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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITOR
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1867.
PREPARED AND PRINTED BY A VOTE OF THE TOWN.
BOSTON : PRINTED BY J. B. CHISHOLM, 50 SCHOOL STREET. 1867.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITOR
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1867.
PREPARED AND PRINTED BY A VOTE OF THE TOWN.
BOSTON : PRINTED BY J. B. CHISHOLM, 50 SCHOOL STREET. 1867.
VOTE OF THE TOWN.
PASSED MARCH, 1859.
Voted, That the fiscal year of the Town begin on the 15th day of March, and end on the last day of February next ensuing, annually, and that all accounts, whatever kind or nature, shall be made up specific and in detail, by proper vouchers for items of all the several receipts on account of the Town during each final year; and that all demands against the Town shall be presented to the Selectmen for settlement prior to the 20th day of February, annually : that an Auditor be chosen annually by the Town, whose duty shall be to examine all accounts which have been approved by the proper vouchers and are correctly cast, and make out and cause to be printed, specifically and in detail, the several items contained in said accounts. each under their appropriate heads to meet the matter and kinds of the several grants of money. The Auditor shall also publish the exact state of the finances of the Town, ending the last day of February, annually. Also the returns of the Highway Surveyors at the close of every year, annually.
Also an estimate to be furnished as appears to them necessary for the expenditures of the Town the next ensuing year. That all the officers in the Town of their respective duties be required to render all needful assistance to carry all the foregoing into effect.
And that all necessary books. accounts, returns, estimates, and other evidences regarding the subject matter, shall be placed in the hands of said Auditor, on or before the first Monday of March annually.
That 400 copies of said Auditor's Report be by him distributed to the Voters in said Town on or before the 1st Monday in April annually.
That all the requirements of the foregoing, so far as regards the Auditor's Report, shall begin and take effect with the Receipts and Expenditures of the past year ending Feb. 28th, and that the respective officers of the Town shall make to the Auditor all necessary returns and render to him all the items of Receipts and Expenditures of the past year on or before the 12th day of March.
REPORT.
IN accordance with the provisions contained in the preceding vote of the Town, the Auditor herewith presents the Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Franklin for the year ending March 1st, 1867, together with such other items and explanations as to him seem necessary, in order to give the tax payers and others the desired information in regard to the financial condition of the Town.
ITEMS OF VALUATION OF ESTATES AND TAX, 1866.
Total valuation of Real Estate, May 1, 1866, $673,725 66 66 Personal " 508,920- -
amount of taxable property in town " " $1,182,645
The following is the Town Grant March 6, 1866 :
Viz : For Schools, 2,500 00
Pauper account,
1,900 00
66 Miscellaneous expenses,
500 00
Interest,
900 00
66 Printing and Stationery,
100 00
66 Town Officers,
450 00
66 Roads and Bridges,
1,500 00
State aid,
2,000 00
66 Town debt,
1,575 00
-$11,425 00
The State Tax,
3,480 00
66 County Tax, 866 96
'Overlayings on Town, County and State Taxes,
493 69
$16,265 65
Tax on 554 Polls, at $2.00, 1,108 00
" " $1,182,645 of property at$12.80pr$1000, 15,137 86
-$16,245 86
Error,
19 79
$16,265 65
Unpaid school books,
20 92
Total amount of Tax committed,
$16,286 57
Number of Dwelling Houses,
409
66
" Horses,
278
66
" Cows,
472
" Sheep,
4
' EXPLANATION.
The figures on the left hand of the page, refer to corresponding numbers on the bills paid the past year ; and also to like numbers on the Treasurer's book, and are so placed for the convenience of those persons who may wish to examine the original bills, for more specific information than is herein contained. The same number appears more than once when the same bill contains several items which appropriately belong to different classes of expenditures.
MONEY PAID FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FROM MARCH 1, 1866, TO MARCH 1, 1867.
School No. 1.
42
Paid A. A. Noble 66
Teaching 12 weeks,
96 00
164
8
67 50
114
Sarah J. Colvin
12
96 00
215
66
Eldora Metcalf
66
4
32 00
2
D. S. Hardy 2 cords wood,
14 00
312
Nathan Cole 1
66
5 00
270
66
Samuel E. Gay 1 "
7 00
3
66
E. Gardner Allen
66
4 50
303
€6
care of school house,
4 00
45
4 00
124
L. T. Colvin
66
66
2 00
268
Edwin Williams
6.6
2 25
105
H. Bemis
repairing clock,
11 75
- -340 95
School No. 2.
107
Paid Eldora Metcalf Teaching 12 weeks,
84 00
264
A. P. Woodward, 10 ft wood and cutting, 11 75
294
Charles M. Nason 1 eord wood,
5 00
279
A. G. Pike
cutting wood,
2 00
15
L. Dean
care of school house, 3 00
--- 105 75
54
Paid Mary J. Burr
Teaching 12 weeks.
96 00
113
E. P. Morey
4
36 00
137
J. C. Alexander 66
68
8
66
72 00
242
66
11 66
88 00
256
H. M. Knowlton 60
4 66
60 00
301
E. Hartshorn
3 cords wood,
17 00
25
Ransom Tift
cutting wood,
6 00
7
Morris Long
care of school house,
5 00
57
66 Myron Underhill
66
66
66
2 85
305
H. Bemis
repairing clock,
. 25
-- 387.60
66
cutting wood,
2 95
66
2 00
66
School No. 3.
