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SELECTMENS OFFICE
ANNUAL " PORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1898.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN,
COMPRISING THOSE OF THE
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR, SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND REPORT OF
MILLICENT LIBRARY,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1898.
NEW BEDFORD : E. ANTHONY & SONS, Incorp., PRINTERS. 1898.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS For the Year 1897-98.
Town Clerk : CHARLES F. SWIFT.
Town Treasurer and Collector : CHARLES F. SWIFT. Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor: JOHN H. HOWLAND, CHARLES F. HOWARD, WALTER P. WINSOR. Board of Health : JOHN H. HOWLAND, CHARLES F. HOWARD, WALTER P. WINSOR.
Assessors : WILLIAM H. HOEG, JR., LEWIS T. SHURTLEFF, JOSEPH B. PECK.
School Committee :
JOHN T. HANNA, Jr., Term expires in 1899.
GEORGE H. PALMER, Term expires in 1900.
GEORGE W. STEVENS, Term expires in 1898.
Sewer Commissioners :
ELBRIDGE G. PAULL, Term expires in 1898.
FRED N. GIFFORD, Term expires in 1900.
ZENAS W. DODGE, Term expires in 1899.
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Superintendent of Streets : HENRY H. ROGERS.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions : EBENEZER G. GRINNELL. Constables : JOSHUA R. DELANO, JOHN B. STONE.
Special Constables :
JOHN I. BRYANT,
ROBERT W. PEASE,
HARRISON G. O. NYE.
Auditors : GEORGE B. LUTHER, ALBERT B. COLLINS.
Fence Viewers : ROBERT W. PEASE, GEORGE A. PIERCE.
REPORT
OF THE
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
FINANCIAL.
CHARLES F. SWIFT, Collector,
in account with Town of Fairhaven. Dr.
Tax list, 1897,
Bank tax, 1897,
Interest collected,
$35,842.28 967.02 22.86
Unpaid taxes of 1896,
1,958.31
$38,790.47
Cr.
Paid Town Treasurer,
$33,328.59
Discount for prompt payment,
1,910.60
Remitted,
475.93
Unpaid taxes, 1896, Schedule A,
894.83
Unpaid taxes, 1897,
B,
2,180.52
$38,790.47
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SCHEDULE A UNPAID TAXES FOR 1896.
Akin, Frederick W.
$2.00
Aicker, William
2.00
Alden, Clinton W.
2.00
Alden, Silas D.
2.00
Alden, William K.
2.00
Ashley, William J.
3.05
Asten, William H.
2.00
Austin, Loring M.
12.76
Baker, John L.
2.00
Ball, Isaiah L.
2.00
Battles, Benjamin
2.00
Bennett, Charles L.
2.00
Besse, James T.
2.00
Bond, Stephen H.
2.00
Bracey, John, heirs
28.35
Brownell, Henry F.
2.00
Bryant, William H. (balance)
9.35
Butman, William T.
2.00
Baldwin, George
2.00
Blakeley, Charles
2.00
Beslier, Edward
2.00
Burroughs, William
2.00
Cathcart, William JJ.
2.00
Carpenter, Charles L.
2.00
Carpenter, Bart W.
2.00
Caswell, Isaac E.
2.00
Cabrel, John M.
3.92
Chandler, Herbert F.
27.90
Chapman, James E. (balance)
1.63
Clark, Charles B.
2.00
ClatHin, James E.
2.00
Cordes, John
2.00
Corson, James A.
2.00
Cumming, Arthur
2.00
Curran, William C.
2.88
Curran, Edward
2.00
Curran, Francis E.
2.00
Clark, Thomas F.
2.00
Damon, Herbert A.
2.00
Damon, John F.
2.00
9
Davis, William R.
2.52
Dean, Valentine
2.00
Delano, George H.
2.00
Delano, William B.
2.00
Delisle, John A. (balance)
36.98
DeBraum, Frank
2.00
Dowd, Walter J.
2.00
Dowd, James H.
2.00
Dowd, Francis M.
2.00
Drew, Charles
32.28
Drew, Charles D.
2.00
Drew, Charles LeB.
2.00
Drew, Philip D.
2.00
Dugdale, Richard, (balance)
1.00
Dunn, Nathaniel B.
2.00
Eldred, William H.
2.00
Enos, Joaquin, Cabrel, John M., Souza Antone,
1.92
Ellis, William E.
2.00
Ellis, Henry T.
2.00
Fish, Charles F.
2.88
Gallagher, Agnes
27.65
Gifford, Charles H., Pleasant street,
2.00
Gifford, Joseph T.
2.00
Greenwood, Samuel A.
