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ANNUAL REPORT
FLIN
MIDDLETON
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 23, 1881.
SALEM: GOODELL & BATCHELDER, PRINTERS, 1881.
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FLINT
MIDDLETON
PUBLIC LIBRAR
ANNUAL REPORT
THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 23, 1881.
SALEM: GOODELL & BATCHELDER, PRINTERS, 1881.
REPORT.
Selectmen's Department.
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Selectman and Assessor. $48 00
Jesse W. Peabody, 53 00 ..
Samuel A. Fletcher, 20 00 ،،
O. L. Carleton, as Treasurer. 25 00
Joseph A. Batchelder, as Town Clerk. 8 00
J. A. Batchelder, recording marriages, births, and deaths. 18 20
Simon F. Esty, as Collector.
44 50
J. Hovey Eaton, as Constable. 15 00
J. A. Batchelder, auditing accounts in 1879 and 1880, 14 00 Jesse W. Peabody 66 .. 14 00
Samuel Peabody 6 00
Martin J. Cheney, as School Committee 35 00
Ansel P. Tyler, .. 18 00
H. A. Stiles,
66 25 00
$343 70
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Ward 1. A. W. Peabody, Surveyor. Appropriation $100 00
2. B. T. McGlauflin, 6.
.. 134 00
3. Levi F. Atwood, . 6
54 00
4. Alexander Murry, 66 55 00
5. Farnham Stiles, 50 60
6. Asa Howe, 66
.. 65 00
7. Henry F. White, 70 00
8. Lyman S. Wilkins, “
102 50
9. Samuel M. Peabody,“
59 00
10. Sylvanus Flint, 60 00
4
J. B. Thomas & Co., lumber for bridge 18 40
Calvin Putnam,
66
74 54
Amos Pratt, repairing bridge. 121 23
M. J. Emerson, labor on bridge.
10 40
I. B. Peabody,
66
14 40
Frank Esty,
66
10 00
H. Beverly,
16 00
Jesse W. Peabody, "
and cash paid. 10 25
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, spikes for bridge.
3 08
$1,028 40
SNOW BILLS.
Lyman S. Willkins' bill
$108 30
Alexander Murry
10 50
L. F. Atwood
66
26 50
B. W. Peabody
15 60
Edwin L. Peabody 66
11 80
Porter I. Gould
"in 1879. 3 00
66
2 00
Farnham Stiles
14 00
A. W. Peabody
66
19 55
H. F. White
06
26 30
B. T. McGlauflin
6.
53 00
Asa Howe
..
8 00
Samuel M. Peabody
8 20
John Gage
1 50
$308 25
TOWN HALL.
Charles A. Phelps, care of Hall
$70 00
Augustus Shepard, "
1880 8 75
.6 supplies for "
1 85
H. A. Wilkins & Son "
25 10
Jeremiah Fuller, wood
66
6 24
A. E. Berry, sawing wood
1 50
Due for coal, 39 00
Balance in favor of Town 49 81
$202 25
¢
Geo. P. Wilkins
5
By cash of Charles A. Phelps, use of Town Hall 170 00
Augustus Shepard ..
66 " 1880 28 75
Due for use of Town Hall 3 50
$202 25
STATE AID ACCOUNT.
Orders drawn from Feb. 1, 1880 to Feb.1, 1881 $290 50 Amount paid to Indigent Soldiers under Chap. 252, Acts of 1879, as follows :
Hiram Berry .
81 00
David B. Peabody. 12 00
William W. Peabody. 54 58
$438 08
MISCELLANEOUS.
