Statement of the Expenses
<br />of the
<br />Town of Lexington
<br />From April 1, 1829, to April 1, 1830.
<br />JOINT ACCOUNT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
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<br />PAYMENTS.
<br />Thomas Reed's salary as Keeper, -, $245,00
<br />Dr. Spaulding for six visits to Samuel Fi,ke, 6,00
<br />Do. for nine visits to T. C. Ba-
<br />ker's wife, - - - -- ` 9,00
<br />town of Malden for board of Mrs. Estabri ok
<br />and four children, - - - . 4,00
<br />James Hastings for goods, as per bill, - 11,80
<br />Benjamin Wyman for goods, nursing, &c. of
<br />Mrs. Catherine Baker, - - 4,25
<br />- Skelton for lot of manure, - - 16,00
<br />For 1 basher rye, 1 do. red top, w,00
<br />David Penny, - - - - i - 5,00
<br />for coffin for Mrs. Catherine Adams, I- 4,00
<br />Thomas Reed to purchase grain, - - 7,00
<br />Benjamin Wyman, expenses of Mrs. C. Ba-
<br />ker, - - - - - 1,25
<br />for sundry goods, veal, fish, &c. - - 4,39
<br />P. B. Fessenden for twelve bushels gran, 8,20
<br />for ten bushels potatoes, - - 5,00
<br />for the board of Isaac S. Blodgett in the
<br />House of Correction in Ipswich, as per bill, 4,82
<br />for support of said Blodgett's family, to the
<br />town of Topsfield, - - - 10,27
<br />Charles Fletcher for meat, as. per bill, - 10,70
<br />Barker for fourteen days' work or`P P.
<br />farm, - 7,00
<br />for sundry goods, &c. - - - 3,94
<br />P. B. Fessenden for ten bushels of corn,i 6,50
<br />44 CCtwo bushels of rye, 1,66
<br />Peter Blodgett for meat, as per bill, 1,36
<br />for sundry goods, &c. - - - 5,34
<br />for twenty bushels of yellow flat corn, 11,60
<br />for ten bushels of rye, - - - 7,80
<br />John Johnson, and L. Harrington, cash at sun-
<br />dry times, - - - - - ` 18,50
<br />Joseph Meriam for goods, as per bill, - 6,44
<br />Peter Blodgett for ninety lbs. of beef, f 3,99
<br />for five bushels of potatoes, - - 2,50
<br />- Barker two days' labor, - 1,00
<br />for coffin for child of John Johnson, 4,00
<br />J. M. Cheney for opinion on Pauper la 1,00
<br />Thomas Locke at various times, - - 89
<br />for sundry goods, - - 4,28
<br />for 176 lbs. of beef, - - 6,00
<br />Vish at sundry, times 2,38
<br />P. 13. Fessenden, 2 bushel Indian meal, ` 1,46
<br />for 1 ba fine salt 2,75 ; oilier goods, 45 3,20
<br />Thomas Locke at sundry times, -
<br />I 1y 13
<br />postage of letter, - - - - - ,10
<br />Dr. Proctor, 1 visit to Mrs. Blodgett, ,50
<br />grave clothes for Mrs. Adams, &c.- - ,50
<br />Joseph Meriam for goods, - ,',, - 4,35
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<br />for 186 lbs. of beef, - - - 8,89
<br />for 244 lbs. salt pork, - - 2,16
<br />for coffin for Lewis Harrington, - - 4,00
<br />grave clothes for do, - - - - 1,17
<br />Hammond Locke, load of wood to John
<br />Munroe, - - - - - _ 5,50
<br />for twenty bushels of damaged core. - 3,33
<br />for sundry goods, - - -V 1,15
<br />C. Hosmer for leather, as per bill, - - 13,93
<br />Jonathan Lawrence for board and nursing
<br />Samuel Fiske 12 days in sickness, - ` 12,00
<br />J. Hastings for two molasses hogsheads and
<br />contents, - - - - - - 2,50
<br />cc T. Reed for sundries bought for almshouse 2,68
<br />CC for 39 lbs. beef, 1,56 ; fish &c. 2,20, - 3,76
<br />`Capt. Knight for removing Thomas Locke, 1,50
<br />" Ebenezer Simonds for wooden leg for Oliver
<br />Harrington, - - - - - 2,00
<br />expense of Thomas Locke deceased, at
<br />Woburn, - - - - - 4,50
<br />`c for coffin and trimmings for Thomas Locke 5,50
<br />cc for removing corpse of said Locke, - 1,17
<br />cc Capt. N. Harrington for digging grave for Mrs.
