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C. Morton, Jr., supplies, 11 85
42 35
S. H. Morrill, supplies to E. Holbrook Jr., family, 23 00
Eunice Eddy, nursing wife of do., 2 00
John Dunton, digging grave, 1 00
A. Howard, house rent,
10 00
E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 4 00
Ephraim Mann, wood, 4 75
44 75
Mrs. Elizabeth Lawler, care in sickness of Mrs. Frances Holbrook and family, 5 00
Mrs. Eunice Eddy, care in sickness of do., 3 00 Jason Holbrook, 20 mos. house rent to March 1, 1860, 40 00
Rufus Thayer, fire wood, 17 52
C. Morton, Jr., clothing and bedding, 19 13
Elisha Mann, 3d, supplies, 1858 and 1859, 46 50
Francis Townsend, supplies, 32 29
I. D. Page, supplies, 12 57
Dr. F. Howard, medical attendance, 3 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 11 50
Mrs. Azel Howard, grave clothes for Francis Holbrook in 1858, 2 00
Ephraim Mann, wood, 1858, 6 00
Elisha Mann, 3d, supplies, 36 50
Seth Mann, 2d, supplies, 5 75
240 76
Josiah Thayer, support of children of B. F. Kennedy, in 1858, 33 00
Josiah Thayer, support of same in 1859, 53 75 Josiah Thayer, support of wife and chil- dren of B. F. Kennedy, 14 00
Wm. L. Field, North Bridgewater, for
Franklin Kennedy, 16 75
117 50
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Paid Addison Faunce, house rent for Mrs. G. W. Kingsbury, 1858, 5 83
Addison Faunce, house rent in 1859, 25 00
Abiel Howard, 1 ton of coal, 66 6 75
C. H. Dyer, ¿ ton of coal,
3 38
E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 66 1 00
Seth Mann, 2d, to cash furnished to Mrs. Kingsbury, 44 00
H. Wales, coal, 7 25
F. Townsend, for school books, 4 17
97 38
L. T. Packard, board'g Wid. Esther Reed, 91 00 'T. E. Wood, medica! attendance, 1858, 25 00
T. E. Wood, medical attendance, 1859, 30 54
146 54
Town of Quincy, for support of Lysander P. Holbrook and children, 64 33
John Arnold, support, care and funeral ex- penses of Nancy Sylvester, 1858, 33 50
Ralph Houghton, coffin for same, 5 00
38 50
Hannah Curtis, for support of Polly Hall from May 5, 1858, to March 1, 1860, 95 00 Ralph Houghton, coffin for Atwood Poole, 5 00
Daniel Faxon, for supplies to Widow E. Penniman, 43 47
Mary A. Kneeland, nursing, 6 00
Isaac Spear, wood bill, ' 28 68
Ralph Houghton, coffin, robe and cap, 6 75
John A. Blood, digging grave, 2 50
87 40
Dan'l Faxon, supplies to Wid. E. Hobart, 60 15 Isaac Spear, wood bill 66 32 41
Dr. T. E. Wood, medical attendance, 1858, 5 99 Dr. T. E. Wood, medical attendance, 1859, 8 57
107 12
Daniel Faxon, for supplies to Mrs. J. A. Hobart, 45 38
Isaac Spear, wood bill 14 25
Dr. T. E. Wood, medical attendance, 1858, 8 12 Mrs. Azel Howard, grave clothes for Mr. J. A. Hobart. 1 75
69 50
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Paid Daniel Faxon, supplies to Jona. Thayer, 3 00 R. Houghton, coffin for child of do., 1858, 2 50 R. Houghton, robe and coffin for child of Jona. Thayer in 1860, 4 50
John A. Blood, digging grave of do., 1 50
$11 50
State Lunatic Hospital, Taunton, support of Diantha Hobart, Dec. 1, 1858 to Dec. 1, 1859, 208 61
State Lunatic Hospital, Taunton, support of Rosina K. Hodge, 15 58
State Lunatic Hospital, Taunton, support
of Royal T. Beal, 154 99
Refunded by Joshua Spear, guardian, $154 99
PAUPERS OF OTHER TOWNS.
