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Home My WebLink AboutAnnual Report 1886SELECTMEN'S REPORT: The Selectmen of the Town of Mansfield respectfully submit the following Report, showing the Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending February 28, 1886: COLLEC'T'ORS' ACCOUNTS. RuFUS H. Davis, Collector for 1885. f To Town Tax for Ordinary expenses, $5,000 00 Common Schools, 4,500 00 Higli School, 1,000 00 Repairs Roads and Bridges, 1,500 00 Repairs of School Houses, 400 00 Town Debt, 1,600 t School Books. 750 00 Decoration Day, 50 00 Bird Road, 150 00 Town Farm Buildings; 200 00 Public Library, 500 a Covered `Pay, 200 1 Now Read (Cottage Street), 300 00 State Tax, 1,035 00 County Tax, 1,113 95 Overlay, 792 73 Additional Taxes, - 8 70 $19,100 38 SELECTMEN'S REPORT: The Selectmen of the Town of Mansfield respectfully submit the following Report, showing the Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending February 28, 1886: COLLEC'T'ORS' ACCOUNTS. RuFUS H. Davis, Collector for 1885. f To Town Tax for Ordinary expenses, $5,000 00 Common Schools, 4,500 00 Higli School, 1,000 00 Repairs Roads and Bridges, 1,500 00 Repairs of School Houses, 400 00 Town Debt, 1,600 00 School Books. 750 00 Decoration Day, 50 00 Bird Road, 150 00 Town Farm Buildings; 200 00 Public Library, 500 00 Covered `Pay, 200 00 Now Read (Cottage Street), 300 00 State Tax, 1,035 00 County Tax, 1,113 95 Overlay, 792 73 Additional Taxes, - 8 70 $19,100 38 LIN5 I By Cash paid Treasurer, $17,352 00 Discount on Taxes, 1,038 96 TREASURER'S ACCOUNT. Taxes abated, Balance uncollected, 139 34 570 08 ALFRED V. ROGERSON, Treasurer. j—$19,100 08 j RUFUS H. DAVIS, Collector for 1884. To receipts as follows: —D.. To amount nncolle eted Balance in Treasury Feb. 28, 1585; $2,018 23 28 $580 03 Alar. 30. From George P. Chapin on account, 52 By Cash paid Treasurer500 April 1. Geo. Ware on demand note, 1,200 00 00 Taxes abated, $400 00 6. " Hannah M. Ware, Balance uncollected, 21 58 16. W. F. Buckingham, for ped- 8 00 158 45 ler's license; `$580 03 € 20. Jacob A. Blake, auctioneer's license, 2 00 RuFusH. Davis, Collector for 1883. May 5. D. A. Gleason, State Treas- urer, on pauper account, J0 00 To amount uncollected, i 1 6. George W. Thomas, on de- $205 45 mand note, 1,500 00 By Cash paid Treasurer, " 6. John M. Martin, for pedler's 8 00 f Taxes abated, $1G0 00 17 04 12. license, G. A. Washburn, Treasurer Balance uncollected,28 41 of the city of Taunton, for $205 45 two pigs sold from Town Farm, 30 00 JACoE A. BLAKE, Collector for 1882. 1 26. Frederick Paine, on demand i note, 2,000 00 To amount uncollected for 1582, 1 ' June 25. Frederick Paine, on demand L $35 88 note,. 2,000 00 " 29. Elijah W. Stearns, balance By Cash paid Treasurer, of appropriation for Dec- $35 88 oration Day, unexpended, 4 17 — — $35 88 r 30. Rufus J. Paine, for auction- i eer's license, 2 00 6 July 1. From A. W. Cobb :"Ictioneer`s li- 14 cease, Thos. McClelland, for ped- ed- $ 2 00 books sold, ler's license, Rent of Town Hall and Se- 28. 28 Town of Barre, for aid to 8 00 ` Aug. 3 George W. Caldwell, 41 23 I Tow" of Sharon, for boned- 00 Nov, 24. ary stones, " Geo. P. Chapin, on 3 00 j Dec. 5. i I account, D. A. Gleason, State Treas., 50 68 . " American Loan and Trust for Corporation Tax, j National Bank Tait, 171 72 346 90 $30,601 " State Aid, chap. 301, Acts of 1879, 307 00 "State Aid, chap. 252, Expenses at Almshouse, Ysac Jan. 18. Acts Of 1879, «65 50 1,128 Town of Milton; for support Poor belonging to other towns, 157 Of Mary Ann Adams, State Aid, chap. 301, Acts of 1879, to 22.Geo. P. Chapin, balance due 78 00 280 the town on account, 49 32 27. «' A. W. Beard, State Treas., one-half to be reimbursed by the State, 1 } income of School Fund; 176 32 } G. F. Pratt, County Treas, Repairs of highways and bridges on ac- amount due the town from count of the freshet, � Feb: 4. the Dog Fund, 1886, __ 397 65 18• G eo.lVare, on demand note; 1,000 00 !� Forest Basset, for pedler's Snow bills, 178 license, Town House and grounds, 23, <_ Town of Attleborongb, for 8 00 j aid furnished Saralr Haynes, 58 25 26. ", TownofFoxboroagh,forsur- Town officers, 860 veying lines and running, Public Library, 500 bounds between Mansfield Miscellaneous, ji and Foxborongh, 1 75 7 Feb. 27. From TV. L. Robinson, for school books sold, $19 63 Rent of Town Hall and Se- lectmen's Room, 463 50 " R. H. Davis, collector, 1883, 160 00 « 11 1884, 400 00 It " 1885, 17,352 00 " J. A. Blake, 1882, 35 88 " American Loan and Trust Co., interest on deposits, 50 33 $30,601 34 By paying Selectmen's orders, viz. Expenses at Almshouse, $1,062 09 Poor out of the Almsbouse, 1,128 85 Poor belonging to other towns, 157 98 State Aid, chap. 301, Acts of 1879, to be reimbursed by the State, 280 00 Military Aid, chap. 252, Acts of 1879, one-half to be reimbursed by the State, 172 00 Repairs of highways and bridges, 1,591 54 Repairs of highways and bridges on ac- count of the freshet, 1,342 61 New road, 461 05 Bird road, 150 00 Snow bills, 178 12 Town House and grounds, 577 02 Printing, 169,90 Common, 67 77 Town officers, 860 20 Public Library, 500 00 Miscellaneous, 2,789 23 g Common schools, $4,432 37 High school, 977 12 School books, 921 30' Repairs of school -houses, 310 88 Covered way at Town House, 159 03 Repairs of Town Farm buildings, 200 34 State pauper, 22 00 j Notes paid, 9,800 00 Interest paid, 1,036 81 Balance in treasury, 1,253 13 L $30,601 34 ALFRED V. ROGERSON, Treasurer. February 27, 1886.' 4 -ALBISHOUSE. Paid from the Treasury, during the year, on this account as follows Geo. P. Chapin, Supt.; salary to April 1, 1885, $ 29 17 S. H. Sherman, meat, ',' 29 32 Chas. A. Blake, crackers, etc., 25 62 S. C. Shepard, funeral expenses of Harrison Titus, 20 00 Jared Sheuett, labor, 12 50 Joseph Ryan, blacksmithing, 4 85 L. R. Bing, cow, 37 00 9 Wm. G. Allen, medical aid, $3 00 F. D. Perry, medical aid, 60 50 Joseph N. Tebbetts, Supt.,salary to March 1,1886, 275 00 S': C. Lovell, merchandise, 301 16 Rogerson Bros., merchandise. 263 97 $1,062 09 EXPENSES OUT OF ALMSHOUSE, FOR POOR WHOSE LEGAL SETTLEMENT IS IN THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD. MRS. JOHN D. TUCKBR. Paid Town of Foxboro, $14 00 I. E. SHEPARDS.ON. Paid Town of Wrentham, $15 00 S. C. Lovell, 3 00 Rogerson Bros., 1 42 $19 4? DANIEL 1V. DEAN.. Paid Taunton Lunatic Hospital, $174 14 10 FRANK KEENAN. Paid Town of Attleboro, $26 75 L. R. King & Son, 10 00 9 $36 75 MRS. GEORGE LO FELL AND FAMILY. Paid City of Taunton,, $ 96 00 Cobb. Bates & Yerxa, 135 89 $231 89 i CHARLES MAKEFEACE.: 2 Paid P. T. & H. S. Washburn, $28 50 Sylvanus Makepeace, 27 57 i $56 07 ANNIE RILEY. Paid Mrs. Adalihe F. Harden care, $13 00 Dr. J. B. Wilson, medical aid, 5 00 S. C. Shepard, burial of child, 1 00 $19 00 LLOYD T. WHITE. Paid City of Lynn, $54 50 MRS. S. A. EGGLESTON. Paid Albert Perry, groceries, $83 25 A. D. Icing, coal, 6 25 $89 50 11 CHARLES F. ALLLN Paid Town of Bridgewater, $ 8 00 Nest Bridgewater, 19 72 Stoughton, 30 74 $58 46 JOHN FLANNIGAY... Paid S. C. Shepard, ticket and expenses, $13 72 MRS. RAMSDELL. Paid City of Boston, $2 00 SIMEON ALLEN. Paid City of Brockton, $16 50 EMILY ALLEN. Paid City of Brockton, $6 50 CHARLES H. SMITH AND FAMILY. Paid City of Brockton, $177 55 OTIS 1V. BELLOWS. Paid Town of Easton, $88 00 SARAH HAYNES. Paid town of Attleboro, 57 00 12 J. F. TIT US. Paid Dr. J. B. Wilson, aid, € $ 85 ' Rogerson Bros., clothing, 3 00 11 -- I I $s 85 MR. SMTTU.l Paid Dr. F. D. Perry, medical aid, $5 0&9 I $1,128 85 IC EXPENSES FOR POOR j� WHOSE SETTLEMENT IS NOT IN THE TOWN OF_,I4IANSFIELD. I I r MRS. 14IARY ANN E. ADAMS. Paid S. L. Austin, board; $58 50 I Paid by the Town of Milton, $78 00: I� ' GEORGE 1P. CALD4VELZ. Paid L. R. Ding d-, Son, moving, $ 3 00 Albert Perry, groceries, 15 96 D' • A. Briggs R: Co., rent, etc., 10 50 S. C. Shepard, expense moving, 2 75 II i W. B. Rogerson, expense to Barre, 9 02 $41 23` Paid by the Town of Barre, $41 23. 