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Briesler & Whitney, sundries 7 69
66 Peter B. Turner, repairs and stock . 15 57
66 C. F. Pierce, repairs on furnace, &c. 32 30
" E. B. Hersey, setting glass 1 50
B. F. Bass, whitewashing 5 78
$ 156 35
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Paid Crane & Gay, care of school-room and privy, $ 7 25
Mrs. Williams, cleaning . 5 79
" Mrs. Collins, cleaning 8 07
James Hill, trees .
6 00
66 Crane & Mitchell, sweeping 4 70
66 John White, building fires 5 50
Geo. L. Gill, books, ink, &c. 9 57
66 Wm. Davenport, painting 84 35
C. C. Henshaw, paint and oil 70 00
" G. Chilson, new furnace, and set same 125 00
66 Geo. H. Mitchel, sweeping, &c. 6 85
66
G. Bowditch, carting 2 46
66 Baily & Baxter, repairs on S. S. House . 4 71
66
66 11 52
Amounts carried forward, $ 351 77
$ 653 49
24
Amounts brought forward, $ 351 77
Paid E. Clapp, furniture
12 04
66 Wm. Davenport, set glass 3 00
Briesler & Whitney, sponges, &c. 1 72
.6 G. S. Coffin, keys . 87
66 John A. Wood, sundries 4 98
66 John O. Holden, repairs on clock 1 38
66 Wm. S. Pattee, M. D., books for poor children 4 92
66 E. S. Fellows, cylinder stove and ironwork, 16 45
" Wm. Parker, Jr., repairs 1 75
66 C. Gill, labor 50
66 Philip Carver, repairs on clock 1 00
66 G. W. Borrowscale, repairs on roof 15 34
Alden French, repairs on pump 4 48
$ 653 49
$ 420 20
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Paid Brown & Taggard, merchandise $ 10 00
66 D. H. Bills, books for poor children . 16 80
66 merchandise 3 82
66 C. F. Leavitt, ironwork and labor 14 22
" Mrs. Mary Cronin, cleaning . 10 10
" G. Clements, labor and stock 2 00
Levi White, grading yard at Neck 19 00
" N. B. Furnald, mats, &c. . 17 47
T. Churchill, painting, &c. 5 87
.. 66 setting glass at Neck, 3 33
66 J. G. Brackett, brick 1 40
" E. Cleverly, labor 5 00
" Mrs. Fanny Thayer, cleaning at Neck 2 00
E. Clapp, mats 1 87
66 Briesler & Whitney, sundries 88
C. F. Pierce, repairs at Neck 2 00
:6 stove, pipe, &c. 32 89
.6 G. L. Gill, books, crayons, &c. 4 13
John O. Holden, putting up clock 1 62
" Brown & Taggard, 3 dictionaries 15 00
S. F. Newcomb, furniture 2 57
Amounts carried forward, $ 171 97
$ 1,073 69
25
Amounts brought forward, $ 171 97 37
Paid G. Clements, labor at Neck
66 repairs on desks, seats, and blinds, 7 00
James Denton, elm-trees 6 00
G. W. Borrowscale, repairs on roof . 15 33
L. A. Sleeper, repairs on furnace front 2 00
66 G. Clements, repairs and stock at Neck 40 13
G. L. Gill, ink 1 25
$ 1,073 69
$ 244 05
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid J. Davis, building fires and care of house, $ 21 26 J. M. Wightman, philosophical apparatus, 252 00
Richard Newcomb, book-case 35 00
66 Mrs. Collins, cleaning 4 95
James Hill, trees 10 25
Josiah Adams, repairs on pump 9 20
French & Roby, stock and labor 8 00
66 Baily & Baxter, repairs 32 05
66 Simon Hunt, use of piano 1 50
66 G. B. Putman, care of house 10 53
66 66 books 90
G. L. Gill, books for poor scholars 7 86
66 Mrs. Collins, cleaning 2 87
Wm. Davenport, painting and graining, 6 75
G. B. Putman, care of room 15 67
" L. Litchfield, setting glass 4 76
66 G. Bowditch, carting 1 50
Baily & Baxter, repairs 75
Briesler & Whitney, sundries . 75
G. S. Coffin, keys 50
66 G. L. Gill, books and ink 4 15
66 John A. Wood, broom 28
" E. S. Fellows, pipe and labor . 7 62
L. A. Sleeper, repairs on plastering 1 50
Hallett & Cumston, piano 253 50
$ 694 10
Amount carried forward,
$ 2,011 84
26
$ 2,011 84
Amount brought forward,
EAST DISTRICT.
