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917 93
aid to families of volunteers,
3649 74
Money drawn out of Treasury for bounties to volunteers,
5125 00
$11,258 03
BALANCES DUE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
District No. 1,
$124 43
66
2,
248 91
3,
08
4,
35 72
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5, overdrawn $1 32
6, 35 40
7, 117 59
$36 72
$526 73
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The Selectmen would further report the indebtedness of the Town, so far as known to them, as follows :-
Due the several School Districts, $526 73
One town order outstanding, dated July 30th, 1859,
13 50
Due town officers whose terms of office have not expired, by estimation, 100 00
Amount of Notes due from the Town, outstanding, 2500 00
" Bonds " 66
19,845 00
$22,985 23
The available assets to meet the liabilities, so far as known to the Selectmen, are as follows :-
Taxes uncollected,
$609 07
Cash in Treasurer's hands and on deposit,
1572 86
Due from the State for Aid to the Families of Volunteers, 2427 81
$4609 74
Leaving an indebtedness against the Town of, $18,375 49
All which is submitted,
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, Selectmen JOHN S. GASKILL, ·of
JULIUS A. GEORGE, Mendon.
MENDON, March 6th, 1865.
. OVERSEERS' REPORT.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following Report of their doings for the municipal year ending March 6th, 1865. On the 7th day of March, 1864, the following persons were at the Asylum receiving full support, to wit: Elijah Penniman, Samuel Stone, John French, Nathaniel Sweeting, Oliver B. Everett, Lawrence Wilber, Emmerson F. Goodnow, and Angenette Williams; all of whom have received full and con- tinuous support there down to the present time, excepting Lawrence Wilber and E. F. Goodnow.
March 14th, 1864. - The Overseers contracted with Wel- lington Young to take charge of the Asylum and its inmates for one year from the first day of April ensuing, for the sum of Three Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars.
March 16th, 1864. - William Inman, wife and child, became chargeable, and the Town of Uxbridge, their place of lawful settlement, was notified.
April 19th, 1864. - Zilpah Hayward, widow of Benjamin Hayward, whose ancestors had a settlement here, was removed from the house of Otis Wales, of the Town of Franklin, to the Asylum, to be supported.
About this time, the families of Joseph C. Moore, Francis B. T. Gunn, Charles Tucker and Moses Congdon were visited with varioloid, or small pox, and received assistance.
May 8th, 1864. - Lawrence Wilber left the Asylum, and ceased to be chargeable to the Town.
July 17th, 1864. - Malinda W. Everton and two children, wife and children of Samuel Everton, applied for aid, were
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assisted, and the Town of Canton, their place of lawful settle- ment, notified.
December 13th, 1864. - Susan E. Inman and three children, wife and children of Dexter Inman, Jr., applied for assistance, were relieved, and the Town of Uxbridge, their place of lawful settlement, duly notified.
January 1st, 1865. - Since this time, Benjamin Wheelock and Mrs. MacDonald have received occasional assistance.
February 1st, 1865. - Emerson Franklin Goodnow was removed from the Asylum and carried to dwell with Mr. Daniel Savage, of Augusta, Me., to be by him maintained two years without expense to the town, except long continued sick- ness should render him unable to labor; and after the expira- tion of two years, then to keep him and provide for him till twenty-one years of age, if both are mutually suited and satis- fied during the first two years above mentioned.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt and use of the following funds belonging to the Town, to wit :-
To Balance remaining in their hands at the close of last year, $28 53
Cash received on 11 town orders, drawn at various times, 725 46
Cash received of the Town of Uxbridge for support of Inman families, 17 75
Cash received of David Adams, for money paid by Town of Milford, 65
$772 39
To Cash received for the following articles of Produce sold from Asylum farm and for labor of Superintendent off the farm : -
For 20 lbs. Dried Apple, $2 03
Use of Oxen,
6 25
5268 lbs. English Hay,
60 73
1100 " Meadow do.,
4 40
3627 " Straw,
30 59
Yoke of Beef Oxen,
193 53
13 feet wood
14 62
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For 354 bushels Oats,
$36 20
Rags and old iron,
3.59
Plank,
6 00
36 quarts Milk,
1 48
1484 lbs. Butter,
43 03
404 doz. Eggs,
13 47
4 Calves,
32 00
Veal and Calf-skin,
4 93
Soap Grease and Tallow,
3 33
14 bushels Apples,
6 80
Fowls and Poultry,
8 55
Straw braid,
4 24
Cow-hide,
7 75
Boarding William F. Young,
28 50
Labor of Superintendent off the farm,
131 61
$653 63
Amount debited,
$1426 02
The Overseers credit themselves with payment of the follow- ing Sums :
FOR DEBTS OUTSTANDING MARCH 7th, 1864.
