Town annual report for the town of Duxbury for the year ending 1860-1869, Part 19

Author: Duxbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1860
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 452


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800


14 69


Ellison, William Est.


2525 3000


101 44


Ellison, Mrs. A.P. Admr'trix


697


12 85


Freeman, Enoch


1


2 00


Freeman, Eugene S.


1


2 00


Frazar, Amast A.


4860


89 05


Holmes, Gershom


1


650


13 93


Holmes, Elisha 1


.. 37


2 37


Holmes, William E.


1


.37


2 37


Kennedy, Robert B.


1


150


4 75


Loring, John S.


1 4203


981


97 01


Lane, Alexander


1


2 00


Peterson, Henry


1


not carried on book,


2 00


Paulding, William


1 3245 2000


1.80 100 19


Paulding, Henry


1


525


1.75 13 37


Peterson, Edwin


1 1000


1.65


22 04


Peterson, Reuben Jr.,


300


5 57


Peterson, Samuel S.


1 1075


700


.38 34 97


Peterson, Clark Est.


1385


100


27 09


Peterson. Reuben


1.2047


325


45 63


...


.


39


Real. Personal


Highway Arrears.


Unpaid Books.


Tax.


Porter, John Est.


$1850 $315


$39 94


Peterson, Josiah


1 1017 40


21 74


Pride, Frank


2 00


Porter, .William R.


1


2 00


Porter, Charles H.


1


2 00


Ripley, Obed


50


92


Ripley, Samuel E.


2635


48 20


Store, Union Paint


1125


20 66


Smith, Jonathan Est.


2000 3000


91 80


Soule, Thomas


1 1570


30 92


Soule, Charles 2d,


1 368


8 89


Soule, Matthew T.


1


.37


2 37


Sampson, Daniel


1


.37


2 37


Soule, Nathan


1113


20 66


Stetson, Nelson


1 925


75


20 36


Soule, Lot


1.160


4 75


Swift, Lot


1 1000


20 36


Soule, Henry


1605


29 38


Soule, Assenath Est.


710


.90


: 13 75


Simmons, William


1 1280


485


34 13


Simmons, Wm. H.


1


125


": 4 34


Simmons, Gustavus


1


2 00


Sampson, Hannah Est.


1375


261


30 30


Soule, Simeon Est.


205


3 67


Soule, Simeon


1


75


3 38


Thomas, Nathaniel


1 550


12 10


Thompson, Walter


1


2 00


Thomas, Nehemiah


1


428


9 80


Turner, William


1/1175


23 57


Thomas, Briggs


1 2040 8734


- 199 83.


Names.


Polls. Estate. . Estate.


40


Real Personal Highway Unpaid


Names.


Pol's. Estate. Estate.


Arrears. Books. fax.


Turner, Daniel


1 $1055


$21 28


Winslow, John B.


1575


28 92


Winslow, George


1 2940


996


74 52


Wild. James


1


5757


107 57


Wild, James, Treas'r Mill Co.


4275


78 49


Weston, Nathaniel


1835


2.71


36 22


Weston, Bradford.


1 1030


375


27 71


Weston, Jabez P.


1


2 00


Weston, John “


.


60


.06


68


Weston, Gershom B.


1 455


295


15 77


Weston, Alden B. 2d,


1


712


1.30


16 61


Weston, Charles S.


1


.37


2 37


Weston, Alden B.


1 25490 10871


669 85


Wild, James, Guardian,


1 1582 2500


81 46


DISTRICT NO. 9.


Alden, John


1 1875


700


49 28


Arnold, Gamaliel


1


.37


2 37


Alden, Mary A.


1475


27 08


Ames, Thomas R.


1 850


17 61


Eurgess, Consider


1 640


50


14 85


Burgess, Spencer


L 250


.69


7 28


Burgess, Nathaniel A.


1 1566 175


34 13


Burgess, Charles Est.


200


3 67


Brewster, Nathan


1


2 00


Burgess, Charles G.


1


2 00


Bradford, Gershom Est.


1463


27 08


Brewster, Nathan C. Est.


3447 315


69 31


Baker, Sumner B.


1


2 00


41


Names,


Polis.


Real Personal Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears. Books.


Tạx,


Bryant, Franklin


1


$2 00


Bradford, Elizabeth H.


5,00


9 18


Chandler, Judah


1


150


4 75


Curtis, Julian


1


.37


2 37


Drew, Spencer


1


.37


2 37


Delano, Alden


1


575


12 56


Delano, John Jr.,


1 1640


340


38 73


Elbridge, Sylvanus Est.


