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2928 19
Abatements,
363 64
.. Discount on Taxes.
478 61
State Aid paid not charged to State, 12 00
$15,601 08
Income.
Amount raised for Current Expenses, ...
8000 00
" «
Highways and Bridges,
1000 00
Income of Town House,
149 62
Rent of Hay Scales,.
75 00
Rent of Turkey Shore Pasture,
5 00
Profit of Liquor Agency,
315 45
Corporation Tax,
1356 53
Dog Licenses, .
64 00
Rec'd of Joseph Farley fines,
6 00
Discount on County Tax,.
19 84
Balance, being expense beyond income.
4447 09
$15,601 08
JEREMIAH LORD, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
Dr.
To balance in his hands March 1, 1864,
$4,368 82
State Tax, 1864, ..
3,816 00
County Tax, 1864,
1,587 14
Town Tax,
11,100 00
Highway Tax, “
1,000 00
Addition to taxes and overlay,
162 55
Commonwealth School Fund,
140 30
Income from Town House,.
149 62
Cash received from Liquor Agent,
3,907 35
Rent of Hay Scales,.
75 00
Rent of Turkey Shore Pasture,
5 00
Dog Licenses,.
64 00
Sales from Farm,
2,465 71
Overlay and addition to Taxes,
162 55
19
To Erastus Clark,
Corporation Tax,
1,356 53
State Aid,.
11,990 83
Money hired on Town Notes,
7,440 00
Received of Town of Danvers, Poor Account,.
84 50
9 00
«
Rockport, "
.
..
20 00
Westford,
21 75
Wenham,
14 00
6.
City of Salem, 6.
. .
, 00
of United States for Recruiting Expenses,
....
6 00
Albert Webster, on acc't of Susan Chapman
300 00
Discount on County Tax,.
$50,223 44
Cr.
By orders drawn by Selectmen,
Abatements,
363 64
Discount on Taxes,
478 61
Principal on Town Notes paid.
4,470 00
Interest
2,928 19
State Tax paid.
3,816 00
County
1,587 14
Aid to families of Volunteers paid.
10,053 14
Uncollected Taxes,
450 00
Cash on hand,
4,106 69
$50,223 44
TOWN OF IPSWICH IN BALANCE OF ALL ACCOUNTS.
Dr.
To Notes payable.
54,820 00
Schools, undrawn balance.
790 60
Interest due and not paid.
215 50
$55,826 10
Cr.
By
cash balance in hands of Jeremiah Lord,.
4,106 69
Uncollected Taxes,.
450 00
Liquors, Cash, &c., in 'Agent's hands,.
492 38
Amount due from Commonwealth State Aid,. ..
11,909 66
pauper account, ....
12 50
" Town of Danvers,.
107 53
·
...
50
on account of Mrs. Edgerly, "
100 00
Joseph Farley, fines .
19 84
21,970 03
Andover,
14 00
20
By Amount due from Town of Andover,
92 26
Westford,.
10 00
"
Haverhill, . 10 50
66
Marblehead,
9 84
66
66
Medway, . .
7 50
66
City of Boston,. 51 74
66
Newburyport,
13 50
Salem, .
12 00
Theodore Andrews, 67 77
Due from J. Bachelder $23.34, C. W. Chapman $10.00, Jos. H. Lord, $2.00
35 34
By Town Farm,
16,000 00
Personal property at Farm,
4,494 13
Engines, apparatus and houses,.
2,500 00
Hearse, .
600 00
Town House and three safes,
2,350 00
Furniture and Scales,
100 00
Woodland at Linebrook,.
150 00
Woodland in Commonfields,
65 00
Thatch bank at Great Flats,
25,0 00
Thatch bank at Cross' bank,
25 00
Land on Turkey Shore,
150 00
Woodhouse and Wood,.
250 00
Powder house and gravel pit,
150 00
Gravel pit in Scott's Lane,
150 00
Gravel pit by Grammar School House,
100 00
Gravel pit by Hayfield's Bridge,
25 00
Gravel pit by J. B. Brown's,
150 00
Gravel pit at Candlewood,
50 00
Gravel pit at S. Goodwin's,
125 00
Hay Scales, $800.00 ; Town pounds, $100.00.
