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1 57
Joseph Williams, stove . 24 00
Stove pipe, &c. 13 00
Stove & pipe, Globe school house 15 57
52 57
Daniel Whitford, grading School st. sch'l house lot 10 44
Mrs. A. Blanchard, cleaning school rooms 6 88
Jas. A. King, books, paper and crayon ..
18 28
Jas. S. Gleason, books, paper and crayon 7 37
Wm. J. Keith, books ... 1 23
$7,821 11
Amount carried forward $208 09
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $208 09
Frank Parson, drawing supplies . 10 00
Michigan School Furniture Co., school desks 150 78
N. Y. & N. E. railroad, freight on above.
16 16
P. M. Clarke, painting in Plimpton street school house.
5 00
Setting glass. 4 00
9 00
J. T. Mckinstry, setting glass
Jacob Booth, setting glass
1 75
Dwight Chamberlain, work in school houses 23 62 making erasers. 15 54
29 16
Clinton P. Lawson, examining floors, &c
4 00
Henry Martin, labor on same. .
12 00
S. C. French, labor of H. Montville on same
15 00
Calvin Claflin, repairing blackboard.
6 50
Thos. Hayes, labor on walk, School st.
2 00
Geo. Baylies, repairing door locks and windows ..
1 15
Fred Crosby, taking census of school children. ...
15 00
C. T. Carpenter, 2 rawhides. 50
F. Faulkner, labor. 1 50
499 14
Overdrawn order March 1, 1878
49 94
$549 08
Balance against this account Mar. 1, 1879.
$4 08
SCHOOL APPARATUS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 $175 68
EXPENDITURES.
D. Appleton & Co., desks $40 50
Ruth Thompson, Zell's encyclopedia. 33 00
73 50
Balance credit this account March 1, 1879. $102 18
6 50
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AUDITORS' REPORT. MAIN STREET SCHOOL HOUSE. RECEIPTS,
Balance March 1, 1873
. . . 382 80
EXPENDITURES.
Alex Boyer, labor as per contract
382 80
J. J. Oakes, curtain fixtures . .6 15
$388 95
Balance against this account, March 1, 1879
$6 15
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HIGHWAYS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
3,000 00
June 8, transfer
500 00
January 20, transfer
1,200 00
Mutual Gas Company, paving bill
1 50
Labor
2 00
Error
2 40
4,705 90
EXPENDITURES.
Amount overdrawn last year.
151 99
Lawrence Tully, labor .
10 13
Austin Shepard, watering streets
3 00
Labor, men and teams 6 30
Frank Sayles, 324 loads gravel
32 40
L. Morton, 92 loads gravel.
9 20
Edwards' estate, 197 loads gravel
19 70
A. H. Barrett, labor.
73 50
Amasa Haskell, labor per contract
15 00
H. II. Welds, labor per contract
5 00
E. B. Welds, self and team .. 7 50
J. B. Geroux, repairing tools.
7 26
Amount carried forward $340 98
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bought forward $340 98
Baldwin Vinton, labor.
19 57
Lamson & Woodbury, one sewer stone. 3 75
Geo. Lyon, building stone culvert.
26 16
Lewis Morse, self and team.
4 52
Nathan Mckinstry, man ard team
2 50
Ezra Harrideen, labor.
11 47
Frank Ryan, repairing tools 25 75
L. A. Lyon, labor. .. 180 75
George Lyon, shovelling snow
1 20
Barney Casey, labor. 3 20
Provost Mckinstry, breaking roads. 6 80
John M. Vinton, breaking roads
1 95
Calvin Claflin, repairing sewer .. 4 25
Chauncey Brown, labor.
25 50
Lawrence Hughes, self and team
2 50
C. Whitings, labor .
4 87
Romain Boardman, labor
2 29
Chas. Hyde & Co. lumber
3 80
Duffy & Lewis, tools ....
1 55
Harrison Harwood, 30 loads gravel.
$3 00
Labor, self, men and teams .26 05
29 05
James Wesson, building wall.
27 95
Cummings & Conant, shovels, hoes, etc. 12 03
P. H. Carpenter & Co., powder and fuse 10 00
Joseph Longsway, self and team
9 30
Ruggles Morse, self, men and teams
15 99
Joseph Williams, gravel 11 30 tools 13 19
Manson Morse, self, men and teams ·
73 13
A. J. Clarke, self, men and teams . .
60 50
Central Mills Company, men and teams
34 83
Daniel Whitford, men and teams.
