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Edward Beecher. F. H. Burnett.
5496 Dolly, a Love Story,
5551 Dora's Housekeeping.
5353 Dyspepsia and Kindred Diseases,
Dr. W. W. Hall.
E.
5320 Early Years of Christianity,
5459
Egypt as It Is,
5367 Ella's Half Sovereign.
5481 Elsie's Children,
5614 Ernest Quest,
5370 Erskine, Thomas. Letters, &c.,
5410 Engenie,
Edited by William Hanna. Beatrice May Butt.
F.
5318 Faithful Margaret,
5457
Fat and Blood, &c.,
5612 Field Paths and Green Lanes,
5331 Fighting the Foe,
5398 First Love is Best,
5542 Forest Glen,
5341 Forty Years at Sea,
5483 Four Irrepressibles,
5582 Four Years with General Lee,
5450 Froebel, Reminiscences of,
5555 From Egypt to Japan,
5547 From Hand to Mouth,
5419 Fruit and Bread. A Scientific Diet,
5437 Fulham Lawn,
Annie Ashmore. S. W. Mitchell. Louis J. Jennings. Fidelite. Gail Hamilton. Elijah Kellogg. Capt. Lefavor. Anon. Walter H. Taylor. Tranlated by Mrs. Horace Mann. Henry M. Field. A. M. Douglas. Gustav Schlickeyson. Miss Thackeray.
G.
5313 Gabriel Conroy, 5430 Garth,
Bret Harte. Julian Hawthorne.
E. de Pressense. J. C. McCoan.
Martha Farquharson. Sallie R. Ford.
105
5378
Gatherings from an Artist's Portfolio,
5386
Gospel Invitation, The. Sermons.
5453
Gerard's Marriage,
5448 Good for Nothing Polly,
5335 Gold Thread, The
5567
Green Pastures and Piccadilly,
E. E. Hale.
5603 Guilford, Conn. History from manuscript of Hon. R. D. Smith.
H.
Harry. A Poem. By the author of John Jerningham's Journal.
5499
Harry Holbrook,
Sir Randall H. Roberts. Florence Marryat.
5485
Harvest of Wild Oats, 2 vols.,
5384
Health Report, State of Mass., 1877.
5435 Her Father's Name. 2 vols.,
Florence Marryat. No Name Series.
5426 Hetty's Strange History,
5455 His Grandmothers. A Summer Salad.
5346
Historical Studies,
Eugene Lawrence. J. R. Green. E. C. Gardner.
5599 Hortense,
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier.
William Mathews.
5394 Hours with Men and Books,
5486
Household Education,
H. Martineau.
5615 House in the Glen and the Boys Who Built It.
5339 How to Camp Out,
John M. Gould.
I.
5407 In Change Unchanged, Linda Villari.
5344
Indexto Harper's Magazine. Vols. 1-50.
5380 Indian Miscellany,
Edited by W. W. Beach. Christine Mckenzie.
5540 In the Meshes,
J.
5451
Jack,
Alphonse Daudet. Charles H. Eden.
5592
Japan : Historical and Descriptive,
5258 Jewish Church, History of. Vols. 2nd and 3rd.
5527 Jimmy, Johns and Other Stories,
5363 Joanna's Inheritance,
5449 Johnson Manor, The
Mrs. A. M. Diaz. Emma Marshall. James Kent.
K.
5545
Khedive's Egypt,
5552 Kirk, Rev. E. N.,
546S
Knight of the 19th Century, A
Edwin de Leon. Life by David O. Mears. E. P. Roe.
J. E. Freeman.
Andre Theuriet. Ella Farman. Rev. Norman Macleod. William Black.
5428 G. T. T.,
5581 History of the English People. Vol. 1st.,
5601 Home Interiors,
106
L.
5576 Lady Alice,
5390 La Gaviota,
5510 Lapsed, but not Lost,
Mrs. Charles.
5433 Latimer Family, The
T. S. Arthur.
5516 Layman's Legacy.
Selections from Writings of Samuel Greg.
5436
Leaguer of Lathom, The 2 vols.,
W. H. Ainsworth.
5590 Letters of John Keats to Fanny Brawne.
5326
Life of a Scotch Naturalist,
Samuel Smiles.
