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ARTICLE 10. To see if the town will vote to pay the engine men for the ensuing year, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will instruct the school committee to refuse the use of school houses for other than school purposes, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will give any instructions to the assessors in relation to the assessment of taxes for the current year, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will adopt any special measures to reduce the cost of administration of town affairs, or act thereon.
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ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will vote to reduce the pay of the Clerk, Treasurer, Selectmen, Highway Surveyor, Assessors, Auditors, Collector of Taxes, and all other officers who receive pay from the town, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen in rela- tion to licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors, under the law of April 5, 1875, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars for the purchase of a wagon to be used in the fire department as a supply wagon, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for building one or more reservoirs for water for fire purposes, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the purchase of additional lamp posts and lanterns, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will build a side walk on one side of Marcy street, from Hamilton to Main street, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for work on Pine street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for additional work on Dresser street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for building a new primary school house on Elm street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 23. To hear the report of the selectmen laying out a new town way from Dresser street to land recently owned by George Baylies and act thercon.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will remove the stone wall in front of the cemetery and in place thereof put up an iron fence with suitable stone work, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for special repairs of Hook street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for sidewalk on Everett street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for enlarging their alms house by providing additional rooms for the insane, and other necessary alterations and repairs, or act thereon,
ARTICLE 28. To see if the town will amend or add to its by-laws, or . act thereon.
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ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to transfer from unappropriated funds the deficiency of repairs of engine houses; also transfer to the credit of unappropriated funds, the unex- pended appropriations of South Globe school house and lamp posts, or "act thereon.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, in accordance with the provisions of section one, chapter 112, of the laws of 1874, or act thercon.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for grading Sayles street, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will accept the provisions of sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of chapter 48 of the general statutes, or act thereon.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the town will accept the provisions of section 9, chapter 46 of the general statutes, or act thereon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by publishing an attested copy of the same in the SOUTHBRIDGE JOURNAL the two weeks next preceding the time of 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 twenty-third day of March, A. D. 1876:
C. A. PAIGE, WM. EDWARDS, CHAS. HYDE. Selectmen of Southbridge.
A true copy.
Attest: P. M. CLARKE, a Constable of Southbridge.
ERRATA .- On 11th page, 2d line, for Miss E. M. Redding read Miss M. E. Sheddon.
ANNUAL REPORT (Case.
OF THE
AUDITORS
OF
SOUTHBRIDGE
FOR THE. FISCAL YEAR ENDING
MARCH 1,1877.
SOUTHBRIDGE : SOUTHBRIDGE JOURNAL STEAM PRESS. 1877.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1876.
CLERK: SAMUEL S. PERRY.
TREASURER: FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.
SELECTMEN AND. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR: C. A. PAIGE, DANIEL WHITFORD, SYLVESTER DRESSER.
AUDITORS: S. C. HARTWELL, FREDERIC CROSBY, J. M. COCHRAN. .
SCHOOL COMMITTEE: E. M. PHILLIPS, T'm exp. 1879 | G. H. HARTWELL, T'm exp. 1877 Rev. H. H. RHEES, Term expires 1878.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE:
S. M. LANE, Term expires 1879 | M. LEONARD, Term expires 1877
S. C. HARTWELL,
1879 | FRED. CROSBY,
1877
A. J. BARTHOLOMEW,
1879 | JOHN ROWLEY,
66
1877
Rev. B. V. STEVENSON, Term expires 1878.
Rev. G. A. JACKSON,
1878. ª
EDWIN A. GLEASON,
66
1878.
CONSTABLES: PLINY M. CLARKE, ELISHA L. SPENCER, GEORGE H. THAYER.
'FENCE VIEWERS:
MARVIN CHENEY, OLIVER MASON, JAMES BROWN.
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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER: L. D. CLEMENCE, JOHN M. CHENEY, JAMES BROWN.
FIELD DRIVERS: THOMAS SANDERS, BARNARD SILK, GEORGE MANSFIELD, JOSEPH BRACKET, ABIJAH VINTON, LUCIAN LYON, . CHAUNCEY BROWN.
