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Subsequently several meetings were held and various plans suggested and discussed, there appearing a difference of opinion upon the form of memorial that should be adopted, a portion of the committee favoring the erection of a monumental shaft, while another portion advocated placing marble tablets in the Free Public Library Building, then in process of erection.
It was finally determined to submit the question to the decision of the town, and at a special meeting held on the twenty-seventh day of June, 1873, numerously attended, after a full and thorough discussion of the whole subject it was voted nearly unanimously " That the Soldiers' Monu- ment Committee be instructed to erect upon some portion of the town land, near the Town House, a statue cut in granite, after a model submitted by Messrs. Batterson & Canfield, of Hartford, Conn., with a pedestal de- signed by Messrs. H. & J. E. Billings, architects, of Boston, at a cost not exceeding $5,000, above the foundation."
The committee, representing to the meeting that with the "Citizens ; Fund," so called, and previous appropriations made by the town, the snin of $2,500 additional would be sufficient to complete the work, it was voted " That the sum of $2,500 be raised and appropriated, and the whole, or so much of the same as may be necessary, be placed at the disposal of the Soldiers' Monument Committee, for the erection of a monumental statue to our deceased soldiers, in accordance with a vote passed at this meeting, the said sum to be additional to any moneys already voted to be appropri- ated by the town for this purpose."
April 6, 1874, the town by vote appropriated $500 in addition to all previous appropriations, and authorized the committee to make the necessary arrangements for dedication.
By the will of Mr. Harvey White, also, recently admitted to probate, a generous legacy of $500 was given towards the erection of this monument, which has not yet been received, but which we have anticipated in the expenditures already incurred.
The committee, after consultation with competent judges, and by advice of the Messrs. Billings, whose skill and judgment as architects stand in the foremost rank, awarded the contract to Messrs. Batterson & Canfield, of Hartford, who, we are gratified to state, have performed their work in a thorough and satisfactory manner. The foundation is substantially con- structed of granite, and was built by contract by Mr. N. M. Hobart of this town.
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The statue is a full-sized model of a soldier, standing with his musket in position, at rest, and is cut from Westerly granite, which is considered by those best competent to judge equal if not superior to any other for this purpose.
Fortunately, no difference of opinion existed either on the part of the committee or among the citizens of the town upon the question of location, all conceding that it should be placed in the most honorable and conspic- uous position, upon the town lands in close proximity to the public buildings of the town.
The committee have used every effort to secure an accurate and correct list of all who died or were killed in service, upon the quota of the town, and trust no errors have been committed.
The inscriptions placed upon the pedestal are, upon the front, "The town of Braintree builds this monument in grateful remembrance of the brave men whose names it bears "; also, "1874," denoting the year of its erection. Upon the reverse this simple inscription, "Dying they triumphed."
Upon the north and south sides are the names of those of the quota of Braintree who died or were killed in service, and the regiments to which they belonged ; also, " 1861" at the top and " 1865 " beneath, denoting the duration of the war.
The funds placed at the disposal of the committee were as follows : -
Citizens' fund and interest
. $2,338 19
Town appropriations
. 3,628 07
Due from legacy Harvey White 500 00
$6,466 26
The expenditures have been, for
Foundation work,
Statue and pedestal,
Grading, etc.,
about
6,000 00
Plans,
Incidental expenses,
Leaving for expenses of dedication and completion of grading, about $500 00
F. A. HOBART, Chairman.
ASA FRENCH,
JAMES T. STEVENS,
L. W. HOBART,
ALVERDO MASON,
E. W. ARNOLD,
WM. M. RICHARDS,
HORACE ABERCROMBIE,
MARCUS A. PERKINS, C. W. PROCTER,
ALVA MORRISON,
ABIJAIL ALLEN,
Monument Committee.
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After the reading of this report, Mr. Hobart continued, -
Now, fellow-citizens, having concluded with the exercises of this day the duty you selected us to perform, your committee submit their report, and unveil to your view the result of their labors, surrendering into your hands and keeping forever the emblematic structure which we to-day dedicate to the memory of the men of Braintree who fell in the war of the Rebellion.
