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JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY A17301146835
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SOUTHBRIDGE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Nº R. 396
This book is not to be taken from the Library.
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REPORTS Case 61
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
SOUTHBRIDGE,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1879.
SOUTHBRIDGE : SOUTHBRIDGE JOURNAL STEAM PRESS. 1879.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1878-9.
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CLERK : HENRY A. MORSE.
TREASURER : FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR:
J. J. OAKES,
S. K. EDWARDS, A. H. WHEELER.
J. M. COCHRAN,
AUDITORS : J. S. GLEASON, GEO. W. WELLS
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE : E. M. PHILLIPS, Term expires 1879. | J. M. AMMIDOWN, Term exp. 1880. REV. B. V. STEVENSON Term expires 1881.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE :
M. LEONARD, Term expires 1880.
S. M. LANE, Term expires
1879.
W. R. PATON,
1880.
1 S. C. HARTWELL, 1879.
G. G. BULFINCH,
1880.
A. J. BARTHOLOMEW, "
1879.
S. P. IRWIN, JR., Term expires 1881.
T. J. HARRINGTON,
1881.
WM. HALLORAN,
66
1881.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE:
S. P. IRWIN, Term expires 1881
A. J. BARTHOLOMEW 1881. -
J. O. M'KINSTRY, Term exp. 1880.
GEO. W. WELLS, 1879.
WM. EDWARDS, 1880. L. S. AMMIDOWN 1879.
WM. H. H. CHENEY,
FENCE VIEWERS : JAMES BROWN, SOLOMON THAYER.
L. D. CLEMENCE,
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER : HENRY HYDE, JOS. S. SPENCER, V. W. LAMOUREUX, DANFORTH DOUTY.
FIELD DRIVERS : JOS. SPENCER, HENRY CLARKE. PATRICK WHALEN, ROMAINE BOARDMAN, MICHAEL MAHONEY. S. B. MORSE, FRANK J. CLARKE.
FIRE ENGINEERS : PLINY M. CLARKE, CHIEF. P. J. WHELAN, WILLIAM C. BARNES,
ASSISTANTS.
AUGUSTUS COOK,
ASSESSORS : E. S. ELLIS, CHAS. W. WELD.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES : CHARLES E. CADY.
JOSEPH OLNEY,
TRUANT OFFICERS : MICHAEL MAHONEY, P. N. LECLAIR.
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR: CHARLES W. WELD.
J. M. OLNEY,
CONSTABLES : F. E. PARKER, GEO. H. THAYER, WM. C. CADY, PAUL N. LECLAIR.
POLICE OFFICERS. GEO. LAMOUREUX, CALVIN CLAFLIN, M. DILLABER, A. S. BUELL, L. C. ALBEE, ALDEN POTTER, S. F. FREEMAN. CHARLES M'CLARY, J. S. BARTLETT, MICHAEL MAHONEY, CHAS. E. SAMMONS, FREDERIC C. SPRAGUE.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
AUDITORS
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
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REPORT.
The Auditors of Southbridge present the Annual Report of the financial transactions of the town for the year ending March 1,1879.
THE ACCOUNT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
As presented by him, is herewith submitted, having been examined and found correct.
F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Southbridge, for the year ending February 28, 1879.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury March 1, 187S $1,249 07
Due from L. Morton, Collector 39 00
Due from S. Thayer, Collector.
351 35
Due from T. Potter, Collector
122 35
Due from D. Whitford, Collector
380 62
State tax ...
1,750 00
County tax
3,182 98
Bank tax and overlayings
2,316 0G
Center watch district and overlayings
722 47
Overlayings on taxes
839 58
Common schools.
8,000 00
Discount on taxes
5,500 00
Amounts carried forward $22,341 09 $2,142 39
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward $22,341 09 $2,142 39 5,000 00
Payment of debts
Highways
3,000 00
Sidewalks
2,900 00
Morris street school house
2,000 00
Outside poor
2,000 00
Interest
2,000 00
Salaries
1,800 00
High school
1,800 00
Engine men.
