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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
MARCH 1.
1883.
PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1883.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
MARCH 1. 1883. .
PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1883.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen of Douglas would herewith respectfully sub- mit their report of the expenses of the town, for the year ending March 1, 1883.
Orders have been drawn on the Treasurer of the Town to the amount of $13,705.04, for the following purposes :
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
chargable to Contingent Appropriation.
TOWN CLERK.
T. H. Meek, services, 50.55, expenses, 9.94-860 49
TREASURER.
Asa Thayer, services, 1882, $70.00, expenses, $8.00, $78 00
George Abbott, services and 75 00-153 00
expenses,
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF POOR.
W. D. Jones, 1882, $60 00
Suel Logee, 1882, -
60 00
Jesse Chase, 1882, 20 00
William H. Loring, 1882,
125 00
Orrin Chase, 1882, - 7 75-272 75
4
W. D. Jones,
$70 00
William H. Loring, -
90 00
Edwin Moore, -
60 00
William Abbott,
25 00
George A. Gleason,
-
15 00-260 00
ASSESSORS.
Brigham Morse.
$84 00
S. W. Potter,
-
62 50
Edward B. Knapp, -
40 00-186 50
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
A. F. Brown, 1882.
$50 00
E. C. Esten,
22 00
Frank D. Whipple,
33 33
N. W. Preston,
33 33- 88 66
TRUANT OFFICER.
James W. Smith, 1882,
-
$7 50
BRIDGE VIEWERS.
Brigham Morse,
$2 00
CONSTABLES.
Edward B. Knapp, 1882. - $15 00
Edwin H. Leaver, 10 10
Edward B. Knapp, 4 50- 29 60
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Arthur Balcome, 1882, - $7 00
AUDITOR.
John C. Morrill, 1882, $2 00
5
TAX COLLECTOR.
N. W. Preston, - $130 00
SEXTON.
Edward Balcome, - $37 00
LOCK-UP EXPENSES.
William H. Loring, wood and oil, $6 00 T. T. Potter & Son, .. 2 20
C. Emmons, care of tramps, for 1882, $10.05
C. Emmons, care of tramps, 19.70-29 75
William A. Willis, whitewashing, 3 00
A. F. Jones, wood, 2 50-43 45
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
E. B. Knapp, repairs on engine and hose, $25 85
S. Rivers, repairs on engine and
hose.
8 58
Engine Company, as per vote of
town,
250 00-284 43
PRINTING.
C. J. Batcheller, reports, blanks,
posters &c.,
$80 50
C. J. Batcheller, printing blanks,
10 50- 91 00
LOVETT BRIDGE.
Jillson Brothers, lumber, $176 85
A. F. Jones, labor, 201 50
Paul Poloquier, stone and labor, 25 60
S. Rivers, iron work, 21 44
N. S. Caswell, labor and services as committee, 11 60
Brigham Morse, services as comm., 10 00 V. M. Aldrich, spikes. 6 63-453 62
6
SUNDRIES.
Stationery and wood for Selectmen for 1882, $10 49
W. H. Loring, expenses on Geo. Dunn case, 2 00
J. B. Sweet, watering place, 1882, $5 00
J. B. Sweet, watering place, 1883, 5 00-10 00
A. M. Hill, posts and rails at Mrs. Holman's, 7 32
C. A. Balcome, labor put- ting up same, 11 30-18 62
W. H. Loring, mowing cemetery, 6 00
John Jessome, teams for funerals of paupers, 3 00
V. M. Aldrich, spikes &c., 12 76
A. F. Jones, coal for selectmens' office, 1 25
Mrs. Ephriam White, tax reimburs- ed by vote of town, for 1881, 25
W. D. Jones, freight paid on road scraper, 7 00
S. Russell, stationery and postage for selectmen, 5 92
S. Russell, books &c., for several school districts, 23 18
S. W. Potter, appraising school dis- trict property,
2 50
E. B. Knapp, appraising school dis- trict property, and use of team, 4 50
Brigham Morse, appraising school district property, 2 50
W. H. Loring, expenses to Mill- bury, on C. Balcome's case, 3 50
Rev. J. C. Smith, services and ex- penses attending two pauper funerals, 4 00-123 47
$2,282 47
MILITARY AID.
