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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE '
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
FEB. 1, 1879, TO FEB. 1, 1880,
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
BOSTON : ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, NO. 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1880.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
FEB. 1, 1879, TO FEB. 1, 1880,
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
BOSTON : ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, NO. 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1880.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
ANOTHER financial year of the town has closed, and in accordance with the By-Laws of the town, we most respectfully submit the following report : -
The street leading from Shaw Street to Quincy Avenue has been built the past year, by the order of the county commissioners. It also has been ac- cepted by them, and opened for public travel.
Elliot Street has been laid out by the selectmen, and accepted by the town. It has been graded at an expense of $194.70. A further appropriation of $300 is necessary to gravel the road, and to build railings wherever needed.
The selectmen have received petitions asking for the laying out and building of two different roads to connect Elliot Street with Commercial Street. Both of these routes have been surveyed, and there is no question of the necessity of building a road to con- nect those two points, thereby connecting the terri- tory on Elliot Street with the rest of the town.
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The only question is, which of these routes shall be built, or whether another route cannot be selected which will better accommodate the public travel.
The selectmen are of opinion that further surveys should be made, and then the question can be decided more intelligently.
At the last annual meeting the sum of $600 was raised and appropriated for repairs on the Iron Works School-house, and the expenditure was intrusted to the hands of a competent committee. In making these repairs the committee assumed the responsibil- ity of expending an amount more than double the sum appropriated, and at a special meeting the town was called upon to appropriate the additional sum of $800 to make good this deficiency. The town at that meeting made the appropriation, but coupled with its vote a protest against the unauthorized act of the committee, which was entered upon the rec- ords. The selectmen have recently been requested to draw their order on the treasury for a further sum of $25 for the same purpose, which they have declined to do without specific instructions from the town.
If the town can legally be made responsible for such claims, we think some action should be taken to prevent similar committees, hereafter chosen, from expending more than the amount appropriated. If it is understood that such committees have unlimited power to pledge the credit of the town, without regard to its vote, the result will be to leave to the discretion of a few men the decision of a question
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which, in our judgment, ought never to pass from the control of the town; viz., how much of its money shall be expended for a given object. We do not think the town is prepared to adopt such a course.
S. W. HOLLIS,
ABIJAH ALLEN,
Selectmen of
ANSEL O. CLARK, Braintree.
J'ence servers
Selection
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SCHOOLS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles E. Stetson, teaching 10 weeks, at $35
$350 00
Charles E. Stetson, teaching 30 weeks, at $30
900 00
Martha Reed, teaching 40 weeks, at $11.25,
450 00
Joel F. Sheppard, coal
11 80
Michael Brandley
35 92
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 00
POND SCHOOL.
Freeman A. Arnold, teaching 40 weeks, at $10.50 ·
$420 00
S. Ella Torrey, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 320 00
320 00
E. M. Thompson, teaching 40 weeks, at $8, Michael Brandley, coal .
44 90
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 00
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.
1,110 90
UNION SCHOOL.
Wellington Record, teaching 40 weeks, at $10.50 . .
$420 00
Inez M. Rogers, teaching 20 weeks, at $8
160 00
F. M. Stebbins, teaching 20 weeks, at $8
160 00
S. L. Burnham, teaching 40 weeks, at $8
320 00
M. Brandley, coal
17 96
R. Allen Gage, care of house
70 00
R. A. Gage, shavings
20
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
12 00
Mrs. Carney, cleaning house
12 00
1,173 16
IRON WORKS SCHOOL.
E. L. Bradford, teaching 303 weeks, at $10.50 $321 30
E. A. Newton, teaching 7 days, at $2 . 14 00
E. A. Newton, teaching 1 week 10 50
Alverdo Mason, teaching 7 weeks, at $10.50, 73 50
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 320 00
.
$1,753 72
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Inez A. Penniman, teaching 10 weeks, at $8, Inez A. Penniman, teaching 30 weeks, at $7, 210 00
$80 00
Galen E. Pratt, care of house 66 45
E. L. Bradford, cash paid for cleaning house, 2 00
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
9 00
$1,106 75
EAST SCHOOL.
Victoria P. Wilde, teaching 394 weeks, at $10.50
$417 90
Nettie L. Burt, teaching 10 weeks, at $8 80 00 .
