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7 00
Ephraim Mann, 3 " 3 ‘
10 50
Jonathan Howard, horse and cart, 3} days, 7 00
" Drawing stone, 12
Snow bill, 1853,
6 37
Overdrawn, $2 41.
$62 41
1
56 04
Henry Nickols, 1
1 50
10
District No. 5 .- LINUS BELCHER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$180 00
Paid Linus Belcher, 14 days' work,
17 50
„ 83 loads gravel, a 5, . 4 15
66 104 «
a 3, . 3 12
66 Ephraim Mann, team and hand, 11 days,
36 00
Alfred Roel, blowing rocks and powder,
76 59
66 Jonathan Howard, horse and cart, 5 days,
Jonathan Hunt, 2 days' work, .
2 50
Joel Woods, 162 "
20 93
Benjamin Kennedy, 144 "
·
.
17 81
John Reynolds, 66
.
6 87
66 Z. A. Thayer, 3 «
3 75
66 Thomas Collins, 3} " 66
66
62
Edward Burns,
63
Darius Paine,
1 25
66 Samuel Thayer, 37c. ; Seth Mann, $1 50; tools, $1 03,
2 90
Snow bill, 1853,
10 09
Overdrawn, $39 89.
$219 89
District No. 6 .- WARREN MANN, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$80 00
Paid Warren Mann, 9 days' work,
boarding hands and collecting,
3 91
Robert Green, 6 days' work,
6 00
John A. Lucus, 5
6 67
Edward Maney, 7 66
7 00
66 Alvin Mann, 6
66 3 cattle, extra cart, .
21 25
Seth Mann, 5 2 hands and team, .
18 25
Harrison Wild, 13 days' work,
2 00
Benjamin Dickerman, 38c. ; J. Niles, bridge stone, $1, .
1 38
" William Abbot, bridge stone, 50c .; drills, 10c .; scraper, 50c. ·
1 10
·
4 38
Ira Taylor,
66 D. M. Freeman, labor,
·
80
209 80
11 25
10 00
11
Paid James Blight, 43 loads gravel, a 5, . $2 15
Warren Mann, 5 hours' work,
62
81 58
Snow bill, 1853,
7 00
Overdrawn, $8 58. $88 58
District No. 7 .- NOAH THAYER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $70 00
Paid Noah Thayer, 16 days' work, 20 00
9 dinners for hands, 6 do. for cattle, 3 00
66
1} day for horse, 1 50
horse and wagon, 50
66 blasting rocks and sharpening tools, 6 76 Isaac Tower, bridge stone, 50
Picking stone, 10c .; powder, 60c .; findings, $1 10, 1 80 Leach, 1 day's work ; Sylvester, 1 day ; Hunt, } day, 1 92 Jonathan Clark, { day's work; James Thayer, 1 hour, 62 Widow Smith, 37 loads gravel, a 6, . 2 22
Jonathan Mann, 13} days' work, 11 25
John A. Lucus, blasting rocks and powder, . 4 80
Joshua Spear, Jr. 53 days team, and 93 days men, 21 00
75 96
Snow bill, 1853,
23 57
Overdrawn, $29 53.
$99 53
District No. 8 .- OBADIAH JONES, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $100 00
Paid Obadiah Jones, 3 days and team, . 10 50
Joseph Hunt, 1 day ; Mr. Lahay, { day, 1 88
Elisha Beals, 6 days' work, ·
7 50
Michael Lynch, 6 “
7 00
Thomas Conner, 6 66 66
7 50
Patrick Riley, 3
3 75
Seth Howard, 2
2 00
Ephraim Wales, 6 " 3 cattle team, 19 50
John Wales, 6 3 " ·
·
19 50
" George W. Adams, fixing grate, 67 ·
12
Paid Atherton Wales, 75 loads gravel,
3 75
" Seth Mann, 2d, 130 " 7 80
" Clearing roads of snow,' .