Ralph Houghton, for coffin and grave
clothes for Daniel Hunt of Quincy,
6 50
Henry D. Holbrook, for expenses attend- ing the death of do., 6 00
Wm. Shedd, tolling bell for do., 50
John Dunton, digging grave for do., 1 50
Thomas Reed, cleaning house at time of
· death of do. 4 50
S. H. Morrill, supplies to do., 4 00
23 00
Mrs. Azel Howard, grave clothes for wife of Chas. Leach of N. Bridgewater, 1 50
Michael Hand, care of John Battles of North Bridgewater, 1858, 2 00
3 50
O. H. Leach, goods delivered Chas. Buf- fum, of Salem, 7 00
B. O. Mann, 1 cord wood to do.
6 00
13 00
25
Paid E. A. Allen, medical attendance to Chris- tiana, wife of J. H. Sloan, Canton, 9 25 Geo. W. Kehr, board of Christiana Sloan, of Canton, 8 00
17 25
E. A. Allen, medical attendance to Mrs. G. W. Thayer, of Braintree, 31 50
T. E. Wood, medical attendance to Hosea B. Edson and wife, 12 75
E. W. Lincoln, supplies delivered Hosea B. Edson and wife, 1 36
H. Wales, coal delivered do.
3 63
49 24
Isaac Spear, wood to Mrs. Eliza Orcutt of Abington, 6 25
Daniel Faxon, supplies 66 1 00
Seth Mann, 2d, to cash to Mrs. G. Leavitt of Abington, 1 00
I. D. Page, supplies to 66 2 62
B. O. Mann, supplies and wood "
6 00
Elisha Mann, 3d, supplies,
66
5 00
Seth Mann, 2d, supplies, 66 66
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22 25
John A. Blood, digging grave for Louisa Vinton and child of Norton, 1858, 2 25
Isaac Spear, wood to O. W. Vinton, of Norton, 1859, 9 75
12 00
· Alvin Mann, for wood delivered to Lemuel Raymond, of Middleboro', 6 00
Moses French, for wood delivered Lewis Holbrook, of Stoughton, 2 50
B. O. Mann, load of wood to David L. Burrill, of Stoughton, 6 00
8 50
Thomas N. McCann and family of Nantucket.
Dr. F. Howard, medical attendance, 12 50
Hiram Wales, coal, 7 25
Atherton Wales, wood, 7 50
F. Townsend, school books, 1 25
Adoniram Thayer, house rent, 17 50
C. Morton. Jr., supplies, 75
4
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Paid Richard Ford, supplies, 27 00
Ralph Houghton, removing family to Nantucket, 37 90
Wm. Cole, removing furniture, 1 50 C. Estabrook, supplies to family of McCann, 4 75
117 90
$272 64
STATE PAUPERS.
Paid T. E. Wood, medical attendance to An- thony Lashua, 11 75
John Lashua, nursing do. 15 00
Jacob Whitcomb, family of A. Lashua to Bridgewater, 1 60
Robert Corthell, supplies for do. 3 13
E. W. Lincoln, supplies for do. 11 42
Moses French, wood for do. 6 50
John A. Blood, supplies for do. 75
Asa Reed, 66 66
56
50 71
Ralph Houghton, coffin and grave clothes for Bridget O'Niel, 6 25
Ezekiel French, burial of B. O'Niel, and
removal of child to State Almshouse,
5 22
11 47
Joshua Spear, wood delivered to Crowd family, 3 25
N. F. Roel, removing do. to Boston, 5 00
Dr. F. Howard, medical attendance to do. 9 00
Richard Ford, supplies for do., 6 00
23 25
E. A. Allen, medical attendance on family of J. Talbot, 2 75
R. W. Turner, supplies to Daniel Lally in 1858, 1 00
Ezekiel French, grave clothes for O'Niel child. 1858. 1 00
27
Paid H. B. Alden, Jr., 1 day and expense to State Alms House, 3 50
H. B. Alden, Jr., fares of Mrs. Lane and Shay children to State Alms House, 3 42 S. Mann 2d, 2 days to State Alms House, 4 00
S. Mann 2d, cash paid for fares of paupers to State Alms House, and supplies, 10 05
S. Mann 2d, transient pauper to Alms house, 50
T. H. Brodrick, 176 meals 142 lodgings to transient paupers, 44 00
70 22
$155 65
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
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Paid Ezekiel French, attending 63 funerals and other expenses in 1858, 63 50
Ezekiel French, attending 81 funerals and other expenses in 1859, 81 66
Moses French, attending 16 funerals and repair of harness, 17 00
Walter Cartwright, for repairing harness,,
1 43
Ralph Houghton, making and repairing biers for cemetery, 5 00
168 59
BIGELOW LAW SUIT.
