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12 James Wilson, Board 36 00
April 2 Butter and Milk 42
15 Butter and
3 Corn fodder 1 00
Cream 1 45
Butter 30
20 8 lbs. butter 2 40
1 Calf 7 75
Butter and eggs 4 35
6 Work with team 7 00
Mar. 1 Cash on hand $31 49
Vinegar Eggs 30
27
Apr. 9 Chickens $ 4 00 30
Butter
Labor with team 3 50
28
Butter and Cream 66
30
Labor with
horses
2 00
June 1
Mrs. Knapp,
board
6 00
1 cow and heifer 50 00 Labor with horses 2 00
2
Labor with
horses
2 00
4
Butter
84
Labor with
horses
2 00
7
Butter and eggs
50
8
2 Hogs, 473 lbs. at 8c. a lb 37 84
9
Labor with
horses 1 00
Labor 25
Mrs. A. Knapp, board 6 00
12
Butter and eggs
94
May 1 Milk 10
4 Butter 30
7
Eggs
40
8 Butter 30
Milk
10
11
Butter
28
12 Milk and butter 1 22 Marcus Brown, board 2 00
Labor with team 1 50
15 Labor with team 1 50
16 Milk 20
17 Butter 25
Labor with team 3 50
18 Labor with team 3 50
19 Labor with team 3 50
20 Milk 10
21 Dinner 25
Labor with team 3 50
22 Labor with team 3 50
23 1 Calf 7 75
21 Mrs. A. Knapp, board 3 00
Butter 50
Eggs and cream 28
23 Butter and cream 60
27 Labor 25
28 Mrs. A. Knapp board 3 00
29 Butter and potatoes 37
Labor 50
Butter and milk 35
July
2
Cream
40
Butter and eggs 75
11 Lumber 3 00 Labor with team 3 50
12
Labor with team 3 50
13
Labor with team 3 50
14 Labor with team 3 50
16 Labor with team 3 50 Milk 05
17
Labor with team 3 50
18 Labor with team 3 50
19 Butter 30 Labor with team 3 50 Milk 10 Labor with team 3 50
20
21
Labor with team 3 50
23 Butter 30
24 James Wilson, board 21 00
26 Marcus Brown, board 3 00
Milk 20
27 Butter 30
14 Mrs. A. Knapp. board 3 00
16 Butter 75
Eggs and cream 2 18
19 Labor with team 2 00 Milk 05
May 23
Labor with team 3 50
24 Labor with team 3 50
28
July 5 Mrs. A. Knapp board
$3 00
6 Milk 15
7 Butter and eggs 1 00
men 3 75
10 Butter and milk 55
11 Butter and beans 35
12
Mrs. A. Knapp board
3 00
Stockwell's
13 Cream 40
men 3 50
Eggs and corn
54
14
Butter and eggs 61
13
Corn 30
14 Butter and corn 35
17 Eggs and Corn 48
18 Board B. A.
Milk 76
Stockwell's
20
Milk and butter 81
men
4 50
Fowls 1 35
Beans
10
Butter and milk
84
21
Dinners 50
21
Butter and milk
1 27
24 Eggs
28
22 Milk
44
23 Milk
40
28 Butter and eggs
53
24 Butter and eggs 53
29
Butter and eggs
42
Milk 40
31
Eggs 28
Sept. 1
Milk and eggs
38
40
5
Fowl 57
26
Milk
52
Butter and eggs 1 14
84
28 Milk
48
Oct.
1 Butter and eggs 88
44
Butter and eggs
53
4
2 pigs, 334 lbs. at 9c a lb. 30 06
29
Milk
80
31 Eggs
56
5
Butter and eggs 75
Butter and eggs
53
6 Butter and cream 24
Aug. ]
Butter
75
Milk and potatoes 80
2
Vegetables and eggs 52
10 21 bu. potatoes 15 75 1 Calf 7 00
Cream and eggs 38
13
5 bbl. Apples 5 00
Labor with team
2 00
Squashes
1 73
Milk
6 76
15 2 bbl. Apples
2 00
3 Labor with team 1 50
17 1 Sewing
4 Vegetables 18
Machine 8 00
6 Milk 05
Aug. 7
-
Labor with team 1 00 Board B. A. Stockwell's
Vegetables and eggs 43
8 Butter and cream 45
12
Eggs and milk
40
10 Corn
11 Board B. A.
Milk and beans 25
17 Butter and milk 60
19 Mrs. A. Knapp board 3 00
20 Corn 10
Labor with team 4 00
27 Labor 1
00
25 Butter and eggs Milk
53
Vegetables
05
Butter
27 Milk 52
4 Butter and eggs
19 1 bus. Apples 50
29
Oct. 19 Squashes $
50
Feb. 28
Butter
$ 75
1 Plow-beam 50
Nov. 1 12 bbl. Apples 15 25
Butter and milk 80
$682 92
7 Potatoes 1 50
13 Labor with team 2 00
1906.
