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FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1876.
PITTSFIELD, N, H. : D. T. NEAL & CO., PRINTERS. 1876.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
'The taxes assessed for the year are as follows :
State tax
$1,304 00
County tax
2,044 15
School tax
1,400 00
Town tax
5,147 71
Tax on dogs
93 00
School House tax District No. 5
104 82
School House tax No. 9
99 69
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-$10,193 37
Selectmen in account with the Town of Barnstead.
DR
Cash received from County of Belknap $53 50
from Joseph P. Blaisdell 2 50
Railroad tax
11 44
Literary fund
134 59
Savings Bank tax
825 79
Cash hired
2,910 00
William Nutter's list 1871. 2 & 3 1,100 00
$5,037 82 CR.
Cash paid Eli H. Foss. Town Treasurer as per receipts $5.037 82
RECEIPTS.
ELI H. Foss. TOWN TREASURER.
DR.
To. Amount in Treasury March 1, 1875 $4,51
Cash received from Collector's lists of 1871-72-73 959 00
Cash received from Collector's lists of 1874-75 8,934 40
Cash received from School district No. 7,1873 35 89
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To Cash received from School district No. 5 65 00 Cash received from Selectmen 5,037 82 ---- $15,036 62
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1875.
DAMAGE ON SHEEP.
Paid Samuel A. Hodgdon $10 95
ยท Phebe R. Ayers
11 68
Charles F. Jenkins 29 20
Joseph Jenkins
26 28
William P. Gray
2 92
John J. Merrill
2 92
John L. Nutter
2 92
Stephen Pendergast
3 65
Isaac Garland
2 19
Charles W. Hill
4 38
Enoch Caswell
2 91
$100 00
REPAIRS ON ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Joseph F. Kaime, bridge plank $2 16
John H. Jenkins, repairs on road No. 23 13 05 Joseph C. Osborn, repairs on bridge No. 33 4 75
Calvin Jenkins, lumber and labor No. 24 11 58
Samuel D. Nutter, repairs on road No. 35 2 40
Paul J. Canney, lumber and labor on bridge No. 18 8 84
George F. Sanders, work on road No. 9 35 25
Oscar Foss, lumber and labor on bridges 45 31
George W. Ayers, bridge plank 24 81
Jacob Aikins, lumber and labor on bridge 16 75
William Proctor, lumber and labor on valley bridge 72 11
Jacob Aikins, work on road No. 12 10 00
William B. Aikins, work on road No. 12 3 30
David B. Davis, repairs on bridge No. 17 2 00
Furber Keniston, labor on road 2 00
Charles S. George, work on road No. 36 24 75
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Paid John O. Keniston, work on bridge 6 12
David E. Avery, labor on road No. 43 1 05
Joseph D. Proctor, bridge plank No. 2 4 32
Joseph Blake, work on road No. 20 5 85
Benjamin F. Chesley, work on road No. 31 8 40
Abram Bunker, labor on bridge
3 00
Jesse Downs, labor on road and bridge No. 25 22 70
George W. Pitman, work on road No. 8 3 70
Seth Shackford, work on road No. 15 2 60
Horace Walker, bridge plank and labor No. 19 26 18
William S. Nutter, bridge plank 1 08
Ira L. Berry, labor on bridges 12 25
John P. Hussey, bridge plank 2 25
Hiram P. Tebbetts, labor on road No. 32 1 50
Jacob W. Evans, labor and lumber for bridge 1 50
Joseph C. Osborn, work on road No. 33 65
Jesse Downs, bridge plank 8 16
Eli H. Elliott, work on road No. 19 4 05
William P. Gray, work on road No. 37 5 89
Henry P. Thompson, labor on bridge 2 50
Ezekiel Babb, lumber and labor on bridge 14 80
Dyer R. Babb, labor on bridge 1 50
Samson H. Babb, work on road No. 8 3 00
Solomon Foss, work on road No. 5 3 50
Lewis A. Proctor, use of scraper No. 1 1 50
Nathaniel Aikins, work on road No. 13 3 87
Geo. L. Hall, iron for bridge district No. 8 3 50
Geo. L. Hall, labor on road district No. 6 14 05
Charles H. Dow, work on road district No. 4 3 10
Sampson B. Locke, labor and lumber No. 10 9 00
H. G. Willey, labor on bridge 1 50
$462 13
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BREAKING ROADS.