Paid Miss E. D. Drake, sweeping, &c. . $ 10 00
John H. Webble, setting glass
" N. B. Bradford, cleaning 3 00
66 Mark Swift, building fence . 42 90
66 T. Churchill, whitewashing, &c. 2 50
66 Josiah Adams, repairs on pump 4 50
66 John Watson, labor 1 50
Briesler & Whitney, sundries 25
66 C. F. Pierce, repairs, pipe, &c. 1 95
G. L. Gill, books and ink 53
66 G. W. Basely, labor 4 00
$ 71 68
Total amount of incidentals for schools $ 2,083 52
EXPENDITURES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, Under the direction of the Engineers. NIAGARA No. 1. - J. G. Brackett, Engineer.
Paid 41 members $ 205 00
steward 30 00
" William E. Rudderham, repairs and badges, 25 39
" R. Newcomb, repairs on house 3 50
66 J. G. Brackett, lumber 4 93
" G. Bowditch, carting 39
66 Tirrell & Sons, repairs 62
66 Briesler & Whitney, merchandise 50
C. F. Pierce, charcoal, pipe, &c. 1 78
J. G. Brackett, coal . 2 75
66 Adam Algoe, cleaning engine 2 00
66 Alvin Rodgers, oil 3 00
" H. B. Ellis, fuel 1 00
" N. B. Furnald, lamps, stand, &c. S 73
66 W. Abercrombie, fluid, refreshments 26 31
Abercrombie & Bent, fluid, oil, &c. 26 50
Amount carried forward, $ 342 40
27
Amount brought forward, TIGER, No. 2. - William Curtis, Chief Engineer.
$ 342 40
Paid 50 members . $ 250 00
steward 30 00
H. B. Ellis, fuel
50
William E. Rudderham, straps, belts, &c. 10 00
5 25
Mrs. Beulah Wood, rent of land
F. Hardwick, supplies 29 61
H. B. Ellis, fuel 1 40
Alex. Feltis, repairs
50
66 Baily & Baxter, repairs 2 00
66 Tirrell & Sons, 3 00
William Davenport, painting and setting glass, 1 45
George A. Lawrence, setting glass . 75
66 John A. Wood, sundries 8 29
G. L. Baxter & Co., refreshments 5 40
66 E. S. Fellows, pipe 30
66 Alvin Rodgers, oil . 2 37
Frederick Hardwick, refreshments 14 79
Briesler & Whitney, sundries . 67
$ 366 28
GRANITE, No. 3. - E. A. Corliss, Engineer. Paid 50 members $ 250 00
steward 30 00
J. G. Brackett, lumber 8 58
66 Corliss & Doble, sundries 21 79
66 J. Shackley, labor and repairs 16 08
Wm. Davenport, painting house 38 25
66 Hunneman & Co., hose 343 27
John W. Ricker, labor 3 00
Corliss & Doble, refreshments 15 30
66 L. C. Badger, refreshments 2 50
66 Ralph Lowe, badges, spanners, &c. . 15 05
Briesler & Whitney, sundries 66
66 J. G. Brackett, coal 5 50
J. T. French, carting cylinders 4 00
E. S. Fellows, stove-pipe and tinware 3 50
66 Alvin Rodgers, oil. 6 00
$ 763 48
Amount carried forward,
$ 1,472 16
28
Amount brought forward, $ 1,472 16
VULTURE, No. 4. - Ebenezer Cleverly, Engineer.
Paid the members and steward
$ 40 00
.. P. W. Newcomb, supplies . 9 41
.6 Darius Barron, carting engine 1 00
66 Wm. E. Rudderham, repairs 10 75
66 badges 6 30
66 P. W. Newcomb, supplies 1 15
66
E. Cleverly, keys
1 72
" G. Clements, stock and repairs
. 1 50
Banford Rogers, labor
1 75
66 E. Adams, coal and wood
3 75
66 D. Barron, carting hose 1 00
Briesler & Whitney, sundries 79
66 W. E. Rudderham, repairs on hose 11 00
John A. Wood, sundries 4 50
N. B. Furnald, oil can 33
66 P. W. Newcomb, shovel, oil, &c. 18 68
$ 113 63
HOOK AND LADDER, NO. 1 .- James Madison Glover, Engineer.
