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EXPENSES, &c.
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Receipts of the Treasurer of Scituate, from all sources, from March 1st, 1847, to March 1st, 1848.
By flat notes, from former treasurer, -
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$59 01
" cash, 66 - -
3 31
" taxes outstanding on former bills, - -
392 27
" cash of George P. Fogg, for school books, -
8 00
" interest on flat note, -
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2 24
" notes, 31 30; cash, 13 41; (for hire of flats, 1847,) -
44 71
" interest on flat note, - -
81
" cash of C. J. B. Waters, for a pedler's license, -
10 00
66 of state treasurer, for state paupers, -
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61 20
66 66 of state treasurer, school fund, -
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174 47
66 66 of G. P. Fogg, for school books, - -
4 00
66 of E. Brooks, for grass, - -
35
66 assessment of taxes for 1847, - -
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- 6865 18
“ cash of Wm. P. Allen, for school books, -
45 18
of Wm. S. Gilbert, for a pedler's license, - 10 00
" interest on flat note, -
42
66 66 -
1 02
66 66 66 -
1 36
65 cash of Jabez Keep, for pedler's license, -
10 00
" " of David Moos, " 66
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10 00
interest on flat note, -
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$7706 31
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the town of Scituate respectfully submit the following report, showing the expenses, &c. of said town for the year ending March 1st, 1848 :-
Town-Dr.
Cash paid town officers, - - - - - $176 50
66 contingent expenses of the town, - 106 65 Discount on taxes of 1846, (as by vote of town,) . - 132 38
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2 80
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Cash paid on roads and bridges, - -
- - $243 78 " removing snow, - -
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50 25
Abatement of taxes, -
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56 91
Supplies to paupers out of the almshouse, -
158 56
Pauper bills paid other cities and towns, - -
155 34
Repairs of almshouse, - -
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143 37
School books and stationary, -
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- 108 70 -
Almshouse Establishment-Dr.
To provisions, &c. on hand, March 1st, 1847, -
- 650 19
" beef purchased, - - -
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216 63
" pine and hard wood, - -
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270 63
" corn, 168 15; rye, 66 74 ; potatoes, 17 30, -
252 19
" overstints paid, - -
- 19 50
" contingencies, including master's salary, -
$2245 89
Almshouse Establishment-Cr.
By provisions, &c. on hand, March 1st, 1848, -
" cash due for state paupers,
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45 00
66 66 Lois Bates's board, six months, - -
26 00
" accounts unsettled, - -
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3 91
" articles sold from the almshouse, -
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81 26
" board and clothing 28 persons, at 88 cts. and a fraction per week, '- - 1283 95
$2245 89
Amount of town and county taxes assessed for 1847, 6731 25
Highway arrears for 1846, - - - -
80 19
School books charged in the tax, -
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- 53 72
Hire of town flats for 1847, - -
- 43 37
Town orders, (exclusive of school orders,) drawn from March 1st, 1847, to March 1st, 1848, - -
- 2751 51
County tax for 1847, -
- - 986 97
School money drawn, March 1st, 1848, - - - 2038 75
66 undrawn, “ 66 66
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- 1256 03
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- 836 75
- 805 77
Respecting the expenses of roads and bridges the last year, we would state, that, out of the $243 78 expended, $127 87 was paid for
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extra work ordered by the several surveyors of highways of the town on their own responsibility.
The selectmen, after consulting with the committee chosen to settle with the treasurer, report the following as the standing of the financial affairs of the town :-
Town of Scituate-Dr.
School money undrawn, - - - $1256 03 -
Orders outstanding, March 1st, 1848, -
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- 256 56
Paul Litchfield's order and interest, -
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- 212
County tax unpaid, - - 236 97
Supposed due for school books, -
- 50 06
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$2001 62
Cr .- By moneys to be received as follows :
For outstanding taxes, - - $983 01
" flat notes outstanding, - - -
34 90
" probable amount of school fund, and for
state paupers, - - - -
200 00
Cash in treasury, -
- - - 366 75
1584 66
Balance against the town, $416 96
The note held by the heirs of Loring Jacobs has been paid, amount- ing, with interest, to $1051 66.
