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$11,254 78
5
Amount due first Monday in Sept.,
Paid Sept. 4, 6,
1,200 00
Amount paid on amount due, $5,279 08
Balance due,
$348 31
Amount due first Monday in December,
2,813 70
Paid Dec. 4,
$951 00
Balance due,
1,862 70
Amount due first Monday in February,
5,024 70
Paid Feb. 5,
$1,112 00
Balance due March 1, 1872,
·
3,912 70
Expenditures from the Treasury
FROM MARCH 1, 1871, TO MARCH 1, 1872.
Appropriation for the Credit Bills,
$700 00
Paid from Unappropriated Money, 57 18
Total, $757 18
ITEMS.
. C. L. Howard, groceries, stationery, &c., $38 10
J. S. Draper, services as Librarian, editing Soldiers' Memorial Book, stationery, &c., 227 04
W. C. Grout, services as Sealer of Weights and Measures, . 2 50
J. A. Roby, services as Clerk, recording births, deaths, mar- riages, &c., . 50 25
Isabella Wight, services as School Committee, cash paid repair- ing schoolrooms, &c., 54 10
T. T. Stearns, care of town clock, 18 00
T. H. Simpson, posting warrants, 4 50
W. Videon, whitewashing school fences, . 8 00
G. M. Videon, care of Schoolhouse Dist. No. 3, .
5 00
W. H. Bemis, services as Overseer of Poor, 15 00
J. Bullard, services as Sexton, . 8 10
A. Gleason, for gravel, 1 80
W. Hammond, services as Selectman, 25 00
N. B. Johnson, repairs on Stone's Bridge, 2 00
C. Lee, repairs on school buildings, 23 62
$5,627 39
$4,079 08
6
T. Burke, for gravel, 10 08
R. Sherman, repairing bridge, 10 39
N. Brigham, care of Schoolhouse Dist. No. 2, . 3 00
E. Loker, to gravel and labor, 15 92
E. W. Giles, labor on highway, 8 80
C. W. Reeves, for gravel, 1 28
J. Hastings, to printing, 38 75
L. H. Sherman, services as Selectman and School Committee, 60 50
H. Wight, services as Treasurer, stationery, &c., 52 45
E Dudley, services as Assessor in 1870, 73 00
Total, $757 18
Incidental Expenses.
Appropriation, $600 00
Balances transferred, 242 19
Balance of last year, . 1 58
Total, $843 77
Paid J. S. Draper, school desks,
$8 00
J. J. Searles, bounty money, . 50 00
L. H. Sherman, cash paid G. P. Chapin for dam- ages on highway, &c., . . 56 00
S. Reeves, services as Assessor, stationery, print- ing, expressing, &c., 74 76
J. Hastings, printing, 29 75
H Heard, services as Assessor, . 45 00
T. Groom & Co., stationery and printing, 33 25
J. N. Morse, services as Assessor, .
61 50
C. Sherman, gravel for highway, . 12 00
J. D. Walker. repairs on school building, &c., . 13 88 H. Wight, services as Treasurer, stationery, cash paid out, &c., 25 00
B. Corliss, bounty money, 50 00
R. Sherman, lumber for bridge, 11 26
L. H. Sherman, cash paid for care of school build- ings, &c., 13 33
Unexpended balance,
Total,
$483 73
$360 04 ·
7
Unappropriated Money.
Balance of last year,
$1,341 65
Cash from State Treasurer, State Aid,
676 50
66
Bank Tax, 561 61
Corporation Tax, 398 04
Hay Scales, Centre, . 32 67
Overlayings on Taxes, 19 78
Excess of Taxes collected, 24 05
Total, $3,054 30
Allowed C. H. Campbell, abatement of tax, $9 95
66 13 92
66 30 87
Paid S. Reeves, services as Auditor, agent to purchase Treas- urer's books, gravel for highways, 26 16
W. Bemis, no bill of particulars, 7 07
J. D. Walker, services as Selectman, Overseer, repairing school buildings, &c., . 112 20
J. Gill, services as School Committee, printing reports, repairs on school buildings, &c., . 103 64
J. L. Ross, school furniture, 6 00
J. B. Frost, stove pipe, 3 42
Scates & Lyman, damage on highway, 100 00
J. E. Baldwin, repairing bridge, and lumber, . 48 07
R. Sherman, repairing highway, 99 75
I. Wight, cash paid repairing school buildings, &c., 28 62
E. Carter, cash paid repairing school building Dist. No. 5, 280 69
Credit Bills, 57 18
State Aid,
620 80
Interest,
. 206 40
66
148 72
Total, $1,903 46
Unexpended balance,
$1,150 84
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For Schools.
REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE TOWN MARCH 6, 1871.
That the School Committee be instructed to divide all school monies, excepting twenty-five per cent. of the State School Fund, or such part of twenty-five per cent. of said fund as has been expended for school apparatus, in such a manner that each school in Town shall be entitled to and shall receive an equal term time throughout the year-the surplus left in each district to be expended in such district the succeeding year, and the School Committee to notify in writing the Selectmen and Treasurer of such division, to be entered by them upon their books.
Appropriation, $1,800 00
Unexpended balance of last year,
222 46
Money refunded on licenses,
104 16
State School Fund,
147 40
Town "
12 00
Total, $2,286 02
Amount assigned for schools,
$2,253 00
books,
3 75
Total, $2,256 75
Unexpended balance,
$29 27
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Amount assigned,
$680 00
Paid Miss C. F. Mccullough, Teacher 66
$120 00
120 00
66
66
100 00
F. M. Woodworth,
120 00
120 00
100 00
Total,
$680 00
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Amount assigned, .
$293 00
Paid Miss L. M. Lane, Teacher,
$99 00
90 00
" M. H. Jackson,“
104 00
·
Total, $293 00
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DISTRICT NO. 3.
$260 00
Amount assigned,
Paid Miss I. Rice, Teacher, $84 00
" M. E. Whiting, « 72 00
" C. Lee,
104 00
Total, $260 00
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Amount assigned,
$636 00
Paid Miss J. M. Holden, Teacher,
$118 00
" N. L. Farr, 114 00
" G. C. Tucker.
104 00
80 00
" M. Rice,
100 00
66
120 00
Total,
$636 00
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Amount assigned, . $384 00 .
Paid Miss E. A. Bowditch, Teacher,
$112 00*
66
96 00
" A. H. Stanley,
80 00
‹‹
96 00
Total, $384 00
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation,
$200 00
Balance of last year,
55 45
Paid W. Ward, for fuel
$20 00
W. Ward and W. H. Bemis,
166 80
L. H. Sherman,
22 50
H. Wight,
7 00
Total, $216 30
Unexpended balance,
$39 50
*Paid from appropriation of 1870.
Total,
$255 45
10 For the Poor.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Balance of last year,
180 00
Total,
$680 43
Paid W. Bemis, Warden,
$180 43
66
187 50
Total, $367 93
Unexpended balance,
$312 50
For Highways and Bridges.
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
Balance of last year,
27 60
Total, $1,027 60
Paid T. H. Simpson, Surveyor,
$24 00
R. Sherman,
71 30
E. W. Giles,
66 10
E. A. Pierce,
22 40
J. D. Moulton,
113 00
S. E. Baldwin,
218 75
J. N. Hammond,
33 00
C. H. Campbell,
62 50
J. D. Moulton,
49 40
R. Sherman, 66
16 20
E. A. Pierce,
24 40
J. H. Hammond, 66
117 00
T. J. Damon,
66
75 00
S. M. Thomas,
66
118 70
Total, $1,011 75
Unexpended balance,
$15 85
11 Town Library.
Appropriation,
$30 00
Balance of last year,
10 42
License money refunded,
52 08
Total, 92 50
Paid S. D. Robbins,
$10 00
J. S. Draper,
22 17
30 17
Total, $62 34
Unexpended balance,
$30 16
Interest on Town Debt.
Appropriation,
$1,300 00
Balance of last year,
2 41
Paid from Unappropriated Money,
355 13
Total, $1,657 54
Treasurer paid interest,
.
$1,657 54
Reduction of Town Debt.
