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2 72
B. Dickerman, for expenses to Bridgewater and Stoughton, to get school money and teachers, 4 00
W. W. Perry, for stove-pipe,
1 45
for labor in School-houses, and alphabet, · 5 62
Wm. G. Shattuck, for chairs and desk, Dist. No. 4, .
32 50
N. F. Roel, for carting chairs and desk,
2 90
S. Mann, 2d, for moving furniture, keys, &c.,
3 62
S. Mann, 2d, for one day and expenses to Boston to buy furniture, . 2 50
Wm. G. Shattuck, for settees for Dist. No. 8, 81 00
N. F. Roel, for carting settees, 5 09
$362 98
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Cost of School-House. District No. 8.
About 114 square rods of land, with pass-ways to town roads north and south, of heirs of Mrs. Polly Thayer,
$600 00
Labor on cellar and roads,
120 64
Alfred Roel, for stone-work,
123 49
P. McMahon, for stone,
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31 50
Sundry persons, for team-work,
33 25
Linus Belcher, for basement, by contract, ·
85 00
Linus Belcher, brick for basement and carting,
33 52
Linus Belcher, half of chimney,
34 19
Linus Belcher, building fence, coal-bin, etc.,
19 58
Sundry small items, .
3 95
By about 32 rods of old lot sold Mrs. King, $700 00 $1,085 12
Small articles sold to sundry persons, 9 04
709 04
Total cost of land, cellar, and work under the sill,
$376 08
SUPERSTRUCTURE.
Linus Belcher, building contract,
$4,000 00
Linus Belcher, outside platforms,
18 70
Linus Belcher, iron columns and carting,
48 54
R. W. Turner, paint, oil, and other small items,
82 16
Geo. C. Platt, painting inside and outside, .
107 90
Sundry small items, . 2 00
Total cost of superstructure,
4,259 30
Total expense of furnishing, ·
731 00
Royal Turner, services and expenses,
$50 00
David Burrell, services and expenses,
12 00
Zenas French, services,
5 00
Joshua Spear, services,
3 00
Isaac Tower, services‘
3 00
73 00
$5,439 38
Appropriation,
$6,000 00
Unexpended Balance,
560 62
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Insurance of Town Buildings.
Paid A. E. Dubois, insurance on School-house, Dist. No. 8, R. W. Turner, insurance on School-house, Dist. No. 8,
$42 50
41 00
$83 50
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Repairs of Highways. District No. 1 .- EPHRAIM MANN, Surveyor.
Paid for 42} days' labor,
$52 63
Ephraim Mann, 3 days' work, 3 75 .
Ephraim Mann, 19} days' team-work,
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72 25
Ephraim Mann, gravel,
8 18
Elisha Mann, use of cars, 4 days,
1 00
Jacob Niles, use of cars, 4 days,
1 00
$138 81
District No. 2 .- CHARLES LAMB, Surveyor.
Paid for George K. Maeder and horse, 7 days,
$15 75
Charles Lamb and horse, 7 days, .
15 75
Charles Lamb, 2 days,
2 50
William Simpson, 2 days,
1 00
Use of cart, 7 days,
1 75
99 loads of gravel,
5 09
$41 84
District No. 3 .- LORING BINNEY, Surveyor.
Paid for 14} days' work,
$18 14
Joshua Spear, oxen, cart, and hand, 1} day,
5 25
Joshua Spear, 3 cattle and hand, ¿ day,
2 00
Nathan White, for ploughing,
50
Seth Mann, oxen, cart, and hand 1} day,
5 25
Loring Binney, 9} days' labor,
11 88
Loring Binney, horse, cart, and hand, 9 days,
22 50
Loring Binney, 2 horses, cart, and hand, 4 days,
14 00
Loring Binney, horse, ¿ day, .
50
for picking stones, 18c., sharpening tools, 35c.,
53
41 loads of Gravel,
2 46
$83 01
District No. 4 .- SAMUEL THAYER, Surveyor.
Paid for 183 days' labor,
$23 12
Samuel Thayer. with horse and cart, 5 days, 12 70
Joshua Spear, 2 days' work with team, 8 25
J. White Belcher, horse, cart, and hand, 2 days,
5 00
Alfred Roel, work on rocks, .