1,500 00
Public library .
1,250 00
Support of poor
1,200 00
Street lights.
1,200 00
Hamilton street reservoir
1,000 00
Abatement of taxes
1,000 00
Cemetery improvements.
1,100 00
Crane and River street sidewalk.
600 00
Contingent account, schools, &c
500 00
Bridges
500 00
Cemetery front fence
500 00
Main street sidewalk
400 00
Contingent expenses.
300.00
Contingent expenses fire department
300 00
Main and Mechanics street sidewalk
300 00
New cemetery
272 00
Printing
200 00
Insurance
150 00
Pine street sidewalk 150 00
Cemetery plan
150 00
Dresser street to cemetery
150 00
Contingent account police station
125 00
Printing for library
100 00
Decoration day
100 00
Chapin street extension
100 00
Walcott street
100 00
56,088 09
State treasurer, bank tax.
1,073 55
State treasurer, corporation tax 727 36
State treasurer, income Massachusetts school fund ..
306 48
State treasurer, state aid .. 276 00
State treasurer, discount on bank tax. 234 61
State treasurer, pauper account. 85 90
State treasurer, collecting and assessing bank tax .. 20 96
State treasurer, error in collecting and assessing bank tax ... 18 79
Amount carried forward
$60,974 13
AUDITORS' REPORT.
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Amount brought forward. $60,974 13
County treasurer, dog fund.
323 25
Sidewalk assessments 624 19
Centre watch district
400 00
Produce sold. 275 96
Calvin A. Paige, account of M. OBrien. 96 00
Public library, books, cards, fines, &c 82 12
City of Holyoke, Brown family
60 55
Cemetery committee fund.
47 25
Dudley, for school furniture.
45 00
Henry. Fiske, toward support of L. Fiske
39 00
Use Town hall. .
26 25
Lumber, sand, stone sold.
23 80
Est. Joshua Vinton
. 12 58
Rent of pasture
12 00
Licenses .
10 00
Police station fees.
3 50
Labor on highways
3 50
Use oxen .
3 00
Error in bill of W. Edwards
2 40
Cemetery lot sold.
2 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes
16,000 00
$79,066 48
EXPENDITURES.
Common schools
$7,821 11
Discount on taxes
5,088 17
Highways ..
4,543 46
County tax 1878
3,182 98
Outside poor
2,766 24
Bank tax
2,346 06
Salaries
2,206 23
Interest
1,971 36
Engine men
1,840 00
State tax.
1,750 00
Public library
1,695 51
High school.
1,462 77
Support of poor
1,407 80
Cemetery improvements
1,174 13
Center watch district.
1,147 19
Street lights.
997 36
Hamilton street reservoir.
960 90
Amount carried forward
$42,361 27
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $42,361 27
River street sidewalk.
934 00
Fire department. 878 96
Sidewalks
767 70
Bridges
526 76
Cemetery front
500 00
Contingent account, schools etc
499 14
Main and Mechanic street sidewalk
454 61
Contingent expenses.
416 50
Morris street school house
388 95
North Main street si lewalk
· 379 50
New cemetery purchase, land
372 00
State aid.
270 00
Printing .
260 99
Abatement of taxes
238 57
Insurance
178 40
Police station contingent.
160 32
Pine street sidewalk
153 31
Railing highways
131 55
Walcott and Plimpton street
100 00
Chapin street.
99 87
Decoration, day .
91 14
School apparatus.
73 50
Note to Southbridge Savings bank, dated Apr. 15, 1875.
5,000 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes.
16,000 00
Due from S. Thayer, collector
351 35
L. Morton, collector
39 00
T. Potter, collector
122 35
66 C. E. Cady, collector
1,650 79
Cash on hand.
5,665 95
7,829 44
$79,066 48
NOTES OUTSTANDING FEBRUARY 29, 1879.
