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TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF FRANKLIN,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, .
1869.
BOSTON: PRINTED BY J. B. CHISHOLM, 50 SCHOOL STREET. 1869.
Q
VOTE OF THE TOWN.
PASSED MARCH, 1859.
Voted, That the fiscal year of the Town begin on the 1st 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 ap- propriate 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 ex- penditures 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 ihe foregoing into effect.
And that all necessary books, accounts, returns, estimates, and other evi- dences 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.
[CHAP. 195.]
AN ACT in relation to the Annual Reports of Towns and Cities.
Be it enacted &c., as follows:
SECT. 1. One copy or more of the annual report, or of any special report relating to income, expenditures, or other municipal affairs of any city or town, shall be returned by the clerk thereof, on or before the last day of April in each year, to the state librarian, to be deposited and preserved in the state library.
SECT. 2. If any city or town shall neglect or refuse to make the return re- quired in the first section of this act, such city or town shall thereby forfeit its share of the publications hereafter to be distributed by authority of the common- wealth, and said publications shall be withheld until the provisions of this act are complied with.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
[Approved April 30, 1866.
THE Town, at its annual meeting held on the first day of March, 1869, voted to dispense with the services of an Auditor. The Town, in this action, did not indicate its desire to have, or not to have a printed Report ; thus leaving the Selectmen and Treasurer in doubt about what action to take on the subject ; but, after a full consideration of the matter, and a reference to the provisions of the Statute herewith printed, they have determined that the interests of the tax-payers and voters require that the receipts and expen- ditnres of the town shall be printed. We therefore submit the following
REPORT.
TOWN VALUATION AND TAX FOR THE YEAR 1868.
Value of Personal Estate,
639,050
Real Estate,
-$1,509,240
Amount of Town, County and State Tax for 1868,
Rate of taxation,
$14 00 on $1,000 00 633
Amount of tax on Polls.
$1266
Number of Dwelling Houses,
439
Number of Horses,
270
Number of Cows,
458
Number of Sheep,
8
Number of acres of Land,
17,268₺ acres.
TOWN GRANTS FOR 1868.
For Support of Schools
4,000 00
Pauper account
1,800 00
Miscellaneous account
2,500 00
Interest account
1.400 00
Printing and Stationery
100 00
Town Officers
500 00
Roads and Bridges
2,000 00
Abatement, Disc't and Collection of Taxes 1,800 00
Repair of School Houses
1,000 00
To pay Town Debt
3,000 00
Total Grant
$18,100 00
State Tax
2,320 00
County Tax
981 39
Overlayings
993.97
Total
$22,395 36
870,190 -
$22,395 36
Number of Polls,
68
SCHOOLS.
MONEY PAID FOR SCHOOLS FROM MARCH 1, 1868, TO MARCH 1, 1869. Schools 1 and 3, including High School.
Cash paid Dora L. Metcalf for teaching 13 weeks
130 00
66
Mary A. Bryant
13
66
130 00
66
יו Josie A. Boynton
10
90 00
66
66
Josie Alexander
66
10
.6
90 00
6.
66 Dora L. Metcalf
10
100 00
6.
Minnie E. Metcalf
66
10
66
100 00
66
66
Josie C. Alexander
66
10
90 00
66
66
Lizzie Rowe
66
10
90 00
66 Lydia Osgood
66
10
66
100 00
06
66 Lizzie Rowe
66
10
66
90 00
66
90 00
66
66
Mary A. Bryant, High School 10
66
120 00
66
66 Mary A. Bryant
66
65
11
66
132 00
-6
.6
Mary A. Bryant 66
66
12
144 00
66
66 Waldo Daniels for building fires and care of new House
25 00
S. A. Greenwood for sawing, splitting and piling 5 cords wood
10 25
66
66
66 wood
8 32
66
66 Nathan Hawes sawing, splitting and piling “ 10 44
66
Arlon Ballou care schoolh. and making fires 2 50
2 50
66 66 W.M. Cleveland " 3 school rooms 10 weeks 10 00
66
66 James Blake care of schoolh. and making fires 2 00
6.
66 Willie Cleveland " 3
Rollo Williams
66 66
: 00
6 50
66
A.A.Russegue for 92 tons coal for 3 schools 107 93
66
66 Ransom Tifts sawing and splitting wood 2 50
66
66 T. B. & C. M. Allen 12g cords wood 64 33
2,070 77
About $300.00'of the above was for school ending in March, 1868.
School No. 2.
