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Minnie Hunt.
Eva Lamson.
Henry Day.
John Laynes.
NAMES OF SCHOLARS WHO HAVE BEEN NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DURING ONE TERM.
H. Burt Allen.
Julia Green.
Perlin Nichols.
Jennie Beebe.
Willie Hunt.
Bessie Pease.
Arthur Bennett.
Adella M. Howlett.
Lillie Pease.
Etta Bishop.
Edmund Jones.
Nelson E. Pease.
Charles E. Blodgett.
Bennie J. King.
Mattie Pease.
Bennie Brewer. Charles Brewer.
Emma Ladd.
Mary Powers.
Oscar Brewer.
Joseph Ladd.
Louis Richards.
Willie Brewer.
Bridget Lines.
George Robbins.
Mattie Bracken.
Ella Lines.
Thomas Taylor.
Villa Butler.
Arthur Lyman.
Flora B. Thresher.
James Butler,
Fred Lyman.
Rosa E. Thresher.
Charles M. Calkins.
Susie Mack.
Frank Tupper.
Susie Chapin.
Cora Marshall.
Jennie S. Day.
Fannie Marshall.
Homer Tupper. Lucy Waters.
Russell E. Day.
Charles Miller.
Mary Waters.
Mary Downing.
Thomas Morton.
Clara Warner.
Charles Dunlavy.
Willie Munsell.
Jennie Warner.
Geo. M. Edson. Mary J. Mulrony.
Mattie Graves.
Louise Nichols.
*Based upon the Registers kept by the teachers.
Lula Knowlton.
Dennis Powers.
TABLE OF STATISTICS.
Length of Schools in months, four weeks to a month.
NAMES.
Sum.
Fall.
Win.
Sum.
Fall.
Win.
Sum.
Fall.
Win.
Sum.
Fall.
Win.
Sum.
Fall.
Win.
SuuI.
Fall.
Win.
1 Atchinson,
2 12
3
$30
$30. 80
$32
23
20
26
25
22
30
0 4
0 8
1
0
0
0
0
3 Cross,
212
2 12
3
28
28
30
15
17
15 18
22
19
24
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
26272 262
75 51
600 01
Mary E. Washburne. S. S. Beebe. Maria A. Firmin.
M. A. Firmin.
4
[ Advanced, Primary,
214
2 1/2
314
32
32
34
18
22
17
26: 27
36
36
35
0
0
0
5 Scantic,
212
2 12
3
28
28
30
9 10
10
10
11 11 0
1
0
0
0
0
6 Hendrick,
216
2 /2
3
30
30
32,
16
17 21
17
18
25
0
0
0
0
0
2
7 Chapin,
2 12
2 1/2
3
8 Bliss,
2 12
2
312
30
32
34|
22
30
18
23
24
24
29
33
0
0
0
0
0
4
9 Butler,
2/2
2
3/2
30
30
34
34
11
10
§ Advanced, Primary,
212
21/2
3
32
32
34
22
23
15
32
31
0
0
0
0
0
262
₹64 78
428 78 Annie E. Beeman.
11 Langdon,
212
212
3
12 Merrick.
2/2
2/2
3
30
30
32,
22
21
18
26 24
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
1
246
32 55
1
Total3.
32 14 31 12 4314
390) 392 434.233 255.279 295 307 356 4 10 7
1 |3 |30 $3,320}{ $481 56 $3,802 06
Winter.
Summer.
Fall.
A. M. Corbin. L. A. Lane. M. Adelle Pease.
S. P. Watkins. L. A. Lane. Alice M. Corbin.
2 Wright,
2 12
2 12
3
30
32
19
26
24|
24
29
31
0
1 0
0 0
$246 246
$34 62 34 85 10 15
$280 62 Alice M. Corbin. 280 85 Lettie A. Lane. 240 15 Clifton Pease.
South Centre.
272
2/2
3
32
32
34
23
30
28
7
16
13
9. 18
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
258
55 07
313 07 Eunice Beebe.
M. E. Brewer. Leila S. Taylor. S. J. Tilden.
E. F. Bliss. A. J. Blanchard. Jason Butler. A. Archibald.
Mary L. Graves. A. E. Beeman.