FIRE ENGINEERS: GEORGE W. WELLS, CHIEF. P. J. WHELAN, A. THOMPSON, FRANKLIN CADY, C. W. HILL, S
ASSISTANTS.
ASSESSORS: AUGUSTUS COOK, SOLOMON THAYER, DANIEL WHITFORD.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES: THOMAS POTTER.
TRUANT OFFICERS: SAMUEL FREEMAN, L. O. THOMPSON, P. M. CLARK.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS:
Dist. 1. G. A. DRESSER, | Dist. 4. R. MORSE.
2. O. MASON, 5. W. II. II. CHENY,
3. N MCKINSTRY, 1 6. HIRAM MORSE,
Dist. 7. HENRY WALKER.
REPORT.
The Auditors of Southbridge present the Annual Report of the financial transactions of the town for the year ending March 1, 1877.
The account of the Town Treasurer, as presented by him, is herewith submitted, having been examined and found correct.
F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Southbridge, for the year ending February 28, 1877.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury March 1, 1876. $2,102 36
Due from L. Morton, Collector
39 00
Due from S. Thayer, Collector.
475 05
Tax bill for 1876 as follows:
State tax
3,150 00
County tax. 2,121 98
Common schools. 7,200 00
Payment of debts
6,000 00
Discount on taxes
4,200 00
Salaries
2,200 00
Ilighways
2,200 00
High school.
1,800 00
Whitford suit.
1,50€ 00
Public Library
1,500 00
Engine men ..
1,400 00
Contingent expenses. 1,300 00
Interest.
1,200 00
. Amounts carried forward -$35,771 98
2,616 41
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Amounts brought forward . $35,771 98 $2,616 41 1,200 00
Street lights
Outside poor. 1,000 00
Engine house repairs.
900 00
Fire department. 800 00
Contingent account of schools, etc. 600 00
Bridges
500 00
Sidewalks .. 500 00
Elm street reservoir
500 00
South school house
500 00
Abatement of taxes
400 00
Dresser street, $300 and $50
350 00
Sayles street. 300 00
Chapin street. 300 00
Steamer stand. 200 00
Printing . 125 00
Marcy street sidewalk 100 00
Overlayings on taxes 560 00
Bank tax. 2,000 97
Center watch district and overlayings. 831 18
47,439 13
Poll taxes assessed in September 56 00
State treasurer, bank tax 1,181 17
State Treasurer, state aid. 371 87
State Treasurer, corporation tax. 339 32
State Treasurer, income state school fund. 321 20
County Treasurer, dog fund 385 31
Centre watch district. 511 00
Public library. 106 05
Calvin A. Paige account of M. O'Brien
96 00
Police station fees 89 59
Produce sold. 71 61
O. Harding towards support of Lucy Harding 52 00
Grass sold from Vinton lot. 40 00
Horse cart sold. 40 00
II. Fiske towards support of Lydia Fiske. 39 00
Rent of cemetery pasture 38 00
High School tuition
35. 00
Cemetery lots sold. . 27 25
Enfield account for Monahan 22 00
Licenses 16 00
Interest on overduc taxes. 15 15
Use of town hall. 14 75
Amount carried forward. .$53,923 81
7
Amount brought forward $53,923 81
D. Whitford sidewalk account overpaid. 11 63
Planks, bricks and flag stone sold 12 23
Naptha and broken glass.
3 65
Mortar sold. 2 25
Overdraft of school committee
60
Boards sold.
10
$53,954 27 Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes. 24,000 00
Money borrowed for specific purposes. 8,000 00
32,000 00
85,954 27
EXPENDITURES.
Common schools. $7,493 07
Discount on taxes 4,251 72
State tax 1876.
3,150 00
Highways.
3,160 84
Elm street school house
2,984 41
Public library.
2,462 60
Salaries
2,152 55
County tax for 1876
2,121 98
Bank tax
1,782 92
Interest.
1,773 86
High School
1,762 03
Whitford suit
1,628 34
Outside poor
1,525 95
Engine men.
1,410 00
Support of poor.
1,401 80
Center watch district
1,173 92
Fire department
1,083 16
Street lights
1,042 11
Walcott and Plimpton streets.