: 50
244
66
5
School No. 4.
97 Paid Amanda M. Adams Teaching 12 weeks, 78 00 66 66
66 Dipper and broom, 48
290 66
Teaching 12 weeks, 96 00
66
66
66 care of school room, 3 00
145 66
A. E. Howard 1} cord wood and cutting, 12 50 189 98
School No. 5.
80 Paid M. A. Carey
Teaching 12 weeks, 72 00
225
16 H. Kingsbury
1 cord pine wood, 5 00
77 00
E School No. 6.
87 Paid Nellie W. Metcalf teaching 12 weeks,
78 00
306
Mary C. Frost
66 12
90 00
43
J. M. Metcalf
cutting wood, 3 00
School No. 7.
288
Paid Mary J. Burr 66 66
Teaching 12 weeks, 66 12 66
90 00
8
66
66
Broom and blacking, 70
111
Martha E. Grant Teaching 12 weeks,
84 00
247
66 L. W. Daniels
¿ cord pine wood,
2 00
259
66 C. Abbe Jr.
1 " wood,
8 50
10
66 E. L. Hill
care of school house,
3 00
300
66 T. Connolly
66
3 00
-281 20
School No. 8.
106
Paid A. A. Ballou Teaching 12 weeks 90 00
13
66 Goldsbury Pond Jr. 3 cords wood and cutt'g 24 00
114 00
School No. 9.
109
Paid Maria Jacobs
Teaching 12 weeks, 84 00
37
Milton Cook 2 cords wood and cutting, 18 00
---- 102 00
School No. 10.
91
Paid Sarah A. Arnold Teaching 10 weeks, 70 00
289
66
60
14 66 98 00
299
B. H. Guild
1 cord wood,
7 00
257
66 H. E. Briggs
cutting wood, 2 50
305 Willie A. Miller, building fires,
2 97
-180 47
Total,*
$1,949 95
* Amount paid for Schools from March 1st, 1866, to March Ist. 1867, 1,949 95 To which add amount of bills for Schools paid since March 1st. 1887, 700 74
Deduct bill No. 8 for Teaching in 1865,
-- $2,650 69 90 70
Shows the actual cost of Schools from March 1st, 1866, to March Ist. 1867. to be $2,550 08
-171 00
90 00
6
EXPENSES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Clerk and Treasurer.
324 Pd A. A. Russegue-Recording & indexing 43 births,, 8 30
66 66 24 marriages, 3 40 66 44 deaths, 6 80
Making two Lists of Voters,
2 50
66 Report to Adjutant General, 2 00
" " Secretary, 3 00
Revenue stamps, Postage, Stationery, 5 34 Cash paid for Recording 3 Deeds, 1 60
326
66 Services as Treasurer, 25 00
Extra services, 25 00 - 50 00
Selectmen.
330 Pd James M. Freeman, - 25 days services, 37 50
.6
Postage, 60
329 " J, H. Wadsworth
14 days services, 21 00
328 " Lewis W. Hill, services and horse & carriage, 20 00
79 10
Assessors.
160 Pd Horatio Kingsbury Services, 48 00
209 " H. S. Morse 17 days 66
25 50
1×5 " C. W. Stewart, 32
48 00
.. .. 66 Stationery aud postage, 3 75
-125 25°
315 Pd T. B. Allen
Overseers of Poor .* Services, 20 00
School Committee.
23 Pd S. W. Squire
35 days services, 52 50
66
1 day to Boston for counsel, 3 00
66 66
Writing Report, 5 00
21 " Sewall Fisher
services 19 days, 28 50
20 J. A. Woodward, 34 51 00
140 00%
Constable.
311 Pd G. W. Nason Warning Town Officers, 7 00 Writing and posting Town Warrants, 10 00 Cash paid for printing " 7 50
24 50
Auditor ..
36 Pd C. W. Stewart, Auditing Town Books, 10 00
Total for Town Officers,
$481 79
PRINTING AND STATIONERY. 19 Pd J. E. Farwell & Co. Printing 400 School Report , 49 59 33 " J. B. Chisholm 66 400 Town 27 00
167 " C. W. Stewart School Books, 34 00
-$110 59'
* The bills of the other Overseers. amounting to $50 have been paid since March 1st. and will be included in the next annual Report.
32 9₫
7
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
District No. 1. Nathan Cole Surveyor.
35
Paid John Riordan
60 hours labor,
10 00 7 00
40
A. & J. Murphy,
42 66
66
13 33
170
66
Oliver Dean,
184
66
30 67
171
Thomas Foley.
72 66
of Boy
6 00
189
66
H. M. Gowen,
20
66
66
3 33
193
66
D. Thayer Jr
81
66
66
13 50
200
66
Nathan Cole, 66
8 days
16 00
202
150 hours
66
25 00
203
..
Joseph Harrold,
33
65
66
50
208
66
P. McGuire,
5
66
66
83
218
66
A. & J. Murphy,
88
66
66
14 67
219
66
C. H. Carpenter,
3 .days
66
6 00
221
66
John Haulihan,
5
6.
66
10 00
222
66
Geo. H. Partridge, 2
66
4 00
223
66 E. E. Baker,
9} hours " & Team
3 17
221
66
Michael Shay,
25
..
