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Daniel O'Keefe
66
66
· 72 00
Levi L. Smith
66 66
· 16 50
$372 50
15
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 1.
Paid Ada A. Fletcher, for teaching, 3 bills ... $252 00 . Homer W. Darling, for wood. 24 00
" sawing wood .... 3 00
$279 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 2.
Paid Mary E. Butler, for teaching, 2 bills. .. $153 00
M. G. Whitney
3 ...
243 00
Putman W. Taft .
60
123 75
Edward H. Taft
wood
30 50
Zalman G. Wood “
66
4 98
Jonathan Pickering, for sawing wood ....
9 42
L. Eliott Packard for teaching.
. .
5 00
$569 65
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 3.
Paid Lowell C. Cook for wood. $ 20 25
Elizabeth Cook for teaching, 3 bills. 201 00 .
$221 25 ·
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 4.
Paid Sarah L. Bennett for teaching $108 00
Mary M. Fuller 66 66 128 00
Elias T. Bates wood 13 20
$249 20
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 5.
Paid Cora E. Gaskill for teaching, 2 bills. . . $96 00
George A. Thayer for teaching. 84 00
$180 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 6.
Paid Flora Freeman for teaching, 3 bills ..... $236 00
16
Andrew W. Judson for wood, and fitting
same
17 75
$253 75
$1752 85
FOR FURNISHING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid T. & C. R. Ellis for repairing benches to High School $ 5 00
Homer W. Darling for articles for Public School No. 1. 6 00
Andrew W. Judson for articles for Public School No. 6 6 00
Flora Freeman for care of fires for Public School No. 6 3 00
Homer W. Darling for care of fires for Public School No. 1. 2 00
George F. Clark for cleaning, repairs and care of fires for No. 2. 18 90
Ezekiel P. Gaskill for articles and care of fires for No. 5. 2 70
Henry A. Aldrich for articles for No. 2 .. 6 24
66 66 66 " No. 4. . 53
66 66 High School 1 06
$51 43
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
For twenty-seven Town Orders drawn at various times in favor of the Overseers of the Poor. $1347 88
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Town Officers $ 406 32
Repairing roads
1507 97
Incidental expenses and miscellaneous 202 88 High School. 726 00
Fuel for Town Hall and High School 50 69
17
Printing .
87 50
Disbursement of State Aid. 372 50 Schools 1752 85
Furnishing and repairs of School Houses 51 43
Support of Poor.
1347 88
$6496 02
The Selectmen would further report that the liabilities of the town, so far as known, are as follows :
Due town officers, by estimation, .
$100 00
Contingent liability of the town in case of
D. C. Howard vs. town, by estimation,
500 00
Due on unpaid pauper bills, by estimation,. . 200 00
Amount of Town Bonds outstanding,
.12 200 00
.... .. .. Notes 66 7 255 28 $20,255,28
The available assets of the Town, so far as
known to the Selectmen, are as follows :
Taxes uncollected, $3404 23
Due from State for State Aid disbursed for
392 50 3796,73 1874,.
Leaving the indebtedness of the Town, ..... $16,458,55
All of which is submitted.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ALBERT W. GASKILL, of Mendon.
Selectmen
NATHAN R. GEORGE,
Mendon, March 1st, 1875.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
At the commencement of the municipal year 1874, there were three persons receiving a full public support, to wit : Elijah Pen- niman, Oliver B. Everett and Lawrence Wilber ; and seven persons a partial support, viz. : Whipple Allen, wife and two children, at Milford ; Esther E. Harrington and Edna Harrington in Uxbridge, and Seth Hastings in Mendon.
March 28th, 1874. Edna Harrington and Esther E. ceased to be chargable at Daniel Harrington's in Uxbridge, and Edna and her infant child removed with her father to Upton. The same day the Overseers agreed with Mrs. Chloe A. Jefferson of Uxbridge to board Esther E. Harrington for $1.25 per week.
