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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 27, 1847.
Receipts.
By balance due the Town on Settlement, Feb. 28th, 1846 $858 57
Town's proportion of Mass. School Funil
Money received uf School District Library Committee on ileposit, subject to their order 30 20 3 'The heirs of James O. Whipple $1 14-Elwurd Lec do. 1 14
Received of John Whittredge, l'or property of Lydin Browu, deceased,
Of Paul D. P'aich, for timher soll to Alfred M. Farley
Money hired in behalf of the Town Tax List committed to the Collector for collection, viz :-
County Tax 1100 00 ,
Town Tax
13 42 )
Overlayings
18 32?
Highwuy deficiencies the year 1845
55 16
Non-resident tax for highways
Puid
Sarah B. Standley $23 50-John Smith 52 69-Lucy Burnham 373 79 92
Jolm Buller 3 73-Nuth'1 B. Budler 3 73-Mary Lamson 10 44 18 90
Jumes B. Dodge 12 42-Anna Stacy 19 00-Ruth Tutile 9 00 40 42
$133 24
Miscellaneous.
Paid
Allen W. Dodgo us Chairman of the School Commitice $8 00
2 00
Sminuel Puich du. 2-Jarvis Latuson do. 2
4 00
Chapman & Pullray for publishing un order of notice in relation to the fish- wny in Ipswich river in the year 1839
3 00
First Congregmionul Parish for the Room in the Vrstry for the Selectinen
8 00
For sweeping the Vestry after town meetings, ringing the bell f'or said meetings, and fuel to warin the summe the year past 7 25
The Town of Wenham for Stones for hounils between the towns, teanung them anıl work une hall' dny
1 25
Neliciniah Woodberry for work one day sening said stones
1 00
Nath'l A. Lovering for cash paidl Ives & Co., for printing 200 Auditor's Reports und sending them to the depot in this town
4 12
8 54 George Appleton for delivering State Tax
25
65 00 ) Fur postuge ou letters and papers
1 15
For Medicine
5 00 W. S. S. B. Ives lor one copy Town Officer and Stationery
2 30
Robert Aanable for boarding Aun Nugent
1 005 Ives &. Co. for 100 Town Orilers
1 00
Samuel Patch for waking Clothing
50
$18G 05,
Allowances to Surveyors of Highways.
Paid Winthrop L. Dodge for Working non-resident Taxes
$17 80
Oliver Patch, do. 10 68-Oliver Polamul, do. 6 78
10 40
Elbridge Ellsworth, do. 11 08
Money Paid for Enlarging the Grave Yard.
Paid
Jacob Kinsman for land to enlarge the Graveyard $162 00 (
Russall Fields for labor in making ar new setting the wall around the eame
23 00
Joseph T. Dodge for ono day's work on said wall $1-Oliver Appleton 2d du. $1 2 005
$187 00
For Roads and Bridges.
$3S0 00
Amount of Notes.
James B Dodge 8200 -- John Smith 1350-Auna Stacy 380 1930 00
Ruth Intitle $30-Lacy Burnham 60-John Butler 60 .
150 00
Nath'l B Butler 60-Mary Lawson 150-Nehemiah Woodberry 180 390 00
18 00 ( Samuel Dodge 100-Isaac B Dodge 100-James A Dodge 100
300 00
#2770 00
N. B .- The above Notes have been renewed the preceeding year, and ilie 1 00 > most of ibem dated January, 1847.
Recapitulation.
1 00 > Disbursements-County Tax $251 95-For Schooling 436 44 8688 39
1 50 Support of the Poor 186 05-Allowance to Surveyors of Highways 56 74 242 79
63 62 For enlarging the Grave Yard 187-For Roads and Bridges 578 42 765 42
Salaries, &c 68 76-Abatements 19 17- Interest on Noles 138 24 226 17
26 38 Miscellaneous 47 32-Notes paid during the year 882 58 929 90
2852 67
Twu outstanding orders 2 20
$578 42
Salaries and Fees.
Paid
Nehemiah Woodberry for services as one of tho Selectinen, Overseer of tho Poor, and Assessor
. $9 00)
Samuel Patch do. do. do. 9 00-Jorvis Lamson do. do. do. 9 00
18 00?