4 13 MRS. LA1'INIA HALL. . 3 ' Faid Mrs. E. L. Tucker, board, $52 00 A. D. Icing, coal, 6 25 $58 25 Paid by the Town of Attleboro, $58 25. — $157 98 F e 2 i STATE AID TO SOLDIERS. Chap. 301, Acts 1879. To be reimbursed by State, $280 00 MILITARY AID. Chap. 252, Acts 1879. One-half to be re- imbursed by State, $172 00 REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES. AnOUNT EXPENDED IN THE WEST DISTRICT. Paid Henry E. Sweet, surveyor, for $140 00 labor and material, $124 35 S. E. Scholes, labor with team, 12 00 George Janes, " 31 90 George Howland, labor, 4 80 Linas White, " 16 95 C. M. Coombs, 3 00 M. E. Janes, 9 75 A. Ballou, 3 00 A. Perry, 6 00 John Janes, 1 35 Chas. Broadhurst, 24 45 Albert Bowen, gravel, 8 85 M. M. Hodges, " 3 50 John Janes, 5 85 John Bayley, 3 7.5 D. M. Ballou, labor, 12 30, Hayden E. Shepard, labor and $217 56 material, 15 00 A. D. Bing, use of scraper, 20 00 Frank I. Sherman,labor and ma- terial, 2 70 John Leonard, labor, 25 50 15 $140 00 Paid J. M. Atwood, Jr., labor, $ 7 65 H. Perry, 38 62 J. Reynolds, 21 90' Wm. Davis, 11 10 Harrison L. Phillips, 2 55 George Cobb, 3 00 J. Wilde, 9 00 G. Randall, 6 00 Mr. Jones, 7 20 E. Jones, 4 80 Louis N. Britton, 2 10 `F. Butt, spikes, 2 30 F. Titus, labor, 6 97 J. L. Sawtelle, gravel, 3 00 B. K. Flint, 1 00 S. Hayward, 1 00 $217 56 Amount appropriated, $213 OG CENTEE DISTRICT.—HOWARD PEREINs, i, Surveyor. . $326 00 Amount appropriated, $307 81. i s EAST DISTRICT.—JOHN M. ATWOOD, Su;veyor. I Paid John M. Atwood, for labor and team work, $91 37 11 Paid Howard Perkins, labor, $140 00 Andrew Nelson, It197 80 James Waters, " 140 25 Wm. Wheldou, " 75 75 John Butterworth, 44 25 J. Cunningham, Jr., " 54 00 John Rourke, 15 00 David Keefe, 10 00 John Hanafan, 4 98 John Cunningham, " 2 70 Henry 1. Harden, " 75 Mr. Willis, 50 16 Paid Henry E. Bliss, labor, $ 1 00 H. W. Dingman, man and team, 212 00 Michael Higgins, " °f 147 60 Patrick Welch, stone, 1 00' Joseph Ryan, bridge irons, 1 00 J. C. Chapman, repairs tools, 6 47 W. Bushell, gravel, 1 40 W. W. Leonard, gravel, 3 06 A. Chace, It 3 45 P. G. Card, " 85 H. N. Paine, 12 12 ` S. W. Card, cinders, 1 00 Chilson Furnace Co., cinders, 1 50 $1,078 43 Less cash received for wood and road scrapings, 31 25 -- $1,047 18 Amount appropriated, $979 13 $1,590 74 Amount appropriated for repairs of roads and bridges, $1,500 I 00 REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES CAUSED BY THE FRESHET. WEST DISTRICT.—HENRY E. SwEET, Surveyor. Paid Henry E. Sweet, labor and ma- terial, $44 17 M. M. Hodges, labor and mate- rial, 6 45 F 11 Paid W. B. Brown, team work, $18 80 John Janes, labor and material, 15 00 Warren Howe, stone, 14 00 L. Reed, labor and material, 5 35 A. E. Perry, labor, 1 35 Briggs & Bowen, team work, 1 50 i George Howland, labor, 45 H. B. Robinson, 1� 2 00 George A. Robinson, gravel, 10 45 i A. A. Balcom, 11 1 40 M. E. Janes, labor and material, 36 95 W. E. Grover, stone, 3 12 J. H. Waggott, labor, 7 95 A. Ballou, 12 00 Frank Purdy, 5 63 John Purdy, G 75 George Davis, 7 25 R. Brown, 9 00 Wallace Palmer, 9 73: Wm. White, 9 75 John Bayley, labor and material, s(20 80 Howard Scholes, labor, 6 75 S. E. Scholes, labor and material, 65 00 Lewis Benway, labor, 6 56 F. Gee, 90 A. A. Briggs, 90 E. Palmer, 7 00 W. O. Sweet, 7 05 Pierce &-, Carpenter, lumber and nails, 102 86 $446 89 Less cash received for spikes, 2 10 -- $444 79 18 $8 85 EAST DISTRICT.—JOHN 3I. ATWOOD, Surveyor. Paid John 12. Atwood, labor and A. W. Richards, « 6 team, $38 82 J. M. Atwood, Jr., labor, 6 00 Brown &- Son, 1.2 00 G. McLamore, 6 00 H. N. Perry, 11 32 J. Reynolds, 0 00 Allen M. Horton, 6 00 G. Rathburn, 3 60 Louis N. Britton, 3 SO C. C. Day, labor and material, 6 00 George W. Thomas, gravel, 2 00 R. Chapman, lights, A. S. Horton, labor and team; . 50 20 E. B. Hodges, labor, $102 04 30 CENTRE DISTRICT.—HOWARD PERKINS, 3 Surveyor. Paid Howard Perkins, labor, $30 00 Bushell &-, Bro., labor and team, 28 35 J. H. Clapp, 20 00 Wm. G. Wilber; << 15 00 J. F. Titus, labor, 9 00 E. Shaw, . if 7 35 Mr. Haseltine, - 9' 00 Daniel McKeg, << 8 10 A. Nelson, 17 00 James Waters, t 0 15 00 E. C. Stratton, << 8 32 J. H. Greene, 8 10 Otis Titus, 8 85 J. F. George, << 8 85 F. It. Veld, labor and team, 15 90 19 Paid John Powers, labor, $8 85 Patrick Burke, 6 75 A. W. Richards, « 6 00 Town Farm, labor and team, 9 12 P. A. Drew, 24 00 J. R. Cobb, 38 50 W. L. Miller, labor, 7 50 C. M. Tibbetts, labor and team, 20 25 W. Wheldon,"labor, 9 00 Michael Higgins, labor and team, 20 25 P. H. Hurley, labor, 7 50 B. T. Newcomb, - 3 00 H. N. Paine, team; 6 00 ared Shenett, labor, 10 70 A. S. Horton, labor and team; . 19 20 E. B. Hodges, labor, 3 30 RoaersonBros.,lanterns and shovels, 3 25 S. C. Lovell, tools, 2 95 W Lyons, labor, 8 62 F. W. Cabot, gravel, 40 90 'Joseph Fulton, labor, 1 05 H. W. Kingman, labor and team, 27 00 WVm. H. An,ell, labor and lumber, 31 G9 C. M. Tibbetts, shovel, 1 00 H. M. Lilhbridge, ° 75 L. R. Ding K Son, team, 5 25 Wm. Halliday, labor, 7 20 J. Cunningham, 6 00 D. Keefe, 3 25 W. H. Skinner, gravel, 15 40 M. Harrington, labor, 7 00 J. Leonard, team and labor; 16 28 Charles Wilber, labor, 2 25 Rogerson Bros., nails, 08 A. R. Collins, labor, 2 70 Paid F. W. Collins, labor, $2 50 B. A. Skinner, labor and stone, 7 85k, BIRD ROAD, R. J. Paine, team, 2 00 James Blanchard, labor, 8 25 � Paid John ALAtwood, laborandteam, $55 25 John Tumalty, 8 32 Wen. Davis, labor, 11 40 B. Gibbs, 7 20 Harrison L. Phillips, labor, 13 35 W. Golden, 7 50 H Randall, 8 40 F. A. snow, 6 00 Loris N. Britton, 5 60 Fred. W: Collins, °° 10 05 Hl Perry, 23 10 H. H. Barrows, 8 93 J. Reynolds, 21 15 John Golden, 9 00 G. Ad. Austin, team work, 10 00 Wm. Shaw, 10 00 111 L. Phillips, drills, 25 Dallas W. Cobb, labor and team, 20 57 H. Willis, sharpening drills, 75 S. B. Holt, 20 43 Sl C. Lovell, powder and fuse, 75 F. P. White, labor, 45 ' $150 00 H. E. Bliss, 50 F. E. Walker, ° 8 92 Amount appropriated, $150 00 B. L. Skinner, labor and team, 13 65 A S. Shepard, 11 (f 16 50 M. A. Richardson; gravel, 4 05 7 D. II. Farrington, labor and posts, nj 9 50 D. Fisher, labor, 50 SNOW BILLS. S. C. Shepard, labor and team, 16 75 $795 75 Paid Howard Perkins, $122 20 A. D. King, 4 25 s H. E. Sweet, 19 12 John M. Atwood, 32 55 C NEW ROAD. - $178 12 f Paid Howard Perkins for labor and material, $401 05 i I E. C. Fitz, exec. est. of Gardner Chilson land damage,10 00 TOWN HOUSE AND GROUNDS. Adis. T. R. Tripp, land damage, 50 00 � —_— Paid Walworth Manufacturing Co., gasolene, $123 34 $461 05 Willard Lane, labor and stock, 6 25 22 Fard ratrlck Donoghue, janitor, $20 83 John Donoghue, janitor, 270 42 Wm. H. Angell, book -rase, 6 90 R. H. Davis, dressing, 6 00 Burditt &: Williams, keys, 1 00 B. Hart;: cleaning; 3 49 I A. D. Bing, coal, 33 50 Wm. A. Steele, cleaning furnace pities, 3 20 S. C. Lovell, cuspadores; 6 17 Gen. L. Wheeler, pipes, etc., 3 60 E. K. Snow, tabor, 1 00 C. H. Homans, tuning piano; 2 50 C. T. Borden, alcohol for torch, 2 00 F. M. Washburn, care of clock, 13 00 T. W. D. Dean, material and tabor, 6 85 C. H. McHenry, globe, 1 75 A. W. Cobb, police