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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1875.
MILFORD, MASS. : PRINTED BY COOK AND SONS, 1875.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1875.
MILFORD, MASS. : PRINTED BY COOK AND SONS, 1875.
.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer, in the discharge of his duty, submits the follow- ing statements as the report of his doings for the municipal year ending March 1, 1875.
He debits himself with the following items, viz. :-
1. To assets in his hands at the close of the last municipal 1
year, as follows, viz. :
Nine U. S. Bonds for surplus revenue . . $1100 00
Judson Eames' note .. mortgage 767 84
Aaron C. Cook's " 66 66
. ..... 103 76
David Adams'
66
. ..... 146 59
$2118 19
2. To amount due from Collectors, viz. :
From C. C. P. Hastings, Collector for 1867, $5 72
M. M. Aldrich 66 66 1868, 14 16
C. Butler 66 1869, 168 45
F. E. Wheelock 66 1870, 92 63
F. E. Wheelock
66 1871, 90 85
F. E. Wheelock
1872, 419 19
F. E. Wheelock 66
66 1873, 1922 57
$2713 57
3. To amount of cash in hand, . 161 94
4. To assets which have come into his hands during the cur- rent municipal year, viz. :
4
1. To cash borrowed on notes as follows :
Of Mary B. Payson. $ 50 00
Nathan R. George. 300 00
Frederic R. Kinsley 300 00
Ann Quigley
500 00
John S. Gaskill 100 00
Silas Dudley 200 00
Moses Adams
161 00
Frederic R. Kinsley
50 00
Ladies Circle . 90 00
Nathan R. George. 500 00
George D. Whitney
100 00
Frederic R. Kinsley
50 00
Ariel Cook. 300 00
Mary M. Whiting
125 00
A. W. Gaskill 67 28
Austin Wood
600 00
$3493 28
2. To cash borrowed on Bonds, viz :
Of John S. Gaskill, .
$1000 00
" David W. Bennett,
300 00
$1300 00
3. To cash received for interest, viz :
On Judson Eames' note, balance in full to
July 1, 1873, . . $16 07
On Judson Eames' note in full to July, 1874,. 46 08
" U. S. Bonds, coupons, March 20, 1874, . .. 42 90 .. . 66 Aug. 19, 1874, .... 26 19
" David Adams' note, .
8 80
$140 04
4. To assessment of taxes for 1874, . .
... 11 067 40
5. To percentage charged to Collectors, viz :
5
To F. E. Wheelock, Feb. 10 to Mar. 10, 1874, $30 29
66.
Mar. 10 to Apr. 10
22 50
66
66 Apr. 10 to May 10 66 24 64
66 66 May 10 to June 10 66 44 58
66 June 10 to Aug. 10
5 52
66 66 Aug. 10 to Sep. 10 14 58
66 Sept. 10 to Oct. 10
14 18
66
66 Oct. 10 to Nov. 10 66 20 90
66
Nov. 10 to Dec. 10 66 13 30
66
66 Dec. 10, '74, to Jan. 10, '75, 30 81
66
66 Jan. 10 to Feb. 10, 1875, 9 12
$230 42
6. To cash received from miscellaneous
sources, viz :
From State Treasurer for Corporation tax, .. .$161 78
66
" Bank tax, 474 02
66 66 " State aid, . 322 00
66 County Treasurer for Dog Tax, . 120 60
66 State SchoolFund, of State Treasurer, . 256 72
66 School Committee, rent of school rooms, 6 00
$1341 12
$22,565 96
The Treasurer credits himself with the following items, viz. :