Paid Wellington Young, 2 mos. Services at Asylum, $45 84
John G. Metcalf, 11 mos. Medical Services, do., 7 25
Alex. H. Allen, Services and supplies, for 1863, 44 63
David W. Bennett, do., 6 00
Christopher Daniels, do., 38 50
$144 22
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS.
Paid David W. Bennett, for Wood and Goods to Win. Inman's family,
9 75
Henry A. Aldrich, for Goods, do., 3 00
Sumner Ballou, do., M. W. Everton, 3 00
David W. Bennett, for Wood and Goods to D. Inman, Jr.'s family, 5 00
John Metcalf, Medical Services to Mrs. Sands,
colored woman, 3 00
$23 75
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SUPPORT OF PAUPERS AWAY FROM THE ASYLUM.
Paid David W. Bennett, for Wood to B. Anthony and Jos. C. Moore and Journey to Franklin, $8 25
50 00 Town of Franklin, for Support of Zilpah Hayward, Henry A. Aldrich, for Goods to Mrs. McNally, Jos. Moore, M. Congdon and F. Gunn, 10 13
Sumner Ballou, do., M. Quirk, Jos. Moore, F. Gunn, Charles Tucker and Moses Congdon,
51 16
N. R. & J. A. George, Stock for Boots for Seth Hastings, 5 00
George Rawson, for Bottoming do.,
1 00
David W. Bennett, Wood to Jos. Moore, Goods for Seth Hastings and Horse to Franklin, 14 23
Do., Wood to Mrs. McDonald and B. Wheelock, 8 00
Benj. D. Williams, Journey to Mansfield to carry C. H. Goodnow, 3 00
Aaron C. Cook, for Supplies to Benj. Wheelock, 7 93
Alex. H. Allen, do., and Postage and Stationery, 9 80
$168 50
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS AT THE ASYLUM.
Paid John Metcalf, Medical Services at Asylum, 1 mo., March 1864. $ 75
Andre Southwick, Beef, Beans, and Potatoes, for Asylum, 27 92
Darling & Smith, 2 bills of Groceries, do., 111 73
Charles F. Chapin's bill ¥ do.,
128 28
Wellington Young, 9 months Services as Super- intendent, 243 75
John G. Metcalf, Medical att. to Mrs. Hayward, 1 50
Wellington Young's bill of Supplies for Asylum, 278 13
$792 06
FOR THE SUPPORT OF PAUPERS AT THE ASYLUM.
Paid for yoke of oxen, $168 00
Alexander H. Allen, for cash advanced and services as overseer for 1864, 43 78
Christopher Daniels, for cash advanced and services as overseer for 1864, 6 00
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Paid David W. Burnett, for cash advanced and services as overseer for 1864, $6 00
Wellington Young, for services as superin- tendent month of March, 1864, 22 91
$1038 75
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Balance remaining in hands of overseers from last
year,
28 53
Cash received on 11 town orders,
725 46
of other towns for support of their
paupers, 17 75
received of David Adams,
65
for produce sold from farm, and
labor, 653.63
$1426 02
SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS.
For payment of debts due, and outstanding March
7th, 1864,
144 22
support of paupers belonging to other towns, 23 75
66
" 66
away from the Asylum, 168 50
at the Asylum, 1038 75
$1375 22
Leaving a balance in hands of overseers, of
50 80
To ascertain the cost of supporting paupers at the Asylum for the past year, the overseers refer to the following inventory and account current :
Inventory of Neat Stock, Hay and Grain, Provisions, Household Furniture and Farming Tools, on hand at the Asylum, taken by the Overseers February 20th, 1865.
NEAT STOCK.
5 cows,
appraised at
$325 00
1 yoke of oxen,
175 00
4 shoats,
"
40 00
22 fowls,
"
11 00
$551 00
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HAY AND GRAIN.
3 tons clover hay,
appraised at
75 00
6₺ " English hay,
287 50
3 " meadow “
66
45 00
500 lbs. meadow hay and straw,
66
66
2 50
4 bushel corn,
66
66
8 00
5
66 rye,
6!
