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On hill below Waterville, expended about $200 00
On the request of Mr. Weld and others, expended
on Perry street and Marion road . 250 00
BRIDGES.
The turnpike bridge has been planked with hard-
wood plank at a cost of $150 00
Center street bridge has been partly covered with
hardwood plank costing 63 00
Electric light and Star mill bridges have both been re- paired.
A new concrete water trough has been put in at the cor- ner of Montello and East Main streets.
The planking on Alden's bridge is poor and will have to be replanked in 1904.
STATE HIGHWAY REPORT.
During the year 1902 the Selectmen contracted with the Massachusetts Highway Commission to construct 8000 feet of macadam road, beginning at the southerly terminus of the 1898 layout on Warcham street and extending nearly to Smith street. As the roller was needed in the village
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that year, in anticipation of work under a proposition of the Peirce estate, an extension of time was allowed until June 15, 1903, for the completion of the contract, and the only work done in 1902 was the grading mentioned in the report for the year 1902, amounting to $1,637.97. This season we have completed the entire work, practically finishing July 10.
The cost of grading the balance of the road, in-
cluding the construction of concrete bridge, was $615 49
The cost of macadam, including shaping of sur-
face for broken stone was as follows :
2600 tons of stone at 35 cents per ton 910 00
270 tons stone at 8 cents per ton 21 60
The balance, about 1000 tons, was taken from highway and included with the teams and labor bills, etc. .
3,363 76
Iron pipe for drains
40 00
Coal, slabs, wood and boards . 233 47 . .
Cement 44 60
475 feet (lineal) guard rail 104 00
Mrs. H. H. Cushman, for rent of land for crusher, 50 00
Catch-basin covers 7 80
William F. Clark, finishing up slopes, gutters, etc., 73 00 Moving plant back to village, clearing up lot, etc., 100 00
$7,201 69
Credit, by broken stone sold High-
way Commission $108 31
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Crushing 3241 tons stone for G. M.
Quirk & Co. $777 84
300 tons of dust left over, worth 75 cents per ton 225 00
Received from State Treasurer 2,668 80
Total credits $3,779 95
Net cost to town for one and one-half miles of
macadam, including grading in 1902 . $3,421 74
Actual cost of road, exclusive of grading and including shaping of surface, $3,837.08, which would be at the rate of 48 cents per lineal foot.
MACADAMIZING.
Peirce Trustees, Everett Street.
Since the building of the street railway on Everett street, this street has been in very bad condition, and it looked as though it would have to be patched over again, but the trus- tees of the Peirce estate came to our aid, giving to the de- partment about three-quarters of a mile of macadam, 16 feet wide and 5 inches deep, from Frank street to the bridge, making a section of road the town may well be proud of.
The town built an approach from North street on to Ever- ett street, using about 50 tons of stone.
South Middleboro.
The citizens of South Middleboro held a meeting at which they agreed to furnish stone at the crusher and deliver them back on the road from Clark's store to the railroad station if
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the town would crush the stone and build the road. The road was built, using about 300 tons of stone at a cost to the town of 32 cents per foot for 600 feet, $192.
The report on macadam work does not include wear and tear of tools. That will appear in general bills for duplicate parts, etc.
TOWN TEAMS.
The acquisition of town teams is a valuable feature of the town's property, as they are more than self maintaining, and they have the additional advantage of drivers skilled in the work to be done, and the horses and wagons and so forth are suitable for the business and are always at hand, night or day, in case of snow or other emergency.
STREET WATERING.
Appropriations and assessments . $1,301 20
Expenditures .
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1,229 00
Balance .
$72 20
If the season had been hot and dry, it would have taken the whole amount and more.
VALUATION OF HIGHWAY PROPERTY.
The crushing plant has been put in first-class condition, having crushed over 10,000 tons of stone since January, 1903. It has been new babbitted throughout and the whole plant remodelled.
Crushing plant
. $2,000 00
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Steam roller .
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$2,500 00
13 snow plows
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225 00
14 street cranes
350 00
Town stable and lot
2,000 00
1 lot of land on Center street .
1,200 00
1 street sprinkling cart
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325 00
1 street sprinkling cart
200 00
1 street sprinkling cart and wagon
100 00
4 horses, cart and harnesses
1,200 00
1 cart fitted for double or single horse
50 00
1 single cart harness .
