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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE-
TOWN OFFICERS
-
-OF THE-
TOWN OF DIGHTON,
-- FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 10, 1899.
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DIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 3575 00042 5241
ANNUAL REPORTS
-OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
-OF THE
TOWN OF DIGHTON,
-- FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 10, 1899,
FALL RIVER, MASS. PRESS OF SAMUEL E. FISKE, GRANITE STREET, 1899,
Town Officers.
1898-9.
Moderator-Charles S. Chace.
Town Clerk-Dwight F. Lane. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Board of Health-James N. Paul, E. Elsworth Lincoln, Ira P. Briggs.
Treasurer-Dwight F. Lane.
Auditor-Clarence C. Andrews.
Collector of Taxes-Albert N. Goff. Supt. of Schools-Joseph E. Sears.
School Committee-Samuel N. Codding, William P. Eddy, Henry D. Greenlaw, Joseph E. Sears, Charles W. Turner, Ferdinand Waldron.
Road Commissioners-Herbert A. Briggs, Charles A. A. Horton, Darius M. White.
Assessors -- George E. Gooding, Noah Chase, Leroy J. Wade.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Charles E. Lincoln. Inspector of Cattle and Beef-William H. Walker. Constables-Edmund Hathaway, Geo. M. Chase, Charles A. Horton, Isaac A. Hardy, Leroy J. Wade, Charles A. Lewis, Eldorus Negus, Fred Millard, Clarence W. Waldron, John A. Negus,
Jury List.
The following is a list of Jurors nominated by the Selectmen to be presented to the annual Town Meeting to be held March 6th, 1899, for their approval or rejection.
William Hathaway, farmer Benj. P. Jones, farmer
Geo. T. Briggs, farmer Chas. P. Jones, butcher
Robert E. Atwood, carpenter Hiram W. Briggs, mason James H. Luther, moulder Geo. M. Chase, machinist Michael Murphy, moulder, Ralph Earle, farmer
John A. Briggs, carpenter Henry D. Greenlaw, "
John F. Driscoll, moulder Willard J. Read,
Sam'l N. Codding, paper mkr. James M. Lincoln, " mfg. Silas H. Whelden, farmer Geo. I. Potter, produce deal. Nathan O. Codding, moulder Andrew J. Hathaway, farmer Darius M. White, stable kpr. Edward T. Rose, farmer
Wm. T.King, wh confectioner Almon B. Horton, farmer Geo. H. Townsend, farmer Nathaniel H. Rose, moulder Benjamin H. Carr,carpenter Hiram G. Jones, moulder Clarence C. Andrews, clerk Robert W. Whitmarsh, bk.kpr.
JAMES N. PAUL, ) Selectmen E. E. LINCOLN, of
IRA P. BRIGGS, S Dighton.
Dighton, Feb. 10, 1899.
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Selectmen's Report.
May 7th, 1898, certain bills were presented to us by the Road Commissioners, for payment. We refused to pay these bills, believing that a vote passed at a special Town Meeting, held April 7th, 1898, excluded the same.
We finally agreed with the Road Commissioners to submit a copy of that vote and these unpaid bills to an Attorney.
The following is his opinion of the same.
TAUNTON, MASS , MAY 9, 1898. To the Selectmen of the Town of Dighton. S
GENTLEMEN :-
I am asked for my opinion with reference to who should be employed to labor on the highways of the Town of Dighton under the vote of said town passed Monday, April 4th, 1898. The vote passed was as follows :
"That the compensation for labor on the highways be the same as last year, and that none but citizens of the town be employed."
A citizen is an inhabitant of a city, and is so defined in most of the dictionaries. Speaking more strictly a citi- zen is one who, under the Constitution of the United States. has a right to vote for representatives in Congress, and other public officers, and who is qualified to fill offices in the gift of the people.
In my opinion, there can be no doubt that the word "citizen" as used in this vote is not to be given its strict
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technical meaning, but its more liberal meaning, of "inhabi- tant" or "resident." The word "citizen" being followed and qualified by the words "of the town," and the wording of the whole vote being taken into consideration, I believe that under it any resident or inhabitant of the town could be employed upon its highways, and that it was the at- tempt so far as the vote appears, to encourage home labor and discourage the employment in the town work of people who do not live within the town.
