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One schoolhouse note of $900 due Nov. 1, 1906. Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT F. LANE,
Town Treasurer.
32
ANNUAL REPORT.
Road Commissioner's Report.
SOUTH SECTION, H. A. BRIGGS, R. C.
Nov. 5. 1904 to Dec. 28. 1904.
11. A. Briggs
60 hrs.
$12 00
Whitfield Veinot
8 .
1 20
2 horses and cart
12
.. 3 30
1 horse and cart.
90
13 50
Pat McManus
68 6.
10 20
Pat McManus, shoveling snow
6.
1 20
Henry Luther
18
2 70
Frank Rosa
57
..
8 55
Joe Dutra
35
..
5 25
J. B. Horton
40
..
6 00
Joe Souza
18
2 70
Joe Enos
32
4 80
Manuel Enos
10
6.
1 50
Antone Dutra
38
5 70
Antone Dutra, shoveling snow 20
4 00
Manuel George
8 -
1 60
Manuel Dutra
8 66 1 60
Manuel Enos
11
2 20
Color Works, ashes 17 loads
1 70
Mrs. A. Negus, 2 loads stones
50
F. A. Whitmarsh, cap stones
1 00
33
ANNUAL REPORT.
Dec. 6, 1904 to Jan. 5, 1905.
Clearing Roads from Snow.
H. A. Briggs
32 hrs.
$6 40
Whitfield Veinot
33 .. 6 60
Whitfield Veinot sanding sidewalks 3 .. 45
Lester Briggs, sanding sidewalk 10 ^
1 50
Lester Briggs, driving horse
hauling snow plow 30
6 00
2 horses and sled
6
1 80
2 horses and sled
6
1 80
3 horses on seraper
3
1 35
1 horse and sled
1
6.
60
1 horse hauling snow plow
66
9 90
1 horse and cart
90
Paid Jan. 7, 1905.
$128 50
Jan. 26. 1905 to Feb. 1, 1905.
Snow Account.
H. A. Briggs
38% hrs. $7 70
Whitfield Veinot
2 66
40
Horse and plow
35 1/2 "
5 33
Horse and cart
24
3 60
Manuel George
28 1/2 "
.5 70
Joe Dutra
27 1/2 "
5 50
Pat McManus
38 1/2 "
7 70
Manuel Rosa
27 1/2 "
5 50
Joe Sylvia
10
6.
2 00
Manuel Tavis
16
3 20
Tavis hired man
17
3 40
Antone Perry
15
66 3 00
34
ANNUAL REPORT.
.
Louis Perry
8 4
1 60
Edward Haskins
2812 "
5 70
Antone Dutra
1312 "
2 70
Paid Feb. 4, 1905
$63 03
Feb. 6, 1905 to March 31, 1905.
H. A. Briggs
86 hrs.
$17 20
Whitfield Veinot
33 -
4 95
Whitfield Veinot, snow shov.
4 80
Lester Briggs
39
..
5 85
2 horses and cart
70
..
19 25
1 horse and cart
52
7 80
Paint for road machine
1 50
J. P. Briggs, iron work
40)
Gilbert Tompkins, 2 horse
teanı
100
21 25
Allison Tripp
30
4 50
Frank Rosa
50 -
7 50
Joe Dutra
50
7 50
Henry Luther
.50
7 50
Antone Dutra
64
9 60
Antone Dutra, snow shov.
17
3 40
Antone Perry
6.
6
1 20
Antone Perry, highway
50
7 50
C. N. Simmons, material,
2 horse loads, 108 at .10 per. Id $10 80
1
.6 33 at .5
1 65 12 45
Paid April 1, 1905
$140 15
35
ANNUAL REPORT.
Apr. 1, 1905 to May 2, 1905.
HI. A. Briggs
167 hrs. $33 40
Whitfield Veinot
114
17 10
.6 shov. snow 3
6
60
Lester Briggs.
5 ..
1 00
12
1 80
Tom Mack
95
14 25
Horse and snow plow
8
..
1 20
cart
131
19 65
2 horses and cart
123
60
33 82
4 horses hauling road machine 40
20 00
D. D. Andrews, 3 shovels J. P. Briggs, sharpening picks bolts
30
Use of plow
Antone Perry
80
12 00
Antone Dutra
45
6 75
Henry Luther
148
22 20
Joe Dutra
100
15 00
Frank Rosa
85
12 75
Gilbert Tompkins, 2 horse
team
60
25 50
Seth Vicker
60
..
