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But it is not alone in the matter of visiting the school that we may aid the teacher, and help con- duct the term to a successful issue. A respectful estimation of the teacher, and a proper demeanor toward him, especially in the presence of our chil- dren, may be of great advantage to him. His de-
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cision, sustained by the parent, when right, will add greatly to his importance in the minds of the chil- dren, and their respect is guaged by the respect we show him.
We can, on the other hand, by carelessly speak- ing, or by a disparaging look, make it a most diffi- cult and uncomfortable position for him to occupy. We ought to know these things and understand them more thoroughly than we do. The teachers success is our success, because our children are benefitted and advanced.
We may aid in making our schools more potent for good by causing our children to be punctual in their attendance. A lesson half lost to a boy or' girl by tardiness or absence, cannot always be ob- tained by stopping after school. This course, pur- sued for most of the term, the child becomes careless and neglectful, and at the close of the school has not made half the improvement he might or ought. As we remarked at the beginning, so let us reiterate, that we, as parents, cannot be too faithful in giving to our children all the opportunities the town affords.
Your Committee have not seen fit to make any change in the Text Books, though frequently 'im- portuned to do so by interested agents, believing those now in use to be equal to any we have had presented to us. Our scholars have, in a good sense, become familiar with those we use, and we are as- sured, from the general progress of all our scholars the past year that no change is demanded.
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Our school houses might all be made more attrac- tive. Some of them are by no means what they should be. Our public buildings are exponents of our thrift and enterprise. A stranger, visiting some of our districts, would say that these qualities were extinct in our community, judging from our halls of education. Let us heed the many exhortations on hat point, and give our children the school houses, and teachers the age demands and our ability would justify.
Annexed is a table of statistics which will interest all who will study them.
HERBERT A. DEAN, School Com. CALVIN T. CRANE, of BENJ. F. CHASE. Berkley.
TABLE OF SCHOOL STATISTICS, 1872-3.
SCHOOL.
Names of Teachers.
Length of School. S. Į W.
Summer Attendance. Whole Av.
Winter Attendance. Whole Av.
JUnder 5 yrs Over 15 yrs Wages pr mo. Amt exp'd ea schl. of age. S. I W. W. T'ch'rs | of teachers. S. |
Wood and care house
No. 1, S. and W. Eudora M. Allen,
4
3
25
15 1-2
28
|19 35-38
3
1
2
28.00
32.00
208.00
18 50
" 2, S. " 2, W.
Mary L. Burs, Lizzie A. Dean,
2
3
28
23
2
32.00
208.00
18.50
4 3, S.
Nellie W. Winslow, Myra C. Whitaker, Elmira F. Cudworth,
2
23 18
27 12
23
18
32 00
200.00
18,50
" 4, S. " 4, W.
Elmira F. Cudworth, Myra C. Whitaker,
2
3
23
19
1
3.
32.00
208.00
15.00
" 5, S. and W. Nellie R. Strange.
4
3
11
T
17
12
28.00
32.00
208.00
16.50
" 6, S. and W. Julia R. Burt.
4
3
23
14
19
14
I
1
2
28.00
32.00
208.00
18.50
24
18
118
76 4-5
138
105 35-38
6
3
2
17
1240.00
105.50
Town Appropriation, State School Fund, County Dog Fund, Total Expended for Schools,
$1,200.00 126.86 47.04
1,3,73,90
8
2
16
10 4-5
1
28.00
1
24.00 28.00
I
" 3, S. 4 3, W.
2
3
20
15
28.00
of age. S. } W.
TREASURER'S REPORT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1ST, 1873.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, April 1st, 1872,
$210 60
State, County and Town Taxes,
3077 34
Two Fish Notes,
350 00
One Oyster Note,
400 00
State Treasurer, State Aid,
124 00
Corporation Tax, "
12 86
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School Fund,
126 86
County Treasurer, Dog Fund,
47 04
J. P. and Esther Dillingham, in part payment of board of wife of J. P. Dillingham, at State Lunatic Hospital,
36 25
Interest added to Taxes,
2 20
$4,387 15
EXPENDITURES.
State and County Taxes,
$875 10
Selectmen,
81 36
Assessors,
60 12
School Committee,
41 00
10
State Aid.
126 00
Aid out of Almshouse,
61 44
Highways and Bridges, Public Schools, Incidentals,
765 68
1,426 71
826 94
Cash in Treasury, April 1st,
122 80
$4,387 15
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL.
