Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1878/1879-1882/1883, Part 5

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 600


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UNPAID TAXES.


Nathan Angell


$2 00


Michael Collity 2 00


George Armes .


.2 00


Gilbert Chassie . 2 00


Linus Albee. . .


: 00 Peter Chamberlin 2 00


Edward Avery


2 00


Wm. Holden . 2 00


Joseph Abbott 2 00


Henry Cataract. . 2 00


Joseph Belford , 00


James Cooper 2 00


Alfred Bourque : 00


Conghlin 2 00


Mrs. E. Boulton, estate. 5 18


Alex Chapdalier 2 00


Alanson Burlingame. 2 00 Alex Caster 2 00


Andie H. Bassett


, 00


John Cosset 2 00


Romain Broadman


00


John Corcoran , 00


Michael Burke


: 00 Fred Crosby 2 00


Joseph Busha


2 00


Thomas Dolan


2 00


Peter Beebo 2 00


George K. Dresser 231 75


Godfrey Belford


George A. Dresser


.408 70


Alphonso Busha


2 00


Michael DeBlois


2 00


Joseph Bridge


: 00


Frank Daisy .


2 00


Alfred Brine.


: 00


Andir Degreaney


2 00


Alfred Bombard


: 00


Albert Dupre


2 00


Alex Brown


2 00


Jean Dugreett 2 00


2 00


John Bressett


2 00


Edward Devilliers. 2 00


John Bell


2 00


Francis Duplace , 00


2 00


Edward Belford


2 00 Edward Edwards


2 00


John Callahan


2 00


Mark Foley


2 00


James Clifford


00


W. D. Fairfield. 00


2 (0


Peter Congdon


2 00


Fred Farnell


2 00


Charles B. Cozzens


2 52


John Fox


2 00


William C. Cady


4 69 Peter Feniff


, 00


Moses Shassie


2 00


Isaac N. Goodell


2 00


Warren Cutting


J. W. Goodell estate.


48 30


Frank Cozzens.


2 00 Frank Gomo.


2 00


Joseph Cabana


2 00


Louis Gomo


2 00


Joseph Cutter


2 00


Bartley Green. 4 15


Frank Goodrow 2 00


Patrick Cayler


2 00 S. B. Goodier, Jr


2 00


Jule Cantara


2 00 Peter Garison . 2 00


Joseph Connor 2 00 Patrick Goff 2 00


Matt Coldrich, Jr


2 00 Peter Ganion 2 00


Louis Brooks


2 00


John Dodd


E. C. Barnes .


9 18 F. H. Evans


Joseph Clark.


2 00


Frank Feniff, Jr


2 00


James Carrigan


2 00


2 00


102


UNPAID TAXES.


Louis Ganion


2 00


Samuel Laeash 2 00


Misoel Godu.


2 00


Tilleford Lachu.


3 29


George W. Gorgin


3 45


Napoleon Lovelly 2 00


Abram Gomo


2 00


Herbert Laplante.


2 00


John Green


2 00


Morris Lachu


2 00


John Greenup


2 00


Peter Martin


2 3:


Maximilian Greaney .


2 00


Jude Mckinstry


2 00


J. Gregory


2 00


John Monohan.


2 00


John Garrigan.


2 00


Douglas McCollum


6 31


Michael Green


2 00


Michael Monohan


2 00


W. H. Goodell


2 00


Thomas Mansfield


3 73


John Gerew


2 00


John McCarty


2 00


John Gerew, Jr.


2 00


Michael Monohan


2 00


Lisam Ganion


2 00


Timothy Meloney.


2 00


John Gagnor.


2 52


James Murphy .


2 00


Thomas Green.


2 00


Nicholas Martin.


2 00


Adolph Herber.


4 59


Moses Marchesault


2 00


Thomas Holden. 2d


4 16


Henry Martin


Michael Hickey


2 00


John Martin.


2 00


Levi E. Horton


2 00


Michael Mahoney


2 00


Winthrop Harding


2 00


Gideon Morrow.


Judson Hemingway


2 00


Nassau Martin


2 00


Stephen Hurlbert ...