It will be seen by this, that, should the town raise the same sum as last year, the debts of the town can all be paid, and probably a small surplus remain.
SCITUATE, March 4th, 1848.
JOHN B. TURNER, EBEN'R STETSON, CHARLES VINAL, Selectmen of Scituate.
The above report was made to the town at the adjournment of the annual March meeting, on the first Monday in April, 1847, accompa- nied with avouchers and papers to explain, in detail, the whole or any part thereof.
After consideration, the town voted to recommit said report to the selectmen, with instructions to make a detailed report of the expenses of the town, and cause seven hundred and fifty copies of the same, in- cluding also the tax of every inhabitant of said town, to be printed for distribution.
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Appropriations and Expenditures for Schools in Scituate, from April 10th,* 1847, to April 10th, 1848. District No. 1-No. of Scholars, 73. Average attendance-Summer term, 39; Winter term, 40. Eli Curtis, Jr., Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated, $208 39
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DR. To amount carried to the Union School, .
88 46
" paid Mary D. James, for teaching, 39 weeks, at 2.75 per week, 107 25
" Prouty & Jenkins, for wood and sundries, 18 00
213 71
Overdrawn, 5 32
District No. 2-No. of Scholars, 63. Average attendance-Summer, 30; Winter, 47. Thomas Clapp, 3d, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated,
187 09
Balance from last year, 6 67
193 76
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DR. Paid Mercy T. Cole, for teaching, 22 weeks, at 3.50 per week, 77 00
" Wm. P. Allen, do., 3 months, at 35.00 per month, 105 00
" Henry Clapp, for wood, cutting, &c. .
14 93
196 93
Overdrawn, 3 17
District No. 3-No. of Scholars, 35. Average attendance-Summer, 26 ; Winter, 27. Shadrach B. Merritt, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated,
127 45
Balance from last year, 12 08
139 53
DR. Paid Sophia Pratt, for teaching, 17 weeks, at 3.00 per week, 51 00
" Chas. E. Fogg, for do., 3 months, at 18.00 per month, 54 00
" S. B. Merritt, for wood and sundries, . 6 34
S. B. Merritt, boarding the schoolmaster, 24 00
135 34
Undrawn, 4 19
* Taken from this time instead of March 1st, as more suitable for the commencement of the school year.
District No. 4-No. of Scholars, 47. Average attendance-Summer, 26 ; Winter, 40. Paul B. Merritt, Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated,
$ 153 01
Balance from last year, 2 53
155 54
DR. Paid Julia T. Beal, for teaching, 17 weeks, at 2.25 per week, 38 25
66 Perez Turner, 2d, for do., 11 weeks, at 25.00 per month, 68 75
Paul B. Merritt, for wood, furniture, &c. 10 00
Paul B. Merritt, for cash paid for teacher's board, &c. 36 29
153 29
Undrawn, 2 25
District No. 5-No. of Scholars, 49. Average attendance-Summer, 39 ; Winter, 39. Cushing O. Ellms, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated, Balance from last year,
157 27
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157 86
DR. Paid Emily Torrey, for teaching, 14 wecks, at 2.25 per week, 31 50
Cyrus T. Tucker, for do., 113 weeks, at 27.00 per month, 77 62
“ Samuel Litchfield, for boarding schoolmistress, . 18 12 ·
Cushing O. Ellms, for wood, cutting, furniture, &c. ·
12 47
Henry Damon, for boarding schoolmaster, 18 15 ·
157 86
District No. 6-No. of Scholars, 57. Average attendance-Summer, 36; Winter, 46. Amos H. Tilden, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated, 174 31 Balance from last year, 1 19
175 50 . . .
DR. Paid Adeline Hatch, for teaching, 5 months, at 16.00 per mo. 80 00
Henry Hurd, for do., 42 weeks, at 18.00 per month, 21 38-
Elias R. Mungo, for do., 5} weeks, 49 08.