9 00
J. A. Talbott, 2 horses and cart
37
10 18
Pat McManus
50
7 50
J. B. Horton
10
66
1 50
Manuel Sylvia, shovelling snow in January
16
3 20
Joe Dutra
+
60
F. A. Whitmarsh, material,
2 horse loads, 47 at .10 per ld.
4 70
J. A. Talbott, material. 2 horse loads, 146 at .10 per ld. $14 60
1
15 at .5
75 15 35
Paid May 6, 1905
$293 40
1
6.
..
3 00
30
75
36
ANNUAL REPORT.
May 9, 1905 to June 1, 1905.
H. A. Briggs
5 hrs.
$1 00
Whitfield Veinot
23
3 45
2 horses and cart
23
66
6 33
1 horse and cart
33
4 95
Henry Luther
23
3 45
Pat McManus
33
4 95
Color Works ashes, 42 loads
4 20
Paid June 3, 1905
$28 33
June 16 to Aug. 2. 1905.
HI. A. Briggs
53 hrs.
$10 60
Whitfield Veinot
49 4
7 35
Lester Briggs
5
66
75
2 horses and cart
29
66
7 98
1 horse and cart
93
13 95
Henry Luther
105
15 70
Pat McManus
20
3 00
Jack Doyle
35
5 25
Antone Sylvia
55
..
8 25
Segus Dutra
10
3 00
Joe Stark
10
3 00
Manuel Dutra
10
2 00
Paid Aug. 5, 1905
$80 88
Aug. 5, 1905 to Aug. 31, 1905.
H. A. Briggs
28 hrs. $5 60
Whitfield Veinot
11 « 1 65
2 horses and cart
1 38
1 horse and cart 41 4
6 15
37
ANNUAL REPORT.
Tonie Sylvia
28
4 20
Henry Luther
63
9 45
Manuel Enos
9
1 35
Paid Sept. 2, 1905
$29 78
Sept. 2 to Sept. 27. 1905.
H. A. Briggs
32 hrs.
$6 40
Whitfield Veinot
-18
..
2 70
1 horse and cart
54
8 10
Henry Luther
60
9 00
Tonie Sylvia
OF
.6
6 00
Antone Dutra
1 20
Paid Oct. 7, 1905
$33 40
Oct. 7 to Oct 30, 1905.
H. A. Briggs
57 hrs. $11 40
Whitfield Veinot
8
1 20
2 horses and cart
8 -
2 20
1 horse and cart
70
10 50
Antone Dutra
30
6.
4 50
Henry Luther
75
11 25
John Enos
60
6.
9 00
Antone Sylvia
23
3 45
Antone Perry
40)
6 00
C. G. Simmons, material,
73 1 horse loads at .5 per Id.
3 65
F. A. Whitmarsh, material,
48 1 horse loads at .5 per load
2 40
Paid Nov. 4, 1905
$65 55
98
ANNUAL REPORT.
Nov. 10 to Nov. 21, 1905.
H. A. Briggs 57 hrs. $11 40
2 horses and cart 9 . 2 70
1 horse and cart 59 . 8 85
J. P. Briggs iron work 1 90
Antone Dutra 75
C. G. Simmons, material,
1 horse load, 24 at .5 per ld. 1 20
Paid Dec. 2, 1905 $26 80
Cook Borden Co., plank for bridges $95 60
Advertising Fall River and Taunton papers closing Broad Cove bridge for repairs $2 10
The whole amount paid H. A. Briggs for labor and material on south section from Nov. 5, 1904 to Dec. 2, 1905 $987 65
No. loads of gravel paid for 503
no charge 1.95
.. ashes put on sidewalks 120
Respectfully submitted,
H. A. BRIGGS,
Road Commissioner.
39
ANNUAL REPORT.
Road Commissioner's Report.
JOHN E. CHANDLER, R. C. FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT.
Bill from Nov. 1, 1904 to Jan. 1. 1905,
John E. Chandler.
Team and labor $20 60
Nov. 1, 11, 12, 16. 17, 18. Dec. 1. 2.
Wm. Mansfield.
Labor 24 hrs. at .15 3 60
P. MeLaughlin.
Team 16 hrs. at .30 4. 80
Dennis Sullivan.
Team and labor 4 20
Nov. 11. 12.
J. O. Walker.
Labor 16 hrs. at .15 2 40
Nov. 11, 12.
Geo. Driscoll
Labor 23 hrs. at .15 3 45
Nov. 11. 12, 17.
