Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1883/1884-1886/1887, Part 12

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 616


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City of Boston, care of William Armes, 17 00


Edwin Bacon, services at burial of D. McCullom, -


5 50


Services at burial of J. Kershaw, 5 50


Burial lot, - 5 00 16 00


-


Amount carried forward, $3,582 62


23


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $3,582 62


Lawrence Flury, support of Frank Gibault, 14 00


Aid to Moses Gasse, - -


10 00


Baldwin Vinton, aid to F. E. Scarborough, 9 72


C. V. Corey, aid to P. E. B. Botham, -


8 00


State work-house, transporting remains of James Kershaw, 7 00


Dr. F. A. Brown, medical services for Galen Cook, 20 00 .


A. Deslauriers, aid to Delphin Belanger, 6 00 E. M. Phillips, expenses to Worcester hospital, 4 72 Mrs. D. N. Bartlett, aid to Jos. H. Williams, 7 00 Aid to Mary Ann Congdon, 52 12


Mary Ann Congdon, aid to Esther Clark, 6 25


L. Reynolds, care and feeding 410 tramps, 40 80 L. N. Holden, goods to Mrs. John McGrath, 6 00


William P. Plimpton :


Wood to Joseph Rivers, -


4 00


Wood to Mary Ann Congdon, 1 00


Wood to E. Gauthier, - 2 13


Wood to Mrs. O'Brien, 1 00


Wood to Charles Phillips, 6 00


14 13


E. M. Rice, cutting wood for Esther Clark, 3 00


T. Martelle, digging grave for Mrs. G. Martin, 2 00


Digging grave for Mary Herbert, 2 00


4 00


J. F. Scranton, wood to E. M. Rice, 4 00


S. K. Edwards, agent, coal to David Bassett, 3 50


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, wood to Mary Ann Congdon, -


2 00


Southbridge Coal Co., coal to Kate Powers, 3 00


Geo. C. Shepard & Co., medicines, 2 15


C. L. Smith, wood to Esther Clark, 2 50


Amount carried forward, $3,812 51


.


24


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $3,812 51


Southbridge Coal Co., coal to E. Gauthier, 2 00


J. Martin, digging grave for Mrs. Bachand, 2 00


Charles Ide, wood and cutting the same, 4 13


Benjamin W. Paton, medicines, I 80


James F. Parker, team to town farm, I 25


F. Cadarette, cutting wood for Esther Clark, 1 00


M. M. Marble, goods to Esther Clark, 4 00


$3,828 69


Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1886, $372 03


SELECTMEN.


BRIDGES.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of this account March I,


1885, - - $82 14


Appropriation April 6, 1885. - -


400 00


Old plank sold, - I 50


$483 64


EXPENDITURES.


W. C. Lewis, material, -


$6 28


P. M. Clarke, painting, 50 50


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 25 83


Dwight Chamberlain, labor and material, 29 46


H. L. Smith, labor and material, 25 02


C. W. Weld, labor and material,


II 35


Leonard Cutler, labor and material,


2 41


James A. George, labor, - I 20


Albert Lavelly, labor, 75


$152 80


Balance to the credit of this account March 1, 1886, $330 84


26


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


BROOK CHANNEL NEAR YELLOW SCHOOL HOUSE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, $100 00 No expenditures.


CHAPIN STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $350 00


Leonard Cutler, assessment paid, 78 42


William C. Barnes, assessment paid, 75 80


Loam sold, 5 00


$509 22


EXPENDITURES.


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1885, - $112 92


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, 296 29


Lamson & Woodbury, curbing, - -


178 70


Sylvester Dresser, brick and gravel, - 73 50


Michael Farrell, labor, 23 45


George S. Stone, sharpening tools, -


4 55


Lucian W. Curtis, sand, 6 25


Albert H. Wheeler, labor of men, 4 50


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber,


1 59


$701 75


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1886, -


$192 53


(See remarks.)


27


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


CENTRAL STREET WALK. RECEIPTS.


M. J. Surprenant, assessment paid, $70 00


EXPENDITURES.


