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No.
Date.
Names of Bridegrooms and Brides.
1
Jan.
12
Herbert A. Alger and Lizzie E. Clapp.
2
March 17
Albert A. Packard and Lydia B. Jenness.
3
April
11
Enoch B. Wilbur and Rhoda F. Rice.
4
May
19
Joshua Morse and Cisel B. Gustsaker.
5
June
8
Albert W. Gibbs and Mary A. Otis.
6
July 7
Melvin A. Witherell and Eveline J. Packard.
7
Aug.
23
William N. Shipman and Sarah F. Vosmus.
8
Nov.
11
Algernon S. Lyon and Louisa F. Copeland.
9
Dec.
4
Thomas J. Ames and Emily J. Packard.
10
Dec.
27
Charles H. Egan and Jennie F. Clark.
11
Dec.
31
Herbert M. Crossley and Rhoda Martin.
Notice of the intention of marriage between the following persons has been recorded, but no certificate of any of them has been returned to this town.
No.
Date.
Names of Bridegrooms and Brides.
1
Jan
16
Dennis Kelleher and Mary Owens.
2
April
24
Patrick Kenney and Catherine Roche.
3
July
I2
John Geary and Mary L. Gallegan.
4
Sept.
5
Stephen Fryes and Polly Randall.
5
Oct.
25
Frederick W. Lincoln and Sarah J. Cummings.
6
Nov.
7
Thomas O'Brien and Honora O'Brien.
7
Nov.
11
Walter Baxendale and Helen Fisher.
:
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DEATHS
Registered in West Bridgewater in the year 1873.
No.
Date.
Name of the Deceased.
Ys.
Ms. Ds.
Disease or Cause of Death.
1
Jan.
9
Reuben H. Packard,
19
3
20
Consumption.
2
16
Maria Bailey,.
72
1
1
Epilepsy.
3
25
Horton,.
61
3
27 Heart Disease.
5
17
Elizabeth D. Dunbar,. Elizabeth Holmes,.
32
1
20
Consumption,
6
March 19
Lizzie D. Callehan,.
31
2
17
Congestion of Lungs.
7
20
Jennie Penperses,
3
20
Lung Fever.
8
27
Marshall Conant,.
23
7
19
Consumption.
9
April
3 Eliza Geary,.
13
7
19 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
11
May
6
Caroline F. Hersey,
31
5
10
Consumption.
12
30
Abbie F. Dunbar,.
33
9
Consumption.
13
June 22
Simeon Dunbar,.
65
4
Suicide.
14
27
Thomas W. Welch,
10
25
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
16
29
Abbie F. Dunbar,
5
Whooping Cough.
17
31
Edgar E. Caldwell,
28
3
20
Consumption.
18
12
Mary A. Churchill, .
4
19
Consumption.
19
21
Abbie B. Holbrook,
6
5
Cholera Infantum.
20
28
Betsey Parker,
78
5
18
Old Age.
21
9
Mehetabel Keith,
88
7
19
Old Age.
22
18
Thomas Ames, .
73
5
18
Disease of Bladder.
23
8 Emma U. Butler,.
29
11
17
Heart Disease.
24
15 Jonas Hartwell,. .
81
4
26
Kidney Disease.
25
21
Sylvia N. Stackpole,.
25
10
29
Consumption.
26
15
Charles Reed, .
57
11
18
Apoplexy.
27
15
Jonathan W. Keith,
10
9
20
Inflammation of Bowels.
28
17
Sally Ames,
87
6
14
Old Age.
29
27 Azella H. Richards,.
1
Debility.
30
28 Florence M. Gurney,
2
27
Congestion of Lungs.
31
31
Susanna Mclaughlin, .
73
9
Paralysis.
32
31 Hannah K. Richards, ..
26
4
20
Consumption.
10
16 Harriet Keith, . .
78
6
Heart Disease.
15
Aug.
4 Mary W. Clark, ..
55
5
25
Rheumatism.
4
Feb.
2
3
Debility.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
The number of births registered in said town in the year 1873, was 24.
AUSTIN PACKARD, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Of the Town of West Bridgewater,
For the Year Ending March, 1874.
Board of School Committee for the year commencing March, 1873.
For One Year. CYRUS LEONARD,
JUSTIN RICHARDS,
ELI WHEELER,
For Two Years.
BENJAMIN PERKINS, J. L. HAYWARD, ISAAC HOWARD.
