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ART. 16. To see if the town will authorize the sale of the land on Turkey Shore, and the old gravel pit lot, near the house of William Haskell.
ART. 17. To see if the town will adopt any measures to prevent the waste and misuse of the several gravel pits in the town, and pass any vote or votes respecting the same.
ART. 18. To see if the town will grant a certain sum of money for repairing the gate and fez.ce around the burying ground at Linebrook parish.
ART. 19. To see if the town will accept the act of the General Court, chap. 179, entitled, " an act relating to the sealing of weights and measures," passed and approved, April 23, A. D., 1863.
ART. 20. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors, as revised by the Selectmen.
ART. 21. To see if the town will cause the causeways to be raised on the Ar- gilla road leading to the beach.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies hereof at each of the Meeting Houses and on the School House in the North North School District, in said town, three days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this seventeenth day of March, A. D. 1866.
JOSEPH FARLEY, | Selectmen of THOS. H. LORD, S Ipswich.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE-
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, &C.
- -OF THE-
TOWN OF IPSWICH 9
- -FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1867.
SALEM: E. H. Fletcher & Co.'s Book and Job Printing House. (OVER HORSE RAILROAD OFFICE.)
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REPORT.
Current Expenses Fire Department.
Paid 9 Engineers. $27 00
9 Hook and Ladder men 18 00
98 Engine men . 294 00
Russell & Archer, repairs on engine house. 133 42
James Boyd & Son, hose.
109 50
Asa Lord, land rent and oil.
10 34
I. K. Jewett, oil
1 42
Fenton Watson, repairs.
5 00
Hunneman & Co., for ditto
6 00
W. & B. H. Smith, for ditto
2 75
Moses Spiller, for ditto.
4 00
N. Goodhue Jr., for ditto
13 00
Mark Newman, for ditto
1 30
John H. Blake, for ditto 6 75
Geo. Russell, for ditto. 4 00
Geo. W. Sherburne, for ditto 6 00
2 00
Geo. C. Lord, for ditto.
Daniel Kimball Jr., for ditto 1 50
W. W. Wilson, for express. 6 85
Noyes & Willcomb, for ditto .
1 85
$654 68
Miscellaneous.
Paid W. T. Averill, ringing bell. .. 25 00
Asher Blake, care of town clock. .. 20 00
5 50
J. F. Gwinn, line. for town clock ... Levi Lord, repairs on burying ground 18 90 L. A. Swasey, printing town and school reports. 93 25
L. A. Swasey, for printing. 26 25
Geo. W. Pease, for ditto.
2 00
Foote & Horton, for ditto
1 25
C. K. Darling, stationery .
11 41
Geo. Haskell, stamps and copies. . 18 29
J. L. Akerman, postage. 1 14
4
S. Coburn, oil &c. for town house .. 31 30 I. K. Jewett, sundries for ditto .... 3 34
Josiah Lord Jr., lamps, chimneys, &c. for ditto. 4 30
Moses Peabody, wood for ditto. .
3 00
Abraham Caldwell, " for ditto .. 14 65
3 00
Abraham Lord, for ditto .. .. 9 37 M. G. Lord, sawing wood for ditto Stephen Baker, attendance on Se- lectmen and lock up. 20 25
Thomas Tilton, constable, services, 9 00
James W. Watts, police ditto 5 00
George Brown, ditto 7 50
D. S. Russell, ditto 5 00
Silas Crane, ditto
2 50
John J. Philbrook, ditto
7 50
Harrison Smith, ditto. 5 00
H. A. Davis, sealing weights
2 65
G. A. Willett, express
5 00
W. W. Wilson, ditto.
1 35
Noyes & Willcomb, ditto
3 40
House and gravel pit. 6 53
Stephen Baker, attendance at Town House. 37 00
C. M. Arthur, rep'rs on Town House 60
E. Plouff, jr., ditto 8 25
Jacob Low, ditto. 50
R. T. Dodge, travelling expenses,.
2 00
Andrew Geyer, school books. ... Abraham Lord, jr., census of school children
6 80
17 00
Wm. G. Brown, horse hire and dam- age, 1865 35 00
Jeremiah Lord, travelling expenses 8 00
5 00
C. A. Sayward, legal services . .. Aaron Cogswell,.
2 10
Wm. Newman, one share in pump.