1. By cash paid notes for money borrowed, as follows, viz. : For Ann Quigley's note dated June 11, 1872, $203 00 Ann Quigley's 6 Aug. 12, 1872, 50 00
Ann Quigley's 66 Mar. 12, 1873, 100 00
John S. Gaskill's " 66 May 29, 1872, 200 00 John S. Gaskill's " 66 June 4, 1873, 100 00
F. R. Kinsley's " 66
April 6, 1874, 300 00 Ladies Circle's " May 18, 1872, 50 00 John S. Gaskill's " 66 June 1, 1874, 100 00
6
N'h'n R.George's" AnnaW. Hasting's Silas Dudley's " F. R. Kinsley's " Austin Wood's
Apr. 24, 1873, 200 00 Sept. 10,'72, bal. 73 38
66 June 6, 1873, 200 00 July 7, 1874, 50 00
Jan. 30, 1873, 500 00
F. R. Kinsley's " Augustus Knight's Joanna Kinsley's N. R. George's ". N. R. George's "
.. June 3, 1874, 50 00 .. June 2, 1873, 50 00
.. June 2, 1873, 125 00
.. Mar. 13. 1874, 300 00
Feb. 18, 66 135 00
N. R. George's "
". June 5, 66 500 00
G. D. Whitney's"
July 3, 100 00
Ariel Cook's
66
July 8. 300 00
('h'ph'r Daniels' " 66 Jan. 17, 66 300 00
$3986 38
2. By interest paid on notes, viz. :
Austin Wood's note of Jan. 30, 1873, $35 00
Ann Quigley's
June 11, 1872, 22 27
Ann Quigley's 66 66 Aug. 12, .. 5 01
Ann Quigley's 66
66 Mar. 12, 1873, 6 45
Mary McCarty's 66
66 May 22, 1872, 30 00
Mary McCarty's 66 May 23, 1873, 6 90
John S. Gaskill's ,, May 29, 12 00
John S. Gaskill's . June 4, 7 00
Fred'e R. Kinsley's" April 6, 1874, 1 63
Mary E. Dudley's "
.6 April 18, 1873, 7 00
Ladies Circles's 66 May 18, 1872, 3 18
Augustus Knight's " .. June 2, 1873, 3 50
Perry Adams' 66
66 June 23, 105 00
John S. Gaskill's 66 June 1, 1874, 1 62
Silas Dudley's 66 June 6, 1873, 14 00
Nathan R.George's" 66 April 4, " 19 32
Nathan R. George's" 66 Aug. 10, 1872, 140 00
Anna W. Hastings'.' 6. Sept. 10, " 6 31
Silas Dudley's 66
66 June 6, 1873, 3 69
7
Fred'e R. Kinsley's".
July 7, 1874, 60
Austin Wood's 6 Jan. 30, 1873, 23 33
Fred'c R. Kinsley's" 66 June 3, 1874, 1 17
Augustus Knight's “ 66 June 2, 1872. 1 17
Joanna Kinsley's June 2, 1873, 13 12
N. R. George's 66
66 Feb. 18, 1874, 7 81
N. R. George's 66
Mar. 13, 1874,
16 68
N. R. George's 66
June 5,
19 84
Geo. D. Whitney's " 66 July 3, 3 50
Adin Ballou Lodge " 66 July 15, 1873, 8 40
Lewis P. Goss' 66
66 April 4, 1872, 9 00
Ariel Cook's 66
July 8, 1874, 12 20
ChristopherDaniels“
Jan. 17, 1874, 18 65
$565 35
3. By amount paid for Bonds, viz :
To Mary B. Payson, Bond No. 28,.
$50 00
John S. Gaskill, 66
David W. Bennett 66 66
2,
300 00
100 00
66 66
66 66 66
7,, 50 00
Mary B. Thayer, 66 66
11,. 100 00
Austin Wood, 66 66 41,. 1600 00
$2,850,00
4. By cash paid for coupons, viz :
To S. A. Bennett, coupon'No. 1, $7 00
Mary B. Payson,
" 28, 3 00
David W. Bennett 66
2,. 7 00
John S. Gaskill,
" 3,. 36 00
Silas Dudley, 66
4,. 21 00
Delilah O. Aldrich,
.. 7,. 35 00
Mary E. Dudley, 66 " 15,. 10 50
Silas Dudley,
66
" 16, .. 14 00
Moses Adams,
" 1,. . 140 00
66
.. 5, . .. 161 00
-
3, 600 00
66 66 66
4,
6, 50 00
8
.
A. E. F. Davenport, «
" 8,
14 00
Sarah Moffett, 66
" 13,. 17 50
Austin Wood, 66
" 6,. 42 00
Austin A. Taft,
66
" 2,.
