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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE
SELECTMEN
- -OF THE
TOWN OF CARVER
For the year Ending March 5, 1881.
-TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Annual Town Meeting, March 28th, 1881.
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PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1881.
ANNUAL REPORT
-- OF THE-
SELECTMEN
-- OF THE- -
TOWN OF CARVER
For the year Ending March 5, 1881.
- -TOGETHER WITH THE-
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Annual Town Meeting, March 28th, 1881.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1881.
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REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Receipts and expenditures for the year ending March 5, 1881.
To cash on hand March 6, 1881 $1,644 53
Peddlers licenses. . 48 00
Plymouth National Bank, loans 2,800 00
Corporation tax. 406 89
National Bank tax
533 84
State Aid, 1877
182 00
State Aid, 1879
241 00
Indigent soldiers.
29 69
Interest from Pratt fund, 1880
100 00
James W. Thomas .
1 75
Corporation tax, 1879
13 .29
Thomas Cobb 10 00
Taxes collected 4,617 28
Interest on taxes
1 64
State School fund
221 21
Dog fund
95 91
$10,947 03
4
By payments for-
$1,796 61 Schools
Poor .. .
2,040 71
Highways
1,096 86
Repairs and incidentals of school-houses.
14 26
Miscellaneous expenses
4,634 63
Moving and repairing school-houses
437 75
State Aid.
377 50
Indigent soldiers.
20 00
Abatement of taxes
33 11
Bridges
32 43
Cash on hand, March 6th, 1881
463 17
$10,947 03
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
Taxes in hands of Collector March 6th, 1880, for collection.
1875
$4 49
1876
7 67
1877
22 28
1878.
109 28
1879.
717 84
Taxes assessed 1880.
5,493 25
$6,354 81
Taxes not collected March 5th, 1881.
1877
$2 36
1878
20 72
1879
219 07
1880.
1,495 38
$1,737 53
Taxes collected
4,617 28
$6,354 81
5
5
6064 130
137,21
14.11
SCHOOLS.
4372280 DR.
Balance of 1879 ./ ... $460 45
Appropriation of 1880. 1,200 00
State School fund. 221 21
Dog fund ....
95 91
Interest from Pratt fund last year 100 00
$2,077 57
CR.
Paid for support of schools.
$1,796 61
Balance in Treasury.
280 96
$2,077 57
119 $15.07
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HIGHWAYS.
Undrawn balance of 1880
$33 93
Appropriation of 1880 1,200 00
$1,233 93
PAYMENTS.
District No. 1.
$52 36
District No. 2 ..
63 17
District No. 3. 69 37
District No. 4.
73 55
District No. 5. 80 92
District No. 6.
55 00
District No. 7.
64 25
District No. 8.
63 11
District No. 9.
District No. 10.
204 47
District No. 11.
79 77
District No. 12. 58 27
District No. 13.
87 94
District No. 14.
67 44
District No. 15.
77 24
$1,096 86
BRIDGES.
Balance of 1878 $58 47
PAYMENTS.
Abial T. Shurtleff, District No. 5. $9 35
T. M. Ryder, District No. 4 2 14
J. Erville Vaughan, District No. 8 10 00
Benjamin Vaughan, District No. 14
3 96
Harlow & Bailey, District No. 1
6 48
Perez T. Shurtleff, District No. 8 50
$32 43,
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REPAIR OF SCHOOL-HOUSE AND INCIDENTALS. APPROPRIATION.
Balance from last year $5 96
Appropriation 50 00
$55 96
PAYMENTS.
Mary T. Sherritt, District No. 1 $2 85
J. B. Tillson, District No. 1 4 20
W. C. Richards, District No. 4 3 63
E. S. Lucas, District No. 5. 3 58
$14 26
MOVING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Appropriation
$500 00
PAYMENTS.
E. S. Lucas $87 70
E. S. Lucas. 16 30
E. S. Lucas. 3 75
$107 75
Edward E. Sherman.
18 75
Eben E. Crowell
3 50
Adelbert P. Robbins
4 50
Chandler Robbins, Jr.
2 33
Job C. Chandler
13 30
Lumber and nails from poor farm.
25 00
L. N. Shaw, 7 27
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T. Vaughan. 8 00
J. R. Sherman 28 95
Fred. A. Ward. 1 25
J. M. Washburn 27 33
J. B. Tillson. 38 32
B. O. Strong 4 00
B. W. Robbins. 73 00
R. C. Freeman 99 50
$462 75
STATE AID.
