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1866 C, 1
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
March 31st, 1866.
TAUNTON : PRINTED AT THE DAILY GAZETTE OFFICE, 1866.
Attleboro Public Library Joseph L. Sweet Memorial Attleboro, Mass.
ATTLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
Paid H. Rice, rent office, $6.00
Ide & Hall, bill printing,
24.00
G. F. Ide, warning town meetings,
5.00
Akerman & Co., printing,
24.55
Rev. A. Hall, services on School Committee, " D. Breed, « «
25.25
66 H. C. Cheever, printing notices,
3.00
E. R. Read, warning town meetings,
31.50
66 A. L. Pratt for use of lockup, 1864, 66 &c.,
4.95
R. Sherman, bill printing,
47.00
Ellis Ames, Esq., legal advice, &c.,
60.25
6 T. Phelps, returning deaths and births, 73.10
Seth Talbot, notifying Town Officers, 10.00
66 H. N. Richardson, extra services on State Aid, 1864, 50.00
66 Rev. W. W. Belden, services on School Committee,
25.00
H. F. Marsh, bill stationery,
6.50
C. R. Darling, «
6.50
B. B. King, horse and carriage,
5.00
66 Frank Dean, copying valuation returns,
25.00
W. Blackinton, services, Selectman and Overseer of Poor, 150.00 A. H. Robinson, 66 66 66 150.00
J. A. Perry, 66
66 150.00
66 H. M. Daggett,
Treasurer and Collector, 250.00
W. Blackinton, 66
Town Clerk, 100.00
H. N. Richardson, " making soldiers record, 50.00
38.83
6.90
4
Paid Dr. Phelps and Foster, vaccinating inhabitants,
117.50
.. sundry bills printing and advertising,
38.10
stationery, 12.25
W. Blackinton, services as Town Clerk,
100.00
.6 recording and indexing 57 marriages, 5.70
66 .. 66 153 deaths, 17.30
66
66 66 263 births, 52.60
J. A. Perry, making up and returning to Auditor State Aid account, 25.00
66 J. A. Perry, incidental expenses, 20.00
66 J. W. Riley, warning town meetings, 9.00
George Price, services as Treasurer, 1863, 100.00
" H. M. Daggett, incidental expenses, postage, &c., 15.00
ALMSHOUSE.
ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST, 1866.
Value of farm, (107 acres) April 1st, 1865,
$2,650.00
Stock, tools, provisions, wood, &c., 1,446.00
852.72
Albert Ballou, for one year's salary,
350.00
5,298.72
CR.
Value of farm March 27th, 1866,
2,650.00
Stock, tools, provisions, wood, &c ..
1,272.20
Cash received for produce sold,
175.31
66
one yoke of oxen,
214.56
66
66 66 labor performed,
56.00
Balance showing cost of almshouse one year,
930.65
$5,298.72
PAUPER AND LUNATIC ACCOUNT.
Paid State Lunatic Hospital, support H. B. Draper, $194.06
66
C. Cheever, 201.11
66 66
66 66 Ira Dean,
4.00
66 Reform School, for J. H. Glasby, 39.00
66 Dr. E. Sandford, medical attendance, 1864,
55.00
66 6 66
62.75
66 on account, Jacob Ruff, while sick small pox, 75.00
G. C. Hodges, for assistance to travelling paupers, 1864, 16.50
Support Mrs. Frowley, 6.50
Paid for supplies, oxen, cow and horse,
Paid Funeral expenses of Peter Anthony,
Assistance to Mary Russell,
12.50
State Lunatic Hospital (Wor.) support Lauretta Sweet, 59.08
66 Medway, for assistance, Mrs. Jesse New and daughter,
48.40
66 Holliston, " John E. Engley, 44.13
Dr. J. W. Foster, medical attendance on sick,
35.00
6: for sickness and funeral expenses J. Spegeil,
31.50
66 L. Z. & A. B. Carpenter, goods furnished sundry persons, 95.93
Town Foxboro', support Olive Claflin and child. 88.93
.. support of Mrs. Hasler while sick,
35.00
State Industrial School for E. Glasby and S. E. Carpen- ter,
15.00
Jacob Veis, during sickness,
35.00
66 J. G. Fales, goods d'I'd Larned Whipple,
78.00
N. B. State Reform School for Alfred Brown,
13.92
66 Town Lancaster. support Catharine D. George,
26.00
66 S. W. Carpenter, goods Bridget Drake, 59.38
40.50
Dr. T. Phelps, medical attendance sundry persons,
106.75
66
66 J. R. Bronson, "
22.00
support T. Downs and family,
73.14
sundry small bills on account, paupers,
53.07
66 R. Esten, for oxen,
160.00
A. Ballou, supplies at Almshouse,
30.00
J. Raworth, cow 66 66
35.00
J. R. Wilkenson, supplies at Almshouse,
166.23
129.82
..
