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We have had during the year 19 cases of zymotic diseases,- namely, 6 of diphtheria, 6 of measles, 3 of typhoid fever, and 4 of scarlet fever,- all of which have been quite mild, and all, with the exception of two cases of scarlet fever, which are now con- valescent, recovered.
In cases of suspected diphtheria we have had cultures taken, and microscopic examinations made to determine if the disease germ were present. This method prevents, to a great extent, those dangerous "walking cases "; that is, patients with a mild attack, who are not sick enough to be in bed, and who go about their homes or even on to the streets, thus putting the health of many people in great danger, as the most virulent case might
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come of an infection from such a mild one. We allow the town to bear the expense of this examination, believing that patients will more readily submit to such a treatment if there is no ex- pense to themselves for so doing, while the benefit to the people much more than offsets the small cost.
In restricting the spread of contagious diseases, two things should be considered. First, isolation of patient ; that is, keeping the patient away from any communication with the public. In all cases we have given the nurse or care-taker the most explicit directions how this should be done; and, in order that the wants of a family or patient so isolated or quarantined might be sup- plied, we appointed an agent to call at certain times, ascertain their wants, and supply them. By this course we have been able to restrict the disease to the house where it originated, except in the case of scarlet fever. Here the orders of the Board were disregarded, and two cases developed, notwithstanding the quar- antine imposed by us. We fail to understand how the disease could have evaded our quarantine unless by this disregard. At one time an epidemic was feared, and schools were ordered closed ; but, fortunately, we escaped such a calamity.
Second, disinfection of the room, tenement, or house where the contagious disease has existed. The method almost universally pursued by New England boards is to burn sulphur in given quantities in each room to be disinfected, and also wash the walls, ceiling, and floors with some disinfecting fluid,-as a solu- tion of corrosive sublimate. Modern science is carefully search- ing for a substitute for burning sulphur, the beneficial effect of which is being questioned by good authorities. This Board, how- ever, has made use of sulphur fumigation as a disinfectant, and will continue to use it to a limited extent until other and more effective means are devised. We insist also on a thorough cleans- ing of all woodwork and fabrics, bedding, etc., in the rooms occu- pied by patients, in addition to fumigation of same.
We believe that the town is to be congratulated on the good sanitary conditions of its dwellings, streets, and surroundings.
Before closing this report, we wish to call the attention of all to the law bearing on contagious diseases of animals. The law directs that whoever knows or has reason to suspect that any animal within the township is affected with any contagious dis- ease, whether he be the owner of such animal or not, or whether
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he has personally examined such animal or not, will at once notify the Board of Health of the fact, giving all the information he may possess as to where the animal may be found, to whom it probably belongs, and the nature of the suspected disease. A severe penalty may be imposed for failure to comply with this law. The law further designates the contagious diseases of ani- mals as follows : glanders, farcy, contagious pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, Texas fever, foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, hog cholera, and rabies.
ARTHUR MITCHELL, P. H. LEAHY, Board of Health.
M. H. BLOOD,
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of the town of Medfield respectfully present the following report : -
Amount of the appraisal of the personal property at the Almshouse Feb. 1, 1897, . $2,137.87
Sales from the Farm : -
Milk sold,
$928.48
3 beef cows,
97.50
Fat hogs,
24.05
Potatoes,
43.50
Meadow hay,
37.00
Calves,
12.50
Pigs, .
10.00
Sweet corn,
4.00
Beans,
1.50
Turnips, .
1.60
Beets, .
.40
Apples,
.50
Difference in cow trade,
3.00
$1,164.03
Bills due for milk,
$68.64
Potatoes, .
16.50
Fat hogs,
16.50
Cider apples,
7.20
$108.84
Providing for 384 tramps at 20 cents,
$76.80
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PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER OF THE EXPENSES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Blood Brothers, grain and feed, fertilizers, etc., $398.94
Blood Brothers, difference in cow trade, . 12.50
Blood Brothers, manure, 20.25
George Battelle, gluten feed, etc., 41.67
Codding & Schools, groceries and supplies,
130.63
Boston Branch, groceries and supplies, 122.13
J. A. Fitts, groceries and supplies, .
104.12
C. F. Bruce, meat and provisions, 1895 bill, 49.52
C. F. Bruce, meat and provisions, 1896 bill,
103.57
C. Bullard, meat and provisions, 39.16
E. Bullard, meat and provisions,
12.64
A. A. Wright, fish and oysters, . 35.58
William F. Harding, fish and oysters, . .90
John Bartlett, oranges, .