Balance overdrawn March 1, 1885, $799 84


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1886, $729 84


Assessments unpaid :


S. C. Hartwell estate,


$18 99


N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co., -


72 98


Thomas Potter, -


70 91


Mrs. H. W. Jackson, -


66.61


Lorenzo Morton, homestead,


76 81


Lorenzo Morton, Holmes house, 33 3I


Alfred E. Holmes,


33 3ª


HAMILTON STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $600 00


Amount from unappropriated funds Nov.


3, 1885, - 500 00


$1,100 00


FXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and team, $611 39 Calvin Claflin, concreting, 290 92


Lamson & Woodbury, curbing, 90 40


S. Dresser, gravel,


43 10


A. H. Wheeler, labor of men, II 25


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 2 90


$ 1,049 96


Balance to the credit of this account March 1, 1886, $50 04


.


28


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


SAYLES STREET WALK.


Balance overdrawn March I, 1886, -


$14 15


RIVER STREET REPAIRS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $900 00


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $896 20 $896 20


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886,


$3 80


MARCY STREET WALK (East Side).


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $300 00


$300 00


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $230 19 Lamson & Woodbury, curbing, - 179 28


S. Dresser, gravel, 2 00


$41I 47


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1886, $III 47


29


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


MARCY STREET WALK (West Side).


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 29, $200 00


Appropriation, 300 00


Rev. G. E. Brochue, assessment paid, - 61 60


$561 60


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $145 75 Lamson & Woodbury, curbing, 96 55


Calvin Claflin, concreting, 79 19


S. Dresser, gravel, 16 00


St. Mary's cemetery, paving stone, 5 00


A. H. Wheeler, labor of men, 6 00


George S. Stone, sharpening tools, 3 40


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, -


2 42


$354 31


Balance to credit this account, March 1, 1886, $207 29


Order outstanding March 1, 1886, -


62 41


Assessment unpaid, Michael Farrell, 96 80


VINTON ROAD.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $400 00


$400 00


30


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $309 21 J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, - 34 03


S. Dresser, plank, - 12 75


Leonard Cutler, labor, - -


3 20


$369 19


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886, $40 81


HASKELL ROAD.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $350 00


$350 00


EXPENDITURES.


Amasa Haskell, labor, self and men, -


$340 00


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886, $10 00


HIGHLAND STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, $500 00


Loam sold, - 27 50)


$527 50


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $262 91


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886, $264 59


31


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


CHAPIN STREET LEDGE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $100 00


$100 00


EXPENDITURES.


George W. Wells, contract,


$100 00 -


SIDEWALKS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of this account,


March 1, 1885, $28 23


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - 650 00


Plank sold, 13 00


$691 23


EXPENDITURES.


Calvin Claflin, concreting, - $303 87


A. H. Wheeler, labor of men, 142 75


W. D. Morse, labor of men, 42 06


A. H. Shepard, men and teams,


17 00


S. Dresser, paving brick,


9 00


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber,


8 83


W. C. Lewis, nails, -


6 20


Dwight Chamberlain, labor and material, 3 21


Joseph Williams, tools, 82


Isaac Clark, labor, 75


M. O'Connell, labor, 60


· L. Cutler, brick, 40


$535 49


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886, $155 74


32


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


RAILINGS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of this account, March


1, 1885, -


$92 72


Appropriation April 6, 1885, 200 00


$292 72


EXPENDITURES.


Leonard Cutler, labor and materials, $67 12


George S. Stone, iron posts and repairing, 57 35 Amasa Haskell, labor, self, men and teams, 42 66 H. L. Smith, labor, 30 75


A. L Hyde, lumber,


15 53


A. Farland, painting, 15 00


Daniel Whitford, posts and rails, -


14 20


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber,


II 21


Lucian Lyon, labor and material, - 5 00


M. Egan, painting, - 6 85


James A. George, rail irons, -


3 50


Hamilton Woolen Co., lumber and labor. 2 25


W. C. Lewis, supplies, 50


J. T. Mckinstry, painting, 1 70


$273 62


Balance to the credit of this account, March, 1, 1886, $19 10


DRESSER STREET DRAIN.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation November 3, 1885, $100 00 - $100 00


33


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $40 29


G. L. Winter, drain pipe, 25 92


Lamson & Woodbury, curbing, 15 33


Geo. S. Stone, grates and sharpening tools, 12 16


Southbridge Coal Co., cement, 6 30


$100 00


HAMILTON AND HOOK STREETS DRAINAGE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885 $200 00


$200 00


No expenditures.


