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AT 974.48 A88a 1883
Town Report 1883
ATTLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY a31654001303947b
ARRUAL * REPORTS
- OF THE --
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
TREASURER, COLLECTORS, - AND -
SeBOOL COMMITTEE,
THE
TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH,
For the Year ending February 28, 1883.
AT 974 78 4842
ATTLEBORO, MASS. 1883 CV Printed at the Office of the Attleboro Advocate. 1883.
AtileBoro Public Library Joseph L: Sweet Memorial Attleboro, Mass.
58 2003
TOWN OFFICERS, 1882-3.
SELECTMEN .- S. P. Lathrop, B. Porter, Jr., Job B. Savery.
ASSESSORS .- B. Porter, Jr., S. P. Lathrop, Job B. Savery.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR .- G. N. Crandall, S. P. Lathrop, B. Porter, Jr.
TREASURER .- George Price,* Randolph Knapp.
TOWN CLERK .- Job B. Savery.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE .- S. P. Lathrop, J. S. Cantwell, T. W. Illman.
FENCE VIEWERS .- P. Brady, L. M. Stanley, A. M. Sperry, Elisha G. May.
ROAD SURVEYORS .- Districts 1, 4, and 5, H. Richardson ; 2, C. E. Jordan; 3, Geo. Hawkins; 6, Joseph Eldridge; 7, J. B. Carpenter ; 8, A. H. Robinson; 9, Geo. A. Whipple; 10, L. L. Read ; 11, John Thacher ; 12, S. Knight ; 13, E. Perry ; 14, Edwin French ; 15, Jacob S. Capron ; 16, S. E. Briggs; 17, C. A. Thurber ; 18, Norval B. Lamb ; 19, L. Morse ; 20, Andrew S. Mason.
COLLECTORS .- John Thacher, B. Porter, Jr.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER .- A. B. Carpenter, E. S. Cargill.
CONSTABLES .- James W. Riley, Jerry Williams, A. M. Sperry, W. E. Dunham, Elijah Capron, W. H. Pelton, E. C. Brown, E. L. Syl- vester, Geo. F. Ide, A. C. Thornton, L. M. Stanley, E. R. Read, N. Hicks, Chas. H. Dillon, J. L. Wetherell.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .- L. M. Stanley.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK .- II. L. Carpenter, L. Z. Car- penter, S. W. Carponter, G. A. Monroe, C. T. Guild, T. A. Barden, E. I. Riley, Wm. HI. Potter.
AUDITORS .- Chas. E. Bliss, H. K. W. Allen, G. W. Cheever.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY .- C. H. Sturdy, A. B. Carpenter, C. B. Thompson, C. T. Guild, E. I. Riley, N. Hicks, W. H. Potter.
TRUANT OFFICERS .- E. Capron, E. C. Brown, J. W. Riley, J. Williams.
*Deceased.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT,
CURRENT EXPENSES.
1882.
March II. London and Lancashire Fire Insur- ance Co., premium on insurance of east high school building, $37 50
18. Providence Telephone Co., rent of tel- ephone and line, three months, 10 50
Pierce & Carpenter, coal for clerk's office, 5 63
B. Porter, Jr., Assessors' out of town expenses, 6 00
B. Porter, Jr., postage and stationery, 6 75
F. B. Byram, use of office by selectmen, 12 50
E. H. Sweet & Co., printing 1,000 town reports, 82 00
· 25. Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising annual town meeting, 22 50
Eliot Hunt & Co., 50 town warrants, 6 50
April
I. F. B. Byram, services as school com- mittee, 15 00
H. K. W. Allen, services as auditor, 7 50 Expenses, 3 00
Little, Brown & Co., I Mass. Digest, 3 vols., 25 00
Little, Brown & Co., I Crocker's Notes, 6 50
L. M. Stanley, services as sealer of weights and measures, 20 00
6
ANNUAL REPORT.