Cr.
15 Labor with team 1 00
19 Labor with team 2 00
20 1 Hog, 243 lbs. at 812c a lb. 20 66
28 Butter and milk 45
Dec. 1 Butter 30
Turnips
50
Cheese 1 00
1 Cow 10
00
Coffee 25
19 Oil 15
Butter and eggs
40
29 Butter 45
Milk 15
1907
DR.
Jan. 5 Butter and milk 45
7 Milk 15
10 Butter and milk 1 00
12 Ellen Leach, board Mar. 1, '06
to Jan. 5, '07 123 31
26
Jas. Wixtead, on account 8 59
21 Butter 60
29 Butter and milk 40
Feb. 4 Potatoes 85
Medicine 1 70
7 Milk 10
29 Mrs. Brown, labor 1 00
1 Calf
8 50
16 Butter
30
Board, B. A.
John Condon, meat 7 33
Stockwell's
men 3 00
Apr. 2
Comb and salve 45
19
Butter
75
9
Tobacco, Frank Chase 40
22
Butter
1 85
Board, B. A,
19
Medicine 1 00
Stockwell's
21
Tobacco, Frank Chase 10
26 Butter
30
23
Cash, Frank Chase 1 15
Dinners 50
27 Potatoes
80
24
Plough point 80
Milk
36
26
Labor, painting 5 00
Mar. 1 Jas. Wixtead, on account $ 30
6 E. N. Jenckes, on account 5 42
15 Jas. Wixtead,
on account 1 20
Tobacco, Frank Chase 55
H. N. Logee, shoeing 2 75
Repairs on har- ness 1 00
20 Jas. Wixtead, on account 38
E. N. Jenckes, on account 3 30
15 Butter 60
28 F. F. Young, sea food 4 00
12 Butter 60
T. J. Murphy meat 6 19
men
2 00
29 Squashes 2 00
S
30
Apr. 2 Fowls, Levi Brown $19 00
27
Tobacco, Frank Chase 10
Labor, Fred Parker 1 25
Cowslips
50
30 Three settings eggs 75
T. J. Murphy
5 50
Knife 25
Carbolic acid
15
9 Dr. for Mr.
May 1
Medicine
1 00
Jenny 2 50
John Condon, meat 6 47
Dr. for Ellen Leach 50
Three settings of eggs 75
Beans 60
Tobacco, Frank Chase 10
16 Labor, Fred Parks 2 25
7
Four pigs
12 00
Peas 10
Seeds
20
20
Vegetables 47
Rivets
25
22
Onions 25
Medicine
50
Millet seed 1 78
Tobacco, Frank Chase 10
David Henchey, one shirt 50
9 Ten bushels
23
Medicine
50
potatoes
12 50
11
Tobacco, Frank
29 T. J. Murphy,
Chase 10
meat 8 59
12 Medicine 1 20
John Condon, meat 4 68
Dr. for Mr. Jenny 6 25
July
2 Medicine
50
15
Medicine
1 00
3 Coffee
1 10
16 Brick
60
Jas. Wixtead 10 00
E. N. Jenckes 40 00
Hire of corn planter 25
5 F. F. Young, fish 1 67
17
Tobacco, Frank
Chase 10
23 Medicine 1 50
25 Cash, Frank
24
Telephone 40
Chase in full 24 15
30
Cash, David Henchey 14 50
31 F. F. Young, fish 2 73
T. J. Murphy, meat 7 37
June 1
T. J. Murphy
4 06
2 Eggs
75
Blueberries 1 00
Medicine
1 00
Aug. 2
Cash, David
4 Ralph Dudley 1 00
Henchey 6 00
Medicine 35
Aug. 2 Labor, F. Parks 3 15
June 5 Phosphate $ 32 00
7 Killing hogs 2 00
8 One dozen to- mato plants 25
Vegetables 42
John Condon, meat 10 02
11 Soap 3 75
27 Eggs
93
3I
Aug. 3 F. F. Young,
fish
$ 1 39
John Condon, meat 11 15
23
Crockery 1 25 Frank Young, fish 1 59
6
Disinfectant 50
7
Fly-driver
20
30
Cloth, Ellen Leach 1 00
9 Labor, Fred Parks 60
31
John Condon, meat 5 47
Medicine for
Nov. 5
Cloth, Ellen Leach 63
18
Labor, Fred
Four pigs
10 00
Parks
