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Elam R. Haskins,
10 96
Cornelius Harrington.
3 39
Catherine Harrington,
6 26
Jacob C. Haskins,
2 19
Lydia G. Haskins,
15 37
Fanny Haskins heirs,
7 50
Sarah J. Hoard heirs,
7 50
Issac N. Horton,
3 24
Edward V. Hazzard,
2 68
Arthur Jones,
2 38
Giles L. Leach,
36 02
Obediah Lawton,
12 56
William F. Lincoln,
2 19
Simeon W. Luther,
2 56
Benjamin Luther,
16 36
Margaret Luther,
6 75
Frank S. Macomber,
8 56
James H. Macomber,
5 16
Horace N. Macomber,
3 24
Frederick Macomber,
2 00
Bradford W. Macomber.
75
Gideon H. Myrick,
13 55
John W. Meack,
6 39
Sarah C. Myrick,
15 30
Ebenezer Macomber,
12 66
George W. Macomber,
27 39
George R. Macomber,
2 79
Restcome Macomber,
15 24
Rufus B. Macomber,
2 00
James Maguire,
16 82
Arthur A. Macomber,
2 00
L. D. Millard,
37 74
Macomber & Brightman,
15 00
Samuel Norcutt,
3 38
George A. Norcutt,
2 75
4
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Silas Norcutt,
9 28
Barnard Norcutt,
7 21
Francis Newhall,
22 06
Betsey Newhall,
94
Walter D. Nichols,
30 46
John H. Nichols,
2 00
Emma Nichols,
56
Augustus F. Pierce,
15 31
James Pierce,
48 88
Jason Pitsley,
3 31
Everett C. Pierce,
2 00
Albert Pitts,
55 25
Thomas F. Poole,
2 00
Walter W. Phillips,
2 19
Samuel W. Phillips,
4 29
Benjamin Paull heirs,
8 06
James F. Phillips,
9 50
Everett F. Phillips,
2 00
Andrew N. Pierce heirs,
5 01
Darius Phillips heirs,
12 41
Jeremiah W. Pierce,
68
Samuel S. Pierce,
4 66
Shepard Phillips,
4 06
Alfred Pierce,
13 71
Philip C. Porter,
2 00
Franklin Phillips,
8 98
Charles F. Phillips,
2 30
F. A. Paull heirs,
17 25
C. F. Paull,
2 00
James W. Paull,
2 00
Thomas P. Paull,
2 00
Paull Brothers,
30 84
David R. Pierce heirs,
3 00
Mrs. David R. Pierce,
1 50
Abisha Pitsley,
2 00
Elkanah Pierce,
39 24
William H. Pierce,
52 40
William H. Pierce, guardian,
2 25
Joshua Padelford,
2 00
John A. Read,
11 49
Otis E. Read,
2 00
Asa W. Reed,
5 38
John F. Richmond,
10 02
David K. Richmond,
2 00
Mrs. Stephen Ramsdell,
94
Apollos B. Read,
2 00
Salınon Richmond heirs,
9 75
1
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Walter B. Sadler.
Albert Sigapoos,
2 00
William H. Smith,
7 82
Sinai Seekell,
1 50
Thomas P. Staples,
5 00
Daniel D. Strange,
20 07
Noah Strange,
2 00
Thomas Strange heirs,
27 75
George P. Strange,
3 95
George A. Strange,
2 0G
Maria J. Strange,
90
David T. Strange,
16 06
Ellery W. Strange,
2 00
Elam Staples,
2 23
Charles F. Staples,
2 00
Darius Sanford,
5 67
Charles A. Shaw,
5 70
David F. Strange,
3 19
Joseph Staples, .
9 94
Isaac Seymore,
20 34
Thomas H. Seekell,
17 94
John S. Staples,
19 77
Seth F. Staples,
14 31
Timothy Staples,
15 99
Henry Shove,
8 04
William Simms,
20 54
William G. Simms,
2 00
Cong. Society,
6 38
Frank Sullivan,
2 00
Edward L. Smith,
2 00
John Smith,
2 00
George L. Turcott,
2 00
Leander Terry,
15 49
Noah D. Thrasher,
9 13
Jonathan W. Thrasher,
26 19
Charles O. Thrasher.
