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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.,
FOR THE
YEAR 1904.
MIDDLEBORO, MASS. : MIDDLEBORO GAZETTE OFFICE. 1905.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1904.
Town Clerk.
AMOS H. EATON
Term expires 1906
Treasurer and Collector. AMOS H. EATON.
Selectmen and Assessors.
EDWIN F. WITHAM
Term expires 1907
LYMAN P. THOMAS .
66
1905
WILLIAM M. HASKINS
66
1906
Overseers of the Poor.
ANDREW M. WOOD .
Term expires 1905
CHARLES M. THATCHER
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CHARLES W. KINGMAN .
66
1906
School Committee.
WARREN H. SOUTHWORTH
Term expires 1905
WILLIAM C. LITCHFIELD
1905
WILLIAM A. ANDREWS
66
1906
NATHAN WASHBURN
66 1906
CHARLES S. TINKHAM
66
1907
E. T. P. JENKS
1905
Superintendent of Schools. CHARLES H. BATES.
Municipal Light Board.
THOMAS S. HODGSON, M.D.
Term expires 1905
HENRY W. SEARS
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66
1906
JOHN A. MILLER
66 1907
Board of Health.
JAMES A. BURGESS
Term expires 1907
BERT J. ALLAN ·
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66
1905
THOMAS S. HODGSON, M.D.
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66 1906
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66
1907
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Constables.
SIMEON L. NICKERSON.
ICHABOD B. THOMAS.
JOSIAH T. CARVER.
FRED C. SPARROW.
WILLIAM E. CUSHMAN.
DAVID S. SURREY.
HERBERT L. BATCHELDER.
Superintendent of Streets. JOHN C. CHACE.
Registrars of Voters.
PETER M. RAMSEY .
LORENZO WOOD .
66 1906
JAMES H. RUSSELL . .
66 1907
Trustees of Public Library.
C. D. KINGMAN
W. H. SOUTHWORTH NATHAN WASHBURN
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66
1905
DAVID G. PRATT
JOSEPH E. BEALS
66
1906
KENELM WINSLOW
66
1906
GEORGE BRAYTON
66
1907
E. S. HATHAWAY
66
1907
ANDREW M. WOOD
66
1907
Fish Wardens.
EDWIN F. WITHAM. LYMAN P. THOMAS.
WILLIAM M. HASKINS.
Fence Viewers.
JAMES H. ROBERTS. S. EDWARD MATTHEWS.
Tree Warden. LUTHER S. BAILEY.
Auditor.
PERCY W. KEITH.
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Term expires 1905
66
1905
66
1906
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Term expires 1905
HERBERT L. LEONARD.
GEORGE W. HAMMOND.
GEORGE H. VAUGHAN.
JOHN E. BENSON.
COPYRIGHT APPLIED FOR, G. B. FITTZ.
REV. HENRY CLARK COOMBS.
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REV. HENRY CLARK COOMBS.
Rev. Henry Clark Coombs, the oldest resident of the town and the oldest Baptist clergyman in the country with but one exception, died Oct. 27th, aged 94 years.
His physical and mental powers were remarkably pre- served until near his death. He was a fine type of the old-time Baptist minister who made the most of his oppor- tunities and obeyed the Master's call at once, and with such preparation as he possessed he performed an important ser- vice by supplying a much needed want among the smaller country churches. He was a man of sweet spirit, discreet, prudent and a safe counselor. He belonged to a class whose remembrance should be held in great respect. Rugged and upright in character, firm and decided in con- viction, direct and abrupt in speech, well versed in the Scriptures, self-sacrificing and faithful in labors, affection- ate and devoted to his family and his friends, pure and sincere as a Christian, faithful to the church, sympathetic and helpful to the unfortunate, especially to the weak churches, deeply concerned for the cause of temperance, for the Christian Sabbath, for education, for philanthropy, morality, and all good causes.
He had been an ordained minister for seventy years, a longer period than any other of the Baptist clergymen in the United States. He was born in that part of Middle- boro, now Lakeville, Sept. 3, 1810. The house is still standing where he first saw the light.
He was the youngest of fourteen children in the family of Rev. Simeon Coombs. All the children with one exception reached maturity. His parents died when he was abont nine years of age and then commenced a struggle for educa- tion which was his youthful ambition. By extreme pru- dence and hard labor he saved enough to enter a school at
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New Hampton, N. H., and later at Peirce Academy in Middleboro. While a student he seems to have received the call for his life work. His first pastorate after entering the ministry was at Norton where he gathered a strong soci- ety and erected a meeting-house. He was ordained in Nor- ton by Rev. Hervey Fittz in 1834.
