Town annual report of the offices of Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1897, Part 1

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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.


4


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


X


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


13


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


22


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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