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Mendon,
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AUDITOR'S
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
For the Year ending March 1, 1858.
BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER, 4 SPRING LANE, 1858.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
The undersigned, Auditor of the Town of Mendon, pursuant to a vote of said town, passed May 1, 1857, respectfully submits the following
REPORT:
The Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, the Commit- tee to purchase and provide for the Asylum for the Poor, and the Agents for Repairing the Highways, have severally made their Reports, as directed by said vote.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
The undersigned, Treasurer of the Town of Mendon, for the year ending March 1, 1858, would submit the following
REPORT:
The Town stands charged in his account as follows :-
To amount of notes now in the treasury, viz :-
To II. Fletcher's note, dated Aug 28, '43, interest paid to Aug. 28. '57, $500 00 S. Wood's
July 5, '45, 66
66 July 5, '57, 767 84
Reuben 'Taft's 66 Dec 7, '43, 66 66 Dec. 7, '57, 300 00
L Taft's 66
60 May 6, '57,
57 00
G. & G. II. Wood's, Jan. 12, '56, 66 66
Jan. 12, '57, 192 96
II. Albee's 66 Jan. 12, '56, 66 Jan. 12, '57, 200 33
'J. F. Alderman's, 66 Dec. 15, '56, 66
66 Dec. 15, '57, 100 00
$2,118 19
To paying 104 town orders, amounting to the sum of .
3.163 34
State Tax, for the year 1857,
66 County Tax, 66 in part,
Taxes abated by Assessors in Samuel II. Taft's collection of 1856,
15 90
Balance of Taxes
יי
Samuel II. Taft's 66 1856,
182 32
66
George Staples
1855,
14 77
10 00 balance due from the Methodist Episcopal Society, for the use of Town Hall, 1856, note delivered to Committee, to pay for the Asylum for the Poor, 2,750 00
balance remaining in the treasury carried to new account, . 23 53
$11,910 09
The Town stands credited in his account as follows :
By amount of notes in treasury on last settlement, .
. $2,118 19
interest received on town notes for the year 1857, .
120 40
balance of taxes in Augustus Knight's collection of 1854, George Staples' 66 1855,
20 98
Samuel H. Taft's 1856,
900 10
Elijah Dewing's collection, for the year 1857,
5,230 08
State School Fund, Town's proportion of,
51 21
Cash borrowed of Olney Cook, May 4, 1857,
225 00
Anna W. Hastings, May 9. 1857,
239 06
66 June 2, 1857,
100 00
Millins Taft, 1857,
2,750 00
Cash and account received of A. C. Cook, for the use of Town Hall, 1856, 54 86
received of David Adams, Town Liquor Agent, 13 00
in the treasury on last settlement, .
25 15
$11,910 09
All of which is respectfully submitted.
DAVID ADAMS, Treasurer.
1,053 00 666 01 5 76
Elijah Dewing's 66 1857,
1857,
1,860 21
47 06 66 Augustus Knight's 66 1854.
62 06
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Mendon of the Expen- ditures, for the municipal year ending March 1, 1858 :-
To 23 town orders, drawn in favor of the Overseers of the Poor, $364 09 10 town orders, drawn in favor of the Committee on Roads, 865 00
4 town orders, drawn in favor of the Committee to get ready the Asylum for Poor, .
724 25
paying Chauncy Aldrich, shovelling snow, Dist. 4, winter 1857, 3 50
63 31
Sam'l W. Doggett, 3,
3 75
Russell Bennett, 1,
3 75
Reuben Taft, 7,
2 68
Isaac N. Davis, 8,
66
6 28
Samuel H. Taft,
9,
20 55
Willis Southwick,
7,
66
2 80
Laban Bates, 8, 66 21 50
Austin Wood, cash paid G. W. Stacy for blanks, .
