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2d. That the Selectmen's days for drawing orders should be Treasurer's pay days. That the Treasurer should pay all demands by checks, so far as possible, and that all but a small amount of the funds in his hands should be deposited in some National Bank.
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3d. That the U. S. Bonds belonging to the town should be registered or deposited in Safe Deposit vaults.
4th. That the Treasurer be required to hereafter keep an itemized note and bond account, which shall show on the one hand the outstanding indebtedness of the town at the commencement of the municipal year, and the notes and bonds,given during the year, and on the other hand, those paid during the year and those out- standing at its close.
5th. That hereafter whenever the Treasurer is authorized to borrow money in the name of the town, that a limit be fixed to the amount he is to so borrow, and that all notes or bonds given by him must be approved by a majority of the board of Selectmen then in office in said town, and certified by them, in writing, upon the face of said notes or bonds, to come within the limit named in the vote ; and the Selectmen shall keep a full account of all notes or bonds so approved and certified by them.
6th. That hereafter the Treasurer shall, whenever he makes a partial payment, or a payment of interest, on an outstanding note of the town, be required to take the receipt of the holder of the note for such payment, in addition to endorsing the same upon the note.
They would also acknowledge the cheerfulness and courtesy with which the above officers have submitted their accounts for ex- amination.
All of which report is respectfully submitted.
JULIUS A. GEORGE, PUTNAM W. TAFT, Auditors. WALTER M. WHEELOCK,
Mendon, February 21, 1880.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
WORCESTER, SS.
At the Superior Court, begun and holden at Worcester, within and for the County of Worcester, on the second Monday of Decem ber, being the eighth day of said month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.
By the Honorable
FRANCIS H. DEWEY, One of the Justices of said Court.
On all days of said term, except the fourteenth, fifteenth, six- teenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and twenty-ninth days of said term, being the twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-first days of December, aforesaid, and the first, second and seventeenth days of January, A. D., 1880, and on said fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seven- teenth, eighteenth and twenty-ninth days of the term aforesaid,
By the Honorable P. EMORY ALDRICH, One of the Justices of said Court.
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF MENDON.
1 .* If any person shall use obscene language, quarrel or com- mit any manner of mischief, or otherwise misbehave in a disorder- ly manner in any street, highway or gangway, or in any building or other public place in said town, to the disturbance or annoyance of the peaceable inhabitants thereof, or any portion of them, or shall aid, assist, encourage or promote the same to be done by any other person or persons, he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than twenty dollars.
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2. If any person shall, with the alleged object of celebrating the anniversary of our National Independence, or on any occasion of public or party rejoicing, or at any other time when peaceable persons are thereby annoyed or alarmed, fire or discharge any gun, fowling piece or fire arm, or make any bonfire or other needless fire, or shall aid, assist, encourage or promote the same to be done by any other person or persons, in any street or public place within one-half mile from the Post Office in said town, he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than twenty dollars
3. If any person shall tie or fasten any horse, cattle, or team to any of the trees planted in any public highway or street, or any public lands in said town, for shade or ornament, or anything put up for the protection of said trees, he shall forfeit and pay for each offense a sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars.
4. If any person shall maliciously, wantonly or carelessly daub with paint, cut, deface, or otherwise injure any public trees, fences, buildings, furniture therein or other objects useful or orna- mental, he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than ten dollars.
5. If any person shall throw a carcass of any dead animal into any of the ponds, streams or waters within the limits of said town, or if any person shall leave any such carcass or any such an- imal to decay on the surface of the ground, or insufficiently buried therein, near any building or road, or other highway in said town, he shall pay for every such offense a sum not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars.
6. If any person shall coast, or run down in, into, across or along any of the streets or highways in said town on any other thing than a single hand sled, or in the night time or on any side- walk in said town upon the snow or ice, he shall for each offense be fined not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars.
