Town of Franklin annual report 1883, Part 1

Author: Franklin (Mass.)
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: The Town
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TWENTY-FIFTH


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE OFFICERS OF THE


TOWN OF FRANKLIN


FOR THE


FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31. 1883.


FRANKLIN: FRANKLIN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE. . COTTONS' BLOCK, DEPOT STREET. 1883.


12 a 8 5 7-215 24


TWENTY-FIFTH


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE OFFICERS OF THE


TOWN OF FRANKLIN


FOR THE


FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1883.


FRANKLIN: FRANKLIN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE, COTTONS' BLOCK, DEPOT STREET. 1883.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1882.


SELECTMEN. HENRY R. JENKS, JAMES M. FREEMAN, LUCIUS W. DANIELS.


TOWN CLERK. ALPHEUS A. RUSSEGUE.


TREASURER. JAMES M. FREEMAN.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. EDMUND HARTSHORN, A. A. FLETCHER, JOHN L. FITZPATRICK.


Warren ti larigli


ASSESSORS.


A. A. FLETCHER,


HORACE S. MORSE, WVM. ROCKWOOD.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE. GEO. W. WIGGIN, A. L. CLARK, S. W. SQUIRE.


COLLECTOR. WILLIAM E. NASON.


AUDITOR. WALDO DANIELS.


CONSTABLES.


LEWIS R. WHITAKER, WM. E. NASON, HUGH MCPARLAND, ALMOND SANBORN, -JOHN G. CUNNINGHAM.


FENCE VIEWERS. H. V. SNOW, A. D. THAYER, GEO. E. EMERSON,


FIELD DRIVERS.


WM. H. HOWE, A. D. THAYER, H. V. SNOW.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


TOWN GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS, 1882.


For Support of Schools,


$ 6,300 00


Miscellaneous School Expenses, 500 00


Repairs of Schoolrooms, 800 00


Furniture New Schoolhouse,


200 00


Roads, Sidewalks and Bridges,


3,700 00


Building New Road,


4,500 00


Removal of Snow,


₹00 00


Almshouse and Support of Poor,


3,600 00


Interest Account, 1,250 00


Payment of Town Officers,


1,250 00


Fire Department,


1,800 00


Abatement and Collection of Taxes,


500 00


Street Lights,


300 00


Franklin Library Association,


400 00


Printing and Stationery,


200 00


Soldiers' Aid, 800 00


G. A. R. for Decoration Day,


100 00


Payment of Police,


500 00


Widening Central Street,


400 00


Miscellaneous,


400 00


$28,000 00


2000


State Tax,


$1,660 00


County Tax,


990 57


Overlayings,


522 01


Unpaid School Books,


36 52


$3,209 10


Total Tax, 1882,


$31,209 10


1


SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1883.


Cash in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1882, $ 5,471 00


Received on temporary loans, Savings Bank, 16,000 00


Received for sales of products, Town Farm, 567 91


Received of Town of Southbridge, pauper account, 197 49


Town of Holliston, on pauper account, 64 00


Cash refunded on pauper account, 148 50


Insurance on Schoolhouse, 1,138 50


Balance of Corporation tax, 1881,


813 61


from Estate of H. M. Gowen, for expenses paid at Asylum,


465 29


State Treasurer, Corporation tax, 1882,


1,315 57


66


State Aid.


388 00


Military Aid,


801 50


66 Income School Fund,


216 42


County of Norfolk, for new road.


800 00


dog tax,


244 58


for Sundry items.


Wm. E. Nason, Collector, balance of tax for 1880, 1,663 47


48 92


Interest on same,


on tax of 1881, 4.075 00


on tax of 1882,


26.019 36


Total receipts, $60,885 58


80 89


National Bank tax, “


365 57


5


EXPENDITURES.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TEACHERS' SALARIES.


Paid Abby Adams,


24 weeks.


$192 00 %


Emilie Albee,


36


66


360 00 /0


Jennie P. Baker,


16


66


128 00


Sam'l W. Clark,


262-5 “


396 00


Alice E. Corbin,


40


464 00 /2


Ella G. Daniels,


36


66


360 00 / 0


Edith L. Davis,


123-5 -


113 40


Minnie Eddy,


32


228 00


Alice J. Fitzpatrick,


12 66


96 00


C. E. Griffin,


12


66


120 00 /0


Alice Hayes,


8


66


80 00 20


M. B. Hawes,


36


66


324 00


Frances E. King,


32


224 0017


Mattie G. Knapp,


16


66


128 00 %


Louisa A. Metcalf,


36


312 00


M. Louise Perkins,


12


66


96 00


Emma Rounds,


6 4-5 “


62 10


Isabelle J. Reilly,


36


66


324 00


9


Mary J. Shea,


8


66


72 00


E. S. Slocum,


93-5 4


86 40


Mabel A. Sherman,


20 66


180 00


9


Francis Wade,


2 1-5 "


22 00 20


M. A. B. Wiggin,


49 1-5 “


1,005 00


Susie E. Young,


36


66


316 00


Total,


$5,688 90


FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.