12 75
Henry A. Aldrich, 3 gals. fluid, had in '55, and 3 lamps for Town Hall, . 7 50
George W. Thayer, returning deaths to Town Clerk, to January 1, 1857, 1 50
John G. Metcalf, services as Gen. School Com., 1856, . 25 00
David Adams, services as Liquor Agent, for 1856, 15 00
Welcome Staples, services as Assessor in assessing Town, State and County taxes, .
21 57
. Elijah Dewing, services as Assessor in assessing Town, State and County taxes, 19 70
Stephen Taft, services as Assessor in assessing Town, State and County taxes,
22 07
Stephen Taft, cash paid G. W. Stacy for blank book, 3 00
Welcome Staples, services as Assessor in assessing tax on 2d School District,
6 00
Elijah Dewing, services as Assessor in assessing tax on 2d School District, 3 00
Stephen Taft, services as Assessor in assessing taxes on 2d School District, · Welcome Staples, cash paid Scammell & Staples for advice, David Adams, services as Treasurer for 1857,
10 00
David Adams, services as Town Clerk, and cash ad- vanced, 1857,
21 34
Samuel H. Taft, Collector of Taxes for 1856, and legal advice, . Aaron C. Cook, Constable for 1856, and cash paid for printing, &c,
39 50
Alexander H. Allen, services as Selectman, and cash advanced, 1857,. · · Austin Wood, services as Selectman, 1857,
6 67
6 00
Samuel W. Gilbert, services as Selectman, 1857, . 6 00
Holland Albee, 240 lbs. hay, and pasturing oxen in 1856, 6 71
Amariah Taft, gravel to repair roads in 1856, 2 00
4 50
2 00
8 75
George H. Wood, 1 & 2, ..
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To paying Thomas Gardiner, 180 lbs. hay for oxen in 1856, . $2 00
Gilbert Gaskill, repairing road, and cash paid for shovel- ling snow, 1857, 2 38
Silas Dudley, gravel to repair roads, in 1857, 5 00
Executors on estate of David Davenport, one share in Harrison Hall, . 5 00 .
John G. Metcalf, services as Committee to purchase Poor Farm, 3 75
Leonard Taft, services as Committee to purchase Poor Farm, 4 50
Elijah Taft, services as Committee to purchase Poor Farm, 2 25
Perry Wood, 3 75
$2,660 35
To 32 orders drawn for the support of Schools, amounting to . . 1,216 15
$3,876 50
All which is submitted to the Auditor of Accounts.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ) Selectmen of AUSTIN WOOD, Mendon.
MENDON, Feb. 18, 1858.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of the town of Mendon, for the Municipal year ending March 1st, 1858, would submit the follow- ing Report of their doings, to the town for its consideration.
At the commencement of the Municipal year, just closed, the following persons were supported at the expense of the town at James M. Staples', at a weekly cost of one dollar and seventy-five cents, viz : Samuel Stone, John French, Elijah Penniman, Charles A. Smith, Alvin Scisco, William French, Lucretia Scisco, and Angenette Williams ; and continued there till April 1st, when the contract with Mr. Staples closed. Besides these Abigail Lovett was supported at Alonzo Taft's, at an expense of one dollar per week, where she remained till the time of her death, June 10th, 1857. Also Peter McGraw, a foreign pauper, who with his wife, became chargeable February 16th, 1857, at the house of Thomas Carey, upon "Miscoe Hill," and the overseers contracted with said Carey to take care of him, till the time of his decease,
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March 14th, 1857. Also Martha Leshure and her daughter Martha Lucinda, were being maintained at her mother's, Mrs. Martha Wilber's, at an expense of $6,00 per month, where they have re- mained, and been maintained at the same monthly cost to the town, up to the present time.
On the day last named, the Overseers contracted with Royal H. Fletcher, to take care of the Poor for one year, from the first of April ensuing, at a weekly cost of two dollars for cach pauper, reserving the right of annulling said contract, if during its con- tinuance, the town should provide a farm, whereon to support their Poor. On the first day of April, 1857, in pursuance of the contract, all the paupers who were at Mr. Staples', were removed to Mr. Fletcher's, where they remained till June 1st, being a period of ten weeks.
