Town annual reports of the officers of Mendon, Massachusetts 1858-1899, Part 20

Author: Mendon (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: Town of Mendon, Massachusetts
Number of Pages: 978


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54 66


1 TRASK, GEORGE N., 2 cows 60.


2 78


6 50


WOOD, ABBIE S., money 500.


1 WOOD, WILLIAM P., 2 bulls 80, horsc 25, wagon and harness 40, sleigh 10, house 575, barn 100, cranberry house 100, crib 25, home- stead 61 a. 1,200, cranberry meadow 4 a. 700. 39 12


$31 77


137 24


2 00


TAFT, MARTHA W., brick house 1,000, house, new, 200, blacksmith shop 25. boot shop 50, thirds and homestead 40 a. 800, woodland 8 acres 800


1 THAYER, PELTIAH, 2 cows 80, 2 heifers 40, yearling 15, horse 25, wagon and harness 25, house 350, barn 100, shop and crib 60, home- stead 21} acres 390. 16 11


1 TAFT, LUTHER E.


13


WILLIAMS, ROBERT P., house, Legg place, 370, barn do 125, Legg place 34 a. 900. $18 14


I WILSON, JAMES W. 2 00


1 WHEELOCK, ROYAL M., cow 40, horse 40, wagon and harness 50, buggy 25, house 550, barn 50, homestead & a. 65, swamp and wood land 43 a. 200, sprout land, E. Green, 4 1-16 a. 45, do Wheelock lot 5 a. 50, do do 2 a. 35, woodland, Brown, 2 a. 100 18 26


1 WOOD, JOHN C .. .


WOOD, ELIZABETH O., money 600.


1 WILBUR, GEORGE, 2 swine 16, house 75, house lot 1 a. 50


4 61


I WOOD, LEWIS, money 800, 2 oxen 140, 5 cows 175, 2 heifers 30, 2 colts 200, horse 30, 4 swine 40, wagon and harness 20, house, home- stead, 600, barn and shed 450, wood house and shop 30, crib 30, small house 250, cranberry house 100, homestead 104 a. 3,600, Jas. Arnold land 21 a. 765, Dam swamp 10 a. 300, Mowry pasture 8 a. 135, Esty woodland 3} a. 200. 104 64


1 WOOD, AUSTIN, money 4,000, wood and sprout land 21 a. 425. 59 53


WOOD, AUSTIN, Trustee for Hamilton Hill. Money 1,000. 13 00


WOOD, PERRY & AUSTIN, house 450, wood house 20, cranberry do 125, wood and sprout land, pond hill, 32 a. 1,000, cranberry meadow 24 a. 700. 29 84


1 WOOD, PERRY, 2 oxen 150, 3 cows 120, 4 steers 130, 2 horses 225, wagon and harness 50, sleigh 20, house 1,000, 2 barns and sheds 425, shop 75, crib 30, homestead 65 a. 2,500, E. Wood land 183 a. 400, woodland, pond hill, 13 a. 400, Mowry pasture 13 a. 350.


78 38


I WHITE, THOMAS S., horse 30 ..


2 39


WHEELOCK, DANIEL, Executor on the Estate of Andrus Wheelock. Money 5,000, house, small, 400, house lot } a. 50, Earl lot 24 a. 900, part of Wheelock homestead 41 a. 2,000.


108 55


1 WHITE, FRANK S ..


2 00


WILCOX, WILLARD S ..


2 00


1 WILCOX, WILLARD, money 1,800, house, Chilson place, 450, barn 150, homestead 10 a. 400.


38 40


1 WILCOX, HAMILTON C ...


2 00


WHEELOCK, SUSAN. money 1,200.


15 60


1 WEEKS, ALPHEUS P., hcifer 20.


2 26


1 WOOD, JOSEPH M.


2 00


WILLIAMS, SILAS H., house 150, house lot 1 a. 50. 1


6 70


1 WOOD, GEORGE H., stock in trade 40, house 450, barn 50, house lot ¿ a. 50, Goss swamp 6 a. 275


13 25


1 WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN D., 6 horses 400, 2 oxen 180, 5 cows 175, bull 15. 2 steers 50, heifer 20, 2 swine 24, buggy and harness 30, house 800, barn and shed 300, barn, small, 50, crib 25, homestead 24} a. 1,650, pasture 36 a. 500. .