2.53
Hackett, Clifford E.
2.00
Hammond, Charles E.
10.75
Hammond, Fred. F.
2.00
Hammond Henry W., Weeden road,
3.58
Hammond, William A.
2.52
Hanna, William A.
2.00
Harding, Walter L.
2.00
Harrington, Arthur H.
3.40
Hiller, Seth A.
2.00
Howland, Herbert F.
4.63
Howland, William S.
2.00
Howe, Walter
2.00
Hubbard, George A.
2.00
Jacques, Ernest
2.00
Jenney, Franklin B.
2.00
Jenney, James A.
78.66
Jenney, Joseph C.
62.55
10
Jenney, Rufus B.
2.00
Jenney, Edgar W.
2.00
Keith, Charles
2.00
Kerns, Michael
2.00
Kelley, Samuel
2.00
Langlois, Valere
2.00
Livesey, William
3.40
Lopes, Joseph H.
2.00
Luscomb, George A.
2.00
Longworth, Samuel
2.00
LeBaron, Charles E.
2.00
Marsh, Thomas
2.00
McLane, George M.
2.00
Millett, Joseph
2.00
Morse, George A.
2.00
Morse, Harry A.
2.00
Munroe, Edward S.
2.00
Negus, Herbert E.
2.00
Nickerson, Alexander G.
2.00
Nickerson, John F.
2.00
Packwood, Henry H.
2.00
Packard, Arthur
2.00
Parker, Ellis
2.35
Pease, Allen, heirs
13.13
Pell, John, (balance)
32.80
Perry, Cæsar
2.00
Perry, Joseph JJ.
2.00
Paine, Frank T.
2.00
Pierce, Henry N.
2.00
Pierce, James, 2d
2.00
Pierce, Amos
2.00
Quirk, Fred. J.
2.00
Quirk, George M.
2.00
Quirk, John P
2.53
Quirk, John, heirs
24.50
Reed, Allen H.
2.70
Reed, Ira A.
6.72
Rose, Frank
2.00
Rosa, Joseph F.
2.00
Royce, Ashley A.
2.87
Russell, Frank O.
13.21
11
Roberts, Abram
2.00
Sampson, Arabia
2.00
Sawin, Francis L.
2.00
Sawin, Lewis L.
4.63
Saunders, Horace E.
2.00
Sherman, Charles D.
6.02
Shooks, Andrew J.
2.00
Silver, William
2.00
Souza, Joseph
2.35
Southwick, Arnold W.
2.00
Stone, John B. (Cedar st.)
2.00
Sturtevant, George E.
2.00
Sturtevant, Samuel L.
2.53
Sturtevant, Hannah F.
.87
Sullivan, Eugene
2.00
Swain, Andrew .J.
2.00
Swasey, John
2.00
Sylvia, Joseph F.
2.17
Sylvia, John
2.00
Sylvester, Winslow B.
2.00
Taber, Frank A.
2.00
Taber, Frank R.
2.00
Taber, Nathaniel D.
2.00
Taber, Nathaniel S. (balance)
47.93
Taber, Walter T.
2.00
Taylor, George H.
2.00
Teachman, Frank B.
2.00
Thomas, John
2.00
Tripp, Benjamin F.
3.75
Tripp, Philip G.
2.00
Tripp, Herbert L.
2.00
Victorino, Manuel
2.53
Washburn, William T.
2.00
Westgate, George A.
2.00
Westgate, George F.
2.00
Westgate, Joseph T.
2.00
Westgate, William H. (Water st.)
2.00
Westgate, William H. (Cottage st.)
2.00
Westgate, Philip
2.00
Willcox, Albert M.
2.00
Willcox, Oliver H. (balance)
23.95
12
Willcox, Burgess
2.00
Williams, William
18 63
Whittaker, Henry 3.22
Winslow, James
2.52
Wilber, Lemuel A.
2.00
Wood, Henry C.
2.87
Woodward. William B.
2.00
Worsley, Peter
2.00
NON-RESIDENTS.
Bakewell, Joseph
7.53
Broughton, Thomas and Mary
3.15
Cormier, Oliver
1.75
Crooks, James
3.15
Cotter, William
3.15
Doyle, Patrick J.
3.85
Dugan, Mary A.
7.35
Gregory, James Il.
1.05
Gregory, John
5.78
Guilbert, Edward
3.85
Haslin, William
1.40
Keen, E.
1.05
Langlois, Josephine H.
1.05
Normandin. Pantaleon
5.60
Powers, Ellen
.88
Tinkham, Harris N.
4.37
$894.83
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SCHEDULE B UNPAID TAXES FOR 1897.