For Three Years. P. P. FIELD. HERMAN COPELAND. IRENE WOOD.
ISAAC HOWARD, Chairman, CYRUS LEONARD, Secretary and Superintendent.
The term of service for which Messrs. Leonard, Richards, and Wheeler were chosen expires with the present year. There are also two vacancies to be filled for two years. Miss Irene Wood declines further service on the committee. Mr. J. B. Packard's term also expires with the year, he having been chosen to fill a vacancy for the year, occasioned by the declining of Mr. Heman Copeland.
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The expenses of the several schools for the year are as fol- lows :
CENTER SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, for 32 weeks,
$326 00
Fuel and preparing same,
25 25
Care of house and fires,
4 50
$355 75
COCHESETT SCHOOLS.
Wages of Teacher, 29 3-5 weeks,(Grammar department,) $332 25 Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks, (Primary department,) 266 00
Fuel and preparing same,
39 00
Care of house and fires,
10 00
$647 25
EAST SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks,
$276 00
Fuel and preparing same,
30 50
Care of house and fires,
5 00
$311 50
JERUSELEM SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks,
$256 00
Fuel and preparing same,
23 71
Care of house and fires,
5 00
$284 71
NORTH SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks,
$256 00
Fuel and preparing same,
20 30
Care of house and fires,
5 00
$281 30
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NORTH CENTRE SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks,
$256 00
Fuel and preparing same,
33 25
Care of house and fires,
4 00
$293 25
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 32 weeks,
$330 00
Fuel and preparing same,
18 25
Care of house and fires,
5 00
$353 25
UNION SCHOOL.
Wages of Teacher, 20 weeks,
$310 00
Fuel and preparing same,
37 00
Care of house and fires,
10 00
$357 00
There has been paid to East Bridgewater, for pupils attending school in that town,
$149 54
Old Bill not previously reported, from Cochesett,
15 75
$165 29
Total cost of schools, exclusive of repairs and inciden- tals,
$3,049 20
Balance of former appropriation,
745 00
Town appropriation for support of schools,
3,000 00
From State school fund for 1873,
164 83
Dividend under the dog law, 1872,
170 69
Dividend under the dog law, 1873,
154 30
$4,234 82
3,049 20
Balance unexpended,
$1,185 62
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Of the appropriation for repairs there has been expended for the several schools the past year as follows :
Centre, for painting house, $25 51
66 " other repairs and incidentals, 23 35
Cochesett, for painting house,
57 42
" other repairs and incidentals,
12 05
East,
" painting house,
62 72
66
" repairs and incidentals,
7 50
Jerusalem, for painting house,
36 29
" repairs and incidentals,
9 50
North, for repairs and incidentals,
3 20
North Center, for repairs and incidentals,
6 05
South, for painting house,
34 18
66 " fence,
49 85
6 " other repairs and incidentals, 6 90
$334 52
To which may be added old bills not previously re- ported, from Cochesett, to the amount of 13 38
There has been furnished for general use of schools,
books, crayons, ink, &c., to the amount of
63 33
Books furnished pupils not otherwise provided,
6 69
Total cost of repairs and incidentals,
$417 92
Balance of appropriation March 1st 1873,
484 90
Appropriation of 1873,
200 00
$684 90
417 92
Balance unexpended, $266 98
Some of the slating is being repaired in our school houses and there may be some small bills not reported which will reduce the fund for repairs. It was expected that one or more wells would have been provided for the benefit of schools and the pub-
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lic, for which a portion of the fund for repairs and improvements has been reserved, but circumstances have thus far prevented. We hope another year will not pass without something being done in that direction. We are pleased to say that our school- houses are generally in good repair, but as school property is ex- tremely subject to accident, and as there are ever occuring exi- gencies which cannot be foreseen, we trust the same generous sentiment which has heretofore prevailed still exists, and that you will provide liberally to meet all necessary expenses.
During the past year a new school has been put in opera- tion in the Union or Center Grammar school house. The crowd- ed condition of two of our schools demanded relief in some way. After a careful consideration of the subject in several meetings of the committee, on June 1st, 1873, the committee decided to organize a new school, to be composed of the higher classes of the several schools, to commence with the fall term. One important object to be gained by the establishment of the new school was . the partial grading of the several schools, reducing the number of classes as well as pupils, thus securing to each class and pupil more attention from the teacher. Another object the committee had in view was classifying the pupils in the several schools with reference to their entering the anticipated Howard Seminary.
