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One Reservoir at the head of Mineral street.
One Reservoir near the house of J. F. G. Clark.
One Reservoir at the head of Central street.
One Reservoir on Washington street, head of Gravel street.
One Reservoir near the public library.
Ore Reservoir in Market square.
We would recommend an appropriation for building two gates, one to be put in at the end of the bridge by Farley & Daniels' shoe factory, the other at the end of the bridge on Hammatt street near Graffum's shop. We also recommend an appropriation for painting and blinding the Warren En- gine house, as it needs very much, having had but one coat since it was built. Also for painting the Neptune and Tor- rent houses.
We recommend building a hose tower on the rear end of the Neptune house, so that they can hang up their hose. Also to procure a bell for the Torrent house, the members living so far apart something is needed to give an alarm.
We also recommend an appropriation to purchase about 1500 feet of rubber lined hose, so we could have some in readiness while we are drying after being out to a fire, for it might happen that we should be in great need of it.
S. F. CANNEY, NATHANIEL ARCHER,
GEORGE P. SMITH, Engineers. LEWIS A. BROCKLEBANK, STEPHEN H. BAKER,
REPORT OF EAGLE HILL CASE.
To the Selectmen of Ipswich,
Gentlemen :- At the request of Mr. Lord, I write you a brief account of the litigation between the Proprietors of Jeffries Neck Pasture and the Inhabitants of Ipswich.
The litigation began by a petition under chap. 176 of the Public Statutes, brought by the corporation against the town. In that petition, the corporation alleged that it was the owner in fee of Eagle Hill, and in possession of the same, and that the town made some claim to the premises, and prayed that the town might be ordered to bring an action
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to try the title to the premises. By the statute in question, it is provided that wherever a person is in possession of land, claiming the title to it, and another person also claims title, the one in possession may compel the other to bring an action to try the title. In the litigation that has been heretofore had, there has been no occasion to try the title to the tract of land in dispute, because the real ownership of the land is to be determined in subsequent proceedings.
I was of the opinion that it would be difficult, if not im- possible, for the Jeffries Neck Corporation to prove their own title to the land in dispute, if it was forced to bring an action itself against the town. For that reason, I deemed it of vi- tal importance to prevent, if possible, the ordering of the town to bring an action against the corporation.
After an answer was filed by the town, the case was re- ferred to a master, and a large number of hearings were had before him. Two hearings were had before Mr. Justice Dev- ens, and the case was argued before the Supreme Judicial Court at the last law term. The main positions taken in behalf of the defendant were first, that the plaintiff was not legally a corporation and therefore not entitled to bring a petition under this statute; but the court held upon that point that if the corporation was improperly and irregularly formed in its beginning, after fifty years of corporate action it was too late to question its legal formation and existence. The sec- ond position was that there was a mixed possession by the town and the corporation, but it was held, in the absence of any corporate action by the town, the occupation and pos- session of the inhabitants of the town, was rot the occupa- tion and possession of the town itself, and that whatever was done just before the bringing the petition, in respect to removing gravel for the highway, was rather evidence of trespass than of possession. But the third position, upon which most reliance was placed, was that the land was owned by the stockholders of the corporation and not by the corporation itself, that it had always been taxed to the stockholders and not to the corporation, and passed by des- cent and devise from the stockholders to their heirs or devis- ees, and that if the town should bring a writ of entry against the corporation and maintain its rights, still the title of the
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stockholders would remain, and that therefore, the, town ought not to be compelled to bring an action against the corporation itself. This position, too, the court held not to be well taken, and decided that the ownership, if there was any ownership, of the land in dispute, was in the corpora- tion and not in its stockholders.
The consideration and argument of these questions of law required a long and patient investigation. The decision of the Supreme Court is precisely this,-that unless within a certain time, to be fixed by a single Justice of the court, the town of Ipswich shall bring an action to maintain its rights to Eagle Hill, those rights shall be forever barred. The de- cision does not attempt to decide as to the real state of the title between the parties. Of course it is now open for the town to bring an action against the corporation to recover the land which is now in the possession of the corporation .. In such an action the burden would be upon the town to prove its title.