April 1st, 1874. The Overseers agreed with Davis Hill to board all paupers requiring a full support during the year, for $4.50 per week, and for lodging and victualling tramps, seventy-five cents each.
May 13th, 1874. Esther E. Harrington ceased to be chargable at Mrs. Jefferson's, and was provided for by her mother.
June 10th, 1874. She again became chargable at Mrs. Jef- ferson's at the same price per week, her mother being unable to provide for her.
June 13th, 1874. Edna Harrington being in ill health and un- able to maintain herself, was removed from Upton to Mrs. Jeffer- son's with her child, and there boarded at the rate of $3.50 per week.
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Oct. 12th, 1874. Edna Harrington and Esther E. ceased to be chargable at Mrs. Jefferson's, and removed to Hopkinton and stopped with Daniel Harrington.
November 7th, 1874. The Overseers agreed with A. A. Sweet & Co. of Hopkinton to furnish Delia Harrington with goods to the amount of $2.50 per week, till further ordered, and with Daniel Harrington to provide her with wood for fifty cents per week, or more, if this sum should prove insufficient.
November 25, 1874. Mrs. Sarah Wales, widow of Mason Wales, became chargeable, and a small amount of aid has been rendered. Her supposed settlement is in the town of Franklin, which has been ' notified.
December 12th, 1872. Mrs. Crowley and four children, wife and children of Daniel Crowley, became chargeable, and were aided a- bout four weeks, and ceased to require further assistance.
Jan. 6, 1875. Freeman Miles was removed to Mr. Hills to be supported.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt from the Town of funds, as follows :
To cash received on 27 Town orders, drawn at
various times, . $1347 88
They credit themselves with the payment of
the following sums :
Paid Davis Hill, for boarding E. Penniman
52 1-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875,. . $234 65
George Rawson for mending boots, 1 10
Gile, Blake & Co. for clothing, . 1 60
H. A. Aldrich for goods, . 58
$237 93
Davis Hill for boarding O. B. Everett
52 1-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875, ... . Gile, Blake & Co. for clothing, 80
$234 65
$235 45
20
Davis Hill for boarding Lawrence Wilber
44 6-7 weeks to Jan. 1, 1875, ...... $205 07 A. W. Gaskill for shoes and shirts, . .... 3 60
Davis Hill for boarding Benjamin Wheel-
ock 6 3-7 weeks to Feb. 8, 1874, .... A. W. Gaskill for meat for W. Allen, .... 55
$28 92
Eli Bates for wood 66 66 66
... 13 00
F. A. Taft for goods 66 66 66
. .. 2 00
Frank S. Collins rent 66 66 66
· · · 50 00
E. A. & L. A. Cook, wood " 66 66
. . .
9 50
William Howard goods " 66
. .. 50 46
A. W. Judson milk 66 66 66
... 13 50
F. E. Wheelock for wood " 66 66
. . . 2 50
Knights & Birch meat « 66 66
. . . 18 00
Overseers at various times cash for W. Allen, . 39 00
D. Harrington for boarding E. E. Har- rington 4 weeks, $5 00
D. Harrington for boarding E. E. Har- rington 3 weeks, 3 75
C. A. Jefferson for boarding E. E. Har- rington 6 2-7 weeks, 11 01
C. A. Jefferson for boarding E. E. Har- rington 17 4-7 weeks, . 21 43
C. A. Jefferson for clothing, . 90
B. Willard for moving to Hopkinton, . ... 3 00
A. W. Gaskill for cash to 66
. ... 4 25
D. Harrington for boarding Edna Har- rington 4 weeks. 10 00
D. Harrington for boarding Edna Har- rington 3 weeks. 7 50
D. Harrington for wood for Edna Har-
$208 67
$198 51
$49 34
21
rington 3 00
C. A. Jefferson for boarding Edna Har- rington 17 1-7 weeks. 60 00 C. A. Jefferson for clothing Edna Har- rington 5 00
John G. Metcalf for medical attendance, Edna Harrington 1 25
A. W. Gaskill for cash for Edna Harring- ton . 4 25
$91 00
Warren Cook for meat for S. Hastings, .. 75
A. W. Gaskill “ sundries 66
. .
