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Annual Reports
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR YEAR ENDING
March 1, 1902.
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PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1902.
Annual Reports
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR YEAR ENDING
March 1, 1902.
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PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1902.
Town Officers, 1901-2.
Town Clerk, EDWARD N. JENCKES.
Treasurer, WALTER E. JONES.
Selectmen,
WM. H. EMERSON, M. M. LUTHER, WM. H. WELLMAN.
Overseers of Poor,
A. F. JONES, HENRY D. MOWRY, WILLIAM L. CHURCH.
Assessors,
CHAUNCEY R. HILL, A. F. BROWN, M. M. LUTHER.
Trustees Town Library,
WM. L. PENNELL, J. U. HUBBARD, M. M. LUTHER, HAROLD CHURCH.
GEO. H. STODDARD,
REV CHAS. P. PIERCE,
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Town Agent, WILLIAM MANAHAN.
School Committee,
S. F. ROOT, A. J. THAYER,
FRED A. PLACE,
EDWARD B. KNAPP,
EDWARD N. JENCKES, C. J. BATCHELLER, HAROLD CHURCH, CHAS. CASWELL, DR. PAUL ELA.
Constables,
HOMER BABSON, W. W. BROWN, J. B. HOWARD,
HERBERT W. JONES,
WILLIE MANAHAN,
FRANK F. YOUNG.
Agent Moses Wallis Devise,
AARON F. JONES.
Appraisers Moses Wallis Devise,
J. B. CHAPDELAINE, WM. L. CHURCH, E. N. JENCKES. Auditor,
LOUIS B. SAXTON.
Tax Collector,
EDWARD B. KNAPP.
Road Commissioner,
GUSTAVUS H. DUDLEY.
Tree Warden, ARTHUR F. JONES.
List of Jurors.
TO BE ACTED UPON MARCH 17, 1902.
John U. Hubbard,
Chas. Mercier,
A. F. Jones,
W. P. Wight,
Loren A. Buffum,
Walter Carpenter,
C. R. Hill,
Walter E. Parker,
E. B. Knapp,
Marcus M. Luther,
Henry Albee,
Chas. Bennett, Malvin Hathaway,
Chas. H. Barton,
Frank Correll, John Chapdelaine,
Walter E. Jones,
George W. Gleason,
W. H. Herendeen.
Walter Fairfield, Jessie B. Sweet,
Orland F. Chase, Edgar C. Parker, J. B. Howard, W. H. Wellman,
WILLIAM H. EMERSON, ) Selectmen W. H. WELLMAN, of M. M. LUTHER, Douglas.
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Warrant for Town Meeting.
WORCESTER, SS.
To either of 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 East Douglas in said Douglas, on Monday, the seventeenth day of March currant, at nine o'clock, in the forenoon ; then and there to act on the follow- ing articles :
Art. 1 .- To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2 .- To choose a Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, one Selectman for three years, one Assessor for three years, Town Agent, six Constables, Tax Collector, Agent and three Ap- praisers on Devise of Moses Wallis, three Fence and three Bridge Viewers, all for one year, also one Overseer of the Poor for three years, and one for one year to fill a vacancy, three School Committee for three years, one School Committee for one year to fill a vacancy, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, and one for two years to fill a vacancy, and ten Highway Surveyors, one for each of the old School Districts, (so called) also one Tree Warden for one yenr.
Art. 3-To choose all other necessary Town Officers and fill any vacancies that may appear.
Art. 4 .- To vote on the question "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors the ensuing year ?" in this town.
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Art. 5-To hear the reports of the several Town Officers and act thereon.
Art. 6 .- To raise by tax and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the poor, of schools, for repairing school houses, repairing highways and bridges, for paying debts and interest, and contingent expenses the ensuing year, also salary for Superintendent of Schools.
Art. 7 .- To determine the time when poll and other taxes shall be collected.
Art. 8 .- To see if the town will vote to instruct the Collector of Taxes for the year 1902, to collect interest on all taxes not paid at a specified time, and to fix said time and rate of interest, and see if the Town will give the Collector of Taxes the same authority that a Town Treasurer has when Collector.