At a town meeting, holden on the 23d day of May, 1857, the town voted to purchase the farm, whereon Millins A. Taft then lived, as an " Asylum for the Poor," and chose and authorized a committee, to purchase and prepare the same, for the reception of the Poor, and also passed the following vote:
" Voted, That the Overseers of the Poor, whenever they shall be notified by the aforesaid committee, that the " Asylum for the Poor " is ready for their reception, be, and they are hereby in- structed to contract with some suitable person, to manage said farm, and have the oversight and care of the Poor."
On the 3d day of June succeeding, having been notified by the Committee, that the Asylum would soon be ready, the Overseers in obedience of the vote of the town just recited, contracted with Millins Taft, " to manage the farm, and have the care and over- sight of the Poor," from the time they shall be removed to the Asylum till the first day of April next, for the sum of $350, said Taft, to provide at his own expense, all labor in the house, and out of doors, that may be necessary, also may keep a horse, to be used in the service of town, when needed, free of charge to the town, with the privilege of boarding his daughter a part or all the time at the " Asylum," free of expense. And on the 10th day of June, all the paupers that were at Mr. Fletcher's were removed to the Asylum, except Elijah Penniman, who was permitted to be absent for a term, on a visit.
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On the 8th of July, 1857, Andrew Mulhany, wife and child, became chargeable at the house of Thomas Carey, at Miscoe Hill, and being sick, and unable to be removed for a great part of this time, continued on expense till October 30th, and being a foreign pauper, his support by the town is an entire loss. Nov. 5th, 1857, Lawrence Wilber, son of David Wilber, and Betsey his wife, became chargeable, and were sent to the Asylum to be supported.
November 30th, 1857, Benjamin Darling applied for assistance, and was relieved, and Bellingham, the place of his legal settle-
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ment, notified, but the expense of the aid furnished has not yet been paid by that town.
December 7th, 1857. Charles A. Putman and family became chargeable, and Sutton, the place of their legal settlement, was notified. Their settlement in the town of Sutton, has been acknowledged by the overseers of that town, and we were authorized to furnish relief to the amount of two dollars per week.
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January 15th, 1858. Mrs. Martha Wilber, colored woman, residing in house of Otis Thayer, applied for relief, which we have furnished, and the town of Natick, the place of her legal settlement, duly notified. Her settlement there has been acknowl- edged by its overseers, and we were authorized to furnish further assistance to a limited amount.
December 14th, 1857. John Carey, a foreign pauper, applied for relief, which has been furnished to a limited extent. And John McNally, also a foreigner, has also been relieved partially.
January 30th, 1858. Washington Smith, in behalf of himself, and mother's family, applied for relief, which was furnished ; and the town of Needham notified, who acknowledged by their over- seers, the legal settlement of the family, except Washington, to be there, and paid for the aid that had been furnished.
Having thus given an account of all aid and relief that has been furnished to paupers, belonging to this and other towns, except what has been furnished to the poor at the Asylum, since their removal there, we will state an account of the Receipts and Disbursements for the support of the poor, prior to their removal to the Farm, and all aid and assistance that has been furnished to all paupers away from the Farm.
The following Account Current will show the Receipts and Disbursements on Account of the Poor, prior to their removal to Asylum to be supported ; and all who have received assistance away from there :-
DR.
To cash received on 22 town orders, drawn at several times, . $637 89
6 6 of town of Northbridge, for support of Mrs. Caleb
Wheeler, 5 00
of town of Needham, for support of Mrs. Smith, 1 50
$644 39
1857.
CR.
