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1 66
for 1 set cart boxes, &c.,
1 12
for cap for Robert's boy,
37
J. Taylor, for oats, 8 bushels,
4 40
A. Page, for 33 1-4 yards print,
-3 66
12 66
48
Nathaniel Chase, 82 lbs. pork, for 10 shad,
1 50
V. Merrill, for 2 days' work,
. 67
for goods for Mrs. Roberts',
1 38
for cheese tub and strainers,
1 25
A. Page, 2 days cradling oats,
4 00
V. Merrill, for 2 days' labor, Morrison & Co., for potash,
1 80
J. Rowell,
50
Williams & Berry, for sash,
7 00
1 door,
1 50
W. Watson, for lead,
2 48
for 4 lbs. wrought nails,
36
for butts and screws,
14
J. Taylor, for plank,
42
A. Chase, 2 casks lime,
2 00
D. Merrill, for beef,
79
J. Pierson, for stone work,
4 75
J. Davis, for robe,
6 00
Lebosquet & Co., for funnel,
2 34
J. Fuller, for 2 pair rubbers,
1 20
R. B. Whittier, for goods,
4 59
G. B. Rowell, for labor, haying,
11 50
transient poor,
1 25
E. Dole & Son, for 3 coffins and robes,
15 00
J. O'Connor, for labor on farm,
55 08
J. Allen, for pork,
1 75
for pork delivered J. Rowell,
66
J. C. Downing,
66
for butter J. Rowell,
33
B. Foster, for 2 bbls. apples,
2 00
J. P. Ball, for digging grave,
1 00
for 1-2 M. shingles,
2 00-$194 39
Balance in Overseer's hands,
: 26
2 bush. hair,
50
W. Webster, stoning well,
50
Mrs. Huldah Jones,
1 00
$191 13
APPRISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Taken Feb. 17th, 1859 :- 1 yoke oxen, 125 00; . 5 cows, 1 50; 3 heifers, 50 00; 2 calves, 20 00; 1 horse, 90; 21 fowls, 8 00; 6 shoats, 50 00; 13 tons English hay, 160 00; 2 do. Meadow do., 15 00 ; corn fodder, 5 00 ; 59 bush. corn, 59 00; 53 do. oats, 31 80;
$22 36
8 87
2 00
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10 do. meal, 10 00 ; 4} do. white beans, 9 00; ¿ do. peas, 1 00; 150 do. potatoes, 75 00; vegetables, 3 00; 1} bbl. vinegar, 5 00; 400 1 bs. pork, 50 00; 115 lbs. ham, 16 75, 110 lbs. fresh pork, 11 00 ; 53 lbs. butter, 13 25 ; & bbl. flour, 5 50 ; 170 lbs. cheese, 20 40; 120 lbs. lard, 18 00; apples, 2 00; 2 bush. cranberries, 6 00; 4 galls. molasses, 1 20; coffee, 50c; tea, 50c; fluid, 33c : feetings and yarn, 2 75; 4 ploughs, 18 00 ; 6 hay forks, 2 25; 2 manure forks, 1 00; 1 horse rake, 8 00; 5 shovels 2 00; 2 ox yokes, 2 50; 1 harrow, 3 00 ; 1 ox sled, 3 00; old iron, 2 00, 2 pair steelyards, 60c ; 1 cart rope, 40c ; pickets, 60c ; soap & casks, 1 75 ; 15 curtains, 3 00 ; 1 cheese press, 75c ; 1 vinegar pipe, 2 50; 4 meat barrels, 2 00; 3 tubs, 1 00; casks & boxes, 3 00; 1 feed trough, 2 00 ; 4 kegs, 2 00; 2 buckets, 1 00; pails, 75c ; cheese- hoop and tub, 2 00; 2 churns, 3 00 ; 2 brass kettles, 6 00 ; 2 mir- rors, 25c ; 1 clock, 1 75; lamps & candlesticks, 1 25; eggs, 1 00; chests and trunks, 3 75; trunks and drawers, 4 50 ; 11 yds. car- peting, 3 00; trunk and clothing, 7 00; 1 stove and apparatus, 15 00 ; 1 stove and funnel, 9 00; chairs and tables, 11 50 ; 7 bed- steads, 21 00; 3 do. and cords, 2 00; 13 feather beds and ticks, 78 00; 15 pair