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Thomas Duff, labor,
10 50
Michael Crowly, labor,
15 50
Cornelius Ahearn, labor,
14 50
David Ahearn, labor,
14 50
Thomas Whalin, labor,
18 50
James Riley, man and team, ·
20 62
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Paid John Desmond, labor,
$13 00
Michael Lagin, labor, .
11 50.
John Sheehan, labor,
10 00
Joseph Donovan, labor,
4 00
James Lyons, labor,
6 00
For use of scraper,
1 00
John B. McGrane, labor,
15 50
William Mahady and team,
3 75
John V. Beal, 95 loads of gravel,
6 65
Sally and Annie Wales, land damage,
20 00
For blasting,
2 50
S. B. Corliss, stone,
5 25
$280 94
Fowler Street Sidewalk.
Paid George R. Weaver, labor,
$9 00
William A. Doyle,
6 00
Town team, labor,
14 88
Matthew Graham, labor,
10 00
John B. McGrane, labor,
10 00
Patrick Bohan, labor,
9 00
Michael Lagin, labor,
10 00
Joseph Donovan, labor,
10 00
David Ahearn, labor,
8 00
Cornelius Ahearn, labor,
8 00
John Desmond, labor,
3 00
James Riley and team, labor,
2 75
Thomas Whalen, labor,
12 00
Thomas Duff, labor, '.
14 00
Florence Sullivan, labor, ·
4 00
Estate of Daniel Kelleher, 160 loads filling,
9 60
For blasting, 3 50
Michael Crowly, labor,
9 00
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Paid John Sheean, labor,
$2 00
Dennis Sullivan, labor, .
.
2 00
$156 73
Allen Street Extension.
Paid George R. Weaver, labor, .
$134 40
William A. Doyle, labor,
102 60
Town teams, labor, .
278 74
John B. McGrane, labor,
111 40
Thomas Whalen, labor,
128 20
Michael Lagin, labor,
114 40
Joseph Donovan, labor,
95 40
Patrick Bohan,
103 40
Matthew Graham, labor,
82 34
David Ahearn, labor, .
40 80
Michael Crowley, labor,
100 80
Thomas Johnson,
29 20
Thomas Duff, labor,
96 40
James Lyons, labor,
66 40
John Desmond, labor,
11 20
William C. Barry, labor,
100 40
Charles Allen, labor, .
103 80
George W. Pierce, posts,
9 05
Patrick Barry, labor, .
10 00
John Sheehan, labor,
58 20
David Lane, labor,
80 20
M. M. Tidd, surveying,
25 00
Howard House,
1 50
John Crosby, labor,
36 40
G. H. Sampson,
19 10
Charles Jones, labor, .
12 00
Daniel Kiley, labor, .
38 50
Martin P. Pike,
22 87
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Paid Cornelius Ahearn, labor, $40 90
William Mahady and team, labor, 52 50
Charles Cole and team, labor, 31 87
Emory Lyons, labor, . 36 00
Thomas Donohoe, labor,
28 00
Manus Gallagher, labor,
21 00
Old Colony Rail Road Corporation, land damage, 100 00
S. B. Woodman, use of derrick, .
9 75
H. M. White, and Co.
6 58
John Wales, and Co., wire for fence,
33 00
Heirs of Joel Holbrook, land damage,
91 75
Frank H. Langly, labor,
21 33
Benjamin Johnson, lumber.
44 02
M. M. Alden, labor and material,.
18 24
Columbus Holbrook,, gravel,
4 90
C. F. Parker, plan,
10 00
Heirs of Charles Holbrook, land damage, 275 00
Edwin Mann, posts. 10 00
C. A. Wales,
5 27
Leonard Pierce, labor,
1 00
R. I. Jones, labor,
7 29
$2862 01
New Street.
This street from Warren Street to Stoughton Street is one mile and forty feet in length with a uniform width of sixty feet (forty feet for roadway, and sidewalk on each side, eight feet wide). The contract for the construction of the street was awarded to Barney Doonan of Holbrook, who was the lowest bidder. Work upon the construction of the street commenced Aug. 1, 1889, and by the terms of the contract, was to be completed Dec. 1, 1889, but owing to the unfavor- able weather, the time when the street was to have been
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completed was extended to Feb. 20 1890, when the street was accepted by the Selectmen and a final settlement made with the contractor. A fence is in process of construction, wherever required by the abutters, which when completed, will extend nearly the entire length of the street, on botlı sides. The Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen negotiated a loan for six thousand dollars for the construc- tion of the street, which, with the premium upon the same, amounting to one hundred and eighty-one dollars and twenty- seven cents, made six thousand one hundred and eighty-one dollarsand twenty-seven cents, applicable for the construction of the street. The following are the expenditures on account of the construction of the street.
