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Dr. A. Mitchell, for medical attendance on a child of W. H. Bishop, 20 visits, 20.00
A. B. Parker, funeral expenses of a child of W. H. Bishop, 10.00
E. J. Keyou, medicine for Mrs. Jefferson, 2.60
A. B. Parker, funeral expenses of G. M. Gilmore, 48.00
Aid furnished Louise Guild, . 53.75
G. W. Kingsbury, expenses to the city of Lawrence in a pauper case, 3.25
$355.90
INSANE IN THE HOSPITALS.
Worcester Insane Asylum, board of Susan M. Bullard, $169.47
Taunton Insane Asylum, board of John E. Bullard, . 169.46
Taunton Insane Asylum, board of S. L. Wood, 169.46
$508.39
School of the Feeble-minded, board of Arthur Ricker, . $131.85
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Appropriation of the town for the support of the poor out of the Almshouse and the insane in the hospitals, Received from the State for aid furnished Charles W. Holmes, .
$600.00
Due from Sarah E. Carr, guardian of John E. Bullard, . .
62.14
168.50
Due from the State for the bill of W. H. Bishop, . 41.01 · Received from the town of Brewster for aid furnished Mrs. Lucy Small, 10.00
$881.65
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, AMOS E. MASON, 2 Overseers
JOSEPH A. ALLEN, of Poor.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1891.
DATE.
NAME OF CHILD.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
Jan. 4.
Annie Cassidy.
Terrence H. and Mary E. Cassidy.
Jan. 5.
Mildred Elsie Bussey.
James B. and Millie E. Bussey.
Jan. 7.
Edith Cavanagh.
Edward and Elizabeth Cavanagh.
Feb. 4.
Edward J. Toner.
Michael and Mary Toner.
Feb. 27.
Bradford Scott Curtis.
Joseph W. and Willena B. Curtis.
Mar. IO.
Julia McCarthy.
Jeremiah and Bridget McCarthy.
Mar. 28.
Daniel Owen Whitlock.
Daniel T. and Mary E. Whitlock.
Apr. 30.
John Charles McAdam.
John and Isabella McAdam.
June 9.
Lena Evilo Jefferson.
George A. and Elizabeth Jefferson.
June 18.
Hallet Ray Pierce.
William H. and Sarah L. Pierce.
June 24.
Margaret Pearle Kingsbury.
Allan A. and Lillian P. Kingsbury. Calvin and Hattie Fuller.
July 10.
Joseph Thorold Leaholme Allen.
Joseph E. and Charlotte B. Allen.
July 14.
Alice Emeline Lamb.
Charles R. and Alice M. Lamb.
Aug. I.
Annie Jane Callow.
Thomas and Effie Callow.
Aug. 2.
Thomas J. Mann.
Thomas and Celia Mann.
Aug. 6.
Addie May Blood.
Marvin H. and Anna L. Blood.
Aug. 9.
Arthur Francis Rodowsky.
John and Annie M. Rodowsky.
Aug. 30.
William Edmund Mitchell.
John and Nellie Mitchell.
Sept. 24.
Alden Williamson Kingsbury.
Waldo E. and Chilla M. Kingsbury.
Oct. 13.
Walter Samuel Fletcher.
Grant S. and Dora E. Fletcher.
Oct. 28.
Emlyn Vinald Mitchell.
Edwin V. and Blanche E. Mitchell.
Dec. II.
Wilbert H. and Abbie M. Clark.
Dec. 25.
Charles Edward Snyder.
Edward C. and Carrie C. Snyder.
Feb. IO.
Stillborn female.
Erastus L. and Abbie F. Metcalf.
Total, 27. Males, 15. Females, 12
N.B .- Parents are reminded that they are required by law to give notice, within ten days thereafter, of all births occurring in their families. Blanks for this purpose will be furnished on application to the Town Clerk.
Mar. 29.
Charles Francis Allen.
Alphonso L. and Martha A. Allen.