Geo. E. Hathaway.
Labor 21 hrs. at .15 3 15
Nov. 1, 17, Dec. 2.
A. Perry.
Labor 10 hrs. at .15
Nov. 30, Dec. 1. 1 50
40
ANNUAL REPORT.
John Rose.
Labor 16 hrs. at .15 2 40
Nov. 11, 12.
Thomas Moran.
Labor 39 hrs. at .15 5 85
F. R. Washburn.
Bolts and powder 4 67
E. Almy.
Nails 12
Gravel
25 62
John Walton.
Labor 32 hrs. at .15 4 80
J. A. Williams.
Lumber 3 08
Bill from Jan. 1, to April 1, 1905.
P. MeLaughlin.
Labor of self, horse and snowplow, digging out ice and putting cinders on sidewalks 27 40
Dec. 6, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19, Jan. 4, 5, 6, 18, 21, 26, 27. 31, Feb. 10, 14. 15, Mar. 8. 10. James O. Walker.
Labor on snow 9 30
Feb. 10, 38, Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 5. 26. 27.
J. Mansfield.
Labor on snow 5 40
Jan. 18, 19, 26, 27.
J. O. Brien.
Labor on snow 1 20
Dec. 18. Jan. 16
Dennis Sullivan. Labor on snow 9 30
Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 5, 26, 27, Mar. S.
41
ANNUAL REPORT.
W. Mansfield.
Labor on snow 80
Mar. 8.
B. Baylies.
Labor 6 1/2 hrs. on snow 1 30
Jan. 5.
John Glynn. Labor on snow 8 hrs. 3 00
66
Jan. 26, 27.
John Dousette.
Labor on snow 3 hrs. 60
Jan. 26. Nelson Goff.
Labor on snow 1312 hrs. 2 70
Jan. 26, 27.
Wm. Regan.
Labor on snow, 8 hrs. 1 60
E. Paull.
Labor on snow 712 hrs. 1 50
John E. Chandler.
Labor of horse and self, 1. A. Hardy, G. I.
Potter, II. Potter, G. E. Hathaway, T. P.
Williams, breaking out roads 30 88
Dec. 9, 18, 19, 26, Jan. 4, 5, 26. 27, 28.
Thomas Moran.
Labor on snow 2912 hrs. 5 90
Dec. 19, Jan. 5, 26, 27, 28.
Geo. E. Hathaway.
Labor on snow 35 12 hrs. 7 10
Jan. 26, 27, 28, Mar. 1, 8, 10.
Wm. Hamilton. Labor on snow 8 hrs. 1 60
Jan. 28.
D. B. Williams. Snow bill
Feb. 9 35 00
42
ANNUAL REPORT.
1
N. W. Babbitt. Snow bill
10 55
Mar. 1.
A. G. Williams & Co., lumber 6 68
A. G. Williams, lumber 3 92
A. Perry, labor on snow, 24 hrs. 4 80
Salt Dec. 19, 20, 23, 27, Jan. 1, 7, 19, 26, Feb 7, 10 05
M. Murphy, labor on snow 6 hrs. 1 20
A. Perry, labor on snow 7 hrs. 1 40
Feb. 13, 19, 21.
Bill from April 1 to May 1, 1905.
Taunton Lumber Co., lumber for N. D. bridge 23 16
O. N. Walker, bolts and nails 1 66
Henry Bohrens, iron and bolts 17 27
E. Almy, merchandise as per bill
3 16
W. R. Lincoln, weighing stone
90
Thos. Moran, 7420 stone 93
P. MeLaughlin, 29.40 stone 37
Miss Cowen, 54345 stone 6 80
John E. Chandler, double team 10 hrs., 4
horses and scraper 20 hrs. 16 75
April 28, 29, May 1.
D. Sullivan, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
P. Mclaughlin, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
Thomas Moran, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
John Walton, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
Wm. Mansfield, labor 30 hrs.
April 28, 29, May 1. 1 50
43
ANNUAL REPORT.
G. E. Hathaway, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
A. Perry, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
P. Mclaughlin, team 30 hrs. 9 00
April 28, 29, May 1.
T. P. Williams, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
E. Baylies, labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
J. C. Walker.
Labor 30 hrs. 4 50
April 28, 29, May 1.
J. Mansfield.
Labor 10 hrs. 1 50
·(). N. Walker.
Labor 8 75
April 21, 22, 24, 25.
. Bill from June 1 to July 1, 1905.
John E. Chandler.