5 00
$499 88
Fire Department
654 68
$1,154 56
Stephen Baker, repairs on Town
5
Liquor Agency.
1866, March 1. DR.
To stock on hand Mar. 1, 1866. $522 79
Paid for U. S. License.
25 00
E. F. Porter, liquors
737 19
J. I. Baker, for ditto 1734 84
A. Geyer, salary . 12 50
S. Coburn, salary, rent, &c
144 52
Willetts' Express .
15 40
Wilson's Express
12 45
Stephen Baker, lumber
2 45
3,207 14
Balance
260 06
$3,467 20
1866, March 28.
CR.
By cash am't of sales by agent in March $179 12
April 170 15
16
66
May 111 01
June 178 32
¥
July 216 98
August
410 98
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Sept.
314 49
Oct.
341 62
Nov.
314 36
6.
Dec.
341 40
Jan.
349 53
Feb.
274 91
3,202 87
By *stock on hand March 1, 1867.
264 33
· 3,467 20
3,207 14
$260 06
* This statement is made according to the best information we could obtain, no data having been furnished the Auditors whereby they could cer- tify correctly to the kinds, quality or quantity of liquors, if any, in the agent's hands .- Auditors.
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Fees and Salaries.
Paid Geo. Haskell for salary and extra $100 00
R. T. Dodge, for ditto. 100 00
Geo. Haskell, for ditto. 100 00
300 00
Jer'h Lord, salary Treas'r & Coll'r W. K. Bell, salary & fees as Town Clerk. 61 35
Aaron Cogswell, services as School Committee. 30 00
Chas. A. Sayward, for ditto 36 50
Geo. R. Lord, for ditto. 20 00
Jos. Ross & others, serv's as auditors 30 00
J. W. Watts, services as constable 9 00
D. S. Russell, for ditto. 4 00
Jos. Spiller, services as police officer
11 00
Stephen Baker, for ditto.
12 50
Harrison Smith, for ditto
13 00
George Brown, for ditto
6 50
D. C. Worcester, for ditto.
3 00
Wesley K. Bell, military record ... 43 70
Geo. Haskell, fees on sheriff's sale 8 00
$888 55
Highways and Bridges.
Paid Sylvester Goodwin for labor,. $5 00
Thomas Staniford, 1 50
James Scott,.
1 00
Joseph Kinsman,.
48 93
Ira Carlisle,.
1 20
Thomas Low.
8 95
Andrew Low,.
3 15
Gardner A. Brown,.
6 00
Willard B. Kinsman, 5 00
Asa Kinsman,. 3 75
Augustine Stone, 3 00
Alfred Smith, ..
3 06
Harvey Whipple, 3 16
1 65
Tristram Brown,.
5 64
George W. Warner,.
7 00
Daniel Kimball, teaming,
2 25
John Hubbard,.
7
Paid Emerson Howe, labor, 22 13
Abel S. Howe,. 1 50
Wm. P. Perley, .. 6 37
A. A. Rutherford,. 7 80
James Griffin, . 9 50
Perley B. Lakeman,. 10 50
Daniel O. Collins, 3 50
James W. Wiley,. 1 00
Patrick Riley,. 7 00
Harrison Smith 7 00
Andrew Russell,
7 00
Ira Worcester,
9 50
Alfred Manning,
7 25
Oliver Underhill,
7 00
Henry Wilson,
5 50
Albert S. Brown
8 50
James Scott,.
2 25
Luke Murry.
2 75
John Worth,.
