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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1866.
Town Officers' Bills.
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Selectman and Assessor, $26 00
Samuel Peabody, .. 26 70
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk, 12 70
Daniel E. Graves, as Constable, in 1865,
10 00
Henry A. Wilkins, as Treasurer and extra services, '64, 20 00
Henry A. Wilkins, .. '65, 66 66 20 00
Samuel Peabody, services as School Committee, '65, . . 6 00
Hiram A. Stiles, .6 .6 66
.. '65,. . 13 75
Cyrus K. Wilkins, “ 66 ..
'65,. . 15 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, service auditing accounts, '65, . . 4 50
Samuel Peabody, 66
'65,. .
4 50
Wm. A. Phelps, services as Overseer, '65, . 15 25
Joseph Averill, ..
18 00
Wm. H. Hutchinson,
66 7 00
. .
$199 40
Expense of Supporting Paupers.
South Danvers, boarding Sally Wilkins, $108 32
Doctor's bill and funeral expenses, ... 19 00
A. E. Gould, boarding Mehitable Elliott, 104 00
Joseph Thomas, " Mercy A. Russell,. 39 00
Mrs Hackett,
..
66 28 24
2
Warren Russell, boarding George A. Russell, 65 00 John Gage, 66 Louisa J. Russell,. 58 50 Mrs Fisher, house rent and fuel, Rebecca Wilkins, .. 29 00 Ada Hutchinson, board at House of Correction,. 34 12
Henry Peabody. 66 66
29 43
City of Salem, Doctor's bill, Ruby Crowley, 11 00
66 66 C. A. Russell, 21 04
Fuel for H. Mansfield and others, 8 12
Expenses of Eliza Nichols, funeral. 13 00
Dr. Kittredge's bill, attendance on Mrs. Templeton, .. 59 00
Dr. E. S. Phelps, bill, attendance on the Poor, 6 50
Wm. A. Merriam, cloth for L. J. Russell,. 9 06
66 6 . " M. A. Russell, 3 25
" 66 66 " " Mrs Elliott, 2 65
H. A. Wilkins, supplies for R. Wilkins, 7 62
E. P. Averill, wood for Nichols family. 9 50
66 66 66 supplies for Nichols family, last year, 8 39 E. P. Averill & Co., supplies for Nichols family, ... 143 80
House rent eight months 66 66
24 00
Mrs Haynes and others, lodging Travellers, ·
5 75
. . Mr. Wiggin, 66 66
7 00
Mrs Hackett, boarding and nursing Mrs Templeton, . . 26 00
J. F. Allen, opening grave for 66 4 00
Josiah Newhall, clothing F. A. Fuller, 25 00
S. W. Hall, Sexton at two Burials. 7 00
Assistance to Mrs Guilford, 19 50
Mrs Hackett, clothing & other expenses, M. A. Russell, 14 24
Mrs Fisher, nursing R. Wilkins, 1864, . 15 00
Gardiner Johnson, services &c. at B. Nichols' funeral, 6 50
J. B. Perkins, stove, & helping move Nichols family, 8 83
Joseph Averill, wood for 40 00 66
66 66 wood for Mrs White, .. 25 43
66 66 house rent for Nichols family, 12 00
66 66 coffin for B. Nichols, 6 50
66
66 coffin for Mrs Elliott,. 8 00
66
66 moving Nichols family, &c., 4 00
66 horse hire, 7 37
Dr. Johnson, attendance on B. Nichols, 9 00
W. H. Hutchinson, horse hire, 8 37
3
W. H. Hutchinson, cash for supplies. 9 65
shoes, .. 9 25
W. A. Phelps, Railroad fare and express, 3 05
$1,122 98
Paid unsettled bills of last year,.
$175 00
Cr by sale of Mrs Wilkins's goods, . 53 25
Estimated unsettled bills, . 125 00
Whole expense of the Poor, 1019 73
$1,247 98 $1247 98
Working Resident and Non Resident Taxes.
Daniel E. Graves' bill. $23 88
John A. Batchelder's bill, 71 24
James Flint's bill, 39 35
Cyrus K. Wilkins's bill, 71 80
Farnum Stiles's bill,
40 10
Ezra Richardson's bill,. 10 26
John Curtis's bill, 7 50
Asa Howe's bill, 6 00
$270 13
Miscellaneous Bills.
T. G. Haynes, services as recruiting Committee, '63,
$7 00
Wm. M. Peabody, " . .. .. 6 00
South Reading M. S. F. Insurance Company, 8 00
Daniel E. Graves, balance on collecting Taxes in '64, 8 07
Samuel W. Hall, services, as Liquor Agent,.
40 00
R. S. Bennett, care of Town Hall in 1865, 50 00
R. S. Bennett, wood, lamps, oil, glass, &c., for Hall, . . 25 80
George A. Currier, wood for Town Hall. 6 50
Crosby & Co., and others, for School Books,. 284 34
Amos Batchelder, bill for Postage, 2 90
Samuel W. Hall, for services as Liquor Agent, '64 .. . 40 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, perambulating Town Lines .... 4 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, for stamps, expressing, &c., .. 5 25
Samuel Peabody, perambulating Town Lines, and cash paid for revenue stamps, 5 27 Samuel Peabody, journey to N. Reading and Danvers. 2 75 Foote & Horton, printing Town & School Reports. 28 00 Addison Tyler. services in Cemetery 4 .50
E. S. Phelps, returning Births, &c .. 1 75
Samuel W. Hall, returning Deaths 1 00
Abatements on Taxes, 58 61
Interest paid, 694 46
$1,284 20
Extra Expense of Highways and Bridges.
