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REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS
AGAINST THE
TOWN OF LEXINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1851-52.
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BOSTON:
GEORGE C RAND, PRINTER, NO. 3 CORNIIILL
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TOWN OF LEXINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1851-52.
BOSTON:
GEORGE C. RAND, PRINTER, NO. 3 CORNIIILL.
1852.
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PT, TOWN OF LEXINGTON, IN ACCOUNT WITH NATHANIEL MULLIKEN, TREASURER. Cr.
From April 24th, 1851, to April 22d, 1852.
To amount paid for support of Schools, $2,578 96 By amount due the Town 24th April, 1851, $192 13
" " Repairs of School Houses, 161 54 cc received of John Beals, Collector, 8,558 37
" " Principal of sundry Notes, 3,118 61 " Borrowed, 5,009 87
" " Interest, 516 50 " State School Fund, 73 31
" Roads and Bridges, 1,527 18 J. N. Damon for School House, 1,200 00
" " New School Houses, 5,286 26 " Andrew Wellington, " 53 00
" " Overseers of the Poor, 981 72 " Joseph Davis for grass, 8 00
" " Grading Avenues of Burying Crowley for land, 29 26
Ground, 30 50 A. W. Farrar, rent of Town Hall, 49 00
" " Town Officers, 697 61 " Catholics, " " 7 00
" " Miscellaneous Expenses, 169 43 " O. W. Kendall, " '" 56 42
To Balance due the Town, 208 82 " Samuel Rice, rent of land, 5 00
" J. S. Parker, income of Hay Scales, 35 77
$15,277 13
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ri Paid for 3 bus. potatoes$2.55,2 bus.meal$1.44,3 99
1 scythe and snath$1.63, rifle and stone 16, 1 79
1 rake 28,sundries 20, - - 48
2 bus. potatoes $1.60, 5 lbs mackerel 35, 1 95
AUDITORS' REPORT. 1 scythe stone 10,2 lbs. tobacco 60, = 70
4 lb. snuff 6, 2 bus. corn $1.40, $1 46
6 lbs. nails 24, 2 bus. rye meal$2.00, 2 24
-414 lbs. mackerel 30, 1 gal. vinegar 17, 47
2 gal vinegar 33, 4 lb pepper, 15 - 48
1 ball twine 13, 2 baskets 33, - - 46
1 qt. rum 10, 6 lbs. nails 24, - - 34
t171 lbs. butter $8.08, 1 oz. indigo 12, 8 20
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. / lb. snuff 7, 1 pint spirits 7, - - 14
Paid W. H. H. Reed, for 1 butter tub 13,I bus. salt 21,- - 34
'11 bus. salt 63, 2 lbs. cearn tartar 50, - 1 13
i lb.snuff 13, 1 gal oil 75,1 lb.tobacco 33, $1 21 2 oz saltpetre 3, 3 lbs. tea $1, - 1 03
4 bus. meal $3.08, 4 lb. saleratus 25, - 3 33 [ 1 jug 33,2 gal. vinegar 33, - - 66
2 lbs. cream tartar 50, 2 lbs. ginger 25. 75 2 bus. rye meal $2, lb. snuff 7, - 2 07
2 sets 50, 1 doz. plates 92, - - 1 42 r 1 1 gal. oil $1,I bus. salt 21, - - 1 21
16/lbs. cheese $1.22, crockery 38, - 1 60 k 2 lbs. tobacco 60, - - - 60
2 lbs.tobacco 67, 15 gals. molasses $3.75, 4 42 $34 79
2 bus. meal $1.52,2 bus. do. $1.56, - 3 08 Bro't forward,- - - - - 57 07
2 lbs. starch 25,4 milk pans 50, - 75
1 ball wicking 6, 1 whip, 37 - - 43
2 bus. potatoes $2, 60 crackers 25, - 2 25 - y - 91 86
2 bus. rye meal$2,40 lbs.sugar $3.20, 5 20 Credit by eggs, _ 98
j lb. pimento 12,/lb cassia 10, - 22
3 lbs. nails 15, 2 bus. corn $1.54, - 1 69 $90 88
Paid Smith& Hill for
1 pail 20, 3- lb.saltpetre, 7, - - 27
15 gals. molasses $3 75, 1 bag corn$1.46, 5 21
1 lb. sulpher 10, 8 bus. meal $6.40, - 6 50
2 bus.potatoes $2, 30 lbs butter $5.40, 7 40 95 lbs. rye meal $1.66,1 gross matches 17, 1 83
1 lb. pepper 12, 4 lbs. saleratus 25, - 37
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54.50, 10 lbs. apple 70, 5 20
5 papers seed 25, 1 bar soap 24, - 49 141- lbs.cheese $1.09, 1 bag fine salt 20, 1 29
41 lbs.butter$7.38, 159 lbs. sugar$10.33, 17 71
