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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF AMESBURY
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH I, 1875.
AMESBURY : VILLAGER OFFICE PRINT. 1875.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF AMESBURY,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1875.
AMESBURY : VILLAGER OFFICE PRINT. 1.875 ..
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN OF AMESBURY. 1
EXPENSES IN ALMS-HOUSE.
SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
F. P. Currier & Co., for supplies,
$184 44
J. Morrill & Son, supplies,
282 53
F. W. Merrill, medicines, &c.
7 30
Charles Wing,
11 30
E. A. Childs,
38 54
J. I. Byam,
27 30
Cadieu & Clark, sawing and planing,
15 45
Dr. H. S. Dearborn,
8 50
Dr. H. S. Dearborn, attendance on Silas Wheeler,
6 00
B. L. Fifield,
11 28
South Hampton tax,
23 36
B. S. Blake, coffin and robe,
11 50
George Perkins, supplies,
117 38
H. Livingston,
40 25
Henry O'Neil,
3 60
$788 73
Bills paid by the Superintendent,
$996:18
Interest on Town Farm,
360 00
Superintendent's salary to March 1, 1875,
400 00
$2544 91
CR.
Received by Superintendent for labor, produce, &c.
$1114 13
Wood delivered to Schools, and poor of the town,
104 50
Stock and produce more than last year,
98 88.
$1317 51
Balance, expense of maintaining poor,
1227 40
$2544 91
4
Whole number of inmates exclusive of Superintendent's Family, 14. Average number, 14. Whole number of weeks, including Superin- tendant's family, 832. Cost of board of each person per week, $1.47.
The Superintendent the past year has seen fit to construct a build- ing, about 12 x 20 feet on the ground, in utter disregard of the in- structions of the Overseers, at a cost of about $125, which we have deducted from the amount of his salary and drawn an order for the balance to March 1, 1875.
STOCK AND PRODUCE AT TOWN FARM, FEB. 16, 1875.
11 lbs Tobacco,
$7 15
1 Horse Cart,
30 00
400 lbs Salt Pork,
60 00
1 two Horse wagon,
50 00
100 lbs Shoulders,
13 00
1 do. do sled,
15 00
114 lbs Lard,
20 52
& ton Straw,
5 00
94 lbs Butter,
37 60
2 tons second crop Hay,
25 00
47 lbs Tea,
30 55
14 do English hay,
252,00
30 1bs Salt Fish,
1 50
3 do Clover hay,
45 00
8 lbs Coffee,
2. 80
2 3 do Meadow hay,
25 00
10 lbs C. Shells,
1 00
do Bedding hay, 5 00
122 lbs Hams.
18 30
4 do Salt hay,
3 00
53 lbs Lead pipe,
4 25
100 Cords of Wood, 292 00
2 80
3 gallons Vinegar,
1 20
33 Fowls,
20 00
6 do Molasses,
10
10 Turkeys,
15 00
1 bbl Soap,
4 00
2 bags Meal,
3 80
4 do Cider,
20 00
1 Barrel Flour,
3 00
1 do Crackers,
3 50
1 Ox Sled.
5 00
21 do Apples,
30 00
6 bushels of Ashes,
25
1 2 do Flour,
13 50
240 bushels Potatoes,
168 00
4
do Beets,
2 00
40
do Planting Potatoes
20 00
12 . Flour Barrels,
1 50
15 do
Corn,
15 00
7 dozen Eggs,
2 45
25 do Barley,
25 00
Lot Sugar,
5 41
2 do
Beans,
5 00
Oil,
36
do Rye,
8 75
11 Skeins yarn,
3 00
3
Meal,
2 50
2 3 Tous Coal,
22 00
4 Hogs,
100 00
6 00
7 Cows,
315 00
7 Cider Barrels,
6 00
2 Yearlings,
20 00
2 Boxes Salt,
64
8 Sheep and Lambs,
70 00
1 do Soap,
4 00
2 Horses,
100 00
Pepper and C. Tartar,
1 10
1 Lot double Harnesses,
20 00
3 M Lumber, 30 00
1 Single Harness,
10 00
¿ barrel Pickles, 2 50
1 Pung Sleigh,
8 00
1 Horse wagon,
25 00
$2079 53
6 % Rolls,
5 00
70 lbs Pop Corn,
Elo Peas,
. 50
Pork barrels,
5
EXPENSE OF POOR OUT OF ALMS-HOUSE.