Bill.


7 Paid R. H. Davison, sawing 3 cords wood, $ 4 50


8 Geo. O. Guild, 11 barrels shavings, 1 10


8


9


6


Bill.


22 Paid Amos Daniels, sawing 2 cords wood,


$ 3 00


36 Sam'l E. Gay, 3 00


100 Joseph W. Heaton, 7 1-2 tons coal,


53 26


106 T. J. Daniels, 1 cord wood,


4 00


108


Nathan Burr, sawing 4 cords wood.


6 00


121


E. S. Woodbury, sawing 1 cord wood,


1 50


122


A. J. Gilmore, 4 cords wood,


19 00


123


John Carr, sawing 1 cord wood,


1 00


193


Alonzo Davis, sawing 3 1-2 cords wood, 66 2 66


3 00


196


Leonard B. Brown. sawing 4 cords wood,


6 00


197


S. B. & E. N. Thain, 9 cords wood.


42 00


198


John Sullivan, sawing 3 cords wood, John Carr, 66 2 66


3 00


239


E. Weeks, 2 barrels shavings,


20


247


21 50 J. W. Heaton, 3 tons coal, 66 1 1-2 cords wood, 6 00


323


Amos Daniels, sawing 1 1-2 cords wood.


2 25


347


T. J. Daniels, for wood,


31 12


352


Nathan Burr, sawing wood,


1 75


382


S. Woodbury, 3 cords wood, 18 75


393


H. D. Weeks, for shavings,


20


438


C. G. Dean,


15


440


A. S. King, sawing 6 cords wood, 9 00


442


Jos. W. Heaton, 1 ton coal, 7 25


444


Jason Tower, 3 cords wood, 14 00


445


Nathan Burr, sawing and piling wood,


8 00


463


John Carr, sawing 2 cords wood, 3 00


466


John Canney, 3 cords wood, 12 50


482


A. J. Gilmore, 1 3-4 cords wood, 6 00


481


Nathan Burr, sawing wood,


7 75


491


John Springer, 25 tons coal,


168 75


545


Geo. H. Miller, sawing 3 cords wood,


4 50


600


Alonzo Davis, 66 66


1 25


693


L. B. Brown,


66


66


1 50


714


Frank A. Bacon, 2 barrels shavings,


30


715


A. J. Gilmore, sawing wood, etc., 6 20


719


Geo. O. Guild, 23 barrels shavings, 2 30


5 25


194


4 50


226


66


7


Bill.


776 Paid T. Lynch, sawing 1 cord wood, $ 1 50


780 E. S. Woodbury, 1 1-2 cords wood, 2 25


782 Town Farm, for 8 1-2 cords wood, 34 50


787 A. H, Morse, 16 1-2 66


83 50


789


B. Davis Pond, 1 cord wood, 5 50


Total,


$621 58


PAID FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.


Bill.


Paid Wm. F. King, 1 term,


$ 22 50


Sabin Hubbard, 1 term,


35 33


66


40 13


$97 96


CARE OF SCHOOL ROOMS.


Paid Emilie Albee,


1 room 24 weeks,


$ 6 25


Ernest Daniels,


1


66 36 66 14 40


Alvah Wadsworth,


12


4 80


David A. Gay, 1


66 12 66 5 50


H. D. Weeks,


1 18


6 80


James Cox, 1 12 66


6 00


Elbert J. Gilmore, 1 66 36


14 40


Bernard Ford,


1


66 24 . 6


9 60


Frank Bacon, 1


36


66


14 40


Isabelle J. Reilly 1


24


6 00


Alice Fitzpatrick, 1


12


6 20


Willie Keefe, 1 66


4


1 60


Frank McGuire,


1


66 12


66


4 80


Chas. G. Dean,


1


66


24


10 05


M. Bowen, 1 66


10


3 75


Louisa A. Metcalf, 1 12


66


4 80


Chas. B. Blake,


1


12


4 80


H. Ekenstein,


1


66 12


4 80


Emery Willard,


1 66


6


2 24


112 348 694


8


Paid Wm. S. Young, 1 room 18 weeks,


$ 8 50


H. A. Hargraves, 2 2 1 65


Oscar Daniels, 1 66


4 66 2 10


Nathan Burr, 1 24 57 58


W. D. McPherson,


70 40


Total,


$271 42


PAYMENTS NEW SCHOOLHOUSE.


