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TWELFTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITING · COMMITTEE
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 1864.
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REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott : -
The Auditing Committee, in discharge of their duty, have the honor to submit their twelfth annual report of the receipts and expenditures, and a schedule of the property belonging to the town.
The total amount of bills paid during the year, was $18,163.20, including outstanding bills of the previous year, as follows, viz. : -
Selectmen's department,
$75 25
School department,
71 33
Poor department,
15 87
$162 45
The Assessors' valuation of estates in the town, May 1, 1863, was as follows : - Real estate, $740,430.00 ; personal estate, $335,532.00. Number of polls, 376. Tax assessed, $11,323.62 - including State tax, $2,808.00 ; County tax, $1,168.25.
The total amount of the town debt is as follows, viz. : -
Notes on demand, Nathaniel F. Burrill, (5 per ct.)_ $5,000 00
Notes on demand, Elizabeth P. Proctor, 600 00
Notes on demand, John Stanley, 450 00
Notes on demand, Blaney & Phillips, 395 00
Notes on demand, John Proctor,_
400 00
Notes on demand, J. A. Knowlton,
400 00
Notes on demand, Edward Knowles,
250 00
Notes on demand, P. Holden,
200 00
Notes on time, M. C. Pratt,
7,000 00
Notes on time, John J. Phillips, (5 per ct.).
400 00
Notes on time, Sally Phillips, (5 per ct.)
350 00
Amount carried forward,
$15,445 00
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Amount brought forward, $15,445 00
Notes on time, John Stanley, 1,000 00
Notes on time, Lynn Savings Institution, 11,000 00
Notes on time, Daniel Roberts, Jr., 1,000 00
Outstanding orders,
345 81
Total,
$28,790 81
The balance of uncollected taxes, in the hands of the Collectors, is as follows : -
William Fuller, 1857,. $78 50
John W. Brooks, 1859-60-61,
311 16
Daniel H. Millett, 1862-63, 1,522 47
$1,912 13
Amount due from State aid, for the months of
January and February, 1863, $942 00
Amount due from March, 1863, to March, 1864, 3,464 00
$4,406 00
Total value of the public property of the town,
15,800 00
Cash in the treasury,
2,033 78
$24,151 91
The officers of the several boards inform us that there are but few outstanding bills remaining unpaid; the principal of which is that of the Treasurer, who, having asked an increased salary of fifty dollars per year, the Selectmen declined drawing an order for the same.
We stated in our Report of last year, that the amount of " State aid " paid by the town would be reimbursed by the State; but owing to recent decisions, the State refuses to reimburse the full amount. Of the amount rendered from January, 1862, to Janu- ary, 1863, the State reimbursed $3,036.46 ; leaving a balance un- paid of $456.29. The amount now awaiting the decision of the State Auditor is $4,406:00, which it is to be hoped will be paid without deduction.
In conclusion, we would tender our sincere thanks to the Treas- urer for the cheerful assistance rendered us in the discharge of our duty ; the neat and concise manner in which his accounts have been kept merits our unqualified approbation. We would also
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tender our thanks to the Chairman of the Selectmen, for his wil- lingness to render us any assistance in his power.
SAMUEL O. INGALLS, JOSEPH BRACKETT, EDWARD WOODFORD,*
Auditing Committee.
Swampscott, March 8, 1864.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$600 00
Received for rent of Town House,-
124 00
. Received of D. P. Stimpson, licenses for dogs, 45 00
$769 00
EXPENDITURES.
H. S. Cox, printing Auditing Committee's Report, and Order Book, 1862,
$39 75
S. O. Ingalls, services as Auditing Committee, 5 00 Joseph Brackett, the same,. 5 00
4 00
John B. Granger, rent of land for pound,.
10 00
Joseph Blaney, rent of land for engine house, 1862,-
18 00
Joseph Blaney, the same, 1863,.
25 00
Samuel Kenninistan, distributing reports, &c., 1862,.
