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SIXTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1874.
FRANKLIN : PRINTED BY JJAMES M. STEWART. CHILSON'S BUILDING, 1874.
SIXTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1874.
FRANKLIN : PRINTED BY JAMES M. STEWART, CHILSON'S BUILDING, 1874.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR YEAR 1873.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor. JAMES M. FREEMAN, JOHN H. FISHER. JASON TOWER.
Town Clerk. A. A. RUSSEGUE.
Treasurer and Collector. A. A. RUSSEGUE.
Auditor. WALDO DANIELS.
Assessors. S. W. RICHARDSON, J. HARROLD, A. G. METCALF.
School Committee.
S. W. SQUIRE, GEO. KING, GEO. W. WIGGIN.
Constables. WM. E. NASON, H. B. MILLER, L. R. WHITTAKER.
Field Drivers. CHAS. BADGER, ALFRED CLARK, JR, J. W. HEATON.
Fence Viewers.
ALFRED CLARK, J. W. HEATON, L. L. FISHER.
Pound Keeper. ALFRED CLIFFORD.
Highway Surveyors. Dist. No. 1, PATRICK CONNOLY.
Dist. No. 2, THOMAS J. DANIELS.
Dist. No. 3, EDMUND HARTSHORN.
Dist. No. 4, ALFRED CLARK.
Dist. No. 5, CHARLES BADGER.
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THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS PASSED · MARCH 3, 1873.
The next settlement with the Treasurer shall be made for a period of eleven months, ending on the 31st day of January, 1874, and thereafter the fiscal year shall commence on the first day of February and end on the last day of January, next ensuing, annu- ally, instead of the first day of March and the last day of February as heretofore, and that all Accounts and Expenditures be made up specific, and in detail, with proper vouchers for the several items on account of the Town during each fiscal year; that an Auditor be chosen annually by the Town, whose duty shall be to examine all accounts and vouchers for the fiscal year and make out and cause to be printed, specifically and in detail, the several items con- tained in said account and give the exact financial condition of the Town at the close of each fiscal year, and also include the estimate for the necessary expenses of the Town for the next ensuing year as prepared by the Selectmen; that the Selectman and Treasurer be hereby instructed to place all needed facilities, including all necessary Town Books, Accounts and Vouchers in the hands of said Auditor, on or before the first Monday of February, annually, and that the Auditor publish his report and have 400 copies of the same ready for distribution to the voters, at least one week previous to the Annual March Meeting.
[Chapter 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 Libra- rian, to be deposited and preserved in the State Library.
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SECT. 2. If any city or town shall neglect or refuse to make the return required in the first section of this act, such city or town shall thereby forfeit its share of the publications hereafter to be distributed by authority of the Commonwealth, and said pnbli- cations shall be withheld until the provisions of this act are com- plied with.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved April 30, 1866.
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TOWN GRANTS FOR 1873.
For support of Schools,
$6000 00
" Pauper expenses, 2500 00
·· Roads and bridges, 3000 00
" Miscellaneous expenses, 3000 00
" Interest account.
1000 00
Printing and stationery, 150 00
" Town Officers. 800 00
" Abatement, discount and collection of taxes. 1600 00
Town debt,
3000 00
" Expenses in alteration and repairs on Lincoln Street as ordered by County Commissioners. 4000 00
" Incidental expenses of Fire Department. 1000 00
" Grading and providing water for Schoolhouse No. 6. 150 00
" Franklin Library Association,
150 00
" Post 70, G. A. R., 100 00
Total Town grant, 826450 00
(Also appropriated in aid of Frahklin Li-
brary Association the dog money in
Treasury,)
$161 16
Amount of State tax.
$2587 50
County tax.
1761 10
.. Overlayings,
486 59
Unpaid school books, 15 65
4850 84
Total amount of taxes for 1873. $31300 84
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VALUATION OF TOWN, MAY 1st, 1873.