It is to the memory of her soldiers that the citizens of Braintree have raised this pedestal of solid granite, placing thereon this mute sentinel to watch over and guard their graves. No truer husbands, no fonder fathers, no kinder brothers, no more cherished sons ever faced the foe in the stern vicissitudes of conflict than the martyrs whose ashes repose beneath our soil or whose bones still bleach upon Southern battle-fields. Fresh in our recollection are the manly looks and the martial bearing of those men as they left our midst to engage in the fierce contest for national life. With pride we recall the feats of daring and courage, the unsubdued spirit, the soul unshaken by defeat, the sublime victories of that Grand Army in which our townsmen were numbered in the Roll of Honor; and well, oh ! too well we remember, how, one by one, they came back to us silent in death, to be borne in sad and solemn procession through our streets to the spot of burial, their loss causing the gray head to bow with grief, and sending the burden of sorrow to the hearts of those who loved them, making forsaken firesides and desolate hearths in many of our homes.
Time has softened in some degree the cruel stroke that fell so heavily on mourning circles, and we reconcile ourselves to submission, because we know that to them and their living comrades we owe the uncounted blessings and the unspeakable privileges which we to-day enjoy as citizens.
Better or braver men never poured out their blood or yielded up their lives for the good of their native land; and as our children in the years hereafter shall gaze on this memorial offering, remembering the dust it hallows, the inward, unspoken thanksgiving shall go up to. God that our old and honorable town had her full share of heroes, to do, to dare, and to die for the preservation of the Republic and the liberties of the people; and while the world stands, the pealing anthem, the solemn prayer, and this enduring memento shall perpetuate the remembrance of their gallant lives and their patriotic death.
At the close of this fitting address, prayer was made by Rev. George S. Ball, of Upton, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Army of Massachusetts, and after vocal music, the assemblage adjourned to Yale's large tent on the Common. Here, before an audience of several thousand people, the Rev. Louis E. Charpiot asked the blessing of God upon the day ; a select chorus, led by N. Warren Penniman, sang Eichberg's hymn,
" To thee, O country, great and free,
With trusting hearts we cling,"
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and the president of the afternoon, Asa French, gave the following address : -
Braintree at last renders tardy honor to the memory of its dead heroes. To-day we build a monument which proclaims to the world our undying gratitude and affection for the brave men whose names are inscribed upon it. And we fondly hope that it will endure for all time as a testimony to our children and our children's children that we were not unmindful of the debt we owe to them. How great a debt it is ! How inadequate our pay- ment ! It seems but yesterday since they went out from among us, -those fathers and brothers, husbands and sons; with firm step and hearts that knew no fear, they went forth to defend with their lives that country which they and we loved so well. Our prayers and hopes went with them. Through many a weary march they toiled, on many a battle-field they fought; bravely and without complaint they toiled, bravely they fought, and died. On battle-field, in camp, in hospital, some, thank God, at home, surrounded and ministered to by loving friends, -they all died for us! But " dying they triumphed,"-triumphed in the success of the cause for which they fell. Nay, even over death itself they triumphed, for in death they are immortal.
There are hearts that will bleed anew, and eyes that will fill with tears to-day as they read the names inscribed on yonder monument. The faces and forms of brothers and sons, long since buried out of sight, will come back again in memory, and grief will be felt as over new-made graves.
As we pay merited honor to the dead, let us not forget the living, who laid these, their most precious offerings, on the altar of their country. Nor shall our gratitude ever fail towards those who, braving the perils of war in the same cause for which their comrades died, were permitted to come back to their homes in health and strengthi. Justly we assign to them the post of honor on this occasion. The post of honor in our hearts they shall ever hold !
This day we consecrate to the precious dead. Our duty will be best per- formed if we forget ourselves and think ouly of them and their deeds. And as we dwell upon the simple but heroic story of their lives, may their example cause to grow in our hearts a deeper and purer love of country, and a stronger devotion to the principles for which their blood was shed.
Baldwin's Band, of Boston, played a dirge; Rev. George A. Thayer, of Boston, read the necrology which constitutes the prin- cipal part of this volume ; other music by the chorus followed ; and the orator of the day, Major-Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, then gave an acceptable address, which, being wholly without notes, could not be adequately reported. After more vocal and instru- mental music, the audience was dismissed with a benediction from Rev. S. P. Andrews.
