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THE

TW^ENTY-SIXTH

A]Sri^UAL EEPOET

OF THE

OF THE

TOWN OF DOKCHESTER,

WITH

EEPORTS OF THE SELECTMEN, AUDITOES,

AND

&Utt ^wgiwrn* of tin lixt §t^Mimmt,

FOB THE

YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31st, 1864.

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BOSTON :

JOSEPH G. TORREY, PRINTER, 32 CONGRESS STREET.

1864,

SELECTMEN'S REPOKT.

Fellow Citizens : — Another financial year having ended, it becomes our duty to make our Annual Re- port of the receipts and expenditures of the Town, under the different departments, for the year ending January 31st, 1864.

SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

The Committee chosen at last April meeting to fur- nish better school accommodations for the children at Hyde Park, have attended to their duty so far as to purchase an acre of land on Hyde Park Avenue, at a cost of $653.40 ; they have also contracted to have a large two story building erected on said lot, which should have been completed on the first of December, but we are sorry to say that it is not yet finished.

The School House at Commercial Point has not been used since the new Adams School House was opened ; and the School Committee have given up the charge of the house to the Selectmen. We would therefore recommend that the Town instruct their Se- lectmen to sell the property at auction this year.

POOR IN THE ALMSHOUSE.

The number of inmates on the first of February, 1863, was fourteen. During the year four have been admitted, two have been discharged, one ran away, and two have died ; leaving thirteen on the first of Febru- ary, 1864.

In addition to the above, many transient persons have been provided with food and lodging.

The establishment remains under the care of the same Superintendent who has managed its affairs so faitlifully for the past eight years.

POOH OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.

The expenses of living having largely increased during the past year, many families who have but a small income have been obliged to call upon our Board for aid.

There are at the present time three persons in the Insane Hospital whose expenses are defrayed by the Town.

KOADS AND BRIDGES.

The Highways are generally in good condition, but m the spring of 1863 (owing to the mildness of the weather the previous winter) they were very much out of repair, and it was absolutely necessary that a large amount of work should be done upon them.

The Bridge at Commercial Point will probably need some repair the coming year.

The Extension Eailroad Company have laid the wood work for a railroad from Glover's Corner to Port Norfolk, and will probably finish it m the spring. A location has also been granted them for a Eailroad from Glover's Corner to E-oxbury line.

In the year 1857 the Legislature of Massachusetts passed an Act, giving the County Commissioners of Norfolk County the right to purchase the franchise of the Neponset Bridge Company, and take toll to reim- burse the County for money expended ; also to raise a fund for the support of said bridge.

Last October the Commissioners decided to free the bridge, and that it be supported by the Towns of Dorchester and Quincy.

The line has been divided between Dorchester and Qumcy on Neponset Bridge, at the centre of the chan- nel, throwing the whole drawer and principal part of the piers on to the Town of Dorchester.

The sum raised for its support was S 13, 000. On the 8th of January, 1864, the Commissioners paid to

the Selectmen ^8,000 as the Town of Dorchester's part of the fund to support the bridge, which sum they heve loaned to the Treasurer of the Town of Dorchester, the mcome to be reserved for the support of the Bridge.

POLICE AND WATCH.

Through the summer season it was necessary to em- ploy Police on Sundays to look after unruly persons who throng our streets, and to protect the orchards of our citizens from theu' depredations.

During the time of the draft last fall, as riots oc- curred in the neighboring cities, our citizens became alarmed, and desired a watch, which w^as kept for a time, although by so doing M^e exceeded the small sum appropriated for that purpose.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

There are two organized Engine Companies in the Town, with full ranks — one at Mattapan and one at Neponset — who are always ready for duty when need- ed ; also four other companies partially organized, who keep their machines in order ready for work, and with the assj^stance of the citizens do a great amount of good.

We would be thankful to the Great Ruler of events that we have met with so few losses by fire the past year.

LIGHTING STREETS.

There are 78 lamps lighted with gas, and six with kerosene. We think this expenditure a judicious one, and that the erection of lamp posts should be encour- aged.

CEMETEEIES.

The condition of the Cemeteries is gradually im- proving; the appropriation by the Town, together with what is expended by individuals, has given them a creditable appearance.

We would call the attention of the Town to the necessity of furnishing additional ground for burial purposes, as the lots in the present Cemeteries are nearly all taken up.

STATE AID. In accordance with the provisions of the Legisla- ture, the undersigned have furnished Aid to families of Volunteers dxu'ing the year, ending January 1st, 1864, to the amount of ^17,810. The number of families assisted in the year is 259.

VOLUNTEERS.

We are unable to state the number of Recruits already obtained, not knowing how many have re- enlisted in the old Regiments, but feel confident that we shall be able to procure the requisite number with- out resorting to a draft.

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Before closing, we would allude to the death of one who has been so long and pleasantly associated with us in our public duties, and whose uniform kindness and courtesy were acknowledged by all.

By his death the Town have been deprived of the valuable services of their Town Clerk ; he, with his father (who has also been called away during the past year) and grandfather, having held that office and performed its duties for more than sixty years.

The undersigned would tender their grateful ac- knowledgments to the citizens of Dorchester for the honor conferred upon them during the long term of years they have served as Selectmen, and would respectfully decline a re-election.

EBENEZER EATON, ) Selectmen E. H. E. RUGGLES, } of LEWIS F. PIERCE, S Dorchester.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.

SCHOOLS.

High School — Gibson Street.

Paid Jonathan Kimball, for teaching, ^1,275 00

Mary W. Hall, " 462 50

Caroline W. Raymond " 462 50

J. Kimball, books and stationery for desk, 6 33

*' " " for indigent pupils, 9 18

'' " " " chemicals, 2 86 " " blackboard brushes, inkstands, and

thermometer, 4 90

" " carpet for platforms, ' 10 52

" " cleaning, 4 50

Ebenezer Clapp, crayons and ink, 4 58 David Clapp, blank books, questions, and reports, 18 25

G. H. IMorse, printing diplomas, 6 25

I. S. Smith, Encyclopedia, 15 00

E. Y. Munroe, care of house, 75 00

" " cleaning, 2 25

" " kindlings, 2 00

Mrs. Hammett, cleaning, 1 32

Lovett & Reeve, pail, 25

Darius Eddy, steps for Library, 3 00

Harvey Howe, wire screens and repairs, 28 87

Robert Glover, whitening walls and repairs, 21 33

M, Cram, glazing, 75

Edward McKechnie, repairs on house, 25 50

Edward Preston, wood and coal, 153 00

^2,595 64

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Everett School — Sumner Street.

Paid Henry C, Rolfej for teaching, I. S. Smith, " "

George S. Houghton, '• " Anna E. Jones, " "

M. A. Gleason, " "

E. M. Prouty, " "

0. L. Fernald, " " M. W. Brooks, " " Addle Poor, " " H. C. Rolfe, books for desk, G. S. Houghton, " '• " " " bells and keys, J. H. Upham & Co., books for desk, " " " " " indigent pupils, " " " sinks, dusters, mats, &c., Patrick Brannon, care of house,

" " preparing wood and cleaning

vault, Martha Hook, sweeping and cleaning, L. U. Johnson, cleaning windows, Lawrence, Wild & Hull, chairs, Joseph L. Ross, chairs, Mooney & Kelley, blackboards, C. H. Daniels, repairing clock, J. P. Cotton, repairing pump,

1. W. Bird, removing settees for exhibition, J. H. Bird, painting and graimng, J. W. Lawler, glazing, C. P. Tolman, stove and furnace work, J. G. Allbright, carpenter's work and stock, " " " cash paid mason's work, Edward McDonnell, labor in yard, Burroughs & Putnam, wood, Edward Preston, coal and wood,

$535 38
64 32
250 00
306 25
306 25
306 25
225 00
]85 05
81 25
3 25
1 40
3 7o
3 59
6 96
37 04
60 00
20 50
72 00
9 31
2 25
3 00
12 50
3 25
16 00
3 00
19 85
65
7 67
48 85
6 50
3 12
7 75
243 00

$2,854 94

Mather School — Meeting House Hill.