56 85


1 WILLIAMS, CHARLES B., buggy and harness 60.


2 78


1 WILLIAMS, GEORGE A.


2 00


1 WOOD, EDWIN F.


2 00


1 WOOD, HENRY W., cow 40, house 400, barn and shop 125, house lot ¿ a. 50, Fox do 2 a. 175, woodland near saw mill 14 a. 25, do pond hill, 14 a. 40.


13 12


WOOD, ELISHA, Heirs of, woodland near saw mill 14 a. 25, Fox lot 2 a. 175, woodland, pond hill, 3 a. 90, meadow ¿ a. 25, pasture 6 acres 175.


6 37


1 WHITING, WILLIAM P., house 550, barn 100, shop 60, house lot ]} acres 125. .


12 86 WOOD, ELIZABETH, I swine 8, house 400, barn 50, house lot 1} acre 150, (exemptcd 500,)


1 40


1 WILCOX, SAMUEL W., machinery 200, mill 500.


11 10


1 WILCOX, SAMUEL G, stock in trade 500, machinery 300, 2 oxen 135, 8 cows 280, 1 do farrow, 25, 2 ycarlings 30, horse 200, do 25, harness 25, house 1,800, barn 700, small house 200, box shop 250, lumber house 50, boot shop 40, homestead 107 a 2,600. 95 08


WHEELER, PAUL A., house 300, barn and shop 50, house lot 1 a. 150,


8 50


1 WILLIAMS, JOSEPH.


2 00


1 WHEELOCK. ORSON R ..


2 00


1 WEATHERIIEAD, FRANK 2 00


1


2 00


7 80


-


14


1 WILLIAMS, GUSTAVAS B., stock in trade 350, horse 100, cow 40, beach wagon 75, wagon 50, sleigh and harness 30, house, J. H. Taft place, 700, house lot 1 a. 200.


WILLIAMS, BERNETTE H., money 600, house 1,600, barn 200, wood house 75, homestead 4g a. 600. 39 98


1 WOOD, ZALMAN G., money 1,500, horse 75, 2 oxen 100, 2 steers 70, 3 cows 105, 1 do farrow, 25, 2 swine 20, wagon 85, wagon and har- ness 90, sleigh 10, house 1,600, barn and shed 500, crib and wagon house 50, wood house 35, homestead 68 a. 2,040, cranberry meadow 6 acres 1,800. 107 37


1 WHEELOCK, FRANCIS E., heifer 30, horse 35, wagon and harness 25, house 150, barn 100, homestead 2} a. 200. 9 02


1 WHEELER, FREDERICK M., horse 100, wagon and harness 35, Mowry pasture 15 a. 300 7 66


2 WEATHERHEAD, ABEL G., house 200, house lot g a. 50. 8 08


1 WELCH, JOHN 2 00


NON-RESIDENTS.


ALDRICH, BETSEY, house 600, wood house 25, house lot g a. 50. ..


$8 78 ALDRICH, SILAS, house 400, wood house 25, house lot 14 a. 200, lower lot 2 acres 300.


12 03


ALDRICH, BARTON, woodland 8 a. 350.


4 55


ARNOLD, DANIEL, sprout land 7 a. 210. 2 73


ALDRICH, WHEELER, sprout land 16 a. 240. 3 12


ALEXANDER, ELIAS, Heirs of, cranberry meadow 1 a. 200. 2 60


ALLEN, ADDISON H., E. Bullard land 34 a. 100.


1 30


ALBEE, JOSEPH, Gaskill pasture 24 a. 480, Thayer land 36 a. 1,000. .. 19 24


BURKE, MICHAEL, house 500, barn 50, homestead 30 a. 600 ..


18 85


BENNETT, ROBY M., house 300, barn and shed 150, homestead 60 acres 1,375 ..


23 73


BIRD, THOMAS, house 275, barn 100, homestead, Lovett place, 3 a. 150, BURLINGAME, LYMAN, machinery 300, } of house 70, } of barn 34, 3


6 83


of steam saw mill 834, } of carpenter shop 34, } of box shop 400, Swan place 23 a. 90. 22 91


BULLARD, ELLIS, shop 50, land 162 a. 420.


6 11


BARBOUR, ADAM J., woodland 5 a. 225.


2 93


BASSETT, SAMUEL S., woodland 3} a. 150.


1 95


BLACKSTONE, Town of, woodland 28 a 1,400.


18 20


BURDON, AARON, sprout land 2 a. 60. .


78


BROWN, GENNETT, sprout land 20 a. 420.