3 75
7
Zinc 1 25
25
Labor, Fred Parks 1 50
10
Making cider 5 00
27
Nails
30
14
Killing hogs 2 00
30 F. Young, fish
2 26
17 Dr. for Ellen Leach 1 25
31
T. J. Murphy, meat
5 88
2.2
Doctor 75
Sept. 4 John Condon,
Medicine 15
meat
6 85
John Condon, mneat 3 00
8
Medicine
30
6 F. Young, fish 80
15
Vinegar
30
22 Medicine 1 00
One robe and blanket 4 00
Oct. 2 John Condon, meat 7 00
7 T. J. Murphy, meat 2 98
F. Young, fish 66
14
Waist, Ellen Leach 50
Killing hogs 1 50
27
F. F. Young, fish 65
Shoes and cloth, Ellen Leach 2 00
28
T. J. Murphy, meat 3 42
One heifer 40 00
29
John Condon, meat 1 40
Sundries for Jed. Wadkins 2 52
1907. Jan. 7
D. Dudley, shoeing 8 25
20
Labor, Jed. Wad.
12
Vinegar 20
kins 14 64
15
E. N. Jenckes,
11
Vinegar
20
Mrs. Paine 1 00
Filing saw 25
Labor, Fred Parks 2 50
21
U. Peters, vet- erinary
8 00
7 Labor, Fred Parks 5 00
Dec.
5 Ralph Dudley 1 00
4
5
T. J. Murphy, meat 3 84
18
19 Hay-seed 5 36
W. E. Jones 4 25
Oct. 20 Labor, Fred Parks $ 2 00
Labor, Fred Parks 50
26
T. J. Murphy, meat 4 03
32
on account $60 00
22 Jas. Wixtead, on account 40 00
Feb. 23 Sea food $ 30
Coffee 30
26 John Condon, meat 5 45
25 T. J. Murphy, meat 4 24 28 Frank Amadon 1 15
29 John Condon, meat 7 89
31 Tea 35
Feb. 1
Clothing, Ellen Leach 50
12 Essences
30
14 Ralph Dudley, cutting ice 12 83
Bills receivable, Ellen Leach 24 50
28 Doctor, Ellen Leach 4 00
Bills receivable, Frank Amidon 5 00
22 T. J. Murphy, meat 3 38
B. A. Stockwell 2 00
$707 44
The Overseers have paid the following bills on almshouse account:
1906
Mar. 30 Henry F. Wheelock, salary to April 1, 1906. $75 00
July 7 Levi A. Brown, salary to July 1, 1906. . 75 00
Oct. 6 Levi A. Brown, salary to Oct. 1, 1906. 75 00
18 George Brown, 1 cow 35 00
1907
Jan. 12
Levi A. Brown, salary to Jan. 1, 1907 75 00
Feb. 28 James Wixtead 53 76
E. N. Jenckes
108 75
$497 51
REPAIRS.
1906
June 12 A. Gove
$7 35
E. T. Rawson
2 00
Oct. 2 B. A. Stockwell 3 06
$12 41
Bread 20
Total, $658 69
Mar. 1 Cash in hands Supt. 19 25
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SUMMARY.
Superintendent has paid for supplies as per this report $658 69
Overseers have paid out as per report . 497 51
$1156 20
Superintendent for labor, produce and board.
682 92
$473 28
Decrease as per inventory
15 04
Cost for support of poor at almshouse for this year. .
$488 32
Number of weeks board of poor, 754
Cost per week, about $6.50
Inmates at almshouse, March 1, 1907.
Joseph Jenney, age 83; Frank Chase, age 51; Mrs. S. Paine, 89.
OUTSIDE POOR.
Ernest Labelle $ 5 35
71 75
Sylvia Wakefield
60 00
Mrs. George Casey
53 00
Mrs. Margaret Duprey
48 00
Mrs. Edith Cleary
27 00
Mrs. Sarah Paine
25 25
Mrs. Felix Pelaquin
5 00
Mary Murray . .
13 00
Mrs. James Quinn
42 00
George H. Luidberg
4 50
Joseph Gette .
