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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN,
COMPRISING THOSE OF THE
COLLECTOR, TREASURER, SELECTMEN, OVER- SEERS OF THE POOR AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1881.
NEW BEDFORD : MERCURY PUBLISHING COMPANY. PRINTERS. 1881.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
COMPRISING THOSE OF THE
TREASURER, COLLECTOR, SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1881.
NEW BEDFORD : MERCURY PUBLISHING COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1881.
REPORT.
GEORGE JONES, COLLECTOR,
IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN. DR.
1880, Feb. 16. Amount of uncollected taxes,
$743.92
1881, August. Amount tax bills, 24,596.80
Interest collected, 29.84 $25,370.56
CR.
Amount remitted by assessors, $491.19
Amount discount for prompt pay,
1,303.79
Amount unpaid taxes, 1878, $6.43
1879, 15.40
1880, 333.35
355.18
Amount paid State tax,
1,335.00
Amount paid county tax,
1,732.21
Amount paid Eben Akin, Jr., treas., 20,153.19 $25,370.56
UNPAID TAXES FOR 1878.
James H. Sherman, $ .43
James H. Taber,
2.00
Edwin T. Willcox,
2.00
Sylvanus Willcox,
2.00
$6.43
UNPAID TAXES FOR 1879.
William A. Hersey,
$3.85
Clarence B. Hammond,
1.60
Albert Lewis, 1.60
Charles D. Sherman, 4 00
James H. Taber,
1.75
Edwin T. Willcox,
1.00
Sylvanus Willcox,
1.60
$15.40
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UNPAID TAXES FOR 1880.
John J. Allen,
$2.00
Lot Besse,
2.00
James T. Besse,
2.00
William T. Butman,
2.80
William Barton,
2.00
George W. Brown,
2.00
Caleb Church,
2.00
Nancy Carver,
1.60
Peter Crapo,
2.80
Thomas R. Delano,
23.60
Henry A. Delano,
2.00
George W. Doe,
17.20
Edward M. Dunn,
2.00
John Delano,
4.40
Calvin Delano,
2.00
Charles A. Delano, balance,
.84
Edward W. Forest,
2.00
John A. Gifford,
2.00
Charles Gelett,
2.00
Joseph Gelett,
2.00
Henry W. Hammond,
2.80
George B. Hallett,
2.00
Sophia Hallett,
2.40
Clarence B. Hammond,
2.80
Seth Hiller,
2.00
Samuel Hiller, Seth F. Jenney,
2.00
Albert Lewis,
2.00
Matthew Lemos,
10.00
William T. Lavarr, Jr.,
2.00
Joseph W. Morse,
2.00
Augustus Mayo,
2.00
Israel Norris,
3.60
Allen Pease estate,
6.40
Frank Payne,
2.00
Frank T. Perry,
46.00
James Paull,
2.00
3.60
William A. Hersey,
2.00
Charles Peirce,
$2.00
Fred'k Pease,
6.80
Reuben P. Reed,
10 80
Ezra Smith estate;
20.80
William T. Swift,
3.60
Thomas R. Seekel,
3.60
Charles L. Smith,
2.00
Charles D. Sherman,
5.20
Aaron Savory,
2.00
William H. Studley,
2.00
James Tripp's estate, balance,
16.60
George H. Tripp,
2.00
James H. Taber,
2.80
Nathaniel D. Taber,
2.00
Orrick S. Tilton,
2.00
Hiram Tripp,
2.00
Edwin T. Willcox,
2.00
Edward West,
8.40
Richard West's heirs,
19.20
Jesse A. Warner,
2.00
Sylvanus Willcox,
2.00
Andrew Westgate, Jr.,
2.00
D. H. Cornell & Co ..
16.80
Elizabeth P. Stoddard,
17.11
$333.35
EBEN AKIN, JR., TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN;
DR.