April I. L. M. Stanley, notifying officers of their election, $10 00
8. Akerman & Co., books for use of of- ficers, 27 00
Lyman M. Stanley, services as mode- rator, 10 00
E. H. Sweet & Co., advertising town meeting, 25 00
E. H. Sweet & Co., advertising special town meeting, 7 00
15. Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for clerk's office, I 20
German American Insurance Co., in- surance of north high school build- ing, 36 00
E. R. Read, posting warrants for spe- cial meeting, 2 00
G. A. Adams, services as school com- mittee, 20 00
Royal Insurance Co., insurance on east high school building, 36 00
22. Charles R. Darling, collector's war- rants and tax books, 12 00
29. Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising dog li- 5 cense notices, 3 00
Jacob Klebes, repairs on east lock-up, 4 00
Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising special town meeting, 2 50
May 6. E. H. Sweet & Co., printing ballots, 5 75
13. School District No. 4, rent for high school, 50 00
Rockwell & Churchill, blanks, 18 50
June
3. Pierce & Carpenter, coal for clerk's office, 3 87
IO. Chas. E. Bliss, services as auditor, 7 50
7
ANNUAL REPORT.
June. 10. Providence Telephone Co., rent of tel- ephone, $10 50
17. Springfield Printing Co., assessors' field books, 3 75
24. Charles A. Wetherell, rent of town clerk's office, 52 50
July 8. Akerman & Co., record books, 19 55
E. H. Sweet & Co., advertising for sealer of weights and measures, 3 25
E. H. Sweet & Co., labels for sealer of weights and measures, 2 00
15. Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for Town Clerk's office, 60
29. School District No. 4, rent of north high school room, 50 00
London Insurance Co., insurance on north high school building, 36 00
Metropole Insurance Co., insurance of east high school building, 36 00
Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising for sealer of weights and measures, 3 50
2. F. B. Byram, services as school com- mittee, 3 00
16. Providence Telephone Co., rent of tel- ephone, IO 50
30. Elijah Capron, care of prisoners, 3 00
Thomas W. Illman, services as school committee, 125 00
4
Thomas W. Illman, stationery and post- age, 2 32
Oct. 14. Job B. Savery, services as town officer, 400 00 E. H. Sweet & Co., posters and tax bills for collector, 12 00
19. Estate of George Price, services as treasurer, 125 00
Sept.
8
ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 19. Estate of George Price, paying State aid, $10 42 Estate of George Price, incidental ex- penses, 3 78
28. Geo. A. Sweeney, repairs for town clerk's office chairs, 1 00
George W.Cheever, services as auditor, 8 00
Nov. II. Attleboro Machine Co., repairs on fountain, 1 88
W. A. Wilmarth, wood for clerk's office, 2 00
B. Porter, Jr., collector's services for 1881, 385 00
B. Porter, Jr., postage, etc., 15 00
25. North Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for street lamps, 3 00
Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising and printing, 21 50
Dec.
9. Pierce and Carpenter, coal for clerk's office, 5 61
E. R. Read, warning town meeting, 6 00
E. H. Sweet & Co., advertising reward and warrant, OO CI
Providence Telephone Co., rent of tel- ephone, IO 50
23. North Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for street light at Falls, 3 90
28. Charles A. Wetherell, rent of clerk's office, 52 50
1883.
Jan. 6. John Thacher, collector's services for 1881, 260 29
John Thacher, postage, etc., 15 00
Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising and printing warrant, 9 50
G. A. Sweeney, repairs at clerk's office, 5 78
9
ANNUAL REPORT.
Jan.
6. Attleboro Union Gas Light Co., gas for clerk's office, $1 50 20. Chas. K. Darling, collector's warrants, 5 00 Job B. Savery, balance of salary as town officer, 200 00
North Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for street lamp, 3 90
Feb.
3. Farmers and Mechanics Association, rent of hall and grounds to April I, 1883, 1,000 00
17. R. Knapp, services as treasurer, 175 00
66 paying State aid, 14 58
66 stationery, books and stamps, 14 04
North Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for street lamp, 3 30
E. C. Brown, warning town meeting, 5 00
E. S. Metcalf, Attleboro directory, I 50
Prang Educational Co., paper, ink, etc., 4 25
Attleboro water supply district, water for fountain, 75 00
J. S. Cantwell, services as school com- mittee, 190 00
J. B. Savery, recording 351 births, 175 50
recording 221 deaths, 77 35
recording 187 marriages,
28 05
66 postage, 9 55
express, 6 93
books, blanks, etc., 12 85
sundries, 1 85
Eliot Hunt & Co., printing bill heads, etc., 9 00
Attleboro Mutual Savings Institution.
use of room by selectmen, 75 CO
2
IO
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Feb. 27. Thomas W. Illman, services as school committee, 102 50
Thomas W. Illman, expenses, 2 95
postage, express,etc., 3 17
S. P. Lathrop, services as school com- mittee, 240 50
S. P. Lathrop, postage and stationery, I 50
services as selectman, assessor and overseer, 500 00
keeping State aid, 25 00
B. Porter, Jr., services as selectman, assessor and overseer, 500 00
B. Porter, Jr., postage and stationery, 18 25
W. A. Wilmarth, wood for clerk's of- fice, I OO
Charles K. Darling, collector's war- rants, 5 00
George N. Crandall, services as over- seer, 100 00 1
George N. Crandall, postage and sta- tionery. 3 25
Carpenter and Co., collector's envel- opes, 3 60
$5,873 20
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
1882.
