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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF POOR
OF THE
Comn
Harmich
FOR THE YEAR
1871.
YARMOUTH PORT: REGISTER JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. 1872.
REPORT.
SUPPLIES FOR THE ALMSHOUSE.
By John Kenney,
$12 50 Valentine Nickerson, $17 61
Reuben Bearse, 7 10 William Allen, 8 00
Ozias Bassett,
16 00 N. D. Kelley, & Co., 6 89
Lindsey Nickerson,
89 28 Henry Kelley, & Co., 41 00
John W. Baker,
88 72
Emulous Small, 46 80
R. E. Holmes,
50 10
Stillman Snow, 2 60
Isaiah Chase,
29 55
Paddock Small, 8 50
Nath'l Robbins,
79 60
Charles E. Brett, 70 38
Ellen M. Simpson,
8 00
Thomas G. Small, 2 60
Holmes & Underwood, 54 21
Ahira Chase,
11 25
Freeman Snow,
9 60
Nath'l Doane, 7 00
Sidney Underwood,
5 83
Elam Baker,
8 00
Jonathan L. Sears,
12 57
Elijah B. Sears, 14 00
Joseph O. Baker,
51 11
H. W. Holmes,
71 15
H. P. F. Weir, & Co., 5 74
Warren Freeman, 8 00
Z. Nickerson,
21 33
Nathan Underwood, 11 61
Benj. Foster,
18 93
Joseph R. Clark, 45 20
Ahira Kelley,
31 25
Obed Nickerson,
37 07
Thankful Allen,
11 03
$ 1,020 11
POOR SUPPLIED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Susie Small, $51 00 Esther Clark, $ 40 50
Family of Albert
Emily Nickerson, 31 00
Higgins,
148 75 Nathan Hall, 15 00
4
Lemuel Phillips,
$40 91
Mrs. Alfred S. Hall, $40 00
Calvin Chase,
10 65
Louisa Somers, 69 80
Elisha Snow,
104 00
Tileston Cahoon, 2 75
Ebenezer Cahoon,
34 72
Luther Nickerson,
13 56
Abner Eldridge,
11 00
Catherine Chase,
15 00
Tamson Cahoon,
44 84
Esther Chase,
20 00
Thomas R. Eldridge,
45 31
Mercy Barstow,
23 62
Alonzo S. Young,
43 61
Nancy Eldridge,
64 60
Henry G. Ellis,
106 91
Abraham Shuster,
23 04
Lydia Robbins,
65 00
Cornelius Eldridge, Jr., 60 28
Luther Chase,
89 00
Mrs. Gamaliel Chase, 36 38
Eliza A. Snow,
35 35
Hannah Small, 5 86
Almira D. Nickerson, 122 12
Samuel Taylor 2d.,
16 14
Eldridge Wixon,
26 90
Henry Robbins,
29 75
Charles W. Hamilton,
40 19
Rosanna Vincent,
37 32
Richard S. Cahoon,
29 37
Mary Hendren,
18 25
Olive Jeraulds,
100 00
Dorcas Small,
25 50
Sarah Phillips,
111 51
Barzillia Cahoon,
20 00
Barzillia Nickerson,
25 65
Gilman Hook,
15 00
Simeon Y. Nickerson,
20 00
Desire Chase,
9 50
Esther Hopkins,
53 00
William W. Bassett, 15 00
Thomas Allen,
64 28
Mrs. Handy's rent,
30 00
Eunice Paine,
99 50
Wid. Frank Holliday,
39 90
Mary Cahoon,
49 41
Eben Cahoon,
34 37
Sophia Davis,
26 07
Albert-Baker,
8 49
Caroline Ellis,
57 83
Juliette Chase,
17 00
Reuben Ellis,
9 00
Elnathan Eldridge,
1 50
Priscilla Nickerson,
65 36
Love Ann Thomas,
41 55
$ 2551 90
SUPPORTED IN LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
Lucy A. Eldridge,
$264 59 Almira Eldridge, $81 35
Anna Williams, 1 42 Enoch E. Harding, 54 75
Thankful Chase,
188 05
$ 590 16
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POOR SUPPORTED FOR OTHER TOWNS, TO BE REFUNDED.
