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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE,
FOR THE
Financial Year ending feb. 1, 1875.
WITH THE
REPORTS OF TOWN TREASURER AND TOWN CLERK.
BOSTON : PRINTED BY J. FRANK. FARMER, 21 SCHOOL, AND 75 DEVONSHIRE STREET, 1875.
Ref. 917. 448
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, held on Monday, March 2d, 1874,
Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to publish a statement of the financial affairs of the Town in the month of February next.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the follow- ing purposes for the ensuing year : -
For Removing Snow $700 00
" Incidentals for Schools
200 00
Repairs of Public Buildings 300 00
Support of the Poor
1,800 00
" Repairs of Roads and Bridges
2,500 00
Town Officers .
600 00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
150 00
Collection of Taxes and Discount
350 00
Interest on Ordinary Debt
1,400 00
Interest on Railroad Debt
5,250 00
66 Miscellaneous . 300 00
66 Support of Schools .
3,850 00
66 Decoration Day
100 00
$17,900 00
JAMES L. MERRITT,
Town Clerk.
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" Abatement of Taxes
400 00
REPORT.
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Scituate respectfully submit the following report, showing the expenditures and receipts of the town from February 1st, 1874, to February 1st, 1875, and its financial condition at the date last named.
During that time the Selectmen have drawn orders upon the Town Treasurer for the purposes and to the amounts named in the following statement of expenditures : -
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES.
Object of Expenditure.
Expense of Expense of 1873, 74. 1874, 75.
Totals.
Removing Snow
$150 00
$143 07
$293 07
Support of Schools
1,055 88
3,008 57
4,064 45
Incidentals for Schools
239 13
239 13
Support of the Poor .
75 00
1,960 78
2,035 78
Repairs of Roads and Bridges
2,372 91
2,372 91
Repairs of Public Buildings
441 37
441 37
Town Officers .
50 00
605 75
655 75
Printing, Stationery and Postage
206 14
206 14
Abatement of Taxes .
546 09
546 09
State Aid
1,014 50
1,014 50
Miscellaneous
224 51
224 51
Repairs of Road to Glades
226 58
226 58
Improvement on Grove street
224 00
224 00
Repairs on Mt. Vernon street
76 10
76 10
Repairs on roof of Town Hall
243 33
243 33
Decoration Day
100 00
100 00
Total amount of orders drawn .
. $1,330 88 $11,632 83 $12,963 71
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Statement of the Expenses of the Town from Feb. 1st, 1874, to Feb. Ist, 1875, and payments to whom made.
REMOVING SNOW.
Amount of orders drawn,
$293 07
Payments : -
Allen Farrow, $6 00
Homer Studley, $3 50
Rufus Clapp,
1 50
Charles Damon, 3 00
J. M. Damon, 6 00 Elias Carr, 1.5 00
Sumner Litchfield, 10 61
George Randall,
8 00
Kilburn B. Merritt,
18 61
Rufus Curtis, 2 50
Harvey Curtis, 60 25
Patrick Kane, 7 36
Stephen Litchfield,
28 50
Albert K. Briggs,
2 12
John B. Damon,
93 00
B. W. Briggs,
3 87
Harvey D. Northey,
1 50
Augustus Cole,
20 00
Israel Nichols, 1 75
Amount paid, $293 07
Deduct amount due January, 1874,
150 00
Total expense for the year,
$143 07
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
The following statement is intended to include all the ex- penses, including the Winter Term, ending in February : - Amount of orders drawn,
Add amount due teachers for Winter Term, 1,147 99
$3,008 57
Total expense for the year, $4,156 56
Deduct amount of Dog License Fund of 1874-75,
135 89
Net cost, $4,020 67
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SALARIES OF TEACHERS PAID AND DUE.
Schools.
Names of Teachers.
Paid.
Due in February.
Amount for each School.
Brook street,
Annie M. Vinal,
$138 89
$61 11
$200 00
S. Main street,
Ella B. Clapp,
138 88
61 12
200 00
N. Main street,
Emma S. Lee,
156 25
68 75
225 00
Grove street,
Lucy A. Clapp,
138 88
61 12
200 00
High street,
Rilla Johnston,
138 87
86 13
225 00
Beach street,
Edith E. Stoddard,
138 88
61 12
200 00
Common street,
Flora Young, w.