Paid M. M. Tidd, services surveying, $125 00
Advertising proposals,
6 14
Ross and Cox, type-writing,
5 45
Barney Doonan, construction of street as per contract, 4240 00
Matthew Graham, posts,
111 00
Matthew Graham, setting posts, 104 40
B. Johnson, lumber, 110 18
John Wales and Co., fence wire,
71 34
Daly Brothers, building fence,
50 00
Daly Brothers, hauling posts,
1 75
Howard House, dinners for surveyor,
3 00
O. C. R. R., freight, ·
1 50
C. A, Wales, drain pipe and labor,
31 85
Cornelius Ahearn, setting posts, 12 60
David Ahearn, setting posts,
-
4 20
Manus Gallagher,setting posts.
2 00
Thomas Whalen, labor,
30 37
Town team, labor,
10 49
Thomas Duff, labor,
19 25
R. I. Jones, labor,
11 00
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M. Crowley, labor, .
4 40
John McGrane, labor, - 4 00
Wales Bros., stakes, 3 00
John V. Beal, professional services, 15 00
O. C. R. R. Co., land damage, 225 00
Heirs of David Burrell, land damage, 30 00
Elisha Mann, Jr., land damage,
25 00
Heirs of Elizabeth Wales, land damage,
90 00
R. W. Turner, land damage,
167 75
R. W. and heirs of Seth Turner, land damage, 100 00
E. J. T. Crawford, land damages, 100 00
Wales Brothers, land damages,
25 00
Wilbur F. Martin, land damage, 40 00
William Porter, land damage,
100 00
$5890 63
The following awards of damage for land taken for the construction of the street remain unpaid :
Ellen T. Proctor,
·
$5 00
John Wales,
150 00
Heirs of Richard Stevens, .. 75 00
Simon B. Corliss,
25 00
Sally and Annie Wales,
50 00
305 00
Estimated cost for completing fence, . $170 00
$475 00
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.
Paid Peter B. Hand,
$400 00
John B. Thayer,
. .
400 00
Michael J. Daly, . . ·
. 400 00
School Committee.
Paid John B. Wren,
$100 00
Thaddeus T. Cushman,
125 00
Thomas Dolan,
100 00
Registrars of Voters.
Paid John T. Flood,
$50 00
James Fardy, .
.
50 00
George H. Wilkins,
. 50 00
Hiram C. Alden,
75 00
Collecting Taxes.
Paid Thomas Dolan, taxes of 1888, $178 47
Thomas Dolan, taxes of 1889,
250 00
Engineers of Fire Department, for services to May 1, 1889, 117 25
Town Auditors for the year ending March
1,1889,
15 00
Total
$2310 72
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves.
Paid Capt. Horace Niles Post 110, G. A. R. $100 00
State Aid. (Chapter 301.)
Paid sundry persons (as per account state), $1654 00
Total,. $1654 00
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Military Aid. Chapter 279.
Paid sundry persons (as per account state) $1361 00
One half paid by the state, 680 50
Paid by Holbrook, 138 83 .
Paid by Randolph, .
·
541 67
Total,
$1361 00
Abatement of Taxes.
Paid Thomas Dolan for the year 1888, $348 24
Total,
$348 24
Funeral Expenses.
Paid Ralph Houghton, attending 96 funerals, $336 00
Notifying Medical Examiner, 2 25
Total,
$338 25
Turner Free Library.
Paid Appropriation,
$600 00
Insurance,
205 59
For Repairs,
18 65
Total,
$824 24
Suit of Henry F. Rooney vs. Town of Randolph.
Paid in settlement of suit,
$350 00
Total,
$350 00
Public Improvements.
Paid appropriations as per vote of Town,.
$500 00
Total,
$500 00
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Fire Inquests.