duty, 38 00 Rogerson Bros., merchandise, 27 22 $577 02 PRINTING. aid Pratt & White, $169 90 i COMMON. Paid Andrew Nelson, labor, $12 00 P. A. Drew, dressing and labor, 29 10 23 1 Chilsou Furnace Co., cinders, $9 00 J A. Wheeler, raising flag -staff, labor and stock, 6 40 Wm; H. Angell, Labor, 50 C. T. Borden, labor on pump, 1 25 T. M. George, Jr., oil, chimneys and wicks, 9 52 $67 77 TOWN OFFICERS. id J. O: Godges and J. E. Rider, services as Auditors, $5 00 W. A. Copeland, services and expenses as School Committee, 7 50 Howard Perkins, services as Selectman, As- sessor and Overseer of the Poor, 18 75 George bI. Barron, services and expenses, School Committee, 51 65 I. W. Lucas, services and expenses, School Committee, 43 25 W, L. Robinson, services and expenses, School Committee, 72 75 Merrill Blanchard, services as Constable, 38 00 A. D. Kiug, 16 00 A. W. Cobb, 34 00 Alfred V. Rogerson, town clerk, recording sand indexing marriages, births and deaths, 44 95 Alfred V. Rogerson, Treasurer, 75 00 Alfred V. Rogerson, expenses paid on pub. doe., stationery and stamps, 7 85 25 d C. T. Borden, pump and setting, Thos. H. Nelson, special police, Rogerson Bros., bound stone, Shreve, Crump & Lowe, contract for lighting Town Hall, ' Cbss. H. Whiting, index and'record book, Willard Lane, painting and lettering guide boards, Willard Lane, painting and lettering street signs. Wm. 11. Angell, guide boards, S. C. Shepard, labor on wide boards, It " " street signs, going with hearse, repairs of hearse house, returning 37 deaths, insurance No. 5 school- house, Shreve, Crump & Lowe, pump and torch, F. D. Perry, returning 28 births, Win. G. Allen, 22 J. B. Wilson, 5 " Geo. F. Pratt, Co. Treas., county tax, Daniel A Gleason State Treas. state $ 10 80 3 00 1 50 110 00 5 50 28 60 11 80 24 07 1�� III 15 Paid George L. Foster, services as Registrar;, $15 00• George F. Austin " 15 00 C. A. McAlpine, " 15 00 Alfred V. Rogerson, " 15 00 II VIII S. C. Shepard, services as Selectman, As- 00 sessor and Overseer of the Poor, 104 38 S. C. Shepard, cash expenses,', 24 46 William B. Rogerson; services as Selectman, 50 jAAessor mud Overseer of the Poor, 120 04 William B. Rogerson, cash expenses, 5 66 James L. )lodges, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, 119 50 James L. Hodges, cash expenses, 11 50 $860 bill I PUBLIC LIBRARY. III Paid Alfred V. Rogerson, Treasurer, amount of appropriation, j II III' $500 00 i MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.. fIII III Paid John Rogers Post, No. 170, G. A.'R., money refunded by vote of the town for use of Town Halt, $60 00 ISI Charles K. Darling, assessors'and collect- or's books, 3 00 J. E. & W. H. Rider, casting for da - g 1 � trough, 1 36 E. G Miller, lettering bound store, 75 0111, Rogers Post, No. 170, G. A. R., h it decorating soldiers' graves, �ilflfl pCII 50 00 25 d C. T. Borden, pump and setting, Thos. H. Nelson, special police, Rogerson Bros., bound stone, Shreve, Crump & Lowe, contract for lighting Town Hall, ' Cbss. H. Whiting, index and'record book, Willard Lane, painting and lettering guide boards, Willard Lane, painting and lettering street signs. Wm. 11. Angell, guide boards, S. C. Shepard, labor on wide boards, It " " street signs, going with hearse, repairs of hearse house, returning 37 deaths, insurance No. 5 school- house, Shreve, Crump & Lowe, pump and torch, F. D. Perry, returning 28 births, Win. G. Allen, 22 J. B. Wilson, 5 " Geo. F. Pratt, Co. Treas., county tax, Daniel A Gleason State Treas. state $ 10 80 3 00 1 50 110 00 5 50 28 60 11 80 11 07 15 15 4 95 60 00 1 85 9 25 19 00 8 75 7 00 5 50 1 25 1,113 95 tax, 1,035 00 Howard Perkins, surveying and setting bounds, 21 50 R. H. Davis, for collecting taxes, 173 16 C. T. Borden, sealing weights and meas- ures. 10 00 John Hamdan, abatement of tax, 54 Jacob A. Blake; moderator, 5 00 $2,789 23 26 i COVERED WAY. $500 Paid P. A. Drew, mason work, W. Thomas, E. K. Snow, labor, $19 00 I Willard Lane, painting and stock, 1 00 18 51 Wm. H. Angell; labor and material, 120 52 Amount appropriated, � $200 00. I' $159 03 REPAIRS OF TOWN FARM BUILDINGS. Paid S. C. Codding, labor and material, $115 31 Wm. L. Stearns, painting, 200 A. C. Davis; painting and stock, 77 00 8 03 Amount appropriated, $200 00 I L' $200 34 STATE PAUPERS. I 400 Paid Wm. G. Allen, medical aid, Ware, « $19 00 3 00 $9,800 00- $22 00 i Mi Ware; $500 00 W. Thomas, 1,500 00 Ware, 1,200 00 ick Paine, 2,000 00 [t 2,000 00 ie B Perry, 200 00 Ware, 800 00 t Bayley, 400 00 Ware, 1,200 00 ---m $9,800 00- INTEREST PAID. 1584-85. & C. M. Austin, $60 00 e E. Bailey, exec., 20 00 3. Bailey, 18 00 t Bayley, 41 80 A. Crowley, trustee of the Williams School Fund, 32 50 t A Chase,; 15 00 Drake, G 00 S. Hodges, 24 00 •ick Paine, 152 51 as B. Perry, 20 00 Shepard, Treas. of the Mans- field Spring Brook Cemetery Association, 50 00 r z- I 2s 00 �I �I George W. Thomas, If George Ware, $90 00 ��l II �� fl Hannah M. War.c 411 00 Emily A. White 30 00 Jane 141. Wjlbur, 6 f 00 I'h 60 �"Ili I I 00 $1,036 81 a 500 00 BY interest received of American Loanand Trust Co. 00 011 D0- ii posits, « 500 00 �f�f 1�� 50 33 I $98648 f I� TOWN NOTES OUTSTANDING. FEBRUARY 28, 1886. 500 fi I G. F. & C. 1lI. Ailstia, ESally S, Bailey, 500 00 1,000 Jacob Bailey, 400 00 Harriet A. Chase, 300 00 I f Louisa Drape, 250 00 00475 Susan S. Hod, 100 00 Frederiol; Paine, 400 00 — « 1,000 00 TOWN HALL. George 11'. Thomas, 1,000 00 Trustees of the William, School 1500 Op Received for rent of the Town Hall and Fund, f Trustees of the 112ansfieldS650 00 prmg In as follows C Brook eemeterY Association, 1,000 00 29 ne M. Wilbur, $1,000 00 oily A. White, 100 00 innah M. Ware, 500 00 gorge Ware, 500 00 a 500 00 2,000 00 « 500 00 500 o 00 500 00 1,000 00 $14,200 00475 crest dile, estimated, 00 — $14,675 00 TOWN HALL. Received for rent of the Town Hall and Seletmen's In as follows ch 4. Win. C. Winter, $10 00 13. R. H. Bock, 15 00 17. Spaulding's Bell P,ingers, 15 00 it 3. W. L. Robinson, 12 50 10. Susie West's Comedy Co., 15 00 11 Join Rogers Post, No. 170, G. A. R., 10 00 14. Mansfield Base Ball Association, 1 00 15. Taunton Dramatic Company,.- 15 00 30. Joba F. Higgins, T 00 2. Robert Nelson, 16 00 20. N: O. Minstrels, 15 00 29. Cobb's Band, 10 00 �I 30 31 June 4. Annie Payson, Sept. 3. P. M. Cobb, 10 00 Oct. 26. Rich R Mead's Comedy Co., 12 00 15 00 ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT. 11 28. Knights of Honor, 20 OQ Nov. 6, James M. Solomon, 12. Wm. 1-1. Thomas, 27 00 GEORGE P. CHAPIN, Supt. from March 1et to April lst, " 19. A. O. Tower, 15 00 1585. 24; Cobb's Band; 10 00 t 28. Pratt &- Grover's Minstrels, 40 00 JosEBa N. TEBBEZTs, Supt. from April 1st, 1885, to Dec. 3. A. O. Tower, 11 00 March 1st, 1SSG. 16. A. O. Tower, 10 00 « 17. C. S. Frost; 10 00 18. Esse. r 00 John Rogers Post, No. 170, G. A. R., 10 00 To Personal property February 28, 1885; $2,139 13 Jan. 1. Mischief Comedy Co., Bills receivable, $ 98 36 " 7. Verdi Concert Co., 6 00 L; Cash on hand, 84 09 E 15. A. O. Tower,' 00 10 00 ARA drawn from the treasury, 1,062 09 - 21. A. O. Tower, 10 00 -- $1,244 54 29, G. A. George, -- Feb. 11. High School, 10 00 $3,383 67 23. John Rogers Post, No. 170, G. A. R., 10 00 60 00 Ur.= 27. Mansfield Co-operative Bank,. 12 00 j$463 50 By personal property February 27, 1886, 2,228 69 Bills i receivable, $ 38 75 Cash on hand, 25 38 Cash received of the State May 5, GUIDE BOARDS. 