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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURGH,
For the Year ending
MARCH 1, 1860.
NORTHAMPTON : PRINTED
BY METCALF & COMPANY. 1860.
REPORT.
Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Williamsburgh, for the Year ending March 1, 1860.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in the Treasury March 1st, 1859, $ 1,148 10 Received of Spencer Bartlett, Collector, 4,672 97
66 Collins' School Fund, 378 00
State
61 95
Levi Bradford, 25 00
66 Butler Merritt, 15 67
66 Lydia Bradford's Estate, 7 65
66 L. Stockwell, for Grass, 4 00
Received into the Dog Fund, 47 50
-$6,360 84
EXPENDITURES.
Paid State Tax and Expense,
345 50
" County Tax,
1,013 44
-
1,378 94
Paid to the Schools for the year 1858-9, 459 40
" 1859-60, 1,363 28 - 1,822 68 .
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid sundry abatements for the year ending March 1st, 1859, 3 28
Paid sundry abatements for the year ending March 1st, 1860, 44 58
47 86
POOR.
Paid as balance due for the support of the Poor for the year ending April 1, 1859- 1
To Rufus Russ,for support of David Whitman, 15 00
" E. B. Russ, " Sundry Poor, 151 70
" E. B. Russ, for extra care of L. Bradford, by vote of the town, 22 00
To A. S. Stearns, for support of E. Graves, 29 25
" John Fuller, “ " E. Cheever, 19 29
237 24
Payments in part for the support of the Poor for the year ending April 1, 1860-
To E. B. Russ, for support of Irene Meekins, 39 00 " John Fuller, " " E. Cheever, 47 85
" A. S. Stearns,“ 66 " Eunice Graves, 32 50
" Jos. Thompson, " Wm. Warner, 5 00 " Wm. E. Thayer, for articles furnished Abigail Warner, 1 25
" D. F. Morton, for articles furnished sun- dry Poor, 6 33
131 93
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid J. W. Nash, Road Committee, 188 75
66 Alvin Bradford,
66 135 43
Luther Bodman, Jr., “ 66 232 78
556 96
Paid Mather Warren, labor on Highway,
15 00
Alvin Bradford, materials and labor on Dugway Road, 270 70
Paid Hayden, Sanders & Co., for stones for the Dugway Road, 10 00
280 70
Paid J. W. Nash, for making new Bridge near E. B. Bruce's, 65 00
Paid Geo. W.Smith, for labor on Bridge in 1857, 2 68
C. H. Hill, 6 66 66 66 2 52
5 20
Paid Lemuel Graves, for Bridge Plank,
12 47
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid Hiram Nash, Selectman, Assessor and
Overseer of Poor, part pay, 25 00
Paid D. F. Morton, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 50 00
Paid J. T. Thayer, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 40 00
115 00
Paid Wm. M. Trow, School Committee,
32 25
Spencer Bartlett, Collector, 28 00
J. B. Gleason, Clerk and Treasurer, 25 00
J. B. Gleason, for recording Births, Marriages and Deaths, 21 10
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Paid J. B. Gleason, for sundry Cash pay- ments for Expressage, &c., 26 55
Paid D. F. Morton, Elector Smith Charities, 8 00
L. D. James, Constable, 15 00
123 65
Paid Salmon H. Clapp, for numbering scholars in District No. 1, 1 25
Paid Justin Hillman, for repairing Scraper, 1 25
Charles H. Hill « 1 85
E. G. Kingsley, “ Town House, 1 50
" Wm. Nevins, for labor at the Hearse " 63
" Henry A. Ives, for care of Hope Engine, 2 25
" E. H. Luce, 66 66 2 00
" Levi Hitchcock,“ " Empire " 5 75
Town of Goshen, as part cost for contest-
ing the Will of the late Abby Carpenter, 25 06 Paid Cornelius Tileston, for tending the Hearse, 28 00
" Discount on taxes paid previous to July 1, 97 59
" Trumbull & Gere, for printing Warrants and Reports,
9 25
" Willisson Thayer, for Coffin for Abigail Bradford, 7 50
" Bridgman & Childs, for Valuation and Tax Books, 1 83
" H. L. James, for Wood, 4 77
" Baker & Delano, for services as Attor'ys, 25 10
" Metcalf & Co., for Printing Selectmen's Report, 7 50
493 98
RECAPITULATION.
Receipts into the Treasury, 6,360 34
PAYMENTS BY THE TOWN.
For State Tax,
345 50
" County " 1,013 44
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For Abatement of Taxes, 47 86
Ordinary Highway expenses, 556 90
" Other 15 00
Making Dugway Road.
280 70
New Bridge, 65 00
Labor on Bridge in 1857, 5 20
" Schools, 1,822 68
" Support of the Poor for the year end- ing April 1st, 1859, 237 24
" Support of the Poor for the year end- ing April 1st, 1860, 131 93
" Incidental Expenses, 493 98
" Bridge Plank,
12 47
Balance in the Treasury March 1, 1860, 1,332 94
6,360 84
TOWN LIABILITIES.
There will be due April 1, for keeping the Poor- To Quartus S. Warner, for care of Abigail Warner, 78 00
To Rectus Richards, for care of David Whitman, 45 00
" E. B. Russ, 66 " Irene Meekins, 39 00
" John Fuller, 66 " E. Cheever, 45 50
" A. S. Stearns, " Eunice Graves, 32 50
" Delila Johnson, "
" Mrs. Miller,
40 00
280 00
Due to School Districts, S4 04
" Smith Charities,
1,060 00
" Salmon H. Clapp,
150 00
1,294 04
Total,
1,574 04
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Deduct Balance in Treasury,
1,332 94
Net indebtedness,
$ 241 10
HIRAM NASH, Selectmen D. F. MORTON, of
J. T. THAYER, Williamsburgh.
J. B. GLEASON, Treasurer.
March 1st, 1860.
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