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REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN and TREASURER
OF TIIE
Town of Williamsburg,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1886.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : STEAM PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO. 18S6.
ايم جميل
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN and TREASURER
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1886.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : STEAM PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO. 1886.
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Selectmen's Report.
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Remainder in Treasury Feb. 1, 1885,
$ 515 96
For taxes of current year,
10,345 84
Rent of Town Hall,
40 25
Auctioneers' License,
2 00
Skating Rink License,
4 00
Liquor License,
637 43
Plank,
67
Income of Collins School Fund,
979 78
" State 66 66
224 72
" Dog
66
161 18
Corporation Tax,
127 43
National Bank Tax,
1,102 00
State Aid,
343 00
Military Aid,
94 50
Whiting Street Fund,
240 00
Support of State Poor,
67 20
-$14,885 96
Paid as follows, namely :-
PAINTING IRON BRIDGE.
Dewey Williams,
$88 00
Appropriated $125.
4
STREET LIGHTS.
L. D. James,
$193 99
C. W. Fay, 173 64
$367 63
Appropriated $350.
Deficiency for Schools, 1884-5, $153 64
Appropriated $153 64.
HIGHWAYS.
G. M. Bradford, labor and lumber, $ 9 91
L. C. Graves, 66
11 77
C. D. Farnsworth, labor,
186 30
Wm. P. Leonard, 66
67 42
Henry C. Nash,
34 58
Almon Warner,
12 00
Oliver Nash,
3 50
C. E. Baggs,
1 95
Robert Damon,
5 15
D. C. Graves,
1 75
John McGee,
1 50
S. De Martin,
1 50
Thos. Ryan,
2 50
M. Corbett,
2 85
Geo. Cheeney,
1 50
Charles Brassett,
55 00
Daniel McDonnell,
56 25
Hiram Graves,
4 50
Daniel McDonnell,
4 50
Willis Guilford,
45 75
Joseph S. Graves,
6 60
John Phinny,
9 00
Chas. K. Merritt,
26 42
Francis S. Warner,
83 75
Frank E. Hyde,
13 45
Lewis Guilford,
10 25
Chas. W. Hill,
30 67
Thos. Culver,
22 80
5
Dennis Fogarty,
$ 2 70
John O'Neil,
60 40
Willie O'Brien,
24 00
Henry W. Graves,
161 80
Henry L. Graves,
79 44
J. B. Rogers,
33 00
Patrick J. Kelley,
18 50
Wm. Crow.
4 00
T. M. Carter,
2 93
$1,099 89
Appropriated $1,000.
SIDEWALKS.
Willie O'Brien,
$18 00
Wm. Crow,
10 50
Francis S. Warner,
16 56
John Phinny,
28 60
Thos. Ryan,
30 00
John O'Neil,
36 00
Dennis Fogarty,
9 00
Francis McGowan,
15 00
Wm. Corbett,
10 50
Chas. Brassett,
13 20
John Mack,
12 50
John Donovan,
9 00
Peter Shea,
10 50
Wm. Hackett,
8 25
$227 01
Appropriated $200.
State Tax,
$ 855 00
County Tax,
1,417 54
Collins Fund Tax,
43 86
Memorial Committee,
50 00
Whiting Street Fund Committee,
240 00
School Committee,
5,065 68
State Aid,
246 00
Military Aid,
216 00
Interest on Town Debt,
1,250 00
66
Collins Fund,
37 78
66 Temporary Loans,
120 47
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CONTINGENT.
Insurance on school house, $ 25 00
J. T. Stockwell, for coal for town house, 8 75
T. M. Carter, for oil for town house, 2 40
Dewey Williams, for care of town house, 16 00 Williams & Stebbins, for repairs of town house, 3 60 L. D. James, for nails, 4 61
Smith & Fay, 2 13
H. M. Porter, for brush, hook, scythe and snathe, 2 50
Herbert Russ, for labor and material,
22 10
Wm. W. Wheeler, for labor,
75
F. W. Thayer, abatement tax,
5 50
A. A. Nichols,
66
5 50
Mrs. E. G. Kingsley, " 66
17 60
Nonotuck Silk Co., 66 4 40
Sundry Poll Tax 66
18 00
G. M. Bradford, for plank,
146 37
T. P. Larkin, services as collector, 129 32
James Murphy, for land for South Street school house, 12 00
Wade, Warner & Co., printing and avds., 42 25
Suppressing hog cholera, 1 32
Auditors' service, 1885, 5 00
Hayden Mfg. Co., for castings, 2 75
T. M. Carter, expenses to Boston on Smith Charities case, 8 50
T. M. Carter, expenses to Hatfield, 2 50
Collector's book, 1 15
Voters' lists, 86
Expressage, postage and stationery, 6 95
Recording births, marriages and deaths, 34 10
H. A. Bisbee, services as constable, 13 61
66 care of hearse, 26 13
H. W. Sampson, repairs on Strang house, 5 13
Geo. H. Ames, 66 66
1 50
Services for Clerk and Treasurer, 65 00
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor, 325 00
Appropriated $1,000.