He is charged with cash in the treasury, February 17, 1880, $1,614.73
Cash from town of Middleboro, 249.11
From town of Mattapoisett, 120.76
From city of New Bedford, 146.76
From city of Taunton, 267.62
From town of Nantucket,
38.00
For fish weir license,
69.00
For license, L. M. Snow,
51.00
From J. Pickering and Moseley's
note, 4,910.97
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Cash From Street Railway Co., $43.75 From Mrs. A. P. Willcox, books sold, 98.30
From State treasurer, corporation tax, 1,044.15
From State
treasurer, National
Bank tax,
1,875.02
From State treasurer, National Bank tax overpaid, 338.29
From State aid,
519.00
On account of indigent soldiers
and sailors,
22.50
For cow sold, 20.00
From State treasurer, school fund, 193.11
From County treasurer, dog tax, 158.41
Of Geo. Jones, collector of taxes, 20, 153.19 $31,903.67
CR.
By town orders paid,
$29,230.09
National bank tax 1880, paid, 1,451.74
National bank tax 1879, paid, 86.79 Corporation tax 1879, paid, 17.34
Cash in the treasury,
1,117.71 $31,903.67
Herewith the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor pre- sent their annual report for the consideration of the town.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Amount appropriated, $2,000.00
Special sidewalk, . 100.00
N. B. & Fairhaven Street Railway, 43.75
$2,143.75
VILLAGE DISTRICT.
Abner Howard, Surveyor.
Amount proportioned,
$900.00
Amount appropriated special sidewalk, 100.00
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Paid William P. Barton, labor, $12.00
Stephen N. Townsend, labor, 59.87
Benjamin F. Randall, labor, 30.30
George F. Robinson, labor, 19.80
John C. Pease, labor, 10.50
Andrew Westgate, labor, 4.50
John S. Tinkham, team and gravel,
64.74
Alfred Delano, team work,
18.26
John Enos, labor, paving, 43.35
Albert J. Barney, team and gravel,
7.30
David Howe, labor,
44.03
Lewis Long, labor,
5.25
John Francis, labor,
10.50
John Quirk, labor, 4.50
Reuben W. Austin, team and stone, 22.69
Roland Smith, weighing, 2.88
Robert W. Pease, stone,
3.75
T. P. W. Perkins, sharpening picks, 3.15
Edwin Blossom, team work,
4.40
William Watterson, team work, .25
Martin Westgate, stone, 3.00
John P. Ellis, team work, 19.58
Nathan J. Day, carpenter work, .40
Philip Westgate, team work,
46.65
John W. Bradford, team work,
4.55
George W. King, ironwork. 6.60
Benjamin Terry, labor,
24.61
William C. Ford, team work,
43.60
Samuel A. Tinkham, labor,
23.16
Thomas Davis, labor,
4.50
Joseph Millett, team work,
47.58
Joseph C. Jenney, stone,
9.00
Granville Taber, labor,
9.45
Edwin Jenney, labor,
24.15
Emanuel Rose, team work,
16.95
Oliver H. Wilcox, team work,
40.22
A. H. Manter, paving stones,
1.25
Tillinghast & Terry, lumber,
1.92
Marcus R. Kiff, gravel,
5.50
8
Paid James Dall, stone, $3.94
William K. Rogers, labor, 4.50 John M Howland, team and gravel, 124.20 Harvey Wordsworth, bricks, .35
Charles F. Stevens, stone, 11.19
Welcome J. Lawton, team and work, 5.00
Thomas N. Morse, gravel, 9.90
George A. Briggs, stone and gravel, 5.20
James P. Terry, team work, 5.80
William N. Alden, stone, .40
William Dwelley, team work,
2.40
Roland Holcomb, team work,
.85
Noah Stoddard, bricks,
.25
Benjamin Rose, stone, .80
American Tack Co., stone,
2.50
Lot Besse, labor,
.30
Fairhaven Iron Works, sand,
5.25
Abner Howard, labor,
168.40
$1055.92
NEW BOSTON DISTRICT.
Seth Delano, Surveyor.