Paid E. Granville Pratt, Judge, $58 80
Jurors, (J. Peach factory fire inquest ) 75 84
Thomas Farrell, constable fees, . 46 95
Services of expert,
10 00
Witness fees,
35 80
Patrick H. McLaughlin and H. H. Guinan,
Appraisal, . 20 00
A. E. Sproul, Clerk, 16 00
Howard House, 7 50
W. M. Marden, Clerk, 12 00
S. M. Clark, watchman in Hawes building, 10 75
Total, $293 64
Fire Department.
Paid sundry bills ( for items see Engineers'
report), ·
$2545 18
Total,
$2545 18 .
Schools.
Paid sundry bills ( see report of School Com-
mittee), . $10310 00
Total,
. $10310 00
Miscellaneous Expenses.
Paid Fred A. Spear, printing 1300 town reports, $239 98 Fred A. Spear, printing warrant, notices, record book, etc., 107 20
M. R. Warren, stationery, 9 50
D. H. Huxford, printing registrar's notices, advertising 1888-9, 79 75
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Paid John P. Rooney, posting warrants, notices,
poll-tax lists and services on dog warrant, $56 00
Thomas Farrell, special police duty, 1888. 90 00
J. H. Knight, special police duty. 7 50
F. Doane and Co., stationery. 2 75
John B. Thayer, expenses and cash paid, 34 75
Edwin Mann, wood for selectmen's room,
16 00
Colin Boyd, care of hall, selectmen's office, etc., 128 03
H. B. Libby, labor and material, 10 68
Thomas Farrell, care of hall at meetings,
30 00
Globe Lamp Co., lamp,
4 00
M. M. Tidd, surveying,
45 00
Harry Cottle, care of lamp, 12 50
Charles Alden, care of lamp and oil. 18 10
- J. White Belcher, insurance, 144 25
Charles E. Pratt, distributing ballots 2 days, 6 00
John Lyons, distributing ballots 1 day, 3 00
Fred G. Winnett, distributing ballots 1 day, 3 00
H. M. White and Co., supplies, 3 92
Charles H. Belcher, supplies, 28 13
Peter B. Hand, expenses and cash paid. 36 75
Henry Campbell, varnishing hearse,
15 00
Peter B. Hand, copying tax book, 25 00
David P. McGaughy, Deputy Inspector of elections, 5 00
George C. Spear, Inspector of elections, 5 00
Augustus L. Chase, Dep. Inspector elections, 5 00
Joseph L. McMahon, Inspector of elections, 5 00
Michael J. Daly, expenses and cash paid,
39 40
James Fardy, labor and material, 4 70
Town of Stoughton, tax on Upham lot, 6 59
Peter B. Hand, services on Board of Health, 20 00
John B. Thayer, services on Board of Health, 20 00
Michael J. Daly, services on Board of Health. 20 00
John B. Carroll, labor, 3 00
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A. J. Gove, teams and expressing, $55 95
George W. Wales, postage, 12 69
Wales Brothers, 5 00
Howard House, dinners at elections, 38 00
Gaston and Whitney, services 1888-9, 304 89
N. H. Turrell, labor and material, 13 50
Chandler Cox, care of lamp, 15 00
John T. Flood, services as moderator, 20 00
M. F. Smith, labor, 5 00
Seth Mann, 2d, Insurance, ·
34 50
Franklin Porter, pencils, stationery, etc., 7 25
Eugene Campagna, voting compartments, 105 60
E. C. Bumpus, services, 5 00
E. Forest Knight, posting warrants and notices, 8 00
C. A. Wales, labor and material, 9 30
William Crossley, stationery, 75
D. J. McGerrigle, labor and material, 4 00
F. A. Stanley, labor and material, 3 03
E. A. Perry, labor and material, 1 75
Total.
· $1939 69
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year ending Feb. 28, 1890:
The Almshouse during the year has been under the charge of George R. Weaver and wife as Superintendent and Matron, and the faithful manner in which they have attended to all the duties in connection with their positions have been so sat- isfactory to the Overseers of the Poor that their services were secured for another year, at a salary of five hundred dollars. During the year extensive improvements have been made up- on the Almshouse building, blinds having been placed upon the outside, the interior painted and renovated throughout, a bath-room arranged with bath-tub, water introduced, and a hot water tank connected with the range for the purpose of supplying hot water for bath and laundry purposes. Addi- tions have also been made to the stock by purchasing two horses, also one cart. While these improvements on the build- ing and additional stock have increased the gross expense of the Almshouse, the amount refunded by the Superintend- ent for labor of himself and inmates on the Highways, for labor of Town Teams, refunded for board of sundry persons and the increase of stock, reduces the net expense to slightly above the average of former years.
