Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1892, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE,


FROM


FEB. 1, 1892, TO FEB. 1, 1893,


TOGETIIER WITH THE


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.


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OBSERVER JOB PRINT. GREEN & PRESCOTT. 1893.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE,


FROM


FEB. 1, 1892, TO FEB. 1, 1893,


TOGETHER WITH THE


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.


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OBSERVER JOB PRINT, GREEN & PRESCOTT. 1893.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1892.


Town Clerk. SAMUEL A. BATES.


Town Treasurer. PETER D. HOLBROOK.


Selectinen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor.


ANSEL O. CLARK, NATHANIEL F. HUNT, J. FRANKLIN BATES.


Water Commissioners.


JAMES T. STEVENS, JOHN V. SCOLLARD, T. HAVEN DEARING.


School Committee.


ALBERT E. AVERY,*


ANN M. BROOKS,


HENRY L. DEARING,


REBECCA H. MORRISON,*


OLIVER HUCKEL,


THOMAS A. WATSON,


SAMUEL C. BRIDGHAM,


A. C. DRINKWATER.


Auditors.


DANIEL POTTER, L. WILLARD MORRISON,


CHARLES G. SHEPPARD.


Trustees of Thayer Public Library.


NATHANIEL F. HUNT,


E. WATSON ARNOLD.


Fence Viewers.


FREEMAN G. CROSBY, JOHN V. SCOLLARD,


L. WILLARD MORRISON.


Superintendent of Streets. ANDREW DYER.


Constables.


HORACE FAXON, ALBERT HOBART,


EDWIN L. CURTIS, HENRY M. STORM,


JAMES R. QUALEY, JAMES A. REYNOLDS,


BENJAMIN J. LORING, JR. THOMAS FALLON,


WILLIAM HILL,


JOHN KELLEY.


School Fund Committee.


JOSEPH DYER, WILL W. MAYHEW, FRANCIS A. HOBART, CHARLES G. SHEPPARD, JAMES D. LEATHERBEE, GEORGE D. WILLIS,


ALVA S, MORRISON.


*Resigned.


L. H. H JOHNSON,* GEORGE D. WILLIS,*


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REPORT


OF THE


Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE.


In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Braintree, the Board of Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor herewith respectfully submit their Annual Report, showing the appropriations and expenditures for the financial year ending January 31, 1893.


ANSEL O. CLARK, NATHANIEL F. HUNT, J. FRANKLIN BATES,


Selectmen, Assessors, und Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Braintree.


4


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.


At the annual Town Meeting the following sums were raised and appropriated :


For support of schools besides school


funds and dog tax $12,000 00


Superintendent of schools . 1,200 00


Incidentals for schools 500 00


Incidentals for schoolbouses


1,000 00


Textbooks and supplies


700 00


Conveyance of pupils .


200 00


Support of poor, including sol- diers' relief 4,000 00


State aid, Chap. 279


350 00


Stone roads


3,000 00


General repairs


4,000 00


Public library


800 00


Distribution of books


100 00


Interest on town debt


2,500 00


Interest on bonds


1,425 00


Hydrant rental


3,575 00


Sinking fund 5,000 00


Fire Department


1,500 00


Abatement and collection of taxes


1,000 09


Removal of snow


1,000 00


Janitor


600 00


Town lands


100 00


Insurance on public buildings


1,000 00


Towu incidentals


1,200 00


Town officers


2,600 00


Bill of J. Herbert Shedd


2,065 00


State tax


2,500 00


County tax .


3,000 00


Amount carried forward . $56,915 00


5


Amount brought forward $56,915 00


G. A. R.


175 00


Grading land of new schoolhouse


500 00


Painting of engine houses and


building addition to hook and ladder house 700 00


Ladder truck and ladders 750 00


Electric light note of 1892


2,000 00


Electric light maintenance


3,500 00


Less bank and corporation tax


8,000 00


$56,540 00


SCHOOLS, PAY OF TEACHERS.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Charles E. Stetson, teaching 40


weeks


$1,200.00


Carrie M. Bassett, teaching 40 weeks


600 00


Sarah W. Lane, teaching. 20


weeks


250 00


$2,050 00


UNION SCHOOL.