875


16 07


Ellis, John


1


300


.88


8 39


Elbridge, Everett


1


.37


2 37


Edgar, Robert


1


315


.4.2


6 39


Freeman, Martin


1 875


100


19 91


Freeman, James H.


1


2 00


Hunt, Barker


1 1633


400


39 18


Hunt, Ziba


1 1890


50


37 80


Hunt, Oscar C.


1


2 00


Lowden, George


1


340


8 43


Moore, Josiah


1 2790


250


58 00


Peterson, Ellis


1


.37 1.40


3 77


Prior, Sylvanus


1 1997


400


46 06


Ryder, George R.


1


25


2 46


Sampson, Martin Est.


1160


21 11


Southworth, Sarah Est.


350


:42


6 85


Smith, Hamilton E.


1


2 00


Smith, Benjamin Est.


1 3725


68 39


Sherman, Frederick P.


1 800


16 49


Stetson, Samuel


1 1800


35 04


Southworth, Henry


1


37


2 37


Smith, William M. Est.


2775 955


68 39


Soule, Freeman Est.


3985 5983


182 68


-


6


42


Real Personal


Names.


Pol's. Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears. Books.


Tax.


Smith, Deborah


$505


$1238


$31 67


Weston, Otis


1 455


10 26


Weston, James


875


16 07


Weston, Harrison G.


1


2 00


Whipple, Emma


275


5 05


Weston, Augustus


1 700 175


18 06


DISTRICT No. 10.


Boylston, Benjamin


1 1065


315


27 43


Belknap, Zela, estate of


572


70


11 74


Baker, Daniel


1 1100


180


25 41


Brett, Royal T.


1 530


11 64


Belknap, Ora N.


1 780


625


27 71


Cushman, Peleg


1


100


3 84


Cushman, Briggs


1 1910


215


41 01


Chandler, Proctor


1 250


300


12 60


Chandler, Isaac


1 1500


100


31 18


Delano, Jesse


1 1200


635


35 51


Delano, Charles H.


1


100


3 84


Delano, Herman H.


1


2 00


Dorr, Rufus B.


1 1626


360


38 73


Dorr, Nathan


50


.43


1 35


Esterbrook, William


1


2 00


Fish, Joseph


1 670


79


16 90


Fish, Henry P.


1


2 00


Gurdy, Samuel H.


1 900 1500


46 06


Harlow, Mary


1150


1.47


22 58


Harlow, Gideon T.


235


.29


4 42


Harlow, Henry


235


1 42


13


Names. ..


Polls.


Real Personal Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears. Books.


Tax.


Pratt, Bryant C.


1


$0.37


$2 37


Paine, Calvin B.


1.


640


13 93


Paine, Isaac M.


1


550


12 10


Peterson, Elisha


1 1050


215


25 41


Peterson, Alonzo F.


1


2 00


Sherman, Luther


1 1900


669


49 27


Sennott, Peter A.


1 1570


.25 31 17


Simmons, Lewis


925


30


17 44


Simmons, Lewis, Jr.


1 2255


540


63 41


Sampson, Calvin


4185


5.40


82 05


Simmons, James


2775


50 95


Sprague, Joseph


1 1380


550


37 35


Sprague, Ezekiel


827


25


1,46


19 07


Sprague, Isaac J.


1


2 00


White, Benjamin


1 1820


446


43 77


Weston, Nath'l B. Est.


650


1.20


13 13


Witherell, Amasa C., Est.


350


.45 3.55


9 98


White, Edward


1


660


13 93


DISTRICT NO. 11.


Bradford, William


1 925


18 98


Brooks, Peleg T.


1 1275


235


29 54


Brooks, Peleg T. & Co.


1400


25 76


Chandler, Philip


1 750


325


21 74


Cushman, John


1 .200


300


11 18


Clark, Willard


1


43


475


11 64


Crocker, George P.


1


2 00


Childs, George W.


1


100


1.30


5 14


Delano, Sam'l, estate of


1000


18 36


44


Names.


l'olls.


Real Personal Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears. Books.'


·Tax.


Delano, Nathaniel


1 $800


$16>69


Ellis, Nathaniel


1 875


425


25 87


Freeman, Winfield S.


1 200°


500


.43


15 28


Faunce, George A.


1


875


18 07


Faunce, Zenas


1 1600


75


32 76


Faunce, Jerusha


475


8 72


Frazar, Samuel A.


