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Roger Hickey, for setting stone bounds, 3 50
2,820 50
Amount carried forward,
$7,430 16
138 45
13
Amount brought forward,
$7,430 16
PAID FOR REPAIRING HIGHWAYS IN 1866.
A. S. Ellis, for sand, hay and use of tools,
$66 23
William Comstock, for his services, 10 00
James Gleason, for meal for oxen, 26 65
R. H. Cole, for 80 loads of gravel,
4 80
107 68
PAID FOR REPAIRING HIGHWAYS IN 1867.
William Comstock, for labor on roads,
$723 80
John W. Goodell,
297 76
Henry Clarke,
598 69
John M. Vinton,
194 70
Wm. H. H. Cheney,
66
95 25
Hiram Morse,
115 00
Horace Walker,
191 14
Central Mills Co.,
35 80
Broad & Ward, for culvert on Hook street,
20 00
Cummings and Williams, bill for tools, nails, &c., 16 25
2.288 89
PAID FOR REPAIRING BRIDGES.
Hamilton Woolen Co., for 377 ft. plank, in 1866, $10 56
Ruggles W. Morse, for repairing bridge, 1 00
Charles W. Weld,
red bridge,
307 42
P. M. Clark, for painting
33 00
Wm. Comstock, for labor on bridges,
75 64
Peter Longee,
iron bridge,
3 75
Wm. H. H. Cheney, “
bridges,
13 00
John M. Vinton,
6 94
Henry Clarke, for labor and materials,
75 00
George A Dresser, for lumber for bridges,
193 66
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, “
6 55
726 52
PAID FOR RAILING ON ROADS.
W. H. H. Cheney, for timber and railing, $22 90
Geo. A. Dresser,
110 30
Henry Clarke, for labor and materials, 103 55
236 75
Amount carried forward,
$10,789 5(
14
Amount brought forward,
$10,789 50
PAID FOR BREAKING OUT ROADS IN 1867.
Wm. Comstock, for men and teams,
$10 90
Pliny Litchfield,
66
6 25
Oliver Mason,
67 90
John W. Goodell, 66
40 50
Hamilton Woolen Co., "
43 20
A. S. Ellis,
66
72 80
Albert Mckinstry, 6.
4 20
Henry Clarke,
46 81
Ruggles W. Morse, 66
50 05
John M. Vinton,
6:
6 40
Marvin Cheney,
17 85
W. H. H. Cheney,
..
4 80
James Lyon,
50 55
Henry Walker,
80 80
Horace Walker,
66
34 00
537 01
PAID FOR GUIDE POSTS AND SIGNS.
Peter Longee, for labor on guide posts, $35 25
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, for lumber for guide boards and street signs, 35 00
70 25
PAID FOR SIDEWALKS.
J. Murphy, for labor, blasting rocks, and for powder,
$36 19
A. Harris, for surveying Main street, 13 00
Wm. Comstock, for labor of men and teams grading Main street, 676 67
Wm. C. Barnes for brick sidewalk, from Elm street to Mrs. Newell's, on Hamilton street, 3,743 28
Leonard Cutler, for plank sidewalk on Hamilton street to Globe bridge, 1,480 94
Geo. A. Dresser, for labor and materials for side- walk from Crane street to Globe village, 1,768 68
Wm. C. Barnes, for interest paid on $6000, bor- rowed to pay for labor and materials, 91 00
7,809 76
PAID FOR SUIT OF R. S. BURR AGAINST THE TOWN.
Mr. Burr, in settlement, $4,000 00
II. W. Bacon, for two journeys to Wilbraham, 15 00
M. Leonard, for expenses of two trips to Wil- braham to negotiate settlement, 11 60
George F. Hoar, retaining fee, 50 00
4,076 60
Amount carried forward,
$23,283 12
13
$23,283 12
Amount brought forward, PAID FOR REPAIRS OF TOWN HOUSE AMD FENCE.
