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ANNUAL REPORT
or
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor
OF THE
TOWN OF HARWICH,
FOR THE YEAR 1868.
HARWICH, MASS : PRINTED AT THE PRESS OFFICE, 1869.
REPORT.
SUPPLIES FOR THE ALMS HOUSE.
By John W. Baker, $56 47
|By Cyrus Allen, $14 70
R. & L. F. Smith, 43 67
Wm. H. Underwood, 133 54
E. G. Doane, 9 30
Joseph O. Baker, 21 50
Dr. Franklin Dodge, 20 00
Elem Baker, 32 63
Henry Nickerson, 43 70
Elisha Clark,
56 95
Dr. Geo. N. Munsell,
4 50
Ephraim B. Eldredge, 10 75
1 80
Charles E. Brett,
82 04
Isaac G. Eldredge,
16 00
Thomas Kendrick,
10 80
Austin Baker,
16 25
Isaiah Chase,
69 86
Emulous Small,
47 13
Valentine Doane,
118 78
Freeman H. Rogers,
2 00
H. Kelly Jr., & Co.,
78 75
Mary Rogers,
1 25
Joshua Small, 3 75
Sullivan W. Rogers,
3 87
Nathaniel Robbins, 127 99
Erastus Chase & Co.,
38 61
Lovell S. Burgess, 22 50
Weekes & Small,
30 84
William Allen, Jr., 21 70
Gilson P. Ellis, 3 60
Zeph'iah Nickerson, Jr.17 00
Obed Nickerson, 22 40
N. D. Kelly & Co.,
6 05
SUPPLIED POOR OUT OF ALMS HOUSE.
Emily Nickerson, for two
years,
$124 00
Wid. Lauretta Snow, 26 30
Wid. Elizabeth Ryder, 69 85
Sidney Chase's Children,
1867 and 1868, 145 50
Ulysus Baker, refunded, 8 72
Wid. Susan Smith, 4 75
Solomon Maker, to be re- funded, 56 20
Josiah Maker, to be re- funded, 49 18
Wid. Susie Small, 60 42
George W. Newcomb, 7 00
Eldredge Wixon, 17 75
Love Ann Thomas,
51 48
Jeremiah Walker, to be refunded, 21 07
Heman Nickerson, 38 21
Wid. Eliza A. Snow, 31 72
Tamsin Cahoon and chil- dren, 1867. 57 88
Thomas R. Eldredge's family, 1867, 36 38
Wid. Azubah Nickerson, 55 07 Adeline Hale, 49 50
Luther Chase, 99 26
Wid. of Horatio Jacobs, 53 11
Wid. Esther Chase, 22 29
Ebenezer Chase, 10 00
Daty Chase and children, 52 00
John Nickerson, 78 00 Wid. Nancy J. Burgess, 10 00
Olive Jeraulds, 100 00
Richard B. Cahoon, 1867, 9 00 Moses Doane, 18 00
Esther Hopkins, 26 00
Nehe'ah Chase's children, 55 00
Abiel Ellis, 8 00
Reuben Bearse,
4 54
Total,
1,206 95
Sidney Underwood, 3 73
Baxter D. Kelly,
1
3
Lyman Ryder, 8 00
Eunice Paine, 52 00
Seth Burgess, 35 07
Ida Newcomb, 91 50
Simeon Y. Nickerson, 83 00
Wid. Pauline Kendrick, 72 57
Wid. Cynthia Eldridge, 38 00
Richard S. Cahoon, 63 60
Nathaniel Phillips, coffin for child, 4 00
Elisha Snow, 37 00
George F. Bassett, 109 00
Wid Eunice Burgess,
32 50
19 66
Edwin Nickerson,
20 00
Wid. Cynthia Cahoon,
59 75
Elnathan Ellis, 24 91
Wid. Sally Baker, 1867, 3 65
Seth A. Cahoon,
24 00
Anna Williams, 6 14
James A. Chase,
33 37
Batia Nickerson,
31 50
Cornelius Eldredge,
7 26
Thomas Allen,
69 27
Ebenezer Cahoon,
9 45
Simeon G. Cahoon, 1867 and 1868, 171 85
Sophia Davis, 1867-1868, 49 84
Ruth Brown, 7 35
Wid. Deborah Taylor,
31 00
Total,
3,073 93
SCHOOLS.
AMOUNT PAID IN 1868.
AMOUNT DUE IN 1869.
District No. 1
322 88
District No. 1
238 22
«
2
168 04
66
3
167 07
66
66
3
127 55
96 57
66
5
130 17
66
6
104 72
16
7
174 30
66
8
140 22
66
8
101 66
66
66
9
130 22
66
9
120 01
132 77
66
66
10
126 27
66
12
269 93
66
12
253 35
165 52
13
155 69
45 00
14
67 44
15
120 48
15
123 49
363 13
16
97 27
66
66
17
176 81
"
17
187 06
Total,
$2,987 91
Total,
$2,398 55
6
86 60
66
7
10
11
217 00
"
11
146 68
4
4
94 75
5
140 00
Alfred Nickerson, 13 50
Elnathan Eldredge's wife, 8 78
Juliette Chase and child, 48 35
Sarah Chase, Industrial
School, 28 42
Lemuel Phillips, 1867-8 87 05 Wid. of Jacob F. Phillips, 38 31 Wid. Pricilla Nickerson, 11 00 Dorcas Small, 18 50
Wid. Lucy Robbins and daughter, 87 00
Wid. Nancy Eldredge '67, 40 80
Wid. Anna Eldredge and daughter,
Wid. Catherine Chase,
41 34
Wid. Crosby Cahoon, house rent, 12 00
.
