Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-05
Board of SeIectmen.

A Full Board Present-Cure Of 8 Person
 Addicted to the Use of Morphine
 Auditing AIn1shOuse BiIls-Other Matt
 ters.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Board of selectmen was held last evening. Present, selectman Andrew (presiding), Reynolds, Hugo Feldman, Cooper, Hart and Crawford.
 Town Agent Reynolds stated that Albert J. Coffey, who had been sent to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., to be cured of the effects of excessive useof morphine, had returned entirely cured and had called upon him to express his thanks to the Board of Selectmen.
 The petition of Mrs. Harvey Stratton for aid to send her son to the Lakeville Asylum for Imbeciles was referred to the Town Agent with power to act.
 The petitions of J. Milander, Harrison & Merritt, Benjamin F. Bates and Julia M. Meserole for abatement of taxes were referred to the appropriate committee.
 Patrick Carney petitioned for aid to the ex- tent of $20 to enable him to return to Ireland. He has been i'll for the past three years, had been in the hospital for four weeks at the ex- pense of the town and in the almshouse two weeks The matter was referred to the Town Agent with power to act, as it was considered that he would continue to be an expense to the town if he remained here.
 MT. Feldman referred to the fact that the superintendent of the almshouse bought and sold goods for the town and audited his own accounts. While he considered Mir. Sanford an honest and good superintendent, yet, iu years to come, MT. Sanford's successors might be found dishonest. He favored an examination of all bills by the almshouse ceived.
 Selectmen Hart and Crawford indorsed what Selectman Feldman had said
 Selectman Andrew suggested that the Board visit the almshouse every month and examine the bills there. He thought the members of the Board did not visit the institution as fre- quently as they should.
 This plan met with approval, and 1t WAS voted that the Board visit the almshouse the first Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p. m. to examine the bills and inspect the almshouse and town farm.
 The bill of Dr. J. F. Lines for case of ob- stetrics at the depot amounting to $15, and which was considered exorbitant, was again under consideration. The Town Agent stated that Dr. Lines had informed him that this was the lowest price he could charge under the rules of the medical association to which he belonged. The price he said was from $15 to $50 for cases of this kind. The matter was left in the hands of the Town Agent.
 Bills were approved as follows: Construc tion account $1, ,O49. .49; roads and bridges, $367.O1; almshouse, $2,915.21; outside poor, 1,025. 50 salaries, $312. 50; general account, $2I9.Oo assessors saiaTles, $4lo. Total, $6, ,375.74.
 The matter of grading the town portion of Blake street was referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges with power to act.
 Tho following were recommended for i- quor icenses: Ellen Burns Bridge street Charles Johnson, 214 Wooster; Catherine Pfuderer, 1O4 Lamberton; Thomas Williams, SC Court. Beer licenses John H. Hamilton, 167 Cedar Lena Baumer, Newhall; A. l.. Simmons, 162 Long Wharf; Eliza Laugh lain, 127 Martin Henrietta Schwab; corner Canal and Reed Karl Schmidt, corner Hen ry and Ashmun. Adjourned.