1829-1830 Statement of Expenses (S-85)

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Statement of the Expenses of the Town of Lexington From April 1, 1829, to April 1, 1830. JOINT ACCOUNT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Paid cc GC GG CC C CG GC CC Cc Cc Gc CC GC CC GC CC dG GC CC '' CC GC CG GC CG Cr. CC CC cc CC Cc CC CC cC CG CC CC CC CC CC CC PAYMENTS. Thomas Reed's salary as Keeper, -, $245,00 Dr. Spaulding for six visits to Samuel Fi,ke, 6,00 Do. for nine visits to T. C. Ba- ker's wife, - - - -- ` 9,00 town of Malden for board of Mrs. Estabri ok and four children, - - - . 4,00 James Hastings for goods, as per bill, - 11,80 Benjamin Wyman for goods, nursing, &c. of Mrs. Catherine Baker, - - 4,25 - Skelton for lot of manure, - - 16,00 For 1 basher rye, 1 do. red top, w,00 David Penny, - - - - i - 5,00 for coffin for Mrs. Catherine Adams, I- 4,00 Thomas Reed to purchase grain, - - 7,00 Benjamin Wyman, expenses of Mrs. C. Ba- ker, - - - - - 1,25 for sundry goods, veal, fish, &c. - - 4,39 P. B. Fessenden for twelve bushels gran, 8,20 for ten bushels potatoes, - - 5,00 for the board of Isaac S. Blodgett in the House of Correction in Ipswich, as per bill, 4,82 for support of said Blodgett's family, to the town of Topsfield, - - - 10,27 Charles Fletcher for meat, as. per bill, - 10,70 Barker for fourteen days' work or`P P. farm, - 7,00 for sundry goods, &c. - - - 3,94 P. B. Fessenden for ten bushels of corn,i 6,50 44 CCtwo bushels of rye, 1,66 Peter Blodgett for meat, as per bill, 1,36 for sundry goods, &c. - - - 5,34 for twenty bushels of yellow flat corn, 11,60 for ten bushels of rye, - - - 7,80 John Johnson, and L. Harrington, cash at sun- dry times, - - - - - ` 18,50 Joseph Meriam for goods, as per bill, - 6,44 Peter Blodgett for ninety lbs. of beef, f 3,99 for five bushels of potatoes, - - 2,50 - Barker two days' labor, - 1,00 for coffin for child of John Johnson, 4,00 J. M. Cheney for opinion on Pauper la 1,00 Thomas Locke at various times, - - 89 for sundry goods, - - 4,28 for 176 lbs. of beef, - - 6,00 Vish at sundry, times 2,38 P. 13. Fessenden, 2 bushel Indian meal, ` 1,46 for 1 ba fine salt 2,75 ; oilier goods, 45 3,20 Thomas Locke at sundry times, - I 1y 13 postage of letter, - - - - - ,10 Dr. Proctor, 1 visit to Mrs. Blodgett, ,50 grave clothes for Mrs. Adams, &c.- - ,50 Joseph Meriam for goods, - ,',, - 4,35 Paid GC 'c CC CC GC GC Cc cC CC for 186 lbs. of beef, - - - 8,89 for 244 lbs. salt pork, - - 2,16 for coffin for Lewis Harrington, - - 4,00 grave clothes for do, - - - - 1,17 Hammond Locke, load of wood to John Munroe, - - - - - _ 5,50 for twenty bushels of damaged core. - 3,33 for sundry goods, - - -V 1,15 C. Hosmer for leather, as per bill, - - 13,93 Jonathan Lawrence for board and nursing Samuel Fiske 12 days in sickness, - ` 12,00 J. Hastings for two molasses hogsheads and contents, - - - - - - 2,50 cc T. Reed for sundries bought for almshouse 2,68 CC for 39 lbs. beef, 1,56 ; fish &c. 2,20, - 3,76 `Capt. Knight for removing Thomas Locke, 1,50 " Ebenezer Simonds for wooden leg for Oliver Harrington, - - - - - 2,00 expense of Thomas Locke deceased, at Woburn, - - - - - 4,50 `c for coffin and trimmings for Thomas Locke 5,50 cc for removing corpse of said Locke, - 1,17 cc Capt. N. Harrington for digging grave for Mrs. Adams, - - - - - - 1,50 cc GG GG for Lewis Harrington, 1,50 GC CC GC for Thomas Locke, horse and services, - - - 2,00 Joseph Meriarn for goods, - - 4,58 Jesse Hall for lumber, as per bill, 23,77 for a lot of beef and tallo\%, - - - 4,49 Nathan Russell for 1 cord of wood for Mr. Baker, - - interest on money Hired, for sundry goods, - for sundry goods, - - - Jarnes Hastings for goods, as per bill, - Dr. Proctor for 1 cord of peat for Mrs. Mun- roe, - - - - - - 2,88 N. Chandler Esq. for making 201 barrels of cider, - - - - - for a coffin and making`'gown for S. Hartwell, GC CG GC CC CC CC GC CC CC Gc cc 