Town annual report of Berkley 1901-1909, Part 3

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Simeon W. Luther, labor at No. 4 2 55


J. L. Fairbanks, blanks 1 55


Chas. Corey,Com. J. Lord and J. H. Smith 10 98


Davol Printing House, stationery and printing 14 22


Frank B. Terry, 1 hawk 50


Walter L. Davis, 2 hawks 1 00


H. A. Dean, labor and material at town farm 18 25


Crowell & Savery, cement and nails to town farm agent 1 60


Chas. Corey,Com. Clifford Hathaway 7 30


Chas. Corey, Com. James Howland


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and Pat Clark 5 57


Chas. Corey, service rendered case of


Manuel Sylvia 3 00


Staples Coal Co., cement, lime and hair for town farm 12 90


Crowell & Savery, curtains


50


A. G. Williams, lumber at town farm 62 03


E. E. Winslow, labor at town farm 7 50


Walter I. Phillips, 10 hawks


5 00


David A. Hoxie, labor at town farm 37 17


David A. Hoxie, whitewashing and


32 33


patching six schoolhouses Samuel V. Hazzard, painting at Nos. 3, 6 and 7 22 19


Chas. Corey, com. Gray & Hayes 12 20


Roy Ashley, labor at No. 3


1 00


T.P. Paull, labor and material at No. 7 8 23


J. W. Paull, repairs at Nos. 6 and 7 3 90


E. H. Allen, labor and cement at woodshed at No. 6 14 00


Crowell & Savery, lead and oil 2 59


Mary Richmond, cleaning 7 school- houses 18 00


Crowell & Savery, paint, lead and oil 6 11


S. C. Norcutt, labor and gravel at No. 2 10 65


J. A. Read, painting at Nos. 1 and 3 and papering at Nos. 1 and 4 6 50


Sarah W. Nichols, brick 75


J. C. A. Robinson, labor at No. 1 1 00


Herbert F. Briggs, labor at town farm 21 00


Theron Gorham, printing 1 50


Pierce Hardware Co., sec. and pts. for road scraper 10 75


Notes to Bristol Co. Nat. Bank 3400 00


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Interest on notes 103 72


Geo. F. Pratt, Co. Treas. 675 89


A. J. Barker, paper 25


Board of cattle com. 1 branding


stamp 1 75


Simeon W. Luther, repairs at No. 4


5 10


C. D. Babbitt, repairing pump at town farm 2 03


S. Sweet, lumber for town farm 8 00


Clifford Phillips, cleaning stove pipe at No. 6 75


Crowell & Savery, paint and paper for town farm 2 46


C. A. Horton, dif. between cows at town farm 10 00


S. E. Fiske, pt. warrants for tax notices 3 00


State tax 262 50


N. H. Strange, repairs on steps at No. 5 and grayel 3 75


Chas. Corey, Com. Merton Dean 6 26


Edward E. Terry, 1 hawk ' 50


C. V. Sanders & Co., lumber 40 20


A. L. Hathaway, 9 panes of glass and setting it 1 80


A. L. Hathaway, setting glass at No. 1 1 00


Hobbs & Warren, printing blanks 1 95


A. G. Williams, lumber


7 62


Jethro Ashley, repairs at No. 3


1 30


D. Benj. Phillips, labor at town farm


8 75


Simeon W. Luther, labor at No. 2 3 50


town farm 7 90


Town of Dighton, repairs on B. & D. bridge 141 74


Dighton Furnace Co., frame for stove door No. 7 1 25


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Job F. Dean, sawed and del. at town hall 2 75


Chas. Corey, Com. Michael Burke 10 70


Crowell & Savery, material for school houses 2 22


Crowell & Savery, material for town farm 34 54


Laurence Babbitt, 1 hawk


50


N. H. Strange, trip to Dighton and fixing stove door at No. 7


1 25


Abatement of taxes


12 03


Discount on taxes


469 62


Chas. H. Macomber, fumigating


27 00


J. C. A. Robinson, care of town hall and oil up to Jan. 5, 1902 14 24


J. T. Horton, care of B. & D. bridge up to Feb. 1, 1902 43 84


J. T. Horton, labor and oil 1 21 6303 77


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


J. C. A. Robinson, oil 75


Joseph Howland, books and material


11 08


Julia R. Burt, librarian 25 00


De Wolfe Fiske & Co., books


51 00


87 83


STATE AID.