Cash paid Carrie E Woodman for teaching 10 weeks, 70 00
Ella J. Walker 66 10 66 75 00
.6 66 " Isoline F. Thayer 10 75 00
66
care of School house 3 terms 10 00
66 T. B. & C. M. Allen, 4} cords wood 25 00
-266 25
.6
S. A. Greenwood 66 66 4Į cords ".
8 25
66
6. Henry Williams " 66
66
66 11 25
Nathan Rockwood, 1 cord wood
9
66
90 00
Miunie E. Metcalf
11
:6
110 00
Lydia Osgood
66
10
100 00
Lydia A. Whiting
10
Minnie E. Metcalf
John F. Healey cutting & housing 42 cords wood 11 25
69
SCHOOLS.
School No. 4.
Cash paid Carrie A. Metcalf for teaching 10 weeks
80 00
66 60
80 00
66 66 66 80 00
Hattie J. Stark care of school and building fires 2 00
66 . 66
66
66 5 00
66 John H Kingsbury 3 cords wood, cut'g and split'g 25 50 -272 50
School No. 5.
Cash paid Martha C. Alexander for teaching 10 weeks 70 00
. .
10 70 00
66 66 Ann B. Smith 66 10 70 00
66 A. H. Metcalf sawing wood, care of house, build- ing fires etc., 11 00
66
John H. Kingsbury ¿ cord pine wood 2 50
17
60 John H. Kingsbury 1} cds wd. cutting & splitg. 12 75 1 8 00
66 A. H. Metcalf care of house and buiding firms three termss 13 25
- -258 95
School No. 6.
Cash paid Eliza F. Bullard for teaching 5$ weeks 40 60
66 Abby A. Bullard
12 96 00
66
66 Martha A. Alexander " 12 96 00
66
66 S. W. Pond 1} cords oak 1 do pine wood
15 00
66 66 66 cutting and housing the same
4 50
66
66 Henry M. Bacon care of house and fires
5 00
Edward A. Wiggin
2 00
16 Geo. P. Bullard 66 66 66
3 60
George Wiggin
66
4 00
-- 266 60
School No. 7.
Cash paid Ella M. Bullard for teaching 10 weeks 70 00
66 66 10 70 00
66 66 66 10 80 00
16 L. W. Daniels 1} cords oak, 1 do pine wood
15 50
66
66 P. H. Penniman for sawing and piling wood
.5 00
66
66 Edwin L. Hill taking care of Schoolroom, &c.
3 25
66
6 .
66 66 66
3 30
66 66
66
2 50
- ---- 219 55
-
R
1
66 Catherin Naylon cleaning house 1
66
70
SCHOOLS-TOWN OFFICERS.
School No. 8.
Cash paid Adeline C, Grant for teaching 10 weeks
100 00
66 66 66 66
66 10 weeks 100 00
66 66 16 66 10
66 100 00
66
66 Thomas Russell cutting and splitting 1 cord wood 2 50
66
1 6 William Rockwood for wood &c.
7 97
66 " 43 66 66 66
75
6
66
Jason Tower for 1 cord chestnut wood
4 50
66
Willie F. Buckley care of house and fires 5 00
66
66 Annie R. Ray 66 66
5 00
66
S. C. Rounds for 3 cords of wood 21 00
355 72
School No. 9.
Cash paid Isoline F. Thayer for teaching 10 weeks 70 00
Anna B. Everett " 66 10 75 00
.6 60
10 75 00
60 A. Barden for building fires and care of house 2 00
66 Allen M. Darling .' 66 66 3 00
66 Benjaman Foster ¿ cord of wood 3 50
66
J. H. Wadsworth 2 cords oak, ¿ cd. pine wood 19 00 ------ 247 50
School No. 10.
Cash paid S. Louise Rhodes for teaching 10 weeks 70 00
66 66 66 10 6.
70 00
66
66 Emily J. Mann 6:
6. 66
10 70 00
66
66 A. Greenwood 66
66 66
3 30
66
66 T. B. & C. M. Allen 3 cords wood 17 00
232 87
Total paid for Schools $4,220 31
TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen.
Cash paid James M. Freeman
50 00
66 William Rockwood 30 00
66 Joseph H. Wadsworth « Assessors.
28 00
108 00
66
“ Stephen W. Richardson 44 days 68 75
66
66 Albert H. Hill 34 66 51 00
6. Alfred G. Metcalf 34 51 00 170 75
·
.
Elias Blake for building fires and care of house 2 07
71
TOWN OFFICERS-STATIONERY-ROADS.
