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NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITING COMMITTEE
OF
THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT,
FOR
THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28,
1871.
BOSTON: PRINTED BY J. FRANK. FARMER, 18 EXCHANGE STREET. 1871.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
. AUDITING COMMITTEE
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1871.
Swampscott.
TOWN MEETING. At the town meeting Saturday the following officers were elected :
Moderator, Daniel P. Stimpson; Selectmen, John P. Palmer, D. Holman Millett, John S. Higgins; Town Treasurer, John Stanley; Town Clerk, W. D. Brackett, Jr .; Assessors, D. Horman MIllett, John Chapman, Jo- seph Stanley ; School Committee (one year), Rev. John Capen: School Committee (three years), Dr. W. B. Chase; Highway Surveyor, Robert Harris; Overseers of the Poor, Thomas Stone, Allen Rowe, Allen Wash- burn ; Constables, James Wheeler, E. G. Blaney, J. E. O. Nisbett. Appropriation $20,000.
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BOSTON:
PRINTED BY J. FRANK. FARMER, 18 EXCHANGE STREET. 1871.
REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of the Town of Swampscott: -
The Auditing Committee have examined the accounts of the town for the year ending Feb. 28, 1871, and respectfully present the following report.
D. H. MILLETT, - Auditing Committee.
The Assessors' valuation of the town May 1, 1870, was as follows : -
Real Estate,
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$1,334,570 00
Personal « - - -
508,564 00
Total, - -
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$1,843,134 00
Number of Polls, -
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- 466
State Tax, - -
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- $3,550 00
County Tax, -
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- 1,789 00
Town Tax, - -
14,024 34
Total Tax assessed, -
Rate per cent. of total tax,
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- $19,363 34 $10 on $1,000
Number of dwelling houses,
- 338
" horses, -
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- 155
"' COWS, - -
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- 124
66 " sheep, -
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20
" acres of land taxed,
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- 1,446
66 " dogs licensed, -
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1
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78
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W. D. BRACKETT, JR., F. O. ELLIS,
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STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT.
Notes on demand, Phillips & Blaney, 66 66 66 Elizabeth Proctor, -
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$995 00
- 600 00
66
66 John Proctor, -
400 00
66
66
John Stanley, -
1,000 00 V
66
Edward Knowles, -
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250 00
66
66
David Newhall, -
500 00
66 66 John Roberts, - -
1,000 00
66 66 Thomas Stanley, -
1,000 00v
Coffin & Boyce,
3,000 00
66
66
Jonathan Brown, -
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1,000 00
66
60
Warren E. Small,
500 006
60 G. W. Stone, - -
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400 00 /
66
60
C. F. Coffin, - -
2,000 00
66
60 Lynn Inst. for Savings, -
26,000 00
60 Shafner Armstrong, -
200 00
Outstanding orders of Selectmen and Over- seers of Poor, - -
311 62
Town Debt,
- $39,156 62
The balance of uncollected taxes is as follows :
James A. Mott, 1870, - - -
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$1,277 68
Amount due for State Aid, - -
696 00
Total value of public property, -
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33,200 00
Cash in Treasury, - - - -
638 60
$35,812 28
Total amount of bills paid during the year, -
32,675 31
30 9
3000. 00 - 2000 dans 8000,00 4000. 3000, 400000 2000 entered
26 april 26
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, -
- -
- $2,000 00
Corporation tax, - -
- - - - 2,030 95
$4,030 95
EXPENDITURES.
