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S
REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1868.
SALEM :
PRINTED AT THE ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY OFFICE 1868.
LINT
MIDDLETON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town
Middleton,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1868.
Town Officers' Bills.
Joseph A. Batchelder. as Selectman and Assessor. $36 00
William A. Phelps,
11 88
Samuel Peabody, 66
36 50
Henry A. Wilkins. as Treasurer and extra service. 20 00
Daniel E. Graves, as Constable. . 10 00
19 50
William A. Phelps, as Overseer
17 50
E. P. D. Kimball, 8 00
Hiram A. Stiles. as School Committee, year 1866. 15 00
Cyrus K. Wilkins, 66 66
16 50
James M. Hubbard, “ 66 66 and 1867. . 15 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, auditing accounts in 1867. 7 00
Samuel Peabody, . 6
66 7 00
James N. Merriam, as Selectman in 1865 and 1866. 43 25.
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk, recording. 15 40
$278 53
Extra Expense of Highways and Bridges.
Joseph P. Gould's bill for overwork $9 14
Jeremiah Fuller 66
6 00
Andrew P. Averill 66
5 50
Eli. S. Soper 8 50
Benjamin Averill, labor on bridge &c .. in 1866 7 14
Eben Hooper, .. Highway 4 00
Joseph S. Pray,
9 94
Joseph Averill,
2
Samuel F. Esty, overwork 10 00
Daniel E. Graves 66
10 00
J. B. King, labor on bridges. 17 75
Calvin Putnam, plank for bridges. 45 86
E. P. Averill. overwork and labor on bridge.
15 80
$149 63
Working Resident and Non Resident Taxes.
James Flint's
bill 1867
$20 77
Asa Howe's
66
and 1866 2 43
Joseph P. Gould's
7 74
A. Batchelder's
66
94 51
Jeremiah Fuller's
66
32 03
Eli S. Soper's
6 47
Benjamin Averill's bill, 1866.
4 42
Daniel E. Graves's bill, 1867
21 26
Samucl F. Esty's
25 00
E. P. Averill's
66
57 62
$272 25
Paid as State Aid.
Amount of State Aid for 1867.
$592 00
Orders drawn from Jan. 1st 1868 to March 1st 1868. 48 00
Selectmen's services 14 00
$654 00
Snow Bills.
Andrew P. Averill,
1867.
$3 20
Samuel Symonds
.6
7 80
Alexander Murray
..
3 30
George P. Wilkins
7 35
F P. Merriam & Co
1 25
Asa Howe
..
8 40
Elijah Richardson
66
·
2 00
Eli S Soper
5 60
Aaron Jenkins
2 80
Benjamin Peabody
7 20
Sylvanus Flint,
66
12 00
66
3
John Gould
1867,
1 40
Joseph S. Pray
50
Benjamin Goldwait
. 6
1 60
Hiram A. Stiles
66
28 70
Jason Richardson
6 00
Lyman E. Peabody
1 60
Jonathan Perry
14 25
Joseph P. Gould 60
1868
5 30
John Curtis
1867
2 40
N. P. Averill
3 40
A P. Noyes
5 80
Abisha Higgins
66
5 40
William Lever
. 6
4 20
Benjamin Averill
66
3 40
Jeremiah Fuller
28 70
C. K. Wilkins
1868
3 20
Samuel F. Esty
66
2 00
Porter I. Gould
1867. .
1 00
E. P. Averill
66
5 85
$197 40
Miscellaneous Bills.
Oswald Lawson's bill, painting Town Hall. $ 81 02
Farnham Stiles' bill, cleaning weights. 2 50
Mrs H. Cook's bill, cleaning Hall. 8 40
[I. A. Wilkins' bill, horse hire 2 50
E. S. Phelps' bill, for services.
4 75
Moses Dorman, Ross & Putnam, as com. to appraise school houses 15 00
Foote & Horton, printing town and school reports. 29 11
Addison Tyler, care of cemetery. 3 80
Cyrus K. Wilkins, cash paid for books and expressing.
12 25
J. B. King, labor for the town.
1 50
Wm. A Merriam, spikes for a bridge.
