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Alice G. Coffin
297 00
Frank H. Lowell
110 00
$3,178 00
Fuel :-
Johnston Coal Co $461 25
Phillip S. Coffin
45 00
L. Francis Thayer
15 00
$521 25
Transportation :-
George M. Taft.
$265 60
D. Erastus Hill
232 40
M. & U. St. Ry. Co.
128 00
$626 00
Superintendent :-
Herbert F. Taylor
$478 31
F. G. Atwell. 184 16
662 47
Received from State for year
416 66
Net cost for the year
$245 81
Janitors :-
George H. Whiting
$340 00
Gertrude Farmer
9 00
Anna Kinsley
9 00
Alice Coffin .
18 00
$376 00
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Text Books and Supplies :-
Houghton, Mifflin Co. $6 80
Allyn & Bacon. 15 50
Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover 5 63
Rand, McNally & Co. 4 16
J. L. Hammett Co. 56 97
C. C. Berchard & Co
7 41
D. C. Heath & Co.
23 57
Edward E. Babb & Co.
38 04
Milton, Bradley & Co.
1 15
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins.
37 00
Thompson, Brown & Co.
25
Leavenworth & Co.
4 00
F. W. Martin.
1 25
Ginn & Company. 23 71
American Book Co. 29 20
J. D. Pearson. 19 00
G. M. Billings
5 75
Herbert F. Taylor.
17 71
Little, Brown & Co. 60
$297 70
Incidentals :-
Clark Ellis & Sons, alterations in heating plant. $234 02
H. R. Flanders, fire extinguisher .... 10 05
Mary E. Cutler, trees and shrubs. ... 26 40
A. C. Eldridge, painting Center building and work on windows. .. . 106 55 Joseph H. Dudley, care of church for graduation. 1 00
Wm. Johnston Teaming Co., cartage
2 22
Henry W. Brown, repairing lawn mower 75
Mrs. Hogarth, cleaning. 5 00
Wm. H. Bennett, work on East school 3 08
Georgiana Cook, cleaning 1 00
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Staples & Gould, furnace shakers ... 2 50
Frank Read, tuning piano. 2 00
Steere & Brown, sundries. 7 31
Frank H. Wood, 3 meetings of Dis- trict Com. 3 75
Edward F. Blood, 3 meetings of Dis- trict Com. 3 75
Herbert J. George,3 meetings of Dis- trict Com., Secretary of Com., tak- ing census, postage.
22 15
George H. Whiting, material and la- bor, repairing, cleaning building, care of lawn. 42 65
Dr. Campbell, year ending Mar. 1908 25 00
Glenville Coffin, cartage. 2 00
Herbert F. Taylor, freight and cart- age paid. 12 01
F. G. Atwell, freight and cartage paid 7 81
Mrs. E. A. L. Trehor, substituting. . 3 60
$524 60
Respectfully submitted, FRANK H. WOOD, HERBERT J. GEORGE, EDWARD F. BLOOD.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MENDON :
The fifteenth annual report of the superintendent of schools is herewith presented.
It is a pleasure to report all of your schools in excellent con- dition. This is due, of course, to the impetus of former condi- tions. Undoubtedly the spirit of the pupils has been an impor- tant contributing cause. Their evident desire for knowledge and their earnest, practical manner of pursuing it are very grati- fying. Several of the high school students hope to enter higher educational institutions after graduation, and this is another evi- dence of the excellent spirit of the pupils. Equally gratifying have been the spirit, faithfulness, and efficiency of the teachers.
To those intending to pursue more advanced courses, the choice of a college has probably been a perplexing question. The first point to be decided is "What knowledge is of most worth?" The answer which Spencer gave is far more common now than when he propounded the question. To-day the man who can build a bridge that will safely carry its prescribed load is not considered inferior to the man who can write a poem. And he who causes two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before is recog- nized as truly a public benefactor. Knowledge for its own sake or as a means of conferring distinction upon its possessor is not now so highly esteemed as that which confers the power to serve mankind. Education for efficiency is the demand of the present. To-day that education is of most worth which fits the child to do his share of the world's work willingly and efficiently and to find joy in the doing.
