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REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
March 1, 1874.
467
WORCESTER : TYLER & SEAGRAVE, PRINTERS, 442 MAIN STREET, Opposite the City Hall. 1874.
Selectmen's Report.
Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Oakham, for the year ending March 1st, 1874.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Town Clerk,
$23 29
COLLECTOR.
Paid Collector for services,
35 00
for express, postage, stationery, and other
expenses,
7 74-$42 74
TREASURER.
Paid Treasurer for services, $10 00
SELECTMEN.
Paid selectmen for ordinary services, 40 00
for Perambulating town lines, 5 00
for postage and stationery,
0 44-$45 44
ASSESSORS.
Paid Assessors for services,
75 00
for postage and stationery, 1 40-$76 40
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Overseers of the Poor, $1303 33
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services, 28 50
Jesse Allen,
18 25
H. W. Lincoln,
26 00
for express,
0 30-$73 05
PRINTING.
Paid Tyler & Seagrave,
14 98
Snow Brothers,
35 00-$49 98
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Horace Wilbur,
182 60
Wm. P. Dwelly, 11 90
C. G. Parmenter,
7 30
4
Paid Horace Woodis,
68 80
A. Briggs,
74 50
T. A. Morgan,
32 10
Wm. E. Keep,
74 20
Mark Haskell,
71 35
Asa A. Dean,
120 45
Charles S. Clark,
35 47
J. A. Butterfield,
48 60
Avery C. Bullard,
38 30
H. A. Crawford,
48 53
George Allen,
65 80
Patrick Gaffney,
33 40
Gardner M. Dean,
15 60
Israel P. Shedd,
18 80
S. H. Bullard,
60 07
Horace W. Lincoln,
22 90
Lewis N. Haskell,
98 80
George W. Stone,
61 80
David H. Nye,
40 40-$1231 67
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS.
Paid I. W. Pratt,
4 20
Lewis N. Haskell (2 years),
234 44
George Allen,
51 60
Erastus F. Woodis,
1 00
Gardner M. Dean,
75 00
Horace Wilbur,
65 00
Patrick Gaffney,
50 00
Daniel W. Flint,
100 20
David H. Nye,
100 00
T. A. Morgan,
115 00
S. H. Bullard,
85 00
Wm. E. Keep,
74 40
J. A. Butterfield,
53 00
H. A. Crawford,
99 60
Horace Woodis,
99 74
George W. Stone,
8 50-$1216 68
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid East Center District,
348 14
West Center
do.
200 00
West do.
190 71
South do.
278 58
North do.
69 10
East
do.
168 50
Coldbrook
do.
228 25
For Maps,
21 00
Repairs on West Center School House,
1 00-$1505 28
5
STATE AID.
Paid Daniel Town, Guardian,
96 00
David Lovell, do. Jabez Plympton,
12 00-$204 00
MASSACHUSETTS CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. Paid assessment, $3500 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Wm. M. Thompson, for care of Hall,
35 00
Expense of hall case, 5 00
Abatement of taxes, 4 97
S. H. Skerry & Co., insurance,
10 50
Alvin Allen, for pump,
16 00
Wood for Town Hall,
5 70
State tax,
697 50
County tax,
509 42
Discount on taxes,
368 81
First National Bank of Barre,
1200 00
Interest to State Treasurer,
1137 50
66
Charles Adams, Jr.,
105 00
66
Dolly H. Maynard,
33 60
66
Almira B. Clapp,
14 59
66
Adin Bullard,
31 15
M. O. Ayres,
63 00
66
T. N. Fobes,
35 00
66
John Robinson,
17 50
Joseph Fobes,
65 25-$4355 49
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER. JOSEPH FOBES, Treasurer.
Feb. 22, 1873.
Dr.
To Balance in treasury, 4570 12
To cash of First National Bank of Barre, 1160 25
66 for use of Town Hall, 3 00
66 amount of interest on money loaned,
70 00
for grass on the Common,
4 50
66 State aid refunded,
200 00
66 Corporation tax,
17 06
66 National Bank tax,
22 10
State tax, assessed,
697 50
County tax, do. 509 42
66 Town grant,
6900 00
96 00
6
66 Overlayings on taxes, 65 00
from Massachusetts School Fund, 130 93
Dog Fund,
127 66-$14,477 54
Cr.