He afterwards held pastorates in Mansfield, Mashpee, Re- hoboth, Shutesbury, and South Kingston, R. I. In 1849 he settled in Middleboro, and built the house on School street where he has since resided. Since living in this town he has preached in Pocasset, Rowe, Carver, Cummington, North Middleboro and supplied in other churches. The zealous interest which Mr. Coombs maintained for the cause of temperance was only second to his interest for the church. He believed the use of alcoholic liquor as a bev- erage to be an unmitigated evil and the open saloon the greatest curse of the nation.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
For the Year Ending December 31, 1904.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD MARCH 7th, 1904,
At the Adjournment held March 30th, 1904 and Special Town Meetings held April 6th, 1904 and November 30th, 1904.
Repairs and alterations on school property $1,000 00 Support of schools, current expenses and super- intendent's salary 25,800 00
Night watch
725 00
Highways
8,500 00
Board of Health
1,000 00
Support of poor and insane
7,000 00
Lighting bond
2,000 00
Interest on lighting bond
3,148 00
Suburban lighting .
450 00
Salary municipal light board
150 00
Electric light construction
952 00
Maintenance electric light plant
900 00
Water supply
1,500 00
Salary School Committee
150 00
Town note due Dec. 12, 1904 .
250 00
Payment on acct. of note extended
1,000 00
Soldiers' relief
4,000 00
Military aid .
700 00
Interest on town debt
3,000 00
Note due 1904
5,000 00
Town officers' salaries
3,000 00
Incidentals
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2,500 00
Town house committee
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600 00
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Sprinkling streets
$600 00
Grade crossing tax
2,471 87
Police 300 00
Protection of shade trees and tree warden's salary
300 00
Total
. $76,996 87
Less corporation and bank tax
5,900 00
To raise by tax
. $71,096 87
Voted by town, including grade crossing tax $71,096 87
State tax ·
3,525 00
State highway tax
163 76
County tax
5,319 83
Non-resident bank tax
116 06
Overlayings, .
885 60
Total . . $81,107 12
Deduct amount of note paid by trustees under
the will of Thomas S. Peirce 5,000 00
Total to be raised by tax . $76,107 12
Assessed on 2,052 polls . . $4,104 00
Assessed on personal property
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· 13,069 06
Assessed on real estate
58,818 00
Assessed on non-resident bank stock .
116 06
$76,107 12
Number of polls assessed, 2,052
Value of buildings, excluding land . . $2,031,016
Value of land, excluding buildings .
. 1,349,329
$3,380,345
Value of personal estate
751,092
$4,131,437
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Persons, firms, etc., assessed on property : Residents .
1,421
Non-residents
· 319
Persons assessed for polls only
1,125
Total number of persons assessed, 2,865
Number of horses assessed
.
828
Number of cows 66
711
Number of sheep 60
18
Number of neat cattle other than cows
107
Number of swine
21
Number of dwelling houses
1,535
Number of acres of land .
39,780
Number of fowl
2.175
Population of town
6,588
Taxes remitted, 1901
$179 11
Taxes remitted, 1902
157 72
Taxes remitted, 1903
259 27
Taxes remitted, 1904
593 54
Tax rate, $17.40 on $1,000.
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At a special town meeting held April 6th, the sum of $250 was appropriated to protect the rights of the inhab- itants of Middleboro in the use and enjoyment of the waters of Assawampsett pond but no provision was made for rais- ing the money.
At a special town meeting held Nov. 30th, the sum of $200 cach was appropriated for incidentals and the Town Hall Committee to be raised in the assessment of 1905.
EDWIN F. WITHAM, WILLIAM M. HASKINS, LYMAN P. THOMAS,
Assessors of Middleboro.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1904.