18 35
H. A. Aldrich “ goods 66
. . 43 16
D, Coyne " rent . . 16 50
C. Cosgrove 66
. .
25 00
N. R. George "' boots · ·
4 47
Jno. S. Mead " meat 66 8 83 . .
D. Hill " wood and potatoes for
S. Hastings 14 40
Jno. G. Metcalf for medical attendance, S. Hastings. 7 00
A.W. Gaskill for potatoes for S. Hastings 40
J. S. Mead for meat for Sarah Wales 2 00
A. W. Gaskill " wood and cash 6 50
$8 50
H. A. Aldrich for goods for Mrs. Crowley 10 75
F. E. Wheelock " wood 66 66 3 00
$13 75
A. W. Gaskill for meat for Freeman Miles 33
H. A. Aldrich “ goods 66 66 8 00
Cook Bros. " meat 66 66 1 58
D. Hill " wood 66 2 50
$12 41
D. Harrington for wood for Delia Har-
$138 86
22
rington, . 3 00
D. Harrington for wood for Delia Har- rington, . 4 50
$7 50
D. Hills for lodging tramps to Apr. 1, '74, 62 25
D. Adams 66 " "Feb. 17, 75, 7 50
$69 75
F. R. & E. C. Kinsley for ice for Mrs.
Ayers' corpse, .. 2 00
City of Boston, aid to Sarah L. Doggett, 11 57
John G. Metcalf for medical aid to Lo- cina Coffee, . 2 00
Alexander H. Allen for services and cash,
27 05
A. W. Gaskill 66 66 66 66 10 00
SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS.
Paid for support of Elijah Penniman,. $237 93
" Oliver B. Everett, 235 45
66 66 " Laurence Wilber,
208 67
66 " Benj. Wheelock,
28 92
66 66 " Whipple Allen, .
198 51
66
" Seth Hastings, . 138 86
66 66 " Esther E. Harrington, ... 49 34
66 66
" Edna Harrington, .
91 00
66
66 " Sarah Wales,
8 50
66
" Mrs. Crowley,
13 75
66 66
" Freeman Miles,
12 41
66
" Mrs. Ayres,
2 00
66 66
" Sarah L. Doggett,
11 57
66 66
" Locina Coffee,
2 00
66
66
" Delia Harrington, 7 50
.66
" Tramps, 69 75
Alexander H. Allen, .
27 05
A. W. Gaskill, 10 00
Balance due Overseers at close of last year, .. 3 83
$1357 04
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SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Cash received on 27 Town Orders,. $1347 88
Leaving a balance due the Overseers of. 9 16
$1357,04
Deduct amount reported last year as out- standing for support of the Poor, ..... $182 12
Deduct for rent paid Mrs. Cosgrove, which was also outstanding, 25 00
$207 12
$1149,92
Add amount estimated to be due D. Hill for support of paupers 2 months,. . Add amount estimated to· be due D. Hill for lodging 123 tramps, 94 00
144 00
Add amount estimated to be due A. A. Sweet & Co. for goods furnished Delia Har- rington to March 1, 1875, . 53 00
'And it leaves the cost of supporting the Poor for 1874,. $1440,92
Number of paupers now receiving a full support, 4.
Number of paupers now receiving a partial support, 7.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ALBERT W. GASKILL, NATHAN R. GEORGE,
Selectmen and Overseers Of the Poor.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
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The undersigned, Road Commissioners, submit the following Report for the municipal year ending March 1, 1875.