Mrs.Angeline R.Williams 12 mos.at $4 $48 00


Mary E. Smith, 12


66


4 48 00


Maria Macomber, 12


2 24 00


Mr. Andrew J. Briggs, 12


66


4 48 00


Benj. F. Dean, 12 66 5 60 00


John A. Read,


12


66


6 72 00


66 Isaac M. Cole, 12


4 48 00


66 Dyer S. Paull,


12


66


4 48 00


Calvin Belcher,


12


6 72 00


Walter A. Pierce, 11


66


4 44 00 512 00


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PAUPER AID. Mrs. Mary L. Wilbur, Aid 52 wks. at $1.50 from Feb. 4,


1901 to Feb. 3, 1902 78 00


Mrs. Jason Pittsley,


Aid 52 wks. at $1.50 from Feb. 4, 1901


to Feb. 3, 1902 78 00


Fred Horton,


Supplies furnished by Restcome Mac- omber 12 00


Chas. Norcutt,


Supplies furnished by Cobb, Bates &


Yerxa 2 00


Fred H. French,


Taunton Insane Hospital 169 46


Mrs. Mary D. Dean,


E. E. Winslow, digging grave 4 00


H. T. Washburn, coffin and hearse 17 00 21 00


Mrs. Elias Macomber,


Supplies furnished by Presbrey Bros. 52 00


Care, Margaret Ellis, 29 days 29 00


J. W. and W. B. Hayward M. D. 20 00


Care, Mary E. Macomber 9 00 110 00


Mr. Elias Macomber,


Supplies furnished by Presbrey Bros.


52 00


J. King Sylvia,


Isaac Ellis, wood 3 00


Phillips Bros., supplies 5 00


J. B. Murphy M. D. 73 00


81 00


Chas. Hathaway,


J. B. Sayles M. D. 7 50


J. C. Brady, medicine 9 83


17 33


Amanda Saillant,


City of Fall River, aid and groceries to Dec. 31, 1901 91 07


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Lillian Norcutt,


City of Taunton, aid 1 50


James P. Clark,


Worcester Insane Hospital 27 39


C. M. Wade, expense of sending a sick man home, Commonwealth of Mass, 1 00 744 75


SCHOOLS.


E. H. Allen, transportation of pupils


two terms


170 00


Teachers' Names and Wages.


No. 1 Julia R. Burt 32 wks. at 8.50 272 00


" 2 Mary L. Corey 14 66 9.00 126 00


" 2 Maude B.Randall 18 66 8.00 144 00


" 3 Alton W. Reed 32 66 8.50 272 00


" 4 A. Louise Allen 32 66 7.50 240 00


" 5 LillianM. Williams14


7.00 98 00


" 5 Ada H. Strange 14 66 6.00 84 00


or


4 6.50 26 00


" 6 Helen Whitmore 14 66 7.50 105 00


" 6 Mary L. Corey 18 8.00 144 00


" 7 L. G. Harrington 38


8.50 323 00


Expended for teachers


1834 00


JANITORS.


No. 1 Harry Williams


1 35


66 Thomas II. Powers


1 6 65


2 C. Frank Briggs 3 50


" 2 Julia Barber


3 50


66 2 Joe Barber


3 50


3 Roy Ashley


7 00


4 Wm. Grady 3 50


64 4 Daniel Caswell


4 25


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ANNUAL REPORT.


