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Home My WebLink AboutAnnual Report 1904PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTED BY Evel p FROM THE Merrlp1eld �cTIONS OF 7, OF Tar i rr own officers FOlt THE Year Ending December 31, 1904. 1 mANsrIELD: h P1.iN'PF]H 3'C .PsxE OFFTa'L OF THI MNNSFIHL.H NEWB. 1905 G: 4 F, OFFICERS TOWN Clerk and Treasurer Town AR'fAUR WHEELER ,J, and Oeerseers of Poor ,yelectmen, Assesso^s STAPLES' WILL16 A. CHARLES N' CRANE HAYHiJRST gOP'ER'f 6ciwol Committee HARRY I,. FISHEP., terxu`exPlr 1906 JOSFVH WILSON- 1906 PACli kl,,D, WILLIAM M. 1'ax Collector ,7. AI;TIIUR WHEELER Auditors CHARLES R, COMFY EDGAR W. FULLER WILLIASI L. ROBLNTSON Trustees of Publie Library WILLIAM M. MAC',NAIR., term expires 1900 1906 \YILLIAM C. MILLS. 190, WILLIAN'I L. ROBINSON, << 190 FRANg L• CADY, Igor, COPELANU, 1904 WILLIAM A. , WILLIAM C. FULLER, w—:= r F � Constables JOSIAH DUSTIN JAMES W. KENNEDY EMORY E. BROWN CHAS. W. WHIDDEN WILLIAM L. WARD L. LESLIE .JONES CLINTON E. AUSTIN Board of Health J. N: TEBBETTS, tern expires 1005 ELB11IDGE G. SHERMAN, 1906 WILLIAM H. ALLEN, 1907 Tree Warden E. JASPER FISHER' - Sinking Fund Commissioners S. EMMONS SCHOLES, term expires 1907 ALFRED B. DAY, 111907 JOHN W. RATHBUN, 1906 GEORGE P. BAILEY, 1906 JAMES L. HODGES, 1905 ALBERT A. GROVER, `• 1905 Road -Commissioners JOHN M. ATWOOD,. term expires 1907 WILLIAM G. WILBER, `' 1906 WILLIAM B. BROWN, 1905 Town Physician Seleei�e�'s Red f Mansf eld respectfully of the town the receipts and ex - The Selectmen ort, showing 1g04: mit the following pepnding December 31, aditures for the Year COLLECTORS' ACCOU LETS, collectorSTEARNS, ollectOT for 1S9S. 14- uncollected, 25 00 $63 58 To balance Interest collected, _Cr: — ' $61 4S aid Treasurer, 2 10 $63 58 BY Bash p Taxes abated, Cgns. g, STEngNs, Collector for 1599. _Dr. — To balance uncollected, Interest collected, s $311 92 90 62 $402 54 } By cash paid Treasurer, Taxes abated, Balance uncollected, 6 $150 00 22 76 229 78 $402 54 CHAR. H. STEARNS., Collector for 1900. —Dr,— To balance uncollected, $1,486 63 Interest collected, 80 54 — $1,567 17 By cash paid Treasurer, $500 00 Taxes abated, 10 80 Balance uncollected, 1,056 37 $1,567 17 CHAS. H. STEARNS, Collector for 1901... —Dr.— To balance uncollected, Interest collected, —cr.— By cash paid Treasurer, Taxes abated, Balance uncollected, $2,296 38 334 85 $2,631 23 $1,470 00 33 14 1,128 09 -- $2,631 23 I J Collector for 1902• �EOfiARID,Nv n> ,�o balance 'uncollected, Interest collected, _Cr — cash paid TreasureY, T ex®s abated, Balance uueolleeted, Clio K• ST�ARxs., Collector for 1903- s,r — $6,289 yO 39530 $6,685 28 To balance uncollected, Interest collected, B9 eash paid Treasurer, Taxes abated; Balance uncollected, Collector for 1904. � A w.gEELER, _Dr•— $50,729 75 assessed, excise tax as T� taS4. railway street orton d Taunton 120 91 s®ssed NCo., Street RailwaJ $4,800 p0 125,12 1 9 6 $6,685 28 $13,078 � 286 41 $7,600 00 55. 21 5� 9 $13364 90 10 ,�pproprtattons. Highways and bridges. street rail- 000 00 $4 way tax anal500 00 Abatement of taxes, Almshouse and town farm, inched- 1,000 00 ing tramps, �( Court fees :receipts and 400 00100 Decoration of soldiers' graves, 00 250 00 jInsurance, :receipts and 150 00 Inspection of cattle Interest on temporary loans, 500 00 Miscellaneous expenses, including Board of Health: corporation i� tax, banktax, over tax and 300 00 Outside poor, town wards, soldiers' relief and poor of other towns receipts and 500 00 3,300 00 'Tinting, Registration and election, 125 00 Street lighting, 4,000 00 Town Hall, Memorial Building and common: receipts and S00 00 Town officers, 1,499 00 250 00 "Gown Clerk and Treasurer, 1,500 00 Water for town purposes, 400 00 Il ( :Snow bills, 25 OO Military aid, 11 Public Library soyools, dent of schools, All? erinteII road, ylill-dam Comity tax, Late, tax, by state d daAlex. yjurp 500 00 15,400 00 605 00 00 00 3,Ci29 99 l i 25 00 g 32 5� j7 10 00 BOO 00 1,600 00 fund, q00 00 as on town bon, plant, 1,600 00 fund Electric t bonds, 3 040 00 ,t on Electric ear, 500 �50,259 OS due present notes, ,.t on anunal i , 12 Report of the Town Treasurer. J. ARTHUR WHEELER, Treasurer. Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1904 $790 26 Jan. 20. Ree'd from Town of Easton 246 53 21. 41 Norton 20 00 24. Account of patient at Taunton Insane Hos- pitat 71 25. Income Mass. School Fund 547 M9 28. County Treas. dog fund 573 22 Feb. 6. C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 700 00 11. School, unused ticket 4 17 13, Mansfield Co-operative Bank, note 1,000 00 20. City of New Bedford 3 00 22. Sealer of weights and measures 4 00 29. Fist National Bank, interest on deposits 1 10 Mar. 1. C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 500 00 9, City of Boston 14 50 t 13 k ealns for 1903 100 00 11. Rec'a from C. x XeS for 1g02 100 00 J, IV. Leonard 12. taxes wend deliv- 12 00 Almshouse. schools 10 00 16. etea to use of all Hallef 'Columbus, Nlary 10 00 22. 22• $nights use of hall 1902 100 00 for 100 J NN I collar 23. taxes & Co:' S,000 o0 porker Jose 25 note, gawk, 1 16 National First 00 stY 2 500 intere nine, note Frederic, Bank, 1 40 Nri pll• 1. First' ational interest Chub, 00 Canoe River Colf 14 hall use of )!Strict Court, j5 00 First 115 to « 4. fine$ a,. park Tov„o{Sy forl@02 100 00 Leonard 5. taxes 1903 i00 00 Stearns for C 1d 5. taxes' Almshouse? S6 50 of SUpt. is an etc., Bola 7. .Vona. RR• ticket"; tic a C"" 17nnseStock 15 00 S. Chamltlaiit " of hall .12• use 14 Apr. 25. Ree'd from Kickapoo Indian Saga- wa, ;Medicine Co., use of hall 49 90 " 29. Loring, ,To] man & Tup- per„ notes 1(),000 00 May 1. C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 800 00 " 1• First National Bank, interest 2 14 " 1• Mrs. Elijah Copeland, note 1,500 O0 12. " 4 H. E. King, use of hall 4 00 " 14. Oil sold to Sherman B, Brown 8 13 " 18. Income Kass. School Fund 500 OG State Treasurer, viz. : Support of State Paupers 52 OG Burial of State pau- pers ' -15 00 Expense of centag- ious diseases 453 79 " 28. " Luciers' Minstrels,'. li- censea 00 28. " Base Ball Association, use of hall 4 00, June 1. Henry Clapp, butcher's license 1 00, " 1• J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 100 OG " 1• " First National Bank, interest 3 Y5 man & Tup e 5,000 00 and for 1902 100 00 ool ticket 1 50 lard for 1902 taxes 200 00 F << F.ID. Skinner, butch- er's license =' John Phillips, use of hall 20 00 Sate of Alvin Smith ' place 500 00 � 25. << J. W. Leonard for 1902 - taxes 400 00 C. H. Stearns. fire- works license 1 00 my 1. First National Bank, interest 4 72 1, J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 300 OG 2, C. H. Stearns for 1900 taxes 600 00, 2• Unused school ticket 1 50 g• Fourth District Court, fines 135 O0 g• J.W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 200 00 .. 7• Loring, Tolman & Tup- per, note 5,000 00 8• J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 250 00 „ 16. J. W. Leonard for 1402 taxes 100 00 July 22. 25. 27. 29. Rec'd from J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 200 00 J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 150 00 E. M. Stearns, aid of Walter Stearns 18 00 Henry A. Perry, auc- tioneer's license 2 00' City of Boston 22 00'' First National Bank, interest 7 35 J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 150 00 State Treasurer, viz. : Comp. inspector of animals 37 50 Education of State children 46 50 " C. H. Stearns for 1900 taxes 100 00 C. 14- Stearns for 1901 taxes 1,100 00 C. 11. Stearns for 1903 taxes 800 00 Clarence M. White, poll' taxes with interest 23 50 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 600 00 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 100 00 " J. W. Leonard for 1902 taxes 1,250 00 17 Aug-18. Ree'd on account patient at Taunton Insane Hospital 10 00 19. Ree'd from J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 300 00 „ 20 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 100 00 22. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 300 00 „ 22 " C. H. Stearns for 1901 taxes 100 00 22. C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 800 00 „ 23. 11. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 200 00 „ 24 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 300 00 26. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 100 00 31. J. A. il'heeler for 1904 taxes 300 00 „ 31 C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 300 00 I. " First National Bank, in- Sept. 8 54 terest 2 C. H. Stearns for 1903 taxes 100 00 2, J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 100 00 „ 3 J. A. Wheeler, collect- or, 1904 800 00 „ 6 J. A. Wheeler, collect- or, 1904! '100 00 I�I�IIiI ' I'll`I� -Sept. 7. Ree'd from J. A. Wheeler, collect- or, 1904 600 00 _= 10. _` J. A. Wheeler, collect- ` or, 1904 650 00 " 13. J. A. Wheeler, collect- i or, 1904 600 00 14. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or, 1904 200 00 14. °° C. H. Stearns, collector for 1903 150 00 J.A.Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 200 00 17. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 500 00 19. J. W. Leouard, collect- or for 1902 150 00 20. J. A. Wheeler, collect- II or for 1904 150 00 21. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 250 00 �II� 22. " J. A. Wheoler, collect- �'I'I� or for 1904 100 00 23. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 100 00 G 24. " J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 450 00 26. J. A. Wheeler, collect- Iilh or for 1904 400 00` 26. J. A. Wheeler, collect- ill or for 1904 250 00 29. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 400 00 30. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 1,100 00 19 let. L Ree'd from J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 1. " Jail fines 3. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 4. " First National Bank, iu- terest 4. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 4. " J. W. Leonard, collect- or for 1902 5. C. H. Stearns, collector for 1903 5. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 6. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 7. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 10. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 11. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 12. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 13 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 13. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 14. J. A. Wheeler for 1.904 taxes 14. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taYeF 100 1100 10 .00 800 ao 7 03 1,150 r00 500 00 100 00 1,500 00 100 DO 2,100 00 800 00 600 00 600 00 1,900 00 950 00 1,850 f10 500 00, 20 Oct. 15. Reed from J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 15. " -Mr. Kelley, use of ball 15. " John Brady, use of hall 15, ({ Knights of Columbus, use of hall 17 J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 18. J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes " 19. " J.W. Leonard for 1902 taxes " 20. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes 21. " J- A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes " 24. " C. H. Stearns for 1901 tuxes " 24. C. 1-1. Stearns for 1903 taxes 25. " J A. Wheeler for 1904 tuxes 25. Fourth District Court, tines „ 27. J: A. Wheeler for 1904 .axes 28. " John Brady, use of hall S8 Air. Maher, use of hall « 28_ Alice Flavin, use of hall " 31. " J. A. Wheeler for 1904 taxes Nov. 1. " Fnzst National Bank, in- terest 9,000 OG 10 00 10 00 15 00 1,000 00 300 00 ,eonard,collect- r;1902 100 00 J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 900 00. John Brady, use of hall 14 00 J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 200 00 Discount of school bills 6 60 J. A. Weeeler, collect- or for 1904 100 00 J. A. Wheeler, collect- 100 00 or for 1904 100 J. A. Wheeler, colleet- 500 00 or for 1904 100 00 y' 12 " J. W. Leonard, collect- 100 00 or for1902 14 07 15. " J. A. Wheeler, collect- 220 00 or for 1904 200 00 C. B. Stearns, collector 550 00 for 1903 300 00 16. " C. H. Stearns, collector 300 00 for 1901 50 00 18. Canoe River Golf club, 210 00 use of ball 10 00 18. Mr. Maher, use of hall 7 00 100 00 22. " J. A. Wheeler, collect- 14 00 or for 1904 200 00 7 00 " Library Art Committee, 600 28. use of hall 10 00 " 30. Charles N. Crane,use of 400 00 hall 10 00 Dec. 1. " Mr. Maher, use of hall 7 00 20 7t Co -operative -Bank, note 7,000 00 1. 22 Dec. 1. Ree'd from First National Bank, in- terest 7. W. I. Mowry, use of ball 8. " Joseph Wilson, schools J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 10. " State Treasurer, viz. ; Corporation tax National Bank tax State and Military aid Burial State Paupers Expense of Contag- ious Diseases Street Railway tax 14. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 " 15. Prof. Maher; use of hall 19. School book sold " 19. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 21. School book sold 22. " J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 27. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 29, " J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 30. " J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 30. Jose, Parker & Co., note 11 21 7 00 6 00 100 00 926 98 279 45 1,636 00 15 00 50 00 30 45 400 00 14 00 51 400 00 36 200 00 300 00 100 00 450 00 2,550 00 23 Ree'd from First National Bank, in- terest J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 J. W. Leonard, collect- or for 1902 J. F. Robinson, oil bought J. W. Leonard, collect- or for 1902 30. C. H. Stearns, collector for 1903 30.;, C. H. Stearns, collector for 1900 30. C. H. Stearns, collector for 1898 30 C. H. Stearns, collector for 1899 30: Supplies sold at Alms- house 30. J. A. Wheeler, collect- or for 1904 " 30. C. N. Crane, poste sold s f'30. Fourth District Court, fines otal receipts for Electric Light Plant 4 21 1,550 00 35 93 34 72 200 00 500 00 400 00 61 38 150 00 61 37 200 00 9 15 175 00 $101,672 89 37,405 59 $139,078 48 I 'Jim X a 24 -0.1- Paid Selectmen's orders as follows : Almsbouse and Town Farm $1,287 79 County tax 3,622 99 State tax 1,725 00 State highway tax 3 32 Court fees 977 03 Decoration of soldiers' graves 100 00 Inspection of cattle 190 00 Insurance 120 73 Suter Supply District 1,500 00 Street Improvements at Gin- ty's corner 250 00 Poor of other towns 188 74 Outside poor 1,489 27 Soldiers' relief 608 95 Town wards 283 64 Town physician 206 25 Recording births, deaths and marriages 103 75 Miscellaneous 1,176 64 National bank tax 558 04 Printing 417 05 Public Library 500 00 Registration and election 154 55 Snow bills 377 91 Sinking fund 800 00 Electric plant sinking fund 700 00 Street lighting 285 04 Town Hall, Library and Com- men 1,445 35 Town officers 1,870 00 25 I State paupers g Central street land damage Paid Notes Hiterest, including interest on bonds State and military aid Highways, Centre district 11 East and `hest districts Order of Albert Cole Schools (see report of school committee) Electric Light Plant mainte- nance Electric Light Plant. con- struction (see itemized re- ports) Balance in Treasury Dec. 31, 1904 all accounts E 80 00 581 00 821,603 04 $39,500 00 4,737 43 1,638 00 2,827 29 1,852 28 1 30 20,183 19 5,570 63 34,869 47 6,255 85 --$139,078 48 26 REPORT OF TREASURER OF SINKING FUND _Dr,_ Mortgages and cash on hand as per last report $11,571 66 For contribution from town 80000 Interest received 490 57 --- $12,862_23 27 I BURIAL FUNDS B. B. KING BURIAL FUND —Dr,- 1. Am't invested in fund $100 00 1. Cash on hand 4 62 Dec. 31. Paid E. Sherman, By mortgages on real estate $12,050 00 fixing lootf $2 00 Cash on band 812 23 31. Paid J. A. Wheeler, re- - — ffi12,862�23 fence 2 62 Invested in Bristol Co. Savings Bank 100 00 p REPORT OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING SINKING MARTHA B. AUSTIN BURIAL FUND FUND`. R 1904 1001 Jan. 1. Ain't invested in fund $100 00 Apr. 1. Rec'd contribution from Dec31. Drawn interest from bank 1 50 town $700 00 { Dec. 31. Interest on deposit to Jan. 1, 1905 1 65 f —cr.