Received of the Selectmen in Town Orders $1507 97
Paid Seth Staples for labor. $ 26 20
· G. Gaskill for
124 80
66 " powder 50
C. H. Allen“ labor.
39 10
Eli Bates
55 70
Elias T. Bates
and gravel 186 62
Nahum Gould
50 00
Frank Taft
66
3 00
L. L. Fletcher
35 85
Nahum Barrows "
53 65
Daniel Coyne
8 00
Davis Hill
108 45
B. F. Aldrich
11 40
Chas.A.Fletcher‹‹
8 00
W. S. Wilcox for 449 ft. of plank at 22. 11 22
Perry Wood for labor 128 10
Linus B. Staples for labor 47 80
Samuel H. Taft 66 66
94 00
Richard Carter 66 66
26 00
A. W. Gaskill 66 66 213 40
25
Spikes, and sharpening drills 68
.
For plough point, .. . 1 15
J. Smith for labor, 16 30
L. Cummings "
59 10
S. W. Smith
6
. 6
38 50
G. H. Wood
66
66
4 00
M. Grady
66
66
9 70
E. Dixon
6 00
G. D. Whitney . 6
140 50
For powder, .
25
$1507 97
All of which is respectfully submitted.
- GEORGE D. WHITNEY, { Road Commissioners ALBERT GASKILL, Of Mendon.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
-
-
TOWN OF MENDON,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1ST, 1876.
MILFORD : COOK AND SONS, STEAM JOB PRINTERS, JOURNAL OFFICE, 1876,
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer, in the discharge of his duty, submits the fol- lowing statements as the Report of his doings for the municipal year ending March 6, 1876 :
He debits himself with the following items, viz :
1. To assets in his hands at the close of the last municipal year, as follows, viz :
Bonds and Note for surplus revenue.
Nine U. S. Bonds $1100 00
Judson Eames' note 767 84
Aaron C. Cook's note 103 76
David Adams' note
146 59
$2118 19
2. To amounts due from Collectors, viz :
From M. M. Aldrich, for 1868.
$4 16
C. Butler, for 1869 168 45
Francis E. Wheelock, for 1870 46 97
66 60
1871.
66 00
66 66
66 1872 81 37
66
66
1873. 630 76
66
66
66 66 1874. 2406 52
3404 23
3
4
3. To cash on hand. 25
4. To assets which have come into his hands during the current municipal year, viz :
1. To cash borrowed on notes, as follows, viz :
Of A. Thompson. $50 00
Sumner Ballou 100 00
Royal M. Wheelock 100 00
Royal M. Wheelock 200 00
Marcus M. Aldrich 200 00
Royal M. Wheelock 300 00
Royal M. Wheelock 300 00
John S. Gaskill 100 00
Royal M. Wheelock 400 00
Royal M. Wheelock 200 00
J. G. Metcalf
266 60
Mary H. Davenport 100 00
N. R. George .. 2000 00
Albert W. Gaskill
43 11
4,359 71
2. To cash borrowed on Bonds, viz :
Of Harriet Adams $2300 00
A. C. Thompson . 600 00
Adaline Thompson
100 00
Frank L. Metcalf.
2000 00
5000 00
3. To cash received for interest on Bonds and Notes, viz :
For coupons on U. S. Bonds $27 62
Interest on A. C. Cook's note 6 22
Coupons on U. S. Bonds
45 24
5
Interest on Judson Eames' note 46 07 Coupons on U. S. Bonds 26 97
Interest on David Adams' note 8 80
" A. C. Cook's " 6 22
167 14
4. To assessment of taxes for 1875. .
9645 03
5. To percentage charged to Collector, viz :
To F. E. Wheelock, Feb. 10 to Mar. 10, 1873, $22 47
66
66
1874, 6 83
66
66 Mar. 10 to Apr. 1873, 1 22
66 66 .. ...... 66 1874, 8 03
66
66 Apr. " " June 66 1873, 38 32
66
July " " Aug.