Samuel W. Clifford, of Chatham,
$22 50.
Ida Newcomb, of Provincetown, -
96 75
Soloman Maker, of Brewster,
59 40
$178 65
SCHOOL TEACHERS' WAGES.
Meriton E. Nicker-
Telegraphing, $2 25
son, $120 25
Eldora Matthews, 112 50
Stephen Sears, 180 00
Katie E. Nickerson,
70 00
Charles J. Haywood,
180 00
Gertrude Kelley,
70 00
Ellen A. Goodell,
120 00
Charity I. Nickerson,
122 50
Emma V. Ellis,
60 00
Susie Kendrick,
87 50
E. G. Burbeck, 180 00
Bessie G. Chapman,
93 75
Maria L. Nickerson,
90 00
Sarah W. Snow,
93 75
Cynthia D. Smalley,
120 00
Mary E. Snow,
131 25
B. G. Chapman, 120 00
Helen K. Ellis,
105 00
Robert Ken, 180 00
Betsey L. Nickerson, 50 00
Charity I. Nickerson,
120 00
Mary E. Sears, 70 00
Susie Kendrick,
120 00
Clara P. Allen,
87 50
Ella Harris, 105 00
P. E. Sickles,
93 75
C. W. Dunton,
175 35
Cynthia B. Smalley, 87 50
Helen R. Ellis, 107 00
T. C. Kelley, 70 00
Elbridge C. Nickerson, 120 00
Alexander Nickerson, 3d, ST 50
Clara P. Allen, 105 00
Susie F. Nickerson, 105 00
Mercie K. Paine,
70 00
Warren J. Nickerson, 180 00
Maria L. Chase,
20 00
$4,012 35
JANITORS' WAGES.
Nathaniel Nickerson Jr., -
$49 20
William H. Underwood Jr., . -
-
-
45 00
Nehemiah B. Robbins, -
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20 00
F. W. Chase, -
-
4 00
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-
$118 20
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REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
$150 48 North Harwich, fence and material, stove, &c., -
Old Seminary, fence, glass &c. -
26 34
37 45 New House at the Centre, - - -
Old School House at the Port, -
35 40
New 66 66 fence, stove, & materials, 91 82
West Harwich, old school house, -
92 11 Old House, East Harwich, - -
66 66 South -
-
-
12 97
66 by Henry Nickerson, 1 -
4 00
Carting furniture to Port and Centre, 1870, 9 00 -
Blacksmith's bill, -
-
2 00
$473 87
Fuel for School Houses, $369 23
Paid for new roads and repairs on highways, - $773 60
Repairs on bridges, - -
$278 18
Repairs on Almshouse, -
$66 61
-
Paid for clearing Snow, 1871, -
- - $324 85
Paid for stationery, -
-
$13 28 -
TOWN OFFICERS.
Matilda Cahoon, keeping Almshouse from Oct. 19, 1870, to Jan. 19, 1872, -
$250 00
Warren J. Nickerson, School Committee, 1870, -
22 00
Everett Harris, 66 66 -
16 25
Dr. Geo. N. Munsell, 66 " first half 1871, - 25 25
Isaiah Chase, 66 " 1870 and 1871, - 37 50 Enoch E. Harding and others, going with hearse, - 35 25 Gilson P. Ellis, Constable services, - 14 00 -
Mark F. Nickerson, " -
1
4 00
-
-
-
12 30
-
Thomas Kendrick, for services as Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, Highway Surveyor, and Building Committee, - -
$173 45 -
Z. Nickerson, do. do. do., -
-
-
- 198 00
Isaiah Chase, do. do. do., -
-
-
-
211 25
$986 95
REMITTANCE OF TAXES.
For 1870,
$483 57
COLLECTORS' PREMIUMS.
