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Melrose Public Library Melrose, Massachusetts
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
OF THE
TOWN OF MELROSE,
FROM MARCH 16, 1861, TO MARCH 24, 1862,
WITH A
VALUATION-LIST OF TAXES ASSESSED FOR 1861.
ALSO, Report of the School Committee, etc.
BOSTON: PRENTISS & DELAND, PRINTERS AND STATIONERS, No. 40, CONGRESS STREET. 1862.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
DR.
To Cash on hand, at the first of the year $1,542.19
"
" of George Newhall, collector of
· taxes, 1860 203.58
"
"
" George Newhall, taxes, 1861
10,820.00
Aaron Green, 800.00
"
" "
Sarah Larrabee
500.00
" " " Henry Bancroft
2,000.00
"
"
" Blackstone Bank 2,000.00 "
"
"
" School Fund, support of poor of other towns, cemetery lots, etc. 496.70
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$19,362.47
CR.
By paid orders of Town Clerk . $15,032.17
"
" interest on „ debt 1,932.01
" without order 1,162.42
" balance in Treasury, March 24, 1862 1,235.87
$19,362.47
" " "
" Timothy Fletcher 1,000.00
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS. 4
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
DR.
To taxes committed, for 1861 $14,789.49
CR.
By paid C. Howard, Town Treasurer . $10,820.00
"
"
Amos Stone, County " 1,403.15
"
" discounts 385.12
"
" amount abated 399.06
"
" » uncollected 1,782.16
$14,789.49
To taxes uncollected, 1860 $295.40
CR.
By paid C. Howard, Town Treasurer $203.58
›› amount abated
91.82
$295.40
RECEIPTS INTO THE TREASURY.
Town of Stoneham, schooling of children, 1860
49.00
Town of Danvers, for support of Mrs. Dwinnell
137.90
City of Newburyport, for support of J. P. Randall, 1860 43.50
Town of Stoneham, schooling children, 1861 24.95
State, for schools
100.00
J. L. Andrews, cemetery lot
35.00
Mr. Banfield
"
35.00
Mr. Whowell " "
20.00
W. Boardman and J. M. Ellis, cemetery lot
20.00
Mr. Gould, for grass
20.00
Benjamin Carter, for grass
8.10
Benjamin Upham, „ "
1.75
T. Hawkins, " "
.75
S. Locke,
" .
.75
DR.
$496.70
5
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
PAID WITHOUT ORDERS.
Town of Stoneham, March 25
$120.59
Sarah Larrabee's note, April 12
500.00
State tax " "
486.57
Malden bridge " " 37.50
Jonathan Cochran, over payment of taxes collected, 1859
17.76
$1,162.42
INTEREST.
1861.
Mar. 11. Aaron Green $ 11.00
April 24. Sarah Larrabee . 27.00
May 1. Aaron Green 15.00
June 1. Mount-Vernon Bank .
687.50
Sept. 8. Lowell Institute
90.00
Blackstone Bank
61.00
"
"
Lydia Emerson
9.60
Oct. 29. Henry Bancroft 30.00
Dec. 1. Mount -Vernon Bank . 687.50
" "
Blackstone Bank 20.00
1862.
Jan. 13. Timothy Fletcher 40.00
"
"
Union Bank 15.00
"
27. Henry Bancroft . 30.00
Aaron Green 15.00
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" Malden Bank 15.00
Mar.
1. Blackstone Bank 21.00
"
10. Lowell Institute
90.00
"
13. Benjamin Boardman 7.00
"
" Christiana Upham . 4.79
"
"
Blackstone Bank 6.92
"
" A. V. Lynde 4.67
$1,932.01
"
Eli Upham
44.03
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
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TOWN NOTES PAID.
Sarah Larrabee
$500.00
Interest
27.00
TOWN DEBT.
Mount-Vernon Bank
. $25,000.00
Aaron Green
1,300.00
Eli Upham
500.00
Lydia Emerson .
