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JAMES DARIUS DILLINGHAM, CALVIN T. CRANE, ROLLIN H. BABBITT.
Berkley, Feb. 11, 1891.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ARTICLES IN THE WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 9TH, 1891.
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To hear the report of any Town Officers or Committees.
3. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year, in- cluding one School Committee for two years and one for three years, and such other additional School Committees as it may be thought best.
4. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year and determine in what way and low it shall be appropriated.
5. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges the ensuing year.
6. To vote the pay of the Treasurer and Collector for his service the ensuing year.
7. To take action on the Juror List reported by the Selectmen.
S. To see if the Town will vote any money to be expended on Memorial Day.
9. To see what action the Town will take concerning building a road from Stephen Hathaway's corner to the land of John O. Babbitt, agreeable to petition of said Babbitt and ten others.
10. To see if the Town will reconsider its acceptance of Sections 74, 75, 76 and 77 of Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes, agreeable to the petition of J. W. Thrasher and thirteen others.
11. To see if the Town will vote the funds for a new out-building in District No. 4, and appoint a Building Committee therefor.
12. To see what action the Town will take as to the partition fence between the Myrick School premises and the property of Clothier Haskins.
13. To see if the Town will accept the provision of Chapter 431 of the Acts of 1888, relating to the employment of a Superin- tendent of Schools and appropriate money therefor.
14. To bring in their votes, Yes or No, in answer to the question, " Shall Licenses be granted in this Town for the sale of In- toxicating Liquors."
15. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money in anticipation of the taxes for the present year.
16. To see if the Town will vote the money and authorize the repairs of the buildings at the Town Farm.
17. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Treasure
FOR THE YEAR, FROM FEB. 15;
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, Feb. 15, 1890, $1,702
Covel Case, 81 5
C. T. Crane, 1 00
Children attending Myricks School,
27 75
Use of Town Hall, May, 1889, 66 " Nov. 1890,
2 00
National Bank Tax 1889, 96 60
Town of Dighton for B. & Dighton Bridge,
14 51
Oyster Note,
1,525 00
Two Fish Notes,
100 00
Hired from Machinist National Bank,
800 00
C. E. Phillips for Sally Cummings, 12 00
D. B. Gurney, 18 00
Corporation Tax for 1890, 325 83
National Bank Tax, 848 06
State Aid, Chap. 279, Acts, 1889, 97 00
66 66 301, 66 66
190 50
Fines from District Court, 10 00
Dog Fund for 1890, 107 34
State School Fund 1890,
309 63
State, County and Town Tax 1890,
3,801 18
Uncollected Taxes of 1889, 103 57
Abbie Hinds, attending Myricks School, 5 75
Town of Dighton, balance due on Repairs of Berkley and Dighton Bridge, 21 35 - $10,203 39
2 00
$ 36 66 mn Feb 15
5 50
n Feb. 15 to
9 50
: days, 1889, 6 75
.nmittee from Oct. : 390, 15 50
„sor 2 days, 1890, 5 00
ditor for 1889, 9 40
Le, copying and serving war-
I 50
wnsend, Assessor, 8 days, 1890, 17 50
ach, Assessor, 16 days, 1890, 40 00
each, Stationery and Postage, 1 00
C. Haskins, Assessor, May I to
Sept. 1, 1890, 12 00
. Paull, Selectman from Feb. 15 to March 10, 1890, 6 90
H. Strange, Assessor, 13 days, 1890, 32 50
H. Strange, Collector and Treasurer, 1890, 100 00
. H. Seekell, Constable, serving dog war- rants 1890, 5 00
H. A. Dean, Assessor, 6 days, 1890, 9 00
R. H. Babbitt. School Committee, 1890, 20 25
Hercules Dean, Town Clerk and Selectman from March to October, 1890, 25 00
C. T. Crane, School Committee from March 13, 1890 to Jan. 31, 1891, 29 25
H. A. Dean, Selectman from March 18, 1890 to Feb. 14, 1891, 29 75
P. C. Porter, Auditor, from Nov. 1890 to Feb. 1891, 6 00
Wm. Babbitt, Auditor, 1890, 8 months, 8 00
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ANNUAL REPORT. 7
Thomas Seekell, boarding windows School House No. 6, 75
J. T. Horton, tending draw from Oct. I to Jan. 1, 1891, 18 00
J. A. McDonald, repairing road scraper, 2 55
C. H. Buffiington, Printing List of Voters, 7 75
N. G. Case, material and labor, 7 38
N. H. Strange, making Census Statistics, 10 years back, 2 00
N. H. Strange, Collector's book, I OO
City of Taunton, 1-2 cost boundary stones, and carting same ; bounds between Taunton and Berkley, 24 00
Staples Coal Co., 500 lbs. coal, Town Hall, I 5º
Alfred Hodges, City Marshal, Taunton, 25
One-third expense setting boundary stones between Freetown, Lakeville and Berkley, paid to Freetown, I 67
C. T. Crane, ballot clerk, State Election, 1890, I 50
Charles Corey, Deputy Sheriff on account of James Gellespie, 6 .70
Charles Corey, Deputy Sheriff, 6 10
C. T. Crane, money paid out, 7 39
Wm. Babbitt, 66 6 17
Arthur Cushman, music for Memroial Day, '90, 2 75 R. H. Babbitt, flags for Memorial Day, 1890, 1 00 Sinkage on Taxes, 1889-90, 3º 43
Discount on Taxes, 1890, 364 61
$2,874 97
BERKLEY AND DIGHTON BRIDGE.
