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And the increased value of inventory is
870 99
2,266 18
Which leaves an excess of expenditure of this being the sum paid by the town for the support of the poor, in addition to the income from the farm.
$266 15 124;
The cash in the treasury, January 30, 1864, was $796 34
Deduct the excess of expenditure as above stated, 266 15
The remainder is cash in the treasury, January 31, 1865,
$530 19
796 34 Cash received towards support of the poor,
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BALANCES OF ACCOUNTS, JANUARY 31, 1865.
Debit Balances.
Credit Balances.
Engine Houses, $4,608 67
Fire Engines, 2,351 35
New Cemetery, 1,988 29
2,
116 60
The Farm,
4,600 00
66
3,
1,133 36
Personal Property, 2,938 49
66
66
4,
51 16
State of Mass.,
1,000 00
121 31
Cash, 4,033 63
Gen'l appropriations, 5,189 90 Wm. C. Barnes, Agent, 101 61
2,234 79
District No. 1 Tax, 52 67
66
2
20 24
66
3
106 00
4
66 3 85
66
2 80
185 56
School Committee,
195 89
Support of High School,
565 51
Support of the Poor,
530 19
$26,811 94
$26,811 94
LIST OF NOTES PAYABLE, JANUARY 31, 1865.
Date of Notes.
To Whom Given.
Amount of Notes.
When Payable.
Rate Of Interest.
Dec. 1. 1859.
Grace Mixter,
$1.000 00 On demand.
53 per cent.
4 .Jan. 8, 1861.
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00 Dec. 1, 1865.
6 66
Dec. 1, 1861 .
So. Savings Bank.
1,000 00 Dec. 1, 1866. 6
June 12, 1862
Dwight Morse.
800 00 On demand.
53
66
66
June 12, 1862
So. Savings Bank,
3,100 00
66
66
66
66
-+ Jan. 15, 1863
R. H. Cole, Trustee,
1,000 00 On demand.
6
16
..
Jan. 15, 1863
Manning Leonard,
1.200 00
66
66
5
6:
Dec. 1, 1863.
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
66
66
5
..
6.
Dec. 1, 1863.
B. & D. Walker,
1,000 00
5
May 2, 1864.
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
5
66
May 16, 1864.
Se. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
66
66
5
66
6.6
June 16, 1864.
So. Savings Bank,
2,000 00
66
5
66
July 6, 1864. . ...
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
66
6
6.
Aug. 27, 1864.
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
..
6
..
Sept. 5, 1864. . ..
So. Savings Bank,
1.000 00
..
..
6
Total
$23.100 00
There is due the Town, from Mr. S. L. Morse, the sum of $30, for rent of the Cemetery land for the year 1864.
Respectfully submitted,
S. M. LANE, Town Treasurer.
SOUTHBRIDGE, February 1, 1865.
66
Dec. 1. 1862
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00 Dec. 1, 1867. 6
July 28, 1863
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Aug. 5, 1863.
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
66
66
5
5
. 6
June 14, 1864
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
Aug. 2, 1864 .. . .
So. Savings Bank,
1,000 00
6,
137 14
66
7,
138 92
Notes Payable,
$23,100 00
District No. 1,
536 60
66
5,
66
7
16
66
66
66
6
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ACCOUNT OF THE SELECTMEN.
Orders issued by the Selectmen, for the year ending January 31, 1865.
No. Date. Whose Favor. What Account. Amount.
1864.
1. Feb. 6, Daniel F. Bacon, recording births, marriages and deaths, $30 80
2. 6, Daniel F. Bacon, expenses on reports, laws, resolves, &c., 5 44
3. 66 6, Engine Company No. 6, wood and oil for house and Company, . 18 45
4. 6, Treasurer State Reform School, board of F. A. Hagar, from Oct. 1st, to Jan. 1, 6 50
5. 6, Liberty A. Lyon, labor on highway and Dis- trict No. 5, 83 12
62. 29, Calvin A. Paige, services as Assessor, the past year, 50 00
63. " H. W. Bacon, collecting taxes, serving town warrants, &c., 67 80
64.
