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ART. 25. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen relocating a part of the highway from the school house in District No. 6, past the house of Amasa Haskell to the Dudley line, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 26. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen laying out a new town way from off Mill street he- tween the Marcy and Bartlett estates running north, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 27. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen laying out a new town way from near Nathan Mc- Kinstry's house to the Charlton line, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 28. To see if the town will instruct the School Com- mittee to appoint a superintendent of schools, or act thereon.
ART 29. To see if the towu will vote to increase the num- ber of its School Committee, or act thereon.
ART. 30. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for lamp posts and lanterns to be placed, one on Main street near iron bridge, one corner Main and Mill streets near Julius Gleason's store, one on Marcy street near A. B. Good- ier's house, two on new Chapin street, or act thereon.
ART. 31. To see if the town will vote to establish the pay of town officers for the ensuing year, or act thereon.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ART. 32. To see what action the town will take in regard to the purchase of land on which to provide places to store tools and property of the town, and provide teams and implements to do the work of the town, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 33. To see if the town will build sidewalk on the west side of Sayles street from Main to Ash street, raise and appro- priate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 34. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $200 for paving gutters and gravel walk on west side Hook street from Hamilton street to railroad crossing, or act thereon.
ART. 35. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $200 for widening River street road from the bridge, and build bank wall on south side of said road to Mill street, or act thereon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by publishing an attested copy thereof twice in the SOUTHBRIDGE JOURNAL and Southbridge Herald, the first publication being not less than nine days preceding the day 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 afore- said.
Given under our hands this nineteenth day of March, A. D. 1884.
A. H. WHEELER, WM. D. MORSE, C. A. PAIGE, Selectmen of Southbridge.
A true copy. Attest :
P. M. CLARKE, Constable of Southbridge.
INDEX.
Auditors, report of,
7
Marriages,
138
Mill street walk,
49
Morris road,
50
Balances of accounts,
14
Bridges, - - 37,92
Births, 138
Circulation of library,
72,73
Cemetery accounts, 15
Common school account, - 29
Contingent school account, - 31, 93
Course of study,
113
Central street walk, - 38, 61
Chapin street, 38
Columbian road.
39
Curtis sidewalk.
39
Contingent expenses.
-
40
Deaths. 138
Decoration day, 42
Dresser street,
South Marcy street,
56
State aid,
55
State school fund,
36
-
Selectmen's accounts.
37
Selectmen's report,
91
Support of poor account,
25
29
School apparatus account,
35
Hamilton street walk.
45
Hearse house account, 15
High school account,
34
Highway accounts,
46
Selectmen's report, 91
Insurance, -
137
Insurance account, 48
Interest account,
48
Library account.
16
Report of committee,
65
Lamp post account,
49
Westville road
56
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Notes outstanding, -
13
Officers, list of, -
3
Overseers of poor account, 19
Overseers of poor report, 99
Outside poor account,
19
Police station, 50
Payment of debts, 51
Printing,
51
Railing highways,
52
Salaries,
52
Sidewalk assessments unpaid,
58
Sidewalks,
- 54, 93
Street lights,
55, 93
Donors to library, reading room
and museum,
- 74, 75
Engine men, account,
43
Enforcement license law,
-
44
Fire department. account of,
44, 93
Fire department, report of engineers 81
Fires, list of,
86
Tabular statement.
60
Tabular view of schools,
125
Text books in schools,
122
Treasurer's report, -
9
Town clerk's report,
-
137
Unpaid taxes,
-
129
-
Valuation,
.
.
59
Water Supply Company,
58
Woodstock road,
-
57
Warrant for annual meeting,
139
School committee's account,
-
School committee's report,
107
Almshouse, inmates, - 100
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Southbridge,
FOR THE -
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1885.
SOUTHBRIDGE : JOURNAL STEAM BOOK PRINT. 1885.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1884-5.
TREASURER. FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.
CLERK.
HENRY A. MORSE.
SELECTMEN.
ALBERT H. WHEELER, WILLIAM D. MORSE, PLINY T. LITCHFIELD).
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CALVIN A. PAIGE, E. M. PHILLIPS, PLINY T. LITCHFIELD.
ASSESSORS.
CHARLES W. WELD. SAMUEL S. PERRY, JAMES LYON.
AUDITORS.
