Town of Franklin annual report 1889, Part 3

Author: Franklin (Mass.)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 106


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1,494 98


Cash in treasury,


1,686 20


$68,357 55 HENRY R. JENKS, Treasurer.


Franklin, Feb. 1, 1889.


36


EXPENDITURES.


EDUCATIONAL.


PAYMENTS TO TEACHERS.


Paid Emilie Albee,


35 weeks,


$350 00


Delia M. Bailey,


8


72 00


Mary B. Blaisdell,


37


333 00


Edna Bright,


39


372 00


Mary J. Burr,


35


66


280 00


C. A. Brodeur,


19


66


475 00


Nellie J. Cleary,


35


315 00


Clara M. Craig,


35 3-54


320 40


Ella B. Daniels,


19


152 00


Ella G. Daniels,


35


66


350 00


Martha E. Davis,


35


384 00


A. Daisy Dorr,


16


66


144 00


Rebecca Dunning,


19


66


152 00


Hattie M. Gay,


35


66


280 00


Jennie B. Haslam,


35


66


297 50


L. A. Harris,


27


243 00


L. J. Hosmer,


48


374 00


Henry M. Howard,


20


180 00


Frances E. King,


38


456 00


Louisa A. Metcalf,


35


315 00


Isabelle M. Reilly,


35


66


346 00


Adeline McDonald,


19


66


150 00


Henry E. Ruggles,


· 4


66


40 00


Mary O. Sawyer,


31


66


296 00


Julia Stockbridge,


35


66


280 00


T. W. White,


20


66


500 00


Susie E. Young,


35


332 00


Total,


$7,788 90


37


SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Paid Warren P. Adams,


$147 10


H. E. Bachelder,


1 35


Julia Blaisdell,


4 75


Boston School Supply Co.,


197 85


Caroll W. Clark,


1 00


Cowperthwait & Co.,


62 04


Clark & Maynard,


5 40


De Wolf, Fiske & Co.,


15 75


A. M. Edwards & Co.,


15 00


Estes & Lauriat,


13 75


Ginn & Co.,


42 41


C. E. Griffin,


95


J. L. Hammett,


117 50


Harper Brothers,


76 11


D. C. Heath & Co.,


14 00


James A. Hoye & Co.,


63 70


Frances E. King,


60


Geo. F. King & Merrill,


3 75


Charles H. Kilborn,


8 10


Massachusetts Bible Society,


75


New England Publishing Co.,


60


Geo. S. Perry,


83 75


Prang Educational Co.,


24 00


Silver Rogers & Co.,


146 68


Silver Burdette & Co.,


40 43


Carl Schænhof.


13 04


A. C. Stocking,


20 34


Edwin Trowbridge,


13 00


Lee & Shepard,


7 50


Total,


$1,141 20


PAYMENTS FOR FUEL.


Paid John W. Adams, cutting wood, $2 00


W. H. Bright, wood, 49 75


Willard S. Bright, wood, 24 50


38


Paid John Cunningham, carting coal, $1 40


M. M.'Daniels, wood, 3 75


John Dunning, cutting wood,


7 00


T. J. Daniels, wood,


68 00


Amos Daniels, cutting wood,


6 00


George Daniels, kindlings,


75


E. G. Fiske, 3 cords of wood,


12 75


Hugh F. Finneran, cutting wood,


5 75


S. E. Gay, cutting wood,


88


A. J. Gilmore, wood and cutting,


31 75


Geo. O. Guild, shavings,


2 50


J. W. Heaton, coal,


430 85


Oliver A. Howard, cutting wood,


7 38


A. O. Miller, cutting wood,


8 75


C. J. Mckenzie, coal,


26 62


Leander Mowry, 2 bbls. shavings,


20


Thomas McDermott, housing wood,


14 50


Ruel Mowry, cutting wood,


13 25


Wm. McDonald, cutting wood,


10 50


Arthur Morey, wood,


60


Albert J. Newell, wood and cutting,


25 12


Wilton A. Pond, wood,


13 75


Dennis Sullivan, wood,


27 50


Frank Robatry, cutting wood,


14 00


Jason Tower, wood,


14 23


R. H. Davison, cutting wood.


7 50


William Mann, coal,


14 85


Total, $846 38


CARE OF SCHOOLROOMS.


