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AN ACCOUNT
GC 974.202 M596AR, 1866-1868
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1866.
NASHUA : PRINTED BY GREENE & NOYES 1866.
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REPORT
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Inventory of Personal Property on the Pauper Farm, Feb. 14, 1866.
1 horse 125 00, 10 cows 595 00, 1 corset sheep 20 00, 740 00
3 shoats 90 00, 23 hens 12 00, 3 turkeys
113 00
5 00, stock hay 6 00,
13 tons English hay 260 00, 2 ton straw,
300 00
20 00, corn fodder 20 00,
85 bush. corn 106 25, 4 bush. beans 10 00, 2 bush. rye 2 50, 118 75
40 bush oats 28 00, 2 bush col'd beans 4 00, salt 4 50, 36 50
Meal 2 00, 50 lbs. sausages 12 50, 115 lbs. beef 15 00, 40 lbs. lard 10 00, 39 50
28 lbs of butter 11 76, 7 lbs. of sugar 98 saleratus 32, tallow 6 00, 19 06
Pop corn 40, dried apples 7 00, garden
B seeds 5 00, 12 40
Soap grease 1 20, sulphor 1 00, 75 bush. pota- toes 67 50, 69 70
Vegetables 7 00, 2 bbls. soap 10 00, 3 bbls. of vinegar 36 00, 53 00
Pickels 2 50, 200 lbs. ham and shoulders 50 00, 200 lbs. beef 28 00, 80 50
200 lbs. pork 50 00, 91bs. candles 1 80, on· ions 5 00, apples 1 00, 57 80
Squashes 1 50, k. oil 2 00, flour 5 00, rolls and yarn, 15 00, 23 50
Molasses 1 27, dried pumpkins 75, eggs 30, 3 cords ash es 50 00, 52 32
2.
Nuts 75, tobacco 65, tea, coffee and spices, 3 50, 4 90
Lumber and ties 20 00, cabbages 6 00, boil- ed cider 8 00, 34 00
$1754 93:
Inventory of personal property on the pau- per farm Feb 14, 1865. $1953 20
DR.
To Cash 'Received for Articles sold from Farm.
Labor done off the Farm, 110 32, milk 725- 90, 836 22
1 fat cow 70 00, 1 yoke oxen 300, hoop poles, 65 25, 435 25
Pigs 40 00, calves 15 75, grapes 6 00, ci- der 19 50, 81 25
Beet seed 2 00, oats 16 80, barter 4 10, hay 9 31, 32 21.
Harnness 4 00, potatoes 37 87, board 3 12, beans 7 76, 52 75.
Vinegar 90, posts and ties 17 79, apples 4 00, rye 1 25, 23 94
Seed corn 7 10, poultry 5 20, eggs 1:47; vegetables 71 00, 84 77
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Tobacco 34, scythe snath 2 10, keeping colt 9 00, 11 44
1 hide 6 12, beef 41 60, 47 72-1605 55
Received of Moses Foster for L. Birch 65 00 1.
" Danbury 91 00~156 00
Received from Lebanon 6 00
the County, 100 00-106 00
$1867.55.
CR
By Paying as follows :
Taxes in Amherst 9 78, taxes in Milford 46- 44, 56 22
Dr. Eldredge 6 61, Wm. P. Duncklee 15 00, Smith and Hall, 13 72, 35 33
E. Johnson 7 50, D. W. Sargent 4 00, shoat 16 00, 27. 50
Carding wool 82, painting waggon 12 00, thrashing 5 00, 17 82
Shoe making 85, P. Duncklee 1 00, 3 cows, 147 87, 149 72
Pasturing 30 19, rye 7 50, use of bull 5 00,- C. G. Hatch 1 00,
Pop corn 50, sundries 3 34, 6 bush. barley 9 00, 12 84
3
Coffins 21 00, butchering 1 75, repairing pump 2 77, 25.52
.1177
Painting 10 58, crackers 4 75, pump 5 00, 20 33
Fresh fish 1 57, molasses 6 00 harness 4 50, 12 07
Horse hoe 16 00, J. A. Powers & Co., 2 86,
maple sugar 2 00,
11 120 86
Tin ware 4 07, 1 bbl. flour 14 00,
18 07
4 cords ashes 52 00, freight 9 20, shorts 94 25 155 45
Blacksmithing 33 10, labor on farm 110 46, 143 56
Butter 54 54, Hall & Marvell bill for 1864, 8 75, 63 29
Making cider 1 75, use of boar 1 00, meat bills 29 14, 31 89-834 16
STORE BILLS.
Jas. Blood 165 97, J. Lancaster 63 63, Kidder & Whitney 3 57, Geo. Stevens
5 62, Barr & Co. 3 75, Jaquith & Gil- . son 2 61, A.F. Hutchinson 1 08, Reed & Slader 50, J. E. Bruce 30 59, Saw-
yer & Hamblett 9 00, J. L Rix 7 74,
294 06
-294 06
Superintendent's services to Feb. 15, 1866, 306 25- -306 25
$1434 47
SUPPORT OF COUNTY PAUPERS.