Joseph Lovering as Clerk
4 00
For recording Births und Deaths and making returns of tho same
2 08
For lodging papere in Boston
25
George Appleton for services as Treasurer
2 00
Services as Collector
28 935
For hiring money and paying town debts
2 00
Aaron Dodge for notifying town officers
50
Ira P. Knowlton for notifying town officers
2 00
Amount of Notes
2770 00
Amount of Town Dobr
$917 59 = 2317.59
NATH'L A. LOVERING, Auditor.
HAMILTON, March, 1847.
For Abatements.
Paid
36 46 John Aunable for on abatement of his poll tax $1 14 2 98
3 00 $ Joseph Simpson do. 1 14-Julin Grieves do. | 14-Pulrick White dlo. 1 14 3 42
28 00 ? lleirs ol Dudley Porter ilo. 1 14-Russell Fiells do. 81 14-John Dadley do 1 14 3 42
80 00 Win Langomle ilu. 1 14-Ammi Smut do. 1 14-Joshua Porter do. 1 14 2יו. 3
Abruhum Dodge 40 ets-Win Austin 1 71-Robert F. Duilge 1 72 3 83
251 95 Geo. Norris jr for Geo. Norris ! 49-Francis R. Allen for n mistake in his tax 17 cis 1 66
$3305 082
Disbursements.
County Tax
For Support of Schools.
Paid
Silsbee Adams School Committeo for District No. 2 $109 11
William A Brown, No. 1 109 11
109 11
Elbridge Ellswortb, No. 3
109 11
Aaron Dodge, No. 4
$436 4.1
For the Support of the Poor.
Paid
Simon Fellows l'or Boarding Jeremninh Barker SIS 00
Samuel N. Baker for clothing 7 015
David Tibbeis for Boarding Jeremiah Barker 52 weeks 78 00
Amount of Orders drown during the year do du paid do do
1715 90
17 46 Quistanding Orders 2 amounting to
$2 22
Money Paid out of the Treasury without having Orders drawn : County l'ax - 8251 95
$56 74 ) Choate Burnham Note and Interest
185 48
Adaline A Standley Note and interest $185 48 185 48
Sarah B Standley Note and interest 511 62
$1134 53
Amount of orders paid
1715 90
Paid out of the Treasury during the year $2850 43
John Whittredge for building a stone pier in Ipswich river near Manning's mills Joseph E Spraguo for services relating to a complaint made by an individual on the raad leading to Manning's Mills
17 64
5 00
George Appletan far 874 lbs of iron for the Bridge near Manning's Mi
7 00
Paul D. Patch for services as committeo an said bridge 33 00
For labor done on said bridge Dudley Porter far servicos as Auctioneer letting aut roads in 1845 and 184G
4 25 > ] 50)
For wark 12 days on the same
2 115
Nehemiah Woodberry tar staking & letting out a piece of Road near Jobn & Ruth Tutilos Ono half day viewing Warner's bridgo
50 1 25
For purchasing and cutting timber for said bridge
Samuel Patch for staking and letting out a pieco of Road near John and Ruth Tuttle's One hall day al Warner's bridgo
50
Jarvis 1,omson for slaking and letting out a piece of Road near John & Ruth Tuttle's One half day at Warner's bridge 50 cls-Joshua Dodge for 3 posta $1
2 00 ¢
4 00
Arza Brown for 234 feel pino timber at $4 50 par ton
Edmund Knowlton far cutting timber 75 ets-Winthrop L. Dodge for teaming do. $2 50 David Tibbets far 380 feet of Joist and Boards
3 25
4 00
2850 45
Money, &c found in the Treasurer's hand
3305 08
Remaining in the Treasury, in cash 193 29
Due on 'Tax List lor 1846 22 40
Due from the Collector for 1845
- 238 94
$454 63-in Treasurer's hands. 2 22
94.52 41
$68 765
$19 17
Interest on Notes.
$251 95)
For Clothing and Medicine
Francis E. Andrews for boariling Aurou Riggs 52 weeks
do du 200 Auditor's Reporta.
4 00
$47 32
$1718 12
Joseph T. Dodge, do. 7 16-Ezekiel Allen, do. 3 24
John Whittredge for putting the iron dags in said pier
Nehemiah Woodberry for five posts for Brown's bridgo
1 00
Lam'l B. Hatch for 3026 feet pine time $45 39-Pickard & Woodberry for plank $18 13 Jarvis Lamson for Icating plank from Beverly to Warner'e bridgo Nehemiah Woodberry for toaming timber -
$454 63
Nehemiah Woodberry for permubuluting Town lines two days
Salem Observer Press.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDIIG FEBRUARY 27, 1849.
