Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1901-1904, Part 11

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 866


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pipes, 31 78


H. L. Lamson, stone, 19 28


E. L. Gay, grates, 13 00


W.C.Callahan,pipes, 12 77


J. S. Dresser, bricks, 9 00


93


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


J. A. Whittaker, locat-


ing grades, 6 00


A. Daniels, cement, 2 25


W.'R. Olney, paving


stones and gravel, 1 60


$252 20


-


$627 72


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $445 28


DISTRICT COURT FEES.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902, $563 23


From District Court, 699 42


From Sheriff Chamberlain, 6 00


$1,268 65


EXPENDITURES.


M. L. Dillaber, officers fees, $439 75 A. J. Morris, care and feed- ing prisoners, 141 50


94


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


F. Jacobs, officers fees, 26 68


S. Roberts, officers fees, 8 12


S. Patterson, officers fees, 5 60


$621 65


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1093,


$647 00


ENGINE MEN.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$3,620 00


EXPENDITURES.


Steamer Company, No. 1, $1,118 00


Steamer Company, No. 2,. 1,018 00


Hook and Ladder, No. 1, 541 00


Hook and Ladder, No. 2,


541 00


Chief and four assistants engi- neers, 377 00


$3,595 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $25 00


95


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $571 34


EXPENDITURES.


000 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $571 34


ELECTRICIAN.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$150 00


EXPENDITURES.


N. E. Putney, salary to May 1, 1902, $150 00


000 00


96


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EASTFORD ROAD BRIDGE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$415 00


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, pay roll and men


teams, $135 61


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lum- ber, 81 94


A. Boyer, labor, 18 45


A. Farland, labor and supplies,


5 54


G. C. Winter, supplies, 1 80


Peter Grant & Co., supplies,


1 63


$244 97


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $170 03


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS. -


Appropriation,


$2,327 87


97


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $327 87 J. J. Bowlen Co., horses to fires and practice, 270 00


A. R. Webster, horses to fires and practice, $198 75 Teams for fires 18 60


216 75


Southbridge Gas & Elec- tric Co., lights,


173 92


E. C. Ellis, coal,


154 20


L. D. Vinton, horses for -


practice and fires, 115 00


A. Daniels, wood and coal,- 111 50


Combination Ladder Co., supplies, 91 90


L. W. Curtis, horses for practice and fires, 90.00


Southbridge Trucking Co., horses for fires and · practice, 85 00


Cole Bros., labor and sup- plies, 76 34


G. S. & A. J. Howe Co., vit- riol, 70 33


L. N. Duquette, supplies


cash paid, 17 15


Cash paid for repair-


ing gong,


17 50


Cash to supplies,


27 59


62 24


98


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Southbridge Water Supply


Co., water for engine houses, 50 00


N. E. Putney, labor on


apparatus, $9 97


Labor,


15 30


Labor on gong,


3 50


Sundries, 10 60


$39 37


Boston Woven Hose Co., supplies, 38 50


W. E. Decrow, supplies,


36 32


M. Egan & Son, labor,


29 30


C. Stewart & Sons, labor and expenses, 17 96


J. Ouimette & Son, repairs,


13 75


Joseph A. Allard, labor and supplies, 12 55


T. Hughes, coal, 12 00


Geo. H. Hartwell, supplies,


9 16


O. J. Aldrich, labor and supplies, 9 07


American Opt. Co., supplies,


8 00


G. Gregoire, repairing boots and coats, 7 75


Worcester Fire Department, labor on alarms, 5 75


J M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 5 60


J. J. Delehanty & Co., brooms, 4 20


Wm. H. Clarke, supplies, 3 85


J. R. Harris & Son, supplies, 3 54


Lamoureux Bros., supplies, 3 50


99


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


A. W. Paton, supplies, 3 00


M. G. Twitchell, supplies, 3 00


W. C. Lewis, labor and supplies, 2 80


H. H. Morse, cash to sundries,


2 50


Fred S. Coburn, supplies, 2 00


Central Mills, waste,


1 16


$2,169 68


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1903, $158 19


FOSTER STREET SIDEWALK.