" 4 A. L. Allen 2 00


" 5 Clarence Copeland 6 25


"5 Ernest F. Terry 7 00


6 Clifford N. Phillips


6 25


7 Frank E. Ames


4 50


7 Fred M. Paull


3 20


" 7 John Horton


3 00


" 7 Charlie Haskins 1 20


Expended for janitors 66 65


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


American Book Co. 215 84


Edward E. Babb & Co. 32 67


H. A. Dickerman & Son


19 88


Thomas Shewell Co.


7 50


J. L. Hammett Co.


9 10


Ginn & Co.


8 00


Lillian G. Harrington


7 00


C. Mabel Townsend, histories


14 00


James W. Paull, supplies


4 54


E. H. Allen, supplies and ex. on books


9 74


Expended for books and supplies 328 27


C. W. Coops, tuning organ, No. 5 4 00


WOOD.


H.A. Dean, 614 cds. hard 212 cds. pine 32 23


N. H. Strange 4 1 . 17 94


Paull Bros. 1/2 4 12 35 66


E. H. Allen 5 2 23 06


E. E. Winslow 3


11 19


SAWING AND HOUSING.


Benj. F. Dean 19 75


Robert H. Dunham 7 50


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ANNUAL REPORT.


E. E. Winslow


4 50


Frank B. Terry


4 00


Clifford N. Phillips


1 75


Wm. Grady


1 13


Daniel Caswell


1 00


N. H. Strange


75


Expended for wood, sawing and hous- ing 137 15


Whole amount expended for schools


2540 07


SNOW BILLS,


C. M. Wade and others, No. 7 6 85


D. B. Phillips and others No. 4 7 80


Expended for snow 14 65-


FOREST FIRES.


G. H. Babbitt and others


35 75


S. C. Norcutt 8 00


Expended for forest fires 43 75


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Excepting Berkley and Dighton Bridge.


Expended for new road at Myricks by


C. M. Wade and others


49 90


hours


Jos. T. Cummings 1411/2 at 15 21 23


66 horse 9512 - 15


14 32


66 boy 27 " 5 1 35


36 90


C. W. Cook


217 " 15 32 55


horse


147 " 15 22 05


54 60


Job D. Briggs


35 " 15


5 25


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Joseph W. Terry


55


" 15


8 25


J. C. A. Robinson


66


" 15


9 90


horse


29


" 15


4 35


14 25


G. H. Babbitt


130


" 15


19 50


66


horse


93


" 15


13 95


33 45


Geo. H. Bowers, gravel 52 lds. at .03


1 56


N. F. Williams 4


12


J. A. Read


22


66


John Cameron


30


90


Luther H. Randall


136


4 08


hours


N. F. Williams


16 at 15


2 40


66


horse


4


60


3 00


F. J. Lord


15


2 25


man


4


60


2 85


John A. Read


25


3 75


66 horse


26 1/2


3 98


66


boy


1612 at 121/2


2 06


9 79


E. H. Allen


40 at 15


6 00


66 horse


30


4 50


10 50


G. L. Leach 66


13


1 95


3 90


John Cameron


38


5 70


66


horse


30


4 50


10 20


Frank Costa


10


1 50


Jos. H. Babbitt


30


4 50


66 new whiffletree scraper


75


5 25


Joseph Sylvia gravel 38 lds. at .03 hours


1 14


Lester Read 30 at 121/2


3 75


Expended in No. 1, C. W. Cook Sur.


211 90


A. Boardman gravel 30 lds. at .03


90


Shepard Phillips


10


30


Capt. Tripp 185


5 55


Ervine A. Chace


160


4 80


13


1 95


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ANNUAL REPORT.


S. C. Norcutt


100


3 00


hours


66


37812 hrs. at 15


56 77


66


horse 165


24 75


84 52


66


45


6 75


Fred Macomber


981/2


14 77


Benj. F. Dean


35


5 25


Wm. Horton


3 1/2


52


66


10


1 50


66


312


52


2 54


John Rose


15


2 25


66


horse


15


2 25


4 50


Everett Dean


10


1 50


H. A. Dean


851/2


12 81


Chester J. Briggs


30


4 50


George A. Norcutt 30


4 50


Joe L. Macomber


30


4 50


Obed Allen


30


4 50


Ervine A. Chace


90


13 50


James H.Macomber 65


9 75


Chas. Corey 55


8 25


Shepard Phillips 21


3 15


Asa Reed 11


1 65


Joseph Addleson 20


3 00


Horace N.Macomber 2


30


Expended in No. 2, S. C. Norcutt Sur.


