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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF
SOUTH SCITUATE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1,
INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF THE
ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, TOWN CLERK, AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK PRINTERS. 1880.
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Abridged Report of the Annual Town Meet- ing held March 3. 1879.
VOTED - That the pay of all town officers be one dollar and fifty cents per day, except wherein the law provides what the pay shall be.
VOTED - To raise for Support of Poor two thousand dollars; Roads, one thousand, five hundred dollars : incidentals and interest, one thousand, five hundred dollars; Schools, two thousand, five hundred dollars.
VOTED - To raise three hundred dollars as a reserve fund for repairs of highways, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
VOTED -To appropriate two hundred dollars for building and widening the road near the house of E. Barstow.
VOTED - To appropriate forty dollars for rebuilding the bridge near the residence of B. F. Delano.
VOTED - To appropriate fifty dollars for defraying the expenses of Memorial Day.
VOTED - That three fourths of the money raised for the repairs of high- ways be expended by the Surveyors, on or before the first day of May.
VOTED - To allow one dollar and twenty-five cents for eight hours work on the highway; one dollar and twenty-five cents for oxen and cart per day ; and one dollar for horse and cart per day.
VOTED - That the Surveyors of Higliways be requested to extend invita- tions to all residents to work on the roads, and to pay for their services such sums as their judgment may dictate, but not to exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents per day.
VOTED - That the Selectmen be a committee to cause the road to be built by order of the County Commissioners, near the residence of Elijalı Barstow, and that the same be put out at auction, if possible.
VOTED - That the Selectinen be a committee to act for the best interest of the Town in all future petitions for widening, straightening, or new locations of roads.
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VOTED - That the Selectmen cause the bridge to be rebuilt near the resi- dence of B. F. Delano, and that the same be put out at public auction.
VOTED - That the School Committee be instructed not to pay any teachers over eight dollars per week.
VOTED - That the Treasurer be authorized to hire money in anticipation of taxes.
VOTED - That the Selectmen be a committee to settle with the Treasurer.
VOTED -To allow the Treasurer and Collector one hundred dollars for services for one year.
VOTED - To allow twenty-five cents per hour for shoveling snow.
VOTED - That for the payment of taxes (levied in 1879) previous to the first day of January, 1880, the Collector be instructed to allow discount at the rate of one half of one per cent. per month, or any fractional part greater than one half, and that after January 15tlı, 1880, interest on said taxes remaing unpaid shall be collected at the rate of six per cent. per annum, dating from January 1st, 1880, and that the unpaid taxes shall not be placed in an officer's hands for collection previous to January 15th, 1880.
VOTED - To accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
VOTED - That the Selectmen cause a report of the financial standing of the Town, to be printed in the month of February next, and that the Annual Meeting in March next be warned as in the present year, and that a tran- script of the Warrant be circulated.
VOTED-To allow the free use of the Town Hall to Post 112, and the South Scituate Band, for their regular meetings, reserving the use of said hall to any organized political party one month before the elections in November.
VOTED - That the Selectmen appoint three Brook Watchers for North River, to look after the fishing interest of the Town.
VOTED - That the Selectmen issue proposals for wood for the several School Districts.
VOTED-That the Surveyors of Highways pay but four cents per ox load for gravel.
VOTED - To pass over Articles 19, 20, 21, 23 and 25 of said Warrant.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town, held on Oct. 15, 1879 :
VOTED - That a committee of five be chosen with instructions to oppose widening on the North side of Jacobs' Mill-dam, and act for the best inter- est of the Town in the matter under petition of H. J. Curtis and others. Chose Nathaniel B. Clapp, Ansel G. Groce, Benjamin Jacobs, Horatio N. Gardner and Samuel Tolman as said committee.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen submit for your consideration the Thirtieth Annual Report for the year ending January first, eighteen hundred and eighty.
On January 1st, 1879, there was a balance against the Town, including the Coffin Fund, of $5,477.41, and at the pres- ent time you will find, by referring to the financial standing of the Town, that, even with our low rate of taxation, the debt of the Town has been reduced.
