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PUBLIC TIERA
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1867.
Town Officers' Bi'ls.
Joseph A. Batchelder as Selectinan and Assessor $3550
Samuel Peabody .6 .6 3736
Henry A. Wilkins as Treasurer. 20 00
Hiram A. Stiles as School Committee in 1865 12 50
C rus K Wilkins 66 15 00
Joseph A. Bitchelder auditing accounts in 1866. 00
Samuel Peabo ly ٤٠ , 00
William A. Phelps as Overseer
27 75
Joseph Averill
18 00
E. P. D. Kimball 9 00
John A. Batchelder, services as chool Committee 1865. 7 50
Joseph A. Batchelder, " 66 66 4 50
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk
18 35
Daniel E. Graves, as Constable . 10 00
$227 46
Extra Expense of Highways and Bridges.
Darius Emerson's bill for labor on bridges, timber found and cash paid. $294 38
Eli S. Soper s bill for labor on bridges
55 50
David F. Thomas for labor, teaming timber &c., for bridges. . 29 25
Ezra Richardson, for hauling timber for bridges 26 00
John McGlauflin, for teaming lumber &c., for bridges 75
David Brickley, for removing gravel. 3 00
B. F. Tufte for teaming lumber from Sa lem. 10 00
2
William Goodale for work on a bridge, teaming, &c. 12 30 Alexander Murry, for labor on a bridge 20 0) Elbridre Stiles, for labor on a bridge .. 10 00 Calvin Putnam, plank for bridges. 53 43
George H. Peirson, for iron bolts for bridge. 36 75
D. H. Jewett, for plank and teaming 18 05
Oliver Thayer, for plank .. 48 93
David Stiles, for iron for bridge 1 50)
Edward W. Wilkins, work on Highways. 4 80
Eben Hoop.r. for labor on Highways. 5 00
David Richardson, for labor on Highways. 3 00
Amos Batchelder. for repairing bridge and overwork 37 70 John R. Wellman, for overwork on list, (highway). 10 00
E. P. Averill, for overwork on highway li t. 2 91
Jason Richardson, for overwork and use of cart. 4 75
Benjamin Averill, for work on bridge. 1 00
H. A. Stiles, for overwork on highway list. 10 00
Sylvanus Flint 66
7 96
William A. Merriam for nails &c , for bridges. 15 00
William Berry, for hauling lumber for a bridge 1 00
$727 96
Received of Danvers and So. Danvers for labor on bridges ..
239 02
$438 94
Working Resident and Non Resident Taxes.
Amos Batchelder's bill. $81 22
Edwar i P. Averill's .' 48 71
Benjamin Averill's
6 04
Jeremiah Fuller's
32 43
Joseph B. Perkins's .'
7 80
John R. Wellman's «
8 42
Jason Richardson's 66
26 38
Hiram A. Stiles's 66
.
25 00
Joseph Averill's, 1865
4 86
Ezra Richardson's
12 07
Sylvanus Flint's 6
23 42
$276 35
Snow Bills.
Joseph B. Perkins'
bill
$ 25 00
33 47
E. P. Averill's 66
MIDDLETON
3
Nathaniel Fisher's
3 20
John R. Wellman's
25 84
Solomon Weston's 66
3 37
Luther Wilkins's 66
8 10
Amos Batchelder's
33 87
Joseph Averill's " 1866.
75
J seph P. Gould's
“ 1865.
2 55
Joseph Averill's
66
24 00
Wiliam Ber y's
2 40
$177 55
Paid as State Aid.
Amount of State Aid paid for 1866. $1200 00
Order drawn from Jan. 1, 1867, to Feb. 1,. 100 00
Selectmen s services, . 21 00
$1 321 00
Miscellaneous Bills.
D. B. Brooks & Bro., school books,. $ 107 25
66 1865. 28 89
Calvin Putnam, shingles for the Town Hall, 121 89
Wm. A. Phelps, labor on Town Hall,
15 25
Horace D. Phelps, " " "
13 75
Edward P. Averill, building cemetery wall,.
203 86
60 66 lahor on avenues in the cemetery,
24 00
Foote & Horton, printing town and school reports.
C. K. Wilkins, cash paid for printing and express charges,. C. H. & J. Price, drugs,
1 98
J McGlauflin, hauling shingles, ..