Art. 9 .- To see if the Town will accept the list of names proposed by the Selectmen to serve as jurors the ensuing year or amend the same by adding thereto or taking therefrom.
Art. 10 .- To see if the Town will vote to pay the members of the Fire Company, the sum of eight dollars each for their services the ensuing year, no member to receive said sum until he has served his full year.ending April 1, 1903, and all fines to be deducted from said amount and covered into the treasury of the company.
Art. 11 .- To see what use the Town will make of the Dog Fund so called, the ensuing year.
Art. 12 .- To see what number the acting Superintending Committee of schools shall consist,and what their compensation shall be.
Art. 13 .- To see what compensation the town will allow their Tax Collector the ensuing year for collecting taxes.
Art. 14 .- To choose one or more Auditors in accordance with Sec. 1, Chap. 221, of the Laws and Resolves of the year 1888.
Art. 15 .- To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to furnish State aid to disabled soldiers and their families, and for any other purpose not included in Art. 6.
Art. 16 .- To see if the Town will authorize the Assessors to
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abate such taxes as in their judgement ought to be abated which were assessed in previous years.
Art. 17 .- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars to Samuel Sibley Post, G. A. R., for charitable purposes, under provisions of Chap. 189, Section 1, of the Acts and Resolves of the year 1885.
Art. 18 .- To see what price the Town will pay for teams and labor on the Highways, for the ensuing year.
Art. 19 .- To hear the report of all outstanding committees and-act thereon.
Art. 20 .- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year and pay- able therefrom.
Art. 21 .- To see if the Town will vote to use the license money, if granted, to pay town notes.
Art. 22 .- To see what provisions the Town will make for the housing of the Road Machines.
Art. 23 .- To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for constructing and repairing sidewalks, and under whose supervision it shall be expended.
Art. 24 .- To see if the Town will furnish the bond of its Treasurer and Collector, and authorize the bond of the Moses Wallis devise, to be paid from said devise. .
Art. 25 .- To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money, for the proper railing of all dangerous places on the highways.
Art. 26 .- To see if the Town will vote. to purchase a stone crusher, engine and road roller for repairing the highways, or act or do anything in relation thereto, and raise and appropriate money therefor.
Art. 27 .- To hear the report of the committee of the Douglas town cemetery and act thereon.
Art. 28 .- To see what action the Town will take in regard to disposing of the school buildings in Wallum Pond district, Stephen Paine district, Ashael Sherman district, so called.
Art. 29-To see if the voters will vote to rescind the action
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of the Town whereby they voted to elect one Selectman for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and there- after elect one Selectman each year for three years, as per General Statues, Chap. 255,Section 1 and 2 of the year 1878, or act or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 30 .- To see if the Town will vote to request the Assessors to make a better discription of non-residents and other lands in Town so that it may be identified.
Art. 31-To see if the Town will vote to elect three Cemetery Commissoners, one to serve one year, one to serve two years, and one to serve three years, and thereafter to choose one each year to serve for three years.
Art. 32 .- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to relay and wided the street leading from Main St. between the John C. Hammond and Dexter Whipple es- tates, to the end of the street, at the orchard of J. C. Hammond, to a uniform width as required by law, and appropriate the money for the same.
Art. 33 .- To see if the Town will vote to dispose of sundry goods or merchandise that they own at the Almshouse, or act or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the three corner piece of land bought of the Jeremiah Batcheler Estate, said piece of land lying on the east side of road laid out to the new school-house.
Art. 35 .- To see if the Town will contribute one cent on every one hundred dollars of its assessed valuation for a monument in the city of Worcester, to be surmounted by a bronze equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. Charles Devens : From Commission for County Soldiers Monument and Devens Statue. .
Art. 36 .- To see if the Town will vote to prohibit any person to take from Badluck Pond, so called, any fish in any manner, except with a single hook, and either a hand line or a line attached to a rod or pole held by hand with bait, arti- ficial fly or spoon.
Art. 37 .- To see if the Town .will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a commission of three or five men to
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take a valuation of the Town, or see if the Town will elect said commission by ballot.
Art. 38 .- To see if the Town will vote the the Tax Collector be required to make an annual report to be printed with the annual report of the other town offices, such report to include the following items : amount of tax assessed, amount collected, amount abated, amount uncollected ; names of all delinquent tax payers and the amount of tax due from each.
