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Vy eZ — Yap pee REPORT 18 $ OF THE , 7 : f ; / Ss | : Se P * EBX PENSES TOWN OF WILTON, MARCH 1, 1853, ee NASHVILLE, N. H. PRINTED BY ALBIN BEARD. L853: Cy REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN. EXPENSES. FOR SCHOOLS. District No. 1, 119 81 slide 110 94. ee 79 00 eel As 182 02 gt Be 77 19 w  &  G, 68 04 a si 67 83 “ «& & 101 83 C8 ij 0 coe 94 32 ee | 35 63 ee $936 61 NEW ROADS. James Hutchinson, in full for damage on roads, 34 00 Stephen Mansur, in full for damage on road, 15 00 * Hermon Abbot, in full for damage on road, 170 00 David Cram, in full for damage on road, 140 00 ; Samuel Spalding, in full for damage on road, 150 00 Daniel Dutton, in full for damages on road, 80 00 Wid. Abiah Howard, in full for damage on road, 200 00 Levi Parker, in full for damage on roads, 16 32 $805 32 Building Roads. Darius Hagar, 94 50 $744 50 Joseph Smith, 650 00 4 REPAIRING ROADS. Mason Road. John Stevens, for labor, 2 50 Samuel Kimball, for labor, 5 43 Samuel A. Preston, for labor, 3 00 Samuel King, for labor and railing poles, 13 63 Aladin Lovejoy, for labor, 325 Jonathan Parkhurst, labor, expense for derrick and railing poles, 37 65 Orin Blood, for labor, 3 00 James R. Dascombe, for labor, 3 00 Abel Eaton, timber and labor, 96 Calvin Gray, iron and labor, 4 50 Isaiah Mansur, labor, 475 Joseph Wilson, Gray’s bill and labor, 5 25 Isaac Abbot, labor, 50 Forest Road. John C. Spring, for wall and railing, 147 10 Joseph Burt, for labor, 1 50 Ezra Bales, for labor, 4 00 S. N. Cutter, for labor, 1 00 Hermon Pettengill, repairing road by the rail- road, 11 25 Peterborough Road. Burleigh French, for labor, 3 50 Joseph Symonds, for labor, . 100 Abijah Spalding, for labor, 5.55 Edward Pratt, for labor, 12 00 Sylvester Hutchinson, 4 00 Y Other Roads. Hermon Pettengill, labor on road from East Wil- ton, Lyndeboro; and on road from East Wilton to Centre, 32 75 Andrew Searle, on River Hill, 8 30 EXPENSES OF BRIDGES. Lewis Howard, labor and lumber for West Vil- lage bridges, . 6 65 Daniel & Israel Herrick, in full for plank, 8 32 Hermon Abbot, for plank, 12 07 Willard French, for labor, . 175 John A. Putnam, for lumber, . 31 57 Asa Stiles, labor and timber, \ oe $87 42 $164 85 $26 05 $41 05 List a Wilder Knight, for labor, 50 Peter H. Putnam, for labor, 5 bg Samuel French, for labor, 6 00 Jonathan Livermore, plank and labor, eae Joseph Wilson, plank and labor, 5 65 Sewell Putnam, for labor, 70 William Sheldon, for plank and stringers, 29 14 BREAKING ROADS IN 1851—’52. John B. Kidder, for labor, _ 270 David Whiting, 7m 10 00 Abel Eaton, ss 770 Francis Billings, s 7 20 Darius Hagar, a , 12 87 Jonathan Keyes, ce 6 00 Samuel A. Preston, “ 15 75 Dane Holt, i 11 20 Jesse D. Carkin, ss 11 80 Hermon Abbot, ae 19 59 Moses Clark, 7 7 00 Oliver Barrett, = 15 35 C. M. Batchelder, “ 10 80 Ezra Holt, sy 5 65 Horace Parkhurst, ‘“ 17 00 Abijah Spalding, ‘: 19 75 Moses Lovejoy, 4y 12 90 John H. Abbot, - 7 11 20 Wilkes H. Hadley, ‘‘ : 5 85 Mark Holt, - 11 50 Abel Fiske, Jr., e 13 30/ OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS. Elijah Childs, for labor on the town farm for 1851, 75 74 George L. Dascombe, for services as superintend- ing school committee, 13 13 ‘Jonathan Parkhurst, for getting reports printed and hiring superintendent on the town farm, 4 63 Darius Hagar, for building road, 40 75 