nellie E.
Fletcher, Michael Hinchey, Ralph E. Lane, Abbie C. Smith.
Fox A TERM.—Lillie A. Adair, John Buckley, Lillie E. Fitch,
Alex. S. Garfield, Florie A. Holbrook, Frank H. Reed, Sylvia B.
Reed, George W. Sampson, Marion E. Simonds, Alanson M. Stevens.
HOWARD SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR.—Gertrude Corrier, Minnie Crowley.
Fox A TERM.—Arthur O'Leary.
WARREN SCHOOL.
FOR THE YEAR. --Charles W. Berry.
FOR A TERM.—Mary Ellen Hinchey, Mary Jane McCaffrey, Dennis
McNamara, Nellie McNamara.
In asking for the appropriation for the ensuing year,
the Committee ask for no more than is absolutely nec-
essary to sustain the present character and efficiency
of aur schools.
The Committee ask the town to appropriate for the
support of public schools, the ensuing year, the follow-
ing sums :
For instruction, fuel and care of rooms . • $8,400 oo
For incidentals and repairs.., boo 00
1R9,000 oo
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES RUSSELL REED,
WILLIAM R. CUTTER,
ALBERT W. BRYANT.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1880.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AND SURVEYORS OF HIGHZ►AYS•
BRADLEY C. WHITCHER, ALBERT W. BRYANT,
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS.
TOWN CLERK.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE.
ASSESSORS.
JOSEPH F. SIMONDS, WALTER WELLINGTON,
HORACE B. DAVIS.
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
14
•rowN OFFICERS.
FIELD DRIVERS.
H. EUGENE'I'UTTLE, CORNELIUS DINEENE.
SUItV EYOSS OF LUMBER.
1)AVID A. TUTTLE, FRANKLIN ALDERMAN.
WEIGHER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN SCALES.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE.
PUBLIC WEIGHER—RUFUS W. HOLBROOK.
WEIGHER OF GRAIN—BRADLEY C. WHITCHER.
MEASURERS O1 WOOD AND RAMMMC.
AUGUSTUS CHILDS, HORACE B. DAVIS,
'FRANK V. BUTTERS, LEONARD A. SAVILLE.
CHARLES T. WEST, Resigned April i, 1880.
SEXTON—OLIVER W. KENDALL.
EDWIN S. SPAULDING, Elected to fill vacancy.
ELI SIMONDS,
CON STA131.1•:S.
WALTER WELLINGTON.
SCIIOOI. COMMITTEE.
E. S. ELDER,
WILLIAM R. CUTTER,
J. RUSSELL REED,
Term expires iIL 1883.
" '` " L88z.
iSSI.
Mr. Elder resigned on account of removal from town, and Albert W. Bryant wear
chosen to 51l the vacancy.
GERSHAM SWAN,
LORING S. PIERCE,
LUKE W. WRIGHT,
T. H. BOWEN,
AUDITORS.
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.
WALTER WELLINGTON, WILLIAM F. GLENN,
SAMUEL W. HENDLEY_
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
EVERETT S. LOCKE, HORACE B. DAVIS,
EDWIN S. SPAULDING.
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BU1LDIt —CHARLES T. WEST.
JANITOR OF VILLAGE HALL—CHARLES G. KAUFMANN.
HILMAN B. SAMPSON. A11'RAISERS (IF' PROPERTY AT TOWN FARM.
_AMOS W. LOCKE, WAITER WELLINGTON,
PATRICK MITCHELL.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
FENCE VIEWERS.
Term expires in 1883
" " 03.82.
" 1881
GEORGE MUNROE, GERSHAM SWAN,
HOWLANI? HOLMES.
LIBRARIAN OF CARY LIBRARY.
MISS GRACE S. WELLINGTON.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES—EVERETT S. LOCKE.
TREASURER of CARY LIBRARY—WILLIAM R. CUTTER.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAme.
Selectmen's Report ;
Survernrs' of Highways Report.. ........ .................... ... .... ..... us
Appraisal of I•lighway Property at Poor Farm r3
Overseers of Poor. Report of •,... r6
Appraisal of Property at Poor Farm .... ... .... �... ., a5
Town Clerk's It sport—Ii in Its :tad Marriages ........ ................ .... .... ....... an
Deaths ... .. as
Sale of Tntvn IIistories 21
]Jogs ... ........ ...... 23
I.ist of jurors.... ... ....... ... ........ .... a3
Town Treasurer's Report
Tax Coli cam's Report
Town Dunt ......
Ceieetery Funds .... ..
Assessors' Report ... .. ..
Statistics of Population and Valuation
Engineers' Report
Cary Library—Trustees' Report ... .... ... .. ........ .... .... .
Cary Library—Treasurer's Report ......... .......... .... .....
G:unmull Legacy Committee's Report ...... .......
Cemetery Committee's Report .............. _.......... .......
Auditors' Report—Hancock School .
Adams tt
High '
Howard '•
Franklin "
Bowditch " ... .. .......... •••••-• .........
■Vnrretz ... -
C.anmtnt to All Schonht ... ...
Sum nrarV of Al I •'
Hi;Int,:uys .......... . . ..
Fire Department
Sapport of the Poor.
Outside Poor.
Contingent Grant
Street Lamps .
Removing Snow
Constable and Police
Assessors .........
State Aid
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32
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39
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43
44
44
45
45
46
46
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422
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Si
Si
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59
59
Gamrncll Legacy 60
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Auditors' Report—.Cemetery Trust Feed 6o
Re -fencing Old Burying Ground 6r
Senora Committee 6r
Auditors 61
Re -location of Street Lamps Ba
Enforcing Liquor Law 62
Town Clerk 63
Sexton 63
State Tax 63
County Tax 63
Samuels. Bridge Fund 63
Temporary Loan 64
Bills Payable 64
Repairing Roof, Town Hall 64
Treasurer and Collector ......... ...................... .... 64
janitor, Town Balls 65
Cary Library ................. ....•....... . .......... 65
Cary Library Treasurer...................... 65
Concrete Sidewalks 66
Interest Account............................. 66
C. T. West Printing Tax Bills ....... 67
Printing .... 67
Building Sheds at Village Hall............. ............. 68
Hancock Engine House GS
Decoration Day GS
Selectmen for r879 68
Selectmen for ,SSo
Ringing Church Bells .
Cattle Pass, Waltham Road. ........ .... ........ ..
Abateincnt of Taxes........... _...... .........
Auditors' Balance Sheet ...........
APPENDIX.
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Report of School Committee .... .. .............. t-ra
List Town Officers Inc r88o ........................... ........ r3 -r1
Table of Contents ................ .. ....... .... 15-r6