Date of Notes.
To whom given.
Amounts.
Payable
Interest.
April 15, 1875 W. A. Marcy
$ 5,000
1879
6 percent.
April 15, 1875 John Marcy. .
5,000
1.88')
6
Aug.
8, 1876 Lucy H. Stowe.
5,000
1881
5
Sept. 17, 1877 Brown, Riley & Co
5,000
1882
5
Sept.
17, 1877 Brown, Riley & Co
5,000
1883
5
$25,000
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS, FEBRUARY 28, 1879.
School houses. $14,600 00 Town property
.$51,126 26
Steam fire engines
8,000 00
Unappropriated funds 3,828 59
Town house
5,000 00
School committee. 838 18
Hose 5,000 00
Abatement of taxes 761 43
Engine houses.
4,000 00 Center watch district 625 54
Town farm
3,400 00 State aid.
598 31
Lamp posts
2,500 00/
Discount on taxes
494 51
Police station 2,500 00
High school. 473 19
Personal property 1,506 76
Support of poor
345 34
Fire engines.
1,500 00 Dog fund. 323 25
New Cemetery 1,119 50 Public library.
277 12
School furniture
1.000 00
Contingent expenses
208 58
Hose carriages
1,000 00
General appropriations
28,259 75
Dresser street cemetery 150 00
Cash
5,665 95 Cemetery plan
150 00
C. E. Cady, collector
1,650 79
Sidewalks
106 33
S. Thayer, collector
351 35
Printing (library)
100 00
T. Potter, collector 122 35
Marcy street sidewalk 100 00
L. Morton, collector 39 00
Insurance 91 19
Crane and River streets sidewalk.
23 Cemetery improvements 76 64
Morris street school house. 6 15 Railing highways 72 29
Contingent account, schools
4 08
Pine street sidewalk 68 25
Interest 66 21
64 Main and Mechanics sts. sidewalk. 62 24
44 Fire department 60 70
Outside poor. 51 23
Cemetery fund.
47 25
Hamilton street reservoir.
39 10
Engine men 24 00
North Main street sidewalk. 20 50
Highways 10 45
Decoration day 8 86
Chapin street. 13
$87,249 90
$87.249 90
Errors excepted.
F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer.
SOUTHBRIDGE, March I, 1879.
Common Schools 190 57
Salaries. 169 35
School apparatus.
102 18
Bridges
Police station, contingencies.
Notes payable 25,000 00
Street lights.
562 13
INSURANCE
on town property with date of the expiration of policies.
Amount insured.
Property insured.
When expiring.
$600. School house, Dennison district
June 1, 1879
3,000. Books, &c., library
July 1, 1879
1,000. Books, &c., library
July 1, 1879
2,500. Library building
Nov. 1, 1879
2,692. Town farm,
3,000. Library building .
Dec. 1, 1879 Jan. 1, 1880 April 1, 1880
600.
School house, Hooker district
2,500.
Town house, Elm street
May 1, 1881
600.
School house, Bacon district
June 1, 1881
1,600.
School house, Elm street
Sept. 1, 1881
2,200. School house, Sandersdale.
Dec. 1, 1881
2,000. School house, rear Ammidown block
Jan. 1, 1882
1,500. Town hall, Elm street.
Feb. 1, 1882
600. School house, Sumner district
April 1, 1882
2,000. School house, Union street.
Nov. 1, 1882
2,500. School house, School street Nov. 1, 1883
1,200. School house, River street Nov. 1, 1883
There is no insurance on Police Station or on either of the Engine Houses, Engines, Hose and Furniture, or Town Clock.
VITAL STATISTICS
Marriages, Births and Deaths in town from Jan. 1, 1878 to Jan. 1, 1879.
Number of marriages 66
American, 32. French, 21. Irish, 12. African, 1.
Number of births. 191
American, 31. French, 126. Irish, 34.