S. P. Currier, board of Sally Davis,
74 00
City of Boston, supplies to David Scanlan, 43 51
Thomas Farrell supplies Mary Hennessey,
3 00
Gideon Tuxbury, board of Curtin child,
48 00
William Graney, supplies to Mrs. Fury, do do do to Mrs. McCartey,
4 00
do do do
to Mary Hennessey,
do do do to Mrs. Thornton,
10 00
do do do to Mrs. Craven,
3 40
Dr. Henry Dearborn attendance on Mrs. McCarty,
10 00
do do do on Mrs. Kendrick, 26 00
Dr. Thomas McAllister, atttendance on Mrs. Fury,
4 00
Dr. H. G. Leslie, do Mrs. M. Currier, 5 00
46 50
do do do do do Patrick Lee,
5.40
Dr. J. A. Douglass, do Fullington family,
10 00
Dr. J. A. Douglass, attendance and medicines to T. Welch,
3 50
S. G. Bazin, board of Hannah Merrill,
78.00
E. Fowler, coal to W. Kendrick,
7 25
G. D. Smith, meals to travelers,
89 67
M. Connors, do do
42 00
Geo. A. Grant, meals to travelers,
7 65
Charles W. Emerson, meals to travelers,
17 05
Blodgett & Davis, meals to travelers,
3 00
E. M. Morse, meals to travelers,
4 50
D. A. Titcomb, meals to travelers,
2 50
Mrs. Kimball, meals to travelers, 1873,
10 00
F. P. Currier & Co., supplies to Mrs. Hennessey,
1 50
F. P. Currier & Co.,
do to Mrs. L. Lowell,
1 50
F. P. Currier & Co.,
do to Mrs. Holt,
1 50
66 66 66
66 66 66
do to Mrs. Thornton,
6 15
66 66
do to Mrs. J. Griffin,
3 00
J. H. Commings, coffin and robe to Sally Davis,
15 00
G. Cammett, supplies to Lydia Lowell,
18 62
66 to Mrs. Holt, 2 00
Town of Northbridge, supplies to Lourich family,
141 29
D. A. Titcomb & Son, supplies to widow Thomas Dunn,
13 70
do do do do do to John Griffin,
14 15
do do do do : do to John Grogan, . 17 50
do do do do do to Daniel Murphy, 1 75
Patrick Pendergast, coffin and robe to Bridget King, 15 00
66
do to Mrs. Thobeg Palmer,
2 50
Emerson & Howe, supplies to Grant family,
7 50
City of Lynn, supplies to McCabe family,
126 30
do to W. Kendrick,
2 60
Dr. H. J. Cushing, do Grant family,
9 00
7 00
6
B. S. Blake, coffin to Mrs. Linch's child,
4 00
J. Morrill & Son, supplies to Mrs Lynch,
34 50
D. A. Titcomb, expenses and bills paid,
51 85
O. A. Gowen, supplies to Alvin Martin,
7 71
F. P. Currier & Co., supplies to D. Murphy,
1 25
do do do do. do to widow T. Dunn,
10 75
do do do do do to Thomas Welch, 2 25
do do do do do to Mathias Noon,
2 00
do do do do do to John Grogan,
2 00
Wm. Graney,
do to Mrs. Donahoe, 4 00
do. do
do to Mrs Gunning,
2 00
R. H. Currier, board of Mrs Mann, 78 00
5 00
Selectmen for supplies to Mrs. Stackpole,
20 00
Selectmen, supplies J. Lorton, 10 00
9 63.
J. W. Briggs, supplies to sundry persons,
3 50
F. Emerson, do to Mrs Thomas Dunn, 2 75
J. Kendrick, sexton's services, 19 00
J. Morrill & Son, supplies to T. J. Palmer and W. Kendrick, 4 00
$1239 68.
CEMETERY ACCOUNTS.
West End. DR.
East End. DR.
To cash from sales last year,
$287 03
Interest on same, 21 02
From sale of lots, 80 00
S. Kendrick, sale of lots, 82 00
$388 05
$921 92
ER.
