Town annual reports of Carver 1904, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


FOR THE


Year Ending January 15, 1904.


TOGETHER WITH A


Catalogue of Books in the Public Library


Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1904.


PLYMOUTH THE MEMORIAL PRESS 1904.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Carver


FOR THE


Year Ending January 15, 1904.


TOGETHER WITH A


Catalogue of Books in the Public Library


Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1904.


PLYMOUTH THE MEMORIAL PRESS 1904.


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REPORT OF SELECTMEN, AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS.


TOWN OFFICERS, 1903-1904.


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Town Clerk-Henry S. Griffith.


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor-T. T. Vaughan, W. A. Tillson, Seth C. C. Finney.


Treasurer and Collector-James A. Vaughan.


School Committce-Henry S. Griffith (1904), James A. Vaughan (1905), Seth C. Finney (1906).


Roud Commissioners .- E. H. Murdock ( 1904), L. F. Morse (1905), Frank F. Tilson ( 1906).


Constables-J. E. Vaughan, S. B. Briggs.


Auditor -- Ellis G. Cornish.


Library Trustees-Rev. O. F. Stetson (1904), Seth C. C. Finney (1905), Henry S. Griffith (1906).


Tree Warden-J. M. Bump.


Field Drivers and Pound Keepers-F. E. Crapo, O. P. Grif- fith, Donald McFarlin.


Fence Viewer-Seth C. C. Finney.


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood-Donald Mc- Farlin, James A. Vaughan, Henry T. Hammond.


APPOINTIVE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.


Forester-J. M. Bump. Inspector of Animals-J. M. Bump. Burial Agents-T. T. Vaughan, W. A. Tillson.


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Herring Committee-S. B. Briggs, S. C. C. Finney, A. H. · Griffith.


Committee on By-Laws-H. S. Griffith, S. C. C. Finney, O. L. Shurtleff.


Committee on North Curver School House-Peleg McFar- lin, E. E. Shaw, J. A. Kenney.


Committee on P. P. Road-S. C. C. Finney, E. E. Shaw, J. A. Kenney.


REPORT OF SELECTMEN.


Citizens of Carver ---


The Selectmen submit their Annual Report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town for the past year, with such other facts as may be of interest.


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


Cash on hand, Jan. 15, 1903,


$766 78


Received from-


County treasurer, dog license dividend,


205 II


Treasurer of the Commonwealth,


for income of Massachusetts school fund, 526 34


for education of children.


42 00


for compensation of Inspector of Animals,


20 10


for corporation tax, 762 17


for national bank tax,


324 74


for state aid,


776 00


for military aid,


18 00


for burial of indigent soldiers,


70 00


Town of Middleboro,


12 50


Town of Plymouth, aid of paupers,


79 95


Town of Hanson, aid of paupers,


7 50


B. A. Hathaway, clerk of Third District Court, fines, 89 38


W. L. Chipman, clerk of Fourth District Court, fines, 15 00


Gustavus Atwood, income of Pratt fund, 125 00


Peleg McFarlin, income of Ellis school fund,


230 00


From state for salary of Superintendent of Schools, 500 00


Tuition of children in small towns, 300 00


E. B. Whitmarsh, license to peddle, 6 00


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F. L. Randall, license to peddle, 6 00


Henry C. Monroe, license to peddle, 6 00


A. H. Griffith, sale of herring privilege, 3 33 Grass on town farm-1902, I 00


J. A. Vaughan, grass on town house lot, 50


Geo. A. Shurtleff, outbuilding at District I school, 10 00


T. T. Vaughan, stove at District I school, 5 00


Albert Humphrey, stove at District I school, 5 00


P. J. Holmes, crushed stone, 6 25


State Highway loan fund, 1,896 00


County Treasurer, partial payment of expense of road from South Carver to Tremont,


400 00


Taxes collected, 14,957 10


Interest on taxes collected,


84 37


Wilson Shaw, cemetery fund, money hired,


102 33


Charles W. Griffith, cemetery fund, money hired,


576 35


Jose, Parker & Co., money hired, 4,857 00


Jose. Parker & Co., money hired,


1,959 17


$29,751 97


CR.


