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Much confusion and uncertainty was experienced from an inability to obtain from headquarters any posi- tive and final instructions as to the exact number of men required of this Town to fill its quota. Owing to a lack of uniformity in the interpretation of the law requiring the Assessors of towns to make a return of the enrolled militia or from some other unexplained cause, the final assignment for this Town demanding 142 additional men was so manifestly erroneous and unjust as to impel the Selectmen to institute efforts for its abatement ; which, however, could not for a long time, nor without impor- tunate effort, be accomplished. It is not to be presum- ed that Somerville would have been willing to stand alone as the only town in the State in which a draft should have been made, and as the men could have been obtained at that time only by the payment of about $200 bounty, it becomes apparent that their efforts in this respect have resulted in a saving to the Town of about $28,000.
While it cannot be denied that the system of volun- teer enlistment generally adopted throughout the loyal States could not further be relied upon, and that it would be necessary to fill any more requisitions by con- scription, the Selectmen feel impelled to yield their tes- timony to the successful working of the system hitherto.
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To be sure there have been many abuses of the system by frauds and desertions, but which might in great part have been averted or overcome by the exercise, at an earlier day, of that diligence in ferreting out and punish- ing these crimes, which the government has recently evinced ; it is true a debt is incurred by the cities and towns for the payment of bounty, but this only serves to transfer the obligation from being a debt of an arbitrary sundering of the most sacred ties and dependencies to one of mere dollars and cents, which in the scale of sac- rifice and humanity can have but a feather's weight, and which, by the exercise of a little closer economy and the foregoing of a few superfluities and luxuries can be cancelled.
The number enlisted from this Town in both the three years term and the nine months term was about 568.
To whom there was paid by the Town a bounty of $31,100 00 Add amount paid for incidentals, such as expenses of conducting Mass Meetings, expenses of Camp on Prospect Hill and subsisting men while there, pos- ters, printing, etc., all of which was by concurrence of the "Committee of Sixty," we have $2,189 35
Deduct amount obtained from the State for subsistence, $323 20
$33,289 35
Deduct amount paid to the Chairman, as re- cruiting officer, $202 00 525 20
And we have as the total amount of expenses for Military, $32,764 15
This, it will be seen, is an average cost to the Town of $57.68 per man, and seems to indicate the exercise of as much prudence and good judgment in the management
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of this department of labor as the accounts of but a few of the towns in the State can exhibit«, especially when, for the care and liberality shown by the Town of Somer- ville for her soldiers, she has a name and a praise 1 wherever one of her soldiers is found.
STATE AID.
One of the most arduous of the duties of the Select- men the past year has been the payment of the State Aid to the families of volunteers. This branch of service has greatly increased during the year. At the time of making the first annual return required by law there were but 74 families aided, including those of the three months troops. By the return made January 1st, 1863, it appeared there had been 250 families aided, to an amount of $13,060.33.
The amount claimed by the account as rendered the year previous has been all refunded to the Town except- ing the trivial sum of $6.80; and even this small discrepancy arose from the extremely close manner of computing time adopted by the State authorities, and the account was admitted by the Auditor to be one of the most correct and methodically kept ones he received. There has been considerable suffering amongst the fam- ilies of the soldiers the past winter from the remissness of the Government in paying the army ; many regiments receiving no pay at all for several months, and many of the families without any other resource than the small amount of aid received from the State, so that it has been absolutely necessary to extend relief to some of them from an appropriation made for this purpose.
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In accordance with a vote of the Town passed Sept. 24, 1862, there have been two families assisted in recov- ering the bodies of friends whose lives have been offered in defense of their country. Supposing it to be the intent of the Town to extend this aid only in cases where absolute inability on the part of friends existed, not much has been expended for this purpose.
HIGHWAYS.
Our highways have been kept, during the past year, in a good condition with an appropriation very much less than for several preceding years, and a very marked improvement is visible wherever the Winchester gravel has been, to any considerable extent, used. The past open winter, on account of its great and sudden changes, has tried the roads very severely ; but, nevertheless, they sustain a very creditable comparison with those of many of the neighboring towns, where the composition of the soil and other natural facilities are favorable for road making. No new streets have been laid out dur- ing the year, nor any edgestone set, although considera- ble labor has been bestowed in the formation of sidewalks. There remains a considerable sum still unexpended of the appropriation for this department.