May 26.
Robert Samuel Boak.
John W. and Sarah E. Boak.
June 30.
Matenah Abbie Fuller.
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MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1891.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCES.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan. 17.
Thomas Callow,
Medfield,
In Foxboro, by Rev. A. L. Snell.
May 3.
Jennie McIntosh,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
May 12.
Lester Ward Blood,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
June 7.
Lelia J. F. Turner,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev.
June 9.
Laura M. Hewins,
Medfield,
W. W. Hayward.
July 10.
Burnette M. Page,
Hyde Park, Mass., Medway, Mass.,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
Oct. 24.
Katy E. Schools,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
Dec. 30.
David Miller,
Medfield,
In Worcester, by Rev.
Mary Jane Loughnan.
Worcester, Mass.,
Thos. P. McDonnell.
Total number of marriages, 8.
Married in town, 6.
Married out of town, 2.
Effie McIsaac,
Medfield,
James Gill,
Medfield,
Boston, Mass.,
In Medfield, by Rev. F. J. March.
Henry B. Lewis,
Lawrence, Mass.,
William Fairbanks, Jr.,
John Dyer,
Medfield,
Carrie Lucinda Wight,
Medfield,
Selwyn S. Clark,
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DEATHS IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1891.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
DISEASE.
Jan.
9.
Clark Smith.
95
IO
I7
Old Age.
Jan. II.
Moses Hartshorn.
63
9
24
Cancer.
Jan.
22.
Florence S. Spiers.
19
2
IO
Consumption.
Jan.
23.
Mary E. Grant.
23
8
23
Peritonitis.
Feb.
7.
Mary M. Phelps.
79
IO
8
Paralysis.
Feb. 13.
Dolly Adams.
83
2
Hemiplegia.
Feb. 25.
Catherine A. Kennedy.
27
IO
25
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
Feb. 28.
Eliza Hunt.
76
6
20
Paralysis.
Mar.
4.
Caroline W. Kingsbury.
73
I5
Bronchial Pneumonia.
Mar.
9.
James M. Hewins.
74
4
8
Pneumonia.
Mar. 22.
Irena J. Blake.
69
I
22
Pneumonia.
April 10.
Anna Talbot.
45
I
I7
Cancer.
April 26.
Sarah G. Clark.
66
I
IO
Heart Failure.
April 27.
Edward E. Newell.
37
II
Consumption.
May
14.
Nora B. Adams.
35
8
24
Consumption.
May
25.
Mary A. Claire.
59
2
2I
Pneumonia.
May
25.
Adeline D. Newcomb.
56
II
I4
Typhoid Pneumonia.
June 16.
Rebecca Richardson.
94
9
22
Old Age.
July
4.
Mary A. Sherman.
71
2
2I
Bright's Dis. & Dropsy.
July
16.
John McGrory.
67
3
24
Heart Disease.
July
3I.
Mary B. Harwood.
48
2
8
Phthisis.
Aug. 31.
John J. Grace.
33
6
Consumption.
Nov.
8.
Edwin A. Rhodes.
31
9
28
Typhoid Fever.
Nov. 9.
Harry W. Bishop.
2
28
Tubercular Meningitis.
Dec. 20.
Helen M. Alexander.
60
21
Peritonitis.
Dec. 30.
Jane F. Fales.
56
6
I6
Pneumonia.
Over 90 years of age,
2
Between the ages of 80 and 90 years,
I
Between the ages of 60 and 80 years,
I2
Between the ages of 40 and 60 years,
5
Between the ages of 20 and 40 years,
6
Between the ages of 10 and 20 years,
1 I
Under 10 years of age,
I
Total,
Males,
8
Females,
20
A true copy.
Attest :
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
Mar.
5.
Ellen F. Hawley.
73
Bronchitis.
May
I9.
Eleanor Harding.
