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1894.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE,
From Dec. 31, 1893, to Dec. 31, 1894,
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.
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Reporter Job Print. WEYMOUTH AND BRAINTREE PUBLISHING CO. 1895.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1894.
Moderator. HON. ASA FRENCH. Clerk. SAMUEL A. BATES.
Treasurer. PETER D. HOLBROOK.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor and Highway Surveyors. ANSEL O. CLARK, JOHN V. SCOLLARD, WILLIAM W. MAYHEW.
School Committee.
THOMAS A. WATSON, ANN M. BROOKS,
CARRIE F. LORING,
SAMUEL C. BRIDGHAM,
HENRY L. DEARING,
ALBION C. DRINKWATER.
Water Commissioners and Commissioners of Sinking Funds. JAMES T. STEVENS, T. HAVEN DEARING, JOHN V. SCOLLARD.
Auditors.
DANIEL POTTER, L. WILLARD MORRISON,
CHARLES G. SHEPPARD.
School Fund Committee.
GEORGE D. WILLIS,
ALVA S. MORRISON,
WILL W. MAYHEW,
FRANCIS A. HOBART, JAMES D. LEATHERBEE, PETER D. HOLBROOK.
Fence Viewers.
GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, ALBERT R. HOBART,
WILLIAM A. KANE.
Constables.
HORACE FAXON, ALBERT HOBART, JAMES R. QUALEY, FRANK E. RUDDERHAM, JOHN KELLEY,
LEWIS E. BEVERLY,
THOMAS DOWNEY,
CONRAD MISCHLER,
WILLIAM HILL, HENRY DUGAN, Jr.,
CHARLES R. DAMON,
BENJAMIN J. LORING, Jr.,
CHARLES H. LORING,
F. ALTON OLIVER, HERBERT A. HOLBROOK, THOMAS HOLLINGHEAD,
JAMES A. REYNOLDS.
Collector of Taxes. NATHANIEL F. HUNT. Representative to General Court, Sixth Norfolk District. JOHN KELLEY.
REPORT
OF THE
Board of Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways,
OF THE Town of Braintree,
FROM JAN. 1, 1894, TO DEC. 31, 1894, INCLUSIVE.
STATISTICAL.
Number of residents assessed on property, individuals, 961; firms and corporations, 20; total, 981.
Number of non-residents assessed on property, individuals, 230; firms and corporations, 17; total, 247
Number of persons assessed, on property, 1,228; for poll tax only, 802; total, 2,030.
Number of male polls assessed, 1,380; value of assessed real estate, buildings, excluding land $1,945,525; land, excluding buildings, $1,384,475; total, $3,330,000.
Value of assessed personal estate, excluding resident bank stock, $847,425 ; total valuation of assessed estate, $4,177,425 ; tax for state, county and town purposes, including overlayings, OD personal estate, $18,304.38; on real estate, $71,928.00; on polls, $2,760.00; total, $92,992.38.
Rate of taxation per $1,000, $21.60.
Number of horses assessed 575.
Number of cows assessed 448.
Number of dwelling houses assessed 1,145.
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Number of acres of land assessed 7,968.
In 1893 number of houses assessed 1,111, gain in houses in year 1894, 34.
It may be interesting to note that the valuation of land, exclud- ing buildings in 1890 was $1,041,000, making an increase in the assessed value of land in four years of $343,475. It may be also of interest to know that the total tax levy in 1890 was $46,777.52, against $92,992.38 in 1894, showing an increase in four years of $46,214.86, nearly double the amount.
STREET RAILWAYS.
The Braintree Street Railway Company was granted a location for tracks upon Hancock and Washington Streets to the Quincy line. The road has been constructed, and is now in practical operation. The Braintree and Weymouth Street Railway Co. was granted a franchise to build a line of road through the east sec- tion of the town, from the Weymouth line to the railroad station at Braintree. This road has been partially constructed. The board in each of the two franchises made arrangements for a half fare for the children of the public schools.
STATE HIGHWAYS.