5602 Lil, "Fair, Fair with Golden Hair," Hon. Mrs. Featherstonhaugh.
5332 Little and Wise. Sermons to Children, Rev. W. W. Newton. Arthur Griffiths. 5411 Lola,
5337 Lorley and Reinhard,
Berthold Auerbach.
5604 Lynn, Mass., History of
Alonzo Lewis and J. R. Newhall.
M.
5311 Macauley, Selections from
5444 Manatitlans, The
5479 Man of War Life,
5474 Marchfield. A Story of Commercial Morality.
5605 Marlborough, Mass., History of,
5574 Marmorne,
Charles Hudson. No Name Series. George Macdonald.
5570 Massachusetts Public Documents. 1876. 5 vols.
5571 Massachusetts, Board of Education Report. '75, '76.
5440 Memoir of Gen. John Stark,
5480 Merchant Vessel, The
Caleb Stark. Charles Nordhoff. Mrs. Forrester. Mary J. Holmes.
5319 Mignon,
5548 Mildred,
5533 Minor Poems. Little Classics, 15th vol.
5618 Mirage. No Name Series.
5519 Miss Misanthrope,
Author of "Kismet." Justin McCarthy. No Name Series. Rev. Elias Nason.
5354 Modern Mephistopheles,
5352 Moody, Sankey and Bliss,
5579 Moore's Uncollected Writings.
5469 Musset, Alfred de. Biography,
5492 Myths and Marvels of Astronomy,
5434 My Lady Help,
5456 My Mother-in-Law,
5484 My Own Child. 2 vols.,
5472 Mystery of the Island,
Emma Marshall. Translated from the Spanish.
Trans. by H. W. Preston. R. A. Proctor. Mrs. Warren. Anon. Florence Marryat. Henry Kingsley.
Otto Trevelyan. R. E. Smile. Charles Nordhoff.
5417 Marquis of Lossie,
107
N.
5532 Narrative Poems. Little Classics. 13th vol.
5607
New Bedford, History of
5535 New Ireland,
5606 New Jersey, Past and Present,
Daniel Ricketson. A. M. Sullivan, M. P.
John W. Barber and Henry Howe.
Julius Payer.
J. G. Holland.
5423 Nimport. Vol. 1st of Wayside Series.
5610 North American Review for 1877. 2 vols.
5514 Now-a-days; or, King's Daughters,
Emma Marshall.
5490 Nurse and Patient and Camp Cure,
S. Weir Mitchell.
0.
5372 Ocean to Ocean,
5589 Old Naumkeag,
5340 Olivia Raleigh,
5616 One Happy Winter,
5489 One Year Abroad,
5566
Origin of the World,
5587
Orthodoxy. Monday Lectures,
5424 Other People's Children,
5393 Ottoman Power in Europe,
5505 Ottomon Turks,
5541
Our Gold Mine. Baptist Mission,
5355 Out of the Question,
5364 Out West,
5392 Overland Tales,
Rev. George M. Grant. C. H. Webber and W. S. Nebbins. W. W. Follett Synge. Mrs. S. S. Robbins. Blanche Howard. J. W. Dawson. Joseph Cook. John Habberton. E. A. Freeman. Sir Edward S. Creasy. Mrs. A. C. Chaplin. W. D. Howells. Oliver Optic. Josephine Clifford.
P.
5446 Panola,
5558 Pemaquid, 5465 Pendower,
5309 Peru, Incidents of Travel and Exploration,
5321 Pine Needles,
5420 Poe, Edgar Allen. Life of
5408 Poet and Merchant,
5534 Poems of Places. 14 vols.
5559 Poetic Interpretation of Nature,
5452 Pomponia,
5591 Pope Pius IX. Story of His Life,
5361 Popular Quotations,
5427 Primary Union Speaker,
Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey. Mrs. E. Prentiss. M. Filleul. E. G. Squier. Susan Warner. William F. Gill. Berthold Auerbach. Edited by H. W. Longfellow. J. C. Shairp. Mrs. Webb. T. A. Trollope. Carleton. John D. Philbrick.
5357 New Lands within the Arctic Circle,
5445
Nicholas Minturn,
108
5323
Prince of Wales in India,
J. Drew Gay.
5351
Proctor, Bryan Waller. Biography and Letters.
Q.
5529 Queen of Sheba,
5549 Quinnebassett Girls,
T. B. Aldrich. Sophy May.
R.
