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THE
AUDITORS' REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
MARCH 3, 1856.
BOSTON : WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER TO THE STATE. 1856.
REPORT.
AT a town meeting, held April 23, 1855, the undersigned were chosen a Committee to audit the accounts of the town for the year ending March, 1856, and to have them printed for distribution at the annual March meeting.
The Committee have attended to the duty required of them. They have examined, in detail, all the items in the accounts of the Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and School Committee, and compared them with each other, to detect any error which might have occurred in any of the accounts. They found them correct. The accounts are made up to the 15th instant. They have also included estimates of the expenses of the poor to the fifth of next April, when the contracts for their support will close. The other estimates are made up to the annual March meeting.
The Committee herewith submit their Report.
SAMUEL HARTWELL, LEVI BARTLETT, S. DRESSER,
Committee.
February 22, 1856.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
THOMAS N. HARDING, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Southbridge, Dr.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
For Cash received as follows :-
Of S. Dresser, former Treasurer, $88 62
" Southbridge Savings Bank,
130 00
" Grace Mixter, . 550 00
" Ruggles W. Morse, .
150 00
" Three Pedlars, .
24 00
" John Marsh,
100 00
" Southbridge Savings Bank,
700 00
" George A. Vinton, . 2 00
" Daniel F. Bacon, Collector,
2,072 07
$3,816 69
Credit.
For Cash paid, as follows :-
On thirty-seven Town Orders, issued by the Selectmen, . $2,009 75
To the Committee chosen by the town to defend the town against a division, . 125 00
" Southbridge Savings Bank,
30 00
" S. Wales, by order of School Committee, for Desks and chairs for High School Room, 203 07
For repairing High School Room, .
104 18
For renewing insurance on Town House, 26 50
To the Committee to fence the Town House lot, 200 00
" Southbridge Savings Bank, to take up note,
730 07
" Do., for interest on three notes,
" George A. Vinton, for sandpaper, ink and postage, as per bill,
123 98 23
" Lorenzo Plimpton, for interest on note dated January 24, 1854, 12 00
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
To P. G. Jackson, for abatement of tax in 1854, $2 18 For amount overpaid on orders issued by Selectmen for repairs of highways and bridges, 76 48
$3,643 44
Balance in the Treasury, .
$173 25
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. Dr.
For Cash received of Daniel F. Bacon, Collector, . · . $1,200 00
For do. overpaid on orders issued by Selectmen for repairs of highways, 76 48
$1,276 48
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For Cash paid on 25 town orders issued by the Selectmen, $762 0] . For Cash paid Southbridge Savings Bank, to take up note given by Selectmen for money to commence repairing highways, 514 47
$1,276 48
PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Dr.
For Cash of S. Dresser, former Treasurer,
$261 27
For Cash of D. F. Bacon, Collector, 400 00
$661 27
Cr.
For Cash paid on twenty-one Town Orders issued by the Over-
seers of the Poor, .
$539 20
Balance in the Treasury, .
$122 07
SCHOOLS. Dr.
For Cash of S. Dresser, former Treasurer,
$56 15
" Cash received of Southbridge Savings Bank,
200 00
" Cash received of D. F. Bacon, Collector, sum appropriated for High School, . 600 00
" Sum appropriated for District Schools, 1,600 00
$2,456 15
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Cr.
For Cash paid on orders of the several Prudential Committees, $1,600 00
" Cash paid Thomas P. Green, for teaching High School, . 200 00
" Do. paid Southbridge Savings Bank, to take up note given by School Committee, . 178 67
" Do. paid District No. 7 their proportion of State School Fund for 1854, 7 23
" Do. paid Nathan Upham for teaching High School, . 200 00
Do. paid on orders of School Committee for taking care of High School Room, furnishing wood and cutting the same, 36 92
$2,222 82
Balance in the Treasury, . $233 33
SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid T. N. Harding, for services as Overseer of the Poor in 1853, $9 50
" J. W. Lawton, for services on School Committee, from Feb- ruary 24 to March 17, . 4 50
" Wm. F. Brown, for printing handbills in 1854, . 1 00
A. M. Lyon, for sleigh for use of Sexton, . 10 00
S. Dresser, for visiting schools, from February 28 to March 24; wood for High School Room, and cutting the same, and stationery, 12 41
. " Wm. Lester, for services in survey of roads, 2 50
Dwight Morse, for ringing bells and winding town clock, . 50 00
" Clark & Jillson, for printing School Committee's Report, advertising and printing warrants previous to Ap'l 1, 1855, 35 55
" D. B. Perry, for services as Overseer of the Poor, from March 31, 1854, to March 31, 1855, .
4 00
" H. & M. Haynes, for building hearse for the town, July 10, 1855, 175 00
" Clark & Jillson, for printing, from April 1, to July 1, 1855, 17 55
D. F. Bacon, for purchase of law-books and reports, . :
43 75
" D. F. Bacon, for stationery for Assessors, express. fees, and paying Clerk of Courts for copy of record of new road from Centre Village to Globe Village, . 9 89
" William C. Stedman, for work on Town Hall, . 8 59
" Marvin Cheney, for services as funeral conductor, 75
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
Paid E. D. Ammidown, for surveying roads, . $9 50
Luther Edmonds, for repairing pound wall, . 1 00
" A. J. Hooker, for work on graveyard, . 7 50
C. T. Wortley, for work on hearse-house, and lumber, 8 52
J. Putney, for services as Selectman in 1854, 27 25
D. F. Bacon, for services as Assessor, 1855,
67 50
" D. M. Chamberlin, for do., 25 83
William Edwards, for fluid and nails in 1854, 5 65
George A. Vinton, for services as Selectman in 1854, 28 53
" S. Dresser, for box-stove, pipe and hooks, 16 85
" D. F. Bacon, for collecting taxes, 1855, 67 00
" E. D. Ammidown, for surveying roads, 4 50
" J. Putney, for Cash paid Leonard Cheney for attending funerals in 1854, . 6 75
" Luther Edmonds, for work on Town House, 1 00
6 T. S. Wheelock, for services as funeral conductor, 3 00
66 Dresser & Barnes, for blank books, books and crayons, 4 36
66 D. F. Bacon, for recording Births, Marriages and Deaths, 79 75
James Gleason, for services as Assessor, 1855, . 19 75
" Leonard Cheney, for services as funeral conductor, 15 00 .
66 George W. Oakes, for services as Constable and Sexton, 30 35
J. Edwards, for curtains, duster, &c., for High School, 3 16
William Healy, for services as Overseer of the Poor, 1855, 13 62 75
" N. M. Smith, for conducting funerals,
Joseph Davis, for resetting Town House steps,
1 00
" C. C. Moore, for setting glass and varnishing seats,
66 Sidney Clark, for printing, .
11 72
66 J. Putney, for cash adv'd to Wm. Lester for surveying roads,
28 50
66 Smith Beecher, for chairs, settees, and repairs on book-case, 15 49.
65 S. Hartwell, for breaking chaise,
3 50
66 Sidney Clarke, for services as School Committee, up to February 18, 1856, 28 50
Marvin Cheney, for services as School Committee and use of horse, up to February 18, 1856, 35 00
" L. W. Curtis, for services as School Committee and use of horse and carriage, and express fees, up to Feb. 18, 1856, 39 96
" D. D. Clemence, $24.20 for services as funeral conductor, fare to Boston, &c., by set-off in settlement with him as liquor agent.
" C. A. Page, for filling in front of Town House, 3 00
66 D. D. Clemence, for services as funeral conductor, 1855, 9 25
66 Luther Travis, for services as Overseer of the Poor, . · 15 10
$1,028 24
75
A. B. Houghton, for do.,
4 36
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
EXPENSES OF BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Marvin Cheney,
. $8 00
Ira Vinton,
. 16 90
" Holdridge Ammidown,
·
4 50
William Comstock, .
6 90
" John E. Vinton,
. 3 20
John W. Goodell, .
15 55
$55 05
Estimated expenses to close the fiscal year,
451 50
$1,534 79
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Lowell Morse, for work on highway, and hay, $77 36
Henry Fiske, for hay for town oxen, 45 62
Parker Morse, for work on highway, 65 00
66 H. D. Cooper, for do.,
96 00
66 Joseph Congdon, for do.,
5 75
Harvey Burnett, for do., .
12 50
66 William C. Stedman, for do. on bridge, .
38
66 Marvin Cheney, for work and materials on roads and bridges
157 11
L. W. Curtis, for labor and materials on roads and bridges,
43 69
66 John H. Mckinstry, for labor on bridge,
40 00
David N. Bartlett, for labor on bridge, .
13 65
William Healy, for labor on highway,
21 91
66 Simon Plimpton, for do.,
6 00
66 Francis S. Morse, for do.,
50 00
Gleason & Weld, for meal for oxen,
27 94
Oscar P. Morse, for labor,
17 00
66 Sullivan Stone, for chains and repair on cart, .
4 29
A. F. Ammidown & Co., for shovels and orders given road help, . 8 25
Jeremiah Munroe, for smithwork,
7 09
66 George S. Stone, for do.,
4 29
66 Oliver Mason, for labor, .
16 00
Prevostus Mckinstry, for do., .
11 50
John E. Vinton, for do., .
70 25
66 S. Dresser, for plough and points,
11 75
William Edwards & Co., for meal and nails,
15 90
66 Almond Streeter, for labor,
62 92
Silas Gould, for do.,
11 00
66 T. S. Wheelock, for do.,
6 00
" John E. Vinton, for repairing bridge,
3 29
66 Nathaniel M. Smith, for labor,
2 00
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
Paid J. Putney, for keeping town oxen and use of cart, . $13 61
66 L. W. Curtis, for keeping oxen and for man to go after same, 3 50
66 George Edwards, for oxen,
160 00
66 E. M. Turner, for cart, .
20 00
Marsh Salwooder, .
73 55
66 Peter Leach,
69 00
66 Daniel Fitzgerald, .
7 50
66 John Comins, . 5 00
66 John Carey, . 3 00
66 Grosvenor Dodge, for lumber, 22 25
66 John McKinstry, for labor,
11 67
Division Store, for nails and whips, .
3 95
66 Hiram Wright, for labor,
4 00
66 S. Spencer, for do.,
5 75
66 Marshall Tyrell, for do.,
9 50
66 Francis Leckey, for do., .
9 50
66 David Keith, for do.,
4 00
A. D. Blanchard, for do.,
9 50
Samuel Morse, for do.,
6 25
66 Peter Torry, for do., 21 80
66 Hamilton Woollen Company, for materials for bridge,
3 56
J. Putney, for cash paid Leonard & Dresser for repairing bridge, 50
$1,381 83
EXPENSE OF NEW ROADS.
WIDOW MORRIS'S ROAD.
Paid E. D. Ammidown for land damage, . . $308 00
Henry Vinton, for building the road, . 200 00
66 E. D. Ammidown for building cattle culverts, 25 00
$533 00
Deduct for am't paid towards said road by Mrs. Morris, 100 00 $433 00
ROAD NEAR NORTH SCHOOL-HOUSE IN GLOBE VILLAGE.
Paid D. D. Johnson for land damage, $58 33
Prevostus McKinstry, for building the road, . 100 00
$158 33
ROAD NEAR T. HARRINGTON'S SHOP.
Paid Willard Morse for land damage,
. $66 00
" T. Harrington for making the road, . . 200 00 .
266 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
ROAD NEAR ALVIN STREETER'S.
Paid John W. Goodell for making road and culverts,
$58 00
IMPROVEMENT ON WESTVILLE ROAD.
Paid Charles W. Vinton for labor, . $325 00
Byron Harwood,
·
25 00
Marvin Cheney,
11 65 .
361 65
$1,276 98
OVERSEERS' OF POOR ACCOUNT.
Orders issued as follows :--
To J. Putney, for support of O. Sabin, . $6 50
Dr. Spooner, for support of C. Vaughan, . 10 00
" L. Travis, for support of Mary McNabb, . 12 25
" D. Perry, for support of Julia Parsons, .
10 43
Dr. Spooner, for support of C. Vaughan, . 20 72
P. G. Jackson, for support of Paupers, 110 00
D. B. Perry, for support of Julia Parsons, 14 00
" D. B. Perry, for support of Lydia Fiske, . 58 50
" Town of Milford, for support of Moore family, 96 00
D. B. Perry, for moving Moore family from Milford, 10 87
Luther Travis, cash on account of paupers, 4 74
66 Luther Travis, for support of Lois Vinton, 28 00
66 Samuel Eastman, for support of Moore family, 18 00
66 H. Ammidown, for bed and bedding, 4 50
William Edwards & Co., for support of Armes & Donley, 22 82
Lemuel Perrin, for support of Reuben Prouty, 26 00
Samuel Eastman, for support of A. E. Robbins' child, 7 75
P. G. Jackson, for support of Moore family, 25 00
A. F. Ammidown, for support of Donlay and others, 4 04
D. B. Perry, town of Wales, for Henry Barber,
38 58
J. Putney, Insane Hospital, for Lydia Fiske, 58 50
Smith Beecher, for Coffins, &c., 19 49
E. D. Ammidown, tenement for J. Armes, 21 00
66 S. Dresser, for stove, for Moore family, 5 63
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
To John Edwards & Co., for goods for paupers, $15 37
George W. Oakes, for attending funerals, 6 00
Luther Travis, for cash paid on account of paupers, 19 91
" William Edwards & Co., goods for paupers, 51 54
" Manning Leonard, wood, for J. Armes, 6 00
H. Ammidown, for Mrs. Stevens, 4 25
66 A. F. Ammidown & Co., for goods for paupers, 3 06
" George A. Vinton, for tenement for Mrs. Stevens, 12 00
$751 45
$1,049 37
RECEIPTS BY TAXES, AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
AMOUNT RECEIVED INTO THE TREASURY, PAID BY TAXES THE CURRENT YEAR.
For Schools,
$2,200 00
" Roads and Bridges,
1,200 00 °
Support of paupers, 400 00
General appropriations, and to pay note and
interest at S. S. Bank, 2,072 07
$5,872 07
EXPENDITURES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
Orders given by Selectmen, $3,742 10
Orders given by Selectmen to Overseers of the Poor, 751 45
Expenses, as estimated by Selectmen, to close the fiscal year, 451 50
Expenses for support of paupers to April 5th, 297 92
For desks and chair for high school room, 203 07
" Repairing high school room,
104 18
" Renewing insurance on town house.
26 50
" Fencing town house lot, .
200 00
Paid to take up note at S. S. Bank,
730 07
Interest on notes to S. S. Bank,
123 98
Stationery, ·
23
Support of schools,
2,200 00
$8,831 00
Estimated expenses for support of paupers to April 5, 1856, . 297 92
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Deduct for amount of funds in the hands of Select-
men,
$224 51
Do. for town orders issued last year, 73 50
Do. for last year's expenses,
· 185 12
$483 13
$8,347 87
Excess of expenditures over amount collected by taxes,
$2,475 80
DEBTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
Outstanding orders, $515 34
Estimated expenses to the close of the current fiscal year, 451 50
OVERSEERS' OF THE POOR DEPARTMENT.
Outstanding orders,
240 75
Estimated expenses to April 5th,
297 92
$1,505 51
AVAILABLE ASSETS.
Balance in hands of Treasurer, .
$295 32
Cash and other property in the hands of Selectmen, 224 51
$519 83
Balance requiring immediate payment, . $985 68
TOWN LIABILITIES.
Notes to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated July 6, 1852, with interest from Dec. 1, 1855 :-
Payable Dec. 1, 1856,
. $688 75
Payable Dec. 1, 1857, . 688 75
Payable Dec. 1, 1858, 688 75
Notes dated March 8, 1854, with interest from March 8, 1855, on demand, . 500 00
Note dated Dec. 18, 1854, on demand, . 140 00
Note, dated March 24, 1855, on demand, . . 330 00 ·
Note dated Aug. 28, 1855, on demand,
· 700 00
$3,736 25
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
Note to Lorenzo Plimpton, dated Jan. 24, 1850, with interest from Jan. 24, 1856, on demand, $100 00
Note to Grace Mixter, dated May, 28th, 1855, on demand, 550 00
Note to Ruggles W. Morse, date May 28th, 1855, on demand, 150 00
Note to John Marsh, dated June 9th, 1855, on demand, . · 100 00
Note to Jedediah Marcy, dated Dec. 28, 1855, on demand, 287 94
$4,924 19
Oustanding orders,
756 09
Estimated expenses for support of paupers to April 5,
297 92
Expenses to close the fiscal year, as estimated by the Select- men,
451 50
$6,429 70
ASSETS.
Cash in the Treasury,
$295 32
Do. in the hands of Selectmen,
224 51
$519 83
Balance of liabilities over assets, .
. $5,909 87
REPORT OF THE TOWN AGENT FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
Amount of Liquors purchased to date, $627 45
Expenses, including salary of Agent, 154 82
$782 27
Total amount of sales from Nov. 22, 1854, to date, $832 55
Estimated liquors, at cost, on hand,
50 00
882 55
Balance to credit of Town,
100 28
Deduct deficiency in invoice of liquors returned to Boston, which were received of D. D. Clemence, former Agent, . 33 29
Net profits on hand, $66 99 About one-third of the sales have been made to persons residing out of town.
Reports of particulars have been made quarterly to the Selectmen.
GEO. H. HARTWELL, Town Agent.
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 19, 1856.
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THE
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 1, 1857.
BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER, 4 SPRING LANE. 1857.
AUDITING COMMITTEE.
The committee chosen at the last annual meeting of the town, to audit the accounts of the town, beg leave to submit the following
REPORT.
They have attended to the duty assigned them, by examining the accounts of the several boards of officers of the town, to Feb. 1st, 1857, in accordance with a vote of the town, that the fiscal year should close at that time. They have found the accounts correct.
Your Committee take the liberty to suggest to the future boards of officers, that the object of the town in having a printed report would be more fully accomplished if more care were exercised in keeping the accounts. Dates should be given-the objects for which money is paid, and for whose benefit, should be distinctly stated.
By reference to the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor, it will be seen that large sums of money have been paid without stating for whose benefit, and the items of which your Committee did not have the privilege of seeing.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
S. DRESSER,
Auditing Com. JOHN O. MCKINSTRY,
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 16, 1857.
The Account of S. M. LANE, Treasurer, with the Town of Southbridge, from March 8, 1856, to Jan. 31, 1857. Dr.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS. Cr
1856.
Mar. 15, Paid Selectmen's order for articles for High School, . .
$3 16
Mar. 8, Received of T. N. Harding, former Treasurer, balance in his hands, . . . . .
200 00 $233 33 " 20, Committee's order to N. Upham, teacher, .
July 12, " to N. Upham, teacher, 200 00
Nov. 21, 66 to A. Eastman, teacher, ·
197 15
.
.
136 36
Dec. 24,
five orders for fuel and care of room, .
38 50
Aug. 14,
. of the State Treasurer, from the State School . . . Fund for 1856, ·
152 71
24, - the Several Districts for amount received of State Treasurer from the School Fund for 1855, . .
136 36
Nov. 1, of D. F. Bacon, Collector, the amount appropri- ated for support of the High School, .
625 00
24. 66 the several Districts for amount appropriated by the town for the support of District Schools, . .
1,800 00
1857.
4
31, Balance carried forward, .
219 52
1, of D. F. Bacon, Collector, the amount appropri- · ated for support of the District Schools, 1,800 00 66 Jan. 23, " the several Districts for amount received of State Treasurer from the School Fund for 1856, . 152 71
1857. Jan. 31, Balance in the hands of the Treasurer, being a part of the appropriation for support of the High School, ·
$2,947 40
$219 52
$2,947 40
1856.
June 7,
. . of the State Treasurer, from State School Fund for 1855, · .
.
·
Dr.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Cr.
1856.
Mar. Paid eight orders for repairs of Highways in 1855, . .
.
$40 92
" ten orders for breaking out roads in winter of 1855-6, .
89 40
66
66 three orders for repairs of Bridges in 1855, ·
$9 60
April 8, of J. Putney, cash in the hands of the Selectmen, 193 01
July 8, of G. A. Vinton for license for circus, .
5 00
Sept. 30, of Southbridge Savings Bank, temporary loan, ·
400 00
Oct. 25, of M. Leonard for old plank sold,
2 25
twenty-five orders dated since March 1, 1836,
504 33
for Ledger and Journal, .
3 75-888 22
Southbridge Savings Bank temporary loan,
400 00
66 outstanding notes, as follows :
note to Grace Mixter, .
550 00
" to R. W. Morse, .
150 00
6: four notes to Southbridge Savings Bank, . 1670 00
66 note to Jedh. Marcy, . .
287 94
to John Marsh,
100 00
66
to L. Plimpton,
100 00
to So. Savings Bank, due Dec. 1, 1856, .
688 75-3,546 69
. 170 84
·
on two notes, now outstanding, of $688 75 each, for one year, . . .
. 82 65 .
· . on four notes of $1000 each, from March 11 to to Dec. 1, 1856, .
173 33 -- 426 82
Nov. 1, Allowed D. F. Bacon, Collector, discount on taxes, .
. 925 00
$6,600 22
1857.
Jan. 31, Balance brought forward, being an excess of payments above the amounts appropriated for this account, . $2,231 78
Mar. 8, Received of T. N. Harding, former treasurer, the balance in his hands, . $173 25
" 11, for premium on four notes for $1000 each, 21 00
1857.
Jan. 31, Balance carried forward, 2,231 78
$6,600 22
Nov. 1, of D. F, Bacon, Collector, balance of tax bill for 1856, appropriated by the town as follows : for repairs of bridges, $200 00
for outstanding debts, 815 00 for contingent expenses, . · 1,285 00
for discount on taxes, ·
. . 1,000 00
overlayings on taxes, 260 43-3,560 43 5
Dec. 17,
66 at sundry times of Geo. A. Vinton for use of town hall, . 13 50
for interest, on all above notes .
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.
.
.
" for contingent expenses, twenty-three orders out- standing March 1, 1856, . . .
380 14
and five orders for repairs of Bridges in 1856, 273 57-283 17
Dr.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Cr.
1856.
1856.
Mar. 8, Received of T. N. Harding, former Treasurer, the bal- ance in his hands, . · .
$122 07
April 8, of L. Travis for rent of tenement, ·
.
3 00
June 24, of II. Ammidown for amount paid the State Lunatic Hospital for board of Holmes Lyon, . - . · · . ·
38 97
Jan. 27, Paid twenty-seven orders of Overseers,
942 33
Nov. 1. of D. F. Bacon, Collector, the amount appro- ated for support of the poor, .
700 00
6
$1,228 05
1857.
Jan. 31, Balance carried forward,
364 01
$1,228 05
.
1857.
$240 75 Mar. Paid thirteen orders of Overseers, outstanding Mar. 1, 1856, " three orders of Seleetmen for services of Overseers in 1855-6, · · · · 40 97 . . . one order of Selectmen for expense of going after pauper, . 4 00 .
1857. Jan. 31, Balance due the Treasurer, being an exeess of payments above the amounts appropriated for this account, 364 01
.
Dr.
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS, JANUARY 31, 1857.
Cr.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer, . . .
· $1,482 53 Appropriations for support of the poor; balance of this account, 364 01
General appropriations ; balance of this account, . 2,231 78
Balance in the hands of D. F. Bacon, Collector of Taxes, .
1,672 49
.
Appropriations for the support of Schools; balance of this account, $219 52
Due to School District No. 6, . . . . 5 63
to School District No. 7, .
.
.
.
7 13
" to the County Treasurer for amount of county tax for 1856, Notes Payable,
1,518 53
For one note given to Grace Mixter, Payable Dec. 1, 1859, $1,000 For three notes given to the Southbridge Savings Bank, payable as follows :
One Dec. 1, 1860,
1,000
1,1861, .
1,000
1,1862,
1,000 --- 4,000 00
7
$5,750 81
$5,750 81
There are two notes against the town of $688 75 each, held by the Southbridge Savings Bank, not included in the foregoing account; one of which will become due and payable Dec. 1, 1857, and the other, Dec. 1, 1858.
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 2, 1857.
S. M. LANE, Town Treasurer.
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SELECTMENS' ACCOUNT.
Incidental Expenses.
March 15, 1856.
Paid Geo. W. Oaks, for copying town warrnts and re- turning account of deaths to town clerk, $2 40
" Wm. White, for printing reports for the town, 21 50
" R. P. Whitney, for conducting funerals, 1 50
" L. W. Curtis, for cash paid John S. Walker for damages, 4 00
" Luther Travis, expenses going after A. Mason, pauper, 4 00
" Nathan Mckinstry, for breaking out roads in Jan- uary and February, 1856, 11 25
" Liberty Phelps, for repairing town clock, . 1 75
" Dwight Morse, for ringing bells and winding town clock one year, ending April 5, 1856. 62 00
" L. W. Curtis, for yoke for town oxen, 1 25
for services as selectman for 1855, 49 20
March 22.
Paid Jarius Putney, for services as selectman for 1855, 47 36
June 14.
Paid Sidney Clarke, for services as School Committee, 8 75
66 for advertising in Southbridge Press, 8 27
Chas. C. Dresser, for preparing wood for town-hall, 2 62
" John E. Vinton, for breaking out roads in Feb., 1856, . 2 80
Marcus Dillaber, for shoveling snow,
50
Ira Vinton, for shoveling snow, 3 25
" Marvin Cheney, for services as selectman in 1855 and 1856, 38 25
Marvin Cheney, for services as school committee, 9 00
66 Geo. W. Oaks, for labor on engine, 3 00
Dan. B. Perry for services as overseer of poor in 1855, / 12 25 ·
Horace Fairbanks, for cover to reservoir, ·
75
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August 30.
Paid L. W. Curtis for services as school committee in 1855, ·
$7 25
Francis S. Morse for breaking out roads, 12 15
September 24.
Paid John O. McKinstry, for services as school com- mittee in 1856, 23 50 " Leonard & Dresser for building culvert and fill- ing near Coburn's shop, 145 00
Moses H. Vinton, for work on bridge, 66 50
Chas. Reed, for stone-work on Harrington bridge, 14 00
October 14.
Paid Horace Fairbanks, for plough beam had May, '55, 1 00
October 17.
Paid Joseph Congdon, for work on bridges, 29 69
October 21.
Paid S. P. Irwin, for 66 66
18 38
October 25.
Paid Daniel F. Bacon, for services as assessor, and for expenses taking census, 1855 and 1856, 94 21
November 5.
Paid Rev. I. G. Bliss, for services as school com., '56, 25 06
November 9.
Paid Pliny Litchfield, for services as assessor, 1856, 17 67 " J. W. Goodell, for breaking out roads Feb., '56, 4 90
" John Edwards & Co., for cloth and trimmings for pall, 17 81
Davis Vinton, for damage to wagon, 2 00
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