Kate Shay, 6 00
Mary E. Parson,
42 15
Mrs. A. McRobie, . "
12 00
Hastings, 18 00
Thorning, 13 00
Joseph Buskey,
8 00
0. Sanderson,
7 88
Mrs. M. Cane,
5 00
Transient persons,
10 50
Joseph Wetherbee, 2 00
$124 53
PAUPERS NOT CHARGEABLE TO THE TOWN.
James Percivil,
6 00
G. P. Sanderson,
8 00
John Clark. 48 88
$62 88
PAUPERS CHARGEABLE TO THE TOWN.
Charles F. Wright,
31 34
Elizabeth Woolson,
16 00
Joel Shed,
14 35
Eben Blanchard,
36 41
$98 11
Superintendent's services to Apr. 1st 1865, 37 50
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Wm. Ramsdell,
25 00
Levi Curtis,
18 00
Wm. R. Wallace,
15 00 -- 58 00
Cash paid Town Treasurer,
52 06
1867 55
Expense of supporting the Poor on and off the Pauper Farm.
DR. To interest on Farm and Stock,
270 00 1
CR. By cash paid Town Treasurer, 52 06
"Amt. due from County, 24 53
1
" Hollis, 8 00
30 24
155 17- 270 00
Balance,
Making the entire cost of supporting the
Poor off and on the Farm, $155 17
There have been supported on the Farm from four to six Persons and four persons have received ninety-eight dollars and eleven cents from the proceeds of the farm, and the bal- ance of proceeds has been paid into the Treasury of the Town.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM RAMSDELL,
LEVI CURTIS,
Overseers
of
WM. R. WALLACE,
the Poor.
MILFORD, FEB. 22, 1866.
We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER,
Auditors.
for milk,
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN.
CR. BY CASH PAID SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.
Naomi Twiss,
36 00
Mary Tobin,
69 00
P. A. Fretts,
54 00
Elizabeth Holland,
60 00
Jane Morlock,
60 00
Catherine Regan,
60 00
Elizabeth Conery,
3 50
Bridget Burton,
108 00
Catherine Devin,
57 00
Malvina Richardson,
14 00
Mary Welch,
69 00
Mary Dillon,
20 00
Beular Potter,
12 00
Sophia E. Chickering
17 00
Charles F. Aiken,
20 00
S. J. Marvill,
7 00
Lucy W. Perham,
18 00
Mary Ryan,
24 00
Isabel Mahar,
40 00
Frances A. Lynch,
12 00
Mary F. Haskell,
16 00
Eliza H. Carlton,
38 00
M. E. O. Conner,
19 00
Hannah Crohan,
57 00
Clarissa Dame,
38 00
Hannah M. Easton,
57 00
Maria Gillis,
19 00
Alma F. Hutchinson,
24 00
Mary B. Hall,
19 00
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6
Delia Hatch,
45 00
Sally Layden,
19 00
R. A. Pierce,
57 00
Mary McKenney,
57 00
Kate A. Worster,
38 00
Catherine Kelly,
20 00
Mary B. Osgood,
20 00
Mary E. Tyler,
36 53
Julia Jess,
18 26
-1358 29
Disbursing Agent,
18 00
$1376 29
1376 29
DR. To Cash from Town Treasurer, WILLIAM RAMSDELL, LEVI CURTIS, Selectmen. WILLIAM R. WALLACE, )
MILFORD, Feb. 22, 1866.
We have examined the' foregoing [ accounts and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER,
Auditors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR.
FOR AMOUNT RECEIVED .. "
On hand Feb. 15, 1865,
157 64
In. Collector's hands, 189 46
Received Savings Bank deposit & interest, 57 37 ..
for State Notes,
8800 00
interest on State notes, 411 40
Railroad tax, 1864, 791.31
1865, 1097 77
Savings Bank Tax,0 ).
510 90
from circus,
60 00
from State in aid soldiers' fami- ilies,
3640 22
Literary Fund, 58 20
Highway tax, No. 1, 77 44
for sale of liquors, 62 71
for rent of Town House basement, 185 00
Hall,
118 .09
on loan,
9572 00 .
for tax M. K. White, 1863, 2 85
" grave yard lots,
13 80 ..
66
old iron, 1 20:
from Wm. Ramsdell agent for vol- unteers, balance of 1865, 1580.58
from pauper farm,
52 06
Taxes assessed,! 17056 90
$44496 90
CR.
BY AMOUNT PAID.
. :
. .
State Tax, »
*
6067 50
County Tax
1445 80
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SCHOOL MONEY.
District No. 1.
1126 32
2.
152 94
3.
182 77
4.
98 08
172 99
66
6.
100 51
114 78
40 71
510 90~2500 00
LITERARY FUND, 1864.
10 34
10 51
32 01
52 86
LITERARY FUND, 1865.
3 44
4 21
2 16
2 92
89
11 74-
-25 36
SCHOOL TAX.
100 00-100 00
SCHOOL HOUSE TAX.
District No. 1.
