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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1ST, 1877.
HAVERHILL, MASS .: 1. C. C. MORSE & SON, STEAM BOOK AND JOB 'PRINTERS. 1877.
الكلي
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF MERRIMAC *
FOR THE
.
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1877.
HAVERHILL: C. C. MORSE & SON, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS.
1877.
[CHAP. 131.] An Act to Incorporate the Town of Merrimac.
Be it enacted, §c., as follows :
SECT. 1. All the territory now within the town of Amesbury in the county of Essex, comprised within the following limits, that is to say, beginning at a point on the Merrimac River, at the middle of the mouth of Pressey's Creek (so called), thence running northerly in a straight line to the most northerly point of land on the southerly side of Kimball's Pond, thence northwest- erly in a straight line to a point on the town line divid- ing Amesbury and Newton, New Hampshire, two thou- sand and fifty feet west from the monument on the state line dividing Massachusetts and New Hampshire, situated on a road leading from Newton to Amesbury and near the house of Arthur Robertshaw, thence west- erly, south-westerly and south-easterly as the present division lines run between the said town of Newton, city of Haverhill and said town of Amesbury, to a point on the Merrimac River, thence easterly by the Merrimac River to the point of beginning ; is hereby incorporated into a town by the name of Merrimac, and said town of Merrimac is hereby invested with all the powers, privi- leges, rights and immunities, and is subject to all the duties and requisitions to which other towns are enti- tled and subjected by the constitution and laws of this Commonwealth.
SECT. 2. The inhabitants of said town of Merrimac shall pay all taxes which have been legally assessed upon them by said town of Amesbury ; and all taxes heretofore assessed and not collected, shall be collected
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by and paid to the proper officers of said town of Amesbury, in the same manner as if this act had not been passed. And until the next state valuation, the proportion of state and county taxes to be assessed upon said towns of Amesbury and Merrimac shall be ascer- tained and determined by the last valuation of said town of Amesbury, and the assessors of said town of Amesbury shall make return of said valuation and of the propor- tions thereof in said towns of Amesbury and Merrimac respectively, to the secretary of the Commonwealth and to the commissioners of the county of Essex.
SECT. 3. Said towns of Amesbury and Merrimac shall be respectively liable for the support of all persons who now are or shall hereafter be in need of relief as paupers, whose settlements were gained, whether by original acquisition or derivation, within their respective limits ; and said town of Merrimac shall also pay annu- ally to said town of Amesbury two-fifths of the costs paid by the last named town for the support or relief of paupers whose settlements were acquired therein or derived from a settlement acquired therein in conse- quence of military services in the war of the rebellion ; provided, that the person who rendered such military service was not at the time of his enlistment an inhabi- tant of said Amesbury.
SECT. 4. Said town of Merrimac shall pay annually to the town of Amesbury, two-fifths of the amount paid by said town of Amesbury, for the maintenance of the Essex Merrimac and Rocks bridges, until such time as a new apportionment shall be made, or a different method adopted for the maintenance of said bridges.
SECT. 5. All suits or proceedings at law or in equity, where the cause of action in favor of or against the town of Amesbury arose before the passage of this act, may be instituted and prosecuted, or defended, as the
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case may be, by either or both of the towns of Amesbury and Merrimac in the name of the town of Amesbury or of the inhabitants thereof in their corporate capacity, in the same manner and with the same effect as the town of Amesbury might have instituted and prosecuted or defended such suits or proceedings if this act had not been passed; and the net amount recovered by said town of Amesbury, after deducting all costs and expen- ses, or the amount ascertained to be due from said
town in any such suit or proceeding, shall be divided between the towns of Amesbury and Merrimac in the proportion that the public property and debts of the town of Amesbury are required to be divided by this act : provided, that neither of said towns shall be liable for costs to the other, unless it appears in the suit; nor shall either town, unless it appears in the suit, be liable for costs to the defendant therein, but only that town which appears shall be so liable for costs ; and provided, further, that nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve the town of Merrimac from paying to the town of Amesbury the proportionate part prescribed by this act of costs and expenses incurred before the pas- sage of this act in any suit or proceeding pending at the time of said passage, in like manner as is provided in this act for other debts of. the town of Amesbury.