160.00
Benjamin Boardman .
100.00
Lowell Institute
3,000.00
Henry Bancroft
2,000.00
Timothy Fletcher
1,000.00
Sarah Larrabee
500.00
Blackstone Bank
2,000.00
$35,560.00
DUE FOR SUPPORT OF POOR, AND FOR AID TO FAMILIES OF VOLUNTEERS.
City of Charlestown $167.05
, „ Newburyport 96.50
Town of Marblehead 37.00
" „ Wellfleet 66.53
Due from State, Jan. 1, 1862 (about)
850.00
$1,217.08
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
E. W. Cobb, coal and wood . $10.00
C. Howard, supplies 7.72
C. G. Howard, „ 18.20
T. McCoubry, blacksmith work 10.75
S. F. Oliver, gas fixtures
33.00
Amount carried forward $79.67
7
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $ 79.67
S. A. Robinson, steward
31.50
T. T. Sweetser,
"
6.67
Shelton & Cheever, 102 feet hose
102.00
"
.50
J. G. Emerson, keys and repairs .
1.50
#239.52
HIGHWAY.
Laroy Brown, labor
$ 2.50
J. G. Brown,
"
9.37
Timothy Calahan, „
64.36
Thomas Connor, "
7.81
James Connell, "
44.37
John Connell
"
54.49
W. R. Collins, gravel
11.30
E. Davis, labor
3.25
S. O. Dearborn, gravel and grading Summer street
12.75
E. W. Howard, labor
.50
Patrick Halihan,
"
1.25
Wm. Lynde, 2d, "
and disbursements 660.35
6.75
Sylvanus Magoun, „
35.87
Michael Magoun, „
20.81
Wm. O. Riley, "
10.25
Ai Roe, "
50.62
E. B. Southwick, " and disbursements
242.54
John Simonds, blacksmith work . 10.57
S. D. Taylor, labor and disbursements. 48.25
D. L. Taylor,
25.99
W. Woodward, ,,
21.87
$1,345.82
SIDEWALKS.
P. R. Ellis, extra labor on Mt. Vernon street $ 7.00 John Heaton, labor and disbursements, Pop- lar street 17.46
Levi Martin, building culvert . 13.00
E. B. Southwick, labor and disbursements 178.36
D. L. Taylor, „ on Otis street 15.00
$230.82
Joseph Lynde, "
B. R. Upham, milk
"
repairs on hose .
17.68
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
SCHOOLS.
Salaries of Teachers.
Miss Anna M. Brown,
26₺ weeks .
$146.85
Kate E. Coburn,
40
"
Jennie L. Crie,
31
"
170.50
" Mary E. Eastman, 2}
"
12.83
" Susan A. Morrill, 40
"
220.00
Z. A. M. Noyes, 40
"
240.00
"
Helen A. Norris,
40
"
220.00
"
Phebe A. Norris,
40
"
148.50
"
S. B. Perry, 27
"
234.00
"
Adela R. Poor, 36
"
26.00
"
M. E. Putnam,
13
"
71.50
"
C. Upham,
40
"
220.00
"
M. I. Webster,
19
"
104,50
"
Mr. Edward Parker, jun., 1 year's salary .
650.00
$2,944.68
Fuel.
E. W. Cobb, 33 tons coal
$197.80
Nelson Cochran, wood
26.47
$224.27
Contingents.
S. S. Bugbee
$ 1.30
Wm. Banks, setting glass, etc.
7.50
C. M. Curriea, labor and stock
9.00
J. L. Crie, books
.42
Samuel Ellison, plastering, etc.
