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MASO
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF MEDFIELD
For the Year ending January 31, 1889.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS 2
TREASURER'S REPORT
4
SELECTMEN'S REPORT 5
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
16
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR 17
REGISTRAR'S REPORT 20 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
23
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL FUND 27
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE 28
PUBLIC LIBRARY
29
WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 30
BOSTON GEORGE H. ELLIS, 141 FRANKLIN STREET 1889
238th
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF MEDFIELD
For the Year ending January 31, 1889.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS 2
TREASURER'S REPORT
4
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
COLLECTOR'S REPORT 16
5
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR 17
REGISTRAR'S REPORT 20
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 23
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL FUND 27
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE 28
PUBLIC LIBRARY
29
WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING .
30
BOSTON GEORGE H. ELLIS, 141 FRANKLIN STREET 1889
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1888.
Town Clerk. STILLMAN J. SPEAR.
Selectmen.
GEO. W. KINGSBURY. GEO. W. BRUCE. HENRY M. PARKER.
Assessors.
WM. F. GUILD.
WM. P. HEWINS. FRANK K. BONNEY.
Treasurer. RALPH A. BATTELLE.
Collector. RALPH A. BATTELLE. Board of Health.
DR. J. H. RICHARDSON.
DR. ARTHUR MITCHELL.
JAMES M. HEWINS.
School Committee.
WM. S. TILDEN,
Term expires 1889.
JOSEPH A. ALLEN,
1890.
JAMES HEWINS,
1891.
Constables.
GEO. A. MORSE. HERMON G. CROSBY. BENNETT WILSON.
Fence Viewers.
RALPH A. BATTELLE. WM. P. HEWINS. FRANCIS D. HAMANT
Trustees of the School Fund.
HAMLET WIGHT. JOSEPH H. BAKER. RALPH A. BATTELLE.
Trustees of the Public Library.
JAMES M. HEWINS, Term expires 1890. J. HERBERT BAKER,
1890.
JOHN H. RICHARDSON,
66 1891.
STILLMAN J. SPEAR, .
1891.
3 „Cemetery Committee. JOHN W. SHUMWAY. JOSEPH CLARK. ALONZO B. PARKER.
Sexton.
ALONZO B. PARKER.
Field Drivers.
THOMAS S. MUNRO.
WM. W. PRESTON.
HARRY C. AIKEN.
HERBERT W. HUTSON.
HARVEY L. SAWYER.
CHARLES W. WRIGHT.
RAYMOND WEIKER. HARRY MASON.
WILBERT H. CLARK.
Highway Surveyors.
East Centre District,
JEREMIAH JOHNSTON.
West 66
.
South-east
.
South-west 66
GEO. W. KINGSBURY.
North-east 66
ALPHONSO L. ALLEN.
North-west 66
HERMON G. CROSBY.
Auditor. J. A. FITTS.
Pound Keeper. GEO. D. HAMANT.
APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN.
Fire Engineers.
GEO. A. MORSE. BENNETT WILSON. CHARLES W. GILMAN.
Weighers. THOMAS L. BARNEY. Miss E. G. STEVENS.
Measurer of Wood and Bark and Sealer of Weights and Measures. THOMAS L. BARNEY.
Board of Registrars.
WM. C. ALLEN,
Term expires 1889. JOHN G. HUTSON, .
1890.
H. F. BULLARD,
66 1891.
S. J. SPEAR, ex officio,
.
. CHARLES H. RUSSELL.
FRANCIS S. WIGHT.
Dr.
R. A. BATTELLE, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Cr.
To Cash in Treasury Feb. 1, 1888,
$1,544.34
By Cash paid on account of Schools, for Teaching, Fuel, Care, Supplies, and Repairs,
$5,224.36
Cash on Tax for 1887, .
353.86
Interest on Tax, 1887, .
9.90
Highways and Bridges,
2,297. 14
On Tax for 1888, .
11,946.14
Support of Poor,
2,777.36
Abatement of Tax, 1887,
55.20
Town House, .
317.89
Abatements of Tax, 1888,
128.40
Fire Department,
.