1


60


2 92


Frazar, William S.


1 1525


340


36 43


Frazar, Walter D.


1


2.00


Goodspeed, Joseph


2


4 00


Graves, Augustus A.


1 775


16 23


Gifford, Stephen N.


1 3225


61 26


Holmes, Allen


1 910


18.52


Richardson, George


1 1500


29 54


Hatch, Jabez


1 800


16 69


Hathaway, Joshua W.


1 1155


25


23 57


Hamilton, John E.


1


2 00


Hollis, John B.


1


2 00


Hutchins, Nelson V.


1


2 00


Jones, Parker, estate of


900


360


22 95


Jackson, Stephen H.


1


200


5 67


Josselyn, Aaron


1000


1.65


20 21


Knowles, Samuel


2 00


Keep, Jabez


2 00


Kirby, Sarah L.


350


6 42


Keen, Nathaniel P.


1


2 00


Keen & Shiverick


800


14 69


Latham, Chas,, estate of


1490


423


35 34


Loring, Charles


315


.42


6 39


Loring, C. & J. S .. Trust.


2000 1279


60 13


1


. . 45


Real Personal


Names.


l'olls. Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears. Books.


Tax.


Northey, Andrew


1 $100


$3 84


Paulding, Alfred


. 1 1000


.16 20 52


Patridge, Ralph


1 700


700


27 70


Prior, Allen


1 1850 3465


99 77


Prior, Eliphas


.1


2 00


Prior, Eliphas, Trustee


800


14 69


Prior, George C.


1 3000


260


61 67


Peterson, Martin


1


350


.82


9 25


Sampson, Augustus


1475


27 08


Sampson, Elizabeth P.


1001


925


35 34


Sampson, Ichabod


749


13 77


Sampson, Erastes


2765


50 95


Sampson, George T.


565


10 56


. Sampson, George T. Agent,


565


10 56


Sampson, Eden S.


1 1600 675


43 77


Sampson, Eden 2d,


1


2 00


Sampson, IIorace E.


1


2 00


Sprague, Jacob


1 900 1200


40 55


Swift, Joshua W.


1 1325


26 33


Sheldon, William


1 3025 1920


92 88


Sprague, Seth L.


6655


122 19


Sampson, Henry L.


1


2 00


Shiverick, David


1


2 00


Thomas, James


1


2 00


Tisdale, William R.


1 200


5 67


Turner, Hezekiah


1


750


15 77


Vinal, James B.


1 400


9 34


Vinal, Henry G.


1


375


8 89


Winsor, Seth


1


800


16 69


Weston, James M.


1 225


6 13


46


Real Persona!


Highway Arrears:


Unpaid Books.


Tax.


Winsor, Joseph, estate of


$700


$12 85


Winsor, Isaac, estate of


1850 800


48 66


Winsor, George


700


12 85


Winsor, Samuel 1


2 00


Winsor, Spencer T.


1 1675 1000


51 11


Witherell, Gershom W.


1 1000 500


29 54


Winsor, Jane


100 1498


29 38


Winsor, Jane, Admr'trix;


3337


61 51


Welch, William


1350


24 79


Weston, Wyman T. .


1


2 00


DISTRICT No. 12.


Barstow, Benjamin


1 2490 1260


70 85


Barstow, Augustus P.


1


2 00


Barstow, Henry W. 1 1935


320


43 31


Barstow, Lewis B.


1


900


18 54


Barstow, Lewis


1 2240 370


50 26


Bailey, Edgar H. 1


2 00


Bemis, Benjamin C.


1.


125


4 30


Blanchard, Melvin


1


2 00


Chandler, Stephen


2326


46 31


Chandler, Charles H.


1 3947 415


82 32


Chandler, Charles H. & Co.,


400 1125


28 00


Chandler, Thaddeus W. 1 50


2 92


Davis, Lafayette 1


2 00


Delano, Elisha


1 7364 3385


199 48


Estes, Charles


1


2 00


Freeman, Sprague


1 750


15 77


Freeman, Nathan #.


1


50


2 92


Names. Polis. Estate. Estate.


47


Names,


Polls.


Real Personal Estate. Estate.


Highway Unpaid Arrears, Books.


T'ax.


Foster, Benjamin


$800


$1.09


$15 78


Furnell, Sumner F.


1


790


225


20 82


Gulliver, Bailey


1


2 00


Keen, Nahum


1


2 00


Keen, Nathan C.


1 505


15


11 64


Lowden, Joanna, estate of


1025


18 82


Lewis, Joseph


1 3025


645


69 47


Lewis, Joseph H.