1 bed cord 42,2 bus. potatoes $2, - 2 42 1 bbl 20, 20 lbs. potash $1.50, - 1 70
2 hoes $1.16, 1 dust brush 25, - 1 41 o&
1 bus. salt 42, 4 lbs coffee 56, - 98
6 bus. potatoes $5.70, 1 gal. oil 75 - 6 45
1 mop handle 25, 2 gal. vinegar, - 58 20 lbs butter $3 80, 1 gal. molasses 32, 4 12
$57 07 1 bag rye meal $1.75, 15 gal. " $3.75, 5 50
15 gals molasses $3.75, - - 3 75
2 bus. Meal $1.50,2 bus. rye meal $2. 3 50
2 " G° 1.46, garden seeds 9, - 1 55 1* $42 46
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Paid Wm. H. Smith.for Fosdick &Carter,2 pillows, - - 1 33
84 lbs. cheese 70, -I lb. nutmeg 38, - 1 08 James McCan, 3 months labor, - 39 00
6 lbs. coffee 75, 6 lbs. tea $2.00, - 2 75 John Forgerty, 2 mo. 9 days, - - 29 32
1 bag rye meal $1.90, 3 bags meal $4.68, 6 58 Wm. McGonagan, 3 mo. 6A- days, - 36 98
5 lbs tobacco $1 50, lbs. 4 tea $1.20, - 2 70 John F. Horn,2if months, - - 33 25
1 bag rye meal $1.80, 6 lbs. saleratus 38, 2 18 4 James Whaland,2 mo. 22 days, - 37 00
1 lb. cassia 40, 50 lbs. rice$2.25, - 2 65 Bartlett Harrington, 15 days, - - 8 10
16 gals. molasses $4, 1 broom 28, - 4 28 John Bannon, 63 " - - 63 00
$22 22 Edward Sheriden, 127 " - - 110 46
Paid James Whitman for labor, - - 2 05 Levi Houghton, 8i " - - 8 50
Chas. K. Tucker, wheelwright work, - 7 91 Oceanus Straw, 111 months, - - 265 00
A. W. Bryant, blacksmith " - 47 59 Wetherby & Chapman for 1 horse, - 120 00
Edmond Simmes, dry goods, - - 13 13 O. Straw for powder and fuse, - 2 85
Bryant & Clark, grain and meal, - 11'7 45 Oliver&Bowman Smith,4,249 lbs. hay, 30 32
Ruggles, Nourse & Mason,tools, - 11 00 S. A. Davis, blacksmith work, - 26 97
Chas Robinson, pasturing cows, 4 33 J. S. Parker for goods, - - 5 91
Paid Josiah Richardson,keeping oxen, - $1 75 Wm. Smith, mending harness,- - 1 63
Wm. Butterfield, repairing clocks, - 2 00 $818 29
Oliver W. Lane,keeping oxen, - 6 00 Paid C. L. Pook for household furniture, 22 99
J. C Wellington, services as Overseer # J. H. Russell,21,940 lbs. coal, - 68 77
and Surveyor, - - - 34 25 Wm. Brigham,2 pr. wheels&repairs, 26 75
W. J. Currier, medical services, - 25 25 H. B. Fuller, dry goods, - - 29 29
P. P. Pierce,as Overseer and Surveyor, 31 50 Bradley & Willis, fish and tobacco, - 5 20
P. P. Pierce, keeping oxen, and articles John Simpson, furniture, - - 12 54
for house, - - - 31 45 Abel Butterfied,meat, - - 67 95
Whitney & Co. for fish, - - 2 62 Warren Duren, boots and mending, - 3 83
Wm. Chandler for wood, - - 41 00 Paid A. P. Richardson, repairing plow, - $2 06
Oran Nash for brogans, - - 2 50 Lyman Burbank, oxen, - - 138 00
W. Adams fur face hammer, - - 2 02A T. Perkins, drugs, - - - 58
Thos.Hamlin for fish, - - 3 26 J. C. Wellington, horse keeping, yoke,
John Whipple, fresh fish, - - 6 87 and potatoes, - - - 8 60
Wm. Hudson, mending shoes,- - 2 38 Betsey Gleason, 3 weeks labor, - 7 50
Allen Smith, for table, - 1 50 Mary Townshend 10 -
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$397 81 Samuel Rice, services as Overseer, - 47 50
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Paid Sidney Butterfield for swine, - 12 00 " miscellaneous charges, - 53 03
• Ammi Hall, blacksmith work, - 1 38 Michael Tenant, 3} days labor, - 3 50
John G. Sherman, teaming milk, - 3 00 Zabdiel Adams, 6 " " - 6 00
Alonzo Goddard, cooking stove, - 28 00 Luke Childs, 68 loads gravel, - 4 25
" Funnel,iron and tin ware, 18 37 Michael Clansey, 7 days labor, - 7 00
Dr. Holmes, 4 visits at Almshouse, - 2 00 Webster Smith,opening roads, - 3 00
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Wm H. Littlehale, - 50 Supplies Furnished out of Alms House.
