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FIRST
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITING COMMITTEE
ON THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1853.
LYNN: W. W. KELLOGG, PRINTER, OVER THE DEPOT,
TYPOGRAPHIC HALL. 1 853.
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REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
The Auditing Committee in sub- mitting the first annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the town, would remark, that by the Act of In- corporation, the taxes of the past year were assessed and collected by the City of Lynn, and the amount paid over to the Town treasurer of Swampscott; and the expenses of the first part of the financial year were included in the expenses of Lynn, and no special amount was apportioned to Swampscott except for the schools; and they are therefore unable to specify the de - tails of those expenditures under their proper heads, as they are en- abled to do the expenditures since the organization of the town. The expenses of separation from Lynn and the Act of Incorporation of the town, will not again occur; yet, including this extra expense the expenditures have been so far below the amount of taxes assessed and collected in Swampscott, that the treasurer has been enabled to pay more than one-half of the debt apportioned to Swampscott in the settlement with the City of Lynn.
The committee have examined all the accounts of the treasurer, and found them properly and correctly vouched for . All of which is respect- fully submitted.
HENRY H. HALL ) JAMES B. PHILLIPS) AUDITORS. EBENEZER WEEKS.
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
James M. Keith, professional services procuring Act of Incorporation of the town, Henry J. Thing, paid J. C. Stickney and C. Merritt, for services
$300 00
and other expenses of separation from Lynn in 1851 and 1852, 50 00
Waldo Thompson, paid A. Lewis for surveys and maps, orders of notice, and
other expenses of sepa- ration from Lynn, from 1850 to 1852, 45 98
William Brown, 3 boundary stones and setting, 6 00
William Bassett, for
running line between
Lynn and Swampscott, and for referees in settlement, 15 00
Henry J. Thing, le days running line, &c, 2 25
B. F. Mudge, entry fees of C. C. Pleas for by-laws, 1 25
Amount carried forward,
$420 48
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Amount brought forward, ₹420 48
J. L. Seger, expenses, C. C. Pleas on same , 2 00
W. W. Kellogg, printing by- laws, order book, voting lists, bills, &c. 21 88
J. F. Kimball, advertising by-laws 2 weeks, 7 00
Lewis Josselyn, do. do. 10 00
Thomas Groom & Co., for town books, 85 50
J. L. Seger, stationery, reg- istration book, and other expenses, 7 55
Waldo Thompson, paper, lights and other expenses, 4 02
Sam'l. Tufts & Co., lumber, &c, for pound, 15 29
Henry J. Thing, labor, nails,
&c, for pound, 10 37
John L. Seger, recording births, deaths, and marriages, 8 50
Nathaniel Galeucia, serving warrants for town meetings,
and on town officers, 6 85
Charles Leavitt, for same, 2 75
William Bassett, for extra services on account of taxes, 5 00
Lewis Josselyn, advertising notice of demands
against town. 1 00
$608 19
Included in this, is $461.36 expenses of separation from Lynn.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, 1400 00
EXPENDITURES FROM MAY 21, 1852, TO MARCH 1, 1853.
Grammar School teacher's
salary, 450 00
Intermediate do. do. 165 00
First Primary do. do. 150 00
Second Primary do. do. 150 00
Stephen Smith, coal and wood,
94 88
W. P. Pierce, sawing and splitting wood, 5 50
Henry Martin, do.
1 00
Samuel Tufts, do.
13 00
Samuel Tufts, making fire
and sweeping, 17 weeks,
at $1.25 per week, 21 25
Samuel Tufts, matches, sieve,
and sifting coal, 1 65
Andrew Harris, care of school- house 1 term, 9 00
S. Bartlett and M. Stone, do. 4 00
Joseph Welch, making fire at 2d Primary school-house, 16 weeks, 4 00
Amount carried forward,
$1069 28
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Amount brought forward, $1069 28 Samuel Rust, stove and
pipe in do. 14 37
Repair of stove in Grammar school, 62
Balance on outline maps, 2 00
Paid for bell, and clean-
ing school-room, 1 75
G. W. Stone, setting glass
in school-houses, 6 10
W, D. Brackett, for books,
ink, &c, for schools, 3 90
M. Haley, building vault for 2d Primary School, 8 82
Fence in front of Grammar School-house,
J. A. Knowlton, lumber, labor,
nails, &c, £42 03
J. F. Phillips,
10 cedar posts,
6 00
48 03
1154 87
First quarter's school ex- penses paid by City of Lynn, 316 00
5-a REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation,
300 00
EXPENDITURES.
