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1852
REPORT
or
THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH:
CONTAINING A SCHEDULE OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
ALSO, A
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 14, 1858.
BOSTON: WHITE AND POTTER, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, 1853.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
THE Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth for the year ending March 14, 1853, submit the following Report :
The Board have, in pursuance of a vote of the town, caused the widenings in East Street, and Loud's Lane to be worked. It was divided into sections, and let at public auction to Mr. Sheahan and Mr. Croker. Mr. Croker has finished his contract, and it has been accepted and paid for. Mr. Sheahan has nearly finished his jobs and received the most of his pay. The road is now in such condition that, in our opinion, the yearly highway tax will keep it in such repair that no extra sum need be expended upon it. The land damages have nearly all been paid.
The contract of Mr. Sheahan for removing a ledge of rocks in Old Spain, has been performed, and he has received his pay ; also his contract for work in Randolph Street, and some other work which seemed necessary to be done in the same street. This street is now in a fair condition for the travel that passes upon it. As the street is two miles long, and the highway tax very small, it will be necessary to assist yearly, by expending some portion of the money part of the highway tax upon it.
Mr. McGarry's contract for Pond Street has been worked, ac- cepted and paid. The town, as trustee, in the case of Stowell and Hubbard, v. J. S. Barrett, have been discharged, and we have paid the balance due on the contract, to the order of G. W. White, to whom Mr. Barrett assigned his contract prior to the service of the writ.
Early in the year a petition to widen and straighten Summer Street was received, and upon viewing the premises we found them in such condition as to be liable to an indictment-for nearly
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one-half the distance, the road was so narrow as to make it ex- tremely difficult for two carriages to pass, besides being in many places so rocky as to make it very dangerous to the travellers. We, upon examination, laid out such widenings as the case im- peratively demanded, and reported to the town, at a meeting held in the month of June. The report was adopted by the town, and we were instructed to cause as much work to be done as the in- terests of the town required-we accordingly laid it off into sec- tions and let it at public auction. It was taken by Mr. A. Chees- man and Mr. Sheahan. Mr. Cheesman has finished his contract and been paid for the same. Mr. Sheahan is now upon his work and will probably soon finish it. His jobs in Summer Street amount to $117 50-none of which has been paid. When all the contracts are completed the road will be in a respectable con- dition, and well accommodate the travel that passes on it.
The widenings in Union Street we laid off in three sections- two of which were taken by Theodore Reed, of Abington. The work was to have been finished by the 15th of November last ; but it has not been done. He took them at auction to grade ac- cording to specifications for the sum of $90-nearly two-thirds of a mile in length. Mr. J. Shaw, Jr., took the other section, per- formed the work in season and has been paid for it. On petition we have examined and laid out roads in Old Spain, a continua- tion of Pearl Street to Phillips' Lane, and so connecting with North Street ; another at East Weymouth, Washburn Place, so called, commencing on Water Street, near the Foundery, and run- ning easterly to the top of the hill, and then nearly at a right angle, running northerly to Water Street, between the school- house and the store occupied by Mr. Raymond. The road is laid out without expense to the town except where we took from the school-house yard. The reports of our laying out will be submitted to the town at the next annual meeting. The County Commissioners have laid out that portion of the Braintree and Weymouth Turnpike that is situated in Weymouth, as a public road. The town became liable from that time to keep it in passa- ble, condition, besides being ordered by the court within eighteen months to make very extensive improvements. On receiving a
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copy of the precept, we were of opinion that the general repairs had better be deferred to the coming year. We caused the stone to be picked, and to so fill the sunken meadow near Mr. D. Rich- ards as to be passable for the travel. Mr. Cheesman did the work, and has been paid. In the month of December we re- ceived a petition for a meeting of the town for the purpose of having the work put under contract. At a meeting held for that purpose a committee was chosen and directed to cause the work to be finished by the first of July next. We understand that it has been let at auction for nearly thirteen hundred dollars, and to be paid for when done. At the same meeting the town voted that the selectmen put the new road lately laid out from near Perez lands to Braintree, under contract, when, in their judg- ment, the interests of the town required. On consultation we concluded that as the present year was so near an end, it would be better to defer it until the spring. The Commissioners have ordered a bridge at the railroad crossing instead of level grade, which will greatly increase the expense.