C. W. JOHNSON,
FRANK D. DRESSER, AUGUSTUS COOK.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JAMES J. OAKES, JAMES M. AMMIDOWN, SILVANUS HAYWARD, -
Term expires 1887 Term expires 1886 Term expires 1885
LIBRARY COMMITTEE .
GEORGE W. WELLS, Term expires 1887 Term expires 1887 Term expires 1887 Term expires 1886 Term expires 1886 Term expires 1885 Term expires 1885 Term expires 1885 JOHN M. COCHRAN, GEORGE M. LOVELL, CHARLES D. MONROE, LUCIAN W. CURTIS, MANNING LEONARD, SILVANUS HAYWARD, - GEORGE M. WHITAKER, JOSEPH DANIELSON was elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation
of F. M. Smith ..
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
ANDREW J. BARTHOLOMEW,
- Terin expires 1887 Term expires 1887
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT,
JOHN O. MCKINSTRY.
GEORGE W. WELLS, -
- Term expires 1886 Term expires 1886
SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
EDWIN BACON, -
- Term expires 1885 Term expires 1885
FENCE VIEWERS.
WILLIAM H. H. CHENEY, GEO. L. CLEMENCE, HARRISON HARWOOD.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
JOHN E. CLEMENCE, CHARLES HYDE, DANFORTH DOUTY.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
CHARLES HYDE, WM P. PLIMPTON,
JOHN M. CHENEY,
JULIUS S. GLEASON, HENRY A. MORSE, FRANK D. DRESSER,
WM. E. ALDEN. JR., PAUL N. LECLAIR, PATRICK KELLY,
DANFORTH DOUTY, JOHN RYAN, JOHN E. CLEMENCE,
SYLVESTER DRESSER, CHARLES W. WELD, WILLIAM D. MORSE.
FIELD DRIVERS.
G. A. DRESSER. District No. 1. THEO. BOYLE, District No. 5.
JOS BRACKETT, District No. 2. H. P. MORSE. District No. 6.
JAS. MONROE. District No. 3. LARKIN VINTON,
District No. 7.
ANDREW HIGGINS, District No. 4.
FIRE ENGINEERS. CALVIN CLAFLIN, Chief.
A. H. COZZENS, 1st Assistant,
B. C. STONE, 2d Assistant, J. W. ROBINSON, 3d Assistant, MICHAEL EGAN, 4th Assistant.
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR. AUSTIN H. SHEPARD.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
SAMUEL S. PERRY.
CONSTABLES. PLINY M. CLARKE. LAMBERT E. FERRY, BRADFORD C. STONE, THOMAS W. D. BROWN, GEORGE H. THAYER, E. L. SPENCER.
POLICE OFFICERS.
MICHAEL BREEN, FRANK E. PARKER, GEORGE GODDU,
EDWIN BACON. HUGH VARNER, GEO. LAMOUREUX.
MANNING PLIMPTON, MARCUS DILLABER.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
WEIGHERS OF COAL.
JAMES F. PARKER, A. B. GOODIER. E. S. ELLIS, FRANK E. PARKER, GEORGE K. DRESSER, WILLIAM F. MCKINSTRY.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. LIBERTY REYNOLDS.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS.
ACCOUNT OF 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, 1 885 :
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, March 1, 1884,
$5,063 44
Due from S. S. Perry, collector, -
1,487 50
HI. W. Bacon, collector, S. Thayer, collector,
870 55
363 65 -
Tax bill of 1884 :
State tax,
$3,760 00
County tax,
2,298 00
Bank tax and overlayings, - 2.046 36
Center watch district tax and overlayings,
809 57
Overlayings on taxes,
255 39
Common schools,
7,500 00
Discount on taxes,
5.000 00
Outside poor,
3,500 00
Highways,
3.500 00
Contingent account schools,
2,200 00
High school, -
2,000 00
Amounts carried forward,
$32,869 32 $7,785 14
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10
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward.