Number of deaths. . 85
American, 24. French, 39. Irish, 22.
.
Number of dogs licensed from April 1, 1878 to March 1, 1879 .... Males, 179. Females, 11.
190
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY A. MORSE, Town Clerk
TOWN DISBURSEMENTS IN DETAIL.
SALARIES.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878. $535 12
Appropriation 1,800 00
Received of State Treas. for collecting bank tax ..
20 96
$2,356 08
EXPENDITURES.
Daniel Whitford, for collecting taxes year 1877 ... 125 00 F. L. Chapin, town treasurer 1 year ending April 1,1879 100 00
J. M. Cochran, making town reports 1878
25 00
Augustus Cook, assessor 118 49
E. S. Ellis
45 00
C. W. Weld,
39 75
203 24
S. S. Perry, attending town meetings '77 24 00
Henry A. Morse, recording births, mar- riages and deaths . 115 90
attending town meetings, '78 15 00
154 90
S. F. Freeman, truant officer 1878
6 25
J. M. Olney,
66 8 37
services for suppression liquor traffic 79 73
J. M. Cochran, auditor from March 1, 1878 to March 1, 1879. 30 75
Julius S. Gleason, auditor March 1, '78 to March 1, 1879. 20 50
14 62
51 25
Amount carried forward. $753 74
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $753 74
J. J. Oakes, selectman from Feb. 26, '78 to March 1, '79. 215 79
S. K. Edwards, selectman from Mch 1, 1878 to Jan. 1 1879. 311 00
A. H. Wheeler, selectman from Feb. 1, 1878 to March 1, 1879. . 208 50 735 49
James M. Ammidown, school committee from Apr. 1, '78 to Mch. 1, '79 98 75
Geo. A. Jackson, school committee from Dec. 3, '77 to Apr. 1, '78 ..... making school reports. 20 00 .. E. M. Phillips, school committee from Mar. 1, '77 to Mar. 1, '78. ... 186 00
92 75
B. V. Stevenson, school committee from May 10, '77 to Mar. 1, '79. ... 300 00
697 50
2,186 73
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$169 35
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS,
Balance March 1, 1878
$263 11
Appropriation . 1,250 00
Dog fund. 377 40
Fines, cards, etc 82 12
1,972 63
EXPENDITURES.
A. J. Comins, services as librarian from March 1,
1878, to March 1, 1879 .. 600 00
Cash paid express and expenses 55 04
655 04
Manning Leonard, paid paper subscription
67 95
Lee & Shepard, books and periodicals. 706 41
Amounts carried forward $774 36 $655 04
15
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward $774 36 $655 04
G. M. Whitaker, printing.
1 75
F. D. Morse & Son, binding 40 94
G. K. Dresser, coal ...
15 00
Cummings & Conant, duster
5 CO
repairing stove ... 6 83
11 83
W. P. Plimpton & Co., wood
4 25
Carpenter, Irwin & Co., coal.
39 38
B. H. Thayer & Co., paper
14 63
Mutual Gas Light Company, gas
138 33
1,040 47
$1,695 51
$277 12
Mutual Gas Light Company, order outstanding
10 35
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1873 .. $266 77
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878.
$131 77
Appropriation for front fence.
500 00
old debt.
100 00
avenues
1,000 00
Use of pasture.
19 00
1,750 77
EXPENDITURES.
Lamson & Woodbury, for cemetery front and labor on same.
809 12
Wmn. Edwards, agent labor of men 210 25
Edwin Bacon, labor of self and men.
519 81
Win. Edwards, labor of men.
36 50
Jos. Williams, shovels, picks, etc.
11 60
Charles Hyde & Co., stakes to mark lots
19 20
Amount carried forward.
$1,606 48
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bought forward. .$1,606 48
Edward R. Fiske, for 1,000 deeds 20 78
1,000 orders. 8 75
express ou same. 25
29 78
Geo. M. Whitaker, circulars and posters.
