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Dexter Sherman for his old place-house and 1 a. land 550
Personal estate 112
Joseph Sawin-house 450, shop 100, 1 1-2 a. land 200, 750
4295
16
Rebecca Sherman's heirs-1-3 house 34, 1-3 barn 150, 6 a. mowing and tillage 300, 3 a. pasturing 60, 4 a. woodland 224, 1 1-2 do. 40, 2 a. river meadow 70, (Transferred to C. Sherman's estate. )
870
Josiah M. Sherman-house and shed 120, barn 50, 12 a. mowing and tillage 276, 13 a. pasturing 156, 3 a. meadow 40, 12 a. woodland 180,
Personal estate
822 140
Calvin Sherman-2-3 house 550, 2-3 barn 250, 1 do. 75, 13 a. mowing and tillage 520, 30 a. pasturing 600, 4 a. woodland 120, 3 a. do. 90, 13 a. meadow 156, 7 a. river meadow 175, 14 1-2 a. woodland 406,
Personal estate
2942 555
Luther H. Sherman-10 a. mowing and tillage 400, 10 a. pasturing 200, 3 a. meadow 60, 3 a. unimproved 30, 8 a. woodland 200,
Personal estate,
890 210
Jahleel B. Sherman-house and shed 300, barn and shed 225, 13 a. mowing and tillage 650, 40 a. pasturing 720, 7 a. river meadow 70, hen house 25,
Personal estate
1990 520
Josiah Sherman-house and shed 250, barn and shed 125, 15 a. mowing and tillage 555, 30 a. pasturing 555, 7 a. wood- land 224, 2 a. do. (sprout) 24, 3 a. do. (pine) 120, 6 a. meadow 138, 9 a. unimproved 90,
Personal estate
2081 225
James Sherman-house 500, barn 650, 13 a. mowing and tillage 350, 30 a. pasturing 510, 14 a. meadow 350, 2 a. unimproved 20,
2380 370
Personal estate
John N. Sherman-house 650, barn 150, 6 a. mowing and tillage 300, 2 1-2 a. woodland 95, 10 a. pasturing 200, 4 1-2 a. unimproved 45, 4 a. river meadow 80, 6 1-2 a. woodland 162,
Personal estate
1682 260
Edward H. Sherman-5 a. mowing and tillage 200, 3 a. meadow 60, 20 a. pasturing 360, 8 a. unimproved 80, 4 a. river meadow 80,
780
Personal estate
390
Asahel Sherman-house and shed 700, barn 700, corn barn and shed 100, 24 a. mowing and tillage 1080, 24 a. pasturing 528, 4 a. wood 60, 2 a. meadow 44, 5 a. do. 100, 16 a. unimproved 192,
Personal estate
3504 605
17
Edmond H. Sears-house 975, barn 100, sheds 100, 8 a. mowing and tillage 400, 31 3-4 a. pasturing and wood 698, 5 a. woodland 150,
2423
Personal estate 2235
James B. Stone-house and 1-2 a. land 575
Walter Stone-house 600, barn and shed 500, 2 other buildings 40, 27 a. mowing and tillage 1350, 36 a. pasturing 648, 11 a. meadow 180, 31 1-2 a. woodland 630, 3948
Walter Stone (for his old place)-house and shed 500, barn and shed 200, 1 1-2 a. land 75,
775
Personal estate 580
Andrew J. Stone-house 400, barn 200, corn barn 20, 16 a. mowing and tillage 400, 20 a. pasturing 200, 4 a. meadow 80, 6 a. woodland 120, 1420
Personal estate 187
Polly Smith's heirs-house and shed 300, barn 450, 8 a. mowing and tillage 240, 23 1-2 a. pasturing 376, 17 a. wood- land 255, 1621
Lydia Sherman-4 a. woodland
150
Josiah Smith-13 a. pasturing 270
