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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 February 15, 1894.
TAUNTON, MASS .: PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON. 1894.
Annual Reports
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
Valuation and Tax List
For the Year Ending February 15, 1894.
TAUNTON, MASS .: PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF J. S. SAMPSON. 1894.
Treasurer's Report.
FOR THE YEAR, FROM FEB. 15, 1893, TO FEB. 15, 1894.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, Feb. 15, 1893,
$625.87
D. B. Gurney, 6 checks for Sally Cummings,
36.00
Corporation Tax,
370.58
National Bank Tax,
629.17
Burial of Henry Staples,
8.00
Wm. G. Simms, use of Myricks Hall,
18.00
Use of Town Hall,
26.00
Town of Swansea,
11.35
Oyster Note,
1,525.00
2 Fish Notes,
158.00
Hired, Machinist National Bank,
1,000.00
Fall River for Angeline Eddy,
21.25
Fines from Ist Dist. Court of Bristol,
10.00
Fines from 1st District Court of Bristol,
In case of J. O. Babbitt,
5.00
Military Aid Chap. 279,
63.13
State 66 361,
318.00
Burial of Indigent Soldiers,
17.50
l'stove and pipe,
.75
Income Mass. School Fund, 66 Dog Fund,
122.48
J. S. Reid, tuition of pupils at No. 2,
6.25
Uncollected taxes of 1892,
155.45
Am't assessed State, County and Town tax, 5,180.62
-
$10,796.46
*
478.06
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ANNUAL REPORT.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mary L. Corey School Com. from Feb. 17, ·
1892 to Feb. 9, 1893 $21.50
Mary L. Corey School Com. up to Feb. 14, 1894 20.00 C. T. Crane School Com. bal. School year 1893 12.50 66
66 Selectman from Feb. 13, to Mar. 13, IS93 10.50
C. T. Crane Selectman from Mar. 14, 1893 to Feb. 15, 1894 49.00
H. A. Dean Selectman from Feb. 14, 1893 to Feb. 15, 1894 14.50
(). W. Cook Selectman up to Feb. 15, 1894 38.50 Joseph Howland School Com. up to Feb. 15, 1894 36.50
Helen R. Strange School Com. up to Feb. 15,1894 24.50 G. L. Leach registering voters and cash paid out 7.75 66 66 recording births, marriages and deatbs 16.60
G. L. Leach Town Clerk up to Feb. 15, 1894 12.50
Rollin H. Babbitt Assessor, 1893 32.00
Gideon H. Myrick 66 66
24.25
66 66 Stationery and postage .40
Walter A. Strange Assessor 1893 29.50
66 66 60 Con. Case D. R. Richmond 4.40
66 66 66 " Serving dog-warrants 8.00
Charles A. Shaw
" at State Election
1.50
N. H. Strange Collector and Treasurer 100.00
$464.40
1
POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Allowance made by Selectmen for Sallie Cum- mings from Feb. 4, 1893 to May 6, 1893 13 wks. at $1.25 $16.25
18.00
3 checks at $6.00
Board 1.00
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ANNUAL REPORT.
B. L. Dwinell M. D. medical attendance 4.50
Taunton Hospital, board 39.46
66 clothing at decease 2.50
Am't paid out for Sallie Cummings 81.71
Allowance made by Selectmen for Mary L. Wil- bur $1.50 per week, 52 weeks from Feb. 4 1893 to Feb. 3 1894 78.00
Allowance made by Selectmen for Angeline Ed- dy, $1.00 per week same to be paid by Fall River from Feb. 3 '93 to Feb. 4, '94 52.00
Staples Coal Co. Coal 22.00
Am't. expended 74.00
Taunton Hospital, Fred French
169.46
Mrs. Eudora Cummings
5,00
G. L. Hammond digging grave for Henry Staples 3.00
Morton Hospital for Henry Staples 4.00
-
Am't expended for Henry Staples
7.00
Wm. Reed, house rent for (. H. Herson 1.65
Wm. F. Bodfish Groceries 3.00
Am't expended for C. H. Herson
4.65
B. L. Dwinell M. D. medical attendance on Chas. Norcutt and family 29.00
City of Taunton aid rendered Norcutt 9.50
Am't. expended for Norcutt family 38.50
A. S. Deane M. D., medical attendance on Mrs. Elias Macomber 9.00
Morton Hospital 21.00
Am't expended for Mrs. Macomber 30.00
City of Taunton for Simmons family from Jan. 31, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1894 120.00
Am't expended for poor
$608.23
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SOLDIERS RELIEF.