790 74
Abatement of taxes 721 32
Contingent expenses. 647 93
Sidewalks. 618 01
Bridges.
570 55
Elm street reservoir
443 05
State aid.
396 00
Pine street.
375 54
Contingent account of schools, etc.
317 80
Amount carried forward. $47,242 20
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Amount brought forward. $47,242 20
Chapin street
299 29 Sayles street. 296 49
Printing . .
229 95
Police station contingent
170 15
Insurance
166 61
Hook street. .
100 00
Railing highways
76 58
Dresser street.
63 32
School apparatus.
27 82
Shoveling snow
22 99
Note to Grace Mixter, dated Dec. 1, 1859
1,000 00
Note to T. N. Harding, guardian, dated July 5, 1870
1,000 00
66 66 66
Nov. 4, 1871 1,000 00
66 66 66 66
Aug. 6, 1873 500 00
Note to W. A. Marcy, dated April 1, 1872
1,000 00
Note to .J. Marcy, dated Nov. 27, 1872
1,000 00
Note to John Marcy, dated Nov. 1, 1873. 6: 66 66 Oct. 31, 1874.
3,000 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes
24,000 00
Due from L. Morton, collector
39 00
Due from S. Thayer, collector.
351 35
Due from T. Potter, collector
152 10
Cash on hand.
1,716 42
2,258 87
$85,954 27
NOTES OUTSTANDING FEBRUARY 28. 1877.
Date of Notes.
To whom given.
Amounts
Payable
Interest.
April 15, 1875. Southbridge Savings Bank
$ 5,000
1878
6 1-2 per cent
April 15, 1875.
William A. Marcy
5,000
1879
6 per cent.
April 15, 1875.
John Marcy.
5,000
1880
6 per cent.
Aug. 8, 1876.
Lucy H. Stowe
5,000
1881
5 per cent.
Feb. 28, 1877. Jedidiah Marcy
3,000
Demand
5 per cent.
.
$23,000
2,500 00
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BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS MARCH 1, 1877.
School-houses,
$14,600 00
Town property,
$51,536 28
Steam fire-engines,
8,000 00
Notes payable,
23,000 00
Hose,
5,000 00
Unappropriated funds,
1,304 19
Town House
5,000 00
Contingent expenses,
1,022 23
Engine-houses,
4,000 00
Center watch district,
593 92
Farm,
3,400 00
State aid,
546 31
Lamp-posts and lanterns,
2,500 00
Interest,
526 09
Police station,
2,500 00
Dog fund,
385 31
· Personal property,
1,896 53
Railing highways,
349 22
Fire engines,
1,500 00
School committee,
321 20
New Cemetery,
I,139 75
Fire department,
280 30
School furniture,
1,000 00
Side-walks,
262 80
Hose carriage,
1,000 00
Contingent account schools,
254 76
General appropriation,
26,669 77
School apparatus,
239 48
Cash,
1,716 42
Support of poor,
214 91
Walcott and Plimpton streets
790 74
Public library,
194 31
Abatement of taxes,
425 41
Street lights,
179 55
Common schools,
395 9I
Engine men,
176 00
S. Thayer, collector,
351 35
Salaries,
138 19
T. Potter, collector,
152 10
Outside poor,
124 00
L. Morton, collector,
39 00
Marcy street sidewalk,
100 00
Printing,
83 19
Cemetery improvement,
62 00
Elm-street reservoir,
56 95
High School,
48 22
Discount on taxes,
34 11
Police station contingent,
23 56
Elm-street school-house,
15 84
Highways,
10 64
Sayles-street;
3 51
Chapin-street,
71
$82,089 78
$82,089 78
Errors excepted.
F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer.
Southbridge, March 1, 1877. 2
Bridges,
12 80
10
HIGH SCHOOL. RECEIPTS.
. Appropriation. 1,800 00
For tuition 35 00
-- $1,835 00
EXPENDITURES.
Miss E. R. Beach, 12 months ending March 9, 1877 1,200 00
Miss Emma Bradford, 34 weeks, “ 408 00 66 -
Frank Parson, 5 weeks
60 00
Chauncy Brown for wood
9 75
S. Dresser for wood.
33 96
Charles Hyde for wood box.