8 60
Mrs. Ella Jennier
23 45
$386 90
Poor of Fall River, Herbert Bochier
7 75
Poor of Sutton, Maria Humes . 63 45
STATE POOR
Moses Cousins
$15 00
Mary Barney 15 00
$30 00
John Backer .
34
Due from State, Frank Rebar $15 00
John Maiskala 3 00
66 Margaret Solinski 12 00
66
Mary Barney . 17 75
66
60 Marie Hedberg 23 00
$70 75
LOCKUP ACCOUNT.
1906
Sept. 7 William Herendeen, care of lockup to September 1, 1906. $20 00
Oct. 19 William Herendeen, cleaning lockup 5 00
25
W. A. Scribner, stove pipe . 84
William Manahan, stove . 7 00
F. Bowen, glass 45
Feb. 28 William Herendeen, care of lockup
to March 1 20 00
$54 29
Number of tramps for year, 3.
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
1906
Mar. 15 Suaute Sagren to State Hospital ... $ 5 61
May 9 F. Bowen, expense for M. Cousins. 3 00
15 Expense to Boston 2 50
June 5 Expense to Oxford 3 25
1- Frank Sherwood to State Hospital.
5 16
19 Expense to Sutton
1 50
26 Postage stamps 1 00
30 A. Dudley, labor
1 00
July 2 Henry Shaw
10 21
16 Expense to Uxbridge
1 25
Dr. P. Ela 1 50
Sept. 11 Expense
90
25 Expense for team . 3 25
Nov. 6 Expense to Uxbridge 1 50
9 Expense to Manchaug 75
16 Dr. Clarke. 2 00
21 Stationery and printing 7 78
1907
Jan. 12 D. Dudley, labor to Mar. 1, 1906. . 12 60
Expense . 1 50
31
Expense . 1 00
35
Feb. 12
Dr. Clarke, P. Lazarus.
$1 00
13 P. Lazarus, State Hospital 7 00
E. T. Rawson
1 70
$76 96
AMOUNT RECEIVED FOR SUPPORT OF POOR.
1906 March Cash on hand $ 14 78
Received from Town Treasurer
750 00
State . . . 137 52
Uxbridge .
14 00
Fall River. 7 75
W. H. Emerson, care of Ellen
Leach, Mar. 1, 1904 to Mar. 1, 1906 276 69
$1200 74
RECAPITULATION.
Paid on account of poor at almshouse $497 51
Outside poor
386 90
State poor
30 00
Fall River poor
7 75
Sutton poor
63 47
Lockup.
54 29
Repairs on poor house
12 41
Miscellaneous
76 96
Due from State
70 75
Cash on hand
70 $1200 74
The Overseers have received for their services:
Henry D. Mowry
$100 00
E. T. Rawson . 25 00
Orlan F. Chase
25 00
HENRY D. MOWRY, Overseers EDWIN T. RAWSON, of
ORLAN F. CHASE, Poor.
I have examined the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor and find them correct.
FRANK H. BIRD, Auditor.
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Annual Report of WILLIE R. WALLIS, Agent
ON THE
Devise of Moses Wallis
TO TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1907.
The Agent has charged himself with amounts due the Town March 1, 1907, as follows :
Notes due the town.
$6,688 05
Accrued interest on notes
634 85
Deposited Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. and accrued interest . 22,105 97
Cash in hands of Agent
108 00
$29,586 87
1906.
Mar. 1
Cash in hands of Agent
$108 00
20
Received of John Valior
18 00
28
66 Alfred Lebeau . . .
50 00
Apr. 3
66 John D. Darling. .
30 00
14
66 John D. Darling . .
15 00
21
66 Amos G. Yates. . .
100 00
Maria Wood . 6 00
27
66 Mary A. Reynolds
15 00
37
Apr. 28
Received of A. F. Brown
$125 00
May 1
Amos G. Yates .
602 80
June 7 66 John D. Darling. . 50 00
29 66 Alfred Lebeau. . . . 56 72
Aug.20
66
Susan V. Thayer . . 10 00
50 00
Sept. 5
66
Margaret Stearns .
10 00
.
7
66
E. M. Southwick. .
30 00
10
66
Margaret Stearns .
5 00
Nov. 6
66
John D. Darling . .
20 00
Dec. 4
66
Mary J. Murphy . .
398 04
20
66
Margaret Stearns .
323 90
24
66
Mary A. Reynolds.
6 00
31
66
Potter M. Bates. .
9 00
Jan. 28
66
Vesta H. Balcome. 7 50
Feb. 21
66
Susan V. Thayer. .
20 00
23
66
Salina Casey .