The title of the town, if it has any, depends upon the fol- lowing facts, as I understand it. The original title to all the land in Ipswich was in the commoners of Ipswich, who owned it at first as undivided land, and from time to time granted lots in severalty to some of their own number, or to others. In the year 1788, there still remained a portion of land undivided in the hands of the commoners of Ipswich, and in that year, the commoners of Ipswich made an abso- lute grant of all their real estate within the town of Ipswich to the town, upon certain conditions, and in the same year the town of Ipswich accepted the grant. There is some evi- dence that Eagle Hill was undivided property of the com- moners of Ipswich and passed under this grant to the town, but there is no evidence that the town, from that day until very recently ever took any corporate action whatever with reference to this tract.
I ought to say that the rights of the clammers, so called, to occupy Eagle Hill as a place for building houses and landing boats and clams, was in no way involved in the decision of the court and rests upon entirely different grounds. The right of the inhabitants of the town of Ips- wich, if there is any, to use Eagle Hill as a way to a town
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landing was not involved in the decision of the court.
I do not pretend to give a full statement of the proceed- ings, but simply, at your request, have given an outline of them so that you may understand what has been done.
Yours truly,
WILLIAM H. MOODY.
The expenditures for the support of our public schools have somewhat exceeded the appropriation. but an increase of scholars, and the establishment of another school, with other matters connected, has increased the expenses, and will probably be fully explained in the report of the School Com- mittee.
It will be seen that the current expense is larger than last year, but the increase was mainly for the payment of bills contracted in 1889, such as the painting of the town house, the payment of the bills in the boundary case, the Jef- fries Neck case, the water bills, the balance due for building a reservoir, the building a receiving tomb, together with a new furnace at the town house, in all amounting to about $2300 which will account for the increased expense in that depart- ment.
The expense for highways has been about $500 less than the appropriation, although the expense for snow has been rather more than usual.
The average number of inmates at the Farm the past year was 11, the present number is 12. The cost of support of the poor at the Farm has been $1.94 each per week.
The report of the Harbor and Land Commissioners in the boundary line case has been made to the legislature, and it is hoped and believed that a final and satisfactory settle- ment of the whole matter will soon be made.
The Jeffries Neck case has been decided by the Supreme Court unfavorable to the town. We submit a letter from our counsel, William H. Moody, Esq., on the subject, and we have also inserted an article in the warrant calling the at- tention of the town to the case.
The corporation tax which has been usually forwarded from the state in December, has not yet been received. £ By
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the debt statement in the report, it will be seen that it would have added materially to the amount of cash on hand.
The Selectmen submit the following estimates for the en- suing year : For schools $9000, for current expenses $8500, for highways $5000, for reduction of the debt $800. These estimates are for the ordinary current expenses for the year. Any vote calling for an additional outlay of money, would also call for an increased appropriation by the town.
Respectfully submitted,
CURTIS DAMON, ) Selectmen AARON LORD, of
WALTER E. LORD,J Ipswich.
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WARRANT
-FOR THE-
Annual Town
Meeting.
Essex ss. To Charles E. Goodhue, Constable of the Town of Ipswich, in said County : Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said town, to meet at the town house in said town, on Mon- day, the second day of March, next, at nine o'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator.
Art. 2. To fix the compensation of the Selectmen and other town officers.
Art. 3. To choose the following officers, viz: Three Se- lectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector, Auditor, two members of the School Committee for three years, two Constables, three Fence Viewers, Superintendent of Burials for three years, and one Road Commissioner for three vears, three Health Officers. Also to vote Yes or No upon the fol- lowing question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of In- toxicating Liquors in this town?"
The above question and officers to be voted for on one bal- lot, the polls to be opened at ten o'clock A. M., and closed at two o'clock P. M.
Art. 4. To choose all other necessary town officers.
Art. 5. To raise money for the High and Common Schools. ,
Art. 6. To raise money for the repair of the highways.
Art. 7. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray all other town charges for the ensuing year.
Art. 8. To see what compensation shall be allowed the enginemen for the ensuing year.
Art. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to collect interest on all taxes remaining unpaid after they are due.
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Art. 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money in anticipation of the taxes.
Art. 11. To see what discount, if any, shall be allowed to those persons who pay their taxes before the time of payment.