The Selectmen have drawn orders upon the Town Treas- urer for the amounts hereinafter given under the several appropriations made by the town :
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Unexpended
21 96
$3.021 96
Orders drawn :
E. F. Witham, selectman and asses- sor, 1903 $33 58
L. P. Thomas, selectman and assessor, 1903 27 50
A. H. Eaton, town clerk, 1903 .
83 34
I. S. Bailey, tree warden, 1903 198 00
E. F. Witham, selectman and asses- sor, 1904 370 00
L. P. Thomas, selectman and assessor, 1904
195 00
W. M. Haskins, selectman and asses- sor, 1904 272 50
Amos H. Eaton, town clerk, treasurer and collector 1,100 01
Amos H. Eaton, registrar of voters 65 00
Peter M. Ramsey, registrar of voters 70 00 J. H. Russell, registrar of voters 67 50 Lorenzo Wood, registrar of voters 70 50 ·
P. W. Keith, auditor, 1903 75 00 .
P. W. Keith, auditor, 1904 · 75 00
Warren B. Stetson, moderator 15 00
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Election officers $110 00
Caucus officers . 30 00
Fred C. Sparrow, serving summons
21 76
$2,879 69
Unexpended
$142.27
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Unexpended $2,111 83
Appropriation for repair of highways, snow bills, state highway and super- intendent's salary
. 8,500 00
Received from street sprinkling .
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1,278 50
Received from other sources as per
superintendent's report .
16,051 00
$27,941 33
General highway bills approved by
superintendent of streets 25,465 65
Paid E. S. Bradford, state highway
163 76
tax
$25,629 41
Balance unexpended .
$2,311 92
There is owing to the Highway Department, from the state, and other smaller amounts, about $1,000, and in turn the town owes the state for its share (one-fourth) in the state highway construction of 1903, an amount which is not known as no account has been rendered to the town, but probably about $2,800.
There were some bills for the year 1904 which were not presented in time for payment in that year, and if an actual settlement had been possible it would have shown an ap- proximate balance.
WATER SUPPLY.
Appropriations
· Orders drawn . $1,500 00
$1,500 00
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NIGHT WATCH.
Unexpended
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· $24 00
Appropriation .
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725 00
Orders drawn :
George E. Hatch
$742 00
Balance unexpended . .
$7 00
POLICE.
Unexpended
$46 63
Appropriated
300 00
$346 63
Orders drawn :
E. F. Witham
21 00
F. C. Sparrow .
8 00
John M. Luippold Joshua K. Bishop William L. Wade I. M. Foye
10 00
4 00
5 00
William A. Green Warren S. Gibbs H. L. Leonard
3 00
2 00
57 00
E. T. Lincoln
20 00
S. S. Lovell
51 50
J. E. Benson
3 00
John H. Ryder
15 00
H. L. Batchelder
17 50
J. T. Carver
5 00
W. E. Cushman
19 00
I. B. Thomas
35 37
Geo. W. Hammond .
2 00
$289 37
Balance
$57 26
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$749 00
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11 00
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TREE WARDEN.
Appropriation .
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$300 00
Overdrawn
22 93
Available .
$277 07
Orders drawn :
Luther S. Bailey
$267 42
J. & G. E. Doane
9 65
$277 07
SPRINKLING STREETS.
AAppropriation .
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$600 00
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Orders drawn .
$600 00
MILITIA COMPANY.
Unexpended
$300 00
Order drawn to Quartermaster, Post
8, G. A. R.
200 00
Unexpended $100 00
SEWERS.
Received from permits
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$75 00
On hand .
$75 00
INCIDENTALS.
Appropriation . . $2,500 00
Unexpended 37 06
Received of Edgar D. Wood, sealer of weights and measures 22
Use of telephone 25
Trustees of Peirce estate .
850 00
Appropriation at a special meeting, Nov. 30, 1904 200 00
$3,587 53
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Orders drawn :
Edwin F. Witham, expenses of 1903 $60 25
James A. Burgess, inspector of beef . 105 15
Wood & Tinkham, printing 523 25
H. L. Thatcher & Co., printing
75 75
Amos H. Eaton, returns of births, mar- riages and deaths and incidental ex- penses
206 52
Emery Book Binding Co.
3 75
Middleboro National Bank, acct. H. J. Stevens
75 15
1 50
6 75
2 75
10 25
100 00
B. F. Johnson, feeding prisoners ·
30 53
B. F. Johnson, keeper of lockup 50 00 ·
J. E. Judson, atlas .
25 00
So. Mass. Tel. Co.