6 Henry Walker, labor on highway, 17 18
65. March 5, S. M. Lane, services as Treasurer the past year, 25 00
66. Liberty Phelps, collecting taxes the past year, 40 00
67. B. & D. Walker, use of house in small pox cases, 25 00
68. H. D. West, vaccinating Holden and Grant families, 4 00
69. Leonard Cheney, conducting funerals for January and February, 3 00
70. D. D. Clemence, conducting funerals the past year, 12 00
71. D. D. Clemence, returning 34 deaths to Town Clerk, 3 40
72. 12, H. C. Gray, printing town warrants, posters and reports, 53 00
78. 24, George Hanson, services as Overseer of Poor for 1863, 8 25
129. April 6, Rev. W. W. Wilson, services as School Com- mittee, the past year,
54 01
130. 6 ". Samuel L. Morse, taking care of Town Hall the past year, 4 25
131. " " Verney Fiske, town bounty for volunteers, 450 00.
do do do 132. « 19,
do 450 00
188. “ 30, Rev. Eber Carpenter, services on School Committee, the past year, 48 90
189. " " II. C. Gray, printing posters and advertising warrant, 12 00
190. " Andrew H. Morse, town bounty, as volunteer, 150 00
191. 6 Win. B. Potter, advance toward grading Main street, 165 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,787 10
13
Amount brought forward, $1,787 10
193. May 13, Wm. B. Potter, in part for do., 135 00
194. “ Henry Walker, repairing highways, 228 75
195. " M. Leonard, services as School Committee, the past year, 39 75
196. " H. C. Gray, printing school reports and ad- vertising, 32 00
197. “ 20, Wm. B. Potter, part payment for grading Main street, 100 00
198. « 24, Wm. B. Potter, balance for do.,
100 00
199. ‹‹ 27, T. S. Wheelock, labor on highways in Dis- trict No. 3, in 1863, 6 25
256. June 3, C. A. Paige, services recruiting in December, 1863, and January, 1864, 62 70
257. 6 Thomas Potter, amount collected for re- cruiting purposes, 127 00 -
258. 6, James Gleason, services as Selectman the past year, 30 90
259. 66 George Hanson, expenses on liquor cases, 5 62
261. 66
645 65 260. Verney Fiske, cash advanced for recruiting, do services and expenses as Se- lectman, from March 31, 1863, to May 1, 1864, 300 58
262. 66 Pliny M. Clarke, setting glass in Town Hall,
2 88
263. 66 66 A. J. Bartholomew, cash advanced recruits on bounties,
168 30
264. June 7, Edwards & Company, use of Hall, and goods to A. Burlingame, 55 77
266. 66 11, John Edwards, town bounties to volunteers, 500 00
267. " Daniel Whitford, services as Overseer of Poor, the past year, 12 50
268. 66 16, Wm. C. Stedman, repairing bridges, 15 00
269. James Cummins, returning 36 deaths, 3 60
326. 66 30, H. C. Gray, advertising, printing posters, &c., 6 75
327. July 2, R. H. Cole, repairing fence on cemetery, 2 00
329.
18, Henry Walker, labor on highways,
446 25
330. 66 Wm. B. Potter, labor on Main street, 66
14 25
331.
