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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
TREASURER, TOWN CLERK,
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1892.
BOSTON : COLLINS PRESS, 15 MILTON PLACE. 1893.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Held in Scituate, March 7, 1892.
CALEB L. DAMON, Moderator. ICHKEIT
ARTICLE 3.
Voted, to accept the report of the Selectmen and other town officers.
ARTICLE 2.
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR THE YEAR.
For Town Clerk, Charles Manson.
For Selectmen, John J. Ford, Azro Turner, George H. Webb. For Treasurer, Roland Turner.
For Collector, Roland Turner.
For Assessors and Overseers of Poor, John J. Ford, Azro Turner, ' George H. Webb.
For Auditor, James E. Otis.
ARTICLE 18.
To see if the town will rescind and revoke their vote of March 3, 1890, wherein they accepted the provisions of Chap. 158 of the Statutes of 1871, and chose three Road Commissioners, and abolish the same.
Voted, No.
ARTICLE 2.
For Road Commissioner for three years, William W. Waterman.
ARTICLE 13.
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town? Yes, 154. No, 141.
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ARTICLE 2.
For School Committee, Julia E. Webb, three years, Clara M. Skeele, one year.
For Constables, William E. Supple, John F. Turner, Walter J. Merritt.
For Field Driver, A. Judson Bates.
For Pound Keeper, Charles E. Brown.
For Fire Wards, Edward Rogers, Fred T. Bailey, Caleb L. Damon.
For Fence Viewers, John J. Ford, Thomas Tilden, Hosea J. Stockbridge, Turner Litchfield.
For Surveyors of Lumber, Ansel F. Servan, Henry T. Bailey ..
For Sealer of Weights and Measures, John J. Ford.
ARTICLE 4.
Voted, to raise and appropriate the following sums of money :- For removing snow $1,000.00
6 support of schools
5,200.00.
incidentals for schools .
500.00
66 Superintendent of Schools
300.00
support of poor
3,000.00
repair of roads and bridges
3,000.00
town officers
1,000.00
abatement of taxes
300.00
printing, stationery, and postage
200.00
66
miscellaneous expenses
500.00
66 collection of taxes
250.00
66
interest on debt .
2,950.00
repairs of public buildings
500.00
military aid .
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150.00
66 reduction of debt
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1,000.00
ARTICLE 17.
Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to fit up the gallery in the High School building for a recitation- room, and build a woodshed for wood and coal, as recommended by the School Committee.
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ARTICLE 14.
Voted, that the town unite with Marshfield and Duxbury in employing a Superintendent of Schools.
ARTICLE 5.
Voted, that the rate of wages for removing snow be the same as last year, 25 cents per hour.
ARTICLE 6.
Voted, to accept the list of Jurors as proposed by the Select- men.
ARTICLE 7.
Voted, that the town authorize the Overseers of the Poor to con- tract at their discretion for the support of the town's poor.
ARTICLE 8.
Voted, that the town authorize their Treasurer to borrow money, under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipation of taxes of the present year, and all sums be payable from said taxes.
ARTICLE 9.
To hear the report of any committee.
Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 10.
Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for Memorial Day.
ARTICLE 11.
To make allowances to town creditors. Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 12.
Voted, that the way and manner in which the taxes shall be collected be the same as last year.
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Five per cent discount allowed upon all taxes paid on or before October 1, 1892. Four per cent on or before November 1, 1892. Three per cent on or before December 1, 1892.
ARTICLE 15.
Relating to salary of Superintendent of Schools. Voted, to pass over.
Action taken under Article 4.
ARTICLE 16.
Relating to uniting Grove and High Street schools, Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 19.
Relating to the town raising and appropriating $50.00 to take up and relay the bridges on Cedar Street.
Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 20.
Repairing sea wall on Front Street. Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 21.
Laying out town way on northerly end of Third Cliff. Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 22.
Voted, that the town instruct the Selectmen to take land to enlarge Town Hall lot.
ARTICLE 23.
Relating to purchasing fire engines. Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 24.