Assessed value Personal Estate, .. Real Estate,
$766,535 00 997,770 00
Total Valuation, $1,764,305 00
Rate of taxation $17.00 per $1000.00
Whole number of Polls.
646.
Amount of Tax on Polls,
$1292.
Whole number Acres Land taxed. 15464 1-2.
66
Dwelling Houses, May 1, '73, 460.
. .
Horses in town. May 1. '73. 312.
..
.. Cows " .. ..
480.
..
Sheep " "
..
3.
MONEY PAID ON ACCOUNT FOR SCHOOLS, VIZ ; CENTRE SCHOOL.
To James M'E. Drake, teaching 14 weeks, ending
March 14, 1873, high school $350 00
To Annie Harrold, teaching 14 weeks, ending March 14. 1873, high school. 91 00
To James M'E. Drake, 12 3-4 weeks, ending July 3. 1873. high school, 318 75 To Annie Harrold, 12 3-4 weeks, ending July 3, 1873, high school, 82 86
To E. W. Burditt, 13 weeks, ending Nov. 21, 1873, high school, 260 00
To Annie E. Chace, 13 weeks, ending Nov. 21, 1873, high school. 146 25
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To E. W. Burditt, 11 4-5 weeks, in grammar school, ending June 27, 1873, 118 00
To Annie L. Adams, 12 weeks, in grammar school, ending Nov. 14, 1873, 120 00
To Emma J. Messenger, 11 9-10 weeks, in sub gram- mar school, ending June 27, 1873, 119 00
To Clara V. Guild, 4 weeks, in sub grammar school, 40 00
To Jennie M. King, 7 weeks, in sub grammar school. ending Nov. 14, 1873, 70 00
To M. B. Hawes, 11 9-10 weeks, in intermediate school, ending July 2, 1873. 119 00
To M. B. Hawes, 12 weeks. in intermediate school.
ending Nov. 14. 1873. 120 00
Heaton & Stebbins. 4 tons coal.
42 00
2 cords oak wood. 13 00
. . .. 1 ·· pine wood,
5 00
..
4 tons coal, 42 00
Dauphin White. 5 cords of wood,
33 75
1-2 cord pine wood, 2 75
Alfred G. Metcalf, 3 cords pine wood.
15 00
Jason Tower, 1 1-2 cords słabs.
6 00
S. W. Squire, 10 barrels shavings, 1 00
L. W. Hill, for load shavings, 2 50
R. H. Davidson, sawing and housing 9 1-2 cords wood 22 50
.. for shavings. 25
J. E. Newell, care of high school-room 3 weeks, Spring term. 1 50
Charles S. Gowen, care of high-schoolroom 7 weeks, Charles S. Gowen, care of high-schoolroom 10 weeks, J. E. Newell, care of high-schoolroom 13 weeks, and extra work, 6 80
5 25
5 00
Elbridge J. Whitttaker, care of grammar school-
room. 2 terms, 24 weeks, 9 60
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J. E. Newell, care of grammar schoolroom. 11 weeks, Winter term 1872, 5 50
Charles F. Nye, care of sub grammar schoolroom, 12 weeks, 4 80
Frank E. Cleveland, care sub grammar schoolroom, room. 11 weeks, 4 40
Alfred E. Clifford, care of intermediate schoolroom 12 weeks, 4 80
Orin W. Clifford, care of intermediate schoolroom 12 weeks, 4 80
Total paid, $2193 06
PRIMARY SCHOOL, NO. 1.