Paid Eva Blake,


24 weeks,


$12 20


John_Byrnes,-


12


66


6 00


Geo. E. Daniels,


12


6 00


Eugene H. Dorr,


12°


6 00


Bessie Dunning,


36


18 00


39


Paid R. H. Davison,


19 weeks,


$115 00


James T. Daniels,


24


66


12 50


Hugh F. Finneran,


36 2-7 .6


18 20


Hattie M. Gay,


36


18 00


Samuel E. Gay,


39


105 00


Jennie B Haslam,


12 66


6 00


J. T. Hutchinson,


25


66


25 25


Gertrude Morey,


12


66


6 50


Arthur Morey,


12


6 00


Edwin A. Morse,


17 days.


8 50


Leander Morey,


12 weeks,


6 00


Charles Norton,


24


12 00


Gilbert W. Ruggles,


12


6 00


Joseph Titcomb,


11


66


55 00


Susie E. Young,


26


6:


13 00


Charles L. Whitney,


12


6 00


Fred McDonald,


10


5 00


Peter LaMoul,


10


66


5 00


Total,


$477 15


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


Paid Geo. A. A. Blake, on No. 10,


$3 00


J. Buckley, setting glass, 50


Boston Lightning Rod Co., repairs, 13 00


James Follansbee, on High and 'Latic, 80 10


G. H. Grant, Brick House, closets, blackboards, 117 40 Hugh F. Finneran, repairing stone work, 50


J. T. Hutchinson, painting, 63 48


Geo. P. Hutchinson, on Nason,


2 25


Henry"McDonald, on Arlington Street,


1 00


P. McDonald,


14 21


Edwin A. Morse, on High,


2 00


John R. Meek,"on Northwest, 4 75


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, on various houses, 66 75


40


Paid A. W. Newell, shingling 'Latic, $16 69


70


James F. Ray, hardware, O. A. Stanley, on various houses, S. C. Taft, on High,


71 75


50


Total, $458 58


MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL EXPENSES.


Paid Nellie Allen, washing windows, $ 50


F. M. Ballou & Co., concreting. 100 00


Mrs. Carr, cleaning, 3 50


Annie Carroll, cleaning,


5 25


James Carroll,


9 75


C. P. Carter, ribbon,


1 75


Frank C. Cleveland, repairing furniture,


14 80


D. C. Cotton, stove and supplies,


110 41


J. G. Cunningham, team,


1 50


Henry Bemis, labor,


1 00


Hugh Finneran, labor,


1 00


Mrs. Oliver Gay, cleaning,


5 00


C. E. Griffin, cleaning and expressing,


27 85


E. F. Harttmann, chair,


6 65


G. P. Hutchinson, work on desks,


55


M. W. Howe, cleaning clock,


1 50


W. H. Howe, clocks and call bell,


10 62


J. T. Hutchinson, making coal bin.


10 20


Geo. King, express paid, etc.,


8 78


J. K. Meek, labor,


1 50


Bridget McCloskey, cleaning,


6 45


E. A. Mason, door scrapers,


75


McCarthy Brothers, powder, etc.,


24 00


Kate Mahoney, cleaning,


10 35


Aaron R. Morse, truant officer,


11 00


Geo. Murphy, labor,


1 00


R. L. McPherson, window shades, 2 80


41


Paid Allen W. Newell, truant officer,


$13 12


Sarah Owen, cleaning, 5 02


James F. Ray, supplies,


90


Razee & Sanborn, expressing books,


8 10


R. K. Stevens, labor,


5 25


Sentinel Publishing Company, cardboard,


5 63


S. W. Squire, taking census,


25 00


E. Trowbridge, rent of organs,


26 00


T. M. Turner & Co., supplies,


2 93


Dennis Sullivan, labor,


1 00


G. H. Willoby, cleaning clocks, etc.,


8 25


J. W. Richardson, grading,


4 50


Nelson Plath, instructing janitor,


5 00


Bridget Cullon, 4 20


Total,


$493 36


CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS OF ROADS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS.


Paid H. M. Stowers,


labor,


$774 96


William Keefe,


112 55


John Costello,


66


367 17


F. M. Osgood,


416 41


Michael Doherty,


.6


101 83


John Lynch,


36 40


Stephen Maroney.