William Lowe, for timber, for Bridge, $63 14
David Buffum, lumber for 22 98 66
Calvin Putnam, .. . 6 59 97
Darius Emerson, labor on 66
37 00
Eli S. Soper, 66
10 00
Abijah Fuller, for gravel,
3 30
Daniel G. Berry, work on road,. 16 00
Samuel H. Wilkins, " " ..
12 95
Jeremiah Fuller, 66 66 66 3 00
$228 34
Expense of Volunteers.
Amount of State Aid for 1865,
$2,007 61
An order drawn Jan., 1866, 6 00
Selectmen's services, 18 00
$2,031 61
Liquor Account.
Liquor sold from July 27, 1865 to March 1, 1866,
$386 26
Liquors on hand,
89 80
$476 06
5
Liquor bought.
Profit on sales,
$79 34
Cash paid by the town for liquors,
163 50
$242 84
Liquors on hand, .
89 80
Due from Agent.
$153 04
LIQUOR AGENCY. DR.
CR.
By profit on sales,
$79 34
To Agent's Salary, .
$40 00
" cash paid for License,
18 50
Profit on Agency,
20 84
$79 34
$79 34
Schools. CENTRE DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due last year,
$72 60
" share of school money this year.
500 00
" State school fund,. .
34 20
To cash paid Mary H. Esty, for teaching,. $80 00
66
- 66 C. E. Perkins, 66 66 88 00 .
66
" A. E. Peabody, “
56 00
66
66 H. O. Warren & Co, for coal, 59 00
66
66 66 W. A. Merriam, for crayons,. 1 97
" balance due the school, . 321 83
$606 80
$606 80
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. DR CR.
To abatement on tax of 1863,
$3 60
By balance due last year,
$1 92
66 66 " the town,
1 68
$3 60 $3 60
396 72
6
NORTH DISTRICT.
DR. CR.
By balance due the school last year, $99 87 " share of school money this year, 200 00
" " " State school fund,. 8 61
To cash paid C. A. Berry, for teaching, . $105 00
" E. F. Wilkins, “ 66 80 00
" A. Higgins, for wood,. 4 12
" John Richardson, for sawing wood, . 2 50
" W. Q. Richardson, for build- ing fires, . 50
" Balance due the school, 109 36
$308 48
$308 48
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. DR.
To amount due last year, $15 68
" interest on same, .. 94
" J. Emerson's bill for cash paid for broom, ink, glass, &c., 2 28
$18 90
EAST DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due the school last year, . $133 97
" share of school money this year, 200 00
" " " State school fund, 8 36
To cash paid Lucy D. Berry, for teaching,. . $80 60
Serena P. Towne " 90 00
" C. K. Wilkins for wood, 19 50
" C. K. Wilkins, for sawing wood, 3 75
" L. Averill for building fires, ... 4 00
" balance due the school, 144 48
$342 33 $342 33
7
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. DR. CR.
To amount due last year, $73 50
" interest on the same, . 4 41
" C. K. Wilkins' bill for repairs on school- house, 25
By cash of Joseph Averill $15 00
" balance due the town,
66 16
$81 16 $81 16
Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills, . $199 40
Expense of supporting the poor, . 1019 73
Extra expense of highways and bridges,. 228 34
Working residents and non-residents highway taxes,
270 13
Miscellaneous bills,
1284 20
Expense of the schools,
681 94
Estimated amount of unsettled bills,
300 00
$3,983 74
Deduct amount of bills due last year,
100 00
$3,883 74
Assessment of taxes, Town and School, .. $4,469 02 Rec'd from the State school fund. 51 17
66 of Wm. A. Merriam for school books, 150 00
for lots in the Cemetery, 17 00
66 for use of Town Hall by Agent, .. 90 00
66 of S. W. Hall, balance on liquors, .
66 00
balance on State Aid for 1864, ....
136 34
66 cash from J. Curtis and others, .... 4 33
66 from State, deposited for recruits, . . 150 00
Excess of receipts over ordinary expenses, 1250 12
$5,133 86 5,133 86
8
The Town.
DR. Outstanding orders, $11,872 08 Note to S. D. Shattuck,. 2,000 00
Due the schools, 575 67
$14,447 75
CR. Cash in Treasury and due from the collector, . $5,398 76
Due from State reimbursements, .. 2,013 61
" for liquors and liquors on hand, 242 84
" " books and books 66
175 56
" from Geo. Daniels,
16 23
" " Districts, 86 74
Balance against the town,. 6514 01
$14,447 75
SAMUEL PEABODY,
Selectmen
JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER,
of Middleton.
MIDDLETON, MARCH 1, 1866.
SALEM GAZETTE PRESS.
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