HomeMy WebLinkAbout1862-1863 Overseers of the Poor + Highway Surveyors Report ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND SURVEYORS
OF HIGHWAYS,
OF THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON.
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BOSTON :
PRESS OP T. R. MARVIN & SON, 42 CONGRESS STREET.
1863 .
ANNUAL REPORT .
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THE Overseers and Surveyors, in submitting this, their
IAnnual Report, have deviated from the course adopted by
I former Boards, as the circumstances varied their duties, and
i were incidental to the year.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
I. Immediately after having sworn to perform the duties of Overseers
I of the Poor for the year ensuing, we were urgently called upon, by
anxious creditors, for the several amounts due them from our pre-
decessors in office. The following list of bills are a part of their
expenditures.
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Paid Town of Dorchester, for aid furnished Artemas Cut-
ter and family, . . . . . . . $ 6 50
I, " Damon &Blinn, for coal furnished the Alms-house, 13 50
" Franklin V. Butters, for dry goods for the Alms-house, 4 78
" A. P. Spofford, for board of Isaac Blodgett, . . 17 00
" William Smith, for harness work, . . . 6 43
--` ' A " H. B. Mitchel, for fresh fish, . . . . . 16 07
" Town of Topsfield, for aid furnished Mrs. A. M.
i§ Hill and family, (Mrs. Hill was the daughter of
Isaac Blodgett,) . . . . . . . 10 50
" Town of South Danvers, for aid furnished Randolph
L. Stickney, Jr., and family, . . . . 30 54
" A. P. Richardson, for rent of pasture, . . . 12 38
" Nathaniel Mulliken, for milk to Mrs. Bridges, 1 20
ii " William M. Ashby, for sawing lumber, . . 1 63
,' " City of Lynn, for aid furnished Mrs. Ann Blodgett,
the wife of a son of Isaac Blodgett, 71 25
" H.B. Mitchel, for fresh fish] 3 37
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I fi $ 195 15
Credit by cash of the town of Woburn, . . . . 7 00
$ 188 15
1 ; Cost of supporting the poor for 1861, as shown by Select-
men's Report, . . . . 1,538 24
Sum total for maintenance ofpoor for 1861 . $1 726 39
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The sixth day of March we examined and appraised the property to make early provision for that necessary expense. We also suggest
belonging to the Town, and connected with the Poor Farm,to wit: the economy of giving the House a coating of paint; the window
2 Swine, $ 16 00 1 Stake wagon for hay, 12 00 sashes and the doors, with some other parts of the building, will
otherwise decay very fast.
1 Horse cart, 15 00 Fire-wood, 60 00
1 Harrow and 1 cultivator, 4 00 Horse sled, . . 8 00
2 Ploughs, . . 10 00 4 Saws, . . . 2 00 *y
17 Fowls, . . . 6 80 3 Baskets, . . . 50 Expenditures of the Overseers.
Vinegar and casks, . 8 00 Provision in the pantry, 25 00
4 Chains and lead chains, 2 00 20 Galls. molasses, . 5 60 Paid Bennett & Saville, for groceries, . . . . $2 17
1 Cart harness, . . 4 00 3 Tons of coal, . . 18 75 " L. R. Crosby, for tobacco, . . . . . 3 00
1 Plough harness, . 2 00 Potatoes, . . 18 00 " Lexington and W.C.Railroad Co.,for transportation, 1 21
2 Manure forks, . 1 00 Salt pork, . . 28 06 " Whitcher, Sackrider & Co., for grain, . . . 38 00
4 Hoes, . . . 50 Casks in cellar, . 3 00 " Bennett & Saville, for groceries, . . . . 17 94
2 Draft chains, . . 3 00 Tea, brooms and rice, 13 50 " John B. Smith, for labor as carpenter, . . . 2 63
1 Wagon harness, . 7 00 White beans, . . 13 00 " Harrington &Locke, for painting wagon, . . 4 50
2 Heifers, two years old, 36 00 2 Stocks of boards, 3 50 " Gershom Swan, for mason work, 3 04
1 Cow, 30 00 Corn, 26 25 i " Lex. and W.Camb.Railroad Co.,for transportation, 3 25
7 Tons of hay, 84 00 7 Hay rakes and 2 scythe " Howard Emerson, for butter, . . . . 7 40
Hay forks and hay cutter, 3 00 snaths, . . 2 50 " James H. Hallett, for bedding, . . . . 6 00
1 Feed trough, . . 1 00 Furniture in the house, 200 00 " Albert Fitch, for beef, 6 32
