Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1856-1878, Part 24

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
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Respectfully submitted.


S. C. HARTWELL, FRED CROSBY. Auditors. EDGAR D. MORSE,


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VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MAY, 1, 1873.


Real Estate, Personal Estate,


$1,839,315 00 1,054,227 00


Total,


Valuation, 1872,


$2,893.542 00


2,554,755 00


Increase in 1873,


$338,787 00


Number of Polls in 1873, 1270, at $2 00 each, 1


1872, 1257, 66


Increase, 13 Rate of Taxation 14 50 per $1000 00.


VALUATION OF CENTER WATCH DISTRICT, 1873.


Real Estate, Personal Estate,


$667,940 00 266,188 00


Total,


Rate, 90 cents on $1000 00.


$934,128 00


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J. O. MCKINSTRY,


LUCIAN MARCY,


GEO. K. DRESSER.


Assessors of Southbridge.


Southbridge, January 31, 1874.


ERRATA.


Page 21. Wm. Edwards should be


$3 70


24. M. Dillaber, services, should be


202 59


66 25. Davis & Farnum, 254 25


33.


F. A. Warfield, services, should be


8 25


34. E. M. Phillips, for insurance, "


182 07


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


WORCESTER, SS. To either of the Constables of the town of South- bridge in the County of Worcester, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Sithbri lge. qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in the Town Hall in Southbridge, on MONDAY, the second day of darch next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then an.I there to act on the following articles.


ARTICLE I.


To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.


ARTICLE II.


To choose all necessary officers for the ensuing year.


ARTICLE III.


To hear the annual report of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, Auditors of accounts, and School Committee, and act thereon.


ARTICLE IV.


To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges the ensuing year, and act thereon.


ARTICLE V.


To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to pay town debts and charges the ensuing year, or act thercon.


ARTICLE VI.


To see if the town will authorize the collector to use the means for collecting the taxes which the town treasurer when appointed a collec- for may use, or act thereon.


ARTICLE VII.


To see if the town will allow a discount on taxes paid within a cer- tain period.


ARTICLE VIII.


To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, and act thereon.


ARTICLE IX.


To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as poste I a:d pre- sented by the Selectmen, or act thereon.


ARTICLE X.


To see if the town will vote to pay the engine men for the year en- suing, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XI.


To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to transfer to the credit of unappropriated funds, $152.18, the unexpended balances of the following appropriations : Mellville Engine, $72.95 ; Hose, $37 .- 25 ; Sandersdale Bridge, $4.48 ; Lamp posts, $36.94 ; Mill Street, 56 cents, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XII.


To see if the town will vote to diminish the number of its School Committee, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XIII.


To see if the town will vote to require the School Committee to ap- point a Superintendent of Public Schools, who, under the direction and control of said committee, shall have the care and supervision of the schools, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XIV.


To see if the town will adopt the provisions of Chapter 375, of the ac's of 1870, and Chapter 243 of the acts of 1872 regarding protection against fires in towns, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XV.


To see what action the town will take regar ling the acceptance of the collection in natural history, presented by Holmes Aminidown, Esq., and providing cases for the preservation therefor, or act ther con.


ARTICLE XVI.


To see if the town will build a suitable banik wall upon each side of receiving vault in cemetery, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XVII.


To see if the town will make special repairs on the Woodstock road, from or near Southbridge Brick Company's works to the' junction of the two Woodstock roads near the house of Miss Simpson, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.


ARTICLE XVIII.


To hear the report of the Select:nen of the settlement with the col- lector of taxes for years 1871 and 2, and act thereon.


ARTICLE XIX.


To see what action the town will take to enforce payment of side- walk bills of abutters, or act thereon.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by publishing an attest- ed copy of the same, in the Southbridge Journal, the two weeks next preceeding the time for holding the meeting as aforesaid. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the town clerk, at the time and place aforesaid. Given under our hands this 19th of February, A. D. 1874.


JOIN O. MCKINSTRY, Selectmen P. T. LITCHFIELD, of C. A. PAIGE, Southbridge.


A true copy. Attest.


P. M. CLARKE. Constable of Southbridge.


Case 61


ANNUAL REPORT


OF


THE AUDITORS


OF


SOUTHBRIDGE,


FOR THE


Fiscal Year ending March 1, 1875.