66 Joshua James, for boarding schoolmaster, ·
10 00
66 Wm. James, for wood, . 5 00
66 Sam'l A. Turner and A. H. Tilden, for wood, cutting, &c. 9 75
175 21
Undrawn,
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District No. 7-No. of Scholars, 57. Average attendance-Summer, 35 ; Winter, 32. Samuel Tolman, Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated, $ 174 31 Balance from last year, 4 72
179 03
DR. Paid Loisa Clark, for teaching, 20 weeks, at 3.00 per week, . 60 00
66 16 weeks, at 4.00 per week, 64 00
Polly B. Talbot, for teaching,
18 00
Samuel Tolman, for wood, furniture, &c. 9 89
Wm. Kender, cutting wood, ·
2 80
154 69
Undrawn,
24 34
District No. 8-No. of Scholars, 28. Average attendance-Summer, 17; Winter, 23. Abial Turner, Prudential Committee.
112 54
CR. By amount appropriated, Balance from last year,
4 73
117 27
DR. Paid Mary T. Briggs, for teaching, 15 weeks, at 2.00 per wk. 30 00
66 James T. Richards, for do., 4 months, at 20.00 per mo. 80 00
Abial Turner, for wood, furniture, &c. . 7 27
117 27
District No. 9-No. of Scholars, 47. Average attendance-Summer, 35 ; Winter, 42. George Damon, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated,
153 01
Balance from last year, 1 73
154 74
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DR. Paid Mercy Kelley, for teaching, weeks, at , · 32 00
Susannah H. Harris, for teaching, 4 weeks, at 2.00 per wk. 8 00
Wm. H. Stetson, for do., 32 months, at 20.00 per month, 75 00
66 for 6 days' board, 1 50
Nath'l Clapp, for boarding teacher, wood, &c. 28 50
George Damon, for wood, cutting, &c. . 8 25
153 25
1 49
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Undrawn,
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District No. 10-No. of Scholars, 68. Average attendance-Summer, 35; Winter, 49. James House, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount of appropriation, Balance from last year,
$ 197 74
31 74
229 48
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DR. Paid Ellen M. White, for teaching, 6 months, at 10.00 per mo. 60 00
Caleb C. Thomas, for do., 3 months and 22 days, at 25.00 per month, 97 92
James House, for boarding teacher, wood, furniture, &c. 44 74
66 for boarding schoolmaster, 26 75
229 41
Undrawn,
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District No. 11-No. of Scholars, 40. Average attendance-Summer, 26 ; Winter, 23. Joseph Stockbridge; Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated,
138 10
Balance from last year,
3 81
141 91
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DR. Paid Julia Merritt, for teaching, 22 weeks, at 3.00 per week,
66 00
" Joseph H. Ellms, for do., 3 months, at 21.67 per month, 65 01
" Joseph Stockbridge, wood, cutting, &c. . 9 35
140 36
Undrawn, 1 55
District No. 12-No. of Scholars, 50. Average attendance-Summer, 27; Winter, 37. Charles Damon, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated,
159 40
Balance from last year,
4 57
163 97
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DR. Paid Julia Hatch, for teaching, 18 weeks, at 3.00 per week, . 54 00
Wm. F. Howe, for do., months, 99 00
Charles Damon, for wood, &c. . 7 50
160 50
Undrawn,
3 47
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District No. 13-No. of Scholars, 34. Average attendance-Summer, 17 ; Winter, 21. Paul Mott, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated, $ 125 32
Balance from last year, .
1 53
126 85
DR. Paid Lydia N. Cousins, for teaching, 20 weeks, at 1.75 per wk. 35 00
66 66 14 weeks, at 5.00 per wk. 70 00
66 Paul Mott, for wood, cutting, &c. 10 57
John B. Turner, for wood, and cutting, 7 00
122 57
Undrawn, 4 28
District No. 14-No. of Scholars, 61. Average attendance-Summer, 52; Winter, 62. Joseph I. Litchfield, Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated, 182 83
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DR. Paid Sarah J. Hatch, for teaching, 20 weeks, at 2.75 per wk. 55 00
Micajah Malbon, for do., 3 months, at 20.00 per month, 60 00
Anson Robbins, boarding teacher, and wood, 28 50
Joseph Pocorny, for boarding teacher, 32 50
176 00
Undrawn, 6 83
District No. 15-No. of Scholars, 94. Average attendance-Summer, 48; Winter, 48. Moody B. Whiting, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated, .