39 64
J. H. Creedon, folding town reports Walter L. Beals, printing
3 00
W. M. Haskins, use of team and money paid out 37 05
16 60
A. M. Bearse, P.M., stamps, etc.
84 48
I. P. Thomas, money paid out
26 90
Harry L. Clark, fighting fire
8 10
E. H. Cromwell, fire warden 8 70
33 60
Middleboro News, printing 101 25
P. B. Murphy, printing ·
6 00
C. W. Maxim, fire ward
6 20
S. S. Lovell, fire ward
2 50
C. S. Cummings, M.D., return of
births
6 25
Amos B. Paun, M.D., inspector of animals · ·
33 33
Clark & Cole, printing signs
8 00
J. F. Shurtleff, M.D., recording births W. F. Fryer, M.D., recording births D. H. Holmes, M. D., recording births A. V. Smith, M. D., recording births A. B. Paun, M.D., inspector of ani- mals
2 00
Sarah A. Phinney, election dinners
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Walter C. McCrillis, fire warden
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16
A. P. Goodhue $12 00
D. D. Sullivan, town by-laws 42 50
H. H. Shaw, use of team 7 50
Pneumatic Stamp Co. 88
Samuel Ward Co., office supplies
9 40
Fred C. Sparrow, serving warrants
2 00
B. C. Shaw, fire ward
13 40
Mary A. Haskins, accident on street
50 00
Clara G. Thomas, clerk
59 00
John Riddle, fighting fire
1 50
A. B. Paun, M.D., inspector of ani- mals ·
33 33
E. Mae Thompson, copying
·
18 00
The Carter Ink Co.
1 25
The Eastern Audit Co.
1,428 13
George Soule, recording deaths
21 25
A. E. Martell & Co., printing .
3 50
A. B. Paun, M.D., inspector of ani- mals 33 33
The Keystone Job Print
6 25
C. M. Thatcher, delivering tax bills
30 00
B. L. Perkins, use of team
1 50
Isabel Thomas, reading proofs .
5 80
S. T. Weston, fire ward .
9 00
C. E. Ryder, typewriting
5 75
B. F. Cunningham, repair on ballot box 4 10
C. E. Weston, surveying
5 00
Henry McIntosh, error in tax 44 .
J. L. Fairbanks, record books . 6 50
50 00
$3,561 51
Unexpended
$26 02
TOWN HALL.
Appropriation at annual town meeting $600 00
Appropriation at special town meeting, Nov. 30, 1904 200 00
Received from rents
1,431 75
$2,231 75
A. B. Paun, inspector of animals
17
Orders drawn :
Samuel Hathaway, officer .
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$34 00
J. & G. E. Doane 40 50
Amos H. Eaton, agent 112 50
Amos H. Eaton, agent, incidentals
18 86
T. C. Collins & Son
50 00
B. F. Johnson, janitor
520 00
B. F. Johnson, janitor, incidentals
75
Middleboro Gas & Electric Plant
486 60
C. L. Hathaway, insurance
41 66
P. W. Keith, insurance
43 69
T. M Ryder, insurance
41 66
D. D. Sullivan, insurance
41 67
J. F. Alden, insurance
41 66
Thomas W. Pierce, furnishings
18 30
Jno. MeNally, carting
12 65
India Alkali Works, disinfectant
7 48
Wm. E. Bump, brooms
1 50
Fred C. Sparrow, carpentering
54 08
Bryant & Soule, coal
336 11
E. H. Blake, awnings
23 00
J. K. & B. Sears & Co.
46 68
George L. Soule
7 00
William F. Dean
4 75
Clara G. Thomas, clerk
33 00
C. W. Maxim
7 30
F. A. Johnson, painting
39 15
C. E. Roberts, boiler insurance
50 00
Thomas & Clapp
2 00
H. A. Sparrow
7 00
A. G. Hayes, care closets
5 00
Jones Bros. Co.
2 92
Trustees Midd. Pub. Library
22 75
H. B. Wentworth, tuning piano
3.50
Geo. T. Johnson, disinfectant
43 15
$2,200 87
Unexpended
$30 88
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation ·
$4,000 00
Overdrawn
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1,357 09
Available . $2,642 91
Received from the Town of Wareham 17 50
Received from E. S. Bradford, burial of soldiers 140 00
$2,800 41
Orders drawn :
John T. Haskell $55 00
John N. Main 20 00
C. A. Howes, acct. John N. Main 26 00
W. F. Fryer, M. D., acct. John N. Main 55 50
Salisbury H. Frisbee
5 00
Daniel F. Wilbur
155 00
Mrs. C. H. Perry and child . ·
120 00
James L. Jenney, acct. Mrs. (. H. Perry and child
50 26
Charles O. Cook
83 00
Mrs. Hannah V. Mellen
120 00
F. A. Newell, Treas. City of Salem, acct. Mrs. Hannah V. Mellen
16 00
Town of Sandwich, acct. H. P. Loyell
224 07
Wm. F. Thompson .