J. Frank. Farmer, printing town report, 1869, -
$39 50 W. D. Brackett, Jr., services as Auditing Com- mittee, 1869, 10 00 - - F. O. Ellis, services as Auditing Committee, 1869, - 10 00 - - 1 J. S. Higgins, services as Auditing Committee, 1869, - - -
10 00
State Reform School, keeping Patrick Ryan, - W. P. Tilden, one order book, -
14 50
James Wheeler, distributing town reports, -
4 50
66 notifying officers and town meetings, - - 9 00 - -
J. Frank. Farmer, printing circulars, -
3 50
Wm. Seger, land rent for engine house, - -
25 00
C. F. Bessom, printing tax bills, two years, -
25 50
66 66 blank for teachers, -
2 00
66 posters, for Collector's sale, - - -
5 50
66 blanks, for Collector, -
2 50
Richard L. Gay, stationery,
9 50
Delano & Smith, labor and stock on rail at King's Beach, - - -
1 90
P. L. Cox, advertising Collector's sales, - - D. P. Stimpson, sundries, - -
8 32
Benj. H. Jones, taking record from Lynn to Boston, in reference to town ways, - -
4 00
J. W. Pitman & Son, printing voting list, -
13 00
Amount carried forward,
$244 22
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26 00
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20 00
6
Amount brought forward,
$244 22
Wm. Howland, legal services in matter of tax sales, - - -
12 00 5 00 J. W. Pitman & Son, printing notices, - - Jas. A. Knowlton, services as Assessor, 1868, - '30 00
4 50
J. W. Pitman & Son, printing jurors' blanks, - notices to bill- holders, - -
3 50
Joseph Stanley, services as Assessor, 1870, - John Chapman, 66 66
35 00
- D. H. Millett, services as Assessor and Sec. to Board, - - -
75 00
- - Henry Q. Stimpson, services as Sec. to Select- men, - -
- -
100 00
2 84
- - D. P. Stimpson, sundries, - - W. D. Brackett, Jr., cash paid stationery, post- age, and express charges, I W. D. Brackett, Jr., collecting and recording births, deaths, and marriages,
2 95
W. D. Brackett, Jr., services as Town Clerk, and extra services, -
75 00
Waldo Thompson, professional services, -
12 00
- J. Frank. Farmer, printing dog licenses, - - James A. Mott, sundries paid, - - - -
5 41
" services as Collector and Treas- urer, - - J. P. Palmer, services as chairman board of Se- lectmen, - - -
100 00
D. H. Millett, services as Selectman, -
75 00
B. F. Smith, .66 -
75 00
J. Q. Hammond, computations, writing specifica-
tions, etc., on three streets, - 27 50
66
66 attending court and travelling
10 00
$1,256 37
TOWN HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Baptist Mission, rent of hall,
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$52 00
Unitarian Society, 66 60
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- 100 00 -
Chas. S. Lewis,
66
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275 00
$427 00
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24 45
2 00
300 00
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expense, - -
35 00
7
EXPENDITURES.
J. Humphreys & Co., one shade and fixture, $8 00
J. H. Treadwell, labor and material, -
29 85
W. O. Haskell, settees, - - -
76 50
Charles S. Lewis, cleaning town house, -
14 00
John Chapman, labor and material, - -
124 82
Chas. A. Morris, painting inside town house, etc., - -
209 45
Bean & Johnson, chairs, -
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10 00
D. P. Stimpson, sundries, - -
- 41 60
Brooks & Darling, butts, screws, hinges, etc.,
15 63
C. E. Proctor, blinds for town house,
109 00
Jas. A. Mott, sundries, -
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2 63
Chas. A. Morris, painting blinds,
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4 00
Choate & Rowe, fuel, - -
39 90
Delano & Smith, labor and material,
38 40
J. A. Knowlton, halliards for flag, 1868, - 50 -
Chas. S. Lewis, services as janitor, - -
- 35 00
$786 03
. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, -
- - $5,500 00
Massachusetts School Fund, -
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194 47
P. C. Porter, over-pay, 1869, -
43 83
Appropriation for new seats in Beach and Farm school-houses, - - -
200 00
$5,938 30
EXPENDITURES.
