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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 31, 1878.
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCIIELLER. 1878.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 31, 1878.
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCHELLER. 1878.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
Boo
The Selectmen of Douglas respectfully sub- mit the following report for the year ending Jan. 31, 1878.
TOWN CLERK.
J. B. Williams,
$78.13
L. C. Keith,
8.46
$86.59
TREASURER.
Asa Thayer, -
-
$83.50
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Asa Thayer, 1876,
$86.00
A. F. Jones, 1876,
-
65.60
Brigham Morse, 1876,
-
35.50
Edwin Moore,
1876,
-
-
12.00
Jesse Chase,
1876.
.
-
7.00
Caleb Hill,
1877,
-
-
30.00
ASSESSORS.
S. W. Potter,
$85.00
C. F. Rawson,
61.30
J. E. Cummings,
75.83
$222.13
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
W. D. Jones,
$38.00
N. W. Preston,
50.00
$88.00
TAX COLLECTOR.
N. W. Preston,
-
$145.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Asa Thayer, $7.00
$236.10
4
CONSTABLE'S FEES.
Charles Marcier,
$9.82
SEXTON'S FEES.
David Richardson,
$44.00
TRAMPS.
N. H. Jones, for locking up and feeding 139 Tramps,
$15.48
Chas. Marcier, 66
344
68.80
F. B. Knapp, for lodging
9
"
2.25
Asa Thayer, for dealing out tickets and recording
211
6.24
Jones Brothers, for wood for Lock-up,
2.30
J. M. Rawson,
66
4.12
$99.19
STATE AID.
Arena E. Chapman,
$48.00
Elizabeth Hudson,
-
48.00
George A. Gleason,
-
36.00
Hiram Ward,
-
72.00
Lucina P. Sibley,
-
.
48.00
George F. Marcy,
72.00
Lewis Mountain,
15.00
Patrick Bresenham,
3.00
$342.00
PAID FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Dis't No. 1.
-
$360.79
2.
-
-
252.90
3.
.
.
604.42
4.
-
-
239.41
5.
-
-
222.26
6.
6.
249.62
-
247.23
8.
170.00
66
9.
-
.
.
631.54
10.
.
414.87
$3,393.04
-
7.
-
-
-
Grammar School, - $968.32 -
5
NEW STONE CULVERT.
Paid Horace Batcheller, for building Culvert, $921.75
Paid Horace Batcheller, for building 19 rods of Road near Nelson Potter's, $60.00
Paid Horace Batcheller, for repairing Depot Road,
$283.50
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Dis't No. 1. Edwin Esten,
$50.85
2. Erastus Vickers,
54.12
6.
3. Retus Walling,
38.54
4. Alonzo Jillson,
93.15
4. John Hilton, -
30.00-
123.15
66
6. J. O. Simpson,
77.75
..
6. J. H. Dudley,
10.00
66
6. John Hilton, -
.
13.56-
171.20
7. N. G. Dudley -
.
56.38
9. Amos Humes,
-
87.40
66
11. E. B. Knapp,
-
115.27
66
12.
Hartford Thompson,
-
64.00
13. Suel E. Chase,
45.65
66
16. Gilbert Yates,
57.20
66
17.
Mason Brown,
-
275.48
6.
18.
Doris T. Young,
82.51
66
19.
Smith H. Thayer,
35.00-
77.10
20.
Benjamin Whiting,
34.17
66
21.
O. W. Adams,
68.37
66
22.
Simon Rawson,
63.10
24.
Ellis Fairbanks,
35.80
25.
Joel Taft,
45.00
26. Harvey Wakefield,
-
53.97
27. Henry D. Wallis,
50.25
6
28. P. D. Fitts,
62.85
28. Horace Batcheller,
-
53.94- 116.79
29. Collins Chase,
48.00
$2,125.02
5.
C. W. Potter,
-
-
42.10
19.
C. F. Rawson,
-
53.40
14. Silas Dudley,
.