President Roosevelt truly says that we are educating boys away from the farm and the shop. It might as truly be said that we are educating girls away from the home, and into offices, stores, and mills. This is exceedingly unfortunate since the home is at
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once the unit and the basis of civilization, and nine-tenths of all American homes are supported by manual labor. Therefore, the dignity of manual labor must be inculcated.
I was glad to learn that some of the members of the present senior class hope to enter the State College at Amherst. It is hoped that more will follow. There are some things we may and ought to do which will better and more directly prepare for the courses at Amherst. First, wherever there is any relation between real life and the things taught in school, this relation should be pointed out and emphasized. For illustration, geography treats of food, clothing, and shelter, the materials and processes involved in their production, and the commerce and transportation by which these are distributed. These should all be studied at home first, and then in other parts of the world. The relation of arithmetic to the home, the farm, the store, and the shop should be clearly developed. Grammar, composition, and rhetoric should be taught with reference to the daily use of English in conversation and letter writing.
Not only should the teaching connect with life, but the sub- ject matter should be selected especially for this purpose. When a class is ready to study chemistry, there is just as much mental discipline and far more practical value in studying the chemistry of soils and of cooking than in the study of the chemistry of ar- gon and radium. Those topics in physics and biology which have a direct bearing upon agriculture are none the less valuable as science, and therefore should be given the preference.
In addition to what may be done in the way of teaching and in the choice of topics for instruction, a school garden is desirable and feasible it seems to me. A plot of ground could be rented, and perhaps this would be preferable for a year or two, until the real value of the plan could be ascertained. Of course this school garden would not be used to teach the ordinary processes of farm- ing, but as a miniature experiment station. It would be a sort of out-door laboratory for the study of soils, fertilizers, and different modes of cultivation. The selection, treatment, and testing of seeds, besides numerous similar lines of work could be carried on to both the manual and mental advantage of the students. Enough could be done,at least, to convince the average boy that
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there is abundant opportunity to apply both intelligence and science to modern farming. The farmer occupies a unique place in the industrial world. He is at once a capitalist, a manager, and a laborer. Even if these boys should finally go to work in the shop, such a training would there be as useful as the study of algebraic surds. I hope something of the kind may be attempted.
This entire report has but one purpose and that is to demon- strate the wisdom of introducing the industrial spirit and methods into all of our school work. As a means to this end, teachers should make frequent use in recitation of the child's out-of-school observations, experiences, and activities. Only by the aid of these can a pupil possibly interpret and understand what is in the text- book. Then we must give the child such knowledge as can actual- ly be applied to his own home activities, and which he can use in the interpretation of his daily observations and experiences. In other words we must endeavor to establish the right relations and interactions between school and life.
It is only three months since I assumed the supervision of your schools, but during that time, the kindness and co-operation which I have met both in school and out, are very gratifying.
Respectfully submitted,
F. G. ATWELL,
Superintendent of Schools.
STATISTICAL TABLE, SEPTEMBER, 1907, TO JUNE, 1908.
SCHOOLS.
Aver- age Mem- ber- ship.
Aver- age Attend- ance.
Per Cent. of Attend- ance.
Total enrol- ment.
Num- ber be- tween 5 and 15.
Num- ber over 15.
Num- ber be- tween 7 and 14.
Total days of ab- sence.
Tar- dy.
Dis- missed.
Cor- poral Pun- ish- ment.
Vis- its by Supt.
Visits by Others.
High
26.97
25.47
94.40
30
13
17
5
333.5
691
27
0
34
43
Grammar
35.27
32.94
93.39
33
33
0
28
419.5
43
37
0
43
39
Intermediate
39.26
36.06
91.88
40
40
0
40
571.5
116
10
0
29
26
Primary
22.21
20.26
91.22
24
24
0
5
349
47
9
0
34
24
East Mendon
16.70
15.50
92.60
16
16
0
11
216.5
118
23
0
19
43
Albeeville
15.54
13.33
85.78
14
14
0
12
498
105
14
0
9
25
Summary
155.95
143.56
92.06
157
140
17
101
2388.0
1120
120
0
168
200
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II TEACHERS, DECEMBER, 1908.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
SALARIES PER WEEK.
PREPARATION.
High,
Burton W.Sanderson,
$20 00
Bates College.
Mabelle E. Davis,
12 50
Mt. Holyoke College.