— Cash on hand $701 65 1 IN Dec. 31. Paid E. G. Sherman, 1 repairing lot $1 50 31. Amount invested in fund 100 00 l c a y z $104 62 $104 62 $101 50 $101 50 28 PRATT BURIAL FUND -Dr.- roo1 ,Ian. 1. Amount invested in fund $100 00 Dec. 31. Cash drawn from bank for interest 2 00 $102 00 Dec.31. Paid E. G. Sherman, fix- ing lot $2 00 31. Invested in Bristol Co'. Savings Bank 100 00 9G. F. & G. M. AUSTIN BURIAL FUND 19(4 May 19. Ree'd from G. M. Austin $100 00 Dec.31. Drawn from bank for interest 2 00 —Cr.— Dec. 31. Paid E. G. Sherman, re- pairing lot $2 00 31. Invested in Bristol Co. Savings Bank 100 00 •29 .rN BURIAL FUND' --Dr.— Cin fund $100 00 n from bank 1 50 $101 50 —Or.- bermau,re- A Bristol Co. 100 00 Bank 50• $102 00 GEORGE IV. I'IIOIVIAS BURIAL FUND —D�• rsoa Jan. 1. Am't invested in fund $100 50 r Dec. 31. Interest drawn from bank 1 0 $101 50, -Or.- $102 00 Dec. 31. Paid E. G. Sberman, re- $1 '50 pairing lot 31. Invested in Bristol CO- 100 00 Savings Bank $101 50, v k $102 00 30 A. W. WILLIAMS BUJUAL FUND —Dr.— loot Jan. 1. Ain't invested in food $100 0 Dec. 31. Interest drawn from bank 2 65 $102 65 —pr.— Dec. 31. Paid B. G. Sherman, re- $2 65 pairing lot 31. Invested in Bristol Co. 100 00 Savings Bank $102 65 NOTE. —Only such part of the interest as is sufficient to pay the repairs of each lot is drawn from the burial funds. NOTES PAID First National Bank of Boston, $25,000 00 temporary loans Mansfield Co-operative Bank, tem- porary loans ,200 00 Fred Paine, temporary loans Charles Rathbun, temporary loan 1,000 00 William Hodges, temporary loan 1,000 00 James L. Hodges, temporary loan 300 00 140 00 State Treasurer, note ,1 notes 2,100 00 800 00 _— $39,540 00 P.ST PAID teresf on notes $227 20 d Tupper, dis- 310 31 rorary loans vings Bank, in- 201 25 is interest on tem- 4 26 '' Hodes, intores ou �Trltiam B. 14 55 �, temporary loan interest on tam- %.Tames L. Hodges. 9 63 porary loan Charles Rathbun, interest on tem 12 33 porary loan Jose, Parker & Co., discount on 216 04 temporary loans Mansfield Co-operative Bank, in- 248 00 terest on temporary ns Henry J. Coolidge, nt rest on 64 00 note First National Bank of Mansfield, interest on Electric Light 1,600 00 bonds International Trust Co., interest 1,600 00 on town bonds I—$4,627 57 32 Jose, Parker & Co., discount on notes $109 86 $4,737 43; TEMPORARY LOANS TO BE PAID $7,000 held by the Mansfield Co-operative Bank, payable from 1904 taxes. $1,500 held by Mrs. Ebjah Copeland, payable from 1904- taxes. $2,500 held by Frederick Paine, payable from 1904 taxes.. TOWN BONDS ISSUED $40,000 Mansfield Improvement Loan, issued under au- thority of Acts of 1890. Interest payable June 1st and December 1st; principal and interest payable at International Trust Company, Boston, Mass. Prin- cipal due 1922. $40,000 Mansfield Municipal Light Loan No. 1, issued October 1, 1903. Interest payable October 1st and April 1st; principal and interest payable at First National Bank of Mansfield. Principal due 1933. 33 sfield Municipal Light Loan No. 2. Bonds sold Jose, Parker & Co, of Boston, dated April 1, 1904. In- terest payable annually from this date at the rate of 4 per cent per annum at the First National Bank of Mansfield. Whole amount of bonds 6, at $500 each, $3,000. Payable April 1, 1934. OUTSTANDING NOTES the following are issued under authority of a vote ed Aug. 29, 1899 : 00 00 with interest at 4 per cent., due Nov. 1, 1905 D0 00 4 1, 1906 00' 00 4 11 1907 00 00 4 1, 1908 00 00 4 1, 1909 0' 00 is following are issued under authority of a vote I July 9, 1900: 0` 00 with interest at 4 per cent., due Aug. 1, 1905 ) 00 4 1, 1906, )' 00 4 1, 1907 00 4 1, 190& 00 4 1 1909 "00 4 1, 1910 34 The following is issued under authority of a vote passed Oct. 1, 1902 : $800 00 with interest at 43% per cent., due Nov. 1, 1905 The following are issued under authority of a vote passed Nov. 25, 1902 : $500 00 with interest at 4 per teat., due \lar• 2, 1908 500 00 4 " 500 00 " 4 " 2, 1910 $1,500 00 The following are issued under authority of it vote passed March 23, 1903 : $500 00 with interest at 4/ per cent., due May 21, 1905 500 00 4% 21, 1906 500 00 " 4/ " " 21, 1907 500 00 " 4% " 21, 1908 . $2,000 00 Nov. 91 1904, note sold Jose, Parker & Co. of Boston, to complete the Electric Lighting Station, payable from 1905 taxes. $1,000 (discounted note) payable Nov. 9, 1905. Note sold Jose, Parker & Co. of Boston, to extend the commercial system of the Electric Lighting Plant, payable from 1905 taxes. $1,900 (discounted note) payable Dec. 29, 1905. Note sold Jose, Parker & Co. of Boston, to pay over- draft on School Account, payable from 1005 taxes. $2,550 (discounted note) due Dec. 29, 1905. 35 WN TREASURER'S REPORT OF MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. —Dr.- 1. Balance of cash on hand $29,298 14 31. Received for interest on deposits 102.76 1. Received for interest on deposits 96 44 ,il1. Received for interest on deposits 64 04 14. Received for bonds, ($3,000) Premium, ($124.67) 3,124 67 May 1.` Received for interest on deposits 47 19 June +1. Received for interest on deposits 25 08 July, 1. Received for interest on deposits 18 90 Aug. ` 1. Received for interest on deposits 4 96 Sept. 1. Received for interest on deposits 4 96 Oct. 1. Received for interest on deposits 4 95 Nov. 1. Received for interest on deposits. 4 45 9. Received on note 1,000 00 86 37 ]Dec. 1. Received forinterest on deposits $0 77 31. Received on note, 1'900 00 _-- $35,697 31 Report of the Overseers of the Poor, —Cr Phid as per orders $34,869 47 — — Gash on hand 827 84 — $35,697 31 ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT._ MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. A. L. LEONARD and P. B. CLARK, Superintendents —Dr.— Seceipts for commercial light $1,688 388 To personal property Dec. 31, 1903 $2,252 88 C;nmmercial lamps sold Cash from treasury 1,287 79 Reeeipts for damage done street lights 19 00 — $1,708 2& Merchandise sold and cash re - 4,000 00 ceived from care prisoners -409 60 Appropriation from town — $3,950 27 $5,708 2 —Cr — By personal property Dec. 31, 1904 $1,700 70 By bills made as per orders $5,570 63 Wood furnished Halls, Sol - Cash on hand 137 65 diers' Relief and Poor ac- .— $5,708 28 counts 147 80 Cash paid for merchandise and labor 434 78 Cash received from State, board of Eunice Fisher 52 00 Support of tramps 382 65 Cash in hands of Superintendent 74 46 Support of Poor at Almshouse 1,157 88 — $3,950 27 s,r r �,-✓r-x-- ,. 38 Average number of inmates, 2 i o Number of tramps entertained from January 1 to April 1 1,503 Numberof tramps entertained from April P to December 31, 1,048 Total for year,---2,551 Inmates December 31, 1904: Age Eunice Fisher 69 Louisa Palmer 44 Eliza Mason 78 En taking the inventory of the personal property at Almsbouse, the actual value has been more fully consid- ered, which acts against".the showing of our Superintend- ent for the present year. CASH DRAYVN FROM TOWN TREASURY Paid A. L. Leonard, salary as sn- perintendent 10o 00 ' P. B. Clark, salary as super- intendent 300 00 J. F. Robinson, groceries and grain 217 07 Boston Branch, groceries and grain 218 14 Oscar Mason, groceries 86 08 G. W. D. Holt, groceries 58 74 R. T. Welsh, groceries 11 89 Sherman & Brown, groceries 9 74 F. W. Burt, groceries 22 79 39 aid G. E. Bessom, meat and gro- ceries 15 52 J. A. Wheeler, supplies 10 51 W. and W. L. Robinson, dry goods 22 61 F. A. Bushnell, ice 9 41 0. P. Cook, shoes and dry goods 9 10 Mansfield Furnace & Coal Co. coal 14 50 W. C. Winter, inspccting trees 1 00 Robert Hayhurst, supplies 6 25 J. J. Delaney, blacksmithing 19 57 A. D. King, coal, 3. 75 Mansfield Lumber Co., lumber 7 18 Dr. W. H. Allen, medical aid 13 00 C. H. Pratt, meat and supplies 22 38 F. D. Skinner, meat 40 06 G. L. Foster, labor and stock 2 28 J H. McCarthy, shoes 4 35 F: L. Welt, repairs 9 40 J. J. Wilson, burial of Mary Mann 27 00 Geo. W. Hall, nursery stock 5 00 Jobn M. Atwood, supplies 9 65 Dr. A. G. Walker, veterinary 5 00 A. P. Chesley, filing saws 5 82 $1,287 79 LII III I 41 40 r g Paid W. & W. L. Robinson, Y goods 2 50 R. Hayhurst, supplies 1 00 EXPENSES OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE E. G. Sherman, burial 27 00 $213 33 IIII WHOSE LEGAL SETTLEMENT IS IN THE TOWN OF III MANSFIELD EMILY J. WHITTEMORE �il� lil'lli i' �I lljl ill i�l� I CHILDREN OF ALICE WHITFORD Paid cash aid $120 00 ill I Paid cash aid $10 00 LOUISA DRAKE I�,��IIII'��Ilil'�� ,'II Rent 54 00 A. L. Leonard, wood 13 50 Paid Vesta Morse, board and Dare $134 00 �Ill�ll illill P. B. Clark, wood 3 37 Dr. W. H. Allen, medical aid 3 00 KATE MANNING $83 87 Paid Dr. W. H. Allen, medical aid $10 00 CHILDREN MRs. JOHN POWERS AND'CHILD 1, ALEKANDER M. PURDY Paid cash aid $16 00 paid Sherman &Brown; groceries $30 00 Dr. B. M. Latham, medical aid 1 25 'il'lill II�II MARY H EFFERAN C. P. Grover, carting wood 1 SO $33 05 �II�IiI Paid cash aid $5 00 �.II lii ilil i JOHN F. HEFFERAN I� III 'll li it ,il I� CATHERINE GOLDEN Paid City of Boston, hospital treatment $12 00 Ili ��'I Paid cash aid $20 00 KEATING AND CHILDREN III MARG'ARET I�'lill mill l . Paid Town ofAttleborO, aid $125 00 I� ill it I EMILY CARPENTER !I Iyl I Paid cash al $136 00 W. ERNEST JONES IIIIII A. D. King, coal 22 00 5 83 1 Paid City of Brockton'. aid $ 66 00 E. F. Guild, milk 6 00 Cash aid A. L. Leonard, wood 6 00 $72 00 P. B. Clark, wood, 3 00 iII' ;III II' I� i li'll�l' I II �I l II I II �IIIIIII��I llf;il'lll ' � �. WEN W" , r �E , FE r/ ,,✓x 42 CHILDREN OF WILLIAM N. SHAW Paid Rebecca Shaw, board and care $104 00 Mrs. Chas. Bruce 117 00 Mrs. Roscoe Boyden " 32 00 LOELLA P. HOLLAND AND MOTHER Paid William Graves, rent $24 00 P. A. Drew & Co., coal _ 3 75 A. L. Leonard. wood 9 00 G. W. D. Holt, groceries 30 56 Dr. E. M. Clarke, medical aid 1 50 Dr. B. M. Latham, ., 2 50 $253 00 $71 31 CLIFFORD SHAW _ Paid Viola G. Shaw, hoard and care $60 00 HANNAH NAHAR Paid cash aid $48 00 Dr. B. M. Latham, medical aid 9 00 ' $57 00 ELIZABETH MURPHY Paid cash aid S48 00 Dr. B. M. Latham, medical aid 5 00 --- $53 00 HAZEL MARTIN' Paid Margaret O'Brien, aid $6 00 43 MARCUS M. WHEELER eorge Winslow, rent $8 00 B. Clark, wood 9 00 32 00 Mas. JAMES J. AIADDEN $49 00 $47 00 ANNIE CUNNINGHAM `own of Attleboro, aid $33 00 ANNIE LORD ;ity of Boston, hospital treat- ment SOLDIERS' RELIEF I. E. SHEPARDSON cash aid CAROLINE E. COES MAN Town of Avon, aid $32 00 Cash aid 12 00 $15 71 $1,489 27 $120 00 44 MRs. JOHN D. TUCKER Paid A. H. Sweet, rent $56 25 Dr. A. M. Round, medical aid 17 00 A. H. Sweet, wood 7 00 W. & W. L. Robinson, dry goods 2 60 WALTER A. JONES Paid City of Brockton, aid Cash aid Paid cash aid JOHN C. DURGIN EDNA HOLMES Paid Mrs. M. F. Poor, board and care $88 00 56 00 MRs. CALVIN JOHNSON Paid A. L. Leonard, wood $21 00 Dr. C. R. Wellington, medi- 50 cal aid HARRIET BELCHER Paid cash aid Paid cash aid A. L. Leonard, wood $82 85 P. B. Clark, wood W. C. Fuller Co., stove repairs Dr. H. W. Cobb, extracting teeth Dr. E. Mc Clark, medical aid $144 00 45 TOWN WARDS MERRILL BLANCHARD $144 00 24 00 33 00 2 95 3 50 15 75 $223 20 MRs. ALVIN P. SMITH. 00 Paid Mrs. S. J. Kenistou, board $46 00 $95 W. & W. L. Robinson, dry 3 26 goods H. W. Hallett, moving to 8 00 Medfield $40 60 MARTHAEA.STON Paid W. & W. L. Robinson, dry $57 26 $3 1& $283 64 46 EXPENSES OF POOR WHOSE SETTLEMENT IS IN OTHER TOWNS .LAMES SHF.HAN �iu�� lll�l II Paid Dr. B. M. Latham, medical aid, $2 00 li�lilillil lily City of Springfield Mae. WALKER CORDING �I1�i�!�l[lii Paid Dr. A. M. Bigelow, medical aid $10 00 �Il�l�lll�l'll III Town of Norton 1 I� ]� I I j I I I I i ALFRED A. LINCOLN yli Paid Chas. E. Bassett, meat and gro- wF I Iil i li lil'l I,i c-ries $43 00 ,:. I� ill 'III P. A. Drew & Co., coal 11 25 �llllhl Fobes & Jackson, milk 11 16 it A. D. Ding, coal 8 30 Il lli "'�I Dr. W. H. Allen, medical aid 8 50 �'I1ll �1�� Dr. A. M. Bigelow, 1 50 �illlll��lll $83 71 a d ljliliiil Town of Easton 47 E. Bessom, meat 3 24 L. Leonard, wood 1 00 H. Robbins, rent 8 00 aiisfield Furnace and Coal Co. , 3 68 coal Town of Wrentham Mom M. O'BRIEN E. M. Clarke, medical aid Perry, milk City of Boston ➢IA.IIY DOYLE I. W. H. Allen, medical aid City of Boston E. E. LINCOLN )r. A. M. Bigelow, medical aid Town of Easton $10 50 8 82 $46 71 $13 50 $5 00 $188 74 49 48 COURT FEES STATE PAUPERS WILLIAM TRAS% AND FAMILY $400 Appropriation 595 00 00 Paid Dr. E. M. Clarke, medical aid $50 00, Receipts ____ $995 00 Perry $570 "Paid H. A. 85 UNKNOWN TRAMP T. H. Nelson lson 112 68 Paid E. G. Sherman, burial $20 00 L. L. Jones 76 00 J. W. Kennedy 49 75 JOHN C11RISTIANSON 'James McCauley 116 43 Paid Dr. B. M. Latham, medical aid $5 00 Lewis Bessom 13 9010 25 John Donoghue JERRY TOONEY E7 F. E. Brown 15 20 20 01 Paid Dr, A. M. Bigelow, medical aid $0 00 Peter Nerney 4 C. Brown 96E -- $977 03 $80 00 TOWN PHYSICIAN DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES Paid Dr. A. M. Bigelow, services $206 25 Appropriation $100 00 100 00 9 months. PaidHid H. H. Fairbanks, for Post 170, G. A. R. TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOP Outside Poor $1,489 27 Soldiers' Relief 608 95 Poor of other towns 188 74 ' STREET IMPROVEMENTS AT GINTY'S Town Wards 283 64 CORNER State Paupers 80 00 Town Physician 206 25 --- $2,856 85- Paid John M. Atwood $250 00 51 50 OO O O O O O O O O O O O G O O O O O O H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 oGG`��000 c"-, �. Gno�oo� r�r'. oo o'•�0000m oo� nv^'.�v�.mq �,c'-i ro��oo O o o .. GV GV ci C1 ci cl- cV n i[] itp �O c9 U' CJ CJ rv• C. l� b R F 7J tfJ W W W CO fq �/J a0 W �q F O O O O C O 0 0 0 O O O O O C O O G O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIN cS u� v� u� u'J �O � � n+ T � 60 6o v_ 09 G> G� � 65 Q5 J� G� O� V> • - O O O O O O O O Oo G� O, � 6> G� G'o Qo O� GS' 6> 6� �.r(H N N N N N N �--i a -i rta � r-I •� N N '-1' N e-1 r^.1 r-'i rl r♦ r'I ^ .. n n n n n _ 4., k O by rill, O 'may �, ° a � ❑ m � � � �" 8 >1 W GJ'S¢'a'p`!