APPENDIX III.
THE part taken by the women of the town in bearing the burdens of the war was too honorable to be left without notice.
Early in the fall of 1861 active efforts were made by the women at public gatherings to create an interest among their sex in con- tributing to the needs of the soldiers' hospitals, and as a result, creditable contributions were made to the Sanitary Commission, that grand and noble charitable organization which saved so many thousands of men's lives in the course of the war.
In the summer of 1862 these efforts took organized shape by the formation of a branch of the Sanitary Commission, of which Mrs. Daniel F. Leonard was chosen president, Miss Amelia L. Bumpus, secretary, and Miss Catharine Willis, treasurer.
This society never had any large sums of money at its disposal, but diligent hands made up many packages of bedding, clothing, lint and bandages, and delicacies of diet, which were gratefully acknowledged by the Sanitary Commission agents, and often heard from as ministering to many a needy sufferer in the army.
An illustration of the spirit of some of the women in raising funds for these purposes of mercy is worth preserving. One sum- mer, when money was hard to get, a townsman jocosely offered, without thinking his proposal would be accepted, to give the ladies a load of hay, lying in the wet meadows, if they would carry it away. They promptly accepted the gift, and as men were not for- ward to offer their help without pay, several of the younger women went into the fields, loaded the hay, had it properly weighed, and duly deposited in the barn of a purchaser, and converted the pro- ceeds into stockings, drawers, and shirts for the men at the front.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
1 OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
FEB. 1, 1878, TO FEB. 1, 1879.
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
BOSTON : FRANKLIN PRESS : RAND, AVERY, & CO., 117 FRANKLIN STREET. 1879.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
IN accordance with the requirements of the Town, that during the month of February in each year this Board shall submit to the Town a full report of their doings, the following report is respectfully submitted.
In addition to the usual business of the Town, the Board have been called upon the past year, according to the Statute of 1878, to furnish aid to soldiers who served in the late war. This aid has been granted according to our best judgment, and is to be re-imbursed by the State.
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This has entailed a large amount of labor, and con- sumed much time in searching the military records of the large number of those soldiers who have made application for aid.
Also, according to the Act of 1877, the Selectmen were made supervisors over the affairs of highways, which have increased the labors and responsibilities of this Board.
The amount expended has been slightly in excess of the appropriation. This has been caused by the un- usual heavy rains during the last summer, coming, as
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they did, after the money was nearly all expended. A considerable extra expense was thereby required, to render the streets safe for public travel.
In regard to the cost of supporting the poor, we can only reiterate the remarks on the same subject in the report of last year. The amount expended for this purpose, large as it is, has been rendered necessary by causes entirely beyond the control of any one. Labor has been scarce and poorly remunerated. Many per- sons who have hitherto supported themselves in com- fort have this year for the first time been compelled to ask for help; and many more have suffered in silence from cold and hunger, whose pride has prevented them from asking or receiving public charity. We can see no prospect of relief from this state of things, until there is more employment for labor, and higher wages for the laborer.
A new street has been laid out by the County Com- missioners, connecting Shaw Street and Quincy Avenue, which the Town is required to build the current year.
An appropriation of a sum of money sufficient for the purpose is therefore necessary.
S. W. HOLLIS, Selectmen ABIJAH ALLEN, of Braintree.
ANSEL O. CLARK,
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SCHOOLS.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles E. Stetson, teaching . $1,400 00
Martha Reed, teaching 447 75 .
Joseph Loud & Co., 2 tons coal
10 00
Michael Brandley, 8 tons 120 lbs. coal
45 54
Joseph H. Mellus, shavings
80
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 00
$1,910 09
POND SCHOOL.
Mary Fennesey, teaching 14 weeks, at $10.50 ·
$147 00
Freeman A. Arnold, teaching 17 weeks, at $10.50
178 50
320 00
320 00
89 25
10 00
68 14
Michael Brandley, 12 tons and 120 lbs. coal, Joseph H. Mellus, shavings
1 85
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 00
1,140 69
UNION SCHOOL.
