Town of Newton annual report 1856-1859, Part 7

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1856
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 368


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W. Lyon, 2 bushels rye, 2 00


26, Stephen Hurd, man & oxen, 22 days, 7 50 John McAllister, milk, 2 25


April


3,


D. Fiske, wood, 3 28


W. B. Locke, labor, 50


D. Fiske, bushel of rye, 1 10


66 262 lbs. pork, 3 71


66 134 lbs. bacon, 1 89


3 25


66 poultry,


50


20,


Enoch Smith, 2 bushels potatoes,


2 50


May


2,


Poultry,


4 23


5,


Board of insane person,


65 00


June


12,


174 lbs. butter,


4 42


Henry Hyde, labor,


7 00


20,


J. F. C. Hyde, board of A. Hyde, 52 00 Butter, 3 30


July


17,


W. H. Collins, hay,


22 69


19


Butter and eggs, '4 04


10 00


E. Stone, use of plough,


50


Aug.


5,


John Mead, hay,


47 45


20,


vegetables,


5 40


24,


27,


31,


66


7 12


Sept.


2,


Geo. T. Denton, labor,


3 20


9,


vegetables,


7 72


14


C. Pratt, labor,


7 00


19,


vegetables,


8 40


20


E. Stedman, labor,


3 20


22


vegetables,


7 21


use of winnowing machine,


25


26,


vegetables,


4 46


old iron,


3 19


Oct.


12,


vegetables,


75


Geo. Adams, labor,


5 50


19,


H. S. Whitmore, posts,


1 08


Amount carried forward,


$653 24


29,


M. Stevens, pasturing horses,


6 15


6 71


66 potatoes,


2, Francis Skinner, 1,600 lbs. straw, 16 10


15


Amount brought forward,


$653 24 75


Dec. 1, Board of insane person, 58 50


8,


Stevens, straw, 33 21


Stephen Hurd, labor on road, 7 50


1858.


Jan.


5, calf, 3 00


6, J. F. C. Hyde, board of A. Hyde, 19 70


116 30


11, Wm. P. Houghton, sundries, 2 12


E. J. Collins, posts and rails, 17 58


W. B. Locke, labor, &c., 1 75


$913 65


Refreshments for Town Officers the past year,


75 00


Due for board of two persons,


Warning town meetings,


12 00


Labor on Beacon street,


326 37


Aid furnished transient persons,


100 00


Due from sundry persons, on account,


28 40


Building picket fence,


41 00


Building stone wall, Ditching,


30 00


Improvement around house,


40 00


Plank, Drag, &c., for highway,


12 00


New pump,


39 95


Betterments in house,


67 00


1,762 87


Total expense of Almshouse, interest included,


1,967 17


$3,730 04


Number of weeks Board of poor, 931, which is a fraction over $2.11 per week each. Less Interest, $1.312 per week for each person.


The Committee in the performance of their duties in pre- paring this report, so far as it respects the Almshouse and its management by the present Warden and his wife, feel that they shall not have done their whole duty without expressing their belief that the pauper inmates under their care, have been well provided for and kindly treated, and that order and regularity has been maintained in the house, and the improve- ments on the farm judiciously made.


Nov.


5, Cash of R. Turner, straw,


Feb. 5,


66 66 66


58 50


19 00


16


NEW ROADS.


M. S. Rice, for locating Cabot road, $9 00 66 66 continuation of Walnut street, 42 75


66 66 engineering on Kenrick road, 18 45


66 66 services on Cedar st., nr. D. H. Mason's, 6 00 9 12


.


66 66 locating sts. at Newtonville & Auburnd.,


66 66 services on Otis street, 2 00


John Norton, building new road near J. Kenrick's, 50 00


Otis Pettee, grading continuation of Walnut street, 700 00 Walker & Ellis, railing on do., 71 67


Orrin Whipple, do., do.,


241 87


Michael Hurley, grading Beacon street, in part,


600 00


John Hart, do. do.