863.88
Corporation Tax, 1888,
264.65
Aid to Indigent Soldiers,
216.00
Bank Tax, 1888, . .
621.93
Public Library, ·
275.42
Income of Massachusetts School Fund,
155.65
Borrowed Money, .
5,400.00
Interest on Town School Fund,
164.11
Taxes, Interest, and Abatements,
2,754.43
Tuition of Non-residents,
64.25
Town Officers, ·
.
.
638.00
State Aid for Soldiers,
108.00
Building Almshouse,
2,746.41
Rent of Stores, ·
425. 17
General Expenses, . .
.
1,357.76
Rent of Town Hall,
277.00
Miscellaneous,
70.71
Dog Licenses, .
257.47
Received of E. V. Mitchell for Drain on North Street,
75.00
Borrowed Money,
7,525.00
Interest on Bank Deposit,
10.03
Licenses, Pedler, etc.,
7.00
Board of J. E. Bullard,
.
.
157.92
Overseers' Sales from Town Farm,
922.39
Miscellaneous,
191.08
Cash in Treasury,
325.13
$25,264.49
$25,264.49
R. A. BATTELLE, Treasurer Correct. J. A. FITTS, Auditor.
.
.
.
$24,939.36
.
.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
THE Selectmen of Medfield respectfully present the Annual Report of the finances of the town for the year ending Jan. 31, 1889 :-
PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER.
TEACHING SCHOOL.
Paid Mr. E. E. Grover,
$1,175.00
Mrs. G. E. Rand,
94.50
Miss L. D. Richards,
249.99
Mrs. S. M. Chase,
410 54
Mrs. M. B. A. Dunn,
439.99
Miss Abbie M. Dorr,
452.27
Miss G. E. Hastings,
56.84
Miss G. Colby,
200.00
Miss Laura H. Hewins,
137.36
Miss J. Koch, .
115.77
Miss Gertrude Goodwin,
23.68
Town of Norfolk, Schooling the Hagerty Chil- dren,
30.75
$3,386.69
Balance to the credit of the schools, Feb. 1, 1888, for
Teaching,
$388.65
Appropriation, .
2,400.00
Income of the State School Fund, 155.65
Income of the Town School Fund, 164.1I
Income of Tuition of Non-residents,
64.25
Overdrawn for teaching to Feb. 1, 1889,
$3,172.66
214.03
6
FUEL, CARE, AND SUPPLIES.
Paid Geo. K. Ricker, cutting up wood, N. School, $9.50
J. B. Hale, agent for school supplies, . 66.67
E. M. Bent, coal for C. School-house, 87.58
Irving Howe, care of N. School-house, 23.25
G. W. Bruce, 5 cords wood, N. School-house, 25.00
Charles Turner, care of C. School-house, ·
224.00
Estate of John Kingsbury, care of C. School-house, 47.00 John H. Hunt, care of C. School-house, 7.00