1 75
$50 82
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District No. 5 .- ALFRED ROEL, Surveyor.
Paid for 41 days' labor, $13 86
Austin Roel and G. H. Nichols, work on rocks, 5 00
Abiel Howard, horse and cart and hand, 52 days, .
13 92
Charles Belcher, horse and cart and hand, 2} days, . 6 05
J. White Belcher, horse and cart and hand, 52 days, 14 38
A. Roel, horse and cart, 6 58
A. Roel, horse and cart and hand, 74 days, . 18 13
S. Mann, 2d., and J. Blythe, 394 loads of gravel, 23 54
for use of tools, 75
$132 21
District No. 6 .- WARREN MANN, Surveyor.
Paid for 193 days' labor, .
$19 50
J. A. Lucas, 1 day, and use of drills, 1 62
Warren Mann, 132 days, .
14 37
Ephraim Mann, with 3 cattle and 2 carts, 1 day,
4 25
Alvan Mann, 82 days,
37 19
for gravel, 154 loads, at 5c., .
7 70
for boarding hands,
1 58
$86 21
District No. 7 .- NOAH THAYER, Surveyor.
Paid for 10} days' labor,
$14 13
Henry Jones, 3 days, laying wall,
4 50
John Jones, 23 days, laying wall,
3 75
Adam Jones, 4 days, laying wall,
6 00
Joshua Spear, oxen and hand, 5 days,
17 25
John A. Lucas, and tools on rocks, 3 days,
5 75
John A. Lucas, powder,
1 35
Noah Thayer, 12 days,
12 50
Noah Thayer, repairing tools and findings,
2 18
Noah Thayer, picking stones,
53
for plough and ploughing,
54
Nancy Thayer, horse and wagon,
1 00
for gravel, 9 loads,
54
$70 02
District No. 8 .- SELECTMEN, Surveyors.
Paid for 53 days' work,
$66 00
Ephraim Mann, with 2 teams, 83 days,
59 50
Ephraim Mann, with 1 team, ¿ day, .
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1 50
Jacob Niles, use of cart, 10 days, .
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2 63
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Paid John Curran, gravel, .
$5 00
S. Mann, 2d, gravel, .
12 64
Frank Smith, work, .
39
$147 66
District No. 9 .- ELEAZER BEAL, Surveyor.
Paid for 133 days' labor,
$16 99
John Wales, 2 teams, 4 days,
16 00
E. Beal, 2 teams, 5} days,
22 00
E. Beal, 53 days' work,
6 87
for gravel of John Wales,
11 84
$73 70
District No. 10 .- SAMUEL LINFIELD, Surveyor.
Paid for 25 days' labor,
$28 75
Moses Burrill, 3 cattle and hand, 4 days,
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16 00
John Wales, 3 cattle and hand, 2} days,
10 00
Samuel Linfield, 3 cattle and hand, 6 days,
21 00
Samuel Linfield, cutting brush, &c., .
3 00
J. G. Blanchard, cutting brush, &c., .
2 50
for gravel of John Wales and N. Keith,
8 98
$90 23
District No. 11 .- RUFUS THAYER, Surveyor.
Paid for 31} days' labor,
$36 69
Elisha Clark, horse, cart, and man, 1} day, .
4 12
Caleb H. Dyer,
4 13
B. B. French, oxen ¿ day,
2 00
David Thayer, labor,
25
for powder and fuse, .
33
Blacksmiths, .
50
Rufus Thayer, labor, 6 days, .
7 50
Rufus Thayer, 2 yoke oxen 4} days,
11 25
Rufus Thayer, cart 6 days, and plough,
2 50
Rufus Thayer, carting stone,
50
Rufus Thayer, for gravel,
2 00
$71 77
District No. 12 .- MARTIN GAY, Surveyor.
Paid for 204 days' labor,
$37 82
Moses Whitcomb, horse, cart and hand, 2 days, .
5 00
John T. Jordan, 2 days, .
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5 00
Obediah Jones, with team, 4 days,
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14 00
2
10
Paid John Wales, 6} days,
$23 38
Jackson Belcher, with horse and cart, 114 days,
28 13
P. McMahon, work on rocks,
3 00
Royal Turner, use of cart, .