APPROPRIATION.
Received of State for State Aid. $423 00
PAYMENTS.
Marcia A. Manter $48 00
Nancy S. Pratt.
28 00
Caroline W. Pratt. 48 00
Daniel Dunham. 72 00
William W. Pearson 36 00
Benjamin F. Fuller.
72 00
Abby H. Eddy. 48 00
Thomas S. Hathaway
25 50
$377 50
POOR AND INDIGENT SOLDIERS.
APPROPRIATION.
Received from State, payment for indigent soldiers, $29 69
PAYMENTS.
Charles Atwood. $20 00
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CONTINGENT.
APPROPRIATION.
For deficiencies in last year's account $600 00
Peddler's licenses 48 00
Corporation tax 406 89
National Bank tax 533 84
Corporation tax, 1879 . 13 29
Interest on tax . 1 64
Funds not appropriated
2,151 41
Loans of Plymouth National Bank. 2,800 00
$6,555 07
PAYMENTS.
Deficiencies of 1880. $609 70
T. Cobb, Treasurer and Collector's commission, 1880, 148 50
T. Cobb, stationery
8 00
T. Cobb, returning deaths . 75
H. A. Lucas, services as Selectman 56 43
Fred. Cobb, services as Selectman 34 00
Fred. Cobb, horse hire 1 50
Gustavus Atwood, services as Selectman
35 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, Town Clerk
35 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, postage and express
2 52
Daniel Dunham, Constable 14 20
James A. Vaughan, School Committee
26 00
N. F. Cole, School Committee 32 16
E. S. Lucas, School Committee 21 75
Mary T. Sherritt, rent of store. 9 00
Avery & Doten, printing town reports 31 25
Avery & Doten, printing school reports 19 50
S. F. McFarlin, school books. 2 65
H. A. Lucas, writing Surveyor's limits, 75
10
H. A. Lucas, Surveyor's books 65
H. A. Lucas, assessing taxes. 22 00
Frederick Cobb, assessing taxes 22 00
Gustavus Atwood, assessing taxes 22 00
H. A. Lucas, horse hire 1 00
Fred. Cobb, horse hire 4 50
Gustavus. Atwood, horse hire 1 00
T. Cobb, Collector's book. 1 50
Avery & Doten, printing voting lists 7 50
Randall's Express . 30
J. M. Coombs, printing school reports, 1879 10 40
Andrew Griffith, Committee services 5 00
Randall's Express. 1 25
Plymouth National Bank for loans
2,800 00
Interest on loans
45 17
County tax
653 32
State tax 495 00
Avery & Doten, printing Assessors' poster 2 07
D. M. Bates, Constable, services . 7 00
Mary T. Sherritt
10 00
Mrs. H. Lucas, copying valuation book
10 00
John S. Atwood, No. 1, snow
4 27
Isaac Shaw, No. 2, snow.
9 45
Gustavus Atwood, No. 4, snow
1 72
Daniel Dunham, No. 5, snow 2 70
John Dunham, No. 15, snow 2 29
P. W. Bump, No. 3, snow 6 68
P. T. Shurtleff, No. 8, snow 2 25
T. B. Tillson, No. 12, snow 1 00
Frank Robbins, No. 13, snow 3 70
$5,244 38
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Heirs of B. Ward. $0 80
Henry Storn, taxes of 1877 and 1878 4 00
Charles Atwood, tax of 1879. 1 65
Myron Benson, tax of 1879 1 65
W. A. Edson, taxes of 1879 and 1880
3 65
W. Miller, tax of 1879 1 65
Elliott Taylor, tax of 1879 1 65
Walter B. Hathaway, tax of 1879
1 65
Frank W. Hammond, tax of 1880
2 00
Edwin A. Vanghan, tax of 1880.
2 00
Heirs of Austin Ward, tax of 1880
49
Franklin B. Cobb.
10 70
Samuel N. Bradford 1 22
$33 11
POOR.
APPROPRIATION.
$122 10
Balance of last year
Appropriation of Town .. 1,500 00
J. W. Thomas for grass 1 75
T. Cobb for pasture.
10 00
Material from town farm for school-house. 25 00
$1,658 85
.
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PAYMENTS.