[Chap. 301.]
Arena E. Chapman, $48 00
7
George A. Gleason,
-
-
$36 00
Hiram Ward,
54 00
Lucina P. Sibley,
-
-
48 00
George F. Marcy, - George Snow,
36 00
-
9 00
L. C. Belding,
72 00
Wellington Balcome and wife,
-
-
6 00
A. L. Buffington, - Alfred Snow,
24 00
$384 00
MILITARY AID.
[Chap. 252.]
Sylvester Chase,
$60 00
Chas. F. Balcome,
126 00
Gilbert L. Jillson,
48 00
Henry C. Lamson,
72 00
Charles C. Walls, -
176 00
Cornelius Emmons,
60 00
Joseph White.
44 00
Theron H. Barton,
53 00
Thomas H. Snow, -
16 00
Dorris B. Young,
4 00
$659 00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Dist. No. 1. George E. Fairfield,
$36 32
2. Orrin Chase,
33 00
3. Potter M. Bates,
-
-
38 14
66
4. Frank Chase,
45 75
66
ɔ̃. Charles W. Potter, -
50 70
66
6. J. M. Parker, 1882, John Hilton,
250 50- 269 13
7. N. G. Dudley,
46 47
.6
8. William J. Wellman,
37 30
66
9. A. E. Chase,
61 09
66
10. James Peters,
152 55
66
11. Willard Whipple,
-
303 00
66
12. Harvard Thompson,
39 18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
51 00
-
18 63
-
-
8
Dis. No. 13. E. W. Burlingame,
$25 77
14. G. H. Dudley,
72 37
66
- 15. Edward Balcome, 87 94
17. N. S. Caswell,
76 85
18. J. M. Rawson, -
186 44
66 19. Simon Rawson, -
79 50
66 21. O. W. Adams, -
64 18
66 22. Wellington Young, -
45 15
66 23. S. Rawson, -
108 95
24. Thomas Buxton,
26 22
66
25. T. J. Kelley, -
49 15
66
26. Harvey Wakefield, - -
31 00
66
27. George M. Wallis, -
83 38
28. E. S. Johnson, -
96 08
66
29. C. W. Allen,
63 05
Horace Batcheller, labor on Gilboa road,
100 00
do do 66 Depot road,
344 66
do do 66 sundry highways,
250 00
W. H. Loring,
Depot road,
43 72
S. Rivers, for iron for culverts.
9 68
W. W. Brown, labor on Depot road,
2 00
William A. Dudley, repairing Webster road in '82,
1 50
Suel Logee, labor on highways with scraper, 1882,
6 00
do do
33 00
W. D. Jones, ‘
3 00
J. M. Parker, “
6
18 75
G. D. Adams «
66
26 05-
80 80
3.047 02
SCHOOL PURPOSES.
High School, Dist. No. 1.
-
-
$954 97
-
-
333 25
2,
-
-
-
245 69
66
3,
-
-
639 21
66
4,
-
-
-
238 75
66
10 00
66
6,
-
-
-
66
7,
-
-
247 21
66
8,
-
-
-
246 78
.6
9,
-
-
622 57
66
10,
-
611 01
$4,215 11
-
-
-
65 67
MAKING SNOW ROADS.
Dist. No. 12. E. B. Paine, 1882,
$21 45
66
13.
B. M. Burlingame, 1882, - 13 17
14. G. H. Dudley, 5 77 -
. 22. J. M. Aldrich, 3 00
23. Simon Rawson,
2 60
66
28. A. H. Brown, 1882, 12 00
$65 09
PAUPERS AWAY FROM ALMSHOUSE.
