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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, AND TREASURER, -OF THE-
TOWN OF HARWICH,
FOR THE YEAR 1882.
Independent Steam Printing Establishment, Harwich, Mass. 1883
REPORT.
SUPPLIES FOR THE ALMSHOUSE.
By Charles E Brett, $35 81
By Erastus Allen, $1 50
Patrick Drum, 1 00
Levi Rogers, 18 15
John H Kendrick,
29 77
Samuel Long, 4 20
Nathaniel Robbins, 8 47 Spencer P Ellis,
15 00
T R Eldridge, 112 59
J K Robbins,
146 21
B F Robbins,
2 50 F D Weekes,
33 77
Lindsey Nickerson,
18 22 S B Kelley,
63 28
H Kelley & Co,
141 30
R F Moody,
1 00
Freeman E Burgess,
9 80
C S Hunt,
2 86
Barnabas Taylor,
12 00
J O Baker,
57 58
S K Sears,
14 81
F A Small,
7 50
J S Paine,
36 25
J Walker, 4 10
Nathan Ellis,
59 06
Nathaniel Doane,
16 30
Lorenzo Doane,
79 22
Small & Snow,
9 31
M F Nickerson,
10 32
Isaac Long,
1 00
Seth Eldridge,
2 50
Freeman E Burgess
30 35
S K Crowell,
10 26
Eben Taylor.
5 00
$1249 47
Isaiah Chase,
21 83
Appropriated, 1150 00
Lorenzo Doane,
keeper, 200.00
$99 47
G D Smalley,
26 65
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POOR SUPPLIED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
NAMES.
SUPPLIED BY
Catharine Chase,
Nathan H Chase,
$8 00
H Kelley & Co,
4 75-$12 75
N H Chase,
10 58
H Kelley & Co,
33 88
Davis Lothrop, Jr,
16 00
E Snow,
1 50- 51 38
J O Brien,
H Kelley & Co.
29 50
Dr. Ginn,
1 50
Erastus Chase, 5 00
Davis Lothrop, Jr. 62 00- 98 00
Erastus Chase,
10 00
H C Robbins.
11 00- 21 00
Levi Long, 13 00
Rev Mr Adams, 2 00- 15 00
Solomon Bassett, 15 94
J W Jerauld. 64 00- 79 94
Barnstable, 53 00
Ida Ellis' child.
Eben'z'r Cahoon, wife and sons,
Mary A Haliday,
16 25-109 25
Chelsea,
47 00
Z Nickerson, 5 00
C E Brett, 10 00
M F Nickerson,
66 00- 81 00
Alice Glenden,
Z Nickerson,
6 32
Caleb Small,
4 25
R H Small, 21 43
J K Robbins. 18 00
Allen Joseph, 2 75-52 75
Z Nickerson, 5 00
M F Nickerson. 14 00- 19 00
Boston,
10 67
Nantucket,
46 95
Salome Snow,
Sandwich, 52 00
Sandwich, 59 00
E Wixon's children,
Ebenezer Eldridge, 52 00
Alice Hall, Phebe Y Chase,
Love A Thomas.
Elnathan Ellis,
Olive E Bassett's chil- dren,
40 00
Oscar D Lovejoy,
Alexander Nickerson,
Nancy Nickerson,
Lucy J Drown,
Barzilla Nickerson,
Mrs A Shuster,
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NAMES. Nathaniel Nickerson,
SUPPLIED BY
Erastus Chase, $8 80
N Edwards, 10 00
A J Chase,
30 00
Snow & Rogers,
3 62-$52 42
N Edwards.
36 00
H C Robbins,
10 00
A J Chase,
12 00- 58 00
H Kelley & Co,
11 30
Elisha Snow, 3 00- 14 30
Lewis Smith.
Nelson W Kelley,
10 00
Coffin,
8 00
C M Underwood, 6 70
Dr Hurlbut, 10 00- 34 70
A J Chase, 12 49
Erastus Chase, 4 75-17 24
A J Chase, 8 00
S K Sears, 10 00
Erastus Chase, 5 00
Davis Lothrop,
102 38-107 38
Lydia Robbins,
David Harding,
55 00
Hiram Eldridge,
Isaac Small,
9 00
J K Robbins,
5 00- 14 00
Samuel Taylor,
I Small,
12 00
I Small,
41 29
M F Nickerson, 3 37
M Young,
11 90- 56 56
Z Nickerson,
2 00
M Young,
77 68
Dr Munsell, 10 00- 87 68
Simeon Y Nickerson,
M. F Nickerson, 35 00
Isaac Small,
8 88
Sarah F Phillips,
A Bassett,
7 88
Gilb't Robbins' child.