sheets, 11 50; pillow cases, 3 50; coverlets and quilts, 20 00 ; 20 towels, 2 25; ticking, 3 50; wearing apparel; 125 00; straw ticks, 15 00 ; 39 pillows, 13 50; 3 blankets, 1 75; 1 ox cart, 10 00; 1 clevis and pin, 50c; 1 horse wagon, 5 50 ; 2 drags, 2 00, 1 sleigh and harness, 10 00 ; 2 grind-stones, 1 00; 3 draught chains, 3 00; 2 small chains, 45c; 1 whiffetree and chain, 1 50; 2 iron bars, 2 00; 3 hoes, 75c ; 1 manure hook, 50c; 1 wheel-barrow, 5 00; 4 axes, 1 50; 1 cultivator, 2 50; scythes and snaths, 3 50; 2 augers, 30c; 1 hay rack, 2 00 ; 4 rakes, 75c; 1 hay cutter, 50c; 1 bog hoe, 50c; pick and wrench, 80c ; 2 lad- ders, 1 00 ; sickle and corn cutter, 4 00; square and plane, 75c; 1 beetle and wedges, 75c, shave and hammer, 80c, blanket and halter, 1 50; 2 table covers, 80c ; meal bags, 1 75; knives, forks and spoons, 2 00 ; cupboard, 3 00 ; books, 2 50 ; 1 safe crib, 12 00; 3 milk cans, 1 50; hard soap, 30c ; 1 buffalo robe, 6 00 ; firkins, 1 00; salt, 30c; boxes and old casks, 3 50, 2 trays aud mortar, 1 75; leather, 1 00; mats, 30c ; 5 baskets, 1 00; medicine, 50c; wicking, lốc ; tobacco, 15c; old lumber, 6 00; lantern, 75c; pre- pared wood, 15 00 ; cord wood, 18 00; spices, 1 00,
$1587 68
APPRAISAL OF REAL ESTATE.
Owned by town, not included in the foregoing, viz :-
Town Farm,
$4700 00 350 00
Wood Land,
Personal Property at Town Farm,
1587 68
Town House, 1000 00-$7637 68
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Dr .- J. Buxton, Agent 1857, amount of sales 488 09
Cr .- Cash paid for Liquors and freight
394 08
Salary
60 00-454 08
Cash Balance paid town
34 01
13
Dr .- Agency for Liquors received E. D. Sargent Cr .- " returned 102 02
122 92
Deduct from Cash balance
20 90
Balance in favor of town
$13 11
Dr .- Geo. N. Austin, Cash received for sales
439 99
Cr .- Agency paid for Liquors salary
284 56
75 00-359 56
Cash balance due the town
$80 43
Dr .- Agency, Liquors received from former Agent
110 63
Cr .- " Liquors on hand, March 1859
79 60
Stock reduced during year
$31 03
Profit
$49 40
GEO. N. AUSTIN, Agent.
SCHOOL REPORT.
The Superintending School Committee would submit the following Report for the year ending March, 1859.
In our ten School Districts, we have had nineteen terms, there being but one long term in District No. 2. In these nineteen Schools, there have been employed sixteen different Teachers,-six males and ten females. Length of all the Summer Schools in weeks, 119,-Winter Schools 73]. No. of Scholars who have attended during the year, 520,-263 boys and 257 girls. Average attendance throughout the town, 251. Amount of money raised by town tax, for sup- port of Schools, 854,84; from the Literary Fund 112,00; Railroad Tax, 89,00; making the whole amount expended for Schools $1055,80. The amount appropriated to each scholar, being according to valuation of property, varies from 1,55 to 6,35; a fact which may be worthy of some notice, though an evil which may not be easily removed.
