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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON,
FOR THE Year Ending March 1, 1870.
Town Officers' Bills.
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Selectman and Assessor .. $41 75
William A, Phelps, .. 13 75
lamuel Peabody, 45 00 66 . .
henry A. Wilkins as Treasurer and extra service. 20 00
Francis E. Batchelder as Constable in 1869
10 00
William A. Phelps as Overseer
10 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, school committee in 1868
5 00
Hiram A. Stiles as school committee
22 25
Cyrus K. Wilkins as school Committee in '67 and '68
23 00
Joseph A. Batchelder as school committee in '69
19 25
Samuel B. Wiggin 17 50
Joseph A. Batchelder auditing accounts in '68
6 00
Samuel Peabody .6 6 00
6 00
Joseph A. Batchelder services as town clerk
15 80
$261 90
Extra Expense of Highways and Bridges.
Joseph B. Perkins's bill for overwork.
$10 00
James Flint 66 66
1868 8 00
Gustavus H. Tufts 66
9 00
William A. Phelps
121
2
James Flint, . ... bill for overwork. 1869 10 00
James A. Currier 66 3 50 66
Jerome Leavitt 66 66 71
James Flint, plank and labor on bridge 3 50
Joseph B. Perkins, extra labor on road . 10 86
Francis Peabody for plank and repairing bridge : 00
Town of Topsfield, for labor on bridge and grading road. .
12 89
John Curtis, repairs on a bridge and plank
4 25
Asa Howe, extra labor on road .
1 27
Cyrus K. Wilkins, gravel and overwork
3 91
Jeremiah Fuller, bill overwork
4 41
Calvin Putnam, lumber for bridges.
69 99
William Peabody, labor on road and bridge
44 15
Edward W. Wilkins, labor and lumber on bridges 19 86
Eben Damon, for timber for a bridge. 6 00
George A. Currier, for building and covering a drain
15 00
Daniel G. Berry, for hauling timber for bridge
3 00
John H. Young, for labor on road
2 00
William Barry for teaming lumber . 3 00
Jason Richardson, overwork and extra work 22 96
teaming lumber and labor on road 7 00
George P. Wilkins, labor on highway. 4 06
Wm. A. Merriam, for spikes &c for bridge. 8 20
H. A. Wilkins & Son, nails. 20
$291 72
Working Resident and Non Resident Taxes.
G. H. Tufts' bill $19 11
G. A. Currier's bill. 21 80
James Flint's . “ 19 36
William M. Peabody's bill 79 28
Jerome Leavitt's
72 69
J. B. Perkins' 25 02 60
John Curtis' 66
9 75
Jason Richardson's 66
29 12
Eli S. Soper's 66
14 64
$290 77
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Paid as State Aid.
Amount of State Aid paid in 1869.
$288 00
Orders drawn from Jan. 1st, 1870, to March 1st, 1870.
48 00
Selectmen's services . .
7 00
$343 00
Snow Bills.
J. A. Esty
1866 clearing roads of snow
$4 40
Wm. N. Brown
1867
4 00
66
1870
66
78
Asa Howe
1869
66
7 20
Geo. P. Wilkins 66
1868
6 00
Eli S. Soper
1869
66
6 50
Jona Perry
66
66
4 75
Benj. Averill
66
66
9 20
James Flint
66
66
2 00
C. K. Wilkins
60
66
3 00
Jeremiah Fuller
6 .
66
3 20
Jason Richardson
66
2 50
Eli S. Soper
1870
66
4 20
H. A. Stiles
6 00
J. D. Andrew
66
1 50
Wm. M. Peabody
66
66
4 00
Jerome Leavitt
66
6 30
.
$81 53
Expenses of the New Street.
Jeremiah Fuller's blll. . .
$128 00
Jesse W. Peabody's bill
25 00
T. S. Cummings'
66
22 00
Jacob U. Parker's 66
3 00
Thomas Carlin's
66
18 00
David Brickley's
66
19 00
Daniel Donovan's
66
22 00
1870
66
6 00
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$237 00
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Cemetery Bills.
David Brickley's bill.
$21 40
John D. Andrews' bill
21 40
Thomas Carlin's
11 40
George Stetson's
3 00
Samuel Peabody's 66
28 00
C. K. Wilkins's
16 00
John W. Peabody 2d, bill
1 40
James Conlan, use of wheelbarrow
50
$103 10
Miscellaneous Bills.
D. B. Brooks & Bro, for books $ 196 35
S. Flint, marking bound stones 2 00
C. K. Wilkins, collecting taxes 37 00
Glendale Lodge for window curtains
5 00
S. Killam, damage received on highway
5 00
A. Batchelder, administering oaths &c 3 25
W. B. Wait for school books 11 85
Town Topsfield, surveying town line 4 00
Foote & Horton, printing reports and order book 42 87
E. P. Averill & Co., kerosene oil &c. 2 74
B. Hart, stocking pond with alewives 20 00
H. F. White, clearing obstructions from brook 6 00
J. L. Hammett, school books. 12 06
David Stiles, blacksmith work 1 84
Town of Danvers, setting bound stones
5 50
E. S. Phelps, horse hire .
75
Addison 'Tyler. labor and care of cemetery .
5 50
66 returning deaths 8 06
1 60
W. A. Merriam, goods for Town Hall
Sam'l Peabody, cash paid rec. deeds, postage and revenue stamps and extra services 11 32
George E. Crane, expressage
4 10
A. Batchelder, postage . 1 29
Jeremiah Fuller, use of horse. 1 25
J. A. Batchelder, books and blanks 3 52
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Jerome Leavitt, care of Town Hall.
25 00
lamp chimneys &c 60
Abatements .
116 22
Interest paid.
