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FOURTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29,
1872.
FRANKLIN : PRINTED BY ROGERS & BAKER, CHILSON'S BUILDING.
1872.
FOURTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 1872.
FRANKLIN: PRINTED BY ROGERS & BAKER, CHILSON'S BUILDING. -
1872.
VOTE OF THE TOWN.
PASSED MARCH, 1859.
VOTED, That the fiscal year of the Town begin on the 1st day of March, and end on the last day of February next ensuing, annually, and that all ac. connts, whatever kind or nature, shall be made up specifie and in detail, by proper vouchers for items of all the several receipts on account of the Town during each fiscal year; and that all demands against the Town shall be presented to the Selectmen for settlement prior to the 20th day of February, annnally ; that an Anditor be chosen annually by the Town, whose duty shall be to examine all accounts which have been approved by the proper vouchers and are correctly east, and make ont and canse to be printed, specifically and in detail, the several items contained in said accounts, each under their appro- priate heads, to meet the matter and kinds of the several grants of money. The Anditor shall also publish the exact state of the finances of the Town, ending the last day of February, annually. Also the returns of the Highway Surveyors at the close of every year, annnally.
Also an estimate to be furnished as appears to them necessary for the expen- ditures of the Town the next ensuing year. That all the officers in the Town of their respective duties be required to render all needful assistance to carry the foregoing into effect.
And that all necessary books, accounts, returns, estimates, and other evidences regarding the subject matter, shall be placed in the hands of said Auditor, on or before the first Monday of March, annually.
That 400 copies of said Anditor's Report be by him distributed to the voters in said Town on or before the 1st, Monday in April annnally.
That all the requirements of the foregoing, so far as regards the Anditor's report, shall begin and take effect with the receipts and expenditures of the past year ending February 28th, and that the respective officers of the Town shall make to the Anditor all necessary returns and render to him all the items of Receipts and Expenditures of the past year on or before the 12th day of March.
[CHAP. 195.] AN ACT in relation to the Annual Reports of Towns and Cities. Be it enacted, §.c., as follows:
SECT. 1. One copy or more of the Annual Report, or of any special report relating to income, expenditures, or other municipal affairs of any city or town, shall be returned by the Clerk thereof, on or before the last day of April in each year, to the State Librarian, to be deposited and preserved in the State Library.
SECT. 2. If any city or town shall neglect or refuse to make the return re- quired in the first section of this act, such eity or town shall thereby forfeit its share of the publications hereafter to be distributed by authority of the Common- wealth, and said publications shall be withheld until the provisions of this act are complied with.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved April 30. 1866.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1872.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor. JAMES M. FREEMAN, AARON H. MORSE, JOSEPH H. WADSWORTH.
Town Clerk.
A. A. RUSSEGUE.
Treasurer and Collector. A. A. RUSSEGUE.
Assessors.
STEPHEN W. RICHARDSON. JOSEPH HARROLD, LUCIUS W. DANIELS.
School Committee. GEORGE KING, S. W. SQUIRE, ADIN D. SARGEANT.
Constables.
WILLIAM E. NASON, LEWIS R. WHITAKER,
BARTON BALLOU. HIERMAN B. MILLER.
Fence Viewers.
ALFRED CLARK, L. L. FISHER, J. W. IIEATON.
Field Drivers.
JOSEPH HARROLD, MANCY M. DANIELS, GOLDSBURY POND.
Sealer of Weights and Measures L. L. FISHER.
Trustees of Franklin Library.
WALDO DANIELS, A. D. SARGEANT, MONROE MORSE, W. M. THAYER, JOSEPH H. WADSWORTH.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TOWN GRANTS FOR 1871.
For Support of Schools, 4.800 00
·· Pauper account.
1,800 00
·· Miscellaneous account, 2,000 00
" Interest account,
1,300 00
" Printing and Stationery, 150 00
". Town Officers.
700 00
" Roads and Bridges,
2.000 00
" Building School-house No. 7,
1.500 00
·· Abatement. discount and collection of taxes.
1.600 00
" Towards paying Town debt, 3,000 00
18,850 00
Amount of State tax, 2,900 00
66 " County tax,
1.278 40
66
" Overlaying, 421 20
$4,599 60
Amount of taxes for 1871, $23,449 60
Town valuation and rate of taxation for 1871.
Assessed value of Personal Estate,
$671,080 00
66 66 " Real Estate,
915,320 00
Total,
$1,586,400 00
Whole number of Polls,
620.
