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12 acres mowing and tillage land 6.60; 10 do meadow 2.40; 2 do pasture .50; 16 do wood- land 1.92, 11 42
$19 37
Thomas J. Thompson-house 2.50; barn .25; 4 1-2 acres land 2.25, $5 00
Samuel M. Thomas-house 16.50; barn 5.75; 2 sheds 1.30; hog and corn house 2.75, 26 30 45 acres mowing and tillage 24.75 ; 37 do pasture 8.20 ; 20 do woodland 4.60 ; 13 do meadow 3.20, 40 75
Heirs of Sarah Twist-house 1.00; barn .50 ; 5 acres tillage and pasture .86 ; 5 do woodland 2.18; 4 do meadow .40,
$4 94
James D. Walker-house 2.00; barn 1.50; shed and carriage house .70 ; 21 acres mowing and til- lage land 6.30 ; 8 do meadow 1.40; 18 do wood- land 3.32 ; 30 do pasture 3.90; 17 unimproved 1.36,
$67 05
$20 48
21
Nathaniel Wade-house (unfinished), 7 00
30 acres pasture 6.00 ; 12 acres woodland 2.35 ;
3 do meadow 1.05 ; 2 1-2 do unimproved .25, 9.65
$16 65
Jos. R. Winch-house 5.25 ; barn .75 ; shop and car- riage house .40, 4 acres mowing and tillage land 1.50; 8 do pasture 1.36; 1 do woodland .35 ; S do sproutland .45, $10 06 $7 25
Luther B. White-house 6.25; 1-2 acre land 1.00, Leonard Wood-house 13.25; barn .75; 1 acre land 1.75, $15 75
Leonard Wood-(Nealy place)-house 7.00; 1-4 acre land .25, $7 25
Leonard Wood-(Sawin place)-house 5.00; 1-2 barn .20 ; shop 1.25; 1 1-2 acre land 2.25, $8 70 Charles Weston-house and shop 3.35; 1-2 acre land .60, $3 95
Thos. J. Ware-house and shop 2.00; 1-2 acre land .50, $2 50
John B. Wight-house 9.00 ; barn 1.25, 10 25 7 acres mowing and tillage land 3.55 ; 11 do wood- land 2.05; 6 do meadow .72, 6 32
Henry Wight-8 acres pasture,
$16 57 $2 40
James Williamson-house 2.50 ; barn 1.25 ; 10 acres mowing and tillage land 2.50; 5 do unimproved .40, $6 65 William Whittemore-house 1.75 ; barn 3.00 ; drive- way and shed .60; mill house .60, 5 95
14 acres mowing and tillage land 5.40; 45 do pasture 5.40 ; 3 do woodland .75 ; 22 do sprout- land 3.04; 10 do meadow 2.10; 16 do unim- proved 1.60, 18 29
$24 24
Amos Ward-house 1.25 ; barn 1.25 ; 4 acres mow- ing and tillage land 1.00 ; 1 do woodland .25 ; 6 do pasture .72 ; 6 1-2 unimproved .65, William Ward, Jr .- house 8.75; 1-2 barn .90, 9 65 6 acres mowing and tillage land 2.40 ; 15 do pas- ture 2.10 ; 8 do sproutland .96; 6 do unim- proved .48, 5 94
$$5 12
$15 59
22
Charles A. Ward's Adm'r-house .75; 1-2 barn .90; 11 acres mowing and tillage land 3.50 ; 13 do pasture 2.60 ; 4 do meadow .48; 2 do unim- proved .20,
$8 43
Treasurer of First Parish-20 acres meadow,
2 00
Non Residents.
