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9. They shall see that the flag is displayed on every pleasant school day, and that it is properly cared for.
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
1. School sessions shall be from 9 to 12 in the forenoon and from 1 to 3:30 in the afternoon.
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2. Pupils in the first three grades may be dismissed fif- teen minutes before the close of the session.
3 Fifteen minutes in the forenoon and ten minutes in the afternoon may be used for recesses and physical culture. Pupils of grades I-III may have ten minutes additional.
Note. In special cases the superintendent may authorize a temporary deviation from the above rules.
4. The door should be opened fifteen minutes before the beginning of the school session.
5. The bell shall be rung five minutes before the begin- ning of the school session and the pupils shall at once enter the school room and take their seats ready for work. The last bell promptly on time is the signal for the school exercises to begin.
TEACHERS.
1. Days lost on account of storm or for any reason for which the teacher is not responsible shall not be made up ex- cept by special order of the committee, and the teacher shall receive full pay therefor.
2. Days lost on account of the illness or other necessary absence of the teacher shall not be made up and the teacher shall not receive pay therefor except by special order of the committee.
3. It shall be the duty of all teachers to have personal supervision over the children while on or about the school grounds and to see that they go directly home from school. Teachers and parents share the responsibility and authority over pupils on the way to and from school.
4. Teachers should be at the school room not less than fifteen minutes before the beginning of the school session.
5. On the first morning of the term teachers are expect- ed to have the work planned and material ready so that the work of the school may begin promptly.
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TRUANT OFFICER.
1. It shall be duty of the truant officer to investigate fully each case of truancy and to take such action as the cir- cumstances warrant and the law directs.
2. He shall exert all possible influence with parents and guardians to secure the regular attendance of their children.
3. He shall present an annual report of his doings to the school committee on the 31st day of December of each year, giving the date, name of truant, cause of truancy, and the ac- tion taken in each case.
Authorized List of Text Books.
TITLE
AUTHOR
PUBLISHER
Arithmetic, Natural
Mental
Dictionary, Unabridged
Common School and Primary Geography, Natural
66 Redway &
Hinman American Book Co.
Montgomery Ginn & Co.
Southworth
& Goddard Thos. R.Shewell & Co.
Tufts & Holt Silver, Burdett & Co.
Music, Normal course Reading, by Grades
Reading, The Rational Method Ward
Baldwin American Book Co. Silver, Burdett & Co. Blaisdell Ginn & Co.
Aiton
66
Barnes American Book Co.
Physiology Speller, The Descriptive Writing, National Vertical l'enmanship
Winslow American Book Co.
Milne American Book Co. Webster G. & C. Merriam Co. American Book Co.
History, U. S. Language and Grammar
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BOOKS FOR TEACHERS.
Bible, Abridged
Arr. by Rev. D. G.Haskins D. C. Heath & Co.
First Book of Birds
Miller Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Nature Study by Months I.
Boyden New Eng. Pub. Co.
Rational Method in Reading, The Manual Ward Silver, Burdett & Co. 60 66
Waymarks for Teachers
Arnold
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS.
Arnold Primer
Silver, Burdett & Co.
Book of Nature Myths
Holbrook Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Shaw American Book Co.
Discoverers and Explorers
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Baldwin 60 66
Geographical Readers
Carpenter
66
Hiawatha
Longfellow Houghton, Mifflin &Co.
Hiawatha Primer
Holbrook 66 66
Morse Reader, First
Old Greek Stories
Baldwin
The Morse Company American Book Co. 66 66
Old Stories of the East
Short Stories of Our Shy Neighbors
Kelly
60
66
Stories for Children
Lane
66
Stories of American Life and Adventure
Eggleston
66
66
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
66
66
Stories of the Old Bay State
Brooks
66
66
Stories of the Red Children
Educational Pub. Co.
Story of the English
Guerber American Book Co.
Story of the Great Republic
66
66
66
Story of the Greeks
66
66
Story of the Romans
66
Story of the Thirteen Colonies
66
Wonder Book
Hawthorne Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
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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 DECEMBER 30, 1905.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY,
TOGETHER WITH A
Valuation and Tax List,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1905.
FALL RIVER, MASS. PRESS OF SAMUEL E. FISKE, 19 COURT SQUARE. 1906.
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Town Officers Elected.