78
7
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La Grippe.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the School Committee is herewith respect- fully submitted : -
There has been no change of teachers in the schools excepting in the intermediate department. Miss Edith Hewins, much to our regret, resigned her position at the close of the year to accept a more desirable one in Boston. Miss Sarah Chamberlain, a graduate of the Framingham Normal School, was employed in her place, and is giving good satisfaction.
All the schools are doing good work; and the pupils have come more nearly up to the standard prescribed than last year. Read- ing, the most important of all branches, has received extra atten- tion ; but still more is desirable. No one can be an accomplished reader who cannot articulate every sound and combination of sounds in our language. If the thorough systematic drill given to reading in the primary and intermediate departments could be continued in the higher grades, we should see greater improve- ments in all the other branches. The teachers themselves should spare no pains to become excellent readers, and should often read as an example to their pupils. One piece well read is better than many read carelessly.
Music, drawing, physiology, and hygiene have had the usual attention. The law of the State which requires instruction to be given in all the public schools on the evil effects of alcohol, to- bacco, etc., is without doubt a most important influence in the cause of temperance, and should receive more attention than it does generally.
Although there has been an unusual amount of sickness in the community, there has been no death among the pupils; and the percentage of attendance is better than last year, showing that parents have been more particular in keeping their children at school.
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Pupils who are absent from school are not only losers them- selves, but are a hindrance to all classes with. which they are con- nected. If parents realized this, they would rarely allow their children to be absent except on account of sickness. The disci- pline in the school is good. In the North and South Schools there has been no case of corporal punishment for several years, and but five in all the other departments during the year. We should like to see more attention given to the deportment of the pupils, for "manner must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world."
ARBOR DAY.
All the schools held appropriate exercises in their respective buildings. Trees were planted in the different grounds. Especial interest was manifested by the parents of the children in the South School, which, if continued, will make these grounds the most beautiful in town.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Patriotic poems were recited and sung, tending to inspire a love of country and a reverence for the noble men who lived and died for it, and to create in the children a desire to emulate their virtues. At the Centre School addresses were made by the clergy- men of the town.
DR. LOWELL MASON.
The pupils of all the schools were present, and took part in the exercises at the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Lowell ® Mason, the most illustrious son of this, his native town. They had the pleasure of listening to an address given by Rev. S. F. Smith, now nearly ninety years old, and author of the hymn, " America." The memory of this will be a great satisfaction to them in future years.
TEACHERS' MEETINGS.
The Committee has met the teachers at various times to discuss subjects connected with the well-being of the schools; and Mr. John T. Prince, an agent of the State Board of Education, has visited all of our schools, and given a very interesting and instruc- tive address to the teachers.
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COURSE OF STUDY.
It has been thought for many years that important changes should be made in the course of studies in the common schools. Attention is being called to the subject at the present time by our most distinguished educators, such as President Eliot of Harvard College. Instead of spending so much time on arithmetic, ge- ography, and technical grammar, they would introduce elementary geometry, algebra, and science studies much earlier than is now done, as is the case in the best European schools. With this view we are in sympathy. Without doubt such changes will soon be made in the best schools, among which ours should be found.
For many years, throughout the country there has been a steady and general movement of the people toward the centre of towns and villages. This has brought a large proportion of the children into a centre school, and left the other schools with very few, as is the case in this town. The time may not be distant when we shall have to consider whether all the children shall be gathered in the Centre School and the others closed, as is done in many places. This would result in having one large graded school,- a method presenting both advantages and disadvantages. We have noticed that the pupils who enter our High School from the North and South ungraded schools have always maintained a class standing above the average. Why this is so is a matter worthy of con- sideration.
VENTILATION.
