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Thomas Fardy & Son, for grating and repairing tools,
1 65
Total,
$87 90
DISTRICT NO. 10, MARTIN P. PIKE, Surveyor. Paid Josiah Clark, team-work, 7 days, 2 horses and man, $42 00
Martin P. Pike, 8 66 32 00
R. T. & E. M. Mann, team-work, 1 day, 2 horses and man, .
6 00
Daniel Kelliher, team-work, 1} days, . .
4 50
Jedediah French, for labor, 8§ 66
17 20
Charles M. Holbrook, for labor, 8§ days,
17 20
Daniel Kiley, 66
88 66
17 50
Noah Chessman,
66
66
16 20
Lewis Jones,
66
8g 66
.
.
.
15 20
George W. Peirce,
66
66
.
15 20
Michael Lagan,
66
.
13 45
Patrick Flood,
66
66
11 70
Walter Jones,
66
5g 66
.
9 95
Robert E. Weaver,
66
26
66
.
4 70
Robert Graham,
60
13 66
66
1 00
Wales French,
66
50
Martin P. Pike and others, picking stones,
10 29
Charles Belcher, for 115 loads gravel, .
12 65
Daniel Kiley, 103 66
10 30
Total,
$274 89
SOUTH MAIN STREET, under the direction of MARTIN P. PIKE. Paid Josiah Clark, team-work, 10 days, 2 horses and man, $60 00
Peter A. Wales, “ 1} " 2 66 9 00 ·
Ephraim Mann, 1
66 6 00 .
.
· .
15 20
John Desmond,
66
.
.
2 15
Mason Lovering,
14
Paid Josiah Clark, team-work, 1 day, .
$4 00
Martin P. Pike,
48₺ days,
194 00°
Ephraim Wales, "
66
2 00
William Broad, 66
22 66
9 55
Daniel Kiley, for labor, 472
95 00
John Desmond,
471 66
95 00
Jedediah French, 66 472
95 00
C. M. Holbrook,
4523 66
91 30
Patrick Flood,
441
89 00
Robert Graham, 66
441 66
89 00
Noah Chessman,
412
83 00
Michael Lagan,
40% 66
80 20
Robt. E. Weaver,
3713%
74 30
Geo. W. Peirce, 66 341% 66
68 80
Lewis Jones, 66
313
63 00
F. W. Blanchard, A. J. Gove,
" for rendrock and caps, .
30 00
Geo. H. Sampson, " for powder-fuse, &c.,
10 00
G. A. Tolman, for grading, .
40 00
Eleazer Beal, for surveying, .
21 00
B. L. Wales, for 210 loads of gravel,
21 00
Wm. Tucker, for 148
9 42
A. Mann, for bridge stone, ·
5 50
A. Pratt, for ploughing,
2 00
A. Wait, for sharpening tools,
5 03
D. G. Corliss & Co., sharpening tools, .
4 54
Thomas Fardy & Son, 66
1 05
Blasting, and damage, .
3 17
Moses Beal, use of team,
1 25
Total,
. $1,415 31
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Isaac N. Linfield and others,
·
$72 38
George S. Wilbur,
66
.
.
104 00
John S. Abbott,
91 65
Daniel Leahy,
.
98 77
2
.
26-6%
53 20
15
Paid Martin P. Pike, and others, .
$36 65
Martin L. Eddy,
·
31 25
Jackson Belcher,
30 02
A. J. Gove, .
7 00
Royal T. Mann, ·
·
1 80
James H. Wales, .
2 00
Total,
$475 52
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Paid Ralph Houghton, undertaker, attending 105 fu- nerals,
$315 00
Ralph Houghton, for returning deaths, . 32 25
Ralph Houghton, summoning medical examiner, . 6 00
Total,
$353 25
STATE AID.
Paid sundry persons (as per account State), . . $2,158 50
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid sundry bills (see, for items, Engineer's Report,), . $3,350 56
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid Edson M. Roel, for year 1876,
$155 57
Edson M. Roel, 1877, 312 40
Total,
$467 97
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Auditors for year ending March 1, 1876, $10 00
Engineers Fire Department (salary and cash paid), to May 1, 1876, 80 00
Edson M. Roel, collector of taxes, year 1877, ·
296 91
.
