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7. Peaches, 1 00
Fish and oysters, 3 00
Meat, 3 65
4. Meat,
12. Frank Manahan,
labor, 24 97
48
25
Oct. 1. W. R. Wallis, 3 17
Making cider, 3 14
Nails, 15
10. Service bull, 50
Repairing harness, 35
Nov. 1. Fitting saws, 50) J. Condon, meat, 17 33 Ammonia, 0,2
Dec. 8. Frank Manahan, labor, 18 81
Butchering hogs, 1 00
J. Richardson, ice, 3 00
2 Shoats,
13 00
Repairing harness. 40
J. Condon, meat, 18 18 Wm. McMahon, ineat, 17 29
1903.
Jan. 15. Sleigh bells, 75
Gimlet, 15
Dr. Holbrook, 2
calls J. Jenney, 2 50
Truss, J. Jenney, 3 12 \
Jan. 15. S.F. 'Root & Co. 62 99 19. Postage stamps, 25
20. G. Balcome, 12 days work, 1 00 Joe. Ashey, labor, 85
Filing saw, 25
28. Rubber buckets, 30
Feb. 10. Bottle extract, 25
16. Frank Manahan, labor, 35 00
24. Sweeney,
labor
with team, 3 00
Bottle extract, 25
Oysters, 50
Soap,
1 75
J. Condon, beef, 11 76
$352 47
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of Supt. 25 91
$378 38
The Overseers have paid the following bills on Almshouse account :
1902.
Apr.
5. Fred H. Parks, salary from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, $68 75
Fred H. Parks, salary in full, 68 75
July 2. E. G. Babson, meat, 13 60
5. C. A. Herman, salary,
62 50
Sept. 6. S. P. Holbrook, M. D., medical atten- dance Frank Chase, Nellie Leach,
5 25
1 00
S. F. Root & Co.,
50 00
E. N. Jenckes,
50 00
Oct. 4. C. A. Herman, salary,
62 50
1903.
Jan. 6. C. A. Herman, salary,
62 50
Jan. 8. W. R. Wallis,
17 10
Feb. 12.
H. N. Lougee,
21 00
28. S. F. Root & Co.,
15 00
E. N. Jenckes,
167 82
$665 77
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Summary.
Superintendent has paid for supplies as per this report, $352 47
Overseers have paid out as per report,
665 77
Supt. for labor and produce, etc.
400 77
Overseers paid Fred Parks salary for last year Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1901,
68 75
Cost for support of poor at Almshouse for this year, $548 72
Number of weeks board of poor, 73
Cost per week, about- $7 70
Inmates at almshouse, March 1, 1903,
Ellen Leach, age 53,
Joseph Jenney, Oct. 2, 1902, age 80, Outside Poor.
Sylvia Wakefield,
$60 00
Mrs. George Casey,
48 00
Mrs. Margaret Duprey,
48 00
Mrs. Francis Barcome,
30 00
Joseph Jenney,
36 32
Marcus Pease,
3 00
Mrs. Frank Pease,
8 00
Lizzie Landry,
18 07
William Gazette,
14 00
Frank E. Smith,
18 00
$283 39.
Assisted Poor of Oxford.
Ella W. Humphrey,
$30 25
State Poor.
Frank Fleury,
$21 85
Charles Johonian,
14 75
Mrs. Jennie S. Vallery,
6 00
Josephine Gardner,
2 00
Andrew Lofgren,
$1,018 24
$617 47
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Helen Doszskouski, . Mrs. Adolph Gardner,
$1 25
4 00
Due from State.
William Culley,
$5 00
Mary Kuchanskon,
6 00
Due from State on Old Bills.
1894 .- Joseph Derosia, 19 25
1896 .- Peter Kalaud, 30 40
1896 .- James R. Mills,
16 50
1896 .- Joseph La Plante,
9 00
1887 .- Frederick Kennier,
59 94
$135 09
Lockup Account.
1902.
Aug. 2. Timothy Wixtead, cleaning,
$3 25
Sept. 6.
66 care of lockup,
22 50
Nov. 26. Henry L. Albee, 2 Yale locks, 8 00
6 extra keys,
2 10
express,
40
labor,
6 40
1903.
Jan. 18. A. J. Thayer Estate, one-half cord wood, 3 00
Feb. 23. S. F. Root & Co., lockup bill, 5 04
27. Timothy Wixtead, keeping lockup to Mar. 1, 22 50
$73 19
Number of tramps for the year,
152
Miscellaneous Account.
1902.