Paid Geo. P. Hutchinson, building,


Schoolhouse No. 7,


$1,100 00


School Furniture,


171 90


Express and Carting,


5 07


S. Hubbard, Specifications and Services,


26 15


J. Springer, 2 stoves and pipe, 31 86


Keach Bros., for blackboards, 11 00


O. A. Stanley, putting down desks, etc.,


13 75


$1,359 73


REPAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES.


Bill.


24


Paid James Follansbee, mason bill, $ 7 75


34


Harry Spence, setting glass, 1 60


131 S. W. Squire, 21 days labor at High School House, 42 00


132 J. O. Reilly, 5 day's labor, 10 50


138


Robert Bailey, 20 1-2 day's labor,


41 00


139


David Gay, blacksmith bill,


2 42


140


H. R. Jenks, for lime, etc.,


20 98


143


Dennis Sullivan, 20 hours 15 cts. 3 00


145


B. McGuire, 13 3-4 day's labor, 27 50


166


Jerry Riordon, 12 day's labor, 18 00


180 Samuel Campbell, 1000 brick, 10 00


436-37 T. Quigley, labor at High School building, 84 50 446 Anthony Connors, painting on School-


house No. 3, 10 00


66 · 13 loads sand, 6 50


9


Bill. 478 483


Paid Horace Jenckes, 4 doors. $ 10 00


O. A. Stanley, for labor at High School building, 54 37


490


541


A. Connors, painting High School building, 18 12 S. W. Squire. 21 1-2 days, High School building, 40 00


574 720 721


John Springer, mdse., 15 87


140 02


O. F. Metcalf & Sons. lumber. . 6


55 43


722


.. 16 94


790


H. R. Jenks, for lime, etc .. 1 20


Total for repairs. $637 70


MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL EXPENSES.


Bill.


9


Paid Mrs. Newcomb, cleaning School rooms, $ 1 25


39


Harry Spence, setting glass, 1 25


59


Wm. Rockwood, 1 broom, 33


76


L. R. Whitaker, truant officer. 6 00


97


J. G. Cunningham, livery bill. George T. Neill, repair of clock, 1 00


75


104


E. M. Wadsworth.


85


107


D. A. Gay, bill. 1 40


124


James F. Ray, for school books, 33 64


183-4


J. H. Daniels, livery bills, 6 00


191


Mrs. Newcomb, cleaning school rooms. 9 00


192


John Springer, mdse., 1 95


195


H. Demerritt, cleaning school house. 3 00


196


L. B. Brown, labor on school No. 7. 3 00


236


O. A. Stanley, repairs. 2 00


239


Edwin Weeks, repairs,


75


352


Nathan Burr. for cloth, 25


377


James F. Ray, for school books, 68 51


378


John Springer, mdse .. 9 93


379


James Follansbee, repairs, 7 28


1 75


99


103


A. C. Wadsworth, repairs,


A2


10


Bill. 388 435


Paid Mrs. Byron, cleaning school house, $ 5 00


Mrs. Newcomb, 5 25 66


439 441


A. S. King, moving wood,


1 50


443 Anthony Connors, labor at No. 3,


8 75


473


Lee & Shepherd, for 2 dictionaries,


7 50


474 A. L. Clark, 1 day at shool house, 2 25


475 John Nolan, repair of chair,


1 25


476


Freight bill, furniture.


29


480


Mrs. Newcomb, cleaning room, 1 50


487


F. W. Smith, repairs school house, 8 27


37 18


494 497


A. Connors, painting bill,


2 25


546


Geo. T. Neill, repair clocks,


2 00


547 572


T. M. Turner & Co., for soap,


21


632


Jas. O. Reilly, labor on school grounds,


3 00


633


Harry Spence, setting glass.


4 52


637


T. Quigley, labor and stock. 18 00


638


Mrs. Amos Daniels, cleaning school house, 1 25


691


O. A. Stanley, repairs, school No. 6, 6 35


693


L. B. Brown, repair school house, 2 00


704


A. G. Pike, repairs on school No. 6, 3 75


38 76


723


D. A. Gay, cleaning well.


75


472


D. C. Cotton, mdse., 124 12


1 75


781


W. M. Comey, labor at City Mills school 2 00 house, John Springer, mdse. bill, 17 95


782


Total,


$493 54


REPAIR OF ROADS. BRIDGES, AND SIDEWALKS. Bill .


