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William F Warner
4 50
A D Wallace
10 10
Ambrose Young
30 54
Michael Young
16 78
George Young
4 88
Alfred Young
1 55
$2632 31
34
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
DISTRICT ROAD REPAIRS. DISTRICT NO. 1. AARON LORD, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Byron Parshley
$ 4 00
Simon McInnis
12 42
John H Baker
8 00
David Low
93 26
Fred Carter
1 44
Sylvester Brown
31 10
Hiram Parlee.
10 00
Jere Sullivan
7 10
Thomas Boylan
21 10
John Sturk.
14 00
Fred Bray.
2 88
James M Hoyt.
1 54
Samuel Parsons
14 86
Lemuel Parsons
4 64
Aaron Lord.
243 70
Lillie Boylan
20 20
Albert S Brown
15 00
Levi Howe
44 40
John Foss.
8 88
35
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
G H W Hayes
$
1 00
Frank Smith.
20 00
Michael Carey
49 85
Chas Rogers
6 00
Edw Davis
57 30
Fred Bray .
5 54
Colin McDonald
13 54
G H Brocklebank
4 10
Napoleon Marcorelli
61 00
John Sullivan
5 94
Fred G Ross
13 70
Edmund Ready
36 20
John Doyle
16 44
F T Goodhue
. 55
Arthur Montgomery
5 10
Edw F Brown
1 60
Chester Caverly
1 54
John Harris
4 88
Geo Hills.
3 75
$ 866 55
DISTRICT NO. 2.
WILLIAM P. ROSS, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
John Dolan
$ 8 88
James Dolan.
4 00
James Hull, Jr
2 00
N T Lowe
42 05
Albert Brown
2 40
Edw Hull
2 88
Chas W Smith
10 90
Ward Kenney
14 00
G A Hodgdon.
26 50
Charles A Dorr
29 62
James H Hull.
6 00
Wm P Ross
76 85
36
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Charles Rust
$ 4 00
Charles Dolan
1 00
Moses Webber
2 00
J W Goodhue
12
Joseph Claxton, Jr
6 90
T B Fall & Son
9 00
S F Canney
1 25
William A Spiller
50
John E Dodge
1 50
Fred McGilfrey
8 40
Silas Crooker
9 40
Edward Spiller
4 00
A Montgomery
4 00
Smith E Hayes
7 60
Eben L Thomas
13 40
Jere Davison.
75
Harry McGilfrey
1 60
Nathaniel Rust
80
Samuel Bailey
2 64
$ 304 94
DISTRICT NO. 3. ALLAN W. BROWN, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Alfred Norman
$ 17 96
Frank Bird
11 30
Ambrose Young
1 54
Chester Caverly
16 00
A W Brown
175 45
Elmer Andrews
6 98
David Hinkley
3 30
Gustavus Kinsman
11 00
Albert Willard
12 00
Geo Upton
5 00
Jack Floyd
4 00
Hiram Parlee
14 28
James Morey
11 00
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37
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Charles Small
$ 19 66
John Gallagher
1 76
Albert S Brown
5 80
John Harris
12 00
George Manzer
2 00
William Kent
7 26
Walter Gould.
9 00
William A Banfill.
80
Frank Fewkes
3 08
$ 351 17
DISTRICT NO. 4. JOHN GALBRAITH SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Frank Bird
$ 1 32
Edward White
1 32
Mack McPlaine
4 88
John Galbraith
30 72
Albert S Brown
5 50
J F Kinsman.
20 94
J H Burnham
12 00
Alden Story
15 00
$91 68
DISTRICT NO. 5.
GEO. L. WOODBURY, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Chester B Caverly
$ 6 00
John B Caverly
33 50
Mills Gunderson
15 00
G L Woodbury
51 30
George E Smith
23 50
J A Burnham
24 40
A D Willis.