J. L. Ross, school desks and furniture, -
$287 95
J. Welch & Co., labor and material, 22 00 -
Lewis Delano, labor and services as janitor,
- 164 62
S. A. Vinton, services as teacher,
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206 38
C. W. Woodbury, "
66
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450 00
Hattie Blaney,
66
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- 450 00
Ellen Ledyard, 66 66
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- 450 00
Amount carried forward,
$2,030 95
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26 75
P. Cullen, altering hinges, -
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8
Amount brought forward,
$2,030 95
M. E. Boynton, services as teacher,
450 00 1,200 00
P. C. Porter, 66
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M. B. Nowell, 66
400 01
Clara M. Colcord, 66 -
223 26
M. G. Thompson, 66 66 -
10 46
Charles Oliver, repairing melodeon, - - -
3 75
J. L. Hammett, school books and stationery, -
76 23
J. F. Twombly, painting 3 school-houses, 344 00
56 00 C. F. Bessom, printing and binding school reports, John Chapman, labor and material, - - 33 78
23 00
Charles S. Lewis, care of Grammar school-house, Choate & Rowe, fuel,
200 90
J. H. Treadwell, labor and material, 83 94 - -
D. P. Stimpson, sundries, -
22 89
J. Hayes, care of Farm school-house, -
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15 20
William T. Pierce, sawing wood,. - -
3 25
American Tablet Co., blackboards, -
75 35
Betsey Galencia, care of Beach school-house, - A. E. Mudge, care of school-house, and other services, -
70 00
C. L. Welch & Co., mats,
5 25
John Thomson, services as Chairman School Com- mittee, and editing School Report, -
55 00
W. B. Chase, services as School Committee, -
50 00
James Bryant, care of West End school-house, 42 00
T. O. Philbrick, labor, material, stoves, etc., 68 27 William H. Collins, painting, and setting glass, - 14 72 John Chapman, building coal-house for Farm School, - 55 07 -
Shaw & Co., expressing, - - - -
37 85
John Washburn, teaming coal, -
25 00
Mrs. Milan, cleaning Farm school-house -
2 00
W. B. Chase, cash paid for sundries, -
7 75
J. H. Crossman, services as School Committee, 30 00
William Rowell, labor and material, -
3 75
Insurance West End school-house, - -
123 50
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$5,893 13
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50 00
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, - -
- - $2,000 00 J. B. Newcomb, on acc't of blasting ledge on Rockland St., - -
- 25 00
$2,025 00
EXPENDITURES.
Thomas Hadley, repairs on highways, - $2,227 47
John E. Chase, gravel, 1869, - -
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- 19 20
B. F. Getchell, 89 loads gravel, -
35 60 - - R. Harris, labor and teams on Beach Avenue, - 49 30
R. Harris, labor and teams, clearing snow, -
37 00
Stephen S. Stone, labor and team, 1867, - -
8 00
J. G. Phillips, labor,
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4 00
John E. Chase, " - - -
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2 00
John Washburn, clearing snow, -
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- 18 74
$2,401 31
TOWN LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
1 - $100 00
Received from Librarian, use of books, -
- 205 94
$305 94
EXPENDITURES.
J. E. Tilton, books, 1 -
$160 09
C. F. Bessom, printing 300 catalogues,
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45 00
Sam'l P. Baldwin, paper for book covers, -
20 30
Wm. T. Webster, books, - -
14 00
Thomas Breare, binding books,
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14 50
Curtis Merritt, services as Librarian,
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90 90
paid for sundries, - -
6 43
66 ". J. E. Tilton & Co., for books, 18 69
66
60 " A. W. Lovering,
10 00
$379 91
Appropriation,
10
Number of books in library, March 1, 1870, - 1,052 66 added during year, - -
246
66 66 lost 66
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3
66 in library, Mar. 1, 1871, -
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1,295
Number of days open for delivery of books, -
49
Number of books taken out during year, -
3,612
STATE AID DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
- $700 00
Rec'd from State Treasurer, State Aid reimbursed, 764 34
$1,464 34
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Mrs. Harriet Blaney,
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$48 00
66
M. E. Stone, -
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48 00
A. N. Widger, -
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96 00
66 B. Milan,
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96 00
66 66 - Lydia Small, -
48 00
66 Deborah Delano,
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48 00
66 A. M. Chute, -
96 00
Hannah Johnson,
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48 00
66 J. W. Glass, -
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72 00
C. H. Fairbanks, -
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48 00
66 James Umber, - -
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48 00
1
$696 00
WEST END SCHOOL-HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, - -
-
$600 00
EXPENDITURES.