253 12
Balance from last year, .
2 37
255 49
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DR. To amount carried to the Union School, 107 44
Paid Harriet C. Curtis, for teaching, 31 weeks, at 3.00 per wk. 93 00
66 8 weeks, at 3.50 per wk. 28 00
" Hannah L. Manson, for teaching, 7 00
M. B. Whiting, cash for wood and cutting, 20 00
255 44
Undrawn,
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District No. 16-No. of Scholars, 36. Average attendance-Summer, 14; Winter, 33. Joseph Bailey, Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated, $ 129 58
Balance from last year, .
7 64
137 22
DR. Paid Sarah T. Bailey, for teaching, 13 weeks, at 2.25 per wk. 29 25
" Geo. C. Lee, for do., 13 wks. 2 days, at 29.00 per month, 96 89
126 14
Undrawn, 11 08
District No. 17-No. of Scholars, 35. Average attendance-Summer, 18; Winter, 19. J. Otis Ellms, Prudential Committee. CR. By amount appropriated, 127 45
DR. To amount carried to Union School, 54 10
Paid Esther Cole, for teaching, 23 weeks, at 2.00 per week, . 46 00
66 66 66 3 months, at 8.00 per month, 24 00
124 10
Undrawn, 3 35
District No. 18-No. of Scholars, 36. Average attendance-Summer, 27 ; Winter, 22. Thomas Jones, Prudential Committee.
Cn. By amount appropriated,
129 58
Balance from last year,
14 71
144 29
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DR. Paid Antoinett Clapp, for teaching, 15 weeks, at 2.50 per wk. 38 00
Lucinda W. Gross, for do., 6 weeks, at 2.00 per week, 12 00
66 James Southworth, for do., 23 months, at 22.00 per mo. 57 00
66 Thomas Jones, for wood, cutting, &c. 12 43 ·
66 Allen Clapp, 2d, for wood, .
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24 86
144 29
District No. 19-No. of Scholars, 42. Average attendance-Summer, 22; Winter, 30. James L. Merritt, Jr., Prudential Committee.
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CR. By amount appropriated, Balance from last year, . 1 36
. $ 142 36
143 72
DR. Paid Mary L. Litchfield, for teaching, 4 wks., at 4.00 per wk. 16 00 66 66 66 15 " at 3.75 per wk. 56 25
66 12} " at 5.00 per wk. 62 50
J. L. Merritt, Jr., for wood, cutting, furniture, &c. 8 85
143 60
Undrawn, 0 12
District No. 20-No. of Scholars, 41. Average attendance-Summer, 23; Winter, 34. Marshall Litchfield, Prudential Committee.
CR. By amount appropriated, 140 23
Balance from last year,
32 15
172 38
DR. Paid Abby N. Bates, for teaching, 5 weeks, at 1.50 per week, 7 50
Mary Turner, for do., 16 weeks, at 1.25 per week, 20 00
66 Ruel W. Ware, do., 4 months, at 27.00 per month, 108 00
Thomas Litchfield, for boarding teacher, 26 25
66 Marshall Litchfield, for wood, &c. 10 63
172 38
Union School.
Average attendance-Summer, 63; Winter, 73.
CR. By amount from District No. 1, 88 46 ·
66
No. 15, 107 44
66 66 60 No. 17, .
54 10
250 00
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DR. Paid Paul B. Merritt, for teaching, 2 months, at 35.00 per mo. 70 00 66 66 3} mos., at 36.00 per mo. 126 00
· Prouty & Jenkins, for wood, 14 75
" Eli Curtis, for fuel, 5 00 ·
215 75
Undrawn, 34 25
School money divided-one third on district, and two thirds on children from 4 to 16 years of age in each district.