$32,869 32 $7.785 14
Public library,
-
Salaries,
1.500 00 1,500 00
Street lights,
1.500 00
Support of poor,
1,505 00
Engine men,
-
I.4CO CO
Chapin street,
1,300 15
Contingent expenses, -
1.100 00
Hearse house,
1,100 00
Westville road,
1,000 00
Bridges, -
800 00
Fire department, -
800 00
Dresser street,
750 00
Water supply, -
580 00
West Dudley road,
500 00
Chapin síreet walk,
550 00
Abatement of taxes,
500 00
Cemetery improvements,
'500 00
Interest, - -
500 00
Railing highways,
400 00
Sidewalks, -
400 00
South Marcy Street,
400 00
Morris road, -
300 00
Printing,
250 00
Police station contingent,
-
200 00
Mckinstry road, -
200 00
Decoration, - -
100 00
Lamp posts,
100 00
Sayles street walk, -
-
100 00
Bartlett street,
100 00
Insurance, -
75 00
$52,874 47
State treasurer, corporation tax, -
$2,889 87
Amount carried forward, -
$55,764 34
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- -
-
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward,
$55.764 34
State treasurer, bank tax,
636 84
State aid, 154 00
87 65
Income Massachusetts school fund, State pauper account,
193 80
County treasurer, dog fund, -
298 c8
City of Lawrence, account Colquohan,
96 00
Webster, account Margaret Finnely,
58 29
Spencer, account Dragon, - -
50 31
Douglas, account Mrs. Allen
42 00
Charlton, account Mrs. Allen, -
36 00
Millbury, account Therique,
10 00
Sidewalk assessments, -
455 45
Cemetery fund,
450 CO
Center watch district,
400 00
Produce sold,
155 55
C. A. Paige, account M. O'Brien, -
96 00
Public library, cards, fines, etc,
- 80 8[
Licenses, 59 00
School books and supplies sold,
- 38 01
OIl barrels sold,
25 74
Lamp posts sold, -
- 17 00
Old plank sold,
15 00
Use town hall,
II 50
Wood sold,
6 00
Liquor licenses,
- 6 00
Gasoline sold, 3 00 -
I 90
Rails and loam sold,
I 50
Deed land to Congregational Society, -
1 00
Water Company damages, -
50
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, - 16,000 00
$83,036 41
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stone bounds sold,
-
-
-
12
REPORT OF TREASURER.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid common schools,
$5,501 1I
Discount on taxes,
4,757 38
Outside poor,
3,828 24
State tax,
3.760 00
Highways,
3.517 74
Contingent account schools, -
2.723 49
County tax,
2,298 00
Support of poor,
2,123 75
Bank tax,
1,806 42
Public library,
1.789 62
Street lights,
1,501 30
High school,
1.484 41
Abatement taxes,
1,398 64
Engine men, -
1,390 00
Contingent expenses,
1.273 56
Salaries, -
1, 183. 00
Center watch district,
1,115 89
Chapin street walk,
1,018 42
Hearse house,
988 24
Ware Savings Bank, -
800 00
Worcester County Institute for Savings,
800 00
Southbridge Savings Bank, -
700 00
Cemetery improvements,
694 53
Interest,
-
617 45
Water supply,
580 00
Fire department,
500 26
West Dudley road,
499 16
Bridges, -
389 71
Printing,
324 17
Sidewalks,
241 91
Railing highway,
228 13
Dresser street,
211 02
Mckinstry road,
-
183 00
Amount carried forward,
$50,228 55
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
REPORT OF TREASURER.
Amount brought forward, $50,228 55
Police contingent, -
169 07
State aid, - . 169 00
Sayles street walk,
164 15
Lamps,
100 00
Decoration,
88 65
Insurance, -
- -
79 00
Bartlett street,
63 00
School apparatus, -
35 50
State for liquor licenses,
I 50
Note to L. H. Stowe, dated Aug. 8, 1881, 5,000 00
Note to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated Feb. 29, 1884. -
6.450 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 16,000 00
- -$78,548 42
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1885,
780 75
Due from S. S. Perry, collector, S. Thayer, collector,
3,343 59
363 65
$83,036 41
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REPORT OF TREASURER.
BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS FEBRUARY 28, 1885.
School houses,
$20,000 00
Town property.
$78.329 78
Cemetery, -
10.000 00
Unappropriated funds,
3.708 77
Public library,
9,000 00
Common school, -
2,718 72
Steamers, -
8.000 00
Cemetery fund.
2.414 25
Town house,
5,000 00
Discount on taxes,
1,022 59
Engine hou-es,
5 000 00
Fire department.
605 24
Farm,
5 000 00
High scho 1.
603 97
Hose,
- 5.000 00
Center watch district,
445 01
Lamp posts.
2,500 00
State aid. -
343 31
Police station,
2.500 00
Dog fund.
- 298 08
School furniture,
1.600 00
Abatement of taxes.
205 66
Hose carriages,
1.000 00
License law.
