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19 13
Johnson, Nathaniel
1 50
Susannah
2 51 Morris, John
6 86
Kendall, Margaret $ 13 03
Josiah
11 85 bei's Aaron
38
Kennedy, George
1 50
Jusiah, jr.
5 33 Moulton, Daniel
1 50
Kimball, Charles
67 04
Josiah, 3d
8 96 Murray, Luke
1 50
Charles A
1 50
Asa
69 78 McDonald, Michael
2 26
Josiah
4 95
Martha
.4 60 Nason, Charles A
7 63
John
14 58
George A
3 03 Nichols, Hoyt & co 13 80 85 44 Newmarch, John
7 43
David T
9 07
Wid Hannah
3 06
Benjamin 10 69
A P
1 50
Thomas H
4 56
Mark
11 45
Alfred
6 10
Asa, jr
1 50
John A
10 30
as'gs Philp H 2 63
heirs Joseph
16 10
W'ın, jr
4 26
John 31
3 61
Joseph H
7 53 Newton, Alred
1 50
Ebeneser H
1 50
Abraham
5 81| 1 07
Anna
2 63
Rob. & Dan'l 30 02
Nathaniel
£0 15 Nichols, William
1 50
Daniel 2 26
heirs Nath'l, jr
33 35 Nonrse, Warren
11 24
h'rs Aaron 1 99
John
19 34
Hervey
23 12
h'rs Susannah 1 15
Caleb
3 55
Luther
11 19
Isaac
5 70
Elizabeth
1 34
Joel
48 12
Ebenezer, jr." 5 33
George C
2 00
Hannah
2 76
William
6 10
Charles W
1 50
Daniel P
18 72
Ebenezer
1-1 23
William
4 24 Noyes, Isaac G
3 02
Kinsman, W'm H
19 93
William jr
4 29
John W
1 50
Willard B
15 64
William 31
5 26
George
1 50
William, jr.
6 10
William 4th
6 29 Oakes, heirs W'm;
5 33
Simon
20 03
beirs Moses
7 75 Ober, Daniel P
4 26
Joseph
44 92
Ebenezer
13 64 Ordway, Lewis & 3 15 Patch, John
59 96
Asa
11 16
Levi
22 02
John R
1 50
George
6 66
Daniel
2 26
Benjamin
30 50
Moses 1
26 57 Low, Tho nas
60 41
Ephraim
3 80
Clarissa
3 83
Thomas, jr
1 50 Peabody, Ezekiel
30 48
Nathaniel
23 00
Andrew
5 33
Moses
6 54
Aaron
48 13
Jacob
9 17
William G
61
14 51
5 33
Jewett, Nathan
30 58
William
h'rs Aaron
11 58 Lamson, Joshua
21 14
h'rs Amos
11 06
John B
6 10 Mann, Jahez 11 46
1 96 Miner, Mr 1 50
James
2 00 1.a valette, Nath'l
2 57
Ebenezer WV
5 33
Abigail
7 63 Moore, John
4 26
Benjamin
17 01
John, jr.
John R
22 24
heirs Daniel
14 87 Newman, heirs W'm 2 68
Alvin
1 5)
John, jr. 8 46
heirs Philip
5 68
Joseph, jr.
12 99
Isaac
31 72
Hubbard, John
6 2S
Humphrey
George R
1 50 Mc Mahon, Robert 5 72
22
Peabody, John
3 02 Ready, Patrick
1 50 Smith, Joseph
4 16
Peirce. Thomas
1 50 Michael
1 50
Joseph, jr
3 63
Pearson, h'rs Lem' 3 64 John
1 50
Joseph H
3 03
John N 24 32 Ripley, John
1 50
H &EP
4 53
Peatfield, Sandford 16 27 Reed, Tobias
1 50
William H
3 80
John
1 50
Thomas
7 63
Benjamin H
5 33
James
2S 18
h'rs Thomas 6 33
Daniel B
7 59
Parsons, Ephraim
1 50 Rogers, Isaiah
12 06
Daniel B jr
4 87
Charles
1 50
Isaiah A
1 50
Thomas
22 22
Perkins, Elisha
16 42
est. Martha
3 53
Daniel
25 88
John
10 78 Ross, John T
1 50
John
3 46
Nath'l C
2 15 Timothy B
3 03
Nathaniel P
1 50
heirs John
5 37
Eliza
58
Joshua
31 43
Perley, Willam G
7 23
Timothy
6 29
Jeremiah
1 50
Augustus M 20 57
heirs Daniel
13 04
James 'l'
1 50
Silas
5 26
Aaron P
17 82
Francis
1 50
Joseph
23 30
Joseph
45 97
Charles
4 56
David T
41 63
estate Jos. L
18 32
Charles, jr
1 50
John & Silas 22 97
Edward H
2 83
Alfred
5 53
John 20 67 Rust, John D
1 50
Ehas
2 26
Philbrooks, W'm
3 80
Charles
1 50
George
31 90
John J
2 65
William I.
