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66 255. To W. J. Wellman by F. Wellman, for labor in repairing highway, 52.20
66 256. To Joel Taft, for repairing the high- . way in Dis't No. 25, 60.00
257. To Levi White, by D. T. Reynolds, for medical attendance and med- icine for 'Town paupers, 22.50
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Order No. 278. To Lewis Mountain, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, $3.00
279. To Parley Gould, for services rendered and money expended from March 2, to Sept. 30, 56.36
280. To Ella Keith, by D. T. Reynolds, for services as teacher, and for wood and care of room, 131.35
281. To Kate Sibley, by D. T. Reynolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 2, and for erasures, 84.14
282. To Mary F. Jones and Josie Loring, by D. T. Reynolds, for services as teachers in Dis't . No. 3: to Mary F. Jones, 120.00
To Josie Loring, 72.00
For wood and care of room, 11.41- 203.41
66 283. To Mary H. Somes, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 4, and for chalk, 96.20
66 284. To Hattie D. Barker, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 5, and care of room, 85.12
66 285. To Emma Keith, by D. T. Reynolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 7, and for chalk, 84.23
66 286. To G. B. Southwick, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 8, and for chalk, 102.20
287. To E. Childs and E. Jones, by
D. T. Reynolds, for services as teachers in Dis't No. 9 : To E. Childs, 70.00
" E. Jones,
66.00
For care of room.
3.35-
139.35
288. To Lizzie Brown, by D. T. Reynolds, for services as teacher in Dis't No. 10, and for erasures, 120.56
289. To G. I. Hopkins, by D. T. Reynolds, for teaching high school three weaks, 75.00
For wood,
7.50
·' care of room, 4.50- 87.00
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Order No. 290. To J. O. Simpson, for Geo. Abbott, for supplies for Almshouse to Nov. 1, $49.46
291. To J. H. Dudley by D. T. Reynolds, for fuel for school Dis't No. 1, 12.94
292. To Benj. Whiting, for labor in re- pairing highway, 5.40
293. To Asa Thayer, for negotiating a loan of $20,000. and paying out the same, 50.00
66 294. To City of Worcester, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for aid to Noel Dugan, froro Jan'y 9, to Sept. 25, 43.00
66 295. To John Robbins, by D. T. Reynolds, for fuel for Dis't No. 3, 17.72
296. To A. F. Jones by D. T. Reynolds, for coal furnished for Dis't No. 9, 44.97
66 297. To Miller Hindon, by Parley Gould, for cutting and hewing stringers, 5.20
66 298. To V. M. Aldrich, by D. T. Reynolds, for removing snow from the high- way in March, 1875, 2.00
299. To George Abbott, for supplies fur- nished to Patrick Moore, a pauper, 13.17
300. To Thomas Buxton, by D. T. Rey- nolds,' for repairing roads in Dis't No. 24, 33.90
66 301. To City of Taunton, by Parley Gould, for support of M. Luther from Jan. 1, to Oct. 1, 76.90
302. To Treasurer of Lunatic Hospital, Worcester, by P. Gould, for sup- port of Chas. H. Balcom, from July to Oct. 47.32
303. To Arena E. Chapman, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 8.00
304. To Elizabeth Hudson, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 4.00
305. To Geo. A. Gleason, by D.T. Reynolds, for State aid, 3.00
306. To Hiram Ward, by D. T. Reynolds, for State aid, 6.00
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Order No. 307. To Lucina P. Sibley, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, $4.00
308. To Geo. F. Marcy, by D. T. Reynolds, for State aid, 6.00
309. To Patrick Bresnaham, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 3.00
66 310. To Louis Mountain, by D. T. Rey- nolds. for State aid, 3.00
311. To Lovel Parker, for labor on high- way in Dis't No. 6, 10.60
.6 312. To Parley Gould, for labor on high- way in Dis't No. 19, 6.20
66 313. To Asa Thayer, for labor on highway in Dis't No. 11, 6.35
314. To P. D. Fitts, for fuel for Dis't No. 10, 3.00
For care of room, ten weeks, 3.00- 6.00
315. To J. O. Simpson, for services as sup't of Almshouse, 75.00
316. To A. F. Jones, for collecting Town and County tax, 358.51
School Dis'ts No. 1, 6, 7, 9, and 10, 28.49- 387.00
317. To Retus Walling, by Parley Gould, for repairing bridge near his house, 12.94
318. To G. L. Jillson, D. T. Reynolds, for repairing highway in Dis't No. 4, 5.00