83 99


Frank Roberts,


63 35


A. S. Greenwood,


66


4 20


M. J. Hart, Jr.,


3 33


John Keefe,


59 84


John Stewart,


..


323 00


Washington Pierce,


66


10 95


Charles Haggerty.


. +


7 01


C. S. Merrill,


4 20


Henry Cox,


.6


121 44


Phillip Reilly.


277 03


ба


42


Paid Adam Laundre.


labor,


$20 58


R. Golan.


14 00


Albert Golan,


66


7 00


Hugh McParland,


4 95


Charles Tingley,


40 07


George Golan,


66


31 85


Alfred Clark, Jr.,


3 30


William Redpath,


351 75


John Corbett,


66


3 50


Charles Ackley,


66


8 75


William A. Bartlett,


10 67


Wilton A. Pond,


66


79 60


Joseph Guild,


66


217 37


C. W. Hurd,


66


57 75


Daniel Mclellan,


66


25 37


W. H. Fish,


66


55 99


W. A. Gurney,


1 75


L. W. Daniels,


39 42


Frank Wormel,


154 19


Clarence Quilter,


66


19 25


W. H. Thomas,


66


24 00


John W. Richardson,


16 49


Allen Newell,


3 50


W. F. Welch,


32 50


H. B. Kimball,


23 31


P. Haggerty,


1 10


Geo. S. Hosie,


66


2 57


R. B. Bailey,


49 25


P. R. Farr,


21 00


Benjamin Bresnahan,


66


29 75


John Stealon,


8 75


Dennis Sullivan,


66


18 00


Thomas Keefe,


16 50


C. Russell,


66


87


Augustus Boucher,


103 25


Dennis Mahoney,


23 28


Walter King,


66


5 00


J. W. Clark,


4 80


43


Paid George Bacon, labor, $6 00


G. L. Hill,


31 50


A. P. Smith, 66


9 30


John R. Meek, 60


4 90


George A. A. Blake,


51


Charles Cook,


1 75


G. P. Hutchinson,


15 30


R. M. Stowers, expenses in buying horses,


9 00


A. F. McLean, repairing harnesses,


'42 01


E. A. Mason, blacksmithing,


69 77


R. B. Stewart, repairs,


39 01


William Bright, posts,


4 70


Fred Rogers, blacksmithing,


55 05


C. S. Merrill, gravel,


8 00


Geo. King, pipe,


5 40


N. Y. & N. E. Railroad Co., freight,


10 30


Geo. Tyler & Co., part of machine,


8 50


B. D. Aldrich, drain pipe,


102 00


H. M. Fuller, gravel,


3 50


D. C. Cotton, tools and pipe,


48 06


James Carroll, stones,


50


Wm. Mann, hay,


8 80


Mrs. G. Pond, gravel,


15 00


J. W. Heaton, hay and grain,


211 14


M. J. Hart, stones,


6 25


Jeremiah Desmond, gravel,


20 04


T. L. Martin, veterinary,


18 50


Common Committee, hay,


41 13


W. H. Bright, lumber,


59 40


Saxon Worsted Co., ashes,


1 70


Hosie & Huntoon, hardware.


13 00


F. B. Ray, 2 blankets,


7 50


A. H. Hill, gravel,


7 50


John G. Cunningham, teams,


86 38


Total,


$5,270 09


44


PAYMENTS FOR ALMSHOUSE.


Paid C. P. Carter & Son, supplies,


$24 50


E. A. Mason, blacksmithing. 32 25


Opera Clothing House, clothing.


2 80


S. Matthewson, crackers,


3 00


N. Y. & N. E. Railroad Co., freight,


1 73


S. S. Sleeper & Co., supplies, .


40 65


J. F. Lesure. shoes.


15 75


H. W. Spurr & Co., groceries,


89 92


W. S. Bright, two cows,


70 00


Geo. B. Peck, salary,


487 50


Warren H. Bright, fertilizers,


111 54


Alexander Thayer, mending shoes,


90


Samuel Wood, labor.


