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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE.
ALSO,
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
AND
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER FROM MARCH 1, 1869, TO FEB. 1, 1870.
PLYMOUTH: PLYMOUTH ROCK STEAM PRESS. 1870.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE.
ALSO,
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
AND
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER FROM MARCH 1, 1869, TO FEB. 1, 1870.
PLYMOUTH: PLYMOUTH ROCK STEAM PRESS. 1870.
REPORT.
COMPENSATION TO TOWN OFFICERS.
James Southworth, for services as School Commit- tee, horse hire, stage fare, stationery, &c., - - $43 50 James Southworth, for services as School Commit- tee on repairs of school houses Nos. 3 and 6, 5 00
Rev. W. H. Fish, for services as School Committee,
writing annual report, and horse hire, - 34 25
Samuel Waters, for services as School Committee, 28 00
on repairs of school honses Nos. 3 and 6, - 8 00
William B. Pratt, for 7 days' services as Selectman
and Overseer of the Poor, to April 5, -
10 50
William C. Litchfield, warning town officers, 1868-9, 10 00
12 00
Charles W. Sparrell, warning town meetings, - Pyam Jacobs, for 5 days as Road and Bridge Com- mittee, 1868-9, - - -
10 00
Edward Stowell, for services as Selectman, Asses-
114 75 sor and Overseer of the Poor, to Feb. 1, 762 days, - Copying Valuation List, - - 3 00
- Traveling Expenses, -
15 00 -
Services and expenses as Committee to Petition Legislature, - - - 5 00
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G. K. Cushing, for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, to Feb. 1, 69 days, - 108 00 Thomas B. Waterman, for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, 42 days, 63 00 -
$470 00
EXPENDITURES FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 1.
For working out highway tax at $2 per day, - $66 23
" extra labor, - -
-
- 10 00 -
$76 23
D. M. WILCOTT, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Thirty-eight days' work, - -
-
-
$76 00
Oxen, cart and one man 10 days, - -
- 40 00
Extra labor, - - -
-
-
5 75
Gravel, - - -
- 50 -
$122 25
JAMES J. FARRAR, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
For work on roads, -
-
$72 92
For repairing bridge near Eben Brown's, -
-
9 75
$82 67 Rates paid for labor,-man $1.75, oxen $2.50.
PYAM JACOBS, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
For labor on road in April, -
$28 24
66 - - -
$92 00
" removing obstructions, -
-
-
6 50
" repairs on Mill bridge, -
1 50
6 78
6 60
$106 60
ALBION DAMON, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
For labor on roads, -
-
- $79 65
" extra labor, -
- - 10 00
" gravel, - - -
- 2 75
$92 40
SYLVANUS CLAPP, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 6.
For labor on roads,
$74 00
For 58 loads of gravel, - -
1 74
$75 74
Rates of labor, 25 cents per hour.
WASHINGTON LINCOLN, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
For labor on roads, 4
- $45 11
For 15 loads of gravel, -
-
75
For extra labor, - -
10 00
$55 86
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
HOSEA J. STOCKBRIDGE, Surveyor.
" 113 loads of gravel, 1868, -
" 110 loads of gravel, 1869, -
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DISTRICT No. 8.
For labor on roads, -
Rate of labor, $2 per day,
$142 00
LUTHER HATCH, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 9.
For labor on road,
-
-
-
$187 43
JOSIAH CUSHING, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 10.
For labor on roads,
-
-
$107 95
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
LUTHER DAMON, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 11.
For labor on roads.
-
-
$56 36
". extra labor,
-
-
- - 10 00
" 115 loads of gravel, at 3 cents per load,
-
3 45
Rate of labor, $1.75 per day.
R. V. C. TURNER, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 12.
For labor on roads,
-
$65 00
-
LINCOLN ELLMS, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 13.
For labor on roads, -
-
- $45 87
" 101 load of gravel, -
- - 6 06
" mowing bushes, - -
- - 17 50
$69 43
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
WILLIAM HATCH, Surveyor.
$69 81
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DISTRICT NO. 14.