John Crowley, 1;1 days labor, - 150
To Edward Winship, - 31 95
$532 84 Widow of Jonathan Wood, - - 17 00
Paid Isaac Parker for opening roads, - 5 00
John Johnson, - - - -
12 50
John Banner, 41 days " - 4 50
Amos Angier and others,opening roads, 4 75 Cynthia Blodgett,at Ipswich, - 10 00
`� Jonathan Trask,
55 30
J. Q A. Chandler, oxen and self, - 2 00 Lucy Champney, - - - 4 74
T. H. Rhodes, 10 days, - - 10 CO Mrs. Holmes for Eliza Stearns,- 10 13
13. F. Lock, 4 " - - 75 Town of Bedford, John S.Holmes, - 11 00
James Horley, 3 " - - 1 60
Samuel Rice, miscellaneous charges, - 13 50 + $152 62
Benjamin Fisk, 4 days labor,- - 1 50
2239 86
Edward Sheridan 21 " - - 2 50 Balance due the town carried to new account, 97 02
B. O. Wellington, 6 " - - 6 00
Cyrus Reed, stone and labor, - - 6 54
$2,336 88
Duren, 4 days, - - - 4 00
Peter Wellington,labor and keeping oxen, 11 00 CREDIT OF OVERSEERS.
Daniel Cummings, 4 days labor, - 3 50 By amount received of Town Treasurer, 800 00
Joseph Fiske, labor, - - 75 e «
Gleason for horse sold, 120 00
E. G. Locke, opening roads, - - 2 00 44 14 Garman for oxen " 125 00
C. Hadlock,2 days " - - 2 50 4< «
� a Y P. Russell,2 cows,« 48 00
J. F. Simonds $1.25, Chas. Locke 50, 1 75 14
" Bennett, milk " 74 55
J. C Wellington, opening roads, - 12 71 t.. ,,
Bridge and others for
J. Bailey $1.50, E. Bridges $2, - 3 50 wood sold, 48 52
P. P. Pierce $2.50, Galen Allen $5, - 7 50 " " labor of Superintendent, 6 25
Dennis Murphy$2 76,M.Nutting$1.40, 4 16 " «
for calf and pigs sold, 14 00
James Crowley $1, M. Page, gravel $1,15, 2 65
" labor performed on the
Win. Viles for 2 days labor, - - 2 00 roads, and charged to
$116 66 Surveyor's account, 1,100 56
$2,336 88
RECAPITULATION OF CHARGES PAID BY OVERSEERS.
Paid Wm. H. H. Reed, - - - $90 88
Smith & Hill, - - - 42 46
Wm. Henry Smith 2d, - - 22 22 SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
Amount brought from preceeding pages, - 397 81
884 37 Paid Oceanus Straw, 156 days labor on roads, 156 00
532 84 I Edward Sheridan, 127 " " 110 46
116 66 Wm.McGonagon,761 " 44 76 50
$2,087 24 James McCan, 69 " " 69 00
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Paid John Forgerty, 57 " " 57 00 111 days work of horse$5.75,C. Locke 50, 6 25
John F. Horn, 59 " 66 59 00 Benj. Fiske $1.50, B F. Locke 75, - 2 25
John Bannon 63 " 66 63 00 W. M. Duren $4.00, S. Locke 59, - 4 50
Levi Houghton 83;days labor on roads, $8 50 $110 03
James Horley,3 " " 3 00
Zabdiel Adams, 6 " " 6 00 Surveyors' Services.
