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1 case with roller shelves for maps and large books.
Blank cards, application slips, call slips and other blanks, a supply sufficient for present purposes.
One year's numbers of the magazine list, to be bound and . placed in the general catalogue.
About 10,500 volumes of books, including those not cata- logued.
Insurance is carried to the amount of $3,500 on books and $500 on furniture, fixtures, etc.
The following periodicals may be found regularly on the . reading room table :
Amateur Work,
Eclectic Magazine,
American Boy,
Education,
Art Interchange,
Atlantic Monthly,
Engineering Magazine(N.Y.) Everybody's Magazine, Forum, Frank Leslie's Monthly,
Biblia, Book Keeper,
Century Magazine,
Good Housekeeping,
Club Woman,
Great Round World,
Cosmopolitan,
Harper's Monthly Magazine,
Country Life ( N. Y.),
House Beautiful,
Current Literature,
Independent,
Delineator,
International Quarterly,
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Life, Lippincott's Magazine, Manifesto,
Mayflower Descendant,
McClure's Magazine,
New England Homestead,
New England Magazine,
North American Review,
Outing,
Outlook,
Overland Monthly,
Photo Beacon,
Photographic Times,
Popular Science Monthly, Protectionist,
Public Opinion, Review of Reviews,
St. Nicholas,
Scientific American,
Scientific American Supple-
ment, Scientific American Builder's Edition,
Scribner's Magazine,
Success, World's Work.
REPORT OF TREASURER, PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOR 1902.
GENERAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Balance on hand, January 1, 1902 . $175 34
Received from Town Treasurer, " dog
money "
$909 51.
Received from Town . Treasurer, " other licenses " 52 00
Received from "Enoch Pratt Fund," 400 00
Received for fines, etc., at Library,. 36 50
Received for interest on deposits, 4 30
1,402 31
$1,577 65
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Paid for books and papers before April, $91 03
for binding and rebinding 75 45
express bills 2 30
printing 7 75 .
A. K. Thatcher, librarian 300 00
Alice M. Alden, assistant 89 10
Marion K. Tillson, assistant 15 60
Florence A. Robinson, assistant, 14 15
Smith & Hathaway, sundry sup-
plies . 5 10
Library of Congress, printed
cards 5 00
postage, post office box, etc., etc. 20 00
Balance to new account 952 17
$1,577 65
PEIRCE BOOK FUND.
1902
April. Received from Peirce trustees $264 17
October. Received from Peirce trustees 987 50
Received from books sold and errors in bills 3 65
$1,255 32 April 1st to December 31st, 1902: Paid on book and periodical account as follows : Paid for books
$945 23
periodicals
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82 50
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Paid for binding
$63 54
express and carting
9 45
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$1,100 72
Balance on hand January 1, 1903 $154 60
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH E. BEALS, Secretary and Treasurer.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1902-3.
Calvin D. Kingman, President
Term expires 1905
W. H. Southworth
1905
Nathan Washburn
1905
George Brayton . .
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Edward S. Hathaway .
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1904
Andrew M. Wood
1904
David G. Pratt
1903
Warren B. Stetson
1903
Joseph E. Beals, Secretary
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Again as the cycle of time speeds its onward way, we, the servants of the town, are called upon to make our annual reports.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
There have been reported to the Board thirty-four cases of contagious diseases this year; there have been five cases of typhoid fever reported and two deaths from diphtheria. The usual precautions have been used to stop the spread of such diseases, with very good results, but, as usual, the health of a community depends largely upon the care and actions of the families when quarantined. If lived up to, the work of the Board in some cases would be much more satisfactory, but in some families they seem to be determined to go out to the stores to attend a "mark down sale."
We have had one case of smallpox, but were fortunate in having it occur in a city where they were prepared to care for it with small expense, as compared with our expenses at home. The expense was three hundred and forty dollars, which amount will be called for in an apportionment for the City of Brockton.
If each property owner would see to it that his tenements and their surroundings are kept in a clean condition it would
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greatly aid the work of the Board. Cesspools are allowed to run back into cellars, and when the owners are notified they are slow to look or attend to the matter.
The schoolhouses have been fumigated as often as needed, and is considered of much benefit.
CARE OF OUR GUTTERS.
The care of our gutters is a subject that should be attended to in the future, as the safety of the health of any village relies largely in the cleanness of its gutters. It would be a profitable thing for the town to own and have a one-horse street sweeper, as a matter of not only health but economy and a good investment. The leaves will fall and remain in the gutters all winter and will hold much filth to accumulate and decay in spite of the work that is now being done. The sub- ject is a new one and will have to be agitated before an arti- cle can be put in the warrant, with safety, for a one-horse street sweeper.