Akin, Frederick W.
$2.00
Alden, William K.
2.00
Allen, Frederick H.
2.00
Allen, Alexander
8.47
Ashley, William J.
2.76
Asten, William H.
2.00
Austin, Loring M.
11.58
Austin, Reuben W.
43.65
Austin, Albert I ..
2.00
Babbitt, Isaac N.
17.05
Babbitt, Joseph W.
2.00
Baker, John L.
2.00
Ball, Isaiah L.
2.00
Bates, William H.
2.00
Bates, Herbert C.
2.00
Battles, Benjamin
2.00
Bennett, Edgar M.
2.00
Bennett, Charles L.
2.00
Besse, James T.
2.00
Beslier, Edward L.
2.00
Blaine, Walter E.
2.30
Blakeley, Charles
2.00
Bliss, Asaph L.
2.00
Bond, Stephen H.
2.00
Bracey, John, heirs
24.63
Brown, Edgar H.
2.00
Boucher, Peter
2.00
Brown, Elton M.
2.00
Brown, Thomas
2.00
Brownell, Thomas D.
2.00
Bryant, William H.
14.01
Brazil, John J.
2.00
Brightman, J. Frank
2.61
Butman, William T.
2.00
Butman, Emily B., estate
12.46
Carpenter, Charles L.
2.00
Carpenter, Burt W.
2.00
Caswell, Isaac E.
2.00
Cabrel, John M.
3.82
14
Chandler, Herbert F.
24.50
Clark, Charles B.
2.00
Clark, Thomas F.
2.00
Clark, Charles S.
2.00
ClatHlin, James E.
2.00
Cordes, John
2.00
Corson, James A.
2.00
Corson, Frank E.
2.00
Cox, Arthur P.
2.00
Conroy, Michael
31.18
Conety, Martin
2.00
Cumming, Arthur
2.00
Curran, Francis E.
2.00
Damon, Herbert A.
2.00
Damon, John F.
2.00
Davis, James
2.00
Davis, William R.
2.61
Dates, Thomas
2.38
Dean, Valentine
2.00
De Moranville, A. W.
2.61
Delano, William F.
2.00
Delano, Jabez, Jr.
2.46
Delano, Emma R.
16.12
Delano, George H.
2.00
Delano, William B.
2.00
Delano, William
2.00
Delisle, John A.
69.95
Dexter, George W.
2.00
Dowd, Francis M.
2.00
Dowd, Walter .J.
2.00
Doyle, John
2.76
Drew, Charles
28.14
Drew, Charles I).
2.00
Drew, Charles LeB.
2.76
Dugdale, Richard
6.41
Dunn, Nathaniel B.
2.00
Dufrane, Frank J.
2.31
Duchesney, Charles E.
2.00
Dudony, Alexander
2.00
Eldred, Lemuel D.
4.28
Eldred, William H.
2.00
15
Eldred, Albert S.
2.00
Ellis, William E.
2.00
Ellis, John M.
2.00
Ellis, Stephen H.
2.00
Ellis, Henry T.
2.00
Elwell, John
2.00
Enos, Jack
2.00
Enos, Joaquim and J. M. Cabral
2.13
Fish, Charles F.
2.61
Fleming, Archibald
2.00
Frates, Manuel
2.61
Gallagher, Agnes
24.02
Gardner, George A.
2.00
Gifford, Charles H. (Bridge st. )
2.00
Gifford, Joseph T.
2.00
Goldburg, Benjamin
2.00
Gracia, Manuel
2.46
Greenwood, Samuel T.
2.61
Gunderson, Fred.
2.00
Hackett, Clifford E.
2.00
Hall, James M.
2.00
Hall, James M., Jr.
2.00
Hammond, Charles E.
8.24
Hammond, Fred F.
2.00
Hammond, Henry W. (Weeden road)
2.30
Hammond, Martin V. B.
19.33
Hammond, William A.
2.00
Hammond, Henry W. (Walnut st.)
2.00
Hanna, William A.
2.00
Hanna, William J.
2.00
Harding, Walter S.
2.00
Harrington, Arthur H.
3.14
Hatch, Albert D.
3.29
Hagen, Augustine B.
2.00
Harlow, Sydney P.
2.00
Haskins, William H.
2.00
Hill, Herbert W.
2.00
Hiller, Seth A.
2.00
Hines, Patrick
2.00
Howland, Herbert F.
2.00
Howland, William S.
2.00
16
Howard, Edwin J.
34.38
Howard, Frederick L.
2.00
Howe, Walter A.
2.00
Hoffman, John
2.00
Hubbard, George A.
2.00
Jaques, Ernest A.