Relating to fire engines. Voted, to pass over.
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ARTICLE 25.
Relating to Board of Engineers.
Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 26.
To see if the town will purchase a new road machine. Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 27.
Will the town raise and appropriate $500 to clear the sidewalks of snow?
Voted, to pass over.
ARTICLE 28.
Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $25 for care of the Old Meeting-House }Lane Cemetery (so called), to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 29.
Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to raise and grade Front Street in Scituate Harbor, between the residences of George H. Webb and Frederic S. Sanborn.
NOTE.
At a legal town meeting held in Scituate, April 4, 1892. John L. Manson, Moderator.
ARTICLE 3. It was voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for special repairs upon the road or roads on the direct route between the North Scituate Railroad station and the estate of Charles H. Mitchell, Beach Street. .
ARTICLE 8. Voted, that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the protection of the cliff and road at North Scituate Beach.
Attest : CHARLES MANSON,
Town Clerk
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ARTICLE 30.
Relating to repairing bridge on road leading to Second Cliff. Voted, that the Road Commissioners examine the bridge and report at a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 31.
Relating to the town accepting the road at the Neck. Voted, that the matter be referred to the Road Commissioners. Voted, that the thanks of the town be extended to Caleb L. Damon, and that he be paid $5.00 for his services as Moderator. Voted, to dissolve the meeting.
Attest : CHARLES MANSON,
Town Clerk.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Scituate respectfully submit their annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the town for the year 1892, with estimates of the probable expenses for the ensu- ing year.
STATE AID. (Chap. 301.)
Elisha J. Brown,
$48.00
Clara B. Bonney,
$48.00
Benjamin Brown, Jr.,
72.00
Charles W. Clapp, 72.00
George S. Bates,
48.00
Mary F. Damon, 48.00
Susan Daniels,
48.00
George Emerson, 18.00
Rose Doherty,
48.00
Andrew J. Hobson,
36.00
Luke G. Fitts,
72.00
James P. Jordan,
15.00
Serena C. James,
48.00
Irene A. Lee,
48.00
Henry W. Leavitt,
48.00
William Litchfield,
24.00
Lucinda Litchfield,
48.00
Peter W. Mahan,
72.00
Benjamin F. Merritt,
48.00
Charles H. Nott,
24.00
William O. Merritt,
72.00
Eglantine Merritt, 24.00
Joseph O. Marsh,
33.00
Thomas J. Newcomb, 25.00
Hosea D. Nott,
24.00
Bardin A. Prouty, 44.00
James E. Otis,
15.00
George O. Vinal
48.00
Julia A. Ross,
12.00
George H. Whittaker,
48.00
Elvira J. Webb,
48.00
Henry Young, 36.00
Nicholas Wherety,
48.00
William W. Hunt,
4.00
Emily S. Young,
48.00
Charles P. Seaverns,
8.00
Nathaniel Wilder,
6.00
Joseph Brown,
72.00
Total,
$1,548.00
MILITARY AID. (Chap. 279.)
Shadrach B. Curtis,
$12.00
John P. Giffin, $54.00
Charles P. Seaverns, 4.00
Total, $70.00
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SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Appropriation
$5,500.00
Expenditures Paid :
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6,179.79
SUPERINTENDENT.
E. H. Watson
$500.00
TEACHERS.
Paid :
H. A. Macgowan,
$781.58
Nellie D. Vinal,
$252.00.