Paid E. Frank Wood, for teaching, ^

M. L. Kinne, " "

!850 00 306 25

Amount carried forward, ^1,156 25

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Amount brought forward, E. S. Jones, for teaching, E. H. Crehore, "

L. a Prouty, "

M. A. Robinson, /' E. Frank Wood, books for indigent pupils, Wilson Stanley, " " " "

B. C. Bird, care of house, " " " cleaning and repairs, " " •' wrench,

J. H. Upham & Co., ink and books for desk, " '' " " books for indigent pupils,

'•' " " " mats, brushes and pails,

Mary Huebener, cleaning, 1 00

Oliver Hall, sinks, 22 00

Campbell, Whittier & Co., repairing steam appara- tus, 26 63 J. W. Howe, glazing, 6 00 L. H. Howe, " 2 25 Jones &. Hinkley, repairs, 7 75 Wilson Stanley, services as truant officer, 10 00 Theodore Hersey, aiding in the conviction of per- sons who broke windows, 25 00 Edward McKechnie, carpenter's work and stock, 165 12 John Huebener, preparing wood, 6 50 Edward Preston, wood and coal, 243 00

$1,156 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
6 00
4 68
150 00
8 00
1 50
2 45
9 75
16 00

13,094 88

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Adasis School- — Adams Street

Paid Leverett M. Chase, for teaching, Ann Tolmanj " "

R. A. Prouty, M. E. Noyes, M. C. W^eymouth, A. M. Gilbert, " "

M. A. Emery, " "

L. M. Chase, books for desk, " " " " " indigent pupils,

Ann Tolman, books for desk,

" " " " indigent pupils,

M, E. Noyes, " " desk, " " " " " indigent pupils,

M. C. Weymouth, books for indigent pupils,

Amount carried forward, ^2,394 01

$850 00
306 25
75 00
231 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
2 21
2 34
1 42
1 88
87
3 29
75

12

Amount brought forward, $2,394 01

A. M. Gilbert, for books for indigent pupils, 42

u u u u a a ^q^]^^ 32

M. A. Emery, books for indigent children, 40

a u u u u (jesk, 42

Ebenezer (ylapp, ink and crayons, 6 01

David Clapp, printing monthly reports, &c., 4 75

E. V. Munroe, care of house, 128 00

" " " cleaning cellar, 4 00

" " " kindlings and brooms, 2 50

Isabella Martin, cleaning, 9 00

0. H. Daniels, cleaning clock, 50 Harvey Howe, wire screens, sinks and repairs, 79 52

Robert Glover, mason's work and stock, 42 60 Edward McKechnie, carpenter's work and stock, 585 49

Edward Preston, coal and wood, 306 00

83,563 94

Gibson School — School Street.

Paid Edward Stickney, for teaching, 850 00

Mary J. Homer, " " 306 25

Adela R. Poor, " " 306 25

Mary E. Tolman, '' '' 306 25

Martha Foster, " " 306 25

Edward Stickney, books for desk, 99

" " " " indigent pupils, 4 57

" " ink and crayons, 1 50

" " cloth for desk, 2 00

Martha Foster, books for desk, 71

" " •' " indigent pupils, 55

J. C. Hewins, care of house, 142 50

" " " kindlings and repairs, 1 50

Elijah Stone, care of house, 37 50

" " preparing kindlings, 5 75

Hannah Clarkson, cleaning, 6 00

T. W. Capen, dusters, brushes and keys, 6 29

J. P. Cotton, pump, 16 00

Robert Vose, cash paid for elm trees, 8 00

Jeremiah Woodward, glazing, 3 66

Gardner Ewell, carpenter's work, 36 82

C. P. Tolman, stove and furnace work, 110 82

George Dodge, " " " " S 75

Edward Preston, wood and coal, 243 00

$2,711 91

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WiNTHROp School — River Street.

Paid Isaac Swan, for teaching, S. R. Cliilds, " " Elizabeth Esty, "

H. C. Robinson, "

E. W. Nason, "

E. J. Stetson, "

A. E. Fowler, "

M. E. Hebard, "

Isaac Swan, books for desks,

" " " " indigent pupils, E. A. Smith, care of house, " " " repairs, " " " preparing wood, J. C. Talbot, dusters, brushes and pails, O. E. Whall, expressage,

E. A. Smith, horse and wagon to Boston, T. W. Capen, clock line and key, Charles Tileston, repairing pump and furnace, S. E. Chubbuck & Sons, repairs on heating appar- atus,

F. L. Pierce, mason work, Samuel Tileston, glazing and painting house, Joshua Nute, repairs, George Angier, " Henry Crane, blacksmith's work,

" " carting gravel for yard,

Edward Preston, wood and coal,

#850 00
225 00
81 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
306 25
2 50
3 25
156 00
34 00
5 00
9 70
2 40
1 25
32
21 44
)ar- 279 45
75 44
318 25
4 12
2 25
11 61
16 50
283 25

13,914 23

Norfolk School — School Street.

Paid E. G. Emery, for teaching, M. A. Baker, " "

C. E. Cook,

E. G. Emery, books for desk, E. Fisher, " " "

" " " " indigent pupils,

William Clark, making fires,

" " repairs,

" " kindlings and shoveling snow.

Amount ciirried forward, ^1,526 18

|850 00
306 25
306 25
1 22
3 47
86
38 00
17 63
2 50

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Amount brought forward, McLaughlin & Cook, sweeping, Mrs. Cavenaugh, cleaning and sweeping, David Clapp, printing reports, Charles Tileston, stove work and brushes, Joshua Nute, work and stock, Edward Preston, wood and coal,

p,526	18
9	00
8	75
5	25
29	13
2 25
90 00

$1,670 56

Washington School — Walnut Street.

Paid Harrison Leland, for teaching, $850 00

A. L. B. Deanes, " " 306 25

A. C. Hall, " " 306 25

J. M. Seaverns, " " 306 25

S. E. Hearsey, " " 306 25

H. Leland, ink and crayons, 2 74

" " repairing pump, ' 50

South worth & Hay den, books for desk, 1 25

D. F. Patch, care of house, 57 20 J. D. Hill, " " " 91 34 «' " " cleaning, 10 00 " " " preparing wood, &c., 3 42 Rowland & Harding, ink, mat and fluid, 4 33 Clogston & Parker, repairs on heating apparatus, 121 56 G. G. Dennison, painting house, as per contract, 300 00 " '' " varnishing and repairs, 36 18 A. Cushman, glazing, 6 94 H. W. Blanchard, carpenter's work, 44 60 H. F. Fobes, mason's work, 24 66 Daniel Rickerby, repairing roof, 7 60 G. W. Berry, blacksmith's work, 19 74

E. A. Perkins, lumber, 8 40 Edward Preston, wood and coal, 240 50

$3,055 96

Butler School — River Street.

Paid E. H. Page, for teaching, $306 25

" " " " ink and crayons, 75

Amount carried forward, $307 00

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Amount brought forward, W. E, Roundy, making fires, " " " preparing wood,

J. W. Jigger, making fires and sweeping, Mrs. Manning, cleaning, John Derby, sweeping, Rinaldo Williams, repairs, Charles Tileston, " Edward Preston, wood and coal,

$307 00
6 67
1 50
8 32
• 3 32
96
2 50
1 84
38 00

$370 11

BowDoiN School — Mount Bowdoin.

Paid M. W. Sawyer, for teaching, $306 25

" " " " books furnished indigent

children, Jacob N. Wate, care of house, " " " cleaning, " '• " kindhngs, and preparing wood, " " " repairs, T. W. Capen, key,

C. P. Tolman, stove and furnace work, Edward Preston, wood and coal,

$402 72

86
41 20
2 00
3 00
4 43
15
9 83
35 00

Hyde Pakk School — River Street.

Paid I. S. Smith, for teaching, ^166 66

Sarah E. Johnson, " 25 00

M. H. Clough, " 283 18

" " " books for desk, 1 06

" " " " " indigent pupils, 4 81

" " " repairs, 35

David Clapp, reports, 1 75

Ebenezer Clapp, books for desk, and crayons, 8 45

" " dusters, brushes and inkstands, 5 88

G. W. Moulton, glazing, 1 12

Charles Tileston, cleaning funnel, 1 50

W. N. Rogers, removing desks and chairs, 4 50

Amount carried forward, $504 26

16

Amount brought forward, W. N. Rogers, cleaning stove pipe, " " '• brooms and wash bowl, G. H. Stone, cleaning, Michael Welch, " D. Higgins, carpenter's work, Wm. M. Bragg, rent and care of hall,

$504 26

1 00

1 32

3 00

50

14 98

120 00

Stoughton School — Codman Street.

Paid M. J. Pope, for teaching,

J. C. Talbot, ink, dippers and dusters, George Barry, care of house,

" " cleaning and repairs,

" " preparing wood,

G. G. Dennison, glazing, T. W. Capen, clearing clock, Harvey Howe, wire screens, Edward Preston, wood and coal.

$645 06

$306 25

1 51

50 00

3 00

2 75

1 25

3 00

25 00

116 00

$508 76

GENERAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.

Paid J. H. Means, for services examining schools T. T. Munger, " " " "

J. C. Sharp, I. S. Smith,

$10 00

]0 00

21 20

" " " 28 50

" examining candidates

for High School, 9 00 travelling expenses, 4 75

stationery and postage, 80

preparing annual report, 8 00

B. F. Barrows, services examining schools, 13 00 " '' " " as Secretary of School Com- mittee, 75 00

" " " stationery, postage and expressage, 10 00

C. F. Gerry, services examining schools, 7 50 " " " travelling expenses, 70

Amount carried forward, $198 45

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jL Amount brought forward, $198 45 E. J. Bispham, sktra services, of S. Committee, 50 00 David Clapp, printing annual report, 86 15

" " " regulations and notifications, 22 06

T. W. Capen, care of hall for S. Committee, 3 00

" " " map of Dorchester for S. Committee, 1 00

$360 66

RECAPITULATION.

