HomeMy WebLinkAbout1853-1854 Auditors Report REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS
AGAINST THE
- TOWN OF LEXINGTON,.
FOR THE YEAR 1853-4.
BOSTON:
PRINTED BY GEORGE C. RAND, No. 3 CORNIIILL.
1854.
REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS
AGAINST THE
TOWS OF LEXINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1853-4.
BOSTON.
PRINTED BY GEORGE C. RAND, No 3 CORNHILL
1854.
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w a, 0 t° w cs o Z d • Paid Kenney & Bennett, - - - $54 66
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" 2 .8`�� � � Q fi 1 Reed & Davis, - - 62 04
° Smith & Hill, 37 99
Ems.., `� ° cts a Et, 1 William H. Smith, - - - 51 62
ao o w m x z• { Lewis Henchman, - - - 15 45
w0 E E'a.,=t2 0 w o-0 ,�cs Z Abel Butterfield, for meat, - - 76 02
H 0 m o g ° g H OW m Oa N Reynolds &Derby, " - - 50 15
a� � � ° ° � �,o ��� i " bbl pork, - - 21 00
' ' o 2 c,,-'o E-, 9 m,,cs � a1-4 Edmund M. Brown, for meat, - - 1 47
• 0 v� ° o �°0 0 0 o a� H I, Clark & Bryant, grain and meal, - 52 90
b y o -1 f Edgerly & Co. `6 - - - 44 50
E. m pq „ .Q •� Ebenezer Nickerson, salt fish, 3 00
a John Whipple, fresh fish, 7 51
V V y y J Joseph Allen, butter and cheese, - - 17 90
°; r•o o a% o ct o v Dexter Follett, " - - - 4 85
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Goc inoGC"Tt,,.r- a) Allen & Taylor, " - - - 15 61 ,
01 10 c2 0 GO 11- c,t J S Gillman,for bread, - 2 00
• €& H. B. Fuller, dry goods, - - 12 37
F F Wade, " 6416 84
wa Edmund Symes, boots, shoes &c., - 34 81
c ,U z° L. Smith, 2 vests, - - - 2 50
ao Josiah H. Russell, coal, - - - 39 65
cn 172•- .� Parker, Varnum& others, coal and wood, 55 75
o rn 0 0 O A. T. Perkins, medicine, - - 1 62
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us 1~ xc U bo F H. Eastabrook, for wood, 1 50
o E" �°o�� .0 H o;-a ft Michael Clancy, " - - 1 25
2E _� Galen Allen hay, - - - 33 00
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w Charles W. Johnson,for hay, - - 11 65
O O Thomas Stiles, - - 10 02
-11 s'" ° Ziba Durkee, working oxen, - - 110 00
r Jeremiah Russell, 2 pigs, - - 16 80
Jonas Munroe, cow, - - - 22 00
Railroad freight bills, - - - 4 46
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Paid Solon Hardy, for wood, - - - 3 50 Included in this sum of $2,248,20, the overseers have furnished aid
A. W. Bryant,blacksmith work,- - 17 20 to the following named persons not in the almshouse; viz :
S. A. Davis, 46 GC - - 3 76 Edward Winship, - - - $44 55
John A.Russell, " " - - 2 32 Mrs Barrey, - - - - 27 51
William Brigham, wheelwright, - - 8 00 John Johnson, - - - - 10 57
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Charles H. Tucker, " - - 3 50 John Stuggles, - - - - 14 82
Oceanus Straw, one year's labor, - 375 00 John Colby and wife, - - - 20 48
Margaret Fizgerald, for labor, - - 13 50 Cynthia Blodgett, - - - 5 00
Jane Rigg, 44 - - 7 50 Itinerant Poor, - - - - 2 06
Mary Haggerty, " - - 2 00 $124 99
Hannah Crimmens, " - - 7 50 The Overseers of the Poor,being also Surveyors