30 00
26
66
David and Amos
Lunn
30 00
28
66
Preserved Alger . 6 00
Joseph T. Arnold
12 00
66
Phebe Young
30 00
$2,188 96
The Agent has paid out as follows :
1906.
Apr. 30 Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co $467 00
May 1 Discharging mortgage. 25
June 30 F. J. Libby, expense on Yates foreclosure
11 00
Discharging mortgage
25
July 2 Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co 698 02
Sept.24 Discharging mortgage 25
Dec. 13 Thayer & Rugg . 50 00
John D. Darling. .
John D. Darling . .
15 00
38
Dec. 31
Assignment
$ 25 Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co
826 44
Feb. 28 Agent, care of Devise
75 00
$2,128 46
NOTES DUE THE TOWN MARCH 1, 1907.
Maker of Note
Paid by
Accrued Int.
Principal.
Joseph T. Arnold
Arthur L. Putnam
$200 00
Preserved Alger
Russell H. Baton
100 00
Emma J. Brown
$22 13
150 00
Vesta H. Balcome
Wellington Balcome
3 64
125 00
Potter M. Bates
John C. F. Bates
3 35
150 00
A. F. Brown
Alvin H. Brown, admr. 30 00
500 00
Salina Casey
Ordeal Casey, admr.
3 00
500 00
Frank Duval
7 86
125 00
Frank Duval
33 80
300 00
John D. Darling
Rosmond Rickard
88 72
Joel Glover
Sarah Duffo
14 93
200 00
David and Amos Lunn David Lunn
10 33
500 00
Charles F. Rawson
21 30
200 00
Mary A. Reynolds
2 30
100 00
Mary A. Reynolds
9 30
250 00
Edward M. Southwick Wm. H. Evans
17 00
500 00
Susan V. Thayer
23 42
500 00
John Vallier
Agnes Gauvin
18 45
300 00
Maria C. Wood
10 75
100 00
Phebe Young
35 67
500 00
$267 23
$5,388 72
RECAPITULATION.
1906.
Mar. 1 Cash in hands of Agent
$108 00
Cash received during the year . . 2,080 96
$2,188 96
Cash paid out during the year . .
$137 00
Deposited R. I. H. Trust Co. . . 1,991 46
Cash in hands of Agent .
60 50
$2,188 96
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1907.
Mar. 1 Notes due the town $5,388 72
Accrued interest 267 23
Deposited in R. I. H. Trust Co. 24,097 43
Accrued interest on deposit . 910 07
Cash in hands of Agent
60 50
$30,723 95
Value of Devise, March 1, 1906
29,586 87
Net gain for the year $1,137 08
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIE R. WALLIS, Agent.
I have this day audited books and securities of the above account and found the same to be correct.
F. H. BIRD, Auditor.
40
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
FOR 1906.
Douglas, March 1st, 1907
The Assessors of Douglas for the year 1906 com- mitted to me the Collector's book with warrant, to Collect and pay over to the Treasurer of the said town of Douglas the sum of $20,000 33
I have collected and paid over to the Treasurer in cash, discounts and abatements the sum of 19,803 29
Leaving balance uncollected to Mar 1, 1907
$197 04
Cash on hand . $21 03
Cash collected since March 1st, 1907 2 00
Leaving balance to be collected . . $174 01
Interest collected on taxes to March 1st, 1907 $20 91
By vote of the town March 1902, the names of all delinquent taxpayers are to be printed in the town report, and are as follows:
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LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS FOR 1906.
Grosvener T. Anderson $14 64
Est. Joseph Rinfrette. . . $12 64
Harry Balcom 2 00
Phillip Revord 2 00
Est. Elijah Bigelow 19 75
Thomas Rinfrette. 2 00
William Charette 2 00
Henry Rattie 2 79
Frank Chase. 2 00
J. Sabodie . 2 00
Mike Cootsal 2 00
Mike Shearmock 2 00
Mike Censeak . 2 00
Fred H. Thompson 6 74
Dominet Dentini 7 53
Alfred W. Tranque. 2 00
J. Dugan 2 00
Louis A. Vincent 2 00
Nesford Dion 2 00
Chas. F. Whittemore . 2 00
Gracome Gigleotti 2 00
John Zelonka 2 00
Fred Greenland
00
Mrs. Delia J. Paine. 9 48
Mrs. Chas. Hilton 79
Mrs. Victoria Woodman 7 90
John H. Leavett. 1 98
Gustaf Johnson 2 00
Frank L. Putnam 1
19
Paul James Hanat. 2 00
F. F. Sibley
2 37
Adam Kererick 2 00
Mrs. Sarah A. Sibley 8 69
P. LaPlant 2 00
Joseph P. Love 2 61
Michael J. McCormick. 2 00
William Warden . 11 81
Joseph Medoraski 2 00
Louis Normandeau. 14 46
James Quinn 2 00
Lewis Bruno 2 00
Moses H. Balcom
18 73
William L. Humphry 2 47
Respectfully submitted
E. P. HEATH, Collector.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
In this department the prices for labor, per hour, are: Sur- veyors, 20c; 2 horses on cart, 20c; 1 horse on cart, 121c; 2 horses on scraper, 30c; laborers, men 15c, boys 12{c; man driving scraper 17Įc.