66
137.21
66
A. Ballou for exchange horses,
50.00
66
R. Alexander, repairs
50.66
66
assistance to L. Newell,
39 00
66
66
" Bridget Drake,
43.00
66
" Peter Anthony,
2.00
66
" Mrs. Frowley,
35.00
66
66
" travelling paupers,
20.26
66
" Mrs. R Hall, and family,
34.80.
6.
" John Peck,
2.00
66
66
" Mrs. Leydenham,
2.50
" Ann Asplee and child,
3.00
66
66
" T. Downs and family,
18.63
Dr. Phelps, medical attendance J. Weiss,
26.20
removing State paupers to Bridgewater, assistance to T. Downs,
4.25
J. G. Fales, goods to Larned Whipple,
78.00
J. R. Wilkenson, goods to Almshouse,
137.75
Dr. S. Clapp, medical attendance, Mrs. Frowley,
6.00
66
66 . supplies at Almshouse,
50.00
·· C. M. Cole,
16.00
66
" George Cutting,
3.00
28.00
"
Lewis Newell,
24.00
6
MILITARY ACCOUNT.
Paid J. McDonald, services as recruiting agent,
$145.75
G. C. Hodges, boarding recruits,
28.99
.. H. A. Guild, town bounty,
150.00
L. W. Dean, rent of office, 1864,
30.00
66 B. B. King, " " room,
29.00
John M'Grier, town bounty,
100.00
66 E. R Read, delivering recruits,
15.00
66 J. R. Bronson, services as recruiting agent,
63.00
66
H. M. Daggett, for one recruit furnished,
150.00
66 A. H. Robinson, services recruiting committee,
9.00
J. A. Perry
15.50
66 Chas. Dirks, town bounty,
125.00
stationery, printing, postage, &C., ·
25.00
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Dist. Scholars. Prudential Committee.
Cr.
Dr.
Bal. due
Over paid
1
234
C. E. Smith,
949.89
462 37
487.52
2
Chas. E. Jordan,
137.83
121.00
16.83
3
12 Joel Ellis,
91.01
91.01
4
192
Otis L. Sadler,
857.08
567.01
290.01
5
129
Thomas S. Mann.
565.21
588.50
23.29
6
48
A. S. Rhodes,
222.43
211.20
11.23
7
34
Henry A. Guild,
177.23
134.06
43.17
8
54
W. P. Shaw,
238.12
235.00
3.12
9
19
Town Committee,
111.70
113.03
1.33
10
19
Henry C. Read,
111.70
111.17
.53
11
22
J. G. Thurber,
123.81
126.55
2.74
12
32
M. P. Brigham,
158.59
124.01
34.58
13
19 B. E. Wetherbee,
140.87
147.50
6.63
14
16
O. S. Thayer,
61.04
93.00
16.04
15
78
H. M. Daggett,
323.65
345.00
21.35
16
29
John Mathewson,
148.56
84.00
64.56
17
17
Howard Drake,
67.94
104.03
36.09
18
212 A. M. Everett,
1096.20
823.50
272.70
19
27
William M. Cheever,
154.11
146.55
7.56
20
89 S. Bowen,
414.42
409.25
5.12
22
48
Jaduthan Fuller,
230.07
185.62
44.45
HIGHWAY DISTRICTS.
Dist. Surveyors.
Appropriated.