Samuel Perry, 4 acres woodland, 1 70
Samuel Pratt, house 2.50 ; 5 1-2 acres tillage, pasture, and woodland 2.05, 4 55
Josiah Rutter, 1-3 barn .85; 15 acres mowing and tillage land 7.65 ; 7 do pasture 1.05, 9 55
Abel Rice, house 1.25; barn 1.00; 6 acres mowing and tillage land 1.80; 24 do wood and sprout- land 8.70, 12 75
Edmund Rice, 12 acres woodland, 4 60
Horace Brackett's heirs, 16 acres wood and meadow, 3 08
Seth Bemis, 11 acres woodland,
2 20
Eliakiam Morse, 4 acres woodland,
3 00
Mary White, 3 1-2 acres woodland,
2 10
Jesse Wheeler, house, shed, and 1-4 acre land 5.20 ; 8 1-2 acres land 3.95, 9 15
Widow Abigail Bacon, 2 acres woodland .70; 7 do meadow .70, 1 40
George Babcock, 7 acres woodland,
5 50
Calvin Fuller, 4 acres meadow,
64
Cyrus Taylor, 39 1-2 acres tillage, pasture, meadow, and woodland, 8 35
Tilly Smith, 4 acres meadow, 60
George Goodnow, 6 acres meadow,
1 80
Nahum Goodnow, 4 acres meadow,
40
Charles & Isreal Brown, 15 acres tillage and mea- dow land, 4 50
Charles Gerry, 6 1-2 acres meadow,
2 08
Jerusha Puffer's heirs, 2 acres meadow,
40
Loring Eaton, 21 1-2 acres tillage and pasture land,
5 79
Ireal Rice, 5 acres meadow, 75
John Eaton, 15 acres mowing and woodland, 3 58
Dexter C. Jones, 10 acres sproutland, 1 50
Jane Abbot's heirs, 4 acres pasture land,
60
Thaddeus Tower, 2 acres meadow,
40
Francis R. Gourgas, 5 3-4 acres meadow,
1 73
Alpheus Bigelow, 10 acres mowing 6.00 ; 36 do pas- ture, meadow, and woodland 8.59 ; 13 do unim- proved 1.30, 15 89
23
Simeon Brown, 40 acres tillage and pasture land, 10 00
Daniel Livermore, 18 acres wood and unimproved, 3 46
Thaddeus Pierce's heirs, 16 acres pasture and wood, 4 00
Nathan Barker, 17 acres meadow,
5 10
Henry Leadbetter, 12 acres woodland, 6 60
Swift Leadbetter, 10 acres meadow,
3 00
Increase Leadbetter, Jr., 8 acres woodland,
2 00
James H. Dudley, 3 acres unimproved,
30
John Dudley's heirs, 1 1-2 acres woodland,
22
John Dunn, 8 acres woodland,
2 80
Isaac R. Lovell, 3 acres meadow,
60
Samuel Smith's heirs, 14 acres pasture,
1 94
Samuel Smith's, Jr., heirs, 2 acres meadow,
30
Dexter Bemis, 7 1-2 acres meadow,
90
Jesse Viles, 10 acres meadow,
2 05
David and Jesse Viles, 6 acres meadow,
60
Isaac Fiske, 4 acres meadow,
40
George Stratton, 3 acres meadow,
30
M. and N. Upham, 3 acres meadow,
85
Rufus Babcock, 9 3-4 acres pasture and woodland,
2 94
Thomas Jenkins, 11 acres pasture and woodland, 3 50
Josiah Smith, 1-2 house and barn .60; 4 acres tillage and pasture 1.20, 1 80
John Saunderson, 2 acres meadow,
50
Ebenezer Stone, 1 do
35
Charles Fiske, 17 do
4 50
Windsor Moulton, 3 1-2 do
80
Timothy A. Stone, 2 do
40
Nathan Kendall, 2 do
40
Rufus Brewer, 26 acres sproutland, 4 68
Widow William Stone, 2 acres meadow,
60
Widow Faither Coggin, 4 acres meadow,
75
Eph'm Jennings' heirs, 11 acres mowing and meadow,
4 90
John Jennings, 2 1-2 acres meadow,
75
A. and M. Fiske, 2 1-2 acres meadow,
75
Eunice Moore, 20 acres mowing and pasture,
9 60
Arthur Jennison, 4 acres sproutland,
80
Horace Wait, 3 acres meadow,
50
William Hersey, 5 1-2 acres meadow, 1 27