SECT. 6. The corporate property belonging to said town of Amesbury at the passage of this act, and the public debt of said town existing at said date, shall be divided between said towns of Amesbury and Merrimac in the following manner, viz .: said town of Merrimac shall re- ceive two-fifths of said corporate property and shall pay two-fifths of said public debts, the remaining three-fifths of said property to be received, and the remaining three- fifths of said debts to be paid by said town of Ames bury ; and said town of Merrimac shall receive two-fifths
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of whatever amount may be hereafter refunded to said town of Amesbury from the state or the United States to reimburse said town of Amesbury for bounties to soldiers or state aid paid to soldiers' families, after de. ducting all reasonable expenses ; and said town of Mer- rimac shall bear the expense of making the survey and establishing the line between said towns.
SECT. 7. The town of Merrimac shall pay to the town of Amesbury two-fifths of the "surplus revenue" when . ever payment of the same shall be called for by the government of the United States.
SECT. 8. The town of Merrimac, until otherwise pro- vided by law, shall continue to be a part of the sixth congressional district, and the voters of said town shall vote for representatives to congress at meetings in said town legally called for the purpose.
SECT. 9. The town of Merrimac, until the expiration of the present political year, for the purposes of any ap- pointment or election which may be had to fill a va- cancy arising in the council, senate, or house of repre- sentatives, shall continue to be a part of the fifth coun- cil district, of the fourth Essex senatorial district, and of the first Essex representative district; and in any : election to fill such vacancy the voters of the town of Merrimac shall vote at meetings in said town, legally "called for that purpose ; and in case a new election is ordered during the present political year to fill a vacancy in the house of representatives for the first Essex repre- sentative district, the clerk of the town of Merrimac shall meet with the clerks of the towns of Amesbury, Salisbury, and West Newbury, for the purpose of ascertaining the result of said election and of making certificates of the same at a meeting to be held at noon on the day following said election, or at any adjourn- ment of said meeting, according to law, at the town clerk's office in Amesbury.
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SECT. 10. In all elections held within the present political year, or afterwards, for members of the council , or senate, or for representatives to the general court, for terms of service beginning after the expiration of the present political year, the town of Merrimac shall be a part of the same council, senatorial, or representa- tive district as that in which the town of Amesbury may be lawfully placed; and the voters of the town of Merrimac shall vote in such elections at meetings in said town legally called for the purpose ; and the clerk of the town of Merrimac shall meet with the clerk of the town of Amesbury, and the clerks of any other town or towns which may be included in the same dis- trict therewith, for the purpose of ascertaining the re- sult of said election and of making certificates of the same, at a meeting to be held at noon on the day fol- lowing said election, or at any adjournment of said meeting, according to law, at such place as may be duly appointed.
SECT. 11. Any justice of the peace within and for the county of Essex, may issue his warrant, directed to any inhabitant of the town of Merrimac, requiring him to notify and warn the inhabitants thereof, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the time and place therein appointed, for the purpose of choosing all such town officers as towns are by law authorized and re- quired to choose at their annual meetings; and said warrant shall be served by publishing a copy thereof in some newspaper printed in the county of Essex, and by posting up copies thereof, all attested by the person to whom the same is directed, in three public places in said town of Merrimac seven days at least before such time of meeting. Such justice, or, in his absence, such indi- vidual required to notify the meeting, shall preside until the choice of a moderator in said meeting. The select-
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men of the town of Amesbury shall, before said meet- ing, prepare a list of voters in said town of Merrimac, qualified to vote at said meeting, and shall deliver the same to the person presiding at such meeting before the choice of a moderator thereof.
SECT. 12. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved April 11, 1876.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
PAID FOR TEACHING.