Last year the Committee received the following order from the District Police : "You are hereby notified to provide better and additional means of ventilation in the Centre School buildings. At least thirty cubic feet of pure air per minute should be supplied for each pupil during the session of the schools. Ducts of metal or brick must be provided of sufficient size to remove the vitiated air from each room in said building, aided by heat or mechanical means. Any School Committee neglecting for four weeks after the receipt of an order from an Inspector to provide the means of ventilation required thereby shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100." As there was no information given in the order how the work should be done, we made inquiries at once, but could get no definite information. In some places one method,
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in some another, was employed ; and, after large outlays had been made, the results were sometimes unsatisfactory. We found that it would probably cost over $2,000 to make this experiment. We therefore concluded to postpone the work until we could have time to investigate more thoroughly, especially as we should have to dis- miss the schools containing four-fifths of the school-children in the town for an indefinite time. We therefore appealed to our Board of Health, as provided in the Statute. The Board gave a hearing, at which one of the State Inspectors was present, and the subject was discussed. The Board revoked the order, and requested the Committee to examine all the school buildings, and make such changes as were found necessary. The teachers were called to- gether at once, the subject laid before them, and they were di- rected to give it the most careful attention while the Committee was deciding what to do. To introduce more fresh air at once, we put into four windows of each school-room of the town Hinckes' Bird's method, which is commended in the Orton prize essay upon ventilation, given at the recent annual meeting of the New York Medical Association. This, we thought, would meet the require- ments in all the schools except the Centre. The North School, for example, is a wooden building, heated by a stove burning wood. The chimney is in two parts, the smoke-pipe entering one and the ventilator the other near the floor, where a good draft is maintained. In every room in the Centre School, besides the Hinckes' Bird's method, there are 4 ventilators, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom, in each room ; but they are too small, and not properly located, and changes are to be made there,- for we are certainly as anxious to have good ventilation in the schools as strangers are. We believe that, with the aid of our Board of Health, composed of two physicians and a special teacher in the Normal School at Framingham for many years, we shall secure it.
When an Inspector examined the air in the school-rooms (of which examination the Committee were not notified, and at which they were not present), we understand that he found 25 parts of carbonic acid gas in 10,000 parts of air after the rooms had been closed for twenty minutes, more or less. How much would have been found if the rooms had not been closed, we are not informed. As high an authority as we have, John S. Billings, M.D., LL.D., surgeon United States Navy, says in his work "Ventilation and Heating," "Carbonic acid gas may be present in air in a propor-
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tion as high as 150 parts in 10,000 without discomfort, as in some celebrated baths and health resorts," and that "we have no evi- dence to show that the amount in the proportion in which we find it in our worst ventilated rooms is ever injurious." Again he says, "Carbonic acid may be present in great excess without indicating great impurity; and, on the other hand, it is possible that the air in a room may be very dangerous from suspended organic particles, and yet have carbonic acid present in merely normal amounts." It is the exhalations from the bodies and clothes of the pupils of gases, vapors, and suspended organic particles that are injurious ; and, to quote again, "We have no tests of recognized, practical utility for the really dangerous impurities."
· There is scarcely a child in our schools who is not well dressed and personally cleanly, thanks to his parents. The school build- ings of Medfield are surrounded by spacious yards, where the wind reaches them unobstructed from all quarters, and where the sun, the great sanitarian, shines into each room most of each day. How different this from some city schools, situated in narrow, crowded streets, with restricted yards and little sunlight, every room crowded with children, many from cellars and tenement- houses, filthy, ragged, and sickly! The amount of carbonic acid found in these schools is of little importance compared with the exhalations from the bodies of the children and from their clothing filled with germs of every incipient disease.
"La grippe " microbe cannot be discovered by testing for carbonic acid ; for "we have no tests of recognized utility for the really dangerous impurities."
We believe in thorough ventilation, in pure air, and in sunshine ; and we shall see that our children have them, and thus we shall meet all the health requirements of science.
We are indebted to the following gentlemen for addresses de- livered before the pupils of the High School : Dr. Arthur Mitchell, - subject, " Emergency Cases "; Mr. George Washburn,- subject, " Zoology "; Mr. P. H. Leahey,- subject, " Telegraphy "; and Mr. J. Herbert Baker,- subject, "Newspaper Work."