66
4 17
226
James Gillmor,
6
66
6.
1 00
228
G. W. Nason,
20
66
3 33
232
16
H. M. Greene.
60
66
10 CO
236
66
A. & J. Murphy,
60
66
66
10 00
243
S. W. Squire,
2 days
'· of Oxen
4 00
246
66 Elisha Bullard,
10 hours
67
271
16 E. E. Baker,
9₺
"
1 58
272
Nathan Cole,
50
66
8 33
295
David Fisher,
30
66
5 00
253 03
District No. 2. Peter Adams Surveyor.
38
Paid Milton Cook,
27 hours labor
4 50
55
Peter Adams,
109
66
18 17
112
66
A. P. Woodward,
53
66
66
8 83
115
A. G. Metcalf,
65
66 66
10 83
141
66
Frank Stockbridge, 18
66
3 00
163
66
A. Clark Jr,
113
. 92
178
Otis Corbin,
6
1 00
194
Peter Adams,
191
66
31 83
195
66
Richadson Metcalf 1073
66
17 91
210
66
John Sullivan
1593 "
60
26 57
238
Frank Stockbridge, 39
6 50
298
66 Joseph P. Conant, 35} "
66
5 90
-
136 96
Amonnt carried up
390 04
64
66 John Haulihan,
80
210 66
66
35 00
190
A. E. Daniels,
8
Am't brought up 390 04
District No. 3. Joseph P. Conant Surveyor.
50
Pd Cornelius Dugan,
5 hours labor
83
62
Patrick Gormon,
22
66
66
7 00
82
66
D. Sullivan,
40
:6
66
7 41
94
.. John Duffy,
102
66
17 00
100
66
Wm Mann,
93
66
66
15 50
108
66
Wm Sullivan,
953
66
66
5 00
125
66
A. P. Woodward,
30
66
66
5 00
132
66
A. G. Metcalf,
44
7 33
143
66
Wm Lincoln,
5
66
" of Boy
42
165
Joseph P Conant, 203}
66
66
33 91
168
66
Thomas Foley,
40
66
of Boy
3 33
177
OliverDean'
80
66
13 33
183
Timothy Gay,
27
66
4 50
186
T. B. Allen,
58
60
9 66
192
Frederic Fisher, Gravel for Highway
. 00
196
66
Robert Tobin,
10 hours labor
1 66
304
Silas Bullard,
20
66 66
3 33
- 162 44
District No. 4, Walter H. Fisher Surveyor.
66
66
W. H. Fisher,
366
66
61 00
93
H. P. Stewart,
48
66
8 00
96
Wm. F. King,
31
66
5 17
148
66
Thomas Daily,
97
16 17
149
66
Levi F. Morse,
28
66
4 67
174
W. H. Fisher,
102
66
66
17 00
184
66
Timothy Gay
109
16
18 17
188
Griffin Lewis,
96
16 00
199
66
J. H. Kingsbury,
67
11 17
213
66
John F. Torry,
48
66
66
8 00
171 60
District No. 5. Walter H. Fisher Surveyor.
92
66
H. P. Stewart,
· 40
66
66
6 66
172
N. D. Kingsbury,
40
66
66
6 67
175
66
W. H. Fisher,
424
66
66
70 67
199
" J. H. Kingsbury,
96
66
66
16 00
21.3
66
John F. Torry
32
66
5 33
220
66 N Williams
14
66
2 33
237
66 E, L. Kingsbury
14
66
2 33
109 99
Amount carried up
834 07
66
3 66
65
Samuel Cook,
42
6 66
86
60 Peter McMann,
442
66
15 91
123
66
Alfred Jordan,
30
-
66
6 25
173
James Fisher,
37₴
9
Amount brought up District No. 6. Seth Partridge Surveyor.
73
Pd Seth Partridge 550₺ hours labor 91 75
76
J. T Bacon *101
16 83
156
66 Seth Partridge, 321
53 83
162
Amos Richardson, 39 66
66
6 50
251
66 Seth Partridge, 72 66
12 00
District No. 7. Walter Webb Surveyor.
30
66
Walter Webb,
70
66
11 69
66
C Abbe Jr,
60
66
10 00
66
66 David Lawrence,
10
: 33
W Blake,
30
66
66
5 00
46
66
James H. Webb,
61
66
10 16
66
66 P. H. Penniman,
20
66
66
1 17
51
66 James H. Webb,
92
66
15 33
63
66 L P. Lawrence, 9
66
1 50
69
William N. Blake, 30
66
5 00
69
66
David Lawrence.
22₺
16
66
3 75
69
66
C Abbe Jr,
45
" & use of plow 7 75
71
66 Walter Webb,
118
66
19 65
262
Fliab M. Pond,
: 21
285
66
N. Mathewson,
52
66
66
8 68
291
66 Walter Webb,
92
66
66
15 34
123 90
District No. 8. Jason Tower Surveyor
77
66 Jason Tower, 649} hours " with men & teams 108 25
227
66
185
" 66
30 85
--- 139 10
District No. 9. William C. Whiting Surveyor.