J. B. Hale, books, etc., 4
I18.00
Mrs. F. H. Phelps, care of S. School-house,
31.50
J. Johnston, cleaning vaults, 3.50
H. M. Parker's express,
8.80
S. J. Spear, printing, 6.25
Gould & Co., coal, 227.50
James Ord, supplies, C. School house, 18.71
James Ord, supplies, N. School-house, 7.65
Wm. R. Smith, use of piano for exhibition, 5.00
Charles Turner, cleaning C. School-house, . 7.60
A. M. Edwards, language chart, .
5.00
J. B. Hale, insurance of S. School-house,
16.80
Maud Curtis, 1} cords of slabs, . 4.87
E. M. Bent, I cord of wood, C. School-house, 6.50
Charles Turner, cash paid for repairing hook, .30
Charles Turner, cutting up wood, 1.09
C. H. Russell, grading around C. School-house, 3.40
Geo. Woodbine, care of N. School-house, . 7.50
J. H. Baker & Co., lining black-boards, C. School- house, 2.20
J. E. Lonergan, moving organ, C. School-house, . .75
G. D. Hamant, wood for S. School-house, 31.50
G. D. Hamant, cleaning vault, S. School-house, . 1.00
G. A. Morse, services as truant officer, 10.00
J. Brown, repairing clock, S. School-house, . 2.00 Eddie N. Ricker, cutting up wood, N. School- house, . 7.50
E. E. Grover, agent for school supplies, 25.00
J. L. Hammett, supplies, 38.47
A. S. Barnes & Co., supplies, 11.67
Amount carried forward, · $1,100.06
7
Amount brought forward, · $1,100.06
Paid Thompson, Brown & Co., supplies,
9.30
D. Heath & Co., supplies, .
2.39
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, supplies,
5.40
James A. Haze & Co.,
2.50
Ginn & Co., supplies, .
16.66
Harper & Brothers, supplies,
71.68
A. M. Edwards, supplies,
10.00
Boston School Supply,
15.69
Ivison, Blakeman & Taylor,
18.90
Copperwart,
2.16
Winkley, Dresser & Co.,
16.65
D. Appleton & Co.,
.88
Blakeman & Co.,
8.60
Mrs. McGrory, cleaning N. School-house, 3.50
J. E. Brennan, removing ashes, C. School-house, . 2.10
$1,286.47
Appropriation, fuel, care, and supplies, and books for schools, 1,000.00 Exceeded the appropriation, $286.47
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid D. Hoisington, stock and labor, N. School-house, $1.00 D. Hoisington, stock and labor, S. School-house, .50
C. F. Bruce, stock and labor, C. School-house, 115.89
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, C. School-house,
407.42
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, N. and S. School- houses, .
1.95
Wm. Ryan, stock and labor, C. School-house,
4.65
L. Babcock & Son, stock and labor, C. School- . house, .
19.79
$551.20
Appropriation for repairs on school-houses,
100.00
Exceeded the appropriation, .
$451.20
BREAKING OUT ROADS. ·
Paid J. H. Brigham, clearing out gutters on S. Street, . $3.68
Alphonso L. Allen, breaking out roads, 11.53
H. G. Crosby, clearing out ice on Canal Street, . 5.50
$20.71
No appropriation.
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HIGHWAYS.
Paid G. W. Kingsbury, surveyor, South-west District, $251.99
H. G. Crosby, surveyor, North-west District, 312.36
Jeremiah Johnston, surveyor, East Centre District, 357.48
F. S. Wight, surveyor, South-east District, 255.72
Alphonso L. Allen, surveyor, North-east District, 274.82
C. H. Russell, surveyor, West Centre District, 278.24
Charles Turner, cleaning out gutters, . 1.26
David Meany, trimming trees, etc., 15.75
H. M. Parker, cash paid for labor on S. Street, 25.95
H. M. Parker, cash paid for labor on Pond Street, Jeremiah Johnston, repairing grade on Dwight's Causeway,
75.00
$1,866.07
Appropriation,
1,800.00
Exceeded,
$66.07 :
BRIDGES.