62
Royal Turner, oil, &c., ·
1 33
Blacksmiths, .
1 91
Martin Gay, 26 days,
32 50
$152 69
Credit by cash of H. C. Alden, for loam carted, . 5 00
$147 69
District No. 13 .- JOHN A. BLOOD, Surveyor.
Paid for 93 days' labor,
$13 83
Jackson Belcher, with horse and cart, 1 day, ·
2 50
J. T. Jordan, horse, cart and man, 5 days, . .
12 50
Moses French, horse, cart and man, 44 days, .
10 90
J. A. Blood, work, 7 days,
10 16
$19 89
District No. 14-MOSES W. WHITCOMB, Surveyor. Paid for 83 days' labor,
$10 62
Wales French, Jr., horse and cart, 2 days, ·
2 57
Wales French, Jr., horse and cart, 4 days, .
5 00
Gravel, 54 loads,
1 62
M. W. Whitcomb, and horse and cart, 33 days,
8 75
M. W. Whitcomb, and horse and cart,
1 94
repairing tools,
50
$31 00
District No. 15-CHARLES HOWLAND, Surveyor.
Paid for 133 days' work, .
$16 87
Obediah Jones, with team, 2 days, 7 00 ·
John Wales, with team, 1 day,
3 50
Jackson Belcher, and horse and cart, 4 days,
10 00
P. McMahon, stones and work,
1 00
Charles Howland, 5 days' work,
6 25
Ebenezer Alden, 115 loads gravel, .
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4 86
$19 48
District No. 16-A. J. DYER, Surveyor.
Paid for 18& days' labor, £ $23 37 . ·
Amasa Thayer, with team, 1 day, ·
3 50
Freeman White, with team, 3 days, . .
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10 50
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Paid for repairing tools, · ·
$0 75
A. J. Dyer, 92 days, . ·
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11 87
$49 99
District No. 17-EBENEZER S. BELCHER, Surveyor.
Paid for 333 days' labor, . $41 87
E. G. Packard, with horse and cart, 6 days, .
15 00
Moses Burrill and team, ¿ day,
2 00
Ebenezer Thayer, on rocks, .
3 00
E. S. Belcher and horse and cart, 8 days, .
20 00
E. S. Belcher, mowing bushes and repairs on road, .
7 00
E. S. Belcher, 1 day picking stones, .
1 50
E. S. Belcher, tools and powder,
1 00
$91 37
District No. 18-HIRAM BELCHER, Surveyor.
Paid for 27 days' labor,
$33 75
Hiram Belcher and 3 cattle, 13 days,
52 00
Hiram Belcher, labor, 6 days,
7 50
Newton White, 53 loads gravel,
2 65
Samuel Baker, 67 loads gravel,
4 02
$99 92
District No. 19-LUCIUS PAINE, Surveyor.
Paid for 21} days' labor, ·
$27 24
Moses French, labor, . ·
4 50
Zenas French,
25 75
John A. Blood,
33
Lucius Paine, 123 days,
16 67
Robert Pratt, work on Division Street,
5 00
E. N. Holbrook, 46 loads gravel,
1 84
$81 33
District No. 20-SIMEON WHITCOMB, Surveyor. Paid for 31 days' labor,
$36 85
Lucius T. Packard and horse, 1 day,
2 00
Simeon Whitcomb, 234 days,
29 06
Simeon Whitcomb, horse and cart, 4 days,
3 84
Simeon Whitcomb, cart one day,
25
Zenas French with team, 7 days,
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28 00
$100 00
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12
District No. 21-N. E. HOBART, Surveyor.
Paid for 49 days' labor,
$53 25
| Moses Burrill, 2 days with oxen and cart, 7 00
Zenas French, 3 days with oxen and 2 carts,
12 00
E. G. Packard, 3 days, horse and cart,
7 50
E. G. Packard, horse and cart 1 day,
1 25
N. E. Hobart, 73 days,
9 37
$90 37
District No. 22-JEREMIAH BELCHER, Surveyor.
