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566 00
$8397 01
The Selectmen would further report the liabilities of the town, so far as known, as follows :-
Due town officers by estimation, $100 00
Will be due Perry Wood and Gilbert Gaskill, on completion of road, 5950 00
16030 00
Amount of town bonds outstanding, " $6 notes 3183 00
$25263 00
Available assets of the town, so far as known to the Selectmen, are as follows :--
Taxes uncollected, $2181 38
Cash on deposite in Milford Nat. Bank, 1385 45
in Treasurer's hands, 372 74
Due from State for State Aid disbursed, 382 00
$4321 57
Leaving an indebtedness against the town, of $20941 43
All of which is submitted, ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ) SELECTMEN ALBERT W. GASKILL, OF MARCUS M. ALDRICH, MENDON.
Mendon, March 4, 1872.
OVERSEERS' REPORT.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following Report of their doings for the municipal year ending March 4, 1872.
On the 7th day of March, 1871, Oliver B. Everett and Eli- jah Penniman, were receiving a full support at the Asylum, which has continued to the present time.
Besides these, other persons have received aid at their own homes, whose names will appear, Benjamin Wheelock has received assistance to the amount of $77.26.
Seth Hastings, has received assitance to the amount of $30.62. Whipple Allen and family in Milford, have been as- sisted to the amount of $79.00.
There has been six tramps fed and lodged at a cost of six dollars at David Adams', and thirty-eight at the Asylum, the expense of those at the Asylum being included in support of paupers at Asylum.
All notices received from other towns for the removal and support of paupers have been rejected, except one from Bos- ton, in relation to Sarah E. Doggett.
March 13th, 1871, the Overseers contracted with Albert F. Sheldon, of Putnam, Ct., to take charge of the Asylum, and manage the farm for one year, from the first day of April en- suing, for the sum of $325 ; for further, particulars see con- tract. .
May 26th, 1871, Sarah E. Doggett, became chargeable in Boston ; her bill for relief amounting to $6.00, was paid, and she ceased to be chargeable.
Sept. 7th, 1871, Albert F. Sheldon, was discharged from the Asylum by the Overseers for misconduct, and Richard Carter,
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took his place, and agreed to fulfil his contract the remainder of the year.
Dec. 9th, 1871, Lawrence Wilber came to the Asylum to be supported.
Jan. 20th, 1872, Lucina Coffee became chargeable, and as- sistance was rendered to the amount of $5.10. The Overseers have thus far been unable to ascertain her place of legal set- tlement.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt and use of the following funds belonging to the town, viz :-
To balance from account of last year, $17 75
cash received of town of Blackstone,
for support of Angenette Gordon and child,
35 75
cash received on five town orders,
drawn at various times, 566 00
$619 50
Received for articles sold off farm, viz :
For 1 yoke of ·oxen,
$135 00
1 fat cow, 30 00
5 calves,
34 00
7 pigs,
41 00
cow hide and beef
36 95
2 dressed hogs,
37 31
31-3% lbs. pork,
4 88
25 fowls,
10 37
34214 lbs. butter,
124 27
milk,
4 49
60%{ bushels of potatoes,
83 38
20
oats,
15 44
apples and pears,
16 30
108¿ dozen eggs,
33 33
1 bbl. cranberries,
12 00
meadow hay and straw,
32 70
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For walnuts and butternuts,
$4 32
1 bushel rye and å bush. corn,
1 72
onions and dried apple,
5 88
use of horse,
4 32
keeping tin pedler,
1 25
sundry small articles,
5 04
labor of Mr. Carter off farın,
10 00
1504 feet chestnut plank,
34 59
$718 54
$1338 04
The Overseers credit themselves with the payment of the following sums due and outstanding, March 7th, 1871: Paid Richard Carter for two month's ser- vice at Asylum, $60 00
Mrs. Cosgrove, rent for Benjamin Wheelock, as per receipt, 25 00
S. S. Foss for advertising, 4 50
Rev. D. P. Lindsley, for funeral ser- .