7 00
Julius A. George, " 8,. 140 00
David W. Bennett, 66
“. 2,. 21 00
Mary B. Thayer, 66
" 11,. 7 00
David W. Bennett, 66
" 12,. 7 00
Chauncey Aldrich, 66
" 1,.
19 50
Christopher Daniels 66
" 17,.
14 00
David W. Bennett, 66
“. 4,.
7 00
66
66
". 6,.
3 50
66
4. 7,.
3 50
George S. Ball,
" 18,. 60 00
Mary B. Thayer,
66
" 11,.
4 15
Austin Wood, 66
" 41,.
112 00
$913 65
5. By amount foregone, as certified by Town
Clerk, viz :
Solomon Morris, collection 1867, C. C. P. H., .. $2 00
John Carey,
66
. . 2 77
George Discon,
1870, F. E. W., .. 2 83
Benj. W. Scribner, 66
66 66 . . 2 83
John Moore, 66 " 1871,
.. 2 00
Alonzo Southland, 66
66 66 66 . . 2 00
Francis E. Cook, 66
" 1872, . 6 .. 2 00
Eliot Bates,
66
66
6
66
2 00
David Dillon, 66
66
66
66
. . 2 00
Daniel E. Tinkham, 66
66
66 .
. . 2 00
Geo. A. Williams,
66
66
66
66
. . 2 00
Freeman Miles,
60
66
66
66
. . 2 00
A. V. G. Pond, 66
" 1873,
66
. . 2 00
P. P. Tourtellotte, 66
66
.. 2 00
66
66
.. 2 26
Henry Mowry, 66
$32,69
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6. By amount of abatements made by Assessors, viz. :
In J. S. Hoogs' tax for 1873, $1 14 George H. Bennett's tax for 1874 3 24
Royal M. Wheelock's tax for 1874. 2 16
Alanson S. Freeman's " 2 16
Austin A. Wheelock's 66 66 66 5 31
Willard S. Wilcox 66 66 1 62
$15 63
7. By amount of miscellaneous payments, viz. :
Cash paid A. W.Hastings, endorsed on her note, 10 00
66 66 5 00
Chas A. Chase, County tax . 1045 14 . Chas. Adams, Jr., State tax 1060 00
8. By paying 162 town orders of 1874 ... $6496 02 By paying two outstanding orders of 1873 63 43
$2120 14
$6559 45
By Notes and Bonds for surplus revenue 2118 19
Amount due from Collectors 3404 23
Cash in the treasury to balance 25
$22565 96
It will be remembered that, at the annual meeting held March 2, 1874, the town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars towards the payment of the town debt. The Treasurer has paid the sum of twenty-one hundred three dollars and seventy-two cents ; thus lessening the town debt by that amount, and relieving the taxpayers, in the annual amount paid for interest, in the sum of one hundred forty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents.
The Treasurer would recommend that the sum of two thousand dollors be raised and appropriated the present year for the purpose of still lessening the public debt.
10
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. METCALF, Treasurer. MENDON, March 1, 1875.
The Treasurer appends to his Report the following schedules of the Bonds and Notes, outstanding, March 1, 1875.
Due on Bonds, as follows, viz. :
To Chancey Aldrich $ 300 00
David W. Bennett
100 00
66
100 00
66 100 00
Estate of Moses Adams
2000 00
66
2300 00
Austin A. Taft.
100 00
Silas Dudley, Jr 300 00
Austin Wood . 600 00
D. O. Aldrich. 500 00
Julius A. George. 2000 00
A. E. F. Davenport. 200 00
Zalman Wood. 500 00
Sarah Moffett
250 00
Mary E. Greenleaf
200 00
Silas Dudley.
150 00
Christopher Daniels
200 00
David W. Bennett
300 00
John S. Gaskill
1000 00
Lovina Forbush 1000 00
Amount.
$12,200,00
Due on Notes, as follows, viz. :
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To Lewis P. Goss $ 150 00
Wm. H. Aldrich. 150 00
Mary McCarty, guardian 500 00
Nathan R. George.
2000 00
Mary E. Greenleaf.