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State Tax,
$540 00
County Tax,
316 90
National Bank Tax,
18 20
SELECTMEN.
William Babbitt,
$38 50
B. F. Coombs, · Hercules Dean,
12 10
15 76
G. L. Leach, (1871),
15 00
Expended for Selectmen,
$81 36
ASSESSORS.
Walter D. Nichols,
$37 50
S. H. Cudworth,
22 62
Expended for Assessors,
$60 12
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
$35 00
Herbert A. Dean, Calvin T. Crane,
6 00
Expended for School Committee,
$41 00
$4264 35
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STATE AID.
$72 00
T. P. Burt, Lewis Green,
36 00
Bildad Williams,
18 00
Expended for State Aid,
$126 00
AID FURNISHED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Town of Westboro', on acc't. Thos. M. Rowley, $43 32
B. L. Burt & Co, on acc't. M. Newhall, 13 64
B. L. Burt & Co., " S. D. Briggs, 4 48
Expended for Aid, . $61 44
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
E. B. Babbitt, for shoveling snow,
$10 10
Francis Newhall,
..
3 60
J. Jones, ..
..
1 00
I. Babbitt,
1 20
A. Babbitt,
50
J. D. Babbitt,
40
C. Hathaway,
60
N. A. Pierce,
50
Elijah Wilbur, for labor on highway,
4 80
John A. Reed, .. ..
4 00
Eliphalet Terry,
5 80
John H. Macomber, shoveling snow,
60
Thomas F. Dean,
70
12
Albert E. Dean,
1 20
John Q. Dillingham, “
..
90
Enoch Boyce,
..
70
George E. Boyce, 66
70
Benj. F. Chase,
..
80
Alex. T. Gray. ..
70
Elisha Belcher,
..
60
W. D. Nichols, 66 66
4 CO
John A. Reed, for labor on highway,
36 00
James A. Roberts,
7 00
John A. Reed,
66
8 60
Elijah Wilbur, 66
12 60
Isaiah Goodspeed,
66 66
4 00
Ebenezer Briggs, 6 6
4 20
Davis Allen, ..
28 40
Thomas Terry,
.6
9 80,
William Caswell, 66
14 00
Albert W. Allen,
66 66
7 20
John T. Townsend, .6
66
16 00
Silas Norcutt,
5 50
Noah H. Strange, 66
66
10 20
George W. Watson,
66
3 40
Rufus Macomber, .6
..
14 00
J. S. Paull, for gravel,
1 96
Hercules Dean, for labor on highway,
5 30
S. Albert Burt,
13 40
David Hoxie,
66
66
11 00
Thomas Burt,
66 66
6 80
Rollin H. Babbitt,
6.
10 40
Simeon Briggs,
66
4 20
Philip H. Fletcher,
7 50
Alfred Pierce, 66
66
6 80
C. S. Briggs,
66
9 20
Benjamin Paull,
66
66
8 50
D. S. Briggs,
66
66
3 70
Francis Richmond, 66
6.
2 00
Alvin Briggs,
66
14 00
.
13
Henry W. Clark,
4 00
S. B. Allen.
7 50
S Knapp,
31 00
A. Seekell,
6 40
John Hammon,
7 80
Joseph Staples, 66
9 00
C. French,
6 50
Geo. W. Westgate,
42 20
B. H. Thrasher,
29 28
Daniel Crane,
5 00
H. A. Dean,
66
6 00
B. H. Thrasher,
4 22
Horace Green,
.6
5 00
B. F. Cheeny, .6
66
4 00
John T. l'ownsend, 66
42 00
Darius Sanford,
9 00
John C. Crane,
7 80
Cyrus Hathaway, 66
8 80
B. H. Thrasher,
30 00
George P. Strange. 66 66
8 80
John Boyce,
66
9 85
Enoch Boyce,
6 6
3 21
Calvin Belcher,
.6
66
Elisha Belcher,
66
94
B. F. Coombs,
66
3 16
Peter L. Chase,
66
4 36
B. F. Chase,
2 36
Albert E. Dean,
66
36
Ebenezer Dean, 66
3 56
Thomas F. Dean, 66
3 66
John T. Dean,
1 84
S. P. Dillingham,
66
96
E. D. Dillingham,
66 66
2 38
J. D. Dillingham,
36
J. Q. Dillingham,
66
5 22
Allen Gray,
1 60
Alex. T. Gray,
66
46
14
Peter Hathaway, ..