6 97
Elizabeth
6 67
Pinder, John
9 93
William W
5 33 Southgate. Robert
2 26 2 00
Calvin
1 50
Henry F
1 50
Francis
1 50
Samnel
1 50
h'rs Daniel 39 48
Moses
2 26
Washington 1 50
Richard
21 76
Joseph
7 63
Sammel, jr
1 50
Lucy
2 81
John
3 42
David
3 15
Foster
19 69
Jeremiah
1 50
Pillsbury, Amos D
6 92
Foster, je
2 26
Somnel
1 50
Pickard. Harriet
8 43
Mary
30
Samuel, jr
1 50
Pingree, Daniel P
2 65
Davil
15 03
William B
8 99
John
1 50
Daniel S
3 50 Story, David
40 75
Jewelt 5 70
Andrew
$ 15 Stalker, John
10 83
Plouff, Edward
23 89 Rutherford, Jobn
12 96 Staniford, James
6 25
Pool, David
1 50
John W
1 50
James, jr
2 93
Poor, Melzard
12 06
Daniel R
3 77
Thomas
7 45
Benjamin
1 50
Samuel P
1 50 Stone, John B
3 69
David
1 50
Aaron A
1 50 William
5 64
David H
1 50
Henry
2 3S
Robert
2 27
Potter, Henry
5 33
Epes
10 15
Hannah
3 18
Symmes
67 36
Jonathan
3 02 Sweet, Aaron
9 17
Richard
6 20 Safford, James
2 26
Thomas
9 17
Rhoda
16 S3 S inborn, Oliver
I 50 Stratton, Jacob
2 61
Thomas A
1 50 Sayward, Cyrus
1 50 Sutton, Richard
4 57
Perkins
3 78 Saunders, Amos
5 79 Stanwood, Isaac
20 43
Jacob S
14 06 Scott, Nathaniel
heirs Asa
8 28
Perley
3 03 Stevens, William
4 56
widow Nath'1 17 07
James
2 93
Stephen
3 80
Ezekiel P
16 07 Simple, James
1 50 Symonds, Benjamin S 1 59
36 00
Prince, George
1 50 Searles, Horace
1 50 Tibbets, Joel
1 50
Prescott, Jewett
1 50 Amos A
3 53 Titcomb, Lewis
18 34
Pulsifer, Ebenezer
6 10 Shattuck, Milton B 1 50 Tilton, Thomas 8 52 Sherburne, h'rs A C 5 81 Thurston, James J
2 26
Quimby, James
3 07 John
3 80 Townsend, Henry 2 26
2 26
Richardson. Edward 2 00.Shatswell, John
22 85 Tozer, William S
4 56
Richards, Daniel
13 00 John H
1 50 William H
1 50
Riley, Philip
1 50 Shores, J A
2 26 Treadwell, Micajah
26 36
James,
1 50
2 26 h'rs Mary 1 47
Edward
1 50 Skinner, Samuel S. 13 36
William 7 71
23 53
Silas
1 50 Sargent, George H
13 31 h'rs Eben'r 3 45
Pousland. Tho's D
37 10 Seward, William
8 40 Tenney, Jacob B
2 26
Bickford
Quill, James
2 26
Hannah
2 07 Towle, James
Joseph
1 50 Roberts, John
6 10
l'rs Benjamin 7 22
Pickards, Isaac
36 03 Russell, Martha
3 07 Spiller, David
1 50 Asa P
23
Treadwell, W, farm 20 07|Wait, A D & others,
Whipple, Hervey 15 01
William F 1 50 Un. Store
3 83 Wildes, Asahel H 35 25
Nathaniel 8 40 William R 1 50
Thomas 2 00
Hannah 2 30 William 1 50 Israel 15 43 2 00
h'rs Moses 14 98 Wellington, James M 1 50 Williams, N D
Tucker, David
1 96 & Perkins
1 50
Joseph
4 95
Union Store, No. 621 9 96 Warner, William
Daniel L
5 33
Varill, John
4 57
George W 7 79
Frederick 13 00
Wade, Asa
2 83
Stephen
22 70
Joseph W
3 03
William F
13 15
John
1 96 Willett, George
4 95
John
· 11 31
Daniel A
1 50
George A 2 26
Charles 2 26
Thomas L
1 50
Levi
8 02
h'rs Nath'
5 75 Watson, Col.