Amount proportioned, $550.00
Paid George M. Ring, labor, $6.00
Joseph Hammond, labor, 14.85
Arthur Hammond, labor, 13.35
Loring M. Austin, labor,
8.55
Rouben Austin, team work,
22.00
Ansel F. Blossom, labor,
3.00
Charles F. Blossom, team work,
16.00
J. T. Gifford, team work,
9.70
Seth T. Delano, team work,
55.95
Ansel M. Bumpus, team work,
15.60
Joseph Wright, team work, 4.60
Charles F. Jenney, team, labor and gravel, 33.92
John Gelett, labor, 17.40
Willis Skiff, labor,
5.17
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Paid Samuel S. White, stone, $14.60
George F. Drew, labor,
7.50
Patrick Galligan, team work,
11.30
John Bolding, labor,
1.50
Rodolphus West, labor,
7.50
Rufus Spooner, labor,
3.00
Reuben P. Reed, labor,
10.50
George W. King, iron work,
4.75
Burgess S. Wilcox,
17.25
Othniel Moulton, team work,
18.60
Job Wilcox, team work,
14.00
W. A. Tripp, labor,
7.35
Joseph C. JJenney, team work,
35.75
William Farwell, labor,
5.85
A. H. Stevens, labor,
9.00
Luther T. Howard, team work,
12.50
Eben Grinnell, stone,
3.20
Joseph W. Jenney, labor,
6.75
Nelson H. Stevens, team work,
2.70
Joseph B. Taber, gravel,
12.50
Seth Delano, labor,
104.75
$536 94
NASKATUCKET DISTRICT.
Seth Alden, Surveyor.
Amount proportioned, $550.00
Paid Seth Alden, labor,
$154.95
Benjamin T. Randall, labor, 6.75
David Howe, labor,
13.20
George F. Robinson, labor,
6.75
Charles E. Alden, labor,
20.44
Charles Hackett, labor,
12.60
Edwin Blossom, team work,
44.30
William V. Haney, labor,
27.15
George Swain, team work,
26.03
Samuel Hathaway, labor,
6.38
George W. King, iron work, .30
George H. Winchester, stone,
5.60
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Paid Jacob Crapo, team work, $18.50
William J. Mackie, team work, 29.77
Alonzo Stone, labor, 21.75
Samuel A. Tinkham, labor,
6.75
Charles A. Delano, team work,
3.00
George R. Deane, gravel,
2.30
Ephraim Delano, labor, 1.50
Joseph W. Jenney, stone, 1,80
B. G. Studley, team work,
9.50
John S. Tinkham, team work,
3.00
William C. Ford, team work,
5.60
George A. Briggs, stone, 1.92
Andrew P. Jenney, team an'd stone, 12.50
George L. Hiller, team and work, 3.60
Welcome J. Lawton, team and work, 50.74 E. R. Baker, labor, 1.50
Seth E. Stevens, team work,
3.00
Durfee D. Akin, team work,
3.50
S. B. Rose, labor, .95
Samuel P. Dunn, team work,
4.00
John W. Bradford, team work,
6.00
Charles F. Stetson, team work,
14.50
$530.13
Abner Howard's surveyors' bills,
1,055.92
Seth Delano's surveyors' bills,
536.94
Balance to new account, 20.76
Amount of appropriation and credits, $2,143.75
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Amount of appropriation, $4,000.00
Amount of dog tax, from county treas., 158.41 Amount of school fund, from State treasurer, 193.11
Amount of incidentals, to balance treasurer's books for teachers care and fuel, 963.21 $5,314.73
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TEACHERS' SALARIES.