8 67
$100 02
District No. 9 .- ELEAZER BEAL, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$75 00
Paid Eleazer Beal, 5 days' work and team, 17 25 · 66 2} " work, 3 12
" Ephraim Wales, 4 days and team, I 13 75
146 loads of gravel, 8 76
" Samuel Linfield, 3 days' work and team, 10 50
A. E. Du Bois, 3 days' work ; Elisha W. Beal, 2} days, 6 87
Timothy Martin, 3 days' " ; Isaac Pendergrass, 3 " 7 50
Michael Freeman, 3 days' work ; Joseph Mahan, 4 " 8 75
Sundry persons, 4} days' work, 5 62
82 12
Snow bill, 1853,
7 00
Overdrawn, $14 12.
$89 12
District No. 10 .- ZENO LINFIELD, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $85 00
Paid Zeno Linfield, horse, cart and man, 6 days, .
13 50
Joseph P. Bicknell, 7 days and team,
20 75
John Carragan, 7 “
8 68
John Logue, 1 66
1 12
A. E. Du Bois, 4号 “
5 06
Henry 'T. Linfield, 4} " ·
.
5 62
Joseph Hunt,
5 62
66 Charles Beals' boy, 2} 66
83
B. Thayer, 2 "
2 50
Joseph B. Walker, E. Wales, Joshua Spear, Jr., for gravel, .
9 03
" Mr. Christian, 1 day's work,
1 25
Mending tools and picking stone,
1 67
Overdrawn, $3 06.
$88 06
3 days' work, . 3 75
William Taunt,
8 68
work, ·
.
.
13
District No. 11 .- ISAAC PIERCE, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 60 00
Paid Isaac Pierce, 5 days' work, 6 25
Joel Woods, 5
6 25
Jedediah French, 5 66
6 25
George Howard, 5 .
6 25
Benjamin Kennedy, 1 day, ·
1 25 Josiah Clark, 2} days man and team, 6 25
66 Rufus Thayer, 2 teams 5 days, and man 5} days,
19 38
66 66 55 loads gravel,
2 20
Amasa Clark, 65 “ 66
·
2 60
Repairing pick, .
6
56 74
Snow bill, 1853,
17 10
Overdrawn, $13 84.
$ 73 84
District No. 12 .- MARTIN GAY, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $ 100 00 ·
Paid Martin Gay, 14 days' work, . 16 00
Ephraim Wales, 8 days and team,
26 00
Alvan Mann, team work,
1 00
George P. Packard, 6} days team and 1 day hand, 22 37 Patrick Sheridan, 1 day's work, 1 25
Timothy O'Neil, 7 8 75
Dennis McCaughlin, 7 " 8 75
John Garraty, 7 4 8 75
181 loads gravel, $5 76; blacksmith work, 75c. 6 51
99 38
Snow bill, 1853,
3 62
Overdrawn, $3.
$ 103 00
District No. 13 .- THOMAS TOWNSEND, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $ 40 00
Paid Thomas Townsend, 4} days' work, . 5 75
Zaavan P. Jordan, 4} " horse and cart, . 11 00
66 2 hours .
50
2
.
.
14
Paid Howard Dyer, 4 days' work,
$ 5 00
66 John A. Blood, 4 "
5 00
John Lovejoy, 3} " 66
4 37
Benjamin Dyer, horse 4 days,
4 00
Alvan Snell, cart 4 days,
1 00
Allen Merritt, 12c. ; Ebenezer Alden, gravel, 99c., 1 11
37 73
Snow bill, 1853,
11 33
Overdrawn, $9 06.
$ 49 06
District No. 14 .- MOSES W. WHITCOMB, Surveyor. Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 40 00
Paid Moses W. Whitcomb, 4} days' work,
5 62
Wales French, Jr., 52
6 88
Daniel Mellen, 21
3 12
Thomas Lynch, 3
3 75
Micah Lynch, 3
3 75
Moses Whitcomb, horse and cart 22 days,
117 loads gravel,
3 51
Ebenezer Alden, 65 “
1 95
66 Repairing pick, 37
32 07
Snow bill, 1853, . 8 10
$ 40 17
District No. 15 .- PATRICK McMAHON, Surveyor. Proportion of money, 1853, $ 65 00
Paid Patrick McMahon, 123 days' work, . 19 25
Ephraim Mann, 2 yoke oxen, 2 men, 2 carts,
2} days, 12 00
" team work, .