100 00
Mary McCarty
115 00
Perry Adams
1500 00
Perry Adams
100 00
Estate of Moses Adams
200 00
66 66 66
161 00
Adin Ballou Lodge of Good Templars
80 00
Mary B. Payson. 66
267 00
50 00
Estate of Wm. T. Metcalf.
300 00
Ann Quigley.
500 00
Ladies Circle
90 00
Mary M. Whiting
125 00
Silas Dudley .
200 00
Austin Wood 600 00
Albert W. Gaskill. 67 28
$7,255.28
Bonds, .
12200 00
Notes, .
7255 28
Amount,
$19455 28
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following Report of the expenditures of the Town for the municipal year ending March 1, 1875 :
TOWN OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICES.
Paid George W. Thayer for services as Constable,
1873, and returning 14 deaths to Town Clerk, $18 50 Geo. F. Clark, Supt. of Schools for 1873,. .....
50 00 Alexander H. Allen for assessing taxes and cash paid out, 1874, 43 09
A. H. Allen for copying Town Valuation to be
sent to Boston, and express, . 9 05
Francis E. Wheelock for assessing taxes 1874, ... 49 38 66 66 " collecting " 1873, .... 59 00 Micajah C. Gaskill for assessing taxes 1874, .... 53 75 John G. Metcalf for services as Treasurer, and postages, 1874, .. 26 00
Geo. W. and Geo. A. Thayer for services as con- stables, 1874,. 15 00 Geo. W. and Geo. A. Thayer for returning deaths, 1875,. 5 75
David Adams for recording births, deaths and marriages, 19 75
David Adams for other services, postages
and expressage,. 5 24
13
A. H. Allen for services as Selectman, 1874, .... 20 00
66 cash paid for postage and stationery, . 1 81
A. W. Gaskill for services as Selectman, 1874, .. 15 00
N. R. George "
.. 15 00
-- $406,32
FOR REPAIRING ROADS.
For eleven Town Orders, drawn at various times, in
favor of the Road Commissioners, . . $1507,97
FOR MISCELLANEOUS AND INCIDENTAL ITEMS.
Paid Milford Fire Deparment for services at
burning of G. B. Williams' barn, . ... $40 00
Aaron C. Cook for damages to sleigh on highway, 5 00 N. R. Goorge for rope for Fire Extinguisher, .... 1 18
Bartlett & Ellis for two coffee pots for use of the Town Hall, . 3 76
A. H. Allen for cash overpaid Treasurer on Town Order No. 173 for 1873, 1 05
William Reed & Sons for two pairs handcuffs for Constables' use, . 8 00
Geo. F. Clark for school diplomas and blank certificates, . 12 85
Thomas G. Kent for professional sereices in case of Nancy B. Hill, . 5 00
American Fire Extinguisher Co. for chemicals for Engine, 7 84
John G. Metcalf for policy of insurance on Town Hall and school rooms,. 35 00
John Barry for irons for railing to Town Hall stairs, . 2 50
James Brogie for land set off for gravel to re-
pair roads, .
10 00
14
Mary T. Gould for land set off for gravel to re-
6 00 pair roads, .
David Adams for cash paid out for school books, .. 64 70 ---- $202,88
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid Daniel N. Lane, Jr., for teaching Winter
term, 1873,.
$256 00
Ernest L. Scott, for teaching Fall term, 1874, .. 220 00
66 66 Winter term, 1874, 240 00 --- $716,00
FUEL FOR TOWN HALL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid John S. Gaskill for 1500 lbs. coal. $ 8 32
Eli Bates for wood. 2 75
John S. Gaskill for 4200 lbs. Coal 19 95 66 66 4250 “ 19 67
$50 69
FOR PRINTING.
Paid Cook & Sons for printing Reports of
Town Officers, and posters . $46 50
George W. Stacy for printing Report of School Committee. 38 00
George W. Stacy for printing blank re- ceipts for Tax Collector 3 00
$87 50
DISBURSEMENT OF STATE AID.
Paid William G. Carlton, Aid for 11 months. $115 50
Silas H. Williams
66 80 50
John Curly
· 88 00
Daniel O'Keefe 66 66
· 72 00
Levi L. Smith
66 66
· 16 50
$372 50
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FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 1.