108 00


A. H. Morse, pigs,


15 00


Bradley & Co., mower and rake,


62 00


C. W. Farrington, one cow,


40 00


T. M. Turner & Co., groceries.


51 37


Miller Brothers, fish,


2 46


J. W. Heaton, grain,


348 65


W. H. Hall & Son, two cows,


65 00


Spring Pond Ice Co., ice,


8 36


John J. Stewart, carting,


6 00


Clark Brothers, glasses,


3 00


J. G. Cunningham, team work,


32 40


Byrnes Bros., bread,


6 95


Razee & Sanborn, expressing,


1 50


N. E. Hollis, butter,


36 84


Charles S. Rand, cutting wood.


25 00


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, grain,


59 87


Geo. E. Emerson, meat,


108 97


D. C. Cotton, hardware,


38 69


Geo. B. Peck, overseers' order to


8 52


Total, $1,909 12


45


PAYMENTS FOR POOR OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid Overseers' order for Peter George,


$50 00


Margaret Doherty,


48 00


66 Murphy children, 10 00


6.


Jane D. Fisher,


70 00


66 6 6


Dennis Feely,


8 00


Mrs. Kimball,


8 00


66


Mary Dugan,


18 00


66 66


M. Perrin,


2 00


66


Leander Weeks,


46 00


Mrs. Tobin, 72 50


66


Patrick Feeley, 46 00


66


66


E. C. Newcomb, 26 00


Patrick McGarrity, 12 00


John F. Frye, care D .. Brown and H. Macomber, 17 21


Razee & Sanborn, moving Shepardson,


1 25


C. L. Fales, support of D. L. Brown, .53 44


G. D. Heaton, tramps,


75


Anthony Connor, " .. 3 62


C. M. Maker, 66


Nancy Blake, 66 00


C. T. Nye,


Cynthia Brown, 52 00


William Mann, C. Quinn,


88 18


C. A. Hood, ،٠ Mrs. D. Brown, 45 00


36 00


J. D. Fisher, board of N. H. Kimball,


12 00


H. M. Bullock, rent, Henry Watkins,


26 25


Jenks, Cotton & Co., support of Miller family,


1 45


W. L. Palmer, coal, Sarah Phillips, 8 25


James F. Ray, supplies, Sullivan family, 96 00


Homer V. Snow, rent, D. L. Brown.


16 39


John F. Frye, care of D. Brown,


2 50


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, support of D. L. Brown, Clark & Mason, 21 01


25 63


Dennis Sullivan, wood for


..


2 00


E. G. Fiske, milk, 9 45


J. W. Heaton, fuel, 66 2 25


T. Shewsbury, Kate Newell,


46


Paid J. W. Heaton, fuel for D. A. Gay, $7 00


66 for Shepardson, 2 00


106 00


T. M. Turner & Co., support of Kate White, Geo. E. Emerson, support D. A. Gay family,


1 00


M. Parren, 3 63


6 6


Henry Watkins,


10 71


Mrs. John Carr, 11 63


.. expenses for paupers, 10 95


..


support of Annie Chisholm, 21 85


Shepardson, 15 53


G. A. Martin, M.D., attendance on D. L. Brown, 75 00


66


Brown, 28 00


66 66 H.Macomber, 27 00


S. Macomber, 22 50


Thompson & Clark, for Sarah Phillips, 69 00


C. P. Carter & Son., for Shepardson and Collins, 9 71


Mrs. R. B. Stewart, care of Mrs. Grimes, 1 00


Kate Sanborn, attending Mrs. Phillips,


23 35


James F. Adams, milk for Mrs. F. Phillips,


7 70


S. H. Barrett, for J. Raymond,


3 00


W. A. Pond, wood for Alex. Hill,


19 00


H. M. Fuller, rent 36 00


160 93


A. M. Waite, rent, D. A. Gay,


8 87


C. L. Fales, supplies for Pat Collins,


14 00


A. M. Smith, rent, J. Carr family, 36 00


18 00


J. B. Fitzpatrick, burial of Geo. McManus, . 6 Michael Selloway, 36 00


Patrick Reynolds, services at lockup, 1 00


W. A. Pond, wood for J. A. Callaghan,


3 00


Patrick Connolly, for G. McManus,


33 00


A. F. Staples, for Mrs. Perrin,


20 10


Dr. Gallison, attending Mrs. Perrin,


30 81


Dr. Jencks, attending Fred Perrin, ' 22 00 Jenks, Cotton & Co., support of M. Perrin, 11 00