Michael Tennant, 3 3 50 Paid Samuel Rice, - - - 15 00
Bartlet Harrington,11- " 11 50 J. C. Wellington, - - - 15 00
Dennis Murphy, 3 " 64 2 76 P. P. Pierce, - - - - 15 00
John Crowley, 11 i4 1 50 $155 03
James Crowley, 1 " " 1 00 1 '
98�days labor of oxen, 66 98 50 Brought forward, - - - -
- 945 53
1551 " horse, " 116 624 Cr. by cash received of Town Treasurer, - -
$1,100 56
James Whaldan, 67 66 67 00
Michael Cransey, 7 " " 7 00
J. C. Wellington, (man) 1 1 00
Daniel Cummings, 4 days labor " 3 00
Peter Wellington, 11 " 66 10 00
Luke C. Childs for gravel 66 4 25
Cyrus Reed, `6 5 04 SCHOOLS.
Moses Page, 66 66 1 65
for Powder and Fuse, 66 2 75
$945 53 CENTRE DISTRICT.
Paid B. B. Whittemore for teaching three
PAID FOR BREAKING OUT ROADS IN WINTER OF 1E351-52' quarters, - - - $300 00
Miss S. E. Richardson, one year, - 240 00
Paid B. O. Wellington $6,Galan Allen $5, 11 00 F. Raymond, 10 weeks, - - 100 00
Isaac Parker$5, Webster Smith $3, - 8 00 J. Warren Towle, 1 week, - - 10 00
Wm Viles $2, John Bannon $4.50, - 6 50 $650 00
Wm. H. Littlehall 50, Amos Angier$3.50, 4 00 Paid Mrs. Mack for cleaning old school-
Nathan Chandler 25,B. Locke 50, - 75 house, - - - - 3 00
J. F. Simonds $1.25, J. A. Fisk '75, - 2 00 Charles A. Gould for sweeping and
Edward Sheridan $2.50, J. Q. A. Chan- making fires, - - - 44 25
dler $2. - - - - 4 50 bill for hardware, - - - 3,00
Cyrus Reed $1.50, James Bailey 1.50, 3 00 Samuel Rice for wood, - - 3 12
M. Nutting $1.40, E. G. Locke $2, - 3 40 Isaac IIuffmaster, - - - 4 00
E. Bridges $2, J. C. Wellington $11.38, 13 30 Samuel Chandler, - - - 4 50
Samuel Rice for self, and bills paid others, 13 50 Harrington, - - - 3 50
P. P. Pierce $2.50, T. H. Rhodes $10, 12 50 Josiah H. Russell, coal, - - 26 00
C. Hadlock $2.50, Oceanus Straw $12, 14 50 J. S. Parker, - - - 2 12
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Paid shovelling snow, - - - 2 68
2 board-washers and chalk, - - 1 43 WEST DISTRICT.
Paid Miss M. A. Hartwell, for teaching 16
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weeks,- 64 00
Cr. by cash of I. N. Damon, - 4 66 Charles Tidd, services 4A- months, - 168 62
92 94
John Marrett, 1 cord wood, - - 5 50
Bowen A. Tufts, 2 do. sawing and
742 94 splitting same, - - - 14 50
SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT. making fires 19 weeks$7.12,fixtures
$1.00, - - - - 8 12
Paid L.B. Ilanaford, services one year, 500 CO 260 74
Miss Susan E. Rice, 39 weeks, - 195 00
Josiah H. Russell for coal, - - 22 50 NORTH DISTRICT.
S. W. Smith for 25 bush. charcoal, - 8 33
do. ton of coal and teaming, - 4 00 Paid Miss Lucy B. Fiske, 5 mos. services, 100 00
do. expenses on accouht of teachers, 5 36 E. M. Hussey, 15 weeks, - - 142 50
Alfred Lee and J. Bryant, care of Chas. W. Johnson, 21 cords wood, - 12 50
sawing and splitting, - - 2 75
school-rooms, - - - 17 75
for Ink, - - - 1 75 pail 25, dipper 20, brooms 50, - 95
building fires $3.70, washing room
754 69
$1.75, - - - - 5 45
264 15
SOUTH DISTRICT.
