Town of Newton annual report 1860-1864, Part 35

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1860
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 604


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66 66 postage, revenue stamps, and stationery, 24 24


Otis Pettee, for use of horse and carriage for assessors,


40 00


postage and stationery,


18 00


Daniel Condren, for stone work at Town House, 2 00


3 30


John Dustin, for assistance in removing the corpse of a woman found in the woods, 11 50


E. J. Collins, for cash paid for examining Town records, etc., to obtain loan, 15 00


E. J. Collins, for cash paid for revenue stamps for Town notes and other papers, 44 64


Amount carried forward,


$1,358 63


96


Thomas Rice, Jr., paid for postage and stationery, Vaughn Jones, express,


6 51


C. S. Phillips, for setting glass 66


1 75


. 41


Amount brought forward, $1,358 63


E. J. Collins, for attending meetings of Selectmen to March 12, 1864, 35 00


E. J. Collins, for making return of tax-payers to Se- lectmen, 17 00


J. F. C. Hyde, for postage and telegrams to date,


9 79


$1,420 42


BURIAL GROUNDS.


William H. Phillips, for cleaning and putting East Parish burial ground in order, $90 00


F. E. Hamblin, materials and labor in repairing tombs in East Parish burial grounds, ' 7 76


Allen Jordan, for repairing hearse house at Lower Falls, 25 31


E. H. Braynard, for hearse and rubber covering for Newton Centre, 475 00


Asa Cook, for providing and finishing a room for the new hearse, 20 00


Samuel Wells, for locks for burial ground W. Newton, 80


$618 87


SALARIES.


Marshall S. Rice, for services as Town Clerk for year ending March 7th, 1864, $200 00


E. J. Collins, for services as Town Treasurer, for year ending March 1st, 1864, 200 00


E. J. Collins, for extra service as Town Treasurer, for year ending March 7th, 1864, as per vote of the town March 7th, 1864, 50 00


E. J. Collins, commission in full for collecting taxes of 1863, 47 00


E. J. Collins, commission in part for collecting taxes of 1864, 700 00


Thomas Rice, Jr., Samuel F. Dix, F. A. Collins, Orrin Whipple, and J. F. C. Hyde, for extra services as Selectmen, for year ending March 7th, 1864, as per vote of the town, March 7th, 1864, 500 00


Amount carried forward, $1,697 00


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1


42、


Amount brought forward, $1,697 00


Henry Bigelow, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 144 00


Winslow W. Sever, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 90 00


O. S. Stearns, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 115 00


Washington Gilbert, for services as School Commit- tee to Jan. 20th, 1865, and extra service and trav- elling expense in procuring teacher, 180 00


Noah S. King, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 46 00


E. Woodward, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 68 40


Solomon Adams, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 163 50


John A. Gould, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 45 00


John Worcester, for services as School Committee to Jan. 20th, 1865, 139 00


Isaac Hagar, for services as Auditor for year ending Feb. 13th, 1864, 79 60


E. Woodward, for services as Auditor for year end- ing, Feb. 13th, 1864, 51 00


J. F. C. Hyde, for services as Auditor for year end- ing Feb. 13th, 1864, 18 00


Isaac Hagar, for services as Assessor of Taxes for year ending Feb. 13th, 1865, 428 00


E. Woodward, for services as Assessor of Taxes for year ending Feb. 13, 1865, 304 80


Otis Petttee, for services as Assessor of Taxes for year ending Feb. 13th, 1865, 365 70


F. A. Collins, for services as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, to Feb. 7th, 1865, 185 00


S. F. Dix, for services as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, to Feb. 7th, 1865, 175 00


Orrin Whipple, for services as Selectman and Over- seer of the Poor, to Feb. 7th, 1865, 200 00


Thomas Rice, Jr., for services as Selectman and Over- seer of the Poor, to Feb. 7th, 1865, 200 00


J. F. C. Hyde, for services as Selectman and Over- seer of the Poor, to Feb. 7th, 1865, 251 65


$4,946 65


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MILITARY ACCOUNT.


Amount paid in bounties to fill Newton's quota of 482 men under the calls of the President of the United States of Oct. 17th, 1863, Feb. 1st, March 14th, July 18th, and Dec. 19th, 1864.