20 00
3 road scrapers
600 00
1 tool cart .
5 00
1 stone dray . .
10 00
1 Watson wagon . .
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165 00
1 heavy harrow
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10 00
5 plows .
40 00
Chains, ropes and tools
125 00
Building material .
75 00
1 bin screen and elevator
300 00
Crushed stone on hand .
1,000 00
400 tons of stone ready for crusher .
200 00
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$12,700 00
Thanks to assistants for interest shown in the department.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN C. CHACE,
Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1903. The general work seems to have grown with each year, there having been made to the Board eighty-one complaints that have been investigated. The Board is often asked to investigate a nuisance which proves to be the out- come of a quarrel between neighbors; the Board would never have been appealed to in these cases unless in the spirit of revenge "to get even with such neighbor." No record is made of such cases.
The following is a classified list of complaints received :
Rubbish
10
Overflowing cesspools
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Defective drains .
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6
Unclean premises .
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5
Pigs in stable
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3
Hens in cellar
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4
Offensive privies .
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81
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Much complaint has been made about people who, instead of carting or sending their rubbish to the public dump, will, under the cover of darkness, dump the same side of the road or in some vacant lot.
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CARE OF OUR GUTTERS.
I again repeat my old story that the health of our village depends largely on the cleanliness of our streets, and the importance of the work cannot be over-estimated. Cover drains to our gutters where no care is taken to keep them cleaned out, water that should run in our gutters runs every- where but where it should, leaving decayed and decaying matter in our streets. I had expected to get rid of fourteen of these, but for the want of required assistance had but one done.
TENEMENT HOUSES.
If the owners of tenement houses would give more time and attention to the sanitary conditions of their premises, a good deal of time and expense would be saved to the town. The writer of this report was called fifteen times during the past year to the premises of one landlord.
BAKERIES.
The law requires that bakeries shall be inspected, and this work has been done. All bakeries were found to be clean and neat and in proper condition for business.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Formaldehyde has been used for the last five years with good results. It is superior to all other methods of disin- fecting houses, it is so easily generated and not destructive to household furnishings.
There have been twenty-eight cases of contagious diseases reported to the Board, two of diphtheria, four of typhoid fever
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and one death, and twenty-two cases of scarlet fever and two deaths ; more than half occurred during the last two months of the year. In one family there were seven sick at one time. The Board has never before, until this last case, re- quired the family to remain at home. We have never believed it necessary in other cases, but under the circum- stances connected with this case we found ourselves com- pelled to do so.
In the matter of fumigating, when I was called by the town twenty-one years ago there were but three diseases on the list as contagious, now there are seven.
TUBERCULOSIS.
I think that but four cases have been reported for the year, while the rooms of nine patients have been disinfected. If this disease is to be controlled, it can only be done by plac- ing the patients under the best hygienic conditions possible.
THE CARE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
Our reason for attempting to carry on this important work was fully set forth in our report of last year, and I can only say that the best results that can be obtained have thus far been successful. In one school district I was called several times during the year before this work began; I have not been called a single time since. And while some of our neighhoring towns have been obliged to close their schools, this town has not been called upon to take such action, and I recall the fact that for twenty-one years, with the excep- tion of two years, the work has been done by the writer of this report.
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MILK.
When I closed my last year's report I was examining the milk that was sold in this village, and the work has been kept up and a decided improvement has been made, and as the town has never appointed an inspector of milk we as a Board will deem it our duty to continue the work. Wooden stop- ples have to a large degree been replaced with glass jars, and with a new inspector of live animals and a man that will have the welfare and health of the community, and with the cheer- ful co-operation of this Board, we may look for still better results.
JAMES A. BURGESS, Agent.
Below are the expenses for the year :
Thomas W. Pierce, for merchandise $4 15
Wood & Tinkham, printing 3 50
Everett T. Lincoln, Treasurer C. C., for burial of unclaimed body 5 00
H. L. Thatcher, printing 1 50 ·
H. K. & B. Sears, lumber for Muttock dam 1 57
John D. O'Sullivan, labor on Mayflower sewer . 8 25
John McNally, for labor and moving rubbish 10 00
John McGrady, care of public dump 11 50
South Mass. Telephone Co.