558 50
2
100 00
600 00-1258 50
EXTRA REPAIRS HIGHWAYS.
District No 1.
3 75
2.
1 31
3.
7 00
4
10 00
6.
15 00
7.
34 66
" 8.
2 77
-7449
BREAKING ROADS.
District No. 1.
8 60
2.
12 98
3.
12 49
. " 5.
21 00
."
6.
3 00
7.
9 96
-
8.
2 45 -- 70 48
3.
4,
7.
8.
9.
District No. 2.
5.
9.
District No. 2.
"
5.
7.
8
9.
District No. 1.
9
9
REPAIRS ON BRIDGES. 267 58-267 58 WATERING TROUGHS.
Samuel A. Gutterson,
3 00
M. Gray,
3:00
M. Foster,
3 00
John Marvell,
3 00
--- 12 00
REPAIRS ON TOWN HOUSE.
A. J. Lynch,
5.11
Sawyer & Hamblett,
3 52
A. Woods,
8 00
Geo. E. Sawtell,
5 00
J. A. Powers & Co.,
7 38
-29.01.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid Engine Men,
167 36
Fire Wards,
15 00
Furniture for Engine Room,
24 00
Mark J. Smith, horse to fires,
5 25
Sundry bills for repairs,
13 78
A. Woods, steward,
12 70-237 39
POLICE.
Chas. G. Hatch,
20 00
Andrew Fuller, for 1864 & 1865,
20 00
Levi H. Holt,
7 00
J. P. Woods,
3 00
: Lorenzo Cutter,
8 00-58 00
Paid for tomb,
172 47-
- 172 47
Paid for killing sheep,
5 00 -. 5 00
SUNDRY BILLS.
Soldier's reception,
180 80
Powder for Richmond victory,
15 00
Funeral expenses, President Lincoln,
24 64
Printing,
61 25
Perambulating town line,
5 50
Sundry bills,
12 45
Books for indigent children,
11 30
Office rent,
13 83
Stamps &c.,
7 40
Repairs on lobby,
1 50
Auditors,
9 00
Sexton services,
113 00
Liquor agent services,
100 00
Superintending school committee.
95 45
Town historian,
6 00
Town clerk,
35:00
Treasurer,
45 00
Collector,
110 00 -- 847 12
2
10
SELECTMENS' SERVICES.
Wm. Ramsdell,
125 00
Levi Curtis,
85 00
Wm. R. Wallace,
80 00
-290 00
State aid to soldiers' families,
1376 29
Paid Rosco Kidder, bounty 1862,
74 20
Quota for 1865, 12 men,
8060 58
TAXES ABATED 1864.
Dennis Holden,
2 85
E. M. Hadley,
2 85
S. Mclaughlin,
2 85
Geo W. Bullard,
3 46
Chas W. Hill,
3 62
Dan. Y. Currier,
3 74
John Harwood,
2 42- -21 79
Over taxed,
99 94
--- 99 94
TAXES ABATED 1865.
Clifton Hutchinson,
3 95
James McCabe,
3 95
John Mickle,
3 95
Jas. Percival,
3 95
Chas. Ross,
3 95
J. W. Spalding,
3 06
A. S. Thorning,
3 95
Morris Bean,
4 03
Henry Tonkin,
4 03
Joseph Buskey,
3 60
Micheal Dwyger,
3 60
Edward Powers,
8 10
Peter A Shed,
3 60
James R. Cutter,
3 60
Benj. Woolson,
5 49
Warren B. Clapp,
4 32
1
Abram Curby,
4 32
Daniel Costelo,
4 32
Grant P. Sanderson,
0 79
John Graham,
4 32
83 88
AMOUNT OF SUNDRY NOTES PAID.
N. C. Curtis,
2000 00
Mary Welch,
550 00
Hannah Marshall,
100 00
T
Daniel Burns,
30 00
Timothy Holland,
140 00
H. Eldredge,
100 00
D
1 .
5
11
D. K. Marvell,
400 00
W. P. Richardson,
250 00
Catherine Devin,
400 00
John Lovejoy, 1
350 00
Thomas B. Hall,
500 00
A. M. Hatch,
300 00
M. E. O. Cornor,
500 00
Julia Jess,
200 00
Robert Chemard,
300 00
Wm. B. Hutchinson,
400 00
Julia Jess,
100 00
E. H. & J. M. Hersey,
100 00
A. A. Hanscomb,
400 00
Peter Hersey,
200 00
Milford 5 cent Savings Bank,
3000 00
C. M. Dimick,
50 00
D. M. Goodwin,
50 00
Nancy Sargent,
300 00
J. A. Powers & Co.,
1000 00
Mills, Lane & Co.,
500 00
J. A Powers & Co.,
500 00
Wm. B. Peacock,
250 00
Chas. A. Richardson,
150 00
0
Luke Smith,
500 00
Sarah Hutchinson,
350 00
Thomas Melendy,
2200 00 :i
Mary Welch,
500 00
Levi McIntire,
200 00-16870 00
Interest paid on sundry notes,
2842 17-2842 17
In hands of collector,
459 50
" Treasurer,
1094 99
$44496 90
OUT STANDING DEBTS.