Provisions for Almshouse $292 68
Martha H. Shaw, Almshouse 185 50
Medical attendance, Almshouse 17 47
Wood, Almshouse
22 50
Clothing, Almshouse
53 46
Repairs, Almshouse 3 32
$574 93
Repairing fence
2 56
Ruth Dunham
63 75
George W. Thomas, wife and two children
146 15
Mrs. John Thomas and four children
84 00
John Thomas
12 00
Sarah Shaw for her son
79 50
Ebenezer Dunham
66 24
Jemima Lucas
159 00
Asa Wrightington and daughter
55 03
B. E. Wrightington
22 33
Mary and Caroline Wrightington 57 09
Eben Fuller for Barton Fuller 36 25
Martha A. Bumpus
74 93
Mrs. Myron Benson and two children
75 95
Manoah Hurd, at Danvers Hospital
60 36
Jacob P. Lucas
147 03
Barney Lucas 174 75
Mrs. John Kilroy 28 85
Bessie Jodrey. 52 01
Charles Atwood, house rent, 1879 10 00
Mrs. E. Webster for her son. 58 00
$2,040 71
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LIST OF PERSONS SUPPORTED AT THE ALMSHOUSE THE PAST
YEAR.
Willard Sears,
Sally Dunham,
Patience Robbins.
Mrs. John Kilroy, part of the year.
Mrs. B. E. Wrightington, part of the year.
Harriet Wrightington, part of the year.
Benjamin E. Wrightington, part of the year.
W. Gilbert Wrightington, part of the year.
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation.
Expenses.
Surplus.
Deficiency.
Schools
$2,077 57
$1,796 61
$280 96
Repair of highways
1,233 93
1,096 86
137 07
Repair of bridges
58 47
32 43
26 04
Repair of school-houses .
55 96
14 26
41 70
Moving and repair of school- houses
500 00
462 75
37 25
Poor
1,658 85
2,040 71
$381 86
State Aid.
423 00
377 50
45 50
Poor and indigent soldiers
29 69
20 00
9 69
Contingent and loans
6,555 07
5,214 89
1,340 18
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ASSESSORS' STATISTICS.
Value of personal estate
$176,166 00
Value of real estate 334,449 00
Total value of personal and real estate 510,615 00
State tax.
495 00
County tax
653 32
Town tax
4,344 96
Whole amount raised.
$5,493 28
Number of polls, 250.
Tax on polls, $500.00.
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Rate of taxation per $,1000, $9.75.
Acres taxed, 18,841.
Dwelling houses, 233.
Horses, 168.
Cows, 216.
Sheep, 34.
ยท 15
ASSETS.
Cash in treasury, March 5, 1881. $463 17
Taxes not collected. 1,735 53
Due from State for State Aid 431 50
Due from State for poor and indigent soldiers 10 00
*Due from State for support of Besse Jodrey 52 75
$2,692 95
Due from income of Pratt fund. $2,792 95
100 00
*This has not been audited by the State.
LIABILITIES.
H. A. Lucas, Selectman and Overseer, services
$43 50
Fred. Cobb, 66 35 00
Gustavus Atwood, " 36 00
H. A. Lucas, postage and stationery. 2 50
N. F. Cole, services as School Committee 23 00
J. A. Vaughan, services as School Committee 25 00
R. C. Freeman, services as School Committee 14 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, Town Clerk. 35 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, express and postage 3 25
T. Vaughan, Auditor 1 50
T. Cobb, Collector's commission 161 81
T. Cobb, postage and stationery 8 00
Daniel Dunham, estimation 14 00
Due Marion, for aid to H. B. Morse 91 19
Other poor bills, estimated.
50 00
Due for schools, estimated. 250 00
R. C. Freeman. 10 25
$804 00
Assets above liabilities
$1,988 95
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1881.
The following appropriations will be required the coming
year.
Schools.
$1,200 00
Repair of highways.
1,200 00
Poor. 2,000 00
Incidental 600 00
$5,000 00
We shall probably receive from corporation and national bank tax, 900 00
Leaving a balance to be assessed on the town of .... $4,100 00
POOR.
The expense of the poor has been $381.86 in excess of the appropriation, and $276.79 above last year, and must continue large another year. The cost at the almshouse has been $574.93, or about $1.95 per week each, and about $1.00 for provisions.
The inmates have been cared for in the best manner, and given every comfort their circumstances require.
Miss Jemima Lucas has been boarded at a cost of $3.00 per week. S. W. Thomas has two small children, is unable to work and receives $2.00 per week and such clothing as his circumstances require.