John M. Vinton, repairing bridge near Har- rington's, 1 75
332. 60 Tiger Engine Company, taking care of En- gine, &c., 12 00
333. 66 66
Melville Engine Company, taking care of En- gine, &c., 12 00
334. 20, John Edwards, town bounty to 12 volunteers, 1,500 00
335. 66 23, Samuel Williams, office table, 6 00
336. 66 66 Wm. C. Barnes, cleaning Hartwell's reservoir, 9 50
388. 66 30, Leonard Cheney, conducting funerals from March 25, to August 1, 9 75
399. Aug. 1, Verney Fiske, cord wood rules, 100. " " Sumner Pratt. hose and couplings, 438 60
26 60
Amount carried forward,
$6,844 80
14
Amount brought forward, $6,844 80 401. Aug. 9, E. O. Gilmore, work on Engine No. 7, and hose, 3 00
402. 10, II. C. Gray, printing posters and advertising, 15 75
403. 19, Thomas Talbot, bridge plank, 28 50
404. 66 24, Wm. O. Mason, town bounty for volunteering, 125 00
405. 25, George Remington, do 125 00
406. 26, Wm. C. Stedman, bounties for four volunteers,
500 00
467. Sept. 1, Pliny Litchfield, labor on cemetery,
75 00
468. 3, George A. Dresser, town bounty for one vol.,
125 00
469. 10, Win. C. Stedman, cash paid and service rendered,
147 15
470. 12, James F. Blaine, town bounty for two volun- teers, 250 00
471. 66 28, Pliny Litchfield, labor on cemetery,
100 00
472. 29, Hamilton Cornet Band, services at military meetings, 30 00
544. Oct. 8, Francis Blair, relaying pound wall,
15 00
545. 15, H. W. Bacon, serving town warrants and horse hire, 37 25
549. 22, H. G. Ammidown, town bounty for volunteering, 125 00
608. 31, Albert Harris, surveying Main street, 12 00
609. " Henry Walker, labor on highways, 235 75
610. Nov. 7, Thomas Potter, team to Woodstock,
2 00
670. " 30, Marvin Cheney, oxen and man filling canal at Ashland, 8 00
671. Dec. 5, Rev. Eber Carpenter, services as School Committee from April 11 to Dec. 5, 22 73
672. 66 Joseph Congdon, labor on highway in 1863, 1 00
673. 6, H. C. Gray, printing posters, by-laws, and advertising, 22 00
1865.
"733. Jan. 12, Henry Walker, labor on highways and bridges,
200 89
,792. " 31, Sylvester Dresser, services as Assessor the past year,
65 14
:793. Thomas Potter, abatement on Town taxes in 1864,
216 76
794. 6 Thomas Potter, abatement on taxes in Dis- strict No. 3, 16 43
795. D. K. Olney, serving town warrants and notifying officers, 10 70
796. 66 66 Hiram Morse, damage done sheep by dogs, 7 20
297. Samuel L. Morse, conducting funerals and taking care of Town Hall, 12 75
$9,379 80
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MILITARY AID ORDERS,
Issued by the Selectmen for the year ending January 31, 1865.
To Mrs. Chas. C. Bigelow,
$51 98
Hannah Lucie,
46 00
Samuel HI. Marble,
110 82
66 David R. Horton,
83 12
Margaret Leary,
104 54
66 Joseph Moore,
104 54
Ellen Powers,
104 54
66 Wm. A. Sears,
104 54
66 Munroe Reynolds,
95 68
66 Polly Dresser,
8 28
John Mack,
104 54
66 Daniel Walker,
74 26
66 Wm. E. Horton,
104 54
66 Henry E. Gilbert,
104 54
66 Arnold Capron,
144 00
Linus C. Albee,
144 00
66 Geo. E. Hubbard,
144 00
66 Sanford Broadbent,
144 00
Jasper Bugbee,
96 00
David Brown,
144 00
66 John Kelly,
144 00
6. Wm. Sabin,
144 00
Oliver Stone,
84 00
66 John D. Fiske,
144 00
James Ryan,
144 00
66
Ambrose Fogle,
8 57
Edwin Dexter,
46 00
John G. Leach,
41 41
66 John E. Bassett,
37 56
James A. Knight,
4 14
Harriet Newhall,
41 56
Eliza Miller,
9 57
66 Edwin S. Beecher,
52 27
6.6 Joseph H. Lombard,
82 99
66 Mary Bowler,
52 27
David Fairfield,
87 27
66
Margaret Bryson,
8 57
66
James Flynn,
144 00
Patrick Tallast,
24 00
A. J. Mckinstry,
107 97
66 Mary Porter,
52 27
Richmond Barrett,
87 27
Mary A. Morse,
99 11
Louis Rivers,
130 80
66
Amity Angell,
48 84
Sally Marcy,
56 70
Catharine Blute,
35 00
66 Amelia Elkins,
4 14
Amount carried forward,
$3,940 20
.