Art. 12. To see what action the town will take in regard to appropriating money for decorating soldiers' graves on Memorial Day.
Art. 13. To hear and act upon the reports of trustees and committees.
Art. 14. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as prepared and posted by the selectmen.
Art. 15. To see if the town will renew the contract made with the Ipswich Gas Co. for lighting the streets.
Art. 16. To see if the town will appropriate money for the improvement of the cemeteries.
Art. 17. To see if the town will build a reservoir near the brook crossing Hammatt Street.
Art. 18. To see if the town will purchase a bell to be placed on the Candlewood engine house.
Art. 19. To see if the town will accept the street as laid out by the Road Commissioners from Spring Street through land of Edward Choate to land of heirs of John Jewett.
Art. 20. To see what action the town will take in regard a road from the Poor Farm road through land of George Harris and Charles Jewett to Highland Cemetery.
Art. 21. To see what action the town will take in regard to appropriating money and taking other measures for the enforcement of the liquor laws.
Art. 22. To see what further action, if any, the town will take in the Eagle Hill controversy.
Art. 23. To see what action the town will take in regard to licensing pedlers for the ensuing year.
Art. 24. To see what action the town will take in regard to building a hose tower on the Neptune Engine House, and appropriating money for the same.
Art. 25. To see what action the town will take in regard to appropriating money for edgestones to be laid on the main streets.
Art. 26. To see what action the town will take in regard to concreting the sidewalks.
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And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies of the same at each of the meeting houses in said town, town house, post office, and at the school house in the Village district, seven days at least be- fore the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twentieth day of February, A. D. 1891.
CURTIS DAMON,
AARON LORD,
SELECTMEN OF
WALTER E. LORD, J
IPSWICH.
EX
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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
Receipts, Expenditures, &c.,
-OF THE-
TOWN OF IPSWICH,
-FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1ST, 1892.
IPSWICH, MASS .: INDEPENDENT PRESS. E. G. HULL. 1892.
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
Receipts, Expenditures, &c.,
-OF THE-
TOWN OF IPSWICH,
-FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1ST, 1892. 1
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IPSWICH, MASS .: INDEPENDENT PRESS. E. G. HULL. 1892.
TOWN REPORT.
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SCHOOLS.
APPROPRIATIONS :
Manning School $2300 00
Common Schools 5500 00
For Repair of School-houses 450 00
For Purchase of School Books 600 00
For Instruction in Vocal Music. 250 00
Received from Mass. School Fund 134 56
Received from Dog Licenses 358 08
9592 64 -
TEACHERS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
Trustees Manning School .. $2300 00
Isabelle Arthur, North Intermediate. 390 00
Eva A. Willcomb, North Primary 370 50
Susie H. Potter, ass't North Primary 273 00
H. E. Noyes, Dennison Intermediate. 390 00
Lizzie M. Crosby, Dennison Primary. ..
370 50
Anna S. Cogswell, ass't Dennison Pri- mary. 273 00
M. Elma Smith, Cogswell Intermediate .. 390 00
Mary E. Foster, Cogswell Primary 190 00
Mabel L. Hodgkins, Cogswell Primary .. 180 50 Cora A. Smith, Argilla District .. 243 75
Cora H. Jewett, Candlewood district ..... 218 75
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Emma G. Blanchard, Wainwright School 370 50
Allegra Manning, Appleton school .. 218 75
Myrta B. Decatur, Willowdale school ..
50 00
Laura G. Lane, Willowdale school.
75 00
Sadie W. Matthews, Willowdale school.
118 75
Laura B. Underhill, Linebrook district ...
292 50
E. Mabel Adams, Village district
193 75
Mabel Johnson, Village district 50 00
Anna M. Olsen, Grape Island.
168 75
A. E. Bradford, Teacher of Music.
271 25
Carrie L. Lakeman, 3d Div. Grammar School 437 50
$7836 75
SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
BILLS ALLOWED :
American Book Co.
$ 33 21
George S. Perry
68 62
J. L. Hammatt.
60 23
George F. King & Merrill
115 63
Wm. Ware &Co
45 28
Edward E. Babb & Co
5 40
Ginn & Co
131 42
Rice, Kendall & Co
10 50
Boston School Supply Co
108 95
J. B. Lippincott & Co
25 56
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
65 13
D. C Heath & Co
11 20
Thomson, Brown & Co.