900 00
Balance against the Town, 9,852 76
$55,826 10
Respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH ROSS, Selectmen R. T. DODGE, of
F. WILLCOMB, Ipswich.
IPSWICH, March 1st, 1865.
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66
THE
ANNUAL REPORT ·
OF THE
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES &c.,
OF THE
TOWN OF IPSWICH,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1866.
1
SALEM: PRINTED AT SWASEY'S JOB OFFICE. 1866.
Statement of the Expenses and Debt of the Town of Ipswich for each of the last ten years.
For the year ending March 1, 1857,
Expenses. $7,450 00
Debt. $15,515 00
66
1858,
6,338 49
15,165 00
66
1859,
4,948 01
17,484 00
1860,
5,925 46
17,384 00
66
66
1861,
7,823 81
16,865 00
66
66
66
1862,
14,024 28
23,815 00
66
6 €
1863,
9,180 34
45,185 00
66
1864,
8,875 41
51,750 00
66
66
1865,
15,601 08
54,820 00
1866,
15,344 11
50,265 00
66
REPORT.
Current Expenses.
Fire Department.
Paid 79 Engine men.
$158 00
11 Engineers . 22 00
John A. Newman, Clerk of Board of Engineers .. 5 00
Asa Lord, for oil for Engines 5 74
John Worth, for ditto.
2 00
I. K. Jewett, for ditto.
20 69
Russell and Archer, for repairs on Engine houses. 145 00
H. Littlefield, for repairing hose. 10 00
E. Robinson & Co., for repairs and keys.
15 00
J. S. Tyler, for belts, patches, &c., for hose ..
9 40
Fenton Watson, for repairs on Engine 8 25
Hunneman & Co., for hose. .. 618 12 Geo. C. Lord, for cleaning hose .. 7 00 Willett's Express .. 6 80
B. Newman, for painting 1 00
Geo. W. Sherburne, for labor .. . .
3 00
Moses Spiller, for ditto 6 00
1 00
George Russell, for ditto. ... John H. Blake, and others, for care of Engine 3 00
Mark Newman, for lanterns, lamps, &c ... 4 40
F. Mitchell, for land rent, &c ....
14 25
$1.065 65
4
Clock and Bell. Paid Wm. T. Averill, for ringing bell. 25 00 John H. Blake, for care of Town Clock. . 20 00
Asher Blake, for repairs on ditto 10 37
$55 37
Printing and Stationery.
Paid Charles W. Swasey, for printing Town Reports. . 49 75
Charles W. Swasey, for printing Blanks . 2 00
L. A. Swasey, for printing. ..
2 50
Salem Gazette Office, for ditto ..
10 00
T. J. Hutchinson, for printing School Reports .. 30 65
J. B. Allen, for printing.
10 50
F. Willcomb, for Stationery .
75
Andrew Geyer, for ditto.
11 05
Thomas Caffrey, for book. .
3 00
$120 20
Fuel and Oil.
Paid Oliver Underhill, for wood for Town House .. 10 00
N. H. Lavalette, for ditto. 3 25
Moses Peabody, for ditto .. . ...
3 00
Moses G. Lord, for saw'g ditto, &c
7 50
Stephen Coburn, for oil.
38 68
Israel K. Jewett, for ditto. 35 22
Mark Newman, for sundries.
1 15
$98 80
Miscellaneous.
Paid Boston Brigade Band. 191 00
Wm. H. Graves, for expenses con- cerning Band. .
2 90
J. B. Tenney, for board of Band 20 00 William T. Averill, for expenses at President's funeral .. ... 9 00
Jer'h Lord, for " overcharge ". .. 2 42
Theodore Andrews, for damages to horse. 60 00
5
Wilson's Express. 21 75
John H. Varrell, fo. postage. 2 49
John Hodgkins, for bier .. . .... 6 65
Charles Wade, for taking census of school children. 3 00
Joseph Farley. for ditto .. 13 50
Joseph Farley, for taking census 86 00
John D. Cross, for ditto.
32 00
Thomas H. Lord, for ditto.