100 60
Hiram Morse, self, men and teams
42 80
A. J. Plimpton, self, men and teams
86 23
James Mason, keeping town oxen. $8 25
labor, self, men and teams 18 54
26 79
George A. Dresser, labor
32 05
Henry Walker, self, men and teams
479 55
A. H. Wheeler, labor of men. 222 35
Wm. Edwards' Sons,labor of men 394 80
Amount carried forward $2,354 80
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $2,354 80 J. J. Oakes, labor of men. 14S 34 Chas. W. Weld, labor of self, men and teams 2,191 34
$4,695 48
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879. $10 42
BRIDGES.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 20 12
Appropriation 500 00
Planks sold, Connell. 6 00
$526 12
EXPENDITURES
Duffy & Lewis, nails iron bridge. . 5 87
Frank Ryan, iron work for iron bridge. 37 05
Hartwell Hobbs, labor on iron bridge. 38 50 Mutual gas light Co., 2 1-2 barrels tar for iron bridge. 2 50
George A. Dresser, labor on iron bridge .... 30 00 A. H. Wheeler, labor of men on iron bridge. 24 67 Chas. Hyde, lumber for iron bridge. 32 61
Chas. Hyde, lumber for Mill st. bridge. 41 61
Chas. Hyde, lumber for Mill st. bridge. 86 76
Duffee & Lewis, nails for Mill st. bridge .... 6 34 Dwight Chamberlain, labor on Mill st. bridge. 10 00 Cummings & Conant, tarred paper for Mill st. bridge. 1 46
171 20
A. II. Wheeler, labor of men. 10 26
Jacob Booth, painting Mill st. bridge. 47 10 203 53
Jacob Booth, painting River st. bridge 71 07
A. II. Wheeler, labor of men 12 32
W. Edwards Sons, labor of men 13 00
Amounts carried forward. ... $96° 39 $374 73
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amounts carried forward $96 39 $374 73
Chas. Hyde, lumber for bridges 5 40
L. A. Lyon, repairs on bridges 19 00
120 79
Samuel Freeman, watching River st. bridge .
2 00
N. Y. & N. E. Railroad account standing . 29 24
526 76
Balance against this account March 1, 1879 . $ 64
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RAILING HIGHWAYS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 $203 84
EXPENDITURES.
J. T. Mckinstry, paint and labor $8 70
Isaac Clark, labor per contract. 23 45
C. W. Weld, labor self and men. 4 70
Chas. Hyde, posts and railing. 46 01
A. H. Wheeler, labor of men
21 19
Wm. Edwards' Sons, labor of men. 16 21 .
do 11 26
27 50
131 55
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879
$72 29
STREET LIGHTS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance, March 1, 1878 $359 49
Appropriation 1,200 00
1,559 49
32
AUDITORS' REPORT. EXPENDITURES.
Mutual Gas Light Co., gas 1 year to
Feb. 1, 1879.
363 83
two new lamps 2 50
366 33
Samuel Walker & Co., naptha.
111 50
N. Y . & N. E. R. R., freight on naptha
17 93
Thomas Mansfield, lighting 13 lamps 1 year
65 00
Enos Avery, lighting 44 lamps 1 year
194 00
210 00
Marcus Dillaber, lighting 42 lamps, 1 yr storing naptha .. 12 00
222 00
Joseph Williams, repairing lamps.
1 10
Olney & Cook, matches and wicking
15 00
J. T. Mckinstry, setting glass in lamps
75
P. M. Clarke, setting glass in lamps.
3 65
997 36
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879. $562 13
CHAPIN STREET EXTENSION
RECEIPTS.
$100 00
$100 00
EXPENDITURES.
Jos. Williams, 81 loads gravel, 10c 8 10
Frank Parsons, surveying .
75
Wm. Edwards' Sons, labor of men
50 03
F. I .. Chapin, labor of men 7 05
H. T. Hyde & Co., labor of E. Ducat, drilling
23 94
Chas. Hyde & Co., labor per contract.
10 00
99 87
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
13
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Appropriation
33
AUDITORS' REPORT. WALCOTT AND PLIMPTON STREETS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$100 00
$100 00
.
EXPENDITURES.