Acting under the idea that our town should receive some benefit from the State appropriation for highways, and believing that Quincy avenue, being a street used almost exclusively by through travel, was a proper subject for State expenditure, the board had a survey made of the avenue and filed a petition with the Massachusetts Highway Commissioners praying that Quincy avenue be accepted and laid out as a State highway. We are confident that the justice of our petition will commend it for favorable action.
SUITS.
In the contested tax cases of Mrs. Elizabeth F., Curtis F., and Robert D. Perry, a decision was made in the Superior Court, Norfolk County, by Judge Hammond, in October last. The cases were decided in favor of the town. Judgment was rendered for
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the full amount of the tax in each case, with interest from Dec. 1,1892.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
The unusual depression in business has caused a considerable increase in the output in this department. However, in compar- ison with the expense of poor in some neighboring towns, we have reason to congratulate ourselves upon our comparative freedom from this expense.
ALMSHOUSE.
At the beginning of the year Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Potter resigned the positions of superintendent and matron of the institution. Their places were filled by the appointment of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Litchfield to the positions. Subsequent events have proved to our satisfaction that a wise selection has been made.
IMPROVEMENT OF GROUNDS AT ALMSHOUSE.
We think the townspeople generally have remarked the rough and unfinished appearance of the grounds around our almshouse. During the past year the board has made a special effort to have the grounds cleared up in a manner becoming property controlled by the town. We have succeeded in this to a large degree, and we hope that by next season, the work being continued, the grounds may be made a credit to the town, and not be an eyesore to the passerby. It is proper to state in this connection that nearly all the labor in clearing up the grounds has been performed by the superintendent, with the assistance of some of the inmates.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Mr. Thomas A. Watson, by request of this board, continued as manager of the system during the past year. Towards the last of the year Mr. Watson notified the board that his private inter- ests demanded his attention and that he would have to relinquish the position. As we make up this report we have not as yet
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eppointed his successor. Mr. Watson has, as is well known, served in that capacity without pay, and we think we voice the sentiment of the town in extending the gratitude of the citizens and of this board to him for his successful management of the system in its incipient stages.
The plant is now established upon a satisfactory and substantial basis, and we believe that the town was fortunate in constructing. and operating its own system, instead of giving over an import- ant public function to stock jobbers and speculators.
HIGHWAYS.
The town having elected this Selectmen, a Board of Highway Surveyors, the management of streets was divided into districts, each surveyor having direct charge over the highways in his par- ticular district. The stone road appropriation was expended under the direction of Mr. John V. Scollard.
STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
Upon recommendation of the board the town voted to purchase a steam road roller. The method of payment was as follows : The sum of $1,500 was to be taken from the appropriation made for stone roads in 1894, and the balance of the payment was to be taken from the ordinary highway appropriation for 1895.
The purchase of the roller being left in the hands of this board, we spared no pains to secure a machine which would give satis- faction as to efficiency and durability. We examined the work- ings of the various standard machines upon the market, including the O. S. Kelley & Co. of Springfield, Ohio, the Aveling & Porter of England, and the Harrisburg of Pennsylvania. We became satisfied that the latter machine was best adapted for our use, and made a contract with the agents, W. R. Fleming & Co. of Boston, to furnish a machine under our specifications, for $3,800.
In our investigation into the comparative merits of the rollers, we were materially aided by the advice of Mr. Wm. E. Maybury, superintendent of water works, whose mechanical ability and expe- rience made him an exceptionally good critic upon this class of machinery.
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The machine arrived in town about the tenth of September. Immediately upon its arrival the town of Westfield made appli- cation for the use of the machine in constructing the state high- way in that town. As we had ample time to do our own work, the roller was rented to the above town for $15 per day, the lessees to pay the freight from Braintree to their town and back to Braintree. The Westfield people and the engineer of the state highway commission have expressed themselves as highly pleased with the efficiency of the machine. The cost of rolling per ton on the Westfield road was less than sixteen cents. Twenty cents per ton is considered a fairly reasonable cost for rolling macadam.