E. S. Bragg,
220 00
Martin Hall,
500 00
C. S. Averill,
500 00
Nancy Averill,
300.00
Nehemiah Hunt,
2400 00
Milford 5 cent Savings Bank,
26090 57
Daniel Burns,
100 00
Mary J. Peacock,
40 00
William Larabee,
370 00
John Daniels,
1500 00
Nathan Jewett,
800 00
Mary J. Holden,
100 00
Mary A. Daniels', R. A. Pierce,
100 00
Syrena B. Winn,
150 00.
Asa Merrill,
300 00
Emri Clark,
200 00 T
John Daniels,
1100 00
Betsey B Gage,
160 00
Mary J Stark,
262 00
Nancy Sargent,
300 00
Eben Averill,
300 00
Alma Hutchinson,
400 00
John Daniels,
100 00
Mary E. Haskell,
200 00-36592 57
Literary Fund due District No. 1,
26 62
60
3,
12 48
66
66
3 98
2 24
45 32
$36637 89
From which deduct,
Amount due from United States
5382 00
Due from New Hampshire for Soldiers aid,
1358 29
Due from County of Hillsboro'
24 53
Town of Hollis,
8 00
Amt. of liquors on hand,
382. 79
" in hands of collector,
459 50
" due for plank,
14 00
, " _ in hands of Treasurer,
1094 99 --. 8724 10
Leaving the town indebted in the sum of
$27913 79
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. R. WALLACE, Treasurer. -4
MILFORD, Feb: 22, 1866. We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER,
Auditors,
5,
66
66
6,
100 00
AN ACCOUNT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1867.
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MILFORD: PRINTED BY F. N. BOUTWELL, 1867.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Inventory of Personal Property on the Pauper Farm, Feb. 14, 1867.
1 Horse $115, 1 pair Oxen 275, 1 Cosset Sheep 10, 400 00
9 cows 475, 12 tons hay 336, 2 tons straw 25, 836 00 Corn fodder 25, corn stalks 15, shorts 4, 44 00
125 bush. corn 156 25, 4 bush. pop corn 5, 161 25
48 bush. oats 33 60, 6 1-4 bush. beans 18 75, 52 35
11 00
4 bush. col. beans 9, 4 lbs. beet seed 2,
3 shoats 40, garden seeds 2, sage 2 50, 44 50
35 lbs. dried apple 4 38, 6 lbs. dried pumpkin ,75 5 13
Soap grease 1, 30 lbs. butter 12, lumber 2, 15 00
40 lbs. lard 6 80, 10 lbs tallow 1, 146 lbs. hams 18 25, 26 05 150 lbs. salt beef 21, 225 lbs. pork 33 75, cider 12, 66 75 Boiled cider 5, 130 bush. potatoes 65, 2 bbls soap 10, 80 00 . Carrots 2, 5 bush. seed potatoes 2 50, beets ,40, 4 90 Onions 3, apples 5, 12 lbs. candles 1 80, pickles 2, 11 80 Cabbages 5, molasses ,60, flour 11, rolls 1 88, 18 48 Wool 3, spices 3 50, vinegar 35, oil ,50, 42 00
3 cords ashes 53 70, 9 bush. ashes 1 80, 27 hens 13 50, 1 turkey 1 50, 70 50- 1889 71
DR. To cash received for articles sold from Farm:
Labor done off the farm 132 55, milk 687 90, 820 45 Beef and pork 177 94, corn 10 62, potatoes 25 13, 213 69 1 beef cow 50, vegetables 49 11, grapes 2 20, 101 31 Ties 35, oil nuts 1 40, calves 18 25, 54 65
Oats 13 72, poultry and eggs 39 25, old iron 5 64, 58 61 Pigs 97 25, apples and cider 19 50, hides 15 84, 132 59 Rolls 2 25, tallow 3 30, 5 55- 1386 85
2
Received of M. Foster for board of Lydia Birch, 53 75 from Hollis, 11 00
Lebanon, 16 00
the County, the Town Treasurer,
85 15
219 17
1771 92
CR.
By paying as follows:
Taxes in Amherst 9 95, taxes in Milford 34 50, 44 45
Dr. Eldredge 15 36, coffin 9, H. A. Clark 3, 27 36
J. A. Powers & Co. 4 90, shoats 20, oats 5 50, 30 40
Tuttle & McIntire ,50, Shoe bill 1 30, axe helves ,68, 2 48 Geo. Danforth ,50, C. H. Averill 1, J. F. Boynton 1 77, 3 27
Wm. P. Duncklee 1 40, meat bill 14 06, 15 46
Blacksmiths bill 25 18, repairing wagon 3 50, 28 68
Pasturing 25 50, 1 pair oxen 275, 3 cows 175, 475 50
Fresh fish 7 81,use of bull & boar 6 50, grinding 10 44, 24 75 Crackers 3 90, shorts 130 78, ashes 53 70, 188 38
Butter 61 97, sundries 6 48, labor on farm 79 12, 147 57- 988 30
Store Bills.