Art. 39 .- To see if the Town will vote twenty five-dollars ($25.00) for repairs of town clock, so called, to be paid from contingent fund.
Art. 40 .- To see if the Town will accept provisions of the Revised Laws, Chap. 102, Sec. 73 to 81 inclusive.
The polls may close at 3 o'clock P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, at the Post Office in East Douglas, at the Post Office in Douglas Center, and at the School House 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.
Given under our hands this third day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and two.
WILLIAM H. EMERSON, ) Selectmen W. H. WELLMAN, of M. M. LUTHER, $ Douglas.
Report of Selectmen.
The Selectmen of the Town of Douglas herewith respectfully submit their annual report of the financial affairs of the town, for the year ending March 1, 1902.
181 orders have been drawn on the Town Treasurer, to the amount of $14,620.51 for the following purposes :
Highways and Bridges.
Appropriation,
Paid Augustus Dudley, Supt.,
$2,500 00 3,019 06-
Overdrawn,
$519 06
Schools, Transportation Pupils, Repairs and Janitor, Fuel, Books and Supplies.
Appropriation,
$5,725 .00
Fuel,
$482 62
Books and supplies,
273 96
General school expenses,
96 59
Repairs,
109 58
Supt. schools,
220 00
Teachers, janitor, transportation,
4,716 30-
$5,893 05
Railing Highway.
By vote of town,
$42 82
Support of Poor.
Appropriation, Expended,
$1,600 00 1,100 00-
Balance, $500 00
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Samuel Sibley Post, G. A. R.
By vote of town,
$100 00
State Aid, Chap. 301.
Joseph T. Arnold,
$48 00
Sybil Andrews,
36 00
Wellington Balcome,
60 00
Laura Balcome,
48 00
Sylvester Chase,
48 00
Mrs. Henry Cook,
48 00
Wellington Dore,
48 00
George Leach,
48 00
Mrs. W. H. Marshall,
48 00
James McMahon,
36 00
C. E. Green,
48 00
Geo. Nichols,
33 00
Chandler Titus,
48 00
C. A. Whipple,
48 00
James Wilson,
72 00
Elmira Staples,
48 00
Anna S. Knapp,
48 00
C. H. Barton,
48 00
Joseph Quinn,
. 48 00
W. W. Sherman,
8 00- $917 00
Military Aid.
Horace Belding,
$36 00
Fire Company.
Appropriation,
$320 00
Robert Lunn, janitor,
$13 00
Palmer Converse,
320 00
A. F. Jones, coal,
17 50
R. Lunn, cleaning engine,
3 00
Repairing engine and labor,
60 23
Team, carting engine,
1 00
W. E. Jones, supplies,
8 50
Watching fire, James Smith,
7 98
A. F. Jones, coal,
17 50-
448 71
Overdrawn,
$128 71
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Town[Clerk.
E. N. Jenckes, recording, indexing, and returning births, deaths, and marriages, attending meetings, books, blanks and postage,
$68 40
Registrars.
E. N. Jenckes, $20 00
Frank Correll,
15 00
Francisco Bowen, and moderator,
20 00
Chas. Mercier,
15 00- $70 00
Election Expenses.
Expenses,
Salaries.
Selectmen,
W. H. Emerson,
$33 34
W. H. Wellman,
33 33
M. M. Luther,
33 33- $100 00
Overseers of Poor,
A. F. Jones,
$100 00
Henry Mowry,
25 00
W. L. Church,
25 00- $150 00
Assessors,
Chauncey R. Hill,
$92 50
A. F. Brown,
81 25
M. M. Luther,
102 25- $276 00
Town Treasurer,
W. E. Jones,
$75 00
School Committee,
S. F. Root,
$33 33
P. F. Ela,
83 33
Chas. J. Batcheller,
33 34- $150 00
Purchasing Agent,
C. J. Batcheller,
$25 00
Truant Officers,
· Moses H. Balcome,
$5 00
F. F. Young,
15 00- $20 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
W. E. Jones, 1901, $10 00
$70 50
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Soldiers' Relief.