For printing reports for the year 1851, 25 00 MISCELLANEOUS. William Lane, for money paid for record book, paper and surveyors’ warrants, 8.88 Jonathan Parkhurst, for money paid to Institute, 15 22 A. Preston, for enroling militia, 2 00 $130 75 $235 11 $159 25 6 Joseph Wilson, clothing for Moses G. Hutchinson, 5 92 Jonathan Parkhurst, paid I. Perley for advice, 1000 Jonathan Parkhurst, evidence on Goldsmith road, 5 43 Timothy Parkhurst, medicine and attendance on paupers, 5 43 Isaac Blanchard, ringing bell and sexton services 35 75 N. H. Asylum for insane, 128 00 Express to Nashua and postage, 24 Wm. Abbot, interest on note, 30 00 . Henry Campbell, interest on note, 48 00 — John Boynton, part of principal, and interest on note, 1300 00 Road Commissioners, 38 00 Joseph Wilson, time and expense of going to Haverhill for Moses G. Hutchinson, 20 02 Sewell Putnam, witness on Goldsmith road, 100 M. O. Parker, board and nursing county paupers, 10 00 Joseph Flamon, for medicine and attendance on © county paupers, 6 00 Town of Haverhill, for support and Doctor’s bill for Moses G. Hutchinson, 43 64 County tax, 500 92 State tax, 296 10 ABATEMENT OF TAXES. Mark N. Spalding, for abatement of taxes for 1847 and 1848, 17 34 Charles Eaton, over tax, 50 William Emerson, for abatement of taxes on his list of 1852, 28 01 SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS. Timothy Parkhurst, Town Clerk, 20 95 Joseph W. Killam, services as ‘Treasurer, 10 00 Joseph Wilson, sérvices as Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and Bridge Committee, 32 75 Jonathan Parkhurst, services as Selectman, Over- seer of the Poor, Bridge Committee, &c., 68 10 Wm. Lane, services as Selectman, Overseer of $45 85 the Poor and Bridge Committee, 26 24 William Emerson, services as Collector, 27 36 Total amount of expenses for the year 1852, WILLIAM LANE, JOSEPH WILSON, February 16, 1853. JONATHAN PARKHURST, Selectmen $185 40_ $6072 71- 1 of Wilton. 7 SELECTMEN’S BILLS. The Town of Wiltonto Jonathan Parkhurst, For services as Selectman and Overseer of the Popr and Bridge ~ committee for the year 1852. March 20, 3l, April 7, June 8, To half day” at the farm, *¢ preparing three invoice books, 1 “ 64 days taking invoice, 6 * drawing jurors, “ one day regulating valuation of real estate, 1 “© 44 days making taxes, f “© one day settling with J. Hutchinson and 8. Mansur for damage for roads, 1 *¢ examining road opposite railroad, *¢ one day preparing to let road, 1 “ one day making inventory to re- turn to the State, “ transferring taxes to Selectmen’s book, Collector’s book, and mak- ing return to State, County and -* making two check lists and warrants _ for town meeting, 50 75 50 50 00 50. 00 715 00 1 00 Town Treasurers, 5 00 * book for Collector, 20 “« delivering taxes to collector, mak- ing agreement, and taking bond, 75 *¢ one day drawing orders, and mak- ing contract for building road, 1 00 “ one day settling with owners of land for damage for roads, 1 00 *¢ journey to Lyndeborough to see Road Commissioner, 1 00 “¢ drawing school orders, 50 *¢ journey to Hollis to consult Mr. Farley, 00 ** to examining road near L. Parker’s, 75 * notifying Selectmen of N. Ipswich, concerning paupers, 50 * letting road near L. Parkeyr’s, 75 ** half day looking out a substitute for Goldsmith road, 50 half day with commissioners, 50 _ * half day at the farm to let out mak- ing