<br />Adams, - - - - - - 1,50
<br />cc GG GG for Lewis Harrington, 1,50
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<br />and services, - - - 2,00
<br />Joseph Meriarn for goods, - - 4,58
<br />Jesse Hall for lumber, as per bill, 23,77
<br />for a lot of beef and tallo\%, - - - 4,49
<br />Nathan Russell for 1 cord of wood for Mr.
<br />Baker, - -
<br />interest on money Hired,
<br />for sundry goods, -
<br />for sundry goods, - - -
<br />Jarnes Hastings for goods, as per bill, -
<br />Dr. Proctor for 1 cord of peat for Mrs. Mun-
<br />roe, - - - - - - 2,88
<br />N. Chandler Esq. for making 201 barrels of
<br />cider, - - - - -
<br />for a coffin and making`'gown for S. Hartwell,
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<br />4,47
<br />2,95
<br />15,74
<br />45,19
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<br />4,16
<br />for 1 stone sled, - 2,25
<br />for sundries,
<br />- 1,79
<br />Joseph Meriam for goods, as per bill, - 80y' -_-
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<br />Josiah Bryant, for blacksmith work, as per bill, 6,77
<br />for 2 thousand shingles, &c. - - - 2,50
<br />for sundry goods bought for Poor -house, 1,92s
<br />Stephen Robbins for 1 load of wood for Jo-
<br />nas Locke, - - - - 4,00
<br />interest on money advanced from May to
<br />November, - - - - ..1,80
<br />Dr. Proctor for -1 cord of peat for John Mun-
<br />Paid Capt. Daniel Chandler for merchandise
<br />bought, - - - - 60,00
<br />Samuel Hoar Esq. for opinion, - 3,00
<br />for rent of Baxter farm,- - - 30,00
<br />John Johnson in sickness, - - 1,25
<br />for sundry goods, - - - 6,05
<br />Joseph Meriarn for goods, - - 10,32
<br />Jaynes Hastings for goods, - - - 9,18
<br />P. B. Fessenden for grain, - 2,75
<br />Charles Fletcher for beef, &c. - 3,22
<br />for sundry gr is, - - 7,08
<br />Jonathan or oxen. - - 64,37
<br />Taaucieus 1-teea'or pasturing oxen, 8,,,7
<br />for 1 No. 3 plough, - - - 10,50
<br />Capt. D. Chandler for services as Overseer, 12,00
<br />do. for goods &c. as per bill, 49,33
<br />Charles H. Fletcher for meat, as per bill, 7,07
<br />James Hastings for goods, as per bill - - 16,14
<br />Capt. Nathan Harrington digging grave for S.
<br />I.iartwell, - - - - - 1,50
<br />CC Joseph Meriam for goods,,as per bill, 3,93
<br />ccJonas Munroe for lumber for sired, &c. 24,28
<br />4C GC for services as Overseer, 12,00
<br />cc cc for two heifers, - 24.00
<br />CC GCRebecca for grain bought of Fitts, 19,
<br />cc ‘ifor 1 cord of maple wood for
<br />Meriam, - - - - 5,3800
<br />CC CGfor goods bought, as per bill 30,76
<br />Dr. Proctor for attending the paupers in
<br />Lexington one year, including attendance 45,00
<br />of Mrs. Rice,
<br />Josiah Bryant for blacksmith work, as per bill, 6,11
<br />John Mulliken Jr. for services as Overseer, 2500
<br />keeping records, &e. one year, '
<br />" " for journey to Malden set- )
<br />fling for support of Mrs. Estabrook and 3,00
<br />children, and removing them to Lexington, S
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<br />Topsfield, settling with said towns for the 11,00
<br />support of J. S. Blodgett, expenses of said
<br />journey, in removing Mrs. B. and children,
<br />for labor of team on Poor -house farm, &c.