Labor of team 30 45
June 1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23.
P. McLaughlin.
Team
20 hrs.
6 00
June 1, 17.
D. Sullivan.
Team 20 hrs. 6 00
June 11, 17.
Thomas Moran.
Labor
66 hrs.
9 90
June 1, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23.
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor
31 hrs.
9 15
June 1. 10, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23.
ANNUAL REPORT.
W. C. Talbot.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
June 1.
E. Baylies.
Labor
30 hrs.
4 50
June 1, 15, 17.
Wm. Mansfield.
Labor.
30 hrs.
4 50
June 1, 14, 17.
J. O. Walker.
Labor
40 hrs.
6 00
June 1, 14, 15, 17.
J. O. Brien.
Labor 1 50
June 17.
J. Walton.
Labor.
20 hrs.
3 00
June 1, 23.
Gravel 20 25
Sign board
1 00
Bill from May 1 to June 1, 1905.
Thomas Moran.
Labor
45 hrs.
6 75
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
P. MeLaughlin.
Team
45 hrs.
13 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23. 25.
Mr. Rose.
Team
20 hrs.
6 00
May 10, 11.
John Walton.
Labor
50 hrs.
7 50
May 10, 11, 23, 22, 25.
45
ANNUAL REPORT.
Wm. Mansfield.
Labor
50 hrs.
7 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
J. Mansfield.
Labor
50 hrs.
7 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
J. E. Chandler.
D. team"
46 hrs.
21 86
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
D. Sullivan.
Team
45 hrs.
13 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
A. Perry.
Labor
20 hrs.
3 00
May 10, 11.
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor 45 hrs. 6 75
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
E. Baylies.
Labor 50 hrs. 7 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
T. Markey.
Labor 20 hrs. 3 00
May 10, 11.
J. O. Walker.
Labor 50 hrs. 7 50
May 10, 11, 22, 23, 25.
D. B. Williams. Labor and team 421% hrs. 8 50
2 poles 60
J. O. Brien.
Labor 10 hrs. 1 50
J. E. Chandler.
Team 20 hrs.
May 26, 27. 9 50
46
ANNUAL REPORT.
D. Sullivan.
Team 10 hrs. 3 00
May 27.
A. Perry.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor
20 hrs.
3 00
May 26, 27.
E. Baylies.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
J. Walton.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
T. Moran.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
P. Mclaughlin.
Team
10 hrs.
3 00
May 27.
Mr. Rose.
Team
10 hrs.
3 00
May 27.
Wm. Mansfield.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
J. Mansfield.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
H. Potter.
Labor
10 hrs.
1 50
May 27.
J. E. Chandler.
Team
10 hrs.
4 75
28 bolts
May 31. 50
47
ANNUAL REPORT.
-
D. Sullivan.
Team 10 hrs. 3 00
May 31.
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor 10 hrs. 1 50
May 31.
E. Baylies.
Labor 15 hrs. 2 25
May 28, 31.
J. Walton.
Labor 10 hrs.
1 50
May 31.
T. Moran.
Labor 10 hrs.
1 50
May 31.
P. Me Laughlin.
Team 10 hrs. 3 00
Win. Mansfield.
1 50
Labor
10 hrs.
J. Mansfield.
Labor 15 hrs. 2 25
D. B. Williams.
Team 10 hrs. 4 25
W. Talbot.
Labor 10 hrs. 1 50
Bill from July 1 to Oct. 1, 1905.
A. Perry.
Labor 20 hrs. 3 00
E. Baylies.
Labor 20 hrs. 3 00
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor
125 hrs.
18 75
Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 2, 5, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
18
ANNUAL REPORT.
Thomas Moran.
Labor 16212 hrs. 24 38
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor 212 hrs. 38
J. O. Walker.
Labor 60 hrs. 9 00
D. Sullivan.
Labor 30 hrs. 4 50
Sept. 28, 29, 30.
P. MeLaughlin.
Team
25 hrs.
7 50
Sept. 28. 29, 30.
John Walton.
Labor
15 hrs.
2 25
Sept. 25. 28.
Wm. Mansfield.
Labor 45 hrs. 6 75
Sept. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30.
J. E. Chandler.
Teams single and double. 22 44
Aug. 29. Sept. 25. 26. 27. 28, 29, 30.
Bill from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1. 1905.
Labor of John E. Chandler and others. I
110 60
also teams for Oct.
١
J. E. Chandler. Team and labor 12 99
Nov. 9. 10. 11. 24. 30.
