Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1887/1888-1890/1891, Part 8

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 734


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$510 31


EXPENDITURES.


Lewis Mountain,


$60 00


Fred L. Holmes,


60 00


.Anthony Deon, Julia Seymour,


48 00


$227 00


Balance to credit account March 1, 1889,


$283 3I


SAYLES STREET WALK.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1888,


$176 78


RECEIPTS.


Assessments paid-


F. G. Blanchard,


$87 72


A. H. Shepard,


69 07


Estate of Mrs. Sarah Janes,


8 00


164 79


Account overdrawn March 1, 1889, $II 99


TOWN HALL AND HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 7, 1888, $65,000 00 Old barn sold, Stone sold, Stove and tub, 45 00 25 00 5 50


-$65,075 50


59 00


.


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REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1888,


$2,545 94


Thomas Doyle, on account of contract, 29.000 00


Sylvester Dresser ---


585M brick at $9 00, $5,274 00


500M brick at 8 50, 4,250 CO


Labor, 50 02


9,574 02


George M. Blanchard, granite and labor, 2.918 10


Washburn & Garfield, heating apparatus, 2,800 00 Wellington & Kimball, stone work, balance of contract, 2,345 26


Hartwell Hobbs, labor, self and men, 539 89


N. Y. & N. E. railroad, freight, 406 5 1


A. P. Cutting, plans, etc., balance of contract, 250 00 E. C. Morse, vault, 150 00


Calvin Claflin, concreting,


135 36


O'Gara Bros., snow guards,


117 30


George L. Winter, pipe and labor,


112 79


A. C. Moore, surveying, 97 50


S. K. Edwards, agent, cement,


67 50


A. H. Shepard, labor on cess pool, 47 50


Southbridge Coal Co., cement,


45 75


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


45 71


Mutual Gaslight Co., pipe and labor, 32 87


Calvin Claflin, cement, 44 80


W. H. Clarke, tools, pipe, etc., 27 86


George S. Stone, supplies,


18 45


Waldo Bros., molded brick,


8 90


M. D. Morrill, cutting stone, 6 00


Morse Bros., supplies, 75


$51,338 76


Balance to credit account March 1, 1889, $13,736 74


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REPORT OF AUDITORS.


TOWN BARN PURCHASE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 2, 1888, EXPENDITURES.


$1,400 00


S. Elizabeth Whitford, land and barn, $1,200 00


George A. Dresser, labor, self and men,


155 73


Leon Cadotte, building wall,


25 00


George L. Winter, eave troughs, etc.,


10 79


W. D. Morse, labor,


4 50


Michael Farrell, labor,


I 63


$1,397 65


Balance to credit account March 1, 1889,


$2 35


WATER SUPPLY.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation April 2, 1888, $700 00


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water for hydrants and fountains, $700 00


VALUATIONS.


VALUATION OF THE TOWN FOR 1888. Valuation of real estate, Valuation of personal estate,


$2,325,016 00


853,033 00


$3,178,049 00


Gain on real estate,


$42,576 00


Loss on personal estate,


22,737 00


Total gain,


$19,839 00


Total tax-State, County and Town,


$71,488 04


Rate of taxation, per $ 1,000


21 50


Total number of polls,


1,580


Total number of horses,


493


Total number of cows,


495


Total number of sheep,


22I


Total number of swine,


74


Total number of dwelling houses,


899


Total number of acres of land,


12,028 I-2


VALUATION OF CENTER WATCH DISTRICT.


Valuation of real and personal estate $1,240,229 50 45,537 00 1,240 26


Gain in valuation over 1887, Amount raised by taxation, Rate of taxation, per $ 1,000


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ACCOUNTS.


Appropriations


and ;


Receipts.


Expenditures.


Unexpended.


Overdrawn,


Appropriations Retbmmendeil.