Polly Watkins, 1882,
-
$191 00
Joseph Lovely,
35 02
Nelson Lacourse,
5 00
Media Jarvis, 60
- 19 00
Mrs. Wm. Reed,
66
9 50
A. W. Chapman,
39 00
Mrs. Tricote,
3 68
Peter Hughes and family, 1882,
118 65
Noel Dugas, 1882,
4 50
Bethania Tiffts,
8 19-
433 54
Eveline Sprague,
78 00
Julius Gould,
-
212 00
Bethania Tiffts,
30 00
Mrs. Victor Short,
-
81 00
Mary Green, -
24 58
Charles H. Balcome,
- 187 77
Mrs. Rosana Conley,
55 00
Edwin F. Andrews,
11 29
Mrs. Maurice O'Brine and family, -
64 00
Oliver Allen and wife,
94 00
Peter A. Hughes and family,
310 25
Mrs. M. Martin,
40 00
Louísa Jodoin,
250 90
Mrs Clement Girard,
-
-
-
4 00
George Snow, -
24 43
Hiram Johnson,
-
53 00
A. W. Chapman,
34 00
James Burpee,
1 00
Mrs. Frank Lambert,
-
- 10 00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10 00
Mrs. Warren Casey,
-
-
-
-
26. Harvey Wakefield, 1882, - 7 10
10
Foster Skiff and wife,
-
$5 00
Mrs. Alfred Duprey,
172 00
Paul Brauliew, 4 00 -
Edward Plant,
14 00
Joseph Lovely,
19 00
Fanny J. Balcome,
20 00
Noel Dugas,
25 80
Mary Leonard,
2 00
Lester File,
15 00
Nellie M. Buxton, -
11 94
Gardner Nickerson, -
9 50
Fred K. Buxton,
21 37
Eliza Rooks, for coffin,
10 00
George Casey,
10 00-1,914 83
$2,348 37
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
,
N. S. Caswell, pump for Almshouse barn, $9 00
Dr. Levi White, medical attendance, 1882, 6 25
do do do 1883, 10 25- 16 50
George D. Adams, services as Superintendent, do do £ one yoke oxen,
70 00
C. Stockwell, hay,
29 00
Frank Wellman, hay,
19 19
$493 36
STATE PAUPERS.
Louis Lafoo, $75 26
C. Emmons, taking J. Andrews and Peter Strom- berry to Tewkesburry,
10 48
Mrs. Joseph Rivers and family, 54 20
Charles Gravlin, 70 68
$210 62
RECAPITULATION.
Miscellaneous Expenses,
$2,282 47
Military Aid, (Chap. 301,)
384 00
i
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
349 67
11
Military Aid, (Chap. 252,)
- $659 00
Highways and Bridges, High and District Schools, -
-
3,047 02
- Making Snow Roads, -
4,215 11
65 09
Paupers Away from Almshouse, Almshouse Expenses, State Paupers, -
493 36
-
210 62
$13,705 04
W. D. JONES,
Selectmen
W. H. LORING,
EDWIN MOORE,
WILLIAM ABBOTT,
of Douglas.
JOHN C. MORRILL, Auditor.
-
2,348 37
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
The Selectmen further report that they have settled with the Treasurer, and his account stands as follows :
GEORGE ABBOTT, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
1882.
DR.
Mar. 1. Cash on hand,
$124 94
Received of D. Darling, use of Lock-up, 50
66
4. Borrowed of Thomas Buxton, 150 00
Received of W. H. Loring, gravel sold J. Smith, 9 00
Received for Auctioneers' license, 2 00
25.
Borrowed of Whitinsville Nat'l Bank,
1,000 00
April 14. 28.
Received of J. W. Putnam, executor,
53 00
66 29
Edwin Moore, -
1,000 00
May
4.