If the attempt was to prevent the employment of some foreign born residents of the town, who were not nat- uralized, I do not believe under the vote passed that the attempt was successful.
Substituting for the words "citizen of the town" the words "Dighton Citizens" it seems to indicate that the town's people should be employed instead of the people of other towns, in the labor on the town roads.
The Road Commissioners under this vote have in my opinion, the right to hire any resident of the town to labor on its highways.
FREDERICK S. HALL,
Attorney at Law.
Taunton.
After that date, the bills of the Road Commissioners were paid to the amount of their appropriation.
JAMES N. PAUL, Selectmen E. ELSWORTH LINCOLN, of
IRA P. BRIGGS, Dighton.
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Road Commissioner's Report, FOR THE SOUTH SECTION OF THE TOWN OF DIGHTON FOR THE YEAR 1898.
Mr. H. A. Briggs, R C.
From Feb. 15 to Mar. 5 -
H. A. Briggs, by 65 hours time
at 20c per hour $13 00
By two horse team for 90 hrs.
at 27 1/2 c per hour
24 00
By one horse team for 10 hrs.
at 15c per hr. 1 50
By one horse and snow plow
for 121/2 hrs. at 20c 2 50
$41 75
From Feb. 16 to Mar. 5 - Chester Barney, by 1312 hrs.
work at 15c 2 03
From Feb. 22 to Feb. 25 .-
Manuel Enos, by 40 hrs. work at 15c 6 00
Frank Perry, by 39 hrs. work at 15c 5 85 .
From Feb. 22 to Mar. 2 .-
Joe Enos, by 50 hrs. work at 15c 7 50
From Feb. 22 to Feb. 25 .- Manuel Bowen, by 39 hrs. work at 15c . 5 85
From Feb. 22 to Mar. 2 .- Manuel Rose, by 49 hrs. work at 15c 7 35
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From Feb. 12 to Feb. 25 .-
Manuel Rogers, by 9 hrs. work
shoveling snow at 20c 1 80
By 29 hrs. work at 15c 4 35
From Feb. 23 to Feb. 25 .- Pat McManus, by 30 hrs. work at 15c 4 50
Chester Talbot, by self, 2 hor-
ses and cart 25 hrs. at 421/2c per hr. 10 63
55 86
From Feb. 22 to Feb. 23 .-
Clothier Pierce, by horse and cart 91/2 hrs. at 30c per hr. 2 86
From Feb. 10 to Mar. 5 .- John White, by 9 hrs. work
shoveling snow at 20c 1 80
By 63 hrs. work at 15c 9 45
From Feb. 24 to Feb. 25 .-
Joe Brightman, by work of self, horse and cart 15 hrs. at 30c 4 50 18 61
Settled Mar. 16, '98 $116 22
Rose & Brightman, by 150 lds. of material ; no charge.
From Mar. 9 to Apr. 4 .-
H. A. Briggs, by 135 hours
work at 17 xc per hr. 23 63
By two horse team 190 hours at 22 1/2c per hr. 12 75
By one horse team 128 hrs. at 121/2 c per hr. 16 00
By 4 horses, hauling road ma-
chine 20 hrs. at 40c per hr.
8 00
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By 2 horses hauling road ma- chine 5 hrs. at 20c per hr. 1 00
By one hired man 90 hrs. at
121/2c per hr.
11 25
By repairs on road machine
50
103 13
From Jan. 29 to Jan. 30 .- Mr. Oldmixen, by 12 hrs. work shoveling snow at 20c 2 40 2 40
105 53
From Mar. 10 to Apr. 4 .- Antone Perry, by 144 hours
work at 1212c 18 00
Manuel Bowen,by 40 hrs. work
at 121/2 ℃
5 00
Joe Enos, by 154 hrs. work at.