Paid $35.00
1
Ezra A. Fisher,
$35.00
2
Jas H. George,
20.00
3
Albert Robbins,
50.00
47.40
4
II. D.Parmener,
60.00
42.19
5
HI. N. Blanding,
50.00
50 00
6
E. G. Wilmarth,
60.00
51.73
7
Seneca Cole,
60.00
45.00
8
S. A. Knight,
35.00
35.00
9
John Thacher,
50.00
50 00
10
J. R. Carpenter,
80.00
80.00
11
J. M. Newcomb,
88.00
88 00
12
J. F. Gould,
85.00
85.00
13
Calvin Richards,
88.00
88.00
14
C. E. Smith,
80.00
80.00
15
E S. Williams,
75.00
70.00
17
P. C. Bowen
75.00
75.00
18
E. A. White,
48.00
23.35
19
S. Dunster,
75 00
65.00
20
Charles Bushee,
50 00
27.75
21
W. H. Tiffany,
30.00
22
Albert Ballou,
56.00
23
H. C. Read,
40.00
40.00
24
Geo. W. Howard,
65.00
63.60
25
L .. F. Robinson,
40.00
24.50
26
Wm. H. Carpenter,
60.00
60.00
27
Randall Estin,
35.00
28
D. B. Wellman,
28.00
28.00
Paid Daniel Mowry, repairs on bridge near Lanesville,
$403.00
66
for repairs on highway near Daniel Richardson's, 66 66 " bridge " Deacon Wales'
300.00
sundry districts for extra repairs,
343.00
66
repair bridge near Dr. Foster's,
64.36
drawing plank for same,
4.00
repairs on Hunt's bridge,
Selectmen and
WILLARD BLACKINTON, ) A. H. ROBINSON, Overseers
J. A. PERRY, of the Poor.
Attleboro', March 27th, 1866.
22.00
16
A. D. Sweetland,
70.00
294.83
TREASURER'S REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1866.
To cash received of Geo. D. Hatch, Treas.
$3,435.64
L. M. Stanley, Col., 2,044.42
4 m Prov. Marshal returned to recruiting fund, 250.00
J. B. Wetherbee, license. 12.00
L. T. Starkey, auctioneer, 2.00
Mass. state school fund, 318.08
State Treas., on account of State Aid, . 11,253.00
corporation tax,
284.16
Military account overdrawn, 1864, 27.77
Wareham, for support of Mrs. Frowley, 42.47
66
6 €
George Price, Tr. and Col. final settlement 129.08
66
66
Taxes collected, 1865, 28,175.74
$45,974.36
By paid State Aid to families to April 1, 1866,
Highway districts,
2.794.90
School
5,223.36
.. pauper account,
2,560.54
current expenses,
2,491.95
military account, unsettled bills,
917.34
66
· on account, Deborah Starkey Fund,
13.50
46 County tax,
2,500.41
66
66 · State
11,938.00
.6 sundry notes and interest,
7,543.80
66 cash on hand,
5,686.70
$45,974.36
8
..
66
..
$4,303.86
9
NOTES OUTSTANDING
AGAINST THE TOWN.