66
10 00
8
oats,
66
16
12 00
$340 00
PROVISIONS.
50 bushels potatoes,
appraised at
50 00
3
66 beets,
4 50
6
turnips,
66
6 00
1
66 parsnips,
66 :6
1 00
250 pounds ham,
66
6
62 50
350
pork,
66
87 50
300
beef,
66
66
39 00
57
lard,
66 66
15 96
15
66 tallow,
66
3 00
10 pounds tobacco,
2 00
30 galls. soap,
4 50
120
vinegar,
66
20 00
8 molasses,
66
8 00
1
66 boiled cider,
66
2 00
¿ bbl. pickles,
2 00
A flour,
66
66
3 00
Small groceries on hand,
66
10 00
2 doz. candles,
66
50
Clover and hay seed,
66
5 25
$326 71
SUMMARY OF INVENTORY.
Neat Stock,
$551 00
Hay and Grain,
340 00
Provisions,
326 71
Farming Tools, as per Schedule on file,
116 34
Household Furniture, as per Schedule on file,
159 17
$1493 22
66
66
66
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The following persons have been supported at the Asylum during the past year, to W .. :-
Eiijah Penniman, 5 1. . . : wrence Wilber, 8 w'ks.
Samuel Stone, 52
Angenette Williams, 52
John French, 52 Zilpah Hayward, 46
Oliver B. Everett, 52
Emerson F. Goodnow, 47
Nathaniel Sweeting, 52
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Total, 413 w'ks.
Asylum in Account Current.
DR.
To Amount of Inventory on hand March 7th, 1864, $1170 91 Expenses paid this year by the Overseers, as before reported, 1038 75
One Year's Interest on Farm and Stock, 180 00
Due Wellington Young for 2 months' services to March 1st, 1865, 54 17
$2443 83
CR.
By Amount of Inventory on hand March 6th, 1865, $1493 22 Produce sold from Farm, and Labor of Superin- tendent, 653 63
413 weeks' Board of Paupers, at 72 cts. per week, 269 98
$2443 83
Cost of supporting paupers at Asylum, $296 98
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away from Asylum, 168 50
66 66 66 belonging to other Towns, 23 75
$489 23
Deduct for Cash received from other Towns for support of their paupers, 17 75
And it leaves as the cost of supporting the Poor for the year 1864, $471 48
There is now due the Town for the labor of Mr. Young off the Farm, not included in this Report, the sum of $40 00
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Persons now remaining at the Asylum : - Elijah Penniman, Samuel Stone, John French, Nathaniel Sweeting, Oliver B. Everett, Angenette Williams and Zilpah Hayward. All of which is submitted,
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, Overseers CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, DAVID W. BENNETT, the Poor.
MENDON, March 6th, 1865.
REPORT OF LIQUOR AGENT.
STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 20TH, 1865.
Received.
By Cash received for Liquor sold during the year, $335 50
66 " " Casks " 2 50
on hand last settlement, 15 29
Amount of Liquor on hand last settlement,
72 69
" Casks, Measures, &c., 4 00
$429 98
Paid.
To Cash paid Edw. F. Porter, State Commissioner,
$277 50
66 Transportation of the same,
66
66 License,
24 17
Revenue Tax,
5 60
one Brass Faucet,
1 00
Revenue Stamp for Bond,
50
John G. Metcalf, Town Treasurer,
25 00
Amount of Liquors now on hand,
62 00
Casks, Measures, &c., on hand,
7 00
due the Town to balance account,
18 70
$429 98
DAVID ADAMS, Town Agent.
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ANNUAL REPORT
1 OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS,
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON, .
For the year ending March 5, 1866.