Paid Ella G. Daniels, teaching 11 4-5 weeks, ending July 1, 1872. $106 20
Ella G. Daniels. 12 weeks, ending Nov. 21, 1873, 108 00
Leverett Cole, care school-room, term ending July 1. 4 00
Willie H. Angus, care school-room 7 weeks in Fall term, 2 33
J. Dean, care schoolroom 3 weeks, term ending Nov. 21. 1 00
Dauphin White, 9 feet oak wood, 7 59
A. G. Metcalf. 2 cords pine wood, 10 00
S. W. Squire, 3 barrels shavings, 30
R. H. Davidson, sawing and housing, 4 1-8 cords wood, 10 31
Total paid, $249 73
PRIMARY SCHOOL, NO. 2. Paid Clara V. Guild, teaching, 11 9-10 weeks, ending July 3, 1873, $107 10
10
Mattie F. Metcalf, teaching, 12 weeks, ending
Nov. 20, $108 00 George E. Stewart, for care of school-room, 2 terms, 24 weeks, 9 60
E. A. Jordan, 2 cords wood, 14 00
5 00
R. H. Davidson, sawing 2 cords wood,
sawing and housing 4 cords wood, 10 00
Alfred G. Metcalf, 3 cords pine wood. 15 00
S. W. Squire, 3 barrels shavings, 30
Total paid, $269 00
SCHOOL NO. 2., KING STREET.
Paid Charles Badger, 1 cord wood, $6 00
John Sullivan, sawing and housing 2 cords and 2 feet wood, 5 88
Total paid, $11 88
SCHOOL NO. 4.
Paid Emma J. Messenger, teaching, 12 weeks, end-
ing Feb. 6, 1873, $108 00
Lula F. Hosie, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 25, 1873, 108 00
Jennie M. King, 11 3-5 weeks, ending July 3, 1873, 104 40
Willie Field, care school-room, 12 weeks, ending Feb. 6, 1873, 3 00
Fred Field, care school-room, 12 weeks, ending July 3, 1873, 3 00
Dauphin White, 9 feet oak wood, 7 59
4 50
A. E. Howard, 1 1-2 cords pine wood, 66 sawing and piling 2 5-8 cords wood, 5 81
Total paid, $344 30
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SCHOOL NO. 6.
Paid Juliette D. Stanley, teaching, 11 2-5 weeks,
ending Nov. 25, 1873, $91 20
Mary A. Davis, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 25, 1873, 96 00
Daniel Ackley, care of schoolroom, 2 weeks. 1 50
Herbert E. Bartlett, care of schoolroom, 23 weeks, 5 75
T. J. Daniels, 2 1-2 cords wood, 18 00
Edward Lynch, sawing and housing 2 1-2 cords wood, 6 25
Total paid, $218 70
SCHOOL NO. 7.
Paid Mary A. Davis, teaching, 11 weeks, March 5,
1873. $88 00
Etta E. Whiting, 11 3-5 weeks, ending July 1, 1873, 92 80
Etta E. Whiting, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 19, 1873, 108 00
Wilton A. Pond, care of schoolroom, term ending March 5, 1873. 3 00
Wilton A. Pond, care schoolroom, term ending July 1, 1873, 3 30
Wm. Hill, care schoolroom, term ending Nov. 18, '73, 3 00
Eliab M. Pond, cutting and housing 7 1-2 cords wood, 18 75
L. W. Daniels, 1-2 cord mixed wood,
3 75
.. .. .6 1 cord Maple wood, 7 00
.. .. 1 Oak wood, 8 00
.. . 6
1 ". Pine wood, 3 00
Total paid, $338 60
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SCHOOL NO 8. (UNIONVILLE.) Paid Annabelle Freeman, teaching, 11 3-5 weeks,
ending July 2, 1873,
$104 40
Emily Mann, 11 3-5 weeks, ending July 2, 1873, 81 20 Eliza Richardson, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 21, 1873, 108 00
Jessie C. Ballou, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 21, 1873, 84 00
J. Buckley, care schoolroom, Winter term, 1872-3, 5 00
Elbert W. Rockwood, care schoolroom, 12 weeks, 4 80
Eliza J. Briggs, care schoolroom, term ending Nov. 21,1873. 4 80
Goldsbury Pond, 3 cords oak wood. 21 00
66 2 - pine " 7 00
L. W. Daniels, 1 cord pine wood,
4 00
Charles S. Howe, sawing, splitting and housing 1 1-2 cords pine wood, 3 00
Charles S. Howe, sawing, splitting and housing 1 1-4 cords oak wood, 3 12
Thomas Russell, sawing and housing 3 cords oak wood, 6 75
Thomas Russell, sawing and housing 2 cords pine wood, 4 00
$441 07
SCHOOL NO. 9.