In consequence of interruption by illness of teacher, and other circumstances, which might be named, the school has not attained that degree of success which the committee anticipated. Still we believe sufficient results have been obtained to warrant further trial. The only school not represented in the new school was Cochesett. The reason assigned for not attending was the distance. To successfully meet the demand of the times we would recommend that the sum of $3,500 be appropriated for the support of schools the ensuing year.
We would call the attention of the Town to the necessity of providing better accommodations for the South school. The school is now much too large for the room provided, or to be in charge of one teacher ; with a prospect of continual increase. This matter
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demands immediate action on the part of the town. We would recommend that measures be adopted to secure them an addition- al room suitable to accommodate at least fifty pupils,-thus giv- ing them advantages equal with other parts of the town and in conformity with their prospective needs.
The number of persons in town between the ages of five and fifteen, as reported by the Assessors, is 341. Of this number, 17 reside in what is termed Beaver, and had the privilege of at- tending school in East Bridgewater.
For general information concerning schools, we refer you to the annexed Report of the Superintendent.
Respectfully submitted,
ISAAC HOWARD, CYRUS LEONARD, BENJ. PERKINS, J. L. HAYWARD, P. P. FIELD, ELI WHEELER
J. B. PACKARD,
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School Committee of
West Bridgewater.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
To the School Committee of West Bridgewater :-
Gentlemen: Sickness during the last few weeks has pre- vented my presence at the close of most of the Winter schools, and also compels me to curtail my report beyond my design or inclination.
I have made about the usual number of visits during the year, which has given me an opportunity of ascertaining the con- dition of the several schools and also of estimating the value of the work accomplished.
I shall confine myself as usual to a general review of the year's work, believing that this is all that the Public demands and the best interests of the schools permit.
The majority of our schools have been in charge of ex- perienced teachers, and the results accomplished are highly satisfactory. There have been instances of only partial suc- cess but none of absolute failure.
Parents can do much by their sympathy and support to encourage teachers in their arduous labors, but on the teacher mainly, depends success or failure. That teacher who enters the school-room disposed to cater to the whims and caprices of individuals, and trims her sails to catch the popular breeze and float with the popular current, has no just appreciation of the responsibility of her situation, and her efforts or rather want of effort will result only in the most disgraceful failure.
On the other hand, that teacher who goes intelligently and fearlessly to her work, pursuing the right because it is
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right, inculcating truth because it is truth, will ultimately triumph. Her reward may be deferred, but will surely come. The recipients of such instruction can only appreciate it when their judgments are matured and they are required to grap- ple with the stern realities of life.
Then will their hearts flow with gratitude towards that teacher who planted the good seed.
Then will they delight to do honor to her who labored so wisely and so earnestly to fit them to act well their part in Life's great work.
The progress made in the several branches, generally de- serves commendation. The increased attention which has been given to the reading exercises, by some of the teachers, has pro- duced the most hopeful results, and the improvement made is apparent to the most casual observer. Map drawing has gener- ally received the attention its importance demands, and the rap- idity, accuracy and neatness with which maps of various states and countries are drawn upon the black-board, from memory, . gives evidence of thorough instruction in the art.
Arithmetic, the favorite branch with most teachers, is per- perhaps the most successfully taught. I feel it a duty, however, to utter a word of caution to teachers of young children. I am convinced that precocious children are required to grapple, too early, with difficult problems which require a too protracted ef- fort of their reasoning powers.
I wish to call particular attention to the prevailing method of teaching grammar in our schools. Such a waste of precious time seems to me inexcusable, and demands a radical and speedy reform. What is grammar ? Webster and Worcester define it, as the art of speaking and writing language correctly. Does the prevailing method of teaching Grammar, impart this art ? I unhesitatingly answer, it does not. The great mass of pu- pils, fail to see the adaptation of the means to the end sought. How shall this art be imparted ? By means of daily exercises in spoken and written language, under the direction of a com- petent instructor. ' When should the teaching of Grammar
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commence ? Spoken Grammar when the child begins to talk, written Grammer when the child begins to write.
The benefits accruing to the several schools from the or- ganization of the Union school, renders its continuance desira- ble. In the several schools relieved of their first class, the progress of the remaining classes have corresponded with their increased opportunities, which, in some instances, have been nearly doubled.
The size of the South school demands another teacher and another room.