56
Mancy M. Daniels, 44₺ "
7 41
98
66
W. C. Whiting, 162
" "boy 39 " 30 90
102
66 J. W. Cook,
31
66
5 17
103
H. C. Peck 13
66
17
104
66 A P Woodward, 63
174 66
"boy 15 " 30 50
16
16 17
146
66 Paul B Clark,
74
12 33
169
66
J B Whiting,
65
66
" boy 47 " 15 53
273
Oren Sayles
6
66
66
1 00
286
W C Whiting,
82
66
13 66
145 34
District No. 10. Washington Pierce Surveyor.
Washington Pierce 422 «
68 84
322
66
66 232 “
38 67
107 51
Amount carried np
1,530 83
66
134
J W McPherson,
97
46
10 50
129
66 W C Whiting
66
60
3 34
Eliab M. Pond,
7
60
834 07
180 91
66
116
10
Amount brought up 1,530 83
ROAD BILLS OF 1865 not included in last settlement.
9
Paid Wm, Graham Surveyor's check No. 116 4 17
66
J. B. Hastings
66 66
117
2 00
66
66 Eliab M. Pond
118
1 65
22 16 Willard C. Whiting
119 22 00
201
Joseph Harrold 66
66
120
6 83
119
66 Warren Hills 13¿ hours labor
25
" A. A. Russegue -
Cash p'd A. & J. Murphy check No.69 11 10
66 66 L. L. Metcalf
71 21 1 20
66 " Theo. Metcalf 66
72 8 75
66
66 « H. M. Greene 66 73 10 34
Nathan Daniels 66
84 2 00 92 29
Total amount paid for ordinary repairs of Roads, $1,623 12
SPECIAL ROAD WORK AND BRIDGES.
29
Paid L. W. Hill plank for bridge,
4 59
52 James H. Webb labor on bridge,
4 17
58
66 Charles M. Nason blasting rocks, 18 02
59 J. W. McPherson labor on road,
1 83
60 P. Adams 66
7 00
67 66 David Lawrence
" and bridge, 3 50
68
66
C. Abbe Jr. 66
66
3 25
70
Savel, Metcalf & Co. plank for bridge,
6 60
16
A. & E. Shumway timber 66
18 00
66
66 E. M. Pond labor on
3 00
95
" Peter Adams railing road,
15 73
126
W. C. Whiting "
4 41
151
Albert H, Hill gravel &c. for bridge,
4 00
202
66 Nathan Cole stone for culverts, 8 00
205
Jason Tower railing road,
31 26
207
P. Mcguire labor on road,
2 00
248
66 Peter Adams repairs on bridge,
14 00
280
H. & J. H. Kingsbury labor on road &bridge3 00
292
Town of Medway painting iron bridge,
4 71
321
" Elisha Foster repairing culvert,
5 00
307
C. M. Nason carting gravel, 1 00
-$163 07
2 25
66
11
SNOW BILLS.
276 Pd Jason Tower and 38 oth-
307
H. . W Heaton
10 hrs 44 1 67
66
Alfred Jordan 48 “ 45 8 00
277
ers in District No. 8, 170 67 Emery Pond and S others 37 82
Walter H. Gay 23 " 46 3 87
307 Michael Shea
66
A O. Bacon
18 " 47 3 00. W. V. Vanarsdalen 22 " 48 3 67
30 hours labor, Snow Bill No. 1 5 00
66
Lyman Sayles 12 " 49 2 00 J. A. Gifford 20 " 50 3 66
66
Alvin J angley 6₺ .6
3 1 08
" Peter McMann 41 4
6 83
Wm. H. Corbin
16 “ 52 2 67
66 H. Kingsbury 42 66
5
7 00
66
John Duffy
35 “ 53 5 83
A. & J. Murphy 50
6
8 33
66 A G. Pike
203 " 54 3 42
J. H.Kingsbury 21 60
1
3 50
A. G. Metcalf
74 " 55 12 33 19₺“ 56 3 25
W. M. Lincoln 4}
66
9
75
310
W. Richardson Peter Adams
66 “ 57 11 00
C. L. Bennett 7
Andrew Fuller 6
11 1 00
66
6
D. F. Dailey 26 .6 12 4 33
Theo. S, Metcalf 31} "
60
5 25
C M. Cobb 7
66
13 1 17 66
L. L. Metcalf
34 « 61 5 67
P McGuire 23
66 14 3 83
James Freeman
1
63
W. Pierce A. Ballou
12 17 2 00
66
D. Cook
30 65 5 00
John King 8
18 1 33
66
J. H Wadsworth 76 “
66 12 67
66 Paul B. Clark 21 6! 19 3 50
John Clark
325 " 20 5 41
Alfred Clark
78 66 68 13 00
66
L. M. Thayer 9
66 21 1 50
66
J. W Cook
25 70 4 17 G. W. Nason
Wm. H. Guild 30 E. B. Guild
30
24 5 00
322
S. B. Scott 6 “ 72 1 00
Amos Staples
30 “ 73 5 00
66 John Clark
22
26 3 67
66 John Gordon
24 “ 74 4 00
John F. Torry 51
27 8 50 66 WVm. C. Comey
16 “ 75 2 67
L. W. Hill 51 66 28 8 50 66
R. A. Fisher
113 4 76 1 92 25 “ 77 2 06
A P Woodward 163
30 27 00
Wm Healey
21 “ 78 2 63
I. R. Whitaker 20
66 31 3 33
Edward Cook
63 “ 79 1 68
C. W. Clark 10 " 32 1 67
L. F. Williams
7 " 80 1 17
L. H. Marsh & boy 63 "
33 9 91 66 E. L. & O. F Metc'f 233 " 81 55 50 34 1 00 " baiting 12 yoke oxen 4 80
66
T. B. Allen 164 "
35 27 33
Elisha Foster
150 “ 82 25 00
Chas. M. Nason 87 6
36 14 50
66 E. W. Kelsey
8 “ 83 1 32
66
G. Murphy & boy 42 " 37 6 33