SCHOOLS.	Salaries.	Fuel and (Jare of House.	1 Books station- ifor indi. eryfor igcnt pu- Desks. 1 pils.	Incidentals	TOTAL.
High	2200 00	233 57	13 77	9 18	139 12	2595 64
Everett	2259 75	412 56	8 24 1	6 96	167 43	2854 94
Mather	2381 25	408 50	2 45 20 43	282 25	3094 88
Adams	2381 25	449 50	11 25	9 08	712 86	3563 94
Gibson	2075 00	436 25	3 2ol	5 12	192 34	2711 91
Winthrop . . .	2687 50	444 25	2 50	3 25	776 73	3914 23
Norfolk	1462 50	148 25	4 69j	86	54 26	1670 56
Washington .	2075 00	402 46	3 99		574 51	3055 96
Butler	306 25	58 77	75'		4 34	370 11
Bowdoin	306 25	81 20		86	14 41	402 72
Hyde Park . .	474 84	123 00	9 51	4 81	32 90	645 06
Stoughton . . .	306 25	171 25	37		30 89	508 76
Gen. expenses					360 66	360 66
	18915 84	3369 56	60 72 60 55	3342 10	25749 37

Total amount of expenditure, $25,749 37

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By appropriation, $23,500 00

Income of Gibson School fund, 876 36

" " Stoughton " " 239 00

" " State " " 410 61

Cash for tuition of non-resident scholars at

the High School, 90 00

$25,115 97 Expended over, 633 40

$25,749 37

HYDE PARK SCHOOL BUILDING.

Paid Hyde Park Building Company for land, $653 40

Ropes & Thayer, for plans and specifications

for School House, 120 00

W. R, Penniman, on account for building house, 4,000 00 William Rogers, examining title to land, 10 00

$4,783 40 Unexpended, 3,216 60

^,000 00

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By appropriation, $8,000 00

POOR IN THE ALMSHOUSE.

Paid Elisha Ford and Matron for services one year, Benjamin Gushing, for services as physician, J. H, Upham & Co., flour and groceries, C. S. Davis & Co., " " "

Benton, Caverly & Co. " " "

Silas Pierce & Co., sugar, J, & J. F. Lamson & Co., butter, Nichols, Gass <fc Crosby, cheese, Walter Baker & Co., chocolate, James Shepard, bread from 1861 to 1863, L. P. Bird, meat and vegetables.

Amount carried forward, $1,486 85

$430	00
168 00
180 46
133	5S
121	72
38 94
17	42
4	13
66 00
81	65
244 95

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Amount brought forward, $1,486 85

Holden, Bullard & Co., meat. 50 87

W. H. & G. C. Tileston, grain and meal, 24 IS

N. T. Robinson, '' " " 46 10

Moses Clark, " " " 185 89

Ebenezer Eaton, potatoes, 24 00

H. F. Shannon, " 5 64

W. & A. Bacon, domestic goods, 47 53

E. Blackman, " " 1 70

Griffin, Brothers & Co., clothing, 25 75

S. W. Leonard, shoes, 12 62

Elisha Ford, provisions and sundries, 170 92

" " medicine, 54 33

" " clothing, 15 41

" " boots and shoes, 9 75

" "• pigs, _^ 25 26

" " potatoes, * 9 96

" " mending wagon, 4 00

" " labor of hired men, 160 63

" " " " women, 39 85

" " watchers, 31 00

" " moving goods from Dedham, 2 14

John Freeman, labor, 220 44

Samuel Knox, " 18 00

Wilson Stanley, " 6 38

Patrick Rourke, " 8 12

Michael Glynn, " 3 13

John Gary, " I 88

E. H. R. Ruggles, pigs, 30 70

Samuel Littlefield, cow, 52 50

Horace Littlefield, cow, 55 00

John Tolman, ice, 10 50

Alexander Glover, repairs on pump, 2 00

Jones <fc Hinkley, stove work, 27 23

Ira Foster, files, nails and sundries, 12 89

Charles Upham, weighing hay, 3 99

" " wheelwright's work, 16 97

J. Mcintosh, harness work, 6 10

Oliver Davenport, blacksmith's work, 22 57

George Dodge, mason's work, 20 50

Asa Davenport, carpenter's work, 2 96

Otis Shepard, lumber, 17 26

Edward Preston, lime, hair and sand, 3 25

Cyrus Balkam, carting hay from marsh, 13 88

Amount carried forward, $2,990 63

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Amount brought forward, $2,990 63

S. H. Hebard, conveying persons to Almshouse, 6 GO

Wm. Davenport, coffins and services attending

two funerals, 20 00

Ebenezer Eaton, wood bought at auction, 34 20

130 97

J. D. Robinson, coal.

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$3,181 80

By appropriation, $2,500 00

Cash received of E. Hunt for board, 10 00

" J. B. Newcomb for two cows, 107 50

for hay, 325 24

" potatoes, 27 25

" milk, 7 CO

" pears, 33 75

" pasturing, 13 35

" fagots, 4 85

" sundries, 12 49

" pound fees, 3 87

Exceeds appropriation,

$3,045 30 136 50

$3,181 80

POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.

Paid Ebenezer Eaton, for cash to sundry persons, $54 95

E. H. R. Ruggles, " " " " " 181 40

Lewis F. Pierce, '' " " " " 9 00

J. P. Spooner, medical attendance, 31 00

J. S. Greene, " " 36 48

Mass. General Hospital, board of a person, 132 44 City of Boston, towards support of sundry persons, 128 50

City of Charlestown, " " " " 26 00

Town of Wrentham, " " " " 39 00

" " Warwick, " " " " 29 50

" " Dedham, '' '' " '' 18 38

Seth Williams, " " " " 165 00

WiUiam Pope, " " " " 65 00

Cyrus Balkam, " " " " 25 00

Aaron Bradshaw, " " " " 39 00

Amount carried forward.

$980 65

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Amount brought forward, $980 65

Patrick Collins, towards support of sundry persons, 15 00 T. E. Moseley, " " " " "

C. W. Washburn, " " " "

E. Blackman, goods delivered sundry persons, Jonathan Whorf, " " " " Ira Foster, '' " " "

F. Farrington & Co., " " " J. D. Moulton, " " " Howland & Harding, " " "

Southworth & Hayden, " "

John Spear, '• " ' "

James Shepard, bread " '• "

J. D. Reinhard, groceries, coal and wood delivered

sundry persons, Burroughs & Putnam, wood and coal delivered

sundry persons, Edward Preston, " " "

J. D. Robinson, "

Mrs. Roundwell, care of a poor person, Mrs. Young, " " "

Mrs. J. Cary, " " '^

Jones & Hinkley, stove work for a poor person, Ellis Houghton, rent of house for a poor family, Wilson Stanley, conveying persons to Bridgewater, John Robie, conveying persons to Almshouse^ " •' food furnished persons in lock-up, S. H. Hebard, " " "

State Reform School, towards support of indigent

scholars from Dorchester, 73 35

Wm. Davenport, funeral expenses of four persons, 22 (JO Wm. Manning, " " of a person, 11 25

Sarell Gleason, " " " " 10 00

$2,155 98

78 00
44 00
1 50
10 85
13 00
20 00
32 50
6 50
3 00
3 00
3 16
69 09
260 67
37 00
400 75
12 00
6 00
4 00
1 25
25 00
, 6 75
2 00
2 42
1 29

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J appropriation, Cash received of the City ( " " " Town	$1 5f Boston, . of Sharon,	,500 00 114 13 65 75
{( ((	CC il	Lexington,	4 00
li. -.1	a til	Gloucester,	25 00
a u	a il	Brewster,	2 00
tt ((	11 11	N. Bridgewater,	13 50
li 11	" State,		17 50
tl (C	of Donald Ferguson, for interest
	on his note.	50 52

Exceeds appropriation,

$1,792 40 363 58

^2,155 98

INSANE IN HOSPITAL.

Paid the Treasurer of State Asylum, Taunton, for board of insane. City of Boston, for Board of insane.

Unexpended,

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By appropriation.

REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS.

District No. 1.

Paid Enoch Joy, for labor of men and teams, J. H. Upham & Co., water pail, J. Mcintosh, saddle and repairing harness, O. Ames & Son, shovels, Ira Foster, powder, Oliver Davenport, blacksmith's work, G. W. Ellison,

Ebenezer Eaton, cash paid for labor, Henry Humphreys, gravel, W. S. Ewell, "

$77 60 156 00

^233 60 166 40

$400 00

$400 00

^2,133 93
75
29 25
7 00
1 85
10 22
81 05
2 75
73 00
65 60

$2,405 40

23

District No. 2.

Paid Joseph Pillsbury, for labor of men and teams, ^2,612 09 O. Ames & Sons, shovels, 7 00

J. T. Murphy, harness work, 9 19

J. C. Robinson, blacksmith's work, 28 24

$2,656 52

District No. 3.

Paid Henry Fobes, for labor of men and teams, $2,861 91 O. Ames &• Sons, shovels, T. W. Capen, oil, J. C. Talbot, powder,

Dorchester Gas Co., removing rock from Dor- chester Avenue, J. A. Tucker, harness work, E. B. Bennette, wheelwright's work, J. C. Hewins, blacksmith's work, Henry Crane " "

Whole amount expended,

CR.