2 00


Joseph Martin


2 00


Henry A. Holmes


2 00)


Morris Murphy 2 00


Win. E. Harrington


2 00


Martin Mahar 2 00


Wm. J. Hill


2 00


Win. McGuirk


2 00


Augustus Haight.


2 00


Alphonso Marcelle


2 00


Carson Hey.


2 00


Dan. McCambridge 2 ( (


Wm. L. D. Hall.


2 00


Thomas Nolan


2 00


Joseph D. Holden.


2 00


Patrick O'Brien


2 00


Fred L. Holmes.


2 00


Edward Parent


2 00


Wm. Halloran


2 00


Felix Pelican


2 00


James Hannan


2 00


Joseph Proulx


2 00


Elyear Hetue


2 00. James Phillips


2 00


Patrick Kennedy


2 00


Albert Plant


2 00


John Kinney


2 00


Joseph Proulx, 2d.


2 00


George Kelley


2 00


William Powers 2 00


Martin Karaugh


2 00


Louis Patnaud .


2 00


Patrick King


: 00


John J. Peppard


2 00


Herminas Page


2 00


Delphis Lamont.


2 00


Frank Phillips


2 00


Frank Lonsgway


: 00


Peter Pelican


2 00


David Largess


2 00


Jos. Quartee


2 00


Michael Liitleton


2 00


Daniel Ryan


2 00


John Lashapelle


2 00


Frank Riecher


2 00


John Laughlin.


2 00


John Roy


2 00


Peter Lamont, Jr


2 00


John Rocliffe


2 00


Frias Labounty


2 00


Luke Rily


2 00


Felix Lamont, Jr 2 00


2 00


Paul Simpson


2 00


John Larosche 2 00


Edward Simpson


2 00


Frank Lawson 2 00


Alex Simpson


2 00


Fred Lawson . 2 00


Frank Shaw


2 00


Peter Lashapelle . 2 00


E. L. Spencer


8 63


Fabrian Lescarbras. 2 00


00


Patrick Sherridan


2 00


James Lee. 2 00


Cornelius Shammon 2 00


Gilbert Lavieriere 2 00


Frank Sevarie, Jr 2 00


Jos. O. LcClair


00 John Sawyer


2 00


Jos Stone.


2 00


Fabrian Lescarbras, Jr


Newey Richard


2 99


Nelson Lovelly


2 00


Cyril King.


Jacob Parsano. 2 00


Jos. Hamlet


2 00


103


UNPAID TAXES.


James Sullivar


2 00


Michael Welch


2 00


Edward Shields


2 00


Alex Winning


2 00


Jerry Suprenant.


2 00


Alex White


2 00


Kist St. Germain


2 00


Jos. Walding


2 00


Alfred Stephen .


2 00


John Welch


2 00


olin Stone


2 00


Ed. C. Warren


2 00


Anthony Thimblin


2 00


F. A. Webber


2 00


Nelson Tracy


2 00


George Washington


2 00


Peter Tracy


2 00


James White


2 00


ohn Toben


2 00


James Whight


2 00


Charles Thompson


2 00


Martin Ward


2 00


Dixie Terrio


2 00


Phillip Wedge


2 00


ohn Tommins 2 00


Patrick Welch


2 00


. M. Toppin .


2 00


Stephen Welch.


2 00


harles Tisdale


2 00


Fred L. Webster


2 00


rank Vorey


2 00 Simeon Young


2 00


atrick Welch .


2 00


Walter Young


2 00


oseph Wells


2 00


Cady & Harris


21 99


NON-RESIDENTS.


Villiam Thompson, Sturbridge


5 18


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING, 1879.


WORCESTER SS.


To either of the constables of the town of Southbridge. Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Southbridge qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet at the Town hall in Southbridge, on Monday, the seventh day of April next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles:


ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.


ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary officers for the ensuing year The following officers to be voted for on one ballot: Town Clerk, Treas- urer, Selectmen and Oversecrs of the Poor, Assessors, School Commit- tee, Library Committee, Cemetery Committee, Auditors, Constables. Polls to be kept open until 3 o'clock, P MI


ARTICLE 3. To hear the reports of the Auditors of Accounts, Clerk, Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Fire Engineers, School, Library and Cemetery Committees, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will allow the usual discount on taxes excepting the taxes assessed on polls, or act thereou.