1 87
John B Brown
23 00
$ 178 57
38
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
DISTRICT NO. 6. WM. G. HORTON, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Wm G Horton
$ 90 64
W Q Kinsman
8 50
$ 99 14
DISTRICT NO. 7. E. N. BROWN, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
EN Brown
$ 40 60
Fred G Cross
21 00
A Story Brown 15 00
Eben Moulton
13 00
B R Horton.
4 00
Chas G Brown
9 00
$ 102 60
DISTRICT NO. 8. JOHN H. BROWN, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
John H Brown
$ 44 26
Albert Elwell .
32 50
Edward F Goodwin
11 32
Joseph Horton
. . 10 20
. در
$ 98 28
39
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
DISTRICT NO. 9. MAYNARD WHITTIER, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
A S Brown
$ 30 50
John Surrette
8 00
Fred Bray
6 00
David Lowe
13 21
Geo E Barnard
3 50
Edmund Ready
14 00
William Tarr
13 50
M Whittier
88 50
William Sturgis
8 00
Edgar Whittier
14 14
Edward Blaisdell
22 00
John Dole
14 88
Horace Hebb
2 00
Joseph White
2 00
William Reilly
1 76
M J Judge
61 75
$ 303 74
DISTRICT NO. 10. WILLIAM F. WARNER, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Wm F Warner
$ 90 00
E D Warner
7 92
John Tucker
7 90
Geo M Bodycott
13 92
Wm Goodhue
32 59
Chas Steele.
2 00
.
John M Purinton
9 35
Walter Fessenden
14 00
Joseph Martel
11 78
Newman Saunders
6 00
40
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Austin Morse
$ 4 50
Arthur Senior
2 00
Elwin Fessenden
2 00
Eugene Sullivan
6 00
Charles Rogers
3 00
Anson Clarke
3 50
$ 216 46
DISTRICT NO. 11. THOMAS R. LORD, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
TR Lord
$ 30 60
N R Underhill
11 00
James Sheppard
20 88
Henry Ricker
13 54
D C Sheehan
6 88
Daniel Chapman
5 98
Wesley B Copp
2 00
Fred G Ross .
11 80
Walter K Chapman
11 20
Spencer Gwinn
13 98
George Gwinn
8 00
Ernest B Lord
10 66
Ernest Gwinn
4 66
John McPhee
6 66
$ 157 84
DISTRICT NO. 12.
J. C. CONANT, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
J F Scotton $ 24 00
Libbie J Wood
29 50
Robert Bodycott
4 00
Cyrus W Conant
12 00
J C Conant 18 00
41
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
William Garrette
$ 3 20
John C Lowe
21 50
William O Conant.
21 81
Ernest Rutherford
2 00
Herbert W Conant
8 31
Herbert Lowe
2 00
John S Spiller
4 00
$ 150 32
DISTRICT NO. 13. JAMES KINNEAR, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
James Kinnear
$ 47 54
Robert Kinnear
15 54
D S Perley
18 00
Lewis R Stone
15 66
Charles Galucia
6 00
A O Goodwin
8 00
George Ellison
4 00
Mr Blank.
2 72
Lyman Perley
2 00
$119 46
DISTRICT NO. 14.
A. G. LAUER, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
A G Lauer.
$ 47 48
Clarence Howe.
36 70
C M Perley
11 94
O M Hills.
11 94
Lyman Perley
11 94
George Ellison
4 00
George H Lauer
2 44
$126 44
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42
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
DISTRICT NO. 15. W. G. BROWN, SURVEYOR,
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Walter G Brown
$ 56 50
W E Garrette
16 00
H E Garrette
9 99
James Ready, Sr
8 00
James Ready, Jr
12 00
William Ready
6 00
F G Ross
9 40
John A Brown
20 50
E Wile
12 50
Clayton Jewett
2 00
M Plant
8 00
Edward Dole
6 60
George Rutherford
50
Charles Jewett
9 00
George Low
4 80
Frank Bodwell
4 00
$185 79
DISTRICT NO. 16.