Paid for-


Support of schools,


$4,600 76


Superintendent of schools,


600 00


School books and incidentals,


691 17


Repairs of schoolhouses,


182 62


State High school appropriation,


337 80


New schoolhouse at North Carver,


3,096 94


State aid,


603 00


Soldiers' relief,


15 00


Support of poor out of almshouse,


1,869 65


Support of poor in almshouse,


321 05


Repairs and furnishing almshouse,


IO 93


Officers' salaries,


1,063 79


Repairs of highways,


2,062 61


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Removal of snow,


40 25


Repairs of bridges,


157 27


Repairs on town house,


3 45


State tax,


775 00


County tax,


1,318 66


Fighting fire,


88 48


Library,


120 84


Tree warden,


89 36


Suppression of crime,


60 50


State road,


2,897 09


Surveying South Meadow cedar swamp,


292 42


Widening and straightening Forest street,


9 94


Widening and straightening Main street,


624 34


Incidental town expenses,


474 27


Jose, Parker & Co., money hired,


4,857 00


Jose, Parker & Co., money hired,


1,959 17


Interest on money hired,


259 70


Old Home Week,


50 00


Cash on hand, Jan. 15, 1904,


218 91


$29.751 97


PLYMOUTH, CARVER & WAREHAM STREET RAILWAY LOAN.


At a special town meeting held October 18, 1903, it was voted that the town hire $15,000.00 and purchase 1500 shares of the Plymouth, Carver & Wareham Street Railway.


Hired of Jose, Parker & Co. at 4 per cent., $15,000.00, giving the notes of the town in yearly payments of $1,500 each, until paid, with a premium of $15.00, and interest at the rate of 4 per cent. on any unexpended balance. The whole amount to be left with them on deposit, subject to orders from the town treasurer as needed.


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Received from- Jose, Parker & Co., Interest to time of deposit, Premium,


$15,000 00


30 00


15 00


$15,045 00


Paid-


J. B. Collingwood,


7,500 00


$7,545 00


Interest on above balance to Jan. I, 1904,


97 00


Balance on deposit,


$7,642 00


CEMETERY FUNDS.


Ellis Griffith, cemetery fund,


$297 61


E. T. Stetson, cemetery fund,


680 89


T. B. Griffith, cemetery fund,


1,208 59


P. W. Bump, cemetery fund,


123 14


Charles W. Griffith, cemetery fund,


594 0I


Augustine Shurtleff, cemetery fund,


II7 12


Wilson Shaw, cemetery fund,


106 59


Carver, Mass., Feb. 1, 1904. I have examined the accounts of the Town Treasurer of Car- ver, and find the same to be correct.


ELLIS G. CORNISH, Auditor.


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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


DR.


1903 Jan. 15. To uncollected taxes, bills of 1898, $26 99


1904


CR.


Jan. 15. By taxes collected, $9 89 Taxes uncollected, 17 10


DR. $26 99


1903


Jan. 15. To uncollected taxes, bills of 1899, 100 34


1904


CR.


Jan. 15. By taxes collected,


$38 19


Taxes uncollected, 62 15


DR 100 34


1903


Jan. 15. To uncollected taxes, bills of 1900, 297 30


1904


Jan. 15. By taxes collected, $160 24


Taxes uncollected, 137 06


DR. 297 30


1903 Jan. 15. To uncollected taxes, bills of 1901, 681 13


1904


Jan. 15. By Emma Wrightington, tax tax abated, I 67


By taxes collected, 338 42


Taxes uncollected, 341 04


DR 681 13


1903


Jan. 15. To uncollected taxes, bills of 1902, 1,710 00


1904


CR.


Jan. 15. By Emma Wrightening, tax


abated, $1 62


By N. S. Cushing, tax abated, I 08 By John Burgess, tax abated, 2 00 By taxes collected, 95° 79


CR


CR.


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Taxes uncollected, 754 5I


1,710 00


DR.


1903 Jan. 15. To amount of taxes, bills of 1903, 15,600 09


1904


CR.


Jan. 15. By taxes abated, $II 94


By taxes collected, 13,459 57


Taxes uncollected, 2,128 58


15,600 09


POOR.


Receipts and expenditures connected with the support of the Poor the past year.