429 17


J. F. C. Hyde, do. do. 1,540 82


Wm. P. Houghton, do. do. 1,854 11


Marshall S. Rice, engineering on do., 67 93


66 66 locating & writing return of Hovey st. 3 00


66


66 66 66 Park street, 3 00


F. A. Cutter, grading street, near A. Clapp's, W. N., 150 00 Ezra Farnum, stone to cover culvert on do., 6 38


$5,805 27


Amount already expended on Beacon st., as per items enumerated under New Roads, $4,492 03


Am't for work done by Warden, team and men, 326 37


Am't paid for drag, planks and repairs of sled, 12 00


$4,830 40


REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE.


C. H. Jenison, mason work, stock and labor, $72 06


Buckley & Bancroft, furniture, 31 63


C. H. Jenison, repairs on furnace, 1 00


Doe & Hazelton, 4 bedsteads,


6 50


Manning & Glover, matresses, &c.,


29 00


J. F. Bumstead, hanging paper,


30 47


Ware & Co., 5 12


J. G. Loring, large copper pump, 28 00


M. C. Warren & Co., lead pipe and air chamber, 18 04


King, Dexter & Co., paint and oil, 20 20


G. W. Chipman, stair carpeting and rods, 5 82


Almon & Hawkes, labor and painters' stock, 100 37


$348 21


17


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Incidental Expenses.


Hugh Moreghan, $2 00


J. Q. A. Hawkes, watching fire, Newtonville, 2 00


Wm. P. Houghton, services as Engineer, one year, ending 1857. 13 00


Taking inventory of Fire Department,


5 00


Stationery,


2 20


Sam'l Wells, services as Engineer,


12 00


Willard Marcy, " 66


11 00


George Pettee, "


66 & taking inventory, 16 00 7 50


Eaton & Moulton, refreshments,


Robert Porter, attending fire, Tremont Hall,


4 00


Isaac Hagar, services as Engineer,


14 00


Aaron Marden, " 66 66


17 00


John Mead, refreshments,


31 18


Obed Porter, for services watching fire at Newtonville, 2 00


11 00


Stephen Ellis, 66 66


10 00


S. M. Jackson, 66 66 66


12 00


A. Harrington, refreshments, 5 00


2 00


Horace Starr, housing engine No. 2, two years,


10 00


$188 88


ENGINE No. 1.


Wm. C. Hubbard, stock and labor on Engine, $18 93


George T. Denton, 30 men, 150 00


E. C. Jenkins, stewardship, 30 00


Phineas Frost, jr., repairs,


7 50


Wales & Mills, 1 bbl. crackers, cheese, &c.


17 19


Eaton & Moulton, 4 spanners,


4 00


Assignees of G. W. Hoogs, refreshments,


3 29


Geo. Williams, drawing Engine to W. Newton, 66


2 00


66 66 Upper Falls,


4 00


Hunneman & Co., repairs, 50


Geo. Spring, repairs on Engine-House,


7 99


$245 40


3


H. L. Vinton, services as Engineer,


Stephen Cate, horse to give alarm of fire,


18


ENGINE No. 3.


Paid Gas Company,


$7 60


William Wingate, for coal,


2 37


C. Cole, repairing Engine,


7 50


C. E. Allen, stewardship,


30 00


Cook & Houghton, fluid,


75


C. H. Jenison, 37 men,


185 00


Almon & Hawkes,


55


C. H. Jenison, express,


1 33


R. M. Lucas, repairs,


1 50


Hunneman & Co., side lamp,


5 00


G. S. Maynard, repairs on ditto,


1 02


John Mead, jr., refreshments,


47 90


N. D. Ware, express,


1 25


Almon & Hawkes,


88


Cook & Houghton, fluid and refreshments,


8 63


George Fuller, repairs,


10 10


Hunneman & Co., ditto,


50 50


300 feet hose,


269 28


F. A. Cutter, milk, coal, &c.


7 40


$638 56


ENGINE No. 4.


Cyrus Everett, stewardship,


$30 00


Willard Marcy, wood and oil,


3 62


Otis Pettee, 29 men,


145 00


Willard Marcy, refreshments,


8 97


Collins Cady, stove pipe, &c.,


4 46


E. C. Dudley, drawing Engine, express, &c.,


17 39


Hunneman & Co., repairs,


20 75


$230 19


ENGINE No. 5.