MILK. '
Much complaint has been made to the Board as to the milk consumed in this village, and it was deemed advisable to in- spect the barns and the care of the milk, which is now being done but not completed. Enough has been done to show that there is some fault at both ends of the route and families taking milk will fail to set out their can and take another. The writer has found cases with as many as nine cans at one house where but one is left daily, and the stopple in the can unwashed,-yet people wonder milk is poor. An article of
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food so much needed should be looked after at both ends of the route, but with clean barns and clean cows, clean milk pails, clean cans and clean milk men much complaint would cease.
J. A. BURGESS,
Clerk and Agent.
Below are the expenses for the year; also some expenses incurred in 1901 :
Whitman & Sparrow, for goods furnished small- pox cases in 1900 $3 75
E. O. Parker, lime 1. 1 50
M. M. Copeland, printing .
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26 50
Wood & Tinkham, printing 16 75 . . .
M. H. Cushing Co., lime
1 30
$49 80
BILLS OF 1901.
Nathaniel Allen, for cleaning watering-troughs, $1 00
John D. O'Sullivan, for labor . 8 50
Thomas W,. Pierce, 1 broom ·
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James Wright, care public dump .
15 00
John McGrady, care public dump 5 00 . .
Otis Briggs, horse hire 6 00 .
Mass. Telephone Co., from Sept. 14, 1901, to
Nov. 1, 1902 31 67 ·
M. H. Cushing Co., lime · .
3 30
J. A. Burgess, services for 652 days
196 50
$267 72
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Expenses in contagious diseases : Melvin & Badger, formaldehyde $6 65
M. H. Cushing Co., goods furnished family of D. I. Vaughan Sylvanus Tinkham, burial of D. I. Vaughan's child .
1 18
3 40
J. F. Morgan, milk for D. I. Vaughan's family, 3 00
James A. Burgess, for services " 123 50
James A. Burgess, for expenses 48 00
$185 73
Total
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$503 25
VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
Night soil cart $55 00
Cart for cleaning gutters
10 00
Formaldehyde lamp and fluid
38 00
2 iron barrels and tools .
7 00
$110 00
BERT J. ALLAN, ' THOMAS S. HODGSON, JAMES A. BURGESS, Board of Health.
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MILITARY AID.
A LIST OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS TO WHOM MILITARY AID HAS BEEN PAID DURING THE YEAR 1902 AND THE SUM PAID TO EACH.
1. Lysander W. Field,
$144 00
8. William F. Thompson, $168 00
2. Abiel Gibbs,
96 00
9. Jacob Wood,
144 00.
3. Bernard Glancy, 96 00
10. Thomas E. Wilmot,
144 00
4. George Powers,
144 00
II. Daniel F. Wilbur,
120 00
5. George B. Leonard,
28 00
12. Joseph Williams,
36 00
6. William N. Shaw,
144 00
13. Charles A. Howes, 10 00
7. Alfred O. Standish,
144 00
14. Charles H. Morse, 12 00
STATE AID.
A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THOSE PERSONS TO WHOM STATE AID HAS BEEN PAID DURING THE YEAR 1902 AND THE AMOUNT PAID TO EACII.