66 1874, 32 58
1873, 18 56 6: 66
66 66 .. .... .. 60 1874, 7 33
66
66 Aug. " " Oct. 66 1873, 5 55
66
66
66 1874,
44 52
66
66
1875, 4 96
66
66
Oct. " " Dec. " 1874, 39 79
66
66
66
66
1875, 19 11 Dec. " 1875, to Jan. 10, 1876, 1875, .. 9 47
66
" Jan 10 to Feb 10, 1876 (1874) . 6 78
66
6 .... " " 1876 1875 4 61
270 13
6. To cash received from Miscellaneous sources, viz :
Of Elias T. Bates, for Bellingham scholars 9 34
Corporation tax 72 12 State Aid reimbursed 368 50
National Bank tax .366 76
Dog fund.
.125 74
State School fund
246 55
66
6
Use of school rooms 4 00 Alex. H. Allen, balance of order 120. 95 00
1292 03
$26,252,69
The Treasurer credits himself with the following items, viz:
1. By cash paid notes for money borrowed, previous to the cur- rent municipal year, viz :
To Lewis P. Goss, dated April 4, 1872 ... $150 00
William H. Aldrich, " May 18, " .. 150 00
N. R. George, " Aug. 10, " re- newed 2000 00
Mary E. Dudley, dated April 18, 1873, 100 00
Mary McCarty,
May 23, 66 115 00
Perry Adams, July 5, 100 00
Moses Adams, 66 " 5,
200 00
Mary M. Whiting, " Dec. 5, 1874, 125 00
Moses Adams, June 3, 66 161 00
Silas Dudley, 66
2,
66 200 00
Austin Wood,
Feb. 16, 1875, 600 00
Albert W. Gaskill, “ " 18, 67 28
$3,968 28
2. By cash paid notes for money borrowed during the current municipal year, viz :
To Sumner Ballou, dated April 7, 1875 .... $100 00
Royal M. Wheelock, dated April 7, 1875 100 00
J. G. Metcalf,
. " 2, " 266 60
Royal M. Wheelock, 6 July 7, " 400 00
66 “ 8, " 200 00
7
Mary H. Davenport, dated July 24, 1875, 100 00
Marcus M. Aldrich, " May 11, " 200 00
John S. Gaskill,
June 1, " 100 00
Royal M. Wheelock,
2, 300 00
66 66 April 8, 66 200 00
66
" June 3,
66
300 00
3. By cash paid interest on notes outstanding March 1, 1875, viz :
$2,266 60
On Lewis P. Goss' note dated April 4, 1872. $9 00
Wm. H. Aldrich's
May 18, “ 27 00
N. R. George's
Aug. 10, " 145 05
Mary E. Dudley's
April 18, 1873, 9 81
Mary McCarty's 66
May 22, 1872. 30 00
6:
" 23, 1873, 6 90
Perry Adams' June 23, “ 105 00
Moses Adams' ‹ :
July 5, “ 33 87
Mary M. Whiting's "
Dec. 2, 1874, 3 28
Moses Adams' 6:
June 3, 2, 6: 17 92
Austin Wood's
Feb. 16, 1875 21 82
A. W. Gaskill's 6:
" 18, "
2 65
Wm. T. Metcalf's "
" 10, 1874,
21 00
Ann Quigley's 66
April 19, " 30 00
Lewis P. Goss'
4, 1872, 4 00
Mary McCarty's 66
May 23, 1873, 2 30
Perry Adams'
July 5, “ 16 94
503 54
4. By cash paid interest on Notes given since March 1, 1875, viz :
On Royal M. Wheelock's note dated July 7, 1875.$3 57 66
" " 8, " . . 1 75
17 00
Silas Dudley's
8
On Royal M. Wheelock's note dated June 2, 1875. . 4 72 Sumner Ballou's 66 " Apr. 3, " . . 2 81
Mary H. Davenport's " Jul. 24, .. 83 Marcus M. Aldrich's 66 " May 11, .. 4 85 John S. Gaskill's
66 June 1, " .. 1 99
Royal M. Wheelock's 66 " 3, “ .11 97
66
66
Apr. 8, " .11 78
-
44 27
5 By cash paid for Bonds, viz :
For Moses Adams' bond No. 5 $2300 00
Silas Dudley's " " 16. 200 00
2500 00
6. By cash paid for coupons, viz :
To David W. Bennett, coupon No. 1, 1873 .. $7 00
Plummer Adams, 66
1, ". .. 140 00
David W. Bennett, 66 66 2, ..
