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ANNUAL REPORT
0° THO
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.
YEAR 1908.
TaGIN MOUTH
JUNTY MASS
INCORPORATE
CAD.1665
FALL COVER, MASS. STUY.ON PUBLISHING Co., PRINTERS, 43 FOURTH ST. 1909
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.
FOR THE
YEAR 1908.
FALL RIVER, MASS. ATHEARN PUBLISHING CO., PRINTERS, 43 FOURTH ST. 1909.
PETER H. PEIRCE. March 25, 1788-January 27, 1861.
HON. PETER H. PEIRCE.
Hon. Peter H. Peirce was the youngest of the numerous children of Capt. Job Peirce and wife, Elizabeth Rounseville, and was born in that part of Middleboro now- Lakeville, March 25, 1788.
It is proverbially true that the boy is the father of the man, and thus in this case the sequel proved, for those remarkable qualities of head and heart that through life signally distin- guished Hon.Peter H. Peirce, and made him the man of mark that he was, were so well defined as inherent possessions, and the results came forth so spontaneously, that several years before he attained to his majority he had built up for him- self and become the master of a permanent, well-conducted, successful, and very lucrative business in his native town, and which as a merchant caused him to rank among the first in the southern parts of Massachusetts, where he had few equals and certainly no superiors.
His political influence was unequalled at the time, had never by any other resident of Middleboro been attained before, nor has it been equalled since; and this he enjoyed for some forty years, during all of which he was a patriot more than a politician, ever ready to practice self-sacrifice for the attainment of a good principle and never seeking the pomp of power, or desiring the spoils of office. In dispensing benefits to benevolent and reformatory objects he was ever very liberal, but so regulated his charitable bestowments that the right hand might not know the act of the left.
He was never an office-seeker, although his power to obtain office was almost unbounded, and hence he held few offices, and these were at first in the militia, when ease and pleasure were for the time supplanted by fatigue and danger. He led a company of the coast guard in active service in the last war with England, and was subsequently promoted to the office
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of lieutenant-colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Infantry in Plymouth County Brigade, from which circumstance the familiar appellation of Col. Peirce, by which he was generally known.
It may be of general interest to know that when the Fall River branch railroad was being built to connect with the Old Colony Railroad at South Braintree in 1846-7, by the efforts of Col. Peirce, assisted by a few friends in taking stock, etc. this road was induced to come through Middleboro instead of passing some distance to the west as first planned.
He was several times elected to a seat in the State Senate, where the committee upon which he was appointed to serve shows that his ability was recognized and respected, and in which body he made for himself an honorable record. His death occurred upon the 27th of Jan. 1861, leaving a wife and eight children to emulate his virtues and mourn his loss,
History of Plymouth County.
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1908.
Town Clerk.
AMOS H. EATON
Term expires 1909
Treasurer and Collector. AMOS H. EATON.
Selectmen.
WILLIAM M. HASKINS
Term expires 1909
CORNELIUS H. LEONARD
1910
CHARLES N. ATWOOD
66
1911
Assessors.
WILLIAM M. HASKINS
Term expires 1909
ALLERTON THOMPSON
66
1910
ALBERT T. SAVERY
1911
Overseers of the Poor.
CHARLES W. KINGMAN
Term expires 1909
CHARLES M. THATCHER
1910
EDWIN F. WITHAM
1911
School Committee.
WILLIAM A. ANDREWS
Term expires 1909
NATHAN WASHBURN
1909
CHARLES S. TINKHAM
1910
E. T. P. JENKS
1910
WARREN H. SOUTHWORTH
1911
SUSAN L. CUSHMAN
66
1911
Superintendent of Schools. CHARLES H. BATES.
Municipal Light Board.
HENRY W. SEARS WILKES H. F. PETTEE LYMAN P. THOMAS
Term expires 1909
1910
66
1911
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Board of Health.
THOMAS S. HODGSON, M. D. JAMES A. BURGESS BERT J. ALLAN
Term expires 1909
1910
66
1911
Constables.
F. HERBERT BATCHELDER
DAVID S. SURREY
SAMUEL S. LOVELL
HARRY W. SWIFT
JOHN M. LUIPPOLD
FRED A. THOMAS
FRED C. SPARROW
ICHABOD B. THOMAS
Superintendent of Streets. JOHN C. CHACE
Registrars of Voters.
