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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE- - -
SELECTMEN
-OF THE-
TOWN OF CARVER
For the year Ending March 5, 1882.
-TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Annual Town Meeting, March 27th, 1882.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS) 1882.
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE -
SELECTMEN
-OF THE-
TOWN OF CARVER
For the year Ending March 5, 1882.
"TOGETHER WITH THE- -
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Annual Town Meeting, March 27th, 1882.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS 1882.
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REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Receipts and expenditures for the year ending March 4, 1882 :
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury March 5, 1881 $463 17
Received for peddlers licenses 42 00
Borrowed of Old Colony National Bank, in antici- pation of taxes 2,600 00
Received from --
State Treasurer, corporation tax 593 86
State Treasurer, National Bank tax 554 32
State Treasurer, State aid 385 50
State Treasurer, State school fund 217 70
State Treasurer, corporation tax
45 84
State Treasurer, State aid
65 00
State Treasurer, pauper transportation
2 10
State Treasurer, State pauper
26 75
County Treasurer, dog fund 81 17
Interest from Pratt fund, two years 200 00
Collection of taxes 5,500 91
Interest on taxes
21 46
Lumber 15 85
T. Cobb, pasture. 10 00
Asa Wrightington, clothes returned. 4 25
D. M. Bates, expense of burial of M. J. Baker 27 50
$10,857 38
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EXPENDITURES.
Cash paid for-
Support of schools $1,403 99
Support of poor
1,769 90
Repairs of highways
1,285 99
Repairs of bridges .
24 84
Repairs of school-houses and incidentals
137 21
State aid .
324 00
Poor and indigent soldiers, (13 months)
104 00
Incidentals
4,372 28
Abatement of taxes
134 14
Cash on hand on settlement
1,301 03
$10,857 38
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
Taxes in hands of Collector, for collection, March 5, 1881 :
Taxes of 1877
$2 36
Taxes of 1878
20 72
Taxes of 1879
219 07
Taxes of 1880
1,495 38
Taxes assessed, 1881
5,369 87
$7,107 40
Taxes collected
$5,500 91
Taxes not collected :
Taxes of 1878
$11 92
Taxes of 1879
100 36
Taxes of 1880
301 38
Taxes of 1881
1,192 83
$1,606 49
$7,107 40
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SCHOOLS.
DR.
Balance of 1880, appropriation
280 96
Appropriation of 1881
1,200 00
State school fund .
217 70
Dog fund
95 81
Interest from Pratt fund
100 00
$1,894 47
CR.
Paid for support of schools
$1,403 99
Balance in treasury. 490 48
$1,894 47
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HIGHWAYS.
DR.
Balance of 1880.
$137 07
Appropriation, 1881 1,200 00
$1,337 07
CR.
PAYMENTS.
District No. 1
$85 09
District No. 2 ..
62 96
District No. 3
69 37
District No. 4
73 55
District No. 5 80 90
District No. 6
72 60 -
District No. 7
64 27
District No. 8.
70 22
District No. 9.
37 21
District No. 10
235 53
District No. 11
137 14
District No. 12
58 27
District No. 13
87 87
District No. 14 75 77
District No. 15
75 24
Unexpended.
51 08
$1,337 07
BRIDGES.
Appropriation balance of 1880 $26 04
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PAYMENTS.
N. B. Bates, District No. 4 $5 34
Cephas Shaw, District No. 2 4 50
J. W. Atwood, District No. 3. 4 00
Frank Robbins, District No. 13
5 00
Frederick Cobb, District No. 6 6 00
Not expended
1 20
$26 04
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES AND INCIDENTALS.
APPROPRIATION.
Balance from 1880.
$41 70
Transfer of balance of moving and repairing school-
houses
37 25
Deficiency
58 26
$137 21
PAYMENTS.
N. F. Cole
$10 60
J. A. Vaughan 5 40
Mrs. A. Thrasher 6 00
E. B. Atwood . 8 11
W. H. H. Weston
7 25
Harlow & Bailey
2 43
Lucy W. Appling
3 25
I. S. Robbins
42
E. S. Lucas 10 18
8
Ellis Foundry Company
3 51
Baker & Wilson 3 00
W. C. Richards 15 90
E. Southworth 75
J. B. Tillson 20 67
R. C. Freeman 37 72
J. B. Barrows 2 00
$137 19
STATE AID.
RECEIPTS.
Balance of last year
$45 50
Balance of Poor and Indigent Soldiers
9 69
From State Treasurer 450 50
$505 69
PAYMENTS.