Appropriation,
$800 00
Balance of last year,
213 00
Total,
$1,013 20
Paid W. Baldwin's Note,
$800 00
W. C. Grout's
213 20
Total,
$1,013 20
Soldiers' Claims.
$100 00
Unappropriated Money,
Paid Heirs of J. J. Searle, 66 B. Corliss,
$50 00
50 00
Total, $100 00
12
State Aid.
$620 80
Paid from Unappropriated Money,
Mrs. Elizabeth Farmer, . $48 00
66 Rebecca Dickey, 48 00
Heir of W. A. Harlow,
48 00
Mrs. Louisa Smith,
48 00
" Susan Mellen,
96 00
J. W. Dudley, Guardian,
4 80
M. Garfield,
96 00
Mrs. Anna W. Draper,
96 00
66 Adeline Adams, 48 00
H. B. Fisher, 54 00
C. H. May,
34 00
Total, $620 80
Special Appropriations, &c.
Appropriation in 1870 for road near J. M. Bent's, $100 00 Not expended.
Appropriation in 1870 for Cemeteries, Not expended.
$40 00
Appropriation in 1870 for Collector's Fees, $100 00
Paid C. H. Campbell, Collector, 100 00
Appropriation for H. Heard's Note, $930 00
Paid H. Heard, 928 05
Unexpended balance,
$1 95
Appropriation for Discount on Taxes, $500 00
Not expended.
Appropriation for Collector's Fee, . $125 00
Not expended.
Appropriation for Suit, Wayland vs. Ware, . $1,000 00
Not expended.
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Money Borrowed.
By Treasurer, of Waltham Savings Bank, to pay Credit Bills, $700 00 Treasurer paid the same, 700 00
By Treasurer, of Waltham Savings Bank. to improve Ceme- tery in Cochituate, $500 00
Paid J. M. Bent, 261 12
Unexpended balance, $238 88
By Committee, on Bridge near H. R. Newton's, $687 50
By Committee, on Cemetery in Cochituate, $800 00 By Treasurer, in 1870, of S. M. Thomas, to pay Credit Bills, $500 00 Treasurer paid the same, 500 00
Appropriation for State Tax, $1,750 00
Treasurer paid the same, 1,750 00
Appropriation for County Tax, $712 42
Collector paid the same, 712 42
Abatement of Taxes.
Allowed from Unappropriated Money, $54 74 Abatement by the Assessors, $9 95 66 Town, 13 92
. 30 87
Total, $54 74
Unexpended Appropriations and Balances,
MARCH 1, 1872.
Unexpended appropriation for road near J. M. Bent's, $100 00
Cemeteries, 40 00
Discount on Taxes, 500 00
Collector's Fee, 125 00
.
66 Suit, Wayland vs. Ware, 1,000 00
License Money from County Treasurer,
142 51
Unexpended balance for Incidental Expenses, 360 04
Unappropriated Money, 1,150 84
Schools, 29 27
14
Unexpended balance for Fuel for Schools,
$39 15
66
Poor,
312 50
66
Highways,
15 85
66
Town Library,
30 16
66
H. Heard's Note,
1 95
66
66 Money for Cemetery,
238 88
Total, $4,086 15
RECAPITULATION.
As there is some misapprehension as to the difference between the amount of money actually in the Treasurer's hands on the first of March, and the amount of unexpended appropriations and balances at the same date, it is stated : First. Whenever the Collector has paid the whole amount at the time ordered by the Town, the unexpended appropriations and balances will equal the sum of money on hand. Second. If the Collector has not complied with the conditions, the unexpended appropria- tions and balances will exceed the money on hand to the amount of the uncollected taxes.
SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF THE FINANCES OF THE TOWN, ENDING MARCH 1, 1872.
Unexpended Appropriations and Balances,
$4,086 15 Cash in Treasury March 1, 1872, $161 45
Uncollected Taxes at same date, 3,912 70
*"' Donation Fund," 12 00
$4,086 15
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1871,
$1,519 59
received from all sources, 12,198 90
Total,
$13,718 49
Amount paid by Treasurer,
$13,557 04
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1872,
161 45
Total,
$13,718 49
*Expended but not received to date.