Mar. 14. By paying Thomas Carey, for taking care of Peter McGraw, $15 00
June 10. By paying Alonzo Taft, for taking care of Abigail Lovett, 29 00
April 1. James M. Staples for 1 qrs. support of psupers, 204 75 June 10. Royal H. Fletcher, for support of paupers 10 weeks, 157 35 Henry A. Aldrich, for goods furnished for support of Martha Leshure, . 65 00
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June 10. By paying Henry A. Aldrich, for goods furnished the
following persons :- Mrs. Mulhany, 30 00
Mrs. Wheeler, 5 00
C. A. Putman, 18 00 Mrs McNally, 4 00
Washington Smith, 2 00
Mrs. Martha Wilber, 6 00
Sept. 13. By paying Jason Staples on G. W. Scisco's, Jr. indenture,
26 00
Dec. 5. Clark & Daniels for meat, del'd Mrs. Mulhany, 2 56
Aug. 6. Fairbanks & Hussey, for coffin, for Peter McGraw, 5 37
66 Sam'l W. Gilbert, for goods to C. A. Putman,
6 87
.. Amariah Taft, for wood delivered John Carey, 6 75
66 66 B. Darling, 2 25
Austin Wood, for expenses to Monson, to carry Mrs. Rogers, 3 50
David Adams, boarding Mrs. Rogers 53 days, 1 75
David Adams for quart port wine, for McGraw, 64
Wheelock & Staples, for meat, for support of Mrs. Leshure, .
1 00
Do. do. for the support of Mrs. Wilber, . · Alexander H. Allen, for services as overseer for 1857, . ·
6 00
Alexander H. Allen, to cash paid to lodge travellers, for postages and services out of town, 3 03
3 00
Austin Wood, for services as overseer, 1857, 6 00
" journey to Monson to carry
Mrs. Rogers, 1 50
Samuel W. Gilbert, services as overseer in 1857, 6 00
$626 32
Besides these sums that have been paid, there is due to Israel Plummer of Northbridge $12 50 for goods furnished for the support of Martha Leshure, and $25 00 to Jason Staples on the indenture of George W. Scisco, Jr., being what would be due him to Feb. 25th, 1858, which added to the above sum of $626 32, would make the cost of supporting paupers away from the Farm, amount to the sum of- $663 82 Deduct from this amount, for cash received from the town of North- bridge, for support of Mrs. Caleb Wheeler, $5 00 Of the town of Needham, for support of Mr. Edward Smith, 1 50
Due from town of Sutton, for support of Charles A. Putman, 24 27
" Natick, “ Mrs. Martha Wilber, 9 00
" Bellingham, for « Benjamin Darling, 2 25
the State, for the support of Peter McGraw, 14 86
$56 88
Leaving as the expense of supporting paupers away from the farm the sum of
. $606 94
The Expenditures and Receipts, for the support of the paupers, since they have been at the Asylum will be shown by the following Account current :-
The overseers charge themselves with the following sums, being cash received for produce sold from Farm, since the removal of the paupers there, to wit : -
2 00
Arnold Aldrich, Jr., for removing pauper, 3 00
10
To cash received for 120 dozen eggs,
$25 68
18 45
66
132 pounds of butter,
33 50
66
92 bushels early winter apples,
82 98
62 bushels cider apples,
11 11
6 pigs, .
19 50
66 30 pounds poultry,
4 49
66 1 calf sold to Daniels & Clark,
11 55
66
32 cords wood, .
5 06
66
66 berries, peas, onions, and milk,
2 18
$224 50
To cash received for town order, (insurance), .
26 20 ·
$250 70
The overseers credit themselves with the payment of the following sums :-
By paying for salts for medicine,
11
" 30 pounds Indian meal, . 60 ·
" baker for crackers, .