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Paid James E. O'Brien, A. M., School Committee, to
Sept. 1, 1877, . $75 00
Michael A. Donovan, School Committee, 1876-77, . 26 25
James Molloy, School Committee, . 1877-78, .
35 00
Winslow Battles, School Committee, .1877-78, .
95 00
James A. Tower, School Committee, . 1877-78, . 142 50
John T. Flood, services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, . 275 00
James A. Tower, services as Selectman, Assessor, and overseer of the poor, . 275 00
Daniel Howard, services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor,
275 00
Total,
. $1,585 66
COL. ROYAL TURNER PORTRAIT.
Paid Richard M. Staigg, for painting portrait, $800 00
Williams and Everett, for frame and hanging, 92 43
Turner Free Library, balance of appropriation, as per vote, .
607 57
Total,
· $1,500 00
RESERVOIR PRESCOTT SCHOOL-HOUSE YARD.
Paid John B. Thayer, for constructing reservoir, as per contract, .
$465 00
Daniel Leahy, for grading in part, 35 00
Total,
$500 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Edward A. Perry, for flagstaff, . $10 00
Daniel H. Huxford, printing 1,300 town reports, . 170 50
Daniel H. Huxford, printing 100 school reports, .
8 00
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Paid Daniel H. Huxford, printing warrants, tax-bills, and notices,
$49 50
Colin Boyd, care of Selectmen's room, . 25 00
Colin Boyd, care of hall for town meetings, . 5 00 Colin Boyd, labor and repairs, and preparing wood, 7 35
Turner Free Library, as per vote, .
500 00 1
Committee on Celebration, July 4, 1876, balance
of expenses, . 248 14
Grand Army Post 110, per vote,
100 00
Seth Mann, 2d, insurance, .
144 00
J. White Belcher, insurance, .
88 95
Special police, July 4, . · 57 00
Daniel Leahy, grading Prescott school-house yard,
40 00
William B. Hathaway, entertainment for town offi- cers, 34 00
William B. Hathaway, entertainment for county commissioners, . 11 25
James N. Bullock, for care and horse hire, . 17 50
Daniel Leahy, for wood for Selectmen's room, 13 50
Messrs. Tower & Howard, bills, cash paid, . 26 40
Benjamin Wells, for flag, . 28 00
William Campbell, for repairs on hearse, 16 00
Ralph Houghton, for repairs on hearse, 11 84
Ward & Gay, for order-books and paper,
18 00
R. W. Turner & Co., coal for lock-up, . 11 00
A. J. Gove, expressage, 15 65
Kelliher & Moran, for labor on Warren Street,
11 00
Thomas Farrell, services as constable on town business, . 8 50
Henry H. Francis, services as constable on town business, . 5 00
T. Ware & Co., for book, 7 00 .
John G. Poole, postage, 8 11
Edward A. Perry, for labor and box, 5 35
Sampson & Davenport, for directory, 3 00
Thomas Groom, for tax-book, 2 00
H. O. Hildreth, for Norfolk County Manual, . . 2 00
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Paid M. R. Warren, stationery,
$2 25
F. G. Tilton, stationery,
1 00
Henry B. Peirce, register,
1 60
Franklin Porter, stationery, .
2 20
Charles A. Wales, for merchandise and repairs on
pump,
1 30
D. B. White, for merchandise,
55
Total, .
. $1,717 44
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The amount expended for aid to the poor out of the almshouse has been somewhat in excess of that disbursed for the same purpose last year, in consequence of the general dulness of business which we are experiencing in common with the whole country, and which has deprived very many of our citizens wholly or in part of labor, their only means of supporting themselves, compelling them to accept the only course left to " keep the wolf from the door"; and justice prompts us to here say, that, with the great majority, this source of relief is resorted to with much regret, and that the demands made are not unreasonable. These demands have only been met after the most careful investigation into the circumstances attending each individual case, which has justified the aid rendered. We call attention to the fact, that sickness has prevailed to a much greater extent than usual in some families which have received aid, and the excess over last year's expenditures for this class is quite largely made up by bills paid for medical attendance. As will be noticed, we have thought best to specify the individuals on whose account medical aid has been rendered, the amount paid for same in each case, and to whom paid. Mr. Martin P. Pike continues in charge as superintendent of the almshouse, the duties of which he has performed in a faithful and highly satisfactory manner. He has, by his own labor and the use of the town team away from the alms- house, added very materially to the income of the town during the year, whilst his services on the highways have been very valuable.