2 08
Benjamin H. Thrasher,
4 96
John H. Thrasher,
7 77
John T. Townsend,
12 50
Nathaniel G. Townsend,
13 74
Thomas Terry,
8 38
Joseph W. Terry,
2 00
Zebedee Terry.
2 00
Edward E. Terry,
2 00
Eliphalet Terry,
2 00
Thomas J. Tew heirs,
6 50
Charles H. Thomas,
2 08
2 00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Gustavus Tripp.
5 75
Cassius E. Viall.
3 20
Amanda Wilbur,
98
George W. Westgate,
9 55
George H. Westgate,
5 19
Eli Wardell,
2 38
James B. Westgate,
11 93
Dean P. Westgate.
14 33
George E. Westgate,
2 15
Elijah Wilbur,
8 49
Henry S. Wilbur,
2 00
Bildad Williams.
4 11
George F. Wilbur,
22 72
Charles H. Williams.
2 00
Seth E. Williams.
10 81
Caroline Williams,
3 38
James E. Westgate,
4 50
Andrew Waters,
9 83
John S. Willis,
12 43
James Wade,
18 20
Charles M. Wade,
2 00
William Whitmore heirs,
6 38
Charles S. White,
11 60
Carlos C. Wellman,
2 00
Theodore Wilbur,
10 06
Marshall B. Williams,
2 00
Arthur White,
2 00
Adoniram Wilcox,
2 83
Elisha Williams,
4 25
Frederick Whittaker,
2 00
NON-RESIDENTS.
TAUNTON.
Nathan Clark,
$4 61
George Seekell,
2 25
James H. Wade,
9 19
William Morse,
6 75
J. Frank Dean,
17 33
Charles F. Johnson,
3 38
W. Albert Haskins.
38
Edward P. Macomber,
2 25
David C. Dean,
3 86
James J. Dean,
.2 62
Charles W. Padelford,
23
Rufus Macomber,
35 18
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Ebenezer Macomber, guardian,
1 88
Nelson E. Blinn,
38
William Burt,
1 88
Benjamin Burt,
3 00
Samuel B Chase,
4 88
Anthony & Cushman,
4 88
David W. Dean,
7 31
Jacob Eldridge,
75
George A. Field and others,
7 50
John Godfrey estate,
23
Enoch Goff,
56
Staples & Godfrey,
2 63
Edward W. Macomber,
75
Sylvia Hathaway,
56
Enoch Hathaway heirs,
56
George Hart,
38
Edward O. Hart,
5 63
John W. Hart,
4 50
James E. Hart,
1 31
Lysander W. Hart,
1 31
Henry B. Macomber,
3 00
Samuel W. Macomber,
4 50
William F. Macomber,
38
Stephen Pierce,
19
Oliver A. Pierce,
75
William Price,
5 25
Isaac Fish,
2 25
David Padelford,
1 31
James Paull heirs,
3 75
Elias Phillips heirs,
3 25
Barnard Quigley heirs,
1 50
Sinai Williams and others,
2 63
Alpheus Sanford heirs,
2 17
John E. Sanford,
1 50
Abraham Shores,
4 50
Martin Smith,
45
Jacob Phillips,
2 63
Lloyd Williams heirs,
2 25
George Williams,
6 00
James Witherell,
4 13
Francis K. Williams,
25 88
A. White & Co.,
5 25
A. L. Bliss,
23 48
Job Hamer,
2 25
Lysander Soper,
38
James Gillispie,
1 13
Mary Haskins,
1 13
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ANNUAL REPORT.
William W. French.
1 35
Elkanah Hathaway,
8 25
Lewis Bragg,
3 75
Charles D. White,
1 13
Alexander H. Williams,
38
Alexander E. Burt,
38
A biel Staples,
1 88
FREETOWN.
Daniel H. Cudworth,
15
William H. Cudworth heirs,
23
Hathaway & Evans,
1 88
Charles E. Hathaway,
1 88
Jonathan Gurney,
60
Thomas G. Nichols,
1 13
Nichols & Sampson,
1 88
James Winslow,
94
Charles Eddy,
56
Apollos Webster,
14 81
John D. Wilson,
1 88
Joseph D Hathaway,
6 79
Charles H. Briggs,
2 25
Gilbert M. Nichols,
3 75
George L. Hammond,
8 81
LAKEVILLE-
Clothier Allen heirs,
3 75
John Allen,
45
John F. Allen,
3 94
Ebenezer Crane,
9 00
William Canedy,
2 44
Job Pierce,
19
Ethan E. Pierce,
3 15
Amelia Paull,
1 50
Enos Pierce,
19
Henry C. Pickens,
3 75
Cyrus O. Elmes,
4 88
Charles Farmer,
60
Jerry Murphy,
3 38
James P. Pierce,
2 36
Abraham Pierce heirs,
75
Susan Strobridge heirs,
3 00
NEW BEDFORD.