3 50
Charles A. Morris, glazing,-
4 25
H. S. Cox, printing, 4 00 1 1
25 43
Holden & Mott, the same,. 15 92 1 I 1 1
Daniel P. Stimpson, sundries,
34 15
1 Thing & Rowe, fuel,. I 1 1
26 62
Samuel Kenninistan, janitor Town House,_
25 00
Samuel Kenninistan, sawing and splitting wood,.
75
Rufus Delano, returning deaths, .
2 70
Daniel P. Stimpson, recording births, marriages and deaths,
13 30
Daniel P. Stimpson, services as Town Clerk,
50 00
Henry J. Thing, services as Chairman of Selectmen, 50 00
P. Holden, services as Selectman,
25 00
Elbridge G. Foster, the same,.
25 00
P. Holden, services as Chairman of Assessors,
50 00
1 1 1 Henry J. Thing, services as Assessor,. 15 00 1
15 00
Total,
$492 37
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
Received from State School Fund,
60 89
$2,060 89
EXPENDITURES.
F. O. Ellis, teacher of Grammar School, 350 00
George B. Buffington, the same, _. 300 00
Ellen F. Baker, assistant in Grammar School, 200 00
Jane H. Martin, teacher of Intermediate School,
50 00
Clara W. Woodbury, the same,.
200 00
Mary E. Ingalls, teacher of Primary School,
200 00
Sarah J. Smith, teacher of Beach School,
100 00
Tamson B. Harris, the same, .
50. 00
Mary L. Huggins, teacher of Farm School,
200 00
Simon Wilkins, care of Grammar school-house,
11 25
Samuel Tufts, the same,_ 78 75
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Betsey Galeucia, care of Beach school-house,.
22 00
James Wood, care of Farm school-house,. 5 00
H. S. Cox, printing School Report, 1862, 31 75
Thing & Rowe, fuel, 147 25 L 1
John Washburn, charcoal,
17 50
John Washburn, teaming coal, etc.,_
14 75
W. T. Peirce, sawing and splitting wood,
2 50
Otis Ingalls, sundries,
1 75
James Littlefield, repairing stoves,-
8 00
Charles H. Sutherland, repairing clocks,
2 42
Briggs Delano, repairs, etc., 1862, 1
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Briggs Delano, the same, 1863,
20 58
John Washburn, carriage hire,
2 35
Insurance on school-houses,
8 38
William B. Chase, services as Chairman of School Committee, _ 43 00
J. B. Clark, the same, 1862,. 19 00
J. B. Clark, services as School Committee, 36 00
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$2,148 61
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Amount of State aid reimbursed for the year ending Dec. 31, 1862, $3,036 46
Amount reimbursed for bounties paid, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1862,
6,100 00
Balance Volunteer Relief Fund, 1861
7 98
Special Relief Fund, 1862,
136 00
$9,280 44
EXPENDITURES.
The families of the following named persons have re- ceived aid, through the agency of the town, the past year : -
Joseph A. Millett,
$36 00
George Horton, Jr.
104 00
Edward Marsh, Jr.,
144 00
Edward Wilkins.
52 00
Charles E. Harris,
60 00
Alphonso Nesbitt,
24 00
Addison Stone.
20 00
Zachariah Small.
52 00
Michael Burke,
104 00
W. D. Hammond,
132 00
E. E. Boynton,.
144 00
B. A. Lewis,
104 00
Michael Fitzgerald,
60 00
W. A. Quiner,
8 00
Patrick Millon,
52 00
Horace W. Wardwell,
60 00
Peter A. Martin,
100 00
A. A. Blaney,
4 00
Joseph A. Horton,
104 00
William H. Clark,
52 00
George H. A. Brown,
64 00
John B. Peirce,
144 00
E. A. Stimpson,
84 00
Fred. C. Peirce.
52 00
Bartlett Shaw,
104 00
John R. Merritt,
108 00
Thomas H. Dennis,
16 00
Charles H. Fairbanks,
52 00
George W. Wilkins,.