E. A. Boyd, stewardship,


$30 00


Orrin Whipple, 42 men,


210 00


Wm. Welsh, spanner and sockets,


4 00


L. S. Holman, repairs on Engine,


3 00


E. B. Armstrong, repairs,


8 04


M. R. Stevens, 3 bbls. crackers,


15 00


G. W. Bacon, refreshments,


55 67


Hunneman & Co., repairs, and for horse and man,


18 50


A. Brackett, wood and coal,


10 50


George Fuller, 2 gallons oil,


3 25


$357 96


19


ENGINE No. 6.


Horace Cousens, half ton coal, $4 75


George O. Sanborn, oil and fluid,


1 16


J. E. Cousens, 33 men, 165 00


C. D. Bartlett, stewardship,


30 00


E. B. Armstrong, repairs,


42


Stephen Ellis, coal,


2 00


C. D. Bartlett, repairs,


1 02


S. M. Jackson, repairs,


7 68


E. C. Dudley, express,


3 05


Charles D. Bartlett, lumber for Engine house,


4 23


J. R. Farnum, stove pipe,


9 13


30 00


S. M. Jackson, furniture for Engine house, 66 cheese, 91 cts., wood, $3.55,


4 46


G. White, fluid and oil, $3.86, refreshments, $4.87, 8 73


3 50


66 66 300 feet hose, 269 28


$544 41


RECAPITULATION.


General Expenses,


$188 88


Engine, No. 1, Lower Falls,


245 40


66 66 2, not in use.


66


66 3, West Newton,


638 56


66


4, Upper Falls,


230 19


66


66 5, Newton Corner,


357 96


66


66 6, Newton Centre,


544 41


Total,


$2,205 40


PRINTING.


Stacy & Richardson, Auditors' Report, $159 00


J. F. C. Hyde, advertising for Almshouse keeper, 8 35


J. F. C. Hyde, notice to road builders, 5 25


Stacy & Richardson, School Committee's Report,


38 00


66 66 66 Rules for School Committee, 6 00


66 66 66 66 Board of Engineers,


3 50


66 66 66 Warrants for Town Meetings,


26 00


66


66 66 Mortgages & Notes, Kenrick fund, 15 00


66


66


66 Printing at sundry times, 50 50


$311 60


Hunneman & Co., repairs,


20


POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.


State Lunatic Hospital,


$78 00


H. S. Joslynn, 13 00


Loring Wheeler, funeral expenses of J. Hodgden, 10 00


Henry Ross, support of E. Cook, 10 00


Town of Dover, support of H. Childs,


4 50


H. S. Joslynn, support of Mrs. E. Hyde,


13 00


Orrin Whipple, expense and time to Middleboro',


6 39


Henry Ross, for support of E. Cook,


15 00


Otis Pettee, support of H. Childs,


14 85


Moses Craft, support of pauper six weeks,


12 00


Henry Ross, for support of Esther Cook,


5 00


O. W. Whipple, sundry articles furnished by him, 66


9 12


Thos. Rice, jr., 6 00


Wm. P. Houghton, expense to Almshouse in Tewksbury, for paupers, and sundries,


8 10


$204 96


SALARIES.