Mar. 11. Advertiesd for Supt. of Almshouse, $1 00
13. Telephone to C. A. Herman, 60
31. Team to almshouse, 75
Postage stamps,
1 00
May 22. C. J. Batcheller, stationery,
3 15
22. To Sutton pauper case, 1 50
July 10. To Worcester pauper case,
2 00
21. To North Brookfield pauper case,
3 00
Aug. 2. Postage stamps, 1 00
Oct.
2. Team to move Joseph Jenney to almshouse, . 25
$49 85
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Oct. 3. To Tewksbury, state case,
$4 30
15. To Tewksbury, state case, 3 99
15. Postage stamps, and stationery, 1 25
Nov. 8. To Boston, F. Pease wife, town case, 2 00
Feb. 25. Advertised for Supt. at almshouse, 1 00
$27 79
Amount Received for- Support of Poor.
1902.
Mar. 1. Cash on hand,
$39 98
Apr. 5. Town treasurer,
200 00
July 5. 150 00
Sept.
6.
66
150 00
Oct. 4. 66
100 00
Nov.
1.
66
100.00
1903.
Jan. 3.
66 66
100 00
26. Town of Oxford,
30 25
Feb. 7. Town treasurer,
300 00
Recapitulation.
Paid on account of poor at almshouse,
$665 77
Outside poor,
283 39
State poor,
60 85
Oxford poor,
30 25
Lockup,
73 19
Miscellaneous,
27 79
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of Overseers,
28 99
$1,170 23
The Overseers have received for their services,
H. D. Mowry, $100 00
Orlan Chase, 25 00
Edwin Rawson,
25 00- $150 00
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY D. MOWRY, Overseers ORLAN F. CHASE, of
EDWIN T. RAWSON, Poor.
FRANK E. JONES, Auditor.
$1,170 23
$1,141 24
Report of Highway Surveyors.
S. P. RAWSON, District No. 6.
S. P. Rawson, 34 h. $20 10
S. P. Rawson, horses on road scraper 30 h. 9 00
Frank Gerten, driving
4 horses 30 h. 5 25
Peter Callain, horses 13 h. 2 60
Frank Gerten, horses on scraper, 30 h.
9 00
Charles Straton, 7 h. 1 05
Oney Gerten, 20 h. 3 00
Paul Perry, 243 h. 36 45
Lucian Vincent, 90 h. 13 50
Fred Dupont, 1 horse 6 h. 75
Charles Walls, 10 h. 1 50
S. P. Rawson, 20 h. 4 00
John F. Dolbeare, 101 h. 15 15
S. P. Rawson, horses 15 h. 3 00 Paul Perry, 9 h. 1 35
S. P. Rawson, 200 h. 40 00
S. P. Rawson, horses 197 h 39 40
D. A. E. Wallis, 6 h. 1 00
Mr. Bosma, 6 h. 1 00
$193 35
$23 95
H. C. METCALF, District No. 10.
H. C. Metcalf, 204 h. 40 80
John Murphy, 45 h." 6 75
76 pounds spikes, 3 04
H. C. Metcalf, horse & cart 147 18 34
W. II. Parker, 1,800 ft. 3 in. plank, 32 40
H. Howard 88 h.
13 20
A. F. Brown, 2 horses & cart 68 h.
13 60
A. F. Brown, 90 1. gravel, 4 50
George Norbury, 44 h. 6 60
Will Murphy, 13 h. 1 30
A. Jones, 4 horses & man on scraper 15 h. 11 62
W. R. Wallis, nails, 1 16 1,202 ft. chestnut plank, 22 84 40 ft. hemlock boards, 68
· Arthur Metcalf 114 h. 17 10
Adolph Olsen, 119 h. 17 85
John Slavin, 40 h. 6 00
$228 43
Steve Covensky, 30 h. 4 50
W. E. Jones,
1 Ames shovel, 1 25
$219 33
1 hoe,
45
SNOW ROADS
Fred Dupont, 19 h. 2 85
Fred Dupont, horses 13 h. 2 60
Peter Callain, 13 h. 1 95
William Grant, 6 h. 90
Lucian Vincent, 6 h. 90
Mr. Bosma, horses 3 h. 1 00
1 stone picker, 70
A. J. Thayer, 75 loads of gravel, 3 75 -
Deduct work on sidewalk
9 10
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L. A. BUFFUM, District No. 8.
L. A. Buffam, 182 h. 36 40
L. A. Buffam, 2 horses, 53 h.
10 60
John P. Otis, 15 h. 2 25
Sumner Hindon, 76 h.