ARMY AND NAVY RECORDS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, $75 00


$75 00


No expenditures.


REMOVING LEDGE NEAR W. H. H. CHEENEYS'.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $50 00


$50 00


34


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams,


$49 85


$49 85


Balance transferred to highway account, $0 15


PLEASANT STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $308 00


$308 00


EXPENDITURES.


L. W. Curtis, building walls and sidewalk,


$308 00


$308 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of this account


March 1, 1885, - -


$605 24


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - 500 00


Order given J. S. Gleason 16 35


$1,121 59


EXPENDITURES.


Samuel Eastman & Co., hose,


$466 25


Calvin Claflin, labor and material, 136 97


Amount carried forward, $603 22


35


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $603 22 E. S. Ellis, coal, - 54 54


A. H. Shepard, drawing steamer, 25 00


F. A. Shepard, drawing steamer, - 25 00 J. F. Parker & Son, drawing hose carriage, etc., 24 00 Hamilton Woolen Co., drawing steamer and hose carriage, 18 50


Hamilton Woolen Co., labor and material, 3 28 G. S. Stone, repairing hook and ladder truck, 13 00 W. P. Plimpton, wood, 12 50


Cole Brothers, grates, 47 14


L. Cutler, labor,


6 99


Water Supply Co., 6 00


J. S. Gleason, oil, -


4 84


W. C. Lewis, supplies, 2 72


G. M. Whitaker, paper, etc., - -


2 60


L. D. Vinton, use of horse,


3 50


W. H. Clarke, oil, -


2 00


B. W. Paton, supplies,


I 70


P. H. Carpenter & Co., oil,


40


J. S. Gleason, supplies, 16 35


Calvin Claflin, I 80


$875 08


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886, $246 5 1


WATER SUPPLY CO.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $640 00


$640 00


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Water Supply Co., - $640 00


$640 00


36


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


DECORATION DAY.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of this account,


March 1, 1885, -


SII 35


Appropriation April 6, 1885, 100 00


$III 35


EXPENDITURES.


Malcolm Ammidown, post, $89 92


$89 92


Balance to the credit of this account, March 1, 1886,


$21 43


POLICE STATION.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit this account, March


1, 1885, -


$53 27


Appropriation April 6, 1885, 200 CO


Lockup fees, 29 00


$282 27


EXPENDITURES.


Liberty Reynolds, care of police station, $100 00


Southbridge Coal Co., coal, 26 31


Mutual Gas Light Co., gas at police station, 28 4I


Michael Farrell, cementing floor,


II 50


William P. Plimpton, wood, 8 25


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water, 6 co


Carpenter & Co., goods for police station, 4 67


W. H. Clarke, labor and material, I 80


Morse Brothers, goods for police station, I 70


$188 64


Balance to credit this account, March 1, 1886, $93 63


37


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


PRINTING.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, $350 00


$350 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1885, $40 88


George M. Whitaker :


Printing town reports,


190 00


Printing sundries, 113 15


303 15


Herald publishing Co., printing sundries, 31 58


M. R. Warren, printing, -


5 00


$380 61


Account overdrawn March 1, 1886. $30 61


INSURANCE.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit this account March 1, 1885, $21 85 Appropriation April 6, 1885, 125 00


$146 85


EXPENDITURES.


E. M. Phillips & Son :


Insurance on public library, $44 00


Insurance on library block,


30 00


Insurance on Hooker school-house,


7 20


Insurance on Alms-house,


142 49


$223 69


Account overdrawn March 1, 1886, $76 84


38


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


INTEREST.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $400 00


$400 00


EXPENDITURES.


Interest on money borrowed in anticipation


of taxes, - $336 33


Account overdrawn March 1, 1885, 38 06


- $374 39


Balance to credit this account, March 1, 1886,


$25 61


LAMP AND LAMP POSTS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $280 00


$280 00


EXPENDITURES.