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriated funds, .


$470 18


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902,


470 18


-


000 00


100


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


GRAVEL WALK, SOUTH STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$150 00


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, pay roll men


and teams,


$150 00


000 00


GRAVEL WALK, SOUTH STREET (Toward Westville).


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$300 00


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, pay roll men and teams, $300 00


000 00


101


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


GRAVEL WALK, EASTFORD ROAD.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$300 00


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, pay roll men and teams, $237 75


Mrs. E. J. Bartholomew, gravel, 9 60


J. M. & L. D. Clemence,


wooden culverts,


4 50


251 85


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $48 15


GODDARD COURT.


RECEIPTS,


Balance to credit of account March 1,1902, $2 35


102


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Transferred to unappropriated funds,


2 35


0 00


HIGHWAYS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902,


$203 07


Appropriation,


7000 00


Labor, 54 95


$7,258 02


EXPENDITURES.


(. B. E. Chipman, pay roll


self and men,


$4,148 74


Teams, 2,483 91


Cash paid sundries 10 37


Est. of L. Morton, gravel, --


$6,643 02


96 30


103


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Geo. S. Stone Co., repair- ing tools, 82 85


John Moriarty, gravel,


57 90


Wm. H. Clarke, supplies,


44 50


John Flood, cleaning cross- ings, 40 00


G. C. Winter, supplies,


34 95


Manning Plimpton, gravel,


26 60


J. Ouimette & Son, labor and supplies, 25 86


Hamilton Woolen Co., gravel,


18 70


Litchfield Shuttle Co.,


gravel, 14 80


Repairing road


scraper, 4 85


19 65


H. H. Wells, labor on roads, 15 00


Otis F. Lyon, labor on roads,


11 48


C. F. Blackmer, labor on roads,


10 53


J. J. Delehanty, damage paid for overflow of brook on Morris street, 10 00


H. F. Haskell, labor on roads, 9 70


J. Peloquin, gravel, 8 10


E. L. Gay, grate, 6 50


Henry Walker, labor on roads, 6 35


Est. Calvin Claflin, cement, 4 50


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, sign boards, 4 00


P. H. Carpenter Co., supplies, 3 90


104


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Williams & Crawford, supplies, 2 85


J. J. Bowlen Co., team to Dudley, 1 25


$7,184 49


Balance to credit of account March 1,1903, $73 53


HOOK STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriated funds, $0 80


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $0 80


00 00


HIGHWAY BETWEEN FOSTER AND CEN-


TRAL STREETS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $204 00


105


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Central Mills Co., land taken for street, $200 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $4 00


INTEREST.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account,


March 1, 1902, $297 20


Appropriation, 5,750 00


$6,047 20


EXPENDITURES.


Interest on money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, $1,377 01


Interest on sewer notes to Jan'y 1, 1903, 1,200 00


Interest on Marcy street school house notes to Oct. 1, 1902,


106


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Jan'y 1, 1903, 980 00


Interest on Sewer notes to Nov.


1, 1902, 800 00


Interest on Engine house notes to Nov. 1, 1902, 690 00


Interest on Sewer notes to Oct.