2.05
G. W. Kingsbury, grinding corn and oats, 6.24
G. W. Kingsbury, killing 5 hogs, 5.00
C. F. Atkinson, salary from Feb. 1, 1896, to Feb. 1, 1897, 429.17
C. F. Atkinson, cash paid for labor, 71.02
C. F. Atkinson, cash paid for clothing, etc., for inmates, . 12.62
C. F. Atkinson, cash paid for strawberries, .60
George Pettis, crackers, 3.49
J. G. Ashley, shingles, . 20.00
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, 73.38
J. J. Cunningham, boots and shoes and repairs, 11.43
W. W. Preston, stock and labor,
8.40
W. W. Preston, repairs on windmill and supplies, . 6.50
Albert A. Dean, blacksmithing, .
19.92
Martin L. Cheney, I cow, . 35.00
Martin L. Cheney, difference in cow trade, . 27.00
E. C. Crocker, dry goods and supplies, 23.42
C. A. Wilkinson, supplies, 5.74
J. E. Lonergan, coal, 43.44
Carried forward, $1,876.03
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Brought forward, . $1,876.03
Paid Dr. H. C. Angel, consultation with Dr. Mitchell, 10.00
Dr. A. Mitchell, professional services, 25.00
Walter P. Mayo, veterinary services, 5.00
William F. Harding, manure,
II.25
A. H. Mason, one-half ton of fertilizer, 19.00
Hamlet Wight, sawing lumber, 10.70
C. W. Spaulding, filing saws, 4.05
H. W. Wight, for ice, 5.90
George G. Babcock, setting glass, .75
H. A. Jordan, 2 shirts, . 1.00
H. W. Hutson, 2 shoats, 10.50
M. F. Campbell, paint and seeds, 1.93
E. J. Keyou, drugs and supplies, 19.65
H. M. Parker, express and supplies, 7.50
$2,008.26
Inmates in Almshouse Feb. 1, 1896 : -
Mrs. N. H. Cheney, aged 73 years.
Mrs. Emma Kingsbury, aged 43 years. Discharged May, 1896.
Mr. Clarence A. Kingsbury, aged 44 years. Discharged August, 1896.
Miss Lottie Kingsbury, aged 8 years. Discharged May, 1896.
Miss Flora Kingsbury, aged 19 years.
Mr. James F. Cary, aged 45 years.
Mrs. Lydia Snow admitted June 8, 1896. Discharged Sept. 4, 1896.
Miss Lydia A. Snow admitted June 15, 1896. Discharged Sept. 4, 1896.
Mr. D. L. Gordon, a State charge, admitted Nov. 23, 1896. Discharged Jan. 18, 1897.
Remaining at almshouse Feb. 1, 1897, 3.
Appropriation, $1,000.00
Income of Farm, 1,164.03
$2,164.03
Expenses at the Farm, . $2,012.40
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PAUPER EXPENSES OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid City of Chicopee, for Mrs. Geo. Richardson, $25.55
