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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of Braintree,
From Feb. 1, 1876, to Feb, 1, 1877,
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF
The Board of School Committee.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
ABINGTON : Prouw cf C. FRANKLIN DAVID, Cor. of Washington St. and Brockton Avenue. Plymouth County Journal Office. 1877.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of Braintree,
From Feb. 1, 1876, to Feb. 1, 1877,
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF THE
Board of School Committee.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
ABINGTON : Press of C. FRANKLIN DAVID, Cor. of Washington St. & Brockton Avenue. Plymouth County Journal Office. 1877.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
In accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws of the Town, we respectfully submit the following report :
The work of widening and straightening Middle street, has been continued the present year, partly under the personal supervision of the Selectmen, and partly by contract,
A small amount is still due under the contracts, for which an appropriation will be required, and also to build railings in such places as the safety of the public travel seems to require.
The case of Catherine McCue against the Town, to which allusion was made in our last annual report, has resulted in a verdict against the Town, nominal damages.
4
This result shows the wisdom of contesting the case, as the verdict is a more favorable one than any other that could have been rendered.
The work of repairing the highways has been done under the direction of the Surveyors chosen by the Town, and it is but just for us to say that in our judgement they have performed their duties faith- fully and honestly, and with as good results as could be expected.
It is also just to Mr. Thomas Hill, one of the Sur- veyors, to state that of the amount which he has ex- pended in excees of his appropriation, nearly the whole was ordered by the selectmen.
The thanks of the town are due to Mr. George W. White for the gift of more than two hundred loads of gravel.
ABIJAH ALLEN, DAVID H. BATES,
Selectmen of Braintree.
SCHOOLS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles E. Stetson, teaching
$1,400 00
Martha Reed 66
450 00
R. C. Payne & Co., coal
10 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal
60 19
J. H. Mellus, shavings
45
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 40
$1,927 04
POND SCHOOL.
Freeman A. Arnold, teaching school 19 weeks at $10.50
$199 50
Mary Fennesey, teaching 21 weeks at $ 10.50 220 50
E. M. Thompson, 66
37% 66 8.00
299 20
S. Ella Torrey 40 66 8 00
320 00
Lois E. Jenkins, 66 2}
7 00
17 50
R. C. Payne & Co., coal
39 75
J. F. Sheppard, coal
70 37
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 40
J. H. Mellus, shavings
75
- $1,173 97
UNION SCHOOL.
Ella F. White, teaching 32 weeks at $10.50 $336 50
Alice H. Rounds,
I
66 10.50
10 50
Mary C. Copeland, "
7
66
10.50
73 50
S. L. Burnham, 66
40 66 8.00
320 co
M. J. Dearing, "
19
66
8.00
152 co
I. M. Rogers,
2I
8.00
168 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal
56 72
R. C. Payne & Co., coal .
8 53
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
16 00
J. H. Mellus, shavings
75
Walter E. Arnold, care of house
57 00
Arthur Hamilton, 6
8 75
$1,208 25
66
6
IRON-WORKS SCHOOL.
S. A. Childs,
teaching, 83 weeks at $10.50 . $90 30
S. A. Hammatt,
66 30
66
at 10.50 315 00
S. A. Hammatt,
9
66
at 8.00 ·
72 00
Susan Allen,
66
I
at 8.00 ·
8 00
Joanna Penniman,
21
66
at 8.00 .
168 00
Alice M. Mason,
66
39%
66
at 8.00
318 40
Susie E. Reed,
63 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
73 75
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
14 00
J. H. Mellus, shavings
15
W. A. Allen, care of house
20 90
A. H. Mason,
66
34 50
$1,178 00
EAST SCHOOL.
Victoria P. Wild, teaching 393 weeks at $10.50 ·
$415 80
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
23 50
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
16 40
J. H. Mellus, shavings
45
Dennis Dugan, fuel .
3 00
Dennis Dugan, care of house .
17 00
$476 15
SOUTHEAST SCHOOL.
Alice M. Cushing, teaching 40 weeks at $8.00
$320 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
23 94
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
8 40
Edgar W. Wild, care of house
15 00
$367 34
SOUTH SCHOOL.