5 46


BROWN, SETH C .. cranberry meadow 2 a. 150.


1 95


BENT, GILBERT R., cranberry meadow 14 a. 300, sprout land 22 a. 60, BLANCHARD, HENRY, pasture 3} a. 70.


91


BUTLER, CALVIN, house 1,000, barn 150, carriage house 20, homestead 10 acres 600.


23 01


COOK, DAVIS B., house 400, barn and wood house 25, house lot § a. 75, wood and meadow 16 a. 450. . 12 35


COOK, EDWARD E., meadow 1} a. 100, E. Wood do 5-24 a. 16, C. Cook do 8-15 a. 34. 1 95


COSGROVE, CATHERINE, house 350, barn 50, homestead 14 a. 350, (ex- empted 500,)


3 25


CUMMINGS, MICHAEL, woodland 1 a. 25.


33


CHILDS, CHARLES H., Heirs of, house 800, barn 125, house lot } a. 125, COOK, ELBRIDGE G., house 400, barn and shed 500, shop 25, homestead,


13 65


Brogie, 7 a. 210, Eames land 22 a. 128, tillage land, Arnold, 18 a. 1,080, pasture and sprout land, Streeter, 79 a. 1,460.


49 44


COOK, ALONZO, cranberry meadow 16 a. 500, do do } a. 40.


7 02


COOK, ADIN B., swamp land 3 a. 100.


1 30


CAPRON, CARSLILE W., wood and sprout land 55 a. 2,500


32 50


COOK, LEWIS A., woodland 74 a. 180.


2 34


COOK, WILLIAM, woodland 27 a. 700


9 10


CHENEY, RUFUS, land 6 acres 80. .


1 04


CHILSON, WILLARD, land 26 a. 500, wood and sprout land 10 a. 370, do


do 10 a. 270, do do 3} a. 125, Beach Island 4 a. 100, sprout land 2} a. 100, } of mill yard { a. 25, tillage land 14 a. 400. 24 57


$22 09


4 68


15


COOK, STEPHEN, house, C. Cook place, 300, barn do 100, homestead, C.


Cook, 40 a. 600, I. Cook land 59 a. 1,000, Plain do 11 a. 132, C. Cook meadow 8-10 a. 50, woodland 30 a. 1,000. $41 37


COOK, LAVANDER, I. Cook land 23 a. 575 7 84


COOK, EMORY, Heirs of, woodland 12 a. 100. 1 30


CONLEY, OWEN, wood and sprout land 4 a. 200, do do and meadow 10 aeres 400. . 7 80


DAVIS, ISAAC N., sprout land 4 a. 48.


62


DAVIS, ISAAC N., & Co., wood and sprout land 19 a. 225. 2 93


DANIELS, MOSES A., wood and sprout land 6 a. 200. 2 60


DARLING, MARY M. H., woodland, Thompson lot, 3} a. 175.


2 28


DANIELS, LEWIS R., house 300, house lot 1 a. 50, woodland, West woods, 34 a. 1,066, do East woods 29 a. 884. 29 90


DANIELS, HIRAM, meadow 5 a. 100.


1 30


DANIELS, MARCENA, Taft & Esty land 2 a. 120, pasture, West hill, 10 a. 120, Holbrook land 6 a. 360, Fletcher do 14 a. 750, sprout do, A. Thayer, 11 a. 210. 20 28


DAVENPORT, WILLIAM H., house, Albee place, 800, barn 200, home- stead 36 a. 720.


22 36


ESTY, RUSSELL, pasture and meadow, Wigwam hill, 10 a. 225.


2 93


FORD, CHARLES, eranberry meadow 2} a. 150 ..


1 95


FARNUM, JAMES M., sprout land 10 a. 400, eranberry meadow 2 a. 300,


9 10


FARNUM, LUKE S., sprout land 5 a. 200, swamp do, A. C. Cook, 4 a. 200, woodland, Keith, 4 a. 150, cranberry meadow 1 a. 100 ...


8 45


FLETCHER, ASA A., house 375, barn 50, house lot 7 a. 200, Bangor lot 2 a. 60. .


8 91


GOOGIN, GEORGE, sprout land 12 a. 315, Henry Hill land 1 a. 30. 4 49


GASKILL, NAHUM, Penninum plain 24 a. 500. .


6 50


GASKILL, LEWIS B., mill lot 6 a. 300, sprout land, Potomac, 38 a. 700,


13 00


GOLDTHWAIT, ELLERY, pasture 6 a. 150.


