Selectmen`s Report March 1866

REPORT
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OF TlIE
TOWN OF RUTLAND,
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RUTLAND :
'HJTTLE;, GAY &- CO., PRINTERS,
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REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND OTHER OFFICERS
O B TEE
TOWN OP RUTLAND,
RUTLAND :
TUTTLE, GAY & CO., PRINTERS,
1866.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To the legal
voters of
the Town of Rutland:
At the time of the last Annud Meeting the war was still in
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fierce progress, and none could foretell when the end would be.
All loyal men felt that the rebellion must be crushed, cost what
i t might. This has been done, and it seems not out of place a t
this time to recapitulate briefly what Rutland has contributed in
men and money to the cause of the Union.
No. of Volunteers for ihree years credited previous to the
call of Oct. 17, 1863..
.249
Credits under call of Oct. 17, 1863, and subsequent calls. . I 6 6
Volunteers re-enlisted
.I02
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for two years..
2
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for one year
57
Naval credits.
83
Miscellaneous, not credited by name..
21
Veteran Reserve Corps
3
Volunteers for nine months..
.I66
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for three months.
.about 100
Substitutes for enrolled and drafted men.
24
Drafted men who entered service..
7
Paid Commutation..
28
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Total,
Leaving a credit to the town of two men over all calls.
Amount paid and to be paid for bounties and expenses of
recruiting $217,676 64, about one-twelfth of the appraised
value of the property in town.
The first of our returning regiments were fed on their arrival
here by subscription, a t an expense of several hundred dollars,
and the burden of this was falling upon comparatively few of the
citizens. Beliering that no man would wish to be deprived of
the privilege and opportunity of contributing to the comfort of
these war-worn heroes, we assumed the expense of providing
refreshments for the remaining regiments.
W e have paid, so far as called for, two installments of the
bounty voted to Veterans at the last annual meeting. PTearly all
of these men a r e now out of the service, and many of them a r e
leaving the State o r going into business, and need their money
to use, and Ere willing to make quite a sacrifice to obtain it, and
unless the town makes sonie provision they will sell their claims
to private parties. TVe think many of them mould take $300,
payable July 15, 1566, in lieu of payment by installments, and
this will give the town 20 per cent. interest on the amount so
paid. W e present the matter to your consideration, and suggest
:hat if any such action is taken, it should be with a proviso
allowing the Selectmen in their discretion to retain the bounty
and expend the same for the support of the soldier's family.
There are s few soldiers who were entitled to $500 bounty, and
have not been aid in full, and some of these Lave forfeited the
balance unpaid by desertion.
N o claim has been made upon the town for damages to person
o r property incurred during the year upon the higl~way.
W e have built a dam, a t an expense of $300, to turn and keep
East Creek in its old channel a t the Lester bridge, and thus save
the necessity of building azother bridge, and have p:~rtially
rsboilt one of the abutments. T h e dam seems to answer the
requirement.
W e have laid a road connecting Eveiyn Street with Merchants' Row, i ~ n dalso in extension of AIerc1iants7 Row through
to the I?loulthrop road. T h e road has been traveled across the
railroad grounds, but had never been Inid, and by making ce~tiiin
improvements in tile rcad we could secure it to the town, and
save h e payment of land damagc and expense of moving buildings on the line of the road, and we judged it to be true economy
TVe nave expeuded $950 on the
to accept so liberal an offer.
road, which is much less than the amount that would be appraised
a s land damages. Three hundred dollars of this amount was
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for straightening, widening and cutting down the rock south of
the bakery.
W e have laid a road at West R u t l a d , near the Quarries, and
appraised the land damage a t $197 72, from which Mr. Barnes
has taken an appeal.
A ~ e t i t i o nvery ~ u m c r o u s l ysigned has been presented to
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asking for a road and bridge across Otter Creek, connecting
Nebraslia with the ILelly road, which we thought best to refer
to the town.
A court's committee was called out last summer on the petition
for a new road from Chittenden, dolvn East Creek and across
J o h n Ingram's farm, coming out near the George W a r e house.
T h e distance is about three miles, and we estimated the probable
expense at $5000. T h e case was continued by agi-eemcnt, without action by the committee, until next September court. T h e
proposed road saves nothing in distance, and we tliiuk that some
improvements in the present road will obviate ally necessity for
a new oEe.
W e have been notified that a petition would be presented for
n road across, near the Western Verniont and R. & W. car
house, from AIadison to River Street, but too late for our coneideration. I f laid by the next Board of Selectmen, the expense
will not be large.