John Chapman, finishing hall as per contract, - $475 00 Adams & Call, painting, 66 66 - 50 00
Delano & Smith, labor and stock, - - -
25 83
$550 83
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Delano & Smith, stock and labor on engine house,
25 00
$40 13
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation, -
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$150 00
Sale of Lots, -
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183 00
$333 00
EXPENDITURES.
John G. Collins, labor, -
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- $35 00
Leonard Collins,
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19 00
Shafner Armstrong,
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- 6 25
D. H. Millett, Superintendent of Cemetery,
20 00
$80 25
POOR DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriations, -
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Thomas Stone, services as Overseer for the year 1869, - - -
- $15 00
Cash paid out to travellers, - - -
5 25
Travelling expenses, -
- - -
3 99
John Washburn, carriages to funeral of John Child, 6 00
John Washburn, carriage to Tewksbury, 1
5 00
91 50 State Lunatic Hospital, board for Arbitta B. Bacon, Clothing for the same, 65 1 State Lunatic Hospital, board of Marietta C. Lewis, 127 50 Clothing for the same, - 1 45 -
City of Salem, medical attendance, supplies, etc., to L. W. Newcomb, - - 10 87
$267 21
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$15 13 J. E. O. Nisbett, care of engine, - - -
12
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Geo. W. Harris, chairman board of health, - $30 00
J. E. O. Nisbett, services on " -
- 30 00
Leonard A. Blanchard, 66 66
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15 00
$75 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
F. A. Tweed, services as special constable, - $36 00
E. G. Blaney, 60 - 48 50
E. G. Blaney, enforcing dog law, - -
5 00 - J. E. O. Nisbett, services as special constable, . 25 00
James Wheeler,
and
sundry services, - 46 84
James Wheeler, services at wreck of the " Fred Bliss," - - - - - -
3 50
$164 84
ATLANTIC' AVENUE.
T. B. Newhall, services on petition to discontinue, and on petition to Supreme Court for in- junction,
$200 00
T. B. Newhall, paid Clerk and Sheriff fees, 15 00 - Paid W. B. Brown, through Eben Weeks, Esq., the same being the Town's share of cost in case of County Commissioners, for petition for discontinuance of Avenue, - 16 60
J. Q. Hammond, plans and surveys, -
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10 00
$241 60
ORIENT STREET IMPROVEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
EXPENDITURES. - -
- - $2,000 00
Thomas Hadley, labor, teams, and stock, - - $6,601 84
Delano & Smith, stock and labor, -
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- 84 15
W. H. Collins, labor, - -
- - - 1 00
J. Q. Hammond, plans and surveys, - - 22 50
$6,709 49
13
ROAD FROM BURRILL ST. TO BEACH AVE.
Harris & Martin, building road, - - $900 00 -
John Q. Hammond, plans and surveys, - - 7 00
$907 00
ROAD FROM DEPOT TO NEW OCEAN STREET.
Rob't Harris, building road, -
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- - $1,100 00
James Bryant, land damages, -
- - - 250 00 Alvin R. Page, land damages, and fencing, - 475 00
J. Q. Hammond, plans and surveys, - -
- 8 00
$1,833 00
ROAD FROM ROCKLAND ST. TO REDINGTON STREET.
Michael Mangan, building road, - - $1,500 00
Jonathan P. Blaney, land damages, - -
- ·300 00
Delano & Smith, stock and labor on J. P. Blaney's house, -
80 00
Thomas Stanley, land damages,
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- 150 00
Ezra H. Wardwell, land « -
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- 300 00
J. Q. Hammond, plans and surveys, - - 26 00
$2,356 00
RECAPITULATION OF . APPROPRIATIONS,
Receipts and Expenditures.
APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS.