1 95


HASTINGS, CHARLES C. P., Post-lane woodland 14 a. 300, Thompson lot 3} a. 175. 6 18


HIXON, CHARLES F., sprout land 10 a. 180. .


2 34


HAYWARD, SAMUEL P., & of barn 100, barn lot 7 a. 500. 7 80


9 88


JEPPERSON, CHLOE A., pasture 10 a. 200.


2 60


LEGG, STEPHEN T., sprout land 3 a. 60.


78


LELAND, ABIJAH, eranberry meadow 4} a. 600


:7 80


LEWERS, WILLIAM, Widow of, sprout land, E. G. Cook, 12 a. 175 2 28


MARRON, JOHN, house 350, land 5} a. 375. 9 43


MADDON, ABBY, ¿ house 75, barn 75, homestead 12 a. 360. 6 63


NELSON, OTIS T., woodland 30 a. 1.400 ..


18 20


PARKHURST, ELBRIDGE G., Round meadow 10 a. 300. 3 90


8 19


PARKMAN, JOHNSON, barn 225, mowing and pasture 12 a. 650, sprout land, Corbett, 1 a. 30.


11 77


PIERCE, ANNA W., Thompson lot 33 a. 175.


2 28


STAPLES, CARLTON A., cranberry meadow and upland 4} a. 640, cran- berry meadow 1 1-16 a. 300. . 12 22


STAPLES, ALBERT, cranberry meadow 1 1-16 a. 300.


3 90


STABLES, H. B., & AMARIAH A. TAFT, cranberry meadow 2 a. 200, ...


2 60


STEWARD, HENRY O., meadow 6 a. 375, sprout land 22 a. 440. .


10 60


SCOTT, ELLISON, Heirs of, barn 100, house, barn and shop 150, crib 50, homestead 101 acres 2,500, S. Daniels land 17 a. 400 41 60


SWAN, NANCY, house 550, barn 75, house lot § a. 150. 10 08


TORREY, STEPHEN, house 800, barn 400, carriage house 35, small house 250, homestead 50 a. 1,800. .. 42 71


TAFT, AMARIAH A., 2 oxen 150, 2 do 135, 6 cows 180, 2 heifers 50, bull 25, 2 steers 40, 3 heifers 45. eolt 100, cow 35, house, homestead, 1,150, barn 1.200, horse barn 400, crib 50, Tamp house 30, home- stead 81 a. 3,200, Wilbur land West of road 26 a. 780, Wilbur past-


ure 11 a. 126, O. Thayer land 6 a. 275, Thompson lot 3g a. 175. .. 105 90


THURBER, CHARLES L., house 300, barn 50, shop 25, house lot 1 a. 75, 5 85 THAYER, NICHOLAS, wood and pasture 33 a. 700 .. 9 10


THAYER. HORATIO, Davis sprout land 10 a. 230, Lovett do 9 a. 230 ... 5 98


TAFT, HENRY M., pasture 14 a. 250, sprout land 2 a. 65. 4 10


HILL, ERASTUS, pasture and mowing 38 a. 760.


PICKERING, DANIEL J., woodland 21 a. 630.


16


THAYER, ALBERT H., house, homestead, 550, barn 150, small house 250,


house lot ¿ a. 35, Fletcher land 1 a. 50, house lot, small, 5 a. 100. . $14 76


THAYER, ELIJAH, sprout land 10 a. 300. .. 3 90


TOURTELOTTE, ALBERT, swamp land 1 a. 40. 52


THAYER, RUEL, Guardian of Orintha Partridge, sprout land, S. Cook lot, 35 a. 575.


7 48


TAFT, DUDLEY, woodland 10 a. 600


7 80


TAFT, MILLENS, sprout land 1 a. 30.


39


TAFT, NEWELL N., house 300, barn 100, crib 20, wood house 20, home- stead 63} a. 1,400, Thayer woodland 7 a. 210, saw mill, woods, 3 acres 50. . : 27 30


WORTHING, EDWARD S., ¿ house, Hayward, 250, } barn 50, homestead 63 acres 900. 15 60


WALKER, CHESTER W., woodland 7 a. 460. 5 98


WALKER, SAMUEL, house 500, barn 150, homestead, Cromb place, 24 acres 1,050.


