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James Slowey, for labor, 165 days, . 29 24
Thomas Johnston, for labor, 40-3% days, 70 52
Thomas Carroll, for labor, 45 days, .
78 75
Daniel Kiley, for labor, 3017 days, 54 00
John O'Keefe, for labor, 15276 days, . George F. French, for labor, 252% days,
26 85
Jedediah French, for labor, 11 days, . 19 25
Martin L. Eddy, for labor, 15g days,
25 95
Charles H. Cole, for labor, 62 days, 11 37
Frederic Winnett, for labor, 9 days, 15 75
Peter Casey, for labor, 53 days, 9 80
Patrick Bowen, for labor, 45 days,
7 70
Sylvanus Thayer, for labor, 8% days,
15 57
Alva M. Nightingale, for labor, 32 days,
6 12
James Googan, for labor, 31 days, 6 12
James Barry, for labor, 6 days, 10 50
John McAuliffe, for labor, 1337 days, 24 23
George B. Dench, for labor, 52 days, 9 45
George B. Dench, for labor, 2 75
John B. Thayer, for labor, 4} days, 8 50
Patrick Mahan, for labor, 3 days,
5 25
William Shields, for labor, 2 days, 3 50
David Irving, for labor, 2 days, 3 50
Daniel Elliott, for labor, 32 days,
6 12
Herbert Jones, for labor, 4 days,
6 00
Mason Lovering, for labor, 13 days
2 63
Josiah Clark, for labor, 1 day, 1 75
James Carroll, for team labor, 3 00
Daniel Danahey, for labor, 5276 days,
.
8 83
42 81
10
Paid David H. Lane, for labor, 193 days, $33 45
Frederic Miller, for labor, 1-3 days, 2 27
John Dorr, for labor, 12 days, . 2 25
Willam H. Martin, for labor ¿ day, . Thomas Good, for single team, 1 day,
75
3 50
Thomas Good, for labor, & day,
1 36
E. A. Perry, for labor, . ·
1 50
Michael Brady, for labor, Į day,
34
Dennis Kelliher, for labor, 22 days,
4 37
Dennis Kelliher, for caps,
1 28
Moses Mann, for labor, 1} days,
2 62
A. A. Payne, for labor,
4 00
Charles H. Mann, for labor, 1} days,
2 62
Michael Morgan, for labor, 1 day, ·
1 75
Chandler Cox, for labor, 2} days,
4 37
Morton Holbrook, for labor, 1 day, .
1 75
John Gill, for labor, 1 day,
1 75
Philip Reilly, for labor, 2 days,
3 00
Andrew Tracy, for labor, 2 days,
3 50
Oliver H. Bowman, for labor, 1 day,
1 75
Bernard Clark, for labor, 1 day,
1 00
James M. Jones, for labor,
3 00
Peter Sheridan, for labor,
1 00
Joseph Crosby, for labor, 2 days
3 50
Nathaniel Noyes, for labor and stock,
3 53
Joseph Graham, for railing,
3 75
H. B. Alden, for 360 loads of gravel,
25 20
Simon B. Corliss, for 141 loads stone
14 10
Simon B. Corliss, for bridge stone, .
1 00
Frederic T. Wright, for 70 loads of gravel,
3 50
John L. Manning, for 6 loads of gravel, . 30
Thomas F. Lynch, for 176 loads of gravel, 17 60
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Paid Seth Mann, 2d, for 36 loads of gravel, $3 60
Daniel Wilde, for gravel, 13 25
Joshua Hunt, for 67 loads of gravel, 4 69
Amasa S. Niles, for 158 loads of gravel, 11 06
Michael Ford, for 125 loads of gravel,
8 75
Estate of Moses C. Beal, for 90 loads of gravel, 9 00 ·
E. M. Roel, for 295 loads of gravel, . 20 65
Aaron Prescott, for gravel,
19 80
Amasa Clark, for 57 loads of gravel, .
5 70
Samuel Howard, for 30 loads of gravel,
3 00
James M. Dyer, for 21 loads of gravel,
2 10
Martin L. Eddy, for 59 loads of gravel,
5 90
Adam F. Jones, for bridge stone,
1 00
Elbridge Jones, for trimming trees,.
1 50
Thomas Good, for box, 50
Frank H. Langley, for sharpening tools, 7 88
T. Fardy & Son, for labor and stock, 20 37
Eleazer Beal, for damages, 20 00
Geo. H. Sampson, for Atlas powder, 22 30
For paving-stones, 6 25
Sundry persons, for picking stones, . 79 80
Total, . $2,277 02
CR.