3 75
J. F. Parker, board of engineers and men 43 12
1,674 13
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879 $76 64
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INSURANCE.
RECEIPTS.
Balance, March 1, 1878 $119 59
Appropriation 150 00
269 59
EXPENDITURES.
E. M. Phillips, Insurance during the year
178 40
Balance to credit of account, March 1, 1879 $91 19
PRINTING.
RECEIPTS.
Balance, March 1, 1878. 60 99
Appropriation 200 00
260 99
EXPENDITURES.
Geo. M. Whitaker, 700 auditors' reports 105 00
Advertising by-laws. 42 00
Printing school com. reports ... . 65 50
Notices of town meeting and other notices 48 49
260 99
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AUDITORS' REPORT. SUPPORT OF POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878
291 51
Appropriation
1200 00
C. A. Paige, guardian to M. O'Brien
96 00
Hens .
2 00
Use of oxen
3 00
Produce .
143 96
Joshua Vinton estate
12 58
Cattle
130 00
1,879 05
EXPENDITURES.
C. B. Brainard and wife, care of farm 1 year to January 1, 1879
325 00
J. J. Oakes, goods delivered at farm for paupers. . Labor, Louis Bulgic, haying. . ... 17 63
92 30
Bugbee & Wheeler, goods delivered for paupers. . . 45 56
C. D. Paige, shoes. ..
1 15
Carpenter, Irwin & Co., dry goods
3 44
Olney & Cook, groceries
140 98
P. H. Carpenter & Co., groceries
128 14
Morse Bros., groceries 138 73
M. M. Marble, meats. . . .
64 61
Chipman & Armes, crackers.
7 35
G. H. Hartwell, medicines
1 25
G. C. Shepard, medicines
9 00
Wm. C. Barnes, room paper and curtain
1 99
G. L. Winter, hardware .. 4 20
Jos. Williams, hardware 24 65
Cummings & Conant, hardware
3 08
E. B. Cummings, two bushels barley
2 50
C. Hyde & Co., plank and shingles
9 58
Daniel Morse, shoeing oxen and horses
11 70
Joseph Ouimette, repairing cart.
14 00
Geo. S. Stone, shoeing oxen and repairs 8 65
Samuel Williams, coffin and robes
32 50
C. T. Carpenter, two pairs reins.
4 35
Wm. Edwards' Sons, Phosphate
20 00
Meal delivered J. Mason for town oxen
21 30
Amount carried forward $1,13G 61
3
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $1,136 64
G. K. Dresser, lime. .. 50
Geo. Baylies, 4 3-4 days' work repairing building .. 7 12
Nelson Vinton, butchering 3 00
N. N. Jackson, 10 days' plowing and plant- ing . $10 00
14 days' haying. 24 50
10 days horse, mowing 7 50
2 1-2 days' harvesting. 4 37
4 days' threshing. 5 50
4 pigs. 11 00
62 87
G. D. Gunn, team to town farm 1 00
Thomas Potter, fish and oysters.
11 92
IIenry IIyde, one yoke oxen.
150 00
J. Badger, repairing boots and shoes
2 25
Nelson Vinton, five bushel barley 5 00
F. W. Botham, professional services in case of W. Sabın, guardianship 20 50
Joseph Clark, use of cider mill 7 00
1,407 80
$471 25
Depreciation of town property .
$125 91
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879 345 34
List of paupers at the alms-house February 28, 1879:
Obediah Sabın aged 82 years
Joshua Vinton .aged 71 years
John Clark. . aged 69 years
John Roan aged 58 years John Mack. aged 50 years
Thomas Powers aged 62 years
Charles Congdon
aged 32 years
William Sabin . aged 24 years
Richard Duryre .aged 22 years Eunice Durfee . aged 76 years
Calista Rich · aged 72 years
Margaret O'Brien
. aged 63 years
Ellen Powers .aged 59 years
Bridget Foley .aged 58 years
Lucy Harding. .aged 48 years
19
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Number of different paupers at the alms-house during the year. .. .21 Average number .. .20 16 Tramps fed and lodged.