Paid 31 members $ 155 00
Steward . 30 00
Richard Newcomb, repairs 11 50
66 W. E. Rudderham, repairs 12 25
66 Tirrell & Sons, repairs
1 00
66 G. S. Coffin, lot of keys and lock 5 00
J. G. Brackett, coal 2 75
N. B. Furnald, fixtures and oil 4 15
66 Abercrombie & Bent, sundries 14 05
$ 235 70
ENGINEERS.
Paid William Curtis, chief
$ 10 00
Joseph G. Brackett
10 00
Ebenezer Cleverly 10 00
" Elijah A. Corliss 10 00
66 J. Madison Glover 10 00
$ 50 00
$ 1,871 49
29
Total expenses of Fire Department, $ 1,871 49 From which deduct for old hose sold and
paid Town Treasurer 30 00
Which leaves a balance of $ 1,841 49
The costs of sustaining the Fire Depart- ment for 1861
EXPENSES OF THE POLICE STATION.
Paid Caleb Packard, blankets
$4 00
" W. M. French, refreshments for 223 lodgers 21 46
" W. M. French, care of lockup 15 00
$ 40 46
MILITARY. - HANCOCK LIGHT GUARD.
Paid J. W. Robertson, rent of armory $ 200 00
Received from State rent of armory, $ 100 00 " for pay of soldiers 359 50
HAY SCALES. - GEORGE NIGHTINGALE, Weigher. Amount of receipts $ 144 64
Town's portion paid to treasurer 72 32
MOUNT WOLLASTON CEMETERY.
Paid James Hill, for trees $ 20 00
" John Hall, painting gate 3 50
" Perez Chubbuck, trimming trees 1 50
P. Sullivan, labor 6 25
Amount carried forward, $ 31 25
30
Amount brought forward, $ 31 25
Paid U. Cudworth, labor
16 00
L. Litchfield, numbering stakes 1 60
G. Bowditch, carting trees 5 00
William Talbot, labor 5 25
$ 59 10
LABOR DONE FROM ALMSHOUSE IN CEMETERY.
10 days' labor by superintendent, at 1.25 per day, $12 50
45 by hired men, at 1.25 per day 56 25
2 by yoke of oxen, 1.12} per day, 2 25
2 66 use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day 50
2 labor by horse, at 1.00 per day 66 2 00
2 use of horse cart 6 50
$ 74 00
$ 133 10
Received for lots sold for year 1861 $ 115 00
OLD CEMETERY.
Paid Michael Daily, labor $ 3 00
Charles Wilson, stonework . 50 00
66 French & Roby, labor and stock 12 00
66 Richard Newcomb, building fence . 12 40
66 Enoch Rideout, labor 20 00
Charles Gill, labor . 15 00
66 66 use of tools 1 00
66 P. Chubbuck, trimming trees
75
U. Cudworth, labor 3 12
66 C. R. Mitchell, stone 6 00
J. Q. A. Field, carting . 2 00
P. Sullivan, labor 62
$ 125 89
LABOR DONE FROM THE ALMSHOUSE OLD CEMETERY.
9 days' labor by superintend't, at 1.25 per day, $ 11 25 43 " by hired men, at 1.25 per day . 53 75
4 66 by yoke of oxen, at 1.12} per day, 4 50 4 " by horse, at 1.00 per day . 4 00 ·
Amounts carried forward, $ 73 50
$ 125 89
31
Amounts brought forward, $ 73 50
$ 125 89
4 days' use of ox cart, at 25 cts. per day . . 1 00
Use of drag
1 00
$ 75 50
Cost of improvements in old cemetery
$ 201 39
Received for use of receiving tomb $ 5 00
SOLDIERS.