High School, Merrimac Center,
$999 97
Ellen Gunnison, 66 66
66
35 10
Lindie E. Ladd, Grammar 66 66
66
105 00
Annie W. Kelley,
"
220 00
Annie W. Kelley, Inter.
66
90 00
Carrie P. Manning, “
66
165 00
Anna E. Edwards, Primary “
240 00
W. L. Titus, High 66
Merrimacport, 339 46
J. W. Cheney, '
66
547 36
Nellie F. Worthen, Gram. 66
297 49
Mary A. Tuson; Primary “
66
247 60
Nellie M. Fowler, school at Landing,
158 40
Hattie E. Sargent, 66 Birch Meadow,
159 50
Maria G. Smiley, 66 Highlands, 154 00
Anna G. Peabody,
Bear Hill. 340 00
Total for teaching, $4,098 88
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
W. L. Titus, chemicals, books, and cleaning room, $ 14 40
Joseph W. Sargent, schoolbooks,
27 67
F. Wiggin,
10
Frank Wiggin, schoolbooks,
1 90
H. M. Fowler, care of school-house,
32 50
N. M. Fowler, " 4 25
Ervin Trefethern, “
4 25
F. H. Bird,
9 50
W. H. Fourtin, “
66
6 75
0. F. Seavey, cash paid for care of schoolhouses, 63 05
66
. 6
66 cleaning schoolrooms, 11 17
66
66
" books, stat'ry, exp., &c., 27 86
6 6
66 66 " fuel, 26 49
66 66 $ 6 printing, &c., 8 00
66
66
" painting house at River, 83 26
C. M. Dinsmore, 66 clean'g room & saw'g wood, 6 48
Blodgett & Davis, coal, 166 77
Rand & Avery, printing diplomas,
24 16
C. C. Morse & Son, printing,
3 80
Heath Brothers, repairs on schoolhouses,
11 22
W. B. Chapman, 66 66
5 77
Wm. M. Merrill, “ "
1 00
66
66 wood for 66
31 87
G. W. Sargent, 66 60
21 00
C. S. Hall, cleaning clock,
1 00
J. W. Cheney, school-books, 1 55
James Whittier, repairs on schoolhouses,
13 70
John H. Cleary, supplies to schools,
1 55
John E. Currier, wood,
4 00
J. W. Gifford, supplies,
2 50
66 repairs,
2 00
G. S. Prescott, supplies,
6 00
J. L. Hammett, 14 25
Total,
$715 30
Total for teaching brought forward,
4,098 88
Total for support of schools,
$4,814 18 .
repairs on
41 50
66 furniture, &c., 34 13
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
City of Newburyport, supplies to Caroline Sargent, $ 34 88 Z. T. Tuson, exp. in care of N. Florence Carleton, 72 00
Emerson & Howe, medicine, in care of N. Florence Carleton, 4 05
H. J. Cushing, M. D., med. atten. on N. Florence Carleton, 31 00
H. J. Cushing, M. D., med. atten. on L. Warner's family, 20 00
Emerson & Howe, medicine for L. Warner's family, 12 65
J. L. Merrill, supplies, 7 75
Blodgett & Davis, supplies wood&coal " 16 10 30
C. E. Little, supplies, 1 10
J. H. Cleary, 66
John Jenkins, 29 72
C. E. Little, 66
3 05
F. E. Little,
1 00
H. J. Cushing, M. D., med. atten. on Whalan family, 7 00
Blodgett & Davis, coal and supplies 45 38
B. S. Blake, coffin and robes, for Whalen children, 21 00
G. B. Hoyt, undertaker's services 66 6 00
Edwin Sargent, teams at funeral
7 50
G. G. Hurd, Supt., board and clothing D. Shaw, 38 99
Alex. Smart, paid fare from Newb'y'pt, “ 50
Blodgett & Davis, coal and supplies to P. Noon, 11 31
66 " wood, coal, & supplies to John Sargent, 39 56 W. M. Merrill, 2 25
Blodgett & Davis, coal
M, Burke, 8 50
66 66
J. C. Parker, 19 89
66
66
B.F.Parker, jr, 16 63
66 A. Bailey, 42 36
George Whittier, cash paid,
12 00
Total,
$574 36
16 67 99
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The above amount shows only what has been paid for support of poor in orders drawn by the Selectmen. Bills of Amesbury in addition to above are as follows :
Poor in Almshouse,
$441 17
Poor out of Almshouse,
168 52
$609 69
Making total expense of poor for the year, $1,184 05
By an arrangement with the selectmen of Amesbury the paupers belonging to Merrimac, and inmates of the Almshou se at the time of the division of the town, have been maintained , there at the actual cost of maintaining the inmates.