Mary L. Newcomb,
252.00
Mary E. Hooper,
84.00
Mrs. J. A. Neely,
454.74
Hattie M. Ferguson,
224.00
Margaret Sullivan,
252.00
Hattie F. Cottle,
252.00
Nellie H. Cottle,
12.00
Gertrude Gardner,
252.00
Amy F. Gardner,
252.00
Cassie E. Vinal,
330.00
Ella E. Coye,
100.00
C. L. Bedell,
540.00
Katie W. Skeele,
28.00
Mary K. Bremner,
84.00
Carrie W. Litchfield,
168.00
Effie L. Litchfield,
77.00
J. N. Mallory,
300.00
Total,
$4,695.32
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Paid :
Ginn & Co.,
$67.74
Interstate Pub. Co., $5.00
University Pub. Co.,
38.62
Boston School Supply Co., 7.20
D. C. Heath & Co.,
6.54
King, Richardson & Co., 5.00
Amer. Book Co.,
51.54
H. P. Shaw, 2.50
Thompson, Brown & Co., 3.75
Allyn & Bacon, 1.50
D. Lothrop & Co.,
14.92
W. D. Jackson, 4.00
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 3.11
H. I. Smith, Agt.,
1.20
E. E. Babb & Co., 14.07
H. A. Macgowan,
12.00
Total, $238.69
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Mrs. J. A. Neely, $11.00
Thorp, Adams Mfg. Co., 34.94 J. L. Hammett, 27.87
Boston School Supply Co., 6.20 Carter, Rice & Co., 1.50
H. A. Macgowan, $1.75
George S. Perry, 50.35
Total,
$133.61.
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TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Pearl Vickery,
$183.00
L. C. Litchfield, $124.00
A. S. Dalby,
73.00
Total,
$380.00
FUEL.
W. H. Burke,
$54.15
I. D. Damon, $8.50
E. E. Edson,
19.00
Joseph Harvey,
69.60
Total,
$217.72
E. H. Bonney,
66.47
DIPLOMAS.
F. T. Bailey
. $14.45
Amount expended for schools
$6,179.79
Deduct from school expenses :
Dog Fund .
$220.87
Mass. School Fund
212.20
State for teachers
204.87
" " Superintendent
200.00
837.94
Net school expense
$5,341.85
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation
$500.00.
Expenditures
451.15
CLEANING SCHOOLHOUSES.
Mrs. William Elliott,
$22.00
Mrs. John Maddock, $8.00
Mary Graham,
3.00
Mrs. Henry Spooner, 3.00
Mrs. Robert O'Hern,
10.00
Mrs. C. H. Jackson,
12.50
Total, $61.50
Rachel Wade,
3.00
USE OF WELLS.
Albert Clapp, 1890 and 1891,
$4.00
C. H. Jackson, 2.00
Mrs. J. A. Neely,
2.00
Mrs. E. E. Weatherbec, 2.00
Henry Newcomb (three years), 6.00
Seth Litchfield, 2.00
George Emerson, $2.00
Total, $20.00
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JANITORSHIP.
Shadrach B. Curtis,
$33.32
Arthur N. Sampson, $2.00
Harry W. Otis,
35.00
Thomas Flynn, 3.00
F. N. Hyland,
2.00
Arthur Otis, 5.00
Minot Frye,
3.00
A. H. Farrington, 70.25
John T. Elliott,
1.00
Stephen Andrews, 1891 and 1892, 4.00
Josiah Mann,
2.00
William H. Litchfield,
1.50
Willie Litchfield, 2.00
E. W. Bates,
16.67
S. F. Dalby,
3.00
Lucius Bonney,
3.00
Total,
$186.74
TRUANT OFFICERS.
Walter J. Merritt,
$1.00
W. P. Brown,
$4.00
Charles E. Bailey,
2.00
Total,
$7.00
W. W. Wade, repairing organ
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$2.50
Michael Glynn, cleaning stovepipe
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.75
E. H. Watson, cyclostyle stencil
8.38
Total .
$11.63
SUNDRIES.
Ernest J. Brown,
$4.00
H. L. Ellms,
$2.42
H. E. Webb & Co.,
.70
A. J. Waterman,
54.33
Clara M. Skeele,
2.36
George F. Welch,
2.90
Seaverns & Spear,
15.75
F. T. Bailey,
8.39
C. W. Frye,
.55
Total,
$91.40
EXPRESSING.
G. W. Brown,
$13.80
W. E. Hunt,
$1.50
Julia E. Webb,
2.70
Total,
$18.00
PREPARING FUEL.