Receipts.
By Balance due the Town on settlement Feb. 29, 1818, from Geurge Appleton, Treasurer for 1847
188 23
Town's proportion of Massachusetts Sehnol Fund Tax List committed to the Collector for collection, riz :-
- 37 36
County Tax
251 95 7
Amount of Town grant
1200 00
Overlays - GO 63
7 12
Non-resident Highway Taxes
39 80
$1085 09
Disbursements.
County Tax
For the Support of the Poor.
William A. Dane, for boarding Joha Sweeny 3 weeks
6 00
Enoch Brewer, for buarding Eunice Brown, 3 weeks, $2 50 per week
7 50
John Butler, 4 8 weeks, $1 75 per week
14 00
Enoch Brewer, for boarding Mrs Hanaah Brewer, 51 weeks
57 374
Franeis E. Andrews, for baarding Aaron Riggs one year Medicine and Attendance Aaron Riggs Clothing
5 00
S. N. Baker, for one full suit of clothes for J. Parker
14 50
Jecob Brown, for baarding Jeremiah Barker one year for cloth and making 3 sbirts
1 63
=
Medicine
5 00
One pair of shoes for J. Barker
1 00
City of Boston, for relief furnished Rebecca Baker
3 50
$285 314
For Roads and Bridges.
Commonwealth, for costs under an indictment on Edmund Knowlton's rond $9 53 Amory Holbrook, for services at court concerning Edmund Knowlton's road 10 00 Allen W. Dodge for services as committee on the road petitioned for by Aaron Dodge 2 00
Tristam Appletoo, for work on the railing on Dean's Causeway
1 25 2 75
Joshua Porter, fur work on railing on new road
Woodbury & Piekard for joists, railing and posts for causeway on new road
2 00
Jervis Lamson, for repairing a bridge on Nathan Dodges cause way
1 50
Andrew Allen, one journey to Gloucester
2 25 12
Meņitable Appleton, for making a burying cloth
2 00
$00 00
Led, of Ordery Grown durine
81500 33
22 00 .7 Do. paid
1258 19
Nute outstanding Orders, amounting to 242 14
1500-33
Money paid out of the Treasury without having Orders drawn, viz : Conpry Tax $100 on Auna Stacy's Note
100 00
services attending court at Salem and expenses
=
eash paid for copy of indietment on E. Knowlton's road
= services districting the highways
laying out road at Crooked Lane Hill
= Jetting out the same to be built
25
Wm. A. Brown, half day on causway on new road
attendance at court at Salem
1 72
hauling joists, posts and railing
5 00
-
labor railing on causeway on new road
1 00
Hamalı D Smith $1000-Oliver Whipple 170-Mary Lamson 150 $1320 00
Nelieminh Woodbury 180-Jaines A Dodge 100-Isaac B Dodge 100 330 00 Ruth T'unle 30-3Ahma Stacey 280 -- Jaa B Dodge 200-Lucy Burnham 60 570 00 Julin Butler GO-Nath'l B Butler 60 120 00
$2390 00
Recapitulation.
Disbursements-County Tax $251 95 $251 93
For the support of the Poor 265 313-Roads and Bridges 185 02 470 334
Fot Schooling 553 22-1nierest on Notes 130 12-Salarice and Fees 74 37 757 71
Alitements 8 694-Clearing snow from the highway 133 33 142 025
Working non resident taxes 36 76-$100 on Anna Stacy's Note 100 136 76
Miscellaneous 93 50
1852 28
Ontstanding Orders not paid
2.12 14
Money, &c found in Treasurer's hands
1625 09
Dne from Jacob L Pateh, Collector for 1843,
G 20
] Remaining in the Treasm'y in cash
63 75
Dne from Joseph Patch, Collector for 1845,
63 04
In favor of the Town
133 89
Amount of Nutes
2390 00
Amount of Town Debt
$2251 11
Account of the Highway Taxes for 1848.