11 40
John Murpny, 20 h. 3 00
Lewis Young, 10 h.
1 50
George Buffam, 73 h. 10 95
$115 90
1 horse 20 h. 2 50
SNOW ROADS.
Lafayette Taft, 40 h.
6 00
2 horses 40 h.
8 00
2 horses 3 h. 60
Marvel Southwick, 7 h. . 1 05
Arthur Jones, driving scraper 20 h. 3 50
4 horses on scraper 20 h. 12 00
$2 25
ORLAN F. CHASE, District No. 4.
Orlan F. Chase, 108 h. $21 60
horses ploughing 19 h. 3 80
horses on scraper 11} h. 3 45
horses on scraper 72 h. 2 25
Orson Chase, 51 h. 7 64
horses on cart 93 h. 1 90
horse 74} h. 3 72
driving on scraper 55 h. 9 62 Town Farm horse on scraper 45 h. 6 75
dynamite and fuse, 4 30
sharpening drills, 45
horses on scraper 15 h. 4 50
Edrastus Chase, 56 h. 8 40
horses on scraper 55 h.
16 50
horses on cart 1 h. 20
Myron B. Chase, 60 h. 9 00
Alphonso Chase, 76 h. 11 47
Henry Chase, 94 h. 14 10
$169 14
U. I. PETERS, District No 2.
U. I. Peters, 102 h. 15 30
2 horses on cart 149 h.
29 80
driving on scraper 10 h. 1 75
134 h. 26 80
James Peters, 85 h. 12 75
Fred Casey, 109 h. 16 35
A. Roberts, 2 horses on cart, 75 h. 15 00
$323 97
A. Humes, 126 h. 18 90
SNOW ROADS.
C. Dudley, 8 h. 1 20
U. I. Peters, 24 h. 4 80
L. Holt, 18 1. gravel 90
2 horses on sled 12 h. 2 40
F. Wellman, 16 1. gravel
80
H. A. Peters, 10 h. 1 50
W. R. Wallis, 20 1. gravel 1 00
G. Roberts, 14 h. 2 10
Andrew Roberts, 222 h. 33 30
P. Bryant, 12 h. 1 80
J. St. Andrews, 4} h. 67
Frank Rawson, 3} h. 50
2 horses on cart 19 h. 3 80
E. St. Andrews, 19 h. 2 85
$13 10
driving on scraper 5 h. 87
Chester Corbin, 902 h. 13 57
Frank Estey, 27 h. 4 05
horse and cart 30 h. 6 00
Louis Knowls, 144 h. 21 60
Mr. Knowls, 129 h. 19 35
F. Balcome, 88 h. 13 20
4 horses on scraper 69 h. 41 40
N. Roberts, 13 h. 1 95
G. Roberts, 96 h. 14 40
H. A. Peters, 193 h. 28 95
C. J. Peters, 13 h. 1 95
George Norbry, 5 h. 75
John Sanderson, 14 h. 2 10
W. E. Jones, dynamite caps and fuse, 3 30
G. A. Gleason, sharpening drills, 1 65
L. A. Buffam, 3 h. 60
horse on scraper 45 h. 6 75
Chas. Herman, 55 h. 8 25
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G. H. DUDLEY, District No. 1.
W. H. Parker, per bill, 12 20
Charles Humphrey, 181/2h. 2 87
J., M. Rawson, per bill, 14 04
Philip Manning, 28h. 4 20
F. Guertin, per bill, 8 25
William Peak, 35h. 5 25
A. F. Jones, 9 09
John Sweeny, 30h. 4 50
Thomas Ring, 30h. 4 50
Frank Smith, 40h. 6 00
George Cayes, 126h. 18 90
$392 24
SNOW ROADS.
G. H. Dudley, 27h. 5 40
2 horses, 29h. 5 80
W. H. Parker, 2 horses, 15h. 3 00
F. Wellman, 43 loads gravel, @ 5c. 2 15
W. E. Putnam, 20h.
3 00
G. H. Dudley, 10 loads gravel, @ 5c. 50
A. P. Dudley, 17h.
2 55
G. M. Bridge, 6 sleepers @ 25c. 1 50
J. A. Richardson's horses, 7h. 1 40
Frank Amidon, sharp- ening drills, 60
George Cayes, 5h.