For 1870,
$421 21
-
THREE NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid Henry Kelley, & Co., as per contract,
-
$7,749 00
house lots, E. H. $25, W. H. $100, S. H. $100, 225 00
clearing lots, E. H. $13.30, S. H. $14.10, -
27 70
railroad freight, - -
-
43 34
building out houses, - -
77 50
extra work and lumber for out houses, -
422 28
pumps,
147 60
plans and specifications, -
-
10 00
putting down seats, sinks etc., -
-
38 48
paints, putty and oil, 86 32 - - -
painters, -
-
-
79 88
stoves and pipes, - - -
-
450 73
expressage, - - - -
30
furniture, - - - -
1,358 70
carting furniture,
-
13 00
mason's bill for tanks and out houses. -
47 38
-
$10,777 21
8.
BASSETT'S SCHOOL HOUSE.
Paid James Moody, as per contract, - $1,575 00
66 putting down seats and fixing cistern, 29 44
54 41 -
cement and carting, -
-
-
-
4 25
Mason's bill of tank, -
-
-
-
6 50
for paints, -
-
-
-
21 58
painting, - -
-
-
12 50
pump, - -
-
-
13 60
furniture, - -
224 77
carting furniture, -
-
-
2 00
land, -
-
-
-
25 00
$1,969 05
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dr. Munsell, for care of paupers to Feb. 8, 1871, - $37 50 Alfred Swift, attendance, J. Nickerson and Polly Ellis, 12 00
Dr. Stetson, medical attendance on Daty Chase, 1870, 11 00
town paupers 1871, 10 00 Almshouse & paupers to Feb. 8, 1872, - - -
60 00
Daniel Twire, error in bill 1870, -
4 58
Painter's bill to Jan. 8, 1871, 29 00 - -
Making deeds, -
9 35
Extinguishing fires in woods, -
4 00
Auctioneer's services and advertising, - -
18 00
Digging out Herring River,
-
- -
168 00
Sand to fill it up and posts, - -
-
25 70
Printing school reports and notices,
-
34 50
Paid repairs on Bass River Bridges, - Brokerage, negotiating loan, - -
12 50
Perambulating town lines, - -
2 50
Road scraper, $8, expressage, 50c.,
8 50
Nathl. Doane, for use of compass and chain,
- 6 00
Paid Collectors of Customs, - -
-
-
12 00
66
. C 66 66
" F. Dodge, “ 66
- -
-
-
-
-
46 35
-
-
-
for stoves and pipe, -
-
-
-
9
School Books, -
-
$3 11
Repairing pound, -
-
-
-
1 50
Paid for blank checks,
- 3 70
George A. King, for legal advice, 20 00
. Jan. 18-19, 1871, paid travelling expenses on school house and pauper account, - 8 00
June, paid travelling to Barnstable, Boston, New Bed- ford, on loan, 13 30
Aug. paid travelling to Boston, on school furniture, 8 60
Dec. 66
66 " taxes, - 6 25
66
New Bedford on pauper & loan acct., 5 35
$581 29
RECAPITULATION.
Supplies for Almshouse, -
- $1,020 11
Poor supplied out of Almshouse, -
- 2,551 90
supported in Lunatic Asylums, - for other towns, -
178 65
Teachers' wages, -
4,012 35 -
Janitors' wages, -
-
-
-
118 20
Fuel for school houses, -
-
-
-
.369 23
Repairs on school houses, - -
473 87
New road, and repairs on highways,
773 60
Repairs on bridges, - -
278 18
66 " Almshouse, -
-
-
-
66 61
Paid for clearing snow, 1871,
-
-
324 85 -
Paid for stationery, - -
-
-
13 28 -
Town Officers, - -
-
986 95
Remittance of Taxes, 1870, - -
-
-
483 57
Collectors' Premiums, " -
-
-
421 21 -
Three new school houses, -
-
-
10,777 21 -
Bassett's school house, -
-
-
-
1,969 05
Miscellaneous, -
1
581 29 -
-
-
-
590 16
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-
-
-
-
-
-
$25,990 27
10
In payment for the same, the Selectmen have drawn orders on the Treasurer to the amount of $25,990.27.