For labor on roads, - -
-
$94 79 -
" gravel at 6 cents per load. - -
" 49 loads of gravel, 1868, -
- $2 94
" extra labor by D. Torrey, Jr., 1858, - 10 00
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
$100 46 SAMUEL C. CUDWORTH, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 15.
For labor on roads,
-
- $50 00
" extra labor, - - - - 10 00
$60 00
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
JOSEPH W. BRIGGS, Surveyor.
DISTRICT, No. 16.
For labor on roads. -
$43 00
Rates of labor, $1.75 per day.
NATH. TURNER, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 17.
For labor on roads.
-
-
-
-
$168 50
PETER HART, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 18.
For labor on roads, March, 1869, - - $21.62
-
-
$170 59
66
-
" 39 loads of gravel,
-
-
-
1 56
$172 15
MELVIN LITTLE, Surveyor.
-
5 67
DISTRICT No. 19.
For labor on roads, -
-
-
-
$39 47
" extra labor,
-
-
-
- 10 00
$49 47
SYLVANUS CLAPP, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 20.
For repairs on bridge near T. J. Gardner's, April
1, 1869, - - - $7 85 - - $126 99
For labor on roads, - -
Rates of labor, per day $1.75.
R. P. BRIGGS, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 21.
For labor on roads, -
-
-
- $61 12
" gravel, - - - - -
1 20
$62 32
Rate per day, $2.
BENJAMIN W. JACOBS, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 22.
For labor on roads,
-
- -
$66 17
Rate of labor, 25 and 30 cents per hour.
T. B. CHAPMAN, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 23.
For labor on roads,
-
-
$36 62
Rate per day, $1.75.
PYAM JACOBS, Surveyor.
TOWN OFFICERS,
CHOSEN AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 21, 1870. 75
Sciectmen, Assessors, Overseer of the Poor.
EDWARD STOWELL, THOS. B. WATERMAN, CHAS. A. LITCHFIELD.
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. EBEN T. FOGG.
School Committee.
WILLIAM H. FISH, term expires March 1871.
JAMES SOUTHWORTH, 1872.
LUCY TURNER,
1873.
Constables.
CHAS. H. LITCHFIELD, CHARLES W. SPARRELL,
WILLIAM C. LITCHFIELD, ALPHEUS THOMAS.
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
PIAM JACOBS, ROBERT V. C. TURNER.
Auditor of Accounts.
ELISHA JACOBS.
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Surveyors of Highways.
DISTRICT,
No. 1 .- D. M. Willcutt,
" 2 .- Wm. Prouty, Jr.
" 3 .- Piam Jacobs, " 4 .- Barton R. Jacobs, " 5 .- Edw. W. Brooks, " 6 .- David W. Studley, " 7 .- Liba Litchfield, " 8 .- Eben T. Fogg,
" 9 .- Josiah Cushing, " 10 .- Luther Damon. " 11 .- R. V. C. Turner,
" 12 .--- Lincoln ElIms.
DISTRICT, No. 13 .- John Cushing,
" 14 .- George O. Torrey,
" 15 .- Philip Foster, " 16 .- Nath'l Turner,
" 17 .- John Gardner, Jr.
" 18 .- John Gardner, " 19 .- Sylvanus Clapp, " 20 .- Richard P. Briggs, " 21 .- James W. Sampson.
" 22 .- Thos. H. Gardner,
" 23 .- Alpheus Thomas,
" 24 .- Loring Jacobs.
Agents for the several School Houses.
No. 1 .- Dexter M. Willcutt, No. 4 .- A. J. Litchfield,
" 2 .- Edwin Jacobs, " 5 .- Chas. W. Sparrell,
" 3 .- David W. Studley, " 6 .- Chas. H. Litchfield, No. 7 .- John Gardner, Jr.
Fence Viewers.
Samuel Waters. Coleman Ford, Liba Litchfield.
Surveyors of Lumber.
T. B. Waterman, Samuel Waters, Joseph Clapp.
Amos H. Tilden, David W. Turner, Allen Clapp,
Wm. B. Pratt, Eleazar Hatch, Philip Foster,
Augustus Gardner.