Israel Cudworth
$54.88
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
Appropriation
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. $3,000.00
Expenditures ·
· $4,061.00
Deduct :
Received from town of Wellfleet
$82.00
Due from city of Boston
18.55
6 " State of Massachusetts
27.00
127.55
Net expense of poor for 1892
$3,933.45
PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED.
John S. Taylor, Wife, and Mary Taylor.
Manuel Silvia, board
$366.00
clothes, washing, etc. 37.10
Roland Turner, supplies
34.22
$437.32
Henry Young.
Taunton Lunatic Asylum, board
$157.43
Worcester
18.11
$175.54
Walter S. Brown.
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board
$130.13
Lucinda Leavitt.
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board
$38.54
Catherine Gillis.
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, board
$119.31
Samuel Hatch.
E. E. Weatherbee, board
$313.71
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance
86.50
R. H. White & Co., supplies . ·
4.20
Roland Turner, supplies .
2.00
W. P. Richardson, medicine . 4.60 . .
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$411.01
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E. Miller.
Eunice Litchfield, board . $30.00
PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED. R. S. H. Andrews and Family.
L. J. Bradley, nursing and supplies $28.50
Seaverns & Spear, clothing 14.86
Luther Tilden, rent of house . 28.30
Dr. C. H. Davie, medical attendance 79.25
C. F. Andrews, board of Stephen Andrews 52.00
W. P. Brown, expenses with Andrews children 5.00 $207.91
E. Hayden.
E. E. Weatherbee, board
$241.29
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 4.00
$245.29
Benjamin E. Stetson's Family.
J. H. Corthell, meat
$ .30
Michael Mitchell.
City of Boston, board at City Hospital
$101.00
Edward Mitchell.
City of Boston, board at City Hospital
$13.00
Daniel Taylor's Children.
Town of Marshfield, supplies . ·
$45.94
" Hanover, .
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31.71
Roland Turner,
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35.14
$112.79
Mrs. Thomas Barry.
Mrs. Edward Gammons, board
$68.26
Mrs. John Maddock
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116.00
Burke & Ward, wood, 1891 . .
. 2.25
$186.51
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Isaac Packard.
Albert Clapp, board $180.00
P. O'Brien.
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance
$12.00
Geo. F. Welch, supplies
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4.75
C. W. Frye,
1.35
W. P. Richardson, medicine
.45
$18.55
Susan Otis.
J. E. O. Prouty, rent of house
$15.00
Mrs. Hubert Delory.
Roland Turner, cash paid
$82.00
Mrs. Alice Lovejoy.
W. H. Burke, coal and wood . $11.50
C. T. Jenkins and Family.
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance $63.00
H. E. Webb & Co., supplies
174.10
W. P. Richardson, medicine
7.72
H. D. Northey, milk and delivery
5.94
$250.76
Mary F. Damon.
H. E. Webb & Co., supplies .
$49.50
Annie Donnelly.
Henry T. Jenkins, wood
$13.00
E. H. Bonney, coal
16.25
Roland Turner, cash paid
120.00
$149.25
Philip Gillis's Family.
Chas. D. Whittaker, services . $2.00
Mrs. Melzar Vinal, board of infant child . 41.14
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance .
15.00
W. B. Richardson, medicine
.50
$58.64
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John Gearin and Family.
Dr. F. T Vinal, medical attendance $37.50
Burke & Ward, coal and wood 32.50
W. P. Richardson, medicine
21.83
John Cummings, supplies 70.19
A. L. Merritt, house rent 6.50
C. W. Frye, supplies
1.75
E. H. Bonney, wood
6.50
$176.77
Mrs. Peleg Stetson.
Burke & Ward, coal
$24.50
Mrs. James C. Wade, board
. 32.00
Roland Turner, supplies .
.75
H. E. Webb & Co., supplies .
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8.30
$65.55
S. Damon.
W. H. Burke, coal .
$6.50
A. S. Burroughs's Family.
Town of Northbridge, supplies .
$177.00
Caroline L. Weeks.
Roland Turner, cash paid
$65.00
Edmund Mann.