Roxanna Cahoon,
115 62
Esther Chase,
Sheldon Crowell.
44 00
H Jacobs' children,
23 00
Ensign Chase & wife. Marshall Kelley.
79 50
James F Rogers, 12 80
C E Brett, 16 00
J F Nickerson.
44 00- 72 80
Maria Berry's children
John B Snow,
Pauline Hamilton,
Ruth Smith,
Bethiah Doane,
Elkanah Mayo,
Sarah Phillips,
Martin A Bumpus, Mrs David Snow,
Mrs Corn'l's Eldridge
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NAMES. Alexander B Chase,
SUPPLIED BY
Isaiah Chase, $7 00
S B Kelley,
20 24-$27 24
I C Inman,
9 83
H C Robbins,
20 00
H Loring,
13 46
A J Chase.
14 89- 48 35
S Baker, 5 45
A J Chase,
4 25- 9 70
Colman Chase,
H Loring,
23 56
A J Chase, 23 70- 47 26
G H Tripp, 16 00
J K Robbins, 54 00
H Kelley & Co, 15 00- 69 00
Hezekiah Moody,
H Kelley & Co. 6 00
C E Brett.
48 00- 54 00
James Robinson,
Yarmouth,
44 92
N Walker,
52 00
Brown Simmons,
D Lothrop, Jr.
2 39
Daniel W Ellis,
A K Wixon.
19 70
E Chase,
10 00
Lydia Phillips.
Burial, 17 00
Simon Jones,
M F Nickerson.
5 25
Isaiah Smith,
H Kelley & Co.
10 96
Joseph Eldridge,
N Robbins,
10 00
Edwin Nickerson,
Amos Nickerson.
20 00
Z H Ellis,
Z Nickerson,
1 15
Joseph Chase,
Erastus Chase,
8 75
Phebe Heylenburg.
M F Nickerson, 2 75
E Crowell,
26 00
William Cahoon,
Yarmouth,
10 00
Edwin L Chase,
A L Chase,
35 00
Harvey Nickerson.
H Loring,
8 10
M Nickerson's child'n,
Gloucester,
60 00
Carrie C Wixon,
A Nickerson,
26 00
Sally W Nickerson
H E Nickerson.
36 00
Calvin Chase,
Coffin. 10 00
(Appropriated, $2750.) $2436 58
Charles Kendrick, Heman Nickerson,
Crosby Cahoon,
Jane Nickerson, Emily Snow,
Polly Eldridge,
H C Robbins, 5 00- 34 70
Elery A Crowell,
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SUPPORTED IN INSANE ASYLUMS.
Albert E Baker, Taunton,
$213 46
Thankful W Chase,
174 68
Sam'l D Eldridge,
196 39
Mary J. Maker,
75 68
Andrew H. Coggings. Worcester,
187 02
(Appropriated, $700.)
$847 23
POOR SUPPORTED FOR OTHER TOWNS.
Hannah Gardner, Nantucket,
-
$41 00
David Chipman, Boston,
96 00
Mary Eldridge, Chatham,
3 75
Julia Robbins, Orleans,
5 00
$145.75
BRIDGES.
Rebuilding F Ryder's Bridge :
Timber and Spiles,
$42 50
Plank, nails and cement,
33 16
Iron work,
3 67
Carting and labor-F Ryder,
22 25
Mulford Bassett,
13 50
R L Baker,
13 75
N H Chase,
21 54-$150 37
Repairs on Erastus Chase's bridge-plank, spikes and labor,
71 65
Repairs on Sheldon Crowell's bridge-boards and plank,
3 90
Repairs on B D Kelley's bridge-plank, boards and labor,
10 16
Repairs on J Walker's bridge-lumber, plank and labor,
8 85
Repairs on E Eldridge's bridge-plank, spikes and labor,
8 00
Repairs on Cove Bridge-plank, carting and labor. 20 64
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Repairs on Bell's Neck bridges-plank, spikes, timber and labor, $46 06
Repairs on Marshall Kelley's bridge,
6 00
Repairs on Annis bridge, 1 25 Bass River bridges, 79 55
(Appropriated, $250.) $406 43
Repairs on house occupied by L Cahoon : Boards, timber, shingles, nails, $40 48 Labor, 43 40-$83 88
REPAIRS ON ROADS.