Paid Messrs. John Glover, Wyman Abercrombie, Jona- than Jameson, Thompson Baxter, Henry Littlefield, and Edmund B. Taylor, Town Committee, to pay the the three months' volunteers, the sum of $ 4,004 00 Following is the report : -
The committee chosen by the town, May 10, 1861, for paying the volunteers from Quincy, as per votes then passed, have attended to the duty assigned them, subject to the restrictions passed by the Legislature, May 23, 1861, and would respectfully report that they have paid as follows : -
To Col. Abner B. Packard, 4th Reg. M. V. M., $ 48 50
" Adjt. Henry Walker, 66 66 32 50
" Surgeon H. M. Saville, 66
. 32 50
" Assist. Surgeon W. L. Faxon, “ 32 50
COMPANY H.
Captain, Franklin Curtis . $ 48 50
1st Lieutenant, Edward A. Spear 48 50
2d Benjamin F. Messervy 48 50
Orderly Sergeant, Charles F. Pray 48 50
2d Orderly Sergeant, M. M. C. Chubbuck 32 50
3d 66 John Williams 32 50
4th
Robert Monk 32 50
1 st Corporal, Thomas Smith 32 50
2d Wm. H. H. Lapham . 32 50
3d William Wilbur 32 50
4th 66 Morton Packard 32 50
Amount carried forward, $ 567 50
32
Amount brought forward, $ 567 50
Caleb Brocket
32 50
Lemuel A. Colburn
32 50
David F. Chubbuck
48 50
James J. Dowd
32 50
Daniel F. French
32 50
George W. Gibson
32 50
George L. Hayden
32 50
Charles H. Jameson
32 50
Robert Josselynn
32 50
Joseph A. Lapham
32 50
·
John Larkin
32 50
Frederick A. Lapham, Jr.
32 50
John M. Lamson 32 50
Frank Marden 32 50
Charles Nutting
32 50
Alonzo Nightingale
32 50
Samuel A. Nightingale
32 50
Edward W. H. Nutting .
32 50
Edward L. Perkins
32 50
Wm. O. Pope
32 50
A. P. Pope
32 50
Charles Rily, Jr.
32 50
Luke A. Rideout
32 50
William W. Reynolds
32 50
William H. Feltis
32 50
Warren Q. Spear .
32 50
H. Emerson Shaw
32 50
Freeman Totman .
32 50
Henry G, Wildman
48 50
$1,542 00
Drilling.
Luther S. Bent
. $ 22 50 $ 13 75
$ 36 25
F. Edward Bent
22 50
13 75
36 25
Wm. H. Baxter
22 50
13 75
36 25
Edwin Brown
22 50
13 75
36 25
Henry F. Barker
22 50
13 75
36 25
Benjamin F. Bass .
22 50
13 75
36 25
Amount carried forward,
$ 1,759 50
33
Amount brought forward,
$ 1,759 50
David J. Burrell
33 50
2 50
36 00
Noah L. Cummings
33 50
13 75
47 25
James H. Cunningham
22 50
13 75
36 25
Perez Chubbuck, Jr.
22 50
13 75
36 25
George F. Cleverly
33 50
13 75
47 25
Edward Damon
22 50
13 75
36 25
L. H. Elwell
22 50
13 75
36 25
Joseph Enderly
22 50
13 75
36 25
Alonzo Furnald
22 50
13 75
36 25
Richard H. Fisher
33 50
2 50
36 00
N. Eben Glover
33 50
1 25
34 75
Charles N. Hunt
33 50
13 75
47 25
Edwin L. Joice
22 50
13 75
36 25
Freeman Joseph
22 50
13 75
36 25
Albert Keating
22 50
13 75
36 25
Peter Marque
33 50
13 75
47 25
Peter Newcomb
22 50
13 75
36 25
W. B. Nightingale
22 50
13 75
36 25
Hiram B. Prior
22 50
13 75
36 25
Charles E. Pierce .
22 50
13 75
36 25
John Parker, Jr.
22 50
13 75
36 25
George W. Pope
33 50
1 25
34 75
William G. Sheen
22 50
13 75
36 25
C. A. Spear .
22 50
13 75
36 25
Horace O. Souther
22 50
13 75
36 25
F. L. Souther
33 50
13 75
47 25
$ 2,753 50
The following have enlisted in other regiments : -
James D. Billings
$ 45 00
John Q. Bent
30 00
George A. Bent .