SOUTHBRIDGE : [PRINTED AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE, 1875.


TOWN OFFICERS, 1874.


CLERK: SAMUEL S. PERRY.


TREASURER: FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.


SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. C. A. PAIGE, J. O. MCKINSTRY, P. T. LITCHFIELD.


AUDITORS: S. C. HARTWELL, FRED CROSBY, E. D. MORSE.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE:


CHAS. HYDE, Term expires 1875. E. M. PHILLIPS, Term expires 1876 A. J. BARTHOLOMEW, 66


G. H. HARTWELL, “ REV. H. H. RHEES, 66


LIBRARY COMMITTEE:


S. HARTWELL, Term expires 1875, S. M. LANE, Term. expires 1876. E. A. GLEASON, 66 S. C. HARTWELL, 66


W. A. H. GRANT, 66 66 A. J. BARTHOLOMEW, " M. LEONARD, Term expires 1877. REV. F. C. FLINT, 66 EDWIN EMERY, 66


CONSTABLES: P. M. CLARKE, FRANCIS RYAN, E. L. SPENCER.


FENCE VIEWERS: MARVIN CHENEY, JAMES BROWN, OLIVER MASON.


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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER: LUTHER D. CLEMENCE, LUCIAN MARCY, J. M. CHENEY.


FIELD DRIVERS:


N. E. PUTNEY, JOS. H. CONNER, JOS. BRACKETT,


LUCIAN MARCY, W. H. H. CHENEY, SILAS MORSE,


CHAUNCEY BROWN.


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FIRE WARDS:


J. M. CLEMENCE,


GEO. A. DRESSER,


E. A. GLEASON, J. P. CHENEY, AMASA HASKELL, WM. EDWARDS.


ASSESSORS: C. A. PAIGE, SOLOMON THAYER, DANIEL WHITFORD.


COLLECTOR OF TAXES: SOLOMON THAYER.


SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS: WILLIAM COMSTOCK.


REPORT.


The Auditors of Southbridge present the Annual Report of the financial transactions of the town for the year ending March 1, 1875.


The account of the Town Treasurer, as presented by him, is here- with submitted, having been examined and found correct.


F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Southbridge, for the year ending February 28, 1875.


RECEIPTS.


Cash in treasury January 31, 1874 $4,867 52


Due from E. L. Spencer, Collector


694 64


Due from D. Walker, Collector


490 63


Due from L. Morton, Collector


39 00


Due from S. Thayer, Collector


395 04


Tax bills of 1874, as follows:


State tax


3,700 00


County tax . 3,648 12


Bank tax .


1,928 00


Common schools.


6,800 00


Discount on taxes.


4,500 00


Payment of debts


4,000 00


Highways


3,500 00


Salaries


3,200 00


High school.


1,900 00


Contingent expenses


1,600 00


Woodstock road


1,500 00


Support of poor


1,500 00


Street lights


1,200 00


Interest


1,200 00


Public library


1,200 00


Engine men .


1,100 00


Outside poor


1,000 00


Contingent account of schools, &c.


800 00


Sidewalks


700 00


Bridges


500 00


Abatement of taxes


500 00


Insurance


300 00


Railing highways


200 00


Printing


200 00


Amounts carried forward 46,676 12


6,486 83


6


Amounts brought forward $46,676 12 $6,486 83


School apparatus 200 00


Overlaying on taxes


389 16


Center Watch District, tax and overlaying 833 66


48,098 94


State Treasurer, bank tax


1,255 74


State Treasurer, corporation tax


775 33


State Treasurer, State aid


492 00


State Treasurer, school fund


402 24


State Treasurer, pauper account


241 97


County Treasurer, dog fund, 1873-4


386 65


County Treasurer, dog fund, 1874-5


356 75


Center Watch District


1,250 00


C. A. Paige, guardian, credit poor account


876 13


C. A. Paige, guardian, in trust


800 00


Sidewalk assessments 406 72


Produce sold


337 70


Old school-house sold.


140 00


Town of Oxford, account of Mahar family


101 54


Police station fees


98 05


C. A. Paige, guardian, account Samuel Eastman


90 85


Public library 87 39


68 00


Selectmen for licenses


47 00


H. Fiske, towards support of Lydia Fiske 39 00


30 00


Labor of highway help


27 62


Use Town Hall


23 60


Town of Blackstone, account of J. Welsh.