ARTICLE 5. To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will authorize the collector to use the means for collecting the taxes which the town treasurer, when appointed a collector, may use, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 7. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges the ensuing year, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 8. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to pay town bills and charges the ensuing year, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as posted and presented by the selectmen, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 10. To see if the town will vote to pay the engine men for the ensuing year, or act thereon.


105


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING.


ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate such a sum of money as may be necessary to pay firemen or act thereon.


ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will instruct the fire engineers to establish a fire alarm telegraph between the two engiue houses and the American Optical company's works, or any part thereof, raise and ap- propriate money therefor or act thereon.


ARTICLE 13 To see if the town will relocate and build a culvert on the highway about midway between the residences of Geo. E. Mans- field and Wm. H. H. Cheney, ruise and appropriate money therefor-the same to be completed by the first day of May next.


ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will alter or amend Section 5 of the By-laws of the town, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will build a sidewalk on Marcy street from the north corner of Liberty Litchfield estate to Main street, and raise and appropriate money to construct the same, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will lav out and construct a concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of the store occupied by Bugbee & Wheeler, commencing on the northerly side of Main street and running to the southerly end of Mill street bridge over the Quinebaug river about 106 feet, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to build a concrete side- walk from the engine house to iron bridge on north side of Main street, thence from iron bridge to Pleasant street, thence on east side of latter street to the north side of Canal street, a distance of 636 feet, to raise and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.


ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffic- ient sum of money to build a sidewalk on the north side of Main street-Globe Village, from west side of Pleasant street to the west line of the N. Upham estate, or act ihereon.


ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will allow the Women's Temper- ance union to hold their meetings in the Town hall free of charge, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for purchasing lamp posts and lanterns to be placed as follows: Two on Winter street, one on School street at corner of Winter street, one on South street-corner of Winter, or act thereon.


ARTICLE, 21. To see what action the town will take in regard to completing the grading of Sayles street, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will provide suitable accommodation for another Intermediate school in Centre Village, raise and appropri- ate money therefor, or act thereon.


106


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING.


ARTICLE 23. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to trans- fer from unappropriated funds the sum of $3,828.59, and from state aid $300 to the account of payments of debts; also from Pine street side- walk $68. 25, Hamilton street reservoir $39.10, Chapin street 13 cents, to credit accounts of sidewalks, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 24 To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to transfer the sum of $6.15 from the contingent of schools to the credit of Main and Morris school account, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars ($50) for the purpose of defraying the expense of decor- ating our soldiers' graves on Decoration day, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will yote to fix the compensation of town officers and laborers, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 27. To see if the town wili instruct the overseers of the pour to furnish work for, and require tramps to labor in payment for food and lodging provided by the town, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 28 To see if the town will vote to instruct the selectmen to issue no licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors the ensuing year, or act thereon.


ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will vote to instruct the selectmen to prosecute all violations of the law in relation to the sale of intoxicating liquor the ensuing year, or choose a committee for the purpose, or act thereon.


ARLICLE 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $1000 for the purpose of paying the expenses of suppressing the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town the ensuing year, 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 therein to the town clerk, at the time and place aforesaid. Given under our hands this twenty-sixth day of March, A. D. 1879.


J. J. OAKES, Selectmen


A. H. WHEELER, of


S. K. EDWARDS, Southbridge.


J. M. OLNEY, Constable of Southbridge. A copy attest.


INDEX.


Auditors' Report.


Apparatus, school.


27


Main street school house 28


Assessments, sidewalk.


36


88


sidewalk. 35


Appropriations


Ammidown school.


60


Mixed schools. 59


Almshouse


17 89


Notes outstanding 10


Bacon school.


59


Balance sheet, treasurer


11


Officers, list of 3


4


Births


12


Outside poor 19


Bridges


30


86


Bills outstanuing


43 78


Printing 16


Board of health


88


Poor


17


18


88


Pl mpton street. 33


Pine street sidewalk. 35


Police station


42


Contingent school account.


expenses


26 37 32


Railing highways. 31


46


River street sidewalk. 34


Reservoir.