75
G. H. Dudley, 327h. 65 40
E. C. Parker and horses 20h. 7 00
2 horses and cart, 266h.53 20
1 horse and cart, 151h 18 87
1 horse driving, 26h. 1 30
Giff. Dudley, 5h. 75
Phil. Manning, 18h. 2 70
W. H. Dudley, 48h. 4 80
E. Chapman, per bill, 1 50
W. E. Putnam, 109h.
16 35
Will Jillson, per bill, 1 00
90
A. P. Dudley, 150h. 22 50
Jere Dunleavy, per bill,
5 85
G. C. Dudley, 146h. 21 90
35 40
Joseph Ashe, 18h. 2 70
A. Benoit, 6h. 90
Charles Stevens, 22h.
3 30
Walt. Putnam, 6h. 90
Fred Park, 50h. 7 50
A. B. Simmons, 3h. 45
Geo. Parker, 5h. 75
$59 15
J. B. SWEET, District No. 7.
Joe Savory, 26} h. 3 97
Driving scraper (3} h. 11 12
James Wixtead, 20 h. 3 00
Nathan Caswell, 160 h. 24 00
Eugene Crato, 15 h. 2 25
Fred Jondro, 45 h. 6 75
Arthur Dansereaux, 40 h. 6 00
Charlie Barton, 2 horses and driver, 20 h. 7 00
Lewis Bruno, 196 h. 20 40
Frank Guertain, 2 horses
Mrs. Dermody, housing scraper, 5 00
Fixings for plow,
2 00
Wm. Metcalf, 6 loads gravel, @ 5c. 30
Phineas White, 10 loads gravel, @ 5c. 50
Edgar Parker, 15 loads gravel, @ 5c. 75
Richard Butler, 15h. 2 25
Charles Stevens, 4h. 60
Edgar Manning, 17h. 2 55
4 horses and scraper, 33h. 19 80
Wm. H. Dudley, 12h. 1 20
Edw. Buxton, 12h. 1 80
Walt. Buxton, 7h. 1 05
W. E. Putnam, driver, 33h. 5 77
Edgar Manning, 51h.
7 65
Frank Rivord, per bill,
Will Goodwin, 10h. 1 50
Tim. Wixtead, per bill, 1 50
G. H. Dudley, 6h. 4 horses, 6h. 2 40
1 20
Geo. Lindberg, 236h.
Dan Rogers, 8h. 1 20
Joe Gokee, 10 h. 1 50
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and driver, 20 h. 7 00
Peter Dufo, 49 h. 7 35
Oney Guertain, 20 h. : 00
James Burke, 6 h. 75
Fred Greenier, 20 h. 3 00
J. B. Sweet, 4053 h. 81 10
Alec Giet, 10 h. 1 50
Wm. Brown, 152 h.
4 horses on scraper, 673 1. 40 5
5 h. driving scraper, $ 22 93
2 horses 2243 h. 44 90
Joe Morrisseau, 30 h. 4 50
1 horse 41 h. 5 12
Wm. Culley, 9 h. 1 35
222 loads of gravel, 11 10
Joe Ranfrette, 32 h. 4 80
Ed Burke, 81 h. 12 15
$346 04
M. B. HATHAWAY, District No. 3.
A. Jones, 2 horses, 198h. $39 60
George Reynolds, 40h. 6 00
John Sass, 35h. 5 25
Polander, 80h. 12 00
Polander, 30h. 4 50
W. Whipple, 14 loads gravel, 5c. 70
George Buffum, 4h. 60
Horse and cart, 4h. 50
G. A. Gleason, black- smith bill, 84
Charlie Dooley, 10h. 1 50
Wm. H. Herendeen, 9h. 1 35
Willis Thayer, 90h. 13 50
Arthur Garfield, 18h.
2 70
Will Brown, 50h.
7 50
Thomas Noles, 10h. 50
W. E. Jones, 3 spades, 2 25
$172 59
M. B. Hathaway, snow bill, 9h. 1 80
JOHN C. F. BATES, District No. 5.
John C. F. Bates, 644 h. 128 80
Fremont Arnold, 285 h. 42 75
Team, 260 h. 52 00
James McCully, 82 h. 12 50
Potter M. Bates, 37 h. 5 55
John Donovan, 125 h. 18 75
.Joseph Reynolds, 140 h. 21 00
$465 88
. Znob Snay, 135 h. 20 25
Olin Humphrey, 215 h.