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT.
Miss Maria A. Merriam, teaching 23 Paid Elizabeth N.Locke,services 22 weeks, $110 00
weeks, - - - 115 00 James Crocker,2i months, - - 137 50
Miss Ann E. Weston, 14 weeks, - 84 00 Benj. Bosworth,taking care school room, 5 00
Galen Allen for 9 feet oak and 10 of
pine wood, - g 94 11 cords wood $7.50, sawing and split-
ting$1.50, 9 00
sawing, splitting and piling same, - 2 50 Washing school room, - - 1 00
washing and sweeping school-room, - $1 00
Ink 50, chalk $1.87, coal hod 75, - 3 12 262 50
care of wood and coal $1.00, build-
rng fires $7.00, - - 8 00
brooms 50, dipper 8,do 40, ink 37, - 1 35
bell 45, lock 30,wrench 21,repairing PAID FOR REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES AND SURVEYING
clock 25, - - - 1 21
Josiah H. Russell, 4 tons coal, - 26 00 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
252 12 Paid John Hadley for plastering and white-
washing house in Centre District, $8 00
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Paid H. C. Emerson, repairing, - - $3 25 South District.
A. P. Richardson, lock, - 96
Waterman for mats, 4 (}0 Paid Galen Allen for zinc and labor, - $1 65
I. N. Damon labor, - 5 50 for repairing windows, - - 3 25
' ' George Gray, - - - 4 25
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Credit by 2 stoves and funnel sold ' 11 91
I. N. Damon, - - 10 00 46 West District.
$11 71 Paid Bowen A. Tufts, repairing windows, $1 44
North-east District. ' Paid Sylvanus W. Smith, for grading S. E. S.
H. yard, - - - 28 75
Paid Benj. Bosworth for whitewashing, - $2 00 Chandler R. Richardson, for surveying
repairing doors and windows, - 2 00 School Districts, - - $16 00
0. W. Kendall, - - - 2 61 I. N. Damon, 6 days, - - 10 50
carting gravel around school-house, - 1 50 John Crowley, 4 days, - - 5 00
Loa Locke for lime and hair, - 1 25 Darius Fillebrown, 3 days, - - 4 50
teaming lime and sand, making mortar, 2 00 F. M. Harrington, for horse hire, - 50
21 days work $4.13, use of horse 25, 4 38 Andrew Wellington, 53,- days, 9 62
15 74 ii Sylvanus W. Smith, - - 5 00
$79 87
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Paid I. Buttrick, 4 days labor, - - $7 00
325 feet lumber $6.50, door lock $1.50, 8 00 t
1 dozen window fasts $1.87, hooks for e. i1 '
clothes 75, - - - 2 62 COST OF TWO NEW SCHOOL-HOUSES AND SITES FOR SAME.
4 doz.hooks for hats $1.12,screws 33, 1 45
window glass, putty and nails, - 1 00 Paid Samuel Bridge for land in Centre District, $470 37
putting up strips for black boards, - 1 00 David A. Tuttle, for building house, 2,842 00
cleaning school rooms, - - 6 50 Interest allowed on a portion of contract, 8 00
clock $5.00, mats $1.10, - - 6 10 l S. Wales, for desks, chairs and tables, 334 00
broom 25, brush 25, door latches and 4 scrapers, - - - 50
hooks 75, - - - 1 25 6 common chairs, - - 3 36
1 chair $2.12,painting black boards$1.25 3 37It Samuel Rice, for lime and boards, - 4 10
1 coal sieve 30, dippers 16, coal hod 83, 1 29 Thomas Greenleaf, for labor, - 7 00
A. Goddard, repairing stoves $6.09, J. F. Le Baron, - - - 3 00
whitewashing $1.50, - - 7 59 James Bailey,for sand $1.00,J.S. Parker
brooms,brush and poker $1.00,other bills Iii nails 75, - - - 1 75
$2.25, - - - - 3 25 S. Puffer, labor, - - - 63
50 42 H. G. Emerson, building 4 rods fence, 25 00
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Paid David A. Tuttle, extra labor, 1 00 Paid Simon W. Robinson, expenses to Cam-