Abatement of taxes,


$1,500 00


$1,455 89


$44 11


$1,500 00


Bridges,


412 00


378 46


33 54


200 00


Contingent expenses,


3,500 00


3,407 38


92 62


1,500 00


Cemetery improvements,


597 05


589 92


7 13


450 00


Common schools,


10,428 71


10.603 13


174 42


11,000 00


Contingent schools,


6,234 26


6,142 12


92 14


3,650 00


Crane street repairs,


8,192 93


8,161 74


31 19


6,000 00


Decoration Day, .


100 00


100 00


100 OD


Evening schools, .


500 00


497 58


2 42


500 00


Engine men,


1,942 00


1,910 00


32.00


1,900 0D


Fire department, .


988 40


843 91


144 49


700 00


High school,


2,488 40


1,911 70


576 70


1,900 00


Highways,


6,008 50


5,890 31


118 19


3,500 00


Insurance,


367 29


346 05


21 24


200 00


Interest,


4,711 62


1,618 20


3,093 42


5 06


Liquor prosecution,


.


640 13


179 40


460 73


369 80


3,000 00


Police station,


334 66


202 39


132 27


100 00


Printing,


500 00


360 46


139 54


400 00


Public library,


2,268 55


2,088 10


180 45


1,500 00


Railing highways,


425 00


419 63


5 37


400 00


Repairing town buildings.


341 07


106 08


234 99


100 00


River street walk,


82 64


82 64


School apparatus


111 64


36 50


75 14


200 .00


Sidewalks,


1,468 25


1,423 74


44 51


700 00


State aid,


510 31


227 00


283 31


153 98


2,000 00


Street lights,


4,554 30


4,259 34


294 96


4,000 CO


Support of poor. .


2,502 94


2,225 06


277 88


2,000 00


Sayles road repairs,


164 79


176 78


11 99


Water Supply Co,


700 00


700 00


850 00


Town barn purchase.


1.400 00


1,397 65


2 25


sink'gf'nd


Town hall building,


65,075 50


51,338 76


13,736 74


5,200 00


Totals,


$135.291 71 $115,113 25 $20,883 541


$1,154 08 $53.550 00


·


·


·


318 64


Lens and Crystal streets,


69 94


75 00


Marcy street, (west),


Marcy street, (east),


120 19


North street walk,


211 28


Outside poor,


.


4,137 47


3,770 99


366 48


and dogt's


Salaries,


2,033 36


2,187 34


·


137 86


Sayles street walk,


.


·


10 49


·


Discount on taxes,


.


Hook st. drain and walk,


6


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REPORT OF AUDITORS.


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS UNPAID.


Marcy street walk, (west)-


M. M. Marble,


$120 27


Marcy street walk, (east)-


Estate of Wm. Edwards,


267 37


$387 64


Hook street walk-


Lorenzo Morton,


$102 95


Mrs. John Comins,


50 42


$153 37


REMARKS.


The items in the contingent account designated "Town Barn" refer to the barn purchased from Mrs. Whitford ; and the several sums were expended in repairing said barn and the grounds around it.


The Town Hall building account has been made up from the selectmen's books, only about $ 12,000 of the amount expended having been audited by this board.


Last year attention was called to the fact that there were quite a number of unpaid sidewalk assessments outstanding. We are pleased to say that this year's report will show a marked improvement in that respect.


C. W. JOHNSON. J. C. F. WHEELOCK, F. E. RANDALL,


Auditors.


REPORT


OF THE


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


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ALMSHOUSE AND FARM.


The whole amount of orders drawn for the support of the poor at the almshouse, repairs of building and outside poor, is $6,102. For the almshouse, $2,225, against $2,371 last year. The whole number of inmates during the year, was 37, with an average of 22 all the year. The net cost with full support was $ 1.63 per week which includes services of superintendent and matron, all hired labor and services of physician. The invento- ry of personal property is $3,301, a gain of $190 over last year. The expenditures have been kept within the appropriation with balances to the credit of each account. The superintendent and matron, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Northup, have performed faithful service and are engaged for another year, which will make their tenth year of continuous service. For the support of poor at almshouse we recommend for the ensuing year $ 2,000, for outside poor $3,000, repairs of buildings $ 100.


