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NORWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1639 00054 9285
FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,
1900.
ROCKLAND : FREE PRESS PUBLISHING CO. 1901.
Norwell Public Librar
For use only in library
SERVE 2
00
FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,
1900.
ROCKLAND : FREE PRESS PUBLISHING CO. 1901.
Norwell Public Library
INDEX.
Aid, State 33
Auditor's Report . 41
Abatement of Taxes IO
Assessors' Report 9
Call for Caucus
49
Cemetery
39
Financial Statement .
42
Highway Expenditures
II
Incidentals
38
Jurors, List of .
43
Poor, Report of Overseers of .
25
Poor, Support of, Outside
27
Poor, Support of, Other Towns
30
Poor, Support of, State Charge 31
Report of Town Clerk
50
Report of Town Treasurer
5
Recapitulation 40
Snow Account . 21
Soldiers' Relief, Expended for 33
Town Officers, Payment of 35
Town Hall . 36
Tax Collector's Report 8
Trust Funds
44
Union Bridge
37
Abstract from Register 17
Articles in the Warrant 25
Auditor's Report 19
Transportation of Pupils I2
Graduation Exercises High School 18
Report of School Committee
3
Report of Superintendent of Schools 20
Report of High School Principal 23
School House Repairs, Furniture and Supplies 14
School Books and Incidentals I3
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwell :
Your town officers respectfully submit their fifty-first annual report, as follows :
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER.
HORACE T. FOGG, TREASURER,
in account with TOWN OF NORWELL.
DR.
To cash on hand Jan. 15, 1900
$1,923 75
Dog tax 1899, refunded
311 91
Income Massachusetts school fund
394 38
REFUNDED BY COMMONWEALTH :
Corporation tax
1,795 73
National bank tax 721 81
Education of children, Acts of 1898 Chap. 100
146 00
Superintendent of schools
416 66
Military aid
12 00
State aid
1,788 00
Burial of indigent soldiers
35 00
6
Street Railway tax Support of State paupers Inspectors of animals
$138 71
51 00
15 51
REFUNDED BY TOWNS :
Town of Duxbury, aid
132 30
Town of Cohasset, aid 174 00
Town of Marshfield, aid
22 50
Town of Whitman, aid
74 00
Town of Rockland, tuition
60 00
Town of Fairhaven, aid
42 48
Town of Hingham, aid
61 08
Town of Marshfield, Union Bridge
24 31
PERSONAL AID REFUNDED : 38 50
South Scituate Savings Bank notes, anticipation of taxes
7,700 00
South Scituate Savings Bank note, Union Bridge 1,000 00
Sale of lots in cemetery 50 00
Fish rights 2 50
Second District Court, fines
59 20
Charles E. Bates, interest on mortgage
18 00
J. Byron Holmes, license
6 00
Harry S. Merritt,
2 00
John B. Benson,
2 00
Corthell Brothers, 66
1 00
Board of W. E. B. Thomas
156 00
Sale of produce at Almshouse
80 0S
Nathan Cushing, rebuilding section Main street
344 56
Interest on temporary deposit
13 80
Excise tax 57 13
Assessment of 1900 13,277 12
$31,149 02
7
CR.
By cash paid on Selectmen's and School Com- mittee's orders $18,946 56
Post 112, G. A. R., per order of town 100 00
Alpheus Thomas, Moderator, per vote of town . 5 00
Police officers and constables, Second District Court 65 34
South Scituate Savings Bank, anticipation notes 7,700 00
Interest on above notes 200 42
Betsey B. Tolman note
300 00
Interest on above note
12 50
South Scituate Savings Bank, interest on per- manent loan 407 50
Interest on Coffin poor fund note
80 00
Interest on A. T. Otis poor fund note
52 00
State tax
570 00
County tax
1,276 41
Cash on hand to balance
1,433 29
$31,149 02
Respectfully submitted, HORACE T. FOGG,
Treasurer.
. TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
EDWIN A. TURNER, in account with the TOWN OF NORWELL.
1894 TAXES.
Jan. 26, 1901. DR.
To outstanding taxes of 1894 $10 66
1900 TAXES.
Jan. 26, 1901. DR. CR.