M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 40 weeks at $8.00
$320 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
18 44
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
15 20
J. H. Mellus, shavings
90
Thomas Downey, care of house
15 00
$369 54
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL.
Helen A. Williams, teaching 40 weeks, at $8.00
$320 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal . 18 44
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
4 00
H. Almon Jones, care of house
·
.
.
7 50
Oscar E. Ellis,
7 50
66
9
at
7.00 .
.
·
$357 44
7
WEST SCHOOL.
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 35₺ weeks, at $8.00 . · $281 60
Marcia B. Keith, 66 66 7.00 .
5
· 35 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal . .
19 06
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
8 00
Elisha Savil, care of house
15 00
$358 66
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.
Lottie E. Allen, teaching 40 weeks, at $8.00
$320 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal
19 06
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
9 60
J. H. Mellus, shavings
65
Alice F. Stone, cleaning house
1 05
George F. Goodnow, care of house .
15 00
$365 36
Total cost of schools
$7,781 75
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS.
Isaac W. May, printing .
High School
$5 50
C. E .. Stetson, lettering diplomas
66
4 50
C. E. Stetson, printing programmes
6 00
C. E. Stetson, tuning and moving piano
66
4 00
Nichols & Hall, crayons
1 08
C. E. Stetson, repairs on battery
66
66
6 50
C. F. Pierce, repairing stoves
66
8 00
E. H. Frary, repairing clocks
66
66
1 30
Elias Hayward, stationery
66
66
2 00
E. H. Frary, repairing clock .
Pond School
2 75
C. F. Pierce, repairing stoves
18 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., supplies
66
66
2 78
P. D. Holbrook, knobs and hooks .
I 20
E. H. Frary, repairing clocks and erasers
Union School
5 58
C. F. Pierce, repairing stoves
66
66
60
J. M. Arnold, brooms and crayons
66
66
2 90
S. A. Hammatt, erasers .
Iron-Works School
60
S. W. Pratt, repairing stoves .
66
66
18 38
Elias Hayward, books, etc.
66
66
60
18 20
P. D. Holbrook, supplies
.
East School
46
S. W. Pratt, repairing stoves . .
66
6 64
66
3 85
Elias Hayward, stationery
66
45 66
P. D. Holbrook, supplies
66
66
66
S
Elias Hayward, crayons
East School
$ 50
A. J. Bates & Co., supplies
66
66
1 00
C. F. Pierce, repairing stoves
Southeast School
4 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., broom, etc.
66
66
70
Elias Hayward, books and crayons
52
P. D. Holbrook & Co., broom
South School
40
E. H. Frary, repairing clock .
2 00
C. F. Pierce, repairing stove .
"
66
3 00
Elias Hayward, crayons .
25
C. F. Pierce, repairing stove .
Southwest School
4 00
66
66
73
Elias Hayward, books .
4 78
C. F. Pierce, repairing stove .
West School
6 00
Elias Hayward, books and crayons
66
66
I 95
C. F. Pierce, repairing stove .
.
Middle Street School
4 00
Lottie E. Allen, cards
6
66
66
87
P. D. Holbrook & Co., sundries
66
66
66
I 43
Elias Hayward, books and crayons
66
66
I 66
Noah Torrey, record book, etc.
6:
66
66
I 60
.
$206 87
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture, Iron Works,
$54 75
W. K. Baker & Son, expressing,
66
3 00
A. W. Peterson, repairing plastering,
66
I 75
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
66
7 90
G. S. Baker, key,
42
Mary Welsh, washing,
66
3 10
66
3 50
East,
4 94
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
66
7 70
G. S. Baker, locks, hinges, etc.,
66
4 33
C. C. Webster, repairs,
66
.
4 00
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber,
66
2 48
Blake & Alden, settees,
Middle St.,
.
12 00
J. B. Moore, repairing pump,
66
.
1 00
66
4 50
66
3 00
South,
7 00
Mrs. Genders, washing,
3 00
L. Y. Studley, repairs,
Pond,
1 00
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
66
7 30
C. C. Webster, repairs,
Southeast,
: 75
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
60
.