William Smith, harness work, - - 2 28 of Highways, charge themselves with the
Henry Mulliken,materials and labor repair- ) amount drawn from the treasury by order
ing Almshouse, - - - 18 20 of the Selectmen for repairs of roads, - 1002 42
Howland Holmes, medical services 1 year, 25 00 . For building road to J. Gammell's, - - 88 50
Cyrus Reed, for stones for road, - - 13 37 Grading Town Hall yard, & extra repairs of
John Munroe, 16 feet timber, - - 1 25 road by Mr. Straw and team, - - 51 12
J. C. Wellington, labor of horse, - 3 00 Amount granted for support of Poor, - - 850 00
City of Boston, aid furnished John Colby & Oxen sold, - - - - - 255 00
wife, - - - - 20 48 a Cow " - - - - - 34 00
Cynthia Blodgett, at Ipswich, - - 5 00 Wood " - - - - - 55 00
P. P. Pierce, for articles furnished for those Produce sold,- - - - - 14 90
in the almshouse and poor itinerants, 15 57 Receipts, - $2,350 94
Services as Overseer and Surveyor,- 40 00 Expenditures, - - - - - 2,248 20
Galen Allen, " 44 - 30 00
J. F.Simonds, " °G - 30 00 Balance due the town, - - - $102 74
J.Wheeling,labor on roads at $15 per month, 86 64
James Riggs, " 4 mos • " 60 00 THE SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS CHARGE FOR LABOR
John Collins, 71 days, - - - 71 00 Of Oceanus Straw, 1114 days at $1,25 per day, 139 06
Patrick Joy, 2 months 22 days, - - 39 84 J. Whelden, 114 - " 1,00 114 50
" 2 " 4 " - - 30 20 E. Sheridan, 1054 days, at 1,00 per day, 105 25
E. Sheridan, 1154 days, - - - 115 75 J. Rigg, 90 1,00 " 90 00
Daniel Collins, 531 " - - - 53 50 P. Joy, 991 " 1,00 " 99 50
John Cushman, 2 days, - - - 2 50 J. Collins, 71 1,00 71 00
Benjamin Fiske,teaming 5 days, - 13 37 D. Collins, 38 1,00 " 38 00
Wm. Hall, 4 days, - - - 2 07 M. Ray, 2 " 1,00 " 2 00
Matthew Ray,2 " - - - 1 07 Ed. Winship, 101 ,90 90 90
Edward Winship, 5 months 2 days, - 71 08 William Hall, 4 " 1,00 " 4 00
To Balance due Overseers, March, 1853, - 148 24 Oxen, 102 " 1,00 " 102 00
Interest on the same, - - - 8 89 Horse, 1104 " ,62 " 68 91
$2,248 20 61 ,624- " 4 06
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B.Fiske&horse, 51 days, at 2,25 per day, 12 37 SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT.
J. Cushman, 2 " 1,25 2 50 P. P PIERCE, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
Paid Cyrus Reed, 107 loads stone, - - 13 37
Surveyors' services, - - - 45 00 i Paid J D. Marston, services 10 months - 500 00
$1,002 42 Susan E. Rice, services 401 weeks - 202 50
t Cost of repairing bridge on Cary Road, - 5 00 lb
702 50
" Concord Turnpike, - - 11 36 '
Josiah H. Russell, 3 Tons Coal - - 30 25
Paid Galen Allen for breaking out roads, - 29 75 21 Baskets Charcoal - - - 7 08
Joseph F. Simonds, - - - 54 62 Washing School-rooms - - - 3 00
P. P. Pierce, - - - - 24 87 Building Fires - - - - 18 50
125 60 Ink $1,50, Pens $1,50, - - - 3 00
Whole cost of Roads, exclusive of new road to Brooms and Pail 50, Chalk and Chair 45, 95
the house of Mr. Gammell, - - - $1,128 02 62 78
$765 28
SUPPORT O F SCHOOLS. SOUTH DISTRICT.
GALEN ALLEN, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
d CENTRE DISTRICT.