A n unusual number of the bridges in town have been newly
planked during the year, and we know of no large outlay
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required for highways and bridges the pretent season.
h a r e eettled the suit of David Daily and wife against the town
for darnages for land taken for the road back of Nathan Pierce's
store, on Ahin Street ; and also aettled by arbitration the case
of nlicllael Qi~innagainst tile town for damages to his lot on
Centre Stmet, by washing, caused, as alleged, by defect i n the
guttcr and drain by the roadside. Both of tbese suits were so
small in amount that the costs wo~lld soon have exceeded the
damages.
Petitions numerously signed hare been presented asking tli;,t
one or both of the Town Halls may be sold, and that nll Town and
F r z e t n e t ~ 'Meetings
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be holden at tlie E ~ sVt i l l t ~ g which
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matters
we submit for your consideration.
JAS E. HARMOX,
R E D F I E L D PRO1 TOR,
FHAKKLIN BILLISGS,
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ORDERS DRgWN BY SELECTMEN
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Those marked * are unpaid
"Warren H Smith. damages and costs in Daily suit. $57 21
8 00
Hugh Corey. work on Swamp road bridge
Wm . F Barnes. timber
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20 00
Willard 0 Parker. for Wm Canton. do
7 50
J E. Harmon. work
do
12 50
Edson & Hannum. plank
do
1319
John F. Eggleston. work
do
35 00
R Proctor. bridge plank
198 78
31 00
Judson Gorham. repairs on bridge Whipple Hollow
Ralph Smith. drawing plank
1 50
A . F Davis. lumber for bridge
1 5 82
Edson & Hannum.
do
16 15
H R . Dyer. work on new road
500 00
Isaac Gibson. work.on Lester bridge dam
147 50
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and dam
249 75
James E. Harmon. drawing plank. phid E . Eaton.
10 00
96 00
Moses B . Brown. work on West St culvert
&I B . Brown. plank and work on highway
105 13
5 00
Edwin Eaton. work on highway
M . Quin. award damages to land and use of team
43 09
150 00
H . R . Dyer. work on uew road
Isaac Gibson. do
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15 00
5 00
Edwin Eaton. work on highway
Isaac Gibscu. work on new road .................. 100 00
92 19
R . Proctor. plank
Isaac Gibson. work on new road .................. 194 00
5 00
Andrew Davis. work on road
John Cain. work on Cain road ................. 100 00
2 90
S Terrill. blacksdining ........................
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Edwin Errton. work on Green St.'road
John Pike.
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A B. Thayer. plank. timber and work on highway .... 9 50
17 45
A F Davis. lumber for bridge
* H . 0 Perkins. lumber for West St. road ............ 18 80
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*R P Snow. work on highway
*Lyon. Quin & Co.. use of tcam
Harrison Bryant. drawing plank
Warren H Smith. Ex'n v Trustees of Deane & wife.
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XISCELLANEOUS
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142 13
$2.549 61
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Daniel Wing. services as overseer. 1864
John Simons. sawing wood
Walter C Landon. services as Treasurer 1864
John Cain. printing and advertising
Patrick Toohey. registering births and deaths. Dist 18.
Bank of Rutland. money borrowed
A L Brown. recording and making transfsrs
Newman Weeks. chairs and lamp chimney
G. A Tnttle. feeding soldiers
G A Tuttle. feeding soldiers
0 L. Robbins. making list and taxes
E A Weeks. copying enrollment and taxes
N S Stearns. services as watchman
Tuttle. Gay & Co.. stationery
John S Tuttle. services a s Lister 1864
Sam'l Boardman. registering births. Dist 7
N P Simons. feeding soldiers
N J Green. clerk's return. Dist 2
D r Rockwell. keeping insane poor
Fuller & Staley. shade lights Town Hall
P H . Hutchinson. making taxes in 1864
John Cain. printing and advertising
Sawyer & Dunn. stationery and stamps
' N P Simonds. feeding soldiers
Geo H Fox. examining drafted men and visiting transient paupers
Jason E Freeman. expenses getting recruits 1864
Rensselaer & Saratoga R R.. freight on stone
Geo Dutton. printing and advertising
L D Kenney. feeding soldiers
Timothy Sullivan. sawing wood
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Levi Briggs. fees in case of Joe'Dorrity insane pauper
$9 13
Franklin Billings. services and expenses to Brattleboro
with insane pauper .........................
14 75
*Timothy Sullivan. sawing wood ..................