Daniel K. Andros heirs,
12 00
Charles D. Burt,
38
Caroline Morse,
3 83
Samuel H. Whitmore,
10 50
Samuel B. Hamblin,
2 25
ANNUAL REPORT.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
William Seekell,
75
Jane Renches heirs,
2 25
Frank D. Chester,
8 51
Joseph W. Puffer,
5 44
George F. Crowningshield,
4 31
Calvin T. Dean,
3 00
William B. Haskins,
4 50
Malacha Haskins,
6 19
DIGHTON.
Shove & Perry,
5 25
Charles N. Simmons,
5 63
Noble S. Simmons heirs,
4 88
Charles E. Whitmarsh,
45
FALL RIVER.
Edmund Chase and others,
9 00
W. B. Durfee,
52 50
Caroline Dean heirs,
38
BOSTON.
Ellen Anderson,
1 88
B. C. & F. Railroad, N. B. Div.,
30 00
CAMBRIDGE.
John Crane heirs.
12 38
BRIGHTON.
3 75
Enoch Sanford,
1 13
REHOBOTH.
William W. Blandin,
7 88
George W. Pierce,
2 25
PORTSMOUTH, R. I.
Abby Chase,
3 00
FOXBORO.
Simmons Winslow,
6 86
VERMONT.
Sumner S. Thompson,
4 13
INDIANA.
Jonathan Crane,
1 13
Ambrose W. Hathaway,
RAYNHAM.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.
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ESTIMATED VALUE OF TOWN PROPERTY, APRIL 3, 1882.
Town Farm and buildings.
$2750 00
Personal Property on Farm,
1095 32
Town Hall,
1000 00
School Houses,
7350 00
Standard Weights and Measures,
100 00
Fire proof Safe,
50 00
Cemeteries,
100 00
Gravel Hill,
350 00
Total,
$12,795 32
AMOUNT ASSESSED IN 1882.
April 3-Voted by the Town,
$2800 00
County Tax,
317 16
State Tax,
360 00
Overlay,
71 89
Total,
$3549 05
VALUATION OF PROPERTY AND NO. OF POLLS ASSESSED.
Total value of Real Estate,
$344,124 00
Personal Estate,
56,072 00
$400,196 00
Total No. of Polls, 273.
Rate per $1000-Poll Tax : State $1, County $1 ; Property $7.50.
Total Number of Dwelling Houses,
236
66
Horses,
221
Cows,
302
Sheep,
95
66
Acres of Land taxed,
9712
HERCULES DEAN, Assessors CHARLES F. PAULL, of
ALBERT E. DEAN, Berkley.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
The following report of the management and condition of the schools of Berkley is respectfully submitted to the town by the committee.
There is no subject which has such claims upon the peo- ple of a town, or with which its present and future well- being is so intimately associated, as the education of the children and youth in its schools. The demands for a broad and thorough education and liberal culture seem to be increasing year by year. The call of almost every depart- ment of business is for young men and women whose minds have been awakened and systematically trained in every- thing preliminary to the actual details of the business itself. The education must be practical and apt, ready for imme- diate use whenever occasion may call for it. Competition for all desirable positions is sharp and active, and it is only those who can stand the test of a searching scrutiny into their mental acquirements and show a practical aptitude in their use, who will be likely to succeed in attaining the ob- jects of their aspiration.