1, to Dec. 22, 1902, 460 00


Interest on Armory notes to Oct. 24,1902, 220 00


Interest o: Filtration beds notes, to Oct. 1, 1902, 140 00


Interest on High school addition notes, to Jan'y 1, 1903, 132 00


Interest on Contingent notes to Dec. 18, 1902, 122 50


Interest on Mechanics street school house lot notes to Jan'y 1, 1903, 89 37


Interest on Mechanic street school house notes to Jan'y 1, 1903, 8 75


$6,219 63


Account overdrawn, March 1, 1903, $172 43


INSURANCE.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $68 88


From unappropriated funds, 1,300 00


$1,368 88


107


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


E. M. Phillips & Son, in- surance on $13,500 Town hall, $153 06


$8,200 books in Public library, 132 40


$3,500 Carpenter school, 100 20


$10,000 Marcy St., school, 84 00


$5,000 Engine house, 75 00


$5,000 Mechanics St., school, 50 00


$2,575 Alms house, 51 50


$646 16


W. P. Plimpton, insurance


on


$5,000 Mechanics St., school, $50 00


$2,000 books and pictures in libra- ry, 44 88


$2,000 Almshouse, 40 00


$2,500 Furniture


in Marcy street school, 3 years, 27 75


$162 63


108


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


W. J. McCleary insur- ance on $5,000 Engine house, $75 00


$75 00


Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec-


tion and Insurance Co., In- suring boilers, $50 00


$933 79


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $435 09


LAND DAMAGE, RELOCATION OF


MAIN


STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902, $50 00


EXPENDITURES ..


Paid Mrs. Duclos, $50 00


000 00


109


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


MAIN STREET WALK (Old Account).


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $31 21


EXPENDITURES.


Transferred to unappropriated funds,


$31 21


000 00


MAIN STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $2,650 00


Curbing and corners, credit


from Chapin St. walk, $248 88


Tar, pitch and asphalt, credit from Chapin St. walk, Tar barrels returned, 26 80


70 00


$2,995 68


110


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, pay roll men and teams, $1,640 07


H. L. Lamson, curbing, 919 71


Worcester Gas Light Co., tar pitch and asphalt, 210 92


M. N. Cartier & Sons, tar, 148 03


J. A. Whittaker, lines, grades, etc., 29 00


Sewer contingent, gravel, 28 50


Alphonse Dupuis, wood,


22 50


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight on tar,


20 00


J. Ouimette & Son, labor,


12 45


W. C. Callahan, cash paid for freight, 11 10


J. Lamontagne, labor, 5 00


A. Daniels, lumber, 3 45


P. O. Letcher, dynamite,


3 20


P. H. Carpenter Co., supplies,


2 96


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


G. C. Winter, supplies,


2 80


Desrosiers & Lauziere, labor and supplies, 2 15


E. Brousseau, wood,


1 50


$3,066 24


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903,


$70 56


111


REPORT OF AUDITORS:


MECHANIC STREET SPECIAL.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902 $642 54


EXPENDITURES.


Expenditures, 000 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $642 54


MECHANICS STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$16,000 00


EXPENDITURES.


Alexis Boyer, paid per


contract, $12,813 30 Extra labor and supplies, 59 68


-- $12,872 98


112


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Magee Furnace Co., paid per contract, 928 00


J. J. Bowlen Co, labor and material for grading, 711 28


Geo. H. Clemence, plans, specifications and drawings, 698 65


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, 165 88


Building Committee, ex-


penses to Boston,


Revere, Everett and Worcester, 28 69


Southbridge Water Supply


Co., labor on pipe, 21 01


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 1 11


$15,427 60


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$572 40


MEMORIAL DAY.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $100 00


113


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


G. A. R., C. E. Lombard, $100 00


000 00


MILITIA.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1902,


$150 73


Appropriation,


600 00


$750 73


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co.,


lighting armory, $170 85


Augustus Daniels, coal and wood for armory, 125 35


M. Reynolds, janitor of armory,


114 40


O. J. Aldrich, labor and supplies, 97 62


Martel Bros, labor and supplies,


75 00


Mrs. E. J. Bartholomew, rent of rifle range, 60 00


114


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Dwight Chamberlain, labor and supplies for rifle range, 32 07


-


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


water for armory, 25 00


Southbridge Roofing Co., labor and supplies, 19 84


Selectmen, rent of Town hall for prize drill and sundry expenses, 19 50


G. C. Winter, supplies, 16 31


M. Egan & Son, supplies,


4 85


Co. K, 6th Regiment., repairs, rifle range, Wm. H. Clarke, supplies,


4 66


1 59


$767 04


Account overdrawn March 1,1903, $16 31


MILTIARY AID.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March, 1, 1902, $111 00


115


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Appropriation,


200 00


From State treasurer,


60 00


$371 00


EXPENDITURES.