We have paid out for extra repairs of roads and bridges (of our appropriation of $300.00) the past year $43.35, nothing having been expended for rebuilding the bridge and road near the house of Elijah Barstow on River street, as another peti- tion had been presented to the County Commissioners to con- tinue the widening of said street, and also for the widening of Mill street. We have, by advice of the Commissioners, post- poned the widening the past year, thinking that it was for the best interest of the Town so to do. We shall, however, proba- bly be called upon to complete the repairs the ensuing year on both River and Mill streets. In regard to the widening of Jacobs' Mill-dam, we presume the Town will not be called upon to do the work the ensuing year.
The School Committee having full control of all school matters, and full power to expend all money necessary for their
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support, we shall only report the ordinary expenses of the several districts and refer you to their report for all other information respecting schools.
You will find by the report of the Treasurer that the out- standing taxes amount to nearly five thousand dollars. About $200.00 of this amount is of the assessment of 1877, $1,300.00 of the assessment of 1878, and the balance, the assessment of 1879. In many towns in the State the taxes are all, or nearly all, collected by December 31st of the same year, and we hope that at the Annual Meeting in March next, some method will be devised whereby the taxes will be collected more promptly, as by so doing the interest account will be greatly reduced.
In conclusion, let us congratulate ourselves on the financial condition of our Town. We are nearly out of debt, are pro- vided with good accommodations for our Poor ; our public buildings in good condition ; a soldiers' monument which is an honor to the Town, and that our average rate of taxation has been less than that of many of our neighboring towns.
REMOVING SNOW.
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District No. 1.
Paid-
W. W. Collamore,
$3 60 Edward Stowell, $1 50
F. H. Curtis,
3 00 F. Stowell, 1 20
D. Bailey,
75 S. Loring, 4 10
Luther C. Bailey,
6 35 H. Curtis, 3 60
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S. Bowker,
4 50
B. Prouty, 82
C. W. Thomas,
60
J. Penniman, 2 05
H. Penniman,
2 05
E. Gardner,
75
E. Loring,
$1 00
A. Robinson,
$1 20
I. Vining,
1 20 V. Chapman,
30
A. W. Thomas,
1 00
F. Jacobs,
50
Total,
$40 07
District No. 2.
Paid-
R. P. Briggs,
$2 40
F. Jones, $2 02
Ira Sanborn,
1 42
A. Sears, 1 05
C. Baker,
1 42
J. E. Gammon, 1 82
D. Gammon,
50 F. Damon,
3 00
E. Gammon,
1 44 A. F. Baker,
1 80
J. Gammon,
82
A. Sanborn,
20
F. Jacobs,
40 H. Baker,
67
D. Shea,
1 57
B. Jacobs,
1 05
L. Damon,
1 35
J. Bailey,
3 00
A. Barstow,
1 55
S. Brooks,
3 15
Barton Jacobs,
1 80
E. T. Vinal,
1 80
N. Brooks,
2 00
P. Nichols,
1 93
T. Brooks,
2 40
H. Stevens,
30
E. Brooks,
3 30
P. Jacobs,
1 00
L. Jacobs,
45
A. Clapp,
1 42
W. Studley,
60
H. Damon,
40
S. Curtis,
1 75
H. Bowker,
1 57
W. S. Briggs,
2 80
J. Clapp,
30
Total,
$54 45
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District No. 3.
Paid-
H. W. Damon,
$8 40
J. F. Damon,
$1 50
Walter Simmons,
8 05
J. Damon, 40
Liba Litchfield,
8 00 W. R. Vinal, 3 45
William Cutler,
2 10
W. T. Richardson,
1 38
A. Winslow,
2 10
A. L. Richardson,
30
S. Cazneau,
3 35 A. W. Sprague,
3 60
E. Cazneau,
50
F. W. Prouty,
3 30
E. B. Damon,
3 87
O. Sprague,
3 60
C. E. Damon,
1 87 W. Lincoln,
1 50
D. W. Studley,
50
W. H. Richardson, 2 70
D. D. Sprague,
3 87
F. Spooner,
1 35
H. Sprague,
2 60
H. Litchfield,
2 50
E. H. Litchfield,
4 13
J. Reed,
2 10
L. E. Tower,
1 20
G. Reed,
1 35
H. E. Litchfield,
52
W. Farrar,
2 00
G. Farrar,
2 00
Total,
$84 09
District No. 4.
Paid-
Martin Cushing,
$1 20 Louis Ellms, $0 60
Henry L. Studley,
90
Job Ellms, 30
Arthur Studley,
45
J. Litchfield, 90
R. Ellms,
90 Caleb Litchfield, 75
N. Ellms,
75 Walter Ellms, 75
Lincoln Ellms,
5 40 Charles Williamson, 30
Total, $13 20
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District No. 5.
