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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF POOR
OF THE
Town of Harwich,
FOR THE YEAR
1873.
1
HARWICH: GOSS AND RICHARDS JOB PRINTING 1873.
ESTABLISHMENT.
3%
REPORT.
Supplies for the Almshouse.
By Rueben Bearse,
$1 28
Valentine Nickerson, $3 75
H. Kelley & Co.
78 97
T. B. Baker, 38 12
Freeman Snow, 10 80
Albert Bartlett, 1 75
Nath'l Robbins, 78-13
Paddock Small, 3 52
Lindsey Nickerson, 62 16
Sidney Underwood,
8 39
B. F. Robbins, 1 75 W. B. Baker & Co., 48 86
Ellra Crowell,
26 10 Nathan Underwood,
2 75
Cyrus Allen,
23 64
Caleb Small,
7 94
H. W. Holmes,
46 54
Wm. Allen,
3 50
C. E. Brett,
134 82
Nathaniel Doane, 4 00
Joel S. Cahoon,
3 75
Nathan Walker,
1 33
Zeph. Nickerson,
18 60
A. C. Snow, 8 00
H. P. Weir & Co.
7 36
Thos. G. Small,
3 15
R. H. Rogers,
1 00
Obed Nickerson,
48 90
Jos. O. Baker,
49 57
Bangs Nickerson, 3 60
John Kenney,
4.00
B. Sears & Co.,
21 09
Levi Snow,
40 87
Emulous Small,
25 13
$823 12
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Poor Supplied Out Of Almshouse.
Robert Hannell, '72 $85 12 Nancy Eldridge, $59 75
Eldridge Wixon, 110 35 Ebenezer Cahoon, 18 75
Eldridge F. Wixon, 97 01 Tamsin Baker, 80
Wid. Gam'l Chase, 83 82 Elnathan Ellis, 1 00
Archelus Phillips, 11 11 Wid. Frank Holliday, 22 00
Eunice Paine, 48 86 Sabina Cahoon, 52 00
4
Barzilla Nickerson, $27 58
Esther Hopkins,
$48 00
Ametta B. Wixon,
13 14
Sylvanus Cahoon,
109 47
Nelson Robbins,
3 00
Catharine Chase,
42 89
Eliza A. Snow,
48 61
Gilman Hook,
114 29
Wid. Chas. Hamilton, 54 69
Data Smith,
61 47
Richard S. Cahoon,
14 31
Esther Clark,
40 25
Lydia Robbins,
50 00
Anna Eldridge,
36 75
Oliver Jeraulds,
100 00
Dorcas Small,
38 87
Harriet N. Dow,
120 00
Esther Chase,
66 00
Judith Allen,
59 00
Sarah Phillips,
84 25
Sophia Davis,
32 14
Simeon Nickerson,
12 00
Lydia Phillips,
10 50
Obed Smith,
40 00
Reuben Phillips,
7 38
Wid. M. Nickerson,
89 75
Leonard Baker,
137 32
Wid. Maria Berry,
83 75
Rosannah Vincent,
8 50
Nathan Hall,
65 00
Mary S. Osgood,
28 60
Emily Nickerson,
72 00
Samuel Taylor,
5 00
Wid. Sears Kelley,
18 00
Wid. Luthur Crowell, 46.50
Edwin Nickerson,
20 00
Luther Chase, 68 77
Abbie Hall,
11 00
A. Higgins' Family,
130 00
Wid. A. Nickerson,
35 50
Edwin L. Chase,
26 00
Enoch E. Harding,
9 78
Love A. Thomas,
15 00
Sidney Chase's Son,
5 00
Susie Small,
46 50
Lemuel Phillips, 35 .24
$2938 70
Juliett Chase's child, 52 00
Abraham Shuster,
104 33
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Supported in Lunatic Asylum & Reform School.
Ensign Burgess,
$63 10
Lucy A. Eldridge,
150 46
Thomas S. Rogers,
93 00
Solomon Cahoon,
9 50
$316 06
Poor Supported for Other Towns to be Refunded. David Chipman, for Charlestown, $57 68
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5
Richard Glinden. $2 00
$59 68
Schools.