75 00
68 75
225 00
Willow street,
Alice P. Farrow,
138 89
61 11
200 00
Central street,
§ Georgia A. Tilden,
156 25
68 75
225 00
Charles street,
Lizzie Merritt,
138 89
61 11
200 00
High School,
¿ C. F. Kendall,
266 66
244 46
800 00
East Grammar,
Sarah L. Young,
277 77
122 23
400 00
West Grammar,
Emeline Briggs,
122 23
400 00
Amounts;
$2,552 01
$1,147 99
$3,700 00
FUEL AND PREPARATION.
Darius Harrub,
$1 50
David W. Totman,
$37 00
Joseph W. Morris,
3 75
Marshall Litchfield,
16 00
Munroe Merritt,
2 40
Litchfield Bros., 29 25
G. W. Merritt,
3 00
H. A. Scaverns & Co.,
3 00
N. J. Vinal,
41 75
Allen Farrow,
70 00
David L. Studley,
30 00
Wm. L. Kennard,
2 00
Enoch Cole,
20 00
E. H. Bonney,
66 41
C. A. A. Andrews,
33 50
Joseph Litchfield,
7 00
Amount,
$366 56
Amie F. Allen, 5
81 25
¿ Mary Perry,
S W. Washburn,
288 88
Abbie M. Vinal,
277 77
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MAKING FIRES AND CARE OF SCHOOL-ROOMS.
Wm. L. Kennard, $30 00
Edwin Young, $2 00
Edith Stoddard,
1 00
A. J. Waterman, 2 00
Frederick Sanborn, 2 00
Frank Litchfield, 5 00
George Nash,
20 00
Abby M. Vinal, 7 00
George Dalby,
2 00
George Vinal, 8 00
James Litchfield,
1 00
Everett Litchfield, 2 00
Virgil Damon,
2 00
Andrew Bates,
1 00
Stillman Litchfield,
2 00
J. W. Leach,
2 00
Otis Litchfield,
1 00
Amount, $90 00
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense, $239 13
FOR FURNITURE, ETC.
John W. Bailey, $2 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., $31 02
American Tablet Co., 4 50
J. W. Ross, 3 06
W. O. Haskell & Son, 49 18
N. P. Gilman, 14 00
H. L. Collamore, 45 00
A. J. Waterman, 66 26
John W . Bailey & Co., 1 00
Wm. P. Allen,
6 87
Benjamin Brown, 2 24
Amount, $225 13
USE OF WELLS.
Sumner Litchfield,
$2 00
Polly Hammond,
$2 00
Bennett D. Studley,
2 00
Lucy Vinal,
2 00
Lewis Brown,
2 00
Ruth Stevens,
2 00
Frederick Cushing,
2 00
Amount, $14 00
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SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Amount of orders drawn, $1,960 78
Due Taunton Hospital for board of one
pauper from Jan. 1st, 1875, $15 50
Due Worcester Hospital for board of one pauper from Jan. 1st, 1875, 15 50
Due State workhouse for board of one pauper from Jan. 1st, 1875, 4 00
35 00
Total expense, $1,995 .78
From this should be deducted the following : -
Amount due from Hingham for board of Mary Sprague one year, to Feb. 1st, 1875, $104 00
Amount due from Malden for supplies to John W. Pierce, 54 00
Amount received from the State for John
and Antoine Silvia and Mrs. Gomers, 37 48
Amount due from Boston for assistance
rendered Mrs. Edward Spurr, 28 00
223 48
Net expense,
$1,772 30
PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE OF EACH.
Joseph Damon, $213 05 Mary Ellms, $188 69
Rebecca Brown, 252 50
Florence A. Otis, 185 96
Total, $840 20
PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE OF EACH.