+P•+CJ fl+C�a C'S.+'.C, r, O p W A apC0 O. W e3 3 O O by bU .bU �i b_p m s. .� O m .i7 F7 6.. �% S7 .+7 JO U) C/1 cn m m o p m� is cl c1 m V FL s A " c' m a to I-� '?3 ha ��••OMM Ul c> '��{ .°Jo U7 i�. c°�. �". sTi .�.i �~4 xi C ", m ca z; a a O ..0+ �? U >a +-' ..On W CJ :C /-� :S cj1 N ❑. N::.O .c'i �+ r ❑ n r r,� �' O CE bU ptc P•4PiUU�WWWW�GQW wC�ZW W`24UCASmvaCSFHE HHf zLgkCp0ID (a r; F ; 52 o C o 0 0 0 0 0 z o 0 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 co oo. 0 Cl 0 0 0 0 0 0 ct d x z a��z 53 SNOW BILLS [. W. B. Brown $73 35 W. G. Wilbur 252 56 J. M. Atwood 52 00 INSPECTION OF CATTLE d J. N. Tebbetts, inspection at slaughter W. W. Leonard, inspecting cattle and reporting con- dition of stables J. W. Leonard, inspecting battle, (foot and mouth disease) INSURANCE $377 91 107 00 75 00 8 00 — — $19000 aviation $250 00 .`B. Day & Co. $67 23 R. Halliday 29 50 B. Eldredge 20 40 -- $120 73 54 RECORDING BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS Paid E. G. Sherman, returning 49 deaths $12 25 Dr. B. M. Latham, returning 26 births 6 50 Dr. W. H. Allen, returning 26 births 6 50 Dr. E. M. Clarke, returning 40 births 10 00 J. A. Wheeler, recording births, deaths and marriages 68 50 --- $103 75 PRINTINGS Appropriation $300 00 Paid William White $391 30 C. T. Bagnall, 2 90 H. M. Dolbear S 10 Adams, Cushing and Foster 11 50 Hobbs, Warren & Co. 3 25 ---- $417 05 55 MISCELLANEOUS EXPEn'ISES id Ida L. Piugree, claim for injury Mansfield Water Supply Dis- trict, Fruit street exten- sion Phillip E. Brady, legal ser- vices on liquor case H. W. Hallet, collecting street lamps E. G. Sherman, services on Board of Health W. H. Allen, M. D., services on Board of Health Robert Rogerson, moderator Alexander Murphy, taxes over paid J A. Wheeler, crib expenses A. B. Day & Co., treasurer's bond W. L. Ward. notifying town $200 00 50 00 10 00 5 00 35 00 25 00 10 00 53 77 13 05 40 00 officers 7 00 A. R. Tebbetts, expenses on scarlet fever case ; A. W. Corbett, labor on No. 4 school building Mansfield Lumber Co., lum- ber, No. 4 building J. F. T. Ryder, rubber stamps Mrs. I. W. Lucas, repairing flag. East Mansfield 50 00 12 60 5 19 1 10 1 00 56 Paid J. A. Wheeler, repairs on No, 4 school building 4 18 Robert Hayhurst, car fares for Dixon family 7 55 Tuttle & Dinsmore, team for Dixon family 1 00 George Winslow, team hire for assessors 17 55 D. H. Perkins, plan of An- gell street 12 50 G. L. Hamilton, raising and lowering flag, East Mans- field 10 00 William Cox, mowing COm- mou and cemetery, East Mansfield 7 60 C. H. Billings, team on Mer- tier case 3 50 G. H. Walker, mowing com- mon, East Mansfield 1 75 Adams, Cushing and Foster, treasurer's cash book 30 A. W. Corbett, making cem- etery gate Mansfield Lumber Co., lum- ber for gate 2 10 W. A. Baker, moderator 3 00 L. L. Jones, serving dog warrant 20 00 B. M. Latham, M. D., medi- cal aid to prisoners 4 00 E. J. Fisher, tree warden 91 38 0. P. Cook, moderator 5 00 57 d J. L. Fairbanks, pauper and tramp records E. G. Sherman, care soldiers' burial lots C. C. Hagerty, legal services J. A. Wheeler, treasurer sink- ing and burialfuuds J. W. Leonard, collector, searcbing,records J.; W. Leonard, sealer of weights and measnres J. W. Leonard, surveying on Simpson case C. N. Crane,cash expenses as town officer W A. Staples, cash expenses as town officer Robert Hayhurst, expenses as town officer J. A. Wheeler, stationery for selectmen, H. A. Perry, police duty L. L. Jones, serving warrant and police duty J. W. Kennedy, serving war- `raht and police duty T. H. Nelson, police duty and expenses Josiah Dustin, serving war- rant and police duty E. E. Brown, police duty W.'L.`Ward, police duty C. W. Whidden, police duty 9 50 1 55 50 00 25 00 5 00 2 00 5 00 15 47 3 55 3 42 40 58 45 71 00 19 00 11 68 10 00 5 00 11 00 5 00 Q 58 Paid Lewis 13,-sour, police duty 5 00 James McCauley, police duty 5 00 John Donoghue, police duty 5 00 C. E. Austin, police duty 5 00 C. W. Whidden, services at liquor raids. 25 00 J. W. Kennedy, services, at liquor raids 15 00 James McCauley, services at liquor raids 10 00 W. L. Ward, services at liq- uor raids 15 00 L. L. Jones, services at liquor raids 5 00 John Donoghue, services at liquor raids 5 0C H. A. Perry, services at liq- uor raids 5 0 NATIONAL BANK TAX Paid J. A. Wheeler, treasurer $549 25 ., 11 „ 8 79 $1,17F 64 $558 04 PUBLIC LIBRARY Approprinti„ n $500 00 Paid W. C. Fuller, treasurer 500 00 59 REGISTRATION AND ELECTION iropriation $125 00 t D. H. Perkins, rent of office 2 00 Josiah Dustin, election officer 3 00 J. A. Wheeler, clerk of regis- trars 35 00 John Mitchell, registrar 15 00 C. E. Walker, registrar 15 00 G. E: Leonard, registrar 15 00 C. F. Weld, expense at re- count 3 55 L. L. Jones, election officer 3 00 H. A. Roberts, rent of hall 1 00 S. W. Shepard, teller 3 00 C. S. Angell, teller 8 00 W. O: Sweet, teller 8 00 Benj. Flint, teller 3 00 E. W. Fuller, teller 5 00 J. H. McCarthy, `° 5 00 E. L. Smith, " 5 00 W. F. Dennen, °° 5 00 Gs A. George, " 5 00 A. H. McRae, 5 00 Cs L. Seaver, ballot clerk 5 00 J. J. Wilson, 5 00 $154 55 61 60 FOR TOWN PURPOSES WATER SINKING FUNDS F. W • Spaulding, Treasurer Wheeler, Electric Plant paid Mansfield Water Supply $1,500 00" Paid J. A. $700 00 fund District sinking J. A. Wheeler, town sinking 800 00 fund $1,500 00 — COMMO, N LIBRARY BUILDING il TOWNHOUSE, , AND GROUNDS $800 00 AND COUNTY TAX Appropriation 272 90 STATE Iteceipts, $1,072 90 Paid J. A. Wheeler, County tax $3,622 99 janitor $450 00 j J. A. Wheeler, State highway 3 32 Paid John DOnn hue, g etc. 100 87 tax 1,725 00 State tax 31 J. F. RobinsOn, gasolene, 4 67 lies Branch, supplies 00 J. A. Wheeler, $5,351 Boston 116 H. F. Bessom, carbide C.iH. Pratt, fire extinguisher 05 29 and supplies Coal Mansfield Furnace and 102 90 Co„ coal 179 69 w & Co., coal LIGHTING.G. P. A. Dre Foster, stair rails and 171 81 STREET � 165 00 lighting lamps $111 repairs 48 00 Chapman Brothers, mason work 5 65 Paid D• M. Eddy, 80 Mfg. Co., oil 09 H. E. Lane, painting g 50 and stock u', ' Jenney 3 R. Hayhurst, supplies 1 00 G. L. Hamilton, labor 13 00 J. F. Robinson, supplies P. B. Clark, wood 12 QO Leonard, Cl. L. Wheeler, repairs $285 04 A. L. it i i l 62 Paid Rose Tucker, cleaning $13 00 P. Cody, labor and stock 24 38 R. Hayhurst, labor and supplies 43 43 Chilson Furnace Co., repairing furnaces 4 25' F. S. Bliss, repairs and supplies 39 89 Belcher & Loomis, keys 50 Mansfield Furnace and Coal Co., removing rubbish and cinders 10 50 W. & W. L. Robinson, supplies 1 20 S. Chapman, repairing settees 8 50 William Thomas, painting and repairing settees 8 75 Mansfield Lumber Co., lumber 1 18 J. A. Wheeler, supplies 6 18 Mrv. 1. W. Lucas, repairing flag 1 00 William Wile, cleaning cess- pool 500' C. H. Billings, loam 6 00 J. H. Cuo rivau, carting stone 3 50 J. F. Dearborn, supplies 25 Martin Huber, cleaning vault 1 50 G. L. Hamilton, raising and lowering flagpole 10 00 Gen. Appleby, mason work 14 20 $1;445 35 F HIGHWAY LAND DAMAGE, CENTRAL STREET nnie Howard $75 00 ,inner A. Bragg 6 00 •am E. Lord too 00 a L. Grant 85 00 (bridge Williams L3 00 W. Shepard 20 00 state ,Vlaria Bird 15o 00 J Green, 75 00 1. ennis Lehan 3o 00 iargaret Green, 20 00 $581 00 TOWN OFFICERS (not including iation for treasurer N. Crane, Selectman, As- sessor and Overseer of A. Staples, Selectma), Assessor and Overseer of obert Hayhurst, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor $1,499 01i 250 00 $1,749 00 $450 00 265 00 265 00 64 Paid S. E. Scholes, Selectman, As- sessor and Overseer of 100 00 Poor F. I. Sherman, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of 75 00 Poor 50 00 250 J. A. Wheeler, treasurer 00 C. H. Stearns, collector 1903 00 J. A. Wheeler, collector 1904 300 W. L. Robinson, auditor 00 5 00 C. It. Comey, auditor 5 00 E. W. Fuller, auditor $1,870 00 ABATEMENT OF TAXES Taxes of 1895 abated $2 1022 76 1899 10 80 1900 33 14 1901 125 72 1902 55 21 1903 85 24 1904 $334 97' G5 TOWN PROPERTY n House and grounds 20,400 $00 00 ol-houses and lots 455, 00 70200 Tonal;property at Almshouse ,000 00 in safes 4,600 00 in Farm Biers' Cottage and lot 350 00 rop house and lock -up 175 00 penter land 10 00 150 00 her, engine and street tment tools nkler East Mansfield is nni-house and lot nking fountains hard property id ' se e and furnishings 2,650 00 Mo 00 GO 00 600 00 600 00 6,000 00 3,500 00 2,200 00 450 00 200 00 75 00 250 00 300 00 12,000 00 47,104 33 $148,875 O:r 66 -TOWN CREDITS Due from C. H. Stearns, collector 1 $229 7S for 1899 C. H. Stearns, collector 1 056 37 for 1900 C. H. Stearns, collector 1.128 09 for 1901 J, W. Leonard, collect- 1 759 56 or for 1902 C. H. Stearns, collector 709 69 5 for 1903 J. A. Wheeler, collector 11,949 67 for 1904 00 124 State, state aid ,594 00 State, military aid 16 00, State, state paupers of cattle 37 50 State, inspection State, board of Eunice 52 00 Fisher 19 32 City of Boston 88 71 Town of Easton 10 00 Town of Norton 2 00 City of Springfield 46 71 Town of Wrentham 12,862 23 Town sinking fund Electric plant sinking 700 00 fund 584 88 For Light and power 18 90 Incandescent lamps 5,290 36 Balance in treasury (town) Plant) 965 49 Balance in treasury (E. _ $44,145 26 67 RECAPITULATION issued notes (temporary) ibrary notes North Main street not A notes draft note Lnt bands mt; notes $40,000 00 11,000 00 4,840 00 e 800 00 3,500 00 2,550 00 43,000 00 2,900 00< 600 00 — $109,190 00' rED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRI- rIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 1905 of taxes and Town Farm, in - and rs' graves receipts and aporary loans expenses, including Health, Tree War- rding births, deaths ridges: Corporation : tax, Overlay tax and $500 00 1,500 00 400 00 100 00 150 00 350 00 500 00 300 00 . 1 � 69 i G8 RBpQRT AUDITORS' $425 00 of Mansfield, chosen printing Alms- fie, the Auditors() the Town eeti To have examined the books Support of Poor outside °f Wards,og' correct, house including Town at the last anmral Town M poor of Treasurer and found them Relief and p 00 the Selectmen and Of cash, sTreasur� Soldiers R 3,300 of er' vouchers for all payments other towns : receipts and 185 00 with prop and as shown by Election balance of cash on h Registration and emorial Building g00 00 books to be $p,,255.85. Town Rouse, M receipta and E Ig, MEx, and Common: 1,600 00 CI -JAR S L. ROBINSON, gown officers 250 00 WILLSAAI EDOAR M FULLER, � 1,500 00 Auditors. Towu Treasurer us` uses yvaterfo�T� a $ridges: Street $ighwa} 4,000 00 January 19, 1905 Railway excise tax and 400 00 �iausfield, Snow bills report. u Committee's p __---- Schools, see vomm°co- Lighting, sea Electric o report read $15.00 sloners' rep 3d line frown bottom, receipts 24 00 NoTn,_.--on page 21, State aid, receipts and Nliiitary Aid: amount for $10.00. County 'faxes, State and oun assessed t °f Trustees public Library, see repo' N. CRANE, CKAg1 ESSTAPLES, WILLIS A- RCBERT HAYIiURST �'Seleet7aaen of Mansfield- , . 7 i' i i N i i r r 7® LIST OF JURORS As revised by" the Selectmen Of theTown of Mausfiel& January 14, t Baldwin, Charles E. Machinist Bailey, Frank H. Farmer Signal Tender Bayley, J. Frank Jeweler Barnard, Frank W, Basket Maker Blake, Jacob A. Clerk Blaisdell,. James A, Carpenter Booth, Charles A. Grocer Briggs, Alfred A. Butterworth, William J. Clerk Clark, William S. Basket Maker Collins, William L. Jeweler Merchant Cook, Oliver P. Basket Maker Corey, Charles L. William J. Jeweler Curran, Retired Cushing, Luaus Clerk Dean, Otis B. Dustin, Josiah Farmer Conductor Este, William P. Clerk Fox, Daniel H. Fuller, Edgar W- Salesman Foster, George L. Carpenter Clerk Fairbanks, Henry E. Jeweler George, Guilford A. Farmer Guild, Elisha F. Straw Worker - Hamilton, Henry C. George P. Brakeman Ilarnden, Hatter Hibbert, Thomas 71 Hunt, Albert W. Jeweler Basket Maker Hodges, William B. Hodges, Jesse R. Salesman Howard, Charles F. Jeweler Leonard, Archie D. Jeweler Poultry Dealer McDermott, William P. O'Rourke, John FlagmanFarmer Paine, Edgar C. Pond, Edgar A. Carpenter Ring, F. Carlton Jeweler Robinson, William L. Merchant Seaver, Charles L. Jeweler Manufacturer Shields, Arthur E. Jeweler Shepard, Seth W • Smith, Clarence E. Hatter Somers, William Jeweler Teamster Wilber, William G. Jeweler Wilson, John J. Clerk Winter, William L. Charles E. e Carpenter p Walker, CHARLES N. CRANE, WILLIS A. STAPLES, ROBERT HAYHURS s' Selectmen of f eld. 72 BIRTHS Recorded in the Town of Mansfield for the year 1904 I'I ill Ills llllil �I �I`IIII'�I� y{ —. NAIRE OF C1[[LD. ill l III II III 7�Florence Amy Goyea, II1(`Ili Il,i 'll� 2�Carroll Victor Findley, I llll,!IIIII i`flll1 gill ,Elliott M. C. Swett, III ail I`nIIIP. - 4 John Grudge, ] II III Hiram Dexter Fuller, it lilt llilll li Robertiel 1C Malloy, �!i�l lililii 7DJanies 8 Dana Walker Fisher, Jr. IIIlly Wheaton 114kI1I ill II 10 Leo Raymond McGindel lllil1I l�l�,1lill 11 Mildred Elizabeth Pilkington I III ,Ills I'll ii� 12 Walter Baker, 13 Mildred Mary Sullivan, 14 Doris Leona Brown, fllil illllllll'', Ilil l� Yfi Masson Bernice Staples, 16 Rena May Collins, LII'di� 17, Hele it lil�l�'II ll!ill 18 Etter Fusi�y, . ��l llllj l lil it ill 19--Mereme, 20Pearl Irene Haseltine, �l 21 Robert Emmet Duunehy, N�I ICI 0I1 22 Edward Joseph Wright, i lls I I I�� 23 Chuieno 'Koehler, _ (� ill�l 24 Ellen Catherine Gaynor, lIII l I'i _ 20 Berrls Elsie Nichols, III Il t III iIi� I�i'l it ill �� illil 26 Ruth Salome Martin, 27 I„I (III u l l —Paolo, 28 James Francis Harrigan, ihlll 'I'11 III 29 Thomas Bowen Welch, Barden, li II II 30 Clarence Roscoe "I I, Illl�f III�j IIIII :31 Clarence ➢furry llacy, I hills (III 32 Francis Jeremiah Murray, l j 111 �Ilill� Il, lilil lil 33IHenry Everett Briggs, 34 Roy Emerson Morse, I ll `�Il 1, Ili l� IV IIJI 25--Stanley, 36 Robert Monitrop Niears, I�,lilll lil IIIy 37IIazel Blanch LaMine, II II'l II ii 38 Alice May Ross, I!�,I��IIIII dlll� 39 Lillian Alforda Cruiser, k l l II j iI I'I 40 Noel David Watts, II Ilia �I 41 Evelyn Althea Fuller. 42 Helen Ruth Desmoncd,. i[li II I I Ali I I I � � ill III II I I 'G11 l�,l,,,�llll,�llll��ll+ I i 1, I�l II III I,I II II I 43 Mary Elizabeth Connonght E;1111IIIIhII�IIIhIIII� II I III (.III .