1 80
Benjamin Luther,
. .
1 92
James Maguire, 6€
2 18
John H. Macomber, "
2 42
Walter D. Nichols, . .
5 70
Darius Phillips,
2 06
George Pierce, .6
2 14
Jeremiah Pierce, 6.6
44
Samuel S. Pierce, .€
66
76
Simeon H. Luther, ..
36
E. B. Babbitt and others,
" in Dist. No. 3, 97 60
Expended for Roads and Bridges, ' $765 68
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Appropriation by the Town,
$1,200 00
State School Fund,
126 86
County Dog Fund,
47 04
Total for Schools,
$1,373 90
Expended for Teachers,
$1,240 00
" Repairs on School Houses,
85 96
" Incidentals,
100 75
Total Expended on Acc't, of Schools,
$1,426 71
INCIDENTALS.
William Babbitt. $15 56 State Lunatic Hospital, for board of J. P. Dill- ingham's wife, 117 50
15
T. P. Burt, Town Clerk, 17 85
Bullock & Quillen, Painting Sign Boards,
29 25
S. Knapp, Care of Town House, 9 26
J. Jones, Moving and rebuilding Pound, 35 00
Republican, for Printing, 28 00
E. B. Babbitt, 4 chains and repairing Settees, 7 00
Town of Middleboro', care of Fish at E. Taunton, 30 00
D. S. Hathaway, Professional Services, 4 50
E. B. Babbitt, Serving Dog Warrant, 5 00
Paid for killing Woodchucks, (by vote of Town), 141 50 Collector's Bill, 50 00
Treasurer's Commission, 38 65
Discounts, Abatements and Sinkages,
307 87
$826 94
PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TOWN OF BERKLEY.
Town House,
Farm,
$1.000 00 3,500 00
$4,500 00
Valuation of Stock, Provisions, Hay, Farming Utensils &c., on Town Farm, $1,107 94
Iron Safe, for use of Town, 75 00
Book Case " " " ". 18 00
2 Fish Notes due June Ist, 1873, 195 00
13 Oyster notes due June 1st, 1873, '74. '75, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, and '85, 14,260 00
State Aid, due from State, 157 50
122 80
Cash in Treasury April 1st,
- -
- $15,936 24
$20,436 24
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INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
Rebecca Webster, note dated April 1st, 1867,
$214 26
Enoch Boyce, .. .6 142 77
$357 03
T. PRESTON BURT,
Treasurer of Berkley.
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REPORTS
OF THE
TREASURER,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
List of Taxes for 1880-81.
TAUNTON : PRINTED AT THE REPUBLICAN STEAM PRINTING ROOMS. 1881.
REPORTS
OF THE
TREASURER,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
List of Taxes for 1880-81.
TAUNTON : PRINTED AT THE REPUBLICAN STEAM PRINTING ROOMS.
1881.
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2
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D
TREASURER'S REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1881.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury April 1st, 1880,
$171.53
Two fish notes,
256.00
One oyster note,
1,306.00
City Fall River,
21.00
Hired of Machinists National Bank,
300.00
School Fund,
214.85
Corporation Tax,
29.38
National Bank Tax,
437.72
State Aid,
174.00
Relief for Indigent soldiers,
36.00
Burial State Pauper, (I. Weaver,)
10.00
Dog fund,
69:07
Scholars out of town,
5.75
State. County and Town Tax,
4.688.42
Addition to taxes,
7.00
Interest on taxes,
1.60
$7,728.32
EXPENDED FOR SCHOOLS.
Lizzie D. French,
$50.00
Julia R. Burt,
252.00
E. M. Johnston,
244.00
H. L. Turner,
70.00
M. A. B. Wilbur,
184.00
A. F. Cummings,
50.00
Annie M. Bowers,
50.00
Annie P. Moore,
50.00
N. J. Phillips,
50.00
C. L. Hollis,
182.00
S. P. Dillingham,
182.00
A. R. Street,
112.00
P. C. Porter,
112.00
$1,588.00
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EXPENDED FOR SCHOOLS-Continued.
T. A. Briggs, wood and sawing,
$14.12
Alfred Pierce, wood,
2.00
A. W. Allen,
10.00
Win. Caswell,
20.00
Henry Sanford, sawing wood,
7.50
C. M. Wade, wood,
10.00
Hercules Dean, “
12.00
F. B. Terry, sawing wood,
3.75
Gardner Bosworth. ..