Paid Jeremiah Johnston, contract on Dwight's bridge, $165.00
Geo. McQuesten, timber, 59.15
Union Lumber Co., plank, . 61.59
G. W. Kingsbury, for labor, 7.87
G. W. Kingsbury, for cash paid for labor, 9.27
G. W. Kingsbury, for removing old bridge, 5.00
J. H. Baker & Co., for bolts and rods, 8.04
H. N. Parker, spikes and bolts' ends, . 7.73
Ellis Holt, stone, 6.00
J. Johnston, repairing middle pier Dwight's bridge, 15.75
L. C. Bullard, labor on Dwight's bridge, 9.00
J. H. Schelensmeyer, labor on Dwight's bridge, . 9.00
L. Babcock & Son, stock and labor on Dwight's bridge, .
9.30
G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid for freight on timber, 36.00
N. F. Harding, railing on Death's bridge, 5.87
J. Johnston, culvert on Old Turnpike, 16.50
$431.07
Appropriation for bridges, . $225.00
Received of Fitchburg R.R. Co. and Geo. McQuesten, for overcharged freight, 16.00
$241.00
Exceeded appropriation,
$190.07
17.50
9
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid W. S. Bingham, for hook and ladder men, . $186.75
W. N. Grace, care of hook and ladder truck, 10.00
A. A. Blake, care of fire-engine, . 12.75
J. Herbert Baker, for engine-men,
385.25
G. A. Morse, for engineers, 36.00
J. Ord, repairing stove and lock, . 4.25
J. Ord, I dozen cuspadores, 10.00
H. G. Crosby, use of team,
12.00
J. E. Lonergan, coal, .
6.50
E. M. Bent, wood and coal,
4.40
T. L. Barney, oil and chimneys,
1.60
J. A. Fitts, chimneys, .
.6c
E. J. Keyou, alcohol and glycerine, Total,
3.75
$673.85
Appropriation,
800.00
Unexpended,
$126.15
HOSE TOWER.
Paid N. F. Harding, stock and labor, . $161.96
H. M. Parker, rope, pulleys, and grapples, . 17.32
F. M. Smith, repairing the frescoing, Total,
10.75
$190.03
Appropriation,
200.00
Unexpended,
$9.97
Paid Joseph Clark, Quartermaster, Post 117, G. A. R., $50.00
Appropriation,
$50.00
GENERAL EXENSES.
Appropriation, $1,000.00
Voluntary gift of E. V. Mitchell, 75.00
Paid Fred. Brooks, surveying South Street and Dwight's, H. J. & S. E. Russell, remodelling the hearse,
219.50
H. J. & S. E. Russell, set of Hub runners, . 35.00
Old Colony R.R., freight on same, 8.00
G. W. Bruce, railing for Dwight's Causeway, 31.60
G. W. Kingsbury, drawing railings and sleepers, 10.00
G. W. Kingsbury, postage, etc., . 3.10
G. W. Kingsbury, putting up guide-boards, 1.00
Amount carried forward, . $361.47
.
$53.27
IO
Amount brought forward, $361.47
Paid G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid Abby Bailey for posts, 3.00
N. F. Harding, putting up railing, 16.73
G. H. Ellis, printing Town Reports, 35.50
H. G. Crosby, lodging tramps, 138.00
M. P. Warren, stationery,
2.50
A. A. Kingsbury, guide-boards,
1.50
S. J. Spear, printing posters, tax bills, etc., 19.00
S. J. Spear, recording births, marriages, and deaths, 18.00
C. H. Russell, sections for scraper, 8.30
J. B. Hale, insurance on Almshouse, . 40.80
C. F. Bruce, catch basins on North Street, . 108.00 James Hewins, legal advice, 7.00
J. H. Baker & Co., grates for catch basins, etc., . 18.44
Wm. Ryan, sharpening picks, repairs on scraper, 3.55
H. M. Parker, express, 3.00
H. M. Parker, stone man-hole covers, . 53.47
Wm. F. Abell, care of town clock to Feb. 1, 1889, 25.00
W. W. Preston, repairs, on town pump, 1.25
L. Babcock & Son, painting guide-boards, 5.00
Wm. F. Guild, stationery, 1.50
E. M. Bent, I barrel cement, 1.75
Wm. Ryan, sharpening picks, etc., 6.00
Wm. Ryan, grates for man-holes, 2.50
James Ord, drain-pipe, 286.78
C. F. Bruce, laying drain-pipe on Main and North Streets, . 39.00
H. M. Parker, cash paid for digging for pipe on Main and North Streets, 54.87
H. M. Parker, express, 4.70
J. W. Shumway, care of Derby and Smith lots in cemetery, 8.00
N. F. Harding, repairing foot bridge on N. Street, ·
2.35
G. A. Morse, posting warrants, 2 years, 8.00
G. W. Bruce, postage and stationery, 1.90
G. W. Kingsbury, stationery, etc., 2.95
G. W. Kingsbury, labor on sewer basin, 13.79
Hamlet Wight, 25 chestnut posts, 4.16
E. V. Mitchell, cleaning out Meeting-house Pond, Total,
50.00
$1,357.76
Exceeded the appropriation, .
