ucsoffigR AW ^ f* LiSiSii 000 659 59 ACCOUNT STATE OF THE TREASURY, REPORT OF THE TOWN OF HOFKIUTON, FROM MARCH 2, 1849, TO FEB. 26, 1350. WII.FORD PRESS fi. \V. STACY, PRINTER. 18oO. X- At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Hopkinton, held April the 9th, 1849, the following among other votes was passsd, viz : Voted, To instruct the Town Clerk to prepare, and cause to be printed, the expenses for the year 1849. In compliance with the above vote, I have the honor to submit to the inhabitants of Hopkinton, a detailed Report of the Expendi- tures, from March 2, 1849, to Feb. 26, 1850, with Schedules an- nexed from A. to O. W. WOODARD, 2d. Town Clerk. HOPKINTON, FEB. 26. 1850. This certifies that the following account of A. C. PUTMAN, Treasurer, has this day been examined, the vouchers compared and found correct. Approved and allowed by us. WM. A. PHIPPS, 1 c 7 . J. V. ADAMS. Selectmen NEWELL CLAFLlN,f \. HIRAM COMEE. Statement of Due to Trustees of Hopkinton ) School Fund, } Aaron Smith John Rice Elbridge Rice Dexter L. Maybry Abner Prentiss' heirs Joseph Miller Mary Prentiss Nathan A. Phipps Worcester Saving's Bank B. J. & Betsey Bullard Nancy Singletary Sally Guttler Augustus Phipps Emory Littlefield Elliot Littlefield Nathaniel Smith 0V/ Nathan T. Bemis Balance for Schools Liabilities. 4 notes and Interest, $1916,42 1 " " 507.00 1 963,30 1 304,20 1 50,70 1 304,27 1 " 214,80 2 " 96,22 2 " 213,40 2 " '"' 8092,00 1 ". :iu ' 527,50 1 >' j^ 358,25 I/",,; > x 105,50 2 ^; . 1 413,35 2 ' ' 367,50 1 211,00 1 158,25 189,00 359,95 Whole amount of liabilities of the Town .0381 .;: .aal ;. , I 1 lo Statement of Jlssests. DUQ from Wm. A. Phipps as Collector for the year (I (I It " fHM A "f ff V/ " k A IV- N. A. Phipps A. C. Putman: v! $15152,61 ' Benj. E. Pierce on note, J. Crowley, AJmond Adams and others, J. Bixby and A. Barber, Wm. B. Wood, A. C. Putman as Treasurer 1841, 1842, 1843, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1S49, 814,53 16,94 3,31 9,92 2,03 3,30 116,30 331,11 20,10 105,67 58.42 5,60 75,73 1147,06 $1910,02 Balance against the Town February 26, 1850, SI 3242,59 Mfl *. March, 2 1849, 12564,44 Increase of Debt from March 2 1849 to Feb. 26 1850, $678,15 Statement of Receipts. Mar. 5 1849 by cash Mary Prentiss on Town note 830,00 9 Lee Claflin " 200,00 " 13 Cromwell Gibbs for land belonging to Washingtou Howe 70,00 Lee Claflin on Town note 100,00 " 29 1. V. Adams 175,00 Apr. 1 B. J. & Betsey Billiard 500,00 5 Nancy Singletary 150,00 9 Sally Cutler 100,00 " 11 Augustus Phipps 200,00 " 21 , Emory Littlefield 250,00 May 1 Ferdinand Shults for license 8,00 Elliot Littlefield on Town note 200,00 Emory Littlefield 100,00 " 11 Nathaniel Smith 150,00 June 13 Lee Claflin 100,00 18 I. V. Adams 100,00 July 2 Otis Walker for Engine House 10,82 " " A. W. Johnson on his note 6,00 Aug 16 State Treasurer for Schools 84,00 " " " " support of Paupers 15,12 " " Ashland for Schooling 36,18 Oct. 3 N. Pierce for