The machine was also rented to the Braintree and Weymouth Street Railway Company, for ploughing up the street. Its success in the work of tearing up frozen ground was ample proof of the ability of the machine to perform that kind of work. The result of renting the machine has been very satisfactory from a financial standpoint, and we believe it should be the policy of the town to rent the machine when not in use on our streets. If this policy is carried out the machine will have paid for itself in a very few years.
The macadam roads built during the past year have had the advantage of steam rolling, which is very manifest. Although we took $1,500 from the stone road appropriation for the pay- ment on the machine, and $160 to build a house for the roller, we have constructed more yards of macadam road than ever was built in any year when the entire appropriation for stone roads was expended for highways only.
The saving of cost in rolling has been an important item toward this result; and also the fact that when the road is rolled by machine it does not require the large amount of gravel which was used in covering the stone when the horse roller was used.
We have constructed a macadam road upon Union street, from residence of A. E. Avery, Esq., to the corner of Middle and Union streets, and on Union street from the foot of Edson's Hill to the residence of Mr. E. F. Parlee. We have paid out of the stone road appropriation for a fill of two feet with stone between the bridge on Union street and the junction of Union street and Cleveland avenue. This road-bed was covered with coal ashes
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and thoroughly rolled. This road should receive a light coat of fine macadam in the spring. This would insure a permanent road, thoroughly drained. As Union street is a main thoroughfare and receives heavy traffic, this work should be continued in sections until the whole street is completed.
RATE OF WAGES.
The scale of wages upon the highways has been $2.00 per day for a man and $1.00 per day for a horse.
LAKESIDE CEMETERY.
The matter of closing this cemetery was referred by the town to the Board of Health. During the past year the Board has taken definite action and ordered the cemetery closed. We believe that for the protection of our source of water supply this step was necessary. In order that the opinion of the town may be obtained on this matter, we have placed an article in the town warrant to get an expression of opinion upon this subject from the citizens.
INSPECTION OF PLUMBING.
The Board has adopted regulations for plumbing as required by the Statute of 1894. Mr. William E. Maybury has been ap- pointed inspector under the above law.
INSPECTION OF CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.
The Board has taken action in the matter as required and has appointed James M. Cutting, veterinary surgeon, as Inspector of Cattle and Provisions for this town. Dr. Cutting holds a like position in the city of Quincy.
Thanking our fellow citizens for their courtesy and considera- tion, we respectfully submit itemized accounts of the expendi- tures in the several departments.
A. O. CLARK, JOHN. V. SCOLLARD, WILLIAM W. MAYHEW, Board of Selectmen.
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LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1894.
Pay of school teachers, besides dog
licenses and school funds .
$13,400 00
Janitors for schools .
.
1,300 00
Fuel for schools
1,400 00
Incidentals for schools 500 00
Incidentals for school houses 700 00
Text books and supplies
1,100 00
Superintendent of schools
1,300 00
Rent for kindergarten
150 00
Conveyance of pupils
1,325 00
Heating and ventilating Pond and Union school houses
5,000 00
Repairs of highways, bridges and sidewalks
5,000 00
Stone roads
3,000 00
Removal of snow
1,300 00
Town lands .
100 00
Incidental expenses . ·
2,000 00
Abatement and collection of
taxes
· 2,500 00
Town officers
2,700 00
Night police
1,800 00
Support of poor and soldiers' relief
4,000 00 -_
State aid, Chap. 279
150 00
State aid, Chap. 301 ·
1,300 00
"Town Hall repairs ·
500 00
.Janitor Town Hall, library and Pond school . 650 00
Thayer public library ·
.
800 00
Distributing books .
100 00
Grand Army of the Republic
175 00
Interest on town debt
5,000 00
Water damages, Glover estate . 950 00
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.
·
.
Amount carried forward
·
$58,200 00
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Amount brought forward, .
$58,200 00
Insurance
1,000 00
School house note
3,100 00
School house note
3,300 00.