2 17, Willson, W'm S L
2 83
Francis H
1 71 Wells, John
2 26 Wilson, Henry
31 22
William 12 21
h'rs Stephen
1 15 Wise, John
1 65
John L 2 17
Charles
1 50 Woodbury, George
2 26
David L 1 50 Benjamin
1 50 Worth, John
3 63
Mary 2 30 Webber, Moses
1 50 Worcester, Ira
48 24
h'rs Samuel 7 67 West, Captain
1 50
Dan'I C
2 26
Wait, A D & NR
11 50 Weymouth, Rich. L 28 67 Holmes, Charles,
2 65
Nathaniel R 1 71 Weymouth, R L jr
2 26 Lang, James
16 99
Abraın D
13 33 Whitney, Charles H 1 50 Lord, Nathaniel, jr
1 50
Francis A
4 40 Whipple, Daniel
20 80 Ross, Daniel
8 21
Joseph
40 18
9 2 Willcomb, h'rs W'm 2 30
Underhill, Oliver
23 42 Wallis, Aaron
24 62
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES,
AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION,
OF THE
TOWN OF IPSWICH,
MADE MARCH 1, 1857.
LYNN : J. F. KIMBALL, PRINTER-LYNN NEWS OFFICE.
1857.
Ipswich Public Library Ipswich, Massachusetts
ANNUAL REPORT.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
Paid J. F. Kimball & Co., printing town
report, 1856, $50 00
Joseph Farley, expense preparing report, &c., 5 00
Timothy Ross, oiling and cleaning engine hose, 2 00
Josiah Lord, repairs on Town House, 10 66
Florence McMahon, sawing wood, 3 00
Jacob Edgerley, and others, watchmen, 15 00
Fitz & Choate, express,
75
Engine men, 192 00
J. A. Newman, statistics,
24 00
Frederic Mitchell, do.,
24 00
Fairbanks & Co., hay scales,
213 75
Lewis Choate, timber for do.,
44 20
Richard Lakeman, labor on engines,
1 62
Elisha Brown, wood for Town House,
7 50
J. F. Kimball, printing tax bills,
6 00
S. G. Simpkins, order book,
2 25
Jacob Brown, hay scales cellar, &c.,
100 00
Florence McMahon, sawing wood, 2 50
J. B. Spiller and H. Kimball, distribut- ing laws and resolves,
2 00
John Lane, rent engine house,
6 00
N. E. P. U. Store, lock for pound,
28
J. Brown, stone and gravel for hay scales, 30 00
Elisha Brown, wood for Town House,
7 25
Florence McMahon, sawing do., 1 25
Alfred Kimball, record book, &c., 2 51
Jacob Edgerley, labor on Town House,
1 50
Amount carried forward, $755 02
4
Amount brought forward, $755 02
Paid Stephen Baker, repairs, 9 97
Benj. Newman, repairs on Town House, 3 99
N. E. P. U. Store, oil, &c., 18 31
Frederic Willcomb, plank for hay scales,
6 08
N. E. P. U. Store, oil for Town House,
7 76
S. G. Simpkins, account book, 1 75
Asher Blake, care of town clock, 23 00
Fitz & Choate, express,
1 25
Joseph Willcomb, repairs on life boat, 2 00
Stephen Baker, alterations Town House, 46 00
2 75
Newman & Ordway, rep'rs Town House, 2 43
Florence McMahon, sawing wood,
4 96
Stephen Coburn. postage, 1 22
4 95
Joseph Farley, express and postage,
1 02
Frederic Mitchell, horse hire,
8 00
do. do. rent engine house, 6 00
Randal Andrews, horse hire,
8 00
Florence McMahon, sawing wood,
2 50
N. E. P. U. Store, oil, &c.,
5 82
Daniel Cogswell, oil, lamps, &c.,
23 84
do. do. stationery,
2 57
Robert Stone, wood,
16 50
William Haskell, alcohol for engines,
1 00
C. W. Chapman, iron work,
1 25
J. H. Dunnels, cleaning, &c., “
10 00
$981 44
Recapitulation.