Samuel Fiske, 1 1-2 acres meadow,
40
Martin Badger, 3 acres meadow, 40
Tho's F. Hammond, 27 1-2 acres mowing, pasture and woodland, 7 25
Otis Jennings' heirs, 6 acres pasture and meadow, 1 50
Isaac Jennison, 4 acres meadow, 1 00
24
William Farnis 1 1-2 acres meadow, 40
Willard Moore, 21 acres tillage, mowing, pasture and woodland, 6 95
Ephriam Loker's heirs, 4 acres meadow,
80
Oliver Felch, 3 acres meadow,
90
John Sherman, 8 acres mowing and tillage land 2.80; 62 1-2 do pasture, meadow and woodland 8.84, 11 64
Peter Underwood's Ex'r, house and barn 1.50; 72 acres land (Jenkins farm) 15.95, 17 45
Peter Underwood, house, barn, and carriage house 3.75; 39 acres land 10.35, 14 10
Dan'l Haynes, 61 acres pasture, wood, and sproutland, 13 77
Eliza Parks, 7 1-2 acres meadow, 1 50
Schuyler Parks, 15 1-2 acres meadow, 3 25
John Farrer, 6 acres meadow, 1 20
William Jones, 40 acres pasture, wood, and meadow, 7 20
Daniel McKing, 11 acres meadow,
2 20
David Hoar-house and land, 1 50
Tho's E. Bent and Asa Jones, 8 acres meadow, 1 60
John Rice, 6 acres tillage, meadow, and woodland,
1 75
Joseph Moore, Jr., house & barn & 1 1-2 acres land, 3 50
William C. Devan, house 2.50; 56 acres land 13.63, 16 13
Horace Leadbetter, house, barn, and out buildings 8 90; 55 acres land 16.23, 25 13
George Foster, 18 acres meadow,
2 70
Sarah Hayward's heirs, house 11.50; barn 2.50; 9 acres land 4.10,
18 10
Cha's A. Cutting, 2 acres meadow .30 ; 16 do pas- ture 2.72, 3 02
Elbridge Cole, house, shop, and 14 acres land, 7 38
- Homes, 25 acres mowing and meadow, 8 75
Phillip J. Meyer, 19 acres meadow,
3 80
City of Boston, house and barn 11.75; 147 acres land 38.00; gate house and aqueduct 400.00, 449 75
M. M. Rice, house, barn, and sheds 4.85 ; 25 acres mowing and tillage land 13.75 ; 97 do wood, pas- ture and meadow 18.20, 36 80
The foregoing is a true copy taken from the Assessors' book for 1850, and published agreeable to vote of the Town.
Attest : LUTHER B. WHITE.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
From April 5th, 1851, to April 1st, 1852.
RECEIPTS OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND FROM APRIL 5TH, 1851, TO APRIL 1ST, 1852.
Balance in Treasurer's hands of April 5, 1851, $355 88
Tax assessed and paid into the Treasury for 1851, 2694 26
James M. Bent, for seats,
1 50
J. B. Sherman, on Note,
87 00
Use of Town Hall,
5 00
Mrs. Draper, for T. Allen's Board,
59 35
Yoke of oxen, sold on Pauper Establishment,
112 50
Grass in Burial Yards,
6 00
Balance of money borrowed-unexpended last year,
10 00
Apples in Burial Yard, 6 00
From State Treasurer, amount of School Fund, 48 37
Donation Fund for Schools,
12 00
$3397 86
The liabilities of the Town are-
Note to Thomas J. Damon,
800 00
do Albert F. Haws,
800 00
do Luther Fuller,
200 00
$1800 00
Demands due the Town-
Note against J. B. Sherman, do Isaac Loker,
125 00
23 23
$$148 23
4
26
EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND FROM APRIL 5TH, 1851, to APRIL 1ST, 1852, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING BILLS OF 1850.