Aid to Charles Horton, $120 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$251 00


PINE STEET LEDGE.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $408 42


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, men and teams, 27 63


116


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Southbridge Water Supply Co. supplies, 18 20


Martel Bros., setting glass, 2 50


J. Laliberte, damage to house, 2 50


$50 83


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1903,


$357 59 1


POLICE DUTY.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account,


March 1, 1902, $26 65


EXPENDITURES.


Transferred to unappropriated funds, $26 65


000 00


117


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


PRESERVING RECORDS.


RECEIPTS,


Balance to credit of account March


1,1902, $80 57


EXPENDITURES.


W. J. Litchfield, labor and ex- penses, $36 60


J. L. Fairbanks Co., books and supplies, 18 27


Sanford, Putnam Co,, binding books, 36 00


$90 87


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903,


$10 30


PRINTING.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $151 68


118


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Appropriation, $1500 00


$1,651 68


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Press, printing


· town order books, en- velopes, juror lists, town reports, specimen ballots and cards, sealer's books and notices, victuallers' notices, town warrants, registrars' notices and blanks, liquor licenses, Electric Railway Fran- chise, extracts of laws for assessors, letter heads, vaccination blanks, signs for tree warden, extract of laws on sewers, letter heads for town counsel, tax collector's notices and posters, extracts of dog law for officers, notices, circulars and posters for board of health, asses- sors' books, tax books, advertising property for


119


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


sale, postals and regis- trars' notices, extracts of election laws, advertis- ing additional poles granted, sewer assess- ment notices, board of health and fire notices, town warrants, tax war- assessors' notices,


$1,396 40


Southbridge Herald, printing posters, tally sheets. reg- istrars' notices, sewer assessment cards, in- struction cards, adver- tising additional poles granted, labels, seals, blanks, etc. 150 62


F. J. Walsh, printing plumb- ers' permits, specifica- tions and certificates, postals, 33 00


$1,580 02


-


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $71 66


120


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


POLICE STATION.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$700 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn, March 1, 1902, $314 58 A. J. Morris, care of station, $150 00 Extra labor, 1 00


-$151 00


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 49 76


A. Daniels, coal and wood, 45 05


Southbridge Gas and Electric Co., lights, 38 91


A. Farland, labor and supplies, 28 98


A. Boyer, labor, 25 11


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 22 25


Southbridge Trucking Co., wood, 19 00


J. A. Genereux, services to


prisoners, 17 95


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


water,


$13 00


Labor, 3 45


$16 45


121


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, 13 24


Initial Clean Towel Co., supplies, 13 00


Cyrille Benoit, wood, 12 00


N. E. Tel. and Tel'g Co., rent and tolls, 11 02


W. C. Callahan, supplies,


2 80


Geo. H. Hartwell, supplies,


2 30


J. Montville,sawing wood,


80


J. R. Harris & Son supplies, 75


E. L. Gay, keys, 75


$785 70


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


85 70


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$4500 00


EXPENDITURES.


Peter Cormier, Charles Curtin, 720 00


$720 00


122


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Wm. J. Douty,


720 00


Andrew M. Higgins,


720 00


Z. N. LeClair,


720 00


Wm. F. Lee,


720 00


$4,320 00


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1903,


$180 00


PROPOSED CULVERT AND NEW BRIDGE CHESTNUT STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$2,100 00


EXPENDITURES.