Selectmen's Department, appropriation and rec'ts, $4,030 95
School
66
66
5,938 30
Highway
66
66
2,025 00
State Aid
66
66
1,464 34
Poor
200 00
Town House
427 00
Town Library 66
60
66
305 94
Cemetery
66
66
66 333 00
West End school-house improvement appropriation, 600 00 Orient Street improvement appropriation, - - 2,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$17,324 53
14
Amount brought forward,
$17,324 53
State and County tax appropriation, - Interest on Town debt, appropriation,
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- 5,100 00
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- 2,500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Selectmen's Department,
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- $1,256 37
School
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- 5,893 13
Highway
66
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: ,401 31
State Aid
696 00
Poor
66 -
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267 21
Town House, 66
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786 03
Town Library, 66
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379 91
Cemetery, 66
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80 25
Board of Health "
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75 00
Police -
164 84
Road from Depot to New Ocean Street, -
1,833 00
66 Rockland Street to Redington St.,
2,356 00
66 " Burrill Street to Beach Avenue,
907 00
Orient Street improvements, -
6,709 49
West End School-house improvement,
550 83
Fire Department,
40 13
Atlantic Avenue,
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241 60
State Tax,
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3,550 00
County Tax, -
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- 1,789 00
Interest on Town Debt,
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2,698 21
$32,675 31
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Town House and lot, 1
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$12,000 00
Grammar School-house and lot,
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- 8,000 00
Beach
- 2,500 00
West End, 66 60 66
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- 5,500 00
Farm, 66
66
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- 2,500 00
Engine House,
- 400 00
Fire Engine, Hose Carriage, etc.
800 00
Hearse and house, -
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- 500 00
Gravel pit, .- - -
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700 00
New gravel pit, -
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300 00
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$33,200 00
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$24,924 53
DR.
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account with JOSEPH STANLEY, Collector.
CR.
1864.
1864.
By balance committed in 1864,
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$34 87
To amount of taxes collected, -
- $31 12
abated, -
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3 75
Total, -
1
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- $34 87
DR. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account with D. H. MILLETT, Collector.
CR.
1866.
To amount of taxes collected, -
-
$78 00
abated, - -
- 20 20
Total, - - - 1
- - $98 20
1866.
By balance committed in 1866,
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$98 20
15
CR.
DR. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account with P. HOLDEN, Collector.
1867-8.
To amount of taxes collected in 1869, - $2,393 00
1870, - 1,731 98
abated in 1869, -
71 77
1870, - 225 47
" by vote of town, 143 50
Total, -
- $4,565 72
1867-8.
By balance committed in 1867-8,
-
$4,565 72
DR. TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT, in account with JAMES A. MOTT, Collector.
CR.
16
1869.
To amount collected,
-
-
-
$2,218 03
abated, - -
!
-
10 00
Total,
- $2,228 03
1870.
To amount collected, -
$17,325 77
abated,
-
-
-
179 58
discounted, -
580 31
uncollected, - -
1,277 68
-
-
-
- $19,363 34
1869. By amount committed in 1869, - - $2,228 03
1870.
By amount committed 1870,
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-
$19,363 34
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- -
Total, -
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Dr.
TOWN. OF SWAMPSCOTT in Account with JAMES A. MOTT, Treasurer.
Cr.
1870.
To cash paid Selectmen's order, 1869.
$1 25
By cash in Treasury,
$441 80 1
order, 1870,
23,918 45
" received on account of Town Hall,
427 00
Overseers' orders, 1870,
256 34
cemetery lots, 183 00
note of N. F. Burrill,
5,000 00
66
J. B. Newcomb, on acc't blasting ledge on Rock- land Street,
25 00
temporary loan,
10,900 00
66
P. C. Porter, overpay '69,
43 83
interest on same, -
226 36
66
C. V. Merritt, library,
175 95
County tax,
1,789 00
school fund, State Treasurer, 194 47 State aid,
764 34
123 50
66
State Treasurer, on acc't
1
corporation tax «
2,030 95
temporary loan,
-
10,900 00
Lynn inst. savings,
13,000 00
S. Armstong, loan,
200 00
Joseph Stanley, Collector,
31 12
D. H. Millitt, Collector,
78 00
P. Holden, Collector,
1,731 98
taxes collected, 1869,
2,218 03
1870,
17,325 77
interest on taxes,
4 11
. Total,
Total,
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0
$49,775 35
1
1
3,550 00
State tax, -
insurance, -
I
Balance in Treasury, - - 638 60 -
66
66
- $49,775 35 JAMES A. MOTT, Treasurer.
" M. C. Chase,
900 00
66
interest on notes, 1870,
2,471 85
1870.
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