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Conveying Pupils 26
County Tax.
28
Court Fees and Return of Births, Marriages and Deaths
23
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves 29
Deaths. 186, 187
Estimates of Expenses for 1906.
45
Estimate, Value of Property
6
Fire Department, Report of.
Highways 113, 120
10
Insurance on Turner Library
29
Interest on Town Debt.
30
Interments 188-189
Items of Interests in Highway Matters. 1,
List of Town Officers.
List of Jurors, .
466
Lockup. 25
181, 183
Military Aid.
32
Miscellaneous
18
Overseers of the Poor, Report of. 34-36
13-44
Persons Supported in Almshouse, 1905.
36
Poor Out of Almshouse. 43
40
Poor of Other Towns
Records of Town Meetings in 1905.
150
Reduction of Town Debt.
25
Report of Selectmen and Assessors.
3
Soldiers' Relief.
31
Board of Health.
Cash Received by the Selectmen for 1905.
Marriages.
Pay of Physicians
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Soldiers' Relief, Military Settlement in Randolph and Holbrook. 31
Schools
26
School Committee, Report of. 57-55
Special Police. 24
Stetson School Fund, Report of Trustees. 66-70
State Aid.
32
State Highway Tax.
28
State Tax.
28
Street Lighting. 27
Superintendent of Schools, Report of .
71-112
Summary of Expenses for 1905
S
Town Officers, Payment of.
22
Treasurer's Bond.
29
Treasurer, Report of
138
Tree Warden .. 29
Turner Free Library, Trustees' Report.
48-54
Turner Free Library, Report of Treasurer
55-56
Town Clerk's Report. 150
190
Valuation.
5
Vital Statistics.
180
Water Commissioners
122
Water Department
138
Water Loan Sinking Fund. 140
Water Works.
30
Town Meeting Warrant.
Randolph
Town Report
OF . RA
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1906
RANDOLPH, MASS. M. K. HILL, PRINTER. 1907.
SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Superintending School Committee, Engineers of the Fire Department, Superintendent of Streets, Board of Health, Town Clerk and Treasurer
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
TOGETHER WITH
The Reports of the Trustees of the Stetson School Fund, the Trustees of the Turner Free Library, and of the Water Commissioners
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1906
RANDOLPH, MASS. PRINTED FOR TOWN OF RANDOLPH
1907
MAR 15 10 :
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1906-1907.
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF POOR. PATRICK H. MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN E. MCDONALD, CHARLES H. THAYER.
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER. JOSEPH T. LEAHY.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
REDMOND P. BARRETT
Term expires 1907.
EDWARD LONG . .
Term expires 1908
ROYAL T. MANN .
Term expires 1909.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
D. B. WHITE . Term expires 1907.
JAMES B. MCDONALD
. Term expires 1908.
WILLIAM F. BARRETT
. Term expires 1909.
AUDITORS.
MICHAEL F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN B. WREN, WILLIAM H. LEAVITT.
CONSTABLES.
THOMAS FARRELL, P. JOSEPH RILEY, JOSEPH H. FOSTER,
FRANK HARRIS, MICHAEL F. SULLIVAN, JOHN HANEY,
FRANK J. DONAHOE.
TAX COLLECTOR. ARTHUR W. ALDEN.
FENCE . VIEWERS. CHARLES H. COLE, EDWIN M. MANN, JAMES RILEY.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JOHN H. KELLEHER, JOHN H. FIELD, JOSEPH T. LEAHY, OTIS L. SOULE.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHARLES A. WALES, Chief. WILLIAM A. CROAK, Clerk.
JAMES E. BLANCHE, DANIEL I. BRENNAN, MICHAEL F. SULLIVAN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE. MICHAEL M. SULLIVAN.
KEEPER OF LOCKUP. ARTHUR W. ALDEN.
REPRESENTATIVE TO GENERAL COURT. EDWARD J. FULLER of Sharon.
SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Report of Selectmen and Assessors.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Randolph:
The Selectmen and Assessors herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1906.
VALUATION.
Real estate
1905. $1,710,175 00 1905. $302,300 00
1906. $1,685,300 00 1906. $314,450 00
Loss. $24,875 00 Gain.