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<br />for journeys to various towns on account of
<br />the Poor, - - - - - 5,50
<br />Isaac Mulliken for labor on shed, as per bill, 23,54
<br />Nathaniel Mulliken for labor on shed, &c. 6,25
<br />for a Truss for David Penny Jr. - - 4,00
<br />1325,02
<br />Received for various articles from other persons, 1,25
<br />of the town of Woburn for the support
<br />of T. Johnson, - - . - 3,00
<br />of Peter Blodgett for 1 calf, - - 3,55
<br />for pigs sold, - - - 17,50
<br />for butter &c. sold, - - - 15,46
<br />of C. F.letcher for 2 quarters of beef,
<br />hide, and tallow,' - - -
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<br />18,89
<br />of C. Hosmer, payment of note and mak-
<br />ing shoes, -
<br />- 12,14
<br />for various artic' of produe sold, 21,40
<br />of N. Wellingt !r br &c-
<br />9 $2
<br />of C Jn Jr. for fowls, 5,00
<br />..f Joseta .eaor. ar 8 pair of women's
<br />shoes, - - - - 6,67
<br />by town orders, 1 No. 1 & 2, - - 487,00
<br />for articles of produce sold, - - 13,57
<br />of Hartwell of Bedford for house 16,00
<br />rent for J. Fisk, S
<br />of A. Morrill for;6 bbls. of cider, 13,50
<br />for other articles sold, - - 10,15
<br />of the town of Fcxborough, for board of
<br />J. Richardson 4 weeks. - - 4,00
<br />of D. Chandler, as per credit on said
<br />Chandler's acCount, - - 74,82
<br />of Isaac Mulliken, as per credit on bill 9,80
<br />of Charles Fletcher, as per credit on bill, 5,25
<br />of Deacon Nathaniel Mulliken for a lot
<br />of hay, &c. - 14,56
<br />of Jonas Munroe for shoe -making, &c.
<br />as per bill, - - - - 7,33
<br />for board of paupers 20,00 ; Do. of
<br />Bela Rice 00; Mrs Hadley 4,00, 30,50
<br />for labor of Arnasa Adams 3i months, 10,50
<br />of John MullikeroJr. for shoe -making &c.
<br />as per bill, - - - - 16,44
<br />of Thomas Greenleaf, 1 barrel of ap-
<br />ples &c. - 2,84
<br />by town order, No. 3, 313,00
<br />1151,64
<br />Amount of Expenditures, - $1325,02
<br />of Receipts, - - - 1151,64
<br />RECEIPTS.
<br />Received of Benjamin Wyman for 2 pigs,
<br />`c of C. Fletcher for 1 calf, -
<br />$4,00
<br />4,20
<br />Balance due the Overseers, - 173,38
<br />Do. due the Overseers on a settle-
<br />ment of last, year, with interest on the same, 120,9
<br />Balance now due the Overseers, $294,31
<br />By the report of the auditors of accounts, it appears
<br />that the expense out of rhe house, together with
<br />the appraised value of property on hand more
<br />than last year, amounts to - - - $270,51
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<br />Capt. William Chandler (being the prl;-
<br />portion belonging to his company pal
<br />into the treasury by Conditional Exemi,;s) $16,93
<br />Solomon Harrington for underpinning th;'
<br />S. E. school -house, - - I 2,50
<br />John Colby for an out -house for S. E.
<br />School, - - - - - ''i 10 50
<br />for fencing S. E. school -house lot, j 10,31
<br />Thaddeus Munroe for balance due him l a.
<br />school -house lot, - - 25,00
<br />Capt. I. Huffinaster for land to enlarge 0. ti-
<br />tre school -house lot, - - 30,00
<br />Charles Gove for cash paid Isaac Multn,;: ,,
<br />for building an out house for W. scho -
<br />house, 11,35
<br />John Tidd for school -house standing on i''is
<br />land one year prior to April 1, 1d29, 2,00
<br />Benjamin O. Wellington for a Bell -rope, , 2,78
<br />Do. for filing a copy of complaint l r
<br />Register of Deeds, against W. T. S►nit'; ;
<br />attendance at Probate Court ; tnd ca h
<br />paid witness in said case, - 3,50
<br />Do. for plank and timber for bridg,, 6,98
<br />Do. for hauling the same, and layij,g
<br />the bridge, - - - . -
<br />2 75
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<br />for services in contracting for t' 'o
<br />school -houses, - l 1,50
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<br />" Do. for services with Commissioner:, on
<br />Tuttle's road, ,50
<br />Francis Wyman for time spent about buil(' ng
<br />school -houses 1,00 ; attending Co►nr;.is-
<br />sioners on Tuttle's road, ,50 ; for cltsh
<br />paid T. Greenleaf for putting up a pos'' at
<br />the meeting -house, ,75, -2,2 5
<br />J. L. Smith for land for south school -ho :se, 42,28
<br />Marshall Wellington for twenty days' wok '
<br />fencing south school -house lot, - 19,75
<br />Rev. Charles Briggs for Sunday schoo.