Teachers, board, and wood, for School Dist. No. 1, $156 83
do No. 2, (including 2.07 balance last year) 158 90
do No. 3, (pay for winter term not drawn) 73 60
do No. 4, (2.30 not drawn)
154 53
do No. 5, (2.13 not drawn)
154 70
do No. 6, (including 5.18 not drawn last year),
162 01
Josiah Russell, widening Mill-brook Bridge,
do bill for Town House and Library,
105 45
H. B. Braman, do do do
110 00
do collecting taxes, 1851,
79 33
do abatements on do, 11 43
Expense attending the reception of Pres. Wayland,
139 69
Interest on Town's debt,
66 13
Wagon on Pauper Establishment,
25 50
Edward Mellen, bill for Library,
21 04
J. B. Sherman, work done on Highway, 1850,
7 89
do
do
1850,
8 84
J. D. Parmenter,
do
do
1850,
13 94
Elbridge Damon,
do
do
1850,
62 80
Wm. Sherman,
do
do
1850-'51,
55 34
J. D. Walker,
do
do 1851,
21 00
S. M. Thomas,
do
do
1851,
35 95
Jas. Draper, do
do
do
19 95
Artemas Bond, do
do
do
17 58
Elbridge Damon, do
do
do
84 21
Richard Heard,
do
do
do
21 33
J. B. Sherman, do
do
do
26 76
David Smith, do
do
do
33 00
N. Heard's bill, postage,stationery, oil for Library, &c.,
21 95
J. D. Johnson's Note and interest,
106 10
J. L. Perkins' work and stock for altering Library, 30 05
Wm. Sherman, filling up Watering place near Wm. Baldwin's,
25 00
James D. Walker, lumber for Bridle Point bridge,
34 42
do cash paid for planks,
4 87
do for support of Joseph Dudley at House of Correction, 17 56
Henry Coggin, for abatements of Taxes, 1850,
25 71
James Francis, do
do
do
1851,
18 81
S. M. Thomas, do
do 1850,
4 99
78 10
27
John T. Baldwin, damage sustained by defect in highway, 3 00
Cash refunded M. Kearnen for highway receipt, 1 18
J. S. Draper, cash paid for printing School Report, 11 00 Cash paid by Treasurer to sundry persons as pr. credit bill of 1850, 414 89
Henry Sibley, for Henry Carns' sickness (small pox),
20 00
Support of Paupers out of Almshouse (19.50 due for last year), 269 80
Cattle on Pauper Establishment (money received into treasury from sale of oxen), 112 50
In Treasurer's hands April 1st, 1852,
370 20
$3397 86
BILLS WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOWED FOR 1851 REMAINING UNPAID APRIL 1ST, 1852.
Henry Wight, recording and returning to Secretary
of State, the Marriages, Births, and Deaths
$10 45
Henry Wight, for services as Librarian, do 3 feet wood for Library,
1 50
Dr. E. Ames' bill for attending paupers,
18 75
J. S. Draper, for 11 days taking invoice and making taxes,
16 50
J. S. Draper, for services as school committee, 20 00
do cash paid for and procuring blackboard, 2 50
Lewis Jones, for 12 days taking invoice and making taxes, 18 00
Lewis Jones, cash paid for tax book,
81
S. Reeves, Jr., for services as school committee, do cash paid for printing certificates,
75
Thomas Adlington, for painting, varnishing, setting glass, &c., in Town House and Library, David Sutton, Irons for Library building,
15 16
1 50
J. D. Walker, for services as Overseer of Poor,
5 00
do moving John Carnes,
1 00
do journey to Framingham to see pauper, 2 50
do labor on Bridle Point bridge, 3 60
do cash paid for stove pipe,
3 25
do cash paid for Washington Hall,
75
do going to Brighton to buy cattle, 1 50
do cash paid paupers, 50
$3027 66
25 00
20 00
28