32 25
Geo. E. Chandler, 75 h. 11 25
W. F. Eddy, 10 h. 1 50
Fred Parker, 110 h. 16 50
Geo. Chandler, 6 h. 00
Team, 110 h. 22 00
Joseph Reynolds, 21 h. 3 15
F. A. Parks, 90 h. 13 50
W. F. Eddy, 130 h. 19 50
3 60 Wm. Jarvis, 24 h. Team, 21 h. 4 20
John Jarvis, 15 h. 2 25
John Sweeney, 4 h. 60
Fremont Arnold & team 5 h 1 75
W. E. Jones, dynamite,
fuse caps and spikes 14 65
William II. Parker, 700 ft.
$21 95
M. B. Hathaway, horse and cart, 9h. 1 10
L. A. Buffum, 3 posts and 3 poles, 75
Albert Burke, 30h. 4 50
Polander, 35h.
5 25
Lewis Laflame, 49h. 7 35
Wm. H. Herendeen, 313h. 50
M. B. Hathaway, 205h. 37 10
plank, 12 60
Potter Bates, 10 sleepers, 5 00
Frank Soro, repairing scraper, 2 00
Total for gravel, 10 85
SNOW ROADS.
John C. F. Bates, 20 h. 4 00
Sharpening drills bars and picks, 4 38
L. A. Buffum, 176 loads of gravel, 5c. a load, 8 80
J. Dunleavy, 139 loads of gravel, 5c. 6 95
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W. H. WELLMAN, District No. 9.
W. H. Wellman, 183h. 827 45
Geo. A. Gleason, 80
110h. 22 00
Jimmie Howard, 45h. 5 62
30 ft. plank, 40
J. B. Sweet, 5h. 1 00
Labor,
88
4 horses on scraper, 5h. 3 00
2 horses, 21612h.
43 30
1 horse 1331%h. 16 69
Harry S. Brown, 111h.
13 88
Harry S. Brown,
60
Geo. Martin, 85h.
10 62
Newell Francis, 122h.
18 30
Chester E. Wellman, 75h.
9 39
Frank Augustine, 107h.
16 05
B. L. Morse, 65h. 9 75
Horse and cart, 95h. 11 85
1 horse, 11h. 1 38
David Nelson, 35h. 4 38
Jimmie Howard, 21h. 2 63
Malvin Hathaway, 33h. 4 95
Harry S. Brown, 9h. 1 13
W. H. Herendehn, 11h. 1 65
John Howard, 1 00
$13 94
The Selectmen have paid for supplies and material,
District No. 3,
$133 06
District No. 7.
55 80
District No. 9.
36 65
$225 51
M. M. LUTHER, Selectmen WM. H. EMERSON, of
WALTER JONES, Douglas.
FRANK E. JONES, Auditor.
Joe Savary, driving, 87
W. P. Wight, 50
$224 93
SIDEWALK ACCOUNT.
W. H. Wellman, 29h. 5 80
2 horses, 15h. 3 00
Tax Collector's Report.
The Assessors for 1902 committed to me the Collector's book, with warrant to collect and pay over to the Treasurer the sum of $19,322 33
I have collected and paid over to the Treasurer the sum of
18,796 75
$525 58
Interest as collected to Mar. 1, 1903,
9 66
Cash on hand collected since Mar. 1, 1903,
139 74
By vote of the town March, 1902, the names of all delinquent tax payers are printed in the town report :
John Anderson, 2 00
Andrew Cupka, 2 00
John A. Anderson, 2 00
Onesime Arvesia, 2 00
Gifford M. Bridge, 2 00
Telespho J Devillandre, 2 06
Geo. W. Blackimer, 3 35
Walter Bebo, 2 00
John E. Bradley,
2 00
John Baker,
2 00
Mrs. Chas. E. Greene, 8 68
John Gory, 2 00
Est. N. S. Caswell,
54
J. Gagnon, 2 00
Chas. H. Hilton, 90
Arthur H. Holbrook, 3 79
Thomas A. Hudgins, 2 00
George Croteau, 2 00
2 00
Charles Johnson, 2 00
Aredis Kapialian, 2 00
Joseph Cota, 2 00
Frank Lambert, 3d. 2 00
Arthur Clinton, 2 00
William Lambert, 2 00
John Cupka, 2 00
Erwin Lambert, 2 00
13751
1
Frank Dupont, 2 00
Isaac Dupont, 2 00
Wm. F. Eddy, 2 00
John H. Gough, 13 12
Chas. E. Greene, 6 30
Stephen Bela, 2 00
Est. Mrs. N. S. Caswell 98 65
Malcom Carpenter, 2 00
Joseph Peter Casey, 2 00
Peter Jarvis, Sr., 27 99
Steve Colosky,
John Crak, 2 00
35
Norbert Lenoix, Jr. 2 00
Joseph St. Savaire, 2 00
Louis Lamay, 2 00
Jim Lee, 3 85
Joseph Mercier,
2 00
James F. Martin
2 00
Alfred Martin, 2 00
Rollo Martin, 2 00
Michael J. McCormick, 2 00
Charles E. Mongeau, 2 00
Dea. John Carver, 3 13
John Macuiga, 2 00
Emil Mero, 2 00
S. Meakner,
2 00
Ellis Bailey, 1 61
Alden Mathewson, 2 00
Frank Pierce,
2 00
Walter Parvey.