M. S. Rice, services as Town Clerk, $75 00


Isaac Hagar, auditing accounts, 14 00


Isaac Hagar, copying Tax list and expense to N. C., 14 00


Thos. Rice, jr., services as build. com. of sch. house, 38 00


Thos. Rice, jr., on School Committee, 8 00


G. W. Briggs, secretary of 25 00


E. J. Collins, services as Treasurer, 50 00


J. S. Clark, 66 66 School Committee,


37 45


J. H. Warren 66 66


25 00


Alvah Hovey, " 66 66 66


46 05


Henry Bigelow, “ 66 66 66


87 00


E. J. Collins, attending Selectmen's meeting, 21 50


G. W. Briggs, building committee, Aub. sch. house, 53 00


H. B. Williams, 66 66 66 50 00


J. F. C. Hyde, 66 66 Oak Hill « 25 00


16 63


Cook & Houghton, Liquor Agency 6 months, 25 00


Isaac H. Snow, Liquor Agent 1 year, 30 00


C. F. Rogers, 6 months, 25 00


Loring Wheeler, Auditor for 1856-7, 12 50


C. E. Snow, balance as Liquor Agent, '55 & '56,


50 00


A. Wiswall, 66 66 66


66


Amount carried forward, $728 13


21


Amount brought forward,


$728 13 J. B. H. Fuller, services as Assessor for 1857, 100 00 F. A. Collins, 66 66 104 00


Isaac Hagar, 66 66


66 " 66


142 00


Henry Ross, 66 66 Auditor 66 66


12 00


Isaac Hagar, stationery, railroad fare and postage,


14 32


J. F. C. Hyde, services as Selectman, 66


82 75


Wm. P. Houghton, "


150 00


Wm. P. Houghton, build. committee O. H. sch. ho., 35 00


80 00


Orrin Whipple, 40 days' service as Selectman, Thos. Rice, jr., 66 66


64 00


Otis Pettee, 66 66 66


100 00


H. N. Hyde, am't paid in part for collecting taxes, 89 24


H. N. Hyde, ditto ditto for 1857, 300 00


H. N. Hyde, for attending Selectmen's meetings, 20 00


$2,021 44


COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


Am't of tax list for 1857,


$50,262 37


Am't paid into Treasury,


35,297 09


Abatement on Taxes,


1,005 15


Discount of 4 per cent. on Taxes collected prior to Oct. 1st, 1857, 818 63


$37,120 87


Am't of Taxes uncollected for 1857,


$13,141 50


66 66 66 66 1856,


2,179 20.


66 66


66 1855, 386 10


Whole amount due,


$15,706 80


INSURANCE.


J. N. Bacon, insurance on school house, N. Corner, $71 00 J. F. C. Hyde, school house, Oak Hill, 33 00 66 66 66 66 Newton Centre, 62 00


66 66 66 near M. Crafts, 25 00 E. J. Collins, assessment and policy, sc. house, L. F., 125 00 J. N. Bacon, permit, N. Corner, 4 67


Thomas Rice, Jr., school house, Auburndale,


59 50


$380 17


22


REPAIRS ON HIGHWAYS.


Highway Appropriation,


$5,000 00


Excess expended above appropriation,


104 38


Incidental, New Roads,


2,703 98


5,805 27


Labor of Warden, men and team,


326 37


Whole expenditure on Roads, $13,920 00


LOWER FALLS WARD. EPHRAIM PARKER, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, 66 Expended,


$625 00


628 42


Excess, $3 42


WEST NEWTON WARD. S. DAVIS, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, 66 Expended,


$675 00


675 50


Excess, $0 50


NEWTON CENTRE WARD. S. M. JACKSON, Surveyor. Amount of Appropriation, $675 00


Expended,


688 94


Excess,


$13 94


EAST NEWTON WARD. JONATHAN STONE, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, $575 00 66 Expended, 575 00


NEWTONVILLE WARD.


E. D. BROOKS, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, 66 Expended,


$575 00


591 66


Excess, $16 66


23


OAK HILL WARD. DAVID HALL, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation,


$625 00


66. Expended,


633 67


Excess, $8 67


SOUTH WEST WARD. STEPHEN HURD, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, 66 Expended,


$625 00


625 45


Excess, $0 45


NEWTON CORNER WARD. O. W. TURNER, Surveyor.


Amount of Appropriation, 66 Expended, .


$625 00


Excess,


$71 04


LIQUOR AGENCIES.


Dr.


Value of Liquor on hand, Feb. 13, 1857, $185 82


Cash paid Liquor Agents' salaries, 105 00


Now due do., 10 42


Cr.


$301 24


By value of Liquor on hand by Agts, Feb. 13, '58, $63 27 Cash in hands of Agents, Feb. 13th, 1858, 30 00


Cash paid by Agents into Treasury, 112 39


Am't due Agents at last audit, since paid,


65 00


$270 66


Loss, $30 58


9


696 04


24


SCHOOLS.