121/20
19 25
Frank Perry, by 35 hrs. work
at 121/2 ℃
4 38
From Mar. 21 to Apr. 4 .--
Manuel Rose, by 85 hrs. work at 1212 c 10 63
From Mar. 12 to Mar. 14 .-
Manuel Rogers, by 3) hours
work at 121/2c 3 75
From Mar. 10 to Apr. 2 .--
Pat McManus, by 129 hours work at 121/2 c 16 13
From Mar. 10 to Mar. 14. --- Joe Grassen, by 35 hrs. work at 121% c 4 38
From Mar. 10 to Mar. 26. - John Hayes, by 85 hours work at 121/2 c 10 63
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From Mar. 21 to Mar. 26 .-
Manuel Short, by 20 hrs. work at 1212c 2 50
From Mar. 21 to Apr. 4 .- Joe Silvia, by 94 hours work at 1212 c 11 75
From Mar. 23 to Mar. 26. - Manuel Borges, by 35 hours work of self, horse and cart at 250 8 75
Mar. 26 .-
Eugene Oliver, by 10 hours work of self, horse and cart at 25c 2 50
117 65
From Mar 28 to Apr. 2 .-
Frank Rose, by 18 hrs.work at
2 25
From Mar. 9 to Apr. 4 .- Chester Talbot, by 5 hrs. work
of self, horse and cart, at 25c 1 25
By 5 hrs. work of self,2 horses and cart at 35c 1 75
From Mar. 9 to Apr. 4 .- John Pash, by 149 two horse
loads of gravel at 10c 14 90
By 142 one horse loads of gravel at 6c 8 52
From Mar. 9 to Apr. 4 .- John Earle, by 230 two horse
loads of gravel at 10c 23 00
By 84 one horse loads of gravel at 5c 4 20 55 87
Settled Apr. 6, '98 $279 05
From Apr. 7 to May 6 .- H. A. Briggs, by 148 hrs, work
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at 20c
29 60
By 12912 hrs. work of hired
man at 15c per hour 19 43
By two horse team for 177 1/2
hours at 27 1/2 c
48 92
By one horse team for 120 hrs.
at 15c 18 00
By use of plow 50
By dynamite 75
117 20
From Apr. 7 to May 6 .-
Andrew Turner, by use of plow 75
From Apr. 7 to May 6 .-
J. P. Briggs, by sharpening drills 70
By sharpening picks 1 05
2 50
From Mar. 9 to Mar. 12 .- John White, by 30 hrs. work at 121/2 c 3 75
From Mar. 9 to Apr. 14 .- Chester Talbot, by 3 hrs. work
of self, horse and cart at 25c 75
By 30 hrs. work of self, 2 hor- ' ses and cart at 42 1/20 12 75
From Apr. 7 to May 6 .- Antone Perry, by. 145 hours
work at 15c 21 75
From Apr. 11 to May 6 .- Joe Enos, by 60 hrs. work at 15c 9 00
From Apr. 11 to May 6 .- Charles Folensbee, by 1161/2 hrs, work at 15c 17 48
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From Apr. 8 to May 5 .- Chester Shove, by 3212 hours work at 15c 4 88
From Apr. 11 to Apr. 14 .- Antone Silvia, by 35 hrs. work at 15c 5 25
From Apr. 12 to May 6 .-
Everet Allen, by 10612 hours work at 15c 15 98
From Apr. 4 to May 6 .-
Louis Allen, by 5 hours work at 121/20 63
By 75 hours work at 15c 11 25
From Mar. 9 to May 6 .- Pat. McManus, by 5 hrs. work at 121/2 c. 63
By 105 hours work at 15c 15 75
From May 2 to May 6 .-
A. J. Hathaway, by 20 hours
work at 15c 3 00
By horse and cart 10 hours at
15c 1 50
By 45 hours work of hired man at 15c 6 75
$131 10
April .- Mrs. Frasier, by 39 two horse loads of gravel at 10c 3 90
April .- John Earle, by 60 two horse loads of gravel at 10c 6 00