� I�,lllll �III�II (III 1111 I.II�� i III IIIIII� I� �II�I :I III llll,i NAME OF PATIENTS. d A. and Louise. S. and Florence M. in and Addis. and Sarah. rt C. and Ph<nbe. _ and Alice E. and Belle. W. and Edith G. and Hattie. J. and Alibis F. and Annie S. min E. and Josephine. ;k and Margaret. T and Mary. A. and Ida E. od W. and Lulu M. s and Mary. repo and Virginia. s and Mardi. r and Etta. J. and Catherine M. ais and Mary. ` and Elizabeth. i E. and Hanoralta. y R. and Annie. S. and Edith. is and Teresa. es E. and Elizabeth F. lard T. and Sarah E. ;oe A. and Fayette. let and Emma L. ;mdah and Ellen. ages E. and Alice M. m A. and Flora E. used and Formealea. derick G. and Florence eph A. and Mary L. in P. and Nellie M. rl and Charlotte. vin S. and Clara I. len and Clementine F. del and Helen. ward J. and Alvira. DATE. r. 1 2 4 " 10 " 13 13 " 15 " 21 " 25 U. 2 15 " 19 " 21 " 23 " 24 " 24 " 24 ar. 1 6 " s " S " 10 " 12 12 " 14 " 14 " 15 " el " 23 " 20 , 31 Apr. 6 7 9 " 11 17 " IS " 21 " 30 May 3 S u cJ " 11 73 BIRTHS —(Continued) NA}. OF CIi1LD. NAME OF' PAEENTS�— DATE. 4 Emily Avis Brown, Asher and Gertrude. May 14 5 Eileen Frances Hayes, Thomas and Amy. 19 6 Lettde Verma Jones, Elmer E. and Lettic. 11 7 Evelyn Doris Berry, L and Annie M. " 21 8 Freda Bliss, (Arthur Fred S. and Ada L. " 25 9 John Henry Dunn, John A. and Flora J. " 30 OKatberme Rose McCann,. (William F. and Jennie. - June 4 1 Gardner Edson Morse, Clifford G and Edith L. " 0 2 Stephen, Frank Valquette, �Joseph and Julia. " 24 3 Lingi Raffle Bettelli, John and Hellena..21 4 Still Born. 5 John Henry Webster, William E. and Augustin J. .July 23 3 6 Ruth Nancy Clapp, Andrew and Edith L. 6 ,7 Albert Joseph Sullivan, John W. and Annie. 7 IS Beulah Francis Knowles William A. and Anuie S. 15 i9 George Albert Hoare, Frederick H. and Alice. " 23 10,Jared Booth Shenett, William D. and Geneva C. "- Sl #i Charles: Raymond 3lorse, Elishw B. and Lizzie. Aug 17 12 George Munroe Bil IHarry M. and Alice B. 17 33 George Frederick Dustin 'Frederick J and Bessie 34 Std1 Born Sept. 2 4 i�—Balcom, Charles R. and Margaret. i6—Nelson,. (Robert F. and Ida F. " 10 ii Batde Elizabeth Madden, .James J. and Elizabeth M, 14 38 William Henry Wright, (John Al. and Elizabeth J. 2� 39 Louis Wheeler, .Pasquale and Josie. 70—Wile, �Williain V. and Nancy. Oct. 17 71 Angelina Co£olone, Pasquale and Ursula. 18 72 John Alverson French {George B.. and Lily. " 20 73 Emma Frances Wynn, 'Edward R. and Mary E. " 29 74 Gladys Lydia Olson, Olof and Anna. ` 25 75 Helen Marie _yes, Daniel and Mamie. " 27 70—DeJonaini Raploelo and Gelsumnnda. 'Nov. 1 77 Mildred Louise Hannon Jaynes E. and Amy M. '` 6 78 Margaret Hart, Peter B. and Elizabeth. 16 79 Garnish, Crtillo, Sabina mud Rosa. " 30 SO Still Born, 81 Ella Elizabeth Forrester, Harry R. and Ellen. Dec. 1 3 5 82 Anna Bell Jackson, Henry and Margaret. 83-- Premature Birth 8 54-- Premature Birth 1 9 35jWafter Hermann SchulzHermann and Mary L. 1S 86—Bail on, ,David M. and Melvina. 22 871Josepli Wilfred White. 'Goor 'e 13. and Hannah. 1 ` 22 88Marion Bees Truax, Mowbray and Amy L. 23 89—Ducluet, :Wilfred and Alice. ` 2g 90ILizzie May Whitton, George D. and Nellie. ` 25 91--Cotolone, .7oUn tinri Jagunda. ` 28 u92lJames Ronald Foii`ester. (James A. and Emeretta. " 26 74 MARRIAGES Recorded in the Town of Mansfield for the year 1904 II�,�I III Dss'a Vsxns ii II III"jl I Jan. 12. William E. French Emily A. Curtis ��II'�`Il I'lli Feb. 9. Thomas H. Connolly Ellen A. M. Jenkins Mar. 2. William R. Aspray Susie M. Boyden Apr. 4. Joseph A. Sylvia Cora Ella Pratt ��II�I U �IIIIII�� Apr.7. William H. Allen Maud L. Lincoln I� l�I III Ilil jl'� �Ijlllll "i Apr. 18. Samuel G. Brown Fannie S. Cushman ��'I'lli Ijl iii'il`Irl II� Apr.20, Daniel M.Vtckerie nP51➢ENCE Mansfield Springfield Mansfield Cambridge Mansfield 11 Mansfield . 11 Mansfield Norton Mansfield Foxborough Providence, R. I. 11 Rehoboth Mansfield Campello Mansfield 11 Mansfield 11 75 ug.10. George B. Stanley Sarah E. Chevers ig.15. Charles H. Griffin Mattie M. Brown 30. George D. Whitton Nellie (Goodrich) Dale 6. Alexander F. Stevens Eliza Y. Fisher 7. Donald Churchill Harriet B. Pearce .17. Arthur W. Wills Loretta A. Mullins 3. Arthur E. Soper Lottie F. Baker 6. Lewis N. Cutting Bertha Keenan 19. Herbert E. Brown Martha B. MacLean 6. Leo Hackett May S. Fish 26. William A. Copeland Lucy S. Fairbanks 27. P Randall D. Craft Lena W. Stein 30. Eugene Hardy, Jr. Alice A. Fuller Pawtucket, R. l Mansfield Easton 11 Mansfield 11 Mansfield Pawtucket, R.I. Providence, R. L Mansfield Mansfield 11 Mansfield Brockton Mansfield Attleborough Mansfield Attleborough Attleborough 11 Mansfield 11 Providence, R. I. 11 Mansfield 11 I . " 76 "I Nov. I. Lewis A. Richards Mansfield << Lillias M. Austin Providence, R. I. Nov. 1. George A. Stone Mabel E. Trow Pawtucket, R. I. Nov. I. John C. Byrnes Mansfield Jennie E. White Nov.16. Bernard A. Costello Pawtucket, R. I. Mansfield ��i'll I,' i IIIII Alice E. Flavin i,lI Mansfield i,it�9lli.' 1 ,� I,Ini i Nov. 21. Perley B. Ryerson Charlotte V. Sheldon Fogbocoubh �U1 �i' I � ��'�' Nov. 23. Roy B. Wheeler Mansfield i l I nl��lj�� i Winifred V. Pulsifoc Mansfield Dec. 15. John J. Engler Anna R. Merrill 17. Frank W. Shepard Mansfield ` Dec. Ella C. Phillips Ilia, ii Mansfield Dec . 20. Walter C. Chovers Martha M. Janes „i 21. Adelbert A. Purdy Mansfield Dec. Bessie M. Clark u �'ihtl�i, Diu ' lip il, .,iii� ' �l - Dec. 30. John W. Hartley Mansfield �''� Harriet M. Hollis Dec. 14• Frank R. Sweet Mansfield ca Harriet E. Pitman � �jl�l il, ipll I'lu! i iylr, ' .,iill Il r, i v 77 DEATHS in the Town of Mansfield for the year 1904 zDATE. iQAItE. Al1E. CAISr OF IDEA'.. 1 Jan. 2jCrowel Hatch, 64 9 26 Pulmonary Consumpt'n. 2 " 27 Luella V. Perkins, 42 5 19 Tubercalosis. 3 28 Alexander C. Davis, 72 9 Mitral Incompetency.. 4 Feb. 4 Sarah L. White, 49 817 Phthisfs. 5 '" 9 Charlotte Byrnes, 83 1114 Apoplexy. 6 IIIJames B. Leach. 24 RR. Accident. 7 14 Adelaide Sawyer, 20 10271 10 Cellnletis. 8 16 Mary Mann, 81 Apoplexy. 91 I3. 25 Mary L. Stackpole, 61 227 Pueumouka. 10 27IMerrill 11r. Fuller, 6 5 7 Scarlet Fever and An girl 11 Mar. 9 Walter L. Fuller, - 3 9 24 Scarlet Fever and An ina 12 27�David Hearn, 62 Heart Uisease. 13 30 John H Manning, 80 30 La rippe. 14 April 2 Nathaniel Matthews, 86 728 Senile Degeneration, 15 6Emily H. Shams-, 80 620Exhaustion Due to OR Age. 16 10 Maria Bird, 88 323 Senility .. 17 17I11eury S. Bliss, 85 7.19IApoplexy. 18 191Mary E. Phillips, 75 913.Chronic Myocarditis. Subacute Cystitis. 19 11 22I-- Still Born. 20 11 25.Ettore Fusi. 125 Pneumonia. 21 11 26 El Butt M. C. Swett, 3 22 Heart Disease. 22 : 29. David O'Keefe. 68 8 2 Pulmonary Cousumpt' 23 20 Paulimis I. Dlakepeace, 55 6 21Pneuvil Confluctin Malaria. 24 May: 41 Charles F. Maceer, 50 RR. Aecidout. 25 7, Richard Dlntrie, 49 Heart Disease. 26 D. 17 Frar Lawrence, 821 2 27 Apoplexy followed b Paralysis. 27 Ic 17 Beatrice Johnson, 9 5120.Pirralysis of Heart. Di] theria. 28 ° 21IElizabeth Al. Hollis, 45 1 1IGmmial Pareais. 29� " 24 Daniel Flavin, 26 RR. Accident. 30�: " 26 Nancy J. Drake, 80 7 2Intestinal Cancer. 31 June 23.— — Still Born. 32 July 13'Isabella B. Winter, 64 •23 Angina Pectoris. 33 19. Mildred Snow, 9 Cholera In'antum. 341 19. Louisa Drake, 81 �80 41001d Age. 35I: " 21 Thomas Fulton, 9,Inflnenza, Bronchitis. y 79 78 DE.ITHS—(Continued) DATL. AGK CAUSE OF DEATH Road Commissioners' Report Ang, Unknown Male, 18 Claude R. Wellington, 20 RP..-l%ldent. 34I Accidental Poisoning. Heart Disease �. , .; 31 William Cook, 1GT 113 Orgauic Still Born. Sept. 2 — — is Emily Carpenter, 8gl 1G Chronic Intestinal Ye - I phitis. 29 Lidora L. Lincoln, 67 3128 Lobar Pneumonia. CENTER DISTRICT " 29 — — Still Born. 8GI 6 b Mitral Regurgitation. S Oct. 13 Sarah A. Harden, 18 —.— Wile, 11Blue Baby. 179I Pernicious Anemia. Money expended in Center District by William G. << 37 Johnes Wilson, 7 Charles i12 I73 320 Pnemnonia. Wilber, Road Commissioner, for the year ending Deceto- G Nov. 7 << , Mason, Y8 Dlaria V. Iasoii; T3 5 Y6 Pneumonia. 80 7IY0 Apoplexy. her 31, 1904 8 �° 23IJniia A. Shepard, 7011 4Chronm Mitral, disease g 24 David F. Holmes, of Heart. 0 " 2g Betsey A. Ellis, 81 2� 4 Apoplexy. 511710,n csumpt�on. Paid Good Roads Machine Co., $5 75 1 << 29 Mary F. Em•ight, 21 I Still Born. Revere Rubber Co. 5 50 i3 8I--- 1Premature Delivery' Premature Birth. �2V W. B. Brown, stone bounds 6 00 gg <' 1GIHarold W. Vernon, 515 Doable Pneumonia. RR. Accident. C. H. Pratt 4 89 �g 20 Royal G. Rnndiett, vl� P. A. Drew & Co, 43 45 , William Johnson, labor 55 75 J. B. Shenett I{ 55 00 Henry C. Crockett 11 42 36 Mansfield Lumber Co. 21 16 C. W. Rathbun, chain 75 Robert Hayhurst 90 William McCarty 158 10 W. G. Wilber, team and labor 477 85 Fred Murphy, labor 5 25 Chilson Furnace Co., cinders 2 25 De Ware & Jordan, concrete 515 47 James F. (Freeman, labor 4 50 Gen. A. Wilber, team and labor 177 22 Thomas Ballou,, labor 5 25 4 80 $17 95 Paid John Cunningham, labor 8 00 Marcus Wheeler, 8 35 Hiram Holman team and labor 5 00' Albert Horton, 75 05 Alfred Barnard, labor 33 90, Benjamin Chadderton, labor 145 85 S. McKenuer 73 50 E. L. Alger S. E. Scholes, team and labor 97 50 50 E. H skell, labor 17 15 75 .� E. Ladd 17,50 E. D. Wilson 120'32 Peter Mack 95'03 G. G. Currier 255 J. Ballou " team and labor 1400 `75 C. H. Billings, team and labor 00 W. B. Wilson, 7'00 G. labor . Courrier, 3' 50 Alfred Cruser, 47 15 Herman Leonard " 52" 55 J. R. Cobb, team and labor 33 40 J. Haskell, labor 13 60 Isaac Foulkes 28 15 j, Williams 24 30 James Hackett " 5 20 W. C. Fuller CO., 28 44 S. T. Cross, gravel 3 74 Fred Bliss, 27 2,1 D. W. Cobb " 9. 12 Henry Paine " 2 75 Horace Perry 1 28 J. McCauley 1 60 Geo. W. Forsyth 81 W. Sullivan smes Hodges rent of land at crusher H. Curry David Perkins T. W. Leonard El Buck P M. Packard $4 80 9 00 15 00 7 50 4 50 12 35 20 97 $2,888 04 i for Center district $2,727 23 100 06 scraping lanes, gutter s and gravel 60 75, $2,888 00 .S BELONCING TO CENTER DISTRICT wagon $300 00 225 00 machine 215 00 hs''' 20 00 1 screens 20 00 ploughs 175 00 3 75 00 aper 35 00 $1,065 00 SNOW BILLS Perry, $48'70 Cobb < 23 50 ,. Wilson 31 56 e & Dinsmore 38 00 arry 8 65 83 82 Paid Frank Brooks $36 35 L. Provost Paid W • G. Wilber, 29 05 William Curtis George A. Wilber 7 50 E„Cook W McCarty 7 75 _ R. Harrington h Shar Josep p 2 40 A. Brooks William Johnson 60 k H. Brooks G. F,. Leonard 1 00 J. Gilkenson J R. Clapp, sand 1 gp Mansfield Lumber Co. J, Whidden 60 Sherman & Brown F. Drake 5;35,= �< Charles Betts Alfred Barnard 1 50 a` William Allen Smith 50 E. Smith g, G. Mewilliam 1 75 J. B. SUenett T. Enright 1 75 Henry Crockett C. Lynch 1 75 A. A. Briggs J, Enright 1 00 S. E. Scholes Elwin Carpenter 1 50 Charles Booker MT. M. Packard_ $252 56 Solomon Briggs D. W. Cobb J. F. hook — W. C. Matthews Bunker Charles Brown WEST DISTRICT Johnson bill, George Alexander expended in 'Vest District, d ng Deludino 31,1904: W. O. Sweet, Money William B• Brown for the year en W. N. Brownsno by paid William B. Brown $167 00 39 00 Received William Staplins 36 00 Due William B. Brown E. H. Shepard 20 00 H. E. Shepard 40 50 John O'Neil 38 20 , M. C. Coombs _l ,:. V $14 75 2s 00 27 60 31 75 13 65 - 1 50 2 50 16 85 92 19 42 23 9 65 16 75 18 00 21 00 21 00 9 05 2 00 7 70 2 60 17 76 2 30 3 40 50 1 00 10 50 15 50 3 50 12 50 $788 43 712 -67 $75 76 85" 64 Paid D. Moorhouse $68 45 MONEY,"ENDED ON OTIS STREET DULL DA31 J. Shenett 48 30 Joseph 17 50 Paid William B. Brown 155 00 H. Harding 18 70 William Staplins 38 00 Wm. Moorhouse 29 20 John O'Neil 25 00 Geo. Moorhouse 10 65 William Allen 3 00 Ells 1 75 William R. Brown 4 50 Wm. Brown, blasting mocks 12 00 NI. C. Coombs 4G 25 Geo. Newcomb 10 42 George Alexander 42 00 J M. Atwood, 274 ft. chest- E. Smith 20 25 nut plank at 2c., 22 posts L. Provost 44 00 at 12c. 8 12 William Curtis 46 50 (.Rathbun, spikes 35 John F. Cook 1 00 P. A. Drew, grates, cement E. Saley, 5 00 and pipe 24 25 W. O. Sweet 7 50 W. C. Fuller Co., pipe, dy- Sherman & Brown 7 00 namite 10 50 William N. Brown 9 00 Wm. M. Packard, sharpening Mansfield Lumber Co. 4G 00 drill 69 $.00 00 J. M. Atwood, 117 2-horse loads gravel at 5c., 108 1-horse loads at 3c. 9 Og $913 89 Appropriation $665 51 EAST DISTRICT Ginty appropriation 250 00 in East District by John M. Atwood $915 51 rloney expended from January 1 to December 31, 1904: NOTE —The Ginty wall and fixing the street cost over $38 00 $400;00. Paid Wm: Wilber, scraping roads John M. Atwood 274 41 Frank Atwood 62 25 P. Hart 99 00 Belcher 93 15 COX 77 20 I I�� ra� I1 �I s; ANNUAL, REPORT Or THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Trustees of the Mansfield Public Library herewithsubmit their annual report: At the town meeting on March 21, 1904, Mr. William A. Copeland and Mr. William C. Fuller were re-elected Trustees for three years. The Board organized by choice of the following officers and committees: President, Frank L. Cady. Secretary, William A. Copeland. Treasurer, William C. Fuller. Standing Committees: Library and Librarian, William L. Robinson, William C. Fuller and +William A. Copeland. Library Room, Frank L. Cady, William C. Mills and William M. Macnair. s i 88 Finance and Accounts, William L. Robinson and William A. Copeland. Miss Ida F. Hodges was re-elected Librarian and Miss Lucy S. Fairbanks was chosenassistant. Miss Fairbanks resigned the office in October and Mrs. Charles M. Hardon was chosen assistant in her place. The auxiliary committee of ladies which did such excellent service during the previous year in Promot- ing public interest in the Library and in providing a series of entertainments which were both entertaining and instructive, and were the means' of procuring funds for adorning the Library with works of art, have continued their good work during the last year. A number of free lectures upon subjects especially appropriate were also arranged to be given in the Library. In the spring a committee consisting of Miss Alice Gallup, Miss Ethel Paine and Miss Jennie Copeland chosen to arrange for an exhibit of pressed wasit was intended especially by flos the autumn. at a variety e wild flowers this exhibit to show wh'thes exists in our immediate vicinity, young ache entered with enthusiasm upon the work; results of 'their labors have been displayed upon the . The number of flowers which walls of the Library they secured, and the neatness of the display, have been a surprise to many. They are well 'worth a careful study by those interested in wild flowers. Owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever last spring, the trustees discontinued the distribution of 89 books from March 6th to April .5th, and as a matter .of precaution against any possible contagion, all books which had been in houses where it was known that a case of scarlet fever existed were destroyed upon their return to the Library. The fear of contagion, however, diminished the circulation of books very much during the entire spring, even after all clanger had ceased. The following magazines have been on the read- ing table : Harper's, Munsey's, Review of Reviews, Scientific American and Youth's Companion. New volumes have been added during the year, making the total number of volumes now in the Library The Librarian's report gives the following statis- tics: Total circulation for the year, 10,901; average on Tuesdays, 56 ; on Thursdays, 48; on Saturdays, Books issued on Saturdays are classified on the gage as follows: Biography, 2; Juvenile, 37; Fic- n 72 ; Miscellaneous, 7 ; History, 1 ; Poetry, 2. Cards have been issued to 1.1.i new patrons. FRANK L. CADY WILLIAM L. ROBINSON WILLIAM A. COPELAND WILLIAM C. FULLER WILLIAM M. MACNAIR WILLIAM C. MILLS Board of Tmstees. 