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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1872.
HETEN
SALEM : PRINTED AT THE ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY OFFICE. 1872.
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ANNUAL REPORT
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OF THE
MIDDLETON)
PUBLIC LIBY
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1872.
SALEM : PRINTED AT THE ESSEX COUNTY MERCURY OFFICE. 1872.
REPORT. Selectmen's Department.
Town Officers' Bills.
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Selectman and Assessor $44 50
Edward W. Wilkins,
23 00
John D. Andrew, 31 00 66 .
Henry A. Wilkins, as Treasurer 23 00
.
66 as Collector 25 00
W. H. Hutchinson, as Overseer of Poor 17 07
Benj. P. Richardson, 66
16 25
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk. 8 00
recording births, deaths, and mar- riages. 12 60
Dr. E. S. Phelps, as School Committee
42 00
Hiram A. Stiles, ,,
20 00
Mrs. M. J. Averill, 66
15 00
Hiram A. Stiles, 60
in 1870 12 00
George D. Stiles, as Constable
41
Cyrus K. Wilkins .6
00
Joseph A. Batchelder, auditing accounts &c., 1870
7 00
William A. Phelps,
7 00
Edward W. Wilkins,
. . . . . . 5 00
$315 83
Highways and Bridges.
Amount of Highway Tax assessed $716 31
W. H. Hutchinson, extra labor
65 80
Jeremiah Fuller, 66
6 00
William Berry,
66
6 20
Dennis Wells,
66
23 15
Simon F. Esty,
10 00
Joseph P. Gould, 66
16 60
James Flint, 66
10 00
4
Dennis Wells, labor on N. Andover road 30 00
Asa Howe, .6 30 00
George P. Wilkins, damage to plow
10 00
Calvin Putnam, plank . 64 87
A. Perley, hauling plank . 5 00
Samuel Symonds, timber . 7 50
John D. Andrew, labor on bridge
1 00
Farnham Stiles, hauling stones 1 50
$1,003 93
Receiving Tomb.
Samuel Brown, granite .
$140 75
Zina Goodell, iron door 23 55
G. H. Day, brick 20 00
Samuel Brown, labor 27 80
H. O. Warren & Co., lime and cement 6 00
A. Perley, hauling brick and lime. 5 25
W. A. Phelps, boards and labor 3 00
C. K. Wilkins, boards and bricks 3 25
Daniel Towne, labor and sand.
11 75
H. O. Warren & Co., cement. 4 50
J. D. Andrew, cash paid and labor 40 31
$286 16
Snow Bills.
Eben Damon, removing snow.
$ 4 00
Jeremiah Fuller
in 1870
3 00
Samuel H. Wilkins
..
66
10 20
M. A. Perry
2 40
John Curtis
66
3 00
J. A. Richardson
1 00
$23 60
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State Aid Account.
Orders drawn from March 1, 1871 to March 1, 1872. $280 00
Selectmen's services 7 00
$287 00
Miscellaneous Bills.
Foote & Horton, printing town and school reports 34 65
George A. Currier, wood. . 14 99
Addison Tyler, care of cemetery. . 5 50
making return of deaths 1 50
Wallis & Young, school books. 188 44
J. L. Hammett, school books
48 63
E. S. Phelps, administering oaths
. 00
Jos. A. Batchelder, writing deeds and journey to Lynnfield
2 00
cash paid for stamps, expressage and stationery 5 50
John D. Andrew, cash paid for expenses and recording deeds . 4 35
Jerome Leavitt, care of Town Hall . 30 00 66 oil, lamp and broom 6 32
H. A. Wilkins & Son, oil, brooms and nails
7 32
Jerome Leavitt, sawing wood
2 50
Abatements.
13 19
Interest paid 387 02
$752 91
School Department.
CENTRE SCHOOLS.
Rosa H. Towne, teaching grammar school, spring term .
66
fall
... 130 00
winter “ ... 130 00
Rebecca A. Berry 66 intermediate school spring term 84 00
fall
104 00
Mary R. Reed,
winter « 104 00
$120 00
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Ann E. Peabody, teaching primary school, spring term 84 00
66
fall 104 00
...