LORENZO WOOD
Term expires 1909
JAMES H. RUSSELL
66
1910
WALTER M. CHIPMAN
66
1911
Trustees of Public Library.
DAVID G. PRATT
Term expires 1909
JOSEPH E. BEALS
66
1909
KENELM WINSLOW
1909
GEORGE BRAYTON
6
1910
ANDREW M. WOOD
1910
WALTER SAMPSON
66
1911
W. H. SOUTHWORTH
1911
NATHAN WASHBURN
66
1911
Fish Wardens.
WILLIAM M. HASKINS CORNELIUS H. LEONARD CHARLES N. ATWOOD
Fence Viewers.
RUFUS CARPENTER JULIUS FOSTER PENNIMAN ZENAS E. PHINNEY
Tree Warden. LUTHER S. BAILEY
Auditor. PERCY W. KEITH
1910
E. S. HATHAWAY
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
For the Year Ending December 31, 1908.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 2, 1908 AND ADJOURNMENTS HELD MARCH 25, APRIL 29, JUNE 1 AND JUNE 15, 1908.
Suppression of crime
$1,000 00
Memorial Day Post 8 G. A. R.
200 00
Tree Warden
200 00
Watering streets
600 00
Reimburse Josiah Carver
120 00
Support of schools
28,514 00
School transportation
1,750 00
School house repairs
1,000 00
School committee's salaries
150 00
Soldiers' relief
3,500 00
Military aid
200 00
Incidentals
3,000 00
Water supply
1,500 00
Town debt
8,900 00
Interest
3,500 00
Board of Health and Inspection of Plumbing
850 00
Town House Committee
500 00
Gypsy and Brown Tail moths
1,000 00
Town officers
2,600 00
Support of Poor
7,200 00
Highways
Supt's salary and clerical expenses
1,150 00
Clearing snow and general expenses
1,350 00
Grove Street
1,000 00
Sidewalks
1,000 00
Police
250 00
Night Watch
725 00
Gas and Electric Plant
7,000 00
Committee to investigate gas and elec. plant
300 00
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Suburban Lighting Salary Municipal Light Board Spraying trees
$300 00
150 00
200 00
Total Appropriations
$79,709 00
Deduct
Corporation and Bank tax
6,765 33
To be raised by tax
$72,943 67
Voted by town
$72,943 67
State tax
7,480 00
State highway tax
423 17
County tax
6,196 44°
Non-resident bank tax
193 92
Overlay
758 12
Total to be raised by tax
$87,995 32
Assessed on 2110 polls
4,220 00
Assessed on personal property
16,954 00
Assessed on real estate
66,905 00
Assessed on non-resident bank stock
193 92
Number of polls assessed, 2110
Value of buildings excluding land
$2,409,173 00
Value of land excluding buildings
1,201,933 50
$3,611,106 50
Value of personal estate
916,489 19
$4,527,595 69
Persons, firms, etc., assessed on property
Residents
1520
Non-residents
319
Persons assessed for poll only
1186
3025
Number of horses assessed
836
Number of cows assessed
633
Number of swine assessed
21
11
Number of fowl assessed
$5885
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
100
Number of dwelling houses assessed
1565
Number of acres of land
40,195
Population of town
6,893
Taxes remitted in 1904
21 66
Taxes remitted in 1905
101 20
Taxes remitted in 1906
134 03
Taxes remitted in 1907
261 84
Taxes remitted in 1908
655 80
Added taxes in 1908
2,607 81
Tax rate $18 50 on $1000.
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WILLIAM M. HASKINS, ALBERT T. SAVERY, ALLERTON THOMPSON,
Assessors of Middleboro.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN For the year ending December 31, 1908.
The Selectmen have drawn orders upon the Town Treasurer for the amounts hereinafter given under the several appropri- ations made by the town:
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
Unexpended
$2,600 00 699 86
$3,299 86
Orders drawn:
Amos H. Eaton, Town clerk, treasurer and collector
$916 66
Amos H. Eaton, treasurer, committee
on appropriations
50 00
Amos H. Eaton, treasurer, caucus officers
58 50
Amos H. Eaton, registrar
63 65
Amos H. Eaton, treasurer, election officers
131 00
Amos H. Eaton, clerical work
100 00
Amos H. Eaton, administering oaths
25 00
Lyman P. Thomas, selectman
47 50
William M. Haskins, selectman and assessor 480 00
Charles N. Atwood, selectman
90 00
Cornelius H. Leonard, selectman
161 50
Albert T. Savery, assessor
290 00
Allerton Thompson, assessor
305 00
James H. Russell, registrar
52 85
Walter M. Chipman, registrar
52 85
Lorenzo Wood, registrar
52 85
Alvin C. Howes, moderator
30 00
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Percy W. Keith, auditor
$300 00
Percy W. Keith, auditor, returns to State
25 95
Georgia H. Crapo, clerk
51 00
Alta Battles, clerk
12 00
Clara G. Gray, clerk
101 20
Mrs. John Belden, clerk
39 00
Florence McDermid, clerk
89 05
3,525 56
Overdrawn
$225 70
INCIDENTALS.
