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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 1, 1877.
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCHELLER. 1877.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 1, 1877.
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCHELLER. 1877.
Press of Ref Batcheller,
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1
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
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The Selectmen of the Town of Douglas respectfully submit the following report of the financial affairs of the Town, for the year ending Feb'y 1, 1877.
PAID TOWN OFFICER'S SALLARIES:
TOWN CLERK.
J. B. Williams, for 1875,
$81.40
TREASURER.
Asa Thayer, for 1875,
$73.00
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Lovell Parker, for 1875, -
$20.00
Alvin Hall,
66
58.60
D. T. Reynolds, 66
68.18
Oliver W. Adams, “
48.40
Parley Gould,
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45.75
$240.93
ASSESSORS.
Brigham Morse, for 1876,
$133.90
S. W. Potter.
77.00
J. E. Cummings,
59.00
$269.90
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
N. W. Preston, for 1875, W. D. Jones, for 1876, (in part)
$100.00
12.00
$112.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Asa Thayer, for 1875, -
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$7.00
COLLECTORS.
A. F. Jones, for 1875,
$29.54
Asa Thayer, for D. Balcom, Coll'r,
50.00
W. D. Jones, for 1874,
28.10
N. W. Preston, for 1876,
375.00
$482.64
SEXTON.
David Richardson, -
$41.00
CONSTABLES.
N. H. Jones,
$14.48
Stillman Russell, -
2.00
$16.48
PAID FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Dis't No. 1.
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$364.76
6.
2.
268.17
3.
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616.56
66
4.
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291.85
5.
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-
257.74
$6
6.
230.02
66
7.
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-
260.45
8.
.
245.85
9.
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623.49
66
10.
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.
332.75
$3,491.64
High School, -
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$851.73
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5
LOCK -- UP.
A. F. Brown, for Land, -
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$50.00
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642.68
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11.83
Wood, &c.,
-
4.22
$708.73
STATE AID.
Arena E. Chapman,
.
$48.00
Elizabeth Hudson,
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.
48.00
Hiram Ward,
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72.00
Lucina P. Sibley,
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-
48.00
George F. Marcy, -
72.00
Patrick Bresenham,
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36.00
Lewis Mountain, -
36.00
$396.00
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Dis't No. 1. Zara Parker,
66
2. Orrin Chase,
66.50
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3. Retus Walling,
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35.35
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5. Chas. W. Potter,
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43.50
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8. Wm. L. Church,
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41.62
6.
9. Amos A. Humes, John Robbins,
1.80
34.80
10. Geo. D. Adams,
62,34
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186 84
A. F. Jones,
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10.75-
200.59
12. Fenner Batcheller,
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3.00
A. F. Jones, Brigham Morse,
86.95-
151.62
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13.
Joshua Fairbanks,
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47.00
66
15. Joseph Briggs,
104.00
66
17
Chas. Fairfield,
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159.36
S. N. Jones,
20.00
Retus Walling,
38.78
A. F. Jones,
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4.00-
222.14
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116.11
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7. Elijah Bigelow,
52.60
- 33.00
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-
52.50
66
16. Daniel Esten,
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43.27
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61.67
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14.
Jason Wade,
$47.98
4. Gilbert L. Gilson,
36.00
George A. Gleason,
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.
Building, Furnishing,
11. Asa Thayer,
6
Dis't No. 18. Chas. F. Rawson, A. F. Jones, -
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$97.53
2.50-
100.03
19. Joseph Thompson,
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38,95
66
20. Benj. Whiting, - Jesse Chase,
18.00
53.10
21. Milton Humes, -
63.62
66
22. Daniel Buffum,
37.92
66
23. Chandler Walker,
56.93
24. Ellis Fairbanks.
42.00
25. Joel Taft,
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42.07
Jesse Chase.
6.00-
48 07
66
26. Harvey Wakefield,
42.60
.6
27. Wm. B. Amidon,
45.20
66
28. A. J. Thayer, -
71.32
66
29. Jesse Chase, -
-
69.15
Repairing of Depot Road,
$500.00
Labor of Superintendent, Teams, &c., of Town Farm, in Dis't No. 6, transferred,
$139.62
REMOVING SNOW FROM HIGHWAY.
Dis't No. 1.
$3.23
66
2.