H. W. Hutson, for aid for Michael Tobin, 2.00
H. W. Hutson, expenses to Taunton in Tobin case, 1.75
City of Taunton, for aid for Michael Tobin, 36.30
Nurse in Gordon case,
E. J. Keyou, drugs for Gordon, . 12.94
8.90
H. G. Crosby, hack for Gordon, 2.00
H. G. Crosby, hack to Framingham for L. A. Snow, 6.00
Dr. Mitchell, services in Gordon case, 35.00
City of Chelsea, for Mrs. E. F. Hunt and family,
II4.75
Geo. W. Kingsbury, for aid for E. & L. Guild,
9.00
Geo. W. Kingsbury, for blanks, 2.50
Geo. W. Kingsbury, expense in pauper cases, . 2.70
Geo. W. Kingsbury, aid furnished S. Hudson, 5.00
Coal for Charles Fisher, . 4.75
W. R. Smith, for wood for Erastus Guild,
3.75
A. B. Parker, burying foundling, 2.00
10.00
A. B. Parker, funeral of child of Fletcher Taylor, Blood Brothers, grain for Lydia A. Snow, .
3.25
Dr. Drew, professional services for Lydia A. Snow, 5.00
Dr. A. Mitchell, on account of Lydia A. Snow, 23.00
Codding & Schools, for supplies for Olive Guild, 75.00
Geo. W. Kingsbury, for supplies for Olive Guild, Geo. D. Hamant, wood for Olive Guild, .
4.50
6.00
Framingham Hospital, on account of Lydia A. Snow, 14.45
C. F. Atkinson, expenses moving State pauper to Tewksbury, . 4.14
$420.23
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INSANE IN THE HOSPITALS.
Paid Taunton Insane Asylum, board of Rachel
Briscoe, .
$169.92 Westboro Insane Asylum, board of Elizabeth Smith, 169.94
Westboro Insane Asylum, board of Theodore Pederson, 39.93
Massachusetts School for Feeble-minded, board of Arthur Ricker, . 169.92
$549.71
Appropriation,
300.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$249.71
GEO. W. KINGSBURY, ) Overseers H. W. HUTSON, S of the Poor.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS.
SCHOOL FUND.
Note of the Town of Medfield, R. A. Battelle, Treas-
urer, dated April 4, 1891, $2,510.20 Note of Sarah A. Chickering, secured by second mort- gage, dated Dec. 15, 1869, 250.00
Deposits in Framingham Savings Bank, 1,000.00
$3,760.20
PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND.
In hands of Town Treasurer : -
George Cummings Fund,
$1,000.00 ·
George M. Smith Fund, . 500.00
$1,500.00
TRUST FUNDS FOR CARE OF LOTS IN CEMETERY.
In hands of Town Treasurer : -
Mary T. Derby Fund, .
$100.00
George M. Smith Fund,
100.00
Mary F. Ellis Fund, 100.00
Nancy Curtis Fund, 50.00
Mary M. Phelps Fund, 50.00
Moses Ellis Fund, .
200.00
$600.00
Respectfully submitted,
HAMLET WIGHT,
WILLARD HARWOOD,
Trustees. SAMUEL W. SIMPSON,
MEDFIELD, February, 1897.
STATEMENT OF THE MEDFIELD WATER COMPANY
FROM MAY I, 1895, TO DEC. 31, 1896, INCLUSIVE.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD :
Capital,
$50,000.00
CASH RECEIPTS.
Water rates,
$1,471.12
Service-pipe,
51.05
Construction or plant for land damage from town of Medfield,
50.00
$1,572.17
CASH DISBURSEMENTS.
Maintenance, labor, and sundries, . $423.69
Service-pipe, labor, and material, 162.35
Construction, labor, and material in extending mains, 64.20
$650.24
ASSETS.
Construction or plant, .
$24,014.20
Unpaid service-pipe accounts,
16.50
Unpaid water rates,
203.20
Cash on hand,
921.93
$25,155.83
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock issued,
$24,000.00
Maintenance, Searle, Dailey & Co., for pumping, from May 1, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1896,
BRACEY CURTIS,
Treasurer.
MEDFIELD, MASS., Dec. 31, 1896.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the School Committee is respectfully sub- mitted : -
ORGANIZATION.
At the beginning of the year the Committee met and organized by the choice of James Hewins, Chairman, George R. Chase, Secretary, and Albert A. Lovell, Purchasing Agent.
TEACHERS.
There has been but one change in the corps of teachers during the year. Miss Willma E. Bowden was appointed to succeed Miss Edith G. Creesy at the South School in September.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.
A teachers' institute was held in Dedham early in the fall term. All our teachers were present. Mr. John T. Prince, agent of the State Board of Education, has visited Medfield once during the year, and addressed the teachers. Mr. Potter, superintendent of the Walpole schools, gave a thoughtful and profitable talk before our teachers at one of their regular meetings.