April .- John Pash, by 19 two horse loads of gravel at 10c 1 90
April .-- J. A. Talbot, by 46 two horse
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loads of gravel at 10c 4 60
April .- Century Stove Co.,by 13 loads of ashes at 10c 1 30
April .- Dighton Color Works, by 14 loads of ashes at 10c 1 40
April .- 350 loads of gravel from high- way near A. J. Hathaway's 19 10
Settled May 9, $269 90
From May 10 to June 3 .-
H. A. Briggs, by 72 hrs. work
at 20c 14 60
By 115 hrs. work of hired man
at 15c 17 25
By 99 hrs. work of two horse
team at 27 1/2 c 27 23
By 46 hours work of one horse
team at 15c
6 90
By spikes
1 20
From May 10 to June 3 .-
Charles Folensbee, by 55 hours
work at 15c 8 25
From May 10 to May 13 .- Everet Allen, by 40 hrs. work at 15c 6 00
From May 10 to May 13 .- Louis Allen, by 40 hrs. work at 15c 6 00
June 3 .- Joe Enos, by 10 hrs. work at 15c 1 50
75 43
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April 28 .-
Antone Perry, by 5 hrs. work at 15c 75
April 28 .- Joe Brightman, by 4 hrs. work at 15c 60
May .-- George Carr, by 30 two horse loads of gravel at 8c 2 40
May .- Frank Horton,by 16 two horse loads of gravel at 10c 1 60
By 10 one horse loads of grav- el at 5c 50
May .-
Forest Whitmarsh, by 35 two horse loads of gravel at 10c 3 50 22 85
Settled June 4 98 28
From June 4 to June 24 .-
H. A. Briggs, by 57 hrs. work
at 20c 11 40
By 133 hours work of hired
man at 15c 19 95
By 85 hrs. work of two horse
team at 27 1/2 C 23 38
By 45 hrs. work of one horse
team at 15c
6 75
By bolts for road machine
14
61 62
From June 4 to June 10 .-
Joe Grassee, by 55 hrs. work at 15c 8 25
From June 4 to June 10 .-
Joe Enos, by 45 hrs. work at 15c 6 75
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From June 4 to June 9 .-
Charles Folensbee, by 45 hours work at 15c 6 75
June. -
E. F. Andrews, by 60 two horse
loads of gravel at 8c 4 80 26 55
Settled July 2 $88 17
From July 9 to Aug. 4 .-
H. A. Briggs, by 54 hrs. work at 20c 11 20
By 127 hrs. work of hired men at 15c 19 05
By 135 hrs. work of one horse
team at 15c
20 25
By 10 hours work of two horse
team at 27 1/2 c 2 75
By spikes 75
July .- 50 loads of gravel from high- way at top of Hunter's hill From July 9 to July 28 .- John Hayes, by 50 hours work at 15c 7 50
From July 19 to July 22 .-
Antone Dutre, by 25 hrs. work at 15c 3 75
From July 9 to Aug 1 .- James McCay, by 72 hrs. work at 15c 10 80
July .- Pipe fence and painting of the same 18 17
94 22
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July. Cook, Borden Co., by lumber 38 22 38 22
Settled Aug. 9, $132 44
From Aug. 5 to Aug. 9 .-
H. A. Briggs, by 15 hours work at 20c. 3 00
By 38 hours work of hired men at 15c 4 70
By 23 hours work of one horse
team at 15c 3 45
By 10 hours work of two horse
team at 27 1/2 c 2 75
By spikes 75 15 65
Settled Sept. 3 $15 65
The whole amount paid H A. Briggs from Feb. 15, '98 to Sept. 3, '98, was $999.71.
SNOW BILL.