1 00
.
.
.
.
.
B. J. Loring, Jr., repairs, 66
Adam Hobart, whitewashing,
€
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass, 66
·
.
66
.
66
66
P. D. Holbrook & Co., broom, etc.
66
·
.
9
A. W. Peterson, repairing plastering, Southeast, $1 50
J. M. Cutting, bolt and screws,
48
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass, 66 66
Southwest, Union,
I 50
H. A. Berry, repairs,
66
9 75
F. A. Bates, carting gravel,
2 20
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
West,
I 75
Elisha Savil, repairs,
66
85
Mary Maguire, washing,
Union,
25
E. T. Ellis, labor,
Pond,
6 00
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass,
High,
6 00
$176 85
UNION SCHOOL-HOUSE.
A. F. Hannaford, contract .
· $180 000
C. W. Hobart, repairs
5 24
Thomas Hill, self, horse, and cart, 2 days, $3.25 66 self, 3} "
1.50
5 25
S. W. Hollis, man, horse, and cart, 3
3.25
9 75
66
boy, 66
2 66
2.75
5 50
man, 2
1.50
3 00
66
20 loads gravel
2 00
superintendence
5 00
$222 24
By cash returned to treasury
27 76
$250 00
Order drawn in favor of S. W. Hollis
$250 00
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL- HOUSE.
Joseph Huff, carting gravel $38 37
A. F. Hannaford, labor and stock
2 00
Wm. J. Dana, labor, 14 days, $3 00
5 25
Joseph W. Thayer, labor and stock .
2 86
Elias Holbrook, 66 74 days, $1.50 10 87
E. W. Holbrook,
8} 66 1.25
IO 63
Simeon Thayer, 66
3} 66 1.50
4 87
A. W. Peterson, mason work .
9 23
J. M. Bunker, labor, 42 days, $1.50 82 loads gravel
6 37
4 10
G. H. Arnold, setting tree .
45
labor and superintendence .
5 00
$100 00
6 50
66
5 15
10
ALMSHOUSE.
Appraisal, Feb. 1, 1876 . $1,613 30
Esek T. Ellis, superintendent, salary
·
300 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., groceries
174 27
H. M. White,
56 19
J. Marcus Arnold,
255 93
Henry Mann, meat ·
86 89
·Jon. S. Hollis, 66
27 14
T. W. Sampson,
28 12
Wm. A. Hodges, bread and crackers
72 44
Levi W. Hobart, grain and meal
193 17
Braintree Clothing Store, clothing
33 30
Wm. A. Kane, dry goods
43 59
J. F. Sheppard, coal
39 07
G. W. White, wood and plank
14 50
Isaac N. Tirrell, two pigs
24 00
John Crowley, cow
75 00
Elisha Morse, hay
46 30
Braintree School Fund, rent
200 00
E. Hayward, medicine
8 33
Noah Torrey, medical attendance
9 50
Henry Arnold, repairing harness
2 25
Hiram A. French, ploughing
4 50
Wild & Shay, blacksmith work
31 08
F. B. Parks, tinware and repairing stove
7 30
E. W. Dailey, sundries
2 00
E. B. Holmes, fish .
10 58
Holbrook, Hobart & Porter, leather
5 90
Loud & Pratt, lumber
I 08
E. T. Ellis, sundries
28 72
J. R. Frasier, services and expenses
15 50
S. W. Hollis, as overseer .
21 00
Abijah Allen, 66 66
12 00
David H. Bates, " 66
9 00
S. W. Hollis, services on acct. of tramps
15 00
66 expenses ·
6 00
D. H. Bates, services on acct. of tramps . 10 00
$3,486 05
ALMSHOUSE CREDITS.
Appraisal Feb. 1, 1877 . $1,880 49
Cash received for fuel for schools, library, etc. 119 20 .
66 " removing snow 6 00 ·
66 . " rolling gravel .
.
3 00
-
H. S. Page,
3 10
11
Cash received for distributing town report
$4 50
66
66 " labor around Pond School-house 6 00
66
66 " hay and produce from farm . 82 28
66
66
" labor of team and man on Middle Street
53 75
$2,155 22
Cost of poor in almshouse
$1.330 83 .