1 25
Elijah S . Strong. sawing wood for poor
1 50
0. L Robbins. making lists and taxes
85 75
H R Dyer. gas fixtures for Town Hall
49 75
W . C . Landon office rent to April 1st. 1866 . . . . . . . 43 7 5
A. W . Clark. making taxes ........................ 36 00
S. Boardman. registering. Dist . 7 .................. 16 60
*Sawyer & Dunn. stationery .....................
2 30
E J Hartshorn. 2 days on State and State School tax
5 00
John Cain. printing and advertising ................ 10 00
Bradley Pratt. work on burying ground fence .......
2 00
*Franklin Billings. registering births and deaths. Dist.1
1 10
* W C Landon. stamps for bonds and checks
13 05
*Caleb Buffurn. rent of office ...................
23 98
*Roger S Howard. adve~tising.Supt of Schools .....
1 50
"French & Kingsley. axe ........................
1 75
*C . F. Richardson. use of team ..................
6 00
*John W . Cramton. services as Lister .............. 100 00
*Grove L . Smith.
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*Isaac Reynolds.
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*J E. Harmon. services and extra services as selectman. ($100 00 paid)
225 00
*J E . Harmon. drawing soldiers' orders
75 00
*Redfield Proctor. services as selectman
50 00
*Franklin Billings
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J D F Brackett. taxes abated
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BOUNTY.
John S. Williams
Edward Hinkley,
Luzernc Felio,
Wm. 0. Cochran,
Jos. W. ICimball,
Geo. W. Ware,
H. C. B. Fillmore,
Loren Perkins,
George Strong,
Joseph Collette,
Joseph St. Peter,
Anthony Pelkey,
H. C. Hall,
Henry M. Dorrance,
John Lambert,
George Johnson,
B. N. Caswell,
H. Sanderson,
D. P. Loomis,
W. H. Fisher,
Erastus Worthen,
James A. Stewart,
Rodney Worthen,
Charles S. Patnod,
Patrick Callighan,
Zebulon Zerue,
Oliver Cain,
Edward W. Haynes,
Gardner E. Brown,
John Ballard,
George E. Blossom,
James Johnson,
James O'Garn,
TVm. R. Farrington,
Samuel J. Gambell,
Michael Reynolds,
John Rice,
Charles H. Bowers,
$50 00 Erastus Worthen,
50 00 Rodney Worthen,
50 00 James B. Burt,
50 00 Patrick Lahoney,
50 00 Edward Hinkley,
50 00 Gardiner 3;. Brown,
50 00 Alfred Sererance,
50 00 Eugene Felio,
50' 00 G. 31. Elliott,
50 00 George W. Strong,
50 00 Joseph St. Peters,
50 00 George &
Ware,,
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50 00 Thomas Hartney,
50 00 George L.Brown,
50 00 John Lambert,
50 00 James Johnson,
50 00 &Iichael Reynolds,
50 00 Georgc E. Blossom,
50 00 Joseph Collette,
50 00 Levi Raymond,
50 00 Anthony Pelkey,
50 00 W. H. Squier,
50 00 Levi Pierce,
50 00 Michael Hogan,
50 00 Edward W. Haines,
50 00 Jaines A. Stewart,
50 00 Charles G. Patnod,
50 00 Patrick Callighan,
50 00 James M. Ross,
50 00 John S. Williams,
50 00 John Rice,
50 00 Loren Perkins,
50 0 1 Douglas P. Loomis,
50 00 H. Sanderson,
50 00 I-I. C. Hall,
50 00 Alvin C. Baily,
50 00 Charles S. Monroe,
50 00 Zebulon Zerue,
Charles S. Monroe,
Alvin C. Baily,
Carlos J. Barnes,
Wm. Cunningham,
Alfred Severance,
Samuel W. Bailey,
Wm. E. Fitzgerrcld,
Abralialn Rivers,
Levi Peirce,
Levi Raymond,
Thomas Hartney,
Roydl E. Bostwick,
George L. Brown,
Wm. H. 11. Wardwell,
Charles A. ~ & m ,
Daniel W. Squier,
Calvin H. Chapman,
Alonzo Hoyt,
W. H. Squier,
Martin Peil,
Henry W. Fales,
Henry W. Cook,
Wm. H. Flint,
Charles T. Sleeper,
Michael Hogan,
James B. Burt,
James &I.Ross,
Joseph Ashley,
Daniel W. Cutler,
George Cox,
Patrick Lahaney,
George &I. Elliot,
H. C . B. Fillmore,
$50 00 Oliver Cain,
$50 08
50 00 Wm, 0. C~chrane,
50 00
50 00 James O'Gara,
50 00
50 00 Martin Piel,
50 00
50 00 Abraham Rivers,
50 00
50 00 Wm. E. Fitzgerald,
50 00
50 00 Henry W. Cook,
50 00
50 00 Goorge Cox,
50 00
50 00 Wm. H. Fisher,
50 00
50 00 Charles T. Sleeper,
50 00
50 00 Chafles A. Dam,
50 00
50 00 John Ballard,
50 00
50 00 Daniel TV. Sqnier,
50 00
50 00 William R. Farrington, 50 00
50 00 Samuel T. Baily,
50 00
50 00 Daniel W. Cutler,
50 00
50 00 Charles H. Bowers,
50 00
50 00 George Johnson,
50 00
50 00 Joseph Ashley,
50 00
50 00 James W. Kimball,
50 00
50 00 Alonzo Hoyt,
50 00
50 00 Royitl E. Bostwick,
50 00
50 00 William H. Flint,
50 00
50 00 BI. Reed, 2 installments 100 00
50 00 Chas. E. Ware
do 100 00
50 00 I r a C. Warren, do 100 00