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Paid A. L. Cushing, bill of services, &c., in full, $33 30
B. R. Curtis, bill of services, 400 00
H. C. Alden, time and expense to Dedham in 1857, 2 50
$435 80
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MILITARY,
-
Paid members of the Randolph Light Infantry, Rent of Armory,
$360 00
100 00
$460 00
Of this amount, $440 has been refunded by the State.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid members of the Fire .King Company, $175 05
Hunneman & Co , repairs on engine, in 1858, 227 89
Shelton & Cheever, repairing hose, two bills, 7 38
C. Payson Thayer, steward bill 1858-59, 37 95
H. Wales, coal,
3 75
W. Jacobs, repairs,
5 55
R. W. Turner, bills for oil, &c.,
21 36
Hunneman & Co., for branch pipe, 8 00
Lawrence White, steward bill, 43 49
Lawrence White, sponge, alcohol, tallow and soap, 1 51
Wm. Cole, Jr., drawing engine to Boston, and cart- ing hose at sundry times, 17 63
J. L. Brown, setting glass, 34
$549 90
Paid members of the Aquarius Engine Company, $194 50
Hunneman & Co., for repairs on engine in 1858, 247 59
Harvey Merritt, for repairs on engine,
5 63
J. H. Whitcomb, neats' foot oil,
10 00
E. F. Lincoln, oil, fluid, &c.,
9 62
G. F. Sargent, steward bill, 1858,
8 00
G. F. Sargent, steward bill, 1859.
8 00
G. M. Lovering, steward bill,
25 25
G. M. Lovering, repairs on house,
1 75
$510 34
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Paid members of the Relief Engine Company, $192 61
Hunneman & Co., repairs on engine in 1858, 156 60
Shelton & Cheever, hose, 1858, 149 79
O. C. & F. R. R. R. Co., freight on engine and hose carriage in 1858, 7 70
Simeon White, drawing engine to Boston in 1858, 4 50
C. L. White, steward, two bills, 30 94
J. W. Foye, stock, labor &c., repairing engine house, 7 75
$549 89
Whole amount paid Fire Department,
$1,610 13
ABATEMENTS, REMITTANCES, AND DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Abatements to Caleb Stevens on Taxes in 1858, $35 69
Remittances to Caleb Stevens, on taxes of 1858, 254 12
Discount to H. C. Alden, 1859, at 6 per cent. on $19,429 68, 1,165 78
Discount to H. C. Alden, 1858, at 4 per cent. on $2,324 59, 92 98
- 1253 76
Abatements to H. C. Alden, Collector, Remittancess to H. C. Alden, 66
136 49
141 00
$1826 06
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid H. B. Alden, Jr., services as Selectman. $45 00
Do. do., " Overseer of the Poor, 50 00
Do. do.,
" Assessor, 50 00
Do do., taking census of children, 10 00
$155 00
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Paid Jacob Whitcomb, as Selectman, 45 00
Do. do., as Assessor, 50 00
Do. do., as Overseer of the Poor, 50 00
Do. do., taking census of children, 10 00
155 00
Paid Seth Mann, 2d, as Selectman, 45 00
Do. do., as Assessor, 50 00
Do. do., as Overseer of the poor, 50 00
Do. do., taking census of children, 10 00
155 00
Paid Ezekiel French, as Constable. (1858 & 1859), 12 00
H. C. Alden, licensing 323 dogs, 32 30
William P. Field, as School Committee, (1858),
50 00
A. L. Cushing
Do. do., 66 (1859)
54 00
Isaac Tower, 66
51 75
Oramel White, 66
89 25
Eleazer Beal, Town Auditor and distributing reports, 10 00
Thomas West, 66 66 66
8 00
Caleb Stevens, collecting taxes, (1858), 165 00
$987 30
