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TOWN REPORT 1865
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AT 179.48 Ax8a 1865"(1)
ANNUAL REPORTS
-OF THE-
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST, 1865.
TAUNTON : DAILY GAZETTE OFFICE, 1865.
Attleboro Public Library Joseph L. Sweet Memorial Attleboro, Mass.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1ST, 1865.
By cash on hand reported April 1st, 1864,
$1850.92
66
66 received of State Treasurer, school fund,
278.99
66
66
corporation tax,
1168.03
66 66
" Town of Mansfield,
69.87
66 66 " Wm. Chapman,
23.00
66
66
for circus license,
5.00
66
66
" peddler's licenses,
24.00
of L. M. Stanley, collector,
35924.38
$39344.19
To cash paid bills on pauper and lunatic account,
$2158.43
current expenses,
1592.22
66 66 66 school district bills,
4922.17
66
66 66 state tax,
7272.00
66 to military account,
19765.00
on hand in treasury,
2453.20
$39344.19
GEO. D. HATCH, Treasurer.
Attleborough April 1st, 1865.
EXPENDITURES.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
Paid School Committee balance salary voted for 1863, $75.00
Henry Rice, rent of office, 6.00
J. A. Perry, balance of salary 1863, voted April 4th 1864, 25.00
" Simeon Bowen, bill, services in 1862, 6.00
A. H. Robinson, balance of salary 1863, voted April 4th 1864 25.00
A. M. Ide, bill for printing, 83.50
A. Hall, 9 months services School Committee, 56.25
E. R. Reed, warning town meetings and town officers, 21.80
" A. H. Robinson, in part for salary, 60.00
highway district bills,
1181.17
4
" J. A. Perry,
H. N. Richardson, salary as Town Clerk 1863, voted April, 1864,
50.00
" H. N. Richardson, balance salary as Assessor, Select- man and Overseer, voted April, 1864, 25.00
" L. M. Stanley, balance of salary, voted April, 1864, 25.00
" H. N. Richardson, in part for services, 50.00
" C. S. Richardson, copying valuation 1862 and 1868, 50.00
Addison Capron, plank for bridge,
80.32
W. W. Belden, services as School Committee, 8 mos, 50.00
J. S. Thornton & Co., bill, plank for bridge, 23.88
23.37
J. J. Mesten, " " blank books
7.75
on account of Oscar B. Cummings, by vote of the town,
39.23
R. Sherman, bill, printing,
8.32
interest on Deborah Starkey's note,
36.00
S. Grant, plank for bridge, 25.26
A. M. Ide, bill, printing,
33.00
H. N. Richardson, balance of salary,
100,00
services as Town Clerk
50.00
66
recording 47 marriages,
4.70
256 births,
51.20
John Daggett, legal services,
20.00
J. A. Perry,, balance of salary,
100.00
incidental expenses,
8.25
A. H. Robinson,, balance of salary,
90.00
60
incidental expenses,
10.21
66 66 expenses in case of S. Haynes,
30.00
J. D. Pierce. salary as School Committee,
75.00
G. D. Hatch, services as Treasurer,
50.00
incidental expenses,
15.00
$1592.22
PAUPERS AND LUNATICS.
Paid Samuel Meyer, care of A. Klings,
$5.00
E. A. Dean, board of Ira Dean,
21.14
E. Sanford, medical services,
28.00
S. Atwood,
Mrs. Hall, 1863,
81.50
Albert Ballou, for almshouse supplies,
50.00
Thomas Wilmarth, assistance of paupers,
8.75
coffin for John Corrigan,
5.00
J. R. Bronson, medical services,
19.20
A. Ballou, for almshouse supplies,
150.00
Knapp & Holmes, bill,
26.95
208 deaths,
22.80
incidental expenses,
24.08
W. A. Carpenter, returning deaths,
5.30
6 G. D. Hatch, bill, for repairing bridge,
50.00
5
Gustavus Hall, labor on almshouse farm,
35.00
" Otis Martin, moving Ann Doyle, 4.00
" F. W. Cabbot, coffin, Mrs. Luden's child, 6.00
66 66
Thomas Wilmarth, wood, Mrs. Katon,
3.00
A. Ballou, for almhouse supplies, 150.00
J. G. Barden, bills, assistance of Mrs. Katon,
9.00
O. S. Brastow's " moving Mrs. Popper,
5.00
66 A. Ballou, in part for salary,