Western section by Isaiah Chase, $259 05
Eastern section by M F Nickerson, 174 54
Middle section by W B Kelley, 237 32-$670 91
Spouts under roads and labor, $34 60
Railing and labor near Cyrus Cahoon's, 53 53- 88 13
Bills on roads left unpaid in 1881 :
James S Paine's road, Bassett's Lane, $38 61
Barney Taylor, order of A Doane, 26 00
Patrick Drum, order of Z Nickerson, 26 30
Wm H Underwood, order of A Doane, 4 50- 95 41
(Appropriated, $1000.) $854 45
BILLS PAID FOR CLEARING SNOW.
Freeman Ryder,
$38 50
Erastus Chase,
23 31
Moses Hendren,
16 80
Cyrus Ellis, 4 95
Abiathar Doane,
108 60
Watson B Kelley,
4 50
Joshua Small,
98
Thomas Ellis,
8 39
Edward Kendrick,
181 65
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Leonard Robbins
66
$6 45
B H Eldridge, 66
66
26 32
M. F Nickerson, 66 50
(Appropriated, $500.)
$420 95
PAID BALANCE OF PREMIUMS FOR COLLECTING TAXES FROM 1874 to 1881, INCLUSIVE.
Mark F. Nickerson,
$276 02
Gershom Hall,
62 40
E G Doane, for advertising property,
17 00
Land taken for road of B Taylor,
5 00
$360 42
HEARSE ACCOUNT.
Paid George L Brownell for hearse,
$600 00
Freight from New Bedford, 5 40
Levi Long, sponge, bucket, duster, oil, etc,
5 33
Lumber, enlarging hearse house,
44 97
Labor and window,
28 19
(Appropriated, $500.)
$683 89
PAID FOR MILITARY AID.
Henry Baker
$78 00
William H Ellis,
34 00
Benjamin Bassett,
16 00
John W Nickerson,
38 00
Heman Chase,
6 00
Isaac L Kendrick.
42 00
Daniel W Ellis
72 00
William Fields
102 00
William W Chase.
72 00
David P Clark,
54 00
Thomas E Small.
72 00
(Appropriated, $500.)
$586 00
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PAID OUT FOR ITEMIZING COMMITTEE, AS PER VOTE OF THE TOWN NOV. 7, 1882.
C F Swift & Son, printing,
$47 50
Joseph C Berry, 32 50
Danforth S Steel,
32 50
Emulous Small
14 00
D S Steel, entertaining.
8 25
$134 75
PAID OUT FOR EXPENSES ON HERRING RIVER AND LONG POND, AS PER VOTE OF THE TOWN FEBRUARY 13, 1882.
Alvin Cahoon, on sluice-way, $151 52
66
on outlet of Herring River, 212 50
Freeman E Chase on do., 212 50
Erastus Chase, for Harbor Commissioners, 10 00
Freeman E Chase, taking up tide gate,
25 00
(Appropriated, $460.) $611 52
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SCHOOLS.
WEST HARWICH :
Teachers' wages,
$629 00
Janitor's wages,
40 00
Fuel,
30 80
Repairs
24 21
Books,
1 48
$725 49
NORTH HARWICH :
Teachers' wages, $460 00
Janitor's wages,
46 00
Fuel, 45 00
Repairs,
37 83
$589 33
HARWICH CENTRE :
Teachers' wages, $810 25
Janitor's wages,
72 00
Fuel, 38 57
Repairs. 35 07
Books, 5 84
$961 .73
EAST HARWICH :
Teachers' wages, $616 25
Janitor's wages, 25 95
Fuel, 52 60
Repairs, 58 37
$753 17
SOUTH HARWICH :
Teachers' wages,
$624 25
Janitor's wages, 40 00
Fuel, 43 90
Repairs, 33 29
Books, 6 96
$748 40
PLEASANT LAKE :
Teachers' wages, $254 25
Janitor's wages, 32 00
Fuel, 21 75
Repairs, 4 42
Book, 28
$312 70
HIGH SCHOOL :
Teacher's wages, $833 30
Janitor's wages, 6 50
Fuel, 20 91
Furniture, 64 60
Freight and express 26 21
Cyclopædia, 90 00
Repairs. 2 27
$1043 79
HARWICH PORT :
Teachers' wages, $849 50
Janitor's wages, 54 00
Fuel, 46 94
Repairs, 39 55
$989 99
Total expended, $6124 60 (Appropriated, $5000.)
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Z Nickerson, Selectman from Jan 1 to Feb 13, '82, $16 00
Isaiah Chase, " Feb 14 to Dec 31, '82, 110 00
M F Nickerson, 66 " Jan 1 to Dec 31, '82, 125 00
W B Kelley, " Jan 1 to Dec 31, '82, 140 00
C H Hammond, School Committee. $40 00
66 traveling expenses and
horse hire. 24 85- 64 85
G N Munsell, School Committee to Apr '82, $60 00
special services on repairs, 15 50
66 66 Superintendent of schools, '82, 45 00-120 50 S A Hayward, School Committee, 39 50
(Appropriated, $600.) $615 85
MISCELLANEOUS.