130 00
Hearse house,
1.000 00
School apparatus,
112 60
Fire engines,
250 00
Railing highways,
92 72
Hearse, -
200 00
Bridges, -
82 14
Road scraper,
150 00
Outside poor.
73 04
Personal property,
2 129 78
School committee.
58 07
Ware savings bank,
800 00
Public library,
54 88
Worc. Co. Institute Savings,
00
Police station,
53 27
Southbridge · avings bank,
700 00
Salaries. -
39 18
General appropriations, -
3.882 77
Bartlett street.
37 00
Cash. -
780 75
Cemetery improvement.
34 09
S. S. Perry, collector,
3 343 59
Sidewalks,
28 23
S. Thayer. collector,
363 65
Engine men,
22 00
Central street walk,
799 84
Insurance.
21 S5
Highways.
612 08
Mckinstry road,
17 00
Contingent expenses,
468 78
Decoration,
11 35
Street lights. -
251 44
Contingent account schools,
206 25
West Dudley road,
84
Chapin street walk, -
112 92
Printing. -
40 SS
Interest,
38 06
Support of Poor,
23 20
Sayles street walk,
14 15
$91,568 14
$91.568 14
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Liquor licenses,
4 50
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F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer.
Southbridge, March I, 1885.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
OUTSIDE POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, - $3,500 00
City of Lawrence, aid of Mrs. Colonge, 96 00
Town of Spencer, aid of Mrs. Dragon, - 50 31
Town of Douglas, aid of Mrs. Allen, 42 00
Town of Webster, aid of Marg't Finnely, 58 29
Amount from State Treasurer, 1
151 80
Town of Millbury, aid of A. and J. Terriac, 10 00
Town of Charlton, aid of Mrs. Albert Allen, 36 00
$3,944 40
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn March 1, 1884, $43 12 Paige & Co , goods furnished, Andrew Daggett, I 25 -
Mrs. McGrath, I 75
Judson Hemingway, 3 00
Charles Garceau,
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- 2 63
Amounts carried forward, $8 63 $43 12
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward, $8 63 $43 12 Mary A. Congdon, I IO