This arrangement ends with the present year.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
A. G. Crane, dist. No. 1,
$ 81 50
W. H. Haskell, dist. No. 1, 90 65
J. M. Wood, 66 675 37
Fulton Iron Foundry, dist. No. 1, 25 42
M. S. Gibbs, dist. No. 1, drain, 27 15
W. H. Blodgett, dist. No. 1, 71 25
W. O. Larkin, No. 1, bridge, 40 00
J. Handly, " No. 1, 7 25
M. S. Gibbs, dist. No. 1, steps School St., 37 70
J. W. Gifford, dist. No. 1, nails for School St., 90
W. O. Larkin, 66
16 50
W. B. Chapman, dist. No. 1, sewers and drains, 52 79
$1,126 48
Blodgett & Davis, dist. No. 2, $584 69
G. W. Sargent,
" No. 2, Duck Hole
Bridge, 7 00
D. W. Morrill,
" No. 2, use of scraper, 1 25
$592 94
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E. M. Morse, dist. No. 3,
$257 46
C. H. Nichols, dist. " 3,
99 35
$356 81
Calvin Sargent, dist. No. 4,
$159 81
$159 81
Total,
$2,236 04
REMOVING SNOW.
Alex. Smart,
$16 72
Blodgett & Davis,
31 62
E. M. Morse,
36 80
John Evans,
37 10
W. H. Blodgett,
18 80
Otis Gray,
2 60
Calvin Sargent,
35 10
Joshua Currier,
7 70
John C. Bartlett,
2 93
$189 37
Total, including snow-paths,
$2,425 41 1
TOWN OFFICERS' PAY.
W. H. Haskell, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, $150 00
S. S. Blodgett, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 100 00
Alex. Smart, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor,. 100 00
W. H. Haskell, Highway Surveyor, running town
lines, and Committee on division, 45 00
S. S. Blodgett, Highway Surveyor, running town line, and Committee on division, 55 00
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Alex. Smart, Highway Surveyor, running town lines, and Committee on division,
50 00
E. M Bartlett, S. Com. and taking census of scholars, 20 20
O. F. Seavey,
66 66
56 00
C. M. Dinsmore, 66 60 66
55 00
Wm. H. Hubbard, School Committee, 30 00
Bailey Sargent, Constable services,
17 50
services as Town Clerk, 46 84
66 Collector and paying State Aid, 148 76
C. W. Emerson, Constable, 29 50
66 Police, $62 50
S. P. Jackman, " 37 50
P. J. Neal, Constable and Police, 25 00
125 00
$1,028 80
MISCELLANEOUS.