By cash paid for labor, $7 85
6 D. Gould, services, 5 00
12 85
Balance in Savings Bank, · 410 43
$388:05
$921 92
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Members of Native Engine Company,
$525 00
66
Niagara, 66 66
525 00
66
66 Merrimac. " 492 50
465 00
66
Atlantic Hose Company,
358 25
N. F. Sawyer, repairs on Agile Engine,
192 97
$2558 72
CR. By cash paid S. Philbrick, for monument, $470 00
S. Kendrick, repairs on ground, 35 00 C.A.Nayson, printing certificates, 2 50 Bailey Currier, for posts, 4 00
Balance in hands of D. Gould, 375 20
Agile 66
To cash in Savings Bank, "74, $801 77. Interest on same, 38 15
J. D. Pike, do to Patrick Lee,
Geo. B. Hoyt, sexton's service to Sally Davis,
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
J. D. Challis, wood and oil for Town House, 1872, $ 7 35
I. D. P. Balch, labor and material at Merrimac Hall, 6 22
W. H. B. Currier, printing Town Reports and Check List, 152 75
W. H. B. Currier, printing Warrants, &c., 61 75
A. T. Brown, assessors' books, 1872,
75
Drown & Greenough, order book,
16 15
C. T. Beals, repairing hearse,
25 00
A. B. Morse, storing school furniture,
15 00
Mrs. N. Kimball, county commissioners' expenses,
8 75
Wm. O. Smiley, repairs on hearse,
5 15
H. P. Robinson, storing engine,
4 00
Kelly & Wood, use of hall, March 3d,
25 00
Eben Barlow, cleaning pest-house bedding,
10 00
E. Tucker, freight on town standard weights;
2 04
E. Howarth & Co., standard weight and measures;
325 00
C. E. Armitage, expressing.
95
George W. Simmons, blanket for lock-up,
15 00
N. Boyd, lumber at cemetery,
2 04
Eaton & Harrington, lock for lock-up,
1 75
D. L. D. Balch, repairs at burying-ground,
10 00
B. L. Fifield, mattrasses for lock-up,
15 00
J. H. Wells, expressing,
7 85
Heath Brothers, building lock-up,
180 00
Heath Brothers, extra labor and material on lock-up;
4 19
N. L. Howe, iron bars for windows at lock-up,
22 85
D. A. Titcomb & Son, coal,
5 40
J. S. Paine, office table for selectmen,
18 75
I. D. P. Balch, on River road,
13 75
Y. G. Hurd, board of L. Morrill,
8 71
S. S. Blodgett, services on River road and to Haverhill,
11 00
William Lunt, care of burying-ground,
8 00
J. G. L. Colby, printing town warrants, etc.,
2 00
' Entering petition county commissioners.
80
Teaming Town Standards,
75
On Town Report,
5 00
Stamps,
1 20
G. F. Gowen, horse hire,
13 00
S. Kendrick, sexton's services,
20 00
F. W. Merrill, stationery,
2 00
J. E. Ropes, stove, etc., for lock-up;
17 35
George B. Hoyt, moving furniture,
1 50
George B. Hoyt, returning deaths,
8 50
W. H. B. Currier, printing,
42 00
C. A. Nayson, weigher,
25 00
25 00
Keys for lock-up,
George W. Bartlett, fish warden, George A. Grant, truant officer, Albert Parker, fish warden. P. J. Neal, truant officer, J. D. Challis,
5 00
3 00
5 00
60
Dennett, Stearns & Allen, lockup,
2 35
Blodgett & Davis, sundry bills,
17 13
Goodwin & Cleary, 66
25 80
O. W. Little, expressing,
4 30
Selectmen, copying valuation,
42 00
E. M. Morse, stationery, etc.,
5 50
South Hampton Tax, 1873,
21 75
D. A. Titcomb, services on River road,
3 00
Manson and Worthen, returning deaths,
3 00
Louisa Currier, rent of lock-up,
12 00
Treasurer of State Reform School, board of Martin Banks,
19 50
$1325 68
TOWN OFFICERS' PAY.
Joseph Merrill, services as Town Clerk and Recording, 66.
$181 56
services as School Committee,
100 00
Frank Wiggin, 66 .
100 00
H. G. Leslie, 66 66
100 00
E. M. Morse, Selectmen, Overseer of Poor and Assessor,
350 00
D. A. Titcomb, 66 : .66 66
66,
325 00
S. S. Blodgett, 66 66
300 00
E. M. Morse, Treasurer, Collector and other expenses,
480 00
$1936 56
POLICE OFFICERS' PAY.
