Annual report of the finances of the Town of Barnstead, New Hampshire, 1872-1876, Part 3

Author: Barnstead (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1872
Publisher: [Barnstead, N.H.] : The Town
Number of Pages: 74


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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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