Paid Julia A. Williams, teaching 2 weeks


$20 00


Fanny Hayward, teaching 1} weeks 18 00


Abbie A. Mills, teaching 20 weeks 275 00


Ella F. Wilkes,


66


240 00


Cora L. Beard, 66 40 66


400 00


Hannah C. Whelan, teaching 40 weeks 400 00


Amount carried forward


$1,353 00


$64,540 00


6


Amount brought forward $1,353 00


Martha J. Farwell, teaching 193 weeks 196 00


Estelle Robinson, teaching 173


weeks


.


176 00


Avis A. Thayer, teaching 20 weeks 225 00


Mabel L. Bates, teaching 20 weeks 200 00


$2,150 00


POND SCHOOL.


Paid Frank W. Brett,


teaching 21


weeks


$420 00


Sarah M. Aldrich, teaching 20


weeks 240 00


Emily A. Lapham, teaching 40 weeks 400 00


Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 20


weeks


200 00


Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 20


weeks


225 00


Annie M. Brooks, teaching 20


weeks 160 00


Annie M. Brooks, teaching 20 weeks 200 00


Carrie L. Whiting, teaching 20


weeks 225 00


Alice C. Jenkins, teaching 20


weeks 200 00


$2,270 00


MONATIQUOT SCHOOL.


Paid Frank W. Brett, teaching 20


weeks


$450 00


Frank W. Brett, extra 12 00


Amount carried forward


$462 00


7


Amount brought forward $462 00


Abbie A. Mills, teaching 20


weeks 275 00


Sarah M. Aldrich, teaching 20 weeks 240 00 . · Josephine B. Colbert, teaching 20 weeks 240 00


Susan A. O'Rourk, teaching 20 weeks 240 00


Carrie F. Spear, teaching music 20 weeks 300 00


Elizabeth J. Hilles, teaching draw- ing 16 67


$1,773 67


IRON WORKS SCHOOL.


Paid Victoria P. Wilde, teaching 20g weeks


$357 00


Victoria P. Wilde, teaching 20 weeks 400 00


Mary L. Crowe, teaching 40


weeks 480 00


Nellie E. Bowles, teaching 40 weeks 400 00


Avis A. Thayer, teaching 20


weeks 200 00


Helen A. Nevers, teaching 20 weeks 200 00


Olive R. Wright teaching } week 2 00


$2,039 00


EAST SCHOOL.


Paid Theresa M. Jenkins, teaching 20 weeks $200 00


Mary E. Stull, teaching 20 weeks 200 00


$400 00


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MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.


Paid Mabel L. Bates, teaching 20%


204 00 weeks


Estelle Robinson, teaching 20 weeks 200 00


$404 00


SOUTH SCHOOL.


Paid M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 20


weeks ·


$240 00


M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 20 275 00


$515 00


WEST SCHOOL.


Mary E. Vining teaching 20%


weeks


163 20


Mary E. Vining, teaching 20


weeks


200 00


$363 20


Total


$11,964 87


JANITORS.


Paid John H. Dinsmore, Union school $200 00 John H. Dinsmore, Monatiquot school 250 00


J. R. Carmichael, Pond school 40 00


John Taylor, Iron Works school 160 00


Louis F. Bates, East school


40 00


Whitfield Witherell, Middle


school 40 00


Mrs. M. A. Holbrook, South school 40 00


Elisha Saville, West school 40 00


Total for janitors . $810 00


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SCHOOLS, FUEL ACCOUNT.


Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Union school . $126 39


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Pond school 76 53


M. L. Tupper, coal for Pond school 18 00


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Monatiquot school 578 39


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Iron Works school . 93 78


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for East school 31 85


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Middle street school 13 37


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for South school 17 25


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for West school 11 62


C. H. Potter, kindlings for Union school 9 30


C. H. Potter, kindlings for Pond school 7 80


C. H. Potter, kindlings for Iron Works school 7 20


C. H. Potter, kindlings for East school 3 60


C. H. Potter, kindlings for Middle street school 2 70


C. H. Potter, kindlings for South school 4 80


C. H. Potter, kindlings for West school 6 00


C. H. Potter, kindlings for Mona- tiquot school . 31 85


$1,040 43


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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


Appropriation®


$1,200 00


Paid Clarence W. Fearing, 5 months $583 33


Irving W. Horne, 6 months 600 00


$1,183 43


INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.