22.00
M. E. Eastman, ink and books
6.28
J. C. Howes, repairing stoves, etc. Charles Howard, care of rooms
126.98
F. E. Howe, labor and stock
5.52
Caleb Howard, sundries
8.85
C. G. Howard " 1.58
C. H. Isburgh, cash paid for supplies
24.20
"
220.00
"
A. B. Poor,
4
"
260.00
"
49.98
Amount carried forward $263.61
9
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $263.61
J. C. Ingalls, maps and desks .
17.00
E. O. Phinney, cash paid for supplies
17.44
" services as committee 45.00
"
E. Paul, painting "
1.00
S. B. Perry, books
.40
A. R. Poor,
1.25
Luther Robinson, services as committee
42.00
"
" cash paid for supplies
.87
E. S. Ritchie, apparatus 46.89
Ai Roe, care of rooms 5.50
S. Sumner, setting glass
1.75
Joseph Simonds, care of rooms
75.42
Mrs. Shannon, cleaning room
1.00
T. N. Upham, care of rooms
25.00
E. Upham, stock and labor
3.75
T. E. Waitt, care of rooms
52.12
Mary Ware, books
7.91
P. A. Norris, 2
6.57
J. V. Corson, labor and stock .
3.31
$617.79
Recapitulation.
Salaries of Teachers $2,944.68
Fuel
224.27
Contingent
617.79
$3,786.74
CONTINGENT.
Amount of bills contracted and approved by previous Board of Selectmen, and paid from appropriation of current year.
George F. Boardman, rent of Concert Hall . $18.75
" " light and fire for Finance
Committee 3.00
Jonathan Cochran, cash paid into the Treas- ury, June, 1859, to refund, in part, amount paid in violation of an injunction
35.27
Interest on same
3.52
Amount carried forward $60.54
10
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . $ 60.54
Nelson Cochran, cash paid into the Treasury, June, 1859, to refund, in part, amount paid in violation of an injunction 35.27
Interest on same 3.53
Nelson Cochran, services as Selectman, Over- seer of Poor, and on committees 37.38
George Emerson, services as Selectman, Overseer of Poor, and on committees, 53.25
W. J. Farnsworth, services as Selectman, Overseer of Poor, on committees, etc. . .
105.72
G. M. Fletcher, amount paid for land wrong- fully sold for taxes 9.00
T. T. Sweetser, care of engine
3.33
$308.02
Amount of bills contracted previous to April 1, 1861, approved by present Board of Selectmen.
Joseph Holbrook, services as Committee on Drainage (balance) $ 8.00
G. S. Phippen, agent in procuring council and expenses attending court, 1858 and 1859 . 15.09
Charles H. Spence, grate for stove, 1857 . 3.75
$26.84
Expenditures for Drainage and Land Damages contracted from 1856 to 1861, and paid from appropriation of current year.
J. W. Converse, land damages, 1860 $ 50.00
L. L. Fuller, damages and costs on drainage 630.69
" costs and expenses, case of Ful- ler and Farnsworth 70.21
Johnson and Farnsworth, services as attor- neys, in case of P. R. Ellis and others . .
20.00
Mary Kramer, land on Green street, 1858 40.00
W. Littlefield, Jun., award and costs, case of P. R. Ellis and others 394.88
A. V. Lynde, services as attorney 365.50
וו נו " services as attorney and wit-
ness's fees 111.55
Amount carried forward $1,682.83
11
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . $1,682.83
25.00
Jeremiah Martin, land on Trenton street, 1856 Samuel Rice, damages and costs on drainage 493.50 A. M. Sawyer, " to walk and banking 6.66 Oliver Stevens, drawing agreements, in case of Fuller, Rice, and Shelton 16.92
John Shelton, damages and costs on drainage 487.50
T. H. Sweetser, services as attorney in case of Fuller and Town of Melrose . 100.00
T. H. Sweetser, services in case of Fuller and Phippen 25.00
Thorndike and Converse, land on Summer street, 1858
25.00
$2,862.41
Expenditures for current year.
J. L. Andrews, committee on by-laws . . . 3.00
" cash paid for certified copy of by-laws 4.02
Henry Barron, disbursements, draining well 27.75
E. F. Barron, care of town clock 20.00
" " repairs „ " "
6.50
Buttrick & Bartlett, expressing
6.75
Wm. B. Burgess, services as Committee on Streets, etc.