From Nov. 28, 1898, to Jan. 2, 1899 .--
H. A. Briggs, by 44 hrs. work at 20c 8 80
By 41 hrs. work of hired man .at 20c 8 20
By 42 hrs. work of one horse at 20c 8 40
By 15 hrs. work of 2 horses at 40c 6 00
Nov. 28 .-
Clothier Pierce, by 5 hours work at 20c 1 00
By 5 hours work of horse and sled at 20c 1 00
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Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 - John Hamlin, by 27 hours work at 20c 4 40
Nov. 28. - Joe Whitmarsh, by 5 hours work at 20c 1 00
Nov. 28 .- Joe Rose, by 4 hrs. work at 20c 80
39 60
From Dec. 2 to Dec. 3 .-
Manuel Rogers, by 12 hours
work at 20c 2 40
Dec. 2 .-
Manuel Enos, by 9 hrs. work at 20c 1 80
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 .-
Bennie French, by 47 hours
work at 20c 9 40
From Nov. 28. to Dec. 5 .- Manuel Pedre,by 16 hrs. work
at 20c 3 20
Frank Rogers, by 18 hrs. work
at 20c 3 60
Manuel Bowen, by 18 hours
work at 20c 3 60
Antone Dutre, by 23 hours
work at 20c 4 60
Frank Perry, by 18 hrs. work at 20c 3 60
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 .-
Joe Montario, by 38% hours
work at 20c 7 70
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 .-
Patrick McManus, by 48 hrs. work at 20c 9 60
From Nov, 28 to Dec. 3,-
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Chester Shove, by 45 hours work at 20c 9 00
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 29 .-
Elmer Shove, by 18 hrs. work at 20c 3 60
Nov. 28 .-
Clinton Smith, by 81/2 hours work at 20c 1 70
Nov. 28 .-
Henry Walker, by 7 his. work at 20c 1 40
65 20
Nov. 28 .-
Frank Enos, by 9 hrs. work at 20c. 1 80
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 30 .-
Arthur Sprague, by 26 hours work at 20c 5 20
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 29 .-
Andrew Turner, by 20 hrs. work
of two hired men at 20c 4 00
By 2 horses and sled 10 hours at 20c 2 00
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 5 .- Chester Barney, by 47 72 hours work at 20c 9 50
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 29 .- Joe Enos, by hired man 41 hrs. at 20c 8 20
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 29 .-
G. A. Carr, by 12% hrs. work at 20c 2 50
Nov. 28 .- G. W. Carr, by 72 hours work at 20c 1 50
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 .--
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H. L. Horton, by 21 hrs. work at 20c 4 20
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 .-
Joe Silvia, by 7 hrs. work at 20c 1 40 Manuel Cortinho, by 7 hours
work at 20c 1 40
Antone Cortinho, by 7 hours
work at 20c 1 40
Frank Sousa, by 3 hours work at 20c 60
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 8 .--
Bert Goff,by 7472 hrs. work at 20c 14 90
58 60
From Nov. 28 to Jan. 2 .-
William Lee, by 3412 hrs. work at 20c 6 90
From Nov. 28 to Nov. 29 .-
Antone Black, by 18 hrs. work at 20c 3 60 10 50
$173 90
Dec. 23 '98
Received by cash $167 10
Jan. 14 '99 66
6 80
$173 90
Settled up to Jan. 14, '99.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT A. BRIGGS,
Road Commissioner.
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WESTERN DISTRICT.
The following amounts were paid for clearing roads of snow, Feb. 1, 2 and 3.
Paid to C. A. Horton 23 hrs. at 20c $4 60
66 2 horses and man 8 hours 4 80
66 2 horses and man 4 hours 2 40
B. L. Dean 12 hours 2 40
Everett F. Horton 3 60
O. N. Horton 5 1 00
A. B. Horton 8 66 1 60
H. E. Horton 8 66 1 60
H. W. Horton 13 2 60
66 oxen 13 2 60
G. E. Horton 14 66 2 80
66 14 66 2 80
Fred Wessel 7 1 40
66 2 horses 3
1 20
John E. Chandler snow bill 10 00
C. A. Horton 4 horses and 2 men 8 hours 6 40
I. N. Horton 3 hours 60
49 40
Paid for labor on highway from Feb. 22 to Mar. 1st.
Paid to Thomas Wood 25 hours 5 00
C. A. Horton 32 6 40
2 horses 1 cart 1 man 48 hrs. 20 40
C. L. Horton 12 hours 1 80
I. N. Horton 8 4 1 20
George Carr 2 men 8 hours 2 40
Herbert Horton 2 horses 1 cart
1 man 8 hours 3 40
J. B. Horton 2 horses 1 cart 1
man 8 hours 3 40
Everett Horton 8 hours 1 20
O. N. Horton 8 1 20
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Geo. Carr 38 load gravel 8 3 04 C. A. Horton 28 6 1 68 51 12
Apr. 2 Received from Town Treas. 100 52
Paid from April 2d to May 7th.