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-
8.60
3.
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-
-
6.00
4.
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-
-
1.50
66
5.
-
-
-
.60
7,
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-
6.45
8.
-
-
-
7.65
.6
10.
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-
5.25
66
11.
-
2.90
12.
2.70
66
25.
7.00
66
27.
-
-
-
6.37
66
13.
-
-
-
7.60
66
15.
8.70
66
16.
-
-
-
5.04
66
19.
-
-
-
7.05
66
21.
.
.
-
3.60
66
22.
3.00
66
23.
-
25.42
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-
-
1.80
14.
-
-
-
1.90
18.
3.75
20.
-
-
-
$1,990.81
- 35.10
7
Dis't No. 24. $7.54 .6 29. 10.00
$143.65
Labor of Superintendent and Teams of Town Farm, in Dis't No. 6, transferred, 12.70
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
J. O. Simpson, Sup't, on acc't of services -
$105.44
for Supplies,
25,00
George Abbott, ..
A. J. Thayer,
155.93
J. H. Dudley, ..
2.51
Jones Bro's. 60
3.12
C. A. Stearns,
39.34
A. F. Jones, Wagon Body,
12.00
B. Morse, Oxen exchanged,
50.00
Suel Logee. Blacksmithing,
33.38
Levi Stoddard. 6.
2.90
Jos. Bowen, Coffin for Aaron Humes,
10.00
D. Richardson, Digging Grave for "
2.00
Dr. Levi White, Medical Attendance,
25.50
Urinal for Davis, -
6.00
$532.02
PAUPERS AWAY FROM ALMSHOUSE.
Eveline Sprague, (blind)
$78.00
Julius Gould,
208.00
Chas H. Balcome, at Hospital,
202.74
Herbert E. Elliott, at Reform School. -
26.14
Clarendon Yates,
48.48
Noel Dugas, -
35 45
Alfred Snow,
13.00
Adolphus Duprey,
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27.08
Miletus Luther,
60.69
Chas. Freeman,
2.50
Octave Rivers for 1874 Medical Attendance, -
14.00
$716.08
STATE PAUPERS.
Jos. Terrier, to Dr. Kemp, for Medical Attendance, $13.00 Mrs. Leland, 6.25
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58.90
8
Thomas Moran,
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$5.00
Chas. E. Staples,
5.00
Frank Brown,
5.00
Coffin for John Burgor,
10.00
Assistance rendered Burgor children, - 15.00 .
$59.25
TRAMPS.
E. B. Knapp, for Lodging 4 Tramps, $2.25
J. Flagg, for Care and Provisions for 220 Tramps at Lock Up, 31.73
N. H. Jones, for Care and Provisions for 135 Tramps at Lock-Up, 16.88
Asa Thayer, Assistance Rendered 3 Tramps, 2.08
$52.94
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
J. M. Putnam, for Teams, $8.50
John Robbins, Posts for Cemetery, 6.00
J. C. Morrill, Auditor for 1875, 4.00
Asa Thayer, Room Rent for Town Officers, 1875, 20.00
S. Russell Stationary, 3 35
C. J. Batcheller, Printing,
86.15
N. W. Preston, Obtaining and Recording Names of Children between the Ages of 5 and 15, -
12.00
Catharine Conners, Damage Claimed, 25.00
A. Hunt, for Deed of Gravel Pit on Depot Road, 50.00
22.00
D. Kenny, Damage to Team, Staples, " Person, -
5.00
D. Richardson, Mowing Cemetery, -
5.00
B. Morse, Fencing Discontinued Road,
4.00
E. Vickers,
30.00
John Hilton, Covering Ditch in Dis't No. 11, -
40.00
Chas. Fairfield. for Use of Watering Place, -
5.00
A. Packard, for School Books,
.65
W. D. Jones, Service as Committee to Examine Re- port of J. Fairbanks, Agt. on M. Wallis Devise, for 1868, 12.00
Council Fees in the Case of P. M. Bates,
6.00
A. F. Brown, Surveying, &c., -
5.00
L. S. Keith, Painting Guide Boards, -
-
12.00
Parley Gould, for Setting " -
6.25
A. N. Bridges, Painting Hearse,
25.00
P. M. Bates, Damage on Highway,
70 00
9
J. B. Sherman. Stone Posts for Guide Boards, - $2.25
L. M. Stoddard, Irons 3.26 66
$468.41
RECAPITULATION.