The auditors, in estimating the town property at the almshouse, have placed the value of many articles below the price of last year, not only to cover the depreciation due to age and wear, but to meet the lower prices for which similar articles can now be bought ; this reduction would be more apparent in the sum total, were it not for the excellent condition of the property. The present superintendent has not only kept everything in the best order, but has materially added to the value of many articles by extensive repairs ; one wagon has been almost wholly rebuilt by him, and all have been painted and put in good condition ; the farming and other tools are all in good order and ready for immediate use, and everywhere may be seen the evidences of his industry and skill.
BENJ. F. DYER. N. F. T. HAYDEN. EBEN DENTON.
INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.
Age.
Days.
Isaac Wild
60
366
George W. Hall
50
.
366
Mary A. Littlefield
59
366
William Wild .
61
366
Sally White
71
366
George N. Thayer
41
307
Marston Cummings
69
232
John Carrigan
26
IO7
Thomas Jordan
71
127
Jerusha Jordan .
62
48
Mary Jordan
29
36
James Jordan
26
34
Cynthia Savil
76
48
Wm. S. Fogg
65
7
Jerry Sexton
66
8
517 tramps
519
Total number of days
.
3,303
Total number of weeks
.
4718
Cost of poor per week
.
$2 818
12
POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for support of Charles E.
Thayer
· $218 97
For support of Jacob Veazie . 236 92
66 William Kincaide 206 80
Northampton Hospital for the Insane, for support of Mary Goodman 192 61
Town of Yarmouth, support of Jordan family . 112 38
A. Allen, removing Jordan family 17 03 .
Mrs. Nightingale, aid to C. A. Hayden's child 4 57
Ralph Houghton, funeral " " 6. 66
7 50
66 66 66 6 66 66 wife 15 00
G. C. Hallenback, funeral expenses of Bertha
Crosby
20 00
John W. Cook, aid to Bertha Crosby 14 70
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on Bertha
Crosby 9 00
R. C. Payne, coal to N. B. Tellier .
2 25
A. J. Bates & Co., groceries to N. B. Tellier 6 00
Police Station No. 11, Boston, expense of William Wild . 3 72
A. Allen, cash paid fare for paupers 4 50
8 co
Proctor Bros., supplies to Wm. Mulligan 66 66 66 Sophia Lehman 5 97
J. F. Sheppard, coal to 66 66
5I II
J. M. Arnold, groceries to 66 66
46 00
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on Sophia Lehman 7 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal to Tristam Dalton . II 29
J. B. Allen, wood to 66 66 8 00
A. J. Bates & Co., groceries to Tristam Dalton 8 25
Joel F. Sheppard, coal to T. J. Dalton .
2 25
A. J. Bates & Co., groceries to T. J. Dalton .
12 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal to Sarah A. McCormac . 4 50
C. S. Williams, clothing to Sarah A. McCormac 3 50
John Crane, shoes to Sarah A. McCormac 2 50
A. J. Bates & Co., groceries to Sarah A. McCormac,
24 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal to Mrs. Patrick Howard 23 62
John Crane, shoes 66 66 66 66
16 35
J. B. Allen, wood 66
66 66
10 00
A. J. Bates & Co., groceries to Mrs. Patrick How- ard .
3 00
John Crane, shoes to Mrs. Lynch . I CO
13
A. J. Bates, groceries to Mrs. Lynch $13 45
John Crane, shoes to Michael Stanton 4 75
Joel F. Sheppard, coal to Mrs. A. H. Hunt
48 16
T. H. Dearing, med. att. " 66
4 00
J. M. Arnold, groceries
66
IO 61
Elias Hayward, medicine " 66
23 40
Wm. McEwan, groceries to R. Bentley .
9 03
C. W. Smith, 66
66
6 00
H. M. White, 66
L. D. Stone
95 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., “
66
35 02
J. R. Frazier, wood to
.
15 00
Noah Torrey, med. att.
66 5 00 .
H. M. White, groceries to J. E. Wheeler
24 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., “ 66
32 93
Noah Torrey, med. att.