14 73
Bert J. Allan, for services .
25 00
James A. Burgess, 64 days at $3.00 per day 192 00
Contagious diseases :
A. V. Smith, M. D., for services 25 00
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M. H. Cushing & Co., groceries
$28 66
E. W. Thomas, for milk . 2 16
Brockton Board of Health
340 00
C. S. Cummings, M. D. .
50 00
Frank A. Murphy, M. D.
30 00
Smith & Hathaway, disinfectants
2 35
Melvin & Badger, formaldehyde
8 20
James A. Burgess, for expenses
38 35
James A. Burgess, for services
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132 00
Total amount .
$932 90
Appropriation
$800 00
Balance from last year on hand
106 13
Overdrawn
26 77
$932 90
VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
Night soil cart
$50 00
Cart for cleaning gutters .
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10 00
Formaldehyde fluid and lamp ·
37 00
Two iron barrels and tools
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8 00
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$105 00
BERT J. ALLAN, THOMAS S. HODGSON, JAMES A. BURGESS,
Board of Health.
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TREE WARDEN'S REPORT From January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1904.
I again call your attention to the public shade trees.
What is a public shade tree ? The statute reads all shade trees within the limits of any public way shall be deemed public shade trees. I have tried to impress upon the public that a tree is not a sign post or an electric or telephone pole, but a tree planted mostly by abuttors for both shade and beauty and also for the benefit of the public. I trust that you will all assist the Tree Warden to preserve and to keep them beautiful. They have been sadly neglected in the past, which has necessitated a great deal of expense the past year for trimming and removing broken and dead trees from the public way. Some still need improving, while a number of dead trees must be removed the coming year, and more that must be bolted to prevent breaking down.
The storm on June 12 broke and damaged many trees valu- able to the town. The electric and telephone wires are a menace and must be attended to from time to time, and have them removed from the trees in such a way that they will not interfere with its branches. A tree top carelessly trimmed is liable to be damaged by a heavy storm. Wirés should not be allowed to pass through or close to a tree's outer branches. In Springfield the city forester took a firm stand on this
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point and the result is excellent. Scarcely a tree is in con- tact with wires now, where seven years ago they were full of wires. With the assistance of the public this can be reme- died in this town.
Your attention is called to the west side of Center street ; the wires run through the tops of the trees and are ruining them. This can be remedied by moving the poles to one side, and by so doing will save the trees. On the south side of the same street the trees are very near the electric car track, and they will be entirely destroyed. The abuttors planted these trees, and if they are destroyed the town ought to replace them.
I recommend that the town purchase new trees to replace those destroyed and plant them on private land with consent of the owners, and also to remove the poles on the north side of street.
The work of spraying has been very satisfactory during the past year. We began spraying May 23, about nine days earlier than the year before, doing most of our work within the borders of the village, and spraying nearly all of the trees we did not spray the year before. Many of these were stripped of their foliage for two years.
We sprayed 713 elms and 370 fruit trees for the town and private parties. With the money received from private work we purchased new nozzles, hose and spray poles, which was a great improvement in many ways. The nozzles gave ' us a better spray and faster work, also a great saving of in- secticide. The hose was better to handle and less liable to get out of order. We saved enough insecticide to purchase
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the new apparatus. The nozzle and hose are good for an- other year. We will have to have a new spray pole and a new ladder the coming year, as those were broken. The insecticide used and the work done for private parties we did at cost. For the work out of town we charged a profit in order to pay for wear and tear of apparatus.
Owing to the work done in the past and the cold spring, the elm leaf beetle did not ravage the town as badly as in the past. I think that we have the beetle under control, although we cannot say that our work is done in that direc- tion.
We have another problem before us. I wish to call atten- tion to the Norway maple. We had complaints from all over town last year, and upon investigation found the trees covered with a small insect called the wooly louse. It is a small insect which sucks the sap from the leaves and limbs and causes them to fall off, injuring the tree and eventually destroying them. There is a parasite that. controls them somewhat, but they come too late to benefit us any. Those will have to be sprayed the coming year; if left without . being sprayed .they will eventually kill the tree.
On South Main street the beetle did very little damage, but the Hessian bug and Tussuck moth ravaged all elms, maples and shrubs. They had begun their work before they were discovered, but a thorough spraying saved the foliage.