March 4. Frederick Taylor, damage to goods by defect in road, $8 00
18. George A. King, survey and profile of Union street sewer, 15 00
April 8. Chas. M. Gustin, damages to team by defect in road, 5 00
II
ANNUAL REPORT.
April 15. Boston & Providence Railroad Co., freight on road scrapers, ŠII 26
29. Estate of Charra Blackinton, damage by relocation of Dean street, 50 00
May
6. Winchester Scraper Co., 3 road scrap- ers and chains, 100 00
W. E. Johnson, agent, Pennock road machine, 150 00
13. Julia Blackinton, land damages by lo- cation of Tifft street, 225 00
A. A. & A. E. Dean, land damages by location of Tifft street, 75 00
June 10. F. G. Pate, trustee, tax refunded on account of drain, 166 60
A. E. Codding, tax refunded on ac- count of drain, 70 00
James A. Mason, tax refunded on ac- count of drain, 50 00
Henry E. Capron, tax refunded on ac- count of drain, 16 40
Masonic Hall Association, tax refund- ed on account of drain, 125 00
17. Xavier Boucher, paving stones, 18 00
24. John T. Tobitt, setting curbing for C. L. Watson, 37 20
John T. Tobitt, paving gutters on Peck street, 46 20
WV. A. Titus, damages to self and team . on highway, 10 00
8. Wm. O'Connor, services as police, 6 00
John Shaw, services as police, 6 00
George A. King, surveying on North Main street, 6 00
Elijah Capron, services as police, 6 00
Elizabeth Stanley, refunded tax on ac- count of drain, 15 60
July
·
12
ANNUAL REPORT.
July 8. Frank L. Staples, care of prisoners, $6 00
29. H. Richardson, preparing sewer filter basin, 118 07
L. W. Dean, use of hall for railroad commissioners hearing, 5 00
Aug. £ 5. A. Brigham, building wall for C. W. Blackinton, 75 00
19. H. Richardson, labor and material on filter basin, 43 78
Sept. 2. J. T. Tobitt, paving on County and Third streets, 42 00
J. T. Tobitt, paving on Bank street, 43 50
paving stones, (twenty- five loads,) 11 25
Hugh Gormley, damages to wife by defect on Commonwealth avenue, 175 00
4. O. O. Hall, land damages on Spring street, 150 00
30. D. R. Rose, well for north high school building, 175 00
R. Carson, refunded tax on account of drain, 16 60
N. B. Lamb, paving stones, 49 50
Oct. 14. J. H. Jillson, clock for north high school, 26 00
Boston and Providence Railroad Co., freight on stone and cover for well at north high school building,
60
H. Richardson, labor and material for filter basin, 13 55
H. L. Kendall, refunded tax on ac- count of drain, 420 00
H. F. Barrows, refunded tax on ac- count of drain. 85 00
John T. Tobitt, paving gutters on No. Main street, 50 40
1 3
ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 28. H. B. Daggett, services as surveyor, $60 00 E. S. Cargill, lumber for filter basin, 59 75 John Stanley, refunded tax on account of drains, 13 60
J. White, refunded tax on account of drains, 18 40
Emil Miller, refunded tax on account of drains, 75 00
Henry A. Blackinton, land damages by location of Elm street, 15 00
Nov. 11. T. E. Hancock & Co., glass, mats, etc., for north high school building, 13 80
J. N. Franklin, urinals, etc., for north high school building, 43 37
S. W. Carpenter, filling washout on County street, 6 50
25. S. Grant & Co., capstone for well, north high school building, 8 88
Union Steam and Gas Pipe Co., pump, 65 00
Dec.