1


300


7 51


Lowden, Eunice, estate of


600


400


18 36


Osgood, Henry D.


1


800


60


17 61


Paine, Roland G.


1


2 00


Paine, Eugenc W.


1


2 00


Rogers, William A.


1 1300


23 87


Rogers, Alfred


50


92


Simmons, George


1


50


2 92


Snell, Charles H.


1


63


3 38


Snell, Charles


1 740


1.46


17 23


Standish, George B.


1 3135 1550


87 84


Snell, Elijah F.


1


2 00


Standish, Bailey G.


1


2 00


Standish, Huldah


1030


1.31


2013


White, Jonathan F.


1


.37


2 37


Store, Union High Street


3000


55 08


Walker, David P.


1


2.00


Whitmarsh, John


1 1075


70


23 12


Whitmarsh, Samuel G.


1 75


3 38


48


NON-RESIDENTS.


BOSTON.


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears. $2.82


Tax.


Davis, Barnabas


$2200


$43 21


Doane, John M.


1600


29 .38


Soule, Richardson


600


.77


11 79


Perkins, Charles M.


476


8 72


Peterson, Henry


150


2 75


:


BRIDGEWATER.


Alden, Solomon


$60


.06


98


HANSON.


Bourne, William


$130


.16


2 46


EAST ABINGTON.


Arnold, Ezra


$100


.13


1 97


Baker, Horatio


25


46


Baker, Paul


25


46


Delano, Elijah


25


.61


1.07


HALIFAX.


Drew, George


$40


.06


98


Soule, Nathaniel


40


.06


98


Soule, Jabez


32


.03


49


Howard, Lysander


32


.03


49


Richmond, Cyrus, estate of


32


.03


49


Wood. Isaac


28


.03


49


49


KINGSTON.


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears.


'fax.


Bailey, Thomas


$250


$0.32


$4 91


Adams, Charles


700


.39


13 17


Washburne, Nathaniel


140


.10


2 85


Holmes, Richard


28


.03


49


Chandler, Nathan


125


2 30


Holmes, Edward


400


.51


7 85


Fuller, Jabez, estate of


1050


1.34


20 62


Chandler, John A.


20


.13


59


Foster, James


400


.35


7 69


Faunce, Cornelius A.


400


.26


₹ 60


Drew, Christopher P.


100


.06


1 90


Drew, Seth


100


.06


1 90


French, Timothy


140


.19


2 94


Holmes, Stephen, estate of


225


.29


4 48


Mitchell, Ezra


75


.10


1 48


Faunce, John


24


.03


49


Sampson, Oliver


56


.06


98


Waterman, Nathaniel


28


.03


49


Chandler, Ira


138


.19


2 94


Holmes, James


75


1 38


Hall, John, estate of


540


.38


10 48


Peterson, William


200


.26


3 93


Bierce, John


28


.03


49


Ford, Baker


28


.03


49


Stranger, Joseph


25


46


Howland, Daniel


100


.13


1 97


McLaughlin, Philemon W.


100


.13


1 97


Adams, George


40


.06


98


Chandler, John S.


120


.06


2 46


Drew, Job W. Trustee


100


.06


1 90


Chandler, Ira, Jr.


1300


1.44


25 31


Chandler, David, 3d


1830


33 31


MARSHFIELD.


Hall, George H.


$600


.64


$11 66


Sprague, Edward


100


.13


1 97


Chandler, John


225


.29


1 42


Wadsworth, Ichabod


200


3 67


Wadsworth, Luke


200


3 67


Wadsworth, Mary


550


10 16


7


50


Vunics.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Tax.


Sprague, Charles


$300


$.38


$5 39


Sprague, Seth


25


.03


49


Sprague, Harvey


100


.13


1 97


Sprague, Charles, Jr.


125


.16


2 46


Simmons, Nathaniel


657


.83


12 76


Wright, Ezra


16


.03


49


Taylor, Lewis


900 .


16 52


Harlow, Alden


100


.13


1 97


Thomas, Anthony, estate of


175


.20


3 43


Thomas, Luther


705


.29


14 07


Bourne, John


375


.48


7 37


Sprague, James


75


.10


1 48


Ford, John


380


1.38


8 27


Stephens, Ray


50


.06


98


Bourne, Betsey


50


.06


98


Baker, Otis


250


.32


4 91


Carver, David


400


.51


7 85


Hewitt, Asa, estate of


50


.06


. 98


Ford, Chandler. estate of


325


.4.9


6 38


Kent, Peleg


2600


3.33


51 07


Packard, Nahum, estate of


2120


2.72


41 74


Harlow, Eleazer, estate of


350


6 43


Smith, Ezra


425


.54


8 34


Sprague, John


300


.38


5 89


Wright, Charles P.


