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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE Receipts and Expenditures OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH Ist, 1864.
Town Officers' Bills.
Allen Berry. as Selectman and Assessor
$28 25
Samuel Peabody,
66
66
31 10
Asa Howe,
.6 66
25 50
Allen Berry,
6.
in 1862
6 00
Samuel Peabody, ٠٠
66
66
66
6 00
Asa Howe, 6 6 66 66
66 66
6 00
Henry A. Wilkins, as Treasurer.
10 00
E. S. Phelps, as School Committee, in 1862.
10 85
James N. Merriam,
Samuel Peabody, .6
and 1863
11 25
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk.
William A. Phelps. as Overseer of the Poor
9 00
David Stiles,
6.
5 00
Joseph Averill,
66
13 00
$183 65
Expense of Supporting Paupers.
South Danvers, boarding Sally Wilkins $91 00
Andrew Gould,
Mrs. Elliot 91 00
E. F. Averill,
Moses Averill 78 00
Mrs. S. T. Hackett. «
Mrs. Templeton.
78 00
G. O. Ramsdell,
Francis Fuller
26 00
Joseph Thomas, 66 Mercy A. Russell
36 00
John Gage, Child of G. Russell. 66 6 6
52 00
Warren Russell, 66 66
37 00
Mrs. Fisher, house rent and fuel for R. Wilkins
25 00
Amount carried forward, $514 00
14 20
2
Amount brought forward. $514 00
Samuel Symonds, house rent, Nichols family 30 00
J. B. Perkins, rent of Kenney house. 60 00
E. P. Averill & Co., goods for Nichols family 87 20
66 " Russell family 15 52
Benj. Averill, wcod for Mrs. Wm. White. . 8 75
City of Lynn, supplies for Blodgett family, 1862. 32 75
60 6. .6 " Mrs. Benj. Peabody
6 25
W. A. Merriam, clothing for the Poor 11 07
H. A. Wilkins, goods for Nichols family. 2 00
D. Stiles & J. W. Peabody, wood, Russell family
4 55
M. Atwood, coffin for Mrs. Nickerson, child.
3 50
Wood for Mrs. Hugh Cook.
13 00
Funeral Expenses of Jackson Nichols 66 ' 'Thomas Nickerson
8 50
S. W. Hall, services as Sexton, three funerals.
10 50
Board of Ada Hutchinson, House of Correction
25 28
For lodging Pauper Travellers
9 00
Dr. Chase, attendance on late Geo. Russell
15 00
Clothing for the Russell children.
12 00
Daniel Richardson, wood for Russell family
3 00
Dr. E. S. Phelps, attendance on the Poor
70
Assistance for Mrs. "Timothy Brown.
.00
D. Stiles, potatoes for Mrs. Wm. White
2 25
Joseph Averill and others, horse hire.
50
wood for Nichols family 26 00
Removing Blodgett family from Lynn
7 00
Supplies for Mrs. Wm. White's family. 29 76
$948 37
Paid unsettled bills of last year .
$177 50
Cr. by rent of Kenney house .
40 00
Cr. by rent from John Gage, 1862, '63, . .
13 25
Due from Mrs. Wentworth, for rent
20 00
Due from the State
7 50
Estimated unsettled bills.
210 00
Whole expense of the Poor
900 12
$1,158 37 $1,158 37
Extra Expense of Highways and Bridges.
Jesse WV. Peabody, for labor and timber $29 00
Allen Berry, for timber, for bridges 49 12
Samuel Symonds, for timber bridge 18 03
Darius Emerson, for labor on bridges
25 00
Amount carried forward $121 15
7 25
3
Amount brought forward .. $121 15
William Berry, hauling plank and work . 5 75
Eli S. Soper, for labor on bridges. 19 00
Francis Peabody, 2d, for repairing bridge 2 00
William A. Phelps, labor on bridge.
1 50
Jerome Leavett, for 75 loads of gravel.
3 00
Abijah Fuller, for labor and gravel. 7 31
Aaron Eveleth, plank for bridge. 25 00
Wm. H. Hutchinson, over work and extra work. 21 74
Allen Berry, plank, joist, nails and labor on bridges 16 72
James Flint, for lumber and labor on bridge . 33 00
Daniel E. Graves, labor on bridge. 3 80
$259 97
Miscellaneous Bills.
Charles D. Howard, printing Reports, for 1862
$20 75
Hiram A. Stiles, wood for Town Hall. 3 90
Luther Wilkins, “ 2 04
E. P. Averill & Co., oil, lamps,
12 96
Henry Peabody. care of Hall, as per bill
28 71
Henry A. Wilkins, services and cash.
3 81
Foote & Horton, book for Overseers.
5 00
David Stiles, irons for bridge and labor.
2 25
Samuel H. Hall, returning deaths
70
Taggard & Thomson, for school books.
15 49
Joseph A. Batchelder, for cash paid. for books, postage, &c.
15 40
Samuel Peabody, cash, paid for books and lock .
5 80
Abatements in 1861 and 1862
41 13
Daniel E. Graves, collecting taxes in '61 and '62
86 25
$245 19
Snow Bills.
Solomon W. Weston, in 1862 and '63.
$3 37
Benjamin P. Symonds, bill
50
John Richardson,
..
in '62 75
J. A. Richardson,
... in '62
2 50
William Berry's
1 00
Asa Howe's
2 50
$11 62
4
Working Resident and Non-Resident Taxes.
Solomon W. Weston's bill, in 1862 ..
