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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE,
FROM
FEB. 1, 1893, TO DEC. 30, 1893,
TOGETHER WITH THE
Report of the Board of School Committee,
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER COMMISSIONERS, AND MANAGER OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
COIR PI
ATED
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MAS
1640
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REPORTER JOB PRINT :
WEYMOUTH AND BRAINTREE
PUBLISHING co.
1894.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE,
FROM
FEB. 1, 1893, TO DEC. 30, 1893,
TOGETHER WITH THE
Report of the Board of School Committee,
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER COMMISSIONERS, AND MANAGER OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
REE
MA
1640.
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REPORTER JOB PRINT : WEYMOUTH AND BRAINTREE PUBLISHING CO 1894.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Clerk. SAMUEL A. BATES.
Treasurer.' PETER D. HOLBROOK.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. ANSEL O. CLARK, J. FRANKLIN BATES, JOHN V. SCOLLARD ..
Water Commissioners and Trustees of Sinking Funds. JAMES T. STEVENS, T. HAVEN DEARING, JOHN V. SCOLLARD:
School Committee.
THOMAS A. WATSON, ANNE M. BROOKS, CARRIE F. LORING,
SAMUEL C. BRIDGHAM,
HENRY L. DEARING,
ALBION C. DRINKWATER ..
Trustees of Thayer Library.
ASA FRENCH, FRANCIS A. HOBART,
HENRY A. JOHNSON,. E. WATSON ARNOLD,.
NATHANIEL H. HUNT.
Fence Viewers.
FREEMAN G. CROSBY, L. WILLARD MORRISON,. ALBERT HOBART.
Superintendent of Streets. JOHN V. SCOLLARD.
Constables.
HORACE FAXON, WM. HILL, ALBERT HOBART, ROB'T M. LORING,
JAMES R. QUALEY, BENJ. J. LORING, Jr., JOHN KELLEY, J. A. REYNOLDS.
Auditors.
DANIEL POTTER, L. WILLARD MORRISON,. CHARLES G. SHEPPARD.
Collector of Taxes. NATHANIEL F. HUNT.
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE
Town of Braintree.
The Selectmen, Assessors]and Overseers of the Poor respect- fully present the following report of the respective departments of the Town, from Feb. 1, 1893, to Dec. 30, 1893, inclusive.
CHANGE IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR.
At the last annual meeting the town passed a vote that the financial year be closed on Dec. 31, instead of on Feb. 1, as heretofore. The wisdom of this action is clearly apparent. The report for the present year therefore includes the expenditure for but eleven months.
OFFICE FURNISHINGS.
At the beginning of the year, for the purpose of facilitating the transaction of business, the office of the board was refurnished at an expense of $170.
This included the purchase of a cashier's desk, a roll-top desk, and a suitable rail to enclose the business quarters of the town officials. We believe that the change in the office has been found beneficial to the public having business in the office as well as to the selectmen.
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ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.
The Braintree Street Railway Co., a corporation holding a franchise by vote of the town, to construct and operate an electric railway, applied for an extension of its franchise, it having expired on Oct. 15 of this year. An extension was granted to June 15, 1894, the company giving satisfactory evidence that it in- tended to prosecute the work to completion.
When this road is being constructed the utmost care should be taken by the selectmen so that the streets may be left in a good condition. As far as the work has progressed during the present year, the engineers of the company have shown a disposition to do a thorough job, and interfere as little as possible with the street travel.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
The expense of this department is substantially the same as in - previous years. The unusual depression in business will undoubt- edly augment the expense of outdoor poor during the present year.
ALMSHOUSE.
As an incentive to a display of neatness by private parties about their grounds, we believe that all buildings and grounds owned by the town, should be well and neatly kept. We would suggest that the town make a small appropriation for the purpose of making smooth the land in front of the almshouse. Although this building has been constructed over ten years the grounds are in a rough and unsightly condition, and compare unfavorably with the appearance of the structure itself. We recommend the appro priation of two hundred dollars for this purpose.
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES.
A reassessment of all the property of the town has been made during the present year. While a substantial gain has been made in real and personal property, the loss by the division of the Estate of Sarah W. Glover amounting to $300,000 makes rather an un- favorable exhibit. The town also made a loss in corporation and
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bank tax on account of the sale of securities by the Glover estate. This loss coupled with the fact that the appropriations were larger than in previous years necessitated an advance in the tax rate to 16.80 per thousand.
SUITS AGAINST THE TOWN.