William H. Johnson, care of Cemetery and
returning deaths. $ 10 00
William H. Johnson, labor on Cemetery 2 00
Thomas Carlin 50 00
J. Hovey Eaton, services as Fish Warden
5 00
Cyrus K. Wilkins, expressage. . 2 80
M. J. Emerson, labor on fish ways. 2 50
William H. Johnson, straps and staples for hearse. . 1 00
Danvers Water Board, water rates at Cemetery 3 00
Farnham Stiles, care of weights and measures
1 50
Danvers Water Board, pipe, labor and teaming 6 70
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, books. 70
Little, Brown & Co., Herrick's Town Officer 2 50
Goodell & Batchelder, printing town reports. 19 00
E. A. Mitchell, labor on Town Hall. 1 00
Simon F. Esty, discount on taxes paid before Nov. 1, 245 22 Salem Water Board, pipe for drinking trough. 35 34
Danvers Water Board, labor and material for drinking trough. 55 64
A. P. Tyler, labor and teaming for drinking trough,
9 00
Charles F. Curwen, material
4 19
E. A. Mitchell, painting
1 00
Eastern R. R. transportation of hydrant.
2 10
6
D. J. Harrigan, material for water pipe at cemetery, 3 86 Jesse W. Peabody, perambulating lines 5 00
Samuel A. Fletcher, וי 5 00
William H. Hutchinson, gravel and grading around drinking trough. 6 00
Jesse W. Peabody, tax collector's book.
80
Joseph A. Batchelder, copying valuation list. 6 00
Jesse W. Peabody,
6 00
Cogswell's Express, book and expressage
95
Amount paid to firemen .
33 00
Abatements
286 18
Interest
500 00
$1,312 98
School Department. CENTRE SCHOOLS.
L. G. McIntire, teaching Grammar School
$360 00
C. A. Berry,
Intermediate
288 00
O. R. Graves,
..
Primary
66
288 00
Jeremiah Fuller, wood. 15 00
Justin B. Flint, sawing wood. 1 50
W. W. Wilkins, services as Janitor 32 00
W. W. Wilkins,
1879
12 25
Willie W. Wilkins, sawing wood.
5 50
Justin B. Flint, services as Janitor 16 00
$1.018 25
NORTH SCHOOL.
E. F. Wilkins, teaching 36 weeks.
$288 00
Farnham Stiles, wood. 13 81
H. A. Stiles, 3 25
Asa Howe, 4 50
A. H. Burgess 66 6 00
A. H. Burgess, sawing wood. 4 25
A. H. Burgess, care of fires 10 00
H. A. Stiles, sawing wood. 75-$330 56
EAST SCHOOL.
J. P. Wilkins, teaching 12 weeks
$ 96 00
L. F. Abbott,
24
192 00
A. P. Averill, wood.
15 00
G. B. Killam,
8 00
William Berry,
5 30
Frank Noyes, care of fires
10 00
Frank Noyes, sawing wood.
8 25-$334 55
N. E. School Furnishing Co., music charts
9 00
Baker, Pratt & Co., set anatomical charts
14 40
O. D. Case & Co .. set outline maps
20 00
Balance due the Schools
5 10
$1.731 86
Balance due the Schools last year. .. $ 301 37
Town appropriation for Schools .... 1.150 00
Amount rec'd from State School Fund, 217 45
Amount received from dog licenses. .
63 04-$1,731 86
INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Maurice E. Tyler, supplies for schools. $34 15
H. A. Wilkins & Sons. .. 8 82
J. A. Burgess, Repairs on school house 2 50
W. A. Phelps, 65
Isaac R. Gates.
..
..
4 65
1 90
E. F. Wilkins,
..
6 .
Robin Damon. school cards 6 00
Mrs. Lever, cleaning School House 15 00
J. F. Porter, cushions. 2 00
J. L. Hammett, pocket register and bell.
1 90
A. P. Tyler, blocks and expressage. 1 99
George P. Wilkins. use of well, 1879 and 1880. 4 50
C. H. Richardson,
..
1878 2 50
D. M. Esty. .6 3 00
Sarah P. Batchelder, "
5 00
Elijah Richardson, repairs on school house. 1 25
M. J. Cheney, expressage on books and sup- plies for schools. 5 18
8
John Gage, cleaning clock and repairs on school house. . 4 51
William A. Russell cleaning clock. 4 00
E. A. Mitchell, painting black board. 4 50
Goodell & Batchelder, printing school reports 12 50
Books supplied to scholars on exchange 28 30
Baker, Pratt & Co., supplies for schools 2 93
$157 83
Overseers' Department.