J. Colburn 1 88, J. Lancaster 50 27, Kidder & Whitney 6 11, Wallace & Sawyer 15 52, J. E. Bruce 83 66, Jas. Blood 10 72, Gilson & Jaquith 9 82, J. G. Blunt 6 03, Scott & Noyes 3 90, J. B. Knights 1 66, A. G. & II. H. Read 2 74, Howison & Gilson 30, Barr & Co. 3 03, Hop- kins and Co. 1 12, S. N. Stevens 4 75, Chas. H. Nutt 1 13, Geo. F. Stevens 3 38,
235 02
Superintendent's services to Feb. 15, 1867,
350 00
1573 32
Support of County Paupers.
Kate Shay, 5 00
Jonathan Winchester, 5 00
Mary J. E. Parsons,
38 85
Transient persons,
11 75
James McCabe,
10 00-
70 60
Paupers not chargeable to the Town.
G. P. Sanderson,
3 00
21 00- 24 00
James Percivil,
3
Paupers chargeable to the Town.
Elizabeth Woolson,
14 00
Holland children,
3 00
Eben Blanchard,
10 00
Peter A. Shed,
20 00-
47 00
Overseers of the Poor.
William Ramsdell,
25 00
Levi Curtis,
17 00
Wm. R. Wallace,
15 00-
57 00
1771 92
Amount of inventory of personal property on the
Pauper Farm Feb. 14, 1867,
1889 71
Amount of inventory of personal property on the
Pauper Farm Feb. 14, 1866, 1754 93
Balance in favor of the farm, 134 78
Expense of supporting the poor off and on the Pauper Farm :
DR. Interest on farm and stock, Cash received from the town,
270 00
219 17- 489 17
CR. Due from the County,
Lebanon,
15 50
5 00
for milk,
30 00
Balance of inventory in favor of the farm,
134 78
Expense of supporting the poor, 303 89- 489 17
Making the entire cost of supporting the poor off and on the farm $303 89.
There is but one pauper on the farm at the present time ; two have. died, and several transient persons have been supported for a short time on the farm during the past year.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM RAMSDELL, Overseers LEVI CURTIS, of
WM. R. WALLACE, the Poor.
MILFORD, N. H. Feb. 21, 1867.
We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, - F. T. SAWYER, Auditors .. M. F. CROSBY,
TREASURER'S REPORT.
DR. For amount received :
On hand Feb. 15, 1866,
1094 99
In Collectors hands. 459 50
Received railroad tax, 1158 50
Savings Bank tax, 611 25
from State in aid of soldiers families, 480 54
Literary Fund,
83 25
United States bounties refunded, 640 00
of John Dickey treas. for town clock fund, 331 38 Wm. Ramsdell by subscription for town clock, 68 62
for sale of liquors,
217 21
Highway tax No. 1, 1865,
53 19
9, 1865,
9 23
for plank and old fence,
26 00
grass in grave yard, grave yard lots,
37 12
from Nashua and Lowell railroad for services of firemen at fire, 10 00
rent for basement town house, 185 00
use of town hall, 91 59
on loan,
5800 00
Taxes assessed, 15681 52-27042 89
CR. By amount paid :
State tax,
6067 50
County tax,
1497 18- 7564 68
School money.
Dist. No. 1, 1250 12
Dist. No. 5, 167 96
2, 151 68
6,
81 40
3, 176 32
7, 103 72
4, 91 00
9, 440 84- 2463 04
4 00
5
Literary Fund 1864-5.
26 62
Dist. No. 1, 3, 5,
12 48
3 98
43 08
Literary Fund 1866.
Dist. No. 1,
41 63
2, 5,
5 51-
52 14
School tax Dist. No. 1,
400 00
School House Tax.
Dist. No. 2,
100 00
100 00- 200 00
Extra Repairs on Highways.
Dist. No. 2,
3 25
Dist. No. 6, 7 75
3,
1 82
7, 16 50
4,
14 20
9, 6 70-
50 22
Breaking Roads.
Dist. No. 1,
26 32
Dist. No. 5, 86 06
2,
60 99
6,
52 33
3,
186 60
7,
112 39
4,
86 92
8, 32 01
9, 54 42- 698 04
Watering Troughs.
Luke Smith, 1865, 3 00
M. Gray, 3 00
A. C. Crosby, " 3 00
John Marvell, 3 00
Daniel Sargent, 3 00
A. C. Crosby,
3 00-
21 00
N. B. Gutterson, 3 00
Repairs on Town House.
Wallace and Sawyer,
8 76
Lynch and Harris,
4 75
A. J. Lynch,
54 27
J. F. Bumstead and Co.
15 97
Bradley Blanchard,
15 10
.
J. A. Powers and Co.,
6 00
A. Woods,
35 25- 140 10
9,
5 00
6
Fire Department.
Paid Engine Men, Fire Wards, A. Woods, steward,
249 57
15 00
15 00
Sundry bills for wood and repairs,
7 25- 286 82
Police.