vice of Angenette Williams,
3 00
$92 50
For support of paupers not belonging to this town :-
Paid David Adams for supper, breakfast and lodging for six tramps, $6 00
E. P. Gaskill, journeys to Milford and time looking up the case of Michael O'Keefe, 3 00
$9 00
For support of Paupers away from Asy- lum :-
Paid H. A. Aldrich's bill for goods furnish- paupers, $30 36
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Paid Stephen Cook's bill for wood, &c. fur- nished paupers, $28 97
E. P. Gaskill, for wood, furnished S. Hastings, 8 00
Davis Hill for wood furnished, do., 6 25
cash to Whipple Allen, for aid, 79 00
B. Wheelock, 9 00
Cook & Guild, for meat furnished B. Wheelock, 2 bills, 14 63
Hannah L. Scisco, for washing for B. Wheelock, 8 67
E. P. Gaskill for journeys and cash paid for support of S. E. Doggett, 12 50
David W. Bennett, for wood and pota- toes, furnished Mrs. Coffee, 3 10
Dr. J. G. Metcalf, for medical attend-
ance to paupers, 4 00
$204 48
For support of paupers at Asylum :- Paid Richard Carter, for services at the Asylum for the month of March, $30 00
Albert F. Sheldon, for services at the Asylum, from April 1, to Sept. 8, 141 88
Sylvanus D. Sheldon, for haying, 25 00
Richard Carter for services at Asy- lum, from Sept. 8, 1871, to Jan. 1, 1872, 101 72
Richard Carter for supplies, 147 57
Albert F. Sheldon, “ 143 34
C. Fairbanks, 165 06
C. W. Baker & Co., “
89 95
cash for cow, 4 pigs, 12 00
40 00
N. A. Inman, two bills, as per his re- ceipts, 18 48.
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Paid E. P. Gaskill's saw bill, $5 27
C. F. Hildreth's bill for meat, 5 32
E. T. Wood's bill for shoeing horse, 1 50
I. S. Nichols & Co. for wagon and harn., 66 00 H. A. Aldrich's bill of supplies, 2 64
G. W. Stacy for blank book for records, 2 00 E. P. Gaskill, services as Overseer for 1871, postage, stationery and sund's, 16 61 Andre Southwick, serv. as Overs'r, '71, 6 00 Geo. W. Thayer, 6 00
$1026 34
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Balance from account of last year, $17 75
Cash received of town of Blackstone, 35 75
on five town orders, 566 00
for produce sold from farm
and labor of Mr. Carter, off farm
718 54
$1338 04
SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS.
For payment of debts outstanding, March
7,1871, $92 50
support of paupers, not belonging to this town, 9 00
support of paupers away from Asylum, 204 48 support of paupers at Asylum, 1026 34
$1332 32
Leaving a balance in hands of Overseers of 5 72
Inventory of neat stock, hay and grain, provisions, lumber, household, furniture and farming tools, taken and appraised by the Overseers, Feb. 17, 1871 :-
Neat Stock-4 cows, $200 00
4 shoats, 50 00
36 fowls, 27 00
Horse, wagon and harness, 100 00
$377 00
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Hay and Grain -- 5 tons English hay, $175 00
2 Meadow “ 30 00
Oat straw, 10 00
150 lbs. rye
1 75
35 bushels oats,
24 50
12
rye,
12 00
6
corn,
$258 65
Provisions-50 bushels potatoes,
$35 00
1 small “
35
12 quarts beans,
1 75
200 lbs. salt pork,
20 00
40 " ham,
5 00
30 " Jard,
4 20
16 " butter,
7 20
35 gallons cider,
10 50
10 66 vinegar, 4 00
5
soap, 62
pickled peppers and tomatoes, 1 00
¿ kit of mackerel, 1 25
¿ bbl. of flour,
5 00
1 bushel bread meal,
1 00
7
hog
5 50
3
fine salt, 2 75
3 lbs. cheese,
60
3 " candles,
60
2 " tobacco,
1 60
dried apple, 40
4} dozen eggs, 1 70
small groceries on hand, 7 00
lead and oil, 2 25
$119 27
Lumber-96 feet 1} inch oak plank, $2 88
7} thousand chestnut shingles, 20 00
$22 88
5 40
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SUMMARY OF INVENTORY.