Electric light note
2,000 00
Water loan, sinking fund .
5,000 00
Hydrant service
3,825 00
Operating expenses, street light- ing
5,150 00
Extension of street lighting
3,000 00
Connecting new users, domestic lighting
1,200 00
Hall avenue and Thayer place
800 00
Lisle street
300 00
Fire department, general 'ex- penses . .
2,000 00
Hose carriage and reel 9
500 00
Hose and fire extinguishers
.
500 00
Hose towers
800 00
Electric fire alarm
2,500 00
French's avenue
180 00
Court fees and expenses
300 00
Hospitals
.
500 00
$94,155 00
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SCHOOLS-PAY OF TEACHERS.
Appropriations
$13,400 00
School Fund
.
.
.
300 00
Dog Licenses
. .
733 66
$14,433 66
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid, Oliver R. Cook, teaching 24 weeks
$780 00
Oliver R. Cook, teaching : 16
560 00
weeks · Carrie M. Bassett, teaching 13 weeks
195 00
Ella Macgregor, teaching 11
weeks .
112 50
Ella Macgregor, teaching 16
weeks .
208 00
Sarah W. Lane, teaching 13
195 00
Mary G. Osborne, teaching 26 weeks .
390 00
Mabel W. Jordan, teaching 10 00
William C. Burnham, teaching
16 weeks
160 00
MONATIQUOT SCHOOL.
Paid, Frank W. Brett, teaching 40 weeks
$1000 00
Hattie F. Weeks, teaching 37 weeks 444 00
Josephine B. Colbert, teaching 40 weeks 480 00
Susan A. O'Rourke, teaching 40 weeks 480 00
Amount carried forward . .
$5,014 50
·
weeks .
12
Amount brought forward . . $5,014 50
Julia Ellsworth, teaching 24
weeks . 240 00
Julia Ellsworth, teaching 16
weeks ·
170 00
M. Maria Kyte, teacning . · 26 80
IRON WORKS SCHOOL.
Paid, Victoria P. Wilde, teaching 40 weeks
$800 00
Mary L. Crowe, teaching 24 weeks
288 00
. Nellie E. Bowles, teaching 40 weeks 425 00
Mary E. Vining, teaching 40 weeks 425 00
Martha W. Locke, teaching 229 20
Nellie F. Monk, teaching 8 weeks ·
80 00
Helen A. Mitchell, teaching 16 weeks ·
160 00
UNION SCHOOL.
Paid, Avis A. Thayer, teaching 40 weeks
$480. 00
Mabel L. Bates, teaching 40
weeks 425 00
Hannah C. Whelan, teaching 40 weeks 425 00
Anna K. McKellar, teaching 24 weeks 240 00
Anna K. Mckellar, teaching 16 weeks 170 00
Amount carried forward
.
$9,598 50
13
Amount brought forward $9,598 50
POND SCHOOL.
Paid, Sarah L. Arnold, teaching 40 weeks ·
$480 00
Alice C. Jenkins, teaching 21 weeks ·
223 12
Annie M. Brooks, teaching 40 weeks 425 00
Emily A. Lapham, teaching 40 weeks 425 00
Emma M. Kane, teaching 3
weeks 30 00
Emma M. Kane, teaching 16 weeks 176 00
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Paid, M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 14
weeks 201 25.
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.
Paid, Estelle Robinson, teaching 24
weeks
240 00
Estelle Robinson, teaching 16 weeks 170 00
EAST SCHOOL.
Paid, E. Francis Hayward, teaching 24 weeks
240 00
Amount carried forward
·
$12,208 87
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Amount brought forward $12,208 87
KINDERGARTEN.
Paid Robertina B. Trask, teaching
40 weeks
$450 00
Charlotte E. Hobart, teaching 24
weeks ·
192 00
Charlotte E. Hobart, teaching 16
weeks ·
160 00
Harriet M. Hill, teaching 24
weeks
192 00
Harriet M. Hill, teaching 16
weeks
160 00
DRAWING AND MUSIC TEACHERS.