25 60
Jacob P. Scanks,.
2 50
Randall Andrews,
2 50
Joseph H. Lord,.
18 50
George Low,.
4 37
Sylvester Goodwin, labor on bridge,
5 00
Daniel F. Pinder, labor,.
21 00
Geo. E. Lord,
9 00
Charles B. Smith,
4 00
John Pingree.
1 00
Geo. W. Warner,
5 25
Thomas Staniford, 6 50
Luther Chaplin, 17 00
John W. Lord,
6 28
John G. Caldwell,
3 50
Thomas Staniford.
13 50
Daniel W. Appleton,
32 00
Joseph Farley,.
30 00
Timothy Curran,
36 00
Michael Curran,. 8 00
Ezra Merrill, .. 11 00
John G. Caldwell, 8 37
Perley B. Lakeman, 5 00
Joseph Dunn,. 3 50
Andrew Russell, 74 05
8
Alfred Norman, 4 00
James Scott,. 19 00
James Scott, Jr.,. 10 00
Joseph Fowler,. 63 00
Timothy Curran, 42 00
J. Russell, 2 00
Luke Murry,
7 00
John Worth,.
77 50
Cornelius O'Connell,
6 00
Flint & Gove,.
2 50
Oliver Underhill,
17 25
Albert Brown,.
15 00
Jacob P. Scanks,
10 00
J. T. Worcester, .
3 00
Ezra Russell,. . 4 00
16 37
John Kimball,.
18 00
N. R. Rutherford,.
14 87
Edward Lord,.
95 00
David Grady,
15 00
Wm. Lord, 4th,
2 50
Geo. E. Lord,.
62 50
Isaac Lord, .
24 50
Frederick Mitchell
70 00
Daniel O. Collins,.
24 75
John G. Caldwell,
17 50
James Safford,.
4 37
Jacob C. Safford,.
10 00
Isaac Kimball,.
22 93
Thomas Staniford,
50 83
Daniel Kimball, Jr.
4 00
Nathaniel Archer,
15 75
Michael Dunn,
1 75
Nathaniel Harris,.
27 50
Luther Lord,
7 00
Aaron Lord,.
10 40
John Moore,
2 00
A. T. Guilford, 10 17
Joseph Dunn,.
1 50
Charles C. Lavalette,
2 00
Solomon L. Howe,.
6 00
Wm. Kimball,
2 00
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1
Nathaniel Goodhue,
18 00
Frederick Bray,
9
Paid Augustus M. Perley, 75
Abel S. Howe,.
67
Erastus Clark,
2 00
D. '. Pingrec,. . 4 00
Gilbert Conant, 5 25
Wm. F. Conant,.
79 70
Hardy M. Beck,
9 00
Levi Lord .. . 10 07
Isaac Kimball,
6 12
Wm. Lord, Jr
12 00
John Lummus,. 26 00
4 50
Daniel Kimball,
3 25
N. C. Perkins,.
4 50
E. C. Rankin,
10 00
·Ezra Merrill,.
2 00
N. R. Rutherford,
1 75
Andrew Russell,.
6 12
James Williams. .
4 37
Abraham Lummus, 4 00
James H. Wiley,. 4 00
Nathaniel Harris, 4 50
George E. Lord, 2 00
Henry Wilson,.
58 80
D. W. Appleton,
39 75
John Roberts,.
5 26
Joseph Kinsman,.
7 27
Thomas Staniford,
10 00
Josiah Lord,
111 25
Isaac Lord,.
3 00
N. Archer.
4 00
Timothy Curran,
16 00
Wm. G. Brown.
6 00
E. & M. Peabody,
14 00
Joseph Farley,.
24 50
John H. Cogswell, lumber,
40 95
I. K. Jewett, nails,
45
Jacob Low, covering stones,.