$3,940 20
.mount brought forward, To Mrs. Ellen Carroll,
4 14
Austin Stevens,
69 98
Patience Coffin,
52 27
Jason G. Smith,
4 43
James S. O'Brien,
104 54
Emory B. Horn,
104 54
Wni. Spencer,
104 54
E. P. Tiffany,
104 54
Patrick O'Hara,
104 54
. Simons W. Belknap,
104 54
Russell Sanders,
104 54
Patrick Hughes,
104 54
Garrett Frank,
104 54
Patrick Eagan,
104 54
Albert Holmes,
104 54
Henry G. Ammidown,
21 57
Isaac C. Irish,
95 68
George B. Corey,
144 00
John Congdon,
113 40
Wm. Remmington,
46 00
Herman Schumaker,
113 40
Albert D. Blanchard,
113 40
Alfred W. Coffin,
52 27
Levi Horton,
113 40
Robert Bryson,
96 12
Theodore Frost,
97 40
Grosvener Lamb,
67 99
$6,295 59
VERNEY FISKE, Selectmen of HENRY C. AMMIDOWN, WM. C. STEDMAN, Southbridge.
RECAPITULATION.
Orders issued by the Selectmen within the year ending January 31, 1865, $15,675 39
Orders outstanding January 31, 1864, 857 47
$16,532 86
Orders paid by the Treasurer within the year ending January 31, 1865, $16,201 12
Orders outstanding January 31, 1865, 322 88
Order No. 82, issued in 1863, outstanding,
8 86
$16,532 86
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ORDERS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE' OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1865.
No. Date. 1864.
Whose Favor. What Account. Amount.
1. Feb. 11, George Morse, for support of Rachel Mckinstry, one year, to April 1, 1864, 55 00
2. .. 16, Simon W. Streeter, for support of Sally Clark, from Oct. 1, 1863, to Jan.1, 1864, three months, 10 00
3. March 1, L. W. Curtis, doctoring town poor one year, from April 1, 1863, to April 1, 1864, 25 00
4. 15, George Baylies, one yoke oxen,
175 00
5. 66 21, Jerome Morris, for support of Edwin Morris, six months, from Oct. 1, 1863, to April 1, 1864, 32 50
6. April 1, A. E. Fitts, services of self and wife, su- perintending farm three months, from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1864, 87 50
7. « 6, E. W. Lee, for support of Chapman Lee, three months, from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1864, 16 25
8. 8, State Lunatic Hospital, for board of Lydia Fiske, from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1864, 40 50
9. 14, Francis Ryan, bill for blacksmithing, 1863, 5 72
9 00
11.
12. Sanford Lyon, for 4 cows, $37.00, $47.50, $60.00, $63.00,
207 50
13. Lendall P. Tower, driving cows from Wood- stock, 1 00
14. 28, Carpenter Clark, one yoke oxen,
150 00
15. " S. Gould, stage fare for pauper to Monson,
1 00
16. May 3, Simon W. Streeter, support of Sally Clark, from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1864,
10 00
17. 4, Wm. Bowker, aid to self and family,
10 00
18. 14, Daniel Whitford, stage fare for Mrs. John D. Fiske, August 28, 1863, 50 cts ; use of horse, mowing in 1863, $8.00; paid G. A. Dresser and Daniel Chamberlin for appraising farm property, Feb. 1864, $2.00, 10 50
19. << 19, A. E. Fitts, for one bull and one pair yearling steers, $95.00 ; one calf, $9.00, 104 00
20. " 20, Ephraim Dakin, one pump 42 feet long, 17 00
21. June 3, Chandler Healy, funeral expenses of Rachel Mckinstry, 15 00
Amount carried forward.