45 00
Luther M. Bent
30 00
Loring Bigelow .
30 00
John Cronin . 30 00
John Connell
30 00
Stephen H. Caverly
20 00
Horace Derry
30 00
Michael Devens
30 00
320 00
Amount carried forward,
$ 3,073 50
3
34
Amount brought forward, $ 3,073 50
Patrick Dermody
30 00
Michael Finton
15 00
Joseph Flynn
30 00
Charles A. Follett
30 00
John F. G. Glover
15 00
James Golden 15 00
Martin C. Hetherstein
30 00
Alden H. Holbrook
20 00
Henry A. Holden
30 00
George R. Kidder .
45 00
George H. Lingham
18 00
Joseph Luzarder
20 00
Charles E. Messer
30 00
William McIntyre
45 00
Bernard Mundy
30 00
Michael Enright
30 00
James Mulloy
30 00
Bryant Newcomb, Jr. 15 00
Andrew O'Connell
30 00
Maurice O'Connell
45 00
Jeremiah O'Brine
30 00
George L. Phillips
30 00
Peter Ryan
30 00
William G. Robinson
38 50
William H. H. Rideout
30 00
George Starbuck 45 00
James Scannel . 45 00
William F. Thayer 30 00
W. B. Thayer 30 00
John Toal 30 00
John Cullen 30 00
Incidental expenses of the Committee 9 00
$ 4,004 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN GLOVER, Chairman, WYMAN ABERCROMBIE, Secretary, JONATHAN JAMESON, THOMPSON BAXTER,
Committee.
HENRY LITTLEFIELD,
EDMUND B. TAYLOR,
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AID TO SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.
Amounts paid by the Selectmen to the families of soldiers, in compliance with the law passed by the State, May 23, 1861 :-
Edward Cain,
Paid to wife and child,
$ 45 71
James D. Billings,
wife and children, 64 80
George A. Bent,
66
48 00
Maurice O'Connell,
64 80
David T. Chubbuck, 66
father, for child,
22 43
Horace Derry, 66
66
24 00
George B. Kidder,
66
wife and child,
47 71
Peter Marque,
wife and children, 65 20
William McIntyre, 6
66 66 40
Charles F. Pray,
66
Mrs. P. Wood, for child, 21 33
Charles F. Pray,
66
wife,
42 67
Peter Ryan,
mother,
25 00
William G. Robinson,
66
wife,
27 57
James Scannel,
66
wife and children,
64 80
George Starbuck,
66
wife and child, 45 42
William F. Thayer,
66
mother,
26 71
H. G. Wildman,
66
wife and children,
69 60
Thomas Munroe,
66
Mrs. Denton, for 2 children, 47 20
Thomas Munroe,
66
wife,
23 60
Nelson J. Welsh, 66
wife and child, 32 88
Stephen J. Keegan, 66
wife, 32 85
Loring A. French,
66
wife and children, 70 80
Francis P. Loud,
66
wife and child,
64 56
Benjamin Watson,
66
64 56
Leonard B. Harrington,
66
wife,
23 43
John Taylor,
66
wife and child, 50 28
George W. Gibson,
mother,
23 00
John A. Pratt,
66
wife and child,
48 85
Charles W. Carver,
66
wife and children, 67 20
James Goulding,
66 father and mother, 15 12
Amount carried forward,
.
$ 1,389 19
66
mother, 22 71
Martin C. Hetherstein,
36
Amount brought forward,
$ 1,389 19
Daniel F. French,
Paid to mother. 23 14
Lorenzo Dow,
66
66
24 00
James Chubbuck,
66
wife,
23 72
John Towle,
P. Murkin, for 3 children, 64 80
John H. Lampson,
66
mother. 19 42
Duncan Mckay,
W. Buchan. for 2 children, 44 28
J. Q. A. Thayer,
wife,
29 56
Thomas Kirvain,
mother,
32 43
Thomas Trainer,
66
father and mother, 33 12
William Egan,
66
mother.
18 71
David Hurley, 66
wife,
50 80
Richard Lawless,
66
wife and child,
39 71
Joshua Jones,
66
wife,
23 00
Alonzo Jones,
21 56
James H. Smith,
38 85
Alonzo Howard, 66
mother,
23 00
Charles Cumming,
66
father,
26 57
Michael Flannagan. 66
wife,
46 28
Michael Manning, 66
father and mother,
61 68
Lawrence Ballow,
60
6.