Amount of Town Highway Taxes assessed 1848
$372 20
Non resident Highway Taxes
37 33
ATotal ninount of Highway Taxes This Tax is divided as follows, viz : -
Town. $61 02
Non Resident. 4 63
$65 65
No 2-Neh'h Woodbury,
32 96
3 80
36 76
No 3-llenry P' Lovering
71 62
5 00
76 02
No 4- Georgo Dano
85 90
7 00
92 90
No 5-George Dodgo
53 00
7 00
60 00
No G-Jervis Lainaon
67 70
0 89
77 59
Amount of Highway Taxes committed to the Surveyors 1848,
In District No. 4, .
$1 27 not expended.
In District No. 6, 38 not expended.
$1 65
NATH'L B. BUTLER, AUDITOR.
Hamilton March 9, 1849.
Clearing Snow from the Highways.
898 65
Geo Dodge, Surveyor Distriet No 5, 43 74-Geo Dane No 4, 54 91 Jos Patch No 1, 12 67-Nehemiah Woudbury No 2, 22 01 34 68
$133 33
Working Non-Resident Highway Taxes.
Nehemiah Woodbury, (surveyor) $3 80
9 89
George Dodge, 7 00; George Dane, 7 00; 14 00
Joseph Patch, 4 07; Henry P. Lorering, 5 00 9 07
236 76
Miscellaneous.
J. H. Gifford, for cleansing, repairing and varnishing the hearse $9 00
.Oliver Poland, attendance at the Probate Court in Ipswich, in the ease of Eunice Brown 1 00
John Butler, services at the P. Court as a witness in the case of Eunice Btown
1 00
John B. Lamson, for repairing, and making a new bottom to the book case, and painting the same 7 50
1 10
George Norris, for painting five guide boards
2 62
Putnam & Co., Cassimere, &c., for repairing hearse Velvet Alpacca, &c., for grave eloth
8 05
Levi Patch and Choate Burnham, for services as committee to consult counsel concerning S. Districts
3 00
First Cong. Parish, for use of a room in the vestry, for Scleetmen's office for fuel, opening and taking care of the vestry at Town Meetings
7 00
Benj. Porter, making five guide boards
1 67
Francis R. Allen, journey to Lynn attending Probate Court on account of Eunice Brown and expenses
2 12
2 50
Journey to Salem concerning the same and expenses F. R. Allen, part of two days at Ipswich concerning the same and expenses Cash paid- the Register of Probate Wn. A. Brown, attendance at Probate Court in case of Eunice Brown putting up guideboards
50
J. C. Perkins for counsel and advice on E. Brown's estate concerning School Districts =
5 00
Samuel Adams, jr., tassels for burying eloth one guidepost and setting
= services at Probate on account of Eunice Brown
1 50
Enoch F. Dodge, pasts for causeway on new road
4 33
Levi Knowlion, for attendance at court at Salem, on complaint of Ed- mund Knowlion's road
Joseph Knowlton, jr., for the same
Ezekiel Allen, =
George Woodbury,
Benj. W. Patch,
from Ruth
Fanny Dine for beill. Tunle's to 14swich line
"Vin . wwwury, in part pay for building a piece of road at the top of crooked lane hill
19 00 1 25
Gco. Dane, for work on railing on new road for labor on the new road near the new bridge,
10 00
Ira Dunnils, for work on causeway on new road
2 50 50
1 00
75
50
4 37
distrieting the highways
1 50
labor on bridge at Manning's Factory
1 00
A. Huntington, for counsel and services on complaint of Edm. Knowlton's road 15 00 Jos. Patch, one day at Salem, as evidence on Pond road
1 72 50
Samuel Adams, jr., one half day on new road
G 50
1 00
services laying out road at Crooked Lane Hill
1 00
1 25
1 72
Cash paid for plank for Warner's Bridge, and laying the same
3 00
Stringers and labor repairing the Bridge near Levi Riggs's
1 50
Oliver Poland, lor land taken io widen road 5 00
1 25
$185 02
For the Support of Schools.
John Dane, Sehool Committee District Nn 1
$134 34
Daniel Roberts =
No 2
124 62
George Dodge. =
=
No 3
134 34
George Woodbury "
No 4
131 34
4
balance for 1847
25 58
$553 22
Interest on Notes.
Luey Burnham 3-James B Dodge 10-Isaac B Dodge 5-James A Dodge 10 $28 00 Mary Lamson 7 50-Nehemiah Woodbury 9-John Butler 3
J9 50
Nath'! B Butler 3-Anna Stacy 19-Hannah D Smith 50
72 00
Oliver Whipple
10 62
$130 12
Salaries and Fces.