Paid by orders on treasurer on account of :
George H. Tripp, High school, $775.00
Annie J. Fairchild, High school, 348.75
Lizzie F. Lawton, High school, 90.00
Jennie A. Bogue, High school, 142.50
Deborah P. Rand, Grammar school, 135.00
Susan H. Robertson, Grammar school, 202.50
M. A. Fairfield, Grammar school, 84.00
Mira A. Barney, Grammar school, 91.50
Mary E. Fairchild, Grammar school, 187.50
Amanda F. Sears, Oxford Village school, 225.00
Carrie Jenney, North Primary school, 159.00
Gertrude S. Howland, South Prim- ary school, 174.00
Clara B. Alden, New Boston school,
75.00
Ellen F. Akin, Naskatucket school, 159.00
Annett B. Stetson, Sconticut Neck school, 60.00
Annett B. Stetson, New Boston school, 82.50
Mira A. Barney, North school,
25.00
Alice Robinson, Pease school,
5.00
Lydia B. Allen, Pease school,
150.00
Nellie A. Chace, Pease school,
25.00
Lydia B. Allen, New Boston school, 16.50
Hattie M. Howland, Sconticut Neck school, 126.00 $3,338.75
Paid on account of bills of 1879 and 1880 :
Clara B. Alden, $18.75
Mira A. Barney,
20.00
Gertrude S. Howland,
50.00
Addie L. Stevens, 60.00
Mary E. Fairchild,
75.00
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Paid M. A. Fairfield,
$84.00
George H. Tripp,
150.00
Annie J. Fairchild,
112.50
Deborah P. Rand,
135.00
Carrie H. Howard,
56.25
Lizzie F. Lawton,
75.00
Amanda F. Sears,
15.00
Annett B. Stetson,
10.00
861.50
$4,200.25
CARE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid by orders on treasurer on account of :
James M. Allen, Jr., High school, $71.50
Mrs. Charles D. Sherman, Sconti- cut Neck, 18.75
Elias Frawley, North Primary, 21.25
William H. Hoeg, Grammar, 71.50
Herbert Burk, South Primary,
17.70
James Taber, Oxford Village,
27.20
George M. Ring, New Boston,
18.75
Charles H. Wilbur, Pease,
10.50
Samuel A. Tinkham, Pease, 19.50
Mrs. Sylvanus E. Skiff, Naskatucket, 8.25
Paid on account bills of 1879 and 1880 :
James Taber, Oxford Village, 3.00
Fred. W. Akin, North Primary, 10.00
Herbert Burk, South Primary, 8.60
William H. Hoeg, Grammar, 33.00
James M. Allen, Jr., North school, 3.00
John W. Lawton, High school, 28.00
Mrs. Charles D. Sherman, Sconticut, 2.00
Mrs. Sylvanus E. Skiff, Naskatucket, .75
George M. Ring, New Boston, 2.75 $376.00
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.
T. S. Corson, coal for High school, $77.25
T. S. Corson, coal for Pease school, 11.00
T. S. Corson, coal for Grammar school, 33.00
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T. S. Corson, coal for Sconticut Neck school, $15.50 T. S. Corson, coal for Naskatucket school, 14.87
Sylvanus E. Skiff, wood, Naskatucket, 5.72
Edward West, wood, Oxford Village, 1.80
Fairhaven Coal Co., coal, Oxford Village, 13.12 Fairhaven Coal Co., coal, South Primary, 12.00 Fairhaven Coal Co., coal, North Primary, 5.25 Henry C. Tinkham, charcoal, 27.50
H. F. Wild, wood, Oxford Village, 3.00
Paid on account of bills of 1879 and '80 :
T. S. Corson, High school, 10.50
Care of schools,
Teachers,
$230.51 376.00 4,200.25
Amount expended,
$4,806.76
Amount unexpended, 507.97
Amount of appropriation and credits, $5,314.73
SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.
Amount of appropriation, $500.00
Amount from incidentals to balance,
307.21
$807.21
Paid by order on Treasurer on account of Nathan J. Day, repairs, $9.54
T. Wood, repairs Pease school, 12.50
B. F. Cottelle, tuning piano, " 2.00
Mrs. James McDonald, High school, 1.50
E. Anthony & Sons, printing, 4.50
D. Lothrop & Co., books, 7.00
William H. Hoeg, repairs, &c., 42.46
American Tack Co., nails, 2.24
E. L. Barney, counsel, 11.25
A. D. Bourne, High school and others, 174.39
Matthew Merry, sundries, 1.84
Albert J. Barney, High school, 3.50
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Paid Charles T. Akin, census of school children, $20.00