Overseers of the Poor.
Cash paid George W. Nason
25. 00
66
66 Jason Tower
25 00
Amos P. Woodward 25 00
75 00
School Committee.
66
66 Waldo Daniels 58} days
87 75
George King 41} 66
&c.
62 58
66
S. w. Squire 32
48 00
198 33
Town Treasurer.
50 00
50 00
Auditor.
16
" W. A. Wyckoff
20 00
20 00
$622 08
STATIONERY AND PRINTING.
Cash paid J. B. Chisholm for printing Auditor's Report 66 66 School
20 00
66 J. L. Fairbanks for Tax Book . 6 50
66 J. M. Whittemore stationery for Assessors 5 25
. .
Lombard & Rogers printing Voting List
18 00
Rewards 4 00
$91 75
REPAIR OF ROADS.
Cash paid to Alfred G. Metcalf for 75 hours, at 20
15 00
66 B. F. Cook
186
37 20
66
E. P. Brown
44 66
8 80
H. D. Kingsbury
793
15 90
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
170
34 00
66
66
475
95 00
66
66
B. F. Cook
114
66
22 80
66
W. H. Fisher
497
66
66
99 40
A. Sykes
60
12 00
66
66 L. Cary
60
21
12 00
66
Sabin Adams
129
66
25 80
66
16
Wm. Hanover
129
8 6
25 80
Richardson Metcalf
1201
66
24 10
66
N. D. Kingsbury
453
90 60
66
13 20
66
Amos Staples
66
38 00
" A. A. Russegue
.
72
REPAIR OF ROADS.
Cash paid to Willard Follett for 1253 hors, at 20
25 10
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen 260
52 00
John Duffy
82₺ "
16 50
66
Peter McMann
110
66
22 00
66
66 Mansy M. Daniels
16
66
3 20
66
. 6
Frank A. Gilmore
123
66
24 60
G. Pond
2792
66
66
Alfred Clark
75
15 00
66
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
255
66
51 00
66
66
Peter McMann
40
66
66
8 00
66
.6
B. F. Cook
145
66
66
29 00
66
66
L. P. Lawrence
5
1 00
66
66
mending guide board
33
6 :
Samuel Heaton
13
.6
66
2 60
66
66
G. M. Wadsworth
21
66
4 20
E. S. Moses
46
66
9 20
..
C. M. Nason
10
66
2 00
Seth Partridge
75g
6:
15 10
66
66
G. M. Wadsworth
481
66
9 70
66
66
J. P. Conant
25
66
66
5 00
66
E. M. Pond
112
66
66
22 40
66
6.
A. A. Russegue
12
2 40
66
66
J. W. McPherson
281 .
66
5 70
66
66
L. P. Lawrence,
gravel
1 04
66
Peter McMann
5 hours
66
1 00
66
B. F. Cook
93
66
18 60
66
W. B. Wilkinson
22}
66
66
4 50
66
E. E. Baker
10
66
2 00
66
Robert Tobin
36
7 20
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
30
. 6
6 00
66
Michael Kelley
9
66
1 80
66
66
Seth Partridge
3043
66
13 40
66
66
Frank Bascom
7
66
66
1 40
66
B. F. Cook
84
66
66
16 80
66
Cephas Lawrence
10
66
2 00
66
Paul B. Clark
20
66
4 00
66
L. W. Daniels
10₴
66
66
William Follett
40
66
8 00
66
C. Abbee, jr.
159₺ “
66
31 90
66
John Sullivan
551
60
10
66
6.
Peter Adams
4473
66
89 50
16
A. G Metcalf
83
66
16 60
.6
60
W. H. Fisher
504
66
..
55 00
66
Cornelius Dugan
27
5 40
Richardson Metcalf
1631 "
32 70
47
66
9 40
60 90
66
66
John Canney
67
2 10
100 80
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
275
*
55 95
16
David Lawrence
73
REPAIR OF ROADS.
Cash paid to H. B. Miller
for
3 hours, at 20
60
16
66 W. C. Whiting
50
10 00
66 A. S. Shepard
46
66
66
9 20
..
60
E. E. Baker
17} '
6.
3 50
66
66 C. S. Williams
40
..
8 00
6.
F. A. Gilmore
49
66
66
9 80
66
N. D. Kingsbury
229
66
45 80
16
66
Wm. Hanover
167
6 .
66
33 40
66
66
A. Clark
83
16 60
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
65
66
13 00
Andrew Murphy
95
19 00
66
Sabin Adams
81
16 20
..