Marcia A. Manter
$48 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
Charles Atwood (Chap. 252, 13 months) 104 00
Surplus
77 69
$505 69
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CONTINGENT.
APPROPRIATION.
Surplus of last year's account $1,340 18 Appropriation 2,227 35
Loans from Plymouth National Bank in anticipation of taxes 2,600 00
$6,167 53
PAYMENTS.
T. Cobb, Treasurer's and Collector's commission .. . $161 84
T. Cobb, returning deaths 50
H. A. Lucas, Selectman and Overseer, services 43 50
Frederick Cobb, Selectman and Overseer, services .. 35 00
Gustavus Atwood, Selectman and Overseer, services 36 00
H. A. Lucas, postage and stationery 2 50
N. F. Cole, School Committee, services 23 00
J. A. Vaughan, School Committee, services 25 00
R. C. Freeman, School Committee, services 14 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, Town Clerk. 35 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, express and postage
3 25
R. C. Freeman, committee on repairs of school- houses 10 25
T. Cobb, postage and stationery 8 00
Daniel Dunham, Constable's services 9 20
H. A. Lucas, assessing taxes 20 00
Frederick Cobb, assessing taxes
20 00
Gustavus Atwood, assessing taxes 20 00
Frederick Cobb, horse hire 5 00
D. M. Bates, Constable's services
9 00
Avery & Doten, printing town reports
31 25
Avery & Doten, printing School Committee's re- port .. 19 50
10
T. Vaughan, services as Auditor 1 50
J. Erville Vaughan, snow of 1880, No. 8 75
N. F. Cole, exchange of school books 1 27
G. W. Atwood, snow of 1880, No. 9 2 00
H. A. Lucas, surveyor's books 91
H. A. Lucas, writing surveyor's limits 1 00
S. F. McFarlin, school books. 5 50
H. C. Coville, snow of 1880, No. 8 1 35
A. P. Robbins 1 00
S. F. McFarlin, books for school-houses 2 70
J. W. Atwood, returning deaths 4 00
H. A. Lucas, expense to Boston 4 90
S. F. McFarlin, school-books 6 57
County tax
653 32
State tax
495 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, record book
3 50
Plymouth National Bank loans in anticipation of taxes 2,600 00
Plymouth National Bank, interest on loans 52 92
Balance on hand unexpended 1,795 25
$6,167 53
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Acton Tornrose, taxes of 1877 and 1878 $4 00
William F. Stanley, taxes of 1877 and 1878 2 00
Allen Bennett, taxes of 1879 and 1880 3 65
Mary Ellis, taxes of 1879 and 1880 7 50
Joseph S. Washburn, taxes of 1879 and 1880 6 34
Otis Boynton, taxes of 1879 and 1880 2 00
Myron Benson, taxes of 1879 and 1880. 2 00
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William C. Peterson, taxes of 1879 and 1880 2 00
George Thomas, taxes of 1879 and 1881 1 43
Edward W. Hackett, taxes of 1879 and 1881 2 00
Frank F. Tillson, taxes of 1879 and 1880 3 71
T. B. Griffith, guardian for J. Murdock children 73 13
T. B. Griffith, trustee for John and Mary Murdoch, 24 38
$134 14
POOR.
APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation $2,000 00
State Treasurer for transportation of paupers 2 10
State Treasurer for temporary support of paupers. . 26 75
Lumber from Town Farm 15 60
T. Cobb for pasture 10 00
Asa Wrightington, clothes returned 4 25
D. M. Bates, administrator, for burial of M. J. Baker, 27 50
Deficiencies
65 56
$2,151 76
PAYMENTS.
Deficiency of last year
$381 86
Provisions for Almshouse
302 40
Medical attendance, Almshouse
30 39
Wood, Almshouse
30 75
Clothing, Almshouse 41 99
Repairs, Almshouse 8 83
Labor on garden, Almshouse
50
Martha H. Shaw, matron, Almshouse
182 00
Anna Appling, labor, Almshouse 5 00
12
S. W. Thomas, wife and two children 104 00
S. W. Thomas, medical attendance. 14 91
Mrs. J. Thomas and four children 84 13
John Thomas 25 50
Sarah Shaw for her son 78 00
Asa Wrightington and daughter 82 93
Mary and Caroline Wrightington 99 44
Eben Fuller for Burton Fuller 17 00
Martha A. Bumpus
77 87
Mrs. Myra Benson and two children
44 50
Manoah Hurd, at Danvers
120 10
Burial of Mary Jane Baker 15 00
Hosea B. Morse 103 19
Jemima Lucas
63 00
J. Bent's family
28 22
H. A. Lucas, expense on Wrightington children .
4 75
Burial of Edwin Sears' child 13 50
George Soule, coffin and attendance 15 00
William Tillson, digging grave 4 00
J. B. Lucas 45 00
Barney Lucas 104 00
Ruth Dunham 24 00
$2,151 76
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RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation.