Josiah Mann,
$48 24 John and Antone Syl-
Lemuel Nash
52 00
via, $25 48
Nahum Vinal,
68 25
Thomas F. Supple, 29 75
Seth S. Clapp,
130 00
Anne Supple, 47 88
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Melsar J. Ellms, 2d, $21 00
Mary Sprague,
$104 00
Mrs. Edward Spurr, 28 00 Mrs. Gomers, 23 50
Eveline Jenkins, 62 50 John W. Pierce, 54 00
Cornelia Taylor, 99 64 Martha Vinal,
6 50
Mrs. James Quinn, 146 45
Vagrants,
73 50
John Supple, 127 14
General expense, 7 75
Total,
$1,155 58
Payments : -
Benjamin Brown,
$59 50
Wm. P. Allen,
$192 45
Michael Dunn,
2 00
Mrs. Maddock,
12 50
Wm. C. Bailey,
30 00
John S. Taylor, 127 64
Rachel Stetson,
6 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 56 00
A. J. Bates, 6 74
Hubbard Litchfield, 5 00
Joseph W. Morris,
415 50
George Emerson, 3 75
Hosea V. Orcutt,
20 00
John Dalby, 10 00
Roland Turner,
17 26
Wm. H. Berry, jr., 130 00
Worcester Hospital, 170 46
Patrick Murphy, 125 57
Taunton Hospital,
197 55
Richard Supple, 20 00
E. A. Turner, 9 75
Davis Jenkins,
104 00
G. P. Pratt,
10 00
M. S. Litchfield & Co., 70 00
G. L. Newcomb,
13 00
Wm. F. Thayer,
3 48
Wm. H. Litchfield,
6 50
State of Mass., 17 00
Walter S. Torrey,
70 00
Turner Litchfield, 2 00
Joseph Gannett,
1 50
Thomas Tilden, 7 75
E. H. Bonney,
20 38
George H. Anderson, 17 50
Amount paid,
$1,960 78
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
At the annual meeting, held March 2d, 1874, William H. Litchfield, John M. Damon, and James L. Prouty were chosen Surveyors of Highways.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense,
$2,372 91
The following payments have been made for labor and material : -
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Kilburn B. Merritt,
$3 00
Israel Damon, $1 40
Rufus Clapp,
3 30
Joseph Damon, 16 64
Allen Farrow,
6 80
Noah B. Nichols, 5 10
Walter Harrub, 15 00
Israel H. Sherman, 3 25
Geo. M. Litchfield,
16 00
James S. Litchfield, 11 30
Cushing O. Ellms,
10 90
Luke G. Fitts, 6 00
Moses Jelloes,
20 80
Geo. W. Whitcomb, . 1 00
Daniel Johnson,
66 70
Wm. R. Damos, 1 00
James Sullivan,
19 00
Enoch Cole, 20 50
Thaddeus G. Hyland,
8 00
Frederic Cole, 5 00
Wm. O. Merritt,
51 45
Paul Webb, 5 00
Lincoln Damon,
19 00
Benjamin Stetson, 4 00
Laban E. Hyland,
8 00
B. W. Briggs, 5 00
Marsena Brown,
41 50
Lott S. Vinal, 3 00
Allen Merritt,
30 75
Rufus Curtis, 9 25
Abner S. Dalby,
1 00
T. Thorndike, 8 88
James A. Bailey,
9 00
E. A. J. Andrews, 2 00
Isaac Glines, 11 00
Henry T. Jackson, 4 40
David W. Totman,
45 40
Geo. W. Damon,
31 50
J. M. Damon,
147 00
Patrick Kane,
27 10
Charles H. Jackson,
80
Peter Murphy,
21 60
Edw. O. Farmer, .