John W. Richardson
23
66
66
4 60
66
S. W. Pond
23₴ "
4 77
..
Amos E. Bullard
15
60
66
5 80
66
66
John H. Kingsbury
233
66
46 60
"6 Benjamin Dove
221
16
.6
4 50
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
660
6.
132 00
66
66
T. B. & C. M. Allen
22
66
6
4 40
66
Michael Shay
671
6.
9 20
32
66
66
6 40
66
66
James Claflin
28
66
5 60
..
66
C. M. Nason
121
252
66
06
43 60
..
Seth Partridge
131
66
،،
26 20
Frank A. Gilmore
508
66
101 60
Frank Stockbridge
95
66
19 00
John W. Richardson
95
66
66
19 00
60
Barton F. Cook
352
66
66
70 40
A. W. Cheever
445
171
77 87
66
powder and drills
38
66 David Newhall
28 hours at 20
4 60
Total for Repair of Roads,
$2,455 84
66
41 10
2 50
16
Geo. N. Fuller
29
James P. Pond
86
66
17 20
66
A. P. Woodward
46
66
2 50
50 40
Willard Follett
218
137
66
27 40
John W. Richardson
5641
66
112 90
Goldsbury Pond
Patrick Connelly
205₺ “
13 50
Peter Adams
74
SNOW BILLS. ETC.
SNOW BILLS AND SPECIAL ROAD WORK.
Caslı paid Peter Adams 30 hours, at 20
6 00
Seth Partridge
25 6 5 00
T. B. & C. M Allen, repairing plow and scraper
9 00
James P. Poud
162 hours, at 20
3 30
Michael Shea
8
82 . 66
16 40
C. S. Williams
20 hours, at 20
4 00
Henry C. Peck
37
66
7 40
Silas Bullard
28
66
66
5 60
John Gordon
18
66
3 60
J. M. Metcalf
23 66
60
4 60
A. & J. Murphy
514
66
10 25
John Rierdon
20
4 00
Nathaniel Hawes
28
66
5 60
Francis Pond
13
66
2 60
James Adams
10
66
2 00
Peter Ford
15
3 00
David Fisher
9
66
1 80
A. P. Woodward
22
66
4 40
Daniel Penniman
8
66
1 60
N. D. Kingsbury
70
66
14 00
F. A. Gilmore
67
66
66
18 40
M. M. Daniels
82
66
2 20
Albert W. Hill
133
66
2 75
W. C. Whiting
23
66
4 60
P. H. Penniman
9
66
1 80
L. W. Daniels
1193
66
23 90
Walter H. Fisher
55
11 00
J. H. Kingsbury
10
2 00
E. F. Warren
9
1 80
T. S. Metcalf
143
2 90
N. Harves
58
11 60
L. P. White
33"
16
70
T. J. Daniels
70
14 00
S. C. Rouuds
18
3 60
Thomas Daily
20
66
66
4 00
James Sally
7월
66
1 50
Peter Adams
771
15 50
Timothy Hallorin
462
9 30
Frank A. Gilmore
136
66
27 20
B. F. Cook
81
66
66
16 20
Geo. M. Wadsworth
781
66
15 70
John Clark, jr.
172
66
60
3 50
Eliab M. Pond
533 6
10 70
. 70
Charles F Kelsey
11
1 60
N. D. Kingsbury 66 repair bridge
2 00
75
SNOW BILLS, ETC .- BORROWED MONEY.
Cash paid John F. Torry
10 hours, at 20
2 00
Wm. A. Blake
63
215
66
66
43 00
Maguyer
4
66
67
Edwin Granger 12
6.
1 08
E. M. Pond
12 66
66
2 40
Alfred Jordon
8
66
1 60
Arrin Sayles
5분
66
6.
1 10
William Rockwood
2671 66
66
53 50
J. H. Wadsworth and 7 others 97 hours, at 20 John King and 4 others
52} "
10 50
Paul B. Clark
49
66
9 80
T. B. & C. M. Allen
235
47 00
H. M. Fisher
20
60
4 00
L. H. Marsh
111
66
1 91
John H. Kingsbury
14 .
2 80
John Duffy
52 "
66
. 10
Patrick Connelly
1162
66
23 30
Eliab M. Pond
1052
66
66
21 10
Peter Ford
102
66
14 40
James Bacon
151
66
3 10
William Rockwood
21
4 20
S. B. Scott
112 "
6.