A. E. Beeman.
L. Godfrey.
55 65
30
30
32
18
17
24
26 22
0
0
246
301 65 Lauriette Godfrey. 278 55 Clara Markham.
SC. Markham. L. A. Albray.
Amount of School money expended.
Wages of Teachers per month.
Average attendance
Whole number of
No. of Scholars under
five years of age.
No. of Scholars over
fifteen years of age.
Total wages of
Teachers.
Incidentals.
of Scholars.
Scholars.
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
S. S. Beebe. M. A. Firmin.
M. E. Washburne. M. DeW. Warren. Ella F. Bliss.
26 66
255 54 Josie Firmin. 272 66 R. C. Gillette.
28 48 258 48 Mary E. Brewer.
28|
28
30
11
16
27
41
0
0
0
254
37 70
291 70 Sarah J. Tilden.
McCray.
3
14 23
0 0
3
102
0
230 246
25 54
4
3
230
0
1
No.
J. W. Wetherbee. Laura A. Albray.
32 20
230
21
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REPORTS
OF THE
electmen a Verseers of the 001
TREASURER,
School Committee,
AND ASSESSORS,
OF THE
TOWN OF WILBRAHAM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
March 15th, 1877.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS .: CLARK W. BRYAN AND COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1877.
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REPORTS
OF THE
electmen and Verseers of the 001
TREASURER,
School Committee,
AND ASSESSORS,
OF THE
TOWN OF WILBRAHAM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
March 15th, 1877.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS .: CLARK W. BRYAN AND COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1877.
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Articles in Town Warrant.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the annual reports of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, School Committee, and all other Committees, whose duty it may be to report to this meeting and act thereon.
ART. 3. To determine the number of School Committee the town will elect and the time they shall serve.
ART. 4. To determine the number and manner of electing Collectors of Taxes, also to see if the town will vote to add interest to all taxes unpaid after a certain date.
ART. 5. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges, also to determine the number and manner of electing Highway Surveyors, for the ensuing year, also to see if the Town will fix the compensation for labor on the highways.
ART. 6. To choose a Town Clerk, Treasurer, three Selectmen who shall be Overseers of the Poor, three Assessors and one School Committee for three years, also such others, if any, as the Town shall vote to choose, four Constables, four Fence Viewers, all on one ballot ; also to choose all other necessary Town officers for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will vote to act in conjunction with the Town of Ludlow to raise the bridge at Collins depot and put a pier under the same, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will vote to build one or more school-houses in the Town, and appropriate money therefor, and choose all necessary com- mittees to carry the same into effect.
ART. 10. To see what measures the Town will take to establish and sup- port a High School in the Town.
ART. 11. To see what action the Town will take in relation to interest on taxes collected in 1874.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to petition the County Commis- sioners of our County to dislocate or discontinue the highway as laid by them on the petition of Abner C. Burley, from near the house of Ellen M. Beebe to near the house of Abner C. Burley in said town.
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ART. 18. To see if the Town will vote to build a road from the west entrance in the new cemetery in the South Parish, so as to make the lots in said cemetery more accessible.
ART. 14. To see what disposition the Town will make of the dog fund now in the hands of the Treasurer.
ART. 15. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary for the ensu- ing year and appropriate the same.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to receive pro- posals for medical attendance on paupers for the year ensuing.
Selectmen's Report.
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation by the Town for Schools,
$3,000 00
Appropriation by the Town for High School purposes,
100 00
Appropriation by the Town for permanent repairs, 300 00
Interest on Town Loan,
102 31
State school fund (forfeited),
Dog fund,
191 42
Town of Monson, for schooling Monson children,
40 00
Town of Palmer, for schooling Palmer children,
12 00
Total amount available for schools,
$3,745 73
The Selectmen having nothing to do with the contracts for the repairs on school-houses, wages of teachers, school books or incidentals for the schools, have given orders on the Treasurer for said purposes, only for bills ap- proved by the School Committee, to the amount of $3,900 11
A detailed account of which will be found in the School Committee's Report.
PAUPERS.