ALBERT TENNEY, SURVEYOR.
Paid for Labor, Teams and Gravel.
Albert Tenney
$ 41 00
Charles Day
19 50
John E Tenney
4 00
Charles Jewett
25 00
Ernest Jewett
5 40
John W Nourse
8 30
$103 20
43
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
Arthur C Damon, supplies $ 3 97
John Durand, labor 2 55
Walter F Gould, labor
3 00
J S Nelson, sleigh barge.
50 00
Jere Davison, labor
1 90
J A Huckins, use of horse
6 50
F T Goodhue, supplies
9 45
D S Appleton, labor
35 65
J W Goodhue, supplies
18 20
Chester Patch, labor
13 85
William Marshall, labor 10 10
J E Dodge, labor
1 25
J A Smith, labor
90
David Low, labor 50
L E Willcomb, supplies
1 45
W Q Kinsman, labor
60 00
A J Barton, labor
3 08
S F Canney, lumber
56 24
T F Cogswell, pipe.
129 66
Ipswich Mills Co., lumber
120 26
Sarah D Sherburne
5 00
W A Spiller, labor
2 37
George H Gilmore, labor
7 00
Good Roads Machine Co., supplies
16 10
Austin L Lord, labor
2 43
James Graffum, labor
4 25
Jackson Express Co., express
55
Water Department, use of pump
1 00
D A Grady, teams
23 15
George H Brocklebank, labor 3 50
C C Caldwell, labor
10 00
Aaron Lord, cut bridge
23 46
Robert Sabean, cut bridge
19 46
John H Baker, cut bridge
9 54
Hiram Parlee, cut bridge
15 54
44
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
James Scott, cut bridge $ 2 00
J B Caverley, cut bridge.
49 50
Allan W Brown, cut bridge
32 50
Geo E Smith, cut bridge
33 00
Arthur Montgomery, cut bridge
10 00
Geo L Woodbury, cut bridge
15 00
Geo Manzer, cut bridge 3 08
Wm B Richards, cut bridge.
9 53
John W Goodhue, cut bridge
7 14
Warren Boynton, cut bridge
3 00
$836 61
TEAM NO. 1.
JOSEPH A. HUCKINS, DRIVER.
Paid
J A Smith, labor $ 8 25
Geo B Brown. grain 74 73
J A Huckins, driver 600 00
J A Blake, supplies and medicine
14 50
F T Goodhue, supplies
2 31
Wm G Horton, grain
82 66
Wm H Rand, labor
3 03
John S Glover, supplies
2 00
Wm Marshall, labor
6 80
E R Smith, supplies and medicine
17 57
A C Damon, supplies.
1 00
C F Chapman, repairs and supplies
13 75
J W Goodhue, supplies
9 75
J R Richards, repairs and supplies
12 05
M W Chadbourne, paint.
3 75
A P Hills Co., supplies
1 40
Wm A Spiller, labor
3 15
Water Department, water
6 00
John Durand, labor
3 75
S F Canney, lumber
4 99
Edward W Choate, labor
18 82
1
45
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
J A Huckins, expense for supplies. $ 5 31
Town Farm, hay.
105 00
Chas S Moore, services 3 00
A I Savory, supplies
1 35
Chester Patch, labor
28 80
T B Fall & Son, supplies 4 00
$1037 72
Team No. 1 worked 2168 hours on the highway, which at 50 cents an hour would mean that the team earned $1084. There was also an allowance for $75.00 for work for the Fire Department, making a total of $1159.00 earned by Team No. 1. In computing the work of both teams, their time is taken only for hours actually worked. The teams are not credited for time when they are idle. Every item of expense connected with the team even to repairs on the stable, etc., is charged up to the team. The balance in favor of Team No. 1 is $121.28.
TEAM NO. 2.