7. If any person shall play at ball, or throw balls or stones, or snow balls, or foot balls, or throw any missiles by hand or other-
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wise on or within any portion of any street in said Mendon, opposite the land of an abuttor thereon, after such abuttor shall have forbidden him so to do, he shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Mendon, qualified by law to vote in elections and in town affairs, holden on the third day of March. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and by adjournment on the fifteenth day of the same month, it was voted to adopt the foregoing By-Laws as By-Laws for the town of Mendon.
Voted that the Town Clerk present said by-laws to the Supe- rior Court for approval.
Attest,
DAVID ADAMS, Town Clerk.
On the thirteenth day of January, 1880, during the present term, the foregoing by-laws are approved by the Court.
JOHN A. DANA, Clerk.
Attest, . A copy of the record. Attest, JOHN A. DANA, Clerk.
A true copy. Attest,
DAVID ADAMS, Town Clerk.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The undersigned respectfully submits, for the consideration of the town, the report of his doings for the municipal year now brought to a close.
The Treasurer debits himself as follows, viz :
1. To the amount of the surplus revenue, viz :
11 U. S. Bonds at 4 per cent . $1100 00
Deposite in Milford Savings Bank. 767 84
Edward Everett Cook's note 103 76
David Adams' note 146 59
$2118 19
2. To amount due from Collector, 1877,
140 77
66 1878,
1381 13
3. Cash in hand at last settlement .....
79 25
Amount assets 66
$3719 34
4. To amount borrowed on notes, viz :
Of N. R. George. $1500 00
Wm. H. Aldrich. 100 00
Wm. H. Aldrich. 300 00
John G. Metcalf.
130 92
Rachel S. Wheelock
170 00
Mary D. Bartlett
600 00
Austin Wood.
250 00
Julius A. George
500 00
Benjamin F. Aldrich
100 00
Ellen Quigley . .
175 00
Plummer Adams, on 4 months.
500 00
Sarah Wheelock 68 72
4394 64
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5. To amount borrowed on Bonds, viz :
Of Sarah Metcalf .. $ 300 00
Frank L. Metcalf.
2000 00
2300 00
6. To amount charged to Collector as interest, viz :
On taxes for 1877, collected, interest.
$ 26 99
66 1878, 66
11 17
1877, 66
66
..... 1 13
1878,
2 85
66 1877,
16 37
66 1877, 66 66
66
......
1 42
66
1878, 66
66
. .....
13 49
. .
1877, 66
66
66
36 34
66
1877,
66
66
. .....
5 78
66
1878,
66
66
45 59
169 56
7. To amount of interest on bonds and notes, viz :
Of U. S. Bonds. $48 00
E. E. Cook. 10 70
David Adams 8 80
Milford Savings Bank
46 34
8. To assessment of taxes, 1879 $7406 87
66
on women .. . 9 66
7416 53
9. To cash received from other sources, viz :
Of C. Endicott, State Treas., balance cor- poration tax, 1878. $ 11 27
Dwight Russell, rent of Mendon Pond .. 50 00
Exchange U. S. Bonds.
2 50
C. Endicott, State Treas., div. of cor-
poration tax
148 64
66
. . ....
......
2 45
66 1878,
66
. ... ...
5 98
1878,
113 84
. .....
5
Of C. Endicott, State Treas., div. of Na- tional Bank tax.
452 49
C. Endicott, State Treas., div. of State aid 264 00
C. Endicott, State Treas., for aid in- digent soldiers. 187 79
E. A. Brown, County Treas., div. dog fund
91 97
C. Endicott, State Treas., div. school fund
221 49
G. B. Williams, balance of appropriation for repair of school houses .... 32 70
E. E. Cook, for his note (S. Revenue) . 103 76
1566 61
Total debit
$19,680 52
The Treasurer credits himself as follows :
1. By cash paid for redemption of notes, viz :
For N. R. George's note $1500 00
John G. Metcalf's " 130 92
Mary D. Bartlett's "
600 00
Adaline Thompson's note 20 00
P., A. W. and Plummer Adams' note. 1000 00
Wm. H. Aldrich's note.