22 10


WHEELOCK, ADAM D., barn 150, homestead 14 a. 400. 7 15


WALLACE, SARAH, house 500, house lot ¿ a 100. 7 80


State Tax,


$1,060 00


County Tax,


696 76


Town Grant,


7,350 00


Overlayings,


263 40


School Books,


14 19


Total amount on Collector's Book,


$9,384 35


TABLE OF AGGREGATES FOR THE TOWN OF MENDON, OF POLLS, PROPERTY, TAXES, ETC., AS ASSESSED MAY 1, 1872.


Total number of Polls,


320


Total Tax on Polls,


$640 00 .


Total value of Personal Estate,


$179,811 00


Total value of Real Estate,


$491,580 00 -


Total Tax for State, County and Town purposes,


$9,384 35


Rate per cent. of State, County and Town Taxes $13.00 on $1,000.


Total Valuation, May 1, 1872,


$671,391 00


Total number of Dwelling Houses,


- 239


Total number of Horses,


165


Total number of Cows,


- 384


Total number of Sheep,


22


Total number of Acres Taxed,


10,783


SAMUEL H. TAFT, 1 ASSESSORS OF MICAJAH C. GASKILL, S MENDON.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,


OF THE


TOWN OF MENDON,


For the year ending March 4, 1872.


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MILFORD : PRINTED BY GEORGE W. STACY, CENTRAL BUILDING. 1872.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


The undersigned, Treasurer of the Town of Mendon, in the discharge of his official duties, respectfully submits the fol- lowing Report of his doings for the municipal year, ending March 4, 1872.


He debits himself with the following items, being assets belong- ing to the Town at the beginning of his present term of service, viz :


Nine United States Bonds, $1100 00


Judson Eames' note,


767 84


Alanson S. Freeman's note,


100 00


Geo. and Geo. H Wood's note,


46 59


Aaron C. Cook's note,


103 76


$2118 19


Amounts due from Collectors, March 6, 1871 :- From Perry Wood, collector for 1864, $12 47


Chas. C. P. Hastings,


" 1867, 16 27


Marcus M. Aldrich,


" 1868, 36 96


Calvin Butler,


" 1869, 378 97


66


Fras. E. Wheelock, " 1870,


1128 94


$1573 61


He debits himself with assets belonging to the town, received by him during the cur- rent year, as follows, viz :-


Cash borrowed on notes, in anticipation of the collection of the taxes, as by vote of the town passed March 6, 1871, of John S. Gaskill,


$300 00


Geo. W. Stacy,


200 00


Martha A. Thayer, 56 00


4


Alic A. Thayer, $57 00


Ann Quigley, 170 00


Frances A. Hayward,


200 00


Sumner Ballou,


300 00


Joseph Albee,


300 00


C. C. P. Hastings,


100 00


Chauncy Aldrich,


100 00


D. W. Bennett,


50 00


Martha W. Taft,


50 00


John S. Gaskill,


100 00


Silas Dudley,


250 00


Bernette H. Williams,


75 00


John B. Mellen,


120 00


Ann Quigley,


86 00


Edward C. Kinsley,


· 130 00


Nancy B. Hill,


50 00


Lysander Grow,


400 00


Lizzie Cook,


54 00


D. W. Bennett,


135 00


Ida A. Clark,


100 00


D. W. Bennett,


70 00


Aaron C. Cook,


400 00


Silas Dudley,


100 00


M. M. Aldrich,


100 00


C. C. P. Hastings,


200 00


Charlotte Ballou,


50 00


Mary B. Payson,


78 00


Ann Quigley,


65 00


Alice A. Thayer,


25 00


M. M. Aldrich,


100 00


Mary B. Payson,


75 00


Moses Adams,


1100 00


Perry Adams,


1040 00


Moses Adams,


800 00


$7586 00


5


Cash borrowed on Bonds to redeem those which became due the current year, viz :-


Chauncy Aldrich, bond No. 1, for 5 years, $300 00


David W. Bennett, “ 2, 3 300 00 John S. Gaskill, 3, 3 600 00


David W. Bennett, 4, 3 100 00


Christopher Daniels,“ 5, 2 200 00


David W. Bennett, “ 6,


3


66 50 00


David W. Bennett, " 7,


4 50 00


$1600 00


Cash received as interest on bonds and notes, viz :-


On U. S. Bonds,


$16 40


A. S. Freeman's note, 6 00


U. S. Bonds, 26 40


Judson Eames' note,


47 20


Geo. H. Wood, “


2 80


Aaron C. Cook, “


6 22


$105 02


Percentage charged to collectors, viz :