2 30
A. P. Woodward
42
66
66
8 40
J. W. Clark
55
60
11 00
S. C. Rounds & 34 others
10292 "
66
205 91
$818 32
Total amount paid for Roads and Snow Bills, $3,274 16.
AMOUNT PAID ON ACCOUNT OF BORROWED MONEY DURING THE YEAR.
Paid as principal, 1 ' « for Interest,
20,838 66
1,640 04
$22,478 70
.
2 10
A. G. Metcalf
72
19 40
1 35
Frank A. Gilmore
76
EXPENSES OF THE POOR.
EXPENSES OF THE POOR OUT OF ALMS-HOUSE Cash paid State Reform School for support of Daniel Shehan ·
25 14
C. F. Robinson 39 00
W. W. Scott 3 64 66 66 C. C. Robinson 39 00
Lunatic Hospital for support of Mrs. A. M. Blake 197 90 66 William Wales 197 14 66 66 Robert Graham 206 24
Town of Wrentham aid to J. B. Potter 12 00
.. Holliston aid to Moses L. Greene 9 54
Milford aid to Mrs. Dolliff 50 10
: 00
Expense of burial of child of Bebo Heaton & Chilson for Mrs. O'Niel
95
In aid of Mrs. Eliza Frost 27 00
$815 65
Of the above sum $13.00 was for support at State Reform School last year.
Now due town from Guardian of Robert Graham, $107 40
PAID FROM TOWN TREASURY ON AC'T OF ALMSHOUSE.
Cash paid C. W. Clark
29 87
66 Loring Tirrel for stock
70 00
66
A. Richardson “ "
160 00
66
Matthew Brown for goods
12 00
66 Bruce & Turner "
55 75
66 Henry Bemis
10 75
66
66
Hood & Murdock for Blacksmithing
27 67
66
J. M. Metcalf tolling bell for Mrs Ware Henry Bemis
1 25
66
60
John Sexten repairs &c.
5 20
66
Bruce & Turner for goods
68 01
George King for swine
10 00
66
60
Bruce & Turner " goods
91 77
66
George W. Nason for goods
98 04
66
Heaton & Chilson " meat
14 88
66
N. S. Grow for soap
3 31
..
66 Bruce & Turner for goods
69 52
16 John Sexton 66
:00
66 M. Brown
66
66
9 99
66
66 George W. Nason for goods
99 63
66
Wm. M. Lincoln labor
24 00
Barton Ballou 66 66
6 00
C. M. Cobb 66
12 74
66 Geo. W. Nacon for goods
45 19
1 00
66
Mathew Brown "
4 71
Fisher Daniel for potatoes
17 50
Sweat Nason & Co. for Cow
59 00
77
EXPENSES OF THE POOR.
Cash paid C. W. Stewart robe etc. for Mrs Ware 4 31
Geo. W. Nason for goods 68 33
66 " exchange of horses 220 00
6.
66 Mathew Brown for goods 5 41
66
T. D. Morse for labor
20 00
66
Fenner Grant for oxen
230 00
60
Paid salery to Joseph P. Conont 300 00
-$1862 83
RECEIPTS BY KEEPER AT ALMSHOUSE,
Cash on hand March 1 1868 2 00
" Recd. Sabin Hubbard for lumber
100 00
of N, C. Newell
20 00
66
66 " Jeremiah Jordon for wood
8 00
66 " Caroline Ware
8 00
66 66
" A. A. Russegue labor, potatoes & apples 18 90
66
" Mrs. Follen for wood 6 12
.6
" H. M. Fisher for beef 1 75
66
66 " A. Jordon for apples
16 70
46
' 'T. D. Morse for wood and team 17 65
16 30
66
for sundry items sold
6 02
66
66
C. W. Stewart for wood
7 00
66
H. McParland & others for wood 104 67
66
66 M. U. Darling for cow 65 hide & tallow 1015 75 15
19 22
L. L. Fisher for labor
5 75
66 A. A. Fletcher for wood
2 25
66 for road work
5 00
of sundry persons for labor, apples &c. 15 83
" of the late David Dean 6 10
472 41
SUNDRY PAYMENTS BY KEEPER OF ALMS HOUSE.