By appropriation,

Cash received of E. H. R. Ruggles for sand, '' " R. M. Todd, for sand,

Exceeds appropriation,

■ ■■■ — < ■»■ >

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Fountain Engine, No. 1.

	7	00
	3	33
	3 01
	2	00
	5	25
	33	75
	68	08
	55	83
$3	040	16
18	102	08
$8	000 00
	26 00
	24 50
|8,050	50
	51	58

5,102 08

Paid C. F. Hall, for services of firemen,	$90 00
" " " as steward,	50 00
Moses Pond & Co., boiler,	13 00
J. C. Talbot, alcohol,	1 43

Amount carried forward, ^154 43

24

Amount brought forward, $154 43

Charles Tileston, fluid and tin work, 3 76

J. A. Tucker, bolts and straps, 3 38

E. B. Bennette, repairs, 1 50

Samuel Tileston, glazing, 1 25

Henry Crane, blacksmith's work, 5 13

" '' use of horses, 6 38

1175 83

Protector Engine, No. 2.

Paid J. T. Oliver, for services of firemen, S. Fruean, " as steward,

F. Farrington & Co., refreshments, fluid and oil, Jones & Hinkley, bracket and shovel, A. F. Lake, locks, J, Mcintosh, straps for engine, Hunneman & Co., repairs, J. W. Howe, glazing, J. D. Robinson, coal.

Torrent Engine, No. 3.

Paid Henry Fobes^ for services of firemen, " " " as steward,

Michael Merrick, Jr., " "

R. Gleason &. Sons, oil and fluid, " " " repairs on pump,

C. P. Tolman, lamps, caps and pans, Hunneman & Co., brass outlet cap, Reuben Homer, lock and labor, Shelton & Cheever, repairs, John Heurtson, glazing, J. D. Robinson, wood and coal,

$90 00
50 00
1, 39 86
50
1 37
2 25
12 53
I 12
6 50

$204 13

$90	00
25	00
25	00
3	49
2	43
11	29
2	50
5	62
2 25
	87
10	75

$179 20

25

Alert Engine, No. 4.

Paid J. H. McKendry, for services of firemen, Benjamin Bowen, " as steward,

Nelson Brown, " "

Benjrtmin Bowen, honsing wood and smidries, E. B. VVillard, oil,

Shelton & Cheever, new hose and repairs, Estate of G. L. Fisher, repairs, G. H. Bird,

Charles Tileston, lantern, J. H. Bnrt & Co., carpenter's work and stock, H. R. Wetherbee, expressage, Barney Connor, "

$90	00
45	84
4	17
3	23
5	10
129	08
10 00
5	00
5	00
83 99
	75
1	16

$383 32

Independence Engine, No. 5.

Paid G. G. Dennison, for services of firemen, $90 00

G. O. Baird, " as steward,

N. W. Holt, "

South worth & Hayden, refreshments, Otis Baird, tin ware,

Rowland & Harding, fluid, spoons and pail, A. C. Southworlh, alcohol, Dorchester Gas Light Co., pipe, metre and gas, G. Haynes & Son, gas fixtures, E. W. Ruggles, expressage, G. G. Dennison, glazing, Shelton «fe Cheever, repairs, J. C. Robinson, iron work, Jeflerson Pratt, use of horses, Edward Preston, wood,

$2U6 78

J 2	50
37 50
4 65
4	17
2	74
	80
13	15
25	64
1	13
	25
4	25
2 50
6	00
1	50

Tiger Engine, No. 6.

Paid Theodore Hersey, for services of firemen, " " " as steward,

J. H. Upham & (^o., oil and lanterns, Hunneman & Co., repairs on engine, N. M. Cobb, repairing water pipe, Holden & Williams, use of horses, Burnham & Royce, "

$90	00
50	00
7	72
12	53
	75
2 00
2	00

$165 GO

26 Hook and Ladder Company.

Paid Henry Crane, for services as fireman, S. Bridgett, " "

" " " as steward,

J. C. Talbot, soap, sponges and broom, J. A. Tucker, repairing straps, E. B. Bennette, hre poles, Henry Crane, use of horses,

$15 00

15 00

20 00

1 73

2 00

4 00

2 62

$60 35

General Expenses of Fire Department.

Paid S. H. Hebard, services as Chief Engineer, G. L. Fisher, " as assistant "

Nathaniel Withington, " " "

Alfred Clapp, " " "

G. G. Dennison, E. C. Fruean, Henry Fobes,

Henry Clark, rent of land for engine house No. 3, E. J. Baker " " No. 1,

$]00 00
9	40
15	60
25	00
12 50
25	00
25	00
3, 25	00
1, 20 00

$257 50

Recapitulation.

Fountain Engine, No. 1, ^175 83

Protector " "2, 204 13

Torrent " "3, 179 20

Alert «' " 4, 383 32

Independence'- " 5, 206 78

Tiger " " 6, 165 00

Hook and Ladder Company, 60 35

General Expenses of Fire Department, 257 50

$1,632 11

Unexpended, 167 89

[,800 00

CR.

By appropriation, $1,800 00

27

VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.

Paid Volunteer Company, Engine No. 4, for

services in 1862, $100 00

Volunteer Company, Engine No. 5, for services

in 1862, 100 00

By appropriation,

CR.

$200 00 $200 00

TOWN OFFICERS.

Paid Ebenezer Eaton, for services as Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of Highways,

E. H. R. Ruggles, for services as Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of Highways,

Lewis F. Pierce, for services as Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of Highways.

Eben Tolman, for services as Clerk for Select- men and preparing annual report,

Eben Tolman, services as Town Clerk,

Oliver Hall, " as Treasurer,

William Tolman, " as Collector,

Ebenezer Eaton, extra services about Volunteers

E. H. R. Ruggles,

$200 00

200 00

200 0 0

Lewis F. Pierce,

Eben Tolman,

Oliver Hall,

William Tolman,

Robert Vose,

S. H. Hebard,

N. W. Tileston,

Oliver Hall, services as Assessor,

Wiliiam Tolman, " "

Robert Vose, " "

S. H. Hebard,

N. W. Tileston, " "

200 00

120 00

200 00

500 00

50 00

50 00

" " 50 00

" « 50 00

as Assessor in 1862, 20 00

" " 20 00

20 00 20 00 20 00 157 00 157 CO 157 00 157 00 157 00

$2,705 00

28

CR.

By appropriation, $2,700 00

Exceeds appropriation, 5 00

$2,705 00

CEMETERIES.

North Cemetery. Paid Wm. Davenport, for labor of himself and man, $94 SI

South Cemetery.

Paid Shadrach Jenkins, for labor, Thomas Campbell, laying wall,

Whole amount expended,

Unexpended,

CR.

By appropriation,

$74 00 12 00
$86	00
$160 119	81 19
$300	00
$300 00

INSTALMENTS AND INTEREST ON NOTES.

Paid Provident Institution for Savings in Boston,

for instalments and interest, ^2,720 00 Dorchester Savings Bank, instalments and

interest, 650 00 Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co., instalments

and interest, 2,156 36

Second Parish, Dorchester, interest, 216 00

R. G. Living, as Trustee, " 110 00

Robert Vose, " 120 00

A. C. Talbot, " 60 00

Ebenezer Eaton, " 90 00

F. S. Carruth, " 630 00

Amount carried forward, ^6,652 36

29

Amount brought forward, Charles Carruth, Trustee, interest, E. J. Baker, "

Edward Jones, "

J. G. Wood, «

Eben Tolman, «

Robert Pierce, "

Mercy Jones, "

Henry Hall, "

Stephen Brown & Son, "

Thomas Tohnan, "

Mattapan Bank, "

Blue Hil! Bank, "

J. A. Davis, instalment and interest, J. H. Burt & Co., "

CR.

By appropriation,

Exceeds appropriation.

$6,652	36
120	00
27 50
30	00
57	50
60 00
ISO 00
120	00
55	00
137 50
302	50
550 00
550	00
1,522	50
2,147	77
$12,512	63
$12,000	00
512	63
$12,512 63

INTEREST ON, MONEY BORROWED IN ANTICI- PATION OF TAXES.

Paid Blue Hill Bank, for interest, $768 54

Mattapan " " 663 74

$1,432 28 Unexpended, 690 09

$2,122 37

CR.

By appropriation, $1,500 00

Cash received of William Tolman, interest

on taxes, 460 00

Cash received of William Withington, interest

on taxes, 162 37

$2,122 37

30

ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

Paid William Tolman, for abatement of taxes, ^1,762 54 William Withington, " " 1,989 60

^3,752 14

CR.

By appropriation, $1,500 00

Exceeds appropriation, *2,252 14

$3,752 14

*The Assessors, anticipating large abatements, made the overlayings suffi- cient to meet the sum required.

STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.

Paid H. K. Oliver, Treasurer, for State Tax, $27,672 00 C. C. Churchill, Treasurer, for County Tax, 8,552 34

CR.

$36,224 34

By appropriation for State Tax, $27,672 00

" County Tax, 8,552 34

$36,224 34

LIGHTING STREETS.