Town Clerk,
$81.40
Treasurer,
-
73.00
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor,
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240.93
Assessors,
-
269.90
School Committee,
112.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
7.00
Collectors,
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-
41.00
Constables,
-
16.48
School Purposes,
-
3.491.64
High School,
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-
851.73
Lock-Up,
708.73
State Aid,
-
396.00
Repairs of Highway and Bridges,
1,990.81
Repairs on Depot Road, -
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-
500.00
Removing Snow from Highways,
143.65
Almshouse Expenses,
532 02
Paupers away from Almshouse.
-
716.08
State Paupers,
59.25
Tramps.
52.94
Miscellaneous Expenses,
468.41
$11,235.61
APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Appropriation by the Town,
$3,000.00
Dog Fund,
231.24
State School Fund.
216.50
Interest of Town School Fund,
-
56.48
$3,504.22
Appropriated for High School.
$1.000.00
Surplus not Expended last year,
524.75
$1,524.75
Dis't, No. 1. Appropriation for 1876, $369.93 Surplus unexpended last year, 199.50- $569.43
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-
482.64
Sexton.
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10
Dis't No. 2. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
$275.48
150.87- $426.35
3. Appropriation for 1876,
622.41
Surplus unexpended last year,
303.39- 925.80
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4. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
176 54- 442.67
:
5. Appropriation for 1876,
253.77
66
6. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
156.67- 368.20
7. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
141.74-
424.60
8. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
124.85-
322.12
66
9. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
318.91- 964.60
10. Appropriation for 1876, Surplus unexpended last year,
173.60- 552.75
$5,402.49
AMOUNT DUE THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Dis't No. 1.
$204.67
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2.
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158.18
3.
309.24
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4. -
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150.82
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5.
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-
148 23
6.
138.18
7.
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-
164 15
8.
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-
76.27
9.
341.11
66
10.
220.00
$1,910.85
High School,
$673.02
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Selectmen further report that they have settled with the Treasurer, and that his account stands as follows :
ASA THAYER, TREASURER OF THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS. 1876.
DR.
To Balance in Treasury, Feb'y 1, 1876, $2,325.95 Received of W. E. Cooke for Auctioneer's License, 2.00
266.13
Surplus unexpended last year,
152.20- 405.97
211.53
282.86
197.27
645.69
379.15
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-
- -
-
11
To Received of W. D. Jones, Collector, 1874, $119.32
Borrowed of Whitinsville Bank,
1,500.00
.6 Phebe M. Humes, - 300.00
Lucetta Whipple, 200.00
Received of Wm. H. Ward, for the privilege of
Quarrying Stone on Poor Farm,
75.00
Borrowed of Gardner Chase, - 100.00
Received of C. Fairfield, for old Plank,
2.00
S. Slater & Sons, for Deed of the D. S. Messenger Land, 303.00
Borrowed of Phebe M. Humes,
200.00
.6 Phebe M. Humes, -
400.00
..
Asa Thayer,
500.00
66
Brigham Morse,
800.00
Received of E. H. Morse, for Auctioneer's License, 2.00
W. D. Jones, Collector, 1874, 327.91
Borrowed of Whitinsville Bank, 2,500.00
Received of A. F. Jones, Collector, 1875. Deed of B.
L. Batcheller's Land, Sold for Taxes, , 17.67
..
A. F. Jones. Collector, 1875, Interest Collected on Taxes, 1.20
..
W. D. Jones, Collector, 1874, Three Deeds of Land of Simon Sibley, Chas. I. Rawson and George Tiffany, 34.40
42.26
Collected on Taxes, - 38.21
66
W. D. Jones, Collector. 1874, 26 98
..
George D. Adams, for old Plank, 1.00
2 00
Borrowed of Lovina S. Jones,
3,000.00
Received of H. C. Batcheller, for Deed of Land Sold for Taxes. - 19.72
..
George Tiffany, for Deed of Land Sold for Taxes, 12.82
Simon Sibley, for Deed of Land sold for Taxes, 12.11
75.00
66
Asa Thayer, Collector of Taxes formerly in the Hands of Dudley Balcom, Col- lector, 1871 and 1873, 17.84
66
N. W. Preston, Collector, 1876, Interest Collected on
16,164.35
..