Cash paid by Thomas Rice, Jr., $25,675 00


Cash paid by E. J. Collins,


31,100 00


$56,775 00


Incidental expenses in filling the above quota:


Thomas Rice, Jr., cash paid for sundries sent to men in camp at Readville, $30 00


Thomas Rice, Jr., for telegraph charges to Wash- ington, etc., 42 36


Thomas Rice, Jr., cash paid for sundry expenses in obtaining credit for men in the United States Navy, and in recruiting men for the above quota, 150 00 E. J. Collins, cash paid expense of Thomas Rice, Jr., and E. J. Collins, to Washington, 136 62


E. J. Collins, cash paid J. N. Bacon and J. S. Pot- ter for use of Eliot Hall, 22 00


E. J. Collins, cash paid Quincy Harrington for posting bills, 5 00


E. J. Collins, cash paid for sundry expenses to New York, recruiting men for the above quota, and in obtaining credit for men in the United States Navy, 103 85


Isaac Hagar, service, and for cash paid in obtaining and making up list of men in the United States Navy, and correcting the enrolment list, 90 00


Joseph Barney, for service and expense in obtain- ing and making up list of men in the United States Navy, 50 00


E. Woodward, for service in obtaining and making up list of men in the United States Navy, 24 80


Otis Pettee, for service in obtaining and making up list of men in the United States Navy, 6 00


Samuel Chism, for printing lists of enrolment, posters, etc., 60 50


Sidney Harrington, for expense to Waltham and Concord, and for distributing notices,


10 00


Amount carried forward, $731 13


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Amount brought forward, $731 13


T. C. Scates & Co., for conveying 26 enrolled men to Waltham, 9 00


A. H. Cushman, for entertainment to Board of Enrollment, 47 00


Jeremiah Allen, for service and expense on account of meetings of Board of Enrolment at Town Hall, 10 00


John Dolan, for service on recruiting committee,


4 06


H. C. Hoyt, for time and expense in correcting enrolment list, 21 30


Abraham Thomas, for use of Union Hall,


16 50


Orrin Whipple, cash paid sundry recruiting ex- penses, 14 00


· Amount paid for incidental expenses, $852 99


Amount paid in bounties, 56,775 00


Cr. $57,627 99


Amount received from men in the 5th


Mass. Cavalry, for money advanced, $1,246 47


Amount received from subscription of citizens of Newton, 9,958 00 11,204 47


Total expense to the Treasury, $46,423 52


Cost per man for three years' service, $96 31


J. F. C. Hyde, cash paid for books for State Aid account, $5 00


O. Whipple, aid to Charles P. Bates, a disabled soldier, 50 00


Newton Cemetery, for interment of T. L. Jackson,


3 00


. . C. F. Rogers, cash paid Harnden's Express for conveying corpse of John B. Rogers from Washington, 75 00


C. F. Rogers, cash paid funeral expenses of John B. Rogers, 72 56


F. A. Collins, cash paid funeral expense of Thomas Duran, 100 00


$306 06


45


STATE AID.


Paid family of Adams, O. J.


$144 00


66


Adams, Daniel H.


104 57


66


Ames, Jason F.


72 00


66


Andrew, F. A.


23 85


66


66


Bailey, Henry F.


52 28


66 66


Beck, Louis


62 57


66


66


Belcher, George W.


24 00


66


66


Belterton, George


56 28


66


66 Bixby, Henry C.


64 00


66


66


Bragden, John E.


92 40


66


Brackett, Theodore L.


47 28


66


66


Bridges, Charles Z.


23 50


66


66


Brigham, Dwight W.


82 00


66


66


Brunt, George


59 20


66


Bright, Moses W.


142 00


66


Buck, Eben R.


26 14


66


66 Burrows, Cassius


115 20


66


66 Burleigh, H. C.


56 28


66


66


Butler, Alfred W.


152 80


66


Butler, George


104 57


66


Callahan, Cornelius


112 80


66


66


Carrigan, Patrick


62 00


66


66 Cartin, John


26 42


66


66


Campbell, John


44 87


66


Carney, David


36 00


66


Cary, Edward


12 00


66


66 Carter, Horatio


35 00


.


66


Cheney, Gilbert A.


8 00


66


66


Clifford, Thomas W.