70 00
Eben H. Atwood
190 00
Samuel Williams
19 00
Stephen Hammond ·
11 00
1. M. Foye
50 00
Abiel Gibbs
60 00
Mrs. Benj. Bennett, acct. Abiel Gibbs 10 00
James Farley
103 50
Sanford Weston
30 00
A. Vincent Smith, M.D., acct. San- ford Weston ·
12 50
Earl Smith . .
30 00 ·
Wilson Orr
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41 00
19 1
Mrs. Benj. Bennett, acct. Wilson Orr
$2 80
James McMann 163 00
George Powers 40 00
W. F. Fryer, soldiers' physician .
50 00
Alphonso Bliss
93 00
Truman C. Savery, acct. Alphonso Bliss
11 00
Thompson Perkins
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10 00
Maria S. Haines
50 00
Walter T. Jefferson
42 00
Jones Bros. Co., burial of Daniel Warren
35 00
Wm. Egger, acct. George Holmes
8 60
George Soule, burial of George Holmes
35 00
Mrs. Ellen J. Barrows
126 00
C. W. Allen, acct. Ellen J. Barrows
10 00
William A. Coombs
20 00
Perley Haven .
10 00
Lucius S. Raymond
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10 00
Theodore P. Holmes
59 00
George H. Shaw, 2d
60 00
George Soule, burial of Harriet A. Kittrell
35 00
Sylvanus Bisbee
30 00
Mary A. Perry
68 00
Sparrow Bros., acct. Artemus Morse
17 00
Benjamin F. Lane
20 00
Gertrude Colpritt, acct. Benjamin F.
Lane
19 00
William N. Shaw
48 00
Bernard Glancy
10 00
Mrs. William B. Shaw
45 00
James Tripp
144 00
A. B. Paun, M. D., acet. James Tripp
91 50
Alfred O. Standish
36 00
George L. Finney
10 00
Solon Robertson
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107 00
John Scanlin
28 00
Job N. Cole
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20 00
Mercy Collins .
5 00
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Harrison Haskins
$82 00
W. B. Chandler
10 00
C. A. Howes, acct. Chas. W. Turner
4 00
D. H. Holmes, M.D., attendance upon veterans
175 00
Simeon Harlow
63 00
The City of Brockton, acct. Isabel H. Finney
72 00
Eugene Blackwell, acct. A. C. Howland
159 00
Mrs. C. H. Crandall
48 00
C. W. Clark
60 00
J. M. Luippold, Guard.
48 00
Mrs. Louisa Parry
60 00
Charles Mitchell
36 00
George Temple
60 00
Mrs. Thomas Wilmot
96 00
Melissa Collins
20 00
Total
$4,148 13
Overdrawn
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$1,337 72
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STATE AID.
A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THOSE PERSONS TO WHOM STATE AID HAS BEEN PAID DURING THE YEAR 1904, AND THE AMOUNT PAID TO EACH.
Alden, Mrs. Warner,
$48 00
Gammons, Thomas G., $48 00
Alden, Susan M.,
48 00
Gammons, Melintha B.,
24 00
Atwood, Eben H.,
72 00
Gibbs, Charles F.,
72 00
Atwood, John S.,
48 00
Glidden, Benjamin R., 48 00
Atwood, Eliza A.,
48 00 Haines, Maria S.,
44 00
Beaton, Alice,
8 00
Harlow, Simeon,
72 00
Bisbee, Sylvanus,
72 00
Haskins, Harrison,
72 00
Bliss, Alphonso,
72 00
Haven, Perley,
60 00
Boardman, Julia,
48 00
Haven, Lucinda.