T. T. Burt, 1-2 day labor on bridge, I 50
G. E. Boyce, 1-2 day labor on bridge, I 50
C. P. French, 1-2 day labor on bridge, I 50
Charles O. Trasher, labor, 163 1-2 hours, at
17 I-2, 28 61
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Charles O. Thrasher, use of boat on bridge, 4 00 Willard H. Hathaway, labor, 165 hours at
17 I-2 28 87
Williard H. Hathaway, horse drawing lum- ber and going to Taunton, 3 50
T. T. Burt, labor on bridge, 3 00
G. E. Boyce, labor on bridge, 3 00
C. O. Thrasher, labor on bridge, 87 I-2 hours at 17 I .- 2, I5 31
C. O. Thrasher, labor on bridge, I 40
C. O. Thrasher, use of boat, 20 days at 25, 5 00
Willard H. Hathaway, labor, 67 1-2 hours at 17 I-2, II 81
C. T. Crane, labor on bridge, 10 hours, 2 00
T. A. Briggs, labor on bridge, ro hours, 3 00
Henry Hathaway, labor on bridge, 577 hours at 30, 173 10
Henry Hathaway, labor on bridge, 7 50
Henry Hathaway; material and car fare for bridge, 84 20
G. H. Babbitt, labor on bridge, 3 50
W. H. S. Crane, labor and material for bridge, 18 81
Peter L. Chase, services as agent on bridge, 27 15
Charles H. Dean, band for bridge, 20 00
$448 26
REPORT OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
As our fiscal year is nearly to a close, we present you with the annual report in regard to the expenditures during the past year :
Amount expended on Highways and Bridges, with the exception of Berkley and Dighton Bridge, $1,423 19
Expended Section No. I,
466 16
66 66 66 2, 475 37
66 66 66
3, 481 66
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Repairs on Road Scraper, 13 75
Expended on B. and D. Bridge, 1,423 º3
Amount paid by Dighton, 66 Berkley,
974 77
448 26
Leaving balance due from Dighton of 21 35
We find thirty-three (33) corners in town with guide boards in good repair. We also find nine (9) corners without guide boards.
On the 29th of March, 1890, J. T. Horton was employed as draw tender at a salary of $240 per year, the same as last year.
GEO. E. BOYCE, Road Com. THOMAS T. BURT, of C. P. FRENCH, Berkley.
STATE AID.
M. M. Wellman,
12 mos. at $4.00,
$48 00
Angeline Williams,
66
4.00,
48 00
Mary E. Smith,
66 66 4.00, 48 00
Reuben Chace,
66
66
4.00, 48 00
John A. Read,
3
1.50, 4 50
$196 50
MILITARY AID.
John A. Read,
9 mos. at $6.00,
$54 00
Benj. F. Dean,
12
66 6.00,
72 00
Samuel W. Phillips, II 10.00, 66
110 00
Charles F. Staples,
2
66
8.00,
10 mos. at $10.00,
116 00
John Boyce,
I mos. at 6.00, 6 00
-
$358 00
POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Sally Cummings, from Dec. 29, 1889, to Feb. 22, 1890, 7 5-7 weeks, at $1, $7 71
Sarah Rounds, board of Sally Cummings, 6 weeks, at $ 1, 6 00
66
10
ANNUAL REPORT.