Thomas Buxton,
150 00
29.
Sarah Richardson,
602 55
June 26.
A. E. Kemp,
1,500 00
July 6.
J. M. Luke,
1,000 00
Aug. 1.
66 Whitinsville Nat'l Bank,
2,000 00
66 15.
Received of State Treasurer, 4 75
Nov. 27. E. H. Morse, Auctioneer's
license, 2 00
Dec.
5.
Received of State Treasurer, Corporation tax,
62 54
Received of State Treasurer, National Bank tax, - 194 56
66 Mary Walker,
353 21
O. W. Adams, -
550 00
Borrowed of H. D. Wallis,
300 00
13
Dec. 5. Received of State Treasurer, State aid, $388 00 66 State Treasurer, support of poor and indigent soldiers, 225 00
1883.
Jan'y 25. Received of State Treasurer, School fund, 192 88
Received of County Treasurer, Dog fund 190 66
Feb'y 26. 66 J. W. Putnam, executor, 10 00
A. J. Thayer, use of Lock-up 50
27. State Treasurer, Corpora- tion tax, 8 02
Received of State Treasurer, transporta- tion of State paupers, 2 70
Received of A. L. Buffington, State aid returned, 6 00
Received of John Lawler, old plank and stringers. 8 00
Jan'y 23. Received of N. W. Preston, on tax acct., 18,234 68
$28,325 49
GEORGE ABBOTT, TREASURER.
1882.
CR.
May 29. Paid note and interest to Sarah Richard- son,
$602 55
note and interest to Mary Walker, 353 21
June 26.
.. interest on Wm. Chase's note, 90 00
July 7. note and interest to estate of Chloe Dudley, 436 35
Aug. 2. interest on note to Salem Savings Bank, 240 00
66 on note to Salem Savings Bank,
2,000 00
Oct. 30.
interest on S. Logee's note,
147 99
Sept. 27.
66 note and interest to Whitinsville National Bank,
1,025 00
Oct. 31. note and interest to Whitinsville National Bank, 2,025 83
12.
..
L. S. Jone's note,
1,215 57
Nov. 2. L. S. Jones, bal. on note and int.,
1,955 58
3. County tax, 707 00 ..
Dec. 5. State tax, 1,060 00 66
interest on note to Retus Walling, 65 70
1883.
Jan'y 25. " A. E. Kemp, note and interest, 1,540 21
28.
tax to Town of Northbridge, 2 32
.
14
Jan'y 25. Paid for recording deed, $1 00
abatement on poll and other taxes, 236 76
inhabitants of Douglas tax, 16
August interest allowed on taxes by vote of the Town
26 35
66 25.
66 September interest allowed on taxes by vote of the town, 5 34
66
29. Interest to Salem Savings bank, interest on town note, 180 00
66
29
N. W. Preston, collector, for deed of John Robbins land, 7 97
Feb. 14. 66
two town notes and interest to Thomas Buxton,
312 30
26.
A. Sherman, poll tax abatement; 2 00
26.
66 W. H. Lapham, “ 2 80
26. 66 367 orders drawn by selectmen, 13,705 04
1883.
March 1. By cash in Treasury,
378 46
$28,325 49
All of which is respectfully submitted,
GEORGE ABBOTT, Treasurer.
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS.
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
Note to Salem Savings Bank, -
1 $6,000 00
Retus Walling,
1,095 00
William Chase,
2,000 00
Suel Logee, -
2,000 00
do do -
500 00
Henry D. Wallis, -
300 00
E. Moore, -
1,000 00 -
Sarah Richardson, -
602 55
Mary Walker,
353 21
O. W. Adams,
550 00
James M. Luke,
1,000 00
March 1. 1883, interest on above notes, about
275 00
$15,675 76
Assets of the Town, -
-
6,486 82
$9,188 94
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Due from Town of Milford, $ 4 84
State Military Aid, Chapt. 301, 384 00
66 16 Chapt. 252, 329 50
Newburyport, support of J. W. C. Pike,
193 72
Town of Palmer, aid to James Burpee,
6 50
Caleb Hill, cash received of Mary Green, a pauper, 10 00
State, support of State paupers, 210 62
Almshouse establishment, 3,000 00
Personal Property at Almshouse, - -
1,967. 68
-
-
-
-
-
16
Cash in hands of Superintendent,
$1 50
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
378 46
$6,486 82
ANNUAL RERORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1883.