I. Matilda J. Alden,
$48 00
23. William W. Caswell,
$48 00
2. Leander M. Alden,
32 00
24. Maria H. Clark,
44 00
3. Susan M. Alden,
24 00
25. Annie E. Churchill,
48 00
4. Eben H. Atwood,
72 00
26. Charles Cole, 60 00
5. John S. Atwood,
48 00
27. Job N. Cole,
72 00
6. Eliza A. Atwood,
48 00
28. Abbie D. Cole,
48 00
7. Hannah W. Bates,
48 00
29. William A. Coombs,
48 00
8. Alice Beaton,
48 00
30. Amy E. Copeland,
48 00
9. Sylvanus Bisbee,
72 00
31. Abbie Carl,
4 00
10. Alphonso Bliss,
72 00
32. Amos L. Dorr,
72 00
II. Julia Boardman,
48 00
33. Mary T. Dorr,
48 00
12. James W. Bryant,
48 00
34. Stephen D. Drew, Jr.,
20 00
13. William E. Bryant,
48 00
35. Mary Y. Dunham,
48 00
14. Benjamin W. Bump,
36 00
36. Henry A. Eaton,
72 00
15. William E. Bump, 48 00
37- Deborah F. Eaton,
48 00
16. Juliett H. Bump, 16 00
38. Peter Fagan,
72 00
17. Susan K. Butler,
48 00
39. Hannah Fagan,
48 00
18. Reuben A. Bumpus, 8 00
40. William L. Faxon,
72 00
19. James Blenkinsop,
12 00
41. George L. Finney,
30 00
20. William H. Carl, 48 00
42. Thomas W. Finney,
48 00
21. James Carter,
36 00
43. Thomas G. Gammons,
36 00
22. Mary L. Capen,
24 00
44. Charles F. Gibbs,
72 00
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45. Benjamin R. Glidden, $48 00
82. Sarah J. Pittsley, $48 00
46. Maria S. Haines,
48 00
83. Lucius S. Raymond, 48 00
47. Simeon Harlow, 72 00
84. Marcus M. Raymond, 36 00
48. Stephen H. Hammond, 28 00
85. John Scanlan, 72 00
49. Harrison Haskins, 66 00
86. George H. Shaw, 2d, 72 00
50. Perley Haven,
48 00
87. William B. Shaw, 72 00
51. George H. Holmes,
54 00
SS. Abby J. Soule, 24 00
52. Theodore P. Holmes,
62 00
89. William S. Staples,
72 00
53. Cyrus S. Howard,
48 00
90. George F. Sisson, 5.5 00
54. Alvin C. Howland,
48 00
91. Clarinda A. Sisson, 48 00
55. Charles A. Howes, 55 00
92. Joanna Shaw, 48 00
56. George H. Herman, 6 00
93. E. Howard Shaw, 24 00
57. Sarah C. Jefferson, 24 00
94. James Smith,
36 00
58. John B. Knowland,
48 00
95. Rodney E. Southworth, 30 00 96. Arad Thomas, 72 00
48 00
61. Ira O. Littlejohn,
60 00
98. George Temple,
48 00
62. Abner Lucas, 72 00
99. George B. Tinkham,
72 00
63. William C. Litchfield,
48 00
100. James H. Tripp,
48 00
64. Mary A .- Lyon,
48 00
IOI. Daniel Warren,
72 00
65. John R. Merrick,
48 00
102. Marshall A. Washburn, 48 00
66. Ezra Morse,
36 00
103. Edward S. Westgate, 48 00
67. Benjamin F. Mosher,
48 00
104. Dura T. Weston, 48 00
6S. Charles Mitchell,
72 00
105. Sanford Weston, 72 00
69. Sylvanus Mendall,
48 00
106. Alden Whitman, 72 00
48 00
71. Artemus Morse,
60 00
IOS. Mary H. Wetherbee, 48 00
72. James E. McMann, 48 00
109. Ellen Leonard,
24 00
73. Lydia A. McMann,
48 00
IIO. Henry K. Ellis,
12 00
74. Charles H. Morse,
24 00
III. Truman E. Niles,
40 00
75. Hiram Nickerson,
39 00
112. Cordelia Pittsley,
4 00
76. Susan Norveille,
48.00
113. Charlotte A. Wilson,
40 00
77. Wilson Orr,
48 00
114. Abbie H. Eddy,
40 00
78. John J. Perkins,
48 00
115. Lydia C. Tripp,
32 00
79. Lucy Perkins,
36 00
116. Asa F. Crosby, 24 00
So. Joshua L. Perkins,
36 00
117. Calista Perkins,
6 00
81. Charles P. Pittsley,
72 00
70. Rebecca F. Mendall,
48 00
107. David N. Wetherbee,
59. Benjamin F. Lane, 48 00
60. Eunice R. Lane, 48 00
97. Lucy Thomas,
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REPORT OF THE WEST SIDE DRAINAGE COMMITTEE.
The committee found at the outset that they would not be able to make any satisfactory agreement with the owners of the land through which the drain passed, so we were obliged to ask the Selectmen to " take " the land.
Before going far in the work they found that there was more to be done than had been estimated upon and that the increased price of materials would make the cost more than the appropriation, but, as there was no chance then to back out, all that was left for us to do was to go ahead, which we did.
The appropriation was $3,000 00 .
We have drawn orders for :
Labor account . $2,023 89
E. T. Lincoln, serving papers 5 40
Freight on material 106 13
Manchester & Hudson, cement
250 00
M. O. Rounseville, labor
300 00
Thomas W. Pierce, drain pipe
199 75
Sundry bills for lumber, sharpening tools, oil, etc., etc.