Paid Lula F. Hosie, teaching 11 3-5 weeks, ending July 2, 1873, $92 80
Abbie M. Adams, 12 weeks, ending Nov, 21, 1873, 96 00
Arthur C. Miller, care of school-room, 2 terms, 24 weeks, 6 00
Total paid,
$194 80
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SCHOOL NO. 10.
Paid Nellie E. Pierce, teaching 11 weeks, ending Feb. 28, 1871, $82 50
Paid Nellie L. Bullard, 11 3-5 weeks, ending July 3, 1873, 84 00
Paid Nellie L. Bullard, 12 weeks, ending Nov. 26, 1873, 96 00
W. Crowningshield, care school-room, Winter term, 1872-3, 2 75
Eugene Everett, care school-room, term ending June 29, 1873, 2 75
Lena Daniels, care school-room, term ending Nov. 26. 1873, 3 00
A. G. Metcalf, 1 cord pine wood, 5 00
A. J. Gilmore, 2 cords oak wood, 15 00
W. E. Crowningshield, sawing 1 cord wood, 2 00
Alonzo S. Greenwood, 1 cord pine wood,
3 00
..
66 sawing 3 cords wood, 7 00
Total paid, $303 00
Total payment for schools,
$4564 14
NOTE .- The above includes bills for winter schools
1872-3, amounting to $734 05.
PAUPER ACCOUNT AT ALMS HOUSE.
Paid Alfred Clifford, 3 months salary. $75 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., for merchandise, 151 93
153 72
John Huckle, for pair of shoes, for Mr. Pond, 4 00
Alfred Clifford, 3 months salary, 75 00
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Henry Bemis, for coffin, robe and funeral charg- es, Rebecca Whiting, 18 00
Mancy M. Daniels, for 2 cows, 120 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., merchandise, 293 34
66 4 50
A. Thayer, 1 pair boots, 5 50-repairs, 3 05
8 55
D. C. Cotton, merchandise,
28 43
J. O. Chillson,
54 77
Jenks, Craig & Co., merchandise,
223 66
J. O. Chillson, 66
9 93
Heaton & Stebbins. 1 ton coal,
11 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., merchandise, 57 25
Total payments at Alms House. $1289 08
PAUPER ACCOUNT OUT OF ALMS HOUSE.
Paid Hawes & Moses for wood delivered L. White, 5 84
for 8 5-12 feet wood delivered Thomas Russell, 5 52
Town of Braintree support Margaret Whiting, 10 00
4 80
J. M. Freeman, one day and expenses, 66 cash paid moving Mrs. Whiting
from Braintree, 6 90
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, 309 26
Mr. Ford, for support Mrs. Odey, 24 00
15 00
Julia Fisher,
25 00
Wm. Rockwood, mdse. for Mrs. Carr,
10 66
E. S. Moses, for support Lysander White and family, 27 70
Silas and Judith Breck,
15
Geo. King, medical attendance on Mrs. Frost, 20 00
66 L. White, 10 75
G. M. Wadsworth, mdse. L. White, 66 66 5 00
3 33
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
State Reform School, Westboro, 13 00
Jason Tower, pork furnished L. White, 1 05
S. Atwood, medical attendance, Betsey Inman 10 00
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
Hawes & Moses for 9 2-3 feet wood delivered Mrs. Frost, 7 33
Geo. King, medical attendance, L. White, 5 00
Mrs. Wm. B. Odey and children, 24 00
Julia Fisher, 25 00
C. L. Norton, mdse. for Mrs. G. S. Corbett, 15 16
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, 273 06
Mrs. Frost, 26 00
Wm. Rockwood, mdse. Mrs. C. Carr,
28 13
Silas and Judith Breck,
15 00
Town of Natick, medical attendance and cloth- ing, Eugene Rockwood, 9 50
Geo. Sheldon, house rent Mrs. Geo. Corbett, 12 50
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
J. M. Freeman, 2 days and expenses to hospi- tal at Worcester, 10 55
J. M. Freeman, paid car fare O. W. Adams, 1 20
66 W. R. Farr to
Tewksbury alms housc, 2 60
J. M. Freeman, 1 day and ex. to Tewksbury, 6 20
cash for pauper expenses, .3 10
C. L. Norton, mdse. Mrs. Geo. Corbett, 9 89
Mrs. Wm. B. Odey and children, 24 00
Mrs. Eliza Frost, 13 00
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Removal Mrs. Snow to Statford, 4 00
Mrs. W. B. Odey and children, 24 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., mdse Thomas Russell, 52 27
Worcester Lunatic Hospital,
231 78
Silas and Judith Breck.