21 42
University Publishing Co.
10 31
Eastern Educational Bureau
12 50
Silver, Burdett & Co
8 00
$733 36
FUEL.
BILLS ALLOWED :
Daniel Boynton,
wood $19 00
Aaron Lord,
16 00
Austin Carter,
37 00
William Goodhue,
11 00
C. M. Perley,
.
66
11 00
Lewis Choate,
66
26 00
George E. Johnson,
66
22 00
T. B. Fall & Son,
coal
41 83
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J. S. Glover, coal 85 54
Wm. G. Brown,
83 50
Ernest L. Rutherford, sawing wood. 4 75
John H. Bailey, labor on wood. 3 50
$361 12
CARE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
BILLS ALLOWED :
Wm. H. Kirk, janitor $195 00
George E. Smith,
8 00
George Hills,
8 25
John H. Bailey,
9 00
H. M. Purinton,
7 00
Edward D. Warner,
8 00
Jesse H. Whipple,
10 00
William H. Kirk, cleaning and labor about the school-houses 21 43
$266 68
REPAIRS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
S. F. Canney, lumber for repairs of North, Dennison, Cogswell and Candlewoo l school-houses $170 08
George Fall, lumber for repair of Dennison 60 85
George Spencer, building vault Cogswell school-house. 13 75
C. Damon, bricks®
14 95
George Spencer, labor and bricks North school-house. 139 39
H. A. Pickard, labor, repairs Dennison .. 111 39
Foster Russell, labor, repairs Cogswell and North 114 30
George H Brocklebank, labor and stock, plastering Dennison and Candlewood 29 60
J. S. Glover, lime and cement. 8 25
T. F. Cogswell, paint for Cogswell school house 14 62
Samuel S. Foss, painting and setting glass 12 10
J. Howard Lakeman, painting Cogswell 18 75
A. H. Hicks, pa'n ing Dennison. 102 87
J. W. Goodhue, sundries for repairs. 3 33
J. W. Newman, sundries for repairs 17 08
W. Emery & Co. window blinds and
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weights 13 94
W. P. Ross, hauling sand.
75
George P. Smith, labor, repairs 16 25
S. F. Canney, lumber, Spring street fence .. 34 75
George R. Lakeman, labor, Spring street fence 19 25
Isaac Buzzell, labor
5 35
George H. Lord, repairs
1 50
Charles Bailey, repairs 1 75
$924 85
INCIDENTALS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
Trustees Manning School rent. 225 00
Henry S. Bowen, printing programmes 20 00
N. L. Hickok, engrossing diplomas 2 00
C. W. Bamford, ribbon for diplomas 2 18
E. G. Hull, school tickets. 2 00
Ebin R. Smith, chemicals. 40
A. G. Whitcomb, school furniture 41 50
A. H. Plouff, stoves and sundries 29 67
C. S. Willcomb, envelopes 1 00
Murdoch Parlor Grate Co. stove dampers
5 50
George McGilvery, ringing bell. 3 00
Charles W. Bamford, expense to Grape Is- land. 2 00
J. F. Wippich, repairing clock
1 00
W.A. Mitchell, cleaning vaults.
16 00
Emma Hurlburt, cleaning school-houses .. 75
Jane White, cleaning school-houses ..
2 00
C. E. Pickard, cleaning school-houses. ...
4 00
C. E. & J. A. Brown, soil and teaming, Spring street scholo-house.
9 00
M. Newman, sundries.
3 40
J. M. Purinton,
1 15
J. W. Goodhue,
11 61
J. M. Dunnels,
90
Dodge & Spiller, pails 1 00
F. T. Dodge, pails and brooms 1 20
W. Boynton, horse-hire. 3 50
Wm. G. Brown, horse-hire 1 00
Jackson & Co.'s express 13 60
American Express Co 2 05
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Tenney's Express
2 10
S. R. Harris' Express
1 00
409 51
RECAPITULATION.
Paid Trustees
Manning School and
School Teachers 7836 75
Paid for School Books 733 36
Paid for Fuel. 361 12
Paid for Care of School Houses
266 68
Paid for Repairs
924 85
Paid for Incidentals.