100 00
Wm. H. Aldrich's 66
300 00
Wm. H. Aldrich's
100 00
Sarah Wheelock's 66
100 00
Ladies' Circle, 66
90 00
Julius A. George, 66
500 00
Rachael S. Wheelock's note.
170 00
Ellen Quigley's note
175 00
$4785 92
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2. By case paid for redemption of bonds, viz :
To Sarah Metcalf, for bond No. 76.
$ 300 00
Marcus M. Aldrich,
66
85
...
500 00
Frank L. Metcalf,
66
79
. ..
2000 00
Plummer Adams,
66
80
. ....
766 00
3566 00
3. By cash paid interest on notes and bonds, viz :
To N. R. George, note June 1, 1876 ....
$ 53 54
J. G. Metcalf,
" April 9, 1879 ....
44
Mary B. Payson,
" 10, 1877. . ..
18 71
Good Templars,
" July 15, 1877 ....
3 50
Sarah Metcalf, coupon No. 76. . .
15 00
John S. Gaskill, 50 00
77. ..
Silas Dudley, jr., 66 84. .. 15 00
Ellen Quigley,
66
75
25 00
Marcus M. Aldrich,
85.
25 00
Delilah O. Aldrich,
66
87.
. .
25 00
John G. Metcalf, note May 8, 1878 .... 10 00
Julius A: George, coupon No. 86 ......
100 00
Adaline Thompson, note, April 2, 1877.
2 67
Austin Wood, coupon No. 83. 35 00
Z. G. Wood,
66
88.
25 00
D. W. Bennett,
66
89
.
5 00
M. M. Aldrich,
66
85.
. .
12 50
Mary D. Bartlett, note May 23, 1879 .. 11 76
Ladies' Circle, note March 28, 1877 .... 4 50
Adaline Thompson, coupon No. 93. ..
5 00
Frank L. Metcalf, 66 79 .....
100 00
Sarah Moffett, 66 90 ..... 15 00
Plummer Adams, 66 80. .. . .
53 62
Perry Adams, 82 ..... 53 62
P., A. W. & Plummer Adams, interest on note, Feb. 11, 1878 50 00
John G. Metcalf, interest on note, May 3, 1876 .. 15. 00
1
7
To Almira C. Thompson, coupon No. 92 ... 30 00 Almira C. Thompson, interest on note, April 16, 1867. 3 50
A. W. Adams, coupon No. 81 ..
.. ...
53 62
W. H. Aldrich, note June 29, 1878 ...
24 74
W. H. Aldrich, 66 Mar. 17, 1879 ...
10 93
W. H. Aldrich, 66 April 1, 1879 ...
3 48
Sarah Wheelock, 66 June 1,1878 ...
7 43
Ladies' Circle, 66 66 1,1876 ...
2 95
Julius A. George, "
9,1879 ...
17 35
N. R. George, Feb. 17, 1879 ... 67 50
Rachel S. Wheelock, note April 30, 1879 5 44
Ellen Quigley, note, June 2, 1879. . . . .
6 11
962 91
4. By cash paid Notes in part, viz :
Good Templars on note July 15, 1877 ..... 10 00
5. By cash paid Abatements, viz :
To Stephen Cook by collector, per cert. 13 14
Austin D. Davenport, 66 66
5 62
Collector per cert.
49 21
do. 66 66
85 65
do. 66 66
50 91
do. 6: 66
4 72
6. By cash paid State Tax
$185 00
County Tax. 603 43
" charge on 2 checks P. Adams. 50
788 93
7. By cash deposited in Milford Savings Bank, being the principal of E. E. Cook's note.
209 25
103 76
8. By paying 155 town orders $5,525 34
8
By amount of surplus revenue. 2118 19
66
66 deposited in Milford Nat. Bank 453 23
66
66
do in Home Nat. Bank. 24 33
66
66 due from Collector 723 87
66
cash in hand to balance 408 79
Amount of credits.
$19,680 52
BONDS OUTSTANDING MARCH 1, 1880.