140


.19


2 94


Chandler, Simeon B.


185


.22


3 43


Baker, James


125


.16


2 46


Sampson, Joseph


200


.26


3 93


Baker, Samuel, estate of


800


1.02


15 71


White, Thomas


40


92


Baker, George M.


100


.19


1 97


Crosley, Henry T.


125


.16


2 46


Blanchard, Thomas D.


700


.90


13 75


Hewitt, Joseph


1595


2.05


31 43


Hewitt, Eliza


415


.54


8 34


Baker, John


225


4 13


Butterfield, Hiram


240


4 59


Baker, Samuel


850


15 61


Baker, Nancy R.


175


3 21


Sprague, Stephen C.


25


.03


49


Williamson, Samuel


1000


1.28


19 64


Kent, Martin


125


.16


2 46


Hatch, Henry


100


.13


1 97


·


51


PEMBROKE.


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears.


Tax.


Chandler, Simeon


$325


$0.42


$6 39


Keen, Abel


15


46


Chandler, W. Ellis


73


1 38


Hatch, George F.


325


5 97


Shepherd, Nathan T.


1420


26 16


Simmons, Mason


225


.29


4 42


Barker, John


2075


38 10


Church, Charles, estate of


80


1 38


Whiting, Warren T.


545


10 10


Church, George H.


150


2 75


Churchill, Olive


400


7 34


Sampson, Isaac


220


4 13


Sampson, 'Alden T.


70


1 38


Magoun, Joseph W.


450


8 26


Bryant, Martin


16


.03


49


Hall, Horace


440


.51


8 74


Randall, Hiram


,00


12 85


Foster, David H.


16


.03


49


Barker, Peleg


200


.26


3 93


Magoun, Henry


150


.19


2 94


Peterson, Ichabod W., Guardian,


100


.06


1 90


Sampson, Peleg R.


90


.10


1 94


Peterson, Calvin


125


.29


4 42


Josselyn, Elisha K., cstate of


250


.32


4 91


Standish, William, estate of


600


11 02


Loring, Alden, estate of


300


.38


5 89


Sampson, Abigail


700


12 85


Ford, Joseph, estate of


32


.03


49


Sampson, Thomas H.


94


.13


1 97


Merritt, Frank


40


92


Taylor, William


450


.38


8 64


Standish, Benjamin, Agent,


900


16 52


Witherell, George M., estate of


50


.06


98


Curtis, Isaac


150


2 75


Stetson, Abel


130


.16


2 46


Peterson, Thomas


40


.06


98


Hatch, Isaac, estate of


165


.19


3 40


52


PLYMPTON.


Names.


Real Estate.


Highway Arrears. Tax.


Sturtevant, Isaac


$32


.03


49


Morse, Charles S.


100


.77


2 61


ROXBURY.


Faunce, Stephen, estate of


$875


.99


$17 06


NEW BEDFORD.


Bradford, James C.


$125


.29


2 54


PLYMOUTH.


Barnes. Bradford


$36


.03


49


Ryder, Ezekiel


36


.03


49


Bradford, Samuel


48


.06


98


Cole, Samuel Jr.,


24


.03


49


Jackson, Charles, estate of


300


.38


5 89


Barnes, Samuel


.03


49


Hall, William & James


20


.03


49


Sturtevant, Stafford


64


1 41


WOBURN.


Bacon, Oliver, estate of


$515


.67


$10 31


WEYMOUTH.


Faye, John O.


$150


.19


$2 94


Chandler, Herbert A. & Jesse


65


1 38


Bates, Lydia A.


615


.80


12 28


Richards, Elias, Guardian,


300


.38


5 89


MIDDLEBORO.


Pratt, Sarah


$550


$10 10


NORTH BRIDGEWATER.


Hall, David


$100


$1 84


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF DUXBURY,


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 18, 1869.


PLYMOUTH: W. W. AVERY, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, CORNER OF COURT AND NORTH STREETS, 1869.


REPORT.


IN accordance with a vote of the town, the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, submit their Annual Report of Receipts and expenditures of the Town of Duxbury, for the year ending Feb. 18th, 1869 :


ACCOUNT WITH THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.