Aid to Mrs. Anna S. Knapp, $36 00
Aid to Geo. Nichols (26 weeks),
75 50- $111 50
Auditor.
Walter Schuster, 1900,
$5 00
Cattle Inspection.
Walter E. Cook,
$42 50
Inspection of Meat and Provisions.
Walter E. Cook,
$31 46
Fire Wardens and Engineer.
WV. L. Church,
$8 25
W. R. Wallis,
19 95
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Geo. Buffum, 6 00
W. H. Emerson,
1 00
Whitin Machine Works,
3 65
W. R. Wallis,
12 60
B. L. Morse,
10 20
Arthur F. Jones,
2 00-
$63 65
Printing.
Town reports, ballots, blanks, etc.,
$98 50
Snow Roads.
Bills for 1901,
$14 00
Bills for 1902,
489 89- $503 89
Sexton.
Moses H. Balcome,
$11 00
Miscellaneous.
Edward D. Loughman, damages on highway,
$50 00
B. A. Stockwell, labor on vault, 3 75
Alonzo Gove, labor on vault,
1 50
Walter Thompson, damages on road,
3 00
15
Dr. Coullard, reporting births, $2 75
Emorr Record Co., printing records,
35 00
Frank Bird, insurance on school house, 133 00
Dr. Ela, reporting births,
3 00
Paid for special police for 4th of July,
16 25
Charles Miltom, bill for council,
16 00
Camtre and Claflin, bill,
3 50
A. F. Roberts,
2 25
Allen Bros.
7 75
License bonds &c.
5 00
A. F. Brown, making deed,
1 50
Carter Ink Co.
1 25
W. R. Wallis, wood for town hall,
5 50
Joseph Bowen, covering table &c.
3 85
Joseph Bowen, returning 39 deaths,
9 75
Joseph Bowen, burial Sylvester Chase,
35 00
Care of town clock, by vote of town,
25 00
W. H. Emerson, expense on Casey case,
25 00
Settlement of Casey case,
350 00
W. H. Emerson, for postage &c.
2 08
M. M. Luther, incidental expenses,
5 86
H. N. Lougee, labor on scraper,
22 16
W. E. Jones, nails.
1 18
C. R. Hill, stationary, postage, books, &c.
7 23
W. E. Jones, supplies for town hall.
13 86
W. E. Jones, expenses as Treasurer,
47 90
A. F. Jones, wood for town hall,
2 50
C. R. Hill, repairs of sidewalk at Centre,
2 94
C. R. Hill, books, stationary, &c.
5 23
A. F. Brown. repairs on culvert,
3 00
$853 54
Contageous Diseases.
Expenses for vaccination, &c. $134 00 . Expenses for scarlet fever, 187 93
$321 93
Recapitulation.
Highways and bridges, $3,019 06
Schools, transporting pupils, repairs, janitor, fuel, books and supplies, 5,899 05 Support of the poor, 1,100 00
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Samuel Sibley Post,
$100 00
State and military aid,
953 00
Fire Engine Company,
440 73
Registrars,
70 00
Election expenses,
70 50
Salaries,
806 00
Soldiers relief,
111 50
Auditor,
5 00
Cattle inspection,
42 50
Meat and provisions,
31 46
Fire Warden and Engineer,
63 65
Printing,
98 50
Snow roads,
503 89
Sexton,
11 00
Miscellaneous,
848 31
Scarlet fever and contageous diseases,
187 93
Small-pox,
134 00
Town Clerk,
68 40
Railing highways,
42 82
C. R. Hill, books, stationary &c.
5 23
Watching fires, James Smith,
7 98
$14,620 51
We have examined the books and accounts of the town Treasurer, and counted the money belonging to the town, and find them correct.
WM. H. EMERSON, ) Selectmen W. H. WELLMAN, of
M. M. LUTHER, Douglas.
L. B. SAXTON, Auditor.
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Treasurer's Report.
W. E. JONES, Treasurer.
1901.
Dr.
Mar. 1. Cash on hand, $643 12
25. Rec'd from Walter Cook, auctioneer's lic. 2 00
29. State Treasurer on note, 5,000 00
Apr. 1.
