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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
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TOWN OF MILFORD,
MARCH 2, 1848.
MILFORD PRESS-G. W. STACY, PRINTER, 1848,
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TOWN OF MILFORD, in account [From Feb. 22, 1847 to March 2, 1848.]
Paid outstanding orders of 1846, 66 1847,
$7,00
3729,57
' Sarah Waldo's Note,
1200,00
" Interest on Notes against the town,
329,83
" Poll tax to Engine Men, 1846,
63,18
" County tax for 1847,
442,41
" Abatement and taxes 1846 and 1847,
85,05
" Insurance on Town's buildings,
61,20
$5918,24
Cash in hands of Treasurer, Uncollected Tax bills for 1842,
$513,40
65
for 1843,
2,91
" for 1844,
1,12
' for 1846,
33,15
€ € 16 for 1847.
162,94
$714,57
1,05
$6632,81
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with JOHN MASON, Treasurer. Cr.
[From Feb. 22, 1847 to March 2, 1848.]
Cash on hand February 22, 1847,
$1996,48
Tax bills of 1842,
1,05
Do. 1843,
2,91
Do. 1844,
1,12
Do
1845,
6,47
Do.
1846,
121,47
Do
1847,
Cash received of State Treasurer, School Fund,
4302,79 107,54
Solomon Strous, Pedler's License,
6,00
E. Whitney, for use of Town Hall, 30,00
A Howard, for Engine Hall, 13,70
Methodist Society, for Town House, 1846, 30,00
Circus Company License, 10,00
66
African Songster's License, 2,00
Willard F. Barber, Town Hall, 1,28
$6632,81
The orders given out the past year were for the following pur- poses ;-
Poor Establishment.
To the Overseers of the Poor, $450,00
For Schools.
District No. 1,
$144,46
District No. 7,
$112,05
2,
160,20
8,
106,49
3,
197,24
9,
158,35
4,
173,17
10,
124,09
5,
128,72
11,
93,51
6,
109,26
$1507,54
For Roads.
To making Road from Stephen Cook's to L. S. Clark's, $500,00 Newell Nelson's to L. S. Clark's, 300,00
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Elliot E. Alexander for repairing bridge, Smith White for do. 6,75
16,98
Eli Bowker for breaking roads, 8,63
Albert Adams for repairing roads,
4,50
Clark Ellis for grate for roads,
7,04
$843,90
Engine Repairs and Services.
To Willard F. Barber care of Engine 1846,
$17,16
66
to Nov. 29, 1S47, 9,50
66
to Feb. 29, 1848, 4,88
Horatio N. Smith repairing Engine Hose,
1,50
$33,04
Hearse House and Hearse.
To Nathan Harris for building Hearse House,
$80,00
Joseph L. Clark for underpining banking, &c.
6,00
Edward Woods repairing Hearse,
4,50
Daniel Bacon for repairing Hearse covering,
.1,75
Henry Nelson for selling old house,
50
$92,75
Cash received for old Hearse House,
23,00
$69,75
Damages for Land and Locating Roads.
To Stephen Cook for land taken for road,
$245,50
Newell Nelson
100,00
Lyman S. Clark 66
S0,00
County Commissioners for services,
178,80
$604,30
Town Officers for Services.
Assessors, Leander Holbrook, $20,10
John Erskine, 18,50
Henry Nelson,
16,00
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School Committee, David Long, 1846 and '47, 33,00
Henry E. Hempstead 1847, 15,50
Lemuel Parkhurst 1846, John H. Hero, 1846,
15,00
18,75
Constable, John M. Parkhurst 1846,
4,88
Selectmen, Clark Ellis,
19,59
Martin Fletcher,
9,35
Town Clerk, John Erskine for recording,
10,17
Sexton, Nathaniel Chessman for returning deaths,
3,10
$183,94
Incidental Expenses.
To Clark Ellis for Stationery, $0,2S
G. W. Stacy for Printing Reports, Advertisements, &c. 13,61
Clark Ellis for wood for town, 9,88
Willard F. Barber for cutting wood, 1,25
Do. for care of Town buildings, 32,46
Nathaniel Chessman for burying poor persons,
15,00
Isaac Davenport for services, 3,00
2,00
Received of W. F. Barber for use of buildings,
40,3S
$37,10
Recapitulation.
For the Poor Establishment,
$450,00
Schooling of Youth,
1507,54
Making and repairing roads,
S43,90
Engine repairs and Services,
33,04
Hearse House and Hearse, balance,
69,75
Damages for Roads and Locating,
604,30
Town Officer's Services,
183,94
Incidental expenses, balance,
37,10
$3729,57
John Claflin do 1,00, Henry Nelson do. 1,00,
$77,48
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.Amount of Town Debt.
Isaac C. Haven Note and Interest,
$156,00
Ruth Green, ..
83,20
Ann Cheney,
232,87
John Erskine, 66
2241,59
Lydia Pond, 16
516,00
S. L. Scammell, "
1119,25
Nahum Gaskill, “
.:
S14,00
Robert Wood,
508,75
Outstanding Orders,
15,25
$5686,91
Amount in hands of the Treasurer, 714,57
Due from societies and individuals for use of Town Build- 113,21 ings.
$S27,7S
Balance against the Town. $4S59,13
The Selectmen have attended to the financial operations of the Town for the past year, and report the foregoing as the present situation of the Town.
The Treasurer's accounts have been correctly kept, and he has vouchers for all payments which have been made.
The Selectmen would recommend that the following sums be granted for the ensuing year :
For Schooling of youth,
$1400,00
For Interest of Town debt, 340,00
For payment of Town debt,
1000,00
For Repairs of Highways,
1000,00
For incidental expenses,
2000,00
$5740,00
Respectfully submitted,
CLARK ELLIS, Selectmen
MARTIN FLETCHER, of Milford. S
Milford, March 2, 1815.
Alilford Book and Stationery Store.
T THE Subscriber offers for sale at his Establishment a variety of Miscellaneous, Gift and Toy Books. Account Books of superior quality. Customers sup- plied 20 per cent cheaper than elsewhere.
School Books
Constantly on hand, and will be sold at the lowest Cash Prices. Also, a variety of STATIONERY and Fancy Articles. GEO. W. STACY.
JOB PRINTING Neatly and Promptly Executed by G. W. STACY. Office a few Rods West of the Brick Meeting-House.
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