Town of Hanover, care and burial
.
$72.25
Hines Children (2).
Mrs. Mary Hines, board .
$122.00
66 clothing ·
14.00
Town of Hingham, supplies
65.44
$201.44
James Litchfield.
Town of Hanover, supplies
$64.75
Feeding Tramps.
Turner Litchfield
$16.25
James V. Stoddard and Family.
Town of Sherborn, supplies
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$20.05
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Catherine Vinal.
State of Massachusetts, board, etc. . $17.43
Mary Pilkington.
Patrick Kane, board
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$27.00
James McDonough.
John Cummings, supplies
$103.00
Joseph Flynn, stove
12.00
A. J. Waterman, supplies
3.88
W. H. Burke, coal
8.40
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Expenditures
3,156.85
Marsena W. Damon,
$37.50
D. S. Jenkins,
$549.00
Israel Litchfield,
36.75
Litchfield Bros.,
2.75
Seaverns & Spear,
1.03
W. O. Clapp,
23.00
Edward Cummings,
44.25
W. P. Brown,
47.25
George F. Welch,
97.66
C. F. Jenkins.
9.00
T. L. Litchfield,
3.00
Richard Graham, 6.00
W. W. Waterman,
431.15
George Tyler & Co.,
11.40
T. P. Stanley,
1.50
John T. Fitts,
59.75
Nicholas Wherety, 3d,
4.50
Ellis Damon,
9.75
George H. Jenkins,
10.50
Chas. H. Walker & Son, 30.45
Herbert M. Merritt,
4.50
Christopher O'Neal,
21.00
Philip Gillis,
18.35
John Flaherty, 24.75
Richard Hoar,
24.00
Fred. Cole, 13.50
Edward Rogers,
7.75
William W. Manson,
15.00
Thomas Flynn,
11.25
II. Lucius Vinal, .75
Festy Nee,
21.00
William H. Watson,
10.50
Nicholas Wherety,
4.50
W. S. Harrub,
31.50
Jetson Wade,
47.25
Cushing O. Litchfield,
39.00
A. J. Waterman,
10.26
18.00
Town of Marshfield,
Charles H. Northey, Augustus Cole,
13.50
Little's Bridge,
95.18
Satuit Cran. Bog Co., 10.60
Everett Torrey,
46.20
Henry O'Neal,
41.25
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$127.28
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Winnie Blanchard, 6.00
George Jenkins,
8.25
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Arthur N. Colman,
$21.75
Wm. Landers, $4.50
John Barry, Jr.,
9.00
George Bearce, 24.00
Edward Mitchell,
6.00
Charles T. Chubuck, 4.50
Elmer Burrows,
2.25
George P. Clapp,
10.50
Arthur E. Ferguson,
9.00
Dudley Connors,
6.00
Pearl Vickery,
81.00
John H. Doherty,
4.50
George L. Whittaker,
7.50
Thomas L. Tilden,
195.75
John H. Ward,
42.75
Charles H. Tilden,
44.27
George W. Brown,
25.50
Thomas Tilden,
9.00
J. W. Morris,
54.00
Chas. M. Ferguson,
18.00
James Curran,
6.00
Abner Litchfield,
40.50
Charles Curran,
1.50
Henry Litchfield,
8.25
Albert Clapp,
11.25
Daniel Sullivan,
23.25
Martin Curran, Jr.,
6.00
Patrick Dunn,
34.50
Benjamin T. Litchfield,
6.75
Allen Vinal,
3.00
B. B. W. & D. B. Litch- field,
38.25
Lewis N. Curtis,
10.50
Henry E. Merritt,
14.25
William Paige,
9.00
Charles Manson,
9.00
Flora Driscoll,
17.25
John B. Damon,
2.25
Wm. E. Hunt, 33.12
Edward Murphy,
9.00
Abby Y. Prouty,
8.00
Patrick Murphy,
12.00
Henry L. Vinal,
18.00
Warren Litchfield,
18.00
George H. Bates,
18.00
John Devlin,
6.00
Moses Jello, 12.00
Wm. T. Glynn,
9.00
L. C. Litchfield,
2.85
James H. Merritt,
3.00
A. S. Dalby,
9.00
Walter Gardner,
29.63
Joseph L. Hobson,
3.00
Turner Litchfield,
9.00
James O'Hern,
4.50
John J. Bradford,
7.50
James N. Turner,
27.00
Joseph Harvey,
10.50
Michael Glynn,
5.25
S. H. Turner,
14.50
Mrs. G. W. Merritt,
1.00
Patrick Kane,
31.50
W. H. Litchfield,
6.70
Andrew Bates,
1.50
Jerry Dewyer, 2.25
Isaac Jello,
4.50
John Jello,
15.75
Ernest E. White,
18.00
James Dewyer,
6.00
Total,
$3,156.85
Thomas Graham,
6.00
Geo. Lincoln,
13.50
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriation
$500.00
Expenditures
.