shingles, 50 “ drawing orders and making pro- portion of school money, 00 ‘ half day with commissioners, 50 ** going to town farm, 50 ** examining J. C. Spring’s job, 75 ** examining D. Hagar’s job, 50 ’ 8 16, Tosetting up warrants and cheek list, and drawing jurors, 50 Noy. 29, ‘ examining J. Smith’s job, 1 00 Dec. 4, “ one day settling accounts, 1 00 6, “ going to Hollis on account of pau- pers, 2 00 Jan. 11, 1853, To notifying 8. Goldsmith of taking depositions, and drawing jurors, 1 00 15, Toattending at Amherst to take de- positions, 2 00 ** paid for room, 50 ** paid for supcenas and summons of witnesses, 1 00 24, ‘* attending court at Manchester four days on account of Goldsmith road and a petition to the court for al- lowance for building roads, 4 00 ** expenses, 4 90 29, ‘* going to Hollis to see Solomon Jones’s family and make inquiries concerning their settlement, 00 Feb. 10, ‘* making check list and drawing war- rants, 1 00° 12, ‘* one day appraising property at the town farm, 1 00 14, “ one day settling accounts, 100. 16, ‘ one day with auditors, 1:00), *“* two days preparing reports for print'g 2 00 “* paper and postage, 50 ** expenses, 2 00 * setting up check list and warrant, 50 ** correcting check list, 50 vin se Wilton to William Lane, Mar. 20, To half day at the farm, 50 Ap’l 8, ‘“ five and half days taking invoice, 5 50 , ‘ half day regulating real estate, 50 14, “ half day drawing jurors, 50 15, ‘ half day regulating real estate, 50 17, ‘* two and half days making taxes, 2 50 22, ‘* half day repairing road, 50 28, ‘* one day making taxes, 1 00 May 1, “ one day appraising damage on Frye and Wright roads, 1 00 8, ‘ one day on the laid out road from Hermon Abbot’s toSam’l Spalding’s, 1 00 10, ‘* one half day on do. 50 11, ‘* one day making State valuation, 1 00 46 postage, 06 a June 5, ) 23, Aug.22, Sep. 4, ae Oct. 15, 16, 30, Dec. 4, May 23, To cash paid Jeremiah Fiske, Temple, for digging grave of Mrs. Palmer, half day on ‘the road, half day on the road on Abbot Hill, _half day carrying Mrs. Farrington to farm, half day on the road at T. Abbot’s one day circulating paper for names to present to Road Commissioners, “© half day examining a route fora road 14 ee from Goldsmith’s to T. Gray’s, half day on the road at Goldsmith's one day settling accounts and draw- ing school orders, half day attending the hearing of counsel on Goldsmith road, cash paid M. O. Parker for hall and stationery, half day on the road at 'T. Abbot’s half day correcting check list and drawing jurors, half day revising check list, one day drawing orders, Feb. 15,53, To half day settling accounts, 1 00 50 Town of Wilton to Joseph W ilson, $26 24 Dr. For services of Selectman, Overseer of the Poor, and Bridge Com- mittee. Mar. 20,52 16 half day at the poor farm, © 64 ds. taking invoice & cash pd out 6 Ap’l 8, “© half day drawing jurors, ** three days making taxes, ** one day, surveyor’s warrants, ** one day examining Hutchinson & Mansur’s road, ** one day on the Abbot road, ** one day making out State valua- tion for 1851—’52, “* half day examining road below village and passing | tax to Collec- tor, * half day examining Forest road, & making contract for Abbot road, . ** one day trying to sell oxen on poor farm, ** half day letting jobs on Forest ae * half day examining bridges and procuring bridge plank, * half day examining road built by