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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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