1.75
C. S. Coombs, 66
3.38
D. F. Richmond,
50
A. A. Case, building fires,
3.50
G. H. Myrick, wood,
4.00
A. W. Allen,
2.00
B. E. Townsend, building fires,
3.50
T. F. Dean, wood,
7.00
Willie Westgate, sawing wood,
3.75
Ellie Smith, building fires,
3 50
A. W. Strange, building fires and sawing wood,
4.25
E. S. Macomber, “ 66
4.81
F. L. Williams, sawing wood,
30
George Hammond, building fires,
3.50
T. W. Dean,
3.50
$1,716.61
RECEIPTS FOR SCHOOLS.
Town appropriation,
$1,400.00
School Fund,
214.85
Dog Fund,
69.07
Scholars out of town,
5.75
$1,689.67
EXPENDITURES.
NOTES AND INTEREST.
Machinists' National Bank, note,
$500.00
66
66 66 66
300.00
Interest on note,
3.46
$803.46
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Wm. Babbitt, service as Selectman, 66 cash paid out. 14.84
$66.00
A. W. Allen, service Selectman, 15.50
P. L. Chace,
15.00
W. D. Nichols, service School Committee, 66 money paid out,
1.40
B. F. Coombs, service as School Committee,
11.25
T. P. Paull,
66 22.75
66
cash paid out,
22.30
J. A. Read, service as Town Clerk,
24.70
N. H. Strange, Collector and Treasurer,
74.00
B. F. Chase, Assessor,
38.75
G. L. Leach, 66
43.75
66
66 Books & Stationary,
2.25
32.50
B. S. Haskins, Assessor, $414.99
STATE AID.
Carlos C. Wellman,
$120.00
Lewis Green,
36.00
Bildad Williams,
18.00
$174.00
MILITARY AID.
Wm. Smith, 13 months,
$140.00
B. F. Dean, “
104.00
$244.00
SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Taunton Hospital, F. French,
$194.31
.. Mercy Seekell,
66.92
City of Taunton, Abigail Briggs,
25.69
Bradford and Henry Macomber,
33.00
Abby Seekell,
113.00
C. B. Hathaway,
18.45
(). F. Hathaway,
116.50
Harriet Ramsey, coal,
5.75
Ross,
1.00
Charles Norcutt,
3.03
Town of Brockton, Mrs. Thomas Rowley,
13.50
$591.15
66
30.00
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SNOW BILLS.
S. H. Cudworth, $1.00
S. F. Staples,
1.87
H. B. Babbitt and others, 2.84
$5.71
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
Printing Reports, E. Davol, $32.00
Wm. Babbitt, serving as Committee in 1879, 5.00
J. C. Standish, taking care B. & Dighton bridge, 41.25 . . 66 repairs on bridge, 9.33
Henry Bullock, painting guide boards, 18.25
D. S. Briggs, settling with Treasurer, 1.00
Town of Middleboro, taking care of fish, 20.00
J. C. Standish, taking care B. & Dighton bridge, 44.25
Alexander Swift, making sign boards, 6.00
W. H. S. Crane, 1 post and putting up boards, 2.00
County Tax, 350.33
Fuller & Bennett, legal advice, 7.00
G. L. Hammond, cleaning school house, 1.50
State Tax. 270.00
B. H. Thrasher, guide post and setting, 5.00
J. A. Read, repairs on school house and sundries, 4 40
A. W. Allen, guide post and setting, 2.10
N. G. Case, repairing, plastering & blackboards, 6.50
W. H. S. Crane, serving warrants, 10.00
66 handbills and handcuffs, 4.00
66 66 settling with Treasurer, 1.00
66
66 66 repairs on school house, 1.50
Sinkage on taxes, 30.10
B. L. Burt, sundries for school house, 1.54
Discount on taxes, 431.69
B. F. Coombs, repairs on school house, 4.00
N. H. Strange, sundries, 3.50
B. L. Burt, sundries for school house,
.84
$1,314.08
SCHOOL HOUSE IN NO. 6.