To assessment of May 1, 1900 $13,277 12
By cash collected and paid Treasurer $12,093 89 Deposited with the Treasurer in accordance with the vote of the town and pro- vision in my bond 1,183 23
$13,277 12 $13,277 12
EDWIN A. TURNER,
Collector.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Value of buildings
$437,330 00
of land
247,835 00
$685,165 00
of personal estate assessed
164,909 00
Total
$850,074 00
Number of polls
474
Paying poll tax only
129
Horses assessed
460
Cows assessed
222
Sheep assessed
59
Neat cattle other than cows
69
Swine assessed
45
Fowl assessed
9,625
Dwelling houses assessed
442
Acres of land
12,137}
Assessors' certificate to collect
$13,277 12
State tax
$570 00
County tax
1,276 41
Town tax
10,975 00
Overlaying
455 71
$13,277 12
Rate of taxation, $14.50 on $1,000. Street Railway excise tax, $57.13.
10
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1900.
John Chesley, 1898 and 1899
$4 00
Hiram Damon, 66
4 00
Charles H. Kendall
4 00
Frank W. Hilton, 1899
2 00
B. Franklin Burns,
2 00
Henry L. Munis, 66
2 60
Charles E. McPherson, 66
2 60
Geo. McCarty,
2 00
Mary R. Turner, 66
7 50
James Smith, 66
2 00
Wallace Chapel,
2 75
E. E. Gunderway,
6 51
Charles David, 66
3 73
$45 69
GEO. W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, HENRY D. SMITH. Assessors of Norwell.
.
HIGHWAYS
GENERAL EXPENSES.
1900.
Good Roads Machine Co., edge for machine, $8 50
L. F. Hammond, labor on machine, 3 23
C. W. Tilden, 66 8 00
$19 85
Exceeded the amount reserved, $7.83.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Timothy Sheehan, 16 days at $2.00, $32 00
Timothy Sheehan, drain pipe, 7 50
Timothy Sheehan, cash paid B. W. Prouty, 24 hours, 50
Jerry Sheehan and 1 horse, 60 hours at 33}c, 20 00
Jerry Sheehan, 27 hours at 20c, 5 40
Luke Huff, 54 hours at 20c,
10 80
Wm. Farrar and 2 horses, 45 hours at 50c,
22 50
Daniel Barnes and 2 horses, 34 hours at 50c,
17 00
Daniel Barnes, 27 hours at 20c,
5 40
Edward Loring and 1 horse, 18 hours at 33}c,
6 00
Edward Loring, 41} hours at 20c,
S 30
C. E. Brewster and 1 horse, 16} hours at 33}c, 5 50
C. E. Brewster and 2 horses, 9 hours at 50c, 4 50
C. E. Brewster and 2 horses. 17 hours at 33}c, 5 67
C. E. Brewster, 5 hours at 20c, 1 00
12
Wm. M. Collamore and 2 horses, 9 hours at 50c, $4 50
W. G. Collamore, 10 hours at 20c, 2 00
John R. Collamore and 2 horses, 26 hours at 50c, 13 00
Samuel Loring, 110 hours at 20c, 22 00
Samuel Loring, gravel, 2 55
Charles Sculley, 59 hours at 20c, 11 80
Geo. H. Bates, SS hours at 20c,
17 60
Alpheus Thomas, 7 hours at 20c,
1 40
Charles Pratt, 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
Albert T. Farrar, 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
Hiram Damon, 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
Edwin C. Briggs, 17 hours at 20c,
3 40
C. B. Collins, gravel,
5 00
Samuel H. Litchfield, gravel
6 00
John A. Prouty, gravel,
50
$252 62
Share of appropriation,
$255 68
Total expended,
252 62
Less appropriation
$3 06
TIMOTHY SHEEHAN,
Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 2.