Paid-
James Merritt,
$2 12
Arthur Merritt,
$2 12
B. P. Foster,
1 65
N. B. Clapp,
45
Daniel Ewell,
1 65
John Kehoe,
1 20
George Robbins,
55
Frank Talbot,
25
W. Haling,
1 70
A. Sylvester,
1 35
B. Barrell,
1 20 S. Clapp,
90
J. E. Goodrich,
50
G. W. Barrell,
1 20
Total,
$16 84
District No. 6.
Paid-
James W. Sampson,
$3 50
T. Pincin,
$1 80
Francis Dana,
1 50
T. Turner,
75
F. Sproul,
2 10 S. Tilden,
60
W. Hobart,
3 00 H. Griggs,
60
C. Hatch,
75 H. Studley
1 80
F. Higgins,
1 80
A. Totman,
1 00
T. Monahon,
1 20
Total,
$20 40
District No. 7.
Paid-
Josiah Stoddard,
$7 55 Chester S. Barker, $1 05
Cummings Litchfield,
3 30
T. C. Sampson,
45
Henry A. Turner,
45
David Bassford,
1 20
Seth H. Vinal,
45 Joel Munroe, 1 95
George Gardner, 2
1 65 W. K. Sylvester,
2 70
10
B. P. Stetson,
$2 25
Matthew Stetson, $2 83
Abner Stetson,
9 05
Rogers Stetson, 2 40
Walter S. Barker,
3 00 Waters B. Barker, 1 95
John S. Barker,
2 40 Horace Stetson,
1 50
H. Packard,
25
W. Smith,
50
T. W. Briggs,
25
Total,
$47 13
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
TOWN APPROPRIATION, $1,500.00.
District No. 1.
APPROPRIATION : $164.25.
Paid-
W. W. Collamore,
$38 12 C. Lincoln,
$8 75
S. Bowker,
30 05
B. Jacobs, 7 50
D. Barnes,
7 19
C. Brewster, 6 75
D. Bailey,
7 49
C. Jacobs,
75
H. Penniman,
10 62
J. R. Collamore,
75
J. Penniman,
6 87
S. Loring,
1 25
I. Vining,
9 87 L. Bailey
7 43
D. Stoddard,
4 06
A. Vining,
4 50
E. Magoun,
1 25
T. Chapman,
1 87
V. Chapman,
62 C. Ford,
1 87
H. Curtis,
2 50
C. Lapham,
62
J. Litchfield,
1 25
Total,
$161 93
W. W. COLLAMORE, Surveyor.
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District No. 2.
APPROPRIATION : $245.07.
Paid --
R. P. Briggs,
$13 50 J. Warner,
$7 87
W. S. Briggs,
7 50
J. Gammon,
1 88
S. Curtis,
8 50 P. Curtis, 2 50
J. G. Briggs,
3 75 A. Damon, 3 75
E. Damon,
3 75 E. Brown,
6 00
A. Sanborn,
2 00
Miles Turner,
7 50
Ira Sanborn,
3 75
J. Bailey,
10 20
A. Clapp,
12 00
J. Clapp,
18 75
R. P. & W. S. Briggs,
S. Damon,
10 87
team work,
15 00
Barton Jacobs,
15 00
J. Studley,
3 75
R. Farrar,
13 50
E. Gammon,
5 62
W. Hayden,
10 37
W. Hayden, Jr.,
1 25
D. Damon,
2 50
Albion Damon,
1 25
J. I. Sears,
2 25
A. Sears,
7 25
P. Jacobs,
16 00
E. Brooks,
1 00
W. Jones,
3 00
Morris Gammon,
13 75
Total, $235 56
R. P. BRIGGS, Surveyor.
District No. 3.
APPROPRIATION : $247.53.
Paid-
Walter Simmons, $84 62 Herbert Sprague, $12 25
Use of plow and scraper, 5 25
W. T. Richardson, 8 75
D. D. Sprague,
2 88
S. Richardson, 4 38
C. E. Damon, 5 60 W. Cutler, 11 38
J. F. Damon,
11 25 W. Farrar, 1 35
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A. D. Vinal,
$10 38
W. Vinal,
$15 16
G. F. Farrar,
6 00
F. Prouty,
8 00
W. Richardson,
5 63
L. E. Tower,
1 00
W. Morse,
1 25
E. Litchfield,
4 75
Liba Litchfield,
13 00
D. W. Studley,
16 88
Henry Stoddard,
17 03
Jesse Damon,
5 12
S. Cazneau,
9 38
C. Damon,
5 00
Total,
$266 29
WALTER SIMMONS, Surveyor.