Paid for 25 days' work,
$31 24
Lewis S. Belcher and 3 cattle, 9 days,
32 00
A. Beal, Gravel and stone work, .
1 00
Jeremiah Belcher, 10 days, . ·
12 50
$76 74
Railing Roads, Building Bridges, &c.
Paid Linus Belcher, stock and work, railing on North and Mill Sts.,
$63 16
Ephraim Mann, carting lumber, ·
6 80
S. Mann, 2d, 16 posts, .
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3 20
Frank Smith, setting,
2 50
Lucius Paine, building bridge on Franklin Street, .
48 33
Daniel Kellaher, building bridge on Howard Street,
11 32
Daniel Kellaher, digging ditches on Howard Street,
. 4 18
Hiram Belcher, drawing scraper and picking stones, 8 50
21 55
$169 54
Building Roads.
Paid George P. Packard, balance on Pine Street, . $75 00
Hiram Belcher, for finishing Pine Street, 20 16
Billy Belcher for gravel, Pine Street, .
4 84
Daniel Kellaher, in part, Howard and Main Streets,
267 79
$367 79
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Allen Merritt, 6 iron grates, 2153 lbs.,
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Snow Bills.
District No. 1, Eph. Mann,
$71 54
No. 2, Charles Lamb, .
47 02
No. 3, Loring Binney, .
27 75
No. 4, Samuel Thayer,
13 62
No. 5, A. Roel,
16 87
No. 6, W. Mann,
21 55
No. 7, Noah Thayer,
49 53
No. 8, Selectmen,
33 67
No. 9, Eleazer Beal,
42 31
No. 10, Sam. Linfield, .
38 29
No. 11, Rufus Thayer, .
25 17
No. 12, M. Gay,
7 57
No. 13, J. A. Blood,
28 08
No. 14, M. W. Whitcomb,
21 11
No. 15, Chas. Howland,
28 49
No. 16, A. J. Dyer,
21 59
No. 17, E. S. Belcher, .
58 46
No. 18, Hiram Belcher,
35 00
No. 19, Lucius Paine, .
29 25
Benjamin Pratt,
3 33
No. 20, S. Whitcomb,
37 69
No. 21, N. E. Hobart, .
64 33
No. 22, J. Belcher, ·
40 00
Bills paid for shoveling snow, 1855-6,
14 73
$776 95
Paupers in Almshouse.
Paid T. H. Brodrick, balance of account for previous year,
$33 50
support of Henry Clark, 86 67
support of Peter Sloan, 86 67
support of Noble Linfield,
86 66
support of Polly Copeland,
69 33
support of Mrs. Delano,
69 33
support of Sarah Crane,
65 33
support of Isaac Pendergrass,
15 00
wood for Almshouse,
15 00
making clothing for Paupers,
5 50
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4 36
medicine and supplies for paupers, cot bedstead,
2 25
35 30
sundry persons for bedding and clothing for paupers, Jobn Long for straw for Almshouse, 1 50
T. H. Brodrick for transient paupers, 5 50 ·
A. C. Kimball for digging grave for I. Pendergrass, . . 2 50
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$762 22
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Paid Ralph Houghton for coffin for I. Pendergrass, Azel Howard for robe for I. Pendergrass, Transporting persons to Poor-house, . .
$5 00
1 50
2 50
$593 40
Paupers out of Almshouse.
Paid Samuel Macintire, for support of Susannah Hollis, $65 64 for clothing for Susan. Hollis, 2 50
$68 14
Ira Beal, for support of Sally Burrill,
$78 00
for clothing for Sally Burrill, . 6 00
84 00
R. W. Turner, for supplies to Mrs. A. Lowell and family, .
$79 50
B. Dickerman, for rent to Mrs. A. L. and family, 24 00
Ephraim Mann, for wood to Mrs. A. L. and family, 19 00
Noah Thayer, for wood to Mrs. A. L. and family,
3 00
125 50
Samuel Clark, for support of Parnel Clark,
50 00
Henry Jones, for rent for John Sylvester,
23 34
Mary P. Pratt, for support of Polly Hall, $28 62
7 00
35 62
State Lunatic Hospital, for support of Diantha Hobart, 66. for support of Triphena Niles,
158 33
H. Wilson and J. Thayer, support of B. F. Kennedy's chld'n. Burial expenses of B. F. Hobart,
9 00
Lucius T. Packard, for support of Esther Reed,
43 00
John Dunton, for support of Wm. Chappel, .