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid Cole's Express, transporting Acts & Resolves and Old Colony Records, 1858, $1 51
John Long, teams at sundry times, and tickets to State paupers to Bridgewater, 4 18
R. W. Turner, stationary and lights for Select- men's room, 3 35
R. W. Turner, furnishings of Selectmen's room, 2 88
C. Morton, Jr., flannel and tacks, (small pox), 55
T. H. Brodrick, lock and mending bedstead in lockup, 1 90
T. H. Brodrick, building wall at Alms House, 10 00
T. H. Brodrick, ringing bell, care of ball at Town Meetings, 5 00
John L. Brown, glazing and painting at Alms House, 1858, 6 78
66
50 00
31
Paid S. Mann, 2d, writing deeds, paying for record, postage and expressmen, 3 38
Cole's Express, carting Acts and Resolves, 88
Hiram Wales, wood for Selectmen's room, 6 50
Chas. Estabrook and others, for entertainment to various town officers. 74 50
S. P. Brown, printing and advertising, 206 75
Insurance on school houses Nos. 6, 7 and 9, and Alms house, 131 89
Ezekiel French, distributing envelopes, 1858-59, 4 50
J. G. Pool, obtaining signatures to petitions against annexing Roxbury to Boston, 1858, Harvey Merritt, keys to safe, 6 00
3 00
C. K. Darling, tax-books and stationery, 17 00
H. B. and H. C. Alden, copying valuations of 5 yrs,
60 00
H. B. Alden, distributing 650 copies of Acts and Resolves, 6 50
H. C. Alden, distributing town reports and as- sisting Auditors, 8 00
H. C. Alden, time and expense to Boston on town business, 2 days, 5.00
H. B. Alden, Jr., perambulating town lines,
6 00
H. B. Alden, Jr., horse and carriage on town business, 10 00
H. B. Alden, Jr., postage and express,
1 75
H. B. Alden, Jr., time and expense to Can- ton, Stoughton, Braintree, Boston and Nor- ton, on pauper business, 23 00
H. B. Alden, Jr., supplies to transient paupers, 4 25
Seth Mann, 2d, perambulating town lines, 6 00
Seth Mann, 2d, horse and carriage on town business, 15 00
Seth Mann, 2d, time, conveyances, and ex- penses to Stoughton, Canton and Dedham, 10 00
Seth Mann, 2d, time, conveyance and expense to Boston, Braintree, Easton, Norton and Mansfield, 26 75 .
Jacob Whitcomb, perambulating town lines, 6 00
Jacob Whitcomb, horse and carriage about town on town business, 15 00
· Jacob Whitcomb, horse and carriage to Can- ton, Stoughton and Weymouth, 5 50
Jacob Whitcomb, postage and express, 1 50
F. Townsend, school books to indigent children, 4 38
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Joshua Warren, removing female in distress, E. A. Allen, balance due in settlement of Liquor Agency,
50
48 07
Samuel Thayer, removing Liquor to new Agent, 75
$754.50
RECAPITULATION.
Page 4, Expended for Schools, $6,894 77
8, Furniture and Repair of School Houses,
1,035 51
11, Extra School Expense, including land for Districts- No. 5 and 8, 237 26
11, New School House in East Randolph,
6,338 74
12, Repairs of Highways,
1,899 69
18, New Roads and Extra Repairs,
1220 37
19, Snow Bill,
40 87
19, Railing and Bridges,
76 72
19, Paupers in the Alms House, 580 26
20, Do. out of
1,907 66
24, Do. of other towns,
272 64
26, State Paupers,
155 65
27, Funeral Expenses,
168 59
27, Bigelow Law Suit,
435 80
28, Military,
460 00
28, Fire Department,
1,610 13
29, Abatements, Remittances and Discount on Taxes, 1,826 06
987 30
30, Incidental,
754 50
$26,902 52
ELEAZER BEAL, 3
29, Town Officers,
Town. THOMAS WEST, Auditors.
