Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1863, Part 1

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1863
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 14


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Part 1


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN AND TREASURER


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


For Year ending March 1, 1864.


NORTHAMPTON : TRUMBULL & GERE ..... .PRINTERS. 1864.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SELECTMEN AND TREASURER


OF THE


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG,


For Year ending March 1, 1864.


NORTHAMPTON : TRUMBULL & GERE ...... PRINTERS. 1864.


REPORT.


Balance in Treasury March 1, 1863, 1,374 38 Received of John W. Belcher, collector, balance due on old bills, 230 00


of John W. Belcher, collector, on tax bills for current year, 8,250 00


for use of town hall, 21 50


for services of selectmen as recruiting officers, 36 00


for cart sold, 22 00


for old Haydenville bridge in part, 12 16


net proceeds of Collins school fund, 923 40


from State school fund, 80 16


of Harvey Kirkland, trustee for E. Cheever and David Whitman, 16 00


of State as reimbursement for state aid to Jan. 1, 1863, 1,833 81


of State as reimbursement for bounties paid vol- unteers, 6,100 00


Borrowed of B. F. Rhoades, June 16, 1863, 300 50


E. G. Kingsley, July 1, 66 225 00


" 31, 100 00


John W. Belcher " 2, 300 00


66 " August 7, 66


300 00


66 " Sept. 6, 66 200 00


Joel Belcher, August 20, 66 300 00


Samuel L. Williams, 50 00


1,775 50 Holyoke Bank, on 3 months, Dec. 18, 1863, 1,000 00


$21,674 91


3


Specific Repairs.


Paid Wm. G. and Alexius Wells, per contract,


793 00


John W. Belcher, 66


250 00


66 for work near town house, 14 25


Selectmen for services as committee,


15 00


$1,072 25


Haydenville Bridge.


Paid for iron bridge at Haydenville,


$1,000 00


Old Bills.


Paid Chas. A. Williams for care of hearse, to March 1,


1863, 21 00


Christopher Meekins for bridge plank,


34 54


School District No. 3, 7 50


66


No. 1,


270 25


66


No. 5,


76 66


Wid. Jane Dawson, abatement,


3 30


Alfred Jones, for services


6 72


Cyrus Brewster 66


35 00


Geo. W. King, for care of Beals boy,


36 87


Aaron Stearns, for care of Eunice Graves,


32 50


Levi Bradford, for damage to plough, 1861,


3 00


Chas. W. Rhoades, for care of poor to April 1, 1863, 66


50 00


Dr. Wm. M. Trow, for services as school committee, Erastus Graves,


9 00


S. K. Waite, for repairing water trough,


1 50


L. W. Carr, for earth,


5 00


E. B. Russ, for care of Sally Little to April 1, 1863,


30 28


Joshua Crosby, work on highway, 1 50


Order on Dog fund to Luther Bodman and others, 69 59


$873 26


Schools.


Paid district No. 1 and 8,


701 36


2,


106 72


3,


626 40


4,


154 20


5,


93 88


66


6,


31 50


66


7,


101 48


60


9,


67 00


$1,882 54


159 05


66 vote of town, 20 00


4


Town Poor.


Paid Elnathan Graves, for wood furnished B. F. Williams, 6 00


H. K. Vining for care of 66


66 3 00


J. T. Thayer for meal furnished


66 66 2 32


For double truss for V. Abell,


5 00


Chas. W. Rhoades for care of poor,


390 00


Joseph Morrill


Catharine Wright, 9 33


Aaron Stearns


Eunice Graves, 39 00


L. F. Washburn 66 Sally Little,


12 15


Dr. Wm. Trow for services,


10 73


S. B. Wood for care of transient poor,


4 00


E. B. Bruce for care of Marcus Way,.


2 00


Wm. E. Thayer for clothing furnished,


5 00


T. M. Carter for sundries 66


22 37


Cash,


4 00


Dr. R. S. Hillman for services,


7 99


N. C. Wrisley for care and clothing Effa Scott,


15 39


H. L. James for sundries, 16 65


$554 93


State Aid.


Paid Mrs. Geo. Stephens in full to March 1, 1864,


144 00


Frank Kinslow,


144 00


J. P. Coburn,


144 00


Thos. Ryan,


144 00


Wm. Wright,


144 00


Moses Ames,


144 00


R. M. Porter,


144 00


R. Vining,


144 00


D. B. Miller,


144 00


Chas. Morganwick,


21 85


P. W. Kingsley,


144 00


Geo. Mentor,


144 00


Thos. J. Partridge,


144 00


Edward Nichols,


120 00


Willard Thayer,


144 00


Oliver Ames,


47 72


Willis Guilford,


47 72


Chauncey Guilford,


23 85


Frank Moore,


47 72


Jerome Hillman,


32 41


Henry A. Bisbee,


65 60


C. C. Walbridge,


65 60


Forward,


$2,344 47


5


Brought forward, $2,344 47


Paid Mrs. Edward Perkins,


65 60


-


65 60


52 13


A. B. Niles,


144 00


H. S. Leonard,


23 85


Andrew Breckenridge,


65 60


T. Bartlett,


39 11


S. G. Warner,


144 00


Lyman Ames,


39 28


James McCaffery,


60 56


James Londergon,


8 56


John Jesser,


8 56


James P. Warner,


24 00


Michael Lawlor,


8 56


Ludwick Otto,


24 00


Wm. Newman,


57 00


Jerard Bardwell,


32 42


$3,284 90


Contingent Expenses.