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Field Drivers.
Dexter M. Willcutt,
William Prouty, Jr.
Piam Jacobs,
Barton R. Jacobs,
Edward W. Brooks,
Liba Litchfield,
Richard P. Briggs,
Lincoln Ellms,
Thos. H. Gardner,
John Cushing,
George O. Torrey,
Nath'l Turner, Philip Foster, John Gardner, Jr. John Gardner, Sylvanus Clapp,
Alpheus Thomas, Edwin R. Studly.
Pound Keeper. John Corthell.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books, 1869, 846 52 James L. Hammett, .. 2 37 66
G. K. Cushing, expenses to State almshouse to carry H. Williams, a State pauper, 5 50
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books, 1870, 109 71 R. M. Pulsifer, advertising for almshouse keeper, 7 20
Thomas J. Tolman, cash paid for engineers on N. River, 12 60
Andrews Brothers, printing annual report 48 00
66 school 22 00
James L. Hunt, cash for hearse hire, 3 00
William H. Fish, " " school books, 31 50
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6
Israel Nash, for hearse house, $200 00
J. F. Farmer, printing voting list, 19 50
H. A. Turner, discount on pig. 3 50
Willard Torrey, cedar post for Pound. 3 72
Edward Stowell, for Herrick's Town Officer, 2 50
George Wilson, repairs on well near H. Bowker's. 2 00
Collamore & Gardner, freight on stove. 1869. 2 00
James Southworth, blackboard brushes. 5 00
F. T. Fogg, ink, crayons, &c., for several S. houses, 5 09
postage, ink, stationery, expressing. &c. 7 31
Seth Foster, expressing, printing, &c. 13 05
$552 07
EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
James C. Church, teaching Winter term. $120 00
George A. Bates, making fires. 3 00
James C. Church, teaching Spring and Summer terms. 104 00
Maria J. Metcalf
..
Summer and Fall terms.
96 00
$323 00
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Helen Driver, teaching Winter term. $88 00
Maria Jacobs,
24 00
7
Clara C. Sherman, teaching Spring term, $30 00 Deborah C. Hatch, .. Summer - 152 00
Simeon Damon, making fires. 3 50
Edwin Jacobs, wood and fitting.
22 00
$319 50
DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
Mary P. Howland, teaching Winter term, $24 00
Martha R. Pierce. " and Summer
terms. 272 00
Amos O. Sprague, making fires, 3 00
D. W. Studley, wood and fitting. 24 50
$323 50
DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Marianna Gay, teaching Winter term. $120 00
Albert Brown, making fires. 3 00
Marianna Gay, teaching Spring and Summer
terms. 104 00
Sarah B. Jacobs, " Summer and Fall terms. 90 00
A. J. Litchfield, wood and fitting. 22 00
$339 00
DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Cynthia A. Foss. teaching Winter and Spring terms. $210 00
8
Emma Torrey, assistant teaching, C. A. Foss, making fires, Lydia F. Hunt, teaching Summer term, 66 Winter 66
$7 50
4 00
90 00
48 00
$391 50
DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
Hattic R. Gardner, teaching Winter term,
$120 00
Mary P. Howland, teaching Summer term, 66 66
97 50
" and Fall, 96 00
John Green; making fires, 3 00
C. H. Litchfield. wood and fitting, 25 00
John Turner, 5 50
$347 00
DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Minnie Goodnow, teaching Winter term, $120 00
Clara F. Curtis, assistant teacher, 12 00
Herbert Stetson, making fires,
1 00
E. W. Hastings, teaching Summer term,
104 00
Emma Savage, assistant, 10 00
Rebecca C. Brooks, teaching Fall 66
96 00
Assistant teacher, 5 87
15 00
T. J. Tolman, wood and fitting, John Gardner, Jr. 66
26 34
$393 21
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EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOL HOUSES.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. James House, ink, crayons, and repairs, 1 85
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Simeon Damon, for furniture, 2 00
Fred H. Curtis, for lumber, hardware, and labor, 58 56
Ashael Wheeler, for paint stock, 45 80
Snow Bryant. 183 days work 54 90
" painting blinds, 6 40
" glass, putty. &c. 2 18
Stephen O. Jacobs, bricks, mortar, cement, and
labor, 27 98
Edwin Jacobs, for cleaning house, furniture and repairs, 13 14
Edward Stowell, for stove, funnell, &c. 34 21
Collamore & Gardner, freight on stove,
1 50
$246 67
CREDIT.