CTAA co to | No. District.


Prudential Committee.


Balance from 1867.


Assm't for 1868.


Rec'd from School Com.


TOTAL.


Amount of


Balance


due.


Orders drawne


Wm. J. Alden,


$0.14


$227.93


30.00


258.07


$140.20


117.87


2 Micah A. Soule,


95.19


295.89


30.00


421.08


222.50


198.58


3 Perez Loring,


104.13


236.42


30.00


370.55


202.83


167.72


4 Levi Ford,


11.55


250.58


30.00


292.13


190.25


101.88


5 Robert T. Randall,


45.02


179.80


24.00


248.82


120.00


128.82


6 Henry T. Whiting,


24.14


145.82


20.00


189.96


129.55


60.41


7 Samuel Atwell,


21.78


205.29


26.00


253.07


94.86


158.21


8 Alden Cushman,


154.31


24.00


178.31


169.56


8.75


9 Augustus Weston,


9.67


100.50


18.00


128.17


60.00


68.17


10 Luther Sherman,


12.68


114.66


22.00


149.34


80.00


69.34


11 Augustus Graves,


20.05


185.46


24.00


229.51


166.50


63.01


12 Nathan C. Keen,


6.44


103.34


20.00


129.78


108.00


21.78


350.79


2,200.00 298.00 2848.79


1684.25


1164.54


GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


CR.


Balance due from 1867,


$366.74


Balance Dr. and carried to School Committee's


account, . 48.46


$415.20


DR.


Amount of orders drawn,


$415.20


4


SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ACCOUNT.


CR.


Paid District No. 3, $15.00


" to the several Districts, 298.00


School Committee, 4.79


Balance Dr. from Grammar School Account, 48.46


Balance to new account, 111.92


$478.17


DR.


Balance from 1867, $315.29


Received from Mass. School Fund, 1868, 162.88


$478.17


SETTLEMENT WITH LIQUOR AGENT.


Cash and Liquor on hand at last settlement,. $265.13


Liquor bought, 183.60


Liquor Book bought, 5.50


Agent's Salary, three months,


10.00


$464.23


Liquor sold,


$256.82


Cash and Liquor on hand, 207.41


$464.23


REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.


CR.


Balance from 1867,


$216.58


Appropriation for 1868, 300.00


$516.58


DR.


Amount of orders drawn,


$255.76


Balance to new account,


260.82


$516.58


5


NEW ROADS.


CR


Balance from 1867, $104.50 Dr. and carried to Repairs of Highways, .29


$104.79


DR.


Orders drawn, $104.79


REMOVING SNOW.


CR.


Appropriation, 1868,


$1,900.00


Overdrawn and carried to Town's debts, 33.19


$1,933.19


DR.


Amount of orders drawn, $1,933.19


STATE AID ACCOUNT.


Paid Aid to the Soldiers and Sailors, and Families


of the slain, Feb. 1st, 1868, to Feb. 1st, 1869, . . $1,586.50


Due from State Jan. 1st, 1868, to Feb. 1st, 1869, . . $1.715.50


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. CR.


Paid Balance of Selectmens' and Assessors' bills,


1867, $78.03


66 Services of Selectmen and Assessor bills, '68, 305.00


66 Stationery, printing tax bills, stamps, &c ... 31.60


66 School Committees' services, 86.50


School Committee for School Books, 234.68


Printing Selectmens' Reports, 94.50


School Committees' Reports, 15.00


Amount carried forward, $845.31


2


6


Amount brought forward, $845.31


Paid Overwork on Highways,. 264.81


" Remittances of Taxes, 293.49


66 . Constable's Fees, &c. 35.40


14.60 66 Repairs of Town House, Stove, &c. 66 of Engine House, 20.14


66 G. B. Standish, witnesses in Bradley case,. . 37.94


Sealing standard weights and measures, ... Painting Guide-boards, 2.00


10.50


Henry C. Delano, appraising School Houses, 2.50


66 Removing Snow, 1867, 3.30


66 Auditing Accounts, 8.00


Setting Fence at the Prior place, . 3.00


66 Surveying Land and Deed, 2.00


Rent of Land for Engine House, 3.00


66 Auctioneer's services, . 5.10


66 Stephen Jackson, damage to Carriage, 5.00


66 66 George Bradford, 15.00


Brook's Express Co., for Express, 20.65


Members of Engine Co., No. 1, 62.00


.