27 00
Thomas H. Lord. for taking cen-
sus of school children. 8 00
Asa Lord, for land rent, blank books. &c. 6 92
N. R. Wait, for horse hire. 9 00
A. McDole, for white washing ... 1 00 John F. C.othey, for cloth for room 3 00 Jer'h Lord, for watchman 4 00
Willett's Express.
1 10
Eben Kimball, for repairs on Town House. 28 50
Benj. Newman, for painting ditto 94 25
for painting sign
2 00
William G. Brown, for horse hire
1 50
C. W. Chapman, for repairs on hearse.
2 83
Fairbanks, Brown & Co., for Hay Scales.
192 71
Jacob Low, for painting ditto ... E. Railroad, for freight on ditto James Griffin, for labor on ditto P. Riley, for work on ditto. .. . . D. F. Pinder, for hauling gravel for ditto.
1 50
3 62
43 75
2 00
4 00
E. Peabody, for hauling gravel for ditto. 11 25
Daniel Kimball, for hauling grav- el for ditto. .
9 50
T. Curran, for labor on ditto ... 2 50 Mark Newman, for stoves, &c .. . Gco. Haskell, for writing contract D. L. Willcomb, for furniture ... 2 25 John H. Cogswell, for lumber for Town House .. 10 21
58 50
3 00
John Hall, for damages to wagon 24 00
6
A. H. Wildes, for medical advice to School Committee. . 3 00 Stephen Baker, for care of Town House, &c .. 130 45
W. K. Bell, for copy of return for Selectmen .. 50
Jer'h Lord, for extra services ... 19 50
Aaron Cogswell, for surveying .. .
10 00
$1,172 20
Volunteer Account.
Paid Bounties to 22 men .. 735 00 A. D. Wait, Recruiting and Ex- penses .. 95 00
J. L. Akerman, collecting citizens' subscription . 50 00
D. C. Worcester, horse hire ditto 20 00
State Aid paid from March 1, 1865, to March 1, 1866 .. . 4,362 51
Reimbursement of citizens' sub- scription. . 1,138 00
Due and not paid on ditto.
50 00
Cr. by amount of citizen's subscription 1,188 00 Amount of State Aid due from Commonwealth. 4,362 51
$6,450 51
$5,550 51
900 00
Total amount of current expenses . $3,412 22
The number of men furnished for the army during the war, was three hundred and thirty-six, and ninety-two of these re-enlisted.
The number that died during the war was fifty-two. The amount paid for Bounties was $15,950.
Liquor Agency. Stock and cash in Agent's hands March 1st, 1865. $492 38
7
Amount paid for liquor, freight, express,
salaries, and rents. . 4,342 37
Balance gained in trade 353 77
$5,188 42
Credit by amount of Sales. 4,659 22
Stock on hand March 1st, 1866. 522 79
Liquor for Almshouse. 6 41
5,188 42
Fees and Salaries.
Paid John D. Cross, salary Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer. 66 67
Joseph Farley, for ditto 66 67
Thos. H. Lord, for ditto. 66 66
Jer'h Lord, salary Treas. & Coll'r 300 00
W. K. Bell, ditto Town Clerk ...
25 00
Aaron Cogswell, School Com'tee George R. Lord, for ditto . .
27 00
33 00
John Q. Peabody, for ditto. . J. Ross, R. T. Dodge, and F. Will-
30 00
comb. making Town Report ... W. K. Bell, mak'g sundry returns Wm. H. Graves, for police services John J. Philbrooks, for ditto ...
6 00
George Brown, for ditto.
16 50
Jos. L. Akerman, for ditto.
17 75
Daniel S. Russell, notifying Town Officers. 8 00
George Brown, notifying Town Meeting .
5 00
Jona. Foster, for return'g deaths
30
Wm. T. Averill, for ditto
2 20
Daniel Clark, for ditto
3 30
George W. Sherburne, for ditto .. 1 00
David Dow, for ditto.
60
Elizabeth Sweet, for ret'ng births C. Palmer, for ditto.