66 D. Gay family, 21 95


Camp & Co., supplies, 66


47


Paid Mrs. Dugan, support of Mrs Tobin, $65 00


P. Feeley, care of Murphy children, 34 00


Thompson & Clark, support of Mrs. J. Carr, 64 51


William Mann, coal for Scesson, 8 25


Thompson & Clark, support of Mrs. F. Phillips, 15 31


Robert Stewart, care of Henry Grimes, 12 00


Deborah Fisher, care of Mrs. Kimball, 10 00


H. S. Morse, support of Welch, 7 00


C. M. Allen, milk for M. Doherty, 5 35


W. H. Gile, clothing for P. Collins,


5 25


W. H. Bright, wood for Mrs. Miller,


5 00


A. Harrison,


4 78


Welch,


5 62


E. K. Ray, milk for Passure, 1 60


10 00


E. B. Stowe, for J. Callaghan, Byrnes Bros., for A. Harrison, 12 30 J. Callaghan, 15 00


Wm. Mann, coal for Annie Chisholm, 7 25


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, for various persons, 6 50


Henry Bemis, burial of Blake child, 2 00


T. M. Tnrner & Co., aid to Harrison,


24 03


Town of Marlboro, support of Mrs. Hart,


96 00


Milford, support of Jacob Jackson, 13 50


North Adams, support of Moran family, 18 56 Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for Richard Collins, 169 92


..


Phillip Dolan, 169 92


.. 66 Bridget McCue, 169 92


Kate I. Newell, 169 92


Insane Asylum, for Abby M. Blake, 169 92


66


66 Robert Graham, 169 94


Total,


$3,419 18


Dr. Gallison, attending S. Weeks,


19 48


48


PAYMENTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Paid Alexander F. McLean, repair of engine. $ 50


Dennis Feeley, labor on engine, 4 50


Ed. Field, labor on hose carriage, 1 50


Charles Darling, repairing fire alarm. 2 00


C. M. Hurd, on engine 30 hours, 5 25


Boston Woven Hose Co., hose, 316 00


N. Y. & N. E. Railroad Co., freight on hose, 86


Fred Rogers, engineer 1 year.


12 00


D. W. Corson, 66


12 00


J. F. Ray, supplies for engine house,


57


M. J. Long, care of engine hall. 18 47


J. B. Fitzpatrick, cleaning hose, 2 62


A. J. McFaden, drawing hose carriage, 1 25


W. E. Nason, collector, 107 firemen's poll taxes. 214 00 Town of Medway, department at Phillips fire, 4 00


Boston Woven Hose Co., life saving apparatus, 120 00


Lawrence Morissey, balance due as engineer. 2 00


J. G. Cunningham, horses to fires, 4 50


B. F. Fitzpatrick, labor on hose, 1 50


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, wood for engine houses, 4 00


Geo. E. Emerson, engineer and expenses, 14 60


D. C. Cotton, oil, etc., 7 89


S. K. Freeman, 11 hours at forest fires.


2 75


Various persons, fire at Herman Fisher's.


22 87


Bernard McManus, fire at Miller street,


3 75


Various persons, fire at Lincoln street, 7 25


R. B. Stewart and man, at forest fire, 7 75


Various persons, forest fire at Albert Clark's,


2 75


C. P. Harding, forest fire at Grantville,


5 00


C. A. Stockbridge, forest fire,


2 50


A. S. Jackson, infantry overcoats, etc., 21 00


Bradley M. Rockwood, engineer 1 year, 12 00


Lucy Jones, storing engine 1 year. 15 00


137 firemen. 1,302 00


Total, $2,154 63


49


PAYMENTS FOR STREET LIGHTING.


Paid W. H. Burgett, electric lights,


$1,313 34


M. W. Turner, 693 34


10 00


W. S. Bright, setting lamp posts, etc .. . . care of lamps,


80 25


6 6 T. M. Turner & Co., oil,


4 54


C. L. Fales & Co., oil,


1 05


James Mahon, street lights, Plain street,


7 72


Total, $2,110 24


PAYMENTS FOR POLICE SERVICES.


Paid Silas W. Nickerson,


$100 00


Albert W. Newell, 7 25


Anthony Connors.