30 00
Julia Fisher, 25 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., mdse Thomas Russell,
3 00
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
Sarah J. Ray, board of Walter Corbett,
26 00
Mrs. Wm. B. Odey and children, 24 00
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
Emery Thayer, house rent Mrs. D. Lincoln, 50 00
J. O. Chilson, mdse. Thomas Russell, 27 50
W. Rockwood, mdse. Mrs. Caroline Carr. 48 11
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
Julia Fisher, 25 00
Worcester Lunatic Hospital. 206 23
State Reform School, Westboro, 39 00
Jenks, Craig & Co., mdse. Thomas Russell, 15 50
Silas and Judith Breck, 15 00
J. O. Chilson, mdse. Thomas Russell, 18 00
Removal remains of Lucy B. King from Worcester 10 00
J. M. Freeman, pauper expenses, 3 50
Wm. Rockwood, mdse. Mrs. Caroline Carr, 25 30
Total payments paupers out Alms House $2011 74
CASH PAID SNOW BILLS.
Paid Patrick Connolly, shovelling snow 60 hours, $12 00
Various persons, 37 bills, 683 1-4 hours, at 20c. 136 65
Thos. J. Daniels, shoveling, 72 hours, 14 40
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J. M. Freeman, shoveling, 50 hours, 10 00
A. P. Woodward, shoveling 59 hours, 11 80 John Dolan, shoveling, 100 hours, 20 00
John Gordon, shoveling, 57 1-2 hours. 11 50
Various persons, 17 bills, 279 1-2 hours, 55 90
Alfred Clark, shoveling, 60 hours, 12 00
Jason Tower, for various persons, 125 1-2 hours, 25 10
.. shoveling, 88 hours. 17 60
Patrick Connolly, shoveling, 74 hours,
14 80
Frank A. Gilmore, shoveling, 50 hours, 10 00
C. M. Allen, shoveling, 77 hours, 15 40
John Canney, for various persons, 223 1-2 hours, 44 70
Various persons, 21 bills, 308 hours, 61 60 .. 5 hills, 149 hours, 29 80
A. G. Metcalf, shoveling. 23 hours, 4 60
Various persons. 10 bills, 101 1-2 hours, 20 30
A. F. Everett, shoveling, 30 hours, 6 00
Silas Bullard, shoveling, 43 hours, 8 60
John Carr, shoveling. 50 hours.
10 00
John Murphy, shoveling, 46 hours.
9 20
Michael Shay, shoveling, 50 hours. 10 00
Alfred Clark, shoveling, 57 hours. 11 40
Various persons, 5 bills, 75 1-2 hours, 15 10
Wm. E. Nason, shoveling, 10 1-2 hours, 2 10
66 for 4 horses and 2 men 1-2 day on road, 6 00
Total paid Snow Bills. $606 55
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CASH PAID REPAIRS TOWN ROADS,
Paid Washington Pierce, 20 hours on Mount Hill, 1872-3, $4 00
Alfred Clark, Surveyor in Dist. No. 4, 1129 hours labor. 225 80
.