Land damages, Oliver DeBlois. $100 00
100 00
SIDEWALKS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878
449 11
Appropriation
400 00
Wm. C. Barnes, account of 1873
24 92
$863 00
EXPENDITURES.
Leon Cadott, paving gutters
39 00
W. H. Jacobs, one level.
1 25
Duffy & Lewis, nails.
2 92
George S. Stone, repairing tools.
7 92
Daniel Whitford, men and team
5 25
Southbridge Brick Company, brick
32 00
Jos. Williams, tools. 22 37
George Whitford, labor 4 50
J. B. Simpson, concreting
52 51
C. W. Weld, labor of men
16 20
Alex. Boyer, labor.
7 99
Edward Coskee, labor of men
4 25
Michael Farrell, labor
2 75
J. J. Oakes, labor of men
1 12
Amount carried forward. $200 03
5
34
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bought forward $200 03 G. L. Winter, drain pipe $2 46
Nails . 1 44
3 90
Chas. Hyde & Co., lumber
38 27
G. A. Dresser, labor self and men
57 75
G. K. Dresser, cement .. $4 00 labor of men and team 37 96
+
41 96
A. H. Wheeler, labor of men 32 59
Horace Lamson, curbing.
5 37
Lamson & Woodbury, curbing
62 50
Stone & Foskett, curbing
228 97
S. K. Edwards, gravel.
31 25
Wm. Elwards, building culvert under sidewalk. 20 00
W. Edwards' Sons, labor of men 45 11
$767 70
Balance to credit this account, March 1, 1879 $106 33
RIVER STREET SIDEWALK.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$600 00
L. Bartlett, estate assessment.
16 22
Hamilton Woolen Company assessment
294 64
910 86
EXPENDITURES.
Elward Coskey, labor. 20 13
C. W. Weld, labor of men. 80 55
Chas. Hyde & Co., labor contract. 685 00
Stone & Foskett, 300 feet flagging
48 96
A. II. Wheeler, labor of men. 76 61
Daniel Whitford, labor men and team
22 75
934 00
Balance against this account. $23 14
Outstanding order Chas. Hyde. 21 13
Balance against this account March 1, 1879 44 27
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AUDITORS' REPORT. MAIN STREET SIDEWALK-GLOBE.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$400 00
EXPENDITURES
Stone & Foskett, 675 feet curbing, 50c. $337 50
14 corners, $3. 42 00
379 50
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879
$20 50
PINE STREET SIDEWALK.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
150 00
Hamilton Woolen Company
44 37
Church Notre Dame. 27 19
221 56
EXPENDITURES.
.
W. Edwards' Sons, labor of men. 53 94
Lewis C. Howlett, 5,447 feet lumber 76 26
Daniel Whitford, labor man and team
3 50
Duffy & Lewis, nails . .
5 21
Chas. Hyde & Co., planks
14 40
153 31
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$68 25
MAIN AND MECHANIC STREET SIDEWALK.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$300 00
American Optical Co. assessment. 34 55
Amount carried forward
$334 55
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward $334 55
R. H. Cole, assessment. 59 79
W. Freeman, assessment . 22 00
Central Mills Co., assessment 12 51
E. Edmunds, assessment 88 00
$516 85
EXPENDITURES.
J. Edwards' estate, gravel . 10 00
D. Whitford, man and team
22 23
Chas. Hyde, man and team 22 75
16 loads sand. 8 00
Lumber
61 59
92 34
Edward Ducat, drilling 1228 inches
33 71
J. J. Oakes, labor of men 118 45
Labor of G. A. Dresser 45 00
163 45
J. B. Simpson, concreting 151 yards, SSc.
132 88
454 61
$62 24
Jos. Williams, order outstanding.
5 46
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
56 78
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS DUE.
The following assessments are due the town and unpaid:
Hamilton street sidewalk, Geo. H. Hartwell. $147 48
S. K. Edwards, on Crosby estate 23 96
Theodore Harrington. 90 57
$262 01
High street sidewalk, Geo. Whitford 40 70
Amount carried forward. .
$302 71
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount carried forward. . .. $302 71
Main and Mechanic street sidewalk, C. Hyde & Co. 95 27 N. Y. & N. E. R R. Co. 49 41
447 39
River street sidewalk, Geo. A. Dresser 74 18
Judson McIntire. 37 80
111 98
Total. $559 37
$302.71 of the above was due the town and reporrted in last year's report.
CONTINGENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 $325 00
Appropriation 300 00
Common school by error 20 60
645 6S
EXPENDITURES.
Duffy & Lewis, 1 axe .. $1 00
Conductor for school house 29 26
30 26
Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, professional services ...
10 00
Leonard Cutter, work on frame for cesspool. ...
1 46
T. S. Wheelock, labor on watering tub.
15 80
S. Thayer, police duty, circus.
5 00
P. M. Clark, painting signboards 4 50
Setting glass 3 50
S. Thayer, police duty, 44 Sundays. 8 00
44 00
J. A. Dana, copy of location of road in Sturbridge ard Southbridge. 8 00
Recording by laws 10 40
18 40
Amount carried forward.
$132 92
38
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward . . .. $132 92
Edward Whitney, 1 blank book. 6 25
W. Edwards Sons, use of team for selectmen.43 65
J. F. Parker, use of team for selectmen. 2 00
J. J. Oakes, use of team for selectmen 33 35
79 00
Postal cards. 50
Wood for town house. 5 63
Expenses to Worcester and stamps 2 68
Recording deeds, carting naphtha, etc 3 96
46 12
M. Shassie, labor on railing and · street signs. 3 00
A. H. Barrett, labor about town house and watering tub 1 57
Paper, nails, etc.
2 52
19 86
Stephen Scarboro, 6 maple trees and labor setting same. 7 62
Duffy & Lewis, lanterns and labor.
3 05
Stone & Foskett, 35 stone street bounds
7 00
Saml. Williams, conducting 15 funerals. 15 00
S. F. Freeman, conducting 3 funerals. 3 00
A. L. Pelton, conducting 1 funeral. 1 00
Amasa Haskell, conducting 1 funeral. 1 00
20 00
Frank Parsons, making map of Edwards street, etc 3 00 G. S. Stone, repairing hearse and iron 3 43
A. H. Barrett, care of town hall 1 year
10 00
Jason G. Smith, painting town house fence
8 18
Geo. A. Dresser, appraising property at farm
2 50
James Lyon, appraising property at farm
2 50
Edwin Bacon, appraising property at farm
2 50
J. M. Olney, services on warrants and at town meeting 15 20
Liberty Reynolds, sealer of weights and measures. 10 00
Edwin Bacon, returning 85 deaths to town clerk. . 21 25
Henry A. Morse, paid moving safe. 3 00
Expense paid on votes, by-laws etc 3 24
6 24
Mutual Gas Light Co., gas for town hall.
5 00
New York Publishing House, map of the town of Southbridge 8 00
N. E. Putney, taking care of town clock 1 year ... 33 00
Amount carried .forward $406 50
39
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward .... $406 50
G. H. Thayer, police duty circus 1877 5 00 Clement Begin, cutting ice in watering trough .... 5 00
416 50
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$208 58
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance, March 1, 1878
$639 66
Appropriation 300 00
$939 66
EXPENDITURES.
Michael Littleton, repairing buckets 75
Allen F. D. Supply Co., supplies 2 50
E. S. Ellis, coal. 36 53
Geo. Wald, repairing Melville engine 87
Franklin Cady, supplies
3 88
Wm. H. Jacobs, supplies
9 35
Frank Douty, supplies
1 00
Henry Dillaber, shoveling snow .
2 85
Hamilton Woolen Co., teams for practice and fires. 20 00
Judson McIntire, teams to fires. 14 75
J. F. Parker, teams for practice and fires. . 61 00
A. H. Shepard, teams for practice and fires. . 62 00 H. W. Bacon, teams for practice and fires .. 34 50
192 25
Sylvester Dresser, 1 load clay.
2 25
Cummings & Conant, supplies
2 69
Josiah Gates & Sons, supplies . .
24 00
Geo. S. Stone, hanging ladders 3 75
Use of wagon, Jan. to May 10 00
1 new supply wagon. . . 150 00
1 wheelbarrow.
5 00
168 75
Amount carried forward
$447 67
40
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward. $447 67
Hunneman & Co., supplies.
86 60
Central Mills Co., for wood .. 8 48
C. M. Clapp & Co., coats and boots for firemen. 91 50
A. J. Clarke, labor on reservoir.
3 50
Belt & Leather Stuffing Co., 51 gals. oil-hose dressing . 75 50
Jos. Williams, supplies. 19 38
Jas. Gleason & Sons, supplies
5 04
Julius S. Gleason, supplies.