Nettie L. Burt, teaching 30 weeks, at $7 Jesse Burrell, care of house
36 00
Jesse Burrell, shavings
30
Michael Brandley, coal
26 94
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
10 50
781 64
SOUTHEAST SCHOOL.
Ina G. Cutting, teaching 10 weeks, at $8
$80 00
Ina G. Cutting, teaching 30 weeks, at $7
210 00
Michael Brandley, coal
13 47
L. A. McGaw, care of house
150
J. M. Cutting, Jr., care of house
50
Martha Penniman, cleaning house
50
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
3 00
322 97
SOUTH SCHOOL.
M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 40 weeks, at $8,
$320 00
Thomas Downey, care of house .
11 25
M. Brandley, coal
13 47
Mrs. Boyle, cleaning house .
1 50
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
.
10 50
356 72
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL.
Helen A. Williams, teaching 393 weeks, at $8, $316 80
Oscar E Ell:s, care of house
15 00
T. T. Ellis, kindlings
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WEST SCHOOL.
Marcia A. Keith, teaching 20 weeks, at $7 . $140 00
Susie M. Reed, teaching 20 weeks, $7 140 00
Elisha Savil, care of house
15 00
M. Brandley, coal
6 73
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
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7 50
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3 00
334 80
309 23
210 00
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MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.
Lottie E. Allen, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . $320 00
Ellsworth A. Hollis, care of house 15 00
M. Brandley, coal .
13 47
E. T. Ellis, kindlings .
. 9 00
$357 47
Total cost of schools
$7,607 36
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS.
H. L. Thayer, conveyance of children .
$180 00
C. E. Stetson, table for books of reference 3 00 .
C. E. Stetson, lettering diplomas 10 00 .
C. E. Stetson, printing programmes .
5 50
C. E. Stetson, chemicals, erasers, and ink .
4 60
Gunn & Bliss, report cards
4 00
E. P. Hayward, tuning piano at Union School
3 50
J. M. Arnold, dippers, dusters, brooms, brushes, Union School ·
56
E. L. Bradford, pail and dipper, Iron Works School
80
P. D. Holbrook & Co., brooms and crayons, South School · P. D. Holbrook & Co., basket, coal-hod, etc , Pond School 3 45
1 15
P. D. Holbrook & Co., crayons and broom, Middle Street School 1 48
P. D. Holbrook & Co., brush, curtain, and fixtures, High School 1 55 . P. D. Holbrook & Co., brush and duster, Iron Works School 2 68
2 20
Julia F. Hayward, erasers and books, Union School Julia F. Hayward, erasers and books, Iron Works School
31 95
. 00 Julia F. Hayward, crayons and books, West School Julia F. Hayward, crayons and books, East School 8 42
Julia F. Hayward, book, Middle Street School
1 00
Julia F. Hayward, crayons, erasers, etc., South School, Julia F. Hayward, crayons and books, Southeast School
2 70
Julia F. Hayward, crayons and books, Southwest School
5 40
Julia F. Hayward, crayons and books, Pond School 11 22
Julia F. Hayward, crayons, High School .
40
Julia F. Hayward, book for poor boy . ·
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95
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5 23
9
Julia F. Hayward, stationery and stamps, school com- mittee $3 00
George C. Thayer, 600 school reports 4 00
New England School Furnishing Co., ten dozen erasers, 13 75
C. G. Esterbrooks, printing questions for examination of candidates for High School 4 00
Lee & Shepard, reference book
8 00
L. A. H. Butler, books for poor children 2 14
L. A. H. Butler, drawing cards and book for desk, Union School .
4 00
E. Savil, broom, West School .
38
Wm. Bowditch, broom, East School . 30
W. A. Green, repairing clock, Southeast School . .
95
W. A. Green, repairing clock, High School
75
$340 01
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Morrill Williams, repairs Southwest School- house $2 65
Morrill Williams, repairs on fence, Southwest 3 00
Robert Hamilton, labor and stock repairing Union School-house 12 18
James Croke, repairs on out-house, Iron Works .
1 00
R. A. Gage, glass and setting and repairs, Union
95
R. A. Gage, repairs on Middle Street School-house
75
William R. Penniman, repairs South School-house
4 87
William R. Penniman, pedestals for chairs, Pond William .R. Penniman, labor, etc. 3 30
7 00
J. B. Rhines, lumber for East School-house 37 51
E. L. Bradford, setting glass, Iron Works .
20
Joseph I. Bates, grate and labor, Union .