Wm. C. Grout, services as Treasurer, 6 00
do services as Overseer of Poor, 5 00
do paid for discharging Mortgage, 25
do journey to Framingham,
1 00
do surveying road in south part of town, 2 00
do cash paid L. Wood for Lumber, 1 75
do for work on bridge,
2 50
do cash given to paupers, 1 63
Samuel M. Thomas, for breaking out roads, 11 00
Thomas J. Damon, for services as Overseer of Poor, 5 00
do journey to Boston to pay money, 1 00
Hervey Reeves, work on school house No. 2, 2 61
A. Gleason, paid for repairs on school house No. 5,
43 91
Newell Heard, for postage, oil, brooms, &c.,
12 29
Eli Sherman, 12 days taking invoice and making taxes,
18 00
Eli Sherman, settling with Treasurer,
1 00
do cash paid for trunk,
1 50
H. Heard, for posting warrant for Town Meetings,
6 00
do notifying town officers to take the oath,
3 00
do cash paid for stove and pipe in school house No. 1, 8 82
do repairs of school house No. 1, 1 00
G. A. Somerby, for services as school committee, 5 00
3 50
Jos. Bullard, attending funeral of Wm. Hapgood, do making returns of deaths,
1 80
John N. Sherman, for repairs, pail, broom, &c., for school house No. 6, 1 74
Richard Heard, for 2 days attendance with Com- missioners on road petititioned for by Broad and others,
2 00
Richard Heard, for timber and labor for Bridle Point bridge, 1 25
Wm. H. Bemis, for broom and stove pipe for school house No. 2,
84
Henry Coggin, for repairs, broom, &c., for school house No. 3, 2 39
L. Wood, for repairs on school house No. 1, 2 19
J. B. Sherman, for work on highway, 5 12
J. L. Perkins, for repairs on school house No. 2, 6 11
Henry Reeves, for repairs on school house No. 4, 1 25
$337 47
PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT.
RECEIPTS OF PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FROM APRIL 1ST, 1851, TO APRIL 1ST, 1852.
Baskets sold,
$13 35
Poultry,
23 58
Eggs,
11 03
10 bushels potatoes,
9 00
8 calves,
56 41
11,369 lbs. hay,
70 58
1240 lbs. straw,
7 37
Butter,
5 63
205 lbs. butter,
39 20
18 bushels oats,
9 00
5 rolls paper,
50
Peaches,
1 25
2 pigs, 520 lbs., 7c,
36 40
1 yoke oxen,
112 50
Apples,
4 12
Cider,
10 17
66 lbs. tallow,
3 63
1 bull,
14 16
For use of bull,
3 25
23 quarts milk,
70
Cash received by Warden for labor done by him,
12 91
4 94
Hay sold C. W. Reeves, 7 quarts beans,
42
$450 10
30
EXPENSES OF PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FROM APRIL 1ST, 1851, TO APRIL 1ST, 1852.
Bill of dry goods
$7 57
Bed piece to axeltree,
1 00
Cash gave Wm. P. Sargent,
1 00
Grass seed,
7 49
2 oil barrels,
1 48
1-2 bushel potatoes,
50
Expenses to Boston twice,
1 13
7 lbs. tea,
3 20
Plaster,
1 97
6 papers seeds,
30
Belly band for cart,
75
Paint brush, butts, and nails,
61
Sink,
3 50
50 lbs. potash,
3 90
5 lbs. lead pipe,
32
388 1-4 lbs. beef and veal,
26 57
1 shovel,
75
Newell Heard, for goods,
2 07
4 quarts Peas,
56
32 1-4 lbs. paint,
3 27
pint oil,
14
181 1-2 lbs. mackerel and cod fish,
8 58
Repairing oven,
1 75
Peck of beans,
60
1 hoe,
54
Bag salt,
1 50
Glass and putty,
54
2 butter boxes,
1 25
6 1-4 yards ticking 79, thread 12,
91
2 scythes,
1 90
3 door locks,
1 06
Tools for Thomas Corbishley,
5 04
68 yards Sheeting,
5 44
Plough point,
50
2 lbs. currants,
20
2 pair overalls,
95
Repairing clock,
50