Francis R Allen, services as Selectinan, Overseer of the Poor and Assessor $9 00
Wm A Brown 9-Samnel Adams, jr., 9
18 00
Nath'I B Butler, services as- Auditor and Constable
5 00
Geo Appleton, services as Treasurer
2 00
Jacob L Patch, services as Collector
31 19
Jos Lovering, recording hirths and deaths
3 04
as l'own Clerk 4-for Blank Book 1
5 00
Geo Appleton, postage on letters and pamphlets
1 14
$74 37
Abatements.
Herbert Dadge noe poll tax 1 10-Jolin Annable 1 10
, $2 20
Augustus Admins | 10-Samuel Dodge 873-Eben Caswell 39
2 3G
Edward Davenport | 10-Abraham. Dodge, 30, 44-N A Dickinson 17
1 71
Vm H Rappal, poll tax, 1 10-Tyler Porter 1 32
2 42
$8 694
3 00 25 Alhount of Orders paid
351 95
1258 19
Pull out of the Treasury duirng the year
$1610 14
Amount of Notes.
1 25
1 50
3 00
26 0G 2 50
Putnam & Co. for 53 lbs. of nails for railing
2 47
1 72 1 72 1 72
1 72
F. R. Allen, for services on new road
laying out the road at the top of Crooked Lane 1lill allendance to let out said road
50
labor on new road, putting up railing, hauling posts, &c. distrieting highways
working on Manning's and Whittridge's bridge attendance nt Court at Salem
Jacob Brown, one day's work on railing on new road
72 80
Joshua Porter, for recording and making return of deaths
15 32
91 00
8 00
3 00
F. R. Allen, cash paid for sending to Boston
251 95
1610 11
74 95
District No 1-Joseph Patch, Surveyor,
1
$109 52
$409 52
Deficiencies of Highway Tax tor 1647
$251 05
Salem Observer Press.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON, For the Year ending March 12th, 1850.
Receipts.
From George Appletoo ueasurer for 1818, balance due the lowo on seitlemeot, viz :
Io Cash
$68 76
An due from Collector for 1848 6 20
Au due from Collector for 1845 03 04
$139 90
From sales nt burying ground, viz :-
9 124
2 00
George Barker, watching two nights with R. F. Dodge For services and attendance at court of G ITilDesses 6 00
$31 37
huproveinents in and around Town Burying Ground,
Robert Bunten for lion Fence sud setting the same, as per bill 8186 00 Robert Bunten for extra palings, as, per bill 5 00
8191 00
B. Colburn foi 217 h of posts & fence stone at 25 ets. 64 25
J. Druwu ( Ipawich) wharfago for tione 18 00 5 00 1 50 For hauling 6 loads of sione from Ipswich 83 per load Choste Burnham two journeys to Boston and expenses Journey to Danvers 2 59
= cash paid freight on trecs
2 00
= Journey to Kennebunk & cash for trees = for incidental expentes
43
Jacob L. Patch for 14 days to Kennebunk and expen- ses, procuring Irces - 6 0.1
Jacob L. Patch 4 days work with team 11 25
George Dane for setting stone, as per agreement 23 50
" Journey to Boston and expense 2 69
Rockport 3 75
= 3 1psu ich 1' At 50 cis 1 50
Oliver S. Creasy for journey lo Boston ond expenso Jacob Kinsinan for house and wagon I day 1 00
5 05
1. D. Brown for gravel 1 12
For allowance of 45 days labor, aa per bills 65 83
For an allowance for services of committee, 3 cach 18 00
8.120 51 Orders diain on account of School District No. 1, viz : Order No. 10, an niloisanee to Building Com- mittee on new School house 8515 00
Order No. 20, to Wni. Brown, for setting stono nuder said hlouso 30 00
Order No. 21, to Geo. Dano for stock and labor, building fence around the same 30 00
Oider No. 24. lo Samuel Patch for 12 rods land for said district 60 00
Oriles No. 70, for an allowanco to Building Committee for extra wnik 5 00
Order No. 103, to Jarvis Lamson for collecting district tax 14 50
To assessors for assessing district lax, 64 cach 6 00
8720 5
Abatements,
O! 7 poll inxes, 81 50 each 10 50
Of Caleb Warner 91, John A. Williams 3 20 4 11
$135
Amount of Notes against the Town.