Cash paid A. S. Arnold for Hoes and beans 1 80
. 6
James Bacon for straw and cutting wood 5 35
66 Benjaman Kellogg for cutting wood and labor 59 59
66 John Duffy for labor
10 12
. 6 Wm. M. Lincoln for labor
24 87
66 W. H. Fisher for potatoes
5 00
. 6 D. D. Lincoln labor
3 00
Stewart and Chapman for merchandize
22 06
4
66 George Murphy 2 50
לי 66 C. B. Dunbar for merchaudize 17 50
Daniel W. Fisher for labor 1 50
66
66 F. B Gray for fish 2 31
T
" D. W. Hart for wood
10 00
66 C. M. Cobb for wood and team
L. B. Cleavland for wood
78
EXPENSES OF THE POOR.
Cash paid F. D. Flint for Merchandize
24 00
66 D. C. Cotton for stove pipe, &c.
12 02
66 Morse and Cobb for cutting wood 39 06
66
66 L. Haynes for merchandize
12 40
66
66 C. W. Stewart
4 81
66 66 Stewart & Chapman '
9 60
66 66 Itily A. Gifford for labor
2 40
66 66 George Rig, Doctor's bill
1 00
26 83
66
Hood and Murdock for blacksmithing
3 95
66
H. M. Fisher for merchandize
17 30
66
for sundry expenses
8 98
66
66
Bruce & Turner for merchandize
6 06
66
C. T. Nye for merchandize
26 99
66
66 L. L. Fisher " repairs of boots & shoes etc.
22
66
W. B Nolen for medicine
1 50
66
66 A. Jilson for sundries
1 75
37 39
1 58
66
A. P. Woodward for merchandize
13 00
66
. Stewart & Chapman for 16
9 63
Cash in hands of keeper 41 66
-- 472 41
ALMS HOUSE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING. MARCH 1 1869.
Town Alms House in account with the Town,
Dr.
For Interest on the town farm for the year
180 00
" Amt. of appraisal of personal property March 1 1868
1936 54
Amt. received from Town Treasury for the year 1862 83
66 " by the Keeper of the Alms House
472 41
$4451 78
Credit.
By Appraisal of personal property March 1 1869 2498 70
66 Amt. paid out by the keeper
430 75
66 Amount of sale of two yoke of Oxen 478 00
Amt collected from Geo. W. Nason's Estate 33 43
"' Amount of debts now due the Alms House
119 02
· Amount of cash in hands of keeeper 41 66 3601 56
By Balance against the Alms House
$850 22
1
Heaton and Chilson for merchandize
: 68
66 William Healy for sundries
M. C. Darling, Butcher's bill
66 Paid William Rockwood for sawing lumber
. 79
STATE AID-LIQUOR AGENCY.
No of inmates wholly supported at the Alms House
9
partly 66
7
Travellers aided during the year 143
Whole number of weeks board at the house, including travellers for the year
537
Cost per week for board
$1 583
NAMES AND AGES OF INMATES AT ALMS HOUSE.
Ezra Daniels
82
Lydia Hardy 67
Rebecca Whiting
80
Nancy Daniels 87
Hanna Rokwod
67
Allen J Adams 27
Francis Williams
64 Geo. R. Gilmore
13
Lorinda Guild
40 Caroline Ware d. Mar. 10'68 aged 75
Geo. W. Daniels
23 David Dean died Jan. 25 69, " 68
James. W. Walker
11 Three have left during the year.
AMOUNT OF STATE AID PAID OUT.
Cash paid to Lydia S. Winn
96 00
66
A. A. Wiggin
96 00
66
66
A. L. Jordan
168 00
66 Alonzo Rogers Jr.
120 00
66
..
Joseph F. Fitzpatrick
72 00
Anna E. Taft
96 00
William Sullivan
54 00
Ellen Ryan
160 00
06
A. L. Brock
72 00
66
66 R. R. Corey
36 00
.6
66 Susan Remick
8 00
"'
J. W. Hunter
36 00
66
Now due from State Treasury
$1014 00
CLOSING OF LIQUOR AGENCY, AS FOLLOWS :
Whole amonnt received on sale of Liquor
333 75
Amount of Liquor on hand Feb. 28, 1868
133 78
Amount paid from Treasury for Liquor
171 20
Amount paid salary to Agent
22 92
327 90
Result of the Agency to the Town
Gain
$5 85
Amount for Collection, Abatement and Discount of Taxes 1613 64
80
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Cash pd E. L. & O. F. Metcalf for lumber and labor 31 70
Warren King for masonry on Schoolhouse No. 4 22 00
Smith Fisher care of Town House 1 00
John H. Kingsbury labor on Bridge 2 00
W. B. Wait for School Books 57 60
Lyman E. Thayer for team 1 25
N. M. Cable for School Books 14 21 John A. Davis bal. painting new School House & fence 50 00 J. M. Freeman services on Building Committee for
three School Houses 25 00
for expense in getting affidavit in N. H. 5 06
66 66 S. H. Paine 8 95
(both expenses made necessary on State Aid account.)