50.00
Lunatic Hospital, bill to Oct. 1st, 1864,
368.34
State Reform School,
23.14
town of Taunton, assistance of Mrs. Montgomery,
7.00
J. A. Perry, expenses on account of E. Whipple,
23.00
66 68 66
H. G. Hodges, wood, Mrs. Hasler,
4.25
G. A. Mason, goods, Mrs. Drake,
32.96
J. N. Munroe, wood, Lewis Newell,
3.98
D. A. Clark, coffin, C. Pidge, 6.50
22.25 E. Sanford, medical services, T. Phelps, 74.18
66 S. W. Carpenter, goods, L. Newell, Mrs. Leddingham, P. Shelton, and others, 77.98
66
W. A. Carpenter, opening graves,
6.00
Lunatic Hospital, to January 1st 1865, 127.17
25.00
66 66 66
Thomas Lynch, aid to traveling paupers,
2.00
A. Goff, moving Mrs. Griffin,
3.00
66 66 66
66 conveying pauper to State almshouse,
12.00
Marcus Cole, 66 Mrs. Dunn,
8.50
Knapp & Holmes, aid, Mrs. Dunn,
10.00
66 66 Hasler,
2.00
town of Medway, " Jessie New,
40.25
" Holliston, " J. E. Engley,
18.25
66 Wheaton Carpenter, opening grave of Mrs. Alexander, 1863, 2.50
advanced to W. Chapman and family, 15.00
66 Geo. N. Crandall, aid to Mrs. B. Peck, 59.64
66
town of Holliston, " " J. B. May,
2.50
A. Ballou, balance of salary, 300.00
66
66 for almshouse supplies,
36.28
funeral expenses of J. O'Neil,
10,00
66 A. H. Robinson, conveying paupers to State almshouse, 6.00
66 burial of Cynthia Pidge, 3.00
66 S. W. Carpenter & Co., goods, L. Newell, P. Sbelton, Mrs. Leddingham and Mrs. Collins, 67.50
" J. R. Bronson, medical services, 101.47
$2158.43
H. N. Richardson, assistance to traveling paupers,
4.50
D. B. Wellman, wood, L. Whipple,
5.50
town of Lancaster, aid Catharine George,
31.25
66 66 Sally Bishop, board of May E. Bishop,
advanced to William Chapman and family, 8.00
6
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No.
Dist. Scholars.
Prudential Committee.
Credit of Dist.
Paid.
Balance Due.
1
241
Charles E. Smith,
754.81
728.43
56.38
$2
20 Joseph L. Holmes,
96.50
81.25
15.25
14 John Newell,
· 84.71
81.00
3.71
4 177
Otis L. Sadler,
738.15
616.87
121.28
5
132
George Price,
495.52
442.10
53.42
6
39
Francis B. Kent,
168.30
161.00
7.30
7
34
Wm. H. Carpenter,
144.45
133.80
10.65
8
50
George W. Sadler,
189.90
189.90
9
17
Town Committee, over paid 6.53
1.48.55
155.08
10
17
Henry G. Read,
3.22
90.11
93.33
11
25
H. T. Babbitt,
5.25
110.25
115.50
12
29
Gardner Clark,
" 4.50
125.76
130.26
13
29
Daniel G. Hunt,
133.22
107.00
26.22
14
18
Edwin French,
90.73
83.50
7.23
15
67
Henry Richardson,
268.23
268.00
.23
16
20
Jacob Briggs,
104.32
102.00
2.32
17
4
T. E. Fisher,
66
5.03
91.47
96.50
18
113
J. W. Capron,
604.06
350.50 253.56
19
23
Emery White,
127.89
114.00
13.89
20
68
Allen L. Atwood, “
" 43.35
263.06
306.41
21
102
Charles E. Hayward,
402.36
372.50
29.86
22
54
Jaduthan Fuller,
204.49
193.24
11.25
HIGHWAY DISTRICTS.
No. of Dist.
Surveyors.
Amount appropriated.
Amount paid*
1
Ezra A. Fisher,
35.00
35.00
2
James H. George,
20.00
20.00
3
Ezekiel Bates,
50.00
4
Jacob Briggs,
60.00
60.00
5
Benjamen Harvey,
50.00
47.10
6
Edwin French,
60.00
60.00
7
Elisha E. Wilmarth,
60.00
60.00
8
Stephen A. Knight,
35.00
35.96
9
Cyrus Webber,
50.00
50.00
10
Daniel B. Claflin,
80.00
80.00
11
Addison Capron,
88.00
88.00
12
L. W. Daggett,
80.00
13
Calvin Richards,
88.00
88.00
14
Geo. D. Hatch,
80.00
80.00
7
1.5
D. Sandford Hall,
75.00
75.00
16
Lorenzo Draper,
75.00
17
Joseph L. Holmes,
75.00
18
J. S. Gay,
48.00
19
E. G. May,
75.00
66.96
20
Asa Fuller,
50.00
50.00
21
Wm. H. Tiffany,
30.00
30.00
22
Albert Ballou,
56.00
56.00
23
Edwin W. Hunt,
40.00
23.40
24
Geo. W. Howard,
65.00
65.00
25
Lewis F. Robinson,
40.00
40.00
26
Lewis S. Carpenter,
60.00
50.00
27
Randal Easten,
35.00
21.71
28
Lewis R. Blake,
28.00
ALMSHOUSE FARM.
ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST, 1865.
Value of almshouse and farm (107 acres) April 1st, 1864,
2,650.00
66 stock, tools &c.,
1,082.00
66 " provisions,
66
66
294.00
66
" wood and timber,
66
66
66
70.00
Paid for supplies, year ending
66 1865,
790.00
" " labor on farm,
89.50
" A. Ballou, salary one year,
350.00
$5,325.50
CONTRA.
Cr.
Value of almshouse farm April 1st, 1865,
$2,650.00
66 " stock, tools &c., on hand April 1st, 1865,
912.55
66 provisions 66
352.00
66 “ wood,
65.00
Cash received for produce sold,
158.94
one yoke of oxen,
231.36
labor performed,
65.00
Balance showing cost of almshouse the past year,
890.65
$5,325.50
H. N. RICHARDSON, A. H. ROBINSON, J. A. PERRY,
Overseers
of
the Poor
Attleborough, March 31st, 1865.
*
66
8 FINANCES OF TOWN.
ASSETS.
Cash and uncollected Taxes in hands of Collectors, Due from town of Middleboro', aid of Mrs. Drake,
$4,419.78
46.96
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
2,453.20
$6,919.94
LIABILITIES.
Balance due School Districts,
$476.66
Highway “
406.83
Deborah Starkey, fund note,
600.00
Interest on same,
108.00
1,591.49
Balance in favor of town,
$5,327.45
SELECTMEN'S MILITARY ACCOUNT.
Amount reported in account April 1st, 1864, $1,959.35
Drafts en Town Treasurer for the year, 13,600.00
15,559.35
CONTRA.
Paid State Aid to families to Jan. 1st, 1865, 12,529.18
Paid State Aid to families since Jan. 1st, and cash on hand, 2,880.17
Cash of Treasurer for recruiting paupers erroneously in- cluded in State Aid account April 1, 1864, (see Treas- - urer's Report, April 1, 1864,) 150.00
$15.559.35
H. N. RICHARDSON, Selectmen A. H. ROBINSON, of
J. A. PERRY, Attleborough.
NOTES OUTSTANDING
AGAINST THE TOWN APRIL 3D, 1865.
Susan B. Thacher's note on demand, dated Feb. 16th, 1863, interest paid to Feb. 16th, 1865 600.00
Calista C. Thacher, note on demand, dated Feb. 16th, 1863, interest paid to Feb. 16th, 1865, 580.000
9
Bowen & Richardson, note on demand, dated June 1st, 1863 interest paid to Nov. 1st, 1863 1500.00
James S. Foster, note on demand, dated July 1st, 1863 interest paid to Jan. 1st, 1863 6000.00 Emily R. Perry, note on demand, dated July 15th, 1863 interest unpaid 200.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on demand, dated Aug. 27th, 1863 interest paid to Aug. 27th, 1864
1000.00
Timothy P. Stanley, note on demand, dated Sept. 16th, 1863 interest paid to Sept. 16th, 1864. 800.00
R. E. Pattison, note on three years, dated Oct. 9th, 1863, interest paid to October 9th, 1864 1000.00
Joseph Medcalf, note on three years, dated Nov. 23d, 1863, interest paid to Nov. 23d, 1864
5000.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on demand, dated Dec. 23d, 1863, interest paid to Dec. 23d, 1864 1300.00 Joseph M. Newcomb, note on demand, dated Feb. 1st, 1864, interest paid to Feb. 1st, 1865 950 00 Sumner E. Capron, note on demand, dated Feb. 27th, 1864, interest unpaid 600.00
Joseph W. Capron, note on demand, dated Jan. 1st, 1864, interest unpaid 2120.00
Joseph W. Capron, note on demand, dated March 25th, 1864, interest unpaid, 1705.00
William S. Ide, 6
28th, 1864,
interest unpaid, 350.00
Beniah Horton, " April 1st,
interest unpaid, 636.00
Attleboro' Savings Bank, note dated April 14th, 1864, for one year, interest paid, 1800.00 Joseph M. Newcomb, note on demand, dated April 21st, 1864, interest unpaid, 351.00
Otis C. Newcomb,
66
interest unpaid,
236.83
Joseph W. Capron,
" May 17th,
interest unpaid, 1000.00
Betsey Drake, 66
66
"
interest on demand,
100.00
Celia W. Drake,
66
interest unpaid, 500.00
interest unpaid,
500.00
Attleboro' Savings Bank, note dated June 1st, 1864, for one year, interest paid, 800.00
Trustees of the Congregational Society in the first parish in Attleboro, note on demand dated July 25th, 1864, interest unpaid,
200.00
Melinda and Mary J. Capron, note on demand, dated July 25th, 1864, interest unpaid, 300.00
L. Amanda Allen, note on demand, dated Aug. 27th. 1864. interest unpaid, 175.00
6.