Paid Dorchester Gas Co., for gas and lighting, $1,414 33 Charles J. Pitman, for oil and lighting lamp at corner of Washington and Ashmont streets, 16 00

R. F. «fc W. W. Tolman, lighting lamp at

Lower Mills, 16 00

J, T. Pettee, lighting lamp at Lower Mills, 16 00

W. E. Weeman, lighting lamps at Hyde Park, 32 00

^1,494 33 Unexpended, 105 67

$1,600 00 CR. By appropriation, ^1,600 00

31

LICENSE OF DOGS.

Paid Eben Tolman, for licensing dogs,	$28 60
Wm. G. Seavey, for killing	dogs,	1 50
Wilson Stanley, '•	u	7 00
Seth Crane, "	£f	3 00
Sarell Gleason, "	U	2 00
John Robie, "	11	3 00
W. E. Weeman, "	li	1 50
Theodore Hersey, "	C(	3 00

printing notices to owners of dogs, 2 25 Michael Welsh, for two goats killed by dogs, 16 00

William Martin, for three " '^ " 20 00

Unexpended,

CR.

By cash received for licensing dogs, and fine.

$87 85 235 15

^323 00

$323 00

POIJCE AND WATCH.

Paid John Robie, for services as police and watch,

Wilson Stanley, " "

William Moulton, " "

B. F. Hebard, " "

Seth Crane, " "

J. E. Jones, " "

Ebenezer Bird, " "

R. H. Avery, " "

T. J. Hatch, "

J. T. Oliver, " "

R. T. Glidden, " "

J. O. Silsby, " "

A. W. Leman, '' "

John O. Nelson, " "

Theodore Hersey, " "

M. N. Cobb, " "

By appropriation,

CR.

Exceeds appropriation,

1^25 00 55 25 28 75 14 00 27 50 35 00 23 75 21 25 23 75

2 50 30 50

3 00 3 00 3 00

17 00 3 00

$316 25

$200 00 116 25

116 25

32

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

Paid Charles Breck, for gravel for street from Port

Norfolk to Commercial street, $309 40

Kichard Wall, carting gravel on to street, 514 10 H. W. Blanchard, stock and building fence side

of Neponset Avenue, 70 80 James Tucker, 2d, damages for water flowing

from Bowdoin street, 25 00 Charles Regan, damages for wall falling from

Park street, 12 00

Jeremiah Toomey, labor on Park street, 50 00

*' " laying wall side of Park St., 65 75 Thomas Campbell, drilling rocks and laying wall

on Dorchester Av., 55 46 Thomas Campbell, building culvert on Dorches- ter Av., 125 00 Thomas Campbell, building culvert on Adams

St., 40 00 Thomas Campbell, building culvert on Parkman

street, 39 25 Thomas Campbell, building culvert on Gibson St., 39 00 Thomas Campbell, digging ditches and laying

wall at School pasture, 41 50 Seth Crane, building culvert on Adams si., 7 50 Asa Davenport, building fence side of streets, 29 24 John Codman, grading Codman st. (in accord- ance with a vote of the town,) 300 00 Shadrach Jenkins, labor on Bridge at L. Mills, 6 77

B. & P. R. R. Co., rebuilding bridge at Hyde

Park, 200 00

C. R. Snell, labor of men and teams at Hyde Park, 90 00 Enoch Jov, " " " on streets, 106 32 Joseph Piflsbury, *' " " 224 37 Henry Fobes, '■' " « 174 12 J. Nuto, laying stones and paving gutter, 27 50 J. G. O'Callahan, laying wall, 3 50 Michael Ward, labor, 8 75 Maurice Sheahan, flagging and covering stones, 139 65 C. C. Pope, lumber for Tenean bridge, 23 41

" " " for Harvard street, 6 58

R. M.Todd, lumber, 8 31

Edward Crane, gravel, 36 30

H. <fc H. Rich, gravel and stone chips, 17 00

Amount carried forward, $2,856 58

33

Amount brought forward, |

Franklin Q,uinn, gravel, Ebenezer Wales, gravel, Stephen Baker, "

Galen Williams, pruning trees side of road, Luther Briggs, .)r., surveying gravel, Asa Davenport, repairs on music frame at Meet- ing House Hill,

B. C. Bird, repairing flagstaff on Meeting House

Hill, Whiton, Brother & Co., signal halyard, William Reed & Son, cartridges, &c., P. A. Wales, pump at L. Mills, Shadrach Jenkins, platform for pump,

" " repairing guide board,

L. F. Pierce, repairs on watering place, Adams st.

C. P. Tolman, " " " Wash-

ington St., G. G. Dennison, painting guide boards, Samuel Tiles ton, " "

Henry Crane, blacksmith's work, R. M. Todd, coal for lock- up, J. C. Hewins, use of hearse, J. Sanborn, Jr., salary as liquor agent, Assessors, collecting census of children, Robert Vose, cash paid copying return of stocks.

" " enrolling Militia, David Clapp, tax bills,

" " blank books and printing for As- sessors, Ebenezer Clapp, books and stationery for Asses- sors and Collector, J. G. Torrey, printing annual report,

" " " warrants and voting lists,

" " " order and receipt books

for State Aid, Beals, Greene «fe Co., printing posters, Thomas Groom, blank books and paper, William Schouler, military record books, James Foord, searching records, O iver Hall, revenue and postage stamps, Eben Tolman, expressage, revenue and postage

stamps, C. E. Whall, expressage of books.

Amount carried forward, $3,629 45

;2,856 58
9 30
26 40
13 38
1 25
23 00
3 26
2 50
8 33
13 65
23 00
3 82
75
St. 5 5J
12 52
2 00
1 75
39 36
2 25
10 00
20 00
25 00
, 25 00
24 00
18 75
11 35
39 36
202 91
73 74
53 71
1 50
12 51
18 67
50
33 18
8 12
2 55

34

Amount brought forward, $3,629 L. F. Pierce, expenses to Dedham and express- age, Harvey Howe, two cases for town books, Eben Bird, collecting and returning statistics of

births to Clerk. Wm. Davenport, returning statistics of deaths

to Clerk, Wm. Manning, returning statistics of deaths to Clerk, 2 J, C. Hewins, returning statistics of deaths to

Clerk, Rufus French, returning statistics of deaths to

Clerk, Sarell Gleason, returning statistics of deaths to

Clerk, Eben Tolman, recording births, marriages and deaths, and returning the same to the Sec- retary's ofllce, Peter Blake, dinners for Town Officers.

'' " notifying officers and services at town meetings, John Robie, services at town meeting,

" '' police duty, S. H. Hebard, notifying and attending meeting-s and notifying town officers, " " distributing reports, " " police duty, " " food for lodgers in lock-up, Wm. Davenport, ringing bell for town meetings, Sarell Gleason, " " " "

" " police duty,

E. H. R. Ruggles, police badges, Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, board of a person, Samuel Patterson and others, for the arrest and

conviction of burglars, Churchill &. Pierce, professional services, T. W. Capen, care of Hall for town meetings, " " " " Assessors and

Town Officers, " " sundries for Assessors,

Town of Milton, taxes. Town of Quincy, "

45

2 00
25 00
28 60
6 70
-k, 2 80
80
5 30
40
54 40
36 00
7 50
4 50
11 00
50 50
7 50
18 GO
2 50
2 00
1 50
12 50
8 00
10 00
100 00
130 50
14 00
45 75
3 00
7 70 j
7 24 1

Unexpended,

$4,235 14 1,860 86

$6,096 00

35

CR.

By appropriation, $6,000 00

Cash received for return premium on insurance

policies, 87 00

" received, of C. P. Tolman, rent of Town

Hall Lot, 8 00

" received of E. H. R. Ruggles, for a police

badge, 1 00

),096 00

REIMBURSEMENT.

Cash paid for reimbursing citizens money advanced for recruiting volunteers, $2,800 00

CR.

By appropriation, $2,800 00

AID FOR THE FAMILIES OF VOLUNTEERS.

Cash paid the families of Volunteers, for the year endmg February 1, 1864, $17,810 00

Received from the State for Aid furnished the families of Volunteers for the year ending January 1, 1863, $13,800 00

BOUNTIES.

Cash paid the State towards bounties paid Vol- unteers in 1862, $39,416 92

Received from State, reimbursement for bounties in 1862, $32,600 00

Difference paid the State, 6,816 92

$39,416 92

EXPENSES RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS.

Cash paid on account of recruiting, §11,324 00

u

DEBT OF THE TOWN, AND THE TIME WHEN THE NOTES BECOME DUE.

$11,000 00 10,600 00 8,000 00 8,000 00 8,000 00 8,500 00 8,000 00 7,000 00 8,000 00 8,000 00 6,000 00 6,000 00

Due in	the year	1864,
((	u	1865,
((	il	1866,
tC	((	1867,
(C	a	1868,
11	il	1869,
<(	(C	1870,
(C	11	1871,
<c	C(	1872,
<<	u	1873,
«	li	1874,
<(	11	1875,

$97,100 00

PROPERTY OF THE TOWN INVESTED AS FOL-

LOWS.

Gibson School Fund.