63 Paid E. Waite. for 397 loads gravel, $19 85


72 M. McCarty, building sidewalks, 10 00


James Follansbee, mason work,


493


J. H. Daniels, livery bill,


9 00


N. E. School Furnishing Co., for desks,


12 00


717


James F. Ray, for school books.


775


Henry Bemis, setting glass.


Amos Daniels, labor on school grounds, 5 25


11


Bill. 84 93


Paid M. McCarty, labor on School street,


$ 38 50


E. M. Pond, bridge sleepers,


20 00


Alfred Clark, 220 hours, 15 cents, 33 00


John Lynch, 60


9 00


Henry Follett, 85


12 75


James Byrnes, 88 1-2 “


13 27


John Sullivan, 80 66


12 00


113 6. 25


28 25


A. J. Gilmore, 66


116 66


15 66


17 40


Wm. H. Lowell, 10 66


1 50


James A. Proctor, 30 1-2 "


66


4 58


L. J. Drake, 63


9 45


A. T. Merrifield, 132


19 80


J. A. Crowningshield, 74 1-2 6.


11 18


Wm. F. King, 83 .6


66


12 45


147


C. M. Smith, 68


10 20


L. H. Marsh, 126 66


18 91


Cornelius Dugan. 78 1-2 " 66


11 78


Hugh Quinn, 41 1-2 “ 66


6 23


Henry Granger, 158


.6


23 70


Geo. Murphy, 152 1-2 "


66


22 87


John Duffy, 151 1-2 6


22 73


Geo. Granger, 30 6 .


4 50


Morris J. Long, 81 1-2 “


12 23


Matthew Ryan, 36 1-2 “


66


5 47


Henry Granger, 14 66


2 10


Matthew Ryan, 40


66


6 00


Geo. Granger,


461-2 "


66


6 98


Bill for Road Scraper,


،٠


40 00


169


Patrick Connolly, 351 66


66


52 65


A. H. Staples, 99


16 28


L. B. Brown,


54 1-2 "


8 17


Wm. Pond, 32


66


6.


4 00


John Meany, 72 1-2 6%


10 87


M. J. Connolly, 40 66


6 00


Daniel Buckley, 108


66


16 20


Jerry Buckley, 59 1-2 "


. .


8 92


Owen Hand, 581-2


66


8 77


126


127


136


151


157


158


165


12


Bill.


Paid John Corbett, 113 hours, 15 cents,


$ 16 95


Robert McGuire, 10


1 50


John Sullivan, 391-2 “


:6


5 92


185


A. M. Waite, for gravel,


15 00


188


Peter McMann,


50 hours, 15 cents.


7 50


Harry Granger,


140


66


66


21 00


Dennis Long,


40


66


6 00


Patrick Gorman,


60


66


..


9 00


John Skuse,


70


66


60


10 50


J. Desmond,


270


66


66


40 50


James Reilly,


120


18 00


Patrick Gorman,


25


66


6.


3 75


James Donovan.


120


6:


18 00


John Farrell,


95


60


66


14 25


Dennis Sullivan,


140


66


66


21 00


John Springer, for powder,


25


Chas. Smith.


99 hours, 15 cents,


14 85


Morris J. Long,


109


66


66


16 35


Geo. W. Leonard, 35


“ 171-2"


2 63


Chas. Blake,


25


66


15


66


3 75


Adelbert Blake,


30


66


6.


4 50


John Davis,


115


66


66


17 25


Amos F. Daniels,


123


66


66


18 45


William Daniels,


54


66


8 10


John Doyle,


49


66


66


7 35


Dennis Long,


69


66


60


10 35


Michael Sullivan,


77


66


11 55


James Gillespie,


18


66


2 70


Hugh Quinn,


109


66


66


16 35


Geo. Murphy.


160


66


66


24 00


225


D. C. Cotton, mdse. bill,


55 95


227


Chas. Smith,


60 hours, 15 cents,


9 00


W. E. Averill,


205 1-2 “


30 82


Hugh Quinn,


35


66


5 35


J. C. Whiting, 50


60


7 50


243


Fred A. Rogers, blacksmith bill,


17 50


250


M. O. Sullivan, 37 hours, 15 cents,


5 55


252


F. A. Rogers, blacksmith bill,


3 21


189


66


22.


13


Bill.


253


Paid Frank Murphy,


100 hours, 15 cents.


$ 15 00


254


Andrew Murphy.


70


10 50


Patrick Murphy,


70


10 50


John Kane,


110


16 50


John Halloran,


135


. 6


20 25


John Canney,


238


35 25


Alfred Clark,


60


9 50


Geo. H. Miller,


64


6.


9 60


A. O. Miller,


64


66


9 60


Geo. W. Foster,


50


6.