2.00
Jaques, Thomas T.
2.00
Jarvis, Manuel
2.00
Jenney, Franklin B.
2.00
Jenney, James A.
65.84
Jenney, Julia E.
15.20
Jenney, Joseph C.
50.79
Jenney, Rufus B.
2.00
Jenney, John C.
2.00
Jenney, Jabez, heirs
6.84
Jenney, Edgar W.
2.00
Jones, William
43.04
Kane, Hugh
22.29
Keith, Charles
2.00
Kelley, Samuel
2.00
Kern, Michael
2.00
King, Fred
2.00
King, Fred and Delia
16.26
King, John W.
2.00
LaFontaine, George
4.28
Langlois, Valerie
2.00
Langlois, Michael
2.00
Leonard, Charles A.
2.00
Leslie, William
2.00
Liedholm, Gustave
2.00
LeBaron, Charles E.
2.00
Livesley, William
2.00
Longworth, Samuel
2.00
Longley, Samuel
2.16
Lopes, Joseph H.
2.00
Luscomb, George A.
2.00
Matterson, Charles E.
2.00
Matterson, Fred H.
2.00
Marsh, Thomas
2.00
Martin, Joseph
2.76
McDonald, Daniel A.
2.00
17
Martel, Alfred
2.00
Marshall, Joseph
2.00
Mason, Henry M.
2.00
McEmmons, Charles E.
2.46
McEmmons, Edward J.
2.00
McKenna, Charles H.
2.00
McLane, George M.
2.30
McLane, John H.
2.00
Millett, Joseph
2.00
Morse, George A.
2.00
Morton, Cordelia W., estate
48.03
Munroe, Edwin S.
2.00
Negus, Herbert E.
2.00
Newell, Walter P.
2.00
Nickerson, Alexander G.
2.00
Nickerson, John F.
2.00
Nolan, Fred F.
2.00
Nolan. Joseph
2.00
Nourjian, Mark H. (balance)
1.00
Oden, John
2.00
Olsen, Nils
2.00
Packard, Arthur W.
2,00
Packwood, Henry H.
2.00
Paine, Frank P.
2.00
Palmer, George H.
41.98
Parker, Ellis
2.30
Parr, Elmina H.
19.61
Pease, Charles H.
2.00
Pease. Allen, heirs
11.40
Pedro, Frank
2.00
Pedro, William A.
2.00
Pell, John
41.06
Perry, Joseph J.
2.00
Perry, Caesar
2.30
Perry, Antone
2.00
Pike, James L.
2.00
Pierce, Amos
2.00
Pierce, Walter S.
2.00
Pierce, James, 2d
2.00
Pierce, Henry N.
2.00
Pierce, Joanna and Annie B.
4.10
18
Pierce, George A.
38.93
Pierce, Sarah V.
1.98
Pierce, George S.
2.61
Phinney, Augustus N.
2.00
Pope, Nathaniel
4.00
Quirk, James H.
2.00
Quirk, Fred .J.
2.00
Quirk, George M.
2.00
Quirk, John P.
2.46
Quirk, John, heirs
21.28
Rawson, Charles
2.00
Reed, Allen H.
2.61
Reed, Ira A. (Spring street )
2.00
Reed, Sarah
2.74
Reeves, George E.
9.14
Ricketson, William L.
2.00
Robbins, Charles H.
2.00
Rogers, Prince A.
2.00
Rogers, William K.
2.00
Rogers, Joseph E.
2.00
Rose, Joseph
2.46
Rose, Antone
2.00
Rose, Frank
2.00
Rounseville, Fred A.
2.00
Rounseville, Silas H.
2.00
Royce, Ashley A.
2.76
Rosa, Joseph F.
2.00
Roberts, Abram
2.00
Roberts, Alfred
2.00
Rival, Edward
2.00
Roderick, Antone
2.00
Ryan, Thomas
2.00
Sampson, Arabia
2.00
Sawin, Francis L.
2.00
Sawin, Lewis L.
19.48
Saunders, Horace E.
2.00
Schroeder, William H.
3.06
Shroeder, William L.
2.00
Sayer. Battiste
2.00
Shaw, Charles B.
7.32
Shaw, Charles R.
1.52
Shaw, Henry W.
2.30
A
19
Sheean, Michael
2.00
Shooks, Andrew J.
2.00
Shurtleff, Herbert P.
2.00
Silver, William
2.00
Souza, Joseph
2.30
Souza, Marianna
12.92
Southwick, Arnold W.
2.00
Stoddard, William C.
45.55
Stone, John B. (Cedar street)
2.00
Sturtevant, Samuel L.
