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ANNUAL REPORT
T THE
Selectmen and Oberseers of the Door,
OF THE
TOWN OF HARWICH,
FOR THE
1066
YEAR ENDING JANUARY 17, 1867.
1968.
YARMOUTH PORT: CHARLES F. SWIFT, PRINTER. 1867.
1
REPORT.
Expenses in Alms House.
11 bbls Flour,
$162 43
Fish, 24 11
Corn and Meal,
82 47
Sugar,
29 40
Rve,
3 00
Rice,
3 70
Fresh and Salt Beef,
137 02
Spice, Salt, Soda &c.,
20 36
17 cords Wood,
134 07
Clothing, Boots & Shoes,
174 39
4 tons Coal,
56 00
Green and dried apples,
11 70
Summer Fuel,
20 00
19 1bs coffee,
2 82
Bread and Crackers,
6 74
21 lbs tea,
28 90
38 galls. Molasses,
28 00
Vegetable,
16 54
Hay and Straw,
35 86
Stove and tin ware,
17 46
Soap,
11 69
Matches, nails, seeds &c.,
13 64
Tobacco,
22 57
Carting and labor,
51 93
Oil and Candles,
9 61
Killing Hog,
1 40
Blacksmith work,
2 75
Butter,
41 23
Total,
$1,167 41
Cheese,
17 62
Expenses of Poor out of Alms House.
Wid. Nancy Smith,
$30 87
Abagail Burgess, 64 25
Luther Chase,
204 35
Esther Hopkins, 26 00
Wid. Adeline Hale for 1865
40 75
Wid. Eliza A. Handy, 45 03
John Nickerson,
82 50
David Walker,
167 04
Simeon G. Cahoon for 1865,
61 68
Heman Nickerson,
63 65
Wid. Nancy J. Burgess,
26 59
Cynthia Cahoon,
24 00
Luther Crowell,
8 50
Elnathan Ellis,
14 15
Louisa M. Somers,
47 01
Matilda Simpson, to be re- funded. 51 98
Wid. Eliza A. Snow,
85 22
Azubah Cahoon, 5 00
Nancy Eldredge. refunded,
5 00
Tamezin Cahoon,
22 00
Leonard Eldredge for two years,
136 30
Abagail Doane,
6 62
Wid. Lauretta Snow,
37 25
Eunice Paine, 60 00
11 83
Experience Chase,
59 00
Lemuel Phillips, 31 87
Dorcas Small for 1865-6,
44 87
Jacob Nickerson,
10 00
Sophia Davis 1865,
Cynthia Eldredge,
48 75
Gilman Hook,
46 00
George Burchstead, 16.00
Richard S Cahoon,
51 45
Lucy Robbins and dau.,
72 00
Barzilla Nickerson,
40 00
Reuben Snow, 29 00
Lucy Smith,
214 21
10 00
Chas. W. Hamilton,
42 50
52 85
Ly dia Phillips,
4 00
Wid. Crosby Cahoon,
12 00
Emily Nickerson,
52 00
Abraham Shutester,
16 58
Olive Jeraulds.
76 50
Josiah Maker, to be refund- ed,
10 00
Wid. Susa Small,
26 00
Total $2,500 12
Wid. Sally Baker,
32 00
Wid. Elizabeth Ryder,
44 51
Lyman Ryder,
27 48
Mary O. Phillips,
54 73
Lurana Chase.
Elizabeth E. Eldredge,
Henry Allen, 37 75
4
Schools.
Amount paid in 1866.
Amount due in 1867.
District No. 1
$384 80
District No. 1
358 13
2
242 30
6.6
2'
232 22
187 00
221 28
4
114 83
6.6
4
115 51
6%
6.6
6
130 87
245 52
6.6
7
203 79
164 43
¥51 37
158 07
6.6
9
164 66
191 45
6.6
10
183 08
252 88
6.6
11
225 08
66
12
379 30
12
382 70
66
13:
231 37
13
262 42
139:37
66
14
134 45
115
182 15
15
159 23
6€
16
304 36
16
344 38
156:90
66
17
231 09
Total
$3,665 88%
$3,701 77
Repairs on Roads and Bridges.
Z. H. Ellis, Surveyor,
· $183 86
W. B. Kelley, do
327 50
J. B. Snow,
do
134 90
H. Chase, do
234 10
H. Kelley & Co. bill of plank,
131 71
H. Nickerson,
do spikes,
2 60
$1,014 67
Surveyors of Highways for 1865.
District No. 2, Nathan Hall,
$6 83
" 5, Stephen A. Bassett,
1 90
6. 6, Thomas Kendrick, 1 20
66
" 8, Henry Chase, .