Stove in No. 7 2,50 " 5 Augustus Phipps on Town note 200,00 " " N. A. Phipps 60,00 " 16 W. Wardsworth 70,00 " 19 N. T. Bemis 185,00 Nov. 8 A. C. Putman in part of collection of taxes 1846 31,96 A. W. Johnson 25 percent of his note 13,08 " " A. C. Putman in part of collection of taxes 1847 31,96 " 12 N. A. Phipps 1845 30,04 Feb. 3 A. C. Putman 1848 378,90 " Hiram Comee for fe'nce around Wood- ville Burying Ground 20,7* Feb. 4 1S50 by cash D. Lincoln on his note 17,20 S. Mirick as Treasurer of S. Fund 100,00 J. Crowley on his note 144,91 Benj. Homer for Ashland Co. tax 169,56 H. Comee for lots in Woodvilie Bury- ing Ground 11,69 A. Wood for Grass " 1,75 H. Greenwood for Wall " 19,25 A. C. Putman in part of collection of taxes 1949 6599,23 Augustus Phipps do. 1844 10,51 Whole amt. received from Mar. 2, lS49to Feb. 26, '50 $10677,14 Statement of Expenditures. For Woodvilie Burrying Ground Schedule A. Town Officers Ashland vs. S. B. Walcott Engine Men Deficient Highway taxes Roads in Winter 1848 School House No. 7 Schools Repairs on School Houses &c. Abatement of taxes Notes and Interest Engine Houses &c. Support of Poor in Alms House do. out of the Alms House Miscellaneous Items B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. Balance in Treasury Febuary 26, 1850 z-;gir 741,97 414,43 46,80 135,00 267,50 90,18 1484,88 1939,05 76,14 121,95 1940,12 373,32 762,25 218,16 917,68 $9529,33 1147,81 $10677,14 SCHEDULE A. WOODVILLE BURYING GROUND. April 9, 1S49, paid Almond Adams for land, $125,00 July 2, " A. Wood cash for Iron, as per bill of Crane and Taggard, 140,40 Oct. 15, " Otis Batchelor for stone posts, 50,00 Dec. 3, 1849 paid do. for stone posts and labor on same, 250,65 W. F.'Morse for services and cashpd. 37,63 E. S. Bixby for labor, &c. 4,57 Samuel Taft for labor, 3,00 H. Comee for services as Com. dec. 14,38 A. Wood for cash paid, 24,94 14, N. Newton for labor, 3,00 24, Joseph Valentine for surveying, 1 ,00 Jan. 7, 1850. E. G. Rice for labor, 3,35 A. Wood cash for Iron, &c. 73,21 Feb. 26, H. Greenwood for labor, 10,74 $741,87 SCHEDULE B. TOWN OFFICKHS. Mar. 19, 1849, paid W. Woodard 2d, for examining teach- ers, schools, &c. $17,25 L. L. Scammell for services as S. S. Committee 1848, 19,00 Apr. 2, A. Ellis for services as S. S. Cora. '48, 13,25 Oct. 15, Austin Ellery, do. 1849, 13,00 L. L. Scammell, " 19,00 W. Woodard 2d. for returning Militia, copying records, &c. 1,90 July 1, J. A. Fitch services as Assessor, 1849, 23,87 Augustus Phipps do. 38,28 Albert Claflin do. 21,87 Nov. 5, J. C. Webster for services as S. S. Committee 1849, 13,50 Feb. 26, 1850, O.Martin " 3,00 L.L. Scammell" 15,83 A. C. Putman collecting tax 1846, 1,19 " " '47, 3,29 '48, 73,00 Postage, care and Standards, 5,25 Discount on taxes, 67,37 W. Woodard 2d. rec. Ill births, 22,20 67 deaths, 3,25 23 marriages, 2,30 do services as Town Clerk, 8,00 J. V. Adams services as Selectman '49, 5,24 W. A. Phipps do. 6,50 Feb. 26 1850 paid N. Claflin services as selectman 10,08 H. Cornea do. 7,01 8414,43 SCHEDULE C. AgHLAND vs. 9. B. WALCOTT, AND OTHERS. Sept. 10 1849, paid Estate of S. Moore for services and cash paid 19,50 Dec. 14 N. A. Phipps for attendance at Court in Cambridge, 3,40 Feb. IS, 1850 B. F. Herrick for cash paid and attend- ance at Court, 20,50 26 Augustus Phipps for attendance and travel to Cambridge, 3,40 .