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, for sash and glass, $1 33
Leonard Cutler, for labor and materials, 44 45
M. Lafayette, for labor in yard, 4 38
P. M. Clarke, for painting house and fence,
114 60
Dillaber & Marcy, for resetting steps,
2 00
Alden Potter, for repairing chimneys,
40 28
207 04
PAID FOR CONDUCTING FUNERALS,
Willard Morse,
$ 75
Marvin Cheney,
75
Carpenter Clarke,
3 00
Samuel Williams,
4 50
Leonard Cheney,
14 95
23 95
PAID POR SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
John O. Mckinstry, selectman,
$41 00
William C. Barnes,
63 50
Manning Leonard, 46 00
S. S. Parker, school committee in 1864-5-6-7,
157 50
M. L. Richardson, in 1866, $48; in
1867, $20,
68 00
E. B. Palmer, school committee,
50 25
S. C. Hartwell, assessor, 1867,
58 48
John W. Goodell, “
40 00
Three Auditors.
15 00
Daniel Whitford, collector of taxes,
70 00
609 73
PAID FOR PRINTING AND PUBLISHING.
H. C. Gray, for auditors' and school committees' reports, notices and warrants,
97 75
PAID FOR ABATEMENTS OF TAXES.
Daniel Whitford, in settlement of tax bill of 1866,$390 44 Assessors' orders of abatement of taxes of 1866, 53 66
6 € 6 1867, 86 85
530 95
PAID SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON TAXES.
District No. 1,
$381 57
،،
3,
41 96
6,
1 50
425 03
Amount carried forward,
$25,177 57
10
Amount brouyht forward, $25,177 57
PAID FOR NOTES PAYABLE.
Note to Southbridge Savings Bank, $3,100 00
Four notes for money borrowed in anticipation of
taxes, 4,000 00
7,100 00
PAID FOR INTEREST.
On outstanding notes, for one year, $440 20
" one note paid, 172 57
· borrowed money, 124 83
737 60
For State tax for 1867, 9,450 00
" County tax " 1,704 62
11,154 62 3,009 74
For discount on taxes allowed to H. W. Bacon, collector,
PAID FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
34 Melville engine men, poll tax, $64 20
6 Tiger 11 20
S. M. Lane, for recording and returning mar- riages, births and deaths in 1866, 55 45
S. M. Lane, for services at clerks' convention, express fees, and moving safe, 10 21
Wm. C. Barnes, for school books, 10 11
One assessors book and paper, 3 79
13 90
Mrs. Griggs, for keeping Geo. Blanden when insane, 3 00: D. K. Olney, for serving warrants, 6 00
H. W. Bacon, for serving warrants and notifying town officers, 5 40
Pliny Litchfield, for returning deaths, 2 85
Joel W. Marble,
2 10
James Cummings, " 66
6 80
M. Leonard, for 2 keys to tomb and for gas fixtures, 1 00
H. Lamson, for curb stones and posts at Tiger engine house, 51 40
F. Cady, for tallow and oil for Melville Engine Co., 2 24
H. A. Bosworth, for care of engine, 20 00
20 00
W. C. Barnes,
town clock,
27 50
68 82
C. B. Cozzens, for pump for cemetery,
6 00
HI. Spaulding, for use of hearse,
P. M. Clark, for painting hearse, 25 00
S. Thayer, for services as special police on 25 Sundays, 50 00
Hamilton Woolen Co., for labor on fire engines, 11 50
A. Kinney, for two gallons oil for engines, 5 00
Bacon & Aldrich, for legal opinion in 1864, 5 00
S. Dresser, for rent of selectmen's room for 12 years, 45 25
557 22
Amount carried for vard,
$47.736 78
D. K. Olney, 66
וי
J. W. Marble, for digging and stoning well, for other work in cemetery, 22 40 15 00
17
Amount brought forward,
$47,736 78
PAID FOR STATE AID AS FOLLOWS.