Sarah Rounds, board of Sally Cummings,
2 weeks at $1 50,
Coal,
3 00 50
Nancy Nichols, board of Sally Cummings from April 21 to June 30, 10 weeks, at $1, 10 00
Mrs. Nichols, board of Sally Cummings from July I to Oct. 14, 15 00
Paid Sally Cummings month of November, IO 85
Mrs. Nichols, board of Sally Cummings, 16 00 Paid Sally Cummings, month of December, 10 00
Paid Sally Cummings from Dec. 28, 1890, 1 to Feb. 1, 1891, II OO
T. M. Wilbur, board of Darius Sanford from Jan. 20 to April 17, 1890, II weeks, at $1, II OO
Louis Greene, board of Darius Sanford from April 17 to May 14, 5 00
60 00
A. L. Hathaway, care of D. Sanford 30 days, Willard Hathaway, digging D. Sanford's grave, 3 00
H. T. Washburn, funeral expenses of D. Sanford, 27 5°
Rebecca Terry, washing for D. Sanford, I 50
Dr. H. H. Sproat, 12 visits to D. Sanford, 18 00
Dr. H. H. Sproat,attendance on Hiram At- wood, 75
David H. Richmond, care of Samuel W. Phillips from March 4 to March 18, 1890, 4 00
E. L. Smith, care of S. W. Phillips, 17 days at $1 50, 25 50
John A. Reed, I cord of wood for S. W. Phillips, 3 75
Walter N. Dunbar, I pair of slippers for S. W. Phillips, 75
Colby Clothing House, clothing for S. W. Phillips, 10 27
11
ANNUAL REPORT.
J. D. Angel, care of S. W. Phillips, I day and I night, 2 00
Amasa Bowen, care of S. W. Phillips, 9 days and 9 nights, 17 00
Staples Coal Co., coal for S. W. Phillips,
6 25
Lucinda B. Briggs, board of Abbie Cum- mings from July 29 to Dec. 30, 1889, 22 weeks at 50c., II OO
L. B. Briggs, board of Abbie J. Cummings from Dec. 30 to Aug. 13, 1890, 32 weeks at 50c., 16 00
Children's Hospital, board of Lena D. Terry from Dec. 9, 1889 to March 10, 1890, at $4 per week, 52 00
Children's Hospital, board of Lena Terry from March 10 to June 2, 1890, at $4 per week, 48 00
Back-brace and crutches, 16 00
Taunton Hospital, for Fred French, board and clothing from Jan. 1, 1890 to Jan. 1, 1891, 169 46
Staples Coal Co., coal for Mrs. Wellman, 37 75
E. L. Strange for C. F. Staples, board, clothing and medicine, 26 50
Sarah Macomber, paid $1 per week from April 23, 1890, to Jan. 21, 1891, 39 00
Town of Norton, for Charles Norcutt's family, 38 00
Clinton Sproat, ointment for Hathaway children, 2 25
N. G. T. Bowen, board for Francis Briggs, from May 10 to July 2, 1890, II 25
Paid to Simmons family from Jan. 15, 1890, to May 15, 1890, 40 00
C. T. Crane, Fuller's Earth for John West. gate, 50
$794 04
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12
ANNUAL REPORT.
EXPENDED FOR SCHOOLS.
G. H. Babbitt, 1-2 cord hard wood, Dist. No. 4, $1 88
Roy Wellman, building fires, School House No. I, winter term, 1889-90, 3 75
TEACHERS WINTER TERM-1889-90
Julia R. Burt, No. 1, 15 weeks at $8, 120 00
Mary O'Connell, No. 3, 15 weeks at $7, 105 00
Annie Bowers, No. 4, 15 weeks at $7, 105 00
Lizzie A. Cook, No. 5, 15 weeks at $6, 90 00
Sarah Crane, No. 6, 15 weeks at $7.50, 112 50
Mary Waitt, No. 7, 15 weeks at $8, 120 00
C. O. Abell, No. 2, 15 weeks at $8,
120 00
Hercules Dean, 1-2 cord fine wood, No. 2, I 75
Dora Thrasher, building fires, No. 6, Win- ter term, 1889, 8 weeks, 2 00
B. F. Dean, sawing and splitting 13 feet of wood, 2 44
Charles D. Babbitt, building fires, No. 3, winter term, 1889-90, 3 75
Albert W. Strange, building fires, No. 5, winter term, 1889-90, 5 00
Telegram to Miss Ella Huntingdon, Bay- field, I7 I
J. Q. Dillingham, 4 1-2 feet of wood, No. 4, 2 00
Willie A. Burt, sawing 5 feet of wood,No. 6, 63 Ralph Anthony, care School House, build- ing fires No. 7, 1889-90, 5 25
Glenwood Furnishing Co, 6 chairs, 6 15
Samuel Fiske, labels and cards, 4 25
N. H. Strange, I cord hard wood, No. 2, 1889-90, 3 75
Enoch Boyce, sawing 1-2 cord wood, No. 4, 73
Calvin Belcher, utensils, School No. 4, 65
Chester Grinnell, cutting and splitting 3 cords of wood at $1.50, 4 50
13
ANNUAL REPORT.