201 79


E. E. Whitaker


367 hrs. at 15


55 05


66


121


18 15


73 20


C. D. Babbitt


3


45


66 horse 42


6 30


66


gravel 40 lds. at .03


1 20


7 95


Jethro Ashley


69 12 hrs. at 15


10 42


horse 46


6 90


17 32


Charles E. Chase 151/2


2 32


66


151/2


2 32


4 64


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Lineaus Whitaker 781/2


11 77


66 horse 73 10 95


66 6 posts at 10


60


66 2 rails at 20


40


23 72


Rollin H. Babbitt 27 hrs. at 15


4 05


horse 27 66


4 05


8 10


Augustus R.Haines 21


66 3 15


48 1/2 66


7 27


S. C. Norcutt, gravel 16 lds. at 03


48


John Gidmark


34 hrs. at 15


5 10


Roy Ashley


521/2 66


7 87


Harry Perry


16 66


2 40


horse 32


4 80


7 20


Wm. H. S. Crane


26


66


3 90


66 horse 26 66


3 90


7 80


Arthur Bassett


81/2 66


1 27


3 82


Herbert F. Briggs 27 66


4 05


Simeon Briggs


23 1/2 66


3 52


Harry Whitaker


40


66


6 00


Expended in No. 3, E. E. Whitaker, Sur.


191 19


Peter L. Chase


50 hrs. at 15 7 50


66 66 horse 85 12 75


E. E. Winslow


7 1/2 66


1 13


D. B. Phillips


189


18 35


37 35


Chas. Leighton


81 1/2


12 23


A. J. Bennett


10 66


1 50


O. M. Talbot


80


66


12 00


Dan O'Brien


50 66


7 50


Howard Haines


45


66


6 75


S. W. Luther


8


66


1 20


50


66 repairs on road scraper


Expended in No. 4, D. B. Phillips, Sur.


100 41


horse 17 66


2 55


20 25


horse 60 66


9 00


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Adelbert A. Briggs


15 hrs. at 15


2 25


66 horse


11 66


1 65


3 90


Edward E. Terry


55 66


8 25


N. H. Strange 66


176 66


26 40


72 66


10 80


37 20


66 gravel


140 lds. at 03


4 20


Walter A. Strange


19 hrs. at 15


2 85


66


horse


65 66


9 75


12 60


Frank B. Terry


10 66 .


1 50


Alfred Pierce


35 66


5 25


horse


25 66


3 75


9 00


Job D. Briggs


45 66


6 75


Eliphalet Terry


15


66


2 25


Robert Whalon


10


66


1 50


Mrs. Mary Richmond horse 10 hrs at 15


1 50


Expended in No. 5, N. H. Strange, Sur.


88 65


Wm. H. Northup


128 hrs. at 15


19 20


horse 20


3 00


22 20


Isaac Seymour


209 145 66


31 35


66 horse


21 75


66


blasting material


2 75


66 sharpening drills


60


56 45


Geo. A. Harmon


25 hrs. at 15


3 75


John Baker


41 66


6 15


horse


7 66


1 05


7 20


Manuel B. Souza


25 66


3 75


Peter L. Prunier


25


3 75


Geo. F. Chapman


123


66


18 45


66


horse


129 66


19 35


66


gravel


86 lds. at 03


2 58


66 sharpening drills


55


40 93


Manuel Burgess


53 hrs. at 15


7 95


John Simmis


40


66


6 00


Chas. F. Phillips


63 66


9 45


Edmund O. Phillips


58 66


8 70


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Dyer S. Paull


25


66


3 75


Wm. H. Smith


30


66


4 50


Thomas Foley


40


66


6 00


Geo. E. Westgate


15 66


2 25


66 horse


30


66


4 50


Manuel Rose


10 66


1 50


66 horse 10 66


1 50


3 00


Timothy Chace, gravel 8 lds. at 03


24


Benj. Phillips 66 6.