66 ·
winter 104 00
.. ,
H. O. Warren & Co., coal 39 00
S. W. Weston, wood. 24 80
WV. H. Hutchinson, wood
14 36
George P. Hutchinson, sawing wood
2 50
Samuel W. Hall. 66
2 25
Forrest Currier, 66
3 69
Henry Peabody,
2 00
George P. Hutchinson, 66
1 00
Henry F. White, care of fires
13 00
Fred. Flint,
50
$1,068 10
NORTH SCHOOL.
Emily F. Wilkins, teaching, spring term $ 84 00
66 fall 66 104 00
Georgianna Pierson
3 weeks 24 00
L. L. Ellis,
8 80 00
Hiram A. Stiles, wood . 12 25
66 sawing wood. 3 00
C. W. Murch, care of fires
6 50 $313 75
EAST SCHOOL.
Arvilla A. Cross, teaching, spring term $ 84 00
66 fall term .. 104 00
66 6€ winter term 104 00
Joseph P. Gould, wood 20 00
A. P. Noyes, 8 50
G. P. Wilkins, sawing wood and care of fire ... 9 00
W. A. Thompson, sawing wood. 2 10-$331 60
$1,713 45
Balance due the schools
654 48
$2,367 93
Town appropriation for schools $1,700 00 Cash received from state school fund. 146 60
dog licenses 53 78
Balance due the schools, last year 467 55 -. $2,367 93
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Incidental School Expenses.
Tyler & Beckford, 2 stoves, stove-pipe and teaming.
$54 69
clock. . 5 50
66 glass and putty 6 62
66 pails and brooms. 2 08
book, ink and crayons 12 05
N. P. Averill, setting glass. 5 85
Farnham Stiles, repairing school house
5 00
Hiram A. Stiles, window . 1 00
W. A. Phelps, labor and crickets . 7 10
Sarah P. Johnson, cleaning school-house
5 00
E. S. Phelps, cash paid express, &c 3 25
Mrs. A. Nichols, use of well 3 00
Mrs. R. R. McIntire “ 3 00
Mrs. M. J. Averill, paid for car fare, books &c 8 95
H. A. Wilkins & Son, ink and brooms 1 84
$124 93
Overseers' Department. Support of the Poor.
John C. Fisk, for boarding Stephen Elliott. $100 00
Mrs. E. A. Fisher, for rent and board of Rebecca Wilkins 54 33
J. W. Russell, for G. A. Russell. 5 00
Timothy Donovan, for lodging travellers
56 80
Mrs. George Danforth, for house rent for W. Daniels 66 66
17 59
B P. Richardson,
. . .
24 75
" wood 66 66
16 75
660 for moving and drawing wood for W.
Daniels . 50
for supplies for W. Daniels 9 99
W. H. Hutchinson, for drawing wood for W. Daniels. 3 80
G. A. Currier, rent for Mrs. Deaigneau wood "
3 50
Ezra Richardson, wood for “
6 98
W. H. Hutchinson " 9 89
G. A. Currier, wood for Mrs. Stephen McIntire 3 50
.
