Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1856-1878, Part 11

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 644


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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,


11


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


12


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


15


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


17


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


20


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


22


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


66


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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