Patrick Connolly, Surveyor Dist. No. 1. 1107 hours, at 20 c. 221 40
T. J. Daniels, Surveyor in Dist. No. 2, 634 hours, at 20 c. 126 80
Patrick Connolly, labor.
48 00
Chas. Badger, Surveyor in Dist. No. 5. 1971 hours, at 20 c. 394 20
T. J. Daniels. Surveyor in Dist. No. 2, 838 hours, at 20 c. 167 60
Alfred Clark, Surveyor in Dist. No. 4, 814 hours at 20 c. 162 80
Patrick Connolly. Surveyor in Dist. No. 1. 193 1-2 hours, 38 70
Edmund Hartshorn, Surveyor in Dist. No. 3, 1388 1-2 hours, at 20 c. 277 70
T. J. Daniels. Surveyor in Dist. No. 2, 1069 hours, at 20 c. 213 80
Edmund Hartshorn, Surveyor in Dist. No. 3. 950 hours, at 20 c. 190 00
Alfred Clark. Surveyor in Dist. No. 4, 1369 hours, at 20 c. 273 80
Charles Badger, Surveyor in Dist. No. 5, 1425 hours. at 20 c. 285 00
Geo. N. Fuller, labor, 76 1-2 hours. 15 30
Thurston Ballou, labor, 30 hours, 6 00
Patrick Connolly, Surveyor in Dist. No. 1, 1476 hours, at 20 c. 297 70
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Chas Badger, Surveyor in Dist. No. 5, 340 hours, at 20 c., 68 00
Total payments Repairs Roads, $3016 60 Also paid Patrick Connolly, as per contract, for widening and rebuilding Lincoln street, from Franklin Centre to Medway line, as ordered by the County Commissioners, $4685 00
CASH PAID ON ACCOUNT FIRE DEPART- MENT.
Paid Hunt, Twitchell & Co., for 300 feet hose, coup-
lings, &c .. $222 00
Edward Weston, 10 hours labor, 2 50
Pollard & Leighton. bunting flag for signal, 11 00
Hunt, Twitchell & Co., for 300 feet hose, coup- lings, &c., 298 50
Frederic A Ware, rent for engine house lot.
15 00
Wm. Fitzgerald, for 28 hours labor on engine No. 2. 7 00
Anthony Connor, 8 hours labor on engine No 1, 2 00
Alex. Mann, for building resevoir on Main St., Hunneman & Co., bill for suction hose and coup-
353 00
lings, 44 65
Wm. Rockwood, for rope, repairs. &c., engine No. 2. 3 25
Jenks. Craig & Co., oil, &c ..
95
D. C. Cotton's, bill supplies.
22 65
Wm. Rockwood. for 3 ft. wood, cutting and housing, 2 63
Total Payments. $985.10
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CASH PAID FOR PRINTING AND STATION- ERY.
Paid J. M. Stewart. for town warrants, 9 25
advertising. 16 75
500 blanks for overseers, 3 50
400 town reports. 95 00
town warrants, 3 50
16 advertising. 5 00
J. M. Whittemore, blank book for assessors. 1 20
S. T. Lombard. printing 100 R. R. bonds. 45 00
..
1 blank note book. 8 00
J. M. Stewart. printing 400 school reports, 32 00
1000 blanks for surveyors. 4 50
.. sundry posters. 6 75
Total payments for printing and stationery, $230 45
CASH PAID ON ACCOUNT OF LIBRARY.