Samuel M. Thomas-house and shed 1400, barn, shed and carriage house 1500, corn barn 25, 45 a. mowing and tillage 2250, 27 a. pasturing 725, 5 a. meadow (Beaver) 125, 10 a. home meadow 120, 25 a. woodland 750, 14 a do. (Moulton lot) 600, 5 a. unimproved 40,
7535
Personal estate
1144
Jacob Ulman-house and shed 1050, barn and shed 525, corn and carriage house 100, 15 a. mowing and tillage 525, 15 a. pasturing 300, 8 a. woodland 320, 2 1-2 a. unim- proved 25,
Personal estate
2845 567
Joseph Wellington-house 250, 7 a. land 250,
500
Personal estate
478
James D. Walker-house and shed 175, barn 175, car- riage house 125, 20 a. mowing and tillage 700, 45 a. pastur- ing 675, 19 a. woodland 352, 8 a meadow 128, 2 a. river meadow 20,
2350
Personal estate 240
Luther B. White-house, shed and land 1100, barn 625, 20 1-4 a. mowing and tillage 1012, 12 a. meadow 120, 2857 Personal estate 947
Charles Weston-house shop and 1-2 acre land 425
3
18
John B. Wight-house 1100, barn 100, 7 a. mowing and tillage 500, 6 a. meadow 60, 10 a. woodland 220, 1 a. do. 40,
2020 1529
Personal estate
Henry Wight-8 a. pasturing 256, 32 a. woodland (sprout) 480,
736
Personal estate
100
Treasurer of the 1st Parish-20 a. meadow
200
Personal estate
2600
William Whittemore-house 150, barn and shed 300, 14 a. mowing and tillage 490, 28 a. pasturing 364, 7 a. wood- land 110, 4 a. meadow 80, 6 a. do. (Bow) 60, 13 a. wood (sprout) 156, 12 a. pasturing 180,
1999
Personal estate
260
Willard B. Ward-house 935, shop 40, 1-2 a. Iand 75,
1050
Isaac Warren-house 700, barn 400. shoe shop 25, 8 a. mowing and tillage 400, S a. pasturing 200, 2 a. meadow 20, Personal estate 165
1745
William Ward-house 750, 1-2 barn 125, 10 a. mowing and tillage 350, 10 a. pasturing 175, 15 a. woodland 225, 5 a unimproved 50,
1675
Personal estate 70
Mrs. Harriet S. Wyman-house 1250, barn 400, 12 a. mow- ing and tillage 1080, 2 a. pasturing 60, 2790
Personal estate 12,950
Samuel B. Ward-house and shed 200, barn and shed 200, 15 a. mowing and tillage 525, 15 a. pasturing 225, 10 a. sprout 150, 6 a. meadow 90,
1365
Personal estate 115
George Schleiker (residence unknown) -house and shop 550, barn 175, 3 1-2 a. mowing and tillage 175, 2 1-2 a. sprout 50, 1 4-5 a. river meadow 18,
968
James M. Wiggin-house 500, barn 175, 23 a. mowing and tillage 560, 5 a. home lot 150,
1385
Personal estate 245
Allen Debby
Personal Estate, $1251
Bent J. M. and Wm.
4500
Bideman Victor
10
Bridge Eunice
66
1000
Carpenter's S. heirs
290
Cop.thorn John L.
545
Cain Peter
66
250
Caton Michael
150
Dudley Clarence
30
Damon M. M.
300
19
Draper Lydia
Personal Estate,
700
Fuller R. D.
529
Grout Susan
350
Gleason George
187
Griffin S. and B.
1600
Goodnow M. W.
30
Giles C. E.
280
Howe E. L.
7
Hammond J. N.
207
Heard G. S.
52
Heard Mrs. E. A.
500
Hodges C. W.
30
Harlow William
32
Harrington S.
3000
Heard Augustus
36
Johnson N. B.
510
Johnson Anna
1900
Loker Sewell
5
Loker Samuel
37
Loker Hannab
68
700
Lee Cyrus (guardian)
450
Lee Isaac
70
Moore Jesse
3000
Morse S. A.
800
Merrill C.
840
Moore J. M.
85
Newton Henry
66
50
Nelson William F.
450
Osborne Eli
525
Parmenter H. D.