Balance of appropriation of 1856, remaining at last audit,


$4,045 71


School appropriations for 1857,


12,000 00


Received from State School fund,


363 50


Am't expended for the year 1857 up to Feb. 13, 1858,


$11,415 62


Leaving a balance of


$4,993 59


SUNDRY BILLS PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS.


Henry H. Babcock,


services as Teacher,


$85 72


Thomas H. Mudge,


66


66


266 67


Mary M. Russell,


66


66


85 71


Lucy R. Stoddar,


66


66


66


95 24


Jane B. Wing,


66


66


66


95 24


. Sarah Fuller,


66


66


66


95 24


Melvina A. Forrester,


66


66


95 24


Miss Jackson,


66


66


66


95 24


Sarah M. Smith,


66


66


66


104 25


H. E. Rice,


66


66


66


114 24


Caroline A. W. Whiting,


66


66


66


95 24


S. M. Dunklee,


66


66


66


120 24


H. M. Nichols,


66


66


66


95 24


Mary E. Hagar,


66


66


85 71


E. S. Barnes,


66


66


66


89 25


E. Woodward,


266 67


M. A. Trowbridge,


66


66


66


85 76


Henry A. Babcock,


66


66


66


85 72


Harrison Leland,


66


66


66


95 24


C. L. Wheeler,


66


66


66


95 24


V. H. Deane,


66


66


380 96


G. S. Newcomb,


66


66


66


380 96


John H. Moore,


66


66


66


38.08


V. H. Deane,


.


