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ANNUAL I REPORT
-OF THE -
SELECTMEN
-- AND-
Overseers of the Poor,
-- OF THE-
Comn of Harmich,
FOR THE YEAR
1881
HARWICH, MASS:
INDEPENDENT STEAM PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. >*IS82 .**
REPORT.
Supplies for the Almshouse.
Freeman E Burgess $15 14 | Patrick Drum $1 00
Henry Kelley & Co
96 28
Allen S Joseph
Joseph O Baker 86 29
M F Nickerson
20 85
Zeph Nickerson
8 54
Small & Snow 9 49
John C Ryder 7 45
Caleb Small
9 73
Lindsey Nickerson 79 30
F W Baker
10 96
Thomas R Eldridge
35 07
Nathaniel Robbins
4 82
Ezra Eldridge
13 21
Frank A Small
56 77
Nathan Ellis
19 61
Cyrenus S Hunt
Levi Rogers
17 50
William Allen
7 22
W Nickerson, keeper 125 52
F D Weekes
40 00
John A Baker
12 00
S B Kelley
89
14
Sidney Underwood 1 81
Nathaniel Doane
21 16
Freeman Snow 8 25
R E Holmes & Son
59 06
W E Nickerson
25 22
Joseph K Robbins
56 81
A C Snow
16 81
CE Brett
168 17
$1134 45
Poor Supplied Out of Almshouse.
Bethiah Doane
$1 50 | Lewis F Smith $43 84
Alice Hall
37 56 Love A Thomas 27 78
J O Brien
125 00 MariaCahoon's chil- 32 70 dren 53 50
Samuel Taylor
John B Snow
25 00
Elkanah Mayo
38 00
Mrs Isaiah Smith
16 50 Nathaniel Nickerson 81 57
Phebe Y Chase
99 12 J O Brien, medicine 2 00
Isaac Small 4 34
Lorenzo Doane 6 93
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Oscar D Lovejoy
$33 00 Dorcas Small $2 00
Alice Glinden
90 57 Marshall Kelley & wife 90 50
Benj F Stone
78 70 Prince W Kenney 2 00
Simeon Y. Nickerson 45 00 James Robinson
78 22
Nancy Nickerson
30 00
Rogers Nickerson 15 00
Tileston F Cahoon 12 87
Abbie Chase 2 00
Lizzie Cahoon
96 57
Coleman Chase 35 66
Mrs David Snow
88 76
Elnathan Ellis 2 50
Sarah Phillips
58 43
Albert Higgins' boys 2 30
Lydia Robbins
66 70
Carrie C. Wixon
30 12
Phebe Heylingberg
6 75
Edwin L Chase
30 00
Sally W Nickerson
8 00
Gilbert W Robbins 17 08
Desiah Chase 9 00
Susan Studley and chil- dren 15 00
Daniel W Ellis
12 38
' Mrs Ezra Smith
29 50
Polly Eldridge 52 00
Paulina Hamilton
34 28
Eliphalet Baker 10 15
Lavina Chase
5 00
Susie Walker 88 76
Martin A Bumpus 6 00
Elra Crowell 19 67
Salome Snow 46 00
Catharine Chase 10 00
Mrs Abram Shuster 59 40
Zebina H Ellis 15 00
Barzilla Nickerson 42 84
Hezekiah Moody 72 00
Alexander Chase 5 00
Lucy J Drown 10 10
Esther Chase
24 00
dren 59 50
Edwin Nickerson 20 00
Hannah Crowell
44 50
Nicholas Dixon
2 00
Mrs Jacob F Phillips
74 88
Heman Nickerson
16 11
Mehitable Cahoon
24 50
Judith Allen
57 00
Emily Nickerson
80 50
Archelas Phillips 4 00
Hiram Eldridge
15 00
George S Studley 10 00
Jane Nickerson
61 00
Reuben R Chase
14 00
$2718 37
Ensign Chase and wife 81 25
Maria Merchant's chil-
Horatio Jacob's chil- dren 25 00
Alexander Nickerson 28 25
Nathan B Snow's chil- dren 28 00
Four cords of wood for school houses, paid for, but not delivered, of Allen S Joseph, $20 00
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Supported in Lunatic Asylums.
Albert E Baker $210 46 Andrew H Coggins $276 24
Thankful W Chase 187 50
Isaac Long
37 74
$711 94
Industrial School.
Mary E Shute $44 00
Poor Supplied for Other Towns.