From the last report of the Board of Education we find that, comparing the towns and cities of the State with reference to the average cost per pupil, Medfield holds the twenty-eighth place ; comparing with reference to the per cent. of taxable property appropriated to the support of schools, the one hundred and twenty- eighth.
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We find this year the average attendance of the pupils in town to be 95%.
In the South School there were nine weeks when the attendance was 100%.
STATISTICS.
Length of School in Weeks.
Whole No. of Scholars.
Average Attendance.
Percentage of Attendance.
No. over 15 years.
Salary of
Teachers.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
High, .
IO
15
I3
23
36
34
19.9
30.6
27.6 94
91
88
16
15
16
$950
Grammar, .
IO
15
I3
37
50
47
34.5
42. I
39.8
95
95
87
2
2
2
400
Intermediate,
IO
15
13
50
50
46
39.8
44.7
4316
188
94
94
. .
400
Primary, .
IO
15
13
48
46
42
40.9
40. I
37
94
95
91
..
.
.
400
North,
IO
15
13
23
24
22
122
19.5
20.5
95
95
93
.
400
South,
.
IO
15
13
15.9
13.9
I3
15.4
13.6
II.9
96.2
97.8
92
..
. .
400
ROLL OF HONOR.
Neither absent nor tardy during the year: Willie Ord, Herbert Ricker, Daniel R. Hamant, Willie Weiker, Sadie Hanks, Louisa Hardy, Gracia Spiers.
A large number of pupils were neither absent nor tardy for one or two terms of the year.
The school year consists of 38 weeks.
FALL TERM, 1892.
Monday, September 5, to Friday, December 23, 16 weeks.
WINTER TERM, 1893. Monday, January 2, to Friday, March 31, 13 weeks.
SPRING TERM, 1893.
Monday, April 10, to Friday, June 9, 9 weeks.
Schools.
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LIST OF TEACHERS.
Mr. EDWIN H. WHITEHILL,
High School.
Miss CARRIE A. SMITH,
Grammar School.
Miss SARAH CHAMBERLAIN, Intermediate School.
Mrs. MARY B. A. DUNN,
Primary School.
Miss ABBIE M. DORR, . North School.
Mrs. SUSAN M. CHASE,
South School.
In behalf of the Committee,
JOSEPH A. ALLEN.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MEDFIELD SCHOOL FUND.
Note given by town of Medfield, R. A. Battelle, Treas-
urer,
$2,510.20
Note given by S. A. Chickering by mortgage, 250.00
Deposit in Framingham Savings Bank, 1,000.00
Total, $3,760.20
Respectfully submitted,
HAMLET WIGHT,
Trustees. WILLIAM F. GUILD,
MEDFIELD, Feb. 1, 1892.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE
FOR YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1892.
CASH RECEIPTS.
From Town Treasurer, appropriation, $300.00
Town Treasurer, for stone bounds, 375.28
Town Treasurer, Derby and Smith Funds, . 24.00
Sale of lots, 287.00
Sale of grass,
18.62
Sale of loam,
5.00
Total,
$1,009.90
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid J. B. Bishop, bounds, $308.75
Old Colony R.R. Co., freight and cartage, 66.53
C. A. Hicks, survey and books, . 195.62
C. T. Frost, stone steps,
20.00
A. B. Parker, use of horse and cart,
85.32
T. L. Barney, tools and grass seed,
2.35
J. E. Lonergan & Co., fertilizer,
2.70
John Schools, labor, 314.98
John Mitchell, labor,
5.25
Daniel Gill, labor,
1.75
John McAdams, labor, .
5.25
Jerry McCarthy, labor,
1.40
$1,009.90
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. PARKER, E. V. MITCHELL,
Committee.
Al Cemetery WM. P. HEWINS,
STREET SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
HIGHWAY WORK.
40 hours' work at 172 c. per hour,
66
66 172
..