Globe Gas Light Co., posts and lanterns, $231 25


Michael O'Connell, setting posts, - 4 25


A. H. Barrett, setting posts, - 1 50


$237 00


Balance to credit this account, March I, 1886, $43 00


39


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


STATE AID.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit this account, March I,


1885, $343 31


Received from State Treasurer, - 191 00


$534 3I


EXPENDITURES.


Anthony Deon, -


$75 00


Fred L. Holmes,


55 00


· Julia Seymour,


-


-


52 00


Louis Mountain,


5 00


Patrick Gleason,


-


-


4 00


Thomas Welch, -


-


4 00


$195 00


Balance to credit this account, March 1, 1886,


$339 31


STREET LIGHTS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - $1,950 00


Naptha barrels sold, 107 29


$2,057 29


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1885, $419 38 Mutual Gas Light Co., gas, 576 00


Mutual Gas Light Co., repairs, 26 29


602 29


Amount carried forward, $1,021 67


40


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $1,021 67


Globe Gas Light Co., naptha and supplies, 436 70% Michael O'Connell, care street lamps, 376 89


A. H. Barrett, care street lamps, 387 22


N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co., freight, 39 19


W. C. Lewis, repairing lamps, -


4 05


James F. Mckinstry, setting glass and painting, 34 70


George S. Stone, repairing lamps, 5 70


P. M. Clarke, setting glass and painting, 10 05


Joseph Williams, repairing lanterns, 1 00


James A. George, repairing lamp posts, 4 20


J. Booth & Co., setting glass, 2 10


Bugbee & Wheeler, cotton waste, I 78


Morse Brothers, matches, 1 60


W. H. Clarke, labor on lanterns, 70


$2,327 55


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1886,


$270 26


HIGHWAYS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit this account, March 1,


1885, - -


$187 92


Appropriation April 6, 1885, - -


3,000 00


Overpaid A. H. Shepard, 1 50


Transfer from Cheney ledge, - -


15


$3,189 57


EXPENDITURES.


A. H. Shepard, labor, self, men and teams, $3,313 65 W. D. Morse, labor, men and teams, 161 58


Amount carried forward, $3,475 23


4I


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $3,475 23


A. H. Wheeler, labor, men and teams, 95 81


S. Dresser, for gravel, 70 80


George S. Stone, repairing tools, 50 80


Joseph Williams, tools, 25 42


P. H. Carpenter & Co., powder and fuse, II IO


Amasa Haskell, repairing road per contract, 20 00


L. A. Lyon, labor, breaking out roads, 19 75


Harriet H. Vinton, for gravel, II 50


Charles M. Morse, shoveling snow, 14 00


Lamson & Woodbury, flag-stone, 32 25


Oliver Cantara, laying wall, 8 25


George L. Winter, plow beam, 4 50


A. H. Barrett, labor, 7 50


W. H. Clark, tools, 3 25


Pierie Fortier, labor, - 4 35


Morse Brothers, salt for removing ice, 2 99


George E. Mansfield, labor, 6 50


L. W. Curtis, shovelling snow, -


1 50


Michael Bluet, labor, I 50


Edward J. Delehanty, labor,


75


James A. George, repairing tools,


59


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber,


46


Truman Chamberlain, labor,


2 25


Henry Ostram, labor, 2 25


$3.873 30


Amount overdrawn March 1, 1886,


$683 73


42


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


ENGINE MEN.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit this account March 1, 1885, $22 00 Appropriation April 6, 1885, - 2,000 00


$2,022 00


EXPENDITURES.