18


E. Dean


25 66


75


Expended in No. 6, Isaac Seymour. Sur.


195 30


J. T. Haskins


501/2 hrs. at 15 7 58


66 horse 78


11 70


19 28


Malachi Haskins


931/2


14 03


66 gravel 66 lds. at 05 3 30


66 66


39 03


1 17


18 50


John Smith


221/2 hrs. at 15


3 38


C. M. Wade


203 66 30 45


66 horse 145 66


21 75


66 3 posts at 10


30


52 50


Elam R. Haskins 99 hrs. at 15


14 86


Chas. F. Paull


43


6 45


66 horse 23 66


3 45


ex. on scraper irons


60


66 4 bolts at 06


24


10 74


Geo. S. Clark


62 hrs. at 15


9 30


Damon White


511/2 66


7 73


Sumner N. Staples


2


66


30


66 putting up lights


20


50


Eli Wordell


75 hrs. at 15


11 25


66 horse 120 66 .


18 00


29 25


Levi P. Churchill


271/2 66


4 13


John F. Staples


40


6 00


66 horse 20


3 00


9 00


Alfred Haskins


50 66


7 50


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ANNUAL REPORT.


66 horse


20


3 00


10 50


Isaac N. Horton


20


66


3 00


Saul Shepard


20


66


3 00


Chas. B. Hathaway


23


66


3 45


George Chapman


10


66


1 50


66


horse


20


66


3 00


4 50


Geo. W. Macomber


47


66


7 05


horse


40


66


6 00


13 05


George W. Meack


50


7 50


Elkenah Pierce, gravel 92 lds. at 03


2 76


Expended in No. 7, C. M. Wade, Sur.


$226 93


The undersigned having been chosen Auditor for the Town of Berkley, and having been sworn for the current year, submits the following report :


The Treasurer has charged the Town with money paid having receipts or orders for the same, for the cur- rent year to the amount of $12791 59 Cash on hand


1074 13


$13865 72


Has received the following :


Taxes for the year 1901


$4822 71


Uncollected taxes for the year 1899


106 92


Other sources


8936 09


$13865 72


The Bristol Co. Nat. Bank holds a note against the town for $1500 00


There is due the town for the sale of our fish privileges the sum of


70 00


CHARLES F. PAULL,


AUDITOR.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


The Collector's books indicate to be collected for 1901 the sum of $5062 94


Collected Oct. 21, 1901 since 66


4696 16


114 52


Unpaid taxes of 1901


252 26


Collected unpaid taxes of 1900


178 21


Whole amount of unpaid taxes


430 17


Examined by the Auditor,


C. F. PAULL.


NOAH H. STRANGE,


TREASURER.


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF Selectmen and Overseers of Poor of Town of Berkley,


For the Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 14, 1902.


Soon after the election of your Board last March, they visited the Town Farm, and they found a very sad condi- tion of things. The roof of the house was leaky, water running through into the rooms below ; on the gutters the front side rotten, allowing what water got into them to run down into the house. The windows and window casings in the back part of the house were in very bad shape, and the house very much in need of paint. Crossing the road to the barn, we found no fence to the barnyard, conse- quently the cattle had not been let out from the barn all winter. The walls of the barn cellar were in dangerous condition, having started westward and apparently ready to fall in. The stock in the barn was in very bad condi- tion, they not having had the privilege of getting out to exercise and rub themselves and get fresh air, and were in a poor and scabby condition.


We have shingled the front part of the house : put new gutters on ; placed new windows and window frames in the back part of the house, and we also painted, papered and white-washed four rooms, and patched up and painted the whole of the house. We have built a barnyard fence, and have repaired the barn cellar wall on the west side and put it in first class condition. A board fence also has been placed on the northwest side of the lower barnyard, and


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the enclosure under the barn has been boarded up, making the barn much warmer. The cows now have the privi- lege of being let out into the sun and air every day, and present a much better appearance than they did a year ago.