1885, for care of State Pauper, 30 00 Cash received of Geo. A. Washburn, 30 00 The Guide Boards throughout the town have all Cash paid into the treasury by Geo. been put in good Oder; and will need but little, if any, P. Chapin, 152 28 repairs the present year. Cash paid sundry persons, 116 08 — $392 49 Balance against the Almshouse, 762 49 $3,383 67 I� I 32 33 � III r Number of tramps lodged and fed, 477 TOWN PROPERTY. Average number of inmates for the year end - III ing February 28, 1886, 61 Town House and lot,. $20,000 00 a School Houses, 11,325 00 Common, 6,000 00 1 Personal Property at Almshouse, 2,228 69 DUE PRO&L 473E TOWN ON ACCOUNT. Hearse and Harness, _ 500 00 Hearse House; 250 00 Town Safe, 350 00 III, To the estate of Hathaway Leonard, land dMachinery at E. Williams, 50 00 I�il( damage 1884, $175 004,400 00 'Town Farm, TOTVN CREDITS. $45,103 69 �p I� Cash in hands of J. N. Tebbetts, $25 38 T I Bills receivable, 38 75 Due from State, for State aid, 280 00 AUDITORS' REPORT. Military aid, 86 00 R. H. Davis, col. taxes 1883, 28 41 1884, 158 45 1885, 570 08 The Auditors submit to the town their annual re - Balance In Treasury, 1port of its affairs for the year ending Feb. 28, 1886. ,253 13 I IIID ( $ been -- 20The books and accounts of the various officers have examined, vouchers compared and found correct, RECAPITULATION. and the balance in the treasury to be twelve hundred and II fifty-three and 13-100 dollars. it Illi) Due from the town on outstanding notes, $14,200 00 , $1,253 13 JAMES O. HODGES, Interest estimated SII 475 00 P. M. COBB, Due from the town on account, 175 00 W. L. ROBINSON. $14,850 00 auditors of -Mans field. 1 Town Credits, 2,440 20 MANSFIELD, March 4, 1886. $12,409 80 III 'TABLE OF AGGREGATES. Total number of Polls, 738 Tax m1 Polls, $1,476 00 Value of personal property, $162,165 00 " real estate, $982,275 00 Tax for State, County and Town purposes, $19,100 38 Rate per $1,000, $15.40. Total Valuation, May 1, 1855, $1,144,440-00 Number of Dwelling Houses, 618 " Horses, 348 Cows, 285 << Sheep, 6 Acres of land -taxed, 11,188 Population of the town, May 1, 1855, 2,939 S. C. SHEPARD, WILLIAM B. ROGERSON, JAMES L. HODGES, Selectmen of Xan field. I I' i 1 k 35 LIST OF JURORS, SED BY THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF DIANS- FIELD FOR THE YEAR 1886. Atwood. Lewis R. Shepard. .. Sweet. Charles M. Hodges, Davis. Hezekiah E. Sherman. ,on Bartlett. William L. Robinson. L. Foster. James E. Paine. A. Rini. David Fisher. B. Brown. Seth C. Shepard. W. Rathburn. Charles A. Booth. L A. Williams. Isaac G. Hodjes. Card'. Frederick A. Mann, Rogerson. Hayden E. Shepard. T. Blown. Howard Perkins. r Fisher. Valorous B. (lodges. 1. Crowley. e Frank F. Shepardsou. Blake. David E. Hardin. O. Sweet. Mark E. Janes. A. Bri 'N. George H. Hallett. r. Hunt. Elbridge G. Sherman. A. Robinson. Charles B. Corey. ` S. C. SHEPARD, WILLIAM B. ROGERSON, JAMES L. HODGES, Selectmen of Mansfield. cri 3;: 1886. 3 36 37 'Walter Frank Carr of Minneapolis, Minn., and 'Alice Jane Merrill of Mansfield. Henry J. Reed and Lillian W. Pratt, Both of Mansfield. Alfred J. Ash of Chelsea and Lillie Webber of Mansfield. George Walter Hartshorn of Foxboro and Hannah A. Purdy of Mansfield. Edwin A. Booth of Mansfield and Anna 1. Carpen- ter of Foxboro. William J. Tiffany of Foxboro and Elsie S. Beadle of Wrentham. Walter T. Thompson of Attleboro and Mary L. Robinson of Mansfield. Charles L. Corey and Mary Frances Gushee, both of Mansfield. Joseph H. Janes and. Mary E. Tibbetts, both of Mansfield.. Otis Bradford Dean of Norton and ElizabetIi Alice Thayer of Mansfield. Fred.: G. Hodges of Mansfield:and Etta M. Cook of :Sharon... Enoch Dickerman and MarindaW. Rounds, both of Mansfield. Justes P. Evans of Easton and Harriet G. Whel- don of Mansfield. MARRIAGES. 1885, Jan. 4. Frank D. Skinner and Nancy Al. Fisher, both a Mansfield. Feb. 7. Briscoe Tbomas Newcomb and Mary A. Green both of Mansfield. Feb. 23. Herbert S. Bragg and Maud M. Blake, both o Boston. �.. Mar. 7. James E. Snow and Ella F. Berry, both,of Mans field. Mat: 14. Charles Soars and Maggie Bush, both of Mans. field. Mar. 25. John A. Armstrong of Sandwich and Lizzie 0, Shepard of Mansfield. Mar. 31. William bl. Hodges and Nellie B. Leavitt, both of Mansfield. April 7. Elmer M. Shepard of Mansfield and Maria L' Aldrich of Blackstone. May 24, Herbert E. Ding and Mabel A. Day both of Mans.' field. Juno 80. William A. Reed of Mansfield and H. Etta •j1.2 Weston of Dunstable. June 80. John Williams' and Ellen Lanehan, both of Mans- July: 4. field. Fred Porter Trussell of klansfield and Nellie Matie' Hardy of Lebanon, N. H.- July 15. Frank M. Washburn and Susan W. Webber, both' of Mansfield. Aug. 17.. Irving E. Shaw and Annie A. Waterman, both of Norton. 37 'Walter Frank Carr of Minneapolis, Minn., and 'Alice Jane Merrill of Mansfield. Henry J. Reed and Lillian W. Pratt, Both of Mansfield. Alfred J. Ash of Chelsea and Lillie Webber of Mansfield. George Walter Hartshorn of Foxboro and Hannah A. Purdy of Mansfield. Edwin A. Booth of Mansfield and Anna 1. Carpen- ter of Foxboro. William J. Tiffany of Foxboro and Elsie S. Beadle of Wrentham. Walter T. Thompson of Attleboro and Mary L. Robinson of Mansfield. Charles L. Corey and Mary Frances Gushee, both of Mansfield. Joseph H. Janes and. Mary E. Tibbetts, both of Mansfield.. Otis Bradford Dean of Norton and ElizabetIi Alice Thayer of Mansfield. Fred.: G. Hodges of Mansfield:and Etta M. Cook of :Sharon... Enoch Dickerman and MarindaW. Rounds, both of Mansfield. Justes P. Evans of Easton and Harriet G. Whel- don of Mansfield. BIRTHS I➢epistered i3 31co 97eld for the year ending December 31, SS55 � I ZI NADIE OF GIIILU. NAME OF PARENTS. DATE O DATE ` Bxsxx 48 BIRTH. 1 Charlie Earl ghenett, �I 2 George Albert 4Vroe, Jared and Lavna A. ` Jan. ; 8 Yi•ena W. Li1liUridge, - 4 Nelle Peny,. George and Cristana:. Herbert Al. and Ella E. 14 VIII 5 Chdo Winslow Bailey, 6 Dlabel Louise Comey, Horace T. and Carrio N. Clarence E and Mary G. Feb. 14 7'Annre Berry, `. S Patrick Harry Curtain, Charles R and Josepbine. Albert and Virginia,: ,5 `. 11 is 9 Mabel Grant Pike, rill 10 Edith Frances Gnild, Daniel S. wild Johanna. Phillip and Olive A. `. 2S `. 28 11 William Francis Tingle Elisha F. and Eleanor F 12 Lottie Estber Nelson, y' William and Sarah.. " 28 Mar. 4 13 Cecelia Frances Brnohei•, 14 lda Florence Allen, Thomas H. and Josephine John and Ellen. S. S d: 15 '. Grace Faben Rowley, 16 :Jane Ellen Whit, y' J. Ralph and Nellie. William and Mary d. 14 " -- '<'27 I� I i '. Jennie Bell Tucker, 13 Grace Gertrude Goddin Albert 13. and Caroline L. Isaac W and Rose A. <+' 31 Ape. 19 Edward Allan Bryant g' 20 Bernard Andrew y Goulding, Elwood C. and Ida E. Everett B. and Nettie F. ,� , p 21 Nellie Ma John and Jane. 15 22 22 Annie MayRiley, 23 u Grant, Augusta Dison,. Alfred and Elizabeth: Thomas and Emma.. DYay 1 James 24 James Liberty Wi]Uer, 25 Mary Hulley, Ritson R. and O. Florence. Charles L. and Addie. «'. 5 ;. 26 Annie May Snow, 27 NellieElizabethFr Patrick H. and Mary, James E. and Ella 1'. 11 « Franklin Eaton,and 2S. Arthur Franklin Collier, : 29 Harry Amos Staples, C Ernest IV, and RBilosa A.. 14 15 ' " 20 ' 30 John William Kendall, 31 William Edward Rid,,! Nathan A. Ella J. ' David A. and Mary A.: +' 22 Jun 4 =, 32 George Wilson Tucker 33 Herbert Mason Leavitt, Joseph Josephnd and Evac C. W. and E. M. Tucker. 7 9 34 Frank Lester Cook, 35 --- Rileyy (s' Gilmore P. and Fannie Y. enry O, and Clara E. `Annie " 10 A 13 1 36 Elgin re Sherman Robinson, Rob 37 Harriet Sweet Bayley, Riley:; Herbert B. and Dora E. ': 'John .r lu ` 17 3S Lillian Jane Salley, 3fl Ellen Catherine Somers,. F. and Nellie A. Georgo N: and Martha J. July 22 40 Irvin, Fitch,. .John and Roo T. ,:. 