OSCAR LITTLEFIELD, DRIVER.
Paid
Oscar Littlefield, driver · $600 00
Wm G Horton, grain. .
225 19
Chester Patch, labor. 3 25 . P P . .
J W Davison, labor 75 . . . .
Wm Marshall, labor
2 56
FT Goodhue, supplies.
50
E R Smith, supplies and medicine
19 60
JA Smith, labor 12 00
C F Chapman, repairs and supplies 15 80
J R Richards, repairs and supplies
9 55
J W Goodhue, supplies 1 93
L E Condon, stable rent.
60 00
W E Lord, supplies 89
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46
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
T F Cogswell,. paint $ 2 10
D A Grady, labor and use of horse 47 45
Town Farm, hay. 108 00
George E Hayes, supplies, 25
$1109 82'
Team No. 2 worked on highway work 610 hours, and on street, sprinkling 813 hours. The team earned the following amounts at. 50 cents an hour, the price paid for two horse teams:
Highway work, 610 hours $305 00
Sprinkling, 813 hours 406 50
Carrying school children 10 months .
375 00
Allowance from Fire Department . .
75. 00
Total. $1161 50 2383 loads of water, 600 gallons to the load, or 1,429,800 gallons of water was used on the streets.
The balance in favor of Team. No. 2 is $51. 68.
DR. SUMMARY. CR.
Cash on hand Jan.
By paid snow . . $2632 31
1, 1905
$2851 23
By paid road repairs.
3456 18
Appropriation 1905
8500 00
By paid Team No. 1. .
1037 72
Street R R tax 1905
1586 29
By paid Team No. 2. .
1109 82
Cash from sales ... Cash from concrete
86 78
By paid Miscellaneous 836 61
By balance
4776 32
and edgestones
99 66
Cash from School
Department.
375 00
Cash from Fire Dept.
150 00
Cash, appropriation, Cut Bridge. .
200 00
$13,848 96
$13,848 96
47
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
TOWN FARM.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Paid
George B Brown, grain .. $468 15
415 51
William G Horton, grain
$883 66
N J Bolles, groceries and provisions .
$ 57 96
George E Hayes, groceries.
2 04
Wm B Richards, groceries.
12 28
F T Goodhue, groceries
64 67
White Cash Market, groceries
'7 93
A P Hills Co., groceries
38 67
Chas H Hebert, groceries
76 12
J W Perkins, groceries
19 12
L E Willcomb, groceries
19 38
C E Perkins, groceries
83 05
J W W Cummings, groceries
7 95
Nathaniel Burnham, groceries . . ·
72 85
C W Hayes, groceries
2 62
Cash Division Co., groceries
78 19
J L Grant, fish
7 54
V H Grant, fish. 10 15 % . . . .
$560 52
C S Tyler, dry goods
$21 68
W E Lord, dry goods. 25 12
15 40
$ 62 20
J A Tucker, shoes
$ 4 55
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0
·
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S N Baker, clothing
.
48
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
S H Thurston, shoes $ 6 50
I E B Perkins, shoes. 5 05
$ 16 10
E R Smith, medicine. $ 2 45
Westchester Insurance Co., insurance.
42 75
J R Richards, repairs and supplies
12 90
J A Smith, shoeing
7 43
E A Merrill, supplies
12 75
B J Conley, medicine
3 65
C F Chapman, repairs and supplies 25 32
Wm H Hills, carpenter. 77 13
Boston Insurance Co., insurance
15 00
Howard Jewett, dairy utensils
10 00
W J Norwood, grinding corn
4 14
SF Canney, shingles, etc.
135 85
T F Cogswell, paint.
1 40
James Graffum, repairs, etc
19 50
S R Harris 18 00
·J W Davison, shoeing
4 15
S H Moore, veterinary 5 00
John Durand, repairs
5 00
Chester Patch, shoeing, etc.
