HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnual Report 1875SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Collector's Account.
The Selectmen of the Town of Mansfield respectfully _
submit the following report, showing the appropriations
and expenditures for the year ending Feb. 11, 1875:
JACOB A. BLAKE, COLLECTOR, Dr -
To Town Tax for ordinary expenses, $8,000 00'
repairs of roads and
bridges, 1,$00 00
High School; 1,000 00
Appropriation for Common, voted
Nov. 4,1873, 1,200 00
soldiers' bounties, 875 00
State Tax, 1,520 00
County Tax, 1,312 55
overlay, 800 93
t1G,508 48
JACOB A. BLAKE, COLLECTOR, Cr.
By cash paid into Treasury, $14,700 00
discount on Taxes, 919 14.
taxes remitted, 68 28
balance uncollected, 821 06
[-1ARLErS' DAY, COLLECTOR, Dr-
>llected, 1872,
CHARLES DAY, Cr.
1into Treasury, $133 04
a 159 42
$292 46
$292 46
frelViffer5 ncWUUU
Dr.
To Balance ur Cieasury, $2,367 98
Received of Mary E.
Mann, on demand note, 500 00
Received of George Ware,
oil demand note, 500 00
Received of Fred. Paine,
on demand note, 1,000 00
Received of Eliza Har-
den, on demand note, t 200 00
Received of George W.
Thomas, on demand note, $300 00
Received of Fred. Paine;'
on demand note, 1,000 00
Received of Mary- A.
Richmond, on demand note,
100 00
Received of Taunton Na-
tional Bank, on demand
note. 1,000 00
June 27.
do do 1;000 00
July 1.
do (To 1,000
00
Received of Town of Eas-
ton,on account McCor-
mick family,
12 00
3.
Received of Emeline E.
Packard, on note,
100 00
13.
Received of John Bailey,
on note,
300 00
13.
Received of Town of Har-
wich for support of Reu-
ben Ellis,
53 90
Aug. 21.
Received of Mary A. Rich-
mond oh demand note,
200 00
Oct. 8.
Received of N. H. Harden,
on demand note,
300 00
Nov. 23.
Received of Wm. F. Boyd,
chairman Committee for
Setting Trees on Common,
01
Dec. 1.
Received of Chas. Adams,
Jr., State Treasurer, Cor-
poration Tax,
725 96
Received State Aid,
848 60
Bank Tax,
386 52
1875.
r
Jan. 8.
Received of Chas. H. Wil-
liams, on demand note,
100 00
26.
Received of Chas. Adams,
Jr., State Treasurer, from
School Fund,
271 73.
Received. of Jacob A. Blake,
auctioneer's "license,
2 00
Received of Geo. F. Pratt,
County Teeasurer,_fr'om
dog fund,
04 37
k
Feb. 5. Received of Chas. Adams,
I
Jr., State Treasurer, 11 76
7
Received of Chas. Day, col-
lector, 1872, 257 78
Received of Jacob A Blake,
AlUlshouse.
collector, 1874, 14,700 00
- —$27,542 61
Paid from the Treasury during the year, on this account,
as follows:— -
wr.
James M. Wilber, Supt., for services
BY paying Selectmen's orders, viz:
from. Oct. 1, 1873 to Oct. 1, 1874, 8400 00
$602 94
Paid L. R. & A. D. Ding, on horse, 125 00
For expenses at Almshouse,
Paine & Sherman, meat bill, 38 10
poor out of Almshouse, 1,300 39
p
L. R. &, A. D. King, for coal, 19 34
11 poor belonging to other towns, 69 65
medical aid, 20 50
repair of highways, 1,552 61
bridges, 961 20
$602 94-
repair of
printing, 119 12
7 snow bills, 12 18
State Aid, 864 40
Town officers, 768 17
schools, 3,306 47
High school, 1,092 40
Expenses OUt Of Almshouse.
school books, 376 35
miscellaneous expenses,. 4,755 91 : �' -.--
FOR POOR Si'HOSE LEGAL: SETTLEMENT IS IN THE TOWN
Lockup and furniture, 334 55
OF MANSFIELD.
notes, 8,160 00
1,462 44'
Widow of ���ph Gibbs aazd four clzildl.cn.
interest,
Balance in Treasury, Feb. 11, 1875, 1,503 83 ,,
Paid for groceries, $97 00
$27,542 61
,
fuel, 29 50
ALFRED V. ROGERSON, 7reasxirer.
plowing garden; 2 50
medical aid, 41 50
Audited and approved, Feb. lly 1875,
$170 50
S. O.. SHEPARD,
.9bridge l llidmS; wife and six children.