9,.. REPORT TREASURER'S --Dr.— $31 93 Feb. 1. Cash on hand 50()00 ;l � April 16. Town appropriations 18 50 Hodges, fines' etc' $550 4a IdaF. b �I Jan. 30. _ Jill $150 00 Paid Ida F. Hodges, librarian t11� LUC S. Fairbanks, assistant 71 31 ail librarian Mildred L. Hallett assistant 2 00 i, K� librarian 1 00 librarian Lida Day, assistant Gertrude Hardee, assistant S4 50 librarian Barnard & Co., binding I F. J. 16 60 `I I� books 12 25 , F, B. Eldredg e, subscriptions Thorp & Martin Co., rubber 60 I� 'i bands 16 50' William White, Printing g 00 z Essex 1'ubiisbiug Co., bOOk 179 92 hooks � ,il�� o., Charles E.LaariatC expense €� t ,�!'iI Rev. W. AI.Mnenair,exp 5 00 f� floral exhihit 50 labels Dennis(," Mfg' Co" gum 2 75 � I� Express, etc. 50 50 i Cash on band __— $550 43 'W. C. FULLER, Treasurer. x TOWN OF MANSFIELD ANNUAL REPORT OF TIE SCHOOL COMMITTEE" TOE ME Year Ending Dec. 31, 1904 SCHOOL OFFICERS COMMITTEE WILLIAaf 11. PACKIRD, Chairman, term expires Dec. 31, 1904 JOSEPH WILSON, Secretary " Dec. 31, 1905 HARRY R. FISHER -° Dec. 31, 1906 Ifeetinss: Tuesday evenings each week during school term SnPL"RINTENDEET EDWARD P. PITTS, term expires April 9, 1905'. Office Hours: Thursdays, from 3 to 9 A. M. at Central Building TRI:ANT OFFICER L. LESLIE JONES SCHOOL CALEN DA?. SPRrnG '1'ERir, 1.905, Begins April 3 ; ends. June 23. 12 weeks FALL TERit, 1905, Begins September 5; ends December 22. 16 weeks \VINTFF TERif, 1906, Begins January 1; ends March 23, 12 weeks. SPRING TERM, 1906, Begins April 2 ; ends June 22. 12 weeks. HOLIDAYS Washington's Birthday. Memorial Day Patriots' Day Thanksgiving Day TEAOnERs' VISITING DAPS Third Wednesdays of Winter and Spring terms If stormy on third Wednesday, the neat pleasant Wednesday. One dayallowed for Teachers' Convention or Teaches' Institute in Fall term. . SCHOOL SESSIONS HIGlr SCHOOL H E P O H T F''...., Begins at 8.20 A. aL, ends 1.15 p. u. OF THE 1 COMMON SCHOOLS Morning session begins at 9, ends at 12. S CI-1 0 0 E COMMITTEE afternoon session begins at 1.15, ends'3.45 �p4pp�I (ll� STorlr SIGNALS TO THE CITIZENS OF MANSFIELD : Fire alarm, Box 22, at 8 A. At., no school morning session, The School Committee of Mansfield, with whom the At 11 A. M., one session or no afternoon session. Dare and education of the young of the town has been en- trusted, respectfully renders its report for the year ending December 31, 1904. G r' III FINANCIAL i RECEIPTS Appropriation, General School Fund $15,400 00 Special appropriation, General I� C School Fund 2,550 00 pia Appropriation, Superintendent 605 00 State Aid, account Superintendent 500 00 (� Income of State School Fund 547 39 Bristol County, Dog Tax 573 22 Tuition, State Wards 46 50 $20,222 11 I� lip s((l tl K.. J l 6 EXPENDITURE, Salaries, Teachers $10,281 14 Janitors 894 91 Superintendent of Schools 660 00 Supervisor of Drawing 170 00 Supervisor of Music 228 00 School Committee 165 00 Fuel 1,261 89 Repairs 3,234 33 School incidentals 736 51 Miscellaneous 77 25 Test Books and Supplies 2,011 25 Transportation 423 41. — $20,143 69 $78 42 Less overdrawn 1903 52 42 Balance carried to 1905 $26 00, TUITION Mass. State Board of Charity, ac- count State Wards $46 50 SALARIES Harrison A. Mcc-8e, Principal, Hip,h School $1,230 00 Alice R. Pierce, assistant, 37 weeks 601 25 Qaleria S. Goodenow, assistant; 25 weeks 406 25 Amy N. Martin, assistant, 16 weeks 200 00 7 Edith L. Smith, assistant, 16 weeks Lou W. Peacock, assistant, 4 weeks Etta B. Mowry, teacher of Sten- ography, 25 weeks Norris O. Danforth, military in- structor John H. Berry, Principal, Central E. Emily Grover, teacher Lizzie J. Blake, teacher Winifred A. Briggs, teacher, 22 weeks Hadassa L. Goodwin, teacher Katherine M. White, teacher Anna F. Higgins, teacher Alice E. Crabtree, teacher, 15 weeks LillianG. Murdock, teacher, Town $200 00 55 00 62 50 123 00 $2,878 00 $822 14 462 50 381 00 220 00 370 00 370 00 370 00 150 00 $3,145 64 House, 28 weeks 280 00 Edna B. Milkins, teacher, Town House, 15 weeks 150 00 Ni ary C. Flagg, teacher, Town House, 9 weeks 90 00 $520 00 Marta H. Whitman, Principal, Green,9 weeks 112 50 Isabelle R. MacKenzie, Principal, Green, 26 weeks 325 00 Mary F. Harlow, teacher, Green 370 00 s Edna B. Milkins, teacher, Green, 22 weeks Ethel M. Angell, teacher, Green, 15 weeks Carolyn M. Stanwood, teacher, Spaulding, 22 weeks Orrie M. Sibley, teacher, Spauld- ing, 15 weeks Lulu M. Dix, teacher, Whiteville, 22 weeks Ethel L. Taylor,.teacher, White- ville. 15 weeks Esther E. Soule, teacher, Hart- well, 17 weeks Della M. Rogers, teacher, Hart- well, 20 weeks Agnes E. Blake, teacher, Hall Mary E. Chace, teacher, Williams Ethel F. Packard, teacher, Balcom 22 weeks Lulu M. Dix, teacher, Balcom, 1.5 weeks Ethel M. Angell, teacher, Briggs, 22 weeks Edith F. Guild, teacher, Briggs, 15 weeks $220 00 150 00 -- $1,177 50: 220 00 150 00 -- $370 00 220 00 150 00 -- $370 00 $170 00 200 00 $370 00 $370 00 $310 00 $220 00 150 00 -- $370 00 $220 00 150 00 — $370 00 $10,281 14 9 Edward P. Fitts, Superintendent Laura W. Cook, Supervisor of Drawing, 24 weeks Mary A. Prevost, Supervisor of Drawing, 10 weeks J. E. Shepardson, Supervisor of Music $660 00 $120 00 50 00 -- $170 00 $228 00 SCXOOL COMMITTEE William M. Packard, Chairman $50 00 Joseph Wilson, Secretary _ 75 00 Harry R. Fisher, 40 00 $165 00 d11NITORS A. R. Lishman Central School $480 00 John Donoghue Town House 71 25 R. L. Patton, Green 149 66 J. E. Welch, Spaulding $20 00 Daniel L. Tucker 15 00 -- $35 00 Carroll Phillips, Whiteville 18 50 James Wylie, Hartwell; $31 00 Lewis N. Britton, Hartwell 6 00 G. E. Shaw, Hall Mrs. Anna Bragg, Williams $37 00 35 00 31 50 Ralph Drew, BalcOm $8 00 HARTWELL SCHOOL, No. 2 Charles Amesbury, Balcom 10 50 -- $18 50 -Mansfield Furnace &Coal Co., 5 Charles H. Hodges, Briggs 18 50 tons coal $37 35 �_ .James Wylie, 1 cord wood 6 00 $894 91 -- FUEL I HALL SCHOOL, No. 3 CENTRAL SCHOOL, No. 4 Mansfield Furnace & Coal Co., 123 tons, 160 lbs. coal $824 58 S. E. Scholes, 3/ cords wood 17 63 ®. P. Cook, 3 cords wood 17 55 -- $859 76 TOWN HousE SCHOOL, No. 10 Mansfield Furnace & Coal Co., 15 tons coal $100 50 GREEN SCHOOL, No. 5. Mansfield Furnace & Coal Co., 24 tons, 1600 lbs. coal $165 58 SPAULDING SCHOOL, No. 9 G. E. Bailey &Sons, 1 cord wood $6 50 WHITEVILLE SCHOOL, NO. 1 A. L. Leonard, 2 cords wood $43 35 Alansfield Furnace & Coal Co., 4 tons coal $27 45 E. A. Carpenter, 1 cord wood6 25 $33 70 WILLIAMS SCHOOL, NO. 6 A. D. Bing, 2 tons coal $15 50 BALCOM SCHOOL, No.7 A. D. Ding, 2 tons coal $15 50 BRIGGS SCHOOL, No. 7. William B. Brown, 2' cords wood $9 50 $1,261 89 REPAIRS CENTRAL SCHOOL, No.4 Chilson Furnace Co., 3 No. 55 furnaces $822 00 $12 00 William J. White, painting 315 00 �w� M 12 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. S125 14 L. S. Packard, vestibule and gen- eral repair! 279 94 H. E. Lane, painting 19 21 Burditt & Willialns Co., lochs and keys 7 'r 5 TOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, NO. 10 Chandler Adjustable Chair and Desk Works, furniture S442 20 L. S. Pachard, partitions and gen- oral repairs M 68 G. L. Hamilton, painting 33 00 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 26 29 GREEN SCHOOL, NO. 5 G. L. Foster, vestibules and gen- oral repairs $296 92 G. L. Hamilton, painting 88 50 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 38 37 SPAULDING SCHOOL, NO. 9 A. T. Fuller, painting $52 33 J. A. Wheeler, paint, ail, etc. 38 10 WMTEVILLE SCHOOL, NO. I Henry E. Lane, painting $26 75 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 21 49 $1,569 04 $663 17 13 HARTWELL SCHOOL, No. 2 Henry E. Lane, painting $33 32 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 21 44 $54 76 HALL SCHOOL, No. 3 Henry E. Lane, painting $33 25 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 21 67 --- $54 92 WILLIAMS SCHOOL, No. 6 John F. Cook, general repairs C. Broadhurst and G. Durfee, painting J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. American School Furniture Co., 3 desks $34 86 32 45 20 83 10 30 $101 44 BALCOar SCHOOL, No. 7 John F. Cook, general repairs $73 60 $423 79 C. Broadhurst and G. Durfee, painting 28 05 J, A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. 22 70 American School Furniture Co., 2 desks 5 60 _—_— $129 95 $90 43 $48 24 BRIGGS SCHOOL, No. 8 John F. Cook, general repairs $52 53 C. Broadhurst and G. Durfee, painting 24 70 14 1 15 J. A. Wheeler, paint, oil, etc. $17 61 American School Furniture Co., 1 desk 3 75 SCHOOL INCIDEN37ALS CENTRAL SCHOOL, No. 4 A. R. Lishman, extra cleaning and sundries Frank C. Carpenter, wiring for electric lights -Frank C. Carpenter, changing fire alarm bells Robert Hayhurst, sundries David M. Eddy, sundries MasmT, Young & Go., Nodusto and Myco Chilson Furnace Co., cleaning far- naces J. A. Wheeler, sundries Smith & Anthony Co., sundries D.W. B. Hodges, repairing clock, etc. A. L. Snow, repairing batteries W. G. Wilber, sodding lawn Frank E. Briggs, sawdust Mansfield Lumber Co., boards Oscar Mason, sundries Oliver Ditson Co., repairing drums William J. White, glass $116 60 85 00 7 86 45 26 42 63 $98 59 $3,234 33 23 60 11 00 8 20 6 95 6 90 5 55 5 25 3 45 3 00 2 93 2 75 2 50 L. S. Angell, adjusting shades, etc. $2 00 C. S. Cobb, repairing clocks 1 75 Burditt & Williams Co., keys 1 25 $384 43 TOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, No. 10 DeWare & Jordan, concreting walks $13 75 David M. Eddy, sundries 7 98 Chilson Furnace Co., grates, etc. 7 25 Frank E. Briggs, carting furniture, etc. 7 24 Chas. S. Angell, repairing shades, etc. 6 50 D. W. B. Hodges, 1 clock 5 00 R. H. White Co., 1 clock 3 25 Mrs. I. Tucker, cleaning 3 00 Wm. V. Wile, cleaning vault 2 00 J. A. Wheeler, sundries 1 05 Boston Branch, sundries 65 $57 67 GREEN SCHOOL, No. 5 R. L. Patton, extra cleaning , $14 00 D. J. Green & Co., 2 rope mats, 3x5 12 10 Masury, Young & Co., Nodusto 11 70 W. C. Fuller Co., sundries 8 06 Chilson Furnace Co., cleaning fur- naces 7 25 J. A. Wheeler, sundries 4 22 Warren Angell, reseating chairs 3 00 17 16 G. L. Wheeler, repairing sink 1 5,0 Samuel Hai ra,y, watching July 4 $3 00 Carroll S. Cobb, repairing clock 1 25 G. L. Hamilton, glass 1 60 G. L. Hamilton, painting flagpole 1 24 Henry E. Lane, glass to $29 54 $64 93 Less amount collected by H. A. Perry from sundry persons for HALL SCHOOL No. 3 damages to property, etc. 6 00 $58 93 Mansfield Water Supply District, extension water mains $ SG 00 SrAHLHrna SCHOOL, No. 9 G. E. Shaw, extra cleaning, etc. 10 70 Masury, Young & Co., Nodusto 3 90 11'. G. Wilber, catting ashes $16 00 C. H. Pratt, sundries 92 Robert Hayhurst, sundries 4 59 _-. $101 52 Mrs, C. W. Tucker, extra cleaning 2 75 D. W. B. Hodges, repairing clocks 2 50 WILLIAMS SCHOOL, NO: 6 - D. M. Eddy, sundries Martin Huber, cleaning yard 2 2 00 00 Chilson Furnace Co., firs pot for C. S. Cobb, repairing clock 1 00 stove F. Cook, cleaning yard, etc- $17 15 6 1.5 AV. C. Fuller Co., sundries 55 $31 39 John Mrs. Anna Bcagg, extra cleaning 4 00 Masury, Young & Co., Nodusto 3 90 WHrrEviLLE SCHOOL, No. 1 J. A. Wheeler, sundries 1 Ol — — — $32 21 Charles Phillips, extra cleaning $5 00 Charles Phillips, water 1 year 4 00 ` BALCO➢r SCHOOL, No. 7 Robert Hayhurst, sundries 80 John F. Cook, cleaning yard, etc. $5 70 J. F. Foster, repairing clock 50 $10 30 Chas. S. Angell, repairing shades, 4 60 HARTWELL SCHOOL, No. 2 etc. Mrs. Anna Bragg, extra cleaning 3 00 James Wylie, extra cleaning,water, J. A. Wheeler, shovel 12 _— $13 42 etc. $16 00 D. J. Green & CO., 2 rope mats, 3x2 4 90 Masury, Young & Co., Nodusto 3 90 18 19 BRIGGS SCHOOL, No, 8 Thompson, Brown & Co., books 26 68 R. H. White Co. " 12 30 Chas. S. Angell, repairing shades, E. E. Babb & Co., " 54 47" etc. $6 80 E. E. Babb & Co., supplies 369 a6 G. L. Wheeler, repairing pump, William E. Bump 5 25 etc. 6 55 John Daniel " 17 26 Mrs. Anna Bragg, extra cleaning 3 00 J. L. Hammett Co., 13 62' John F. Coop, setting fiag•stalf 75 Hill, Smith & Co., 71 — — — $17 10- A. E. Martell & Co., " 15 00 ' R. S. Robson " 44- MISCELLANEOUS Rumford Rumford Supply Co., 2 28 Ward Co., " 36 75 Harry R. Fisher, taking school Carter, Rice & Co., drawing sup - census $35 00 plies 3 20 L. Leslie Jones, truant officer 35 00 Laura W. Cook, drawing supplies 3 70 J. O. Hodges, P. M., postage Dennison M'f'g Co., " 13 56 stamps 7 00 Milton, Bradley Co., 5 42 `i'. A. Copeland, taking acknow- Pran,g Educational Co., 75 lodgment 25 United Society of Christian En- $77 25 deavor, drawing supplies 1 24 Wadsworth, Howland & Co., drawing supplies 45 TE%2' I300775 AND SUPPLIES A. W. Hall Scientific Co., labora- tory supplies 4 29 American Book Co., books $655 85 L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., labo- Ginn & Co. " 263 96 ratory supplies 39 31 D. C. Heath & Co., " 36 15 ins. Winifred Fisher, lettering di- Houghton, Mifflin & Co., " 30 63 plomas 13 90 Maynard, Merrill & Co., " 16 54 William Read & Sons, 2 guns and Oak Hall Clothing Co., 1 00 belts 10 00 The Phonographic Institute Co., D. S. Spaulding, 2 prize badges books 9 76 and dies 64 50 B. H. Sanborn & Co., books 35 93 Boston Regalia Co., 1 ribbon badge 40 Silver, Burdett & Co., " 62 59, 20 Smith Premier Typewriter Co., 1 typewriter and table 74 00 William White, printing 89 49 Frank E. Briggs, freightand cart- ing supplies 6 95 H. W. Hallett, freight and cart- ing supplies 1 50 C. H. Kittrell, freight and carting supplies 3 00 J. A. Wheeler, express on supplies 1 85 $2,012 12 Less books sold Mrs. T. S. Robbins $0 36 Mrs. G. E. Leonard 51 --- 87 $2,011 25 High School proportion, $560.05. Elementary schools proportion, $1,451.20. TRANSPORTATION New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., transporting the following named pupils between. West Mansfield and Mansfield: Cora M. Ballou $17 81 Mildred J. Ballou 17 74 Harold Briggs 4 43 Florence A. Bunker 4 36 Lottie L. Clark 17 74 Lawrence H. Drew 8 93 Mary E. Janes 8 93 Beatrice Johnson 10 36 Elizabeth A. Knowles $17 74 Faith Meader 6 92 Harold H. Porteous 10 36 Ethel L. Reed 11 28 J. Bernard Root 1 83 Grace E. Thompson 16 43 Lena E. Waggott 17 81 Clara Berniece Watts 17 74 — — — $190 41 Norton & Taunton St. Railway Co. 8,000 school tickets 200 00 Tuttle & Dinsmore, transportation of Supervisor of Drawing 33 00 � $423 41 E+ 1 ` I A a: ror�cvrwn r_. < `om "v nrw wo.npNcim �I1J � nndl <D bn nnnlD � x � onw c.. ciwcu r-+ a a 0 �ci �nwmm-�m0>V NO N Fm w cro ,�'i cmiwcvn�nnd ci �m a co Ela � non �n w,n �n w.,w �n �❑ mo n N ci m.-+uvmr.+r�nm ro 0 w � X u G Orm00WN.-1 c10 wm .y a npmc: ,nnww m �n j � 6 O+`1�WtiO Q.