Appropriation


$500 00


Paid F. A. Sullis, window shades $8 00


C. W. Fearing, for supplies 12 10


Joseph I. Bates, for supplies 5 00


J. H. Malvena, labor .


22 50


J. R. Carmichael, supplies .


2 30


J. R. Carmichael, truant officer


6 20


Matthew Finnan, labor


1 00


Baker Hardware Co., supplies


60


Braintree Water Dep't, water, etc.


122 54


J. H. Dinsmore, supplies


29 52


C. V. Cottrall, labor 1 25


Frank A. Bates, labor and sup- plies


21 17


Woodsum Express Co., express-


ing . 18 40


Henry L. Dearing, supplies 3 00


Irving W. Horne, supplies, etc. .


21 20


Edward P. Hayward, repairs and tuning piano 5 00


Old Colony Railroad, freight


2 72


C. H. Hobart, supplies , 3 88


S. E. Fitch, 66


3 10


John Taylor


3 05


J. L. Hammett 66


23 95


Francis Doane 66


5 00


J. Frank Adams


6 00


James T. Weeks


76


Amount carried forward


$327 48


11


Amount brought forward $327 48


Braintree Reporter, printing


39 75


C. A. Belcher, services


3 00


George F. Perry, supplies .


17 74


Silver Burdett & Co., supplies


82 68


J. F. Bowditch 66


7 60


Bryant & Co. 66


77


Green & Prescott, printing


5 00


H. B. Vinton, truant officer and expressing


10 40


R. Allen Gage, expressing .


·


14 23


$510 41


SCHOOLS, TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Appropriation


$700 00


Paid J. L. Hammett .


$40 10


George F. King & Merrill


112 30


American Book Co.


49 02


George F. Perry .


107 51


Charles E. Stetson


3 75


M. R. Warren


2 20


Carter, Rice & Co.


40 71


Wallace Spooner


71 25


Thorp Adams Manufacturing Co.


90


Boston School Supply Co.


59 25


Ginn & Co. .


86 08


Thompson & Brown


9 58


D. C. Heath


13 00


Little & Brown


107 18


Allen & Bacon


3 00


Carl Schoenof


34 94


Educational Publishing Co.


15 40


Silver, Burdett & Co. .


3 00


Greenough, Adams & Cushing


5 00


$764 17


Cr.


By money paid for damage to books , $5 33


12


SCHOOLS, CONVEYING PUPILS.


Appropriation


$200 00


Paid Old Colony Railroad $165 38


Whitfield Witherell 2 00


$167 38


INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOL HOUSES.


Appropriation


$1,000 00


Paid J. H. Dinsmore, labor and


supplies $63 41


C. A. Belcher, rent of Winter's building 210 00


C. W. Hobart, labor


50


T. W. Herrick & Co., labor


29 01


Fore River Engine Works, labor and supplies 21 89


Nelson H. Brown, clock


4 50


Electric Lighting Co., fixtures


29 27


Peter Ness, painting Union and West 65 95


Pond Desk Co., desk


30 70


John Taylor, labor


30 00


Mrs. M. A. Holbrook, labor


1 00


A. M. Young, labor


2 00


W. Witherell, labor 10 25


T. A. Watson, cloth for curtains 1 53


Joseph I. Bates, repairs on stoves 11 73


George H. Holbrook, repairs


19 11


J. R. Carmichael, for labor


9 00


Francis A. Bates, labor and repairs


13 25


'A. E. Bradford, painting


21 78


Frank W. Brett, labor


11 00


H. H. Snow, cleaning clocks


4 50


S. E. Richie & Sons, supplies


125 18


Amount carried forward $715 56


13


Amount brought forward


$715 56


George S. Perry, supplies


30 00


Brooks, Baldwin & Robbins,


supplies 59 10


C. W. Allen, supplies


59 40


J. F. Sullivan, repairs


4 50


Louis F. Bates, labor


15 00


Elisha Saville, labor


3 50


(). M. Rogers, supplies and re- pairs 45 71


Hayward Brothers, repairs .


