THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EECEIPTS, EXPENDITUKE3 &c, OF THE TOWN OF IPSWICH, FOB THE YEAB EEDINa MARCH 1, 1866. S ALEM: Pbinted at Swasey's Job Office. 1866. Statement of the Expenses and Debt of the Town of Ipswich for each of the last ten years. Expenses. Debt. For the year ending March 1, 1857, $7,450 00 $15,515 00 1858, 6,338 49 15,165 00 1859, 4,948 01 17,484 00 1860, 5,925 46 17,384 00 1861, 7,823 81 16,865 00 1862, 14,024 28 23,815 00 1863, 9,180 34 45,185 00 1864, 8,875 41 51,750 00 1865, 15,601 08 54,820 00 1866, 15,344 11 50,265 00 . REPORT. Current Expenses. Fife Department. Paid 79 Engine men. $158 00 11 Engineers 22 00 John A. Newman, Clerk of Board of Engineers 5 00 Asa Lord, for oil for Engines ... 5 74 John Worth, for ditto 2 00 I. K. Jewett, for ditto 20 69 Eussell and Archer, for repairs on Engine houses 145 00 H. Littlefield, for repairing hose. 10 00 E. Robinson & Co., for repairs and keys 15 00 J. S. Tyler, for belts, patches, &c, for hose 9 40 Fenton Watson, for repairs on Engine 8 25 Hunneman & Co., for hose 618 12 Geo. C. Lord, for cleaning hose. 7 00 Willett's Express 6 80 B, Newman, for painting 1 00 Geo. W. Sherburne, for labor. ... 3 00 Moses Spiller, for ditto 6 00 George Russell, for ditto 1 00 John H. Blake, and others, for care of Engine 3 00 Mark Newman, for lanterns, lamps, &c 4 40 F. Mitchell, for land rent, &c. 14 25 $1,065 Cy5 Clock and Bell. Paid Win. T. Averill for ringing bell. 25 00 John H. Blake, for care of Town Clock 20 00 Asker Blake, for repairs on ditto 10 37 $55 37 Printing and Stationery. Paid Charles W. Swasey, for printing Town Reports 49 75 Charles TV. Swasey, for printing Blanks 2 00 L. A. Swasey, for printing 2 50 Salem Gazette Office, for ditto. 10 00 T. J. Hutchinson, for printing School Reports. 30 65 J. B. Allen, for printing 10 50 F. Willcomb, for Stationery 75 Andrew Geyer, for ditto 11 05 Thomas Caifrey, for book 3 00 $120 20 Fuel and Oil. Paid Oliver Underbill, for wood for Town House 10 00 N. H. Lavalette. for ditto 3 25 Moses Peabody . for ditto 3 00 Moses G. Lord, for saw'g ditto, &g 7 50 Stephen Coburn, for oil 38 68 Israel K. Jewett. for ditto 35 22 Mark Newman, for sundries 1 15 $98 80 ^sliscellaneous. Paid Boston Brigade Band 191 00 Wm. H. Graves, for expenses con- cerning Band 2 90 J. B. Tenney, for board of Band 20 00 William T. Averill, for expenses at President's funeral 9 00 Jer'fa Lord, for "overcharge "... 2 42 Theodore Andrews, for damages to horse 60 00 .. Wilson's Express 21 75 John H. Varrell, !«>.• postage. ... 2 49 John Hodgkins, for bier 6 65 Charles Wade, ior taking census oi" school children 3 00 Joseph Farley, for ditto 13 50 Joseph Farley, for taking: census 86 00 John D. Cross, for ditto. 32 00 Thomas H. Lord, for ditto 27 00 Thomas H. Lord, for taking cen- sus of school children 8 00 Asa Lord, for laud rent, blank books, <&c 6 92 N. R. Wait, for horse hire 9 00 A. McDoie, for white washing. 1 00 John F. C.othey, for cloth for room 3 00 Jer'h Lord, for watchman 4 00 Willett's Express 1 10 Eben Kimball, for repairs on Town House 28 50 Benj. Newman, for painting ditto 94 25 " u for painting sign 2 00 William G. Brown, for horse hire 1 50 C. W. Chapman, for repairs on hearse 2 83 Fairbanks, Brown & Co., for Hay Scales 192 71 Jacob Low, for painting ditto. 1 50 E. Railroad, for freight on ditto 3 62 James Griffin, for labor on ditto 43 75 P. Riley, for work on ditto 2 00 D. F. Pinder, for hauling gravel for ditto : 4 00 E. Peabodv, for hauling gravel for ditto". 11 25 Daniel Kimball, for hauling grav- el for ditto 9 50 T. Curran, for labor on ditto. 2 50 Mark Newman, for stoves, &c. 58 50 Geo. Haskell, for writing contract 3 00 D. L. Willcomb, for furniture. 2 25 John H. Cogswell, for lumber for Town House 10 21 John Hall, for damages to wagon 24 00 6 A. H. Wildes, for medical advice to School Committee 3 00 Stephen Baker, for care of Town House, &c 130 45 W. K. Bell, for copy of return for Selectmen 50 Jerh Lord, for extra services .. 