Even the general government, which, hitherto, has been loose in its discriminations as to the special fitness of those in its employ, many of them requiring a special training af- ter their appointment to enable them to fulfil the duties of their position in even an indifferent manner, is waking to the importance of transacting its business according to business principles, and, through the determination of com-
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petitive examinations, is proposing to select only those who through previous mental training and acquirement may show ability to fulfil efficiently the duties of the office to which they may be called. But aside from the interest of the individual and with reference to self preservation alone, there is a necessity that the government and each munici- pality, within its jurisdiction, should provide for their youth the best advantages for a thorough education. Ignorance is the handmaid of vice, and vice involves the necessity of penal institutions and those arbitrary means and measures which bring a heavy tax upon the virtuous portion of the community. The ignoranee of the masses, too, furnishes the occasion, if not the necessity, for those more arbitrary forms of government whose tendency is toward despotism. Hence education may not be neglected without endangering the well being of society and all the blessings which flow from a free and beneficent government. The state, while making certain provisions and requirements, throws the ul- timate responsibility upon each individual town of provid- ing the requisite for the highest type of citizenship, namely, the complete mental and moral training of every child with- in its jurisdiction. As is well known, the public school is the chief agency employed to bring about this desirable re- sult. That the schools may be effectual in securing the end for which they were established, several things are essen- tial.
The School House, its furnishings and surroundings, should be such as to secure health, convenience, good mor- als, and good taste. A large part of the conscious and ac- tive life of the child is spent in and around the school house. The age is one most susceptible to influences from without. Physically, constitutional tendencies may be developed which may have much to do with the future well-being of the individual. Dispositions, habits, tastes, and to some ex-
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tent opinions germinate, grow, and become so fixed as to form character and control the after life. How important that this formative period of life in respect to moral, mental and physical development be watched and guarded with scrupulous care and surrounded with everything most favorable for the promotion of a vigorous and virtuous manhood.
The committee is able to congratulate the town on its liberality in providing for the most part, such houses with such conveniences and surroundings as, in their measure, to secure the advantages indicated. With one or two excep- tions the school accomodations are, at present, all that can reasonably be desired.
School House No. 1 during the past year has been thoroughly repaired and remodeled on the inside, fitted with all needed modern conveniences and enclosed with a fence.
For the last item there was no appropriation, but your com- mittee felt that they should avail themselves of the liberal offer of the trustees of the M. E. Church and secure the long needed convenience of a double yard with separate out houses for the two sexes. In the object for which the money was appropriated, we were able to keep within the limits, with a small balance unexpended.
The items of expenditure are submitted with the Select- men's report.
Your Committee would reccomend a small appropriation for so changing the yard connected with school house No. 2. as here also to secure separate approaches to out-buildings for the two sexes. The necessity of this in its bearing on purity and good morals is too obvious to need argument. Application was made, during the year to the late T. C. Dean for land for a pass by the S. E. end of the school-house that this result might be secured. He expressed himself as willing to grant the land needed providing the whole lot
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should be enclosed with a suitable fence, affirming that the land originally granted for school-house lot had never been thus enclosed. Your committee sees no reason why this may not be done without infringing upon the convenience of travel, and would commend it to the favorable action of the town. Other school-houses seem to need no immedi- ate attention with the exception perhaps of No. 7 (Myricks- ville), which will soon need extensive repairs unless it can be disposed of.
But perhaps the success and efficiency of our schools de- pend more upon the Teachers than any other agency. A throughly good teacher will produce a good school even when surrounding conditions are unfavorable. We may not claim that our teachers are perfect or that they regard teaching altogether in the light of a luxury, but they have shown capability and an earnest devotion to their work which is commendable. The results of their labor will we think compare favorably with any previous year. The results attained have varied somewhat in the several schools owing in part, to the different material with which the teachers have had to deal, co-operation of parents or the want of it, adaptability of teachers to the place, &c. Dif- ferent schools often show a marked difference in the aver- age natural capacity of the pupils as well as in disposition, willingness to submit to discipline, and habits of applica- tion.
It is to be regretted, if there is among any of our youth a tendency to rude, boisterous or disrespectful conduct. There is no doubt that any such manifestation among the young proceeds largely from a false ideal of what is truly noble and manly. To be a gentleman, in the true sense of the term, is to be possessed of good morals and gentle manners, manifested in a courteous regard for the rights, opinions and feelings of others, a deferential respect for age
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and rightful authority, and a thoughtful consideration for the feelings of the weak and sensitive. That this is not al- together the ideal of the youth of the present age is, at times quite apparent. And this suggests the necessity of careful and systematic instruction, both in the school and at home, that the child may form correct ideas of what constitutes true nobility of character and deportment. Systematic instruction and training in the matter of morals and manners even to the extent of making it a subject of school examina- tion, would be only carrying out the spirit of the law of the state in this matter. The pupil should be taught to weigh his conduct and motives by comparing them with what is right and becoming, or the opposite. A chart like the following, exhibiting opposite traits of character to be cher- ished or rejected, might be used to assist the pupil in deter- mining his moral bearing.