8 50
68
" 10, William M. Eldridge,
1 00
..
" 14, Elkanah Mayo, 4 20
2 40
Total,
$26 03
New Roads.
Land Damage on Petition of V. Doane, jr. and Others.
Nathan Underwood, $5 00
Obed Brooks, 2 00
Thomas G. Small, 21 31
Cyrus Allen, 15 00
Est. of Michael Burgess,
4 00
John Smith, labor, 47 50
H. Killey & co, labor,
344 00
Wm. Allen, Jr., labor, 310 94
L. S. Burgess,
420 00
Valentine Dbane,
25 00
Total
$1,194 75
5
183 76
5
201 51
137 39
7
8
6 6
11
14
17
" 15, Benajah Crowell, .
3
5
Land Dumage ou Petition of R. Rogers and Others.
Catharine Chase. $2 25
Lilly Kelley, 75
Heirs of James Baker,
8 12
Isaiah Chase, 4 12
Eunice Eldredge,
7 13
A. K. Ryder, labor, 93 00
Mulford C. Bassett,
5 50
Heir of Patrick Keller, 2 50
Anthony K., Ryder, M D.
12 00
Richard H. Rogers, labor, 294 58
Chiristiana Kelley,
20 00
Zebina II. Ellis,
167 50
Freeman Gage,
2 00
Davis Lothrop,
1 38
Total
$622 83
Brewster and Harwich, (County Road).
Cyrus Cahoon, labor,
$330 37 ! Eben. Eldredge, labor,
200 00
F. L. Maker,
100 00
Patrick Clarking, 22 77
James S. Paine,
30 20
Alvin Cahoon,
135 68
Total
$819 02
Working Harwich and Orleans County Road.
John Kenney,
697 98
Geo. W. Nickerson,
141 40
Levi Harding,
185 00
Jas. S. Paine,
160 14
Total
$1,184 52
Clearing South County Road.
Chas. W. Hamilton,
$25 00
Elisha Snow, jr.,
5 00
Heman Chase,
30 00
Nath'} Chase 2d,
32 00
Total
$92 00
Nathan Underwood, land damage, Pine Grove road, $61 00
Town Officers.
Shubael B. Kelley, Selectman, Assessor, & Overseer, 1865,
217 50
Danforth S. Steel,
6.
66
1865,
224 00
Joseph C. Berry, 66
66
66
1865,
220 00
66 66
66
1866,
175 75
Danforthi S. Steel, 66 66
66
1866,
161 25
Zephaniah Nickerson, Jr.,
..
1866,
132 25
D. S. Steel, Constable services for 1865,
00
66
66 .. 1866,
10 50
Warren J. Nickerson, School Committee for 1865, .
48 35
George N. Munsell, 66
1865,
34 00
Nathaniel Doane, 66
1865, .
28 75
Joshua Cahoon, Collector's Premium, for 1865,
94 51
Joseph C. Berry, 66 66
1865, .
161 70
Giles Hopkins, Overseer of Alms House, for 1865,
95 00
66
66 (in part) 1866, 85 00
Total,
$1,694 56
Miscellaneous Expenses.
Sewall F. Snow, labor on Alms House, . $27 17
Anthony K. Chase. bill for drain pipe, 11 78
S. B. Kelley, expense to New Bedford, Stationery, postage and postage stamps, J. B. Hallett, repairs on hearse, .
6 25
· 20 33
2 00
Hezekiah Moody,
2 00
6
Bill of pew rent for panpers, 1865, . . 11 70 C. M. Hulbert, damage to carriage, 4 45 C. M. Lothrop and Wm. M. Eldridge, painting alms house, 27 31
Chester Snow, Rent of Exchange Hall, 1865, 65 00
Do. Damage to settees, .
15 00
Ebenezer Eldridge, sluice way between Harwich & Brewster, 15 63
Isaiah C. Inman, State pauper and transportation, 16 85
C. F. Swift, printing reports, etc.
60 00
George Otis, printing town order blanks, etc.
17 97
Bill ploughing alns house farm, .
3 20
Gilbert Smith, furniture for alms house,
7 82
D. S. Steel, expenses to Barnstable. pauper account,
2 23
John Kenney, Committee on C. C. C. Railroad Co. suit,
20 00
Alden Nickerson, damage to carriage, 8 06
5 00
Tax and expense on Eli Eldridge's land,
Selectmen's horse hire while on town's business, . 37 73
Wm. II. Underwood, bill, C. C. C. Railroad Co. 14 10
Amount of State Tax, 3,840 00
Do. County Tax. 630 16
Taxes remitted for 1864. 27 84
Do. 1865,
458 94
Do. 1866, 288 23
Total,
$5,644 75
Recapitulation.