101 33
Total orders drawn 2,986 50
Balance undrawn $13 50
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There are bills now due :
Brick
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$372 00
Cement
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73 37
Highway Department
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96 75
M. O. Rounseville .
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84 55
C. H. Thomas
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80 50
P. H. Peirce Co.
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2 25
Total
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$709 42
A bill for engineering has not been presented. There may be a reduction on some of the above bills when settled.
In closing this report the committee wish to call the atten- tion of people living on the line of this conduit to the fact that it is not a sewer but an outlet for surface drainage only.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH E. BEALS, LYMAN P. THOMAS, BERT J. ALLAN,
Committee.
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTINC PLANT.
To the Honorable Board of Gas and Electric Commissioners :
Gentlemen,- I respectfully herewith submit the ninth annual report of the financial and physical condition of the Middleboro Gas and Electric Plant. The sales of the year have exceeded those of any year since the town purchased the plant. The favorable results of the previous year have- been continued, and the business has increased in a greater ratio than in any year before. This increase has been not- withstanding the fact that fuels, carbons, pipe and many of the wiring materials, etc., have been much higher than for- merly. For instance, in the year 1901 there was paid for coal $1,250.86, and in 1902 the same amount of coal cost $1,556.87.
During the year there has been a decrease in the manufac- turing account over the previous year, and the electric sales. have increased by $415.48. This goes to prove that the plant is reaching a more economical and profitable stage for the manufacture and sale of light.
The sales for the year have been : Gas, $3,091.99; com- mercial incandescent, $4,937.22; domestic incandescent,.
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$1,918.19 ; commercial arc, $1,378.50; jobbing, $1,776.43, making a total of $13,102.33.
The 5 per cent. discount which is allowed on all lighting bills if paid before the twentieth of the current month has been taken advantage of to the amount of $455.13.
There are now 245 customers, 48 using gas only, 127 using electric only, and 70 using both gas and electric, an increase of 16 customers.
In consequence of the vote of the Board that all over four lights shall be. metered, there have been added 20 electric meters. The installation of more will be made as soon as same can be purchased.
The number of electric customers has increased to such an extent that it is now necessary to run both engines and water during the early part of the night.
In the past year the plant's wires have been placed on about 100 of the Telephone Company's poles, which relieves the plant of the maintenance of same.
There have been replaced 245 street incandescent lamps from burned out or other causes, 128 of which were caused by lightning on the Titicut line last summer and an unknown cause on the Green circuit.
I wish to take this opportunity to express through the Board my thanks to those who have so kindly notified me of lamps burned out. We have endeavored to replace all re- ported or known to be out as soon as possible, but owing to the difficulty in procuring lamps on account of the large de- mand for them it may appear to some a lack of effort, but such is not the case.
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The construction of some of the older fixtures is such that they are not waterproof, which they must be for the proper service of the lamp, and although lamps may be replaced within a few days after a storm, enough moisture may remain to put the new lamp out of service. These fixtures are now being replaced or made waterproof as soon as discovered.
The condition of the plant is good except the only remain- ing clutch of the original ones on the water plant, which must be replaced at an early date; also some minor repairs are needed on the large alternator.
On January 18, 1902, a break in the gas main at the corner of Water and Main Streets caused much expense and loss of gas. Owing to the fact that there were no shut-offs on the mains at the time outside of the one at the gas house, and 24 inches of frost in the ground, it was difficult to locate the leak.
The loss of gas on account of the leak computed from daily reports at that time and corresponding period of year before was 124,500 cubic feet. This gas, if sold at the price re- ceived for gas, would amount to $342.38, which, together with the expense of labor and material used in locating leak and in putting in six shut-offs on the mains, which were nec- essary to enable us to locate leak, amounted to $517.11. This break materially affected the showing of the plant for the past year.
The commercial and domestic lighting system run 4,6832 hours. The all-night arcs were lighted 308 nights and run 2,2762 hours. The 12 o'clock arcs were lighted 278 nights
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and run 1,312} hours. The series incandescent were lighted 277 nights and run 1,304 hours.
It may interest you to know what the cost of the above would be should the town have the streets lighted by a priv- ate plant at the average rate paid by other places taken from the report of the State Board of Gas and Electric Commission- ers. Twelve o'clock arcs, 12 lamps, $900; all-night arcs, 12 lamps, $1,200 ; series lamps, 160 lamps, $2,415 ; total, $4,515.