66 7 00
Silas Dudley, 66
4, .. 21 00
D. O. Aldrich, 66 66 7, ". ..
35 00
A. E. F. Davenport, 66 66 9,
.. 14 00
John S. Gaskill 66
66 1, 1874, 65 00
Harriet Adams,
66
66 5, 1873, 161 00
Julius A. George,
60
66 8, 66 140 00
Austin A. Taft,
66
66 2, 66 7 00
Sarah Moffett,
66
" 13, 66 17 50
Austin Wood,
66
6, 66 42 00
Christopher Daniels,
66
" 17,
14 00
Chauncey Aldrich
66
" 1, 1871,
19 50
Zalmon G. Wood, 2
66
" 10, 1873,
70 00
Silas Dudley,
66
" 16,
14 00
Lovina Forbush,
" 18, 66 60 00
David W. Bennett,
66
" 2, 1874, 21 00
David W. Bennett,
" 12,
7 00
Mary E. Greenleaf,
" 15,
10 50
872 50
9
7. By amount foregone, as certified by the Town Clerk, viz :
Francis C. Cook, tax of 1870. $2 83
Daniel Crowley, 66 66 2 89
Chas. H. Garfield, 66 1872 2 00
Horace H. Hurd, 66
66 2 00
Freeman Miles, 66
1873 2 00
William Tucker, 66
66 2 00
William Beach, 66
2 00
Cummings Briggs, 66
1874 2 00
Chas. Furnier, 66
2 00
Otis E. Inman, 66
66
2 00
William Sherin,
66 2 00
Martin D. Sherin, 66
60
2 00
Clement Gendron, 66 1875 2 00
27 66
8. Abatement as certified by the Assessors, viz :
E. E. Cook, Exec. A. C. Cook, .
$26 00
A. T. Staples, . 2 60
Andre Southwick, Trustee 12 96
Alanson Taft.
2 16
Ruel Thayer, Bellingham
1 95
William Cook, non-resident
4 19
49 86
9. By amount of Miscellaneous Payments, viz :
By cash paid E. E. Cook, Executor of A. C.
Cook Com $4 02
By paid County Tax for 1875.
870 95
State
66
1060 00
1934 97
10. By cash paid 175 Town Orders of 1875 8251 96
11. By amount due from Collectors, viz :
2
10
From M. M. Aldrich, Collector 1868 $4 16
Calvin Butler,
1869 141 64
F. E. Wheelock, 1870 22 64
66 66 1871
52 65
1872
34 78
66 1873 126 10
66 1874 865 62
1875 2433 81
3681 40
Amount of Credits, .
$26,219.23
By Cash on hand to balance 33,46
Amount
$26,252 69
The Treasurer appends to his Report the following Schedule of Bonds and Notes outstanding March 6, 1876.
Due on Bonds as follows, viz :
To Chauncy Aldrich, issued in 1871, 5 years
$300 00
David W. Bennett, 66 1873, 6 100 00
Moses Adams, 66
2000 00
Austin A. Taft, 66
3 years 100 00
5 years 300 00
600 00
D. O. Aldrich, 66
66
500 00
J. A. George,
66
66 66
2000 00
A. E. F. Davenport,
66
66 66
200 00
Z. G. Wood,
500 00
Sarah Moffett,
66
66
66
250 00
M. E. Greenleaf,
66
66
66
150 00
Christopher Daniels,
66
66
3 years
200 00
D. W. Bennett,
66
66
4 " 100 00
D. W. Bennett,
66
66
5 66 100 00
Silas Dudley, Jr., 66 66
Austin Wood, 66
11
To L. Forbush,
1874,
66
1000 00
J. S. Gaskill,
66
1000 00
D. W. Bennett,
66
60
300 00
Harriet Adams,
1875, 66
2300 00
A. Thompson,
66
66
66
600 00
A. Thompson,
66
66
100 00
F. L. Metcalf,
66
66
66
2000 00
Amount
$14,700 00
Due on Notes as follows, viz :
To Mary McCarty, Guardian
$500 00
N. R. George.
2000 00
Perry Adams.