Your Committee has visited all the Schools, as the law re- quires, near their commencing and closing, with the excep- tion of four or five of the Winter Schools, which closed when he was out of town, at some distance, and could not be pres- ent consistently with apparent duty, had he been duly noti- fied. Yet, having visited all at the commencement, and all
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of them at their close, and at least half of the Winter Schools at their close, your Committee can say that, so far as he has been able to judge, our School Teachers, during the past year have, without exception, been faithful in the discharge of their duties, and in many instances very laborious. That there has been no error in judgment, we do not pretend, and have no good reason to expect.
Our Schools, as a whole, have been as prosperous as in other years. Some of our Teachers, in both Summer and Winter, were very successful; and others, perhaps, not less worthy or efficient, might have been as much so, had it not been for want of proper accommodations, of the sympathy and co-operation of parents, and unhappy divisions in the districts where their lot was cast. In this way a few of our Schools who were furnished with worthy teachers had been almost entirely broken up. We hope that parents, consult- ing their own interest, that of their children and the commu- nity, will guard against the existence of such evils in time to come. If they continue to exist, the community will suffer, yet not so much as they and their children.
Much has been said in years past, of the importance of having new School Houses in five of our Districts, where there are houses either not large enough to accommodate the pupils, or in a dilapidated, miserable condition. But it has been to little purpose. A want of interest in the education of the young, and a want of union, have prevented any effi- cient effort. And thus it will continue to be until these un- happy differences are removed, which, in the opinion of your Committee should be in 1859.
In relation to School Districts, there are some things wor- thy of consideration. Some of our Schools are very large, and others are very small. In District No. 1, ninety dif- ferent Scholars are reported ; in District No. 2, only 8; in District No. 6, ninety-eight diffeernt scholars are reported.
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While your Committee would not recommend a division in any District of medium size, say containing from 40 to 65 scholars, simply because there is some wrong feeling between individuals or families, yet he would recommend some change in the Districts which have been named. And he would suggest that District No. 2, be enlarged so as to in- clude the five families living east of the cause-way on the Haverhill road, thus giving a little relief to District No. 1, He would also suggest, that there be a new District formed near the Railway Station, to be made up in part from Dis- trict No. 1, in part from District No. 6, and if it should be thought best, include one or two families on the Turnpike, now belonging to District No. 8.
In closing your Committee would notice the commendable interest which has been manifested by citizens in some parts of the town in visiting the Schools. During the year, 311 have shown their interest by personal visits. May this num- ber not only increase from year to year, but may parents and friends feel that there should be, and must be a moral influ- ence in each School, such as is found where the Bible is made the Great Text-Book, and there only. Then, and only then, have they reason to hope that these Schools will prove rich blessings to their children, to the community and to the world.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM PAGE, Sup'g School Committee. Salem, N. H., March 1, 1859.
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THE
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Auditors of Accounts,
OF THE
TOWN OF SALEM, N. H.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING, MAR. 5, 1860.
LAWRENCE: PRINTED AT SENTINEL OFFICE, 149 ESSEX ST. 1860.
THE
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Auditors of Accounts, 1
OF THE
TOWN OF SALEM, N. H.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING, MAR. 5. 1860.
LAWRENCE: PRINTED AT SENTINEL OFFICE, 149 ESSEX ST 1860.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1859.
GEORGE N. AUSTIN, TOWN CLERK.
CHARLES KIMBALL, ALBURTUS COBURN, SELECTMEN. GEO. W. MERRILL,
E. SCOTT, SUPT. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
P. C. HALL, CONSTABLE.
ASA S. AUSTIN, G. E. SLEEPER, AUDITORS. EDWARD GRIFFIN,
AUDITORS REPORT.
The Committee chosen to audit the Accounts of the Selectmen of the town of Salem, N. H., for the fiscal year ending March 5th, 1860,
REPORT.