Paid to C. A. Horton 42 hours labor
8 40
" horses cart and men
28 35
Leonard Dean 10 hours 1 50
Will Cider, 10 hours 1 50
G. E. Horton
1 50
66 oxen, cart and man 1 75
Fred Wessel two horses, cart and
man 4 25
I. N. Horton 20 hours 3 00
O. N. Horton 10 "
1 50
R. P. Horton 40 loads gravel at 6 2 40
C. A. Horton
66
2 40
D. Waldron 22
66
1 32
57 87
May 7 Received of Town Treasurer 57 87
Paid for labor from May 11 to June 3d.
Paid to C. A. Horton 1012 days labor 21 00 66 horses, carts and men 100 25
James N. Horton 6 days 9 00
T. B. Witherell horse,cart and man 16 80
H. W. Horton horse, cart and man 8 50
J. B. Horton horse, cart and
man 12 75
George Paul horse, cart and man 6 00
John Paul horse, cart and man 6 00
John Morehouse 872 days 12 75
Joel Eaton horses,cart and man 12 75 John Chandler horses, cart and man 7 88
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G. E. Horton horses, cart and
man 5 00
Will Cider 10 days 15 00
I. N. Horton 66 15 00
O. N. Horton 6 days
9 00
W. B Read 21 25
S. Whelden horse, cart and
man 2 25
L. A. Drown 2 days 3 00
C. A. Horton 142 loads gravel at 6 8 52
R. P.Horton 58 loads gravel at 6 3 48 Town of Berkley 136 " at 5 6 80
D. H. Waldron horses, cart and
men
16 35
D. H. Waldron 17 loads gravel 1 02 320 35
June 4 Received from Town Treasurer 320 35
Paid for labor from June 4 to July 1st.
Paid to C. A. Horton 872 days 17 00
66 horses, cart and men 71 75
I. G. Horton 8 days
12 00
John Morehouse 12 00
J. N. Horton 6 days 9 00
I. N. Horton 8 " 12 00
J. B. Horton 2 horses, cart and
men 8 50
H. W. Horton 2 horses, cart and
men
4 25
Everett Horton 1 day
1 50
T. B. Witherell 2 horses, cart and
man
4 25
William Reed 2 horses, cart and
man 8 50
Will Cider 3 days 4 50
O. N. Horton “ 4 50
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Widow Horton 100 loads gravel 4 00
R. P. Horton 78 4 68
J. B. Horton 34 2 04
G. Reed 24 1 44 181 91
July 2 Received of Town Treasurer 181 91
Paid for labor from Sept. 1st to Sept. 30th.
Paid to C. A. Horton 5 days labor 10 00
horses, cart and man 33 25
James N. Horton 5 days 7 50
I. G. Horton 7 days 10 50
Joe White 8 66
10 00
O. N. Horton 3 " 4 50
J. P. Goff 212
3 75
A. J. Hathaway 11/2 days
2 25
A. J. Hathaway horse,cart and
man
4 50
86 25
Oct. 1 Received of Town Treasurer 86 25
Paid for labor from Oct. 1st to Nov. 18th.
Paid to C. A. Horton 57 hours 11 40 horses, cart and man 62 62
James Horton 65 hours 9 75
Antone 60 7 50
A. J. Hathaway 1 35
66 horses, cart and man 2 70
John W. Paul 3 days
4 50
George Carr 9 loads gravel 72
C. A. Horton 16
96
R. P. Horton 4 66
24
George Clark 7
42
101 44
Nov. 18 Received of Town Treasurer 101 44
Paid for clearing roads of snow from Nov. 28 to Dec. 22.