Josiah Peterson, Clerk, returning Births, Deaths, &c., 27.85


F. P. Sherman, Treasurer and Collector's


Fees, 210.13


Balance to New Account, 720.53


$2,612.25


CONTRA, DR.


Deficiency, Highways, 1867,


$173.78


Unpaid Books, carried to Tax Bills, 133.86


Overlayings on Taxes, 707.77


Received from State Incorporate Tax, 1868, . 1,339.99


66 66


" previous y'rs, 4.33


"


County Commissioners for License,


25.00


Amount carried forward, 2,384.37


7


Amount brought forward, . $2,384.73 Received from R. B. Kennedy, per cent. on sales, 4.29


66 Chesly Perkins, Liquor Agent, .


207.41


66 for old Plank and Post sold, . 7.82


66 Augustus Weston, use of Town Hall, . . 8.00


$2,612.25


TOWN DEBTS.


DR.


Balance from 1867,


$6,529.82


Appropriation, 1868,


3,000.00


Received Reimbursement, Family Aid, 2,300.00


CONTRA,


$11,829.82 CR.


Paid Bonds, Notes and Interest,


$5,848.26


Balance overdrawn from Snow Account, 33.19


" repairing Stage Road to Kings- ton line, 23.33


" to New Account,


5.925.04


$11.829.82


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


Amount of Tax Bills, 1868, $14,498.41


Uncollected Taxes of last year, . 2,295.92


Cash on hand at last settlement, . 4,583.59


Received Reimbursement of State Aid, 1867 2,300.00


66 Incorporate Stocks Tax, 1,344.32


From Liquor Agent, 207.41


66 County Commissioners' Liquor License, 25.00


R. B. Kennedy, per cent. on Liquor sold, 4.29


C. H. Chandler, board of Alice Bonney and Mary P. Southworth, 242.00°


Amount carried forward, 25,500,94


8


Amount brought forward, $25,500.94


Received Mass. School Fund, 162.88


66 Augustus Weston, use of Town Hall,. . 8.00


Old Plank and Cedar Post sold. 7.82


66 Money hired for State Aid, 1,200.00


$26,879.64


CONTRA, CR.


Paid State Tax, $2,360.00


County Tax, 1,222.98


" Family Aid Orders, 1,586.50


Bonds, Notes and Interest, 5,848.26


Selectmen's Orders, 6,777.03


" Overseers of the Poor Orders,


2,977.06


66 Crows' Heads, 9.93


Uncollected Taxes, 231.93


Cash on hand, 5,865.95


$26,879.64


OUTSTANDING DEBTS OF THE TOWN.


Unpaid Bonds, $12,100.00


Interest on Bonds to Feb. 18th, 1869, . 217.80


Outstanding Notes & Interest to Feb. 18th, '69, 2,118.92


Due several School Districts Feb. 18th, 1869, .. 1,164.54


Due School Committee Account, 111.92


$15,713.18


AVAILABLE MEANS TO PAY THE SAME.


Due from State on Family Aid, from Jan. 1st, 1868, to Feb. 18th, 1869, $1,715.50


Cash in the hands of the Treasurer, 5,865.95


Uncollected Taxes, . 231.93


· Indebtedness of the Town, 7,899.80


$15,713.18


9


Of the $12,100.00 outstanding Bonds, there is $2,000.00 which mature on the first day of May, 1869, together with the interest due on $12,100.00 from Nov. 1st, 1868, to May 1st, 1869, of $363, making $2,363.00, which is expected to be met at that time from funds now in the Treasury.


There will be due Nov. 1st, 1869, the interest on the $10,100.00 Bonds then outstanding, from May 1st, 1869, to Nov. 1st, 1869-$303.00, together with the $2.000.00 Bonds which mature May 1st, 1870, and the interest on $10,000.00 Bonds from Nov. 1st, 1869, to May 1st, 1870 --- $303, making $2,303.00 to be provided for by assessment.


The Selectmen would, therefore, recommend the follow- ing sums to defray the expenses of the Town the ensuing year, viz :


District Schools, $2,200.00


Highways, 1,500.00


Support of Poor, 2,600.00


To meet the present indebtedness. 420.00


Town Debts, :


3,000.00


Incidental Expenses,


1.000.00


$10,720.00


All of which is most respectfully submitted,


SAMUEL ATWELL,


ELBRIDGE CHANDLER,


Selectmen of


THOMAS CHANDLER, Duxbury.


FEB. 22, 1869.


The undersigned, being an Auditing Committee, chosen by the Town, March, 1868, have examined the above Ac- counts and find them correctly cast and properly vouched. GEO. W. FORD, JOHN S. LORING.