10 00
John Low, labor,. 33 73
E. Cogswell & Son, nails, &c. 1 20
Foster Russell, railing,
8 52
W. & B. H. Smith, grates, 1 62
Aaron F. Brown, labor,. 3 12
Edward Lord,
10
Paid James Gwinn, . 26 00
Gorham T. Hills, . 1 40
Joseph Smith, and others, Thomas L. Warner, and others, John Worth, and others, bills for clear- ing snow from Highways, . ....
520 25
Daniel Boynton, and 29 others, lab'r 160 28
Cor. O'Connell, " 42 66
377 89
Luther Chaplin, “ 17 :6
87 25
Total, $3,207 60
Poor.
Rents.
Paid Sarah Kimball, house rent for Mrs.
Bradley, .
$40 00
Abraham H. Bond, house rent for Mrs. Brown. 30 00
Sarah Burnham, house rent for Mrs. Dudley,
25 00
Oliver Underhill, house rent for Mrs. Goodwin,
20 00
Elizabeth Hovey, house rent for Mrs. Wyatt, . 16 00
Elizabeth Jones, house rent for Mrs. Buzzel, . .
12 00.
Manning Dodge, house rent for Mrs. Rust,.
12 00
Asa Lord, house rent for Silas Poor, 16 00 D. S. Russell, house rent for Mrs. E. Harris, 2 66
T. P. Foster, house rent for Joanna Harris, 18 00
Miscellaneous.
$191 66
Paid Asa Lord for Groceries, &c .. $82 00
11
Paid F. Whitcomb, groceries, &c., 84 00
Tho.'s E. Condon, 18 00
Stephen Coburn, 21 00
E. Cogswell & Son, “ 38 00
I. K. Jewett, 2 00
J. F. Clothey, clothing, &c. 5 00
R. T. Dodge, coal,.
7 00
Wm. G. Brown, coal,
81 72
Abel S. Howe, wood, 20 25
Joseph Conant, do. 35 90
D. G. Chapman, do.,. 11 62
B. D. Appleton. do., 42 62
Charles Palmer, medical aid, 51 00
A. H. Sweet, do., 27 78
J. B. Tenney, aid to poor travellers, 9 00
E. R. R. Co., tickets .6 2 00
W. F. Averill, burials, 6 00
A. P. Ross, teaming supplies, 33 00
N. Goodhue. measuring and piling wood, . 5 75
Daniel Clark, coffins, 12 00
Alfred Dole, conveyance of pauper, 1 50
Manning Dodge, meat,. . 1 00
J. C. Perkins, legal advice, . . 10 00
George Haskell, travelling expenses, 3 20
$611 34
Supplies in other Towns.
Paid Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board of Miss Graves. $178 47
City of Lynn, supplies to Mrs. Porter 99 00
Salem, Mrs. Durgen
and Barker 145 18
City of Newburyport, supplies to
Mrs. Wallis and others. 72 75
Town of Gloucester, supplies to Mrs. Lakeman. 129 59
Town of Fitchburg, supplies to Miss Gaines. 86 05
Town of Rowley, supplies to Mrs. Clarke. 16 00
12
Paid Town of Bradford, supplies to Mr. Bridges. .. 8 54 A. Mahoney; house rent, Mrs. Barker 6 05 Harrison Smith, conveyance of pauper 11 80 753 43
Rents .
191 66
Miscellaneous
611 34
$1,556 43
Cr.
By amount received of Andover. $86 29
66
Rockport 43 88
Sandwich 38 50
4. Westford. 14 60
Newburyport. 76 50
4
Danvers 150 75
410 52
$1,135 91
Names of Persons assisted by the town, and the amount to each.
Nathaniel Emmons, . $3 80
Sarah Brown,. 66 00
Louisa Goodwin, 30 00
Mrs. Levi Hovey,
34 00
Susan Spiller,.
14 65
Elizabeth Buzzell,.
18 00
Judith Rust,.
42 00
Lucy Caldwell, ..
65 47
Ephraim Grant,.