75
6 25
Isaac Flitner, for ditto 8 00
Total .$782 62
30 00
39 00
23 00
8
Highways and Bridges,
Paid David Foster, for shovelling snow 2 50
George Russell, labor on wall ... 2 50
Worcester & Tenney, building new road. 332 75
Jos. L. Akerman, painting guide- board. . 3 00
Jos. H. Caldwell, fencing. 5 25
Aaron Cogswell, surveying. 7 00
W. & B. H. Smith, iron work ...
3 37
C. W. Chapman, for ditto
19 58
M. Poor, for ditto. 3 12
D. L. Hodgkins, lumber 114 04
John H. Cogswell, for ditto. . . .
10 76
David Foster, repairing bridge. . 30 00
A. P. Clark, for ditto. 5 00
14 00
J. H. Wiley, for ditto.
85 58
Geo. W. Warner, bridge stone ...
6 00
Thomas Smith and others, gravel 1 80
3 72
Asa Lord, nails. .
1 67
I. K. Jewett, for ditto.
2 07
Daniel Conant, labor on highways
17 05
John Worth, for ditto 81 65
Oliver Underhill
12 78
Joseph Smith.
81 86
Daniel Kimball
217 14
E. Peabody . 46 20
Wm. Goodhue
7 50
John K. Chapman. 8 00
George W. Brown.
21 82
Emerson Howe.
32 00
Nathaniel Archer 10 15
Charles Giddings 9 75
John Roberts.
55 00
Gilbert Conant. 42 00
Randall Andrews 48 62
D. F. Pinder. 76 00
John Hodgkins. 10 25
Benjamin Kimball 10 00
Joseph Kinsman 22 25
Stephen Baker, for ditto.
Aaron Kinsman, for ditto. . .
3 25
Josiah Lord. .
9
Paid Thomas Low. 3 50
Gardner A. Brown
13 00
Joseph H. Lord. 43 25
Levi Lord.
6 25
Luther Chaplin
17 00
A. P. Bailey
20 82
John Kimball.
6 00
Daniel G. Chapman
20 22
F. Bray. .
51 63
Thomas L. Warner
4 00
John Low.
32 25
James H. Wiley
16 00
Harrison Smith.
15 00
Mannasseh Brown, Jr
127 59
Josiah Lord, 3d. .
1 75
Thomas Staniford.
15 75
Joseph Fowler
6 12
George C. Lord.
30 62
James Scott
2 25
John Pingree
8 25
Luke Murray
6 00
David Russell.
6 25
Thomas Wildes
6 00
Joseph Willcomb
2 62
James Williams
5 25
Andrew Russell.
10 50
John Brown.
3 97
Jeremiah Henderson 4 00
George E. Lord.
1 50
John Stocker
7 00
E. E. Rankin
6 25
F. Mitchell.
8 25
D. S. Russell.
5 80
Calvin Bachelder
9 24
Israel Wildes.
11 00
Wm. Giddings.
10 54
Total Highway Expenses .$2,012 40
10
Poor. Rents.
Paid S. Coburn, house rent for Mrs. Levi Hovey . 24 00
Sarah Kimball, ditto for Mrs.
Bradley . 39 00
A. H. Bond, ditto for Mrs. Sarah Brown. . 39 00
Joanna McDole, ditto for Mrs. Holt 20 68
Sarah Burnham, " " Dudley
25 03
Mannasseh Brown, ditto for John Eagan .
17 50
Oliver Underhill, ditto for Mrs. Goodwin.
20 00
-
Martha Russell, ditto for Mrs. E. Harris.
16 00
Elizabeth Jones, ditto for Mrs. Buzzell . . 6 00
John Hovey, ditto for Mrs. Wyatt 6 00
D. L. Hodgkins, “ Knox.
12 00
Manning Dodge “ Rust ..
17 38
M. E. Jones, " Buzzel 6 00
Elizabeth Hovey "
Wyatt 6 00
$254 59
Fuel.
Paid Caleb Lord, for wood . 72 00
Joseph Conant,
60 00
Erastus Clark,
39 30
Joshua Conant,
6 00
John Jewett,
7 50
Wm. Lord, Jr., for cutting wood. 7 87
Luther Chaplin 60 00
Aaron P. Ross, for hauling wood
50 79
Nath'l Goodhue, " piling
12 16
Wm. G. Brown, for coal.
20 00
R. T. Dodge,
221 50
Benj'n D. Appleton, for wood .
76 50
$633 62
Partial Supplies.