50 00 George F. Storms, bal50 00
ance of old bounty
50 00
paid,
200 00
50 00 Levi L. Russell, balance
of old bounty paid, 200 00
50 00
50 00
50 GO
$7,300 00
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RECAPITULATION.
Expended on highn~rtysand bridges during the year . . $2. 311 68
Paid in settlem-nt of road lam snits brought in former
237 93
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IIiscellaneo~~s
expenses ......................... 2 . 963 35
Paid on old debts ..............................1.000 00
Abateinent of Trtxe: ............................
4407
Eounties. .................................. 7. 300 00
.-Total amount of orders drawn ..............$13.85 7.03
T O W N L I Q U O R AGENT'S R E P O R T
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Amount of liquor sold d ~ ~ r i t the
l g year ............ .$4. 256 13
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on liaud F e b . 1st. 1866 . . . . . . . . . 495 75
einpty casks sold ......................
3025
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Balance in Agent's hands Feb . 1st. I865 ...........
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$4. 946 85
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Amount of liqclor on hand F e b . 1st. 1865 . . $1. 873 50
p~irchasesd u ~ i n gyear ......... 2.766 16 4. 639 66
Gross profit ........................$ 307 19
E X P E K S E ACCOUNT
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Agents salary
$200
Freight and cartage ...................... 3 9
Government License ................... 25
Blank book
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Net profit ...................... $ 3 4 9 3
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e d fire J a n . 9, 1866 ...........$648 15
Profit as above
31- 9 3
Profit mould have becn, had there been no
loss by fire .................. 683 08
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Rutlaad. Vt., February 1st. 1866
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G. W MORSE, Agent
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
The Overseer of the Poor $osed his account on the 15th day
of February, and paid all outstanding claims agaihst his department.
The amount expended for the support of the poor at
the fmrn is
$574 50
Expenses on farm including blacksmith's bills, farming utensils, stock, cutting wood, burial of the
220 51
dead, &c., is. ..............................
The entire amount expended for resident and transient poor outside the poorhouse, is?. .......... 1160 93
Amount paid man in charge.. ..................
400 00
Physicians, services. .......................
60 GO
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The whole amount of'cxpenses for the support of the
poor exclusive of the Overseer's salary, is..
To meet the above expenses I hav e drawn orders on
your Treasury to the amount of..
Paid by Overseer.. ..........................
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1574 71
2 80
838 73
$2416 24
I h e r e ~ i t hgive a list of persons and .families who have received assistance o u t s i i the Poor House, and the amouut
annexed to each persons name, and the cause for rendering such
aid as far as could be known.
The expenses of maintaining the poor outside the Poor House,
are somewhat largkr than last year, and also at the house.
There has been admitted to the Poor House during the yeat.
forty-two different persons; the average number throvgb the
year at tho house is twenty-five.
There are now in the Poor House fifteen. Six adults and
sine children.
There has been three deaths at the house and a larger amount
of sickness than last year. There has been five deaths among
the poor who have received aid from the Town outside the
Poor House, and a much larger amount of sickness than last
year.
W e have had one very expensive case of sickness and removal,
and two other cases of removal attended with considerable expense, which with a larger number who have received aid outside the Poor House this year than last, will account for the expenses of supporting the poor being somewhat larger than last
year.
You will also see that I have paid the man in charge one hundred dollars more than last year.