Neat Stock,
$377 00
Hay and Grain,
258 65
Provisions,
119 27
Lumber,
22 88
Farming tools as per schedule on file,
116 34
Furniture as per schedule on file,
159 17
$1053 31
Asylum in account current,
Dr.
To amount of Inventory on hand, March 7, 1871, $1357 50
Expenses paid by Overseers, this year as reported, 1026 34
One year's interest on farm and stock,
180 00
Amount due Richard Carter, for 2 month's service at Asylum, 54 17
$2618 01
Cr.
By amount of Inventory on hand, February 17, 1872, $1053 31
Produce sold from farm as reported, 718 54
116 week's board of paupers, at $7.2913 per week, 846 16
$2618 01
Cost of supporting poor at the Asylum, $846 16 supporting poor away from " 204 48
paupers not belonging to this town, 9 00 For which we shall receive no reimburse- ment ; consequently the cost of support- ing the poor past year is $1059 64
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The number of paupers now at the Asylum, are three, viz : Oliver B. Everett, Elijah Penniman, and Lawrence Wilber.
Benjamin Wheelock, Seth Hastings, Whipple Allen and family are receiving such assistance as they may require.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
EZEKIEL P. GASKILL, ) Overseers ANDRE SOUTHWICK, of the GEORGE W. THAYER, ) Poor.
MENDON, MARCH 4, 1872.
MENDON, FEB. 20, 1872.
The undersigned, Auditors of the town of Mendon, hereby certify that, this day, the Treasurer, Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of said town exhibited to us their several books of accounts, for the municipal year ending March 4, 1872, and that we find their several accounts correctly stated and properly vouched.
H. A. ALDRICH, AUSTIN WOOD, Auditors. LINUS B. STAPLES,
REPORT OF SELECTMEN, ON THE
"MATTER OF PER CENTAGE."
At a town meeting holden March 18, 1871, it was voted as follows :-
" That the Selectmen be directed to audit and examine the Accounts of the Treasurer and the several Collectors, since 1863, in the matter of per centage, and that their Report, having been first read in town meeting, shall be published with the Annual Reports for 1872."
The undersigned, having to the best of their ability, at- tempted to discharge the duties imposed upon them by the above vote, would submit the following report, remarking by the way, that they were unaware, until it was too late, that it was first to be read in town meeting, consequently it now ap- pears, without having first been read, as above voted.
Perry Wood was Collector of taxes for the year 1864, and the amount of Town, State, and County Taxes committed to him for collection, including additional assessments, was $6790.05, and by vote of town, interest at the rate of one per cent. a month was to be added to taxes not paid on, or before July 15th, and per centage, according to Mr. Wood's under- standing of the vote, was to be added only till Dec. 1st, con- sequently no more than 5 per cent. at most would be collect- able upon any tax remaining unpaid after July 15th.
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Mr. Wood kept no date of the times that the several taxes were paid to him, and the Selectmen have no data to deter- mine the amount of per centage collected by him, except the Treasurer's Book of Accounts with the several Collectors .- It appears from that, that the amount of per centage collect- ed, and finally charged to him, was $65.62, the receipts now held by Mr. Wood, of the Treasurer for money received for per centage and taxes, agreeing in amount, as the same stand ou tl.e Treasurer's Book.
John G. Metcalf, was Collector for the year 1865. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes, including additional assess- ments, committed to him, was $13320.91, and per centage, at the rate of one per cent. a month, to be added and continued on all unpaid taxes after Aug. 10th. Dates of the time of the collection of all taxes were kept by him, and it appears that the sum of $191.04 was collected as per centage, at rates ranging from one, to twenty-five per cent.
Calvin Butler, was Collector for the year 1866. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes committed to him was $4892.06, per centage to be added to unpaid taxes, after Sept. 10th. Dates of the time of the collection of taxes were kept by him, and C. C. P. Hastings, who finished the collection of the taxes left uncollected by Butler, amounting to $300, from which it appears that the sum of $30.14 has been collected by Butler, as per centage, ranging from one to seven per cent., and by Hastings, the sum of $24.36, at rates ranging from ten to twelve per cent. the sum total collected by both, being $54.46.