The suit of Henry Gardner for payment for services as an expert witness in the water 'suit has been settled by the payment of $100.00. As the amount claimed was $150, and the expense of suit would equal that sum we believe it the most economical solution of the matter.
In accordance with the vote of the town the claim of Stevens & Willis for damages sustained by the taking of the water of Little Pond has been settled by the payment of one thousand dollars.
The claim of the Estate of Sarah W. Glover for mill damages is in process of settlement, and will doubtless be adjusted without any legal expense.
The trustee of the estate of Wm. S. Perry has signified his intention of contesting the assessment of the personal property belonging to this estate. This tax was assessed upon personal property, returned to the probate court as belonging to the beneficiaries who are residents of this town, and taxable by us. The statement under which we assessed the tax was sworn to by the trustee of the estate. It does not appear by the statement of the trustee that this estate was assessed in any locality, but until the present year was allowed to escape taxation. The estate has engaged the services of Geo. R. Swasey, Esq., who proposes to contest the assessment on the grounds-that the law under which the tax was assessed is unconstitutional. The town has placed the case in charge of Henry A. Johnson, Esq., of this town.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
The method of building and repairing highways has been sub- stantially the same as for the past few years. A member of the board has been appointed superintendent, and the work has been
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superintended by each member of the board in his respective section.
Better results may follow the engagement of a superintendent who would devote his whole time to the work ; this of course would necessitate an appropriation for salary.
HEALTH.
By provision of law in towns not having a Board of Health, the selectmen act as such, having all the authority bestowed upon such board. As the town is becoming more densely populated, stricter attention should be paid to the sanitary conditions. In some sections defective drainage is doubtless the prolific cause of diphtheria, scarlet fever and kindred diseases, and'stringent efforts should be made to effect a remedy.
Fumigation of infected premises should be effected thoroughly, and patient and attendant should be isolated as much as possible.
We believe that the carrying of curtains or canopies from house to house as is sometimes the custom of funeral undertakers is a frequent source of contagion, and the practice should be dis- countenanced.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Mr. Thomas A. Watson has remained in charge of the plant as manager, serving free of charge. His report will be found in this volume. We are satisfied that the system is managed efficiently, and that the town has been fortunate in the supervision of the plant.
HOUSE LIGHTING.
The house lighting system has been put in operation during the present year. This has been in charge of a special committee whose report will be found in this volume. The loan for this pur- pose has been taken by the Trustees of the Water Loan Sinking Fund. As a matter of public record we publish the following correspondence in reference to the status of the private lighting enterprise, carried on in the north section of the town.
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FRANCHISE GRANTED.
BRAINTREE, MASS., September 20th, 1889. To the Selectmen of the Town of Braintree, Mass.
We the undersigned respectfully petition your Honorable Board for a permit allowing us to pass a wire over the public streets to connect our residences with a dynamo to be placed in the mill of A. S. Morrison & Brothers, for the purpose of lighting our several places.
(Signed by)
A. S. MORRISON & BROTHERS, AUBREY HILLIARD, SAMUEL W. THORNDIKE, A. C. DRINKWATER.
On the above petition it was voted :
That the above named petitioners be permitted to pass a wire over Adams, Elm, Myrtle and Middle streets for the above named purpose. Said wire to be twenty feet above the street. (Signed by)
ANSEL O. CLARK, NATHANIEL F. HUNT, R. ALLEN GAGE, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy, A. O. CLARK.
The selectmen applied in May, 1892, to the Board of Gas Com- missioners that the above parties be restrained from exceeding the terms of their franchise.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS. No. 13 BEACON STREET, BOSTON, December 22, 1893.
IN re-PETITION OF THE SELECTMEN OF BRAINTREE VS. A. S. MORRISON & BROTHERS, ET AL.
Board of Selectmen of Braintree, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :-
On June 28th, 1892, this Board sent to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth a communication, a copy of which is enclosed and marked A.
On the 8th day of July, 1893, it received a communication from the Attorney General in reply, a copy of which is enclosed and. marked B.
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You will perceive from the enclosed communications that this Board has reported the matter to the Attorney General in pursu- ance with Section 12 of Chapter 314 of the Acts of 1885. This is, it seems, the only way in which this Board can proceed when there is a violation of law under Chapter 382 of the Acts of 1887, as amended by Chapter 274 of the Acts of 1892.
If your town desires a further action in the matter a consultation with the Attorney General and this Board would seem to be desirable.
Very respectfully, JOHN. T. WHEELRIGHT, Chairman.