441.75
George F. Welch,
$94.94
James H. Burrows,
$100.40
L. J. Bradley,
1.00
O. C. R. R. Co.,
15.07
Geo. M. Merritt,
27.12
J. L. Hammett, Joseph Bailey,
2.50
H. Lucius Vinal,
31.00
Billings H. Merritt,
14.44
W. P. Brown,
11.75
Geo. M. Young,
.25
Thomas J. Newcomb,
.60
Alpheus Litchfield,
1.50
E. C. Vinal, 1.00
F. N. Colman,
1.00
Total,
$441.75
PRINTING, STATIONERY, AND POSTAGE.
Appropriation
$200.00
Expenditures
143.44
Hooper, Lewis & Co.,
$2.50
F. F. Bailey,
$2.50
John J. Ford,
11.50
Julia E. Webb,
3.00
"Thomas Groom & Co.,
1.50
Charles Manson,
5.00
Roland Turner,
5.94
E. J. Brown,
111.50
Total,
$143.44
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
. $1,000.00
Expenditures
1,097.00
John J. Ford,
Selectmen and
60.50
Geo. H. Webb,
the Poor.
13.75
John J. Ford,
274.50
Azro Turner,
Assessors.
100.00
Julia E. Webb,
23.00 36 :
Ernest J. Brown,
School
25.00
Clara M. Skeele,
Committee.
36.25 2 3
Geo. H. Webb,
5.50
James E. Otis,
Auditors.
25.00
i
12.50
Geo. H. Webb,
Overseers of
60.00
H. J. Stockbridge,
$236.50
Azro Turner,
134.18
Ernest J. Brown,
5.00
20
Fenton W. Varney,
$25.00
Charles F. Clapp,
Registrars
21.50.
Charles Manson,
of
23.50
Charles T. Chubuck,
Voters.
25.00
C. E. Brown, pro tem.
4.50
Roland Turner, Treasurer
100.00
Charles Manson, Town Clerk
·
25.00
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation
$300.00
Expenditures
.
281.89
1890.
Patrick Cullen,
$2.00
Eugene Longfellow, $2.00
James E. Murphy,
2.00
Abel Vinal, 3.10
Arthur W. Ward, Jr.,
2.00
James N. C. Wade, 2.00
Edward Ward,
3.24
Total,
$16.34
1891.