12 50
Patrick Murphy,
12 80
Galen Watson,
3 00
Patrick Gammon,
31 20
Daniel Langdon,
3 50
Flora Driscoll,
29 43
John Brown, 4 80
Thomas Mann,
24 00
E. Foster Pierce,
42 64
Hosea Litchfield, 45 00
Munroe Merritt, 20 40
Charles Cottle, 42 20
Lorenzo Curtis,
70
Martin Burke, 5 60
James Clapp, 4 20
Daniel Broughton, 24 80
Warren Litchfield,
35 00
Thomas Patterson, 24 00
Charles M. Ferguson, 55 80
Edward Ward,
8 00
B. B. W. Litchfield, 45 50
Edward Cummins,
11 60
Edwin Lang, 2 00
Davis Jenkins,
30 50
Webster Litchfield,
16 50
Geo. Webb,
18 75
Charles Damon, 12 00
Richard Hoar, 8 00
William Damon,
4 70
Isaac Litchfield, 5 30
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Howard Litchfield, $1 60 Luroy Vinal, $9 00
Reuben Mann, 4 40
Marshall H. Litchfield, 2 00
James W. Tilden, 6 40
Wm. E. Hunt, 9 00
Frederick Hammond, 2 40
Stephen Litchfield, 25 70
Harvey Curtis, 46 32
Homer Studley, 6 60
Abner Litchfield, 9 00
James Dalby, 5 50
Frank Damon,
16 00
Charles Hardwick, 8 00
Seth Chandler, 6 25
Nathaniel Vinal, 3 50
Samuel H. Turner, 25 00
John Cushing, 6 00
E. Parker Welch, 36 20
Harvey W. Litchfield, 7 00
Ebenezer Bearce, 13 60
David Studley, 4 00
J. E. O. Prouty,
16 50
Lincoln Litchfield, 13 63
Perry L. Parker, 3 60
Wm. W. Gordack, 3 50
Isaac Packard, 5 60
Harvey Clapp, 6 00
Turner Litchfield, 28 50
H. A. Seaverns, 15 15
Horace Litchfield, 13 40
Alexander Lindsley, 14 00
Whitmore Vinal, 2 00
Perez L. Litchfield, 1 90
Thomas B. C. Wade, 16 87
Wm. H. Litchfield, 95 00
Charles Brown,
3 20
James L. Prouty,
107 50
Patrick Dunn,
6 25
Franklin Damon, 36 11
Albert Clapp, 28 50
Harvey D. Northey, 17 75
Seth Litchfield, 65
Warren L. Brown,
2 00
John A. Merritt,
25 15
Sumner Litchfield,
41 53
Samuel Stoddard,
5 00
Charles Anthony.,
37 80
Daniel Taylor, 2 60
Benj. B. Litchfield,
2 00
Richard Gardner, 1 60
George Emerson,
22 30
William Brown, 3 95
John Dalby,
8 30
Hosea Stockbridge, 2 00
Daniel Brown, 80
Andrew Bates, 23 00
Jerry Emerson, 3 40
Russell Cook, 1 50
Samuel Litchfield, 8 25
Benj. F. Litchfield,
40
Joseph Brown, 7 60
A. J. Bates,
4 00
Freeman Merritt, 80
Virgil Damon,
5 50
Charles Vinal,
20 40
Thomas Tilden, 2 00
John W. Bailey,
Lewis Brown,
8 25 J. C. & J. H. Merritt, 5 98 8 00 Richard Supple, 8 00
Stillman Litchfield, 22 18
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Amos W. Merritt, $7 00
Melvin S. Litchfield, $3 15
Geo. B. Litchfield,
9 00 Josiah Litchfield, 7 85
Henry L. Vinal,
45 00 Samuel Brown, 10 55
Hosea V. Orcutt, 2 00
Wm. O. Clapp,
3 25
Amount,
$2,372 91
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Town, at its annual meeting, chose Mr. Edwin Young as Superintendent of Public Buildings.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense, Payments for labor and material : -
$441 37
John W. Bailey, $1 50 Franklin Damon, $69 80
American Tablet Co., 11 20
Bennett D. Studley, 4 25
George M. Young, 73 87 Cole & Coleman, 65 50
Edwin Young, 162 90 J. W. Bailey & Co., 17 45
Thomas Patterson, 4 80
Henry Merritt, 3 00
John Dalby, 8 25 A. P. Smith, jr., 75
Samuel Newell, 5 00
Edward B James, 13 10
Amount,
$441 37
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REPAIRS ON ROOF OF TOWN HALL.