The total repairs at the Town Farm for the current year, up to the present time have amounted to $297.06. There is still much room for improvement in that direction.


We are sorry to say that this institution has not been self supporting for the current year. Mr. Brightman, the Keeper, has expended for supplies the sum of $974.75. He has received for milk and other goods sold, the sum of $839.91, leaving a balance of $134.84 due him. This is about the same balance due Mr. Brightman last year that there was a year ago, being about $1.50 less.


We have labored under some disadvantages at the Town Farm this year, namely, the price of grain has been about 33 per cent. higher than it was last year. That has very seriously interfered with our net results, the price of milk being the same as it has been for the past few years. It is a question in the minds of your Board whether it is profitable for the Town to carry on milk business at its Farm. Mr. Brightman, the keeper, is an honest man, but perhaps there might be some improvement made in regard to a keeper who might be a little more progressive. Who- ever serves another year on the Board,we think should ad- vertise for some one to take charge of the Poor Farm, and perhaps it would be well to change our mode of running the Farm. At any rate, there seems to be a chance for a great improvement, financially speaking.


We have at present but one pauper at the Town Farm, Mr. Andrew Caswell. He seems to be in good health, but is feeble and not able to do anything. We find that there has been lodged at the Farm seventy-eight tramps up to the present time of the current year. We are still sup- porting, outside of the Almshouse, Frederick H. French at the Taunton Lunatic Asylum, at a cost of $3.25 per week,


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of which the State pays one half ; Elias Macomber and wife $2.00 per week, one-half paid by the State ; Mrs. Mary Wilbur, $1.50 per week, Mrs. Jason Pittsley, $1.50 per week ; Mrs. Salient and family $2.50 per week ; we are also aiding Andrew J. Briggs. We herewith submit the appraisal taken February 13th, 1902, showing a total of $1248.00 value.


The oyster beds, with the privilege to catch oysters, belonging to the Town of Berkley, has not been sold, and an article has been placed in the warrant to see what ac- tion the town will take in the matter-whether to fish them ourselves or to sell them as usual.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


The Board of Health has to report one case of Diph- theria and three cases of Scarlet Fever. The Diphtheria case was at Berkley Bridge ; one case of Scarlet Fever was at Assonet Neck and two at Myricks. They appeared in a mild form and have not been very expensive to the Town, only in the matter of fumigating, as the books, etc., in the school houses were not burned, as in some cases in former years.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


We herewith present for the consideration of the voters of the Town of Berkley, the following names of persons competent to serve as jurors :


List of Jurors.


To be presented at the Annual Meeting, March 10, 1902.


Caleb D. Babbitt, machinist


Job D. Briggs, farmer


Chester E. Phillips, moulder


Thomas A. Briggs, ship-wright


Charles F. Paull, farmer


Malachi H. Haskins, farmer


Rollin H. Babbitt, farmer


Eugene E. Whittaker, farmer


Albert F. Haskins, milkman


John F. Staples, farmer


James Maguire, blacksmith James H. Macomber, farmer


S. Albert Burt,


Jethro Ashley, 66


Gideon H. Babbitt,


Roscoe E. Macomber, silversmith


HERBERT A. DEAN, Selectmen CHARLES F. MACOMBER, of


HERBERT F. BRIGGS, Berkley.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


REPORT


-OF THE --


-


TOWN CLERK,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1901.


MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN BERKLEY, 1901.


Feb. 2 Maximin Correia of Berkley, and Erminia Vargras of Berkley. Married by Rev. James L. Smith, Taunton. Mar. 21 Silas E. Braley of Berkley, and Elsie B. Demoranville, of Berkley. Married by Rev. Charles S. Thurber, Berkley. Apr. 2 Arthur G. Mann of Lakeville, and Julia Parisaue of Lake- ville. Married by Rev. Charles S. Thurber, Berkley. Apr. 25 Clarence M. Leighton of Berkley, and Ellen M. Belcher of Berkley. Married by Rev. Wm. Royal Joyslin, Berkley.