2 quarts oil,
35
1 day's labor, haying,
1 25
65 yards print,
4 50
Remnants do
76
31
16 lbs. batting,
1 60
2 pair socks,
25
7 yards striped shirting,
87
3 pair pants,
7 50
2 vests,
3 50
Meadow grass,
4 50
1 pair shoes,
75
6 flour barrels,
1 00
1 vest,
1 75
1 pair boots,
2 50
2 quarts oil,
35
2 pigs, weight 213, 5 1-2c,
11 71
2 heifers,
35 00
1 yoke oxen,
85 00
Boards and cement,
5 50
Whitewash brush,
70
2 quarts oil,
35
2 pair leather mittens,
80
Pair tie up chains,
67
Bushel salt,
45
Peck quinces,
20
8 yards cotton cloth,
50
Use of mill,
75
2 quarts oil,
39
Cap,
88
1 axe,
1 00
making cider,
2 77
1 pair boots,
1 75
2 green jackets,
4 00
2 quarts oil,
39
Pair leather mittens,
37
Bushel salt,
45
2 quarts oil,
39
Blacksmith's bill,
10 50
123 lbs. sugar,
8 83
91 lbs. cheese,
7 58
Baker's bread,
2 54
112 bushels grain and meal,
86 65
16 gallons molasses,
4 07
2 bars soap,
43
5 lbs. salæratus 35, tin ware 3.45,
3 80
15 lbs. rice,
63
2 lbs. sago,
20
Tobacco, 85
32
Sundries,
12 05
4 barrels flour,
21 62
1 pair shoes, 1 00
1 bag Fine Feed,
1 12
17 3-4 lbs. cheese,
1 42
20 yards ticking,
2 40
25 lbs. mackerel, 1 56
Whole amount of expenses at Alms House, - $452 04
Warden's salary, 200 00
Interest on Farm and personal property,
270 00
$922 04
Income from farm,
$450 10
Inventory of personal property of
1852 exceeds that of 1851, 45 41
495 51
Making the whole expense of Paupers on farm, $426 53
Paid for support of Paupers away from Alms House, $250 30
Deduct cash received for T. Allen,
59 35
191 05
Making the total expense for support of Paupers,
$617 58
THE
COMMITTEE'S REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF
THE TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1855.
Prepared and Printed by Order of the Town.
BOSTON: PRINTED BY JOHN WILSON & SON, 22, SCHOOL STREET. 1855.
COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES
FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Amount appropriated by the town
$1250.00
"
received from State School Fund 53.52
" received from Donation Fund .
12.00
$1315.52
EXPENSES.
STREET DISTRICT.
Paid Eliza A. G. Heard for teaching
$54.00
"
Eliza A. G. Heard for teaching
44.66
" Jude Damon for fuel
11.82
NORTH DISTRICT.
Paid Anna E. Bullard for teaching
$48.00
"
, Anna E. Bullard for teaching
51.08
,, Calvin Sherman for fuel
9.75
$108.83
RUTTER DISTRICT.
Paid Addie R. Reeves for teaching
$58.50
" Adeline H. Wellington for teaching
35.00
" Thomas J. Thompson for fuel
17.50
„ Edward Rice, jun., for making fires
2.00
$113.00
2
$110.48
4
THOMAS DISTRICT.
Paid Angeline P. Stone for teaching
$50.00
Isabella Wight for teaching ·
40.00
Nathan S. Johnson for fuel
13.00
„, Ephraim Whittemore for making fires
2.00
SOUTH DISTRICT.
$105.00
Paid Sarah E. Hall for teaching
$60.00
,, Elvira S. Bond for teaching
42.00
Mary L. Moulton for teaching
70.00
Sarah Damon for teaching
46.00
Ebenezer Loker for fuel
32.00
$250.00
HIGH SCHOOL .*
Paid Erastus N. Fay for teaching
$150.00
Erastus N. Fay for teaching .
150.00
*Erastus N. Fay for teaching .
85.70
James S. Draper for fuel
28.00
James S. Draper for fuel
19.68
+James S. Draper for fuel
15.90
"
,, +James S. Draper for making fires and taking care of schoolhouse
8.00
$457.28
RECAPITULATION OF SCHOOLS.