This was done under a vote of the Town at a meeting held September 19th, 1874.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense, $243 33
Payments : -
Franklin Damon, $198 06 Henry Merritt, $45 27
Amount, $243 33
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Amount of orders drawn,
$655 75
Payments : -
Charles S. Nutter, Superintendent of Schools, $50 00
N. P. Gilman, School Committee, 100 00
Geo. C. Lee, As Selectmen and Overseers 36 75
Wm. H. Litchfield, 10 00
Thomas Tilden, of Poor, to March 2d, 1874,
7 50
Thomas Tilden,
48 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, As Assessors, 35 00
John M. Damon,
50 00
Thomas Tilden, As Selectmen and 94 25
Wm. H. Litchfield,
41 00
John M. Damon,
Overseers of Poor,
46 00
Roland Turner, Treasurer, 50 00
James L. Merritt, Town Clerk, 62 25
Edwin Young, Superintendent of Public Buildings,
25 00
Amount,
$655 75
Deduct amount due for last year,
50 00
$605 75
Add amount due School Committee, estimated,
75 00
Expense for the year,
$680 75
PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense,
$206 14
Payments : -
J. Frank. Farmer, $179 00
C. H. Darling, $5 95
Robert Vose & Co., 5 50 Roland Turner, 50
George C. Lee, 1 78
James L. Merritt, 6 89
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 37 Thomas Tilden, 3 75
Wm. H. Litchfield, 2 40
Amount, $206 14
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Amount of orders drawn,
$546 09
Abatements : -
Tax of 1868.
Wm. H. Mead,
$199 88
Wm. H. Mead,
Tax of 1872.
Thomas Vinal,
$5 20
Tax of 1873.
Daniel Ward, jr.
$1 55 Leonard Litchfield, $2 00
John Sloane,
13 32
Turner S. Rogers, 2 00
Thomas Vinal,
2 22 Charles Merritt, 1 11
George H. Webb,
88 80
Kimball Cottle,
2 00
Josiah G. Graves,
1 51
Luke G. Fitts, 5 43
George H. Jenkins, 2 00
John A. Johnson, 2 00
Richard McGowen,
2 00
M. B. Whiting's Est., 11 10
John W. Pierce,
7 55
Dennis McCarty,
10 66
Frederick Belton, 8 66
Francis H. Hunt,
2 00
Total of 1873,
$191 89
Tax of 1874.
Josiah G. Graves,
$1 60
James Glynn, $2 00
Freeman Vinal,
3 64
John McCarty, 2 00
Frederick Stanley,
1 21 Elisha Otis, 2 00
Elijah Litchfield,
1 62
Turner S. Rogers, 2 00
N. P. Brownell,
5 67
Asa Vinal's Est., 4 05
Carnes Cotter,
2 00
Ephraim Young's Est.,
3 64
Cameron Mclaughlin,
2 00
Cyrus Dunbar, 2 00
Simon Driscol,
2 00
Isaac B. Damon,
6 07
Hayward Vinal's Est., 24 09
Louisa Holbrook, 8 10
John Crane, 2 00
Charles Merritt, 81
Total of 1874, $80 50
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Patrick Farne, 2 00
Tax of 1869.
$68 62
George M. Litchfield, 21 98
Caleb M. Jenkins, 4 00
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STATE AID.