D. B. Williams.
Team
9 hrs.
3 80
Nov. 9.
D. Sullivan.
Team 17 hrs. Nov. 9, 10. 5 10
49
ANNUAL REPORT.
T. Moran.
Labor 29 hrs. 1 35
Nov. 9, 10, 14. 24.
J. O. Walker.
Labor 17 hrs. 2 55
Nov. 9. 10.
W. Mansfield.
Labor 25 hrs. 3 75
Nov. 9. 10, 24.
Geo. E. Hathaway.
Labor and team 7 95
Nov. 9, 10, 14, 24, 30.
O. N. Walker.
Labor 3 hrs. at .25 75
Taunton and Dighton Bridge.
J. A. Williams.
Labor 1 1/2 hrs. 53
Nov. 15.
J. E. Chandler.
Labor and 2 horses
2 60
T. Moran.
Labor 8 hrs. 1 20
II. Atwood.
Labor 3 hrs. 15
Geo. E. Hathaway.
Labor 8 hrs. 1 20
Joe and Manuel.
Labor 8 hrs. 2 40
Cook, Borden & Co.
Lumber
16 63
E. Almv.
Nails 45
50
ANNUAL REPORT.
Dighton and Berkley Bridge.
HI. Atwood.
Labor 6 hrs. 90
Aug. 28.
G. E. Hathaway.
Labor and team 13 hrs. 3 90
John E. Chandler.
Labor and horse
70
A. G. Williams & Co.
3 32
E. Almy
32
B. F. Kingsbury & Co. 1 85
J. HI. Babbitt 3 80
J. HI. Babbitt, sharpening drills 3 25
Gravel used on highway
16 00
Whole amount expended $1027 92
By cash from Treasurer $1027 92
A bill of $90.24 that was in last year's report but was not paid until Jan. 7, 1905, appears in this account.
A portion of the appropriation was used in clearing up the brush growing at the side of the street in the westerly part of the town also getting the gravel hills in such shape, that gravel might be taken out at the smallest possible cost.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. CHANDLER. R. C.
51
ANNUAL REPORT.
Road Commissioner's Report.
WEST SECTION, IRA P. BRIGGS, R. C. Dec. 6, 1904 to Jan. 27, 1905. Snow Account.
Ira P. Briggs
1612 hrs.
$3 30
1 horse and sled
1 27
M. P. Cambra
131/2
..
2 65
Horse and snow plow
51/2 6.
79
Geo. T. Briggs
7
1 40
John F. Coats
8
1 60
Jesse Horton
312
70
Henry Goff
214
45
HI. E. Williams
8
6.
1 60
J. J. Cordoza
11
2 20
G. E. Horton
10
..
2 00
2 horses and cart
5
1 38
B. L. Dean
15
٠٠
3 00
Horse and snow plow
10
1 50
II. L. Horton
12
2 40
Ilorse and sled
干
60
R. HI. Horton
12
2 40
Manuel and Antone Perry
35
66
7 00
Antonio De Moura
6 1/2
1 30
D. T. Wood Jr.
13
2 60
(. G. Staples
22
66
4 40
1 horse 212, 2 horses
61/2
..
2 17
HI. F. Atwood
331/2
66
6 70
Horse and snow plow
1612
66
2 48
6.
€
52
ANNUAL REPORT.
G. F. Hathaway
211%
4 30
Horse and snow plow
211/2
3 23
Howard Wade
13
2 60
Frank Dever
13
2 60
HI. W. Horton
19
..
3 80
Oxen and sled
12
2 40
A. T. Pierce
8
1 60
John Stanley
18
..
3 60
L. Pierce
9
1 80
Wm. Kay
9
1 80
O. N. Horton
10
66
2 00
D. F. Smith
2
40
S. J. Eaton
91/2
66
1 90
Horse and snow plow
71%
1 13
$89 05
Labor and material from Nov. 12, 1904, to April 29, 1905.
II. F. Atwood
48 12 hrs. $7 20
Horse and cart
481/2
7 20
Ira P. Briggs
74 6: 14 80
1 horse 5 hrs., 2 horses & cart 52
66 15 05
John F. Coats
70
،،
10 50
G. E. Horton
10
1 50
2 horses and cart
10
2 75
G. L. Horton and man
50
15 00
2 horses and cart
10
2 75
H. E. Williams
67
10 05
Horse and cart
10
1 50
H. W. Horton
50
60
7 50
2 horses and cart
50
13 75
H. L. Horton
50
7 50
2 horses and cart
50
66
13 75
R. H. Horton
20
66
3 00
J. J. Cordoza
60
66
9 00
6.