5463
Recent Polar Voyages.
5418
Rhode Island, History of
5493
Roba di Roma,
5560 Robert Raikes and Sunday Schools,
5524
Round about the Minster Green,
*5345 Russia,
George W. Greene. W. W. Story. Alfred Gregory. · Ascott R. Hope. D. Mackenzie Wallace.
S.
5454 Samuel Brohl & Co.,
5482 Scenes with the Hunter and Trapper,
5403 Scripture Club of Valley Rest,
5328 Seed of the Church,
Victor Cherbuliez. W. H. D. Adams John Habberton. Helen Mary Dickinson.
5464 Selections from Writings of Mrs. Charles.
5572 Sermons by Charles H. Spurgeon.
5515
Settler and the Savage,
5369 Short Studies. 3d Series,
5520 Signal Boys,
5476 Six Sinners,
5565 Smith Gerrett, an Autobiography,
5563 Solomon Isaacs,
5502 Song and a Sigh,
5608
Spencer, Mass., History of
5333 Statesman's Year Book, 1877,
5307
St. John, Life and Writings of
5594 Story of a Mine,
5497 Story of Avis,
5536 Story of Creation,
5585 Stories from Homer,
5526 Substance and Show,
5518 Sumner, Charles. Memoir and Letters, 2 vols.
5375 Supernatural Factor in Revivals,
5498 Surly Tim and Other Stories,
5512 Switzerland and the Swiss.
5402 Syrian Sunshine,
R. M. Ballantyne. J. A. Froude. G. C. Eggleston. Campbell Wheaton. O. B. Frothingham. B. L. Farjeon. Rose Porter. James Draper. Fred'k Martin. Rev. James M. Macdonald. Bret Harte. E. S. Phelps. S. M. Campbell. Rev. Alfred J. Church. Lectures of Thomas S. King.
Edited by Edward L. Pierce.
L. T. Townsend. F. H. Burnett.
T. G. Appleton.
109
T.
5373 Table Talk,
5425
Tangled,
5334 Ten Years of my Life,
5400 Ten Years on the Euphrates,
5422 That Husband of Mine.
5322 That Lass o' Lowrie's,
5530 That Wife of Mine,
5531 The Telephone,
Prof. A. E. Dolbear. H. A. Page.
5544
Thoreau, Life and Aims,
5324 Three Years at Wolverton. A School Story.
5597 Through a Needle's Eye,
Hesha Stretton. Arthur Arnold.
5327 Through Persia by Caravan,
5575 Too Rich,
From the German of Adolph Streckfuss.
5550 To the Sun?
Jules Verne., Joseph Cook. James Bryce.
5507 Transcaucasia and Ararat,
5381 Transfer of Erin, The
Thomas C. Amory.
5343
The True Man. Sermons,
Rev. S. S. Mitchell. James Baker. W. H. G. Kingston. ¿Walter Thornbury.
5508 Turner, J. M. W., Life of
5314 Two Americas,
Maj. Sir Rose Lambert Price. Julia Kavanagh.
5325 Two Lilies,
5556 Two Years behind the Plough.
5564 Tyrol and the Tyrolese,
W. A. B. Grohman.
U.
5458 Underbrush,
5477 Under the Waves,
J. T. Fields. R. M. Ballantyne.
V.
5404 Vegetable Garden, The
James Hogg.
5429 Village Improvements and Farm Villages, G. E. Waring, Jr. 5421 Vineta, From German of E. Werner.
5513 Violet Douglas,
Emma Marshall. Ivan Turgenieff.
5409 Virgin Soil,
W.
5561 Water Spouts;
5557 Ways of the Spirit,
5553 Webster, Daniel. Reminiscences of,
Edited by J. M Stearns. F. H. Hedge. Peter Harvey.
Bronson Alcott. Rachel Carew. Princess Felix Salm-Salm. Rev. C. H. Wheeler.
Anon. Frances H. Burnett. Anon.
5537
Transcendentalism. Monday Lectures,
5383 Turkey,
5546 Twice Lost,
.
110
5478 Whaling and Fishing,
5577 What Career?
5414 What Think Ye of Christ?
5315 White Cross and Dove of Pearls.
5385 Whitfield, Rev. George. Life of, 2 vols.,
Rev. L. Tyerman. Thomas G. Appleton. From the French.