S
$983 45
10. 21, C. H. Rockwood, clothing for Cutting boys, " S. L. Morse, repairing boots for Cutting boys,
98
18
Amount brought forward, $983 45
22. June 6, James Cummins, digging grave for Mrs. Garro, 1 50
25. .. 12, Daniel D. Clemence, attending funeral of Reuben Prouty, with hearse, 3 00
24. July 1, A. E. Fitts, services of self and wife, su- perintending farm, from April 1 to July 1, 1864, three months, 87 50
25. 8, C. II. Rockwood, shroud for Mrs. Garro, May 11, 2 13
26. William Bowker, aid for self and family,
10 00
27. 66 13, State Lunatic Hospital, board of Lydia Fiske three months, from April to July 1st, 39 00
28. 66 19, D. H. Towne, for half barrel crackers, 2 00
29. 23, Samuel Williams, one coffin for Mrs. Garro, May 14, $6.00 ; one do. for Louis Priest, July 9, $5.50, 11 50
30. 26, Simon M. Streeter, support of Sally Clark, from April 1st to July 1st, 1864, 10 00
31. 31, Henry H. Wells, labor of self 4 months, from March 28th to July 26th, 100 00
32. Aug. 20, Thomas A. Stone, 11 days' labor repairing buildings, 27 50
33. Sept. 3, D. K. Olney, 7 lbs. 10 ounces veal,
95
34. " 12, Wm. Comstock & Son, bill of groceries, pro- visions, &c.,
105 12
35, “ 30, Samuel Williams, one coffin for I. S. Shep- ard, $5.00; one do, for I. S. Cashel, $3.00 ; one do. for F. Cure, $2.00, 10 00
36, 66
Cummings & Williams, bill of pans, hard- ware, &c., 15 91
37. J. J. Oakes, groceries and store goods, 6. 57 50
38. Wm. Edwards & Son, groceries, &c., 28 93
39.
66 A. E. Fitts, services self and wife, superin- tending farm three months, from July to October 1st, 87 50
40. Oct. 1, Simon W. Streeter, support of Sally Clark from July 1st to Oct. 1st, 10 00
41. 14, Charles B. Cozzens, bill of phosphate, labor, &c., 45 52 42. 66 66 Daniel Morse, bill of blacksmithing to date, 9 00
43. 66 State Lunatic Hospital, board of Lydia Fiske from July 1st to Oct. 1st, 13} weeks, 42 71
44. Thomas Potter, taxes on farm, 66 67 44
45. 66 66 James Gleason, bill of groceries for farm, $30.52 ; do. delivered Jerome Morris, $9.23, 39 75
46. " 22, Samuel Newell, one table, $2.50 ; six chairs, $4.50, 7 00
47. Nov. 25, Charles Hanson & Co., half barrel of crack- 'ers, (July 12,) 2 25
48. 28, Henry H. Wells, 4 months labor on farm, from July 28 to Nov. 28, in full, 100 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,907 16
19
Amount brought forward, $1,907 16
49. Nov. 28, John Comins, bill of harness work in 1863, 3 67
50. Dec. 2, M. K. Olney & Co., keeping Mrs. Jason Smith over night, 1 50
51. Dresser & Whitford, fare of Jason Smith and wife to Gloucester, 4 00
52. 9, E. W. Lee, board in full and funeral expen- ses of Chapman Lee, 40 00
53. 16, Oliver Mason, one cord wood delivered Wm. Greene, 4 55
54. 66 28, H. W. Bacon, 10 pigs, 64 00
1865.
55. Jan. 3, M. M. Marble, 8 lbs. pork delivered Wm. Greene, 2 00
56. 66 4, C. H. Rockwood, boots and clothing for Cut- ting boys, 10 65
57. 66 66 Hamilton Wooolen Company, one oil cask and burlaps, 3 14
58. Wm. E. Alden, goods delivered to Moses Bean, $10.88 ; do to Mary Fiske, $4.50, 15 38
59. 66 J. W. Marble, repairing shoes for Ida Sabin, 70
60. 66 State Lunatic Hospital, board of Lydia Fiske from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1865, 42 71
61. 66 A. E. Fitts, services of self and wife super- intending farm, from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1865, 87 50 12, George Hanson, 60 qts. milk delivered Moses Bean, 3 60
62. 66
63. Herring & Gould, fare of M. Ryan and John Joice to Monson, 2 70
64.