MILFORD : PRINTED BY GEORGE W. STACY, CENTRAL BUILDING - 86 MAIN STREET. 1866.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
THE undersigned, Treasurer of the Town of Mendon, respect- fully submits the following Report of his doings for the municipal year ending, March 5, 1866 :-
He debits himself with the following items, viz :-
To notes securing the surplus revenue, viz :-
R. G. Gaskill's
note,
$767,84
Reuben Taft's
300,00
G. & G. H. Wood's
192,96
John G. Metcalf's 66
87,39
A. S. Freeman's
66
100,00
Welcome Staples'
66
20,00
U. S. 7-3% Treasury notes,
650,00
$2118,19
To deposite in Milford Bank
at last settlement, $1000,00
Cash in hand, balance
572,86
$1572,86
To balance of taxes due from Collectors, viz :-
From A. C. Cook, Collector for 1861, $20,03
F. E. Wheelock, “
1862,
21,06
I. W. Cook, 66 1863, 6,40
Perry Wood, 66 1864, 561,58
$609,07
To Assessment, State, County & Town taxes, $13295,31
To Cash received as interest on surplus revenue notes, viz :--
On U. S. 7-3 Treasury notes, $23,72
Reuben Taft's 66
18,00
J. G. Metcalf's 66
5,24
A. S. Freeman's 66
6,00
$52,96
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To Cash borrowed to pay State aid, viz :-
Of D. W. Bennett, bond No. 17, new series $100,00 Aaron C. Cook, note, 150,00
Ellen Quigley, 100,00
$350,00
To Cash borrowed by vote of May 30, 1865, viz :- =
Of Albert W. Gaskill, $500,00
Austin Wood, 1000,00
$1500,00
To Cash received from Miscellaneous sources, viz :-
Of W. H. Aldrich, one of the Selectmen, drawn for recruiting purposes, $410,00
Prov. Mar. Gen. Mass., balance money lodged for recruits, 75,00
H. K. Oliver, State Treasurer, Income State School Fund, 71,34
Town of Upton, for schooling in . District No. 1., 13,00
Selectmen for State aid overdrawn,
26,00
Rent of Town Hall, Epis. Methodist Society, 20,00
State Treasurer for State aid, 2641,67
" Corporation Taxes, 76,35
Percentage on Collection of Taxes. 71,42
Additional Taxes, (S. G. & C. H. S.) 7,55
David Adams, Liquor Agent, 25,00
$3437,33
$22935,72
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The Treasurer credits himself with payments made and assets in hand, as follows, viz :-
By Cash paid for redemption of Bonds, viz :-
To Bridget Wallace, No. balance,
11., New Series,
$30,00
N. George, 66
6.,
50,00
John Curley,
66 10.,
50,00
Christian Kolb, 6 4., ·310,00
Joseph Cummings,
"37 & 38.,
200,00
Elizabeth Lowell,
12.,
75,00
C. C. P. Hastings, 33, 34, 35.,
300,00
C. C. P. Hastings,
1 & 9., 66 200,00 *
Anna W. Hastings, 3.,
100,00
Mary E. Wood,
3.,
150,00
Wm. S. Hastings,
49.,
100,00
A. W. Hastings, 10.,
100,00
John H. Taft, 86.,
50,00
A. W. Hastings,
9.,
100,00
Austin Wood,
15., N. S.
125,00
Wm. S. Hastings,
8.,
500,00
$2440,00
By Cash paid interest on Bonds, as follows, viz :-
To Bridget Wallace, on Bond No. 11., N. S. $ ,82 N. George, " 6., 66 1,59
A. W. Gaskill, Coupons, 40, 41, 42, 47, and 48., 25,00
A. E. F. Davenport, " 23 & 24., 7,50
Sarah Wallace, 70 & 71., 7,50
A. W. Hastings, 66 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 72, 27,50 10,00
C. C. P. Hastings, 1 & 9.,
C. C. P. Hastings, 33, 34, & 35., 15,00
A. W. Hastings, Guard. 8, 9, 10 & 49.,
40,00
N. George, Coupons, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 36., 102,50
S. Ballou, 18., 5,00
Jos. Moorhouse, 45.& 46., 50,00
Austin A. Taft, 66 68 & 69., 10,00
Joseph Day, 52, 53, 54, & 55., 60,00
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To Merrill Greene, Coupons, 56., 25,00
M. C. Gaskill,
13, 14, & 15., 15,00
John S. Gaskill, 11, & 12., 30,00
D. W. Bennett, 25, 26, 27, & 50., 15,00
John H. Taft, 77, 78, 79, & 80., 20,00
Moses Adams, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, & 66.,
110,00
Perry Adams, 1, & 2.,
10,00
Mary E. Dudley, 51.,
5,00
Sarah Moffit, 67., 5,00
10,00
Mary S. Clarke, 57, 58, & 59.,
15,00
Jos. Cummings, 37, & 38.,
10,00
John H. Taft, 86.,
2,50
Eliza Mowry, 28.,
2,50
Christopher Daniels, 75, & 76.,
7,50
Austin Wood, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 73,
74, 82, 83, & 84.,
107,50
E. Marsh, 91.,
1,25
H. Marshall, 81.,
5,00
D. W. Bennett, 87, for 1864, & 1865.,
10,00
John Curley, 10.,
2,17
Christian Kolb, 4.,
15,91
Mary E. Wood, 3.,
7,50
. Amariah A. Taft, 92.,
31,50
Timothy Ellis, 5.,
5,00
D. W. Bennett, 88.,
2,50
Geo. S. Ball, 89 & 90.,
50,00
Jos. Cummings, 37, & 38.,
3,78
E. Lowell, 12.,
3,52
C. C. P. Hastings, 33, 34, & 35.,
6,37
1 & 9.,
4,25
A. W. Hastings, 3.,
2,80
Mary E. Wood, 3., N. S.