Paid Ella G. Daniels, librarian, from March Ist. 1873. to February 1st, 1874, 114 58
for covering 760 library Books. 15 20
20 53
Noyes, Holmes & Co .. rebinding 48 vols. &c., 27 lbs. Manilla paper. 4 05
J. M. Stewart. printing 400 catalogues, 65 75
.. 200 library cards, 4 50
١٩ 2000 book labels, 4 00
A. A. Russegue, for cash paid printing and cer- tificate of incorporation. 10 75
C. K. Darling, set blank books. 18 50
J. B. Chisholm, for 400 supplements to catalogue, 9 00
D. C. Cotton, oil and lamps, &c., 3 21
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Waldo Daniels, cash paid express on lib. books, 1 10
for revising and preparing copy
for new catalogue, 7 50
Total payments for library, $278 67
NOTE .- The Librarian has collected from sale of catalogues, &c., $32.37, which has been paid in to the Town Treasury
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
Paid A. P. Woodward, for gravel used on Forest street, $6 00
E. M. Stebbins, ribbon for school diplomas. 90
George King, for school books furnished for teachers' use, 1872-3. 15 79
George King, for crayons. &c., for teachers' use, 1872-3, 9 68
George King. for school books supplied to schol- ars. and returned to the Assessors, 25 76
J. Batchelder, repairs at schoolhouse, 1 00
John W. Ellis. for survey and re-location of town road .- Lincoln street. 12 00
Geo. Watson, for flag-stone, 2 00
Ames Plow Co., for castings aud express,
5 24
J. W. Faxon, labor near High schoolhouse, 2 00
L. E. Thayer, bill for horse hire, 5 20
Fisher & Howe, for clock for school No. 7, 6 00
.. for repairing clocks, 1 25
S. W. Squire, making School Report,
5 00
..
2 days repairing schoolhouse,
66 66
2 days securing evidence to con- 4 00
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vict boys for breaking windows. 4 00
S. W. Squire, for cutting brush, 5 00
Post 70, G. A. R., as per town grant,
100 00
Chas. M. Nason. 241 feet railing.
4 82
66 16 posts. 2 00
..
2 days labor and nails. 4 42
D. C. Cotton, 2 axes and handles, 3 15
E. S. Ritchie & Son's bill, philosophical appara- tus, &c., for High schoolroom, 63 55
Ames Plow Co., for castings and express.
2 80
Geo. King for school books furnished teachers. Spring term. 1873. 25 97
Geo. King, for articles supplied to schools, &c., Spring term. 19 51
Geo. King, for books furnisned scholars, not
paid for, Spring term. viz :
In Intermediate School, 13
No. 2 Primary, 4 61
No. 6 School.
1 36
No. 7 .
12 42
No. 8 -
39
No. 9 .
60
No. 10 ··
5 35
For scholars by order S. W. Squire.
2 96
Builders Ins. Co., renewal of policy,
116 00
Ætna,
113 50
North British
112 50
Boston Journal for advertising,
3 50
Heaton & Stebbins' bill, completing and repair- of cisterns. viz :
Labor 9 2-10 days, at $4 00,
36 80
46 9 2-10
" 2 75,
25 12
1 1-2 66 66 2 50, 3 75
66
23
" horse, 2 00
12 barrels cement " 3 50, 42 00
Sand, $3 25, drain pipe, 11 65, 14 90
Cones for cistern $2 00, strainer 25 c,
2 25
Repairing cistern, 3 72
Waldo Daniels, for survey of Town road from Al- pine to Lincoln street, 2 00
Monitor M. Fire Ins. Co, deposit note,
19 86
Dorchester M. Fire Ins. Co. assessments on 4 policies, 179 79
James M. Freemau. 1 day and expenses procur-
ing engineer to lay out Medway road. 3 00
James M. Freeman, cash paid for telegram, 56
L. E. Thayer. for horse hire. 2 50
Geo. W. Wiggin, expenses in securing teacher for High School, 14 00
Josephus W. Horton, part payment for dama- ges on Depot St., Nov. 1872, 1000 00
J. B. Darling, deed of gravel pit, 90 00