Charles G. Hatch,
20 00
John P. Wood,
10 00
Andrew Fuller,
6 00-36 00
Grave Yards.
Paid for lot in Dist. No. 2,
200 00
fence, etc., in Dist. No. 2,
156 73
fence, etc., 66
4 9,
5.7 69-
414 42
Extra repairs on bridges,
153 42
Town Clock,
600 .00
New road near Dean Moor's.
345 00
Liquor prosecutions,
112 49
Damage done by dogs to sheep,
10 00
Sundry Bills.,
Printing,
7 50
Rope for bell, 1865
3 26
Henry W. Holbrook, damage to carriage
25 00
Office rent
20 00
Books for indigent children
10 60
Repairs on Lobby
4 35
B. Wadleigh as attorney
18 00
Auditors
6 00
Stamps, etc.
5 93
Printing town reports
57 24
Stationery,
17 26
Liquor Agent
100
Superintending School Committee-
95
Town Clerk
40
Town Treasurer
45
Collector of taxes
125
Sexton
78
D. K. Marvell as constable, 1865
10
Invoice and record books and check list.
65 62 -- 733 76
.
Selectmens' Services.
125
75
85 00- 285 00
Cash paid pauper farm
219 17
Notes Paid.
Martin Hall 500
Nathan Jewett 800
Daniel Burns 100
R. A. Pierce 100
Wm. Larabee 370
AlmaHutchinson400 00 -- 7770 00
John Daniels 5500
Interest on sundry notes
2317 18
Taxes abated, 1865.
John P. Adams 3 95
Chas. Steele 3 60
Jas. B. Holland 3 95
Charles Hall 4 32
Alfred Shattuck 3 95
Enoch Page 4 32
T. J. Wilkins . 3 60
Chas. S. White 5 22- 35 51
Thomas Searles 2 60
· Over taxed
44 31
Taxes abated, 1866.
James W. Pond 3 50
Ichabod Dunlap 3 32
Geo. W. Wheelton3 50
Aaron F. Barns 3 44
Chas. S. White 3 50
Allen T. Perry 3.44
Chas. Woodbridge 3 50
John C. Twiss 3 44
Orison Sanderson 3 32
Ezra S. Wright 3 44
Richard Loverly 3 32
Geo. E. Crosby 3 50 --- 45 54
Thomas Searles 4 32
In hands of Collector
397 20
In hands of Treasurer
1604 79
27042 90
Outstanding Debts.
E. S. Bragg
220
C. S. Averill
500
Nancy Averill
300
Nehemiah Hunt
2400
Milford Five Cents Saving Institution
26090 57
Mary J. Peacock
40
Mary J. Holden
100
Mary A. Daniels
100
a
Wm. Ramsdell Levi Curtis Win. R. Wallace
Syrena B. Winu
150
Asa Merrill
300
Emri Clark
200
Betsy Gage
160
Mary J. Stark
262
Nancy Sargent
300
Eben Averill
300
Mary J. Haskell
200
Levi Curtis
300
A. Jaquith
400
John B. Hutchinson
300
David Hutchinson
2000 00- 34622 57
Literary Fund due District No. 3
5 70
4
3
6, 1865 -- 6,
4 91
7
3 99
8
1 18
9
14 57
33 35
Due District No. 7, School House tax
10 00
8, School money
36 96
34702 88
From which deduct
Amount due from United States
4742
County of Hillsboro' 15 50
town of Lebanon
5
in the hands of Collector
397 20
liquors on hand
311
in the hands of Treasurer
1604 79 -- 7075 49
Leaving the town indebted in the sum of
27627 39
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WM. R. WALLACE, Treasurer,
MILFORD, N. H., Feb. 21, 1867.
We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them properly uched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER, Auditors. M. F. CROSBY,
AN ACCOUNT
Q F. THE
RECEIPTS, AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING.
FEBRUARY 15, 1868.
MILFORD, PRINTED, BY F. N. BOUTWELL, 1868
82 Gelich
# 829 .
$20
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
Inventory of Personal Property on the Pauper Farm, Feb. 14th, 1868.
1 horse $115, 1 pair oxen 250, 8 cows 480, 845 00
17 tons hay 391, straw 30, corn fodder 10, 431 00
Corn stalks 10, 40 bush. corn 70, pop corn 4, 84 00 80 bush. oats 72, white beans 4 50, colored do. 3 50, 80 00* 5 shoats 15, 15 hens 11 25, 3 turkeys 6, 32 25
6 bush. oil nuts 3, nuts 1, 36 lbs. dried apple 5, 9 00
Salt ,75,. wool 4, soap grease 1, sage ,67. 6 42
37 lbs. tallow 3 70, 35 lbs. lard 6 30, 100 lbs. beef 12, 22 00
Apple sauce 3, flour 9, butter 1 20, 13 20
130 lbs. salt beef 19 50
138 lbs. salt pork 23 46, 137 lbs. ham 23 29, cider 6, 52 75 35 bush. potatoes 35, 6 bush. carrots 3, pickles 3, 41 00 15 lbs. candles 2 50, apples 6, beets 1, 9 50
Parsnips 1, cabbages and turnips 2, vinegar 15, 18 00
Yarn 2 50, ashes 1 60, molasses ,75, sugar 1, 5 85- 1669 47
DR. To cash received for articles sold from Farm:
Labor done off the farm 73 89, milk 575, 648 89
Beef 31 69, corn 67 75, oats 29 68, 129.12
Potatoes 58 72, beans 15 58, vegetables 14 65, 88 95
Sheep, 10, calves 27 05, cow 40, 77 05
Sundries 10 85, eggs 24 18, poultry 10 15, 45 18
Vinegar 8 15, straw 25 57, hay 56 12, 89 84
Apples and cider 13 05, butter 7 65, shoat 13, 33 70
Beet seed 2, nuts 5 70, . 7 70- 1120 43
2
Received from Lebanon, 35 00
the County, Lyndeboro'. the Town,
55 25
1 00- 91 25
152 64
1864 32
CR.
