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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRIGHTON,
April, 1845.
CAMBRIDGE: MET CALF AND COMPANY,
PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY.
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REPORT.
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The Committee chosen March 3, 1845, to examine and audit the Town Treasurer's accounts, have attended to their duty, and beg leave to submit the following Report.
Receipts.
Amount received from C. Warren, Collector of
Taxes for 1844, $4,305 00
Amount received from S. D. Ruggles, Collector of
Taxes for 1843, 952 75
Amount received for Rent of Town Farm one year
and one quarter, in full to April I, 1845, 125 00
Amount borrowed of the Bank of Brighton, 1,800 00
" received from C. Hurd, for use of Hay
Scales, 46 26
Amount received for support of State Paupers, 33 21
" " from State School Fund, 52 04
" " from H. Barker, for use of Hay
Scales, 6 43
Amount received from W. Fletcher, for use of Town
Hall, 55 00
Amount received from R. Hunting, for Licenses
granted to Pedlers, 3 00
Amount received from G. S. Dowse, for use of Hay
Scales, 4 08
Amount received from Barker and Dowse, 25 97
Total,
$7,40S 74
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Expenditures. Schools.
Amount paid
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J. Ruggles, as Instructer in Male Department of High |
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School, one year, |
% 700 |
00 |
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S. W. Davis, Female Department of do., 44 weeks, |
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at $ 5 per week, |
220 |
00 |
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Miss H. A. Hoyt, as Teacher of West District |
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School, 44 weeks, at $ 4, |
176 |
00 |
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Miss C. Hastings, as Teacher of Centre District |
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School, 43 weeks, |
160 |
00 |
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Miss H. J. Smith, as Teacher of Centre District |
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School, 24 weeks, at $ 3, |
72 |
00 |
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Miss L. A. Hall, as Teacher of East District School, 41 weeks, at $ 4, |
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164 |
00 |
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Miss Li. lilton, as 1 eacher of JNorth District School, |
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27 weeks, at $ 4. |
108 |
00 |
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Mrs. A. Winshin fnr Rpnt nf Lanr! fnr f^ontrp Sphnnl- |
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house one year, m » if Til l <■ |
20 |
00 |
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West District School Library, |
15 |
00 |
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T. W. Herrick, making fires, East School, |
5 |
00 |
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G. Fuller, " Centre " |
6 |
00 |
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W. Fletcher, " High " |
12 |
00 |
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W. R. Champney, " West " |
7 |
00 |
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" Prudential Committee, |
10 |
00 |
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T. W. Herrick, |
10 00 |
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G. Fuller, « " |
10 |
00 |
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A. Rice, " " |
10 |
00 |
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Rev. Mr. Adams, General School Committee, |
15 |
00 |
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Rev. Mr. Whitney, » " |
15 |
00 |
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Q. L. Raymond, " " |
15 |
00 |
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J. S. Kelly, « « |
15 |
00 |
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G. R. Hichborn, " t« |
15 |
00 |
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for 32 Visits to Schools, 1843-44, |
32 |
00 |
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For Fuel for Schools, |
84 |
46 |
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T. W. Herrick, Sundries for East School, |
4 |
00 |
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A. Rice, » North " |
2 25 |
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Kelly & Spring, " High « |
3 |
96 |
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W. Dudley, Repairs on Centre School-house, |
72 43 |
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T. W. Herrick, " East « |
28 6 |
00 |
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G. Fuller's Bill, |
25 |
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J. S. Kelly's Bill, |
3 |
00 |
Total,
$2,016 35
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Support of Poor.
Amount paid
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T Qhunlrforrl "Rill nf "RnnrH for J. OIldCKIOrUj J_>111 Ul JJUdlU, (XL., |
$532 |
40 |
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Ti AXTolrl for onnnnrt nf T^pniipl \A/pln XJ • VV clU , 1UI sUUUUI I X cUUcl VV C1U, |
78 |
00 |
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TT'z-m. cnnnnrt nf IVl Stl mncnn £ or support ui 1*1. oumpbun, |
26 |
00 |
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»A/ \A7o rpon tor \1 PniPinP VV • VVaircIJ} 1U1 lUCUItlllCj |
14 |
01 |
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Tlt« T IV T WT hittomoro'c Rill Ul. J. IVl. VV lllllcIIlUI c o JD111, |
20 00 |
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W. Fletcher's Bill, |
1 |
74 |
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G. Jackson's Bill, |
4 |
00 |
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G. H. Brooks, for amount paid, sundry Bills, |
24 |
65 |
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Dr. J. M. Whittemore's Bill for 1843, |
20 |
00 |
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G. R. Hichborn's Bill of Sundries, |
17 |
33 |
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Total, |
$738 |
13 |
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hi ill /uni / >l /** 1 y/ •finiouTu puiu |
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Momnoro nf H nonno I'nmnanv INTo 1 T-'oll i av lVlcIIlUcIb Ul Xj IJ ill lie V^UlIJpdlJy llU. J., JT Ull IdAj |
$52 |
50 |
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A A/ TT lotr»nor r*ora of H ntrinn l\lo 1 VV . £ lclullcl , UdltJ Ul XLillglllt; liU. Jl , |
18 00 |
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C. Warren, Refreshments, &c, |
6 |
52 |
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Members of Engine No. 2, Poll Tax, |
27 |
00 |
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R. H. Bent, for Horses, No. 2, |
10 |
00 |
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S. D. Ruggles, Bill of Sundries, No. 2, |
56 |
39 |
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H. Barker, Refreshments, Oil, &c, No. 2, |
22 |
01 |
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Total, |
$ 192 |
42 |
Town Officers.