The number of persons and families helped outside the Poor
House are fifty-four.
y o u herewith find a statement of the products of the farm,
also an inventory of the stock, provisions, furniture, &c.
D A N I E L WING,
Overseer of the Poor.
February 15th, 1866.
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TOWNOF RUTLANDTU DANIELWINO.
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To Paid W H . Smith. ................$ 43 86
Edson & Hannum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 21 50
32 37
A F. Davis
Wm Jones ....................... 13 00
Augustus Reed .....................' 110 00
W . H B . Owen .................... 20 54
Nathan Pierce ................... 33 87
George H . Chceney ................ 41 92'
French & Kingsley ................. 11 00
W.C.Landon
38 02
Howe. Hall & Co .................. 129 89
37 77
Sheldon & Slason
Sohn W . Baxter ................... 12 75
Tuttles, Thorntou &- Wing . . . . . . . . . 5-1 35
Chester Kingsley ................... 32 i 0
Billings & Buffum ............... 19 00
Ed& O'Niell
30 95
W . H B . Ouren ................... 36 85
G. H . & H W. Cheeney . . . . . . . . . 4'4 51
L. G. Ringsley .................... 33 00
Howe, Hall & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 i d 26
N Pierce ......................... 82, 61
R . R . Meade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 13
W . F. Bnrncs ...................... 21 00
M . & H . 0 Edson ................. 33 37
W.C.Landon ..................... 26 20
L G. Kingsley .................... 11 00
BIichael Conley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 00
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George Dutton, ill. D ...............
Warren Green ..................... 303 74
D r . Cochran ..................... 60 00
Levi B r i g s ....................... 21 50
L . M Walker ..................... 5 00
Abijah Ellis
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1 80
Landon, Bates & Gibb .............
Horace Bateman ................... 4 00
H 0. Perkins
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19 80
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Charles Ewing
Bartholomew Gilraine
Susan Potter
Ross & Jones .....................
James Durkee ....................
J T. Freeman ......................
Peter T a g a n s
A . L. Brown ......................
S. R . Brewer ......................
M:try McCormic .....................
G . W Chaplin ....................
W. C . Landon .....................
Sadler & Sweet ....................
J o h n Hanley 2d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. C . Foster .......................
Watkins & Co .....................
James Durkee .....................
Slocom & Co ......................
Norton & Robinson ................
Graves & Co . ;
A . R Fuller ......................
W . C . L a n d o n .....................
Augustus Reed
Delano ...........................
R . C . & B . B . Thrall ...............
W . H . Smith
E Porter
I D . Cole
Edwin O'Niell
W m . Jones
J F. Stinson
D r . George Dutton
David S t J o h n
J o h n Mahon
R . K . Sherman
Valiquette
Levi Briggs
F. A Chaffee
Zebulon.Mead .. :
Mason & Marshall
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W . C. Landon's bills ..............
R.. R Mead .....................
H . 0. Perliins ....................
Andrew Potter ...................
Landon, Bates & Gibb ............
R Watkina & Co..................
'Howe & Hall's bills ...............
Levi Miner ......................
M & H . 0. Edson ................
Jonas Whceler
Sheldons & Slason . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J . T Freeman ...................
D S Chatterton ..................
Norton & Robinson ..............
R R Thyall ......................
Wm . P. Merriam
M A . Penfield
Pond & Morse ....................
Pond & Morse
R . K Sherman
Warren Green
George D. Spencer
John S . Tuttle & Co...............
dames M Durkee .................
H W Porter
' C . Kingsley ... , ...............
Isaac Lyman
L. Sheldon ....................
Redfiela Procfor
by Overseer.,without taki~gbill of expen&s, Poultney, Dalaba-case
264 lbs flour
Town Clerk of Wells, .searching record
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Tickets R . & B R R
$24 95
Cash. Borassa
3 00
1 barrel flour
10 08
Cash, J Goodspeed. witness ....... 1 50
Town Clerk of TTrells ...............
50
Cash. Benj A . Hagar. send Sailors'
I-Iome ........................ 15 00
John McCormic ..................
29
1 00
Mrs Gleason. washing on Farm ....
P L Goss, tickets. (McLearned farm)
4 47
5 00
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P L . Goss. Marion family
Cash to C Harrison. boarding Cary
McClaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 00
30 00
Frenchman family. child sick, died
64
Beef, Ddrkee
3 00
Horse and wagon to canal ...........
Cash. W R. R Jane Cullenan ....... 23 95
John McNary
50
Matches and thread. house. .......... 2 01
1 50
Mrs Donnelly, potatoes . . . . . . . .