574
Parmenter Jonathan N.
66
2398
Parmenter M. L.
800
Parmenter Susan A.
66
1000
Page Miranda
270
Russell Edmund
279
Russell Sarah
66
800
Reeves S. Jr.
66
201
Roby R. D.
6€
25
Rice L. G.
66
66
600
Roan Michael
300
Smith David
35
Sherman's William heirs
3000
Sherman Edward H.
66
6 $
390
Sears Ellen
1296
Stone Aaron
140
Sherman T. S.
60
Schell E.
10
Spofford D.
58
Taylor L. C.
800
Videon William
80
.
66
66
66
66
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66
20
Non-Residents.
ACTON.
William Read-1 3-4 a. land
$40
BOSTON.
City of Boston-26 a. land 2191
Arnold W. Taylor-9 a. land 450
George Bemis-11 a. land 165
Daniel Fagan-barn 175, 14 a. mowing and tillage 490, 47 a. pasture and wood 705, (Transferred to C. H. Bryden. )
1370
George Foster-18 a. meadow
360
Phillip J. Meyers-19 a. meadow
380
Ebenezer Johnson-19 a. woodland
304
Charles Drury-9 1-2 a. meadow 95
BRIGHTON.
Abel Rice-2 houses 350, 2 barns 150, 10 a. mowing and
tillage 250, 13 a. pasturing 195, 25 a. woodland 720, 1665
Elmond Rice's heirs-12 a. land 460
Horace Brackett-16 a. land 320
BROOKLINE.
George Babcock-7 a. wood 700
CAMBRIDGE.
M. M. Rice-house and shed 200, barn 275, 40 a. mowing and tillage 2000, 57 a. pasturing 1596, 15 a. woodland 375, 5 a. river meadow 50, 5 a. home do. 100, Personal estate 425
4596
CONCORD.
George Heywood and Samuel Staples-5 3-4 a. meadow 173
FRAMINGHAM. 400
Wyman Bradbury-9 a. land
John Sanderson-2 a. land
50
Ebenezer Stone-1 a. land
35
Charles Fiske-17 a. land
400
Windsor Moulton's heirs-3 1-2 a. land
80
Timothy A. Stone-2 a. land
40
Nathan Kendall-2 a. land
40
Widow William Stone-2 a. land
60
Ebenezer Stone-3 a. land
90
George Bullard-10 a. land
160
Aaron Stone-house 200, barn 250, other buildings 20, 11 a. mowing and tillage 444, 20 a. pasturing 320, 15 a. woodland 450, 11 1-2 a. meadow 287, 5 a. woodland (sprout ) 75, 2042
GRAFTON.
William H. Hersey-5 a. land, house and barn 650
21
LOWELL.
Joseph Moore-house and 1 a. land 500
Caleb Livingstone-house and shed 800, barn 225, shop 50, 6 1-2 a. land 325, 1400
LINCOLN.
William Jones-6 a. woodland 240, 18 1-2 a. pasturing 370, 1 1-4 a. woodland 25, 14 1-4 a. meadow 212, 8447
Schuyler Parks' heirs-15 1-2 a. meadow 325
Widow Eliza Parks-7 1-2 a. meadow 150
Daniel Haynes-7 a. pasturing 140, 54 a. woodland 1188 1328 John Farrar-6 a. river meadow 120
James F. Stone-house and land 150, barn 125, do. 100, 7 a. mowing and tillage 280, 12 a. pasturing 240, 895
John Sherman-3 a. woodland 110, 33 a. pasturing 660, 770
John D. Sherman-12 a. pasturing 120, 11 1-2 a. woodland 300, 5 a. sprout 60, 12 a. river meadow 144, 624
Peter Underwood-3 a. wood and meadow (Castle hill lot) 121, 5 a. mowing and tillage 200, 321
Peter Underwood's heirs-house 100, barn 100, 20 a. mow- ing and tillage 500, 3 a. home meadow 100, 18 a. wood- land 360, 4 a. do. 140, 40 a. do. 800, 3 a. wood and meadow (Castle hill lot ) 121,
2221
Elisha Ellms-house and barn 80, 3 a. mowing and tillage 105, 2 a. meadow 30, 6 a. pasturing 96, 7 a. woodland 140,
451
NATICK.