Paid Ada A. Fletcher, for teaching, 3 bills ... $252 00
Homer W. Darling, for wood. 24 00
" sawing wood .... 3 00
$279 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 2.
Paid Mary E. Butler, for teaching, 2 bills. ... $153 00
M. G. Whitney “
3 66 243 00
Putman W. Taft “ 66
123 75
Edward H. Taft wood.
30 50
Zalman G. Wood "
4 98
Jonathan Pickering, for sawing wood. ... 9 42
L. Eliott Packard for teaching
5 00
$569 65
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 3.
Paid Lowell C. Cook for wood. $ 20 25
Elizabeth Cook for teaching, 3 bills. 201 00
$221 25
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 4.
Paid Sarah L. Bennett for teaching $108 00
Mary M. Fuller 66 128 00
Elias T. Bates 66 wood 13 20
$249 20
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 5.
Paid Cora E. Gaskill for teaching, 2 bills .. .. $96 00
George A. Thayer for teaching. 84 00
$180 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 6.
Paid Flora Freeman for teaching, 3 bills ..... $236 00
16
Andrew W. Judson for wood, and fitting
same
17 75
$253 75
$1752 85
FOR FURNISHING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid T. & C. R. Ellis for repairing benches to High School $ 5 00
Homer W. Darling for articles for Public School No. 1. 6 00
Andrew W. Judson for articles for Public School No. 6. . 6 00
Flora Freeman for care of fires for Public School No. 6. . 3 00
Homer W. Darling for care of fires for Public School No. 1. 2 00
George F. Clark for cleaning, repairs and care of fires for No. 2. 18 90
Ezekiel P. Gaskill for articles and care of fires for No. 5. 2 70
-
Henry A. Aldrich for articles for No. 2. . 6 24
66 66 60 " No. 4. . 53
66
66 66 66 High School 1 06
$51 43
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
For twenty-seven Town Orders drawn at various times in favor of the Overseers of the Poor. . $1347 88
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Town Officers $ 406 32
Repairing roads 1507 97
Incidental expenses and miscellaneous 202 88 High School. 726 00
Fuel for Town Hall and High School. 50 69
17
Printing
87 50
Disbursement of State Aid. 372 50
Schools 1752 85
Furnishing and repairs of School Houses. 51 43
Support of Poor
1347 88
$6496 02
The Selectmen would further report that the liabilities of the town, so far as known, are as follows :
Due town officers, by estimation, . ..
.. $100 00
Contingent liability of the town in case of D. C. Howard vs. town, by estimation, 500 00
Due on unpaid pauper bills, by estimation, .. 200 00
Amount of Town Bonds outstanding, .12 200 00
66 Notes 66 7 255 28
$20,255,28
The available assets of the Town, so far as
known to the Selectmen, are as follows :
Taxes uncollected, $3404 23
Due from State for State Aid disbursed for
1874,.
392 50 3796,73
Leaving the indebtedness of the Town, . . . .. $16,458,55
All of which is submitted.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ALBERT W. GASKILL, NATHAN R. GEORGE,
Selectmen
of Mendon.
Mendon, March 1st, 1875.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
At the commencement of the municipal year 1874, there were three persons receiving a full public support, to wit : Elijah Pen- niman, Oliver B. Everett and Lawrence Wilber ; and seven persons a partial support, viz. : Whipple Allen, wife and two children, at Milford ; Esther E. Harrington and Edna Harrington in Uxbridge, and Seth Hastings in Mendon.
March 28th, 1874. Edna Harrington and Esther E. ceased to be chargable at Daniel Harrington's in Uxbridge, and Edna and her infant child removed with her father to Upton. The same day the Overseers agreed with Mrs. Chloe A. Jefferson of Uxbridge to board Esther E. Harrington for $1.25 per week.
April 1st, 1874. The Overseers agreed with Davis Hill to board all paupers requiring a full support during the year, for $4.50 per week, and for lodging and victualling tramps, seventy-five cents each.
May 13th, 1874. Esther E. Harrington ceased to be chargable at Mrs. Jefferson's, and was provided for by her mother.
June 10th, 1874. She again became chargable at Mrs. Jef- ferson's at the same price per week, her mother being unable to provide for her.