The charges to outside poor amount to $3,770, an increase of $1,053 over last year and includes $1,797 paid for the insane at hospitals, $526 for state paupers and others with settlements in other towns, $162 paid other towns for paupers having settle- ments in this town. This shows $1,234 paid for the town against $ 1,468 paid last year and includes $54 paid for tramps.


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


The increase comes from the increased cost for the insane at the hospitals, and includes one large bill of over $900 paid the state for the support of Edward Rivers, at the Worcester In- sane Hospital since 1883, the settlement in this town not being determined till this year. He is now an inmate of the hospital at the expense of the town. The hospital charges are $1,129 more than last year, while the amount paid in the town is $184 less than last year, Inmates of the insane hospitals are Edward Rivers, Hendrick L. Smith, Thomas Boyle, Joseph Martin, Catherine Tynon, Lawrence Kavanah.


INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


The following persons have been inmates part or all of the year.


*John Clark, aged 89


*Charles Congdon,


aged 42


*Lucy Harding, aged 59


*Catherine Tinon, aged 73


*John Murphy,


aged 65


*Catherine Welch,


* Lucy Cady,


aged 71 aged 90 aged 68


* Daniel Holden,


* Lewis Gaumon,


* Bridget Kane,


*Regina Fogle,


* Ellen Grant,


* Maggie Grant,


*Martin Grant,


*Michel Grant,


* Lizzie Grant, Thomas Powers,


Ellen Powers,


aged 27 aged 58 aged 67 aged 30 aged 10 aged 5 aged II aged 3 aged 71 aged 63


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Mary Baker,


Hiram Simpson,


Michael Grant,


John McCarty,


*Mary Reynolds,


*Cordelia Podvant,


aged 24 aged 62


Kate McGrath,


aged 21 aged 81


Charles Horton,


aged 49


Alice Horton,


aged 24


Henry Horton,


aged 3


Ellen Gagnon,


aged 26


David Cole,


aged 35 aged 16


Phillip Deon,


Thomas Roan,


aged 34


*Joseph Lemay,


aged 38


* Ann Rian,


aged 69


*Israel Podvant,


aged 4


Average 22. Those marked * inmates March I,


ACCOUNTS DUE THE TOWN.


OUTSIDE ACCOUNT.


Town of Webster,


$29 25


Town of Dudley,


117 32


Town of Spencer,


18 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


145 00


ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


$861 00


Joseph Green, old iron, 5 73


$866 73


$309 57


aged 89, died April 26 1888 aged 65, died Dec. 1I 1888 aged 33 aged 63 aged 77


Albert Sanders,


George Sayles,


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE AND FARM, Feb. 28, 1839.


Class I, Live Stock, $1,248 25 345 88


2, Hay and Grain,


3, Carts, Wagons and other Farm- ing Tools, 698 40


4, Household Furniture,


339 20


5, Beds and Bedding, 240 CO


6, Family Supplies,


426 45


7, Clothing, Supplies, etc., 2 82


$3,301 CO


Inventory of 1888,


3,110 92


Gain from 1888, $190 08


M. M. MARBLE, HENRY. A. MORSE, JAMES H. MASON, Appraisers.


Southbridge, Feb. 28, 1889.


ACCOUNT OF CASH.


Received and Paid Town Treasurer by C. A. Paige for account of the Overseers of the Poor, for the year ending Feb. 28, 1889. Town of Williamsburg, aid to Helen L. Wetherell, $104 00


Town of Sturbridge, aid to Paul Pheneuf, 30 00


To.vn of Sturbridge, aid to Mrs. George Roberts, 34 75


Town of Blackstone, aid to John Benson, 8 66


Town of Palmer, aid to Walter J. Hill, 9 75


William C. Callahan, for produce,


45 66


E. M. Phillips, for produce, 42 55


C. A. Paige, for produce, IO 47


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


J. & F. Parker; for produce, 17 00


Edwin Bacon, for produce, 2 50


Chauncy Brown, for produce, 7 25


A. H. Shepard, for produce,


24 00


Nelson Vinton, for produce.