6 40
800 lbs hay
Mrs Donnelly. pasturing cow. and hay, 26 30
6 80
John and Mary Graham
1 50
John Fernandoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
McLarned girls
5 00
Ryan, hay
4 50
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potatoes . . . . . . . .
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articles sold .....
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hide ............
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324 lba of butter.
100 bushels oats. .
one old chest. ....
of N. Pierce. ........
' L G. W. Ware, bounty
.' C. K. Williams.. ...
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Cash paid by. Overseer.
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NAMES O F PERSONS WHO' H A V E RECEIVED A I D
OUTSIDE POOR HOUSE
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John McCormic. aged. needy
123 00
Mercy E . Dalaba. sicB. removed to Poultney 148 60
Bourassa. pwr. large family ............. 52 77
Lame man. foot hurt by cars
Indian. died
Ephraim Provos. poor boy ...............
Lucy Carpenter. needy ..................
Widow S Willis. aged. infirm ...........
Mary NcClarron. had fits ..............
Widow Sheldon. needy .................
Vidow Ryan and children. poor .........
Mrs . 3I~layher7soldier's wife . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs . Donigan. poor
John Murry. sick. died .................
Transient person in jail. board . . . . . . . . . .
James Pin~iion.poor boy ..............
Michael Cummuske. died. children sick
Moses McCune. needy ...............
O ' S u l l i ~ ~ ufamily
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Ambrose. needy
Aaron Foster. aged. infirm
Mrs . Shorten and family
P. Hart. sick ..........................
Laurie Himes. ncedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
John and Mary Graham. transient poor ...
Richard Gilbert. transient ...............
John Ward. needy .....................
Xichael Harrigan. needy ...............
Widow Donelly. family needy ...........
John RlcNary. transient ..................
Mary O'Brien and family. needy ..........
hiichael Hanse. wife. died ...............
Ellen EIarrigan. needy ..................
Dennis Barry and family. leg hurt ........
Probate Court fees. witness Brewer case .
Mr . St. Peters. needy ....................
John Storms and family. removed Vergennes
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Mrs Boynton and family. needy
19 87
Daniel Lincoln. removed. Brandon ....... 15 13
Ann Bennett. needy .................... 3 00
Demming. needy .....................: 4 50
Benj A . Hager. sent. Sailor's Home ...... 15 00
McLarned girls. tickets .................
5 00
Marion family. tickets
5 00
Jane Culleman and child
23 05
Michael hIurphy.~poor................. 10 50
Mary Foster. needy .................... 7 25
Thos. Hartney. family poor .............. 19 38
John Flynn. needy
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Mrs Stephcns
3 25
Mrs.Rockwell. oid ...................... 3 50
Mrs. Lamb. needy ................. :
3 50
Frznch family. children sick. died ......... 30 00
Transient persons
23 25
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PRODUCE RAISED ON FARM. 1865
Forty-five tons hay. 270 bushels ears corn. 158 bushels oats.
385 bushels potatoes. 30 bushels apples. 300 heads cabbage. 10
bushels sweet turnips. 1+ bushels beans. 1288 Ibs pork. 311 lbsi
beef. 254 lbs sugar. 860 Ibs butter
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STOCK ON FARM FEBRUARY 15. 1866
7 cows .................................
$350 00
3 swine .............................. 50 00
19 hens ................................ 7 00
1 6 tons hay
192 00
24 bushels oats ........................ 12 00
150 bushels ears corn .................... 67 50
2 bushels ears seed corn .................
3 50
225 bushels potatoes ...................... 112 50
Salt
75
3-4 barrel flonr . :........................ 8 00
29 cords wood ......................... 125 00
700 lbs . pork .......................... 150 00
40 lbs beef ............................. 4 50
45 lbs . butter ........................... 1 7 00
60 lbs . lard ............................. 12 00
15 lbs . dried apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00
2 bushels beans ......................... 4 00
3-4 barrel soap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00
10 lbs. tallow ........................... 1 50
2 cultivators.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00
1 ox cart ...............................40 00
1 wagon ................................ 30 00
1 harrow ................................ 8 00
3 churns ............................... 10 00
3 hay forks .............................. 1 50
1 iron bar .............................. 1 50
2 manure forks ........................... 1 50
2 shovels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25
3 hoes ................................
75
3 h a n d r a k e s .............................