Amount of tax on polls,
$1,240.
Rate of taxation, $14.00 per $1000.
Number of Horses May 1st, 1871,
293.
" Oxen, 66 66
68.
66 " Cows, 66
498.
66 " Steers and heifers, 44
139.
66
Swine, 66
142.
Sheep,
3.
" Acres of land.
1545712.
Houses,
436.
66
" Barns,
163.
5
SCHOOLS.
MONEY PAID OUT FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
To Annie E. Patten, 1871, High School 15 weeks 262 50 66 " Spring term 66 13 « 227 50 " Jas. M. E. Drake, Fall 1871, High School 13 weeks, 325 00 .. .. .... " Winter 1872, " 7 175 00
" Annie Bean, Winter 1871 Grammar, No. 2. 7 " 70 00
" Abbie F. Packard, Spring 1871, "
2 20 00
" Charlotte E. Eaton, " 66 66 " 10 66 100 00
·' Nellie Metcalf Fall. 66
6. 12 66 120 00
" Helen W. Metcalf, Winter 1872, " " 12 66 120 00
" Marietta B. Hawes, Spring " No. 1 12 120 00
" Laura S. Watson, Fall 66 " 12 66 120 00
" Julia F. Jennings Winter " " 12 120 00
" Martha A. Alexander, Spring Intermediate 1 ] 66 114 00
" M. B. Hawes, Fall
12 66 120 00
.. .. .. .6 Winter 12 “ 120 00
" A. Harriman, Writing School, 32 40
.. S. W. Squire 3 cords P. P. Wood, 15 00
. N. C. Nye, building fires and care High School-room, 7 50
". R. H. Davidson sawing and housing 42 cords wood, 12 25
" 27 Barrels of Shavings, 3 38
" C. E. Whiting, care of School-room, 4 80
" R. H. Davidson sawing and housing 33 cords wood 8 75
" N. C. Nye 4 80
" L. Coppleston 66 66 4 80
" A. Razee 66 66
4 80
" Heaton & Stebbins, Coal, 90 45
" N. C. Nye care of three Scoool-rooms, 18 00
" J. F. Pond, for Soft Coal, 6 72
" Lovell Metcalf care of School-room, 4 80
" Wm. M. Cleaveland sawing and housing 2 cords wood, 2 50
" R. H. Davidson . 6 66. 1 75
" Wm. M. Cleaveland 2 3 50
.. A. P. Woodward I cord of wood, 5 00
$2,365 20
6
Amount brought forward, $2,365 20 Paid Job C. Adams 1 cord Oak, 6 Maple, 2 Pine wood, 52 00 Knapp, Nye & Co. care of School-rooms, 12 00
Frank C. Cleaveland care 66
6 50
A. H. Morse 3 cords wood, 21 00
$2,456 70
PRIMARY SCHOOL, NO. 1.
Paid Anna Bean, Spring term, 12 weeks, $108 00
Ella G. Daniels, Fall term 12 66 108 00
66 Winter, 12
108 00
Patrick Lennon, care of school-room, 3 00
George Sally, 66 66 3 00
John Rierden, 66 66
2 50
R. H. Davidson sawing and housing 3] cords of wood 8 75
S. W. Squire 2 cords P. P. Wood, 10 00
A. H. Morse 2 " Oak
14 00
$365 25
PRIMARY SCHOOL, NO. 2.
Paid Mattie F. Metcalf, Spring term,
12 week , $108 00
Abbie L. Twitchell, Fall 12 weeks, 108 00
66 Winter, “ 12 108 00
S. W. Squire, for 1} cord P. P. wood, 7 50
Mattie F. Metcalf, care of school-room, 3 00
Abbie L. Twitchell, “ " 3 00
R. H. Davidson, cutting and carting 3 cords wood 5 75
.. .. sawing and housing 4} " 11 25
$354 50
7
SCHOOL NO. 2.
Paid Ella G. Daniels Spring term, 12 weeks, $96 00
F. M. Harrold, Fall 12 " 90 00
A. J. Newell care school-house two terms, 5 50
A. P. Woodward, 15 feet Maple wood cut & split .. .. 1 load shavings 1 00
15 00
A. G. Metcalf, 3 cords wood, 19 00
R. H. Davidson sawing and housing 3 cords wood 7 50 W. & J. W. L. Whelden care school house 2 terms 6 00
$240 00
SCHOOL No. 4.