Paid to C. A. Horton, 41 hours 8 20
" horse and team 16 4 80
J. N. Horton 8 66 1 60
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C. L. Horton
8 4
1 60
I. G. Horton
32
6 40
Joe White
32
6 40
Antone Crevies
32 66
6 40
Lyman Emerson 12 66
2 40
D. H. Briggs
101/2
2 10
S. H. Whelden
7
1 40
Manuel Perry, man 37
66
7 40
Antone Rose
11
66
2 20
George Paul
5
1 00
A. J. Hathaway
16
3 20
James Dean
21
4 20
L. J. Wade
25
5 00
J. T. W. Read
23
66
4 60
2 horses 7
2 10
Clarence Smith
15 66
3 00
Manuel Franc
7 1/2
1 50
J. H. Horton
30
6 00
D.H. Waldron & men 60
12 00
J. P. Goff
11
2 20
H. W. Horton
44
8 80
66 oxen
19
3 80
John Stanley
12
2 40
O. N. Horton
18
3 60
A. B. Horton
13
2 60
" horse
3
66
45
A.A. Horton and man 40 " 8 00
I. N. Horton
27
66
5 40
B. L. Dean
26
66
5 20
Fred Horton
29
5 80
E. E. Horton
30 66
6 00
H. E. Horton
23
4 60
Bill Cider
10
2 00
L. A. Drown
31
6 20
D. F. Smith
7
٠، 1 40
John Coates
24
66
4 80
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G. I. Potter
16
66
3 20
Joel Eaton
71/2
1 50
W. E. Walker
7
66
1 40
Isaac Hathaway
20
4 00
B. Jones
2
40
John Chandler 15 12
3 10
Bill Burke
2
66
40
L. I. Young
6
66
1 20
George Chase
3
66 60
T. Wood
121/2
2 50
Daniel Wood 21/2
50
Alfred Manchester 15 1/2 hrs.
3 10
Herbert Atwood 11 1/2 יי 2 30
H. W. Horton 3 hrs. 60
2 horses 3 hrs. 90
B. L. Dean 3 60
I. A. Horton 3 66
60
L. A. Drown 6 66
1 20
A. A. Goff 12% 66
2 50
B. F. Hathaway 10
66
2 00
George Hathaway 19 "
2 80
Clinton Babbitt 7 66
1 40
Chester Greenlaw 2 "
40
203 10
Dec. 22 Received of Town Treasurer 203 10
Paid for labor from Dec. 22 to Feb. 4th.
Paid to C. A. Horton & horse 16 hrs. 5 60
66 16 “ 3 20
horses, cart and men 9 35
O. N. Horton 11 hrs. 1 65
A. A. Horton 11 66 1 65
Everett E. Horton 11 hrs. 1 65
Fred Horton 1 65
C. A. Horton 17 loads gravel 1 02 25 77
Feb. 4 Received of Town Treasurer 25 77
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
Amt. expended in Western District $1077 21 No. loads of gravel 708.
Respectfully submitted,
C. A. HORTON,
Road Commissioner.
Road Commissioner's Report,
FOR THE NORTH DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF DIGHTON FOR THE YEAR 1898.
D. M. White, R. C.
1898.
Feb. 11 To 2 horses plowing ice and snow (gutters) 1 00
17 4 horses plowing snow 80
17 1/2 day labor 75
21 Setting lanterns, etc., Briggs & Trent sts. 1 00
22 1 day, services
2 00
22 1 " horse and cart 1 50
22 1/2 "
66
75
22 1/2 " 2 horses and cart 1 50
23 6 and 2 carts 2 75
23 1/2 " services and horse 1 25
24 horse and cart 1 50
24 1/2 "
services 1 00
26 1/2 " 1 00
28 1/2 " horse and cart 75
March 1
1 4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
1 1/2 " services 1 00
2 1 66 4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
1 /2 " 4
26
ANNUAL REPORT.
5 4-10 day plowing sidewalk, horse 80
14 1/2 day repairing 87
14 horse and wagon
50
17 1 day horse and cart
1 25
26 1 « 66
1 25
28 service on drain 1 75
29
66
1 75
29 1/2 day horse and cart 62
April 7 1% " labor on bridge 1 00
7 1/2 " horse and cart 75
8 3-10 « sidewalks 60
8 3-10 " horse and cart 45
9 hauling up scraper
2 00
12 1 day 3 horses on scraper
4 12
12 1/2 services 1 00
12 1/2 " horse and cart 75
13 1 3 horses on scraper 4 12
13 1
66
1 horse and cart 1 50
13 1/2 66 services 1 00
14 1 3 horses on scraper 4 12
14 1 66
horse and cart 1 50
14 14
66 services 50
18 1 4 horses on scraper 66 5 50
18 1 66
horse and cart 1 50
18 1 66 services 2 CO
19 14 66
66 on show 50
19 1
horse and cart 1 50
25 1 66
66
1 50
25 1 6.
services and horse 3 00
: 27 1 66
4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
27 1 66 services 2 00
May 2
1 66
4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
2 1 3 horses and 3 carts 66 4 50
2
1 services 2 00
3
1
66 9 horses and 6 carts 12 75
3
1
66 services 2 00
27
ANNUAL REPORT.