Charles Hunt's note and mortgage,

Charles H. Stearns "

H. & R. Rich's

G. A. Houghton's "

Henry Jenkins', "

John Dolan's, "

John Keen's, "

C. M. Vinson's, "

United States Loan,

" " 7 3-10 Loan, Samuel Macintire, Funds on hand to be invested.

Stoughton School Fund.

23 shares State Bank Stock, par value, $60, 7 " Tremont" " " 100,

4 '' Blue Hill " " " 100,

4 " Western R. R. " " 100,

Donald Ferguson's note and mortgage,

$428 12
1,000 00
503 00
474 00
464 31
501 92
604 88
1,000 00
3,000 00
600 00
724 00
3,601 27
$12,901 60
$1,380 00
700 00
400 00
400 00
440 00

$3,320 00

3T

Poor Fund. Donald Ferguson's note and mortgage, $842 06

AMOUNT DUE FOR TAXES, AND FOR STATE AID.

William Tolman, for tax of 1860, $150 00

'• " " 1861, 900 00

" " " 1862, 6,500 00

William Withington, tax for 1863, 11,000 00

Due from the State of Massachusetts for State aid

to soldiers' families, 18,352 00

$36,902 00 Notes to be paid from the Tax (temporary loan) 25,000 00

$11,902 00 Cash in the Treasury, Feb. 1, 1864, 11,066 96

$22,968 96

TAXES.

The valuation of the real and personal estate of the town of Dorchester, for the year 1863, as estimated by the Assessors, was as follows :

Value of Personal Estate,	$4,311,100 00
" Real Estate,	7,809,400 00
Total,	$12,120,500 00
Number of Polls, 2,337.
'• acres of Land, 6,31S|.
The amount of tax is as follows:
State Tax,	$27,672 00
County "	8,552 34
Town "	66,500 00
Overlayings,	4,973 91
Total Tax,	$107,698 25
Rate, $8.50 per $1,000.
Number of dwelling houses in 1860,	1,511
" " " in 1861,	1,618
" " « in 1862,	1,752
" " " in 1863,	1,774

38

Dr. OLIVER HALL, Town Treasurer, in Account Current

To balance in the Treasury February 1, 1863 $7,386 85

Cash received from Gibson School Fund 876 36

" " " Stoughton 239 00

« " « State 410 61

" " " non-resident scholars for tui- tion at the High School 90 00

'• " " sales of produce and other

articles at Almshouse 545 30

« « « State for paupers 17 50

" " " other Towns for board of

paupers 224 38

" " " interest on poor fund 50 52

♦' " " highway department for gravel 50 50

« « " dog licenses and fine 323 CO

" " " incidental expenses 96 00

« « « Town note for Hyde Park

School Building 8,000 00

" " " State, for aid to families of Vol- unteers 13,800 00

" " " State for reimbursement for

bounties in 1862 32,600 00

« « " William Tolman, tax of 1860 950 00

« « " « « « 1861 6,100 00

« « « « « « 1862 16,500 HO

« « « William Withington « 1863 96,698 25 " " " William Tolman, interest on

taxes 460 00

" " " William Withington, interest

on taxes 162 37

« « « Neponsct Bridge Fund 7,827 58

" " " Gore, Rose & -Co. and Peter

Blake's notes (not invested) . . 3,601 27

« « « Blue HillBank(temporary loan) 9,795 00

« « « « " « <■<■ « 9,695 00

« « " First National Bank 4,897 50

$221,396 99

39

V

from February 1, 1863, to February 1, 1864. with the Town of DORCHESTER. Cr.

By Cash paid for Schools 125,749 37

- " " Hyde Park School Building 4,783 40

" " support of poor in Almshouse... 3,181 80

« " " « out of « ... 2,155 98

« « « of insane at Asylum 233 60

« «' repairs of highways 8,102 08

« « Fire Department 1,632 11

" " two volunteer Engine Companies 2110 00

« « Town Officers 2,705 00

« « Cemeteries 180 81

" " instalments and interest on notes . 12,512 68

" »* interest on money borrowed in

anticipation of taxes 1,432 28

" " Abatement of taxes 3,752 14

« « State tax 27,672 00

« " Coimty tax 8,552 34

« " Lighting streets 1,494 33

" " Licensing and killing dogs 87 85

« « Police and Watch 316 25

" " Incidental expenses 4,235 14

" " Aid for the families of volunteer

soldiers 17,810 00

" " Reimbursing citizens money ad-

vanced for recruiting volunteers. 2,800 00

« « the State for Bounties 39,416 92

" '' for Recruiting expenses 11,324 00

" « (Temporaryloans) Blue Hill Bank 15,000 00

" « « « MattapanBank 15,000 00

*

$210,330 03 Balance in the Treasury, February 1, 1864. . . . 11,066 96

$221,396 99

40 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

The undersigned hereby certify, that we have examined the accounts of Oliver Hall, Treasurer, and find the same correctly cast; and all payments and expenditures charged against the town, are sustained by the necessary vouchers.

We find that there has been received in the Treasury

from all sources, within the past financial year, the sum of

two hundred fourteen thousand and ten dollars and fourteen

cents, which with the balance on hand January 31st, 1863,

of seven thousand three hundred and eighty-six dollars and

eighty-five cents, makes a total receipt for the year ending

January 31st, 1864. of two hundred twenty-one thousand

three hundred and ninety-six dollars and ninety-nine cents ;

and there has been paid from the Treasury, during the same

period, the sum of two hundred ten thousand three hundred

and thirty dollars and three cents, leaving in the Treasury,

January 31st, 1864, eleven thousand and sixty-six dollars

and ninety-six cents, as will appear by the foregoing account.

ELEAZER J. BISPHAM, ; . ■,., ROBERT VOSE, \ Aumtors.

Dorchester, Februarjj 1, 1864.

TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1863.

Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of High- ways— Ebenezer Eaton, Edward H. R, Ruggles and Lewis F. Pierce.

Assessors — Oliver Hall, William Tolman, Robert Yose, Sylvester H. Hebard and Nathaniel W. Tileston.

Toiuji Clerk — Eben Tolman.*

Town Treasurer — Oliver Hall.

Collector — William Withington.

Representatives — Henry A. Scudder and Robert Johnson.

*Eben Tolman died September 6th, 1863, and the Selectmen appointed Na- thaniel Tolman, Clerk for the remainder of the financial year.

41

REPOET OF THE EIRE DEPARTMENT.

To THE Selectmen of Dorchester :

Gentlemen. — In making the fifteenth annual report of the condition of the Fire Department of Dorchester, the Chief Engineer has great pleasure in congratulating your Board and the citizens of the Town, upon the remarkable infrequency of fires and alarms the past year, and also up- on the small amount of expense which has been necessary to keep the Department in good and efficient condition. There have been but five fires in Dorchester the past year, all of which are supposed to have been caused by accident or by carelessness.

The members of the two volunteer companies, and per- sons in charge of Engines and other apparatus, as well as those citizens who have so kindly and acceptably assisted the Department at all times when assistance was needed, are deserving of the gratitude of the Town, as they have the thanks of the Board of Engineers.

The several Engines and the Hook and Ladder Carriage are in good condition for service, well taken care of, and are always ready for use.

Engine House No. 4 has been newly shingled the past year, at an expense of about eighty-four dollars, and Engine No. 4 has been supplied with one hundred feet of new lead- ing hose, at a cost of one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

Engine House No. Two (2) should be newly painted, and Engine House No. Six (6) newly shingled the coming season. With the two last named houses excepted, the En- gine Houses are in good repair.

The amount of expenditures under the direction of the 6

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Board of Engineers, for necessary repairs and the mainte- nance of the Department the past year, has been $484.61). Total amount of expenditures on account of Fire Depart- ment, $1,632.11.

The Department is organized as follows, viz : SYLVESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer.

ALFRED CLAPP, \

NATHANIEL WITHINGTON,/

EDMUND C. FRUEAN, /Assistant Engineers.

HENRY FOBES, \

GEORGE G. DENNISON, ^

Engine No. 1, Fountain, is under the charge of six per- sons, Charles F. Hall, being Steward,

Engine No. 2, Protector, is under the charge of six per- sons, Sargent Fruean being Steward.

Engine No, 3, Torrent, is under the charge of six per- sons, John Heurtson being Steward.

Engine No. 4, Alert, is under the care of a Volunteer Company, (six persons of whom are paid,) Nelson Brown being Steward.

Engine No. 5, Independence, is under the care of a Vol- unteer Company, (six persons of whom are paid,) N. W. Holt being Steward.

Engine No. 6, Tiger, is under the charge of six persons, Theodore Hersey being Steward,

Mattapan Hook and Ladder Carriage is under the charge of two persons, Samuel Bridget being Steward.

A Table of the Fires from February 1, 1863, to February 1, 1864, is annexed.

Respectfully submitted, . SYLVESTER H. HEBARD, Chief Engineer.

Dorchester, February 1st, 1864.

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VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1863.

BIRTHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR. Males 143, Females 125. Whole number, 268. Of these there were two pair of twins.

NATIVITY OF PARENTS.

Fathers. Mothers.