To Mrs. Catharine Hannam,
$96 00
Mrs. E. P. Tiffany,
16 00
Mrs. Susan M. Knight,
48 00
Mrs. Julia Seymour,
48 00
Mrs. Sarah M. Sears,
96 00
Mrs. Mary Doyle,
96 00
Mrs. Margaret Brown,
96 00
Miss Ellen Carrol,
48 00
John Silk,
16 00
Patrick Gleason,
16 00
A. D. Blanchard,
16 00
James Lee, guardian,
24 00
William P. Eddy,
72 00
William B. Morse,
72 00
Peter C. Cain,
72 00
Frederick L. Holmes,
72 00
Anthony Deon,
72 00
Mary Purcell,
24 00
1,000 00
PAID FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FARM, AS FOLLOWS.
Lunatic hospital, for keeping Lydia Fiske, $179 88
S. M. Streeter, for keeping Sally Clarke, 40 00
Town of Sutton, for support of A. J. Mckinstry and family, 13 96
Town of Warren, for supplies for Samuel Eastman,
11 40
Burt Crawford, for clothing,
13 60
E. Dexter & Co., for groceries for Mrs. Horton,
22 43
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, for nursing Mrs. Horton,
1 10
Patrick Kelly, for fuel for Mrs. Horton,
1 25
S. Moore, for keeping 8 vagrants,
10 25
E. Dexter & Co., for groceries for family of An- thony Duplicia, 10 01
F. W. Botham, for expense in case of Samuel Ellis, 8 00 Daniel Whitford, for fare of Mary J. Doyle to Monson, 1 55 Dresser & Whitford, for expenses for paupers, 1 50
John Comins, for expenses for paupers,
8 35
Samuel Williams, for coffins,
35 00
J. W. Marble, for burial of paupers,
6 00
Nancy Jenks, for shroud,
2 50
J. J. Oakes, for merchandise,
80 14
Edwards & Co., do
16 35
Carpenter & Irwin, do
64 52
T. Potter & Co., do
151 78
Amounts carried forward, 3
$679 57
$48,736 78
18
Amounts brought forward. 8679 57 $48,736 78
Cummings & Williams, for merchandise.
14 98
William Comstock, for shoes, 10 60
I. Badger, for repairing shoes, 5 75
N. Chandler, for threshing grain,
16 10
Daniel Morse, for blacksmithing,
21 64
L. P. Tower, for butchering,
5 25
A. Fitts. for services of himself and wife 1 year,
400 00
H. H. Wells, for labor on farm,
205 00
Daniel Whitford,
16 80
A. Hogan, do
27 50
D. Whitford. for use of his horse on mowing machine 12 days, 8 00
P. M. Clarke, for glazing at house, 5 40
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, for sash for house, 3 75
Geo. Whitford, for job on set kettle,
5 00
L. W. Curtis, for service one year as physician,
25 00
Overseers, for their services in 1866, 64 25
4 50
Geo. S. Stone, for repairing wagon,
2 00
Horace Fairbanks, for repairing tools,
7 05
Frank Blackmar, for one yoke of oxen,
250 00
Taxes on farm in 1867,
82 62
Interest on cost of farm,
276 00
2,136 76
Total of expenditures, $50,873 54
Deducting one order of Overseers, not yet paid by the treasurer, 7 05
And the amount, $50,866 49 corresponds with the aggregate, as stated in the treasurer's account.
Of the sum total of expenditures there was paid out on orders of the Selectmen, $29,076 40
do do Overseers of the Poor, 1,796 51
do do School Committee, 4,134 84
do do Prudential Committees, 888 42
By the treasurer, duly authorized,
14,977 37
$50 873 54
It will be noticed that among the items of expenditure is the sum of $7,809.76, for cost of making sidewalks and grading Main street. From this sum deduct the amount received of abutters as part payment for the sidewalk, $2,977.46, and there remains as a balance of money paid out of the treasury the sum of $4,832 30
There was also paid from the treasury on account of the suit of R. S. Burr against the town, the sum of
4,076 60
Total,
$8,908 90
L. Reynolds, for repairing mowing machine,
19
The town has never appropriated any money for either of these two objects, nor authorized any person to draw on the treasurer therefor ; but the total amount was paid on the orders of the Selection, out of money specially set apart for other purposes, and was thus diverted from the objects for which it was raised and appropriated by the town.