52 28


66


66


Conner, James


78 40


66


Cousens, Seth


4 56


66"


66


Coffin, Charles


82 28


66


66 Cole, Osborn


55 14


66


66


Collins, Edward


62 00


66


66


Cropper, William S.


24 00


66


Cummings, Thomas W.


104 57


66


66 Duran, Thomas


55 36


66


Dewick, William


64 00


Amount brought forward,


$2,599 60


66


Cousens, Joseph E.


24 00


1


Brown, Ralph M.


114 00


Boyd, Edward A.


37 00


46


Amount brought forward,


$2,599 60


Paid family of Dearborn, A. C.


144 00


66


Durgin, Winthrop A.


24 00


66 Drew, Edward


72.00


66


66 Duvall, Charles H.


66 00


66


66


Dacy, Michael


20 00


66


66


Duncan, Matthew


147 20


66


66 Davis, John


.49 71


66


Donoughe, John


41 14


66


66 Estes, Herbert


56 28


66


66


Elbeck, William


55.14


66


66


Fairbanks, Charles L.


112 57


66


66


Franklin, Samuel


46 06


66


Finnall, John


57 00


66


66


Fisk, J. W.


20 00


66


Fifield, Charles E.


104 57


Fuller, E. J.


12 00


66


66


Foss, Samuel


113 60


66


66


French, Charles W.


55 71


66


66


Gallup, Lyman B.


109 60


66


66


Glavin, John


37 57


66


66


Guyot, Joseph


104 57


66


66


Hornbeck, Joseph


152 80


66


66


Hogan, Thomas F.


62 40


66


66


Houghton, William H.


32 00


66


6


Houghton,


16 00


66


66


Handy, Frank


20 00


,


66


66


Hurd, Edwin


24 00


66


66


Harris, O. W.


68 56


66


66


Haggerty, Dennis


58 16


66


66


Hutchinson, George


48 71


66


66


Hall, Amory


159 00


66


66


Hawkes, Leopold


22 28


66


66


Hildreth, Franklin


112 57


66


66 Haskell, Harvey L.


108 40


66


66 Jackson, Edward L.


34 00


66


Jackson, Thomas L.


4 00


66


Jelly, William


144 00


66 Jenison, Francis E.


112 57


66 Kittredge, Henry G. W.


112 57


66


66 King, Martin


82 28


66


66 Kennedy, Richard


144 00


66


66 King, Herman A.


61 26


Amount carried forward,


$5,627 88


47


Amount brought forward,


$5,627 88


Paid family of Kerivan, Richard


. 52 28


66


66 Leverton, J. W.


44 00


66


Littlefield, Elliott


209 00


66


Lawson, William


92 80


66


66 Lohmeyer, Henry


52 28


66


66


Masterton, Alexander


114 00


66


66


Murray, Lewis


114 00


66


66


Morse, Joseph M.


144 00


66


66 Meskill, John D.


52 28


66


Mullen, William J.


20 00


66


Madden, Charles E.


52 28


66


66


Morse, Richard D.


150 80


66


·


Maxson, Warren L.


82 28


66


66


Myer, John, Jr.


104 57


66


66


McCarthy, Chas. B.


52 28


66


66


McCabe, John


16 00


66


66


McKerron, Edward


144 00


66


66


McQuade, John


144 00


66


McGuire, James W.


72 00


66


66


McGuire, James


46 57


66


66


Mc Daniel, Daniel


72 80


66


66


Nichols, John N.


104 57


66


66


O'Hearne, Michael


71 70


66


66


Potter, Samuel H.


4 00


66 Palmer, George E.


86 87


66


Pero, Frederick


104 57


66


66


Percival, John H.


104 57


66


66


Porter, Francis


112 57


66


66 Peterson, John S.


152 80


Peterson, Solomon


152 80


66


66


Russell, Michael


144 00


66


66


Randall, Charles


52 28


66


66


Ryan, John


48 28


66


60


Robbins, Edward


27 28


66


66


Ramsdell, A. J.


35 57


66


66 Sanger, Daniel


13.2 00


66


66 Stearns, Daniel H.


156 00


66


66 Stewart, Alexander


114 00


66


Sweeney, John


62 00


66 Smallwood, George T.


132 00


66


66 Scott, George F.


33 14


Amount carried forward,


$9,375 38


66


Morgan, E. M.