'c cC cc cc cc 2,50 4,47 2,95 15,74 45,19 6,04 4,16 for 1 stone sled, - 2,25 for sundries, - 1,79 Joseph Meriam for goods, as per bill, - 80y' -_- c Josiah Bryant, for blacksmith work, as per bill, 6,77 for 2 thousand shingles, &c. - - - 2,50 for sundry goods bought for Poor -house, 1,92s Stephen Robbins for 1 load of wood for Jo- nas Locke, - - - - 4,00 interest on money advanced from May to November, - - - - ..1,80 Dr. Proctor for -1 cord of peat for John Mun- Paid Capt. Daniel Chandler for merchandise bought, - - - - 60,00 Samuel Hoar Esq. for opinion, - 3,00 for rent of Baxter farm,- - - 30,00 John Johnson in sickness, - - 1,25 for sundry goods, - - - 6,05 Joseph Meriarn for goods, - - 10,32 Jaynes Hastings for goods, - - - 9,18 P. B. Fessenden for grain, - 2,75 Charles Fletcher for beef, &c. - 3,22 for sundry gr is, - - 7,08 Jonathan or oxen. - - 64,37 Taaucieus 1-teea'or pasturing oxen, 8,,,7 for 1 No. 3 plough, - - - 10,50 Capt. D. Chandler for services as Overseer, 12,00 do. for goods &c. as per bill, 49,33 Charles H. Fletcher for meat, as per bill, 7,07 James Hastings for goods, as per bill - - 16,14 Capt. Nathan Harrington digging grave for S. I.iartwell, - - - - - 1,50 CC Joseph Meriam for goods,,as per bill, 3,93 ccJonas Munroe for lumber for sired, &c. 24,28 4C GC for services as Overseer, 12,00 cc cc for two heifers, - 24.00 CC GCRebecca for grain bought of Fitts, 19, cc ‘ifor 1 cord of maple wood for Meriam, - - - - 5,3800 CC CGfor goods bought, as per bill 30,76 Dr. Proctor for attending the paupers in Lexington one year, including attendance 45,00 of Mrs. Rice, Josiah Bryant for blacksmith work, as per bill, 6,11 John Mulliken Jr. for services as Overseer, 2500 keeping records, &e. one year, ' " " for journey to Malden set- ) fling for support of Mrs. Estabrook and 3,00 children, and removing them to Lexington, S cc journey to Ipswich and Topsfield, settling with said towns for the 11,00 support of J. S. Blodgett, expenses of said journey, in removing Mrs. B. and children, for labor of team on Poor -house farm, &c. CC CC CC 'CG CC GC CC Cc CC cc CC CC Cc CG GC GG CC CC cc roe, - - for sundry goods, - 2,5Q - 2,07 Cc cc cc Cc CC 4,13 for journeys to various towns on account of the Poor, - - - - - 5,50 Isaac Mulliken for labor on shed, as per bill, 23,54 Nathaniel Mulliken for labor on shed, &c. 6,25 for a Truss for David Penny Jr. - - 4,00 1325,02 Received for various articles from other persons, 1,25 of the town of Woburn for the support of T. Johnson, - - . - 3,00 of Peter Blodgett for 1 calf, - - 3,55 for pigs sold, - - - 17,50 for butter &c. sold, - - - 15,46 of C. F.letcher for 2 quarters of beef, hide, and tallow,' - - - CC CC GC GC CC Cc Ci GG CC GC GG GC CC GG cc CC CC GC CC CG CC CC CC CC 18,89 of C. Hosmer, payment of note and mak- ing shoes, - - 12,14 for various artic' of produe sold, 21,40 of N. Wellingt !r br &c- 9 $2 of C Jn Jr. for fowls, 5,00 ..f Joseta .eaor. ar 8 pair of women's shoes, - - - - 6,67 by town orders, 1 No. 1 & 2, - - 487,00 for articles of produce sold, - - 13,57 of Hartwell of Bedford for house 16,00 rent for J. Fisk, S of A. Morrill for;6 bbls. of cider, 13,50 for other articles sold, - - 10,15 of the town of Fcxborough, for board of J. Richardson 4 weeks. - - 4,00 of D. Chandler, as per credit on said Chandler's acCount, - - 74,82 of Isaac Mulliken, as per credit on bill 9,80 of Charles Fletcher, as per credit on bill, 5,25 of Deacon Nathaniel Mulliken for a lot of hay, &c. - 14,56 of Jonas Munroe for shoe -making, &c. as per bill, - - - - 7,33 for board of paupers 20,00 ; Do. of Bela Rice 00; Mrs Hadley 4,00, 30,50 for labor of Arnasa Adams 3i months, 10,50 of John MullikeroJr. for shoe -making &c. as per bill, - - - - 16,44 of Thomas Greenleaf, 1 barrel of ap- ples &c. - 2,84 by town order, No. 3, 313,00 1151,64 Amount of Expenditures, - $1325,02 of Receipts, - - - 1151,64 RECEIPTS. Received of Benjamin Wyman