319. To C. F. Rawson, by D. T. Reynolds, for repairing highway in Dis't No. 19, 13.30
320. To Orrin Chase, by D. T. Reynolds, for fuel for Dis't No 5, 13.50
66 321. To G. I. Hopkins, by N. W. Preston, for teaching high school four weeks, 100.00
322. To J. T. & I. Wallis, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for plaining and matching boards, and 2,000 shingles for Almshouse, 7.56
66 323. To Joseph Bowen, for coffin for Hannah Hayes, a resident of Natick, 10.00
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Order No. 324. To Jesse Chase, by D. T. Reynolds, for repairing highway in his Dis't, $3.20
. 325. To Arena E. Chapman, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 8.00
326. To Elizabeth Hudson, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 4.00
327. To Geo. A. Gleason, by D.T. Reynolds, for State aid, 3.00
328. To Hiram Ward, by D. T. Reynolds, for State aid, 6.00
329. To Lucina P. Sibley, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, $4.00
330. To Geo. F. Marcy, by D. T. Reynolds, for State aid, 6.00
331. To Patrick Bresnaham, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 3.00
332. To Louis Mountain, by D. T. Rey- nolds, for State aid, 3.00
333. To A. J. Thayer, for meal aad grain for Almshouse from Aug. 28 to Dec. 3, 85.05
66 334. To John A. Dana, by Chas. H. Chase, by P. Gould, for cost on Select- men's petition relating to the N. Y. & N. E. R. R. crossing, 40.95
335. To Charles W. Potter, for lumber and nails for repairing bridge, 2.75
336. To A. A. Young, by D. T. Reynolds, for support of Eveline Sprague, from Oct. 1, to Jan. 1, 1876. 19.50
337. To Adeline Gould. by D. T. Reynolds, for supporting Julius Gould from Oct. 1, to Jan. 1, 52.00
" 338. To Albert H. Wood, treasurer, by Parley Gould, for support of Chas. H. Balcom, at Hospital, from Oct. 1, to Jan. 1, 1876, 47.90
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Order No. 339. To Permelia Childs, by Parley Gould, for teaching school in Dis't No 3, winter term, three weeks, $30.00
340. To Lizzie Brown, by Parley Gould, for teaching school in Dis't No. 10, part of winter term, 20.00
PARLEY GOULD, Selectmen ALVIN HALL, of
LOVEL PARKER, Douglas.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor.
For the Year ending January 31, 1876.
Personal Property at Almshouse, as appraised Jan'y 31, 1876,
$1,938.80
Due from Edward Balcom,
9.25
John Hilton,
29.32
Zara Parker, 8.00
Miller Hindon,
7.80
J. O. Simpson, for board of son to Jan'y 31, 1876,
80.00
Wood sold B. O. Paine,
6.00-
$140.37
$2,079.17
To sundries furnished to the Almshouse, By by the Farm,
$594.21
545.43
$48.78
Showing the cost of supporting the Poor, at the Almshouse, including Superintendent's salary, (exclusive of interest on the Farm,) per week, $2.60
For supporting C. H. Balcom, Miletus Luther, J. H. Gould, Eveline Sprague and Noel Dugan's family, away from Almshouse,
$594.09
No. of Tramps lodged from Jan. 31,'75 to Jan. 31,'76,
557
meals furnished tramps
1,048
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PARLEY GOULD, Overseers ALVIN HALL, of
LOVEL PARKER, the Poor.
JOHN C. MORRILL, Auditor.
SCHOOL MONEY.
DIVISION OF 1875.
Appropriation March, 1875,
$3,000.00
Dog Fund-returned Feb. 12, 1875.
190.74
State School Fund,
271.00
Town School Fund,
56.48
$3,518.22
Divided as follows :
Liquid Slate, 1 gal .. for all the Schools, For Dis'ts No. 1,
$ 8,00
378.00
2,
250.00
3,
593.00
4,
305.00
5,
268.00
6,
196.00
66
7,
277.00
8,
252.00
9,
609.22
66
10,
382.00
$3,518.22
The basis of wages, for the above division, is .
Dis't No. 1,
2,
8. 7. $10. per week. 7.
Dis't No. 6,
7,
7.
3, 6. & 10. 66
8,
7. 66
4,
9, 6. & 10. 10.
5,
66 10,
$ 7. per week
All of which is respectfully submitted,
N. W. PRESTON.
Superintendent of Schools.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS, IN ACCOUNT WITH ASA THAYER. 1875. C.2.
Feb'y 1. By balance on hand, Feb'y 1, 1875,
$2,097.25
5, Received of State treasurer, for removing paupers, 1.42
12.
66 County treasurer, dog fund,
190.74
Mar. 6.
Borrowed of Ladies' Benevolent Society. 40.00
3,000.00
5.
Minnie M. Lovett, 308.00
66
7.
Received of W. D. Jones, collector, 1874, 174.78
400.00
66
20.
Whitinsville Nat'l Bank,
3,000.00
66
22.
66 Eunice Sherman,
297.00
Received of Selectmen for oxen sold,
132.50
May 5.
66
20.