<br />books and Juvenile Library Catalogue 24,08
<br />Col. S. Chandler for refreshments furnis i -
<br />ed selectmen and school -house commit-
<br />tee from April to November, - - 4,19
<br />Nathaniel Mulliken for preparing a list' of
<br />voters, ,50 ; - day respecting schcol-
<br />house and burying ground, ,50 ; for jour-
<br />ney to Probate Court at Concord, to eriter
<br />complaint against W. T. Smith 2,00 ;,for
<br />copy of complaint, 25, - - -i 3,25
<br />" Do. for. time and expense in purchasing
<br />E. school -house lot, and obtaining title to
<br />the same, - - 1,00
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<br />CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
<br />Paid Nathaniel Mulliken for repairing bell, - 1,50
<br />Do. journey to Cambridge to Probate
<br />Court, - - - - - 2,00
<br />Do. for time spent in contracting for two
<br />school -houses, &c. - 1,00
<br />Do. for repairing meeting -house win-
<br />dows, clock, and door, 1,60
<br />Do. for recording three deeds of school-
<br />house lots, - 1,62
<br />Do. for conveying stones and gravel to
<br />centre school -house, 5,25
<br />Capt. Isaac Mulliken for repairs on bell, 2,00
<br />Do. for building a board fence and out
<br />ing and repairing hearse -
<br />house for centre school -house, - 26,00
<br />Do. for me
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<br />Charles Robinson for a minor for the north
<br />school -house and repairs on the same, 10,33
<br />Mr. Benjamin Haynes of Charlestown 80 lb.
<br />of sheet -iron funnel for E. District school-
<br />house, wires, staples, -
<br />Josiah Bryant for mending bell irons,
<br />Maj. Benj. O. Wellington for attending Pro-
<br />bate Court at Charlestown on W. T. Smith's
<br />case, and conveying N. Mulliken to same, 2,50,
<br />Elias Smith for attending at Cambridge in
<br />said case, •- - - - - 1,50
<br />Ebenezer Smith for attending at Cambridge
<br />and Charlestown, 3,28
<br />Elias Phinney Esq. for attendance in said
<br />case, - 2,00
<br />Nathan Fessenden for repairs in E. school-
<br />house, for procuring funnel and removing
<br />the stove &c. from old to new house, 3,87'
<br />Do. for drawing rocks and building a
<br />wall on E. school -house lot - - 2,00'
<br />William Chandler for repairing the bridge
<br />near Jonathan Lawrence's by order of
<br />the selectmen, - - - - 1,00
<br />Nathaniel Mulliken for himself and oxen to
<br />move hearse -house, - - . - - 1,50
<br />Do. for chair for centre school -houses
<br />putting up stove, &c., - - - 1,75
<br />Do. for travel and attendance before
<br />Commissioners' Court in behalf of the
<br />committee appointed to oppose the laying
<br />out a road petitioned for by Daniel Shat-
<br />tuck and others, - - - - 1,50
<br />Do. attending Probate Court on W. T.