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Received from Geo. E. Keith
2 87
Transferred from Fourth District Court
157 41
$3,160 28
Overdrawn 1907
63 90
Available 1908
$3,096 38
Orders drawn
James F. Roberts, auto officer
$2 00
James A. Burgess, inspection meats
128 95
J. F. Shurtleff, return of births
1 75
T. G. Sisson, team for forest fire
3 00
B. F. Johnson, ink and help in Hall
2 50
Jones Bros. Co., supplies for lockup
19.95
H. L. Thatcher & Co., printing and envelopes 157 25
Carters Ink Co.
2 20
Annie M. Reed, making State Aid papers
5 00
N. Washburn, legal services in 1907
88.00
W. L. Soule, return of deaths
22 50
W. L. & E. Gurley, supplies for Sealer
5 84
A. S. Tallman, Inspector of animals
183 26
B. F. Johnson, feed of prisoners and work on lawn 69 25
Middleboro News, printing and adver- tising
383 78
H. S. Thomas, typewriting
4 50
Thorp & Martin Co., stapler
1 50
So. Mass. Tel. Co.
43 02
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N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co., rebates $40 40
A. C. Wilbur, return of births 5 00
A. M. Bearse, stamped envelopes. 64 32
L. P. Thomas, car fares and cash paid out 6 20
T. A. Churbuck, measuring water at Vaughan's Bridge 96 00
Sarah A. Phinney, dinners and suppers for Election Officers 8 00
Emery Record Preserving Co., rebind- ing tax books 7 50
A. H. Eaton, recording and returning marriages, deaths and births
114 20
E. E. Hobart, entry fee
3 00
Municipal Engineering Co., subscription
2 00
P. B. Murphy, printing
8 50
J. H. Leahy, return of births
2 75
Hobbs & Warren Co., blanks
6 25
Walter Bryant, forest fires
143 30
S. E. Matthews, burning ballots
1 50
Library Bureau, dog license cards
4 25
W. F. Fryer, return of births
5 25
Oscar Perkins, overpaid tax
16 16
J. L. Benson, forest fires
85 60
Adder Machine Co.
300 00
E. H. Cromwell, forest fires
64 90
The Typewriter Exchange
35 00
E. H. Blake, keys
2 40
C. E. Ryder, interest on Town Clerk bond 75 00
William M. Haskins, horse hire, car
fares, and cash paid out as Select- man and Assessor
89 50
J. J. Hargraves, ink
4 00
T. F. Conway, forest fires
11 20
L. O. Atwood, forest fires
16 75
H. E. Smith, error in tax 1907
4 04
Lorenzo Wood, printing and advertising
171 50
D. S. Surrey, forest fires
8 60
Dora A. Patterson, settlement of suit
50 00
T. G. Sisson, teaming
11 00
J. L. Fairbanks Co., Cash book
9 50
B. F. Johnson, keeper of lockup
50 00
15
Allerton Thompson, horse hire and travelling expenses $118 50
B. F. Johnson, supplies for lockup 9 55
Edgar D. Wood, Sealer
37 50
C. Hennecke, lawn seats
21 00
Keystone Job Print, printing
16 00
W. H. McFarland, paper for adding machine 4 00
D. F. Wilbur, Dog Officer
50 00
E. E. Place, Sealer
5 00
E. H. Blake, push cart for Sealer
10 00
Safety Check Protector Co.
22 00
Newman Clock Co., dials for watchman's clock
5 10
Walter L. Beals, rubber stamps
1 00
Mrs. C. F. Gay, dinners for Election Officers 4 00
H. W. Atwood, forest fires
22 40
J. H. Wheeler, distributing tax bills
35 00
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co., lease
1 00
A. E. Martell Co., Collection Book
3 50
John S. Holmes, rebate on tax paid
20 75
A. T. Savery, horse hire and travelling expenses
30 30
A. H. Eaton, cash paid out
27 98
J. C. Chace, Freight 1 98
W. F. Fryer, professional services for prisoner
2 00
$3,096 38
TOWN HALL.