By cash for Atlas powder and gravel sold, 41 48
Net expense, $2,235 54
UNION STREET.
Paid Martin P. Pike, for labor, 12-15 days, $24 20
Martin P. Pike, for 2 horses and carts, 12.1 days, 36 30
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Paid Matthew Graham, for labor, 12-7 To days, $22 22
Thomas Duff, for labor, 12-7 days, . 22 22
John Desmond, for labor, 12-7 T'o days, 22 22
Lewis Jones, for labor, 1211 6 days, .
21 96
Charles A. Alden, for labor, 1421 days,
25 46
Thomas Carroll, for labor, 13216 days,
22 83
George F. French, for labor, 1521 õ days, 27 20
Thomas Whalin, for labor, 13-7 days, 23 97
John O'Keefe, for labor, 7-76 days, . 13 47
Daniel A. Elliott, for labor, 9-76 days, 16 97
Daniel A. Elliott, for gravel and stone, 35 00
Dennis Kelliher, for labor, 83 days, .
14 35
Moses Mann, for labor, 2 days, 3 50
Daniel Kiley, for labor, 11776 days, .
20 47
Charles H. Cole, for labor, 11 days, . 19 25
Frank H. Langley, for sharpening tools, 20 88
Geo. H. Sampson, for Atlas powder,
21 90
Total,
$414 37
WARD STREET SIDEWALK.
Paid Martin P. Pike, for labor, 52 days, . $11 00
Martin P. Pike, for 2 horses and carts, 5} days, 16 50
Matthew Graham, for labor, 43 days, 7 87
Thomas Whalin, for labor, 42 days, . 7 87
John Desmond, for labor, 42 days, 7 87
Thomas Duff, for labor, 42 days, 7 87
Lewis Jones, for labor, 43 days,
7 87
Thomas Carroll, for labor, 42 days, .
7 87
Daniel Kiley, for labor, 42 days, 7 87
George F. French, for labor, 42 days,
7 87
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Paid Charles A. Alden, for labor, } day, . $0 87
Thomas F. Lynch, for 68 loads of gravel, . 6 80
Total, . $98 13
SIDEWALK SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Paid Martin P. Pike, for labor, 14} days, $28 50
Martin P. Pike, for 2 horses and carts, 144 days, . 42 75
Josiah Clark, for scraping road,
9 38
Thomas Good, for single team, 1 day,
·
3 50
Matthew Graham, for labor, 153 days,
26 95
Thomas Whalin, for labor, 1626 days,
28 60
John Desmond, for labor, 1727, days,
30 35
Thomas Duff, for labor, 1727, days, .
30 35
James Slowey, for labor, 1727, days,
30 35
Lewis Jones, for labor, 9 days, 15 75
Charles A. Alden, for labor, 1627 days,
29 49
Charles H. Cole, for labor, 9276 days,
16 35
George F. French, for labor, 1523 days,
27 20
Patrick Barry, for labor, 3 days,
5 25
Daniel Danahey, for labor, 2 days,
3 50
David Lane, for labor, 4 days,
7 00
Thomas Carroll, for labor, 72 days, .
13 12
William Broad, for labor,
1 00
Total,
$349 39
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Martin P. Pike and others, $20 65
James Reilly and others, .
20 10
Thomas Good and others,
4 15
Martin L. Eddy and others,
13 00
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Paid Elbridge Jones and others, $16 90
Royal T. Mann and others, 9 00
T. Fardy & Son, repairs on snow-plough, . 5 00
Total,
$88 80
PAVING HIGHWAYS.
Paid D. W. Wilbur, for concreting gutters, $144 20
Martin P. Pike, for 42 days' labor, 9 00
Martin P. Pike, for 4} days' town team,
13 50
Matthew Graham, for 5 days' labor, .
8 75
John Desmond, for 4 days' labor,
7 00
Thomas Whalin, for 4 days' labor,
7 00
Thomas Duff, for 4 days' labor, 7 00
Thomas Carroll, for 5 days' labor, 8 75
Edson M. Roel, for 52 loads of gravel,
3 64
Total,
$208 84
TOWN OFFICERS. SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AND HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
Paid Royal T. Mann,
$400 00
John B. Thayer,
.