.


3 66


H. W. Borden, repairs


48 64


A. H. Holbrook, repairs


1 80


$986 87


Cr.


To old desks sold


$1 25


ALMSHOUSE.


Dr.


To appraisal February 1, 1892 . $1.676 65


C. H. Potter, service as superin- tendent


480 00


C. H. Potter, cash paid sundries Hired Girl


141 00


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal


184 48


Horace Dana, groceries


58 37


Christian Hansen 66


·


54 19


James T. Weeks 66


54 89


J. M. Arnold 66


57 67


Bryant & Co. 66


54 95


C. H. Hobart 66


43 25


H. M. White 66


53 12


Bradford & Mansfield


59 18


Bridgham Brothers, meat and pro- visions


93 62


Amount carried forward


.


$2,367 31


.


27 54


14


Amount brought forward


$3,038 91


John F. Eaton


42 53


C. W. Hollis 66


66 40 94


J. Dexheimer, Jr., fish 6 86


George E. Jones,


41 00


Ambler & Hobart, grain


100 98


M. B. Woodsum, bread and crack- er's . 11 78


J. H. Schraut, bread and crack- ers .


34 44


O. Q. Ball, oil 12 57


Braintree water department, wa- ter 53 00


W. A. Torrey, medicine


20 40


Peter Ness, paint and labor


21 00


T. H. Libby, plowing and manure


30 50


T. H. Libby, wood


9 00


Joseph Dyer, " 28 00


Edward Hobart, "


9 00


Braintree Clothing Co., boots,


shoes and clothing 44 15


N. H. Hunt, wood 20 00


Edward A. Thayer, two pigs 9 00


H. H. Thayer, blacksmith work 2 50


Edward Shay, 18 55


S. E. Fitch, dry goods, 54 88


B. D. Litchfield, mason work 5 35


J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber


13 01


H. B. Whitman, repairs and sup- plies 7 75


Frank A. Bates, repairs and sup- plies 9 64


Josephus Sampson, killing hogs 7 50


W. H. Cobb, tools and garden seeds 10 64


O. M. Rogers, supplies


11 63


$3715 51


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Cr.


To appraisal Feb. 1, 1893


$1560 05


Kindlings for schools and pro- duce sold ·


119 90


$1,679 95


Cost of Poor in Almshouse


$2,035 56


Received for care of Jane Simpson.


$108 00


For care of Abigail Hobart


10 00


$118 00


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APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE


FEBRUARY 1, 1893.


1 horse $125 00 Am't brought forward, $456 05


1 covered wagon


60 00 5 hay rakes, 2 iron


1 pung . 30 00


8 forks


3 00


·


1 tip cart . 12 00


1 brush and 1 bill


1 farm wagon


5 00


hook 75


2 ploughs


4 00


1 manure hook 75


4 scythes 4 snaths 3 50


6 shovels 2 picks 1 00


2 00


1 snow plough . 6 00


1 rocker and drag 1 00


1 iron bar 1 00


1 wheelbarrow . 2 50


3 wood saws 4 axes 6 00


1 grindstone


4 00


Steel wedges 1 00


3 harnesses .


35 00


2 blankets and sur-


cingle


2 00


2 ropes


50


1 fly net


1 50


1 bench and vise 9 00


Steel balances . 2 50


wrench .


1 25


Horse and carriage 2 50


Meadow shoes .


50


50 ft. large hose 3 00


Brushes 3 00


75


Grain


4 00


Wood


95 00


12 meal bags


2 40


32 barrels kindlings


9 60


4 measures


75


Coal .