Expenditures, 000 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903. $2,100


123


REPORT OF AUDITORS:


RAILINGS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902,


$60 35


Appropriation,


300 00


- $360 35


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, labor men and teams, $163 80


A. Daniels, lumber, 82 79


R. Wardle, labor and supplies, 54 71


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 54 29


Wm. H. Clarke, supplies,


16 43


Chas. Hyde, lumber,


8 45


G. C. Winter, supplies,


6 93


$387 40


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903, $27 05


124


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


RELOCATING CHARLTON STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1902, $470 22


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, pay roll men and teams, $417 38


W. R. Olney, gravel, 24 40


$441 78


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1903,


$28 44


REPAIRING BRICKVILLE ROAD.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1902, $49 45


125


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, labor men and teams, $46 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $3 45


SALARIES.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, Appropriation,


$4,650 00 225 00


$4,875 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $358 40


Board of Assessors-


V. W. Lamoureux to Jan. 1, 1903, $465 00


126


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


S. K. Edwards to Dec. 1,


1902,


362 50


H. Whittaker, to Sept. 24,


1902,


245 00


-


$1,072 50


Board of Auditors -


A. Boyer,


Balance of


C. F. Hill,


salary


Wm. Carney,


April 1. 1902, $153 60


Wm. Carney,


Salary for one


C. F. Hill,


year Apr. 1,'02


J. O. Sanders, ) to Apr. 1, '03,


450 00


-


-603 60


Selectmen-


Antoine Farland, Wm. C. Callahan, 600 00


H. S. Cheney,


Town Treasurer .


John A. Hall, 500 00


Tax Collector -


W. R. Olney, collector 1900,


500 00


Overseers of Poor- L. Wesley Curtis, Geo. J. Lamoureux, 450 00 Felix Gatineau,


127


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Town Counsel-


John W. Heffern, 348 60


Sewer Commissioners-


Henry C. Cady, H. B. Montague, 300 00


W. C. Callahan,


Board of Health-


J. A. Genereux,


H. C. Moynihan, 150 00


C. C. Bradford,


Board of Registrars-


E. M. Phillips, $35 60


Jas. K. Egan,


34 80


Moses Gagnon, 34 80


Geo. W. Corey,


34 80


$140 00


A. J. Morris, sealer of weights


and measures, 50 00


$5,073 10


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903, $198 10


128


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


SEWERS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902, $1,010 58


Appropriation, 5,163 00


Transferred from old account, 4,230 20


$10,403 78


EXPENDITURES.


Geo. M. Bryne, paid as per


contract,


$7,673 07


Supplies, 64 57


Extra labor,


15 00


$7,752 64


John A. Whittaker, ser- vices as assistant on


sewer plans


$384 50


Services of Geo. F. Lamou-


reux as inspector,


153 00


$537 50


Weld & Beck, allowed for extra expense hand- ling grain June 4 to Sept. 13,1900, caused


129


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


by blockade to road laying sewer, 282 17


$8,572 31


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$1,831 47


SEWER CONTINGENT.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $600 00


From gravel for Main, Chapin and Canal street walks, 42 10


From gravel for North street culvert, 31 78


$673 88


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $184 12 Sewer commissioners, labor men and teams on filter beds, 284 09


130


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Sewer commissioners, amount to be ten- dered to Mary C. Ed- wards for land tak- en in superior court, $50 00


Amount to be tendered to


Hamilton


Woolen


Co. for land taken in superior court, 50 00


Settlement land damage


with Mary C. Ed- wards, 110 00


Settlement land damage


with Hamilton


Woolen Co. 50 00


260 00


A. Dupuis, care of filter beds, 94 34


G. M. Bryne, extra labor, 11 99


J. Ouimette & Son, supplies, 11 55


W. C. Callahan, collecting water for state board of health, 8 00


M. Egan & Son, painting signs, 5 00


Southbridge Press, printing


contracts, 4 00


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber 3 50


Wm. H. Clarke. supplies, 3 00


1


131


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


G. C, Winter, supplies, 2 20


$871 79


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903, $197 91


SIDEWALK REPAIRS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902,


$288 26


Appropriation, 500 00


Tar barrels returned,


15 00


Tar barrels returned,


25 35


Concrete from sundry items,


20 40


Curbing sold,


20 00


$869 01


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, pay roll men and teams, $1,049 85 Cash to freight, 21 04