13 50
Michael Quin, 3 days' work,
3 25
Roger Farrell, 5
.
6 25
Timothy Martin, 3 66
3 75
.Ebenezer Alden, 60 loads gravel,
3 60
Collis, ¿ day, 25c. ; Richard Hogan, 75c .; and repairing tools, 50c. 1 50
" Peter Brophy, I day's work, . ·
1 25
3 12
S
15
Paid Michael Buckley, 1 day's work,
$1 50
Calvin Briggs, 1 " 1 25
Overdrawn, $2 10.
$ 67 10
District No. 16 .- BENJAMIN DYER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 40 00
Paid Benjamin Dyer, 6 days' work, 7 50
Freeman White, oxen and cart 22 days,
7 00
" Mr. Mullen, 3 days' work, 3 75 ·
" Michael Lynch, 3 " .
3 75
Seth Howard, 4 66
·
.
5 00
Mr. Lynch, work, .
1 00
Horse and cart, 25c. ; boy's work, 50c. ; team and hand, 50c .; pick and repair, 38c. 1 63
29 63
Snow bill, 1853,
6 84
$ 36 47
District No. 17 .- EBENEZER S. BELCHER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 75 00
Paid Ebenezer S. Belcher, 6 days horse, cart and man, 14 49
2 work, 2 00
Hosea Hollis,
怪“ . 7 25
Oliver Vinton, 34 "
3 25
Moses Burrell,
oxen, cart, man
and plough, 17 67
John Hobart, 64 " work, . 6 50
" Isaac Cox,
51 " · .
5 25
E. Cox,
31 " . 3 25
David Hodge,
4 .
3 75
Lewis J. Hollis,
1
.
1 00
Ezra Whitcomb, 1
66
1 00
65 41
Snow bill, 1853,
14 10
Overdrawn, $4 51.
$ 79 51
16
District No. 18 .- SETH BELCHER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 80 00
Paid Jeremiah Belcher, 111 days' work and team,
41 87
Hiram Belcher, 12
15 00
" Friend Cain, 21 ·
3 13
" Phineas Davis, 9 66
11 25
Seth Belcher, cash, . 2 25
Charles A. Harris, 1 day, horse, himself and boy, 2 25
E. N. Holbrook, 175 loads gravel, 7 00
82 75
Snow bill, 1853,
14 72
Overdrawn, $17 47.
$ 97 47
District No. 19 .- ZENAS FRENCH, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853,
$ 85 00
Paid Zenas French, horse and cart, 2 hands, ¿ day, 1 75
66 7} days' work, 9 37
hand, 3 cattle, 2 carts, 7 days, 26 25
Joshua French, ¿ day's work, ·
50
66 Moses French, horse and cart 1 day, .
2 00
Anthony D. Cota, 3 day's work, ·
3 75
Simeon White, 7
66
8 75
Samuel Whitcomb, } day's work,
50
John Pero, 62 days' "
8 12
Dennis O. Holavan, 5
6 75
Davis & Blood, 1 day each, .
2 50
Mrs. R. Crooker, 104 loads gravel, .
4 16
E. N. Holbrook, 46
1 84
Robert and Benjamin Pratt, 2} days' work, . 2 50
78 74
Snow bill, 1853,
7 16
$ 85 90
District No. 20 .- SAMUEL L. WHITE, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $ 100 00
Paid Samuel L. White, horse and cart 2 days, man 2} days, 5 62
·
17
Paid Samuel L. White, 3 horses 2 carts 7 days,
and man 19 days, $ 48 25
boy 7 days, 1 00
Nathaniel Spear, ¿ day's work, ·
62
James Jordan, 5
6 25
Dennis Hollerin, 7
8 75
Thomas White, horse and cart 7 days, hand 6₺ days,
16 87
Adoniram Pendergrass, boy 1} days,
2 17
Samuel Pendergrass, for gravel, 2 40
66 Samuel White, carting gravel, 2 00
93 93
Snow bill, 1853,
9 98
Overdrawn, $3 91.