Fuel, lamps, and care of Town House,
$98 66
Repairs on Town House,
75 62
Statistics.
48 00
Printing Report, &c.,
61 00
Town clock,
23 00
Fire department,
222 62
Hay Scales,
398 99
Miscellaneous,
53 55
$981 44
Levi Lord, fire department, 3 50
W. & B. H. Smith, hay scales,
N. R. Farley, jr., expense,
5
FEES AND SALARIES.
Paid J. E. Bomer, school committee, $25 00
Andrew Low, horse hire for do., 10 75
T. B. Ross, services school committee, 25 00
Daniel Fitz, 25 00
Joseph Spiller, attending town meetings, 4 00
Asher Blake, notifying meetings,
3 00
Stephen Baker, ringing bell,
20 00
William Haskell, liquor agent,
50 00
Joseph Farley, assessor, 50 00
25 00
Randal Andrews, do.,
25 00
John H. Varrel, notifying meetings, &c.,
5 50
Stephen Baker, 66
10 50
J. A. Newman, clerk pro tem.,
5 00
Isaac Day and others, returns of deaths,
4 50
Alfred Kimball, recording births, &c., 66 salary as clerk, 25 00
Selectmen, half year's salary, 100 00
125 00
N. R. Farley, jr., treasurer,
$556 35
Recapitulation.
Selectmen,
200 00
Treasurer,
125 00
Clerks,
30 00
School Committee,
85 75
Liquor Agent,
50 00
Constables and Police Officers,
23 00
Returning births, &c.,
22 60
Ringing bell,
20 00
$556 35
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Paid John P. Lakeman, clearing snow, $9 00
J. F. Kimball, advertising, 2 00
S. P. Guilford, blacksmithing,
4 43
A. B. Fellows, clearing snow,
23 86
Richard Potter's bill, clearing snow,
20 00
Amount carried forward, $59 29
18 10
Frederic Mitchell, do.,
6
Amount brought forward, $59 29
Paid Patrick Conghlen, labor, 5 00
Mannasseh Brown, gravel and plow, 20 82
B. Colburn & Co., stone for bridge, 1117 50
George Farwell, clearing snow, 8 00
Joseph Farley, travel, &c., extra,
15 00
Thomas D. Pousland, labor and plow,
6 50
Frederic Bray, clearing snow,
21 24
Wm. F. Conant,
49 87
Gilbert Conant,
52 71
Joseph S. Dodge, labor on drain,
4 00
Patrick Radey,
1 50
Timothy Curran, 66 66
2 25
G. Warner, balance contract on bridge, 620 00 66 extra work, 101 00
Josiah Kimball, laying drain,
5 25
John Pingree, repairing bridge,
3 87
John Roberts, clearing snow,
21 34
Patrick Radey, labor on drain,
7 50
Geo. Wentworth, labor on well,
1 87
John Pingree,
66
7 00
John Barker, 66 66
4 50
John Brown, clearing snow,
13 60
A. & F. Smith, "
13 76
Charles Smith,
66
2 45
David Story, 66 66
14 06
H. S. Holmes, 66 66
4 41
Eph'm Fellows, "
66
19 91
Elisha Glover, labor on bridges,
9 50
George Haskell, stone,
2 00
George & Daniel Norton, making road,
86 22
Russell & Nourse, re-setting fence,
7 45
Sylvanus Caldwell, lumber for drain,
19 98
Jacob B. Tenney, board for Dodges, 11 25
W. & B. H. Smith, sharpening picks,
1 06
G. W. Brown, repairs on bridge,
15 00
William G. Brown, horse hire,
4 75
Geo. Dana, repairs on bridge,
22 75
Eben. Lord, gravel,
3 44
Amos H. Dodge, repairing drains,
19 55
Sylvester Goodwin, gravel,
10 00
Amount carried forward, $2,417 15
7
Amount brought forward, $2,417 15
Paid Frederic Mitchell, stone and teaming,
16 50
Joseph Farley, horse hire,
2 75
Eben. Fall, labor on drain,
60
G. W. Warner, moving wall,
7 00
William Jordan, shoveling snow,
1 50
Joseph Grant, labor on drain,
1 50
Silas Perley, clearing snow, 1855,
5 52
James Gwinn, 66 66
6 24
Moses Clarke,
66
3 86
J. K. Chapman, "
66
66
7 08
David C. Hobbs,“
(6 years,)
15 00
Josiah Lord, timber and stone,
8 25
Jacob Brown, stone and teaming,
44 76
G. & D. Norton, reconstructing War- ner's road, 1,099 53
$3,637 24
Recapitulation.