Geo. W. Nason for printing and posting town meeting warrants and carting school furniture
39 50
C. C. Churchill for County Tax
981 39
J. H. Loud for State Tax 2320 00
H. N. Moore for painting hearse house and cem. fence 23 37
Crowell brother & Co., for lead and oil 19 90
Davis Thayer Jr. for paint and oil 13 95
Davis Thayer Jr. for labor in grading and grassing around High School House 54 25
Sabin Hubbard labor and material City Mills Schoolh. 31 20 Woodman & Hammett for School Apparatus 11 61
D. C. Cottan for stoves, pipe and labor for Schoolhouses 62 93 Geo. A. Brown for stoves and freight for High School 56 36 For repair of Culvert near Mr. Shoals 6 00
For labsr on Road by S. B. Scott's mill 12 00
For repair Bridge over Charles River 2 00
J. A. Davis for painting fence at School No. 8 66 88
For Plow castings and express 7 04
L. F. Fairbanks for iron work at brick School 2 50
B. McGuire for brick, sand, lumber and masonry on School House No. 1 53 06
William Rockwood for 2 Guide Posts
2 65
Lyman E. Thayer for teams 2 50
Linz & Rowe for 2 clocks, duster, cord, &c. 23 CO
Wm. M. Comey for lead and oil and painting fence at City Cemetery 15 32
W. A. Stanley serv.& exp. as Com. on FireDepartment 14 20 For sundry expenses at the several School Houses 34 36 Expense at Franklin House before Co. Commissioners 4 00 John Dupee for lumber and freight for School No. 2 49 96 Nelson Corbin for finishing blackboard 6 00
Maynard & Blake repairing Brick School House 265 00
66 laying floor at House No. 2 19 50
66 66 Nails, hauling lumber, &c. 5 52
Labor on School House No. 1 17 75
81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cash pd Lyman E. Thayer for horse and wagon 3 00 For Ventilator and freight for School House 60 48
D. C. Cotton for stove, pipe, pails, dippers and labor for School Houses 26 35
O. A. Stanley for labor at Nos, 1, 3. 4 & High Schoolh. 20 75 American Tablet Co, for slated surface 25 20
Rairoads for freight 7 81
W. G. Shattuck for Schoolhouse Furniture 378 70
C. M. Nason for mowing old graveyard 10 00
For Lightning Rods for High School House 53 33
Woodman & Hammett for school books and apparatus 41 98 S. S. Hawes labor on stone walk for High Schoolhouse 75 00 S. B Scott for expense at City Mills Cemetery 27 86
Expense at Franklin Honse before the Commissioners 7 00 Waldo Colburn counsel fees 21 30
For School books for the several Districts
45 18
Jonas Kimball labor &c for woodhouse at High School 17 70
J. H. Rogers for painting School House 34 16
John A Davis 60 66 50 00
Linz & Rowe for 3 Clocks 27 00
C. R. Bradford shades and fixtures for School Houses 30 52
N. F. Safford in Photeus Fisk case 82 85
Norfolk Insurance Co. 2
226 75
Dorchester
116 00
Repairs on Town House
1 00
For plow for road
20 00
Expenses before the Legislative Committee on towns 66
69 00
J. C. Park .6 66
75 00
George W. Nason, service on dog matters
18 00
C. W. Stewart, School Books 8 29
Sundry expenses on School Houses
20 75
L. R. Whitaker for warning town meetings 15 00
Fire District tap 15 84
State Treas. for tax on liquor sales 5 20
E. L. & O. F. Metcalf, Repairs on Town Hall 6 70
Lumber for bridges, &c. 25 40
66
Lumber & labor for Alms-house 20 84 Stock and labor for large black board 10 00
66
Open tools and driver, 4 days 12 00
Man to shovel, 7 days 13 50
A.A. Russegue for recording and indexing 28 marriages 66 66 66 35 births 10 50
4 20
66
66
30 deaths 5 00
66
Express bills, executing, stamping and recording deeds 7 80
66
Making list of voters 3 00
Returns to Secretary of State 3 00
to Adjut. General 2 00
82
LIABILITIES-TOWN PROPERTY.