13 00
Ralph Houghton, for coffin for Geo. Pool,
5 00
Azel Howard, for grave clothes for Geo. Pool,
1 58
Town of Hopkinton, for support of Appolos West,
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15 50
J. V. Arnold and Mrs. Jones, for support of Nancy Sylvester, Transient paupers, · .
7 56
H. A. Alden, for support of Samuel Howard,
$12 25
Leeds & Bro., for clothing for S. Howard, 7 87
20 12
Wm. Shed, tolling bell for children of E. Stimpson,
$1 00
Ralph Houghton, for 2 coffins for E. Stimpson, . 7 50
John Dunton, digging 2 graves, Stimpson's chldn.,
2 00
Eph. Mann, for supplies to E. Stimpson,
1 00
Eph. Mann, for supplies to L. A. Thayer,
$3 00
A. Mayhew, for goods to L. A. Thayer, . 2 32
Washington Thayer, for supplies to L. A. T.
3 00
J. Litchfield, Jr., for supplies to L. A. Thayer, 13 97
Isaac Tower, rent for L. A. Thayer,
2 00
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Hannah Curtis, for support of Polly Hall,
17 03
79 50
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23 90
11 50
24 29
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Paid A. Pendergrass, for care of E. Penniman and wife, $6 00
T. B. Peck, for care of E. P. and wife, . 8 34
O. W. Vinton, for care of E. P. and wife, 38 50
Ann W. M. Hobart, for care of E. P. and wife, . 1 00
Sml. L. White, wood and meat to E. P. and wife,
6 14
Isaac Spear, for wood to E. P and wife, . 42 44
Daniel Faxon, for supplies to E. P. and wife,
51 37
A. C. Clark, for supplies to E. P. and wife,
1 79
Ralph Houghton, for coffin,
5 00
Erastus Wales, for robe, .
1 25
J. A. Blood, digging grave,
1 25
$163 08
Daniel Faxon, for supplies to Mrs. H. Hobart, $53 09
Isaac Spear, for wood to Mrs. H. Hobart, 29 34
82 43
D. Faxon, for supplies to Willoughby Goodwin, . $3 00
Isaac Spear, for wood to W. Goodwin, 2 43
5 43
N. Pendergrass, supplies J. V. Pendergrass, . Ambrose Hollis, supplies Festus Drew's family, . $6 00
12 50
C. Morton, Jr., supplies Festus Drew's family, 23 45
29 45
Daniel Faxon, supplies I. Pendergrass,
3 00
John Montgomery, support Samuel Holbrook,
25 00
Ephraim Mann, wood to Alexander Holbrook,
4 50
B. S. Farrington, board, coffin, &c., Seth Howard,
.$25 64
William Shed, tolling bell for Seth Howard, .
50
A. C. Kimball, digging grave for Seth Howard,
2 50
28 64
Martin L. Eddy, support of Ebenezer Holbrook,
7 00
Ephraim Mann, to Braintree, three times, .
3 00
City of Boston, supplies to Amanda Wells, .
4 00
City of Boston, supplies to Mary and E. Thompson, .
15 63
$1,199 57
Paupers of other Towns.