A. A. Putnam, Justice, 21 20
27. John Labelle, pool room lic,,
15 00
30. E. B. Knapp, Coll., % 1900. Edward Genott & Co. license, first and fourth class, 2,000 00
William H. Condon, license, first and fourth class, 2,000 00
Napoleon Bumfield, one pool table license, 5 00
May 1.
Alexander Furzley, peddler's lic., No. 62, 8 00
2. John Condon, butcher's lic., 1 00
H. W. Jones, .6
1 00
4.
J. M. Rawson, auct'rs 66
2 00
31.
Trustees Mumford R. Lodge, William J. McMahon & Co. butcher's license, 1 00
T. J. Murphy, butcher's lic., 1 00
24.
State Treasurer, % inspection of cattle, 24 50
State Treasurer, corp'n tax,
18 53
July 1.
A. A. Putnam, Justice, 60 29
17.
0
Sale of School House in Potter district, 30 00
500 00
June22.
100 00
18
July 23. Rec'd from E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 1,
25.
$700 00 66 “ 2, 700 00
R. H. Chamberlain % fines, 40 00 E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 3, 500 00
30. 66 4, 600 00
State Treas., % State paup., 6 temporary sup-
Aug. 1.
port State paupers, E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 5, 66 66 c 1900
175 00
3.
66 66
66 66
66
9, 100 00
66
66
ac Taxes, 100 00
66 No. 10, 800 00
Sept. 3.
Joseph Stwgoff, for license,
8 00
7.
E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 11, " 12 400 00 300 00
66 " 13 300 00
Oct. 5.
Kelil Casey, peddler's lic .. 8 00
A. A. Putnam, Justice,
58 19
E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 14, 6. ac 1900,
50 00
66 " 1899,
50 00
21.
66 66 No. 15, 400 00
66
16. 400 00
60
66
17, 400 00
State Treasurer c State paup., 31 28
" burial 66 66
15 00
4.
E. B. Knapp, Coll., No. 18,
100 00
11.
66
19.
500 00
16.
66 66 20.
100 00
Dec. 7.
66 66 21, 100 00
66
66
22 200 00
S. F. Root, ℃ Tuition,
State Treas., ac corp'n tax,
66
66 nat'l bank tax,
104 41
military aid.
18 00
66
State aid,
814 00
66
" supp't State paup.,
55 16
66
66 temporary sup-
port State paupers, 8 00
16 48
1,800 00
66
No. 6, 3,700 00 1,200 00 7, 8, 200 00
17.
24.
66 66
29.
66
10. 21.
200 00
30.
Nov. 2.
10
6 00
252 61
16.
4 75
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19
Dec. 26. Rec'd from E. A. Brown County Treas., 1902.
dog fund, $255 30
Jan. 1. A. A. Putnam, Justice, 35 71
4. E. B. Knapp, Coll., 100 00
6.
66
100 00
7.
Lazarus Lockwood, peddler's license, 8 00
Feb. 1.
State Treas., % State paup., 33 43
transp. " 4 05
66 .66 burial 4 00
66
66 income school fund, 638 08
98 59
E. B. Knapp, trustee cemetery, sale of lot, 14 00
James Smith, for building, 10. 00
27. E. B. Knapp, Coll., 1897,
1 07
1899,
205 42
66 1900, 206 23
66
1901, 400 00
Interest rec'd on deposits, 62 25
28.
E. B. Knapp, Coll., 1901,
100 00
Rev. Chas. P. Pierce, Treas. Library, 49 85
E. B. Knapp, Coll., 1901, 100 00
$28,474 50
W. E. JONES, Treasurer.
1901.
Cr.
Mar. 8. Paid James Smith, interest on note, one year to March 6, 1901, $60 00
12. Edwin Moore, Exec. int. on Albert Butler notes one year to Feb. 19, 1901, 54 00
Apr. 3. M. M. Luther, int. on note, one year to Mar. 29, 1901, 12 00
State Treas., dis. on note, 120 00
Orders Selectmen, Nos. 1-23 inc., 1,309 86
8. E. P. Heath, Dep. Sheriff,
35 49
11. Chas P. Pine, % Library No. 125, 66 66 126,
12 95
20 00
Walter E. Jones, 127, 27 40
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4.