Jolın B. Pierce,
$ .78
Mrs. Otis Litchfield,
$16.84
Daniel Broughton,
2.00
D. Brigham Litchfield, 2.00
James S. Bates,
2.00
James A. Lovejoy, 14.48
Israel M. Barns, Jr.,
3.84
Elmer Litchfield,
2.00
David Bremner,
2.00
E. E. Litchfield,
2.00
William H. Clapp,
2.93
William Mitchell,
2.78
Sylvanus Damon,
7.79
W. H. Litchfield,
2.00
Mary Dunn,
4.10
Mrs. Billings Merritt,
4.61
William H. Elliott,
2.46
R. S. H. Andrews,
2.00
Patrick Flaherty,
2.00
Edwin Bowditch, 2.00
David B. Francis,
2.00
Gardner Bates,
2.00
James Glynn,
2.65
Joseph Brown,
7.20
Enoch Gardner,
2.00
Martha T. Cole Heirs, 10.66
E. H. Gardner,
2.00
Henry B. Dana Heirs, 10.53
George H. Jenkins,
8.25
William Mulcurn, 2.00
John H. Kilbreth,
2.33
Patrick McLaughlin, 13.57
21
Charles Mann, $2.00
J. N. C. Wade, $2.00
Milfred Mealy,
2.00
John Mitchell, 24.49
Mrs. J. H. Smith,
5.15
James McDonald, 2.00
Geo. H. Newcomb,
.78
James McDonough, 12.40
E. A. P. Newcomb,
2.00
John C. Pierce,
2.00
Thomas Bates, .65
Mrs. M. T. Peaks,
6.24
Thomas Chubuck, 5.20
Benjamin Stetson's Heirs, 3.25
George Whorf 2.00
William L. Pierce,
2.00
Augusta Weeks, 1.95
William J. Smith,
2.00
Freeman Damon, .78
Henry P. Tobin,
2.00
Joseph S. Ward, 1.30
Ezra Vinal,
2.00
N. P. Brownell Heirs, .59
Arthur T. Ward,
2.00
A. W. Newman,
.65
Daniel H. Ward,
.33
Arthur T. Ward, Jr.,
2.00
Total,
$237.19
1892.
James T. Bearce,
$6.08
Geo. E. Jacobs,
$4.96
John F. Nott,
2.00
W. A. Whiting,
1.86
Winslow Collamore,
1.24
T. L. Litchfield,
2.23
David S. Doane,
.74
H. E. Merritt,
.93
Daniel Hill Heirs,
5.08
Elisha Litchfield,
1.24
Total,
$28.36
John Brown,
2.00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriation .
.
$500.00
Expenditures .
371.57
Cushing O. Litchfield, services as constable
19.00
R. W. Tobin, burying dead cow
2.00
A. J. Waterman, services as deputy inspector,
1891-92 .
9.00
W. P. Brown, services as constable . .
10.50
T. O. Cole, preparing Town Hall for voting, March and November
25.00
William O. Clapp, services as firewarden . 4.00
John F. Turner, " constable .
·
16.00
Henry Newton, 1.63
22
M. R. Warren, blanks for licenses $5.38
C. L. Damon, services as Moderator
5.00
66 " chairman of firewardens 10.00
watching fire at the Centre 1.50
Martin Curran, Jr., burying dead cow
3.00
G. W. Brown, expressing
10.75.
H. G. Collins, Assessors' books
3.00
Thomas Groom & Co., tax collector's book
2.25.
Turner Litchfield, keeper of lock-up
48.34
Rufus Clapp, services as committee
3.50
John B. Damon, removing dead cattle from beach
7.00
Charles H. Pratt
66
1.00
Charles B. Pratt, 66 66
66
.
10.00;
Everett E. Litchfield, “ 66 66 66 66
1.00
James T. Bearce,
66 2.00 .
Azro Turner, 66 66 66 66
66
5.00
F. W. Varney, services as teller, March and Nov., '92, 8.00
John J. Ford, services as committee
24.00
Galen Watson, Jr., supervisor at election in November
3.00
Charles F. Clapp, services as teller
5.00
John Donahoe, returning deaths
1.75
F. T. Bailey, surveying Town Hall lot and road and making deed 5.15 ·
F. T. Bailey, services as book agent 25.00
J. J. Ford, services as sealer of weights and measures, 10.00
Charles Manson, returning births, deaths and marriages 28.60 66 expressing paid 1.95
State of Massachusetts, book for registrar of voters
1.75
W. H. Poole, lunch for election officers
3.00
Charles T. Chubuck, services as teller, March and Nov., Ernest J. Brown, car fare, cash, etc.