$142 80
53
ANNUAL REPORT.
May 20 to June 2.
Ira P. Briggs
60
hrs.
$12 00
2 horses
20
5 00
2 borses and cart
20
5 50
J. J. Cordoza
45
hrs.
6 75
Pick and repairs on scraper
1 50
John F. Coats
55
8 25
G. E. Horton
35
..
5 25
2 horses
20
..
5 00
G. L. Horton
60
..
9 00
HI. E. Williams
70
6.
10 50
Horse and cart
40
6.
6 00
II. W. Horton
40
6.
6 00
2 horses and cart
20
66
5 50
H. L. Horton
30
4 50
R. H. Horton
30
4 50
$95 25
June 6 to June 24.
Ira P. Briggs
63
hrs.
$12 60
2 horses and cart
54
14 85
Sharpening picks
30
J. J. Cordoza
59
..
8 85
John F. Coats
39
..
5 85
G. E. Horton
20
3 00
2 horses and cart
20
6.
5 50
G. L. Horton
10
1 50
2 horses and cart
10
66
2 75
II. E. Williams
25
3 75
H. W. Horton
49
66
7 35
2 horses and cart
49
13 48
O. N. Horton
49
66
7 35
Everett Horton
29
16
4 35
Wm. B. Read
34
5 10
¥
51
ANNUAL REPORT.
2 horses and cart
34
9 35
136 loads gravel at .8
10 88
J. Harvey Briggs
30
4 50 .
$121 31
Sept. 1 to Oct. 6.
Ira P. Briggs
98
hrs. $19 60
1 horse
92
11 50
Geo. T. Briggs
97
14 55
HI. E. Williams
107
16 05
Horse
15
1 88
John F. Coats
45
66
6 75
$70 33
Oct. 10 to Nov. 3.
Ira P. Briggs
17
hrs.
$34 00
2 horses and cart
59
16 23
1 horse
42
.6
5 25
John F. Coats
175
26 25
Geo. T. Briggs
150
66
22 50
II. E. Williams
175
26 25
Horse and cart
10
66
1 50
J. J. Cordoza
40
6 00
G. L. Horton
80
12 00
Horse and cart
70
10 50
Ira P. Briggs, 58 loads gravel'at .6
3 18
$163 66
$682 40 Respectfully submitted.
IRA P. BRIGGS,
Road Commissioner.
55
ANNUAL REPORT.
Public Library Report.
The Trustees herewith submit their tenth Annual Report.
No. volumes in library, 1710
No. borrowers cards 273 Circulation for year 3204
Balance in hands of Trustees Dec. 31.1904 $14 17 Rec'd from fines and sale of catalogues 6 48
220 65
EXPENSES.
Stoddard's travels, 1 vol. $2 00
Car fare, postage, express and freight 3 00
1 ledger 1 50
6 50
Balance on hand Dec. 30, 1905 $14 15
I'pon a petition signed by citizens of Broad Cove vil- lage a system of delivery by team has been established to and from Broad Cove, with stop at Dighton once in two weeks. Through the kindness of Mrs. J. Chester Talbot and Mrs. George Briggs in caring for books as a delivery station, this feature has been most successful. There ought to be another station for delivery at Dighton near the Lower Four Corners, but as we have funds to pay for transportation only, this work must be done by some one who will care for and be responsible for the books without pay except for the good it will do.
56
ANNUAL REPORT.
With a small increase in appropriation this system could be inaugurated to include West Dighton, Brick Church Neighborhood and North Dighton, if some respon- sible party would volunteer to receive and deliver the books once in two weeks. There is a balance in hands of Town Treasurer, also in Trustees hand, Dec. 30, 1905, which will be expended before the Annual Town Meeting. Mrs. Andrews our purchasing agent prefers to buy a part of the books after the holidays, as at that time we can get them better bound for library use also cheaper, therefor this balance was reserved to be expended after the first of January. We wish to repeat and to emphasize the fact that more room must be provided to accommodate the in- crease in patronage and also in number of volumes. The present library room is inadequate, poorly planned and lighted.
Respectfully submitted, DWIGHT F. LAANE.
Clerk of Trustees.
57
ANNUAL REPORT,
Report of School Committee.
For Financial year 1905.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS, JANITORS AND FUEL.