Paid for soldiers' record book, 7 67


J. B. Gleason for insurance policy,


46 50


F. L. Tileston for services, 4 00


for bill of paints for town house,


84 78


L. W. Carr for labor and paints furnished,


45 92


Michael Herron for damage sustained on highway,


10 00


Levi Hitchcock for care of Empire Engine, 6 50


John W. Belcher for labor on reservoir, 10 00


setting glass and repairing stove


pipe at town house, 6 25


John W. Belcher for raising hearse house and filling in front, 10 50


J. W. Nash for building bridge near J. T. Thayers',


25 00


Trumbull & Gere for bill printing, 22 50


L. C. Graves for overwork on highway,


6 66


Frank Clapp, 66


9 95


M. P. Purrington for services,


75


Joseph T. Thayer for bridge plank,


101 12


Jerome O. Hill for work on bridge,


5 25


Chas. A Williams for care of hearse,


41 00


Daniel F. Morton for surveying,


2 00


Forward, $446 35


12 00


N. W. Bartlett, Geo. O. Bartlett, Otis H. Potter, J. O. Howard,


65 60


6


Brought forward, $446 35 75


Paid J. P. Stebbins for repairing roof to town house, Thos. Nash for services as selectman, 60 00


Elnathan Graves 66


60 00


Nathan C. Wrisley,


60 00


Freights on bill paints,


3 70


Elnathan Graves for services as committee on Iron Bridge, 2 00


Elnathan Graves for building sluice, 5 86


Cyrus Brewster for services as school committee, 20 35


John W. Belcher collector, 45 00


Thos. M. Carter


clerk and treasurer, 35 00


66 66 for recording marriages, births and deaths, 15 20


Thos M. Carter for stationery furnished, 1 87


Alvin Bradford for work on railing, 4 50


75


Elijah Luce for care and repairing Hope Engine,


3 00


N. C. Wrisley for work on highway, 66 60 " old bridge and railing, Simeon Merritt for work on bridge, 1 50


7 50


H. L. James for lamps and oil for town house, 6 44


Postage and expressage, 4 14


$802 36


State Tax, Interest, &c.


Paid State Tax, 2,688 00


Bounty Tax,


3,828 88


County Tax,


1,036 18


Interest due Smith's charities, Jan. 1, 1864, 192 00


$7,553 06


Interest on money borrowed at Holyoke Bank, 15 22


Interest on Note of $517 00 to Otis G. Hill, Guardian, 31 02


Interest on Note of $200 00 to Nathaniel Sears, to Jan. 1, 1864, 13 33


Interest on Note of $2,000 00 to Nathaniel Sears, to Jan. 1, 1864, 128 67


Note $65 00 to S. H. Clapp, interest on same, $3 82, 68 82


Note $200 00 to G. O. Bartlett, interest on same, $11 37, 211 37 660 43


abatements, 67 12


$8,280 61


Geo. Marks for lights furnished Haydenville Bridge,


18 45


7


Outstanding.


Due Schools, 120 00


Chas. W. Rhoades for support of poor, April 1, 1864, 170 00 Aaron Stearns for support of Eunice Graves, April 1, 1864, 45 00


L. F. Washburn for support of Sally Little, April1, 1864, 40 00 .


Solomon Phelps for support of Josiah Leonard, 25 00 Rev. E. Y. Swift for services as school committee, 30 00


$430 00


Dog Fund.


Amount received from licensing 71 dogs,


$83 00


Paid Luther Bodman for damage to sheep, Smith Phillips 4 3. 00


7 00


F. L. Tileston for services, 5 50


M. P. Purrington for services,


6 00


T. M. Carter for licensing 71 dogs at 10c, 7 10


Balance on hand, 54 40


$83 00


THOMAS NASH, Selectmen


ELNATHAN GRAVES, of


NATHAN C. WRISLEY, Williamsburgh.


S


Treasurer's Statement.


Paid for Specific Repairs, 1,072 25


Balance in Treasury March


Haydenville Bridge, 1,000 00


1, 1863, 1,374 38


Old Bills,


873 26


Rec'd bal. due on Old Bills, 230 00


Schools,


1,882 54


from Collins Fund, 923 40


Town Poor,


554 93


State School Fund, 80 16


State Aid,


3,284 90


for use of Town Hall,


21 50


Contingent Expenses, 802 36


Cart, old Bridge, &c., 86 16


State Tax,


2,688 00


Reimburs't for state aid, 1,833 81


Bounty Tax,


3,828 88


County Tax,


1,036 18


Principal and Interest, 660 43


Abatements,


67 12


Borrowed, 2,775 50


War Fund, 36 00


Balance in Treasury, 3,888 06


$21,674 91


$21,674 91


Due Smith Charities, 3,200 00


Balance in Treasury, 3,888 06


Otis G. Hill, Guardian,


517 00


Due on Collectors Bills,


307 70


John W. Belcher,


900 00


for state aid, Dec. 1, 1864, 3,284 90


Joel Belcher,


300 00


do. do.


1865, 513 19


Nathaniel Sears,


2,200 00


B. F. Rhoades,


300 50


E. G. Kingsley,


325 00


Samuel L. Williams,


50 00


Holyoke Bank, March 18 to 21,


1,000 00


Outstanding Bills April 1, 430 00


$9,222 50


$9,222 50


Respectfully submitted.


THOMAS M. CARTER, Treasurer. Williamsburgh, March 1, 1864.


Reimburs't for bounties, 6,100 00 of J. W. Belcher, Col- lector, 8,250 00


Balance of Indebtedness, 1,228 65





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