Paid Henry L.Parker,services 3,a--months, at$35, 131 25
WILLIAM D. PHELPS, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE' Annie B. Cutler,services 18 weeks,at $4,50, 81 00
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v Paid Thomas H. Barnes, services 10 months, 500 00 - 212 25
Olive L. Weston, 22 weeks, at $5,00, - 110 00 J. H. Russell, 3 Tons Coal - - 24 00
Olive L. Weston, 17 weeks, at $5,50 - 93 50 Teaming - - - - 1 00
$703 50 24 Cords Wood - - 13 00
Paid W. D. Phelps, expenses procuring teachers, 3 121Sawing same 50, putting in Coal 50, - 1 00
To 7 sugar boxes for charcoal, - - 1 00 Cleaning house - - - - 2 00
21 baskets charcoal, - - 7 00 Brooms 70, Chalk 75, - - - 1 45
Ink 58, repairs 371, - - - 951
Book-shelf and curtains, - - - 1 50 Ink 50, Wash-Bowl 42, - - - 92
Building Fires $8,00, Sweeping $2,00, - 10 00
Putting in 5 tons coal - - - 87153 37
Ink 30, shovelling snow 371, - - 67
Paid Thomas H. Barnes, for care of school-rooms, 30 00 $265 62
Crayons $1,50, cleaning rooms 75, - 2 25
Paid Mrs. White, cleaning rooms, - - 4 00 WEST DISTRICT.
Wood and coal $1,90, ink 50, - - 2 40 JOSEPH A. WELLINGTON, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
Reed & Davis's bill $1,23, Goddard, $2,67, 3 90
$57 68 Paid Lucy A Downing,services 22 weeks,at$5,50, 121 00
" 19 weeks,at$6,00, 114 00
$761 18 235 00
Mr Phelps has an order for 1 ton of coal not 21 Cords Wood - - - - 13 00
presented for payment before settlement,and will Sawing, splitting and housing wood - 4 25
be found charged next year, - ' - - 4 00 Making fires and cleaning house - 7 13
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Paid For kindling-wood - - - 2 25 South-East District.
Crash cloth, Ink and Books - - 3 20 Paid William Locke, for White-washing - 6 00
Brooms, Pan and Dipper - - 67 Oliver Brown, Painting Black-boards - 1 50
30 50 For 1 Key - - - - 25
Mat 92, Window-repairs 75, Broom 25, 1 92
$265 50 r Hat Hooks 40, Blind-hooks 11, - 51
NORTH DISTRICT. Repairing Clock 874, repairing Seats and
CHARLES TIDD, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE Blinds $1,12 , - - - 2 00
Repairing Stoves $3,84,Bell 92, Curtain 25, 5 01
Paid James Crocker, services 24 months - 93 60 $17 19
James Parker, services 1 month and part day 40 91 South District.
Lucy B. Fisk, services 20 weeks, at $5,00 100 00 Paid for Repairing Windows, - - 2 35
234 51 'Repairing Stove $1,25, ditto Clock $1,00, 2 25
4 Cords 11 Feet of Wood - - 24 00 6 Chairs - - - - 3 60
Sawing and splitting wood - - 1 15
Box Crayons 75, Pail 25, - - 1 00 8 20
Ink 45,Box Crayons 74, - - 1 19 Credit - - 2 84
Sweeping School-room $2 00 Dipper 6, - 2 06 $5 36
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Brooms 60, Brush 33, Bell 37, - - 1 30 Paid Henry Mulliken, for work - - 3 50
30 65 Alonzo Goddard, for stove funnel, - 4 32
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$265 16 Cleaning the school-house - - 2 00
$9 82
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT.
HUGH GRAHAM, PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE. Sum total for repairs, - - $48 60
Paid Charles Tidd, services 31 months, at $40, 129 00 Cost of New School-House, North-East District.