The personal property at the farm has been appraised by the Over- scer- as follows :
CLASS 1. Live Stock :
10 cows, $600.00 ; one pair oxen. $250.00. $850 00
7 pigs, $50.00 ; 5 yearlings, $180.00, 280 00
20 hens, $10.00 ; 6 turkeys, $9.00. 19 00
1 horse, $75.00; 7 two year olds. 8290.00, 365 00
CLASS 2. Hay and Grain :
80 tons hay, $600; 100 bush. barley, $150. $759 00 150 bush. corn, $225.00; 8 bush. oats, $7.20, 282 20
2 tons barley straw, 20 00
1,002 20
CLASS 3. Farm Tools :
Invoiced,
$375 00
Cart rigging, 33 00
23 00
431 00
CLASS 4. Household future-invoiced,
250 00
CLASS 5. Provisions, to wit :
Lot of potatoes, $10 00
10 barrels 2d class apples, 25 00
900 lbs. pork. $90.00; Co lbs. batter 40c. 824. 114 00 484 lbs.l cef.$68 : 180 lbs. new milk cheese. $21, 79 00 · 80 lbs. dried apple, $5.00; 3 bbls. cider, $24.00. 29 00 20 gall. vinegar, $8.00; 1 bush. beans, $3.50. 11 50
1 bush. onions. $1.00; 1 bush. boots, 75 c.s., 1 75
2 doz. eggs, 80 cts. ; 12 bbl. soap, $7.50. 8 30
Groceries and family stores, 13 00
291 55
$3,438 75
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DANIEL WHITFORD. JOHN COMINS, F. W. BOTHAM,
1,464 CO
Harness,
20
The results of the management of the farm, and the expense of sup- porting the poor, are exhibited in the following. summary of the transactions in this department, taken from the foregoing accounts. The expenditures have been as follows :
For supporting the poor away from the farm, $323 28
" one yoke of oxen purchased, 250 00
" groceries and supplies for the farm, 387 62
labor on farm and for repairs,
727 99
" serivces of Overseers and physician,
89 25
" taxes on farm for 1867, 82 62
" one year's intcrest on cost of the farm,
276 00
The receipts have been as follows :
$2,136 70
From sales of the products of the farm, $1,255 67
Henry Fiske, towards support of Lydia Fiske, 39 00
the State treasurer, for coffins furnished during the last six years, 117 50
Town appropriation, 500 00
1,912 17
Balance,
224 59
Add reduction of amount of inventory,
40 81
Excess of expenditure above appropriations, 265 40
To this excess add the sums appropriated by the town, and received from State treasurer, 617 50
Total,
$882 90
Which sum is the cost of supporting the poor, in addition to the income from the farm. The result shows that the appropriation for this de- partment, made last year, should have been $800 at least, instead of $500.
The following is a list furnished by the Overseers, of persons sup- ported, wholly, or in part, during the past year, at the almshouse and elsewhere.
Ruth Ammidown, aged 75 years, till Jan. 18, 1868. Deceased.
John B. Clark,
64
during the year.
Mrs. Obadiah Sabin,
66 76
William Sabin, 66 13 66
Obadiah Sabin,
John Flynn, S 66
A. J. Mckinstry, 50 52 66
Mrs. A. J. Mckinstry,
Levi Mckinstry,
66 14
during the year. from Feb. 1 to May 1,'67. 3 mo.
John C. F. Mckinstry, Samuel Eastman,
66 11
66
Mrs. Persis Mason,
66 77 91
76 66 since Nov. 3, 1867. during the year. A cripple.
since Feb. 22, 1867.