114.55
15. Joseph Briggs,
47.57
10. George D. Adams,
59.00
8. W. J. Wellman,
69.89
36.20
6. A. F. Jillson,
-
23.
-
6
REMOVING SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS.
Dis't No. 1.
$22.00
2.
38.80
3.
7.35
4.
-
.
-
8.95
5.
6.10
6.
3.20
7.
25.40
9.
49.80
66
10.
17.40
66
11.
6.15
66
12.
-
20.00
¥
13.
7.40
66
14.
-
.
28.05
15.
25.10
66
17.
9.64
66
18.
17.80
19.
-
.
17.60
20.
22.00
¥
22.
-
-
20.65
23.
.
49.65
24.
32.27
25.
-
12.40
26.
13.65
66
27.
-
13.00
¥
28.
21.80
29.
45.55
$591.41
EXPENSE OF LITIGATION ON DR. WOOD FUND.
E. B.Knapp, for summoning witnesses,
$ 7.50
Bacon & Hopkins, for council, .
235.84
A. F. Brown, for services, 35.25
$278.59
PAID OUTSTANDING BILLS.
Dr. L. White, for medical attendance on small pox cases in 1875,
$28.00
Dr. L. White, for attending Moses Hall, 1875, 3.00
Jones Bros., for goods furnished to J. B. Lovely, while shut up with small pox, 1875, 12.31
Jones Bros., for goods furnished Mrs. Murphy, while shut up with small pox, 1875, 34.77
-
-
-
-
-
8.
.
32.90
-
-
.
21.
-
16.80
-
-
-
-
7
J. M. Putnam, for team, 1875, $1.50 John Robbins, for wood furnished Mrs. Prudence Balcome, 1876. 7.00
$86.58
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
Geo. Abbott, for supplies,
$26.00
J. H. Dudley,
19.26
J. O. Simpson, 66
63.34
66
225.00
for repairs, .
52.57
Eunice Brown, for hay,
20.00
V. M. Aldrich, for guano,
25.15
Dr. L. White, medical attendance,
6.75
David Richardson, digging grave for S. Davis
2.00
Joseph Bowen, coffin for
10.00
$559.81
STATE PAUPERS.
Frank Brown,
.
$ 3.00
W. Beach,
-
2.00
Francis Dio,
.
2.00
Oliver Gravell,
.
-
23.69
Samuel Landry, -
.
.
30.95
Joseph Frezer,
-
26.00
Eliza Spycia, -
-
3.00
$90.64
PAUPERS AWAY FROM ALMSHOUSE.
Mrs. Simon Paine,
$1.75
Alfred Snow,
2.00
Adolphus Duprey,
4.00
Miletus Luther,
32.62
Moses Hall,
15.00
Reuben Gassett,
34.20
Eveline Sprague,
78.00
Julius Gould,
-
208.00
Herbert E. Elliott, at Reform School, -
16.00
Charles H. Balcome, at Hospital,
-
196.77
Mary B. Steer,
-
255.90
R. G. Palmer and wife,
- 6.00
-
-
-
.
109.74
as Superintedent to Apr. 1, 1877, 66
8
Charles Freeman, Eliza and Saloma Wood, Noel Dugas, James E. Burpee, -
$4.67
-
3.10
-
46.10
4.00
John Latown,
95.37
$1,003.48
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
C. J. Batcheller, printing,
$58.30
A. F. Jones, on Webster road,
2.25
Cynthia A. Humes, abated tax,
15.84
N. W. Preston, obtaining and recording names of children between the ages of 5 and 15,
12.00
A. J. Dudley, teamo, broom, &c.,
2.68
Asa Thayer, Room-rent for Town Officers,
20.00
J. H. Dudley, Chains for Town Cemetery,
8.99
Caleb Hill, expenses to Boston, Worcester, Oxford and Webster and teams.