-1NMf- n n I x M +-1 C- eF Cl r O+'S G: b n r L•j w m mo wd--+owocpi-yi�"µ-�no-c� m mc� cn x N � (mo woo�n0000 nm o) N Ho may d�On00 000 nw.yo�❑gg�❑�❑.n O "d' Le eo Og x �',�, <❑2 �d1 ,y ,r r�nmi-,n .yww wocio woorww �cJmv'md d�mmc0 y�ci uv ci O n i� I s �F I V'kvi boa Odinmd OrOciW III OG1 N ww mi-�d+.r mci ca w,-1 d i=c' w O 4 m ism a w, IFx U F°i ch rrz'�[tl ttlgWm FOE c0i � r ro,y r,ccwci dip �-1m Cl�tlJ o'J �O G>d'N r.. CI OJ w W a �ocic mm.i �nowo o c141 -x < �Nr-1�-i o9 C1�NOlW N� M t� H O O O O O O O o y O O O 0 0 w p�'•NCT ClNC1 LV Pl Ct Cl 4V Nn Cl F z 6 a CINNcI NGV CIN VN Icl io N. <m nmuv uv �n �cv .ui:u �❑uo 0 w � F F s U3 mam.-l-sworoc�o o.. o s k m�wmc�m.-1vc>�vr min � -n wMmti wd�4�lbrm Ww b a kp wao vva �n d+r ono mnc- -sw a W Boa I I �r�-ti dml-�+m crimc`�iti �CN'v w >05l o Y❑ O U ❑ b9.c'. � m N I O bo 24 APPROPRIATION The Committee recommends that the town grant, for the expense of maintaining schools the ensuing year, the following sums of money: General ScboolFund and Transportation $18,500 00 Superintendent of Schools 660 00 State aid, Dog Fund and Tuition Fees The appropriation for the general school fund asked for is $550.00 more than the town raised and appropriated during the last year. Your Committee realizes the .mount asked for is somewhat larger than usual, and would state .it is due to the increased mem- bership of the schools, there being at the present time nearly one hundred pupils more than a year ago. All the centre schools are crowded and there will have to be another school provided for the new pupils who will begin in September. During the past; pupils entering the High School have not been as thorough and proficient in their work in the elementary grades as is necessary to take up the higher studies taught in the High School ; �I therefore, the Committee has deemed it wise to lengthen the school year from thirty-six to forty weeks; this will cause an additional month's pay -roll for the teachers and janitors. Attention is ` called to the reports of the Superin- tendent of Schools, Supervisor of Drawing, Super— III 25 visor of Music and the Truant Officer, which folk The Committee takes this opportunity. to tha the citizens for their co-operation and hearty supp during the year, and trusting the same will contin We subscribe ourselves; WILLIAM M. PACKARD,; JOSEPR WILSON, HARRY R. FISHER, school CO221720tee of Mffl4eld. 10 Pik SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT To: THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MANSFIELD : GFNTLEIVEN,—Following is my Fourteenth Annual Report of the Schools of Mansfield, covering the pe- riod from January, 1904, to January, 1905. The statistics are largely taken from the registers for the year closing in June, 1904, which is the end of the school year. S2ATISTICS I. VALUATION: Town $2,542,934 00 School -houses and lots 48,000 00 IT. APPROPRIATIONS: Rate of taxation $19 00 Amount for school purposes w$18,555 00 III. ENROLLMENT: .. In High School 102 In Elementary Schools 76B. IV. AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP: In High School 91.9 In Elementary Schools 710.73 27 V. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: In High School 87.1 In Elementary Schools 632.11 '. VI. PERCENTAGE OF ATTENDANCE: In High School 94.61 In Elementary Schools88.21' VII. MISCELLANEOUS: Average age of pupils in first grade in September 6 1-12 years Number of graduates from ninth grade in June,1904 41 Number cf these entering Mansfield High School 33 Percent. of whole number of pupils in Grammar school at the close of the year who entered High School 76.7 Number of pupils graduated from the classical course of the High School 0 Number of pupils graduated from the General Course 4 Number' of pupils graduated from the Scientific Course 2 Number of pupils graduated from the Business Course 3 Number of teachers regularly em- ployed 26 Number of different teachers em- ployed during the year 36 Number of school -houses 10 Number of school -rooms 23 Number of pupils previously enrolled in other schools of the town or state 154 Total length of school in days ' 3110 TABLE showing how many pupils in each school and in each grade of every school, reported December, 1904 : SCHOOLS. Gna Es. , ;y 1 2- 3 ( 4 5 6. 7 8 — 9 — — 11 1 — 12 —I—I 13 Whiteville, 3 2 1 14 14 1 110 15 Hartwell, 2 6. 4 5 .I 20 Hall, 2 5 3 3 6 22 Central, 5V M* i 52 55 46 44 52 54 52 �, 4.68 Green, 25 22 26 18 18 10 11 17 129 Williams, 3 3 3 3 15 25 Balcom, 2 3 1 5, 4 4 5 24 Briggs, . 3I 2I....I1 1 3 2 12 Spaulding, 40 I23 46 High, 31 1S 24 95 j130101109 95 76 65 8`L 61 52 31 123 18 I24 851 It is an impossibility to speak of all the different subjects pursued during the year, but in general allow me to say that conditions for work, both in graded schools at the center where now we have one tirade to a room and in the outlying schools where the number *Town House Schools 29 of grades has been reduced to the minimum, have never been more favorable than now, nor have better results been obtained. The High School has not increased as much as we anticipated, Net there is plenty of work for four teachers. A small class of nine was graduated in June and a class of thirty-three entered in the fall, yet there is a net loss of two pupils at the close of the year. Last year we had an entering class of fortv, and nearly ninety one per cent. of the whole number of pupils in the grammar school entered our High school; this year hardly seventy-seven per cent. entered. We have a large senior class comprising one-fourth of the school, but when these leave we hope to have a large number from the present ninth grade, which numbers fifty-two, to take their places. The work in drawing has been much broken up by change of teachers. Miss Laura W. Cook had scarcely more than started her fall work when she was called away to teach in Boston. Miss Mary A. Prevost, who was selected to take her place, has already laid a fine foundation for future work, to say nothing of what has alreadv been accomplished, and we hope the schools may long have the benefit of her excellent training. Your attention if; especially called to the programs of the graduating classes, the Roll of Honor and the reports of the teachers of drawing and music, which follow. 30 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMME I\TERMEZZO Orchestra Ratunka—Greenwalcl PRATER Rev. W. M. Macnair School CHORUS The Old. Guard —Rodney, arr. SALUTATORY AND ESSAY Mary Florence Brutcher Ontwarcl Bound ESSAY George Albert Wroe importance of the Study of English CLASS HISTORY Emmie Augusta Dixon.: .ESSAY Fred Louis White The Condition of Japan at the Outbreak of the War. ESSAY Maud Evelyn Fisher:: An Afternoon at the Theatre Three Hundred Sears Ago NOVELETTE Orchestra. A Whispered Thought —Johnson ESSAY Herbert William Butterworth Requirements for Success ESSAY Carroll Lewis Bessom Our Pride in Our State CLASS PROPHECY Edward Welt Achorn ESSAY WITH VALEDICTORY Helen Katherine Somers Sot for Ourselves but for All - CLASS ODE. Sung by the Class PRESENTATION OE. DIPLOMAS w. M. Packard Orchestra MARCH M. H. S. '04—Heywood 31 CLASS ODE Through four bright years of study Our paths have been the same; We've all enjoyed the pleasure And work, too, as it came. Tonight we end our journey And different pathways take; Grave duties now confront us, Our place in life we'll make. May happiness crown duty,... Whate'er in life betide,. For every faithful teacher Who acted as our guide. The lessons they have taught us Throughoutour school -clay strife Will help to make us stronger For each new step in life. We say farewell to school -life, Our teachers, classmates, too; While yet we dread the future, - Still hidden from our view. We'll pass our lives so truly That at the last sad call We've carried out our motto, "Not for ourselves, but all." MARS FLORENCE BRUTCHER- 21 33 32 GRAMM? SCHOOL PROGRAMME GENERAL COURSE CffouEs, "The Wanderer" Schubert MARY FLORENCE BRUTCHER - School EMMIE AUGUSTA DIXON, Vice -President THE LOUISIANA PUP•CILASE Harold Edward Fitts HELEN KATHERINE SOMERS 1st Pupil John Leslie Fos. GEORGE ALBERT WROE, Secretary 2d Pupil "d Pupil.. Willie Thomas Bellew` 4th Pupil Raymond Gardner Hodges) _ " -. Pf��o Solo ➢Iaznrka" Ed Dorn - SCIENTIFIC COURSE Mildred -Marion Matthews - -,th Pupil Joseph Henry Vernon lst State Margaret Elizabeth Enright HERBERT WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH 'Alice Lillian Nelson FRED LOUIS WHITE, Treasurer 2d State 2d State Elizabeth. Alice. Knowles- CHOBIT9 "Come Back, Sweet May" Mozart School.: - - BUSINESS COURSE #th State Mary Harrigan.. Clara Bermece Watts 3th State Oth State Beulah Agnes Barrows -EDVARD WELT ACHORN j-oc AfSolo "In Dieanrand" ..Charles. Dennee- CARROLL LEWIS BESSOM, President Ethel McKenna - NAUD EVELYN FISHER ith State Ellen Elizabeth Brutcher Norma Leona Phillips - Sth State Oth State Mildred Park Stone CnoEEs "Who Will to the Greenwood Hic" W. O. Perkins School loth State Lottie Louise Clark 11th State Lillian Mildred WTOC 12th State Helen Agnes Gaffney PIA\O SOLO "Impromptu—Mazurk" Theodore Lack Laura Emeline Prentiss 1st Territory Freeman Lester Tyler' 2d Territory Russell Embert Leonard VrOLT� SOLO "Concerto" Hans Sitt Jeaamette, Redfield Holden DEC'LAILVMN "The Dignity of Silence" Thornton Gray Wilson- . enclus "Roaming" Franz Abt Sebool- PICEeENTATIO.N or DIPI.OJfAS a� � M l 34 GRADUATES Mildred Irene Ballou Beulah Agnes Barrows Ellen Elizabeth Brutcher Lottie Louise Clark Helen Florence Coxe Jessie Alice Dobson Margaret Elizabeth Enright Helen Agnes Gaffney Mary Harrigan Beatrice Johnson Lillian Keith Elizabeth Alice Knowles Mildred Marion Matthews Ethel McKenna Alice Lillian Nelson Mabel Irene Newell Norma Leona Phillips Laura Emeline Prentiss Olive Francis Spooner Mildred Park Stone Clara Berniece Watts Lillian Mildred Wroe Willie Thomas Bellew Henry Franklin Bessom Ralph Alphonso Buck Clayton Keith Coolidge Walter Hallett Corbett Frank Milton Eldredge Harold Edward Fitts John Leslie Eox Raymond Gardner Hodges Elmer ,loses Hollis Fred Lowry Jones Clifford Lane Ladd Russell Embert Leonard Ralph Edward Macomber Harold Portions Freeman Lester Tyler Joseph Henry Vernon Thornton Gray Wilson Edwin Merton Woiley 35 REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING MR, E. P. FI'ITS, Fuperintendent of Schools: DEAR SIR: —I herewith have the pleasure of sub- mitting the following report of the work done in drawing for the months of October, November and December, during which I have had the supervision of the work in Mansfield. The aim of the work has been to try and get the pupils to have a greater love for nature; a better appreciation of what is beautiful. and by means of some construction work lead them to see that the most simpleand commonplace things around them may be made beautiful as well as useful. In the making of an object, even though it be a simple box; the child learns that in order to be Pleasing to the eye it must be of good proportion, neatly and accurately made, and all the different parts forming an harmonious whole. The outline has been arranged as far as possible in all grades to have the different problems assigned form a related sequence, in order that the pupils may get to see that no one problem stands alone, but that each new one is related in some way to those they have done before. When they begin to realize that they are to use some of their nature studies for designing, that their lettering is to be used again in making Christmas and other books, that the well made box' depends on the well made and correct working drawing, I think each problem undertaken 12 I V �F 0 I� I �4 ie Ili+, l '" i 74 t yyki I' "v i ICI Pk, �Ir E it I. k'. ti!'f I'I 36 �I 37 will be more earnestly done and the whole work The changes which have been made in the Con - entered into with greater pleasure and profit. tral Building and Town Hall, thereby placing one g I would like very much, if the committee would grade in each room, is.of inestimable value along a grades some permit; to introduce into the primary g h several grades in a room it is musical lines. With simple manual work, such as weaving and raffia impossible to give the older pupils as difficult work as work. they require, and it is likewise impossible to prevent The work in the High school is of necessity lim- rote singing on the part of the younger scholars. ited, owing not only to the time alloted but also the With only one grade in a room, each class can pursue lack of proper accommodation, its own grade work. Fortunately such a condition There is much need of a room especially equipped has been brought about in a number of the schools for drawing, with a good light and plenty of room for and we may now expect better work than ever before. hanging casts and drawings. teachers The ungraded schools are doing well. In some of have been removed and I would like to thank you, sir, and all the these schools the older pupils for the cordial co-operation given me in the work. those who remain are finding the work much harder Respectfully submitted, than formerly, but they are taking hold of the songs MARY A PREVOST. and exercises with interest and enthusiasm. The High School has been provided with a new song book, The Corona, which we are. finding satisfac- REPORT OF SUPERTrISOR OF MUSIC The lesson period in this school is not as long tory. as it formerly was, which necessitates, of course, the Mr. E. P. FiTTS, Superintendent of Schools : accomplishment of less. DRAR Sin: —It is a pleasure to me to be able to The matter of monotones is a subject which is at. report progress in the study of music during the year attention on the part of Su- 1904. The majority of pupils are doing excellent p resent receiving special of school music. We have been pursuing a work and seem to be interested in, and to thoroughly ew in our treatment of these pupils and are enjoy, this line of instruction, but there is a growing cou new course n itte results. pleased to report unusually gsubmitted, tendency on the part of the boys in the sixth and Respectfully submitted, seventh ;rades to accomplish as little as possible in J. E. SHEPAR music. This is to be regretted, for if pupils get be- of Music. o f hind in this, as is any other study, it is difficult to in--Supervissoror terest them later on. I i 38` In closing allow me to express my appreciation of the fine condition in which all our school buildings are at the present time, and for the abundant supply' of material with which to do work. All of which is respectfully submitted. EDWARD P. FITTS, Superintendent of Schools. Mansfield, December 31, 1904, 39 Roll of Honor PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1904: HIGH SCHOOL Vernon Wilson Lester Hewitt Grace Crane Theresa McLaughlin Franklin Buck Ethel Evans Harold Moore CENTRAL John Donoghue Sadie Duguid Hattie Simpson Elizabeth Duguid Elizabeth Forbes