Appropriation
$500 00
Received for rent of Hall
1,277 00
$1,777 00
Overdrawn 1907
190 67
Available 1908
$1,586 33
Orders drawn
B. F. Johnson, janitor
$485 65
B. F. Johnson, assistance
9 60
John Belden, janitor
30 00
W. H. Goodwin, janitor
2 00
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John Belden, electric installation $9 90
F. F. Shurtleff, electric installation 37 94
H. A. Witbeck, electric lamps 3 00
C. L. Hathaway, insurance
40 00
Annie M. Reed, insurance
40 00
J. F. Alden, insurance
40 00
S. G. Robinson, insurance
40 00
Charles E. Ryder, insurance
40 00
T. M. Ryder, insurance
40 00
D. D. Sullivan, insurance
40 00
Percy W. Keith, insurance
40 00
Midd. Clothing Co., Dustbane
3 24
Smith & Hathaway, blotting, floor wax, and dust layer 7 00
T. W. Pierce, plumbing repairs 42 25
Formacone Co.,
9 00
Fred C. Sparrow, repairs and putting up booths
149 39
W. M. Haskins, Agent 1907 and 1908
125 00
James L. Jenney, coal and boards for coal bin
467 70
E. H. Blake, keys and putting up awnings
2 90
W. F. Dean, covering screens
3 50
T. G. Sisson, carting rubbish and mov- ing piano
27 65
J. K. & B. Sears & Co., lumber
18 70
J. & G. E. Doane, hardware
27 96
Jones Bros. Co., tables and rent of chairs
9 75
Midd. Gas & Electric Plant, light
676 41
Lloyd Perkins, 2nd, plumbing
33 63
Lucas & Thomas, soap
4 32
John C. Chace, brick work
1 00
A. G. Hayes, care of sewer
5 00
$2,512 49
Overdrawn
$926 16
NIGHT WATCH.
Appropriation $725 00 Unexpended 21 00
$746 00
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Orders drawn: George E. Hatch
$767 00
Overdrawn
$21 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$250 00
Balance from 1907
2 00
Transferred from Fourth District Court 211 66
$463 66
Orders drawn:
Fred A. Thomas
$52 81
Harry W. Swift
47 02
John M. Luippold
109 00
Fred C. Sparrow
32 50
Herbert Batchelder
29 00
Frank S. Thomas
3 50
Ichabod B. Thomas
19 50
Harry F. Snow
10 50
Everett T. Lincoln
35 03
William A. Green
3 00
David S. Surrey
41 00
Roger Nuttall
6 50
Samuel S. Lovell
39 30
Jones Bros. Co.
35 00
$463 66
REIMBURSEMENTS.
To reimburse Green and Liuppold in their defense as Police Officers of Middleboro
Appropriation
$200 00
Orders drawn $200 00
To reimburse J. T. Carver in his defense as Police Officer of Middleboro
Appropriation $120 00
Orders drawn $120 00
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SUPPRESSION OF CRIME.
Appropriation
Balance 1907
$1,000 00 100 00
$1,100 00
Orders drawn
Kenelm Winslow 900 00
Balance
$200 00
HIGHWAYS.
Unexpended $815 78
Appropriation for Supt.'s salary and clerical expenses
1,150 00
Appropriation for clearing snow and general expenses 1,350 00
Received from Street Sprinkling
1,337 64
Excise Tax
1,599 01
From other sources, as per Superin- tendent's report
16,831 01
$23,083 44
Orders drawn:
General highway bills approved by Supt. of Streets
$23,118 09
477 yds. street crossings at 50 cents charged in 1907 to sidewalk acct.
238 50
$23,356 59
Overdrawn
$273 15
SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation
$1,000 00 228 60
Overdrawn 1907
771 40
477 yds. sidewalks at 50 cents in 1907 charged to Highways 238 50
Error in 1907 9 28
Available 1908
$1,019 18
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Orders drawn: John C. Chace, pay rolls M. M. Cartier & Sons Co.
$745 69 263 71
$1,009 40
Balance
$9 78
SPRINKLING STREETS.