School house lot, J. Staples, $25.00
G. W. Westgate, laying foundation, 35.00
Isaac Pierce, labor,
416.00
66
400.00
7
H. H. Gnello, painting and graining, 30.00
Furniture,
108.97
S. F. Colwill, bolts,
.50
W. H. Newcomb, blinds &c.,
11.75
Jerome Babbitt, pipe, 13.02
F. R. Washburn, sundries,
1.79
T. P. Paull, writing contract and work on lot,
15.18
G. M. Cole, work on lot,
10.00
J. T. Townsend and others, work on lot,
29.40
P. H. Fletcher, "
66 ..
62.00
Dighton Furnace Co., stove,
12.00
$1,170.61
EXPENDED BY SELECTMEN ON HIGHWAY.
T. H. Eaton, labor on highways,
$10.25
R. B. Eaton,
66
7.75
P. L. Chase, 66 66
31.75
A. W. Allen, 66
21.00
R. H. Eaton, 66 66
6.00
D. F. Strange, 66
6.12
C. E. Viall, 66
2.50
T. C. Dean, 66 .6
12.17
N. G. Townsend, 66
8.75
J. T. Townsend, 66 . .
38.00
Wm. Caswell,
66
and gravel,
22.73
Stephen Cory,
66
2.75
$169.77
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Albert Pitts,
184 hours labor,
$23.00
40 66
5.00
David Hoxie, 66 66
gravel,
.64
Henry Hathaway,
80 hours labor,
10.00
D. S. Briggs,
10
1.25
G. L. Leach,
120
66 66
15.00
Elijah Wilbur,
40
66
66
5.00
Charles Bissett,
80
66
10.00
Capt. Geo. Cummings,
6
.75
Bildad Williams,
30
66
3.75
Samuel Phillips,
36
66
1.50
8
John A. Reed, Oliver French, 66 66
81
66
10.13
20 66
2.50
gravel,
.60
Jason Cummings,
30 hours labor,
3.75
John Cameron,
60
7.50
Albert Burt,
20
66
2.50
Fred Williams,
20
66
2.50
E. H. Allen,
120
15.00
A. H. Allen,
120
66
66
15.00
70
66
66
8.75
.6 66
team,
55
6.87
E. H. Allen,
55
66
66
6.87
team,
55
66
6.87
George Cummings,
6
.75
$168.48
DISTRICT NO. 2.
T. T. Burt,
247 hours labor,
$30.87
Stephen Cory,
30
66
3.75
Geo. A. Norcutt,
35
66
66
4.37₺
Horace Macomber,
40
5.00
Enoch Macomber,
11
66
6 6
1.37}
Alvin Briggs,
90
60
66
11.25
H. A. Dean,
70
66
66
8.75
.. .. 66
40 loads gravel,
1.60
Barnard Norcutt,
8 hours labor,
1.00
James Macomber,
30
3.75
Chas. Westgate,
65
66
8.12}
Chas. Cory.
83
66
.6
10.37}
Shep. Phillips,
43
5.372
Silas Norcutt,
128
6€
16.00
Walter Phillips,
15
66
1.87号
Caleb Briggs,
10
6.
1.25
Irving Chase,
15
66
1.87克
Henry Westgate,
6
66
.75
Geo. B. Westgate,
9
66
66
1.12
Nathan Bowen,
80
10.00
Miles Dean,
40
66
66
5.00
Capt. Sam'l Norcutt,
25
66
66
3.12₺
Otis Haskell,
3
66
6.
.37호
Gravel,
.
1.60
1083×12},
$136.97
66
9
DISTRICT No. 3.
11 hours labor,
$1.38
20
66
2.50
team,
20
66
2.50
25
. 6
66
3.13
32
4.00
team,
25
06
3.13
post and poles,
2.00
116
14.50
.. .. 66
38
66
9.50
T. A. Briggs, 66
38
4.75
team,
25
66
3.13
66
stones for bridge,
1.50
S. Covel, .. ..
team,
124
1.54
J. C. Crane,
33
4.13
team,
15
66
66
1.87
W. H. S. Crane,
28
66
66
3.50
.. 66
team,
15
66
1.88
George Crane,
·10
1.25
A. Cummings, 66
18
2.25
team,
8
1.00
J. R. Elsbree,
18
66
2.25
double team,
10
66
2.50
W. B. Haskins, 66 66
double team,
30
66
7.50
Stephen Hathaway,
22}
66
2.82
66
66
team,
15
66
1.88
66
spikes,
.15
Cyrus Hathaway,
15
66
66
1.87
team,
15
1.88
Albert Hathaway,
15
60
1.88
A. E. Jones,
10
1.25
G. H. Myrick, ... 66
50
66
66
6.25
team,
20
66
2.50
F. Newhall,
372
66
4.69
team,
25
66
3.13
J. W. Thrasher, .. ..
10
6 6
1.25
team,
10
66
1.25
$122.15
2
Jethro Ashley, Adoniram Babbitt, 6.