Charles B. Hathaway, 12 mos. from Jan. 1,
1893, to Jan. 1, 1894,
$36.00
Mrs. Simeon Briggs, board for Howard Cum- mnings from Oct. 1, 1892, to Oct. 1, 1893, 52.00
$88.00
Sarah Macomber, 52 wks. at $1.50,
78.00
B. L. Dwinell, M. D. medical attendance,
13.00
$91.00
Am't expended for Soldiers' Relief,
$179.00
STATE AID.
M. M. Wellman,
12 mos. at $4.00,
$48.00
Angeline R. Williams, 12
"
2.00,
24.00
Mary E Smith,
12 66
4.00,
48.00
Maria Macomber,
12 66 4.00,
48.00
A. J. Briggs,
12
66 4.00,
48.00
B. F. Dean,
12 66 3.00,
36.00
Lewis Green,
6
66 66 4.00,
24.00
John A. Read,
12 66
5.00,
60.00
John Boyce,
2
66
66 3.00,
6.00
C. H. Herson,
1
66 06 3.00,
3.00
$345.00
SCHOOLS.
WINTER TERM, 1892-93.
Fred Blinn, sawing ¿ cord wood No. 1, 1892,
.75
Adele Floyd for Fred Grinnell, janitor No. 4, Foster Macomber, 2, 66
2.95
Charles E. Messier,
6, 2.75
Percy A. Haskins,
66
7, 4.20
Bert Cummings,
66
3, 3.00
Allen L. Hatch,
66
1, 3.25
3.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
SPRING TERM, 1893.
Allen L. Hatch,
janitor, No. 1, 2.50
Carl F. Clark,
2, 1.70
Joseph Howland, paid
66 3, 2.75
4,
2.25
E. M. Allen,
66
5, 2.00
Frank A. Reid,
6, 2.50
Theodore Anthony,
7,
3.85
FALL TERM, 1893.
Allen L. Hatch,
janitor, No. 1,
2.75
M. E. Pond,
66
2, 1.80
Emma Cummings,
2.45
Fred Grinnell,
66
4,
2.75
E. M. Allen,
2.50
James P. Phillips,
66
6, 2.25
Frank Reid,
6,
.50
Willie Wardell,
66
7,
3.85
WINTER TERM, 1893-94.
Allen L. Hatch,
janitor, No. 1, 2,25
E. F. Macomber,
2, 2.50
Bert Cummings,
Fred Grinnell,
66
4, 2.50
W. A. Strange,
5, 4.00
James Phillips,
6, 2.50
Willie Wardell,
7, 3.50
WOOD.
Gideon H. Babbitt, 1 cord oak wood, 4.50
66
drawing & Sawing same at No. 3, 1.50
Harry Whitaker, sawing & housing wood No. 3, 1.00
Joseph Winslow, ¿ cord oak wood No. 1, 2.25
Theodore Anthony, sawing & housing 1} cords wood at No. 7, 2.25
B. F. Dean, sawing wood,
18.75
C. F. Paull, { cord pine wood, 1.75
N. G. Townsend, wood for schools, 1, 5, 6, & 7,
3,
5,
3, 2.25
60
66
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ANNUAL REPORT
2 cords at 3.75, 6 cords at 3.45, 28.20
Joseph Howland, wood for schools, 2, 3 & 4, 6} cords at 4.50, 28.12
Joseph Winslow wood schools 3, 4 and 5
10.25
J. A. Reed, pine " 22 cds at $3.70
9.25
N. H. Strange, pine wood 1 cd. schools 1 and 5
4.00
J. W. Terry sawing No. 5, 2} cds. 4.00
W. H. Smith,
6, 2₺ 3.75
Willie Wardell " " 7, 2} " 3.75
TEACHERS. SPRING TERM 1893.
Julia R. Burt, 11
weeks, No. 1
93.50
Mabel E. Pond,
11
66
2
88.00
Adele Floyd,
1]
66
4
77.00
Jessie M.Livingston, 11
66
3
82.50
Eudora M. Allen
11
66
5
77.00
Mary L. Corey, 11
66
66
6 82.50
Nellie M. Fewkes
11
7
93.50
FALL TERM
Julia R. Burt,
11
weeks No. 1
93.50
Mabel E. Pond,
11
66
2
88.00
Jessie M. Livingston, 11
66
66
3
82.50
Edith M. Ricker,
11
66
66
4
77.00
Eudora M. Allen,
11
66
66
5
77.00
Mary L. Corey
11
66
6
82.50
Lutherea Leach,
11
66
66
7
88.00
WINTER TERM 1893-94.