SELECTMEN,
DR
Cash received of former Board,
$589 65
John L. Clendennin's note, 88 91
Jonathan H. Merrill's note with interest,
53 36
Cash from Moses Woodbury, abatement tax,
1 63
J. C. Downing, 66
1 52
Wm. Sweasey,
3 67
Amount of Taxes for 1859,
3718 89
Cash rec'd from Chas. Austin, uncol- lected Taxes, 1859, 352 86
Geo. N. Austin, Liquor Agt. 1858-59, Literary money, Railroad
68 40
125 60
132 10
Cash received of Enoch Taylor, 1000 00
134 00
66 2,
134 00
-_- $6404 59
SELECTMEN,
CR.
By paying C. Austin, Collect. of Taxes, '58, abatement, Highway receipts returned, 1858, 8 13
Orders returned, 251 98
J. F. Tenny, printing tax bills,
5 00
Collecting taxes, 1859,
46 49
Discount on taxes,
118 02
Abatements,
31 21
on Town Farm tax, 19 32
- $517 50
School District No. 10,
37 45
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PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS.
Dist. No. 1 .- Town appropriation, $162 55
Literary money, Railroad, 13 21
20 07
Dist. No. 2 .- Town appropriation, Literary money, Railroad,
51 51
6 35
Dist. No. 3 .- Town appropriation,
56 21
Railroad,
13 21
. Dist. No. 4 .- Town appropriation,
122 84
Literary money,
15 15
Railroad, 13 21
Dist. No. 5 .- Town appropriation, 100 83
Literary money,
12 44
Railroad,
13 21
Dist. No. 6 .- Town appropriation,
154 51
Literary money,
19 06
Railroad,
13 21
Dist. No. 7 .- Town appropriation,
96 27
Literary money,
11 88
Railroad,
13 21
Dist. No. 8 .- Town appropriation,
90 39
Literary money,
11 14
Railroad,
13 2]
Dist. No. 9 .- Town appropriation,
103 7(
Literary money,
12 79
Railroad,
13 21
Dist. No. 10 .- Town appropriation,
79 38
Literary money;
9 79
Railroad,
13 21
-$1275 89
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
To John F. Tenney, 8217 ft. bridge plank at $12 per. thousand, $98 60
John A. Wheeler, 32 feet pine plank, 77 66 2 days work, 2 00
J. W. Cluff, one day's labor, I 00
Jerome Kelley, 1 day's work on bridge near I. T. Foster's, 1 25
Enoch & Daniel Taylor, 226 ft. plank board meas. for bridge, 4 52
Roswell Richardson, 13 hours work repairing bridge, 1 56
Benj. Woodbury, repairing highway, 17 50 Henry C. Piercy, 7 50 66 66
John Pettengill, 1 16-40 tons hard pine timber for bridge, 5 72
Levi Cluff, labor on bridge 1 day, 1 00
13 21
Literary money, 6 93
5
Charles E. Woodbury, 1829 feet lumber for bridge, 27 43 James L. Foster, labor and timber, 2 75
Thomas Duston, oak plank for Hadly bridge, 4 07
Isreal Woodbury, building bridge near Mary Camp- bell's, stringers, stone and team, 25 00
James L. Foster, working on bridge near I. T. Foster, 1 75
Alvah Hall, repairing bridge, 2 50
Charles Kimball, 1 1-2 day's labor and team, 4 00
Labor and railing for bridge,
2 55
George Woodbury, gravel for Turnpike,
2 00
Clinton Ewins, 1 1-2 day's work on bridge, and 1 day oxen,
2 50
Isaac Woodbury, drawing bridge plank,
3 50
Isaac Thom, 165 feet plank and lumber on bridge near M. Foster's store, 2 15
Wm. C. Mansfield, for gravel, 2 19
$223 81
PAID ON ACCOUNT NON-RESIDENT HIGHWAY RE- CEIPTS.