Allen Washburn, man and team, 23 2 days, at 2.50, 58 74
William Collins, do.12 days,do. 30 00
William Collins, man, 172 days, 21 62
Michael Tangne, labor, 52 days, 6 87
J. F. Phillips, labor, men and teams, 114 12
J. F. Phillips, Ruggles Nourse & Co., rep. plow, 3 88
J. F. Phillips, J. A. Knowlton, rep.bridge, 9 64
Sam'l. Tufts & Co., posts and rails, 12 60
Joseph Breed, 2d, do. 4 81
262 28
IMPROVEMENTS ON CEMETERY LOT.
EXPENDITURES.
Sam'l. C. Pitman 42 days
labor at $1.122 $47 25
5 days, horses,
cart, at 1.25
6 25
2 horses, drag and
cart 4 days at 2.25, 9 00 62 50
William Brown, laying string of wall, 10 00
2 stone posts
and caps,
16 00
26 00
$88 50
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POOR DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
1 cord wood, and 1 ton coal
and teaming, to Mrs. Dennis, $14 42
¿ do. do.
do.
Mrs. Welch,
10 58
1 do.
do.
Mrs. Cole,
7 67
1 do.
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Mrs.
McGrath,
7 66
¿ do.
John Galeucia, 2 83
Order drawn in favor of Mrs. Dennis, 15 00
W. D. Rowe, going to Lynn poor-
house to ascertain paupers,
1 50
W. D. Rowe, going to Danvers about Elizabeth Heath, 1 50
$16 16
RECEIPTS.
Total amount of taxes collected of inhabitants of Swampscott by the city of Lynn, $5,424 04
Deduct expenses of assess- ing and collecting,
99 19
$5,324 85
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RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES.
Selectmen's Department, 608 19
School Department, 1154 87
Repairs of Highways, 262 28
Improvements on Cemetery Lot, 88 50
Total amount of orders
drawn by selectmen,
2113 84
Poor Department, 16 16
$2175 00
Proportion of expenses to May 21, 1852, paid to city of Lynn,
850 00
Allowance for State paupers, 55 00
Total expense for the year
ending, March 1, 1853, $3080 00
STATEMENT OF SETTLEMENT WITH LYNN.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account Current with the CITY OF LYNN.
Cr.
To proportion of city debt,
$8,010 00
By proportion of city property, $9,321 00
To proportion of expenses to May 21,
850 00
By proportion of landing, 550 00
To two School Houses,
5,550 00
By proportion of reservoirs, 66 69
To Engine and House,
1,100 00
By proportion of common,
150 00
To allowance for State paupers,
55 00
By proportion of pounds,
27 31
By cash paid city of Lynn, by Town Treasurer, 5,450 00
$15,565 00
$15,565 00
Dr. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account Current with JOHN CHAPMAN, Town Treasurer, Cr.
To cash paid city of Lynn,
$5,450 00
By cash borrowed of Lynn Savings Institution,
$3,000 00
To cash paid note and receipt book,
67
By cash received of city of Lynn for taxes collected, 5,000 00
To cash paid recording deed,
62
To cash paid selectmen's orders,
2,113 84
By cash received of selectmen
To cash paid overseers of poor orders, 61 16
for rent of Atlantic Hall, 8 00
Balance of cash on hand, 355 59
$8,008 00
$8,008 00 Balance of cash on hand, Due from Lynn for balance 355 59 of taxes, 324 85
Swampscott, March 1, 1853.
To cash paid interest to same, 26 12
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SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY,
MARCH 1, 1853.
Principal School-house and lot, 49 00 00
Fence in front of same,
48 00
Primary School-house and lot, 650 00
Engine-house ,
350 00
Engine,
750 00
Lot for Cemetery, and im- provements on the same, 1588 50
$8286 50
TOWN DEBT MARCH 1, 1853.
Note to Lynn Savings In- stitution, Oct. 26, 1852, on demand at 6 per cent interest, $3000 00
Note to Charles A. Stetson, for Lot for Cemetery,
Oct. 16, 1852, on demand
at 6 per cent, interest, 1500 00
4500 00
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