Julla R. Burt,
9 weeks, No. 1
76.50
Mabel E. Pond
10
2 83.50
Jessie M. Livingston, 9
3
67.50
Lutherea Leach,
10
4
75.00
Eudora M. Allen, 10
66
5 70.00
Mary L. Corey,
10
66
66
6 75.00
E. Hope Rice
10
66
7 80.00
Joseph Howland freight and express on books
and school supplies 2.94
9
ANNUAL REPORT.
Mary L. Corey, box crayons .10
telegrephing to Boston for teach-
ers
.47
Amt. expended for Schools 1,912.63
BOOKS.
J. L. Hammett, Books and School supplies 85.98
American Book Co., Books 6.10
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, Books
21.55
Silver, Burdett & Co., Music Books
37.60
H. A. Dickerman & Son
57.08
Amt. expended for Books $208.31
SELECTMEN'S ROOM AT TOWN HALL.
John A. Reed, labor on room,
$5 00
Eudora Cummings, cleaning room,
1 50
H. L. Davis, paper and curtain, 5 58
Glenwood Furnishing Co., oil cloth,
5 50
I. F. Whitmarsh, stove, pipe and repairing, Glenwood Furnishing Co., table and chairs, N. G. Case, labor,
12 07
18 00
1 50
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Rollin Babbitt, Jr., printing cards and stock,
$4 00
C. A. Hack, printing catalogues, 4 00
Glenwood Furnishing Co., oil cloth and oil stove, 10 83
N. G. Case, material and labor,
1 50
John A. Reed, cleaning,
1 50
$49 15
$21 83
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
TERMS EXPIRES.
E. E. WHITTAKER, Chairman, 1895.
C. M. WADE, 1894.
GEORGE WESTGATE. 1896.
The sum of $1,200.00 was appropriated for roads and bridges, section No. 1 and 2 were allowed $380.00, and section No. 3, $440.
By vote of the Town, the Selectmen had charge of Berkley and Dighton bridge. . ..
It was found that extensive repairs were needed on a bridge at Myricks, and a Town meeting was called, and it was voted to make what repairs were needed.
Whole amount expended on bridge $140,67.
The guide boards are in fair repair.
AMOUNT EXPENDED ON HIGHWAYS.
George W. Westgate, section No. 1. $347.99
E. E. Whitaker, section No. 2. 377.95
C. M. Wade, section No. 3. 448.30
$1171.24
E. E. WHITAKER,
Road Commissioners
GEORGE W. WESTGATE,
of
C. M. WADE.
Berkley.
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
J. S. Sampson, printing reports, $38 40
C. H. Buffington, printing town ballots, 2 25
Wm. H. S. Crane, copying and posting town warrants for 1892, 8 00
Wm. H. S. Crane, two telephones to Taunton, 30
Town Farm Agent, balance of salary to March 1, 1893, 163 71
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ANNUAL REPORT
Ed. Blinn, al atement on tax, 4 00
S. H. Cook, sawing and splitting wood, Town Hall, 1 00
Notes to Machinist National Bank, 1,000 00
Interest on same,
10 03
H. A. Briggs, repairs on Berkley and Digh- ton bridge, 18 38
Jethro Ashley, care Berkley and Dighton bridge from Apr. 1, 1893, up to Jan. 1, 1894, 51 75
L. L. Crane, 1 farm harness, 16 00
J. H. Macomber, horse for town farm, 65 00
N. H. Strange, cattle inspector, 1892, 9 00
66 7 Shannon bining cases, 2 75
J. C. Standish, care Berkley and Dighton bridge to Apr. 1, 1893, 16 87
Town of Middleboro, care of fish, 20 00
E. C. Morris, man to open vault door and expenses, 7 00
H. L. Davis, paper No. 1, school house, 1 62
Dora Cummings, service at town hall, .50
Andrew H. Covel, abatement on tax,
2 00
J. H. Babbitt, killing hawk, .50
Joseph Howland, car fare and freight, " 19 brooms at 25 c. 4 75
14 84
freight, .50
J. L. Ilammett, desks for school.house No. 7, 76 00
66 1 clock for school-house No. 6, 5 50
I. F. Whitmarsh, pipe and repairs, 19 33
W. H. H. Marble, fines from Dist Court, case of Geo. Boyce, 6 21
N. G. T. Bowen, election officer,
1 50
N. G. Case, mateaial and labor town hall,
James.F. Clarke, ballot clerk, 1 50
Herbert F. Briggs, ballot clerk,
1 50
Henry Hathaway, material, labor at town hall, 5 68
60 " labor at town farm, 1 25
Staples Coal Co. coal for town hall, 3 88
12
ANNUAL REPORT.