OUTSIDE POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878
132 02
Appropriation . 2,000 00 ·
January 20 transfer
500 00
City of Holyoke for Brown family.
60 55
Henry Fiske, for account of Lydia Fiske
39 00
State treasurer
85 90
' $2,817 44
EXPENDITURES.
Peter Suprenant, meat delivered M. Shassie. $5 00 meat delivered G. Martin. . . 12 00
17 00
Dresser Manuf'g Co, rent to G. Martin family. 5 00 rent to P. Stone family.32 00
37 00
4 50
8 00
5 50
7 50
20 00
5 81
4 17
S. Dresser, S feet wood to Esther Clark .. . $5 00 rent of house to P. Tracy, 3 mos 9 00
14 00
32 00
36 00
2 75
S. T. Cutting, goods furnished Mrs. A. L. Wood. . . . Saml. Williams, 5 coffins and robes for paupers. ... J. & W. H. Mann, milk furnished Mary Brown .... Judson McIntire, teams to funeral and carrying pauper to town farm
4 00
Amount carried forward $198 23
R. W. Morse, wood delivered P. Stone. Joseph Grenier, moving Brown family to Holyoke Alex. Lataille, bread delivered G. Martin family. . J. & W. Booth, coffin for Albert Perry child ... F. Suprenant, support of Mary Price, 10 weeks ... , B. W. Paton, medicines by order town physician. . G. C. Shepard & Co. medicines by order town phy- sician
20
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $198 23 75
C. D. Paige & Co., 1 pair mittens for G. Martin. . Michael Monahan, rent of room 5 weeks to Bridget Foley. . 5 00
Thomas Nichol, taking care of Jennie Clary .... 25 00 J. M. Olney, expenses taking pauper to Tewksbury 19 60 James Morney, rent of tenement to Kinney family 6 weeks .. 4 00
Town of Grafton, assistance furnished Alanso S. Cutting. 30 00
Town of Spencer, assistance furnished Jos. Coilett family 17 00
Town of Tyngsborough, assistance furnished Jas. M. Smith family. 53 50
Town of Webster, assistance furnished Louis Shaw family.
4 50
Town of Pepperell, assistance furnished J. M.
Smith family .
35 00
State Reform School, support of Paul King 37 weeks. 37 00
S. K. Edwards, rent of tenement to G. Martin
family, 5 mos. $25 00
Expenses to Worcester on pauper cases. 11 00
36 00
S. Thayer & Son, goods furnished Mrs. C.
Newhall. $7 99
Goods furnished to Jos. Reed. ... 5 96
13 95
W. E. Alden, goods delivered to P. Gleason.$44 00 John Comer 39 00
Mrs. John Grady 10 00
Peter Ruskett ...
4 50
10 feet wood to Mrs. Hogan.
6 25
103 75
11 50
Mrs. James Ryan, taking care of Bridget Foley . ... M. J. Suprenant, meat delivered G. Martin. .. 9 61 L. O. Thompson, rations furnished tramps. 10 59
Wm. Edwards' Sons, coal and flour delivered Feb. Scarborough. .
. .. $12 50
.
Flour delivered P. Larochell.
2 25
14 75
Amount carried forward. $629 73
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bought forward. $620 73
Olney & Cook, goods delivered F. Ritchie. . $62 00
Hogan family
124 00
Actu Hill.
2 00
F. X. Casavant
54 47
Morse Bros., goods delivered G. Martin.
.155 49
Cash to G. Martin ..
14 01
Goods to Moses Shassie
13 50
Mr. Vancour
3 00
Mr. Clark. .
5 00
Mrs. Alex. Curtier
2 00
193 00
LeClair & Son, goods delivered J. Reno.