173
..
3.50
Ed. Maney,
2372
66
66
..
172
66
41.56
M. Callahan,
I4I
66
66
172
66
7.00
L. Codding,
7
172
66
1.23
T. Rourke,
203
66
..
173
66
35.52
David Maney,
3772
66
66
173
66
66.06
J. Mitchell,
280를
172
66
49.08
T. King,
675₺
66
66
17}
66
217.90
J. Leonard,
248
66
66
66
173
66
89.14
J. Hardy,
223
66
66
173
66
39.93
Allie Gay,
189
66
66
173
66
33.07
B. Jordan,
140
66
66
66
6 6
24.50
A. Blake,
II3
66
66
66
66
19.77
J. McAdams,
IO
66
66
172
66
1.75
M. Tobin,
50
66
66
172
8.75
W. Strang,
120
66
66
17%
66
21.00
M. Brennan,
120
66
. 6
66
21.00
H. G. Crosby, for labor and team, .
F. S. Wight, for labor and team,
S. F. Turner, for labor and team,
3.50
G. W. Kingsbury, for labor and team,
75.25
H. M. Parker, for labor and team,
377.10
Joseph E. Lonergan, for labor and team, 43.57
E. Newcomb, for labor and team,
67.72
Carried forward,
$1,876.61
66
$7.00 26.78
M. Ryder,
153
C. G. Porter,
20
G. W. Clough,
40
66
6. 172
..
118.20
J. A. Quincy,
5092
66
66
66 17월
43.40
J. H. Brigham,
1,090
66
20
172
175
372.80
36.75
66
24.68
Paid J. Conners,
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Brought forward. $1,876.61 J. M. Alexander, for labor and team, 25.55 E. R. Cole, 26.51
For sharpening picks, repairing scraper, etc., 35.60
For gravel, . 51.85
Expended on highways, $2,016.12
Money drawn on Selectmen's orders, 2,017.73
Unexpended,
$1.61
BILLS PAID (HIGHWAY).
Paid J. H. Baker & Co .:-
April 10. Repairing pick and drills,
$1.25
April 18. Repairing picks, .50
Repairing picks, .50
May 25. Whiffletree on scraper, .65
Iron on scraper, .20
Repairing shovel, .25
July II. Saw handle, . .85
Aug. 8. Repairing wood on screen, 1.00
Repairing iron on screen, 1.15
Repairing plough, . 1.50
$7.85
Paid T. L. Barney : -
May 13. I cask spikes, . 2.35
June II. 25 pounds nails, .75
Dec. I. 13 pounds nails, .45 3.55
Paid N. F. Harding : -
April 25. Locker on scraper, 3.50
Paid A. A. Dean : -
Sharpening picks and drills, .50
Paid H. Wight : -
Dec. Io. Five chestnut posts at 18c. each, .90
Four chestnut posts at 20c. each, .8c 1.70
Paid E. M. Bent : -
Two pieces drain-pipe, 1.00
Paid Babcock & Son : -
Painting sign-board, 1.55
Carried forward, $19.65
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Brought forward, . $19.65
Paid J. H. Brigham : -
Eight chestnut posts at 15c. each, 1.20
One chestnut post, .20
1.40
Paid William Ryan : -
April 3. Sharpening pick, .IO
April 24. Iron on eveners, .65
April 28. Sharpening picks, . .20
May 4. Bolt on scraper, .35
May II. Bolt on scraper, .25
May 25. Repairing whiffletree on scraper, .75
June 3. Irons on scraper, . 4.00
June 4. Repairing chain on scraper, 1.00
June 5. Sharpening iron bar, . .IO
June 13. Welding spike-puller, .20
June 24. One new spike-puller, .75
July I. Manhole-bolts, . .65
July 20. Sharpening picks, .30
Aug. I. Sharpening picks, .20
Aug. 19. Sharpening picks,
.IO
Sept. 15. Repairing scraper, 4.00
Dec. 4. Repairing and new steeling picks, .95 14.55
$35.60
GRAVEL ACCOUNT (HIGHWAY).