Paid District No.
1, John L. Piper, agent $65 01
66
2, Ira L. Berry, agent 107 69
3, John W. Elliott, agent 26 26
4, Martin V. B. Nutter, ag't 81 11
66
5, James C. Locke, agent 102 70
6, Geo. L. Hall, agent 68 77
60 97
66
9, James Nutter 2d, agent
86 82
10, Samuel T. Ayers, agent
80 83
11, Alvin D. Hall, agent
62 85
12, Jacob Aikins, agent
5 62
66
14, Chas. Worcester, agent
45 75
66
15, James L. Foss, agent
74 57
- 66
16, Wm. S. Nutter, agent -
20 70
66
17, David B. Davis, agent
56 73
66
18, Paul J. Canney, agent 57 29
66
19, Joseph Walker, agent 90 81
20, Joel Clark, agent 48 31
66
21, Horace Clough, agent
34 87
66
22, Timothy Emerson, ag't
45 59
66
23, John H. Jenkins, agent 20 22
61 38
66
25, Jesse Downs, agent
16 35
66
26, William Nutter, agent
36 84
27, Chas. F. Emerson, ag't
51 08
66
28, David E. Lougee, agent
29 70
66
29, George N. Webster, ag't
48 10
66
30, William N. Ricker, ag't
27 97
66
32, John Tibbetts, agent
60 79
66
33, Joseph C. Osborn, ag't
73 35
66
34, O. A. Dennett, agent
73 27
66
35, Samuel D. Nutter, ag't
23 42
66
36, Chas. S. George, agent
44 52
66 37, William P. Gray, agent
37 65
38, John Tasker, agent
55 75
66
39, Jacob W. Evans, agent
43 95
66
40, Alfred Bunker, agent 69 30
41, John Murphy, agent
53 01
7, R. F. Hanscom, agent
8, Geo. W. Pitman, agent
103 84
13, Wm. S. Nutter, agent
13 80
66 24, Calvin Jenkins, agent
31, John C. Willey, agent
35 25
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Paid District No. 42, Thomas Moore, agent 27 22
. . 43, David E. Avery, agent 19 85
.6 45. Joseph Hill, agent, 18 62
- -$2,268 68
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Mrs. Jeremiah Randall, aid $1 50
Dr. A. M. True, medicine for J. Merrill, 1874 3 25
Dr. R. M. Gray, doctoring Chas. H. Tuttle, 1874 5 00 Thomas S. Straw, wood for J. Merrill, 1874 3 50
Town of Pittsfield, aid to Muncey family . 20 00
Horace M. Parshley, board of J. Parshley
30 75
Walter M. Avery, aid for Otis F. Hill 28 35
Thomas C. Pitman, balance board Mark Pitman 57 82
Ira L. Berry, aid to John Merrill 56 96
Thomas K. Proctor, aid to J. Merrill 4 95
Albert F. Shackford, aid to Otis Hill 1 57
A. F. Shackford, aid to J. Merrill 8 00
Dr. T. S. Foster, med. attendance Davis family
30 85
G. L. Sleeper, aid to Davis family
88 11
Hiram T. Pitman, board Mark Pitman
39 00
Ira L. Berry, aid to Otis F. Hill Lavina Gray, aid to Betsey Clough
8 75
Abram Bunker, board of J. Parshley
6 00
Asa C. Hurd, pasturing cow for J. Merrill
8 00
Dr. John Wheeler, doctoring poor, 1874
5 50
Dr. Mark Walker, doctoring poor
17 25
David Pitman, aid to Otis F. Hill 3 60
J. H. Young and S. D. Caswell, work for J. Merrill 4 00
$446 71
SCHOOLS.