Susan B. Thatcher, note on demand, dated Feb. 16, 1863, interest paid to Feb. 16, 1865, 600.00
Calista C. Thatcher, note on demand, dated Feb. 16, 1863, interest paid to Feb. 16, 1865, 580.00
Bowen & Richardson, note on demand, dated June 1, 1863, paid to Nov. 1, 1865, 1,500.00
James S. Foster, note on demand, dated June 1, 1865, in- terest unpaid, 4,000.00
Timothy P. Stanley, note on demand, dated Sept. 16, 1863, interest paid to Sept. 16, 1865, 800.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on demand, dated Aug. 27, 1863, in- terest paid to Aug. 27, 1864, 1,000.00
J. Metcalf, note on three years, dated Nov. 23, 1863, interest paid to Nov. 23, 1865, 5,000.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on demand, dated Dec. 23, 1863, in- terest paid to Dec. 23, 1864, 1,300.00
J. M. Newcomb, note on demand, dated Feb. 1, 1864, interest paid to Feb. 1, 1865, 950.00
S. E. Capron, note on demand, dated Feb. 27, 1864, interest paid to Feb. 27, 1865, 600.00
J. W. Capron note on demand, dated Jan. 1st, 1864, interest paid to Jan. 1st, 1866, 2,120.00
J. W. Capron, note on demand, dated March 25th, 1864, interest unpaid, 1,705.00
J. W. Capron, note on demand, dated May 17th, 1864, in- terest paid to Feb. 17th, 1866, 1,000.00
W. S. Ide, note on demand, dated March 28th, 1864, inter- est paid to March 28th, 1865,
Beniah Horton, note on demand, dated April 21st, 1864, in- terest paid to April 1st, 1865, 636.00
350.00
J. M. Newcomb, note on demand, dated April 1st, 1864, in- terest paid to April 21st 1865, 351.00
Celia W. Drake, note on demand dated May 17th, 1864, in- terest paid to May 17th 1865, 500.00
S. E. Capron, note on demand, dated May 19th, 1864, inter- est paid to May 19th, 1865, 500.00
Trustees of Congregational Society, 1st parish, Attleboro', note on demand, dated July 25th, 1865, interest paid to July 25th 1865, 200.00
Molina S. 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
10
W. E. Stanley, note on demand, dated July 6th, 1865, inter- est unpaid, 500.00
Fannie M. Walker, note on demand, dated Oct. 7th, 1864, interest unpaid, 200.00
Mary A. Hodges, note on demand, dated Dec. 23d, 1864, in- terest unpaid,
150.00
Nancy Daggett, note on demand, dated March 21st, 1865, interest unpaid,
600.00
Nancy D. Richardson, note on demand, dated July 19th, 1865, interest paid to Jan. 19th, 1866,
400.00
Sally Codding, note on demand, dated March 14th, 1866, in- terest unpaid 500.00
Attleboro' Savings Bank, note on six mos., dated Jan. 1st, 1866, interest unpaid, 1,500.00
Attleboro' Savings Bank, note on demand dated March 15th, 1866, interest unpaid, 7,600.00
Attleboro' National Bank, note on demand, interest paid to April 1st, 1866, 15,000.00
Amount outstanding April 1st, 1866, $50,617.00
66 1865, $55,253.83.
FINANCES OF THE TOWN.
ASSETS.
Uncollected taxes in hands L. M. Stanley, Collector, $724.47
66 for 1865, 2,895.83
Due from town of Middleboro', aid of Mr. Drake, 46.96
" Wrentham, " " Mrs. E. Everett, 30.00
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
5,686.70
$9,383.96
LIABILITIES.
Bal. due School Districts,
$1,129.04
" Highway "
373.25
Deborah Starkey fund, note,
600.00
Interest on same,
130.50
$2,232.79
Balance in favor of town, $7,151.17
H. M. DAGGETT, Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Tax bills for 1865, Interest on taxes paid since Oct 1st,
$32,577.51 61.11
$32,638.62
Taxes collected,
$28,175.74
Discount for prompt payment,
1,586.61
Taxes uncollected,
2,876.27
$32,638.62
H. M. DAGGETT, Collector.
REPORT OF LIQUOR AGENT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1866.
EXPENSES.
Bought of State Commissioner :-
120 gallons whiskey, at cost of
$329.00
80 66 rum,
187.00
2
66 brandy
20.00
2
66 gin, 66
9.50
6
wine,
36.00
10 alcohol, 66
41.25
analyzing,
5.64
License, expressage and other expenses,
41.25
Salary of Agent, one year,
50.00
· Total cost,
$764.76
RECEIPTS.
From sales during the year,
$747.10
Liquors on hand, estimated,
15.00
Leaving a debt, of
$2.66
$762.10
Respectfully submitted,
C. J. THOMPSON,
Agent.
Cost of Commission, 66
45.12
12 AUDITORS' REPORT.
The subscribers have examined the accounts of the Collector and Treasurer, and find them correctly entered and properly vouched.
WILLARD BLACKINTON, A. H. ROBINSON, J. A. PERRY, 3
Auditing Committee.
Attleborough, March 29, 1866.
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