Paid Fannie Harrold. Spring term 12 weeks, $90 00
Emma J. Merrill,
Fall
12 -
108 00
L. Carrie Jackman, Winter, "
12 .
108 00
A. H, Morse. 2 cords Oak and I cord pine wood, 19 00
For sawing and housing wood, 5 00
$330 00
SCHOOL NO. 6.
Paid Nellie L. Bullard,
Spring term, 12 weeks, $90 00
Annie Harrold, Fall 12 90 00
Winter 6. 10 75 00
Timothy Hollerin for 22 cords oak 2 cord pine wood 22 50
P. H. Penneman " sawing & housing wood 8 75
W. B. Ody. " cutting apple tree wood 4 00
Ellen Bullard, " care school room
4 00
A. A. Wiggin, 66
£
2 50
Geo. W. Pond,
.. 66
3 00
$299 75
8
SCHOOL No. 7.
Paid Ellen M. Verry, Spring term 12 weeks, $96 00
66 66
Fall 12 102 00 Winter " (not closed)
L. W. Daniels, 4ª cords wood (3 bills) 27 25
William A. Pond, care school room
3 00
Elvira Brown, 3 00
Francis Murray, Sawing & Splitting wood
8 25
239 50
SCHOOL No. 8.
Paid Annie Harrold, Spring term, 12 weeks, $78 00
Lizzie T. Barrell,
12
102 00
A. Belle Freeman, Fall 66 12
108 00
Emily Mann, 66 66 12
84 00
66
Winter 12 66
84 00
A. Belle Freeman,
66 12 108 00
Goldsbury Pond, 4 cords Oak and 1-2 cord P. wood, 31 25 Geo. Howe, care of school-room, 3 00
Mary E. Barton, “ 3 00
Wm. Smiddy cutting and housing wood, 5 50
Chas. S. Howe, “ " (two bills,) 19 00
J. C. Adams, 1} c'rd Maple, 1 of P. P. and 1-2 c'rd w'd 16 00
$641 75
SCHOOL No. 9.
Paid Ada A. Hawes,
Spring term 12 weeks $90 00
66 66 Fall 12 6. 90 00
66 66 Winter 12
6 96 00
7 53
E. D. Cook cutting & housing 3} cords wood Nathaniel Hawes, 2 cords 8 inches oak wood
14 58
$298 11
y
Amount brought forward.
$298 11
Paid Nathaniel Hawes, 13 cords pine wood, 3 21
Elmer M. Wadsworth, care of school-room, 3 00
Oliver Daniels, care of school-house, 3 00
$307 32
SCHOOL NO. 10.
Paid A. Belle Freeman, Spring term, 12 weeks, 90 00
Ida M. Daniels Fall 12
90 00
Winter term paid after March 1st,
A. S. Greenwood, for sawing and housing 13 cords
4 69
A. P. Woodward 15 feet maple wood, 11 25
A. S. Greenwood sawing, splitting & housing 2 cords 5 00
W. E. Crowningshield, care of school room, 3 25
Ada M. Daniels care school-room, 3 00
A. G. Metcalf, 3 cords wood, 19 00
A. S. Greenwood, cutting wood & care school-room 5 38
231 57
Total payments for Schools, $ 5466 34
The sum of $33.60 received from town of Norfolk for Winter term of 1871. and the sum of $127.43 due from said town for the year ending March 1st, 1872. making the total of $161.03.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
R. H. Davidson, 1 days labor Centre School-house, 2 00 Paid by Geo. King for Ink, Pens and Pen-holders, 7 87
A. D. Sargeant, R. R. fare, expenses, postage & station'y 7 00
.. .. for chairs &c. for School No. 9. 3 25
$20 12
10
Amount brought forward, $20 12 A. D Sargeant, services as com. on school-house No. 10. 10 00 66
66 66 66
- 2 00
R. H. Davidson, for labor at Primary No. 2. 3 75
George King, Stationery & Postage as school committee. 5 50 " fare and expenses to Boston twice as school " 4 00
66 " for making School report, 5 00
F. A. B. King, 2 days labor and carting school furniture. 8 50 E. L. & O. F. Metcalf, for use of plow, lumber &c. 15 00
Luther Robinson, for ventilator, 35 00
Francis Murry, for blacking stoves for School No. 7, 1 00
John Robinson, for repairs at School No. 4, 1 40
W. A. Pond, for key, 20
Barton Ballou, for warning town meeting. 5 00
D. C. Cotton, 1 stove and merchandise for school-houses, 36 89 W. E. Nason, for posting warrants for town meetings. 3 00
Cash for book of reference for High School. 3 75
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture &c. 133 86
Geo. King, services as building committee school No. 10, 12 00 Patrick Connelly, straightening road. 25 00
Wm. M. Comey, for lock, labor &c. School No. 4. 2 85
Sabin Hubbard, for building fence for house No. 10 140 00