Of John G. Metcalf in full, $11 39


" M. M. Aldrich, 14 46


" Calvin Butler,


125 16


" C. C. P. Hastings,


32 00


$183 01


Cash received from miscellaneous sources, viz :-


One year's rent of Mendon Pond, from Les- sees, $1 00


Assessm't of Town, Co. and State taxes, 10255 74 Wm. G. Carlton, janitor Town Hall, for rent, 29 86


State aid refunded by State Treasurer, 244 00


Support of State Paupers, 24 00


Corporation tax, 176 02


6


National Bank tax,


$581 15


Dividend of dog fund,


83 49


Dividend of State school fund,


148 20


Town of Upton, tuition in Mendon,


33 00


$11576 46


$24742 29


The Treasurer credits himself with the following items, viz :-


By cash paid for redemption of bonds, viz' :-


To Chauncy Aldrich, for bond, David W. Bennett,


No. 10, $300 00


11, 300 00


John S. Gaskill, 66


13, 600 00


David W. Bennett,


27, 100 00


Christopher Daniels, 66


24, 150 00


David W. Bennett, 66


30, 100 00


David W. Bennett,


32, 50 00


$1600 00


By cash paid Coupons, viz :-


George S. Ball, coupon, No. 31,


60 00


Sarah Wallace,


18,


9 00


Charlotte Ballou,


42,


6 00


Chauncy Aldrich, 66


10,


19 50


A. E. F. Davenport, “


3,


12 00


Austin A. Taft, 17 & 22,


54 00


Isabel Cook


23,


30 00


David W. Bennett,


40,


7 00


David W. Bennett,


11,


18 00


John S. Gaskill, 66


13,


36 00


Lewis Wood,


21


24 00


Silas Dudley jr.,


14,


18 00


Chloe Legg,


66


20,


24 00


Moses Adams,


66


5,


143 00


Lizzie Dudley,


19,


6 00


7


N. George,


coupon, No. 9,


$140 00


Austin Wood,


7,


71 50


Austin Wood,


8,


32 50


Mary B. Thayer,


35 & 36,


13 00


Perry Adams,


66


25,


13 00


Perry Adams,


bond stolen, 33,


6 50


Sarah Moffet,


12 & 16,


15 00


David W. Bennett, “


27,


6 50


Christopher Daniels, “


24,


9 00


David W. Bennett,


30,


6 50


Zalmon G. Wood,


66


.4,


30 00


Alice A. Thayer,


2,


3 25


Nancy B. Hill,


66


34, .


6 50


Lizzie Hill,


66


37


44 10


George S. Ball,


66


31,


60 00


David W. Bennett,


32,


3 25


Timothy Ellis,


38,


6 00


Mary B. Payson,


66


28,


3 00


David W. Bennett, 66


39,


7 00


Austin Wood,


66


41,


112 00


$1068 10


By cash paid for redemption of notes, viz :


To John S. Gaskill, for his note,


$150 00


Lysander Grow,


400 00


Bernette H. Williams, her note,


75 00


George W. Stacy, his, note,


200 00


Martha W. Taft,


her note,


50 00


Silas Dudley, his note,


100 00


Aaron C. Cook,


400 00


Silas Dudley,


250 00


Sumner Ballou, "