E. P. Heath, Coll. 1898,
6.
E. B. Knapp, Coll., 100 00
20
Apr. 12. Paid Frank Smith, Constable,
$12 69
30. Lura Wallis, int. on note, two years to Apr. 20, 1901. 96 00
May 4. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 24-35 inc. 1,154 60
28. State Treas., 4 license fees, 1,000 00
Note to Sarah Richardson,
632 68
Int. on 66 note,
37 96
June 1. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 36-49 inc.,
1,251 97
4. Edwin Moore, int. on notes, 1 year to Mar. 26, 1901, Alice Luther, c Library No. 129,
19 09
July 1.
Mrs. Wm. Abbott, int. on note, one year to Apr. 6, 1901. 90 00
2.
E. P. Heath, Dep. Sheriff,
76 58
6. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 50-60 inc.,
2,062 49
13. Edwin Moore, int. on note, one year to Apr. 29, 1901, 78 00
22.
Edwin Moore, int. on two notes, one year, 72 00
Aug. 3. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 66-77 inc.,
582 33
24. E. N. Jenckes, Agt. int on note, one year to Aug. 19, 1901,
110 00
9.
A. F. Jones, % Library No. 128,
7 00
Oct. 2.
5. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 91-102 inc.,
1,021 27
+
E. P. Heath, Dep. Sheriff,
56 17
29.
Frank Bird, Library order No. 132,
30 00
31. C. B. Beach & Co. 66 6 134.
9 50
Nov. 2. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 103-115 inc., 27. State Treas., note in full,
5,000 00
Lovina S. Jones, int. on note, one year to Nov. 10, 1901, 30 00
Dec. 7.
Orders Selectmen, Nos. 116-132 inc., 952 04
10.
State Treas., State tax,
647 50
31. Chas. P, Pierce, Treas., Library order No. 135,
162 90
1902.
Jan. 1. School House Bond, No. 4, 1,000 00
Cupon on 66
40 00
$
Sept. 7. Orders Selectmen. Nos. 78-90 inc.,
942 15
14. A. E. Luther. Library order No. 130, W. R. Wallis, 131, 66
18 98
1 00
1,118 67
Recording deed and postage, 1 00
120 00
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Jan. 1. Paid Eleven cupons on (11) bonds out- standing, $ 440 00
4. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 133-142 inc., 610 00
E. P. Heath, Dep. Sheriff, 22 71
Feb. 1. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 143-153 inc., 1,355 83
County Treasurer, 1,161 00
4. E. P. Heath, Col., 1898, deed of property sold for taxes, 16 38
5. James Smith, note and interest, 1,055 00
Orders of abatement, 128 01
21. Int. on Albert Butler notes, one year to Feb. 19, 1902, 54 00
27. Discount on taxes, 1901, 245 75
Order of abatement, % 1897, 1 07
E. B. Knapp, Coll., order abatement ℃ 1899, 5 42
E. B. Knapp, Coll., order abatement 1900, 6 23
E. B. Knapp, Coll., order abatement ac 1901, 21 74
Mar. 1. Orders Selectmen, Nos. 154-177 inc., 1,806 40 66 66 178-181 inc., 452 90
Inhabitants Douglas tax, 27 55
" (George
Walling, deed from E. P. Heath Collector, 19 19
Cash on hand, 959 05
$28,474 50
Assets and Liabilities,
Assets.
Cash on hand, $969 05
Lockup and school property,
2,500 00
Almshouse establishment,
3,000 00
Personal property at almshouse,
1,565 25
Fire engine and hose,
800 00
Two safes in Selectmen's room,
425 00
Road machines, scraper, and tools,
300 00
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Books and supplies on hand,
179 79
Due from state on account state aid, 1,047 00
Support state paupers, 66 old account,
33 00
Inspection of cattle,
42 50
City of Cambridge,
11 00
Coal on hand at new school house,
22 80
Engine building and lot,
1,350 00
Hall
2,800 00
New School building and lot,
18,000 00
Due from sale of cemetery lot,
14 00
New town vault,
400 00
Due from E. B. Knapp, Coll., 1896,
20 31
1897,
.