4 1 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
4
1/2
services 1 00
5
1 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
5
1/2 66
services 1 00
9
1
66 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
9
12 66 services 1 00
10 1
66 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
10
1/2 66 services 1 00
11 1
66 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
11
1/2
66 2 horses and 1 cart 1 37
11
1
66 services 2 00
12 1
66 5 horses and 3 carts 7 00
12 1
services 2 00
13
1
66 5 horses and 3 carts 7 00
13
1
services 2 00
17 1
66
2 horses ånd 1 cart 2 75
17 1
services 2 00
17 1 66 horse to carry men 1 00
18 1
66 2 horses and 1 cart 2 75
18 1
66 services and horse 3 00
19
1
66 2 horses and 1 cart 2 75
19 1 services and horse 3 00
20 1 2 horses and 1 cart 2 75 66
20
1 services and horse 3 00
23
1
66 2 horses and 2 carts 3 00 services 1 60
23 8-10"
24 3-10 “
horse and cart 52
27
1/2
66
75
31 1 66
66
1 50
June 7 1
8 1
1 66
horse and wagon
1 25
9
1/2 66
services
1 00
13
plowing gutter 75
25
3-10 " repairing bridge 60
25 3-10 " horse and cart 45
26 1
66 2 horses and mow-
66
1 50
66 1 50
July 9
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
ing machine
6 00
26
1 66
services
2 00
27
1
66
2 horses and 1 cart
2 75
27
7-10«
1 92
28
4-10"
services
80
28
4-10 "
horse and cart
75
29
1
66
66
1 50
30 1
66
66
1 50
Aug. 2
9-10 "
2 horses on mow-
ing machine
5 40
2
1 66
horse and cart 1 50
2
1
66
services
2 00
6
1
66
horse and cart
1 50
6
14
66
services
50
8
1
66 horse and cart
1 50
8
3/4 66
services 1 50
9.
1
66
horse and cart 1 50
9
3/4
services 1 50
12 1
66 horse and cart
1 50
3/4
66 services 1 50
12
cement L. L. & Co. 90
15 1
66
horse and cart 1 50
1/2 services and lime 66 1 15
16 9-10 "
2 horses on pike 2 48
9-10"
services
1 80
17
1
66
4 horses plowing
gutters 2 75
18
1
66
4 horses plowing gutters
2 75
18
1
66
services 2 00
19
1 66
2 horses and cart 2 75
1/2
66 services
1 00
20 9-10 "
2 horses and 1 cart 2 47.
20 1/4 66
services 50
29 1/2 66 services and horse
and wagon 2 00
Sept. 8 1 / 2 " horse and cart 75
29
ANNUAL REPORT.
8 1/2 " services 1 00
9 1 " horse and cart 1 50
9
1 " services 2 00
12 1 " 4 horses and 2 cart 5 50
8-10 day services 1 75
13 1 day 4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
34 day services 1 50
14 1 day 5 horses and 3 carts 7 00
1 day services 2 00
15 1 day 4 horses and 2 carts 5 50
15 1/2 " 1 horse and 1 cart 75
15 3/4 services
1 50
22 1 " horse and cart 1 50
22 1/2 " services 1 00
Oct. 10 1 " services on drains 1 50
10 2 length pipe 80
11
1 day 2 horses and 2 carts 3 00
11 stone for drain 50
11 8-10 day services.
1 60
12 1 " 3 horses & 2 carts 4 25
12 1
" services 2 00
13 1 " 3 horses and 2 carts 4 25
13 I " services 2 00
18 1 " 2 horses and 1 cart 2 75
18 3/4
" services 1 50
19 1/2 " horse and cart 75
19 2-10 " 2 horses plowing gutter 61
20
1 " horse and cart 1 50
20 1/4
" services 50
28 1 " 2 horses and 1 cart 2 75
28 1 " services 2 00
" horse and cart 1 50
Nov. 1
1
1 4-10
" services 80
2 1 " 2 horses and 2 carts 3 00
21 9-10 " horse and cart 1 35
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