G N Munsell, medical services, $100 00
66 medicine from office.
33 01-$133 01
A P Goss, printing and stationery, 70 93
H P Harriman, legal advice, 1881, 43 50
John Stetson, MD, 30 00
George Ellis, digging graves, 6 50
Stationery and postage stamps,
7 00
Blank inventories and Assessors' Scales,
12 19
Traveling expenses on Pauper account,
13 50
Preambulating town lines,
1 00
Repairing Pound,
2 45
E Small, transferring Treasurer,
2 00
S Moody, going with hearse,
30 00
Brett's Hall for town meetings.
40 00
Social Hall for town meetings.
20 00
Constable services. 8 08
(Appropriated, $500.) $430 16
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RECAPITULATION.
Supplies for the Almshouse,
$1249 47
Poor supplied out of Almshouse, 2436 58
Poor supported in Lunatic Asylums, 847 23
Poor supplied for other towns,
145 75
Rebuilding and repairs on Bridges,
406 43
Repairs on L Cahoon's house,
83 88
Repairs on roads, railing, spouts, etc,
854 45
Clearing roads of Snow.
420 95
Premiums for collecting Taxes,
360 42
Hearse and House,
683 89
Military Aid,
586 00
Itemizing Committee,
134 75
Herring River and Long Pond,
611 52
Town Officers,
615 85
Miscellaneous,
420 16
Schools,
6124 60
$15981 93
In payment of the same the Selectmen have drawn orders on the Treasurer to the amount of (fifteen thousand, two hundred forty-two and 1-100 dollars) $15242 01
And F Snow, Treasurer, has paid on School Committee orders,
739 92
$15981 93
Repectfully Submitted,
M F NICKERSON, Selectmen W B KELLEY, of
ISAIAH CHASE, Harwich.
January 5, 1883.
PAID TO INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON ROADS IN THE WESTERN SECTION BY ISAIAH CHASE.
Samuel James,
$13 10 N C Robbins $9 30
O C Baker,
34 43| Gershom Hall. 3 00
E Snow,
26 64 J K Nickerson, 1 35
N Smith,
39 15 Wm L Chase, 23 10
D Shute. 4 80 J B Snow, Jr. 50
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M B Chase,
$1 95 | Albert Parker, $2 55
T S Snow,
10 63 Willie Parker, 2 00
Wm W Chase,
45
I Doane,
3 00
B D Kelley,
2 55
B Merhew,
3 00
I D Ellis,
4 53
P Hall,
1 50
C W Dunton,
2 00
H D Chase,
1 00
T A Grew,
32 75
Ross Chase,
3 00
Freeman Ryder,
11 70
F Ryder, for clay,
3 60
J F Ryder,
2 80
Est of E Chase, clay,
5 25
H Chase,
60
B Kelley,
5 00
R H Rogers,
60
V Nickerson,
75
R W Rogers.
1 05
Herbert Raymond.
52
$259 05
James Rogers
90
PAID TO INDIVIDUALS
WORKING ON ROADS, MIDDLE SECTION, BY W B KELLEY.
J O Baker,
$3 00 | H K Crowell, $70
M Allen,
3 00
O E Nickerson, 22 00
J H Sisson,
1 50
B. Taylor, 78 00
C Doane,
1 50
H Kelley & Co,
23 40
R Allen,
13 55
S B Kelley.
75
B B Crowell,
16 34
E D Kelley,
68
E B Allen,
2 40
F H Eldridge,
1 50
T G Small,
1 50
Lorenzo Kelley,
1 50
A R Nickerson,
14 50
J B Eldridge,
1 45
N C Lawrence,
2 10
Clay and loam,
4 80
B H Eldridge.
3 20
Win Phillips,
68
J A Nickerson,
15 00
W Taylor,
45
J D Allen,
4 65
Judah Chase,
8 80
C H Kelley.
72
W B Kelley,
7 00
C Burgess.
70
C Kelley,
1 95
$237 32
PAID TO INDIVIDUALS WORKING ON ROADS, EASTERN SECTION, BY M F NICKERSON.