2
191 42
204 17
13
14
16
4
REPAIRS ON ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Thomas Ellis, Jr., 2d, stoning up sluice-way Coy's Brook. . $110 00
Nickerson & Emery, lumber, Cove Bridge. 124 70
Henry Nickerson, spikes.
1 52
Nathan H. Chase, labor on dam, Richard H. Rogers' mill.
83 80
Est. Doan Kelley, cedar trees for abutment to bridge .
12 10
John Kenney, labor on Cove Bridge 22 96
Zebina H. Ellis, labor on road .
1 50
Obed Nickerson, bill nails for bridge.
7 26
Snow & Inman's bill lumber.
9 51
Frederic W. Chase, working Erastus Chase's road.
503 83
Sidney Underwood, land damage Seminary road.
9 00
Ahira Kelley, lumber for bridges
14 63
Nathan H. Chase, labor on road.
16 80
Ahira Kelley, loam Wharf roads.
18 00
Mulford C. Bassett, labor on road ..
27 25
Working Old Chatham and Yarmouth county road.
135 00
Baxter D. Kelley, repairing bridge
2 00
Varanus Nickerson, clay .
5 00
Henry Kelley, Jr. & Co., lumber 99 80
$1,204 66
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
District No. 1, Joseph Smith, surveyor. . $3 15
" 2, Mulford C. Bassett, 1867 3 80
« . ' 4, Ebenezer Eldredge .. . . . 5 93
" 5, Valentine D. Bassett. 2 00
1 00
8, Henry Chase. 4 70
" 11, Shubael Robbins 19 60
" 12, Sylvanus Baker, 1867 1 00
" 14, Elkanah Mayo. 21 22
" 16, Thomas Ellis, Jr 6 67
$69 07
TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.
D. S. Steel, selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor, 1867, $8, 00 Joseph C. Berry, school committee, 1867 .. 23 35
George N. Munsell, « 1867 and 1868 33 98 Matilda Simpson, overseeing almshouse, 1867 and 1868 .. .. 177 00 Herring committee's bills labor and material, getting her-
ring in and out of pond .. 97 50
Nathaniel Doane, school committee, 1867. 31 00
Gilson P. Ellis, collector's premium, 1867. 242 00
Freeman H. Rogers " 1867. 128 83
Isaiah Chase, in full for services for town, to date 150 00
Thomas Kendrick " " 150 00 66
Z. Nickerson, Jr. «
66 150 00
$1,191 66
District No. 7, Thomas Kendrick, 1867.
5
REMITTANCE OF TAXES.
George D. Smalley, 1867
2 35
Lydia Albertson, 66
9 40
On Joshua Cahoon's bills, 1866
76 42
Nathaniel Doane, error in tax, 1868 ..
14 60
Isaac Small, overtaxed ..
7 00
Est. Marshal Walker, overtaxed ..
1 40
Allen Megathlen, overtax on vessel ..
14 00
Gilson P. Ellis, bills West Section, 1867 233 08
Freeman H. Rogers, bills East «
96 17
Freeman C. Robbins, on stock in trade
14 00
$468 42
EXPENSES ON ALMS HOUSE.
George D. Smalley's bill .
2 00
Cyrus Ellis' " fixing well, &c 8 60
21 73
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
George Marston, for legal advice. $40 80
Exchange of books by School Committee
50 00
Rent of Exchange Hall, 1867
105 00
Charity bestowed. 23 25
106 47
Eliza Kelley, cleaning Alms House, 1867
8 00
S. B. Phinney, advertising Road Notice, 1866
4 00
Stationery 6 05
41 25
Maria Ellis, cleaning Alms House, 1868
6 45
Thomas Ellis, Jr., 2d, digging two graves
2 50
N. D. Kelley, services as moderator 4 00
Printing town bonds 14 00
Isaiah Chase, expenses bonding town's debt
15 15
C. F. Swift, printing
48 50
Isaiah Chase, traveling expenses on account of paupers. .
10 00
J. B. Hallett, blacksmith's bill.
4 65
Gilson P. Ellis, constable's fees, and settling with town treasurer. .
44 70
Republican office printing .
2 00
Elem Baker, entertaining lawyer and paupers, &c.
8 25
Valentine Doane, Jr., settling with late Town Treasurer ... 15 00 Nathaniel Doane, use of compass and chain, three years .. Books furnished 16th school district. 4 11
8 00
Joshua Cahoon, taxes paid, William H. Underwood 100 32
$672 45
Painting in Alms House.
$32 33
Liquor bill .
Enoch E. Harding, going with hearse.
6
RECAPITULATION.