Paid Sylvester O. Woodbury for working non-resident tax,
$3 86
E. Goodwin,
1 90
Gilman D. Kelley,
5 89
George K. Jackman,
4 58
John S. Emery,
1 38
Ansel Merrill,
2 45
John J. Merrill,
1 70
Joshua Woodbury,
8 62
Joshua Woodbury,
1 00
Benjamin Woodbury,
9 90
James L. Foster,
2 85
David Messer,
2 40
James H. Smith,
1 80
Ira A. Pettengill,
25
John Chase,
40
Hiram Webster,
2 40
William Stanton,
2 40
Milo Shedd,
3 36
James S. Middleton,
9 35
Nathaniel Webster,
2 95
John A. Wheeler,
6 06
Daniel Silver,
1 80
John Woodbury, 2d,
4 60
Daniel Tilton,
2 80
Charles E. Woodbury,
2 40
R. Richardson,
70
Jesse Burgin,
1 40
$89 20
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PAID ON ACCOUNT OF BREAKING ROADS AND SHOV- ELING SNOW.
To John Woodbury, 21 hours men, 16 oxen,
$4 02
John W. Cluff, 8 hours men, 2 oxen, 1 04
Ira A Pettingill, 5 hours men, 2 oxen,
74
Stephen Duston, 2 hours men, 2 oxen,
70
John A. Wheeler, 16 hours men, 4 oxen,
2 10
William Stanton, 20 hours men, 1 oxen,
2 12
Jesse Burgen, 27 hours men, 9 oxen,
3 78
Ansel Merrill, 15 hours men, 12 oxen,
2 94
William Taylor, 33 hours men, 24 oxen,
6 18
Lowell Reed, 33 1-2 hours men, and oxen,
6 05.
F. A. Goodhue, 4 1-2 hours men, 9 oxen,
1 53
Hiram Webster, 17 hours men,
1 70
Enoch Taylor, 4 hours men, 8 oxen,
1 36
Cyrus Wilson, 21 hours men, 12 oxen,
3 54
Asa Kelly, 13 hours men, 9 1-2 oxen,
2 49
Ira Sanborn, 3 3-4 hours men, 7 1-2 oxen,
1 28
C. E. Woodbury, 4 1-2 hours men, 4 1-2 oxen,
99
J. L. Foster, 5 hours oxen, 60
S. B. Webster, 21 hours men and oxen, 2 28
David Dustin, 2 hours men, 2 oxen,
40
R. Richardson, 32 hours men, 21 oxen,
5 72
Alvah Hall, 2 1-2 hours men,
25-$51 81
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CONTINGENCIES.