Edward A. Jacobs, 14 days at $2.00,
$28 00
Edward A. Jacobs, 1 man and 2 horses, 1073
hours at 50c, 53 75
Edward A. Jacobs, 1 man and 1 horse 9 hours at 33}c, 3 00
Edward A. Jacobs, 2 horses 2 days at $3.00, 6 00
Edward A. Jacobs, 1 man 9 hours at 20c, 1 80
Andrew Clapp, 93 hours at 20c, 18 60
13
Andrew Clapp and 1 horse, 27 hours at 33}c, $9 00
O. D. Burhoff, 95 hours at 20c, 19 00
Henry Studley, 55 hours at 20c, 11 00
Patrick Gammon, 46 hours at 20c,
9 20
Alonzo Stoddard, 633 hours at 20c,
12 70
Wallie Damon, 493 hours at 20c,
9 90
Carleton Pincin, 49 hours at 20c,
9 80
John Prince, 67 hours at 20c,
13 40
Frank Jones, 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
George Rix, 1 man and 2 horses 116} hours at 50c, 58 25
Benjamin Loring, 1 man and 2 horses 50 hours at 50c, 25 00
Davis Turner and 2 horses, 32 hours at 50c, 16 00
Arthur Briggs, 17} hours at 20c,
3 50
Edgar Lee, 9 hours at 20c
1 80
William Lapham and 1 horse, 9 hours at 33}c,
3 00
Joshua Freeman and 2 horses, 26} hours at 50c,
13 25
Charles Kendall, 12} hours at 20c,
2 50
Simeon Damon, 263 hours at 20c,
5 30
Frank Damon, 263 hours at 20c,
5 30
Tools,
7 20
B. Jacobs' estate, gravel,
11 70
Benjamin Loring, gravel,
1 80
Mrs. Geo. E. Bates, gravel,
10 50
Albion Damon, 24 hours at 20c,
4 80
$378 65
Share of appropriation,
$403 19
Total expended,
378 65
Less appropriation,
$24 54
EDWARD A. JACOBS, Surveyor.
14
DISTRICT No. 3.
Walter Simmons, 213 days at $2.00, $43 50
Walter Simmons, 1 horse 99 hours at 163c. 16 50
Walter Simmons and 2 horses, 8 hours at 50c, 4 00
Clifford Brett and 2 horses, 81 hours at 50c. 40 50
Clifford Brett, 153 hours at 20c. 3 10
Daniel F. Bates and 2 horses, 113 hours at 50c. 56 50
Carlton Litchfield and 2 horses, 51 hours at 50c, 25 50
Levi Osborn and 1 horse, 45 hours at 33}c,
15 00
Levi Osborn, 1 horse 48 hours at 163c,
S 00
Levi Osborn, 101 hours at 20c.
20 20
Geo. Vinal, 93 hours at 20c,
18 60
Nelson Osborn, 59 hours at 20c,
11 80
Alvin Vinal, 1813 hours at 20c.
36 30
Joseph Totman, 159} hours at 20c,
31 90
Leonard Winslow, 77} hours at 20c,
15 50
Bert Richardson, 25 hours at 20c,
5 00
Harry Richardson, 733 hours at 20c,
14 70
Harry Gardner, 75 hours at 20c,
15 00
Daniel Sprague, S hours at 20c,
1 60
Earl Richardson, 10 hours at 15c,
1 50
Earl Richardson, 43} hours at 20c.
8 70
Eddie Winslow. 283 hours at 20c,
5 60
Andrew Stockbridge, work on bridge, E. Williamson, gravel,
10 12
Mrs. Veasie, gravel,
7 02
J. H. Hacket, gravel
3 36
$421 60
Share of appropriation,
$437 61
Total expended,
421 60
Less appropriation,
$16 01
WALTER SIMMONS, Surveyor.
2 00
15
DISTRICT No. 4.