The whole number supported in the almshouse during the year ending March 1, 1878, in whole or in part, was twenty-eight ; the average number, seventeen.
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Names of persons supported in the almshouse for the year ending March 1, 1878 :-
Polly Copeland.
Clarence Veazie.# Lewis Linfield.
Eunice Delano.
Betsey Eddy.#
James H. Howe .¿
Ellen Kennedy.
Stillman Jones .¿
Jane Kennedy .*
Benjamin Turner.
Margaret Mead .*
Mary F. Veazie .¿
Elias Cole.
Catharine Condon.
Ezekiel Howe.
Mary Barry.
Nicholas McMahon.#
Hannah Barry.
Peter Reardon.
Edward Barry .*
Emory Delano.
Frances McMath.
Thomas Stevens.t
Edward Donovan.t
John D. Leahy .*
William A. Howe .¿
Garrett Noonan.t
Bartholomew Gill.
SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES FOR THE ALMSHOUSE AND TOWN FARM.
Paid Martin P. Pike, Superintendent, one year, $500 00
Charles Prescott, for supplies, 468 76 .
J. White Belcher, for grain and meal,
.
173 25
William Campbell, for carriage,
100 00
Josiah Clark, for meat, .
·109 99
R. W. Turner & Co., for coal,
133 70
William Campbell, for material and repairs, .
60 11
Calvin Briggs, for cow, .
60 00
Nathan Rosenfeld, for merchandise, Leopold Hoffman, for clothing, .
36 85
Sidney French, for boots and shoes,
34 65
D. B. White & Co., for supplies, .
30 27
Franklin Porter, medicine, &c.,
25 03
N. E. Buck, tea, coffee, &c., . .
20 65
John May, for meat, ·
22 12
* Deceased. + Refunded.
# Discharged.
52 66
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Paid Silas Jones, for two pigs, $17 00
sundry bills for groceries, &c.,
18 62
Thomas Firth & Sons, for steel,
17 20
Heirs of William Cole, for pasture,
16 00
Dodge, Gilbert & Co., hammers, drills, &c., .
8 51
John McCarty, manure,
6 00
Loud & Pratt, lumber, .
4 20
Charles H. Wales, merchandise,
10 56
L. Wolfson, for clothing,
65
Ralph Houghton, for coffin, &c., for John D.
Leahy,
14 00
Ralph Houghton, for coffin, &c., for Margaret Mead, .
14 00
Ralph Houghton, for coffin, &c., for Jane Kennedy, 14 00
Ralph Houghton, for coffin, &c., for Edward Barry, 12 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, ·
57 27
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance,
6 50
Total,
$2,044 55 .
Cr. by cash paid Treasurer for labor, board, and produce
sold, and by bills due, 769 67
Net cost,
. $1,274 88
RELIEF OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
ANN F. THAYER.
Paid Esther M. Packard, board, .
$100 00
EDWIN AND MARY CHESSMAN.
Paid A. S. Niles, board,
208 00
R. W. Turner & Co., coal,
14 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance,
50
STILLMAN JONES.
Paid Ann M. Hayden, board, .
10 00
Mrs. Ansel Mann, board, .
92 00
.
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Paid John Jones, board, $26 25
Walter A. Jones, board, 2 50
John Jones, for removal, 1 00
James N. Bullock, for removal,
2 50
Franklin Porter, for medicine, &c.,
9 75
Dr. T. T. Cushman, medical attendance, 92 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, ·
.
6 00
Paid for Levi L. Holbrook, at State Lunatic Asylum, .
210 14
for James E. Forrest, 66 253 54
for Charles F. Estabrook, at State Almshouse, Tewksbury, 51 00
for Thomas Harris, at State Reform School, . ·
52 00
for Mrs. William Barry, supplies, &c., . $61 00
for Mrs. William Barry, Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 21 25
82 25
for Mrs. William Grady, supplies, &c., . $161 30
for Mrs. William Grady, Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, . ·
8 00
for Mrs, Cornelius Foley, for supplies, &c., .
for Asa Morton, B. F. Jones, board, .