Grammar,
Isabelle I. Ham,
12 00
Edward Little High School.
Intermediate,
Mabel O. Tracey,
11 00
Johnson Normal School.
Primary,
Mary E. Dudley,
11 00
Mendon High School.
East Mendon,
Etta Kinsley,
9 00
Plymouth Normal School.
Albeeville,
Alice G. Coffin,
8 50
Mendon High School.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1908-1909.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
SPRING TERM.
Opens.
Closes.
Opens.
Closes.
Opens
Closes.
High School, Grades,
40 weeks. Sept. 8, 1908 Dec. 18 Dec.28, '08 April 2, '09
Apr.12,'09 June 25
36 weeks. Sept. 14, 1908 Dec. 18 Jan. 4, '09 Mar. 26,'09 Apr.12,'09 June 18
Holidays :---
Thanksgiving and the Friday following, February 22, and April 19.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1909-1910.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
SPRING TERM.
Opens.
Closes.
Opens.
Closes.
Opens.
Closes.
High School, 40 weeks, Grades, 36 weeks,
Sept. 7, 1909| Dec. 17,'09 Dec.27'09 Apr. 1,'10 Apr.11,'10 June 24 Sept. 13, 1909 Dec. 17,'09 Jan. 3,'10|Mar.25'10 Apr.11,'10 June 17
Holidays :-
Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following, February 22, April 19, and May 30.
Graduating Exercises of the MENDON HIGH SCHOOL AT THE
Unitarian Church, Friday Evening, June 19, 1908.
March
FRANK H. LOWELL.
Prayer
MR. CHARLES R. CHAPPELL.
Essay, The Advantages of a Country Life,
HERBERT STODDARD WOOD.
Essay, Modern Philanthrophy.
ETHEL MAY ALBEE.
Song, The Beautiful Blue Danube, SCHOOL.
Strauss
Essay, A Young Man's Choice of an Occupation,
FRANK LAWRENCE ALVES.
Essay, "Over the Alps Lies Italy," BERTHA ELEANOR PHILLIPS.
Song, Massa Dear,
SCHOOL. Johnson
Essay, Our Constitution,
CHARLES VINCENT DRISCOLL.
Presentation of Diplomas,
SUPERINTENDENT HERBERT F. TAYLOR.
Song, O, Italia, Italia, Beloved.
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Donizetti
SCHOOL.
GRADUATES. Ethel May Albee, Frank Lawrence Alves, Charles Vincent Driscoll, Bertha Eleanor Phillips, Herbert Stoddard Wood.
Class Colors-Blue and Yellow. Class Flower-The Daisy. Class Motto-"Knowledge is Power."
ROLL OF HONOR.
NINE TERMS. Lois Congdon-High.
Gladys Blood-Intermediate.
EIGHT TERMS.
Charlotte Snow-High.
Doris Thayer-East.
SIX TERMS.
Agnes Harrington-Grammar.
THREE TERMS.
Verena Springer-Grammar. 1
Bertha Barnes, Bernice Barnes, Clement Holbrook, Evelyn Thompson, Carrie Thompson-Intermediate.
Lora Thompson-Primary.
FALL AND SPRING TERMS.
Ralph Gaskill-High
Leonard Burr, Vera Wilson, Pearl Cromb, Edward Kins- ley-Grammar.
Ray Scriven-Intermediate. Esther Eldridge-Primary. Horace Thayer-East.
WINTER AND SPRING TERMS.
Forest Lowell, Dora Springer-Grammar. Annie Rice-Intermediate. Martha Lowell-Primary.
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FALL TERM.
James Doherty-Intermediate.
WINTER TERM.
George Aldrich-Grammar.
Almond Draper-Intermediate.
Frank Phillips, Margaret Turnbull-East.
SPRING TERM.
George Barrows, Sumner Coleman, Moses Coleman, Charles Fleming, Helen Holbrook, Beatrice Taft, Charles Draper, Leo Gallant, Harold Barrows-Grammar.
Kenneth Taft, Carl Hoberg, Harold Steere, Mildred Ar- rand, Geraldine Fleming, Mary Goss, Charles Holbrook, Ben- jamin Eldredge-Intermediate.
Charles Gillis, Isabelle Harrington, Mary Springer-Primary. Mary Brown-East.