3 25
Geo. B. Corey care of school room and sawing wood 33 57
F. A. Webber care of school room 13 50
$1,762 03
Balance against this account March 1, 1876.
24 75
-- $1,786 78
Balance to credit of this account, March 1, 1877
$48 22
COMMON SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS.
Order overdrawn.
60
School committee, state school fund.
361 96
Appropriations
7,200 00
$7,5,62 56
EXPENDITURES.
Flora B. Allen, teaching 35 weeks. . . .. Mrs. H. N. Carpenter, teaching music. . 120 00
$280 00
M. A. Chandler, teaching 10 weeks. ... 90 00
Lizzie Chamberlain, teaching 30 weeks. 280 00
Carrie L. Core, teaching 30 weeks. .. 240 00 . Iola M. Converse, teaching 33 weeks ... 341 00
Amount carried forward.
$1,351 00
11
Amount brought forward. $ 1,351 00
Maria Cutting, teaching 30 weeks 250 00
Ida M. Douty, teaching 33 weeks 341 00
Lizzie Douty, teaching 20 weeks. ... 160 00
Elsie M. Edwards, teaching 11 weeks ...
88 00
Fannie B. Freeman, teaching 30 weeks. Emil Gerber, teaching 12 weeks. . ..... 108 00
280 00
N. J. Gleason, teaching 32 3-5 weeks. ...
269 40
J. V. Harwood, teaching 36 weeks. . .
444 00
J. E. Killam, teaching 2 2-5 weeks .. .. S. M. Knight, teaching 30 weeks.
280 00
Fanny C. Mason, teaching 30 weeks
250 00
N. M. Morse, teaching 12 weeks .
128 00
E. J. Messenger, teaching 33 weeks .... 341 00
Frank Parsons, teaching 19 weeks. . .. 182 00
Frank Parsons, teaching drawing 13 w'ks 130 00
Ruth Perrin, teaching 4 weeks. 32 00
E. M. Redding, teaching 12 weeks. 156 00
A. R. Rowley, teaching 30 weeks 280 00
Josie Rice, teaching 30 weeks. 280 00
Ida M. Sabin, teaching drawing 24 w'ks 216 00
280 00
Lydia Steer, teaching 12 weeks
144 00
Nellie Vinton, teaching 10 weeks 70 00
192 00
E. E. Whitford, teaching 30 weeks ..... 240 00
$6,514 00
E. P. Walker, care of Hooker school ... F. A. Webber, care of Main-st. school .. J. T. Freeman, care of School-st. building A. L. Streeter care of No. Globe school R. C. Lawson, care of Ammidown school Lottie Sheerer, care of Sumner school, etc Alex Robbilard, care of Union-st. school S. F. Freeman, care of School-st. build'g Willie Morse, care of Bacon school ... . Jennie Matteson, care of Ammidown sc'l Edward Twombly, care of Union-st'sc'l Geo. B. Corey, care of Main-st. school ... Oscar T. Chamberlain, care of Dennison school.
8 30
13 50
20 00
49 00
3 50
16 98
5 00
50 00
9.40
3 00
5 00
40 00
13 00
Gilbert Chasse, care of Union school
5 00
Amounts carried forward .
$241 68 $6,514 00
Lottie Sherer, teaching drawing 35 w'ks
Nellie Walker, teaching 24 weeks.
21 60
12
Amounts brought forward.
George B. Corey, cutting 28 cords of wood and laboring at school houses
24 12
16 87
436 50
E. L. Spencer, 4 1-2 cords wood.
30 93
F. L. Corben, 9 cords 1-2 ft. hard wood. 41 38 Chauncy Brown, 15 1-2 cords wood and cutting 8 cords 85 55
Lewis Morse, 5 cords wood and cutting same.
26 25
15 80
2 70
2 75
14 30
19 50
George L. Winter, pail and dipper
70
W. J. Keith, erasers and crayon .... 20 04
979 07
7,493 07
Balance against this acc't March 1, 1876
465 40
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$7,958 47
Balance against this acc't March 1, 1877
$395 91
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-HOUSES.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriations.