47 00
Stephen W. Hovey,
13 00
Sally Sweet,.
38 00
John Wells,
25 80
John L. Tibbetts,.
2 50
Eunice Dow,.
57 15
Patrick Reddy,
3 00
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Expenses of Farm.
Dr.
Paid Isaac Lord, for labor. $95 75
A. T. Guilford, for ditto.
104 00
Nathan Jewett, for ditto.
28 00
B. D. Chapman, for ditto.
240 00
B. D. Appleton, superintendent. ..
475 00-942 75
Asa Lord, groceries, &c.
429 94
E. Cogswell & Son, for ditto.
187 82
F. Willcomb, for ditto
194 79
I. K. Jewett, for ditto.
102 23
T. E. Condon, for ditto
81 90
C. Damon, for ditto
151 20
J. Butman, for ditto. 30 78
I. Coburn, for ditto
6 77-1,185 43
S. N. Baker, for clothing
9 08
J. F. Clothey & Co., for ditto
21 67
Geo. W. Ellis, for shoes
14 10
N. R. Waite, for ditto.
15 75
John A. Johnson, for ditto
8 65
Mark Newman, for ditto
13 50 -82 75
R. T. Dodge, for coal.
165 73
Wm. G. Brown, for ice.
10 00
Willcomb & Co., for crockery
4 40
E. Plouff, for utensils .
8 19
C. M. Arthur, for ditto.
16 02
Isaac Flitner, for medical services.
30 00
S. Coburn, for medicines
2 19
A. Geyer, for ditto.
5 05
Eben Kimball, for repairs
9 25
John Hodgkins, for ditto
12 90
Gardner Chilson, for ditto.
20 00
John Lane, for ditto.
8 75
Stephen Baker, for ditto.
4 27
W. & B. H. Smith, for iron work ..
5 20
C. W. Chapman, for ditto
69 22
D. L. Hodgkins, for lumber
2 15
Daniel Clarke, for coffin.
11 00
Sundry bills paid by Superintendent
354 54-738 86
. .
$2,949 79
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By Sales from Farm, Cr.
English Hay.
$706 94
Salt Hay, Thatch, &c. 251 90
Potatoes 114 84
Calves
21 95
Pigs
40 00
Sheep and Lambs
69 00
Poultry .
13 21
Eggs.
22 58
Barley
20 25
Butter
151 95
Pork.
41 77
Milk.
2 00
Hides.
27 74
Sundries
9 06
Increase of personal property at Farm
210 80
1,703 99
Balance against the Farm 1.245 80
$2,949 79
The number of Paupers at the Alms House is ninc- teen; the average number for the past year was twenty.
The average cost of supporting them, by the usual method of computation, is two dollars per week.
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INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY AT THE FARM.
Stock, &c.
1866.
1867.
No. Value.
No. Value. Increase. Decrease.
Oxen,
6 $480 00
6 $480 00
Cows,
12
480 00
10
400 00
$80 00
Heifers,
5
100 00
Bull,
1
30 00
30 00
Horses,
2
250 00
2
250 00
Sheep,
26
210 00
31
217 00
7 00
Shoats,
7
210 00
9
270 00
60 00
Fowls,
35
17 50
47
23 50
6 00
Turkeys,
3
4 50
1 1 50
3 00
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
Ox Carts,
2
100 00
2
100 00
Ox Sleds,
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 Mills,
1
8 00
1
8 00
Tools,
150 07
150 00
Wood, cords,
20
140 00
20
140 00
Coal, tons,
23
35 00
23
35 00
Groceries,
75 00
41 00
Stoves,
6 80
6
80 00
Furniture, Bedding, &c.,
231 00
$231 00
$2,913 00
$2,939 00
$173 00
$147 00
1,367 35
1,552 15
302 40
117 60
$4,280 35
$4,491 15
475 40
$264 60
4,280 35
264 60
$210 80
$210 80
.