2 00
Joseph I. Bates, grates, repairs on stoves, etc., Iron Works .
18 55
Joseph I. Bates, repairs on stove, East .
.
11 41
. Michael Brandley, two loads loam, Pond 50
William H. Cobb, repairs on Pond School-house . Robert Brooks, setting glass, Iron Works .
1 00
Henry McElwyn, slating blackboards, East
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74
Henry McElwyn, slating blackboards, Union
8 14
Henry McElwyn, slating blackboards, West
2 86
Henry McElwyn, slating blackboards, Southwest
2 40
L. R. Barnes, slating blackboards, Pond
8 96
L. R. Barnes, repairs of blackboards, Pond
50
L. R. Barnes, slating blackboards, Middle Street
3 88
L. R. Barnes, glass and setting, Southeast . 1 50
50
J. W. Thayer, glass and setting, Middle Street . George W. Kelly, cleaning well, Pond
.
1 60
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40
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10
G. E. Pratt, keys for Iron Works $ 75
J. F. Sheppard, four posts, Iron Works 1 40
A. W. Peterson, labor and material, Union . 10
A. W. Peterson, labor and material, West . .
1 05
A. W. Peterson, labor and material, Southeast ·
2 60
A. W. Peterson, labor and material, Middle Street 9 60
A. W. Peterson, labor and material, Iron Works 00
A. A. Linnell, Russia pipe, High 1 62
A. A. Linnell, repairing stove, Southwest
50
John Maloney, cleaning out-house, Iron Works
5 00
Hayward Bros., labor and material, East
00
S. W. Pratt, repairs on stoves. Union .
18 39
H. A. Berry, labor and material, Union 7 63
70
$228 09
IMPROVEMENT OF IRON WORKS SCHOOL-HOUSE AND GROUNDS.
Paid Loud & Pratt, for lumber $324 00
George A. Cushing, for carpenter work 245 03
John A. Robertson, balustrade and posts for piazza 67 75
John A. Robertson, window frames, brackets, etc. Watson & Bisbee, stairs
2 89
A. W. Hastings & Co., doors and sashes
30 34
George S. Baker, hardware ·
26 00
James West, painting
93 67
S. W. Pratt, tin roofing
20 76
John Kelly, cementing tin roof
7 35
Charles Wilson, underpinning and steps
61 00
Alden Bowditch, cutting and setting underpinning and steps 5 50
R. B. Carter, stone
2 50
Robert Orr. building fence, 145 feet at $0.50
72 50
W. I. Jordan, iron posts
8 25
P. A. Wales & Son, pump and platform
36 00
B. J. Loring, labor on well and grading yard, 38795 days at $1.75 per day . 68 08
B. J. Loring, cash paid for powder and fuse 4 00
B J. Loring, use of tools and sharpening .
5 35
Patrick Sullivan, labor, 333 days, $1.50
50 10
William H. Renn, labor, 20,8 days, $1.50
31 20)
Patrick McCormick, labor, 3 days, $1.50 4 50
Jacob Dexheimer, labor, 2019 days, $1.50 31 35 ·
Jacob Dexheimer, labor, 17 days, $1.62
27 54
·
80 00
H. A. Berry, labor and material, West
11
Paid Andrew Gott, horse, cart, and self, 163 days, $3,
$49 00
Matthew Smith, horse, cart, and self, 3 days, $3, 9 00
Mrs. Dolan, cleaning .
5 25
John W. Dolan, cleaning
4 38
$1,400 29
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
SAMUEL S. FRENCH, Surveyor.
S. S. French, labor, 92 days, at $2
$184 00
S. S. French, horse and cart, 133 days, at $1.50 .
199 50
S. S. French, two horses, 18 days, at $2.70, 48 60
S. S. French, lot of stone
2 25
S. S. French, powder and fuse
50
S. S. French, 73 loads gravel, $0.08
5 84
Thomas Gannon, labor, 864 days, at $1.50,
130 20
Thomas Gannon, labor, 13} days, at $1.25 .
16 873
John Rennie, labor, 43 days, at $1.50
64 75
John Rennie, labor, 6 days, at $1.25
7 50
David Lane, labor, 53 days, at $1.50 .