Henry Chase,
$91 05 |A Nickerson, $10 74
Allen Joseph,
15 20 A Ellis, 2 00
R Eldridge,
25 00 E Weekes, 5 10
I Long, 8 05
E Long, 3 05
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I B Cahoon, $5 25 | MF Nickerson, $5 00
Railing and spouts, 4 10
$174 54
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
TOWN OF HARWICH, IN ACCOUNT WITH FREEMAN SNOW :
DR.
Paid Selectmen's orders for 1882,
$890 34
.. Outstanding orders,
137 48
.. Expressage,
65
.. State Aid orders,
88 50
.. School bills, teachers' wages, etc.
739 92
.. Treasurer's salary, 25 00
$1881 89
.. Check to new Treasurer, to balance,
1483 55
$3365 44
Cash in treasury at last settlement, Received from dog fund,
..
of Heman Chase, state aid refunded,
41 00
. . of town of Orleans, pauper account,
6 40
..
Nantucket, ..
36 00
Boston,
107 00
. . Sandwich, .. . .
5 00
Dennis.
5 00
..
for school fund from state,
265 70
of R Eldridge, license,
2 00
. .
M F Nickerson, collector,
316 00
.. E G Doane,
555 00
. . G Hall, . .
50 00
$3365 44
TOWN OF HARWICH, IN ACCOUNT WITH JOSHUA H. PAINE :
DR.
Paid for stationery, stamps, and books,
$4 88
. . ·· expressage, . 2 57
.. .. Revised Statutes, 5 85
..
CR.
$1910 78
65 56
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Paid Cape Cod National Bank, note. $2500 00
.. interest on New Bedford Bond, 70 00
.. on Treasurer's notes, 650 00
. . on last issue Bonds, 450 00
.. County Tax,
1179 30
.. State Tax, 1300 00
·· National Bank Tax, 6072 06
.. Bond & Interest on No 14 Bond New Bedford, 2070 00 Recording forty-seven Deaths, 16 45
8 40
thirty-five births,
17 50
Paid Out-standing Order, 1881.
6 93
.. Selectmens' Orders for 1882.
$14219 89
.. State Aid Orders,
789 00
.. Insurance on School Houses,
29 40
.. Treasurer's Salary,
75 00
Committees' services,
17 50
Cash in Treasury, 3754 13
$33238 86
CR.
Cash rec'd from F Snow, late Treasurer,
$1483 55
66 of Edward Kendrick, Road Com.,
2 69
66 State Treasurer for Paupers, 96 00
66
66 M F Nickerson for R Statutes,
3 05
.. N Doane-herring brook,
400 00
66
66 of C C National Bank,
2450 00
66 of Nathan Walker on note,
52 00
66
66 Sales of Plank, 50
.6 66 Joshua T Baker, redemption of land, 16 00
C Cahoon, redempt'n of I B Kelley's land, 34 62
66 Josiah W Rogers' tax of 1879, 13 43
C C National Bank tax,
7800 00
66
66 for over paid for hay,
93
66 Corporation tax,
614 08
State Aid,
778 50
..
National Bank tax,
250 17
Military Aid,
423 00
66
Tax on ships in foreign trade, ' 78 56
66 Estate of S D Eldridge, insane, 54 81
forty-two Marriages,
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Cash rec'd Prince W Kenney, refunded,
$17 00
66
66 Auctioneers' and Peddlers' licenses,
18 00
66 School Books sold,
33 85
66
.6 Zephaniah Nickerson, collector 1882,
8200 00
66 66 Gershom Hall, collector 1880,
105 00
66 Baxter D Kelley, 60 in full.
240 00
66
66 M F Nickerson, 66 1881 66
1412 00
66 E G Doane, collector 1879-1881
4438 12
66
66 Gershom Hall, collector 1882, 4223 00
Respectfully Submitted, $33238 86
ZEPH. NICKERSON, 2 Auditing DANFORTH S. STEEL, S Committee.
Harwich, January 10, 1883.
LIABILITIES.
State Treasurer's Notes,
$10000 00
Bonds of last issue,
9000 00
Outstanding Orders,
132 55
Due for out-of-town Paupers,
280 00
$19412 55
RESOURCES.
Due from Zephi. Nickerson, collector 1882, less premium and remittance,
$2841 46
Outstanding Orders,
132 55
Cash in Treasury,
3754 13
Walker's Note,
227 07
E G Doane, collector,
200 00
G Hall, collector, less premium and remittance,
2727 44
Real Estate,
300 00
State Aid,
789 00
Herring Brook,
460 00
Military Aid,
293 00~
From other towns,
145 75
From N Doane, herring committee, 1882,
60 00
From dog-tax,
63 73
James F Rogers' note,
63 00
$9057 13 12057.13.
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