Appropriation by the Town for paupers, $2,000 00
Orders given on the Treasurer as follows : R. M. Day, for support of Sally Munsell, $117 60
for support of Caroline Abbey, 164 13
for support of Corydon L. Kibbe, 42 75
. for keeping thirty-three tramps, 16 50
$340 98 ·
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Mrs. Wm. L. Crocker, for support of Wm. L. Crocker, to March 31, 1876, $6 25
Abial Bottom, for medical attendance of Wm. L. Crocker last year, 4 00
Fuller & Stanton, for provisions to Wm. L. Crocker last year, 5 62
Albert Bedurtha, for syringe for Wm. L. Crocker, 2 50
Mrs. Sally Crocker, for support of Wm. L. Crocker to March 15, 1877, 271 86
$290 23
C. F. Hale, for board of Ruby Giles to March 15, 1877, $135 75
Geo. W. Ely, for clothing for Ruby Giles, 1 25
F. E. Clark, for clothing for Ruby Giles, 4 82
J. M. Foster, for medical attendance for Ruby Giles (last year), 4 00
$145 82
Dollie Chaffee, for board of Reuben Caldwell, $8 00
Ephraim Moores, for board of Reuben Caldwell to March 15, 79 50
M. F. Beebe, for clothing for Reuben Cadwell, 10 00
$97 50
S. B. Brewer, for support of Alvin Banister to March 15, $147 36
Jerome Pease, for support of Pelatiah Glover to March 15, 85 71
Dollie Chaffee, for support of Polly Truden to March 12, 65 57
$298 64
Town of Ware, for support and burial of Enoch R. Crocker, $45 25
Town of Longmeadow, for support and burial of Zebulon Frost, 53 00
City of Springfield, for support of Nellie Gilli- gan and family, 283 55
City of Springfield, for support of Lorenzo Rood and family, 32 52
$414 32
7
City of Springfield, for board of Ebenezer Stacy, $15 36
E. J. Edmonds, for board of Ebenezer Stacy, 18 00
$33 36
Charles Foskitt, for board and care of Mary A. Brewer, $75 25
O. K. Ladd, for board and care of Mary A. Brewer, 77 25
E. G. Washburn, casket, etc., for Mary A. Brewer, 31 00
$183 50
J. Draper, Superintendent for support of So- phronia Scripter to January 1, 1877, $192 50
Pliny Earle, Treasurer, for support of D. A. Warner to January 1, 1877, 199 40
Pliny Earle, Treasurer, for support of Caroline Bliss to January 1, 1877, 188 50
Pliny Earle, Treasurer, for support of Ann M. Clark to January 1, 1877, 187 55
Pliny Earle, Treasurer, for support of Charles A. Hunn to January 1, 1877, 203 56
$971 51
John Maloney, for care of Martin Lynch (small pox case), $21 50
Bourke Bros., for coffin for Martin Lynch, 18 00
Jerry Shehan, for digging grave for Martin Lynch, 2 00
John R. Briggs, for interring Martin Lynch, 13 00
Ann Blackmer, for care of Lynch children, 52 00
Jane Beach, for care of Lynch children, 36 00
Priscilla Ammo, for care of Lynch children, 14 25
Mary Doyle, for care of Lynch children, 21 00
Michael Rocke, for work for Lynch family, 6 00
Kate Rocke, for work for Lynch family, 15 00
Wm. Holbrook, for medical attendance Lynch family, 170 00
J. M. Merrick, for coal for Lynch family, 6 71
Phineas Knowlton, for expenses for Lynch family,
2 00
8
E. B. Gates, for expenses for Lynch family, $15 00
E. B. Gates, for groceries for Lynch family, 23 51
W. L. Collins, for expenses of Lynch family, 6 25
C. E. Stacy, for meat for Lynch family, 10 49
W. M. Green, for milk for Lynch family, 4 85
E. W. Dickinson, for coffin for Lynch child, 8 00
E. G. Washburn, for coffin for Lynch child, 2 50
John Cornish, for interring two Lynch children, 20 00
$468 06
Henry. Bronson, for care of Whiting Bronson (small pox case), $6 00
Hunn & Stimpson, for meat for Whiting Bronson, 1 25
G. J. Allen, for groceries for Whiting Bronson, 4 14
Fuller & Stanton, groceries for Whiting Bronson, 1 21 George T. Ballard, for medical attendance for Whiting Bronson, 195 00
George T. Ballard, for sundries for Bronson . family, 12 79
$220 39
John Hooker, for medical attendance on Sullivan family (small pox case), $10 00