300 00
Rufus A. Thayer,
300.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Winslow Battles,
$110 00
Thomas Dolan,
100 00
John B. Wren,
100 00
Town Auditors for the year ending March
1, 1884, $10 00 .
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Paid Engineers of Fire Department for services and extra time to May 1, 1884, $102 50 Edson M. Roel, Collector of Taxes, 1883, 339 08
Total,
$1,761 58
DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
Paid Post 110 G.A.R.,
$100 00
Total,
$100 00 ·
STATE AID.
Paid sundry persons (as per account State), . $1,517 00
Total,
. $1,517 00
STATE AID UNDER LAW OF 1879.
Paid sundry persons (as per account State, ), . $1,449 83
One half paid by the state, 724 92
Total paid by town, $724 91
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid Edson M. Roel, for the year 1884, $409 92
Total,
$409 92
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Paid Ralph Houghton, undertaker, attending 77 funerals,
$231 00
Total, . . $231 00
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid sundry bills (for items see Engineers' report), · $1,683 67
Total,
$1,683 67
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Daniel H. Huxford, printing 1300 town reports, $235 00
Daniel H. Huxford, printing poll lists, war- rants, jurors' lists, advertising, &c., 136 50
J. White Belcher, for insurance, 101 42
Seth Mann, 2d, for insurance, . 51 10
Royal W. Turner, for insurance,
52 50
Constables, for services July 3 and 4,
52 50
William B. Hathaway, entertaining town officers, 33 25
Henry H. Francis, for services as constable (1883), 27 50
Henry H. Francis, for posting warrant, &c., 5 00
Frank J. Donohue, for special services, 74 50
Henry H. Shedd, for special services, .
75 00
Colin Boyd, for care of Selectmen's rooms,
25 00
Colin Boyd, for care of hall, town meetings,
5 00
Seth Mann, 2d, for examining tax titles and cash paid, 50 00
Eleazer Beal, for surveying, 10 50
Charles K. Darling, for stationery, 6 23
A. J. Towns, for ice, 2 50
Edwin M. Mann, for wood and labor, 19 25
Charles D. Capen, for surveying town lines, 4 50
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Paid Henry H. Francis, for labor and merchan-
disc, . · ·
$7 51
Colin Boyd, for posting notices and care of flag, 8 50
Geo, W. Pollock, for repairs, . 5 00
Henry Campbell, for varnishing hearse, 15 00
Andrew Strickland, for land damage, 20 00
Henry H. Shedd, for posting warrant and serving notices on town officers, 11 80 ·
Catharine F. Foley, for damages, 80 00
T. T. Cushman, for examining nuisances, . 11 00
Ralph Houghton, for case for ballot box, and labor, ·
25 00
Martin P. Pike, for distributing town reports, 5 00
M. H. Ballou, for taxes on Upham lot, 25 23
N. H. Tirrell, for painting lock-up, . 9 00
A. H. Latham, for professional services, . 5 00
Colin Boyd, for care of lawn, labor and mdse., 17 85
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, for lamp fixtures, 2 79
J. W. Carpenter, Jr., for ink, 85
N. L. Glidden, for telegraphing, 29
Thomas Groom & Co., for tax book, 2 00
Edward A. Perry, for reservoir covers, 8 25
Commonwealth of Mass., for register of voters, 2 65
Ralph Houghton, for services of medical examiner, 3 00
F. Porter, for stationery, 85
Nathaniel Noyes, for labor on lock-up, 3 02
Seth Mann, 2d, for recording deed, .
63
Jedediah French, for labor on town lot, 1 75
Charles A. Wales, for labor and mdsc., 3 38
A. J. Gove, for horse-keeping, . 1 00
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Paid A. J. Gove, for expressage, $6 57
Colin Boyd, for care of room for registrars, 2 00
James F. Babcock, for analyzing water, and expenses, 10 50
Green & Prescott, for advertising water petition, 7 00
A. J. Gove, for conveyance for water committee, 6 00
Wales Bros., for repairing pumps, 4 00
John H. Field, for postage and box, 4 35
Geo. W. Wales, for canvassing for registration, 30 00
D. B. White & Co., for supplies, 12 00
Messrs. Mann, Thayer and Thayer, for ex- penses to Boston, Brockton, Taunton, Quincy, and other towns, 63 11
Total, $1,389 13
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The applications for aid from the outside poor show no abatement during the past year, and owing to the increased number of inmates at the almshouse, more room is needed, as many receiving outside aid would be better cared for there, and at less expense to the town. We would there- fore recommend a special appropriation for its enlargement.