M. E. Tyler, supplies for Pat Gillispie. $105 83
A.W. Peabody, “ 36 61
A. W. Peabody, cash paid for wood for P. Gillispie, 8 25
Asa Howe, wood for Pat Gillispie. 4 00
Peter Wait, coffin, robe and burial of Kate Gillispie, 21 00
P. M. Chase, medical attendance on “ 23 00
W. E. Knight, " G.W. Dan-
iels and Kate Gillispie. 29 00
Asa Howe, house rent for G. W. Daniels and Pat Gillispie. 40 00
Sanger & Hood, coal for G.W. Daniels and Pat Gillispie. 39 00
M. E. Tyler, supplies for G. W. Daniels. 13 99
Pat Gillispie, watching with " " 15 00
Wm. Johnson, burial of 66 66
8 00
Geo. Gerry, watching with " " .6 . . 2 00
J. Donnovan, .. .. 2 00
C. S. Buffum, coffin and robe for G. W. Daniels. . . 15 00
A. W. Peabody, supplies .. .. 7 89 6 .
J. Fuller, wood ‹.
. . . 3 00
P. Donnovan. journey to Danvers. " . .
. . .
1 25
P. M. Chase, medical attendance, . . .
10 00
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies, " " . . .
2 18
Mrs. Lever, washing and cleaning house, 8 60 .
Town of Peabody, boarding Rhoda Daniels. 87 80
Mrs. Stone,
7 00
Thomas Cummings,
Eben Saunders
30 00
9 .
WV. E. Knight, medical attendance on E. Saunders, 8 00
M. E. Tyler, supplies for Mrs. Bird. 4 00
W. H. Hutchinson, house rent for Mrs. Bird. 36 00 M. E. Tyler, supplies for Mrs. McIntire. 37 90
A. W. Peabody, “ 6. 15 62
J. Fuller, wood
17 23
P. M. Chase, medical attendance, Mrs. McIntire. . 9 25
E. O. Fowler, **
6 .
16 50
Asa Howe, wood for
4 00
John W. Peabody. boarding Flint Estey 161 70
City of Salem,
..
H. Mansfield.
32 50
City of Haverhill,
Frank Guilford.
90 55
Essex County House. "
Richard Green
13 70
Town of Danvers, supplies for Richard Tiernan. 148 96
M. E. Tyler, Dennis Wells .. .
10 65
A. W. Peabody,
. .
..
..
4 73
F. P. Merriam & Co., wood and coal for D. Wells, 4 11
Mrs. Stone, use of well four years. .. 4 00
H. A. Wilkins & Sons, supplies for A. Gould 38 03
A. W. Peabody, supplies for tramp house. 1 82
A. W. Peabody, cash paid for car fare, postage, and express .. 7 37
A. W. Peabody, services as Overseer and lock- ing up 58 tramps. 15 80
Benj. Howe. services as Overseer ; stove, horse
hire and car fare .
17 95
Wm. Russell, services as Overseer.
5 00
Unsettled bills of this year. 85 00
Due from North Reading
$
140 00
Due from Billerica. 38 00
Unsettled bills of last year paid.
45 00
Whole cost of supporting the poor.
.
1,087 27
$1,310 77 $1,310 77
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Summary of Expenses.
Town Officer's Bills $ 343 70
Highways and Bridges 1,028 46
Removing Snow
308 25
State aid Account
438 08
Miscellaneous.
1,312 98
Appropriation for schools.
1,430 49
Incidental School Expenses. 157 83
Expense of Supporting the Poor
1,087 77
$6,107 56
In accordance with a vote of the town, the Selectmen sub- mit the following estimate of the sums necessary to be raised by taxation to defray the ordinary expenses of the town the ensuing year :-
Current Expenses. $2,000 00
Reduction of Town Debt.