Paid John F. Tenny's expense to pay State and. County tax,
$ 8 00
Moses Marsh, note and interest,
739 22
State Tax for 1859, 291 90
County Tax for 1859, 730 68
For Assessment on Insurance, 4 55
Printing 500 Town Reports, 16 00
3 00
Clinton Ewins, Constable, 3 days, 3 00
3 75
25 Miles Travel,
3 00
Asa S. Austin, 3 days as Auditor,
3 00
Horse and Sleigh 3 times to Town House,
90
Robert Emerson, interest on note, 1858,
12 00
Nath'l H. Brown, supplies to Widow Austin, for 1857-58, 5 00
Geo. W. Merrill, stationary and postage, 2 20
Dinners and Horsekeeping while taking invoice, 6 00
38 62
Wm. Page, as Supt. School Committee, 1856, Eliphlit Gage, stone for bridge, 2 50
Josiah Cluff, half day settling with Collector .. 50
3 days with Auditors,
3 00
D. Tilton, damage to horse and wagon,.
Notifying 22 Town Officers,
7
Paid Josiah Cluff, half day correcting Check List, Stationery,
50
15
Josiah Cluff, horse and sleigh to Town House, 5 times,
2 00
Josiah Cluff, 2 1-2 days to town meeting, 2 50 half day settling with new Board of Selectmen, 50
.66 66 Horse and wagon, 40
Chas. Austin, enrolling soldiers, notifying officers, 7 00
Merrill & Co., invoice books, and town officer, 4 28
C. Moulton, serving pauper notices, 4 48
Zelinda Webster, damage to gateway,
1 50
James Taylor, bal. for services as Selectmen,
6 62
Wm. G. Crowell, “ " & Treas. 12 00
John F. Tenney, services as Moderator,
3 00
Mathew Paul, one coffin, 2 50
J. C. Ewins, 22 dinners, 5 50
Edward Griffin, services and expenses as Auditor, 5 50
Isaac Woodbury, as Moderator, 4 50
School Commissioner, 16 68
John Taylor, Jr., note and interest, 232 59
E. Scott, as Superintendent of Schools, 1859, 40 50
Robert Emerson, interest on note,
12 00
Jemima Allen, 66
10 72
Geo. W. Merrill, for 26 dinners,
6 50
Chas. Austin, note and interest,
52 78
$2311 52
Paid Charles Kimball services, as Selectman 1-2 day, settling with former Board Selectmen 50c ; 1 day preparing in- voice book 1,00; 1-2 day drawing Jurors 50c ; 1-2 day writing appointments 50c ; 6 days taking invoice and en- rolling soldiers 6.00; 3 days horse and wagon 3.00; 5 days making taxes 5.00; 1 1-2 days making Surveyors list 1.50 ; 1 day writing bos and aggreements 1.00 ; 1 day recording taxes 1.00 ; journey to Haverhill to pay J. Tay- lor's note 1.50 ; 1-2 day appointing Collector 50c ; 1-2 day posting warrant 50c; 1-2 day at town meeting 50c ; 1-2 day letting building bridge near Mary Campbell's 50c ; horse and wagon 50c ; 1-2 day examining bridge near E. G. Duston's Grist Mill 50c ; horse and wagon 50c; 1-2 day selling building bridge at old causway 50c ; 1-2 day adjourned sale 50c; 1-2 day giving orders 50c ; 1-2 day town business 50c ; 1-2 day drawing Jurors 50c ; 1-2 day town business 50c; 1-2 day giving orders 50c ; journey to Auburn to purchase plank 2.00; 1-2 day selling the grading of highway near Duston's Mill 50c ; horse and wagon to North Salem 50c; 1-2 day making Literary money tax 50; 1 day perambulating line between Salem and Methuen 1.00; 1-2 day writing contract 50c ; jour- ney to Haverhill to pay M. Marsh's note 1.50; 1-2 day
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revising juror box 50c ; 1-2 day settling with John Kim- ball for gravel 50 ; 1-2 day giving orders 50c ; 1-2 day act- ing as board of health 50c ; 1-2 day appraising property at Alms House 50c ; 1 day posting books 1.00; 1 day post- ing warrant and check list 1.00 ; horse and wagon 12 times to town house 3.00 ; settling with John F. Tenney, Col- lector 50c.
Paid Alburtus Coburn, services as Selectman, 1-2 day settling with former Board Selectmen, 50c; 1 day preparing in- voice book, 1.00; 1-2 day drawing jurors, 50c; 5 1-2 days taking invoice, 5.50; 7 days making taxes and writing highway list 7.00; 1-2 day at town meeting 50c; 1-2 day at bridge near Duston's Mill 50c; 1-2 day at causeway 50c; 1-2 day giving orders 50c; 1-2 day recording bills 50c; 1 day at causeway and making contract with William Frost 1.00; 1-2 day at causeway 50c; 1-2 day at bridge, near Durton's Mill 50; 1-2 day juror meeting 50c; 1-2 day giving orders 50c; 1-2 day at causeway and at C. Kimball's 50c; 1-2 day making literary money tax 50c; 1 day perambulating line between Methuen and Salem 1.00; horse 75c; 1-2 day revising juror box 50c; 1-2 day giving orders 50c; 1 day giving orders and settling with Collector 1.00; 1 day as Board of Health and appraising property at Almshouse 1.00; posting books, &c., 1.00; 1 day posting check list and town warrant 1.00; horse and wagon to Town House 13 times 3.25; 1-2 day settling with Collector 50c.