5475 Wings of Courage,
5336 Winter Story,
Miss Peard.
5573 Wolf at the Door. No Name Series.
5511 Womankind,
C. M. Yonge.
5506 Woman's Work among the Lowly,
Mrs. S. R. I. Bennett.
5609
Worcester. Reminiscences. 1657-1877, Caleb A. Wall.
5387 Women of the Century,
Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford.
5347 Worthy Women of Our First Century,
5595
Edited by Mrs. Wister and Miss Irwin. Wreck of the "Grosvener."
Charles Nordhoff. E. E. Hale. Gail Hamilton.
5569 Windfalls,
AUDITORS' STATEMENT.
The Auditors herewith present the Annual Reports of the various town officers, and desire to acknowledge the valua- ble assistance of the several Boards, in promptly furnishing the subject matter of their reports, thereby enabling us to complete the report in the unusually short space of time allotted us.
Our examination, as usual, has included the accounts of the Treasurer, Collectors, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Highway Surveyors and Treasurer of Public Library, and we find their accounts generally well kept and sufficiently vouched for.
We would remind the town that we are not charged with the duty of controlling municipal payments, but simply to see to the true settlement of the same, and to present them in as clear a manner as possible, as we find them, so that we are not accountable for the manner in which any appropriation has been expended.
Respectfully,
T. J. SKINNER, E. E. EMERSON, Auditors. W. S. GREENOUGH,
1
INDEX.
Appropriation Committee's Report,
Page. 72
Appropriations, List of
6
Assessors' Report,
48
Auditors' Report, .
6
Auditors' Statement,
111
Bennett Street Appropriation,
27
Births,
60
Collectors' Statements,
38
County Tax (see Treasurer's Report, ) Deaths,
67
Decoration of Soldiers' Graves,
17
Engineers' Report,
49
Fire Department Expenses,
12
Fish Committee's Report,
53
Highways and Bridges,
22
Jurors' List,
5
Lake Quannapowitt, Stocking of,
16
Librarian's Report,
101
Library Finances,
9 and 100
Loan Account (Treasurer's Report),
41
Marriages,
63
Miscellaneous Expenses,
·
Opening Saugus River,
17
Overseers of Poor Report,
29
Police Report,
51
Refuse on Common Extension,
11
Richardson Street Appropriation,
15
School Committee's Report,
74
School Expenses,
6
School Contingent,
10 .
Selectmen's Report,
44
State Tax,
18
Street Lamps,
14 and 29
Support of Poor,
43
Tax Deeds, List of,
60
Town Debt, .
42
Town Officers, List of,
3
·
Treasurer's Report,
40
.
95
Trustees of Library Report,
.
19
New Books in Library,
102
.
28
Salaries of Town Officers,
45
State Aid (Treasurer's Report),
41
Town Clerk's Report,
·
.
41
THE SIXTY-SEVENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1st, 1879.
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
AUDITORS, SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, COLLECTOR, FIRE ENGINEERS, FISH COMMITTEE, SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
ALSO,
THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORD OF THE BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1878.
BOSTON: CONANT & NEWHALL, PRINTERS, 32 HAWLEY STREET.
1879.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1878-9.
SELECTMEN. JAMES OLIVER, Chairman. JOHN S. EATON, Secretary. B. B. BURBANK.
TOWN CLERK. CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE.
TOWN TREASURER. JAMES F. EMERSON.
ASSESSORS.
JOHN S. EATON. JOHN PURINGTON. JAMES OLIVER. .
CYRUS N. WHITE.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. JOSEPH CONNELL. S. F. LITTLEFIELD.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
E. P. COLBY,
Term Expires 1881.
GEO. W. ABORN,
66
66 1880.
THEODORE E. BALCH,
66 1880-
S. K. HAMILTON. Secretary and Treasurer:
66
66 1879.
AUSTIN S. GARVER, -
1879.
T. J. SKINNER.
AUDITORS. E. E. EMERSON. W. S. GREENOUGH.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. RICHARD BRITTON.
FISH COMMITTEE.
OSCAR I. STOWELL, C. P. POLAND, THOMAS GOULD.
TRUSTEES OF THE BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
LUCIUS BEEBE, HARRIET N. FLINT.
T. E. BALCH, Secretary.
S. O. RICHARDSON.
CHESTER W. EATON, Treasurer.