Julia Cook, services 19 weeks, at $5,00, 95 00 Paid Wm. Locke,as per contract, - - 1183 00
224 00 " Extra work - - 24 66
For 3 Tons Coal, at $9,75, - - 29 25 5900 Bricks - - - - 54 80
Putting in same - - - - 1 00 60 feet under-pinning$15,60,setting same $4, ,19 60
Building Fires and sweeping, - - 11 38 J. D. Whitman, laying brick and finding
41 63 mortar $25,22, laying slate stone, $1,74, 26 96
_ Wm. Locke, 7 casks cement laid in basement 28 00
$265 63 " Building 9 feet Chimney - 4 50
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES. 0 Plastering stairway and pointing - 1 75
Centre District. Lining up underpinning, including bricks
and mortar, - - - 15 50
Paid John Glidden, for varnishing Desks, Seats, Labor by Nathan Fessenden, Jr, S. Jones,
and Doors - - - 7 50 E. Winship, S. H. Kemp, William
Damon &Kendall, for Wire Netting - 6 88 Grover, B. Darling, and D Cremens, 43 01
Record Book$1,00, Repairing Windows 85 1 85 N. Garmon, for building 261 perches wall 39 75
$16 23 $1,441 53
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S. Wales, Jr ,20 sets desks and chairs 110 00 Francis Wyman, - - - 15 00 500 00
" 1 table $10,25, 1 arm-chair$4, 14 25 Louisa Winship, - - - 60 00
William O. Haskell, 4 settees $16,00 " Nehemiah Wellington, - - 10 00 200 00
chairs $1,33 - - - 17 33 Trustees of Lexington M. Fund, - 20 00 500 00
Teaming seats, table and settees - 5 00 Elmira Smith, - - - 60 00
3 Scrapers 88, ladder 92, - - 1 80 -
Charles Harrington, Jr., - 40 20
Slate-stone $1,25, hooks 15, iron work 56, 1 96 Joel VIles, - - - - 33 00 1,000 00
Writing specifications and selling old house 2 001:
152 34 $748 69 4,200 00
748 69
1,593 87 ' $4,948 69
Credit. By subscription by residents in the district 43 00
Y.. EXPENSE OF REPAIRS OF HAY SCALES.
$1,550 87 '
Paid Isaac Mulliken, for 9 days' labor, - 15 75
By Cash for old School-house - - 75 00
For hard pine $1,44, S Jones 25, - 1 69
Leaving the amount drawn from the Treasury $1,475 87 Samuel Jones, 2 days' labor, - - 2 50
To which must be added, bill for Furnace, 97 10
Benjamin Fiske, with horse and cart,2 days, 5 38
Bill for other furniture and fixtures, 8 '77 Joseph Eaton, 2 days $4,00, stone 25 - 4 25
Building Committee's services - 15 00 Joseph Reed, 1 day's shovelling, - 1 25
Edward Hagan, 1 day, - - - 1 25
Whole sum drawn from the Treasury for said house $1,596 74 r Nails and spikes, - - - 2 50
S. A. Davis, for iron work, - - 2 38
Charles W. Johnson has drawn from the Treasury Damon & Kendall, for labor and materials,
on an account contained in last year's Report,for the �l, painting beam-house and sign, - 14 16
new School-House in the North District, $203 75 ii, Oliver W. Kendall, 9 days' labor, - 15 75
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For lumber $3,37, lock 63, - - 4 00
AMOUNT PAID ON NOTES. Oliver W. Kendall, surveying lumber, - 1 25
Interest. Principal � -, Sticking up same 87, sealing scales twice
Paid Elmira Smith, - - - 60 00 $3,00, repairing same 50, - - 4 37
Francis Wyman, - - - 33 00 i
11 Shot and pail to balance the beam, - 1 33
Lucy Wyman, - - - 39 00 ;;
Francis Wyman, - - - 30 00 Book for weigher of hay, - - 3 00
$80 81
Hammond A. Hosmer, - - 60 00
Hannah Tuttle, - - - 27 00 EXPENSES OF TOWN HALL.