Labor on roads,
$21 62
Repairing bridges and drains,
137 24
Stone, gravel, and fence,
108 97
Clearing roads of snow, 1855,
313 31
Miscellaneous,
24 40
$605 54
Pine Swamp Road :
Grading 50 rods,
Warner's Bridge and Road :
Building bridge as per contract,
1,838 50
Building road,
1,099 53
2,938 03
Received from county,
500 00
2,438 03
$3,137 24
POOR.
Paid Town of Gloucest'r, partial suppl's, '55, $28 02 W. K. Bell, school books, 84
T. B. Ross, 66
10 84
Amount carried forward,
$39 70
93 67
8
Amount brought forward, $39 70
Paid Geo. Brown, care of Salome Tucker, 20 00
Mary Chapman, fuel, &c., 7 00
Frederic Willcomb, supplies, Emmons, 5 62
Joseph H. Lord, fuel, 50 62
Nath'l Goodhue, splitting and piling, 2 50
Daniel Clarke, coflins,
9 50
Fred'e Mitchell, travel, &c., Newburyp't,
2 00
Randal Andrews, “
2 00
Elizabeth Seward, rent, Mrs. Jewett, 6 00
H. Chapman, lodging poor travellers, 1 75
15 00
G. Wentworth, board Rose McGlewett,
12 00
J. H. Hovey, care of A. Merritt, 5 00
165 25
Town of Haverhill, 22 60
Jacob B. Tenney, poor travellers, 7 50
5 00
Eliz. Conden, care of L. Tucker's wife,
91 85
T. Brown, jr., support of Mrs. Fellows, 13 50
I. Flitner, medical attend'e A. Merritt,
30 00
John D. Cross, for wood,
40 00
W. G. Brown, horse hire,
2 00
Daniel Clarke, coffins,
8 25
N. E. P. U. Store, supplies,
2 50
Joseph Farley, poor travellers,
1 60
certificate and passages, 1 63
N. E. P. U. Store, partial supplies, 8 05
66
29 00
Daniel Cogswell, 66 school books,
1 14
Nathaniel Harris, wood,
7 50
Joseph H. Lord, 66
15 00
Robert Stone,
80 16
Nath'l Goodhue, piling and splitting,
5 00
Joseph Spiller, fees, 5 00
J. Chapman, teaming wood supplies, 20 20
J. N. Ames, medical attend'e E. Lord, 8 00
I. Flitner, do., do., Mrs. Clarke, 6 00
M. Dodge, house rent for S. Jewett, 12 00
Frederic Mitchell, poor travellers, 1 50
$791 92
Abram Howe, support of Eliz. Howe,
City of Newburyport, supplies,
G. Haskell, serv., S. Burn'm & others, 23 00
John B. Stone, board and nurse, “
9
Recapitulation.
Supplies out of town,
$237 87
Supplies in town,
45 17
House rent, &c., in town,
61 00
Fuel and teaming,
220 98
Medical attendance,
31 00
Burials,
17 75
Expense in Burnham suit,
91 85
66
for sick stranger,
48 50
Poor travellers,
12 35
School books,
12 82
Constable fees,
5 00
Travel and expense for overseers,
7 63
$791 92
Due from Commonwealth, pauper account,
22 00
Due from Town of Newbury,
55 24
Due from City of Salem,
8 88
86 12
$705 80
10
FARM.