W. A. C$OtiPLEY," 4
,<"
P4id €oar oceries,
1LBERT ,PERRY,
F
"
$72 -60
WNket tlmher, - 59 76
5�tcciwi�n of 1t1a'nsf%id.
fiYel, 21 Q0
Ynedical aid, 3000
r "`""
-�• -40 $18.2.76
;j
Widow of John Allen and four children.
Paid for groceries and fuel, $73 51
medical aid, 21 OG
funeral expenses Of J. Allen, 18 00
IS NOT ..
IN MANSFIELD.
$112 51
R. H. L. Talcot, wife and four children.
Paid City of Boston, for aid,
$157 00
Thomas Flannigan.
$43 90'
Paid City of Boston for Aid,
23 07
John C. Durgin.
Paid City of Boston for Aid,
5 00
Paid Taunton Lunatic Hospital,
for support of James Salina, $196 30
C. L. Brown, 4730
$13 75
L. J. Gooch, 38 50
$69 65
Printing.
282 30
I
117•s. Sarah Swift and seven children.
iPaid for Groceries; two years,
312 00
Sarah Haynes.
Paid Town of Attleboro aid for Sarah
`
printing and advertising Town War-
3G 00
Haynes,
j Charles H. Snnith.
� Paid Town of Easton for Aid,
10 00
Edward McDonald.
I P�id4-`%t�j' of BOsTon for .Aid,no
0 25
99
9
BILLS PAID FOR POOR WHOSE LAWFULL SETTLEMENT.
IS NOT ..
IN MANSFIELD.
Reuben Ellis.
Paid by the Town of Harwich,
For groceries,
$43 90'
John McCormick's children.
Paid by the Towel of Easton,
For medical aid,
$12 00
Harriet C. and Maria C. Parsons.
To be paid by the Town of Amherst,
Paid for fuel,
$13 75
$69 65
Printing.
Paid Thomas S. Pratt for printing Town
Reports, 1874, $59 00
for Collector, 15 25
voting lists, 12 00
`
printing and advertising Town War-
rants, 28 87
printing posters, 4 00
$119 12
II $12 18
Paid'simdry persons,
State Add. $864 40
id,
Paid for State'N—
—
f hwa3`s.
i
Repairs of Iisg $1,500 00
Nmount appropriated,
ended,' C1app,surveyor,$2S5 67
Amour— egp Henry 70 01
1'JAtwood, «
Dist. No. 2 J ' ohu M. 488 51
3 D S• Spaulding, 89 42
4, B. K. Flint, 82 50
r Geo, 1V1. Austin, 132 50
6, Thos. M•
George, 86 00
7 John Jaues, o << 157 75
B Ddmand A - Briggs, 160 "25
g
Reuben, Purdy' " 61
1
Repairs of Bridges -
$16 02
3 DehotBr�dge+ $686 24 741 56
District N0. 2,
3, R. Day Bridge, 55 32 $6 37
I', 5 87 25
$961 20
'I
Town Officers.