C. C. Morse & Son, books and printing, $ 17 75
Thomas Groom, books and stationery, 9 87
W. H. B. Currier, printing warrants, etc., 41 00
A. W. Mitchell & Co., badges for fire wards, :6 75
Frank Jones, expenses laying corner-stone town hall, 11 00
A. G. Cobb, stone bounds, 15 00
A. M. Waterhouse, stone posts, 1 50
G. W. Nichols, surveying town lines,
21 75
S. S. Blodgett, expense running town lines,
2 50
Alex. Smart, setting bounds and lettering, 7 00
E. M. Morse, services as com. on division of town, 20 00
Hutchings & Wheeler, legal advice and drawing lease, 15 00
M. Perry Sargent, drawing lease, 2 00
Blodgett & Davis, coal for town house, 36 72
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Blodgett & Davis, coal for lock-up, 3 05
4 casks cement, 9 00
A. J. Scott, labor on town house, 17 05
W. H. Blodgett, care of town house, 4 00
66 express and freight, .45
0. W. Little, expressing, 1 95
W. H. Haskell, cash paid for repairing pump, 1 50
66 copy of act of incorporation of town, 2 50
tax book, 1 50
Nichols & Hale, record book,
9 81
William Lunt, care of cemetery,
5 00
Brewster, Graves & Wills, insurance,
117 83
B. F. Carter & Co., 50 00
J. E. Currier, wood for library room, 3 00
Heath Brothers, fitting up library room,
273 35
W. H. Thomas, work on library room, 30 00
J. W. Gifford, supplies to hall and library, 5 70
G. B. Hoyt, returns of deaths, 6 00
A. L. Haskell, mattresses for lock-up, 4 00
A. L. Frye, jury box, 2 00
Elmer P. Sargent, treas., use of Mechanic's Hall 33 00
Frank E. Little, supplies to lock-up, 9 45
G. S. Prescott, lumber for steps on School Street, 14 90
Town of Amesbury, balance on settlement, 140 35
Total, $953 23
NOTES AND INTEREST PAID.
Samuel Thompson's estate, note and interest paid, $6,078 00 . J. S. Poyen, interest, 6 25
Haverhill Five Cents Savings Bank, note and int, 7,142 34 Total, $13,226₹59
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The town is indebted as follows :
Note and int. Haverhill Five Cents Savings Bank, $ 3,570 00 Five notes* running 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, for $500 each, and interest, 2,516 19
Note First National Bank, Amesbury, 2,000 00
Fire Department, 870 00
City Newburyport, supplies to Caroline Sargent, 15 00
All other outstanding bills estimated, 100 00
Two-fifths of old debt as per settlement, 15,327 76
Total, $24,398 95
Cr.
Due from state treas. for bank and cor-
poration tax, $280 71
from county treas. for dog money, 109 44
from state for state aid, 471 00
from First National Bank for rent,
45 83
from G. E. Ricker, 66
41 50
from M. W Eastman, 66
18 75
for rent of property bought of Poyen, 33 33
from Newburyport on Whalan case, 86 88
from Amesbury, on Jenkins case,
20 66
Uncollected taxes in hands of Bailey Sargent, 2,871 72
3,979 82
Debt, March 1, 1877, 20,419 13
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT ENDING MARCH, 1, 1877.
1876. Dr.
May 16. Hired of Haverhill Five Cent Sav. Bank, 7,000 00 Dec. 4, 66 66 3,500 00
*These notes were given to hire money for the purchase of the property on the corner of Main and School Streets.
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Received of state treas. National Bank tax, 18 26
corporation tax, 335 62
1877.
Jan. 5, W. Newbury, case N. F. Carleton, 107 05
17 on notes payable to order of town treas. for purchase of property cor. Main and School Streets, 2,500 00
" for use of town hall, 24 00
Feb. 1, " of. M. W. Eastman, one month's rent, 18 75
Feb. 20, " of school committee for tuition, 5 00
Hired of First National Bank of Merrimac, 2,000 00
State, county, and town taxes, 16,743 09
Additions since cast, 101 20
Interest on taxes, 10 16
$32,363 13
1876. Cr. Nov. 1, Paid Allen W. Dodge, treas., county tax, $ 832 90
Dec. 2, " Charles Endicott, treas. state tax, 1,008 00
66 bank " . 1,054 47 1877.
Jan. 18, " J. S. Poyen, real estate, cor. Main and School Streets, 2,500 00
" state aid, 471 00
abatements, 112 80
" discount on taxes, 489 67
" Selectmen's orders,
23,022 57
Uncollected taxes on hand, 2,871 72
$32,363 13
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RECAPITULATION.