58 00
Amount carried forward,
$2,098 00
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Amount brought forward,
William Widger,-
George W. Alley,
Michael Haley,
Sylvester Blaney,
James H. Langley, Henry Allen,
Charles O. B. Blaney, Rodney Douglas_
James Glines
Thomas McCarty,
Nathan B. Lewis.
Rienzi Phillips,
John Ramsdell,
Merritt E. Porter,
Charles A. Ropes, Richard B. Caswell, George W. Watson,
David C. Bunting, - William Bowman,
Robert B. Tongue,
Elbridge G. Blaney,
John W. Brooks,
John C. Stimpson, John L. Seger, Edward F. Wiley,
Fred. O. Ellis,
Joseph W. Glass, Martin O'Grady, John' Gorham,.
Charles H. Smith, Stephen A. Newcomb,
G. Dudley Blaney,
Thomas Donley,
Caleb Stone,
Amount of bounty reimbursed City of Boston. Paid State Bounty Tax,
Total,
This amount will be reimbursed by the State, if decided by the State-
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$8,673 81
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RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Received from the Town of Marblehead, for 1862, 99 39
Received from J. Wilkins, for labor of C. Scales, 20 00
$619 39
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Desire Phillips, for board of Jonathan Fuller, ___
$35 35
Town of South Danvers, for same,
30 87
66 William D. Brackett, clothing,
5 12
Sparrow Horton, repairing boots,
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66 Otis Ingalls, boots, &c., for same, _ I
5 22
Thing & Rowe, fuel for Mrs. J. Proctor, 2d,
25 50
66 Medical services for Mrs. J. Proctor, 2d,
49 60
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H. Burrows, board for same,
6 00
66 J. W. P. Smith, house rent for same,.
10 00
66 Thos. S. Bates, agent Division No. 25, supplies for same, 30 00
60 Lucy A. Parker, as per receipts,
134 00
66 funeral expenses of Cyrus Scales, as per bill of E. N. Walton, coroner,.
14 60
66 Rufus Delano, same,
4 00
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Thomas Stone, carriage hire and fares,
2 20
66 Thos. Stone, services as chairman of Overseers, 15 00
66 Sylvester Beers, services as Overseer,
5 00
$373 38
The present board of Overseers did not accept their office until April 10th. At their request, we would state that of the above amount some $106.00 was incurred prior to their acceptance. Of this amount $15.87 belonged to the previous year, the balance having accrued from the commencement of the fiscal year to the time of their acceptance.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Nathaniel Galeucia, services as steward,
$20 00
Daniel P. Stimpson, oil, &c., 10 88
Poll taxes refunded to engineers and firemen,
42 00
George W. Stone, glazing,-
1 25
$74 13
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Received from sale of lots,
$150 00
EXPENDITURES.
Samuel R. Bartlett, labor, -
$38 00
Rufus Delano, expense on sale of lots,
6 25
Rufus Delano, use of harness,
5 00
$49 25
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
William B. Chase, vaccination of school children,
$3 00
William B. Chase, services,
8 00
Samuel R. Bartlett, services,.
3 00
James E. O. Nisbett, services.
3 50
$17 50
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Nathaniel Galeucia, services as constable,
$28 80
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$34 80
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$500 00
EXPENDITURES.
P. Holden, cedar posts,
6 50
Robert Harris, labor, &c.,
74 97
John Washburn, labor,
28 50
Reuben E. Small, labor,
40 20
Ivory Emmons, labor and stock,
104 78
Samuel Kenninistan, labor,
68 75
George W. Phillips, labor,.