Quinton F. Collins, census books, 5.00
B. F. Drew, painting blackboards, 33.39
Charles A. Johnson, stoves and re- pairs, 84.86
George F. Robinson, repairs,
3.00
B. Taber & Sons, painting, &c.,
16.61
Leopold Boewing, repairs,
5.00
Ephraim Gifford, whitewashing,
18.25
H. F. Wild, Oxford Village, .
1.47
Amos T. Peirce, repairs,
8.29
C. D. Waldron, printing,
3.00
Alexander Tripp, painting,
48.60
Roland Smith, ironwork,
5.60
Briggs & Lawrence, chairs, &c.,
5.87
Post Office Department, stamps,
2.00
John Wheeler, repairs, 18.01
E. Anthony & Sons, printing, 3.50
William S. Guild, repairs, 3.60
H. H. Hathaway, painting, 5.62
J. N. Peck, painting,
1.00
George M. Ring, cleaning, New Boston, 7.50
Mrs. Sylvanus E. Skiff, cleaning, Naskatucket,
3.50
Anna E. Townsend, cleaning, High school,
18.15
Emeline Reed, cleaning, Sconticut Neck, 2.00
Edward West, cleaning, Oxford Village,
5.10
Patience Tinkham, cleaning, Pease,
5.85
S. S. Swift & Co., supplies, 4.20
Obed F. Ilitch, supplies,
10.34
Henry T. Akin, repairs,
1.82
S. Hutchinson, books, &c.,
7.53
E. H. Sears, oak posts, 1.25
James M. Allen, Jr., repairs,
.80
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Paid Levi M. Snow, chemicals, $17.08
John G. Ellis, supplies, 1.67
William Ware & Co., books, &c., 64.33
D. Appleton & Co., books, &c., 43.20
M. W. Tewksbury, books, &c., 34.50
Paid on account of bills of 1879 and 1880 :
Aaron Savery, repairs, 3.25
Henry P. Bowles, repairs,
.75
Charles D. Waldron, printing,
5.00
Charles H. Morton, horse hire,
1.00
N. S. Taber, moving piano, 3.00
$807.21
Amount of appropriation and credits,
$807.21
POOR DEPARTMENT IN ALMSHOUSE.
Amount appropriated,
$2500.00
Sales Town Farm, Eggs,
12.42
Cabbage,
1.66
Potatoes,
1.65
Cranberries, &c.,
1.23
Calves,
13.08
Pumpkins,
9.50
Fodder,
9.75
Onions and turnips,
3.40
Cowhide,
3.00
Poultry,
2.70
Milk,
92.82
Sundry sales,
3.84
Cow,
20.00
Town of Middleboro,
249.11
Town of Mattapoisett,
120.76
Town of Nantucket,
38.00
City of New Bedford,
146.76
City of Taunton,
267.62
From incidental accouut to balance,
540.30
Amount against Dartmouth order not drawn,
69.00
$4106.60
Paid bý keeper,
Sundry groceries,
19.48
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Paid Meats, $35.88
Fish, 12.11
Sundry articles for farm,
8.28
Sundry dry goods,
37.66
Clothing, 30.15
Medicine,
1.87
Sundry small grocery bills, 9.62
Paid by orders on Treasurer's account :
Albert J. Barney, labor, 23.40
Marshall C. Hamlin, keeper,
115.60
Mrs. Marshall C. Hamlin, on account, 75.00
Antone Garcia, 11.25
H. F. Wilde, groceries and grain, 487.52
Alden H. Manter, pigs, 13.00
R. C. Folger, mason, 10.72
N. P. Hayes, yoke, 9.00
Benjamin Dillingham, labor,
80.00
E. Anthony & Sons, paper, 6.00
Anselm D. Bourne, alterations and repairs, 179.97
S. S. Swift & Co., grain, 54.35
Charles S. Paisler, lime and fertilizer, 103.52
New Bedford Cordage Co., rope,
2.40
Charles F. Cushing, harness,
13.05
T. P. W. Perkins, shoeing, 10.32
B. Taber & Sons, paint, 1.99
Ephraim Gifford, whitewashing,
5.00
Fairhaven Coal Co., 53.25
Gerrett Geils, furniture,
3.25
Andrew Spooner, labor,
6.90
George W. King, shoeing,
8.50
H. H. Hathaway, painting,
22.70
George A. Briggs, pork,
13.95
John R. Linton, wagon, 17.50
Roland Smith, iron work, 20.70
David Burgess, exchange of cows, 84.00
Charles A. Johnson, repairs,
5.81