Chester Grinnell, building fires No. 4, 19 weeks, 4 75
TEACHERS, SPRING TERM, 1890.
Julia R. Burt, No. 1, 10 weeks at $8, $80 00
Mary Waitt, No. 2, 10 weeks at $8, 80 00
Mary O'Connell, No. 3, 10 weeks at $7 50,. 75 00
Mattie Coffin, No. 4, 8 weeks at $7, 56 00
Lizzie A. Cook, No. 5, 10 weeks at $6, 60 00
Sarah Crane, No. 6, 4 weeks at $7 50,
30 co
Alton Reed, No. 6, 6 weeks at $7,
42 00
Ella Hungtingdon, No. 7, 10 weeks at $8 50, 85 00
Hercules Dean, 6 feet of pine wood to No. 6, 2 63
Ralph Anthony, care of school house and building fires, No. 7, 3 50
Ralph Anthony, five ventilators, 1 00
Roy Wellman, building fires 8 weeks, No. 1, 2 00
E. G. Strange, building fires 8 weeks, No. 5, 2 00
Willie Wardell, building fires 10 weeks, No. 6, 2 50
Irving B. Anderson, building fires 8 weeks, No. 4,
2 00
R. H. Babbitt, I broom, No. 3, 25
Giles L. Leach, 1-2 cord wood to No. 3,
2 00
Giles L. Leach, 2 cord wood to No. 2, 8 00
S. E. Fiske, 200 blanks, instructions to teachers,
3 50
G. H. Babbitt, 2 cords wood to No. 5, 6 50
J. F. Richmond, 2 cords wood to No. I, 6 70
Hercules Dean, 4 cords wood to Nos. 2, 3 and 4, 15 00
Willie A. Burt, sawing and spliting 6 feet wood,
1 50
Paull Bros., 5 cords wood to Nos. 6 and 7, 18 25
14
ANNUAL REPORT.
B. F. Dean, sawing and spliting 3 cords wood to No. 3, 4 50
B. F. Dean, sawing and spliting 2 1-2 cords wood to No. 2, 3 75
Paull Bros., 5 feet wood, 2 17
Benj. A. White, sawing and splitting 2 cords wood, 3 00
N. G. Townsend, I cord pine wood (1-2 each) Nos. I and 5, 3 46
W. W. Davis, sawing and housing 3 1-2 cords wood, 4 00
C. D. Babbitt, building fires in No. 3, 8 weeks, 2 00
C. D. Babbitt, cutting 1-2 cord wood, 75
Willie Burt, sawing and housing 3 I-2 cords wood to No. 1, 4 00
TEACHERS, FALL TERM, 1890.
Julia R. Burt, No. 1, 12 weeks at $8, $96 00
Alida B. Goucher, No. 2, 12 weeks at $7 50, 90 00
Lute M. Hanscomb, No. 3, 12 weeks at $7 50, 90 00
M. T. Virgin, No. 4, 13 weeks at $8, 104 00
Lizzie A. Cook, No. 5, 12 weeks, at $6, 72 00
Alton Reed, No. 6, 12 weeks, at $7, 84 00
Nellie M. Fewks, No. 7, 12 weeks, at $8 50, 102 00
Cliffie Macomber, building fires, No. 2, 22 weeks, 5 50
Willie H. Wardwell, building fires, No. 6, 8 weeks, 2 00
Zebedee Terry, sawing and splitting 2 I-2 cords wood, No. 5, 3 75
Percy Haskins, building fires, No. 7, 8 weeks, 2 00
Percy Haskins, sweeping school room, No. 7, 12 weeks, I 20
15
ANNUAL REPORT.