50
66
Albert H. Hill
9₺ “ 85 1 58
66
Edward Granger
32 " 40 5 33
L. P. White
43 “ 87 75
D. W, Hart
30 “ 41 5 00
Henry Hill
13 “ 88 2 17
James Gillen
14 “ 42 2 33
.. G. M Wadsworth 44 “ 89 7 33
Chas. M Nason
6 “ 43 1 00
66 Seth Partridge 70 " 90 11 67
10 1 17
Leonard Brown 42 “ 58 7 00 John Sullivan 27 59 4 50
Jos. P. Conant 96 15 15 99 66 Duane Newell
Timothy Gay
22 64 3 67
Nathan Cole 6
- 67 1 00
T. Halloran & boy 68₺ " 22 9 28
L, G. B. Beals
140 “ 71 23 33
Edwin A. Guild 30
25 5 00
66
66
E. Gardner Allen 9 “
66 Eliab M. Pond
69 “ 84 11 43
L. M Thayer 3
38
Michael Dohearty 42 39 7 00
66 A. J. Newell
36 “ 86 6 00
Total amount paid for snow bills to March 1st. 820 24
* Snow bills to the amount of $196,60 have been paid since March Ist. 1867.
33 62 5 50 16
3713 66
16 61 58 66
23 5 00 66
Sabin Adams 1436 29 2 41 66 James Gordon
12 4 69 2 00
John Murphy jr 25
8 2 06
66 Alfred Clark Jr. 30 51 5 00
A. G. Pike. 20% hrs. 2 3 42
12
AMOUNT PAID ON ACCOUNT OF BORROWED MONEY.
Principal. Interest.
Principal. Interest.
1
17 50
Amt bro't up 1025 00 465 33
4
225 00
22 08
158
150 00
18
800 00
32 00 179
50 00
220 00
28
120 00
255
100 00
83
32
37 50
265
2 75
53
27 50
296 250 00
2 09
83
58 75
308 1475 00
50 86
Amount carried up 1025 00 465 33 Total 2900 00
901 86 $3801 86.
PAID TO SOLDIERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
11 paidin March 1866 8 00
Amount brought up 920 28
31
April
8 00
138 paid in Sept 242 00
47 May
8 00
157
Oct
210 00
79
June 8 28
181
Nov
154 00
78 " new law 342 00
253 Dec
186 66
99
July 300 00
275 Jany 1867 156 00
20
August
246 00
314
Feby
139 00
Amount carried up 920 28
2007 94
ABATEMENTS, DISCOUNT, AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
323 Taxes abated by the Town
16 18
331
6.
Assessors
59 50
323
Discount on Taxes
950 66
327
Paid A. A. Russegue Collecting Taxes
162 18
1188 52.
EXPENSE OF LIQUOR AGENCY.
34
Paid Edward F. Porter liquor per bill,
84 72
72
Norfolk County R. R, transportation, 50
101
66 Adin Thayer license,
25 00
135
John I.B aker liquor per bills,
260 79
140
66 Norfolk Co. R. R. and Earle's Exp. transp. 2 50
25 00
252
66 Earle's Express Co. freight,
50
274 " John I. Baker liquor per bill, 65 75
278 Earle's Express Co. freight & cash pd faucets 3 00
94 76
309
66 E. M. Richardson salary as Agent, 37 50
-$600 02
Result of Agency to the Town.
Stock on hand March 1st, 1866,
347 53
Paid for liquors and expenses during the year, 600 02 947 55.
Rec'd ". 66
66
592 97
Stock on hand March 1st, 1867,
275 58
Loss to the Town,
79 90
947 55.
* The business of the Liquor Agency, for the year 1863 resulted in a profit to the Town 38 95.
6
, " 1864
60
57 42
" 1865
,
38 57
Total amount of profits for 3 years .- $134 94
Deduct for loss during the 1866. 79 00 .-
Net amount of profit to the Town for last 4 years.
$55 94
198
66
E. M. Richardson salary as Agent,
287 John I. Baker liquor per bill,
154
150 00
180
18,
EXPENSE OF REPAIRING SCHOOL HOUSES & INCIDENTALS.
20 Pd J. A. Woodward repairing Schoolhouse No. 3 2 25
49 W. Daniels repairs and fixtures per bill, 12 38
150
A. E. Howard repairs, No. 4 3 00
155 W. Daniels repairs and fixtures, No. 1 91 72
166 A. H. Metcalf repairs, No. 5 5 76
216 Cyrus G. Cooke, maps aud charts,
34 00
217
238 A. W. Southwick time pieces,
16 00
Frank Stockbridge labor on school house, 3 33
No. 10 3 48
257 H E. Briggs repairs,
282 W. Daniels cash pd for rules ®. and frames 11 75
283
60 repairs & fixtures Nos 2 3, 7, 8. 9, 10 17 44
318 Bruce & Turner brooms, crayons and chalk, 5 91
-$207 02
EXPENSE OF LAND FOR NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
153 Pd Wm M.Godfrey land for Schoolhouse No.5 100 00
182 WVm Healey 66 66
No.3 125 00
241 D. Thayer Jr. 66
No. 1
1001 00 $1226 00
EXPENSES OF BUILDING AND FURNISHING NEW SCHOOL-HOUSES.