Five engineers, - - $200 00


Steamer No. I,


515 00


Steamer No. 2, -


-


515 00


Hook and Ladder No. I,


265 00


Hook and Ladder No. 2,


265 00


Steward Steamer No. I,


75 00


Steward Steamer No. 2, -


75 00


$ 1,910 00


Balance to the credit of this account March 1, 1886, $112 00


SALARIES.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 6, 1885, $3,200 00


$3,200 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1885, $980 82 Overseers of the Poor-C. A. Paige, E. M. Phillips, W. C. Callahan, 300 00


William Harper-Services as Superintendent .


of schools, from Aug. I, to Oct. 1, 1885, 233 33


Amount carried forward, $1,514 15


43


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $1,514 15


H. A. Morse :


Recording births, deaths, and


marriages, - $141 35


Services as Registrar, 16 30


Attendance at town meeting, etc., 6 25


163 90


E. D. Morse:


Recording births, deaths and marriages, - -


118 65


Services as Registrar, 42 50


Attendance at town meeting,


II 25


172 40


J. J. Oakes, services as School Committee, 182 50


V. W. Lamoureux, services as Assessor, 118 75


Sylvanus Hayward, services as School Committee, - 151 25


J. M. Ammidown, services as School Com- mittee, - 95 25


Charles Haggerty, services as School Com- mittee, - - 37 50


F. L. Chapin, services as Treasurer, - 150 00 Auditors :


Augustus Cook, 1884,


C. W. Johnson, 1884, 89 00


F. D. Dresser, 1884,


C. W. Weld, services as Assessor, 96 25


James Lyon, services as Assessor, 75 25 Auditors :


Augustus Cook, to Jan. 1, 1886,


C. W. Johnson, to Jan. 1, 1886, 50 00


M. J. Surprenant, to Jan. 1, 1886,


S. K. Edwards, services as Registrar, 16 30


J. M. Cheney, services as Registrar, 16 30


G. A. Dresser, services as Registrar, 5 40


Amount carried forward, $2,934 20


44


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $2,934 20 Liberty Reynolds, services as Sealer of


Weights and Measures for 1884, 10 00


S. S. Perry, services as Assessor, 52 50


$2,996 70


Balance to credit of this account March 1, 1886, $203 30 Bills outstanding March 1, 1886,


Board of Selectmen-A. H. Wheeler, W.


D. Morse. John Ryan, $509 38


$509 38


(See remarks.)


CONTINGENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of this account March I,


1885, $8 82


Appropriation April 6, 1885, 800 00


Appropriation November 3, 1885, -


912 50 ---


$1,721 32


EXPENDITURES.


William C. Callahan :


Conducting funerals from March


1, 1884, to March 1, 1885, $57 00 Conducting funerals from March


1, 1885, to March 1, 1886, 79 00 Returning 78 deaths. - 19 50


$155 50


Amount carried forward, $155 50


45


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $155 50 John M. Cochran :


Legal services from March I, 1884, to October 1, 1884, $96 00


Retainer's fee for 1884, - 25 00


121 00


William D. Morse :


Cash paid in the James Mor-


rissey case, - 66 15


Sundries, - 6 90


Expenses to Boston, 4 II


77 16


John Hopkins, legal services in the James Morrissey case, - -


50 00


Dr. L. C. Bussier, medical attendance at pest house, 72 40


Mrs. V. Chamberlain, rent for pest house, 62 50 Bugbee & Wheeler, goods furnished pest house, 61 04 Michael Egan :


Painting and papering pest


house,


35 00


Police duty, - -


31 40


66 40


George H. Thayer :


Police duty in 1884,


39 00


Police duty, by contract, 6 00


45 00


Pliny M. Clarke :


Officer's fees and police duties, 44 23


Painting guide-posts, -


1 50


45 73


Samuel Williams :


Conducting funerals, 29 00


Goods to pest house, - 9 50


38 50


Amount carried forward, $795 23


.


46


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $795 23


Luke Reilly, police duty, - 28 20 Joseph Stewart, care of town clock from May 1, 1884, to May 1, 1885, - 25 00


Dresser & Paige :


Use of hall for Grant memorial


service,


15 00


Use of hall for town meeting, 20 00


35 00 L. D. Vinton, use of teams for Selectmen, 23 50 Morse Bros., goods delivered to pest house, 34 53 Wm. Reed & Sons, use of cannon at Grant memorial service, 19 75


Albert H. Wheeler :