$282.76
II
TOWN HOUSE EXPENSES.
Paid N. F. Harding, stock and labor on bookcase in
town officers' room,
$47.44
Gould & Co., coal,
46.52
E. P. Gilley, care of Hall,
150.00
J. Johnston, clearing vaults, 10.00
James Ord, lamp burners and chimneys,
10.30
H. M. Parker, cash paid labor on grounds,
14.00
E. M. Bent, ¿ cord of wood,
3.00
Wm. Ryan, repairs,
1.65
E. P. Gilley, shavings, postage, etc.,
1.60
L. Babcock & Son, setting glass,
1.35
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, .
4.42
J. A. Fitts, oil, etc., Total,
27.61
$317.89
Received for rent of stores, .
$425.17
Received for rent of Hall,
277.00
$702.17
Receipts more than expenses, · $384.28
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation, $650.00
Paid J. A. Fitts, services as Auditor,
· $5.00
J. G. Hutson, services as Registrar, 6.00
H. F. Bullard, services as Registrar, 6.00
Wm. C. Allen, services as Registrar, 6.00
S. J. Spear, services as Registrar, 6.00
H. G. Crosby, services as Constable, . 5.50
H. G. Crosby, services as Constable in Town Hall, 8.50
Wm. S. Tilden, services as School Committee, . 25.00
H. F. Sawyer, services as School Committee, 3 years, 30.00 Wm. P. Hewins, services as Assessor, 35.00
Wm. F. Guild, services as Assessor, 40.00
F. K. Bonney, services as Assessor, 30.00
R. A. Battelle, services as Tax Collector, 1887, .
20.00
R. A. Battelle, services as Tax Collector in part, 1888, 90.00
S. J. Spear, services as Town Clerk,
40.00
Amount carried forward,
$353.00
I 2
Amount brought forward, $353.00
Paid Geo. W. Kingsbury, services as Selectman, 75.00
Geo. W. Bruce, services as Selectman, 50.00
H. M. Parker, services as Selectman, . 50.00
Geo. W. Kingsbury, services as Overseer of Poor, 25.00
R. A. Battelle, services as Treasurer, . 60.00
A. E. Mason, services as Overseer of Poor, . 25.00
Total, · $638.00
Unexpended appropriations, . $12.00
MILITARY AID.
Paid E. G. Babcock, $144.00
Watson Cooper,
. 72.00
$216.00
EXPENSES BUILDING NEW ALMSHOUSE.
Paid J. G. Wight, freight on lumber, $132.38
J. G. Wight, lumber, 274.52
Jeremiah Johnston, building cellar wall, 70.00
W. H. Leatherbee, lumber, . 125.60
H. F. Harding, labor, . 6.17
John Clark, brick,
5.00
J. G. Wight, freight lumber,
9.29
J. G. Wight, labor, 58.50
J. G. Wight, cash paid for labor, .
134.00
C. F. Bruce, building underpinning,
70.00
J. G. Wight, cash paid for labor,
275.57
O. Wood, lumber,
35.26
J. G. Wight, trimmings,
7.60
W. D. Parlin, doors and windows, etc.,
128.19
Tyler Thayer, lumber, 291.97
James Ord, hardware, .
69.63
C. F. Bruce, plastering Almshouse,
313.59 '
W. W. Preston, gutters,
15.40
J. W. Vinal, hardware,
40.23
J. W. Bailey, stair finish,
29.58
A. T. Sterns, inside finish,
231.05
Lowell Babcock & Son, painting,
I37.64
Levi Boles & Son, glass and glazing,
34.93
Wm. F. Guild, labor, .
8.93
Amount carried forward, .
.
$2,505.03
I3
Amount brought forward,
$2,505.03
Paid James Ord, pump and hardware,
9.94
G. H. Wight, use of team, etc.,
6.25
J. G. Wight, cash paid for labor, .
202.00
J. G. Wight, cash paid for stock,
9.66
Wm. W. Preston, stock and labor,
5.68
W. S. Hixon, soapstone,
5.10
J. G. Wight, cash paid Russell's express, Total,
$2,746.41
Appropriation,
$1,000.00
Insurance, .