-.". 2.11.1 $46,80 SCHEDULE D. ENGINE MEN. May 22, IS49, paid Engine Co. No. 1, '42 members, .-T .irioD .3 2,24 3,24 SCHEDULE E. DEFICIENT HIGHWAY. Mar. 5, 1849, paid Apr. 2, May 7, A. Stearns, 1848 Isaac Frail Jos. Woodard J. Whitternore July 1, J. V. Adams, 1S49 Otis Walker Aug. 6, Aaron Smith Oct. 1, Otis Walker James Long Nov. 12, A. H. Fairbanks Chas. H. Cody, 184S Dec. 24, E. Homes, 1849 Jan. 7, 1850 Francis Hager "I"' ! Elihu Coburn 21, Aaron Adams Feb. 4, E. G. Dickman Joseph Gay ^ .A. $63,00 36,00 36,00 8135,00 $12.16 4.89 10.21 31.2S 4.92 24.00 2.83 10.02 30.00 5.25 17.01 82.27 15,26 10.00 37.97 10.90 9.0S SCHEDULE F. ROADS iir WIMTKH. March 3, 1849 paid Thos. B. Corbett for opening road through snow 1848 11.74 John Wheeler jr. 5, Alanson Stearns 19, J. Q. Adams 26, Lowell Claflin A. H. Fairbanks Apr. 2, Wm. Bixby Joseph Frail Isaac Frail James Claflin ,80 19,46 3,06 11,62 3,24 24,85 2,90 6,81 5,70 $90,18 SCHEDULE G. SCHOOL HOUSE No. 7, May 28, 1849 paid Samuel Ward for land $55,50 Aug. 6, E. Goulding for moving barn 20,00 " laying 12 rods Wall 16,00 J. Valentine for surveying 1,50 " Writing Deeds, &c. 2,50 Cash paid E. Mellen for land 10,00 Otis Batcheler for underpinning and labor on the same 61,01 Sept. 10, J. M. Prentiss for 17 days labor with team 42,50 21, A. W. Johnson in part for building 900,00 Oct. 1, E. Goulding for laying 18 1-2 rods of wall 22,53 do. Drilling rocks 6,94 15, Austin Ellery for services as Com. 23,00 " journey to Worcester and expenses 5,00 " Specifications and Plans 10,00 NOT. 6, Stephen Smith for desks, chairs and matting 20,00 Hiram Comee for labor 44 days 43,00 Cash paid L. Claflin for labor 3,00 do. for powder 4,00 do. J. Pickett for labor 3,00 do. A Stearns " 2,00 do. F. H. Sawyer " 1,42 2 10 Nov. 5 1849 08. 12, 22, Cash paid for Funnel, pails and dipper 1,26 do. Journey to Worcester 1,60 H. W. Miller for 50 seats 60,00 do. 10 Infant chairs 8,00 do. Ventilators 4,25 do. Stove and Funnel 32,33 do. chairs and numbering the same 4,08 C. Nickerson for work and varnish 11,06 A. W. Johnson balance for building 105,00 M. L. Buck for lining Sinks 4,50 $1484,83 Mar. Apr. May June Aug. Sept. Aug. Oct. SCHEDULE H. SCHOOLS. 