90 00


2 pigs


20 00


80 barrels 8 00


Manure


25 00


21 hens


16 00


50 lbs. fertilizer


90


3 wash tubs 1 bench 1 00


80 lbs. shells


50


3 baskets 4 wash


45 lbs. fence wire


2 25


boards


2 00


Am'ts carried forward, $456 05


$710 40


1 harrow . 1


5 00


1 whipple tree and 6 chains 4 50


7 hoes


1 sickle 1 sodcutter


75


1 50 1 hand saw and tools 3 ladders . 4 00


1 wheel jack and


Hay, straw and bed- ding


50 00


Steps


1 coal shovel and sifter 1 00


.


rakes 1 25


1 hay wagon 35 00


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Amt's brought forward, $710 40


$926 65


8 pails 50


Office table and chairs 15 00


Desk


5 00


Bureau


5 00


3 clothes horses 3


3 clocks


10 00


lines 2 00


Hand cuffs 1 00


6 flat irons


2 00


Sewing machine 5 00


Brooms and brushes


3 50


8 cuspidors 4 00


1 force pump


2 50


1 carpet


15 00


Ice chest .


25 00


Ice cream freezer


3 00


Potatoes and other


Watering pot 50


vegetables 34 00


Oil and barrel . 3 50


Sugar


14 00


2 stoves and range


45 00


Raisins and spices .


1 00


1 steam cooker 3 00


Molasses and vinegar


50


1 coal hod


25


Crackers .


2 00


Lamps and lanterns


8 50


Beans and cranberries


5 00


Coffee and tea


8 25


6 tables and covers


12 00


Preserves and pickles


15 00


42 chairs .


10 00


3 dining tables


17 00


Soap and washing powder 6 50


4 odd tables


2 00


Tobacco and cutter 16 00


Grass seed 1 15


1 wheel chair 10 00


3 sick chairs 1.50


1 bed pan 1 50


Atomizers, syringe


Crockery and glass ware


12 00


and medicines 1 00


Knives and fork


3 00


2 air cushions 3 00


Spoons ·


4 00


Curtains and fixtures 10 00


1 chest of drawers


3 00


27 iron bedsteads 175 00


24 chairs .


15 00


2 wooden bedsteads


4 00


Baskets


50


Mattresses 25 00


5 rocking chairs


7 00


Feather beds 75 00


1 looking glass


50


28 pillows


15 00


Am'ts carried forward, $926 65


$1,434 55


Extra burners and chimneys 1 00


Lard


3 50


Table cloths


5 00.


Towels


3 00


Iron, stone, wooden and tin ware


15 00


4 boilers .


5 00


2 wringers 2 00


Pork


20 00


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Amt's brought forw'd, $1,434 55


$1,530 55


93 pillow cases 12 00


1 commode 1 00


73 sheets 30 00


10 toilet tables 7 50


21 pairs blankets 20 00


Chambers 4 50


28 comforters


33 00


3 window grates 14 00


2 bed spreads .


1 00


2 extra stove linings 2 50


Am't carried forw'd, $1,530 55 Total


$1,560 05


The Auditors made their annual visit to the Almshouse and made the required appraisal of the property as printed above. They take pleasure in testifying to the neat and orderly appear- ance of the same under the able management of Mrs. and Mr. C. H. Potter.


The Auditors recommend the discontinuation in the future of the printing of the details of the appraisal.


DANIEL POTTER, L. W. MORRISON, Auditors. CHAS. G. SHEPPARD,


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INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.


NAME


AGE


DAYS


Charles Hayden,


86


223


George Littlefield,


67


366


Ezra Dyer,


75


366


Andrew J. Eagan,


68


366


Samuel H. Cranston,


62


366


George N. Thayer,


67


118


Isaac Bass,


62


51


John E. Eagan,


36


54


Cameron G. Ratcliff,


12


18


Johanna McMahan,


97


366


Maria Kelley,


28


366


Mary E. Nolan,


75


366


Mary Goodman,


55


366


Elizabeth O. Penniman,


83


366


Maggie Richardson,


· 22


366


Jane Simpson,


63


366


Sarah McCornish,


55


123


Lizzie Allison,


21


20


John F. Ailison,


1


20


Abby Hobart,


75


49


Tramps


801


Prisoners,


23


Total number of days,


5021


Total number of weeks,


717%


Cost per week,


$2 83


.