79 50
James McKinney, labor, 48% days, at $1.50,
73 20
George E. Arnold, labor, 23 days, at $1.50, George E. Arnold, labor, 13} days, at $1.25,
16 872
J. E. Wheeler, labor, 20} days, at $1
20 50
J. E. Wheeler, labor, 5 days, at $0.75
3 75
John McManners, labor, 47} days, at $1.50,
71 25
John McManners, labor, 5 days, at $1.25 6 25
15 00
David I. Moore, labor, 31 days, at $1
31 00
Leonard Hunt, labor, 123 days, $1.50
18 75
Elmer Dyer, labor, 10} days, at $1.50 John Slavin, labor, 243 days, at $1.50
36 75
Daniel Ahearn, labor, 44 days, at $1.50
66 00
Daniel Ahearn, labor, 43 days, at $1.25
5 62
James Scott, labor, 43 days, at $1.25
5 624
Walter Anglim, labor, 4} days, at $1
4 50
Peter Mooney, labor, 2 days, at $1.25
2 50
Charles Remington, labor, 3 days, at $1.50, B. F. Spear, labor, 5 days, at $1.50
7 50
B. F. Spear, labor, 1 day
1 25
Thomas Briody, labor, 1 day
1 25
Adam Hobart, labor, 13 days ·
1 70
A. Warren Hobart, labor, 9 hours on fence,
1 57
James King, labor, 4 hours. at $0.25 . . 00
John Connor, labor, 6 hours, $0.25
1 50
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34 50
Charles F. Saunders, labor, 12 days, at $1.25,
15 75
4 50
12
C. S. Chandler, labor, ¿ day $0 50
E. T. Ellis, man, horse, and cart, ¿ day 1 50
George A. French, horse, and cart, 18 days, at $1.50
$27 00
Patrick Maguire, man, horse, and cart, ¿ day
1 50
Patrick Maguire, lot of stone
.
. 50
Patrick Maguire, drain pipe
60
Patrick Moils, man, horse, and cart, 1 day ·
3 00
Patrick Moils, stone truck .
50
Edward Hobart. 2d, cart, 2 days, $0.50 ; 5 posts, $0 62₺ 1 12}
Wm. H. Cobb, tools .
2 95
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber
24 95
H H. Thayer, blacksmith work .
9 63
Wild & Shay, repairing carts
19 20
Wild & Shay, painting carts
2 00
G. C. Hallenbeck, repairing cart
6 50
G. C. Hallenbeck, painting cart and scraper,
2 00
Joseph Breck & Sons, tools
6 90
Warren M. Babbit, lot of stone .
50
Warren M. Babbit, 20 loads gravel, at $0.05,
1 00
E. A. Hollingsworth, 408 loads gravel, at $0.08 . 32 64
Patrick Maguire, 55 loads gravel, at $0.08 . 4 40
G. W. Thayer, 81 loads gravel .
6 00
N. H. Hunt, 305 loads gravel, at $0.08
24 40
G. W. White, 100 loads gravel, $0.08
8 00
G. W. White, 5 posts
1 00
John Maginnis, lot of stone
4 00
A. W. Hobart, lot of stone
00
Thomas Finnegan, horse, cart, and man, 1} days .
3 75
-$1,385 642
*Cr. by use of cart
$18 00 ·
THOMAS HILL, Surveyor.
Thomas Hill, labor, 101} days, at $2 . $203 00
Thomas Hill, two horses and carts, 67 days, at $3 . ·
201 00
Moses Hunt, labor, 192 days, at $1.50
29 62}
Moses Hunt, horse, cart, and man, 3 days, at $3 . 9 00
Daniel Flynn, labor, 9 days, at $1.50 13 50
Josiah Holbrook, labor, 155 days, at $1.50,
23 75
* Of the above bill $29.70 was for repairs on carts and scraper.
13
William Spear, labor, 682 days, at $1
$68 50
Henry Hayden, labor, 4 days, at $1.50 ·
6 00
John Holbrook, labor, 9 days, at $1 .
9 00
Leonard Hunt, labor, 1} days, at $1.50 2 25
Leonard Hunt, self, horse, and cart, 5 days, at $3
15 00
William Dickey, 2 days' work, at $2
4 00
B. C. Wales, self, horse, and cart 12 days, at $3 .
36 00
Herbert Doane, labor, 15 days, at $1.50
22 50
James McAlpine, labor, 114 days, at $1.50 . 16 873
John Mahar, labor, 12} days, at $1.50
18 75
G. D. Whitaker, labor, 18 days, at $1 50
27 00
Thomas Arthur, self, horse, and cart 3 days, at $3 . 9 00
Michael Keene, labor, 1 day
1 50
James Rilev, labor, 382 days, at $1.50
58 122
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George Hill, self, horse, and cart, 274 days, at $3
81 75
John Hill, self, horse, and cart, 3} days, at $3
10 50
Asaph T. Arnold, labor, 14 days, at $1.50 . Willard Hunt, labor, 254 days, at $1.50
37 872
William Hill, self, horse, and cart, 14} days, at $2.50 ·
36 25
Samuel Hill, labor, 114 days, at $1.50
16 871.