DR.


Appropriation, $2,000 00


Town of Plymouth, aid Nathaniel Doty, 79 95


Town of Middleboro, aid Dora Bradford, 12 50


Grass on town farm, 1902, I 00


Overdrawn,


$2,093 45 487 51


$2,580 96


The following sums are due the Poor account from other cities and towns.


Benjamin Darling, board Mary A. Eames, $308 46


Town of Franklin, aid Grace R. Johnson, IIO 47


Town of Middleboro, aid Florence Bradford, 2 00


Town of Middleboro, aid Laura Bradford, 1 75 Town of Middleboro, aid Lydia Thrasher, 15 00 City of Fall River, aid Emma Leterneau, 15 00 State aid of Jose D. Teireir, 9 00


$461 68


POOR IN THE ALMSHOUSE.


CR.


Paid-


Mrs. C. Bradford, matron, $130 00


S. H. Pink, groceries, 78 40


Geo. A. Shurtleff, berries and vegetables, I 85


Mrs. J. D. Chase, bread, 80


J. S. McKay, meat, 29 10


H. C. Robbins, milk,


IO 33


T. T. Vaughan, wood, 34 II


T. M. Cole, wood, 8 00


Ida M. Shurtleff, doing chores. 9 10


Chesman Coombs, doing chores,


6 10 ·


Charles T. Cornell, sawing wood, IO 90


H. Carron, labor, 2 36


$321 05


EXPENSE OUTSIDE THE ALMSHOUSE.


Geo. A. Shurtleff, care of tramps, I 80


S. H. Pink, groceries, Coombs family, 139 65


J. S. McKay, meat, Coombs family, 49 77


T. T. Vaughan, wood, Coombs family, 32 50


T. M. Cole, wood, Coombs family, 16 00


C. F. Cornell, sawing wood, Coombs family, 12 84


Fred A. Ward, milk. Coombs family, 17 55


Dr. G. F. Morse, medical attendance, Coombs family, 4 75


H. Carron, splitting wood, Coombs family, I5


Ellis Foundry Co., aid Hall family, 107 45


C. W. Westgate, meat, Hall family, IO 75


S. Dexter Atwood, wood, Hall family, 7 25


Ichabod W. Tillson, sawing wood, Hall family, 3 13


Ichabod Shurtleff, milk, Hall family, I 20


H. H. Gammons, milk, Hall family, 9 96


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Dr. E. H. Cornish, medical attendance Hall family, 61 28


P. E. Morris, nursing W. R. Hall, 2 00


Ellis Foundry Co., aid E. C. Westgate, 127 98


C. W. Westgate, meat, E. C. Westgate, 3 72


Dr. E. H. Cornish, medical atten- dance E. C. Westgate, 6 75


Taunton Insane Hospital, board Wil- son McFarlin, 169 46


Taunton Insane Hospital, board H. D. Morse, ' 169 46


Medfield Insane Asylum, board A. Sherman, . 146 00


Mrs. Clara Roberts, board Esther C. Hines, 146 00


Town of Wareham, aid Stringer family, 129 85


S. H. Pink, groceries, Emma Leterneau, 15 00 Peleg McFarlin, rent, Mrs. A. Stringer, 30 00 Dr. E. H. Cornish, medical attendance, Mrs. A. Stringer, 63 00


George Adams, carrying James Brig- ham to state farm, 2 00


Peter Boyer, carrying state pauper to state farm, 2 00


S. H. Pink, aid Grace R. Johnson, IIO 47


Dr. G. F. Morse, medical attendance Florence Bradford, 2 00


Dr. G. F. Morse, medical attendance Laura Bradford, I 75


Manuel Penno, care of Jose D. Teireir, 9 00


Dr. Burns, medical attendance Mrs. De Rose, 6 00


Dr. G. F. Morse, medical attendance Mrs. De Rose, 21 25


Rachel Johnson, nursing Mrs. De Rose, 45 84 Seth C. C. Finney, supplies, Mrs. DeRose, 15 84


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William Burns, rent, Mrs. DeRose, 6 25


Wm. Collingwood, wood, Mrs. De Rose, I 50 James Hennessey, aid, Jabez Benson, 78 00 P. N. Bodfish, clothing, Jabez Benson, 10 00 Dr. E. H. Cornish, medical atten- dance, Jabez Benson, 6 00


Total expense outside almhouse,


$1,803 15


Total expense at almshouse,


321 05


$2,124 20


Overdrawn in 1902,


456 76


$2,580 96


REPAIRS AND FURNISHING ALMSHOUSE.