Paid Carrie F. Spear, Music
$220 00
Elizabeth J. Hilles, Drawing
312 50
Total salaries, teachers
$13,895 37
Cr.
By Cash for Tuition of Children
.
$65 00
JANITORS.
Appropriation,
$1,350 00
Paid John H. Dinsmore, .
$755 60
John Taylor, .
66 40
Mrs. M. A. Holbrook,
24 00
Richard De Neil,
70 00
W. Witherell, .
35 50
J. R. Carmichael,
40 00
Asaph T. Arnold,
11 40
G. Henry Tuttle,
53 60
J. F. Bates,
17 00
Mrs. S. G. Leavitt, .
8 00
William Orr,
93 61
$1,175 11
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CONVEYANCE OF PUPILS.
Appropriation, . $1,325 00
Paid A. A. Drollett, $350 00
W. B. Hollis, .
165 00
Joseph M. Foster,
2 50
N. Y. N. H. & H. Railroad Co.,
55 65
Braintree Street Railway Co.,
100 00
F. A. Burrell, .
202 80
C. A. Townsend,
70 00
Gamewell Co., school alarm, .
75 00
$1,020 95
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Appropriation, · ·
$1,300 00
Paid I. W. Horne, 12 months,. $1,233 33
$1,233 33
HEATING AND VENTILATING POND AND UNION
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Appropriation, $5,000 00
Paid Smith & Anthony Co., on con- tract, . $3,122 00
J. Parker Hayward, labor and stock, . 408 04
50 00 1
A. E. Bradford, labor and stock, Daniel Potter, services as com- mittee, . 25 00
$3,605 04
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FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation,
$1,400 00'
Paid Elisha Morse, wood, $ 4 50
T. F. Finnegan, wood, 16 25
C. A. Belcher, wood,
10 00
E. C. Litchfield, wood, · 37 25
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal, 1,364 12
$1,432 12
Cr. on order overdrawn, 35 00
$1,397 12'
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation
$500 00
Paid Weymouth & Braintree Publish-
ing Co., printing . $61 00
James Wilson, supplies
50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., expressing . 2 65
Henry B. Vinton, expressing 10 55
W. P. Brown, expressing .
15 90
Green & Prescott, printing
6 00
Thomas Hall, supplies
5 00
Frank A. Bates, supplies .
5 15
E. L. Ritchie & Sons, supplies
91 42
I. W. Horne, services as secre- tary of committee 25 00.
I. W. Horne, cash paid supplies 32 05 Braintree Water .Department, water 94 87
J. H. Dinsmore, supplies 8 55
Oliver R. Cook, supplies 13 79.
F. W. Brett, supplies 31 10
Wallace Spooner, supplies
7 50
Amount carried forward $411 13.
17
Amount brought forward
$411 03
C. E. Hill, supplies .
·
·
1 50
John Taylor, labor .
·
1 40
R. A. Gage, labor
7 00
W. Witherell, labor
3 60
J. L. Hammett, supplies
117 15
James Maher, labor
1 00
E. P. Hayward, labor
2 00
T. J. Cain, labor
1 00
E. J. Hilles, supplies
2 00
R. Frampton, supplies J. T. Weeks, supplies
2 02
Carrie F. Spear, supplies
5 00
W. A. Torrey, supplies
6 20
J. M. Arnold, supplies 1 58 .
Mrs. S. G. Leavitt, labor,
1 00
$568 04
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLHOUSES.
Appropriation
$700 00
Paid Sewell Nye, labor .
10 60
George H. Holbrook, labor and stock 7 05
Peter Ness, painting ·
11 30
Frank A. Bates, labor
21 88
Richard DeNeil, labor
2 75
W. Witherell, labor . ·
4 25
Albert E. Bradford, labor and stock
112 72
Braintree water department, labor and stock 40 47
J. O. McFadden, supplies
10 55
F. O. Whitmarsh, labor, etc.
250 00
J. Parker Hayward, labor and stock . 189 28
Amount carried forward $660 85
.