Martin P. Pike and wife have had charge of the alms- house and town farm during the past year, and their reputa- tion gained by ten years' experience has been fully sustained, as good order, neatness and economy testify. They have tendered their resignation, to take effect May 1, 1885, and we think that the town has cause to regret that their services can no longer be retained.
The whole number supported at the almshouse during the year was twenty-four. Average number, sixteen and one- third.
Names of persons supported in the almshouse for the year ending March 1, 1885 :
Frances McMath,
Francis Myers,*
Maggie Morrisey,
William Doyle,
William Morrisey, Jr.,
Teresa Long,
Lewis Linfield,
Maggie Quinlan,
Ellen Buckley,
Mary E. Buckley,
David McKay,
Luther F. Thayer,
Catharine Hency,
Royal S. Holbrook,
Lysander Holbrook,
Annie R. Brunbury,*
* Discharged.
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Annie L. Holbrook, Albert C. Holbrook, James E. Upham, }
William Shea,
Rose Brunbury, * Mary Brunbury,* Bartholomew Brunbury," Eli Hayden. ¿
SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES FOR THE ALMSHOUSE AND TOWN FARM.
Paid Martin P. Pike, superintendent, one year, $600 Q0
Charles Prescott & Co., for supplies, 348 70
J. White Belcher, for grain and meal, 311 25
R. W. Turner & Co., for coal,
96 90
Joel F. Sheppard & Co., for coal,
102 32
Josiah Clark, for meat, 197 46
H. H. Guinan, for clothing, 53 10
Frank H. Langley, for labor and mdse., 47 03
Sidney French, for boots and shoes, 35 35
William S. Hills, for flour, 61 50
Howard W. Spurr & Co., for groceries, 166 53
Shepard, Norwell & Co., for dry goods, 12 00
Seth Mann, 2d, for insurance, 44 10
Thomas Carroll, for labor, 127 75
David H. Lane, for labor, 34 62
Holmes & Blanchard, for mndse., 19 60
N. Rosenfeld, for mdse., 63 98
John B. Thayer, for labor and material, 26 50
E. A. Allen, for supplies,
23 70
E. A. Allen, for medical attendance, 21 19
William B. Brown, for repairs on carryall, 4 25
Dodge, Haley & Co., for mdse., 8 60
Nathaniel H. Tirrell, for painting carryall, 7 25
Discharged.
To be refunded.
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Paid F. Porter, for supplies, $6 20
F. E. Fay & Co., for supplies,
3 75
Mc Williams & Co., for mdse.,
21 05
G. F. Austin & Co., for mdse.,
7 19
A. J. Towns, for ice,
13 43
Charles E. Higgins, for painting,
31 65
James Reilly, for labor, .
7 40
Estate of Walter Cartwright, for repairs, 11 90
T. Fardy & Son, for labor and material, 7 95
M. M. Alden, for labor and material,
12 32
Heirs of William Cole, for pasture, .
16 00
John Hopkins, for labor,
18 00
Charles A. Wales, for labor and mdse., 12 10
A. J. Gove, for expressage, 17 10
D. B. White & Co., for supplies, 11 83
W. M. Babbitt, for medical attendance, 1 21
Royal T. Mann, for wagon, 20 00
Royal T. Mann, for team labor, 3 00
Morse & White, for gravel screen, .
7 50
James H. Wales, for labor and mdse., 4 03
James H. Wales, for drag plank, 3 50
Matthew Graham, for wood,
18 00
William H. Cobb, for fertilizer,
21 00
William H. Cobb, for hay-cutter,
5 00
Ephraim Mann, for apples,
4 00
James Reilly, for dressing hogs,
3 00
Hixon & Co., for meat, .
2 93
A. L. Chase, for medical attendance, 9 40
Mrs. Holbrook, for dressmaking, 4 25
Mrs. Littlefield, for dressmaking, ·
1 75
Frank Morton, for labor and mdse., 15 00
John F. Carey and others, for fish, . · 12 85
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Paid S. W. Willard & Son, for tripe, $2 2.
F. W. Vye and others, for crackers, 5 5(
Francis E. Stetson, for pigs, 19 00
Houghton, Dutton & Co., for mdse., 13 75
Jordan, Marsh & Co., for mdse.,
7 50
O. C. Railroad Company, for freight,
4 36
Sundry persons for labor, 12 99
Sundry bills for mdse., 54 88
$2,868 20
DR.