Although our school-rooms are not provided with the most approved means of ventilation, the thoughtful teacher can do much toward promoting the health and comfort of her pupils as well as her own. I have sometimes found on entering a school-room the windows on opposite sides lowered from a foot to eighteen inches, causing a strong current of air to blow directly upon the heads of the scholars. Is it surprising that sickness results from such thoughtless exposure ? By lowering the windows on one side of the room only, from half an inch to an inch, a very good ventilation may be secured with little if any exposure. Every school-room should be provided with a thermometer by which the temperature of the room should be regulated.
Allow me in closing my report to thank your Board for its generous support of my efforts to promote the welfare of our schools.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRUS LEONARD, Secretary.
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TABLE OF STATISTICS.
TABLE OF STATISTICS.
Length of School in months.
Wages of Teachers per month.
Number of Pupils.
Average Attendance.
Per cent. of Attendance.
Number Pupils over 15 years
| No. Pupils under 5 yrs. of age.
Cochesett Grammar School.
J. J. Prentiss, Spring,.
M. E. Gay, Fall,
216
32 00
40 00
44
35
Cochesett Primary School.
Irene S. Wood, Spring,.
216
$36 00
48
40
83
2
21%
32 00
41
34
83
3
32 00
41
30
74
Centre School.
Carrie Howard, Principal, {
Spring
21%
$60 00
45
32
71
1
Carrie Howard, Fall,.
27%
32 00
47
36
77
66
Winter, .
8
32 00
44
32
73
East School.
Mary E. Hayward, Spring,
21%
$40 00
37
32
85 80
2
2
66
Winter,
32 00
34
26
76
1
South School.
Maggie L. Shea, Spring, ..
66
66
Fall,
21%
40.00
60
51
87
Mary A. Shea, Winter,.
3
40 00
52
47
90
North Centre School.
Enna M. Richards, Spring,
216
$32 00
27
24
89
.6
66
Fall,.
21%
32 00
25
22
88
2
3
32 00
25
22
88
1
North School.
Abbie E. Morey, Spring,
Wealthy A. Howland, Fall,.
3
32 00
27
23
85
2
Jerusalem School.
M. Louisa Mills, Spring,
21%
$32 00
27
23
85
1
1
.66
6
Fall,
21%
32 00
28
23
80
2
66
66
66 Winter,.
3
32 00
25
19
75
2
Union School.
2
$62 00
30
25
83
17
Add'e F. Matthews, Winter,.
3
62 00
22
14
64
16
ยท
216
$44 00
66
57
86
1
2 1 2
1
32 00
26
23
88
1
1
L. K. Richards, Fall, ...
215
32 00
42
33
5
3
Winter,.
22-5
$62 50
26 32
22 28
86 87 79
11
Fall,.
Winter,
M. L. Perkins, Assistant,
66
Winter,
Winter,.
.
Marie L. Southwick, Fall,.
.
$32 00
27
23
85
of age.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1875.
BROCKTON, MASS., GAZETTE STEAM JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. 1875.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
WEST BRIDGEWATER,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1875.
BROCKTON, MASS., GAZETTE STEAM JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. 1875. .
REPORT OF SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Agreeably with a vote passed at the last annual town meeting, the accounts of Receipts and Expenditures have been made up to the first of February, instead of March, as heretofore ; making the year but eleven months.
All stocks in corporations, including banks, are taxed by the State, and therefore are not taxable by the Assessors of the town.
VALUATION,
As assessed May 1st, 1874.
Value of Real Estate, $658,970
Value of Personal Estate, 212,500
Total, $871,470
Number of Polls taxed, 463.
Dwelling Houses, 343.
Acres of Land taxed, 9,764.
66 Cows taxed. 350.
66 Horses taxed. 281.
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ASSESSMENTS.
State Tax,
$1,340 00
County Tax,
1,122 07 8,900 00
Town grant, Overlayings. 45 98
Total, $11,408 05
Rate of taxation, $12 on $1,000. Poll tax, $2.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
The following is a summary statement of the receipts and payments for the eleven months.
Balance in the treasury, March 1, 1874, $3,708 54
Amount received since, 16,509 64
Total, $20,218 18
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS.