Paid Howard Perkins, Selectman,
$18
75
E. M. Reed, School Committee,
$7
24
S. C. Shepard, Selectman, Asses-
sor, and Overseer of the Poor,
$163
75
cash expenses,
29
78
- $193
53
Walter A. Crowley, Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer of the
Poor,
$79
37
Albert Perry, Selectman, Asses-
sor, and Overseer of the Poor,
$72
50
cash expenses,
16
45
$88
95
Alfred V. Rogerson, Town Clerk
and Treasurer and expenses,
$53
50`
for recording and registering
73 births, '
36
50
41 deaths,
15
35
19 marriages, 2
85
$108
20
Foster Bryant, School Committee,
to Sept. 17, 1874,
$85
00
L. W. Sweet, School Committee,
to Nov. 3, 1874,
$61
25
A. F. Middleton, School Commit-
tee, to Feb. 11, 1875,
$82
50,
Thomas H. Dunham; Constable,,
$11
13
A. W. Cobb, Constable,
$13
00,
Jacob A. Blake, Constable,
$13
001,
Ethan E. Cobb, Constable,
$6
25
$768
17
fr,
12
DISTniCT No: 1•
$256 00
T1. Crowley for teaching, 37 50
Paid C. $293 50
for fuel and care of school -house,
DISTRICT No. 2-
$256 00
PaidMaria Flint for teaching, 12 00
for care of school -house, 28 00 $296 00
for fuel, �-
DISTRICT No. 3.
$248 00
Paid Lucy 78 00
11 Clapp for teaching, 10 00
for care of school -house;. $246 00
for fuel,
DISTRICT No. 4•
$288 00
paid A. - pratt for teaching, 256 00
C. p, Flallett " 208 00
F,. A. Blake 201 50
Lizzie J. Blake 22 00
for cafe of schoolhouse, lig 75 $1,095 25
for fuel,
DISTRICT No. 5.
$320 00
ewins for teaching, 214 00
paidE11'u H Ite for teaching, 1g' 60
Florence J. -'
for care of school-hou30 75 se, $584 35
for fuel, -'
13
DISTRICT No. 6.
Paid Abby B. Seholes for teaching,
$76
00
Lizzie N. Brayton
171
00
for fuel;`
35
70
$282 70
DISTRICT No. 7.
Paid Florence A. Shepard, teaching,
$256
00
for fuel and care of house,
20
50
$276 50
DISTRICT No. 8.
Paid Ellen F. Smith for teaching,
$176
00
for fuel and care of school -house,
26
17
$202 17
Total,
$3,306 47
High School.
Paid John H. Berry, teaching, $1,000
00
for care of house,
38
00
fuel,
39
14
school furniture and repairs,
15
26
81;092 40
School Boobs.
Paid J. L. Hammett, for School Books
by order of School Committee,
$335
62
for dictionaries;
34
80
stationery and books,
5
93
$376 35
14
1Yiiscel�ane®ns Expenses.
$875 00'
paidsoldiers' bounties, damages Sus=
F. M. Hayward, damag 120 p0
ta. , (1 on highway, Re to
& A. D. King, damag 20 00
1 ' harness n highway,
horse and h o ¢ 00
m Talbot, for surveying,
George g and
gowaidPerlrins, anrveying g 00
' making deed, o and
I, I for surveying 6 00
Iiermon
Rall
making deeds,
IIT F. Boyd, Committee to set
80' 00
I w' Common, 11 00
trees on horse hire,
for
II y Wirt. B. Hodges,
-VVillard Lane, painting street "1 75
sinus, decoration of sol-
s $ L. Pratt, 45 00
�I diers' graves, building
oe H. Freeman, 15 79
Georg
fence at Gibbs Place, 94,
`cein taxes, 124
Charles Day, abatem g¢ 85
S. C. Shepard, going with hearse,
Ozias Robinson, laud for roads33 00
,
�
B. Bates, Horee Thief 2 00
William 2 00
Detective Soci lno viiig common,
Rufus H. Davis, 200 00
ff'1 Palish, for rent, 00
First Cong collecting taxes, 15
Jacob A. Blake, o do,waTrant, 5 00
EthanE. Cobb, serving
James Blanchard, abatement of 2 35'
1872-3,
t. s bound stoves 1d 2 00
I�Ozol Robinson,
work,
X15
S. C. Shepard, building road at
East Mansfield, 65
88
George L. Wheeler, for team, 1
00
Rogerson Bros., stationery and
books, 7
25
S. C. Shepard, work on Common 4
00
copying valuation, 15
00
Charles Adams, Jr., State Tax, 1,520
00
Geo. F. Pratt, County Tax, 1,312
55
C. T. Borden, Sealer, and care
of weights and measures, 17
00
L. R. & A. D. King, horse hire, 20
75
$4,755 91
Lock-up and Furniture for Tramps.
