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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE
TOWN OF MEDFIELD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 20, 1861.
Receipts by the Treasurer.
Balance in treasury, February 20th, 1860. $282.77
Taxes of 1857, in full. 26.22
Taxes of 1858, in full. 258.48
Taxes of 1859. 551.06
Taxes of 1860 2690.26
Trustees of School Fund, interest.
276.01
Town's proportion of State Fund.
35.06
Pedler's Licenses 3.00
Dog Licenses. 50.40
For Centre District, borrowed money 300.00
Of the Town of Westminster for the support of Mary Everett 135.00
Of the Town of Methuen for support of J. Loud and child 68.26
Of the City of Boston for support of Ame Turner 18.00
Of E. L. Ward, note and interest 30.90
For hay sold from cemetery . 2.50
For box boards. 204.00
For use of plough 2.25
$4934.17
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Payments by the Treasurer.
Pauper Expenses out of the Almshouse.
Paid John Baleh for board of Joseph Manly. $12.00 Joel Everett for taking care of Mary Everett 135.00 Ame Turner . 18.00
Overseers for board of Sally Morse 95.17
Overseers for board and expense of Rachel Clark 102.60
For support of J. Loud and child in full. 68.26
$431.03
Almshouse Establishment.
Paid for use of oxen one day. $1.25
D. Hoisington for cooking stove, tin ware, &e 40.30 Orion Wight for relaying barn eellar wall. 22.00 J. R. Cushman for express wagon and harness. 63.25 Overseers to buy cattle 50.00
Joseph Miller for pork and meal 36.73
Isaae Fiske's bill for supplies. 47.24
HI. Richards, as keeper of Almshouse, in part. 105.00
$365.77
Town Officers.
Paid B. F. Shumway for services as Assessor . $70.00 William Q. Fisher for services as Assessor. 51.00 Daniels Hamant for services as Assessor .. 56.00
M. Bailey for eolleeting taxes for 1858, in full 31.15
C. C. Sewall, as School Committee. 20.00
J. W. Lathrop as School Committee. 22.00
Samuel Ellis, as Town Clerk 29.30
$279.45
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Fire Department.
Paid Lewis Turner for care of engine, oiling hose, &c. $12.71 Engine men .. . 54.00
Hunneman & Co. for hose for engine. 102.97 Hunneman & Co. for leading hose and couplings 102.43
272.11
Schools.
NORTH DISTRICT.
Paid T. Sherwin for teaching. $126.00
Sarah Hunting for teaching 70.00
E. A. Boyden for teaching. 79.62
Wm. C. Allen for making fires 5.00
$280.62
Repairs on schoolhouse fence and pump. 9.18
CENTRE DISTRICT.
Paid J. N. Stephens for teaching $175.00
Mrs. A. Mason for teaching 175.00
Julia Ellis for teaching. 98.00
W. H. Bullard for making fires and care of schoolhouse. 12.00
J. F. Bullard for making fires and care of schoolhouse. 8.75
J. E. Bullard for expenses in procuring teachers. 3.50
O. A. Fisher for coal 45.00
517.25
Sundry payments on account of District Tax 1044.36
SOUTH DISTRICT.
Paid L. F. Dupee for teaching .. $153.00
Mary J. Hamant for teaching 99.00
Wood, brooms and chalk 22.66
$274.66
John E. Bullard for painting schoolhouse 16.00
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Miscellaneous.
Paid John Cox, Jr., for printing reports and tax bills. $31.50
For advertising . .78
Joel Everett, land damages. 3.00
Thomas Hunt for entertaining town officers. 7.00
E. L. Ward for balance due him on settlement 174.87
2.60
John A. Turner for returning deaths in 1859
For record books. 7.42
Abatement of taxes, 1857. 15.00
Abatement of taxes, 1858. 13.77
Abatement of taxes, 1859. 6.45
Abatement of taxes, 1860. 11.02
Discount on taxes, 1859. .109.60
Discount on taxes, 1860 .129.74
Medway taxes, 1860
4.13
Walpole taxes, 1860.
2.80
For use of Vestry to April 4th, 1860 20.00
H. F. Bullard for making street boards. 15.87
Wm. C. Allen for 400 feet of railing and 30 posts. 9.75
Clark & Leatherby for lumber for bridge. 30.18
Cyrus Stedman for land taken for road. 44.00
Mr. Packard for making road near the house of Samuel Wood, in full. 288.33 Orion Wight for sleepers and labor on Dearth's bridge. 21.50
Orion Wight for making road near the house of H. F. Bullard .. 70.00
Gibson Willard for making road near the house of R. A. Battelle 55.82
Daniel P. Russell for making road on Cottage Street 43.31 State Treasurer, State tax of 1860. 200.00
HI. M. Parker for taking care of town clock. 8.88
Samuel Wood for overwork on highways. 16.83
Luther Guild for overwork on highways. 11.73
John E. Bullard for painting, and for perambulating town lines 23.00
For three Rattlesnakes 3.00
Joseph Ruggles for labor on cemetery 7.37
$1389.25
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Resources of the Town.
Balance in treasury, Feb. 20, 1861. $54.49
Income of School Fund 219.20
Due from North School District for repairs. 8.11
Taxes uncollected, 1859 7.42
Taxes uncollected, 1860. 740.88
Due from Orion Wight for board of Mr. Usher at the Almshouse. 42.12
$1072.22
Liabilities.