Ann Quigley, No. 75, due June 1, 1881
$ 500 00
Sarah Metcalf,
94, 66
1885
300 00
John S. Gaskill, " 77, 66
66 1000 00
Albert W. Adams, “ 81, 66 66
1880 766 00
Perry Adams, 82, 66 66
66 766 00
Austin Wood, 66 83, 66
1881 700 00
Silas Dudley, jr., 66 84, 66 66
66
300 00
Julius A. George, " 86, 66 66 5, 1881.
2000 00
Deilah O. Aldrich " 87, 66
66
" 1882
500 00
Z. G. Wood, 66
88, 10, “ 500 00
100 00
Sarah Moffett, 66
90, " June 1, 1883
300 00
Lovina Forbush, 66
91 " Oct. 1,
1000 00
A. C. Thompson, " 92, " Feb. 8, 66
600 00
A. Thompson,
93,
66 66 100 00 66 .
F. L. Metcalf,
66 95, " Jan. 18, 1882
2000 00
$11,432 00
NOTES OUTSTANDING MARCH 1, 1880.
Mary B. Payson.
$ 374 31 Almira C. Thompson 70 00
N. R. George .
1500 00
D. W. Bennett, 89, " July 1, 1881
9
J. G. Metcalf. 200 00
J. G. Metcalf.
300 00
A. B. Lodge, I. O. G. T. . (balance) 60 00
Young Ladies' Circle 66
51 88
Austin Wood.
250 00
B. F. Aldrich.
100 00
Sarah Wheelock
68 72
Plummer Adams
500 00
$3,474 91
Amount of Bonds outstanding $11,432 00
Notes 66
3474 91
$14,906 91
. As will be seen by comparison of the statement of last year, the bonded debt has been diminished by the sum of $1266.00, and the amount of notes outstanding by the sum of $401.28, thus reduc- ing the indebtedness for money borrowed $1667.28.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. METCALF, Treasurer.
Mendon, Feb. 20, 1880.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following report of the expenditures of the town for the municipal year ending February 29, 1880 :
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Gilbert Gaskill, repairing Town Hall foundations. $ 7 00
Charles H. Allen, locks for safe drawers 3 04.
Gilbert Gaskill, wall around lock-up. 6 75
H. N. Hastings, sawing wood for Record Room 1 25
Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, advice to Selectmen 6 00
A. W. Gaskill, wood for Record Room 2 50
A. W. Judson, care of lock-up. 5 00
66 returning 17 deaths . 4 25
66 registering scholars for No. 2. 1 50
F. F. Taft, gravel purchased.
2 00
D. Adams, express paid .
2 70
66 school books furnished and returned to the Assessors. 15 65
D. Adams, election duties at Milford, etc
66 storing fire extinguisher. 12 00
1 89
66 making records and expenses about the same . 20 03
H. C. Adams, stationery and use of team for Selectmen 1 20
G. B. Williams, legal advice to Selectmen 2 50
$95 26
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PRINTING.
George W. Stacy, collector's bills and notices $ 4 25
Cook & Sons, posters . . 1 50
66 reports of town officers 55 00
66 posters, 2 bills. 3 00
$63 75
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
G. B. Williams, bill for repairs and refurnishing Cen- ter school rooms, No. 2. $ 373 35
($32.70 of this discounted and returned into Treasury.)
George W. Stacy, supplies for No. 2 schools. 4 62
Eldridge & Beattey, A. G. Chilson, &c., painting, etc.,
for No. 1 school house 46 17
Samuel H. Taft, etc., painting and repairs for No. 6 ... 37 37
H. G. Bates, stove and sundries for No. 4. 12 68
E. P. Gaskill, repairs of No. 5. 3 55
Henry A. Aldrich, supplies for the schools 7 86
$485 60
TOWN OFFICERS FOR SERVICES AND. EXPENSES.