2 00
John Peltier,
2 00
Heirs Mary Roberts,
45
George C. Reynolds,
2 00
Est. Delia Rinfrette,
25 06
A. C. Stockwell, 90
Joseph Malo, 2 68
Charles Rinfrette, 2 00
Heirs Martin White, 90
Est. Lemuel Starr, 90
Michael E. Ring,
3 43
John Resnisckey, 2 00
George White & Bros.,
2 27
George Snow, 2 00
Est. Willis W. Sherman, 2 68
John Soro, 2 00
George Reil, 16 11
Agalon B. Simmons, 4 51
John Sass, 2 90
W. W. & Lucius Sher- man, 6 71
Robert Templeton, 2 00
Lucien Virgin, 2 00
John Vesnaian, 2 00
James Wixtead, 4 78
Mrs. Henry C. Perry, 90
Mrs. Mary J. Edwards, 4 92
Est. Manning Arnold, 35 80
Dr. E. V. Granger, 1 79
Heirs Amasa R.Wake- field, 6 27
Richard L. Dodge,
1 73
Herbert A. Wilcox, 4 48
Joseph Rinfrette, 15 88
Est. Almon E. Woodard, 1 79
Est. Mrs. Lovell South- wick, 20 59
Noah Peck, 2 68
James McMullen, 72
Barr Bros., 3 58
EDWIN P. HEATH, Collector of Taxes.
Annual Report of Willie R. Wallis, Agent. On the Devise of Moses Wallis, To the Town of Douglas, For the Year Ending March 1, 1903.
The Agent charges himself with accounts due the town March Ist., 1902, as follows :
Notes due the town,
$11,980 00
Accrued interest on notes,
1,314 05
Deposited R. I. Hospital Trust Co.,
12,035 60
Accrued interest,
335 71
Cash in hands of agent,
520 27
$26,185 63
1902.
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of Agent,
520 27
22. Rec'd of Oscar Rawson,
12 00
John Vallier,
18 00
April 4. 11.
Mary A. Reynolds,
15 00
May 17.
Margaret Stearnes,
18 00
June 14.
Susan V. Thayer,
15 00
July 12.
Alfred Lebeau,
30 00
28.
Mary J. Willis,
10 50
Aug. 4.
James McCormick,
5 00
9.
Mary J. Murphy,
39 60
16. John D. Darling,
18 00
28.
Frank Duval,
38 00
37
Sept. 23. Rec'd of E. M. Southwick,
30 00
30. Par Adolph Elfving,
211 50
Oct. 4. Mary A. Reynolds, 6 00
8. E. M. Southwick,
30 00
10. George Roberts,
9 00
21. Preserved Alger,
6 00
Nov. 10.
Peter Jarvis,
18 00
10.
Louisa Jarvis,
12 00
21. Oscar Rawson,
210 00
Dec. 17.
Albert Whipple,
12 00
22. Frank E. Wellman,
219 93
1903.
Maria C. Wood,
6 00
24.
Salina Casey,
30 00
Feb. 1.
Vesta H. Balcome,
7 50
7.
Potter M. Bates,
9 00
10.
Joel Glover,
12 00
14.
Susan V. Thayer,
15 00
14.
David and Amos Lunn,
30 00
18.
Phebe Young,
30 00
19.
S. P. Rawson,
560 00
24.
A. F. Brown,
30 00
24.
Alvin H. Brown,
45 00
24.
Emma J. Brown,
9 00
28.
Mary M. Gough,
6 00
James McCormick,
16 00
Joseph T. Arnold,
12 00
C. F. Rawson,
12 00
Frank Duval,
13 36
Preserved Alger,
2 67
B. F. Aldrich,
22 00
Mary J. Willis,
19 50
$2,390 83
Notes due the Town March 1, 1903.
Maker of Note.