1905.
TOWN CLERK-3 years. Charles W. Cook.
SELECTMEN.
Chas. H. Macomber. Chas. F. Paull, Jas. McCall.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-3 years, Alton W. Reed.
ASSESSORS.
Gideon H. Myrick, Chas. W. Cook,
Rollin H. Babbitt.
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
Noah H. Strange.
AUDITOR.
Thomas P. Paull.
ROAD SURVEYORS.
Frederic L. Williams, Albert F. Bassett, Valter A. Strange,
Jas. H. Macomber, Simeon W. Luther, George F. Chapman,
Chas. M. Wade.
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CONSTABLES.
Edwin H. Allen, Albert F. Bassett, Albert A. Briggs,
Charles Corey, Simeon W. Luther, Arthur H. Smith,
Chas. M. Wade.
FISH WARDENS.
Chester E. Phillips, Gideon H. Babbitt, Willard F. Westgate.
OYSTER WARDENS.
Simeon M. Luther, Willard H. Hathaway, Henry Hathaway.
TREE WARDEN. Henry Hathaway.
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY-3 years. Joseph Howland.
BURIAL GROUND COMMISSIONER-3 years. Capt. Geo. Cummings.
LIST OF OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN-1905.
FIRE WARDENS.
Frederic L. Williams, Albert F. Bassett, Walter A. Strange, Charles M. Wade,
Jas. H. Macomber, Simeon W. Luther, George F. Chapman, Gideon H. Babbitt.
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FENCE VIEWERS.
Frederic L. Williams, Albert F. Bassett,
Walter A. Strange,
Jas. H. Macomber, Simeon W. Luther, Geo. F. Chapman,
Chas M. Wade.
FIELD DRIVERS.
Frederic L. Williams, Albert F. Bassett,
Walter A. Strange,
Jas. H. Macomber, Simeon W. Luther, Geo. F. Chapman,
Chas. M. Wade.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND LUMBER.
Asa W. Reed, Simeon W. Luther, John T. Haskins,
Levi P. Churchill, Gideon H. Babbitt, Sumner N. Staples.
MEAT INSPECTOR. Chas. M. Wade.
CATTLE INSPECTOR.
Jas. H. Macomber.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Walter A. Strange. BURIAL COMMISSIONER. Chas. W. Cook.
Sept. 1st. Edward E. Whitaker was appointed to fill the place of Albert F. Bassett as Road Surveyor, who re- signed, for the remainder of the year.
Sept. 2nd. Herbert F. Briggs was appointed to fill the place of Alton W. Reed as School Committee, who re- signed, for the remainder of the year.
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Report of Selectmen.
Jan. 9th, 1906.
The Town has made some improvements the past year. We have built a new school-house to replace the one lost by fire, our guide boards have been newly painted, our streets have been named, and a telephone service has been established. All of which adds to our town and helps to give it a more prosperous appearance, and makes it seem a more desirable place in which to live. An appropriation from the state to improve our highway, would be greatly appreciated, and it is hoped that the State Highway Com- mission can be prevailed upon to allow us a portion of road money in the near future.
Our Oysters were sold last year to Bradford Marble of Somerset, Mass., for $450, and there are reasons to be- lieve that a favorable market will be found for them this year.
There is not much to be said in regard to our Town Farm. It was rented to Mr. Brightman for $100, he to feed and lodge tramps at 30 cents each and to care for any cases the overseers of the poor may send there at a price that in their judgment would be fair. There has not been any inmates at the farm during the year, except tramps, and only 15 of those. Partial support has been rendered to the amount of $708.16.
Nothing has been done in the way of settling ourclaim against the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., more than to bring suit against them. our counsel advises us that same has
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been listed and will probably come before the courts some time this year. It is the consensus of opinion that the town will fare better to leave the adjustment of this claim to a jury rather than to settle it out of court. It has been intimated that the railroad company will give us more than their original offer which was $1000.
There is some question in regard to the legality of paying our school committee any salary, under the present laws, without a vote of the Town to do so. While the services of the superintendent without doubt, relieve the school committee of a large portion of the work, we be- lieve that as long as it is necessary to have a school com- mittee they should be paid for their services. This is a matter that should be acted on at our annual meeting.
The population as shown by the census taken last spring is 920, which is 25 less than when taken before.