The two gas engines contracted for with the Standard Automatic Gas Engine Company, mentioned in the report of last year; failed to fulfil the guarantee and the contract was cancelled.
On June 4th a contract was made with the Marinette Iron Works Company, through Holmes & Blanchard Company of Boston, for one 125 H. P. gas or gasoline engine. July 26th the engine was shipped and arrived here in good time ; it was erected and has run every night but four, it not being required on those nights.
Like all new machines, it takes some time to get it in good working order, and although not entirely satisfactory as yet it is being improved, and by the time this report is in the hands of the citizens we expect the contract will be fulfilled.
Would also say that no payment has been made and none will be until entirely satisfactory.
Here follows an itemized account of the receipts and expenditures for the year ending December 31st, 1902.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1902. 1902.
Jan. 1. Cash on hand in office $55 05
Cash in Town Treasury, maintenance account 71 83
Cash in Town Treasury, sub. lighting appropriation
19 50
Cash in Town Treasury, gas engine appropriation · .
5,207 72
Mar.
Appropriation .
6,150 00
Dec. 31. Gas
3,028 65
Commercial incandescent .
4,676 06 .
. Domestic incandescent
1,863 55 ·
Commercial arc
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1,319 77
Jobbing .
1,547 82
Scrap metal .
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2 60
Broken series lamp
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1 00
Reels
10 25
Rebate on grain bill . .
4 96
$23,958 76
Bond payment
. $1,500 00
Interest
3,268 00
Construction gas machinery
28 15
Construction gas bench .
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2 25
Construction gas meters
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78 59
Construction gas engine .
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659 19
Construction electric lines
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301 26
Construction arc lamps .
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50 26
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Construction transformers
$25 21
Construction electric meters
109 33
Tools and appliances, gas
23 81
Suburban lighting
407 70
Wiring
2,123 37
Tools and appliances, electric
1 50
General office expense
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378 42
Commissioners' salaries
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150 00
Clerical salaries, gas
216 00
Stable account
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254 16
Coal
2,037 19
General salaries, gas
500 00
Wages, gas station
529 15
Naptha
218 28
Fuel oil
1,376 37
Repair of works
167 71
Repair of services
238 08
Repair of meters
41 25
Town water .
74 10
General salaries, electric
652 00
Clerical salaries, electric
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216 00
Wages, station, electric .
1,748 18
Wages, care of lights
277 90
Insurance
120 70
Wood
12 00
Carbons
110 51
Oil and waste
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144 71
Repair steam plant
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50 42
Repair electric plant
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45 76
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Repair water plant
$157 31
Repair lines and wires
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552 19
Repair arc lamps
25 79
Repair series lamps
147 27
Repair electric meters
62 54
Repair gas engine .
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2 00
Rebate on jobbing . January 1, 1903 :
3 00
Balance maintenance account in Town Treasury, 58 16
Balance construction account in Town Treasury, 236 94
Balance sub. lighting appropriation . 11 80
Balance gas engine appropriation
4,548 53
Cash on hand in office
15 71
$23,958 76
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A PHILBROOK, General Manager and Superintendent.
Believing that the foregoing report of the Manager includes all that may be said that is of interest to the citizens, we sub- mit it as a joint report.
JOHN A. MILLER, HENRY W. SEARS, THOMAS S. HODGSON,
Commissioners.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the several departments and committees of the town, also the vouchers for the amounts paid by the Treasurer have been compared with his accounts and agree with the same. The cash in the bank and on hand agrees with the amount of balance as shown by his books. There is this year, as there has been other years, a small indebtedness in a number of the departments, account- able to the fact that bills are not paid the year they are con- tracted owing to the lack of sufficient appropriation. For this reason it is difficult to determine the exact expense of the town for any fiscal year. This is something which can and ought to be remedied.
The Treasurer's books show :
Balance due January 1, 1902
$3,575 92
Total receipts .
. 159,735 46
$163,311 38
Total expenditures .
. 160,175 25
Balance due from Treasurer Jan. 1, 1903, $3,136 13
The following is a statement of expenditures and receipts for the year ending December 31, 1902 :
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EXPENDITURES.
For Highway Department :
Total expenditures $17,014 26
Less receipts . 5,776 81
$11,237 45
For town officers .
2,503 44
For incidentals
2,772 36
For water supply
1,500 00
For school department :
Total expenditures . $25,823 30
Less receipts .