Charles C. P. Hastings, was Collector for 1867. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes committed to him, including taxes re-assessed, was $7786.78, per centage to be added after Sept. 10th. No accurate dates of the times of payment of all the taxes were kept by him, some being simply marked " paid," without date. We have therefore, as in the case of
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Mr. Wood, no data to determine the amount of per centage collected, except the Treasurer's Book above referred to, from which it appears, the sum of $109.16 has been so col- lected.
Marcus M. Aldrich, was Collector for 1868. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes, including additional assess- ments committed to him, was $6587.04, per centage to be ad- ded after Sept. 10th. Dates of the time of payment of all taxes were kept by him, from which it appears, that the sum of $124.54 has been collected as per centage, at rates ranging from one to thirty three per cent.
Calvin Butler, was Collector for 1869. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes, including additional assessments com- mitted to him, was $7377,33, per centage to be added after Sept. 1st. Dates of the payment of all taxes were kept by him, from which it appears the sum of $125.16 has been col- lected as per centage, at rates ranging from one, to twenty- one per cent.
Francis E. Wheelock, was Collector for 1870. Amount of Town, State and County Taxes committed to him was $8162.72, per centage to be added after Sept. 10th. Dates of the time of payment of all taxes have been kept by him, and it appears, that up to Dec. 10th, 1871, the sum of $123.49 has been collected as per centage, at rates ranging from one, to sixteen per cent., no part of which sum has yet been charged to him by the Treasurer, and does not make a part of the per centage with which the Treasurer has charged himself the present municipal year.
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The following summary will show the amount of per cent- age received by the Treasurer, since 1863.
Of Perry Wood, for 1864,
$65 62
John G. Metcalf,
1865,
191 04
C. Butler & C. C. P. Hastings, 1866,
54 46
C. C. P. Hastings,
1867,
109 16
Marcus M. Aldrich,
1868,
124 54
C. Butler,
1869,
125 16
- $669 98
Of the Amount thus Received, the following Summary will show the amounts, and the times when the Treasurer has charged himself with, and reported the same to the Town.
Percentage received of Perry Wood,
printed report of Treas. for 1865, p. 4,
$65 62
" John G. Metcalf,
1866, p.
4, $71 42
66
66
66 1767, p.
4, 33 73
66
66
66
1868, р. 4, 74 50
66
66
"6
66
1872, p. 5,
11 39-
191 04
66
Calvin Butler, for 1866,
1868, p. 4, 50 26
4 20- 54 46
66
C. C. P. Hastings,
1868, p. 4, 17 44
66
16
66
1870, p. 27,
11 91
66
"
66
1872, p. 5, 32 00-
94 71
66
Marcus M. Aldrich,
66
1869, p. 23,
3 57
66
66
66
1870, p. 27,
31 44
66
66
66
1871, p. 4, 74 07
66
66
66-
66
1872, p. 5, 1872, p. 5,
15 46-
124 54
66 Calvin Butler, for 1869,
125 16
Leaving a balance of $14.45, of percentage collected by C. C. P. Hastings, in 1869, and omitted accidentally in Report of 1870, and not discovered in season for correction in this year's Report.
14 45
$669 98
16
66
1869, p. 23,
66
1869, p. 23, 33 36
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The Selectmen close their Report by recommending to the town the passage of the following votes :-
1st. Voted, That the Assessors in future, be directed to procure for the use of Collectors of Taxes, Books ruled with two paralell columns, for the entry, against each persons tax, of the date of payment and the amount of per centage, if any, collected, and that Collectors be directed to make in all cases, the appropriate entries against each tax.
2d. Voted, That the Selectmen examine the Collector's Books monthly, and ascertain and report to the Treasurer, from time to time, the amount of per centage collected.
3d. Voted, That in all cases, the Treasurer in his receipts to Collectors, specify the amount that is received as per centage, and that he be directed to charge all Collectors with the per centage so receipted for, at the time of receiving the same.
All which is submitted,
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, ) Selectmen ALBERT W. GASKILL, of
MARCUS M. ALDRICH, - Mendon.
Mendon, March 4, 1872.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
For the Year Ending March 1st, 1873.
