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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.
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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.
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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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