The tent caterpillar is a menace to the public, and there is a demand for work in that direction the coming year.
I think I have a good idea how to overcome the pest with
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very little expense, and with the assistance of the public we could overcome the nuisance.
The work of transplanting trees was not satisfactory ; only one tree was planted to replace the one removed, that being on the Town House lot.
March 12 we were called to the Marion Road to remove and to trim trees, so as to admit the removal of buildings belonging to Henry A. Wyman. The expense was borne by him.
The storm of June 12 caused the destruction of many trees that had to be removed,-one large elm, corner of Webster and Benton streets ; one elm on Pearl street, that we bolted in the spring and tried hard to save. One large elm at Pur- chade that was over 150 years old. One maple tree on Courtland street, one elm on Elm street, one dead elm on Pearl street. Removed, April 2, one maple tree on Everett street, posted March 30. April 25, removed one dead ma- ple in Town House lot. April 27, removed elm corner of Main and Webster streets, posted last year. April 27, re- moved a dead maple on South Main street. May 1, removed a large buttonwood tree at North Middleboro, without post- ing. May 2, removed five dead elms at North Middleboro. August 26, removed a dead elm at North Middleboro School lot.
In conclusion I wish to thank all who kindly assisted me in my work the past year.
Respectfully submitted, L. S. BAILEY,
Tree Warden.
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ACCOUNT OF TREE WARDEN.
Received balance from last year's account
$3 70
Received from Henry A. Wyman
35 00
A. E. Perry
10 70
Mrs. William Cook
10 70
E. S. Hathaway
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1 95
Nathan Washburn
5 50
for chopping blocks
2 60
wood sold .
2 00
spraying trees ·
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15 40
Desparine sold
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5 00
$92 55
Appropriation
500 00
$592 55
Paid for teams, 1902
$37 53
car fare
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4 35
filing saws
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3 85
incidentals
13 70
express
1 10
teams
57 19
labor per time book
335 98
E. C. Ware
50 10
Bowker Insecticide Co.
85 85
E. T. Jenks
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3 75
J. & G. E. Doane
25 05
Bowker Insecticide Co. .
2 00
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$620 45
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Overdrawn
$27 90
VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
2 ladders
$14 00
1 pump
30 00
Hogshead Bungo spray pole
1 00
Insecticide
15 00
Clippers, saws, rope, scales
3 00
Pliers and hose
25 00
Nozzles
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4 00
1 broken ladder
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2 00
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12 00
Spurs. .
$106 00
LUTHER S. BAILEY, Tree Warden.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amos H. Eaton, Treasurer, In account with the Town of Middleboro. RECEIVED.
January 1, on hand . $3,136 13
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, corporation tax 4,416 16
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, National Bank tax 1,472 46
Various persons, for rent of Town Hall 1,212 25
For credit to Highway account 10,113 57 ·
M. O. Rounseville $29 00
O. C. St. Railway 48 94
Peirce Trustees . · .
4,119 70
Paul Silva .
11 25
M. W. & B. B. St. Railway, excise tax 149 72
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, State highway 2,019 31
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, State tax 1,867 07
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, State highway 757 80
H. W. Sears 24 18
E. Taunton St. Railway, excise tax, 72 50
L. P. Thatcher · 4 25
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Town of Carver . ·
$12 00
O. C. St. Railway Co., excise tax, 951 65
A. M. Peckham . 46 20
N. Washburn, for new engine
$6,000 00 ·
For credit of school account ·
2,391 76
Town of Plympton .
$144 00
Licenses
1,022 07 .
C. H. Bates, superintendent
75 69
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer
396 00
City of Boston .
36 00
S. T. Nelson .
14 00
Town of Raynham .
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40 00
Town of Freetown
40 00
Town of Lakeville .
624 00
Six sewer permits .
150 00
Interest .
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1,000 06
Soldiers' relief account .
155 00
Town of Plymouth .
$120 00 .
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer
35 00
Incidental account . 4 81
S. S. Lovell, Sealer Weights and
Measures $4 11
Telephone .