for 2 pigs, `c of C. Fletcher for 1 calf, - $4,00 4,20 Balance due the Overseers, - 173,38 Do. due the Overseers on a settle- ment of last, year, with interest on the same, 120,9 Balance now due the Overseers, $294,31 By the report of the auditors of accounts, it appears that the expense out of rhe house, together with the appraised value of property on hand more than last year, amounts to - - - $270,51 Paid CC Gc Cc CC CG CC CC CC CC Cc CC Gc Capt. William Chandler (being the prl;- portion belonging to his company pal into the treasury by Conditional Exemi,;s) $16,93 Solomon Harrington for underpinning th;' S. E. school -house, - - I 2,50 John Colby for an out -house for S. E. School, - - - - - ''i 10 50 for fencing S. E. school -house lot, j 10,31 Thaddeus Munroe for balance due him l a. school -house lot, - - 25,00 Capt. I. Huffinaster for land to enlarge 0. ti- tre school -house lot, - - 30,00 Charles Gove for cash paid Isaac Multn,;: ,, for building an out house for W. scho - house, 11,35 John Tidd for school -house standing on i''is land one year prior to April 1, 1d29, 2,00 Benjamin O. Wellington for a Bell -rope, , 2,78 Do. for filing a copy of complaint l r Register of Deeds, against W. T. S►nit'; ; attendance at Probate Court ; tnd ca h paid witness in said case, - 3,50 Do. for plank and timber for bridg,, 6,98 Do. for hauling the same, and layij,g the bridge, - - - . - 2 75 i. for services in contracting for t' 'o school -houses, - l 1,50 " Do. " Do. for services with Commissioner:, on Tuttle's road, ,50 Francis Wyman for time spent about buil(' ng school -houses 1,00 ; attending Co►nr;.is- sioners on Tuttle's road, ,50 ; for cltsh paid T. Greenleaf for putting up a pos'' at the meeting -house, ,75, -2,2 5 J. L. Smith for land for south school -ho :se, 42,28 Marshall Wellington for twenty days' wok ' fencing south school -house lot, - 19,75 Rev. Charles Briggs for Sunday schoo. books and Juvenile Library Catalogue 24,08 Col. S. Chandler for refreshments furnis i - ed selectmen and school -house commit- tee from April to November, - - 4,19 Nathaniel Mulliken for preparing a list' of voters, ,50 ; - day respecting schcol- house and burying ground, ,50 ; for jour- ney to Probate Court at Concord, to eriter complaint against W. T. Smith 2,00 ;,for copy of complaint, 25, - - -i 3,25 " Do. for. time and expense in purchasing E. school -house lot, and obtaining title to the same, - - 1,00 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTINGENT EXPENSES. Paid Nathaniel Mulliken for repairing bell, - 1,50 Do. journey to Cambridge to Probate Court, - - - - - 2,00 Do. for time spent in contracting for two school -houses, &c. - 1,00 Do. for repairing meeting -house win- dows, clock, and door, 1,60 Do. for recording three deeds of school- house lots, - 1,62 Do. for conveying stones and gravel to centre school -house, 5,25 Capt. Isaac Mulliken for repairs on bell, 2,00 Do. for building a board fence and out ing and repairing hearse - house for centre school -house, - 26,00 Do. for me house, . - CG GC cc CC cC cc cC cC GC Cc CC GG CC cc Gc cC CC CC CC CC GC CG 3,08 Charles Robinson for a minor for the north school -house and repairs on the same, 10,33 Mr. Benjamin Haynes of Charlestown 80 lb. of sheet -iron funnel for E. District school- house, wires, staples, - Josiah Bryant for mending bell irons, Maj. Benj. O. Wellington for attending Pro- bate Court at Charlestown on W. T. Smith's case, and conveying N. Mulliken to same, 2,50, Elias Smith for attending at Cambridge in said case, •- - - - - 1,50 Ebenezer Smith for attending at Cambridge and Charlestown, 3,28 Elias Phinney Esq. for attendance in said case, - 2,00 Nathan Fessenden for repairs in E. school- house, for procuring funnel and removing the stove &c. from old to new house, 3,87' Do. for drawing rocks and building a wall on E. school -house lot - - 2,00' William Chandler for repairing the bridge