MILFORD, MASS. : COOK & SONS, STEAM PRINTERS, JOURNAL OFFICE, MAIN STREET. 1873.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer, in the discharge of his duty, submits the fol- lowing statements as the Report of his doings for the municipal year ending March 3, 1873 :
He debits himself with the following items, viz :
1. To assets in his hands at the close of the last municipal year, as follows, to wit :
Nine U. S. Bonds, $1100 00
Judson Eames' note, secured by mortgage, 767 84
Aaron C. Cook's " 103 76
David Adams'
146 59
Being the amount of the surplus revenue, $2118 19 $2118 19
Amount due from collectors, 2181 38
66 on deposit in Milford National Bank 1385 45
of cash on hand, 372 74
Total of assets on hand March 5, 1872, $6057 76
2. To assets which have come into his hands during the cur- rent municipal year, as follows :
To cash borrowed on notes, viz :
Of Mary B. Payson, $85 00
" Lewis P. Gass, 150 00
" Ann Quigley, 80 00
Carried forward,
4
Brought, forward,
Of Marcus M. Aldrich, 100 00
" Mary T. Gould, 100 00
" William H. Aldrich, 150 00
" Ladies' Circle,
50 00
" Mary McCarty, Guar.,
500 00
" Silas Dudley,
200 00
" William T. Metcalf,
60 00
" Charlotte Ballou, 100 00
" Sumner Ballou,
100 00
" Moses Adams,
143 00
" Frederic R. Kinsley,
110 00
" John S. Gaskill,
100 00
" Ann Quigley,
203 00
" William T. Metcalf,
100 00
" Austin Wood,
700 00
" Royal M. Wheelock,
700 00
" Moses Adams,
155 28
" William T. Metcalf,
50 00
" William T. Metcalf,
50 00
" Leonard Taft,
100 00
" John S. Gaskill,
100 00
" Royal M. Wheelock,
500 00
" Nathan R. George,
2000 00
" Ann Quigley,
50 00
" Silas Dudley,
200 00
" A. W. Hastings,
134 00
" William T. Metcalf,
50 00
" Austin Wood, 500 00
-- $7620 28
To cash borrowed on Bond No. 1, 1873,
D. W. Bennett, $100 00 $100 00
5
To interest received on Bonds and Notes, viz : Of Austin A. Taft, $10 00
" Alanson S. Freeman, 6 30
" Warren Batcheller, 20
" David Adams,
2 80
" Richard Carter,
6 50
" Aaron C. Cook,
6 23
" Judson Eames, 47 69
" United States Bonds, 96 57
$166 39
To assessment of taxes for 1873,
$9 384 35
To percentage received of collectors, viz :
Of Francis E. Wheelock, on taxes of 1870, $163 64
66 66 66 " 1871, 155 11
66 66 " 1872, 59 42
$378 17
To cash received from miscellaneous sources, viz : Of Ezekiel P. Gaskill for Asylum for the poor, sold, $2428 61
Of A. C. Cook and Dwight Russell, 2 00
" Overseers of the Poor, 43 00
" State aid reimbursed by Charles Adams, Jr., S. T., 328 00
" Income of State School Fund, 143 76
" Corporation tax,
155 67
" Dog tax, dividend,
106 72
" Rent of Town Hall, (Lucius Lowell) 28 07
" Mortar sold to Davis Bills, 56
66 Benjamin Anthony, 25
" Rent of school rooms, (G. B. Williams) 100 00 $3237 64
Amount,
$26 944 59
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The Treasurer credits himself with the following items, viz : By cash paid notes, for money borrowed, viz : To Alice A. Thayer, $25 00
" Ann Quigley,
80 00
65 00
William T. Metcalf,
60 00
" John S. Gaskill,
100 00
" Frederic R. Kinsley,
110 00
" Leonard Taft,
100 00
" Charlotte Ballou,
100 00
" Sumner Ballou,
100 00
" Royal M. Wheelock, 700 00
66 500 00
" Silas Dudley, 200 00
" Austin Wood, 700 00
" John S. Gaskill,
100 00
" Mary T. Gould,
100 00
" Marcus M. Aldrich,
100 00
$3140 00
By interest paid on notes, viz : To Alice A. Thayer, . $53 00
" Ann Quigley,
80 00
66
2 28
" William T. Metcalf,
10
" John S. Gaskill,
67
" Frederic R. Kinsley.