Amount of orders drawn from Feb. 1, 1874, to
Feb. 1, 1875,
$1,014 50
Payments : -
Harriet C. Brown, $96 00 William Ellms, $48 00
Luke G. Fitts, 150 00
Sumner O. Litchfield, 36 00
Eunice Totman, 48 00 Elisha J. Brown, 36 00
Charles A. Taylor, 72 00
Mary J. Hyland, 48 00
Martha R. Pierce,
48 00
Alfred A. Seaverns, 66 00
Emily A. Merritt,
96 00
John P. Cushing, 54 00
Edward James, 60 00
Henry A. Seaverns, 4 50
Caleb N. Clapp,
8 00
Olive Cushing,
48 00
Amount, $1,014 50
C. A. A. Andrews,
96 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense,
$224 51
Fayments : -
Edward James, preparing School Report of 1872, $5 00
Charles S. Nutter, " 66 1873, 5 00
David W. Whitcomb, returning deaths,
95
Wm. L. Kennard, care of Town Hall,
8 50
Wm, P. Allen, school books,
6 67
N. P. Gilman, 30 26
H. A. Seaverns & Co., school books,
8 81
Isaac Nightingale, selling Toll-house, 2 50
Thomas Tilden, cash paid Marshfield for Little's bridge, 3 00
Geo. C. Lec, fare to Boston,
1 14
Abner Litchfield, for grading around W. Grammar school-house, 5 00
B. B. W. Litchfield, posts for Town Hall fence, 1 20
Wm. H. Litchfield, expressing, 60
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Wm. H. Litchfield, copying State bills for State,
$15 00
J. M. Damon, 66 66 15 00
Thomas Tilden, use of horse and carriage, 5 25
Thomas Tilden, cash expenses, 6 73
Thomas Tilden, services as committee, 4 00
Wm. C. Bailey, returning deaths,
6 75
Charles T. Chubbuck, expressing,
4 50
Turner Litchfield, services as committee on Cliff road, 2 00
Rufus Clapp,
66
2 00
Benjamin Brown, oil for Town Hall,
76
Benjamin Brown, salary as sealer of weights and measures, 15 00
Marshall Litchfield, grading around W. Grammar school-house, 5 00
Ezra Vinal, grading around W. Grammar school- house, 2 00
Patrick Gammon, grading around W. Grammar school-house, 1 60
Roland Turner, services at the State House, 5 00
John M. Damon, use of horse and carriage, 5 00
John M. Damon, services as committeee, 3 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, cash expenses, 4 50
Enoch C. Gardner, services as constable, 21 50
Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, for freight, 1 04
Harris and Tucker, for advice to Selectmen, 10 00
Hosea V. Orcutt, returning deaths,
2 50
Litchfield Brothers, expressing,
0 75
Edwin Young, services as Truant Officer, 5 00
Stephen Litchfield, services as committee on breakwater, 2 00
$224 51
DECORATION DAY.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense,
$100 00
Payments : - 1
Edward James & George W. Merritt, $100 00
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The Selectmen were authorized at a town meeting held May 16th, 1874, to improve Mt. Vernon street, at an ex- pense not exceeding $100. Also to widen and improve Grove street, if they thought it advisable, at an estimated expense of $225. Also to improve the road over the beach leading from the Neck to the Glades, at an expense not ex- ceeding $600. The following is a statement of the expense and payments made for each : --
REPAIRS OF GLADES ROAD.
Payments : -
Samuel E. Pratt,
$25 00 Webster Litchfield,
$6 75
Wm. R. Damon, 12 37
James A. Bailey, 7 87
Lincoln Damon,
7 87 Warren Litchfield, 25 37
Sylvanus Damon, 7 87
Charles Vinal,
7 87
Alexander Lindsley 6 75
Munroe Merritt,
7 87
Luke G. Fitts, 7 87 Thomas Tilden,
14 75
Turner Litchfield,
27 50 Wm. H. Litchfield,
8 00
Stephen Litchfield,
3 00 John M. Damon,
5 00
James Sullivan,
7 87
Henry L. Vinal,
7 00
B. B. W. Litchfield,
30 00
Expense,
$226 58
REPAIRS ON GROVE STREET.
Alexander Lindsley, $25 20
James Sullivan, $21 20
James A. Bailey,
13 20
Wmn. H. Litchfield, 27 50
Daniel Johnson,
8 00 Henry L. Vinal, 52 50
Allen Merritt,
31 20
Charles Anthony,
6 00
Wm. O. Merritt,
18 00
Lincoln Damon, 21 20
Expense, $224 00
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REPAIRS ON MT. VERNON STREET.