19th,
Sumner E. Capron,
1.0
William E. Stanley, note dated Oet. 6th, 1864, for one year, interest unpaid, 280.00
Fanny M. Walker, note on demand, dated Oct. 7th, 1864, in- terest unpaid, 200.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on- demand dated Dec, 23d, 1864, in- terest unpaid, 150.00
Attleboro' Savings Bank, note dated Jan. 21st, 1865, for one year, interest paid, 2000.00
Attleboro' Bank, note dated Dec. 26th, 1864, on six months, due June 26-29, 1865. interest paid, 20000.00 Attleboro Savings Bank, note dated Feb. Ist. 1865, for one year, interest paid, 1000.00
Nancy Daggett, note on demand, dated March 21st, 1865, in- terest unpaid, 600.00
Rounsville Williams, note dated March 22d, 1865, for one year, interest unpaid. 700.00
$55,253.83 GEO. D. HATCH, Treasurer.
Attleborough, April 1st, 1865.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28TH, 1865.
Dr.
To uncollected taxes for the year 1863, $1857.18
" interest on taxes paid after Oct. 1st, 1864, 64.65
" tax bills for the year 1864, 43,232.09
" interest on taxes paid since " 66 66
24.14
Cr.
By cash paid Town Treasurer for 1863,
$1632.59
abatement order 66 66
148.77
uncollected taxes
140.49
cash paid Town Treasurer "
1864,
34291.79
66
66 66 County Treasurer, 66
2284.14
discount for prompt payment of taxes for 1864,
2163.62
abatement order
"
66
309.59
66 uncollected taxes 66 4207.09
$4,5178.06
$45,178.06
LYMAN M. STANLEY, Collector of Attleborough.
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TREASURER'S MILITARY REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1ST, 1865.
To cash on hand reported April 1st, 1864, 1,144.75
66 received on note omitted in report of last year, 500.00
60 interest overcharged 66 66 66
66
66 received ballance of State aid account of 1862, 692.47
66
on State aid account of 1863,
12,600.00
66 premiums, on recruits, from State, transferred from town account for military bounties,
19,765.00
66 received subscriptions to the recruiting fund, of Lewis Cranston 150.00
3,813.00
" notes outstanding on military account, April 1st, 1865, 55,253.83
$94,736.22
CONTRA.
By notes outstanding, reported April 1st, 1864,
$48,105.00
interest not charged in report of last year, 120.00
cash paid Selectmen for State aid, 13,600.00
H. N. Richardson, revising enrollment, 42.50
56.50
66 " J. A. Perry, 66 66
54,50
66
interest and revenue stamps,
3,754.90
66
66 orders of selectmen and recruiting com- mittee, 11,648.34
66 and unsettled bills on recruiting account to balance,
17,354.48
$94,736.22
GEO. D. HATCH, Treasurer.
Attleborough, April 1st, 1865.
REPORT OF THE LIQUOR AGENT
OF THE TOWN OF ATTLEBORO' FROM THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 1864, TO THE 30TH OF MARCH, 1865.
AMOUNT OF LIQUORS BOUGHT OF STATE COMMISSIONER.
120 gallons whiskey, at a cost of,
$345.00
65
rum 66 66
148,50
3 brandy. 36.00
29.50
66
787.67
" A. H. Robinson,
12
2 gallons gin, at a cost of
9.80
4 .. Madeira wine, 18.00
2 Port wine, 9.00
.. alcohol, 66
20.00
1-2 doz. London Porter,
6.08
Cost of analyzing, " commission,
48.24
Freight, expressage and other expenses,
19.17
Eight months salary to agent,
33.33
Liquors turned over by Dr. Bronson, amounting to
60.37
Making a total amount of $756.24
Whole amount of liquors sold, $779.18
Cash received from Dr. Bronson, to balance his account,
28.96
Leaving a balance now due the town of $51.90
Liquors now on hand estimated at enough to pay bill now due in Boston, of $109.93
C. J. THOMPSON, Agent.
The subscribers have examined the accounts of the Collector and Treasurer, and find them correctly entered and properly vouched, except the last item in the Treasurer's Military Report of $17,354.48, from which should be deducted $9000, paid by him to the Attleborough Bank by order of the Recruiting Committee for money borrowed, and the balance $8,354.48 should appear in his statement as cash on hand.
There are unadjusted claims against the town on military ac- count, and so much of said claims as may be allowed, will be drawn from the cash on hand.
H. N. RICHARDSON, A. H. ROBINSON,
J. A. PERRY,
Selectmen of Attleborough.
Attleborough, March 1st, 1865.
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