$1,070 89


132


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


M. N. Cartier & Sons, pitch and asphalt, 161 47


Worcester Gas Light Co. tar and cartage, 150 33


Hamilton Woolen Co., sand and gravel, 61 55


American Optical Co., supplies,


43 50


G. C. Winter, supplies, 12 68


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lum- ber, 8 73


Geo. M. Bryne, pipe, 6 71


G. S. Stone Co., labor,


4 90


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight,


4 00


Chas. Hyde, wood,


3 00


Southbridge & Sturbridge St. R.


R. Co., supplies, 2 75


$1,530 51


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903, $661 50


SEWER, LENS STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Receipts, 000 00


133


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $10 30


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903, $10 30


STATE AID.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account,


March 1, 1902,


$701 31


From State treasurer, 1,109 00


$1,810 31


EXPENDITURES.


Frederick Kind,


$78 00


Albert Sanders,


66 00


Darius Moon,


60 00


Wm. E. Horton,


60 00


Harriet Armes,


52 00)


Chas. L. Newhall,


52 00


Louis Rivers,


48 00


134


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


C. A. Wesson,


48 00


T. C. Merritt,


48 00


M. Reynolds,


48 00


John Stone,


48 00


Abbie Stone,


48 00


Joseph Corey,


48 00


Edward Armes,


48 00


Mrs. L. Dillaber,


48 00


Daniel Hancock,


48 00


Annie Kind,


44 00


Martin Welch.


44 00


Samuel Young,


40 00


Israel Ladue,


36 00


Edward Egan,


36 00


Simeon Young,


32 00


Lucian Bates,


20 00


Lucy M. Carpenter,


16 00


Harvey V. Newell,


4 00


$1,120 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $690 31


STATE HIGHWAY.


RECEIPTS.


From State treasurer,


$3,824 40


135


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


J. A. Whittaker, estimate of work on state highway to Dec. 13, 1902 $3,820 45


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1903, $3 95


STREET LIGHTS.


RECEIPTS,


Balance to credit of account March


1,1902,


$290 43


Appropriation,


7,000 00


Arc light, Pine and Edwards Streets, 78 00


Arc light, South and West streets, 78 00


Incandescent lights, Beach street,


32 00


Incandescent lights, Manning Plimpton's residence to Four Corners, 128 00


Incandescent lights, Orchard and


Dresser streets, 32 00


136


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Incandescent lights, Edwards


street,


32 00


$7,670 43


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co.,


- for electric lights, $7,354 95


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1903,


$315 48


TOWN HALL CONTINGENT.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $1,800 00


High school account, janitor and


heating, 575 00


Rents,


187 50


$2,562 50


139


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $406 09


P. Caplette, care of hall, $644 00 Extra labor and sun- dries, 20 00


664 00


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lights, 413 94


E. C. Ellis, coal, 233 93


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water, 80 00


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 69 35


A. Farland, labor and supplies,


59 31


Southbridge Roofing Co., labor and supplies, 33 61


M. Egan & Son, labor and sup- plies, 15 30


Young Bros., ladder,


7 50


G. C. Winter, supplies 7 03


Hetu & Allard, labor,


5 40


T. J. Harriugton, flowers for vases, 5 00


E. L. Gay, repairing locks,


3 50


Wm H. Clarke, supplies,


2 98


A. Daniels, wood,


2 50


G. H. Wright, labor,


2 34


P. H. Carpenter Co., supplies, 75


138


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Felix Gatineau, supplies,


69


$2,013 22


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$549 28


TOWN POUND.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1902, $50 00


EXPENDITURES.