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POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Paid Taunton Lunatic Hospital for William Kincaide $169 92


Worcester Lunatic Hospital for Emma Holbrook 203 81


State Almshouse for John Hen- nesey 146 40


State Almshouse for Patrick Carrigan . 16 28


$536 41


City of Boston for Emma A. Hol- brook 8 57


City of Boston for Catherine Mc- Carty 52 00


City of Boston for Mrs. James Egan 30 47


City of Boston for Margaret Bowers


11 00


City of Boston for Mary H. Dal- ton . 22 00


$124 04


City of Taunton for Robert Tip- ping 56 57


City of Chelsea for Sarah A. Thayer 2 00


City of Brockton for Geo. Pratt . 18 01


$76 58


MRS. WILLIAM HEARN AND FAMILY.


Paid cash, aid,


$129 00


J. M. Arnold, groceries 15 00


$144 00


BERTIE AND ANNIE JONES.


Paid George B. Jones, support of $56 00 $56 00


21


MRS. SANDERSON AND FAMILY.


Paid Town of Randolph, coal $6 10


F. C. Granger, medical attendance 11 25


H. M. White & Co., groceries 108 72


$126 07


ANDREW NIGHTINGALE.


Paid Town of Randolph, wood .


$2 50


$2 50


MRS. O'SULLIVAN AND CHILD.


Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, fuel 56 15


W. H. Doble, groceries 8 00


T. J. Deasy, groceries


2 00


$66 15


WILLIAM H. MILLIGAN.


Paid S. F. Newcomb, groceries


$2 00


$2 00


WILLIAM A. HOLMES AND FAMILY.


Paid M. L. Tupper, coal


$16 25


S. C. Bridgham, medical attend- ance 73 00


Bridgham Brothers, provisions 9 92


C. H. Hobart, groceries 9 00


A. R. Dickinson, medicine . .


14 30


$122 47


THOMAS F. MULLIGAN.


Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal $5 40


C. Hansen, groceries


6 00


Bryant & Co.


2 00


$13 40


LIZZIE CORKERY.


Paid W. A. Torrey, medicine . 30.


Noah Torrey, medical attendance 4 50


$4 80


22


. ELIZABETH HOBART.


Paid W. A. Torrey, medicine $ 6 20


Noah Torrey, medical attendance 3 00


C. H. Hobart, supplies 2 96


S. E. Fitch, 66 5 00 $17 16


SARAH MCCORNISH.


Paid W. A. Torrey, medicine $0 35


C. L. HOLBROOK.


Paid W. A. Torrey, medicine $4 65


SUSAN STEVENS.


Paid cash, aid $2 00


CAMERON G. RADCLIFF.


Paid A. D. Tirrell, shoes $ 1 50


Braintree Clothing Co., clothing 13 00


$14 50


1


THOMAS LEAVITT.


Paid Morrill Williams, care of


$25 00


CHARLES HAYDEN.


Paid Morrill Williams, care of


$ 3 00


.


CALEB H.


HAYDEN.


Paid J. T. Weeks, groceries $5 00


T. J. DALTON AND FAMILY.


Paid Bryant & Co., groceries .


$6 00


John Crane, shoes


8 50


$14 50


23


JOSEPH AND MARTHA PENNIMAN.


Paid Joseph W. Huff, wood and cut-


$15 00 ting up


C. H. Hobart, groceries


7 12


$22 12


HOLMES BOY.


Paid Braintree Clothing Co., clothing $7 75


MRS. MORRIS O'CONNOR AND FAMILY.


Paid Bryant & Co., groceries $2 00


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal ·


3 75


$5 75


Paid Dr. S. C. Bridgham, services as town physician $75 00


Vinton & Son, removing paupers 1 25


C. L. Rice, burial of 'unknown child 6 00


POOR OF OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.


MRS. SARAH A. MURRAY, (BOSTON).


Cash aid


$8 00


ALVA M. NIGHTENGALE, (DUXBURY).


C. H. Hobart, groceries


$9 23


JOHN F. DWELLE, QUINCY.


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal


$4 13


Cost of poor out of almshouse .


$1,499 81


Cr.


Due from City of Boston


$8 00


From City of Quincy


4 13


From Town of Duxbury


9 23


$21 36


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STATE AID, Chap. 301.


NO APPROPRIATION.