Paid F. Willcomb.
231 52
L. Brown 11 00
11
Paid S. Peatfield.
4 20
S. N. Baker
10 75
Luke Murray. .
2 01
Thomas E. Condon.
12 00
N. E. P. Union Store
26 20
Asa Lord.
101 30
N. R. Wait.
25 00
E. Cogswell & Son
28 00
J. F. Clothey
3 73
A. S. Hill.
3 00
S. H. Green
19 12
Medical and other Attendance.
Paid Andrew Geyer.
13 79
Charles Palmer
114 75
M. A. Hovey, for nursing.
15 00
M. P. Jones, for ditto.
1 50
E. P. Buzzell, for ditto
1 00
A. Hanna, for board .. 41 00
Thos. Young, for watching.
4 00
Amos N. Saunders, for ditto. .
2 00
Isaac Flitner.
20 00
$213 04
Supplies in other Towns.
Paid Town of Gloucester, supplies for
Mrs. Lakeman. .
359 11
Athol, ditto for Chas. Richards. .
4 58
Rowley, ditto for Mrs. E. Clark ..
112 45
28 00
Georgetown, ditto Mrs. J. Danforth Boston, ditto for Mrs. S. Jones. . Newburyport ditto for Mrs. Chap- man and others. 142 26
13 00
Salem, ditto for Mary Durgin and Mrs. Barker
236 01
Worcester Lunatic Asylum.
303 09
State Reform School ..
7 36
Essex County Insane Asylum . .. Andrew Mahony, supplies for Mrs. Barker. .
56 00
14 00
David M. Hoyt, ditto Mrs. Bridges 10 00
$477 83
$1,285 86
12 Miscellaneous.
Paid John D. Cross, travelling expenses for paupers. 50 58
Joseph Farley . . 6 24
Jos. L. Akerman, tolling bell. 50
Andrew Geyer, books.
3 92
E. R. Road, fares for travellers ...
9 80
J. B. Tenney, supplies for ditto. .
58 50
George Haskell, legal advice ....
3 00
Wilson's express.
5 00
I. K. Jewett, school books
1 25
R. Jordan, clothing.
8 50
D. Clark, coffin and expenses for A. Pingree. .
16 50
Mrs. Eagan. . . .
17 00
J. J. Warwick ..
16 00
Peter Safford. . 16 00
Wm. T. Averill, funeral expenses.
5 00
$217 79
Total.
$3,082 73
Cr.
By amount received of John Jewett. . 17 00
Newburyport. 61 00
Westford . 6 00
"
Rockport . . ..
41 75
66
due from State of Mass'tts.
15 00
Ephraim Averill ..
90 72
City of Boston. .
10 29
Town of Andover
78 29
Town of Danvers
112 48
Town of Haverhill
86 50
$6
Town of Westford
14 60
Wood on hand, 25
cords. 200 00
$733 63
Balance, being the cost of maintaining the Poor.
2,349 10
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Names of Persons assisted by the town, and the amount to each.
Sarah Brown.
59 00
Louisa A. Goodwin
127 75
John Aigen . 132 74
Mrs. Levi Hovey
66 50 .
Aaron Pingree.
18 00
John L. Tibbetts.
30 75
Lydia S. Wentworth
4 00
Mary Dole.
20 50
Lucy Caldwell
92 32
Sally Sweet
37 52
Eunice Dow
71 94
Peter Safford
27 13
J. Smith.
9 50
Mrs. Cummings .
2 50
Mrs. G. Bridges
28 00
Mrs. E. Harris
16 00
Mrs. E. Buzzell
14 50
Silas Poor.
23 00
Mrs. Knox.
33 35
Mrs McMahon
25 87
Mrs. Nugent. 9 50
Mrs. Spiller
15 30
Mrs. M. A. Patterson
20 86
Ephraim Grant.
37 00
Mrs. McGregor. .
8 92
Mrs. John Hovey, Jr
28 23
Judith Rust
32 00
David Poor.
22 50
Stephen Hovey
17 85
Catharine Clark.
20 00
Eliza Ross.
5.00
Susan Smith.
2 50
Elizabeth Moore. 2 50
Nathaniel Emmons 2 50
Susan Spiller
2 50
.