There has been only one case of contagious disease re- ported to the board of health, during the year.
The following statement of our financial condition as compared with the year before shows a difference of $2158.51. Our new school at Myricks which cost $2232.34 will offset this difference and gives us a small balance in favor of this year.
1904. 1905.
Cash on hand
. $1263 22
$969 50
in Five Cents Savings
Bank in Fall River
727 22
Available funds
1371 08
1404 77
$3361 52
$2374 27
Cash in T. S. D. & T. Co.
342 53
171 27
$3704 05
$2545 54
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Notes held against the town Jan. 1st 1000 00
2000 00
545 54
Amount necessary to balance
2158 51
$2704 05
$2704 05
Selectmen
JAMES McCALL,
CHARLES H. MACOMBER, Chr. CHARLES F. PAULL, of the Town of Berkley.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
List of Jurors.
The following is the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen :
Edmund P. Dean
Jonathan M. Alexander
Chester E. Phillips Jabez M. Francis
Asa W. Reed
Seth E. Williams
Horace N. Macomber, 2nd
Jethro Ashley Samuel H. Cook
James H. Macomber
Elmer V. Poole '
Edward L. Smith Frank S. Macomber Henry II. Horton Fred W. Gardner Summer N. Staples
Market Gardener
Auctioneer Brick Moulder Moulder
Laborer
Farmer
Teamster
Farmer
Farmer
Farmer
Silversmith
Teamster
Auctioneer
Sawyer
Carpenter
Mechanic
CHARLES HI. MACOMBER, CHARLES F. PAULL, JAMES McCALL,
Selectmen.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Town Warrant.
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator.
Art. 2. To fix compensation for Collector and Treas- urer for ensuing year.
Art. 3. To act on report of Town Officers.
Art. 4. To choose all necessary Town Officers (one School Committee for three years and one for two years) and vote on the question, " Shall license be granted to sell intoxicating liquors. Yes or No."
Art. 5. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs of ways and bridges.
Art. 6. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for schools, including supplies, high school tuition, and salary for Superintendent.
Art. 7. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
Art. 8. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for support of the poor, repairs of public buildings, salaries of Town Officers, state aid, and incidental expenses.
Art. 9. To see if the town will appropriate any part of the dog fund for the Public Library.
Art. 10. To see what action the town will take in regard to the dispensation of oysters and oyster privilege,
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Art. 11. To see what action the town will take in regard to payment of taxes and what rate of interest is to be charged after a certain date for uncollected taxes.
Art. 12. To see if the town will authorized the Town Treasurer to hire money under the approval of the majority of the Selectmen, to pay the indebtedness of the town and current expenses.
Art. 13. To see what action the town will take in regard to running or renting the town farm.
Art. 14. To choose a Memorial Committee and ap- propriate a sum of money for same.
Art 15. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Town Meeting to be held on March 5th, at 10 o'clock A. M.
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Assessor's Report 1905.
Valuation of real estate
$318951 00
66 " personal property
97304 00
Rate per thousand
13 50
Acres of land assessed
9948
Number of dwelling houses
260
66 horses assessed
241
66
66
coWS
369
66
66 neat cattle other than cows assessed 89
66 swine assessed 52
66 sheep
2
66 66 fowls
2364
66
66 polls 66
244
66
66 taxes
476
66
66 66 on property
411
G. H. MYRICK,
Chairman.
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Appropriations for 1905.
Schools and supplies
$1700 00
Highways and bridges 1200 00
Superintendent of schools
300 00
Town officers
800 00
" poor
500 00
Public Library (dog fund) Memorial Day
75 00
25 00
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Treasurer's Report.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury Jan. 1, 1905 $1263 22
Mass. school fund
1001 94
Dog fund 132 94
Hired of Mach. Nat. Bank
4500 00
B. E. Marble, oyster note
450 00
Simmons' fish note 30 00
Corporation tax 176 46
National Bank tax
493 06
City of Boston 1904
137 50
66 1905 133 50
Tuition of children State Board of Charity 120 50
Fall River, back bill for John Powers 102 50
" Five Cents Savings Bank 756 58
State, Inspection of animals 17 50
N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co. fighting forest fires 4 60
Use of town hall 6 00
State, high school tuition
460 00
state aid 544 00
L. P. Churchill, old junk 5 00
Frank S. Macomber, auc. license 2 00
J. M. Alexander,
2 00
State, county and town taxes
5137 21
Interest on taxes
23 95
Taxes of 1903
216 95
“ 1904 599 31
$16316 72
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ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Excepting Berkley and Dighton.