GEORGE D. ADAMS, Superintendent.
DR.
To Personal Property at Almshouse, Mar. 1, 1882, $1,883 30 Cash in hands of Superintendent, 13 53
Paid N. S. Cuswell, for pump, 9 00
6. Dr. Levi White, medical attendance,
16 50
C. Stockwell, for hay,
29 00
66 Frank Wellman, for hay,
19 19
Superintendent's salary,
349 67
for one yoke of oxen, 70 00
$2,390 19
Interest on Almshouse Real Estate,
180 00
$2,570 19
CR.
By Personal Property at Almshouse, Mar. 1, 1883, Cash in hands of Superintendent, 1 50
$1,967 68
$1,969 18
.
18
Cost of supporting paupers at Almshouse for the year, including interest of $180.00, on real estate, $601 01
Exclusive of interest on real estate, 421 01
Whole number of weeks board of paupers at Alms- house, including tramps, 364
Average cost per week, including interest, $1 65
66 exclusive of interest, 1 15
All of which is respectfully submitted,
W. D. JONES.
W. H. LORING,
EDWIN MOORE,
WILLIAM ABBOTT,
Overseers of the Poor.
JOHN C. MORRILL, Auditor,
REPORT
OF
A. F. JONES, AGENT,
FOR THE DEVISE OF MOSES WALLIS,
TO THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year ending March 1, 1883.
The Agent charges himself with cash and notes as follows :
1882.
Mar. 1. Cash
$ 606 85
Notes, 12,368 00
Accrued interest due on notes, 613 53
$13,588 38
Mar. 2. Interest on David Wallis note,
12 00
66
4.
66
Phebe Keith 6 00
66
7.
66 S. H. Starr 6 00
20
Mar. 15. Interest on Lovell Southwick note, 25. Rufus P. Johnson 24 00
$30 00
Apr. 17. Principal in part, Patrick Dermody note, 100 00
66
20.
66 and int., D. B. Young's 2 notes, 419 91
66 24.
Interest on Allen Buxton note,
12 00
May 2. 6.
Matilda Rivers 66
24 00
66
17.
Wm. M. Putnam
25 50
June 6.
.6
Chandler Titus
8 10
Phebe Young
20 00
6.
15. .6
Isaac Desotelle 66
15 00
.6
25.
..
Philamin Mercier
30 00
Phebe Young
10 00
30. 66
Mary Briggs
12 00
, July 8.
Phebe Johnson 66
39 96
10.
Amos A. Humes 66
21 00
19.
Amable Signett
24 00
66 22.
James Wixtead 66
12 00
Aug. 5. 66
Michael Roberts 66
30 00
66
5.
Margaret Stearns
18 00
8.
.6
O. N. Thurber
8 00
..
18.
R. M. Peters,
10 00
Sep.
12.
Principal and int. on Jonas Batcheller
316 60
6.
15.
Interest on O. N. Thurber note,
5 00
..
30. Principal and int. on Allen Buxton note,
205 33
Oct. 6.
Interest on Potter M. Bates note,
9 00
16.
Chandler Titus ..
20 40
Nov. 22. .6
Dema A. Alllen 66
15 00
Dec. 25.
Joel Glover
12 00
1883.
Jan. 26.
James McCormick note
42 00
..
26.
..
do do
18 00
26.
A. F. Brown note, 30 00
..