1 Pung sleigh, 2 50 " " " 21 72
1 Horse wagon, . . 35 00 $710 40 44G. Bray, for horse, 165 00
" Henry Durell, for bbl. of molasses, . . . 15 67
On the first of March, the number of persons in the Alms-house air 4 " Ayer & Raymond, for bbl. of flour, . . . 7 00
receiving support from the Town was ten. The oldest was 97, and " John Hastings, for rye, . . . . . 1 70
the youngest was 57; they averaged 77 years. From these, not " Gershom Swan, for mason work, . . . . 4 50
much labor was to be expected; yet the products of the farm will " H. W. Vinal, for oats, . . . . . . 8 80
show a good degree of industry, well directed. " Lex.and W.Camb.Railroad Co., for transportation, 68
One of the inmates, before alluded to, voluntarily left the House " Whitcher, Sackrider & Co., for grain, 13 20
and went to the State of Vermont, with the avowed intention of never " A. P. Spofford, for boarding Isaac Blodgett, . . 13 00
returning. Two of the others having become heirs to small amounts " Albert Fitch, for grain, 11 50
of property, have been put under guardianship ; and the Town is now " Franklin V. Butters, for dry goods, . . . 4 56
receiving pay for their board. Although the Overseers would not " Lex.and W.Camb.Railroad Co., for transportation, 38
think it best to convert the Alms-house into a Boarding-house, yet " James Mead, for nursing, . . . . . 3 00
as these two old persons had been there a long time, and manifested " Colburn Hadlock, for butter, . . . . 5 60
no wish to remove, but a strong desire to stay, as it was "their " George F. Chapman, for services, . 112 50
home,"—and as in all probability they will again become chargeable " F. M. Harrington, for horse hire, 6 00
to the Town, it was thought advisable to let them remain, for the " William M. Ashby,for sawing lumber, . . . 1 90
present at least, as the room was not wanted for other purposes. " F. V. Butters, for dry goods, . . . . 1 34
Their names are Stephen Winship and Jonathan Trask. " Geo. F. Chapman,for sundries, . . . • 4 07
About the 20th of June, a male child was left at the door of James " Patrick Reynolds,for bacon, . . . . . 3 69
Mead, late in the evening, and there abandoned. It has been placed No " , Eli Simonds, for hay for litter, . . . . 5 20
in good hands, and named William Albert Stone. " Bennett & Saville, for groceries, . . . . 27 61
In looking into the Statutes for a better understanding of our duties " Surveyors of highways,for labor, 11 00
as Overseers, we found in chap. 22, sec. 3d and 4th, that the law " Henry Mulliken,for carpentry, . . . 2 50
required us to meet "once in every month, and at other times as " A. T. Perkins, for bug poison, . . . . 43
occasion may require." This requirement we have observed, by " C. K. Tucker, for wheelwright work, . . 4 11 17
meeting at the Town Hall on the last Monday in each month. We " Henry Durell, for salt fish, . . . . . 3 75
think this regular meeting of the Board secures many advantages, " F. V. Butters, for dry goods, . . . . 1 46
some of which would otherwise be lost. " A. E. Thomson, for dry goods, . . . . 76
We would say, in this connection,that the roof of the Alms-house
will need to be shingled the coming season, and recommend the Town Amount carried over, . . . . $565 15
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Amount brought over, $565 15 Amount brought up, . . $1,112 85
Paid Bennett & Saville, for groceries, 8 04 Paid Bennett & Saville, for groceries, 25 45
" Rodney Centre, for boarding E.F.Stearns 6 months, 5 00 " Wm. Smith, for harness work, . 2 71
" J. A. Butterfield, for groceries, . 7 13 " Henry Mulliken, for carpentry, . 4 25
°' George F. Chapman, for cash advanced, 10 00 " H. B. Davis, for groceries, . 13 33
" J. M. Damon, for sundries, 5 88 " Edmund Symmes, for sundries, 13 70
" Estabrooks &Blodgett, for a cow, . . . 38 00 " A. P. Spofford, for boarding Isaac Blodgett, . 19 30
" For trusses, . . . . . . . 6 75 " Wellington Brothers, for coal for Mrs. Hurly, • 9 25
" Howard Emerson, 30i lbs. butter, @ .21, . . 6 41 " Edward E. Melvin, for meat, 12 12