Whole No. of children from 4 to 16 years in the town, . 993
School money raised by the town, · $ 3000 00
Received from the State treasury, .
174 47
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TOWN EXPENDITURES-1847-8. Town Officers.
Paid Lemuel C. Waterman, services as school committee, .
$3 00
Wm. O. Moseley,
66
66
10 00
Daniel Wight, Jr. 66
25 00
" Thomas Conant, 66 66 17 00 60 .
16 00
John B. Turner, services as selectman, assessor, &c. . 34 00
68 Charles Vinal,
37 50
Eben'r Stetson,
66
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Roads and Bridges.
Paid Jacob Vinal, surveyor, district No. 10, 4 days' work, 4.00 ; oxen and cart, § day, 1.00, 5 00
66 Thomas M. Hatch, surveyor, 10 days' labor in 8th district, 10 00
Turner Litchfield, surveyor, 10 days' labor in 6th district, 10 00
Joseph Stockbridge, surveyor, 10 days' labor in 34th district, 10 00
66 Cushing Litchfield, (allowed by the town,) for gravel, 2 00
Hervey H. Jenkins, surveyor, 1 day and 3 hours, 1.30; Perez Pincin, 1.67 ; John Cushing, .35, in 21st district, 3 32
66 James Cudworth, for gravel, (allowed by the town,) . ·
1 50
66 James Waterman, for land to widen the road, 7 rods, 5 25
66 66 1 60
66 for removing 16 rods of fence, at .10 per rod,
2 47
66
Luther Howland, for land, 1.50 ; removing fence, 9} rods, .97, Abner Stetson, for 65 feet logs for a bridge, 4.22 ; 4 days' la- bor, 3 days' oxen, 6.25, (repairs of bridge near Church Hill,) 10 47 Luther Howland, 63 days' work, 6.50 ; oxen, 1 day, .75 ; 2 cov- ering stones, .50; use of tackle-fall, .50; cash to E. W. Pratt, for 23 days' work, 2.50 ; cash to A. Palmer, 53 days' work, 5.50, (repairs of bridge near Church Hill,) 16 25
3 00
66 Elisha James, for 88 large rails for Stockbridge's mill-dam, .
7 78
Bailey Vinal, railing,
66
3 00
66 Elijah Clapp, railing and iron work, 66 . 3 00 .
Joseph Northey, labor,
66 David Torrey, for 102 loads of gravel, at .05, ·
5 10
66 Samuel Foster, 2 bridge-stones, in 35th district, 2 00
66 Seth Thomas, Jr., 3 days' work, himself and oxen, in 21st dist. 6 00
66 Seth Thomas, 3 days' work, himself and cart, 4 00
66 N'1 Cushing, 2 days. himself and son, blowing rocks in 5th dist. 6 00
66 60 drills and sharpening, 1 36
66 66 damage to hammer, .25; powder, .68, . .
93
66 Elijah Marble, surveyor, for team in 11th district, ·
4 75
Lee & Studley, 13 days' work, repairing bridge at W. Bailey's, 2 25
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J. M. Underwood, 66 66
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34 00
176 50
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Joseph Northey, repair of bridge at George Moor's swamp, .
66
3 62
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PAID
Lee & Studley, carting lumber from Hingham, $1 50
D. Cushing, 602 ft. spruce plank, 7.22 ; 214 ft. pine timber, 3.00, (bridge at W. Bailey's,) 10 22
J. V. Bailey, work and stock, railing bridge near Thos. Gannett's, . 1 25 Wm. Damon, 4 days' work on road in 21st district, . 4 00
Israel Damon, 5 days' work 66 ·
5 00
Turner Hatch, for gravel, 3 72 .