505 00


George D. Heaton,


186 47


C. S. Merrill,


328 22


H. M. Stowers,


5 75


J. B. Fitzpatrick,


6 75


Aaron R. Morse,


3 00


Anthony Connors, expenses at Dedham,


3 00


Total, $1,145 44


PAYMENTS TO TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid Nathan C. Nye, registrar,


$8 50


C. E. Griffin,


17 93


James W. Desmond,“


6 75


George B. Dorr, school committee.


126 76


S. W. Squire,


58 78


George King.


152 50


Mrs. Mary A. Wiggin, “


50 00


7a


50


Paid W, F. Ray, school committee. $40 00


7 50


Sabin Hubbard, overseer of poor, . 6 assessor,


141 25


Wm. Rockwood,


117 50


A. A. Fletcher, 66


133 75


George W. Wiggin, auditor,


50 00


Henry R. Jenks, selectman and treasurer.


250 00


Wm. Rockwood,


85 00


A. A. Fletcher,


75 00


Geo. E. Emerson, overseer of poor.


125 00


C. M. Allen, 66


50 00


W. H. Bright,


50 00


C. E. Griffin, town clerk,


40 00


Vincent LaForme, registrar,


3 75


Total,


$1,589 97


PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


Paid Sentinel Publishing Co., printing, $241 25


J. L. Fairbanks, register for overseers, 7 00


J. M. Whittemore, stationery for assessors, 4 75


Allen & Brothers, stamp, 1 25


Lewis Engraving Co., printing for town officers, 22 50


Rand, Avery & Co., printing for assessors, 22 00


Henry E. Shepard, stationery,


1 10


Total, $299 85


PAYMENTS OF STATE, COUNTY AND BANK TAXES.


Paid State Treasurer, state tax, $2,520 00


County county tax. 1,291 94


State Treasurer, national bank tax, 1,430 94


Total, $5,242 88


51


PAYMENT FOR DECORATION DAY.


Paid Post 60, G. A. R., $100 00


PAYMENTS FOR TREE PLANTING.


Paid Franklin Improvement Society, for trees, $42 00


Geo. S. Hosie, setting trees. 8 00


Total, $50 00


IMPROVEMENT OF NORTH PARK.


Paid Geo. S. Hosie, carting fertilizers, $8 50


" fertilizers and seed. 40 00


Total.


$48 50


PAYMENTS FOR WATER SUPPLY.


Paid Franklin Water Co., water, $3,097 50


Moving hydrants, Pleasant street, 45 31


Laying pipe at rubber works, 200 00


Total, $3,342 81


FRANKLIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.


Paid George W. Wiggin, treasurer, $350 00


52


PAYMENTS OF TEMPORARY NOTES.


Paid Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank, $21,500 00 Trustees King David Lodge of Odd Fellows, 2,000 00


Total, $23,500 00


PAYMENTS OF INTEREST.


Paid Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank, $619 85


Trustees King David Lodge of Odd Fellows, 80 00


Total, $699 85


ABATEMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.


Paid Wm. E. Nason, collecting taxes, 1885, $319 95


Abatement, Estate Amos H. Holbrook, tax 1886,


D. C. Cotton, 9 38


3 97


Whipple Peck,


4 00


Horace L. Cook, 1 50


Various persons, 552 48


Total,


$891 28


PAYMENTS FOR SUPPRESSION OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR TRAFFIC.


Paid Aaron R. Morse, services, $581 96


Wiggin & Faunce, “ two cases,


20 00


Total, $601 96


53


PAYMENTS OF MILITARY AID.


UNDER PROVISIONS OF CHAP. 252, ACTS OF 1879.


Paid Pliny A. Holbrook,


$216 00


Marcus Gilmore,


144 00


Joseph A. Day,


72 00


Nathaniel S. Grow,


72 00


Jeremiah D. Blake, 72 00


George H. Greenwood,


72 00


Thomas H. Coville,


72 00


Francis V. Mann,


72 00


Total,


$792 00


PAYMENTS OF STATE AID.


UNDER PROVISIONS OF CHAP. 301, ACTS OF 1879.