1 96
E. P. Averill, oil, paper &c. 4 09
Joseph A. Batchelder, cash paid expressage and stationery
4 15
Amos Batchelder, cash paid postage. 1 74
Jos. A. Batchelder, perambulating town lines 2 00
Wm. A. Phelps, 3 50
Sam'l Peabody, 66 and cash paid 6 50
Sylvanus Flint, plastering and white washing Town Hall ... 15 00
2 80
4
Cyrus K. Wilkins, collecting taxes 1866. 40 00
H. A. Wilkins, horse hire. 2 50
Abatements on taxes. 46 8]
Interest paid. 630 67
D. B. Brooks for school books. 163 92
E. P Averill salary as Liquor Agent 60 00
J. G. Felt for lead and oil 89 00
$1,232 67
Liquor Account.
Liquors sold from March 1, 1867, to Feb. 25, 1868. $586 43
Liquors on hand.
179 46
$765 89
Liquors bought, and liquors on hand last year
699 70
Profit on sales. 66 19
Liquors on hand, March 1, 1867. 121 52
Due from agent, March 1, 1867. 125 01
$312 72
Liquors on hand.
$179 46
Cash received of Agent.
83 03
$262 49
Due from Agent, Feb. 25, 1868. $ 50 23
LIQUOR AGENCY. DR. CR.
By profit on sales.
S 66 19
To agent's salary to May 1, 1868 $60 00
Gain on agency .
6 19
$66 19 $66 19
School Department. CENTRE SCHOOL.
Anna E. Watson teaching. $65 00
Sarah A. Phelps
60 00
A. E. Peabody 64
50 00
Anna E. Watson 66
58 50
Sarah A. Phelps . 6
50 40
A. E. Peabody 66 45 00
C. K. Wilkins, sawing wood ... 8 00
5
H. O. Warren & Co, coal in 1866. 43 89 Town of North Reading, 'schooling children in 1866 4 25
$385 04
NORTH SCHOOL.
C. A. Berry, teaching in 1866
$96 00
.. . . 66
65 00
.. 66 39 00
H. A. Stiles, wood.
15 56
..
sawing wood.
6 00
F. O. Brooks, building fires in 1866.
7 00
-$228 56
EAST SCHOOL.
Sarah P. Towne, teaching in 1866. 112 00
.. 108 00
C. K. Wilkins, wood.
15 32
66
sawing wood
4 00
B. Averill, wood in 1866.
9 02
John Curti-, sawing wood in 1866. 3 90
L. S. Wilkins, building fires in 1866. 6 00
$258 24
$871 84
Balance due the schools
645 00
$1,516 84
Town appropriation for schools
$1,075 00
Cash received from State School Fund. 133 07
Balance due the Centre School last year 86 81
.. .. North School, 96 63
.. .. East School, .6 125 33
$1,516 84
INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
William P. Perley labor on Centre School House $ 3 75
C. K. Wilkins 16 .. .. ", 12 00
" cash paid for repairs on Centre School House 27 17
.6 66 cleaning 6. . .
7 00
W. A. Phelps . repairs on 5 50
W. A. Merriam, goods for Centre School. 12 46
C. K. Wilkins, cash paid for repairs on East School House .. 16 22
W. A. Merriam, goods for East School 59
H. A. Stiles, cleaning North School House 2 50
W. A. Merriam, goods for North School 6 77
C. A. Berry, books " 66 1 65
E. P. Dutton & Co. map, globe &c. 22 00
$118 61
G
School District Account. CENTRE DISTRICT. DR.
Te amount due the town last year. $46 30
Interest on the same. 2 78
-$ 49 08
NORTII DISTRICT. DR.
To amount due the town last year. $87 06
Interest on the samo 5 22
-- $ 92 28
EAST DISTRICT. DR.
To amount due the town last year . $94 06
Interest on the same. 5, Cash paid J. A. Hutchinson, for repairs in 1866 13 07
John Gage
5 64
--- $118 41
$259 77
Expense of Supporting Paupers.