18 88
A H Plouff, labor and supplies
44 63
J A Blake, medicine
3 45
C O Amazeen, tobacco
10 08
J C Conant.
15 00
J W Goodhue, supplies
47 38
Wm Marshall, shoeing, etc
22 75
M Newman, supplies.
1 15
A C Damon, wagon and supplies
79 15
Wm H Rand, supplies.
5 21
Wm A Spiller, repairs, etc
21 75
T B Fall & Son, coal $50 13
C C Caldwell, coal
24 13
$671 85
LABOR. $74 26
Chas W Sylvester 600 00
49
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Luona Sylvester
$ 90 00
Lynlie Cookson
200 00
Cleophas St Cyr
203 32
Charles Cookson
176 00
Ethel Bolstridge
120 00
Mary Halligan.
96 00
Bills paid by Superintendent
$ 36 56
RECEIVED FROM SALES FROM FARM:
Milk
$1222 52
Hay
405 62
Board of Horses
80 75
Board of Inmates
44 00
Other sales
232 67
$1985 56
Due from sales at Farm
561 06
Total sales
$2546 62
Total amount paid for support of Farm
3790 47
Total receipts from sales
$1985 56
Amount due Farm, 1905 bills
561 06
$2546 62
Balance expense of Poor at Farm Number of inmates at Farm during year
$1243 85
12
Number of inmates at Farm, Jan. 1, 1906.
9
Average cost per week of each inmate.
$2 39
DR. SUMMARY. CR.
To balance 1904. ..
$1739 67
By paid grain
$ 883 66
To appropriation 1905 .
500 00
By paid groc & prov .. 560 52
To sales at farm 1905. .
1985 56
By paid clothing
62 20
To bills due, 1905 sales.
561 06
By paid shoes
16 10
By paid fuel
74 26
By paid labor.
1485 32
By paid incidentals
671 85
By amt paid by Supt . .
36 56
By balance
995 82
.$4786 29
$4786 29
$1485 32
50
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
INVENTORY, STOCKS, TOOLS, ETC. AT TOWN FARM. 1906 1905
NO.
VALUE NO.
VALUE|
GAIN
LOSS
Oxen . .
2
$200
2
$200
Cows
20
600
32
960
$360
Heifers
3
60
$ 60
Bulls .
1
40
1
40
Horses.
4
400
3
350
50
Fat Hogs
2
40
6
120
80
Pigs.
4
8
12
24
16
Fowl
100
50 100
50
Horse Wagons
4
75
4
75
Horse Wagons.
1
50
1
50
Horse Cart
1
50
1
50
Pung
1
10
1
10
Ox Wagon
2
250
2
275
25
Ox Carts
2
60
2
75
15
Mowing Machines
3
75
3
90
15
Plows. .
3
20
3
20
Cultivators
1
5
1
5
Horse Hoes
1
5
1
5
Harrows.
3
25
3
30
5
Ox Sled
2
35
2
40
5
Drag.
1
5
1
5
Wood, cords
30
180
9
45
135
Coal, tons
10
70
11
75
5
Groceries
100
120
20
Dairy Utensils.
110
110
Furniture and Bedding
450
450
Range and Fixtures.
110
130
20
Stoves and Furnaces
130
130
Winnowing Mills
1
8
1
8
Wheel Rakes
2
25
2
30
5
Tedders
1
12
1
12
Blocks and Ropes
5
5
Harness.
6
75
6
75
Rack.
1
10
1
10
Suction Pump
1
4
1
4
Windmill and Tank.
200
200
Potato Digger.
1
13
1
13
Scales.
20
20
Fire Extinguishers
5
15
5
15
Wheelbarrow
2
5
2
5
Screen .
1
5
1
5
Total,
$3685 00
$4011 00
$245
$571
Tools
75
75
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
PRODUCE, ETC. 1906
1905
NO.
VALUE NO.