By stock sold,
6 41
$240 26
DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
David W. Studley, repairs, &c.
$7 15
Snow Bryant, painting black board,
1 25
$8 40
DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Andrew J. Litchfield, for furniture and repairs. $5 67
DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Jonathan Hatch, cleaning stove funnell, $2 00
C. W. Sparrell, cleaning house and repairs. 8 50
$10 50
DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
C. H. Litchfield, for repairs on fence. $8 00
W. II. Fish, for furniture. 1 98
$9 98
DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Samuel D. Stetson, repairs on school house. $15 06
John Gardner, Jr. for furniture. 1 53
$16 59
Total expenditure for school houses. $293 25.
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE AID.
For twelve months ending Feb. 1. 1871.
Matilda B. Stoddard, $48 00
Elisha Coleman,
72 00
Hannah Dover. 48.00
11
Ruth B. Foster, $48 00
Riley E. Jenkins,
24 00
John Lewis,
54 00
Betsey B. Sylvester,
18 00
James Thompson.
86 00
Catharine J. Mec,
10 00
Jarius W. Leavitt,
18 00
Charles H. Totman, guardian.
96 00
Mary Spencer,
48 00
Edward P. Tolman.
72 00
George B. Hayden,
54 00
E. T. Fogg, guardian.
96 00
Joseph B. Goodrick,
36 00
Charles D). Barnard,
42 00
$900 00
TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.
Received for use of Town Hall,
$140 17
Paid for wood.
$6 75
Lamps.
14 00
Wax,
2 65
Oil, chimneys, setting glass, and repairs, 19 46
42 86
Balance in favor of Town Hall. $97 31
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EXPENDITURES FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Expenses of building the second section of Mountain Road : -
Piam Jacobs, 333 days at $2 per day, $67 00
93 days, oxen, 255 75
George Babb, 31 days at $1.75 per day, 54 25
E. B. Damon, 32 56 00
Dan'l D. Sprague, 24
42 00
D. W. Studley, 272 . .
48 12
G. Ford, 27 66
47 25
J. Ford, 27 . .
47 25
H. Stoddard, 323 56 87
J. S. Clapp, 30 52 50 ..
L. Jacobs,
8
..
. . 14 00
W. Simmons, and oxen, 14 days at $4.50 per day, 49 50
Eben Brown. 32 days at $1.50 per day, 48 00
E. Brown, 31 “ 1.00
31 00
L. Lincoln, 272 . 6.
27 50
O. Sprague, 323 “ 32 50
H. Spraguc. 293 - 29 50
R. V. C. Turner, 13 " 2 62 1.75
G. Ford, 300 loads gravel, 9 00
William Turner, for gravel, 3 09
C. & J. Damon, 3 00
.
13
Sharpening drills, $2 00
Ten pounds powder,
2 00
$1,043 61
R. V. C. Turner, for widening bridge at Merritt's Corner, 9 75
Expense of building a part of the road leading from William Hatch's to Amos H. Tilden's :-
Piam Jacobs, 93 days at $2 per day, oxen, 19 days at $2.75 per day, 52 25
$19 00
Antoin Joseph, and oxen, 4 days,
18 00
George W. Babb, 9 days at $1.75 per day, 15 75
E. B. Damon, 5
66
8 75
G. Ford, 123
21 87
Joseph Ford, 11 יר
19 25
Charles Williamson, 7
12 25
R. V. C. Turner,
18
31 50
Antoin Joseph, 53 days, with team, 24 75
A. J. Litchfield, 53 24 00
D. Sprague, 7 at $1.75 per day, i
12 25
H. Stoddard, 83
14 00
J. S. Clapp,
66
87
D. W. Studley,
E. Brown,
53
7 50
H. Sprague, 93
at $1 per day, 9 50
E. Brown,
63
6 50
C. Sprague,
3
3 00
14
Piam Jacobs, man and four oxen, § day, $5 62 William Hatch, 61 loads gravel, 3 66
Mrs. Theodore Turner, 184 loads gravel. 11 04
for land, 16 00
Gustavus S. Turner.