1,600.00
Lumber sold,
105.75
Lumber on hand at Almshouse,
22.07
$2,727.82
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., books,
$137.29
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books, .
13.00
L. M. Johnson, services as Librarian, .
85.00
H. M. Parker, express,
.75
James Ord, supplies and lamp-screen, .
4.23
J. A. & R. A. Reid, books, .
5.50
S. J. Spear, printing cards and catalogue,
6.50
C. H. Russell, express,
.65
J. Herbert Baker, stove, .
20.00
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, .
2.50
$275.42
Appropriation by the town, .
$100.00
Dog Tax, .
257.47
Income of Cummings Legacy,
50.00
$407.47
Unexpended appropriation, · $132.05
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Abatement for 1887,
$57.80
Abatement for 1888,
.
.
130.40
$188.20
2.75
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BORROWED MONEY IN ANTICIPATION TAXES.
Paid Dedham National Bank,
$4,000.00
Hamlet Wight,
4.00.00
Hamlet Wight, guardian for Maud A. Curtis, Total,
1,000.00
$5,400.00
INTEREST ON NOTES.
Paid Dedham National Bank, ·
$99.14
Hamlet Wight, guardian for Maud A. Curtis,
26.34
Hamlet Wight, guardian for Daisy E. Curtis,
155.00
Hamlet Wight,
18.00
Trustees of School Fund,
149.II
Total,
$447.59
No appropriation.
TAXES ..
Paid State Tax, .
$1,395.00
County Tax,
715.18
Millis Tax, .
6.88
Walpole Tax,
1.58
Total,
$2,118.64
RECAPITULATION.
Paid for teaching schools, " .
$3,386.69
Fuel, care, supplies, and books,
1,286.47
Repairs on school-houses,
551.20
Highways,
1,866.07
Breaking out roads,
20.71
Town officers,
638.00
Military aid, .
216.00
Fire department,
673.85
Hose tower,
190.03
Library,
275.42
Abatement of taxes,
188.20
Bridges,
431.07
Support of the poor out of Almshouse,
734.92
Support of the poor at Almshouse,
2,042.44
Town House, .
317.89
General expenses, .
1,357.76
Amount carried forward,
. $14,176.72
I5
Amount brought forward,
· $14,176.72
Paid for New Almshouse,
2,746.41
Borrowed money,
5,400.00
Interest, 447.59
Taxes,
2,118.64
G. A. R. Post 117,
50.00
Total,
. $24,939.36
RESOURCES.
Balance in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1889, $325.13
Uncollected taxes for 1888, . 1,243.33
Mrs. Sarah E. Carr, guardian for John E. Bullard, 97.92
Due from town of Brewster for aid furnished Mrs. Lucy Small, .
26.00
$1,692.38
LIABILITIES.
Trustees of School Fund, ·
$2,510.20
Hamlet Wight, guardian for Daisy E. Curtis, 3,100.00 ·
John W. Shumway, 1,000.00
Joanna H. Smith, 500.00
Cummings Trust Fund,
1,000.00
Mary T. Derby's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, 100.00
G. M. Smith's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, . 100.00
Total, $8,310.20
Liabilities exceed resources, $6,617.82
New guide-boards have been put up, or old ones repaired, where necessary to maintain them.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. W. KINGSBURY, Selectmen GEORGE W. BRUCE, of
H. M. PARKER, Medfield.
Correct. J. A. FITTS, Auditor.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
R. A. BATTELLE, Collector for 1887 and 1888, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Dr.
Cr.
1887.
To uncollected Tax for 1887, . $409.06
1887. By Cash paid Treasurer,
$353.86
Assessors' Abatements,
55.20
$409.06
I888.
1888.
To commitment for 1888, . . .
$13,317.87
By Cash paid Treasurer,
$11,946.14
Assessors' Abatements,
128.40
Uncollected Taxes,
1,243.33
$13,317.87
MEDFIELD, Feb. 1, 1889.