Thomas Seekell, cleaning stove pipe to No. 6, 50
Roy Wellman, building fires, No. 1, 3 weeks, 75
C. H. Buffington, school cards,
5 85
I. B. Briggs, stove pipe for No. 7, 10 37
Enoch B. Boyce, sawing and splitting 2 1-2 cords wood, 3 75
Paull Bros., 4 feet 8 inches wood, No. 7, 2 05
C. T. Crane, 2 feet pine wood, No. 2, I 00
Roy Wellman, building fires at No. 1, win- ter term, 1890-91, 2 75
C. D. Babbitt, building fires at No. 3, win- ter term, 1890-91, 2 75
Julia R. Burt, teacher, No. I, winter term, 1890-91, II weeks, at $8, 88 00
Nellie Kinsman, winter term, 1890-91, No.
2, 10 weeks, $7 50, 75 00
Alida Goucher, winter term, 1890-91, No. 2, I week, $8, 8 00
Lute M. Hanscom, winter term, 1890-91, No. 3, II weeks, $7 50, 82 50
M. T. Virgin, winter term, 1890-91, No. 4, II weeks, $8 50,
93 50
Lizzie A. Cook, winter term, 1890-91, No. 5, II weeks, $6, 66 00
Alton E. Reed,;winter term, 1890-91, No. 6, II weeks, $7, 77 00
Nellie M. Fewkes, winter term, 1890-91,
No. 7, 11 weeks, $8 50, 93 5°
$2,705 58
EXPENDED FOR BOOKS.
George King & Merrill,
$16 05
Harper Bros., 19 68
A. C. Stockin,
5 40
Boston School Supply, 19 20
Lee & Shepard, 18 00
16
ANNUAL REPORT.
H. A. Dickerman, books and supplies, 16 81
Lee & Shepard, I 75
J. B. Lippencott, 5 30
Wm. Ware & Co., 3 50
Boston School Supply,
3 00
66 66
6 25
H. A. Dickerman, 8 15
$123 09
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES, EXCEPT BERKLEY AND DIGHTON BRIDGE.
Arthur J. Bennett, labor and gravel in 1889,
$1 77
T. T. Burt, labor 787 1-2 hours at 15℃ $118 12
gravel, 20 loads at 3C. 60
66 25 lbs. spikes at 5c. I 25
Alfred Boardman, labor, 118 hours at 15C.
17 70
66
gravel, 181 loads at 3C. 5 43
Caleb Briggs,
labor, 83 hours at 15C. 12 45
66
6.
17 25
Wm. Boyce, 66
75
II 25
Selden Bowen, 80 66 66
12 00
N. G. T. Bowen, 66
93
66
14 70
Charles Corey, 66 67
66
10 05
Stephen Corey, 66
15
66
66
2 25
Erven Chace, gravel, 163 loads at 3C.
4 89
Wm. Clark, labor, 80 1-2 hours at 15C.
12 07
H. A. Dean, “ 30
4 50
26 Chestnut posts at 12C.
3 12
66 14 66 20C. 2 80
Miles Dean, labor, 105 hours at 15C.
15 75
Timothy E. French, 35 66
5 25
Isaac E. French, 60 66
9 00
James Gillespie, I5 66 66
2 25
James Macomber, 20 66
66
3 00
gravel, 36 loads. at 3C, I 08
Horace Macomber, labor 20 hours at I5C. 3 00
Alvin Briggs, II5
66
66
17
ANNUAL REPORT.
Horace Macomber, gravel, 5 loads at
3C. I5
George A. Norcutt, labor, 86 hours at
I5C.
12 90
Samuel C. Norcutt,
66 IO2 66
66
15 30
Shepard Phillips, 66 2 I-2
37
George Westgate, 66
IO
66
66
I 50
Henry Westgate, 66 50
66
66
6 00
A. H. Allen, 66
2
66 66
30
Sumner Briggs, 66
3 00
Job D. Briggs,
66
67 66
66
10 05
Stephen A. Burt,
66
66 66
7 50
Charles W. Cook,
66
90
66
66
13 50
Joseph Cummings, labor, 99 hours at 15C.