DR.


Balance from 1902,


$8 04


Overdrawn,


2 89


$10 93


CR.


Paid-


T. T. Vaughan, for dry goods, $ .80


T. T. Vaughan, for sundries, I 53


Seth C. C. Finney, for crockery, etc., 2 50


Seth C. C. Finney, for sundries, I 40


Geo. Adams, repairs, 4 00


J. E. Wrightington, filing saws, 70


$10 93


STATE AID.


DR.


Due from the State,


$603 00


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CR.


Paid --


Samuel S. Atwood,


$28 00


P. Jane Barrows,


48 00


Marcus Bumpus,


3 00


Charles A. Holmes,


48 00


John B. Hatch,


48 00


Abigail Hatch,


48 00


Lucy M. Ide,


44 00


Sarah M. Phillips,


12 00


Mary M. Phillips,


12 00


Mary A. Shaw,


48 00


Susan A. Shaw,


48 00


Isaac Shaw,


48 00


Ruth D. Shaw,


48 00


John F. Stratton,


48 00


Lizzie S. Stratton,


48 00


Abbie H. Eddy,


36 00


$603 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


DR.


Appropriation,


CR. $100 00


Paid-


Dr. W. D. Shurtleff, medical attendance Thankful Atwood, $15 00


Dr. C. S. Gleason, medical attendance, Joseph Keif, $23 50


J. W. Tillson, care of Joseph Keif, 13 50


C. Sullivan, care of Joseph Keif, 20 00


F. F. Gibbs, digging grave, Joseph Keif, 2 50


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Overdrawn, 1902,


14 44


Balance to new account,


II 06


$100 00


INSURANCE ACCOUNT.


DR.


Balance from 1902,


$15 00


CR.


Balance to new account,


$15 00


'SUPPRESSION OF CRIME.


DR.


Balance from 1902,


$171 46


B. A. Hathaway, fines, 89 38


W. C. Chipman, fines,


15 00


$275 84


CR.


W. W. Carruth, counsel, 10 00


J. E. Vaughan, Alfred De Rose, case,


4 49


J. E. Vaughan, Seth Clark case, 3 48


J. E. Vaughan, Albert Smith, case, 5 34


J. E. Vaughan, Henry Vaughan, case, II 39


J. E. Vaughan, Louis Randell, case, 15 80


Balance to new account, 225 34


$275 84


MILITARY AID. DR.


Balance from 1902,


$88 00


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CR.


Balance to new account,


$88 00


TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT. DR.


Balance from 1902,


$12 90 .


J. A. Vaughan, grass,


50


$13 40


CR.


Paid-


James S. Davis, fixing door,


40


Albert Leach, repairs,


I 55


Seth C. C. Finney, lock,


I 50


Balance to new account,


9 95


$13 40


LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


DR. .


Appropriation,


$100 00


Balance from 1902,


36 19


$136 19


CR.


Paid-


Fred N. Whitman, books,


$82 72


Little, Brown & Co., books,


6 00


Seth C. C. Finney, curtains,


I 80


De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books,


6 32


Balch Bros. & Co., books,


24 00


Balance to new account,


15 35


$136 19


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REPAIR OF BRIDGES.


DR.


Balance from 1902. Overdrawn,


$70 90 86 37


$157 27


CR


Paid-


E. H. Murdock, bridge by Hurd Place, $5 50 W. T. Southworth, bridge by Hurd Place, I 50 Geo. Doane, tile, bridge by Hurd Place, 5 20 Cement, bridge by Hurd Place, 60


Chas. H. Atwood, bridge by Hurd Place, 5 73


J. M. Bump, labor, 75


$19 28


BRIDGE BY F. A. WARD LAND.


Fred Maiser, labor, $1 50


Henry Levque, labor,


I 50


Percy Shurtleff, labor,


I 50


4 50


BRIDGE BY J. KENNEY'S.