Personal
$12,150 00
$2,012,475 00
$1,999,750 00 1906.
Loss.
1905.
$2,012,475 00
$1,999,750 00
$12,725 00
Value of buildings excluding land
$1,123,075 00
Value of land, excluding buildings
562,225 00
Town tax
$43,388 09
State tax
2,555 00
State Highway tax
69 15
County tax
2,290 79
Overlay appropriated for abatement of taxes
282 87
Total amount to be raised in 1906
$48.585 90
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
Estimated corporation tax
$3,918 00
Estimated bank tax 1106 polls
1,661 00°
2,212 00
7.791 00
Amount to be raised on property $40.794 90
Tax rate. $20.40 on $1,000.
Tax on real estate
$34.380 12
Tax on personal
6.414 78
Poll taxes
2,212 00
Amount committed to Collector of Taxes $43.006 90
Population, census of 1905
4034
Number of horses. May 1, 1906
282
Number of cows
290
Number of neat cattle
2
Number of swine
379
Number of fowl
2894
Dwelling houses
877
Acres of land
5526 1-2
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED
BY THE TOWN DECEMBER 31, 1906.
Almshouse property and farm
$12,000 00
Town Hall and land 18,000 00
One steam fire engine and apparatus
5.500 00
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
One Babcock extinguisher and apparatus
800 00
Three engine houses and lockup
4,200 00
One hearse
50 00
Land and building, Clark estate
2,000 00
Highway plant
5,000 00
Schoolhouse and land District No. I
2,000 00
Schoolhouse and land District No. 2
6,000 00
Schoolhouse and land District No. 3
1,800 00
Schoolhouse and land District No. 4
5,750 00
Land District No. 5
200 00
Schoolhouse and land District No. 6
1,600 00
Prescott Schoolhouse and land
15,000 00
Turner School fund
1,500 00
Stetson School fund
11,900 00
Turner Free Library building and land
40,000 00
Turner Free Library
5,000 00
Turner fund
10,000 00
Turner Free Library
10,000 00
Royal W. Turner Free Library fund
20,000 00
Water works
162,000 00
$340,300 00
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1906.
Appropriation
Credits
Total
Payments
Overdrawn
Unexpended
Stetson High School.
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
Schools and repairs
13,530 00
$1,924 25
15,454 25
15,290 92
163 33
Miscellaneous
1,800 00
1,800 00
2,071 72
271 72
Almshouse .
1,800 00
718 06
2,518 06
2,442 72
75 34
Poor other towns ..
901 86
901 86
Poor out of almshouse
2,600 00
72 57
2,672 57
3,510 48
837 91
Soldiers' Relief, R. & H.
300 00
147 32
447 32
441 97
5 32
Soldier's Relief.
350 00
9 28
359 28
371 09
11 81
Highways .
3,500 00
1,872 86
5,372 86
5,348 38
24 18
Street watering
500 00
500 00
500 00
Sidewalk, Lafayette street ..
300 00
300 00
301 25
1 25
Town Officers
2,100 00
50
2,150
2,220 92
70 92
Fire department. .
2,511 00
2,511 00
2,548 57
37 57
Water commissioners
2,500 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
Treasurer's bond.
120 00
120 00
120 00
Abatement of taxes ..
282 87
282 87
511 02
228 15
Special police ..
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,227 64
27 64
Court fees, etc ..
250 00
272 50
522 50
265 05
257 45
state aid .
125 00
168 00
293 00
252 00
41 00
Decoration, soldiers' graves
150 00
150 00
150 00
Burial indigent soldiers.
105 00
105 00
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200 00
200 00
174 40
25 60
Street lighting
3,300 00
3,300 00
3,307 82
7 82
Interest ..
2,200 00
3,322 29
3,356 09
33 80
Reduction town debt ..
2,480 00
2,480 00
2,480 00
County tax.
2,290 79
2,290 79
2,290 79
State tax .
2,555 00
2,555 00
2,555 00
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State highway tax
69 15
69 15
69 15
Repairs, Stetsou hall
250 00
250 00
245 00
5 00
Tree Warden
200 00
200 00
198 68
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1,122 29
4,099 50
4,099 50
Military aid .
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Board of health.
200 00
200 00
192 49
7 51
Pay of physicians
300 00
300 00
246 00
54 00
Thompson vs. Randolph ..
24 10
24 10
Kingsbery vs. Randolph .
100 00
100 00
Pinkerton vs. Randolph.
127 10
127 10
Overdraft 1905.
402 09
402 09
402 09
Care of clocks .
20 00
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$50,603 03
$63,046 71
$1,779 79 697 35
$1,082 44
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
HIGHWAYS.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
The Selectmen :
In going over the highways in the early spring I found that the streets and gutters were in very bad condition.
The work of scraping the streets and gutters was begun April 14. I found it necessary to remove a great many large stones from the streets and sidewalks. After the work of scraping was completed, graveling was begun on the streets mostly in need of repairs. 2,694 loads of gravel were used on the following streets and sidewalks: Pond street, 269 loads ; West street, 383 loads, Fowler street, 31 loads; Liberty street, 128 loads ; High street, 41 loads ; Canton street, 78 loads ; Gold street, 97 loads ; Lafayette street, 297 loads ; Maple street, 178 loads; North street, 523 loads; South Main street, 40 loads ; Orchard street, 25 loads.
Covering macadam on North street, 48 loads screened gravel were used. Covering macadam on Warren street, 24 loads screened gravel were used. Covering macadam on North Main street, 57 loads screened gravel were used. On North Main street, between Central square and Allen street, 256 loads screened gravel used.
Upon sidewalk on east side of North Main street, between West Corners and West street, 182 loads screened gravel were used. General repairs. 37 loads gravel were used.
Upon sidewalks on Howard and Plain streets, 71 loads ashes were spread. Upon sidewalk on South street, 24 loads ashes were spread. Union street, 10 loads ashes were spread.
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Average cost of screened gravel per load, $1.17.
Average cost of gravel not screened per load, $0.72.
On Plain street we laid 100 feet 15-inch drain pipe; on North street, 40 feet 6-inch and 16 feet 8-inch pipe were laid. On High street we lowered the 24-inch pipe, which was too high to take the water under the street as it should. The ex- tension of sidewalk on north side of Mill street, between the residence of William Hurley and the residence of James Car- ney, was completed with little expense, 58 loads gravel being used.
The absolute necessity of building new fences along the highways throughout the town incurred a heavy expense.
A new fence was built on Wales avenue, 314 feet in length. The bushes were cut on Orchard, Oak, North, Chestnut, Can- ton, Grove, Cross, Vine, South Main streets and Cincinnati road.
The extension of sidewalk on Lafayette street, from Tower Hill School to High street, was completed, 244 loads of gravel being used.
The culverts on Warren street, near depot, which were not large enough to fully carry off the water, were rebuilt, and one new catchbasin was built in that vicinity.
I would recommend the paving of the gutters on North street hill and on south side of Union street, between South and Alden streets.
Respectfully submitted,
P. JOSEPH RILEY.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Paid P. J. Riley, Superintendent
$391 20
John Sheehan, labor
270 00
M. E. Leahy, labor and team
128 75
Henry Campbell, labor
2 00
Town teams
353 II
F. W. Hayden & Co., supplies
65
Estate Charles Doughty
3 00
James Riley, labor and team
146 92
H. L. Paul, labor and team
32 25
William Mahady, labor and team
180 95
Michael Good, labor
196 50
Thomas Duff, labor
172 25
John B. McGrane, labor
188 63
Michael Crowley, labor
84 00
Nicholas Linnehan, labor
229 62
William Dore, labor
40 75