The long talked of raising and widening of the Lowell R. R. bridge over Washington street, which, for various causes, had been from time to time deferred by the rail- way company, has this year been completed, and proves to be of great advantage to the highway.
By this change the middle butment has been removed, an increased width of eight feet obtained for the road-
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way, the passage rendered safe and convenient for large and high loads of merchandise and the road-bed of the horse railway raised about two and a half feet, thus affording also a dry and comfortable footpath for pedes- trians. The appropriation made by the Town of $1,000 has been paid to the Lowell R. R. Co. according to the terms of the contract made with them a few years since, and $100 was obtained from the Horse Railway Co. as their portion of the expense.
The bottom of this cut proving to be very wet and miry it was found necessary to pave it with granite blocks, involving an additional expense of about $200, but making it now a perfect and permanent improvement.
The claim of the Town against the "Medford & Charlestown Horse Railway Co." for indemnity in the " Crook Case," has been settled by the Company paying the sum of $375. Although this is by no means as much as was expected the Company would be willing to assume, it was not from any lack of laborious or per- sistent effort on the part of the Selectmen that a greater sum was not obtained. But on account of some con- flicting testimony in the case, it was not deemed expe- dient to risk another lawsuit upon it, and therefore this amount was reluctantly accepted.
The line between the town of Medford and this Town has this year been perambulated according to law, and all the requirements of the statute in relation to the subject complied with.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
Acting as a Board of Health, the Selectmen have been called upon to examine several premises com- plained of as sources of filth and public nuisance, and upon the most of these the cause of offence was prompt- ly removed by order of the Board; but there still remains one of the worst cases, upon the well known premises extending from Washington street to Milk
. street. The parties interested were legally notified to abate, but without their evincing any readiness to respond, and the matter was placed in the hands of an able attorney in August last, with instructions to prose- cute, and the case is now before the proper tribunal.
ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
In reference to the vote of the Town passed Dec. 17th, 1862, " authorizing and instructing the Selectmen to enforce the statutes relating to the suppression of the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town," no better report can be offered of their doings than by quoting directly from the " Boston Transcript" of Feb. 16th, as follows : "The movement commenced last summer by the several religious societies in Somerville for the sup- pression of the grog shops in that Town, and which resulted in a recent vote of the Town instructing the Selectmen to thoroughly enforce the laws, has been completely successful in causing the illegal and baneful traffic to cease. All the dealers in the Town-43 in number-have united in signing a written pledge to sell
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no more liquor in violation of law after the 15th inst., under penalty of immediate prosecution."
CEMETERY.
The Selectmen cannot refrain from once more urging upon the citizens a consideration of the great necessity of securing, without further delay, some suitable site for a Cemetery. At present there is no place within the Town consecrated as a burial place for the dead, excepting the small grave-yard near the Tube Works, and that is already filled.
Somerville does not abound in situations that are adapted for this purpose, and these few are rapidly. being appropriated for building purposes ; so that the opportunities for securing a favorable tract are becom- ing less every year. By the judicious purchase of a few acres of dry and well located land, which might be laid out with avenues and paths into family lots, reserv- ing a suitable sized lot for a common ground ; all of which might be done by a committee of the Town chosen for the purpose ; it is confidently believed that the plan would be received with so much favor, that by an extensive sale of the lots, the net cost to the Town would be quite small. To aid in carrying out so desir- able a measure, it is not doubted that many citizens who . are already provided with lots in other cemeteries would willingly become purchasers in this.
LIGHTING THE STREETS.
Our Town is sadly behind the age and also the exam- ple of most of the suburban towns in respect to lighting
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the streets. While the Selectmen do not at the present time feel like positively recommending any action upon this subject, they can but feel regret that the increase of the Town debt by reason of the war expenses, should longer defer so desirable a measure.
WATER.
It is expected that the works for supplying the city of Charlestown with water from Mystic Pond will be completed during the coming year, and as the sup- ply will be more than sufficient for the wants of the above city, either present or perspective, a willing- ness is felt by the Charlestown authorities to extend to our citizens the privilege of becoming water tenants, if they shall so desire.
There can be but little doubt that sooner or later this opportunity will be suitably appreciated and gladly availed of.
GENERAL REMARKS.