26. .. Alvin H. Brown “
30 00
..
31. ..
Albert Whipple “
18 60
Feb. 3.
..
Chas. H. Hilton note, 12 00
Simon P. Rawson "
30 00
66
note,
Interest on Louisa Jarvis note,
6 00
..
22.
Theron H. Barton note,
12 00
66
23.
Mary A. Willis .6
30 00
. : $15,536 71
.6
.. 3. 15. Principal and interest on David Wallis
211 43
22.
John M. Putnam “
7 50
6.
30.
note,
21
A. F. JONES, AGT. MOSES WALLIS DEVISE.
1882.
CR.
Apr. 20. Paid for discharging two mortgages,
S 50
66 22. appraisers, 5 50
22. Loaned Mitchel Auger, 300 00
May 6. Charles A. Stearnes, 300 00
6. Paid for recording mortgage,
. 00
6. 66 appraisers,
2 00
June 26.
3 00
..
26. Paid for recording mortgage,
1 00
Aug. 31.
tax on the Devise,
215 24
Sep. 12.
discharging mortgage,
50
30.
25
Oct. 31. Loaned Alfred Lebeau,
200 00
66
31.
66
for recording mortgage,
00
1883.
Feb. 15.
66 dicharging mortgage,
25
Mar. 1.
. services of Agent for the year,
60 00
$1,591 74
NOTES DUE THE TOWN MARCH 1, 1883.
Date of Note.
Name.
Accrued Int.
Prin.
Dec. 2, 1854.
Joel Glover,
$2 97
$200 00
May 18, 1857.
Ira T. Robbins,
4 70
150 00
Nov. 23, 1859.
A. F. Brown,
8 08
500 00
Dec. 4, 1866.
James Wixtead,
23 00
200 00
Mar. 1, 1867.
John M. Putnam,
6 37
125 00
May 1, 1867.
Albert Whipple,
15 50
310 00
Oct. 16, 1867.
Potter M. Bates,
3 35
150 00
May 21, 1868.
Charles F. Rawson,
9 30
200 00
Feb. 21, 1869.
Simon P. Rawson,
30 83
500 00
Apr. 24, 1869.
O. N. Thurber,
18 80
300 00
June 17, 1869.
Chandler Titus,
7 52
340 00
Mar. 2, 1870.
Phebe Keith,
5 97
100 00
26, 1870.
Rufus P. Johnson,
22 27
400 00
Apr. 21, 1870.
James Wixtead,
22 30
200 00
.6
1,1871. Margaret Stearnes,
16 50
300 00
31. Paid appraisers,
1 50
26. Loaned Mary Murphy, 500 00
22
May 8, 1872.
William M. Putnam,
$20 69
$425 00
Aug. 21, 1872.
Patrick Dermody,
10 13
200 00
May 13, 1874. T. H. Barton,
56
200 00
Oct. 19, 1874.
Chandler Titus,
6 01
135 00
24, 1874.
Lovell Southwick,
10 50
500 00
July 7, 1875.
James McCormick,
13 59
350 00
June 14, 1876.
Isaac Desotelle,
10 66
250 00
July 1, 1876.
Alvin H. Brown,
20 00
500 00
Apr. 12, 1877.
Amos A. Hume,
18 55
350 00
May 1, 1878.
J. & M. Rivers,
20 00
400 00
June 19, 1878.
Philamin Mercier,
20 92
500 00
Aug. 19, 1878.
R. M. Peters,
95
250 00
Jan. 23, 1879.
Louisa Jarvis,
62
100 00
May 27, 1879.
Mary Briggs,
10
200 00
June 25, 1879.
Amable Signett,
16 33
400 00
July 7, 1879.
Michael Roberts,
42
500 00
Apr. 19, 1880.
Phebe E. Johnson,
17 26
333 00
22, 1880.
Phebe Young,
25 67
500 00
Dec. 13, 1880.