Edward Babbitt, Isaac Babbitt, 66 ..
66
·
H. B. Babbitt,
double team,
66
3.41
274
50
66
6.25
66
66
10
DILTRICT No. 4.
Peter L. Chase,
3 days and plow,
$4.25
B. F. Chase,
gravel,
6.16
Geo. E. Boyce,
17 «
21.25
John Boyce,
5.00
Elisha Belcher,
1 4
1.25
B. G. Hathaway,
7 66
and gravel,
9.50
Abisha Pittsley,
1 "
1.25
James D. Dillingham,
1 .
1.25
J. Q. Dillingham,
8을 "
10.63
W. D. Nichols,
4 .6
11.25
Geo. L. Hammond,
4元 “
5.63
B. F. Coombs,
6 "
7 50
Benj. Luther,
3 .
3.75
Benj. Phillips,
22 "
3.13
John Grinnell,
2 4
2.50
James Maguire,
2 "
2.50
B. F. Coombs,
gravel,
2.40
John Boyce,
.32
S. W. Luther,
1 "
1.25
C. A. Davis,
2 .
2.50
John Grinnell,
1 4
1.25
$104.52
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Job D. Briggs,
20 hours at 12}c.
$2.50
Chester J. Briggs,
10
66
1.25
Joseph W. Terry,
5
66
.623
George P. Strange,
52
6.50
Ebenezer D. Briggs,
29
66
3.62₺
Henry W. Clark,
28
66
3.50
David T. Strange,
91
66
6 6
11.87호
Albert W. Strange,
20
66
66
2.50.
Albert W. Allen,
116
66
14.50
Theodore H. Eaton,
30
66
66
3 75
John F. Richmond,
55
66
6.87%
Thomas Terry,
47號
5.93
Alfred Pierce,
40
66
66
5.00
Roland B. Eaton,
10
66
66
1.25
David K. Richmond,
10
60
6 6
1.25
Appollos Webster,
120
15.00
Cyrus Haskins,
40
5.00
11
Henry D. Clark, David F. Strange, N. H. Strange,
25
3.12₺
5
.62₺
72
66
66
9.00
$103.68
DISTRICT No. 6.
Benj. H. Thrasher, 345 hours labor & team, powder, fuse, $43.12}
B. F. Cheney,
37 hours labor at 12}c.
4.62₺
F. D. Harmon,
651
66
66
8.15號
George Cole,
108
66
66
13.50
Wm. Caswell,
97
12.122
Geo. A. Harmon,
43
66
5.37층
Samuel Macomber,
110
66
66
13.75
N. G. Townsend,
155
19.37호
Joseph Staples,
56
7.00
C. Viall,
138
and gravel,
20.43
Isaac Seymore,
91
11 37元
Israel Chase,
10 and gravel,
8.45
Henry Dyer,
20
2.50
Dean P. Westgate,
35
66
4.37%
Christopher French,
35
labor & gravel, 4.15
P. H. Fletcher,
15.00
$193.31
DISTRICT No. 7.
I. N. Horton,
40 hours labor,
$5.00
Elam R. Haskins,
61
66
7.62
John Meack,
73
66
9.12
George Macomber,
108
66
66
13.50
Leander Terry,
62₺
7.80
Wm. Simms,
40
66
66
5.00
C. F. Paull,
80
66
10.00
.. .. 66 16 loads gravel, 3 cts.,
.48
Timothy Staples,
80
10.00
James Wade,
40
66
66
5.00
James H. Wade,
75 loads gravel,
2.25
Mrs. J. W. Pickens, 240
66
7.20
Joshua Padelford,
10
66
1.25
Jacob C. Haskins,
10
66
66
1.25
66
12
George L. Turcott, John F. Cushing,
10
66
66
1.25
Eli Wardell,
10
66
1.25
Julius C. Haskins,
100
66
66
12.50
John Cushing,
17
66
66
2.18
A. B. Reed,
10
66
66
1 25
Chas. White,
25
66
66
3.11
C. R Haskins,
14₺
66
66
1.81
F. S. Macomber,
11
66
1.37
John Staples,
10
66
66
1 25
Azariah H. Petty,
142
66
66
1.81
R. B. Eaton,
32
66
66
4.00
T. Eaton,
10
66
.6
1.25
John Willis,
60
6:
66
7.50
Elkanah Pierce, 66
110
66
13.75
C. E. Vial,
1.50
C. H. Wade,
162
2.06
Benj. Haskins,
30
66
66
3.75
C. Harrington,
30
66
3.75
Wm. H. Pierce,
15
66
6 6
1.87
Henry Shove,
15
66
. 6
1.87
Mrs. S. Myrick,
60
66
66
7.50
Seth F. Staples,
388%
66
48.54
66
10 loads gravel,
.30
Russell Haskins,
40
66
5.00
$225.15
10
66
1.25
75 loads gravel, 50 ..