District No. 4.
APPROPRIATION : $191.13.
Paid-
Lincoln Ellms,
$70 75
Rodolphus Ellms,
$16 12
Lewis Ellms, 2d,
37 50
Lewis Ellms,
6 87
Elijah Litchfield,
11 25
Charles Williamson, 6 25
W. Briggs,
6 87
F. Baker,
9 37
James Apts,
8 75
John Freeman,
1 87
John Ney,
12 50
Caleb Litchfield,
62
J. H. Leavitt,
62
Sharpening tools and
use of plow, 1 00
Total,
$190 34
LINCOLN ELLMS, Surveyor.
District No. 5.
APPROPRIATION : $230.39.
Paid-
James Merritt,
$63 00 C. W. Sparrell, $10 37
Arthur Merritt
61 87 S. C. Cudworth, 5 62
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Nathan Sylvester,
$31 87 B. P. Foster, $13 00
D. Ewell,
1 25 H. Bowker, 4 75
F. Talbot,
8 12 F. Sylvester, 6 25
S. Clapp,
18 74 J. Kehoe,
5 00
Total,
$229 84
JAMES MERRITT, Surveyor.
District No. 6.
APPROPRIATION : $174.06.
Paid-
James W. Sampson,
$41 25 C. Hatch,
$8 75
H. Griggs,
5 62 F. Tilden,
26 25
B. W. & J. W. Jacobs, 20 50 C. Pincin 11 87
F. Turner,
2 50 E. Carr,
1 25
Alexander Totman,
25 00 I. N. Fitts,
5 62
T. Monahon,
2 50
F. Dana,
13 62
T. Turner,
11 56
Total,
$176 29
JAMES W. SAMPSON, Surveyor.
District No. 7.
APPROPRIATION : $247.55.
Paid-
Josiah Stoddard,
$43 75 John S. Barker,
$12 00
T. C. Sampson,
12 50
Charles Simmons,
1 56
Howard Packard,
9 38 Gilbert Currill, 3 13
John Knapp,
10 63
W. K. Sylvester,
1 42
Walters B. Barker,
12 25
Henry A. Turner,
12 50
Matthew Stetson,
9 38 W. C. Tolman,
12 50
C. C. Pratt,
12 50
Gustavus Tolman, 6 00
C. H. Merritt,
9 63 Elijah Barstow,
3 13
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Chester Barker,
$3 00
Matthew Stetson, $5 00
James T. Tolman,
2 50
Joel Munroe, 3 75
W. Little,
3 75 Andrew Merrill, 5 00
G. P. Clapp,
10 00
Edwin Beal,
6 25
Peter Hartt,
5 00
Horace Stetson, 6 25
Abner Stetson,
11 75 W. S. Barker,
1.25
John Gardner, Jr.,
2 50
Cummings Litchfield,
9 00
Total, $247 26
JOSIAH STODDARD, Surveyor.
Extra Repairs of Highways and Bridges.
APPROPRIATION : 300.00.
Paid-
S. & D. W. Turner for lumber and railing bridge .. . $2 80
Cummings Litchfield, building bridge on River street 26 00
Josiah Stoddard for repairs of road near the house of Luther Howland 2 55
Walter Simmons for widening road near school- house, District No. 3. 10 00
Lincoln Ellms for railing bridges in District No. 4. . 2 00
Total $43 35
Paid-
Portland Stone Ware Co. for drain pipe. $8 25
9 00
Marcellus Day for drain pipe.
Total $17 25
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Paid for gravel-
District No. 1, W. W. Collamore $8 49
66
2, R: P. Briggs 14 50
66
66 3, Walter Simmons 5 08
5, James Merritt 1 02
66 6, James W. Sampson 9 00
66 7, Josiah Stoddard 4 94
Total $43 03
Expenses of the Several School Districts.
District No. 1.
Paid-
C. H. Totman for cleaning school-room $10 00
C. H. Totman for supplies and repairs 11 46
Piam Jacobs, stone work for wood-house 9 00
Total $30 46
District No. 2.