4 41 Ella Florence Leavitt, 42 Palmer S. B. George W. and Mary E. William F. and Sarah H: fO 10 `d 14 43 Annie BlancheCunnin'gham 44 Alice Rhoda Wilber, Corde; Jo7EliinlA.nand Annie.' ia 16 45 Harry Payson Paine, 46 Beatrice Webster Hallett, William G. and Alice M. Edward P. and Judith C: 10 Auer. 1 47 - Grace Irene Prentiss, Henry W. and Addie E.. Frank L. and Annie 1, 7 67 Maud Bradford McLemore, 4 Z NAME OF CHILD. NAIIIE OF PARENTS.. DATE ` Bxsxx 48 Marion Augusta Davis, Leander R. and Emma.. Aug. 49 Burton E. L. McDonald, Frederic and Josephine E. .5 10 50 Frank Schuyler Shepard, Frank W. and Ida M. " 12 51 Lewis Gorman, Moses and Orra.. " 25 52 Edward Ray Mathews, Edward A. and Minnie H. Sept. It 53 Daniel Francis Creedon, Daviel F. and Margaret. 12 54 Letta Lawrence Dansrow, Frank H. and Addie E. " 19 56 Chester Gibbs Bruce, Henry and Catherine J. 19 56 Alice Marion Bailey„ George P. and Mary O. " 25 51 Herbert Wm. Butterworth, William J. and Emma J. Oct. 10 58 Kenneth. Corey Sherman, Elbridge G. and Cecelia J. 1S 59 Elsie Adamson Winter, P. Murray and Isabella. 2S 60 Katie May Buchanan, Angus and Margaret. " 25 61 Florence Ethel Gay, David A. and DIary L. " 25 62 John Heffi•on, - Patrick and DIary... Nov. 6 63. Mabel Eliza Cobb, Alfred A. and Emma J. ° SS 64. Joseph Edward Conner Edward F. and Catherine. Dec. 5 65 Charles Carlton Atherton, Everett I. and Lizzie F. 115 66. Minnie Estelle Snow, Fred A. and Hattie E. 7 67 Maud Bradford McLemore, George C. and Susie F. ` 15 68 Sadie Ethel Blackburn, William and Sarah F. 4, 15 69 Maud Evelyn Fisher,, E. Jasper and Jennie A. ° 25. 70 Ethel Irene Leavitt, Frank W. and Georgette A. 25 Males, 31; Females, 39. Tota11'70. i l 41 4 0 DEATHS TOWN WARRANT, Registered in Mansfield for t7w year ending December 31, 1885. BRISTOL SS. DATE. NAME. AGE. CAusn OF DEATIr. r nc n To Alson W. Cobb, Constable of the town of Mansfield, in said I�I Jan. 2 Maria C. Bryant, " 11 Angeline M. Bennett, 85 2 Pneumonia' 53 g 19 Typhoid Pneumonia. County, GREETING:— i6 Naomi Crowningshield 77 8 20 Apoplexy. " 31 Mary S. Grover, 74 6 2 Gastritis. the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are di - Feb. 3 Mary A. Too lty, W. Skinner, IIT 19 2 27 Consumptimr. 73 4 Heart Disease. IN rected to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Mansfield, quali- 15 Catherine 21 Howard A. Packard, 65 916 Apoplexy. fled to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town ` 24 Harold E: Atherton, 1 Alice J. Lynch, 312 Marasmus. 2611 9 Consumption. Hall in said Mansfield, on the fifteenth day of March, instant, at III Mar. " 15 Patrick Donoghue, 53 124 Pneumonia. 65 10 Cancer of Liver. ten o'clock in the forenoon, thea and there to act on the following I{ 1S Maria C. Parsons, 19 Henry G. Hodges, 51 9 9 Typhoid'. Fever. Paralysis of Heart. articles: 25 Jane Wilson, 28 Arthur L. Sing,. 72 Y 214 Marasmus. 1st.—Tc choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. Whitmore, Apr. 3 NathAd Ballon, 49 3 8 Parol s s of Heart. y 2d.—To hear the annual report of the Selectmen, Treasurer and .aniel 7 AdinNath ' 9 Miranda Pratt, 781111 Pneumonia. ;: School Committee and act thereon. ` 12 Eliza C Fisher, 14 Ruth May Miller, 61 r: Pneumonia. 514 Marasmus. �k : 3d. -To choose all necessary Town Ofcers for the year ensuing. i° 122,1Ellen M. Rmg, 41026 Brain Disease. 36 7J. Inflammation of Bowels. 4th.—To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray it I Lucy bt. Fisher, May 13 Eliza White, S4 9126 Old Age—Chronic Gastritis. the town charges for the ensuing year, and appropriate the same. 16 John G. Webb,'. 31 9 5 Consumption, 4 Cancer.. 5th.—To determine the manner of repairing the highways, town- June I Letitia O. Cooper, " CobU,. 43 74 215 Cancer -Internal. ways and bridges for the year ensuing, and make appropriations 2 Willard 1 Aug.7 Francis G:Angle. i 5 Gastro Enteritis. 18 Gastro Enteritis. therefor. <<'Cleverly, G Miller, 2 8 Cholera Infanturl 6th —To see if the town will accept the hit of mors, as revised P 7 'Pt -3 Andrew 2Y Maxy B Scow, 55 513 Heart Disease. by the Selectmen. I� " 2S Johanna Pryor, I�iII Oct. 9 Dtmoth� Sweet, 74 6 Gangrene. 72. 121 Cancer. 7th.—To see if the town will authorize their Collector, when <' 19 Harrison Tit ist 79' 2 9 Apoplexy. l' 2 5 Can estion of Lungs. chosen (if he is not the Town Treasurer), to use all means for tol- IIIA 22 Melvin EStey. g letting the taxes wbich a Town Treasurer, when appointed Codec - Nov. 5 Charles E Greene, 11 Harriet Barrows, 82. 4 Old Agetis for, may use. ... Yl Luiaua White, 82. Ola Age. 60 511 Chronic Gastritis. Sth.—To see if the town will authorize their Treasurer to borrow 26 Charles Hallett, illil �` 28 A. Franklin Brown, 601016 Softening of Brain. Bloodpmsoninq(diphtheria) money to pay town notes which may be called for, and for neces- I'i Dec. 28 Sarah W. Keith. 2812 5i sary town expenses until the taxes of 1SS6 become due. Mates, 17; Females; 22. Total, 39. 9th.—To see if the town will vote to pay any part of the town S. C. SHEPARD, Register pro tem. debt. Ili 10th. To see if the town will vote to raise and anpropriate any II�III� ��II� money for the decoration of soldiers' graves. 42 11th.—To see if the town will vote to grant licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the check list to be used, and the ballots to read yes or no. 12th.—To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any money for the maintenance of the Public Library.: 13th.—To see if the town will make an appropriation to assist in repairing the common at East Mansfield. 14th.—To see if the town will vote to change the name of Kan- sas street to Charles street. 15th. To see what action the town will take in relation to hiring money for any. purpose. 16th.—To see if the town will raise any sum of money additional to the amount raised for ordinary expenses, to replace the amount:. } �T� REPORT R E P Q R 1 drawn from they Treasury to pay damages caused by the freshet. _ 17th. To see if the town will vote to paint the Town House and appropriate money therefor. or THE 16th. To see if the town will accept and build that portion of Hodges street lying between the house of L. M.'1$odges. and Cot- tage street' and appropriate money for the Same. And to Lousiness TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY act on any other that may legally come before said meeting. And you are directed to serve this warrant by postingiip at- t tested tested copies thereof at each of the public meeting -houses and poet -offices in said town eight days: at least before the time of hold iDg said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with MANSFIELD, MASS. your doings thereon, to the town clerk at the time and place afore- said. Given under our hands this fifth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six:; S. C. SHEPARD, - WILLIAM B. ROGERSON, " - JAMES L.:IIODGES. , Selectmen of Mansfield. A true copy. y Attest: A. W. CORD, Constable of 31ansfield. z< PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Board of Trustees of the Public Library re- spectfully submit the following report: A change was made at the beginning of the. year by the retirement of Wm. Robinsonas one of the Trustees. The vacancy was filled by the election of W. L. Robinson. The Board organized March 30th, 1885, by the choice of Jacob Ide' for President, W. L. Robinson for Secretary, and A. V. Rogerson for