Paid Annie E. Taft,


$48 00


Daniel O. Corbin,


48 00


Bridget Maun,


48 00


Geo. W. Ballou,


8 00


Nathaniel Ide,


48 00


William Field,


72 00


Richard H. King,


48 00


George W. Thompson,


36 00


Albert L. Jordan,


48 00


John M. Burr,


36 00


William V. Van Arsdalen,


16 00


Total,


$456 00


MISCELLANEOUS TOWN EXPENSES.


Paid Geo. King, returning births, $6 25


E. F. Harttmann, repairing chairs, 65


W. L. Enegren, injuries to horse and wagon, 33 20


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Paid C. E. Griffin. binding town reports.


$1 75


dog licenses, etc .. 3 25


Harrison case, etc., 21 77


Recording births, etc., 58 85


S. C. Taft, engineering on roads. 20 80


John Lynch, labor.


80


L. R. Whitaker, posting warrants.


12 50


A. F. McLean. repairing Corson's wagon, 8 50


Dean Academy, gas for town offices, 3 30


J. G. Ray. rent, town offices.


75 00


J. M. Freeman, postage stamps. 66 insurance, 145 94


E. L. Metcalf, use of hall,


2 00


A. F. Benson. police regulations.


60


F. C. Hastings, paper for tables,


5 90


R. H. Davison, janitor of town hall,


20 72


John P. Lovell. handcuffs,


7 .13


William Hall & Co., keys,


1 25


W. E. Averill, putting up awnings,


75


E. L. Burdakin, reports for assessors,


15 00


J. W. Heaton, coal for lockup,


2 00


Commonwealth of Mass .. acct. liquor licenses, 50


John K. Robinson, painting, 14 34


Anthony Connors, services under dog law,


5 00


George H. Grant, bookcases.


140 00


Clerk of Courts, ret. County Commissioners,


3 00


William Rockwood, expenses as assessor,


1 68


Hosie & Huntoon, setting glass,


1 00


E. Robinson, Norfolk County Atlas,


15 00


W. H. Comey, labor, City Mills cemetery,


8 20


F. P. Guigon, labor in town officers' room, 35


John Butman, stone posts,


18 75


Anthony Connors, court expenses,


5 50


Geo. H. Grant, desk for town office,


17 00


J. W. Heaton, coal


17 90


W. E. Averill, taking down awnings.


75


Wm. Young, mowing cemetery,


10 50


W. H. Comey, attending court, Harrison case, 9 30


8 25


55


Paid Sentinel Publishing Co., voting list. $5 00


Seth Blake, setting glass. 1 00


W. F. King, attending court, Harrison case, 3 30


E. R. Morse Safe Co., opening safe, 12 00


A. C. Kinney, monument, Lucretia Pond, 150 00


Hosie & Huntoon, labor on lockup, 84


W. E. Nason, taxes, Smith land, 3 15


Town of Medway, one-half cost setting bound, 5 25


J. G. Cunningham, horse hire, 7 50


O. A. Stanley, repairing town hall,


3 50


J. Cushing Gallison, returning births,


7 50


J. B. Fitzpatrick, returning deaths,


5 75


R. L. McPherson, returning deaths,


7 75


John E. Grant, setting town bound, 1 50


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, for town office, etc., 3 28


Charles Abbe, burying horse.


5 00


G. W. Wiggin, expenses to New York.


21 00


Jeremiah McCarthy, “ . .


21 00


J. W. Heaton, coal for town office, etc,


19 00


D. C. Cotton, oil, etc.,


13 33


Wiggin & Faunce, services,


2 00


A. R. Morse, expenses,


75


Welch & Hall, pair of horses,


450 00


Wm. F. King, labor at City Mills, 20 65


Total, $1,494 98


ALMSHOUSE IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN.


DR.


To personal property as appraised by the Over- seers, January 31, 1888, $2,338 20


Interest on cost of farm, 180 00


Cash paid from treasury during the year 1888, 1,909 12


$4,427 32


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CR.


By personal property as appraised by the Overseers, January 27, 1889. $2,518 38 Cash sales at the farm, 1,075 84


3,594 22


Net cost at almshouse, 833 10


Net cash expenses outside poor.


3,419 18


Total pauper expenses, $4,252 28


ASSETS OF THE TOWN.


Balance in treasury, February 1, 1889, $1,686 20


Due from Commonwealth for military aid,


under chap. 252, 396 00


State aid, under chap. 301, 456 00


State paupers, 305 42


42 65


from A. Harrison,


on taxes of 1887.