$ 103 91
District No. 21 .- ISAAC SPEAR, 2d, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $ 50 00
Paid Isaac Spear, work on the road,
13 25
Madison Hayden, 5 days' work,
6 25
" Thomas West, 5 " horse and cart,
7 25
Elbridge Packard, 2
4 50
Daniel Faxon, 2 66
66
5 00
66 Ezra Whitcomb, 5 work, .
6 25
66 Ebenezer Austin, 1} " 66
.
1 75
66 Ephraim Whitcomb, { " .
50
44 75
Snow bill, 1853, . 9 25
Overdrawn, $4.
$ 54 00
District No. 22 .- EILJAH PORTER, Surveyor.
Proportion of money, 1853, $ 100 00
Paid Elijah Porter, 18 days' work,
22 50
Jeremiah Belcher, team work,
25 87
66
" 22 days' work,
27 50
66
66 use of plow, ·
75
66 David Whitcomb, 83 days work,
2* ·
10 62
·
6 87
66 oxen, 5} days,
.
.
18
Paid John Jones, 6 days' work,
$7 50
Abijah Beal, 1 1 25
102 86
Snow bill for 1353,
11 75
Overdrawn, $14 61.
$ 114 61
Roads and Bridges, and Clearing Snow in 1852.
Paid Noah Thayer, repairing bridge,
$0 63
extra repairs on road,
2 00
Benjamin Thayer, snow bill 1852,
.
.
5 09
Isaac Pierce, 66
10 42
" Samuel Linfield,
3 50
Seth Belcher, repairing bridges,
6 75
" Charles A. Harris, snow bill 1852,
4 98
"
Aaron Hollis,
66
5 37
" Alfred Roel,
3 12
Isaac Spear, 66
3 62
Jeremiah Belcher, 66
.
.
8 25
" Joshua Spear, Jr.
66
.
5 63
" Amasa Niles,
66
.
2 12
" Thomas Good,
66
1 84
" Samuel Thayer,
1851,
1 25
$ 64 57
Lock-Up.
Paid S. Allen, for sheet iron, $ 276 21 .
" Norton Pratt, lumber, ·
136 24
" S. S. Welch, carpenter work, .
55 00
" Edmund C. Maguire, "
4 17
" Obadiah Jones, carting, .
13 13
A. P. Wellcome, work and stock, and cash paid out,
237 29
Archibald Woodman, stove, oil and labor, .
36 70
Daniel Pottle, carpenter work, .
57 72
" George W. Adams, blacksmith work, ·
·
·
44 95
.
.
.
.
66
.
.
.
19
Paid Patrick McMahon, stone,
" Alfred Roel, stone work, 6 50 .
" R. W. Turner, nails, 11 22 ·
" John B. Thayer, mason work, 4 80
" Benjamin Vesie and C. A. Taylor, furniture, 5 40
$ 5 80
$ 895 13
Railing Roads.
Paid Linus Belcher, carpenter work, $ 20 56 ·
" Norton Pratt, lumber bill, 29 06 .
' Zebedee Thayer and Joel Woods, setting posts, 16 62 .
" E. A. Allen, 62 chestnut posts, 18 60
" Obadiah Jones, carting lumber, and 16 posts, 7 38 ·
66 Royal W. Turner, spikes, nails, &c. ·
11 10
" Simeon Whitcomb, railing, .
2 00
" Expense of horse and carriage and selectman to pur- chase lumber, 4 00
$ 109 32
Remittance on Taxes.
Paid John T. Jordan, collector :-
Remittance on taxes, 1850,
$ 42 18
66 1851, 446 89
$ 489 07
Expense of Building Roads.