84 28


.


48


Amount brought forward, Paid family of Sullivan, Daniel 66


$9,375 38


52 28


Taylor, Ira A. E.


9 14


66


Talbot, Henry G.


152 80


66


66 Turner, Manson B.


38 00


66


66


Tibbetts, W. D.


16 00


66


Tierney, James F.


121 60


66 Tombs, Edward H.


30 80


66


66 Trafton, Charles A.


8 00


66


66 Tucker, George A.


52 28


66


66 Tieman, William


114 00


66


Thanvarth, Philip


74 00


66


66 Tracy, James


32 71


66


66 Vinton, Harvey L.


36 00


66


Varley, John


52 28


66


66


Washburn, Henry G.


48 00


66


66


Wentworth, Wm. H.


32 00


66


66 Welch, Geo. W.


56 28


66


66 Wilson, John G.


108 00


66 Wood, Richard


144 00


$10,553 55


LIQUOR AGENCY.


John J. Ware, Agent, cash paid for liquors, $102 17


E. J. Collins, paid United States license, 24 17


B. F. Houghton, Agent, salary in full,


20 83


$147 17


B. F. Houghton, Agent, in account with the Town of Newton,


Dr


To value of liquors on hand Jan. 1, 1864, $58 69


Cr.


By cash paid the Treasurer,


$56 69


By value of casks returned, 2 00 $58 69


AGENCY. Dr.


To value of liquors on hand Jan. 1, 1864, $58 69


To cash paid for liquors, 102 17


Paid Agent's salary, 20 83


Paid United States license,


24 17


$205 86


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Cr.


Value of liquors on hand Jan. 1, 1865, $98 00


Cash paid Town Treasurer, 56 69


Cash in Agent's hands, 4 17 $158 86


Loss,


$47 00


KENRICK FUND.


Balance of interest in Treasurer's hands Jan. 1st, 1864,


$89 21


Interest received since Jan. 1st, 1864, 191 73


Loans paid the past year, 1,000 00


$1,280 94


Amount distributed to the " industrious


poor of Newton," as per direction of


the donor,


$200 00


Amount loaned the past year, 500 00 700 00


Cash in Treasurer's hands Jan. 1st, 1865,


$580 94


Amount on loan Jan. 1st, 1865,


3,500 00


Amount of fund Jan. 1st, 1865,


$4,080 94


Notwithstanding that the duties of the Selectmen and Treasurer have been largely increased the past year, which the accounts and disbursements will show, yet we find that all has been well done, and their books and accounts are correct.


Respectfully submitted.


ISAAC HAGAR, JOSEPH BARNEY, Auditors. E. WOODWARD,


NEWTON, Feb. 13, 1865.


SELECTMEN'S ESTIMATE.


IN conformity to a standing order of the Town of Newton, the Board of Selectmen respectfully submit the following estimate of the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year :


Interest,


- $10,000 00


Schools,


28,000 00


Incidentals for Schools,


2,000 00


Fire Department,


2,000 00


Almshouse Expenses,


2,500 00


Poor out of Almshouse,


500 00


Repairs on Almshouse,


500 00


Highways, Culverts, and Railings,


6,000 00


Incidentals for Highways, -


500 00


Bridges,


500 00


Salaries, .


4,000 00


Printing,


1,000 00


Insurance,


800 00


Incidental Expenses,


1,000 00


Contingencies,


700 00


-


-


$60,000 00


In presenting the above estimate to the consideration of the Town, it may be well to say, that the several sums for each item are placed at the lowest figure which will cover their expenses ; and if it were not for our War Expenses, we should place some of them higher ; but acting upon the con-


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viction that the Town will at least, for this year, confine its expenditures to our real necessities, we think that a grant of $60,000 may be sufficient to meet the ordinary wants of the Town. It will be observed that we make no provision for our war expenses, as they are all uncertain ; but judging from the past, a large amount may be wanted before we con- quer a peace, and it may be well for us to economize in other matters, that we may be the better prepared to meet all demands that may be required of us for this purpose.