Parker & Gannett, for castings for plow and express. 5 22
F. A. B. King, labor and material for High school-house, 22 26
J. L. Hammett, for Ink wells. 8 40
C. M. Allen. posts and railing for road. 16 25
Waldo Daniels. for surveying, 6 00
J. L. Ross, 1 desk lock and ink. 8 85
Hood & Murdock, for sharpening picks &c. 1 25
C. C. Churchill. case before commissioners, 51 60
Robert Holmes, one and one half days labor,
3 00
W. H. Fisher, repairing wall at school-house No. 4. 2 00
O. A. Stanley, for labor at school-houses, 9 70
Wm. Woodman, repairing street and guide boards, &c. 3 05
O. K. Rogers, setting glass at school-house, 2 70
Geo. Rogers .، " &c. 6 50
$621 60
11
Amount brought forward, $621 60
Lewis R. Whitaker, for warning two town meetings 10 00
L. F. Williams, for cleaning well at High School, 2 00
J. L. Hammett, crayons, erasures, ink wells, ink &c. 22 35
W. E. Nason, warning two town meetings, 5 00
L. A. Cooper, for repairing black boards, 5 16
F. A. B. King, for lumber and labor at school-houses, 26 25
Town of Norfolk, one half expenses of surveyor, and posts, and setting same for town line, 22 50
C. C. Churchill. county tax, 1278 40
B. Maguire, mason work at High School-house, 6 50
Chas. Adams Jr. State tax. 2900 00
L. A. Cooper, repairing and making black boards, 9 00
J. L. Hammett, 3 sets geographical, and 1 set drawing charts for school-room, 39 70
Lyman E. Thayer, for team to Medway, twice, 2 50
Town of Norfolk, error in Bank tax, 102 37
Ventilation Co. for ventilators. 50 00
V. R. Coombs. fees in Fuller case. 4 65
D. C. Cotton, stove-pipe, legs, and labor, 2 83
.. .. " 2 stoves and supplies for school-houses, 75 14
A. HI. & M. Morse, sawing and planing lumber, 2 25
Fisher & Howe. for repairing clock, 2 00
Geo. King. for professional services, 5 00
Sabin Hubbard. for taking seats out of old school-house, and setting new seats in house No. 7, 10 50
Seth Patridge, for stone for culvert. 10 35
Sabin Hubbard. lumber, labor, nails &c. repairing school-house No. 9. 63 38
Wm. Woodman, setting glass in Town and School-house, 8 00 Win. Rockwood, dipper. broom and pail. 1 05
" services as building com. on school-house No 7. 10 00 R. B. Stewart & Co. repairing 17 settees, 12 75
W. E. Nason, carting furniture to & from school-house 7. 6 00 B. N. Bradt & Co. school furniture, 261 33
J. C. Lovering, for surveying road near Medway, 3 00
$5,581 56
12
Amount brought forward, $5581 56
Horace P. Metcalf, injuries on town way, 750 00 A. D. Sargeant, cash paid for paints and oils, 7 50
" for hooks, hings and screws, 50
.. .. 66 " " glazing and material, 30
" for fluid staining school-house 9. 4 50 .. . 6 6 days service repairing and painting
school-house and furniture, and slating blackboards, 15 00
Jenks, Craig & Co. sundry supplies for schools, 6 93
J. M. Freeman, care of town house 1 year, 7 50
" paid for fuel for town house, 1 50
" expenses in opposing the annexation of Brook- line to Boston, 10 00
Allowed to the members of the Fire Companies, 98 00
A. A. Russegue, recording and indexing 37 births, 11 10
66 66 21 marriages, 4 20
.. .. 66 40 deaths, 8 00
cash paid for recording deed, 75
66 66 ". R. R. freight and express, 12 53
.. .. 66 recording and making returns to Adjt. Gen. 4 00
.. .. 66 " Secretary, 3 00 66 " doings of town meetings, 10 00
making report of town receipts & expenses. 15 00
.. .. " extra list of voters, postage and stationery, 7 80 " for office rent for assessors, 25 00
A. H. Morse, repairing guide, and putting up street boards, and repairing town house fence, 11 20
E. L. & O. F Metcalf, for lumber, 4 63
Sabin Hubbard, building school-house No. 7, $1425 00
Patrick Connelly, for foundation, 100 00
Francis Murry, for land, 40 00
Total cost of house, $1565 00
1565 00
the old house being sold for $125 00.