12 15
Duffy & Lewis, supplies
7 65
P. M. Clarke, supplies
121 49
878 96
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1879.
$60 70
Outstanding-Joseph Williams 2 75
Duffy & Lewis, 1 50
4 25
$56 45
ENGINE MEN,
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878.
$364 00
Appropriation . 1,500 00
$1,864 00
EXPENDITURES.
Steamer No. 1.
370 00
Steamer No. 2.
370 00
Tiger No. 7.
300 00
Melvill No. 6.
300 00
Hook and Ladder No. 1.
100 00
Hook and Ladder No. 2
100 00
Steward Cady
75 00
Steward Douty
75 00
P. M. Clarke, chief engineer
100 00
P. J. Whelan, assistant engineer.
25 00
Wm. C. Barnes, assistant engineer
25 00
$1,840 00
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879. $24 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT. HAMILTON STREET RESERVOIR. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation ..
. .
.
1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Michael Farrell, labor as per bill.
955 31
Wm. Edwards, drills. .
3 79
Universalist Society, drain pipe
1 80
960 90
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879.
$39 10
STATE AID.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 $592 31 State Treasurer 276 00
868 31
EXPENDITURES.
Julia Seymore, to January 1, 1879 48 00
Francis McGuire and wife, to January 1, 1879 .... 72 00
Martin Mahar. wife and child, to January 1, 1879. 78 00
Thomas Welch 2d, to January 1, 1879
72 00
270 00
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879
$598 31
DECORATION DAY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation 6
100 00
42
AUDITORS' REPORT.
EXPENDITURES.
J. F. Parker, hack hire and retreshments for out of town visitors. 17 10
Drum Corps. . 10 00
Mechanics band. 50 00
Rent of Edwards' hall
5 00
J. A. King, flags.
3 25
Geo. W. Whitaker, printing.
75
Judson McIntire, hack hire.
3 00
W. A. H. Grant, incidental expenses
2 04
91 1
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879 $8
INTEREST.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1888 37 57
Appropriation 2,000 00
2,037 5
EXPENDITURES
W. A. Marcy.
300 00
HI. Woodard, treasurer. 250 00
Lucy H. Stowe. 250 00
S. M. Lane, treasurer
385 00
F. L. Chapin, treasurer. 486 36
C. A. IIamilton, treasurer.
300 00
971 3
Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1879 866 2
POLICE STATION.
RECEIPTS.
Balance March 1, 1878 $31 38
Appropriation 125 50
L. O. Thompson, lock-up fines 2 00
$159 88
43.
AUDITORS' REPORT. EXPENDITURES.
Jos. Williams, lining stove 1 75
Į. J. Oakes, wood. 44 70
L. O. Thompson, care of lock-up 74 05
A. H. Shepard, sprinkling . 15 00
Mutual Gas Light Co., gas 24 SO
160 32
Balance against this account Mar. 1, 1879 44
LOCK-UP FEES DUE THE TOWN.
H. W. Bacon 12 00
F. E. Parker 2 50
Jos. M. Olney
2 00
Solomon & Geo. H. Thayer
7 50
J. A. Gould
6 00
L. O. Thompson
8 00
Total $38 00
BILLS OUTSTANDING.
The following bills are outstanding and unpaid March 1, 1879:
Contingent schools, New England School Furnisk-
ing Company . . ..
37 00
Duffy & Lewis
8 63
Geerge Whitford. 80
D. Chamberlain
2 50
J. A. King
9 87
L. Cutler
17 00
S. Williams
13 00
Cummings & Conant.
2 37
J. S. Gleason
16 71
Common School, Manson Morse
16 75
Cummings & Conant. 27 90
107 88
44 65
Amount carried forward. $152 53
.
44
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward . .
Printing, Geo. M. Whitaker
High school, Geo. II. Mellen
160 00
Frank Parsons. 120 00
HI. Blanchard 12 00
292 00
Cemetery, Cummings & Conant 40
Putnam & Davis 8 10
L. Cutler
1 38
Cemetery plans.