Street District
$110.48
North District
108.83
Rutter District
113.00
Thomas District
105.00
South District
250.00
High School
457.28
$1144.59
PAID FOR THE REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS.
Paid Isaac M. Jones
$15.00
Stukely Carpenter
40.00
* This school kept two terms, and a part of the third.
t These orders were due March 31, but were not drawn until April 2, 1855.
5
Paid Samuel M. Thomas
$50.64
William H. Bemis
40.00
Thomas J. Damon
133.38
",
J. D. Parmenter
61.09
Jude Damon
45.62
James D. Walker
27.43
Josiah Russell
17.58
Alpheus D. Loker
19.34
Daniel Feagan
26.57
Nathan S. Johnson
20.94
"
Jude Damon
4.75
Paid Jacob Ulman for labor from Jonas Bennett's to Lin- coln Line .
$25.00
Amount of highway grant for 1854
$600.00
Special grant for Jacob Ulman ·
.
25.00
EXTRA EXPENDITURES ON HIGHWAYS.
Paid Ebenezer Loker for repairing bridge $4.08
Horace Heard, it being amount for highway-tax worked out by him for 1851 52.99
,, Horace Heard for work done on the highway in 1853 8.28
,, Thomas J. Damon for work done on the highway for the year 1852
41.41
BILLS WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOWED FOR THE YEAR 1853 REMAINING UNPAID APRIL 1, 1854.
Charles H. Campbell, for repairing schoolhouse and furni- ture for District No. 1 $7.38
Leonard Wood, services as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor 17.00 William Hammond, for breaking out roads for the years 1853-54 14.80
William Hammond, for work done on the highway 20.50
Newell Heard, for postage, stationery, &c. 6.24}
David Sutton, for putting up a sign-board 1.50
James S. Draper, for breaking out roads for the years 1853-54 9.00
$502.34
6
Charles R. Damon, services on the committee to establish new town line . $1.00
Charles R. Damon, setting monuments . ·
1.00
Charles R. Damon, services as Assessor twelve days 18.00
Charles R. Damon, sundries for schoolhouse No. 3 4.37
E. H. Sears, for preparing catalogue of the town library ten days
10.00
Paid Cyrus Lee for repairing schoolhouse and furniture in District No. 2 $3.86
Luther B. White for services as Assessor twelve days Luther B. White for notifying town officers and posting warrants .
11.00
Charles Campbell for shovelling snow
6.00
James S. Draper for services as School Committee
22.50
„, James S. Draper for taking care of town clock
3.00
" William C. Grout for services as Treasurer and Col- lector in 1853 .
50.00
William C. Grout for services as surveyor and laying out roads .
1.25
Moses W. Parmenter for breaking snow-paths .
1.25
Horace Heard for breaking out roads
6.00
" Horace Heard for cash paid for work done on roads Joseph Bullard for winding town clock .
4.00
Joseph Bullard for returning deaths
2.10
George A. Rice for settling with the Treasurer
1.00
" George A. Rice for breaking roads the past winter .
21.00
J. D. Johnson for breaking out roads 15.50
2.00
1.00
„ Thomas J. Damon for services as Overseer of the Poor ·
5.00
,, Thomas J. Damon for settling with the Treasurer, 1852
1.00
,, Thomas J. Damon for laying out and letting out road at J. Bullard's .
1.50
,, Thomas J. Damon for two journeys to S. B. Ward's, at Framingham .
1.50
,, Thomas J. Damon for journey to Framingham for coffin for William Moulton
1.00
,, Thomas J. Damon for cash paid John Stone for ser- vices at William Moulton's funeral 1.00
William Baldwin for breaking out roads
8.50
"
William Baldwin for books, and repairing school- house in District No. 4 1.81
Ebenezer Ames for services as physician for the poor 18.63
" ,, Ebenezer Ames for vaccinating sixty-three children 15.75
5.00
" John N. Sherman for meeting County Commissioners „ Abel Gleason for settling with the Treasurer .