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Paid- Alpheus Damon for cleaning school-room $12 00
Alpheus Damon for supplies and repairs 6 94
Total $18 94
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District No. 3.
Paid-
Daniel D. Sprague for cleaning school-room $4 00
David Morris for cleaning school-room 4 00
Daniel D. Sprague for supplies, repairs and services 9 10
S. C. Cudworth, services as committee on drainage of yard. 1 00
A. B. Litchfield for gravel for grading yard 2 40
Piam Jacobs for posts, rails and repairs of fence ..
2 00
Total . .
$22 50
District No. 4.
Paid-
George H. Clapp for repairs $6 30
George H. Clapp for cleaning house. 4 00
Total $10 30
District No. 5.
Paid-
S. W. Eastman for stove $8 00
E. T. Fogg for hardware 4 41
S. & D. W. Turner for lumber and labor 64 88
Total $77 29
District No. 6.
Paid-
Elias Carr for repairs $1 50
Mary Monahon for cleaning house 4 50
S. and D. W. Turner for repairs 3 50
Total $9 50
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District No. 7.
Paid- -
C. H. Merritt for repairs and hardware $17 07
Adeline B. Patterson for cleaning school-room 4 00
James H. Patterson for work to school house 4 95
H. M. Stetson for work on school-house 2 25
W. R. Smith for cleaning well 5 00
W. H. Barstow for mason work and stock 4 75
Philip Foster for labor and lumber 4 75
Total. $42 77
Paid-
Samuel Waters for surveying wood $1 00
E. T. Fogg, and others, for supplies to the several districts 18 65
Snow Bryant for painting school-houses in Districts Nos. 5 and 7 71 50
Total $91 15
Paid-
William Ware & Co. for school-books $163 64
Nichols & Hall for school-books 74 31
Total. $237 95
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Distribution of State Aid.
Paid under Chapter 301 of the Acts of the year 1879 :
Charles D. Barnard, $72 00 Mary Spencer, $48 00
Thomas Mee,
36 00 Hannah W. Hayden, 48 00
Hannah Dover, 48.00 R. H. Thompson, 14 00
John Lewis, 72 00
Seth O. Fitts, 36 00
J. E. Stoddard, 36 00 Mary Stoddard, 32 00
Sarah F. Stoddard,
48 00
C. N. Clapp,
33 00
Joseph B. Goodrich,
36 00
Harriet Jacobs,
48 00
Betsey B. Sylvester,
48 00
Edwin G. Babcock, 40 00
Mary A. Studley,
48 00
George B. Hayden, 27 00
Total, $770 00
There was paid under Chapter 282 of the Acts of the year 1878, the following named sums. Said Act was repealed Jan- uary, 1879, and the amount reimbursed to the Town by the Commonwealth :
C. B. Jones,
$4 00
David Bassford, $6 00
Josiah Caldwell,
6 00
Henry Litchfield, 10 00
Jacob Talbot,
9 00 Isaac N. Fitts, 4 00
James T. Hunt,
6 00
Lyman B. Fitts, 6 00
W. W. Haling,
4 00
J. H. Patterson,
4 00
A. Winslow,
4 00
W. H. Freeman,
6 00
J. F. Talbot,
6 00
S. W. Hayward,
6 00
B. F. Lee,
6 00
E. Colman, 6 00
B. E. Stetson,
6 00
W. T. Slason,
4 00
Amos Vinal,
4 00
A. B. Litchfield,
4 00
D P. Robinson,
4 00
Issac Prouty,
4 00
E. M. Magoun,
4 00
Charles Leroy,
4 00
E. L. Hyland,
5 00
Total, $132 00
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Taxes abated or given up.