Paid Noah Thayer, wood to Catharine Thayer, Braintree, $1 50 T. H. Brodrick, support of William H. Thayer, of Braintree, 9 00
Ralph Houghton, coffin for son of Wm. H. Thayer, of Braintree, 4 00
A. C. Kimball, digging grave for.son of William H. Thayer, of Braintree, . 2 50
Azel Howard, grave clothes for son of William H. Thayer, of Braintree, . 83
E. Mann, 3d, supplies to C. F. Thayer, of Braintree, 3 00
$20 83
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Paid Ralph Houghton, coffin for Sally Russell, of Bedford, $5 00 Azel Howard, robe for Sally Russell, of Bedford, . 2 25 B. Bryant, care of Sally Russell, of Bedford, 2 00
A. C. Kimball, digging grave for Sally Russell, of Bedford, 1 00
T. H. Brodrick, tolling bell for S. Russell, Braintree, 50
Ephraim Mann, wood to Mrs. Eph'm Cole, of North Bridgewater, · $11 25
J. White Belcher, cutting wood for Mrs. Ephraim Cole, of North Bridgewater, 1 26
Asia Mayhew and Ephraim Mann, supplies to Chas. Leach, of North Bridgewater, . 6 00
R. W. Turner, supplies for Dan'l Hunt, Quincy, $2 00
Loring Binney, wood for Daniel Hunt, Quincy, ·
2 17
Ephraim Mann, wood for Daniel Hunt, Quincy, 9 00
Adam Jones, rent for Daniel Hunt, Quincy, 6 00
Chas. Leach, services for Daniel Hunt, Quincy, 6 00
Asia Mayhew, supplies for Daniel Hunt, Quincy, . 10 54
Asia Mayhew, supplies for Harrison Hunt, Quincy, $3 00
A. Clark & Co., supplies for Harrison Hunt, Quincy, Ephraim Mann, wood for Harrison Hunt, Quincy, . 2 50
10 00
J. Dunton, digging grave for child of Harrison Hunt, Quincy, . .
1 00
Azel Howard, robe for child of H. Hunt, Quincy, 75
R. Houghton, coffin for child of H. Hunt, Quincy, ·
3 00
20 25
Ephraim Mann, wood to Joseph Tarbot, Stoughton, $7 00
E. Mann, 3d, supplies to Joseph Tarbot, Stoughton, 13 00
Ephraim Mann, supplies to Jos'h Tarbot, Stoughton, 2 00
22 00
E. Mann, 3d, supplies to J. W. Leonard, Taunton, . $3 50
Rufus Thayer, wood to J. W. Leonard, Taunton, 1 50
5 00
$133 05
State Paupers.
Paid for transportation of Wm. Chappell to Bridgewater, $2 00
J. Litchfield, supplies to Thomas Shay, . $13 18
A. P. Wellcome, rent for Thomas Shay, .
10 00
Seth Mann, 2d, supplies for Thomas Shay, 2 30
25 48
Seth Mann, 2d, cash to Henry Newell,
. $11 00
Seth Mann, 2d, wood to Henry Newell, 3 50 ·
Wales Thayer, for goods, 1 30 .
2 00
R. W. Turner,
66
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17 80
$45 28
$10 75
18 51
35 71
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Medical attendance on Paupers.
Paid Dr. Ebenezer Alden, for attendance on-
Henry Newell, State pauper,
. $9 50
Sarah Crane, .
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· 75
Enoch Penniman, . ·
· 6 00
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Paid Dr. Ephraim Wales, for attendance on-
Polly Copeland,
. $3 50
Luther A. Thayer, . ·
1 00
Mrs. Delano,
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. 50
Thomas Shay, State pauper, .
1 00
Paid Dr. Theophilus Wood, attendance on-
Enoch Penniman, .
. . $14 36
Isaac Pendergrass, .
. 2 25
Esther Reed,
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24 93
Paid Dr. Frederic Howard, attendance on-
Peter Sloan,
$0 50
Mrs. Delano,
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1 75
Henry Clark,
1 50
John Sylvester,
4 00
William H. Thayer, Braintree,
5 50
Washington B. Thayer's family, Braintree,
5 75
William H. Thayer's son, Braintree,
· 13 50
Isaac Pendergrass, .
. 6 00
Paid Dr. E. A. Allen, attendance on-
Calvin Holbrook's child, Braintree, $0 75 .
Polly David, Stoughton, ·
75
G. W. Thayer's child, Braintree, . 8 25
Daniel Hunt and wife, Quincy,
14 25
Charles Leach and wife, North Bridgewater,
6 75
Joseph Tarbot, Stoughton, .
1 75
Franklin Kennedy's child, .
2 25
Elbridge Stimpson's children,
4 50
Sarah Crane, . .
50
Paid Dr. Ephraim Wales, Jr., attendance on- E. Stimpson's family,
8 50
$133 93
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39 75
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38 50
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Funeral Expenses.
Paid Ezekiel French, attending 76 funerals, $76 00
4 50
removing Seth Howard from Dedham, sleigh hire and repair of hearse, Moses French attending 21 funerals, .