S. C. Hambly, blacksmithing done for town farm, 1887-88-90-92, 3 38
N. W. Strange, meeting with Selectmen at town hall, 13 times, 9 75
A. Boardman, memorial day expenses, 6 75
S. W. Cook, care town hall, and oil, 9 00
C. E. Davis, laying 6 m. shingles, No. 3, 9 00
66 " 5 hours labor No. 3, 1 00
Sanders & Buffington, shingles, nails, boards, glass, and lead pipe, Nos. 1 & 3, 83 66
Sanders & Buffington, material for steps to school-house No. 1, 10 79
I. F. Whitmarsh, ventilator for No 1, 10 00
N. H. Strange, labor on school house steps No. 1, material and cartage of lamber, 4 58
S. H. Cook, drawing gravel school-house No. 1, 1 50 Nelson Blinn, labor on school-house No. 1, 24 63 Crowell & Savory, painting school.house No. 3, 50 00 Joseph Howland, labor school-house No. 3, 75
Pierce Hardware ('o. register for ventilator 1 99
J. H. Thrasher, cleaning up school-house yard No. 6, 1 50
J. A. Reed, papering No. 1, 24 rolls, 2 88
Frank L. Davis, taking out old desks and put- ting in new ones at No. 7, 4 00
Thomas O. Falvey, Deputy Sheriff, case of John O. Babbitt, 7 30
State Tax, 525 00
N. G. Case, whitewashing six school-houses, 30 00
Joseph Howland, stove for No. 3,
12 00
66
66
50
66 66 glass, putty and labor,
Nos. 3, 4 and 7,
13 01
Joseph Howland, 25 hours work, No. 3
3 75
66 66 20
No. 4, 3 00
66 51 " No. 7, 7 50
66 stove-pipe "
2 49
window sash No. 7, 1 00
12
ANNUAL REPORT.
Glenwood Furnishing Co., 7 tables for school houses, 18 20
Alfred Pierce, killing hawk,
50
S. N. Staples, " hawks, 10 50
M. L. Corey, cash paid out for repairs and utensils for Nos. 2, 6 and 7, 4 25
H. H. Horton, repairs on school No. 7,
1 75
H. R. Strange, cash paid out,
62
C. T. Crane, 66 66 66
5 15
C. W. Cook, 66 66
"
and labor at
town hall,
1 98
C. W. Cook, writing tally sheets and services at state election, 3 00
C. W. Cook, meeting at Cotley bridge,
2 00
C. T. Crane, 66 66 3 00
Charles E. Nessier, cleaning stove pipe, No. 6, 1892-93, 75
Percy A. Haskins, labor at No. 7, 66 66 cleaning stove pipe,
50
No. 7, 1892-93, } 25
Bert Cummings, stove cover, No. 3,
10
E. L. Smith, cleaning stove pipe, No. 2, 1 00
Joseph Howland, repairs on pipe at school house No. 4 and cash paid out, 2 17
Abatement on taxes 1892-93,
31 46
Crowell and Savory, lock for No. 7,
92
G. L. Leach, cash paid on ballot box,
3 15
Discount on taxes 1893,
497 70
County tax,
675 78
David Dean, Deputy Sheriff, case of J. W. Thrasher, 2 90
$3,690.84
SNOW BILLS, 1893.
C. M. Wade and others, shoveling snow, $8 60
J. T. Cummings, " 1 00
14
ANNUAL REPORT.
G."W. Westgate and others, shoveling snow, 13 20
E. E Whitaker
21 10
1894.
E. E. Whitaker and others, shoveling snow,
8 30
Amount paid for snow bills, $52 20
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES EXCEPTING BERKLEY AND DIGHTON AND COTLEY BRIDGES.
FOR 1891.