Faithee C'oggin-4 a. land
75
Isaac Jennison-4 a. land
100
Ephraim Jennings' heirs-11 a. land
490
Moses and Aaron Fiske-2 1-2 a. land
75
Eunice Moore-20 a. land
960
Arthur Jennerson-4 a. land
80
Asher Parlin-2 1-2 a. land
75
Martin Badger-3 a. land
40
Thomas F. Hammond-28 1-4 a. land
690
Willard Moore-9 a. land
297
Ephraim Loker's heirs-4 a. land
80
Oliver Feltch-4 a. meadow
100
Henry Coggin-house 550, blaksmith's shop 250, 1 1-2 a. land 300,
1100
Hezekiah Hobbs-1 1-2 a. land
30
Abigail Goodnow-1 1-2 a. land
30
Luther H. Gleason and Nahum Green-5 1-2 a. land
127
Aaron Train-house, barn and 10 a. land
365
Jonathan Moore-7 a. land
175
Thomas Coolidge-2 a. land
30
Henry Goodnow-house, shed and 1-2 a. land 1300, barn
500, hall 200, 2000
22
NEWTON.
Thaddeus Tower-2 a. land 40
Smith Adams' heirs-house 150, barn 50, 5 a. mowing and tillage 150, 5 a. woodland 250, 4 a. beaver meadow 50, 650
Thomas J. Ware's heirs-house, barn, shop and land 400
NEW SALEM.
Alpheus Harding-house 1400, barn 200, 2 a. land 175, 1775
Nelson Stone-16 a. woodland
SUDBURY.
Cyrus Taylor-39 1-2 a. tillage, pasturing, meadow and wood- land 900
Tilly Smith's heirs-house and store 1150, barn 300, shed 75, 1-2 a. land 125, 5 a. river meadow 50, 1700
George Smith-3-4 a. land
30
Samuel Brigham's heirs-2 a. land 20
180
Nahum Goodnow's heirs-4 a. land
40
Charles Gerry-5 a. land
100
Loring Eaton-21 1-2 a. land
579
Asahel Dakin-10 a. land
200
John Eaton-house and 71 a. land
1800
Israel Rice-5 a. land
75
Dexter C. Jones-10 a. land
200
Willard Walker-4 a. land
80
George W. Moore and Abigail Power-4 a. land
80
John Hunt-10 a. land
220
John W. Rice-15 a. land
450
George Heard-12 a. land
120
WALTHAM.
Samuel Perry-4 a. land
40
Josiah Rutter-2-3 barn 66, 18 a. mowing and tillage 990,
7 a. pasturing 175, 1231
50
Hodijah B. Bramin-4 a. land WATERTOWN.
Jesse Wheeler-house 550, 8 1-2 a. woodland 127, 2 1-2 a. do. 125, 772
Abigail Bacon-7 a. meadow 70, 2 a. wood Castle hill) 30, 100
John P. Cushing-house and shed 1400, barn and shed 1800, 76 a. mowing and tillage 3800, 75 a. pasturing 2250, 6 a. meadow 120, 8 a. sprout 120, 52 1-2 a. woodland 1837, 11327 Personal estate 530
NEWTON.
Sampson R. Urbino-house 600, barn 125, other buildings 25, 4 a. mowing and tillage 180, 4 a. woodland 64, 8 a. pasturing 200, 1194
James W. Dudley-3 a. land
40
George Goodnow-6 a. land
STERLING. 400
23
W ESTON.