Levi F. Morse, labor, team, etc.,


$25 02


George Beauchemin, labor, 7 33


Henry Burgess, labor,


8 50


Henry Bassett, labor,


7 50


Lewis Letendra, labor,


7 50


H. Carron, labor, 3 00


Arnold Hammond, labor,


3 00


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Frank Bernier, labor,


5 63


Walter H. Thayer, labor,


10 00


Coal, 4 00


M. H. Cushing, cement, 3 00


Town of Middleboro, drain pipe,


12 00


$96 48


BRIDGE ON PLYMPTON ROAD.


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


$2 35


Fred Vickery,


75


Arthur Beauchemin, 75


$3 85


George W. Atwood, labor, Cove Bridge, $0 50


Waldo Bros., drain pipe, 24 75


N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad, freight,


2 37


E. H. Murdock, labor,


3 35


T. T. Vaughan, posts and rails,


2 19


$157 27


REMOVAL OF SNOW.


DR.


Appropriation,


$100 00


Balance from 1902,


II 90


$III 90


CR.


Paid-


Levi F. Morse, labor,


$4 50


Henry Burgess, labor,


I 00


Arnold Hammond, labor,


I 70


Joseph Washburn, labor,


40


Alton Chandler, labor,


3 25


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W. B. Dunham, labor,


60


A. A. Patanaude, labor,


60


John Burgess, labor, 40


A. Peckham, labor,


40


Roswell Shurtleff, labor,


I 50


James W. Lewis, labor,


I 70


Herbert Maranville. labor,


40


T. T. Vaughan, labor,


I 30


Herbert Vaughan, labor,


40


E. H. Murdock, labor,


2 50


W. T. Southworth, labor,


I IO


Lucien Atwood, labor,


2 50


P. J. Holmes, labor,


2 00


Jesse Holmes, labor,


80


E. E. Shaw, labor,


3 00


James Hudson, labor,


I 00


Neil McDonald, labor,


I 00


Elsworth Shaw, labor,


I 00


F. E. Barrows, labor,


I 60


Robert Holmes, labor,


40


Arthur Burbank, labor,


40


P. Ramsdell, labor,


40


J. M. Bump, labor,


2 00


William Stringer, labor,


80


Andrew Stringer, labor,


80


A. F. Cornish, labor,


80


Balance to new account,


71 65


$III 90


REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS. DR.


Appropriation, Balance from 1902,


$2000 00


128 31


$2,128 31


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CR.


Frank T. Tillson, Commissioner.


Paid --


Frank T. Tillson, labor and team, $101 18


H. H. Gammons, labor and team, 80 98


Z. W. Andrews, labor and team, 85 33


John A. Winberg, labor and team, 79 64


Simon McGregor, labor, 31 16


Zedo Goms, labor, 26 25


Antone Burbash, labor,


35 25


John Pina, labor,


36 75


Sebastian Goms, labor,


36 42


Peter Ferdinand, labor,


39 41


Bernard Ferdinand, labor,


28 74


Ernest Dunham, labor,


22 22


William T. Gibbs, labor,


3 32


Peter Mailer, labor,


5 00


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Thomas Kaska, labor,


I 50


Dana Hardware Co., shovels,


II 81


Peleg McFarlin, gravel,


64


S. Dexter Atwood, gravel,


I 12


Joseph McFarlin, gravel,


I 70


Frank F. Tillson, gravel,


66


$629 09


South Carver, Jan. 7, 1904.


To the Selectmen of Carver-


GENTLEMEN-I wish to resign my office of Road Commis- sioner of Carver, to take effect Monday, March 7, 1904. Respectfully,


FRANK F. TILLSON.


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E. H. Murdock, Commissioner.