E. W. Macomber, 21 loads gravel @.03 63
1893. SECTION NO. 1.
G. W. Westgate, 6502 hours, .15
$97 57
66 30 .20 6 00
36
powder, drills and fuse, 2 25
labor and post for guide post, 2 50
J. T. Cummings,
20 hours work at .15 3 00
Albert Westgate,
1452 66
66
“ .15
75
Gideon H. Babbitt,
268
" .15
40 20
Wm. F. Westgate,
55
66
“ .15
8 25
G. H. Westgate,
75
' .15
11 25
Clarence Dean,
50
66
“ .15
7 50
H. A. Dean,
171
66
" .15
25 65
Alvin Briggs,
20
66
" .15
3 00
Chester Briggs,
10
66
.6 .15
1 50
Wm. Boyce,
50
16
" .15
7 50
C. O. Thrasher,
40
66
" .15
6 00
Fred Macomber,
35
“ .15
5 25
J. F. Richmond,
25
66
66
“ .15
3 75
G. L. Leach, 262
66
66
“ .15 3 98
G. L. Leach, 10 loads gravel, at .03
30
N. H. Strange, 27 loads gravel, at .03
81
Henry Hathaway, repairs on scraper,
1 00 -
“ .20
17 80
89
.. . 15
21 82
Erford Westgate,
5
12 loads gravel, .03
15
ANNUAL REPORT.
A. L. Hathaway, 6 hours at . 15
90
Lewis Green, 31 66 " .15 4 65
C. T. Crane, 5 " .15
75
C. T. Crane, 236 loads gravel, at .03
7 08
C. W. Cook,
56 hours at . 15
8 40
Shepard Phillips,
10 " 6 .15
1 50
Asa Reed,
10
66 .15
1 50
S. C. Norcutt,
80
66 .15
12 00
Willie Babbitt,
10
.15
1.50
John A. Reed,
70
."
.15
10 00
John Cameron,
10
.15
1 50
Nelson Blinn,
10
.15
1 50
G. A. Norcutt,
25
.15
3 75
Expended by G. W. Westgate Road Com- missioner Section 1,
$337 60
SECTION NO. 2.
E. E. Whitaker,
517 hours at . 15
77 55
16
.20
3 20
Jethro Ashley,
5
.20
1 00
12 chestnut posts,
1 50
12
poles,
1 50
spikes,
20
Levi L. Crane,
46 hours at .15
6 90
J. W. Thrasher,
65臺
.15
9 82
C. O. Thrasher,
72
.15
10 80
Joseph Ilowland,
23
.15
3 45
Fred Whitaker,
117₺
.15
17 62
Dexter Babbitt,
70
.15
10 50
15
.20
3.00
Rollin Babbitt, 66
66
66
.15
9 90
15
.20
3 00
Simeon Briggs,
12
.15
1 80
Herbert Briggs,
20
.15
3 00
Bert Bassett,
64
66
.15
9 60
D. Benj. Phillips,
24
.15
3 60
Bert Bassett,
15
66
.20
3 00
20
.20
4 00
66
16
ANNUAL REPORT.
8 hours at . 15
1 20
Wm. H. S. Crane,
34
.15
5 10
Gideon H. Babbitt, 66 ¥
40
.15.
6 00
40 .
66
.20
8 00
John Gidmark,
20
68
.20
4 00
Albert Cummings, 66 66
16
66
.15
2 40
Harry Whitaker,
10
66
.15
1 50
James Dillingham,
40)
66
.15
6 00
18
66
.20
3 60
66
74 loads of gravel at .03
2 22
Peter Chase,
53 hours at . 15
7 95
Hiram Chase,
20
.15
3 00
-Marchesski,
20
66
.20
4 00.
George Boyce,
18₺
.20
3 70
Elisha Belcher,
9
66
.15
1 35
Charles Davis,
40
66
.15
6 00
John Grinnell,
50
66
.15
7 50
66 66
40
66
.20
8 00
James Maguire,
40
.6
.15
6 00
66
66
1
66
.20
20
Arthur J. Bennett,
. 37
66
.15
5 55
66
66
20
66 .20
4 00
66
66
145 loads gravel at. . 03
4 35
J. F. Richmond,
15 hours at . 15
2 25
66
66
20
.20
4 00
Alfred Pierce,
.20
.15
,3 00
David T. Strange,
44
166
.15
6 60
Walter A. Strange,
135
.15
20 25
Job D. Briggs, 66 6
9
66
.20
4 00
Clinton L. Briggs,
10
.20
2 00
66
. 9
.15
1 35
Cyrus Haskins,
10
.15
1 50
66
66
20
66
.20
4 00
N. H. Strange, 66
60
.20
12 00
170
.15
25 50
66
120 loads gravel at .03
3 60
Expended by E. E. Whitaker Road Com- missioner Section 2,
$377 95
John Dillingham,
4 00
20
.20
.15
1 35
20
17
ANNUAL REPORT
SECTION NO. 3.