66 fr'm Sept. 6, to Oct. 6,'67. 1 mo. since Nov. 16, 1867.
21
Mrs. D. K. Horton,
aged 29 years.
Kate Maria Horton,
7 “
Joseph B. Horton.
2 66
Infant,
6 weeks.
Lydia Fiske,
51 years, at lunatic hospital.
Sally Clark,
87 at Sturbridge, supported in part.
Louisa L. May,
State pauper. Deceased.
Catherine Duplicia,
do do
Henrietta D. Bucha,
do
do
Julia M. Buchette,
do do
Colotuque Larcheveque,
do do
Joseph Girand,
do
do
Emma Brown,
do
dlo
Emeline Burden,
labors at almshouse for her support.
67 vagrants, or transient persons.
We append the account of the liquor agent, showing a balance of $29.96 in his hands, due to the town.
We also append for general information, a list of the jurors accepted by the town at the last annual meeting.
Respectfully submitted.
S. M. LANE, SAMUEL NEWELL,
Auditors. SAMUEL L. MORSE,
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 1, 1868.
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STATEMENT OF THE AGENT FOR SELLING LIQUORS. .
Receipts.
1868.
Jan. 31, Cash for liquors sold during the year, $1,986 19
٠٠ Value of liquors on hand at date, 130 00
Total amount,
$2.116 19
Expenditures.
1867.
Feb. 1, Value of liquors on hand, $550 60
Jan. 31, Paid Joun I. Baker, for liquors furnished to date, 1.326 11
" " Paid for native wine and casks,
33 85
6. " Paid for freight, interest, license, and insurance. 76 27
Agent's salary one year to date, 100 00
Balance in agent's hands, 29 96
Total amount, $2,116 19
WM. C. BARNES, Agen !.
SOUTHBRIDGE, Jan. 31, 1868:
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LIST OF JURORS AS ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN, MARCH, 4, 1867.
Henry C. Ammidown,
Liberty A. Lyon,
William Beecher,
Lucian Lyon,
Smith Beecher,
Festus C. Litchfield,
George Baylies,
Oliver Mason,
Albert Baylies,
Otis Mason, Lybia M. Litchfield,
James Bachellor,
Alpha M. Cheney,
Lucian Marcy,
John M. Cheney,
Samuel L. Morse,
Carpenter Clark,
Prevostus Mckinstry.
Joseph Clarke, John Comins, E. M. Cole,
John W. Goodell, Andrew J. Plimpton,
John M. Clemence,
Hiram Morse,
Lucian S. Clemence,
Samuel Newell,
E. B. Cummings,
John B. Plimpton, Calvin A. Paige,
Daniel M. Chamberlain,
Edwin Phetteplace,
Vernon Chamberlain,
Nathan J. Streeter,
Ephraim Dakin,
William C. Stedman,
George A. Dresser,
Henry Clark,
Henry Fiske,
David T. Thurston,
James Gleason,
Benjamin Wilson,
Luther S. Ammidown,
Daniel Whitford,
Byron Harwood, Amasa Haskell,
Elisha F. Shaw,
George Hanson,
Hiram C. Wells,
Stephen P. Irwin,
Ruggles W. Morse.
Manning Leonard,
Nathan Mckinstry,
John A. Mckinstry,
Luther D. Clemence,
Charles B. Cozzens,
Francis Ryan.
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THE
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE AUDITORS
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31. 1869.
SOUTHBRIDGE : JOURNAL OFFICE, PRINTED BY WM. B. MORSE. 1869.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR ISES. -
CLERK : SAMUEL S. PERRY.
TREASURER. PRO TEM : FRANCIS L. CHAPIN.
SELECTMEN : WILLIAM C. BARNES. CALVIN A. PAIGE, GEORGE A. DRESSER.
ASSESSORS : .