$78 00
for Asa Morton, L. Hoffman, clothing, . 10 00
88 00
for Mrs. Rose Kenney, supplies,
11 50
for Mrs. John Welch, supplies, .
58 40
for John C. Kelliher, supplies, $42 00
for John C. Kelliher, Dr. C. C. Farn- ham, medical attendance, 25 75
67 75
for B. W. Sylvester, supplies, &c., $85 50
for B. W. Sylvester, Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, 15 00
100 50
for Mrs. M. E. Kennedy, supplies, &c., 39 50
for Luke O'Riley, supplies, &c., . ·
60 50
169 30 79 00
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Paid for Mrs. Richard Carey, supplies, &c., . $24 75 for Mrs. Richard Carey, Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 12 00
$36 75
for Gerald Farrell, supplies, .
4 50
for Patrick McKay, supplies,
21 25
for E. S. Pulson, supplies, &c., $104 00 .
for E. S. Pulson, Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, 16 50
120 50
for Ellen Barry, Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attend- ance, . 8 00
for Thomas Patten, supplies, ·
10 00
for John A. Driscoll, supplies,
$20 00
for John A. Driscoll, Ralph Houghton, coffins, &c., for children, 11 00
31 00
for Mary Drury, supplies, &c.,
45 79
for George A. Faunce, supplies, &c.,
.
43 25
for Isaac Clark, supplies, &c.,
35 00
for Alexander Holbrook, supplies, &c., .
25 00
for Michael Clark, supplies, &c., .
3 75
for Charles Moore, supplies, .
3 50
for Richard McNair, supplies,
3 50
for George F. French, supplies,
3 50
for Mrs. Everett Poole, Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, . 4 00
for Mrs. William McMath, supplies, part at Cam- bridge, 36 02
for Mrs. Almira Giles, for supplies, part at Braintree, $61 02
for Mrs. Almira Giles, Dr. C. C. Farn- ham, medical attendance, 14 50
75 52
for Mrs. Lucinda Holbrook (Jason, Jr., at N. H.), board, .
. 32 00
·
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Paid for Mrs. James D. Fox, supplies, part at Wey- mouth, $24 60
for John Donovan, at Boston, 3 82
for Mrs. Polly Hall, at Scituate, 29 00
for L. P. Holbrook, at Quincy, 66 43
for Mrs. John Fencer, at Boston and Brockton, 123 25
for Mrs. Patrick Howard, at Braintree, .
102 37
for Mrs. Mary A. Scott, at Boston, 13 38
for Mrs. J. Wales Sylvester, at Canton, 29 00
for bills refunded, . 52 00
for sundry small bills for aid,
27 75
Total, .
. $2,902 31
RELIEF OF POOR WHOSE SETTLEMENT IS IN RANDOLPH AND HOLBROOK THROUGH MILITARY SERVICES.
Paid for Mrs. Rose Murphy,-
Supplies,
$76 25 .
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, .
20 00
Dr. C. C. Farnham, " 18 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, 66 66
1 00
·
$115 25
Paid for Mrs. Francis Boyle,-
Supplies,
. $234 25
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, .
1 00
235 25
Paid for Christiana Sloan,-
Supplies, . $125 60
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, . 40 50
Dr. E. A. Allen, 66 1 00
167 10
Paid for Albert W. Stetson,-
Supplies, &c., .
. $123 76
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, .
110 50
234 26
25
Paid for Lysander C. Morse,-
Supplies,
$29 00
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, . 19 50
$48 50
Paid for Mrs. Thomas F. Hand, supplies, &c., 29 50
Paid for William H. Simpson,-
Supplies, &c., · · . $46 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, · 27 75
73 75
Paid for Mrs. John E. Mann,-
Supplies, &c., .
$46 75
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, · 18 00
64 75
Paid for Mrs. Walter A. Jones,-
Supplies and nursing, $55 00
Dr. Warren M. Babbitt, med. attendance, 33 00
Dr. E. A. Allen, medical attendance, 31 00
119 00
Paid for Mrs. John Crosby,-
Supplies,
. $20 13
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, . 4 50
24 63
Paid for John Maloney, at Grafton,
43 25
for Mary Mullins, at Boston, .