25
Warren Lackey, for 2 bushels meal,
12
Clarissa Darling, for cutting clothes,
25
Warren Gaskill, for pair of shoes for John French,
1 17
66 Charles Wing, for plough paint,
45
66 Warren Gaskill, for pair shoes for Angenette Williams, Caleb Taft, for flour, .
70
Warren Lackey, for 2 bushels meal,
1 95
66
George Mowrey, for 1} bushels hay seed, 2 25
V. Bartlett, for pair shoes for Angenette Williams, 50
00
66 Warren Lackey, for 1 bushel meal,
95
Austin Wood, for 174 pounds salt pork,
2 66
Lewis Wood, for 2 gallons vinegar,
25
For cap, for Alvin Scisco,
50
For bushel salt,
50
For book,
05
Samuel W. Gilbert, for coat for William Fletcher,
2 75
66 John French, .
3 00
66 " pair stockings for Sam'l Stone, Bradford & Taft, for cloth and thread,
3 04
66
John Cady, for pane glass, and box of salve, Caleb Taft, for crackers,
10
Thorp, Baker & Benson, bushel salt,
50
20
Andre Southwick,
1 00
66
Rufus Benson, for 2 pounds wrought nails and hinges,
44
66
For vest for Samuel Stone, .
1 50
66 John Cady, for box salve and caustic, .
35
Thayer & Grout, for 100 pounds salt beef,
8 00
66 Putman L. Hayward, tapping boots,
33
Eber K. Brown, tapping boots for John French, Clarendon Taft, for sharpening wood saw frame,
75
Salem Town, for bucket,
33
For mending wood saw,
08
66 For thread,
04
66
31
2 lard tubs,
For sharpening saw,
25
38
Thorp, Benson & Co., for 9 pounds sugar, .
37
.
·
15
17 bushels potatoes,
11
By paying John Spring, for axe helve,
25
Varville Taft, for braiding straw,
18
For straw bed tick, 42
Frank Stearns, for balance on soap, 1 90
Enos 'T'. Albee, for boots for Samuel Stone,
00
Emory Brown, for sharpening wood saw, 17
66
Caleb Taft, for blacksmithing bill,
6 01
Austin Wood, for making and trimming clothes for Alvin Scisco, . 00
Austin Wood, for cash paid Engly for soap, 3 00
for labor repairing barn, 2 25
6 kitchen chairs, .
72
For iron fire shovel,
30
" pair steelyards,
52
" 2 shaving cups,
16
" 1 pumpkin sieve, .
10
" half bushel measure,
14
" 3 baking plates,
15
George Gaskill, for 2 bushels meal,
1 76
Division Store, No. 32, store bill, 136 36
Bates & Comstock, store bill, 26 64
Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Insurance on Asylum, 26 20
Samuel W. Gilbert, for bedstead and bed cord, 1 42
Austin Wood, for materials, and building privy to asylum,
10 50
Making as the amount paid by overseers for support of paupers on the farm,
$262 93
RECAPITULATION.
RECEIPTS.
For support of Paupers off the Farm, $644 39
on . 250 70
$895 09
DISBURSEMENTS.
For support of Paupers off the Farm, $626 32
on 262 93
$889 25
Leaving a Cash Balance in the hands of Overseers, of $6 84
To ascertain the actual cost of supporting the Paupers while they have been at the Asylum, the Overseers would refer to the subjoined Schedules and Account Current.
Schedule of what had been purchased and provided by the Committee to furnish the Asylum, as appears by their bills, and on hand at the Asylum, June 10th, 1857.
Provisions, amounting to $85 56
Stock, including oxen, cows, swine and fowls, 409 00 .
Household Furniture and Farming Tools, 138 69 . Labor done in Planting and Sowing, and Seed furnished, 91 00
Wood and Timber on the Farm, when purchased, . 150 00
$874 25
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Schedule of what there was on hand at the Asylum, taken by the Overseers at the time of making up this Report.
STOCK.
1 Yoke of Oxen,
$160 00
4 Cows,
.
.
190 00
7 Swine,
40 00
17 Fowls,
8 50
PROVISIONS.
61 bushels corn,
$61 00
6
66 meal,
.
.
.
. 6 00
4
66 cob
.
. 2 67
9
66 rye
.
. 9 00
5
66 white beans,
10 00
1
bbl cucumber pickles, 66 soft soap,
. 3 00
65 bushels potatoes, at 80c
. 52 00
152 lbs ham, at 11c, .