1,50
Wm. S. Hastings, 49.,
2,64
A. W. Hastings, 10.,
2,80
Mary B. Payson, 85.,
2,50
A. W. Hastings, 9.,
2,89
Austin Wood, 15., N. S.,
7,50
David W. Bennett, 93 & 14.,
5,00
Austin Wood, 16., N. S.,
96,00
Wm. S. Hastings, 8.,
17,78
$1045,07
66 88., " 1864,
2,50
Chauncey Aldrich, 16, & 17.,
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By Cash paid for redemption of notes, viz :-
To Ariel B. Drake,
$150,00
A. W. Gaskill,
500,00
John Cross,
150,00
Austin Wood,
1000,00
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,
2200,00
A. C. Cook,
150,00
Ellen Quigley,
100,00
$4250,00
By Cash paid interest on notes, viz :-
To A. B. Drake,
$28,16
A. W. Gaskill,
6,79
John Cross,
27,20
Austin Wood,
19,00
Wor. Co. Inst. for Savings,
108,31
A. C. Cook,
1,95
Ellen Quigley,
5,68
$197,09
By Cash paid County Tax for 1865,
$689,97
66 State
3384,00
$4073,97
By Cash paid abatements, viz :--
To Eben'r Taft,
$2,00
H. N. Hastings,
4,62
A. A. Davenport,
7,69
Julia A. T. Allen,
37,00
Arnold Taft, Esq,
6,93
Phebe Aldrich,
9,25
Elias A. Adams,
3,70
$71,19
By amount of taxes foregone, as follows, viz :-
In A. C. Cook's tax bills for 1861, $16,99
F. E. Wheelock's " 66 1862, 8,00
Perry Wood's 66
1864, 16,31
J. G. Metcalf's 66 1865, 6,70
$48,00
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By Cash paid Miscellaneous items, viz :---
interest on order 23, of 1859, $4,25
on compound interest note, ,33
stamp for note, ,10
order 23, of 1859,
13,50
262 Town orders,
5268,41
error in addition of assess- .ment of taxes, 1,95
$5288,54
By Amount of surplus revenue notes, carried to new account,
$2118,19
By amount due from Collectors, viz :--
From A. C. Cook, Collector for 1861, $3,04
F. E. Wheelock, " " 1862,
5,59
I. W. Cook,
" 1863, 6,40
Perry Wood, 66 " 1864,
129,58
J. G. Metcalf, 66
" 1865,
896,82
$1041,43
Cash on deposite in Milford Bank,
$1655,70
on hand this day,
$706,54
$22935,72
JOHN G. METCALF,
Treasurer of the Town of Mendon.
MENDON, FEB. 20, 1866.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following Report of the Expendi- tures of the Town, for the Municipal year ending March 5, 1866 :-
Town Officers for their Services.
Paid George W. Thayer, for services as Constable for 1864, and returning deaths, 12,00
Gustavus B. Williams, for services as Superin- tendent of Schools, for 1864, 36,00
David Adams, for services as Liquor Agent for 1865, 25,00
Linus B. Staples, for services as Assessor of
Taxes, for 1865, 25,00
Micajah C. Gaskill,
Taxes for 1865, 21,75
Aaron C. Cook,
Taxes for 1865, &c., 38,75
David Adams, for recording births, deaths, mar- riages, &c., 9,69
Alexander H. Allen, for services as Selectman, postage, and cash, 21,50
John S. Gaskill, for services as Selectman, and perambulating town lines, 15,00
William H. Aldrich, for services as Selectman, and perambulating town lines, 8,00
John G. Metcalf, for services as Treasurer, and two journeys to pay State and County Tax, 24,90
$237,59
For Repairing Roads.