1,377 00
24,446 30
For Town Hall :
Total expenditures .
. $1,273 55
Less rents .
. 1,251 92
21 63
For soldiers' relief :
Total expenditures . $4,401 82
· Less receipts .
375 25
4,026 57
For interest on loans ·
. $4,239 10
Less interest received
130 46
4,108 64 .
For police department :
Total expenditures . . $1,427 02
Less fines, H. S. Porter 50 00
1,377 02
For Municipal Light Board :
Total expenditures . $18,425 43
Less receipts . . 12,491 00
5,934 43
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For new engine
$659 19
For department of the poor :
Total expenditures . . $11,148 58
Less receipts . ·
2,087 58
9,061 00
For Board of Health :
Total expenditures .
$503 25
Less receipts .
207 36
295 89
For West End drainage ·
2,986 50
For grade crossings
5,341 55
For tree warden :
Total expenditures $572 60
Less receipts .
76 30
496 30
For Pleasant Street schoolhouse
2,194 69
For Soule schoolhouse
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2,035 91
For town history .
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81 87
For G. A. R. Post 8 .
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200 00
For moderator
15 00
For State aid
. $5,480 00
Less amount from State Treasurer, 5,019 00
461 00
For Military aid
. $1,435 00
Less amount from State Treasurer,
867 00
568 00
For County tax
4,689 80
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For State tax
2,205 00
Cemetery trust funds deposited in Middle- boro-Savings Bank 500 00
Expended interest on Cemetery Trust funds, 298 98
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For temporary loan repaid . $40,000 00 Balance due from Treasurer January 1, 1903 3,136 13
$133,154 65
RECEIPTS NOT OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR.
From Collector of Taxes . $78,751 54
From Collector for interest on taxes overdue (to be credited to interest account ) 757 68 ·
From State for corporation tax
5,040 10
From State for national bank tax . $1,549 93
Less bank tax refunded
146 12
1,403 81
From 4th District Court, fines
$542 10
Less orders drawn
226 38
315 72
(To be credited to Police Dept., $315.72. )
From herring
$316 00
Less amount paid
198 86
117 14
From sewer permits .
$125 00
Less amounts paid 63 00
62 00
From licenses
$961 51
Paid to Public Library 961 51
From Cemetery trust funds 1,003 47 .
From loans in anticipation of taxes
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41,500 00
From sundry amounts received 627 27 .
Balance due from Treasurer January 1, 1902
3,575 92
$133,154 65
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Our present system of auditing amounts to nothing but a looking over the accounts to find a possible clerical error, and I would recommend that the town investigate the matter and see if some more modern method could not be intro- duced.
Respectfully submitted, PERCY W. KEITH,
Auditor.
Middleboro, January 1st, 1903.
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LIST OF JURORS.
The Selectmen propose the following persons to serve as jurors the ensuing year :
F. Austin G. Atwood.
Isaac E. Perkins.
Harrison W. Atwood.
Robert S. Phillips.
William F. Atwood, France st. George H. Place. David G. Pratt.
Otis L. Barden.
Walter L. Beals.
Enoch Pratt.
Grover Bennett.
Luther B. Pratt.
John L. Benson.
John C. Robinson.
Howard M. Bishop. Joshua K. Bishop.
George F. Bourne.
George F. Bryant.
Charles E. Bump.
Marshall P. Burgess. John M. Casey. Frederic P. Chace.
Truman C. Savery. Benjamin C. Shaw. Albert W. Smith. Walter H. Smith.
Abisha T. Clark, Jr.
James M. Coombs. George A. Cox.
Nathaniel S. Cushing, Jr. Albert Deane. Arad R. Dunham.
Edmund S. Russell. Charles E. Ryder. John H. Ryder.
Albert T. Savery.
Walter M. Snow. Edwin E. Soule. Orlando Soule. Myron R. Sturgis. David S. Surrey. John J. Sullivan.
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George A. Earle. . Lucius M. Fuller.
George T. M. Gammons. William M. Haskins. Arthur M. Hinkley. Thomas J. LeBaron. Clarence E. Libby. Thacher B. Lucas. Adam P. McKeen. John Merrihew. Andrew W. Miller. Edwin F. Witham. Edward C. Wood. Louis D. Churbuck. Herbert W. Cornish. Horace A. Vaughan. James F. Roberts. Charles B. Dunham. Wordsworth H. Harvey. Luther S. Bailey. Charlie O. Breach. Michael O'Donnell.
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