Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1858, Part 1

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 10


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Part 1


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


March 1st, 1859.


PRINTED


NORTHAMPTON: BY TRUMBULL & 1859.


GERE.


THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Of the town of Williamsburg, for the year ending March 1st, 1859.


RECEIPTS.


Balance in the Treasury March Ist, 1858, 572 33 Received of J. T. Thayer, Collector, 5,179 65


Collins' School Fund,


428 00


. State School Money,


65 10


Interest on E. B. Russ' Note,


1 34


66 Francis Warner, Highway mon- ey, 1857, 2 23


66 Use of Town Hall, 3 50


66 Chas. Thayer, for grass, 4 00


Balance in Collector's hands, 68 53


-$6,324 6S


EXPENDITURES.


OLD BILLS.


Joseph Thompson, support of Poor, 225 64


Rectus Richards, 66 David Whitman, 30 89


Sam'l Porter,


E. Cheever, 23 37


Town of Holden,


Marshall Curtis,


14 00


Brookfield,


66


Eunice Graves,


50 00


Hatfield,


Geo. W. Hathaway, 13 50


$357 40


J. T. Thayer, Bridge Plank, 34 23 Abisha Stearns, cutting ice, 7 42


Hopkins Bridgman & Co., printing Warrants, &c., 3 60


F. L. Tileston, care of Town Hall for Insti- tute Lectures, 2 00


Alfred Jones, services as Constable, 1 62


Alexis Wells, over-work on Highway, 5 38


E. B. Bruce, 66


3 45


- $57 70


4


Moses Fisk, abatement of Taxes, 1857, 8 20


Joel Hayden, 41 07


Hayden, Sanders & Co.,


43 43


Hayden Manufacturing Co., 40 76


E. M. Wright & Co., 66


39 24


Money due for Schools March 1st. 1858,


$172 70 301 55


Lewis Bradford, error in Tax 1857,


1 40


Outstanding Orders, March 1st, 1858,


19 68


Forbes & Spaulding, Bills of 1856-7, 17 00


Note to Alexis Wells,


50 00


66 Silas Rice, 100 00


Amount of Town Liabilities, March 1st 1858,


$1,077 43


Note to Smith Charities, 1,000 00


2,077 43


Balance in Treasury, March 1, 1858,


572 33


Net indebtedness of Town " 66


$1,505 10


EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR END- ING MARCH 1, 1859.


INTEREST.


Smith Charities and expense,


$60 12


Salmon H. Clapp, Alexis Wells,


1 63


Silas Rice,


2 40


State Tax and expenses of payment,


$419 20


County Tax, 868 66


--- $1,287 86 -


1,055 82


Amount paid for Schools,


6 07


$70 22


5


POOR.


Joseph Thompson, care of sundry Poor, $ 1 13 A. S. Stearns, care of Eunice Graves and : expense, 36 25 E. B. Russ, care of sundry Poor, 156 00


Rufus Russ, care of David Whitman,


30 00


Mr. Fuller


66


E. Cheever,


58 69


Mr. Pearl, mending boots for E. Cheever,


1 00


B. F. Sears, clothing


5 00


Wm. E. Thayer, "


66


2 34


H. L. James, 66 3 50


Emily Ludden, care of C. Beals, 21 97


50


B. F. Sears, cash paid for medicine, 1 10


66 conveying State Pauper to Monson, 9 90 $327 38


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


-


Joel Hayden, Road Committee,


$175 10


Elnathan Graves 66 J. T. Thayer 66 66


73 95


140 13


Edwin Everett, labor on highway,


1 16


Drake & Nichols,


66


75


A. O. Taylor, 66 66


50


-


$391 95


Elnathan Graves, timber for Hill's Bridge,


10 00


Samuel French, labor on


66


6 59


Alexis Wells, 66


66


66


2 50


Horatio Brooks, 66


66


66


50


Willis Guilford,


66


66


66


1 87


Dr. J. D. Green, medical attendance,


6


Benj. Claghorn, labor on Hill's Bridge,


6 75


Geo. O. Bartlett, bolts


66 66


5 00


T. M. Carter, nails


66


70


Christopher Meekins, Bridge Plank, 42 04


John W. Hyde,


66


15 09


J. W. Nash,


15 07


C. L. Thayer,


66


66


15 36


$87 56


ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Abatements on sundry Taxes, 35 08


to Wm. E. Thayer, 4 92


to Eli Graves, 1 46


of Poll Tax to members of Hope Engine Co., 23 79


$65 25


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


Hiram Nash, Selectman, Assessor and Over-


seer of Poor,


40 00


B. F. Sears, 66


66 40 00


D. F. Morton, 66 66 66 40 00


- $120 00


Wm. M. Trow, School Committee,


20 00


E. M. Wright, 66


20 00


Leavitt Beals,


66


20 00


J. T. Thayer, Collector,


28 00


E. C. Hubbard, Treasurer,


25 00


J. B. Gleason, Town Clerk, and expense, Alfred Jones, Constable,


6 68


L. D. James, 66


4 87


D. F. Morton, Elector Smith Charities 10 00


- $107 03


$33 91


$60 00


32 48


7


Cornelius Tileston, care of Hearse, 15 50 James Walker, damage received from defect in highway, 25 00


Wm. J. Porter, 66 66 2 00


Chas. Rhoades, Watering Tub at Searsville, 2 75


Graves & Boland, Lead Pipe, 2 50


Willisson Thayer, repairing Settees, 21 80


Moses Beals, repairing Town House, 75


S. M. Smith, Office Chairs, 5 50


Sidney Hannum, cleaning Town House, 2 75


Hopkins, Bridgman & Co., Blank Books, 9 00


Lewis Bodman, Safe and expense, 175 00


Hope Engine Co., expense for year ending May 1st, 1858, 11 25


David White, care of Empire Engine, 10 00


Discount on Taxes paid previous to July 1st, 186 98


H. L. James, Wood and Candles, 92


T. M. Carter, Candlesticks, 33


Forbes & Spaulding, Advice, 2 00


D. F. Morton, Stationery, 50


Chas. Packard, Gold Pen, 2 00


Hiram Nash, Committee on Road, and at- tending Commissioners' Court. 3 00


D. F. Morton, 66 3 00


Trumbull & Gere, Printing Report,


10 00


-- $779 56


RECAPITULATION.


Receipts into the Treasury, $6,324 68


PAYMENTS BY THE TOWN.


Old Bills of 1857,


1,077 43


Interest, Schools,


70 22


1,055 82


Poor,


327 38


Roads,


391 59


8


Bridges, 33 91


Bridge Plank,


87 56


Abatements, 65 25


State Tax and expense,


419 20.


County Tax,


868 66


Incidentals, 779 56


Balance in Treasury March Ist, 1859,


1,148 10


-6,324 6S


TOWN LIABILITIES.


There will be due April 1st, for keeping the Poor, as follows :-


To A. S. Stearns, for care of Eunice Graves, 29 25


To Mr. Fuller, 66 E. Cheever, 19 29


To E. B. Russ, sundry Poor, 126 00


There will also be due for making Roads, when accepted :


To Russell Hill and Cotton Hayden about, 100 00


To Isaiah Damon, 12 00


25 00


To Geo. Barrus,


14 47


Due School Districts for 1857,


1858, 444 01


$770 02


Note to Smith Charitics,


1,000 00


1,770 02


Deduct Balance in Treasury,


1,148 10


$621 92


Net Liabilities,


IHIRAM NASH, Selectmen


B. F. SEARS, of


D. F. MORTON, S Williamsburg.


E. C. HUBBARD, Treasurer. March 1st, 1859.


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