28 56
Samuel Pierce,
66
60
53 12
Thomas Fallon,
60
66
65 40
Michael Donnaher,
66
father,
15 85
Charles Nutting,
66
father and mother. 54 28
Michael Connor,
mother, 15 35
Alden H. Holbrook,
66
father and mother,
45 42
Barnard Hart, Jr.,
6 6
father,
30 56
Jeremiah O'Brine,
66
Mrs. O'Shea. for child,
23 00
Henry Trask,
66
mother.
9 00
John Hannafan,
66
wife and child.
73 60
Luther M. Bent,
66
father,
27 71
Lemuel A. Colburn,
mother.
23 56
Warren Q. Spear,
father.
22 42
Henry F. Packard,
66
father and mother,
44 S4
George H. Lingham,
66 wife and children, 21 60
John W. Martin,
father and mother,
16 00
Amount carried forward,
$ 2,637 72
father and mother, 33 13
Jeremiah Marrah,
66
66
37
Amount brought forward,
$ 2,637 72
Patrick Dorney,
Paid to father and mother, 16 84
John Howly,
66
66
19 41
Joseph A Lapham,
66 66
44 84
Frederick Fletcher,
mother, 16 43
Charles E. Pope,
wife and children, 26 00
Thomas McGann,
66
father,
12 71
Lewis G. McIntyre,
66
wife,
4 00
Harrison S. Hunt,
66
12 00
John Dunn, 66
father,
4 00
Frank G. Chubbuck,
66
father and mother, 8 00
66
8 00
James Ryan,
66
66
66
8 00
William Jones, 66
66
8 00
George L. Phillips, 66
father,
4 00
William O. Pope,
father and mother, 8 00
Franklin A. Clark,
father, 4 00
Michael Galvin,
66
2 57
Charles A. Follett,
66
father and mother, 8 00
Amount drawn by Selectmen from Treasury
$ 2,852 52
Amount drawn by Committee from Treasury 4,004 00
Total amount paid to soldiers $6,856 52
The amount returned to the State by the Selectmen, for reimbursement to January 1, 1862, is $ 3,248 51
The amount paid since January 1, 1862, which has not been returned for reimbursement, is . $ 578 57
DONATION FUND,
As expended by the Selectmen : -
The amount of contributions were $ 2,343 50
Amount paid out .
1,325 63
Balance on deposit
$ 1,017 87
TOWN HALL BUILDING. JACOB FLINT, Superintendent.
Paid Urbane Cudworth, Jr., labor and stock $ 1 60
Benj. F. Bass, labor and stock 5 00
Amount carried forward,
$ 6 60
Peter Welch,
38
Amount brought forward, $6 60
Paid E. B. Hersey, painting
. 75 03
J. G. Brackett, brick 2 25
66 C. H. Kimball, repairs 3 75
66 Ebenezer Adams, coal 16 50
66 C. C. Brackett, repairs on settees 1 31
66 Tirrell & Sons 60
50
66 C. F. Pierce 66
6 20
66 G. S. Coffin, keys 1 50
66 G. T. & W. V. Hayward, setting glass 2 25
66 E. S. Fellows, smokejack 6 40
66 Jacob Flint, superintendent of building . 72 82
66 Briesler & Whitney, sundries . 1 99
66 H. B. Ellis, fuel 2 70
66 E. Packard & Co., sawdust 50
66 D. Cummings & Co., brooms 73
66 Citizens' Gas Light Co. 15 60
66 L. A. Sleeper, repairs on sidewalk 5 50
Amount of income from hall $ 199 72
66 bank and post office, 187 50
" received from sale of counter ·
2 00
$ 389 22
Balance of income over expenses $ 137.09
FRENCH vs. TOWN OF QUINCY.
Paid W. M. French, witness fees $ 13 12
66 Thomas Adams, 66 1 75
Hon. B. F. Thomas, counsel 430 75
Daniel Baxter, expenses to Dedham 2 00
Daniel Baxter, expenses to Boston 2 50
" J. M. Gourgas, Esq., counsel 175 00
There is now due from Mrs. H. K.