4 56
18
Amount brought forward $660 85
W. H. Cobb, supplies 3 25
Underhill Warming and Venti-
lating Co., supplies 8 75
J. L. Hammett, supplies . 17 00
Baldwin Robbins Co., supplies . 9 55
H. H. Snow, cleaning clock 1 00
$700 40
RENT FOR KINDERGARTEN.
Paid N. E. Hollis, rent of room, Ly-
ceum Building $112 50
$112 50
TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Appropriation
$1,100 00
Paid Oliver R. Cook
$ 45 57
Ginn & Co.
.
138 43
J. L. Hammett
183 14
Maynard, Merrill & Co.
6 29
American Book Co. .
185 27
D. C. Heath & Co. .
57 39
Geo. S. Perry & Co.
86 94
Boston School Supply Co
215 00
Eagle Pencil Co.
7 25
Silver Burdett & Co
9 16
Geo. F. King & Merrill '
2 00
Franklin Educational Co.
22 80
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
27 12
University Publishing Co.
22 69
Milton Bradley Co. .
5 40
Carl Schoenof
5 50
Carter, Rice & Co.
33 50
Amount carried forward · $1,053 45
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Amouut bronght forward
$1,053 45
Little, Brown & Co.
·
4 12
Wright & Potter
,
2 50
M. R. Warren
.
2 00
Thorp, Martin Co. .
7 50
Charlotte E. Hobart, supplies
1 67
Carrie F. Spear
3 00
E. J. Hilles
.
$1075 81
Cr.
By cash for damage to books
16 08
REAPPROPRIATED TO PAY SUNDRY SCHOOL BILLS.
Paid J. F. S. Huddleston, supplies, $9 50
Maynard Merrill & Co., supplies, 26 04
O. M. Rogers, . 94 54
George W. Prescott & Son, 22 25
R. Hollings,
45 00
Weymouth & Braintree Publish- ing Co., 19 50
C. H. Hobart, .
12 53
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, ·
35 00
U. S. School Furniture Co., 19 55
F. C. Roberts,
10 00
W. A. Torrey,
8 90
R. Allen Gage,
4 75
F. W. Brett,
5 75
Fore River Engine Co.,
10 78
Wakefield Rattan Co., 9 50
W. P. Brown, . ·
28 05
Franklin Educational Co., 84 04
American Book Co., . 1 71
D. C. Heath & Co., 24 46
Boston School Supply Co.,
18 25
Amount carried forward $490 10
1 57
20
Amount brought forward
$490 10
J. L. Hammett,
179 30
George S. Perry,
13 50.
Lee & Shepard,
84
Ginn & Co.,
117 46
W. Witherell, .
1 00
C. E. Hill,
1 15
Williams & Rogers, .
99 '80
G. B. Bates Heating Co., .
9 93
Crocker Mf'g Co.,
4 00
Houghton Mifflin Co.,
14 03
Braintree Street Railway Co., 75 00
H. B. Vinton, .
50
Carrie F. Spear,
15 00
J. H. Dinsmore,
5 21
I. W. Horne, .
35 15
E. J. Hilles,
1 70
E. Bourk,
50
H. W. Borden,
5 47
Baker Hardware Co., .
7 40
Woodsum's Express Co.,
14 55
J. M. Arnold, .
31 20
$1,122 79
APPROPRIATION FOR POOR DEPT. $4,000.
ALMSHOUSE, Dr.
To appraisal January 1, 1894 . $1,496 45
Paid C. H. Potter, services as supt . 120 00
C. H. Potter, cash paid sundry bills ·
5 19
Edwin C. Litchfield, services as superintendent 360 00
Edwin C. Litchfield, cash paid sundry bills . .
30 71
Hired girl
213 00
Amount carried forward · $2,225 35
21
Amount brought forward $2,225 35
Horace Dana, groceries 53 86
James T. Weeks, groceries 50 97
J. M. Arnold, groceries
65 14
C. H. Hobart, groceries .
42 78
H. M. White, groceries
56 97
Bradford & Mansfield, groceries
54 17
Braintree Clothing Co.