We contracted with Mr. Walling, in pursuance of a vote of the town, for a town map of one thousand copies for three hun- dred and fifty dollars, executed in the style of the specimen and correspondence on the subject. The mounting will be fifty cents each map additional cost. The committee raised by the town, for the purpose of getting subscribers, have returned over six hundred for mounted maps, besides some without mounting. We think the whole number will be taken in the course of a few years. It was expected that the maps would have been here before now, but when the work was nearly ready for the engrav- er it was sent here for correction of the names of householders, &c., when it was found that the school district lines were incor- rect in some instances. The errors occurred in consequence of the boundary lines never having been surveyed, but only described as running from a certain point to another point, so many rods north or south of a certain person's house. The errors were corrected and the map returned to Boston in December, but as Mr. Walling was then engaged in surveying a railroad in Mille- ville, some time was lost before the work was sent to the en-
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graver. He informs us that it is now in the hands of one of the best engravers in Philadelphia, and will be very shortly out. He hopes to be able to send a specimen map in season for the town meeting.
Last July, when the new liquor law came in force, in pursu- ance of its provisions, we appointed three agents for the town to sell under its provisions. The reasons for three instead of one were, that it might be procured for lawful purposes without trouble or delay, and also that the agents would be better ac- quainted personally with the persons applying, and less likely to be imposed upon by those who might want it for unlawful pur- poses. The regulations were to sell only for the purposes named in the law, and with that we gave them discretionary power. They were to keep an exact account of all liquors bought and sold, and all other matters connected with their agency. We intended so to regulate the price of sale as to remunerate the town for the salary of the agents and the other expenses of the trade without profit or loss to the town. The salary of the agents is one dollar per week each. The price for which we sold has been, as near as may be, twenty-five per cent. above the cost, but have concluded, as there is some loss by evaporation, that thirty -three per cent. would be about the right profit. The sales have been all in small quantities, and we believe has been used by the purchasers for lawful purposes. The agents were appoint- ed for a year.
The vote of the town on refunding the taxes illegally assessed on the Weymouth and Braintree Institution for Savings has been performed, by repaying with interest, since the demand was made, all such taxes as the town received for their own use. They demanded the tax they paid the ninth school district, but we ascertained the district was the proper place for them to apply. There has been a decision by the courts on the case of some person vs. the City of Worcester, exactly similar to this case, and there is no doubt that we should have been compelled to re- pay it, even if we had refused.
The expenses of the town for the coming year, will be over and above the ordinary charges, by the expense of the working
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Washington Street and the building the new road to Braintree, in our opinion, amounting in all to twenty-five hundred dollars. Three thousand and five hundred will meet, in our opinion, the ordinary current expenses for the support of the poor and com- mon town charges.
RESOURCES OF THE TREASURY FOR THE YEAR 1852.
Balance on hand March 6th, 1852, .
. $3,807 41
Received of Ezra Reed, guardian of B. Torrey, " North Bridgewater, Pauper account,
32 00
" East
29 50
" Collector, for Taxes,
9,896 83
" State, School Fund, 225 17
66
" Col. E. Humphrey, Loan,
3,000 00
" for support of State Paupers, . 70 08
" the State Treasury for removing McPherson, .
15 00
" Town of Sandwich, Pauper'account, .
29 68
" Town of Braintree,
32 58
" E. Holbrook, for obtaining land warrant, 5 00
for Hawker and Pedler Licences,
22 00
")
Total receipts to Feb. 21st, 1853,
$17,171 75
PAYMENTS Made by the Treasurer since March 6, 1852.
Orders of the Selectmen and Assessors, . $14,808 01
Overseers of the Poor, 1,640 91 ·
$16,448 92
SCHOOLS.
The Town, at their last Annual Meeting, voted four thou- sand dollars for the support of Schools, . $4,000 00 The income of the Alewife Fund is, 252 00
The Town's portion of the State School Fund is,
.
225 17
$4,477 17
.
6 50
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The Town voted that the School moneys should be apportioned among the several Districts, as follows : one-fourth of the whole equally among the Districts, the remaining three-fourths to the several Districts, accord- ing to the number of children between five and fifteen years of age, in each District.
Dist. No. 1 has 98 persons, and its proportion of money is
$409 46
No. 2 " 70
324 45
No. 3 " 209 66
66
746 47
No. 4 " 104
66
427 68
No. 5 " 93 66
. 394 28
No. 6 66 98 66
66
66
409 46
No. 7 66 90
.