Paid S. C. Shepard for work and paying
help, $19 95
S. S. Wilbur for brick and lime, 6 50
Geo. L. Foster for labor and stock, 255 94
S. C. Lovell for sundries, 2 89
Geo. L. Wheeler for stove pipe, 5 71
Gardner Chilson for stove, 35 00
Willard Lane for painting, 8 56
-- $334 55
Notes Paid in 1874-75.
George Ware,
$500 00
Nelson. H. Hardon,
900 00
Eliza Harden,
200 00
Taunton National Bank,
3,000 00
Joseph G. Newcomb,
500 00
Fred. Paine,
1,000 00
Albert P. Briggs,
400 00
Abbie D. Goward,
650 00
Charles H. Williams,
150 00
E. B. Goodwin, Treasurer,
100 00
Adelbert R. White,
210 00
John M. Holmes,
500 00
Mary A. Richmond,
50 00
10
$8,160 00
Interest Paidon
Notes in 1874-75.
Edward B. Good -win,
10 34
George Ware,
462 00
Albert P. Brigs,
52 12
Sally Codding;
120 00
Eliza White,
28 00
Eliza Hardon, `
36 00
George W. Thomas,
70 00
Mrs. James L. Perry,
7 00
Mrs. Hannah J. Newcomb,
42 00
Joseph G. Newcomb,
46 25
Waity S. White,
28 00
Many A. Richmond,
2 04
John M. Holmes,
60 28
17
Mary S. Grover,
7
00
Charles H. Williams,
18
96
Mrs. Nancy Briggs,
35
00
Mrs. Jessie Hodges,
35
00
Jacob Bailey,
21
00
Adelbert R. White,'
22
17
Dency Skinner,
21
00
Abbie D. Goward,
95
06
Solomon Briggs,
30
10
Emily A. White,
7
00
Taunton National Bank,
60
08
Nelson H. Hardon,
98
79
Fred. Paine,
35
00
Henry R. Packard,
12.25
$1,462 44
Outstanding, Notes.
John Bailey,
$300
00
Nancy Briggs,
500
00
Jacob Bailey,
300
00
Solomon Briggs,
430
00
Sally'Codding,
1,000
00
Sally Codding,
1,000
00
Louisa. Drake,
100
00
Hiram S. Freeman, Administrator,
1,000
00
Abbie D. Goward,
225
00
Lucy Grover,
50
00
Mary S. Grover,
100 00
Edward B. Goodwin,
100
00
Edward B. Goodwin;
100
00
Joanna Holmes,
920 00
18
Joanna Holmes,
200 00500 00
Susan Hodges,
200 00
Nelson H. HardOn,
200 00
Eliza Harden,
100 00 '
Benjamin Jones,
500 00
Mary E. Mann,
600 00
Hannah J. Newcomb,
100 00
Mrs. James L. Perry,
• 175 00;
Henry R. Packard,
100 00
Emeline E. Packard,
1,000 00
Fred. Paine,
100 00 ,
Mary A. Richmond,
200 00
Mary A. Richmond,
50 00
Henry E. Stratton,
300 00
Dency Skinner,
300 00
George W. Thomas,
1,000 00
George W. Thomas,
Williams School Fund,
247 00
Trustees of
27 00
Gardner C. White,
100 00
Charles H. Williams,
100 00
Charles H. Williams,
400 00
James M. Wilber,
200 00
James M. Wilber,
150' 00
James M. Wilber,
415 00
Jane H. Wilber,
100 00
C. Ennna Wilber,
00 00
4 4'
Waity White,
00 00
o
Emily A. White,
¢ 00
Eliza White,
7,000 00
George Ware,
`$21;389 00
Interest clue Feb. 11; 1875,
800`00
t
$22,189'00
19
Almshouse Account.
Dr:'
Feb. 11. To groceries of Rogerson
Bros., $128
67
groceries of S. C. Lovell, 302
50
goods received of sundry
persons, 389
53
cash on hand Feb. 11,
1874, 255
07
bills receivable Feb. 11,
1874, 135
36'
James M. Wilbers' sal-
ary, 400
00
$1,611 13
Cr.