J. H. Macomber and others expended in No. 1 $58 95
hours.
F. I. Williams 185 at .15 $27 75
66 horse 5 . 75 28 50
H. E. Williams 78 “
11 70
I. E. White
181 "
27 15
E. H. Allen 85 4 66 12 75
66 66
horse
60 4
9 00
.. 66 66
5 locust posts at .50 2 50 24 25
hours. 78 at .15
Joe Mollor
11 70
John «
45 6 "
6 75
Henry Hathaway
20 "
3 00
J. C. A. Robinson
89 4
12 00
6. 66 66 66
horse 80 " .6 12 00 24 00
S. A. Burt
55 - .. 8 25
.40 .
6 00
14 25
Fred Macomber
61 4 6.
9 15
J. A. Read
15 « 66 2 25
.. .. .. horse
15 4 66 2 25
4 50
Arthur Hirsch
18 4
2 70
Allan Read
15 .
.6
2 25
G. H. Chapman
20 4
3 00
66 66 66 horse
10 “ 66 6 00
9 00
Jolın Cameron
20 "
66
3 00
66
66
horse
90 lds gravel at .3
2 70
8 70
G. H. Bowers 70 4 ..
66 66
2 10
20 “ 66 3 00
Expended by F. L. Williams, Sur. No. 1 189 70
.. .. . 6 horse
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hours.
J. H. Macomber 228 at .15
34 20
.. .. 66 horse 190 . 66 28 50 62 70
Dyer S. Paull
40 “ 66
6 00
Joseph Addleson
205 1/2 "
30 83
S. C. Norcutt 1391/2 " 20 93
.. .. 66 horse
77 4 66 11 55
.. .. 66
120 lds gravel at .3 3 60 36 08
C. H. Macomber 47 " .. ....
1 41
Mrs. H. A. Dean 175 - .. .... 5 25
E. A. Chace 125 “ 66 .. .. 3 75
hours.
Everett M. Dean 50 at .15
7 50
Shepard Phillips
87 1/2 " .6
13 13
Frank Martin 35 1/2 " 66
5 33
Geo. A. Norcutt
7 . ..
1 05
Asa W. Reed 76 1/2 "
11 48
Marselles
18 - 6.
2 70
Mrs. H. A Dean man 37 . 6.
5 55
Alton Soule
60 . ..
9 00
J. II. Macomber
4 posts at . 15
60
.. ..
4 posts " .25 1 00
Expended by J. H. Macomber Sur. No. 2
203 36
hours.
A. F. Bassett
351% at .15 5 33
.. .. 66 horse 60 "
9 00
14 33
Arthur
15 4 66
2 25
.. .. horse 4 ··
60
2 85
L. C. Whitaker
31 4 66 4 65
.. .. 6. horse 27 . 66
4 05 8 70 60
E. E. .6
4 " . 6
A. R. Manchester
21 1/2 " 66
3 23
Will. ITorton
15 -
.6
2 25
J. Il. Covel
15 -
..
2 25
J. M. Alexander
66
60
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G. H. Babbitt 26 “ 66 3 90
66 horse 52 4 " 7 80 11 70
Expended by A. F. Bassett, Sur. No. 3 46 51
hours.
E. E. Whitaker 139 at .15
20 85
66 horse 37 “ " 5 55
.. .. 66
5 1bs nails at .5 25 26 65
hours.
Jethro Ashley 4612 at .15 6 97
66
66 horse 32 “
4 80 11 77
Roy G.
32 1/2 " 66
4 87
John Flynn
581/2 " 66 8 77
J. M. Alexander
15 “ ..
2 25
L. C. Whitaker
76 1/2 " .6 11 48
6. 06 66 horse
41 «
6 15
17 63
Will. Horton
15 - 6.
2 25
H. 1. Perry .6 66 6 horse
19 .
.. 2 85 5 70
T. A. Briggs
29 “
4 35
26 Ids gravel at .3 1 04
66 66
10 posts at .15 1 50
.. 66
7 rails " .20 1 40
8 29
Mrs. Sarah Briggs 2 rails " " 40
Expended by E. E. Whitaker, Sur. No. 3 88 58
hours.