18.00
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Paid Henry Allen for services as School Committee
„ James M. Bent for services as Committee to oppose laying out highway . 2.00
Jason Bent for services as School Committee . 20.00
James M. Bent for services on Committee in 1850 to alter town line 1.00
James D. Walker for six days' work on the road
6.00
James D. Walker for breaking out roads
10.00
Daniel Puffer for shovelling snow .
1.10
Artemas Bond for services as Overseer of the Poor
5.00
Artemas Bond for clearing the roads of snow ·
6.70
Asahel Sherman for services as Assessor twelve days Asahel Sherman for cash paid E. C. Esty for services for Commonwealth vs. S. G. Fessenden ·
6.25
William Whittemore for repairing schoolhouse in District No. 4 . 1.25
" William Whittemore for breaking out roads 8.75
Amos Carter for repairs and furniture for North Dis- trict .
2.67
" Eli Sherman for services as Overseer of the Poor
10.00
Eli Sherman for services as Selectman
6.00
Eli Sherman for settling with the Treasurer .
1.00
Henry Wight for record-book for town meetings Henry Wight for record-book for burial-grounds
0.75
" Henry White for services as Librarian one year
30.00
" Henry Wight for three feet of wood for library 2.75
6.00
Henry Wight for three quires of paper, 50 cents ; lamp-wicks, 10 cents
0.60
,, Henry Wight for recording 33 births, at 20 cents each
6.60
,, Henry Wight for recording five marriages, at 10 cents each .
0.50
Henry Wight for recording 21 deaths, at five cents each . 1.05
ORDERS PAID THE PAST YEAR.
Paid Charles R. Damon for schools (grant of 1853) $104.92
Charles R. Damon for schools (grant of 1853) 50.00
" William C. Grout for abatement of taxes 19.49
Albert F. Hawes for interest on note 48.00
" Thomas J. Damon for interest on note . 36.00
" Luther Fuller for use of a stove
9.50
James S. Draper for printing school-reports 10.25
" Newell Heard for school-books
49.75
James M. Bent for expenses on South Schoolhouse 200.00
Joseph Sawin for painting thirteen guide-boards 11.70
$25.00
4.00
Henry Wight for six days making catalogue .
18.00
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Paid J. B. Sherman for three cows $105.00 Josiah Hastings for 100 blank deeds 2.25
Thomas Groom for paper
1.00
George A. Rice for incidental expenses .
120.12
,, Henry Wight for discount allowed on taxes the past year
103.77
State tax for 1854
$258.00
County tax for 1854
503.96
TAXES ABATED BY THE ASSESSORS FOR THE YEAR 1853.
Samuel Perry
$0.69
Joseph Sawin's poll-tax
.
1.50
Taxes Abated for the Year 1854.
Casper Corman
$1.83
William A. Heard
1.83
Joseph Sawin
1.50
Samuel Sherman
4.16
Fincent Schaur
1.83
CASH PAID FOR THE SUPPORT OF PAUPERS OUT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
Paid for Joseph Kendall
$4.50
„
Neverson Stone
18.21
Neverson Stone
13.00
Neverson Stone
13.00
"
Neverson Stone
13.00
"
Rebecca Haynes
13.00
"
" Rebecca Haynes
13.00
,, Joseph Kendall
13.50
George A. Rice for cash paid the town of Warren and Hardwick . William Bowers, Warden on the Poor Farm .
56.00
25.00
William Bowers, Warden on the Poor Farm . 102.98
.
* This was paid for the year 1853.
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AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE TOWN TREASURER
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1855.
Money raised by vote of the town
$2250.00
Highway grant
604.02
Overlayings on assessment of taxes
148.04
Town's proportion of the State School Fund .
53.52
From the State for the support of State paupers
2.38
From the Poor Establishment by the Chairman of the Overseers
115.70
State tax
258.00
County tax .
503.96
Joseph Bullard, for use of the Town Hall
2.00
Grass and apples on the burying-grounds
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