66


66


309 53


H. H. Babcock,


66


66


66


278 59


Amount carried forward,


$4,202 63


66


66


95 24


S. A. Brooks,


66


66


266 67


H. L. McReading,


66


66


66


205 50


E. Jewett,


$16,409 21


25


Amount brought forward,


$4,202 63


H. Leland,


services as Teacher,


216 67


C. M. Dinsmore,


66


66


66


232 18


G. S. Newcomb,


66


66


309 53


E. S. Barnes,


85 12


M. A. Forrester,


66


66


66


77 35


Miss Jackson,


66


66


66


85 12


C. A. Whiting,


66


66


77 35


M. E. Hagar,


66


66


66


77 35


M. A. Trowbridge,


66


66


66


85 12


H. E. Rice,


66


66


66


92 85


S. A. Brooks,


66


66


66


92 85


M. M. Russell,


66


66


66


92 85


H. L. McReading,


92 85


C. L. Wheeler,


66


16


92 85


S. M. Smith,


66


66


66


92 85


L. R. Stoddar,


66


66


66


92 85


Jane B. Wing,


66


66


66


92 85


E. Woodward,


66


66


66


216 66


H. M. Nichols,


66


66


66


92 85


S. M. Duncklee,


66


66


66


92 85


E. D. Briggs,


66


66


66


77 35


S. A. Brooks,


66


66


66


92 86


L. R. Stoddar,


66


66


66


92 86


M. E. Jackson,


66


66


77 35


C. M. Dinsmore,


66


66


325 00


H. H. Babcock,


66


66


66


278 59


H. E. Rice,


66


66


66


92 86


J. B. Wing, .


66


66


92 86


H. M. Nichols,


66


66


92 86


C. A. Whiting,


66


66


77 35


M. M. Russell,


66


66


66


92 86


E. S. Barnes,


66


66


85 12


M. A. Trowbridge,


66


66


66


85 12


M. A. Forrester,


66


66


77 35


S. M. Smith,


66


66


92 86


H. L. McReading,


66


66


92 86


M. E. Hagar,


66


66


77 35


H. H. Babcock,


66


66


66


85 72


H. H. Babcock,


66


66


66


85 72


V. H. Deane,


66


66


66


309 50


G. S. Newcomb,


66


66


309 53


Amount carried forward,


$9,380 36


4


66


66


92 85


C. A. Dinsmore,


66


66


66


F


26


Amount brought forward,


$9,380 36


E. Woodward, services as Teacher,


216 67


S. M. Duncklee, " 66 66


92 86


E. S. Clements, 66 66 66


100 00


H. Leland, 66 66


216 66


John Ahearn, taking care of School-house, W. N., 32 60


H. Hodges, 66


100 00


W. H. H. Bradbury, "


66


17 75


G. N. Hill,


66


66


U. F.,


16 00


Alvah Hovey,


66


O. H., 2 50


Thomas Green,


60


66


N. C., 2 75


J. S. Barrows,


66


66


5 62


T. H. Carter,


66


N'ville,


10 00


H. Bigelow,


66


66


9 00


G. Wetherbee,


66


9 37


W. H. H. Bradbury, "


66


12 50


George N. Hill,


66


66


9 75


T. H. Carter, 66


66


6 50


Mrs. McCarthy, 66


19 00


Emerson Jewett,


66


U. F.,


15 23


G. E. Wetherbee,


66


13 00


T. H. Carter,


66


66


5 75


Wm. Whall, 66


66


N. C.,


6 00


George N. Hill,


66


L. F.,


9 75


Henry Hodges,


66


66


N. C.,


30 94


Margaret Twohig, 66


W. N.,


22 70


W. H. H. Bradbury, 66


66


Aub.,


12 50


C. R. Dinsmore, 66


66


U. F.,


30 94


J. Ramsdell,


66


66


N'ville,


9 75


C. M. Dinsmore,


66


66


15 53


J. C. Bixby, coal $53.35; G. S. Newcomb, do., $20.27,


73 62


6 94


Patrick Coleman, services at dedication school house, 66 66 sawing wood,


2 25


William H. Thomas, printing school receipts, &c.,


8 00


V. H. Deane, books and apparatus, N. C.,


3 00


H. L. Vinton, paint, &c., $9.72 ; E. Woodward, setting glass, $3.99,


13 71


Orrin Whipple, repairs on school house,


11 02


J. O. Evans, setting glass,


3 58


J. S. Watson, repairing brushes,


4 89


Henry Bigelow, repairs on school house, N. C.,


20 00


Amount carried forward,


$10,601 09


J. Ramsdell,


66


16 00


Eben. Stone, wood,


6 10


1


27


Amount brought forward, $10,601 09


Henry Bigelow, furniture for schools, 25 53


Wm. Wiswall, wood for school house, 37 23


Horace Cousens, coal, N. C., David Hall, wood for schools,


38 00


G. S. Newcomb, charcoal,


5 08


Horace Cousens, coal and wood, C. school house,


65 00


F. A. Cutter, wood, W. N.,


7 93


Otis Pettee & Co., coal, U. F.,


115 25


Vaughn Jones, coal L. F. and Aub.,


139 50


W. A. Wingate, coal, W. N.,


46 69


A. Brackett, coal and wood, N. C.,


212 68


T. Harrigan, charcoal,


6 00


G. S. Newcomb, charcoal, W. N.,


3 70


B. Bourne, rent of school house, Aub.,


75 00


H. Cousens, coal N. C.,


38 15


Whole amount for Schools,


$11,415 62


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


M. S. Rice, recording marriages, births & deaths, $49 55


66 stationery, 7 63


C. H. Darling, stationery,


13 00


Isaac Hagar, dividing Town into Wards on Map,


10 00


Adolphus Smith, two straw beds and stove in Lockup, 5 00


7 50


J. A. & R. Jacobs, examination on acc't of Sav. In., J. S. Watson, notifying 47 persons to take oath of office, 17 51 Charles Cole, for iron doors, &c., for Lockup, W. N., 65 06 Seth Davis, writing deed of sc. hou. lot to N. Craft, 75