Michael Rocke, for work and care of Sullivan · family, 25 00
$35 00
George T. Ballard, for 9 vaccinations to poor persons, $4 50
George T. Ballard, for medical attendance on paupers, 75 00
Stebbins Foskitt, for medical attendance on paupers, 25 00
$104 50
Stebbins Foskitt, for medical attendance on Moulton family, $32 50
Geo. W. Ely, for provisions to Moulton family, 47 61
F. G. Clark, for provisions and wood to Moul- ton family, 5 35
C. A. Corbin, for wood to Moulton family, 5 00
9
A. A. Phelps, for wood to Moulton family, $5 00 M. F. Beebe, for provisions to Moulton family, 16 39 James Merrick, for rent of tenement to Moulton family, 12 00
$123 85
Fuller & Stanton, for goods to Richard Armstrong, $22 55 W. P. Fuller, for goods to Richard Armstrong, 17 00
Ellen M. Beebe, for rent of tenement to Richard Armstrong, 40 00
D. R. McCray, for wood to Richard Armstrong, 7 50
$87 05
Fuller & Stanton, for goods to Albert Tebodo, $3 59
George T. Ballard, for medical attendance on Albert Tebodo, 2 50
$6 09
Fuller & Stanton, for goods to Michael Sweeney, $17 38
L. W. Jennison, for wood to Michael Sweeney, 3 75
$21 13
W. P. Fuller, for goods to Edwin Oakley, $5 91
W. P. Fuller, for goods to Martin Andrews, 11 21
$17 12
E. M. Allis & Son, for board of Sarah J. East- man, $9 00
F. E. Clark, for expenses to Tewksbury with S. J. Eastman, 18 35
$27 35
Fuller & Stanton, for goods to John Rose,
$1 98
L. W. Jennison, for wood to John Rose,
2 95
$4 93
Michael Powers, for wood to Chas. M. Willard, $2.00
John Shea, for provisions to Chas. M. Willard, 10 32
$12 32
W. P. Fuller, for provisions to James Champlin, $10 02 L. W. Jennison, for wood to James Champlin, 3 00
David R. McCray, for wood to James Champlin, 10 62
$23 64
2W1
10
J. M. Merrick, for coal for Mrs. Colgrove, $8 14 E. M. Allis & Son, for board of Mrs. Colgrove and family, 10 00
$18 14
F. E. Clark and M. F. Beebe, expenses to Ware, in Crocker case, $8 20
Clark Goodwill, for removing Mrs. McGrath to Manchester, 7 00
John Keiley, for mending boots for C. L. Kibbe, 1 00
$16 20
· E. B. Gates, for provisions to Henry A. Burnett, $11 72 W. H. Brown, for board of Sarah Patrell to March 15, 10 00
$21 72
J. M. Merrick, for coal for tramp house, $10 44
H. S. Ball, for keeping 84 tramps, 42 00
E. M. Allis & Son, for keeping 80 tramps, 40 00
C. G. Robbins, for keeping 159 tramps, 39 75
M. F. Beebe, for keeping 9 tramps,
3 50
$135 69
E. W. Dickinson, for coffin for E. L. Stetson, last year, $15 00
E. W. Dickinson, for coffin for Jas. McKnight, 11 00 Abial Bottom, for medical attendance on Mayo Ferry, (last year.) 5 75
$31 75
S. B. Brewer, for board of Edwin R. Crocker, $0 72 Lewis Stowell, for board of Edwin R. Crocker, 54 00 Stebbins Foskitt, for medical attendance on Edwin R. Crocker, 4 00
F. E. Clark, for services as overscer of poor, with Edwin R. Crocker, 5 00
M. F. Beebe, for services as overseer of poor, with Edwin R. Crocker, 1 50
11
E. W. Dickinson, for casket for Edwin R. Crocker, $20 00
W. L. Collins, for hearse and grave for Edwin R. Crocker, 4 75
$89 97
Total expenditure for Paupers, $4,240 76
Of the above amount there has been received from other towns, estates and persons, and due from other towns as follows :
Mary A. Brewer's estate, for support of M. A. Brewer, $443 74
Town of Monson, for support of Mayo Ferry, 5 00
City of Springfield, for support of paupers, 156 99
Town of Brimfield, for support of Mrs. Colgrove,
18 14
Frank Crocker, for support of Edwin R. Crocker,
89 97
Town of Longmeadow, for support of Whiting Bronson,
220 39
Henry Glover, for support of Pelatiah Glover,
3 46
Dennis Connell, for return of aid,
2 98
M. Sweeney, for return of aid, 25
$940 92
Due from Town of Chicopee, for aid to H. A. Burnett, $11 72