70
Board of Health, Jones Bros. Co. license 5 00
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, military aid 715 00
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, State aid 5,475 00 ·
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George A. Philbrook, manager Municipal Light
Plant ·
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. $13,252 14
Plymouth street schoolhouse loan
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. 2,500 00
Temporary loan . 33,500 00
Cemetery Trust Funds .
543 25
Herring account .
270 00
Towns down the river .
$130 00
Sale of alewives .
140 00
Fourth District Court .
759 00
Henry S. Porter, sheriff
8 00
Amos H. Eaton, Collector
. 86,247 13
Support of poor, from towns and persons .
1,758 71
Tree Warden account
47 65
Henry A. Wyman
$35 00
A. E. Perry
10 70
E. S. Hathaway
1 95
Pleasant street schoolhouse, B. J. Allan 14 25
Drainage West Side, L. P. Thomas 17 60 .
School repairs, W. H. Southworth .
6 60
Plymouth street schoolhouse, C. E. Weston
25 00
$175,196 53
PAID.
Estabrook & Co., interest on municipal light bonds
$3 70
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, State tax 3,665 00
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, National Bank tax . 188 53
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Albert Davis, Treasurer, County tax . $6,253 10
Orders of committee on suppression of crime 150 85
committee on Town Hall . .
1,808 76
Selectmen for town officers ·
2,943 00
Selectmen for sewers .
675 76
committee on town history 86 30
Interest on loans
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4,274 38
Orders of Selectmen for soldiers' relief 4,008 75
Selectmen for incidentals 2,970 07 ·
Board of Health 932 90
Selectmen for military aid 1,458 00
Selectmen for State aid 5,726 00 .
Municipal light loan, Estabrook & Co. 1,500 00
Temporary loan 38,500 00 .
Middleboro Savings Bank, Cemetery Trust Funds,
410 00
Orders on Cemetery Trust Funds
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133 25
of Selectmen on herring account 194 30
Joseph E. Beals, Treasurer, library . 1,000 00
Selectmen for concrete walks 400 00
Selectmen for water supply 1,500 00
Middleboro Savings Bank, town debt ·
7,000 00
E. S. Bradford, Treasurer, grade crossings .
5,164 45
C. A. Howes, Qmr., Post 8, G. A. R. 200 00
L. B. Pratt, Forest street school yard 9 00
Orders of Selectmen for tree warden 574 28 .
School Committee, Pleasant street schoolhouse 319 56
committee, drainage West Side 688 21
Selectmen for highways .
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19,427 05
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Orders ot Municipal Light Board, new engine $341 34
general acc't, 13,527 05
suburban lighting, 419 64
new const'n, 1,102 22
int. on bonds, 3,208 00
School Committee, school repairs 1,006 60
Selectmen for night watch
726 00
School Committee, Highland school repairs 600 00
Committee on Plymouth street school-
house .
2,449 41
Municipal Light Board, salary 150 00
Overseers of Poor ·
10,341 54
Fourth District Court 487 94
School Committee for schools 26,278 41
Assessors, refunding taxes 25 02
Selectmen for police
391 29
Cash on hand and in bank
1,609 75
$175,196 53
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ENOCH PRATT FUND.
1903. DR.
Jan. 1. Notes of Town of Middle-
boro
$10,000 00
Interest from Municipal light
loan
48 00
Interest from Town Treasurer, 352 00
$10,400 00
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CR.
Dec. 31. Notes of Town of Middle-
boro $10,000 00 Paid Joseph E. Beals, Treas- urer Public Library . 400 00
$10,400 00
AMOS H. EATON, Treasurer Enoch Pratt Fund.
REPORT OF TREASURER OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT LOAN SINKING FUND.
1903. DR.
Oct. 31. Cash received from Town
Treasurer
. $1,500 00
CR.
Cash paid Estabrook & Co.,
bond No. 14 . $1,000 00
Cash paid Estabrook & Co.,
bond No. 15
500 00
- $1,500 00
AMOS H. EATON, Treasurer Municipal Light Loan Sinking Fund.
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
The Treasurer has on deposit in the Middleboro Savings Bank, "to be held in trust forever, the interest only to be
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expended," the following, as shown by the bank-books in his possession.
The books show the amounts as they stand after the Octo- ber dividend has been credited, and the full amounts ex- pended to December 31, 1903, have been drawn.