16 00
Bryant, James,
72 00
Holmes, Theodore P.,
72 00
Bryant, Drusilla J.,
48 00
Howard, Cyrus S.,
48 00
Bryant, William E.,
72 00
Howland, Alvin C.,
48 00
Bump, Benjamin W.,
45 00
Hermann, George H.,
72 00
Bump, Emily A.,
8 00
Harvey, Alexander V.,
48 00
Bump, Willianı E.,
48 00
Hammond, Stephen H.,
24 00
Bump, Juliett H.,
48 00
Holmes, George H.,
6 00
Butler, Susan K.,
48 00
Haskell, John T.,
12 00
Blinkinsop, James,
72 00
Knowland, John B.,
48 00
Barrows, Ellen J.,
48 00
Lane, Benjamin F.,
48 00
Carl, William H.,
28 00
Lane, Eunice R.,
44 00
Carl, Abbie,
48 00
Littlejohn, Ira O.,
60 00
Carter, James,
72 00
Lucas, Abner,
72 00
Capen, Mary L.,
48 00
Litchfield, William C.,
48 00
Caswell, William W.,
72 00
Lyon, Mary A.,
48 00
Clark, Maria H.,
48 00
Merrick, John R.,
48 00
Churchill, Annie E.,
40 00
Morse, Ezra,
36 00
Cole, Job N.,
72 00
Mosher, Benjamin F.,
51. 00
Cole, Abbie D.,
48 00
Mitchell, Charles,
72 00
Coombs, William A.,
40 00
Morse, Artemus,
20 00
Copeland, Amy E.,
48 00
McMann, James E.,
48 00
Collins, Sarah,
24 00
McMann, Lydia A ..
48 00
Chandler, William B.,
24 00
Morse, Charles H.,
48 00
Dorr, Amos L.,
72 00
McGuinis, Bridget,
36 00
Dorr, Mary T.,
48 00
Nickerson, Hiram,
72 00
Dunham, Mary Y.,
48 00
Nickerson, Eliza E.,
48 00
Dunham, Ellis D.,
48 00
Norveille, Levi,
48 00
Dunham, Harriet A.,
8 00
Nichols, Lucia M.,
12 00
20 00
Orr, Wilson,
36 00
Eaton, Henry A.,
72 00
Perkins, John J.,
48 00
Eaton, Deborah F.,
48 00
Perkins, Lucy,
48 00
Eddy, Abbie H.,
8 00
Perkins, Joshua L.,
64 00
Fagan, Peter,
72 00
Pittsley, Charles P.,
72 00
Fagan, Hannah,
48 00
Pittsley, Sarah J.,
48 00
Faxon, William L.,
72 00
Place, Edward E.,
8 00
Finney, George L ..
72 00
Perkins, Thompson.
72 00
Finney, Cordelia A.,
48 00
Raymond, Lucius S.,
48 00
Finney, Thomas W.,
36 00
Raymond. Marcus M.,
36 00
Freeman, Andrew,
40 00
Scanlon, John,
72 00
Gibbs, Stephen S.,
24 00
Shaw, George H., 2d.,
72 00
Drew. Stephen D. Jr.,
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Shaw, Jennie F.,
$48 00
Thomas, George B.,
$18 00
Shores, Phoebe C.,
16 00
Temple, George,
58 00
Soule, Abby J.,
24 00
Tripp, James H.,
48 00
Staples. William S.,
72 00
Washburn, Marshall A.,
24 00
Sisson, Clarinda A.,
48 00
Westgate, Edward S ..
48 00
Shaw, Joanna,
48 00
Weston, Dura T.,
48 00
Smith, James,
15 00
Weston, Sanford,
72 00
Shaw, E. Howard,
18 00
Whitman, Alden.
72 00
Southworth, Rodney,
24 00
Weatherbee, David N.,
48 00
Smith, Earl T.,
20 00
Weatherbee, Mary H.,
48 00
Smith, Roland,
24 00
Leonard, Ellen,
48 00
Shaw, Albert,
12 00
Waterman, Julia A.,
48 00
Thomas, Arad, Jr.,
72 00
Smith, Watson N.,
6 00
Thomas, Lucy,
48 00
$5809 00
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MILITARY AID.
A LIST OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS TO WHOM MILITARY AID HAS BEEN PAID DURING THE YEAR 1904, AND THE SUM PAID TO EACH.