41


Debt


10 12


Deaths


Dogs


12 41


Salaries 13 89


Schools


23


apparatus 27


statistics


62 63


Main street house


28


Estimates


47


90


Engine men


40


Sumner 60


Street lights 31


86


Sidewalks 33


36


87


Firemen, pay of. 40


Fire engineers' report.


65


Fires in town in 1878.


68


Grammar schools


56


Treasurer's report. Tramps 19 7


High school.


. 23


56


Teachers' wages 24


55


Highways.


'28


Hamil on st. reservoir


41


Hooker school.


60 Tax collector's report.


99


Health, board of


88


Insurance


12


16


Unpaid taxes 101


Interest


42


Intermediate schools.


57


Library .


14


committee's report.


71


Librarian's report.


78 Walcott street 33


Lights, street


31


5 Marriages


12


Cemetery, receipts and expenses. committee's report. .


15 93


Primary schools


58


Chapin street.


Cash received by selectmen


Decora ion day


Dennison school


60


Drawing in school


60


Donors to library


74


Committee's report 51


Expenditures


47


Fire department


39


State aid. 41


Selectmen's report.


81


cash received 46


47 83 Tabular view finances . . " schools. 62 63


Valuation 45


86


Warrant for town meeting.


104


47 90 and Mechanic st. sidewalk .. 35


Overseers of poor's report. 88


Books read .


.


Recommendations


47


48 90


98


REPORTS Case 61


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


SOUTHBRIDGE,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1880.


SOUTHBRIDGE. SOUTHBRIDGE JOURNAL STEAM PRESS. 1880.


TOWN OFFICERS, 1879-80.


CLERK : HENRY A. MORSE.


-


TREASURER : FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.


-


SELECTMEN : JAMES J. OAKES, ALBERT H. WHEELER, STEPHEN K. EDWARDS.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :


STEPHEN P. IRWIN, JR., LEONARD CUTLER, CLEMENT BEGIN.


ASSESSORS : CHARLES W. WELD, AUGUSTUS COOK, LUTHER S. AMMIDOWN.


.


AUDITORS :


WILLIAM D. MORSE,


CHARLES W. JOHNSON, PATRICK DUFFY.


LIBRARY COMMITTEE :


M. LEONARD,


Teim expires 1880.


| S. P. IRWIN, JR., Teim expires 1881


WM. R. PATON,


1880.


T. J. HARRINGTON,


1881.


-


GEO. G. BULFINCH, 1880. WM. HALLORAN, 1881.


ELISHA M. PHILLIPS, Term expires 1882.


JOSEPH JAGGER, 1882.


GEORGE H. MELLEN,


66


1882.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE : J. M. AMMIDOWN, Term expires 1880. REV. B. V. STEVENSON, " 1881. ELISHA M. PHILLIPS, 1882.


4


TOWN OFFICERS.


CEMETERY COMMITTEE :


JOHN O. MCKINSTRY, Term expires 1880. WILLIAM EDWARDS, 66 1880. STEPHEN P. IRWIN, JR., Term expires 1881. A. J. BARTHOLOMEW, 1881. LUTHER S. AMMIDOWN, Term expires 1882. EDWIN BACON, 1882. 66


- FENCE VIEWERS :


WILLIAM H. H. CHENEY, JAMES BROWN, SOLOMON THAYER.


SURVEYORS OF LUMBER:


LUTHER D. CLEMENCE, HENRY HYDE, JOSEPH S. SPENCER, VICTOR W. LAMOUREUX, DANFORTH DOUTY.


FIELD DRIVERS :


MATTHEW McVEY, District No. 1. | HERBERT DRESSER, District No. 4. E. E. CHASE, 66 2. HENRY SCARBOROUGH," " 5.


6 BENJAMIN W. PATON, " 3. JAMES LYON, 66 6. SANDERS CLARK, District No. 7.


FIRE ENGINEERS : PLINY M. CLARKE, CHIEF.


WILLIAM C. BARNES, 1ST ASSIST. PAUL J. WHELAN, 2ND ASSIST.


- COLLECTOR OF TAXES : SOLOMON THAYER.


HIGHWAY SURVEYOR: CHARLES W. WELD.