E. J. Collins, paid for postage, 4 93


Wm. P. Houghton, T. Hall, 10 43


J. S. Watson, warning Town meeting,


12 00


J. O. Evans, painting posts and signs, 4 50


30 06


E. C. Jenkins, making return of 8 deaths,


80


J. M. Way, for debt and cost,


2 94


Charles E. Pike, legal services,


15 00


Otis Pettee, stationery,


2 25


M. B. Bliss, for circumferentor and time teller, 95 00


Orrin Whipple, building fence around gravel bank, 77 14


O. W. Turner, labor on wall around do., 27 90


Amount carried forward, $458 95


59 53


Allen & Co., stationery from 1854 to May '56,


6 56


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Amount brought forward, $458 95


Orrin Whipple, sign posts and setting, 2 00


J. S. Watson, notifying Representatives & key lockup, 3 25


Isaac H. Snow, transport of liquors and measures, 3 25 Asa Cook, making returns of deaths, 1 60


D. H. Mason, services relative to Hurley contract, 66 " B. & W. R. R., 20 00


10 00


M. S. Rice, for copies of Records and marriages,


30 90


M. S. Rice, for stationery and Expressing, 66 registration births, deaths, marriages, &c., 56 60 Wm. P. Houghton, stationery and postage, 4 61


J. F. C. Hyde, cash paid recording deeds, 2 82


Wm. P. Houghton, paid for taking care T. Hall, 7 50


1 70


B. Bingham, recording 30 deaths,


J. F. C. Hyde, advertising, posting and selling old school house, O. H.,


6 50


Marshall S. Rice, 20 20


$650 75


INCIDENTAL HIGHWAY EXPENSES.


Stephen Hurd, removing snow, Upper Falls, $92 32


66 66 1856, 20 29


L. & A. Morse, work done in E. Ward, remov. snow, 47 85


Lyman Morse,


10 47


Nathan Craft, 66


S. West Ward, 97 54


S. M. Jackson,


Centre, 87 97


N. Craft, 2d,


N. West Ward, 400 00


E. K. & S. Ward,


E. Ward,


13 80


Jonathan Stone,


E. Ward, 38 70


Charles Esty, 66 S. Ward,


157 34


C. S. Pulsifer, 66 Newtonville,


23 37


O. W. Turner,


12 31


N. Craft, 2d, breaking road,


27 03


Oliver Smith, 3 90


G. Hall, jr. 19 25


Orrin Whipple, sign post and setting, 4 00


Michael Hurley, grading road near J. L. Roberts, 26 25 G. W. Keyes, for steps to Baptist Meeting-house, U.F. 11 54 Timothy Fitzgerald, removing rocks nr. Geo. Follen's, 50 00


Amount carried forward,


$1,143 93


14 87


Seth Davis, cash paid for men 3 nights to watch, 3 00


Nathan Trowbridge, returning deaths,


3 00


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Amount brought forward, $1,143 93


E. Woodward, services as Engineer, and assistance, 35 21


L. M. Morse, widening Cedar street, 172 03 Joseph Barney, gravel bank, 350 00


Chas. Truesdale, services putting up fence, &c., U. F. 4 43 0. & D. Whipple, spruce timber, gutters, &c. 39 53


L. A. Morse, work on Cedar street, 27 97


Stephen Hurd, extension New Bridge, U. F.


202 67


Otis Pettee, timber and labor, railing do.


44 80


Allen & Barker, 17 loads gravel delivered, 66 66 320 do. taken for L. Falls Ward, 19 20


8 50


George Daniels, gravel and labor, N. Cor., 8 00


108 56


O. W. Turner, repairs on Park street, 40 00


David Hall, work on road, Oak Hill,


S. M. Jackson, work on road near Wm. Aiken's, 300 00


Seth Davis, blasting ledge and lowering hill, U. F., 64 75


Stephen Hurd, 11 days' work, U. Falls road, 13 75


Stephen Cate, land damage, 30 00


Seth Davis, engineering, locating roads, &c., 15 50


County Treasurer, cost of Appeal to Commissioners, 65 15


Moses Craft, damage for taking gravel, 10 00


$2,703 98


ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN.