TOWN WARRANT.
Worcester, ss :- To the Constable of the Town of Mendon, in the County of Worcester, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Mendon, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Mendon, on Monday, the first day of March next, punctually at 9 o'clock A. M., to act on the following ar- ticles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To hear the reports of the several town officers and committees and act thereon.
ARTICLE 3. To bring in their ballots for the following officers-A Town Clerk for one year ; three Selectmen for one year ; one Assessor for three years; three Overseers of the Poor for one year ; a Town Treasurer for one year; a Tree Warden for one year ; a Collector of Taxes for one year ; an Auditor for one year ; one Highway Surveyor for one year ; one Constable for one year ; three Fence Viewers for one year; one Trustee of the Taft Public Library for two years; one School Committee for three years ; also to bring in their votes, "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this town?" all on one ballot, designating the office intended for each person voted for.
ARTICLE 4. To choose all other necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
ARTICLE 5. To raise such sums of money as are necessary to defray town charges and make appropriations for the same.
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ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of jurors as reported by the Selectmen, or make any alterations in the same.
ARTICLE 7. To see what measures the town will adopt to secure the speedy collection of taxes.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money to pay current expenses for the municipal year commencing March 1, 1909, in anticipation of the collection of taxes.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate any sum of money for Memorial day services, and appoint a com- mittee to expend the same.
ARTICLE 10. To see what action the town will take relative to actions that may be brought by or against the town.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will vote to in any way repair, or alter, the Town Hall, and raise and appropriate money to pay for such repairs or alteration or act in any manner in relation to such repairs or alteration and such appropriation.
ARTICLE 12. To see what sum of money, if any, the town will vote to raise and appropriate to be expended under the direc- tion of the Tree Warden, for exterminating insect pests in the public ways and places, and for removing therefrom trees and plants upon which such insects naturally breed.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will vote to have all money expended on the roads itemized in our Town Reports, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will vote to have all special town meetings called in the evening, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will revoke its acceptance of the provisions of Chapter 374 of the Acts of 1895, and vote to choose three Road Commissioners.
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ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate any sum of money for the suppression of illegal liquor selling, gambling and vice, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to supply the new school building with water, raise and appropriate any sum of money for said water supply, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to sell the large fire extinguisher, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 19. To bring in your ballots "Yes" or "No" in answer to the following question, "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and eight, entitled 'An act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire,' be accepted by this town?"
The polls may be closed at 3 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the following places in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meet- ing, viz .:- At the post-office, and on the guideboard near the schoolhouse in Albeeville, and at the post-office in South Milford.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen or Town Clerk, before the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Mendon this thirteenth day of Feb- ruary in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine.
MOSES U. GASKILL. FREEMAN C. LOWELL, HENRY W. GASKILL.
Selectmen of Mendon.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE VARIOUS
BOARDS OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
INCLUDING THE REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE
Municipal Year Ending March 1, 1910.
[243D ANNUAL REPORT]
MILFORD, MASS. MILFORD JOURNAL CO., PRINTERS. 1910.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The undersigned Treasurer of the Town of Mendon for the fiscal year ending Feb. 1, 1908 respectfully submits an account of his doings.
