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REBVILT IN IODAYS OPENED JVLY 18,1921.A.
FOURTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITING COMITTEE
ON THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1856.
W. W. KELLOGG, PRINTER, OVER THE DEPOT,
TYPOGRAPHIC HALI,
1 856.
REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, $1,600 00
EXPENDITURES.
W. F. Gile, teacher
principal school, $53 33
Charles E. Abbot, do 525 64
Charles E. Abbot, sundries, 4 17
Lavina C. Hill, teacher
intermediate school, 112 50
Lavina C. Hill, books, 50
Louisa C. Martin, teacher in- termediate school, 225 00
E. Frances Fuller, teacher primary school, 225 00
Adeline B. Gallucia, teacher int. and primary, 100 00
Harriet N. Bartlett, do. 87 00
Samuel Tufts, care of school-
house, preparing wood, etc. 118 69 Stephen Smith, Coal and Wood, 103 19 Robert Harris, do 22 75
William T. Pierce, sawing and splitting wood, 4 12
Town of Marblehead, tuition
2 pupils,
23 38
Irs. McGrab, cleansing house , 75
$1,606 02
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
HIGHWAYS.
Appropriation, $1,800 00
EXPENDITURES.
Stephen H. Wardwell,
surveyor, ៛443 75
Robert Harris do 453 02
William Low, do
289 50
John Marsh
13 50
Michael Haley, blasting
ledge & hauling rocks to beach, 440 00
Michael Haley, widening
and grading street, 188 22
James II. Riggs, smith work, 15 18
Nehemiah Lee, lumber
and nails, 4 50
Joseph Breed, 2d do
13 37
P. Story, 75
$1,861 79
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MISCELLANEOUS.
EXPENDITURES.
Salem Mutual Fire In-
surance Company, 71 00
Charles Leavitt, services, 1854, 6 56
Samuel C. Pitman, do 33 00
Philander Holden, do
10 00
Alonzo Lewis, surveying,
10 00
Alonzo Lewis, plan of the town, 75 00
Thomas Stone, Jr., sodding
town tomb, 6 00
W. F. Gile, sundries for school-room,
2 61
Waldo Thompson, sundries,
26 57
William D. Brackett,
school books,
7 23
John L. Seger, salary,
town clerk, 50 00
John L. Seger, recording
births and deaths, 11 20
John L. Seger, writing for assessors, 12 00
William Widger, liquor, 250 00
Thomas Herbert, town books, 16 00
W. W. Kellogg, printing,
41 35
H. S. Cox, do
2 00
Norton & Rowell, repairing school-house, 35 62
John Chapman , do
27 58
John Chapman, repairing drain, 6 78
Amount carried forward, $700 50
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Amount brought forward, $700 50 John Chapman, salary, treas.
and collector, 75 CO
John Chapman, assessor, 21 00
John Chapman, taking census, 15 00
Jacob Wilford, repairing wagon, 2 00 Dr. Perley, vacinating children 1 25 Henry Martin, labor school- house yard, &c., 18 00
C. A. Morris, setting glass, 1 50
George W. Stone, do. 4 00
James I1. Riggs, smith work, 29 12
George Knowlton, boundary stone, 7 50
John C. Stimpson, services, 5 10
Charles E. Abbot, sundries school-room, 8 11
Eben. Holt, building fences, 32.40
Joseph Blaney, land rent
engine house , 18 00
Henry Kendrick, land rent boat house , 5 00
Merrill & Farrington, paint-
ing town buildings, 141 00
Jonathan F. Phillips,
assessor, 22 00
Joseph Fuller, land, 1854, 50 00
$1,156 48
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POOR DEPARTMENT.
The overseers, having drawn but three orders, amounting to $30.00, the amount being small, it was not deemed expedient to renumer- ate the items.
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account current with JOHN CHAPMAN, Collector. Dr.
To balance of taxes un- collected, 1854, $179 06
To amount of taxes committed for collection, 1853, 5,670 32
$5,849 38
Cr. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account current with JOHN CHAPMAN, Collector,
By taxes collected on bills of 1854, 137 08
By abatement on bills of 1854, 27 22
By taxes uncollected 1854,
14 76
By cash collected 1855, 5,294 02
By taxes abated 1855, 80 35
By taxes uncollected 1855, 295 95
$5,849 38
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account current with JOHN CHAPMAN, Town Treasurer . Dr.
March Ist, 1855.
To cash in the treasury, $297 17
Received of the Lynn Institution for Sav- ings, 1,000 00
Lynn Mechanics Bank,
1,000 00
E. R. Mudge for grad-
ing Redington St.
100 00
Mass. School Fund, 56 16
Town .Beverly on
account, 7 00
Liquor Agent,
60 00
Circus Company,
3 00
J. C. Lamphier, for
land rent,
2 00
Collector 1854,
137 08
Collector 1855,
5,294 02
$7,956 43
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Cr. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account current with JOHN CHAPMAN, Town Treasurer.
To cash paid Selectmen's orders, $4,624 29 25
Boynton's express, Overseers of Poor
orders, 30 00
Lynn Inst. for Savings
on temporary note, 1,000 00
Lynn Mechanics Bank
temporary note, 1,000 00
Interest on notes,
335 64
State and County tax, 966 25
$7,956 43
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Principal school-house and lot, 4,900 00
Primary do do
1,000 00
Engine house, 300 00
Engine, 700 00
Cemetery and improvements, 2,000 00
Lot of land under and around J. C. Lamphier's house , 400 00
Lot of land south side of Humphrey St. between Henford's fence and red shop, 2,000 00
Stock on hand at cost, at Liquor Agency, 325 92
11,625 92
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RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES.
School Department, $1,606 02 Highways, 1,861 79 Miscellaneous and other expenses, 1,156 48 $4,624 29
Poor expenses, 30 00
State and County taxes, Interest on notes,
966 25
335 64 1,331 89
5,956 18
LIQUOR AGENT'S REPORT.
Liquor Agency, Dr.
To cash paid State Agent for liq-
uor,
579 92
freight,
10 45
measures, fix-
tures, &c.
13 30
town treasurer,
60 00
agent's salary, 8 mos. 66 67
To cash due
town, ,190 00
To profit, 69 25-259 25
$989 59
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Liquor Agency, Cr.
By cash received
from town treas-
urer,
$250 00
sales of liquor,
396 76
bottles, 1 25
liquor returned,
15 66
By stock on hand at cost, 325 92
$989 59
WILLIAM WIDGER, Agent.
STATEMENT OF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Cemetery, Dr.
To bills paid 1853
and 1854,
$1,445 18
trees and labor,
1854,
206 75
labor 1855,
13 50
interest on money
borrowed,
12 00
three lots given up,
39 00
uncollected from sale
of lots, 59 50
$1,775 93
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Cemetery, Cr.
By 82 lots sold
1853 and 1854, $1,092 00
Town treasurer,
1853 and 1854, 576 76
five lots sold,
1855, 55 00
balance due the
secretary, 52 17
$1,775 93
Sam'l. C. Pitman, Sec'y.
The committee have examined all the accounts which have come before them, and find them properly vouched for.
Your committee are much indebted to the correct manner in which the books of the Selectmen and Treasurer have been kept, in facilitating them in the discharge of their duties.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN WILKINS, ) WM. R. BLANEY, ) Committee.
nite WM. D. ROWE, Jr. )
SWAMPSCOTT PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1996 00132 2173
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