From Town of Chicopee, for aid to S. E. Patrell, 10 00
From Town of Palmer, for aid to E. L. Stetson, 15 00
From Henry Glover, for aid to Pelatiah Glover, 48 43
From Michael Sullivan, for aid to Sullivan, (small-pox case,) 25 00
$110 15
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation by the town, $2,500 00
Orders given as follows : Henry Clark, surveyor, and others, District No. 1, $126 55
Edwin B. Brewer, surveyor, and others, District No. 2, 148 90
12
Albert A. Phelps, surveyor, and others, District No. 3, $146 00 Moses H. Warren, surveyor, and others, District No. 4, 427 11
A. O. Thresher, surveyor, and others, District No. 5, 208 85 A. O. Thresher, surveyor, and others, District No. 6, 107 40 A. D. Seaver, surveyor, and others, District No. 7, 185 46
George W. Tupper, surveyor, and others, District No. 8, 365 03
Alvin Chilson, surveyor, and others, District No. 9, 290 00
Matthias Casey, surveyor, and others, District No. 10, 259 23
Monroe Pease, surveyor, and others, District No. 11, 139 55 Henry Dewey, surveyor, and others, District No. 12, 121 50
Town of Ludlow, balance one-half repairs on Collins and Red Bridges, 16 79
$2,542 37
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT AND TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation by the town, $1,500 00
Orders given on the Treasurer as follows :
C. W. Bryan & Co., for Town reports, books, blanks and advertising, $77 95
Stearns, Knowlton & Long, counsel, Mrs. Brewer's case, 1874, 35 00
Stearns, Knowlton & Long, counsel, Town officers, 1875, 39 00
Stearns, Knowlton & Long, retainer and counsel, this year, 40 00
Henry Clark, for notifying town officers and posting warrants,
33 30
W. L. Collins, for going with hearse and digging graves, 92 50
Clark Goodwill, for going with hearse and digging graves,
33 00
F. E. Clark, for cash paid for work and materials for tramp- house, 88 92
P. P. & T. O. Potter, for lumber for tramp-house, 82 79
John Bumstead, for damage by defective highway, 3 75
Albert Bedurtha, for expenses to Northampton in Connell case, 4 00
Edson Clark, for repairing and painting hearse, No. Parish, 41 50
A. C. M. Spear, for damage as per referee's award, 11 00
Samuel Bowles, for advertising for proposals for fences, 3 90
H. H. Burbank, for taxes on Mary A. Brewer's place, 9 12
H. H. Burbank, for discount on taxes, 254 64
13
H. H. Burbank, for collecting taxes (in part), $35 00
Geo. T. Ballard, for witness in Connell and Hunn cases, 5 00
C. A. Corbin, for repairing town pound, 1 00
C. G. Robbins, for lease of land for tramp-house, five years, 10 00
F. E. Clark, for cash paid expenses of fire inquest, 52 77
F. E. Clark, for expenses to Amherst and Pelham for plank for Collins bridge, 4 60
Ira G. Potter, for expenses in Spear case and making papers in 1875, 6 50
J. W. Green, for notifying Representative to General Court, 1 50
Treas. N. Parish Cong. Society, for use of vestry, 50 00
E. B. Gates, for recording births, marriages and deaths, 34 35
E. B. Gates, for express, storage, stationery and postage, 32 50
F. E. Clark, for stationery and postage, 12 00
M. Wells Bridge, for expenses of County Commissioners on petition of A. C. Burley, 83 90
A. J. Blanchard, for express and postage, 2 97
Asa French, for executing lease of Nine Mile Pond, 10 00
Treasurer of Commonwealth, as ordered by Commissioners on Inland Fisheries, 10 00
F. E. Clark, for expenses to Boston about lease of Nine Mile Pond, 7 50
S. C. Spellman, for discount on taxes, 166 24
E. B. Gates, Treasurer, balance due Treasurer, March 20, 1876, 241 61
E. B. Gates, Treasurer, for cash for recording three deeds, 1 50
$1,619 31
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
F. E. Clark,
$145 00
M. F. Beebe,
70 00
Albert Bedurtha,
83 00
- $298 00
ASSESSORS.