Hannah Gardner, Nantucket
$36 00
Joseph Dean, Dennis 62 82
Mrs Frank Robbins, Orleans
6 40
David Chipman, Boston
97 00
Rebecca Clark, Sandwich
5 00
Thomas Moore's children, Boston
10 00
$217 22
Railing, drain pipe and spouts $49 85
Land damage and working Austin Baker's road $79 50
Paid for clay and loam
$102 04
Repairing and reseating Seminary and School Houses $745 30
Repairing and enlarging Almshouse
$1193 00
Claying road from Port to South Harwich ?
.. near H H Sisson's
. 6 .. Gershom Hall's
" Thomas B Chases's 7 $640 45
Repairing P F Cahoon's hill
$12 55
Repairing Barney Taylor's road
$16 33
Claying road near Elisha Snow's
$59 40
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Repairing Seminary Road $28 69 Repairing roads, West Section, by Abiathar Doane $910 60 Repairing roads, East Section, by Edward Kendrick $740 32
Repairs of Bridges.
Isaiah Chase's Bridge
$24 13
Cove
58 61
Annis
5 91
Bells Neck 66
23 89
S K Crowell's
3 23
Freeman Ryder's
66
32 88
E Chase's
41 25
Bass River, 1880
66
40 43
Allen S Joseph's
1 35
Leonard Robbins'
27 92
$259 60
Schools.
HARWICH PORT.
HARWICH CENTRE.
Teacher's Wages
$743 75
Teacher's Wages $847 50
Fuel
77 71
Fuel
69 45
Janitor's Wages
56 60
Janitor's Wages 55 00
Repairs
39 32
Repairs
15 83
$917 38
$987 78
WEST HARWICH.
NORTH HARWICH.
Teacher's Wages $554 50 Teacher's Wages
$420 00
Fuel
42 00
Fuel
37 25
Janitor's Wages
36 00
Janitor's Wages 36 00
Repairs
14 39
Repairs 7 00
$646 89
$500 25
SOUTH HARWICH.
EAST HARWICH.
Teacher's Wages
$610 00
Teacher's Wages
$565 00
Fuel 44 05
Fuel 46 00
Janitor's Wages
37 25
Janitor's Wages 50 00
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Repairs
$18 69 |Repairs
$88 67
$709 99
$749 67
BASSETT'S.
SCHOOL BOOKS, ETC.
Teacher's Wages
$247 50
School Books $46 38
Fuel
20 00
Crayons and Erasers 23 00
Janitor's Wages
32 00
Whitewashing 25 00
Repairs
8 57
Painting Blackboards
10 00
School Book 17 80
$308 07
Books for High Sch'l 106 68
$228 86
Military Aid.
Daniel W Ellis
$72 00| William H Ellis $44 00
Thomas E Small
68 00
Isaac L Kendrick 68 00
Henry Baker 94 00
David P Clark
68 00
Heman Chase (one-half is refunded) 82 00
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William W Chase
86 00
Prince W Kenney 28 00
William Field
96 00
Cyrus Ellis, 2d . 18 00
Jonathan Small
76 00
Albert F Allen 8 00
Benjamin Bassett
38 00
$846 00
Town Officers.
Thomas Ellis, for January, 1881
$17 50
G N Munsell, as School Committee 50 00
Charles H Hammond, as School Committee
40 00
Zeph Nickerson, as Selectman, Assessor, and Over- seer of Poor 151 25
W B Kelley, Selectman, Assessor, and O of P 142 00 M F Nickerson, Selectman, Assessor, and O of P 128 00 George W Nickerson, as School Committee 32 00
$560 75
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Miscellaneous.
A P Goss, Printing $77-70
G N Munsell, Physician's bill
120 43
John Stetson, M D, Vaccination, &c
19 00
M F Nickerson, Constable fees
3 00
M F Nickerson, Premium
29 00
Erastus Chase, removing whale's carcass
8 33
E G Doane, Constable services
4 50
Painting and Repairing Hearse
11 50
C E Brett, for use of Hall
40 00
Stationery and Stamps
9 15
G N Munsell, vaccination
23 00
Samuel Moody, going with hearse
56 00
$401 61
Recapitulation.