Alpheus Bigelow (Col. Allen place)-house 400, 1 1-2 a. mowing and tillage 150, 12 a. mowing and tillage 720, 6 a. meadow 60, 8 a. pasturing and tillage 250, 15 a. woodland 260, 11 a. sprout 132, 1972
Simeon Brown-40 a pasturing and wood
1000
Daniel Livermore-18 a. land
346
William Hastings-16 a. land
400
Nathan Barker-17 a. meadow (Beaver hole)
425
Henry Leadbetter-12 a. woodland
400
Increase Leadbetter, Jr .- 8. a. woodland
240
Swift Leadbetter-10 a. meadow
300
John Lakin-3 a. woodland
45
Isaac R. Lovell's heirs-2. a. meadow
40
Nahum Smith-14 a. pasturing and wood
280
David and Jesse Viles' heirs-6 a. meadow
60
Jesse Viles' heirs-10 a. meadow
200
Isaac Fiske-4 a. meadow
40
Thomas Teele 4 a. meadow
60
George Stratton-3 a. meadow
30
Mirick and Nathan Upham-3 a. meadow
60
Thomas Jenkinson-8 a. woodland
320
Thomas Jenkinson, Jr .- 3 a. woodland pasture
60
George Upham-1 a. meadow
20
The whole number of acres in the Town according to the plan of said Town, is 9900. Number of acres estimated to be covered with water, by us, is 450. Number of acres used for roads 245. The whole number of acres, tillage 994
mowing
1503
66
meadow
1299
pasturing
2688
woodland
2042
unimproved
478
66
66
unimprovable
5
Land owned by city of Boston, not taxable
30
Burial Grounds, &c., &c.
20
Value of Real Estate, taxable
$126,616
Personal "
155,234
JOHN N. SHERMAN, - Assessors THOMAS J. DAMON, of
RICHARD HEARD, Wayland.
Wayland, August 25, 1860.
Poor Farm
80
Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Wayland,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1861.
Money in the Treasury April 1, 1860,
$857 42
Received from A. Adams' estate,
72 98
State School Fund,
52 89
from Collector of 1860,
4249 04
sale of grass and apples,
15 00
dog licenses,
72 40
Newburyport, for a pauper,
7 86
66
proceeds of Poor Farm over ex- penditures, 7 23
$5334 82
ORDERS PAID, 1860.
For High School-Tuition,
302 81
Fuel,
5 38
covering erasures,
2 50
$310 69
School District No. 1-Tuition,
341 62
Fuel,
44 00
$385 62
2-Tuition,
181 00
.
Fuel,
17 00
$198 00
3-Tuition,
180 00
Fuel,
16 00
kindling fires,
2 00
$198 00
4-Tuition,
185 00
Fuel,
10 71
$195 71
5-Tuition,
185 00
Fuel,
32 20
kindling fires,
2 50
$219 70
$1507 72
Whole amount expended for schools, HIGHWAYS.
H. G. Hammond, District No. 1,
133 72
S. M. Thomas,
2,
72 73
Joseph Rice, 3,
107 50
J. D. Parmenter,
4,
151 35
Elbridge W. Giles,
" 5,
90 67
Whole amount expended, $555 97
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26
SUPPORT OF POOR. [From Report of the Overseers.]
Warden's salary,
225 00
For A. Adams,
86 41
pasturing cattle,
22 75
oxen,
124 00
horse,
120 00
other expenses for Poor,
72 59
OTHER SPECIAL GRANTS.
For interest,
398 57
credit bills of 1859,
488 49
long causeway,
95 00
stone posts for burial ground,
105 50
land purchased for south burial ground,
55 87
highway near " five paths "
50 00
town's debt at Concord,
500 00
railing road,
25 00
well in south district,
30 00
library,
18 09
copying records,
55 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
For abatement of taxes, 40 20
sealing weights and measures,
8 67
stationery and general statutes for selectmen and assessors,
4 15
painting guide boards,
6 90
counsel
5 00
recording deed, &c.,
5 48
E. Loker for school books,
97
long causeway,
25 00
school books assessed,
44 95
painting north school house,
3 00
fence in Dist. No. 1,
8 87
C. Dudley for widening road,
5 00
pasturing cattle in 1859,
23 00
road work in 1859, 3 18
$2005 89
Whole amount drawn out of the Treasury in 1860,
$4720 33
Leaving a balance in the Treasury, April 1, 1861,
$614 49
The town is indebted to Middlesex Institution
for Savings, 4135 00
66
Mrs. Harrington, of Boston, 800 00
James Draper, 598 64
Trustees of Allen Fund, 1000 00
66
William C. Grout, 31 00
Amount of debt,
$650 75
$6564 64
27
CR. By amount of Donation and Allen Fund, 2199 80 66 Library Fund, 271 63
Charles Coolidge's note, 50 00
$2521 43
Town grants, 1860, ‘
4055 00
State tax,
215 00
County tax,
629 47
School books not assessed,
41 97
Overlayings,
152 67
Rate of taxation, ,07 per cent.