Paid to soldiers and families of soldiers


from Feb. 1, 1892, to Feb. 1, 1893 .


$1,304 00


For payments for December, 1891, and January, 1892 . 212 00


Due from State .


$1,516 00


SOLDIERS' AID, Chap. 279.


Appropriation


$350 00


Paid S. G. Buker


$60 00


Charles Remington


48 00


Benjamin F. Torrey


4 00


Orrin H. Belcher


16 00


Hiram E. Abbott


48 00


George H. Randall


8 00


Samuel E. Whitmarsh .


144 00


For burial of James E. Wheeler . 34 00


$362 00


Refunded .


$8 00


$354 00


One-half due from State


$177 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF, Acts of 1889.


Paid Town of Pembroke for S. E. Whitmarsh and family $338 75


Town of Milford for George A. Mower · 110 50


$449 25


25


GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.


Appropriation ·


$175 00


Paid M. A. Perkins, Quartermaster . $175 00


HOSPITAL ACCOUNT.


Paid hospital for board of insane $486 24


Cr.


Cash refunded by friends


$415 53


Due from C. Hansen .


70 71


Received from C. Hansen old account $75 98


Discount on claim settled in assign- ment


224 02


Cr.


Amount of old claim $300 00


Dr.


Amount received from friends insane $415 53


Received from C. Hanson 75 98


Cr.


Amount paid P. D. Holbrook, tr.


$491 51


REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.


Paid Andrew Dyer, 98} days $246 25


Andrew Dyer, 100}


150 50


T. F. Finnegan and team, 94} days 330 16


T. F. Finnegan, man and team 785 days 256 20


Amount carried forward $983 11


26


Amount brought forward $983 11 T. F. Finnegan, horse 3 days 4 50


Michael Brandley, man and team 1533 days 499 42


Michael Brandley, horse 3} days 5 00


James Maher, 89} days 179 00


James Maher, team 83 days ·


124 50


Michael Preston and team 23 days 74 75


Michael Preston, horse 3 days


4 50


Michael Preston 5 days


8 75


Thomas Killian and team 12}


days 40 62


Thomas Arthur and team 381 days 124 29


Thomas Arthur 73 days 13 12


Matthew Smith and team 10 days 32 50


Wm. Morton and team 375 " 11 64


J. E. Hayward and team 1 day


3 25


T. P. Fogg and team 213 days 69 87


T. P. Fogg, 13 day


2 13


John Haley and team 8₺ days


26 81


George E. Fogg, man and 4 horses 38 days . 30 67


George E. Fogg, man and horse 2 days . 6 50


George E. Fogg, man 3 days


5 25


George E. Fogg, horse 2 "


3 00


John J. Maher, 80g days


141 45


John J. Maher, team 6 days


9 00


John Maher, 832 days


146 12


George Hill, 4} 66


7 87


Eli Frazer, 4


7 00


John Digman & 66


87


J. M. Arnold, supplies


23


J. B. Poore, blacksmith work


2 70


John McMahon, 274 days


47 68


Garret Haley, 22} 66


39 37


Amount carried forward · $2,655 47


27


Amount brought forward ·


$2,655 47


Michael Quinn, 23} 66 41 12 ·


Judah Loring, 3} 66


8 75


Hayward Bros., labor and lumber 42 47


Loud & Pratt, lumber and drain


pipe


37 81


Judah Loring, oil and labor on bridge 65


Theodore Edson, stone 2 00


Nathaniel White, 2} days


5 00


Jacob Dexheimer, 92 66


17 05


T. J. O'Keefe, 4] 66


7 87


James Croke, 1


1 75


J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber


61 31


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, posts 4 80


Bryant & Co., supplies 1 08


W. I. Jordan, blacksmith work


13 24


Thomas South, blacksmith work


70


7 90


Daniel Hayward, 158 loads stone Daniel Hayward, 9 loads of gravel and carting


2 25


Francis Leben, 104 loads of stone


5 20


David Newcomb, 53 loads of grav- el and carting 13 25


David Newcomb, 20 loads of grav- el and carting 7 00


David Newcomb, 25 loads of grav- el and carting 10 00


Luther Thayer, 20 loads of stone


5 00


Lnther Thayer, 5 loads of stone


1 75


James Murdock, 328 loads of gravel


19 68


Jenkins Manufacturing Company 56 loads of ashes 5 60


Geo. E. Arnold, 1065 days' labor,


186 94


J. F. Holbrook, 855 days' labor


150 20


.


