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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen and Overseers of
the Poor
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
March Ist, 1870.
BARRE: Printed by J. Henry Goddard, GAZETTE OFFICE.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid James Allen for services, fur postage and express fecs,
$10 00
2 74
stationery,
26
$13 00
TREASURER.
Paid Joseph Fobes,
10 00
66 66 journey to North Brookfield, 2 00
66
for stamps,
95
06
66 for express. postage and stationcry, 5 59
$18 54
COLLECTOR.
Paid Josep !. Fobcs,
$25 00
SELECTMEN.
Paid Selectmen for services,
54 00
for postage and stationery,
1 25
$55 25
ASSESSORS.
Paid Assessors for services, for stationery,
90 18
3 57
$93 75
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Overseers of the Poor, $1,107 50
4
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid L. P. Lovell, Rev J. C. Halliday, H. W. Lincoln,
$35 00
22 25
25 00
$82 25
PRINTING.
Paid L. P. Lovell,
15 55
J C. Halliday,
2 50
J. Henry Goddard,
18 75
$36 80
BREAKING ROADS.
Pd. Wm. E Keep, 25 80 | Pd. David H. Nye, 19 50
A. C. Bu lard,
5 50
Horace Wilbur, 25 11
Z. H Dean,
19 47
John Crawford 2 50
Elijah Dean,
8 01
George Allen, 8 00
J. P. Day,
4 50
A. E. Burt,
3 00
Asa A. Dean,
7 80
Hervey Maynard, 5 00
John Matthews,
15 50
John Robinson,
2 00
Lewis W. Ha kell, 19 07
Peter White,
12 68
$183 44
STATE AID.
Paid Rachel Rawson,
96 00
Anson I. Collier, David Lovell, Guardian,
104 00
$333 00
REPAIRING ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Pd. John Crawford, 1 00
Pd. Horace Woodis, 16 00
I. W. Pratt,
132 42
Isaac D. Rice, 306 25
Wm. P Dwelly, 27 62
Perley Ayres. 145 59
Alfred E. Burt, 16 25
Zebina L. Winslow, 20 50
James C. Bemis 224 50
Geo. Allen, 7 70
$897 83
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Pd. South school, 188 00
Pd. East-hill school, 135 73
South-west school, 65 00
West school, 158 12
East centre school, 205 50 West centre school, 192 18
Coldbrook school, 247 50
North school, 167 27
$1,359 30
133 00
5
RE-LOCATING COUNTY ROAD THROUGH COLD-
BROOK.
Paid County Commissioners, J. C. Bemis for setting monuments
$71 51
8 00
$79 51
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL - HOUSES AND DEBTS OF
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Paid for repairs on school-houses, for two stoves, H. S. Harwool for Coldbrook district,
14 91
24 00
212 00
$250 91
TOWN DEBT.
Pd. Chas. Adams, Jr.,
interest
210 00
Pd. John Robinson, interest, 15 00
Albert Briggs,
interest, 54 00
Jane M. Temple, interest, 15 00
A. Harrington, interest, 29 20
Gardner Prouty, interest, 67 50
L. W. Haskell,
Joseph Fobes,
int. and princi-
interest, 9 55
pal, 1,541 17
$1,941 42
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Mark Haskell for ringing bell and care of town hall, 26 50
State Treasurer tax on liquor sales,
5 38
Silas Clapp, agent,
25 00
Silas Clapp for appraising school-houses,
3 00
M O. Ayres for appraising school-houses,
2 00
Joseph Fobes for abatement of taxes,
2 00
James C. Bemis for abatement of taxes,
14 11
Joseph Fobes for discount on taxes,
246 12
J. Packard for attending funerals and making re- turns, 20 80
School books,
.1 92
Holbrook & Son for exchange of bell,
338 13
Lincoln & Ayres for freight and cartage of bells,
14 54
W. N. Haskell for wood for town hall, for Hall farm,
288 24
F. T. Blackmer for attorney's fees,
21 00
State Tax,
950 00
County Tax, 428 41
3 75
$2,390 90
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UNEXPENDED SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
Amount unexpended March 1, 1869,
$411 54
appropriated for 1869,
1,500 00
66 Dog fund,
87 92
$1,999 46
Amount expended to March 1, 1870,
1,359 30
Amount unexpended March 1, 1870,
$640 16
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER.
JOSEPH FOBES, Treasurer.
DR.
To Balance in Treasury at last settlement,
1,561 25
cash of Z. H. Dean,
6 35
cash of A. W. Lincoln for grass,
13 00
cash of State Treasurer for State Aid,
372 00
cash of State Treasurer for corporation tax,
15 67
cash of J. H. Holden for license,
3 00
cash of State Treasurer, Mass. School Fund,
128 93
cash of North Brookfield Savings Bank,
1,400 00
Town grant,
4,500 00
State Tax,
950 00
County Tax,
428 41
overlayings on the same,
29 53
cash of County Treasurer for Dog fund,
87 92
cash for old stove,
1 50
re-assessment of Hall farm,
247 03
$9,744 59 CR. $8,868 40
By paying orders of Selectmen,
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
$876 19
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
Due Gardner Prouty,
900 00
Jane M. Temple,
240 00
Albert Briggs,
900 00
John Robinson,
250 00
Austin Harrington,
400 00
Charles Adams, Jr.,
2,500 00
Estate of Alice Adams,
500 00
North Brookfield Savings Bank,
1,400 00
$7,090 00
M. O. AYRES JAMES C. BEMIS,
MARK HASKELL,
Selectmen of Oukham.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM.
Paid Henry P. Austin for auctioneer service, $0 50
Alanson Prouty for support of Mariot Woodis, 104 04
Alanson Prouty for support of Bethia Black, 3 21
S. M. Thrasher for support of Lucy Robinson, 115 00
J. C. Bemis and E. S. Carter for State paupers, 10 00
A. W. Knight for support of E. Robinson, 108 50
A. W. Lincoln for support of Bethia Black, 55 00
Hiram Knight for support of Arathusa Knight, 52 00
J. H. Wilbur for support of Bethia Black, 52 00 W. O. Keep for support of S. Stone and R. Ruggles, 31 00 Worcester Hospital for support of L. Chamberlain and S. M. Goodale, 401 35
S. P. Martin and B. H. Tripp for medical services, 10 00 Town of Holland for support of S. Chamberlin and wife, 26 00
Town of Spencer for support of Chas. H. Parker, 4 00
Silas Clapp for journey to Holland, 10 00
Geo. Stone for wood furnished M. Woodis, 25 45
Betsy Pratt for support of S. Chamberlain and wife, 51 00
E. S. Carter for support of Stephen Stone, 34 83
I. D. Rice for journey to Sturbridge, 4 00
C. O. Adams for use of horse to Sturbridge,
3 00
Silas Clapp for services, 15 00
2 31
A. Prouty for support of Lurana Brown,
$1,118 19
NAMES AND AGE OF PAUPERS.
Namc.
Age.
Name. Age.
Arathusa Knight,
77 Lydia Chamberlin 27
Elizabeth Robinson,
87
Mariot Woodis, 78
Lucy Robinson,
41 Stephen Stone,
77
Bethia Black,
80 Stephen Chamberlin, 63
Lucy M. Goodale,
23 Sophia Chamberlin, 59
RECEIPTS.
Received of Town Treasurer,
1,107 00
Received of the town of Concord,
10 19
Received of I. D. Rice to correct error,
1 00
$1,118 19
Amount will be due for support of paupers April 1, 1870,
$450 00
SILAS CLAPP, Chairman of the Overseers of the Poor.
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