Ann Finnegan, cleaning schoolhouse No. 1,
3 00
A. J. Fitzpatrick, 7 1-2 hours labor, 1 50
.. .. use of derrick, 3 00
D. C· Cotton, 1 stove, 5 00
.. 611 lbs. lead pipe at 11 c.,
67 21
66 lock, hinges, stop cock, &c., 5 47
E. B. Fits, setting glass schoolhouse, 3 50
C. M. Nason, building culvert and furnishing stone for same, 15 00
Henry Bemis, varnishing hearse, 10 00
Jason Tower, 24 hours labor on town road,
4 80
, 66 1 hogshead, 1 50, 1 barrel, 1 00
2 50
stock and labor for platform,
66 113 hours labor on trench, for
6 00
1
24
lead pipe and laying same at schoolhouse No. 6, 22 60
H. B. Tift, 3 days labor at cemetery, 6 00
2 days for horse at cemetery, 4 00
J. H. Partridge, 3 days labor on lock-up, 6 25
6. 66 66 250 brick, $2.50, mortar, $1.50, 4 00
Adin D. Sargent, for cash paid fixtures and sun- dry repairs at schoolhouse No. 9. 2 50
Adin D. Sargent, for repairs clock at school- house No. 3, 1 00
Sabin Hubbard, for building fence 23 1-2 rods to old cemetery, at $4.50 105 75
Sabin Hubbard, for 3 days labor on old fence, at $2.75, 8 25
Frank E. Cleveland, seating 1 school chair, 62
D. C. Cotton, 1 Land side plow casting, 3 75
Jenks, Craig & Co., 3 lbs. powder, 90
Chas. Badger. stone for bridge, 1 00
.. 66 for sharping and steeling picks, 2 20
6. 66 for 1 plow point, 75
Waldo Colburn, legal services in case J. W. Horton vs. Town of Franklin, 100 00
Wm. Rockwood, for broom and setting glass at schoolhouse No. 8, 1 33
Fisher & Howe, 1 clock tor schoolhouse No. 9, 7 25
John A. Davis, painting 23 1-2 rods fence at 75 c. 17 63 6. old fence 8 00
Geo. W. Wiggin, expenses procuring teacher for school No. 8, 2 50
Geo. King, for books furnished teachers for Fall term, 1873, 7 60
Geo. King, books furnished scholars, unpaid 13 09
12 gross crayons,
1 98
Cash collected for books by teacher at school
25
No. 6 and stolen from desk, 1 80
Books unaccounted for by Miss Guild,
39
State tax for 1873, 2587 50
D. C. Cotton, sundry fixtures for lock-up, 4 50
1 stove and pipe for lock-up, 9 50
..
.. sundry supplies for schoolhouse to Oct. 3, 1873, 27 91
F. A. B. King, bill, viz :
1-2 day's labor at High School, 1 63
Glass, butts, screws, &c., 77
County tax for 1873, 1761 10
W. E. Nason, posting town warrants,
14 00
E. L. & O. F. Metcalf, bill for lumber for bridge, &c., 22 94
.J. L. Hammett. 1 Webster's dictionary. 3 75
John A. Davis, setting glass at schoolhouses. 4 00
Joseph Harrold, 8 days labor at cemetery,
16 00
Davis Thayer, bill, viz :
8 days labor by H. McParland, 16 00
1-2 . " team, 1 00
Cash paid for lead, oil and freight, 15 38
Saul B. Scott, digging grave for Mrs. D. King, 2 00
12 04
Jenks, Craig & Co., school supplies, 66 8 lights glass,
2 00
E. S. Moses, Jabor with team, &c .. 3 25
3 05
E. F. Fits, for glass and setting at schoolhouses, Members engine Co. No., 1, 29 men at $5, 2. 24 66 S. W. Richardson, bill. viz :
145 00
120 00
2 days at Boston and expenses on Bank tax and tax on estate Dr. Dean, 8 00
John A. Davis, setting glass at schoolhouses, 2 50
Jonas Kimball, putting up railing on East St., 2 92
26
John Canney, stone drag, 2 00
Geo. Nelson, sharping picks, bars, 1 80
Edward Lynch, 16 1-2 hours labor repairing wall and pointing same at schoolhouse No. 6, 4 20
Henry Bemis, returns 20 deaths,
4 25
Geo. King, for gravel for roads, 3 00
66 66 setting glass at High School, 50
.6 1-2 day and expenses procuring
teacher, 3 00
S. W. Squire, stamps and stationery, 1 25
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