Poor in Alms House $1,206 95
Poor out of Alms House 3,073 93
Paid Schools, 1868 .. 2,987 91
Repairs on roads and bridges 1,204 66
Surveyors of Highways. 69 07
Town officers' bills .
1,191 66
Remittance of Taxes.
468 42
Expenses on Alms House 32 33 ·
Miscellaneous Expenses
672 45
$10,907 38
In payment for the same the Selectmen have drawn orders to the amount of. . .. $10,788 66
Paid Brewster, by offsetting pauper account 164 85
$10,953 51
Less R. & L. F. Smith, duplicate order.
46 32
$10,907 19
Respectfully submitted,
ISAIAH CHASE, Selectmen ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, Jr. of
THOMAS KENDRICK, Harwich.
SETTLEMENT WITH B. G. PHILLIPS, ESQ., TREAS'R.
Dr. B. G. Phillips acct. with Town of Harwich.
February 5, 1868, To cash received from William Under- wood, late treasurer. $1,886 79 To cash received from Institution for Savings, New Bedford. 28,076 23 To cash received from B. G. Phillips, on note 1,000 00
To cash received from balance corpora- tion tax, 1867 23 69
1,585 00
To cash rec'd from Isaiah Chase, note 6 E. G. Doane, on ac- count club fund. . 51 00 To cash received from Provincetown, account of George W. Newcomb .. .. 380 00 To cash received from the town of Chatham. 5 72
To cash received from pedlar's license.
20 00
" R. H. Rogers, on account Herring-brook .. 124 00
1
February 5, 1868, To cash received from Z. Nickerson, ac- count Ulysus Baker .. 5 37 To cash received from State treasurer, for State aid . 1,300 00 To cash received from corporation tax, in part. 154 84
To cash received from Provincetown, account of Ida Newcomb. 66 50 To cash received from Emanuel Spindle (refunded) 20 00
To cash received from G. P. Ellis, col- lector for 1867 .. 3,832 02 To cash received from F. H. Rogers, collector for 1867. 1,897 09
To cash received from E. G. Doane, collector for 1866 9 89
To cash received from Joshua Cahoon, collector for 1866. 203 12 To cash received from N. Underwood, collector for 1868. 14,212 69 To cash received from William H. Un-
derwood-balance due on note. 551 13
$55,404 08
Cr.
By cash paid interest to C. C. National Bank. $315 00
66
66
" F. C. Savings Bank . . . 384 50
66
66
" Barnstable Savings Bank .. 280 00
66
66
" Yarmouth National Bank. 52 00
66 66 66
66 20 town bonds. 2,000 00 " notes C. C. F. C. Savings Bank .. 10,600 00
272 22
66
66 66
66 notes Yarmouth National Bank.
1,465 00
66
66
" C. C. National Bank.
8,906 67
66
66
66
" Barnstable Savings Bank. . " interest on same.
8,000 00 107 82
66
66
66
66
66
66
" B. G. Phillips' note and interest. " Isaiah Chase's
·
66
66
" interest Saving Bank, N. Bedford
980 00
66
66
66
" exchange on draft for same.
1 22
66
66
66
" 65 coupons on first issue.
195 00
66
66
66
" P. H. Sears, Esq., referee .. 25 00
66
66
66
" town orders issued in 1868 10,414 80
66
66 " 1867.
596 71
66
66
66
" State aid orders.
1,319 50
66
age, &c .. 66
66
" sundry charges, expenses, post-
58 97
66
"
" interest on same ..
66
66
66
66
66
" G. P. Ellis, moving safe, &c .. 5 00
1,017 50
1,671 91
BROOKS FREE LIBRARY
0 0109 0078859 6
8
By cash paid interest to J. K. Baker & Co., for house & lot 275 00
6: " State tax. 2,560 00
66
" county " 866 52
66 " recording births, deaths and marriages 46 45
66 " expenses settling and entertainment . .
9 00
..
66
" treasurer's salary . .. 75 00
6 .
" cash in hands of treasurer, charged to new acct. 2,903 29
$55,404 08
TOWN'S. LIABILITIES.
Due Institution for Savings, New Bedford. $28,000 00
Due Harwich Port Sewing Circle. . 300 00
Due land damage, and working Harwich Port road .. .
350 00 Due land damage, and working West Harwich road .. 110 00
Due for twenty town bonds
2,200 00
Due for outstanding orders.
350 00
Due for rent of Exchange Hall, 1869 100 00
Due for pauper account abroad . 200 00
$31,610 00
TOWN'S RESOURCES.
By cash in hands of Treasurer $2,903 29
By amount due from N. Underwood, collector, less com'n., 5,616 08
500 92
By amount due from E. G. Doane, collector, 1866. . .... By amount due from F. H. Rogers and S. Bearse's note,
250 00
By balance due from R. H. Rogers, Herring Brook ....
235 00
By amount due from State Treasurer, State aid .
1,600 00
By balance due from State Treasurer, corporation tax. .. 100 00
By house and lot in North Harwich. . . .
300 00
$11,505 29
Respectfully submitted, ISAIAH CHASE, VALENTINE DOANE, Jr.
Harwich, January 13, 1869.
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