9 88 200 00
Bridges, J. S. Gleason
1 70
Highways, J. H. Mason
156 90
Main and Mechanic streets sidewalk
138 50
Police station, L. O. Thompson
25 00
Outside poor, City of Worcester
66 55
P. H. Carpenter & Co
13 00
J. & W. Booth
12 00
C. A. Paige .
48 00
139 55
Salaries, E. M. Phillips, one year
97 50
S. K. Edwards, . unknown 97 50
$1,238 61
$152 53 25 15
VALUATIONS.
VALUATION OF TOWN FOR 1878.
·
Value of real estate
$2,004,815 00
Value of personal estate. 902,754 00
Total real and personal. . 2,907,569 00
Total number of polls.
1,432
Total tax for state, county and town
$52,179 98
Rate of taxation per $1,000
$17 25
VALUATION OF CENTRE WATCH DISTRICT.
Value of real estate. $707,095 00
Valuation of personal estate 325,007 00
Total value within limits of district 1,032,102 00
Amount raised by taxation. 700 00
Rate of taxation per $1,000 70
ABSTRACT OF INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROP- ERTY AT THE TOWN FARM.
Class 1. Live stock. $376 50
2. Hay and grain 265 00
3. Carts, wagons, harnesses and other farm- ing tools 308 80
4. Household furniture.
227 58
5. Beds and bedding. 100 00
6. Family supplies 228 88
Total appraisal . $1,506 76
Decrease from 1878 $125 91
G. A. DRESSER, E. BACON, APPRAISERS. S. K. EDWARDS,
FEBRUARY 28, 1879.
CASH RECEIVED BY SELECT- MEN
for the year ending February 28, 1879, and paid into the town treasury.
J. A. Gould, lock-up fees 1877 $2 00
L. O. Thompson, F. E. Parker, lock-up fees 1 50
Mutral Gas Light Co., for labor paving 1 50
Drum corps, use of Town hall
2 25
Rev. J. Danielson, do.
3 00
Clement Begin, do.
2 00
Solomon Labonte, do
1 00
Ladies of the Congregational society, do
2 00
Bande Nationale, do.
16 00
Dr. Sweet, exhibition license
4 00
Coes & Schoolcraft, do
2 00
Healy's Minstrels
2 00
Comical Brown, do.
2 00
City of Holyoke, support of Brown family
60 55
N. N. Jackson, 4 hens.
2 00
A. J. Clarke, use of town oxen
3 00
M. M. Marble, & Co., ve?l.
14 76
M. M. Marble & Co., 2 yoke oxen
250 00
M. M. Marble & Co., hide.
3 80
P. H. Carpenter & Co., lard .
5 60
D. K. Olney, trustee for Joshua Vinton
12 58
A. H. Barrett, old lumber
1 00
Geo. K. Dresser, sand.
4 50
W. W. Ward, stone bounds
1 20
J. B. Simpson, labor of men
2 00
L. C. Howlett, amount overpaid on lumber
3 10
Wm. Edwards, over pay on team labor
2 40
Wm. Edwards, cemetery pasture, 1877
12 00
Chas. Hyde, cemetery lumber, 1877
7 00
O. Connell, old plank, Globe bridge.
6 00
Wm. C. Barnes, sidewalk assessment of 1873
24 92
Central Mills Co., sidewalk assessment of 1878.
12 51
Ebenezer Edmonds, do. 88 00
34 55
Mrs. R. H. Cole, do. 59 29
William Freeman, do.
22 00
Estate of Levi Bartlett, do
16 22
Hamilton Woolen Co., do
339 10
Society Notre Dame, do 27 19
$1,056 23
American Optical Co., do
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
Accounts.
Appropri- ations and
Expendi- tures.
Un-
expended.
Out- standing.
Deficien- cy paid and Unpaid.
commend-
Receipts.
ed.
Outside poor.
2,817 44
2,766 24
S 51 23
S 79 55
$ 28 32
$ 2,500 00
Support of poor.
1,879 05
1.407 80*
345 34
Highways.
4,705 90
4,695 48
10 42
156 90
146 38
2,500 00
Bridges
526 12
526 76
1 70
2 34
200 00 None. .
Common Schools
8,011 68
7,821 11
190 57
64 65
6,975 00
High schools.
1,928 96
1,455 77
473 19
292 00
111 96
500 00
School apparatus
175 68
73 50
102 18
Public library.
1,97% 63
1,695 51
277 12
10 35
(dogfu'd None.