STORM SIGNAL.
An arrangement has been made with Colonel E. V. Mitchell by which, in a severe storm, warning can be given by the whistle of the Excelsior Straw Works that there will be no school. The signal will consist of five blasts at 8 A.M.
SCARLET FEVER.
The Board of Health and the School Committee closed the schools for two weeks in January on account of scarlet fever. At
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the end of one week, as the danger of an epidemic seemed to have passed, the schools were reopened. The week lost will be made up by teaching the first week of the spring vacation. Parents cannot be too careful at any time in noticing symptoms of throat disease, and consulting a physician, in order to prevent contagion.
NORTH SCHOOL AND SOUTH SCHOOL.
Twenty-seven pupils have attended the North School. The course of study has been followed as closely as possible with the six grades. This is also true of the South School, where thirty pupils have been enrolled in five different grades.
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
A somewhat detailed account of the work in this school follows.
GRADE I.
Regular work has been done in arithmetic, reading, and pho- netic drill. From time to time a fable or story is read. The pupils are expected to tell the same to the teacher. This assists the memory, cultivates expression, and develops attention. They try to find the moral of the story. There are talks about differ- ent objects and events to stimulate observation and expression. In writing, pupils copy as soon as possible, and learn gems and poetry. Quite a little has been done in paper folding and paper cutting and in clay work. Aim: to gain attention, follow direc- tions, and secure accuracy in performance. The change from other work is restful.
GRADES II. AND III.
Daily drill is given in reading, number, language, and spelling, both oral and written. Work in paper folding and cutting is con- tinued. Special attention is given to writing and drawing. Ink is first used here.
The work in writing and drawing is all saved, and returned to the children to be carried home. In music considerable progress is made. Reading and singing by note in the different keys is practised daily. Songs are important in primary work. Geog- raphy and history are begun, starting at home. Medfield is rich
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in history. This primary history and geography consist largely of poems and stories.
GRADES IV. AND V.
Nature study, arithmetic, language, and the reading of history have been made prominent.
VERTICAL WRITING
Was introduced into grades I., II., and III. in September, 1895. Five teachers now use this system. At the start they were prejudiced against it. Four of these teachers now prefer it, while one prefers slant writing.
GRADES VI. AND VII.
The course of study has been conscientiously followed, and special attention has been given to music, writing, and drawing. In the last-named study the outline given by Mr. H. T. Bailey in the Fifty-ninth Annual Report of the State Board of Education has been followed more or less.
GRADES VIII. AND IX.
The prescribed course of study has been followed as faithfully as possible in all the common branches. Special attention has been given to Physical Culture, and very good results have been obtained.
Physiology has been emphasized. The work in drawing has been made as practical as possible, and is kept in folios owned by the pupils.
HIGH SCHOOL.
The work in this school has been encouraging. This school is designed for those pupils who complete the grammar grades and may go to the normal or technical school or college. The inten- tion is to fit every lesson, every exercise, into a completed whole. Latin is continually cited to show the meanings of words in all English and scientific studies. Pupils begin to see that Latin has some vital connection with even modern life, and that the litera- ture of law, medicine, and religion, and even the newspaper, is bristling with Latin. The same is true of French and German. What an opportunity to fix those uncertain rules of English gram-
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mar and rhetoric by comparing and contrasting the Latin, Ger- man, and French way of reaching the same end! There has been a steady improvement in scholarship.
The grade of our High School has been raised considerably. This year five or six books of Virgil and four books of Cæsar will be well translated. In French and German, studied less than a year, pupils are reading fairly difficult texts with ease, with a fair pronunciation. Recitations are short and somewhat fragmentary, yet the pupils generally have a way of "digging" for themselves. During recesses one may see boys of whom you would little ex- pect such interest thumbing their books. Their teacher tries to make them study hard, but, at the same time, to be unconscious of the load.
GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.
The relations between the scholars and teachers have been exceptionally harmonious.
Medfield is fortunate in having teachers, from the Primary School to the High School, who show themselves able to teach and govern their own rooms.