Joseph H. Hatch, 173 days at $2.00, $35 00
Joseph H. Hatch, 2 horses 58 hours at 33}c, 19 33
Joseph H. Hatch, 1 horse 42 hours at 16}c, 7 00
Joseph W. Hatch. 593 hours at 20c, 11 90
Joseph W. Hatch and 2 horses, 105 hours at 50c,
52 50
Geo. H. Turner and 2 horses, 50 hours at 50c,
25 00
D. Oscar Wagner and 2 horses, 36 hours at 50c,
18 00
D. Oscar Wagner, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
James L. Litchfield and 2 horses, 23 hours at 50c, John T. Moody and 2 horses, 41 hours at 50c,
20 50
John T. Moody, 562 hours at 20c, 11 30
Fred W. Gardner and 2 horses, 41 hours at 50c,
20 50
Fred W. Gardner, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
Charles H. Kilbourn and 2 horses, 36 hours at 50c, 18 00
Louis Kilbourn, 27 hours at 20c, 5 40
John Whalen and 2 horses, 59} hours at 50c, 29 75
John Whalen, man 61} hours at 20c, 12 30
John Whalen and 2 horses, 9 hours at 50c,
4 50
John Whalen, setting guide post,
1 50
Herbert Litchfield, 41 hours at 20c,
8 20
John Litchfield, 41 hours at 20c,
8 20
Caleb D. Litchfield, 972 hours at 20c,
19 50
Charles Bates, 32 hours at 20c,
6 40
Percy Litchfield, 23 hours at 20c,
4 60
Laban Bates, 112 hours at 20c,
22 40
Wm. L. Briggs, 23 hours at 20c,
4 60
Henry Munnis, 84 hours at 20c,
16 80
John S. Gardner, 20} hours at 20c,
4 10
Archie Merritt, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
John E. Leslie, 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
Charles Bates, Jr., 18 hours at 20c,
3 60
John T. Moody, 106 loads of gravel at 6c, 6 36
W. S. Blanchard, 14 loads of gravel at 6c, 84
11 50
16
E. I. Williamson, 288 loads gravel at 6c, $17 28
Geo. F. Welch, drain pipe, 4 50
Thomas J. Studley, sharpening tools,
1 00
Philip Litchfield, 25 hours at 20c,
5 00
$446 36
Share of appropriation,
$290 10
Special appopriation Mt. Blue street, 150 00
$440 10
Total expended,
446 36
Exceeded appropriation,
$6 26
J. H. HATCH,
Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 5.
L. F. Hammond, 142 days at $2.00,
$29 50
L. F. Hammond, man and 2 horses 171 hours at 50c, 85 50
L. F. Hammond, man and 1 horse 6} days at $3.00, 19 50
Win. O. Merritt, two horses 36 hours at 50c, 18 00
Guy Merritt, 45 hours at 20c, 9 00
George E. Torrey and two horses, 9 hours at 50c,
4 50
Lorenzo Cromwell and two horses, 17 hours at 50c, S 50
3 60
David Griffith, 31 hours at 20c,
6 20
George H. Lee, 58 hours at 20c,
11 60
Edgar E. Lee, 40 hours at 20c, 8 00
Arthur L. Briggs, 108 hours at 20c,
25 20
Edwin Freeman, 54 hours at 20c,
10 80
Alexander Black, 117 hours at 20c
23 40
Carlton Pinson, 63 hours at 20c,
12 60
Lorenzo Cromwell, 18 hours at 20c,
17
Wallace Chapel, 54 hours at 20c, $10 80
Andrew Clapp and horse, 2 days, 6 00
C. A. Berry and 2 horses, 59 hours at 50c, 29 50
Burhoff, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
Edward Jordan, 54 hours at 20c,
10 80
Walter Briggs, 32 hours at 20c,
6 40
Frank Turner, railing bridge,
2 50
Horace T. Fogg, gravel,
5 16
Mrs. David Torrey, gravel,
10 20
Mrs. Emma Bates, gravel,
9 00
Charles H. Baker, stone work,
3 00
Daniel R. Ewell, raking,
2 00
George F. Welch, railing,
1 95
Phillips, Bates & Co., lumber,
13 76
C. M. Tilden, sharpening picks,
50
$389 27
Share of appropriation,
$393 36
Total expended,
389 27
Less than appropriation, $4 09
L FRANK HAMMOND, Surveyor.
DISTRICT No. 6.