Paid George P. Packard, building road, . $240 10
" Nathaniel F. Roel, 336 35 · ·
" Jonathan Wales, land damage, 20 00 .
" A. Woodman, 66
95 00
" Isaac Spear, 40 00
" Joshua Thayer,
50 00
" Terrence Dargin, " 40 00
$ 821 45
20
Repairs and Furniture for Alms-House.
Paid Amos Curtis, for chairs and repairing pump, $2 70
Thomas H. Broderick, repairs and stock for alms-house, 8 25
" John Richards, whitewashing alms-house, 5 00
" Ralph Houghton, sink for
3 50
John L. Brown, glazing, painting and papering, 17 63
Richard Ford, bedding, sheeting, &c. 33 48
house paper, . 4 47
Royal W. Turner, butts, screws, brooms, and sheeting, 8 57
Cyrus Morton, Jr., comforters, 5 50
" Joshua Spear, Jr., straw for underbeds, 1 75
Cash for stove, funnel and fireboard, 10 25
" Mrs. Broderick, for making shirts, sheets, underbeds and dresses, 11 50
$ 112 59
Town Expenses.
Paid Benjamin Dickerman, Jr., school-books, $4 12
" John T. Jordan, collecting taxes 1851, 87 72
66 expenses getting paupers, 1 50
Allen Merritt, bill Aquarius Engine, 1852, .
3 00
66 Richard Ford, school-books for paupers,
16
Royal W. Turner, stationery,
1 72
66 66 postage, 1852 and 1853, .
12 64
Luther F. Thayer, and post-office box,
1 75
Jonathan Jones, ringing bell town meetings,
5 00
Theophilus W. Whiting, 1} day's work ; 5 lbs. nails,
2 12
F. Williamson, express man,
75
" John Long, carriages for funerals and removing paupers, " fares paid per order, ·
3 20
Ephraim Wales, post and rails at poor house,
75
V. H. Deane, distributing envelopes, 1851, .
5 00
" G. W. Wales,
constitution and envelopes, 1853, 5 50
" Ezekiel French,
1 50
Azel Howard,
" 1852-3, 2 50
Henry Thayer,
66 1851-2, 6 00
T. R. Marvin, printing Town accounts, 1853, 65 22
" T. Groom & Co., blank tax books, &c. 12 50 .
5 00
21
Paid B. L. Wales, journey to Worcester, 5,00; one day on roads, 1,00, $ 6 00 ·
J. White Belcher, expenses on paupers, 1 75 ·
66 66 two journeys to North Bridgewater, 2 00
66 66 journey to Weymouth, and one day on roads, ·
2 50
"
John T. Jordan, one day on road,
1 50
$ 241 40
Funeral Expenses.
Paid Ezekiel French, attending 96 funerals, $ 96 00
66
repairing hearse, .
1 75
Moses French, attending 22 funerals, 22 00
66
66 repairing hearse, 40
$ 120 15
Town Officers.
Paid Ezekiel French, services as constable, $ 6 00
66 Eleazer Beal, services sup. school committee, 39 00
Benj. Dickerman, Jr. 25 00
Henry Newcomb,
31 00
Levi Paine, in 1852, 1 00
66 Bradford L. Wales, services as selectman, 1853-4, . 25 00
66 John T. Jordan, 66
66 25 00 .
J. White Belcher, 66 66 25 00 .
Bradford L. Wales, assessing town tax, 25 00
school dist. tax, No. 2, 6, 7 and 9, 8 00
66 John T. Jordan,
town, state and county tax, 25 00
66 66 school dist. tax, No. 2, 6, 7 and 9, 8 00
66 J. White Belcher, town, state and county tax, 25 00
66
66 school dist. tax, No. 2,6, 7 and 9, 8 00
B. L. Wales, services as overseer of the poor, 25 00
66 John T. Jordan, " 25 00
25 00
J. White Belcher, “
$351 00
22
Town Paupers.