$ 625 12 French $ 43.50 on the suit.
$ 252 13
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PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Daniel Baxter, services as assessor, select-
man, overseer of poor, and surveyor of highways $ 365 00
Ebenezer Adams, services as assessor, se- lectman, overseer of the poor, and sur- veyor of highways 265 00
Noah Cummings, services as assessor, se- lectman, overseer of poor, and surveyor of highways 211 50
66 Geo. L. Gill, services as town clerk. 35 00
66 Wyman Abercrombie, treasurer 50 00
D. H. Bills, services as committeeman, 48 00
66 Wm. S. Morton “ 66
33 00
Wm. S. Morton, writing school report, 10 00
" W. B. Duggan, services as school committee, 44 00
66 Geo. H. Locke, 66 66 30 00
" Edmund Pope, 66 66
66 11 00
.Josiah Brigham, chairman of auditors, 25 00
66 W. M. French, services as constable . 26 50
66 A. Sawtelle, 66
66 3 00
66 Geo. Savill, 66 66 2 00
.. Samuel Ames, 66 2 50
Darius Barron, 66 66
2 00
Edwin Packard, " special policeman
in 1860 6 00
Nathan C. Pratt, services as special policeman in 1860 . 6 00
Geo. Packard, 66 1860, 6 00
$ 1,211 50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid J. E. Farwell, & Co., printing auditors' report $ 76 00
" Mrs. E. Hayden, bill of 1860 for medicines, 11 47
Albert Merritt, distributing auditors' report, 5 00
Amount carried forward, $ 92 47
40
Amount brought forward, $ 92 47
Paid J. E. Farwell & Co., printing tax bills, 2 50
J. G. Brackett, lumber for dam 11 18
Geo. W. B. Taylor, damage to carriage, 3 37
Wm. C. Chubbuck, services at armory, 6 00
" J. Shackley, covering reservoir 1 25
" Geo. L. Gill, postage 1 33
" Geo. L. Gill, blank books and stationery, 12 55
" Richard Newcomb, labor on dam 3 75
. D. H. Bills, travelling expenses 2 50
" W. S. Morton, paid for distrib'g school reports, 6 00
. John Hall, for ringing the bell and care of clock, six months, 32 50
.. John Hall, repairs on hearse 6 00
.. John A. Green, printing 39 50
. Josiah Adams, for town pump 27 77
" J. G. Brackett, lumber for hay scales 6 54
" Charles Swift, damages for pung 3 00
" Edward Flynn, labor in 1860 on Walnut st. 4 25
66 C. C. Brackett, repairs on bell deck . 5 74
66 Tirrell & Sons, repairs on town pump 1 60
John Hall, ringing bell and care of clock to Feb. 1, 1862, six months 32 50
66 John Hall, repairs on hearse 2 00
66 66 66 " bell gear 1 00
" returning 133 deaths to town clerk, 13 30
Galen Bowditch, carting 3 25
House of Correction, support of J. G. Jones, in 1860 26 00
. Mrs. M. E. Green, printing . 48 50
Briesler & Whitney, sundries 85
H. A. Gay, paupers' tickets to Bridgewater, 2 13
" Richard Newcomb, repairs on hay scales, 1 50
George L. Gill, stationery and blank books, 10 52
.. registering and recording 133 deaths 15 30
George L. Gill, registering 56 marriages 5 60
176 births 35 20
Amount carried forward, $ 467 45
41
Amount brought forward, $ 467 45 50
Paid W. M. French, use of wagon
" J. E. T. & Wm. V. Hayward, repairs on bell deck . 3 12
" N. B. Furnald, repairs on clock . 3 42
" W. Abercrombie, spikes for hay scales, 80
" D. Baxter, use of horse and carriage, 1 year, 30 00
" E. Adams, use of horse and carriage and travelling expenses 23 41
" N. Cummings, use of horse and carriage and travelling expenses 23 47
" Nautical Branch of State Reform School, for board for J. Gallagher 4 07
" Wright & Potter, printing school report, 49 95
" Town of Milton, for one-half of bill for boundary posts 3 00 ·
" J. M. Gourgas, for clerk fees and approval of by-laws 12 50
" J. M. Gourgas, advice concerning collect- or's duties 25 00
" J. M. Gourgas, advice concerning Codding- ton Schoolhouse lot 5 00
" J. M. Gourgas, advice on tax of 1858, 10 00
$ 661 69
TOWN LIQUOR AGENCY. ABNER WILLETT, Agent. Dr.