20 84
for Albert Howard, at Brockton,
56 75
for Mrs. O'Gorman, at Boston,
56 27
for Mrs. J. C. Buckley, at Weymouth,
217 75
for William Whitten,
4 50
for Mrs. Lorenzo D. Eddy,
11 00
for Winfield S. Weathee, at State Lunatic Hospital, 131 39
for Lewis N. Weathee, at 66 ·
67 10
Total, .
. $1,720 84
One-third paid by Holbrook. Additional expenses in almshouse were paid by Holbrook.
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POOR OF OTHER TOWNS.
Paid for Catharine Curtis, Holbrook,-
Supplies, &c., . . $167 17
Dr. T. T. Cushman, medical attendance, . 8 00
$175 17
Paid for Lucius Hollis, Holbrook,-
Supplies, &c., . . $176 59
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, ·
23 50
200 09
Paid for Lysander Miller, for supplies, .
22 50
for Mrs. Isaac N. Pendergrass, Dr. E. A. Allen, for medical attendance, 6 00
Paid for Stephen Farnum, Methuen,-
Supplies, &c., . $79 50
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, ·
27 00
Dr. C. C. Farnham, «
66
6 50
113 00
Paid for Mrs. Elizabeth Farnum, Methuen, supplies, 53 00
Paid for Francis S. Blanchard, Brockton,-
Supplies, . $147 00
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, ·
50
Paid for Edmund Burke, Foxborough,-
Supplies, &c., .
$76 50 .
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, . 11 00
87 50
Paid for Frederic Fowler, Jr., Easton,-
Supplies, &c., . . $114 25
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, 62 00
176 25
Paid for Mrs. Bridget Hoye, Taunton,-
Supplies, . } . $78 00
Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, .
1 00
79 00
-
147 50
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Paid for J. Frank Holbrook, Braintree,-
Supplies, &c., .
. $51 20
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, 12 00
$63 20
Paid for Edward Donovan, Milford,-
Supplies, &c., .
$1 50
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance, 3 00
4 50
14 00
Paid for Michael Donovan, Marblehead, supplies, . for Mrs. Amelia P. Lawler, Stoughton, supplies and nursing,
33 00
for Mrs. Amanda S. Langley, Braintree, supplies, 38 18
for Peter Gallagher, Quincy, supplies, .
12 75
for David L. Burrill, Stoughton, supplies, 8 00
for Fessenden Bessy, Stoughton, supplies, . 7 00
Total,
. $1,240 64
STATE PAUPERS.
Paid Colin Boyd, for lodging 1,096 tramps in lock-up, . $140 00
D. B. White & Co., for supplies, . 47 67
Wm. H. Smith, for charcoal, 8 73
James N. Bullock, filling beds,
2 00
Colin Boyd, for sundry repairs and merchandize, .
2 95
Total,
$201 35
EZEKIEL HOWE.
Paid Dr. C. C. Farnham, medical attendance, . $11 00
E. C. Day, aid rendered, 7 00
J. N. Bullock, carriage to funeral, . 4 00
Ralph Houghton, for coffins, &c., . 14 00
36 00
Paid for Mary Kemp, supplies,
5 75
for Joseph Tarbett, supplies, .
2 00
JEREMIAH SHIELDS.
Paid Ralph Houghton, coffin, &c., for child, . .
6 00
Total, .
$251 10
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The undersigned, auditors of accounts for the financial year end- ing March 1, 1878, have attended to the duty assigned them, and report that they have examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correctly kept, with proper vouchers for all orders drawn upon the Treasurer.
V. H. DEANE, FRANK MORTON, HALE S. HOWARD, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, 1878.
RANDOLPH, March 18, 1878.
ALMSHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
APPRAISAL OF STOCK, FURNITURE, PROVISIONS, ETC., MARCH 1, 1877.
1 horse,
$200 00
2 cows,
80 00
16 hens,
10 00
2 pigs,
18 00
9 tons hay,
200 00
1 horse-cart,
65 00
1 farm-wagon, .
65 00
1 carriage,
100 00
1 sled,
9 00
1 stone-drag and chain,
5 00
3 harnesses,
25 00
1 wheelbarrow,.
3 00
1 grindstone, .
10 00
3 scythes and snaths,
4 00
3 rakes, .
1 75
7 hay-manure forks, .
