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ANNUAL REPORT -
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD.
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FEBRUARY 24, 1846.
1846. MILFORD PRESS .... G. W. STACY, PRINTER.
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Dr. TOWN OF MILFORD, in account [From Feb. 21 1845 to Feb. 24 1846.] Paid Sundry outstanding orders of 1844, $343,27 66 66 " . of 1845, 2690,82
Notes and interest against the Town,
2336,94
Poll tax to members of Engine Com.
66,08
Soldiers for performing Military duty, 273,000
County Tax for 1845, 398,17
" Abatements of taxes of 1842, '43, '44, and '45 95,78
State Tax for 1845
114,00
" For Printing tax bills 5,00
$6323,06
Cash in hands of Treasurer 1430,13
Uncollected tax bills for 1842, 7,09
' for 1843,
10,81
" for 1844,
29,66
" for 1845, 144,24
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$1621,93
1621,93
$7944,99
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with JOHN MASON, Treasurer. [From Feb. 21 1845 to Feb. 24 1846.]
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Cash in Treasuary Feb. 26, 1845,
$2139,17
Tax bills of 1842,
12,85
Do. of 1843, 44,11
Do.
of 1844,
61,58
Do. of 1845,
5063,47
Cash for use of Town Hall,
1,00
of Ann Cheney
225,00
For use of Town Hall, 20,00
State Treasurer, School Fund, 95,74
State Treasurer for Military services, 273,00
For use of Engine Hall, 9,07
$7944,99
The foregoing orders were given for the following purposes :
Poor Establishment.
To Overseers for support of Poor, $380,00
To Cyrus Ballou Superintendent of Poor for 1844, outstanding 246,23
626,23
For Schools.
District No. 1
$131,14 District No. 7
S101,77
District No. 2
155,76
District No. 8 95,43
District No. 3
154,17 District No. 9 115,27
District No. 4
154,97
District No. 10 107,33
District No. 5
100,97
District No. 11
81,13
District No. 6
97,80
51295,74
Roads.
Josiah Batchelder, for work done, on Hollis- ton Road, $94,00
Warren Batchelder do. 8,00
Thomas Thaine, do. 54,00
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Darius S. Flagg for Gravel, 24,00
Emory Sumner for opening Roads 1844, 16,36 Aaron Hero for do. 1844,
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9,30
E. Benson for repairing Road 1,50
Stephen Cook opening Roads, 1844, 5,48
$21264
Engine Repairs and Services.
Dana Perry for services purchasing Engine, $5,05
Stephen Albee for Painting, 5,00
E. O. F. Farrer for care of Engine seven months 8,00 Eli Bowker transporting Engine, 12,00
Seth P. Carpenter for difference paid for ex- changing Engines, 277,75
Willard Barber for care of Engine six months, 6,62 James M. Barber for carting stove from Boston, 00,75 Haven and Ambler for work done, 6,15
Joshua W. Smith for Repairs, 282
$324,14
Expense of suit, A. Scammell, vs. Town A Scammell for damages awarded by refferees
for cutting down road in front of his house, $96,00 For cost in the case, 29,38
Samuel B. Wallcott for advice, 1844, 2,00
127,44
Town Officers for Services:
Parley Gould for Constable services for 1844, $739
Leander Holbrook School Committee for 1844, 26,40 A. J. Sumner do. for 1844, 21,40
B. H. Davis School Committee 19,00
Albert Hunt for Assesors services, 21,50
Orison Underwood, do. 22,70
John Erskine do. 22,50
John Erskine for Clerk's services, 16,07
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D. Long School Committee, 17,00
Leander Holbrook do. 35,76
John Mason for collecting taxes, and for Treas- urer's services, 58,00
Selectmen-John Corbet 9,00; A. J. Sumner 563, 14,63
Ira Wight 488 ; Stephen Cook 1,88 6,76
W. V. Cook Selectmen for 1844, 18,12
John Erskine for services as Assessor and Clerk for 1844, 39,10
$346,33
Burial Ground and Hearse.
Daniel Bacon for oiling Harness,
2,38
Samnel Day for setting posts, 1844 3,59
Samuel Day for taking and returning deaths, 1,85
N. Chessman for making and hanging gate, 3,50
Timothy Ide repairing Hearse, 333
Albert Hunt for stakes and setting 345
$18,10
Incidental Expenses.
For Printing School Committee's Report, 11,13
John Erskine for printed Warrants, 6,50
For Printing Report of Selectmen for 1844, 8,00
For Stone Monuments between Mendon and Milford, 1250
Charles T. Eames for making Coffiins for Nel- son Whitney, Betsey Parkhurst, David Fisk and James Frasure, 12,25
Isaac Brigham for Sexton's services for Nelson Whitney's two children 4,50
Hunt & Thayer for sundries, 5,00
Lewis Johnson outstanding order for 1844, 5,55 Harriett Parkhurst damage on laying road 1844 5,75 Newell Phipps do. 4,62
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E. Parkhurst's heirs do. For Printing list of voters
1,20
6,47
$83,47
Recapitulation.
Expenses of Alms House Establishment
$626,23
Schooling Youth
1295,74
Roads
212,64
Engine Repairs and expenses
324,14
Expense of suit Scammell vs. Town
127,44
Town Officers for services
346,33
Burial Ground and Hearse
18,10
Inc.dental Expenses
83,47
$3034,09
Notes and Interest Paid.
Paid Rufus Thayer note and interest
$518,25
Sarah Waldo interest
72,37
Isaac C. Haven do.
9,00
John Erskine do.
132,62
Daniel Waldo bo.
142,98
Sally Adams notes and interest
1430,01
Gersham Twitchell note and interest
31,71
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Amount of Town Debt.
Due Sarah Waldo note and interest
$1262,00
Due Ruth Green do.
88,11
Due Isaac C. Haven do.
156,75
Due John Erskine 2 do.
2238,67
Due Daniel Waldo do.
2359,80
Due Ann Cheney do.
232,46
6337,79
Amount in hands of Treasurer
- 1621,93
Balance against the Town
4715,86
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The Selectmen have attended to the financial affairs of the Town for the past year, and Report the fore- going as the present situation of the Town.
The Treasurers accounts have been correctly kept, and he has vouchers for all payments which have been made.
Submitted by
JOHN CORBET, A. J. SUMNER, IRA WIGHT, STEPHEN COOK.
Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Feb. 26, 1846,
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