3 62
E. P. Averill, wood, kerosene and lamp chimneys,
14 19
6. 66 nails and stationery 5 57
70
S. W. Hall, returning 7 deaths,.
Il. A. Davis, sealing standard weights and measures, 7 50
D Richardson, rep iring cemetery wall. 1 00
Sylvanus Flint, repairing chimney to Town Hall, 3 00
Samuel Peabody, cash paid for revenue stamps, .. 1 35
W. A. Merriam, nails and brooms, ..
6 51
Joseph A. Batchelder, cash paid for express charges and sta- tionery,
2 55
Amos Batchelder. postage, ... 2 47
Daniel E. Graves, collecting taxes for 1865, 55 25
29 44
3 60
4
E. P. Averill, salary as liquor agent, 1865, 40 00
W. H. Tyler, care of the fown Hall, 50 00
" " cash paid for wood, 10 25
Addison Tyler, circ of cemetery and labor on the same, ... 5 50
Bills paid on account of R. Muchmore
77 00
Abatements on taxes, 42 26
Interest paid,. ...
797 10
$1675 73
Liquor Account.
Liquor sold from March 1, 1866, to March 1, 1867 $ 450 26
Liquors on hand,. 121 52
$571 78
Liquors bought, and liquors on hand last year.
488 75
Profit on sales.
$83 03
Liquors on hand March 1, 1866.
89 80
Due from Agen:
153 04
$325 87
Cash received of Agent $ 79 34
Liquors on hand. 121 52
200 86
Due from Agent, March 1, 1867
$125 01
LIQUOR AGENCY DR.
CR.
By profit on sales
$83 03
Loss on Agency
1 97
To Agent's salary to May 1, 1867 $60 00
To cash paid for license
25 00
$85 00 $85 00
Schools. CENTRE DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due the school last year. $321 83
By share of school money this year 500 00
" State School Fund. 1
68 63
To cash paid Humphrey Balch, for teaching. $150 00
Mary H. Esty . . 66 60 00
6 A. E. Peabody 66 66
· 46 00
66 A. Fowler 66 .... 93 60
5
To cash pail B. P. Fowler .6
66
·
. 82 50
6.
.. A. E. Peabody 66
D. A. Carleton 66
.6
. 95 55
. M. J. Wes on 66
66
..... 71 25
.. . A. E. Peabody 6:
43 20
..
E P. Averill 66
wood .. ...
5 00
. 6 66 D. E. Graves, for cash paid for wood and sawing the same. 21 10
To cash paid II. O. Warren & Co., for coal in 1865.
43 00
To cash paid E. P. Averill, for hauling co 1. ..
5 75
.. D. E. Graves, " building fires. 12 00
66 66 W. W. Esty 11 00
66 G. A. Currier, for wood. 4 50
Balance due the school. 86 81
$890 46
$890 46 DR.
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. CR.
To amount due last year
$1 68
" interest on the same
10
" D. E Graves s bill for repairs, brooms and grate. 15 15
To E. P. Averill's bill for repairs, pails and brooms
3 96
" W. A. Merriam's " books, ink and crayons, 12 41
" D. E. Graves's " use of well. 8 00
$46 30
NORTH DISTRICT.
DR.
CR.
By balance due the school last year. $109 36
" share of school money this year " " " State School Fund.
21 04
To cashi paid F. W. Kimball for teaching.
$120 00
To cash paid C. A. Berry
. 6. " Farnham Stiles for wood. 66 80 00 14 63
" A. Higgins .6
4 97
66 " D. C. Richardson, for building fires. . 7 50
" Flint Esty for sawing wood. 6 67
Balance due the school. 96 63
$330 40 $330 40
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. DR.
To amount due last year. $18 90
" interest on the same. 1 13
" Farnham Stiles's bill for repairs on school house 38 21
" D. C. Richardson's bill for ink, pail, broom and repairs 6 50
43 00
66
. . .. . 59 20
200 00
6
To W. A. Merriam's bill for books and ink. .. .
.. 3 63 " Samuel Wilkins' bill for interest on land ... 15 00
" W. A. Merriam's bill for books, ink, brush and glass 3 69
$87 0G
EAST DISTRICT.
DR. CR.
By balance due the school last year ..
$144 48
" share of school money this year,.
200 00
" share of State school fund, 16 53
To cash paid Sarah P. Towne, for teaching, ... $107 80
66 Sarah P. Towne, " 6:
...
52 90
66 66 Sarah P. Towne. “ 50) 60) . . .
66
.. B. Averill, for wood,
9 50
..... 6. M. A. Peabody, for sawing wood, 1 60
66 L. S. Wilkins, for building fires, . 5 00
66
66 Joseph Averill, for wood 8 19
Balance due the school,. 125 33
$361 01
$361 01
DISTRICT TO THE TOWN. D2.
To amount due last year,
$66 16
" interest on the same ..