$10 69
G. H. Tufts's bill .
31 90
George P. Hutchinson 23 81
William Berry's bill .
14 74
Jesse W. Peabody's bill.
1 37
Joseph Towne's bill
41 00
WVm. H. Hutchinson's bill
44 54
Daniel E. Graves' bill
60 82
$228 86
Schools. NORTH DISTRICT.
DR.
CR. $138 90
" share of school-money this year
200 00
" State school-fund .
10
To cash paid C. A. Berry
$70 00
66 66 66
William Berry for wood ..
1 00
66
66 66 E. S. Soper, sawing and splitting wood
3 25
66
66 66 John Holt,
66
3 00
66
66 6. E. S. Soper, for ink, crayons, etc ..
2 25
" balance due the school. 142 97
$349 82 $349 82
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN.
DR.
To amount due last year
$7 75
" interest on same ..
46
" repairs on school-house.
6 58
$14 79
CENTRE DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due last year .
$281 17
" share of school-money this year
400 00
" State school-fund
27 20
To cash paid M. J. Weston
$78 75
66
.6 M. L. Trow
72 00
66 66 66 H. G. Manahar
157 65
66 66 66 M. J. Weston.
72 00
66
66 . 66
H. O. Warren & Co., for coal .. . .
34 06
66 Charles E. Procter, for teaming coal
4 25
" balance due the school 289 66
$708 37
$708 37
66
Mark Manahan
127 35
By balance due the school last year
MIDDLETL
5
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN.
DR.
To amount due last year
$6 86
" interest on same
41
$7 27
EAST DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due last year .
$12 10
share of school-money this year
200 00
" State school-fund .
6 16
To cash paid Lucy D. Berry .. .. " J. P. Gould for wood .
8 41
" balance due the school 110 85
$218 26
$218 26
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN.
DR
To amount due last year
$20 20
" interest on same
1 21
$21 41
Liquor Account.
Liquors sold from June, 1863, to Feb. 24, 1864.
$374 25
Liquors on hand. 22 00
-4
$396 25
Liquors bought
333 87
Gain
$62 38
Received cash and measures .
40 74
$103 12
License paid . .
$20 00
Agent's salary to date
25 00
45 00
$58 12
Cash in treasury
24 33
Due the town
$82 45
The State.
Paid State tax.
1,152 00
Amount carried forward . .$1,152 00
$99 00
6
Amount brought forward. $1,152 00
Paid bounty tax . . 1,640 95
66 for men transferred to Boston 600 00
$3,392 95
Received as State aid . . $2,319 80
·· reimbursements 2,000 00
4,319 80
Balance received . $926 85
Expense of Volunteers.
Amount of State aid return for 1863 $2,408 04
Orders drawn from Jan. 1, 1864, to March 1, 1864 416 00
Selectmen's services. 31 75
$2,855 79
Paid to families of volunteers, from Jan. 1, 1863, to Jan. 1, 1864, as follows, viz :
To Charles Manning's family
$24 00
"' John W. Peabody's
144 00
". John J. Stewart's 144 00
". S. G. Wentworth's ..
144 00
" Isaiah B. Peabody's .
52 00
Enoch Coffin's
52 00
" George Danforth's ..
144 00
Chas. H. Guilford's
104 00
" Oscar Cram's
46 00
Solomon Richardson's family
144 00
" Hiram McLaughlin's
120 00
" Patrick Donnovan's . .
144 00
" Benj. Peabody, Jr.'s Richard H. Green's
104 10
66
144 00
" Dennis Wells's
144 00
Morrison Atwood's
12 00
" George Smith's son
8 00
" Hugh Cook's family
144 00
" Ephrain. Esty's .
144 00
" George Rennord's family
66 40
Alexander Murry's .6
48 38
" Jeremiah Peabody's "
83 74
" Benj. W. Peabody, for son 16 72
" Olive Richardson, .6
66
52 00
Amount carried forward.
$2,229 24
.
.
. .
. .
.
7
Amount brought forward. To Benj. W. Peabody's family . 98 89
$2,229 24
" Mrs. Levi Guilford, for son 52 00
" Olive Long, 66 66 28 00
$2,408 04
Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills . $183 65
Expense of supporting the poor.
900 12
Extra expense of highways and bridges 259 97
Miscellaneous bills .
245 19
Snow bills for 1862 and 1863. 11 62
228 86
Loss on State aid return of 1862.
65 25
Expense of schools .
732 97
Estimated amount of unsettled bills
250 00
Deduct bills due last year .
395 88
Total expense of the town.
$2,481 75
Assessment of taxes, town and school. $3,150 40
Amount received from State school-fund 44 28
Received W. A. Merriam, for books .
100 00
for use of Town Hall, by agent. 47 00
66 for lots in cemetery
48 25
from Danvers
29 48
66 cash of Simon F. Esty
8 00
Excess of receipts over expenses . 945 66
$3,427 41 $3,427 41
The Town.
DR. Outstanding orders $6,535 29 Due the schools. 543 48
$7,078 77
.
$2,877 63
Working residents' and non-residents' taxes
8
('R.
Cash in the treasury, duc from collector $2,417 89
Due from State reimbursements.
2,824 04
for Town Hall. 10 00
for books and books on hand
106 77
' from liquors 82 45
for dog licenses . 44 00
Balance against the town.
1,593 62
$7,078 77
ALLEN BERRY. Selectmen SAMUEL PEABODY. of
ASA HOWE, Middleton.
Middleton, March, 1864.
MIDDLETON
PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE SALEM GAZETTE.
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