19 50 Aaron Cogswell, for surveying.. 10 00 $1,172 20 Volunteer Account, Paid Bounties to 22 men 735 00 A. D. Wait, Recruiting and Ex- penses 95 00 J. L. Akerman, collecting citizens' subscription 50 00 D. C. Worcester, horse hire ditto 20 00 State Aid paid from March 1, 1865, to March 1, 1866 4,362 51 Reimbursement of citizens' sub- scription 1 ; 138 00 Due and not paid on ditto 50 00 $6,450 51 Cr. by amount of citizen's subscription 1,188 00 Amount of State Aid due from Commonwealth 4,362 51 $5,550 51 900 00 Total amount of current expenses $3,412 22 The number of men furnished for the army during the war, was three hundred and thirty-six, and ninety-two of these re-enlisted. The number that died during the war was fifty-two. The amount paid for Bounties was $15,950. Liquor Agency. Stock and cash in Agent's hands March 1st, 1865 $492 38 . .. 7 Amount paid for liquor, freight, express, salaries, and rents 4,342 37 Balance gained in trade 353 77 1,188 42 Credit by amount of Sales 4,659 22 Stock on hand March 1st, 1866 522 79 Liquor for Almshouse 6 41 5,188 42 Fees and Salaries. Paid John D. Cross, salary Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer 66 67 Joseph Farley, for ditto 66 67 Thos. H. Lord, for ditto 66 66 Jer'h Lord, salary Treas. & Coll'r 300 00 W. K. Bell, ditto Town Clerk. 25 00 Aaron Cogswell, School Com'tee 30 00 George R. Lord, for ditto 27 00 John Q. Peabody, for ditto 33 00 J. Ross, R. T. Dodge, and F. Will- comb, making Town Report ... 30 00 W. K. Bell,mak'g sundry returns 39 00 Wm. H. Graves, for police services 6 00 John J. Philbrooks, for ditto. 23 00 George Brown, for ditto 16 50 Jos. L. Akerman, for ditto 17 75 Daniel S. Russell, notifying Town Officers 8 00 George Brown, notifying Town Meeting 5 00 Jona. Foster, for return'g deaths 30 Wm. T. Averill, for ditto 2 20 Danid Clark, for ditto 3 30 George W. Sherburne, for ditto. 1 00 David Dow, for ditto 60 Elizabeth Sweet, for ret'ng births 75 C. Palmer, for ditto 6 25 Isaac Flitner, for ditto 8 00 Total $782 62 . 8 Highways and Bridges, Paid David Foster, for shovelling snow 2 50 George Russell, labor on wall. 2 50 Worcester & Tenney, building- new road 332 75 Jos. L. Akerman, painting guide- board 3 00 Jos. H. Caldwell, fencing 5 25 Aaron Cogswell, surveying 7 00 W. & 13. H. Smith, iron work. 3 37 C. W. Chapman, for ditto. ..... 19 58 M. Poor, for ditto 3 12 D. L. Hodgkins, lumber 114 04 John H. Cogswell, for ditto 10 76 David Foster, repairing bridge. 30 00 A. P. Clark, for ditto 5 00 J. H. Wiley, for ditto. 14 00 Stephen Baker, for ditto 85 58 Geo. W. Warner, bridge stone. .. 6 00 Thomas Smith and others, gravel 1 80 Aaron Kinsman, for ditto 3 72 Asa Lord, nails 1 67 I. K. Jewett, for ditto 2 07 Daniel Conant, labor on highways 17 05 John Worth, for ditto 81 65 Oliver Underhill 12 78 Joseph Smith 3 25 Josiah Lord 81 86 Daniel Kimball 217 14 E. Peabody 46 20 Wm. Goodhue 7 50 John K. Chapman 8 00 George W. Brown 21 82 Emerson Howe 32 00 Nathaniel Archer 10 15 Charles Giddings 9 75 John Roberts 55 00 Gilbert Conant 42 00 Randall Andrews 48 62 00 D. F. Pinder . 76 John Hodgkins 10 25 Benjamin Kimball 10 00 Joseph Kinsman 22 2o Paid Thomas Low 3 50 Gardner A. Brown 13 00 Joseph H. Lord 43 25 Levi Lord,. 6 25 Luther Chaplin , 17 00 A. P. Bailey 20 82 John Kimball 6 00 Daniel G. Chapman 20 22 F. Bray 51 63 Thomas L. Warner 4 00 John Low 32 25 James H. Wiley 16 00 Harrison Smith 15 00 Mannasseh Brown, Jr 127 59 Josiah Lord, 3d • 1 75 Thomas Staniford 15 75 Joseph Fowler 6 12 George C. Lord 30 62 James Scott 2 25 John Pingree 8 25 Luke Murray 6 00 David Russell 6 25 Thomas Wildes 6 00 Joseph Willcomb. 2 62 James Williams 5 25 Andrew Russell 10 50 John Brown 3 97 Jeremiah Henderson 4 00 George E. Lord 1 50 John Stocker 7 00 E.E.Rankin 6 25 F.Mitchell 8 25 D.S.Russell 5 80 Calvin Bachelder 9 24 Israel Wildes 11 00 Wm. Giddings 10 54 Total Highway Expenses $2,012 40 —. 10 Poor. Rent?. Paid S. Goburn, house reut for Mrs.