To stock on hand March 1, 1884, $2,283 30
cash paid as per this report, 2,868 20
$5,151 50
CR.
By stock on hand March 1, 1885, $2,327 45
cash paid treasurer for labor by
Martin P. Pike and town
teams,
622 50
cash paid treasurer for labor by
David H. Lane, 40 45
cash paid treasurer for labor by
Thomas Carroll, 141 57
cash paid treasurer for milk and produce sold, 38 50
cash paid treasurer for board,
amount included in bill paid
by the town of Holbrook, 356 16 .
amount due for board,
129 58
$3,656 21
Net cost of almshouse,
$1,495 29
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RELIEF OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid for Levi L. Holbrook, at State Lunatic Hos- pital, » $119 57
for Horace E. Holbrook, at State Lunatic Hospital, 186 85
for James F. Forrest, at State Lunatic Hospital, 188 62
for Mary A. Forrest, at State Lunatic Hos- pital, .
182 77
for William J. Kinsley, at State Lunatic Hospital, 23 57
for Jobn Carey, at State Lunatic Hospital, 23 11
for John C. Kelliher and family,
210 39
for Edwin and Mary Chessman,
305 47
for Leonard A. Jones, 241 32
for Mrs. George F. Eddy and family, 119 69
for Mrs. Edward Brackin and family, 198 54
for Mrs. Hugh McMahon and family, .
166 52
for Mrs. John DeNeil and family, 163 00
for Mrs. William Grady and family, 121 64
for Mrs. Jonathan Hunt and family,
134 07
for Mrs. William S. Allen and family,
103 00
for Mrs. John Lynch and family,
77 25
for Mrs. James Butler, ·
.
45 00
for Ann F. Thayer,
100 00
for Loring Jones,
96 00
for Noah Holbrook and wife,
105 20
for Paul T. Clark,
24 75
for Julia Holbrook,
112 84
for Eliza Myers,
60 00
for Luther F. Thayer,
34 72
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Paid for George C. Currie, $28 73
for Lucinda Holbrook (Jason, Jr. ), . 52 00 -
for George Raymond, 25 35
for Alexander Holbrook and wife, 58 98
for Annie R. Brunbury and family, 52 80
for Luke O'Reilly and family, .
120 98
for Edmund F. Eddy and wife,
64 60
for Lizzie Bird, 36 00
for William Thayer. 58 85
for Hiram Holbrook and family, 38 82
for Mrs. E. S. Pulson and family, 65 93
for Martha Kelliher and family,
20 27
for Mrs. John Fencer at Brockton,
12 50
for William T. Eaton (1882), .
9 50
for John W. Sylvester,
5 00
for Isaac Holbrook, 27 93
for Thomas Donohue and family,
28 31
for Frances Myers, .
16 00
for Margaret Madden,
12 92
for Robert Acherson,
22 00
for William Acherson and wife,
17 71
for James FitzGerald, .
6 50
for Lysander C. Morse,
8 00
for Frederic Miller, 5 55
for Robert Winn,
10 00
for George Clark,
75
for sundry bills for aid,
64 59
for sundry bills for aid refunded,
52 25
Expenses for paupers,
45 10
Total, .
$4,111 81
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CR.
By aid refunded, .
$52 25
For coal undelivered,
234 00
$284 25
Net cost,
$3,827 56
RELIEF OF POOR WHOSE MILITARY SETTLE- MENT IS IN RANDOLPH AND HOLBROOK .*
Paid for Lewis N. Weathee, at State Lunatic
Hospital, $174 15
for James O'Brien, at State Reform School, 24 43
for Johnr O'Brien, at State Reform School, 20 43
for Mrs. Frances Boyle and family, .
163 41
for Morton Holbrook and family,
126 25
for Christiana Sloan and family,
143 44
for Charles H. Eddy and family,
97 74
for Albert Howard and family,
77 50
for Thomas F. Hand and family, 69 73
for Albert W. Stetson and family,
77 80
for John E. Mann and family, . 41 05
for George W. Cook and family,
28 00
for Lawrence F. Leavitt and family,
12 55
for Sarah A. (Morse) Bond,
14 25
for Louisa Sloan, at Brockton, 26 50
for Henry I. Sloan, at Brockton,
10 00
for Mary Mullins and family, at Boston, 48 00
for William Shea,
13 00
Total,
$1,168 23 .