Hallett Hodges Mattis Ladd Charles Somers Mabel Newell Lillian Wroe Willie Bellew Clifford Ladd Mildred Matthews GREEN Lucretia Graham Esther Dearborn Russell Hall �I 41 40 Raymond Hodges Embert Leonard Freeman Tyler Edwin Wolley wHITEVILLE Laura Prentiss Marion Fuller GREEN HALL William Cobb Florence Eaton Sylvia Leonard Leon Ball Ralph Dearborn Gertrude Forsyth Henry Hallihan $ BRIGGS May Morse Selma Koehler Vi Evelyn Shepard George Goyea Carlotta Parsons Louise Goyea 4I HAR.TWELL Robbie Burns Two TERMS John Burns " HALL L HIOH SCHOOL HerbertRobinson e Phillips Grace P Russell Black C leo n Burt Harriet Buck rrill Alice Me' 1 Shaw Newell Mabel Bllri. Florence Olney ill Walter Fiske Jeannette Holden WHITEVILLE Bertha Fuller Mabel Fuller CENTRAL Ruth Evans Regina Sheldon e WILLIAMS Gardner French Harold ward Eva Brown �i Flank Bellew Robert Tiffany Arthur Hodges Mar y Wroe SrAULDING Iltl t John Selee Walter Gott Isabella Duguid Eva Towne Maude Jones Eugene Wilson Henry Mors Ilk u N F 1 f Is 40 42 Grace Colburn, Margery Fisher ONE TERM May Tiffany, George Lord Paul Lord Raymond Robinson HIGH SCHOOL Willie Connor. Frank Mason Herbert Butterworth Albert Wroe Gladys Walker Mildred Fisher Esther Matthews Chester Comey John Tuttle Beatrice Staples p Lunette Fuller Cora Ballou Herbert Collins Marion Fuller Mildred Jones Lawrence Drew Mary Corbett Edmund Colli g an Norman Chapman Nellie Mason Mary White James Brown Francis Dunn John Higgins Everett Robinson William Cr eedon Carrie Wyllie Gladys s Clark Moll Connor Clarence Lord George Maffit t Madeline Wheeler Grace ThomasFox Clara Holt Lena Waggott Mar Fisher Y Gladys Weld Clara McCooT Isabel Buck Florence Booth CENTRAL Hattie Chadderton Ethel Glines Edith Ward Henry Berry Edna Martin Rena Mason t Raymond Bowley Mary Dunn Beatrice Coldwell James Bellew George Buchanan Carlton Fuller Elmer Waterman William Arndt €. Corodon Fuller Elwood Johnson Evelyn Morse Ruth Parker Arthur LaMarre Mary Murphy Lena Phillips Thornton Wilson William Gifford Lillian Morse � Helen Brutcher Gladys Dearborn ( Marion Ball Hazel Hatch ( e Dobson Jessie Helen Gaffney l George Forbes Margery Finnegan Mildred Stone Alice Nelson Carlton Horton Walter McGinn } Winnie Cunningham Mary DonoghueIj GREEN Burnett Kennedy Harold Hodges ' Beulah Hall Marion Lyons Charles Hallett Frederic Barrows Lucy McMillen Ralph Booth Harold Brutcher Nicholas Leonard " John Wile Eddie Ardrey Edward Sheldon ki Ri t�l Elizabeth Brown III 44 I I Linwood Hall Arthur Keenan Peter Pilkington John Pilkington Josephine Eaton Frank Currivan John Worthylake Louise Matteson Clara Morse Maude Coddiug Gladys Hodges Hazel Hodges Ruby Forsyth Charles Dearborn Clarence Ball Harvey Booth Helena Hallihan Frank Parsons Mildred Shields + WHITEVILLE i.j Bertha Willis Clifton Phillips i it HARTWELL III Fred Moorhouse George Flint Wendell Buck Clara Flint Velma Vickery Clifford Rathbun i I HALL LeRoy McWade Olive Freeman 'l 11 Hattie Lunn Zillah Miller ly i Harry PhillipsRobert Walker WILLIAMS �(I Mina Treen Leon Bragg Alice Bragg 41 i� , 45 BALCOM Lillian Bolton George Bolton Herbert Bolton Harry. Clark SPAULDING Ada Ladd REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICER. TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE: As Truant Officer for the town of Mansfield, I submit the following report of my doings for the year 1904: There have been fifty-one cases reported to me, all of which have been investigated and the pupils returned to their respective schools, except in cases of sickness when they were ordered to return as soon as able. In this connection I would suggest to the parents that when children are absent on account of sickness if they would so deport to the teacher it would save them a call from the Truant Officer, Respectfully submitted, L. LESLIE JONES, Truant Ofieer. R 12 46 EXTRACTS FROM PUBLIC STATUTES Relating to Contagious Diseases and Truancy. Enacted by the Legislature Nov. 21. 1901, to take effect Jail. 1, 1902. CHAPTER 44, SECTION 6. A child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except upon presentation of a certificate signed by a regular prac- tising physician that he isnot a fit subject for vaccination. A child who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or measles, or of a household exposed to such contagion from another household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness or until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the city or town, or from the attending physician of such person. staring that, in a case of smallpox, diphtheria or scarlet fever at least two weeks, and in a case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since the recov- ery, removal or death of such person, and that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed. CHAPTER 46, SECTION 3. A child between seven and fourteen years of age who wilfully and habitually absents himself from school enntrary to the provisions of section one of chapter forty-four shall be deemed to be an habit- ual truant, and, upon complaint by a truant officer and conviction thereof, may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school for not more than two years, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such child is placed un probation as provided in section seven of this chapter. w.. 47 SECTION 4. A child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of any city or town, having no lawful occupation, habitually not attending'schooi, and growing up in idleness and ignorance, shall be deemed to be an habitual absentee, and, upon complaint by a truant officer or any other person and conviction thereof, may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school for not more than two years or to the Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such child is placed on probation as provided in section seven. SECTION 5. A child under fourteen years of age who persistently violates the reasonable regulations of the school which he attends, or otherwise persistently misbehaves therein, so as to render himself a fit subject for exclu- sion therefrom, shall be deemed to be an habitual school offender, and, upon complaint by a truant officer and con- viction thereof, may, if a boy, be committed to a county truant school for not more than two years or to the Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial schoo 1 for girls, unless such child is placed on probation as pro- vided in section seven. FINAL REPORT or THE BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE MansfieldMunicipal Lighting Plant MANSFIELD, MASS. 1904 TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD: We hereby submit for your consideration our final re- port as Building Committee of the Mansfield Municipal Ligbting Plant. The Town of Mansfield voted June 25, 1903, to estab- lish and operate a Municipal Lighting Plant, and also voted to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $40,000 to cover the cost of the same, and they also voted that a committee of five; together with the Selectmen, be a Building Committee to establish the above mentioned plant. W. H. Lyons, D. C. Richardson, W. A. Staples,' David Smiley and George L. Foster were chosen as that. committee. The committee organized with W. H. Lyons as chairman and David Smiley, clerk. A lot of land was purchased, situated on the easterly side of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., containing 26,480r Wwom :`- r. r r Ij I � ill air compressors and all appliances necessary for the uc- square feet; having a frontage on the railroad of 108 feet �' cessful operation of the same. and a°'right of side track" already constructed, also a -right of way" to said lot through land of A. B. Day, DYNAyIOS S. W. Card M'f'g Co., and A. D. King, same being an �` Kilo - inductor type of alternators of 100 Kilo- extension of so-called West Church street, the provisions Two Stanley to the engines, '❑ that the Town of Mansfield should of said grant being o be directly connected h t y watt capacity each, w p keep in repair all bridges leading to said land while con- also the necessary Exciters. timing to use the same. The price paid for this land was four cents per square foot. SWITCHBOARD li Mr. Smiley resigned from the committee and C. N. of 3 slate panels, not les, than 12 feet Crane was elected clerk tofillthovacancy, and the fol- To be made up o and to be arranged with the 6 feet high, ' lowing sub -committees were elected : On Power, W. H. On Building, in ength and instruments and oth t ilinliauces, suitable for Lyons, D. C. Richardson, G. L. Foster. L n Street I' necessary which might arise for the succeoe- Foster, W. A. Staples, F. I. Sherman. On any and all emergencies j , Line.,.-, F. I. Sherman, S. E. Scholes, C. N. Crane, and I. . ful operation of the plant. regulators for regulating the current fur the chairman ex-officio. Also 4 station After a thorough examination of the needs of the town the series of street lights. installed complete and in successful oiler- relative to the establishment of an up-to-date Municipal power to be be made on account of Lighting Plant, a contract was unanimously approved and y payments shall ation before an p Y that a bond of $5,000 shall be depoeitod awarded to H. B. Rust & Co., Electrical Contractors, of the same ; also the amount of fuel consumed Providence, R. L, who agreed to furnish the following V, with the town , guaranteeing hour, beforhe engines @ acceptance of t for the sum of $38,300 : per horse -power shall be trade. It �i BUILDING STREET LINES To be brick, of suitable size and construction, and That 320 series incandescent street lamps and 25 be installed at III I to be erected in accordance with plans submitted by the 1200 candle power series are lamps shall hat sub -committee on building. the several locations specified t he m mittee. be less than four, al not the circuits for street lighting shall other' ENGINES and the necessary number of poles, crossarms' and furnished by the contractor for a com- €, ce s shall be 'n ha es' nd a a ee to c pp that three Also, t a' of 0 brake horse- o t el nes it engines, es a I American D Two A mer e installation of the same. P 1 etc a� with rl power and not less than 150 nominal horse power, w ��II I %n. 4 —c l w f r, 4 5 cent circuits for commercial lighting shall be installe& on rapidly, and on February 23, 1904, the street lights under the above conditions. were lighted for the first time and Mansfield's Municipal Commercial circuits shall be installed from freight Lighting Plant was a reality. house of N. Y., N. H. & U. R. R. to corner of South During the work of building the lines for the street Main and Spring streets, from railroad station, at head of- and commercial lights, the contractors accepted and agreed Rumford avenue, to corner of Spring and Union streets, to do- other work, which was to install transformers, and from Union through West Walnut street to residence meters, cutouts, etc., and to run the service wires for the of F. L. Cady. commercial customers. The right to use all poles belonging to the town, and This work was necessary in, order that the numerous also the services of the Tree Warden, shall be furnished. subscribers might be able to use light when the plant by the town. started, and could be performed to better advantage by them as they went along with their other work than in POLES any other way. The cost of this work was independent All poles shall be not less than 28 feet in length and of the original vote, that the town should install a Munic- have ameasurement of not less than 7 inches at the top. ipal Lighting Plant. No provision was made for connect ing services, and the expense attendant on such connections PAYMENTS was not provided for. The entire installation, which included building, station All payments on the engines shall be made direct to equipment and lines as originally planned, was completed the American Deisel Engine Co., and s hall be made in', within the amount appropriated, the total cost of the same three payments: First to be made upon starting the plant being $40,049.16. if the same is satisfactory; second to be made thirty days 6g To meet the amount expended, the sale of the bonds after the first; third to be made 60 days from date of netted, with the premiums received, $40,804.44. This starting. Electrical and other constructionpayments amount remained on deposit, and interest to the amount shall be made upon the first of every month for 80 per of 8452.41 was added to the 'amount received from the cent. of the work completed and accepted by the com- sale of bonds, making the total $41,256.85, and leaving a mittee. balance of $1,207.69, which was applied to commercial construction as previously mentioned. EXTRAS All work outside the original, contract should form, special contract and be paid for as such. Work was started on the plant the first week in Octo- a following months was c arried' bar, 1903, and. during the fol o j �r RECEIVED Bonds, premiums and interest $41,256 85 . EXPENDED The committee contracted for the following: F. Carpenter, map $16 20 A. D. King, land 1,059 20 Clearing lot 126 92 A. B. Day, water service 161 80 Committee expenses 171 30 C: C. Hagerty, examininn title 14 65 E. J. Fisher, tree warden 183 34 B. L. Makepeace, blue print 3 00 A. L. Sherman, map 12 75 H. B. Must & Co. contract 18,800 00 American Deisel Engine Co. con- tract 19,500 00 Balance 1,207 _— 69 $41,256 85 Cost of original installation as planned $40,049 16 Special contract for commercial, work 2,403 60 ---$42,452 76 Received as above 41,256 85 Deficit $1,195 91 7 The committee wishes to state that they have endeav- ored to give the citizens of Mansfield the full value for the money expanded, and we feel that the electric,lightmaa plant nt which has been installed under our direction and supervision is the very best that couldhavebeen obtained for the amount expended, and there is not a single doubt in our minds that the future of the plant wilt he.success- ful if a strict adherence to business principles is Followed. W. H. LYONS D. C. RICHARDSON GEO. L. FOSTER C. N. CRANE W. A. STAPLES S. E. SCHOLES F. I. SHERMAN Building Cainmiiwz. ! N`v s v. Doi I it 1 MS 1 ANNUAh REPO OF THE �t yp ggpp }� Board l�u n�c� a 1 �1 g T g P 0 r MANSFIELD, MASS. 1904 e Ii FIRST-ANNUAI. REPORT. OF TUB MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD TO THE CiITIZENS of THE TOwN OF MANSFIELD, MASS. We hereby submit to the voters of the Town of Mansfield our first annual report as the Municipal Lighting Board, the same being a report Of the oper- ations of the plant for the ten months ending Decem- her 31, 1904. The Municipal Lighting Board organized March 24, 1904. W. H. Lyons was chosen chairman and D. C. Richardson, clerk. H. L. Paine tendered his resignation from the Board and the same was accepted and notice given in writing to the Selectmen to that effect. 