Martin Lincoln, railing bridge near Wallis', 7 12
Beal & Vinal, timber for railing bridge at the Harbor,
4 85
Bailey Vinal, railing
66 2 66
Thomas Man, "
66 66
2 66
Sceva Chandler, "
66
2 00
bolts and spikes, 5} lbs. 66
51
66 66 dogs and nails, 234 lbs. 66
1 88
66 damage on a crowbar, 66
25
Ichabod Cook, 11 rods of land to widen road,
5. 50
Seth H. Vinal, for removing rocks, &c. in back roads in 25th district, and 2 days' work on road, 8 12
Allen Farrow, for 3 days' work, 3.00; oxen, 3 days, 2.00; 4 days' work hired, 4.00 ; gave for stones, 1.00, (on bridge at E. R. Mungo's,) ·
10 00
Hubbard Litchfield, 3 days' work, L. Litchfield, 13 days, (on do.) . 4 50
Tho's Vinal, 23 days' work splitting stones, 4.13 ; lot of split stones, .50, (on do.) 4 63
Daniel Damon, for 12 days' work in 26th district, ·
10 00
Nath'l Clapp, 13 days' work, (man, oxen, and cart,) in 17th district, 3 75
Henry Merritt, surveyor, 10 days' work in 18th district, 10 00
Liba Litchfield, surveyor, work in 34th district, 9 39
Paul Clapp, blowing rocks in 25th district, . 1 87
243 78
Paid Surveyors of Highways for removing snow, winter of 1846-7.
John Collamore, district No. 33, 96 Enoch Cole, dist. No. 4, 1 44
Josiah Damon, No. 37, .60 Turner Litchfield, " No. 6, 9 60
David Briggs, 66 No. 19, 4 56 James N. Sparrell, " No. 17, 1 29
Joseph Northey, No. 15, 1 20
Tho's M. Hatch, " No. 8, 3 12
Sumner Litchfield, " No. 12, 72
Joshua Doane, 66 No. 5,13 92
50 25
Jacob Vinal, No. 10, 12 84
Contingencies.
Discount on taxes of 1846, ordered by the town, . 132 38 . Beal & Vinal, for lumber delivered to a committee of the town for Lemuel Nash, 12 72
75
Seth Webb, for posts, 66
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PAID
Nath'l Clapp, warning in 44 town officers,
$4 40
letting out town flats, &c. 1 45
returning births and deaths, 5 00
2 50
Paul Litchfield, for money lost, (ordered by town,)
20 00
S. Bellervitt, taking school census in 4 districts,
4 00
Wm. Damon, care of town-house, .
7 50
John Beal, postage,
2 84
Edwin Spaulding, for use of 3d Cliff road,
5 00
Chas. D. Bishop, returning deaths, . 1 05
Josiah Cushing, town clerk, for postage, 1 00 recording 195 births and 48 deaths, 19 44
Frederick Hammond, returning deaths,
1 25
School Books.
Walter Foster, treasurer, cash paid James Loring,
100 00
Elijah Peirce, .
3 15
George P. Fogg, 5.42 ; freight of books, .13,
5 55
108 70
DR. Almshouse Establishment.
John E. Corthell, for beef and veal at sundry times,
45 80
Andrew Jacobs, for 23464 lbs. of beef, 129 04 ·
Albion Turner, 866 lbs. of beef, 47 63
11 67
Elijah Cudworth, for 202 feet of maple wood, . 4 feet oak wood, . 2 37 ·
82 63 .
Albion Turner, for 16 cords oak wood, 37 feet pine blocks, .
11 56 .
. Abiel Farrow, for 233 feet oak wood, 13 95
Turner Hatch, 20 feet pine wood, .
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6 25
Theodore Turner, 16 feet pine wood,
5 00
Wm. James, 3 cords pine wood 9.00 ; 2} bushels potatoes, 1.50,
10 50
Elisha Foster, 32 cords pine wood, .
11 25
Samuel C. Cudworth, 6 cords pine wood,
18 00
Lemuel Jacobs, 3 cords pine wood, .
. 8 25
Nath'l Clapp, 5 cords pine wood,
15 00 .
Daniel Foster, 1 cord oak wood,
5 25
Rufus Litchfield, 23 feet pine wood,
. 8 62
George A. Robbins, for 153 feet maple wood, 9 20 .