Amount carried forward $3,315 84


28


Amount brought forward


$3,325 84


A. H. Holbrook, 78} 66 66


137 37


H. F. Hunt, 88% 6: 66


155 43


C. H. Hunt, 85g 66 66


150 18


A. W. Dyer, 43} 66 66


75 82


J. C. Holbrook, 8 66 66


14 00


John Malvena, labor on bridge


13 62


Thomas Penniman, labor on fences 25 00


T. J. Leary, 1 92


Hiram French, 94 loads of gravel 9 40


W. L. Faxon, 236 66 66


23 60


L. B. Hollis, 1670 66 66


133 60


Jonas R. Laws, 30 66


5 00


J. Willie Hayden, 98 loads of gravel 7 84


Otis Thayer, 140 loads of gravel 8 40


C. S. Hollis, 60 66


6 00


N. H. Hunt, 109 66


8 72


Morse & Whyte, gravel screen


7 50


Michael O'Brien, labor and gravel


3 50


C. H. Hobart, supplies 2 51


M. L. Tupper, drain pipe 14 57


C. G. Anderson, wood work 9 45


H. H. Thayer, iron work 14 30


Thayer Academy, 78 loads of gravel 13 00


Baker Hardware Co., supplies .


2 88


William Allen, setting flag stones 12 64


A. A. Libby & Co., setting curb stone 53 75


George H. Holbrook, building


fence


25 57


Edward Shay, iron work


1 65


$4,253 06


Cr.


By sale of cart


30 00


By money overdrawn


1 00


$31 00


-


29


DRAWBRIDGE AND BUOYS.


NO APPROPRIATION.


Paid A. W. Whitmarsh, labor .


$2 00


T. D. Bagley, labor 6 50


Judah A. Loring, care of bridge 90 00


$98 50


STONE ROADS.


Appropriation


, $3,000 00


Paid Andrew Dyer and team, 52 days $208 00


T. F. Finnegan and team, 37 days James Maher and team, 8} days Thomas Killian and team, 5 days Nelson & Robery, man and team 7 days , Nelson & Robery, carting 812


120 25


29 17


16 25


22 75


loads of stone . 284 20


Charles O. Miller, carting 146 loads of stone 51 10


Simon Rogers, carting 152 loads of stone


53 20


T. H. Libby, carting 312 loads of stone


109 20


T. H. Libby, man and team 10 days . 32 50


T. H. Libby, man and 2 horses 64 days 31 25


T. H. Libby, wood


6 00


T. H. Libby, moving roller


1 00


Theodore Edson, carting 288 loads of stone 100 80


Theodore Edson, for 399 load of gravel 39 90


Amount carried forward $1,105 57


30


Amount brought forward $1,105 57 Theodore Edson, man and team 5 days . 16 25


George E. Fogg, man and 4 horses 8} days 66 67


George E. Fogg, man and 2 horses 12 days 8 75


George E. Fogg, man and 1 horse 30} days . 99 12


Thomas Arthur and team 393 days


128 37


Thomas Arthur, 13 days ·


2 62


Thomas Arthur, carting 9 loads of stone 3 15


Thomas Arthur, care of lantern .


3 50


Michael Preston, man and team 37 days 120 25


Michael Preston, carting 33 loads of stone 11 55


John Haley and team, 37 days .


120 25


Matthew Smith and team, 37 days


120 25


David Strathdee, carting 425 loads of stone .


148 75


George H. Arnold, carting 199 loads of stone 69 65


John C. Holbrook, 22 days' work 44 00


John C. Holbrook, 4} days' work 7 87


J. J. A. Delano, 17} days' work 35 00


J. J. A. Delano, 9 days' work 15 75


Michael Quinn, 3 days' work 5 25


Michael Quinn, 38} days' work 77 00




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