000.00 for On March 21,1904, the town voted $4, maintenance, and also to issue bonds to an amount for extensions to the com not exceeding $3,000.00 mercial service. In the expense for commercial services previously incurred there was a deficit of $1,195.91 existing at the time of entering upon our duties as the Board. To meet the above deficit the receipts from the sale of this issue of bonds were available, and this deficit was, id' from these receipts; the' final payment being made pa I, i III , ."^.$ III 13 12 �I -that after ten months' operation we find that they com- after the town had voted to allow the Town Treasur- favorably with any make of high speed steam er to pay the same at a subsequent meeting, it being e pare so far as wear and breakage of working parts I legal opinion that the appropriation was only to engines give are concerned. The electrical plant jgoo cover extensions subsequent to the date of appropria- airsoutsie satisfaction and has had no repairs outside of a tion, and could only be used for that purpose unless slight damage incurred during a thunder storm. a vote of the town at'a regular meeting should other- This liability hasbeen provided against and we expect wise authorize its Town Treasurer fther trouble from this source. no ur The town so voted at a regular meeting which was The arc light system d more or less concern cause held September 12, 1904. , It was also voted at this due to poor construction of he type of arc meeting that the plant should have the receipts for at times lamps used. Upon stating the conditions to the man - im- commercial lighting; and power sold to use for the ufacturers we were furnished with a new and ones no - maintenance of the plant. proved lamp in exchange for the old im- We found the plant it successtul operation ; 39 tional expense. This latter lamp seems too show branch of the I customers were being supplied with current and sev- proved results and we think that that eral others were ready to be connected to the sys- 26 service is greatly benefited. trouble tem. There were 295 series incandescent and are Water was also a source of considerable fights inoperation on the street lines. through the. during last spring, the water leaching g the We were very fortunate in securing efficient em- loose filling and backing up in the wheel pits ployees, and we think that a great part of the success air compressors. A drain was laid; from below the Fulton of the plant is due entirely to their untiring efforts to floor of the basement to the stream entering trouble from that promote the best interests, of the town. We engaged pond and there has been no further as superintendent Mr. James E. Arthur, who came to us highly recommended, and he has fully demonstrat- cause. The interior and exterior of the building is now ed his ability to successfully manage our plant. An office has been constructed inside the We have been able. to operate our engines at the complete. and where the accounts of the plant are under the is and keeping well estimated cost of fuel oih. p g est `kept station mination- always o e n forexain books are. alw y p re the b where been made o _ alone o f over saving .in fuel •� ee and effect m a sa g r� nt b g 'hat es have aped: G ter has be e n mst o. heater one-half what it would cost: to operate a steam plant ne 'es thus lower - as requested by the insurance companies, of equal capacity. of ing the rate for insurance. the engines, we would sa T repairs on Y re •d to 1 regard _n re g g p " I f4 _ l l' 3 14 di The grounds have been graded and will be sowed jj to grass early in the spring. The lawn has been laid out in a tasteful manner. The business has grown very rapidly during the �I g� past ten months. The constant demand for new ser- vices and the expense of installing the same has caused us to exceed our construction funds, and we were forced to ask for an appropriation to continue this work. As it is from such sources of income that the cost of public; lighting is reduced, we feel that this part of the business should not be handicapped, as every consumer becomes a factor to the increase of income: �I The total income for light and power sold for the year 1904 was $2,273.26. This amount was received for ten months' operation. The income for the year V 1905, commencing January 1 and ending December 31, which will be for twelve montbs,will undoubtedly show about $5,000, as the business is growing rapidly and the prospect for the plant is exceedingly promising. On August 25 1904,'the plant started to operate twenty-four hours per day, as it was deemed' advisable to start what is known as a day' load for furnishing power and to enable the customers to use light at any and all times. The income' for power, although small for the past year, will undoubtedly increase during the year 1905, as repeated inquiries for this class of service show that it was good policy to start the same. The sum of $2,900 has already been appropriated by the town for construction' purposes: This sum is III !j j II 15 to be raised from the tax levy for 1965 according to present plans. Now this sum should be taken from the tax levy and be placed in a bond issue' where it properly belongs, otherwise the tax rate for 1905; will be beyond what the taxpayers of the town should be called upon to pay. The above amount is for construction and is simply invested to earn a revenue for the plant and is visible in instruments, wire,', etc., in daily rise During the coming year more money will have to be invested for construction purposes, that is, for ex- tending the commercial service. The amount, to- gether with the sum already appropriated, should be placed in one lump sum as a bond issue, and the future income of the plant should materially decrease the amount` necessary to appropriate for the sinking funds to mature the issue. We recommend the sum of $4,000 and the receipts of the plant for maintenance for the year 1905. We present herewith the detailed report of the manager, together with financial statement showing the amount of work performed and information relat- ing to operating and maintaining the work under his charge.. W. H. LYONS, Chairman- D. C. RICHARDSON, Clerk. sue--- 16 SUPERINTENDENT'SREPORT E TO THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT CoMMISSIONEns, § MANSFIELD,. MASS.: § Gentlemen, —.I herewith submit for your consider- ation the report of this plant for the year ending De- cember 31, 1904. I assumed charge of this plant in February, 1904, and upon assuming charge found everything in ap- parent good order. The equipment consisted of two 150 horse -power American Deisel Oil Engines, direct connected to two 100 kilowatt Stanley inductor type of alternators, together with exciters for the dyamos and air compressors for the engines, and a switch- board with the necessary instruments to operate the same. The station and equipment were in good condition and the work was being performed in a very satisfac- tory manner There were installed on the street lines 295 32-c, p. series incandescent Iamps, and 26 1200-c. p." series al ternating arc lamps. There were 39 customers con- nected to the commercial incandescent lines ready to use light. The current was turned on for the first time on February 23, 1904, and the plant has been operated; every day since. 17 Since that time there have been 55 customers con- nected; of this number 56 are Using current for light- ing and 2 for power. The income for light, and power sold during the year wa:3 $2,273.26, which, for a ,plant having been; in operation but ten months, is a very creditable show ing. During the year a number ofchanges have been made in the lines. Some of them) needed straighten- ing out, and some of them have been entirely re -- arranged in order to improve the service. There have been 16 transformers and 62 meters installed; making the total number of transformers in. use 31, and the total number, of meters in use 9b. The street lights have been operated all night and every night, and there has been very little trouble with them. On two or three occasions Some of the incan- descent,lights were out because of heavy lightning discharges which blew the fuses, as many as 60 being blown during a single storm. The are lamps have caused considerable trouble owing to faulty construc- tion of the same. This has been remedied by the manufacturers, who have provided, at no additional expense, an entirely new set of lamps, and they are giving good satisfaction, some changes will be made the coming year in the arrangement of the switch -board; and when completed will give us much better control over the lines and enable us to determine the total output of the station for the different kinds of service; supplied.; 19 18 a net cost of $47.29 each for w the sources of The financial statements will show and incandescents, show arcs and 12.29 each for incandescents for the ten al $ income and for what the same was expended. months. favorably with that of • d if the equip- an item for repairs was small,. q p these P • ' owing will compare sh This g •n ' has dnr- ment at the station continues to operate as it last i the state. tin _ 1 lighting an municipal g g plant year 190a business f or they e i' • months there is no reason to expect ing the past ten P prospect for new _ The t •os p P and inquiries are any great increase in this item. The repairs have ' it is very promising. Applications daily, and the work of connecting been remarkably small, even for a new plant, and received almost is very encouraging. ' Yled a lion Profit and Loss Is shown the theses customers is going along rapidly a to at to operate e ulant started P 'L9' 1904, th , On August , Under the c P period to the town' of its street lights for the ner o net cost�nish g work- n o t n er � •ate 1 eve tv wo as bee • da an d h P Z4 hours pet V 1h account is made u to Is covered b this're ort. P Y P �ertofm Is was donein order since. 1h , clay s rn v g n the ` using desirous of g show the cost of the lights as figured in accordance current to customers who were d lighting It also enable g � with the rule of the Board of Gas and Electric Light purposes s. same for powerp p the light, at any and all times, and I Commissioners of the State. customers to use In figuring the net cost to the town we take for think it has been appreciated. in furnishing one side of the account the total cost of interest, main- The prospect for additional business Re- I tenance and any charge whichhas been made for current for power is exceedingly 'pr 'work show that it depreciation. From this is deducted the total income' P Pomising. eated inquiries for this class of for the year and ;ncrease of materials' on hand, the was good policy to start'a dAy circuit, using a small balance resulting being the net cost to the town. as As there are a number of residents it to their advan- shown in the accompanying statement. amount of power, who would find in of As the total net cost is for arc as well as incan-' tage and profit to install electric motors place slow to avail descent li_hts it is necessary to proportion the amount' steam or gasoline engines, they are not II s of each. As an determine the net cot order to deter hems elves of the opportunity, themselves their of the Board for arc light consumes four times the amount of current' I wish to thank the members during the year. that an incandescent does, and there being 26 arcs'. courteous treatment and co-operation financial statements explain' and 300 incandescents; 1-4 of the amount is charge-' The following data and able to arcs and 3-4 to incandescents ;° the amounts themselves. Respectfully yours, 2. being $1,L19.54 for arcs and $3,688.62 for incandes- DAMES E. `AR`tHUtt;' Manager. I !l 'I ij- cents.-.; These_*r, �^�,nt�,-�?�vtded by;the number. of arcs:..: �j w r� 20 DATA Engine capacity, horse -power 300, Dynamo capacity, kilowatts 200> Number of commercial customers 97 Number of transformers installed 31 Number of meters installed 95, Number of incandescent lights installed 2,050 Number of incandescent street lights 300 Number of are street lights ` 26 Number of line poles 267 Number of miles of lines 37' Number of gallons of fuel oil used during year 24,000 Average pries per gallon 3 3-4c.:' MAINTENANCE RECEIVED Appropriation _ $4,000 00 Commercial incandescent lights by contract 60 97 Commercial incandescent lights by meter 1,176 38 Domestic incandescent lights by meter 351 53 Commercial power by meter 99 50 Incandescent lamps, _19 90 $5,708 2W� 21 EXPENDED Fuel oil $935 56 oil and waste 336 62 Station wages 1,756 28 Repairs, real estate 106 88 Repairs, steam plant 106 30 Repairs, electric plant 3 50 Station tools and appliances 68 36 Wages, care of lights 18 00 Repairs, lines 37 35 Carbons 39 98 63 19 Commercial incandescent lamps Globes 23 67` Distribution tools and appliances 28 36 Salaries 1,100 00` office expense 242 24271 00 419 00 Insurance 82 91 Stable expense sundries S7 09 Station expense, small 2 50 Distribution wages 5 04 Repair are lamps 107 33 Incandescent street lamps Balance, cash on hand 137 65 $5,70828 RECAPITULATION RECEIPTS For commercial light and power $1,68838 Incandescent lamps 90 Appropriation priatiou 4,00019 __ _ ",708 28 For maintenance $5,570 63 Balance cash on hand 137 65 -- $5,708 28 CONSTRUCTION RECEIVED Bonds $43,000 00 Bond premiums 929 11 Notes 2,900 00 Interest, from purchaser of bonds 627 71 — $47,456 82 EXPENDED Real estate $6,829 18 Steam plant, engines and acces- sories 19,575 10 Electric plant 6,557 10 Lines 8,978 58 Are lamps 553 75 Incandescent street lamps, etc, 1,594 33 Transformers 1,195 70 Meters 1,247 05 Office furniture and fixtures 77 75 Station tools and appliances 20 44 Balance cash on hand 827 84 $47,4.56 82 --- 23 ASSETS` Real estate $6,829 18 Steam plant 19,575 10 Electric plant 6,557 10 Lines 8,978 58 Are lamps 553 75 tncandescent street lamps and fixtures 1,594 33 Transformers 1,195 70 Meters 1,247 05,' Office furniture and fixtures 77 75 Tools and appliances 20 44 Carbons 27 50' Incandescent lamps 68 80 Oil and waste 95 42 Fuel oil 64 00 Line repair material 159 98- Are lamp repair material 4 00 Steam plant repair material 55 65 Cash on hand, maintenance 137 65 Cash on hand, construction 827 84 Due for light and power 584 88 Due for incandescent lamps 18 90 Una 24 LIABILITIES Bonds outstanding $43,000,00 Appropriation construction (inter- terest and premiums) 1,556 82 Notes payable 2,900 00 Total liabilities as per books $47,456' 82 Profit and loss balance 1,216 78 $48,673 60 Sinking funds in hands of Commissioners $700 00 PROFIT AND LOSS Ligkt and power sold for the year $2,273 26 Material on band 475 35 Axx, Net cost of street lights 4,918 16 $7,666 77 Total cost of maintenance $5,570 63 Interest on bonds and notes to December 31, 1904 2,096 14 $7,666 77 W