Cash pd A. A. Russegue Postage and Stationery 66 Report on School-houses C. M. Nason, moving gravel at school-house
4 50
5 81
2 00
Total,
$6,223 69
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN, MARCH 1, 1869.
The Town are now owing the following notes, viz : - 1 note due Feb. 2, 1880, Int. semi-annually at 6 per cent.
$1000
1
Aug. 27, 1878 6.
1000
1
" May 10, 1877
06
1000
1
66 Jan. 1, 1875
66
4000
1
" Jan. 1, 1873
66
..
3000
1
" Jan. 1, 1872 66
1500
1
" Jan. 1, 1871
3000
2
66 " Jan. 1, 1870 66 1822
1
.. ' Jan. 1, 1870
5 per cent. 1400
Seven notes due on demand, interest at 6 and 7 per cent.
2335
Total Liabilities of the Town,
$21,057
In and due the Treas., March 1, 1869,
3,595 62
uncollected taxes 588 33
Amount due from State Treasury
1,014 00
Amount due from Guardian of R. Graham
107 40
5,305 35
Balance against the town,
$15,751 65
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TOWN.
Town Farm, estimated value
3,000 00
Personal property at Alms-house,
estimated value
2,498 70
Common lands
66
1,500 00
Town House
66
1,500 00
High School-house, land and furniture
60
10,000 00
Brick School-house "
66
1,500 00
School-house No. 2 " 3 4
66
66
1,200 00
66 4 "
66
500 00
5 :
66
800 00
66
6 16
66
200 00
66
7 4
.6
200 00
8 4
16
2,800 00
9 & 10
66
250 00
300 00
120 00
.
Hearse and hearse house,
Road tools, 3 scrapers and 1 plow,
Total,
$27,168 70
66
800 00
6.
1000
1 April 9, 1876 66
,
RECAPITULATION.
RECAPITULATION.
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1868
$3,409 12
Uncollected Tax Bills " 810 97 66
Amount Tax Bills committed for 1868
22,402 13
Amount received on Liquor account 333 75
Received from J R Powers for Pedlar's License
8 00
George W. Nason guardian of R. Graham
98 84
State Treasurer for State Aid
1,256 97
sale of Oxen · 243 00
10 00
State Treasurer for Corporation Tax
171 22
Liquor Sales
10 40
George King for grass on Common
25 00
Borrowed on 8 Promissory Notes
17,322 00
E. Pond on License
50 00
Interest on Taxes
46 20
Use of Town House
14 00
Note on hand now due
230 00
George W. Nason estate on Pauper account 33 43
$46,586 91
Amount paid from Treasury as follows, viz:
Cash paid towards Town Debt
20,838 66
Interest 1,640 04
Liquor account 194 12
on Pauper account, House
1,862 83
on Pauper account, out of House
815 65
Town Officers 622 08
on Roads and Snow Bills
3,274 16
Miscellaneous Expenses 6.223 69
Printing and Stationery 91 75
Abatement. Dis and Col. of Taxes 1,613 64
Public Schools State Aid
4,220 31
1,014 00
March 1, 1869. In and due the Treasury
3,587 65
Tax Bills now on hand 588 33
--- $46,586 91
83
George L. Blake on Pauper accouut
111 80
from School Fund
84
LIST OF JURORS.
LIST OF JURORS FOR 1869.
David Fisher.
Albert H. Hill.
Barton Ballou.
Herman B. Miller.
Charles J. Dean.
Edmond Hartshorn.
Francis B. Ray.
Jason Tower.
Lucius. W. Daniels.
Waldo Daniels.
Walter H. Fisher.
Alexander Thayer. Alfred F. Everett.
Lyman P. White.
Stephen S. Hawes.
Newell Willett.
Geo. A. Kingsbury. Nehemiah Williams. Thomas H. Putnam. Erastus D. Rockwood.
C. W. Stewart. Amos. P. Woodward.
Joseph Harrold.
Hiram E. Briggs.
Frank A. Gilmore.
James M. Freeman.
Obed Ruggles.
Alfred G. Metcalf. A.'A. Russegue.
Jeremiah Jordon.
Emerson F. Warren. Andrew Murphy.
Willard C. Whiting. John H. Kingsbury. Frank E. Hancock.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES M. FREEMAN,
Selectmen of
WILLIAM ROCKWOOD,
Franklin.
JOSEPH H. WADSWORTH,
Nelson Corbin. S. C. Rounds. Osmyn A. Stanley.
Horatio Kingsbury.
Mayo C. Darling.
A. A. RUSSEGUE, Treasurer and Collector.
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