Hannah D. Sinith 81000 | Lucy Burnham
Ofiter Whippte 170 John Butler GO
Mary Lamson 150 Nath'l B. Butler 60
Nehemiah Woodbury 300 J. l'reston Lovering 50
Jaines A. Dodge
300
John Smith
125
banc R. Dodge 100 ! Jolin Dane 100
Ruth Tolife
30 | Jonathan S. Dodgo
200
Anna Stacy
Lydia A. Patch
300
James E. Dodge 200
055
$2,530
83,185 00
Due to Ruth Tultle 3 years interest 4 50
83,459 50
Amount of Onlers ilrawn during the year
82,944 90
I said Orders paid 2,852 11
41 " ono out standing order, No. 8G 92 85
80,0.11 00
* This money ban been itinun from the treasury by the Prudential Commillees. Bul Be the lung del nel sole lo Them papri lo select and contract with teachers, tagireally to the Si. ot 1832, CO. (05), it is the opinion of your mailor, that as much of il da has been expended ler roid purpose (however inuch the said Chonmit- Ices may bare acled In good faith) has been dialvn from |be Itrasury contrary to Wie lawi et rhe Commonwealb.
Recapitulation. Receipts,
From George Appleton, Treasurer for 1848 133 90
Sales at Burying Ground 10 52
Matsachusells School Food 32 61
Collector Tur 19-19 1800 18
One Poll Tax
1 42
School District Tax
¥28 24
Money hired
1095 00
Due from Collector for 1819
1 55
Expcuses,
For Schooljug $512 30
Support ot Pour
255 80
Working Non Resident and Highway laxes
50 73
Cleaning Snow from Highways 1849"
10 90
1090s and Bridges
413 74
Interest on Notes 157 20
Abnicmenis {tolvn)
65 30
Salaries and fees 85 42
Miscellaneous 150 15
Care of R. F. Dodge
31 37
Paid for School District No. I
735 11
Burying Ground Committee -120 55
Paid nine outstanding orders ol last year
212 14
$3197 10
Coonty Thx .
251 95
Available funds in the treasury after paying one outstanding order of 992 $5 441 40
$3350 45
Amount of Votes against the town
83,489 50
of out standing order 92 85
Amount of Town Debt
83,592 35
- of fonds in the treasury-cash $326 70
€1 duo from the Collector, for 18-19 7 35
534 25
Balance against the treasury
$3,018 10
GEORGE NORRIS, jr., Auditor.
HAMILTON, March 6, 1850.
$156 75
Paid Wm. Rappall for services rendered 10 R. F. Dodge from July 13 to July 20 0 00 Eslale of Incob La. Patch, for summoning !) witnesses 10 at- tend P. Court 1 30
Oliver Patch fot services procuring evidence, and journey 10 Marblehead 2 50
Oliven Patch for cash paid wiloesses " allendance at coult two days 2 50
3 70
N. B. Butler services rendered and cath paid George B. Dodge, services at court 1 25
6 12
From David Giddings, ji. for stones Choato Burnham for gates nod posts - 1 40
10 52 32 61
From proportion of Massachusetts school fund From 1ax list as committed to ilie collector, viz : Amount of towo grani
Overlays
57 16
= Deficiencies in highway tax, 1848 3 13
Non- resident highway taxes 60 80
251 95
One poll tax from John Green
Amount of tax list for school district No. 1, viz:
For district tax
For Orvilaya
28 91
729 21
Money hired
Expenses. For Support of Schools,
Oideis given,
9 79
To Daniel Roberis foi balance due, 1818
George Dane, 133 16-Winthiop L. Dodge 133 1G
Benja. Moore, 133 16-Joseph Knowl1oo, 20 133 16
532 04
Connty Tax, For Support of Poor.