Eben'r Stetson, 30 feet oak wood, 19.69 ; 4 feet maple, 2.37, ·
22 06
Nath'l Brooks, 35} feet maple wood,
21 07
Amon Robbins, for 37 lbs. rye meal, .80 ; 2 bbls. apples, 3.00, 3 80
¿ bushel apples, .17; 2 cords hard wood, 9.50, . 9 67
horse and wagon,
37
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Walter Foster, treasurer, blank book for records, printing report of school committee,
18 50
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239 03
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PAID
John E. Corthell, for shoats, 224 lbs. at 7 cts. per lb. . $ 15 68
Nath'l Turner, 2d, 112 bushels of corn, ·
10 92
Eben'r Stetson, 6 bushels rye, 9 00 .
Nath'l Clapp, 16 bushels rye, 16 00
Albion Turner, 4 bushels rye, 4.40 ; barrel of beans, 6.53, ·
10 93
Josiah Cushing, 1 bushel rye, 1 00
Prouty & Jenkins, 4 bushels corn, 4.00 ; 4 bushels corn meal, 4.00, 8 00
4 bushels rye, 4.00 ; 2 casks lime, 2.00 ; 127 lbs. fish, 4.45, 10 45 Elijah Clapp, for 1} bushels potatoes, 93
Henry Clapp-from March 13 to September 18, 1847 :-
for cloth cap, .84 ; 73 bushels rye, 7.50, . 8 34
10 bush. corn, 10.80 ; 454 lbs. cheese, 4.30 ; 61 lbs. butter, 11.59, 26 69
143 lbs. tobacco, 1.81; 1 bush. beans, 1.75; 50} lbs. fish, 1.52, 5 08
1 bbl. flour, 8.50 ; I peck herd's-grass seed, .81, 9 31
12 lbs. clover seed, 1.32 ; 38} yds. cotton sheeting, 3.44, 4 76
1 bag salt, .25 ; 3 oz. nutmegs, .38 ; 1 quart peas, .12, . 75
2 bush. corn, 2.12 ; 2 bush. rye, 2.34 ; 14 bush. corn, 18.20, 22.66
6 bush. meal, 6.75 ; 8 bush. corn, 8.64 ; 2 rolls tape, .09, 15 48
3 pks. 2 qts. beans, 1.62 ; 25 lbs. fish, .75 ; 22} lbs. butter, 4.50, 6 87
6 bush. corn, 4.80 ; 4 bush. rye, 4.50 ; 234 lbs. cheese, 2.33, 11 63
1 bbl. flour, 6 50
Albion Turner, for man and oxen ploughing one day, 2 00
12 bush. potatoes, 6.00 ; freight bill paid, 2.00,. . ·
8 00
10 bush. potatoes, delivered from Aug. Ist to Sept. Ist, . 7 50
Bought, by order of overseers, at Boston and Hingham :
20 bush. corn meal, 16.00; 6 bush. rye meal, 6.00; cheese, 8.18, 30 18
beans, 6.54 ; chocolate, 3.12; 30 bush. corn, 24.00, 33 66
carting from Hingham, 3.36 ; cost of purchasing goods at sundry times, 2.00, 5 36
50 bush. corn, 45.00; carting from Hingham, 3.36, 48 36
· 2 quintals codfish, 6.25 ; freight on do., .50, 6 75
Nash & Callender, for merchandise, 4.13 ; box chocolate, 4.25, 8 38
1 hhd. molasses, 124 gals. at 23 cts., 28.52; chest tea, 78 lbs. at 25 cts., 19.50 ; trucking, .37, . 48 39
1 hhd. molasses, 117 gals. at 22 cts., 25.74; chest tea, 90 lbs. at 28 cts., 20.70 ; trucking, .33, . ·
46 77
bbl. beans, 6.53 ; carting 50 bush. corn from Hingham, 3.00, · 9 53
2 bushels beans, 3 50
George P. Fogg-delivered from March 26th to Nov. 27th, 1847 :-