24. Received of Parley Gould, collector, 1870,
245.00
July
1. Received of E. B. Knapp, for license,
339.00
66
14.
66 Gardner Chase.
1,000.00 20,000.000
. 4.
Received of the town of Monson, for support of the Rider family,
28.50
10.
Borrowed of Wm. Chase,
2,000.00
17.
66 Ladies' Benevolent Society,
140.00
66 28.
Received of Parley Gould, collector, 1870,
95.00
Sept. 21.
W. D. Jones,
1874,
125.34
66 24.
66
A. F. Jones, 66 1875,
1,000.00
Oct. 5.
66
P. D. Fitts, for old bridge plank,
5.00
66 14.
25.
66
66
66
66
3,600.00
66
66
800.00
66
30.
66
66
66
66
2,600.00
Nov. 2.
66
66
66
66
5,191.03
6.
Borrowed of Asa Thayer,
300.00
Aug.
2.
66 Salem Savings Bank,
12.20
June 24. Borrowed of Wm. Chase,
66 Peter Roberts, 66
344.00
66 H. F. Dudley, 66
344.00
66 Thomas Wixted for willow tree, 2.25
500.00
Borrowed of Gardner Chase, 66 Wm. Chase,
230.68
12.
Borrowed of Albert Butler,
Lavina S. Jones,
200.00
66 Ezra Jones,
Apr 1.
28.
66
A. F. Jones, collector, 1875,
1,000.00
29
Nov. 2. Borrowed of Samantha R. Sherman; Sarah Walker, 293.00
$249.00
Received of A. F. Jones, County tax, 1,331.06
6
13.
Borrowed of Harriet Chase,
200.00
15. Rebecca J. Fairbanks, Retus Walling, Received interest on County tax,
1,095.00
5.54
66 17. .6 A. F. Jones, collector, 1875, Assessors' orders,
220.91
66
20. Borrowed of Chloe Dudley.
330.00
Dec. 4. Received of State treasurer, Corporation tax,
148.29
66
66
..
State aid, ·
400.00
66
66
66 Nat'l Bank tax,
162.36
A. F. Jones, collector, 1875, 462.95
452.78
66
20.
County treasurer, dog fund,
231.24
66
24 Received of N. S. Caswell, for plank sold, 27. State treasures, school fund,
271.00
66
29. 66
Simon Rawson, collector, 1860,
5.00
66
Parley Gould, collector, 1866,
1.02
6
1868,
18.58
66
1859,
14.85
66
1870,
20.45
“ 31.
66
balance corporation tax,
4.26
Asa Thayer, collector of taxes formerly in the hands of Dudley Balcom, for 1871,
2.00
1872,
11.95
1873, 661.71
66
interest colleeted on taxes of '73,
131.47
66
A. F. Jones, collector, 1875, 311.62
66
interest collected
on taxes since Nov. 1, 39.39
66
W. D. Jones, collector, 1874,
135.27
$57,700,39
TOWN OF DOUGLAS, IN ACCOUNT WITH ASA THAYER. 1875.
DR.
Paid outstanding orders, $45.00
Selectmen's orders to Feb'y 1, 1876, 12,190.75 Feb'y 19. interest on John Wallis' note, 7.00
66 66
Jan.
12.
21. Borrowed of Samuel W. Seagraves, .
438.00
8.00
10.
300.00
66
30
Apr. 1. Paid note to Ezra Jones, $3,069.29
note to Lavina Jones,
198.39
5.
66 on note to Sarah H. Paine, 50.00
6. interest on two notes to Minnie Lovett, 308.00
66 express on Selectmen's receipt book,
.40
20.
66
interest on note to Whitinsville Bank, 91.50
66 on note to Sarah H. Paine,
200.00
22.
66
14.00
on note to Harriet Chase, note to Eunice Sherman,
297.53
6.
26.
note to Albert Butler,
401.08
66 28.
Asa Thayer,
1,137.14
66
20.
66 66 Wm. Chase,
230.68
" 31,
66
66 on two notes to Wm. Dudley, 93.03
7.00
July 8, 66
66
F. H. Phillips,
70.00
66 license money to State treasurer,
256.75
Aug. 4.
note to Fanny Phillips,
1.242.94
66
F. H. Phillips,
1,007.00
66
Gardner Chase,
1,003.89
66
66
..
508.75
66
William Abbott,
5,132.00
66
66 Dudley Wallis,
3,208.83
66
two notes to William Dudley,
1.355.02
..
5.
note to Thomas Buxton,
886.60
10.
66
three notes to William Chase, Minnie M. Lovett,
4,852.00
66
17
note to Ladies' Benevolent Society, 41.07
66
interest on note to F. Batcheller, 35.00
66
26.
.6
note to Frederick and Ellen Phillips, Whitinsville National Bank.
3,000.00
66 27.
66
66 Fenner Batcheller, 859.17
22.58
66
note to Albert Butler, 532.27
Nov.