F. P. HURD.
THOMAS WINSHIP.
H. H. SAVAGE.
EDWARD MANSFIELD, Chairman.
AZEL AMES, JR.
JOHN M. CATE.
JOHN HOGAN.
CYRUS WAKEFIELD.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. C. H. DAVIS. S. F. LITTLEFIELD. ISRAEL F. PARSONS,
1881.
LUCIUS BEEBE, Chairman,
4
S. O. RICHARDSON.
BOARD OF HEALTH. E. P. COLBY. J. R. MANSFIELD.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
CHARLES H. STEARNS,
Centre District.
C. P. POLAND,
North .€
L. B. EATON,
South
THOMAS GOULD,
East
CYRUS KIMBALL.
JOSHUA PERHAM,
Woodville "
FENCE VIEWERS. GEO. H. TEAGUE, GEO. PACKARD.
CHAS. H. DAVIS. HOWARD EMERSON. OLIVER WALTON.
POLICE OFFICERS.
CHAS. H. DAVIS, Chief.
JOHN F. ALEXANDER.
TIMOTHY REAGAN.
HENRY W. EUSTIS.
JOHN DRUGAN.
R. L. COOPER. JOSEPH TUTTLE. I. A. PARSONS.
POUND KEEPER. JOHN B. ATWELL.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND MERCHANDISE.
GEO. W. ABORN.
E. W. EATON.
GEO. K. GILMAN. A. A. MANSFIELD.
JAMES WESTGATE.
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
RICHARD BRITTON. JOSHUA WALTON. A. J. HUTCHINSON. JOSEPH TUTTLE.
W. S. MASON.
A. A. MANSFIELD. HENRY CLAY. B. F. ABBOTT. M. C. EVANS. C. W. GREEN.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
HENRY CLAY. H. L. HASKELL. EUGENE S. HINCKLEY.
GEO. H. TEAGUE. GEO. PACKARD. C. F. BICKFORD.
TRUANT OFFICERS.
F. G. COKER.
WM. H. WILEY. /
FIELD DRIVERS.
THOMAS HICKS. JOHN L. EDMANDS.
1
CONSTABLES.
West
CHAS. H. STEARNS,
J. H. EATON.
F. G. COKER.
5
LIST OF JURORS
ACCEPTED BY Y THE TOWN, Nov. 5, 1878.
Abbott, Benj. F. Abbott, George Abbott, Henry F. Allen, Mark W. Atherton, Arlon S. Atwell, John Atwell, William H. Balch, Theodore E. Beebe, Cyrus G. Bickford, Chas. F. Blanchard A. J. Boardman, Moses Burbank, B. B. Carter, James H. Coker, Fred. G. Connell, Joseph Cooper, Reuben L. Crocker, Luther Currier, H. P. Dodge, Arthur P. Dolliver, Horatio Dunshee, Allen L. Eaton, Isaac F. Eaton, Levi B. Emerson, James E. Emmons, Dimon T. Emerson, Frederic Gilman, Geo. K. Green, Thomas Hardy, Geo. A.
Hartshorne, Charles F. Haskell, Henry Jr. Hawkes, Augustus A. Heath, Leonard N. Hook, John W. Kendrick, Rufus Kenney, Thomas Killoran, James Knight, Elisha Maloney, John A. Mansfield, James J. Mansfield, Joseph D. Mason, David P. Nichols, Hero W. , O'Hea, Bartholomew Oliver, Henry N. Parker, Samuel Jr. Philpot, Cyrus A. Potter, James W. Putney, Stillman J. Reed, Washington Stearns, Charles H. Stowell Issachar Sweetser, Alfred I. Sweetser, Jewett B. Walton, James C. W. Walton, Oliver Webster, John W. Williams, Francis
6
TOWN MEETINGS
HELD DURING THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1879.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 1ST, 1878.
The meeting was called to order at 9 o'clock, A. M., by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant. Prayer was offered by Rev. E. A. Howard.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Samuel K. Hamilton was elected Moderator, hav- ing thirty-eight votes. (John M. Cate had seven- teen votes.)
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the Annual Reports of Town Officers. Voted. That the Annual Reports of the Town Officers, as printed, be accepted by the town.
ART. 3. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee on Ap- propriations.