Support of schools,
$ 4,814 18
Support of poor,
574 36
Highways and bridges,
2,425 41
Notes and interest,
13,226 59
Town officers pay, including police,
1,028 80
Miscellaneous,
953 23
$23,022 57
CEMETERY ACCOUNT.
1877. Dr.
Jan. 1, To cash from last year,
$306 75
· Interest,
17 05
Sale of lots,
53 00
Sale of hay,
1 50
$378 30
Cr.
By cash paid for labor and material, $30 32
. " D. Gould for services, .
5 00
$35 32
Balance in Savings Bank,
$342 98
DANIEL GOULD, Treasurer.
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Town of Merrimac in account with town of Amesbury.
Dr. To bills paid as follows : -
Gideon J. Tuxbury, board of Curtin child, $ 8 00
Moses S. Tuxbury, highway dist. No. 11, 32 36
Powow River National Bank, interest, 46 50
A. D. Lawson, Treas. Niagara Engine Co., 525 00
66 A. L. Baxter, Foreman Agile 345 00.
A. B. Hollingsworth, Clerk Merrimac Engine Co., 355 00
George B. Stiles, 66 Native 66 374 17
Wm. P. Fuller, clerk, M. D. F. Steere, H. & L. Co.," 253 33 J. W. Perry, spec. Adm. int. on S. Thompson's note, 360 00
Davis Mason, Highway dist. No. 5. 7 25
Levi T. Currier, 2,
35 06
S. M. Griggs, Treas., State Reform School, 22 70
E. M. Morse, wood for schools, 2 50
Blodgett & Davis, incidentals for schools, 4 69
18 00
66 coal for schools at corner, 17 34
Philip J. Neal, highway dist. No. 12,
R. J. Carleton, nursing D. W. Carleton, 40 00
Fred Goodwin, attendance on D. W. Carleton, 39 00
H. J. Cushing, med. atten. on 66 14 25
Blodgett & Davis, supplies to D. W. Carleton, 15 98
D. A. Moulton, wood to D. W. Carleton, 4 50
J. L. Merrill, supplies 4 28
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E. A. Wallace, meals to travellers, 4 80
C. A. Nayson, Clerk Atlantic Hose Company, 285 00 Francis Emerson, Supt. at Almshouse, salary, 33 49
D. A. Titcomb & Son, fuel to Mrs. Griffin and lockup, 5 00
grain to Almshouse, 12 83
Perry & Tuckerman, services in tax case,
550 00
Jenness & Bartlett 66
362 20
City of Haverhill, supplies to Mrs. Runnells and Whittier, 48 50
H. G. Leslie, School Committee services,
15 00
City of Haverhill, board, nursing and attendance, of Abigail Jones and child, 75 00