Hammond A Hosmer, - - 90 00 Paid O. W Kendall, opening Hall
John Beals, - - - - 30 00 5 times for town meetings, - - 5 00
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Eliab Brown, - - - - 15 50 500 00 2 Temperance meetings, - - 2 00
Joshua Simonds, Jr., - - - 84 00 4i 4 Political meetings, - - - 4 00
Hammond A.Hosmer, - - 1 66 500 00 7 Concerts, - - - - 7 00
Charles Harrington,Jr., - - 28 33 1,000 00 • 9 times for the Catholics, - - 9 00
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- - 12 00 ' 24 times for Selectmen's meetings - 12 00
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5 times for the Auditors, - - 2 50 EXPENSES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
2 for Caucuses, - - - 1 00 Paid A. W. Bryant, Town Clerk, for collecting,
$42 50 recording, and returning a copy to the
Repairs &c., O. W. Kendall, 3 lamp chimneys, 36
Secretary of the Commonwealth, 43
3 baskets charcoal$1,00, 1 pitcher 25, 1 25
births, at 20 cts - - - 8 60
Repairing settees $1,75, brass fasten- tRecording and returning 28 deaths, at 8, 2 24
ings $1,50. - - - - 3 25
Recording and returning 10 marriages,at 10, 1 00
8 gallons lamp oil, - - - 6 80 Paid postage and express, . - 1 16
Stationery, - - - - 1 50 Attending town-meetings, selectmen meet-
Paid Alonzo Goddard for 2 lanterns, - - 1 38 ings to draw Jurors, and services as Clerk, 17 00
J. M. Damon, labeling ballot boxes and , $30 00
varnishing$1,00,repairing windows 40, 1 40 Paid Joel Viles, for 141 days'services as one of
$15 94
' I ' the selectmen, - - - 29 00
Attending 23 evening meetings - 11 50
Whole expense, - - $58 44
$40 50
Credit. By cash received for use of Hall: Paid Isaac N. Damon, 18 days' services as one
For Political Lectures, - - 7 00 of the selectmen, - - - 36 00
Of the Catholics, - - - 31 00 Attending 25 evening meetings, - 12 50
Of Concert performers, - - 27 00 Recording accounts and writing orders
$65 00 and report, - - - - 10 00
58 44 r Stationery,postage,and acknowledgement
of deed, - - - - 1 00
Net income of Hall, - - $6 56 Marshall Preston, for professional services, 2 00
$61 50
REPAIRS OF THE HEARSE. Paid Alonzo Goddard, 71 days'services as one of
. the selectmen, - - - 15 00
Paid O.W. Kendall, 2 days labor, - - 3 50 Attending 26 evening meetings, - 13 00
“ 3 journeys to West Cambridge, 1 50 $28 00
Prescott & Proctor, for broadcloth, doeskin,
alpacca and other materials used for the ASSESSORS.
hearse and bier covering, - - 56 42 Paid J. C. Wellington,27 days' services, - 54 00
Wm. Smith, for trimming hearse, making Invoice book 75, collector's book '75, - 1 50
bier covering,new cushions,new patent- Record book$12,00, stationery 70, - 12 70
leather front, oiling harness, and other 4 Printing hand bills, - - - 1 00
repairs, - - - - 15 00 $69 20
Damon & Kendall, for painting hearse Paid J. S. Parker, 19 days' services, - - 38 00
$8,00, for 4 doz. plated nails 84, - 8 84 21 days' horse and wagon, - - 5 00
A. W.Bryant, repairing shafts and springs, 4 40 Postage $2,49, expenses to Boston 56, 3 05
For horse hire and altering irons, - 1 00 P. W Chandler, for legal advice, - 20 00
$90.66 $66 05
Paid Charles Brown, 151 days' services, - - $31 00
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f: ? EXPENSE OF NEW ROAD TO J. GAMMELL'S.
CONSTABLE.
Paid O. W. Kendall, for notifying and attending Paid Hannah Penney, land damage, - - 100 00
5 town meetings, - - - 30 00 John A. Russell, - - 10 00
For distributing maps of the town, - 5 00 for building said road, - - - 88 50
Distributing Auditors' Report, - - 4 00 " " face wall, by J. F Simonds, - 21 00
Distributing laws and resolves $7,00,consti- $219 50
tution proposition, $4,00, - - 11 00
Notifying James Pierce and others to meet MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS. ,
selectmen, - - - - 2 00
Notifying to draw jurors 5 times, - 2 50X54 50 l' Paid Galen Allen, repairing a bridge near B. O.