66
1 00
H. M. White, groceries to Mrs. E. Langley
42 87
P. D. Holbrook & Co., " 66
31 73
Town of Randolph, aid to 66
60 75
R. W. Turner, coal to
4 50
H. M. White, groceries to Mrs. B. F. Hayden
36 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., “
72 21
G. W. White, wood to
"
6 00
H. M. White, goods to Mrs. S. Taunt
34 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., “ 66
16 02
Stephen Farnum, supplies to 66
2 00
Wm. A. Kane, dry goods to 66
17 00
Ralph Houghton, funeral exp. 66
15 00
H. M. White, aid to Gardner W. Mansfield goods to Bridget Connors 66 Betsey Wild
4 30
Joseph Huff, wood to
·
21 75
P. D. Holbrook, goods to
2 05
J. R. Frasier, cash to 66
5 00
66 aid to tramps .
77
Braintree Clothing Store, clothing for W. B. Smith, Jr. 5 00
A. J. Bates & Co., goods for Harriet Dalton 52 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal 8 37
P. D. Holbrook & Co., goods for Edward Huff 93 26
66
66
10 00
66
N. R. Proctor,
66 to Richard McNair 3 09
J. F. Sheppard, coal
6: 66 4 19
J. M. Arnold,
66
" J. M. Bryant 12 00
66 6. 4 00
A. J. Bates & Co., 66
" Thomas Buker 28 02
Elizabeth Farnum . 9 08
1
6 00
50 05
66
·
14
Town of Easton, aid to Snow family $8 00
66 Weymouth, aid to Jane Smith 18 75
66 66 " " Mary E. Nason 35 50
66 66 " " J. F. Welch . 3 65
66 West Bridgewater, aid to Snow family 69 50
66 66
66 Brockton, 17 07
City of Worcester, aid to Jane K. Dyer 34 15
J. F. Sheppard, coal to Geo. Carney; 4 19
66 " R. Bentley 2 10
A. J. Bates, goods to Mrs. Barton 22 00
66
" Aaron Leavitt
8 00
Wm. A. Kane, dry goods .
2 36
J. R. Frasier, expenses to Dorchester, Rockland and Brighton 5 25
Patrick Moils, conveying pauper to hospital 5 00
John H. Sumner, horse hire 3 00
Noah Torrey, medical attendance to Mrs. Nightingale 6 00
66
sundry persons . 4 25
Town of Quincy, aid to Delia W. Hayden 96 0I
66 66 " Wm. Mulligan
16 02
66 66 " " Chas. F. Arnold
R. W. Turner, coal to Newell Langley 4 50
N. R. Proctor, goods to Geo. Carney
3 05
C. H. Mann, meat to Mrs. A. H. Hunt
3 95
J. R. Frasier, overseer,
18 00
S. W. Hollis, 66
30 00
66 expenses to Brockton twice
2 50
66 " Quincy three times 50
S. M. Hollis, fare to Boston five times
2 50
66 use of team
15 50
A. Allen, Overseer
30 00
D. H. Bates, " ·
12 00
66 use of team 4 00
$2,796 45
CREDIT.
By cash from town of Weymouth
$6 00
66
city of Chelsea
32 50
66
66 town of Randolph
65 16
66
66 Hingham . .
4 75
66 66 Methuen .
9 08
Due
6 city of Boston
126 00
66
66
Weymouth
2 25
66
66 New Bedford
110 08
66
66 Chelsea
2 00
4 50
15
Due from Randolph 66 66 Hingham
16 00
Cash refunded
10 00
$386 91
Total cost of poor out of almshouse
$2,409 54 .
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS. J. B. WOOD, Surveyor.
J. B. Wood, labor, 512 days, $2.25
$115 87
60 horse and cart, 75₺ days, 1.75
132 12
Charles A. Arnold, self, horse and cart, 672 days,
$3.25
219 37
Leonard P. Hunt, self, horse and cart, 12} days,
40 62
Albert W. Dyer, self, horse and cart, 11} days, $3.25
37 37
Asa Robbins, 66
I
66 3 25 3.25
Patrick Maguire, “ 66
66
41 66
3.25 13 81
labor, 24 days, $1.50 .