Stephen Weed, repairs, .50
George Atwood, medical attendance, 37.00
Sullings, Kingman & Co., tools, 2.80
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Paid D. W. Deane, seaweed, $6.90
Åsa West, repairs, 10.50
Eben Akin, Jr., clothing,
15.06
Dr. Isaac Fairchild, medical at- attendance, 6.00
$1,672.49
POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid by orders on Treasurer on account of :
Mary Severence,
$88.13
Ruth S. Stiles,
28.06
Robert Parker,
9.00
Sarah Delano,
97.50
Frederick Hammond,
5.25
Annie Cragie,
25.50
Porterfield Hutchins,
96.37
Harriet Braley, lunatic hospital,
185.30
Angenett Pierce, lunatic hospital,
182.39
Anna C. Hathaway, lunatic hospital, 60.82 Sarah A. Burgess,
8.50
John F. Snow,
35.92
Edwin S. Baker,
171.32
Joseph R. Williams,
25.62
Lydia Taber,
17.67
Mrs. Larnard Murray,
19.50
Rebecca Wood,
112.60
Edward West,
22.75
Alfred Delano,
15.90
Emily Jones,
16.66
Maria C. Peckham,
2.00
Mrs. Hicks Parker,
12.00
Andrew Wilcox,
58.07
Charles D. Waldron, printing,
5.75
Mary Fuller,
19.50
John Alden,
76.78
Mrs. E. W. West,
80.25
Ephraim B. Tripp, digging grave,
1.50
Nancy Fuller,
3.10
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Paid Harvey Caswell, $3.60
Eben Tripp, 3.85
Susan Mendall, medical attendance, 20.00
Lot Besse, 15.50
Catharine Boyd, burial expenses, &c., 32.99 Mary Hammond, 12.12
$1,571.77
Due from Acushnet,
$74.54
From Boston,
45.05
From Dartmouth,
93.86
From Dennis,
3.43
From Middleboro',
48.90
From Mattapoisett,
96.54
From Nantucket,
100.50
From New Bedford,
78.00
From Commonwealth,
21.00
From Taunton,
290.67
From Cotuit Port,
9.85
$862.34
Amount expended in almshouse,
1,672.49
Amount expended out of almshouse,
1,571.77
Amount of appropriation and credits,
$4,106.60
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Amount of appropriation, $1,000.00
Amount from incidental account, to balance, 123.34
$1,123.34
Paid by orders on treasurer on account of : William Barton, watching fire, $1.50
J. G. Morse, engineer of steamer, 210.26
American Tack Co., use of horse, 24.00
Jireh C. Sherman, repairs, 2.77
Engineers, fire department, 40.00
Pay-roll of engine No. 3, 198.34
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Paid Pay-roll of engine No. 5, $456.68
Pay-roll of hook and ladder company, 60.00
George W. King, iron work, 2.50
M. R. Kiff, drawing engine No. 5, 1.00
Jesse S. Allen, belts,
2.40
John S. Tinkham, No. 5 engine, 2.00
T. S. Corson, coal for No. 3 and No. 5, 19,25 William H. Hoeg, labor engine No. 3, 9.80 A. D. Bourne, No. 3, repairs, 2.15
Charles A. Johnson, stoves and furni- ture, 58.28
H. F. Wilde, supplies, No. 5, 8.51
Leavitt & Taber, supplies, No. 3. .90
B. F. Drew, care of engine No. 5,
22.00
Henry B. Gifford, labor No. 5,
1.00
$1,123.34
Amount of appropriation and credited to balance, $1,123.34
LIGHTING STREETS,
Amount appropriated, $250.00
Paid by orders on Treasurer on account of
George Reeves, lighting street lamps, $146.00
Leavitt A Taber, oil,
24.52
Obed F. Hitch, supplies for streets,
8.18
BRIDGE.
Paid B. Taber & Sons, supplies, 4.55
George Reeves, 54.00
Leavitt & Taber, oil, 6.13
· Obed F. Hitch, supplies for bridge, 3.64
Chas. A. Johnson, repairing lanterns, 1.50 Amount unexpended of appropriation, 1.48
$250.00
Amount of appropriation, $250.00
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INCIDENTALS.