66
66
385 17
No. 8 66 121
66
479 29
" No. 9 " 158
66
591 63
No. 10 “
65
66
309 28
Total,
1,106
Total to all the Districts,
$4,477 17
District No. 1. Stillman Cushing, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8th, 1852,
$288 72
Appropriation for 1852, .
409 46
Paid Mary A. Thomas, Teacher, for last year,
$56 00
" Edward Humphrey,
126 00
A. L. Bates,
84 00
" Eliza L. Pratt,
82 50
Stillman Cushing, for Fuel, . ·
20 75
=
A. D. Sargent, Teacher,
46 50
" Elisha Pratt, for Fuel last year,
20 06
James Humphrey, Teacher,
96 72
Balance due,
165 65
$698 18
$698 18
District No. 2. Josiah Copeland, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$156 38
Appropriation for 1852, 324 45
Paid E. French, Teacher, .
$120 00
" H.M. Wood, "
128 00
" James Blanchard, for board of H. M. Wood,
52 00
Balance due,
200 83
$480 83 $480 83
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District No. 3. Zachariah L. Bicknell, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$273 51
Appropriation for 1852, 746 47
Paid M. M. Dyer, Teacher,
$98 00
" S. E. French, Teacher,
·
112 00
" E. G. Parrott, . 125 00
" Z. L. Bicknell, for fuel,
72 30
Balance due, 612 08
$1,019 98 $1,019 98
The expense of the Schools now in operation, will be $294 20.
District No. 4. Richard Hunt, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$4 93
Appropriation for 1852,
427 68
Paid Lewis E. Keith, Teacher,
$122 50
L. A. Paddock, Teacher,
67 50
L. E. Keith, Teacher,
105 00
L. A. Paddock, Teacher,
49 50
Balance due,
88 11
$432 61 $432 61
The Schools now in operation will absorb the whole balance.
District No. 5. Samuel Torrey, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$114 55
Appropriation for 1852, 394 28
Paid Miss Dickerman, Teacher, (last year's service,)
$20 00
Paid 66
81 00
Emily Torrey, Teacher,
81 00
66
54 00
Mr. Lewis E. Noyes, Teacher,
120 00
Balance due, .
152 83
$508 83
$508 83
Miss S. M. Torrey is now teaching for 12 weeks for $54.
District No. 6. Palmer Loud, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$131 42
Appropriation for 1852, 409 46
$540 88
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10
Brought forward, $540 88
Paid Mrs. Temple, Teacher of Penmanship,
$15 00
Martha J. Burrell, Teacher,
108 00
Sarah V. Porter, Teacher, 96 00
66 Jas. Dyer, for wood,
24 00
" N. Whiting, for wood,
6 50
3 00
J. Kelley, preparing wood, Balance due,
288 38
$540 88
$540 88
The Schools now in operation will probably cost about $125.
District No. 7. Samuel Shoves, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$83 81
Appropriation for 1852, 385 17
Paid Mary V. White, Teacher, .
$66 50
" Emily F. V. Torrey "
110 50
" Henry Woodman,
160 00
" Elizabeth White, 66
64 00
" E. Reed and J. G. Rogers, for wood,
24 44
Samuel Shoves, for wood and preparing it, Balance due,
25 29
$468 98
$468 98.
District No. 8. Erie T. Joy, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852,
$102 72
Appropriation for 1852, . 479 29
Paid Lewis E. Noyes, Teacher (last year's service),
$100 00
" E. W. Tirrell, 66
53 00
Belinda Shaw,
80 00
" Susan M. Torrey "
90 00
" D. F. Torrey, 66
24 00
" for fuel,
28 83
--
" Lewis E. Noyes, Teacher,
100 00
" E. F. Joy, for fuel,
1 85
Balance due,
104 38
·
$582 01 $582 01
Mr. L. E. Noyes is now teaching a term of 10 weeks, which will cost about $100.
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18 25
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District No. 9. John C. Rhines, P. Committee.
Appropriation for 1852, . $591 63
Paid Jonathan French, Teacher, . .
·
$408 02
Elizabeth L. Torrey, Teacher, ·
183 61
$591 63 $591 63
District No. 10. Mr. Joy, P. Committee.
Balance due March 8, 1852, . $179 42
Appropriation for 1852, . 309 28
Paid D. Humphrey, Teacher, (last year's service,) $120 00
Clarrissa French, Teacher,
70 00
Lavinia A. Nash, Teacher, . 54 00
Balance due, .
244 70
$488 70 $488 70
The present winter Schools are not included above, as they have not closed.