50
2 horse rakes .......................... 1 7 00
Bitt stocks and bitts ....................... 1 00
2 saws
2 00
1 50
1 beetle and 2 wedges
1 ploug-11............................... 5 00
1 grindstone and crank ................... 3 00
1 ox sled ................................ 10 00
3 ox yokes ............................. 4 00
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1 potagh kettle .............................$10 00
Scythes and snaths ...................... 1 00
175 sap buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 00
3 store tubs ..............................
1 0 00
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1 0 old barrels .........................
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1 0 00
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5 dozen milk' pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 00
1 dust pan .............................
30
2 cook stores and 2 box stoves ............. 50 GO
Pots. kettles, &c .......................... 5 00
2 brass kettles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00
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11 ccmforters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 00
10 quilts and coverlids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 00
Crockery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 00
3washtubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00
4 bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00
Tables and chairs, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 00
22 sheets ............................. 20 00
1 8 pillolv cases ..........................17 00
G feather beds ............................ 5 0 00
7 towels ................................ 1 50
Jugs and jars ........................... 2 00
4 butter tubs ........................... 1 00
1 woolen sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00
Knives. forks. spoons and basins ............ 7 00
Steelyards and lanterri ....................
50
. 2 pair tongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00
ISAAC kETXOLDS, Listers .
GROVE L SMITH.
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TOWN TREASURER'S ACCOUNT .
R E C E I P T S.
Special tax collected on Grand List. 1864 . . . . . . . $41.424
Cash received of D S . Chatterton. Collector . . . . . 13. 920
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1000
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do insurance order. damzge to
139
Town Hall .................
Cash received of R Proctor. Cady suit ....... . . .
18
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on A C . Blaisdell's note . . . . . . .
6
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Bonds sold and interest. 2d ibsue ..
3120
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for Whitmore's show . . . . . . . ,.
5
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do. Stone and Rosston's Show . . . .
2.5
Amount Collected on Grand List. 1865 ........... 22387
Cash received of B K . Chase. fines and cost .......
21
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do 'do . J . E. Manly do
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123
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do . do. C . K . Williams do do .........
5
do . do W. H Smith. do
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111
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do do . R . Proctor. rent Town Hall .....
101
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do f o r l l i s s J u l i a ' s S h o w ..............
1
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do on Zeb Jerew's order . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
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do . for fines of Johnson ...............
7
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do ou Selectmen's note
1164
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do of N . P. Simons. fines
3
Balance due Treasurer
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DISBURSEMENTS
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Cash paid 320 orders drawn by Selectmen ........ 70 890 0 0
Cash paid 32 orders drawn by Overseer of Poor .... 1645 0 1
Cash paid 1 4 Justices, orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 57
do . do . 2 County Clerks orders ..............
do do . note a t Rutland Sayings Bank ......... 5000 00
do do . interest ...........
........... 750 00
do . do . '2 notes at Bank of l'oultney .......... l O G O 00
do . do 164 coupons at $15 each . . . . . . . . . . . . 2460 00
do . do 155
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474 00
do do . School Fund for interest on United States
Surplus .........................
965 3 5
Cash paid School Fund for interest . . . . . .
5 51
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TREASURER'S ACCOUNT OF SCHOOI, FUND.
RECEmS.
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Balance on hand last year.. . . .. .. ...$629 70
Cash rec'd of D. S. Chatterton, collector. .I735 94
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H. L. Cheney, rent of ach. land, 5 00
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S. J. Griggs,
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10 00
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Spencer Gfeen, do
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5 00
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A. B. Reynolds, do
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42 00
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Henry Haywad, do
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25 00
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H. Mead, note, do
do
18 25
Interest on U. S. Surplus.. loaned town. ... 965 35
do Surplus loaned town on estate
J Smith, collected ... . . . 5 31
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$3,501 55
Cash-paid orders to School Districts No. 1,
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,
16, IS, 13, 20, and 21
. . .. . . $3108 21
Cash paid Union School District No, 1 . . 234 10
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School Dist. KO.3, Bfendon.. . .
26 73
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School Dist. No. 18, Pittsford.
19 05
Balance in hands of Trcnsorer. . . . . . . . . 113 46
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$3,501 55
There is due School Fund tax on list of 1865, in Collector'$
hands.
Rent due from H. L. Cheney. . . . . . . . . .$5 00
do do BlcsCs Smith.. . . . . ... .. .41 20
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do do A. B. Reynolds.. . .
do do E. G. Chatterton, on notes and
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interest. . . . .. . .
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ABSTRACT OF FINES AND PENALTIES.
State v.
Hiram R. Smith..
18Ei.