$8.165 50
13
Amount brought forward.
$8,165 50
Noyes Holmes & Co. for books for Franklin
Library, $199 76
66
.. binding books &c. 19 60
Waldo Daniels, Preparing catalogue, cover-
ing books, and other expenses for Library, 21 22
M. R. Warren, for Library record book,
8 85
E. L. & O. F. Metcalf, 4 book cases, 16 00
Rogers & Baker, printing catalogues, cards, labels, notices &c. for library, 37 87
Total paid out for Franklin Library, $303 30 303 30
Amount appropriated by the town in Nov. $302 37, and by report of the trustees, it appears that a small sum of money received from the sale of catalogues, fines &c. is now in the hands of the Librarian, who thus far, has received nothing for his services, which may be provided for by a future appropriation.
S. W, Squire, committee locating school-house No. 7, time and expenses to Boston, examining teachers &c. Jenks, Craig & Co. 5 lbs. spikes.
18 35
S. W. Squire, services as building committee, &c. 5 00
Total miscellaneous expenses, 8,492 43
MONEY PAID FOR SNOW BILLS,
Wm. E. Nason,
shoveling snow in 1870.
3 00
A P Woodward,
7 60
H B Miller,
66
66
" Feb. 1871.
60
B F Cook,
66 66
1870.
1 60
Hiram E. Briggs,
66 66
1871.
3 30
H. C. Peck,
66
66 66
66
1 60
Michael Kelly,
66
66
2 00
A. H. Morse,
1870
3 20
Total bills for shoveling snow,
$ 22 90
28
14
MONEY PAID TO TOWN OFFICERS.
To A. D. Sargeant, for 322 days as school com. 65 00
" S. W. Squire, " 18 66 66 36 00 6
.. 37 66 74 00
" Geo. King 6 542 66 66 66
66
109 00
" H. W. Jones " 28} 66
6. assessor. 57 00
". Joseph Harrold, " 31 62 00
" S. W. Richardson 433 87 00 66
.. J. H. Wadsworth, services as selectman & overseer, 61 00
·· James M. Freeman, "
110 00
·· A. M. Morse, 66 66
66 110 00
" A. A. Russegue, as Treasurer, 50 00
·· Total paid to town officers, $821 00
MONEY PAID FOR PRINTING.
To Alonzo Rogers, Jr. Printing 400 town reports 42 00
66 ' warrants, order book &c. 10 75
66 " 400 school reports, 27 00
66 66 " Tax Book,
6 50
66
66 66
" town meeting warrants,
notices &c. 16 37
" Total for Printing & Stationery, $102 62
MONEY PAID OUT FOR REPAIR OF ROADS.
Patrick Connelly
149
hours at 20
29 80
Barton F. Cook
28
66 66 66 5 60
$35 10
15
Amount brought forward,
$35 40
Eliab M. Pond
62
hours at 20
1 30
Patrick Connelly
155
£ 66 66
31 00
A. G. Metcalf
55
6. 66 66
11 00
Hood & Murdock for sharpning picks &c. &c.
12 96
Job. Chase
35
hours at 20
7 00
Patrick Connelly
134
.. ..
26 80
Charles Abbe, Jr
41
8 20
William Dove
9
66
66
1 80
James P. Pond
13
2 60
Paul B. Clark
62
12 40
Frank Stockbridge
36
66
7 20
Nathaniel Hawes
50
66
66
10 00
John Canny
231
66
66
66
46 20
Herman B. Miller
3 20
W. C. Whiting
30
66
6 00
Dennis Sullivan
78
66
15 CO
Benjamin Foster
122
66
66
66
24 40
Henry C. Peck
54
66
60
10 80
Sabin Hubbard
50
10 00
Eliab M. Pond
8º 3-4 "
.. . 6
17 95
A. H. Morse
8305 "
1661 00
Setlı Patridge
5 1-2 "
1 10
Total expense in repairing roads,
$1963 91
PAUPER ACCOUNT AT ALMSHOUSE.