300 00


Charlotte Ballou,


her note,


50 00


John B. Mellen,


his note,


120 00


Chas. C. P. Hastings,


66


200 00


13 00


Lizzie Dudley,


8


Chas. C. P. Hastings, his note,


$100 00


Frances A. Haywood, her note,


200 00


Nancy B. Hill, 66


50 00


Alice A. Thayer,


57 00


Martha A. Thayer,


56 00


John S. Gaskill,


100 00


John S. Gaskill,


300 00


David. W. Bennett,


135 00


David W. Bennett,


70 00


David W. Bennett,


66


50 00


Joseph Albee,


300 00


Ann Quigley,


her note,


170 00


Ann Quigley,


86 00


Chauncy Aldrich,


his note,


100 00


Ida A. Clark,


her note,


100 00


Marcus M. Aldrich, his note,


100 00


Lizzie Cook,


her note,


54 00


Edward C. Kinsley, his note,


130 00


Marcus M. Aldrich,


100 00


$4553 00


By cash paid interest on notes, viz :-


John S. Gaskill, for interest on his note,


$7 12


Lysander Grow,


47


Bernette H. Williams,


66


her


41


George W. Stacy,


66


his


66


6 53


Martha W. Taft,


66


her 66


74


Silas Dudley,


66


his 66


99


Aaron C. Cook,


66


66


66


4 67


Silas Dudley,


66


66


3 86


Sumner Ballou,


66


66


66


5 20


Charlotte Ballou,


66


her


23


John B. Mellen,


his


66


1 75


Chas. C. P. Hastings,


1 72


Chas. C. P. Hastings,


66


66


66


1 11


Frances A. Hayward,


66


her


3 08


66


66


66


his note, 66


9


Nancy B. Hill, for interest on her note, $ 53


Alice A. Thayer,


1 38


Martha A. Thayer,


1 36


John S. Gaskill,


his


1 84


John S. Gaskill,


66


9 30


David W. Bennett,


66


1 84


David W. Bennett,


1 10


David W. Bennett,


66


1 05


Joseph Albee.


4


6 36


Ann Quigley,


her


3 50


Ann Quigley:


1 18


Chauncy Aldrich,


his


2 16


Ida A. Clark,


66


her


1 45


Marcus M. Aldrich,


66


his


1 00


Lizzie Cook,


her


66


79


Edward C. Kinsley,


his


1 95


Marcus M. Aldrich,


=


16


34


$75 01


By cash paid, miscellaneous items, viz : For State tax $1800 00


" County " 974 07


" Error in A. Tourtelotte and D. Kelley's taxes, 3 29


" Error in Calvin Butler's balance of tax bills, 13 15


" Balance due Treas'er at last settlement, 150 22


" Am'nt forgone in C. Butler's collection, 50 68


$2991 41


By cash paid 151 orders of selectmen, 8397 01


By amount due from collectors, March, 4, 1872, carried to new account, 2181 38


Do. on deposite, Milford Nation'l Bank, 1385 45


Do. surplus revenue, notes and bonds,


2118 19


Do. cash on hand to balance,


372 74


$24742 29


2


10


Dr.


Recapitulation.


To amount of Bonds and Notes for Surplus Revenue


March 6, 1871, $2118 19 amount due from Collectors, 1573 61


borrowed on notes during the municipal year, 7586 00


on bonds for redemption of bonds due, 1600 00 received for interest on bonds and notes, surplus Revenue, 105 02


amount received for percentage of collectors, 183 01


66 miscellaneous items, 11576 46


$24742 29


March, 4, 1872.


To amount of deposit in Milford Nat. Bank, $1385 45 amount due from Collectors, as follows :- From Perry Wood, collector, 1864, $7 47


Chas. C. P. Hastings, 1866, 16 27


66 Marcus M. Aldrich, 1867, 21 42


Calvin Butler, 1869, 206 20


F. E. Wheelock, 1870, 275 50


66 F. E. Wheelock, 1871, 1654 52


$2181 38


Notes and bonds for surplus revenue, Cash on hand, 372 74


2118 19


Assets in hands of Treasurer, $6057 76


11


Recapitulation. Cr.


March 4, 1872.


By redemption of bonds during the year, $1600 00


" coupons paid, interest on bonds, 1068 10


" notes paid for money borrowed, 4553 00


" interest paid on notes, 75 01


" amount paid on 151 orders of the selectmen, 8397 01


miscellaneous items, 2991 41


deposit in Milford National Bank, carried to new account, 1385 45


due from collectors,


2181 38


surplus rev., bonds and notes,


2118 19


cash on hand to balance, 372 74


$24742 29


JOHN G. METCALF,


Treasurer.


Mendon, March 4, 1872,


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


The Selectmen submit the following Report of the Ex- penditures of the Town for the Municipal year ending March 4th, 1872.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICES.


Paid Gustavus B. Williams, Superintendent of Schools, $50 00 George W. Thayer, constable for 1870, and re- turning deaths,


11 70


Paid Alexander H. Allen, assessing taxes, 27 50


Micajah C. Gaskill, 23 25


" Samuel H. Taft,


18 00


David Adams, recording births, deaths and mar- riages, 25 32


Paid J. G. Metcalf, Treas. postage and stationery, 26 00


" Alex. H. Allen, Selectman, cash paid out and other services, 42 23


Paid Marcus M. Aldrich, Selectman,


12 00


Albert W. Gaskill, 20 00


$255 00


MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


Paid Passamore Phetteplace, for taxes refunded by vote of town,


$16 90


Paid Thomas G. Kent, for legal advice to collector of taxes, 5 00


Paid Albert W. Gaskill, for gravel before town hall, 6 00


Nathan George, for surveying, 6 00


$33 90


13


FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


PUBLIC SCHOOL No. 1.