Treasurer. Committee,;on Library and Librarian, !Messrs.:Ide, Copeland and Robinson. Committee on'Finance 'and Accounts, Messrs. Rogerson and Lucas. Committee on Library` Room, Messrs, Rogerson and Borden. Miss Alice W. Hallett was chosen Librarian. The Library has been opened two evenings and one afternoon of each week during the entire year, with the exception of ten days—from February 13th to February 23d—when it was closed for official ex- amination. On March 1st, 1885, the Library contained thirteen hundred and thirty-five(1335) books. There ( ) have been added during the year one hundred and it ninety (190) volumes, classed as follows Fiction, one hundred and two (102); I3istory, twenty-three (23); 45�� ri 'd`I. 46 Star, six (6) ; Poetry, three (3) ; Jiiveniles, eleven (11); Biography, sixteen (16); Miscellaneous, twen- ty-nine (29). One hundred and fifty-two (152) new cards have been issued. The average number of books taken out on Tuesday evenings is ninety-two (92). Aver- age number taken out Saturday afternoons and eve- nings, two hundred and fifty-five (255). Whole number of books taken out during the year, sixteen thousand four hundred and twenty-four (16,424 . Average class of books taken out in one 'day: Fiction, one hundred and sixty (160); Juveniles, sixty-five (65) ; Biography, eighteen (18) ; History, five (5) ; Poetry, two (2) ; Miscellaneous, five (5). The amount received from sale of Catalogues, $4.50: Amount received for Fines, $42.29. The Board gratefully acknowledges donations of books°from the following persons: Dr. M_ S. Car- penter, 2 vols. H. H Fairbanks, 2 vols,; Sweden- borg'Society, 1 vol. On the first of January Miss Alice W. Hallett, who has served as Librarian since the iLibrary was opened, resigned. This action on her part was deep- ly regretted by the Trustees; for the energy, ability and faithfulness with which she performed the various duties of the position, were at all times most gratify- ing to the Board. Miss HattieM. Shepard was se- lected to fill the vacancy, and she has served faithfully and acceptably An assistant' has been required a greater part of the time. W. L. ROBINSON, Secretary. 47 ALFRED V. ROGERSON, TRFASURFn, In account with the Mansfield Public Library. To Balance on hand Feb. 28, 1885, $ 96 90 Town appropriation, 500 00 Received from Alice W. Hallett for catalogues sold andfines collected, 36 00 Received from Hattie M. Shepard for catalogues sold and fines collected, 9 00 Received of Perry G. Card for Li- brary paper, 1 66 $643 56 By paid W. A. Copeland for express charge paid on books; $ 65 Estes & Lauriat for books and bidding, 205 89 George F. Ding & Merrill for paper for book covers; 11 55 Alice W. Hallett, librarian, 83 33 James O. Hodges for assist- ance in Library, 20 00 Hattie M. Shepards librarian,' 16 66 Rogerson Brothers f'or express paid and supplies, 3 93 Q. A. Lothrop for one volume of Grant's Life, 4 50 Pratt & Wbite for printing, 2 50 Mrs. Lewis R. Shepard for as- siAance in Library, 8 00 Balance on hand, 286 55 $643'56 y 48 For the purposes and support of the Library the ensuing year, the Trustees respectfully recommend an appropriation°of two hundred (200) dollars., A. V. ROGERSON, L W. LUCAS, W. A. COPELAND, JACOB IDE, C. T. BORDEN, W. L. ROBINSON, Board of Trustees. The School Committee respectfull3 submit their annual report for the year ending February 28, 1886: No. A. WEITEVILLE. The Spring term of this school was in change of Miss Stearns,, who had taught here during the pre- ceding winter. The duties involved taxed her strength too severely, and she;,. tendered her resignation at the end of the term. The Fall and Winter terms have been taught by Miss Clara I. Lord of Providence, who has greatly improved the discipline of the school, and has labored earnestly and perseveringly for its best in- terests. But the attendance has been irregular, and the class -work consequently much impaired. With the co-operation of those directly interested in securing a better attendance, and a cordial support to the teacher, the condition of this school would be greatly improved. No. 2. EAST MANSFIELD. This school still continues in a flourishing and s; UA was called away, and Miss Hodges conducted the satisfactory condition under the instruction of Miss school successfully to its close. J. E• Lizzie Blake. The teacher, parents and pupils all SECOND PRIl4dRY.—In this department Miss Spring, and appear to be interested, and to be working in harmo Coggeshall was installed as teacher in the the with credit ny for a good school. With these conditions, satisfac- has retained that position through year tion and success are assured. to herselfand profit to her scholars. de- INTEx-IEDIATE —Upon the resignation of this and expe- partment by Miss Hattie E. Perry, an able NO. 3, rienced teacher, Mrs. Laura E. Comey was called to had her ability and FRUIT STREET. the position. Mrs. COmey proved industry during her excellent service in No. 3, and This pleasant Tittle school has been favored with she readily addressed herself to the new and increased maintained her repu- excellent teachers for several years. Unfortunately inspire the duties imposed, and successfully tati on and the good standing Of the school. the number in attendance is too small to teacher or Mr. Berry remains the veteran head of the Gram - best work possible on the part of either Howard has taught here very mar department. Hi"horough and successful meth- pupils.- Miss Annie acceptably during the year, and added new laurels to ods o£ instruction are proverbial. term of the schools in No. 4 house her reputation as a successful and promising teacher. The Winter was shortened a week by reason of the freshet which The school is in good condition. surrounded the building and entered the basement, extinguishing the fires. No. 4. CENTRE. NO. 5. FIRST PRIMARY.—Miss Alice Hallett, whose popu- ,SCHOOL STREET. larity and success in this department is gratefully ac- d by both parent and pupil; is still i charge. The teachers Of the respective departments' re- kno n The attendance was so large during the Falll term it main unchanged. Mr. A. R. Lewis, in charge of the confidence of your Com - seventy scholars having been registered—that was Grammar school, retains the teacher, found necessary to employ an assistant, and the ser- secured. Near the mittee as a faithful, diligent and conscientious imbued with the 'spirit of his work, and earnestly vices of Miss Eva Hodges were of this term Miss Hallett, in her bereavement, close 54 striving to develop the best possible results. The school is prosperous. Miss Abbie Cobgeshall is still in charge of the Primary department, continues to do excellent work, and has an interesting school. The increasing de- mands for more commodious and comfortable accom- modations for the pupils of this department com- pelled the committee, during the summer vacation, to make economic changes in the room, and an addition- al entry to the building. 