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Cash in Treasury March 1, 1871, . Uncollected Taxes at same date,
$1,519 59
1,674 04
Assessments for 1871,
11,967 20
Cash received from other sources,
3,158 73
Total, $18,319 56
Cash paid by Treasurer,
$13,557 04
6 6 Collector,
712 42
" in Treasury March 1, 1872,
161 45
Uncollected Taxes at same date,
3,912 70
Total,
$18,343 61
Deduct Excess of Assessments,
24 05
Total,
$18,319 56
TOWN'S DEBT, MARCH 1, 1872.
DATE OF NOTE.
RATE PER CENT.
TO WIIOM PAYABLE.
AMOUNT.
WHEN DUE.
Jan. 1, 1855.
6 per cent.
Allen Fund,
$500.00
On demand.
March 1, 1855.
7
66
Middlesex Institution for Savings,
2,528.00
Jan. 1, 1856.
6
Allen Fund,
500.00
May 22, 1862.
6
Jerusha Cutting,
100.00
6.
April 1, 1863.
6
Jesse Moore,
435.21
April 27, 1863.
6
Treas. Donation Fund,
411.66
60
Nov. 3, 1863.
6
=
Treas. Town Library,
500.00
66
April 12, 1864.
6
Jerusha Cutting,
1,000.00
66
Aug. 8, 1864.
7
Newton Savings Bank,
2,125.00
Feb. 20, 1865.
6
66
Frank S. Johnson,
750.00
May 1, 1865.
6
D. L. Giles,
1,500.00
16
66
66
William Baldwin,
450.00
June 10, 1865.
J. G. Sherman,
200.00
Jan. 13, 1866.
6
66
Rebecca Dickey,
100.00
66
May 18, 1866.
G
Samuel D. Reeves,
100.00
May 25, 1866.
6
66
66
William Ward,
200.00
66
July 23, 1866.
7
Middlesex Institution for Savings,
4,000.00
JJuly 31, 1866.
6 6
66
66
D. L. Giles,
1,000.00
66
April 18, 1867.
7
Middlesex Institution for Savings,
1,000.00
April 19, 1867.
6
A. W. Parmenter,
200.00
May 2, 1870.
67
66
66
Waltham Savings Bank,
500.00
66
66
Jan. 24.
6
Mary A. Ward,
600.00
Dec. 11, 1866.
6
Win. C. Grout.
172.46
.
6
6
66
66
Frank S. Johnson,
250.00
Sept. 7, 1866.
Nov. 1, 1871.
Artemas Bond,
1,800.00
*Total Debt, $20,922.33
*Total Debt as per Treasurer's Records. There should be added to this the sum of $687.50 and $800.00, contracted by Committees on Bridge and Cemetery, the first dated July 1, 1871, the second May 26, 1871, both at 7 per cent., making the actual liability of the town at date, $22,409.83.
66
June 2, 1865.
66
TABULAR STATEMENT
OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAR. 1, 1872.
DR. TOWN OF WAYLAND IN ACCOUNT WITH HENRY WIGHT, TREASURER.
CR.
March 1, 1871.
To Cash :
$757 18
March 1, 1871. By Cash : Cash on hand,
$1,519 59
Credit Bills,
483 73
From Collector, 1870, Tax,
550 26
Incidental Expenses,
715 61
66
650 00
Schools,
216 30
1871, Tax,
4,079 08
Fuel,
367 93
1,200 00
Poor,
1,011 75
951 00
Highways,
1,657 54
66
66
66
1,112 00
Town Debt,
1,013 20
Hay Scales, Centre of Town,
32 67
Soldiers' Claims,
100 00
Waltham Savings Bank,
700 00
State Aid,
620 80
66
500 00
Collector's Fee,
100 00
State Aid Allowed,
676 50
H. Heard's Note,
928 05
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax,
398 04
Waltham Savings Bank,
700 00
Bank 66
561 61
Town Library,
62 34
66
66 State School Fund,
147 40
Cemetery,
261 12
County Treasurer, Dog Licenses,
142 51
S. M. Thomas,
500 00
State Tax,
1,750 00
Abatement of Taxes,
54 74
1
$13,557 04
Balance in Treasury March 1, 1872,
161 45
Total, $13,718 49
17
Total,
$13,718 49
66
497 83
Unappropriated Money, less State Aid, &c.,
2,256 75
66
Interest,
18
The Treasurer's accounts are correctly cast, with satisfactory vouchers for payments made.