CONSTABLES :


JOSEPH M. OLNEY, FRANK E. PARKER, PAUL N. LECLAIR, DENNIS RYAN, GEORGE H. THAYER.


POLICE OFFICERS : CHARLES E. SAMMONS, FREDERIC C. SPRAGUE, LINUS C. ALBEE, JOSEPH S. BARTLETT, ALPHEUS S. BUELL, CALVIN CLAFLIN, GEORGE LAMOUREUX, MICHAEL MAHONEY, SAM. F. FREEMAN, MARCUS DILLABER, EDWIN O. GILLMORE.


ANNUAL REPORT


AUDITORS OF THE


OF THE


TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.


2


REPORT.


The Auditors of Southbridge present the Annual Report of the financial transactions of the town for the year ending March 1,1880.


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 29, 1880.


RECEIPTS.


Cash in treasury March 1, 1880


$5,665 95


Due from L. Morton, Collector


39 00


Due from T. Potter, Collector


122 35


Due from C. E. Cady, Collector


1,650 79


Due from S. Thayer, Collector


351 35


State tax


$875 00


County tax


2,854 07


Bank tax and overlayings


1,453 55


Center watch district and overlayings


703 73


Overlayings on taxes


134 41


Common schools


5,660 00


Discount on taxes


3,000 00


Highways.


2,515 00


Outside poor


2,500 00


Amounts carried forward . ..


$19,695 76 $7,829 44


8


AUDITORS' REPORT.


Amounts brought forward . $19,695 76 $7,829 44


Engine men


High school


2,240 00 1,650 00


Interest


1,500 00


Salaries


1,400 00


Public library


1,000 00


Support of poor


1,000 00


South street


1,000 00


Payment of debts


900 00


Fire department


800 00


Marcy street sidewalk.


700 00


Street lights . . .


600 00


Main and Pleasant street sidewalks


550 00


Contingent account schools 500 00


Cemetery improvements.


500 00


North Main street sidewalk.


300 00


Sayles street.


300 00


Printing


250 00


Bridges


200 00


Contingent expenses


200 00


Mill street sidewalk


200 00


Police station contingent


175 00


Cemetery plans


50 00


Decoration day


50 00


Insurance


25 00


$35,785 76


State Treasurer, bank tax


1,065 98


Corporation tax


976 34


State aid


280 00


Income Massachusetts school fund.


262 80


Discount on bank tax


145 35


Collecting and assessing bank tax


13 08


Pauper account.


12 55


Error in bank tax 11 57


291 85


Sidewalk assessment


1,224 24


Liquor licenses


500 00


Cemetery fund


411 00


Center watch district


400 00


Estate Lucian Green


214 05


C. A. Paige, account M. O'Brien


93 00


Labor, teams and men


78 32


Amount carried forward


.$49,595 33


County Treasurer, dog fund


AUDITORS' REPORT. 9


Amount brought forward $49,595 33


Public library, books, cards, fines, &c


77 04


Produce sold .. 58 56


Henry Fisk, toward support of Lydia Fisk


39 00


Police station fees


23 00


Gravel sold ..


20 75


Use of town hall.


20 00


Licenses .


19 00


Oxford, account E. Ellis


13 71


Naptha and barrels sold


12 99


Stove sold


5 00


Clement Begin, account John Parker


5 00


Dan Smith


4 01


Old brick sold


3 00


Manure sold


2 00


Plank sold.


1 25


Old iron sold


50


Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes 11,000 00


Money borrowed for specific purposes.


5,900 00


66,800 14


EXPENDITURES.


Common schools. . .


7,905 62


South street


3,500 65


Discount on taxes


3,305 55


Outside poor


3,290 04


Highways .


3,016 53


County tax


2,854 07


Engine men.


2,240 00


Support of poor


1,732 41


Interest


1,716 16


Public library


1,619 73


High school


1,589 47


Edwards street


1,499 52


Bank tax.


1,453 55


Salaries


1,364 11


Marcy street sidewalk.


1,318 66


Center watch district.


1,190 09


Street lights.


1,134 05


Main and Pleasant streets sidewalk


971 81


State tax


875 00


Amount carried forward $42,577 02


3


10


AUDITORS' REPORT.