Due North School District $301.24
Centre School District. 453.87
Balance tax. 223.49
South School District. 213.89
Balance tax. 108.38
II. Richards as Keeper of Almshouse to April 1, 1861 105.00
Outstanding orders.
142.72
$1548.59
Money for Schools ... 1860.
Appropriation by town. $800.00
Income of School Fund. 225.61
Town's proportion of State Fund 35.06
$1060.67
DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS :
North District $289.26
Centre District. 535.91
South District 235.50
$1060.67
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Payments by Keeper of Almshouse.
Buffalo Robe. $6.00
Chairs. .90
Sawing Lumber. 11.08
Hay and Meal. 53.11
Bread.
6.33
Potatoes
.71
Store bills
160.68
Cider.
4.90
Meat
41.16
Plaster
1.26
Tin Ware
7.64
Lumber
2.74
Blacksmith's bill
14.93
String Bells.
.75
Labor hired
33.07
Shoes
2.71
Swine
40.31
Fish
7.18
Cattle
105.50
Incidental expenses. 5.87
Hay Cutter.
10.00
Ploughpoint.
.50
$517.17
Receipts by Keeper of Almshouse.
Butter
$33.37
Potatoes
ยท$19.64
Eggs
6.61
Fowls
.45
Milk
1.10
Cranberries. 162.47
Soap
.34
Pork .
55.44
Cabbages.
.30
Beef and Veal. 215.35
Boarding.
3.31
Meadow Hay
12.97
Oats.
10.52
Corn
5.93
$527.70
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Appraisal of Personal Property at the Town Farm,
Made by the Selectmen, Feb. 15, 1861.
2 Oxen $100.00
6 Cows. 175.00
3 Shoats 44.00
19 Fowls. 6.65
1 Ox Wagon 25.00
1 Ox Cart 15.00
1 Harrow. 6.00
3 Ploughs 14.00
1 Cultivator 3.00
1 Ox Sled. 5.00
1 Horse Hay Wagon.,. 6.00
1 Ox Yoke. 3.00
10 tons English Hay 210.00
1 ton Oat Straw. 12 00
8 tons Meadow Hay 84.00
Husks and Stalks. 8.00
1 Hay Cutter
10.00
1 Horse
40.00
1 Harness .. 25.00
1 Collar and Hames 3.00
1 Express Wagon
35.00
1 Sleigh. 6.00
1 Buffalo Robe. 6.00
Chains 5,00
70 bushels Corn . 52.50
100 bushels Oats 50.00
1 1-2 bushels Beans 1.50
176 feet Lumber 2.50
15 cords Wood. 60.00
Wood standing. 70.00
Corncutter, Adze, Saw, and
Auger. 2.00
Wheelbarrow. 4.00
Cranberry Rakes. 8.00
Hay Forks and Rakes. . . 2.75
Manure Forks and Shovels .. 3.50
Axes, Beetles and Wedges,. $4.50
Iron Bar .50
Bells. .75
Scythes and Snathes. 2.00
Potato Digger .50
Meal Bags 1.00
Brass Kettle 5.00
1 bushel Salt. .50
75 bushels Potatoes. 37.50
3 barrels Apples. 4.50
100 Cabbages 4.00
150 lbs. Ham 18.00
275 lbs. Salt Pork 33.00
1 barrel Beef 12.00
16 lbs. Sausages and Jar 2.75
1 Kerosene Lamp 1.37
20 lbs. Tallow 1.40
60 lbs. Lard and Jars 10.50
50 lbs. Butter .. 12.50
Lot Dried Apple. .50
Sugar and Bucket 1.00
1-2 barrel Flour. 4.00
Iron and Tin Ware 16.53
Stoves 40.50
Wooden Ware 12.40
Chairs and Tables. 2.00
Knives, Forks and Plates ... 3.00
Table Oil Cloth. 1.00
Chests and Drawers. .50
Crash and Strainer Cloth ... .50
Beds and Bedding 34.90
$1377.50
Appraisal, Feb. 5, 1860 ... 1058.35
Gain. $319.15
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Recapitulation.
Treasury.
Receipts. $1934.17
Payments 4879.68
Balanec in treasury . $54.49
Liabilities of the town $1548.59
Resources of the town. .1072.22
Liabilities exceed resources $476.37
Schools.
Money appropriated $1060.67
Money expended. 1072.53
Pauper expenses out of the Almshouse $431.03
Expenses at Town Farm.
The Treasurer paid .
$365.77
The Keeper of Almshouse paid. . 517.17
$882.94
Received for produce, &c., sold. $527.70
Excess of appraisal of personal property in 1861 over 1860 319.15
Excess of receipts over payments by Keeper. 10.53
$857.38
Exeess of payments over receipts $25.56
Add debt for wood standing. 75.50
Due the Keeper, Feb. 15th. 78.75
Balance against Farm $179.81
233 meals furnished transient persons . 58.25
$121.56
Interest on cost of farm and stock.
200.00
Support of four paupers at Almshouse.
$321.56
Cost per week, $1.55.
GEORGE FISKE, AUDITOR.
MEDFIELD, FEB. 20, 1861.
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