By paying as follows:
Taxes in Amherst 9 86, taxes in Milford 43 03. 52 89
2 cows 145, pasturing 30; making cider 2 01, 177 01
Use of bull 3 75, tin ware 2 24, 5 99
15 cords wood 22 50, Dr. Eldredge ,50, 23 00
Wheelbarrow 6, buffalo robe 12; P: Duncklee 2,
20 00
Geo. Danforth 1 14, C. W. Richards ,90, J. Pear- sons 10 36, 2 40
Tuttle & McIntire 2 41, ox yoke 3 50, 5 91
Wm. P. Duncklee 4 90, crackers 4 56, 9 46
Baker & Small 4 04, J. F. Boynton 3 10,
7 14
J. A. Powers & Co. 4 29, D: S. Perkins 1 50, 5.79
F. Gilman ,36, butter.27 50, shoe bill 4,
31 86
Blacksmiths bill 19 29, shorts and meal $7 83, 67 12
Butchers. bill 2 62, grinding 7 67, 10 29
Labor on farm 187 80, thrashing 14, 201 80~ 630 66
Store Bills.
Kidder & Whitney 1 80, C: W. & S. Freeman 3 86, 5 66
Wallace & Sawyer 17 03, J. Lancaster 35 62, 52 65
J. E. Bruce 125 48, C. H. Nutt 1 00, 126 48
S. N. Stevens 23 83, Geo. F. Stevens ,75, A. R. Hood 1 35, 25 93
Geo. T. Little 1 55, Reed and Lovejoy ,50, .2 05
C. C. Russell 1:47, Verder and Co. 10, 11 47
224 24
Superintendent's services to Feb. 15, 1868, 310 42
1165 32
Support of County Paupers.
M. E. O. Pearsons, 65 00
Transient persons, .50 --- 66 50
Pauper's not chargeable to the Town.
James Percival, 30 00
Mrs. Prew, 1 00- 31 00
3
Paupers chargeable to 'Town,
Sophia Chickering, Lydia Woolson, Mrs. Maynard, Eben Blanchard,
5 00
27 50
3 00
8 00- 43 50
Overseers of the Poor.
Wm. Ramsdell,
25 00
Levi Curtis,
18 00
Wm. R. Wallace,
15 00- 58 00.
4
1364 32
Amount of inventory of personal property on the Pauper Farm, Feb. 14, 1867, 1889 71
Amount of inventory of personal property on the
Pauper Farm Feb. 14, 1868, 1669 47 ·
Balance against the farm,
220 24
Expense of supporting the poor off and on the Pauper Farm :
DR. Interest on farm and stock, 270 00
Cash received from the town, 152 64
Balance of inventory against the farm, 220 24- 642 88
CR.
Due from the County,
26 75
for milk, 20 00
Expense of supporting the poor,
596 13-
642 88
Making the entire cost of supporting the poor off and on the farm $596 13.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM RAMSDELL,
Overseers
LEVI CURTIS,
of
WM. R. WALLACE,
the Poor.
Milford, Feb. 22, 1868.
We have examined the foregoing accounts and find them properly youched and correctly cast,
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER, Auditors. M. F. CROSBY,
4
TREASURER'S REPORT,
DR. For amount received :
1
On hand Feb. 15, 1867,
1604 79
In Collectors hands,
397 20
Received Railroad Tax.
1022 82
Savings Bank Tax,
987 56
Literary Fund,
81 15
United States bounties refunded,
473 00
Non-resident bank tax, 1866,
113 51
Highway tax, No. 1,
27 19
J. P. Adams tax, 1865,
95
for grave yard lots, Circus,
40 00
sale of liquors,
164 78
land of Joel W. Hamblett,
50 00
grass in grave yard,
4 50
old iron,
3 90
old sled,
1 50
rent for basement town house
185 00
use of town hall, 125 08
over paid Dist. No. 8, highways, 1866, 10 00
"Taxes assessed, 16915 18-22228 47
CR. By amount paid :
State tax,
5056 25 1511 58- 6567 83
School Money.