" John G. Tilton,for grain, . . . 19 46 " Warren Duren, for boots and shoes a• nd repairing, . 7 78
" J. T. Boynton, for meat, . . . 5 58 " Estabrooks and Blodgett, for pasturing, . . 10 00
" Town of Woburn, boarding John Wyman 2 weeks, 2 00 " John G. Tilton, for grain, . . . . • 7 60
" T. Hastings & Co., 17 lbs.ham, @ .10, . . 1 70 " Darius Dow, for 284 lbs. scraps, . . . . 2 80
" John A. Butterfield, for grain and groceries, . . 23 20 " 44 " expressing, . . . . . 1 87
" H. B. Mitchel,fresh fish, . . . . . 9 11 " George F. Chapman, for David Penny's clothes, . 8 50
" Hannah R. Furgusou, boarding Wm. A. Stone, . 20 77 " Charles Robinson, Jr., for legal services, . . 4 40
" Geo. F. Chapman, for services, 112 50 t 1 " J. T. Boynton, for meat left at the house, . . 9 25
" Colburn Hadlock, 35 lbs. butter, @ .20, . . 7 00 " Rodney Centre,for board of F.T.Stearns, 6 months, 5 00
" O. W. Kendall, for burial services, 4 25 ' " Charles K. Tucker, for wheelwright work, . . 1 89
" A. Webb, for 14 flour barrels, . . . . 1 83 " Howland Holmes, for medical attendance, . . 25 00
" Eli Simonds, for 14 barrels, . . . . . 4 00 " Aaron P.Richardson, for use of pasture, . . 12 00
" George F. Chapman, for 3 barrels, . 50 " F. V. Butters, for dry goods, . 87
" James S. Monroe, for furniture, . . . . 3 42 " Hannah Furguson, for boarding Wm. A. Stone, . 12 52
" Hannah R. Furguson, for boarding Wm. A. Stone, 9 30 " A. P. Spofford, " Isaac Blodgett, . 12 75
" N. &J. Howe & Co.for wooden ware, . . . 1 50 + 1 " Bennett & Saville, for groceries, 3 73
" Davis & Taylor, for gi ain, 9 00 1' " William Ham, for blacksmithing, . 7 39
" Geo. F. Chapman, for furniture, . . . . 58 " Albert Fitch, for repairing truss, • . 1 25
" F. V. Butters, for dry goods, 35 12 115 lbs. beef,@ .05k, . . . . 6 32
" A. P. Spofford, for boarding Isaac Blodgett, . . 27 00 3 cords manure, (& 6.00, . . 21 00
" Howard Emerson,for 102 lbs. butter,@ .23, . . 23 46 " Geo. F. Chapman,for services, . . . . 225 00
" Davis & Taylor, for 1 bbl. flour, . 9 25 " Luther Eaton, for curing bacon, . . . 1 33
" John Dexter, for 8 lbs. tobacco, @ .40, . . • 3 20 li. .4 " Eli Simonds, for 9 days' services, @ 2.00, 18 00
" A. N. Swallow & Co., for groceries, . . . 1 93 Attending 11 evening meetings, @ .50, . 5 50
" Lex.and W.Camb. Railroad Co., for transportation, 58 d Services as Treasurer, . . 4 00
" Town of Seekonk,boarding Mrs. Thomas Locke, . 2 50 I 1i days to Danvers and Topsfield, 3 00
" Rufus Warren, for boots, . . . . . 6 37 Expenses, . . . 2 00
" Gershom Swan, for mason work, . . . . 8 00 Expenses incurred in buying a horse, . . 1 50
" William Simonds, for wood and coal, . . 12 25 2 days to Seekonk, . . . . . 4 00
" H. R. Furguson, boarding William A.Stone, . . 14 07 Expenses, 9 78
" Wm. Woodbury, for dry goods, . . . . 2 75 1 day to Lowell and Tewksbury, . . 2 00
" Henry Durell, for salt fish, . . . 4 25 Expenses, . . . . . 50
" Albert Fitch, for 3 pigs, . . . . . 9 50 1 day to Boston, . . . . . . 2 00
cc cc " beef, . . 15 41
Expenses, 62
" " " 2 pork barrels, . . . . 1 50 Cash paid an itinerant, . . . . 2 00
" Sawtell &Whitcher, for grain, . . 3 32 " Albert Fitch, for 9 days' services, @ 2.00, . . 18 00
" Hammond Reed, for standing wood, . . 7 50 Attending 11 evening meetings, @ .50, 5 50
" J. A. Butterfield, for 2i lbs. tobacco, @ .32, . . 80 " I. N. Damon, for 84- days' services, @ 2.00, . . 17 00
" Edward Reed, for making cider, . . . . 4 22 Services as Clerk, . . . . . 6 00
" Wm. A. Lane, for standing wood, . 28 50 1 i day to Lynn and expenses, . . . 2 20
" Geo. F. Chapman, for sundries, . 3 31 I i day to Woburn and expenses, . . . 2 25
Amount carried up, . . . . . . $ 1,112 85 t Amount carried over, . . . . . $1,707 06
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Amount brought over, . . . . . $1,707 06
Paid I. N. Damon, for cash paid express, . . . 26
,‘ itinerants, 1 30 Valuation of Personal Property, as appraised by the Overseers, Feb
CG horse hire, . . . 75
`C stationery and postage,. 24 28, 1863, belonging to the Alms-house.