R. A. BATTELLE, Collector.
Correct. J. A. FITTS, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor present the following report of this department : -
Amount of appraisal Feb. 1, 1889, $2,273.50
CASH PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER.
Paid I. L. Lawrence, salary in full to April 1, 1888, $91.67
I. L. Lawrence, salary in full to Feb. 1, 1889, 480.00
Gould & Co., grain, 269.06
J. H. Baker & Co., repairing harness, . 3.IO
J. H. Baker & Co., axle, 6.15
J. H. Baker & Co., axle, etc., 3.80
J. H. Baker & Co., varnishing carriage, etc., 12.15
Dennis Hoisington, repairing tub, etc., 3.16
Martin Cheney, one bull,
22.00
G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid for cutting 10 cords wood,
12.50
J. M. Johnson, bread and crackers,
5.75
W. E. Kingsbury, grinding corn, .
4.03
Overseers, cash paid for labor,
10.50
Overseers, cash paid for phosphate,
18.00
Overseers, cash paid for laying carpets, etc.,
8.85
Overseers, cash paid for cider barrels and stone post, 4.75
Overseers, cash paid for four pigs,
12.00
G. W. Kingsbury, butchering hogs, 4.00
G. W. Kingsbury, moving shed and filing saws, 1.90
C. F. Bruce, meat,
41.52
A. B. Tisdale, butter and cheese,
21.72
A. O. U. W., 12 chairs,
4.80
Wm. Ryan, blacksmith work, 50.73
C. F. Bruce, cementing cellar, 55.00
C. F. Bruce, cementing vault, 3.20
Home Furniture Co., carpets and furniture,
92.65
Amount carried forward,
$1,370.66
Polly Russell, rent of house,
52.00
W. W. Preston, sundries,
30.67
Overseers, for cow,
45.00
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Amount brought forward,
. $1,370.66
Paid F. D. Hamant, two cows,
98.00
L. Babcock, paint for wagons,
5.60
E. E. Newell, meat, 47.18
J. A. Fitts, groceries, 104.12
T. L. Barney, groceries, 102.49
J. Ord, copper boiler, drain pipe, etc., . 30.92
E. W. Kingsbury, coal stove, 14.00
J. B. Hale, insurance on personal property, 21.80
J. W. Conger, goods furnished, 8.14
J. E. Lonergan, coal, . 18.24
J. E. Lonergan, 200 lbs. middlings,
2.20
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, .
8.05
Wm. F. Harding, fish, .
21.34
C. F. Bruce, difference in cows, .
30.00
E. G. Babcock, cutting 12 cords wood,
15.00
E. L. Metcalf, bread and crackers,
4.73
A. E. Mason, cleaning cranberries,
1.90
E. J. Keyou, medicines, 1.15
John Young & Co., window screens, fixtures, etc., 40.10
J. Ord, sundry articles as per bill, 20.95
E. Bullard, meat, .
75.87
$2,042.44
CASH RECEIVED BY THE TREASURER.
From Overseers, for milk, .
$567.47
meadow hay,
48.44
66 fat hogs,
74.64
66 beef cattle,
155.00
66 " calf,
1.50
66
I barrel cider,
10.00
66
66 wood,
24.37
66
" eggs, ·
3.01
66
66
cranberries,
23.23
66
turnips,
6.90
66
fowl,
2.94
66
" old iron,
4.89
$922.39
..
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Appropriation by the town, .
$600.00
Receipts of the sales from the farm,
922.39
Insurance on property destroyed,
250.00
$1,772.39
Total payments by Treasurer,
$2,042.44
Appropriation, receipts, and insurance,
1,772.39
Expenditures more than receipts,
$270.05
Paupers in Almshouse : -
Silas Allen, 93 years, 10 months. Died Nov. 1, 1888.
Herbert A. Kingsbury, 45 years.