SAMUEL C. HARTWELL. JOHN W. GOODELL. HENRY CLARKE.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR : FREDERICK W. BOTHAM. DANIEL WHITFORD. JOHN COMINS.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
B. F. BRONSON. MANNING LEONARD, J. O. MCKINSTRY, SYLVESTER DRESSER. A. J. BARTHOLOMEW. L. W. CURTIS.
F. C. FLINT. S. C. HARTWELL, W. A. BRAMAN.
AUDITORS :
SAMUEL M. LANE. SAMUEL NEWELL. SAMUEL L. MORSE.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES : HORACE W. BACON.
CONSTABLES : HORACE W. BACON. SYLVANUS CHAMBERLAIN.
WILLIAM EDWARDS.
RUGGLES W. MORSE.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS: OLIVER MASON. NATHAN MCKINSTRY. LIBERTY A. LYON, WILLIS MORSE, HENRY WALKER.
REPORT.
The Anditor, of the Town of Southbridge respectfully submit the following as their annual report for the fiscal year ending January 30, 1869.
The account of the Town Treasurer, as prepared by him, is as follows :
F. L. CHAPIN, Treasurer pro tem., in acount with the Town of South-
bridge for the year ending January 30th. 1869.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, January 31, 1868,
$2,195 34
Received of H. W. Bacon, Collector, to balance account, 528 76
Tax Bill of 1868. as follows :
State tax,
$3,780 00
County tax,
1,598 08
Support of high school.
1,200 00
Support of common schools.
4,500 00
School district property,
13,928 87
Repairing highways.
2,500 00
Repairing bridges.
600 00
Support of Poor.
1,300 00
Payment of debts.
5,000 00
Payment of interest.
1,300 00
Discount on taxes,
3,500 00
Sidewalks,
1,800 00
Reservoir,
1,000 00
Repairs of farm buildings,
600 00
Culvert near railroad bridge.
500 00
Bank tax-tax on non-residents,
843 15
Contingent expenses.
2.500 00
Overlaying's on taxes.
540 05
Property omitted. 27 50
47,017 65
Received of State treasurer for corporation tax.
165 25
account of State panpers. 191 85
Amount carried forward.
$50,098 85
1
Amount brought forward,
$50,098 85 Received of State treasurer for account of State school fund for 1868, 279 20
..
State aid refunded, 1,087 51
66 assessing bank tax, 20 00
of C. A. Paige, for circus and exhibition license, 32 00
826 30
of F. W. Botham, for produce sold sundry persons, labor off of farm, horse sold,
66 of Henry Fiske, towards support of Lydia Fiske, of Edwin Phillips, guardian, for support of Wm. Sabin,
135 07
٠٠ of Otis Mason, guardian, for support of Charles Congdon,
77 50
of F. C. Litchfield, account sidewalks for 1867,
60 10
of district No. 1, for wood sold,
3 00
of district No. 1, tax, old stove sold,
1 50
66 of district No. 6 tax,
35 06
66
for lots in cemetery,
40 00
66 for rent of pasture,
35 00
75.00
66 tax on liquors,
75 03
66 for liquor licenses,
175 00
66 for balance of re-imbursement funds per pay roll,
1,150 00
Money borrowed of T. N. Harding, guardian, 66 Jedidiah Marcy,
1,300 00
in anticipation of taxes, 4,000 00
$59,565 62
EXPENDITURES.
Paid State tax of 1868,
$3,780 00
66 county tax of 1868,
1,598 08
66 for support of high school, 66 common schools,
4,137 60
sundry persons State aid,
912 00
66 42 engine men their poll tax of 1867 refunded,
77 60
66 discount on taxes,
3,195 33
66 interest on notes and borrowed money,
951 03
bank tax (non-resident stockholders),
for support of poor,
$1,381 87
for labor on farm,
174 00
66 for personal property.
430 27
for supplies for farm,
419 76
for repairs on farm buildings.