Poor in Almshouse
$1134 45
Poor Supplied out of Almshouse
2718 37
Poor Supplied in Lunatic Asylum
711 94
Poor Supplied in Industrial School
44 00
Poor Supplied for Other Towns
217 22
Railing, Drain Pipe and Spouts
49 85
Land Damage and working A Baker's road
79 50
Paid for clay and loam
102 04
Pepairing and reseating Seminary and School Houses 745 30
Repairing and Enlarging Almshouse
1193 00
Claying Roads
640 45
Repairing Roads by Abiathar Doane
910. 60
Repairing Roads by Edward Kendrick
740 32
Repairs of Bridges
259 60
Schools
4820 03
·School books and books for the High School
228 86
Town Officers
560 75
Miscellaneous Expenses
401 61
Military Aid
846 00
Repairing P F Cahoon's Hill
12 55
Repairing Barney Taylor's Road
16 33
Claying Road near Elisha Snow's
59 40
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Repairing Seminary Road $28 69 Wood bought of A S Joseph and not delivered 20 00
$16540 86
In payment of the same the Selectmen have drawn on the Treasurer to the amount of the above sum, viz., sixteen thousand, five hundred and forty dollars, and 86-100 dollars.
Respectfully Submitted ZEPHANIAH NICKERSON, WATSON B KELLEY, MARK F NICKERSON.
List of Persons who have Worked on the Road in the Eastern Section.
Henry Chase $3 75
| Zeph Nickerson
$2 00
Alpheus Doane
4 35
Eben Weekes
18 07
James W Jeraulds
12 14
Hiram B Eldridge 3 22
James N Jeraulds
8 80
Ahira Chase
3 45
Frederick W Nickerson 3 60
Timothy Davis
1 80
Albrion Ellis 17 95
Abijah Bassett
3 87
Jabez Crowell 9 76
J W Aldrich
6 52
Jabez Crowell, Jr 9 06
Emerson Chase
3 04
Ensign L Jeraulds
5 40
Alonzo Nickerson
6 07
Thomas F Kendrick
5 40
George W Ellis
14 30
Albert Higgins
2 02
Joshua Kendrick
43 04
Andrew M Kendrick 8 72
R H Small 14 75
Albert Kenney
45 50
Sylvester Kendrick 1 20
Ziba Cahoon
25 56
Warren Nickerson
2 92
Willie H Jeraulds
9 07
Alonzo Eldridge
2 51
Z H Ellis, Jr
3 26
Stephen E Miles
5 02
WV J Nickerson
1 80 America Nickerson
60
Seth Eldridge
3 60
Ephraim A Gorahm
3 71
Thomas D Kenney
4 15
Wm H Doane
3 90
Wm M Eldridge
10 20
Leonard Freeman
7 45
Hiram Nickerson
1 65 Allen S Joseph
15 39
Thomas K Nickerson
1 65 H B Nickerson 5 70
Freeman H Rogers
9 98
Eben Taylor
36 41
10
Freeman S Robbins
$7 20 George Kendrick
$1 50
James E Cahoon
8 00
Bangs Nickerson 30
Cyrus Nickerson
12 68
Melrose Robbins 4 72
Warren Ereeman
3 39 Joseph Nickerson 3 95
Samuel D Eldridge
22 30
Thomas G Small, clay 3 39
Moses Hendren 8 25
Joseph Cook 60
John H Drum
4 80
Frank Cahoon
5 62
Orrin S Mecarta
1 09
S D Eldridge, Jr
2 85
Nathan Nickerson
2 06
B F Eldridge, loam
2 38
C C Snow
14 19
Elkanah Long
7 97
Eldridge Small
17 06
Timothy Baker, loam
25
Amos Nickerson
1 20
David Kendrick, loam
1 70
Wm M Eldridge
6 00
Mulford Young. loam
43
Albert Crowell
4 80
Henry K Doane
5 80
Asa S Rogers
4 31
Benj H Eldridge
6 00
Isaiah F Kendrick
5 47
Edward Kendrick
119 24
Henry W Rogers
2 21
John Hawes
1 05
$756 06
Joel B Cahoon
67
William Robbins
9 65
Railing and Spouts
$34 43
Martin L Robbins
3 00
Josiah S Doane
1 20
Repairs of Bridges
$33 04
Joseph W Nickerson
1 20
List of Persons who have Worked on Roads and Bridges in the Western Section.