.6 Dresser Manufacturing Company, one month rent of house for Wm. Greene, 3 00
65.
19, Lendall P. Tower, bill of butchering, &c., 4 83
66. 66 30, Wm. Comstock & Son, bill of groceries for farm, 26 29
67. 66 Wm. Comstock & Son, goods delivered to Marshal Sabin, $2.25 ; do Wm. Greene, $10.80 ; do James Davis, $6.00, 19 05
4 58
68. Daniel Morse, bill of blacksmithing to date, 69. 31, Cummings & Williams, bill of hardware, &c., 70. 66 Pliny Litchfield, attending funeral with hearse for Lewis Priest, $2.00 ; do Mrs.
1 15
Garro, $2.00; do Henry Greving, and carrying remains to Webster, $4.00, 8 00
71. " " Wm. Edwards & Son, bill of groceries, &c., 6 60
$2,266 76
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RECEIPTS OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1865.
1864.
April 26, Jerome Morris, for 1,525 lbs. hay, $12 00
May 2, John Edwards, 2,340 19 97
2, D. F. Bacon, for support of Lydia Fiske, from Jan. 4 to April 4, 13 weeks, 9 75
4, John Wall, for 2,085 lbs hay, 18 57
15, D. Whitford, one barrel apples, 2 00
June
1, George Hanson, for 12 lbs. sausages, $1.44 ; 650 lbs. rowen, $3.90 ; 900 lbs. hay, $6.30, 11 64
" Bradford Baylies, for 400 lbs. hay, $3.20; 200 lbs. rowen, $1.20 ; carting same, 60 cents,
5 00
M. K. Olney, 23 lbs. lard,
3 68
3, George Hanson, for error in hay,
90
12, John Wall, 1,461 lbs. hay,
11 56
66 16, Frank Nichols, horse keeping,
9 00
23, Hamilton Woolen Company, 1 ox-wagon,
30 00
July
8, A. E. Fitts, 3 calves, 36 00
15, D. F. Baeon, support of Lydia Fiske 13 weeks from April 1st to July 1st, 9 75
" Jairus Putney, for 30 lbs. butter, a 33c, 10 00
Aug. 19, Thomas A. Stone, for butter and meat, 6 75
16 33
3, D. K. Olney & Co., 361 lbs. beef, a 8c, $28.88 ; 2 calves, 179 lbs, a 13c, $23.27, 52 15
66 12, Wm. Comstock & Son, bill of butter, vegetables, &c,, 43 59
30, J. J. Oakes, bill butter, &c., 12 18
" E. M. Turner, 2,635 lbs. hay, (Feb. 29,) 22 39
Wm. Edwards & Son, bill of butter, apples, &c., 22 63
John Wall, 865 lbs. hay, 6 92
J. J. Oakes, error in butter,
11
Oct. 14, Charles B. Cozzens, bill of hay, pork, &c., 46 69
17, James Gleason, bill of veal, hides, &c., 89 16
66 24, Daniel Whitford, bill of butter, 42 53
31, F. W. Botham, do do 1 92
" T. Harrington, 2 1-3 barrels cider,
7 00
Nov. 25, Charles Hanson & Co., 2,415 lbs. hay,
21 74
66 6 John Comins, horse keeping,
2 48
Dec. 6, Lendall P. Tower, 518 lbs. beef, 51 80
1865.
Jan. 9, Pliny Litchfield, for straw, 1 00
" D. F. Bacon, support of Lydia Fiske, from July 1st to Jan. 1st, 1865, 19 50
66 George Hanson, for bill of butter, pork and horse keeping, 33 70
66 " Rufus Young, for poultry,
11 40
Amount carried forward.