66
20 00
$358 18
Repairs ou road, and expense of building two bridges near the South Meeting House : -
Piam Jacobs, 72 days at $2 per day, $15 00
13 work oxen, at $2.75 per day. 35 75
L. Brown.
73
66
at $1, per day,
7 50
C. Sprague,
1
1 00
E. Brown.
44
66
at $1.50 . 6 75
G. Ford,
72
1.75 "
13 12
Jos. Ford,
..
٤٠
7 87
G. W. Babb, 7 .. ..
12 25
F. B. Damon, 1 " .. 1 75
N. Sylvester, half “ .. ..
87
D. Sprague, 3 5 25
D. Damon,
1
.. .. 1 75
Sylvanus Clapp, and team, 25 days at $4.50, per day, 11 25
A. J. Litchfield, 1} day, with team, 6 00
Antoin Joseph, 1 4.00
G. Ford, 12 days, 2 62
J. Ford, 11 " 2 62
.R. V. C. Turner, 13 2 62
15
Cash paid for stone, $3 00
gravel, 3 90
$144 87
Expenses of repairing the road from Wilson's Hill to Scituate linc.
Robert V. C. Turner, 5 days' labor at $1.75 per day, 88 87
G. D. Sampson, 21 6! £ 37
horse and cart, 2 days, 3 50
James Sampson, half day,
87
Antoin Joseph, 2 days, with team,
8 50
-2 .. mowing bushes, : 50
$29 61 Total expenditure for Roads and Bridges, $1,586.02.
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HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.
District.
Removing snow.
Highway arrears.
Gravel.
Extra labor.
Removing obstruo'ns.
No. 1,
$24 15
2,
141 80
$38 69
3,23, 59 25
88 34
39 06
$7 20
$4 00
5,
43 50
23 08
$10 00
4 48
6,
7,
32 60
18 75
1 00
3 50
8,
30 60
24 41
7 92
7 00
9,
92 40
37 40
11 34
14 87
10,
18 69
19 25
3 00
"
11,
21 90
6 09
4 50
4 20
" 12,
45 75
10 33
22 00
13,
42 84
1 75
14,
16 24
40 25
"
15,
21 75
11 70
3 60
16,
17 50
21 50
17,
74 70
2 80
« 18,
69 71
5 75
" 19,
75 47
" 20,
25 50
22 82
" 21,
40 90
" 22,
71 77
14 74
5 20
3 74
" 23, 3,
13 80
34 31
" 24,
2 83
1 00
$1,143 47
$408 77
$47 56
$35 94
$55 35
·
71 48
30 89
10 00
15 50
4,
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REPORT ON GUIDE BOARDS.
John Collier, for painting twenty-four boards, $12 00 Thomas R. Lawrence, painting twenty-one boards, 10 50
1869.
G. K. Cushing, 7 days setting posts, making boards and putting up the same, 15 00
For one cedar post,
75
For 75 feet of lumber for boards, 50
1870.
G. R. Cushing, for 4 days' work on Guide boards, 10 00
" 38 feet lumber. 2 66
" 2 posts, 1 50
" painting and lettering 5 boards. 4 50
$61 41
EXPENDITURES FOR THE QUINCY . AND HINGHAM BRIDGES.