7 50


Williard C. Whiting,30


6.


4 50


Albert Darling,


24


66


3 60


John Metcalf,


14


. .


. 6


2 10


Henry C. Peck,


6


..


90


Geo. M. Wadsworth, 91 1-2


13 72


E. Hartshorn,


209


31 35


John Farrell,


140


66


21 00


John Duffy,


160


66


24 00


Frank Holmes. 15


2 25


A. Ballou, 123 loads gravel.


6 15


T. J. Daniels, repair plow,


2 00


655 hours. 15 cents,


98 25


L. Knowlton,


145


..


..


17 25


A. Bullard,


39


..


5 85


J. E. McNamara, 215


32 25


Wm. Ware,


239


35 85


J. Wales,


106


15 90


B. McManus,


25


..


3 75


P. Dailey,


165


66


66


24 75


M. Slavin,


125


66


66 8


18 75


Peter Phillips,


20


3 00


Patrick Murphy,


35


66


.6


5 25


T. Duffey,


20


6 6


3 00


C. Kelley,


45


6 75


Thos. Neylan,


85


. .


12 75


R. Angus,


100


66


6.


15 00


C. Farris,


35


66


5 25


D. Thayer,


30


4 50


66


256


257


280


..


66


66


1


14


Bill.


Paid G. Akley,


20 hours, 15 cents,


$ 3 00


P. Reilly,


40


6 75


281


Chas. Badger,


600


66


90 00


Wm. Baxter,


80


12 00


Asa Sargent,


105


66


66


15 75


Peter George,


45


66


66


6 75


Daniel Buckley,


70


66


66


10 50


282


George S. Ryan, blacksmith bill,


6 05


283


C. M. Allen,


390 hours, 15 cents,


58 50


284


H. McParland, repair Hawes Hill,


50 00


285


O. F. Metcalf & Son, lumber,


5 60


291


Jerry Riordon,


50 hours, 15 cents,


7 50


292


James Donovan,


54


66


66


8 10


293


S. C. Taft,


18


25


4 50


297


John Kane,


40


15 66


6 00


298


Wm. Kane,


40


66


66


6 00


299


A. J. Gilmore,


166


66


34 35


L. J. Drake,


70


66


10 50


A. T. Merrifield,


961-2 66


66


14 48


M. O. Sullivan, 33


4 95


300


Wm. Mann, 35


66


5 25


301


L. H. Marsh, for railing, etc.,


7 98


304


J. M. Freeman, for labor,


3 00


305


Jerry Desmond, 390 hours, 15 cents,


58 50


344


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse.,


28


350


Patrick Connolly, 469 hours, 15 cents,


70 35


John Meany, 118


66


17 70


Andrew Glancy, 30


4 50


John Corbett, 20 66


66


3 00


L. B. Brown, 70


66 66


10 50


354


D. C. Cotton, building sidewalk,


15 00


355


H. R. Jenks, mdse.,


7 37


330


Washington Pierce, labor Mount Hill,


2 00


370


A. M. Waite, for gravel,


19 50


375


Timothy Kane, 80 hours, 15 cents,


12 00


Edward Scanlon,


60


9 00


Jerry Riordon, 50


7 50


James Donovan. 43 6. . .


6 90


15


Bill. 376


Paid Hugh McCloskey,


10 hours, 15 cents.


$ 1 50


H. H. Bailey,


101


15 15


Dennis Sullivan,


60


..


9 00


Wm. Baxter,


40


6 00


Wm. H. Thomas,


30


..


7 50


A. P. Merrifield,


90


66


..


13 50


Chas. Badger,


620


..


93 00


Wm. Welch,


20


66


3 00


John Farrell,


110


16 50


John Ford,


158 1-2


23 70


Geo. L. Fenderson: 20


..


3 00


Nelson Cody,


30


4 50


John Lynch, 30


4 50


Robert F. Eddy, 20


..


. .


3 00


E. Hartshorn, 53


7 95


John Farrell, 40


6.


. 6


6 00


W. E. Averill.


85


12 75


Chas. Whitney, 53


. .


7 95


420


J. Desmond, 180


. .


. .


27 00


421


David Gay. blacksmith bill.


2 98


422


John Butman, for stone.


31 35


423


D. C. Cotton


6 60


426


Albert Darling,


40 hours, 15 cents.


6 00


471


J. Desmond, 91


. .


13 65


Pat. Gorman, 18


. .


2 70


Jas. Follansbee, building culverts,


18 66


John Ford,


58 hours, 15 cents. 8 70


Chas. Badger. 300


. .