Central Cemetery :
Endowment. $100 00
Interest $3 41
Samuel S. Bourne .
100 00
7 93
Andrew J. Bisbee
100 00
4 42
Richard Cox .
25 00
88
Lydia B. Cushing
50 00
1 18
William L. Dean
100 00
16 90
Mary E. Drake
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100 00
7 26
Norton N. Fenno
100 00
7 69
S. B. Gibbs .
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100 00
1 36
P. B. Holmes
100 00
21 56
Jacob Johnson
75 00
2 14
Benjamin F. Jones .
100 00
2 99
William A. King
100 00
Calvin D. Kingman
100 00
3 79
Alden Nutter lot
100 00
Sophronia B. Osborn
100 00
4 09
Joseph L. Pease
100 00
5 66
Aaron Raymond, lot 229
100 00
6 80
Everett Robinson
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200 00
4 70
William Shiverick .
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150 00
12 43
Reuben T. Taylor .
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100 00
2 73
Tinkham, lot No. 6
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60 00
1 41
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Mrs. Sarah E. Bartlett
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Benjamin F. Tripp
$100 00
$0 28
Ward lot, No. 110
100 00
2 33
Nathaniel Warren, lot No. 1
50 00
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Azel Washburn
100 00
7 54
Chauncy D. White .
100 00
4 60
In Nemasket Hill Cemetery :
Joshua M. Eddy
$100 00
$20 28
Austin Ford .
50 00
93
Henry F. Pope
100 00
15 28
Sophronia L. Reed .
50 00
10 71
Rhoda J. Savery
100 00
7 98
Charles Soule
100 00
9 48
Edmund Thompson
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50 00
11 04
Oliver H. Thompson
100 00
4 88
Thomas Weston and others
150 00
15 61
Benjamin P. Wood
100 00
33 17
Cornelius B. Wood
150 00
9 07
Priscilla Wood
50 00
15 49
Thomas Wood
100 00
26 99
Ellen T. Wood
31 48
4 68
In Rock Cemetery :
C. N. Atwood
$100 00
$4 57
Deborah Carver
100 00
6 66
Julia S. Cobb
100 00
6 37
Sylvester F. Cobb .
50 00
5 72
C. F. Cushman
176 75
8 63
Mary B. Keith
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75 00
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H. N. Thomas and family and W. O.
Barrows and family · . $1,000 00 $30 27
In North Middleboro Cemetery :
Jared Pratt
$150 00
$32 60
E. Robinson (Alfred Eaton lot)
100 00
3 50
Roswell Waldron and Benjamin Barrows, 150 00
46 48
In the Cemetery at the Green :
J. B. and I. H. Thompson
$100 00
$36 67
Lydia R. Thompson
100 00
3 03
In Thomastown Cemetery :
Atwood lot .
$100 00
$16 89
E. Thomas lot
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100 00
10 96
Thomastown Cemetery
160 00
6 64
In Fall Brook Cemetery :
Atwood and Thomas lots
$200 00
$9 13
In Wappanucket Cemetery :
Benjamin Richmond lot and whole cemetery .
$400 00
$53 36
The care of the lots in the Central and Nemasket Hill Cemeteries is in the hands of the respective trustees. The lots in the other cemeteries are cared for by persons selected, in some cases by the lot owners, in others by the selectmen.
AMOS H. EATON,
Treasurer.
60
THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
January, 1904.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Trustees :
Gentlemen,-I herewith present the thirtieth annual re- port of the Public Library. It has been open 306 days from 2 until 8 P.M., and 32,063 volumes have been issued for home use, a gain of 4,129 over last year. The circulation at that time was 27,934, of which 18,033 was fiction; this year out of the 32,063 volumes 17,246 is fiction -a slight improvement in the right direction. Other classifications are as follows: biography, 451; history, 399; scientific, 479; religious, 173 ; travels, 820; essays and poetry, 535 ; political economy and bound volumes of magazines, 1114; miscellaneous, 256. This does not include the reference books taken from the shelves for immediate consultation, of which no record has been kept. The juvenile circulation was 10,589 volumes, which is most conclusive evidence that a room for young people in the new building is not merely a luxury, but a necessity. The largest monthly circulation was in January, 3,326; the smallest in September, 2,115.
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