1500 00
Adin Ballou Lodge of Good Templars
80 00
Mary B. Payson
267 00
Wm. T. Metcalf.
300 00
Mary B. Payson
50 00
Ann Quigley.
500 00
Ladies Circle
90 00
A. C. Thompson
50 00
A. W. Gaskill
43 11
$5,380 11
Amount of Bonds.
·$14,700 00
" Notes 5,380 11
$20,080 11
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. METCALF,
TREASURER.
Mendon, March 6, 1876.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
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The Selectmen submit the following report of the expenditures of the Town for the municipal year ending March 6th, 1876.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICES.
Paid George F. Clark, for services as superintendent of schools for 1874. $75 00
Alexander H. Allen, for services assessing taxes for 1875 28 75
Francis E. Wheelock, for services assessing taxes, and stationery for 1875. 41 45
Micajah C. Gaskill, for services assessing taxes, and stationery for 1875. 47 00
Francis E. Wheelock, for services as collector of taxes for 1874 . 68 00
George A. Thayer, for returning deaths to Town Clerk for 1875 6 00
John G. Metcalf, for services as Treasurer, and stationery for 1875. 26 00
David Adams, for recording births, deaths and marriages for 1875 18 94
David Adams, for postages, expressage and sta- tionery for 1875. 4 29
Alexander H. Allen, for services as selectman for 1875 28 00
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Paid Alexander H. Allen, for postages, expressage and travelling expenses for 1875 7 01
Micajah C. Gaskill, for extra services as Assessor, and journeys to Milford and Boston about Bank and Corporation taxes 6 65
George Rawson, for returning 4 deaths to Town Clerk 1 00
Nathan R. George, for services as selectman for 1875. 15 00
Albert W. Gaskill, for services as selectman for 1875, and use of team to perambulate Town lines. 25 00
Alexander H. Allen, for extra services as assessor and journeys to Milford and Boston about Bank and Corporation taxes 15 00
Paid Alexander H. Allen, for postages, expressage, and travelling expenses as Assessor. ....
11 24
$424 33
FOR MISCELLANEOUS AND INCIDENTAL ITEMS.
Paid for bridging and grading in front of Bernette H. Williams' house, paid by vote of the town $8 00
Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, execution Howard vs. Mendon 490 79
David Adams, for storing extinguisher, and school books. 24 49
Edward F. Chapin, for damages received on high- way. 40 00
Gilbert Gaskill, for damages for land set off to repair roads. 15 00
Thomas G. Kent, for services as counsel before
14
County Commissioners 50 00
Staples & Goulding, for services as counsel in Howard case .. 285 00
John G. Metcalf, for policy of insurance on 5 school houses. 74 90
Robert Berlin, for re-binding 2 vols. of Town records. 12 00
William P. Wood, for breaking roads in 1867, paid by vote of town. 8 80
Samuel H. Taft, for survey of land, set off to procure gravel. 3 00
$1011 98
FOR PRINTING.