John F. Otis, as trustee, tax of 1879 $15 60
Perez Turner, tax of 1879 50
George A. Bates, poll tax 1877 2 00
2 00
W. B. Damon, poll tax 1877. 2 00
Henry Glover, poll tax 1877
F. H. Jackson, poll tax 1877
2 00
Charles Leroy, poll tax 1877
2 00
A. B. Loring, poll tax 1877 2 00
W. T. Slason, poll tax 1877
G. A. Wilder, poll tax 1877 2 00
C. D. Litchfield, poll tax 1877 2 00
T. Mee, poll tax 1877 . 2 00
George B. Totman, poll tax 1877 2 00
A. N. Beach, poll and personal tax 1877 2 52
J. W. Foster, poll tax 1877
2 00
E. E. Gunderway, poll and personal tax 1877
3 75
J. Hunt, poll tax 1877.
2 00
George H. Lee, poll and personal tax 1877 2 95
F. Wyman, poll tax 1877. 2 00
A. Winslow, poll tax 1877 2 00
Sylvester Prince, poll tax 1877
2 00
Calvin H. Talbert, poll tax 1877
2 00
W. Henderson, real estate tax 1877
16
L. Cromwell, personal, 1877 79
Thomas Mee, poll tax 1876. 2 00
C. Leroy, poll tax 1876 2 00
W. T. Slason, tax 1876 70
F. B. Stoddard, poll tax 1876 2 00
George A. Wilder, poll tax 1876 2 00
Albert Winslow, poll tax 1876 2 00
W. Henderson, real estate tax 1875. 15
Total $69 81
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Supplies Furnished out of Almshouse to those having a Settlement in this Town.
Paid-
Dr. Brownell for medical attendance on family of E. Gunderway. $6 00
City of Taunton for allowance to A. T. Clapp and family 104 32
Supplies to Benjamin Sprague 104 00
Supplies to Mrs. Cromwell and family 51 57
Dr. Brownell for medical attendance on family of Augustus Totman . 6 00
Supplies and medical attendance on family of Mary Monahon 131 40
4 50
Dr. Howes for medical attendance on Mary Palmer, Supplies to N. J. Stoddard, wood, groceries and medical attendance
40 21
A. Totman for board of Sarah Totman 51 00
Supplies to R. H. Thompson and family, and medi- cal attendance 60 29
C. W. Sparrell for coffin for Mrs. Thompson 15 00
Town of Kingston for supplies to E. B. Howland ...
34 76
C. W. Sparrell, coffin for child of L. Cromwell. .
8 00
. Town of Pembroke for allowance to child of T. Mee, . Town of Cohasset and others for allowance to H. L. Stoddard and family 6 00
18 00
Town of Hingham for allowance to J. K. Newcomb, 12 23
Town of Duxbury for allowance to C. D. Mann and family 112 00
Total . $765 28
Deduct interest received from Treasurer, on account of Coffin Fund, to January 1, 1880 123 49
Total $641 79
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Supplies Furnished out of Almshouse to those not having a settlement in this Town.
Supplies to family of Benjamin E. Stetson $123 50
Supplies to Mary A. Studley and family. 120 50
Allowance to E. M. Magoun . 10 00
Dr. Hayward for medical attendance on Miss Phipps 5 00
Dr. Brownell, medical attendance on Isaac Packard 8 00
Allowance to Mrs. Beach for groceries and medical attendance. 90 50
Allowance to Pheba Simpson, groceries, etc.
83 50
Allowance to I. N. Fitts and family
12 00
Allowance to Hewitt Baker
25 50
Supplies to Henry Carter 6 00
Supplies to Joshua F. Prince and family 184 96
Allowance to Jacob Talbot 26 70
Dr. French for medical attendance on Mrs. Smith .. 65 25
Allowance to C. B. Jones 25 00
Supplies to Ambrose M. Beach and family 15 34
Total $801 75
Almshouse Department.
There has been some extra expense the past year in this department, caused by sickness and the death of some of the inmates. The amount paid the past year for supplies, etc., being $1,281.32 ; and the amount paid for 1878 was $1,432.94.
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Supplies to Almshouse.
Paid-
Jarius M. Healey as Superintendent $225 00
Thomas Tolman for groceries. 222 56
Martin L. Hall for groceries. 15 00
J. H. Corthell for meat. 87 44
Dr. Brownell for medical attendance 43 50
Andrew Clapp for pigs. 5 00
J. Torrey & Co. for soap 7 25
E. A. Turner for supplies 4 77
E. H. Bonney for fish. 3 32
Dr. French for medical attendance 3 00
C. W. Sparrell, coffin for C. D. Bishop 15 00
Clarence Litchfield for cow 20 00
W. S. Briggs for ice 7 00
C. W. Sparrell, coffin for Elizabeth Hatch 15 00
H. T. Reed & Co. for groceries 2 48
S. W. Eastman for butter 9 13
C. H. Litchfield and others for fish 25 69
Skinner & Arnold for butter and meat 42 09
S. W. Eastman for tinware and stove 11 76
C. A. Cole for grain. 40 12
Seth Foster for coal 6 57
Corthell & Turner for wood 18 75
A. L. Damon for bread . 45 04
E. T. Fogg for dry goods, flour and groceries 304 19
Winslow Rand & Co., groceries. 61 13
Seth Foster for medicine supplies and expressage .. 17 75
J. M. Healey for supplies 16 78
W. H. Richardson for pasturing calf 6 00
Total $1,281 32
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Almshouse Credit.