1861.
Feb. 1. Stock on hand . $ 170 41
Liquors bought during the year, 275 34
Salary of agent 125 00
Profits of agency 77 50
1862. Cr. $ 64S 25
Feb. 1. By stock on hand $133 31
" amount sold during the year 514 94
$ 648 25
And to the profits of . $ 77 50
Add decrease in agent's stock of 37 10
Gives the amount paid to treasurer of $ 114 60
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TAXES Of 1858, 1859, and 1860, as collected by Stephen Morse, Jr.
TAX OF 1858.
Feb. 1, 1861, Due from C. A. Cummings . $ 445 78
Received of S. Morse, Jr., cash . $ 209 33
S. Morse, Tr., abatements 118 39
Feb. 1, 1862, Due from S. Morse Jr. 10 77
338 49
Balance due from estate of C. A. Cummings. $ 107 29
Due estate of C. A. Cummings for collecting $ 6,586.54
$ 54 33
Due estate of C. A. Cummings, bill paid, 4 20
58 53
Real deficiency . $ 48 76
TAX OF 1859.
Feb. 1, 1861, Due from C. A. Cummings .
$ 642 40
Received of S. Morse, Jr., cash . $ 204 06
S. Morse, Jr., abatements 156 55
Feb. 1, 1862, Due from S. Morse, Jr. 122 40
483 01
Balance due from estate of C. A Cummings,
$ 159 39
Due estate of C. A. Cummings for collecting $ 9,414.00 $ 68 25
Due estate of C. A. Cummings, abatements, 1 40
69 65
Real deficiency . $ 89 74
TAX OF 1860. $ 5,367 44
Feb. 1, 1861, Due from estate of C. A. Cummings ·
Received of S. Morse, Jr., cash . 1,915 39
S. Morse, Jr., abatements 160 63
Due from S. Morse, Ir. 313 00
2,689 02
Balance due from estate of C. A. Cummings,
$ 2,678 42
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Amount brought forward, $ 2,678 42
Due estate of C. A. Cummings for collecting
$ 1,816.38 28 29
Due estate of C. A. Cummings, abatements, 30 70
58 99
Real deficiency . $ 2,619 43
Allowed by Assessors to S. Morse, Jr., abatement of 1858 tax 118 39
Paid for collecting balance of tax . 18 03
Allowed by Assessors, to S. Morse, Jr., abatement of 1859 tax 156 55
Paid for collecting balance of tax
31 78
Allowed by Assessors, to S. Morse, Jr., abatement of 1860 tax 460 63
Paid for collecting balance of tax 116 67
$ 902 05
TAXES OF 1861. Edward B. Souther, Collector, Dr.
Town tax
$ 24,000 00
County "
4,399 50
State “
1,344 00
Overlayings
1,065 653
$ 30,809 152
Edward B. Souther, Collector, Cr.
For discount on $ 20,690.10, collected on or
before Sept. 1, 1861, at 4 per cent., $ 827 60
" collecting $ 20,690.10
310 35
For abatements allowed by Assessors 337 64
Amount paid Town Treasurer 26,904 58
Amount now due on 1861 tax 2,428 982
$ 30,809 153
TOWN DEBT.
NOTES PAYABLE. Dr.
To Quincy Stone Bank $ 5,665 00
" Quincy Stone Bank 3,078 00
Amount carried forward, $ 8,743 00
44
Amount brought forward, $ 8,743 00
To Susanna Spear
1,590 00
" Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 2,500 00
" Mount Wollaston Bank 1,000 00
" Joseph W. Robertson 1,000 00
" John Glover 519 75
" Hannah Hobart . 1,834 88
" Adams' Temple and School Fund 6,955 46
" Funded note of Western Railroad sink- ing fund . 10,000 00
" Two mos. interest, at 5 per cent. to Feb.
1, 1862, on same 83 33
" Due on Centre Schoolhouse lot 656 25
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