Amount of unexpended Funds, March 8th, 1852, . $1,335 46
« of Appropriation for 1852, 4,477 17
$5,812 63
Expense of Schools in operation, but not closed at the last Annual Meeting, $422 00
Expense of Schools the present year, already paid, 3,507 83
Estimated expense of Schools now in operation and not yet closed, . 791 31
Estimated net balance, after all Schools have closed, 1,091 49
$5,812 63
HIGHWAYS, TOWNWAYS AND BRIDGES.
At the last Annual Meeting the Town voted to raise, by assessment of a tax of thirty cents, on each poll and property, in due proportion, one-sixth to be assessed in money, and the five-sixths in labor, for the repairs of highways, &c. The cash part to be expended under direc- tion of the Selectmen.
The whole amount assessed in Labor, about
$2,350 00
Money, 470 40
$2,820 40
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There has been expended in cash, as follows :
In the district under the care of H. Bicknell,
$25 00
Charles Briggs,
15 00
"
James S. Foye,
21 20
George Cushing,
15 00
66
Samuel Hawes,
20 41
Wilson Tirrell,
10 00
66 Reuben Loud, Jr., .
26 37
Noah Stowell, Jr., .
15 37
Samuel Burrell, Jr.,
15 50
Benjamin D. Vining,
37 54
George W. White, Jr.,
43 49
Edmund Thomas, .
40 00
David Shaw,
14 89
66
Thomas Derby,
18 00
Jacob N. Bates,
30 00
" Ann Street, to Isaac Jackson, .
Paid B. Gillegan, for removing rocks in Union Street,
$2 00
¥ Mr. Stimpson for work on East Street,
4 00
" Silas Holbrook for gravel for Union Street, 10 80
" Jacob Loud, for work on Pond Street, 2 00
Sheahan, for removing rock near Dr. Fifield,
35 00
462 07
For removing Snow.
Paid Harrison Bicknell, for bill of labor,
$52 76
Samuel French, 3d,
23 87
" Samuel Burrell, Jr.,
6 01
" Benjamin D. Vining, bill not received.
George White, Jr., for bill of labor,
37 87
Edmund Thomas,
17 20
George H. Torrey, "
22 34
" Noah Stowell, Jr.,
3 04
" Reuben Loud, Jr.,
16 41
Wilson Tirrel,
66
5. 56
" Alfred Thomas,
66
20 49
" Lemuel Humphrey,
20 33
" Jacob N. Bates,
24 50
" Geo. Cushing,
7 41
" Samuel Hawes,
66
5 48
Chauncey Williams,
·
·
2 75
·
60 50
66 66
66
66
13
Paid Thos. Derby, for bill of labor,
$0 75
Warren Thayer, 66
.
5 92
David Shaw, 66 66
1 75
$274 44
ROADS.
Expense of working the widenings of Roads.
Paid Maurice Sheahan, for blasting rocks in Pearl Street, $60 00
66 66 for work on Randolph Street, . 122 25
66 66 66 for work on East Street and Loud's Lane, 208 87
" G. W. White, the balance due on contract transferred to him by John S. Barrett for work on rocks in Plea- sant Street, . 50 00
" Andrew McGarry, for work on Pond Street, 103 70 ·
" John Shaw, Jr., for work on Union Street, ·
90 29
" Michael Croker for work in East Street, .
37 00
" Addison Cheesman, for work on Summer Street, 277 00 .
66 Washington Street, 51 49
$1,000 60
" Administration of estate of Asa Dyer, for land taken to widen East Street, $3 00
" North Parish in Weymouth, for the same, 9 00
" Bela Vining, 18 55
" Sylvanus White, 66
40 00
" Benjamin Burrell, 66
20 00
66 George Evans, 3 75
Warren Dyer, for land for Athens Street, 12 00
" Lemuel Torrey, 66 66 3 00
" S. S. R. R. Corporation for land for East St.