3 38
Thomas Finnegan, 66 732
1.50
IIO 25
Martin Eagan,
362
1.50 .
54 75
Albert Clark,
66
313 66
66
47 25
John Murray,
27 16
66
40 50
Thomas Huston,
66
5号 66
66
8 62
E. D. Maybury,
66
66
66
8 25
Patrick Newman,
66
32
66
5 25
Geo. Mansfield,
66
173
66
66
26 25
James E. Wheeler,
4
66
66
6 00
R. F. Hollis,
66
61
66
66
9 75
Jechonias Penniman, “
IO
66
66
15 00
Thomas Briody,
66
21
66
3 75
Michael Finnegan,
66
2
66
66
3 00
Moses Hunt,
66
66
66
7 50
Joseph Huff,
3 00
Geo. W. Kelley,
66
66
2 25
Ben. Landers,
60
66
66
6 00
Wm. C. Stoddard,
66
66
5 55
Wm. Newman,
66
12
1.25 .
14 99
James Slyne,
66
66
6.
15 00
Otis Dean,
66
66
1.75 .
2 19
Daniel Friel,
66
.
I 57
F. A. Pratt,
66
H 42
Elisha Savil,
.
60
66
2
4
310
1
12
14
.
N
$3.25
·
52
5
$3 09
16
Adam Hobart, labor, 12 days, $2.25 .
$3 37
C. A. Hobart,
66
I
.
I 75
J. H. Mellus, 66
1 15
Calvin French, gravel
70 62
Joseph Dyer, 66
12 50
W. R. Penniman, gravel
IO 50
Josiah W. Thayer, gravel
10 00
Joseph A. Arnold,
66
7 62
R. D. Hobart,
66
54 00
Thacher White,
66
5 62
F. G. Crosby,
66
2 75
S. A. Bates,
25
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber
16 56
J. Jarvis French, 16 posts
4 00
Edward Hobart, 9 posts
3 15
Wild & Shay, sharpening tools
3 20
P. D. Holbrook & Co., shovels, rakes, and nails
7 04
William H. Cobb, grub hoe
80
Moses Hunt, building bridge .
.
5 00
Jon. French, covering stone
3 67
$1,189 03
THOMAS HILL, Surveyor.
Thomas Hill, labor, 81 days at $2.25
$182 25
66 horse and cart, 53 days at $1.75 ·
92 75
for boy, 152 days at $1.00 15 50
Geo. W. Hill, self, horse and cart, 782 days at $3.25
255 13
Wm. G. Hill, «
68 25
George Hill, man, 66 66
I3
66
42 25
Samuel Hill, 6
66 66 212 66
66
69 87
66
labor, 2 days at $1.50 .
3 00
George Hill,
66
5
7 50
Wm. G. Hill,
172
26 63
Wm. H. Hill,
66 71 4 66
II 25
G. D. Whitaker,
15 00
James McAlpine, 66
IO 66
66
15 00
R. A. Gage, 66
7
66
66
IO 50
Josiah Holbrook, 382 66
66
57 75
James Maher,
66
33
66
50 25
John Maher, 323 66
48 75
Leonard P. Hunt, "
3
66
66
·
4 50
Charles H. Hunt, “
3
4 50
Moses Hunt,
4
6 00
Thomas Crouther, "
2
3 00
' George Dorety,
4
66
66
6 00
66
.
66
66
.
66
66
66
.
66
.
.
66 66
2I
IO 66 66
.
17
Dennis Nolan, labor, 2 days at $1.50
$3 00
James Riley, 66
66
12 75
Cornelius Maguire, "
66
.
17 25
James McKenney, " 7 66
10 50
John Desmond, 66
66
9 75
Thomas P. Fogg, " 42
66
7 13
S. W. Hollis, gravel
75 88
B. L. Morrison, «
30 12
A. S. Morrison, «
I 80
David Thayer, 6
6 10
F. & C. Wilson, stone
4 25
L. Lynch, blacksmith work
8 15
J. Breck & Sons, tools
4 19
$1,186 50
BENJAMIN J. LORING, Surveyor.