Appropriation
$600 00
Orders drawn:
$600 00
GYPSY MOTHS.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Balance 1907
18 16 226 10
Tax
$1,244 26
Orders drawn:
John C. Chace, pay rolls
$ 1,673 09
Harold L. Bond Co.
57 50
F. N. Whitman
67
Stamped envelopes
11 24
Circulars
3 85
J. &. G. E. Doane
10 12
$1,756 47
Overdrawn
$512 21
PINE STREET.
Balance from 1907
$114 23
Received from County Commissioners
400 00
Available 1908
$514 23
Orders drawn:
502 53
Balance
$11 70
GROVE STREET.
Appropriation Orders drawn
$1,000 00
315 76
Balance
$684 24
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SEWERS.
Receipts : 5 sewer permits at $25 Overdrawn 1907
$125 00
47 23
Balance $77 77
TREE WARDEN.
Appropriation
$200 00
Appropriation spraying trees
200 00
Balance 1907
100 00
$500 00
Orders drawn:
Luther S. Bailey $500 00
WATER SUPPLY.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Orders drawn
$1,500 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation
$3,500 00
Received from Wareham
8 25
Received from Plymouth
60 00
Received from State Treasurer
105 00
$3,673 25
Overdrawn in 1907
1,881 81
Available 1908
$1,791 44
Orders drawn:
W. E. Bump
$37 00
Mrs. M. A. Perry
56 00
D. F. Wilbur
30 00
Samuel Williams
9 75
Geo. Herman
72 50
Jas. McMann
52 88
Geo. Powers
29 00
Geo. L. Finney
36 50 37 00
Chas. Mitchell
Joseph Williams
141 00
Wm. F. Thompson
104 00
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James Farley
$84 00
Harrison Haskins
30 50
Geo. B. Leonard
37 75
Rebecca Atwood
75 00
Mrs. L. L. Parry
74 50
Geo. B. Thomas
16 00
Mrs. I. M. Foye
10 00
Town of Sandwich, on account of
H. P. Lovell
119 48
Alphonso Bliss
45 00
Mrs. Ruth Bliss
68 00
James Bryant
15 00
Mrs. Geo. Herman
12 00
Mrs .Thomas Wilmot
96 00
Arad Thomas
24 00
Geo. Temple
60 00
Geo. H. Shaw, 2nd
24 00
J. B. Wing
37 00
Wilson Orr
12 00
William Carl
10 00
Earl T. Smith
40 00
Abial Gibbs
14 00
S. H. Frisby
11 25
Theo. P. Holmes
30 25
Artemas Morse
16 00
Perley Haven
54 00
Mrs. Ellen Barrows
63 50
Chas. A. Howes
10 00
D. H. Holmes, Soldiers' doctor
for one year
205 00
Alvin C. Howland
21 50
Stephen S. Gibbs
10 00
City of Brockton, on account of Isabel H. Finney
72 00
Walter Jefferson
6 00
C. W. Clark
67 00
Melissa Collins
48 00
Chas. O. Cook
72 00
Mrs. C. H. Crandall
48 00
Mrs. C. H. Perry and child
120 00
Mrs. Jennie F. Shaw
60 00
$2,424 36
Overdrawn
$632 92
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STATE AID.
A list of the names of those persons to whom State Aid has been paid during the year 1908, and the amount paid to each.
· Alden, Matilda J.
$48 00 Dunham, Harriet A.
$48 00
Alden, Susan M.
48 00
Dunham, Mary Y.
48 00
Atwood, Rebecca S.
48 00 Drew, Hannah S.
16 00
Atwood, John S.
48 00 Eaton, Henry A.
72 00
Atwood, Eliza
48 00 Eaton, Deborah F.
48 00
Ashley, Susan E. J. 44 00
Fagan, Peter
72 00
Barrows, Ellen J.
48 00
Fagan, Hannah
48 00
Bisbee, Sylvanus
72 00
Finney, George L.
72 00
Bisbee, Abigail
48 00
Finney, Cordelia A.
48 00
Bliss, Alphonso
72 00 Finney, Thomas W.
48 00
Boardman, Julia
48 00 Finney, Isabelle B.
48 00
Bryant, James W.
72 00
Freeman, Andrew
48 00
Bryant, Drusilla J.
48 00
Field Lysander
72 00
Bryant, William E.
72 00
Field, Zelphia M.