Paid S. P. Guilford, blacksmith,
$1 35
Nurse & Co., plough,
13 00
Eastern Railroad, freight,
1 32
Daniel MeIntosh, labor,
72 00
N. E. P. U. Store, groceries,
18 79
Frederic Willcomb, sugar, &c.,
42 06
N. E. P. U. Store, grass seed, &c.,
13 29
Joseph N. Ames, physician, 1 year,
30 00
Daniel Haskell, washing machine,
5 00
James Lang, cow,
6 00
Daniel Clarke, coflins,
20 24
N. E. P. U. Store, flour and coffee,
45 50
Richard Russell, molasses,
54 49
William Workley, labor,
60 00
Asa Lord, groceries,
79 03
John Dorr, boating thatch,
60 00
Jacob Brown, coal,
80 62
Daniel Clarke, coffin,
6 00
N. E. P. U. Store, sundries,
112 00
Benjamin Chapman, labor,
154 50
Sylvanus Caldwell, lumber,
41 63
Russell & Nourse, carpenters,
22 24
Eben. Cogswell, sundries,
35 62
Frederic Willcomb, fish, rice, sugar,
72 71
I. K. Jewett, tools,
12 27
P. S. Richardson, labor,
51 00
S. N. Baker, clothing, &c.,
35 93
Eben. Kimball, mason work,
15 15
N. E. P. U. Store, flour, &c.,
9 00
Newman & Ordway, utensils,
13 44
C. W. Chapman, blacksmithing, 1 year,
6 82
William Haskell, medicine,
6 00
Nathan Jewett, boat and labor,
93 88
Daniel Cogswell, groceries, &c.,
5 03
N. E. P. U. Store,
50 00
Daniel Appleton, labor,
300 00
B. D. Appleton, superintendent,
229 31
Amount of bills paid by do.,
$1,948 49
14 54
J. A. Newman, painting wagon, &c.,
35 86
Daniel McIntosh, labor,
7 87
Eben. Cogswell, sundries,
15 00
11
Recapitulation.
Groceries,
$276 44
Bread and breadstuffs,
168 35
Clothing and bedding,
85 18
Utensils,
38 46
Fuel,
88 62
Meat,
37 42
Fish,
20 02
Physician and medicines,
39 38
Burials,
12 00
Labor in house,
51 00
Labor on farm,
621 30
Live stock, &c.,
15 00
Repairs on buildings,
82 34
Tools and repairs,
56 84
Seeds,
18 93
Blacksmithing,
37 21
B. D. Appleton, superintendent,
300 00
$1,948 49
Received from Sales from Farm.
For English hay,
$369 56
Salt hay, thatch, and straw,
205 59
Vegetables,
52 58
Apples,
23 00
Calves,
60 05
Pigs,
33 00
Butter and lard,
116 07
Poultry and eggs,
61 54
Pasture and boarding,
21 10
Hides,
15 64
Oxen and heifers,
173 00
$1,131 13
$817 36
Decrease of stock,
214 90
$1,032 26
12
Inventory of the Property of the Farm.
1856.
1857.
STOCK, &C.
No |
Value.
No |
Value.
Iner'se | of value.
Dec'se of value.
Oxen
6
300 00
200 00
Cows
16
320 00
15
375 00
55 00
Bull
1
20 00
1
20 00
Heifers
1
15 00
2
30 00
15 00
Steers, 3 y'rs old .
5
125 00
125 00
Steers, 2 y'rs old .
4
60 00
60 00
Yearlings
8
72 00
5
50 00
22 00
Horse
1
100 00
1
100 00
Shoats
G
75 00
6
75 00
Hens
70
18 50
70
18 50
Turkeys
4 00
4 00
Geese
2 00
2 00
Wagon & Harn'ss
1
80 00
1
80 00
Sleiglı
1
20 00
1
20 00
Ox Wagons
2
200 00
2
200 00
Ox Carts
2
110 00
2
110 00
Ox Sleds
2
16 00
2
16 00
Ploughis & Cult'vr
3
50 00
3
40 00
10 00
Harrow
1
12 00
1
10 00
2 00
Winnow Mill
1
12 00
12 00
Other Tools.
150 00
150 00
Wood, cords
15
90 00
15
90 00
Coal, tons
5
40 00
2
16 00
24 00
Groceries, &c.
50 00
75 00
25 00
Stoves
3
35 00
35 00
Total Stock
1851 50
1911 50
220 00
160 00
Total Produce
1718 70
1443 80
74 10
349 00
Totals
3570 20
3355 30
294 10
509 00
Deduct
3355 30
294 10
Decrease
214 90
214 90
100 00
13
Inventory of the Property of the Farm. (Continued.)
1856.
1857.
PRODUCE, &C.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Iner'se of value.
Dec'se of value.
Corn
bush.
200
200 00
150
150 00
50 00
Rye
10
10 00
10 00
Barley
25
25 00
15
15 00
10 00
Oats.
66
15
8 00
8 00
Flax Seed.
1
2 00
1-2
1 00
1 00
Peas & Beans“
18
45 00
20
50 00
5 00
Beef
bbls.
5
60 00
60 00
Pork
66
6
90 00
6
90 00
Bacon
lbs.
75 00
350
42 00
33 00
Lard
66
120
13 20
140
16 80
3 60
5 00
Butter
lbs
40
10 00
110
27 50
17 50
Cider
bbls.