TRAITS OF CHARACTER.
GOOD. Cherish.
BAD. Avoid.
Reverence.
Respect Authority.
for Age and
Purity ‹ in Thought, Word and Deed.
Truthfulness.
Honesty.
Dishonesty. ‹ Stealing,
Cheating.
Diligence. (Industry.)
Kindness.
(Gentleness.)
Politeness. .
(Courtesey.)
Punctuality. (Promptness.)
Neatness.
Order. &c.
Irreverence. (l'rofanity.)
Disrespect. 1
Impurity. (Obscenity.) Untruthfulness. < Lying,
Deceiving.
Indolence. (Laziness.)
Unkindness. (Rudeness.) Impoliteness. (Incivility.)
Tardiness.
(Dilitoriness.)
Slovenliness. Disorder. &c.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
To secure the best results, either morally or in- tellectually, there should be hearty co-operation of the par- ent with the teacher. As it is difficult or impossible to en- force laws when the drift of public sentiment is against them, so the authority of the teacher and his success in training those placed under his charge will be very much abridged by the indifference or opposition of the parent.
By the statistical table it will be seen that some of the schools have been quite small, one being specially no- ticeable in this respect, since, to sustain the school, the tuition per week has averaged something over a dollar for each scholar. Still, notwithstanding the smallness of sev- eral of the schools, the range of studies has been quite large, necessitating a large number of small classes.
Could four or five of the smaller schools be reduced to two, the labor of the teachers could be expended to much better advantage. The number of classes could be reduced to one half for each teacher, thus giving double time for teaching and illustration with the additional advantage of having a sufficient number in each class to secure healthy competition among its members. There is a stimulus which comes from the action of mind upon mind in the as- sociation of numbers, which cannot be developed in solitary instruction or when there are but two or three. Also when scholars are more nearly of a grade, lessons can be assigned more fully taxing the capacity of each and thus greater pro- gress be made. The Committee would offer no reccommenda- tion in regard to this matter but would merely suggest it for the future consideration of the town.
In the matter of of text-book your committee have felt called upon to take some action during the last year. Owing to a want of uniformity, also to the fact that some of the text-books in use are out of print, it seemed necessary to introduce new spellers and geographies throughout the town.
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This, as a whole, was considered as a matter of true econ- omy, inasmuch as there was needed a large number of books to supply the individual want of pupils in the sev- eral schools, and the books, at introduction prices, directly from the publishers, can be obtained at about one-half the retail rates. Your committee now feel that they have met a long felt demand for the latest im- proved text-books in all branches of study.
Your committee has printed herewith the By-laws con- cerning Truant Children adopted by the town at its last an- nual meeting and suggest their amendment as far as select- ing the State Primary School at Monson as a place of con- finement, as that place cannot be secured. We learn by correspondence that the Hamden County Truant School is accessible and would suggest that, instead of Monson, as a place of assignment.
Town Appropriation for year
$1400.00
From State school fund
216.25
Dog tax
81.33
Paid for teachers' wages
$1697.58
$877.57
As the school year is not closed other bills are yet due and the financial report necessarily incomplete. Your com- mittee finds that with the funds placed at their disposal the schools can be sustained but little over seven and a half months. They would respectfully recommend an increase of appropriation for coming year so that full eight months schooling may be secured.
Respectfully submitted.
WALTER D. NICHOLS, - School THOMAS P. PAULL, Committee PHILIP C. PORTER, of Berkley.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
BY-LAWS CONCERNING TRUANT CHILDREN.
ART. 1. The town of Berkley hereby avails itself of the several provisions of the statutes of this Commonwealth now in force, relat- ing to habitual truants and absentees from school, and in pursuance of authority conferred, adopts the following by-laws.
ART. 2. All children between the ages of seven and fifteen years residing in said town and who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of said town, having no lawful occupation or business, not attending school, and growing up in ignorance, shall be committed to the State Primary School at Monson for confinement, dicipline and instruction.