Dorchester 25 16

Other towns in the United States 92 104

British Provinces 5 10

England. 11 12

Scotland 1 4

Ireland 112 111

France. 1 1

Germany 18 9

Switzerland 1 0

Bavaria 0 1

iN'orway 1 0

Not stated 1 0

INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGES— 1863.

MALES.

BIRTHPLACE OF FEMALES.

Birthplace.	Total.	Dorches- ter.	U. states.	British ProTinees	Ireland.	Not stated.
Dorchester. . .	9	2	6	1
United States	49	5	39	1	2	2
British Prov. .	1				1
England	2				1	1
Ireland	19				19
Germany ....	2	2

Total males.

II 9 I 45 I

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MARRIAGES— 1863.

MALES.

BIKTHPLACE OF FEMALES.

Birthplace.

Total.

Dorches- ter.

United p British i | i Not

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U. States

British Prov.

England

Germany . . . . Ireland

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45	5	35			3
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2		1		1
1	1
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Total males =

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DEATHS EEGISTEEED IN 1863.

Whole nnmber of Deaths, 216 Males, 113 Females, 103,

(StiUborn, 8.)

Date of	NAMES.	AGE.	Place of Birth.	Disease or
Death	m	m	m	Cause of Death.
		>J	0	'k
Jan. 2	Mary E Knights	"2	""2"	'"2"	Boston	Croup
4	Victorlne 0 Hamblin	27			"	Poisoned
4	Mary Chapman	85	9	23	"	Old Age
18	Amos Upham, Jr	31	6	10	Dorchester	Bronchial Consumptioii
18	Alphonsois Lewis '	5	5	2	Roxbury	Lung Fever
19	Henry Morrow	19			Ireland	Chronic Diarrhoea
19	George F Boynton	21	3	19	Dorchester	Congestive Fever
21	Jonathan CoUyer	69		3	a	Inflamation of Lungs
24	Arthur L Hart		4	27	u	Convulsions
25	Jane A Lake	55	10	23	Boston	Pulmonary Consumpt'n
reb. 1	Catherine Brady	34			Ireland	Childbirth
2	Frederick A Avery	2	9		Dorchester	Diptheria
S	Catherine Collins	82	10		Newton	Paralysis
4	Elizabeth R Jordan	61			Boston	Disease of Kidneys
4	Francis C Marshall	24	10	12	DorchestPr	Consumption
4	Sarah J Crane	61	8		Peterboro', N H	Disease of Heart
5	George Whittridge	39	2	2	Beverly	Suicide
9	Almira L Hunt	56			Charlestown	Consumption
11	Frank H Johnson		6	18	Boston	Lung Fever
18		35			Ireland	Drowned
15	James Donahue	1		12	Dorchester	Teething
15	George H Clark	30	9	9	Bangor, Me	Dysentery
17	Euphemia Miller	23	6		Scotland	Consumption
18	Richard Pike	49	3	26	Prospect, Me	a
20	Lydia E Weston	26	10	22	Poland, Me	Typhoid Fever
21	Mary Booth	22	9	4	Troy, NY	Inflamation of Bowels
27	George B Gary	4	2		Dorchester
March 3	Anne Kirk	3	8		u	Diptheria
6	Ellen M Baker	26	2	18	It	Consumption of Blood
9	Sarepta L Allen	33	4	25	Boston	Disease of Heart
10	William Doyle	1	9	1	Dorchester	Diarrhoea
14	Margaret Aheam			2h	u	Infantile
16	Jeremiah Foley	46			Ireland	Accidental
20	Alfred R Randall	17	1	2",	Amherst, N H	Chronic Diarrhoea
25	William C Henley	55	5	25	Dorchester	Pulmonary Catarrh
25	John J DuEfey	26			Ireland	Consuniption
28	Eliza Curley	11			Dorchester	Disease of Heart
29	Bridget Quigley	35			I.'eland	U .1
29	Betsey Merriam	62	11	21	Leominster, N H	Acute Gastritis
April 2	Hannah Clapp	75	10		Dorchester	Consumption
4	Jonathan Harod	79		28	Charlton	Old Age
8	Eliab Gilmore	60	5	4	Franklin	Congestion of Lungs
10	Margaret F Bro-svn	28	6		Lewiston, Me	Inflamation of Brain
n	Phebe F Stevens	27	11	19	Andover, Me	Consumption
11	Margaret Hill	3	4		Dorchester	Croup
11	Fanny Donivan	37	6	1	Halifax	Consumption
17	Abigail JI Morton	84	7		Boston	Pneumonia
19	Ellen Brannon		9		Dorchester	Scarletina
May 1	James W Davenport	13	5	11	"	Drowned
1	Mary Campbell	57			Ireland	Gastritis
2	Seth H Ford	66			Dorchester	KiUed by a BuU
3	U'illiam G Hewins	27			"	KiUed in Battle
4	Martha A Bird	18	3	5	Milton	Typhoid Fever
6	U'imfred Winn	19	3		Ireland	4.
10	George \^ McElroy	23	6	27	Dorchester	Wounds rec'd in Battle
10	John McGoveran	1	2		''	Teething
13	Elizabeth Copeland	23			Quiney	Consumption
lb	Joseph Kiik	41	7		,NB	"
17	Elizabeth Mureh	67	6		Bath, Me	Asthma
20	Warren E Hebard		5	17	Dorchester	Water on Brain
20	Edmund Boynton	68	2	28	Westford	Disease of JBUdneys
29	Thomas Boyle	45			Ireland	Dropsy
30	Edward H Richards	3	5	2	Dorchester	Dropsy on BAin
30	Frederic Patch		6	27	"	Hoopicg Cough

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Date of Death.	names'.		AGE		Place of Birth.	Disease or
CO	m	<»	Cause of Death.
			i	'k
June 3	JuUa Whorley	'is			Ireland	Consumption
SjHenry F Spear	5	2		Dorchester	Scarlet Fever
4	Isabella F Spear	1	4	20	a	(( H
4	Daniel CarroU	3	9		a	« i(
6	Esther Brooks	77	6	13	Scituate	Paralysis
7	Edward Gleason	83	10		Dorchester	Malaria Fever
7	Margaret Winn	21	9	22	Ireland	Typhoid Fever
9	Caroline Thompson	55	4	15	Dedham	Cholera Morbus
9	Stephen A Robinson	57			Dorchester	Rheumatism on Heart
10	Francis A Bertody	67	6		Boston	General Debility
10	Benjamin L Mann	1	9	8	Dorchester	Dropsy on the Brain
11	Matilda Hocking	48			Scotland	Cancer
12	Art«mas Greenwood	68	7		Needham	Consumption
17	Maria Hart	4	9		Dorchester	Scarlet Fever
17	Lucinda ATuttle	44	7	6	Boston	Diabetes
20	WiUiani Kelley			1	Dorchester	Infantile
23	Michael Pendergrass	50			Ireland	Intemperance
26! Annie F Bowker	5	8	24	Dorchester	Dysentery
26 Theodore F Ford	18	9	4	South Boston
26 'Andrew Capen	66	8	11	Canton	Disease of Heart
29 1 Elizabeth Rourke	2		4	Dorchester	Measles
July 2 'An Infant					Found Dead
2 Timothy Flinn		4	19	Dorchester	Inflamation of LnngH
3 Mary EUen Barnett	6		26	"	Scrofula
7 Thomas W Daley		8		(1	Pneumonia
8	Thomas J Tohnan	88	8	20	"	Old Age
14	George L Farwell	45	10		Boston	Tumor
16	Mary H Houghton	66	4	8	, Mass	Paralysis
16	Mary A McGuines	1	3		Roxbury	Dysentery
17	Nellie I Smith	5	10	3	E Hartford, Ct	Scarlet Fever
17 Hannah F BuUaxd	22	3	7	Dorchester	Consumption
18 NelUe L Curtis	2	8		W Roxbury	Convulsions
25	Thomas B Fox, Jr	24	5	24	Newburyport	Wounds rec'din Battle
26	Nancy Coughlan	33			Ireland	Consumption
27	Caroline M Hebard	58	7	6	Hartford, Ct	u
27	Hanora Halloran	40			Ireland	General Debility
28	Edmund Murdock	81			Middleboro'	Old Age
30	Jeremiah Mahony			21	Dorchester	InfantUe
81	Emma F Bird	8	4	8	«'	Scarlet Fever
Aug. IjNancy Bowman	73	8		Milton	Apoplexy
3 Joseph H Johnson		3	24	Dorchester	Infantile
3 Peter Doyle	6	9		"	Congestion of Brain
4 CaroUne E Presby	35	11	3	Dedham	Disease of Heart
4 {John Brady		6	4	Dorchester	Cholera Infantum
5: Sophia Walter		5	3	"	Infantile
6! Charles F Graves		6	15	Boston	Cholera Infantum
8JEliza R Humphries	45	6	19	a	Phthisic
GlWelhngtonPHowe		9	3	Dorchester	Dentition
9 Orm Ellison	1	10	5	S Amesbury	Cholera Infantum
10	Emily A Hart		10		Warren, R I	Cholera Infantum
11	Timothy Ryan	1	2		Dorchester	Convulsions
11	Mary Tipping	83			England	"
13|Mary Patterson	33			Ireland	Intemperance
13 Edward McLaughUn	1	1	14	Dorchester	Membranous Croup
13, Alexander S Dengven	1	11	7	Dedham	Cholera Infantum
itlHanora O'Brien			8	Dorchester	Infantile
18 Mabel "W Stockwell		11	28	Charles town	Congestion of Brain
18	Baker			1	Dorchester	Infantile
21	James W Stone	38	10		Boston	Dysentery
21	Catherine Fitzgibbons		10		Dorchester	Cholera Infantum
22	Lucy 0 Page		3	5	((	11 u
23	John Tipping		1	7	"	Congestion of Lungs
24 1 Nancy H Greenwood	64	11	18	"	Chronic Diarrhoea
24 Daniel Whelton, Jr	2	1	15	Ireland	Peritonitis
24 Edmund F.Smith		11	27	Dorchester	Cholera Infantum
25 John McDonnell		9		(1	Infantile
26!LydiaChapUn	82	9	15	Grotpn	Paralysis
27| Bridget Barry	41			Irelaud	Dysentery
29 Hugh 6 Donnelly	22	11		Boston	Dropsy on the Heart
30, Mary B Barr	25			Gardiner, Me	Peritonitis
Sept. 1	John Kelly	1	8		Dorchester	Disease of Lirer