- 9 73
Bugbee & Wheeler, goods furnished
Joseph Cachee, - -
4 00
Julia King, - 2 98 -
6 98
L. N. Holden, goods furnished
Mrs. John McGrath, - 2 00
Ephraim Seymore, -
3 00
5 00
G. G. Bulfinch, services care outside poor,
50 00
Edwin Bacon, burying two children, 5 00
Mrs. Martin Keating, rent Jos. A. Rivers, 5 00
E. C. Ellis, goods furnished
Mrs. Gregory, - - 3 00
Joseph Terriac, Jr., 4 CO
Judson Hemingway, 12 00
Exeos Gauthier, - 6 00
25 00
4 .00
C. A. Paige, amount overpaid treasurer 1883, C. A. Paige.
Aid of Andrew Daggett, - 2 93
Aid of Bridget Hogan, I 53
Aid of Peter Dumas, 3 50
Aid of Mary Ann Congdon,
Aid of McCough in, 2 16 -
Aid of Chas. Horton,
25
Aid of Gomo. 25
Aid of Galen Cook,
3 14
Aid, -
3 00
Making out papers, - -
25
Expenses to almshouse, - 1 50
19 31
C. A. Paige, aid rendered and house rent.
16 20
Amounts carried forward, $189 34
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward, 189 34
Worcester Lunatic Hospital,
Catherine Tynan, 188 77
Daniel Smith, 171 87
Francis E. Scarboro, - 171 19
Catherine Kenny, - I 39
533 22
J. F. Parker,
Team to move Margaret Finnely, 2 00
Moving Hogan family, - 8 00
Moving Andrew Daggett to
town farm, - 1 00
II 00
Waite Brothers,
Aid to Moses Chase, -
12
Aid to Mrs. Peter Richie, 10 57
II 69
Southbridge Post Office, postage stamps,
2 00
Chauncy Nichols, attending funeral Mrs. Galen Cook, 4 50
Town of Webster, aid to Bridget Hogan, 31 68
Town of Chicopee, aid to Charles Horton,
12 43
Town of Franklin,
Aid and funeral expenses of Ada
French, - 72 00
Support of Galen Cook and wife, 73 05
145 05
Town of Sturbridge, aid to Fanny Nedson,
7 00
Alex Bibeau, digging grave for Miss Gaudett, 2 50
Michael Hickey, moving self and family to Providence, 15 00
Town of Spencer, aid to Myrta Dumas, 68 44
Wm. C. Callahan,
Funeral expenses and coffin of
Noel Montville, - - 10 00
Amounts brought forward, $10 00 1,033 85
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward, $10 00 1,033 85 Funeral expenses and coffin of Frank Scarboro, 6 50
I izzie Gargan, - 13 00
29 50
Sylvester Dresser, rent Margaret Finnely, 12 00
City of Lawrence, aid to Jos Muldooney, 80
Thomas Cary, rent Mrs. Jas. Gargan,
4 00
Liberty Reynolds,
Board and services attending
Andrew Daggett, - 76 00
Boarding 359 tramps, - 35 90
III 90
Southbridge Coal Co.,
Paid to Noel Montville, -
2 00
Paid to James Kershaw, 2 00
Paid to Kate Powers, - 12 00
Paid to Exeos Gauthier, - 4 00
20 00
W. S. Cook, aid and board Galen Cook, 38 90
Town of Millbury, aid Michael Coughlin and family, - -
: 129 46
Asylum for chronic insane, board and sun- dries for Lydia Fiske, 178 57
LeClair & Son, goods furnished Arthur Giginer, 6 00
Jos. D. Rivers, -
17 00
23 00
M. M. Marble, goods furnished
Oliver Dulett, 4 00
Jos. Terriac, Jr., -
2 00
Matilda Howland, - -
4 00
Ester Clarke, -
4 00
Mary Ann Congdon, 1 00
15 00
Jacob Booth, coffin for Mrs. John Gaudette, 7 50
Amount carried forward,
$1,604 48
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward, $1,604 48
M. J. Surprenant, goods furnished Noel Montville, -
- 1 00
Oliver Dulett,
2 00
- 3 00
P. H. Carpenter & Co., goods to
Albert Terriac, -
3 00
Matilda Howland, 2 00
Oliver Dulett,
-
15 00
Ester Clarke,
5 00
25 00
Geo. C. Shepard & Co., medicine for Daggett, 2 54
Central Mills Co., aid John Buerk, - J. M. & L. D. Clemence,
2 00
Wood sold Matilda Howland, 7 00
Judson Hemingway,
-
1 00
- 8 00
Samuel Williams,
Coffin to Mis. Galen Cook, 10 00
Coffin to Mary Ann Congdon's child, - 3 75
Coffin to Simeon Goddu's child, 4 75 Coffin and funeral expenses of Emily Forest's child, 8 75
Coffin to Paul Baker's child, 4 00
Coffin and funeral expenses of Margaret Finnely, - 16 09
Coffin for Chas. Horton's child,
4 75
52 09
Edwards Grain Co., goods furnished
Alex Lataille, 2 50
Jos. Rivers, -
2 00
4 50
Mary E. Webster, aid furnished,
8 00
Amount carried forward, $1,709 61
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward, $1,709 61 Town of North Brookfield,
Board of Louis Goddu and wife, 13 00
Funeral expenses Louis Goddu, 13 75
26 75
Town of Brookfield, aid to Mrs. Gregory, 22 00
Town of Shirley, aid Mrs. Peter Richie, 28 00 Widow John Lucia, aid furnished, 52 06 - J & T Ryan,
Aid furnished to Jas. Brown, 109 00 Aid furnished Kate Congdon, 104 00
Aid furnished Mrs. Gargan, 26 00
- 239 00
W. P. Plimpton,
Aid to Jos. Rivers, 2 00
Aid to Mary Congdon, 8 00
Aid to Ester Clarke, -
1 21 50
Aid to Margaret Finnely, 8 00
Aid to Noel Montville. 3 00
Aid to Matilda Howland, 2 00.
44 50
Blanchard Bros., aid to Noel Montville,
129 00
Morse Bros., goods to
Mrs. A. Duplesse, - 21 00
Jos. Reid, - 2 00
Widow Noel Montville, 8 00
Mary Ford, 3 00
Mrs. Louis Hart, - 8 00
Bracewell,
'2 00
Mary Congdon, - 2 00
46 00
C. V. Corey, goods to P. E. B. Botham, --
8 00
J, S. Gleason, goods to
Julia King, 104 00
Mrs. A. Herber, 104 00
Amounts carried forward, $208 00 2,304 92
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward, $208 00 2,304 92 Mrs. Hickey, - - 106 00
Peter Reno, - 9 00
Louis Goddu, -
21 00
Mrs. Conglin,
72 00
Mrs. Allen, :
62 00
Jacob Gomo,
36 00
Mrs. Chas. L. Horton,
10 00
Mrs Cross, -
42 00
John Gaudett, -
14 00
Mrs. Nolan, -
22 00
602 00
IV. P. Guy, goods to
James Kershaw,
4 00
Jules Carthier,
208 00
Judson Hemingway,
17 00
Mary Ann Congdon,
32 00
Mrs. Montville, -
3 00.