11.47
Wm. B. Burgess, services as Committee on Military
80.00
Joseph Crocker, moving fence on Linden street
4.00
J. V. Corson, labor and stock for cistern wheel
7.30
F. Deshon, ringing bell, Feb. 22.
.75
J. G. Emerson, services as constable, etc. 39.33
143.60
P. R. Ellis, labor, stock, etc., for town pump David Fairbanks, rent of Good Templars' Hall
20.00
J. L. Fairbanks, tax-books 7.25
W. J. Farnsworth, rent of lock-up one year
18.00
" advice with Selectmen and surveyor, on Franklin street 6.00
Amount carried forward $405.72
12
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . . $405.72
A. M. Furbush, painting signs for cemetery 12.00
Elbridge Greene, work on cemetery 51.00
Caleb Howard, services as Treasurer and on Military
50.00
Caleb Howard, nails, for town clock
.32
N. Howard, work on cemetery 33.96
" returning deaths 3.50
Thomas Hawkins, work on cemetery 3.25
A. W. Haskell, printing E. R. Knights, Town Clerk
6.00
30.00
" extra services on Military
25.00
" stationery, etc.
22.00
expense moving town safe 3.00
" "
deaths " recording births, marriages, and
20.90
McIntire & Moulton, printing report, 1861
64.82
E. H. Merrill, repairs on town clock 9.64
T. McCoubry, blacksmith work 1.50
-T. B. Merrick, services as Assessor 63.00
J. McIntire, rent of Good Templars' Hall 20.00
George Newhall, collecting taxes, 1860 13.47
" 1861 110.00
S. W. Nichols & Son, stock and labor on town pump 37.20
+ E. P. Nevins, services as Assessor 81.00 X Stoneham Horse Railroad Co., grading and widening Franklin street 250.00 Prentiss & Deland, printing 45.02
Ai Roe, summoning witnesses, etc.
20.52
Thomas J. Shelton, pump and fixtures
33.40
Calvin Stone, horse and carriage
3.50
Stinson Sewall, rent of Good Templars' Hall
40.00
John W. Slocomb, one-half day's work setting posts .75
G. P. Sprague, ringing bell, Feb. 22 .75
E. B. Southwick, cleaning outlet of Eel Pond 28.87
" time and expense to Concord,
as witness
2.75
Amount carried forward . $1,492.84
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" " "
13
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $1,492.84 + J. R. Simonds, services as Assessor 27.00
" " " printing taxbills 7.50
Joseph Wood, use of Lyceum Hall, Feb. 22 6.00
D. R. Woodward, stock and labor, engine house 3.67
G. M. Fletcher, expense on land sold for taxes
7.50
E. R. Knights, cash paid advertising 3.00
+
E. P. Nevins, services as Assessor (balance) 21.00
+ $1,568.51
$4,765.78
SUPPORT OF POOR.
B. F. Abbott, medical attendance $11.75
S. F. Barrett, railroad tickets to travelling paupers
3.30
Daniel Bodwell, board of child 10 weeks 10.00
George F. Boardman, 1 month's rent of house for M. Shannon 3.00
Bridget Burns, lodging and board 51 travel- ling paupers
38.25
S. S. Bugbee, to order dl'd Mrs. Shannon 2.00
Peabody
10.00
" " "
" "
" Case 3.15
" "
"
"
" McMann
4.00
"
"
" Smith . 3.00
" " "
"
James Grover 3.00
Wm. B. Burgess, cash paid for the poor 10.00
Joseph Crocker, shoes to John Waitt . 1.00
E. W. Cobb, wood to M. Shannon
2.00
1 cord wood to John Waitt .