C. M. Wade,
730 hours at . 15 10 “ .20
109 50
66
2 00
66 7 posts,
.70
. 66 powder and fuse,
.50
George W Macomber, 13 loads gravel at .03
.39
Julius C. Haskins, 45 loads gravel at .03 66
1.35
121 hours at . 15
18 15
George W. Macomber,
100
.15
15 00
Malachi Haskins,
69
66 .15
10 35
89
66 .20
17 80
Elam R. Haskins,
77
.20
15 40
105}
.15
15 80
John Meak,
53
.15
7 95
60
.20
12 00
C. F. Paull,
26
.20
5 20
66
20
.15
3 00
66 " 3 poles at . 15
.45
George S. Clark,
105
66
.15
16 75
Damon White,
23
66
.15
3 45
Jason Pittsley,
13
66
.15
1 95
John H. Thrasher,
232₺
66
.15
34 87
11₺
66
7₺
.86
66
60₺
.20
12 10
" 60 loads gravel at .03
1 80
John Crowningshield, 462 hrs. at .15
6 97
Isaac Ellis,
120 66
18 00
Seymour, 20 66
66
3 00
Benj. Thrasher, 11 Ids. gravel at .03,
33
Eli Wardell, 80 hrs. at .15,
12 00
George R. Macomber, 169 Ids. gravel at .03
5 07
John Cushing,
10 hrs. at . 15
1 50
Thomas N. Hathaway, 15 .20
3 00
Henry Horton,
36 66 .20
6 00
N. G. Townsend,
39 66 .15
5 85
Wm. Northrup,
119
.15
17 85
66
66
20 66 .20
4 00
66
41 lds. gravel at .03
1 23
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Israel Chase,
63 loads gravel at .03
1 89
Eben Dean,
48
66 1 44
Wm. Smith,
20 hrs. at . 15
3 00
66 66
20
.20
4 00
E. Pittsley,
16 66 .20
3 20
J. F. Staples,
20 66 .15
? 00
Henry Bassett,
32₺ 5 66 .20
.20
6 50
Benj. B. Caswell.
1 00
Joseph Staples, 93 lds. gravel at .03
2 79
Wm. Caswell,
54 hrs. at . 15
8 10
George A. Harmon,
56 " .15
8 40
3 posts and 1 pole,
50
Daniel Staples,
29 hrs. at.15
4 35
10
66 .20
2 00
George Westgate,
5
.20
1 00
66
10
.15
1 50
Albert Spencer,
10 66
.15
1 50
Chester White,
5
66
.20
1 00
Frank Phillips, 67 Ids. gravel at .03
2 01
Expended by C. M. Wade, Road Commis- sioner, section 3,
$337 60
COTLEY BRIDGE.
G. W. Westgate, labor,
$42 00
C. M. Wade,
41 75
Staples Coal Co., 1 bbl. lime, 1 bbl. cement,
2 75
Malachi Haskins, 9 days labor,
15 03
John Meach, 9
15 03
Elam Haskins, 10
16 70
Eli W. Wardell, carting stone,
3 90
J. C. Haskins, 66 66
4 50
$141 66
HIGH SCHOOL.
Tution of pupils to Taunton High School, from Feb. 3, 1893, to June, 1893,
$125 00
19
ANNUAL REPORT.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Receipts,
$10,796 46
Town officers,
$464 40
Poor out of almshouse,
608 32
Soldiers relief,
179 00
State aid,
345 00
Schools,
1,912 63
Books,
208 31
Miscellaneous bills,
3,690 84
Selectmen's room,
49 15
Library,
21 83
Cotley bridge,
141 66
Snow bills,
52 20
Highways and bridges excepting Berkley and Dighton bridge,
1164 48
High school pupils.
125 00
Cash in Treasury,
1649 46
Uncollected taxes,
184 18
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$10,796 46
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS.
For fitting a room in town hall,
$50 00
schools and school supplies,
1,500 00
defraying the expenses of scholars to the high school,
500 00
town library,
25 00
roads and bridges,
1,200 00
school district No. 1 for repairs,
100 00
2
75 00
incidentals,
300 00
Memorial day,
25 00
To reseat school house No. 7,
100 00
$3,875 00
20
ANNUAL REPORT.
ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
Valuation of the Town of Berkley, 1893,
$392,827 00
Number of polls assessed,
235
Rate per thousand,
$12 00
Number of horses,
210
66 " cows,
345
" sheep,
23
" swine,
26
" head cattle other than cows,
67
66
" dwelling houses,
242
" acres of land,
9,790
G. H. MYRICK,
Assessors
R. H. BABBITT,
W. A. STRANGE.
of Berkley.