$701 79
Sept. 1, C. A. Paige, bill of butter and pork to date,
21
Amount brought forward,
$701 79
Jan. 19, Lendall P. Tower, 97 lbs. hides, $8.73 ; keeping cow, $1.75, 10 48
. 6.6
Verney Fiske, State aid to Mrs. John D. Fiske, one year, from Feb. 1, 1864, to Feb. 1, 1865, 48 00
66
C. A. Paige, bill of butter, 30 61
66 I. P. Streeter & Co., two yoke oxen, 488 00
$1,377 61
Feb. 20, 1864, Labor of Cutting boys, $9.58 ; March 5th, aid to Mrs. John Fiske, $8.00,
17 58
$1,395 19
APPRAISED VALUE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE FARM, JANUARY 31, 1865.
CLASS 1. Live Stock-13 cows, $585 00
2 yearlings,
65 00
1 bull calf, 18 00
1 horse,
150 00
5 turkeys, '
15 00
27 hens,
13 00
10 pigs,
110 00
CLASS 2. Hay & Grain-18 tons hay, $30 per ton, 540 00 Lot of hay and husks, 35 00
Lot of rowen, $10, straw $2, 12 00
32 bus. barley, $2 per bus., 64 00 60 bus. corn, $2.10 per bus. 126 00
777 00
CLASS 4. Furniture-as invoiced,
CLASS 5. Provisions-120 bushels potatoes,
96 00
4 barrels apples, 14 00
1000 pounds pork, 250 00
650 pounds beef,
65 00
2₺ barrels cider, 7 50
20 gallons vinegar,
4 00
12 barrel flour,
21 00
133 lbs. cheese, 25c per lb., 33 25
160 lbs. butter, 50c per 1b., 80 00
4 bus. beets, $1 per bus., 4 00
8 bus. carrots, 75c per bu., 6 00
2 bus. onions, $2.50 per bu., 5 00 39 lbs. dried apple, 16c per 1b., 6 24 Lot tea, molasses, sugar, &c., 5 00
596 99
$2,938 49
$956 00
CLASS 3. Farming Tools-as invoiced,
347 25
261 25
M. M, Marble, 548} lbs. pork, a 18c, 98 73
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RECAPITULATION.
Orders issued within the year ending January 31, 1865, $2,266 76
Orders issued by Selectmen, for pay of Overseers, 20 75
Appraised value of personal property on farm January 31, 1864, 2,067 50
Interest on farm for one year, 253 00
$4,608 01
Amount of receipts as herein stated to January 31, 1865, 1,395 19
Appraised value of personal property January 31, 1865, 2,938 49
Outstanding orders, 8 18
Cost of support of poor for the year ending January 31, 1865, 266 15
4,608 01
Demands unpaid, 101 69
Claims uncollected,
19 04
C. A. PAIGE, GEORGE HANSON, Overseers of the Poor. WM. COMSTOCK,
SOUTHBRIDGE, February 1, 1865.
STATEMENT OF THE TOWN AGENT FOR THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
Receipts.
Cash received for liquors sold for 83 months, $920 13
Estimated value of liquors and fixtures on hand, .955 95
$1,876 08
Expenditures.
Cash paid Commissioner for liquors, 83 months, $1,609 11
· due the Town for liquors received of former Agent, 101 64
" paid for Agent's salary, 8} months, 71 01
paid for insurance, license, freight and interest, 94 32
$1,876 08
WM. C. BARNES, Town Agent. SOUTHBRIDGE, February 1, 1865.
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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
The following statement shows the cash expenditures in detail for the past year :
Bounties to volunteers,
$4,300 00
Recruiting expenses,
1,003 65
Aid to soldiers' families,
6,615 74
Repairing highways and bridges,
1,469 63
State tax,
3,984 00
County tax,
1,620 39
Discount on taxes,
2,340 00
Abatement of taxes,
432 08
District taxes,
693 53
Borrowed money and notes,
11,550 00
Interest on do,
1,131 99
Deposited with the State Treasurer,
1,000 00
Hose and Couplings for Engines,
438 60
Support of High School,
695 87
Support of District Schools,
2,806 63
Tax refunded to 45 Engine men,
82 20
Grading and surveying Main street,
526 25
Services and expenses of Selectmen,
447 73
do
School Committee,
165 39
do
Town Treasurer,
25 00
do Assessors,
152 64
Collecting taxes.
