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FINANCIAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
5
OF THE ....
TOWN OF CARVER,
FOR THE
. YEAR ENDING MARCH 10th, 1870. F
PLYMOUTH : W. W. AVERY'S STEAM JOB PRESS. 1870,
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REPORT.
CITIZENS OF CARVER :
The Selectmen have settled with your Treasurer, and report the following as the financial condition of the Town for the year ending March 10, 1870.
DR.
To cash on hand at the commencement of the
year, .. $2,262 46 received from William Savery, donation
for support of schools, .... 100 00
66 closing up of the Liquor Agency,. . 6 85
66 66
town of Middleboro' for sup- port of schools, 20 00
66
66
Hiram Tillson for license to peddle, . . 6 00
66
William L. Hewes for license
to peddle, 6 00
86
State Treasurer for Armory Rent, . 70 00
Plymouth Bank Loan, 500 00
66
66
sale of old iron at Almshouse, 1 20
4
To cash received State Treasurer, reimburse-
ment for money paid Com- pany L for military service,
66
66 Plymouth Bank Loan, . . ....
1,279 00 1,000 00
66 State Treasurer, reimburse- ment for money paid Com- pany L for uniforms, ... 1,040 00
66
State Treasurer, reimburse- ment for State Aid paid to soldiers and families, . .
906 00
66
State Treasurer, corporation tax, 395 28
66
State School Fund, I30 92
County Treasurer for license of dogs, 72 77
Treasurer of School District No 1, money on hand at time of abolishment, .
8 08
6 6
William Leach, school money overdrawn, 51
66
Thomas Cobb for rent of Town farm, 25 00
66
collection of taxes, 10,176 04
Total Receipts,
$18,006 11
5
CR.
SUPPORT OF POOR.
By cash paid Benjamin Ransom for supplies fur- nished the Almshouse, $188 41
66 " R. J. Brett for supplies furnished the Almshouse, 124 71
66 William E. Hathaway for supplies furnished the Almshouse, . 99 05 .
" Jonathan B. Perkins for supplies furnished the Almshouse, 11 81
" E. E. Atwood, meat bill, 27 78
66
Austin Ward, 21 03
66
E. H. Cornish for doctoring at the Almshouse,. 125 50
66
" Benjamin Robbins for wood fur- nished the Almshouse, . 4 00
66
66 Chandler Robbins Jr., for wood furnished the Almshouse, 15 50
66
66 Matt Ellis & Co. for stove furnished the Almshouse, 16 50
66
66 Frederic Cobb for potatoes fur- nished the Almshouse, . 4 70
66
Alvin Perkins for supplies furnished the Almshouse, 18 78
66
Thomas Cobb for supplies furnished the Almshouse, 4 12
6
By cash paid James Ashton for plastering and whitewashing at the Almshouse, $3 00
66 66 Polly Thomas for overseeing and laber done at the Almshouse, ... 91 67
66
Job C. Chandler for turnips fur- nished the Almshouse, . 1 20
·
66
" Otis Bent for assistance in moving the Dunham family, . 1 02
Ezra Vaughan for labor and lumber furnished the Almshouse, 1 18
66
" L. W. Rickard for sundry labors performed at the Almshouse, .. . 2 25
66
George Soule for coffin and attend-
ance at Jos. Sears' funeral, . 15 00
Total expense at the Almshouse, $980 21
7
SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
By cash paid Isaac Shaw for support of son, . . . $39 00
66 66 Levi Chace for partial support, . .. 12 00
66 Ellis Griffith for stove furnished Abigail Bumpus, 4 00
66 Perez Smith for support of Louisa J. Cornell, 18 00
.66
E. H. Cornish for doctoring John Goodwin's family, . 83 25
65
“ Taunton Lunatic Hospital for sup- port of Edwin F. Webster, . ..
139 70
Town of Chelmsford for support of Maria Shurtleff, 110 70
66
Town of Middleboro' for support of Horace Wrightington at State Reform School, 42 93
66
" Jacob P. Lucas' family at Wareham, 60 00
66
" Caroline Wrightington for partial support, . 60 99
66
" Abigail Bumpus for partial support, 55 29
" John Goodwin for partial support, 30 00
66
Alvin Perkins for supplies furnished to persons outside the Almshouse, 5 22
Total outside the Almshouse,. . $661 08
Total expense of the Poor,
$1,441 29
8
CR.
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
By cash paid District No. 1,
$195 98
66
127 31
66
66
3,.
237 16
66
66
66
66
4,.
153 48
66
66
" 5,.
150 70
66
66
" 6,
108 13
66
66
" 8,.
203 60
Total expense of Schools,.
$1,176 39
CR.
STATE AID TO SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.
1
By cash paid Daniel M. Peterson, per month $14, $126 00
66 Everett T. Manter, 10, 120 00
" William W. Pearson, " 66
3, 36 00
66
66 Daniel Dunham, 66
6, 72 00 66
66 Almira H. Barrows, "
8, 96 00 Mary T. Dunham,
8, 96 00
8, 96 00
66 Martha B. Finney, Lydia D. Sherman,
4, 48 00
4, 48 00 66
Caroline W. Pratt, "
Total amount of Aid paid,. $930 00
2,
8, 96 00 Caroline M. Breach, " 8, 96 00 66 Huldah McFarlin, 66
9
CR,
ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
By cash paid Edwin F. Sears' tax of 1867,
$2 00
66 Samuel E. Vaughan's tax of 1867,. 2 44
Charles Fuller's " " 1868,. . .
41
John Goodwin's 66 " " .. .
3 58
66
66 George Atwood's 66 66
... 2 00
Total Abatement on Taxes, . . .
$10 43
CR.
OTHER TOWN EXPENSES.