34 00
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INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY AT THE FARM.
Produce, &c.
1866.
1867.
No.
Value.
No. Value. Increase. Decrease.
Corn, bushels,
60
$60 00
170 $170 00
$110 00
Barley,
50
75 00
10
15 00
$60 00
Rye,
66
10
30 00
15
30 00
Beans,
300
200 00
300
200 00
Potatoes, "
66
10
5 00
50
25 00
20 00
Onions, “
2
3 00
3
3 00
Beef, barrels,
3
66 00
3
66 00
Pork,
2
20 00
20 00
Cider, “
23
10 00
10 00
Apples, "
2
11 50
2
11 50
Soap.
240
33 60
200
28 00
5 60
Ham, pounds,
80
12 00
80
12 00
Lard,
66
150
18 00
50
6 00
Beef,
50
7 00
60
8 40
1 40
Tallow, "
65
22 75
60
22 75
Butter, “
20
400 00
18
360 00
40 00
Salt Hay,
Market, tons,
6
6
90 00
. 90 00
Black Grass, tons,
14
168 00
14
168 00
Thatch,
66
9
63 00
11
77 00
14 00
Straw,
1
8 00
1
8 00
4
24 00
24 00
Litter,
66
10
5 00
15
7 50
2 50
Pickles, gallons,
100
3 00
3 00
Squashes,
$1,367 35
$1,552 15 $302 40
$117 60
60
6
7 50
7 50
Roots,
59 50
33
59 50
12 00
English Hay, tons,
10
120 00
10.
120 00
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EXPENSES AND INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1866.
Expenses.
Amount paid for current expenses.
$1,154 56
Fees and Salaries 888 55
Highways and Bridges 3,208 19
Poor Account. 1,556 43
Expenses Farm beyond income. 1,245 80
Interest on Town Notes
2,753 75
Abatements.
201 81
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Discount on Taxes
593 44
" Reimbursement Citizen's Fund. 30 00
Balance, being income beyond expense.
3,215 08
$14 847 61
Income.
Amount raised for current expenses.
$11,093 63
Highways and Bridges.
1,500 00
Income of Town House
127 25
Rent of Hay Scales.
106 75
Rent of Turkey Shore Pasture
6 00
Licenses on Dogs
52 00
Gravel
93
Rec'd from Commonwealth for census expenses, 1865
105 00
Corporation Tax
1,045 53
other towns, for amount of Poor bills.
410 52
Eastern Railroad, for damage by fire at Farm 400 00
$14,847 61
JEREMIAH LORD, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
Dr.
To balance in his hands March 1, 1866
$8,562 16
State Tax for 1866
5,010 00
County
1,753 30
Town
14,893 63
Highway "
1,500 00
Discount on County Tax.
6 58
Commonwealth School Fund.
178 05
Corporation Tax
1,122 33
State Aid for 1864
462 94
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1865.
5,500 00
" Pauper Account
40 25
Income from Town House
127 25
Cash from Liquor Agent.
3,202 87
Rent of Hay Scales.
106 75
Turkey Shore Pasture 6 00
23156
596284
18
Cash for Dog Licenses 52 00
Gravel
93
Sales from Farm 1,138 65
Money hired on Town Notes
2,400 00
Commonwealth, for Census
105 00
Town of Andover
86 29
Danvers
150 75
Rockport
43 88
Sandwich
38 50
City cf Newburyport
76 50
Town of Westford.
14 60
Eastern Railroad, for damage by fire
400 00
$46,979 2}
Cr.
By Orders drawn by Selectmen $15,351 86
Abatements.
261 81
Discount on Taxes.
607 84
Principal on Town Notes paid
3,950 00
Interest
2,753 75
Citizens' Fund, balance reimbursed.
30 00
State Tax paid
5,010 00
County Tax paid.
1,753 30
State Aid for 1865 paid.
141 33
1866 8,522 64
Uncollected Taxes 1865. 233 00
1,215 32
Cash on hand.