BILLS OF EXPENSES OF 1860, REMAINING UNPAID APRIL 1, 1861.
Newell Heard, for postage and stationery for Assessors, &c., $16 18
George A. Rice, repairs on south school house, &c., 30 16
W. H. Bemis, breaking out roads and shoveling snow, 32 37
James W. Dudley, notifying town officers,
3 25
James S. Draper, record book for north burial ground,
1 25
66 survey and plans for
3 00
66 lettering town's tomb,
1 00
taking care of clock the past year,
10 00
repairs and oil for clock,
2 75
policy and insurance of library,
12 98
66
superintending north burial ground,
3 00
auditing town's accounts the past year, glass for high school house,
35
C. W. Barnes, services as physician at poor house, 2 50
1 00
Jude Damon, repairing well, and brooms for school, 66 stove and funnel
14 55
L. A. Draper, text books for high school,
3 94
J. D. Walker, repairs on north school house,
4 00
66
pail, broom, &c., painting black board,
1 50
setting monuments near A. Carter's,
2 00
H. Reeves, repairs on school house No. 4,
1 13
William Heard, copying and posting warrants for six town- meetings, 9 50
יי notifying town officers,
1 10
66
cash paid in case of A. Adams,
40
George S. Heard, work on hearse, &c., E. H. Sears, services as school committee,
26 25
66 making school report,
3 75
cash paid for stove for high school, 43 97
T. J. Damon, 48 days taking valuation and making taxes,
96 00
use of horse and wagon for 5 00
services as selectman and overseer of poor, 20 00
$5094 11
2 50
66
3 25
28
T. J. Damon, laying out road near A. Carter's, 1 00
purchasing horse and oxen for poor farm, 7 00
for well in district No. 1, 4 00
Richard Heard, 48 days taking invoice and making taxes, 96 00
laying out road near A. Carter's, 1 00
services as selectman and overseer of poor, 20 00
66 horse and wagon for invoice and taxes, 5 00
John N. Sherman, 48 1-2 days taking valuation and making taxes, 97 00
horse and carriage one day, 1 50
66 cash for paper,
50
services as selectman and overseer of poor, 20 00
66 services as school committee 22 days, 33 00
·
2 00
S. M. Thomas, brush, broom and glass for district No. 2,
1 50
cleaning school house, 1 00
breaking out roads, 2 00
1 30
Joseph Bullard, returning 13 deaths, straps for hearse,
75
E. W. Giles, work on highway,
6 90
Calvin Sherman, breaking roads,
2 62
H. G. Hammond, breaking roads and shoveling snow, labor on sluice near E. Rice's,
5 25
E. Stone, work on south school house, 1 97
J. D. Johnson, shoveling snow and breaking roads," 17 16
S. H. M. Heard, shoveling snow and breaking roads, 48 62
W. R. Dudley, blackboard for Rutter school, 1 60
J. B. Sherman, shoveling snow and breaking roads, 32 23
Otis Loker, shoveling snow and breaking roads, 1 50
H. Wight, recording 38 births, 14 marriages and 15 deaths, 11 00
deed,
50
agreement with C. Pousland,
25
66 distributing laws and resolves,
1 50
66 making index to marriages,
5 44
paid for blank dog licenses,
2 00
66
going to Sudbury to count votes,
1 50
66
services as Treasurer,
10 00
66
fuel and stationery for library,
4 25
C. Coolidge, chairs for school house in Street district,
4 00
labor for 66
2 00
T. Moore, value of horse lost in Wayland, 40 00
J. B. Brigham, labor on high school, 6 50
Mellen & Davis, services and expense as counsel for meadows, 500 00
The above is a true copy of the valuation of the town and the receipts and expenditures for the year 1860.