Respectfully Submitted,
ISAIAH CHASE, Selectmen ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, THOMAS KENDRICK, Harwich.
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FREEMAN SNOW, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF HARWICH, 1871, DR.
Cash on hand at last settlement, -
$3,190 02
Rec'd from the town of Yarmouth, - -
11 02
HI. C. Brooks, for land,
22 00
Timothy Baker, for shingles, -
1 75
John A. Baker, for license, -
2 00
State, for corporation tax, - -
54 68
T. H. S. Wade, license,
10 00
N. Doane, for herring brook,
290 00 10,000 00
J. Eldridge, license,
10 00
J. C. Eldridge, do.,
-
1
8 00
C. C. Five Cents Savings Bank, on note, -
1,200 00
E. Mayo, license, -
2 00
sale of school houses, -
1,153 69 -
A. Wixon, license,
10 00
interest on F. H. R.'s note,
-
10 50
State Corporation tax, 1
294 77
State, for State Aid, -
1,300 00
Provincetown, Ida Newcomb,
96 75
N. Downing, license,
10 00
C. E. Brett, do., -
2 00
Allen Crowell, do., -
2 00
Brewster, on account of paupers,
59 40
E. B. Sears, 7 00
N. Underwood, Collector in 1870,
4,398 49
J. G. Eldridge, 66 66
2,804 86
addition to J. G. E.'s bill, 21 19 -
J. G. Eldridge, Collector 1871,
7,429 85 -
Baxter D. Kelley, “ 16
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- 8,861 36
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-
-
State Treasurer, en notes, -
-
-
-
-
-
$41,263 33
11
FREEMAN SNOW, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITHI TOWN OF HARWICH, 1871, CR.
Paid outstanding orders of 1870, - $3,289 92
on orders drawn in 1871, -
-
- 24,004 63
State Aid orders, -
1,426 00 -
C. C. Five Cents Savings Bank, interest,
637 50 -
State Treasurer, interest, -
-
325 00
on Sidney Brooks' note, -
154 00 -
on coupons redeemed in N. B., -
1,680 00 -
note and interest to C. C. N. Bank,
-
-
1,001 95
State Tax,
-
3,200 00
County Tax, -
1,181 54 -
bond redeemed in N. B., No. 3, -
2,000 00 -
Brewster, for paupers, -
52 41
recording births, marriages and deaths, -
34 60
miscellaneous charges, -
13 60
Treasurer's salary, -
100 00
Committee and entertainment,
12 00
Cash in Treasurer's hands, -
2,150 18
$41,263 33
Respectfully Submitted,
ISAIAH CHASE,
S. B. KELLEY, Committee. MARK F. NICKERSON,
HARWICH, Jan. 17, 1872.
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TOWN'S LIABILITIES JAN. 1, 1872.
For Bonds in New Bedford, . $22,000 00
notes with the State Treasurer, . 10,000 00
notes at C. C. Five Cents Savings Bank,
. 8,200 00
note of Sidney Brooks, . .
. 1,100 00
schools and fund for 1872, .
5,000 00
outstanding orders, of 1871,
1,985 64 .
due pauper account abroad,
150 00 .
Collector's premiums for 1872,
450 00
estimated remittances,
400 00
$49,285 64
TOWN'S RESOURCES JAN. 1, 1872.
Due from J. G. Eldridge, bills of 1872, . . $3,226 .14
B. D. Kelley, do., .
.
6,804 20
on F. H. Rogers' note, . .
150 00
State Aid, advanced in 1871, .
1,426 00
house and lot in N. H., .
150 00
cash in hands of Treasurer,
.
2,150 18
$13,906 52
Town's net debt, January 1st., 1872,
. 35,379 12
$49,285 64
Town's net debt, Jan. 1, 1871,
$30,030 07
Increase of debt in 1871, 5,349 05 1
Net debt, Jan. 1, 1872,
$35,379 12
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