47 70
George E. Jones, fish
21 99
Bridgham Brothers, meat, etc. 64 11
C. W. Hollis, meat, etc. . 24 84
J. F. Eaton, meat, etc. ·
54 88
J. H. Schraut, bread and crackers 60 38
155 14
Ambler & Hobart, hay and grain O. Q. Ball, oil
13 04
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal
188 50
Braintree Wood and Lumber Co. wood 12 76
N. H. Hunt, wood 30 00
C. A. Belcher, wood 23 88
T. H. Libby, hay, labor, etc. .
43 28
M. Brandly, standing grass and hay 19 00
Elmer H. Vinton, two pigs
10 50
Solon David, supplies 18 55
Solon David, burial of Johanna McMahan 20 00
W. H. Cobb, tools, etc. 31 30
H. H. Thayer, blacksmith work 41 77
Edward Shay, blacksmith work 27 43
Water department, water . 53 00
J. E. Shay, burial of Ezra Dyer 20 00
C. A. Belcher, standing grass 42 00
John Rennie, labor . 16 29
Mrs. Hosea Jackson, 1 cow 50 00
L. B. Hollis, 1 cow . 47 50
Amount carried forward $3,687 08
22
Amount brought forward . $3,687 08
R. Allen Gage, mowing, etc. 16 00
C. G. Anderson, labor and stock 26 46
W. A. Torrey, medicines, etc. .
13 71
Sarah E. Fitch, dry goods 58 31
B. D. Litchfield, mason work
10 00
H. B. Whitman, labor and stock
17 90
O. M. Rogers,labor and supplies
7 72
T. B. Stoddard, setting glass
.
2 10
Lewis Dyer, apples .
8 75
R. B. Watson, 2 pigs
7 00
Frank A. Bates, supplies .
85
Charles L. Sherman, supplies
1 75
J. Sampson, killing hogs . 1 75
Weymouth and Braintree Pub. Co., advertising . 1 50
H. H. Thayer, newj tip cart
70 00
C. H. Potter, celery plants .
2 00
W. A. Hollis, labor
8 50
$3,941 38
Cr.
To appraisal January 1st, 1895 $1,869 90
Kindlings for schools, labor and produce sold 128 27
1419 tramps, estimated cost 10 cents each.
141 90
$2,140 07
Cost of poor in almshouse
1,801 31
Expended for labor on grounds $153 79
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INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.
NAME.
AGE.
DAYS.
George Littlefield,
68
365
Ezra Dyer,
76
56
Samuel N. Cranston,
63
365
William Patterson,
58
178
Abraham Mead,
76
365
Charles Hayden,
88
365.
Andrew Egan,
69
128
Michael McMurphy,
265
Johanna McMahon,
98
324
Mary Goodman,
56
365
Elizabeth O. Penniman,
84
365
Jane Simpson,
64
365.
Maria Kelley,
29
365
Maggie Richardson,
23
365
Sarah McComish,
56
223
Total number of days,
4459
Total number of weeks,
637
Cost per week,
$2 82
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We as auditor's made our annual visit to the almshouse and made an appraisal of the property, which, according to our recom- mendation the Selectmen have decided not to have printed in de- tail. (Schedule of property in detail may be found on file at the office of the Selectmen. )
We found the property under the new management of Mr. and Mrs. E. Clifford Litchfield in first-class condition.
We especially noted a decided improvement in the appearance of the grounds in front of the almshouse, although not completed. Said improvement being under the personal supervision of Mr. Litchfield as advised by the Selectmen.
DANIEL POTTER, L. W. MORRISON, CHAS G. SHEPPARD,
January 1st, 1895
Auditors
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POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Taunton Hospital for William Kincaide ·
169 46
Taunton Hospital for Emily C. Hansen 169 46
Taunton Hospital for Lulinda
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