Amount paid
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H. H. Larnard, Town Treasurer, |
$40 |
00 |
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W. Warren, Town Clerk, |
40 |
00 |
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W. R. Champney, Assessor, 22| days, |
45 |
00 |
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A. Everett, " 20 " |
40 |
00 |
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E. Wheeler, " 20 " |
40 |
00 |
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W. R. Champney, Constable, notifying 4 Town Meet- |
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ings, at $ 6, |
24 |
00 |
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Do., Services as Constable on Market Days, |
30 |
00 |
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Do., Services, and Extra Police, October 18, 1844, |
15 |
00 |
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Do., notifying Officers to take Oath, |
4 |
00 |
Total,
$278 00
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Miscellaneous-
Amount paid
Treasurer, Balance due April 1, 1844, $ 666 51
Mrs. A. Brown, for Rent, 40 00
J. Everett, Non-resident Taxes, 13 00
H. Haynes's Bill, 7 75
Kelly & Spring, 2 Bills of Cash paid out for Town, 16 76
For Advertising in Courier, 3 50
J. Stone, Non-resident Taxes, 12 50
S. Barrows, Map for Town, 17 00
Metcalf & Co., for Printing, 13 50
A. Chase's Bill, 72 50
Cox, for Printing, 15 50
J. S. Kelly's Bill, 3 80
F. & T. Walcot's Bill for Labor, 62 75
T. Cockran, for Stone, 10 00
S. Simmond, Non-resident Taxes, 12 50
T. W. Herrick, " " 12 50
Town of Newton, Taxes, 2 33
J. Harrington, Painting, 15 56
J. Sampson's Bill, 8 18
N. Wentworth's Bill, Labor, 19 70
T. Childs, Abatement, 2 97
J. Taylor, " 2 32
T. Childs's Bill for Guide-boards, 5 13
W. R. Champney's Bill, Labor, 7 83
B. Wales's Bill, Chain, 90 00 Bank of Brighton, 2 Notes and Interest, 1 ,S37 56 E. Wheeler's Bill, to making Butments to Bridge, 112 50 H. H. Larnard, Non-resident Taxes, 12 50 R. Gove, 2 Bills for Hoisting Draw, 96 08 J. Harrington's Bill, Painting, 7 60 T. W. Herrick, for Lumber, 19 54 E. Rice's Bill, Labor, 12 98 J. Stone's Bill, Labor, 26 00 E. Brown, Jr., & Co., Lumber, 11 87 B. H. Cook's Bill, 97 A. H. Cushman's Bill, 3 63 A. Richards's Bill, Labor, 17 75
Amount carried forward,
$3,293 07
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Amount brought forward, $ 3,293 07
S. Sampson's Bill, 1 89
J. Osborn's Bill, Setting Glass, 3 77
Metcalf & Co., Printing, 15 50
S. Dearborn, 2 Bills, Painting, 14 13
J. Cook, for Horse, 100 00
Q. L. Raymond, for amount paid, small Bills, 10 08
W. R. Champney's Bill, 4 00
C. White's Bill, 7 29
J. Russell, Abatement, 3 88
J. Hunting, Non-resident Taxes, 10 00
W. Fletcher, Ringing Bell one year, 40 00
" Lighting Town Hall, &c., 36 70
W. Warren, for Book, &c, 4 65
W. B. Dudley's Bill, Labor, 75
Wilson and Wright, Entertainment of Town Officers, 32 00
Town of Cambridge, for Repairs on Bridges, 220 70
W. Warren's Bill, recording Births and Deaths, 5 84
A. Richards, for Work on Bowen Hill, 406 00 S. D. Ruggles, Abatement of Taxes, 1843, 47 99 S. Sanger's Bill, Labor, 3 37 J. Adams's Bill, Painting, 1 00
B. Holton, for Gravel, 12 10
C. Brackett's Bill, Coal, 53 51 B. Porter's Bill, Labor, 1 50 Interest upon Notes, 702 00
Total, $5,031 72
Town Debt, Jlpril 8, 1845.
Two Notes, S. H. Bennett, $4,000 00
" S. S. Larnard, 1,500 00
One Note, H. Pierce, 1,000 00
u E. Kendall, 1,000 00
" S. Kendall, 1,000 00
" L. A. Pratt, 500 00
" C. Blodgett, 200 00
" Mrs. Hastings, 500 00
Two Notes, G. H. Brooks, 1,500 00
One Note, Mrs. Blodgett, 500 00
Outstanding Debts, probably 340 00
Total, $ 12,040 00
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Recapitulation.
Total amount of Expenditures, $ 8,256 62
" " Receipts, 7,408 74
Balance due Treasurer, April 8, 1845, $ 847 88
" Sundry Notes and Bills against Town, 12,040 00
$ 12,887 88
Balance due the Town from C. Warren,
exclusive of Abatements and Premiums, $1,168 88
Balance due the Town from S. D. Ruggles, 1 50 00
$ 1,318 88
Total Amount of Town Debt, April 8, 1845, $ 11,569 00
Amount of Town Debt, April 1, 1844, $ 11,711 51
" " April 8, 1845, 11,569 00
Reduction of Debt the last year, $ 142 51
Your Committee find the Accounts of the Treasurer correctly kept, and proper vouchers in his hands for all expenditures the past year ; and in their opinion it is necessary that some method be adopted in collecting the taxes, so to enable the Treasurer to meet all demands against the Town, without resorting to his own private funds, — which he has done to a considerable amount, — that the credit of the town might be honorably sustained.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Brooks, )
Jesse Osborn, V Auditors.
Horace Brackett, )
Brighton, April 8, 1845.
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