Expenses of Farm.
Labor.
Paid Alvin Guilford.
86 00
A. McDole. 14 00
David Berry 86 00
14
Paid L. P. Foster. 64 00
Benj. D. Chapman 240 00
Nathan Jewett . 23 50
Stephen Jewett. . 2 50
B. D. Appleton, Superintendent. 450 00
$966 00
Stock.
Paid Theodore Andrews, for sheep. .. 141 50
L. C. Pickard, for yoke of oxen .. 230 00
$371 50
Fuel.
Paid Wm. G. Brown, for coal 143 46
R. T. Dodge, for ditto 21 93
$165 39
Repairs.
Paid D. L. Hodgkins, for lumber ..... 8 30
John H. Cogswell, for ditto ..... 4 23
Benj. Newman, paper and paint ..
15 32
John Hodgkins.
6 35
Stephen Baker
29 93
$64 13
Groceries.
Paid S. Coburn. 135 21
F. Willcomb
263 90
J. Butman.
50 80
Thos. E. Condon.
41 24
Curtis Damon.
133 68
Asa Lord.
350 44
E. Cogswell & Son
119 84
I. K. Jewett
55 92
$1,151 03
Miscellaneous.
Paid S. N. Baker, for clothing ... .... 24 31
Chas. Palmer, medical services. . 15 00
Andrew Geyer, for medicine .... 16 32
Theodore Andrews, "overcharge" 3 05
J. L. Akerman, for guide boards. 3 00
.
15
D. L. Willcomb, ice chest and
crockery . 10 03 Mark Newman. tin ware and sun- dries . 20 17
N. R. Wait, boots and shoes 10 59
J. A. Johnson, ditto. 20 00
W. & B. H. Smith, iron work ... 32 02
M. Poor, ditto. . 24 90
Geo. W. Ellis, for shoes
5 60
D. Clark, coffin, &c ..
13 50
Jacob Low, for glazing
8 66
John Q. Peabody, preaching at almshouse. 10 00
John Worth, soap. 22 94
George Russell, cement 1 00
Nath'l Hovey, laying drain
3 00
Sundry bills paid by Sup't. ...
438 56
Decrease of personal property at Farm.
213 78
$896 43
Total.
. $3,614 48
By sales from Farm : Cr.
English hay.
831 68
Salt hay and thatch.
245 27
Salt grass.
22 00
Oxen.
284 15
Heifers
144 00
Cow.
51 37
Calves
93 10
Pigs.
17 00
Sheep and Lambs
125 00
Poultry
37 26
Horse.
25 00
Eggs.
23 89
Potatoes
40 52
Barley
46 20
Butter.
132 66
Pork.
27 69
Milk
2 04
Wool
57 74
16
By Hides 26 61
Onions
4 80
Husks
15 75
Beans.
25
Board of one cow
13 00
two colts.
45° 00
S. Richards. 27 85
66 Wm. Lovering.
28 00
Cash rec'd of Theodore Andrews 68 17
Teaming wood for the Poor . . 36 00
$2,472 00
Balance against the Farm. .$1,142 48
The average number of Paupers on the Farm during the past year was twenty-two. The average cost of sup- port, by the usual method of computing the same, is one dollar and eighty-four cents per week.
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INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY AT THE FARM. Stock, &c. 1865.
1866.
-
No
Value.
No.
Value. Increase. Decrease.
Oxen,
6 $480 00
6 $480 00
Cows,
18
630 00
12
480 00
$150 00
Steers,
2
60 00
60 00
Bull,
1
30 00
1
30 00
Horses,
2
150 00
2
250 00
$100 00
Colt,
1
100 00
100 00
Sheep,
30
210 00
26
210 00
Shoats,
5
150 00
7
210 00
60 00
Fowls,
35
17 50
35
17 50
Turkeys,
3
4 50
3
4 50
Horse Wagon,
1
35 00
1
35 00
Sleigh,
1
20 00
1
20 00
Chaise,
1
25 00
1
25 00
Ox Wagons,
2
170 00
2
170 00
Carts,
- 2
100 00
2
100 00
Sled,
1
15 00
1
15 00
Mowing Machine,
1
70 00
1
70 00
Plows,
6
65 00
6
65 00
Cultivator,
1
5 00
1
5 00
Harrow,
1 7 00
1
7 00
Winnow Mill,
1
8 00
1
8 00
Tools,
150 00
150 00
Wood, cords,
20
140 00
20
140 00
Coal, tons,
33
49 00
23
35 00
14 00
Groceries,
74 00
75 00
1 00
Stoves,
6 80 00
6
80 00
Furniture and Bedding
231 00
231 00
.