$600 00 $600 00
EXPENDITURES.
Jacob Booth, setting glass, etc., No. Globe school. $8 20
Dwight Chamberlain, labor at sundry school houses 21 50
P. M. Clarke, labor and material at school houses. 21 00
Carpenter, Irwin & Co., for curtains
11 45
George Baylies, labor on doors, etc
2 21
Amount carried forward . $64 36
$241 68 $6,514 00
E. M. Phillips for paid cutting wood .... Sylvester Dresser, 72 3-8 cords wood ....
J. L. Hammat, crayons and express .... Joseph Williams, duster, pan, brush, etc P. H. Carpenter & Co., brooms. ...... J. A. King, paper, books, stationery, etc Cummings & Conant, dipper, brush, pail, etc ..
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Amount brought forward .
$64 36
Cummings & Conant, for glass, putty, etc. 5 70
Geo. H. Hartwell, for paid for express, stamps, books, etc. 4 26
4 25
Fred. H. Potter, material and labor, Sandersdale. . Geo. L. Winter, for screws, cement, solder, and labor.
5 72
Sherwood School Furniture Co., for desks
117 45
Joseph Williams, bell and dipper
80
N. Y. & N. E. R. R. for transportation on desks. . .
25 30
W. C. Stedman, labor and material at Sumner school-house 56 87
75
Hiram Webster, labor at Union school-house .. . .. George Whitford, labor and material, New Village school-house
2 25
Joseph Williams, glass and putty.
89
James T. Mckinstry, glass and setting on sundry school houses
15 95
Samuel Williams, for chairs 11 50
$ 316 05
Balance against this account, March 1, 1876 29 19
345 24
Balance credit of this account March 1, 1877
$254 76
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SCHOOL APPARATUS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1876.
267 30
EXPENDITURES.
W. C. Barnes for text books. 7 82
George H. Hartwell, for books 20 00
27 82
Balance on account March 1, 1877
$239 48
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SOUTH GLOBE SCHOOL-HOUSE. RECEIPTS.
Appropriations.
$ 500 00 $500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Balance against account March 1, 1876.
499 30
Transferred to unappropriated funds 70
$500 00
ELM STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation $3,000 00
Mortar sold. 25
--- $3,000 25
EXPENDITURES.
S. Dresser, for cash paid for labor, brick, plank and gravel.
$357 14
Chas. Hyde, for lumber, doors and window frames. 43 69
C. A. Vaughn, for labor and material.
1,763 72
Geo. A. Dresser, for cement and lime,
35 45
Alden Potter, labor and material. .
74 97
Jos. Williams,
21 24
P. M. Clark, 66 35 04
Sherwood School Furniture Co., bill of desks. 129 04
N. Y. & N. E. R. R., freight on desks 21 20
C. A. Paige, expense to Worcester to make contract. 1 95
J. F. Mckinstry, labor and material:
10 00
HI. D. Edwards, carting desks.
1 75
Verney Fiske, labor
54 50
Dwt. Chamberlain. "
20 00
Jos. Neddo,
6 00
Leon Cadotte, 66
6 75
Jerry O'Brien,
23 43
Jos. Howard, 66
4 00
Eli Gamarsh,
37 50
Amount carried forward.
$2,647 37
15
Amount brought forward.
$2,647 37
Lewis Rivers,
9 00
Frank Lonsway, 66
16 50
Chauncy Brown, 66
43 00
Daniel Whitford,
187 42
Jas. Brown, 66
34 50
Henry Walker,
21 12
Frank Davies,
66
25 50
$2,984 41
Bal. credit of this account. $15 84
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1876
$642 74
Fines, catalogues, &c.
106 05
Dog fund
40S 12
Appropriation
1,500 00
$2656 91
EXPENDITURES.
Miss A. J. Comins, salary .
$500 00
cash paid for stationery, express
charges and incidentals. 46 01
Lee, Shepard & Co. and others, books, binding, periodicals and other publications.
671 35
Mutual Gas Light Co., gas.