Paid Cook & Sons, for printing report of Town officers and posters for Overseers of the Poor .... $46 50
Wright & Potter, for blank bonds for use of Treasurer 6 00
George W. Stacy, for printing school committees report 36 00
George W. Stacy, for printing programmes and order of exercises for High schoo ...... 5 00
George W. Stacy, for printing blank book for use of Treasurer 1 40
George W. Stacy, for printing blank receipts for collector of taxes . 2 75
George W. Stacy, for printing programmes for High school 2 75
$100 40
15
FOR FURNISHING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid Homer W. Darling for sundry articles for school
house No. 1, 2 bills . $4 95
John Barry for irons for fence for school house No. 2. 1 50
Geo. F. Clark, washing, setting glass, &c., 2 bills, for school house No. 2. 6 30
Lowell C. Cook, for sundry articles furnished No. 3. . 1 70 Jas. M. Newball, .. 4 2 bills 4 95
Jas. M. Newhall, painting and other repairs for No. 4, 22 40 Thompson, Brown & Co., for seats and desks for No. 4, 114 63 Jas. M. Newhall for freight on same and setting up .. 10 86
Lyman Cook for repairs on No. 2 .. 4 50
Ezekiel P. Gaskill for repairs on No. 5 50
Samuel H. Taft for articles furnished No. 6. 1 60
Geo. W. Stacy for 5 copies Webster's Dictionary 43 75
$217.64
FUEL FOR TOWN HALL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid John S. Gaskill for 14,200 pounds coal, 4 bills. $65 92 Stephen Cook for } cord chestnut wood. 2 25
$68 17
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid P. P. Simmons for teaching 22 months, Fall term ... $220 00 66
66 66 66 3} Winter term. 260 00
$480.00
16
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 1.
Paid Ada A. Fletcher for teaching. $72 00
Sarah L. Bennett " 66
31 50
Amasa C. Whipple " 66
2 bills
181 75
Homer W. Darling for wood and cutting same, 2 bills 33 89
66 66 " care of fires, 2 bills 4 00
$323.14
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 2.
Paid M. G. Whitney for teaching, 2 bills . $153 00
John J. Burke 66 66 80 00
Bradford W. Drake 212 50
E. Hyde 66 90 00
Jonathan Pickering for sawing wood. 7 88
Edward H. Taft for wood . 30 50
George F. Clark for care of fires 6 00
$579.88
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 3.
Paid Elizabeth Cook for teaching, 3 bills $201 00
Lowell C. Cook for wood and cutting same
8 50
$209.50
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 4.
Paid Nellie H. Green for teaching, 2 bills $240 00
Jas. M. Newhall for wood and cutting same 9 00
Elias T. Bates for care of fires 1 50
$250 50
17
PUBLIC SCHOOL, NO. 5.
Paid Lucinda M. Gaskill, for teaching. $60 00
Cora E. Gaskill,
48 00
Eva Taft, 60 60 00
Ezekiel P. Gaskill, wood, and cutting same 11 00
66
care of fires 2 00
$181 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL, NO. 6.
Paid Flora Freeman, for teaching, 3 bills
$236 00
66 care of fires 3 00
Samuel H. Taft, for wood and cutting same. ..
11 00
$250 00
DISBURSEMENT OF STATE AID.
Paid William G. Carlton, Aid for 12 months $122 00
Silas H. Williams, 66
8 66
52 00
John Curley, 66
12 66
94 00
Daniel O'Keefe,
66
12 66
72 00
Levi L. Smith, 66
12
. . ...
18 00
$358 00
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
For twenty-five Town Orders drawn at various times in favor of the Overseers of the Poor . . $1842 46
8
18
FOR REPAIRING AND BREAKING OUT ROADS.
For eighteen Town Orders drawn at various times in favor of the Road Commissioners. $1859 96
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Town Officers $424 33
Incidental and Miscellaneous Expenses 1011 98
Printing 140 00
Furnishing and Repairing School Houses
217 64
Fuel for Town Hall and High School
68 17
High School. 480 00
Public Schools . 1794 02
Disbursement of State Aid 358 00
Support of the Poor 1842 46
Repairing and Breaking Roads 1859 96
$8156.96
Add for balance of Town Order No. 120 paid over to
Treasurer. 95.00
Total amount of Orders drawn for 1875
$8251.96
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The Selectmen would further report that the liabilities of the Town, so far as known to them, are as follows :
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