14 85
Hercules Dean,
Gravel, 78 loads at 3C. 2 34
Charles French,
labor, 28 hours at 15c. 66 66
4 20
Henry Hathaway, IO
I 50
G. A Hammond,
66
35
66
66
5 25
Giles L. Leach, 66
81 66
66
12 15
John A. Read, 66
20 66
66
3 00
George B. Westgate, “ 80 66 66
12 00
Samuel C. Norcutt, gravel, 30 loads at
3C. 90
James Clark,
labor, 47 hours at 15C.
7 05
Edwin H. Allen,
66 60 66 6.
9 00
Edwin Smith,
66
43 I-2
66
6 52
Chester Briggs,
66
31 1-2
66
4 72
Vernon L. Dean, 66
I6 66
66
2 40 60
Frederic Macomber,
37 I-2
5 62
Frederic Williams, 66
39 I-2
5 92
Amasa Bowen, 51
7 65
Expended by T. T. Burt, Sec. No. 1,
George E. Boyce, gravel, 184 loads at
3c. 5 52
Martin Alden, 66
I39 66
66
4 17
C. D. Babbitt, 66
90 66
66
2 70
George H. Bowers, 66
50 66 66
I 50
George E. Boyce,
labor,
135 77
Enoch Boyce,
66
13 50
Jethro Ashley,
66
18 80
66 66
Maria Macomber, 66
4
66
66
66
66 66
$466 00
66
20 66 66
50
18
ANNUAL REPORT.
Peter L. Chase, 66
55 60
Charles E. Chase,
66
22 95
Thomas H. Chase, 66
I 50
George E. Boyce, Jr.,
7 50
Calvin Belcher, 66
21 50
W. H. S. Crane,
66
5 90
Edwin Belcher, 66
3 00
D. Benj. Phillips,
7 20
Stephen Hathaway,
66
6 25
Gideon Myrick,
3 00
C. O. Thrasher, 66
12 00
Moses Bergeron, 66
9 00
Irving Anderson,
66
3 00
S. M. Nichols,
66
I 50
John Grinnell, 66
18 00
Wm. H. Belcher,
66
3 75
Cyrus Hathaway,
66
8 25
J. W. Thrasher,
8 00
Walter Strange, 66
4 20
Alfred Pierce, 6
3 00
Adelbert Briggs,
66
3 00
Albert Strange, 66
8 25
James Westgate, 66
3 75
T. T. Burt,
66
9 00
J. F. Richmond,
66
4 20
George Eddy, 66
3 00
D. K. Richmond,
I 50
Hiram B. Chase,
66
2 03
Elisha Belcher,
66
6 00
John Q. Dillingham, 66
II 83
James D. Dillingham, 66
17 25
Fred Bergeron, 66
2 00
Wm. Brunswick, 66
4 50
John Boyce, 66
4 50
Frederick Williams,
I 50
Frederick Macomber, 66
3 00
,
Expended by George E. Boyce, Sec. No. 2,
$472 37
19
ANNUAL REPORT.
C. P. French, labor
113 79
Eli H. Wardell, “
23 85
C. P. French, labor, horse
7 20
B. Emery Townsend, labor
21 90
Wm. Caswell, 66
9 90
N. G. Townsend,
18 90
Franklin Phillips, 66
3 15
66 gravel, 82 loads at 3c.
2 46
Charles F. Phillips, labor
5 25
Elam Staples,
66
8 10
Edmund C. Phillips, 66
3.00
Wm. Smith, 66
6 00
Wm. Cole,
5 10
Arthur White,
66
75
Israel Chace, 66
5 85
John A.Crowningshield“
6 00
George A. Harmon, 66
6 75
Isaac Ellis, 66
3 00
Edward Macomber, gravel, 96 loads at 3c.
2 88
Joseph Staples, gravel, 199 loads at 3c.
5 97
George W. Macomber, labor
26 60
Malachi, Haskins, 66
14 40
Elam R. Haskins,
22 20
Jason Pittsley
66
6 60
Charles S. White,
66
8 25
John Meack, 66
14 IO
Charles M. Wade,
12 45
John Cushing, 66
8 00
Julius C. Haskins,
66
20 25
George S. Clark,
6 00
Elkanah Pierce, gravel, 82 loads at 3c.
2 46
James Hart, 66 66 66
29
87
Staples Bros., labor
8 00
Leander Terry, “ 6 00
John H. Thrasher, labor
14 40
John H. Crowningshield, labor
12 30
Reuben Chase,
7 65
66 .