44 Wellington Brothers, for coal for Edward Winship, 1 25
" E. Symmes, boots and shoes, . . . . 5 82 1 Grey mare, . . $165 00 Butter, . . . 13 80
2 Cows, . . . 50 00 i Bbl. Soap, . . 2 00
$1,716 68 Hay, . . . 110 00 Molasses, . . 8 00
Paid outstanding bills,
b b belonging to 1861' . . . 195 15 Corn fodder, . . 5 00 Vinegar and keg, • 1 50
Feed trough and hay Potatoes, . 20 00
Total expenditures, . . . . . $1,911 83 cutter, . . . 2 00 Apples, . . . 4 50
Wagon harness, . 8 00 Roots, . . . 3 00
Grain,salt and scraps Beef, . . . 4 00
in barn, . . 6 50 Salt pork, . . 22 00
Harness for cart, . 5 00 Old casks and boxes, 5 00
Recapitulation of Expenditures by the Overseers. G4 " plows, 2 00 Ham, 13 00
Hay and manure forks, 2 50 Sugar, • . 5 00
Amount paid for the support of poor out of the house, . $210 39 3 Swine, . . . 27 00 Tea, . . 2 10
" expended at the Alms-house, . . . . 1,027 74 2 Casks and vinegar, . 11 00 Tobacco, . . . 84
1 Plow and harrow, . 5 00 Lard, . . . 5 00
" paid outstanding bills for 1861, . . . 195 15 1 Stake wagon, 5 00 4 New brooms, 1 00
`C CG repairs on the house, . . . • . 32 67 1 Pun.-
6, 3 00 Peas and beans, 11 00
" of income in value of property at the house, . 250 73 1 Light wagon, . . 35 00 Codfish and rye, . 6 00
wag . 2 Wheelbarrows, . 4 00 Corn, . . . 40 00
$1,716 68 1 thain and 4 stake chains, 2 00' Hay rakes, scythes and
1 Horse cart, . . 10 00 snaths, . . 3 00
20 Fowls, . . . 1.1 64! Furniture in house, . 200 00
2 Saws and 2 chains, . 1 50
The Overseers of the Poor have charged themselves with the 5 Hoes and 2 baskets, . 1 00 $961 13
following amounts as received, to wit: Wood, . . . 102 50
From the town for labor performed on Randall's Bridge, . $6 25 4 Sled, . . 5 00 Amount as taken March
3 Saws, . . 1 50 6, 1862, . . 710 40
" sale of old iron from the house, . . . . 4 92 3 Axes, 2 25
" Estabrooks &Blodgett, for keeping cattle, 4 00 Flour and meal in house, 7 00 Increased value, . . $250 73
Albert Fitch, for a calf, . . . . . 6 60
44 I. N. Damon, guardian, for board of Stephen Win-
ship, . . . . . . . . 60 67
44 I. N. Damon, guardian, for Jonathan Trask, . 3 50
" hay sold from the farm, . . . . 73 53
« potatoes sold from the farm, . . . . 13 19
44 apples `G CG . . . . . 42 58 The whole number of paupers at the Alms-house during the year,
« other produce " `C . . . . 19 41 ler has been eighty-six; of this number, seventy-two have remained but
" 5 bbls. cider, . . . . . . . 7 50
one night; seven have been supported throughout the year.
« the surveyors of highways, for labor of Chapman
and farm horse with cart, and boarding the The number now at the Alms-house is 10. Average number for
two road horses, . . . . . . 447 51 b
44 the sale of a cow to Estabrooks & Blodgett, . . 35 00 the year, 9i.