Mrs. Bernette H. Williams, salary as Superintendent of
Schools $ 75 00
M. C. Gaskill, assessing taxes, 1879 42 50
A. H. Allen, 66 66
45 00
James J. Nutter, 66 66
34 90
A. H. Allen, services and expenses as Selectman eight months. 17 85
A. W. Judson, services as Constable for 1879-80.
..
15 00
66
66
Collector of Taxes, 1877 ...
68 00
66
66
66 1878. 69 50
12
J. G. Metcalf, services as Treasurer, 1879-80.
25 00
G. B. Williams,
66
Selectman and cash paid
.
19 42
A. W. Gaskill,
66
66
66 18 06
H. C. Adams,
66
10 00
66
$440 23
STATE AID PAID PENSIONERS, ACT OF 1879.
Silas H. Williams 42 00
John Curly 28 00
$70 00
STATE AID PAID PENSIONERS UNDER ACTS
BEFORE 1879.
Daniel O'Keefe . $ 12 00
Silas H. Williams 18 00
John Curly. 21 00
Levi L. Smith . 4 50
Daniel D. Davenport 4 50
$60 00
STATE AID PAID FOR INDIGENT SOLDERS, NOT PEN- SIONERS, UNDER ACT OF 1879.
James Wilson $ 102 33
Michael Grady
45 66
$147 99
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No. 1.
Flora Freeman, for teaching, 3 bills $188 00
Edward H. Taft, fuel and fitting. 19 50
William W. Nelson, fuel and fitting 3 00
$210 50
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No. 2. Primary and Grammar.
Edward Dixon, for teaching, 4 bills. $ 224 00
Cora E. Gaskill, 3 “ 196 00
Albert W. Gaskill, wood. 23 75
Jonathan Pickering, sawing wood, 2 bills. 8 25
A. W. Judson, care of fires. 6 00
$458 00
No. 3.
Mary A. Esty, for teaching, 3 bills $ 140 00
Lowell C. Cook, fuel and fitting 5 35
Mary A. Esty, care of fires. 1 50
$146 85-
No. 4.
Nellie H. Green, for teaching, 3 bills.
$ 210 00.
H. G. Bates, fuel, fitting and cleaning room 12 50
$222 50
No. 5.
Ada C. Taft, for teaching, 3 bills $ 140 00
E. P. Gaskill, cleaning room. 50
E. P. Gaskill, fuel and fitting 6 50
E. P. Gaskill, care of fires 2 00
$149 00
No. 6.
Mrs. Hattie E. Freeman, for teaching, 2 bills 108 00
William J. Taft, for teaching, 1 bill . 70 00
Christopher Daniels, wood. 6 74
$184 74
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HIGH SCHOOL.
Walter M. Wheelock, for teaching. $ 165 00
School Committee, 10 pay estimated balance of salary. 165 00
$330 00
FUEL FOR TOWN HALL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
E. A. & L. A. Cook for coal, 2 bills $28 50
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
OLD BILLS.
John R. Hayward, commissioners balance $12 80
Eli Bates, 66 66 130 92
Albert W. Gaskill, 66 66
243 88
N. A. Inman, bill for 1876
12 00
$399 60
CLEARING ROADS OF SNOW.
A. W. Gaskill $ 12 69
J. R. Hayward 2 88
H. G. Bates 2 59
E. P. Gaskill 2 72
Samuel H. Taft 1 50
Luther E. Taft. 4 25
Gilbert Gaskill 1 85
Francis F. Taft. 2 13
$30 61
BRIDGE REPAIRS THE CURRENT YEAR.
A. W. Gaskill, repairs on bridge and road near Whit- ing's mill. . $ 30 95
A. W. Gaskill, repairs on bridges near Wilcox's mill and Swan's mill . 4 37
Chas. B. Williams, drawing plank to bridge near Whit- ing's mill. 2 50
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T. W. Aldrich for stringers for bridge near Whiting's mill, . . 10 50
Alanson Taft for plank . 18 06
A. W. Gaskill for spikes 3 80
$70 18
SURVEYORS' EXPENDITURES CURRENT YEAR.