The undersigned having been appointed by the selectmen and duly sworn as auditor of the Town of Berkley, submits the fol- lowing report:
The books of the collector examined Feb. 15, 1894, indicated:
The whole tax to be collected,
$5,180 62
Taxes uncollected Oct. 21, 1893,
203 64
Taxes subject to 10 per cent. discount,
4,976 98
10 per cent. discount,
497 70
Cash due from collector to treasury,
4,479 28
Uncollected taxes Oct. 21, 1893,
203 64
Whole amount due from collector to treasury, 4,682 92
The treasurer has exhibited vouchers in the form of orders and receipts for all money expended by him.
He has charged the town with cash from all sources, amounting to $10,796 46
He has charged the town with money paid out for current year,
$8,962 82
Cash on hand in treasury,
1,649 46
Uncollected Taxes
184 18
-- $10,796 46
21
ANNUAL REPORT.
There are only two oyster notes in the hands of the treasurer, as there was an error in last year's report of one note too many, payable yearly of Each amounting to
And one fish note of
$1,525 00 3,050 00 100 00
E. H. ALLEN, Auditor.
A true copy.
Attest : NOAH H. STRANGE, Treas. of the Town of Berkley.
List of Taxes.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1894.
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1
Poll. Personal.
Real.
Total.
Stephen B. Allen's heirs,
3 44
31 20
34 62
Amos H. Allen,
2
2 00
Edwin H. Allen,
2
2 00
Albert W. Allen,
2
4 98
23 70
30 68
Jethro Ashley,
2
1 62
13 80
17 42 °
Martin Alden,
2
1 62
12 60
16 22
Augustus Adams,
2
90
2 90
Benjamin Anthony,
2
42
11 10
13 52
Orin H. Atwood,
2
1 20
15 42
18 62
James O. Angell,
2
2 00
Thomas Burt's heirs,
2
60
10 50
13 1C
Daniel S. Briggs,
2
1 80
3 80
Charles Bissett's heirs,
2
2 70
21 60
26 30
William Babbitt,
2
1 80
28 80
32 60
William Babbitt and others,
1 80
1 80
Caleb S. Briggs,
2
2 58
17 70
22 28
William Boyce,
60
8 70
9 30
Louisa Rabbitt,
13 68
13 68
Simeon Briggs,
2
5 10
19 80
26 90
Herbert A. Briggs,
2
3 42
13 67
19 16
John D. Babbitt's heirs,
14 70
14 70
Rollin H. Babbitt,
2
1 26
16 86
20 12
Enoch B. Babbitt,
2 16
25 20
27 36
Isaac Babbitt,
2
48
3 00
5 48
Gideon H. Babbitt,
2
5 52
21 30
28 S2
Angeline Bassett,
2 34
15 30
17 64
460,68
36
Andrew J. Briggs,
1 80
17 88
19 68
Caleb D. Babbitt,
15 60
15 60
Stephen A. Burt,
36
2 00
Thomas A. Briggs,
2
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Mary Boyce,
21 30
21 30
Elisha Belcher,
2
5 70
7 70
Calvin Belcher,
2
72
3 60
6 62
William H. Belcher,
2
2 00
George E. Boyce,
2
1 50
21 00
24 50
Lucy A. Briggs,
60
60
Job D. Briggs,
2
2 00
Clinton L. Briggs,
2
2 00
Chester J. Briggs,
2
2 00
Adelbert A. Briggs,
90
90
Sarah Burt,
2 10
2 10
Dr. Wm. E. Carroll,
2
29 30
31 30
Nancy Burt,
16 50
16 50
Am isa W. Rowen,
2
2 00
H. G. T. Bowen,
2
2 10
19 56
23 66
Alvin Briggs,
1 50
16 50
18 00
George H. Bowen,
1
1 20
21 30
24 50
Alfred Boardman,
2
5 82
29 40
37 22
George Boardman,
2
2 00
Nelson E. Blinn,
2
3 06
12 60
17 66
Arthur J. Bennett,
2
4 68
11 70
18 38
Edwin Blinn,
2 76
2 76
John O. Babbitt,
2
7 20
9 20
Albert F. Bassett,
2
2 00
Freeborn S. Brigbtman,
2
2 00
Levi L. Crane,
2
2 10
18 66
22 76
William HI. S. Crane,
2
1 80
17 40
21 20
Benjamin F. Coombs,
2
3 12
26 70
31 82
Margaret Crane,
3 18
16 80
19 98
John Cameron,
2
2 00
Benjamin Caswell,
2
2 00
Emma T. Crane,
13 20
13 20
George Cummings,
2
5 52
24 30
31 82
George S Cummings,
2
2 00
Barzillia Crane's heirs,
4 80
4 80
Nathan G. Case,
2
1 50
12 60
16 10
Nathan G. Case, Jr.,
2
1 80
3 80
Charles E. Chase,
2
2 00
Joseph T. Cummings,
2
84
8 70
11 54
Charles Corey,
2
2 40
24 60
29 00
Stephen Corey,
2
9 60
2 40
14 00
Thomas G. Chase,
2
2 00
Irvine A. Chase,
2
19 02
22 50
43 52
George W. Cummings,
2
2 00
Andrew HI. Covill,
2
4 14
6 14
56058 1
A. L. Bliss,
24
ANNUAL REPORT.