Samuel Hill, self, horse, and cart, 232 days, at $3
71 25
Thomas Hill, Jr., labor, 20 days, at $1
20 00
John Hennessey, labor, 222 days, at $1.50, Charles H. Mann, labor, 30 days, at $1.50,
45 373
S. W. Hollis, gravel, 1.463 loads, at $0.10 . David Thayer, gravel, 529 loads, at $0.06 .
146 30
31 74
L. Lynch, blacksmith work
6 10
J. Breck & Sons, tools
50
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber
8 34
Thomas Hill, 23 cedar posts
3 75
Cr. by use of cart
8 25
-$1,346 10}
ALBERT HOBART, Surveyor.
Albert Hobart, labor, self and horse, 45} days, at $2.50 $113 13 · Albert Hobart, horse, cart, and man, 782 days, at $3 . 236 25 . Albert Hobart, horse and cart, 8} days, at $1.50 . 12 75
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21 00
34 121
14
Albert Hobart, two-horse team, 2 days, at $4.50 .
$9 00
Albert Hobart, two-horse team, 1} days, at $4
: 00
Albert Hobart, two-horse team. } day 1 50
Albert Hobart, horse, cart, and man, 7 days, at $2.85 ·
19 95
Albert Hobart, drawing stone
1 00
Albert Hobart, 2,545 paving stones, at $0.0},
12 72
Albert Hobart, 24 ft. drain pipe and carting,
5 30
Albert Hobart, 2 cartridges and fuse .
50
Albert Hobart, tools
01
Albert Hobart, moving stone on Allen Street . ·
1 50
William Mills, labor, 18} days, at $1.50 27 75
C. Remington, labor, 273 days, at $1.50 40 80
R. M. Loring, labor, 40} days, at $1.50 60 38
William S. Pierce, labor, 50}3 days, at $1.50 75 98
T. P. Fogg, labor, 55 days, at $1.50
82 88
E. A. Harris, labor, 3} days, at $1.50
25 10
Nathaniel White, labor, 132 days, at $1.50, 20 63
Patrick Cronan, labor, 64 days, at $1.50
9 38
Frank McDonald, labor, 74 days, at $1.50
10 88
T. J Griffin, labor, 74 days, at $1.50 . ·
10 88
Michael Bentley, labor, 71 days, at $1.50
10 88
Patrick Hennegan, labor, 62 days, at $1.50, G. F. Buker, labor, 6 days, at $1.50
9 00
John Renn. labor, 23 days, at $1.50
3 90
James Toomey, labor, 8 days, at $1.50
12 00
James Croke, labor, 32 days, at $1.25
4 69
James Chambers, labor, 14 days, at $1.50,
2 70
William Hawkes, labor, 42 days, at $1.25 5 94
John Bates, labor, 1 day 1 50
Terence Star, labor, 2 days
3 00
Alfred F. Smith, labor, 13 days .
2 10
Patrick McCormick, labor, 1 day
1 50
B. J. Loring, labor, To day
1 35
S. S. Kittrell, labor, 1} days
25
Luke Mulligan, labor, 32 days, at $1.25
4 69
George E. Fogg, horse, cart, and man, 1 day
2 85
George E. Fogg, horse and man, 1% day ·
1 20
George E. Fogg, horse and cart, 4% day .