Names of Persons Supported in Almshouse during the year ending February 28, 1890.
David McKay, 52 weeks.
Lewis Linfield, 52 66 .
Edmund Eddy,
.
.
52 66
25
William A. Doyle,
52 weeks.
Ann Holbrook,
52
Catharine Heney,
52
Maggie Morrissey,
52 66
William Morrissey,
52
66
Teresa Long,
52
Rufus I. Jones,
52 66
# Bridget Long,
30
66
# Lucy Long.
30
# James Conley, .
10
66
Joseph Fritz,
52 66
George A. Cook,
52
.. .
Mary Maxwell.
52
66
Ellen Buckley,
52
66
* William Tilson,
52
66
Lydia A. Dyer,
52
George Kiley, .
41
66
Flora Cook,
31
66
Thomas McMahon,
4
66
§ Michael Burke,
2
66
+ Henry D. Holbrook,
52
66
Expenses for Almshouse and Town Farm.
Paid George R. Weaver and wife, Supt. & Mat.
$475 00
Daly Bros., supplies .
139 40
R. B. Wendell, supplies
7 50
Charles Prescott & Co.
544 86
Gass, Doe & Co., butter
16 25
J. C. Frye & Co., supplies
45 95
William Taylor,
2 75
A. Gunsenhiser
6 37
Frank H. Langley, labor and Material
35 32
O. C. Railroad, freight
1 62
Robert McLennan, stable supplies
51 35
J. Swindells, plants .
2 65
# Discharged. * Refunded, $41.00. § Deceased. t Refunded, $79.00.
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George P. Burrell, manure 42 00
A. J. Towns, ice and refrigerator 72 23
C. D. Hill & Co., supplies 4 65
H. L. Mudgett & Co., supplies
286 46
Parker Wood & Co., 66
1 70
S. A. Thayer, 66
421 28
H. B. Libby, labor and materials 17 03
Samuel Howard, supplies
11 25
W. A. Welch, fowl .
4 25
Charles A. Wales, plumbing and materials.
347 62
James Fardy, labor and mat.
28 05
David Lane, labor
67 00
William Tilson, labor
5 00
Franklin Porter, supplies
97 81
Charles H. Belcher, 66
7 12
N. E. Buck, 66
·
38 34
Sidney French, 66
40 29
James Burke, repairing shoes
2 00
Ingalls & Kendrickson, labor and materials
31 00
William Malady, labor
12 39
M. M. Alden, labor and materials
17 15
A. L. Chase, truss and medical attendance 18 42
R. I. Jones, pasture . 8 50
Patrick Madigan, labor
14 75
Daniel Kiley, cart
20 00
Caswell Livermore & Co., supplies
24 26
Francis Belcher,
153 70
James Lyons, labor 18 00
William Shields, “
13 00
W. H. Morey, supplies
2 85
Michael Lagin, labor 2 00
Joseph Donovan, '
8 00
For nursing
10 00
John F. Carey, fish
42 02
C. L. Bartlett, horses
550 00
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Edward A Perry, labor and mat. 2 00
Levi Boles & Son, blinds and trim. 47 30
H. M. White & Co., supplies
405 35
George W. Pollock 4 00
James Riley, ploughing and dressing hogs 18 50
T. W. Hoxie, supplies 1 15
Daniel B. White, coal
46 50
Stephen McCannon
·
11 00
R. A. Thayer, supplies
88 60
R. I. Jones, labor
2 00
Thomas Whalen, labor
8 10
Lucy P. Soule, supplies
2 37
R. T. Mann, 66
2 00
Wales Bros., labor
12 00
N. A. Tolman, supplies
9 70
F. C. Granger, medical attendance
3 00
George R. Weaver, supplies and cash paid
73 85
Albert Hawes, supplies
328 86
H. H. Guinan, clothing
138 15
O. M. Sheridan, med. atd.
16 52
Toomey & Brennan, shoes
5 75
A. J. Gove
7 35
DR.
Stock on hand March 1, 1889, $2,301 90
Cash paid for su'plies to March 1, 1890, 5,003 99
7,305 89
CR.
Stock on hand March 1, 1890, $2,890 65
Labor of Town Teams,
750 84
Labor of Supt. and inmates,
676 45
Board of sundry persons
267 50
Town of Holbrook, board of sundry
persons,
448 41
Stock sold,
22 40
5,056 25
Net expense of Almshouse,
$2,249 64
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Almshouse and Town Farm.