The books ordered by the Town for the Treasurer's use have been purchased, and the accounts commenced March 1, 1870.
It should be stated that for a period of ninety ycars, from the incor- poration of the Town to the present time, no Book of Records kept by any Treasurer has been placed on file for reference. Each Treasurer upon retiring from office has retained whatever records he possessed as private property.
Origin of the "Donation Funds."
As the question is often asked in regard to the " Donation Funds," from whom they were derived, to what objects applied, and how limited as to the expenditure of the principal, or the proceeds of the same, by the Trustees according to the intent of the donors, an examination bas been made of the old records of the town of Sudbury, (then comprising Sudbury and Wayland, first settled in 1635, upon the easterly side of the river ; date of the first record, 1638; incorporated as a town 1639, containing 34 voters,) and of the wills and accompanying papers at the Probate office, from which the following facts, briefly stated, are gathered. The testator first named in the records is the
REV. EDMOND BROWNE.
He was the first minister, occupying the pulpit of the first church erected in the oldest cemetery in the town. Will dated May 24, 1678. Item : "I give to ye Town of Sudbury fifty pounds in money, or current country pay at money's worth,* for promoting and erecting a school for ye cducation of children and youth."
PETER NOYES, ESQ.,
Born in Sudbury, England, a magistrate, f one of the first settlers, erccted the first house upon the easterly side of the river, and largest land owner in the town. Will dated Jan. 10, 1697. Item : " I give and bequeath unto ye Pore of ye Towne of Sudbury, all ye housing lands, mcdows, and Mills that is commonly calcd and known by ye name of yc New Mills,¿ and all ye upland medows, rights and priveledges of ye same, and that ye above said Gift and incom of it yerely bce att ye despose of
*It was the custom at that time, owing to the scarcity of money, to make payments in produce of the farm at stipulated prices throughout the province of Massachusetts. The early settlers were tenacious of their titles, military and civic, as the records abundantly show.
#The Mills at South Sudbury.
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yo Minister and Selectmen of ye Towne of Sudbury, for ye use of ye Pore forever, and ye said Mill is never to bee sould from ye use of ye Pore, but to remain forever unto them."'
CAPT. JOSHUA HAYNES.
Will dated Sept. 18, 1747. Item : " I give to the use of the Poor of the Town of Sudbury, and to such as the Ministers and the Selectmen of the Town of Sudbury shall from time to time judge to be objects of charity, one thousand pounds in value equal to one thousand pounds now of the old tenor Bills of Credit on the province of Massachusetts Bay, to be paid by my hereafter named Executors, within three years after my decease, to the Ministers and Selectmen of the Town of Sudbury, and from time to time to be let out on interest, the Principal never to be diminished, the yearly interest to be by the said Ministers and Selectmen and their successors disposed of to the use of the Poor of said Town, and to such others of said Town as they shall judge to stand in need of charity. Item : I give to the use of the Reading and Writing Schools to be kept in the Town of Sudbury, one thousand pounds in value equal to one thousand pounds now of the old tenor Bills of Credit on the Province of Massachusetts Bay, to be paid by my hereafter named Executors, within three years after my deccase, to the Ministers and Selectmen of the Town of Sudbury, and from time to time to be let out on interest, the Principal never to be diminished, the yearly interest to be by the said Ministers and Selectmen and their successors disposed of to the use of said Schools."
MISS MARY DEAN.
Will dated Jan. 9, 1767. Item : " I give for the use of the Poor of the Town of Sudbury, and to be under the care of the Ministers and Selectmen of said Town, all my Estate, both Real and Personal, that shall remain after my decease, to be disposed of in the following manner and form, viz. : The Principal of which is never to be diminished, but to be put to interest, and the interest to be disposed of by the Ministers and Selectmen of said Town, as they shall think proper, for the use of the Poor of said Town, only on the East side of the River."