Charles E. Clark's heirs
3 00
24 90
27 90
Charles E. Clark,
2
1 50
9 60
13 10
James F. ('lark,
2
2 00
William H. Clark,
2
2 00
Benjamin Crane's heirs,
1 50
1 50
Peter L. Chase,
4
2 34
34 38
40 72
William Caswell,
2
1 80
19 20
23 00
Israel Chace estate,
7 80
7 80
Miriam Chase's heirs
3 12
3 42
Samuel H. Cudworth,
36
9 60
9 96
Calvin T. Crane,
2
10 50
21 00
33 50
John Cushing,
2
30 00
1 20
33 20
Mrs. E. R. Clarke,
4 50
4 50
George S. Clark,
2
90
11 70
14 60
John A. Crowningshield,
2
84
6 30
9 14
Albert B. Cummings,
2
30
2 30
Charles W. Cook,
2
2 88
45 90
50 78
Jason Cummings,
60
60
Samuel Cudworth,
2
2 00
Antone P. Cordoza
2
2 64
14 70
19 34
L. P. Churchill,
2
42 60
44 60
Miles S. Dean,
2
1 80
23 40
27 20
Vernon L. Dean,
2
2 00
Clarence W. Dean,
2
60
2 60
Albert E. Dean,
2
2 10
4 10
Ebenezer Dean's heirs
26 70
26 70
Thomas C. Dean's heirs
25 38
25 38
Thomas F. Dean's heirs,
90
23 16
24 06
Charles A. Davis,
2
1 62
11 10
14 72
Hercules Dean's estate
24 78
24 78
James D. Dillingham,
2
4 80
16 80
23 60
Fenella Dillingham,
54
54
John Q. Dillingham,
2
2 88
47 46
52 34
Everett M. Dean,
2
2 00
Silas Downing,
2
30
2 58
4 88
Herbert A. Dean,
2
7 08
70 44
79 52
Benjamin F. Dean,
60
60)
Harrie J. Duffie,
2
4 08
6 08
Charles E. Davis,
2
30
2 30
Charles G. Delano,
11 10
11 10
James Darius Dillingham,
2
2 00
Rodney W. Drew
2
2 00
Frank S. Davis,
2
2 00
Roades K. Edwards,
2
1 32
10 80
14 12
Isaac Ellis,
1.4
2
2 00
Margaret Ellis,
4 50
4 50
107,08
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25
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Rollin B. Eaton,
2
1 74
13 92
17 66
Charles W. Farmer,
2
4 20
18 00
24 20
Emily Farmer,
19 80
19 80
Timothy E. French,
2
36
6 00
8 36
Christopher P. French,
2
1 80
13 98
17 78
Isaac E. French,
2
2 00
Philip H. Fletcher,
2
5 10
7 10
Lewis P. Fletcher,
2
9 00
43 86
54 86
Nelson A. Furbush,
2
2 00
Keid & Furbush,
1 50
4 68
6 18
Jabez Francis,
2
2 40
27 60
32 00
John H. Grinnell,
2
2 10
14 10
18 20
Andrew J. Gidmark,
2
6 90
8 90
Joseph Gracia,
2
1 50
8 40
11 90
Lewis Green,
2
1 80
7 80
11 60
Henry Hathaway,
2
9 90
25 56
37 46
Willard H. Hathaway,
2
90
2 90
Arthur L. Hathaway,
2
2 00
Rebecca G. Hathaway,
15 84
15 84
Elizabeth G. Haskins,
26 70
26 70
David A. Hoxie,
2
5 58
25 92
33 50
Cyrus Hathaway,
2
1 32
11 28
14 60
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