G. Dennis Smith, services and keeper of Lock up,
$200 00
George A. Grant,
· do
50 00
Michael Conners, do
50 00
Charles W. Emerson, do
50 00
Phillip J. Neal,
do
11 50
20 00
Page Ring, do
25 00
Sewell T. Jackman, do
15 00
Edward P. Sargent, do
6 00
Michael McDermott, 1873,
9 00
Extra Police, Nov. 5th, 1874,
15 00
Philip J. Neal, 1873,
$ 451 50
1 50
BRIDGES AND SEWERS.
W. B. Titcomb, sewer, -labor and material,
$ 86 25
George Jewell, plank,
7 20
I. D. P. Balch, Ferry bridge,
11 84
N. D. Tilton, culvert.
82 84
M. S. Tukesbury, bridge,
111 17
D. L. Dearborn, sidewalk,
14 65
M. Kelly, repairs on sidewalk,
6 25
Philip Jones, repairs on bridge,
167 72
E. M. Morse, timber and plank,
Town of Salisbury, Essex Merrimac Bridge,
1135 39
Town of Salisbury, balance bridge bill, 1872,
25 80
$1692 69
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
District.
Surveyors.
Roads, Bridges, and Railing. $663 55
Snow Bills. $38 47
No. 2
Philip Jones,
115 36
No. 3
Enoch Morrill, ,
346 06
44 50
I. D. P. Balch,
13 00
No. 4
David E. Currier,
194 48.
No. 5
Daniel F. Morrill,
151 62
14 50
No. 6
John L Merrill,
248 45
1 00
No. 7
William H. Blodgett,
494 95
8 00
No. 8
N. D. Tilton.
199 75
No. 9.
George W. Heath,
100 10
24 00
No. 10
A. G. Crane,
154 00
No. 11
Moses S. Tuckerley,
179 38
No. 12
Philip J. Neal,
420 91
10 00
J. O. Colcord,
31 12
No. 13
A. A. Sargent,
177 75
No. 14
Calvin Sargent,
83 29
2 18
No. 15
Cyrus Cammett,
1313 27
66 25
E. B. Patten,
26 75
No. 16
John L. Mason,
104 36
2 75
J. W. Mason,
7 61
$4947 28
$387 71
No. 1
I. D. P. Ba'ch,
Benjamin Kendrick,
12 75
66
84 83
J. K. Sargent,
43 58
10
STATE AID.
72 00
S. E. J. Bartlett,
48 00
Lavina Sargent,
48 00 A. Edward's,
C. F. Poor,
48 00 L. J. Gould,
72 00
R. A. Clark.
48 00
James Murphy,
60 00
Thomas Welch.
40 00
H. C. Flanders,
18 00
E. G. Christian,
26 00
J. Cook,
18 00
Paul Giddings,
36 00+
Samuel Cammett, Guardian,
٠٠
36 00
M. E. Dockum,
96 00
George Perkins,
30 00
T. S. Bradley,
18 00
Jeremiah Hackett,
96 00
Mrs. Joseph Sargent,
32 00
H. Gale. Guardian,
32 00
J. M. Jenkins,
A. M. Dustin,
16 00
George F. Bailey,
84 00
R. Kennett,
NOTES AND INTEREST.
T. J. Clark, interest on note in Savings Bank to Oct. 1st,
Edward Rowell, interest on note,
23 92
George F. Bagley,
66
38 75
J. L. Pearson,
66 66
18 08
George F. Bagley,
66
66
Town Bonds,
27 85
George F. Bagley,
66
18 00
Jcaob Huntington,
5500 00
George F. Bagley,
365 40
Samuel Thompson,
2000 00
First National Bank,
196 67
Nancy Morse, note and interest,
125 00
Sarah Blaisdell, note and interest,
12 00
Mary L. Wadleigh,
500 00
G. F. Bagley, interest on Town Bonds,
52 00
John Barnard, interest on note,
37 15
Amelia Fozzard. 66
3082 83
T. J. Clark, note and interest,
$14,761 78
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT, ENDING MARCH 1, 1875.