390 81
for taxes on farm, 70 28
for interest on cost of farm, 276 00
3,142 99
66 note to Dwight Morse, dated January 12, 1862,
800 00
66 note to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated December 1, 1862. 1000 00
Amount carried, forward.
$21,623 38
66
14 50
10 00
39 00
71 00
1,185 60
843 15
5
Amount brought forward,
$21,623 38 Paid note to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated May 2, 1864, 1,000 00 note to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated May 16, 1864, 1,000 00 note to Jedidiah Marcy, dated August 22, 1866, 600 00
on note to T. N. Harding, guardian, dated March 3, 1868,
600 00
66 money borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 4,000 00
.6 contingent expenses, 1,949 51 474 87
abatement of taxes,
66 for repairing highways,
2,644 24
for sidewalks,
1,800 00
66 for repairing bridges,
418 40
for culvert near railroad bridge,
497 74
for tax on liquors to State treasurer, for reservoir,
1,000 00
for school district property, (remitted, )
13,820 90
.6
for repairs of school houses, &c.,
435 79
66 for District No. 1 tax,
8 25
66 3 4
10 15
454 19
66 for Main street appropriation,
460 95
Total expenditures,
$52,368 89
Due from H. W. Bacon, collector, Cash on hand,
6,430 53
7,196 73
Errors excepted.
$59,565 62
F. L. CHAPIN, Treas., pro tem.
Having examined the foregoing account, and compared it with the vouchers, we find it correct.
The following is the list of notes payable, outstanding January 30, 1869.
Date of Notes.
To Whom Given.
Amounts.
When Payable.
Rate of Interest.
Dec. 1. 1859.
Grace Mixter. So. Savings Bank.
$1,000 00
On demand.
53 per cent.
June 14, 1864.
1.000 00
6
..
16.
..
..
..
1,000 00
6
66
6.
Aug. 2,
..
..
..
1.000 00
6
66
.. 27,
..
..
..
1,000 00
..
6
٠،
Sept. 5,
..
..
..
1,000 00
..
6
..
66
Dec, 1, 1865.
1.000 00
..
6
6
Dec. 10. 1866.
1,000 00
..
6
March 3, 1868.
T. N. Harding. Gua.
550 00
. .
6
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April 21, 1868.
Jedidiah Marcy,
1,300 00
. 6
6
. 6
'Total,
$11.850 00
..
6
66
2,000 00
July 6. ..
60
. .
Jedidiah Marcy,
..
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 1, 1869.
766 20
24 71
6
The following statement exhibits the balances of the accounts January 30, 1869. I S vel Land , and age of
00 107 Debit Balances.
Credit Balances. 1011 000
Engine Houses,
$4,405 6% School committee, $363 05.
Fire Engilles,
.2.351 35 High school. 507 28
The Farhe, I
4.600 00 Common schools. 13.746 05 1.645 24 29 . 11 ------ 4,616 38
Personal property,
Highways
$144 24
Main street; [
460 95
OARIA
605 19 Discount on taxes. 200 304 67 Interested fordic) 199 7 348)97
H. W. Bacon, Coll.,
765 20
Cash, A.S.
6.430 53
Contingent expenses pil :0 2 : 559 07
124,11
00. 000.1
7.196 73 Support of the poor. State aid. Bridges, hogy biteih lovi 181 60
61 0I
175 51 Tax on liquors for or To eur 491 25 60 Notes payables! I .o/ join : 11,850 00 General appropriations, 6,174 10 -
$24,574.16
ce 00₺
It is respectfully suggested that the town house and school house property ought to beentered on the Treasurer's books, las/well as the(I engine houses, andother items which already appear in the accounts ; so that thre books of the town shall always exhibit, at a fair valuation, all the property owned by the town.