2 46
21 00
$103 96
Abatements and Discount on Taxes.
Paid John T. Jordan, abatement on bill of 1854, $67 77
collecting tax for 1854, . 174 42
Seth Mann, 2d, abatement of tax for 1855, ·
$188 62
collecting taxes for 1855, 100 00
288 62
Caleb Stevens, discount on $18,615.56, at 6 per
cent., on tax of 1856, . 1,131 34
Caleb Stevens, discount on 1,846.20, at 4 per cent., on tax of 1856, . 73 85
1,205 19
Caleb Stevens, abatements on tax of 1856, ·
275 62
remittance on tax of 1856, 136 50 ·
412 12
$2,148 12
Fire Department. Paid the following bills, approved by the Fire Wardens :-
Fire King.
T. H. Brodrick, steward, $50 00
for oil, wood, &c., ·
12 63
· W. Cartwright, for repairs, ·
.
5 54
R. W. Turner, for oil, .
2 05
Wm. Cole and N. F. Roel, for carting hose,
1 00
Shelton & Cheever, for hose, . 54 50
Hunneman & Co.,
2 00
Poll tax of members, by vote of the town,
67 50
Aquarius.
Thomas and Otis Crooker, stewards, 21 months, $86 00
Wm. H. Warren, for repairs, . 15 62
Geo. F. Sargent, for wood, oil, repairs, &c.,
. 21 30
A. Clark & Co., for oil, &c., . .
11 07
James Boyd & Sons, hose &c., . .
2 80
$242 19
$195 22
19
S. L. White, for drawing engine, Hunneman & Co., for hose, &c.,
·
$6 00
·
.
69 00
Allen Merritt, for repairs,
1 25
C. Morton, for oil, &c., .
7 34
Poll tax of members, .
.
$281 88
Relief .- No. 4.
Ezra Whitcomb, steward, and oil,
$21 61
Allen Merritt, for repairs,
50
John Long, for drawing engine, 1855, .
·
3 50
Poll taxes of members, .
22 50
48 11
$525 21
Armory.
Appropriation, $300.
Paid Newell, Willard & Co., bill for lamps,
$19 25
E. Moulton, for labor,
36 69
Ira Porter, for labor, .
19 12
A. H. Allen, for moss,
7 81
S. O. Thayer, for materials and labor,
26 15
D. Burrill, for stove and wood,
7 00
G. H. Allen, for paper, 20 rolls,
6 67
C. Morton, for border,
2 35
R. W. Turner, for sundries,
34 52
J. B. Thayer, for labor,
3 50
H. C. Alden, for labor,
5 25
C. Morton, Jr., for furniture,
5 75
Isaac Jackson, for lumber,
51 00
J. L. Brown, for painting,
23 36
J. Wilson Ingell, for stove and pipe, .
14 48
O. Jones, for carting, .
2 25
W. G. Shattuck, for furniture,
25 00
N. F. Roel, for carting furniture,
1 65
S. Mann, 2d, 1 day to Boston, and expenses,
.
2 50
$294 30
Military Company.
Paid to members of Company-refunded by State, $386 50
r ent of Armory-refunded by State, . ·
100 00
$486 50
.
.
61 50
.
20
Liquor Agencies. ADOLPHUS CLARK-Agent.
Liquor, &c., on hand, March 1, 1856, . ·
$371 90
Paid A. S. Mansfield's bill and freight, 38 23
A. Clark, salary for three months, to June 1, '56, 25 00
$435 13
Stock on hand June 1, 1856, .
$305 10 ·
Cash paid to Treasurer, by A. Clark, . 121 31
426 31
Closed June 1, 1856-balance against the town, . $8 82 ·
Book and fixtures for the business, not included in stock, . 7 74
E. A. ALLEN-Agent.
Liquor on hand, March 1, 1856,
$454 95
E. A. Allen, 3 months' salary, to June 1, 1856.
25 00
$479 95
Stock on hand, June 1, 1856, .