7,208 36
£ $46,979 21
TOWN OF IPSWICH IN BALANCE OF ALL ACCOUNTS
Dr
To Notes payable. $48,805 00
Schools, undrawn balances 1,318 37
Interest duc and not paid. 364 23
$50,487 60
Cr
By cash balance in hands of Jeremiah Lord $7,208 36
Uncollected Taxes.
1,448 32
Liquors in Agent's hands,. 264 33
Amount due from Commonwealth, State Aid.
8,734 85
Armory Rent.
84 00
Ephraim Averill
190 72
" City of Boston
10 27
1866
8663.97
19
Town of Haverhill 154 00
Town of Westford. 7 82
J. H. Burnham, for English Hay, 1865. ..
41 18
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Salt Hay. 25 00
Est. of Isaac Lord, for board of his widow 400 00
Town Farm. 16,000 00
Personal Property at Farm.
4,491 15
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
Commonfields
65 00
Thatch Bank at Great Flats. 250 00
Cross' Bank. 25 00
150 00
Wood House and Wood.
250 00
Powder House and Gravel Pit.
100 00
Gravel Pit in Scott's Lane
150 00
by Grammar School House
100 00
Hayfield's Bridge.
25 00
J. B. Brown's, Essex Road
150 00
Candlewood.
50 00
« S. Goodwin's.
125 00
Hay Scales, $800 00; Town Pounds, $100 00
900 00
Balance against the Town.
1,977 60
$50,487 60
We find that the system of keeping the accounts of the towa" in the several departments is not such as is commendable for accuracy or dispatch, which may be ac- counted for in part, as the town is unwilling to pay the Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers a sufficient salary for the services which they are called upon to perform. We find by their bills that are on file, that they have charged one hundred dollars more than the salary voted them, for extra services, but what those extra services were we are unable to ascertain, as they give us no informa- tion by their bills.
Respectfully submitted,
A. D. WAIT, r JOSEPH FARLEY, Auditors. GEO. R. LORD,
IPSWICH, March 1st, 1867.
Land on Turkey Shore
1866
20
To either of the Constables of the Town of Ipswich,
GREETING.
In the name of the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, you are hereby ie- quired to notify and warn the legal voters of said town to meet at the'l own House on Wednesday, the 20th day of March ci rrent, at nine o'clock, A. M., for the follow- ing 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 Committess.
ART. 4. To raise money for the support of the High and Common Schools, and determine the manner of appcitioning the same.
ART. 5. To raise money to repair the highways, ard determine the manner of 1 apportioning the same.
ART. 6. To raise such sums of money as may be necesary to defray all town charges for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see what compensation shall be allowed the Enginemen the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see what discount, if any, shall be allowed 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 morey in antici- pation of taxes.
ART. 10. To see what sums of money, if any, the town will raise for the aid of the families of volunteers, as by law authorized.
ART. 11. To see if the town will authorize the Prudential Con mitices to ccL- tract with the teachers in the several school districts the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To grant such sums of money to be raised upon the polls aid estates within the town, for the purpose of defraying the delts 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 what action the town will take in relation to charging the lim- its of the several school districts in the town.
ART. 14 To see if the town will authorize the sale of a part of the new gravel pit, near the house of Patrick Riley.
ART. 15. To see if the town will give the inhabitarts of Linebrook Farish this privilege of working out their highway taxes, or paying the money as formerly.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will accept the list of jurors as prepared and posted up by the Selectmen.
ART. 17. To see if the town will authorize the Assessors to abate certain taxes € of the year 1865.
ART. 18. To see what action the town will take as regards building a new High School House, and to raise money for that purpose.
ART. 19. To see if the town will accept the road leading from Baker's Causeway to Lakeman's Beach.
ART. 20. To see if the town will authorize a suit to be commenced against cer- tain parties that owe the town.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies of the same at each of the meetinghouses, and at the school house in the North North District in said town, three days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this fifteenth day of March, A. D., 1867.