John Butterfield,teaming furniture for said bridge to purchase lumber, - 2 50
house, - - - - 50 ,Self $2.00, man $4.50, setting posts, 6 50
380 €4 cask nails $3.25,freight on lumber $2.38, 5 63
Haywood,206 posts, - - 41 20
3,701 21 as J. Hall, for lumber, - - 45 79
J. S. Parker, nails, - - - 26
Isaac Mulliken,setting posts, - 4 50
Paid Isaac Childs for land in South District, 50 00 O. W. Kendall, - 7 08
George Gray, for building house, - 1,395 00 113 46
9 rods picket fence, - - 19 12 Paid Benj. 0. Wellington for building bridge, 45 22
Wm. G. Shattuck, for 10 school desks, 35 00
City of Cambridge, repairs of bridge 2
20 chairs, - - - 20 00 years, - - - - 39 84
5 do. for primary school, - 3 25 Paid Wm. J. Currier damage awarded for loss
77 37 of ahorse, - - - 170 00
1,522 37 Samuel Chandler, cost of referees, - . 15 00
O. W. Kendall, for witness fees and his
5,223 58 services, - - - 4 14
Gorham Bigelow, entertaining referees, 2 50
Amount paid for damages, 191 64
... Paid L. S. Wheelock, for damages by him
BUILDING COMMITTEE SERVICES. sustained on the Waltham road, 18 00
Paid Charles Hudson, - - - 15 00
0. W. Kendall, journey to Wayland to
pay the above, - 1 50
Samuel Bridge $15.00, horse hire $3.43, 18 43 19 50
Peter Wellington$16.00,horse hire$7.00, 23 00
Simon W. Robinson, for insurance of old 211 14
house, - - - - 6 25 Paid Galen Alien for grading avenues of the
62 68 burying ground, - - 30 50
Amount brought forward, - - 5,223 58 Paid S. W. Robinson, recording two deeds, 1 00
expense of selling south school-house, 1 50
Whole cost of two school-houses, - 5,286 26 surveying and conveying land east of
Railroad, - - - 1 25
laying out and setting bounds in burying
Railing Roads. ground, - - - 7 50
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Paid Galen Allen for railing roads, painting guide board 25,deed of S. fl.
Self 3/ days $7.50, man 44 days $5.81, 13 31 L. 75, - - - - 1 00
E. R. Smith, 3, days, - - 5 6f repairing fire hooks'$1.25,repairing
Putting up railing near Mr. Gould's, 75 pound $3.00, - - - $4 25
Oxen one day, - - - 1 25 Other services, - - - 25 00
20 9G $41 50
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Paid Joseph Howe, for services, - 22 00 Paid Rev. Ira Leland for 31a days, - 31 50
for setting posts, - - - 38 Paid Rev. J. A. Coolidge for 33 days, - 33 00
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Paid Galen Allen, for services, - - - 22 00 98 00
Paid Nathaniel Mulliken for auditing accounts
85 88 * for 1851-2, 61 days, - - 13 00
Paid William Chandler for 25 days services Paid for procuring report printed,- - $2 00
as Assessor, - - - 50 00 $15 00
postage $1.50, blank book 75, - 2 25 Paid J. C. Wellington, 41 days, - - 9 00
for advertising school-house in South O. W. Kendall for distributing report, 2 50
District, - . - 1 50 11 50
53 75 Paid for ringing bell in East Village, - 30 00
Paid J.S. Parker, 12 days services as Asses- " Lexington Centre, 35 00
sor, - - - - 24 00 65 00
for books, - - - - 19 50 Paid John Beals, - - - 73 00
— 43 50 Paid Nathaniel Mulliken for services as Town
Paid Silas Cutler, 18 days services as Asses- Treasurer, - - - 60 00
sor, - - - - 36 00
Paid A. W. Bryant, services as Town Clerk, 27 55
for postage, - - - - 1 56
Expense in obtaining and distributing
Laws and Resolves, - - 4 00
-- 33 11 AMOUNT OF NOTES AND INTEREST PAID.