Railing highways.
203 84
131 55
72 29
Street lights ..
1.559 49
997 36
562 13
600 00
Cemetery improvement.
1,750 77
1,674 36
76 64
500 00
Cemetery plan.
150 00
Salaries .
2.356 08
2,186 73
169 35
97 50
1,400 00
Fire department.
939 66
878 96
· 60 70
4 25
Enginemen
1,864 00
1.840 00
24 00
Insurance
269 59
178 40
91 19
Printing
260 99
260 99
25 15
25 15
State aid.
868 31
270 00
598 31
Police station
159 88
160 32
Contingent
645 68
416 50
208 58
Unknown.
Interest.
2,037 57
1,971 36
66 21
1,500 00
Decoration day.
100 00
91 14
8 86
Main street school house
382 80
388 95
6 15
Chapin street extension
100 00
99 87
13
Walcot & Plimpton sts.
100 00
100 00
River st sidewalk.
910 86
934 00
21 13
44 27
Main st. Globe, sidewl'k
400 00
379 50
20 50)
Pine street sidewalk ....
221 56
153 31
68 25
Maine & Mechanics sts. sidewalk
516 85
454 61
62 24
143 96
81 72
Hamilton st. reservoir ..
1,000 00
960 90
39 10
Dresser st. cemetery ....
150 00
150 00
9 88
200 00
50 00
50 00
Sidewalks.
873 00
767 70
106 33
1,650 00
Contingent schools.
545 00
549 08
107 88
None. 1,250 00 and
800 00 2,140 00 None. 250 00 None.
44
175 00
200 00
50 00
S
$
1,000 00
Appropri- ations re-
* Including $125.91 depreciation of town property at farm.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The town by-laws provide that the auditors shall make a report "with such statements and remarks in regard to the legality or pro- priety of any transaction or expenditures as, in their judgment, the interests of the town require." This is an unpleasant but important part of their duty, and one which we have heretofore evaded to a great extent, but it has seemed to us just and fitting that we should make the following suggestions for your consideration :
Ist. That for the coming year you elect separate and distinct boards of Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor; or, if you follow the present system of having a joint board, that they be required to keep separate and distinct accounts of the services rendered to each department, to the end that we may obtain a full and accurate account of the cost of the support of the poor.
It would seem to this board that some plan might be adopted to lessen our outside poor account, which is constantly increasing. The present method is manifestly too expensive : take for example the case of George Martin's family, the town has paid out for their support the sum of $353.94, besides furnishing the children with school books-a sum equal, if not greater, than the average income of our laboring men and mechanics-and, during all this time, Mar- tin is a strong, healthy man, able to work and without sick- ness or any special cause for assistance; and this is not for this year alone, for the town has been furnishing aid to this family ever since the present members of this board' have been in office. Also, the family of P. Stone, for whom the town has already paid out $268.13 and are owing $48 more, making a total of $316.53 this year. Would it not be cheaper to take these people to the town farm rather than to rent a tenement and support them at the present cost ? We find a practice of allowing traders who furnish sup- plies to the outside poor to pay a part of their weekly orders in cash ; this should ceasc. If money is to be furnished, let the Over- seers of the Poor pay it themselves, and have it shown in their accounts.
2d. We recommend that the highways be put either entirely into the hands of the Selectmen, and no Surveyor be elected; or, into the hands of the Highway Surveyor, and that he be held responsi- ble for the expenditure of the money. No business man or corpora- tion would elect three men to superintend one.
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We further recommend that you make a separate appropriation for highways and the cleaning of gutters and crossings so that the cost of this department may be shown as we now show the side. walk accounts. We apprehend that the people do not realize the expense of this part of our highways.
3d. We recommend that all the cemetery accounts be merged into one, except the Cemetery Fund, so called, that in the future there may be no misunderstanding between the committee and the auditors as to the application of the appropriations made, for upon examining the appropriations you will observe that while but $500 was appropriated for front fence and gateway, the actual cost was $809.12; $309.12 being taken from the $1,000 transfered June 8th to the account of the Cemetery Improvement. This, the auditors did not understand was to be applied to the front fence, while the committee claim that the transfer was made for that purpose; and further, while $150 was appropriated for plans the committee have incurred a debt of $200. It seems to us that so long as special appropriations are made the committee should restrict themselves to the actual appropriations.
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