There will probably be during the coming season one more means of communication with the metropolis added to the already numerous facilities we possess, so that the man of business in Boston can reach his home in almost any part of Somerville with as much readiness and as little loss of time as those residing at the " South End " or on the new made lands of the "Back Bay." Abounding as Somerville does in natural elevations, affording the enjoyment of pure air with extensive and delightful views ; possessing rich religious, educational
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and social privileges ; the distribution of gas in nearly every part of the Town, and the luxury of a full supply of pure and soft water, soon to be added; there seems to remain almost nothing but the illumination of the streets to enable her to offer more and greater induce- ments as a place of residence than is possessed by hardly any other suburban town, and cannot fail to attract the attention of capitalists seeking for safe and profitable investments.
It seems to be very desirable that a law might be enacted, whereby Boards of Selectmen might be gov- erned by the same principles in regard to their election and tenure of office, as those which now govern boards of School Committee.
If, for instance, in our Town there should be chosen a Board consisting of nine members, who should per- form the duties of Selectmen, Surveyors of Higways, Board of Health, Military Committee, Fish Committee and Overseers of the Poor, the term of office of one- third of whom should expire annually, they could, by a suitable subdivision of labor, but with the advantage of the deliberations of the whole body upon matters of expediency relating to either branch, not only render the duties of the office less onerous than they sometimes become, but also secure to the Town the greatest amount of benefits and a greater freedom from objectional radi- cal changes of policy.
The Selectmen, by endeavoring to confine their expen- ditures throughout the year to measures strictly neces- sary and unavoidable, leaving all new enterprises and improvements till that period when the return of peace
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shall again unite us as a prosperous and happy people, have the pleasure of stating that there remains of even the diminished appropriations of the year, a considera- ble sum yet unexpended.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY A SNOW, BENJAMIN RANDALL, ALBERT KENNESON, THOS. CUNNINGHAM, CHAS. H. GUILD, Selectmen of Somerville.
SOMERVILLE, FEB. 28, 1863.
STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Treasurer of the Town of Somerville, from March 1, 1862, to March 1, 1863.
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TAXES.
Received of Wm. Bonner, Collector of Taxes, at sundry times, Paid State Tax,
$51,918 88
$11,880 00
" County Tax,
4,881 59
16,761 59
35,157 29
NOTES PAYABLE.
1862.
March 7. Borrowed of Charlotte E. Johnson, payable on demand, $1,000 00
12. Borrowed of Cambridgeport Savings Bank, payable in 10 years from Jan. 10, 1862, being in renewal of note to said Savings Bank, maturing at that time, with interest at six per cent. 4,500 00
May 16. Borrowed of Warren Institution for Savings, payable in 10 years, with interest, at 52 per cent. 7,495 00
July 16. Borrowed of Eagle Bank, payable in two months, with interest, at 5 per cent. (in anticipation of taxes), 3,000 00
Amount carried forward,
00,000 00
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Amount brought forward, $15,995 00
Aug. 25. Borrowed of Warren Institution for Savings, payable in five years, with interest at 52 per cent., (on account of Military Appro- priation number one), 12,000 00
Nov. 10. Borrowed of Warren Institution for Savings, payable in 7 years, with interest, at 5 } per cent. (on account of Military Appropria- tion number two), 20,875 00
Nov. 25. Borrowed of Levi Jones, payable in 10 years with interest, at 6 per cent. 5,000 00
28. Borrowed of John Peabody, payable in 6 years, with interest, at 6 per cent. 2,500 00 1863.
Feb'y 27. £ Borrowed of Warren Institution for Savings, payable on demand, with interest, at 5 per cent., (on account of Soldier's relief fund), 4,000 00
$60,370 00
1862.
M'ch 12. Paid Cambridgeport Savings Bank note, maturing Jan. 10, 1862, $4,500 00
May 2. Paid Leonard Arnold, note dated June 20, 1861, 350 00
2. · Paid Irene G. Arnold, note dated June 20, 1861, 145 00
2. Paid Robert Sanborn, note dated July 2, 1861, 1,000 00
16. Paid S. M. Sargent, note dated July 31, 1862, 200 00
16. Paid Charlotte E. Johnson, note dated March 7, 1862, 1,000 00
17. Paid M. S. Johnson, note dated May 17, 1861, 1,300 00
17. Paid Nathan Kinsley, note dated Jan. 3, 1862, ' 1,000 00
Amount carried forward,
9,495 00
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Amounts brought forward, $9,495 00 $60,370 1861, 100 00
May 23. Paid Ivers Hill, note dated Nov. 15,
" 31. Paid R. R. Barbour, note dated Nov. 26, 1860, 1,500 00
31. Paid R. R. Barbour, note dated Jan. 29, 1862, 900 00
Sept. 19. Paid Eagle Bank, note dated July 16, 1862, 3,000 00
Nov. 25. Paid Levi Jones, note dated Nov. 25, 1856, 5,000 00 " 28. Paid John Peabody, note dated Nov. 28, 1856, 2,500 00
22,495
$37,875
The Town Debt, as per statement, March 1, 1862,
$53,049 00
Add balance of Bills Payable as above, 37,875 00
Town Debt, March 1, 1863, $90,924 00
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SCHOOLS.