5 00
7 shovels and 1 spade,
6 00
2 ploughs,
6 00
1 cultivator, ·
7 00
1 iron bar, 1 pick,
2 50
1 saw-horse,
75
1 stump and rock extractor and hook,
30 00
29
1 snow-shovel, .
$0 50
4 hoes,
1 25
2 axes, 2 hatchets, 1 bill-hook, . 5 00
1 churn, .
2 00
1 boiler, .
2 00
50 bushels potatoes, 30 00
& box soap,
4 68
4 pounds coffee,
60
4 chocolate, .
1 60
4 gallons molasses, .
2 00
6 pounds sugar,
60
1 barrel flour, .
9 50
18 iron bedsteads, 100 00
5 00
23 colored blankets,
20 00
20 white blankets,
20 00
7 feather beds, .
56 00
17 under beds, .
25 00
42 sheets, .
22 00
10 double sheets,
5 00
36 pillow-cases, .
15 00
16 feather pillows,
9 00
15 towels, .
2 00
Table-cloths,
5 00
6 wooden trunks,
3 00
3 dining-tables,
15 00
5 light-stands, .
3 00
60 chairs, .
30 00
Ash-barrel, sifter, hod, and shovel,
4 00
Cooking-stove and furniture,
25 00
6 flat-irons,
2 25
1 hammer,
75
1 wood-saw,
1 25
1 steelyards,
1 50
1 clothes-wringer,
5 00
3 hammers and 13 drills,
25 00
Crockeryware,
40 00
2 rubber blankets,
30
Woodenware,
$20 00
Tinware,
12 00
1 clock, ·
4 00
5 cords wood, .
28 00
1 road-scraper, .
30 00
2} tons of coal, .
16 00
250 pounds pork, .
25 00
1 washing-machine,
8 00
46 pounds lard, .
6 50
16 pounds butter,
4 00
9 lamps,
4 50
33 flour-barrels, .
3 50
5 yards cloth, cotton,
50
11 yards gingham,
1 25
90 pounds ham, .
10 00
$1,525 73
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.
The bills presented to the Board for medical attendance upon the poor, as given below, appear very large in the aggregate, and we believe are entirely unprecedented in a town of this size. As far as we have been able to learn, nothing approximating to them in amount has been presented to the town in any previous year. The bills rendered for this service last year, as near as can be ascer- tained, amounted to $563,65. Under the present system of employ- ing medical assistance, and the law which places the entire discre- tion in the hands of the physician, when once called, as to the num- ber of visits necessary to be made, we can see no means whereby the town can limit this item of expense, or avoid the payment of any bill, unless false charges can be proven, which could seldom be done, as we apprehend that very few physicians would resort to a practice so reprehensible. We have deemed it our duty, in view of all the circumstances, to decline the payment of one bill, as it con- tains items clearly not chargeable to the town, and to report all the facts necessary to a full understanding of the system under which great abuses are possible, to the end that the inhabitants of the town may take such action in the matter as they shall think proper.
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An article, relating to this question, has been inserted in the war- rant for the annual town meeting.
PHYSICIANS' BILLS FOR THE POOR DURING THE YEAR END- ING MARCH 1, 1878.
WARREN M. BABBITT, M. D.
Paid for Walter A. Jones,
$33 00
T. T. CUSHMAN, M. D.
Paid for Stillman Jones, .
$92 00
for Catharine Curtis,
8 00
100 00
A. L. CHASE, M. D.
Paid for Lucius Hollis, . $23 50
for Stephen Farnum,
27 00
for Mrs. Rose Murphy,
20 00
for Mrs. John E. Mann, :
18 00
for B. W. Sylvester,
15 00
for Mrs. J. Frank Holbrook,
12 00
for Edward Donovan,
3 00
for Mrs. F. S. Blanchard,
50
for Frederic Fowler, Jr., .
62 00
181 00
E. A. ALLEN, M. D.
Paid for Albert W. Stetson,
$110 50
for almshouse, .
57 27
for Walter A. Jones,
31 00
for Mrs. William H. Simpson, .
27 75
for Mrs. William Barry, .
21 25
for Mrs. Richard Carey, .
.
12 00
for Mrs. William Grady, .
8 00
for Mrs. Stillman Jones, .