9. Boston and Providence Railroad Co., freight on crusher castings, 1 70
B. Porter, Jr., surveying street line, 2 00
23. W. H. Hardin, school books for chil- dren of Ezra Perry, 2 55
Pierce & Carpenter, lumber for east high school building, 14 62
Union Steam and Gas Pipe Co., repairs and supplies for north high school building, 16 40
Bennett & French, labor and materials for north high school building, IOO II
F. H. Gould & Co., supplies for north high school, 7 16
J. T. Tobitt, paving gutters, Peck st., 22 80
paving stones, 7 50
setting curbing, 73 95
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ANNUAL REPORT.
1883.
Jan. 6. Nye Brothers, labor and materials for east high school building, $46 17 Sanford Daggett, surveying, IIO 00
20. Union Steam and Gas Pipe Co., repair- ing boiler, east high school building, 85 59
E. C. Brown, police services, 5 00
Mrs. G. H. Day, refunded tax on ac- count of drain, 20 00
Wm. A. Bennett, refunded tax on ac- count of drain, IO 20
C. H. Dillon, police services, 5 00
Feb. £ 17. E. C. Brown, care of prisoners, 4 50
North Attleboro Gas Light Co., fitting up street lamp at Falls,
42 97
T. Conley, labor on north high school building, 4 00
27. James W. Gifford, repairs, east high school building, 10 64
Frank R. DeLisle, damages on high- way, 150 00
J. B. Savery, expenses of committee to consult E. H. Bennett, 5 50
J. B. Savery, expense to Taunton, 8ò
Aaron Brigham, balance on wall built for C. W. Blackinton, 30 00
$3,882 97
I5
ANNUAL REPORT.
SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPENSES.
DISTRICT.
PAID FOR TEACHING.
FUEL.
CARE OF HOUSE.
TOTAL EXPENSES.
I
$2,735 69
$297 70
$325 00
$3,358 39
2
297 00
38 OI
16 50
351 51
3
297 00
12 40
7 55
316 95
4
2,065 36
136 00
119 00
2,320 36
5
1,431 33
96 26
139 50
1,667 09
6
350 00
20 00
21 05
391 05
7
350 00
16 00
23 47
389 47
8
369 00
57 61
27 75
454 36
9
350 00
20 55
22 50
393 05
10
288 00
II 43
12 50
31I 93
II
889 99
39 25
95 14
1,024 38
12
280 50
12 09
14 50
307 09
13
229 50
18 00
7 50
255 00
14
285 00
4 00
289 00
I5
558 00
52 72
22 25
632 97
16
340 00
29 25
20 65
389 90
17
321 50
9 30
14 55
345 35
18
3,071 20
347 00
393 00
3,81I 20
19
333 00
20 75
14 30
368 05
20
665 00
8 71
26 25
699 96
$15,507 07
$1,243 03
$1,326 96
$18,077 06
STATEMENT ..
DR.
Unexpended balance, March I, 1882,
$569 14
Appropriation, Dog Fund,
16,500 00
842 20
State School Fund, (less $54.00 for books of reference),
235 78
$18,147 12
CR.
School District Expenses,
$18,077 06
Unexpended balance,
70 06
-
$18,147 12
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ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL'S.
1882.
March 11. H. J. Whittemore, instruction in music, $36 00
April 8. H. M. Maxson, teaching, 165 00
May 20. Bertha Peirce, teaching, (assistant), 125 00
H. J. Whittemore, instruction in music, 45 00
Junc IO. J. O. Tiffany, teaching, 220 00
17. Byron F. Blackinton, janitor's services, 30 00 H. M. Maxson, teaching, 247 50
Bertha Peirce, teaching, 62 50
H. J. Whittemore, instruction in music, 23 68 W. H. Riley & Son, fuel, 18 25
July I. J. O. Tiffany, teaching, 192 50 Helen W. Metcalf, teaching, (assist't), 187 50
Oct. 14. Pierce & Carpenter, fuel, 14 50 Helen W. Metcalf, teaching, (assist't,) 50 00
H. M. Maxson, teaching, 1 37 50
Nov. II. Bertha Peirce, teaching, (assistant), 112 50
J. O. Tiffany, teaching,
275 00
D. S. Bowman, janitor, C. H. Sturdy, fuel,
30 00
121 50
25. H. J. Whittemore, instruction in music, 42 62
W. A. Wilmarth, fuel, 8 00
H. M. Maxson, teaching, 192 50
Dec. 23. J. O. Tiffany, teaching, 82 50
Helen W. Metcalf, teaching, (assist't), 112 50
W. H. Riley & Son, fuel, 143 50
Bertha Peirce, teaching, (assistant), 37 50
G. A. Chace, janitor, 48 00
1883.