District No. 1. Edward H. Taft, 2 bills $60 00
66
2. George W. Cromb, jr., 2 bills. 75 00
3. Francis F. Taft, 1 bill. 60 00
66
4. H. P. Butler, 2 bills 73 34
5. Davis Hill, 1 bill 75 00
66 6. E. P. Gaskill, 2 bills 75 00
66
7. Luther E. Taft, 1 bill 80 00
8. H. G. Bates, 2 bills. 75 00
66
9. Samuel H. Taft, 1 bill 60 37
66 10. Leslie M. Carpenter, 2 bills 70 00
66
11. Erastus Hill, 2 bills . 59 44
66
12. A. W. Gaskill, 1 bill 53 29
66
13. Gilbert Gaskill, 2 bills. 70 59
$887 03
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Overseers of Poor by six town orders drawn at different times in their favor $1045 00
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Incidentals
$ 95 26
Printing 63 75
Repairs of school houses and supplies 485 60
Town Officers.
440 23
State aid to pensioners, act of 1879
70 00
66 former acts
60 00
State aid for other soldiers.
147 99
Support of schools
1701 59
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Fuel for Town Hall, etc 28 50 Roads and Bridges 1387 42
Support of Poor. 1045 00
$5525 34
The Selectmen also report that the liabilities of the town known to them, are as follows, viz :
Due Town Officers, by estimation. $ 108 00
Amount of town bonds outstanding 11,432 00
Amount of town notes outstanding 3474 91
$15,014 91
The available assets so far as known are as follows :
Taxes uncollected $ 723 87
Cash in hands of Treasurer and on deposit. 886 35
Due from State for State Aid disbursed un- der acts prior to 1879, to March 1, 1880. . 60 00
Due from State for State Aid disbursed pen- sioners, under act of 1879, to March 1, 1880. 70 00
Dne from State for State Aid disbursed under Chapter 252, acts of 1879, to March 1, 1880 . : 74 00
1814 22
$13,200 69
Respectfully submitted,
GUSTAVUS B. WILLIAMS, ) Selectmen ALBERT W. GASKILL, of HORACE C. ADAMS, Mendon.
Mendon, Feb. 21, 1880.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of the town of Mendon for the mu- nicipal year ending March 1st, 1880, submit the following report :
At the commencement of the year, Elijah Penniman, Freeman Miles, Nathan Streeter, Lawrence Wilber, Edner Allen, and Rich- ard P. Madden, were receiving a full support at Davis Hill's ; James W. Wilson was receiving support at Mrs. Freeman's ; Michael Grady was receiving support at Peter Ford's in Milford ; Ellen Ballou was receiving support at Taunton Lunatic Hospital ; Charles H. Allen was supported at James M. Staples'; Ezra W. Allen was partially supported at the School for Idiotic and Feeble Minded Youth, and the family of Daniel Cunningham, consisting of himself, wife and four children, were receiving partial support at their home in Milford.
March 10th, 1879. Mrs. Luania Smith, widow of Edward Smith, applied to this Board for aid, which was granted, and the town of Needham, her place of settlement, notified.
March 13th, 1879. The Overseers met at the Record Rooms in accordance with a notice previously given, to receive proposals and contract with some suitable person to board and take care of the poor of the town for one year, commencing the first day of April next; and agreed with Barton F. Cook, to provide for and take care of all paupers who may require a full support at any time during the year, for $1.75 per week for each pauper. And agreed with James M. Staples to board Charles H. Allen for $1 per week, and the town should pay for all necessary clothing.
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April 1st, 1879. Lawrence Wilber ceased to be chargeable for the present.
April 2d, 1879. Barton F. Cook having left town. a contract was made with Michael Broughey to board and take care of all paupers who may require a full support any time during the year for $1.85 per week for each person, and the poor were this day moved to his house by the Overseers.
April 5th, 1879. Stephen H. Scisco being sick and unable to provide for himself, made application to this Board for assist- ance, which was granted, and he promised to reimburse the Town when he should again be able to labor.