Paid Oliver W. Kendall for opening Town
Hall 24 times for Selectmen, - 12 00 interest. pnncipal,
for opening Town Hall for Concerts, Nehemiah Wellington, - - - 12 00
Lucy Wyman, - - - - 39 00
Town Meetings&Lectures 40 times, 40 00 Francis Wyman, - - - 33 00
for oil and wicking, - - - 10 47 ft 44 — - - - 30 00
62 47 Hannah Tuttle, - - - - 27 00
Paid O. W. Kendall for notifying inhabitants John Beals, - - - - 30 00
and attending 5 Town Meetings, 30 00 Louisa Winship, - - 60 00
for notifying Selectmen 6 times to draw
jurors, - - - - 3 00
Samuel Bridge, -Hammond A. Hosmer, - - 30 00
for attending 23 funerals, - - 23 00 44. - - - 133 37 470 37
for making returns of deaths, - 1 90 - - - 11 39 400 00
57 90 Bunker Hill Bank, 1,000 00
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Paid Rev. Fiske Barrett for 32 days services CharHar"ngton, Jr., - - 15 00
- 15 84 500 00
on School Committee, - - 32 00 « «
- - - 1 20 150 00
for horse hire, - - - 1 90 Joshua Simonds,Jr., - - - 84 00
-- 33 50 Trustees Lexington M. Fund, - - 17 50 500 00
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Ellen M. Harrington, :-. - - 98 Si
Charles Barrington, Jr., - - 18 00 RECAPITULATION OF DISBURSEMENTS.,
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Almira Smith, - - - - 60 00 Paid to Overseers of the Poor, - - 981 72
Surveyors of Highways, including Bridges
$516 50 $3,118 61 and damages to Wm. J. Currier and.
L. S. Wheelock, sustained on the.
Waltham Road, - - 1,561 68
f Paid for support of Schools.
AMOUNT PAID FOR MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS.; Paid Centre District, - - -
742 94
for repairs of house, - - 11 71
0. W.. Kendall paid Caleb Rand for printing r South-east District, - - - 754 69
Notifications and Voters' List, 19 50 for repairs of house, - -- 50 42
Various bills connected with the use of the South District, - - - 252 12
Town Hall,- 13 26 for repairs of house, - - 11 91
A. Goddard for stove funnel, - 3 31 i 1 West District, - - - 260 74
I. H. Russell for coal, - - - 12 50 for repairs of house, - - 144
George C. Rand & Co. for printing Reports North-east District, - - - 262 50
of Auditors and School Committee, - 30 00 for repairs of house,. - - 15 74
S. W. Smith., care of engine and repairs $6 50 ! North District, - - - 264 15
S. W. Smith, by order of Selectmen Feb. 21,
1851, - - - 5 00 2,628 36
Billings Smith for 1 bag of meal, - 1 56 ,, New House and land in Centre District, - 3,701 21
Rev. J. A. Coolidge for printing School Re- " South '4 - 1,522 37
ports of 1851-52, - - 12 00Budding Committee's services, - - 62 68
Buttrick & Marrett, Counsel for the Town in Surveying Districts and grading S. E.School
ease of Ellen A. and Julia Robbins, 66 36 yard,, - - - - 79 87
$167 93
Hugh Graham,Prudential Committee of the 7,994 49
N. E. District, a portion of the appro- 1,561 G8,
;priation of 1850, - 32 32 981 72-
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200 25 i
1 $10,537 89
Error in S. W. Smith's account., 05 Paid Board of Selectmen, - - 85 88
" " Assessors, - - 133 25
$200 20 " School Committee, - 98 Q0
Town Clerk, - - - 33 11
Oliver W. Kendall, - - 120 37
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for auditing and distributing Reports, 26 50
for ringing bells, - - - 65 00
John Beals, - - - - 73 00 •
Treasurer's services, - - 60 00
Notes and Interest, - - - 3,635 11
Miscellaneous accounts, - - 200 20
Balance carried to new account, - 208 85
$15,277 13
RECEIPTS OF THE TREASURER.
Balance due the Town on settlement, 1851, 192 13
Received of John Beals, Collector, - 8,558 37
" '4 I. N Damon for School House, 1,200 00
" Andrew Wellington, - 53 00
" " Joseph Davis for grass, - 8 00
" Crowley for land, - - 29 26
" " Farrar for rent of Town Hall, 49 00
" " Catholics, " " LC 7 00
4. W. Kendall, 56 42
" " J. S. Parker, income of Hay Scales, 35 77
" " Samuel Rice for rent of land, 5 00
State Treasurer, - - 73 31
Amount borrowed, - - - 5,009 87
$15,277 13
The principal of sundry notes against the town is 10,620 00
The town holds a note signed by Benj. Muzzey for 1,000 00
All which is respectfully submitted by
NATHANIEL MULLIKEN,
JONAS GAMMELL, ` Committee.
ANSEL W. PUTNAM, 3 .,