.$54 69
Peter Larochell
52 00
Peter Gervaise
88 02
Feb. Scarborough
6 00
Joseph Luc.
9 75
210 46 208 00
P. H. Carpenter & Co., goods delivered P. Stone .. Jas. Gleason & Son, goods to P. Longsway. 126 00
Patrick Eagan 1 45
Louis Bulgic.
4 00
Catherine Fitzpatrick
4 00
Mary Brown.
1 00
136 45
J. S. Gleason, goods deliv'd David Pateneu 3 00
Anges Price
2 00
Martin Grant. .
28 00
J. Brown, 2d.
1 00
Peter Long sway
25 00
Patrick Congdon
15 00
Alonzo Martin
13 00
Joseph Reno
24 00
Albert Perry
3 00
Mary Brown.
31 00
145 00
Patrick Kelly, goods del'd Patrick Eagan .. 121 63
Catherine Hicky 26 11
Jas. Brown, 2d 57 37
Bridget Foley
5 00
Thomas Kenni.
3 00
Patrick Morrissey
2 25
215 36
Amount carried forward
$1,980 47
242 47
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $1,980 47
J. J. Oakes, George Martin rent of tene-
ment, 14 months. 70 00
Geo. Martin, wood and clothing. 59 98
Peter Stone, wood. 28 53
Moses Sassia, wood. 21 95
David Pateneau, wood 13 72
Goods delivered various parties. . 42 38
wood furnished Esther Clark .... 7 90
wood furnished Mrs. Hogan .... 8 90
wood furnished Hogan and Mar- tin families. 13 19
fare Annie C. Wood to Boston .. 3 00
do L. Gleason to Brattleboro, Vt 6 00
do Wm. Vancour to Lowell .... 7 00
do Mrs. Curtier to Holyoke . ...
6 80
do Mrs. Vic. Bossina to Canada. .
5 00
do J. O. Hill to Danielsonville. . 6 50
paid Dr. Belanger, attending Mrs. Aug. King. 5 00
304 96
N. Y. & N. E. railroad, fare John Chassie family to Willimantic. . . . 9 25
freight on goods Zenoul Regnier to Worcester. 1 50
N. Y. & N. E. railroad, fare P. O'Brien family to Ashton. 6 75
17 50
A. H. Wheeler, expenses to Spencer, Al- fred Belfred case. . 4 25
expense sending sick tramp to Boston 2 10
paid L. Holmes digging graves
for Mrs. Kinnie & Honora Eagan 4 00
paid Jos. Belford moving Kinney
family to New Boston 5 00
paid for moving Zeno Rand fam- ily to Manchester, N. H. . 12 55
Bugbee & Wheeler, goods furnished various par- ties. 120 26
27 90
City of Worcester, aid to Alonzo C. Cutting 18 00 . Worcester lunatic hospital, support of Catherine Tynan 29 weeks. 110 55
Amount carried forward $2,579 64
23
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward .... $2,579 64 Asylum for chronic insane, support Lydia Fiske 1 year .. 184 27
B. W. Paton, medicine 2 35
$2,766 24
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$51 23
HIGH SCHOOL.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1877 $128 96
C.
Appropriation. 1,800 00
$1,928 96
EXPENDITURES.
Geo. A. Mellen, teaching 32 weeks. 1040 00
Frank Parson, teaching 32 weeks.
348 00
A. Blanchard, taking care of school house. 32 96
Daniel Whitford, 12 3-4 ft. hemlock wood
6 37
Cummings & Conant, 9 ft. wood.
4 81
S. Dresser, 3 cords wood
15 00
G. B. Corey, sawing wood
6 38
WVm. C. Barnes, paper and envelopes
2 25
1,455 77
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$473 19
COMMON SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 11 68
Appropriation 8,000 00 8,011 68
24
AUDITORS' REPORT. EXPENDITURES.
Susie E. Morse, teaching 36 weeks
432 00
J. V. Harwood,
36
432 00
V. T. Wetherell, 66 35
350 00
Ida Douty,
66 36
66
· ...