7.00
"
"
" ¿ ton coal to Mrs. Philips
1.75
"
"
"
" 22 ,
" „ John Waitt
16.00
"
"
"
"
G. F. Case 3.25
"
"
" "
„ T. Stebbins 1.63
"
"
121114
"
" „ C. H. Morrison 1.63
Amount carried forward $138.71
Earl 3.00
"
"
"
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . $138.71
E. W. Cobb, wood to Mrs. Slocomb
1.50
J. G. Emerson, provisions . 19.25
P. R. Ellis, ¿ ton coal to Mrs. Parks, 1860 3.50
Nathan French, medical attendance 12.00
2.75
Francis Fountain, clothing to Wm. Sprague W. J. Farnsworth, rent of house to W. H. Morse
48.00
W. J. Farnsworth, 1} cord wood to John Waitt
10.50
Peter Green, board of Wm. Sprague 104.00
J. C. Howes, repairing stove for J. Waitt 1.25
S. Hyde, boarding Mrs. Merrill 13.00
John Hawkins, lodging and feeding 76 trav- elling paupers
47.75
N. Howard, services as undertaker 16.12
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered James Grover .
1.00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered G. F. Case
3.00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered C. H. Morrison 6.00
C. G. Howard, goods to John Waitt 60.00
Caleb Howard, " " " 34.73
" " town ordered delivered C. E.
Skinner 12.00
Caleb Howard, board of Mrs. Larrabee 102.00
" " goods to Mrs. A. Fuller 18.51
E. R. Knights, medicine 5.08
H. A. Leonard, dry goods to John Waitt
6.93
" " „ Mrs. Merrill 2.12
"
" " " " „, Mrs. Peabody . 5.40
John Lynde, 174 quarts milk and 1 cord wood to John Waitt . 14.95
Charles Mckinnon, goods to James Grover . 3.56
A. J. Merrill, care of Mrs. Merrill, at Malden 8.15
Mrs. Mahan, lodging and feeding 22 trav- elling paupers 15.33
Mansfield & Kemp, 1 pair boots
2.00
Amount carried forward . $719.09
15
REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . $719.09
E. P. Nevins, town ordered delivered Mrs. Philips
13.00
George Newhall, shoes to John Waitt 5.20
"
" " „ Mrs. J. Grover 3.42
Charles Pratt, board of N. Pratt 1 year, end- ing Feb. 25
123.50
Wm. Pierce, board of A. Grover, 52 weeks .
78.00 " " shoes and clothing
45.25
John Peak & Son, coffins and robe .
12.75
Moses Parker, medical attendance
20.50
Wm. O. Riley, board of George Green
88.61
Mrs. C. Richardson, board, and articles fur- nished John Waitt, 52.55
Mrs. C. Sprague, board of S. Green 17 weeks 34.00
S. Sprague, board of S. Green 40 weeks . . 80.00
B. W. Slocomb, board of C. F. Slocomb for year 1861 65.00
A. E. Thompson, dry goods to L. W. Harris 2.72
E. Tainter, shoes to George Green . 2.49
" " " „ John Waitt .75
Whitten, Hopkins & Co., clothing for Geo. Green 8.75
H. Whitney, goods delivered Geo. W. Beal . 25.30
Mary Ware,
to Albert Grover . 4.00
"
" " ,, Mrs. Hitchings . 4.84
Town of Woburn, support of L. W. Harris . 75.68
„ Billerica, " John Edmunds
" 50.94
" Malden, „ Mrs. Merrill 63.00 "
J. G. Emerson, provisions to J. Waitt 24.16
"
" " " 3.00
Nelson Cochran, 1 cord wood to John Waitt 8.00
G. W. Farnsworth, 1} cord wood to D. Marshall 9.00
G. W. Farnsworth, ¿ cord wood to John Waitt 3.00
G. W. Farnsworth, ¿ cord wood to J. P. Randall 3.00
G. W. Farnsworth, { cord wood to Mrs. Hitchings . 1.50
„, James Grover .