The above " Items " are all that are contained in the wills relating to the legacies given to the town.
The administration papers, not being complete, do not show the actual amount ultimately received.
Nothing was ever received from Mr. Brown's estate, and it is intimated in the action of the town meeting at that time, that, as his executors were near relatives and residuary legatees, the legacy would be lost. A law
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suit was in contemplation to recover the amount, but no record of an action commenced.
In 1747, the date of the will of Mr. Haynes, three pounds of paper currency, " old tenor," were equal to one ounce of silver, making the amount of his gift at that time equal to $666 66 of our present coin.
Upon the division of the old town and incorporation of Wayland. April 10, 1780, the Funds were equally divided, excepting the one applied upon the east side of the river.
It has been questioned whether the original Funds could in any case, as well as the interest, be expended for the purposes named. This is made clear by the conditions stated in each will.
It will be seen that the custom that has obtained in dividing the proceeds with the assistance of parties other than the Trustees, is not warranted by the terms of the gift.
The first record of the Trustees is Feb. 20, 1797, as follows (none to be found for the seventeen years previous) :-
Received from the Noyes Fund, 69
S
d
17 4
Haynes " 121
4 3
66 Dean 53
15 2
Total, £244. 16s 10d
Equal to, at that date, $816.14.
The present amount of the old Funds is $1,199 80 To which add the "Draper" and "Allen" Fund, recently given, 1,500 00
Making the whole amount belonging to the town,
$2,699 80
SYLVESTER REEVES, Auditor.
WAYLAND, April 1, 1872.
THE
Auditor's Report
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND
For its Ninety-third Municipal Year,.
From March 1, 1872, to March 1, 1873.
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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN.
Chosen March 3, 1873.
Town Clerk, JOSEPH A. ROBY.
Selectmen,
JAMES D. WALKER, G. W. RISLEY, H. C. DEAN.
Assessors,
SYLVESTER REEVES, G. W. RISLEY, HORACE HEARD.
Overseers of the Poor, T. J. DAMON, J. M. PARMENTER, HORACE HEARD. Treasurer, CHARLES H. CAMPBELL.
Auditor, SYLVESTER REEVES.
Constables,
T. H. SIMPSON,
E. C. DAVIS,
C. W. WHITNEY,
D. D. GRIFFIN,
W. B. WARD.
Constables to be Fence Viewers.
Highway Surveyors,
W. A. JESSUP,
H. G. HAMMOND,
S. M. THOMAS,
T. J. DAMON, OTIS LOKER, J. D. MOULTON,
ROGER SHERMAN, C. H. CAMPBELL, D. H. SHERMAN.
Field Drivers,
J. A. ROBY, W. A. JESSUP, S. D. REEVES, W. K. HILLS.
Pound Keepers, H. C. DEAN, C. W. REEVES.
Measurers of Wood,
C. L. HOWARD,
W. C. GROUT,
G. B. COCHRANE,
C. R. DAMON.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, W. C. GROUT.
Superintendents of Cemeteries, J. D. WALKER, J. C. BUTTERFIELD.
Surveyor of Leather,
A. B. LYON.
Collector of Taxes,
J. A. ROBY.
REPORT.
Appropriations for 1872.
For support of schools, $2,000 00
fuel for schools,
200 00
support of poor, -
600 00
roads and bridges,
- 2,000 00
interest on town debt,
1,500 00
payment of "
- 1,000 00
rebuilding stone bridge,
800 00
discount on taxes,
500 00
collector's fee,
150 00
town library, -
50 00
tomb in Cochituate, -
300 00
repairing Rutter school house, - 300 00
Total town appropriations, - $9,400 00
State tax,
1,100 00
County tax,
637 86
Overlayings,
395 59
Total assessed,
$11,533 45
Receipts from All Sources FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1873.
Balance in the treasurer's hands March 1, 1872, - $161 45
Cash from collector of 1871, March 5, 1872, - 3,912 70
1872, as follows :
Aug. 15, 1872, - 1,000 00 Sept. 2, 4,500 00
4
Nov. 21, 1872,
$600 00
Dec. 2,
1600 00
Jan. 23, 1873,
200 00
Feb. 6,
900 00
" 24, 66
551 00
" 28,
-
1,544 59
Cash from Waltham Savings Bank,
66
State Treas., State aid,
644 80
66 corporation tax, -
394 95
66 66 State school fund, -
144 32
expense of pauper,
71 00
66
County " dog licenses, -
167 81
.