Paid-


E. H. Murdock, labor and team, $186 32


Lucien Atwood, labor and team, 24 39


H. T. Maxim, labor and team, I 50


W. T. Southworth, labor,


19 66


Lucius Atwood, labor,


2 50


Edgar Holmes, labor,


6 00


Webster C. Vaughan, labor,


4 00


R. L. Richards, shovels,


I 35


E. H. Murdock, plow and freight, IO 75


James Thomas, labor, 28 25


Embert Eames, labor and team, 8 40


Embert Eames, 29 I-2 tons stone,


14 75


Leonard Powers, labor and team, 8 40


Roswell Shurtleff, labor and team,


5 55


George Shurtleff, labor and team,


8 40


E. E. Shaw, labor and team,


54 60


George W. Thomas, 8 tons of stone,


4 00


Arnold Hammond, labor,


I 50


Henry Bassett, labor,


3 00


Louis Letendra, labor,


3 00


Walter Thayer, labor,


3 00


Henry Thomas, labor,


6 00


Edward Marsh, 10 tons stone,


1 00


H. Carron, labor, 50


Foster Washburn, 30 tons stone,


3 00


George Beauchemin, labor,


5 15


Henry Burgess, labor,


4 50


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


12 15


George Winslow, labor,


4 00


Everett Fuller, labor,


3 00


Henry Leveque, labor,


46 92


Joe Blais, labor,


22 50


A. Leflame, labor,


3 00


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T. T. Vaughan, slabs, 2 00


Good Roads Machine Co., shovels,


5 75


O. L. Shurtleff, labor and dynamite, 4 92


F. E. Barrows, labor and team,


44 10


Arthur Gosslin, labor,


3 00


Mrs. E. W. Shaw, gravel,


24


Archie Gonier.


9 75


J. M. Bump, labor and team, 42 00


Andrew Stringer, labor,


13 50


William Stringer, labor,


15 00


Frank Gibbs, labor,


14 00


Leon Jefferson, labor,


1 00


Silas Thomas, labor,


75


Frank Lufkin, labor,


I 00


James Kennedy, gravel,


3 00


Henry Griffith, gravel,


I 80


Joseph McFarlin, gravel,


2 60


Frank Bernier. labor,


2 25


William Shaw, gravel,


1 00


W. C. Richards, repairing tools,


80


W. C. Richards, gravel,


16


T. T. Vaughan, gravel,


8 00


E. E. Shaw, gravei,


4 00


S. T. Weston, gravel,


1 56


Mrs. A. T. Shurtleff, gravel.


I 00


Crushed stone from Stone road,


10 00


$712 02


Levi F. Morse, Commissioner.


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


$283 13


George Beauchemin, labor, 14 75


Henry Burgess, labor, 19 50


Arnold Hammond, labor, 61 09


Percy Shurtleff, labor,


4 50


Roswell Shurtleff, labor and team


57 68


Clifford Shurtleff, labor,


40 58


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Joseph Washburn, labor, II


William Bruce, labor,


3 75


A. Peckham, labor


67


Clifford Shurtleff, shovels,


I 50


Benjamin Parker, labor,


38 92


Benjamin Parker, axe, 50


Benjamin W. Robbins, labor and team, 33 60


Alton Chandler, labor and team,


33 60


Adelbert P .Robbins, labor,


20 08


Finney Bros., mowing brush,


4 25


Fred Vickery, labor,


24 00


Arthur C. Beauchemin,,


25 58


Embert Eames, labor and team,


32 67


Robert Shurtleff, tools,


I 75


Henry Levque, labor,


6 00


H. Carron, labor,


I 50


William Thomas, labor,


I 34


John Chase, labor,


60


Nelson Sherman, gravel,


IO 50


Crushed stone from Stone road,


25 00


$756 50


Balance to new account,


30 70


$2,128 31


STONE ROAD AT NORTH CARVER.


DR.


Appropriation, $1,000 00


Received from state, 1,000 00


Balance from 1902, 718 60


Town of Hanson, packing up crusher plant, to move, 7 50


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Crushed stone, used on other roads, Crushed stone sold P. J. Holmes,


35 00


6 25


Overdrawn,


126 24


$2,893 59


CR.


Paid --


James L. Jenney, coal,


$107 20


Levi F. Morse, labor and team,


378 48


Levi F. Morse, stone,


8 20


E. H. Murdock, labor and team,


64 75


Lucian Atwood, labor and team,


136 96


Roswell Shurtleff, labor and team,


183 10


E. E. Shaw, labor and team,


132 21


Leonard Powers, labor and team,


127 73


George Beauchemin, labor,


88 04


Henry Burgess, labor,


64 31


Arnold Hammond, labor,


36 74


George Winslow, labor,


53 93


Everett Fuller, labor,


26 78


Fred Pouliet, labor,


4 50


Benjamin Parker, labor,


45 49


Fred Maiser, labor.