Average number of paupers, . Average cost per week, . $2.25
,10 112
Appropriation for poor out of Almshouse, $ 1,000.00
Paid Overseers, for aid furnished Mrs. H. R. Hunt, . $10.00
Overseers, for aid furnished Mrs. Lucy Small, of Brewster, 40.00
Overseers, for aid furnished C. A. Kingsbury, 51.25
Overseers, for aid furnished John Tobin,
48.00
Overseers, for aid furnished G. M. Gilmore,
8.75
Worcester Insane Asylum, board of Susan M. Bullard, 169.93
Taunton Insane Asylum, board of S. L. Wood, .
175.73
Taunton Insane Asylum, board of Chas. W. Bullard, 61.34
Taunton Insane Asylum, board of John E. Bullard, 169.92
$734.92
Received from the Town of Brewster, for aid furnished Mrs. Lucy Small, . $14.00
Due from Town of Brewster for the same, 26.00
$40.00
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. KINGSBURY, \ Overseers A. E. MASON, S of the Poor.
Correct. J. A. FITTS,
Auditor.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1888.
DATE.
NAME OF CHILD.
PARENTS.
Jan. 9.
Edward Sweeney.
Martin W. and Hannah Sweeney. Jeremiah and Bridget McCarthy.
Jan. 19.
Hugh Joseph Mccarthy.
Feb. 3.
Violet Florine Getchell.
Clarence and Florence J. Getchell. John H. and Minnie E. Schools.
Feb. 6.
Female infant.
Mar. 5.
Grace A. Wright.
Geo. H. and Florence A. Wright. Frank I. and Lucina M. Howe. Clarence C. and Ella Jackson.
Mar. 9.
Henry Dunn Jackson.
Henry M. and Maria L. Parker.
Apr. 30.
Albert P. Clark.
Wilbert H. and Abbie M. Clark.
May 12.
Carrie Frances Russell.
Chas. H. and Rhoda I. Russell.
May 25.
Earl Parker Baker.
Robert W. and Lizzie F. Baker.
June 3.
Mary Emeline Hutson.
July 9.
Stillborn.
Herbert W. and Sybel A. Hutson. Weber and Caroline E. Sawyer. John and Eliza Schools. David and Mary Meany.
Sept. 17.
William Francis Meany.
Sept. 23.
Bessie Evelyn Young.
Henry E. and Ada M. Young.
Oct. 3.
Edwin Searle Mitchell.
Edwin V. and Blanche E. Mitchell.
Oct. 9.
Irene Louisa Allen.
Nov. II.
Katie Ellen Lynch.
Dec .. 8.
Evelyn Sanford Grover.
Dec. 16.
Evelyn Julia Hamant.
E. Emmons and Nellie A. Grover. George D. and Jane A. Hamant.
Mar. 6.
Evan Carlton Howe.
Mar. 29.
Elsie Viola Parker.
July 28. Chester Elmer Schools.
Joseph E. and Charlotte B. Allen. Daniel and Mary Lynch.
Total number of births, 21. Male, IO. Female, II.
N.B. - Parents are reminded that they are required by law to give notice, within ten days thereafter, of all births occurring in their families. Blanks for this purpose will be furnished on application to the Town Clerk.
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MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1888.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCES. WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan. 4. May Belle Dyer,
Henry O. Hutchinson, Hyde Park, Mass., [ In Medfield, by Rev. E. Medfield, Mass., S. Gardiner.
Jan. 12. George W. Winslow, Nellie Stanley,
§ Medfield, Mass., { In Medfield, by Rev. Wil- Medfield, Mass., bur Johnson.
Feb. 7. Henry R. Phelps,
Syracuse, N.Y., ¿ In Medfield, by Rev. Wil Medfield, Mass., bur Johnson.
Apr. 17. Margaret A. Closson, Chester A. Coombs,
Medfield, Mass., S
§ Medfield, Mass., 2 In Chelsea, by Rev. C. E. Chelsea, Mass., Jefferson.
May 23. Theresa C. Savage, Alanson H. Clark, Clara A. Munro,
Medfield, Mass., Į In Medfield, by Rev. E. S.
June 20.
Medfield, Mass., S
Gardiner.
June 21.
Abbott D. Whiting, Nellie S. Dascomb,
§ Franklin, Mass., ) In Medfield, by Rev. Wil- Auburn, Me., bur Johnson.
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