Randolph, March 16, 1860.
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Dr.
Town of Randolph in account with H. C. ALDEN, Treasurer.
Cr.
To paying bills approved by the Selectmen, ...
$26,902 52 2 25
By balance old account, 1859, .
$5,059 47
66 Town order, No. 3, 1854,
Received for Treasury Notes issued, ... ....
14,578 00
13,261 25
of State for military bn'ty & armory rent
865 00
66 Interest on do., 1858 and 1859, .
2,279 77
of State for school fund, . .
241 50
County tax, ..
1,978 94
for dog fines and licenses,
452 00
State tax, ..
936 00
Circus license, . .
10 00
Sexton for returning deaths, and Town Clerk recording births, deaths, and marriages,
69 95
Randolph B'k div'nds Coddington donation.
90 00
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B. Dickerman, Jr., Liquor Agent, ..
64 69
Treasurer, as by vote of town & of 1 per cent. on $46,225 57 ..
115 56
G. Howard, on acc't Ludden farm, ....
75 00
Books, stationery, and postage for Town Clerk and Treasurer, .
10 75
66 for sales of coal in District No. 4, ... .
50
Bill for coffin, (refunded).
5 00
66 from town of Braintree, for schooling, ....
22 85
Overpaid T. Littlefield, .
1 00
" Abington, do., 18 13 ; N. Brg'wr, 22 63,
40 76
656 00
" sundry persons, witness fees returned in Bigelow case for non-attendance at court,
5 22
" sale of effects of Widow E. Penniman.
2 50
$49262 92
" Quincy, for support of paupers, ... ..
32 25
66 " N. Bridgewater, 46 94 ; Taunton, 6 75 ;
53 69
66 " Dartmouth, 17 25; Stoughton, 62 08 ;
79 33
" Abington, 17 25 ; Canton, 9 84 .. .. ..
27 09
" Braintree, 100 24 ; Salem, 65 00, .....
165 24
Due on tax bill of 1858, . $253 04
1859, .1273 19
from E. A. Allen, error in bill of 1858,
18 75
Bank stock, ....... . 600 00
66 Tax bill for 1859-60, .
26,785 94
Amount due on notes receivable, .... . 114 12
66 E. Beal, .
78 53
Cash and bills in hands of Treasurer, .... 803 58
* Bal. of int'st in set'm't with G.Howard Jr.
324 12
· This is a portion of money assessed upon School District No. 8 in 1848, which
$3,043 93
has remained deposited in Randolph Bank ever since, uncalled for. E. B.
$49,262 92
The subscribers, Auditors of the Town of Randolph for the year 1859-60, have carefully examined the within named accounts of H. C. Alden, Treasurer, and find the same correctly cast and properly vouched with suitable entries.
Randolph, March 16th, 1860.
THOMAS WEST,
Town Auditors.
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Amount endorsed on G. Howard's note, ....
* Balance,
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* The above balance is composed of the following items :
bill of coffin, paid, .....
·
5 00
3,043 93
for sales of salt grass, Coddington donation,
30 50
of guardian of R. T. Beal.
154 99
Treasury Notes, ....
ELEAZER BEAL, ₹
The note above, in fine type, signed E. B., refers to the last item but one, in the 'Treasurer's Account, viz : E. Beal, $78 53.
Dr. .
State of the Treasury, March Ist, 1860.
Cr.
NOTES PAYABLE-
NOTES RECEIVABLE -.
114 12
Note No. 27 to Aminabab Thayer, .
200 00
Randolph Bank Stock, .
600 00
47 to estate of Ephraim Wales, ..
470 00
Additional value of do.,.
150 00
55 and 56 to E. N. Holbrook, ..