" the sale of a cow to Swan, . . . . . 37 00
" the town of Woburn, for support of Flint, . . 7 00 Four hundred and ninety-five weeks' support have been furnished
the Town Treasurer of Lexington, 1,143 17 paupers at the house, at an average cost per week of $1.02, exclusive
Total receipts, . . . . . $ 1,911 83 of interest on the farm.
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Whole expenditure at the Alms-house, . . . . $1,716 68
Paid poor outside, $210 39
Stock and produce sold, . . . . 238 81
Labor and board, . . . . . . 447 51 REPORT OF THE SURVEYORS OE HIGHWAYS.
Increase of property, . . . . . 250 73
$1,147 44
THE Surveyors of Highways, on entering upon their labors, were
$569 24 called upon to pay the following bills; which bills belong to the year
Deducting amount received for board of Stephen Winship that is past, namely:
and Jonathan Trask, . . . . . . 64 17
Paid Isaac Huffmaster, . . $8 00
Cost of supporting the poor at the house, . $505 07 William Hartwell, . . 5 00
" William Ham, . . 1 14
All of which is respectfully submitted. ! " Humphrey Chadbourne, 3 50
" William Simonds, . 1 00
ELI SIMONDS, " Bowen A. Tufts, . . 4 00
ALBERT FITCH, Overseers of Poor. " Thomas H. Rhoades, 3 50
ISAAC N. DAMON, " George Locke, . . . . . 3 75
" Cyrus P. Simonds, 5 50
Lexington, March 10, 186 3. " William H. Smith, 2d, . . . . . . 5 00
" Ebenezer R. Smith, . . . . . . 1 50
" Emery A. Mulliken, . . . . . . 1 00
" James S. Munroe, 1 60
" Isaac Shattuck, 15 00
We have this day examined the foregoing bills of expenditure, as
enumerated in this Report.,and find them correctly stated and properly $59 49
settled. Cost of repairing highways for 1861,as shown by Select-
men's Report, . . . . • . . . 2,178 72
WEBSTER SMITH, selectmen Sum total for repairing roads in 1861, . . . . $ 2,238 21
WM. HENRY SMITH, 2d, S of Lexington.
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The Surveyors found, on the 6th March, the following list of prop-
erty belonging to the Town, and used by the Surveyors in repairing
the highways, and appraised it as follows:
2 horse carts, . . . . • . . . $55 00
1 road plow, 5 00
2 cart harnesses, . . . . . . . . 18 00
Chains and level chains, 4 50
Blanket and surcingle, 2 00
8 shovels, . . . . . 3 00
Double whiffle-trees, . . 4 00
3 hammers and lot of drills, . . . . . 5 00
4 picks, 2 00
Scythe and rake for the roads, . . . . . 1 50
3 crow bars, 1 50
1 brown horse, . . . . . . . . 110 00
1 white " 10 00
Wheelbarrow and stone drag, . . . . . 6 00
1 ox cart, . . . . . . . . . 10 00
$237 50
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Amount brought up, . . . . . . $ 1,082 18
Expenditures of the Surveyors. Paid Overseers of Poor, for board of horses, . 59 50
" Eli Simonds, for 7 days' services, . . . . 14 00
Paid William Hartwell, for breaking snow, . . . $1 00 " for services as Treasurer of the Board, 3 00
Willis Wright, for « " . . . 2 50 " Albert Fitch, for 6i days' services, . . . 13 00
" George T. McLaughlin & Co.,for hammer, . . 1 50 " Isaac N. Damon, for 7 days' services, . . . 14 00
" Webster Smith, for breaking snow, . . . 2 50 "4" " for services as Clerk of the Board, 3 00
J. Breck & Son, for pick-handles and a rake, . . 1 95 " for stationery, . . . . 47
" Overseers of the Poor, for breaking snow, . . 10 75
" George B. Brown & Co , for stationery, . . . 1 25 $ 1,189 15
" Overseers of the Poor, 504 days,Chapman,@ $1.50, 76 13 Outstanding bills paid, belonging to 1861, . . . 59 49
lob " " " 45 " horse&cart, @ 1.00, 45 00
" " " " 3 mos. & 1 day's board of man, 30 00 Sum total disbursed by Surveyors, . . . . $1,248 64