Expenses to Hatfield, small-pox case, - 7 80


Expenses to Boston, small-pox


case, -


3 25


Moving seven persons to pest house, - 10 00


Paid Luke Reilly for services,


I 50


22 55


B. Fairbanks, boarding John Cutting, small- pox case, - 17 50


J. F. Parker & Son, use of teams for Select- men, -


15 75


Arthur C. Moore, surveying, etc., -


40 50


Fairbanks, Brown & Co., for measures and weights, -


14 90


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


For adjusting weights and meas- urers and repairs, 10 00


Registration book,


I 40


II 40


Amount carried forward, $1,083 81


47


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $1,083 81


A. H. Shepard, sprinkling streets, 15 00


M. J. Surprenant, goods to pest-house, 15 24


M. Farrell, labor and material, IO 33


Carpenter & Co., decorating hall for Grant memorial service, 8 88


Leonard Cutler, labor and material, 12 08


W. P. Plimpton, wood to pest-house, 7 50


Putnam, Davis & Co., order books, 7 75


Lamson & Woodbury, bound posts, 6 00


Charles H. Whiting, books for town clerk, 6 25


Alex Senecal, police duty, - 6 00


C. A. Dresser, services appraising town prop- erty, -


7 50


George M. Lovell, photographs, 6 50


T. Potter & Co., goods to Pest-house, - 5 10


P. M. Clark, serving Town warrant, and atten- dance at meeting. and serving notice, 5 58


Mutual Gas Light Co., gas for Town hall, 8 21


Edwin Bacon, returning deaths,


12 00


W. C. Barnes, books and repairing town clock, 7 65 Charles Haggerty, examining collector's book, 5 Co P. H. Carpenter & Co., powder for Grant memorial service, 5 40


W. C. Lewis, labor on watering tub, 4 25


Dr. L. W. Curtis :


Consultation in small pox case, 3 00


Returning births 1884, 5 50


Returning births 1885, - 3 50


·


12 00


Dr. J. A. Robillard, returning births 1884, 10 00


Dr. J. A. Letourneau :


Returning births 1884, II 25


Returning births 1885, 17 25


28 50


Amount carried forward, $1,296 53


48


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $ 1,296 53


Dr. L. O. Morasse, returning births 1885, 7 00


Dr. Lamson Allen :


Returning births 1884, 2 25


Returning births 1885. 3 75


6 00


Dr. F. Gauthier, returning births, 1884,


Dr. H. D. West :


3 25


Returning births 1884, 5 25


Returning births 1885, 4 50


9 75


Dr. P. L. Creedon :


Returning births 1884, 3 75


Returning births 1885, 2 75


6 50


Dr. G. G. Bulfinch :


Returning births 1885, 2 50


Services on small-pox case, 6 00


8 50


Dr. C. C. Bradford, returning birth, - 25


Albert Laveller, moving family from pest-house, 2 00 O. B. E. Chipman, goods to pest-house, I 85


G. M. Whitaker, printing, - 2 25


D. L. Griggs, Auditor's stamp, - 3 co


G. L. Winter, goods to pest-house, 4 10


Dwight Chamberlain, labor on street signs, 2 25


M. O'Connel, labor, - 2 95


E. D. Morse, expressage on books, etc., - 2 10


H. A. Morse :


Attendance at town meeting


1884, - 22 50


Expressage on books, etc., 4 48


Expressage on books, etc., 85


27 83


J. A. King, sundries,


2 47


Amount carried forward, $1,388 58


49


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $1,388 58


A. H. Barrett, labor at town hall, 4 00


G. H. Hartwell, goods to pest-house, I 30


G. C. Shepard & Co., flags, - 50


H. J. Conant, cleaning drinking fountain, I 50


Franklin Jacobs, flowers for Grant memorial service, - -


I 50


C. D. Monroe, music for Grant memorial service, I 40


W. H. Clarke, labor, I 38


J. T. Mckinstry, lettering street signs, 8 1


P. T. Litchfield, sundries, expenses, - 9 53


G. H. Thayer, taking insane patients to hospital, 15 40 Dr. L. W. Curtis, for insane asylum examina- tion of Mrs. Kinny and Mrs. Fogel, 4 00


Amasa Haskell, conducting funeral, I 00


Dr. F. Gauthier, returning births,


3 50


$1,434 40


Balance to the credit of this account March 1, 1886, Received since March I, in settlement of James Mor- rissey case, - -


$286 92


$107 00


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


COMMON SCHOOLS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to the credit of this account, March


1, 1885, -


- - $2,718 72


Paid orders outstanding March 1, 1885, 2,553 36


$165 36


Appropriation April 6, 1885,


10,000 00


Wood sold,


4 00


Overpaid order,


4 50


$10 173 86


EXPENDITURES.