9 53


Eugene Wrightington, labor,


26 II


Arthur Gosslin, labor,


39 06


Diston Bruce, labor,


44 38


Embert Eames, stone,


185 50


E. A. Richards, stone,


III 05


George A. Shurtleff, stone,


126 10


George W. Thomas, stone,


152 14


Horace Thrasher, labor,


42 83


Ellis Gibbs, labor,


30 33


Chester Rickard, labor,


3 16


Webster C. Vaughan, labor,


8 18


Benj. W. Robbins, labor,


15 88


Harry Shurtleff, stone,


57 63


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E. H. Marsh, stone, 27 58


Walter H. Thayer, engineer,


107 50


John Stratton, labor, 15 63


A. Leflame, labor, 6 00


James Otis, labor,


3 00


Edgar Holmes, labor,


3 00


Henry Bassett, labor,


10 33


Louis Letendra, labor,


10 33


E. E. Gardner, repairing tools,


8 81


Henry Thomas, engineer,


69 00


Henry Thomas, expense on engine,


5 16


E. T. Ford, oil, 26 60


Joseph Rickard, labor and team,


6 75


Charles Murray, stone,


22 68


James Thomas, labor,


7 58


Howard Weaver, labor


2 50


O. H. Shaw, board of Henry Thomas,


22 50


O. H. Shaw, stone,


2 38


Frank Wilbur, stone, 5 20


Charles Connell, stone,


4 30


Foster Washburn, stone,


4 70


T. T. Vaughan, slabs,


78 00


Good Roads Machine Co., repairs on stone crusher, 49 58


Good Roads Machine Co., repairs on engine, 12 00


Harry Levque, labor,


IO 50


Fred Vickery, labor,


2 25


Good Roads Machine Co., oil,


4 50


S. H. Pink, lanterns and barrels,


4 97


Charles F. King, use of land, 10 00


T. T. Vaughan, posts,


4 40


E. H. Murdock, rails,


4 00


William Bruce, putting up railing,


7 50


Benjamin C. Shaw, oil, 18 48


Levi F. Morse, board of Walter Thayer, 10 00


$2,893 59


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The town has on hand one five-ton wagon scales, 2,500 feet of lumber, 50 tons of crushed stone, and tools, the whole valued at $135.


WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING MAIN STREET.


DR.


To Appropriation,


$500 00


Overdrawn,


124 34


$624 34


CR.


Paid-


E. H. Murdock, labor and team,


$181 40


W. T. Southworth, labor,


22 50


Fred Maiser. labor,


37 97


Henry Levque, labor,


45 40


Percy Shurtleff, labor,


II 25


Edgar Holmes, labor,


24 75


Webster C. Vaughan, labor,


20 25


Omer Masier, 23 32


Lewis Letendra,


32 32


Henry Bassett, labor


30 82


George Winslow, labor,


4 50


Arnold Hammond, labor,


12 50


Arthur Gosslin, labor,


2 00


Chester Rickard, labor,


19 86


Peter Boyer,


6 00


Joe Blais, labor,


29 32


A. Leflame, labor,


3 32


E. E. Shaw, labor and team,


6 30


Everett Fuller, labor,


26 32


Gustavus Atwood, surveying,


5 50


James Otis,


18 82


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James Poirier,


20 47


Tonie Peno, I 50


Henry Burgess,


50


E. E. Gardner, repairing tools,


I 90


Robert Shurtleff, tools,


I 25


H. T. Maxim, labor and team,


2 85


W. C. Richards, sharpening tools,


I 45


Heirs of Lewis Skerrett, land damage,


10 00


$624 34


NEW ROAD AT SOUTH CARVER.


DR.


Received from County Commissioners, $400 00


CR.


Overdrawn in 1902,


$220 90


Balance to new account, 179 10


$400 00


TOWN INCIDENTALS.


DR.