Per J. T. LEARY, Clerk.
(Enclosure A.)
June 28th, 1892.
Hon. Albert E Pillsbury, Attorney General.
SIR :-
The Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners hereby gives notice that Alvah S. Morrison, W. E. Morrison, Ibrahim Morrison, F. G. Morrison, R. E. Morrison, Samuel W. Thorndike, William W. Mahew, Dean Southworth, Aubrey Hilliard, Albion C. Drinkwater, A. H. Mills, Charles C. Cregg and G. W. Caldwell, all of Braintree, have violated the provisions of Section 3, Chapter 382, Acts of 1887, and of Section 1, Chapter 274, of the Acts of the year 1892, by the erection and maintenance by said persons of wires across the streets of Braintree for the purpose of carrying on the business of furnishing electricity for light, without the consent of the selectmen of Braintree.
This notice is given in pursuance of Section 12, Chapter 314, of the Acts of 1885 and Section 2, Chapter 382 Acts of 1887.
By order of the Board.
(Signed) WALTER S. ALLEN, Clerk.
(Enclosure B).
June 8, 1893.
To the Honorable the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners.
I regret that through inadvertence your communication to me relating to the complaint of the Selectmen of Braintree to your Board, that certain persons have erected electric lighting wires in
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the streets of Braintree without authority, has never been brought to my personal attention until this time.
If these wires constitute an obstruction of the streets in the sense of the law, or if they materially affect or impair the public safety and convenience in travel, I know of no reason to doubt that it is within the powers of the local surveyors of highways to remove them ; and there are expressions in some of the latter de- cisions of the court indicating that electric lighting wires may be so regarded. It is a general rule of law, applicable to these cases, that the court will not interfere if there is an adequate remedy in the hands of the local authorities ; and as a rule, therefore, it is held inexpedient by the occupants of this office to proceed in such a case. And if this were not so, I doubt if any Attorney General would regard the unlawful erection of an electric lighting wire in any part of the state as a sufficient violation of the public right to call for his interference by proceedings in court. So far as it is desired to remove these wires for the purpose of preventing or avoiding competitionwith an existing electric lighting company, it is clearly not the duty of the Attorney General to interfere ex- officio. If the case is within Chapter 382 of the Acts of 1887, as amended by Chapter 274 of the Acts of 1892, your Board, as you are aware, is at liberty to proceed in it if it is considered of suffi- cient importance to make it your duty so to do, but from your present communication I do not infer that you have so determined the matter.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) A. L. PILLSBURY, Attorney General.
Appended will be found itemized accounts of the several de- partments.
ANSEL O. CLARK, J. FRANKLIN BATES, JOHN V. SCOLLARD,
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor of Braintree.
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SCHOOLS-PAY OF TEACHERS.
Appropriations
$12,300 00
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid, Charles E Stetson, teaching 20
weeks . $600 00
Oliver R. Cook, teaching 16
weeks 520 00
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Carrie M. Bassett, teaching 36 weeks 540 00
Sarah W. Lane, teaching 36
weeks
· 490 00
MONATIQUOT SCHOOL.
Paid Frank W. Brett, teaching 20 weeks
$450 00
Frank W. Brett, teaching 16
weeks ·
400 00
Abbie A. Mills, teaching 20
weeks .
275 00
Abbie A. Mills, teaching 57% weeks .
68 40
Sarah M. Aldrich, teaching 19} weeks
230 40
Susan A. O'Rourke, teaching 36 weeks
432 00
Josephine B. Colbert, teaching 36 weeks
432 00
E. Frances Hayward, teaching,
18 00
Emma J. Horne, teaching
7 20
Julia Ellsworth, teaching 17
weeks .
·
169 60
Hattie F. Weeks, teaching ·
86 40
Amount carried forward . $4,719 00
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Amount brought forward
$4,719 00
Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 9 60
Carrie F. Spear, teaching music,
347 50
Elizabeth J. Hilles, teaching drawing
202 10
UNION SCHOOL.
Paid Avis A. Thayer, teaching 20
weeks
$225 00
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 16
weeks .
192 00
Cora L. Beard, teaching 20
weeks . 200 00
Hannah C. Whelan, teaching 20 :
weeks 200 00
Hannah C. Whelan, teaching 16 weeks
170 00
Mabel L. Bates, teaching 20
weeks 200 00
Mabel L. Bates, teaching 16
weeks .
170 00
Anna K. McKella, teaching 16 weeks
160 00
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POND SCHOOL.