Almshouse and Farm, $12,350 00


Town House and School-house connected & lockup, 9,000 00


Nine School-houses and land for the same, 33,800 00


New School-house and land, Oak hill, 3,000 00


Five Fire Engines, fixtures, buildings, land and reservoir, 10,950 00


Lyceum Hall,


2,000 00


Lot of Land in West Newton,


125 00


66 Newton Corner,


1,600 00


66


Upper Falls,


350 00


66


66 Newton Cemetery, 1,500 00


$74,675 00


NOTE. In giving the Assets of the Town, no credit is given for proceeds of sale of old Schoolhouse, Engine house, and land on which the old School- house at Oak Hill stands. There is some doubt in regard to the ownership of a part of the land on which this Schoolhouse stands. The item credited to sale of Old Schoolhouse on page 3, is incorrect ; it should read, for sale of Engine, old iron, &c., at Oak Hill.


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KENRICK FUND.


Amount of Fund after distribution of the interest, as per direction of the donor, to the industrious poor of Newton, January 1st, 1858, $4,023 46


Interest received since last audit, 227 93


$4,251 39


Permanent amount of Fund which is secured by


mortgages from nine individuals, at 5 pr. ct., $4,000 00


$251 39


Amount distributed the last year to twenty-five


persons, 200 00


Leaving a balance of interest, $51 39


By the will of the generous donor, the late John Kenrick, Esq., $4,000 of the above sum is to be kept as a permanent fund, to be loaned by the Town at the rate of five per cent. per annum, and the whole of the interest to be distributed to the industrious poor of Newton, who are not supported by the town.


Before closing this report, your Committee wish briefly to state that the records upon which their report is based, were found to be correctly, neatly kept, and well vouched. They would recommend that the Town take some action whereby their Auditors can have sufficient time to analyse and prepare their report. The finances of the town having become so extensive and complicated, that in their opinion, eight days, at least, ought to be allowed to properly prepare their report for the press, and as much more time to print the same. Consequently, in order to have the report circulated seven days before the annual meeting, the accounts should be closed up four weeks at least, before the same.


They would also recommend that the Chairman, or some member of the Board of Selectmen, for the time being, should constitute one of the Auditors.


Respectfully submitted,


SETH DAVIS, A. H. WARD, Auditors. LORING WHEELER,


Newton, Feb. 13, 1858.


SELECTMEN'S ESTIMATE.


In accordance with a standing order of the Town, the Selectmen respectfully present the following estimate of the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.


Interest,


$2,500 00


New Roads,


2,000 00


Highways, Culverts, and Railing,


4,000 00


Bridges,


300 00


Fire Department,


1,500 00


Schools,


12,000 00


Incidentals for Schools,


400 00


Repairs on School-houses,


500 00


Almshouse Expenses, -


1,200 00


Repairs of Almshouse,


100 00


Paupers out of Almshouse,


150 00


Incidental Expenses, -


500 00


Salaries,


1,500 00


Printing,


300 00


Burial Grounds,


100 00


Insurance, 100 00


Reduction of Town Debt,


7,850 00


$35,000 00


In making the above estimate, the Selectmen have put down as small a sum for each item as, in their opinion, will defray the actual expenses of the Town for the ensuing year ; and believe, that by strict economy in the expenditures of each department, the town may be enabled to pay an amount of its debt nearly equal to the sum set down in the estimate.


The item of Interest is put down Two Hundred Dollars less than last year for the reason that the town debt has been reduced, as will appear by the Report of the Auditors.


For Highways, Culverts and Railing, the estimate is $500 less than last year, but is, in the judgment of persons best acquainted with the condition of the Highways, to be sufficient to keep them in good repair the ensuing year. This reduc- tion seems the more reasonable when it is remembered that a large sum has been expended within the last three years upon culverts and railings, and therefore a very small part of the sum estimated, will be needed for the last-named purposes the coming year.


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The estimate for New Roads is less than half that of last year, and is based upon what is at present known to be required for the straightening and widening, by order of the County Commissioners, of the road commencing near the house of C. E. Bowers in Newtonville, running thence by the house of Henry Jenison, Nathan Crafts, Mrs. Cordelia Fuller and James C. Kent to Waltham line, at an estimated cost of about $1,200, leaving a balance sufficient to construct all other roads now laid out, requiring an expenditure for building the same the coming year.




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