Lysander W. Field,
$134 00
William N. Shaw, $144 00
Abiel Gibbs,
96 00
A. O. Standish,
144 00
Bernard Glancy,
96 00
William F. Thompson,
148 00
Charles A. Howes,
120 00
Jacob Wood,
144 00
George B. Leonard,
96 00
Daniel F. Wilbur,
120 00
George Powers,
134 00
$1976 00
The above constitutes the financial report of the different departments over which the Selectmen have control. Of the general work of the board, which may be of interest to the inhabitants or of use as reference the following is presented :
Early in the year we contracted with the Massachusetts Highway Commission to build 10,000 feet of macadam road for the sum of $6,872. This has been built within the ap- propriation and has been accepted. The state highway is now complete to the Rochester line, a distance of about nine miles.
No settlement has been made with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for work done in 1903. The work
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was accepted by the commission Nov. 28th, 1904, and settlement will probably be made about Feb. 1st, after the statutory limit of 60 days for the filing of liens has passed.
One mile of five-inch macadam road has been built on Cushman and Miller streets, from the house of E. W. Thomas to the Rock depot at a money cost of about $4,000. Of this amount $3,300 was contributed by the Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Peirce, $500 by Charles N. Atwood, and smaller amounts and some stone by other in- terested parties.
We believe it should be the policy of the town to build town macadam roads wherever the abutters or interested persons will deliver the stone free to the crusher to an amount sufficient to build not less than one-half a mile.
Upon the assurance of the Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Peirce that they would reimburse the town, we solicited bids for the building of Frank street to subgrade and awarded the work to L. B. Pratt for the sum of $1,045, his bid being the lowest. The work has been completed and accepted and the town reimbursed.
On July 2nd the Selectmen gave to the Southern Massa- chusetts Telephone Co. a blanket franchise covering all the locations given to the different companies to that date, one provision being that it should place its wires underground, within the limits of the fire district upon request of the Selectmen. Since that date locations have been granted to said telephone company on the following streets, South, Spruce, Pine, Highland, Marion road, Long Point road, Walnut, Vaughan, Wood, Plympton, Fuller, Winter, Cedar, Soule, Oak, North, Nemasket, No. Main and Montello.
The Selectmen have made the following appointments in their order :
E. F. Witham, Burial Agent.
H. H. Robinson, Inspector of Alewives and Shad. John C. Chace, Supt. of Streets and Sewers.
Edgar D. Wood, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
James H. Russell, Member Board of Registrars.
George E. Hatch, Night Watch.
B. F. JJohnson, Keeper of Lockup.
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ELECTION OFFICERS.
Precinct 1.
A. W. Leonard
Warden.
Warren S. Gibbs
Deputy Warden.
P. W. Keith
Clerk.
B. J. Allan
·
Deputy Clerk.
T. J. Pratt
Inspector.
M. V. B. Pratt
Deputy Inspector.
H. A. Pratt
Deputy Inspector.
Josiah T. Carver
Officer.
Precinct 2.
George F. Bryant
Warden.
Chester E. Weston
· Deputy Warden.
Joseph E. Beals
·
Teller and Deputy Clerk.
Wm. M. Haskins
Inspector.
E. T. P. Jenks
Deputy Inspector and Teller.
Edgar D. Wood
Inspector.
. Wallace C. Collins
Deputy Inspector.
Isaac M. Foye
Officer.
At a joint meeting with the School Committee E. T. P. Jenks was chosen as a member of the School Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from town of Johanna T. Leonard.
In the suit of Seth A. Eaton against the town, for injury to his horse through an alleged defect in the street, judg- ment was rendered for the plaintiff.
An appeal was taken but there is a prospect that the mat- ter will be settled before it reaches a higher court.
In the matter of the claim of the town for damages to its gas plant by reason of the abolition of the Centre street grade crossing, an award of $8,071 was made to the town, and $6,000 has been paid into the town treasury.
The award of $2,000 made to the town by the County Commissioners to be paid by the city of Taunton for the taking of the surplus waters of Assawampsett lake, has not
Clerk.
Edwin F. Withan
.
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been paid owing to the inability of the counsel to execute a receipt that will be mutually satisfactory.
The suits of George and Walter Blair, for the taking of land for drainage purposes, have not come to trial.
The case of Morse vs. the town of Middleboro, in which judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, has gone to the full bench of the Supreme Court on exceptions.
Suit has recently been entered against the town by the Marinette Gas Engine Co. for the collection of their claim of $5,075, but has not come to trial.
LIST OF JURORS.
The Selectmen propose the following persons to serve as jurors the ensuing year :
F. Austin G. Atwood.
Harrison W. Atwood.
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