18 00


Fine for shooting in the street


15 00


Stairs, old wood, &c., sold.


11 50


Town of Prescott, account of A. M. Thayer


9 22


Town of Charlton, account of Mrs. L. Newell


6 00


Sidewalk account, H. Lamson


5 83


Old plank sold


4 50


Damaged lamp-post


4 30


Lamp sold


4 00


Stove sold


3 00


Old iron sold


2 50


Naptha sold


1 25


Curb-stone sold


1 25


63,006 40


Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes.


15,800


Money borrowed for specific purposes, per votes, 9,300


25,100 00


$88,106 40


Cemetery lots sold


Rent of pasture.


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EXPENDITURES.


Support of common schools


$8,839 99


Discount on taxes.


4,567 14


Repairing highways


4,253 81


State tax, 1874. .


3,700 00


Center school-house


3,694 61


County tax, 1874


3,648 12


Salaries


3,203 94


North school-house (Globe)


2,942 75


Support of poor


2,609 31


Mckinstry road.


2,261 47


High school


2,028 93


Center Watch District


1,854 35


Contingent account schools, &c


1,838 34


Contingent expenses


1,791 30


Bank tax


1,717 66


Public library


1,690 91


Woodstock road


1,496 55


River street road


1,375 00


Street lights


1,219 99


Interest


1,184 16


Outside poor


1,162 03


Sidewalks


1,128 82


Settlement suit O'Brien family.


1,095 00


Engine men


1,088 00


C. A. Paige, guardian, trust fund


800 00


Cemetery tomb-wall


800 00


Abatement of taxes


571 92


State aid


477 00


Street lamps


337 50


Railing highways


228 18


Printing


224 93


Fire extinguishers.


211 85


Painting engine-house signs


150 00


Everett street grade


140 80


Bridges


125 35


Insurance


83 53


Shoveling snow


44 65


Water street,


28 85


Note to T. N. Harding, guardian, June 16, 1870, 300 00


Note to Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Aug. 10, 1872, 800 00


Note to John Marcy, November 1, 1873, in part, 2,900 00


Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, - -


15,800 00


Amount carried forward, -


- 84,416 74


8


Amount brought forward,


E. L. Spencer, Collector, taxes not collected charged account general appropriations, per vote of town March 2, 1874, to close his account, D. Walker, Collector, taxes not collected charged account general appropriations, per vote of town March 2, 1874, to close his account,


694 64


490 63


1,185 27


Due from L. Morton, Collector, -


39 00


Due from S. Thayer, Collector,


228 14


Cash on hand,


2,237 25


2,504 39


$88,106 40


BALANCES OF ACCOUNTS, MARCH 1, 1875.


School-houses,


$14,600 00


Town property,


$37,929 15


Town-house,


5,000 00


Notes payable,


19,300 00


Engine-houses,


4,000 00


Support of poor.


1,212 23


Farm, -


3,400 00


Unappropriated funds,


1,166 60


Lamp-posts and lanterns,


2,500 00


Public library,


718 60


Police station. -


2,500 00


Common schools,


663 45


Personal property, -


2,234 40


Bridges,


490 67


Fire engines,


1,500 00


State aid,


489 44


New cemetery.


1,194 75


Center watch district, -


464 39


School furniture,


1,000 00


Abatement of taxes,


311 99


General appropriations,


23,362 61


Outside poor, -


292 59


Cash, -


,237 25


Insurance,


265 91


Street lamps,


337 50


Contingent expenses, -


235 71


S. Thayer, Collector,


228 14


School apparatus, -


200 00


Engine-house signs,


150 00


South school-house,


186 50


Interest,


114 00


Shoveling snow.


155 35


Contingent account schools, &c.,


104 25


High school, -


146 34


Sidewalks.


60 87


Printing,


88 07


Lorenzo Morton, Collector,


39 00


Engine men, -


66 00


Water street,


28 85


Discount on taxes, Salaries,


52 52


Mckinstry road,


38 53


Street lights.