Appropriation, $400 00


Balance from 1902,


945 33


H. C. Monroe, license to peddle, 6 00


Received from State one-half pay of Inspector of Animals, 20 IO


Sale of herring, 3 33


Corporation tax, 762 17


Bank tax, 324 74


Jose, Parker & Co., money hired, 7,000 00


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Wilson Shaw, cemetery loan, 102 33


Charles W. Griffith, cemetery loan, 576 35


E. B. Whitmarsh, license to peddle, 6 00


F. L. Randall, license to peddle, 6 00


Interest on taxes, 84 37


$10,233 72


CR.


Paid-


A. C. Bradford, Inspector of Meat, . $15 00


J. A. Kenney, damage to wagon by defect in highway, 5 00 ·


Memorial Press, printing,


3 75


Allen Bros., fire badges,


2 00


P. B. Murphy, Assessors' posters, I 50


J. S. Fairbanks & Co., account books, 12 00


J. A. Vaughan, stamped envelopes, 21 20


T. T. Vaughan, express on book and stationery, I 35


W. A. Tillson, disinfectants, 3 71


H. S. Griffith, preparing Town by-laws, 4 00


O. L. Shurtleff, horse hire, Forester, 9 05


Thomas Jackson, Treasurer's bond, 16 00


Finney Bros., shovels,


10 00


Seth C. C. Finney, cash paid for cita- tion notice, 3 00


Dr. G. F. Morse, returning deaths, 75


Dr. G. F. Morse, returning births, 25


Thomas Groom & Co., collector's book,


I 75


Seth C. C. Finney, clerk's fees, 3 00


Florence Vaughan, Clerk, Assessors,


II 25


Bernice E. Barrows, typewriting rail- way franchise, I 23


T. T. Vaughan, horse hire, I 50


W. A. Tillson, horse hire, 16 00


Seth C. C. Finney, horse hire and car fare, 19 25


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Hobbs, Warren & Co., pauper notices, 50


Little, Brown & Co., Town officer, 4 00


Henry Shaw, book on Settlements, 2 00


County Clerk fees, road petitions. 3 00


J. W. Atwood, returning deaths, I 50


J. M. Bump, Inspector of Animals,


26 12


H. S. Griffith, expressage and post- age, Town Clerk, 3 68


H. S. Griffith, expressage and post-


age, School Committee, 3 47


Geo. P. Lincoln, Ballot Clerk, election, I 50


Albert Atwood, Ballot Clerk, election, I 50


Gustavus Atwood, Clerk, School Committee, 3 00


Seth C. C. Finney, paper and blanks, 3 64


T. T. Vaughan, car fare, Selectman, 7 58


T. T. Vaughan, car fare, Overseers of Poor, 5 00


T. T. Vaughan, car fare, Assessors, 2 00


T. T. Vaughan, express and postage, 5 00


Seth C. C. Finney, postage, School Committee, I 00


Seth C. C. Finney, postage, Selectmen, 2 00


Clayton McFarlin, making plans, I 50


Memorial Press, printing Town Reports, 78 00


Cecil T. Bagnell, stationery and printing, 7 84


Corporation tax returned to State, 14I 72


National Bank tax returned to State, 3 0I


Interest and money hired, 259 70


State tax, $775 00


County tax,


1,318 66


Jose, Parker & Co., money hired,


7,000 00


Balance to new account, 409 55


$730 51


$9,503 21


$10,233 72


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FIGHTING FIRE.


CR.


Paid- A. G. Finney and men,


$1 70


John F. Stratton, 90


Railroad Fire, North Carver.


E. H. Murdock, labor, $1 30


W. T. Southworth, labor,


40


Henry Levque, labor,


40


Joe Blais, labor,


40


A. Leflame, labor,


40


Henry Bassett, labor,


40


Louis Letendra, labor,


40


Omer Maisier, labor,


40


James Otis, labor,


40


James Poirier, labor,


40


Chester Rickard, labor,


40


Levi F. Morse, labor,


40


George Beauchemin, labor,


40


Lucien Atwood, labor


I 00


E. E. Shaw, labor,


1 00


Leonard Powers, labor,


1 00


Roswell Shurtleff, labor,


1 00


Ellis Gibbs, labor,


40


Horace Thrasher, labor,




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