Dist. No. 1, 1478 52
Dist. No. 5, 192 27
2, 194 75 6, 108 36
3, . 212 42 7, 118 16
9, 542 10- 3000 00
4, 153 42
Dist. No. 8, for 1866, 36 96
County tax,
17 36
5
Literary Fund 1866.
Dist. No. 3, 5 70
6, '65 and '66, 7, 8, 9,
4 91
3 99
1 18
14 57- .30 35
Literary Fund 1867.
Dist. No. 1, 40 00
Dist. No. 7, 3 20
3, 5 75
9, 14 66- 67 76
4,
4 15
School Tax, District No. 1, 500 00
School House Tax.
Dist. No. 1.,
498 75
2,
100 00
6,
30 00
7,1866,
10 00
9,
575 00- 1213 75
Extra Repairs on Highways.
Dist. No. 1,
113 75
Dist. No. 6, 25 48
3,
30 35
7, 16 94
4,
30 47
9, 1 10- 236 75
5, 18 66
Breaking Roads.
Dist. No. 2,
15 75
Dist. No. 6, 18 15
3,
54 74 7, 62 :98
4,
87 99
9, 75- 267 83
. 5, 27 47
Watering Troughs.
Luke Smith, 1866,
3 00
E. P. Dascomb, "
3 00
W. W. Greenwood, 1866,
3 00
3 00
E. P. Dascomb, A. C. Crosby,
3 00
Daniel Sargent,
3 00- 18 00
-
6
Repairs on Town House.
Stoves,
22 00
J. A. Powers,
13 87
J. D. Cochran,
10 60
A. Woods,
3 40 -- 49 87
Fire Department.
Paid Engine Men,
204 55
Fire Wards,
15 00
A. Woods, steward,
15 00
Sundry bills for repairs,
5 00
Watching fire, F. J. French's tannery,
6 00-
245 55
Police.
Lorenzo Cutter, 1866,
10 00
.
Charles G. Hatch,
20 00
Timothy Amsden,
8 00
Lorenzo Cutter,
10 00
48 00
Constable, Charles G. Hatch,
5 00
Repairs on Bridges,
17 67
Liquor Prosecutions,
47 02
Alfred Keyes, damage done by dogs to sheep,
10 00
Building road near Jotham Hartshorn's mill,
76 00
Land damage, J. McConihe,
'18. 00
Repairs on tomb,
14 53
Repairs on hearse house,
15 11
Sundry Bills.
Printing blanks,
13 75
Charles Parker, damage done to wagon,
4 00
C. S. Averill, surveying,
5 50
Office rent,
20 00
Books to indigent children,
3 02
Stationery, &c.
2 88
Cutting bushes in grave yard,
2 00
Sealing weights and measures,
2 00
Printing town reports,
84 50
E. S. Trow, sexton,
65 50
Auditors,
6 00
Superintending School Committee,
100 00
Liquor Agent,
106 66
Collector of taxes,
150 00
Town Treasurer,
50 00
Town Clerk,
40 00-
655 81
Selectmens' Services.
Wm. Ramsdell,
125 00
Levi Curtis,
90 00-
305 00
Wm. R. Wallace,
Cash paid pauper farm,
152 64
Notes Paid.
C. S. Averill,
500
Nehemiah Hunt,
2400
Mary J. Holden,
100
Mary 'Daniels,
100
S. B. Winn,
150
Emri Clark,
200
Mary J. Haskell,
200
A. Jaquith,
400
Ezra Batchelder,
200 00 -- 4250 00
Interest on sundry notes,
2041 14
Taxes abated for 1866,
21 70
Taxes abated for 1867.
Åbner Barnard,
3 55
Thomas Kale,
3 55
James H. Hutchinson,
3 55
Mrs. H. P. Hamblett,
7 40
Rosco Kidder,
3 55
Artemas Perkins,
5 09
Daniel H. Green,
3 12
Levi Parker,
3 82 --
33 63
Over taxed,
55 52
In hands of Collector,
556 37
In hands of Treasurer;
1717 70
22228 47
90 00
8
Outstanding Debts.
E. S. Bragg,
220
Nancy Averill,
300
Milford Savings Institution,
26090 .57
Mary Peacock,
40
Asa Merrill,
300
Betsy Gage,
160
Mary J. Stark,
262
Nancy Sargent,
300
Eben Averill,
300
Levi Curtis,
300
John B. Hutchinson,
300
David Hutchinson,
2000 00- 30572 57
Literary fund due Dist. No. 4,.
3 00
2,
5 25-
5,
5 20
6,
2 94
16 39
30588 96.
From which deduct
Amount due from United States,
4269/ 00'
County of Hillsboro', 26- 75
in hands of Collector,
556 37
Liquors on hand,
323 27
in hands of Treasurer,
1717 70 -- 6893 09'
Leaving the town indebted in the sum of
23695 87
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WM. R. WALLACE, Treasurer.
Milford, Feb. 22, 1868 .-
We have examined the foregoing accounts and find the properly vouched and correctly cast.
C. S. AVERILL, F. T. SAWYER, Auditor's. M. F. CROSBY,
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