Payments : -
Munroe Merritt, $2 00 Marshall Litchfield $15 00
Webster Litchfield, 2 00
Charles Vinal, 2 00
James. A. Bailey, 5 00 Harvey Curtis, 10 00
Alexander Lindsley, 2 00
E. Foster Pierce,
5 00
James Sullivan,
5 00
Warren Litchfield,
12 00
Turner Litchfield,
5 00
Franklin Damon,
3 60
Thomas Tilden,
7 50
Expense,
$76 10
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Amount accrued on Ordinary Debt,
$1,403 69
66 66 Railroad “ 5,250 00
Total,
$6,653 69
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State tax,
$1,820 00
66 County tax,
1,524 00
Total, $3,344 00
COLLECTION OF TAXES AND DISCOUNT. Discount,
$217 50
Amount of fees for collecting taxes,
156 09
RECAPITULATION.
Removing Snow,
$143 07
Support of Schools, 4,020 67
Incidentals for Schools,
239 13
2s
18
Support of the Poor,
$1,772 30
Repairs of Roads and Bridges,
2,372 91
Repairs of Public Buildings,
441 37
Repairs of Roof of Town Hall,
243 33
Town Officers,
680 75
Printing, Stationery and Postage,
206 14
Abatement of Taxes,
546 09
State Aid,
1,014 50
Miscellaneous,
224 51
Decoration Day,
100 00
Repairs of Glades Road,
226 58
Improvement of Grove St.
224 00
Repairs on Mt. Vernon St.
76 10
Interest on Ordinary Debt,
1,403 69
" " Railroad "
5,250 00
State Tax,
1,820 00
County Tax,
1,524 00
Discount on Taxes,
217 50
Collection of Taxes,
156 09
Amount of Expense,
22,902 73
Deduct State Aid (to be reimbursed),
1,014 50
Net Expense,
$21,888 23
INCOME.
Amount of Tax-bills of 1874,
$21,604 72
" Corporation Tax,
767 38
66 " Bank Tax,
1,043 24
66 " Licenses,
14 00
Interest on C. M. Jenkins' Debt,
6 00
Due from Marshfield, for expense on Toll-house,
5 25
Due from Union Hall Proprietors,
8 71
Amount of income,
$23,449 30
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From amount of Income $23,449 30 Deduct Expense, 21,888 23
Surplus of Income over Expenses, $1,561 07
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's record of payments and receipts, and found it correct. The follow ing is his report : -
TOWN OF SCITUATE in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
To amount of orders paid of 1873-74, $1,021 44
66 6 66 " 1874-75, 12,325 10
cash paid State Treasurer, State Tax, 1,820 00
66 County Treasurer, County Tax, 1,524 00
66 66 66 for principal of Notes,
2,275 00
66 66 " interest on Notes, 6,741 85
66
66
42 47
money borrowed and paid,
To amount of uncollected Taxes of 1874, 75, 5,023 48
66 " " fees for collecting Taxes, 156 09
" " discount on Taxes, 217 50
cash on hand Feb. 1, 1875, to balance, 5,615 97
$36,762 90
CR.
By cash on hand Feb. 1, 1874,
66
" from Town of Hingham for pauper aid, 104 00
66 66 66 the State for Corporation Tax of 1873, 66 02
66 66 66 66
66 " " 1874, 649 09
66
66 66 " Bank Tax of 1874, 1,004 33
66 60
" State Aid of 1872, 55 50
$5,615 63
20
By cash from the State for State Aid for 1873, $978 00
66 66 6 " State Paupers' Aid, 37 48
66 66 Isaac Nightingale, auctioneer's license, 2 00
66 66 for pedler's license, 8 00.
66 66 from Duxbury & Cohasset R. R. Co., for drain pipe, 4 20
By cash of C. M. Jenkins, for interest,
6 00
" " " Thomas Cushing for breakwater, 125 00
" taxes collected of 1868, 199 88
66 66
1869, 68 62
66 66 66 “ 1871, 11 30
66
66 66 1872, 57 54
66
66 6 €
66 1873,
6,029 70
66 " of 1874 for collection, 21,604 72
66 cash from the County Dog License Fund of 1874, 135 89
$36,762 90
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
SCITUATE, Feb, 2, 1875.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, FEBRUARY 1, 1875.