CYRUS SWEET, District No. 1,
Cyrus A. Sweet, 322 h $64 40
1 horse 129 h 16 12
Town farm, man 180 h 27 00
66 2 horses
180 h 36 00
Joseph Mills, 30 h 4 50
Frank Rawson, 110 h 16 50
Charley Hilton, 125 h 18 75
Charles Scardin, 80 h 12 00
Fred Parks, 70 h
10 50
Paul Manning, 120 h $18 00
6: 66 2 horses 120 h 24 00
G. H. Dudley, 5 h 75
66 2 horses 5 h 1 00
O. M. Chase, 5 h 75
$250 27
U. I. PETERS, District No. 2.
U. I. Peters, 242 h $48 20
P. Bryant, 23 h $3 45
66 team ,106 h
21 20
E. Burnor, 18 h 2 70
H. A. Peters, 197 h
29 55
R. Peters, 10 h 1 50
O. Roberts, 157 h 23 55
12 75
on scraper 30 h 27 00
H. Dancouse, 30 h 4 50
Repairing tools, 2 60
F. Casey, 30 h
4 50
A. Roberts, 23 h
3 45
$185 25
N. Dancouse, 2 h
30
U. I. Peters, 6 horses
C. Dudley, 85 h
43
PALMER CONVERSE, District No. 3
Frank Francis, 10 h $1 50
Mitchel Foster, 50 h
$6 00
Joseph Francis, 10 h 1 50
W. P. Wright, 30 h 4 50
Joseph Labell, 20 h 3 00
Henry Jarvis, driving
scraper 14 h 2 45
" 2 horses on
John Anderson, 10 h 1 50
66
" 2 horses on cart 13 h 4 55
W. R. Wallis, 4 lbs. spikes 14
William Jarvis, holding scraper 14 h
2 45
P. Converse, 130 h 26 00
66
" 2 horses,
" horse and
scraper 14 h
4 20
cart 125 h 15 63
66
" 2 horses, cart
13 h 4 55
$116 70
W. Scribner, 2 shovels 2 35
A. E. CHAPMAN, District No. 4
A. E. Chapman, 153 h $30 60 66 2 horses on cart 70 h 14 00
on cart 20 h $4 00
H. Chase 1 horse on scraper 30 h 4 50
66 1 horse 21 h 2 57
66
66 2 horses on
scraper 5 h 1 50
L. E. Conners, 15 h 2 25
66
66 1 horse on scraper 25 h 3 75
J. K. Mathewson, 30 h 4 50
Wm. Humphrey, 9 h 1 35 Henry Newton, 25 h 3 75
Alfred Parker, driving 4 horses on scraper 25 h 4 36
M. E. Chase, 6 loads gravel 30
Alfred Parker, 2 horses
scraper 25 h 7 50
D. Dudley, sharpening picks and bars 51
Henry Chase, 110 h 16 50
66 " 2 horses
$126 39
WILLIE JARVIS, District No. 5
Report not filed, amount spent $136 50
D. E. A. Wallis 2 horses and man 30 h 10 50 F. W. Draper, 42 h 6 30 Ralph Converse, 40 h 6 00
James Bush, 20 h 3 00
" scraper 14 h 4 20
66 255 feet
plank 6 38
Alphonse Chase, 113 h
16 95
Myron Chase, 50 h
7 50
44
F. J. KENYON, District No. 6.
F. J. Kenyon, 122 h $24 40
66 " 2 horses 68 h 13 60
Fred Parker, driving 4 horses on scraper 30 h $5 25
Roy Kenyon, 135 h 16 87
Harry Lambert, 125 h 15 62
John Dolbeer, 65 h 9 75
Myron Chase, 30 h 4 50
Charlie Maynard, 18 loads gravel 90
Road scraper F. J. K. 32 h 6 40
F. J. Kenyon, 2 horses on scraper 30 h
9 00
H. Bancroft, 20 h
$ 3 00
two horses
on scraper, 20 h 6 00
Frenchman, 5 h
75
Peter Osier, 15 h 2 25
Edw. Carpenter, 11 h
1 65
O. Guertin, 26 loads gra-
vel
1 30
Chas. Bennett, 55 h
8 25
2 horses
and cart, 55 h