ART. 3. Two or more truant officers shall be appointed annually. whose duty it shall be to inquire into all violations of the truant laws, and to the laws relating to compulsory education, and to do all the acts required of them by the laws of the Commonwealth.
. ART. 4. It shall be the duty of every truant officer prior to mak- ing any complaint under these laws, to notify the truant or absentee from school, also his parent or guardian, of the offence committed, and of the penalty therefor, and if the truant officer can obtain satis- factory pledges for the restraint and reformation of the child, he may at his discretion forbear to prosecute, as long as such pledges are faithfully kept.
ART. 5. It shall be the duty of the school committee, the teach- ers of the public schools, and the citizens generally, to aid the truant officers as far as possible in the discharge of their duties.
ART. 6. It shall be the duty of the truant officers to keep a full record of all their official acts, and make an annual report thereof to the school committee, who shall publish the same with their own report.
ART. 7. Nothing contained in these by-laws shall be so constru- ed as to alter or impair the obligation and duty of teachers to enforce punctuality and regularity of attendance, and to preserve good order and discipline.
The foregoing by-laws are approved by the Court.
No. of School
TEACHERS' NAMES.
Whole No.
No. of Average |Average Different Mem- attend- ance. Term. Scholars | bership.
pupils dur'g yr.
Over 15 years of age.
Under 5 years of age.
14 years of age.
of Term tendance in Mos.
Teach'rs' wages per Mo.
Amount paid teachers.
$63.
20
20
18
1
0
14
91
24
$28.
JULIA R. BURT,
123 1 3
20
19
18
25
2
0
10
95
24
1
0
8
89
11
91
24
89
24
32.
72.
2
29
27
21
36
0
0
1
0
13
0
8
87
24
28.
63.
1
1
5
90
24
32.
2
3
5
88
3
18
17
15
63.
S. P. DILLINGHAM, -
2
22
21
20
25
1
1
15
96
24
28.
63.
4
1
1
15
89
24
24.
54.
0
1
9
1
1
3
77
24
26.
1
1
3
83
14
85
21
28.
63.
NANNIE H. FOLGER,
2
24
20
15
27
1
1
15
76
24
32.
3
21
16
12
2
1
13
75
28.
63.
1
1
13
92
24
97
24
28.
25
24
29
1
0
.
2
0
17
88
3
28
25
22
112
168
14
8
88
89
127
The average attendance during the winter term has been considerably affected by the prevalence of whooping cough.
The whole number of children in town between the ages of 5 and 15, according to the report of the Assessors, is 138. Between the ages of 8 and 14, 95.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
M. A. B. WILBUR, W. ANNIE HARDING,
1
23
23
21
63.
7
ANNIE T. CUMMINGS, 66
2
25
32.
66
1
12
12
10
0
EMMA A. MOORE,
2
14
13
11
18
3
13
92
1
19
18
16
2
1
3
19
18
16
1
9
6
22.
49.50
M. A. B. WILBUR,
2
7
7
3
6
6
5
CHAS. S. COOMBS,
1
22
18
15
0
1
28.
63.
6
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
VALUATION AND TAX LIST
For the Year ending April 1, 1884.
TAUNTON : -
PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON. 1884.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
VALUATION AND TAX LIST
For the Year ending April 1, 1884.
TAUNTON : PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON. 1884.
Selectmen's. Report.
The Selectmen of the Town of Berkley present the following as their report for 1883-4.
In presenting this report to the citizens of Berkley your Selectmen take the liberty, to suggest at the outset that the voters of the town, fix the time and permanent- ly when the current or financial year shall commence. For the want of a specified time our predecessors have been relieved from making a report, and consequently imposed their duty on the present board. However we will present the condition of things as best we can. Mr. Belcher, as Superintendent was employed last year to take charge of the town farm at a salary of $200 for the current year. We find on an examination of the books at the Almshouse that the Superintendent has given the town credit for sales from the farm of $599.53 cents, a gain over last year of $140.71 cents, and charged the town for sundry articles bought for himself and inmates 507.99 cents which is $68.51 less than was bought last year. It will be seen from this statement that the Superin- tendent has received $91.54 cents more than has been paid for supplies. Then again that his salary may be cancelled $108.46 cash must be drawn from the town treasury. Thus with such management on the farm the town comes off minus from year to year. A farm like
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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