The sums received were from the following sources :-
Tax Bills for 1874, $11,408 05
From E. S. Copeland's estate, 129 95
Circus Company, for a License, 25 00
State, for burying a pauper, 10 00
State, for aid to Soldiers and their families. 531 40
Corporation tax, 397 56
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From National Bank tax, $843 58 State, Income of Massachusetts School Fund, 280 92 Six per cent on taxes for 1873, paid after Jan. 1, 1874, 119 40
Of O. S. Wilbur, for redemption of estate, sold for the taxes,
13 78
Loan from L. S. Packard,
100 00
Martha Howard,
400 00
J. Howard,
250 00
I. Howard,
500 00
D. Perkins,
100 00
Howard & Washburn,
1,400 00
Balance as above, 3,708 54
Total,
$20,218 18
PAYMENTS.
The sums disbursed during the eleven months were on the following accounts :-
For support of Schools, $2,199 94
Repairs of School Property, books, and
incidentals, 266 21
Repairs of highways, and clearing snow by Surveyors, 1,948 18
Appropriation for the road south of C. P. Brown's, 100 00
Repairing the bridge on Scotland road, 41 62
Widening the Swamp road toward Raynham, 436 77
State Aid, 485 00
State Tax, 1,340 00
County Tax, 1,122 07
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For Support of Poor out of Almshouse,
$358 80
Abatement of Taxes.
. 48 20
Public lectures, 100 00
Town Hall, 75 00
Stocking Nippinnicket Pond with fish,
30 50
Printing, 50 00
Copying the valuation for Tax Commissioners. Road Scraper.
140 45
Office rent. 15 00
563 93
Stationery, Postage and other items,
6 96
Howard & Washburn's notes,
1,417 70
M. Howard's note, 406 00
J. Howard's note,
253 88
I. Howard's note, 505 83
D. Perkins' note, 101 50
L. S. Packard's note, 101 70
F. Dunbar, interest,
63 00
Superphosphate for Town Farm,
20 62
Salary of the Overseer of Town Farm,
550 00
Workmen.
819 89
Smithwork,
70 27
1 cow and calf,
65 00
1 horse, express wagon and harness,
100 00
1 horse cart,
85 00
1 cart harness and repairing harnesses,
26 25
Supplies for the Town Farm,
536 67
An allowance of 6 per cent on Tax Bills of 1874, 684 48
Gravel for Highway District No. 3,
25 60
Gravel for Highway District No. 5, 24 35
$15,192 97
6 60
Town Officers and Committees,
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LIABILITIES AND UNEXPENDED APPROPRIA- TIONS.
Amount of Notes against Feb. 1, 1875, $3,574 50
Interest accrued thereon, 453 15
School Appropriation not drawn,
2,372 94
Appropriation for repairs of School Property not expended or not drawn, 197 27 Appropriation for road repairs not expended, 207 45
$6,805 31
ASSETS.
Balance in the Treasury Feb. 1, 1875,
$5,025 21
Due for "State Aid" furnished, 523 00
Amount of Assets,
$5,548 21
Balance against the Town Feb. 1, 1875,
1,257 10
Amount as above,
$6,805 31
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Austin Packard, Town Clerk, $33 17
Geo. M. Pratt, Treasurer, 150 00
James Howard, Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor and Road Committee. 175 38
94 63
Davis Copeland, ditto,
Henry W. Leach, ditto,
37 50
S. N. Howard, ditto,
5 00
Cyrus Leonard, Superintendent of Schools,
55 00
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Paid Eli Wheeler, Constable, Wm. J. Stanley, Sexton, Auditing Committee,
$7 75
2 50
3 00
$563 93
SCHOOLS.
Balance in the Treasury March 1, 1874,
$1,291 70
Appropriation by the Town, for 1874, 3,000 00
Received from Massachusetts School Fund, 280 92
$4,572 62
Drawn for the support of the Centre Schools, $443 50
Cochesett Schools,
431 75
Jerusalem School,
201 75
North Centre School,
293 27
North School,
201 50
East School,
240 32
South School,
218 00
Beaver School,
169 85
Total, $2,199 94
Balance in Treasury, Feb. 1, 1875, $2,372 68
The Teachers of the Winter term of the several schools have not been paid; which, with some incidentals, will require about, $1,060 00
And will leave a balance of School money of about $1,312 68
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REPAIRS OF SCHOOL PROPERTY AND INCIDEN- TALS.
Balance in the Treasury, March 1, 1874, Appropriation of 1874.
$263 48
200 00
Total,
$463 48
Drawn from the Treasury for that use,
266 21
Balance in the Treasury, Feb. 1, 1875,
$197 27
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HIGHWAYS.