Benjamin J. Loring, labor, 894 days,
at $2.25
$201 69
66 cart, 44} days, at .25
II 13
66 66 cash for sharpening tools
25
William Mills, self, horse, and cart, 4411% days, at $3.25
143 31
William Mills, horse and cart, 42 days, at $1.75
8 32
E. R. Waterman, self and three horses, 12 days
9 00
horse and cart, 52 days, at $1.75
9 62
66 horse, 5028 days, at 1.50
76 42
Andrew Gott, self, horse, and cart, 2223 days, at 3.25
73 60
R. D. Hobart, horse and cart, 4 days,
at
1.50
6 00
Robert M. Loring, labor, 7617 days,
at
1.50
115 27
Willie J. Loring,
583
at
1.25
73 12
John Preston,
66
35₺
at
1.50
52 87
T. J. Griffin,
66
133
66
20 62
John Moriarty,
66
1320 66
66
20 18
Frank McDonald,
66
66
66
17 18
Royal T. King,
66
16
17 66
James Chambers,
66
66
66
18 37
James Bradley,
66
66
66
35 18
T. J. Dalton,
352%
66
at 1.00
5 50
William Mills,
66
1031
at 1.50
15 81
B. J. Loring, Jr.,
66
1
66
·
I 25
J. A. Loring,
66
1
66
1 00
Caleb Stetson, gravel
II 33
J. E. Hayward, “
6 40
Mitchell, Wendell & Co., gravel
4 60
J. M. Cutting,
66
.
.
2 40
66
53 17
John Croke,
66
53
66
.
.
2
.
,
·
II20
12}
2320
·
18
Austin White, gravel
$10 00
A. J. Bates,
9 20
B. J. Loring, Jr.,
16 60
J. S. Newcomb,
34 38
H. C. Kilgore,
66
I 90
Cornelius Green,
2 70
John Kilshaw,
5 12
W. I. Jordan, sharpening picks
1 00
Judah A. Loring, I post .
50
B. J. Loring, Jr., repairs on cart Loud & Pratt, lumber
50
J. F. Sheppard, 3 cedar posts
3 00
J. E. Johnson, pail and mug
72
J. M. Walsh, girth and strap .
3 40
Thomas South, iron posts and repairs on cart
II 16
G. S. Baker, tools .
I 58
Adam Glover, sharpening tools
75
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work .
6 75
Ames Plough Co., tools .
4 63
$1,134 97
CREDIT.
By cash paid Treasurer by B. J. Loring :
Received from H. J. Holbrook $5 00
Caleb Stetson
4 00
9 00
Amount expended on highways
$3,501 50
DRAWBRIDGE.
Jesse Burrell, superintendent
$100 00
B. J. Loring, labor .
.
.
7 43
South Boston Iron Co., castings
.
3 40
T. D. Bagley, labor and iron work .
4 75
Thomas South, 66
2 00
$117 58
MIDDLE STREET.
N. M. Hobart, on contract
.
$550 00
Michael Brandley, on contract .
372 00
F. & C. Wilson, stone for bridge
.
86 13
J. B. Allen, carting stone
28 00
.
.
.
9 83
.
$1,125 97
19
J. B. Allen, labor 5 days, $3.00
$15 00
Geo. H. Arnold, labor 94 days, $3.00
27 75
Wm. Allen, 66
9ł 66 3.00
27 75
66
66 use of derrick 10 days
10 00
66
66 tools, powder, and fuse
50
Geo. W. Hill, self, horse and cart 17
days, $3.25
55 00
Henry Hill, 66
66
66
66
55 25
George Hill,
66
66
66
66
48 75
66 one man
5
66 1.00
5 00
Josiah Holbrook, labor,
132
1.50
20 25
William G. Hill,
66
162
66
66
24 75
Levi I. Hayden,
66
66
60
22 50
Thomas P. Fogg,
66
18
66
27 00
Leonard P. Hunt,
66
14
66
66
21 00
Thomas Hill,
21
2.25
45 00
66
horse and cart
4
1.75
7 00
S. W. Hollis,
66
66
6
66
10 50
superintendence
15 00
$1,516 25
REMOVING SNOW.