Cyrus Cammett, snow bill, 83 38
City of Haverhill, Rocks Bridge, 149 25
Amelia Fozzard, note and interest, 580 78
Mary L. Wadleigh, note and interest,
204 50
City of Boston, supplies to Scanton, Fitzpatrick, and Grant, 21 02
J. H. Davis, treas., note.
10,000 00
Michael J. Conners, meals to travellers, 8 40
City of Lawrence, supplies to Thomas Cummings, 3 00
City of Newburyport, supplies to Esther Foster, C. Sargent, and Lucy A. Smith, 89 75
William Dickenson, treas., interest, 300 00
C. W. Eaton, 66
150 00
J. Morrill & Son, supplies to Almshouse, 81 09
City of Lynn, 66 John McCabe's family, 180 75
John Sylvester, 66 C. O. Nutter, 17 70
Morrill Bros.,
John Herbert, 10 09
66 Mrs. Tunn, 1 70
Gustavus Cammett,
66
schools,
7 50
Geo. Merritt, fencing road while building bridge, 1 00
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Geo. W. Sargent, wood to James Lawton, 4 25
O. F. Seavey, medical attend. on Mrs. McCullam, 8 00
66 Jas. Lawton's da'ght'r, 9 00
J. W. Creasey, paper and cardboard for schools,
3.50
W. H. B. Currier, printing, 9 00
Henry S. Dearborn, medical attend. at Almshouse, 26 25
National Bank of Redemption, note and interest, 5,150 00
J. D. Pike, supplies to S. Boothroyd, 4 00
Wells' Express, 2 35
Frank Wiggin, services as school committee, 10 00
Wm. Stone, trustee, interest, 150 00
S. J. Brown, boots to C. O. Nutter, 2 50
J. T. Clarkson, shoes to Almshouse, 1 50
John O. Currier, truant officer, 3 30
F. W. Fuller, treas., interest, 300 00
E. A. Eaton, " . 150 00
E. N. Nickerson, guideboards, 3 00
City of Boston, supplies to John Fitzpatrick, 7 36
" Lynn, 66 John McCabe's family, 140 00
" Haverhill, 66 Merrill and Runnells, 54 70
R. W. Patten, bricks for oven at Almshouse, 2 00
E. S. Jaques, milk for D. W. Carleton, 3 99
Mrs. T. Page, supplies and wash. for C. O. Nutter, 10 00
Wm. Sweet to Alvin Martin, 16 08
C. L. & J. W. Allen, supplies to Almshouse, 4 96
F. W. P. Goodwin, highway and snow bill, 54 03
Charles Wing & Co., supplies to Almshouse, 8.17
O. F. Seavey, med. att. on John T. Holmes, 30 00
A. H. Merrill, treas., interest, 150 00
O. F. Seavey, med. att. on Mrs. C. O. Nutter, 34 90
Kelley & Woods, rent of hall for town meeting, 75 00 J. C. Tucker, snow bill, 5 00
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I. S. Nichols, snow bill, 12 15
John P. Sargent, “
28 79
highway bill,
38 39
Sawyer Currier, snow bill,
13 70
Calvin Sargent, 66
4 75
Thomas Hall, schools,
16 00
J. L. Hammett, “ 13 59
Wm. Stone, trustee, interest,
150 00
Wm. A. Spinney, schools,
23 00
David L. Balch, 11 63
9 76
A. T. Coombs,
1 50
M. S. Gibbs, 1 95
Mary Haggerty, 4 00
25 50
O. S. Bailey, expenses in tax case,
7 67
to Lynn, McCabe case, 3 00
M. C. Flanders, guideboards, 70 00
Melinthy Sargent, board of John T. Holmes,
48 00
John G. Lang, shoeing and repairs at Almshouse, 4 95
B. L. Fifield, supplies at Almshouse, 1 83
R. H. Currier, board of Mrs. Mann, 7 weeks,
10 50
J. L. Hammett, schools, 7 55
2 50
H. Livingston, supplies to Almshouse,
14 85
James Whittier, repairs on schoolhouse,
1 50
Town of Salisbury, Essex M. Bridge,
512 25
State Aid for March and April,
90 00
June and December, interest on town bonds,
1,000 00
John B. Barnard, interest, 60 00
Interest,
335 47
Total, $24,764 26
W. L. Titus,
A. Cunningham, care of schoolhouse,
Bailey Sargent, paying State Aid for March,
23
Cr. By receipts, as follows :-
From Newburyport,
$ 70 50
State, for paupers,
67 65
Salisbury,
17 40
State, State Aid,
1,296 00
school fund,
327 20
West Newbury, Carleton case,
122 00
Estate of N. Gordon,
50 00
Bailey Sargent, taxes,
9,902 62
E. M. Morse,
700 00
State, corporation, and bank tax,
1,344 23
Total,
$13,897 60
Town of Merrimac to town of Amesbury,
Dr. To board of following persons in Almshouse to March 1, 1877.
John Hubbard, 43 weeks at $1.82
$78 26
Eliza Patten,
78 26
Olive Pressey,
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