11 00
Pascal Moran, 65-h
75
Peter Ryan, 55 h 8 25
G. Roberts, 5 h 75
F. W. Gurry, 13 h 1 95
Onesime Harvey, 30 h 4 50
W. R. Wallis, 1 fork 90
Oliver Roberts, 20 h
3 00
66 2 horses
on scraper, 20 h
6 00
$190 35
L. A. BUFFUM, District No. 8.
L. A. Buffum, 216 h
$32 40
W. F. Young 2 horses, 1 horse 56 h $11 20 74 h 8 50
W. F. Young, 114 h
17 10
30 h
3 00
W. E. Carpenter, 202 h $40 40 66 horse
and cart, 164 h 20 50
W. E. Carpenter, loads
gravel, 232
11 60
Hammond Metcalf, 40 h 6 00
Hammond Metcalf, horse and cart, 40 h 5 00
Edw. Rawson, 22 h 3 30
R. Georgeson, 40 h 6 00
F. Casey, 80 h 12 00
F. Dion, 15 h 2 25
U. Peters, driver on scra- per, 20 h 3 50
U. Peters, 2 horses on
scraper, 20 h 6 00
H. Peters, holding scra-
per, 20 h
4 00
H. N. Lougee, sharpen-
ing tools
50
W. F. Young, 1 horse,
2 horses 30 h 9 00
F. Kenyon, 1 horse 51 h 5 10 Gordon Kenyon, 4 h 40
$120 79
W. E. CARPENTER, District No. 7.
45
W. A. Sherman, 21 h $ 3 90
C. A. Stearns, 19 h 2 85
S. W. Seagraves, 9 h 1 35
Harry Lambert, 14 h 2 10
Chas. Maynerd, 5 loads gravel 25
L. A. Buffum, 15 loads gravel 75
$83 40
Lafayette Taft, 17 h $ 2 55
2 horses, 17 h 3 40
$89 35
SNOW ROADS
L. A. Buffum, 8 h $1 20
1 horse, 8 h
1 00
W. F. Young, 8 h
1 20
$3 40
FRANK E. JONES, District No. 9.
Frank E. Jones, 2222 h $44 50
1 horse
and cart, 200 h 25 00
John Anderson, 219 h 32 85 scraper, 3 h 90
Horace Belding, 101} h 15 22
Oliver Roberts, 27 h 4 05
2 horses
on scraper, 11} h 3 45
Oliver Roberts, 2 horses
on road, 15} h 3 10
Urban Peters, driving on scraper, 11} h 2 00
Urban Peters, 2 horses
on scraper, 11} h 3 45
Urban Peters, 2 horses on road, 15} h 3 10
Urban Peters, 10} h 1 57
Henry Peters, 27 h 4 05
Ernest Hedberg, 5 h 75
James,Howard, 9 h 1 35
Francis King, ( Mason ), 9 h 3 00
A. F. Jones, one horse, team and labor 8 00
Frank Smith, 8 h
2 00
Alfred Frank, 1} h 22 Charles Plant, 15 h 2 25
Albert Dausereau, 3 h 45
Palmer Converse, 3 h 60
W. P. Wight, 3 h 45
Mitchel Foster, 3 h 45
Henry Jarvis, 3 h 45
66 two horses
on scraper, 3 h 90
Will Jarvis, holding scra- per, 3 h 52
Will Jarvis, 2 horses on
Charles Bell, 2 horses on cart, 20 h 7 00
Henry Prince, 5 h 62
Clinton Babson, 11 h
1 37
Wm. Brown, 4 h
60
John F. Bracket, 29 h
4 35
Fred Whitcome, 5 h 62
Brigham Morse, 1 horse and cart, 14 h 4 05
Peter Girden, 11 h 1 65
Erastus Chase, 2 horses, 9 h 3 15
5 00
Frank Kenyon, 25 h 66 2 horses
on cart, 25 h
5 00
Ray Kenyon, 25 h
3 12
H. N. Lougee, sharpen- ing tools 65
A. F. Jones, 22 loads gravel 10
W. E. Jones, 1 pick han- dle 20
W. E. Jones, one snow shovel 60
W. R. Wallis, plank, la- bor, 1 hoe and pick 7 36
Total
$211 07
46
HAMMOND C. METCALF, District No. 10.