$3,076 00
$2,913 00
$161 00
$324 00
1,418 13
1,367 35
186 72
237 50
4,494 13
$4,280 35
$347 72
561 50
4,280 35
347 72
$213 78
$213 78
18
INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY AT THE FARM.
Produce, &c. 1865.
1866.
€
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Increase. Decrease.
Corn, bush.
200
$200 00
60
$60 00
$140 00
Barley
60
90 00
50
75 00
15 00
Beans,
14
42 00
10
30 00
12 00 -
Potatoes, "
300
200 00
300
200 00
Roots,
50
25 00
10
5 00
20 00
Onions, “
3
4 50
2
3 00
. 50
Beef, bbls.
3}
59 50
3층
59 50
Pork,
3
66 00
3
66 00
Cider,
4
16 00
16 00
Apples, "
4
16 00
Soap,
"
Ham, lbs.
240
33 60
240
33 60
Lard,
"
75
12 00
80
12 00
Tallow, "
30
4 20
50
7 00
2 80
Beef,
"
75
9 00
150
18 00
9 00
Butter, "
65
22 75
65
22 75
English Hay, tons,
15
300 00
20
. 400 00
100 00
Salt Hay,
‹‹
6
72 00
10
120 00
48 00
Blackgrass
12
144 00
14
168 00
24 00
Thatch,
9
63 00
9
63 00
Straw
.
1
6 00
6 00
Pickles, gallons
13
7 50
10
5 00
2 50
Squashes, lbs.
150
4 50
4 50
Dried Apples, Ibs.
50
4 00
4 00
$1,418 13
$1,367 35
186 72
237 50
1
8 00
1
8 00
L
Litter,
8 58
2
11 50
2 92
16 00
1
19
EXPENSES AND INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1865.
Expenses.
Amount paid for current expenses.
$2,677 22
" Bounty to Volunteers
735 00
Fecs and Salaries 782 65
" . Highways and Bridges
2,012 40
" . Cost of maintaining the Poor.
2,349 10
66
' . Expenses of the Farm beyond the income.
1,142 48
Interest on Town Notes
3,087 78
" Abatements
758 48
" Discount on Taxes
661 00
Reimbursement of Citizens' Subscription.
1,138 00
$15,344 11
Income.
Amount raised for Current Expenses
$10,500 00
" Highways and Bridges
1,000 00
Income of Town House
182 25
Rent of Hay Scales.
80 00
Turkey Shore Pasture
6 00
Corporation Tax.
1,269 83
Dog Licenses.
56 00
Circus License.
5 00
Discount on County Tax
15 08
Sale of old Fire Engines.
300 00
Citizens' Bounty Subscription
1,188 00
Profit of Liquor Agency
353 77
Balance, being expense beyond income.
388 18
$15,344 11
1
JEREMIAH LORD, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
Dr.
To balance in his hands March 1, 1865.
$4,556 69
State Tax, 1865
7,849 00
County Tax, "
1,753 30
Town Tax, «
16,583 04
Highway Tax, 1865.
1,000 00
Discount on County Tax.
15 08
Commonwealth School Fund.
140 71
Income from Town House
182 25
Cash received from Liquor Agents
4,659 22
Rent of Hay Scales
80 00
Rent of Turkey Shore Pasture.
6 00
Dog Licenscs
56 00
20
To Circus License.
5 00
Sales from Farm
1,969 44
Corporation Tax 1,269 83
State Aid.
10,000 00
Money hired on Town Notes
17,665 00
Citizens' Volunteer Fund.
1,188 00
John Jewett, for board of Daniel Haskell.
17 00
Fairbanks & Brown, freight.
1 49
Hunneman & Co., for old Engines.