Amount carried forward $1,631.00
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . . . $1,631.00 W. J. Farnsworth, railroad tickets to travel- ling paupers . .75
W. J. Farnsworth, hat to Wm. Sprague . 1.00
Waitt " cash paid care of Mrs. J. " "
5.00
W. J. Farnsworth, disbursed amongst poor 10.00
George Lynde, ¿ ton coal to D. Marshall . 3.25
12 3.37 „ Mrs. Simpson . " " " W. O. Riley, board of Geo. Green, 4 weeks, to April 1, 1861 10.00
W. O. Riley, board and lodging 32 trav- elling paupers 24.00
$1,688.37
POOR OF OTHER TOWNS,
S. S. Bugbee, to order deliv'd Mrs. Dwinnell 5.00
· J. P. Randall 15.00
" " "
" " " C. A. Wells . 13,00 " S. S. Bugbee, to order deliv'd W. F. Childs 24.75
T. Stebbins 6.00
J. W. Bartlett 15.00
" " " "
" "
Mrs. Hitchings
" 1,50
Joseph Crocker, shoes to Mrs. Dwinnell .
2.73
E. W. Cobb, 1} ton coal to J. P. Randall ,
10,50
" ¿ cord wood to D. Marshall , Wm. E. Fuller, goods to C. Prentice 5.00
3.50
W. J. Farnsworth, 2 cords wood to W. F. Childs 10.00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered Mrs. Hitchings 13,00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered Mrs. J. P. Bartlett 48.00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered Mrs, Dwinnell 53.00
C. G. Howard, town ordered delivered J. P. Randall 10.00
U. G. Howard, town ordered delivered W. F. Childs 5.00
Amount carried forward ?
. $240.98
" " "
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward . $240.98
Caleb Howard, town ordered delivered J. P. Randall 45.00
Caleb Howard, town ordered delivered Mrs. Dwinnell 30.00
Caleb Howard, town ordered delivered Mrs. J. P. Bartlett
5.00
E. P. Nevins, town ordered delivered W. F. Childs .
99.97
George Newhall, shoes to Mrs. Dwinnell
4.70
E. Tainter, " " "
"
2.70
B. R. Upham, 402 quarts milk to W. F. Childs 15.02
B. R. Upham, 184 quarts milk to Mrs. Hitchings .
13.85
H. Whitney, goods to C. E. Skinner
5.25
" " " , John Slocomb
2.28
Mary Ware, " , Mrs. Hitchings
18.03
W. J. Farnsworth, 1 cord wood to Mrs. Dwinnell
7.00
J. G. Emerson, provisions to W. F. Childs 4.00
" " " Mrs. Hitchings 2.00
E. W. Cobb, 12 ton coal to W. F. Childs
11.25
"
" 1 „ J. P. Randall 6.25
"
"
¿ cord wood to " " 1.50
"
" " ¿ ton coal to Mrs. Dwinnell 3.25
"
" "" " Hitchings 1.50
"
"
Assignee of A. Kilby, goods to Mrs. Dwinnell
8.00
$559.02
Recapitulation.
Support of poor
$1,688.37
"
of other towns 559.02
$2,247.39
"
„ W. F. Childs
25.62
" 1 " " " J. P. Bartlett 5.87
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
MILITARY FUND.
Aid to Families of Volunteers.
Paid Mrs. H. Barron
$22.00
Daniel Bodwell
9.00
Mrs. R. W. Chandler 85.00
" " E. W. Davis 76.50
J. M. Ellis
74.00
Mrs. W. H. Earle
63.00
"
Henry F. Fuller 18.00
"
Andrew J. Grover
16.00
" Mrs. F. E. Howe
74.00
S. Lynde
50.00
"
"
Angus McDonald
13.00
"
"
P. McMann
41.00
" George J. Morse
54.00
D. McAllister
23.00
C. H. Morrison
48.00
"
" Torrey Peabody
82.50
"
John E. Quinn
34.00
"
S. P. Rowell .
60.00
"
" Martin Shannon .