* One third paid by Holbrook. Additional expenses in almshouse paid by Holbrook.
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POOR OF OTHER TOWNS.
Paid for Mrs. Nathaniel Nichols, Holbrook, $258 37
for Mrs. Wilfred H. Pendergrass, Holbrook, 156 00
for Lucius Hollis and family, Holbrook, 56 50
for Louisa Poole, Holbrook, .
30 00
for Bridget Hoye, Taunton, 52 00
for Alva M. Nightingale, Duxbury, 27 50
for Stephen Farnham, Methuen, 92 25
for Nathaniel Holbrook, Abington, 131 75
for Frederic Fowler, Jr., Easton,
229 13
for Mrs. Thomas H. Saunderson, Braintree, . 96 32
for Harriet L. Mansfield, Braintree, . 30 00
for George F. Kehr, Canton, . . 51 35
for Benjamin F. Carey, Lawrence,
23 76
for James Wood, Stoughton, .
22 00
for William F. Fullerton (State Aid),
Stoughton, .
8 04
Total, . $1,264 97
STATE PAUPERS.
Paid Colin Boyd for lodging 293 tramps in lockup, $140 00
R. W. Turner & Co., for coal, . 6 50
D. B. White & Co., for supplies, 6 18
O. Lappen & Co., for merchandise, . .
4 50
Frank F. Smith, for charcoal, . 1 80
Colin Boyd, for supplies, .
3 33
T. T. Cushman, for medical aid, 3 00
A. J. Gove, for carriage-hire, . 1 00
$166 31
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Paid Warren M. Babbitt, for medical aid for Elizabeth Hayden, $15 17
Total,
$181 48
Included in the expenses of the poor in almshouse, poor out of almshouse, and poor whose settlement is in Randolph and Holbrook, are the following sums of money paid to phy- sicians for medical aid rendered for one year : -
Dr. Charles C. Farnham, 177 visits at 301 cts., $53 69
Dr. Thaddeus T. Cushman, 59 visits, 17 90
Dr. Dennis F. Kinnier, 20 visits, 6 07
Dr. Augustus L. Chase, 49 visits,
14 86
Dr. Warren M. Babbitt, 66 visits, 20 02
Dr. Emory A. Allen, 341 visits,
103 44
$215 98
Dr. E. A. Allen, for medical attendance (1883), 50 00
The undersigned, auditors of the town of Randolph, re- spectfully report that they have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correct, with proper vouchers for all orders drawn upon the Treasurer.
C. G. HATHAWAY, ELISHA MANN, JR., C. F., McMAHON, Auditors of the Town of Randolph.
Randolph, March 18, 1885.
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ALMSHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
APPRAISAL OF STOCK, FURNITURE, PROVISIONS, &C., MARCH 2, 1885.
2 horses, $450 00
2 cows, 100 00
1 road-scraper, 175 00
3} tons of hay, English, 70 00
1} tons of hay, salt,
18 00
¿ ton of hay, meadow, .
5 00
2 horse-carts, 130 00
1 carryall, 80 00
1 farm wagon, .
60 00
1 pole wagon,
70 00
1 swing drag,
40 00
Il mowing-machine,
50 00
I hay-cutter and feed-trough, ..
7 00
2 gravel screens,
15 00
3 harnesses,
50 00
1 double harness.
50 00
1 two-horse słed with shafts and pole,
50 00
I stump-puller and hook, 25 00
4 draft chains,
10 00
1 grindstone,
5 00
2 ploughs, ·
15 00
1 wheelbarrow,
3 00
7 hay and manure forks,
5 00
I cultivator,
7 00
4 shovels, 1 spade,
3 00
1 iron bar, 1 pick,
2 50
3 hoes,
1 00
3 rakes,
75
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2 scythes and snaths, $2 00
1 sawhorse, .
75
Grain and meal,
9 00
12 hens, 8 00
4 lbs. oatmeal, 25
1 pound of tobacco,
45
1 churn,
4 00
15 bushels of potatoes,
12 00
5 gallons of molasses,
2 00
50 pounds of sugar, 3 00
1 peck of beans,
75
Carpenter's tools,
5.00
3 bbls. flour,
16 50
12} pounds of chocolate, .