Paid Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 20 weeks .
$225 00
Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 16 weeks . 192 00
Alice C. Jenkins, teaching 20 weeks . 200 00
Alice C. Jenkins, teaching 16 weeks
170 00
Amount carried forward . $7,582 20
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$7,582 20
Amount brought forward . Annie M. Brooks, teaching 20 weeks 200 00
Annie M. Brooks, teaching 16 weeks 170 00
Emily A. Lapham, teaching 20 weeks . 200 00
Emily A. Lapham, teaching 16 weeks €
170 00
IRON WORKS.
Paid Victoria P. Wilde, teaching 36 weeks
$720 00
Mary L. Crowe, teaching 36
weeks .
432 00
Nellie E. Bowles, teaching 20
weeks 200 00
Nellie E. Bowles, teaching 16
weeks . .
170 00
Helen A. Nevers, teaching 12
weeks . .
120 00
Mary E. Vining, teaching 8
weeks .
80 00
Mary E. Vining, teaching 16 weeks
170 00
EAST SCHOOL.
Paid E. Frances Hayward, teaching 10g weeks
$102 00
Mary E. Stull, teaching 174 weeks ·
178 00
Hattie F. Weeks, teaching 8
weeks . .
90 00
Amount carried forward .
$10,584 20
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Amount brought forward .
$10,584 20
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.
Paid Estelle Robinson, teaching 36 weeks . $360 00
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Paid Margaret E. C. Bannon, teach-
ing 20 weeks
$275 00
Margaret E. C. Bannon, teach-
ing 16 weeks
230 00
WEST SCHOOL.
Paid Mary E. Vining, teaching 12
weeks . ·
$120 00
E. Frances Hayward 92 80 ·
Total salaries, teachers
$11,662 00
PAY OF JANITORS.
Appropriation .
.
$1080 00
Paid John H. Dinsmore, Monatiquot
School
$550 00
John H. Dinsmore, Union School 144 00
John Taylor, Iron Works School 144 00
Louis F. Bates, East School
20 00
Richard DeNeil East School
16 00
W. Witherell, Middle Street
School .
36 00
Mrs. M. A. Holbrook, South
School .
·
36 00
Elisha Saville, West School
22 00
$968 00
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FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation
$1,000 00°
Paid J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Monatiquot school . $768 84
A. J. Richards & Sons, coal for Monatiquot school 26 41
C. H. Potter, wood for Monati- quot school . 43 80
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Union school 70 20
C. H. Potter, wood for Union school . 5 40
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Pond school . 76 93
M. L. Tupper, coal for Pond school . 13 00
C. H. Potter, wood for Pond school . 7 20
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Iron Works school 101 69
C: H. Potter, wood for Iron Works school 8 40
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for East school 6 44
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for Middle Street school 17 78
C. H. Potter, wood for Middle Street school 3 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for South school 13 50
C. H. Potter, wood for South school . 4 80
Amount carried forward · . $1,167 39
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Amount brought forward . $1,167 39 J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal for West school . 32 02 C. H. Potter, wood for West school . 3 60 .
$1,203 01
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Appropriation $1,200 00
Paid Irving W. Horne, salary, 11 months ·
$1,100 00
$1,100 00
CONVEYING PUPILS.
Appropriation .
$200 00
Paid Old Colony Railroad
$214 47
W. Witherell £ .
10 00
Albert A. Drollett
140 00
$364 47
KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL.
Appropriation .
$2,000 00
Paid Harriet M. Hill, teaching 27
weeks
$216 00
Charlotte M. Hobart, teaching 27 weeks .
216 00
Robertina B. Trask, teaching 16 weeks
180. 00
J. R. Carmichael, janitor 27 00
Asaph T. Arnold, janitor . 29 40
Richard DeNeil, janitor
16 00
W. B. Hollis, conveying pupils .
95 00
Amount carried forward $779 40
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Amount brought forward $779 40
J. L. Hammett, supplies 260 96
N. E. Hollis, rent .
112 50
Harriet M. Hill, supplies
23 83
T. W. Herrick,. supplies
4 75
J. M. Arnold, supplies
12 22
George H. Holbrook, supplies
13 19
Frank A. Bates, supplies .
6 11
O. M. Rogers, supplies
6 05
I. W. Horne, supplies 1 60 .
C. C. Webster, labor, &c. 4 25
Asaph T. Arnold, labor, &c.