8.08
Sturtevant, George E.
2.00
Sturtevant, Hannah F.
.91
Sturtevant, Samuel L., Jr.,
2.15
Stanton, William W.
2.00
Sullivan, Eugene
2.00
Swain, Andrew J.
2.00
Swasey, John
2.00
Sylvia, John
2.00
Sylvia, Frank H.
3.98
Sylvester, Winslow B.
2.00
Suprenant, Moses, Jr.
2.60
Solomon, Girard
2.00
Solomon, Robert
2.00
Taber, Frank A.
2.00
Taber, Frank R.
2.46
Taber, Nathaniel D.
2.00
Taber, Nathaniel S.
108.85
Taber, Walter T.
2.00
Taylor, George H.
2.00
Teachman, Frank B.
2.00
Thomas, John
2.61
Tootle, William
28.14
Tripp, Benjamin F.
3.52
Tripp, Herbert L.
2.00
Tripp, James H., heirs
46.82
Tripp, Philip S.
2.00
Vaughan, Francis A.
2.00
Victorine, Manuel
4.43
Varley, Richard
9.21
Varley, Robert
2.00
Vandermark, Henry
2.00
20
Washburn, William T.
2.00
Weed, Richmond H.
29.06
Weeks, Daniel H.
2.00
Wells, Rollin A.
2.30
Westgate, Arthur C.
2.00
Westgate, George A.
2.00
Westgate, George F.
2.00
Westgate, Joseph T.
2.00
Westgate, William H. (Water st.)
2.00
Westgate, William H. (Pleasant st. )
2.00
Westgate, Philip C.
2.00
Webster, Frank E.
2.00
Willcox, Albert M.
2.00
Willcox, Oliver H.
55.81
Willcox, Burgess
2.00
Williams, Joseph
10.05
Whittaker, Henry
2.76
Winslow, JJames
2.15
Wilber, Lemuel A.
2.00
Wood, Hugh
2.00
Wood, Henry C.
2.00
Woodward, William B.
2.00
Wood, William
2.00
Worsley, Peter
2.46
York. George B.
3.22
NON-RESIDENTS.
Baker, Michael
1.98
Broughton, Thomas and Mary
2.74
Burke, Mary K.
3.65
Burke, Fedal
3.95
Burns, Hugh, estate
8.36
Cormier, Oliver
1.52
Crooks, James
2.74
Cushman, Henry W.
3.80
Charet, Sigfroid
1.82
Doyle, Patrick J.
3.34
Dwelley, Andrew, heirs
36.48
Dwelley, Annie E.
22.05
Gifford, James A.
15.52
Gregory, John
7.60
21
Guilbert, Edward
3.34
Hanna, Nellie
8.66
Hathaway, Mary B.
77.67
Haslin, William
1.22
Hayden, William
19.91
Holcomb, Henry A.
2.28
Jubinville. Odile
1.82
Keen, E.
.91
Langlois, Josephine H.
.60
LaMontagne, George F. B.
3.04
Lambert, Frank T.
25.84
LaFrance, Vincent
.91
Lemos, Emily F.
10.49
Meaney, Henry S., estate
1.52
Murphy, Thomas H.
7.90
McFadden, Peter .J.
.76
Normandin, Pantaleon
4.87
Ogden, William, and William Armitage
5.78
Polvin, Joseph
2.28
Powers, Ellen
.60
Quinton, Joseph
1.67
Robinson, William H.
2.74
Ryder, George E.
21.73
Shea, Michael J.
3.65
Slater, James
3.50
Smith, Peter Y.
2.74
Sweet, Henry B.
1.37
Smith, Bessie J.
4.26
Terry, Elias and Killey C.
1.82
Thornton, Mary
3.80
Tinkham, Harris M.
3.80
Terry, Elias and Killey C.
35.57
$2,180.52
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REPORT OF F. W. TAPPAN, EX-COLLECTOR.
UNPAID TAXES FOR 1894.
NON-RESIDENTS.
Doyle, Patrick J.
$3.30
Powers, Ellen
1.05
$4.35
UNPAID TAXES FOR 1895.
Bassett, George M.
$2.00
Drew, Charles ( balance)
.89
Enos, Jack, Cabral, John M. and Souza, Antone
1.43
NON-RESIDENTS.
Doyle, Patrick J.
2.86
Guilbert, Edward
2.86
Haslin, William
1.04
Keen, E.
.78
Normandin, Pantaleon
4.16
Tinkham, Harris M.
2.60
$18.62
TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT Year ending Feb. 15, 1898.
CHARLES F. SWIFT, TREASURER,
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN.
RECEIPTS.
Dr.