As might reasonably be expected by any one who is at all conversant with the affairs of this rapidly growing Town, the debt has been largely increased the past year ; this increase is attributable mainly to the expenses of filling our quotas, and the building of two schoolhouses. The amount paid for these items is $85,729 58 ; the larger part, however, was for the schoolhouses. We make no provision for the reduction of the Town debt, believing it will be wiser for the town to pay a little more interest, than to largely increase its rate of taxa- tion during the continuance of the war ; and besides, these extra expenses are not alone for the benefit of the present inhabi- tants, but in part for those who may come after and amongst us. We therefore recommend the sum named for interest be granted.


The School Committee ask for an appropriation of $28,- 000 for their department the ensuing year, which we have no doubt will be needed, as the number of schools is contin- ually increasing, requiring new teachers ; and the present teachers' salaries have been increased, to meet in part the advanced prices in the expense of living. The public schools, so far as we can learn, were never more prosperous than now : notwithstanding our increased expenses of living and


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taxation, the citizens have not chosen to go backward in the work of education. During the past year two new school- houses have been built, at a cost of $49,000; and we are now asked to increase our grant for school purposes to the above amount, which is an increase of $9,000 over last year's appropriation.


We rejoice that by the recent Constitutional Amendment, the last obstacle to universal Education in our country is now removed, and that all our youth, of whatever race or color, in all parts of our land, are soon to enjoy the blessings of our system of Free Schools. Education and Free Labor must go hand in hand. Wherever the soldiers of Massa- chusetts have gone, they have carried with them that love of freedom, intelligence, and enterprise, which is to be as- cribed, in no small measure, to the discipline and training received from their earliest years in our public schools : these are the true nurseries of an enlightened republic. When this wicked Rebellion shall be crushed, and its authors con- signed to shame and contempt, history will record that the leagued powers of ignorance and treason at the South were quelled by those mighty twin forces of the North, Intelli- gence and Patriotism. For particulars regarding the condi- tion of all our schools, we refer the citizens to the School Committee's Report, which will be distributed with this doc- ument.


The expenses of the Fire Department the past year have been comparatively small : although adding the balance of the cost of building the Engine House at West Newton, and the Reservoir at Newton Corner, it exceeds the estimate made : we think, however, it will not be necessary to increase the appro- priation for this department. We have been highly favored the


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past year in regard to the destruction of property by fires ; some of our engines have not been called out at all, and none of them but a limited number of times. The houses, engines, and apparatus are in good order. The affairs of this depart- ment have been economically managed, the ordinary expense amounting to only $1,556 18. We think the sum named in the estimate will be sufficient.


For Highways we recommend an appropriation of $6,000. This sum, although larger than we have ever granted before, will be needed to put our roads in good condition ; and even more could be expended to advantage, as the advanced price of labor and teams soon uses up this amount. We have now about one hundred miles of roads to keep in repair. The past year the roads have been repaired by a board of Highway Sur- veyors ; previous to that, for five years, they were repaired by the Selectmen, or under their direction. We stated last year that we thought the Town would make a mistake, should they abandon that system. They, however, did abandon it. Never- theless, our opinion remains unchanged. We therefore recom- mend that our successors be the Highway Surveyors, believing, as we have before stated, that any Board of Selectmen the Town might elect would expend the appropriation more economically and satisfactorily than any separate board could do.


The expense of maintaining our Poor in the Almshouse and out of it has been somewhat increased, but not so much as we might have reasonably expected, as the price of almost every- thing has nearly doubled. We think an appropriation of $2,500 for the Poor in the house and $500 for the Poor out of the house will meet the expense of these two items. The average number in the Almshouse the past year was twenty- two, mostly old people and children. Those aided out of the


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house, sixty. Travelling paupers taken in for a night, one hundred and forty. Much might in truth be said in praise of Mr. and Mrs. Ware, for their careful and economical man- agement of the affairs under their charge ; but the best evi- dence which we as Overseers can give of our entire satisfaction, is, that we have engaged them for another year, at an increased salary ; and we might say of them, as of all others who have been in the service of the Town the past year, that they have filled their places well," and merit the approbation of the Town.


It will be necessary to authorize the Treasurer to borrow money to meet the expense to be made in aid of the families of volunteers. The number of families which receive State aid is one hundred and forty-six. About $15,000 will be needed for this purpose, most of which will ultimately be refunded by the State. A,considerable sum, however, is paid every year to those having friends in the Army and Navy, or who have lost friends there, which will not be reimbursed, but must be paid from our own treasury. It is often difficult to decide upon the claims of those asking aid, but more difficult to send them empty away. We therefore generally assist, pre- ferring to relieve, rather than add to the sufferings of those who have been deprived of their support by the absence of their friends in the service of the country.