Taxes after Nov. 1, 3.01
66
Corporation Tax, 154.46
National Bank Tax, 181.39
66
State Treasurer, for State Aid,
432.00
W. D. Jones, Collector, 1874, .6 66 Interest
66
W. E. Cooke, for Auctioneer's License,
Parley Gould. Collector, 1870, -
12
To Received of County Treasurer, Dog Fund, $239.40
66 State 60 School " 216.50
66
A. F. Brown, Auctioneer's License, 2.00
66
Amos Steer. for Gravel,
5.50
66
Alfred Snow, for Store Goods Fur- nished Him, 3.00
.6 Jason Wade, for Services of Mendric Sibley, 13.00
Cash in Hands of Treasurer,
3.426.04
$30,373.09
ASA THAYER, TREASURER OF THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
1876.
CR.
Feb'y 11. By Paid on Note to Harriet Chase,
$125.00
April 7.
66 Interest on Note to Whitinsville Bank. 45.75
66
11. 6.
Note to Harriet Chase, 78.68
66
11.
66
Interest on Note to Cyntha A. Humes. 80.00
June 5. 66
Note to Cyntha A. Humes,
434.76
Aug. 1.
1.
66
Indorsement on Note to Salem Savings Bank,
2,000.00
Sep't 4.
A. F. Jones, for Deed of Land Sold for Taxes, 17.67
11.
66
W. D. Jones, for Three Deeds of Land for Taxes. - 34.49
66
11.
60
for Recording the above Deeds, 3.75
60
25.
66
Interest on Note to William Chase. 120.00
1,500.00
66
19.
Interest on Note to Whitinsville Bank. 2.25
66
27.
66
Note to Whitinsville Bank,
2,500.00
66
30.
66
Brigham Morse,
816.00
Nov. 2.
6. Gardner Chase, 102.66
66 Lovina S. Jones,
223.00
66
11.
66
66 Ezra Jones. 3,347.95
66
for Making Three Deeds of Land Sold for Taxes, 2.25
11.
66
Interest on Note to Whitinsville Bank, - 32.30 Interest on Note to Salem Sa- vings Bank, 600.00
66
1.
66
Note to Whitinsville Bank,
19.
6.
66
$26.947.05
13
Nov. 22. By Paid Interest on Note to R. J. Fair- banks,
$18.00
23.
66
Interest on Note to Retus Walling
65.70
23.
66
Note to Lucy Dudley,
111.12
Dec. 2.
66
State Tax, -
954.00
..
6.
..
Note to Samuel W. Segraves, 66 Asa Thayer,
514.42
66
28.
66
Tax on Charles I. Rawson Land,
6.40
28.
County Tax,
642.66
28,
Assessor's Orders of Abatement,
331.38
1877.
Jan'y
9.
66 W. D. Jones, Administering Oath,
.25
31.
66 Interest on Note to Salem Sa- vings Bank,
540.00
66 Selectmen's Orders, -
11,235.61
$30,373.09
DEBTS DUE FROM THE TOWN.'
Note to Eunice Sherman,
$297.00
William Chase,
2,000.00
66
Salem Savings Bank,
18,000.00
Ladies Benevolent Society,
140 00
66 Samantha R. Sherman, -
249.00
66
Rebecca J. Fairbanks,
300.00
Sarah Walker, -
293.00
66
Retus Walling,
1,095 00
66
Chloe Dudley,
.
900.00
66
Lucetta Whipple,
200.00
Lovina S. Jones, -
3,000.00
Interest on the above Notes, about
240.00
$27,044.00
Assets of the Town,
8,869.29
Balance against the Town,
$18,174.71
NOTE .- As will be seen by the Report, we have reduced the valuation of the Town Farm, from last year, $1,500.00.
Respectfully submitted,
ASA THAYER, Selectmen EDWIN MOORE, of
A. F. JONES Douglas.
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380.00
Phebe M. Humes, -
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461.00
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14.