3


10


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR submit to the Town the following Report of the Expenses for Supporting the Poor in and out of the Almshouse :


EXPENSES OF THE ALMSHOUSE FOR THE YEAR ENDING


FEB. 18, 1869.


Sam'l Atwell, keeping books, stationery, stamps, &c. $7.50 George Bradford, services, clerk of Overseers, 1867, 5.00 Overseers Poor services, and settling and making re- port, Feb. 1868,. 30.00


N. Ford & Sons, goods for house, 895.12


Edward Holmes, coal 32.00


Willard Clark, tin ware " 8.12


Augustus Weston, burial of Marcia Washburn, ... 4.00


Judah Chandler, services superintendent to April, 1868,. 270.34


Augustus Weston, butchering hogs, 7.00


Coal for house, 24.00


Bailey Gullifer, removing Wm. A. Standish, alms- house, 5.00


Samuel H. Gurdy, shoats and meat for house, 57.08


George Bradford, goods,. 154.50


Samuel Williamson, potatoes, " 15.00


Gershom Bradford, meat 66


103.59


Isaac Sampson, hay, 66


12.00


Martin Freeman, " 6.00


Martin Freeman, coffin for Marcia Washburn, . 6.50


Augustus Weston, teaming, 11.00


Elisha Delano, .. wood for almshouse, 27.50


Dura Wadsworth, 38.50


R. B. Chandler,


46.00


Amount carried forward, 1,765.75


11


Amount brought forward, . $1,765.75


Samuel Atwell, removing Hannah Winslow to


almshouse, 3.50


Sylvanus Prior, teaming, 34.71


Harvey Soule, goods, 13.36


Ziba Hunt, turnips, 3.00


N. Ford & Sons, coal, 60.00


Charles H. Chandler, boards, 4.75


Julian Curtis, goods, . 32.50


Andrew Stetson, shoemaking, 3.13


Samuel Low, cow, 35.00


Augustus Weston, horse hire and butchering, 8.00


Josiah C. Crowell, services, superintendent,. 167.00


Elbridge Chandler, services, board St. Charities, Plymouth, &c. 9.50


Thomas Chandler, making reports, board St. Char- ities, 3.00


Samuel Atwell, services, board St. Charities, Ply-


mouth, engaging superintendent, &c. 22.50


Wm. H. Myrick, repairing stove-pipe, &c. 4.90


$2,170.60


Excess of Inventory of February 18, 1868,


53.04


Expenses in Alms House,


$2,117.56


EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Support, Samuel Stickney and wife, $65.92


Violetta Simmons, wood, 6.00


66 Thomas L. Soule, 36.00


Jonathan Glass, 36.25


William W. Gardner, 15.00


Joanna Keen, 82.10


Amount carried forward, 241.27


12


Amount brought forward, $241.27


Support, John Glover, . . . 8.00


Martha O. Jackson, Lunatic Hospital, Worcester, 193.22


66 Margaret Winsor, Lunatic Hospital, . Taunton, 198.32


Luther T. Gardner, support Wid. Anderson,. 39.24


Wid. Stephen Weston, wood, 9.50


Support, Avery. Hodges, 56.13


Ichabod W. Chandler, support Arabella Chandler, 55.00


City Boston, supplies . Charles H. Gardner's wife, 12.50


Joseph P. Bosworth, Jr., supplies, 20.20


Wid. Barton, 28.75


City of . Charleston, support Walter E. and Anna C. White. 35.86


Henry O. Winsor, supplies, 6.31


Wid. Betsey Peterson, supplies, . 2.58


City of Lynn, supplies, Eliza Pride,. 2.00


Town of Hanover, support Hannah Winslow, 35.00


$944.88


AVAILABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR FOR THE YEAR 1868.


Appropriation from the Town, . $2,500.00


Received from C. H. Chandler, guardian of Alice


"Bonney and Mary P. Southworth, balance due, 1867, 242.00


$2,742.00


RECAPITULATION.


Expenses in the Almshouse, 2,117.56


out of the Almshouse, 944.88


Overdrawn in 1867, paid from assessment of 1868, 364.80


$3,427.24


13


Appropriation from the town, $2,500.00 Received from C. H. Chandler, guardian of Alice


Bonney and Mary P. Southworth, due 1867, 242.00


Due from C. H. Chandler, 279.55


Indebtedness, 420.19


$3,441.74


Whole number of paupers now in Almshouse,. . . . 17




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