3y the change the comfort- able seating capacity of the apartment was doubled, and yet the accommodations are hardly adequate to the prospective demands that are soon to confront us. No. 6. TREMONT STREET, 'VEST MANSFIELD. This school has been under the instruction of hiss Ervinia Thompson during the year. MissThompson is a competent and successful instructor: Here, as in No. 1, during a part of the year, class work has been broken and progress retarded by irregular attendance'. The school, however, continues prosperous. No. 7. GILBERT STREET, `'VEST MANSFIELD. Mr. Ernest DeWolf has taught this school through the year. Commencing without experience, he did 55 well at flrst, and has continued to do better. The patrons of the school are divided in sentiment, and teachers that have been, and continue to be, success- ful. in other schools, fail in receiving united support here. When greater harmony prevails, better school work will be accomplished. No. 8. ELAI STREET, W ST MANSFIELD. Miss Carrie Sheldon made her debut as a teacher in the Spring, in charge of this school, and has con - tinned through the year. She has wrought faithfully, intelligently and successfully: The school shows a decided improvement. HIGH SCHOOL. This school remains under the same excellent management as last year, and we believe that a gen- eral satisfaction is felt in the earnest endeavors of Mr. Tower to make it a model school in the higher branches of learning. The attendance during the past year has averaged well, and the scholars have evidently applied themselves closely to the work laid before them. fi 56 NOTES, IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE. We beg to remind those parents and guardians who have been lax and indifferent in regard to the regular attendance of their children at school, that the efficiency of systematic school -work, and the intelli- gent efforts of the instructors, are sadly- and discour- agingly retarded by thisindulgence. The evilreaches beyond the individual pupil, and unavoidably disor- ganizes and degrades the standing of the class with which he is connected. New SCHOOL HOUSE. Again we are obliged to appeal to the town to ` provide additional accommodation at the Centre. It has become a necessity and must be met. Last year the Centre schools, Nos. 4 and 5, registered three hundred and forty-nine (349) pupils. This number' had to be accommodated in six rooms, with an aver- age of over fifty-eight (58) to a room. This is alto- gether too many pupils in a room, and under one teacher. The present year will undoubtedly show a still further increase, and the best work cannot be ex- pected while this state of affairs exists. The best remedy that suggests itself to your Committee is for the town to build another school -house, near the 57 depot, of sufficient size to accommodate at least one hundred pupils. This would irelieve the; present crowded condition of Nos. 4 and 5, and at the same time be very convenient for the residents at the North End. NEW LAWS RELATING TO SCHOOLS. FCHAr. 198.. LAws or 1885.] AN ACT to prevent the spread of Contagious Diseases through the Public Schools. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chapter sixty-four of the acts of the year eighteen hun- dred and eighty-four is hereby amended so that it sball read as follows :=The school committees shall not allow any pupil to attend.. the public sebools while any member of the household to which such pupil belongs is sick of small -pox, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, or during a period of two weeks after the death, recovery or removal of such sick person ; and any pupil coming from such household shall be required to present, to the teacher of the school the pupil desires to attend, a -certifi- cate, from the attending physician or board of health, of the, factsnecessary to entitle him to admission in accordance with the above regulation. [Approved April 29, 1885. [CHAP. 332. LAws or 1885.] AN ACT requiring Physiology and Hygiene to be taught in the Public Schools. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: .SECT. 1... Physiology and hygiene, which, in both divis- ions of the subject, shall include special instruction as to the effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulants: and narcotics: on the human system, shall betaught as' a. regular branch of study to all pupils in all schools supported wholly or in part by public W- 58 money, except special schools maintained solely for instruction in particular branches, such as drawing, mechanics, art, and like studies. All acts or parts of acts relating to the qualifica- tions of teachers in the public schools shalt apply to the branch of study prescribed in this act. SECT. 2. All penalties now fixed for neglect to provide instruction in the branches of study now proscribed i by law..' shall apply to the branch of study prescribed in section one. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect on the first clay of '. August, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five. [AP - proved Tune ApprovedTune 16, 1885. After giving a thorough examination to the sev- eral works by the best authors treating upon the above subject, your Committee finally decided in favor of a text book having special reference to the effect of stimulants and narcotics on the human system, by William Thayer Smith, M. D., 'Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in Dartmouth Medical College, and which satisfies every demand in this branch, the intro- duction of which has been an additional expense of one hundred and sixteen dollars. REPAIRS. The greater part of the appropriation for repairs has been expended in an addition to the Primary room No. 5, and in building a fence around the school yard. The school property throughout the town is now in excellent repair, and with the excep- tion of the East Mansfield school -house, which should be painted, no large outlay will be needed the coming year. 59 APPROPRIATIONS. Below we give the estimated amount required for the schools next year: Common Schools, $4,500 00 High 1,000 00' Repairs, 300 00 Text Books, 300 00 I. W. LUCAS, W. L. ROBINSON, GEO. M. BARRON, School Committee of Dlanoeld. 61 60 ( Alvin R. Lewis, teaching, $510 00 Abbie B. Coggesball, teaching, 272 00 Janitor, 1884, 30 00 FINANCIAL REPORT. No. 5• 1885, 25 25 I Fuel, 39 25 $s7s 59 ( Ervinia Thompson, teaching, $289 00 FOR INSTRUCTION, FUEL AND CARE OF Janitor, 1884, 5 00 EXPENSES " 1885, 17 00 SCHOOL -HOUSES. 6. No. � Fuel, � 21 50 $332 50 l ( Genevieve Stearns, teaching,. $91 00 Clara I. Lord, 155 00 ( E. A. DeWolf, teaching, $272 00 Janitor, 1884, 4 50 Janitor, 17 00 15 00 No. 1. <( 1885 17 00 21o.7. { Fuel, 1( $304 00 IFuel, 8 50 $276 QO l ( Carrie V. Sheldon, teaching, $252 50 ( Lizzie J. Blake, teaching, $2 2 00 , Janitor, 17 00 15 so 1 Janitor, 00 No' 8' i Fuel, 30 No. 2. { Fuel, 28 94 Slll $317 !X lll$285 --- l $4,326 74 ( Annie R. Howard, teaching, $252 50 Amount appropriated, $4,500 00 176 32 Janitor, 15 00 Mate School Fund, 397 65 No. 3. { Fuel, 13 75 Dog Fund, __ $507397 I $281 25 4,326 74 Amount expended, ( John H. Berry, teaching, $60000 Balance unexpended, $747 23 Laura E. Comey, 264 b 0 ' J. Etta Coggeshall, " I 264 00 HIGH SCHOOL. Alice W. Hallett, " 248' 00 37 00 A. O. Tower, teaching, $850 00 No. 4. Eva A. Hodges, « 1 E. A. Snow, janitor, 125. 