Paid Old Colony Ins. Co. ins. on Forster School House, $106 00
16 High 63 50
W. E. Bright, carpet for High School Room, 15 71
E. A. Teulon, engraving plate for High School diplomas, 30 00
Joseph Young, extra work at High School House, 6 18
G. L. Clark, Janitor at Spring Hill School House, 5 50
John Cummings, Janitor at Jackson
66
12 50
Thomas Young,
" High
22 00
Mary Mccarthy,
" Union 66
5 50
N. B. Mountfort,
" Prescott
22 50
John Sullivan, 66 " Forster
17 50
Paid the following named teachers, salaries for 1 quarter to May 31st, 1862 :
Susan M. Priest, Prescott School,
71 25
H. M. Close,
71 25
I. S. Horne, 16
71 25
Olive B. Jackman,
71 25
A. A. Hall,
71 25
John Wilson,
230 00
O. S. Knapp, Prospect Hill School,
230 00
Irene E. Locke, “ 66
71 25
Lizzie Gerry, 66 66
71 25
Lydia S. King, 66
71 25
H. H. Babcock, High School,
337 50
H. E. Reed,
112 50
E. S. Owen,
75 00
Mary G. Giles, Brastow School,
71 25
C. S. Plimpton, “
71 25
G. T. Littlefield, Franklin School,
230 00
Harriet Hill,
71 25
C. A. Osborne,
71 25
Mary N. Howard,
71 25
Amount carried forward, $2,448 14
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Amount brought forward,
$2,448 14
E. W. Howe, Forster School, 230 00
Ellen P. Shute, “ 71 25
Mary E. Proctor, " 71 25
M. C. Emery, “
59 37
A. L. White, Jackson 66
71 25
Amy C. Hudson, “
59 37
A. A. Roberts,
59 37
A. F. Crocker, Union
71 25
Lucy C. Homer, Bell 71 25
Betsey P. Burgess, Spring Hill School
71 25
E. W. Shelton, Harvard 71 25
S. C. Russell, Walnut Hill 100 00
Paid Lucy C. Homer, books, 1 48
C. J. Barry, fuel, 100 48
G. T. Littlefield, Janitor at Franklin School House, 18 75
Lucy C. Homer, " Bell 5 50
O. S. Knapp, Janitor at Prospect Hill School House,
22 50
A. A. Leland, “ " Harvard 5 50
Jerome Thorp, " " Brastow,
10 00
E. M. Paul, sundry repairs,
47 19
G. H. Emerson, books,
9 23
J. A. Merrifield, sundries, 3 00
S. D. Hadley, teacher of music, 4C 00
L. S. King, books, 1 02
O. S. Knapp, books, 1 45
M. Powers, gravel, 3 15
Paid the following named teachers, salaries for 1 quarter
to Aug. 31, 1862 :
John Wilson, Prescott School,
230 00
H. M. Close,
71 25
A. A. Hall,
71 25
I. S. Horne,
71 25
O. B. Jackman,
71 25
S. M. Priest,
71 25
Amount carried forward,
$4,310 50
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Amount brought forward,
$4,310 50
A. A. Roberts, Jackson School,
59 38
A. C. White,
71 25
O. S. Knapp, Prospect Hill School,
230 00
Lizzie Gerry,
71 25
L. S. King,
71 25
Irene E. Locke, " 66
71 25
H. H. Babcock, High School,
337 50
H. E. Reed,
112 50
S. C. Russell, Walnut Hill School,
75 00
E. W. Howe, Forster School,
230 00
M. C. Emery, “
59 38
Ellen P. Shute, "
71 25
Mary E. Proctor, " .6
71 25
C. S. Plimpton, Brastow School,
71 25
M. O. Giles,
71 25
G. T. Littlefield, Franklin School,
230 00
Mary N. Howard,
71 25
C. A. Osborne,
66
71 25
Harriet Hill,
71 25
B. P. Burgess, Spring Hill
71 25
E. W. Shelton, Harvard
71 25
· A. F. Crocker, Union
71 25
Lucy C. Homer, Bell 66
71 25
A. C Hudson, Jackson
59 38
S. D. Hadley, Teacher of Music, 40 00
Paid Thomas Young, Janitor,
22 00
O. S. Knapp,
22 50
G. T. Littlefield,
18 75
L. C. Homer,
5 50
S. C. Russell,
5 50
5 50
Albert Leland,
5 50
J. Thorp,
10 00
M. McCarty,
5 50
John Crimmins,
12 50
Amount carried forward,
$6,915 64.
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de v Amount brought forward, . $6,915 64
. N. B. Mountfort, Janitor, 22 50
J. Sullivan, 17 50
L. C. Homer, books, 68
T. S. Woodbury, paints, &c , 9 90
J. M. Robbins, sundries, 36 67
Burditt & Williams, locks, 38
J. Crimmins, labor at High School House, 1 88
P. W. Gorham & Son, ink, 3 00
W. A. Hall, printing, 7 00
E. M. Paul, sundry repairs,
7 75
M. Dechan, repairs, 12 37
A. J. Tillson, sundries,
7 28
N. B. Mountfort, 9 25
W. W. Willoughby,
35 08
Wellington Bros., fuel,
969 00
J. C. Park, mason work, 2 00
J. A. Merrifield, repairs on furnace, 15 00
J. Harrington, sundries, 7 45
Paid the following named teachers, salaries for 1 quarter, to Nov. 30, 1862 :
H. H. Babcock, High School, 337 50
112 50
S. C Russell, Walnut Hill School,
87 50
C. S. Plimpton, Brastow
71 25
Mary O. Giles,
71 25
O. S. Knapp, Prospect Hill .
230 00
Irene E. Locke,
71 25
Lydia S. King,
71 25
Lucy C. Homer, Bell
71 25
Almira L. White, Jackson
71 25
Amy C. Hudson,
59 37
E. W. Shelton, Harvard
60
71 25
John Wilson, Prescott
230 00
A. A. Hall,
71 25
I. S. Horne, 66
71 25
. Amount carried forward,
$9,788 45
H. E. Reed,
39
Amount brought forward,
$9,788 45
H. M. Close, Prescott
School, 71 25
Eliza Spaulding, " 59 37
S. M. Priest
66
. 71 25
E. W. Howe, Forster
230 00
Mary E. Proctor, "
71 25
E. P. Shute, 66
71 25
M. C. Emery, 59 37
G. T. Littlefield, Franklin
230 00
Mary N. Howard, “ "
71 25
C. A. Osborne, " 71 25
59 37
Lizzie Gerry, Prospect Hill 66
71 25
A. S. Sweetser. Union 59 37 66
A. A. Roberts, Jackson 66
71 25
Betsey P. Burgess, Spring Hill " 1
71 25
Paid G. T. Littlefield, janitor, 18 75
O. S. Knapp, 66
22 50
John Wilson, 66
at Brastow school-house,
10 00
A. L. White, books,
1 33
E. W. Howe,
4 44
A. A. Roberts, “
95
L. C. Homer, janitor,
5 50
M. McCarty,
5 50
S. C. Russell, .
5 50
J. Sullivan,
17 50
A. Leland, 66
5 50
Thomas Young "
22 00
S. D. Hadley, teacher of music,
40 00
E. M. Paul, repairs, 20 81
B. S. Munroe, sundries, 1 42
G. F. Fosdick, expressing,
3 14
John Crimmins, janitor,
12 50
W. G. Shattuck, for school furniture,
5 00
9 83
66
95 50
Amount carried forward,
$11,434 85
Adine Edgerly .“
40
Amount brought forward,
Paid E. Robinson & Co.,
Otis Clap, 2 00
O. K. Doane, 4 42
Wm. A. Hall, printing,
4 62
2 50
G. H. Emerson, sundries,
4 21
C. Buckman, plastering at Prospect Hill School, 7 00
police services at schools, 2 00
Dorchester Ins. Co., insurance on Franklin School House, 67 00
A. P. Hubbard, janitor at Prescott School House, 13 25
T. Barrett, setting trees at Prescott School House, 20 00
A. L. White, books, 4 05
S. A. Sweetser, books,
1 03
A. R. Gay, stationery,
20 00
.6 66 pens,
24 00
22 00
Crosby & Nichols, books,
39 72
G. Chilson, repairs on furnace, 9 25
J. S. Claflin, repairs, 5 33
Leonard Arnold, “ 12 45
251 99
E. L. Mitchell, printing,
4 50
21 00
5 00
M. A. Lewis, bell,
1 25
$6 sundries, 11 75
B. W. Dunklee & Co., repairs on furnaces,
12 00
W.G. Shttuck, chairs, 6 33
N. W. Edson, 1 24
M. A. Lewis, clocks, &c., 10 50
John Wilson, books, 4 62
A. J. Tillson, sundries,
10 30
J. W. Tufts, books, 6 02
4 75
Mark Fisk, bricks for Forster School House,
$11,434 85 20
Amount carried forward,
$ 12,055 13
J. M. Robbins, sundries,
5 00
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Amount brought forward, $12,055 13 Paid Mary N. Howard, services as teacher in Franklin School, to Jan. 24, 1863,
43 84
C. Holt repairs,
2 00
W. B. Phelps, sink,
8 50
Crosby & Nichols, sundries,
13 00
Cambridge Water Works, water at Union School, to Jan. 1, 1863, 3 00
Wellington Bros., fuel,
37 40
G. W. & S. C. Trefren, repairs, 16 94
J. D. Hills, repairs,
10 23
G. F. Fosdick, expressing,
60
G. H. Emerson, books,
10 02
H. H. Babcock, paper,
4 30
G. H. Emerson, books, 1 62
A. W. Southwick, repairs on clock at High School, 3 50
B. Randall, repairs, 88 02
W. W. Willoughby, repairs,
3 19
W. Campbell, repairing desk, 2 50
Cambridge Water Works, water at Union School, to July 1, 1863, 3 00
C. H. Wing, sundries, 10 74
Bradbury & Tenny, repairs,
9 36
G. A. & A. L. Sanborn, sundries,
4 24
O. R. Whiting, sash and glass,
·13 97
J. W. & A. Roberts, sundries, 23 12
Paid the following named teachers, salaries for 1 quarter, to Feb. 28th, 1863 :
H. H. Babcock, High School,
337 50
H. E. Reed,
112 50
John Wilson, Prescott School,
230 00
I. S. Horne,
71 25
H. M. Close,
71 25
A. A. Hall,
71 25
S. M. Priest, 66 66
71 25
Eliza Spaulding, «
59 38
Amount carried forward,
$13,393 60
6
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Amount brought forward,
$13,393 60
A. L White, Jackson School, 71 25
A. A. Roberts, “ 71 25
A. C. Hudson, “ 66
59 38
S. C. Russell, Walnut Hill School,
87 50
S. A. Sweetser, Union
59 38
Lucy C. Homer, Bell
71 25
C. S. Plimpton, Brastow
71 25
Mary O. Giles, 66
71 25
B. P. Burgess, Spring Hill
71 25
O. S. Knapp, Prospect Hill 66
230 00
I. E. Locke, 66
71 25
L. S. King,
71 25
Lizzie Gerry,
60
71 25
E. W. Shelton, Harvard
71 25
G. T. Littlefield, Franklin
230 00
C. A. Osborne,
71 25
Adine Edgerley, 66
59 38
E. W. Howe, Forster ..
230 00
M. E. Proctor, "
71 25
E. P. Shute,
71 25
M. C. Emery,
59 38
Paid S. D. Hadley, Teacher of Music, one quarter's salary, 4 00
I. E. Locke, books,
1 50
L. S. King, “
52
Miss Currier, substitute at Franklin School,
11 09
" Thorp, " 4 75
" Burington, " 7 12
E. W. Horne, books, 6 96
E. W. Shelton, “ 1 50
. G. T. Littlefield, sundries,
10 75
C. S. Plimpton, books,
87
G. T. Littlefield, Janitor,
18 75
O. S. Knapp,
22 50
G. L. Clark, Janitor,
5 50
G. L. Clark, .6
5 50
Amount carried forward,
$15,472 18
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Amount brought forward, $15,472 18
Paid G. L. Clark, Janitor,
5, 50
A. P. Hubbard, “ 22 50
A. Leland, 5 50
M. McCarty, 5 50
John Crimmins, “
12 50
Thos. Young, 22 00
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