R. A. Faxon, teaching 20 weeks, at $10.50, Wellington Record, teaching 20 weeks, at $10.50
210 00
320 00
320 00
J. H. Mellus, shavings
30
R. A. Gage, shavings
75
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
12 00
R. A. Gage, care of house
70 00
R. A. Gage, cleaning house
15 00
Mrs. Maguire, cleaning house
75
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$1,226 60
E. M. Thompson, teaching 40 weeks, at $8, S. Ella Torrey, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . R. A. Faxon, teaching 8} weeks, at $10.50, Joseph Loud & Co., 2 tons coal
$210 00
Inez M. Rogers, teaching 40 weeks, at $8, S. L. Burnham, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . Michael Brandley, 12 tons coal, at $5.65
67 80
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IRON-WORKS SCHOOL.
Sara M. Graham, teaching 10 weeks, at $10.50 ·
$105 00
E. L. Bradford, teaching 30 weeks, at $10.50 Joanna W. Penniman, teaching 23 weeks, at $8
184 00
Inez Penniman, teaching 17 weeks, at $8 . Alice M. Mason, teaching 10 weeks, at $8,
80 00
Alice M. Cushing, teaching 10 weeks, at $8,
80 00
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 20 weeks, at $8, Michael Brandley, 12 tons of coal, at $5.65,
67 80
Galen E. Pratt, care of house
70 00
E. T. Ellis, kindling's
10 50
J. H. Mellus, shavings
1 40
Galen E. Pratt, cleaning house
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1,216 70
EAST SCHOOL.
Victoria P. Wild, teaching 393 weeks, at $10.50
$413 70
Nettie L. Burt, teaching 10 weeks, at $7
70 00
Nettie L. Burt, teaching 194 weeks, at $8 .
158 40
Michael Brandley, 6 tons coal, at $5.65
33 90
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
10 50
J. H. Mellus, shavings
45
Dennis Dugan, care of house
13 75
Joseph I. Bates, care of house .
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17 50
Sarah McGee, cleaning house
3 73
721 93
SOUTH-EAST SCHOOL.
Alice M. Cushing, teaching 10 weeks, at $8, $80 00
Ina G. Cutting, teaching 10 weeks, at $7, 70 00
Ina G. Cutting, teaching 20 weeks, at $8, 160 00
J. Loud & Co., 1 ton coal ·
5 00
Michael Brandley, 3 tons coal, at $5.65
16 95
Joseph Huff, wood, and sawing and splitting,
7 50
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
6 00
J. H. Mellus, shavings
40
J. M. Cutting, care of house, and sawing and splitting wood
15 50
SOUTH SCHOOL.
M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 40 weeks, at $8, $320 00 Michael Brandley, 3 tons 180 lbs. coal at $5.65 17 47
361 35
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7 00
315 00
136 00
160 00
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E. T. Ellis, kindlings
$10 50
J. H. Mellus, shavings
1 00
Thomas Downey, care of house
15 00
$363 97
SOUTH-WEST SCHOOL.
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Helen A. Williams, teaching 40 weeks, at $8
$320 00
Michael Brandley, coal, 3 tons .
16 95
E. T. Ellis, kindlings
3 00
Oscar E. Ellis, care of house
15 00
354 95
WEST SCHOOL.
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 20 weeks, at $8 .
$160 00
Marcia A. Keith, teaching 20 weeks, at $7, 140 00
Michael Brandley, coal, 3 tons 170 lbs. 17 43
Elisha Savil, care of house
15 00
E. T. Ellis, fuel'
7 20
$339 63
MIDDLE-STREET SCHOOL.
Lottie E. Allen, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . $320 00
Michael Brandley, coal, 3 tons 140 lbs. 17 35
George F. Goodnow, care of house 7 50
Ellsworth A. Hollis, care of house .
8 50
J. H. Mellus, shavings
45
E. T. Ellis, fuel
7 50
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361 30
Total cost of schools
$7,997 21
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS.