40


Misses Ferris and Irish, for produce,


8 17


B. Richardson, for produce,


91


Erastus Northup, for produce,


4 20


William E. Northup, for produce, 2 50


George L. Clemence, for produce,


6 00


Samuel Hager, for produce,


3 00


J. B. Healy, for produce, Thomas Potter, for produce,


18 85


Ezra Weld, for produce,


25


H. R. Varney, for produce,


4 00


2 00


L. C. Goodell, for produce, Lewis Prindle, for produce,


12 00


Sturbridge man, for pig, 4 00


12 02


Stephen Grant, for produce,


I 00


Mrs. Porter, for produce,


20


A. Gagnon, for produce,


12


G. Murphy, for produce,


58


George Hartwell, for produce,


50


Mrs. Bradford, for produce,


2 25


Miranda Hall, for produce,


3 00


French Baker, for produce,


2 02


Lucy Lonsway, for produce,


90


C. Johnson, for produce, Mrs. Ayer, for produce,


2 25


Ira Bailey, for produce,


I 44


Daniel Pratt, for produce,


2 CO


L. S. Ammidown, for produce,


3 00


Mr. Akey, for produce,


I 62


Mrs. Kavanah, for produce,


2 00


Edwin Morse, for produce,


I 80


60


William Jack, for produce,


2 25


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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


George Truesdell, for produce,


6 00


H. Gravel, for produce, 60


I. P. Hyde, for produce,


60


John Flood, for produce,


10 20


Joel Marble, for produce,


6 25


Rev. G. Easterbrook, for produce,


4 42


G. Charles, for produce,


1 00


Henry Cady, for produce,


97


Charles Lee, for produce,


10 00


George L. Shepard, for produce,


32


James Harris, for produce,


2 40


A. Paine, for produce,


I 50


Andrew Clarke, for produce,


2 25


Henry Leno, for produce,


14 83


N. Jackson, for produce,


I 80


George F. Northup for pig,


5 50


C. V. Carpenter, for produce,


I 80


C. W. Johnson, for produce,


4 20


C. D. Paige, for produce,


6 00


George S. Stone, for produce,


60


John M. Cochran, for produce,


3 60


James M. Marble, for produce,


4 80


Dwight Vinton, for produce,


32 00


Edwin E. Sabin, for produce,


25


F. Litchfield, for produce,


I 20


George W. Taylor, for produce,


13 00


M. M. Marble, for produce,


32 II


Edwin Phillips, for produce,


61


C. A. Paige, for error in 'bill paid by order number 186, 1 00


$612 23


C. A. PAIGE, E. M. PHILLIPS, WILLIAM C. CALLAHAN, Overseers of the Poor.


SELECTMER'S REPORT.


In submitting our annual report we beg to present a few suggestions which appear to us as necessary for the informa- tion and consideration of the citizens. Our taxes have been greatly in excess of previous years, owing chiefly to the large special appropriations made in 1887 after the annual meeting and assessed in the taxes of 1888. We believe that with strict economy our rate of taxation can be reduced quite a number of dollars on the thousand from last year. We learn from the assessors that the increase of taxes resulting from the construc- tion of our new town building is about $2.40 on the thousand, not a great increase for so large an outlay. We have had three town meetings during the past fiscal year, aside from the annual. The first on June 9, the principal business of which was to see if the town would authorize the selectmen to purchase a tract of land and a barn for a tool house and at the same time to provide room for Hook & Ladder Co. No. I. The town voted to pur- chase the property for the above purpose and transfer money from the liquor license fund therefor and authorized the select- men to procure a deed from Mrs. S. Elizabeth Whitford for the town. There was appropriated for that purpose $ 1400. We paid $1200 for the property and contemplated spending $200 to repair the barn, Upon further examination and inspection we concluded that in order to have a first class improvement it would necessitate a larger expenditure of money than was origi- nally appropriated. We decided to move the barn about forty feet to the northerly side of the lot, build a cellar wall of brick and stone, put under new timbers and dispense with a large