8.01
13
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Receipts,
$7,728.32
Expended for Schools,
$1,716.61
" Notes and Interest,
803.46
66
"' Town Officers,
414.99
" State Aid,
174.00
66
" Military Aid,
244.00
66
" Support Poor out Almshouse,
5.75
66
" Miscellaneous Bills,
1,314.08
" School House in No. 6,
1,170.61
" by Selectmen on Highways,
169.77
" for Road Bills, No. 1,
168.48
No. 2,
136.97
66 66 No. 3,
122.15
104.52
66 66 66 66 No. 5,
103.68
.. 66 66
66 No. 6,
193.31
No. 7,
225.15
Balance in hands of Treasurer,
69.68
$7,728.32
NOAH H. STRANGE, Treasurer and Collector of Berkley.
The Committee to settle with the Treasurer have this day at- tended to that duty and find his charges correct and duly authen- ticated. We find in the hands of the Treasurer,
A balance of
$69.68
Notes of Robert Pettis of Providence : Due June 1st, 1881,
1,306.00
66 66 1882,
1,306.00
66 .6 66 1883,
1,306.00
66
66 1884,
1,306.00
1885,
1,306.00
Two fish notes due June 1st, 1881,
159.00
WALTER D. NICHOLS, Committee to settle with JULIUS C. HASKINS, Treasurer.
A ture copy-Attest,
N. II. STRANGE, Treasurer.
591.15
" Snow Bills,
66
66 No. 4,
REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor.
The following is the valuation of the personal property of the Town of Berkley, found at the Town Farm of said Berkley March 21, 1881, together with the condition of the paupers thereat:
1 Bay horse, $140 ; 1 old horse, 25, $165.00
5 Cows at 37 ; 3 shoats, 35, 220.00
4 Turkeys, 8 ; 50 hens, 25, 33.00
1 Calf, 12 ; 2 ton swale hay, 9, 21.00
52 Tons English hay at 21 ; 1 ton bl'k hay at 15,
130.50
4 Bushels rye, 1 ; 52 bushels corn at 70c.,
7.85
12 Bushels corn, 1; 1 thousand shingles, 3.50, 3.25
4.50
1 Monkey wrench, 75c. ; 3 scythes and snaths, 2.50,
11 Cords wood cut up at the door at 5, 55.00
17.00
120 Rails, 9 : locust poles and posts, 8,
1 Grindstone, 3 ; 6 bushels potatoes at 90c., 8.40
9.67
4 Bushels turnips at 50c. ; 1 ham, 2.67 ; 25 lbs. lard at 20c , 175 Lbs. pork at 10c. ; 10 lbs. dried apples at 7c., 18.20 10.75
1 Churn, 4 ; 45 gallons vinegar at 15c.,
8.00
1 Clothes wringer, 7 ; 2 tubs, 1,
1 Whitewash brush, 60c. ; 2 milk-pails, 1, 1.60
2 Stable pails, 50c. ; 22 milk-pans, 2, 2.50
15
1 Apple parer, 90c. ; sled and harrow, 3, 3.90
1 Iron bar and sledge, 2 ; 5 chains, 4, 6.00
3 Hoes, 1 ; 2 shovels and 1 spade, 1.75, 2.85
3 Manure forks, 75c. ; 1 old sleigh, 4,
4.75
1 Horse rake, 4 ; 1 mowing machine, 50, 2 Plows, 10 ; 5 hay folks, 1 ; 5 rakes, 1,
54.00
12.00
1 Farm wagon, 50 ; 1 express wagon, 35,
85.00
1 Tackle and fall, 1.50 ; harnesses, 18,
19.50
1 Stump hook, 1.50 ; 2 ladders and rakes, 1.50,
3.00
5 Hoes and 1 digger, 1 ; hoe and whiffletree, 1, 2.00
3 Axes, 1.50 ; 2 saws, 1.50, 3.00
1 Horse blanket, 50c. ; hay rigging, 1,
1.50
Total, 1881, $913.62
Total, 1880,
$932.16
The total valuation of 1881 is $18.54 less than the valuation of 1880.