Thomas Ells
$38 49 John Sisson $8 68
Braddock P Allen, 2d
75 John Baker 3 90
Russell Moody
52 Benj Sears
2 25
Obed E Nickerson
5 05
P H Cahoon
30
Ezekiel Nickerson
5 98
Theophilus Burgess
12 15
Abner L Long
30
Erastus K Allen
1 20
Daniel Nickerson
30
Cyrus Allen 3 20
Brown Simmons
9 90 J N Nickerson
10 60
Judah Chase
39 30
Wm Phillips
12 75
Thomas Small
25 20
E B Allen
11 25
J K Nickerson
7 60
Reuben Allen
13 20
Nathaniel Doane
8 95
Matthew Allen
3 90
11
Mark Allen
$5 10 | Alfred Kelley $1 05
Joseph Snow
4 95
Joshua Small 2 00
E G Doane
5 60 George Dunton 1 00
Harrison Nickerson
60
A Doane 125 16
Lorenzo Kelley
14 85 Jacob Eldridge, labor 2 25 on bridge 1 00
Josie Allen
6 15
To freight on pipes 2 98
Patrick Kelley
2 05
W Burgess, scraper 7 99
B P Allen
5 15
28 posts. at 20c 4 60
Paul Doane
3 30
Joshua Small, labor on bridge 6 05
Patrick Drum
4 20
Nathan Cahoon
75
Nathaniel Burgess
75
Gershom Hall
3 20
R W Doane
2 70
Harvey Sisson
2 00
$464 82
Cyrus Ellis
3 00
Town of Harwich, in Account with Freeman Snow, Treasurer. Dr.
Cash in Treasury at last settlement $4612 86
Rec'd from Brewster for Charlotte Higgins 9 00
County Treasurer, 1880 Dog Fund
111 67
Nantucket for support Hannah Gardner
39 00
Falmouth, support Edwin Jenkins' family
82 79
State for School Fund 265 26
Isaac Long for board at Taunton
37 74
Boston for David Chipman and family
98 25
Auctioneers' Licenses
12 00
Tileston Cahoon, refunded
1 90
Caroline Eldridge for L Nicker- son's Deed
13 45
Old Plank
75
Sate for O'Brien 40 00
Circus license 5 00
Nathaniel Doane for Herring Brook
460 00
Caleb Allen's Note 1000 00
Cape Cod National Bank Tax
5936 40
E Chase, bill on bridge 19 97 Mr. Turner, two loads of shavings 50
Franklin Snow
12
Rec'd from Josiah C Eldridge for Peddler's license $8 00
State for Corporation Tax 485 24
State National Bank Tax 266 48
State for Military and State Aid
978 00
Daniel Shute for Mary's board
15 00
Isaac Jones for Simeon JJones' board
25 00
Nathan Walker's Note
27 16
Dennis for Joseph Dean
57 82
E G Doane, Collector, 1879
438 00
M F Nickerson,
181 00
Baxter D Kelley, 66 1880
4055 00
Gershom Hall,
2415 00
E G Doane, 66 1881
4713 00
M F Nickerson
66
4243 00
$30633 77
Town of Harwich, in Account with Freeman
Snow, Treasurer. Cr.
Paid Outstanding Orders of 1880 $132 63
Selectmen's Orders of 1881
16395 97
Selectmen's State Aid Order 1881
761 50
Insurance on Pine Grove Seminary
13 00
Expressage
2 00
E. G. Doane for Deeds
34 72
Interest on Notes and Bonds
1380 00
Caleb K. Allen's Note
1000 00
State Tax to Commonwealth
975 00
National Bank Tax to Commonwealth
4648 70
County Tax for 1881
1248 67
Bond No. 13, New Bedford
2000 00
Recording forty-eight Marriages
9 50
Recording thirty-two Births
16 00
Recording forty-two Deaths
14 70
Stamps and Stationery
3 60
Treasurer's Salary
75 00
13
Paid Committees' Services Cash in Treasury
$12 00
1910 78
$30633 77
Harwich, Jan. 6th, 1882.
Respectfully Submitted GEORGE N MUNSELL, JOSEPH C BERRY, ZEPH NICKERSON,
Committee.
Liabilities of Town of Harwich, Jan. 6, 1882.
State Treasurer's Notes
$10000 00
New Bedford Bond
2000 00
Bonds of last issue
9000 00
Outstanding Orders
144 41
Estimated for Schools, 1882
4500 00
Pauper account abroad
500 00
Estimated Premiums for Collecting taxes
1000 00
Remittance on Taxes
1000 00
$28144 41
Resources
$15287 65
Net debt Jan 6th, 1882
$12856 76
Net debt Jan 10th, 1881
12661 59
Increase the year 1881
$195 17
Resources for 1882.
Due from Nathan Walker's Note
$263 28
E G Doane, Collector 1879
350 00
M F Nickerson, 66
40 00
B D Kelley, 1880
1161 82
Gershom Hall . .
634 92
E G Doane 6:
1881
6247 05
M F Nickerson
2519 30
For Real Estate
300 00
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