William Harper, Superintendent, $583 33


Laura B. Williams, teaching, 444 00


Mary E. Clemence, teaching,


370 00


Alice Holmes, teaching, 369 00


Mary E. Remington, teaching,


363 00


Mary E. Newell, teaching,


407 00


Jennie E. Chamberlain, teaching,


357 00


I. M. Brewster, teaching,


337 00


Amount carried forward, $3,230 33


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amount brought forward, $3.230 33


Mary A. Pellett, teaching. 315 00


Susie M. Knights, teaching, -


315 00


A. R. Rowley, teaching. 315 00


Rubie M. Stetson, teaching, 300 00


Mary L. Edwards, teaching. 292 00


Addie M. Martin, teaching, 280 00


Martha Cutting, teaching, 280 00


Mary A. Ellis, teaching. 275 20


Rosa V. I.etcher, teaching,


245 00


Ellen M. Williams, teaching,


240 00


Martha J. Dunbar, teaching.


216 00


Annie F. Morse, teaching.


276 80 .


Callie E. Haskell, teaching,


187 00


Flora G. Allison, teaching, 130 00


Nellie M. Walker, teaching


116 00


Etta A. Chamberlain teaching. 280 50


Mary Jenks, teaching, 99 00


Valetta M Paine, teaching,


90 co


James L Plimpton, teaching,


77 00


Mattie J. Searles, teaching.


58 80


Anna Lombard, teaching.


7 00


Prosper Goodbeau, for wood. $178 12


Charles M. Morse, for wood, 75 13


W. S. Weld, for wood, -


32 68


A. L Hyde. fur wood,


25 75


Hiram Morse, for wood,


10 00


P. N LeClair, for wood,


- 0 05


F. E. Vinton, for wood,


7 00


William Power, for wood.


2 40


S. B. Morse, for wood, 7 50


Edward Blood, for wood, 7 50 -


W. P. Plimpton, for wood


7 50


Daniel Whitford, for wood, - 4 50


James Lovelley, for wood,


1 60


Amounts carried forward, $368 13 7,625 63


53


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Amounts brought forward, $368 13 7,625 63 J. M. & L. D. Clemence, for wood, 75


W. S. Weld, for wood, - - 9 75


W. H. H. Cheney, for wood, 5 00


Chauncey Brown, for wood, 2 00


- 385 63


Jerry Mormer, for cutting wood, IO 4I


E. M. Rice, for cutting wood, II 60


Frank Surprenant, for cutting wood, 7 13


Alfred Longsway, for cutting wood, I 50


30 64


J. M. Geer, care of school rooms,


83 99


John Flood, care of school rooms, 69 85 Thomas Hayes, care of school rooms, 64 00 T. H. Comerback, care of school rooms, 12 00


Mrs. James Ryan, care of school rooms, IO 25


Arthur Corliss, care of school rooms, 12 00 John Plimpton, care of school rooms, 8 00 Holmes Vinton, care of school rooms, 8 00 Horace Walker, care of school rooms, 7 13 Willie Welch, care of school rooms, II 42 A. J. Plimpton, care of school rooms, 4 00 Mrs. Sumner Vinton, care of school


rooms, -


4 00


Mrs. James Ryan, care of school


rooms, - -


4 00


James Welch, care of school rooms, 4 00


John Brown, care of school rooms, 4 00 Harry C. Clark, care of school rooms, 4 00 James Ryan, labor, 4 12


A. J. Clark, labor, 4 50


W. H. Clark, hardware, 18 33


.


Amounts carried forward, $337 59 8,041 90




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