By the last year's report it appears that the total indebt- edness of the town, January 31, 1868, Was 1 . ,$18,581 198 Deduct available assets in the treasury, 2,724 10
Balance against the town at that time,
$15,857 09
The town is now indebted for notes payable,
11,850 00
Unexpended balances of appropriations, 6,550 06
$18,400 06
Deduct tash in hands of the Treasurer and Collector."
7,196 734CI
Balance against the town at this time,
$11,203 3300
which is less by $4,653. 76 than it was last year.
The resources of the town "for the business of the year, amounting in the aggregate to $59,565.62, are exhibited in the Treasurer's account, to which reference can be made.
The expenditures for the year in the-various departments, under the several appropriations, are seen in the following statements :
$24,574 16
3.769 98 Contingent account of schools 91 10 and school house's. 106 18 School district property, 107.97
New Cemetery.
7
OD CHL ACCOUNT WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL ..... . 00 811 Cash in treasury, Jan. 31, 1868,
Hozkod evil Din'T
Appropriation for 1868,
$492 88ord - 1,200:00 ..
$1,692 88
Expenditures.
Paid C. C. Foster, as teacher,
: awollo$212. 50> ,Amood
Edwin Emery, Now entre send to 91 935.000 diner . C. C. Foster, care of room, cutting woody SID> FORRET N . broom, crayons, &c.,
$6 H. D. Morse,Įcare of room, ,1.907 .4 00, :(1 ./1 .11 ..
66 Joseph Curtis, care of room, Les;il ymann. . 18.00 :01tva? -
66 George W. Cady, care of room, ABOUT 30 91-1.500 ) . I.A .
Balance unexpended,. .Dov T NoTlf :$507.128.
COMMON SCHOOLS. co/ 201 .now .A .J
Balances to credit of the several districts,
January 31, 1868, .11'001 $3,380 65
Cash received for wood sold in district No. 1,
Appropriation for 1868, 4,500 00 2.
$7,883 65
Paid school teachers for their services as follows : ,tituloMf unionI .
66 Miss Field; 1a
66
Worthington, ,11001 10 9180 . 85-001516 . 6.1
66 Marsh, TI .9auod lo cieo bus bouw192.00 1) . W .U,
66 " Mason, amound wojenb ,emmill180,00 guimin') . .15/40eind
66 Henry J. Clarke,
Mrs. Foster,{ {
aunttuo bis boow 85.00.14 .I .M. ..
Miss Perrin,
boow hotellid vipnue gniveq 181.00-1914 .0.1. +
66
66 Plimpton,
66
" Harwood,
carol to www big boov203.001 ) dustol. .. 180 00.I.A ... ..
66 " Rowley,
C. Mckinstry,
180 00
Sumner,
187 00
( ===== Worsley,
55 00
400 Tal , Martha Morse, 66 Chamberlain, 55 00
045. Travis, J.6| : 252.00 ,winCI
66 Amidon.
120 00
Warren,
60.00
6.21.142 Lyon, biff hoow sot asseand ~ of bi
136 00: 0111 10
66 Mrs. Knight, of Moonhe HATH oft of Fre 120 00 Moved Wurde
66 Miss Graham. 234 00
"' S. Mckinstry,
Amount carried forward,
$3,115 40
55 00
". M. H. Morse,
Expenditures. aufroot to orno ,noToIT .Jf ..
8
Amount brought forward, Paid Miss Foskett,
143 00
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". Brown,
88 00
71 50
3,417 90
Paid for fuel, care of school houses, crayons,
brooms, &c., as follows :
" Francis Ritchie, care of house, sawing wood, 49 00
" E. B. Palmer, care of room, &c., 3 00
" Joseph Curtis, sawing wood, &c., 5 50
" H. B. Dresser, wood, 19 96
" Seymour Cutting, making fires, 3 50
" A. J. Corey, care of rooms, 24 50
" J. Gleason & Co., pails, brooms, crayons, &c., 6 53
" D. N. Bartlett, care of rooms, 17 00
" Lucian Marcy, for wood, . 19 00
" L. Worsley, care of house, 2 00
17 50
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