3 97
" J. A. Hutchinson's bill for repairs on school house, and cash paid,. 18 83
" J. Newell's bill for h'inds
4 00
" W. A. Merriam's bill for book
1 10
$94 06
Overseers' Department. EXPENSE OF SUPPORTING PAUPER -.
G. A. Currier. wood for Nichols family. $11 80
Mrs. Gellespie, lodging travellers. 35 60
' Wm. A. Merriam, clothing for M. A. Russell . 5 20
66 66 M. A. Nickerson 9 76
66
.6 goods for Nichols family ..... 8 17
66 supplies for C. McG aulin .. . 1 12
E. P. Averill & Co., supplies for Nichols family 40 07
6. wood for Nancy Deaigneau. . 4 00
City of Boston, board of Flora March .. 44 14
The State, board of E. L. Peabody ani child .. 51 71
Mrs. Fisher, rent and fuel for R. Wilkins .. 34 00 Mrs. Hackett, boarding M. A. Russell. .. For coffin & expense of getting, for C. McGlauflin 8 30
58 44
7
David Richards on, boarding and nursing M. A.
Niekerson 34 00
David Richardson, making clothing for ditto .... 2 00
Mrs. Gag., wothing for L. J. Russell. 11 00
Mrs. Fairbanks, boarding and nursing M A.
Nickerson. 48 00
Mrs. Hackett, b arding Flora March. 66 00
Warren Russell, boarding & c'oth ng Geo. Russell 65 00
Geo. Daniels, care of C. McGlauffin during last siekn ss. 15 00
Dr. A. II. Johnson, medical services 16 00
County board of Ada Hutchinson. 13 00
Il. A. Wilkins, board of Flora March. 5 00
15 00
Jos. Averill, furniture & goods for Nichols family coffin for Elizabeth Nichols. 7 50
Mrs. Gage, servires in last sickness of E. Nichols 3 00
Mrs. Johnson 4 00
County, boarding Ada Hutchinson. 14 42
Dr. E. S. Phelps, incdical services. 18 63
John Gage, boarding L. J. Russell 52 010
City of Salem. Doet. bill for Wid. G. A. Russell 27 88
Addison Tyler, services at four burials 20 00
Mrs. D .. nforth, supplies for E. Nichols. 0 97
County board of E. A. Stiles. 8 70
E. A. Farnham house rent, Nichols family, 21 00
Expense of Law Suit in the S. Wilkins case, .... 15 63
City of Lynn support of Fuller children in 1865,. 149 54 Town of So. Danvers, support of Fuil r family, .. 240 33 J. A. Gillis services in Wilkins and Fuller cases,. 18 00
Win. A. Phelps cash paid for R. R. fare, 7 03
Win. A Phelps cash paid for travellers,. 3 08
Joseph Averill house rent for Nichols family , .. 32 83
60 supplies to the Poor,. 9 30
.6
66 use of horse and carriage, 11 00
E. P. D. Kimball, use of horse and carriage,. 12 00
$1280 26
Paid unsettled bills of last year, $375 00
Cr. by M.s. Gellespie,. 11 50
Due from the State,. 7 50
From other sources, ... 10 00
Estimated unsettled bills, 150 00
Whole expense of the Poor, $1026 26
$1430 26
$1430 26
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Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills. $227 46
Extra expense of highways and bridges.
138 94
Working residents and non residents. highway taxes. . 276 35
Expense of supporting the poor
1026 26
Snow bills ...
177 55
Expense of the schools.
1006 20
Miscellaneous bills (sc ool books excepted) . 1539 59
Estimated amount of unsettled bills.
400 00
$5,092 35
Deduct amount of bills due last year.
300 00
4,792 35
Assessment of taxes, Town and School .. 5,314 72
Received for State School Fund. 106 20
.6 for use of Town Hall, from Agent. 109 50
6. fr .In the State for corporation taxes. 56 35
.. from other sources. 2 50
Excess of receipts over current expenses . 796 92
5,589 27
5,589 27
The Town.
DR.
Outstanding orders.
11,618 18
Note to Bank. 2,000 00
Due to the schools. 308 77
13,926 95
CR. Cash in Treasury, and due from collector 6,137 28
Due from State reimbursemonts for 1865.
66
60 .6 1866
1,200 00
6.
for liquors, and liquors on han i
246 00
66
for books and books on'hand
283 32
..
from George Daniels.
16 23
66
Districts.
217 42
6. for cemetery lots 72 75
Balance against the town. 5,596 95
13,926 95
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MIDDLETON
PUBLIC
.6
66 66 1867
100 00
57 00
J. N MERRIAM. Selectmen of SAMUEL PEABODY, JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER, Middleton.
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