Paid Trustees, assessment from March, 1869. to March 5, 1870, $111.87
" James Humphrey, as Treasurer of Trustees. on account, 250 00
Harris & Tucker, for assessment of expense of commission. 164.80
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Paid Edward Stowell, for services as committee, and expouses, twenty-one days, $74 50
" E. Stowell, for horse hire to Scituate, and notifying evidences. 3 75
" C. A. Litchfield, two day's services as com- . mittee at Commissioner's hearing, 4 00
$608 92
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
Corn and meal, 140 bush. $161 24
Flour, 11 bbls. 103 00
Fine feed, 2 90
Molasses, 58 gallons, 15 80
Plaster,
2 16
'Tea, 48 lbs.
46 55
Sugar, 895 1bs.
55 40
Meat and fish,
169 44
Snuff, $7.50; butter, $57.54,
65 04
Cotton cloth, calico, and other dry goods,
. 52 18
Boots and shoes. 15 27
Salt, $5.00; oil, 15.38: medicine, $10.50,
30 88
Coffee, $9.45: raisins, 83.29; lamps and
chimneys, $2.84, 15 58
Soda, starch, bread-raiser and corn starch, 15 28
Checse, $5.28 ; clothing, $3.97, 9 25
19
(Crackers, $6.77 ; matches, $3.00; rice, $3.80, $13 07
Dried apples, $10.60; ham, $3.62, 14 22
Crockery, $3.25; tobacco, $13.40; eggs, $2.00, 18 65
Cocoa and shells, $1.67; lard, $12.49. 14 16
«Grass and garden seeds, $3.29; oats, .40. 3 69
Brooms, $1.60 ; soap, .20; clothes line, .80, 2 60
Pails. . 60; Turnips, .74 ; sweet potatoes, $2.00, 3 34
«Onions, bed cord, herrings and sage, 5 48
Mont, tripe and sausages,
54 86
Dr. Howes, medical attendance, 7 75
Dr. Brownell at almshouse, 34 50
On Dyer children, and Susie Uree,
12 25
Andrew J. Litchfield, plowing one day,
4 50.
Abel Sylvester, dry goods,
8 27
Edward Stowell. for butter. 1 00
Sundries, 11 12
Alfred Hale & Co. rubber bed spread, 5 00
George E. Jacobs, dry goods.
8 27
Wilner Brothers. clothing.
3 80
George Beasley, as almshouse keeper. from Feb. 1. to April 19. 1870, 55 17
Mrs. Edwin Studley. for services as keeper.
from April 19 to April 28. 10 00
Oscar F. Healey, for services as keeper from April 28 to Feb. 1. 1871. 227 46
J. Torrey, soap in 1869, 9 00
IFood and provisions on hand less than last year. 50 00
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ARTICLES FURNISHED BY THE KEEPER.
Fish and lobsters, $13.37; filing saws, $2.00. 15 31 Dry goods, $7.70; brcad. &c. $11.60; medicine, .15. 19 45
Fresh grass, $2.50; soap, $1.25 : cranberries, .63. 4 38
Carriage hire. . 50; cider apples .50 ;
making cider, $1.50. 2 50
Butchering, $1.00; shoemaking, 82.05; coal, $4.47, 7 52
Meat, .25 : oxen for harrowing. . 75: groceries, $1.88, 2 88
Berries, .64 ; cabbage, .25; driving cow, $1.00. 1 89
Clothing for child of Susie Tree, 3 00
Paid for extra washing. 3 40
Tub and wash board, 1 70
$1,433 22
ALMSHOUSE CREDIT.
Received for meals and lodgings, $16 70
For tobacco, lard, potatoes and milk. 10 88
Cash received from former keeper, 19 60
Labor performed by keeper on Mountain road, 20 87
" near A. H. Tilden's, 15 38
Underpining hearse house and grading, 15 75
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Received from C. P. Bradley, for borad of Susie Tree. 50 00
Received from town of Hingham, for board of Henry and Freddy Dyer, 29 90
Due from E. T. Fogg, trustec for board of Eunice Damon. 35 00
Board of 101 paupers, at $2. 1676 per week, 1,219 77
$1,433 22
INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE
February 1, 1871.
Mary Williams, Åge, 60; Admitted, 1840
Lydia Gunderway,
- 56;
.. 1844.
Silva Briggs,
: 67;
.. 1855.