11 Wellington's—Lumber, - - 8 61
O. W. Kendall, as Sexton: Labor, - - 2 75
Attending 26 funerals, - - 26 00 : r
$11 26
Returning deaths to Clerk's office, - 2 80
P. P. Pierce, repairing bridge on the Cary Road, 5 00
1i- day's setting monument in grave-yard, 2 63 « «
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Paid A. Harrington, 1 Y g da 's settin monument for grading Town Hall yard, 30 00
for building face wall next J Skinner, 19 37
in grave-yard, - - - 1 87
4 By P. P. Pierce to various persons for breaking
day housing lumber under town-house, 87 out roads, - - - - - 34 24
{ Caleb Rand, for printing notifications and 50
By Galen Allen,to various persons,for like services, 29 75
copies of list of voters, - - 18 00 By J. F. Simonds, " " 54 62
$52 17
Paid Nathaniel Mulhken,Town Treasurer,services, 60 00 Oliver Hastings,for lumber, - - - 34 04
Jacob Robinson, collector for 1852, - 70 00 I. N. Damon, paid expense of railing road,
" 1353, - 94 00 ! near the house of James Wyman and
Paid for ringing Centre and East Village bells f elsewhere, - - - - 5 90
Do. self, horse and wagon, setting town
Charles Brown for 1 year i. e. 1852-3, 35 00 r
Charles K. Tucker for 1 year, 1853-4, 35 00 bounds, - - - - 3 50
$70 00yy� N. Jewett, for moving town bounds, - 38
Auditors. j F. M Harrington, for horse hire, - 2 00
Carrying E Billings to East Cambridge,
Paid Nathaniel Mulhken, 8 days' services, 16 00 j - 3 50
George C. Rand, for printing Report, - 25 00 Removing a nuisance, - 1 00
Express man, - - - - 25 Carrying an Indian to Almshouse, 25
$16 53
C. P. Wheeler, 4 days' services, - 8 00 i
$49 25 C. P. Wheeler, for delivering envelopes, - - 3 00
Elbridge Brown, 3 days, paid since settle- Andrew Wellington, " " - =
ment, 2 00
Hosea Kendall, " 2 00
Crosby, Nichols & Co., for printing 500 Samuel Chandler, outstanding school order, - 27 00
copies of School Committee's Report, 16 84 Jonas Gammell, for auditing 1852 accounts, - 2 00
O. W. Kendall, for distributing same, - 4 00 + City of Cambridge, for repairs of"Great Bridge," i 21 82
$20 84 State Mutual Fire Insurance Co , 7 years' interest
on Premium Note, - . - - 22 68
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O. W. Kendall, for 4 guide boards, - - 3 23
I. N Damon, painting and putting up same, - 5 50
O. W. Kendall, repairing railing, - - 1 07
School Committee, text books fo'r each School, - 50 00
$375 28
RECAPITULATION
OF DISBURSEMENTS BY TOWN TREASURER.
Paid Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways,
the amount appropriated to both departments, - $1,850 00
Support of Public Schools,- - - - 2,588 37
Repairs of School-houses, - - - - 48 60
Balance for new house in North District, - - 203 75
Notes and Interest,- - - - - 4,948 69
Repairs of Hay Scales, - - - - 80 81
Expense and care of Town Hall, - - - 58 44
Repairs of the Hearse, - - - - 90 66 .•
Town Officers, - - - - - 797 01
Cost of New Road, - - - - 219 50
Miscellaneous Charges, - - - - 375 28
State Tax, - - - - - - 594 00
New School-house, N. E. District, - - - 1,596 74
Balance due Town Treasurer, - - - - 2 37
$13,454 22
Credit by receipts for use of Town Hall, - - 65 00
$13,389 22
All of which is respectfully submitted by
NATHANIEL MULLIKEN,
ELBRIDGE BROWN, Auditors.
AARON P RICHARI)SON,
Lexington, May, 1854.
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