William C. Barry, labor
178 62
James Barry, labor
205 00
A. F. O'Connell, labor
34 75
Michael Halpin, labor
28 00
James Fahey, labor
24 00
Michael Devine, labor
40 75
Thomas Donohoe, labor
44 25
Charles Doonan, labor
47 00
Charles Clark, labor
20 00
John Harris, labor
68 25
Cornelius Good, labor
193 25
Richard Forrest, labor
32 75
Charles Doonan, gravel
25 22
Frank Woodman, labor
22 75
George F. French, labor
36 75
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Thomas Devine, labor 9 75
William H. Carroll, labor and team
40 25
John Wilkinson, labor 10 00
Hugh Hickey, labor
8 00
J. B. McNeil, labor and materials
77 21
T. J. Kenney, labor
5 50
T. J. Kenney, gravel
7 40
E. W. Campagna, labor and lumber
174 68
R. E. O'Brien, drain pipe
93 77
M. J. O'Connell, labor
33 50
A. F. Bickford, labor
22 50
Mrs. H. B. Alden, gravel
28 28
A. P. Johnson labor
32 00
Lincoln Stetson, gravel
23 96
M. E. Scanlon, sand and gravel
66
James Devine, labor and team
30 50
Charles Truelson, labor and team
17 50
Estate T. F. Lynch, gravel
I 70
Frank Riley labor
15 00
Mary Smith gravel
8 96
A. Lizzie Mann, rent of land
20 00
William L. Pulson, labor and lumber
162 50
James M. Jones, labor 25 00
John Collins, gravel
II 19
C. H. Cole, labor 6 00
Thomas Kiley, labor
46 75
John Meaney, labor
50 50
Sumner Thayer labor
13 00
Robert Hamilton labor
9 00
Mary J. Hamilton, gravel
4 06
William Johnson, labor
17 00
Chapman Valve Co., supplies
4 71
D. T. Clark, surveying
6 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
Robert Dodd, labor
9 75
William A. Clark, labor
32 00
Edwin M. Mann, posts
7 30
Wm. H. Carroll, gravel
20 30
M. Frank Mann, labor
33 25
Charles Powers, gravel
23 75
John J. Collins, labor
IO 50
James Kent, labor
43 00
Thomas Harty, labor
12 00
Adam F. Jones, labor
I 00
George F. Taylor, labor and lumber
21 35
Bert Holbrook, labor
19 50
M. Collins, gravel
17 90
F. E. Stetson, labor and team
40 25
W. L. Mann, labor and team
17 50
George Thayer
26 00
J. M. Dyer, gravel
15 75
Chandler Cox, labor
25
W. P. Sullivan, lanterns
I 62
James Fondy, labor and material
37 50
Caroline Brown, gravel
2 87
Randolph Water Works
12 80
C. D. Hill, supplies
3 21
John A. Prest, labor
I 85
Henry Campbell, painting signs
4 00
$4,853 95
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid F. E. Stetson and others 31 80
Wm. H. Carroll and others 42 75
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Wm. Mahady and others
42 03
James Devine and others
25 25
M. E. Leahy and others
42 75
John Sheehan
16 25
Town teams
IO 25
James Keenan
6 50
James Riley and others
46 81
P. J. Riley
9 12
$273 51
CRUSHER PLANT.
Paid Robt. Mumford Co.
118 82
Estate F. H. Langley
8 35
T. Hagerty
7 00
A. B. Black
79 25
Walworth Mfg. Co.
7 50
Bills of 1905
220 92
SUMMARY.
Paid General repairs
$4,853 95
Crusher plant
220 92
Removing snow
273 51
$5,348 38
Town appropriation
$3.500 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
Excise tax Old Colony St. Ry. Co. 1,213 82
Excise tax Bristol & Norfolk St. Ry. 44 78
Street Railway tax 607 34
Sale of road scrapings
I 60
Sale of crushed stones 5 32
$5,372 86
Unexpended $24 48
LAFAYETTE ST. SIDEWALK.
Paid P. J. Riley, superintendent
$40 00
Town teams
33 00
John Sheehan, labor
29 00
James Barry. labor
30 00
W. C. Barry, labor
32 25
Robert Hamilton, labor
25 00
Michael Good, labor
16 50
William Dore, labor
18 00
Nicholas Linnahan, labor
18 00
George F. French, labor
7 00
Teresa Kingsley, gravel
17 08
W. H. Carroll and team and labor
8 75
E. W. Campagna, labor and lumber
IO 34
R. E. O'Brien, labor
5 76
Randolph Water Works
I 83
J. B. McNeil, labor
I 30
C. D. Hill, supplies
44
C. Good, labor
2 00
James Riley, labor
5 00
$30I 25
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Appropriation
$300 00
Overdrawn
$1 25
WATERING STREETS.