Expense.
Surplus.
Deficiency.
Schools.
$1,894 47
$1,403 99
$490 48
Repair of Highways
1,337 07
1,285 99
51 08
Repair of Bridges
26 04
24 84
1 20
Repair of School - Houses and Incidentals
78 95
137.21
$58 26
Poor
2,086 20
2,151 76
65 56
State Aid, Chapter 252 and 301,
505 69
428 00
77 69
Contingent and Loan
6,167 53
4,372 28
1,795 25
ASSESSORS' STATISTICS.
Value of personal estate
$174,949 00
Value of real estate 340,245 00
Total value of personal and real estate $515,194 00
State tax
$495 00
County tax .
653 32
Town tax.
4,221 55
Whole amount raised
$5,369 87
Rate of taxation per $1000, $9.50.
Number of polls, 237.
Tax on polls, $474.
Acres taxed, 18,903.
Dwelling-houses, 248.
Horses, 165.
Cows, 226.
Sheep, 30.
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ASSETS.
Cash in treasury, March 4, 1881 $1,301 03 Taxes not collected 1,606 49
Due from State for state aid. 436 00
$3,343 52
LIABILITIES.
H. A. Lucas, Selectman and Overseer, services ..... $46 00
Frederick Cobb, Selectman and Overseer, services .. 33 00
Gustavus Atwood, Selectman and Overseer, services 28 00
H. A. Lucas, postage and stationery 3 00
N. F. Cole, services as School Committee 26 00
R. C. Freeman, services as School Committee 23 00
Eben S. Lucas, services as School Committee 29 75
Albert T. Shurtleff, Town Clerk
35 00
Albert T. Shurtleff, express and postage
2 30
T. Cobb, Collector's commission 156 35
T. Cobb, postage and stationery 8 00
William B. Chandler, Constable's services
1 50
Poor bills, estimated 100 00
Snow bills, estimated 571 92
Due for schools, estimated 490 00
$1,553 82
Assets above liabilities
$1,789 70
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APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations will be required the coming
year :
Schools.
$1,200 00
Repair of highways
1,200 00
Poor
1,600 00
Snow
600 00
Bridges .
50 00
School-house and incidentals
100 00
Incidental
700 00
$5,450 00
We shall probably receive from corporation and National Bank tax . 1,000 00
$4,450 00
POOR. .
The expense of the poor has been $1,769.90, or $316.30 less than the appropriation, leaving a deficiency of but $65.56 in place of $331.86 at the close of last year.
The cost of board per week at the Almshouse has been about the same as last year.
Harriet and Willie G. Wrightington have been provided for without cost to the Town. Benjamin E. Wrightington still re- mains at the Almshouse.
Manoah Hurd, who was at the Hospital, was taken to the Almshouse, but we hope will be able before long to provide for himself.
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Myron Benson's family will probably be more expense the coming year than the past, owing to the failing health of her father.
The children of Maria Bent of Falmouth, who we expected last year would be considerable expense to the Town, have been provided for among their friends without any increased cost among our poor.
$1,500 would meet our expenses another year; but as new cases are apt to occur, we think it would be well to appropriate $1,600.
BRIDGES.
The appropriation for the repair of bridges is nearly expend- ed, and will require an appropriation probably of $50.
·
REPAIR OF SCHOOL-HOUSES AND INCIDENTALS.
This appropriation has been largely overdrawn, and will probably require an appropriation of at least $100.
STATE AID.
The receipts from the State have more than covered the pay- ments the past year, and will be sufficient to meet all demands another year.
SNOW.
The cost of clearing the highways of snow has been large the past year, and must be considered in the appropriation for the coming year.
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TOWN MEETING.
Contents of Warrant for Town Meeting, to be held on Mon- day, March 27th, 1882, at one o'clock, P. M., at the Town Hall :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
ARTICLE 3. To hear the reports of the Town Officers and act thereon. .
ARTICLE 4. To grant such sums of money as may be thought necessary for the use and expenses of the Town for the ensuing year, and direct how the same shall be raised and when taxes shall become due.
ARTICLE 5. To see what method the Town will adopt for the · collection of taxes for the ensuing year, and fix the compensa- tion of the Treasurer and Collector and other Town officers.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow on the credit and in behalf of the Town, under the direction of the Selectmen, such sums of money as may be necessary for the use of the Town, in anticipation of the taxes.