35.00
Book for Registering Voters,
1.05
David Richardson, mowing Cemetery,
5.00
Daniel Smith, damage to team,
15.00
A. F. Brown, for reports and counsel,
-
17.00
Wood for Selectmen's Room,
3.06
Charles Fairfield, for use of watering place,
5.00
J. M. Rawson, expenses on pauper cases,
4.75
W. S. Martin, for repairs on Lockup,
4.50
C. Marcier, for repairs and sundries for Lockup,
7.20
$217.62
1
RECAPITULATION.
Town Clerk,
-
-
$86.59
Town Treasurer,
83.50
Selectmen,
-
-
236.10
Assessors,
222.13
School Committee,
88.00
Constable,
9.82
Sealer of Weights and Measures. -
7.00
Tax Collector,
145.00
Sexton's fees,
44.00
Repairs of Highways and Bridges, Tramps,
99.19
Removing Snow from Highways,
591.41
Common Schools,
- 3393.04
Grammar School,
-
.
968.32
-
-
ʻ
2125.02
-
,
-
-
-
-
9
State Aid.
$342.00 .
Stone Bridge,
921.75
Depot Road.
-
283.50
New road, near Nelson Potter's,
-
60.00
Paupers away from Almshouse,
-
1003.48
State Paupers,
.
90.64
Expense of Almshouse,
-
559.81
Litigation on Dr. Wood Fund,
278.59
Outstanding bills,
86.58
Miscellaneous expenses,
-
-
217.62
$11943.09
APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Appropriation by the Town,
$2500.00
Unexpended last year, -
792.98
State School Fund,
216.50
Interest of Town School Fund,
56.48
$3565.96
Dis't No. 1. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
$396.22
204.67-$600.89
2. Appropriation for 1877,
237.79
Surplus unexpended last year,
158.18- 395.97
633.92
66
4. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year.
316.98
150.82- 467.80
237.73
66
6. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
138.18- 375.91
237.73
6,
8. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
76.27- 314.00
66
9. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
341.11- 975.03
396.22
220.00 -- 616.22
$5476.82
AMOUNTS DUE THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS Dis't No. 1. - -
$204.10
2.
143.07
-
3. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
309.24- 943.16
5. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
148.23- 385.96
237.73
7. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
164.15- 401.88
237.73
633.92
10. Appropriation for 1877, Surplus unexpended last year,
-
-
10
Dis't No. 3.
-
-
$338.74
66
4.
228.39
5.
-
-
163.70
6.
126.29
7.
-
154.65
66
8.
144.00
9.
-
343.49
10.
-
201.35
$2047.78
Dog fund, undivided,
$231.68
Appropriation for Grammar School,
$550.00
Surplus unexpended for 1876,
673.02- $1223.02
Amount due Grammar School,
$254.70
The Selectmen further report. that they have settled with the Treasurer, and that his account stands as follows : -
TREASURER'S REPORT.
TOWN OF DOUGLAS, IN ACCOUNT WITH WILLIAM ABBOTT, TREASURER.
1877. CR.
Feb'y 1. By Cash in the Treasury subject to order,
$3426.04
Mar. 31. Received of the Town of Townsend, for the support of Reuben Gassett, 24.20
Apr. 28. Received of A. F. Brown for Auctioneer's License, 2.00
May 5. Received of H. F. Dudley for Liquor License, $165.00
7. Received of E. B. Knapp for
Liquor License, 165.00
66
7. Received of J. Jerman for
Liquor License, 165.00
66
7. Received of Peter Roberts for Liquor License, 165.00
66
9. Received of S. Russell for
Liquor License, 55.00- 715.00
12. Received of City of Springfield for
support of R. G. Palmer, 6.00
June 14. Borrowed of Whitinsville National Bank, 1000.00
-
11
June 23. Received of Daniel S. Buxton, for deed of land sold for taxes,
$43.75
23. Received of John Hilton, for material for Lockup. 3.88
23. Received of John Hilton, for use of Ledge, 10.00
July 7. Received of Town of Townsend, for support of R. Gassett. 10.00
Oct. 27. Received of Joseph Hall, for High School tuition, 3.50
July 17. Borrowed of Whitinsville National Bank,
1500.00
Dec. 4. Received of State Treasurer, for part of Corporation tax, 21.22
4. Received of State Treasurer, for National Bank tax, 150.85
66
4. Received of State Treasurer, for State Aid refunded, 396.00
1878.