D. Hagar, v4, 3 1 1 1 1 Oct. ", Nov.27, Dec. 4, Jan. 11,53, 28, Feb. 12, 14, 15, 16, 16, 19, 10 To half day on road at Parker’s, ** half day on road at Parker’s * two half days on road at Samuel Goldsmith’s, ** half day at poor farm selecting shingle timber, *¢ one day proportioning school mon- ey and drawing orders, ‘¢ half day on road at 8. Goldsmith’s *¢ half day on job done by J. Spring on Forest road, ** half day putting up check list and drawing jurors, ** half day correcting check listand drawing orders, * one day examining Abbot road and drawing orders, * one day drawing orders, 1 ** one-fourth day drawing jurors, ** half day attending to Moses G. Hutchinson, *“ one day taking account of stock at poor farm, * one day drawing orders, *¢ one day preparing report and war- rant for town meeting, ** one day meeting with Auditors, ** postage, 5 cts—stationery, ** half day puttingup check list, ** half day correcting check list, ** cash paid for four dinners, ss ft pot — on CoQ s&s & 25.2 SSShS3 88 F &  $32 75 REPORT OF OVERSHERS OF THE POOR. Overseers of the Poor in Account with the Town of Wilton. DR. To cost of farm, 3200 00 Superintendent’s salary due April 1, 1853, 175 00 Interest on cost of farm and personal property, 265 57 Balance of Inventory, 88 98 Bills paid by Superintendent, to wit : For sugar, 71 ** molasses, * tea and coffee, ** crackers, © snuff, * tobacco, ** other groceries, ** meal, 73 *¢ flour, 11 51 *¢ meat, 86 * fish, 30 *¢ lime and salt, ** cotton goods, WOR De PRe e OI oeex oa Or a *¢ boots and shoes, 56 ** clothing for Nathan Martin, 43 be 6 M. G. Hutchinson, 25 My bg R. Palmer, 22 *¢ pens, paper, combs, and soap, Doctor’s bill and medicines, For grass seed and turnip seed, “ nails, ** wooden ware, *¢ iron, tin ware, and lead, ** crockery and glass ware, ** paints and oil, *¢ lamp oil and rosin, mm Dm oyWonRWOd rd) Qu 12 Blacksmith’s bill, 9 RY For use of saw and filing saw, 1 63 *¢ labor, 9 93 Saw bill, 82 For making cider, 75 ** carding wool, 90 “ pigs, 11 00 ** plough points and haying tools, 3 33 ‘© axes and helves, 2 25 “© whips, 1 00 ** use of bull and boar, 1 00 178 90 Services of Overseer, 4 00 Taxes on farm abated, 17 42 $3929 87 Deduct amount of credit, 3635 74 Cost of supporting poor on the farm, 294 13 Add cost of poor not on the farm, 173 90 Whole cost of supporting poor, $468 03 There have been 308 weeks’ board of paupers at the farm the past year. 7 CR. By cost of farm, 3200 00 By cash for labor and articles sold, to wit : For butter, 101 35 “ eggs, 10 88 “ oats, 41 10 ** work of team, 7 65 “ cheese, 4 40 “© vinegar, 87 “ potatoes, 9 60 * feeting, 3 75 ‘ tallow, ~ 2 80 “ milk, 10 68 ‘“¢ hay and straw, 21 14 “ poultry, 11 10 “ lard, 3 10 *« dried apple, 1 25 ** cabbages, 1 75 * beans, | 83 ‘¢ calves, 18 08 “< beef, 31 32 “ hides, ; 7 ** pork, 40 52 ** sheep, 1. 400 333 87 15 Received of County for support of paupers, 38 92 Due from County, 17 00 Labor of Superintendent cutting and hauling logs, 16 00 Paid for nails to shingle barn, 3 44 *¢ « labor shingling, 2 00 “ «« making shingles, 3.13 “¢  ¢ paints and oil, 8 99 Due on accounts, 12 39 Total amount of credit, Expenses of poor not on the farm : Paid N. H. Asylum for the Insane, for support of Abner Flint, 128 00 Paid express and postage, 24 ** Joseph Wilson for moving M. G. Hutch- inson from Haverhill, and expenses, 20 02 Paid M. O. Parker for boarding and nursing John Small, county pauper, 10 00 Paid Josiah Fleemon for attendance and medi- cine for do. 6 00 Paid town of Haverhill for boarding and nursing and doctor’s bill for Moses G. Hutchinson, 438 64 Due from County, 16 00 Received of Eliphalet Putnam for support of Abner Flint, 18 00 WILLIAM LANE, JOSEPH WILSON, Wilton, March 1, 1853. JONATHAN PARKHURST, Overseers of 101 87 os $3635 74 ———_ - ——_———-  - 207 90 34 00 $173 90 the Poor of Wilton. 