Paid by Agnes Gauvin,
Accrued Int. $18 45
Prin. $300 00
John Valior,
Mary A. Reynolds,
13 83
250 00
Mary A. Reynolds,
2 30
100 00
Margaret Stearnes,
Edith Abbott,
16 50
300 00
Susan V. Thayer,
55 42
500 00
Jan. 8.
38
Alfred Lebeau,
18 08
500 00
Mary J. Willis,
48 17
500 00
James McCormick,
John Gough,
64 44
350 00
Mary J. Murphy,
13 42
330 00
John D. Darling,
15 00
300 00
Frank Duval,
52
125 00
Frank Duval,
9 15
300 00
E. M. Southwick,
G. M. Bridge,
17 50
500 00
George Roberts,
8 02
150 00
Preserved Alger,
100 00
Peter Jarvis,
6 10
150 00
Louisa Jarvis,
6 62
100 00
Albert Whipple,
3 10
200 00
Maria C. Wood,
4 75
100 00
Salina Casey,
63 00
500 00
Vesta H. Balcome,
Wellington Balcome,
3 64
125 00
Potter M. Bates,
John Bates,
3 35
150 00
Joel Glover,
Sarah Dufo,
2 93
200 00
David and Amos Lunn,
10 33
500 00
Phebe Young,
W. F. Young,
35 67
500 00
A. F. Brown,
98 08
500 00
Alvin H. Brown,
65 00
500 00
Emma J. Brown,
4 13
150 00
Mary M. Gough,
10 35
100 00
Joseph T. Arnold,
Arthur Putnam,
200 00
B. F. Aldrich,
34 58
500 00
C. F. Rawson,
9 30
200 00
Harriet C. Caswell.
22 00
200 00
Eva Maxim,
7 40
100 00
James Wixtead,
13 75
100 00
Amos G. Yates,
198 13
400 00
Charles S. Caswell,
205 00
500 00
O. N. Thurber,
Mrs. J. B. Howard,
162 30
300 00
$1,270 31
$10,880 00
1902. The Agent has paid out as follows :
Mar. 14. Paid A. F. Jones, expense on Caswell mortgage,
$2 00
26. A. F. Jones, care of devise from Mar. 1,
5 00
Aug. 18. Deposited in Rhode Island Hos- pital Trust Co.
693 50
39
Sept. 30. Paid Discharging 2 mortgages,
50
Oct. 5. Insurance Amos Yates, 4 40
Dec 16. Deposited in Rhode Island Hos- pital Trust Co., 563 42
1903.
Jan. 5. Deposited in Rhode Island Hos- pital Trust Co. 234 98
Discharging 2 mortgages, 50
28. Deposited in Rhode Island Hos- pital Trust Co. 762 07
Expenses on Caswell mortg.
38 46
Stamps and stationery, 1 00
Agent for care of devise, 85 00
$2,390 83
Recapitulation.
1902.
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of Agent, $520 27
Cash received on notes during the year, 1,870 56
$2,390 83
Cash paid out during the year,
$136 86
Cash deposited in Trust Co.,
2,253 97
Cash in hands of Agent, 000 00
$2,390 83
1903.
$10,880 00
Mar. 1. Notes due the town, Accrued interest,
1,270 31
Cash deposited in Trust Co.
14,625 28
456 50
· Accrued interest on deposits, Cash in hands of Agent,
000 00
$27,232 09
Value of devise Mar. 1, 1902,
26,185 63
Net gain for the year,
$1,046 46
Cash in hands of Agent on the O. N. Thurber foreclosure,
$9 23
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIE R. WALLIS, Agent. FRANK E. JONES, Auditor.
Town Clerk's Report.
Births.
Whole number,
47
males,
19
females,
28-
47
American parentage,
20
mixed parentage,
11
foreign parentage,
16
47
Marriages.
Whole number,
26
American birth,
28
foreign,
24-
52
residents of Douglas,
42
residents elsewhere,
10-
52
first marriage,
47
second marriage,
5-
52
Deaths.
Whole number,
39
males,
17
females,
22
39
foreign birth,
6
American birth,
33-
39
41
Number under 1 year,
13
between 1 and 5,
2
5
10
2
20
30.
1
30
40,
2
40
50,
S
50
60,
3
60
70,
5
70
80,
4
80
90,
3
90
100,
1-
39
Dogs Registered.
Whole number,
139
132 males
at $2.00,
$264 00
7 females
at 5.00,
35 00- $299 00
E. N. JENCKES, Town Clerk.
Annual Report OF
The Free Public Library.
Treasurer's Report.