Paid Joseph Martin, for labor on road between S. Pratt's, and dam swamp road, 19,00
Moses C. Congdon, for labor on road between S. Pratt's, and dam swamp road, 6,00
Solomon Pratt, for labor on road between S.
Pratt's, and dam swamp road, (two bills,) 77,50
Linus B. Staples, for 4th Highway District's proportion, 25,00
$127,50
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For Repairing Bridges.
Paid John S. Gaskill, for repairing bridge on dam swamp road, $5,40
For Support of the Poor.
Paid twelve town orders, drawn at various times in favor of the Overseers of the Poor, $821,17
For Recruiting Expenses.
Paid Julius A. George, for services and expenses in taking recruits to Boston, $12,50
For Paying Volunteers.
Paid William H. Aldrich, for bounty money to pro- cure recruits, $100,00
Expenses in opposing "Cummings' Road."
Paid Thos. G. Kent, for counsel fees,
$40,00
Harvey Bradish, for witness fees, 1 day,
1,65
David C. Wood,
1,50
Elijah Nelson, 66
2 days,
3,00
Henry Chapin,
66
3,00
P. P. Field, 66
3,00
Dr. A. C. Fay,
1 day, "
1,50
Samuel Warfield,
66
2,00
Merrill Green,
66 ·
and measuring roads, 6,00
Silas Dudley, for services as agent and use of horse, 8,60
John G. Metcalf, for journey to Upton one day, 3,00
Alexander H. Allen, for services as agent, 9,75
66
cash advanced, 17,01
$100,01
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Miscellaneous Items.
Paid Marcia Gasset, for State aid specially voted by Town, 49,00
George W. Stacy, for printing Town Reports, and blank town orders,
48,04
Do. for printing School Committee Report,
25,00
Blank town meeting Warrants, &c., 12,00
Collector's Blank Receipts,
3,00
Elbridge G. Cook, damages done to Sheep by dogs,
24,30
Lysander Grow, for repairs to the Hearse,
2,38
$163,72
For the Support of Schools. DISTRICT No. 1.
Paid Margaret McCool, for teaching,
81,25
Joseph Albee, for wood and cutting same,
5,75
Edward H. Taft,
'9,25
Emma F. Aldrich, for teaching,
50,00
Putnam W. Taft, 66
101,25
wood,
6,50
$254,00
DISTRICT No. 2,
Paid Putnam W. Taft, for teaching,
$165,75
Margaret F. Small,
81,25
Alice A. Thayer, 66
(3 bills,)
136,00
Gustavus B. Williams, 66
(2 bills,)
165,00
Alanson S. Freeman, for wood, 26,00
George W. Thayer, for cutting wood,
4,50
Margaret F. Small, for teaching,
64,50
$643,00
DISTRICT No. 3.
Paid Laura A. Bullard, for teaching
$36,00
Lucine S. Kelley, (2 bills,)
88,00
Charles Fletcher, for wood,
14,50
$138,50
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DISTRICT No. 4.
Paid Emma F. Norcross, for teaching, (2 bills,) John Howe, for wood,
$135,75 5,50
DISTRICT No. 5.
Paid Amanda C. Scammell, for teaching,
$88,13
DISTRICT No. 6.
Paid Calvin Butler, for teaching,
$76,00
DISTRICT No. 7.
Paid Mary E. Savage, for teaching, (3 bills,)
$219,05
Alanson S. Freeman, for wood, 14,60
$233,65
Aid to Families of Volunteers.
There has been drawn out of the Treasury, at various times during the municipal year, for aid to the families of Volun- teers the sum of $2126,46. Out of this, there has been paid to the following persons, the sums set against their respective names for State or Town aid.