February 16, 1897. Balance cash on hand, $13,508.63
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Town of Acushnet, moving crusher, $34.66
B. F. Drew, sale of pump, 5.00
39.66
GENERAL INCIDENTALS.
Loans in anticipation of taxes,
$10,000.00
Steam roller loan,
1,800.00
State Treasurer, Corporation tax,
1,844.55
State Treasurer, Bank tax,
2,070.09
State Treasurer, State aid,
1,183.00
State Treasurer, Military aid,
156.00
State Treasurer, Cattle inspection, 43.85
Town of Acushnet, set of scales, 60.00
Scallop licenses, 61.00
Miscellaneous, 43.00
17,261.49
SCHOOLS.
Temporary loan,
1,500.00
Geo. A. Briggs, trustee Pease fund,
$271.82
County Treasurer, dog fund,
425.56
State Treasurer, Mass. School Fund,
170.86
Town of Acushnet, tuition, 70.00
Wm. Ware & Co., sale of books, 2.91
941.15
24
POOR DEPARTMENT.
From various towns. $94.48
Board of insane people, 39.00
N. H. Wilbur, Tinkham claim. 200.00
Rents, $62 : hay and produce. $200.42 : stone, $72.10 : miscellaneous, $21.60, 356.12
689.60
TOWN HALL.
Post office. $304; J. C. Tripp. $50: entertain- ments. $218, 572.00
Police department, court fines, $43.69 ; miscel- laneous, $5.94.
49.63
Sewer bonds.
75,000.00
Prem. on bonds, $2,936.92; interest on bonds. $208.33, 3.145.25
Sewer loan, sewer construction,
500.00
Sewer permits, 82.00
Sewer assessments,
5,543.44
Tax Collector.
33,328.59
F. W. Tappan, ex-Collector.
300.94
$152,462.38
PAYMENTS.
Cr
Highways,
$3.076.36
Sewer construction,
380.00
General incidentals.
$4,774.37
Steam road roller.
1.800.00
State tax,
1,383.50
Bank tax.
902.06
Board of Health,
97.70
Soldiers' relief,
142.33
State aid.
1,275.CO
Military aid.
300.00
New Bedford & Fairhaven bridge,
180.76
10,855.72
25
Loans in anticipation of taxes,
10,000.00
Town debt,
18,850.00
Sewer notes,
75,000.00
School department,
11,400.74
Oxford school,
887.85
Poor department,
2,528.66
Town hall,
1,227.22
Street lights,
1,294.82
Sewer maintenance,
2,165.49
Police department,
764.58
Salaries,
1,760.75
Fire department,
735.26
Hydrants,
2,000.00
Coggeshall street bridge.
18.00
Interest,
3,107.59
Bond account-Sundry bills, $210.25 : interest on sewer notes, $756.38,
966.63
Balance, cash on hand,
5,442.71
$152,462.38
26
TOWN TREASURER'S BALANCE SHEET, FEB. 15, 1898.
ASSETS OR DEBIT BALANCES.
Special appropriations :
Sconticut Neck road, Sept. 29, '94, $4,000.00
Sewers, land damages, Mar. 21, '96, 1,825.00
Oxford School, Mar. 21, 1896, 15,000.00
Steam road roller, Mar. 6, 1897,
1,200.00
Sewer bonds, sewer construction, Mar. 6, 1897, 75,000.00
Schools, Dec. 11, 1897,
1,500.00
$98,525.00
Cash on hand,
5,442.71
$103,967.71
LIABILITIES OR CREDIT BALANCES.
Highway department,
$1.07
Incidentals,
628.85
School department,
244.26
Oxford school, .
12.35
Poor department,
626.53
Town hall,
335.50
Street lights,
305.09
Sewer maintenance,
85.16
Police department,
186.39
Salaries,
191.25
Fire department,
167.65
Coggeshall street bridge,
1,714.91
Interest account,
92.41
Notes payable,
23,525.00
Sewer bonds,
75,000.00
Cash over, (F. W. Tappan's account )
142.30
Sewer assessments,
708.99
$103,967.71
27
CHARLES F. SWIFT, SEWER TAX COLLECTOR,
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN. Dr.
Sewer assessments unpaid, Feb. 16, 1897, Interest collected,
$24,682.29
1,006.64
$25,688.93
Cr
Paid Town Treasurer Abatements,
$5,543.44
61.46
Unpaid assessments,
20,084.03
$25,688.93
CHARLES F. SWIFT,
Feb. 15th, 1898.
Treasurer and Collector.
REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
AND
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL HIGHWAYS.
Dr.
Cr.