J. L. Hammatt, ink-wells $1 50
N. R. Proctor, brooms and crayons, Union School 1 80
J. I. Bates, repairing stoves and ventilators 6 90
J. I. Bates, stovepipe and labor, East School 4 40
J. I. Bates, repairing pump and one fire-screen, Middle- street School 2 75
J. I. Bates, coal-hod, Iron-Works School 1 00
J. I. Bates, repairing pump and stoves, Union School 3 50
A. J. Bates & Co., broom and pail, East School
91
F. B. Parks, repairing stovepipe, South School .
1 00
C. E. Stetson, chemicals, High School . 85 .
C. E. Stetson, expense on diplomas, High School . 50
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A. J. Bates & Co., brush, Iron-Works School 30 .
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T. J. McCormack, labor on furniture, Iron-Works School, $4 00
G. S. Baker, call-bell, Union School 1 25
G. C. Hallenbeck, conveying scholars 30 00
E. P. Hayward, repairing organ, Union School 2 00
Sarah M. Graham, ink-wells and bell, Iron-Works School, 4 74
Hugh Neely, cleaning three clocks 3 00
Hugh Neely, cleaning clock, High School 1 00
J. O. Holden, call-bell, South-east School 1 90
J. O. Holden, call-bell, Iron-Works School 1 15
J. O. Holden, repairing clock, South-east School 1 25 H. M. White, pail and dipper, South-east School 35
P. D. Holbrook & Co., three brushes, Iron-Works School 2 57
P. D. Holbrook & Co., two brushes, South-east School, 2 20
P. D. Holbrook & Co., brooms, crayons, &c., Pond School . 3 72 · P. D. Holbrook & Co., brooms, crayons, &c., South School . 1 18
P. D. Holbrook & Co., brooms, crayons, &c., South- west School .
60
B. L. M. Tower, sundry bills for cards, erasers, &c., Union School 7 00
S. L. Burnham, cash paid for. erasers, Union School
50
R. A. Gage, one floor-brush and labor, Union School 2 00
L. Tuck, stove and labor, South-east School 34 00
C. G. Easterbrooks, printing questions for examination, 4 00
J. H. Mellus, one box 1 25
P. D. Holbrook & Co., broom, High School .
25
P. D. Holbrook & Co., shovel and crayons, Middle- street School 1 12
Peirce & Sanborn, repairing stove, Pond School
1,50
Peirce & Sanborn, grate, lining, and pipe, and repairs, South-west School 11 70
Peirce & Sanborn, grate, lining, and pipe, &c., High School . 18 75
E. L. Bradford, erasers, crayons, and bell, Iron-Works School . 2 95
Thayer Brothers, horse-hire for Committee 2 00
Julia F. Hayward, books for Union School 4 95
Julia F. Hayward, books, erasers, &c., West School
4 72
Julia F. Hayward, books, erasers, crayons, &c., South School . 2 05
Julia F. Hayward, books for poor children, South-east School . 46 ·
Julia F. Hayward, books, erasers, crayons, &c., South- east School . · Julia F. Hayward, books for poor children, Pond School, Julia F. Hayward, books, crayons, &c., Pond School .
3 70
7 34
5 72
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Julia F. Hayward, books, erasers, &c., East School 6 71
Julia F. Hayward, books for poor children, South-west School . 3 25 Julia F. Hayward, books, crayons, &c., South-west School . 3 75 Julia F. Hayward, books for poor children, Iron-Works School . 2 04
Julia F. Hayward, books, crayons, &c., Iron-Works School .
13 55
Julia F. Hayward, books, crayons, &c., High School 3 80
Julia F. Hayward, books for desk, Middle-street School, 2 45 Julia F. Hayward, books for Committee's library . · N. Torrey, 1 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, High School . 8 50
3 23
N. Torrey, repairing clock, South-west School
2 00
N. Torrey, books for Committee's library 4 00
N. Torrey, horse-hire for Committee
75
$256 31
Cr. by cash for old stove, South-east School 2 00
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOLHOUSES.