Expenses of Poor in Alms House, . $1.167 41
6. 66 .. out of 2.500 12
66
Schools, 3,655 88
Repairs of Roads and Bridges,
1,014 67
Surveyors for 1865,
26 03
New Roads and Land Damages,
3.974 12
Town Officers,
1.694 56
Miscellaneous Expenses,
5.644 75
Total,
$19,677 54
In payment of the above:
Town Orders drawn,
$14,654 44
State Tax,
3,840 00
County Tax, .
630 16
Wm. H. Underwood's bill,
552 94
Total,
$19,677 54
Respectfully submitted,
DANFORTH S. STEEL, JOSEPH C. BERRY, of
Selectmen
ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, JR., Harwich.
Harwich, January 17, 1867.
7
W. H, Underwood, Treasurer, in Account with Town. Dr.
Cash at last settlement, -
- $5,471 98
from Nantucket for Mrs. Simpson,
128 66
of city of Boston for G. Hook,
38 67
of Dr. Stetson ,in full for liquor,.
201 88
of Brewster for sluice way.
7 82
of Isaiah Chase, per settlement,
1 75
of P. L. Underwood, note and interest,
1,586 97
66 F. C Robbins, use of H. Brook,
359 00
of Leonard Robbins, for note,
1,209,00
66
State School Fund,
199 00
of State Treasurer, for State Aid, 1865,
4,300 00
of Town of Chatham for E. Eldridge, .
5 60
66 from Joshua Cahoon Collector 1865,
855 28
66
from J. C. Berry, 1865,
4,723 54
66
from Joshua Cahoon, 60
1866,
400 00
E. G. Doane,
1866,
607 75
Collected by Treasurer 1866,
23,046 86
Total, ·
43,134 16
Cr.
Paid Town of Brewster for N. Ellis,
4 71
Expressage, stationary, stamps, etc., .
18 03
Paid town of Brewster for Sarah Chase, . State sealer,
13 00
F. A. Swift for two hogs,
26 00
Committee of reference,
69 12
F. C. Robbins for herring,
3 00
L. Robbins, note and interest,
1,227 20
State tax,
3,840 00
James W. Jeraulds, note and interest,
1,272 00
Bill of supplies for Alms House, .
233 41
town paupers, 319 52
Recording births and deaths,
27 75
69 marriages,
6 90
Returns for 27 births,
6 75
State Aid under old laws,
329 52
Town orders, cancelled,
14,230 55
Treasurer's salary,
75 00
18 town's bonds, .
1,800 00
156 coupons,
468 00
229 men, $25 each,
5,725 00
for collecting taxes, 1-2 per cent., 116 00
5 per cent. discount on $23,046.86, collecting,
1,152 34
Interest on note to Harwich Port Circle, 3 65
Principal 775, and interest to C. C. Nat. Bank, 73860, 1,513 60
10 50
Land damage, " Referee,"
407 15
8
Paid Interest Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, 711 13
Principal 1000 and interest 63, to Yarmouth Nt. Bk. 1,063 00
Interest to Barnstable Savings Bank, 545 55
for Committee's services and entertainment, 8 00
County tax, . 630 16
State Aid orders, 1866,
1,576 00
Cash in Treasury, 5,701 62
Total, . . $43,134 16
Town's Liabilities.
Amount due School districts, . $3,701 77
66 for land damage on roads, 27 00
for working roads, 1,155 00
«
66 on out-standing orders, 475 47
66
C. C. F. C. Savings Bank, Harwich, 10,000 00
First National Bank of Yarmouth, 3,000 00
Cape Cod National Bank ot Harwich, 10,000 00
Isaiah Chase, note, .
295 67
of Remittances upon Assessment of 1866,
200 00
due for rent of Exchange Hall, 65 00
66 City of New Bedford, (about) 100 00
66 Pauper accounts, 200 00
Town Bonds,
6,400 00
Amount due Club, $25, each,
2,625 00
Total,
$46,244 91
Town's Resources.
By balance of Treasurer's account, . $5,701 62
E. G. Doane's tax bills 1866, less premium
4,610 48
J. Cahoon, do., 1866, do., 2,202 84
Proceeds of Herring Brook,
359 00
State aid furnished 1866,
1,905 52
Amount due from City of Fall River,
37 75
Do. from Town of Nantucket, 51 98
Do. from Town of Brewster, .
10 00
Total,
$14,879 19
Respectfully submitted,
CYRUS CAHOON, Committee.
Harwich, Jan. 21, 1867.
Savings Institution at Barnstable, 8,000 00
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