161 Pd Spicers & Peckham stoves, 37 50
176 W. H, Fisher
labor, No. 15 14 00
187 Norfolk Co.R,R. transportation of furniture, 4 84
194 Peter Adams services on Locating Committee,5 00
66 66 labor, No. 2 9 00
210 John Sullivan
No. 2 4 50
211 American Tablet Co. blackboards,
37 00
212 Seth Blake painting schoolhouses Nos.2 & 5, 176 50
214 W. Daniels services per order building com. 18 50
235
W. G. Shattuck school furniture, 299 80
245
D. C. Cotton stove pipe, etc. per bill, 43 61
248 Peter Adams labor, No. 2 7 00
249
A. G. Pike 66
" 2
6 30
261
E. L.& O.F.Metcalf per order build'g com, 1000 00
281
66
1100 00
320
66
66
66 282 52
-- $3,406 07
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
231 Paid J. H. Loud State Tax,
3,480 00
230
66 C. C. Churchill, County Taxes 866 96 $4,346 96
and recording 2 Deeds, S
14
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
6 Pd Seth Blake repairing Town House 50
14 Obed Ruggles 66 tomb 17 88
44 Elisha Bullard witness fees Fisk case
3 41
48 W Daniels
3 48
74 S W Richardson “ 66 66
3 33
75 " services, committee on poor farm 8 00 Park Bros & Co. steel & freight, road scraper 8 57 70
84 88 H B Miller sharpning drills
6 25
110
Nathan Staples mowing
121
James F Brooks, road scraper
40 00 50
122
I) H. Briggs Return of births,
10 00
127
P. S. Bates Damage sustained by horse, Willard Hodges, “ 66
66 25 .00
136
Peter Adams, Adm'r witness fee Fisk case, R Crosley horse hire, 4 25 James Hood, repairing road scraper, 4 00
191
Nathan Cole, plow point, 1 47
200 229
H. S. Morse, selling 2 school houses at Auct' 6 50 S. A. Aldrich, portion " dis't property '65 33 39 N. F. Safford, deft bill of costs Fisk case, 86 90
240 284
66 66
66
Professional services school dis. 6 00
313
66
316
S. B. Scott, Setting posts City cemetery, 2 00
319
Bruce & Turner, Glass for Town house, 60
322 Washington Pierce, Repairing scraper, 7 00
325 Earle Express Co. Transportation of sundries, 2 10
388 68:
EXPENSES OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE AND HOSPITAL, EXPENSES.
5 Pd Otis Wales Jr. support of Abigail Dolliff, 29 00 17 Worcester Lunatic Hospital for Abby M. Blake, 44 01
66 66 66 Wm Wales, 45 04
66 66 Robert Graham, 24 29
24 Stale Industrial School support of Lizzie J- Wiggin 13 00 26 State Nautical School for W. G. Robinson and
W W Canney 6 86
27 Aid to Elizabeth Frost, 6 00
41 State Reform School for D Shehan and Wm W Scott 13 00 61 Aid to Elizabeth Frost,
6 00
90 Worcester Lunatic Hospital for Abby M. Blake, 42 25
60 " Wm Wales, 49 25
66
66 66 Robert Graham, 45 75
117 State Nautical School for Wm G. Robinson, 6 50
118 Stat Reform School for Danl Shehan and W.W. Scott, 14 42 131 Aid to Elizabeth Frost, 6 25
142 City of Boston for board of Diantha J, Whiting, 17 00,
233
239
66 66
Counsel & Express " 66 89 50
293
Henry Bemis. Return of 33 deaths 3 30
Jas M. Freeman, Witness fees Fisk case, 7 30
In case of Robinson boys 1 00
1 75
139
89 H M Fi-her chestnut posts city cemetery 66 4 00
133
15
132
Worcester Lunatic Hospital for Abby M. Blake, 42 81
66
Wm Wales, 46 71
. . 66 Robert Graham, 78 21
159
6 50
250
State Nautical School for Wm G. Robinson, Aid to Elizabeth Frost, 6 00
263
State Nautical School for Wm G. Robinson,
2 92
266
Worcester Lunatic Hosdital for Abby M. Blake, 43 31 66 66 Wm Wales, 45 71
66
66
66 " Robert Graham, 50 71
269
City of Boston for board of Diantha J. Whiting, 90 00
$781 50
¡ SUPPORT OF POOR AT ALMSHOUSE.
12 Pd Joseph P. Conant salary to March 31st, 1866.
$75 00
16 James H. Ellis for yoke of Oxen, 247 00
39 T. B. Allen labor, meal and pigs, 31 25
81 D. C. Cotton
repairs and herd ware,
9 10
85 Joseph P. Conant salary to June 30th, 1866,
75 00
128 G. W. Nason
supplies for House, &c.
6 58
144 Seth Blake
painting,
14 60
147
D. B. Cotton
hardware and labor,
7 95
197
Bruce & Turner
supplies,
117 37
204
Joseph Harrold
hooping barrels,
. 25
206
G. W. Nason
supplies,
85 72
234
James Hood
blacksmith bill, shoeing, &c.