LIABILITIES.
Due Notes and Interest as follows : -
Names of Payees.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest paid to
Interest due Feb. 1, 1874.
Eunice Rogers .
$175
July 20, 1865 July 20, 1874
$5 52
Salem Savings Bank.
4,000
July 26, 1867 Jan. 26, 1875
3 83
Scituate Savings Bank
8,870
Mch. 2, 1868 Sept. 2, 1874
256 98
Elizabeth Litchfield
100
April 5, 1869
April 5, 1874
5 73
George M. Young
100
July
6, 1869 Jan. 6, 1875
43
Mary F. Gilbert
1,000
Jan.
1, 1870 Jan.
1, 1875
5 83
George C. Lee.
800
May
4, 1870 Nov. 4, 1874
13 53
Stephen Litchfield
300
April 23, 1873
Oct. 23, 1874
5 66
Stephen Litchfield
500
Oct. 10, 1871
Oct. 10, 1874
10 79
So. Scituate Savings Bank
1,500
June, 1, 1873 Dec.
1, 1874
17 50
Scituate Savings Bank . ..
2,000
Aug. 1, 1873 Feb.
1, 1875
Seaman's Savings Bank ..
30,000
Feb. 14, 1871 Jan.
1,1875
175 00
State of Massachusetts . .
30,000
May 2, 1871 Nov. 2, 1874
519 17
State of Massachusetts. ..
15,000
Nov. 8, 1873 Nov. 8, 1874
239 17
Amount of Principal .
$94,345
Am't of Int.
$1,259 14
Amount of principal of notes due, Amount of interest due,
$94,345 00
Due for outstanding orders of 1873-74,
3 75
" outstanding orders of 1874, 75,
638 61
" widening Kent street,
34 52
" Salaries of Teachers,
1,147 99
" Support of the Poor,
35 00
66 to School Committee (estimated),
75 00
$97,539 01
RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer,
$5,615 97
Uncollected Taxes of 1872,
14 00
“ 1873,
173 66
“ 1874,
5,023 48
-
1,259 14
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Value of security on the house of C. M. Jenkins, $103 70
" " tools on hand, 12 00
Due from Marshfield, expense on Toll-house, 5 25
66 " Union Hall Proprietors, 8 71
66 Town of Hingham, for board for Mary Sprague, 104 00
Due from Town of Malden, for supplies to John W. Pierce, 54 00
Due from City of Boston, for assistance to Mrs. E. Spurr, 28 00
Due from C. W. Prouty, for Auctioneer's License, 2 00
66 Thomas Vinal « 2 00
66 the State, balance of Corporation Tax of 1874, 52 27
Due from the State, balance of Bank Tax of 1874, 38 91
Due from the State, for State Aid from Jan. 1, 1874, to Feb. 1, 1875, 1,094 50
Due from State, Town's share of School Fund of 1873, 187 10
Due from the State, Town's share of School Fund of 1874, 267 93
750 shares in Duxbury and Cohasset Railroad, par value, $100 per share, 75,000 00
Amount of resources, $87,787 48
From amount of liabilities, $97,539 01
Deduct resources, 87,787 48
Balance, Ordinary Debt of the Town, Feb. 1, $9,751 53 The Ordinary Debt of the Town, Feb. 1, 1874, was, $11,289 55
The Ordinary Debt of the Town, Feb. 1, 1875, is 9,751 53
Balance, decrease of debt for the year, $1,538 02
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Taxes to the amount of $57.89 of previous years have not been included in the assets, as we consider them worthless. We also omit the claim made in former Reports of $222.60, due for State Aid from 1864 to 1868, as we consider it worthless. The School Funds of 1873 and 1874 have been lost, by an informality in the School Committee's Report, to the State, but it is expected that these amounts will finally be paid ; we therefore include them in our resources. We include the railroad shares at their par value, leaving it to each person to judge of their true value.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1875.
For Removing Snow,
$800 00
" Support of Schools, 3,700 00
" Incidentals for Schools, 200 00
" Repairs of Public Buildings, 300 00
" Support of the Poor,
1,800 00
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