Thomas Hill, cash paid
$127 90
J. B. Wood, 66
66
98 85
B. J. Loring,
66
112 80
L. W. Collins, “
66
18 55
E. T. Ellis
6 00
S. S. French
3 85
J. Franklin Bates
4 80
Moses Hunt
2 00
$374 75
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Rand, Avery & Co., printing town report $186 36
66
66 extra copies school report
9 00
66 66 66 66 voting and jury lists . 28 00
66 notices
7 40
J. R. Frazier, cash paid for printing
6 91
C. G. Esterbrook, printing warrants and notices
17 00
R. D. Hobart, surveying .
20 50
T. B. Stoddard, assisting auditors
2 00
42
66
14 62
E. T. Ellis 66
15
66
18
27 00
Luther Thayer,
15
66
66
66
" carting 66
50
17
66
Green & Prescott,
20
" Boston Herald," advertising .
$5 25
A. F. Hanaford, watching fires
6 00
E. F. E. Thayer, insurance
206 00
J. R. Smith, insurance
50 00
Mercer & Whittemore, insurance James E. Wheeler, distributing town reports
I 50
W. A. Allen,
66
66
3 00
E. T. Ellis,
66
66
66
4 50
S. W. Hollis, expenses .
2 00
A. Allen, ·
3 80
J. R. Frazier, 66 of fire inquest
38 05
J. F. Bates,
53 15
R. D. Hobart, gravel
3 15
Eri T. Joy, damages on Adams Street
25 00
Thomas Groom, stationery
3 20
Nichols & Hall, 66
27 00
Secretary of State, copy of record
I 50
Luther R. Barnes, painting pumps . Henry Hobart, repairing pump and cleaning well J. H. Sumner, horse hire .
5 00
N. M. Hobart, removing dead horse
I 00
P. D. Holbrook, repairing pump
I 50
John Cronin, horse hire .
2 00
N. R. Proctor, dipper for pump
50
G. C. Hallenbeck, returning deaths .
7 25
Theodore Walsh, lantern frame and bulletin board .
4 00
Q. L. Reed, surveying
12 00
Edward Hobart, post
75
Geo. H. Arnold, assisting surveyor .
I 25
E. Hayward, postage stamps .
3 19
Samuel Curtis, returning deaths
6 00
S. A. Bates, collecting and recording marriages, births, and deaths
69 70
Samuel A. Bates, cash for stationery and stamps S. W. Hollis, expense to Boston five times .
1 85
66 use of team
II OO
66 cash paid for repairing harness
I 25
A. Allen, expense .
7 80
D. H. Bates, use of team .
.
3 00
H. M. White, tools ..
.
.
.
3 95
George W. Thayer, gravel
·
3 00
F. T. Ellis, rolling gravel .
3 00
$956 41
.
.
2 50
.
66 66
5 90
13 75
·
75 00
21
SUIT OF CATHERINE MCCUE AGAINST THE TOWN.
Edward Avery, services as attorney .
$400 00
Asa French, 66 66
300 00
W. C. B. Fifield, M. D., medical expert
233 00
D. L. Lincoln,
66 16
.
200 00
Henry G. Clark,
175 00
T. H. Dearing
66 60
25 00
A. Allen, cash paid witnesses and expenses
61 23
N. M. Hobart, summoning witnesses
1 30
E. Granville Pratt, damages and costs .
119 00
$1,515 53
POLICE UNIFORMS.
H. A. Abbot, caps and trimmings
$23 59
H. A. Winship, belts and billies
50 50
$74 09
Appropriation .
65 00
Cr. by cash received of policemen
$9 09
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hunneman & Co., hose and repairs . $304 25
E. M. Thayer, steward of No. 2
58 33
W. B. Smith, Jr., No. I
18 50
T. J. Dalton, No. I
26 36
Wm. McEwan, refreshments .
13 20
Wm. A. Hodges, 66
3 00
Geo. Davis, .
IO 92
C. W. Smith, 66
7 88
A. J. Bates, 66
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