409 51
-- $10,532 27
CURRENT EXPENSES.
TOWN HOUSE.
BILLS ALLOWED :
George W. Baker, janitor 199 92
Ipswich Gas Light Co., gas 156 80
J. S. Glover, coal 43 97
Wm. G. Brown, coal. 59 25
Aaron Lord, wood. 3 50
Augustine Staniford, stock and labor painting Selectmen's room 56 78
Edward Perkins, lumber for case 45 46
H. F. Tonge, labor on case. 23 75
G. W. Baker, 23 62
J. W. Newman, trimmings .. 18 15
Augustine Staniford, painting 10 55
George W. Baker, repairs. 10 80
Jesse Warren, 5 00
Charles M. Jewett 66
1 75
George H. Lord 66
7 00
S. F. Canney, lumber for repairs 6 52
A. G. Whitcomb, repair of settee 4 25
J. S. Glover, cement. 1 75
Jeremiah Sullivan, labor on banking 30 37
Wm. G. Brown, sods and loam 36 20
Clayton M. Jewett, labor 1 50
Foster Russell, labor on settees and vot-
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ing boxes. 4 00
C. Damon, canvas covering 6 00
Erving W. Wheeler, canvas sacking 2 60
A. H. Plouff, sundries 9 10
J. W. Newman, 7 95
T. E. Condon, 1 43
J. M. Dunnels, 3 75
M. Newman, glass globes 1 92
F. T. Goodhue, grass seed. 25
- $783 89
CEMETERIES.
APPROPRIATIONS :
For the purchase of land for a way to
the Highland cemetery $325 00
For the improvement of the several cem- eteries 500 00
BILLS ALLOWED :
George Harris, land Highland cemetery ... $175 00
Charles Jewett, “
... 150 00
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James Griffing, 53 forest trees
$325 00 53 00 John A. Smith, moving building in ceme- tery 8 00 W. W. Wait, gravel
81 25
William G. Brown, sods
4 00
James Griffing, labor
41 25
(Isaac Buzzell, at Locust Grove
(9 77)
G. A. Pickard,
44 20
Wm. H. Kirk,
6 60
Jesse Warren,
2 00
John H. Baker,
7 60
George E. Lord, 66
7 50
James Kinnear,
10 40
Charles M. Perley, labor and loam
2 00
Luther Lord, labor.
60 50
Benjamin Fewkes, labor and expense.
26 00
J. W. Nourse, plan of cemetery and High- land Avenue.
15 00
A. H. Hicks, painting South cemetery fence. 16 15
332 45
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RESERVOIRS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
C. H. Rollins, building reservoir Hammatt street $83 75
C. H. Rollins, setting gate in Hammatt st. reservoir 2 50
J. Graffum, lumber and labor Hammatt st. reservoir 6 45
G. H. Brocklebank, stock and labor Ham- matt street reservoir. 3 75
$96 45
INCIDENTALS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
George W. Baker, care of tramps ...... .. 115 85
Charles E. Goodhue, expense of tramps ... 2 60
Chas. T. Littlefield, expense of tramps .. .. 1 35
F. E. Hodgdon, expense of tramps 30
T. E. Condon, bread for tramps 12 85
George W. Baker, meals for prisoners. .....