Paid District No. 1, Mark Walker, agent $110 35
66 66
2, George F. Nutter, ag't 99 32
66 66 3, John L. Piper, agent 173 79
66 4, Herbert L. Chesley, ag't 72 88
66
5, J. H. Colbath and J. M. Joung, agent 117 93
66
66
7, E. F. Yones, agent 78 78
66
66 7, A. L. Holmes, agent 1 39
14 00
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Paid District No. 8, Samuel H. Clark, ag't 33 47
.6 9, Horace Clough, agent 152 41
10, Joseph P. Blaisdell, ag't 130 24
11. George W. Ayers, agent 74 45
12. Hiram M. Sackett, agent 170 81
.. 13. O. A Dennett, agent 101 19
..
14, Ezekiel Babb. agent 167 27
.. 15. John L. Nutter, agent 95 72
..
16, A. C. Merrill, agent 81 82
-$1.661 82
SCHOOL-HOUSE TAXES.
Paid H. N. Colbath and J. M. Young, School House tax, in part, No. 5 $65 00
Paid John F. Holmes, School House tax No 7. 1873
35 98
$100 98
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Auditors. 1874 $4 00
John B Clarke, printing reports. 1874 22 00
B. W. Sanborn & Co , books and stationery 23 73
Asa Fowler. legal advice 7 00
Frank S. Jenkins, breaking roads. 1873-4, No. 28
27 01
Aaron Marsh. overtax, 1874
2 00
Jas F. Kaime. breaking roads. 1873-4, No. 31
16 80
David E. Avery, breaking roads, 1873-4, No. 43 3 45
Elbridge C. Drew. breaking roads, 1873-4, No 30 4 28
W. M. Avery, aid to Bridges family 1872 4 86
S. Tilton, overtax on lumber 1 65
Mrs. D. Scruton, abatement L. C. Scruton's poll tax
2 06
Joseph P. Blaisdell, taking affidavits
1 00
Thomas Berry, abatement for cow lost, 1874
86
C. H. Dow, parsonage fund. 1873-4-5
23 76
Eli H. Elliott, work on road, 1873-4
1 25
Israel C. Tebbetts, abatement on cow lost, 1874
1 07
J. B. Chesley, breaking roads, 1873-4, No. 35
5 40
T. S. Straw, abatement on ox lost, 1874, 1 33
B. W. Sanborn & Co., check-list and warrants 1 00
Isaac H. Clark, overtax on school house 25
G. T. Bunker, abatement on poll tax 2 06
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Paid Mrs. C Evans. abatement of D. H. Evans' poll tax 2 06
A. J. Whittier, abatement on poll tax 2 06
J. W. Avers, discount in part on money taxed 36 85
Ira L Berry, discount in part on money taxed. 1874-5 6 73
Ira A. Eastman, balance services 100 00
N. S. Nutter, balance services. 1874
9 00
Dr John Wheeler. return of births and deaths. 1873-4-5 17 75
Chas. Worcester. mistake on dog taxed, 1872-3
2 00
John Bunker. overtax
1 00
Jacob Dow. discount in part on money taxed
82
Moses H Rand. mistake on poll tax, 1874-5
4 21
Dr. Mark Walker. return of births and deaths
2 25
J. M. Babcock, use of plow. 1872, 10 35 3 00
3 00
A F. Shackford. taking affidavits 2 50
David Pitman, drawback on cow and sheep lost
82
A. M. Bunker. procuring and posting notices 3 00
5 00
James Locke maintaining watering-trough
Geo A. Hall, maintaining watering-trough 3 00
4 50
Enoch C'aswell, abatement on horse lost. 1874
32
Mary A. Clark, discount in part on money taxed
2 06
(. W Blanchard labor on road and articles furnished 1874 2 42
Mary Hodgdon, discount in part on money taxed 2 47
David M. Emerson, overtax 2 00
John Walker, damage on plow, 1874
4 00
Paul J. Canney, discount in part on money taxed
1 23
John H. Knowles, services as constable
4 00
Oscar Foss and O H. P. Young, services as policemen 8 00
William Nutter, balance services as collector, 1872-3 105 00
William Nutter, making return of non-resident taxes, 1872-3 10 00
H. G. Willey, books and stationery
3 52
Eli H. Foss, services out of town to pay bills
10 00
J. M. Babcock, proportion Parsonage Fund, Parade, 1873-4-5 30 24
J. D. Proctor, balance services as collector, 1874 35 00 Gilbert Tasker, discount in part on money taxed 3 27
Jolin L Piper, maintaining watering-trough
Eli H. Foss, wood for town house
10
Paid Eliza Tasker, discount on money taxed
1 64
$594 11
The abatements on William Nutter's lists of 1871-72-73. amounting to $671.77, and on J. D. Proctor's list of 1874, amounting to $103.47, were made to them on the selectmen's book on settlement.