20 61
258
J. Clifford
labor,
17 50
260 D. C. Cotton
stove, hardware and labor,
16 77
267
Joseph P. Conant 66
salary to Sept. 30th, 1866, 66 " Dec. 31st,
75 00
302
Bruce & Turner
dry goods and groceries,
14 93
317
G. W. Nason meal and groceries,
83 70
Totol amount paid from Treasury, $1,143 98
RECAPITULATION.
Cash paid for Public Schools,
Page4,
1,949 95
66 Services of Town Officers,
..
6,
481 79
. .
" Printing and Stationery,
6,
110 59
66 Repairs of Roads,
7,
1,623 12
66
Special Road work and Bridges,
10,
163 06
.. 66 Removing Snow and Breaking Roads,
820 24
66
Discount, Abatements & Collection of Taxes," 12,
1.188 52
66
". Liquor and Salary of Agent,
“ 12,
600 02
66
66 66 Repairing School Houses and Incidentals, 13.
207 02
66 .. Land for New School Houses,
13,
1,226 00
.. Exp of building& furnishing New Sch.Houses " 13,
" 13,
4,346 96
14,
388 68
Support of Poor out of Almshouse,
14
781 50
66 " " at Almshouse,
15
1,143 98
66 Aid to Soldiers' Families,
12
2,007 94
Total,
$23,887 31
11
3.801 86
Borrowed Money and Interest,
12,
3,046 07
State and County Taxes.
66 66 Miscellaneous Expenses,
75 00
297
169 65
130 J. B. Curtis
provisons,
Dr. A. A. RUSSEGUE, Town Treasurer, in Account current with Town FRANKLIN, Cr. FROM MARCH 1, 1866. TO MARCH 1, 1867.
To balance of Cash in Treasury March 1, 1866.
4,175 66
By Cash paid for special Road work and Bridges
36 26
" Uncollected Tax
356 75
Borrowed Money
2,900 00
Received from State Treasurer State aid
271 05
Interest
901 86
Town Liquor Agent
592 97
Liquor account
600 02
Error in Settlement of 1866
4 00
Paupers in Almshouse
1,149 89
G. W. Nason Guardian of R. Graham.
198 96
" out of Almshouse
781 50
Geo. L. Blake on pauper account
17 00
Town Officers
426 60
State Treasurer, State aid
2,300 00
Town Roads
1.581 30
Corporation Tax
106 87
Miscellaneous Expenses
10,188 30
J. P. Watkins toward School House
5 00
Stationery and Prntiing
76 59
Francis Phillips "
10 00
Abatement, Discount, and Collection of Taxes
1,188 52
Town of Bellingham pauper account
31 25
Public Schools
2,048 53
Smith Fisher use of Town House
34 50
State Aid
2,007 94
Interest on Taxes
6 70
$23,887 31
State Treasurer School fund
142 80
Cash on hand March 1 1867
3,727 27
Tax bills Committed 1866
16,286 57
Uncollected Tax Bills
425 50
Borrowed Money
3,500 00
$28,040 08
28,040 08.
1867.
| E. E .- Settled as above March 1st 1867.
March 1. To Balance from old account 4,152 77
A. A. RUSSEGUE, Treasurer,
I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of A. A. Russegue. Town Treas- urer, and find the same correctly cast and all the payments are sustained by the necessary vouchers.
Franklin, March 28rd. 1867
S. W. RICHARDSON, Auditor.
- 1.
JAMES M. FREEMAN, Selectmen J. HI WADSWORTH, LEW.9 W. HILL, Franklina
$4,152 77.
17
ITEMS PAID BY KEEPER AT ALMSHOUSE;
Paid for Meat 94 01
Fish. 25 37
Provisions & Groceries,
97 63
Dry Goods & Hats for inmates,
35 30
Medicine,
3 74
Washing machine & Soap,
6 25
Tin & Iron ware,
1 69
Ice
1 38
Ice Chest & painting do,
11 00
Door and window frames and sash
5 50
Labor,
99 62
Garden Seeds,
2 15
Plow point, Axe, Saw,
3 73
Grind Stone frame and plank,
3 50
Boots and Shoes and repairing do
9 40
Repairing Wagon, tools and harness,
31 37
Yoke of Oxen,
170 00
Exchange of Oxen,
65 00
Use of Bull,
2 00
" wagon and winnowing mill,
95
Blacksmithing,
3 35
Coffin.
7 50
Sundries,
5 42
675 76
Cash in hands of keeper, carried to new account,
66 13
-- $741 89
RECEIPTS BY KEEPER AT ALMSHOUSE,
Rec' for Labor and team work,
163 50
from sale of Apples,
130 12
66 .. " Oxen,
300 00
"
" Calves and chickens
52 02
Pop corn,
30 50
Beef and Lard,
. 1 56
Corn and meal,
6 30
Potatoes and Vegetables,
3 99
Milk, Butter, and Beans,
6 82
Wood,
6 00
Old iron and Hay cutter,
4 75
From estate of Nancy Daniels,
36 33
741 89
18
DEBITS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Interest on cost of farm, 180 00
Appraisal of Personal property 1866, 1442 37
1143 98
Amount paid from Town treasury, 6. by keeper,
675 76
3442 11
CREDITS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Appraisal of personal property 1867, 1,907 20
Amount received by keeper, 741 89
- - 2,649 09
Balance against the Town,
793 02
Average number of persons at Almshouse during the year, 12.5 including lodging and meals for transient persons,
Average cost per annum $64 03.28% ; per week $1 23414%
NAMES OF INMATES AT ALMSHOUSE, FEB. 25, 1867.