36 54


Center school-house,


16 89


Railing highways,


2 41


$64,594 59


#64,594 59


64 71


North Globe school-house, -


2 75


Highways,


19


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84,416 74


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NOTES OUTSTANDING FEBRUARY 27, 1875.


Date of Notes.


To whom given.


Amounts.


Payable.


Interest.


Dec. 1, 1859.


Grace Mixter.


$1,000 00


Demand.


51/2 per cent.


July 5, 1870.


T. N. Harding, guard. do do


1,000 00


do


6


do


Nov. 4, 1871.


1,000 00


dlo


6 do


April 1, 1872.


W. A. Marcy.


1,000 00


do


6


do


Nov. 27, 1872.


Jedediah Marcy.


1,000 00


do


6 do


Jan. 1, 1873.


Rebekah Ammidown.


2,000 00


do


6


do


Aug. 6, 1873.


T. N. Harding, guard.


500 00


do


6


do


Nov. 1, 1873.


John Marcy. do


3,000 00


do


6


do


May 12, 1874.


600 00


do


do


July 8, 1874.


C. H. Leonard, guard. Southbridge Sa. Bank. do


3,000,00


do


dlo


Sept. 1, 1874.


do


2,000 00


do


7


do


July 1. 1874.


do


do


700 00


do


7 do


$19,300 00


Errors excepted.


F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer.


HIGH SCHOOL ..


RECEIPTS.


Balance,


$275 27 1,900 00


$2,175 27


EXPENDITURES.


George S. Stone, repairing stove,


1 00


George K. Dresser, wood,


36 00


Daniel Whitford, wood,


21 23


C. S. Truesdell, care of school-room one term,


12 00 .


Edwin P. Wells, care of school-room one term, Earnest L. Gay, care of school-room one term,


14 00


L. O. Thompson, care of school-room one term,


14 50


Miss Belle T. Hartwell, teaching 7 weeks,


70 00


Miss Louisa K. Ruggles, teaching 34 3-5 weeks, 415 20


Edwin Emery, teaching 11 months, to Feb. 16, 1875, 1,430 00


2,028 93


Balance on hand,


$146 34


6


do


Oct. 31, 1874.


2,500 00


do


Southbridge, March 1, 1875.


Appropriation,


15 00


10


COMMON SCHOOLS. RECEIPTS.


Balance,


$2.086 91


Appropriation, 6,800 00


Transferred from School Committee's account, 616 53


$9,503 44


EXPENDITURES.


James A. King, crayons, erasers, and school books, 25 38


P. H. Carpenter & Co., brooms, 4 20


D. W. Williams & Co., chair for Sumner school, 1 00


William C. Barnes, clock, 3 88


James Gleason & Sons, brooms, brushes, and dusters, 13 71


William B. Potter, labor at center school-house, 6 25


Mrs. Roger Hickey, cleaning south school-house, 8 00


George K. Dresser, wood,


71 56


Oliver Mason, wood, 7 50


Henry Walker, wood,


22 50


Daniel Whitford, wood,


14 58


Muason Morse, wood,


95 00


Charles Hyde, wood,


23 75


Charles W. Weld, wood,


273 63


Lovell Putney, wood,


6 50


Truman Chamberlain, wood and cleaning and re- pairing school-room, 12 50


David Putney and George McLean, cutting wood for Ammidown school, 1 50


V. W. Williams, care Ammidown school one term, 5 00


Mrs. David N. Bartlett, care north school one term, 15 00


Roger Lawson, care Ammidown school one term, 3 00


William Shaw, care north school one term,


12 00


Elmer A. Bacon, care center school one term, 12 00


Michael Shields, care north primary school one term, 3 00 C. E. Frost, care Ammidown school one term, 8 50


Earnest L. Gay, care center school one term, 14 00


Truman Chamberlain, care Dennison school one term, 8 00


David Putney, care Ammidown school one term, 5 00


Miss Lottie Sherer, care Sumner school two terms, 10 00


John Casey, care New Village school two terms, 8 00


A. L. Streeter, care north school one term, 10 00


H. R. Beecher, care center school one term, 15 00


Alex. W. Paton, care New Village school two terms, 8 00


L. O. Thompson, care center school two terms, 22 00


O. T. Chamberlain, care Dennison school three terms, 10 00 Eddie Morse, care Bacon school three terms, 11 00


E. P. Walker, care Hooker school three terms, 12 15


Samuel F. Freeman, care south school four terms, 100 50


Amount carried forward,


883 59


11


Amount brought forward,


883 59


Miss Josie A. Rice, teaching 10 weeks, 90 00


Miss Adella Brown, teaching 12 weeks, 96 00 Miss Martha Cutting, teaching 11 weeks, 88 00