Paid H. W. Jones for Merchandise, 5 60
·· C. W. Stewart, 66
2 15
". J. P. Conant, Salary,
75 00
·· William Metcalf, use of plow, 1 load stone, 1 bush. Potatoes, 1 gall Vinegar, etc. 5 00 Wm. Rockwood, 1 bbl. flour, 9 00
96 75
66
Amount brought forward,
$96 75
Paid G. H. Butterworth, Merchandise,
10 35
L. L. Fisher, repairing boots and shoes. 1 65
W. T. Fehan, 8 1-4 days in haying.
22 75
C. T. Pond, for soap,
5 42
Jenks, Craig & Co., merchandise, 66 85 87
C. M. Allen, for mowing in 1870,
4 50
Levi A. Follett, for soap,
3 00
Wm. H. Davis, salary,
150 00
John Huckle for 2 pigs,
12 00
William Woodman, for paint,
2 75
.Jenks, Craig & Co., for merchandise,
168 49
James O. Chilson,
41 72
C. M. Allen, for mowing in 1871,
6 00
Paid for bedding, &c. 10 68
I. F. Batchelder, for blacksmithing, 9 40
Levi Follett, for soap,
1 84
Wm. B. Nolen, professional services,
8 13
Wm. M. Comey, 1 wire clothes line,
2 04
Wm. H. Davis, salary, 75 00
D. C. Cotton, merchandise and labor, 7 02
R. B. Stewart & Co., repairing carriages, &c. 14 05
John Sexton, repairing harness, &c.
4 95
J. Scammons, repairing wheel,
75
J. O. Chilson, for beef,
27 00
Robert Holmes, for cutting wood,
5 00
J. O. Chilson, for merchandise, 11 32
Hood & Murdock, for blacksmithing,
6 25
Jenks, Craig & Co., for merchandise
14) 59
J. M. Freeman for leather
1 84
C. W. Clark for butcher's bill 28 01
W. B. Nolen professional services
7 50
Total payments from Treasury for alms house, $993 39
19 77
17
AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY KEEPER OF TIIE ALMS HOUSE.
Recd. for sale of Potatoes
6 25
from N. Rockwood 2 00
" Daniel Sullivan .
2 00
balance on Cow
5 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., for butter and eggs
28 40
" pork
22 89
D. C. Cotton, for 1 pr. rolls, etc.
1 17
J. O. Chilson, for produce
10 02
C. W. Clark for calves
16 14
Total,
$93 87
Due the keeper 10 cents.
AMOUNTS PAID BY KEEPER OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Jason White
4 35
for tomato plants
75
for dresses
1 25
A. G. Pike
5 00
Henry, for butchering,
2 00
66
C. F.
2 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., Cr. on book,
51 29
D. C. Cotton, 66
1 17
J. O. Chilson, 66 66
10 02
C. W. Clark, 66 66 66
16 14
Total,
$93 97
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ALMS-HOUSE IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN.
For interest on cost of town farm
180 00
amount of appraisal of personal property March 1st, 1871. 1807 66
amount received by keeper of alms-house 93 87
amount paid from town treasury,
993 39
Total,
$3074 92
By amount of appraisal of personal, March 1st, 1872. 1444 74
recd. Sabin Hubbard for board, 26 81
66 J. O. Chilson for oxen 180 00
for sale of lumber 97 00
note given for timber 100 00
66 paid out by keeper, 93 97
1942 52
balance against the town, 81132 40 In the above balance is included a number of bills contracted the year previous, and expense of meals and lodging for 84 transient persons, making the whole number of weeks board at the alms-house, 362 5-7 weeks.
NAMES OF INMATES AT THE ALMS-HOUSE, MARCH 1ST, 1871.
NAME. AGE.
Rebecca Whiting 81 Hannah Rockwood 68
*Francis Williams 65
19
NAME. AGE.
Lydia Hardy 68
George Daniels 24
Chas. W. Gilman 11 sent to farm school July 28, 1871,
Geo. A. Gilman, 16
B. G. Trevett 60 came June 6, and died June 29, 1871, Lewis Pond 81 came May 28, 1871.
* By a law of 1870, Francis Williams became a State pauper, he was taken to the state alms-house in Bridgewater, Sept., 17th, and died there Decem- ber 29th. 1871.
PAUPER ACCOUNT OUT OF HOUSE, IN DETAIL.
Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital
201 38
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
J. H. Wadsworth for merchandise
30 11
J. O. Chilson,
2 00
A. H. Morse for house rent
15 00
Eliza Frost
13 00
Farm School
2 00
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
J. M. Freeman, sundry expenses
5 80
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
195 05
Jenks, Craig & Co.
94 69
Nathan Rockwood
3 00
Jason Tower
5 96
Joseph H. Wadsworth
45 93
66
9 75
21 00
Eliza Frost,
13 00
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
195 85
Henry Bemis, coffin etc. for Geo. Trevett
13 00
$926 52
20
Amount brought forward
$926 52
Paid Daniel Green 20 00
Jenks, Craig & Co.
42 24
Eliza Frost
21 00
Seth Partridge, aid to Esther Ruggles
15 00
Daniel Greene
30 00
J. O. Chilson,
26 00
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
City of Chelsea
7 25
J. H. Wadsworth
26 96
Geo. M. Wadsworth
28 74
J. H. Wadsworth
23 00
Jason Tower
6 25
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
233 25
A. H. Morse
2 50
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
Abbington
5 00
Reform School
13 00
J. O. Chilson
6 00
B. D. Pond
8 55
Silas & Judith Breck
20 00
W. B. Nolen
19 04
Jenks, Craig & Co.
46 22
J. M. Freeman
6 75
A. H. Morse
15 00
J. H. Wadsworth
8 00
Eliza Frost
13 00
Seth Partridge, aid to Mrs. Esther Ruggles
27 28
Total payments out of alms-house $1636 55
AMOUNT PAID LUNATIC HOSPITAL AS FOLLOWS.
For Abby M. Blake, board etc.
188 50
Wm. Wales, 187 55
$376 05
21
Amount brought forward
$376 05
211 88
For Robert Graham, board, etc. Orrin W. Adams, “
191 60
Lucy B. King, 66 66
46 00
$825 53
All but forty-six dollars, ($46.00) of expenses for Robert Graham, has been paid the town, by his guardian, in part prior and in part subsequent to date of this report.
Paid Reform School toward support of
C. C. Robinson 8 50
C. W. Gilmore 6 50
$15 00
The following sums have been paid to residents of this town in aid of their support, viz.
Silas & Judith Breck, for the year
120 00
Thomas Russell and wife
156 99
Mrs. W. R. Lincoln
15 00
*Widow of Wm. Whelden and family
131 74
Eliza Frost
60 00
*Betsey Innman
58 00
* Esther Ruggles
42 28
Caroline Carr and child, (paid by Fall River)
50 00
Amos Staples and family (paid by town Norfolk,) 50 27
Sundry other persons aided by the town
111 74
Total $1636 55
* Are State paupers, and the amounts will be refunded to the town by the State.
AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR ABATEMENT DIS. & COL. OF TAXES.
For abatement by county commissioners 187 50
" the assessors 276 27
$463 77
22
Amount brought forward
$463 77
For abatement by the town March 6, 1871. Collecting 23,587 71 Discount on 22,600 31
149 36
235 87
1356 01
Total
$2205 01
PAID STATE AID AS FOLLOWS.
To Almira A. Wiggin and child
96 00
Albert L. Jordan, wife and child
168 00
Alonzo Rogers Jr. and wife
117 00
Joseph F. Fitzpatrick
72 00
Ann E. Taft and child
96 00
William Sullivan
54 00
Ellen Ryan
48 00
A. L. Brock
72 00
Miriam Hills and two children
144 00
Daniel W. Ford
66 00
Charlotte Holbrook and child
16 00
Total
$949 00
BORROWED MONEY AND INTEREST.
Amount paid as principal
$7607 19
66 " " interest
935 54
23
AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1st, 1872.
Cash in treasury March 1st, 1871
4919 27
Uncollected tax bills " " Rec'd. for use of common
5 00
from town of Norfolk for pauper account
50 27
..
66 Sabin Hubbard “
26 81
66 State treasurer on pauper account,
34 57
66
66 66
66
66 66
17 42
66 .' 66 for state aid
996 00
66 ..
66
" corporation tax 442 65
1036 96
6:
66
66
" school fund 201 44
" J. R. Power's peddlers license
8 00
" for work of C. W. Gilmore
4 40
" guardian of Robert Graham
146 00
" Town of Norfolk, state and county tax 278 56
" City of Fall River on pauper account 50 00
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