Jonathan Merritt, . .
76;
1858.
David Damon.
56;
Admitted, Dec. 2, 1862. . .
Jefferson Damon.
54;
John Woodward, ..
78;
Jan. 1, 1864.
Nancy Damon,
..
56;
April 22, 1867.
Sarah Totman,
70;
June 11, 1869.
Jeremiah Gundry.
84 .;
Jan. 25, 1871,
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Eunice Damon, May S, aged 44 years. Tree, Sept. 12, aged 10 weeks.
22
ADMITTED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.
Susie Tree, Georgeana Tree, Catherine G. Mce, Louisa J. Mec, Josephine E. Mec, Henry Dyer, and Freddy Dyer.
The Overseers of the Poor take great pleasure in call- ing the attention of the town to the faithful manner in which the Superintendent and his Wife have discharged their duties during the past year. No word of complaint has passed the lips of the feeble and helpless ones who have been under their charge, and the tender care which has been shown them is worthy of praise.
ASSISTANCE RENDERED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Supplies to Marcia Witherell, $62 50
Amasa Palmer and wife, 93 00
Richard Freeman and wife, 32 95
Hewitt Baker and family, 42 87
E. B. Howland and wife, 94 77
Mary A. Henderson and family.
6 50
James Thompson and family.
13 32
John Haly,
14 00
Thomas Mee and family.
43 92
Alice Brooker, 52 00
Lucretia Damon, 24 00
$479 82
Received from the Town of Pembroke for
Hewitt Baker and family. $12 87
Received from State, burial of J. Haly. 10 00
52 87
$426 96
Due from Town of Hanover for supplies to Mary Henderson and family, $6 50 Due from State for Alice Brooker, for board the past year. 52 00
$58 50
REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE AND BARN.
Paid for sink, drain pipe, and stove funnel. $14 75
Mason's bill, brick, glazing, &c., 7 95
Whittemore, Belcher & Co., for plow, 7 50
J. Merritt, repairs ou Wagon, hearse, and blacksmithing, 29 68
Lumber, sawing, and labor on sled and carts, 10 35
Wheelwright's bill on wagon, 6 00
To labor on Pound, 6 00
$82 23
24
COMPENSATION TO TOWN OFFICERS
School Committee.
James Southworth, preparing reports and returns, 88 00 -
services as committee, 21 days. 31 50
. .
postage. stationery and horse hire. 1 50
Sant'l Waters, services as committee to March 21. 6 25
W. H. Fish, as services school committee, 16 00
Lucy Turner, . . : . 15 days. 22 50
$85 75
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.
George K. Cushing, services from Feb. 1, 1870, to March 21, 1870, 821 75
Thomas B. Waterman, for same services, 18 00
Edward Stowell, for same services, 16 50
. . :- from March
21, 1872. to Feb. 1, 1871, 654 days. 131 00
Edward Stowell, horse hire and travelling expenses. 20 00
Thomas B. Waterman, services from March 21. 1870. to Feb. 1. 1871, 46 days, 92 00
Charles A. Litchfield, services from March 21,
1870, to Feb. 1, 1871, 40 days, 80 00
$379 25
25
Town Clerk.
E. T. Fogg, for registering Marriages, Births, and Deaths, &c. $22 05
Constables.
C. W. Sparrell, warning Town meetings, $16 00 Wm. C. Litchfield, ". " officers, 6 00
222 00
Road and Bridge Committee.
Richard P'. Briggs, services as committee, 1 00
$513 05
TAXES ABATED AND GIVEN UP
James L. Hunt, 1868 and 1869 $4 78
Josiah W. Collins,
2 78
Jo. T. Corlew.
2 78
Morris Gammon, ..
. .
5 56
Edwin F. Damon,
66
2 78
Robert C. Gardner,
7 9
6 37
Andrew N. Greene,
. :
2 78
Robert N. Hunt,
2 78
Oliver C. Kimball,
20 87
. Edwin J. Stoddard,
3 56
Frank 1 .. Bowker,
..
2 78
George W. Griggs, 1
2 78
.