Paid Lorenzo Harding : -
For 188 loads gravel at 5 c. load, $9.40
Paid George Trasher : - For 339 loads gravel at 5 c. load,
16.95
Paid S. F. Turner : -
For 145 loads gravel at 5 c. load, 7.25
Paid J. M. Alexander : -
For 145 loads gravel at 5 c. load, 7.25
Paid William Kingsbury : -
For 112 loads gravel at 5 c. load, 5.60
Paid Hamlet Wight : -
For gravel, . .25
Carried forward, $46.70
4I
Brought forward, . $46.70
Paid C. Weiker : -
For 10 loads gravel at 5 c. load,
.50
Paid Moses Clark : -
For 12 loads gravel at 5 c. load,
.60
Paid J. Allen : -
For 81 loads gravel at 5 c. load,
4.05
$51.85
BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
Paid Albert Kingsbury, 30 hours' work at 17} c. per hour, $5.25
D. Maney, 25 .. .6 173
66
6. 4.38
Ed. Maney, 28
172
66
4.91
J. H. Brigham, 91 .. 6.
20
66 66
18.20
Waldo Kingsbury, 40 .. ,٠
172 66
7.00
H. G. Crosby, 2I 66 2 horses, I man,
at 52₺ c. per hour, 11.03
H. M. Parker, 49 hours' work, team, at 17} c. per hour, . 8.59
H. M. Parker, use of horse,
1.00
J. H. Brigham, 4 chestnut sleepers, 5.00
J. A. Fitts, 46 pounds spikes,
1.6I
T. L. Barney, 25 pounds nails,
.75
T. L. Barney, 100 pounds spikes, 2.35
N. F. Harding, for labor, . 12.69
H. G. Crosby, use of horse,
.75
$83.51
CULVERT AT JUNCTION.
Paid J. A. Quincy,
40 hours' work at 17} c. per hour,
$7.00
D. Maney,
80
66
6. 66
28.00
J. Mitchell, 140
66
..
172
66
24.50
T. King,
100 6.
.6
172
66
17.50
B. Jordan,
40
66
66
172
6.
7.00
H. M. Parker,
60
team, at 172 C.
per hour,
10.50
Carried forward,
$108.50
66
66 14.00
J. H. Brigham,
140
20
42
Brought forward, $108.50
H, G. Crosby, 140 hours' work, 2 horses, I man, at 522 c. per hour, C. Bruce, for cement,
73.50
2.07
Bracey Curtis, for cement,
.40
$184.47
SIDEWALK ACCOUNT.
Paid J. A. Quincy,
87 hours' work at 172 c. per hour, $15.22
D. Maney,
I28
66 173
66
22.40
Ed. Maney,
170
173
66 66
29.75
T. King,
176 66
66
173
30.80
J. Mitchell, 73
173 ..
12.77
J. H. Brigham, 95를
..
.
20
..
19.10
A. Blake, 5
..
173 .. ..
.88
F. S. Wight, 2 labor and team at 52}
c. per hour, -.
1.05
H. G. Crosby, 23 hours' labor and team at 52} c. per hour, .
12.08
G. W. Kingsbury, 5 hours' labor and team at 52} c. per hour, . 2.62
S. F. Turner, 33} hours' labor and team at 35 C. per hour,
II.73
H. M. Parker, 198 hours' work, team, at 17} c. per hour, . 34.65
H, M. Parker, 27 hours' work, team, at 35 c. per hour, 2 horses, 9.45
William Kingsbury, for 7} loads gravel at 5 c. per load,
.37
$202.87
GRADING MILLER STREET.
Paid S. F. Turner, 10 hours' work and team, at 35 C. per hour, $3.50
J. Quincy, 65 hours' work at 17} c. per hour, . 9.63
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