12.00
J. E. O. Prouty, returning deaths
3.00
Thomas Tilden, services as committee
2.90
W. H. Burke, services as deputy inspector, November 5.00
James E. Otis, services as inspector, November 5.00
Chester Shuman, services as inspector and teller, March and November 8.00
Dr. F. T. Vinal, returning births 3.25
W. J. Newcomb, returning deaths
·
5.00
.
6.00
·
23
REMOVING SNOW.
Gridley Cole,
$1.25
Andrew Bates et al.,
$174.30
George Jenkins,
7.88
William O. Clapp, 9.50
D. S. Jenkins,
124.01
Fred Cole, 16.00
Edward Cummings,
19.00
Augustus Cole,
34.50
Thomas L. Tilden,
130.81
Joseph Harvey,
25.00
Charles N. Turner,
51.00
W. W. Manson,
1.50
Patrick Kane,
15.50
W. E. Supple,
3.00
John Doherty,
1.75
Charles T. Chubuck et al. 51.75
Total,
$666.75
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expenditures
666.75
.
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriation
$100.00
Expenditures
100.00
Paid Francis B. Lee, Adjutant Post 31, G. A. R. .
100.00
ENLARGEMENT OF TOWN HALL LOT.
Appropriation
$150.00
Expenditures
150.00
Paid Turner Litchfield, Treasurer ·
150.00
SPECIAL POLICE.
W. E. Supple,
$404.00
W. J. Merritt,
$13.00
C. L. Damon,
10.00
Amos W. Merritt,
7.00
Total,
$550.00
John F. Turner,
116.00
PRESERVATION OF OLD BURYING GROUND.
Appropriation .
$25.00
Expenditures .
.
.
.
24.26
.
.
.
.
24
Paid : G. F. Welch,
$0.70 W. E. Hunt, $23.56
Total,
$24.26
SPECIAL REPAIRS ON FRONT STREET.
D. S. Jenkins,
$63.00
Daniel Sullivan,
$15.75
Thomas L. Tilden,
48.50
Henry O'Neal, 17.00
Isaac Jello,
5.25
Charles Curran,
10.50
Arthur N. Colman,
10.50
George Bearce,
10.50
William Landers,
3.00
Charles T. Chubuck,
7.50
James Curran,
10.50
S. P. Barker,
18.00
Everett Torrey,
19.75
W. W. Waterman,
79.00
Total,
$318.75
Appropriation
$300.00
SPECIAL REPAIRS ON GANNETT AND BEACH STREETS.
Charles H. Tilden,
$105.00
D. S. Jenkins,
$131.40
W. W. Waterman,
35.50
George P. Clapp,
15.75
Henry O'Neal,
9.75
George F. Welch,
14.50
Allen Vinal,
16.50
Thomas L. Tilden,
52.50
Total,
$380.90
Appropriation
$300.00
SPECIAL WORK ON JETTIES AT NORTH SCITUATE
BEACH.
County of Plymouth furnishing
$396.63
A. Litchfield,
$20.00
L. Damon,
$16.00
E. P. Pratt,
20.00
J. H. Litchfield,
14.00
Allen Vinal,
20.00
Walter Litchfield, 14.00
G. B. Litchfield,
14.00
G. F. Welch,
120.63
C. M. Litchfield,
11.00
D. S. Jenkins,
85.00
J. J. Ford,
42.50
J. B. Damon,
19.50
Total,
$396.63
25
STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
State tax .
»
$1,505.00
County tax .
2,514.61
ESTIMATED EXPENSES, 1893.
Removing snow, $800.00
Incidentals for schools, $500.00 Roads and bridges, 3,000.00
Superintendent of Schools,
300.00
Abatement of taxes, 300.00
Support of poor,
3,500.00
Miscellaneous, 500.00
Town officers, 1,000.00
Interest on debt, 2,950.00
Printing, stationery
Military aid, 100.00
and postage, 200.00
Collection of taxes, 250.00
Total, $20,100.00
State tax, 1,500.00
Repairs to public buildings, 500.00
County tax, 2,500.00
Reduction of debt, 1,000.00
Support of schools,
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