2,498 37


1888,


6,315 26


8,814 63


Interest on Lucretia Pond fund, 40 00


$11,740 90


LIABILITIES.


Two notes of $1,000 each due the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, $2,000 00


Balance in favor of the town, $9,740 90


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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.


For support of schools :


Appropriated, support of schools, $8,500 00


Books and supplies, 650 00


Repairs school buildings, 400 00 Miscellaneous school expenses, 500 00


Income from State school fund,


672 40


Dog licenses, 519 88


Sale of books, 6 36


$11,248 64


Expended for teachers, $7.788 90


Books and supplies,


1,141 20


Fuel,


846 38


Care of schoolrooms,


477 15


Repairs school buildings, 458 58


Miscellaneous expenses,


493 36


11,205 57


Unexpended, $43 07


Repairs and construction of roads, bridges and sidewalks :


Appropriated, $5,125 00


Expended,


5,270 09


Overdrawn, $145 09


Support of poor :


Appropriated,


$3,000 00


Receipts from state, towns and almshouse,


2,126 47


$5,126 47


Expended,


5,328 30


Overdrawn,


$201 83


8a


58


Fire department : Appropriated. Expended,


$2,400 00


2,154 63


Unexpended,


$245 37


Water supply :


Appropriated,


$3,000 00


Expended,


3,342 81


Overdrawn,


$342 81


Payment of town officers :


Appropriated,


$1,800 00


Expended,


1,589 97


Unexpended,


$210 03


Interest :


Appropriated,


$700 00


Expended,


699 85


Unexpended, 15


Abatement and collection of taxes :


Appropriated,


$800 00


Expended,


891 28


Overdrawn,


$91 28


Lighting streets :


Appropriated,


$2,800 00


Expended,


2,110 24


Unexpended,


$689 76


Franklin Library Association :


Appropriated. Expended,


$350 00


350 00


59


Printing and stationery : Appropriated, Expended,


$300 00


299 85


Unexpended,


15


Police :


Appropriated,


$1,200 00


Expended,


1,145 44


Unexpended, $54 56


Suppression of illegal liquor traffic :


Appropriated,


$600 00


Expended,


601 96


Overdrawn,


$1 96


Tree planting :


Appropriated,


$50 00


Expended,


50 00


Improvement North Park :


No appropriation.


Expended,


$48 50


Decoration Day :


Appropriated,


$100 00


Expended,


100 00


Miscellaneous expenses :


Appropriated, $1,500 00


Received from State, for military and


state aid, 847 00


$2,347 00


Expended, miscellaneous,


$1,494 98


66 for military and state aid, 1,245 00


2,739 98


Overdrawn,


$392 98


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


In accordance with the statute, I hereby report that I have examined the books, accounts, and vouchers, of the various officers of the town, and find them correct as set forth in the foregoing detailed statement.


GEORGE W. WIGGIN, Auditor.


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WARRANT


FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING,


MARCH 4, 1889.


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the town of Franklin,


GREETING :


You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the qualified voters of said town of Franklin to assemble in their Town Hall, on Monday, the fourth day of March next at eight o'clock in the forenoon. then and there to act on the following articles, viz :


ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside in said meeting.


ART. 2. To hear a report of the settlement with the treas- urer, and act thereon.


ART. 3. To hear a report of the collector of taxes, and act thereon.


ART. 4. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing.


ART. 5. To see in what way and manner the town will col- lect its taxes for the current year.


ART. 6. To see in what way and manner the town will re- pair its roads, bridges and sidewalks the current year,


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ART. 7. To see what action the town will take relative to a pound.


ART. 8. To hear a report from the selectmen respecting guide boards.


ART. 9. To see if the town will grant a sum of money to Franklin Post No. 60, G. A. R., for decorating soldiers' graves Memorial Day.


ART. 10. To see if the town will restrain neat cattle, horses, mules and swine from running at large the year ensuing.


ART. 11. To see what compensation the town will pay the engineers of the fire department, and members of the fire, hose, hook and ladder companies the current year.


ART. 12. To hear a report of the engineers of the fire de- partment and act thereon.


ART. 13. To vote the names of a suitable number of per- sons into the jury box for the current year.




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