2 00
R. A. Gage, expressing
9 25
W. P. Brown, expressing .
2 70
O. C. R. R. Co.
·
85
J. F. Sheppard & Sons 33 92 .
C. H. Potter, fuel
2 70
$1,276 28
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriations
$500 00
Paid John H. Dinsmore, supplies $13 28
John F. Bowditch, supplies 10 50
Sarah W. Lane, supplies 5 58
American Book Co., supplies
12 00
I. W. Horne, cash paid supplies,
79 63
I. W. Horne, services las secre- tary of committee 37 50
Franklin Educational Co.
61 74
W. P. Brown, expressing .
.
6 44
O. C. R. R. Co., freight
1 59
Charles. A. Belcher, services
2 00
A. W. Taylor, supplies ·
1 80
Amount carried forward . $232 06
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Amount brought forward $232 06
Vinton & Son, supplies 1 40
E. S. Ritchie & Sons, supplies . 15 10
George S. Perry, supplies 12 75
Weymouth & Braintree Publish-
ing Co., printing . 24 40
Frank A. Bates, labor 3 75
J. M. Arnold, supplies
2 00
W. Witherell, supplies
11 00
G. B. Bates, supplies
5 00
D. P. Hayward, tuning piano
4 00
H. P. Diman, supplies 65
Dennison Manufacturing Co.,
supplies
2 63
Samuel C. Bridgham, cash ex- penses . 2 40
R. Allen Gage, expressing
25 46
E. A. Page, supplies 1 90
George F. King & Merrill, sup- plies 8 00
J. L. Hammett, supplies
91 92
F. W. Brett, supplies
88
Wallace Spooner, supplies
14 00
O. M. Rogers, supplies
4 95
J. R. Carmichael, supplies
4 50
Horace Faxon, truant officer
2 00
Annie M. Brooks, supplies
1 95
Braintree Water Department,
water
51 00
N. Y. & Boston Express Co., expressing
1 20
Green & Prescott, printing
20 25
C. H. Hobart, supplies
8 29
Richard DeNeil, supplies .
1 25
Amount carried forward $554 69
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Amount brought forward $554 69
A. E. Bradford, supplies . 3 50
George H. Holbrook, labor and supplies 73 61
$631 80
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOL HOUSES.
Appropriation $700 00
United States School Furniture Co., supplies $191 23
J. O. Whittemore, supplies 13 50
Richard DeNeil, supplies . 16 50
J. L. Hammett, supplies ·
49 77
R. Frampton, supplies ·
18 70
Frank A. Bates, labor and sup- plies 99 21
T. W. Herrick & Co., labor and supplies 96 55
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., labor and supplies . 11 53
George S. Parker, labor and supplies 5 75
John Taylor, labor and supplies 27 46 George H. Holbrook, labor and supplies 8 10
J. H. Dinsmore, labor and sup- plies
41 40
A. E. Bradford, labor and sup- plies 68 25
J. H. Malvena, labor and sup- plies . ·
6 00
F. F. Pulsifer, supplies
4 00
Thomas Huston, labor .
1 50
Amount carried forward $659 45
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Amount brought forward J. R. Carmichael, labor Chester A. Kane, labor
$659 45
8 00
5 00
W. F. Holbrook, labor
3 00
W. Witherell, labor .
17 70
Elisha Saville, labor .
60
Carter Rice & Co., supplies
2 50
Alden H. Holbrook, labor
2 00
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber
7 92
O. C. R. R. Co., freight
6 06
R. A. Gage, freight .
1 00
Hayward Brothers, labor and
15 00
C. S. Hannaford, labor and stock 5 10
Garret Haley, labor .
1 00
$73.4 33.
TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Appropriation
$1,100 00
Paid American Book Co.
$144 52
University Publishing Co.
26 24
Ginn & Co.
188 87
George F. King & Merrill
107 29
J. L. Hammett
68 12
Milton, Bradley & Co.
5 29
Winkley, Dresser & Co.
4 10
Allen & Bacon
6 25
D. C. Heath & Co. .
25 52
Houghton, Miflin & Co.
46 94
New England Publishing Co.
15 35
Silver, Burdett & Co.
203 27
Carl Shoenof
11 96
Mills & Thompson
.
1 00
Amount carried forward
$854.72
stock
20
Amount brought forward
$854 72
D. Lothrop & Co.
8 15
Charles Scribner & Sons .
75
North Western Journal of Edu- cation .
3 00
Home Library Association
26 10
Educational Publishing Co.
16 00
Carter, Rice & Co. .
5 00
Maynard & Merrill .