CENTRE .- Teacher's Wages, $795 00
Repairs and New Building, 141 77
Fuel, 67 03
Janitor's Wages,
43 50
$1047 30
S. HARWICH .- Teacher's wages,
$565 00
Fuel,
41 00
Janitor's wages,
33 00
Repairs,
21 94
$660 94
HARWICH PORT .- Teacher's wages,
$655 00
Fuel,
53 87
Janitor's wages,
43 50
Repairs,
60 42
$812 79
BASSETTS .- Teacher's wages,
$260 00
Fuel,
34 27
Janitor's wages, Repairs,
30 72
18 82
$343 81
W. HARWICH .- Teacher's wages,
$567 00
Fuel,
64 75
Janitor's wages, Repairs,
36 00
17 56
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Furniture, $10 84
$696 15
No. HARWICH .- Teacher's wages, Fuel, Janitor's wages, Repairs,
$571 25
32 02
36 00
45 72
$684 99
E. HARWICH .- Teacher's Wages,
$585 00
Fuel,
38 08
Janitor's wages,
45 00
Repairs,
18 26
$686 34
Highways and Repairs.
Long's Road Land Damage, $128 00
Working same,
129 00
West Harwich Cemetery Road Land Damage,
58 50
Working same,
84 00
Cantre Mail Road, By order of County Com'rs,
384 20
By Repairs,
337 85
T. Ellis, 2d., Surveyor,
149 20
Patrick Kelley's Road Land Damage,
62 00
Working same,
84 31
West Harwich road,
5 00
Isaiah C. Kelley, Surveyor,
212 58
Brewster Road,
16 90
Claying Bank Road and Repairs, 66 East Harwich Road and Repairs,
96 27
Great Western Road Repairs, Marsh Bank Road,
3 31
Richard H. Rogers' Mill Dam,
87 30
Abiathar Doane as Surveyor,
340 45
Harwich Port Road,
19 28
Nathan II. Chase, Surveyor,
35 68
250 00
22 26
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Nathaniel Robbins Drain,
$11 84
Leonard Freeman, Surveyor,
44 90
$2562 83
Clearing Snow.
By Sundry Persons,
$13 25
Abiathar Doane,
Surveyor,
79 20
" Thomas Ellis, 2d.,
66
67 28
" John Kenney,
66
169 65
" Isaiah C. Kelley,
91 13
" Leonard Freeman,
51 31
" Nathan H. Chase,
55 22
" Alvan Cahoon,
66
47 11
$574 15
Repairs of Bridges.
Nickerson's
Bridge, $59 74
Reuben Allen's Bridge, $6 54
Bass River
64 70
Annis 31 36
Bells Neck
48 91
S. Crowell's
11 78
Hall's
20 32
Wading Place 17 92
Walker's,
6:
29 96
E. Chase's,
43 30
$334 53
Town Officers.
George N. Muns-II, School Committee, 1872,
$30 15
Isaiah Chase, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor 1873, 19 50
Matilda Cahoon, keeper of Almshouse,
200 00
Thomas Kendrick, passage to New Bedford, 3 90
52 50
Freeman Ryder, Jr., 66
8 00
S. B. Kelley, 66 66
15 00
John Kenney, 66 ..
12 00
Benjamin F. Bee,
66 66
39 73
Mark F. Nickerson, Constable's service,
15 70
Zej haniah Nickerson, Selectman, Assesor and Overseer
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C. Dora Nickerson, School Committee,
8
of Poor, to 1874, Watson B. Kelley, do., Thomas Kendrick, do.,
159 25
138 30
146 90
$840 93
Repairs and Fence at Almshouse,
$166 50
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Collectors' Premiums and Remittances of Taxes.
Mark F. Nickerson and B. D. Kelley, 1871 and 1872, $62 47
Nathan Underwood, 1868 and 1869, 18 27
Isaac G. Eldridge, 1872, 425 05
Mark F. Nickerson, 1872,
128 70
Isaac G. Eldridge, premium,
154 55
Mark F. Nickerson, 103 98
$893 02
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Miscellaneous.
Doctor John Stetson, 1872,
$30 61
Thomas G. Small, going with Hearse,
2 50
Printing Bill,
72 75
John F. Crocker, Repairing Carriage,
7 50
Dr. G. N. Munsell, 66
5 62
Dr. F. Dodge, 1872
25 00
Isaiah Chase, Expenses to Boston and Barnstable,
17 50
E. Hopkins, entertaining strangers,
5 00
William Feilds, attending S. Young,
3 00
Eli Hinckley, House Rent,
30 00
Custom House, for list of vessels,
15 00
Stationery and Tax Books,
7 20
G. N. Munsell, for Medical attendance 6 months,
37 50
Seabury Eldridge, Oiling School Houses, 36 79
Building Dam across Herring River,
42 20
John Taylor, digging grave,
2 00
G. C. Robbins, painting Hearse,
8 00 .
Coffins for Paupers in Almshouse,
32 00
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House Rent, Eliza A Handy,
$30 00
Enoch E. Harding, going with Hearse,
2 25
Samuel Moody, 66 6.6
42 75
Use of Compass and Chain, 1872 and 1873.