Dec. 27, $5 00
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1865.
George Lsrned.. ....... Jan. 9
Andrew Lepine ......... J a n . 12'
..... Jtln. 27:
Joseph Do~~ghertjr..
03
1 00
1 03
April 19.
M*J 6,
J u u e 5,
5,
5,
16
Zuly 5:
5,
Bog. 3
10:
By Ben K Cicase.) !
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31 6
Margaret McQuire.. .... J u n e 2$
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Timothy Sullivan. ...... Jnly ZS, iO
Timothy Sullivan. ......
31. 5 00
Blnry Sullivan.. .........
Timothy Connerr.. . . .
Daniel O'Rrieu.. .........
31, 1
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Auditors have examined the accounts of your Treasurer,
Select men, and Overseer of the Poor, and find vouchers for each
item of their accounts, to our satisfaction, and respectfulIy make
the following report :
LIABILITIES.
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1866. . .
$ 5,000
1SG7. . . . 10,000
1868.. . . .
17,000
1868.. . . .
3,200
1869.. . . . . . 11,500
1939.. . . . .
400
1870.. . . . . 5,OCO
1873... . . . . 1,000
Selectmen's, orders unpaid.. . . . .
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Overseer Poor
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510
. . 1,200
Duo Rutlacd County National Benk.. .
Savings Bank..
... . . . . 10,000
Town Trcasurer.. . . . .
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56
Interest on Town Bonds and orders to 1st &larch,
1866.
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. . . 1,000
Surplus fund borrowed..
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16,089
Ambunt voted to S8 roteran soldiers, 8400 eoclr
. 35,200
10 Town Bonds, ' $500 each,
20
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500 do
34
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500 do
32
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100 do
33
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500 do
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26
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$119,998 71
The Treasurer has not rendered any bill for hie aervicea for the
past year ;we think the town ahouuld allow him $350 00.
ESTIMATED LIABILITIES T O BE P A I D THE ENSUING YEAR .
Selectmen's orders unpaid ......................
Overseer of the Poor. 'do do..................
Note Rutland County N. Bank
Note Savings Bank .......................
Interest to Savings Bank ........................
Due Town Treasurer ........................
Interest on Surplus Fund and Smith money . . . . . .
do. do Town Bonds .....................
10 Town Bonds $500 each due July, 18C6, .......
TOpay 88 Veteran Soldiers $100 each ............
Support of Poor ...............................
All other expenses .............................
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RESOURCES
Due on T a x Bills in hands of D S Chatterton. Collector ....................................
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5000 00
Leaving a balance of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30, 015 51
This will require a tax of 100 per ceut to Zeet it
'CVe were present, and saw the Selectmen destroy $17. 100 00
of Town Bonds These were the remainder of bonds in t t e
Treasurer's hands unsold
W H B . OWEX.
H G CLARK.
Auditors .
WlLLIARI GILMORE
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TOWN MEETING.
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T h e inliabitants of the town of Rutland, who a r e legal voters
i n T o n ~ nMeeting, a r e hereby notified and warned to meet a t the
Town Hall in Last Rutland, a t 10 o'clock in thc forenoon on
Tucsdey, the 6th day of Dlarch next, to act on the following
mattcrs, viz :
I. T o choose a moderator to preside in said meeting.
2. T o clloose tlie necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
3. T o see if the town will vote to divide School District No.
18, (Nebraska) and Srhool District No. 7, (West Rutland) o r
111nke any alteration in thc,limits of either or both of said districts.
4. T o see if the town will vote to conznlute the bounty voted
to re-enlisted veterans a t the last annual meeting, by the paynleut of a specified sum. iu one paymeut, t o such a s choose to
accept it, and to see if tlle town will \ate to extend the provisious of said bounty to the father or other heirs of such reterans
a s have died or been killed in the service, o r vote the bounty in
any special cases.
5. T o see if the town will rote to instruct the Selectmen to
build n bridge orer Otter Creek, near the mouth of East Creek.
G . T o see if t l ~ etown will vote to sell one or both of the
Town Halls in sai6 town.
7. T o see if the town will vote to hold all town and freemen's
meetiugs iu the East Village.
8. T o see if the town nil1 vote to raise money to defray tlie
expenses of said town for the year ensning.
9. T o cast votes for County Commissioner.
10. T o do any other business proper to be done when met.
J A M E S E. H A R M O N ,
1UiL)FIE:LD PROCTOR,
FRANKLIS BLLLIKGS,
RUTLAXD,Feb. lyth, 1866.
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