May 19 Frederic J. Chapman of Berkley, and Elizabeth P. Hath- away of Berkley. Married by Rev. Wm. Royal Joys- lin, Berkley.


June 26 Joseph H. Babbitt of Berkley, and Edith E. Maguire of Berkley. Married by Rev. Charles S. Thurber, Berkley. July 20 Juzimo Alvez of Taunton and Mariana De Burgo of Berkley. Married by Rev. S. Hopkins Emery, Taunton. July 25 Francis B. Reynolds of So. Amenia, N. Y., and Lucy B. Ashley of Berkley. Married by Rev. Wm. Royal Joyslin, Berkley.


Aug. 28 James T. Phillips of Taunton, and Mary L. Northrup of Berkley. Married by Rev. Halah H. Loud, E. Taunton.


Aug. 1 George W. Meack of Berkley, and Grace M. Millard of Berkley. Married by Rev. Prentice A. Canada, Assonet.


Nov. 2 William H. Wordell of Berkley, and Lottie E. Tripp of Fairhaven. Married by Rev. I. H. Coe, New Bedford. Nov. 7 Frank O. Grinnell of Berkley, and Susie Smith of Berk- ley. Married by Rev. Charles S. Thurber, Berkley.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN BERKLEY, 1901.


CHILD'S NAME.


PARENTS' NAMES.


Jan. 11 Irene May Pouloit


Alexander and Ellen J. Pouloit


Jan. 12 Fred. Elmer Whittaker Harry E. and Lucy M. Whittaker Jan. 14 Harold Daniel O'Brien Daniel E. and Fenella D.O' Brien Jan. 25 Russell E. Macomber Fred. and Hannah E. Macomber Jan. 26 Margarita De Coyne John and Margarita De Coyne Feb. 20 Merton Linc'n Briggs Adelbert A. and Eva S. Briggs Feb. 22 Candido Freriere Manuel and Candido Freriere Mar. 7 John Silvia Joseph and Kate Silvia


Apr. 7 Raymond F.Macomber Eugene F.and Alice F.Macomber


Apr. 29 Stead Alonzo and Sarah A. Stead


Apr. 30 Erving P. Washburn


July 5 Helen Ames


James F.and Annie C. Washburn John and Delia M. Ames


July 29 Elsie Rena Macomber


July 31 Jennie Rose


Clifford E. & Emma E.Macomber Manual and Clara Rose


Aug. 6 Mary Sousa


Manuel B. and Mary Sousa


Aug. 11 Nancy Ervella Haskins Samuel A. and Nancy A. Haskins


Aug. 16 Walter Scott Strange


Aug. 23 Joseph DeMora


Walter A. & Margaret A.Strange Antone and Amelia De Mora


Sept. 29 Frederic E. Williams


Oct. 15 Mary Coyle


N.Freeman & Lillian M. Williams Antone and Louisa Coyle


Nov. 21 Abigail Horton


Frederic N. and Jane Horton


Dec. 13 Arnold De Ribbentrop Achille & Jennie De Ribbentrop Dec. 17 Levesque Ovide and Oglas Levesque


1


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ANNUAL REPORT.


DEATHS REGISTERED IN BERKLEY, 1901.


DATE.


NAME.


Y.


M.


D.


January


19


Ruth Ann Belcher


75


3


29


February


S


Ellen Frances Belcher


60


10


16


22


Mary Dean Dean


76


March


6 Amy P. Staples


62


7


10


6


William Boyce


84


8


14


April


20


Elizabeth W. Strange


56


7


1


May


12


Harry Sprague Leach


38


2


7


June


8


Daniel Sumner Briggs


88


1


19


July


16


Martin Alden


65


1


18


Sarah J. Paull


64


August


21


Mary Sousa


52


11


14


Edward B. Norcutt


1


2


21


John Silvia


6


3


October


10


Amanda M. Haskins


65


10


17


11


John W. Meack


57


5


7


23


Catherine Harrington


52


November 12


Charles Whitney Farmer


58


1


21


December 12


Frederic Elisha Williams


2


13


23


Eliza A. Terry


71


5


18


15


Sarah H. Stead


38


20


8 |Frederic Arthur Clark


17


6


12


15


September 10


Charles S. Williams


3


18


Roy R. Smith


53


28


Mary Ellen Viall


AGE.