69.00
"
Thomas Smith
54.00
"
Charles H. Stevens
81.00
"
"
Thomas B. Stantial
22.00
"
" Joseph R. Simonds 24.00
96.00
"
"
C. E. Skinner
81.00
"
"
S. Sprague, Jun.
64.00
"
"
George A. Tainter 30.00
$1,412.10
Outfits for Volunteers.
G. W. Batchelder
$10.00
A. Bogle
15.00
A. W. Crockett
13.00
"
" A. G. Prince .
27.00
" Torrey Peabody, Jun.
21.10
"
"
John E. Stilphen
Amount carried forward $38.00
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $38.00
J. H. Crocker
18.00
N. M. Dyer
15.00
W. H. Eastman
10.00
J. M. Ellis
10.00
F. E. Howe 10.00
H. H. Jones 18.00
T. Kilby
15.00
G. McKay
15.00
James Macy
22.00
T. J. Munn
10.00
Sidney B. Morse, 2d .
15.00
George J. Morse
15.00
Francis Peabody
10.00
S. P. Rowell
10.00
Joseph F. Simonds
10.00
J. R. Simonds
22.50
L. C. Seavey
10.00
John E. Stilphen
10.00
A. Sassard
10.00
A. F. Shelton 15.00
18.00
Torrey Peabody 10.00
Torrey Peabody, Jun. 15.00
William Wyman
10.00
Recapitulation.
Aid to families $1,412.10
Outfits 361.50
$1,773.60
Amount paid Three Months' Volunteers.
Paid G. W. Batchelder .
$30.00
"
A. Bogle 20.00
" J. H. Crocker 30.00
" N. M. Dyer 30.00
" H. H. Jones 30.00
" G. McKay 30.00
Amount carried forward $170.00
$361.50
George A. Tainter
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
Amount brought forward $170.00
Paid T. J. Munn
30.00
"
S. B. Morse, 2d 25.00
" George J. Morse
45.00
" Daniel Pratt
30.00
" Joseph F. Simonds
30.00
" Thomas Smith
45.00
J. R. Simonds
45.00
" L. C. Seavey
30.00
John E. Stilphen 15.00
" A. Sassard 30.00
" S. Sprague, Jun.
45.00
"
A. F. Shelton 30.00
" George A. Tainter 42.50
" William Wyman 30.00
$642.50
Men enlisted .
48
" discharged .
2
" died .
1
3
„ now in service
45
Amount paid weekly for relief of families $55.00
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
EXPENDED.
APPROPRIATION. $1,750.00
Interest
$1,932.01
Town debt
500.00
1,260.00
Fire department
239.52
200.00
Highway
1,345.82
1,000.00
Sidewalks .
230.82
300.00
Schools .
3,786.74
4,000.00
Contingent
4,765.78
2,200.00
Support of poor
2,247.39
1,000.00
Military aid
1,773.60
3,000.00
" services
642.50
250.00
New hearse
Overdrawn
2,504.18
$17,464.18
$17,464.18
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN.
DR.
CR.
Town debt, $35,560.00
Cash in treasury . $1,235.87
Due from other towns 367.08
Due from State for military aid 850.00
Taxes not collected 1,782.16
Net town debt . 31,324.89
$35.560.00
$35,560.00
TOWN OF MELROSE IN ACCOUNT WITH S. SEVERY, LIQUOR AGENT.
March 12, 1862. DR.
To cash paid for liquor, and teaming the same, at various times, from May 6, 1861, to March 12, 1862, book, kegs, faucets, etc., as per bill
$189.22
For services as Liquor Agent, from May 6, 1861, to March 12, 1862, at $6.25 per month . 63.77
For liquor delivered by order of Overseers of Poor .94
$253.93
By amount of sales of liquor from May 6, 1861, to March 12, 1862 $231.73
CR.