149 00
Geo. K. Dresser, coal ..
S4 16
Miss A. J. Comins, labor on catalogue
229 00
Nelson May,
21 40
Alfred Mudge & Son, catalogues
698 50
Carpenter, Irwin & Co., curtains
5 25
Thos. Todd, printing cards 7 86
G. M. Whitaker, "
13 SO
Holmes Ammidown, 1-2 repairs to roof.
4 91
P. M. Clark, labor and material in repairs 10 53
B. H. Thayer & Co., paper for binding 19 20
S. M. Lane, ink and expressage. 1 63
2,462 60
Bal. to credit of this account
$194 31
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
RECEIPTS.
Balance from last year $370 16
Appropriations .. 1,300 00
- - $1,670 16
EXPENDITURES.
A. J. Bartholomew, professional services for 1876. $144 66
J. W. Cochran, professional services. . 4 00
Samuel S. Perry, cash paid for stationery, books, and express for town clerk's office. . . .
7 62
C. A. Paige, cash paid for cleaning Central-street water-trough 25
for legal cap paper
15
use of team to January 1, 1877 27 45
$27 85
Leonard Cutler, plans and specifications for Elm- street school-house. 25 00
James F. Parker, supper for fremen, Edwards block fire
64 00
Fred Crosby, rubber stamp for auditors. 3 50
Charles Hyde, guide-posts, sign-boards and lumber for ladder.
3 77
C. W. Bryan & Co., assessors and tax books. . .
5 60
J. W. Dick, Stockwell burners for Police station building . 3 00
Wm. McGilpin, damage to team on highway.
6 25
L. W. Curtis, damage to team on highway
5 00
J. Q. Goodell, maple trees for Town House. yard. . P. II. Carpenter, P. M., postage stamps.
2 00
N. E. Putney, care of town clock, year ending May 1, 1876 .
30 00
cleaning and repairing same.
4 00
34 00
Joel W. Marble, returning deaths to Town Clerk ..
24 50
sealer weights and measures
to April 1, 1877.
10 00
care of Town Hall, to April
.
1, 1877.
10 00
Amounts carried forward. $44 50
$338 24
1 99
17
Amounts brought forward. $44 50 $338 24
Joel W. Marble, labor in cemetery. .... 8 39
. 52 89
Amasa Haskell, conducting one funeral 1 00
Leonard Cheney, conducting 16 funerals.
16 00
Ephram Dakin, conducting 2 funerals. Samuel Williams, conducting 18 funerals 18 00
2 00
desk for voting-list, to use at town meetings .. 2 50
20 50
Liberty Phelps, legal cap paper
2 97
Hartwell Hobb, plans for addition for poor-house.
4 50
Joseph Williams, repairing street lamps 95
file, snow shovel, and lamp-
trimmer . 2 65
lead pipe and labor at Central
street water-trough 6 06
repairing stove-pipe at Select-
men's office.
50
10 16 31
George L. Winter, nails and screws for sign-boards Cummings & Conant, repairing street lamps ... 2 10
ladder and rake.
2 C4
4 14
Geo, S. Stone, repairing hearse 1 00
wedges and iron for school-
house . 4 50
Iron frame and iron for lamp
in front of Town Hall. 4 05
9 55
New England Gas Light Co., patent top street lantern in front of Town Hall. . 6 00
Mutual Gas Light Co., gas for Town H'l 11 00
setting lantern and pipe front of Town Hall. . 2 00
13 00
P. M. Clarke, repairing lantern 35
setting glass in street lamps and at Town Hall 15 52
painting street signs, lamps and posts . 44 24
60 11
Amount carried forward $541 37
18
Amount brought forward. $541 37
Jacob Booth, painting and varnishing hearse .. 15 00 Cruff & Abbott, painting Town House fence. . .