12
36 00
10
30 00
6 00
Apples
66
6
12 00
3
6 00
6 00
Potatoes
bush.
325
162 00
200
100 00
62 00
Roots
lot
8 00
5 00
3 00
Onions
66
2 00
1 00
1 00
Hay
tons.
20
400 00
20
360 00
40 00
" salt
66
15
150 00
20
180 00
30 00
" blk. grass "
20
240 00
14
154 00
86 00
Thatch
66
12
96 00
11
66 00
30 00
Straw, &c .__ lot.
10 00
3
18 00
8 00
Corn Fodder "
30 00
30 00
Flax
2 00
2 00
Dried Appl's 1b.
50
4 00
4 00
Dried Beef.«
100
10 00
75
7 50
2 50
Soap
bbls.
3
13 50
2}
12 00
1 50
1718 70
1443 80
74 10
349 00
Tal. & Suet lot.
15 00
10 00
14
N. R. FARLEY, Jr., TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
DR. For am't rec'd from W. T. Averill, former treasurer, $2,047 22
For am't tax li-t committed, 11,072 30
" received from state for census and statistics, 96 00
am't rec'd f'm state, school fund,
154 13
66 income f'm town house, 114 50
" 66 from county towards Warner's bridge, 500 00
received income of farm, 901 82
66
notes payable,
$18,485 97
CR. For amount drawn for schools, $3,018 22
" current exp's,
981 44
66 66 66
" fees & salaries, 556 35
66 66
66
" highways & ) bridges,
3,637 24
" poor,
791 92
66
66
66
" farm,
1,719 18
66
1,910 00
66 66
state
66
800 00
interest 66
828 79
discount allowed on taxes, 119 79
abatements "
191 16
bal. uncollected taxes in his hands, 2,228 25
66 557 63
cash,
$18,485 97
WILLIAM HASKELL, LIQUOR AGENT.
DR. Am't stock on hand, Feb. 28, 1857, $261 06 liquors purchased and paid for as per receipts, 1,279 22
bal. being am't gained in trade,
172 12
$1,712 40
CR. Am't of sales from Feb. 29, 1856, to Feb. 29, 1857, as per account audited by selectmen, $1,435 46 Amount of stock, 276 94 $1,712 40
66 66
county tax paid, 66 66
1,146 00
"
notes
3,600 00
15
WILLIAM T. AVERILL, COLLECTOR, (late treasurer.)
DR. For balance due, March, 1856, $2,767 39
notes payable, omitted, " 170 00
$2,937 39
CR. For amount allowed as discount on taxes, for 1854, $21 32
error in am't as rec'd f'm sch'l fund, 10 96
¥ 66 66 state pau-
per account, 18 86
am't paid N. R. Farley, treasurer, 2,047 22
abatem'ts all'd on tax '53, '54 '55, 500 88
bal. in his hands, uncol'd taxes, 338 15 - $2,937 39
EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1856.
Amount paid for current expenses,
$981 44
fees and salaries, 556 35
highways and bridges,
3,637 24
poor,
705 80
farm,
1,032 26
interest,
828 79
abatements,
191 16
discount,
119 79
$8,052 83
INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1856.
Amount of taxes raised, exclusive of )
highway, school, county, and state $4,000 00 taxes,
Overlayings and highway taxes com- 916 30 mitted to collector, 1 Income of town house, 114 50
Received from county for Warner's bridge, 500 00
Received from state, (census, &c.,) 96 00
Balance, being expense beyond income, 2,426 03
$8,052 83
16
TOWN OF IPSWICH IN BALANCE OF ALL ACCOUNTS.
DR. To notes payable,
$15.515 00
Due schools, undrawn balances,
1.448 78
Balance in favor of the town, 11,247 73
- $28,211 51
CR.
Town Farm,
$16,000 00
Town House,
2,000 00
Woodland, Linebrook,
200 00
Commonfields,
50 00
Thatch bank, Great Flats,
100 00
66 Cross's Bank,
25 00
Land on Turkey Shore,
100 00
Wood house and wood,
200 00
Powder house and new gravel pit,
150 00
Gravel pit, Scott's Lane,
150 00
: near gram'r school house,
100 00
6 near J. B. Brown's,
150 00
Engines and houses,
2,000 00
House for life boat,
150 00
Personal property at farm,
3,355 30
Due from the town of Newbury,
55 24
Liquors, &c., on hand, in agent's store, 276 94
Bal. in hands of W. T. Averill, col'r, 338 15
66 " N. R. Farley, jr., 2 2,785 88
treasurer and collector, §
- $28,211 51
The average number of Poor on the Farm, during the past year, has been twenty-one. The balance against the Farm is $1.032 26, and the interest on its estimated value, $840 00, making the average cost of support at the Farm $1.71 1-2 per week.