RICHARD T. DODGE, ) Selectmen of THOMAS H. LORD, 5 Ipswich
Badheil
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE-
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, &C.
-OF THE-
TOWN OF IPSWICH,
-FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1868.
SALEM:
Steam Printing House of E. H. Fletcher & Co. (Over Horse Railroad Office.)
REPORT.
Current Expenses.
Fire Department.
Paid Russell & Archer, repairs on engine
house
$8 01
6 Engineers 24 50
108 Enginemen 354 00
John Worth, oil 4 00
F. Mitchell, rent of lan 1, 1866-77. . 16 00
Asa Lord, land rent, oil, nails, &c. 9 11
Stephen H. Baker, oiling hose. .
2 50
William Chapman, for ditto.
3 50
S. G. Cheover, repairs on ditto .... .
7 00
Robert Stone, for repairs on engine house .
34 00
D. L. Hodgkins, lumber 28 58
Foster Russell, repairs on ladder box .. 3 06
Mark Newman, stove, camps, &c ...
18 50
I. K. Jewett, oil, &c ..
2 40
20 42
Benjamin Newman, painting, &c .. .. Moses Spiller, labor on engine .. ... Abram Burnham, watching fire, .. 2 50
10 00
Joel Tibbetts, for ditto .
1 25
George W. Stone, for ditto. 1 25
G. A. Willett, express 7 65
George Russell, repairs on engine house. . 6 50
William G. Brown damage to well and horse hire. 6 00
-$570 73
4
Miscellaneous.
Paid E. H. Fletcher & Co., for printing
town repors & note book ..... 67 12
E. H. Fletcher & Co., printing tax bills, notices, &c., . 17 25
J. S E. Rogers, for printing school reports . . 28 00
Andrew Geyer, stationery 16 93
Charles K. Darling, ledger. 8 00
Cutter & Tower, record book. 2 50
Wesley K. Bell, stationery .. . 5 50
William T. Averill, ringing bell. 25 00
Asher Blake, care of town elock.
20 00
Y. G. Hurd, examining soldiers.
2 90
J. L. Akerman, postage, .
6 00
Silas Crane, clam-flat agent.
39 75
Albert Tenney, horse hire for school committee, militia, &c.,. .
3 00
Abram Lord, taking census school children. . 21 00
A. D. Wait, distributing reports, ... 3 00
Jeremiah Lord, travelling expenses, 11 90
S. N. Baker, painting . 1 87
R. T. Dodge, expenses on G. Conant case 7 98
T. H. Lord, for ditto.
5 20
A. F. Brown, for ditto
5 20
N. D. Dodge and others for ditto ..
61 69
A. Caldwell, wood. 3 00
M. Peabody, for ditto. 21 73
I. K. Jewett, for ditto
5 60
I. K. Jewett, oil, &c.,. 27 05
S. Coburn, oil .
Benjamin Newman, repairs 9 05
Mark Newman, chimneys. 70
M. G. Lord, sawing wood. 9 37
F. Willcomb, chandeliers. 33 00
Stephen Baker, care of lock-up. .. . 17 50
4 85
H. A Davis, sealing weights. ..
10 00
Noyes & Wilcomb, express
1 94
Charles A. Sayward, legal advice . ..
9 50
5
Stephen Baker attendance on Select- men . . 14: 00 -
Stephen Baker, materials and labor on town house. 8 86
Stephen Baker, sealing hay scales. . 3 50
Stephen Baker, attendrnce at town house,. . 28 75
S. N. Baker, painting 1 25
$1140 17
Liquor Agency.
DR.
Stock on hand, Mar. 1, 1867. 264 33
Paid John I. Baker for liquor 3647 38
Stephen Coburn, salary
144 00
Stephen Coburn, rent.
40 00
Stephen Coburn, book.
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