173 03
E. P. Heath,
1898,
202 77
F. B. Knapp,
1899,
7 59
66 1900,
609 32
66
1901,
1,170 40
$36,087 90
1
Liabilities.
Notes Albert Butler estate (2),
$ 900 00
Edwin Moore (4),
4,500 00
M. M. Luther,
200 00
Wm. Abbott estate,
1,500 00
E. N. Jenckes, agent,
2,000 00
Lura Wallis,
800 00
Lovina S. Jones,
500 00
Eleven notes new school house, 4's,
11,000 00
Interest on above notes,
1,030 42
$22,430 42
The town has borrowed during the year from state treasurer, (paid) $5,000 00
New school house note No. 4, (paid)
1,000 00
Note to Sarah Richardson, (paid) 632 68
Note to James Smith, (paid)
1,000 00
Town debt reduced during the year, $2,632 68 WALTER E. JONES, Treasurer. L. B. SAXTON, Auditor.
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135 09
Annual Report of the
Overseers of the Poor,
For the Year Ending March 1, 1902.
FREDERICK A. PARK, Supt. of Almshouse.
Personal property at Almshouse, as per inventory March 1, 1901,
$1,877 71
March 1, 1902,
1,565 25
$312 46
We have made the Superintendent debtor to what he has re- ceived for labor, produce, etc., and credited him with what he has paid out as follows :
1901.
DR.
Mar. 1. Cash in hand of Supt., $16 19
22. Rec'd for self and team, 20
30. 66 66 66
1 25
30. Doz. eggs,
15
Apr. 2. 2 qts. vinegar, F. A. Park, Supt.,
10
2. 47 lbs. veal, John Condon,
4 23
8. 1 dinner,
25
8. Oat straw, 25
8. E. B. Knapp, Overseer of Poor, 20 00
25
9. 5 qts. milk,
11. Carting coal, 1 25
12. 2 lbs. butter, 40
16. 1 bush. potatoes, 80
17. 1 gal. vinegar, 20
.
.
24
Apr. 17.
Keeping dog 3 days,
50
20. 3 qts. milk,
15
23. 3 66
15
24. 6
66 "
30
24. 1 dinner,
25
25. 4 qts. milk,
20
25. 2 qts. skim milk,
5
27. 4 "
milk,
16
28. 2 66 66
10
30. 6 66
30
May 2. 3 66 66
15
3. 5 66 66
25
4.
10
4. Ellen Leach, 1 week's board,
2 00
6. Horses on scraper,
3 00
6. 1 day's labor,
1 50
7. 5 qts. milk,
25
8. Potatoes and milk,
1 25
4 qts. milk,
20
10. 7 '66
66
35
11. 7
35
13 8
40
15. 7
66
35
16. Labor with team,
2 00
16.
5 qts. milk,
25
17. 5
25
20. 5
25
21. 3 66
15
22.
66 66
10
23. Labor with team,
4 00
24. 4 meals,
1 00
25. 3 qts. milk,
15
27. 2 meals and lodging,
75
28. 4 qts. milk,
20
29. 5 66 66
25
30. 3 66 66
15
June 1. 4 66
20
2. 3 66
15
3. 60 " 66
3 00
4. 6
66
30
5. 4
66 66
20
5. 1 doz. eggs,
18
66
25
June 5. Use of wagon,
25
7. 5 qts. milk,
25
7. Old rags,
22
8. 5 qts. milk,
25
8. 1 lb. butter,
20
9. 1
20
9.
Cream,
8
10.
Cream and milk,
20
1 lb. butter,
20
1 qt. milk,
5
11.
Frank Manahan, 3 weeks board,
9 00
13. Labor with team,
29 75
13 5 qts. milk,
25
14. 2 66
10
15
2
10
15. 1 lb. butter,
20
15.
21 eggs,
35
16
5 qts. milk,
25
18. 7 66
35
19. 2
10
21. 2 66 60
10
21 1 lb. butter,
20
22. 1
20
24. 1
20
26.
5 66 66
25
3
15
26.
2 lbs. butter, 66
40
29 1
20
30. 6 qts. milk,
30
July 1.
4
20
1. 1 lb. butter,
20
2. 2
40
2. 3 qts. milk,
2 60
3.
52 “ 66
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