Robert Brooks, setting glass, Iron-Works School . $3 80
Silas Whiting, labor and material, East School 4 19
R. A. Gage, labor and material, Union School 1 75 .
Hayward Brothers, labor and material, East School Hayward Brothers, labor and material, East School C. W. Mansfield, lumber for coal bin, Pond School John Hayward, labor, Pond School 6 50
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E. G. Stoddard, paint, &c., High School 1 50
18 75
E. G. Stoddard, glass and setting, South-west School 2 40
E. G. Stoddard, glass and setting, Pond School
1 50
James West, labor and paint, &c., East School ·
3 18
G. W. Kelley, cleaning well, Pond School
1 00
J. M. Cutting, cash paid for setting glass, South-east School . 2 50
J. I. Bates, repairing three stoves, pipe, &c., Iron- Works School 36 00
J. I. Bates, repairing stove and furnishing pipe, East School . 13 69
C. C. Webster, repairing plastering and chimney, East School .
9 50
J. D. Hollis, repairs on house, Union School 1 25
L. A. Cooper, repairing blackboards, Iron-Works School, 12 00
L. A. Cooper, repairing blackboards, East School 8 00
12 94
23 05
E. G. Stoddard, lettering committee-room door .
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10
Galen E. Pratt, cash paid for setting glass, Iron-Works School .
$60
Wm. R. Penniman, repairing seats, South-east School .
3 12
H. A. Berry, material and labor, Union School 16 56
J. I. Bates, grate and pipe, Union School 6 66
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L. A. Cooper, repairing blackboards, South School 5 70
L. A. Cooper, repairing blackboards, High School 1 00
Eben Denton, cash paid sundry bills, Iron-Works School, 2 00
Eben Denton, cash paid sundry bills, East School .
2 60
Albert Littlefield, repairing steps, Iron-Works School 50
A. Allen, shingles and nails, 1877, Iron-Works School .
2 42
$205 91
APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOLHOUSES.
G. H. ARNOLD, Committee.
Joseph I. Bates, tin and labor, Union Schoolhouse $14 23
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber 136 04
H. A. Berry, labor and stock, Union Schoolhouse 8 18
Josiah Penniman, labor and stock, Union Schoolhouse .
12 04
Joseph Huff, self, man, and team, 4 days
11 00
Joseph Huff, 1 man, 4 days .
5 00
J. B. Allen, man and team, 3 days
8 25
B. C. Wales, man and team, 3 days
8 25
G. E. Fogg, man and team, 3 days
8 25
George Hill, man and team, 4 days
11 00
Thomas Hill, man and team, 4 days
11 00
Thomas Arthur, labor, 3 days
3 90
J. S. Arnold, labor, 3} days
4 55
A. H. Goodnow, labor, 2 days
2 60
William Allen, labor, 3 days
6 00
William Allen, man and team, 2} days
6 88
William Allen, man } day
65
Charles W. Hobart, labor and material, Union School- house
54 60
Edward Hobart, cedar posts, Union Schoolhouse . 1 60
Edward Hobart, cedar posts, Middle-street Schoolhouse, 6 25 S. W. Hollis, 49 loads gravel, Union Schoolhouse 4 90
J. D. Hollis, labor, self and man, Middle-street School- house 12 12
C. Mischler, painting, Middle-street Schoolhouse . 24 65
J. Huff, self, man and team, South-east Schoolhouse 20 62
J. Huff, man, 7} days, South-east Schoolhouse 9 38
J. Huff, self, man, and team, West Schoolhouse 14 44
J. Huff, man, 54 days, West Schoolhouse 6 56
J. Huff, self, man, and team, 22 days, South-west School- house . 7 56
N. Torrey, lumber, &c., Pond School
11
J. Huff, man, 22 days, South-west Schoolhouse $3 44 B. C. Wales, team, work, and gravel, Union School- house . 4 90
George H. Arnold, superintendence 10 00
$438 84
Cr. by cash paid Treasurer for old lumber
3 00
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS. MICHAEL BRANDLEY, Surveyor.
Michael Brandley, labor 9321 days, at $2 . $187 10
John Rennie, labor 1133 days, at $1.30 147 55 .
John Slavin, labor 64% days, at $1.30 . 84 37 ·
Daniel Ahearn, labor 41% days, at $1.30 53 82
George E. Arnold, labor 3027, days, at $1.30, 39 46
John Finnegan, labor 2223 days, at $1.30 28 80
Thomas Finnegan, labor 2623, days, at $1.30,
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