45 00


T. J. Daniels, repairing water tub.


1 00


6 6


20 hours, 15 cents.


3 00


J. Wales, 10


1 50


Peter Dailey, . 80


12 00


Wm. Ware, 122


..


18 30


Fred Rogers, blacksmith bill,


2 65


Asa Sargent, 50 .6


7 50


533


F. A. Rogers, blacksmith bill, 3 00


535


Mark Hutchinson, 35 hours. 15 cents, 5 25


56 loads gravel, 2 80


66


..


416


417


530


532


498


508


522


472


492


..


..


16


Bill.


536 Paid John Duffee, 70 hours, 15 cents.


$ 10 50


537


Wm. Handy, 200 loads gravel, 8 00


543


L. H. Marsh & Son, 70 hours, 25 cents,


10 50


544


John Ledbury, 20 .. 3 00


. 6


17 03


90 1-2 “ 25


22 63


Geo. Hills,


64 1-2 - 15


9 68


Washington Pierce, 6 .6 .6


90


H. E. Briggs, 6 66


90


J. A. Crowningshield, 32


66 .6


4 81


L. J. Drake, 15 6.


2 25


Wm. Goss, 771-2 “


11 62


F. A. Gilmore, 25 loads gravel,


75


Patrick Connolly,


212 hours, 15 cents,


31 80


316


47 40


Daniel Buckley,


8


66


1 20


L. B. Brown,


30


4 50


Wm. Byron,


74


..


66


11 10


- Bishop, 28 loads gravel,


1 12


Barzillai Howes. 52


66


2 08


Wm. Keefe,


40 hours, 15 cents,


6 00


Michael Hicks,


75


11 85


John Corbett, 111


16 65


Michael Smith, 12


1 80


James McDermott. 50


66


.6


7 50


Leonard Brown,


74


11 10


James Corbett,


25 66


12


66


3 00


Charles McGorty,


9


66


1 35


Michael Byron,


9


66


1 35


Horace Bishop, 52 loads gravel,


2 08.


583


Chas. Badger,


325 hours, 15 cents,


48 75


Asa Sargent,


30


.6


..


4 50


Wm. Baxter,


25


3 75


Frank M. Osgood, 30 66


4 50


Merrifield,


30


4 50


Jerry Desmond,


45


66


. (


6 75


Patrick Gorman,


25


66


4 75


David Gay, blasting rocks,


1 00


581 Albert J. Gilmore, 113 1-2 "


582


..


66


66


584


17


Paid Geo. Murphy, 20 hours, 15 cents, Geo. Murphy, jr., 10 hours, 15 cents, 1 50


$ 3 00


John Murphy, 60 9 00


Jas. O. Reilly, 10


66 20 " 2 00


66 10 loads gravel,


50


John Farrell, 40 hours, 15 cents, 6 00


R. B. Stewart & Co., repair bill, 4 05


H. H. Bailey, 45 hours, 15 cents, 6 75


Freight bill for road machine,


7 00


Geo. S. Perkins, labor on culvert,


1 00


A. H. Morse, 62 3-4 hours, 15 cents, 66 66 stone and material,


15 80


Jas. Galvin, 212 1-2 hours, 15 cents,


31 88


C. M. Allen, 50


7 50


E. Hartshorn, 10


1 50


G. Pond, 60 loads gravel,


3 50


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, mdsc., 3 19


Patrick Collins, 50 hours, 15 cents,


7 50


G. C. Fisher, 359


53 85


204 1-2 ..


30 68


Hood & Mason, blacksmith bill, 34 96


Total,


$3,331 65


REMOVING SNOW IN ROADS.


Paid Patrick Connolly and 30 men, snow bills, $63 43 Alfred Clark and men, 19 81


Thos. J. Daniels, 164 hours, 15 cents, 24 60


Jerry Desmond, 189 27 82


Warren H. Bright, 84 6. 12 60 6.


J. G. Cunningham, 56 " 8 55


Lewis H. Marsh and men, 210 hours, 15 cts, 33 00


66 58 35


57 25 14 25


Patrick Connolly. 83 3-4 15 12 45


Geo. S. Hosie and others, 24 46


A3


Bill. 585 590 591 593 595 645 648 660 674 675 676 677 678 737 749 753 754 762


Bill.


46 47


48


1 2 21 24 40 43 44 45 A. J. Gilmore 66 389


9 20


18


Bill. 50 51


Paid Ed. Hartshorn and men, 96 hours, 15 cents, $14 40


E. K. Ray


60


66 9 00


52


Wm. E. Nason, breaking roads,


12 50


54


Wm. F. King and men.