Voted. That the report of the Committee on Appropriations be accepted as printed.
ART. 4. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 186 of the acts of the year 1877, in relation to the Election of Over- seers of the Poor.
Voted. That the provisions of Chap. 186, Acts of 1877, in re- lation to the Election of Overseers of the Poor, be accepted by the town, to take effect at the next An- nual Meeting.
ART. 5. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. The following Officers were chosen by ballot.
TOWN CLERK.
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE had 532 votes. (Elected.)
TOWN TREASURER. JAMES F. EMERSON had 532 votes. (Elected.)
SELECTMEN.
JOHN S. EATON, (Elected.) 526.
B. B. BURBANK,
(Elected.) 352
JAMES OLIVER, ·
(Elected.) 327.
FREEMAN EMMONS, .
.
220.
WILLIAM K. PERKINS,
.
127.
Scattering Votes, .
.
.
.
20.
7
ASSESSORS.
JOHN S. EATON,
(Elected.) 530.
JOHN PURINGTON, .
(Elected.) 438.
JAMES OLIVER,
(Elected.) 375.
GEO. H. SWEETSER,
137.
WILLIAM K. PERKINS, .
.
81.
Scattering Votes, .
24.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
JOSEPH CONNELL,
(Elected.) 389.
CYRUS N. WHITE, .
(Elected.) 372.
SAMUEL F. LITTLEFIELD,
(Elected.) 362.
WILLIAM F. YOUNG,
238
C. H. STEARNS,
193.
Scattering Votes, .
.
11.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. (FOR THREE YEARS.)
E. P. COLBY,
(Elected.) 399
GEO. W. ABORN,
(Elected.) 374.
M. F. FLATLEY,
125.
QUINCY WHITNEY,
44.
Scattering Votes, .
11.
FOR ONE YEAR.
AUSTIN S. GARVER,
(Elected.) 325.
E. A. UPTON,
196.
QUINCY WHITNEY,
2.
CONSTABLES.
CHARLES H. DAVIS.
·
(Elected.) 521.
HOWARD E. EMERSON,
-
(Elected.) 443.
OLIVER WALTON, 2d,
(Elected.) 257.
W. H. GRAY,
205.
ISRAEL A. PARSONS,
75.
GEO. H. TEAGUE,
65.
DANIEL CAREY,
15.
Scattering Votes,
6.
FENCE VIEWERS.
CHARLES H. STEARNS, .
.
(Elected.) 524
GEO. H. TEAGUE,
.
(Elected.) 518.
GEORGE PACKARD,
.
(Elected.) 285.
F. A. UPTON,
.
244.
A. TURNBULL, .
3.
·
.
.
.
.
8
BOARD OF HEALTH.
S. O. RICHARDSON, (Elected.) 6.
J. R. MANSFIELD,
(Elected.) 6.
E. P. COLBY,
(Elected.) 6.
FISH COMMITTEE.
OSCAR I. STOWELL,
(Elected.) 3.
C. P. POLAND, .
(Elected.) 3.
THOMAS GOULD,
(Elected.) 3.
The following officers were chosen by adoption of report of Nominating Committee.
AUDITORS.
T. J. SKINNER, E. E. EMERSON, W. S. GREENOUGH.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. RICHARD BRITTON.
TRUSTEES OF BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY.
LUCIUS BEEBE. JOHN M. CATE.
THEODORE E. BALCH. H. H. SAVAGE.
CHESTER W. EATON.
CYRUS WAKEFIELD.
F. P. HURD. HARRIET N. FLINT.
THOMAS WINSHIP.
S. O. RICHARDSON.
EDWARD MANSFIELD. AZEL AMES, Jr.
JOHN HOGAN.
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
CHARLES H. STEARNS, Centre District.
C. P. POLAND,
.
.
.
North
L. B. EATON,
South 66
THOS. GOULD, ·
East
66
CYRUS KIMBALL .
.
West
66
JOSHUA PERHAM,
Woodville 66
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND MERCHANDISE.
GEO. W. ABORN.
GEO. K. GILMAN.
EVERETT W. EATON.
A. A. MANSFIELD.
JAMES WESTGATE.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
HENRY CLAY. GEO. H. TEAGUE. M. C. TAYLOR.
H. L. HASKELL.
B. F. ABBOTT.
GEO. PACKARD.
.