S. W. Luther
45 at .15 6 75
66 66 66 horse 50 € “ 7 50
repairs on scraper 1 00
hours.
R. K. Edwards
119 at .15 17 85
.. ..
horse
47 “ 66 7 05 24 90
Joseph Wild
84 6 60 12 60
66
66 horse
17 « 66 2 55
15 15
15 25
19 4 60 2 85
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Daniel Caswell 52 . 4 7 80
Enoch V. Boyce 10 lds gravel at .3
30
Expended by S. W. Luther, Sur. No. 4
63 10
hours.
W. A. Strange 90 at .15 13 50
66 horse 93 " 13 95
66 66 ' blasting material 2 95
30 40
hours.
N. H. Strange
98 at .15 14 70
horse 126 · “
18 90
66
.6 85 lds gravel at .3 2 49 36 09
hours.
A. A. Briggs
50 at .15
7 50
66 horse 25 4
3 75 11 25
S. H. Cook
68 " . .
10 20
A. W. Allen
24 “ 6.
3 60
F. B. Terry
45 " 66
6 75
Alfred Pierce 20 -
3 00
66 horse
15 -
2 25
5 25
Geo. A. Crimilisk
28 « .6
4 20
Chas. L. Strange
10 4 66
1 50
J. W. Terry
20 “
3 00
Geo. Melon
15 ‹‹ 6.
2 25
Expended by W. A. Strange, Sur. No. 5 114 49
hours.
G. F. Chapman 279 at .15
41 85
.. .. 66 horse 300 “ .
45 00
.. 75 lds gravel at .3 2 25
66 powder and fuse 3 30
66 66
sharpening drills
1 25 93 65
R. S. Chapman
hours. 133 at .15 19 9%
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Manuel Morris 25 " " 3 75
66
30 Ids gravel at .3 90 4 65
hours.
Antoine Morris
8 at .15
1 20
Geo. A. Harmon
10 “
1 50
Claffey
10 " 66
1 50
Frenchman
10 .
1 50
Morse
10 “
60
1 50
J. F. Staples
35 "
5 25
horse
70 “ 66 10 50
15 75
W. H. Northrup
15 “ 66 6 75
66
horse
30 “
4 50
11 25
John Keefe
45 “ 66
6 75
Manuel Susa
80 “
12 00
Chas. Phillips
30 “ 66
4 50
Edmund “
30 “ 6.
4 50
John Gray
16 “
66
2 40
Geo. Mellon
60 “
9 00
Expended by G. F. Chapman. Sur. No. 6 191 60
hours.
C. M. Wade 250 at .15
37 50
horse
220 “
33 00
70 50
C. F. Paull
90 “ 66 13 50
horse 30 “
4 50
60 7 cedar poles hours.
60
18 60
J. T. Haskins
89 at .15 13 35
.. .. .. horse 79 “
11 85 25 20
Malachi
126 “
18 90
66
6.
128 Ids gravel at .3 3 84 22 74
hours.
Elam R. Haskins
96 at .15 14 40
Chas. Hathaway
30 4 4
4 50
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J. F. Staples
138 "
20 70
66. horse 96 "
14 40
35 10
G. F. Chapman
20 "
3 00
66 horse 40 " 66 6 00
9 00
Damon D. White
41 “ 66
6 15
George W. Meack
30 “ 66
4 50
horse 30 " 66
4 50
9 00
Manuel Bourgess
29 " 66
4 35
Frank Terry
30 “
66
4 50
Zebedee “
39 «
5 85
Ed. Copland
30 “ 66
4 50
Ebenezer Macomber 18 « 66
2 70
Geo. W.
78 "
11 70
" 10 lds gravel at .3
30
12 00
David C. Dean 54 “ 66
1 62
Elkanah Pierce 129 "
66
3 87
Hannah “
9 4 66
27
Lysander Hart 20 "
" .5
1 00
Freeman Sellars
sharpening picks 45
Expended by C. M. Wade, Sur. No. 7
256 30
Whole amount expended on Highways
$1212 89
SNOW BILLS.