Mrs. John Thomas, with four small children, one dollar and a half per week.
Mr. John Thomas receives one dollar during the cold weather.
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The Wrightingtons have been aided as circumstances require. We ought to be relieved of the support of the Wrightington children, but have thus far been unable to accomplish it, on account of their past bringing up. If they continue to improve, it is to be hoped homes will soon be found for them.
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Hosea B. Morse was injured on the railroad, taken to the hospital, and was laid up through the fall and winter. We have been obliged to help him and his family, but expect he will soon be able to provide for them.
Manoah Hurd was sent to the Lunatic Hospital from Boston. At last accounts he was improving, with prospect of recovery.
The Lucas families are costing too much, and we should be glad to devise some means to lessen the cost.
Mrs. Kilroy, who was taken to the Almshouse, has been pro- vided for without cost to the Town.
We were called upon to provide for Bessie Jodrey until she could be removed to the State Almshouse. The bill has been sent to the State, but we have received no return.
We have been called upon to provide for five children of Maria Bent of Falmouth. If we are obliged to accept them, they must be provided for until homes can be found. The youngest is two or three weeks old.
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TAXES.
In assessing taxes, there was found to be property in the hands of Gerard Tobey, Assignee, about which there was some doubt as to where it should be taxed. We decided to tax it. Mr. Tobey is waiting the decision of the court before paying it.
BRIDGES.
The bridges are in good repair, and will need but little expended on them the coming year.
SCHOOLS.
A school-house has been provided for the Primary School in District No. 1. Should the Town vote any repairs, there will be needed an appropriation for the same. It will be seen that the school appropriation is nearly all expended.
GUIDE BOARDS.
The guide boards are in good repair. We have been called upon to erect new ones near John Bent's mill and the dwelling- house of Lemuel Bump.
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TOWN MEETING.
Contents of Warrant for Town Meeting, to be held on Monday, March 28th, 1881, at one o'clock, P. M., at the Town Hall :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing. .
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will accept the report of the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 4. To determine the manner of repairing the high- ways the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 5. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray Town charges for the year ensuing, and make appropriation of the same.
ARTICLE 6. To see what pay the Town will vote the Treasurer and Collector and other Town officers.
ARTICLE 7. To determine when taxes shall become due.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will make the yards of field-drivers Town pounds the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to borrow money, under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipation of taxes,
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ARTICLE 10. To determine who shall repair the school- houses the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 11. To bring in their votes, "yes " or "no," in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?"
ARTICLE 12. To see what action the Town will take in regard to protecting the fish in Town. (Petition of D. M. Bates and others).
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will erect guide boards near John Bent's mill and the house of Lemuel Bump.
H. A. LUCAS, Selectmen
FREDERICK COBB, of
GUSTAVUS ATWOOD, Carver.
ANNUAL REPORT
THE-
TOWN CLERK.
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1880.
Jan. 11. Thomas S. Hathaway and Susan Augusta Ham- mond, both of Carver.
April 4. Thomas R. Hines of Hanson and Maria A. Shaw of Carver.
May 9. Edward Warren Hackett and Eveline Elizabeth Brown, both of Carver,
June 13. James M. Dowsett and Almira B. Cole, both of Plymouth.
July 7. William Andrew Bumpus of Carver and Belle M. Peterson of Duxbury.
July 22. Winfield Lewis Pratt and Betsey Shaw Atwood, both of Carver.
Oct. 15. Frank Foster Tillson of Carver and Deborah Gammons of Middleboro.
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1880.
.
AGE.
DATE.
NAMES.
Years.
Months.
Days.
1880.
February 22,
John Murdock,
54
3
14
Ira and Waitstill Murdock.
June
5,
Jacob Washburn,
77
9
15
June
29,
Lydia Shaw,
64
7
13
Oliver and Lydia Shaw. 24
July
5,
George Williams,
84
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Old Age, Diabetes,
George and Elizabeth Williams. John and Freeman.
August
3,
Deborah Cole,
58
2
September 6,
Lillian E. Atwood,
2
8
6
Herbert and Alice M. Atwood.
SUMMARY.
Whole number of marriages - seven. Whole number of births - seven : males, two; females, five. Whole number of deaths - six. .
ALBERT T. SHURTLEFF, Town Clerk.
DISEASE.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
Consumption, Heart Disease, Liver Complaint,
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