Paid Geo. W. Merrill, 1-2 day settling with former board Se- lectmen 50c ; 1 day preparing invoice book 1.00; 1-2 day drawing Jurors 50c ; 1 day appointing Town officers 1.00 ; 6 days taking invoice and enrolling soldiers 6.00 ; 5 days making taxes 5.00 ; horse and wagon while taking invoice 2.50; 1-2 day making Surveyor's lists 50c ; re- cording taxes 2.00; 1-2 day appointing Collector 50c ; making Collector's books 2.00 ; 1-2 day posting warrant for Town meeting 50c; 1-2 day at Town meeting 50c ; 1-2 day examining bridge near N. Duston's 50c ; 1 day selling building of old causeway bridge 1.00; 1-2 day drawing Jurors 50c; 1-2 day writing contract (S. P. Kelley) 50c; 1-2 day selling grading of Highway near N. Duston's 50c ; 1-2 day writing contract (Wm. Frost) 50c ; 1 day perambulating line between Salem and Me- thuen 1.00; horse and wagon 1.25; 1-2 day revising Jurors box 50c ; 1-2 day making school papers 50c; 1-2 day settling with John Kimball for gravel 50c ; 1-2 day settling with Charles Austin collector 50c ; 1 day giving orders and acting as Board of Health 1.00; 1-2 day ap- praising property at Alms House 50c; 1 day giving or- ders &c., 1.00; 1 day posting books 1.00; 1-2 day writ-
$44 00
$31 50%
r
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ing contract (Wm. Sullivan) 50c ; 1 day posting war- rant and check list 1.00; 1-2 day settling with J. F. Tenney collector 50c. - $35.75
Paid Geo. N. Austin, as Town Clerk, 3 days 3.00; receipt to Constable 50c ; recording warrant 25c ; recording proceed- ings of Town Meeting 1.25 ; postage on returns, 24; 1-2 day at Juror meetings 50c; recording proceeding and making return 12c ; notifying Jurors and Selectmen 1.15 ; postage and traveling fees 43c ; 1-2 day at Town meeting 50c ; recording warrant and proceeding of meeting 33c ; 1-2 day at Juror meeting 50c ; recording proceeding Jur- or meeting and making return 12c ; notifying Jurors and Selectmen 1.15 ; postage and traveling fees 13c ; record- ing 3 burials 24; recording 16 Oaths 1.28 ; recording 8 appointments 64c ; recording 13 deaths 39c ; recording 29 births 87 ; recording 11 marriages 88 ; glass for Town House 50c ; recording taxes 6.00 ; taking care of Town House 2.00. - $22.97
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CAUSEWAY.
Paid Charles Kimball, 1 1-2 days labor and team draw-
ing plank at Causeway, 4 50
Joseph W. Emerson, 3 rods of wall, 3 00
D. & A. McGregor, 239 lbs. rail iron, 12 95
Wm. B. Kimball, 13 loads of stone, 3 25
Expenses of surveying earthwork, 4 00
A. Coburn, freight on Iron,
50
Wm. Sullivan, agent, grading, 218 46
Asa S. Austin, 12 days work on bridge & railing, 18 75 Nails 60, Spikes 50, Brimstone 40, 1 50 Use of drills, 1 13
Isaac Thom, joist for railing, 16 47
Chas. Day, hewing stringer,
5 75
2 1-4 days work, men & oxen on bridge, 3 50
Samuel P. Kelley, stone work, 185 00
WVm. G. Crowell, work on bridge, 4 12,
Wm. Mansfield, 1 day's work on bridge, 2 00
Samuel P. Kelley 2 day's work on bridge, 3 00