$231.73
Balance due $22.20
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
The pecuniary relation of the Liquor Agency to the Town Treasury is as follows :
Profit and Loss account. DR.
Paid for liquor and apparatus for doing the business
$190.16
Agent's salary
63.77
$253.93
CR.
Cash received from sales of liquors
$231.73
Stock on hand .
8.25
Agent's salary over profits
13.95
$253.93
The Auditors having examined the accounts of the Treasurer, find them correctly cast, and properly vouched.
We deem it unnecessary, at this time, to make any extended re- marks. By referring to the expenditures under the head of Contin- gent, will be found the amount of $308.02, the amount of bills approved and paid after the close of the last year's finance report, and before any appropriation had been made for the next financial year; also the amount, $26.84, of outstanding bills, were approved and paid; the sum of $2,862.41 has been paid for awards, costs of court, and lawyers' services, &c., for claims arising from drainage, and widening streets, which amount is entered in the Contingent of this year. By referring to the items it will be seen that these claims cover a period of five years, commencing in 1856, and closing in 1861, before the present Board took control of the town affairs. Thus it will be seen that the sum of $3,197.27 has been paid out of the Contingent Fund, which the present Board of Officers had no voice in contracting; and when it is remembered that the appropriation for the year was only $2,200, it will require no great foresight to explain why the appropriation is so largely overdrawn.
The Town Debt has increased from $29,260, in 1861, to $35,560, in 1862; the main reason of this may be attributed to the vote of the town, in appropriating the sum of $3,000 as a Relief Fund for Volun-
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REPORT OF THE TOWN AUDITORS.
teers, and the payment by the town of $15 per month to married men, and. $10 per month to single men, who were then in the service, or might be, of the United States; there was no provision made for this appropriation further than to authorize the Treasurer to borrow the necessary amount, -this, as well as the uncollected taxes, made it imperative with the Treasurer to provide for the deficiency, and, of a necessity, increase the Town Debt.
The Poor Department has been somewhat overdrawn, but by a careful perusal of the Report we find that there has been paid the town, on account of paupers, the sum of $230.40, and there being still due for the same account the sum of $367.08, so the town is fully reimbursed for its expenditure in this department, for the support of the poor belonging to other towns.
Of the Military Fund, orders have been drawn up to March 18, 1862, amounting to $1,773.60, which, it is expected will be refunded by the State at no very distant day.
S. O. DEARBORN, P. B. HOLMES, Auditors.
J. R. NORTON,
MELROSE, March 24, 1862.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT ON GUIDE-POSTS.
There are eight guide-posts erected in the town, with the boards in good order. There has been no alteration in them the past year except the replacing of three of them.
There are no points in town where the Selectmen recommend putting any more at present.
JOHN H. CLARK,
WM. B. BURGESS,
G. M. FLETCHER,
Selectmen of Melrose.
MARCH 31, 1862.
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REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The number of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, during the year 1861, was as follows :
Births.
Marriages.
Deaths.
January
6
4
2
February
4
0
3
March
5
0
4
April
4
0
3
May
9
3
1
June
6
6
1
July
5
3
1
August
6
1
7
September
6
0
3
October
10
2
7
November
2
1
0
December
8
1
2
-
-
Total
71
21
34
Whole number of Births
71
Males
34
Females
37
Both parents American
56
foreign
14
American and foreign .
1
Whole number of Marriages
21
American
20
Foreign
0
American and foreign
1
Whole number of Deaths
34
Males
12
Females
22
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN MELROSE, 1861.
i
AGE.
DATE OF
NAMES.
PLACE OF BIRTH.
DISEASE.
DEATII.
Years.
Months.
Days.
Jan. 23.
Ida Louise Skinner,
1
16
Melrose,
29.
Silas Valler,
2
2
5
So. Plymouth, Mass Melrose,
Feb. 4.
Martha Eliza Whowell,
3
15
5.
Carrie A. Lock,
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