Balance brought over from 1904
$70 64
Appropriation 3500 00
State school fund
1303 90
Supervision fund
175 00
Dog fund
191 55
State board
48 50
$5289 59
1905.
$443 40
Feb. + To teachers' salary for 4 weeks Janitors' salary for 4 weeks 28 00
Mar. 4 Teachers' salary 458 00
Janitors' 66 28 00
1 T. L. & J. H. Church, coal, Dighton 72 50
1. T. L. & J. H. Church, " No. Dighton 59 26
Apr. 1 T. L. & J. H. Church, coal, Dighton
15 23
Mar.27 Teachers' salary, for 3 weeks
342 00
27 Janitors'salary
60 60
Apr. 24 Teachers' salary for 4 weeks 454 00
24 Janitors' salary 28 00
June 3 T. L. & J. H. Church, coal 31 88
3 Teachers' salary for 5 weeks 565 00
58
ANNUAL REPORT.
Janitors' salary
35 00
Teachers' .. for 2 weeks 216 00
5 Janitors' salary 53 60
July 1 Tuition paid to Rehoboth
34 00
Oct. 7 Teachers' salary for 3 weeks
339 00
Janitors'
21 00
J. T. Reed, wood
5 50
Charles Reed. wood
4 00
Nov. 4
Teachers' salary, 4 weeks
. till +1)
Janitors'
28 00
1 Staples Coal Co., coal, No. Dighton 136 83
4
Staples Coal Co .. coal. Dighton 121 79
Dec. 2
Teachers' salary. 4 weeks
452 00
Janitors' ..
28 00
HI. O. Palmer, carting coal 9 82
William Reed, . .
12 00
Dec.13
Teachers' salary for 3 weeks 339 00
3 Janitors .. ..
71 40
·) Charles A. Horton, wood for schools 109 13
$5052 34
Amt. available
$5289 59
Amt. expended
5052 34
Amt. unexpended
$237 25
59
ANNUAL REPORT.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Balance 1904
$4 27
Appropriation
450 00
$454 27
Apr. 1 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
$31 61
1. Cecil T. Bagnall 1 00
June 3 S. C. Hutchinson
25 73
Oct. 7 Harrington Press
1 75
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
45 00
Silver, Burdett & Co.
25 27
7 C. A. Watrous
13 75
Rand McNally & Co.
24 00
D. Appleton & Co.
14 37
Ginn & Co.
29 41
7 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
86 22
Nov. 4
Edward E. Babb & Co.
66 99
Jan. 6 D. D. Andrews
1 25
6 Cecil T. Bagnall
6 22
6 Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
81 50
$454 07
Amt. available
$454 27
Amt. expended
454 07
Amt. unexpended
20
*
60
ANNUAL REPORT.
DRAWING AND MUSIC.
Balance from 1904
89
Appropriation
450 00
$450 89
1905.
Feb. 4 Miss Jennie P. Holmes
salary 4 weeks
$50 00
Mar. 4 Salary 4 weeks
50 00
17 6.
50 00
Apr.28
50 00
June 3 66 66
50 00
5 Salary 2 weeks 25 00
Oct. 7 6. + 50 00
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
46 95
1 Davis Press Co. 1 50
Nov. 4 Miss Holmes, salary 4 weeks
50 00
Dec. 2 Salary 4 weeks 50 00
13 Salary 2 weeks 25 00
$498 45
Amt. available
$450 89
Amt. expended 498 45
Amt. overdrawn 47 56
61
ANNUAL REPORT.
DISTRICT SUPERVISION.
Balance from 1904
$112 50
Appropriation
250 00
Balance from state, 1905
262 50
$625 00
Feb. 4 S. C. Hutchinson, salary
for Jan.
$43 75
Mar. 4 Salary for Feb.
43 75
Apr. 1
March
43 75
May 6 60 April
43 75
June 3 66 May
48 75
July 1 66 June
43 75
Aug.
..
July
43 75
Sept. 1
Aug.
43 75
Oct. 7
.6 Sept.
43 75
Nov. 4
Oct.
43 75
Dec. 2
66 Nov.
43 75
Jan. 6
Der.
43 75
$525 00
Amt. available
$625 00
Amt. expended
525 00
Amt. unexpended
$100 00
62
ANNUAL REPORT.
REPAIRS AND INCIDENTALS.
Appropriation
$400 00
Overdrawn in 1904
1 24
$398 76
1905.