The Treasurer debits himself with receiving the following sums, viz. :-
To cash received of the treasurer for
the year ending Feb. 6, 1909 .... $340 82 To cash received from collector, 1906. . 132 84
To cash received from collector, 1907. . 565 52
1,558 54
To cash received from collector, 1908. . To cash received from collector, 1909. . To cash received from collector, Mil- ford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co. 1909 291 08
8,548 72
To cash received from collector, Mil- ford, Attleboro & Woonsocket St. Ry. Co., 1909. 36 44
To cash received from State Treasurer, Corporation tax, 1909 account ... 54 90
To cash received from State Treasurer, Bank tax. 495 38
To cash received from State Treasurer, Assistant High School. 500 00
To cash received from State Treasurer, Income School Fund. 1,277 80
To cash received from State Treasurer, Street Railway tax. 36 08
To cash received from State Treasurer, State Aid 1908 account. 760 00 ยท To cash received from State Treasurer, Inspection animals. 15 00
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To cash received from State Treasurer,
Balance State Highway Allotment 1908 10 00
To cash received from State Treasurer, Burial paupers 15 00
To cash received, Milford Savings
Bank, six notes. 5,000 00
To cash received F. J. Dutcher account supervision 416 66
To cash received C. H. Allen, old windows 2 50
To cash received H. S. Coleman, jan- itor Town Hall 84 50
To cash received W. G. Pond, clerk 3d district court. 175 80
To cash received Frank M. Aldrich, Tree Warden 64 88
To cash received Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co., Grove license. 50 00 . . To cash received D. H. Barnes, bowling alley license. 10 00
To cash received Charles H. Buck, skating rink license. 15 00
To cash received S. Warren Cook, auc- tioneer's license. 2 00
To cash received H. J. George, old desks 3 00
To cash received F. G. Atwell, old books 1 00
To cash received H. J. George, rent for school house, North part. 15 00
To cash received E. A. Brown, County Treasurer, dog tax. 193 68
To cash received H. W. Gaskill, shin- gles sold. 8 63
To cash received J. B. Driscoll, 1/2 fees, hay scales 15 63
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To cash received Julia F. Darling, one copy Town Annals. 2 75
$20,699 15
The Treasurer credits himself with paying the following sums, viz. :-
By paying 117 Town orders. $10,080 59
School Committee.
2,415 77
66 Town notes.
5,000 00
Interest on same.
303 27
2 notes new school building 650 00
Interest on same. 361 88
66 State tax.
855 00
County tax
680 00
66 F. M. Aldrich, on account of
money received of Har- riot E. Darling, for spray- ing trees. 18 00
66 Overseers of Poor on ac- count burial of state pau- per
15 00
By cash on hand to balance. .
319 64
$20,699 15
$131.05 of above balance is excise tax.
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD T. GASKILL,
Treasurer.
Mendon, Feb. 7, 1910.
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AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.
DR.
To cash received L. T. Gaskill, Treas- urer, 1908-1909, deposited in Mil- ford Savings Bank. $1,024 48
To cash received Worcester County In- stitution for Savings 572 95
To cash received interest of Worcester County Institution for Savings. . . . 23 12
To cash received interest of Milford Savings Bank. 41 36
$1,661 91
CR.
By cash paid on Town order $ 50 00 By cash deposited in Milford Savings Bank 1,015 84
By cash deposited in Worcester County Institution for Savings 596 07
$1,661 91
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD T. GASKILL,
Treasurer.
Mendon, Feb. 7, 1910.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following report of expenditures for the fiscal year ending February 4, 1910 :-
INCIDENTALS.
F. D. White, M. D., (Returning 3 births) . 75
Henry W. Gaskill, cash paid for blankbooks. 1 30
Mass. State Board of Agriculture, (two stamps) 2 30
Richard E. Hazard, fire permit book 60
Albert W. Gaskill, cattle inspector 30 00
John J. Driscoll, ballot clerk, Mar. 1, 1909. 2 00
Edw. F. Driscoll, teller, Mar. 1, 1909. 2 00
C. A. Fletcher, watchman and dog officer. 8 00
F. M. Aldrich, Brown Tail and Gypsy Inspection 14 45
Moth
Leonard T. Gaskill, cash paid for fighting forest fires W. and L. E. Gurley, supplies for sealer of Weights and Measures. 5 43
25 55
Clarence A. Taft, teller, Mar. 1, 1909.
2 00
Wm. H. Thayer, cash paid fighting forest fires .. .
41 50
Worcester Abstract Co., abstracts for Assessors. . . . Chas. H. Allen, repairs screen and record room.
9 55
1 60
A. W. Brownell, abatement book for Assessors. ....
2 50
Chas. H. Allen, labor and supplies for town well .... 2 10
Malden Speciality Co., acid for sealer of weights and measures. 1 50
Cenedella & Co., labor on town well. 33 50
Alonzo E. Brown, care of lawns. 12 00
Richard E. Hazard, police officer, July 3, 4, 5 4 00
J. B. Driscoll, police officer, July 3, 4, 5. 4 00
Eugene L. Blake, police officer, July 3, 4, 5 4 00
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T. Otis Daffon, police officer, July 3, 4, 5. 4 00 Steere & Brown, envelopes and stamps for Selectmen 2 13
Chas. H. Allen, repairing hay scales. 1 09
Geo. H. Whiting, paving gutter at town well. 3 00
John J. Driscoll, ballot clerk Nov. 2, 1909. 3 00 Edward F. Driscoll, teller, Nov. 2, 1909 3 00
Henry W. Gaskill, cash paid for killing and burying dog 2 00
Leonard T. Gaskill, cash paid H. C. Snell criminal case 7 60
Leonard T. Gaskill, cash paid for burial of soldier .. 74 00
Horace C. Adams, insurance on Town building. ..