By bills paidRogersouBros.,158
71
bills paid S. C. Lovell, 343
78
bills paid sundrypersons, 465
60
cash on hand Feb. 11,
1875, 36
77
bills receivable Feb. 11,
1875, 167
35
increase of personal pro-
perty, 9
54
lodging 800 tramps, 200
00
balance against Alms-
house, 229
38
$1,611 13
Whole number of inmates at the Almshouse, the past
year is seven.
By the above account it will be seen that
the farm and
all the affairs of the establishment, have been well man-
aged, for which much credit is due to Mr. and
Mrs. Wilber.
21
Reeapitulation.
Due from the Town on outstand-
ing notes, 822,189 00
Due from the Town on account, , 435 93
Total debt of the Town Feb. 11, 1875, 822,624 93
Town credits from all sources, 10,840 11
811,784 82
Balance against the Town Feb. 11, 1874, 812,423 31
Balance against the Town Feb. 11, 1875, 11,784 82
Town debt diminished the past year, 8638 49
S. C. SHEPARD,
W. A. CROWLEY,
ALBERT PERRY,
Selectmen of Mansfield.
20
Due from Town on
Account.
To James M. Wilber for services,
8144 40'
Central Hall for rent,
22 25
Town of Attleboro, aid to Sarah
Haynes,
36 00 ;
S. C. Lovell,
35 68
the several school districts,
165 00
James M. Wilbur, care of tramps, 32 55 -
8435 93
Town credits.
Town Farm,
83,400 00
Personal property at Almshouse,
2,012 05
Town Safe,
50 00
Hearse House,
350 00
Estate of Ralph Gibbs,
400 00
Hearse and harness,
600 00
Due from James M. Wilber, cash,
36 77
Due from Henry A. Shepard, E. Wil-
liams' account,
25 90'
Due from State for State Aid,
864 40
sundry persons for labor of
James M. Wilber,
167 35
from Jacob A. Blake, collec-
tor, 1874,
821 06
Lock-up at poor -farm,
295 00`
Due from the Town of Amherst,
13 75
Cash in Treasury,
1,803 83
j
810,840 11
21
Reeapitulation.
Due from the Town on outstand-
ing notes, 822,189 00
Due from the Town on account, , 435 93
Total debt of the Town Feb. 11, 1875, 822,624 93
Town credits from all sources, 10,840 11
811,784 82
Balance against the Town Feb. 11, 1874, 812,423 31
Balance against the Town Feb. 11, 1875, 11,784 82
Town debt diminished the past year, 8638 49
S. C. SHEPARD,
W. A. CROWLEY,
ALBERT PERRY,
Selectmen of Mansfield.
22
Table of Aggregates
23
Registrar'sReport.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN Or MANSFTELD: FOR 1874.
The number of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, recorded dur-
FOR THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD,
FOR POLLS, PROPERTY,
TAXES, ASSESSED MAY 1, 1874..
Total number of halls, 671.
Whole number of Births
73
$1,342 00
34
Total tax on Polls,
$157,929 00
39
Value of Personal estate,
$871,567 00
Value of real estate,
$ 16,477 24
Tax for State, Comity and Town
purposes,
$14 70 per $1,000 00
Rate per cent. of total tax,
$1,029,496 00
Total valuation May 1; 1874,
Males'
22:
Number of dwelliug houses,
503278
19
{L horses,
251
" cows,
11
sheep,
of land taxed,
10,974
acres
�. 20 to 30 <<...
S. C. SEEPARD,
<< 30 to 40 ".
W.
A. CROWLEY,
« 40 to 50
ALBERT PERRY,
I
<' 50 to 60 "
Assessors of Ma91sfae1d.
i
60to70 "
it
Mansfield, Feb. 11, 1875.
i
80 to 90
4
90 to 100 "
2
i
l
i
23
Registrar'sReport.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN Or MANSFTELD: FOR 1874.
The number of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, recorded dur-
ing the year 1874, was as follows:
Whole number of Marriages
19
Whole number of Births
73
Males
34
Females
39
Both parents American
49
Both parents Foreign, -
15
American and Foreign '
9
Whole number of Deaths
41
Males'
22:
Females
19
Under 1 year of age
6
From 1 to 10 years of age
9
10 to 20 "
2
�. 20 to 30 <<...