00 Y,. K. Snow; janitor, , 50 00 51 00 A. D. Ming, fuel, 114 00 A. D. Ding, coal, 2 25 Moses Lincoln, fuel, f` 1' 25 $1,653 `fie N' T. Esty, diplomas, A. E. Getchell, examination papers, 9 00 62 63 W. & W. L. Robinson, merchandise, $1 00 ( M. A. Howe, labor, $4' 00 Rogerson Bros., 111 42 No. 6. j` -- $4 00 Programmes, _ 6 75 Chemicals, 3 20 ( Mrs. R. Purdy, labor, $2 00 Towels, 2 50 $977 12 �' M. E. Janes, " 1 50 Amount appropriated, $1,000 00 No, T ` F. A. De`Po]f, " 7 ' Amount expended, 977 12 i $4 25 Balance unexpended, $22 8B: W. & W. L. Robinson, curtains, $2 00 No. S. { $2 00 REPAIRS. Mrs. Willis, labor, $2 00 No. 1. { W. L. Fuller, labor, 50 $398 52 $2 50 Amount appropriated, $400 00 Amount expended, 398 52 No. 3. Clearing Pipe, $1 00 Balance unexpended, $1 48 $1 00 ( Chilson Furnace Co., $7 00 BOOK ACCOUNT. Repairing pump, 1 00 C. T. Borden, pump, 9 80 Iv11 Blakeman &Taylor, $ 14 40 W. H. Angell, stock and labor, 26 74 " 11 23 58 E. K. Snow, labor, 5 50 H. A. Dickerman, 14 85 = $50 04 (L 6 44 67 W. H. Anncll, stock and labor, $124 79, Thompson, Brown & Co.; 14 17 W. L. Stearns, " " 57 51 Warren P. Adams, 16 20 B. F. Barron, " 27 61 Geo. F. King & Merrill, 31 22 S. C. Codding, fence, 94 83 << 14 1 30 Al. C. Holt, labor, 8 60 - << 9 00 Hem•v Harden, labor, 4 28 Clark & Ma),ra,d, 10 08 No. 5. E. K. Snow, " 3 00 Lane Bros., 3 00 Thos. Fulton, " 4 75 ` Clark & Maynard, 6 00 B. T. Newcomb; " 1 50 Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 7 65 Clearingpipe, 25` 6 6 10 71 W..& W. L. Robinson, merchandise, 1 80 William Ware &- Co., 67 92 S. C. Lovell, " 5 81 (< (( 84 97 $334 73 > 11 11 1 25 65 64 School supplies, No. 5, $3 23 Cowperthwait & Co., $263 90 a CC « 6 37 1 05 (( (( 22 00 (C (c CC 7, (( « 4 80 School Committee, payer and postale, 3 23 21.60 H. L. Phillips, furnishing wat:r No. 1, 4 00 Ginn, Heath & Co., 12 50 E. K. Snow, watchman 4th of July, 2 00' (( 14 30 Willard Lane, setting glass, 3 70 (( Pratt & Wbite, 9 00 A. S. Horton, cleaning pipes, G 50 (( (( 1 00 F. M. Washburn, salary, 28 33 C. W. Bathburn, 2 54 J. E. DeWolf, (lsks, 17 00 $74 48 Chas. H. Whiting, 1 50 TOTAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. Lee & Shepard, 67 � •C. T. Borden, 1 00 Appropriation for schools, $4,500 00 F. M. Ambrose, 7 00 repairs, 400. 00 7 00 high school, 1,0g0 00 M. Kerr, 2 85 test books, 750 00 Express and stamping, 12 51 State school Sand; 176 32 i $748 14 Dog fund, 397 65 Amount appropriated, $750 00Books sold, 19 63 Books sold, 19 63 Balance unexpended, 1884, 1 OG $769 63$7,244 66 Amount expended, 748 1$y Paid for instruction, fuel and care of school -houses, $4,326 74 Balance unexpended, X21 49 ,High School, 977 12 Text books, 748 14 PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. Repairs, 398 52 116 67 Physiology and Hygiene, prison, Blakeman & Taylor, $116 67 ` $116 Incidental expenses, 74 48 $6,641 67 67 No appropriation.$602 Balance unexpended, 99 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. 1. W. LUCAS, ,W. L. ROBINSON, School supplies, No. 1, $ 1 35 f E O: M. BARRON, 2 30 35 School Committee of Mansfield, 3, 4, 3 07 66 7 67 PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY ONE OR MORE. TERMS DURING THE YEAR.. ROLL OF HONOR. [The letYcre nre Yo designate Che tem, or te, mo of akmdavce S fog 5pri g, F fo, FxLI, AV fo'ti mC•, PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DUPIN(7 THE SCHOOL NO. 1. Whiteville. ENTIRE YEAR. Alden Fuller, W. Merton Austin, W George R. Fiske, School (t No. 2. f( SCHOOL No. 2. East Mansfield - Willie Fiske, ` G. Irving Boyden, " No. 3. Alice M. Fal ee; S. F. John W. Rathburn, W. Allan Winter, 2d Prima y. No. 4. Edward D. Francis, W. Alice L. Snow, W. Flora M. Manchester, " " Fannie Wales, W. Frankie Wales, W. Alfred R. Winter, Intermediate Herbert A. Rathburn, W. ' Willie W. Dunbar, Edith G. Tweedy; SCHOOL No. 3. Lida 0. Tweedy, Annie Cooney, Grammar, Lina N. Fisher, S. Lizzie M. Fisher, S. Robert E. Fulton; Alice H. Shaw, F. Willie. L. `hinter; Fred C. Winter, a SCHOOL NO. 4. CENTRE; FIRST PRI3fAIIY. John E. Winter, « Willie G. Austin. F. Elmer B. jVeld, F. Daniel Dacy,_ Freddie Horton, Primary, No. 5. Walter BraF. John Welch, F. n ng Carrie M. Clark, I . a « Henry W. Cobb, F. Alred Morse, . Louis Scott Wilson, W. Harry Morse, Grammar, Annie Carpenter, „ SECOND PRIMARY. Margaret E. White, S. F. Richmond W. Cobb, W. Wilfred L. Ball, F. W. Guy T. Harndon, W. 69' GRAB\IAV,. 63 George A. Rogers, F. Lilla G. Bates, W. Gertrude L. Harriden, F. Julia Cooney, W. Clara C. Murray, F. Nettie M. Wood, W. Nellie F. Pratt, F. Wilhelmina Wilson, W. INTERMEDIATE. Bertie R. Tibbetts, S. F. Sidney Tattrie, F. W. James Weleb, S. Murray Winter, F. W. Mabel Bessom, S. F. Walter Sisson, F. Elinor Dryden, S. W. Mary W. Hallett, F. W. Adele Fuller, S. F. Mary E. Murray, F. Emma Washburn, S. F. Jennie W. Weld, F. 1Iarrie Fairbanks, F. W. George Emerton, W. Charles H. Stearns, F. Fred Sheldon, W. Willie A Shepardson, F. Aggie Higgins, W. Mary Welsh, W. GRAMMAR. Bertha L. Ball, S. Maud M. Hodges, F. Annie BS Curtain, S. W. Ida A. Hodges, F. W. Jennie S. Curtain, S. Ella LeBarron, F. Mamie M. Higgins, S. W. Henry Brown, F. Willie L. Cuuniugham, S. F.Carroll S. Cobb, F. W. Bertrand L. Makepiece, S. Eugene 11. Cooney, F. W. Willie E. Murphy, S. Vernon A. Grover, Fl James S. Winter, S. Willard C. Lovell, F. Velma A. Ball, F. Frank H. Dunbar, W. Bate M. Hodges, F. W. Charles H. McAlpine, W. SCHOOL No. 5. PRIMARY. Susie Crockett, F. 69' GRAB\IAV,. Albert Tillson, S. W. Mand Brinton, S. F. F. Jennie Shepardson, F.'' Daunie Gaynor, Harry Fuller, F. W. Sadie Bailey, F. Nellie Bragg, S. Vianna Leavitt, F. Belle Phillips, W. Addie Drake, S. W. F. Al hin Tillsoil, W. Annie Horton, S. SCHOOL NO. 6• WEST MANSFIELD. Nellie Scholes, S. James Brown, S. Edith M. Howe, F. W. p ' SCHOOL No. (. WEST MANSFIELD. Ada Sweet, S. Oscar Eggleston, F. Everett Eggleston, F. Lizzie Ring, F. W. George Ring, W. 9 N SCHOOLNo. S. NEST MANSFIELD. Charles A. Briggs, S. AlvinM. Purdy, S. Alsou C. Eggleston, S. reddie ReedS. Everett Eggleston, Herbert E. White; S, Oscar Eggleston, S.. Hattie V Briggs, F. Edgar A. Purdy, W. HIGH SCHOOL. Emma T. Fales, S. F. John E. Cobb, F. l Dora A. Sweet, S. Albert T. Hodges, Clara Shepardson, 1 Alice J. Blanchard, S. F. a 3 E `� 71 70 @ STATISTICS. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, T I v Y d ii E. Fd� TERYIS. M i O �+ o I. TEAQIERS. y Class of '86. � o 2� i; O 6J z— Carrie Louise Middleton, Mary Elizabeth Foley, S Geusweve Stearns, spring, 65� 221 15 15 2 0 1 $25 00 1 Clara I. "Lord Fall 66 24 1G 16 0 0 1 j Clara Alice Shepardson, William Leonard Snow, 1 l ,--�-� j � Winter, 40 22 lri� 151 0 0 32 00 ( Spring,., 651 IS 131 101 1 0 1� 32 00 John Edgar Cobb, Georgie Hamilton Hagerty, 2J�Lizzio J. Blake Fall 65 29 21 131 1 0 - James Edward-. Fisher, ' Winter 40 24 1S 121 1 1 0 Harry �4elbert Brown. Spring' 1 65� 16� 10� 81 0 0 �— 28 00 ( IGu114112 7 010 —3000 3 Annie R. Howardy� { Fall, 1 (Winter, 401 19i 10 711 0 �— 32 00 - �1GRAMMAR. 1 Spring, 66 591 4S� 45 3 0 .Iohu H. Berry, Fall, 65 551 49� 40 5 0 72 72 Winter, 35 53 441 39 6 0 74TEREfLDTATE. SSpriog, 6' V 44 56 0 1 0 _32 00 (Laura E. Comey, Fall, 65 601 511 591 0 0 , , . Wider, 361 561 49� 64� 0 0 y' 2d PRIMARY. SSpring, 65 4G138 40 0 . 0 Etta Coggeshall, Fall, 65 46 41 431 0 0 7 32 00 Winter,1 35 42 33 40 0 0 �) I9t PRIMARY. Spring, 65 5S 471 9 0 3 1j 32 00 Ali" W. Hallett, Fall, 651 69 58 221 0 3 - Winter, 1 35 631 40 21I 0 0 1 GRAMMAR. 1 Sprin ' 1 65 461 38� 371 3 0 60 00 A. 11. Lewis, Fall, 65 461 371 35 5 0 Winter, 401 471 3SI 361 5 0 1 PRIMARY Spring, 65 44 30 231 0 1 Abbie Coggeshall, 1 Fall, 661 541 3911 281 0 1 3- 00 .� Winter, 40 411 291 26' 0 0 (� Spring, 65 23� 131 16 1 I 0 j X40 00 6 { Ervinia Thompson) {( Fall, 65 20 15 11 0 0 ( (Winter, 40 19 14 131 0 0 ) Spring, 65 251 17 19 2 0 { 7 1E. A. DeWolf, I {Fall, 65 29,20 211 0 1 0 32 00 I ( Winter, 40 23 16 19 0 0 Spring, 65 22. 21 13 0 0 — 28 00 — 30 00 S `(Carrie V. Sheldon, j }l?l�ter, 401 1� 131 121 0 0 — 32 00 HIGH Saxoor,. ((Spring, 1 65 44 391 1517 1 0 S7 90 IIA. O. Tower, jFall, t5I 43 39 1518 0 7 Winter, 55_371 31� 15118 6 1 *The salary of teachers i4 No, 6 is paid in gait from the Williams $und: