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REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF THE
RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1860.
WORCESTER: PRINTED BY CHARLES HAMILTON, PALLADIUM OFFICE.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Mark Haskell, for services, and for cash paid for town, 13 56
13 56
TREASURER.
Paid Edmund Dean for paying State tax and collecting School fund, 1 38
1 38
SELECTMEN.
Paid Alexander Crawford, for perambulating town line and viewing road, 2 00
66 Washington Stone, -
2 00
66 Page Austin, for viewing road, -
1 00
66 for stationery, lights, &c. -
1 36
6 36
ASSESSORS.
Paid Mark Haskell, for services, 17 00
Moses O. Ayres,
17 00
Lewis N. Haskell,
13 50
for Assessing District tax in the West School District, 1 50
Postage, Stationery, &c.,
-
1 50
Cash paid for Legal Counsel, - - 2 00
52 50
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid James Kimball for services,
-
17 00
" Leonard P. Lovell, - 17 00
" Moses O. Ayres,
12 00
46 00
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Edmund Dean for services,
-
25 00
Mark Haskell,
- 5 00
30 00
3
REPAIRING BRIDGES.
Paid Calvin Stoddard, for repairing two bridges, 18 69 John W. Ayres, for plank for bridge at Coldbrook, 16 69
35 38
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Austin Adams, Highway Surveyer, 10 82
66 George Allen,
-
11 94
66 George H. Ware,
-
-
14 70
6 A. C. Bullard,
-
4 86
66 Cheney R. Adams, -
-
21 27
66 Henry G. Drury, -
23 80
66 Dwight Bullard, -
-
11 08
66 A. P. Hall,
6 50
66 William Presho,
-
9 00
66 Sumner Reed,
5 28
66 Horace Woodis,
9 84
66 Samuel P. Keith,
9 12
William P. Dwelly, -
-
4 30
66 James C. Bemis,
-
-
6 66
66 John Dale, -
-
14 28
163 45
PRINTING.
Paid Moses O. Ayres, for cash paid for printing School reports, 4 63
66 Chas. Hamilton, for printing Treasurer's Orders, - 2 25
Edward R. Fiske, for printing town reports for 1859, 3 75
10 63
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid State tax, 1859, $228 00 -
County tax, 1859, -
692 45
66 Overseers of the poor, for expenses of
poor farm, 1,181 81
for money borrowed and interest on the same, 515 25
66 Savings Bank on note, -
300 00
66 Interest to Savings Bank, -
84 37
66
66 " William S. Crawford, -
48 15
66 Discount on taxes, -
132 20
66 William R. Whiting, for double water closet, - 15 00
66 Lewis Dean, for damage on Sheep, - 4 00
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-
-
4
Paid Cheney Reed, for Salary as Liquor Agent, 40 00
66 James Packard, for attending funerals with Hearse, from April 1, 1858, to April 1, 1859, 7 73
66 N. P. Humphrey, for painting Hearse, 5 00
66
ringing bell, from
April 1, 1858, to April 1, 1859, 18 50
N. P. Humphrey, for bell rope, and repair- ing wheel, 3 52
Paid for abatement of taxes, to E. Dean, 13 42
66 66 " G. L. Ripley, 1 00
66 on the estate of Abner Lin-
coln, 4 65
for abatement, E. Dean, by Assessors, 6 14
John Robinson 2d, for killing Dogs, - 1 50
26 71
PAUPER EXPENSES.
Paid Daniel W. Flint, for support of Lucretia Boyd, from Oct. 1, 1858, to April 1, 1859,
75 00
Levi P. Knight, for support of John Rob- inson and wife,
42 50
" Horace Bellows, for support of H. French, Lyman Mullett, for support of E. Green and wife,
65 00
" Benjamin Upton, for support of Sarah Gault, from Oct. 2, 1858, to April 2, 1859,
50 00
Avery C. Bullard, for support of Dolly Partridge, from Oct. 1, 1858, to April 1, 1859,
27 50
Charles Hubbard, for support of L. T. Knight, -
29 00
" D. W. Snow, for support of Arathusa Knight, from April 1, 1858, to April 1, 1859,
12 50
66 William E. Keep, for boarding Reed Rug- gles, from Dec. 12, 1858, to April 2, 1859,
16 00
Mary E. Marcy, for services in Joel Green's family, 19 38 1 James Packard, for funeral expenses of L. Gault, 7 50
" Alonzo Lincoln, for house rent and hay for Joel Green, 7 48
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$3,275 98
$377 86
26 00
5
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid East Center District,
$119 90
66 West, 66 66
66
West,
-
-
123 61
66 East, 66
62 92
66 South West, 66
70 28
66
South, 66
83 25
66
North,
66
69 30
66 Coldbrook, 66
83 52
$709 81
AMOUNT DUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Due East Center District,
-
-
$50 13
66 West, 66 66
-
-
44 27
66 West,
66
-
-
61 00
66 East, 66
-
-
16 25
60 South West, 66
-
24 83
66 South, 66
-
25 68
North, 66
-
37 81
66 Coldbrook, 66
-
5 53
345,50
The Selectmen further report that they have settled with the Treas- urer, and find his account stands as follows :
DR. To Cash in the hands of the Treasurer, March, 2, 1859,
$734 71
" State tax, -
-
-
-
228 00
" County tax,
-
-
-
692 45
" Town grant, -
2,500 00 -
" Overlaying on taxes, -
3 21
" Income from poor farm,
478 97
" Liquor fund,
140 00
" From Joel Green's estate, -
5 50
" Bell Rope, and use of town hall,
5 50
of William Gault,
7 50
" Lucinda Bullard's estate,
5 00
" School fund,
44 31
" Borrowed Money,
-
-
500 00
" Wilbur Allen, -
-
4 00
" Dog tax,
35 00
" West School District tax, -
20 19
CR. By Cash paid Town Clerk, -
13 56
66
66 Treasurer, -
-
-
-
-
6 36
66 66 Assessors,
-
-
-
66
66 School Committee,
-
-
46 00
66
66 Overseers of the Poor, -
-
30 00
60
66 Repairing Bridges, -
-
35 38
-
97 03
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,404 34
1 38
66 Selectmen,
52 50
-
6
CR. By Cash paid Breaking Roads, -
163 45 66 Printing, -
10 63
66
Miscellaneous,
2,064 17
66
Abatement of Taxes,
26 71
Paid for support of Paupers previous to April 1, 1859,
377 86
Cash for support of Schools,
709 81
66 Cash in hands of Treasurer,
- 654 72
Expenses of Poor Farm, -
- 1,211 81
$5,404 34
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
A Note of Nine Hundred Dollars to the Savings Bank, - 900 00
66 Five Hundred Dollars to the Savings Bank, on which Three Hundred Dollars was endorsed, Feb. 24, 1860, - Four Hundred Dollars to William S. Crawford,
- 200 00
- 400 00
66 Four Hundred Dollars to William S. Crawford,
- 400 00
Whole amount of Receipts, - -
5,404 34
Whole amount of Orders drawn, -
4,749 62
Balance in Treasury, - -
- 654 72
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Selectmen WASHINGTON STONE, of PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
Oakham, Feb. 28, 1860 ..
Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Oakham, of the Expenses of the Sale of Spirituous Liquors, for the year ending Aug. 20, 1859.
DR. To Cash received of the Town, - $226 30 66 66 for Liquor sold, - . 423 41
" Amount of Liquor on hand, - 81 41
$731 12
CR. By Liquor sold by the Agent to the Town, 58 80
" Liquor bought as per bills, - 375 61
" Salary for one year ending July 5, 1859, - 40 00
$474 41
Balance due the Town, 1
256 71
1859, Sept. 5, received cash, -
100 00
Whole amount in Agent's hands, -
-
$156 71
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Selectmen WASHINGTON STONE, of PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
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$1,900 00
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid for Rent of Farm, -
$168 00
66 J. Tomlinson,
-
-
225 00
66 Stock,
Horse, wagon, and harness, -
-
622 18
35 00
Hay,
75 43
66
Swine, -
61 67
66
Fowls, -
2 50
66
Farming Tools,
33 78
66 Household Furniture, -
36 63
66 Grain,
28 97
Store Bills,
240 94
66 Taxes on Farm,
22 27
66 Books and postage,
1 65
Blacksmith and Wheelwright,
10 21
66 Extra help,
81 08
66 Support of Miss French, -
47 00
Paid B. Upton, board of Miss Gualt, 67
66 L. Mullett, board and moving E. Green and wife, 8 28
D. W. Flint, board of L. Boyd, - 6 00
66 L. P. Knight, board of J. Robinson & wife, 2 00
16 95
Funeral charges of L. Boyd,
8 25
66 66 66 " E. Green,
8 38
Paid for Medical attendance,
-
6 50
66 C. E. Pratt and wife,
35 48
66 C. D. Mullett's wife,
51 00
66 Z. Pratt,
13 00
66
E. Chamberlin,
25 85
State Paupers,
1 25
66 Overseers, -
30 00
Due A. Lincoln,
at April 1st,
-
168 00
66 J. Tomlinson, " 66
-
80 00
H. Bellows, 66 66
-
5 00
253 00
-
-
-
-
$1,889 03
$1,636 30
8
CR.
Received for use of oxen and horse,
4 27
66 66 11 Veals,
-
-
65 78
2 Shotes, -
-
13 75
2333 lbs. Cheese, -
218 69
66
66 943 lbs. Pork, -
-
71 59
66 Beef
17 21
66 Carrots,
6 67
66
Poultry, ox keeping, and scythe, 7 70
6 30
66 Socks,
5 16
of the Town of Shutesbury, on C. E. Pratt and wife,
15 00
of the Town of Shutesbury, on Z. Pratt, 13 00
" the Town of Barre, on C. D. Mullett's wife, 8 00
66 " the Town of Marlboro, on E. Chamberlin, 25 85
Apprisal of Property on Farm,
717 37
Due from A. Lincoln, -
-
35 95
66 " the Town of Shutesbury,
20 48
€6 66 66 " Barre, -
43 00
$1,295 77
EDMUND DEAN,
Overseers of MARK HASKELL, the Poor.
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-
$340 26
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66 Rye Straw, -
66
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