Dema Allen,
18 21
250 00
Mar. 5, 1881.
S. H. Starr,
5 92
100 00
July 22, 1881.
Mary J. Willis,
18 17
500 00
Nov. 4, 1881.
Charles H. Hilton,
3 87
200 00
Apr. 22, 1882.
Mitchel Auger,
15 40
300 00
May 6, 1882.
Charles A. Stearns,
14 70
300 00
June 26, 1882.
Mary J. Murphy,
20 33
500 00
Oct. 31, 1882.
Alfred Lebau,
4 00
200 00
Jan. 8, 1879.
Mary E Arnold,
3 38
50 00
$558 40 $12,468 00
Notes due the Town March 1, 1882,
$12,468 00
Accrued interest,
558 40
Cash in hands of Agent,
963 44
Value of Devise,
$13,989 84
Net gain for the year,
$401 46
All of which is respectfully submitted,
A. F. JONES, Agent.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TREASURER AND LIBRARIAN
OF THE
DOUGLAS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
DORRIS T. REYNOLDS, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
1882. DR.
June 20. Cash in Treasury, $58 73
Sept. 1. To received for fines and cat- alogues, of Librarian, 7 00
1883.
Mar. 1. To received for fines and cat- alogues, of Librarian,
7 21- 872 94
1882. CR.
June 1. Paid Mrs. A. L. Buffington, as Librarian,
59 38
Sept. 1. 66 Mrs. A. L. Buffington, as Librarian. 9 38
Dec. 1. .6 Mrs. A. L. Buffington, as Librarian, 9 38
1883.
Feb. 28. E. T. Thayer, for moving books, 1 00
Mar. 7. 66 C. J. Batcheller, 500 ad- dendas to catalogues, 2 50
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Mar. 7. Paid Mrs. A. L. Buffington, as Librarian, $9 38- $41 02
Mar 1.
Cash in hands of Treasurer, $31 92
DORRIS T. REYNOLDS, Treasurer.
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN.
Whole no. of books in Free Public Library, 807
issued from April 5, 1882, to March 1, 1883, 5,176
Average number of books issued per week,
110+
Amount of fines due from April 5, 1882, to March 1, 1883, $17 52
Balance of fines due Mar. 8, 1882, 4 95
Whole amount of fines due.
$22 47 Amount collected for fines, 12 81
received from sale of catalogues, 1 40
Paid over to Treasurer,
$14 21
Amount of fines collected,
12 81
Balance due March 1, 1883,
$9 66
MRS. A. L. BUFFINGTON, Librarian.
:
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Number recorded in 1882, -
54
males,
26
females,
28
54
children of native parentage,
12
foreign
42-
54
MARRIAGES.
Number of marriages recorded,
31
Parties resident in Douglas, .. elsewhere,
First marriage, -
59
Second
-
3-
62
Average age of groom, -
25
66 brides, -
-
3012
Native born,
40
Foreign "
22-
62
DEATHS.
Number males recorded, -
32
66 females
22-
54
Average age,
221/2
Number of persons eighty and above,
3
66 between seventy and eighty, sixty and seventy, 2
2
DOGS LICENSED.
Males, 100 @@ $2 00, -
$200 00
Females, 8 @ 5 00, 40 00
$240 00
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.
-
-
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T. H. MEEK, Town Clerk.
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LIST OF JURORS,
SELECTED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TOWN, MARCH 1,1883.
William Abbott.
George Abbott.
James Fred Brown.
Marcus M. Luther.
Albert Butler.
Brigham Morse. Edwin Moore.
Jesse Chase.
Edgar C. Parker.
William L. Church.
James M. Parker.
Arthur J. Dudley.
Stukley Potter.
Edwin C. Este'n.
Reuben Place.
Nelson Emmons.
John M. Rawson.
George E. Fairfield.
John Robbins.
Aaron M. Hill.
Suel Logee,
Milton Humes, Aaron F. Jones.