42 77


55


John Canny


371 hours, 15 cents, 55 65


70


C. M. Allen.


85


12 75


71


Timothy E. Gay,


7


. .


6.


1 05


74


John K. Meek,


12


66


66


1 80


77


John Carr,


6


.


90


78


Patrick W. Leonard,


3


45


79


Peter Dailey,


10


66


1 50


81


Jas. F. Ford,


44


66


6 60


82


Albert Ballou,


14


66


2 10


89


W. S. Clark.


30


4 50


90


G. C. Fisher,


106


15 90


125


Chas. Badger,


80


66


..


12 00


154


J. F. Barnes,


8


66


..


1 20


156


J. M. Wales,


32


66


6.


4 80


249


Wm. Kane,


12


66


66


1 80


300


Wm. Mann,


9


66


66


1 35


306


M. M. Morse,


16


2 40


495


Edward Lynch,


52


7 80


531


A. H. Morse,


35


66


5 25


Total.


$517 79


PAYMENTS FOR NEW ROAD TO NORTH BELLINGHAM.


Paid J. H. & G. S. Ricker, contract,


$4,520 00


٠، extra work,


393 06


*Total,


$4,913 06


* NOTE. - The County has paid to the Town $800, on account of new road, which deducted leaves net cost $4,113 06.


19


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.


Paid M. M. Morse, for building East and West


Park streets, $300 00


J. Halloran, for widening on Central street, 175 00


Jos. G. Ray, for extension of Alpine street, 200 00


Post 60, G. A. R. appropriation for Decoration Day, 100 00


Franklin Library Association,


400 00


Total,


$1,175 00


PAYMENTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Bill.


17


Paid Wm. G. Cody, clearing snow from engine houses, $ 2 25


42


Hunnewell & Co., repairs. 14 61


66


L. Morrissey, labor on Engine No. 3, 1 50


130


Geo. P. Hutchinson, for repairs,


10 12


134


Morris J. Long, labor at engine house,


1 50


142


Jas. Hennessey, 66 1 50


149


Harry Spence, care of engine house,


2 25


155


W. G. Cody, clearing snow from cisterns,


75


177


Michael Sullivan, labor at engine house, 1 50 Hugh Quinn, 66 1 50


181


M. C. Darling, taking firemen to fire,


2 50


254


17 Firemen, year's services,


170 00


295


J. J. Stewart, for teaming, 6 00


296


Mrs. Lucy Jones, storing engine, 15 00


307


13 firemen, year's services and 1 poll tax,


132 00


351


Wm. G. Cody, labor on Engine No. 3, 1 50


353


Dennis Feeley, . (


2,


5 30


364


Jas. O. Chilson, mdse., Engine No. 3, 50


374


16 Firemen, year's services, 160 00


427


T. J. Hutchinson, labor on engine, 2 25


434


10 Firemen, year's services, 100 00


465


Poll taxes for 118 firemen, 236 00


499


27 Firemen, year's services, 270 00


178


20


Bill. 509 518 524


Paid T. P. Cody, 1 year's service, $ 10 00


Chas. Quinn, 1 year's service, 10 00


526


46 Firemen, year's service, and 1 poll tax. 462 00 2 40 C. M. Hurd, steward H. & L. Co.,


528


Adams Express, for bundles hose,


2 00


534


A. J. Morse & Son, repairing engine, 8 50


592 Harry Spence, care engine,


3 00


606


17 firemen, year's service,


170 00


650


A. Sanborn, moving engine,


1 00


658


S. C. Taft, engineer and poll tax, 12 00


6 40


662 663


Wm. H. Spear, year's service and tax, 12 00


10 00


664


Chas. Hanscom, year's service, 10 00


756


T. J. Hutchinson, labor on engine, 3 30


757


A. F. McLean, repairs of engine, 8 40


760


Hood & Mason, repairs of engine, 12 00


761


Harry Spence, care of engine, 3 35


767 Jas. Hood, year's service and poll tax, 12 00


856


Wm. Rockwood, mdse., 1 06


Total,


$1,897 94


PAYMENTS STREET LIGHTS.


Bill.


60


Paid W. Rockwood, supplies for lamps, $ 2 92 25


153


Adams Ex., bill street lanterns,


168


T. M. Turner & Co., bill supplies, . . 33 57 66


38 12


343 .


66


.6 525 527


A. French & Co., 1 lamp, 6 55


594


Jas. Mahon, for oil and services,


6 75


599


Freight bill,


25


773 Abram French & Co., for lamps, 24 90


S64 T. M. Turner & Co., supplies, 69 89


37 69


John Riordon, year's service,


661 Dennis Feeley, care engine,


21


Bill.