44 00
Bump, Benjamin W.
72 00
Garlick, Henry E.
48 00
Bump, William E.
72 00
Gammons, Thomas G.
48 00
Bump, Juliett H.
36 00
Gibbs, Isaac F.
24 00
Bryant, Mary J.
48 00
Gibbs, Stephen S.
12 00
Capen, Mary L.
48 00
Handy, Simeon
12 00
Carl, William H.
48 00
Haines, Maria H.
48 00
Carter, James
60 00
Hammond, Stephen H.
52 00
Caswell, William W.
72 00
Harlow, Simeon
72 00
Clark, Maria H.
48 00
Harvey, Alexander V.
48 00
Churchill, Annie E.
48 00
Haskell, John T.
50 00
Cole, Job N.
72 00
Haskins, Harrison
72 00
Cole, Allie D.
48 00
Haven, Perley
66 00
Coombs, William A.
72 00
Herman, George H.
72 00
Coombs, Julia
48 00
Holmes, Theodore P.
72 00
Copeland, Amy E.
48 00
Holmes, Charles H.
72 00
Cobb, Amelia S.
52 00
Howland, Alvin C.
54 00
Chandler, William B.
18 00
Henlin, Louisa
48 00
Dorr, Amos L.
72 00 Higgins, Harrison L.
72 00
Dorr, Mary T.
48 00 Hathaway, Sarah
44 00
Drew, Stephen D., Jr.
42 00 King, Katherine
44 00
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Knowland, John B.
$60 00 Shaw, Jennie F.
$48 00
Lane, Benjamin F.
48 00 Shaw, Martha -
48 00
Litchfield, William C.
48 00 Shaw, Joanna 48 00
Littlejohn, Ira O.
60 00
Shores, Phoebe C.
48 00
Lyon, Mary A.
48 00 Sisson, Clarinda A.
48 00
McMann, James E.
54 00
Smith, John E.
72 00
McMann, Lydia A.
48 00
Soule, Ally J.
24 00
Merrick, John R.
48 00
Southworth, Rodney E. 24 00
Morse, Charles H.
48 00
Staples, William S.
72 00
Morse, Ezra
72 00
Shurtleff, Benjamin 48 00
Macomber, Celia S.
32 00
Temple, George
72 00
Morse, Artemas
10 00
Thomas, Arad Jr.
72 00
Nichols, Lucia M.
48 00
Maglathlin, Lucy 48 00
Nickerson, Hiram
72 00
Thomas, Lucy
48 00
Nickerson, Eliza E.
48 00
Thomas, George B.
42 00
Norveille, Susan
48 00
Thomas, Mary
48 00
Perry, Mary A.
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Thompson, William F.
48 00
Perkins, John J.
72 00
Waterman, Julia A. 48 00
Perkins, Lucy
48 00
Weatherbee, David N.
48 00
Perkins, Joshua
72 00
Weatherbee, Mary H.
48 00
Pittsley, Charles P. .
72 00
Westgage, Edward S.
72 00
Pittsley, Sarah J.
48 00
Weston, Dura T.
72 00
Place, Edward E.
16 00
Leonard, Ellen
48 00
Raymons, Lucius S.
48 00
Williams, Samuel
72 00
Raymons, Marcus M.
36 00
Williams, Joseph
72 00
Scanlon, John
72 00
Wing, Joshua G.
15 00
Shaw, George H.
72 00
Wentworth, George A.
24 00
Shaw, Jonathon W.
72 00
Wentworth, Elizabeth
16 00
A list of the names of persons to whom Military Aid has been paid during the year 1908, and the amount paid to each.
Gibbs, Abiel
$120 00
Wilbur, Daniel F.
$220 00
Leonard, George B.
198 00 Place, Edward E.
70 00
Powers, George
120 00
Howes, Charles A. 24 00
Wood, Jacob
144 00 Haven, Perley
40 00
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The Selectmen have made the following appointments in their order:
William M. Haskins, Burial Agent
H. H. Robinson, Inspector of Alewives
Chester E. Weston, Forest Warden
Alfred S. Tallman, Inspector of Animals
John C. Chace, Superintendent of Streets
John C. Chace, Inspector of Moths George E. Hatch, Night Watch
Walter M. Chipman, Registrar of Voters
George H. Northcott, Public Weigher
L. E. Thomas, Public Weigher
Edgar D. Wood, Sealer of Weights and Measures
ELECTION OFFICERS.