66
27 00
8
W. H. Hutchinson, wood for Mrs. Stephen McIntire. 8 55
Tyler & Beckford, for supplies for
64 32
Joseph A. Batchelder 6 6 Samuel Curry 1 74
W. H. Hutchinson 90
Mrs. Stephen McIntire, care of 66
4 50
Ezra Richardson, care of R. Wilkins . 32 00
Mr. Allen, coffin and robe for R. Wilkins 14 75
W. H. Hutchinson, medicine for R. Wilkins 5 75
Dr. Odlin, for medical attendance to R. Wilkins. 16 00
W. H. Hutchinson, for cash to Mrs. Sever for R. Wilkins 1 00 Rebecca McIntire for R. Wilkins 1 00
moving R. Wilkins
2 25
66
getting coffin and services at funeral. 6 50
B. P. Richardson, moving R. Wilkins . 2 25
6 50
Addison Tyler, services as sexton for R. Wilkins 5 00
City of Salem, for Mrs. Warren Thomas 7 50
19 28
66
" Henry Mansfield . 20 05
" Mrs. E. Peabody 23 25
Timothy Donovan for damage by travellers 2 00
Mrs. Jeremiah Peabody, for stove. 6 00
H. A. Wilkins & Son, for supplies 1 18
60
W. H. Hutchinson 66
1 5.5
postage
42
services at auction
1 50
66
- horse hire
5 00
B. P. Richardson,
66 services at auction 50
$612 22
Received of Lynnfield for Mrs. Deigneau $ 47 37
No. Reading for Mrs. Stephen McIntire 78 62
" from sales of goods and chattels of R. Wilkins 60 91
Unsettled bills of last year paid. 69 75
Unsettled bill of next year. 23 00
Whole cost of supporting the poor 378 57
$635 22
$635 22
Joseph A. Batchelder, for railroad tickets
3 00
.
« Mrs. E. Peabody
notifying relatives and services at funeral
9
Recapitulation.
Town officers' bills . $ 315 83
Highways and bridges 1,003 93
Receiving-tomb. 286 16
Removing snow ·23 60
State aid account.
287 00
Miscellaneous bills
752 91
Appropriations for schools
1,900 38
Incidental school expenses
124 93
Expense of supporting the poor 378 57
$5,073 31
HENRY A. WILKINS, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT CUR- RENT WITH THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1872.
DR. To balance in the Treasury, March 1, 1871 $3,007-27
cash of W. A. Merriam for school books 132 54
" Tyler & Beckford 79 61
" Cong. Society, for use of hall 41 00
" Jerome Leavitt 66 24 00
" State Treasurer, for state aid . 288 00
66 " corporation tax 79 99
" bank tax 130 09
66 66 from school fund 146 60
66 County Treasurer for dog tax refunded .. 53 78
" different persons for cemetery lots
16 50
" Overseers from sale of R. Wilkins' effects 60 91
" Town of Lynnfield, for aid to paupers. . 47 37
66 " N. Reading, 66 78 62 66
" Tyler & Beckford, for school books 199 99
Taxes as per Assessors' warrant. 6,233 53
$10,619 80
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· CR. By cash paid State Treasurer, state tax 1871 .. $1,050 00
County Treasurer, county tax, 1871. .. 529 10
66 on notes against the town 890 00
as interest on town notes 387 02
66 on Selectmen's and Overseers' orders .. 4,436 43
discount on taxes paid before Nov. 1 247 11
balance, cash in treasury, March 1, 1872 $2,173 49 |
uncollected taxes of 1868. . 30 10
1870. . 76 38
60
1871. . 800 17-3,080 14
$10,619 80
H. A. WILKINS, Treasurer.
Middleton, March 1, 1872.
Assessors' Valuation of Property.
Real Estate . . .
$358,875 00
Personal Estate
84,320 00
Aggregate . . .
$443,195 00
Number of Polls, 236
Tax on Polls
472 00
Tax on real and personal estate at $1.30 per $100.
5,761 53
$$6,233 53
Amount voted by town for current expenses $2,800 00
schools 1,700 00
State Tax
1,050 00
County Tax .
529 10
Overlay on Taxes
154 43
$6,233 53
Amount of Highway Tax assessed
$716 31
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Financial Condition of the Town.
LIABILITIES.
Amount of outstanding orders
$4,322 51
" due the schools 654 48
" unsettled bills 75 00
$5,051 99
ASSETS.
Balance in treasury, as per treasurer's account. $3,080 14
School books on hand 107 54
Due from Cong. Society for use of Town Hall. 51 00
.6 singing school committee for use of Town Hall.
8 06
highway deficiencies .
371 99
. . several persons for cemetery lots
52 75
66 state aid reimbursements . 328 00
Balance against the town 1,052 51
$5,051 99
Decrease of town debt
$925 92
JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER, Selectmen JOHN D. ANDREW. of
Middleton.
Middletor, March 1, 1872.
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