Paid Andrew M. Dyer, support of Susanna Hollis, $ 52 00
Elisha Mann, 3d, clothing 2 50 -- 54 50
Benjamin Pratt, support of Anna Thayer, ·
65 00
Amos Curtis, Sarah Crane, 5 00
Thomas H. Broderick, « 14 62
" Richard Ford, cotton cloth, 20 -- 19 82
" Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. Delano and boy, 3 00
T. H. Broderick “ 88 09 -- 91 09
Amos Curtis, support of Polly Copeland, 5 00
" T. H. Broderick, " 52 87-57 87
" Amos Curtis, for Mrs. Richard Sylvester, 1 00
" T. H. Broderick, “ 52 87 -- 53 87
" Thomas H. Broderick, for Henry Clark, 59 33
John T. Jordan, for expenses twice to Salem, 4 00
removing do. from Salem, 4 50 -- 67 83
" Thomas H. Broderick, for Emeline Keith, 13 50 ·
" State Lunatic Hospital, balance of acc't. 1851-2, 97 26
Thomas H. Broderick, for wife of Ebenezer Thayer, .
1 25
" Thomas H. Broderick, } wood poor house, 9 00
removing paupers, 1 00 -- 10 00
Samuel Clark, for support of Parnal Clark, 50 00
Overseers N. Bridgewater, for medical attendance, 4 50 -- 54 50
Ira Beal, for support of Wid. Sally Burrell, 46 10
" Michael Hurney, " 2 62
Richard Ford, clothing
3 00
Ira Beal, support of
to
March 1, 1853, . ·
21 75 -- 73 47 .
Samuel L. White, wood, Hannah Hobart, 11 75
David Burrell, 5 50
Faxon & White, bill of supplies " " 1852, 25 79
" 1853, 29 28
Nancy Linfield, wood, 2 66 -- 74 98
23
Paid S. L. White, wood, David W. Hollis,
$ 4 50
" F. H. Keith, supplies to "
3 90
66 Ralph Houghton, coffin, . 4 50
6 Erastus Wales, grave clothes, 1 50 -- 14 40
66 David Blanchard, supplies Ambrose Hollis, 2 74
Ambrose Hollis, Jr., “ 8 00
David Blanchard, coffin, . 4 25 -- 14 99
Amasa Clark, support of Samuel Howard, .
78 00
" Hannah Curtis,
Polly Hall, 35 00
Isaac Holbrook, support Samuel Holbrook, 33 75
" Darius Littlefield, Hannah Niles, . 32 50
" John T. Jordan, for bills of Simeon A. Austin, 66 00 Credit for cash on hand, 52 00 -- 14 00
State Lunatic Asylum, for support and cloth- ing of Dyanthy Hobart, 129 00
City of Boston, support of Henrietta Clark, 1850, 1851 and 1852, 10 38
66 " Amanda Wells, 1851, 1853 and 1854, 6 00
66 " Mary Fowler and chil- dren, 1850, 1851 and 1852, 33 25
66
" Mary Fowler and chil- dren, 1853 and 1854, 22 75
66
66 " Adeline Thompson, 1854, 6 25
78 63
Cr. by pay for support of Samuel Cushing, 5 00 -- 73 63
$1,160 21
24
State Paupers.
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Robert Moore, 5 63
T. H. Broderick, "
62 67 -- 68 30
Amos Curtis, support of A. M. Collis, 6 25
Thos. H. Broderick, " 55 33
66 66 expense of sickness
and funeral of A. M. Collis, 12 00
66 John O'Brien, clothing for 66
·
1 50
66 Atkins Kimball, digging grave, “ .
2 50
66 Ralph Houghton, coffin, 5 00 .
" Azel Howard, grave clothes, 66
.
1 50-84 08
Amos Curtis, support of Thomas Grant, 5 66
T. H. Broderick, "
·
57 33
" Richard Ford, boots for ·
2 00
" T. H. Broderick, sickness and funeral of Thomas Grant, . 10 00
" A. Kimball, digging grave, Thomas Grant, 2 50
" Ralph Houghton, coffin, 5 00 .
Azel Howard, grave clothes, “ .