NOTES AND INTEREST.
Paid Mrs. Salome Chesley, note and interest $100 50
Mary E. Huse, endorsement on note 128 00
Gilbert Tasker, endorsement on note 37 11
Eliza Tasker, endorsement on note 24 16
Mary D. Garland, endorsement on note 18 15
Lenora F. Bartlett, note and interest 82 35
No. Barnstead Sewing Society, endorse- ment on note 25 70
Samuel Welch, interest on notes
180 00
Jeremiah Clark, note and interest
199 55
True H. Sanborn. note and interest
1,269 90
Jacob Dow, note and interest
121 37
Lyman Parsons, interest on note
21 00
Henry Chesley, interest on note 6 00
George Tuttle, note and interest
102 15
Joseph Walker, note and interest 204 40
John Murphy, note and interest 204 40
Jonathan F. Chesley, note and interest 758 35
Jonathan F. Chesley. note and interest 493 15
Charlotte G. Littlefield, note and interest 1,003 25
--- $4,979 49
OFFICERS' SALARIES, 1875.
Paid Miss Amanda M. Bunker, S. S. Com $55 00
A. F. Shackford, services as Town Clerk 40 00 Eli H. Foss, Town Treasurer 40 00
Ira L. Berry, services as Selectman 112 00
Geo. L Hall, services as Selectman 85 00
H. G. Willey, services as Selectman 55 00
Joseph D. Proctor, services in part as collector, 1875 100 00
$487 00
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STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
Paid State tax $1,304 00 2,044 15
County tax
$3,348 15
MAKING APPRAISAL, 1875.
Paid Ira L. Berry, services and expenses $64 75
Geo L. Hall, services and expenses 56 25
H. G. Willey, services and expenses 60 75
$181 75
SUMMARY.
Paid for Damage on Sheep
$100 00
Repairs on Roads and Bridges
462 13
Breaking Roads
2,268 68
Support of Poor
446 71
Schools
1,661 82
School-house Taxes
100 98
Miscellaneous
594 11
Notes and Interest
4 979 49
State and County Taxes
3,348 15
Officers' Salaries
487 00
Making Appraisal, Sept 1875
181 75
$14.630 82
Cash in Treasury
405 80
$15.036 62
TOWN OF BARNSTEAD.
DR.
To amount of notes outstanding against the town, March 1, 1876
$42.403 94
By notes in favor of town
$491 44
Due on J. D Proctor's lists 1874-5
3,300 00
In Treasury 405 80
Balance indebtedness 38,206 70
$42,403 94
Respectfully submitted,
IRA L. BERRY, GEO L. HALL, HORATIO G. WILLEY, Selectmen of Barnstead.
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We hereby certify that we have examined the Selectmen's books and find the same correctly cast, with satisfactory vouch- ers for all disbursements.
JOHN H. JENKINS. JOHN H. KNOWLES,
Auditors.
NOTICE.
To the Delinquent Tax-payers of Barnstead.
You have had legal notice to pay your taxes and reasonable time for the same; therefore they must be settled on or before the eighth day of April next: otherwise a legal course will be pursued to collect the same without delay.
I will be at the store of Frank Tasker, in the afternoon, the last Saturday in March and the first and second Saturdays in April, to receive taxes.
JOSEPH D. PROCTOR,
Collector.
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