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Received for meals and lodgings. $13 00
Received for use of horse and hearse 17 00
Cost of meals and lodgings of one hundred and thirty-seven tramps 34 25
Board, medical attendance, etc., of inmates 1,217 07
Total . $1,281 32
Number of inmates in the Almshouse at the present time, nine, namely : John Woodard, Jefferson Damon, Francis Birch- more, John McCurdy, John K. Newcomb, Hannah Ells, Siba Briggs, Mary Williams, and Antoinette Williams.
Died during the year : C. D. Bishop and Elizabeth Hatch.
Ordinary Expenses of the Town.
Paid-
Harris & Tucker for legal advice on pauper cases, removal of Town Hall, and for services
before the County Commissioners from January 1, 1876, to January 1, 1880. $78 00 . J. Easterbrook for printing road notices 1 50
C. W. Tilden for repairs on road scraper 1 00
Lot Soule and others for repairs on pump on Main street. 4 90
George H. Walker & Co. for county atlas 12 00
J. Merritt for smith work 17 80
A. P. Wales & Son, repairs on pump, District No. 1, 3 50
F. H. Curtis for stone post town boundary mark ... 1 00
R. Curtis on account of preservation of fish, North River 2 00
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J. W. Leach for lumber and labor for out buildings at almshouse $25 66
E. T. Fogg for postage and stationery 6 76
A. P. Wales & Son for pump near Almshouse 35 00
Old Colony Railroad for freight 3 17
Sabin & Page for saddle 9 00
J. Spencer for repairs of harness 8 00
Avery & Doten for printing town reports 91 50
Elias Carr for repairs and grading near pump on Main street. 6 00
J. L. Hammett for stationery and blank books 9 09 -
Avery & Doten for printing town orders and tran- scripts 5 00
F. Higgins for repairs on pump at Almshouse 1 00
Cummings Litchfield for guide board, post, and set- ting same corner of Green and Pine streets,-vote of Town . 8 00
J. P. Ells for painting and lettering the same 4 00
T. A. Lawrence for painting room at Almshouse 2 46
Seth Foster for printing and expressing 10 00
Total $346 34
Town Officers and Committees.
Paid-
W. C. Litchfield for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor to March 3, 1879 $10. 00
F. H. Curtis for same services. 13 00
C. A. Litchfield for same services and writing report 22 00 Helen L. Fogg, services as School Committee. .
5 00
25
Lucy Turner as School Committee $10 00
S. S Knapp for services as School Committee 26 00
George K. Cushing as Sealer of Weights and Measures, 10 00
E. T. Fogg for registering marriages, births and deaths, 23 15
John C. Nash for warning town meetings and officers, . 9 00
C. A. Litchfield for services as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor from March 3rd to January 1, 1880, thirty days at $1.50 per day . 45 CO
F. H. Curtis for same services, twenty-one and one third days, at $1.50 ... 32 00
C. H. Merritt for same services, sixteen days, at $1.50 24 00
C. A. Litchfield for services as Assessor twenty-five days, at $2.00 50 00
F. H. Curtis for services as Assessor twenty-five days at $2.00 50 00
C. H. Merritt for services as Assessor twenty and one half days, at $2.00 41 00
C. A. Litchfield for cash paid for railroad fares and expenses on account of corporation taxes
and state and town pauper accounts ...
12 00
J. H. Curtis on account of fish placed in Accord Pond . 20 50
C. W. Sparrell for returning deaths 10 25
N. B. Clapp for services as road committee 3 00
Franklin Jacobs for services as School Committee .. 38 00
C. C. Turner for services as School Committee 25 00
Total $478 90
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Names of Jurors for acceptance or revision by the Town at its Annual Meeting.
Horatio N. Gardner,
Joseph T. Hartt,
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