Amount appropriated, $1200.00
Traders & Mechanics Ins. Co. dividend, 30.00
Fish weir licenses, 39.00
L. M. Snow, 51.00
Corporation tax,
1044.15
National bank tax,
1875.02
National bank tax,
338.29
Mrs. A. P. Willcox, books sold, .
98.30
State and military aid, 541.50
George Jones, collected old tax account, 403.19
$5620.45
Paid by orders on Treasurer's account of R. E. Briggs. laying out streets, $2.50
R. Bennett and W. F. Caswell, com- mittee on accounts. 4.00
David A. Caldwell, moderator,
10.00
Samuel Jenkins, death returns, 8.25
Amos T. Pierce, care of clock and pump, 25.75
John Jordan, bill of labor, 1877, 2.25
William Mann, bill of wagon, 1878, 3.30
Quinton F. Collins, blank books, 20.25
Mercury Publishing Co., reports, &c., 104.25
Elizabeth S. Stoddard and 45.00
Estate of Elias Terry, rent, S
R. E. Briggs, expenses to Taunton, 4.00
Chas. H. Morton, stamped envelopes, 32.40
Charles D. Waldron, advertising, 24.00
E. Anthony & Sons, advertising, 56.25
Bennett & Fuller, counsel fees, Pease district, 10.00
Joshua R. Delano, police services, 94.20
S. Hutchinson, stationery, 7.37
James T. Almy, police badges, 15.00
Estate of John Allen, pound rent, 4.00
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B. Taber & Sons, painting, &c., 2.08
Phoenix Hall Association, rent, 92.00
Traders & Mechanics Insurance Co., 41.00
Arnold G. Tripp, bill case, 18.71
Albert J. Barney, fence, 2.50
Roland Smith, police service, 7.00
Daniel J. Lewis, New Bedford bridge, 21.82 American Tack Co., remittance of tax, 314.00 T. S. Corson, coal for office, 7.00
Tobey & Coggeshall, stove and fix- tures, 7.30
George Jones, Hitch, Merry and Paull, Bank tax, 15.60
George Jones, stationery, 4.04
Weston C. Vaughan, death returns, .75
Alfred Nye, supplies for watch house, 3.13
William Mann, remittance of tax,
3.20
Levin S. Morse,
3.20
Phebe Terry, 6 6
4.80
James M. West,
66 5.60
Albert Gifford, 6 6
2.40
Rodolphus Beetle, 66
2.40
Fredk. S. Peirce,
66
2.40
Wm. M. Stetson,
1.60
Albert J. Barney, 66
1.12
T. P. W. Perkins, “
6 6
1.60
Elisha S. Whiting, "
.80
Cyrus D. Hunt, 6 6
6 6
3.20
Nelson B. Tinkham, “
6 €
2.40
Frederick Jenney, "
1.60
Robert E. Leavitt, postage, enve- lopes, &c., 2.00
Obed F. Hitch, justice service,
4.20
E. H. Sears, wood for station house, 1.62
E. Akin, Jr., recording deaths, and express on book, 36.90
$1,090.89
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SCHOOL BOOK AGENCY.
Paid by orders on Treasurer on account of
Mrs. A. P. Willcox, discount on books,
$13.65
S. Hutchinson, school books, 77.84
James M. Lawton, Jr., school books; 122.2.
Boston Supply Co., school books,
15.00
$288.76
Military aid under chapter 252,
$269.00
State aid under chapter 301,
549.91
$818.91
Amount carried to poor department,
540.30
Amount carried to school incidentals,
307.21
Amount carried to schools,
963.21
Amount carried to salaries, .