. 16
375 " salt pork, at 12c,
. 5 00
90 " butter, at 25c,
.
2 50
70 " lard, at 12c,
3 40
36 " dried apples,
. 6 00
8 " sweet corn,
1 00
1 bbl apples,
3 00
¿ " beets,
1 25
¿ " turnips,
25
1 bushel onions
1 00
27 lbs winter squash, 54, and 12 heads cabbage, 75,
1 29
5 dozen eggs, .
90
1 bbl flour,
8 00
Small groceries on hand, 7 tons English hay,
3 00
3 " stock
· 18 00
1 " corn fodder,
· 6 00
150 lbs shorts,
2 00
$380 48
WOOD AND TIMBER.
6 cords hard wood, at 4 50
27 00
5 chestnut " at 3,00, ·
. 15 00
7 logs, .
· 4 50
1000 feet boards, .
10 00
64 Railroad sleepers, at 30c,
.
·
19 20
$75 70
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND FARMING TOOLS.
The same as purchased and provided by the Committee, 138 69
POOR FARM IN ACCOUNT CURRENT.
DR.
To schedule on hand June 10th, 1857, . 871 25
" Expenses paid by Overseers, as before reported, . . 262 93
$1137 18
.
.
.
. 91 00
·
·
1 50
$398 50
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CR.
By Neat Stock on hand, March 1st, 1858, as per schedule,
398 50
" Furniture and Farming 'Tools,
138 69
" Provisions,
380 48
" Produce sold from Farm, .
224 50
" Wood and Lumber, 75 70 .
" 5500 feet Lumber, sold to Nathaniel A. Inman, at 12 50, 68 75
1286 62 1137 18
Leaving a Balance in favor of Farm, of $149 44 There is due Millins Taft, for services to Marclı 1st, 313 00
£
" " nine months interest on cost of farm and stock, . 156 34
469 34
From which deduct balance standing to the credit of farm, .
149 44
And it leaves as the cost of supporting Paupers on Farm, at $319 90 Cost of supporting Paupers away from Farm, as before stated, 606 94 66 .. 011 the Farm, 319 90
Making the whole cost for the support of Poor, - $926 84
In the above sum of $606 94, is included the cost of supporting all the Paupers who are now at the Asylum, except one, from January Ist to April 1st, 1857. the cost of supporting whom was $204 75, leaving, as the cost of supporting paupers away from the Asylum, from April 1st, 1857 to March Ist, 1858, the sum of $402 19.
There have been supported at the Asylum, since the removal of the Paupers there, eight persons as Paupers 38 weeks, and one as a pauper 16 weeks, besides travelling and transient paupers, of whom no account has been kept. Had the same number of persons been supported under the con- tract with Mr. Fletcher, the cost to the town would have been 640 00 The cost of maintaining them at the Asylum, as stated above, is . 319 90
Showing a difference of
$320 10
in favor of maintaining them at the Asylum.
With the Farm was purchased by the Committee, timber and wood to the amount of $150 00. The Overseers would, by the subjoined Account Cur- rent, show the present standing of the
WOOD AND TIMBER ACCOUNT. DR.
To Wood and Timber bought by Committee.
$150 00
CR.
By cash rec'd and accounted for in acc't of produce on Farm, 15 06 " schedule of wood, timber, and lumber on hand, . 75 70
" 5500 feet of lumber sold to Nathaniel A. Inman, 68 75
159 51
Showing a net gain to the town on the wood and timber, of . $9 51
Besides the amount of Wood and Timber thus accounted for, the Overseers estimate there has been used at the house, in small wood, and the tops of sticks that were unfit for timber, six cords more, and would further report, that no wood has been cut to be used at the house, except alders, that have been cut in the pasture, on land not properly considered as a part of the woodland.
Number of paupers at the asylum at present, nine, viz. : - Samuel Stone, John French, Elijah Penniman, Charles A. Smith, William Fletcher, Lawrence Wilber, Alvin Scisco, Lucretia Scisco, and Angenette Williams.