The sum estimated for Bridges will mostly be wanted to repair the bridge at the Upper Falls, near the rolling mill. That for repairs on Almshouse, to build a reservoir for soft water. That for Insurance will be required for the new schoolhouses when finished. They are now insured under a builder's risk. The estimate for Printing is less than the sum paid the past year ; but we think it will be sufficient, as


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printing the Dedicatory Services of the Monument to our noble soldiers, which reflects great credit to the Town, in- creased the usual expense. The book was intended to be distributed to all our citizens; but the weather was bad at the time of distribution, and some might have been omitted : if so, they can receive a copy by leaving their names with either of the Selectmen.


There are many things which we cannot notice in these remarks, for which no appropriation was made, requiring a considerable outlay, which has been paid the past year ; one, for instance, of New Roads, which cost $1,262 45, all of which will be found under their appropriate head in the Auditors' Report, to which we invite a careful perusal.


Since our last auditing, we have responded to the calls of the President of the United States in our proportion of a million and a half of men, which is 482. One call for men was made in October, 1863, but was merged into the calls of February and March, 1864, which brings the whole expense of filling these calls into this year's account, and makes our military expenses appear large. But when we consider the large number of men raised, and the fact that we have a considerable number of men standing to our credit against any future call, it is comparatively small ; and we have reason to be thankful that we have been able to pro- cure so large a number of men without interfering with the industrial pursuits of the Town. The whole number of men which the Town has recruited for the war, since its commence- ment, is 1,163 ; a much larger number than the whole enrol- ment at the present time. The amount which has been paid by the Town and individuals for military purposes, since the war began, is $138,457 02 ; of this amount, $45,918 92 has


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been refunded to the Town by acts of the Legislature, leav- ing the actual expense incurred by the Town, thus far, $92,- 538 10. This, with all our other expenses, seems a heavy burden to bear ; but if we compare ourselves with the inhab- itants of the Town who fought our battles in the Revolution, we shall find that we fall far short of the burdens which they had to bear to secure the liberty we now enjoy, and that our patriotism and self-devotion has not yet been equal to the heroic and vigorous efforts which they put forth through all the trying events which preceded and accompanied the war for Independence.


June 17, 1776, a Town Meeting was held, and this vote passed : " That in case the Honorable Continental Congress should, for the safety of the American Colonies, declare them- selves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the inhabitants of the Town will solemnly engage with their lives and fortunes to support them in the measure." That solemn and ever-memorable vote was not meant for show. Their lives and fortunes went along with it, honestly, earnestly, triumphantly, from the first to the last, through all that great struggle. Newton men formed a part of every expedition, fought in almost every battle and skirmish throughout the contest. Scarce a man, old or young, able or unable, but volunteered, or was drafted, and served in the ranks of the army. The number of men who served in the army during the war was 430, out of a population of about 1,400.


Sept. 4, 1780. At the first Town Meeting held under the new Constitution of Massachusetts, which declared all men to be born free and equal, they voted a tax of £40,000; and in December following they chose a committee to raise Newton's quota of men, and voted a tax of £100,000 to defray the expenses of the Town. From these votes it will be seen that


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very large sums of money were raised, and the credit of the Town used to its utmost tension for furnishing men and money for carrying on the war with vigor. In comparison with the wealth of the Town at the present day, the property of the inhabitants then was small in the extreme ; and yet these large sums were cheerfully voted and soon paid. The history and records of the Town will serve to prove how fully and at what sacrifices the pledge of 1776 was redeemed.


After the example of our fathers, the illustrious founders of the Republic, let us turn our thoughts to War as the only means of preserving that Liberty which was born in '76. It is clear that the Rebellion must be put down by the sword. It is the patriotic resolve of the people of the United States, to contend, in spite of every sacrifice, for the maintenance of that noble government which embodies the hopes of the free throughout the civilized world. It makes no difference to us whether our enemies have landed on our shores from abroad, or are gathered together at the South; in either case there is a foe to be vanquis hed or to vanquish us.




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