HENRY WIGHT, Town Clerk.
66 perambulation of town lines,
1 25
Librarian, 30 00
33 31
S. E. Baldwin, building fence,
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR THE
YEAR 1862-3.
WALTHAM: FRESS OF JOSIAH HASTINGS, 1863.
REPORT.
THE Auditor of the Town's accounts for the year 1862-3 has attended to the duties assigned, and submits the following report :
Amount received into the Treasury from April 1, 1862, to April 1, 1863,
$12,129 20
Amount paid out during the same period,
10,986 45
Balance in the Treasury at the latter date (in cash),
$1,142 75
And a note due from sale of stock on Poor Farm, 25 00
Total, including the note, $1,167 75
NOTE. This account includes the money borrowed and paid out as "State aid" to families of Volunteers during the previous year, and not embraced in the Treasurer's account for that year. The County tax, $480, and the State tax $1,170, were paid directly to their respective Treasuries by the Collector, and are not included in the above account.
Satisfactory vouchers were exhibited by the Treasurer for his accounts, and they were correctly cast.
The records in the Selectmen's books, so far as they are complete, were found to accord with the accounts of the Treasurer.
In compliance with special instructions, the following details are pre- sented :
RECEIPTS INTO THE TREASURY From April 1, 1862, to April 1, 1863.
Cash, balance of last year's account,
$639 74
from S. Moore, Collector,
3,190 06
" State school fund,
48 92
66
" State for diseased cattle,
46 40
" State Treasury (State aid for 1861),
299 42
66 borrowed to pay Soldiers' bounties,
5,400 00
66
to pay State aid to families,
2,035 21
66 from use of Town Hall,
1 00
66
" Donation fund for schools,
12 00
66
" Dog licenses,
52 20
" Apples on School house lot,
1 00
Carried forward,
$11,925 95
to pay Credit bills,
200 00
4
Brought forward,
$11,925 95
Cash from Mrs. Harrington (interest overpaid),
1 12
66 " sale of Poor Farm cows,
38 00
66
" Mrs. Spiller on Poor Farm account,
0 72
" sale of Oxen,
163 20
" sale of milk (balance of account), 0 21
Total amount,
$12,129 20
DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE TREASURY, Same Period.
Cash paid the Credit bills,
$540 83
ITEMS.
Henry Wight, for services as Librarian and Treasurer, making records, &c., &c. $79 85
H. G. Hammond, breaking roads, &c., 11 55
Jas. S. Draper, care of clock, surveying town lines, &c., 24 06
Ed. H. Sears, services as School Committee, &c,,
30 80
Sam'l E. Baldwin, shoveling snow and care of Town Hall,
2 82
Newell Heard, stationery, postage, books, oil, &c.,
15 34
E. H. Alger, stove fixtures, repairing pump, &c.,
12 42
Wm. Heard, copying and posting warrants, &c.,
7 00
Wm. H. Bemis, work on roads in winter,
12 50
Otis E. Hunt, medical services at Poor house,
15 05
Richard Heard, services as Assessor, &c., 41 50
T. J. Damon, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, &c., 60 75
W. H. Bent & Co., 9 09
Jos. Sawin, painting blackboards, &c.,
2 50
S. M. Thomas, repairs, &c., on School house No. 2,
3 20
C. W. Barnes, services as School Committe,
19 50
H. R. Newton, repairs on School house No. 3, 49 59
Henry Reeves, repairing windows and blinds on High School house, 2 95 Stephen Jameson, building fires and care of School rooms in Dis- trict No. 1. 7 88
Jos. Bullard, work on roads and for services as Sexton, 10 25
Geo. E. Sherman, shoveling snow,
4 58
E. H. Sherman, repairs, &c., on School house No. 5, 2 30
J. N. Sherman, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, and School Committee, 86 25
Wm. Baldwin, services as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, 20 00
J. B. Sherman, labor on roads, 5 55
S. H. M. Heard, repairs, &c., on School house No. 4, 3 54
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FOR . SCHOOLS.