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number of posts in the cellar. We also decided to tear out and remodel the inside and paint the whole inside and out. It has been quite expensive to do all this and many other things we have not mentioned, We think the town will be abundantly repaid by the outlay. We now have a building the town has long felt a need of, a building that is suitable and convenient for the Hook & Ladder Company also for storage of old Tiger engine and ample room for storing road machines, tools and other town property. At the last town meeting held February II, 1889, the most important articles in the warrant were to see if the town would vote to adopt a town seal and to hear the report of the committee appointed to revise the by-laws. The town voted to adopt the seal as presented and referred the arti- cle pertaining to the committee's report back to the selectmen, instructing them to insert the article in the warrant for the annual town meeting. We have been informed by a member of the committee that the essential feature of the change is this, that no order drawn by the selectmen shall be paid by the treas- urer until countersigned by at least one auditor. We believe a change of this kind wholly unnecessary and uncalled for with nothing to be gained, but on the contrary there are many rea- sonable and sensible objections. The town should do its busi- ness with the public in a method that is convenient and accom- modating, not in an awkward and cumbersome manner as a change of this kind would produce. We would not oppose a change had there arisen any questionable acts, misappliance of funds or abuses under the present existing system. For the information of those who have not made an examination we quote from the by-laws as now existing. "All bills before being presented to the auditors for approval shall be certified in writ- ing thereon as correct by a majority of the board contracting the same. The auditors shall allow all such as appear just and right and shall endorse their approval thereon or their rejection thereof and they shall also report at once all claims, bills and accounts approved by them to the Town Treasurer." Now we believe a change that would make the holder of a town order


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drawn on the Treasurer the unnecessary inconvenience of hunt- ing up an auditor for his approval would be sheer nonsense and wholly impracticable. How absurd the proposition that one auditor's honesty should outweigh the integrity and uprightness of a majority of the board of selectmen. In the auditor's report of last year it was stated that in some instances orders had been drawn on the treasurer before the corresponding bills had been presented for their approval. As a majority of the board of selectmen last year are members of the board the present year we deem an explanation necessary. The selectmen in the spring of 1887 were authorized to make a contract for certain work and in making the contract we agreed to pay a certain per cent each week for work done according to the estimate of the civil engineer unaer whose plans and specifications the work was being performed. The selectmen after the engineer had report- ed to them what amount could be paid with safety to the town did draw orders for payment on account on the treasurer with- out auditing, in accordance with our contract. How, we would ask, could a board of auditors intelligently examine bills on account where none but the contracting parties were acquainted with the conditions? We have no contention with the board of auditors. They have always been courteous and accommodating and our official relations pleasant with each other. They are efficient and capable and there is no board of town officers of more importance than a board of auditors, but they should not supercede the selectmen or other officers, but perform the duties which the law intended.


Our report is valuable only for the information it contains. There are some transactions and claims which an auditors' re- port cannot include, and believing the public should be fully acquainted with the affairs of the town we present the following suits and petitions for damages as entered and presented against the town : William Butler, suit for damages, injuries sustained by falling on sidewalk; Charles T. Barber, suit for damages for cutting Dresser street; C. A. Dresser, suit for damages for cut- ting Dresser street; executors of the estate of Liberty A. Lyon,


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suit for damages by cutting and changing brook channel; Julia Prevost, suit for damages, defect in the highway; Lorenzo Mor- ton, petition for assessing damages, filling walk front of house on Hook street; Ellen J. Bartholomew, petitions for assessment of damages on Dresser street and on Marble brook, so called. We have settled the suit of Betsy Fallows through her counsel, J. M. Cochran, by paying $250, for injury sustained by falling on sidewalk and breaking wrist. The town should be just and fair with all her people and all damages and injuries sustained through its neglect or fault should be equitably and honorably adjusted, but no claims of a questionable character should be entertained nor raids on the treasury allowed. There has been ac- cepted during the past year a company of state militia enrolled from this town and it has devolved upon the selectmem, in accord- ance with the Public Statutes, to provide an armory for the purpose of drill and for the safe keeping of arms, uniforms, equipments, etc. and shall also provide suitable grounds for parade, drill and target practice. We leased Dresser Opera House temporarily at the rate of $400 per year and until such time as the new armory which we had the refusal of would be completed and ready for occupancy. We have now leased from M. J. Supre- nant the armory on Central street for a term of three years from Dec. 15, 1888, (providing a military company.is maintained in the town) at the rate of $400 per year, payable quarterly, with the proviso that said Suprenant shall heat the same for $ 15 per year. We have also leased of Mrs. Ellen J. Bartholo- mew a tract of land near the Quinebaug river for target prac- tice for the term of three years at the rate of $50 per year. We would recommend a special appropriation for maintainance of our military company. The town draws from the state $400 annually for the support of the company, but that sum will be inadequate to meet the expenditures, as we have to pay for light and fuel extra. The town should generously and willingly sustain the militia. It is a credit to any community to have in its midst an organization composed of the manhood, the vigor and the best elements of society. We believe if it has the cor-