Balance from last
$37 77 3,000
Balance unexpend- ed,
1 07
year, Appropriation, B. F. Drew, sale of pump, Town of Acushnet, moving crusher,
5 00
34 66
$3,077 43
$3,077 43
SCHEDULE A GENERAL HIGHWAYS.
John I. Bryant, services,
$65.00
Frank M. Bates, crushing plant,
75.00
Benj. F. Nickerson & Co., lumber,
100.00
N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad, freight,
36.35
N. B. Street Transportation Co., teaming,
25.00
David Duff & Son, coal,
31.69 +
J. C. Tripp, agent, coal,
8.78
William F. Nye, supplies,
18.05
Fairhaven Oil Co., oil,
.55
James L. McCann, stonework,
26.04
Ephraim B. Tripp,
stone,
72.04
William C. Stoddard,
63.12
John Enos,
20.63
Antone Souza,
5.82
Daniel W. Deane,
271.25
John M. Hathaway,
78.54
Manuel Brown,
75.37
Samuel P. Dunn,
108.93
Expenditures as per schedule A an- nexed,
$3,076 36
32
Highway Department.
George G. Lawton,
stone,
13.50
Joseph Soares,
49.35
D. C. Potter,
48.05
Manuel Veder, ..
13.85
John Dowling,
1.22
Joseph Simas,
4.98
Roswell Clark,
5.96
John M. Frates, stone and labor,
77.33
William H. Dwelley, sand and teaming,
125.40
E. G. Dwelley, teaming,
89.20
A. H. Dwelley,
30.45
Thomas R. Luce,
24.00
George E. Reeves,
66
6.00
William H. Bryant,
labor,
130.23
Herbert Barney.
101.83
John F. Sullivan,
87.20
L. D. Simas,
71.01
Antone J. Rodrigues,
79.75
Henry D. Holmes,
60.04
William Quirk,
67.42
George M. Quirk,
44.40
John Quirk,
..
3.00
William Rogers,
٠٠
67.10
J. B. Alton,
50.50
Charles H. Jenney,
..
122.38
Joseph B. Goulart,
30.29
Joseph Sylvia,
. .
53.84
Joseph F. Sylvia.
50.33
Jesse Silvia,
21.75
John Rose,
47.50
Joseph Almada,
37.00
Alvah B. Crabe,
..
52.33
Joseph Pera, ..
53.67
George R. Wixon, . .
47.33
Joshua R. Delano,
10.00
Martin T. Gibbs,
46.17
John Brown,
30.52
James M. Hoyt,
. 6
47.40
Joseph Perry.
45.41
..
33
Highway Department.
Charles D. Sherman,
labor,
1.67
F. C. Dexter,
66
1.50
Seth O). Stevens,
66
6.00
Charles H. McKenna,
4.00
Rufus A. Spooner,
4.50
John F. Howard,
4.50
Alexander West,
9.17
William J. Hanna,
9.67
Antone Joseph, 2d,
2.50
F. A. Vaughan,
1.50
Joseph Lawrence,
1.50
Charged in highway account,
$3,076.36
COGGESHALL STREET BRIDGE.
Dr.
Cr.
F. M. Bates, re- pairs,
Balance on hand,
$1,732 91
$18.00
Balance unexpend- ed,
1,714 91
$1,732 91
$1,732 91
POOR DEPARTMENT.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Dr. Cr
Expenditures for Almshouse as per schedule B an- nexed,
Balance on hand,
$765 59 2,000 00
Appropriation, New Bedford, 3,00
$1,613 00 Freetown,
10 00
Outside poor as per schedule C an- nexed,
Acushnet,
14 30
Mattapoisett,
38 18
441 28 Nantucket,
14 75
Other cities and
towns as per
Cash for board at almshouse, 39.00
schedule D an- nexed,
Cash for house rent, 121 12 Cash for State pau- pers,
14 25
Sale of stone,
72 10
353 26 Sale of produce.
200 42
Sale of house,
17.00
Sale of wagon,
2 00
$2,528 66 Tinkham claim col- lected,
200 00
Transfer to sewer department, Bal. unexpended,
300 00 Rent of lot,
30.00
626 53 J. C. Tripp, allow- ance,
2 60
$3,455 19
$3,455 19
32 00
State institutions as per schedule E annexed,
Total poor expendi- tures,
35
Poor Department.
SCHEDULE B ALMSHOUSE.
