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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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