A. J. Blanchard,
$82 00
S. U. Stanton,
40 00
John N. Isham,
30 00
- $152 00
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
A. B. Newell,
$77 00
Geo. T. Ballard,
65 00
J. M. Foster,
70 00
$212 00
Total expended for contingencies and town officers, $2,281 31
CEMETERY ACCOUNT.
Appropriation for deed of S. Parish cemetery lot, $125 00
Appropriation for fencing of S. Parish cemetery lot, 200 00
Appropriation for fencing of Adams cemetery lot, 100 00
$425 00
Orders given on the Treasurer as follows :
George Edson, for deed of land for Glendale cemetery, 29 00
Stockwell Bettes, for surveying and plan of S. Parish cemetery, 48 00
A. H. Thompson, for posts for fence of S. Parish cemetery, 45 00
O. L. Davis, for lumber for fence of S. Parish cemetery, 70 00
T. Griswold, for building fence of S. Parish cemetery, 30 63 Peck & Potter, for building front fence of S. Parish cem- etery, 590 00
J. P. Wilcox, for cement pipe for S. Parish cemetery, 12 60
Albert Bedurtha, for cash paid and work on S. Parish cemetery,
49 62
T. Griswold, for work on S. Parish cemetery, 28 51
A. O. Thresher, for lumber for stakes for lots in S. Parish cemetery, 4 25
M. F. Beebe, for stakes for cemetery lots, 3 00
E. Oakley, for cutting wood in cemetery,
27 57
M. Andrews, for cutting wood in cemetery,
28 47
James Champlin, for cutting wood in cemetery,
19 38
Albert Bedurtha, for hauling wood to market,
44 15
Franklin Butter, for mowing brush in Butterville ceme- tery, 2 00
Total account on Cemeteries, $1,032 18
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Of the above amount, there is due, and been received as follows :
Received of T. Griswold, for lumber,
$4 50
Due from Lacowsic Manufacturing Co., for wood,
221 11
Due from William P. Chaffee, for lumber, about
20 00
$245 61
STATE AID ACCOUNT.
No appropriation by the Town for State Aid.
Orders given on the Treasurer as follows : Mrs. Rowena C. Bliss, paid to March 1, 1877,
$48 00
Mrs. Mary Rice, paid to March 1, 1877, 48 00
Mrs. Angenette D. Coash, paid to March 15, 1877, 64 00
Mrs. Isabella G. Daniels, paid to March 1, 1877, 44 00
Mrs. Harriet Fuller, paid to March 1, 1877, 44 00
George W. Gray, paid to April 1, 1876, 6 00
Total paid for State Aid, $254 00
FIRE APPARATUS.
Appropriation by the town, $100 00
Order given to Henry Dewey, Treasurer Wilbraham Fire Co., as per vote of the town, $100 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Appropriation by the town for interest, $200 00
Orders given as follows :
Town Loan Committee, for interest on town loan, $102 31
E. B. Gates, Treasurer, for interest paid on J. Baldwin's notes, 95 43
E. B. Gates, Treasurer, for interest paid on old order, 3 10
E. B. Gates, Treasurer, for interest paid on Davis' note, 89 25
Total expended for interest, $290 09
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SUMMARY.
APPROPRIATIONS.
EXPENDED.
Schools,
$3,745 73
$3,900 11
Paupers,
2,000 00
4,240 76
Highways and bridges,
2,500 00
2,542 37
Contingencies and town officers,
1,500 00
2,281 31
Cemeteries,
425 00
1,032 18
State Aid,
254 00
Fire apparatus,
100 00
100 00
Interest,
200 00
290 09
$10,470 73
$14,640 82
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
Outstanding orders,
$1,120 05
One note to M. Walker,
150 00
One note to Lucetta Howlett,
125 00
One note to A. O. Thresher,
150 00
One note to Horace Clark,
600 00
One note to Joseph Baldwin,
1,700 00
Interest on the above notes,
41 96
$3,887 01
RESOURCES OF THE TOWN.