$370 90
Cash paid to Treasurer, by E. A. Allen,
· 100 57
471 47
June 1, 1856. Balance against the town, . $8 48
E. A. ALLEN-Agent. Dr.
June 1, 1856. To stock on hand, . $370 90
To stock of A. Clark, as above, 305 10
$676 00
Credit. By Cash to Treasurer,
70 00
March 1, 1857. Balance due the town, guaranteed and secured by bond,
Orders drawn on Treasurer, during the year, on account of Agencies- A. S. Mansfield's bill, .
$37 48
Carting, .
75
A. Clark, 3 months' salary, ·
.
25 00
E. A. Ellen, 3 months' salary,
.
25 00
$88 23
Town Officers.
Paid Ezekiel French, for services as constable, $6 00
Oramel White, superintending school committee, 1856, 62 27
Benjamin Dickerman, sup. school committee, 1856, 43 00
Seth Mann, 2d, superintending school committee, 1856,
33 47
J. S. Littlefield, superintending school committee, 1856, Seth Mann, 2d, for services as selectman, 35 00
22 50
for assessing town, county and State tax, 30 00
for making new valuation, (specific,) 15 00
for services as overseer of poor,
30 00
.
.
$606 00
21
Paid Seth Mann, 2d, for taking census of children,
$5 00
Jacob Whitcomb, for services as selectman, . 35 00
for assessing town, county and State tax, . 30 00
for making new valuation, . 15 00
for services as overseer of poor, .
30 00
for taking census of children, 5 00 .
Ephraim Mann, for services as selectman, . 35 00 ·
for assessing town, county and State tax, . 30 00
for making new valuation, . 15 00
for services as assessor, 30 00
for taking census of children, 5 00
$512 24
Incidental Expenses.
Paid T. H. Brodrick, for bookcase and door lock, . $41 37
for ringing bell, 5 00
5 00
for whitewashing poor-house, for one day's work on same, . 1 75
Eph. Mann, for wood for selectmen's room, and sawing, 7 00
J. B. Chisholm, order book and printing, 9 75
Allen Merritt and J. Gill, for labor on guide post, 2 50
L. Wentworth, for repairing bier, 1 25 ·
J. M. Keith, legal advice, 3 00
Jacob Whitcomb, journey to Boston on town business, 3 00
R. Thayer, for dis. envelopes, 1 50
Geo. Washburn, for dis. envelopes, . 1 50
White and Burrill and Daggett, damage on highway, 11 00
Ephraim Mann, for maple wood to almshouse, 7 00
for time and expense to Dedham on road business, . 2 38
Expenses in opposing Stoughton on division of town,
22 13
R. W. Turner, stationery,
1 52
Chase, Brothers & Co., 2 bedsteads and mattresses for lockup, and carting,
15 75
O. White and Thos. Howard, justice's fees, .
50
John Long, railroad fares for State paupers to Bridgewater, 1 43 for teams for paupers, 2 75
Jacob Whitcomb, journey to Dedham and Weymouth on town business, 2 days and expenses, 4 00
J. W. Ingell, for stove-pipe for selectmen's room, 5 50
A. Roel, for covering well on Main Street, . 7 62
L. F. Thayer, for postage,
1 74
Mrs. O'Connell, for washing room,
50
E. Moran, for trimming trees on Main Street,
1 00
for 1 lb. candles, 42; 1 ledger, $2,
2 42
for record and writing deeds, . 2 25
22
Paid S. Mann, 2d, for horse and carriage on town business, in town, $6 45
J. Whitcomb, for horse and carriage on town business, in town, 8 00
Eph. Mann, for horse and carriage on town business, in town, 6 00
J. L. Brown, for setting glass in almshouse, .
1 00
H. C. Alden, for distributing Acts and Resolves, 1856, 8 00
O. W. Ennis, for printing, 8 50
WVm. White, for printing Town Reports, 1856, 86 50
M. T. Hendry, entertainment for selectmen and committees, 37 35
for paupers, .
8 00
W. G. Shattuck, for chairs for selectmen's room,
6 00
N. F. Roel, for carting chairs,
37
Wm. Cole, for freight of Town Reports and books, .
1 25
Thomas Groom, for valuation book and stationery, .
27 73
S. Mann, 2d, time, expense and horse and wagon to Dedham, (Fitts' road,) 4 75
S. Mann, 2d, journey to Boston, 4 times, on town business, and expenses, .
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