Feb. + B. L. Dean, use of well
$3 00
Mar. 4 F. R. Washburn 2 26
4 Glenwood Furnishing Co. 2 70
+ Edmund Hathaway, truant officer 5 15
May 6 A. W. Turner, salary secretary
10 00
9 W. E. Chace, use of well
3 00
9 Davol's Printing house
1 25
June 3 S. C. Hutchinson 7 01
July 1 Wm. Walton repairing clock 1 00
1 Use of well Flat Rock 3 00
1 HI. W. Leonard, use of well 3 00
Oct. 7 Mary Silver, cleaning 7 80
Cleaning No. Dighton school house 5 50
7 Chas. Wescott 9 00
7 Dighton Furn. Co.
6 40
James Hennessy 2 00
7 Edward Almy
2 13
C. V. Sanders & Co.
38 91
Geo. H. Walker, labor 23 95
Presbery Mason & Co. 11 92
7 A. S. Babbitt, labor 12 50
25 00
Nov. 4 H. W. Leonard, labor
3 00
Dec. 2 Roland Briggs 3 81
2 George H. Walker 9 19
7 Howard Briggs, taking census
63
ANNUAL REPORT.
2 Presbery Mason & Co.
1 90
W. L. Presbery 16 31
2 Edward Almy 3 75
2 John Wheeler
10 00
2 Gieo. II. Walker
26 42
2 G. A. Babbitt
22 50
Jan. 6 Frank H. Bowers
2 00
6 Presby Mason Co.
14 66
6 Geo. H. Walker
24 17
6 Chas. E. Oleny
12 98
6 Mary Silver
1 00
Henry Beach
10 00
6 Roland Briggs
53 70
6 Chas. A. Horton
1 00
$402 87
Amt. available
$398 76
Amt. expended
402 87
Amt. overdrawn
$4 11
64
ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION.
1905 from State $470 00
Balance from 1904 417 99
AAppropriation 500 00
$1387 99
Feb. 4 City Fall River, Sept, 1904 to Feb. 6. 1905 $120 00
May 9 City Fall River. Feb. 6 to April 24 60 00
July 1 City Taunton, school year 1904 and 1905 700 00
1 Fall River, Apr. 24, June 30 60 00
Dec. 2 City Fall River, Sept. ti to Nov. 4 45 00
$985 00
Amt. available $1387 99
Amt. expended 985 00
Amt. unexpended 5402 99
65
ANNUAL REPORT.
Auditor's Report.
DIGHTON, Mass., Jan. 1, 1906.
I have this day examined the accounts of Dwight F. Lane, treasurer, and find them correct and duly authen- ticated.
Receipt from all sources $28594 73
Expenditures 27797 95
Balance in hand of treasurer $796 78
I have this day examined the accounts of Herbert N. Walker, collector of taxes, and find as follows :
Commitment
$12301 49
Additional taxes
10 00
$12311 49
Treasurer's receipts
$11144 89
Abatements to date 9 52
Collector's commission, 1 per cent
123 11
11277 52
Balance due town Jan. 1, 1906
$1033 97
Excise tax, street railways
$941 21
Amount paid treasurer
$931 79
Collector's commission
9 32
$941 21
66
ANNUAL REPORT.
I find in the hands of the treasurer fwo fish notes signed by Albert N. Goff and Edward D. Perry, for fifteen dollars ($15.00) each due June 1, 1906.
Also two oyster notes of one hundred and twenty- five dollars ($125.00) cach, signed by Edward E. Marble. and indorsed by Bradford E. Marble, due, respectively, July 1, 1906, and July 1, 1907.
J. WILLIS ANDREWS,
Auditor.
67
ANNUAL REPORT.
Town Clerk's Report.
The following is a synopsis of business as recorded during year 1905.
At a town meeting held January 28, 1905, it was voted to rescind the vote passed at the March meeting in 1904, whereby the town voted to authorized the use of official ballot for the election of town officers.
The contract for a town physician by and between the town of Dighton by the Overseers of the Poor and Dr. J. B. Sayles, he to receive the sum of eighty dollars for services as Town Physician from March 1st, 1905, to Jan. 1st, 1906, was recorded, also a contract by and be- tween the Town of Dighton by the Overseers of the Poor and Edward E. Horton as Superintendent of Almshouse for the sum of three hundred dollars from April 1st, 1905, to April 1st, 1906.
At the annual town meeting held March 6th, 1905, Nathan (). Walker, Silas H. Wheldon, Thomas P. Wil- liams and William E. Walker were appointed and quali- fied as tellers.
The following town officers were elected and quali- fied :
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