Miss Maria Cutting, teaching 24 weeks, 192 00 Miss L. Chamberlain, teaching 42 3-5 w'ks, 404 00 Miss E. M. Redding, teaching 46 3-5 w'ks, 580 80 Miss I. M. Converse, teaching 45 weeks, 472 00


Miss A. R. Rowley, teaching 44 weeks, 418 00


Miss J. E. Killam, teaching 44 weeks, 385 00


Miss J. V. Harwood, teaching 47 weeks, 586 00


Miss L. S. Wood, teaching 44 weeks, 407 00


Miss Ida M. Douty, teaching 47 weeks, 458 00


Miss Emma Bradford, teaching 43 3-5 w'ks, 456 60 Miss H. S. Smith, teaching 39 weeks, 329 00


Miss E. J. Messenger, teaching 44 weeks,


461 00


Miss C. H. Pratt, teaching 23 weeks,


184 00


Miss Elsie M. Edwards, teaching 34 weeks, 272 00 Miss E. Etta Whitford, teaching 21 weeks, 168 00 Miss Lottie Sherer, teaching 44 weeks, 352 00


Miss M. E. Sheddon, teaching 45 weeks, 450 00


Miss H. F. Litchfield, teaching 12 weeks, 98 00


Mrs. S. M. Knight, teaching 30 3-5 weeks, 295 00


Frank Parson, teaching 35 weeks, 350 00


Mrs. H. N. Carpenter, teaching music in schools 452 weeks, 364 00


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7,956 40


8,839 99


Balance on hand,


$663 45


CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL- HOUSES.


RECEIPTS.


Balance,


Appropriations,


$434 09 1,300 00


- $1,734 09


EXPENDITURES.


Mrs. Cassian, cleaning windows center school, 3 00


Mrs. Costa, cleaning Sumner school-room, 1 00


Joel W. Marble, laying lath in Hooker school-house, 3 00 Dennis Murphy, cleaning center school-yard, 1 50


F. Faulkner, cleaning center school-yard and base- ment, and grading, 10 40


Horace Walker, labor on Hooker school-house,


25 05


Amount carried forward, 43 95


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Amount brought forward, 43 95


Daniel M. Chamberlain, labor on Globe school-house, 13 00 Dwight Chamberlain, labor on Globe school-house, 21 56 Hartwell Hobbs, labor on north school-house, 9 71


Marvin Cheney, labor on Sandersdale school-house, 1 50 Mrs. Callahan, washing floors north school-house, 3 00


Henry D. Edwards, carting desks from depot to north school-house, 3 75


George Whitford, labor on Sandersdale school-house, 2 15


J. W. Andrews, labor on Sumner school-house, 4 28


L. O. Thompson, labor on sundry school-houses, 5 60 S. F. Freeman, cleaning school-rooms and fitting keys, 8 30


John M. & Luther D. Clemence, lumber for center and Hooker schools, 76 58


Alden Potter, labor on Hooker school-house, 40 40


J. D. Chollar & Co., curtains and fixtures, 25 00


Jas. T. Mckinstry, setting glass Globe school-house, 3 65 P.M. Clarke, sett'g glass sundry school-houses, 11 05 painting interior south Globe


school and coloring walls, 85 00


painting Bacon school-house, 40 00


136 05


Jacob Booth, curtain fixtures and setting glass, 6 74


labor and paint Hooker school-house, 27 17 labor and paint Dennison do 31 77


65 68


William C. Stedman, labor on sundry school-houses, 248 06 Southbridge Brick Company, sand and brick for Hooker school-house, 7 30