Amount brought forward $42,577 02


Fire department


721 83


Globe Main street sidewalk. 675 03


Contingent account schools, &c.


636 35


Contingent expenses


634 66


Sayles street ..


507 91


Cemetery improvements


503 76


Sidewalks


456 48


Abatement of taxes


406 25


State aid


298 00


Printing


247 47


Police station, contingent


223 27


Cemetery plan


200 00


Bridges


198 53


Mechanics street sidewalk.


137 96


Mill street sidewalk.


129 56


State Treasurer, licenses


125 00


Insurance


105 92


Railing highways


86 47


Decoration day


58 86


School apparatus.


51 56


Crane street sidewalk


21 13


Note to William A. Marcy, dated April 15, 1875


5,000 00


Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes


11,000 00


Due from Charles E. Cady, Collector.


255 79


Due from Solomon Thayer, Collector


1,510 83


Cash on hand. 30 50


1,797 12


$66,800 14


NOTES OUTSTANDING FEBRUARY 29, 1880.


Date of Notes.


To whom given.


Amounts.


Payable Rate of interest.


April 15, 1875


John Marcy.


$5,000


1880


6 percent.


Aug. 8, 1876


Lucy H. Stowe


5,000


1881


5


66


Sept. 17, 1877


Brown, Riley & Co


5,000


1882


5


66


Sept. 17, 1877


Brown, Riley & Co


5,000


1883


5 66


July 21, 1879


Southbridge Savings Bank


2,500


Demand


4 66


Dec'r 9, 1879


Southbridge Savings Bank


2,000


Demand


5


Feb. 27, 1880


Southbridge Savings Bank


1,400


Demand


4


66


$25,900


11


AUDITORS' REPORT.


BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS, FEBRUARY 29, 1880.


School houses $14,600 00


Town property $50,994 63


Steam fire engines


8,000 00


Notes payable 25,900 00


Town house


5,000 00


Common schools 843 81


Hose .


5,000 00


Unappropriated funds 592 21


Engine houses 4,000 00


Town farm


3,400 00


High school 533 72


Lamp posts.


2,500 00


Cemetery fund


458 25


Police station


2,500 00


Abatement of taxes 355 18


Fire engines


1,500 00


Discount on taxes


334 31


Personal property 1,375 13


Dog fund


291 85


New cemetery


1,119 50


State aid.


280 31


School furniture


1,000 00


School Committee


262 80


Hose carriages


1,000 00


Salaries


218 32


General appropriations 29,028 12


Support of poor


165 13


S. Thayer, Collector 1,510 83


Public library


157 68


Marcy street sidewalk


320 02


Dresser street cemetery


150 00


C. E. Cady, Collector


255 79


Fire department


138 87


Interest.


149 95


Mill street sidewalk


129 10


Contingent account, schools 141 58


Sidewalks


88 23


Main and Pleasant sts. sidewalk. 78 60


Cemetery improvements


72 88


Mechanics street sidewalk.


75 72


School apparatus


50 62


Globe Main street sidewalk


57 68


Street lights


41 07


Cash


30 50


Crane street sidewalk


29 91


Contingent expenses


26 08


Engine men


24 00


Police station contingent


25 71


Outside poor


17 74


Railing highways


14 18


Sayles street


12 84


Insurance


10 27


Highways


8 92


Printing


2 53


South street


2 47


Bridges


2 08


Edwards street


48


$82,709 39


$82,709 39


Errors excepted.


F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer.


SOUTHBRIDGE, March 1, 1 880.


Center watch district. 539 18


INSURANCE


on town property with date of expiration of policies.


Amount


insured.


Property insured.


When expiring.


$3,000. Books, &c., library


July 1, 1880


1,000. Books, &c., library July 1, 1880


600. School house, Hooker district. April 1, 1880


2,500. Town house.


May 1, 1881


600. School house, Bacon district


June 1, 1881


1,600. School house, Elm street.


Sept. 1, 1881


2,200. School house, Sandersdale.


Dec. 1, 1881


2,000 School house, Main street


Jan. 1, 1882


1,500. Town hall, Elm street.


Feb. 1, 1882


600. School house, Sumner district.


April 1, 1882


2,500. Library building. .