11 00
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
24 67
Lee & Shepard
23 40
William Ware & Co.
11 00
Boston School Supply Co.
2 90
George S. Perry & Co.
54 98
I. W. Horne
2 08
Victoria P. Wilde
1 75
Elizabeth J. Hilles .
3 00
Franklin Educational Co.
3 69
E. B. Treat
2 75
O. R. Cook
.
5 32
W. A. Torrey ·
5 25
$1,065 51
ALMSHOUSE.
Dr.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
To appraisal February 1, 1893 $1,560 05
Paid C. H. Potter, services as superin- tendent
440 00
C. H. Potter, cash paid sundries
31 50
Hired Girl
151 00
Horace Dana, groceries
53 44
J. Marcus Arnold, groceries
67 53
Amount carried forward
$2,303 52
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Amount brought forward $2,303 52
James T. Weeks, groceries 68 88
C. H. Hobart, groceries 78 08
Bradford & Mansfield, groceries 64 09
H. M. White, groceries 67 08
Christian Hansen, groceries 12 60
Bridgham Brothers, meat, &c. .. 65 37
C. W. Hollis, meat .
33 13
John F. Eaton, meat
45 83
J. H. Schraut, bread and
crackers
47 68
Ambler & Hobart, grain 113 14
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
194 64
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, ice
12 14
Sarah E. Fitch, dry goods
43 07
George E. Jones, fish
35 29
Braintree Clothing Store, sup- plies . . 70 90 ·
O. Q. Ball, oil .
12 56
T. H. Libby, wood and labor
33 75
M. L. Tupper, coal .
6 00
Sarah A. Brown, wood
8 00
Braintree School Fund, wood 24 00
N. H. Hunt, wood
40 00
Frank A. Bates, three fire ex- tinguishers 45 00
Frank A. Bates, labor and sup- plies .
11 69
Keay & Shay, burial of Mary Nolan .
15 00
Keay & Shay, burial of Abigal · Hobart
20 00
W. A. Torrey, medicine
15 85
Amount carried forward
$3,497 13
T. H. Libby, milk · .
9 84
.
.:: 22
Amount brought forward $3,497 13
Noah Torrey, medical attend- ance
15 00
Noah Torrey, medical attend- ance, T. Kiley Braintree Water Department,
5 25
water . 26 50
H. H. Snow, cleaning clock ·
1 00
H. B. Whitman, repairs on rubber room . 6 75
7 55
H. B. Whitman, repairs and supplies · F. A. Oliver, care of W. Brown (insane) . .
2 00
O. M. Rogers, supplies ·
2 87
L. M. Ham, repairs on lockup 1 50
E. Shay, blacksmith work 13 50.
$3,579 05
Cr.
To appraisal Jan. 1, 1894
$1,496 45
To kindlings for schools, &c 156 22
$1,652 6,7
Cost of Poor in Almshouse
$1,926 38
Received for board of Jane Simpson
54 00
Received for board of Abigail Hobart
47 90
Due for board of Jane Simpson 54 00
Due from State for Timothy Kiley .
9 25
$165 15
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INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.
NAME.
AGE.
DAYS.
George Littlefield,
68 .
334
Ezra Dyer,
76
334
Samuel H. Cranston,
63
334
Johanna McMahon,
98
-
334
Elizabeth O. Penniman,
83
334
Jane Simpson,
64
334
Maria Kelley,
29
334
Maggie Richardson',
23
334
Mary Goodman,
56
334
Abigail Hobart,
75
328
Charles Hayden,
88
261
Mary E. Nolan,
75
135
Andrew J. Egan,
..
69
95
William Patterson,
58
122
John Andrews,
35
12
Timothy Kiley,
35
11
Ernest Madden,
11
7
Abraham Mead,
76
214
Sarah McCornish,
56
95
W. Brown,
1
22
2
Prisoners,
31
Tramps,
206
Total number of days,
4725
Total number of weeks,
675
Cost per week,
$2 85
24
APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE
JANUARY 3, 1894.
1 horse
$75.00
Am't brought forward
$357 40
1 covered wagon 50 00 hook 75
1 pung ·
30 00
1 manure hook 75
1 hay wagon 35 00
Scythes and snaths - 3 00
1 tip cart 12 00
7 hoes ·
·
·
1 50
1 farm wagon 5 00
cutter .
75 1
1 harrow 5 00
1 iron bar
1 00
Wood saws and axes
5 00
chains 4 00
1 snow plough .
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