Ezra Daniels,
aged 80 -
Borinda Guild, 38
Rufus Gay.
78 George W. Daniels,
21
Rebecca Whiting,
. 6
78 James W. Walker,
9
Caroline Ware,
73 Lydia Hardy, 66
65
Hannah Rockwood,
65
Nancy Daniels, *
85
Francis Williams,
62
* since deceased.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED STATE AID FROM THE TOWN DURING THE PAST YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT PAID TO EACH.
Lydia S. Winn,
112 00
Amount brought up 1,220 00
Almira A. Wiggin,
112 00
William Sullivan. 82 00
Lucy G. Baldwin,
56 00
John M. Ryan,
193 00
A. L Jordan,
196 00
Daniel O. Corbin,
84 00
Reb cca Clark,
56 00
Matilda Chase,
112 00
Eliz & F. Pond.
112 00
A. L. Brock, 84 00
Seth H. Paine,
182 00
L. F. Williams.
84 00
Alonzo R gers,
140 00
Susan A. Remick, 56 00
J, F. Fitzpatrick,
84 00
James L. Clark,
10 66
Ann E. Taft,
110 00
Samuel H. Jordan,
40 00
Mary Brock,
60 00
Robert R. Covey,
10 00
Amount carried up
1220 00, Daniel B. Weeden,
32 28
$2,007 94
19
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
The Town owes on 13 promissory notes as follows, viz : 2 notes due January 1. 1868 a 6 pr ct. interest
1200 00 2
.6 1700 00
1
1500 00
1
1400 00
1
1000 00
1877 6 6
1000 00
1878 ".6 "
1000 00
1
1880 "6 "
1000 00
3
Due on sundry bills for breaking roads &c. [estimated] -- 15,850 00
1,000 00 Due on account of school district property, 53 70
Total amount of liabilities, $16,903 79
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Uncollected taxes in hands of A. A. Russegue Treas. 425 50
Cash "
66
.6
3727 27
Cash in hands of J. P. Conant, Almshouse keeper 66 13
Due from State for Soldiers aid, 2077 42
Due on acct of sale of old school houses, 127 00
6423 32
Balance against the Town,
$10,480 38
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN.
Personal property at Town farm, appraised value, Feby 25th 1867.
'l'own farm value not estimated,
Town house and furniture therein, 66 66
10 School houses
Lot of land for centre school house,
06
Weights and Measures,
66
.6 .6
Tools for repairing roads,
ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURES FOR 1867.
Made by the Selectmen aud the amounts granted by the Town March 4th 1867. For public schools, 3.000
For repairs of Highways,
2,000
Support of the poor,
1,800
Miscellaneous expenses,
2,500
Payment of Interest,
1,000
Printing and Stationery,
100
Town Officers,
500
Centre school house,
2 500
-13,400 00
1
.6 ..
..
1
66
6050 00
.. ..
1869 “5 .'
.. ... 1870 "5 "
...
..
1876 6 “
on demand " 6 "
1,907 20
Hearse house and Hearse,
20
In preparing the matter contained in the preceding pages, I have endeavored to comply with the spirit of the vote of the Town and with the letter also, so far as I was able to understand it. It is respectfully suggested that it might be an improvement if the vote of the Town, which now requires the Annual Report to be made wholly by the Auditor, should be so modified as to require the Treasurer and Selectmen and the Overseers of the Poor to make a detailed report in relation to all matters appertaining to each of their respective departments, leaving it for the Auditor to perform only those duties which properly belong to that office. It is also recommended, as a matter of economy that the report of the School Committee should be printed with the financial report. It might also be an additional benefit, by tending to promote an equalization of taxes, if a vote was passed requiring the valuation of estates to be printed in connec- tion with the annual report, as often as once in five years.
In conclusion I cannot refrain from expressing my gratitude to the Town Treasurer, the Chairman of the Selectmen, and Overseers of the Poor, and others, for the valuable assistance so cordially given me in the performance of this duty.
S. W. RICHARDSON, Auditor.
Franklin, March 23d, 1867.
LIST OF JURORS FOR 1867.
Charles Gowen.
Otis Corbin.
Daniel Penniman.
Nelson C. Newell.
George R. Marden.
Mayo C. Darling.
Horatio Stockbridge.
Seth Partrige
George M. Wadsworth.
David Fisher.
Newell Willett.
John L. Fairbanks.
Herman B. Miller.
Peter Adams.
Joseph Harrold. Willard Follett Lewis L. Fisher.
A. H Hill. Adin D. Sargent.
Charles J. Dean.
Frances B. Ray. Waldo Daniels. Gilbert C. Knapp.
Charles Abbe Jr. Hiram E. Briggs.
Joseph Day. Jason Tower.
Lyman P. White.
Obed Ruggles.
John W. Richardson.
Stephen S. Hawes.
James M. Freeman.
Charles H. Morse.
George W. Nason.
Richardson Metcalf.
Alonzo G. Pike.
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