$968 28
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TOWN POOR.
O. D. Wait, to Feb. 1, $61 55
James M. Nichols, to Feb. 1,
108 72
Ellen M. Williams, to Jan. 1,
176 57
Simon Phelps, to Feb. 1,
87 82
Harriet Graves,
66 66
118 71
Albert Lachore, 66 16
84 70
Walter Strang,
66
120 00
John Williams, 67 60
Caroline and Thomas Wait, to Feb. 1,
2 21
Abner Hemingway, 29 74
Michael O'Brien and family, discharged,
183 89
Ida L. Merritt and family, to Feb. 1, 114 55
Robert Trainer and family, discharged,
40 13
Edward Ryan and family, to Feb. 1,
23 75
Daniel C. Wade and family, discharged, 63 66
Mrs. Wm. Maher and family, to Feb. 1, 102 00 Catherine Ellsworth and family, Feb. 1, 107 00
66 James Shea and family, to Feb. 1, 60 00
66 Erskine and family, to Feb. 1, 73 64
66 Michael Fenton and family, to Feb. 1, 150 00
66 Helen Witherell and family, to Feb. 1, 87 00
Daniel Rutter, deceased, 7 00
Heffren boy, discharged, 9 00
Tramps, 7 00
$1,886 24
Appropriated $1,600.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY C. SMITH, S Selectmen JOHN O'NEIL, of
THOS. M. CARTER, ( Williamsburg.
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DIVISION OF WHITING STREET FUND. Received of Town Treasurer, $240,
Mr. Edwin Everett,
$10 00
Mrs. Josephine Kingsley, 10 00
" Chas. Williams, 10 00
Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Jordan,
10 00
Mrs. Jemima Thayer,.
8 00
Michael O'Neil,
8 00
Miss Addie Alvord,
8 00
Mr. Thos. Wade,
8 00
" Phineas Morton,
8 00
" Geo. Damon,
5 00
Mrs. John Williams,
5 00
Erryphila Phelps,
5 00
Stebbins,
5 00
Isabella Johnson,
5 00
Hugh McGee,
5 00
Edmund Keif,
5 00
Mr. Chas. Marks,
5 00
Mr. and Mrs. Ames, 66 Oliver Grace,
10 00
Mrs. F. Dunlary,
66 E. Coogan,
10 00
Mary Londergan,
10 00
Ellen Londergan,
8 00
66 Mary Lawler,
8 00
Margaret Moakler,
8 00
Mary Mallory,
8 00
66 Mary Blanchfield,
8 00
66 Margaret Coogan,
8 00
William Connelly,
8 00
Kusick,
7 00
Boss,
7 00
$240 00
.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. B. W. BANKS, H. G. HILL.
10 00
10 00
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Total Receipts,
$14,885 96
Paid State Tax, $ 855 00
County Tax,
1,417 54
Collins Fund Tax, 43 86
Memorial Committee, 50 00
Whiting Street Committee,240 00
Schools,
5,065 68
State Aid, 246 00
Military Aid. 216 00
Interest on Town Debt, 1,250 00)
Int. on Collins Fund, 37 78
Int. on Temporary Loans, 120 47
Painting Bridges, 88 00
Street Lights, 367 63
School deficiency, 1885, 153 64
Highways,
1,099 89
Sidewalks, 227 01
Contingencies, 968 28
Town Poor,
1,886 24
Remainder in Treasury, 552 94
$14,885 96
$14,SS5 96
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
Remainder in Treasury, $ 552 94
Note due Jan. 1, 18SS, $10,000 00
Due on Collector's Bills,
204 03
66 66 1893,
15,000 00
Due for State Aid, Dec. 1,
246 00
Collins School Fund, 755 67
Due for Military Aid, Dec. 1, 108 00
Remainder,
24,644 70
$25,755 67
$25,755 67
Other assets of the town, 276 Shares N. H. & Northampton R. R. Stock.
Notes of the town are held as follows, namely :-
1 note of $5,000 due Jan. 1, 1888, by the Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank.
1 note of $5,000 due Jan 1, 1893, by the Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank.
1 note of $5,000 due Jan. 1, 1893, by the Lynn Inst. for Sav'gs.
1 " " $5,000 1, 1893, by the Attleboro Sav'gs Bank.
1 « " $5,000 66 " 1, 1888, by the Lynn City Hall Sink- ing Fund.
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The Collins School Fund consists of
21 Shares of Stock in First National Bank of Greenfield.
28
First National Bank of Northampton.
31 66 Northampton Nat'l Bank of Northampt'n.
21
Hampshire Co. Nat'l Bank of N'hampt'n.
20 66 Mechanics National Bank of Worcester.
755 -67 dollars due from town of Williamsburg.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. M. CARTER, Treasurer.
The undersigned hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts and statement of the Selectmen and Treas- urer of the town of Williamsburg, find them correctly stated and vouched for, and that there is in the hands of the Treasurer five hundred fifty-two and ninety-four one-hundredths dollars.
F. W. THAYER, - Auditors of C. D. WAIT, 1 Williamsburg.
WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 15, 1886.
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