Brewer (Me.).

English

University of Maine

The University of MaineDigitalCommons@UMaineMaine Town Documents Maine Government Documents1849Fifth Annual Report of the Auditors for the Townof Brewer, for the Year 1848-49.Brewer (Me.).Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocsThis Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents byan authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact um.library.technical.services@maine.edu.Repository CitationBrewer (Me.)., "Fifth Annual Report of the Auditors for the Town of Brewer, for the Year 1848-49." (1849). Maine Town Documents.1731.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/1731FIFTH Annual REPORT OF THE AUDITORS FOR THE TOWN OF BREWER, For the Year 1848-49 . Pay of Town Officers in 1847. R. K. Cushing, Superintending School Committee, $ 14,50 J. R. Munsell, do do 12,50 N. Dole, - - do do 16,00 J. Fogg, - do do 12,00 Auditors, 10,00 R. H. Burr, Constable, - - 7,25 " $72,25 Pay of Town Officers, 1848—'49. J. Skinner, Treasurer, - - $ 105,37 W. Holbrook, Selectman, &c, 69,41 J. L. Barker, do do - 57,88 S .K.Har t , - - - 31,12 J. Hilferty, Town Clerk, - - 5,48 A. Merrill, Sup. School Committee, 10,00 Thos. Davis, Constable, for notifying Town Officers, - 3,00 $354,51 2 For Support of the Poor. B. Mudgett's family for 1846, ,64 Spencer " " 1847, 1,33 D. Crosby, 6,06 Elizabeth Davis, - - " 5,00 Extra allowance to J. Clewley, 50,00 63,03 C. Severance and family, 1848—'49. 115,83 Pond Girl, 13,57 Jacob Gates, - - " 56,75 W. Clewley and family, and S. Day " 185,25 Rhoda Chapman and Son, " 17,44 Harriet C. George, " 52,00 Henry Werry, - " 8,75 Rhoda White, - 104,00 Jona. Worthing, - - " 19,00 Mrs. Gragg, - - - " 2,71 Henry Pense, " 86,85 Elizabeth Davis, - - " 5,25 Wm. Buker and family, " 68,48 J. Meservey, - - " 12,63 Mrs. Atkins, - - - " 51,20 E. Kingsbury, - - " 1,36 751,07 $814,10 3 Miscellaneous Expenses. For Printing Auditors' Report, - $ 7,50 Paid J. Penny, bounty on 2 Wolves, 20,00 " Highway Surveyor's Receipt, - 3,11 " For repairing Grave Yard Fence, 1,00 " " Breaking Roads in Dist, No. 2,2,75 " D. B. Doane for labor on road, District No. 4, - - - 3,87 " Recording forfeited taxes, 1842,'43, 1,50 " S. C. Dyer, for non-resident tax, due School Dist. No. 4, - 9,36 " Stationery and Postage, - - 4,79 " Expenses on Hearses - - 44,00 " J.Chamberlain,services asSurveyor,2,00 S. B. Stone, " " 5,25 " J. K. Skinner, for advertised School District tax, No.3,4,and 15 for 1845,4,15 " Calvin Wiswell,for stone Monument,2,50 " Repairing Grave Yard Fence, &c. 1,54 " A. Merrill damage, for travel through his Field, - - 4,00 $117,S2 4 Dr. The Treasurer and Collector in To balance due from the Treasurer, Feb. 22, 1848, ®tt%'t} " Amount of Collector's Deeds, - - - 377,41 " Uncollected non-resident tax, for the Years 1842, '43, '44, '45, '46, and '47, - - o21,51 " J. Hinks' Note $12,45, E. H. Burr $37,00, - - 49,45 " J. Severance " $3,57, T . Gragg, $20,00, - - - 23,57 " W.Holbrook," $11,31, Jewett's receipt, $8,75, - 20,06 " Balance of Leases of Town landings, 1847, - - 52,25 " Fractional gains on assessments omitted in previous settlem't,l,05 " Interest received on advertised Taxes andCollectors'Deeds, 128,77 " Received for Town landings, 1848, . . . . 74,83 " Temporary Loan, - - - - . * 250,00 " State Tax, - . . . . 776,50 " County Tax, 626,72 " Orders drawn on Treasurer (accounted for in last year's Report) not redeemed, - - - 239,34 Am't raised to support the Poor, and Miscellaneous expenses, 1300,00 " " Pay Loans, . . . . 500,00 " For repairs of Roads, - - - - 500,00 " " Hall Road, . . . . 200,00 Supplemental Tax, . . . . . 24,19 Overlayings on Assessments, . . . . 95,59 Deficiency of Highway Tax, 1847, - - 31,04 Cash received of the towns of Guilford and Dedham, on account of Poor, - - - 76,23 Cash received on sale of Norcross lot, - - 6,00 of State bounty on Animals, - - 74,00 " " on settlement with S. C. Dyer, Treasurer for 1846, . . . . 