Town grant,
$1,000 00
State Fund,
48 92
Town Fund,
12 00
Surplus of previous year,
58 64
Total,
$1,119 56
Expenditures,
1,057 46
Surplus,
$62 10
DISTRICTINO. 1.
Share of grant,
$303 12
EXPENDITURES.
To Miss Amanda S. Wiggin, for teaching,
$144 00
Helen G. Ellms
54 00
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Emma T. Drury,
27 00
Lucy E. Bemis,
30 00
Mr. T. J. Damon, for wood,
29 25
Total,
284 25
Surplus,
$18 87
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Share of grant and surplus,
$162 49
EXPENDITURES.
To Miss Lucy E. Bemis, for teaching,
$150 00
Mr. Wm. Whittemore, for wood and sawing, 6 50
C. Damon, for making fires,
3 00
Total,
159 50
Surplus,
$2 99
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Share of grant,
$151 56
EXPENDITURE.
To Miss Amelia Davis for teaching,
$120 00
Surplus,
$31 56
6 DISTRICT NO 3.
Share of Grant and Surplus, $210 17
EXPENDITURES.
To Miss E. A. G. Heard, for teaching,
$165 00
W. H. Bemis, for wood,
16 00
J. N. Morse, Total,
4 25
185 25
Surplus,
$24 92
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Share of Grant and Surplus, $363.51
EXPENDITURES.
To Miss N. B. Harrington, for teaching,
$124 00
J. D. Parmenter, for wood, 11 50
Frank Harrington, making fires,
3 00
HIGH SCHOOL.
Miss L. A. Dudley, for teaching,
191 59
George Glezen, for coal and wood, 33 42 ‘Total, 363 51
Surplus,
0 00
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Share of Grant and Surplus, $180 99
EXPENDITURES.
To Miss Amy L. Sherman, for Teaching,
$146 50
Calvin Sherman, for wood, Total,
10 50
157 00
Surplus,
$23 99
FOR THE POOR.
Town Grant,
$300 00
Surplus in the Treasury,
193 07
Balance returned by H. Heard,
14 99
Total,
$508 06
Expenditures,
487 78
Surplus,
$20 28
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ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.
Stock bought for Poor-Farm, $78 00
Horace Heard, Cash for advertising, and bringing pauper from South Boston,
$2 14
Horace Heard, for expenses of Poor-House, 112 93
N. M. Thomas, Plastering, etc. at Poor-House, 10 00
J. A. Loker, Clothing for J. A. Davis,
19 60
Fifield Luce (Warden),
209 39
John M. Seaward, Groceries,
25 97
Otis E. Hunt, Medical services,
29 75
FOR HIGHWAYS.
Town Grant, $500 00
Surplus of last year,
9 41
Total,
$509 41
Expenditures,
490 72
Surplus,
$18 69
ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.
To H. G. Hammond, Surveyor,
$85 00
S. M. Thomas,
106 80
G. A. Rice, 66
40 00
H. Heard, 66
109 41
J. Damon,
89 51
J. B. Sherman,
60 00
INCIDENTALS.
Grant,
$200 00
Paid out,
189 26
Surplus,
$10 74
ITEMS.
J. M. Seaward,
for School-books, $6 68
Horace Heard, Plank, and teaming the same, 20 74
Henry Wight, Record-book for soldiers, and sundry expenses, 10 07
J. M. Wiggin,
License as Liquor agent, 10 00
Henry Wight,
Part of J. P. Brigham's note, 30 87
INTEREST.
Grant,
$400 00
Surplus of former year,
72 88
$472 88
Amount paid out,
$445 62
Unpaid, due last July,
35 91
481 53
Deficit,
$8 65
Paid to Wm. C. Grout,
$1 86
" Mrs. Harrington,
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