5000 00 500 00
Amount due on tax of 1858, . .
253 04
77 to Susannah Fisher,.
. .
85 to Maria S. Rogers, . . .
310 95
from other towns,
401 88
1000 00
" the State, . .
156 00
100° 00
of liquors on hand ....
.
.
" 102 to Zeno Linfield,. .
700 00
" 107 to C. W. White, .
558 00
" 108 to R. T. White,
385
00
" 110 to Dr. E. Alden, .
1000 00 500 00
" 111 to Otis Thayer, ..
" 117, 118, 124, 135, to Randolph Savings B'k.
5750 00
" 119 to Martha Brodrick, .. .
225 00
" 121 to P. McMahon, .. .
800 00
2000 00
" 122 to Rufus Thayer, . ·
400 00
" 123 to Lucy Kingsbury, . ·
1000 00
" 125 to Joshua Spear, .. . .
228 00
" 134 to Joshua Hunt, ...
100 00
Estimated amount of unpaid bills, ..
61 00
$21,587 95
" " 1859, ...
.
. ... .
. .....
98 to Beulah Hunt, .. . .
99 Asa Belcher, 3d, . .
·
" 101 to L. Wentworth, .
300 00
" in hands of Treasurer,
803 58
Balance, . ..
17,599 12
. .
·
.
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$21,587 95
.
·
1273 19
237 02
.. .
interest,
SELECTMENS' REPORT ..
The receipts and expenditures of the town for the year end- ing March 1st, 1860, and its financial condition at that date, will be seen in the reports of the Auditors and Treasurer upon the preceding pages.
The payments of this year have been large. Besides those for the new school house in East Randolph, (about $6,700, including furniture,) and those for the ordinary expenses of the year, over $3100 of last year's claims (which could not then be got in) have been paid. These were in part viz : Interest, $900; Fire Department, $800 ; School Committee and School Department, $800; Pauper department, $300.
Disposed to give as complete as could be the precise condi- tion of the treasury, your Selectmen have sought to call in as far as possible all outstanding bills. Two hundred dollars will doubtless be sufficient to pay all the floating claims, including interest on the town debt.
The debt as given by the Treasurer, March 1, 1859, was. ·$15,802 23 There should be added to it for excess of claims of 1858 over estimate
of 1859, paid this year, . . 1,113 00 Deficiency of notes receivable (G. Howard, Jr.) explained below, 331 88
Actual debt March 1st, 1859, · $17,247 11
Debt as reported March 1st, 1860, 17,509 12
Increase of debt,
$352 01
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It will appear, therefore, that the debt of the town is nearly $18,000, and that though payments have been made this year for the new school house in full, for a large amount of old bills and for the ordinary expenses, that the actual debt has increased $352 only.
The note (G. Howard, Jr.'s) for Ludden farm has to the present time been reported among the assets at $446. The past payments have this year been endorsed thereon, and a balance of $114 12 only is found due, or $331 88 less than in the last report.
According to instructions at the last Annual Meeting, your Selectmen have purchased at the price of $150 the lot of land on which the school house on North street is located.
HIGHWAYS.
The expenditure on highways has been $100 less than the appropriation. The roads generally will compare favorably with those of other towns. More labor is sometimes required in particular places than surveyors are inclined to undertake,- as widening, filling, blasting rock, &c. A suggestion is made, that three-fourths of the money raised be apportioned among the surveyors, and the other fourth be expended under the di- rection of the Selectmen in such places as in their judgment would be expedient. In some towns a like course is pursued.
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NEW ROADS.
Oak street, straightened and widened by the County Commis- missioners, has been worked to conform to their directions, at an expense of $900. Alden street, laid out by the town, has been built at an expense of $110.
Owing to requirements for the two roads above-named, very little has been done in railing on the public roads, though there are places which may need it the coming year.
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Stone bounds have been placed on some of the town-ways recently built, as is required by law. The propriety of authorizing your Selectmen to set bounds on other town-ways is suggested,-(they have no control over highways)-that per- sons residing thereon may readily know the limits of such ways, and thus avoid encroachments. In the absence of such guides, it sometimes happens that fences are undesignedly constructed within the bounds of such ways, the owners of which would properly consider it a hardship were they required to remove them.