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ARTICLE 7. To determine the manner of repairing the high- ways, and take such action as the meeting may think necessary in regard to the removal of snow from the highways the ensu- ing year.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will make the yards of field- drivers Town pounds the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 9. To determine who shall repair the school-houses the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 10. To give in their votes "Yes " or "No " upon the following question, viz .: "Shall license be granted in this Town for the sale of intoxicating liquors ?"
ARTICLE 11. To see what action the Town will take in regard to taxes assessed to Gerard C. Tobey, assignee.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will purchase a lot and re- move the house recently occupied by E. Stringer or authorize its sale.
H. A. LUCAS, Selectmen FREDERICK COBB, of
GUSTAVUS ATWOOD, Carver.
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE -
TOWN CLERK.
.
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REPORT OE THE TOWN CLERK.
MARRIAGES FOR THE YEAR 1881.
Feb.
3. Stephen Dexter Atwood of Carver and Sarah M. Clark of Middleboro.
March 14. Caleb Yeomans of Carver and Ray C. Baker of Boston.
March 21. Charles Wilson Atwood and Emma L. Lovell, both of Carver.
May 18. William I. Ward of Pembroke and Emma L. Thomas of Carver.
July 16. Frederick Austin Ward of Carver and Clara Ed- wards Perkins of Plympton.
Sept. 4. Henry C. Bacon of Barnstable and Emily Bent Bumpus of Carver.
Sept. 28. Luther Wright Savery of Middleboro and Alice J. Churchill of Carver.
Nov. 15. Benjamin Ward Shaw and Hannah Bartlett Grif- fith, both of Carver.
Nov. 20. Lemuel N. Crocker of Barnstable and Betsey A. Shaw of Carver.
Nov. 24. Nicholas Anderson of Carver and Huldah Char- lotte Brodlund of Sweden.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN CARVER IN 1881.
DATE.
NAMES.
Years.
Months.
Days.
1881.
-
Jan.
1,
Fidelia H. Bates,
41
-
Jan.
31,
Julia A. Hayden,
29
9
23
Feb.
5,
Nancy B. Cole,
35
6
26
Feb.
23.
Mary J. Baker,
46
4
1
April
1,
Hannah Fuller,
66
April
12,
Alexander P. Bumpus, Stephen Clark,
64
7
25
Pneumonia,
April
18,
Jesse Holmes,
21
3
11
Diphtheria,
June
3,
Zilpah Hackett,
63
11
13
Aug.
11,
Ruth Dunham, Josie R. Sweet,
79
10
7
Aug.
16,
4
8
-
Aug. 26,
Edward E. Finney,
11
7
-
Aug.
31,
May Stevens Pearson,
3
14
Sept.
7,
Sally Dunham,
90
Old age,
October 9,
Ebenezer Dunham,
85
11
11
Old age,
Jacob and Abigail Hohnes. Hezekiah and Lucy Cole. Samuel and Jemima Lucas. Isaialı and Ruth Pratt. Charles H. and Maria Sweet. William B. and Rebecca Finney. Wm. W. and Nancy M. Pearson. Silas and - Dunham.
Ebenezer and Priscilla Dunham.
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Benjamin and Lydia D. Harlow. Ira and Lucy A. Dimond. Job C. and Nancy Chandler. John and Mary Bumpus. Reuben and Lucy Wilbur. Andrew and Martha Bumpus. Stephen and Clark.
Heart Disease,
May
19,
July
4,
Jemima Lucas,
78
E
-
-
92
Old age, Measles,
Dysentery, Diphtheria, Cholera Infantum,
NAMES OF PARENTS.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Consumption. Fever,
Pneumonia,
Exposure, Typhoid Pneumonia
AGE.
DEATHS IN CARVER FOR THE YEAR 1880 NOT REPORTED.
AGE.
DATE.
NAMES.
Years.
Months.
Days.
1880.
Jan. 27,
8
Feb. 25,
Ella Wrightington, Thomas H. McFarlin, Thomas B. Griffith, Jr.,
46
9
March 10,
9
11
4
-
Erysipelas, Pneumonia, Diphtheria,
Benj. E. and Ann Wrightington. Sampson and Polly S. McFarlin. Thos. B. and Hannah M. Griffith.
.
SUMMARY FOR 1881.
Whole number of births - eighteen : Males, eight ; females, ten. Whole number of marriages - ten. Whole number of deaths - sixteen.
ALBERT T. SHURTLEFF, Town Clerk.
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CAUSE OF DEATH.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
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