June 13th, 1874. Edna Harrington being in ill health and un- able to maintain herself, was removed from Upton to Mrs. Jeffer- son's with her child, and there boarded at the rate of $3.50 per week.
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Oct. 12th, 1874. Edna Harrington and Esther E. ceased to be chargable at Mrs. Jefferson's, and removed to Hopkinton and stopped with Daniel Harrington.
November 7th, 1874. The Overseers agreed with A. A. Sweet & Co. of Hopkinton to furnish Delia Harrington with goods to the amount of $2.50 per week, till further ordered, and with Daniel Harrington to provide her with wood for fifty cents per week, or more, if this sum should prove insufficient.
November 25, 1874. Mrs. Sarah Wales, widow of Mason Wales, became chargeable, and a small amount of aid has been rendered. Her supposed settlement is in the town of Franklin, which has been notified.
December 12th, 1872. Mrs. Crowley and four children, wife and children of Daniel Crowley, became chargeable, and were aided a- bout four weeks, and ceased to require further assistance.
Jan. 6, 1875. Freeman Miles was removed to Mr. Hills to be supported.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt from the Town of funds, as follows :
To cash received on 27 Town orders, drawn at
various times, $1347 88
They credit themselves with the payment of
the following sums :
Paid Davis Hill, for boarding E. Penniman
52 1-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875,. $234 65
George Rawson for mending boots, . 1 10
Gile, Blake & Co. for clothing, 1 60
H. A. Aldrich for goods, .. 58
$237 93
Davis Hill for boarding O. B. Everett
52 1-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875,. $234 65
Gile, Blake & Co. for clothing, . . 80
$235 45
1
20
Davis Hill for boarding Lawrence Wilber 44 6-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875, $205 07 A. W. Gaskill for shoes and shirts,. 3 60
Davis Hill for boarding Benjamin Wheel-
ock 6 3-7 weeks to Feb. 8, 1874, .... A. W. Gaskill for meat for W. Allen, .... 55
$28 92
Eli Bates for wood 66 66
. .. 13 00
F. A. Taft for goods
66 66
. .. 2 00
Frank S. Collins rent 66 66
. .. 50 00
· E. A. & L. A. Cook, wood "
. .. 9 50
William Howard goods " 66
. .. 50 46
A. W. Judson milk ... 13 50
F. E. Wheelock for wood " 66
. . . 2 50
Knights & Birch meat .. .. 66
. . . 18 00
Overseers at various times cash for W. Allen, 39 00
$198 51
D. Harrington for boarding E. E. Har- rington 4 weeks, $5 00
D. Harrington for boarding E. E. Har- rington 3 weeks, 3 75
C. A. Jefferson for boarding E. E. Har- rington 6 2-7 weeks, 11 01
C. A. Jefferson for boarding E. E. Har- rington 17 4-7 weeks, 21 43
C. A. Jefferson for clothing, . 90
B. Willard for moving to Hopkinton, .... 3 00
A. W. Gaskill for cash to . ... 4 25
D. Harrington for boarding Edna Har- rington 4 weeks 10 00
D. Harrington for boarding Edna Har- rington 3 weeks. 7 50
D. Harrington for wood for Edna Har-
$208 67 .
-
$49 34
.
21
rington 3 00
C. A. Jefferson for boarding Edna Har- rington 17 1-7 weeks. 60 00 C. A. Jefferson for clothing Edna Har- rington 5 00
John G. Metcalf for medical attendance, Edna Harrington . 1 25
A. W. Gaskill for cash for Edna Harring- ton 4 25
$91 00
Warren Cook for meat for S. Hastings, .. 75
A. W. Gaskill “ sundries . .
18 35
H. A. Aldrich “ goods . . 43 16
D. Coyne 1 " rent . .
66 16 50
C. Cosgrove 66
. .