567 09
Discounts on taxes
169 66
H. A. Wilkins, journeys to Reading and Boxford &c. .
..
2 50
$1,273 92
School Department.
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Lucy L. Holden,
teaching
$129 00
Sarah A. Phelps,
101 60
Ann E. Peabody, · 66
101 60
Elizabeth J. Hadley,
100 00
Sarah A. Phelps,
6 00
Lizzie Turkington,
66
49 00 ·
Ann E. Peabody,
66
60 00
Marcia A. Burbank,
80 00
Sarah E. Pierce,
48 00
Ann E. Peabody,
66
48 00
Marcia A. Burbank, 66
130 00
Sarah E. Pierce,
104 00
Ann E. Peabody,
104 00
Anna L. Wilkins, 66
11 00
H. O. Warren & Co., coal
66 00
George A. Currier, wood.
42 08
George Hutchinson, building fires
11 00
H. Willis Hutchinson,
8 00
Samuel McGlauflin,
9 00
Frank W. Stewart, 66
and care of school room
17 00
John Donovan, 66
2 00
Alvan A. Wilkins, hauling coal.
7 50
$1,234 75
NORTH SCHOOL.
Emily F. Wilkins teaching $ 97 50
66
66
108 00
Carrie F. Luscomb
96 00
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Hiram A. Stiles wood 16 00
Edward W. Wilkins 2 25
Samuel S. Peabody, building fires
4 50
Samuel S. Peabody 66
6 00-$330 25
EAST SCHOOL.
R. Frances Priest teaching $ 104 00
66
60 00
66 48 00
66 66 104 00
Asa Howe, wood ..
17 00 ,
Lyman S. Peabody, building fires and sawing wood 9 00-$ 342 00
$1,907 03
Balance due the schools
$2,149 25
Town appropriation for schools .
$1,300 00
Cash received from State School Fund 133 71
.. dog licenses 71 68
Balance due the schools last year
643 86 -- $2,149 25
INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
David Stiles, bill moving settees $1 00
C. O. Rogers " advertising . 1 50
Cyrus K. Wilkins, lumber for East school 2 00
Augustus McIntire, use of well
3 00
P. F. Packard, school chairs 1 62
George A. Currier, use of well. 8 00
William A. Russell, repairing clocks.
7 75
F. W. Stewart, repairs on school house . .
2 00
E. W. Wilkins, for lumber for wood shed.
5 96
W. A. Merriam, " brooms, glass, crayons for Centre school 17 05
W. A. Merriam, for brooms, glass, crayons for North school 1 43
W. A. Merriam, for brooms, glass, crayons for East school 4 37
H. A. Wilkins, for tin dippers .
40
J. W. Daniels, labor on stoves 1 10
Wm. N. Brown, 66
50
242 22
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J. H. Young, labor on stoves. 60
Joseph A. Batchelder, journeys to Salem and Peabody .. .
1 50
H. A. Wilkins & Son, crayons and glass 64
$60 42
Expense of Supporting the Poor.
Paid J. C. Fish, boarding Stephen Elliott. $ 100 00
" J. W. Russell, " G. A. Russell . 65 00
" Mrs. Long, lodging travellers . 35 20
" Mrs. Fisher, fuel and house rent, R. Wilkins 36 00
" J. F. Almy, clothing for Mrs. A. Peabody 10 00
" Mrs. Gellespie, boarding .16 00
" H. P. Richardson, house rent Mrs. Deaigneau 36 00
" E. P. Averill & Co., for wood 10 50
" Sawing wood for 4 00
" City of Salem for medical attendance. 14 00
·· County House for Ada Hutchinson 13 14
75
" Dr. E. S. Phelps, medical attendance
" H. A. Wilkins & Son, supplies R. Wilkins 33 24
". R. R. Tickets for the Poor 4 27
$378 10
Due from Lynnfield for Mrs. Deaigneau $ 56 50
Unsettled bills of last year paid .... 30 00
Unsettled bills for next year . 40 00
Whole cost of supporting the poor 331 60
$418 10 $418 10
Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills . 261 90
Extra expense of highways and bridges 291 72
Working resident and non-resident taxes 290 77
103 10
Expense of supporting the poor
331 60
Expense of the new street. 237 00
Expense of the schools. 1,505 39
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Incidental school expenses
60 42
Snow Bills 81 53
Miscellaneous bills . 1,273 92
Estimated amount of unsettled bills 150 00
State Tax.
1,050 00
County Tax
440 95
Deduct amount of bills due last year
150 00
$5,928 30
Assessment for State Tax. $1,050 00
66 County Tax. 440 95
Town expenses 2,500 00
66
Schools .
1,300 00
Overlay on Taxes 174 37
Received from school fund. 133 71
corporation tax
78 93
60
Jerome Leavitt, use of hall 94 00
.6 W. A. Merriam for books
236 16
60
Highway deficiencies
232 22
Cemetery lots
36 90
66
Abiel Hayward for old school house 25 00
Dog licenses.
71 68
Excess of receipts over expenses 445 62
$6,373 92 $6,373 92
The Town.
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Outstanding orders
$5,421 46
Due the schools
242 22
Unsettled bills
150 00
$5.813 68
CR.
Cash in the Treasury. .
$2,120 02
Due from Daniel E. Graves, collector for 1868 80 10
$6,078 30
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Cyrus K. Wilkins 66
1867 85 56
..
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1869 97 02
State reimbursements
336 00
George Daniels . .
17 20
Highways deficiencies
287 63
.. For books and books on hand.
266 00
Cemetery lots. 65 00
56 50
Lynnfield
Balance against the town
2,402 65
$5,813 68
SAMUEL PEABODY,
Sele ctmen JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER, of
WM. A. PHELPS. Middleton.
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