Nov. 1, 1882


2,000. School house, Union street Nov. 1, 1882


2,692. Town farm buildings. Dec. 1, 1882


2,000. School house, Main street Jan. 1, 1883


2,500. School house, School street Nov. 1, 1883


1,200. School house, River street. Nov. 1, 1883 There is no insurance on Police Station, or on either of the Engine Houses, Engines, Hose and Furniture, Town Clock or School house in Dennison District and Morris street School House.


VITAL STATISTICS


Marriages, Births and Deaths in town from Jan. 1, 1879, to Jan. 1, 1880.


Number of marriages 52


American, 14. French, 25. Irish, 13.


Number of births .. 216


American Parentage, 39. French, 127. Irish, 37. German, 3. English, 6. Scotch, 3. Poland, 1.


Number of deaths. 87


Americans, 30. French, 26. Irish, 28. English, 2. German, 1.


Number of dogs licensed from April 1, 1879 to March 1, 1880. .... 168 Males, 159. Females, 9.


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY A. MORSE, Town Clerk.


TOWN DISBURSMENTS IN DETAIL.


SALARIES.


RECEIPTS.


Balance March 1, 1879 .


$169 35


Appropriation . 1400 00


State treasurer, collecting bank tax


13 08


$1,582 43


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Wheeler to April 1, 1879


14 00


S. K. Edwards “ £ 66 58 00


Salary of selectmen 1 year from April 1, 1879 to


April 1,1880 .


200 00


$272 00


Salary of Overseers of Pocr 1 year from April 1,


1879 to April 1, 1880


200 CO


L S. Ammidown, services as Assessor


27 50


C. W. Weld “


:6


45 62


Augustus Cook


66


66


96 49


B. V. Stevenson, services as school com-


169 61


mittee.


170 00


Making report 1878 and 1879. .


20 00


-190 00


E. M. Phillips, services as school committee.


97 50


J. M. Ammidown


117 50


F. L. Chapin, treasurer 405 00


100 00


Henry A. Morse, for recording births


deaths and marriages


126 50


Gleason and Cochran, making town re-


ports 1879 ..


25 00


Auditing for March and April


3 00


- 28 00


Amounts carried forward


$28 00 $1,273 11


4


14


AUDITORS' REPORT.


Amounts brought forward ..... $28 00 $1,273 11


C. W. Johnson services as auditor to March 1 .. 25 00


W. D. Morse,


" .. 22 00 P. W. Duffy, 66 66 . . 16 00


91 00


1,364 11


Balance to credit of this account .... 218 32 Order to C. E. Cady, tax collector, outstanding .... $150 00


PRINTING.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation. $250 00


EXPENDITURES.


Geo. M. Whitaker, printing town reports $159 80 adv. warrants, printing blanks, &c 80 00


239 80


W. W. Corbin, bill of printing


4 00


M. R. Warren, license blanks.


3 67


$247 47


Balance to credit this account March 1, 1880


$2 53


INSURANCE.


RECEIPTS.


Balance March 1, 1879 $91 19


Appropriation 25 00


116 19


EXPENDITURES.


E. M. Phillips, insurance during the year


105 92


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1880 10 27


15


AUDITORS' REPORT.


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


RECEIPTS.


Balance March 1, 1879


$277 12


Appropriation 1000 00


Appropriation for printing


100 00


Dog fund, 1879


323 25


Catalogues, fines, &c.


77 04


---- $1,777 41


EXPENDITURES.


Lee & Shepard, books.


418 62


Manning Leonard, books 20 45


- $439 07


Manning Leonard, papers


57 20


Daily Advertiser.


9 75


Library Journal, 2 years.


10 00


Library Journal, book registry.


1 25


Munn & Co., Scientific American


10 00


$88 20


Mudge & Son, printing catalogues


117 00


A. J. Comins, writing catalogues 40 00


$157 00


Am. library ass'n, supplies


29 27


P. M. Clarke, painting.


30 09


F. D. Morse & Son, binding


40 70


A. J. Comins express and incidentals


60 20


Mutual Gas Light Co., for the year .. 123 09


order outstanding Mch 1, '79 10 35




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