Matilda Howland,
18 00
Ester Clarke,
5 00
Kate Powers,
8 00
Mrs. Finnely,
4 00
John Wright,
8 00
Chas. H. Clee,
3 00
Phœbe Seymore,
2 00
J. Terriac,
- I CO
John McGrath, -
8 00
321 00
W. E. Alden & Co., goods to
Patrick Gleason, -
44 00
Mrs. Connelly, 52 00
Mrs. Shea, -
104 00
Mrs. Monte,
106 25
Alonzo Martin, -
114 00
Matthew McGrath,
104 00
Mrs. P. O'Brien,
91 00
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Amounts carried forward, $715 25 3,227 92
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward, $715 25 3,227 92 David Patnaud, 5 00 Alfred Lovely, - 18 50
638 75
LeClair & Son, outstanding order paid,
4 69
$3871 36
Balance to credit this account March 1, 1885,
$73 04
SUPPORT OF POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit this account March I,
1884,
$240 60
Appropriation at annual meeting, 1,500 00
C. A. Paige, guardian Margaret O'Brien, 96 00
Patrick Gleason, pension and state aid, 42 00
Produce sold at farm, 155 55
Gain in personal property at farm, 66 40 -
$2,100 55
EXPENDITURES.
Geo. F. Northrop and wife, services from
March 1, 1884, to March 1, 1885, $400 00
W. P. Guy, groceries, 139 97
E. C. Ellis, groceries, 131 18
Morse Brothers, IO2 14
P. H. Carpenter & Co., groceries,
87 25
M. M. Marble, meat and provisions, -
106 94
Geo. S. Stone, labor on cart and wagon, - 115 00
Shoeing, repairing, etc., 25 81 140 81
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Amount carried forward,
$1,108 29
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $1,108 29 Southbridge Coal Co., furnace coal, 78 00 Lime and hair, - IO 21
88 21
Paige & Co., goods to farm, - -
119 50
L. N. Holden, groceries, -
75 53
Edwards Grain Co., one horse, - 125 00
Phosphate, -
3 34
128 34
G. G. Bulfinch, medical attendance, 50 00
Conant & Clarke, phosphate, - 22 50
Hardware, IO 62
33 12
W. P. Plimpton, plaster, hubs and rims, 30 85
T. Harrington, 3,423 1-2 lbs, middlings, 41 09
Henry C. Penniman, difference between oxen, - 28 00
Geo. E. White, labor on farm, - 67 00
James Burns, labor on farm, -
43 15
Geo. Underwood, labor on farm, 16 75
Michael Farrell, labor self and men, -
26 25
Wm. Powers, labor on farm, 6 37
O. B. E. Chipman, crackers, etc., -
38 43
C. V. Carpenter & Co., merchandise to farm, 25 33
Joseph Williams, 1 000 guano, - 22 50
Roscius Back, plank, - -
21 82
C. T. Carpenter, one harness and pole strap, 22 00
Wm. C. Callahan, burial expenses Richard Dwyer, -
15 75
Samuel Williams, coffin for Mrs.
Kershaw, - 7 50
Bedstead, - 3 50
II OO
Willie Weld, pigs and timber,
19 75
T. Potter & Co., fish, - -
13 45
Amount carried forward, $2,052 48
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward, $2.052 48
G. F. Northrop, cash overpaid for produce, - 10 00
Paid City of Springfield, and ex- penses removing Lewis Gomo to Almshouse, - 5 55