Paid Charlotte B. McIntire and child,
56,28
Abel Weatherhead and family,
144,00
Harriet H. Chenell,
17,00
Francis E. Wheelock and wife,
40,00
Daniel Harrington and family,
132,40
William G. Gassett and wife,
32,00
Maynard Rawson,
22,57
Elizabeth Lowell,
16,00
Alvin Scisco,
16,57
Jane Hazard and children, and Hannah Hazard, 149,34
68,00
Isabella P. Spencer, 20,00
Octavia McKenne and children,
79,60
Josephine A. Cook, and Susan Cook,
32,00
Fleming G. Corey and three children, 80,00
Ellen Kolb,
80,00
Edward Henry and wife,
$141,25
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Paid Emor Tourtellott and wife,
32,00
E. W. Barrows
32,00
Eunice Taft,
16,00
Mary Ann Dinnegan and two children,
48,00
W. W. S. Sloan,
16,00
Louisa F. Livermore and two children,
50,00
Caroline Fletcher,
51,40
Jesse Despeaux and wife,
32,00
Lucy M. Adams and child,
34,28
George Walden and wife,
34,28
Joann C. Payson and child,
34,28
Sarah Albee 66
19,14
Philo W. Brown and wife,
34,28
Susan E. Inman and three children,
90,43
Malinda W. Everton and two children,
69,28
Nancy A. Cross
60,00
Hollis Howard and wife,
38,85
Bridget McKenney and children,
117,14
Cynthia A. Cole and four
22,14
William D. Cole and wife and children,
40,00
Joanna Curley and four children,
70,00
Nancy Smith,
52,00
Catherine McSherry and three children,
65,20
Almira Shinney,
56,00
Over to the Treasurer, as per report,
26,00
$2126,46
Of the money drawn out of the Treasury, for paying boun- ties to Volunteers for the year 1864, there were remaining at the commencement of the municipal year now closed, the fol- lowing sums :-
On deposite with the State Treasurer to procure re- cruits in Rebel States, $250,00
In Samuel H. Taft's hands, 310,00 ·
Drawn out the present year, as before reported, 100,00
$660,00
Paid for two recruits obtained by State agents in Re- bel States, 175,00
over to Town Treas. as per his report, 410,00 Received from State Prov. Marshal by Town Treasurer, as per his report, 75,00
$660,00
14 Summary of Expenditures.
Paid for services of Town Officers,
$237,59
Repairing roads,
127,50
Bridges,
5,40
Support of the Poor,
821,17
Recruiting Expenses,
12,50
Bounties to Volunteers,
100,00
Opposing " Cummings' Road,"
100,01
Miscellaneous Items,
163,72
Support of Schools,
1574,03
Aid to families of Volunteers,
2126,46
$5268,41
Division of School Money for 1865.
Town appropriation,
$1200,00
Interest of surplus revenue,
127,09
Proportion of State School Fund,
71,34
$1398,43
No. scholars in Dist. No. 1, 63 proportion of money, $195,61
66
2, 216
508,95
3, 37
66
66
142,40
66 4, 21
109,61
5, 15
66
97,72
66
6, 24
66
115,76
66
7, 79
66
66
228,38
$1398,43
Rule of division, one third equally among the Districts, the remaining two thirds to the scholar.
Balances due the School Districts.
District No. 1,
79,04
66
2,
114,86
66
3,
3,98
66
4.
4,08
5,
8,27
6, .
4,36
7,
112,32
$326,91
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The Selectmen would further report the indebtedness of the town so for as known to them, as follows :-
Due the several School Districts, $326,91
Town Officers whose terms of office have not ex- pired, by estimation, 100,00
Highway districts their proportion of money, 30,00 Amount of Bonds due from the town, outstanding, 17505,00
$17961,91
The available assets to meet these liabilities, so far as known to the Selectmen, are as follows:
Taxes uncollected, $1041,43
Cash in Treasurer's hand and on deposit, 2362,24
Due from the State, for aid to families of Volunteers, 2409,50
$5813,17
Leaving an indebtedness against the town of
$12,148,74
All which is submitted,
ALEXANDER H. ALLEN, - Selectmen JOHN S. GASKILL, of
WILLIAM H. ALDRICH, Mendon.
MENDON, MARCH 5, 1866.
16 Report of School Book Agent.
Statement of receipts and expenditures for School Books, for the year ending February 20th, 1866.
The Agent debits himself as follows:
To amount of books on hand last settlement, $99,06
66 due for books 20,17
66 of books sold during the year, 94,86
$214,09
The Agent credits himself as follows:
By cash paid for books during the year, 87,31
amount due for books, 23,40
return made to the assessors, (as per certificate,)
10,97
amount due agent last settlement, (for cash advanced,) 10,00
ten per cent. com. on $94,86,
9,49
amount of books now on hand,
65,64
cash to balance,
7,28
$214,09
DAVID ADAMS, Agent for the sale of School Books.
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