2.
66
A. F. Jones, collector, 1875, County tax, 1,331.06 364.87 note to Sarah H. Paine,
106.26
66
Henry D. Wallis, 113.75
66 Samantha R. Sherman, 249.02
66
66 Sarah Walker,
293.55
66 State tax,
1,620.00
express on State tax,
1.55
66
5.
8.
66 John Wallis,
1,081.48
Oct. 21.
interest on note to M. M. Knapp,
2,107.16
66
12.
66
interest on note to Fanny Phillips, 84.00
May 6.
interest on note to William Abbott, 66 heirs Moses Knapp,
175.00
150.00
interest on two notes to Retus Walling, 87.89
on note to Lucy Dudley,
10.
Assessors' order of abatement to John Darling, 5.34
31
Nov. 13. Paid note to Asa Thayer, $307.58
Harriet Chase, 225.57
two notes to Rebecca J. Fairbanks, 327.48
17. Assessors' orders of abatement,
220.91
“ · 18. note to Retus Walling, 66 66
1,095.77
"
20.
66 Chloe Dudley,
360.43
Dec. 4. 6 . Moses Knapp,
330.28
66 heirs of Moses Knapp,
209.07
66
16 Fenner Batcheller,
514.68
2.1.
6. Olla Knapp,
109.54
66 Assessors orders of abatement to
T. Robbins, 2.31
1876.
Jan. 8.
taxes on Messenger land, 27.51
66 Assessors' orders to A. F. Jones,
25.27
..
21.
note to Lewis Segraves, 433.00
31. interest on note to Salein Savings Bank, 600.00
112.02
Assessors orders of abatement to A. F. Jones, 56.51
for stamps and stationery, 2.30
66 Assessors' orders of abatement, to W. D. Jones, 75.45
$55,374.44
DEBTS DUE FROM THE TOWN.
To Cyntha Ann Humes,
$478.00
Lucy Dudley,
100.00
Ezra Jones,
3,000.00
Lavina Jones,
200.00
Eunice Sherman,
297.00
William Chase,
2,000.00
Salem Savings Bank,
20,000.00
Ladies Benevolent Society,
140.00
Samantha R. Sherman,
249.00
Harriet Chase,
200.00;
Rebecca J. Fairbanks,
300.00
Sarah Walker,
293.00
Retus Walling,
1,095.00
Chloe Dudley,
330.00
66
.6 note to A. M. Hill,
208.17
32
Samuel W. Seagraves,
$438.00
Assets of the Town.
10,791.17
Showing a balance against the Town of
$18.328.83
The note given to the Salem Savings Bank, draws interest at the rate of 6 per cent. to be paid semi-annually and two thous- and dollars of the principal annually.
ASSETS DUE THE TOWN.
Due from the several tax collectors :
F. W. Hunt, for the year 1858,
$33.18
Parley Gould,
1868,
23.30
1870,
82.78
Asa Thayer, collector of taxes formerly in the hands
Dudley Balcom, for the year 1871,
18.47
1872,
208.27
66
1873,
283.94
W. D. Jones,
1874,
620.97
A. F. Jones,
1875,
17.00
D. S. Messenger land,
200.00
Almshouse Farm,
4.500.00
For State aid,
444.00
Due from A. F. Brown, for license,
2.00
W. E. Cooke,
2.00
Town of Natick for coffin for H. Hayes,
10.00
66 Douglas for school fund,
56.48
Cash in Treasurer,
2,325.95
$10,791.17
CASH IN TREASURY FOR REPAIRS IN THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
School Dis't No. 1. "
$29.42
2.
15.57
3.
8.57
Personal Property at Almshouse,
1,962.83
$8,465.22
$29,120.00
33
School Dis't No. 5.
$10.95
6.
9.48
7.
.60
9.
13.63
"
10.
63.48
TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Gentlemen :- The subscribers, bridge viewers, chosen March 1, 1875, respectfully make the following report : That they have viewed the following named bridges and verbally reported their condition at the time. The bridge on Manchaug St. needed five stringers and planking; bridge across the river on Gilboa St. needed planking, also the trench on said St. needed new sills, stringers and planking ; bridge on Hemlock St. needed sills, stringers and plank ; bridge on Cedar St. needed sills, stringers and plank ; bridge on Cook St., across the trench, needed string- ers and plank ; the bridge on West St. some rotten, will need repairing in a year or two ; bridge on Webster St. will need re- pairing the coming year. We would reccommend that your honors insert an article in the March meeting warrant, looking towards building a bridge across the river on Cook St.
The amount of repairs reccommended by us, on bridges and culverts, $556.82.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
BRIGHAM MORSE,
CHARLES F. RAWSON, } Bridge PARLEY GOULD. Viewers.
Douglas, Jan'y 31, 1876.
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