Jan. 20. H. M. Maxson, teaching, 165 CO
Feb. 3. J. O. Tiffany, teaching, 165 00
H. J.Whittemore, instruction in music, 47 36 Agnes Peirce, teaching, (assistant), 75 00
.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Feb. 17. G. A. Chace, janitor's services, $36 00
27. H. W. Metcalf, balance of salary, 150 00
J. O. Tiffany, balance of salary, 165 00 H. S. Nye, janitor, east high school, 31 90
Agnes Peirce, balance of salary, 87 50 H. M. Maxson, balance of salary, 192 50 G. A. Chace, janitor, north high school, 12 00
$3,888 31
STATEMENT.
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Unexpended balance, March Ist, 1882,
$370 41
Amount of appropriation, 4,000 00
$4,370 41
Expenditures, Balance unexpended,
$3,888 31
482 10
$4,370 41
INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.
1882.
March 18. B. Porter, Jr., making list of school children, $15 00
Gardner Treffts fare of G. H. Hough- ton, Jr., to Attleboro, I 28
April 15. B. A. Razee & Co., books for teach- ers' desks, 2 IO 1
3
I7
18
ANNUAL REPORT.
April 15. H. M. Maxson, supplies for north high school, $10 57
Wm. M. Hall, supplies for north high school, 7 99
· May 13. Wm. H. Hardin, books for teachers' desks, 4 30
Wm. H. Hardin, books for indigent pupils, 24 08
Carpenter & Co., books for teachers' desks, 85
Wm. E. Dunham, expense and service in case of G. H. Houghton, Jr., 17 52
Wm. E. Dunham, services as truant officer, 7 00
20. Carpenter & Co., books for teachers' desks, 85
Eliot Hunt & Co., printing vacation notices, I 25
Eliot Hunt & Co., publishing school regulations, 9 75
Eliot Hunt & Co., printing blank or- ders, I 75
J. H. Jillson, repairing clock, north high school, I 00
June 10. H. J. Whittemore, books for teacher's desk, 69
H. J. Whittemore, books for indigent pupils, I I7
17. H. J. Whittemore, music for gradua- tion, I 65
W. H. Hardin, books for indigent pupils, I 20
24. Cora F. Barden, books for indigent pupils, 42
Eliot Hunt & Co., programmes for graduation, 22 50
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. ANNUAL REPORT.
July I. J. O. Tiffany, books for desk, $2 21
supplies for east high school, 4 35
graduation expenses, 12 00 -
15. Benjamin Lynde, use of hall and piano for graduation, 21 00
July 29. E. H. Sweet & Co., publishing school notice, 2 25
Eliot Hunt & Co., printing circulars for use of teachers, 2 25
Eliot Hunt & Co., advertising, 2 50
Aug. 19. H. W. Kling, two copies of Atlas of · the World, 54 00
M. E. Society, use of church for grad- uation, 12 00
Sept. 2. Fred Fogg, lettering diplomas, 4 50
A. R. Block, books for indigent pupils, 7 56
north high school sup- plies, 3 15
A. R. Block, box crayon, etc., for dis- trict No. 2, 95
16. E. D. Brown, moving settees for east high school dedication, 6 50
A. Williams, janitor's services for east high school dedication, 2 50
Cory Brothers, use of piano for east -high school dedication, 10 00
30. G. A. Chace, moving desks to north high school building, 12 00
G. A. Chace, services at dedication, 18 75
E. D. Brown, moving settees for east high school dedication, 65
H. H. Gorham, repairing organ, east high school, 7 50
Oct. 14. Combination Ladder Co., step-ladder for north high school, 2 80
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 14. J. L. Hammett, erasers for east high school, $4 00
E. H. Sweet & Co., printing teachers' certificates, 2 75
E. A. Phillips, duster for north high school, 2 00
Nov. II. J. W. Gifford & Co., supplies for east high school, 16 48
H. H. Gorham, repairing organ, north high school, 7 00
Geo. A. Sweeney, furnishings, east high school building, 7 08
25. H. J. Whittemore, music books for indigent pupils, 90
H. J. Whittemore, music books for teachers' desks, 2 00
Geo. A. Chace, furnishings, north high school, 7 90
Dec. 23. Eliot Hunt & Co., printing posters and programmes, 7 00
G. A. Chace, washing windows, north high school, 8 05
W. H. Hardin, books for teachers' desks, 2 40
W. H. Hardin, books for indigent pupils, 2 05
Wm. M. Hall, supplies for north high school, IO 97
1883.