PRECINCT 1.
A. W. Leonard, Warden.
J. Warren S. Gibbs, Deputy Warden.
P. W. Keith, Clerk.
B. J. Allan, Deputy Clerk.
T. J. Pratt, Inspector.
B. E. Holmes, Inspector.
M. V. B. Pratt, Deputy Inspector.
H. A. Pratt, Deputy Inspector.
Josiah T. Carver, Officer.
PRECINCT 2.
George F. Bryant, Warden.
C. E. Weston, Deputy Warden.
Walter L. Beals, Clerk.
E. F. Witham, Teller and Inspector.
W. M. Haskins, Inspector.
Edgar D. Wood, Inspector.
E. T. P. Jenks, Deputy Inspector and Teller
Walter M. Snow, Deputy Inspector. James F. Roberts, Officer.
The rebuilding of Taunton and Centre streets from Lakeville line to the Centre St. Railroad Bridge necessitated the re- locating of the East Taunton Street Railway track in some
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places, and after a hearing held Nov. 20th the Selectmen granted said relocation, a plan of which is on file.
In the suit against the City of Taunton there was a new trial granted which was heard before a jury, and a verdict of $13,441.00 awarded the Town.
WILLIAM M. HASKINS, CORNELIUS H. LEONARD, Selectmen. CHARLES N. ATWOOD,
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REPORT OF FISH WARDENS.
Received from sale of herrings
$261 00
Received from towns down the river 190 00
$451 00
Orders drawn:
Midd. Highway Dept., building cement dam
$102 25
Walter D. Blair, Fish Warden
10 00
Daniel F. Wilbur, watching
15 00
H. H. Robinson, watching at East Taunton
130 00
Geo. W. Starbuck, carpenter work
4 15
J. K. & B. Sears & Co., lumber
3 62
A. W. Merritt, watching
2 00
Wm. Quindley, watching
30 00
C. H. Leonard, Fish Warden
5 00
Wm. M. Haskins, Fish Warden
5 00
C. N. Atwood, Fish Warden
5 00
$312 02
Balance to divide with Lakeville
$138 98
WILLIAM M. HASKINS, CORNELIUS H. LEONARD, CHARLES N. ATWOOD,
Fish Wardens.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Middleboro, Mass., January 1st, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit the following report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1908.
Owing to the large amount of extra work required of the several sealers of the state, by the Commissioner of Weights and Measures whose object is to have all laws pertaining to this department thoroughly and impartially enforced. Enter- tering heartily into these efforts of a more thorough execution of the laws for the protection of a consuming public, I have as a result exceeded all past procedures of Middleboro in receipts and expenditures.
I believe the time has now come when the town should place this department on a respectable basis, viz .- taken from the incidental account and the sealer be paid a regular salary and allowed a certain amount for expenses. There are many reasons why I advocate this change, but the chief one is that it will save confusion between this department and the Town Treasurer. An inventory of the property be- longing to this department has been taken and is hereby presented. This includes the standard balances weights and measures furnished to the town by the state.
The assets as per report Jan. 1, 1908 were $534 80
Added during the year 1908 39 89
Total assets Jan. 1, 1909 $574 69
During the past year I have sealed, adjusted or condemned weights and measures used in the purchase or sale of articles that go into the homes of the consuming public of Middleboro as follows :
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Articles
Sealed
Adjusted or Condemned
Platform scales
75
3
Spring balances
52
4
Counter balances
60
0
Steel yards
6
4
Computing scales
21
7
Wagon scales
7
1
Railroad scales
2
0
Wet measures
100
13
Dry measures
91
7
Yard measures
36
1
Linear measures
1
0
Weights
422
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Milk bottles
2407
241
Milk cans
6
0
Cranberry barrels
3108
131
Total
6394
441
COAL.
I have tested the weight of 20 loads of coal and have found 17 loads correct, two short to which warning letters were sent and one overweight. I have also called for certificates of weight at various times and have found that all dealers are complying with the law in this respect.
STORES VISITED.
I have made 39 visits to the several stores and places of business and am happy to say that the custom of weighing and figuring heavy packages as a part of the article purchased has been abolished.
PROSECUTIONS.
I have made no prosecutions during the year, warning letters having been sufficient.
JUNK DEALERS AND PEDDLERS.
I have made frequent examinations of junk dealers and peddlers and when in error they have shown a desire to abide by the law.
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