1 50 -- 83 99
Amos Curtis, support of Asa Allen, 6 74
Thos. H. Broderick, 66 5 62
6 66 sickness, &c., small-pox, for do. 10 00
" John Jordan, for paying traveling expenses for do. 2 00 -- 24 36
" Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. McGreavy, . 7 04
" T. H. Roderick, "
66 70 50 -- 77 54
" Amos Curtis, support of two Burns children, ·
7 50
Amos Curtis, support of Michael Sullivan, 5 00
" T. H. Roderick, 57 00
Richard Ford, shoes and socks, " 1 43-53 43
Amos Curtis, support of W. Ryan, sickness, 8 52
" Ralph Houghton, for coffin, 4 50 -- 13 02
25
Paid Amos Curtis, sup. Mrs. Donavan and 4 children, 15 00
" T. H. Broderick, "
43 50 -- 58 50
Paid T. H. Broderick support of Michael Welch, ·
22 00
Paid T. H. Broderick, { wood for poor-house, . 9 00
removing paupers, 3 00
traveling 2 50
" Richard Ford, clothing for poor in poor-house, 3 92
Zenas Snow, medicine for paupers, 2 23
" Elbridge G. Arnold, supplies Mrs. Haws, 1852, 1 32
Freeman Williamson, removing family to Boston, 5 00 Cash for traveling paupers, · 3 00 -- 29 97
Aaron Leavitt, sup. bastard child of Mary Hurley, 13 00
Wm. Laney, board and clothes, " 6 6 3 50
" Elisha Mann, 3d, supplies, 85
F. H. Keith & Co. clothing for "
2 58
A. Kimball, digging grave,
75
" Ralph Houghton, for coffin,
2 00 -- 22 68
George W. Adams, support of wife and children of John Bernan, 12 50
" John Neagle, for supplies John Ring, 14 00
" Ralph Houghton, coffin, . 4 50 -- 18 50
" Hiram Wales, for supplies John Mead, 7 50
" Royal W. Turner, supplies Mrs. Patrick Haley and
family, 19 00
66
Daniel Sullivan, family, 3 00
$ 602 87
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Paupers of Other Towns.
Paid Lydia Smith, for C. Buffum and wife, paupers, Salem, $ 18 75
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Medical Attendance on Paupers.
Paid Dr. Frederick Howard, medical attendance for-
William Ryan, .
$2 50
Michael Sullivan,
1 00
A. M. Collis,
15 00
Mrs. McGreavy,
1 00
Asa Allen,
1 50
Emeline Keith, .
50
Thomas Grant, .
3 50
Michael Freeman,
2 50
Mary Hurley's child,
9 75
Expense vaccination paupers,
6 50 -- 43 75
Paid Theophilus E. Wood, medical attendance-
David W. Hollis,
9 35
Ambrose Hollis,
2 48
Hannah Hobart,
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2 75
Simeon A. Austin,
15 42 -- 30 00 .
Paid Dr. Ephraim Wales, medical attendance-
Polly Copeland,
1 00
John Ring,
12 00
A. M. Collis,
50
Sally Burrell,
6 00
Asa Allen,
3 00
Sundry other persons,
.
2 00 -- 24 50
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$ 98 25
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Recapitulation.
The whole amount of orders drawn on the Treasurer by the Select- men, from March, 1853, to March, 1854, inclusive, is $9,907 19, expended as follows :
1. Paid for Schools,
$ 2,872 56
2. Surveyors of highways, 1,949 87
3. Roads and bridges, and removing snow in 1852, 64 57
4.
66 Lock-up,
$95 13
5.
66 Railing roads, 109 32
6. Remittance of taxes for 1850 and 1851, 489 07
7. Building roads, and land damages, 821 45
8. Town expenses, including repairs on alms- 66 house, 241 40
9.
Repairs and furniture for alms-house, 112 59
10. Town officers, 351 00
11. ‹‹ Funeral expenses, . 120 15
12. Town paupers,
1,160 21
13.
State paupers, 602 87
14.