66
Waltham National Bank,
700 00
66
66
D. L. Giles, - -
300 00
66
collector of 1871, excess of taxes,
20 07
66
donation fund,
12 00
66 centre hay scales,
20 25
66
use of town hall, -
8 00
66
sale of old plank,
2 00
66
auctioneer's license, 2 00
Total,
$19,956 94
Amount paid out, 18,580 50
Balance on hand Mar. 1, 1873, $1,376 44
Collector's Account with the Treasurer.
By the vote of the town, after deducting the county tax, one- half of the remainder is to be paid on or before the first Monday in September; one-fourth of said remainder on or before the first Monday in December; the balance on or before the first Monday in February. The collector to forfeit ten per cent. on all sums not paid in at the required times.
The collector of 1871 has completed his payments to the treasurer of 1872 as follows :-
Amount due and unpaid first Monday in Feb., 1872, $3,912 70 Same amount due end of financial year, $3,912 70 Paid March 5, 1872, - - - $3,912 70 -
2,300 00
66
66
66
200 00
5
S. M. THOMAS, COLLECTOR, IN ACCT. WITH C. H. CAMPBELL, TREASURER.
Amount assessed,
Deduct county tax,
$11,533 45 637 86
Amount due the town treasurer, $10,895 59
Amount due first Monday in Sept. 3,
Paid Aug. 15, - - - $1,000 00
1
" on amount due, - $5,500 00
Amount overpaid, - $52 20
Amount due first Monday in Dec. 2, -
$2,671 70
Paid Nov. 21, -
$600 00
" first Monday in Dec. 2, 1,600 00
" on amount due, $2,200 00
Due and unpaid, $471 70
Amount due first Monday in Feb. 3, 1872, - - $3,195 59
Paid Jan. 23, 1873,
$200 00
Due and unpaid,
- $2,995 59
Paid Feb. 6, 1873,
$900 00
" 24, -
551 00
" " 28, "
1,544 59
" on amount due, - $2,995 59
Under the ten per cent. clause of the vote of the town, the liability of the collector for each year amounts to a larger sum than is apprehended without examination. The collectors have no right to complain of the severe or partial operation of the vote, or rather non-operation, for no instance is known where the forfeit was ever demanded, or paid, or tendered. It seems reasonable, however, where power is given the collector by law to seize and sell every tax-payer's real and personal estate (with certain exemptions) on the fifteenth day after notice and de- mand, and take the body, that prompt payment should be made by the collector of the whole amount assessed, before the close of the financial year. Any favor shown by the collector to tax- payers does not release him from his obligation to make full payment to the treasury, as by vote required.
$5,447 80
" first Monday in Sept. 2, - 4,500 00
6
Expenditures from the Treasury FROM MARCH 1, 1872, TO MARCH 1, 1873.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Unexpended balance of last year, $360 04 Paid J. A. Roby, services as clerk, 1871, recording births, deaths and marriages, &c., - $51 20
66 Isabella Wight, services as school committee, cash paid for care and repairs of school rooms, &c., 1871, 61 66
L. H. Sherman, services as selectman, school committee, 1871, cash paid for care of school rooms, &c., -
- 101 00 -
Lafayette Dudley, costs of suit against the town, -
- - - 28 90
S. Reeves, services as auditor, 1871, copying old valuation to field book, preparing in- ventory books, - - -
- 37 50
H. Wight, services as treasurer, 1871, jour- neys to pay interest, &c., - - 49 00
J. S. Draper, services as librarian, 1871, - 50 00
J. N. Hammond, gravel for highways, 1871, 11 44
Total,
$390 70
Overdrawn,
30 66
Credit Bills.
Unappropriated money, - - - - $367 98
Paid A. B. Lyon, services as selectman, school committee, cash paid for care of school- rooms, &c., - - $58 25
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