25 00
N. R. George " boots · ·
4 47
Jno. S. Mead " meat 66 8 83 · ·
D. Hill " wood and potatoes for
S. Hastings 14 40
Jno. G. Metcalf for medical attendance, S. Hastings. 7 00
A.W. Gaskill for potatoes for S. Hastings 40
$138 86
J. S. Mead for meat for Sarah Wales 2 00
A. W. Gaskill " wood and cash 66 6 50
$8 50
H. A. Aldrich for goods for Mrs. Crowley 10 75
F. E. Wheelock " wood 66 66 3 00
$13 75
A. W. Gaskill for meat for Freeman Miles 33
H. A. Aldrich " goods
8 00
Cook Bros. " meat 66 66 1 58
D. Hill " wood 66 66 2 50
D. Harrington for wood for Delia Har-
$12 41
.
22
rington, .. 3 00
D. Harrington for wood for Delia Har-
rington, . 4 50
$7 50
D. Hills for lodging tramps to Apr. 1, '74, 62 25
D. Adams " Feb. 17, 75, 7 50
$69 75
F. R. & E. C. Kinsley for ice for Mrs.
Ayers' corpse, . 2 00
City of Boston, aid to Sarah L. Doggett, 11 57 John G. Metcalf for medical aid to Lo- cina Coffee, . 2 00
Alexander H. Allen for services and cash, 27 05
A. W. Gaskill 66
10 00
SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS.
Paid for support of Elijah Penniman, $237 93
66 " Oliver B. Everett, 235 45
66 " Laurence Wilber, 208 67
" Benj. Wheelock,
28 92
66 66 " Whipple Allen,
198 51
66
" Seth Hastings, . 138 86
66
" Esther E. Harrington, 49 34
66 66 " Edna Harrington, 91 00
66 66 " Sarah Wales, . 8 50
" Mrs. Crowley,
13 75
66
" Freeman Miles, 12 41
66
" Mrs. Ayres, . . 2 00
66 66
" Sarah L. Doggett,. 11 57
66 " Locina Coffee, . 2 00
66
66
" Delia Harrington, 7 50
66 " Tramps, 69 75
Alexander H. Allen,
27 05
A. W. Gaskill, . 10 00
Balance due Overseers at close of last year,. . 3 83
$1357 04
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SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Cash received on 27 Town Orders, $1347 88
Leaving a balance due the Overseers of. 9 16
$1357,04
Deduct amount reported last year as out- standing for support of the Poor, ..... $182 12
Deduct for rent paid Mrs. Cosgrove, which was also outstanding, . 25 00
$207 12
$1149,92
Add amount estimated to be due D. Hill for support of paupers 2 months, . 144 00
Add amount estimated to be due D. Hill for lodging 123 tramps, . 94 00
Add amount estimated to be due A. A. Sweet & Co. for goods' furnished Delia Har- rington to March 1, 1875, 53 00
1
And it leaves the cost of supporting the Poor for 1874,. $1440,92
Number of paupers now receiving a full support, 4.
Number of paupers now receiving a partial support, 7.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ALBERT W. GASKILL, NATHAN R. GEORGE,
Selectmen and Overseers Of the Poor.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
The undersigned, Road Commissioners, submit the following Report for the municipal year ending March 1, 1875.
Received of the Selectmen in Town Orders $1507 97
Paid Seth Staples for labor $ 26 20
G. Gaskill for
124 80
C. H. Allen“ labor 39 10
Eli Bates
55 70
Elias T. Bates
and gravel . 186 62
50 00
Frank Taft 66
3 00
L. L. Fletcher
35 85
Nahum Barrows "
53 65
Daniel Coyne
8 00
Davis Hill 66
108 45
B. F. Aldrich
11 40
Chas. A.Fletcher“
8 00
W. S. Wilcox for 449 ft. of plank at 23. 11 22
Perry Wood for labor 128 10
Linus B. Staples for labor 47 80
Samuel H. Taft 66 94 00
Richard Carter 66 66
26 00
A. W. Gaskill 66 66
213 40
" powder
50
Nahum Gould
25
Spikes, and sharpening drills 68
For plough point, . . 1 15
J. Smith for labor, 16 30
L. Cummings "
59 10
S. W. Smith "
66
38 50
G. H. Wood
4 00
M. Grady 66
9 70
E. Dixon 66
6 00
G. D. Whitney 66
140 50
For powder, .
25
$1507 97
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEORGE D. WHITNEY, {
Road Commissioners ALBERT GASKILL, Of Mendon.
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