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14
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Due from the Tax Collectors :-
F. W. Hunt, for the year 1858,
-
$33.18
Parley Gould, .. 1868, -
23.30
6
1870, 7.78
Estate of D. Balcom, 1872. - 38.74- $103.00
Town Farm,
3,000.00
Personal Property at Almshouse,
1,714.55
Bills Due from Sundry Persons,
35.45
Due from Chas. I. Rawson, on Land Sold for Taxes, 66 Wm. H. Ward,
166.58
State Aid,
396.00
Town of Natick, for Coffin for H. Hayes,
10.00
$5,443.25
Cash in Hands of Treasurer, -
3,426.04
$8,869.29
CASH IN TREASURY FOR REPAIRS IN THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Dis't No. 2.
$11.57
5.
7.44
7.
-
.60
9.
17.13
10.
33.54
- -
$70.28
-
17.67
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor,
For the Year Ending January 31, 1877.
SUPERINTENDENT. (J. O. Simpson.)
DR
To Personal Property at Almshouse, Jan. 31, 1876. $1,938.80
Amounts Due from Sundry Persons, 140.37
Paid for Supplies, 933.67
Superintendent's Salary to Apr. 1, 1876, 80.44
Feb'y 1, 1877, 333.33
$3,431.61
CR.
By Inventory of Personal Property at Almshouse Jan. 31. 1877. -
$1,714.55
Amounts Due from Sundry Persons, - -
202.03
Received for Labor, Lumber, &c., 687.34
Board of Sundry Persons, 115.00
Superintendent's Labor and Teams, on Highway in Dis't No. 6, 139.62
Superintendent's Labor and Teams, in Removing Snow in Dis't No. 6, 12.70
$2,871.24
Showing Cost of Supporting Paupers at Almshouse, for the Year, -
$560.37
Whole Number of Weeks' Board of Paupers at Alms- house, for the Year, including Tramps, is 292, at an Average Cost per Week of about $1.92
16
The whole Expense to the Town for Aid and Support of Paupers and Tramps for the Year is as follows :
At Almshouse,
$560.37
Away from Almshouse,
716.08
State Paupers.
- 59.25
Tramps at Lock-Up,
- 52.94
$1,388.64
The Whole Number of Tramps Assisted at Alms- house was 370, at a Cost, each, of about, $0.28
The Whole Number of Tramps Assisted at Lock Up was 355 at a Cost, each, of .15
NAMES AND AGES OF PAUPERS NOW AT ALMSHOUSE.
Austin Hunt,
Age, 72
Sylvenus Davis,
71
Andrew J. Gould,
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-
47
Mendrick Sibley, -
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66 46
Jane Thompson,
41
Charles Freeman,
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66
66
All of which is Respectfully Submitted,
ASA THAYER, ) Overseers A. F. JONES, of
E. MOORE, the Poor.
REPORT OF THE AGENT ON MOSES WALLIS DEVISE, For the Year 1876.
The Report of this Devise has formerly been made out up to March 4th but the Town voted, last March, to have this Report printed in the Town Report, which is made out to Feb'y 1st ; consequently thi's Report is for only eleven months.
1876.
March 4. Value of Notes Secured by Mortgage, $9,553.99
€
4. Cash on Hand, 983.71
6
4. Accrued Interest, about -
460.00
4. Total Value of Devise, $10,997.70
The Agent has received on Devise, for 1876, as follows :
Principal on E. S. Johnson's Note,
$500.00
Chandler Titus' 25.00
· Interest on Notes for 1876, 348.80
Cash from 1875, - 983.71
Total Amount Received for 1876, $1,857.51
The Agent has Loaned and Paid on Devise as follows : 1876.
June 9. Loaned Harriet Paine, $300.00
66 14. Isaac Desotell, 250.00
July 1. Alvin H. Brown, 500.00
Paid Appraisers for 1876,
7.50
Trip to Worcester to Examine Title,
5.00
Recording Three Deeds, 2.10
Taxes on Devise, Less Discount,
136.80
Services for Taking Care of Funds of Devise, for 1876, 60.00-$1,261.40
1877.
Feb. 1. Leaving Cash in Hands of Agent, $596.11
66
1. Value of Notes Drawing Interest,
10.078.97
1. Accrued Interest about, 675.00
" 1. Total Value of Devise, $11,350.08
$352.38
Increase on Devise for the past Eleven Months, All of which is Respectfully Submitted,
NELSON POTTER, Agent on said Devise.
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