Paid Timothy Lyons
$500 00
Appropriation
$500 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Fred M. French, insurance 93 80
Frank W. Harris, police duty and serving
warrants 17 50
John V. Beal, professional services
225 00
National Coal Tar Co., supplies
I 50
W. K. Hill, printing town report, etc.
585 81
Electric Light Co., selectmen's office
65 95
F. H. Jaquith
4 60
James Barry
2 00
Joseph W. Mahoney, ballot clerk
6 00
C. H. Cole
6 00
H. W. Pratt, insurance
134 65
Peter Quinn, teller
3 00
C. P. Whiston, dinners
17 25
Clarence H. Deane, teller
3 00
John F. Gill, election officer
10 00
Joseph D. Wales, teller
6 00
James J. Shea teller
3 00
M. F. Sullivan, police duty and serving warrants 48 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
James J. Hoye, teller 3 00
Edmond K. Belcher, teller 6 00
Walter E. Scanlon, teller 3 00
Charles W. Spence, teller 3 00
S. A. Foster, Jr., teller 3 00
Thomas Farrell, police duty
13 50
Dexter T. Clark, surveying
32 25
Horace Niles Post IIO, G. A. R. on order of Moderator Wm. J. Good for services
25 00
D. D. Denehy, teller
3 00
T. L. Stetson, ballot clerk
6 00
R. A. Thayer, teller
3 00
J. H. Dunphy, teller 3 00
J. Lynch, teller 3 00
A. W. Alden, care of Selectmen's office, hall, etc. 123 80
Auto Pub. Co., book I 00
Randolph Water Works
45 32
Little, Brown & Co., book
4 00
J. K. Willard. teller 3 00
H. A. Howard, postage and envelopes 55 84
James Foley, police duty
15 00
E. W. Campagna, labor 17 19
T. Groom & Co., stationery and tax books 12 35
City of Quincy, use of lockup
4 25
Annie M. McMahon, damage
10 00
Nelson Mann, teller
3 00
J. N. Shipman, teller
3 00
C. F. Lyons, supplies
2 83
Elbredge Stetson 50
Edwin M. Mann, wood or Selectmen's office 24 00
D. B. Fletcher, stationery 7 75
P. B. Murphy, notices 3 25
E. L. Burdakin, record of transfers
10 00
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
R. E. O'Brien, labor
5 93
W. O'Halloran, police duty 7 50
John Haney, police duty 16 50
J. H. Foster, police duty
7 50
F. J. Donohoe, police duty 7 50
7 50
M. Stanton, police duty
W. F. McAuliffe, police duty 7 50
J. P. Rooney, police duty 7 50
3 25
Pawtucket Foundry Co., castings
3 80
Adams, Cushing & Foster, stationery 5 20
7 50
P. J. McGrath, sealing milk jars
7 14
J. F. Heney, teller
3 00
R. J. McAuliffe, damage
6 00
P. H. McLaughlin, cash paid
7 45
J. E. Blanche, carriage hire
3 00
Item Press Co., notices 2 75
J. T. Leahy, insurance
86 48
J. B. Duff, teller
3 00
D. F. Mahoney, election officer
5 00
F. M. Condon, teller
3 00
E. F. Murphy, election officer
5 00
H. M. Meek Pub. Co., blanks
3 25
Geo. E. Gould dinners
8 75
M. E. Clark, teller 3 00
F. H. Tileston, teller
3 00
W. F. Barrett, teller
3 00
R. T. McAuliffe, teller
3 00
W. A. Croak, ballot clerk
3 00
J. J. Hargraves, supplies
I 50
Clifton W. Thayer, damage
15 00
F. W. Hayden & Co., paint and brush 37
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Hobbs Warren Co., stationery
T. J. Kiernan, police duty
TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
Charles H. Thayer, cash paid 6 00
Estate C. H. Nichols, carriage hire and ex-
pressings II 90
Boston Book Co., book
6 50
Estate D. H. Huxford, printing
6 80
Fowler & Whitney, chairs
33 75
J. T. Leahy, postage, cash paid, etc. 43 60
J. E. McDonald, cash paid
14 41
$2,071 72
Appropriation
$1,800 00
Overdrawn 271 72
TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor.