2 09
" John C. Wood
1 34
" Leonard Taft,
1 02
" Charlotte Ballou,
1 92
" Sumner Ballou,
1 87
" Royal M. Wheelock, Carried forward,
13 42
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Brought forward,
To 66 4 81
" Silas Dudley, 1 43
" Austin Wood,
14 66
" John S. Gaskill, 2 85
" Mary T. Gould, 3 61
" Marcus M. Aldrich, 3 85
$57 25
By cash paid for redemption of Bonds, viz :
To Charlotte Ballou, for Bond No. 42, $100 00
" John C. Wood, 66
37, 630 00
" Timothy Ellis, 66 66 38, 100 00
$830 00
By cash paid for Coupons, viz :
To David W. Bennett, No. 40, $7 00
" Ezekiel Wood, 29, 19 50
" Austin Wood, 6, 1872, 6 50
" Ezekiel Wood, " 6, 1871, 6 50
" Austin A. Taft,
17, 30 00
66
66 22.
24 00
" Silas Dudley, Jr.,
14, 18 00
" Austin Wood,
7, 71 50
66 66
=
8,
32 50
" Charlotte Ballou,
42, · 6 00
" Delilah O. Aldrich,
23,
30 00
“ Moses Adams,
5, 143 00
" A. E. F. Davenport,
3, 12 00
" John S. Gaskill,
" 3, 1871, 36 00
" David W. Bennett,
2, 21 00
" Mary E. Dudley, Carried forward,
« 18,
9 00
66
8
Brought forward,
To Mary E. Dudley,
" 19,
6 00
" Chauncey Aldrich,
1,1871, 19 50
" Perry Adams,
1, 1868, 13 00
" Royal M. Wheelock,
" 20, 24 00
" Perry Adams,
" 25, 13 00
" Est. of Nathan George,
9, 140 00
" George A. Thayer,
" 35,
6 50
.6 66
" 36,
6 50
" David W. Bennett,
" 34. 6 50
" Austin Wood,
" 29, 19 50
" David W. Bennett,
4, 1871,
7 00
" F. E. Wheelock,
4, 1868, 30 00
" Christopher Daniels,
5, 12 00
" E. P. Gaskill, 21,
24 00
" Jobn C. Wood,
37,
44 10
" George S. Ball,
" 31,
60 00
" Timothy Ellis,
"
38,
6 00
" Samuel A. Bennett,
6,1871,
3 50
4
66
7,
3 50
" Sarah Moffitt,
12,
3 00
"
16
12 00
" D. W. Bennett,
41,
112 00
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$1051 10
By cash paid D. W. Bennett, for bond, No. 39, 100 00
". bounty on 219 woodchucks, at 10 cts., 21 90
60 " 176 orders of selectmen,
15 071 68
amount foregone,
8 19
" cash paid miscellaneous items, viz :
Chas. Adams, Jr., State Treasurer, State tax, $1060 00
Carried forward,
9
Brought forward,
Chas. Adams, Jr., State Treasurer, Na-
24 06 tional Bank tax, overpaid in 1871,
Chas. A. Chase, Co. Treasurer, Co. tax, 696 76
Milford National Bank, check, 25
-- $1781 07
By notes and bonds securing surplus revenue, 2118 19
" amount due from collectors, viz : carried to new account :
Perry Wood, collector for 1864.,
7 47
C. C. P. Hastings, 66
“ 1867,
16 27
Calvin Butler, 66 " 1869,
176 20
Tr.
M. M. Aldrich, 66
" 1868,
14 16
F. E. Wheelock,
" 1870,
188 47
66
" 1871,
561 80
" 1872,
1 743 62
$2707 99
By cash on hand,
28 90
Amount,
$26 944 59
All which is submitted,
JOHN GEO. METCALF.