JOSEPH FARLEY, FREDERIC MITCHELL, Selectmen. RANDAL ANDREWS, ..
Hayfield bridge,
25 00
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES,
AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
TOWN OF IPSWICH.
MADE MARCH 1, 1858.
LYNN: J. F. KIMBALL, PRINTER, LYNN NEWS OFFICE. 1858.
ANNUAL REPORT.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
All'd J. F. Kimball, print'g Town Report, $40 00
do. School Committees' Report, 25 00
do. Tax Bills, 6 00
N. R. Farley, for printing, 4 10
Daniel Cogswell, for stationery, 7 67
Alfred Kimball, for do. 4 87
Charles H. Darling, for account book, 2 00
Asa Lord, for census book, 39
Stephen Coburn, for postages, 1 22
Stephen Baker, for ringing bell, 20 00
do. for attendance at Town House, 9 25
do. for distributing Reports, 2 50
Benjamin Newman, painting town clock, 23 50
James Gwinn, line for do. 4 00
Asher Blake, care and repairs for do. 29 00
Moses Peabody, wood for Town House, 2 50
Benjamin Kimball, for do. 11 25
David Spiller, for do.
2 50
Moses G. Lord, cutting do.
5 62
Daniel Cogswell, oil for Town House,
16 81
Union Store, do. 6 83
S. Caldwell, lumber for hay scales, 4 45
S. P. Guilford, iron work for do. 2 05
John D. Cross, taking census, 10 00
Joseph Farley, preparing report, &c., 5 00
Joseph Spiller, distributing laws, 2 00 J. A. Newman, com. on transfer of books, 6 00 Geo. Haskell, do. and services and ex- penses in regard to suits and indict- ments,
49 90
Amount carried forward,
$304 41
Amount brought forward, $304 41
Allowed Joseph Willcomb, work on life boat, 1 00
Nathan Brown, for pump, 5 25
George Willett, express services, 63
W. G. Brown, horse hire by school com., 1 25 Eastern Railroad Co., freight, 71
A. D. Wait, iron safe, 75 00
Engine men, services,
204 00
John Lane, rent for engine house, 6 00
F. Mitchell. do. 6 00
Charles W. Chapman, lanterns, 9 35
John A. Newman, painting do.
77
Charles HI. Baker, oiling hose,
3 22
Ebenezer Cogswell, oil for engines,
19 96
Daniel Cogswell. spirits for do. 47
James Boyd & Son, repairing hose, 15 00
Charles W. Chapman, repairing engines, 2 85
Josiah Kimball, repairing ladder box, 3 07
Levi Lord, do. do. 14 10
$673 04
RECAPITULATION.
Fire Department,
$284 79
Printing and Stationery, 91 25
Bell and Clock. SS 25
Fuel and Oil for Town House, 45 51
Iron Safe, 75 00
88 24
Other expenses,
$673 04
FEES AND SALARIES.
Allowed Selectmen, Assessors, &c., salaries, $200 00 N. R. Farley, treasurer and collector, 125 00
A. Kimball. town clerk, salary, 25 00
27 75
do. returning ancient marriages, do. returning deaths and marriages, 26 75
D. T. Kimball, school committee, 30 25
J. E. Bomer, do. do. 25 00
George R. Lord, do. do. 15 00
.I. A. Newman. do. E do. 10 00
J. II. Varrell, notifying town meetings, 10 00
Robert Stone, do. do. do. 2 50
Amount carried forward, $97 25
5
Amount brought forward, $497 25
Allowed Stephen Baker, notifying fire-wards, 5 00
do. attendance at town meeting, 4 00
do. attendance on selectmen, 12 00
Charles S. Jewett, returning deaths,
2 10
Isaac Day, do. do. 1 50
Daniel Clark,
do. do. 60
Jonathan Foster,
do. do. 20
$522 65
HIGHWAYS.
All'd W. F. Conant, build'g old right road, $1127 10 G. & D. Norton, do. Warner's road, 191 80 do. do. do. Argilla road, 22 08 Chapman & Palfrey, adv. Warner's road, 1 50 John D. Cross, repairing road, 46 62
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