21 60
Edward G. Hull, printing school report ... 31 00
Edward G. Hull, printing town report ..... 67 60
E. G. Hull, printing tax bills 5 50
E. G. Hull, printing health report .. 13 50
E. G. Hull, printing proposals and adv. 16 50
Moses G. Lord, distributing town and health reports. 9 00
H. M. Meek, nomination papers & blanks 2 78
H. Lee M. Pike, printing ballots. 15 00
H. Lee M. Pike, printing voting lists 28 50
H. Lee M. Pike, advertising notices. 5 00
Chronicle Pub. Co., advertising notices .... 28 50
Chronicle Pub. Co., adv. for Bd. of Health 8 50
M. V. B. Perley, ballot clerk. 5 00
H. Lee M. Pike, ballot clerk 5 00
Wm. B. Clark, ballot clerk. 5 00
Chester W. Bamford, ballot clerk 5 00
Walter F. Gould, ballot clerk .. 15 00
D. A. Grady, ballot clerk. 5 00
F. W. Kyes, ballot clerk. 15 00
George W. Tozer, teller. 10 00
Wm. A. Stackpole, teller. 5 00
Walter E. Kimball, teller 5 00
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Charles H. Glazier, teller. 5 00
George Haskell, service in Eagle Hill case. 50 00
C. A. Sayward, trial of liquor cases. 10 00 C. A. Sayward, com. on boundary case .... 20 00
Cost of Court Jeffrey's Neck case. 152 70
J. H. Cogswell, taking census sch. children 20 00
Aaron Lord, taking census. 15 00
Walter E. Lord, taking census. 15 00
Farnsworth Bros., painting roof of town house 104 69
George Fall, lumber for hay scales. 85
Jesse M. Cotter, labor on hay scales. 7 00
George McQuesten & Co., lumber for scales 40 15
Fairbanks, Brown & Co., scales. 129 00
B. & M. Railroad, freight of scales. 5 06
Albert E. Peatfield, labor on scales. 7 37
J. W. Newman, sundries town scales 50
C. Damon & Co., repairs on scales.
2 08
Tyler Caldwell, sand for town scales 64
Wm. G. Brown, cement and teaming grav- el for scales 13 25
E. W. Choate, repairs on town scales 2 55
Fairbanks & Co., weigh books 3 00
George Fall, lumber for buoys. 1 49
C. Damon & Co., rope and paint for buoys 4 95
W. B. Atkinson, care of buoys. 20 00
J. W. Nourse, running boundary line be- tween Ipswich and Hamilton. 4 50
Barton & Williams, boundary stones 17 50
Aaron Lord, teaming and setting bound- ary stones. 15 00
James Graffum, repairing and painting hearse 88 50
W. E. Lord, dusters and cloth for hearse .. 7 75
Paid Gen. J. Appleton Post 100 00
T. F. Cogswell, insurance. 30 25
George W. Sherburne, ringing bell 30 00
Brackett Bros., rent for pound. 5 00
J. F. Wippich, care of town clock and rep. 20 25
WV. A. Spiller, hands for town clock. 75
P'. E. Clarke, settees and desk. 4 25
D. A. Grady, horse hire 7 25
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W. Boynton, horse hire 9 00
Wm. G. Brown, horse hire. 6 00
J. W. Goodhue, shellac, brush and nails. ..
3 52
C. W. Bamford, posting dog licenses 1 25
F. E. Hodgdon, notifying owners of unli- censed dogs 5 00
Charles E. Goodhue, killing and burying a dog 50
C. M. Perley, killing and burying 2 cows .. 2 00
Isaac Buzzell, cutting grass at sundry times 5 00
J. W. Newman, painting signs. 2 09
M. R. Warren, stationery, tax and record books 10 00
Ebin R. Smith, stationery and telegrams .. 1 84
Postage for Selectmen. 2 70
Paid for recording deed 1 30
J Sargent postage and trav. expenses. 10 26
T. F. Cogswell, envelopes for Treasurer ... 80
Geo. W. Baker, making ballot box stand .. 1 00
Geo. W. Baker, putting up ballot box. 1 50
C. H. Rollins, repairing pound. 1 00
A. H. Plouff, pump 12 00
Webster Smith, sundry repairs
3 50
Aaron Lord, expense hearing at N'port .... 1 80
Isaac Buzzell, labor at monument.
9 77
Tenney's Express, teaming
4 55
Jackson & Co., express
3 75
American Express Co
2 60
-- $1524 94
RECAPITULATION.
Bills paid on account of Town House ..... $ 783 89 Bills paid for the purchase of land. 325 00
Bills paid on account of cemeteries 385 45
Bills paid on account of reservoirs. 96 45
Bills paid on account of incidentals. 1524 94
- $3115 73
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STREET LAMPS.
BILLS ALLOWED :
Ipswich Gas Light Co. $141 93
T. B. Fall, care of lamps. .. 180 00
M. H. Grimes, care of lamps. 487 44
A. H. Plouff, repairs. 3 60
M. Newman, 6 lanterns. 27 90
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