25 87
Dennis Noonan, labor,
41 25
Michael Dorsey, labor,
16 50
Patrick Brosman, labor,
6 00
Andrew Chute, labor,
18 00
Blaney & Thing, three hundred loads gravel,
15 00
James M. Riggs, repairing tools, John Brown, covering stone,
7 20
P. Holden, services as Surveyor of Highways,
18 00
E. G. Foster, the same,
5 00
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RECAPITULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Selectmen's department, appropriation and receipts, __
$769 00
School department, appropriation and receipts,- 2,060 89
War department, appropriation and receipts,
9,280 44
Poor department, appropriation and receipts,
619 39
Highway department, appropriation,.
500 00
Cemetery department, receipts,
150 00
Miscellaneous department, appropriation,
6,900 00
$20,279 72
EXPENDITURES.
Selectmen's department, 1
$492 37
School department,
2,148 61
War department,.
8,673 81
Poor department,
373 38
Fire department,
74 13
Cemetery department,
49 25
Health department,
17 50
Police department,
34 80
Highway department, 1
498 60
Interest on notes,
1,824 50
State and County tax,
3,976 25
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SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Town House and lot,
$5,500 00
Grammar School House and lot,
4,500 00
Beach School House and lot,
1,000 00
Farm School House and lot,.
1,300 00
Engine House,
200 00
Atlantic Engine, Hose Carriage,
1,000 00
Life-Boat House,
100 00
One Hearse and House,
300 00
Cemetery and improvements,
2,000 00
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account with WILLIAM FULLER, Collector. CR.
1864.
1863.
To amount collected,.
$2 08
To amount uncollected,
78 50
By balance of taxes committed for collec- tion in 1857,- $80 58
$80 58
SWAMPSCOTT, February 29, 1864.
$80 58 WILLIAM FULLER, Collector.
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DR. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account with JOHN W. BROOKS, Collector. CR.
1864. To amount collected,
$128 36
1863 By balance committed, _
$439 52
To amount uncollected,
311 16
$439 52
$439 52
SWAMPSCOTT, February 29, 1864.
JOHN W. BROOKS, Collector.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account with DANIEL H. MILLETT, Collector. DR.
$986 56
$986 56
- $11,323 62
1862.
By amount committed,
1863.
$682 68
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264 61
$986 56
$9,552 43
296 25
216 47
1,258 47
$11,323 62
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To amount collected,.
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SWAMPSCOTT, February 29, 1864.
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DANIEL H. MILLETT, Collector.
By amount committed,
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account with DANIEL H. MILLETT, Treasurer.
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To cash paid Selectmen's orders, 1862, $631 42
By cash in treasury, -
$715 70
To cash paid Overseers' orders, 1862.
180 40
By cash from P. Holden, _
200 00
To cash paid Selectmen's orders, 1863,
6,519 78
By cash from Edward Knowles,
250 00
To cash paid Overseers' orders, 1863,.
292 67
By cash from rent of Town Hall.
124 00
To cash paid Interest, 1863.
1,824 50
150 00
To cash paid State tax, 1863
2,808 00
To cash paid County tax, 1863,
1,168 25
To cash paid State bounty tax, 1863,
3,999 81
By cash from Town of Marblehead, 1
99 39
By cash from John Wilkins,
20 00
By cash from State allotments,
897 00
8 38
By cash from State Treasurer, State Aid reimbursed,.
3,036 46
To balance in treasury, ____
2,033 78
By cash from State Treasurer, bounty re- imbursed,
6,100 00
By cash from Massachusetts School Fund,
60 89
By cash from William Fuller, taxes, 1857,
2 08
By cash from John W. Brooks, taxes, ____
128 36
By cash from Dan'l H. Millett, taxes, 1862, 682 68
By cash from Dan'l H. Millett, taxes, 1863,
9,552 43
$22,063 99
$22,063 99
DANIEL H. MILLETT, Treasurer.
SWAMPSCOTT, February 29, 1864.
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By cash from Cemetery, for sale of lots, -- By cash from Daniel P. Stimpson, for dog licenses, 45 00
To cash paid City of Boston,
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To cash paid P. Holden, note on demand,_ To cash paid for insurance,_ 1
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