VALUE
GAIN
LOSS
Beans,
bushels
19
$ 57
10
25
32
Potatoes,
350
280
60
45
235
Roots,
25
10
25
10
Apples, barrels
10
15
23
28
13
Pork, pounds
700
70|250
25
45
Soap,
100
5
5
Ice,
100
100
Butter,
11
3
25
7
4
English hay, tons
86
1376
69
1242
134
Salt hay, black grass
138
1104 123
984
120
Mulch .
2
12|10
60
48
Vinegar, gallons
200
24|200
24
Phosphate
7
6
1
Grain.
35
30
5
Total,
$2993 00
$2591 00
$572
$170
Inventory, stock, tools, etc.
$3685 00
$4011 00
$245
$571
$6678 00
$6602 00
$817
$741
6602 00
741
$76
$76
SUMMARY OF INCOME AND EXPENSES AT TOWN FARM FOR THE YEARS 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905.
II 1901
il 1902
= 1903
1904
1905
Expenditures
|$3,747.43|$3,847.98|$3,824.78|$3,913.67||$3,790.47
Income
|| 2,194.35| 2.575.82| 3,485.64|| 3,129.89| 2,546.62
Total Expense
| 1,533.08| 1,272.16|
339.14|
783.78|| 1,243.85
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 1
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1905. POOR ACCOUNT.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Paid
Kate M Kimball, rent
$52 00
T B Ross,
21 25
Nellie W Augur,
22 00
Mrs ET Cotton, 66
65 00
Grace F Bailey,
76 00
Fred S Burnham,
60 00
Mrs Joseph Caldwell, rent
60 00
Miss Joanna Caldwell,
30 00
James Damon,
16 00
Walter F Gould,
10 00
F J Kinsman,
40 00
A H Peatfield, fuel 265 16
J W Perkins, meat. 39 49
Jewett Bros., groceries
4 00
George E Hayes, groceries
33 93
A P Hills Co., groceries
43 01
53
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
C W Hayes, groceries $ 37 73
N J Bolles, groceries 154 00
Cash Division Co., groceries 145 00
F T Goodhue, groceries
140 22
Nathaniel Burnham, groceries
186 27
Charles H Hebert, groceries
116 60
White Cash Market, groceries 30 27
Wm B Richards, groceries 39 46
S H Thurston, shoes
17 85
I E B Perkins, shoes
9 50
W E Lord, dry goods.
6 23
G E MacArthur, M D
238 86
S A Pedrick, M D.
12 00
Charles E Ames, M D
223 00
G G Bailey, M D ..
126 25
M C McGinley, M D.
37 00
Eliza Banner, cash allowance
60 00
Martha Gwinn,
96 00
Mary Moriarity, 65
144 00
John Edwardson, 66 66
8 00
John Shatswell,
66
12 00
Hadassah Grant, 66
32 00
Etta F Reed, nurse.
17 00
Mrs C S Tyler, clothing
2 00
C S Tyler, glasses, . 1 50
Mrs Lewis Kneeland, board.
78 00
D A Grady, teams.
10 00
Mary A Rutherford, board
7 50
Julia Gill, board 52 00
Mrs Frank Comeau, board.
199 00
Susan D Dole, board 28 50
A J Barton, auctioneer
7 00
Mass Hospital, board. 6 00
Eben L Thomas, nursing
46 00
Mrs Wm Jean, board.
68 50
John W Dole, board.
33 00
W J Norwood, wood 2 50
A S Hills, nursing 8 00
54
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Chester Lord, milk. $ 2 20
Seth Foster, board. 32 00
William L Dresser, labor 5 00
Patrick Kierce, funeral
32 00
Thomas Boylan, watching
16 50
Eliza Foss, nursing.
7 50
Carrie Nickerson, board. .
45 25
Harry Girard, board ...
12 00
E R Smith, medicine (three years)
106 00
Sisters of Charity, Salem, board.