George L. Winter, hardware and labor, 46 75


Ebenezer P. Lewis, hardware, stoves, and labor, 80 01


Cummings & Williams, hardware and labor, 16 76


Charles Hyde, Oliver Cantara's mason work and lath nails, 64 57


lumber for Hooker school-house, 49 28


lumber for Globe school-house, 72 66


lumber for Dennison do 82 65


labor of D. Chamberlain on Dennison school-house, 2 00


cash p'd cleaning north school-house, 4 50 -275 66


George H. Hartwell, school books, postage, express charges, and thermometers, 14 91


N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co., freight on desks, 45 76


Patrick Kelly, brooms, pails, and dusters for north school-house, 2 32


Bugbee & Wheeler, curtains and fixtures for Den-


nison school-house, 2 96


Amount carried forward, 1,204 65


13


Amount brought forward, 1,204 65 Samuel Williams, desks for center and north school-house, 43 50 repairing desks, 2 00


45 50


Carpenter, Irwin ·& Co., curtains and fixtures for center school-house, 17 55


Newton E. Putney, cleaning and repairing clock for center grammar school, 1 25


J. A. King, crayons, erasers, and school books, 16 03 crayons, erasers, and school books, 36 12


52 15


Mead & Hunt, desks and seats, 517 24


1,838 34


Balance against account, $104 25


CENTER SCHOOL-HOUSE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriations,


$3,700 00


Two privies sold,


10 00


Old wood sold,


50


· Old stairs sold,


1 00


$3,711 50


EXPENDITURES.


Leonard Cutler, plans and specifications, 10 00


Bernard Casey, labor, grading yard, 1 25


H. C. Fish & Co., iron columns,


26 50


Boston, Hartford & Erie R. R. Co., freight on same,


50


Henry D. Edwards, drawing boards,


4 25


Charles Baker & Co., mouldings,


16 50


Charles Hyde, lumber,


367 32


John M. & Luther D. Clemence, lumber,


213 62


William C. Stedman, labor,


912 18


allowance as per agree- ment with committee, 50 00


1,022 18


William B. Potter, mason work,


1,356 94


George S. Stone, blacksmithing,


18 06


Cummings & Williams, hardware,


67 36


George L. Winter, hardware and labor,


165 04


Pliny M. Clarke, painting,


425 09


3,694 61


Balance on hand,


$16 89


14 NORTH GLOBE SCHOOL-HOUSE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriations, John Tully, for old school-house,


$2,800 00 140 00


$2,940 00


EXPENDITURES.


James Wesson, grading lot, labor in cellar, and raising school-house, 547 27


H. C. Fish & Co., iron columns, 59 16


William C. Stedman, labor, 619 76


B. H. & E. R. R. Co., freight on iron columns, 2 50


John M. & Luther D. Clemence, lumber and door and window frames, 157 71


Charles Hyde, lumber and shingles,


895 18


Frank Parson, leveling on lot,


7 00


Thomas Talbot, brick,


27 25


Jacob Booth, painting outside and inside,


303 96


Alden Potter, mason work,


164 23


Cummings & Williams, nails, sheath'g paper, keys, &c., 57 14 90 97


E. P. Lewis, nails, labor, eave-troughs, &c., painting eave-troughs, 2 73


93 70


Hamilton Woolen Company, use of jack-screws,


3 00


James Gleason & Sons, tarred paper, 4 89


2,942 75


Balance against account, $2 75


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


RECEIPTS.


Balance,


$378 72


Appropriation,


1,200 00


Dog fund of 1873,


386 65


Dog fund of 1874,


356 75


Librarian, for catalogues, cards, and fines,


87 39


$2,409 51


EXPENDITURES.


George K. Dresser, coal,


74 00


Mutual Gaslight Company, gas,


191 10


Cummings & Williams, labor on water-closet,


7 50


Pliny M. Clarke, painting roof,


5 34


James Gleason & Son, duster,


4 50


Samuel Williams, showcase for museum,


83 85


Amount carried forward,


366 29


Amount brought forward, 366 29


M. M. Brainard, preserving hawk for museum,


5 50


S. M. Lane, freight on books, 4 68


P. C. Bacon, Jr., manilla paper,


6 41


Jackson, Dale & Co., binding books,


64 50


George M. Whitaker, order book, printing,


14 75


Charles L. Newhall, printing cards,


1 25


H. V. Butler, book,


10 00


The Henry Bill Publishing Company, book, 2 75


35 00


Renjamin H. Franklin, book,


3 00


Lee & Shepard, books,


509 25


William B. Stone, books,


33 95


George Brackett, books,


11 50


Edwin Emery, books,


18 55


William C. Barnes, books and magazines,


2 80


Miss A. J. Comins, salary to March 1, 1875, sundry expenses,


42 17


596 33


1,690 91


Balance on hand,


$718 60


PRINTING.