Wm. H. Monk, salary,
$400.00
Peleg C. Wilcox, wagon,
79.00
Wilson & Wordell, seeds and mower,
45.53
George P. Randall, pigs,
5.00
Daniel W. Dean, fertilizers and seeds,
21.50
Thomas P. W. Perkins, shoeing,
16.15
George W. King, shoeing,
5.00
H. D. Burke & Co., groceries,
53.34
Wm. D. Eldridge,
22.74
Mrs. E. A. Ellis,
30.56
H. F. Wilde,
23.52
A. F. Blossom,
30.54
George A. Matthewson,
36.51
Ada F. Macomber,
34.63
J. Goodnow,
28.92
Alfred Nye,
38.69
A. JJ. Record,
19.88
Card & Terry,
provisions,
30.22
F. A. Blossom,
66
39.82
E. S. Whiting,
75.27
Ashley & Peirce, clothing,
7.50
S. P. & S. H. Willcox.
32.46
J. V. Spare & Co.,
19.09
Thomas S. Dahl, shoes,
6.25
J. C. Tripp, agent, coal,
137.49
Charles F. Wing, furniture,
20.75
Fairhaven Water Co., water,
22.53
H. H. Hathaway, painting,
210.00
Whitfield & Omey, repairs,
1.00
Forest & Long, repairs,
23.50
M. P. Whitfield, repairs,
9.36
A. W. Monk, repairs,
3.65
Levi M. Snow, drugs.
30.65
Dr. Charles W. White, medical attendance,
30.00
Samuel Hobbs & Co., blanks,
7.00
L. M. Austin, moving building,
5.00
N. P. Hayes, bell,
1.25
36
Poor Department.
George H. Taber, auctioneer, 3.00
Charles D. Waldron, sale notice.
2.00
George A. Briggs, surveying,
1.75
John H. Howland, expenses,
1.95
$1,613.00
SCHEDULE C OUTSIDE POOR.
Charles E. Hammond, meals, $3.00
Dr. Charles W. White, medical attendance,
29.00
Mrs. E. D. Dunn, nursing,
42.00
Mrs. Sarah E. Tilton, nursing,
18.00
Levi M. Snow, drugs,
11.06
Joshua R. Delano, services,
6.94
Central Union Association, groceries,
4.00
Alfred Nye, 66
78.50
H. D. Burke & Co.,
44.01
Mrs. E. A. Ellis,
32.00
H. F. Wilde,
11.04
Daniel A. Ragan,
6.00
William F. Church, provisions,
5.00
A. H. Donaghy, fuel,
4.75
Charles F. Howard, fuel,
2.88
J. C. Tripp, agent, coal,
80.00
Ashley & Peirce, clothing,
5.00
Thomas S. Dahl, shoes,
8.10
A. J. Fuller, supplies,
50.00
J. M. Hathaway, supplies,
10.00
$441.28
37
Poor Department.
SCHEDULE D CITIES AND OTHER TOWNS.
City of Boston,
$16.84
City of New Bedford,
18.00
City of Brockton, 31.99
Town of Middleboro,
40.50
Town of Lakeville,
10.79
Town of Abington,
3.00
$121.12
SCHEDULE E STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Taunton Insane hospital,
$208.46
State almshouse, 144.80
$353.26
SEWER DEPARTMENT.
SEWER DEPARTMENT.
Dr.
Cr.
To expenditures for maintenance as per schedule F annexed, To deed of land from Henry H. Rogers, Balance unexpend- ed,
$2,165 49
By balance on hand, By appropriation, By special appro- priation. By transfer from poor department, 380 00 By permits,
$248.65 1,500 00
500 00
300.00 82 00
85 16
$2,630 65
$2.630 65
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Dr.
Cr.
New Bedford Insti- tution for Sav- ings, notes paid, Balance unexpend- ed,
14,571 38
By balance on hand, Sewer assessments collected,
9,736 93
5,543 44
708 99
15,280 37
15,280 37
39
Sewer Department.
SCHEDULE F SEWER MAINTENANCE.
Standard Oil Co., oil,
$48.47
Fairhaven Oil Co., oil,
10.35
William F. Nye, oil,
18.20
F. W. Gibbs, engineer,
540.00
A. G. Caswell, engineer,
600.00
S. A. Willcox, labor,
64.70
John C. Jenney, labor,
14.55
George Baldwin, labor,
7.50
James Quirk, labor,
6.00
Wm. H. Dwelley, carting,
19.00
Fairhaven Water Co., water,
62.84
Fairhaven Iron Works, castings.
60.17
J. C. Tripp, agent, coal,
390.83
E. H. Peirce, supplies,
10.38
Atlas Tack Company,
19.92
Wood, Brightman & Co.,
72.15
J. Goodnow,
3.16
H. D. Burke & Co.,
2.97
Alfred Nye,
2.21
M. P. Whitfield, repairs,
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