4 75
18 iron bedsteads,
100 00
25 colored blankets, 20 00
20 00
12 bedspreads, 9 00
21 comforters and quilts, .
20 00
9 feather-beds,
60 00
17 under-beds,
26 50
46 sheets,
25 00
47 pillow-cases,
15 00
41 feather pillows, .
13 50
31 towels,
4 00
2 table-cloths,
1 50
6 wooden trunks,
3 00
4 dining-tables,
16 00
7 small tables,
4 00
60 chairs,
30 00
Ash-barrels, sifter, hod and shovel, . 4 00
26 white blankets, .
30
Cooking-stove and furniture,
$45 00
9 flatirons, .
4 50
1 hammer,
75
1 pair steelyards,
1 50
1 wood saw,
1 25
1 clothes-wringer, .
5 00
2 hammers and 35 drills, .
45 00
1 fire-extinguisher, .
·
40 00
1 ice-chest,
12 00
Crockery ware,
40 00
Wooden ware,
20 00
Tin ware,
12 00
71 cords of wood,
30 00
1 clock, .
4 00
1 road-scraper,
15 00
31 tons of coal,
20 00
260 pounds of pork,
30 00
1 washing-machine,
5 00
50 pounds of lard, .
6 00
18 pounds of soap, 1 00
7 pounds of washing soda
75
Salt mackerel and codfish,
2 50
¿ barrel of apples,
1 00
8 cans of corn, .
60
24 pounds of tapioca,
1 00
Spice, .
2 00
Sewing-machine, .
16 00
1 web of cotton cloth,
4 00
9 lamps,
4 00
32 flour barrels,
3 00
120 pounds of ham,
16 00
31
4 yards of gingham,
$0 40
4 brooms,
1 00
$2,327 45
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1885.
The following estimate of expenses for the ensuing year is presented for the consideration of the town : -
For schools (see report of school committee), . $8,275 00 Stetson high school (see report of trustees ), 1,500 00
Miscellaneous expenses, . ·
1,500 00
Poor in almshouse, .
·
£ 2,300 00
Poor outside, .
4,000 00
Poor, Randolph and Holbrook, .
800 00 .
Military aid,
800 00
Interest on town debt,
1,300 00
Town officers, . · .
2,000 00
Reduction of town debt,
5,000 00 .
Highways,
2,300 00 .
Paving,
200 00
Removing snow,
200 00
Fire department (see engineer's report), 1,900 00
.
.
$32,075 00
Respectfully submitted,
ROYAL T. MANN, JOHN B. THAYER, RUFUS A. THAYER, Selectmen of Randolph.
H
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
1884-85.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
With the advent of another spring, and the near approach of the annual town meeting, comes a call to the school com- mittee, under the sanction of custom and the requirement of law, to report to their fellow-citizens the present condition of the public schools, the efforts made and the work done therein to secure to the youth of this town a culture, valua- ble and useful in itself, that shall afford a reliable foundation for future work in a course of advanced education as means and inclination may prompt, and to offer any suggestions, born of the experience of the past, that may serve to in- crease their usefulness and broaden their sphere of beneficent results.
SCHOOLS : THEIR CONDITION.
It is with feelings of deep gratification that the committee can, without exaggeration, report the schools under their supervision as generally in good condition ; well organized to accomplish their great mission, and provided with teachers equal to the work required at their hands, and whose fidelity and efforts in the past are a safe guaranty of success and ap- proval in the future.
The committee commend the schools to their fellow-citi- zens as worthy their fullest confidence, and as deserving their cordial and unstinted support, both in money appropri- ations and personal influence. And more, while institutions of learning of the most advanced courses, as well as those devoted to the lower grades of instruction and training, - the so-called preparatory schools even,- need and may receive
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endowment, may be supplied and equipped with adequate liberality, by buildings, apparatus, books and teachers, un- less the children, all and every of them, come up daily to partake of the means thus abundantly provided, to drink at these fountains of knowledge, and grow up in the clear sunlight of sound instruction in morals, literature and sci- ence, the system fails measurable of its high purpose to develop, strengthen and ennoble the young and oncoming generation for the duties of the maturer years soon to follow.
Again the committee appeal, as in duty bound, in the child's behalf and that of the permanent good of the town, to parents and guardians of children, that none of the little ones - the children of schoolable age - be, by their neglect or cupidity, deprived of the privilege to secure a good com- mon-school education before the time comes when they shall be turned out upon the world to shift for themselves.
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