Oidels given
Foi clothing, nursing, medicine and medical attendaoce fitt- nished town pool, (as per bills)
28 69
To Francis E. Andreivs foi boarding Aaion Riggs 52 wrecks at SI 35 per week
10 20
John Trow, boarding Mis Wannali Biewer 52 weeks at 1 10 Samuel Dane, " J. Bniker 52 weeks of 1 60 per week
51 20
83 20
Saioh Younger, boarding child of W'm. Knights
9 50
Nath'l B. Butler, journey to Boston concerning paupers 15
Oliver Patch for cash paid James Allen, write and =fild 1 00
City of Boston for assistance furnished Rebecca Boker
8255 SU
Working Non-Resident Highway Taxes,
Orders given 10
Joseph Knowlton, surveyor, $10 12-William K. Patch do. 10 13-1sane A, Dudge, ilo. 10 12-John Doe, do,
10 12-George Dodge, do. 10 12-Jarvis Lampion, do. 10 12 60 13 For clearing soow fiom highway in 1849 ;
To Jarvis Loroson (as per bil])
911 31
Samuel Dodge, do, 2 08-Levi Koowlion do, 3 00
5 G8
16 99
Roads and Bridges,
Orders giren
For posts 83 00, railing 2 00, 209 feet joist and hauling same 5 09, nails 15 cts, for the failing on Maxy's road, (as per bills) 10 21
Five days labor setting same, (as per bills) 5 00
15 2.1
To Groves Doilge repairing bridge on Masy's roall
George B. Dodge for work done on Monning's bridge 50
Frederick Dawson, part pay for building road Front Arza Brown's lo Samuel Dodge's 300 00
Jacob Dodge, part pay for building road from Sam'l Dodge's 10 llerbert Dodge's 60 00
John Woodberry, for building 19 rous wall, in 1848
38 00
balance due lor making a piece of road at
Crooked Lane Hill, 1849
5 00
$413 74
Interest on Notes.
Orders given 10
Neheminh Woodberry $15 99
James A. Dodge §10 09
John Butler 3 45
Isaac B. Dodge 5 75
Nathaniel B Buller
3 45
Jaines B. Dudge 11 50
Lucy Burnham 3 45 I.ydin A. Patch 10 50
Oliver Whipple
0 27
Mary Lamson
8 624
Aona Stacy
10 10
Hannah D. Smith 50 12
$52 21 $105 59 157 79
Abatements.
Orders gireo to
Joseph l'atch, Collector for the tax of 1845 32 00
Dudley Dodge, Isone A. Dodge -10
John Brown
lia Dungetts, real estate 2 05
Daniel Potter 31 Augustus Woodbury 1 83
Eunice Smith
41
Samuel Mongredge
John A. Williams 1 80
Josiah Brown
Wro, Mck. Smith 1 50
Heirs of Stephco Brown
5-1
Joho Whipple
2 00
$5 09
$14 02
10 10
Ten poll taxes af 1 42 each
14 20
Salaries and Fees,
Nath'I B. Butler 80, Oliver Patch 9, George B. Dodge 9 00, for services as selecimen, assessois and oreiseers ol poor 27 00 George Appleton, for services as Irensurer 2 00
Jarvis Lamson, for collecting lowp fax for 1849
37 47
George Noriis, jr., for auditing accounts 1849 3 00
Josephi Lovering, for services as lown eleik 1.00
recording and indexing births, marriages and Jealbs, obtaining information concerning the same, and transmitting them to the Secretary of State 7 05
Joshua Porter, for looking return of deaths 1 40
Joseph Knowlton, Esq .; administering ou onth to N. B. But-
ler, and getting the same recorded
50
Estale of Jacob L. Patch for notifyiog town meetings Josephi Knowlton 2d, 25
= William B. Jackson, =
50
= services as constable, for 1918 1 50
Miscellaneous.
George Applelou, for journey to Boston 2 1
packing standard weights & measures 10 90
getting and setting up town standards
=
postage on letters and pamphlets
1 81
getting school fuod from Boston 25
George Norris, jr., for painting 13 guide boards
10 50
guide posts, nails, boanils selling and breding the same as pel bills G 33
16 53
For 2 lamps, oil and sintioocry, as per bills
5 00
Benj. and Nehemiah Woodbury for repairing hearse-house 21 50
Aaron Tibbets for rongers for bearse 39 00
3 40 D. Porter for making pound gate $2, materials for same 1 40) George B. Dodge, setting stone between Topsfield & Hamilton Nathaniel B. Butler, Oliver Patch, and George D. Dodge, perambulating town lines, one day ench 3 00
Choate Burnham, services as chanmon of school committee First Cong. Parish, for use of room in the vestry for select. men's office . 8.00
8 00
First Cong. Parish, for fuel, opening and taking care of vestry al forvn ineetings 1 year
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