20
ANNUAL REPORT.
Thomas H. Seekell,
5 77
Dean P. Westgate, 66
I 80
B. H. Thrasher, 66
I 86
Isaac Seymour, 66
7 50
Louis P. Fletcher, 66
3 00
66 gravel, 31 loads at 3c. 93
John T. Haskins, labor
3 00
Charles F. Paull,
7 50
Expended by C. P. French, Sec. No. 3
$481 69
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Receipts,
$10,203. 39
Town Officers,
$525 2I
Miscellaneous Bills,
2,874 97
Berkley and Dighton Bridge,
448 26
State Aid,
196 50
Military Aid,
358 00
Poor out of Almshouse,
794 04
Schools,
2,705 58
Books,
123 Q9
Highways and Bridges, except Berkley and
Dighton bridge, 1,421 83
Cash in Treasury, 653 94
Uncollected Taxes of 1890, IOI 97
-
$10,203 39
The undersigned being appointed and duly sworn as auditor of the Town of Berkley for the current year, submits the following Report :
The Treasurer has exhibited vouchers in the form of orders or receipts, for all money expended by him. He has given the Town credit for cash from all sources, $10,203 39
He has charged the Town with money paid out the current year, $9,447.48 653 94
Cash on hand in Treasury,
Uncollected Taxes,
IOI 97
$10,203 39
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The Treasurer has also in his hands five Oyster Notes, payable yearly of $1,525 each, amounting to 7,625 00
And two Fish Notes of $50, and $53 respec tively, amounting to 103 00
Berkley, Feb. 16, 1891.
PHILLIP C. PORTER, Auditor, Town of Berkley.
A true Copy-Attest.
NOAH H. STRANGE, Treasurer,
TABLE OF AGGREGATES ON PROPERTY ASSESSED.
Number of persons assessed in Town of
Berkley, May 1, 1890, 473
Number of Polls assessed May 1, 1890 244
Tax on each Poll, $2.00 Value of Personal Estate assessed May 1, 1890 $58,732 00 308,355 00
Value of Real Estate assessed May 1, 1890 Rate of tax per thousand, $9.00
Number of Horses assessed May 1, 1890
236
Cows 66 66 373
Sheep 66 66 66 66
48
66 Neat cattle other than cows assessed May 1, 1890 II2
Number of Swine assessed May 1, 1890 65
66
Dwelling-houses assessed May 1, 1890 238
Number of Acres of Land assessed May 1, 1890 9,789
List of Taxes.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 16TH, 1891.
Poll.
Personal.
Real.
Total.
Stephen B. Allen, Est.,
2 12
25 75
23 18
Amos H. Allen,
2
2 00
Edwin H. Allen,
2
2 00
Albert W. Allen,
2
2 88
16 52
21 40
Jethro Ashley,
2
86
10 04
12 90
Martin Alden,
2
I
I3
9 40
I2
54
Agustus Adams,
2
2 00
James C. Angell,
2
2 00
Benjamin Anthony,
2
27
8 37
IO 64
Orrin H. Atwood,
2
54
9 45
II 99
Thomas Burts's Heirs,
II
70
II 70
Caroline Burt, Widow,
I
58
I 58
Stephen A. Burt,
2
65
8
37
II 02
Daniel S. Briggs,
2
I 13
13 55
16 68
Andrew J. Briggs,
2
I
26
3 26
Charles Bissett's Heirs,
I 62
13 28
14 90
Caleb D. Babbitt,
2
. I 49
15 48
18 97
Edward A. Barlow,
2
2 00
William Babbitt,
2
I 35
21 06
24 41
William Babbitt and others,
[ 80
I 80
William Babbitt, Guardian,
3 38
3 38
Caleb S. C. Briggs,
2
I 58
I2 60
16 18
William Boyce,
2
45
7 II
9 56
Simeon Briggs,
2
4 41
12 96
19 37
Thomas A. Briggs,
2
2 61
9 63
14 24
John D. Babbitt's Heirs,
IO 94
IO 94
Adoniram Babbitt,
59
59
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Rollin H. Babbitt,
2
I 22
II 66
14 88
Enoch B. Babbitt,
2
2 48
18 45
22 93
Isaac Babbitt,
2
99
2 99
Gideon A. Babbitt,
2
3 5I
17 60
23 II
Angeline Bassett,
I
I7
II 07
12 24
John Boyce,
2
2 03
4 03
Mary M. Boyce,
15 98
15 98
Elisha Belcher.