Number of paupers away from the asylum, two, viz. :- Martha Leshure, and her daughter, Martha Lucinda Leshure.
MENDON, March 1, 1858.
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ) Overseers of the Poor AUSTIN WOOD, of the
SAMUEL W. GILBERT, Town of Mendon.
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The Committee chosen to purchase the farm of Millins Taft, as an Asylum for the Poor, and provide all things necessary for the support and comfort of the poor thereon, present the following
REPORT:
The price to be paid for said Farm, including certain wood and timber lying on the same at the time of the purchase, and for which the Treasurer gave his note, was
$2,750 00
The Committee made purchases of stock, furniture, provisions, &c., as by the following bills, viz. :
Millins A. Taft's bill, $605 95
Thayer & Grout's " 20 90
S. W. Gilbert's 66 74 36
Harris & Thompson's bill, 7 11
S. H. Taft's 66
3 00
L. S. Lovewell's
4 25
Millins Taft's 60
3 10
Perry Wood's
5 58
724 25
Total cost of the Asylum for the Poor, stock,
furniture, &c., $3,474 25 JNO. GEO. METCALF, for the Committee. MENDON, February 22, 1858.
The Agents chosen to Repair the Highways, Town ways and Bridges for the year 1857-8, make the following
REPORT:
Received of the Selectmen for repairs of the roads, $700 00
66 66 66 1 Yoke of Oxen, 165 00
Making total received of Selectmen, in ten orders, $865 00 Subtract as follows, viz. :
4 Shovels, $4 44
1 Yoke and Whip, ·
4 25
1 Yoke Oxen, . 165 00 ·
Plank, used in the Eighth District,. .
10 00
183 69
Expended on the roads in labor of men, oxen and their keeping, $681 31
Labor performed by Men,
479 Days.
" Oxen,
146
.
Labor of Men and Oxen,
625 66
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Divide $681.31 by 625 days and it gives, as the cost of one day's work for a man, or for one day's work for a yoke of oxen, $1.09.
The following Table exhibits the number of day's labor, and the amount expended in each Highway District.
District No. 66 66
1, 372 days, costing $40 88
2, 53
66
66
57 77
66
3, 582
66
66
63 76
4, 67
66
66
73 03
66
66
5, 45 6, 531 66
66
66 49 08
66
66
8, 68
66
66
74 12 (add $10 for plank.)
66
66
9, 32 10, 33
66
66
35 97
60
66
12, 52
66
66
56 68
66
66 13, 51}
66
66
56 14
Total,
625
66
$681 31
The Agents have paid as follows, viz. :
Paid for 1 Yoke of Oxen, of Daniels & Clark, .
$165 00
" 4 Shovels, .
4 44
66
" 1 Ox-yoke and Whip,
4 25
Riley Mitchell,
for 156 days labor,
254 44
66 Dan Kine, 66 146
141 00
66 Jno. McNally,
113} "
103 00
66 Robert Wallis,
66 29 66 66
29 00
Michael Conly,
66
10
10 00
A. C. Cook, 66
4 66
5 00
66
Lewis Wood, .
66
7 .
7 00
66
Laban Bates, .
66 12 “ 2 "
66
12 00
66
Amariah Taft, .
2 00
66
for Meal for oxen, 20 bags, Hay, of Alonzo Taft, .
66
25 00
66 66 Welcome Staples, .
66
13 68
66
66 66 Willard Wilcox, Jr.,
66
1 71
66
66
66 A. A. Taft, Grass, 66
35 00
66
66 Weighing Hay, .
25
66
66 Blacksmithing, L. Grow, ($1.50 for last year,) 13 56
66
66 Laban Bates, Plank,
10 00
$892 82
.
.
·
17 75
66 66 Deborah Southwick,
66
.
66 Powder, for blasting, .
30
·
66 per bills, .
38 44
66
66
66
58 32
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