6 00
for Mrs. Isaac N. Pendergrass,
6 00
for Mrs. Rose Murphy,
1 00
for Mrs. Everett Poole, .
4 00
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Paid for Mrs. Christiana Sloan,
$1 00
for Edwin and Mary Chessman,
50
$286 27
CHARLES C. FARNHAM, M. D.
Paid for Christiana Sloan,
$40 50
for Rose Murphy,
18 00
for E. S. Pulson,
16 50
for Almira Giles,
14 50
for Mrs. Edmund Burke, .
11 00
for Ezekiel Howe, .
11 00
for John C. Kelliher,
25 75
for Mrs. L. C. Morse,
19 50
for Ellen Barry,
8 00
for Mrs. Elizabeth Farnum,
6 50
for Mrs. John Crosby,
4 50
for Mr. Lewis N. Weathee,
5 00
for Mrs. Bridget Hoye,
1 00
for Mrs. Francis Boyle,
1 00
for almshouse, .
6 50
189 25
Total amount paid, .
$789 52
BILLS PRESENTED AND UNPAID DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1878.
B. W. Sylvester,
$43 00
Mrs. John E. Mann,
66 50
Mr. Lucius Hollis, .
60 00
Mrs. Elizabeth Farnum,
.
17 00
Stephen Farnum,
20 00
Maurice Kelley,
13 00
Mrs. Rose Murphy, .
2 00
Mrs. William Taunt,
10 75
Francis S. Blanchard,
26 00
Ezekiel Howe, .
8 00
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Mrs. George A. Faunce, .
$102 00
Mrs. Mary Drury, .
37 50
Mrs. Amelia P. Lawler, .
26 00
Total amount unpaid,
$431 75
Total of bills paid and unpaid, .
$1,221 27
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1878-79.
The following estimate of expenses for the ensuing year is presented for the consideration of the town :-
For schools (see report of School Committee), . $7,920 00
repairs, furniture, and incidental expenses, . 1,080 00
highways, .
.
3,000 00
general town expenses, .
8,000 00
reduction of town debt,
3,000 00
Fire Department (see report of Engineers),
2,800 00
$25,800 00
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN T. FLOOD, JAMES A. TOWER, DANIEL HOWARD, Selectmen of Randolph.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
1877-78.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Randolph :
There is a Spanish proverb which says that "a stone carved fitly to adorn a palace will not be permitted to lie by the roadside." Among proverbs, which have been justly termed "the concrete wisdom of nations," perhaps none could be selected more appropri- ate to be placed in each of our school-rooms than this ; for if the assurance could be made sure, that not one portion of the labor there performed in study would be lost, that in after years adequate fruits would be returned to the pupils, an incentive to labor might be added, to all who had faith, which would give strength to the weak and energy to the wavering.
The universal suffrage which we in America possess, pre-supposes universal and thorough education. How else can the republic endure? Without education, ignorant legislators will be led by designing men into unwise legislation ; and how can we make legis- lators who shall have a correct idea of the government under which we live, and of the principles of all true governments, unless we commence at the fountain-head in the common schools?
It is true that the highest military school cannot of itself make a general who will be certain of success, but the military school gives a training, without which the born soldier would act at a disadvantage ; and so in our schools, there is no attempt to give special instruction for any occupation, but a general education of the faculties is attempted, based upon the idea that the child itself, with its own intellectual power, will apply the knowledge thus obtained to the problems of life as they arise.
And this is the answer to those who complain "that the educa- tion of our schools is not practical." Neither is that of Harvard
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College. But our schools, and Harvard College, profess to provide a standpoint from which, when they graduate, pupils may say, in the words of the grand old poet,-
" The world is all before us, where to choose Our place of rest, and Providence our guide."
There are several factors that enter into the product of good schools ; any one of these factors being omitted or neglected, the result is affected. The town, as a corporate body, is an important factor, and upon it rests the responsibility of furnishing the means to secure adequate school buildings, competent teachers, and intel- ligent supervision. That the town of Randolph gives itself to the discharge of this function with a readiness and liberality equal to the average of towns in the Commonwealth, may not be questioned. The School Committee and teachers are called upon to administer a trust and perform duties that yield to none others in magnitude and far-reaching interest. They become, then, very important fac- tors in this product, - good schools.
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