By cash paid Andrew Griffith for Selectmens' services, $45 69
66 Alvin Perkins for Selectmens' services, . 40 75
66
Frederic Cobb for Selectmens' services, 13 00
William Hammond for Town
Clerk's services, . 29 15
66
Benjamin Ransom for Constable's services, . 12 00
66
Thomas Cobb, Treasurer and Col- lector's commission, 156 73
66 Henry Sherman for services on Auditing Committee, 1 50
66 Thomas Maxim for services oll
Fish Committee,. 2 00
10
By cash paid William Stringer for labor on
66
Clark's Island Bridge in 1868, E. JI. Cornish for services on School Committee, 30 00
$2 00
66 66 R. C. Freeman for services on School Committee,. 17 25
66 William Leach for services on School Committee, . 38 00
Thos. Cobb for returning deaths, 1 20
66
H. C. Murdock, 66 90
66
66
Wm. Hammond, 66
70
66
66 Benj. Hammond, 66
50
66
For seed and labor done on Town farm, 5 19
66
56 Thomas B. Griffith, armory rent, 70 00
66
66
Sidney Allen for damage sustained by breaking his carriage on the highway, .. 7 50
66 Committee for appraising the several school houses,. 14 00
Andrew Griffith, assessing taxes, 35 00
66
66
Frederic Cobb, 66 66
36 00
66
66
Alvin Perkins, 32 00
66
For tax books, 3 00
66
B. Harlow, erecting guide boards, 5 00
For clearing the roads from snow, 120 40
66
Company L for military services, 1,279 00
66
66
66 uniforms, 1,040 00
11
By cash paid Int. on notes at Plymouth Bank,
$40 23
66
66 For printing School Reports, . 11 00
66 Repairs on Pope's Point school house, . . 10 21
66
66 Int. on Reuben Sherman's note, 28 75
66
66 State tax, 1,325 00
.€ County tax, 665 81
66
repairs on Town House, 4 45
66
66
C. Threshie for repairs on the several school houses, . 18 31
66 66 Treasurer of School District No. 1, balance of tax assessed in 1868, 7 38
66
66 Note at Plymouth Bank, 1,000 00
56
66 Int. on Henry Sherman's note, 5 10
66
66 Inhabitants of the several School
Districts for their school houses, 5,695 53
Cash on hand and to balance account,. 2,067 74
$18,006 11
66 Note at Plymouth Bank, 500 00
12
LIABILITIES.
The liabilities of the Town are as follows :
Notes held against the Town, $1,410 00
Interest unpaid, 35 00
School appropriation unpaid,
1,014 34
Town of Middleboro' for their propor-
tion of Pope's Point school house, 92 02
Treasurer and Collector's commission unpaid,
220 00
Audited bills unpaid,
169 62
Poor bills estimated unpaid,
140 00
Snow bills
"
50 00
All other bills "
75 00
Armory rent unpaid,
70 00
Total, $3,275 98
ASSETS.
Cash in the Treasury, $2,067 74
Due from State for Aid paid to sol-
diers and families, 1,600 00
Due from Middleboro' for schools, . ..
25 00
66
William Savery, donation for
support of schools, 100 00
State for armory rent, 70 00
Uncollected taxes of 1867,.
15 01
" 1868,. 50 26
66
" 1869,.
1,699 36 -
Total, $5,645 37
13
AMOUNT RAISED BY TAXATION.
State tax, $1,325 00
County tax,.
665 81
For schools, .
1,100 00
Town charges,
2,500 00
$5,590 81
APPRAISED VALUE OF THE SCHOOL HOUSES.
District No. 1,
$950 00
66
" 2,
625 00
66
" 3,.
760 00
" 4,
1,000 00
66
" 5,
950 00
66
" 6,
700 00
66
" 8, .
800 00
$5,785 00
AMOUNT RAISED FOR HIGHWAYS.
Labor tax,
$1,300 00
RATE OF TAXATION.
Money tax, $9.60 per $1,000.
School house tax, $11.10 per $1,000. Poll tax, $2.00.
Highway tax, $2.10 per $1,000. 66 Poll tax, 75 cts.
14
RATES REFUNDED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
District No. 1, $14.50 per $1,000.
" 3, 13.60
66 "
66
5, 20 00 6, 16.40 66
66
66 66 7.41 2, 11.80 " 66 66
8, 4, 4.20 66 66
LIST OF PERSONS SUPPORTED AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Sally Dunham, whole year. Sally Denham, Willard Sears, 66
Henry Dunham,
66
Edwin Dunham, 66 66
George Atwood, to June 10, 1869,
Elizabeth Dunham, to Sept. 25, 1869. Joseph Sears, to Jan. 10, 1870.
LIST OF PERSONS ASSISTED OUTSIDE THE ALMSHOUSE.
Edwin F. Webster, at Taunton Lunatic Hospital. Maria Shurtleff, at Chelmsford. Caroline Wrightington, at home. Abigail Bumpus, at home. John Goodwin, at home. Foster Shaw, at Isaac Shaw's. Jacob P. Lucas, at Wareham. Levi Chace, at home.
15
NOTES HELD AGAINST THE TOWN.
Reuben Sherman, 5 per cent., $1,325 00. Henry Sherman, 6 " 85 00
TOWN VALUATION INCLUDING CORPORATE STOCK.
Real,
$317 009
Personal,
227 067
$544 076
VALUATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No. 1,
$58 188
" 2,
40 083
" 3,.
50 654
" 4,.
209 250
" 5,.
44 008
" 6,.
39 005
" 7,.
5 528
" 8,
97 360
$544 076
Respectfully submitted,
ANDREW GRIFFITH, Selectmen
FREDERIC COBB, of
ALVIN PERKINS, Curver.
CARVER, March 10, 1870.
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