By paying Selectmen's orders,
13,637 35
Balance in the Treasury,
$840 19
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
To Dolly H. Maynard,
240 00
John Robinson,
250 00
Charles Adams, Jr.,
2500 00
Estate of Alice Adams,
500 00
M. O. Ayres,
900 00
Adin Bullard,
445 00
Almira B. Clapp,
500 00
T. N. Fobes,
500 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
17,500 00-$23,035 00
MOSES O. AYRES,
MARK HASKELL, JAMES C. BEMIS,
Selectmen of Oakham.
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Overseers' Report.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor for the year ending March 1st, 1874.
The undersigned, in assuming the duties of Overseers of the Poor of the Town for the year now closing, respectfully submit that they have endeavoured to discharge that trust with economical fidelity to the interest of the Town, and kindness to the unfortunate poor who have been obliged to ask relief from want, at our hands.
The Board suffered embarrassment from the outset, from their want of a better acquaintance with the Pauper Laws of the State, com- pelling them to take counsel, whereby they might more satisfactorily settle some cases themselves, and we trust, for the interest of the Town.
The whole number of Paupers entitled to full support at the com- mencement of the year was 11. During the past year there has been an addition of 2. Total, 13. During the past year, 3 have died, leaving the whole number entitled to full support, 10.
In addition to the above, there is a family, consisting of six per- sons, now living in the City of Somerville, who are entitled to a military settlement, and are at the present time receiving partial support.
Whole number who are entitled to full and partial support at the close of the year is 16.
The overseers further report that they have received of the town,
$1,308 33
Received of the Town of Phillipston,
25 00
66 66 66 West Boylston, 5 00
Whole amount of receipts,
$1,338 33
Which they account for as follows :
Paid Elijah Carter, for Stephen Chamberlain and wife, Bethia Black, and Lydia Chamberlain,
$303 63
Mark Haskell, for R. Ruggles,
85 29
Horatio Perkins, for Eliza Battea,
32 50
Maria Burbank, for Eliza Battea,
35 00
Wm. O. Keep, for Stephen Stone,
71 00
Adeline W. Knight, for Elizabeth Robinson, 45 50
Thomas J. Chamberlain, for Sally Foster,
51 00
8
Paid Susan M. Thrasher, for Stephen Chamberlain and wife, Lucy M. Goodall, and Lucy Robinson, Hiram Knight, for Arathusa Knight, 52 00
369 70
For support of Malinda Woodis, 84 27
Dr. Shannon, professional service for 1872 and 1873, 16 75
Dr. Shannon, medical attendance on Hattie Chickering, 10 50
James Packard, funeral charges of Elizabeth Robinson, 13 75
Expense in searching records at Boston in the New Bedford case, 6 50
James C. Bemis, for keeping 28 vagrants,
21 00
A. Prouty's bill for clothing, 18 63
James Packard, funeral charges of Bethia Black,
13 75
A. Spooner, for opening and closing grave of E. Robinson, 2 00
Clothing for Stephen Chamberlain and wife and L. M. Goodall, 18 47
Clothing for Stephen Stone and Ruel Ruggles, 12 87
Legal counsel in the Phillipston case, 2 00
C. D. R. Meacham, for Hattie Chickering,
16 00
Elijah Carter, for Patrick Lee (State pauper),
10 00
James Packard, funeral charges of Sardius Varney, 28 22
James Packard, funeral charges of Ruel
13 00
Support of Almira Jennings,
5 00
$1,338 33
Paid previous to April 1st, 1873,
625 00
Oct. 1, 1873,
713 33 -- $1,338 33
There will be due for the support of" paupers April 1, 1874,
$750 00
PAGE AUSTIN,
ANDREW SPOONER,
Overseers of
WILLIAM S. SPEAR, the Poor.
Ruggles,
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