Jan. 18. Received of County Treasurer, for Dog Fund, 231.68
" 26. Received of State Treasurer, for School Fund, 201.52
" 26. Received of M. W. Brown, for old bridge plank. 6.00
Jan. 31. 1877.
Received of Rufus Somerby's entertainment 6.00
Nov. 6. Received of N. W. Preston, Collector, receipt for County tax, 1028.25
66 6. Received of N. W. Preston, interest on taxes collected after November 1st, 10.20
6. Received of N. W. Preston, Assessors' orders of abatement, 134.12
Received of N. W. Preston, cash on tax account for 1877, 14504.77
$23,434.98
TOWN OF DOUGLAS,
1877.
DR.
Feb'y 6. Paid Interest on Town note to Eunice Sherman, $17.82
Mar. 1. Assessors' orders of abatement, 1876, 14.40
1. Asa Thayer,for stamps and stationery 66 3.50
June 14. 66 Interest on Town uote to Whitinsville National Bank, 17.88
12
June 14. Paid Interest on three Town notes to Phebe M. Humes, $54.09
19. 66 State Treasurer one-third of money received for Liquor licenses, 178.75
July 17. Interest on Town note to Whitins- ville National Bank, 20.40
Aug. 1. 66 Interest . on Town note to Salem Savings Bank, 540.00
Sept. 22. 66 Interest on Town note Chloa Dudley, 25.00
22.
66 N. W. Preston collector taxes on C. I. Rawson land, sold for taxes,
5.70
Oct. 27. two notes to Whitinsville National Bank,
2,500.00
Nov. 2. 66
Salem Savings Bank, on Town note,
2,000.00
2.
66
94 days interest on $2,000. 31.32
19. Interest on Town note to L. S. Jones
180.00
6.
66 N. W. Preston, for paying County tax,
1,028.25
66
6.
Charles Endicott, State tax,
795.00
6.
66 Retus Walling interest on Town note,
65.70
1878.
Jan'y 8. Note and interest to L. Whipple,
220.10
66
10.
66 Assessors' orders of abatement, 1877, 134.12
29. Interest on Town note to Salem Savings Bank, 480.00
Selectmens' orders to Feb. 1, 1878, 11,943.09
$20,255.03
Cash remaining in the hands of your Treasurer,
Feb'y 1, 1878
3,179.95
$23,434.98
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM ABBOTT, Treasurer of Douglas. Douglas, Feb. 1, 1878.
13
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Amounts due from the several Tax Collectors :-
F. W. Hunt, in 1858,
$33.18
· Parley Gould, in 1868, 66 in 1870,
7.78
Due from Chas. I. Rawson, on land sold for taxes,
25.14
W. H Ward,
166.58
for State Aid,
342.00
from Town of Natick, for coffin for Hannah
Hayes,
10.00
Town Farm,
3,000.00
Personal Property at Almshouse,
1,715.93
Bills due from sundry persons,
34.30
Due from State for State Paupers,
90.64
66 J. Hilton, for use of ledge, -
37.50
Superintendent's labor,
36.32
A. F. Brown,
15.00
$5.537.67
Cash in hands of Treasurer.
3,179.95
$8.717.62
DEBTS DUE FROM THE TOWN.