7.75
Amount carried to town debt,
951.10
Amount carried to fire department,
123.34
$5031.47
Balaance to new account,
588.98
$5,620.45
Amount appropriated and sundry credits, $5,620.45
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Amount of appropriation,
$1200.00
Amount from incidentals account to
balance, 7.75
$1207.75
15
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Paid by orders on Town Treasurer on account of
Charles H. Morton, services school committee; $20.00
Matthew Merry,
66
66
80.00
Lucy M. Davis, 6 6
67.75
Roswell E. Briggs, 6 0 6 € 50.00
Obed Eldridge,
6 6
22.00
Obed F. Hitch, assessor,
105.00
Matthew Merry, assessor,
95.00
Elbridge G: Paull, assessor,
20.00
George A. Briggs, selectman,
73.34
Daniel W. Deane, selectman,
73.33
Robert E. Leavitt, selectman,
73.33
Eben Akin, Jr., clerk and treasurer;
250.00
George Jones, collector,
250.00
William Watterson, board of health,
16.65
Roland Smith, board of health,
11.35
$1,207.75
Amount appropriated and credited, $1,207.75
TOWN DEBT.
Amount appropriated for liquidat- ing debt and interest, $7,000.00
John Pickering and Moseley, tem- porary loans, 4,910.97
Amount from incidentals to bal-
ance,
951.10
$12,862:07
Paid by orders on Treasurer on account of Fairhaven Institution for savings, $2,170.00 Fairhaven Institution for savings, on account of town bonds, 2,000.00 Interest of Pease fund, 300.00 J. Pickering and Moseley, tempo- rary loan, 5,000.00
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New Bedford Institution for Sav-
392.07 ings, New Bedford Institution for Sav- ings, account of note, $3,000.00
$12,862.07
Amount of appropriation and credits, $12,862.07
Town debt, Feb., 1880, 43,900.00
Town debt, Feb., 1881, bonds,
$29,000.00
Town debt, New Bedford Institution for Savings, Feb., 1881, note,
4,900.00
Town debt, Pease district fund, Feb.
1881, 5,000.00
Present debt, $38,900.00
TOWN PROPERTY.
Almshouse and farm, $6.000.00
Nine schoolhouses and 7 lots,
9,500.00
Watch house and lot, 350.00
Hooks and ladders, and shed,
125.00
Two engine houses and lots,
700.00
Steam fire engine,
1,000.00
Hand fire engine, and hose,
1.000.00
Three safes and office furniture,
300.00
Weights and measures,
25.00
Stock and produce on farm,
1,021.00
Farm tools,
376.50
Burial lot,
50.00
$20,447.50
Amount of balances to the credit of each department : Incidental account, School account,
$588.98
507.97
Highway account, 20.76
Amount in hands of treasurer,
$1,117.71
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At the annual meeting in March the Town chose Mr. Robert Bennett, William F. Caswell, and your Selectmen a committee to examine the Treasurer's books, and make a balance of the different accounts, which had not been done since a former treasurer held the office ; hence they found it necessary to carry several hundred dollars from the inciden - tal expense account to some of the other accounts to enable them to start properly with the appropriation the ensuing year. Your committee have attended to the duty and trust it will be satisfactory to the town.
GEORGE A. BRIGGS, Selectmen D. W. DEANE, of ROBERT E. LEAVITT, ) Fairhaven.
The undersigned have examined the foregoing accounts, and believe them to be correct.
ROBERT BENNETT. ) Committee W. F. CASWELL, on accounts.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN.
FOR THE YEAR 1880-81.
NEW BEDFORD: MERCURY PUBLISHING COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1881.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF FAIRHAVEN :
The present year commenced as in part, an experiment to some of your Committee. They feel there have been many obstacles to contend with, in the resignations and vacancies which have occured in the School Board, and in the corps of teachers. The changes among teachers have been from various causes ; several have been called to other towns by the offer of higher wages. We have tried faithfully to fill these places to the best of our ability ; and do not feel that any serious injury has come to the schools on account of them. While we do not claim per- fection for our schools, and hope that no school officer or teacher may look upon them as having reached that state where something higher and better is not possible ; yet we are happy to say that we can see much improvement over last year. With a desire for better results your Commit- tee have examined many methods and principles of school culture and discipline. With no desire to "make a sensa- tion" by the introduction of new methods, they have felt it their duty in this respect to "prove all things and hold fast to that which is good"; with a view to more practical results. In this direction we feel we have been more than paid for our efforts. Teachers have kindly received and
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