<br />Smith's case, - - - - 1,50
<br />Do. for preparing lists of voters, 1,00
<br />Paid Rev. Charles Briggs for Sunday school books, 4,80
<br />" Capt. Isaac of Mulliken for furnishing ma-
<br />terials and building the Centre Sclrool-
<br />House, as by agreement with the building
<br />committee, - - - - - 464,00
<br />John Colby for furnishing materials and
<br />building the East School -House,
<br />Capt. Nathan Harrington for taking care
<br />of Hearse, one year, - - - 2,00
<br />Jaynes Blodgett for ringing the Bell and
<br />taking care of the Meeting -House,
<br />6 -months, - - 30,00
<br />4CRev. Charles Briggs for Juvenile Library
<br />Books, as per bill, - - - 30,00
<br />For labor on the Highways, - - 270,50
<br />For boarding Men and Oxen, - _ - 246,83
<br />For new Tools, repairing old ones, shoeing
<br />Oxen, &c. - - - - - 29,32
<br />.Zonas Munroe for services as Surveyor, 38,43
<br />D. Chandler, - 20,75
<br />W. Chandler, - - 14,17
<br />Forioss on Oxen, - - 30,00
<br />Interest.` paid by said Surveyors for money
<br />borrowed, - - - - - 7,62
<br />Col. Samuel Chandler for building Engine
<br />House, - - - - - 52,00
<br />i Do. for Engine Hose, - - 43,00
<br />GCMr. Ambrose Morrill for building Engine
<br />House, purchasing Hose, &c. - - 95,00
<br />Mr. Ralph Smith for Double Bass Viol, 52,00
<br />W. H. Smith for performing on Double
<br />Bass Viol, one year, - - - 5,00
<br />Josiah Smith for services rendered in re-
<br />lation to securing good Musick in the
<br />meeting -house, one year; - - 43,00
<br />Capt. William Chandler for services as As-
<br />sessor for 1829, including Stationary, 25,00
<br />Capt. Philip Russell for services as Asses-
<br />sor for 1829 - - - - 8,75
<br />Samuel Fiske for services as Assessor for
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<br />Capt. Loammi Knight for repairing two
<br />Drums, (said sum is appropriated out of
<br />money paid into the treasury by Condi-
<br />tional Exempt Soldiers,) - -
<br />James Blodgett for ringing Bell and taking
<br />care of the Meeting -House, six months,
<br />Nathaniel Mulliken for services as Town
<br />Clerk, for 1829, -
<br />Capt. Daniel Chandler for warning four
<br />town -meetings, - - -
<br />Paid Capt. Daniel Chandler for serving an order
<br />of notice on Wiliam T. Smith,- 1,60
<br />Do. for notifying Charles Reed of his
<br />election as Clerk. - - - ,33
<br />Charles Reed, commission as Collector and
<br />Treasurer, - - - - - 76,97
<br />Town of Cambridge the proportion of
<br />Lexington for repairs of Cambridge
<br />bridge to March 1829, - - - 26;60
<br />N. Brooks Esq. for a- piece of land to put
<br />the E. District school -house on, - 93,00
<br />Abatements en tax for 1Q '9, - -
<br />269,54 - 72,76
<br />Discount on Do. - - - 359,01
<br />Amount of County tax for 1829, - -
<br />Amount of State tax for 1829, - 132,00
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<br />School Expenses, for 1829,
<br />$3340,92
<br />- 984,83
<br />$4325,75
<br />ANTS.
<br />Grants for Schools 18 ,. • - $ 1000,00
<br />ccfor Highways, do. - 550,00
<br />Additional grant, - - - 100,00 650,00
<br />for Engine -houses, Hose, Hooks, 4-c. 190,00
<br />for fencing school -houses, &c. 50,00
<br />for double Bass Viol, and to secure the
<br />continuance of go )d musick in the meet-
<br />inghouse for one year, - - 100,00
<br />GG for other purposes, - - - 2469,00
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<br />Whole amount of grants,
<br />- $4459,00
<br />Cash in hands of Treasure at last settlement,
<br />Money borrowed during 1 i29, -
<br />Received in monies due the town,
<br />Amount of tax list, -
<br />62,11
<br />- 300,00
<br />- 162,20
<br />- 4669,61
<br />Amount received, - - $5193,92
<br />6,25
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<br />.Recount Current from .Rpril 1, 1829, to .Rpril 1, 1830.
<br />Amount of the Expenses of the town, as exhib-
<br />ited - $5630,77
<br />Whole amount of money granted for
<br />the same year, as exhibited - $4449,00
<br />Amount expended more than granted 1191,77
<br />• 5630,77
<br />JOSHUA SIMONDS, Committee.
<br />OLIVER LOCKE,
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