2
4 28
6 28
George E. Boyce,
2
1 08
15 30
18 38
Calvin Belcher,
2
90
2 61
5 55
William H. Belcher,
2
2 00
Lucy A. Briggs,
72
72
Job D. Briggs,
2
27
2 27
Clinton L. Briggs,
2
2 00
Sarah Burt,
27
I
26
I 56
Thomas T. Burt,
2
70
4 70
Nancy Burt,
II 93
II 93
Amasa W. Bowen, ,
2
2 00
Nathan G. T. Bowen,
2
I
35
14 67
18 02
Alvin Briggs,
I
I3
12
33
13 46
George H. Bowers,
2
53
15 53
19 06
Gregoire Bergeron,
2
I 58
3 58
Moses Bergeron,
2
2 00
Alfred Boardman,
4
4 32
19 71
28 03
Nelson E. Blynn,
2
2 48
9 09
13 57
A. L. Bliss,
3 5I
20 75
24 26
Seldon Bowen,
2
2 00
Arthur J. Bennett,
2
1 40
8 64
12 04
John O. Babbitt,
2
5 09
7 09
Edwin N. Blynn,
2
I 62
3 62
Albert F. Bassett,
2
2 00
Chester J. Briggs,
2
2 00
Herbert S. Briggs,
2
2 00
John C. Crane,
2
59
13 55
14 14
William H. S. Crane,
95
9 68
12 63
Sarah Crane's heirs,
7 61
7 61
Benjamin F. Coombs,
2
2
30
19 35
23 65
Margaret Crane,
2 2I
13 64
15 85
John Cameron,
2
2 00
Emma T. Crane,
9 95
9 95
George Cummings,
2
20
8 96
14 16
Joseph T. Cummings,
2
04
6 48
9 52
Jason Cummings,
22
7 78
8 00
Brazilia Crane's heirs,
5 99
5 99
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Nathan G. Case,
2
I 62
9 23
I2 85
Nathan G. Case, jr.,
·
2
I I3
3 13
Allen A. Case,
2
I 35
3 35
Charles Corey,
2
4 68
I2 60
19 28
Stephen Corey,
2
7 20
I
58
10 78
Thomas H. Chase,
2
I
26
3 26
Thomas G. Case,
2
2 00
Irvin H. Chase,
2
6 53
16 79
25 32
George W. Cummings,
2
2 00
Andrew H. Covel,
2
80
3 80
Charles E. Clark's heirs,
I 58
20
39
21 97
Charles E. Clark
2
7 II
9 II
James F. Clark,
2
2 00
Benjamin Crane's heirs,
1 08
I 08
Peter L. Chase,
2
I 80
25 65
29 45
Charles E. Chase,
2
2 00
Patrick T. Clark,
2
2 00
William Caswell,
2
I
35.
15 56
19 OI
Israel Chase,
54
6 08
6 62
Miriam Chase's heirs,
2 57
2 57
George W. Caswell,
2
2 00
Benjamin Caswell,
2
I I3
3 13
Samuel H. Cudworth,
63
7 07
7 70
Calvin T. Crane,
2
9 68
15 98
27 66
John Cushing,
18 00
90
18 90
Miss E. R. Clark,
3 38
3 38
George S. Clark,
2
63
8 06
10 69
John A. Crowningshield,
2
45
4 37
6 82
George W. Crane,
2
2 00
Albert B. Cummings,
2
18
2 18
Charles W. Cook,
2
2 30
33 98
38 28
Charles A. Cook,
2
2 00
Arthur Cushman,
2
2 00
Mary Cummings,
4 28
4 28
Miles S. Dean,
2
I 62
17 IO
20 72
Vernon L. Dean,
2
2 00
Clarence W. Dean,
2
2 00
Albert E. Dean,
2
1 58
3 58
Ebenezer Dean's heirs,
18 99
18 99
Thomas C. Dean's heirs,
18 54
18 54
Thomas F. Dean,
2
I
80
16 83
20 63
Charles A. Davis,
2
I 13
8 10
II 23
Hercules Dean,
2
I 7I
18 63
22 34
.
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
Charles B. Davis,
2
2 00
W. W. Davis,
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