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Date		AGE. 1
of Death.	NAMES.		0		Place of Birth.	Disease or Cause of Death.
Sept". "2	Vlichael Cashman	68'			reland	jonsumption
4	Catherine Cashman	1			Dorchester	Oholera Infantum
4 Michael Cashman	1			u	.1 a
4 Bebecca Tiorner	73	7		Marshfield	3iarrhoea
5 Nellie E Paine		6		Dorchester	infantile
6 Bben Tolman	50	5	13	"	Consumption
8 Sally Harris	77	2	17	IC	Paralysis
8	Daniel Cunnlnghaia	1	2		"	jholera Infantum
9	John P Howland	2	11	12	11	Dysentery
10	Mary E Corcoran			20	((	IJholera infantum
10	Margaret Ross	18			Ireland	Consumption
11	John T Buckpitt	1	7		Dorchester	Congestion of Lungs
12	Thomas S Dennett	38			Portsmouth, N H	Typhoid Fever
12	Maurice Splain	58			[reland	Peritonitis
13	Sarah E Childs	35	10	18	Roxbury	Congestion of Lungs
15	Florence Aymar	20	11	6	St Stephens, N B	Phthisic
16	John W Abbott		2	13	Boston	Dysentery
17	Joseph Hauser	5		25	"	Croup
17 Chailotte G Hewins	19	11		Dorchester	Typhoid Fever
22 Oliver P Melyard	3	2	2	Stonington, Ct	Dysentery
24	Anjanett Davenport		5	11	Dorchester	Consumption
25	Charles H Lisco	1	10	3	u	Croup
26	Margaret Halloran	10	7		u	Inflamation of Knee
26	Mehetable Bridgham	51			C(	Disease of Nerves
27	Mary H Kirk		7	26	"	Diarrhoea
29	Anna E, Thompson	40	5		Attleboro'	Consumption
Oct. 2	Hannah Skinner	55
3	Mehetable Whittemore	82			Eoxbury	Old Age
5	James H Blake	58	9	28	Warwick	Typhoid Fever
5	Malachi Lennon	3			Ireland	Inflamation of Brain
6	Catherine A Preston	26	8		Yarmouthport	Childbhrth
7	Ebenezer H GrifiSn	75	6	27	Lyndboro', N H
8	James Connaxighton	1		12	Dorchester	Gastritis
8	Stella S Wentworth	3		6	a
10	WUhe Stnrtevant		1	11	((	Canker
10	Louisa H Learned	3	8	11	i(	Membraneous Croup
10	Sarah K Lake	69			England	Malignant Tumor
11	Clara E Connors		2	24	Dorchester	Pneumonia
12	John Murphy	33			Nova Scotia	Consumption
12	Charles H Eeuter	12	6		Boston	Inflamation of Brain
14	Presoott Bigelow	38	8	8	"	Peritonitis
15	Walter R Tucker	20	4		Dorchester	Consumption
21	William T Richards	3	9	15	(1	Inflamation of Brain
22	John Phillips	59	6	10	Andover	Nervous Debility
3C	lAnn Collins	40			Ireland	Consumption
Nov- 2	Michael Dormary	63			"	Dropsy
e	David Haggerston	61	10		England	Disease of Stomach
s	Margaret Fhnn	5	10		Dorchester	Convulsions
1]	George E Tolman	19			11	Wounds rec'd in Battle
IE	i Patrick Shaughnessy		2	16	(1	Croup
15 ieorge W Hathaway	63	7	3	Dighton	Inflamation of Bowels
17 Samuel S P Earry	12		23	i Dorchester	Typhoid Fever
22 Agnes M Lombard			1	((	Fits
25 Ann Gallagher	40			Ireland	Intemperance
25 Margaret Murphy				Dorchester	Diptheria
25! Elmer B White		3	4	(1	Inflamation of Lungs
27 liUcyA Hebard	29	4	7	Eoxbury	Consumption
Dec . 1 Mary A Kenniff	5	11	6	i Dorchester	Diptheria
2EuthCapen	93	8		C(	Old Age
SjAnna Brady	8	6		((	Diptheria
5 Mary Gilrain	33			Ireland	Disease of Heart
5 George Hill	73	4	1	England	Dropsy oh Heart
6 Anna D Leavitt	5	11		Randolph	Membrane Croup
12 Elijah F Adams 12 Florence Halloran	27	1	27	i Dorchester	Wounds
42			Ireland	Congestion of Lungs
12;Betsy 0 Hancock	64			Dorchester	Typhoid Fever
13 Frederic W Bellows	1	3		"	Scrofula
16 i Sally Bradbury	81	4		Elliot, Me	Old Age
17: Helen Morris	20			Dorchester	Consumptiou
17lWilliamF Clinton	1		23	"	Cholera Infantum
1	ii BenjaminHemmenway	54	2	4	Boston	Disease nf Kidneys

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Date of	NAMES.	AGE.	Place of Birth.	Disease or
Death.	K		>,	Cause of Death.
		PH	g	A
Dec. 19	Walter F Oekershausen	3	6		Dorchester	Congestion of Lungs
20	Nancy W Green	32	3	13	Milton	Consumption
21	Joel E Bird	19	7	6 Dorchester	Lung Fever
25	Sarah A Young	17	8	1 "	Consumption
25	John A Patterson		11)		Boston	Congestion of Lungs
29	Alfred L Neas	8	8		Dorchester	Malignant Sore Throat
29	Sarah M Cram	28	lU	8	'•	Typhoid Fever
29	Aaron Nixon	81	10	29	Framingham	Old Age
30	John Qiiinn, Jr	1	3		Dorchester	Convulsions
31	Patrick E Murphy		6	4	"	Infantile

THEIR DISEASES WERE

Accidental 1

Apoplexy 1

Asthma 1

Cancer 1

Caiiker 1

Catarrh 1

Childbirth 2

Cholera Infantum 13

Cholera Morbus 1

Congestion of Brain 2

Congestion of Lungs 7

Consumption 29

Consumption of Blood 1

Convulsions 6

Croup . 8

Dentition 1

Diabetes 1

Diarrhoea 6

Diptheria 5

Disease of Kidneys 3

" Heart 7

" Liver 1

Disease of Nerves 2

" of Stomach. . . 1

Dropsy 2

■' on Brain 2

" on Heart 2

Drowned 2

Dysentery 8

Fever, Congestive 1

" Lung 3

" Malaria 1

" Scarlet 6

" Typhoid 10

Fits 1

Found Dead 1

Gastritis 3

General Debility 2

Hooping Cough , — 1

Infantile 10

Inflamatiou of Brain. ... 4 " of Bowels. . . 2

'• of Knee 1

" of Lungs 3

Intemperance 3

Killed in Battle •• 1

" by a Bnll 1

Malignant Sore Throat. . . 1

Measles 1

Old Age 8

Paralysis 5

Peritonitis 4

Phthisic 2

Pneumonia 3

Poisoned 1

Rheumatism on Heart. . . 1

Scarletina 1

Scrofula 2

Suicide 1

Teething.. •• 2

Tumor 2

Water on Brain 1

Wounds rec'd in Battle. . 4 Not stated 5

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THE AGES OF THE DECEASED WERE :

Under 1 year 35

Ito 2vears 20

2to 5 " 18

5 to 10 " 13

lOtolS " 4

15to20 " 11

20 to 30 years 27

30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 to 70 70 to 80

80 to 90 years 9

90tol00 •' 1

Not stated 2

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THE DEATHS WERE IN THE MONTH OF

Deaember .

January 10 iMay -16

February 17 June 21

March 12 July 18

April 9 lAugust 31

September 27

October 19

November 12

..24 216

THE PLACES OF THEIR NATIVITY WERE :—

Dorchester 101

United States 77

England 4 1

Ireland 26

Scotland 2 |

British Provinces. Unknown

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