26
James Thompson. . .
4 50
Andrew F. Jacobs.
2 78
John Stoddard. 1867. 8 85
Elijah Cudworth.
1870.
1 00
Treasurer of South Parish Fund abatement of tax. $ 27
Henry F. Stoddard, 1869.
2 78
Willie .1. Davis, 1870.
2 00
Charles C. Young, 1870.
2 00
$91.78
LIST OF JURORS.
For Acceptance or Revision of the Town.
Charles Groce, Jos. T. Litchfiele, Win. B. Pratt,
Seth Foster, Rich'd P. Briggs. H. N. Gardner,
Thos. IL. Gardner. Chas. H. Farrar.
Matthew Stetson,
Geo. O. Torrey,
W. B. Barker.
Wm. W. Collamore,
Henry F. Ford,
1. J. Litchfield.
I. T. Vinal,
Joseph H. Curtis, Chas. C. Young.
Martin S. Curtiss,
David Torrey. Jr. Thos. B. Greene. Samuel Waters,
William Hatch. Peleg Curtis, Walter Simmons,
Samuel Turner. Geo. K. Cushing. George P. Clapp. Harrison Wilder.
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RECAPITULATION OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES OF THE TOWN.
From February 1, 1870, to February 1, 1871.
Tax assessed for 1870,
$13,493 65
Cash received, Fish Rights,
14 00
Town Flats,
45 70'
16
State Aid, 1,092 16
Use of Town Hall,
97 31
Pedlars' Licenses, 12 00
. ..
School Books, 65 81
Due the town for highway arrears, 408 77
" from State, for support of Ellis Brooker. 52 00
" " town of Hanson, for support of Mary A. Henderson, and family,
6 50
$17,267 83
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1871.
Miscellaneous expenses.
$552 07
Schools, 2,000 00,
State aid,
900 00)
Roads and bridges, 1,586 02
Repairs on school houses,
293 25
Removing snow, 1,143 47
Corporation Tax,
1,979 93
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Highway arrears. $108 77
Gravel. 17 56
Removing obstructions, 55 35
Extra labor on roads. 35 94
Guide board -. 61 41
On account of Hingham and Quincy Bridges. 608 92
Town officers. 513 05
Taxe- abated and given up,
91 78
Expenses of poor at almshouse.
1,219 77
.. " out ..
179 83
Repairs on almshouse. &c.
$2 23
Paid State tax,
2,275 00
County. 1.143 20
Interest on Town bebt.
1.150 00
Salary due Town Treasurer,
100 00
Outstanding bills estimated.
300 00
$15.247 62
Balance in favor of the Town,
2,020 21
$17.267 83
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN.
DR
Note in favor of Joseph T. Litchfield,
$725 00
. . Daniel Otis. 1,000 00
So. Scituate Savings Bank, 7,832 00
29
Note in favor of M. E. Church,
$200 00+
Sally Wisc, 625 00
C. W. Sylvester, 170 00
H. T. Sylvester. 200 00
Michael Ford.
1,025 00
Foster & Fogg.
2,325 00
Ebenezer Stetson,
200 00
Walter Foster. 800 00
R. V. C. Turner: 575 00
George Beasley. 200 00
66 Mrs. Howard Bowker. 400 00
Interest due on the above, 318 53
Amount due Treasurer and Collector. 100 00
Estimated amount due the several schools, 850 00
Bills outstanding, estimated at 500 00
$18,145 55
OR. ·
Cash and outstanding taxes in hands of
Treasurer, $3,935 94
Due from the Commonwealth for State aid, 936 35
aid to State paupers. 225 74
" C. T. Fogg, trustec estate of
Eunice Damon. 148 61
$5.246 70
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30
Balance against the Town, $12,898 83
$18,145 53
Making a gain of 82,337 09, since Feb. 1, 1870.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD STOWELL., THOS. B. WATERMAN, CHAS. A. LITCHFIELD.
Selectmen und Orerseers of Poor.
ASSESOR'S REPORT.
MONEY TAX.
"Total value of personal estate. $250,840 00
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