75
George E. Fogg, man and 2 horses plowing,
, 15
George E. Fogg, man and 2 horses plowing, 3} days 15 75
George E. Fogg, 2 horses and man, 1427% days . . 64 58
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J. F. Sheppard, 2 horses, cart, and man, 13} days, at $4.50 $60 75
J. F. Sheppard, horse, cart, and man, 9 days, at $3.00
27 00
J. F. Sheppard, 1 horse, cart, and man, 3} davs, at $3.00
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9 98
J. F. Sheppard, 2 horses, cart, and man, 3} days, at $4.50 15 75
J. M. Allen, 2 horses, cart, and man, 12 days, at $4.50
54 00
J. M. Allen, 2 horses, cart, and man, 3} days, at $4.50
15 75
Minot Newton, horse and cart, 82 days
13 13
Minot Newton, horse, cart, and man, 5 days, at $3.00
15 00
N. M. Hobart, horse, cart, and man, & day . 2 25
N. M. Hobart, two horses, cart, and man, 1 day
4 50
N. M. Hobart, 20 loads stone at $0.25 ·
5 00
E. A. Harris, 100 tons stone at $0.10 .
10 00
Eben Denton, road scraper
5 00
J. M. Harris, moving stone
25 00
R. B. Carter, covering stone
4 00
S. W. Gutterson, repairing gutter
1 50
Robert Gillespie, blacksmith work
90
W. I. Jordan, blacksmith work
9 80
Francis Leben, 47 loads gravel, at $0.10 4 70
Caleb Stetson, 1,273 loads gravel at $0.12} .
159 12
Cr. by use of cart
3 60
SURVEYORS' ACCOUNT FOR FEBRUARY, 1879.
Michael Brandley, cash paid as per vouchers, $17 33
Thomas Hill, cash paid as per vouchers 2 38
19 71
Total cost of highways
. $4,124 91
DRAWBRIDGE.
S. F. Whitmarsh, superintendent, salary .
$100 00
S. F. Whitmarsh, labor and stock, repairing 2 00 .
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber ·
38 77
T. B. Bagley, labor and material on buoys . · 10 50
$151 27
$1,373 46
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REMOVING SNOW.
Michael Brandley, cash paid as per vouchers $61 98
Thomas Hill, cash paid as per vouchers 116 87 .
Albert Hobart, cash paid as per vouchers .
45 64
S. S. French, cash paid as per vouchers E. T. Ellis, cash paid as per vouchers
9 00
$253 24
GRADING HOLBROOK AVENUE.
S. S. French, labor, 62 days, at $2 $13 50
S. S. French, horse and cart, 93 days, at $1.50 14 25
Edward DeYoung, labor, 52 days, at $1.25.
7 18
John De Young, labor, 54 days, at $1.25
6 56
W. J. Wheeler, labor, 63 days, at $1 00
6 50
James McKenney, labor, 2 days, at $1.25
50
Thomas Gannon, labor, 14 days, at $1.50
.
87
David Lane, labor, 1 day
1 25
John Rennie, labor, ¿ day
621
Old Colony R. R., 135 loads gravel at $0.08
10 80
Louis Gomez, 13 loads gravel, at $0.05
65
GRADING ELLIOT STREET.
Albert Hobart, labor, self and horse, 6} days, at $2.50,
$16 25
Albert Hobart, horse and cart, 14 & days
22 20
Albert Hobart, man, 40 hours, at $0.15
·
6 00
Albert Hobart, powder, cartridge, and fuse
.
95
Albert Hobart, two shovels
1 76
Minot Newton, horse, cart, and man, 44 hours
13 94
George E. Fogg, self and two horses .
10 25
B. J. Loring, labor, 90 hours, at $0.15
13 50
Patrick Sullivan, labor, 9 hours, $0.15
.
.
35
Wm. S. Pierce, labor, 32 hours, $0.15
4 80
T. J. Griffin, labor, 94 hours, $0.15 James Chambers, labor, 94 hours, at $0.15
14 10
Terence Star, labor, 85 hours, at $0.15
12 75
James Kelly, labor, 103 hours, at $0 15 William Orr, labor, 58 hours, at $0.15
8 70
T. P. Fogg, labor, 89 hours, at $0.15 .
13 35
Jacob Dexheimer, labor, 72 hours, at $0.15
10 80
John Renn, labor, 72 hours, at $0.15 .
10 80
Robert Gillespie, sharpening tools
2 65
Credit by cash paid treasurer
5 30
$200 00
Amount of appropriation
200 00
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14 10
45
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$194 70
19 75
$65 681
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EXTENSION OF ALLEN STREET.
Paid R. B. Carter, as per contract . $1,950 00
ALMSHOUSE.