L. C. Whitaker
$7 80
Geo. E. Westgate
1 20
A. J. Bennett
1 00
66 and others
21 60
Geo. F. Chapman
47 23
J. H. Macomber
14 75
A. F. Bassett
66 66
27 45
C. M. Wade
66
44 70
G. H. Babbitt
66
30 80
W. A. Strange
66
66
30 30
226 83
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FOREST FIRES.
Geo. E. Westgate
2 20
Chester White
1 40
Geo. 1 40
Dyer S. Paull
80
N. G. T. Bowen
80
Geo. F. Chapman and others 3 20
$9 80
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
Job F. Dean, 12 cd. wood, sawed and split to town hall $3 00
Town of Middleboro, care of herrings 1904 20 00
Western Union Telegraph Co. to C. H. Macomber 27
Davol Printing House, printing voting lists 9 75
J. C. A. Robinson, janitor at town hall 15 00
16 oil 2 45
Josie L. Babbitt, care of B. & D. bridge 82 44 Dighton Furnace Co , stove and pipe at town hall 41 85
C. V. Sanders, lumber and nails 60 65
46 09
Frank A. Hubbard, M. D., 1 call to Jerome St. 1 50
F. N. Williams, 2 chimneys at town hall 25
S. W. Luther, labor on barn at town hall and snow fence 6 75
Staples Coal Co., coal for town hall 4 25
S. E. Fiske, printing town reports 66 20
Chas. Corey, deputy sheriff, case of Mc'Mullen 4 24
Chas. Corey, deputy sheriff, case of
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Bettencourte 4 16
Interest on notes
135 68
S. E. Westgate, 2 hawks G. A. 1 ..
1 00
50
Ralph Hoxie,
2
1 00
F. B. Terry, 2 . 1 00
Albert Reagan, 1 "
50
F. L. Williams, painting and lettering 48 guide-boards 48 00
F. L. Williams, repairs on same
3 00
.“ taking down and putting up 3 00
A. L. Briggs, paper for town farm 1 84
Wakefield Daily Item, 2 books, viz : assessor and town clerk 80
Wakefield Daily Item, dog posters, en- velopes and packet heads 2 35
F. S. Brightman, care 26 tramps 7 80
N. H. Strange, express on books 1 50
66 two trips. Fall River 1 00
distributing town reports 5 00
Chas. E. Chase, labor on snow fence 3 00
J. H. Winslow, 50 lbs. galvanized nails 2 40
('has. Corey, deputy sheriff 3 98
66 66 14 37
Chester F. Savery & Co., zinc for town hall 73
H. A. Dickerman & Son, 1 book 1 00
Clarence Copeland, 14 hawks 7 00
A. F. Bassett, mowing Berkley Common 8 00
G. W. Meach, 1 hawk 50
Davol Printing House, 200 ballots and envelopes 8 00
County tax 695 37
State 66
560 00
Levi C. Haskins, stamped envelopes 3 71
S. W. Luther, labor on barn at town
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farm 5 75
J. Henry Pierce, M. ft. shingles 2 90 Town of Middleboro, care of fish, 1905 20 00 E. H. Allen and others, grading lot at No. 1 bought of Cong. Society 35 90
Geo. H. Walker, lettering sign boards 22 00
Town of Dighton, repairs on B. & D. bridge 27 51
Town of Freetown, setting boundary stone 1 83 Notes to Machinist Nat. Bank 3500 00
Josie HI. Babbitt, care B. & D. bridge to Jan. 8, 1906 6 87
C. A. Briggs, M. D., registering births 2 75
Pierce Hardware Co, granite roofing bolts and washers 19 45
J. C. A. Robinson, janitor town hall for two dances 2 00
Summer N. Staples, 7 hawks 3 50
N. H. Strange, setting guide posts and boards 58 90
Peter L. Chase, nails and labor on snow fence 5 45
Davol Printing House, printing 5 00
Abatement of taxes 52 32
Josie Babbitt, repairs on road seraper 2 25
$5665 26
MEMORIAL DAY.
Rev. Geo. H. Johnson, address 10 00
Miss Marion Nichols, reader $5 00
M. P. Montgomery, whistler 3 00
Elizabeth Fuller, singer 3 00
Flags and printing 3 25
E. H. Allen, labor and team 3 00
24
ANNUAL REPORT.