Appraisal of Stock, Furniture, Provisions, etc., Feb. 28, 1890:
3 horses
$600 00
2 cows
75 00
1 swine
35 00
20 fowls .
15 00
8 tons of English hay
160 00
1 road scraper
125 00
3 horse carts
150 00
1 farm wagon . .
70 00
1 carryall
75 00
1 two-horse wagon
60 00
1 swing drag .
50 00
1 mowing machine . ·
30 00
1 hay cutter and feed trough
80 00
2 gravel screens
15 00
2 cart harnesses
30 00
1 carriage harness
10 00
1 pair double harnesses
50 00
1 two-horse sled, with shafts and pole 50 00
4 draft chains .
10 00
2 grindstones .
8 00
2 carriage-jacks
4 00
6 baskets
2 00
1 cultivator
9 00
4 ploughs
25.00
1 harrow
5 00
8 hay and manure forks
5 00
6 shovels
6 00
2 iron bars and 3 picks
5 00
3 wood-saws and saw-horses 4 00
4 hoes, 8 garden and hay rakes
4 00
4 scythes and snaths
3 00
2 hand-saws, plane and square
4 00
.
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1 bit-stock and bit, iron vise, etc. 5 00
3 stone hammers and 32 drills .
30 00
30 flour barrels
5 00
12 cords of hard wood, fitted for stove 96 00
2 tons of coal
14 00
2 bushels of potatoes
1 50
Garden Vegetables
.
5 00
1 barrel of flour
6 50
25 lbs. of butter
6 00
40 lbs. of lard
4 00
200 lbs. of pork
20 00
25 lbs. of crackers
2 00
10 gals. of molasses
5 00
2 gals. of vinegar
75
1-2 bus. of beans
1 25
8 jars of pickles and preserves
2 00
100 lbs. of sugar
7 00
30 lbs. of tea
10 00
Spices
2 00
3 lbs. of tobacco
1 25
Grain and meal
2 00
1 cooking range, hot-water tank, and furniture, 70 00
50 lbs. of ham
6 00
30 lbs. of bacon
3 50
25 gals. of kerosene
3 00
1 kerosene barrel
1 50
1 small stove
5 00
1 fire extinguisher
30 00
9 flat-irons
4 00
1-2 box of soap
2 00
1 sewing machine
16 00
1-4 box of soap powder
1 40
Crockery ware
40 00
Wooden ware .
15 00
1 ice chest
45 00
.
30
Clothes-wringer and tin ware 15 00
10 hand, 3 hanging lamps, 3 lanterns
10 00
1 clock
4 00
12 cuspadores
6 00
26 iron bedsteads
150 00
12 feather beds
75 00
25 under-beds
36 00
60 sheets
30 00
34 colored blankets .
34 00
24 white blankets
24 00
60 pillow cases
10 00
12 bed spreads
12 00
31 comforters .
31 00
54 feather pillows
32 00
28 towels
4 00
5 table-cloths .
5 00
7 small and 4 dining tables
5 00
1 black walnut extension table
10 00
2 all-wool carpets
40 00
58 chairs
25 00
6 brooms
1 50
1 churn
3 00
Coal shovels, and hods
5 00
3 axes
3 50
1 wheelbarrow
3 50
1 tobacco cutter ·
2 50
8 snow-ploughs
100 00
1 sleigh
25 00
1 carriage robe, 4 horse blankets
18 00
Total
$2,890 65
Water Supply for Almshouse.
Paid Thomas Johnson, labor
7 00
Peter McConerty,
11 00
John O. Keefe, 66
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·
8 00
31
John Coleman,
66
9 00
John Sheehan,
66
13 00
Benja W. Lyons,
13 00
Frank Cullen,
10 00
Thomas Donahoe,
66
13 00
Michael Lagin,
66
9 00
Royal T. King,
3 00
Dennis Sullivan,
66
6 00
Thomas Whalen,
1 00
John B. McGrane,
66
1 00
Town Team,
66
88
Manus Gallagher,
1 00
John Lyons, 66
9 00
Joseph Donovan,
10 50
Water pipe, Hydrant, etc.
244 86
Total
$370 24
Relief of Poor of Randolph out of Almshouse.