John W. Burns, 21 days, $42 00
John W. Burns, 4 hours at 20c,
80
John W. Burns, 1 horse 139 hours at 163c,
23 17
John Burns, gravel,
9 66
B. F. Burns and 2 horses, 90 hours at 50c,
45 00
B. F. Burns, 40} hours at 20c,
8 10
Litchfield & Faxon, tools,
3 46
Charles W. Harris, 31 hours at 20c, 6 20
Charles W. Harris, 1 horse 31 hours at 163c, 5 17
18
Charles W. Harris and 1 horse, 36 hours at 23}c, $12 00
Hosea L. Stetson, 180 hours at 20c, 36 00
Albert Merritt, 158 hours at 20c, 31 60
Albert Merritt and 1 horse, 18 hours at 33}c,
6 00
James Spellman, 31 hours at 20c,
6 20
Fred Smith, 9 hours at 20c, 1 80
Harry G. Pinson and 2 horses, 27 hours at 50c,
13 50
George F. Welch, tools, lumber, etc.,
3 94
Wm. Monahan, 18 hours at 20c, 3 60
Eddie Merritt, 42 hours at 20c, 8 40
4 80
H. C. Ford and 2 horses, 42 hours at 50c,
21 00
H. C. Ford, man and 1 horse 20} hours at 333c,
6 83
H. C. Ford, 13 hours at 20c, 2 60
Tilon Williams and 2 horses, 38} hours at 50c, 19 25
A. L. Powers and 2 horses, 40} hours at 50c,
20 25
Samuel L. Brown, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
Frank Baker, 9 hours at 20c,
1 80
James Green, gravel, 12 00
$356 93
Share of appropriation,
$309 77
Total expended, 356 93
Exceeded appropriation, $47 16
JOHN W. BURNS,
Surreyor.
DISTRICT No. 7.
Francis E. Henderson, 163 days at $2.00,
$33 00
Francis E. Henderson, man and 2 horses, 100} hours at 50c, 50 25
Francis E. Henderson, man and 1 horse, 28
hours at 33}c, 9 34
John T. Hatch, 24 hours at 20c.
19
R. C. Durnin and 2 horses, 14 hours at 50c, $ 7 00 Charles Simmons and 2 horses, 63 hours at 50c, 31 50
W. S. Simmons and 2 horses, 66 hours at 50c, 33 00
James B. Knapp and 1 horse, 122} hours at 33}c, 40 84
James B. Knapp, 1 horse 3 hours at 163c, 50
Thomas Sampson and 1 horse 41 hours at 33}c, 13 67
Arthur F. Henderson, 45 hours at 20c, 9 00
Robert C. Henderson, 23 hours at 20c, 4 60
John Corthell, 54 hours at 20c, 10 80
W. R. Barker, 48 hours at 20c,
9 60
Edward Couch, 45 hours at 20c,
9 00
Ralph Gardner, 97 hours at 20c,
19 40
Albion Snowdale, 120 hours at 20c,
24 00
James Studley, 114} hours at 20c.
22 90
John Knapp, 13 hours at 20c,
2 60
Geo. W. Smith, 109 hours at 20c,
21 80
Chas. S. Smith, 47 hours at 20c,
9 40
John Dagon, 23 hours at 20c,
4 60
4 60
Fred Kidder, 23·hours at 20c, Robert Montgomery, 56 hours at 20c,
11 20
R. C. Durnin, 152 loads gravel at 6c,
9 12
Lucy Turner, 70 loads gravel at 6c,
4 20
E. E. Stetson, 6 loads gravel at 6c,
36
Briggs Brothers, 144 loads gravel at 6c,
8 64
John Loring, drain pipe,
9 10
Share of appropriation,
$398 27
Total expended, 414 02
$414 02
Exceeded appropriation, $15 75
FRANCIS E. HENDERSON, Surveyor.
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SUMMARY OF HIGHWAY EXPENSES.
Appropriation,
$2,500 .00 150 00
$2,650 00
Expended in District No. 1,
$252 62
2,
378 65
66
3,
421 60
4,
446 36
( .
5,
389 27
66
66
6,
356 93
66
66
7,
414 02
2,659 45
General expenses,
19 85
Total expended,
$2,679 30
DELANO HILL WATERING FOUNTAIN.
Francis E. Henderson 53 days at $2.00,
$11 00
Freight on pipe,
50
Arthur F. Henderson, 45 hours at 20c,
9 00
Man and 2 horses, 9 hours at 50c,
4 50
W. R. Barker, 45 hours at 20c,
9 00
James Studley, 39 hours at 20c,
7 80
John Knapp, 54 hours at 20c,
10 80
George W. Smith, 50 hours at 20c,
10 00
Henry D. Smith, 15 hours at 20c,
3 00
Thomas Sampson, posts and rails,
1 00
George F. Welch, tile,
6 50
H. D. Smith, pipe,
7 00
$80
Appropriation,
$125 00
Total expended, 80 10
Less than appropriation, $44 90
Special appropriation,
SNOW ACCOUNT.