197 09
Leon Paddock, cleaning up around town well. 1 00
Frank M. Aldrich, cutting elm trees.
15 55
Albert W. Gaskill, sand and labor at town well
2 75
Clarence A. Taft, teller Nov. 2, 1909 3 00
Harold M. Curtiss, coal for fire extinguisher
8 25
Williams, Williams & Vincent, advice to town officers Moses U. Gaskill, cash paid for express, stationery, telephone and car fare. 3 21
4 00
John M. French, fumigating at
Whiting's and Pearson's 10 00
T. Otis Daffon, dog officer 8 00
Horace C. Adams, cash paid express, car fare, tele- phone and postage. 3 88
Geo. M. Taft, cash paid for work on watering trough, services as teller, rent of extinguisher and care of fire. 18 00
Chas B. Goss, scouting for gypsy and brown tail moths 18 00
Frank M. Aldrich, scouting for gypsy and brown tail moths, postage, car fare and supplies 40 95
Henry W. Gaskill, work on watering trough and car fare to Boston. 4 75
Herbert J. George, sealing milk bottles and hay scales 17 26
Arthur V. Pond, ballot clerk Mar. 1 and Nov. 2, 1909 5 00
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Leonard T. Gaskill, postage, car fare, telephone and use of well. 9 65
Pneumatic Hand Stamp Co., stamp for sealer of weights and measures. 80
Fred K. Brown, stamped envelopes for selectmen. 1 70
C. Austin Fletcher, plank for hay scales. 10 50
J. B. Driscoll, cement, repairs and lockup keeper ..
1 75
$695 54
STATE AID TO PENSIONERS, CHAP. 381, ACTS OF 1904
Milton R. Billings and wife
$110 00
Mary J. Billings 4 00
Albert V. French. 64 00
Malvina F. Hill
32 00
Rufus Hazard and wife 72 00
Jane Hazard. 12 00
Pauline Kingman
48 00
Sylvester Moores 72 00
Eliza Munsell. 48 00
Sarah H. Parsons 48 00
Oremandell Quimby 48 00
Susan Hall Taft.
48 00
Waterman Taft
48 00
James Wilbur. 72 00
64 00
$790 00
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
George B. Cromb $1,500 00
George B. Cromb, excise tax. 231 53
C. A. Fletcher, excise tax, (old bill) 27 92
Henry W. Gaskill, excise tax, setting stone bounds
2 00
David Wilbur
$1,761 45
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SNOW BILLS.
Charles A. Fletcher (old bill) . $ 2 00
George B. Cromb, labor and cash paid 225 25
Charles A. Fletcher .
2 80
$230 05
MEMORIAL DAY.
Cash paid L. T. Gaskill. $50 00
TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Julia F. Darling, 2 orders
$350 00
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Overseers of Poor
$1,000 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Albert V. French, 2 orders. $50 00
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL PHYSICIAN, BOOKS, INCIDENTALS AND TRANSPORTATION.
School department. $3,425 00
School department, amount drawn in excess of appro-
priation 263 81
$3,688 81
TOWN OFFICERS.
Nathan R. George, auditor 1909 $ 6 00
Chas. H. Allen, assessor 1909.
65 00
Luther W. Holbrook, assessor 1909
60 00
Frederick A. Davenport, assessor and use of team 1909 65 00
Moses U. Gaskill, selectman and registrar. 50 00
Freeman C. Lowell, selectman and registrar 35 00
Henry W. Gaskill, selectman and registrar 30 00
T. Otis Daffon, constable.
25 00
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Horace C. Adams, town clerk and registrar . 43 75
Leonard T. Gaskill, treasurer 65 00
Frank M. Aldrich, tree warden. 10 00
$454 75
PRINTING.
Milford Journal Co., town reports. $40 48
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