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dial support of our citizens it will at no distant day rank among the state's best military organizations.


It has been suggested to us that the town should maintain a day police consisting of two men, one for the Center and one for the Globe Village, it would be some additional expense, but much is to be said in its favor. Two good men neatly uni- formed to patrol the streets we think would be an improvement upon the appointment of so many special officers. They would prevent violations of law in many instances, such as trespass, Sabbath breaking, ball playing on the streets, coasiing on the walks and highways and cause the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. They could also be made truant officers. We are now paying each year considerable money for police duty, which could be dispenced with and applied to the payment of regular officers. We bring the subject before the town by an article in the warrant for consideration.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


We would make no mention of this department but would refer you to the report of of the Fire Engineers were it not for the criticisms and reflections that have appeared in the press and from other quarters. The selectmen have the appointment of the Board of Fire Engineers and we are responsible for the efficiency of the department only so far as our judgement is ex- ercised in the appointment of fit and capable officers. We are of the opinion that a continuation in office of a good fireman is beneficial to the service and acting upon this principle we tendered a re-appointment to all of the old board. After con- sulting with Chief Claflin he informed us he did not want a re- appointment nor would he accept under any consideration. Mr. Cozzens also positively refused to serve. The selectmen there- upon appointed J. J. Bowlen and P. N. LcClair as new mem-


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bers. The engineers upon organization elected as chief, Mr. Bowlen, whom they believed to be fully capable to fill the posi- tion. Soon after their organization they reported to us that there was some difficulty in procuring horses to draw the ma- chines. They stated the department could not be made effi- cient unless they could procure horses and suggested that the town should own horses which we concured in but did not think it advisable to call a town meeting for that purpose at the time. Afterwards they made some arrangements for horses but not entirely satisfactory. We think the town should own a good pair of heavy horses for Steamer No. 1. They could be made to pay their way, could be used in the Center village with a good man to have charge of them for cleaning gutters and repairs generally and could be used for steamer practise We each month and would be always ready when called upon.


learn that an arrangement can be made with the Hamilton Woolen Co. to provide for Steamer 2. For a slight remunera- tion they will keep a pair of horses within a short distance of the engine house at all times. There is no department in the town the people feel a deeper interest in than this. We main- tain it cheerfully at great expense and we have a right to de- mand that it shall be efficient and protective at all times. We understand that perfect harmony prevails throughout the ranks and the firemen are ever ready to respond when duty calls. Their expenditures have been within the appropriation and the purchase of new supplies quite large


HIGHWAYS.


The highways as heretofore have been under the supervision of the highway surveyor. The expenditures have been much larger than usual, owing chiefly to excessive rains during the entire season. There were also spent from this account over $800 to pay snow bills and breaking roads last March at the


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time of the great blizzard. There is a petition before us asking for the location of tracks for a street railway through the public streets. It has occurred to us that within a short time there will have to be special appropriations for the highway between Lensdale and Sandersdale. The road is very narrow in many places and should the petitioner's application be granted it would necessitate the improvement at once. There was appro- priated $3,500 at the annual meeting and transfers of $2,500 from unappropriated funds at later town meetings, making $6,000 for the season. We have a small credit balance of $ 118.19. With a favorable season we should think an appropri- ation of $3,500 would be sufficient for the common year.




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