500 00
Interest
66 500 00
Schools
1,500 00
Highways
900 00
Bridges 100 00
Public Library 75 00
50 00
Cemetery
$5.625 00
O. L. CARLETON, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT CURRENT WITH THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 22, 1881.
To balance in Treasury, Feb. 20, 1880 $2,800 24
To cash of North Andover 14 17
North Reading 102 20
W. Eames, pedler's license. 6 00
A. Shepard, use of Town Hall. 20 00
Overseers, G. W. Daniel's effects . . . 18 28
E. L. Lovejoy, pedler's license 6 00
11
State Treasurer, corporation tax 97 67
bank tax .. 5 61
66
corporation tax 75 62
bank tax
132 09
state aid 80 00
.. 6. state aid 142 00
" relief of indigent soldiers
54 00
" relief of indigent soldiers
7 38
60
school fund. 217 45
County Treasurer, dog tax refunded .
63 04
Billerica .
38 00
Water Committee, water pipe sold ... 8 20
M. E. Tyler, school books
106 39
M. J. Cheney, school books
11 23
A. P. Tyler, school books 5 00
Charles A. Phelps, use of Town Hall. 170 00
Augustus Shepard, use of Town Hall, 8 75
Different persons, for cemetery lots .. . 53 00
A. W. Peabody, on tax of 1877 125 00
D. E. Graves, on tax of 1878. 434 90
Simon F. Esty, collector 6,110 49
$10,912 71
CR.
By cash paid on note $1,000 00
As interest on notes. 500 00
State Treasurer, state tax. 405 00
On Selectmen's and Overseer's orders, 5,958 25
Balance in Treasury
3,079 46
$10,912 71
O. L. CARLETON, TREASURER.
Assessors' Valuation of Property.
Real Estate . $432,885 00
Personal Estate 85,035 00
$517,920 00
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Number of Polls, 278.
$ 556 00 Tax on Polls. Tax on Real and Personal Estate, at $1.12 per $100, 5,800 70
· $6,356 70
Amount voted by the town for current expenses, $1,800 00
reduction town debt, 800 00
66
interest.
525 00
66
66
schools 1,150 00
highways
700 00
66 66
bridges .
100 00
66
66
66
cemetery 50 00
66
66 66
watering trough
150 00
State tax
405 00
County tax.
440 87
Overlay on taxes
235 83
$6.356 70
Selectmen's Valuation of Town Property.
Town Hall and Land . $7,000 00
School Houses and land 8,800 00
Lock-up 500 00
Cemetery 500 00
Hearse and House.
400 00
Fire Apparatus 800 00
Gravel Pit 50 00
$18.050 00
Financial Condition of the Town.
LIABILITIES.
Amount of town notes on interest 5 per. cent. $9,500 00
due the schools 5 10
6. the library . 35 00
66
of outstanding orders. 517 00
unsettled bills 200 00
$10.257 10
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ASSETS.
Balance in treasury as per Treasurer's account, $3,079 46
Due for State aid reimbursements. 386 70
Due from Billerica 38 00
Due from North Reading .
140 00
Due from Peabody
12 51
Due from State for corporation tax
25 00
Due for Cemetery lots .
70 25
Due for use of Town Hall 3 50
School books on hand
102 58
Amount of uncollected taxes of 1879. 70 00
Amount of uncollected taxes of 1880 704 11
Balance against the town.
5,624 99
$10,257 10
Decrease in town debt. $328 69
JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER, Selectmen JESSE W. PEABODY, of
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER. Middleton.
Middleton, Feb .. 23, 1881
The Public Library.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES.
During the past year there has been a growing interest in reading, if we can judge anything by the number of books taken from the Library and the constantly increasing num- ber of persons availing themselves of its privileges.
A Social Library was organized in Middleton Oct. 26, 1772. The forty-three volumes which now remain of that collection have been presented to Flint Public Library.