Appraisal Feb. 1, 1879
. $1,802 46
Esek T. Ellis, superintendent
300 00
Braintree School Fund, rent
200 00
Braintree School Fund, wood
7 00
E. F. E. Thayer, standing wood
45 25
P. D. Holbrook & Co., groceries
203 14
N. R. Proctor, groceries
14 43
Braintree Clothing Store, clothing mates
for in-
54 30
J. Marcus Arnold, groceries
136 92
E. H. Waitt & Co., groceries
196 59
H. M. White, groceries
53 29
Joel F. Sheppard, coal
25 43
Ambler & Hobart, grain and meal 205 80
Albert Tirrell, three pigs .
26 25
Howard M. Hobart, repairing harness
1 50
Joseph I. Bates, drain-pipe
1 20
Simon Bennet, labor, mowing salt marsh
20 00
Wm. A. Hodges, bread and crackers .
35 49
T. W. Sampson, meat
10 28
C. B. Woodsum, expressing
1 15
E. B. Holmes, fish and clams
46
A. J. Towns, ice
17 00
Isaac N. Dyer, 14 feet wood
8 50
A. A. Linnell, grate .
85
Edward Shay, blacksmith work .
28 60
Julia F. Hayward, medicine
32
Harvey S. Page, medicine .
19 78
W. A. Kane, dry goods
8 03
Noah Torrey, medical mates
16 00
G. C. Hallenbeck, funeral of Isaac Wild
.
15 00
Henry Mann, meat 4 18
H. J. Cushing, meat .
.
2 91
J. W. Hollis, meat .
82 95
E. T. Ellis, cash paid sundry bills
68 72
S. W. Hollis, services as overseer 25 00
S. W. Hollis, services on account of tramps, 20 00
A. Allen, services as overseer 12 00
A. O. Clark, services as overseer 25 00 ·
A. O. Clark, services on account of tramps . 20 00
attendance on in-
$3,723 78
2
18
ALMSHOUSE CREDITS.
Appraisal, Feb. 2, 1880
. $1,897 39
Cash received for labor and produce · 378 53 .
$2,275 92
Total cost of poor in almshouse
$1,447 86
INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
AGE.
DAYS.
Isaac Wild .
63
334
George W. Hall .
53
365
Mary A. Littlefield
62
365
William Wild
.
64
365
Sally White
74
365
Jere. Sexton
69
365
Thomas Buker
.
45
365
Maria Kelley
18
365
George Littlefield
53
365
Eliza Harrington
2
260
Caroline Littlefield
65
229
George Welsh
16
109
F. W. Cook
19
91
Adelaide Holbrook
38
70
Joseph Gunning .
66
8
Margaret Gunning
50
8
Rose Gerrold
19
3
Lawrence Lynch
50
1
528 tramps .
528
Total number of days
4.821
Total number of weeks
6885
Cost of poor per week
$2.104
Received of town of Holbrook
$52 00
Due from town of South Abington
39 00
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260
Nellie Harrington
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The auditors, in taking the valuation of the Town Farm, have the pleasure to state to the citizens of the town, that we have found evi- dence of good management in each department; that the superin- tendent and matron have faithfully discharged the duties intrusted to them, and deserve the grateful recognition of the same. The inmates appear contented and happy. Abundance of provisions, the product of the farm, appears on the premises.
J. A. ARNOLD. JOHN B. ARNOLD. JOHN M. BEALS.
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POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Taunton Hospital, support of C. E. Thayer $204 96
Taunton Hospital, support of Jacob Veazie 213 57
Taunton Hospital, support of William Kincaide . 181 11
Taunton Hospital, support of John Hennesey 216 80
Northampton Hospital, support of Mary Goodman 168 96
City of Boston, aid to Mary Bailey 4 37
City of Boston, aid to Bridget Callahan
37 16
City of Boston, aid to John Hanlon's child .
12 13
City of Boston, aid to Mary E. Hussey
4 23
City of Boston, aid to Rachel Nash
60 00
City of Boston, aid to Anna Wild
8 85
City of Boston, aid to Mary Friel
61 38
City of Boston, aid to Mary Nolan
2 00
C. W. Smith, aid to Michael Stanton .
59 00
C. W. Smith, aid to T. J. Dalton
33 00
C. W. Smith, aid to John F. Sheehan
31 18
C. W. Smith, aid to Frederic Brooks
51 00
C. W. Smith, aid to Maria Barton
34 00
C. W. Smith, aid to Napoleon Tellier
12 00
C W. Smith, aid to Terence Star
4 00
C. W. Smith, aid to John Flood .
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