Expenditures,


00 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$50 00


WAR RELIEF.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $1,200 00


Town of Warren, care of O. B. Rumrell, $171 95


$1,371 95


139


REPORT OF AUDITORS:


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn, March 1, 1902, $18 95 Aid to Mrs. H. Newell, $144 00


O. B. Rumrell, 120 00


'David Fairfield, 120 00


Mrs. Fred Holmes, 96 00


Fabien Lescarbeau, 96 00


Mrs. L. Bates,


88 00


Abbie Barrett,


72 00


Mrs. Lamontagne, 72 00


Chas. L. Horton, 60 00


Ellen Galloway, 60 00


Julius Tremblay, 56 00


Mary J. Sayles, 48 00


$1,032 00


Dr. N. T. McLean, medical at- tendance, Harvey New- ell and wife, 234 75


Dr. F. Gauthier, medical atten- dance, O. B. Rumrell, 119 36


Dr. A. J. McCrea, medical at- tendance, L. Bates, 62 00


John Stone, 47 10


F. Kind, 3 50


112 60


Pattee & Mellen, burial L.


Bates 35 00


(). B. Rumrell, 35 00


140


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Wm. E. Horton, 35 00


105 00


J. R. Harris & Son, goods de-


livered to John Stone, 69 24


Chas. Horton, 12 00


81 24


Central Mills Co., rent,


Mrs. Mountain, 36 00


John Stone, 24 00


60 00


Johnson, Colburn Co., goods delivered to C. A. Wes-


son, 31 CO


Edward Armes, 12 00


John Stone,


4 50


47 50


Aug. Daniels, goods delivered


to Edward Armes, 15 00


John Stone, 14 50


F. Kind, 10 00


Mrs. Raymond,


5 75


45 25


J. & T. Ryan, goods delivered to F. Kind, 15 00


A. H. Dolan, care O. B. Rumrell, 13 75


J. F. Lariviere, goods delivered to Chas. Horton, 12 00


H. G. Mellen, care of O. B. Rumrell, 10 00


141


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Jos. Peloquin, goods delivered to P. Raymond, 9 00


F. Gatineau, goods delivered to Mrs. P. Raymond, : 8 00


Wm. Booth, coal to F. Kind, 6 25


P. Renaud & Co., goods deliv- ered to Mrs. P. Raymond, 6 00


J. Brassel & Co., goods deliv- ered to Chas. Horton, 5 00


Bay State Market, goods deliv- ered to Chas. Horton, 5 00


Dr. George Webster, medical attendance, O. B. Rum- rell, 3 00


1


W. R. Olney, labor with Com- missioner Stone, 3 00


Louis Savaria, wood to Mrs. Raymond, 2 50


W. C. Callahan, chair to John Stone, 2 00


Cyrille Lataille, care of John Stone, 2 00


A. R. Webster, team for Com- missioner Stone, 2 50


$1,960 65


Account overdrawn March 1, 1903,


$588 70


WATER SUPPLY.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$2,750 00


142


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1902, $251 46


Southbridge Water Supply Co., rental 82 hydrants, April 1, 1902 to April 1, 1903, 2,460 00


2,711 46


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903,


$38 54


WIDENING MAIN STREET.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1902, $994 00


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, labor men and teams, $756 44


Mrs. E. J. Bartholomew, gravel,


33 00


F. O. Letcher, dynamite, 24 53


Derosiers & Lauziere, labor and supplies, 14 75


Chas. Hyde, stone boat,


5 00


M. Egan & Son, glass for brok- en windows, 2 40


$836 12


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1903, $157 88


AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE.


The undersigned, Auditors of the town of South- bridge, hereby certify that we have examined the books, accounts, and vouchers of the Treasurer, and of each of the several boards of the town officers author- ized to draw orders upon the Town Treasury, as re- quired by the By-Laws of the Town, and find that the several items contained in each of the accounts pre- sented in each of the foregoing reports of receipts and expenditures are correct and properly vouched for. W. M. CARNEY, Chairman. C, F. HILL, Secretary, J. O. SANDERS.




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