5 00
" John L. Pratt, 66 66
7 50
66 Mary Wild, for land for Summer Street, ·
34 00
David Lovell, for land for Loud's Lane, . 45 25
66 Thomas White, for land for Summer Street, 20 00
Albert Hunt, 65
6 67
" Charles Humphrey for land for East Street, 11 00
" Jacob Tirrell, for land for Summer Street, . 50 00
$239 22
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Paid N. Vining, Jr., service on committees and roads,
$22 30
" A. N. Hunt, services on committees and roads, 8 62
" S. French for services on committees and roads, 21 40
$52 32
" Noah Torrey, for surveying in Summer St., $3 00
" James Humphrey, for surveying in East Weymouth, 75
" Lemuel Humphrey, for surveying in Old Spain,
2 00
" for printing road notices, ·
2 00
Elias W. Pratt, for damages sustained by defect in highway, 6 50
" Asa B. Wales, for service and expense in meeting Commissioners, . 3 00
" Lemuel Humphrey, for services and expense in meeting Commissioners, 2 00
19 25
$71 57
Expended of highway money tax, $462 07
יי for removing snow, . 274 44
in working widenings, . 1,000 60
66 in pay for land damages,
239 22
committees, surveying, &c., .
71 57
Total cash expense, ·
. $2,047 90
Highway labor tax, ·
·
2,350 00
Total expense in cash and labor, . $4,397 90
Expense of Town House.
Paid Nathaniel Shaw, for land, .
$75 00
Samuel Newcomb, for underpinning, steps, and setting the same, 128 60
George W. Shaw, 394 days' work, 60 06
66
66 27 tons stone, 13 50
" David Pratt, for team work, in levelling and carting stone and sand, 178 84 D. Pratt, Jr., for labor of himself, horse, cart, and man, 54 82
Josiah Tirrell, for work on town house lot, 10 00
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Paid David Richards, 31 tons stone .
· $11 00
Loud & Rhine's bill of lumber,
. 2,019 42
Joseph Loud & Co's. bill of lumber and brick, · 119 03
Alexander Blanchard, for shingles, ·
305 30
Porter & Loud for lime and one stick timber, 64 07
Weymouth Iron Co., for nails,
129 50
South Boston Iron Co., for columns,
20 14
Rand & Peterson, for planing and sawing, and for windows, doors, window-frames and columns, 477 91
Horatio Evans, for hard pine, .
23 79
George Edgerton, rails, posts, and hard pine balusters, 25 00
Otis Greene, for Manilla rope,
5 66
M. C. Warren, door and window fastenings,
27 53
Hammond, Manson & Co., iron dealers, 25 89
41 80
66 Blake, Ware & Co., for railing and screws, 1 71
" A. H. Holden & Co., for sash weights, 25 90
Cyrus Washburn's bill for carpenter work, 948 12
services as commuted, use of horse and waggon, and railroad fares to Boston, 30.00
" Cyrus Washburn, work of D. Lincoln, 3 days, 4 50
" Cyrus Washburn, for sundry small articles, as per bill, 22 37
" Stephen Cain, for mason work,
111 50
Stephen Cain, for horse and waggon $4 50; plaster of Paris, $1 63; sand, $5 55, . 11 68
" Thomas C. Loring, laying 24 m. laths, 30 87
Thomas Humphrey, for hair, 9 60
" Ebed French, for laying 63 m. laths, 7 75
" Mercutio Hayward, 9 days labor, 11 25
" Moses W. Sleeper, 24 days labor,
46 00
" Zachariah Hunt, pike poles, and labor,
3 71
Ephraim Bradford, 72 days labor, G. R. Blood, 108 00
66 66 38 A. Sherman,
66 50
66 133 O. Hall,
20 25
66 25 66 Joseph Foye, 40 62
66
63 Sundry persons and
expenses,
14 25
" James Tirrell, for cash paid for raising,
13 50
66 for service on committee, 11 80
" Thomas Humphrey, 66 4 00 · ·
" Nathaniel Blanchard, 66
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.
10 00
" Ashford Baker, 66
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.
2.50
66 Samuel Healey, for iron work,
16
Paid Appleton Howe, for services on committee, $5 00
" Ephraim Bradford,
66 7 00
6 specifications and plans, 7 00
" Elias S. Beals, service on committee, .
6 25
" Josiah Tirrell, for entertainment at the raising,
50 00
" Susan Tirrell, for use of room for committee, . 3 00
" Oliver Shaw, for labor, .
8 25
" Stephen Cain, for alcohol, &c.,
1 25
" Stephen. L. French, carting, .
10 89
" George Bayley, .