Other town's paupers, 18 75
15. Medical attendance on paupers, 98 25
$9,907 19
The increase of expenses the present year arises from the increased appropriation for schools and roads ; the building of the lock-up ; the building of new roads, and land damages; the large remittance of taxes of former years ; to which should be added, as an unusual ex- penditure, the sum of $276 19, for removing snow, in 1852 and 1853, amounting in all to the sum of $3,581 84.
BRADFORD L. WALES, SELECTMEN JOHN T. JORDAN, OF
J. WHITE BELCHER, RANDOLPH.
REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE, OF THE TOWN OF RANDOLPH,
1853-54.
As is required by law, your Committee beg leave to present the fol- lowing Report of the Schools, under their supervision.
Having witnessed the operation of these schools during the past year, it is to be lamented that we cannot bring more gratifying intelli- gence than this. Our schools are not what they should be, although we have witnessed some progress. " Free schools are the nurseries of the public mind,"-the beacon-lights scattered over this extensive country, for the purpose of reflecting our republican principles, and making them better understood,-the shields, combined with Chris- tianity, to protect us from the evils of profanity, ignorance and vice. The Pilgrim Fathers understood the importance of the common school to the wellbeing of society; for after providing a shelter for their families, the next step was to erect the church and the school-house ; the one to prepare for eternity, and the other to train and discipline the youthful mind, that it may engage successfully in any pursuit of life, and discharge its duties in such a manner that it may become a blessing to the community. From the days of our ancestors to the present time, public schools have been looked to by the greatest and best men as the safeguard of our liberties. William Penn announces in his frame of government the fundamental principles of a free people. " That which makes a good government, must keep it so, namely, men of wisdom and virtue, propagated by a virtuous education of youth." Our honored Webster said, " If I had as many sons as old Priam, I would send them all to the public schools." What a beautiful scene was that presented in the family of our late worthy President ; he su- perintending the affairs of this great Republic, and his daughter in a
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distant city guiding and impressing upon the youthful minds, principles that will fit them to become better citizens.
It becomes us to inquire, beholding the importance of the object, What can be done to increase a greater interest in our schools, and accomplish the object for which they were intended ? It is necessary that convenient and commodious houses be provided ; that sufficient appropriations be made ; that good teachers be procured ; and after having done this, there must be a co-operation of the parents and teacher. Doing thus, we think our common schools might rank as high as any in the State.
In regard to school-houses, we find in Districts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 7 and 10, houses not adapted to the wants of the several Districts ; in these we find 80, 90, or more scholars crowded into a small room, suffering for the want of pure air, when our Creator has furnished an atmosphere fifty miles deep. By so doing, you are enfeebling the mind and body, instead of imparting to them vigor and elasticity. If commodious and convenient houses were erected, or the old ones remodeled and en- larged in these districts, the conveniences for education would be much improved. The habit of defacing buildings, which is very prevalent, is often acquired in such school-rooms. The school-room is the scholar's parlor, and he should be impressed with the import- ance of keeping it as a parlor should be kept; thus scholars would acquire valuable habits,-neatness and order.
The increase of your appropriations the last year shows that your interest in the schools is increasing. May it continue to increase. " As ye sow, so shall ye reap." The amount of money raised for support of schools, if divided equally among the 1,077 scholars in town, between the ages of 5 and 15, would be $2.78+, which falls considerably below the average appropriation for the State, which was in 1852 $4.54. In order that we may keep pace with this age of progress, more liberal appropriations should be made, that the services of more efficient teachers may be secured ; for upon the teachers that are placed in our schools, depends, in a great measure, the character of this community for future ages. We want teachers that teach from a love for it, not because they can obtain a few paltry dollars. School- teaching is made a stepping-stone to all professions. This ought not to be. During the winter term there were placed in most of the schools, teachers coming from the colleges of our neighboring States. They do not intend to follow this occupation for life, therefore they do not exert all their talents in trying to benefit the pupils placed under their charge. It is by having teachers of this grade, to some extent, that our schools remain in such a backward state.
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