Dog fund in hands of Town Treasurer,
$227 77
Due from State Treasurer, for State Aid, 298 00
Due from W. M. Green, Collector for 1872,
10 05
Due from M. H. Warren, Collector for 1875,
146 73
Due from Alvin Chilson, Collector for 1875, 57 52
Due from H. H. Burbank, Collector for 1876,
718 26
Due from S. C. Spellman, Collector for 1876,
547 73
Due from Town of Chicopee, for paupers,
21 72
Due from Town of Palmer, for paupers,
15 00
Due from Henry Glover, for Pelatiah Glover,
48 43
Due from Michael Sullivan, for small pox case, 25 00
Due from Lacowsic Manufacturing Co. for wood, 221 11
Due from Wm. P. Chaffee, for lumber, about 20 00
Cash in treasury, March 15, 1877, 377 51
Balance against the town,
$2,734 83 $1,152 18
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The Selectmen recommend the following appropriations for the en- suing year :
For schools (including High school),
$4,000 00
Paupers,
3,000 00
Highway and bridges,
2,500 00
Contingencies and town officers,
2,000 00
County Commissioners' road,
2,000 00
School-house in District No. 11,
1,000 00
Paying the debt of the town,
1,152 18
Collins' bridge,
500 00
New cemetery road,
100 00
Interest,
300 00
Stocking nine-mile pond,
200 00
Respectfully submitted,
F. E. CLARK,
Selectmen and
M. F. BEEBE,
ALBERT BEDURTHA,
Overseers of the Poor of Wilbraham.
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Treasurer's Report.
Town of Wilbraham in account with E. B. Gates, Treasurer of the Town of Wilbraham, for the year ending March 15, 1877.
CR.
By cash from County Treasurer, dog fund, $191 42
From Joseph Baldwin, temporary loans, 5,000 00
From David Davis, temporary loans, 1,700 00
From Horace Clark, temporary loans,
600 00
From A. O. Thresher, temporary loans, 150 00
From town of Monson, for schooling Monson children, 40 00
From town of Palmer, for schooling Palmer children, 12 00
From J. M. Merrick, sale of Town Histories,
4 25
From State Treasurer, Corporation tax, 75 18
From State Treasurer, National Bank tax,
309 46
From State Treasurer, State aid refunded, 276 00
From town of Brimfield, for Mrs. Colgrove,
18 14
From town of Monson, for M. Ferry, 5 00
From town of Longmeadow, for Bronson family,
220 39
From City of Springfield, aid to paupers,
156 99
From M. F. Beebe, for support of M. A. Brewer,
443 74
From Frank Crocker, for expenses of E. R. Crocker,
89 97
From Dennis Connell, return of aid,
2 98
From Henry Glover, for support of P. Glover,
3 46
From M. Sweeney, return of aid,
25
From T. Griswold, for lumber from cemetery lot,
4 50
From town loan committee on town loan, 102 31
From Selectman's order for interest,
187 78
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By cash from amount of old order to S. Foskitt, given by mis- take, last year, $22 00
From George T. Ballard, balance district tax, district No. 6, 29 46
From M. H. Warren, collector for 1875,
173 47
From Alvin Chilson, collector, 1875,
862 98
From H. H. Burbank, collector, 1876,
6,270 48
From S. C. Spellman, collector, 1876,
3,813 71
$20,765 92
DR.
To cash paid notes to Joseph Baldwin,
$3,300 00
Cash paid note to David Davis,
1,700 00
Cash paid interest on temporary loans,
187 78
Cash paid State Treasurer,
990 00
Cash paid State aid,
254 00
Cash paid Assessors' abatements,
36 54
Old orders outstanding March, 20, 1876.
653 32
Selectmen's orders, .
13,266 77
Cash in the treasury,
377 51
$20,765 92
Town Valuation, Etc.,
Valuation of North Parish, real,
$458,255 00
Valuation of North Parish, personal,
120,145 00
Valuation of South Parish, real,
296,851 00
Valuation of South Parish, personal,
59,319 00
Total,
$934,570 00
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