864 Paid Lewis R. Whitaker, for care and lighting lamps 12 months,


$384 00


Total,


$604 89


PAYMENTS FOR POLICE SERVICES.


Paid L. Morrissey, special police,


$ 1 25


Almond Sanborn, 66


2 00


John G. Cunningham, special police, 7 50


S. C. Taft, 15 00


L. R. Whitaker, 12 months services, 96 00


A. W. Newell, 66


485 00


Total,


$ 606 75


PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


Paid C. L. Stewart, printing warrants. $15 75


R. E. Capron, ad. warrants, 10 00


C. L. Stewart, printing town reports, 82 50


school 25 00


R. E. Capron, advertising, 1 00


C. L. Stewart, for posters and notices, 2 50


R. E. Capron, advertising, 6 00


C. L. Stewart, bill stationery.


8 80


66 printing,


3 50


66 66


1 75


66 66 auction posters. 1 25


R. E. Capron, printing notices. 1 50


2 25


C. L. Stewart, printing, 66 66 3 50


Stationery for Assessors, 1 00


C. L. Stewart, printing, 2 00


R. E. Capron, ad. town warrants. 6 00


notice to firemen, 1 00


66 assessors' notice, 66 2 50


Bill. 3 69 80 128 163 187 247 248 338 359 360 428 429 477 481 519 538 539 540


22


Bill. 580 602 653 690 750 755


Paid C. L. Stewart. printing bill, $ 4.75


R. E. Capron, ad. town warrants, 6 00


C. L. Stewart, printing road notices, 1 00


Postage, stationery for overseers, 3 00


1 50


C. L. Stewart, printing posters, 66 stationery, 1 05


843


J. M. Freeman, stationery and postage, 10 00


Total, $205 10


PAYMENTS ON ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT.


Bill


85. Paid C. A. Stockbridge, salary account, $50 00


Amos Daniels, cutting wood, 10 00


Richardson Metcalf, surgical services, 75


91


John Corbett, for cow, 37 00


95


Amos Daniels, cutting wood, 24 14


88


C. P. Carter, mdse. for almshouse, 13 88


159


L. R. Whitaker, conveying O. W. Adams to the almshouse, 4 00


210


John Springer, mdse., 22 13


216


C. A. Stockbridge, salary account, 50 00


223


H. R. Jenks, mdse. for almshouse, 12 96


262


J. L. Brazille, barber,


45


263


L. A. Follet, bill ashes, 33 70


273


C. L. Fales, mdse. for almshouse, 17 69


357


C. A. Stockbridge, 3 mos. services, 113 00


358


cash paid for supplies, 62 82


398


J. O. Chilson, for manure, 20 00


407


Henry Bemis, undertaker's bill, 19 00


408


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse.,


64 39


409


J. G. Cunningham, 10 cords manure, 65 00


413


Franklin Clothing Co., mdse., 45 95


414


John Springer, mndse., 15 40


415


James F. Ray, mdse., 59 65


447


Dr. C. R. Cole, medical services, 12 00


451


V. R. Warren, cattle service,


5 00


23


Paid S. Y. Reed, barber bill,


$ 1 80


C. P. Carter, dry goods, 11 55


J. L. Brazille, barber, 95


S. Matthewson, 3 bbls, crackers,


10 50


A. A. Russegue, 2 7-8 cords manure, 18 69


C. A. Stockbridge, 3 mos. salary, 113 00


66 cash paid supplies, 38 15


1 00


J. L. Brazille, barber bill, Rubber Air Cushion,


3 25


C. A. Stockbridge, for supplies,


4 18


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse. almshouse,


33 18


H. R. Jenks, C. L. Fales & Co.,


89 63


John Springer,


11 98


C. A. Stockbridge, salary,


50 00


R. B. Stewart & Co., for repairs, 14 00


D. C. Cotton, mdse. almshouse, 18 01


W. H. Spear, 29 79


50


C. H. Heaton, meat bill,


2 25


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, for lumber, grain bill,


223 73


C. W. Clark, market bill,


64 32


A. F. Everett, cattle service,


6 00


Jas. F. Ray, mdse. almshouse,


70 60


S. S. Cook, making cider,


3 92


Alex. Thayer, shoe bill,


5 70


Henry Bemis, undertaker, 34 00


Overseers supplies at almshouse, 2 70


Supplies for Ellis Holbrook, 3 50


A. F. McLean, bill repairs,


3 58


Trout & McPherson, for furniture, 6 99


J. W. Heaton, 2 tons coal,


15 50


S. S. Ray, mdse. almshouse, 8 77


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, grain bill, 60 25


Hood & Mason, blacksmith bill, 63 04




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