May 8th, 1879. Delia Harrington applied for aid, and was carried, with her child, to Mr. Broughey's, to be there supported.
About the first of June, Mrs. Allen left town to visit her rela- tives, and ceased to be chargeable.
June 2d, 1879, Delia Harrington left Mr. Broughey's, and ceased to be chargeable.
August 1st, 1879. James W. Wilson and Michael Grady ceased to be provided for by this Board, and were provided for by the Selectmen under Chapter 252 of the Acts of 1879.
Sept. 4th, 1879. Richard Patrick Madden was sent to the State Almshouse at Tewksbury.
Nov. 7th, 1879. Henry Moore applied for aid ; his family con- sists of himself, his wife and five children. Aid was granted.
Same date, the family of John O'Sullivan, consisting of him- self, his wife and seven children, became chargeable, and the city of Fall River duly notified. Their settlement has since been acknowl- edged to be in Milford by the Overseers of that town.
Dec. 1st, 1879. George P. Tucker applied for aid, for him- self, his wife and four children. Aid was granted.
Dec. 2d, 1879. Daniel Cunningham applied for aid for him- self, his wife and four children. Aid was furnished, and is con- tinued to the present time.
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Dec. 4th, 1879. Mrs. Carberry applied for aid for herself and three children, which was granted, and the town of Hopkinton, the place of their supposed legal settlement, was duly notified, and their settlement has been conceded by the Overseers of that town.
Jan. 5th, 1880. Nathan Streeter was removed from Milford to Mr. Broughey's, having left there Nov. 13, 1879, to go on a visit to his relatives in Taunton.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt of the fol- lowing named funds belonging to the town :
To balance from account of last year . ..... $17 43
Received on six town orders drawn at dif .. ferent times 1045 00
Received of Davis Hill for one chest. . 1 00
13 63
Received for goods sold at auction. ... Received of town of Southboro for aid to Caleb V. A. Smith. 5 00
Received of town of Needham for aid to
Mrs. Luania Smith.
4 00
- $1086 06
The Overseers credit themselves with the payment of the fol- lowing sums :
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Elijah Penniman 13 weeks at $2.50 per week. $32 50
Paid Michael Broughey for boarding Elijah
Penniman 39 1-7 weeks at $1.85 per week 72 41
for clothing and fixing shoes for Elijah Penniman 7 10
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$112 01
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Freeman Miles 13 weeks at $2.50 per week. $32 50
Michael Broughey for boarding Freeman
Miles 39 1-7 weeks at $1.85 per week .. 72 42
Dr. Metcalf medical attendance to Free- man Miles 1 25
106 17
20
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Nathan Streeter 13 weeks at $2.50 per week. $32 50
. Michael Broughey for boarding Nathan Streeter 30 1-7 weeks at $1.85 per week 55 75
for clothing for Nathan Streeter 4 78
cash to Nathan Streeter to go on a visit to his relatives 5 00
E. P. Gaskill for moving Nathan Streeter from Milford to Mr. Broughey's .. .... 1 00
99 03
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Edner Allen 13 weeks at $2.50 per week . $32 50
Michael Broughey for boarding Edner Al- len 8 3-7 weeks at $1.85 per week. ... 15 59
For clothing for Edner Allen and carry- ing her trunk to Milford. 4 04
52 13
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Lawrence Wilber
13 weeks at $2.50 per week. $32 50
for shoes and clothing for Lawrence Wil- ber 10 45
42 95
Paid Davis Hill for boarding Richard P. Mad- den 9 4-7 weeks at $2.50 per week .... $23 93
Michael Broughey for boarding Richard P. Madden 20 1-7 weeks at $1.85 per week 37 26
Dr. Metcalf for medical attendance to Richard P. Madden 1 00
Richard P. Madden's fare to Tewksbury .. 1 30
63 49
Paid Michael Broughey for boarding Delia
Harrington 3 4-7 weeks at $1.85 per week . $6 61
Dr. Metcalf for medical attendance to De-
lia Harrington 2 75
9 36
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