Alton W. Reed, labor 2 00
$29 35
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books $22 69
Joseph Howland, cash paid out 18 30
J. C. A. Robinson, oil 93
J. R. Burt, librarian 25 00
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books 14 83
$111 75
AID RENDERED TO POOR.
H. T. Washburn, burial outfit for Percy
HI. Horton $15 00
H. T. Washburn, burial outfit for Edward E. Terry 20 00
R. Macomber, goods for Edward E. Terry family 47 00
E. H. Conant, goods for Fred. Macomber 2 45 102 22 66
F. N. Williams,
A. L. Briggs, 66 29 25
Presbrey Bros., 66
Elias .. 10 00
.6 Mrs. « 66 10 CO
J. W. & Walter B. Hayward, M.D., pro- fessional services for Mrs. Elias Macomber 56 00
A. A. Briggs, digging grave for E. E. Terry 3 00
J. W. & Walter B. Hayward, M. D., ser- vices for John Powers 26 00 City of Fall River for Amanda Saillaint 143 22 6. 57 32
25
ANNUAL REPORT.
Taunton for Chas. Norcutt's family 27 90
Aid 53 weeks for Mrs. Mary Wilbur 79 50 " 53 Jason Pittsley 79 50
$708 16
SOLDIER'S RELIEF.
E. Millbank, burial outfit for Isaac M. Cole $35 00
Chas. B. Hathaway, 12 mos. at $3 00 36 00
$71 00
STATE AID.
Calvin Belcher 12 mos. at $6 00 $72 00
Isaac M. Cole
2 66 6 4 00
8 00
Benj. F. Dean
12
66 5 00 60 00
Mrs. Enoch Macomber 12
66 2 00 24 00
Wm. R. Smith 12
66 66 4 00 48 00
48 00 .. Bildad Williams 12 66 4 00
Dyer S. Paull
12
66
66
4 00
48 00
Walter A. Pierce
12
66 6. 4 00
48 00
John A. Read
12
6 00
72 00
Geo. 1. Hathaway
10
66 4 00
40 00
Benj. S. Haskins
7.
6 00
42 00
$510 00
. 26
ANNUAL REPORT.
TOWN OFFICERS.
S. C. Hutchinson, supt. of schools $300 00
E. H. Allen, school committee, 1904 51 30
justice fees 2 00
66 cash paid out 2 43
L. H. Randall, school com. from Dec. 31, 1904 to Mar. 6, 1905 7 00
L. H. Randall, cash for postage 25
T. P. Paull, auditor 1904 10 00
Chas. Corey, truant officer 10 00
C. W. Cook, recording births, deaths and marriages 15 00
C. W. Cook, assessor 27 50
66 cash paid out 50
C. H. Macomber, selectman from Jan. 1 to Mar. 1, 1905 12 00
C. F. Paull, selectman from Jan. 1 to Mar. 1, 1905 10 00
Henry Hathaway, tree warden 5 00
Gideon H. Myrick, assessor 30 50
E. H. Allen, moderator 1 50
66
.6 posting town warrants 3 00
J. H. Macomber, inspector of animals 30 00
Rollin H. Babbitt, assessor 28 50
66 justice fees 15
C. M. Wade, con. serving dog warrants W. A. Strange, teller at town meeting 66 66 66
10 00
1 50
state election 2 00
N. G. T. Bowen, 2 00
Herbert F. Briggs, ballot clerk, " 2 00
66 S. H. Cook, 2 00
S. C. Hutchinson, supt., telegraphing,
expense, travel and stationery 11 87
27
ANNUAL REPORT.
N. H. Strange, collector and treasurer 1905 125 00
N. H. Strange, stamps and stationery 15 00
13 meetings with select- man at town hall 9 75
C. W. Cook, town clerk, 1905 20 00
66 " registrar 6 times 9 00
66 " · cash paid for express 3 05
60 " stationery and stamps 1 40
66 Justice fees 75
James McCall, selectmen, overseer of poor and registrar 1905 40 00
C. F. Paull, selectman. overseer of poor and registrar 40 00
C. H. Macomber, selectman, overseer of poor and registrar 60 00
C. M. Wade, serving warrants for state election and town meeting 3 00
$905 25
28
ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL.
City of Taunton.
F. Adella Babbitt $50 00
Jessie Howland
50 00
Ethel Perry 50 00.
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