for 20 lbs. cheese, 1.53; biscuit, .25 ; 3 lbs. chocolate, .42, 2 20
32 gals. molasses, 8.96 ; 14 lbs. flour, .55; tobacco, .40, ·
9 91
6 lbs. chocolate, .84 ; 2 bush. rye, 2.10; 3 lbs. coffee, .30, 3 24
28 lbs. flour, 1.13; 10 lbs. sugar, 1.00 ; biscuit, .17, 2 30
bbl. flour, 7.56 ; cream tartar, .13 ; cheese, .67, . 8 36
2 bush. rye, 2.10 ; 4 lbs. chocolate, .56; 12} lbs. cheese, 1.26, 3 92
17
PAID
bowls, 42 ; eggs, 12; saleratus, 8 ; 4 bush. corn, 4.32, . $4 94
1 lb. saleratus, 8 ; 1 1b. cocoa, 22 ; 1 lb. cream tartar, 24, 54 chocolate, 10; wicking, 3; 1 lb. coffee, 10 ; 2 lbs. chocolate, 28, 51
2 lbs. sugar, 20 ; 23 lbs. chocolate, 3.32 ; 1 qt. oil, 19, 3 71
thread, 16 ; cotton, 10; calico, 13 ; 5 bowls, 50, 89
2 yds. ticking, 50 ; 4} lbs. sugar, 45 ; knives and forks, 1.00, 1 95
oil, 17 ; pepper, 13; corn, 4.00 ; pins, 7, 4 67
3 1b. cr. tartar, 14 ; garden seeds, 32 ; yarn, 1.89 ; biscuit, 20, 2 55
24 yds. calico, 2.64 ; 6 lbs. sugar, 51 ; thread, 34; tape, 4, 3 73
-, 12 ; 5 lbs. sugar, 45 ; oil and needles, 14 ; 6 lbs. sugar, 51, 1 22
wicking, 9 ; meal, 1.20 ; 8 lbs. sugar, 74 ; 2 pair shoes, 1.38, ·
3 32
2 lbs. soap, 16 ; 3 gals. vinegar, 48 ; 1 lb. cream tartar, 28, 92
1 gal. vinegar, 16 ; cambric, 26 ; } 1b. nutmegs, 40; cotton, 3, . 85
8 lbs. tobacco, 1.00; 3} cords wood, 15.15, 16 15
¿ doz. eggs, 8; 1 oz. thread, 9; 2 lbs. nails, 12; gal. vinegar, 16, 45
2 pair shoes, 2.25 ; 1 lb. yarn, 1.00 ; 2 pair shoes, 1.25; 15 lbs. butter, 3.45, 7 95
1 lb. sulphur, 12 ; pair shoes, 1.08 ; doz. plates, 54, ·
1 74
Beal & Vinal, 1 bbl. No. 1 mackerel, 8.50 ; 2 hhds. salt, 5.50, ·
14 00
1 bbl. mackerel, 7 25
Drs. James, Thomas, and Underwood, med. attendance at almshouse, 18 75
Dr. Thomas, for a truss for a pauper, 3 12
Elisha James, for potatoes, 62
James Damon, shoats, 525 lbs. 33 40 .
Abiel Turner, for butter, delivered from June, 1847, to Jan., 1848-
31 lbs. at 20, 6.20 ; 543 lbs. at 22, 11.99 ; 34 lbs. at 23, 7.82, 26 01
4 20 Josiah Cushing, for team work at sundry times, 33} hours, ·
Anson Robbins, for whetting woodsaw four times, . 50
34 bush. barley, 3.50 ; horse and wagon twice to the harbor, 1.25, 5 25
Luther Prouty, for freight of molasses, flour, beans, &c. ·
3 24
Dimmick Bowker, for 7 bush. rye, 7.00; 1} bush. potatoes, 75, ·
7 75
Franklin Damon, 12 yds. duck, 2.40; 18 yds., 5.40; making 4 sacks, 1.20,
9 00
Geo. H. Torrey, 1 pr. shoes, 65; 62 lbs. cheese, 72 ; pr. boots, 1.75, green jacket, 1 50 ·
3 12
Rachel Cushing, for pasturing 2 cows, .
10 00
George A. Robbins, for wagon to cart hay, . .
1 50
Luther Damon, for mending shoes, from April, 1847, to March, 1848,
4 41
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