133,98 " Raised for support of Schools, - - 1200,00 " Received from State, do. - - - 115,45 Interest on School fund, do. - - - 72,00 Cash hired of Jona. Fogg, - - - 100,00 §7816,35 Dr. Statement of the Finances of the To Eaton's Heirs, note, and interest, $75,26 " Jonathan Fogg's note and interest, 100,00 " N. Clark's note and interest, 200,00 " S. Moulton's note and interest, 341,53 " Trustees of School Fund note, 1235,50 " Unredeemed Orders, 21193 " Ballance of County Tax, 312 72 " " due the Schools, 293 £3 $2770,77 5 Account with the Town of Brewer, Cr. By Amount of Discount on Taxes, $118,26 "• Collector's Deeds unredeemed, 351,79 " Uncollected Non-resident Taxes for years 1842, '43, '44, '45, '46, and '47, 189,70 " Interest paid Treasurer of School Fund, 74,13 " Interest paid on Loans, 48,97 " Paid Temporary Loan, 250,00 " " A. Crowell's Note, 200,00 " " J. Hastings' Note, 100,00 " " County Tax, 314,00 " " State Tax, 776,50 " " Mr. Fisher's Note, 30,00 " Amount due on leases of Town Landings, 42,00 of Orders in Report of 1847, and not redeemed, 239,34 " " paid Town Officers, 354,51 " " paid for support of Poor in 1847, and 1848, 814,10 " " Miscellaneous Expenses, 117,32 " Abatement of Taxes for the year 1847, 1,00 1848, 70,85 " Paid Expended on Roads, 269,95 " " to Schools, 1093,62 " J. Hinks' Note, 12,45 " E. H. Burr's Note, 24,00 " W. Holbrook's Note, 11,31 " J. Severance's " 3,57 " T . Gragg's " 20,00 " A. G. Jewett's Receipt, 8,75 " Amount due the County, 312,72 " " due the Schools, 293,83 " " due to Town from Treasurer, 1673,68 $7816,35 Town of Brewer, February 27, la^y. Cr. By Collector's Deeds, $351,79 ' Advertised Taxes uncollected, 189,70 1 Sundry Notes, 80,08 ' Amount due for rent on Town landings, 42,00 1 Balance due from Treasurer to Schools, 293,83 " " " " County, 312,72 « « " " Town, 1010,11 2280,23 against the Town, 490,54 §2770,77 6 Amount of Highway Tax committed to the several Surveyors May 2, 1848. No. of - Tax in Labor and Cash Expended by District. SURVEYORS' NAMES. Materials. the Selectmen. 1 Hollis Bond, $143,32 bb,hh 2 Joseph B. Burr, 121,48 2,50 3 E. Bissell, 365,93 80,34 4 D. B. Doane, 358,60 5 Thomas Patten, 344,71 6 Charles Wiswell, 157,01 7 J. M. Winchester, 96,62 8 R. Fitts, 66,85 40,75 9 Samuel Gilmore, 87,09 3,00 10 E. Orcut. 56,87 9,65 11 J. B. Towle, 64,60 53,16 12 J. F . Robinson, 112,99 10,00 13 N. Leighton. 79,13 15,00 $2055,20 ; $269,95 Amount of Money raised for the use of Schools was $1200, apportioned and paid as follows, viz. including Bank Tax and interest on School fund. No. of District. Names of Agents. No. of | Scholars. Apportioned. Paid. 1 William Jackson, 52 $66.93 $66,93 2 Hiram Clark, 79 101,67 101,67 3 James G. Swett, 143 184,02 184,02 4 G. W. Washburn, 156 200,76 193,63 5 Jesse Hinks, 57 73,36 21,00 6 Herman R. Smith, 106 136,42 136,42 7 Charles Wiswell, 46 59,21 12,00 8 Levi A. Blake, 49 63,07 14,20 9 Russell Hart, 59 75,93 28,00 10 John Gilmore, 34 • 43,77 43,77 11 John S. Gilmore, 32 41,20 10,12 12 Isaac Clewley, 74 95,23 95,23 13 Thomas Rowe, 51 65,65 65,65 14 46 59,25 15 Nathaniel Swett, 94 | 120,98 120,98 7 The Investment of the School Fund belonging to the Town is as follows: One note signed by Jeremiah Skinner as Town Treasurer, dated February-26, 1848, for - - $1235,50 One note signed by Joel Wilson and others, dated July 12, 1837, for - - 50,00 One note signed by A. Hill and others, for 17,40 T O W N VALUATION, 1849 — iJJ> l O U A ^ l !. Real Estate, - $231,296 Personal Estate, - 55,478 Non-residents' Estate, 53,844 Total, $340,618 nount of Tax on Estates, $4635,81 563 Polls, $1,00 each, 563,00 Total of Assessments, $5198,81 Estimate of Amount necessary to be raised for the Current Year. Support of Poor, - - 675,00 Payment of Town Officers, - - 350,00 Interest on Loans, - - 130,00 Discount on Taxes, - - - 120,00 Abatements on Taxes, - - 75,00 Incidental expenses, - - - 100,00 $1450,00 Payment of Loans, - - 400,00 Support of Schools, - - - 1400,00 State Tax, - - - 775,00 County Tax, - - " 630,00 Making and repairing Roads, - 2 Q 0 0 > 0 0 Q 0 $6655,00 EDWARD H. BURR, } DANIEL WHEELER, ^Auditors. BENJA. GOODWIN, ) Brewer, Feb. 27, 1849. Samuel S. Smith, Printer, Bangor. 

Fifth Annual Report of the Auditors for the Town of Brewer, for the Year 1848-49.

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2862&amp;context=towndocs

Fifth Annual Report of the Auditors for the Town of Brewer, for the Year 1848-49.

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

University of Maine