10 86
" Samuel French, 3d,
10 91
" Oliver K. Wheelock "
102 07
" Peakes & Burrell, for paints and labor, 142 57
Carruth, Whittier and Sweetser, for paints, 147 34
" W. S. Hyde, for varnish, 12 25
" Welden & Co., paper and twine dealers, for mdse., 17 46
" Stephen Smith, for two tables, .- 25 00
Wm. O. Haskell, settees and chairs, 223 75
" Moses Pond & Co., stoves and apparatus, 85 52
" Samuel French, 2d, for mirror, . 2 75
177 25
" Cyrus Washburn, for stock and labor, and fixing plat- form for speakers, and steps, and fixing the lights, 25 52
$6,477 60
Sold Cyrus Washburn, lumber, &c.,
135 61
Total expense, .
. $6,341 99
PAID FOR SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen.
Noah Vining, for services and cash paid, $51 47
Atherton N. Hunt,
31 82
Samuel French, 2d., «
52 25
$135 54
The above includes the expenses of procuring the light fix- tures and other services, except the roads.
" H. B. Stanwood, for light fixtures,
for men and expenses of raising, 22 50
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Assessors.
Noah Torrey, for service, .
$41 87
Noah Torrey, for stationery,
9 52
James Humphrey, for service, 66 for stationery, &c.,
29 75
1 80
Samuel Reed, for service,
34 20
$117 14
Overseers of the Poor.
Alvah Raymond,
$38 06
James Tirrell, .
14 00
Samuel Curtis, .
17 50
·
69 56
Treasurer.
Thomas Nash,
$25 00
extra service,
11 60
36 60
Town Clerk.
Oran White, service as clerk, .
$13 61
for procuring,
recording, and
making returns of births and deaths, .
53 95
67 56
Constables.
Silas Binney,
$12 10
Henry Loud,
.
.
12 10
George White, Jr.,
20 40
44 60
Collector.
Cotton Bates, fees,
$116 07
discount, .
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.
291 09
remittances,
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.
·
143 20
for printing bills, .
3 00
553 36
School Committee.
Joshua Emery, Jr., for service (about),
- $20 50
Edmund S. Potter,
18 50
James P. Terry,
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.
18 50
Willard M. Harding,
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3
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11 00
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John N. Parker, for service,
$20 50
E. L. Warren, 66
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John W. Loud,
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.
$119 50
$1,143 86
Miscellaneous.
Paid Oran White, as witness in Ford's case, and
expenses,
$7 60
" William Coolidge, as witness in Ford's case, and expenses, 6 60
" for envelope distributing, J. M. White, Jr.,
6 00
66 66 Otis Smith, 4 50
66
Thos. Cleverly, 4 50
66 66
Dana Smith, ·
1 50
for selling School Books, J. G. Rogers, 3 29
W. G. Nash, 5 85
66 H. Loud, 4 80
66 66 H. Loud, (last year,) 4 25
" E. W. Leach, for procuring subscribers for maps, 2 00
" J. Tirrell,
1 00
" N. Canterbury, 66
66 3 00
" Thomas Cleverly, " 66 68
2 00 $56 89
" A. S. White, Treas. W. & B. Institution for Savings, taxes refunded, $190 94
" Lemuel Humphrey, balance for service School Com., 1852, 4 00
" A. B. Wales, postage,
2 06
" H. F. Walling, on account of maps, .
100 00
" Oran White, for copying old records, ·
29 04
" Nicolas Thayer, for liquor account,
329 00
" Edward Avery, counsel on the subject of the new town, . 25 00
" Members of the Amazon Engine Co., 47 00
" White & Potter, for printing schedules, 1 school report, voting lists, &c., 86 50
" for use of the old S. Church, for town meetings, 40 00
" for use of A. B. Wales' hall, 5 00
30 50
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Paid J. B. Gould, for copying school report for printer, $3.00
J. W. Loud, to refund cash paid for print- ing, and use of room for School Com., 6 00
" Elisha Pratt, for distributing envelopes, . 1 50
$925 93
RECAPITULATION.
Paid for Schools, $3,929 83
Paid on account of Roads, .
2,047 90
Town House, .
6,341 99
Officers, Discounts, and Remittances, 1,143 86
Miscellaneous, .
925 93
$14,389 51
The old records of Births, Deaths and Marriages have been copied by the Town Clerk, so that it is very easy to refer for any information on the subject, from the first records down to the present time. It was found necessary to refer to the Suffolk records for many of the births and deaths. The general records of the town's transactions are in a bad condition. A copyist can be had in Boston, to transcribe the whole of our records that need it, at an expense of about $200.
Old Bills, not included in the last year's Schedule.
Paid E. L. Warren, School Committee, excess of amount in last schedule, $1 00
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