78 00
H A Chaplin, board 16 00
Mrs B Scahill, board
90 45
Jennie C Haskell, board
80 00
John Brisbois, board .
48 00
George A Schofield, fares paid
2 50
W J Lathrop, milk.
1 55
L H Daniels, shoes
3 00
B J Conley, medicine .
8 50
Charles W Wait, nursing
9 00
G H W Hayes, legal papers .. . 2 00
26 10
City of Newburyport, supplies 187 25
City of Boston, supplies 33 84
18 60
City of Salem, hospital cases
266 14
Total amount paid for bills contracted in 1905,
$4405 96
Cash received by Department for 1905 bills:
From City of Newburyport. $108 19
From rebates. 14 00
From sale personal property Alfrey estate 57 85
$180 04
Due from other towns and cities for 1905 bills:
City of Lynn $ 42 01
City of Salem 113 20
City of Haverhill 54 50
City of Fitchburg 16 00
City of Medford 2 50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 56 73
Town of North Reading, supplies
City of Haverhill, supplies.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Town of Hamilton $ 10 00
Town of Boxford 1 18
Town of Rowley
31 96
Town of Needham
176 88
$ 504 96
Total amount paid out, 1905
$4405 96
Less amount received 1905 bills $180 04
Less amount due 1905 bills.
504 96
$ 685 00
Total cost of Ipswich poor, 1905.
$3720 96
DR. SUMMARY. CR.
To appropriation 1905 $2500
00
By bills paid
$4405 96
To amount received from other cities and towns for
1905 bills. 180 05
To amount due for 1905 bills. ...
504 96
To cash from receipts 1220 96
$4405 96
$4405 96
The following bills are due the Poor Department for former
years:
From Town of Newbury . $ 7 69
From Town of Topsfield 95 00
From City of Lynn. 159 00
From City of Salem. 48 79
From City of Newburyport. 21 65
From Commonwealth 98 75
$430 88
.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
OVERSEER'S REPORT.
The expense of the Poor Department for 1905 was $398.71 larger than that of 1904. This increase was due largely to the ever increasing expenses for sick cases. We called attention last year, to the fact that the cost for nursing and for hospital bills was one of the largest items of expense in this department, and suggested that the time had come for Ipswich to seriously consider the estab- lishment of a hospital. Since that time, we have been informed that there are some of our philanthropic citizens who are contem- plating taking action to help out the Town along this line, and that it is possible that action may be taken in the near future, We would suggest that at the coming Town Meeting a representative com- mittee of our citizens be appointed to look into this matter, and to confer with all parties interested. We would also suggest that the Town take such action as will give evidence that it is ready to assist in this movement, to the extent of making a liberal annual appro- priation for the maintenance of a hospital. The amount now paid along various lines, for cases which could be taken care of at a local hospital, would go a long way towards the maintenance of a hospital.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
An examination of the figures in the Town Farm account shows that the Farm has not had a very successful year. The sales from the Farm have fallen off from $3129.89 in 1904, to $2546.62 in 1905, while the expense at the Farm for 1904 was $3913.67, and for 1905 was $3790.47. These figures, taken in connection with the fact that the average number of inmates at the Farm this year was less than last year, has made the weekly cost of each inmate $2.39 as com- pared with $1.37 last year, an increase of $1.02. This increase can be accounted for, in part, by the fact that the Farm, in common with the other farms in this locality, had a very poor year so far as the crops were concerned. There was also an unusual expense in- curred this year, for shingling one of the large hay barns and for other repairs.
The report of Dr. MacArthur, the Town physician, shows that under his contract with the Poor Department, he made the follow- ing visits:
January 99
February 72
March 71
April 49
May
66
June 21
July 106
August 44 September 64
October 61
November 34 December 71
A total of 756 visits, and as the contract price was $200., the physician received a fraction over 26 cents a visit. Of this $200., there was charged to other towns and cities $126., leaving the total cost under the contract at $74.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. A. Schofield,
Overseers Warren Boynton,
Wm. B. Richards,
of The Poor.