1 3, 1849, paid J. Wheeler for wood Dist. No. L. E. Lealand for teaching do. E. C. Miller board do. 19, S. A. Tyler for teaching No. A. S. Ingalls " No. Mary Valentine for board do. 13, , Daniel Wheelock for teaching No. 26, Dexter L. Maybry making fires No. Timothy Perry for wood No. S. Ward cutting wood No. H. Greenwood for wood No. S. Wheeler for board No. A. Ellis for teaching do Ruel Wales for board No. E. S. Bixby wood No. R. W. Gibson for wood No. W. Woodard 2d. for teaching No. Phineas Hubbard for wood No. Susan M. Ellis for teaching No. Ruel Wales for board No. S. J. Tyler for teaching No. W. Woodard 2d. for teaching No. S. D. Adams for teaching No. Wm. Adams for board do. Wm. Valentine for teaching No. I. V. Adams for board No. Puah Bullard for teaching No. Frances E. Wardsworth teach. No. 3 11,60 72,00 23,37 1 27,50 2, 7, 16, 18, 3, 4, 6, 15, 3, 6, 1, 42,14 8 30,50 2 2,12 4 19,51 7 2,50 6 12,18 7 16,77 83.86 8 11,90 10 10,00 8 12.32 9 45,00 5 9,75 2 68,00 8 15,00 1 58,75 9 40,00 6 24.50 24,50 1 42,00 4 23.70 8 25,00 5 35,00 11 Oct. 25, 1849 paid Mary L. Cutler for teaching 20, 29, Nov. 5, Dec. 5, 26, 3, Jan. 7, 1850. 21, Feb. 4, 18, 26, No. Puati Bullard for " "" No. Lowell Claflin for wood No. L. H. Bowker for board No. Ruel Wales " No. Sarah S. Wardsworth teaching No. Malvina Procter " No. W. Woodard 2d. " No. Augustus Wood " No. E. J. Coolidge for wood No. L. H. Whiting for teaching No. N. Johnson for board do. E. J. Coolidge for broom No. N. Johnson wood, &c. No. Abijah Ellis for teaching No. A. Valentine " No. L. E. Lealand " No. Prescott Fay " No. Wm. Adams for board do. Lowell Claflin making fires No. W. Woodard 2d. for teaching No. L. H. Bowker for wood No. A. E. Underwood for board No. Puah Bullard for teaching No. O. J. Bemis " , No. Ruel Wales for board No. P. K. Guild for teaching No. J. H. Sprague " No. 4 30,00 8 33,75 2 19,50 28,00 13,50 56,00 36,00 9 45,00 10 48,75 10 10,00 1 16,91 7,85 25 19,20 98,86 47,00 2 107,25 6 72,00 27,00 2 1,62 9 38,25 3 8,66 10 24,50 5 45,00 4 54,00 8 24.00 7 102,00 10 76,00 $1939,05 SCHEDULE I. REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES, &c. Mar. 26, 1849 paid Timothy Perry for furniture and re pairs District No. Elisha Warren for repairs July 1, C. Meserve " Sept. 11, Lowell Claflin " Dec. 3, E. J. Coolidge for Chair Wm. Adams for repairs E. S. Bixby Jan. 7, 1850 Wm. Claflin for stove N. Johnson for repairs No. 4 $1,53 No. 7 2,04 No. 1 17,77 No. 2 6,17 No. 10 2,12 No. 6 7,42 No. 10 10,59 No. 9 9,00 No. 1 ,14 12 *> Jan. 7, 1850 paid Jos. Woodard for carting stove and cash for R. R. bill ,50 21, Wm. A. Phipps for repairs No. 3 11,58 James Long for repairs on Woodshed TVT -I * ne- No. 1 4,75 Feb, 18, Lowell Claflin for repairs No. 2 2,48 $76,14 SCHEDULE J ABATEMENT OF TAXES. Apr. 9, 1849 paid Augustus Phipps as collector for 1844 as per vote of the Town $9,73 N. A. Phipps do. 26,64 A. C. Putman do. 41,11 10, Sampson Bridge's heirs by the Asses- sors 1848 3,50 Sept. 3, Mary A. Ball as per vote of the Town 1848 3,00 Nov. 27, John Burnam by the Assessors 1848 ,10 Dec. 2, E. Watkins as per vote of the Town 1849 3,00 B. Walker " 1849 1,16 H. W. Dalrymple " 1849 1,50 Nathan Adams by the Assessors ,30 Feb. 26, A. C. Putman as collector 1848-49 by the Assessors 31,91 8121,95 SCHEDULE K. NOTEB AND INTEREST. March 4, 1849 paid Lee Claflin note and interest