Wm. G. Crowell, 110 ft. oak timber, $7 per ton, 123 ft. ptimber, $5 per ton, oxen 3-4 day 75, 35 37
John Kimball, 21 rods gravel, $21, 4 rods wall $4, 25 00
D. W. Roby, 1 day hewing timber, 1 50 $548 75
PAID ON ACC. REP. ON BRIDGE NEAR N. DUSTON'S. Paid James Taylor, 8 1-2 days labor men and oxen drawing stone, 8 50
William Vincent, 1800 feet hard pine plank, 18 90
Wm. Bodwell, oxen to Auburn for plank, 3 00
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E. G. Dustin, 396 feet boards and joists, 99 feet round pine timber, 46 hours labor on bridge, nails, brimstone, and use of drills, 22 45
Wm. Frost, as per contract, 250 00
Extra work on abutments, by order
Selectmen, 19 23
Repairing wing walls, 24 days, 37 75 Use of derrick, 3 00
Alburtus Coburn, 4 days men, 2 1-2 oxen,
6 50
Oxen, man and wagon to Au- burn for plank, 1 75
Journey to Haverhill for irons for railing, 56
[. Sanborn, for preparing stringers, 50
Thomas Duston, 19 feet oak timber, 2 85
Obadiah Duston, 3 1-2 days men, 1 1-2 oxen, and use of drafts, 5 00
504 feet timber, board measure,
9 17
Obadiah Duston, 2d, sawing 1109 feet lumber,
2 77
John Taylor, for grading, 38 00
M. H. Taylor, 40 lbs. pike nails, 1 60
D. & A. McGregor, 229 lbs. iron at 5c 11 45
$442 98
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid J. C. Ewins, for supplies :- 5 lbs. coffee 50c ; 1 1b. starch 12c; 4 lbs. nails 18c; book 6c; box pills 25c ; 2 lbs. tobacco 50c ; wadding 24c : linen thread 7c; cotton thread 12c ; pins 12c ; needles 7c ; combs 23c ; 12 quarts herds grass 1.04; 10 lbs. clover 1.10; 18 1-2 lbs. fish 83c; 1 axe handle 20c; weighing 12 loads hay 1.94; 3 rakes 75c ; 2 rifles 20c.
Cr. by 8 dozen eggs,
Paid Richard Taylor for 3 bags meal 6.00; 1-2 bbl. rye meal 50c; 43 1-2 lbs. rye meal 86c.
$7 36
Paid Charles Austin, for supplies furnished J. Rowell ;- 5 lbs. pork 62c; 4 1-2 lbs. fish 19c; 1-2 lbs. tea 25c ; 4 lbs. sugar 38c; 1 pair hinges 40c ; 1 bag shorts 1.25 ; 1 horse whip 50c ; 22 lbs. nails 88c ; 1 quart beans 10c.
Paid Mathew H. Taylor, for supplies furnished J. Rowell :- 46 lbs. flour 2.00; 1 gal. molasses 32c; 12 lbs. sugar 1.00; 1 14-15 lbs. butter 47c; 1 lb. tea 60c ; 2 1-4 lbs. pork 28c; 10 candles 18c ; 2 1-2 lbs. soap 12c ; 2 13-16
$8 52 1 44
$7 08
Paid Jas. Taylor, for 27 1-4 lbs. meat at 4c 1.09 ; 50 lbs. at 5c 2.50; 18 lbs. at 8c 1.44 ; 4 1-2 lbs. beef at 12c 52c ; 23-4 lbs. at 11c 30c ; 35 1-4 lbs. at 10c 3.52 ; 34 3-4 lbs. veal at 9c 3.13 ; lot of meat and 2 runets 1.34.
$13 84
$4 57
,
11
lbs. 'fish 13c; 2 1-2 lbs. mackerel 22c ; 42 biscuit 16c ; 3 1-2 lbs. cheese 42c.
$5 90
Paid David Duston, for 1-2 cord pine wood for J. Rowell, $1 75 Paid J. H. Lancaster, for repairs, &c., at Almshouse :- for painting 2.67 ; repairs on barn 1.00; lumber 1.55; lead 24c ; nails 8c ; labor 5.00 ; water trough, and spout, 3.40 $13 94 Paid M. H. Taylor, for paints, nails, &c., -38 lbs: white lead 3.23 ; 1 1-2 gals. linseed oil 1.20; 3 lbs. nails 12c ; 1 pair boots 2.25 ; 1 pair shoes 1.40. $8 20
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