H. C. Metcalf, 195 h $39 00
66 horse and
66 " 2 horses on
cart 190 h 23 75 scraper 10 h 3 00
A. L. Metcalf, 160 h
24 00 C. Peters, 10 h 2 00
F. Chappell, 128 h 19 20
Roberts, 10 h 1 50
.: " horse 4 h 50
A. H. Brown, 90 h 13 50
J. Sullivan, 13 h 2 60
F. Draper, 30 h
4 50
Kruel, 10 h
1 50
C. Bennett, 85 h
12 75
W. E. Jones, drain pipe
14 00
Time book
20
66 2 horses
and cart 85 h
17 00
$184 70
SNOW ROADS.
Feb. 9 W. E. Carpenter, 22 h $4 40
66 66
horse and sled, 12 h 1 50
E. A. Carpenter, 12 h. . 1 80
Jos. H. Andre, 5 h
75
Onesime Harvey, 12 h
1 80
Fred Lunn, 5 h.
75
$11 00
U. I. Peters, 10 h $ 1 75
2 horses on scraper 10 h 3 00
H. N. Lougee, sharpen- ing tools 95
I have examined the foregoing reports of Highway Surveyors and find them to be correct.
F. H. BIRD, Auditor.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1907.
S
INCORP
746
WHITINSVILLE, MASS .: PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1907.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WILLIAM MANAHAN Term expires March 1, 1907.
WM. L. CHURCH
1907.
E. T. RAWSON
66
66
1907.
E. N. JENCKES
66
66
66
1908.
FRANK E. JONES 66
66
66
1908.
CHARLES BENNETT
66
66
66 1909.
GILBERT ROWLEY
66
66
1909.
T. H. MEEK
66
66
66
1909.
REV. E. B. BLANCHARD
Resigned September 1, 1906.
SUPERINTENDING COMMITTEE
REV. E. B. BLANCHARD . March, until September, 1906 E. N. JENCKES September 1906, until March 1, 1907 FRANK E. JONES and E. T. RAWSON One year
PURCHASING AGENT
REV. E. B. BLANCHARD
TRUANT OFFICER A. B. SIMMONS
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1906-07
FALL TERM
High school opened September 10, 1906. Elementary schools September 17. Elementary schools closed December 15. High school December 21.
WINTER TERM
All schools opened December 31. Elementary schools close March 15, 1907. High school March 22.
SPRING TERM
All schools open April 1. Elementary schools close June 21. High school June 28. Length of school year, Elementary schools 36 weeks. High school 40 weeks.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS.
Appropriations for public schools and for
transportation of pupils
$5,500 00
State school fund . 845 62
State for superintendent. 500 00
Books and supplies 400 00
Town school fund
56 48
Balance unexpended ...
67 56
For superintendent
300 00
For repairs of school houses
200 00
$7,869 66
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers
$4,368 00 .
Janitors . 595 00
Superintendent 660 00
Transportation 381 00
Fuel
586 26
Books and supplies
420 81
Repairs and general expenses
356 54
$7,367 61
Balance unexpended . 502 05
$7,869 66
EDWARD N. JENCKES, FRANK E. JONES, EDWIN T. RAWSON.
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Superintendent's Report.
To the School Committee, Douglas, Mass .:
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit the following as my annual report for the year ending March 1, 1907.
The history of the past year is one of progress in every res- pect. The board has been harmonious and helpful, the teachers have grown stronger in their efforts for the children, the support given the superintendent has been the best that has ever been given to him since his advent into office.
It is the opinion of the State Board of Education that our schools now compare favorably with those in other parts of the state.
CHANGES IN THE TEACHING FORCE.
Resignations-Miss Grace Damon, Grade VI; Miss Ethel Cleal, South Douglas; Miss Edith Fogg, Douglas Centre; Miss Mary Pennell, West Douglas.
Elections-Miss Marion MacCullum, South Douglas; Miss Louise Doherty, Douglas Centre; Mrs. Mabel Canfield, West Douglas; Miss Blanche Gordon, Grade I, East Douglas.
Transfers and special changes-The building at East Doug- las was reorganized in September with the nineth grade in the high school, the seventh and eighth grades combined into one school under Miss Burghardt. Miss Buffington was transferred
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