Charles A. Whipple. Julius D. Whipple.
W. D. JONES. W. H. LORING, EDWIN MOORE, WILLIAM ABBOTT,
Selectmen of Douglas.
Douglas, March 3, 1883.
:
Francisco Bowen.
William D. Jones. Collins Keith.
Cornelius Emmons.
Joseph A. Richardson.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.
WORCESTER, SS.
To either the Constables of the Town of Douglas, in the County of Worcester, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
You are directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of Doug- las, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Douglas, on Monday, the nine- teenth day of March, inst., at ten o'clock, in the forenoon ; then and there to act on the following articles :
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the en- suing year, including an Agent and three Appraisers on the Devise of Moses Wallis, to the inhabitants of Douglas ; three School Committee for three years ; two Trustees of the Public Library, for three years each, and one for two years to fill a vacancy.
ART. 3. To hear the reports of the several Town Officers, and act thereon.
ART. 4. To raise by tax, and appropriate, such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the Poor, of Schools, for paying the several school districts for their prop- erty taken by the town, for repairing school houses. building and repairing of Highways and Bridges, and for the payment of debts and contingent expenses for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To determine the manner of repiring Highways and Bridges the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Col- lector of taxes, for 1883, to collect interest on all taxes not paid at a specified time, and to fix said time and rate of interest;
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also to see if the Town will vote to allow interest on all taxes paid before said time, and fix the rate thereof.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will give to the Collector of taxes the same authority that a Town Treasurer has when Col- lector.
ART. 8. To determine the time when the poll and other taxes shall be collected.
ART. 9. To act upon the list of Jurors, reported by the Selectmen.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer to borrow such sums of money as may be necessary for the year ensuing.
ART. 11. To see what use the town will make of the Dog fund, so called, the ensuing year.
ART. 12. Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors, in this town ?
ART. 13. To see if the Town will, by its vote or otherwise, ask the Legislature to extend to women who are citizens the right to hold Town offices and to vote in town affairs on the same terms as male citizens.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will vote an appropriation of one hundred dollars to the Grand Army Post, 137, for Mem- orial day purposes for the current year.
ART. 15. To hear the report of any outstanding committee and act thereon.
ART. 16. To see what action the Town will take in regard to a notice served on the Selectmen, by Byron A. Stockwell.
ART. 17. To see what compensation the Town will vote to allow James Peters, for injuries received on highway in his dis- trict.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make a special appropria- tion for repairing the Depot road.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to have three Road Commissioners to repair the Highways the ensuing year, or make any change in the manner of repairing the same.
ART. 20. To see of what number the acting superintending school committee shall consist the current year.
ART. 21. To see what compensation the Superintending school committee shall receive, including the enumeration of scholars the coming year.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer to bond the Town debt.
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ART. 23. To see if the Town will vote to buy 500 feet of hose for the Fire Engine.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote to pay the members of the Fire Company the sum of three dollars per year for their services, commencing April 1, 1883, and the said year to end April 1, 1884, and no member to draw the above sum until he has served his full year, and at the end of said year, all fines due the said Company shall be deducted from said three dol- lars, the said three dollars to be drawn on the order of the Foreman of the company.
ART. 25. To see what action the Town will take in regard to an action brought against the town by A. F. Brown, in favor of Michael Roberts.
ART. 26. To. see if the Town will vote to recind the vote passed at the Annual March meeting, 1882, under Article 39 of the warrant of said meeting, whereby the town voted "That the incoming Town Agent be instructed to collect the sum of Fifty dollars from the Superintendent of Schools for the past year, if it can be done without cost," also to see if the town will vote to expunge said article from the Town Record.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up at- tested copies thereof, at the Post Office in East Douglas, at the Meeting House, at Douglas Center, and at the Tavern House of William Jepherson, so called, in South Douglas, ten days, at least, before the time for holding said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
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