Jan. 20. Robt. Ealey, cleaning east high school building, 15 80
Wamsutta Pharmacy, supplies for the north high school, 2 05
Geo. A. Chace, cleaning north high school building, 12 94
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Jan. 20. G. A. Chace, supplies for north high school, · $1 00
J. L. Hammett, thermometers for east high school, I 20
Feb. 3. H. J. Whittemore, books for indigent pupils, 95
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., "Treasury of Knowledge," for teacher's desk, 46 58 Hattie C. Holt, books for indigent pupils, I 40
Boston Supply Co., bell, ink and jug, 3 II R. S. Davis & Co., balance on ex- change of arithmetics, 57 33
17. B. A. Razee & Co., books for indigent pupils, IO 05
27. Mrs. H. Collins, cleaning north high school room, 7 00
W. H. Hardin, books for indigent pupils, I 25
W. H. Hardin, books for teachers' desks, 50
J. O. Tiffany, supplies, east high school, 27 74
Carpenter & Co., books for teachers' desks, I 86
H. M. Maxson, supplies, north high school, 5 43
H. M. Maxson, desk books, 2 25
$602 36
22
ANNUAL REPORT.
GENERAL HIGHWAY.
DR.
1882.
March I. Unexpended balances, $58 75
Appropriation,
10,000 00
$10,058 75
CR.
1882.
March I. Amount assigned to Districts, $9,250 00
4. J. L. Carpenter, snow bill, 99 26
Sabin Knight, 66
68 31
18. Crawford A. Thurber, snow bill, IO 87
April 22. William M. Hall, tools for Dist. 3, 2 55
29. J. W. Gifford & Co., 66 18, 16 33
May 6. W. E. Barrett & Co., 1, 4
and 5, 26 46
13. W. E. Barrett & Co., tools for Dist. 15, 12 00
27. G. A. Sweeney, 18, 66
2 50
J. W. Gifford & Co., I3, 6 15
June 10. Geo. Tyler, points, etc., for scraper, 8 00 George Campbell, gravel screen for Dists. 1, 4 and 5, 16 00
A. H. Robinson, tools for Dist. 8, 4 20
17. J. Eldridge, 6, 6 85
24. W. H. Potter, snow bill, Dist. 20, 7 93
July
8. L. Morse, tools for Dist. 19, 2 75
15. E. French, 66 14, 9 40 Sept. 30. Wm. M. Hall, 1, 4 and 5, IO 27
Oct.
9. Farrell Foundry and Machine Co., jaws for crusher, 25 40
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Oct. 28. E. S. Cargill, lumber for bridge in District I, $56 70
Nov. 25. W. E. Barrett & Co., tools for Dists. 1, 4 and 5, 9 83
Dec.
27. J. B. Carpenter, tools for Dist. 7, 8 00
9. W. E. Barrett & Co., gravel screen for Dist. II, IO 50
W. H. Riley & Son, drain pipe for District 2, 20 00
Jacob S. Capron, lumber and sharpen- ing tools, I 86
1883. Jan. Feb. 3. John Thacher, snow bill, Dist. II, 9 80
6. N. B. Lamb, repairing tools, Dist. 18, 7 70
17. H. C. Kent, 3,
4 32
H. Richardson, 1, 4 66 . and 5, 59 88
27. H. Richardson, snow bills, Dists. 1, 4 and 5, 17 71
J. S. Capron, snow bill, Dist. 15, 5 76
S. E. Briggs, stone for bridge, 4 00
use of tools Dist. 16, 3 00
Unexpended balance, 244 46
$10,058 75
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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STANDING OF HIGHWAY DISTRICTS.
DISTEICTS.
SURVEYORS.
BALANCE,
MARCH 1, 1882.
APPROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
BALANCE DUE.