Unexpended money for repairing Roads, in the Treasury, March 1, 1874, $453 82
Appropriated for ordinary repair of Roads, 2,500 00
$2,953 82
At the annual meeting, March, 1874, the Town voted that the highways and bridges therein be divided into seven districts, and put in charge of seven Surveyors, as in pre- vious years.
The following schedule will show the name of the Surveyor, the sum appropriated, and the amount drawn from the Treasury for each district during the year.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Horace Bartlett, Surveyor,
$448 89
Amount expended,
413 15
Balance, $35 74
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DISTRICT No. 2.
H. W. Leach, Surveyor,
$341 55
Amount expended,
344 79
Overdrawn,
$3 24
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Erland Thayer, Surveyor,
$528 74
Amount expended, 492 65
Balance,
$36 09
DISTRICT No. 4.
Davis Copeland, Surveyor,
$561 49
Amount expended, 480 16
Balance,
$81 33
DISTRICT No. 5.
Eli Wheeler, Surveyor,
$301 15
Amount expended, .
240 92
Balance,
$60 23
DISTRICT No. 6.
A. L. Alger, Surveyor, $451 58
Amount expended, 464 05
Overdrawn, $12 47
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DISTRICT No. 7.
J. Q. Hartwell, Surveyor,
$320 42
Amount expended,
310 65
Balance,
$9 77
In addition to the sums raised for ordinary repairs, a special appropriation of $300 was made for Elm street, north of Charles Howard's corner ; which was expended by the Agent employed at the Town Farm, with the men and teams under his charge. And the sum of $100 was raised for the Scotland road, south of C. P. Brown's corner, and expended by A. L. Alger.
After the above appropriations were put under con- tract we found that the bridge across the river, on the Scot- land road, was in a dangerous condition. We obtained lumber and repaired it, at a cost of $41.62
For work on the Swamp Road towards Raynham, the Selectmen have paid to A. L. Alger, balance on last year's contract, $399.70; and towards an additional contract, not yet completed, $37.07. Total, $436.77.
The same arrangement in relation to the Town Farm, and Agent employed, and the teams kept there, has been continued this year as reported last year. And the force maintained there, have performed road work as follows :-
For Highway District No. 1,
$16 50
No. 2,
271 54
No. 3,
26 50
No. 4,
293 25
No. 6,
24 50
No. 7,
215 90
Total under direction of Surveyors of Highways, $848 19
12
The special appropriation for Elm street, $300 00 On the road laid out on petition of C. Reed and others, 60 75
Completion of the widening and grading of Matfield street, 246 75
On Copeland's street, as laid out by the County Commissioners, 1,444 63
Total amount of Road work, $2,900 32
They have received for labor performed else- where, 65 36
$2,965 68
:
TOWN FARM ACCOUNT.
Inventory of Personal Property at the Farm, as ap- praised February 1, 1875.
8 tons of English Hay,
$184 00
2 1-2 tons of Millett hay,
45 00
6 1-2 tons of Meadow hay,
78 00
2 Horses,
300 00
2 Oxen,
225 00
3 Cows,
135 00
3 Swine,
60 00
32 Fowls,
32 00
1 Ox Cart,
60 00
3 Horse Carts,
150 00
13
1 Express Wagon,
40 00
3 Cart Harnesses,
50 00
2 Common Harnesses, 45 00
Hay and wood riggings, wheels and other farming tools,
125 00
Grain and Flour,
10 00
100 lbs. Salt Pork,
15 00
65 lbs of Ham,
10 40
60 lbs. of Butter,
24 00
50 lbs. of Lard,
10 00
40 lbs. of Beef,
3 75
100 Bushels of Potatoes,
80 00
4 Bushels of Turnips,
3 00
2 1.2 bbls. of Apples,
5 00
Groceries,
5 00
Beds, Bedding, &c.,
70 00
Stoves and other Furniture,
87 00
Manure and Fertilizers,
120 00
Total,
$1,972 15
Inventory as appraised March 1, 1874;
1,764 89
Balance of Property in excess of 1874,
$207 26
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THE FARM OR OVERSEER.
Dr.
To A. Howard, Salary for 11 mos., to Feb. 1, '75, $550 00 To Cash paid to Workmen, 819 89
for Tools,
45 64
for Smithwork,
73 22
for Fencing Material,
5 36
for Seeds,
10 83
for Fertilizers,
20 62
for Flour,
131 00
for Grain,
559 56
for Meat and Fish,
167 79
for Groceries, Apples, Beans, Lard,
176 63
for Bedding,
28 66
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