Paid Sarah Bennett, for teaching, $56 00


Margaret Bennett, 64 00


" Edward H. Taft, fitting wood for fire, 3 50


" Frank Dunn, for teaching,


90 00


" David W. Bennett, for wood, (2 bills,)


15 35


Samuel A. Bennett, for wood,


2 12


$230 97


PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 2.


Paid Alice A. Thayer, for teaching, (3 bills,) $224 00


Malissa U. George, " and care of fires, (3 b.) 243 50


" Jonathan Pickering, for sawing wood, 7 00


Michael Broughey, for wood, 31 00


$505 50


PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 3


Paid Lizzie Cook, for teaching, (3 bills,).


$156 00


" Samuel W. Wilcox, for wood,


13 42


$169 42


PUBLIC SCHOOL No. 4.


Paid Isabel M. Hayward, for teaching, (2 bills,)


$174 00


" John Jennison for wood, 2 00


Laban Adams, for


3 25


$179 25


PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 5.


Paid Anabel E. Barber, for teaching,


$72 00


" Flora Freeman, 16


72 00


" Ezekiel P. Gaskill, for wood, 12 00


$156 00


14


PUBLIC SCHOOL No. 6.


Paid George W. Thayer, for teaching, (two bills), $120 00


" Hattie E. Freeman, teaching and building fires, 103 00


" Linus B. Staples, for wood, (two bills,) 18 00


Sullivan H. Taft, building fires in 1870, 2 00


$229 50


HIGH SCHOOL.


Paid Daniel Lane jr., for teaching (two bills,)


$467 50


John S. Gaskill, for 7 tons coal, (four bills,) 71 69


$539 19


DISBURSEMENT OF STATE AID.


Paid Silas H. Williams, for twelve months,


$66 00


William G. Carlton,


126 00


" John Curley, 66


78 00


Sarah Wallace,


three


24 00


Daniel O'Keefe, ten 66


36 00


$330 00


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.


Paid George A. Thayer, for repairs on No. 6,


$3 18


" John S. Gaskill,


2,


3 60


" Henry A. Aldrich, 2,


12 78


" David Adams,


2,


7 35


" Gustavus B. Williams,


2,


5 35


Ezekiel P. Gaskill,


5,


95


" Edward H. Taft,


1,


4 26


Linus B. Staples,


6,


1 50


$38 97


50 00


Paid Joseph Albee, land for school house,


$88 97


15


REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Paid G. H. Wood, for repairs in Dist. No. 1, (2 bills,) $96 75 92 07


David W. Bennett,


2,


William W. Nelson,


3, 106 00


Aaron C. Cook, 66


4, 131 43


Davis Hill,


5, 120 80


Perry Wood,


6,


125 00


John M. Daniels,


7, (2 bills,)


125 00


" Elias T. Bates,


8,


108 00


Andre A. Southwick,


9, 4 "


120 00


William P. Wood,


10, 2 "


108 85


66 Ezra Pratt, 66


11, 2 " 120 00


John S. Gaskill,


12, 2 «


107 69


Perry Wood,


13,


64 59


" Town of Bellingham half expense repairing bridge over Charles River, 7 23


$1433 41


BUILDING NEW ROADS.


Paid G. Gaskill and Wm. P. Wood for building road towards Hopedale, $2562 50


Perry Wood, and G. Gaskill, on contract for Dudley road, in part,


1000 00


" A. H. Allen, and fur-


nishing grade pins, 8 65


Silas Dudley, for " and for


stone monuments, 9 50


$3584 65


FOR PRINTING.


Paid Geo. Otis for printing town officers' reports, $32 55


66 School report, 30 45


G. W. Stacy, printing posters, bills, &c., (3 bills) 18 75


$81 75


" Seth T. Staples, labor in locating Dudley road, 4 00


16


FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR.


Five town orders drawn at various times in favor of the Overseers of the Poor, SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.


$566 00


Town Officers, $255 00


Miscellaneous Items,


33 90


Support of Public Schools,


1484 14


High Shool,


539 19


Disbursement of State Aid,


330 00


Repairs of Highways and Bridges,


1433 41


Construction of New Roads,


3584 65


Repairs of School Houses,


88 97


Printing,


81 75


Support of Poor,




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