Ipswich, Jan. 1, 1906.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1905.
APPROPRIATIONS.
For High and Common Schools
$17000 00
Highways.
8000 00
Edgestones and Concrete
500 00
Current Expenses
3000 00
Street Lamps.
3804 00
Fees and Salaries
4500 00
Fire Department
2300 00
Poor Account.
2500 00
Farm Account
500 00
- Note
2800 00
Sinking Fund, [water account]
2890 91
Hydrant Service
1755 00
Memorial Day
150 00
Interest on Town Notes
2940 00
Discount
575 00
Abatements
500 00
Care of Cemeteries
1800 00
Care of Parks
350 00
Tree Warden.
750 00
Protection Shell Fish
200 00
Repair of Records
100 00
Argilla Bridge
200 00
School Piano
200 00
Purchase Alfrey Estate
500 00
Repairs Town Hall
500 00
Eagle Hill Gravel Pit
124 00
Total
$58,438 91
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
Total appropriation
$58438 91
State Tax.
5200 00
County Tax
4434 02
Total to raise
$68072 93
Less receipts [estimated]
15500 55
Total assessed .
$52572 38
Divided as follows:
Amount raised on Polls
2382 00
Amount raised on Personal Property
12619 80
Amount raised on Real estate
37570 58
Total .
$52,572 38
Number of Polls 1191.
Tax on Poll . $2.00.
Rate of Taxation, $13 00 per thousand.
1905
1904
Valuation of Personal Estate,
$ 970,753.00
$ 912,773.00
Valuation of Real Estate,
2,890,044.00
2,868,172.00
Valuation Total,
$3,860,797.00
$3,780,945.00
Total number of persons assessed, 1888.
Number assessed on property, 1240.
Number assessed poll tax only,
648.
Valuation of buildings
Valuation of land
$2,067,740.00 822,304.00
Number of horses and jacks assessed 658
Number of cows.
assessed
663
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
198
Number of sheep
assessed
9
Number of swine
assessed
173
Number of fowl.
assessed
6114
Number of dwelling houses
assessed
1072
Number of acres of land.
assessed
16469
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
The appropriations made by the Town Meeting for 1905, were $5576 59 more than in 1904, and the state tax was $2000. more than in 1904, making a total of $7576. more to be raised by taxation than last year. This would call for an increase in the tax rate of about $2.00 on $1000., but as the Town had voted "Yes" on the license question, and there was to be an additional income of $4000, we were able to keep the tax rate down to $13.00. Last year we called attention to the fact that the State had allowed our claims for ad- ditional corporation tax to the amount of $4563., and that it would be paid in March. The full amount was received on March 10. This year we were not satisfied that Ipswich had received its full share of the corporation tax, the amount sent to the Town Treasur- er in December being $5435. The chairman of the board put in a number of days at Boston, going over the corporation books, and laid claim to a number of items which had been awarded to others, or taken by the State. He has again succeeded in estab- lishing our claims, and the following letter has been received from the Tax Commissioner's Department :-
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Tax Commissioner.
Boston, February 14, 1906.
Hon. Geo. A. Schofield,
Chairman of the Assessors of Ipswich, Dear Sir:
There will be certified to the State Treasurer prior to March first for payment to your town,
On account of unpaid taxes for 1905, on November 29, 1905, $160.23
On account of transfers of claims in the corporation tax, 2,361.49
On account of national bank transfers for 1905 66.59
Respectfully yours, William D.T.Trefry Tax Commissioner by E.D.Endicott
The amounts shown in the letter will be paid the Town as stated. We publish this letter, as we understand that last year there were those who doubted that the board had secured $4563. for the town. Those who doubted, will find proof on the Treasur- er's books, and as for the amount secured this year, the above letter gives evidence.
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