40 00
Labor on Cemetery,
177 00
Hamilton Cornet Band,
80 00
H. W. Bacon, collecting taxes, serving warrants,
105 05
J. Edwards & Company, use of Edwards Hall and sundries,
55 77
Taking care of engine and wood for same,
45 45
M. K. Olney, for refreshments for firemen,
25 00
Wood measurers,
26 60
Relaying pound wall,
15 00
Wm. C. Barnes, for books, &c.,
34 39
Conducting funerals,
40 75
Watching fire,
8 50
Labor and material for lock-up,
30 55
Postage and revenue stamps,
3 47
D. F. Bacon, for recording births and deaths,
36 24
B. & D. Walker, for use of house for small pox, 25 00
Wm. C. Barnes, cleaning reservoir,
9 50
Selectmen's orders, Nos. 4, 68, 130, 259, 262, 335, 610,
31 25
Support of the poor, whole amount, $2,532.83 ; deduct re- ceipts, $1,395.19, leaves 1,137 14
Amount paid by the town for the year ending January
31, 1865, 43,549 48
Add amount of receipts from poor farm, 1,395 19
The amount of expenditures as reported by the Treasurer, $44,944 67
141 50
HI. C. Gray, bill of printing,
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Respectfully submitted.
J. O. MCKINSTRY, M. E. IRWIN, Auditing J. M. CHENEY, Committee-
SOUTHBRIDGE, February 1, 1865.
AUDITORS' REPORT
OF THE
a . s. K autolow -
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES,
AND FINANCES
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE,
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1866.
SOUTHBRIDGE : JOURNAL OFFICE, PRINTED BY H. C. GRAY. 1866.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1865-6.
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER : DANIEL F. BACON.
SELECTMEN :
MANNING LEONARD, HENRY C. AMMIDOWN, JOHN O. MCKINSTRY.
ASSESSORS : LUCIAN MARCY, WM. F. MCKINSTRY, MOSES E. IRWIN.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
REV. S. S. PARKER, REV. M. L. RICHARDSON, REV. E. B. PALMER
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :
GEO. HANSON, OLIVER MASON, DANIEL WHITFORD.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES : THOMAS POTTER.
CONSTABLES : D. K. OLNEY, H. W. BACON.
At the Annual Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of South bridge, held March 6, 1865, " M. E. IRWIN, C. V. CARPENTER, an. A. J. BARTHOLOMEW were chosen a Committee to examine an audit the accounts of the Town for the year ensuing, and prepare printed report of their doings, to be distributed at or before the nex annual meeting."
From the record. Attest :
DANIEL F. BACON, Toun Clerk.
REPORT.
The Auditing Committee of the Town, chosen to examine and audit its accounts for the fiscal year ending January 31st, 1866, having at- tended to their duties, submit the following report :
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER.
The Account of D. F. BACON, Treasurer, with the Town of Southbridge, for the year ending January 31, 1866.
RESOURCES.
Cash in the Treasury, January 31, 1865,
$4,033 63
The Tax Bill for 1865, as follows :
For the State Tax,
$8,883 00
66 " County Tax,
1,811 16
support of the High School,
800 00
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support of the District Schools,
2,500 00
repairing Highways,
1,200 00
repairing Bridges,
500 00
66 payment of debts,
2,200 00
interest on debts,
1,500 00
66 discount on Taxes,
1,800 00
Contingent Expenses,
2,000 00
Overlayings on Taxes,
250 59
23,444 75
Tax assessed in District No. 1,
178 50
No. 3,
711 11
Received of Wm. Comstock, for amount overpaid him Jan. 30, 1865,
5 15
60
towards support of Lydia Fiske,
39 00
66
Mrs. J. D. Fiske, 25 20
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