DISTRICT No. 1.
A. W. Thomas, 2} hours at 25c, $0 63
Alpheus Thomas, 3 hours at 25c, 75
Geo. H. Bates, 3 hours at 25c, 75
Geo. A. Bates, 2 hours at 25c, 50
Charles Scully, 2 hours at 25c,
50
Wallace M. Shaw, 2} hours at 25c,
63
Edward Loring, 3} hours at 25c,
87
Timothy Sheehan, 9 hours at 25c,
2 25
Jerry Sheehan, 3 hours at 25c,
75
Jerry Sheehan and horse, 2 hours at 50c,
1 00
W. H. Farrar and horse, 5} hours at 50c, 2 75
John A. Sawyer, 2} hours at 25c,
63
Samuel Loring, 3 hours at 25c,
75
Wm. G. Collamore, 3 hours at 25c,
75
Albert Farrar, 3 hours at 25c,
75
John Brown, 2} hours at 25c,
63
Hiram Damon, 1} hours at 25c,
38
Joseph Griffin, 1} hours at 25c,
38
Daniel Barnes, 12 hours at 25c,
38
Bernard Scully, 2} hours at 15c,
38
Frank Damon, 2} hours at 15c,
38
Chester Robinson, 2} hours at 15c, 38
Willie Delano, 2 hours at 15c,
30
22
Charles Tisdale, 2 hours at 15c, Stacy Benson, 1 hour at 15c, Howard F. Mann, 3 hours at 20c,
$0 30
15
60
$18 52
DISTRICT No. 2.
E. C. Briggs, 9 hours at 25c, $2 25
E. C. Briggs, 2 horses 6 hours at 50c. 3 00
Joe Briggs, 4 hours at 25c, 1 00
Patrick Gammon, 7 hours at 25c,
1 75
Frank Jones, 22 hours at 25c,
63
Geo. W. Griggs, snow plough,
4 50
$13 13
DISTRICT No. 3.
Geo. A. Turner, snow plough,
$17 00
Walter Simmons, 3 hours at 25c,
75
Walter Simmons, 4 horses 3 hours at $1,
3 00
Clifford Brett and 2 horses, 5 hours at 75c, 3 75
Wallace Hackett, 2 men 2 hours at 50c,
1 00
Wallace Hackett, 4 horses 23 hours at $1.
4 50
Bert Richardson, 2 hours at 25c,
50
Earl Richardson, 2 hours at 25c,
50
George Vinal, 5 hours at 25c,
1 25
G. F. Marble, 3 hours at 25c,
75
Clarence Briggs, 2 hours at 25c,
50
H. Leavitt, 7 hours at 25c,
1 75
Lyman W. Lincoln, 6 hours at 15c,
90
$36 15
23
DISTRICT No. 4.
J. H. Hatch and 2 horses, 9 hours at 75c, $6 75
J. W. Hatch, 2 hours at 25c, 50
Floyd Cox, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
John T. Moody, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
George Moody, 2 hours at 25c,
50
Archie Merritt, 5 hours at 25c,
1 25
$12 00
DISTRICT No. 5.
E. M. Stetson, 2 horses 7 hours at 50c, $3 50
George H. Lee, 7 hours at 25c, 1 75
John Prince, 7 hours at 25c, 1 75
Charles H. Kendall, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
Wallace Damon, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
Alexander Black, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
$11 50
DISTRICT No. 6.
Samuel L. Brown, 3 hours at 25c,
$0 75
Charles Harris, 5 hours at 25c,
1 25
John W. Burns, 4 hours at 25c,
1 00
Albert Merritt, 3 hours at 25c,
75
B. F. Burns, 12 hours at 25c,
3 00
George W. Griggs, snow plough,
4 00
E. P. Josephs' men, 9 hours at 25c,
2 25
C. W. Tilden, repairing snow plough,
2 50
$15 50
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DISTRICT No. 7.