Mendon, March 3d, 1873.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following Report of the expendi- tures of the Town for the municipal year, ending March 3d, 1873 :
TOWN OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICES :
Paid John G. Metcalf, for journey to Boston to pay.
State tax. 1872, $6 25
" George W. Thayer for services as Constable and returning deaths, 16 50
" George F. Clark, for services as Superintendent of Schools, 30 00
" Francis E. Wheelock, for collecting taxes for 1871, 49 75
" M. C. Gaskill 37 21
" assessing "!
1872,
" Samuel H. Tait
25 50
" Alexander H. Allen, 66 66 4 50
66
services as Selectman, and
cash paid out,
24 33
66
66
66
" Thomas B. Staples cash paid out,
16 00
" Albert W. Gaskill 66 .6 66 66 cash paid out. 20 00
" John Geo. Metcalf,
60
66
Treasurer,
and cash paid out, 27 00
" David Adams, recording births, deaths
and marriages, and cash paid, 19 27
$276 31
66
11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Paid Samuel H. Taft, for surveying road at North End, 2 00 " Edward H. Taft " wood for record room, 4 00
$6 31
FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 1.
Paid Frank D. M. Dunn, for teaching, 60 00
" Putnam W. Taft.
72 00
" Joseph H. Wood, 66 (2 bills) 100 00
" Edward H. Tait, wood, 23 50
$255 50
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 2.
Paid Al'ce A. Thaver, for teaching. (3 bills) 224 00
" Malissa U. George,
64 00
" Louisa N. Ferge. son, 39 10 66
" Julieit F. Mathews,
8 50
" Eli Dates for wood,
21 50
" Austin A. Taît,
16 23
" Jonathan Pickering, " sawing wood,
7 25
$380 58
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 3.
Paid Ida A. Butler, for teaching, (3 bills) 183 50
" Eli Bates, for wood, 19 00
$202 50
12
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 4.
Paid Isabella M. Hayward, for teaching, (2 bills) 175 00
" George W. Jennison, for wood, 8 27
$183 27
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 5.
Paid Flora Freeman, for teaching, 36 00
" Annie P. Fowler,
36 00
" Emma Staples, 66
72 00
" Perry Wood 66
wood, 8 00
$152 00
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 6.
Paid Flora Freeman, for teaching, (2 bills) 175 00
" Andrew W. Judson " wood, 17 00
" Hattie E. Freeman, " teaching, 64 00
$256 00
HIGH SCHOOL.
Paid John S. Gaskill,
for coal, (3 bills) 42 25
" Eli Bates " wood, 5 50
" Daniel N. Lane, Jr., " teaching,
234 75
" Benjamin F. Harmon, " 206 25
$448 75
REPAIR OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 1.
Paid G. B. Williams, for repairs, 1 60
" Edward H. Taft,
" furniture,- 8 05
" Geo. W. Stacy, " dictionary, 9 00
$18 65
13
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 2.
Paid Stephen C. Taft, for repairs, 16 54
" Bowers & Jencks, 3 60
" Gustavus B. Williams, 5 23
" Stephen Albee, 66
19 65
$45 02
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 3.
Paid Stephen C. Taft, for repairs, 35 89
" Stephen Albee, (2 bills) 70 86
$106 75
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 4.
Paid George W. Jennison, for repairs, 89 82
SCHOOL HOUSE NO. 6.
Paid Andrew W. Judson, for repairs, 9 75
66
66 66 66 233 57
" William O. Haskill & Son, furnishing seats, &c.,
191 65
" A. W. Judson, for repairs, 2 37
George W. Stacy, for Dictionary, 9 00
$446 34
HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE.
" Washburne Machine Co., for black-boards, 30 60
" Gustavus B. Williams, for repairs, 85
$31 45
14
FOR THE REPAIRS AND FURNISHING OF SCHOOL HOUSES GENERALLY.
Paid Gustavus B. Williams' bill, 3 40
" Henry A. Aldrich's 6
8 97
$12 37
BUILDING NEW SCHOOL HOUSE AT NORTH END.
Paid Perry Wood, for building house, 1575 00
" William O. Haskill & Son, seating and furnishing same, 358 88
" Etna Insurance Co., for policy of insurance, 15 00
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