6 00
Benjamin F. Bee, Bill of Globes, C. A. Cahoon, " " Frames,
12 80
Rev. D. Lothrop, attending Funeral,
2 00
A. L. Chase, watching with Paupers,
8 00
$592 44
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Recapitulation.
Supplies for the Almshouse,
$ 823 12
66 out of
2938 70
Supported in Lunatic Hospitals, 66 for other Towns,
59 68
Harwich Centre Schools,
1047 30
South Harwich 66
660 94
Harwich Port
812 79
Bassetts
66
343 81
West Harwich, 66
696 15
North
66
684 99
East ·
66
686 34
Highways,
2562 83
Clearing Snow,
574 15
Repairs of Bridges,
334 53
Town Officers,
840 93
Repairs on Almshouse,
166 50
Collectors' Premiums and Remittances of Taxes,
893 02
Miscellaneous,
592 44
$15,034 28
In payment for the same the Selectmen have drawn or-
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107 97
316 06
10
ders on the Treasurer to the amount of $15034 28.
· Respectfully submitted, ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, ) Selectmen THOMAS KENDRICK, of W. B. KELLEY, ^ Harwich.
Harwich, Jan. 9th, 1874.
Freeman Snow Treasurer, in Account with Town of Harwich, 1873. Dr.
Cash on hand at last settlement,
$4351 90
Received from F. H. Rogers, for interest of note,
10 00
County Treasurer dog fund.
65 90
66
66
Pedlars
.66
20 00
66 An error in Eunice Paine's account, 3 43
66 State on account of Paupers,
2 25
66
66 Cape Cod Savings Bank for Note,
1000 00
N. Doane for Herring Brook,
290 00
66
. 6
Simeon Young for Cleansing-House, 3 00
66
66
State for State Aid, 1872,
1100 00
66
66
" Corporation Tax,
263 78
66
66
" National Bank Tax,
307 37
66
66
Bank for. Harwich Bank Tax,
1031, 74
66
66 Sale of John Bassett's place,
66 00
66
60
B. D. Kelley, Collector for 1871,
179 16
66
66
I. G. Eldridge, 66
“ 1872,
4808 43
66
66
M. F. Nickerson, “ 66
66 3716 78
66
66 Nathan Walker, '66 ** 1873, 7771 70
66
66
M. F. Nickerson, “
66
4800 60
$29,814 04
Freeman Snow Treasurer, in Account with Town of Harwich, 1873. Cr. Paid outstanding orders of 1872, $519 27 .
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66.
66 Auctioneers for Licenses,
10 00
Sale of Joshua Crowell's Meadow, 4 00
Income of Town Land in East Harwich, 8 00
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Paid on order of 1873, $14650 54
.. on State Aid Orders of 1872. 8 00
. .
.. 1873. 1023 00
Interest on Notes at C. C. Savings Bank, 651 25
Redeeming Coupons on Bonds at N. Bedford, 1400 00 Bond No. 5 2000 00
. . Interest on Notes at State Treasurers. 650 00
66 " Sidney Brook's Note. 60 09
.. Notes at C. C. Savings Bank,
2056 50
66
1200 00
State Tax for 1873,
2227 50
County Tax,
1184 23
Miscellaneous charges,
5 25
.. Recording 48 Marriages,
9 60
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52 Deaths, 64 Births,
32 00
.. Treasurer's Salary, 1873,
75 00
Committees fees and Entertainment,
12 00
Cash in Treasurer's hands,
2031 61
$29,814 04
Respectfully Submitted,
ISAIAH CHASE, ERASTUS CHASE, ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, )
Committee.
Harwich, Jan. 13th, 1874.
Town's Liabilities Jan. 1st, 1874.
For Bonds in New Bedford, $18,000 00
Notes with State Treasurer, 10,000 00
. 6 6 C. C. Savings Bank, 7000 00
. Sidney Brooks, 1000 00
6.
Schools for 1874,
5000 00
66 Outstanding orders of 1873,
262 00
66 Collectors' Premiums 66
250 00
Estimated remittances 6
400 00
$41,912 00
18 20
12
Town's Resources Jan. 1st, 1874.
Due from Nathan Walker, Collector
$4940 08
66 M. F. Nickerson, 3215 75
State for Aid paid 1873, 1129 00
66 Freeman H. Rogers, for note, 150 00
66 House and lot, North Harwich, 150 00
66 Cash in Treasurer's hands, 2031 61
$11,616 44
Town's net debt Jan. 1st, 1874,
30,295 56
$41,912 00
Town's net debt Jan. 1st, 1873,
$31,928 75
66 6. 66 " 1874,
30,295 56
$1633 19
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