Town of Franklin annual report 1872, Part 1

Author: Franklin (Mass.)
Publication date: 1872
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6341.60


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


18


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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