Another Library organization was formed in this place in 1838, of which seventy-one volumes are now presented to us.
Hon. Charles L. Flint has given fourteen bound volumes, besides seventy-eight magazines and pamphlets.
As no Supplement has been printed, these books are not yet ready for circulation.
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We would here take the opportunity to suggest to our friends that donations of books will be acceptable. We would also solicit selections of books to aid the Trustees in purchasing.
William A. Phelps, Joseph A. Batchelder, Ansel P. Tyler, Samuel A. Fletcher, James Flint, Gilman A. Kimball.
Trustees.
Middleton, Feb. 1st, 1881.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
New books purchased. 3
Presented by Social Libraries. 114
Hon. C. L. Flint 14
William Weston 7
William White.
1
Director of U. S. Mint. Reports. 4
Whole number of persons to whom cards have been issued. .503
Circulation from Feb. 1, 1880, to Feb. 1. 1881 9,929
Largest number takeu out at one time 262
Smallest .. 116
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER. Librarian.
Middleton, Feb. 1. 1881.
TREASURER OF THE FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TRUSTEES.
Received of the Town $105 00
balance of last year 7 30
from fines and cards. 14 86
. sale of catalogues. 2 50-$129 66
Paid Librarian's salary, 1 year, ending Feb. 1st. $64 00
for expressage. . 65
66 " insurance of books 15 00
.. " repairing books 8 28
" library lamp. 6 50
15
Paid for kerosene $ 75
" lamp and chimneys 80
66 £ " new books. 5 43
In Treasurer's hands, Feb. 23 28 25-$129 66
The unexpended balance of Mr. Flint's gift to the town. amounting to $164.00 with the interest, is in the Danvers Savings Bank.
WM. A. PHELPS, Treasurer.
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
To F. Hovey Eaton, Constable of the Town of Middleton, in the County of Essex,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Mid- dleton, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on MONDAY. the Seventh day of March, next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensu- ing year.
ART. 3. To see how much money the town will raise to defray town charges the ensuing year, and determine how' the same shall be appropriated.
ART. 4. To act on the list of Jurors, prepared and posted by the selectmen.
ART. 5. To see what action the town will take concern- ing the Cemetery.
ART. 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to letting the Town Hall.
ART. 7. To see if the town will purchase a road-scraper, and a gravel screen.
ART. 8. To see what action the town will take for the prevention of fires, and in respect to the election and com- pensation of firemen.
ART. 9. To see what regulations the town will make in regard to fishing in Middleton pond.
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ART. 10. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting the taxes which a town treas- urer when appointed collector may use.
ART. 11. To see if the town will authorize the Treasur- er, under the direction of the selectmen, to hire such sums of money in anticipation of the taxes, as may be necessary to meet current expenses.
ART. 12. To act on the following articles contained in a petition to the selectmen, signed by Augustus Shepard and forty-seven others: 1. To see if the town will provide a suitable place for the protection of the children attending the public schools, from the inclemency of the weather, between the hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and 5 o'clock P. M. during the school terms. 2. To see if the town will re-im- burse Henry F. White for the expense incurred in repairing the Centre School House door. and to exonerate him from all blame and responsibility in this connection.
ART. 13. On petition of M. E. Tyler and fourteen oth- ers, to see if the town will place a lamp over the watering fountain on the Square, and provide some person to take charge of the lamp and light it nights when needed ; and make an appropriation for the same.
ART. 14. To act on the following article contained in a petition to the selectmen, signed by Joseph Rhodes and twenty-seven others: To see if the town will place water from the Danvers Works in the Town Hall, and provide pipe and a faucet for the same, and purchase a stove for the ante-room, and make an appropriation for the same.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, and one at the Post Office, in said town, seven days at least, before the time for holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the town clerk, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-third day of February, A. D., 1881.
JOSEPH A. BATCHELDER, ) Selectmen JESSE W. PEABODY. of
SAMUEL A. FLETCHER. Middleton.
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