RECEIPTS.


Balance,


Appropriations,


$113 00 200 00


$313 00


EXPENDITURES.


Webster Times, card of thanks to firemen of Webster, 1 50


Charles L. Newhall, Assessors' notices and blanks, 12 00 work for Selectmen, 3 70


15 70


Newhall & Schriftgiesser, Assessors' orders for


abatement of taxes, 1 75


work for Overseers of the Poor, 17 65


notice, sale of old school- house, 2 00


town-meeting warrants and notice to voters, 17 13


300 school blanks, 4 00 School Com'tee proposals, 1 50


44 03


George M. Whitaker, 500 school reports,


31 35


500 Auditors' reports, 73 50


making corrections and dis- tributing same, 1 80


Amounts carried forward, 106 65 61 23


-626 80


554 16


Butler & Fleetwood, book,


4 40


19 15


16


Amounts brought forward, 106 65 61 23 George M. Whitaker, School Committee proposals, 2 00 schedule of terms and concert posters, 4 25


card of thanks to fire engin- eers in Journal and Enterprise, 4 00 town-meeting warrants and notices to voters, 32 60


notice to parents,


1 50


notice to bring in bills against the town, 2 25


notices for Selectmen and As- sessors, and advertising As- sessors' notice to Collector, 10 45 -163 70


224 93


$88 07


Balance on hand,


CONTINGENT EXPENSES,


RECEIPTS.


Balance, $422 71


Appropriation, 1,600 00 4 30


Asa Morse, damage to lamp-post,


---- $2,027 01


EXPENDITURES.


Franklin Hamilton, care of lock-up 8 months and 7 days, 41 17 L. O. Thompson, care of lock-up 2 months, 10 00


feeding tramps, 4 20


14 20


Bill Lurue, cutting wood for lock-up, 6 75


F. Faulkner, cutting wood for lock-up and setting guide posts, 14 57


Dennis Murphy, labor at lock-up and in Town House yard, 3 75


J. W. Andrews, labor on Town Hall, 1 00


Daniel M. Chamberlain, labor, filing lamp-burners, 3 00


John N. Chamberlain, Jr., making pictures of highway near George Whitford's, 10 00


Franklin Cady, stewardship of Tiger Engine Company 1 year to May 1, 1874, 20 00


Paul Whelan, stewardship of Melville Engine Com-


pany 1 year to May 1, 1874, 20 00


repairs on Melville engine-house, 4 00


24 00


Richard Dewire, cleaning well of Melville engine-house, 2 50 John Comins, damages, highway alterations on Hook st., 12 00 Sanford & Co., 3 assessors' books, 2 00


C. Hayes, rubber coats and pants for engine companies, 60 50


Henry G. Amidon, services as auctioneer, selling school- house in Globe Village, 2 00


Amount carried forward, 217 44


17


Amount brought forward, 217 44


A. G. Oatley, hose clamps for engine companies, 18 00


George H. Hartwell, charging fire extinguishers, 2 39


J. F. Parker, furnishing hot oysters, coffee, &c., for 232 firemen on the night of the burning of S. Dresser's block on Main street, 115 00


G. Maurand, use of horses at firemen's muster, 6 00


N. T. Tirrell, horse and men at fire of December 27, 1874, 3 00


Spencer & Bowen, wood for lock-up, 9 19


S. Thayer, witnesses, case of Whitford vs. Town, 35 93 witnesses, case of Young vs. Town, 36 10


N. E. Putney, care town clock 1 year to May 1, 1874, 30 00 repairing same, 1 50


72 03


Liberty Phelps, stationery, 31 50


4 29


Leonard Cheney, conducting nine funerals,


9 00


Rufus S. Young, damages caused by falling of old red bridge, May 28, 1873, 200 00


H. Gaudette, 1 snow-shovel,


75


Daniel Whitford, wood for lock-up,




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