WN-
H. Richardson,
$3 53
$840 00
839 65
$3 88
2|C. E. Jordan,
450 00
449 08
92
3 H. C. Kent,
04
225 00
195 33
29 71
4 H. Richardson,
II
850 00
760 32
89 79
5 H. Richardson,
73 07
500 00
541 95
31 12
6 J. Eldredge,
15 21
460 00
449 95
25 26
7 J. B. Carpenter,
21
420 00
390 24
29 97
8 A. H. Robinson,
12 90
440 00
436 53
16 37
9 G. A. Whipple,
17 68
550 00
517 42
50 26
IO L. L. Read,
78 32
175 00
209 36
43 96
II J. Thacher,
4 75
475 00
479 73
02
12 S. Knight,
OI
425 00
423 99
I 02
13 E. Perry,
325 00
324 74
26
14 E. French,
400 00
387 59
12 41
15 J. S. Capron,
40 07
475 00
514 98
09
16 S. E. Briggs,
42 OI
325 00
342 79
24 22
17 C. A. Thurber,
175 00
174 94
06
18 N. B. Lamb,
OI
1,290 00
1,248 32
41 69
19 L. Morse,
124 56
250 00
336 91
37 65
20 A. S. Mason,
200 00
194 18
5 82
$412 48
$9,250 00 $9,218 00 $444 48
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
PAUPER EXPENSES.
1882.
March II. Wm. S. Wilbur, setting glass at east lock-up, $0 50
A. H. Robinson, aid to pauper (Stur- bridge), 6 00
18. A. H. Tucker, repairs on east lock-up, 13 75 Pierce & Carpenter, coal, east lock-up, 3 87 G. N. Crandall, aid to Mrs. Nancy C. Tucker, 8 00
G. N. Crandall, aid to Betsey G. Skin- ner, 12 00
G. N. Crandall, aid to John Leedham, 4 00
North Attleboro Gas Co., gas for north lock-up, 20
B. Porter, Jr., aid to Mrs. Mary Bailey, 12 00
25. S. P. Lathrop, aid to Mrs. Sarah Haynes, · 5 00.
S. P. Lathrop, aid to Mrs. C. Barrows, 5. 00
A. Sinclair, aid to John Gillett, I OO
April
I. William Norwood, almshouse supplies, 125 00 John Shaw, care of twenty-eight tramps, east lock-up, 5 60
8. Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Chas. Cheever, 44 69
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Cordelia Sadler, 43 19
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Chas. E. Bailey, 55 83
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Joel A. Fisher, 43 84
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Alvin G. Sadler, 44 80
4
26
ANNUAL REPORT.
April 8. Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Bernard Cannon, $50 30 Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Ruth C. Monroe, 43 09
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Enoch P. Bailey, 41 67
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for Harvey E. Drake, 48 65
29. L. M. Stanley, burial of Ann McMann, 10 00 C. H. Sturdy, coal for Amos Pace, 3 50
Dr. George Mackie, truss for Jno. La- marda, 5 50
Dr. George Mackie, stimulants for G. H. Pond, 3 00
Dr. George Mackie, stimulants for Mrs. Ed. German, 2 20
C. H. Sturdy, coal for Ann Hughes, 4 75
coal for Geo. Tasker, 3 63
66 coal for Mrs. Amos Pace, 3 50
G. N. Crandall, aid to John Leedham, 6 00
aid to Nancy C. Tuck- er, 14 00
aid to Betsey G. Skin- ner, 18 00
S. P. Lathrop, aid to Mrs. N. Gardner, 10 00
aid to Mrs. C. Barrows, 3 00
aid to Mrs. S. Haynes, 4 00
F. A. Bates, aid to Mary Drinan, 27 00
aid to Patrick Tracy, 13 50
W. H. Cheever & Co., aid to Patrick Tracy, 12 00
May 6. Wm. Norwood, almshouse supplies, 125 00
27. G. N. Crandall, aid to Jas. Branaghan, 3 00
Nancy C. Tuck-
er, 8 00
27
ANNUAL REPORT.
May 27. G. N. Crandall, aid to Betsy G. Skin- ner, $12 00
G. N. Crandall, aid to John Leedham, 4 00
F. L. Staples, care of twenty tramps, north lock-up, 4 00
F. L. Staples, aid to woman, 1 00
S. P. Lathrop, aid to Mrs. N. Gardner, 15 00
Mrs. C. Barrows, 4 00
66 66 Mrs. S. Haynes,. 4 50
North Attleboro Gas Light Co., gas for north lock-up, 60
John Shaw, care of ten tramps, east lock-up, 2 00
Mass. Ploughman, subscription for almshouse, 2 50
Wm. B. Franklin, aid to Mrs. Sarah Cornell, 47 00
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