To cash and uncollected taxes from last year, $6029 14
April 1 .- Hired of Powow River National Bank, 1000 00
13 .- Received of city of Newburyport, balance on set- tlement for 1873, 5 58
48 00
21 .- Received of city of Lynn,
27 .- Hired of First National Bank, 2000 00
May 18 .- Hired of Powow River National Bank, 1000 00
28 .- 66 66
66 66
2000 00
66
66
500 00
Amelia Fozzard, interest on note,
9 63
66 66
24 50
44 00
H. W. Cushman,
48 00
Lydia Lowell,
40 00
J. W. Sargent,
48 00
P. A. Brown,
60 00
John Hindley,
24 00
S. A. Dow,
$1526 00
$2170 00
60 00
48 00
$96 00 | Wm. F. Martins,
96 00 H. Tozier,
48 00
11
June 2 .- Received of Collector's bondsmen, 1867 and '68,
1300 00
July 2 .- Hired of Powow River National Bank, 1500 00
Aug. 11 .- Hired of Nancy Morse, 196 67
Sept. 24 .- Received of State Treasurer, balance,
1 20
Dec. 1 .- Received of State Treasurer, corporation tax, do do State Aid, 1749 00
764 82
do State, on account of State paupers,
7 14
do State Treasurer, National Bank Tax,
902 12
do. Joseph Merrill for Apples sold, 10 00
27,
do
Board of State Charities,
639 31
Feb. 8, do State Treas. on account of school fund, 438 80
15 86
20, do O. S. Bailey, trial justice,
2 50
22.
do George W. Cate, trial justice,
25 25
22,
do D. A. Titcomb, licenses and shows, 60 50
do Town Taxes for 1874, 38,588 16
do First National Bank Tax, 2677 50
Collected since cast,
109 32
$61,070 87
CR.
By cash paid C. Adams, Jr., State Treasurer, State Tax,
$4260 00
do do Allen W. Dodge, County Tax,
2926 40
do do National Bank Tax, 503 31
Discount on Taxes,
1920 84
Abatements,
466 99
State Aid,
1526 00
Paid Note at Saving's 'Bank,
3082 83
Paid Selectmen's Orders,
39,312 25
$53,998 62
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Amount paid for support of Schools, Last year's bills,
231 23
$11,984 01
RECAPITULATION.
Poor in Alms-House, $788 73
[ Notes and Interest,
11,679 95
Support of Schools,
11,753 78
Poor out of Alms-House,
1237 93
Fire Department,
2558 72
Snow Bills,
387 81
Miscellaneous Expenses,
1363 80
Bridges and Sewers,
1692 69
Town Officers' Pay,
1936 56
Police Officers' Pay,
451 50
Total,
$39,312 25
€
Balance Superintendent's Sal- ary,
282 05
Last year bills,
221 45
Highways, 4947 28
$11,753 78
January 8,
10, do State Treas, Corporation Tax,
$60,961 55
12
THE TOWN IS INDEBTED IN THE FOLLOWING SUMS. March 1st, 1875.
Town Bonds,
20.000 00
Interest on Bonds to March 1st.
250 00
Salisbury and Amesbury Savings Bank,
28,000 00
Interest on same to March first,
756 17
J. B. Barnard's note,
800 00
Jacob Huntington note and interest,
318 00
Samuel Thompson's heirs, note and interest,
6180 00
Edward Rowell's note and interest,
1060 00
Mary L. Wadleigh, note and interest,
201 50
Nancy Morse, note and interest Feb. 11th,
203 55
Amelia Fozzard note and interest March 1st,
571 50
Sarah Blaisdell, note and interest March 1st,
1400 00
Outstanding bills estimated at
1000 00
CR.
Cash on uncollected taxes in Treasurer's hands, Due from Board of State Charities,
$7072 25
do do City of Haverhill as per last year's report,
192 83
do do city of Newburyport,
107 62
do do city of Lynn,
48 00
do do Estate of A. Bagley,
64 50
do
do Estate of William Smith,
136 12
do
do
Town of Malden,
186 00
do
do Wm. F. Huntington, as per last Report,
467 21
ão
do state on account of state aid,
1787 50
do
do Collector's Bonds, 1867 and 1868,
1000 00
do
do estimate of dog money,
272 00
$11 434 03
Town Debt March 1st, 1875,
49 306 69
$60 740 72
Town Debt March 1st, 1874, $54,195 09
Town debt March 1st, 1875, 49,306 69
Decrease of debt,
$4 888 40
The Selectmen would recommend the laying of a tax of one and one half per cent on the entire valuation of the town for the ensuing year-and would also recommend a new valuation of the town.
All of which is most respectfully submitted,
E. M. MORSE, Selectmen
D. A. TITCOMB,
of
S. S. BLODGETT,
Amesbury.
$60740 72
100 00
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