15 00 J. T. Mckinstry, setting glass in the street lamps .. 2 50 H. D. Edwards, carting guide-post boards. 1 00 ... Hamilton Woolen Co., use of land for stairway from Hamilton-st. to R. R. depot up to Jan. 1, 1877 5 00
H. W. Bacon, notifying town officers ..
5 50
summoning witnesses in case of Young vs. Town of South- bridge. . 18 00
23 50
E. L. Spencer, drawing plank
1 00
notifying town officers. ... 5 15
serving warrants for town
meetings
4 00
10 15
Charles B. Cozzans, repairing cemetery pump. . 1 50
W. G. Howard, wood for selectmen's room. . 4 00 Marcus Dillaber, keeping street clear circus day .. . 1 25
L. O. Thompson, sundry jobs labor
1 30
Moses Sassha, 66
5 25
Levi Horton, 66
5 62
A. H. Barrett, 66 66
7 62
Judson Hemmingway,
6 37
Samuel Hagar, 60 66
5 50
$651 93
Deduct one order outstanding.
4 00
647 93
Balance to credit of this account
$1,022 23
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
RECEIPTS. .
Balance from last year .$ 1,694 27
For grass on Vinton lot
40 00
Amount carried forward
$1,664 27
19
Amount brought forward $1,664 27
For support of Margaret O'Brien 96 00
For produce sold.
71 61
$1,831 88
EXPENDITURES.
C. B. Brainard, services of self and wife
to Jan. 1, 1877.
325 00
1 clothes wringer 5 00
330 00
George E. Bulfinch, medical services one year, to April 1, 1877 45 00
Samuel Williams, coffin, robe and cap for Mrs. May 11 17
Caroline A. Streeter, seven chairs .
1 50
Charles Hyde, lumber. .
4 64
Geo. S. Stone, one sleigh.
28 00
sundry repairs 16 85
44 85
Daniel Morse, shoeing horses, oxen, and sundry re-
pairs. 15 81
Horace Fairbank, filing saws.
2 25
Ichabod Badger, repairing shoes ...
4 85
Robert Herron, castings for, and labor on mowing machine. 20 70
George L. Winter, sundry merchandise.
14 57
Joseph Williams,
and labor.
18 73
Cummings & Conant "
6 96
one plow .. 13 25
20 21
C. T. Carpenter, surcingle, rains and rep'g harness M. M. Marble, meat and potatoes.
5 50
P. H. Carpenter & Co., groceries. 167 57
Morse Brothers, groceries.
119 18
Olney & Cook, groceries
193 74
C. D. Paige & Co., sundry merchandise
61 65
Crosby & Co., 66
23 45
Carpenter, Irwin & Co.,
27 59
Comestock, Perry & Co.,
42 88
James J. Oakes,
16 91
Lorenzo Morton,
66
5 00
J. A. Marcy, fish
2 64
Viall Bros., fish. 7 39
Amount carried forward. $1,267 07
59 29
20
Amount carried forward. $1,267 07
Thomas Potter, fish. 12 97
Edwin Bacon, 4 pigs. 14 00
L. P. Tower, one steer 41 00
H. W. Bacon, team to carry Kate Tynan.
1 00
E. L. Spencer, team to funeral of Pat. Comfort.
. .
4 00
James Cummings, digging grave for Mary May .. 2 50
A. J. Clarke, butchering hogs and beef 6 00
Joseph Clark, use of cider-mill and horse 7 00
Henry Gilchrest, thrashing oats.
3 00
D. W. Brainard, labor, haying.
24 00
use of horse. 9 00
33 00
Thomas Potter, collector, Joshua Vinton's tax ...
10 26
$1 401 80
Shrinkage on personal property at town farm 215 17
$1,616 97
Balance to credit of the account.
214 91
List of paupers at the alms-house February 18, 1877.
Obediah Sabin. aged 80 years
.aged 79 years
Josiah Vinton. aged 69 years
John Clark. .aged 66 years
John Roan .aged 56 years
Lucian Green aged 56 years
Thomas Powers . aged 57 years David Cornell aged 46 years Charles Congdon aged 30 years
William Sabin
aged 22 years Calista Rich
. aged 74 years
.aged 70 years Margaret O'Brien. aged 62 years Ellen Powers aged 52 years
Catherine Tynan
.aged 38 years
Average number during the year. 14 1-2
Tramps fed and lodged at the alms-house during the year
317
at police station 290
Michael Roach
Eunice Durfee .
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