At the close of the spring term, requirements for promotion were made more rigid. In the opinion of teachers and committee a marked gain has resulted. No scholar with fair ability, regular attendance, faithful work, need worry about being dropped from his grade. If any child squander his time, or if he be too young or too weak to carry the work of his class, he will gain by repeat- ing the year's work.
Briefly have we attempted to give a bird's-eye view of the work in your schools as done by your boys and girls the past year. To see it better and in detail, visit the schools.
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Length of School in Weeks.
Whole Number of Scholars.
Average Attendance.
Percentage of Attendance.
Number over 15 Years.
Salary of Teacher.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.'
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
-
-
High, .
IC
15
12
38
34
3I
32.39
30.93
28.55
90+
96++
92+
29
26
25
$1,100
H. Grammar, .
IO
15
I2
34
34
33
29.44
29. 14
30.85
88+
93-
93++
12
IO
7
425
L. Grammar, .
9
15
12
28
37
32
26.19
29.71
30.91
96++
94+
96+
3
I
I
425
Intermediate, .
IO
15
I2
37
43
35
31.80
36.29
31.28
96++
94++
92+
O
.
O
425
H. Primary,
9.2
15
12
40
42
40
34.7
36.8
3I
95+
96+
84+
0
O
425
L. Primary,
IO
II
40
35
3I
33.72
28.II
23.77
91+
89++-
90+
0
425
North,
IO
15
II
22
27
22
17.05
21.06
17.2
85+
91+
80+
O
425
South,
IO
15
LI
26
30
29
21.4
28.4
24.8
94+
95+-
84+
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ROLL OF HONOR.
Not absent nor tardy for three years, Walter Harlow; for two years, Grace Blood; for one year, Edith Blood, Violet Getchell, Raymond Blood.
In behalf of the Committee,
GEORGE R. CHASE.
400
SCHOOLS.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Medfield, on Monday, the first day of March, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles : -
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose the following-named town officers under the pro- visions of Chapter 386 of the Acts of 1890, namely: one Town Clerk, one Town Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, three for Cemetery Committee, three Trustees of School and Trust Funds, five Constables, one Sexton, and one Auditor, all for one year; one School Committee for three years ; one for Board of Health for three years. Also to vote on the following question : Shall license be granted to sell intoxicating liquors in this town for the ensuing year? The vote to be Yes or No. All of the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls to be opened at half-past nine in the forenoon, and to be kept open four hours, at least.
ART. 3. To choose Field Drivers, Fence Viewers, and Pound Keeper.
ART. 4. To see if the town will accept the reports of the several town officers for the past year.
ART. 5. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to hiring money for any purpose.
ART. 7. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, also to determine what percentage shall be allowed the collector for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the collector to use all such means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
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ART. 9. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
ART. IO. To see what compensation the town will allow the mem- bers of the fire department for the year ensuing.
ART. II. To see how much per hour the town will allow for work on the highways for the year ensuing or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 12. To see if the town will accept the bequest of the late Mrs. Eliza E. Williams for the care of the cemetery.
ART. 13. To see if the town will provide street-lamps for the central part of the town, and employ another night watchman, who, with the present watchman, shall take care of the lamps in addition to their other duties.
ART. 14. To see if the town will choose a Tree Warden, under the provisions of Chapter 190 of the Acts of 1896.
ART. 15. To hear and act on reports of committees.
ART. 16. To see if the town will appoint a committee to revise its by-laws, and add a section that shall provide for the receipt and care of trust funds that may be left or given for the care of cemetery lots, or the planting and care of shade trees, or erection and maintaining of drinking fountains in public places, as provided in Section 35, Chapter 116 of the Public Statutes, and Chapter 186 of the Acts of 1884, or do or act anything relating thereto.
ART. 17. To see if the town will appropriate any sum of money for the suppression of crime.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up an attested copy thereof in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, ten days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this thirteenth day of February, A.D. eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.
WILLIAM F. GUILD, Selectmen BENJAMIN F. SHUMWAY, of
HENRY M. PARKER. Medfield.