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MEASURERS OF WOOD.
RICHARD BRITTON.
A. A. MANSFIELD.
M. C. EVANS.
JOSHUA WALTON. JOSEPH TUTTLE.
HENRY CLAY.
A. J. HUTCHINSON.
B. F. ABBOTT.
C. W. GREEN.
W. S. MASON.
FIELD DRIVERS.
JOHN L. EDMANDS.
ARTHUR HOLT.
THOMAS LOWE. TIIOMAS HICKS.
ART. 6. To see if the town will authorize their Treasurer to hire money to pay all demands in anticipation of taxes.
Voted. That the Treasurer be authorized to hire money to pay bills in anticipation of taxes, and also for notes maturing during the year.
ART. 7. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the payment of town debt and interest.
Toted. To raise and appropriate the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) for the payment of town debt and interest.
ART. 8. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of Schools for the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) for the support of Schools, and the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for School Contingent fund, for the ensuing year.
ART. 9. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of the Poor for the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of forty-five hun- dred dollars ($4500) for the Support of the Poor for the ensuing year.
Voted. That the appropriation for the Poor be governed by the same rules that govern other appropriations, and that the amount expended be limited to the ap- propriation voted.
ART. 10. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the repairs of Highways and Bridges for the year ensu- ing, and determine how the same shall be expended.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3000) for the repairs of Highways and Bridges for the year ensuing.
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ART. 11. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of the Fire Department for the year ensuing. Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) for the support of the Fire De- partment for the year ensuing.
ART. 12. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the Public Library for the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dol- lars ($100) for the support of the Town Library in addition to the Dog Tax.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the purpose of preparing and printing a Catalogue. Dr. Azel Ames, Jr., offered to donate to the town the sum of fifty dollars ($50) to make up the amount asked for ($300) to prepare and print the Catalogue, and a vote of thanks was given by the town for his very generous offer.
ART. 13. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the payment of Town Officers for the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-four hun- dred and seventy-five dollars ($2475) for the pay- ment of Town Officers for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the salaries of the Town Officers be as recom- mended by the Appropriation Committee, viz :
Town Treasurer, $ 50.
Town Clerk,
100.
Board of Selectmen,
" Assessors,
150.
" School Committee,
66 " Fire Engineers, 75.
66 Auditors, 100.
Tax Collector, for collecting Tax warrant 400.
for 1878,
Police and Constables,
400.
ART. 14. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for Street Lamps for the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) for the maintenance of Street Lamps for the year ensuing.
400.
350.
66 " Overseers of the Poor, 200.
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ART. 15. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for Miscellaneous Expenses for the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) for the payment of Miscellaneous Expenses for the year ensuing.
ART. 16. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for Town House Expenses for the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) for Town Hall Expenses for the year ensuing.
ART. 17. To see what method the town will adopt for the Collection of Taxes for the ensuing year.
Voted. To adopt the same method for the Collection of Taxes as was adopted the past year.
(NOTE.) At the Annual Town Meeting, held April 2d, 1877, the town voted to adopt the following method for the Collection of Taxes, viz: 1st That all taxes not exceeding the sum of three dollars, shall be paid on or before the first day of August, (1877,) and if not paid within thirty days from that date, the Collectorshall immediately proceed to collect them according to law.
2d. One-half of all other taxes shall be payable on or before the fif- teenth day of September, (1877,) the other half, on or before the fifteenth day of February, (1878.) That the Collector be authorized to allow a discount of five per cent. on all property taxes paid on or before the fifteenth day of September next.
3d. All taxes not paid within fourteen days after they are due, a notice shall be issued to the delinquent, demanding payment, for which twenty cents shall be charged additional, and on all taxes not paid when due, interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum shall be added until paid.
4th. That all property taxes not paid on or before the fifteenth day of April, (1878,) be advertised and enough sold to pay the tax, interest and expenses.
5th. All taxes to be payable at the office of the Collector, he to notify all persons to be found by the presentment of their bills at least two weeks before the tax is due-poll taxes excepted.
6th. The Collector to pay all money as fast as collected to the Treasurer, and he shall be required to settle his tax list within two years from the time of his election, and upon his failure to do so, the Town Treasurer be instructed to sue the Collector's bonds.
ART. 18. To see if the town will authorize their Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year to use all means for the collection of taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use.
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