Number of Dogs licensed in Berkley, 1901, 67.


CHAS. W. COOK, TOWN CLERK,


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ANNUAL REPORT.


REPORT OF BURIAL COMMISSIONERS FOR THE TOWN CEMETERY, Feb. 14, 1902.


RECEIPTS.


1900. Feb. 15 Cash on hand $31 55


July


for lot 22 Alonzo Stead 5 00


Oct.


26 John F. Richmond 5 00


1902. Aug. 66 יי 43 Wm. H. Smith 5 00


$46 55


LIABILITIES.


1900. Aug. Paid for moving bushes 60


1901. Aug.


66 66 3 90


Nov. resetting wall 75 5 25


$11 30


Your Commissioners ask and trust that an appropri- ation of two hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the improvement of said cemetery.


Lots in perpetual care, Philip C. Porter, Wm. Babbitt, $100 each, deposited in Bristol County Savings Bank, Taunton.


GEORGE CUMMINGS, Chair.


Burial Commissione: s. 3 EDWIN H. ALLEN, Sec. S. ALBERT BURT.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


REPORT OF THE


School Committee of Berkley,


FOR THE YEAR 1901.


COMMITTEE AS ORGANIZED.


Edwin H. Allen, Chairman, Helen R. Strange, Secretary,


term expires 1903


1901


James W. Paull,


1902


TRUANT OFFICER. Charles Corey.


TEACHERS EMPLOYED DURING THE YEAR.


Julia R. Burt A. Louise Allen Helen Whitmore


Mary L. Corey


Alton W. Reed


Lillian Harrington


Maude B. Randall


Ada H. Strange Lillian M. Williams.


PUPILS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL AT TAUNTON.


Clarence Burt


Myra H. Dean


Laula Howland Carrie Babbitt


Grace Babbitt Lawrence Babbitt Robert Howland Helen Paull


Della Babbitt:


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ANNUAL REPORT.


RECEIPTS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.


Town appropriation for town schools $1700 00


Income from Mass. School Fund 838 08


Income from Dog Fund 69 61


Income from City of Boston


85 00


$2692 69


For expenditures see Treasurer's Report.


No appropriation was made for High School tuition as the State reimburses.


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


New steps have been built at No. 2 and No. 4.


A new wood-shed has been built at No. 6. Also general repairs have been attended to.


We would recommend that the buildings at No. 1, 3 and 4 be painted this coming year.


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


The Committee in making out their annual report for the schools, submit the following for consideration :


The schools in number are the same as last year and have been kept the usual number of weeks.


The scarlet fever broke out again this year in No. 7 and the committee thought it advisable to close the school for three weeks. There was a similar case in No. 4 school but it was not thought advisable to close the school.


The Committee have used all necessary precautions against the spread of the disease. Would advise the Town purchas- ing a fumigating machine to use in case of contagious diseases, as other towns are doing.


The enrollment of scholars in town is about the same as last year ; while some schools were small, No. 2 was over- crowded, necessitating the transportation of thirteen pupils from No. 2 to No. 1 school:


ANNUAL REPORT.


The Committee at one time thought perhaps it would be best to enlarge the schoolhouse at No. 2, but at the time of writing we think it not advisable to do so, because of the un- certainty of the number of pupils.


We do not think our schools are in retrogression but pro- gressive, for two of our scholars entered High Schools from our schools.


We consider our teachers are doing good work. Most of them are experienced teachers and have been retained this year and we consider them competent to qualify our scholars for the High School.




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