Mrs. Fairbanks, boarding and nursing Mis. A. P. Nickerson $38 00
M. Shackley, boarding F. L. Peabody and child. 6 00
Mrs. Hackett, boarding M. A. Russell .. 5 00
E. P. D. Kimball, finding places for paupers. 7 50
Mrs. Gellespie, lodging travellers. 20 80
Mrs. E. A. Fisher, house rent and fuel R. Wilkins. 34 00
John Gage, board of L. J. Russell, one year 59 00
Clothing for 15 00
Coffin and robe for late Mrs. Nickerson. 9 50
Clothing for Mercy A. Russell 12 84
Mrs. Hackett, boarding Flora Marsh. 30 00
E. P. D. Kimball. horse hire, &c. 10 50
Board of Adda Hutchinson, County House. 12 70
Warren Russell, board and clothes George Russell. 65 00
Dr. Chase, attendance on Mrs. Nickerson. 10 00
Benj. Peabody, boarding E. L. Peabody and child. 26 25
City of Salem, Doctor's bill, Widow Russell 12 33
16 . . 66 66 II. Mansfield. 9 00
" E. L. Peabody 15 25
66 66 61 16 Adda Hutchinson 6 63
6%
board of E. L. Peabody and child. 13 29
So. Danvers, board and clothes, Elias and F. Fuller 144 57
R. H. Green, house rent Mrs. Deaigneau. 28 50
Fuel for 5 76
F
7
W. A. Merriam, clothing for E. L. Peabody. 5 00
Rail Road fare for paupers. . 3 55
W. A. Phelps, travelling expensee. 5 70
Darius Emerson. wood for C. A. Pierce 3 00
H. A. Wilkins, supplies ..
4 00
for the poor.
5 35
Joseph Averill, horse hire
16 50
..
66 expenses
1 70
66 house rent Nichols family. . 25 00
Addison Tyler, sexton Mrs. Nickerson's funeral. 5 00
$672 72
Cr.
City of Lowell aiding F. Marsh.
$34 00
Lynnfield,
Mrs. Deaigneau 34 26
City of Salem 66 Mrs. Pierce 7 50
Paid unsettled bills of last year.
75 00
Total expenses of the Poor
571 96
Unsettled bills. 50 00
$722 72 $722 72
Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills. $278 53
Extra expense of highways and bridges. 149 63
Working residents' and non-residents' highway taxes. 272 25
Expense of supporting poor
571 96
Expense of the schools.
1,208 07
Incidental school expenses.
118 61
Snow Bills.
197 40
Miscellaneous bills
1.232 67
Estimated amount of unsettled bills
200 00
State Tax.
2,100 00
County Tax.
529 10
$6.858 22
Deduct amount of bills due last year.
400 00
$6,458 22
Assessment for State Tax $2,100 00
.. " County Tax. 529 10
66
" Town Expenses 5,000 00
66 " School Expenses 1,075 00
Overlay on all taxes. 273 87
8
Received from State School Fund. 133 07
.6 the State for corporation taxes .. 70 70
" D. E. Graves for use of Town Hall 84 00
.. W. H. Tyler “ 6. 3 00
W. A. Merriam, for books . .
160 20
66 " highway taxes of last year 259 80
" W. A. Phelps for paint. 4 10
.. Liquor Agent. 83 03
"' for lot in cemetery 8 25
1 50
" " ghingles.
Excess, or receipts over current expenses. . ...
3,327 40
$9,785 62 $9,785 62
The Town.
Dr.
Outstanding orders. .$12,060 86
Due the schools. 645 00
Unsettled bills 200 00
$12,905 86
Cr.
Cash in the Treasury. 764 40
Due from Daniel E. Graves. Collector
6,309 6]
" Cyrus K. Wilkins, Collector
593 89
" State reimbursements.
797 00
66 " for books and books on hand
323 90
.6 " from George Daniels. . ..
16 23
66 Districts
259 77
61
.6 " Cemetery lots.
64 50
.6
" for paint and oil
10 00
" highway deficiencies.
272 25
for liquors and liquors on hand.
229 69
Balance against the town
3,264 62
$12.905 86
SAMUEL PEABODY,
Selectmen WM. A. PHELPS. of JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER,
Middleton
..
MIDDLETON
PUBLIC
LIBRASY
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