300 00
George Dane, for board of Wm. Lovering.
28 00
Albert Webster, for board of Mrs. Chapman
500 00
Town of Marblehead.
9 84
Westford.
10 50
66
Danvers,
107 53
Andover.
70 50
66
Rockport
53 25
66 Medway
7 50
City of Boston
51 74
66
Salem
12 00
Newburyport
74 50
$70,222 41
Cr.
By orders drawn by Selectmen.
19,474 99
Abatements.
748 48
Discount on Taxes.
661 00
Principal on Town Notes paid.
22,130 00
Interest
"
3,087 78
State Tax paid.
7,849 00
County "
1,753 30
State Aid.
4,362 51
Bounties paid from Citizens' Fund
545 00
Reimbursement of
1,138 00
Uncollected Taxes
1,250 00
Cash on hand.
7,212 35
$70,222 41
TOWN OF IPSWICH IN BALANCE OF ALL ACCOUNTS.
Dr.
To Notes payable
$50,265 00
Schools, undrawn balances 605 35
Interest due and not paid
128 09
$50,999 44
21
Cr
By cash balance in hands of Jeremiah Lord. 7,212 35
Uncollected Taxes.
1,250 00
Liquors in Agent's hands.
522 79
Amount due from Commonwealth, State Aid. 6,280 21
for Burials 15 00
Ephraim Averill,
90 72
66 " City of Boston.
10 29
‹‹
Town of Andover 78 29
«
" Danvers
112 48
Haverhill
86 50
Westford.
14 66
Commonwealth, Armory rent. 84 00
Eastern R. Road, damage by fire 461 67
By Town Farm.
16,000 00
Personal properly at Farm.
4,280 35
Engines, apparatus and houses
3,000 00
Hearse.
600 00
Town House and three Safes
2,350 00
Furniture and Scales
100 00
Woodland at Linebrook.
150 00
Woodland in Commonfields
65 00
Thatch bank at Great Flats
250 00
Thatch bank at Cross' bank.
25 00
Land on Turkey Shore.
150 00
Woodhouse and wood.
250 00
Powder House and gravel pit.
100 00
Gravel Pit in Scott's Lane ..
150 00
" " by Grammar School house
"
" by Hayfield's Bridge
25 00
" by J. B. Brown's
150 00
" at Candlewood.
50 00
" at S. Goodwin's ..
125 00
Hay Scales, $800 00; Town Pounds, 100 00 900 00
Balance against the Town 5,960 19
$50 999 44
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH ROSS, S. N. BAKER, Auditors. A. D. WAIT,
IPSWICH, March 1st, 1866.
100 00
22
To either of the Constables of the Town of Ipswich :
GREETING.
In the name of the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the qualified voters of said town to meet at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, the 21st of March current, at nine o'olock, A. M., for the fol- lowing purposes, viz :
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year, and grant them such pay for their services as the town may think proper. -
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of Committees.
ART. 4. To raise money for the support of Common Schools and the High School, and determine the manner of apportioning the same.
ART. 5. To raise money for the repairs of Highways, and determine the manner of apportioning the same, and expending the same.
ART. 6. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray all town charges for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To determine what compensation shall be allowed the Enginemen the ensuing year.
ART. S. To see what discount, if any, shall be made to those persons who pay their taxes before the prescribed time of payment.
ART. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money in antici- pation of the taxe :.
ART. 10. To see what sums of money the town will raise for the aid of the families of volunteers, as by law authorized.
ART. 11. To vote upon the question of abolishing the school districts in the town, as required by the General Statutes, chap. 39, sec. 4th.
ART. 12. . To grant such sums of money to be raised upon the Polls and Estates within the town, for the purpose of defraying the debts of the town, and for the expenses of the current year, as may be deemed expedient, and make all necessary regulations and allowances respecting the same.
ART. 13. To see if the town will authorize the Prudential Committees in the several school districts to contract with the teachers the year ensuing.
ART. 14: To see what action the town will adopt in relation to changing the limits of the several school districts in the town.
ART. 15. To see if the town will authorize the payment of a certain sam of money to the Town of Topsfield. for schooling a child of Israel Wildes in one of the district schools of said town the past year.
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