46S" 4 Sep bY Dh Sieg pap op / Yarrael outa. May 2 s Ch S Br. | ‘poate a ny, Gaul 5 Nz ye Crr: hae i AVY re G ' “i Ee Séutl, vila rf < rT _4) fs 4 s Drovi~ Flarvrnwdrrs my 7 7 . 4 ; f } [Pliira, 7 TAR Gow ‘fh : j ; ¢ 4 r FY Or, “4 : C a) &, : ut 1 f; f : ta ra ; € é we REPORT OF TREASURER. — — — — OS - --—- The Treasurer to the town of Wilton, Dr. To balance reported in the Treasury February 16, 1852, $2272 11 “ cash of Eliphalet Putnam on account of Abner Flint, 18 13 “ 6 §6State railroad tax, 86 28 “ State Literary Fund, 64 64 x he Town School Fund—principal, 39 85 “wim & interest, 10 15 kote: Town Biba Fund—interest, 68 06 “ «County allowance for roads, 450 00 “County allowance for paupers, 52 90 “ “interest on notes in Treasury, 166 47 «  ~Wilton Railroad company, for damage to highway, 25 *¢ = William Emerson, Collector for 1852, 3055 00 Notes from town farm, 33 54 Cr. By cash paid Albin Beard for printing reports, 25 00 N. H. Asylum for the Insane, for the support of Abner Flint, 128 00 * a express and postage, 24 % Abiah Howard, road damages, 100 00 ¢ “ William Abbot, interest on note, 30 00 ~ + expense of Road Commissioners on Samuel Goldsmith’s road, 38 00 $6 6 H. Campbell, interest on note, 48 00 k ? J. Boynton, principal on note, 1000 00 iy = J. Boynton, interest on note, 300 00 $4056 27 $6328 38 15 By cash paid Town of Haverhill, expenses fot Moses G. Hutchinson, 43 62 - i County tax, by Collector, 500 92 us ™ State tax, by Collector, 296 10 * i on orders drawn by Selectmen, 2796 36 ** cash on hand February 16, 1853, 44 21 ** notes payable to the town of Wilton, 977 93 ——— $6328 38 In the treasury February 16, 1853: Notes payable to the town, principal,977 93 Interest, 44 52 1022 45 Cash on hand, 44 21 Due from the Collector 1852, 542 22 1608 88 Demands against the town, February 16, 1853 : Note to John Boynton, principal, 5000 00 Interest, 27 77 5027 77 Note to Henry Campbell, principal, 800 00 Interest, 17 74 817 74 Note to William Abbot, principal, 500 00 Interest, | §22 17 $6367 68 Outstanding claims for land damages and building new roads, about 765 00 Appropriations for schools remaining unpaid, 321 47 Balance due Superintendent of town farm, and other claims, about 32 00 1118 47 Whole debt of the town, $7486 15 Deduct balance in the treasury, 1608 88 Amount of indebtedness, 85877 27 There is also in the Treasurer’s hands notes secur- ing the Literary and school funds, amounting to 611 29 Of which there remains unappropriated by the town, 326 71 There has been paid of these funds the past year, of principal, 39 85 Interest, 78 21 118 06 JOSEPH W. 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Report of the expenses of the town of Wilton, for the year ending March 1, 1853.

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Report of the expenses of the town of Wilton, for the year ending March 1, 1853.

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