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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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