A true copy.
Attest :
M. H. BLOOD, Constable of Medfield.
247th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF MEDFIELD
For the Year ending January 31, 1898.
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CONTENTS.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS
2
REPORT OF SELECTMEN .
6
REPORT OF ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
25
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
26
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
27
REPORT OF COLLECTOR
32
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
33
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR
38
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS
43
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
44
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING
49
BY-LAWS OF TOWN .
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STATEMENT OF THE MEDFIELD WATER COMPANY
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BOSTON GEORGE H. ELLIS, 141 FRANKLIN STREET
1898
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TREASURER'S REPORT
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1897.
Town Clerk. STILLMAN J. SPEAR.
Selectmen.
WILLIAM F. GUILD. BENJAMIN F. SHUMWAY. HENRY M. PARKER.
WILLIAM F. GUILD. Assessors. FRANCIS D. HAMANT. ALONZO B. PARKER.
Treasurer and Collector. RALPH A. BATTELLE.
School Committee.
GEORGE R. CHASE,
Term expires 1898
ALBERT A. LOVELL,
.
66
1899
PATRICK H. LEAHY,
.
I 900
Overseers of the Poor.
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY. M. H. BLOOD. HERBERT W. HUTSON.
Board of Health.
ARTHUR MITCHELL, M.D. CHAS. M. FULLER, M.D. P. H. LEAHY, resigned April 30, 1897.
Trustees of School and Trust Funds. WILLARD HARWOOD. SAMUEL W. SIMPSON. HAMLET WIGHT.
Trustees of Public Library.
WILLIAM H. BAILEY,
Term expires 1898
BRACEY CURTIS,
1898
ISAAC B. CODDING,
66
1899
GEORGE H. SMITH,
66 66 1899
WILLARD HARWOOD.
66
66
1900
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
66
1900
M. H. BLOOD. DAVID MEANY.
Constables. EDWIN H. ELLIS. SAMUEL E. MITCHELL.
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Cemetery Committee. WILLARD HARWOOD. A. B. PARKER.
J. B. HALE.
Sexton. ALONZO B. PARKER.
Auditor. Pound Keeper. GEORGE D. HAMANT.
THOMAS E. SCHOOLS.
Field Drivers.
EDWARD I. WHITE. JOHN E. BARTY. ARTHUR E. READ.
Fence Viewers.
ISAAC B. CODDING. GEORGE W. KINGSBURY. FRANCIS D. HAMANT.
APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTMEN.
Engineers of Fire Department.
M. H. BLOOD. H. W. HUTSON. J. M. DIX.
Weigher. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
ISAAC B. CODDING. RALPH A. BATTELLE.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. J. M. JOHNSON. M. H. BLOOD.
Registrars of Voters.
LEWIS A. CUTTER,
Term expires 1898
WILLIAM F. ABELL,
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1899
NATHAN F. HARDING, .
1900
Superintendent of Streets. GEORGE W. KINGSBURY.
Inspector of Cattle and Provisions. FRANCIS D. HAMANT.
Night Watch and Keeper of Lockup. DAVID MEANY.
Special Police. CHARLES F. ATKINSON.
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R. A. BATTELLE, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE
DR.
To Cash in Treasury Feb. 1, 1897,
$1,720.97
On Tax of 1894,
$69.55
On Tax of 1895, .
293.90
On Tax of 1896, .
1,875.00
On Tax of 1897,
13,950.00
Interest on Taxes,
76.42
16,264.87
Corporation Tax,
$2,433.77
National Bank Tax,
467.14
Military Aid, Act of 1894,
36.00
State Aid, Acts of 1894,
121.00
Compensation for Inspector Cattle,
25.00
Income of State School Fund,
281.28
Interest on Town School Fund,
205.69
Borrowed Money,
5,000.00
8,569.88
Dog Tax,
$206.40
Rent of P. O. Room, .
195.00
Rent of Town Hall,
175.00
Tuition of Tisdale Children,
108.08
Support of State Paupers, .
114.95
799.43
Cash of Mrs. Jessie Morey for Funeral Expenses of C'ara Cheney, .
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