near Jonathan Lawrence's by order of the selectmen, - - - - 1,00 Nathaniel Mulliken for himself and oxen to move hearse -house, - - . - - 1,50 Do. for chair for centre school -houses putting up stove, &c., - - - 1,75 Do. for travel and attendance before Commissioners' Court in behalf of the committee appointed to oppose the laying out a road petitioned for by Daniel Shat- tuck and others, - - - - 1,50 Do. attending Probate Court on W. T. Smith's case, - - - - 1,50 Do. for preparing lists of voters, 1,00 Paid Rev. Charles Briggs for Sunday school books, 4,80 " Capt. Isaac of Mulliken for furnishing ma- terials and building the Centre Sclrool- House, as by agreement with the building committee, - - - - - 464,00 John Colby for furnishing materials and building the East School -House, Capt. Nathan Harrington for taking care of Hearse, one year, - - - 2,00 Jaynes Blodgett for ringing the Bell and taking care of the Meeting -House, 6 -months, - - 30,00 4CRev. Charles Briggs for Juvenile Library Books, as per bill, - - - 30,00 For labor on the Highways, - - 270,50 For boarding Men and Oxen, - _ - 246,83 For new Tools, repairing old ones, shoeing Oxen, &c. - - - - - 29,32 .Zonas Munroe for services as Surveyor, 38,43 D. Chandler, - 20,75 W. Chandler, - - 14,17 Forioss on Oxen, - - 30,00 Interest.` paid by said Surveyors for money borrowed, - - - - - 7,62 Col. Samuel Chandler for building Engine House, - - - - - 52,00 i Do. for Engine Hose, - - 43,00 GCMr. Ambrose Morrill for building Engine House, purchasing Hose, &c. - - 95,00 Mr. Ralph Smith for Double Bass Viol, 52,00 W. H. Smith for performing on Double Bass Viol, one year, - - - 5,00 Josiah Smith for services rendered in re- lation to securing good Musick in the meeting -house, one year; - - 43,00 Capt. William Chandler for services as As- sessor for 1829, including Stationary, 25,00 Capt. Philip Russell for services as Asses- sor for 1829 - - - - 8,75 Samuel Fiske for services as Assessor for CC CC cC 425,00 Cc CC CC 11,48 - ,5r CC cc CC CC Cc cC CG CC Cc CC CC at 1829, - Capt. Loammi Knight for repairing two Drums, (said sum is appropriated out of money paid into the treasury by Condi- tional Exempt Soldiers,) - - James Blodgett for ringing Bell and taking care of the Meeting -House, six months, Nathaniel Mulliken for services as Town Clerk, for 1829, - Capt. Daniel Chandler for warning four town -meetings, - - - Paid Capt. Daniel Chandler for serving an order of notice on Wiliam T. Smith,- 1,60 Do. for notifying Charles Reed of his election as Clerk. - - - ,33 Charles Reed, commission as Collector and Treasurer, - - - - - 76,97 Town of Cambridge the proportion of Lexington for repairs of Cambridge bridge to March 1829, - - - 26;60 N. Brooks Esq. for a- piece of land to put the E. District school -house on, - 93,00 Abatements en tax for 1Q '9, - - 269,54 - 72,76 Discount on Do. - - - 359,01 Amount of County tax for 1829, - - Amount of State tax for 1829, - 132,00 CG cG 6,50 Cc '' School Expenses, for 1829, $3340,92 - 984,83 $4325,75 ANTS. Grants for Schools 18 ,. • - $ 1000,00 ccfor Highways, do. - 550,00 Additional grant, - - - 100,00 650,00 for Engine -houses, Hose, Hooks, 4-c. 190,00 for fencing school -houses, &c. 50,00 for double Bass Viol, and to secure the continuance of go )d musick in the meet- inghouse for one year, - - 100,00 GG for other purposes, - - - 2469,00 GG cc C Whole amount of grants, - $4459,00 Cash in hands of Treasure at last settlement, Money borrowed during 1 i29, - Received in monies due the town, Amount of tax list, - 62,11 - 300,00 - 162,20 - 4669,61 Amount received, - - $5193,92 6,25 30,00 12,00 4,00 .Recount Current from .Rpril 1, 1829, to .Rpril 1, 1830. Amount of the Expenses of the town, as exhib- ited - $5630,77 Whole amount of money granted for the same year, as exhibited - $4449,00 Amount expended more than granted 1191,77 • 5630,77 JOSHUA SIMONDS, Committee. OLIVER LOCKE,