Note to Eunice Sherman,
$297.00
'William Chase,
2,000.00
،،
Salem Savings Bank,
16,000.00
65 Ladies' Benevolent Society,
-
140.00
Samantha R. Sherman,
249.00
Rebecca J. Fairbanks, -
300.00
Sarah Walker,
293.00
66 Retus Walling,
1,095.00
Chloa Dudley,
-
380.00
Phebe M. Humes,
900.00
Lovina S. Jones,
-
3,000.00
Interest on the above, about
271.00
$24,925.00
Assets of the Town,
8,717.62
Showing a balance against the Town. of
$16.207.38
Respectfully submitted,
CALEB HILL. Selectmen J. M. RAWSON,
N. EMMONS,
of Douglas.
W. D. JONES, Auditor.
-
-
23.30
14
CASH IN TREASURY FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
IN THE
Dis't No. 2.
$10.57
3.
-
-
13.04
5.
5.54
7.
-
-
-
.60
9.
.
2.03
$31.78
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor, For the Year Ending January 31, 1878.
SUPERINTENDENT. (J. O. Simpson,)
DR.
To Personal Property at Almshouse Jan. 31, 1877, $1,714.55
Bills due from sundry persons, 202.03
Supplies for Almshouse, 225.07
Balance of Superintendent's salary, Apr. 1, 1877, 109.74
66 Jan. 31, 1878, 225.00
$2,476.39
CR.
By Personal property at Almshouse Jan. 31, 1878, -
$1,715.93
Bills due from sundry persons,
248.60
Board of Geo. Simpson,
64.00
Received for labor,
28.00-$2,056.53
$419.86
Whole number of weeks' board of paupers at Alms- house, for the year, including tramps, is 230, at an average cost per week of about $1.82₺
The whole expense to the Town for aid and support of paupers and tramps for the year, is as follows :
At Almshouse,
$419.86
Away from Almshouse,
1,003.48
State paupers,
-
-
90.64
Tramps at Lock-up,
-
99.19
$1,613.17
16
Number of tramps at Almshouse, 189 .. 6 . Lock up, 473
Respectfully submitted,
662
CALEB HILL, - Overseers J. M. RAWSON, of N. EMMONS, the Poor.
W. D. JONES, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE AGENT ON MOSES WALLIS DEVISE, TO FEB. 1, 1878.
1877.
Feb. 1.
Value of notes drawing interest,
$10,078.97
66
1.
Cash in hands of Agent,
596.11
" 1. Accrued interest about,
675.00
$11,350.08
The Agent has received on Devise, for 1877, as follows : Apr. 1. Principal on Warren B. Thayer's
note, $200.00
June 8. Principal on Willard Dodge's note 250.00
Sept10.
Samuel Balcom's
100.00
Oct. 25. 66 Abel Parker's 66
200.00
Interest on notes for 1877, 593.28
596.11-$1,939.39
The Agent has loaned and paid on Devise as follows :
1877.
Apr.12. Loaned Amos A. Humes, $350.00
Mar.22. John G. Buffum, 375.00
Sep.22. J. Elwin Cummings, 500.00
Nov. 9. Phoebe Young, 300.00
Apr. 5. Paid Appraisers, 6.00
66 ɔ̃. Trip to Worcester to examine titles,
5.00
66 ɔ̄. Discharging two deeds,
.50
" 5. Recording one deed,
1.10
" 12.
Expense to Worcester,
2.50
" 12. Recording one deed,
1.00
" 12. Paid Appraisers,
4.50
Sep.20. l'aid Appraisers,
3.00
" 22.
Paid James Daniel for cleaning Moses Wallis monument, 7.00
Oct. 12. Paid Town, County and State Tax, 142.50
Nov. 9.
Appraisers, 4.50
1878.
Feb. 1. Services for taking care of Devise, for 1877, 60.00-$1,762.85
1878.
Leaving cash in hands of Agent,
$176.54
Value of notes drawing interest,
10,853.97
Accrued interest, about 722.70
$11,753.21
Increase of Devise, for 1877,
$403.13
All of which is respectfully submitted. NELSON POTTER, Agent of said Devise.
" 28. Discharging one Mortgage, .25
Cash from 1876,
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