360 00
Iola Converse, 66
36 66
. . . . .
360 00
Lizzie Douty,
60
34
. . .
272 00
Maria Cutting,
66
34
..
272 00
Mary Pratt,
66
34
. .
...
272 00
Flora Allen,
60
34
66
. . .
306 00
Mary Pellett,
66
34
66
. ..
238 00
Jennie McVey,
34
66
238 00
Josie A. Rich,
60
34
. . ....
272 00
Nellie A. Booth,
66
21
. . . .
106 00
Nellie Walker,
27
66
189 00
Mary Hopkins,
34
6.
....
66
24
6.
...
. ....
272 00
Susie M. Knight,
34
. . ....
306 00
Rebecca A. Rowley,“
34
. .....
306 00
Mary Newell,
22
66
154 00
Carrie Cole,
66
23
. ....
184 00
Nellie Vinton,
66
22
. .....
176 00
Fannie Freeman,
34
. ....
306 00
N. R. Potter.
24
240 00
Fred. Snell,
12
96 00
A. Holmes,
66
11
66 00
Louisia Wells,
66
11
77 CO
Lottie Shearer,
66
44 50
Henry Walker, wood
18 75
Daniel Whitford, wood
66 00
Clinton P. Lawson, wood
23 00
S. A Whipple, wood
100 00
John Whipple, wood.
139 71
Lewis Morse, wood.
19 00
Sylvester Dresser, wood
5 00
Charles Hyde & Co., shavings
75
372 21
Patrick Welch, sawing wood
9 65
Thomas Mansfield, sawing wood. 5 34
Amounts carried forward. . . $14 99 $7,463 33
...
306 00
Etta Whitford,
34
66
.....
. . ...
266 67
Mary Remington,
192 00
Clara L. Nichols,
34
66
.
.
.....
7,091 17
25
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward ... $14 99 $7,463 38
George B. Corey, sawing wood 17 99
Peter Larochell, sawing wood . 13 95 46 63
Alice Hickey, care Plimpton street school house. 5 00
B. J. Cozzens, care Hooker school house 11 00
H. Blanchard, care Main street school house. 28 00 care Elm street school house .... 37 93
Willis Morse, care Bacon school house .. 6 35
Thomas Hughes, care Ammidown school house 4 00
O. T. Chamberlain, care Dennison school house 8 00
Roger Lawson, care Ammidown school house 4 00
Joseph Young, care Elm street school house 5 60
Chas. E. Frost, care Ammidown school house 4 00
A. H. Barrett, care Carpenter school house 8 87
John Flood, care River street school house 15 00
Eugene Chamberlain, Dennison school house 5 00
S. F. Freeman, care School street school house 68 00
Marcus Dillaber, care New Village school house. 31 00
Lucy Blanchard, cleaning Carpenter school house. . 1 20
Central Mills, Co., cleaning vault. 1 00
243 95
Henry Walker for wood.
17 25
H. A. Morse, measuring wood. 2 80
D. Douty, measuring wood. 1 80
Oscar Chamberlain, care Dennison school 5 00
Byron J. Cozzen-, care Hooker school .. 4 00
H. Blanchard, care school houses 32 00
4
Amounts carried forward . ... $62 87 $7,754 26
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26
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts brought forward . . . $62 87 $7,754 26 John T. Markland, care Ammidown school. 4 00
66 85
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879. . $190 57
CONTINGENT SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation . . $500 00
Chairs sold town of Dudley 45 00
$545 00
EXPENDITURES.
Wm. C. Barnes, school books furnished. : 38 43
1 great gross crayons 24 00
Blank order book. 12 50
2 clocks 14 50
89 43
Cummings & Conant, brooms, pails, &c .... 10 70
Stove and fixtures 8 62
Labor on roof 1 00
20 32
Geo. L. Winter, pails, dippers, &c
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