In settling with Mr. C. T. Belcher, Agent at the Town Farm, we find that he has charged himself with sundries sold by him amounting to
$591.97
And with his salary of 200.00
Total against town, $649.82
Leaving the sum of $57.85
due him, for which sum we have given him an order upon the Town Treasurer.
$649.82
And has charged the town with sundry supplies bought by him amounting to 449.82
16
There are four paupers at the almshouse, viz :- John Hall, aged 73 years ; John Westgate, aged 55 years ; Amanda French, aged 78 years, and Esther Norcut, supposed to have arrived at the great age of 95 years.
The cost of sup orting three and one-tenth paupers, (being the average during the past year) has been
Interest on farm say,
Balance of Agent's salary,
$200.00 57.85
$257.85
This makes the cost of supporting each pauper at the almshouse $1.60 per week. They seem to have been well cared for .- Travel- ers or tramps have been fed and lodged at the almshouse during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER D. NICHOLS, 5 Selectmen HERBERT A. DEAN, of
ALBERT W. ALLEN, Berkley.
Berkley, April 1, 1881.
LIST OF TAXES FOR 1880.
Stephen B. Allen's Estate,
$34 03
Amos H. Allen,
2 00
Edwin H. Allen,
2 00
Davis Allen,
29 46
Albert W. Allen,
2 00
Jethro Ashley,
16 60
Martin Alden,
23 08
Augustus Adams,
2 00
Benj. F. Anthony,
12 79
Polly & Rachel Burt,
1 00
Abner Burt Estate,
3 15
Gardner D. Bosworth,
2 00
Holder Brightman,
2 16
Thomas Burt Estate,
17 33
Caroline Burt widow,
6 30
Silas Braley,
2 00
Stephen A. Burt, Alexander E. Burt,
2 53
Daniel S. Briggs,
19 75
Caleb S. Briggs,
9 10
Andrew Briggs,
3 32
Charles Bissett,
26 16
Maria Bissett Estate,
6 04
Wm. Babbitt and others,
8 40
Wm. Babbitt,
33 77
Wm. Boyce,
11 19
Edward Babbitt,
13 45
Simeon Briggs Estate,
15 49
Simeon Briggs Jr.,
2 53
Herbert F. Briggs,
2 00
Thomas A. Briggs,
22 49
John D. Babbitt,
16 45
Adoniram Babbitt,
3 05
Rollin H. Babbitt,
18 55
Enoch B. Babbitt,
29 57
3
13 82
18
Horace B. Babbitt,
2 00
Isaac Babbitt,
30 41
Gideon H. Babbitt,
2 00
Albert F. Bassett,
20 17
Levi L. Bowker,
3 74
John Boyce,
26 61
George E. Boyce,
26 27
Elisha Belcher,
6 99
Calvin Belcher,
5 31
Wm. H. Belcher,
2 00
Leonard T. Belcher,
2 00
Ebenezer D. Briggs,
10 67
Job D. Briggs,
2 00
Chester J. Briggs,
2 00
Sarah Burt,
80
Joseph Burt Estate,
4 73
Weltha C Boyce,
2 63
Thomas T. Burt,
5 68
Nancy Burt,
17 33
Alvin Briggs,
21 33
N. G. T. Bowen,
24 74
George H. Bowers,
24 68
Alfred Boardman,
24 69
Arthur Bennett,
2 00
Richard Burn,
2 00
Thomas Chaffee,
2 00
John C. Crane,
25 37
Wm. H. S. Crane,
17 51
Samuel Covel,
17 49
George Crane,
2 00
Sarah Crane,
9 19
Adoniram Cummings,
11 20
Benj. F. Coombs,
30 62
Margaret Crane,
23 88
John Cameron,
3 05
Abiel B. Crane,
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