PAUPERS.
'The expense is some less this year than in the previous one. It is doubtful whether much diminution in this department, how- ever, can be made from year to year. There are some who are a charge to the town whom it may be better to remove to the Alms house ; it might produce a greater present expense, but in some cases children would be better cared for, places obtained for them, and a future liability of such to become subjects of public charity diminished.
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BIGELOW LAW SUIT.
It is generally known that a decision in this case was given by the Court in February last, in favor of the Town, thereby terminating the suit.
The expenses have been,
1858
Report,
$414 64
1859
101 00
1860
66
435 80
$951 44
Witness fees returned,
5 22
Total,
$946 22
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LIQUOR AGENCY.
The agency was changed in September last ; the account of the former agent settled, with no balance against the Town. The following is the account under a new arrangement since that time:
BENJAMIN DICKERMAN, JR., AGENT IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN, FROM SEPT.
30, 1859, TO MARCH 8, 1860.
Dr. To cash received from sales of liquor, $511 91
$511 91
Cr.
By cash paid for liquor, ... 397 22
66
" Salary to March 1, 1860,. . . . 50 00
" Cash paid to Town Treasurer, ... 64 69
$511 91
AGENCY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN.
Dr.
To liquor, casks, &c., transfered to agent, 195 32
" Cash paid for liquors, ... , 397 22
" salary of Agent. 50 00
" Balance-being profits,* 106 39
$748 93
Cr.
By sales of liquors,
511 91
" liquors, casks, &c. on hand March 8, 1860,.
237 02
$748 93
* The profits are, in cash paid to Town Treasurer,
$64 69
increase in stock on hand, 41 70
$106 39
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
At the suggestion' of members of Engine Companies and others, an article has been inserted in the warrant to see if the town will establish a Fire Department, to be governed according to the provisions of law. The object is to have an organized body which shall have control of engines, repairs and general expenses of the department-composed of persons who will take an interest in the matter and be held responsible for the general management thereof. If this course is adopted a special appro- priation by the town will be required, as no expenditure above one hundred dollars, can be incurred in any one year without such appropriation.
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TAXES.
Though large have been for the most part promptly paid. Com- plaints however are made that our taxes are too heavy. Definite appropriations for specific objects so far as they can be made, would tend to an improvement and might decrease the expen di- tures.
The County tax of the coming year will be considerably in- creased. To avoid a large tax, it will be necessary to limit the appropriations so far as it shall not conflict with a wise and lib- eral policy.
HORATIO B. ALDEN, JR., Selectmen JACOB WHITCOMB, · of SETH MANN, 2D., Randolph.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
FOR 1859-60.
In their last Annual Report, your Committee recommended to the town a very considerable change in the system under which our schools were then conducted. This recommendation was made after the most mature deliberation, and careful scrutiny of every objection that could possibly be raised against it. The changes suggested were approved by the town, and the sum of money asked for, to wit : six thousand dollars was appropriated with characteristic liberality. With this appropriation you committee undertook, beside giving increased energy and educa- tional power to all the other schools, to furnish the town with three first class schools, equal to any of our neighboring acade mies, accessible by every child of suitable age in town.
That our efforts in this regard have been crowned with almos unhoped for success, has been abundantly evidenced to us by the greatly increased interest which parents have manifested in our schools ; their warm approval, expressed upon examination days, and the rapid and thorough progress made by the pupils. Under this system your committee have endeavored so to clas- sify the schools in town, that all the primary departments should in the studies therein taught be alike, the text books alike also ; and so with the intermediate and grammar departments ; the pupil to enter and remain in that department and class most adapted to his qualifications, until by his progress in his studies, promotion to a higher class becomes necessary ; and this without any regard to his age. And when he has completed the course
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of studies in our schools, required by law and classified by the committee, he will be dismissed from our grammar department to such still higher school, as the liberality of the town shall provide, or his parents can afford for him elsewhere, or into the. world to act his part there.
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