1902.
DR.
March 1. Balance of bequest from estate of Royal Keith, $110 18
12.
Dividend on bequest from est. of Royal Keith,
3 50
June 6. Fines and catalogues,
1 38
Sept. 8.
66 66
1 82
Dec. 9.
66 66 66
3 14
1903.
March 2.
2 35
Cash from dog fund,
252 22
$374 59
1902.
CR.
April 8. By paid H. D. Noyes & Co., magazines, $29 00
June 6.
Alice E. Luther, librarian, 20 00
75
For cleaning library room, For 4 yds. mending-tissue and postage, 35
Sept. 8.
Alice E. Luther, librarian,
20 00
Postage and mucilage,
15
Nov. 29. The Baker & Taylor Co., books,
131 56
J. U. Hubbard, books, 2 97
Dec. 9. Alice E. Luther, librarian, 20 00
-
43
Dec. 9.
By paid Catalogueing books,
$2 10
For library paste, 40 For lampshade, 35 For stationery, mucilage, etc. 20
1903.
Feb. 5.
S. F. Root & Co., angle lamp shades and supplies, 1 45
Mar. 4.
Alice E. Luther, librarian, 20 00
For bringing in wood, 25
50
Repairs on clock,
75
$250 78
Cash in town treasury,
10 13
Cash in hands of Trustees from estate of Royal Keith, 113 68
$374 59
1902.
Oct. 6. The trustees received from the estate of Mrs, Keith, 200 00
By the terms of the will, this is a fund the income of which is to be used for the purchase of books. GEO. H. STODDARD, Treasurer.
Report of Librarian.
Whole number of books in library,
4,184
Number added during year,
159
Number of magazines subscribed for,
11
Number of books issued during the year,
9358
Number of magazines issued during the year,
757-
10115
Excess of issue of last year,
1731
Average number issued on Wednesday,
98
Average number issued on Saturday evening,
97
Amount of fines for the year,
$9.36
Balance of fines March 1, 1902,
26.48-
$35 84
Amount collected for fines,
$8.69
Catalogues sold,
30
Paid to treasurer $8 99
Amount collected for fines,
8 69
Balance due March 1, 1903.
$27 15
Clearing snow,
44
As will be seen from above statistics an appreciable advance has been made in circulation during the past year, owing in part to the fact that in the previous year our Library was closed several weeks because of an epidemic, but the advance has also been due largely to an increase in patronage which has been marked.
Our reading table supplied with magazines, has been much appreciated by every one, and the only regret has been that there was not room for more persons at the same time, who would like to avail themselves of its privileges. The public schools have made quite an extensive use of our Library in the past year, a schedule of reading for each grade and term, having been prepared by the Supt. of schools, and placed in the hands of the Librarian, from which students are supplied with books for home reading upon application.
ALICE E. LUTHER, Librarian.
BY=LAWS
OF THE
Town of Douglas.
ARTICLE I.
TOWN MEETINGS.
SECTION I. Every warrant for a Town Meeting shall be served by posting attested copies of the same at least ten days before the time of the meeting to be held under it in three public places, as follows : At the Post-Offices at East Douglas and Douglas Centre, and one on the schoolhouse in South Douglas.
SECTION 2. In town meetings, all persons present shall, on request of the moderator, as far as practicable, be seated.
SECTION 3. No motion shall be entertained at an ad- journed meeting, for the reconsideration of any vote passed
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at the original meeting, or at any adjournment of the same, unless notice of such motion shall have been given at such original meeting, or at any adjournment of the same ; but this by-law may be suspended in any particular case by a vote of three-fourths of those present and voting.
SECTION 4. When any one addresses the Chair, he shall rise and stand uncovered.
SECTION 5. The duties of the presiding officer not specially provided for by law, shall be determined by rules of parliamentary law contained in Cushing's " Manual," so far as they are adapted to town meetings.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION I. The annual Town Meeting shall be held on the third Monday of March in each year.
SECTION 2. The fiscal year, so far as the accounts of the several town officers are concerned, shall close on the first day of March; and all accounts shall be made up to that time.
SECTION 3. SELECTMEN The Selectmen shall have the general care and custody, direction and management of all the property of the Town, in all matters not otherwise provided for. They shall count the cash belonging to the Town, in the Town Treasurer's possession, and examine and fully verify his bank deposit standing in the name of the Town, on the first day of March each year, and certify to the Town, in their annual report, that they have done so ; and if everything connected therewith is found correct, they shall declare that the amounts agree with
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