15 55
Lewis J. Wells, threshing grain, -
6 37
Geo. L. Winter, paint and hardware,
5 34
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, -
7 62
W. R. Cooke & Co., C. D. Paige receiver, Goods to farm, 5 75
Goods to farm,
3 94
9 69
E. C. Vinton, professional services and medicine, .
6 00
J. H. Waldron, moving Bridget Hogan
from almshouse to Fiskdale,
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4 00
Sylvester Dresser, one ox yoke, 5 00
Daniel Whitford, services appraising per- sonal property at farm, -
2 00
Geo. A. Dresser, services appraising personal property at farm, 2 00
Silas B. Morse, services appraising personal property at farm, 2 00
J A. White & Co., goods, -
1 35
Andrew Clarke, butchering, - 3 25
I. Badger, repairing boots,
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2,123 75
Account overdrawn March 1, 1885, -
$23 20
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS,
Balance to credit account March 1, 1884, $ 713 83
Appropriation at annual meeting, - 7,500 00
Wood sold to St. Joseph's society, - 5 00
Wood sold to J. J. Oakes, - -
1 00
$8,219 83
EXPENDITURES.
Teaching.
Laura B. Williams, 37 weeks, $444 00
C. A. Young, 37 weeks, - 444 00
Mary E. Newell, 37 weeks, 407 00
Mary E. Remington, 37 weeks, - 407 00
Alice Holmes, 37 weeks, 376 50
Mary E. Clemence, 36 2-5 weeks, 364 00
Jennie E. Chamberlin, 33 weeks, 322 50 A. Rebecca Rowley, 33 weeks, 315 00
Idella Brewster, 35 weeks, 315 00
Flora G. Allison, 35 week, - 315 00
Amount carried forward, $3,710 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward, $3,710 00 Susie M. Knights, 35 weeks, - 315 00
Mary Edwards, 35 weeks, 280 00
Addie M. Martin, 35 weeks, - 280 00
Nellie M. Walker, 34 3-5 weeks,
280 80
Annie F. Morse, 36 weeks, -
295 50
Mary A. Ellis, 35 weeks,
- 263 00
Lulu Whitford, 34 4-5 weeks,
261 40
Estella F. Kenyon, 24 weeks,
- 228 00
Mary Pellett, 23 4-5 weeks
214 20
Mary E. Jenks, 23 4-5 weeks,
214 20
Ellen Williams, 23 weeks,
195 00
Etta Chamberlin, 24 weeks,
174 00
Callie Haskell, 35 weeks, 175 00
Nellie Evans, II weeks,
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99 00
Flora B. Allen, II weeks,
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99 00
Martha Cutting, 12 weeks, 96 00 -
Kate M. Pratt, 12 weeks,
84 00 -
7,264 10
W. P. Plimpton, wood, - 295 94
Mnason Morse, wood,
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22 00
LeClair & Son, wood,
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19 13
J & T. Ryan, wood,
16 8I
Chas. Hyde, wood,
20 76
Nellie M. Walker, wood,
15 00
Henry Walker, wood,
II 50
Hiram Morse. wood,
13 00
Willard E. Morse, wood,
4 75
Central Mills Co., wood, -
4 50
Horace Walker, wood,
3 50
426 89
Geo. B. Corey, cutting wood, - 30 76
Frank Longsway, cutting wood, 23 54
Wm. Powers, cutting wood, - 4 95
Amounts carried forward, $59 25 7,690 99
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Amounts brought forward, $59 25 7,690 99
Jos. Le Valley, cutting wood, 2 00
John Hancock, cutting wood, - 2 50
Jos. Terriac, cutting wood, - I 25
Patrick Sheridan, cutting wood, - 75
65 75
Care rooms, getting wood, etc.,
John M. Geer,
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89 98
Thos. Hayes,
64 00
John Flood,
56 00
Jule Gagnon,
14 50
John Cullen,
14 00
Jas Ryan, -
13 00
Chas. Brackett,
8 25
Holmes Vinton,
8 00
A. B. Cortiss,
8 00
Henry Mason,
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4 00
Ellen Williams,
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4 00
Nellie Walker,
6 00
Callie Haskell, - - 4 00
Jennie E. Chamberlin,
4 00
297 73 $8,054 47
Balance to credit this account, March I, 1885,
$165 36
Of the above expenditures orders amount- ing to $2,553 36 have not been paid, which makes the balance agree with the treasurer's account.
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
CONTINGENT SCHOOLS.
RECEIPTS
Appropriation at annual meeting, - $2,200 00
Transfer from state fund, 500 00
Books sold, 38 0I
$2,738 OI
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn March 1, 1884, - 220 77
Wm. Ware & Co. books, - 396 20
Knight, Adams & Co., books and supplies, 386 92
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