Paid for Horace E. Holbrook at State Lun. Hos. $169 46
Mary E. Forrest at State Almshouse, 146 00
Margaret Ward, Taunton Lunatic Hos. 169 46
Timothy Donahoe, " 6 !
169 45
William McMath, Danvers 66
184 78
Julia Ainsley and family
276 01
Edith A. Allen . 110 00
Ellen Addison and family
17 65
Susan Atcherson
53 55
Mrs. James Butler
45 00
Mrs. Annie Bunberry
93 50
Patrick Barry 56 30
Mrs. John Fencer
41 00
Mrs. Maurice Colbert
61 65
Mrs. John DeNeil and family 172 70
James D. Fox and family
285 78
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66
.
32
William Farnum 59 00
Hiram Holbrook and family
50 23
Mrs. Noah Holbrook .
44 00
Alexander Holbrook and wife
91 95
Isaac Holbrook and wife
129 17
Lucinda Holbrook
52 00
Mrs. Jonathan Hunt
104 51
John Lahey
93 87
Timothy Manix
82 75
Mrs. Hugh McMahon and family
168 76
Thomas Biglow
4 00
Bridget Gill
8 00
Hubert Mann
10 00
Mary J. Allen
20 00
John McKay
7 22
Eliza Myers
55 00
Thomas Murray and wife
94 40
Mrs. Delazon Mann
56 75
Mrs. Fanny Niles
90 50
Mrs. Luke O'Reiley and family
173 29
Mrs. John F. Sullivan and family
26 29
Annie A. Thayer
147 99
Annie F. Thayer
115 00
Mrs. Elizabeth Green .
52 00
William Shields and wife
79 60
Michael Burke
42 85
Frederick Miller
25 45
Thomas Donahoe and family
81 67
Charles Abbott
53 60
Ellen Wilkinson
3 00
John Atcherson .
43 00
Mrs. Catherine Smith and family
22 00
James Hoye
3 00
Mrs. John T. Manning
28 15
Timothy McAuliffe
27 50
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Paid
Charles Stevenson and family
$89 60
Maurice Colbert
26 50
Herbert Jones .
72 92
Bridget Long and family
12 00
Sundry persons aid refunded
4 79
Total
$4408 61
Relief of Poor whose Military Settlement is in Randolph and Holbrook.
Paid for Lewis N. Weather, Taunton Lun. Hos. $169 46
Mrs. Frank Boyle and family 59 00
Elizabeth Dumphy and family
198 56
Thomas F. Hand and family
28 25
Ebenezer Holbrook and wife
148 52
Albert Howard and family
48 00
James Meaney' family
276 55
Patrick Doherty
25 60
John E. Mann and family
206 41
Sarah Bond
56 00
Christiana Sloan and family
79 63
Lysander Morse and family
143 05
Albert W. Stetson and family
36.05
Flora Cook
15 60
Horace M. Packard
29 00
Louisa Sloan
32 65
May Mullins
72 00
George F. French
4 00
Lawrence Leavitt
37 22
Aid refunded
10 00
Total
$1,675 55
Poor of Other Towns.
Paid for Frederick Fowler and family, Easton . $80 85
Mrs. Thomas Sanderson and family Braintree 3 58
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Paid for Albert and John Lang, Taunton $41 35
Harriet L. Mansfield, Braintree . 60 00
Alvin L. Nightingale. Duxbury
19 00
Henry Wentworth and family, Canton
132 44
Mrs. John Glover, Quincy
21 80
Mrs. John C. Welch and family, Wey- mouth 28 55
Wilfred N. Pendergrass, Holbrook
168 00
Louisa Poole,
142 50
Mrs. L. A. Whidden, Beverly
36 00
Mrs. Lysander Alden, Avon
75 00
Lewis Crovo, Boston .
10 00
Mrs. W. H. Rowell, Methuen
81 00
James E. Kelley, Grafton
26 15
Total .
$926 22
State Paupers.
Paid Colin Boyd, keeper of lockup
$106 60
John P. Rooney " 66 to Nov. 1 50 00
C. H. Belcher, supplies
2 76
Howard House
1 50
H. M. White & Co. .
28
Frank F. Smith, charcoal
4 00
John P. Rooney, supplies
4 00
Simon Schraut
3 43
Overseers of Poor, sundry persons
6 58
William J. McGookin and family
11 00
Charles H. Wood and family
5 00
D. B. White, coal
19 00
Total .
$215 40
The following sums of money have been paid to the several physicians for medical aid to persons under charge of Over- seers of the Poor to April 1, 1890 : --
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Dr. Thaddeus T. Cushman
$50 00
Dr. Charles C. Farnham
50 00
Dr. Emory A. Allen
·
50 00
Dr. Warren M. Babbitt
50 00
Dr. Augustus L. Chase
50 00
Dr. Frank C. Granger
50 00
Dr. Oliver M. Sheridan
50 00
RANDOLPH, March 11, 1890
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.
CHARLES G. HATHAWAY,
WILLIAM J. LONG, THOMAS A. KENNEDY.
Estimates of Expenses for 1890.
The following estimates of expenses for the ensuing year is presented for the consideration of the town : -
For Schools (see report of School Committee) . $9,675 00
Stetson High School (see report of Trustees) 2,200 00
Miscellaneous Town Expenses 2,000 00 ·
Repairs of Highways 3,800 00
Paving
500 00
Removing snow .
200 00
Fire Department (see Engineers' report)
Poor in Almshouse
2,000 00
Poor out of Almshouse
4,000 00
Poor belonging to Randolph and Holbrook 1,000 00
Military Aid 600 00
Town Officers
· 2,310 00
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Water Works (see rep. of Water Com'is'ers) 7,075 00 Turner Free Library (see rep. of Trustees) . 500 00 Interest on Town debt
Respectfully submitted :
PETER B. HAND, JOHN B. THAYER. MICHAEL J. DALY.
Selectmen of Randolph.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
In the early part of the year the Selectmen received peti- tions for the right to erect poles and string wires for the pur- pose of furnishing electricity for lighting and other purposes. W. A. Stiles petitioned in the interest of the Thompson & Houston Co., and Thomas Blanchard in the interest of the Westinghouse Co. After several hearings, the Selectmen de- cided to grant a franchise to the parties represented by Mr. Stiles, as, in their judgement, his proposition was most favor- able to the town. Mr. Stiles has also given a guarantee to the Selectmen that the Electric Railroad would be in course of construction on or about the first of April, 1890.
Franchise.
On the petition of the Randolph and Holbrook Light and Power Company, duly presented.
At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the town of Randolph, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, held at their office in the Town House of said town, on the seventh day of November, A. D. 1889.
Voted. - That the Randolph and Holbrook Light and Power Company, a corporation organized under the provisions of said Commonwealth for the purpose of furnishing light, heat, power, and other commercial needs, be granted permis. sion to dig up and open the ground in all the public streets, highways and lanes of said town, for the purpose of laying down and repairing its gas pipes therin, so far as it may be necessary to accomplish the object of said corporation, and
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also to make all necessary excavations in said streets, high- way's and lanes in the town for the erection and maintenance of suitable and necessary poles or posts, for the support of wires or conductors for the transmission of electricity for light, heat, power, etc., but subject, however, to the condi- tions that the said corporation shall before commencing oper- ations or excavations of the ground of any of said streets, lanes or highways for the purpose of laying gas pipes, make, execute and deliver to said town the bond of said corporation in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditional, for the prompt payment of any and all judgements for damages and costs, which said town of Randolph shall recover against said corporation, under and by virtue of provisions of the law em- braced in Section seventy-six, of Chap. one hundred and nine of the Public Statutes of said Commonwealth, and of all laws in amendment thereto, and also subject to the further condi- tion that said corporation shall lay its main gas pipes upon the sides of said streets, lanes and highways, outside, where practicable, of the parts wrought and used for carriage travel, and in those streets which contain water pipes they shall be laid so as not to interfere in the least practicable degree with convenience of access to said water pipes, and said main gas pipes shall be laid parallel with the general direction of the carriage track on said street and ways, except at necessary crossings, and without deviation to avoid ledge or other ob- structions, unless such deviation shall have been specially permitted in writing by the Board of Selectmen of said town; and also upon the further condition that the posts or poles to be erected for the electric lighting lines shall be not less than eight inches in diameter at the surface of the ground when set and five inches at the top, and not less than thirty feet in length ; to be free from bark, smoothly shaved, and painted with two coats of durable paint ; that such posts shall be placed at the edges of sidewalks or paths for foot travel next the gutter in such a manner as to not obstruct the flow of water in the gutter or the foot travel on the walks ; that they
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