1 " " " " boarding 2 horses 3 months, . 52 00
I 46 Michael Crimmens, for 53i days' labor, @ 1.00, . 53 25
" Edward Winship, for 56 days' labor, na 1.00, . 56 00
1 66 Walter Wellington, breaking snow, . . . 7 50
" Eli Simonds, for use of horse and cart 4 days, . 4 00
" Daniel Collins, for 43i days' labor, (& 1.00, . . 43 25
44 Patrick Joy, for 16i " . . . 16 50
" Harrison Pierce, for 33 " @ 1.25, . 41 44
46 Joseph T. Simonds, for 10 loads of gravel, @ .05, . 50
44 Cyrus Reed, for 120 loads of gravel, 0 .10, . . 12 00 Surveyors' Receipts.
" Patrick Reynolds, for 1 day's labor, 1 00 i
44 Damon &Blinn, for labor shoveling snow, . . 2 08 � 1, The Surveyors' Receipts have been from the following sources,
" George Reeves, for 39 days' labor, @1.00, . 39 00 viz:
44 Jacob Hanscom, for load of covering stone, . 2 50
L4 Eli Simonds,for 1 day's labor and a pick handle, . 1 75 From the Town, for labor done on Randall's Bridge, $ 9 39
" William Ham, for blacksmithing, . . . 25 29 " Michael Crimmens, for one shovel, . . . 25
" Daniel F. Moody, for 3 months' labor, . . 51 00 " the Overseers of the Poor,for labor of man on farm, 11 00
" Samuel Rendall, for chestnut colored mare, . . 65 00 " the sale of the white horse, . 25 00
66 Wm. Henry Winning,for pasturing horses, . 8 16 a A
44the Town Treasury, 1,200 00
" Wm. Ham, for blacksmithmg, . 14 84
44 Edward Winship, for 28i days'labor, . . . 28 50 46 John Bannon,for old bridge plank, . 3 00
" George H. Morse, for 2 plow points, • . . . 84
46 Eli Simonds, for use of horse 5 days, . . . 3 75 $1,248 64
44 James S. Munroe, for 118 loads of gravel, nU .08, . 9 44
" Overseers of Poor, for 484 days, Chapman, @ 1.50, 73 13
" " " for 53 dayshorse and cart, . 53 00
" " " for 2 months' board of man, . 20 00
" " " for 14 weeks' board of horse, . 28 00
" Michael Crimmens, for 434 days'labor, . . . 43 75 40
L4 Daniel Collins, for 494 days' labor, . . . 49 75
" Jere. Shea, for 32i days'labor, . . . . 32 50 .Recapitulation of Expenditures.
" Daniel F. Moody, for 2 months' labor, . . . 34 00
" Edward Winship, for 22i days'labor, . . 22 25 Amount paid outstanding bills due for 1861, . . .
`4 Michael O'Brine, for 2i days' labor, . . . 3 13 cc $59 49
« expended for breaking snow, 28 33
Bowen A. Tufts, for breaking snow, . . . 2 00
" Hammon Reed, for labor, 5 00 Increased value of property used for repairing roads, 32 25
" Franklin M. Harrington, for horse hire, . . 3 50 Amount of actual expense of repairing roads, 1862, . 1,128 57
Amount carried up, . . . . . . $ 1,082 18
$1,248 64
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List of Appraised Property used for Repairing Road, made Februury
28, 1863
2 horse carts, . . . . $40 00
2 plows, . . . . . . . 10 00
Lead harness, lead chains, and other chains, . . . 7 00
2 cart harnesses, . . . . . . . 14 00
9 shovels, . . . . . . 2 25
Bush scythe, . . . . . 1 00
Picks, pick handles, hammers, rake, and 3 crow bars, . 7 00
Drills, hammers, and old hinges, . . . . . 7 00
Brown horse, . . . . . . . . 100 00
Brown mare, . . . . . . 75 00
2 cart girts, . . . . . . . . . 1 50 ' 1 {
1 ox cart, . . . . . . . 5 00
269 75
Value as appraised, March 6, 1862, . . . 237 50 I ,
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Increased value, . . $32 25 ,.r'
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ELI SIMONDS,
ALBERT FITCH, Sur t,ern s of Highways.
ISAAC N. DAMON,
Lexington, March 10, 1863
We have this clay examined the foregoing bills of expenditure, as
enumerated in this Report, and find them correctly stated and prop-
erly settled.
WEBSTER SMITH, Selectmen 1
WM. HENRY SMITH, 2D, 5 of Lexington.
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