4
<< 30 to 40 ".
1
« 40 to 50
1
<' 50 to 60 "
1
60to70 "
3
70 to 80
9
80 to 90
3
90 to 100 "
2
24
List of Deaths
reeorded
in
1874.
.�
Date of
Names. I
Age'
Place of Birih.
Disease, ox Csme of
Death.
O
•1IJan,
Death.
Y.
DI. D.
21
Fanvy O. Newcomb, !90
81
5MansA
Mansfield.
d.
Old Age.
Lung Complaint
2
25IAlic
, S. Cabot,
3
Fob. 15
Wm. Fates Hallett,
7 3MnnefieId.
89 9 2
Plymouth.
Pit. ff
e.
Old
4
5
17
20
Hannah Markin,
Willard Billings,
76 213
Foxboro.
Age. i
Old e.
9
6
22
Henry Kingman,
82 8 D1
78 30 18
Easton.
Mansfield.
Old Age.
7
28
Fanny Skinnery
8btarch
Matthew
Hurley,
1 2 7Mansfield.
Congestion of Lungs. j
9
29
Nathan Brooks,
— 8 6Acton.
Fit.
10
April 21Eli
White,
76 719
'..be 0.
Paralysis.
II
May 10Emma
A. Cobb, -
241013
1 r
Norwich, Ct.
Mansfield
ILnfla ora on.
g
try
13
17
23
Charles H. Bragg,
Addie Purdy,
—
2 411
Nova Seeds
Diphtherta.
Lnng Fever.
14
24
Henry W. Briggs,
1 5 5Manafield
43 —Ireland
Heart Disease.
i 15
24Thomae
P°wers,
34 4 26
Manchester N.H.
Consumption.
S6IJune
17
4
10
Scrub F Cook,
George H. Patten,
1 9 14Mansfield.
z
18
July 10
Percy C Sherman,
7 5 28Foxboxo.
Lockjaw.
J
19
Aug. 6
Mary Cb ]eon,
68 5 26
Wa,wgjk R. I.
Disease of the Brain.
Kidney Complaint.
20
11
fluincy HuvB,
— 4 17
70 8 —Norton.
Me it
hold Dysentery.
T90 y
21
22
22
27
Charlotte Pierce,
Hannah Flahaven,
69 —Ireland.
Dropsy.
23
30Dea.
Otis Allen,
90 5
65
Mansfield.
Sharon.
Obiagm•tion.
p
24
31IAnnie
C. Fuller,
—
25.5ept.
208car
Albert Barrows,
— 614Boaton.
Cholera Infantnm.
Olddgo•
26
14
Maryy Cabot,
36 4—Wrentham.
—10—Mansfield.
Whooping Cough.
27
28
17William
26
Seannell,
Ann G. Shepard,
60 616
man hold.
Cancer.
290ct.
&Olivia
L. Swinglehurst,
23 3 SLyan.
'76 328Mansfield.
C.B.
Cancer.
30l
31
1,Srreva
22
Leonard,
Mary Stearns,
28 1 7Noxton.
Covaumti°n.
P
321Nov.
17
Ellen M. Bryant,
°9 32.1
a afield.
'1'yphoitlFever..
33
M
22
22
Mary A. Lou.,
Nellie O. Deane,
16 l0 22
Manefleld.
Typhoid Fever.
35
Dec.
26arnld E. Paine,
— 5
3Mansfield.
CoaumptlonofBowels,
Congestion of Lungs.
36
4Joseph H. P'earring,
1 9
57. 8r
4Mansfield.
6Attleboro.
Coanmption..
I 37
38
13
24
Mina B. Daggett,
William Bird,
5T 3'22
England.
Heart Disease.
39
24.Tonnie
Oliver,
1 1 —New
-Now
York.
Brunswick.
Fit.
Congestion of Lnngs.
40
30
Lottie J. Doyi1mb
2r4 —
41ISept
3 26
John Bellew,
12 3
5 Mansfield.
Fever. —
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S.
C. SHEPARD,
I?egistrar,
pro tem.