Paid Patrick H. Mclaughlin
$400 00
John E. McDonald 350 00
Charles H. Thayer
350 00
Town Treasurer.
Paid Joseph T. Leahy
$300 00
Registrars of Voters.
Paid James Fardy
$50 00
Herbert W. Pratt
50 00
Otis L. Soule
50 00
Joseph T. Leahy
75 00
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Auditors.
Paid John B. Wren
$20 00
M. F. Cunningham William H. Leavett
20 00
20 00
Collector of Taxes.
Paid Arthur W. Alden $325 92
Engineers of Fire Department.
Paid Charles A. Wales
$20 00
James E. Blanche
20 00
Daniel J. Brennan
20 00
James W. Farrell
20 00
William A. Croak
30 00
Inspector, of Animals.
Paid T. M. O'Leary
$100 00
$2,220 92
Appropriation
$2,100 00
Refunded by State
50 00
$2.150 00
Overdrawn $70 92
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
COURT FEES AND BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Paid Richard Forrest, census of births $15 00
Joseph T. Leahy, recording 70 40
R. B. Wilson, returning births 25
J. B. Wren, returning deaths
IO 75
W. R. Cartwright, returning deaths
14 25
A. L. Chase, returning births
2 25
J. S. Sullivan, returning births
75
F. C. Granger, returning births
7 75
E. F. Knight, court fees
81 61
John Haney, court fees
18 35
F. H. Jaquith, court fees
8 47
Geo. A. McKay, court fees
10 16
W. O. Croaker, court fees
8 07
James Foley, court fees
55
George H. White, court fees
5 94
Sundry persons
50
J. P. S. Churchill, copy of record
10 00
$265 05
Appropriation
$250 00
Court fees refunded
272 50
$522 50
Unexpended
$257 45
SOLDIERS' RELIEF WHOSE MILITARY SETTLE- MENT IS IN RANDOLPH AND HOLBROOK.
Paid for Christiana Sloan $49 00
Lawrence Leavitt and family 173 32
Thomas F. Hand and wife 140 55
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Lysander C. Morse Mrs. Elvira Holbrook George F. French
14 00
50 00
15 10
$441 97
Appropriation
$300 00
Paid by Holbrook
147 32
$447 32
Unexpended, $5 32.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Paid for William R. Lynch
$220 00
Mrs. Phillip Pierce
44 00
Hugh Currie
76 03
Ellen Halpin at New Bedford
12 00
Aid to sundry persons
19 06
$371 09
Appropriation
$350 00
And refunded
9 28
$359 28
Overdrawn, $11 81.
STATE AID.
Paid sundry persons No appropriation. To be refunded by State.
$4,099 50
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
MILITARY AID.
Paid Charles P. Thayer
$96 00
Joseph A. Paine
12 00
Charles Tileston
120 00
Lysander C. Morse
24 00
$252 00
To be refunded by State
$126 00
Paid by Holbrook
42 00
Paid by Randolph Appropriation
84 00
125 00
Unexpended
$41 00
DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
Paid Horace Niles Post IIO, G. A. R.
$150 00
Appropriation. $150.
BURIAL OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS.
Paid on account of Leonard Pierce
35 00
on account of Mrs. Mary Ward 35 00
on account of B. L. Miller No appropriations.
35 00
To be refunded by State.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
LOCKUP.
Paid Randolph & Holbrook Electric Light Co. $2 00
A. W. Alden salary 100 00
A. W. Alden, supplies
15 50
D. B. White, coal
29° 50
C. F. Lyons, supplies
60
R. E. O'Brien, labor
3 00
W. L. Allen, labor
22 00
F. T. Smith, charcoal
I 80
$174 40
Appropriation
200 00
Unexpended
$25 60
STREET LIGHTING.
Paid Randolph & Holbrook Electric Light Co. $3,307 82
Appropriation, $3,300 00.
Overdrawn 7 82
INTEREST ON TOWN DEBT.
Paid Joseph T. Leahy, Treasurer
$3,356 09
Appropriation $2,200 00
Interest on taxes and deposits 1,122 29
$3.322 29
Overdrawn, $33 80.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid sundry bills (for items, see report of Fire Engineers) Appropriation $2,511 00 Overdrawn
$2,548 57
37 57
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Paid Water Commissioners :
Sinking fund $2,500 00
Appropriation, $2,500 00.
TREASURER'S BOND.
Paid American Surety Company $120 00
Appropriation. $120 00.
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid Arthur W. Alden, Collector, abatement of taxes of 1904 $511 02
Appropriation (overlay of taxes) $282 87
Overdrawn 228 15
SPECIAL POLICE.
Paid John Haney $743 29
James Foley
448 35
Estate C. H. Nichols, carriage hire 36 00
Appropriation
Overdrawn
$1,227 64 $1,200 00 $27 64
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
REPAIRS ON STETSON HALL.
Paid William L. Allen
$245 00
Appropriation Unexpended
$250 00
5 00
STETSON HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid Trustees
$2,500 00
Appropriation
$2,500 00
TREE WARDEN.
Paid Royal T. Mann W. H. Claflin & Co., burlap
$181 73
16 95
$198 68
Appropriation
$200 00
Unexpended
1 32
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid State Board of Health
$2 00
W. R. Cartwright, fumigating
29 00
National Chemical Co., supplies 12 50
E. Donahoe 1 00
Estate C. H. Nichols, expressing
3 99
Celia Ward, at Boston City Hospital
44 00
Margaret Ward, at Boston City Hospital 40 00
P. H. Mclaughlin 20 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
J. E. McDonald C. H. Thayer
20 00
20 00
$192 49
Appropriation
$200 00
Unexpended 7 5I
COUNTY TAX.
Paid J. H. Cunningham, Treasurer $2,290 79 Appropriation, $2,290 79.
STATE TAX.
Paid A. B. Chapin, Treasurer
$2,555 00 Appropriation, $2,555 00.
STATE HIGHWAY TAX.
Paid A. B. Chapin, Treasurer
$69 15
Appropriation, $69 15.
REDUCTION OF TOWN DEBT.
Paid street loan
$850 00
Street loan
630 00
Highway plant
500 00
Fire alarm
500 00
$2,480 00
· Appropriation, $2,480 00
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
Paid sundry bills ( for items, see report of School Committee )
$15,290 92
Appropriation for schools
$10,530 00
Appropriation for repairs Prescott School 3,000 00
Tuition, Boston
25 00
Tuition, State
83 50
Superintendent of Schools
500 00
Sale of junk '
3 80
Sale of stove 5 00
Dog licenses
472 32
Massachusetts school fund
770 63
Interest Coddington fund
64 00
Unexpended, $163 33.
$15,454 25
THOMPSON VERSUS RANDOLPH.
Paid P. H. Mclaughlin, expenses $14. 10
Charles H. Thayer, expenses 10 00
No appropriation.
$24 IO
KINGSBERY VERSUS RANDOLPH.
Paid Guy A. Ham No appropriation.
$100 00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH.
PINKERTON VERSUS RANDOLPH.
Witness fees
$82 00
Thomas Farrell, serving writ 9 10
Helen P. Nelson, stenographer
4 50
Dexter T. Clark, surveying and witness fees 31 50
No appropriation.
$127 10
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SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
The Overseer of the Poor herewith submit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1906:
The most difficult problem for any town official to deal with is the rendering of aid to the dependent poor. Overseers as a rule endeavor to keep within the appropriation without do- ing injustice to any worthy and deserving applicant, when the head of the family dies and deprives the wife and children of his support and guidance, the only recourse of a large number of such cases is to apply to the overseers for relief, which they are bound to furnish, while in some cases the ap- plicant makes abuse of the aid, the great majority are worthy and deserving.
One large source of expense in our case is the large number of persons, who having a settlement in our town, but living elsewhere, apply at their place of residence and receive aid there, which is charged to our town. The amount paid this year on account of such cases is $1531.
T. M. O'Leary and wife resigned May I, 1906, as Superin- tendent and Matron respectively of the almshouse. The Board appointed to succeed them M. M. Sullivan and wife. For both Superintendents and Matrons the board has the
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highest appreciation of their management of the house, and the care and treatment of the inmates.
An examination of the house shows it to the badly in need of repairs, both inside and outside, repairs that should be made the coming spring or summer.
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