Francis Henderson, 9 hours at 25c, $2 25
Francis Henderson, man and 2 horses 10 hours
at 75c, 7 50
Robert Henderson, 6 hours at 25c,
1 50
Wilfred Chamberlain, 2 hours at 25c,
50
Wm. S. Simmons, 2 horses 2 hours at 50c,
1 00
James Studley, 5 hours at 25c,
1 25
Richard Winslow, 4 hours at 25c,
1 00
Jesse Winslow, 4 hours at 25c,
1 00
Charles Smith, 4 hours at 25c,
1 00
John Corthell, 2} hours at 25c,
63
Thomas Sampson, 32 hours at 25c,
87
Arthur Montgomery, 2} hours at 15c,
37
$18 87
SUMMARY.
District No. 1, snow expense,
$18 52
66
2,
13 13
66
3,
36 15
66
4,
66
12 00
66
5,
11 50
6,
15 50
66
7,
18 87
$125 67
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Appropriation,
$2,500 00
ALMSHOUSE EXPENDITURES.
Value of articles on hand Jan. 1, 1900, $434 75
David W. Turner & Son, coal, 78 85
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies, 97 45
E. B. Tobey, dry goods, 12 55
F. L. Smith, services as superintendent, 300 00
E. P. Joseph, ice two years, 20 68
M. McDevitt, crackers, etc., 11 67
W. P. Thayer, shoes, etc., 8 80
A. Clapp & Damon, killing hogs, 3 00
John A. Loring, pump repairs, etc .. 7 96
L. F. Hammond, 3 cords oak wood, 9 99
Geo. F. Welch, merchandise as per bill, 21 46
F. M. Curtis, supplies, 78 45
Burbeck & Brett, grain, etc.,
59 70
W. W. Cutler, meat, etc., 44 25
A. A. Page, fish, etc.,
22 35
John Monahan, dry goods,
28 80
H. C. Ford, fertilizer,
8 10
Frank Thomas, services of stock, 2 00
A. J. Litchfield & Son, grain, 83 08
26
A. J. Litchfield & Son, supplies, $785 47
C. L. Rice & Co., chairs, carpet, etc., 19 50
Frank W. Jones, 4 cords manure, 14 00
Daniel Barnes, carting above,
6 00
L. N. Osborn, plastering, Geo. W. Robbins, hanging paper, 1 60
7 50
Corthell Bros., supplies, 38 55
George H. Turner, fertilizer,
16 00
C. W. Tilden, horse shoeing, etc.,
14 68
E. P. Joseph, ploughing,
2 50
J. F. Merritt, mowing, 3 00
F. L. Smith, articles bought for cash, 21 42
Charles Berry, fertilizer, 14 20
Total, $1,578 31
ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.
Milk and butter,
$28 68
Potatoes,
27 30
Lumber,
1 20
Calves,
13 65
Fowl,
6 00
Strawberries,
3 25
$80 08
ARTICLES ON HAND JAN. 1, 1901.
1 horse,
$40 00
2 cows,
75 00
1 hog,
15 00
36 hens, 18 00
Manure, 10 00
27
63 tons hay,
$130 00
Į ton corn stalks,
2 50
Grain,
3 00
Lumber,
10 00
Shingles,
75
Laths,
50
Potatoes,
35 25
Carrots,
36 00
Beets,
11 00
Crackers,
1 35
Flour,
2 50
Pork,
4 75
Groceries,
9 45
$405 05
SUMMARY OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNTS.
Total expenditure,
$1,578 31
ALMSHOUSE CREDITS.
Articles sold,
$80 0S
Board of W. E. B. Thomas, 156 00
Articles on hand Jan. 1,
405 05
$641 13
Total cost of poor in Almshouse, including 32 tramps, $937 18
AID TO POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
MARY AGNES GARDNER.
Paid S. M. Buttrick, 40 weeks' board at $2, $80 00
28 HIRAM DAMON.
Paid A. Culver & Co., coal, $7 75
BELLA FREEMAN.
Paid Worcester Insane Asylum, $169 46
OSCAR SYLVESTER.
Paid-
Harriet Thomas, board 52 weeks at
$1.25,
$65 00
Harriet Thomas, clothing, etc.,
17 25
$82 25
FAMILY OF EDWIN C. LITCHFIELD.
Paid-
W. F. Coughlin, rent and groceries, $258 51
C. F. Leslie, supplies,
26 38
Town of Whitman, aid, 27 47
B. L. Shaw, supplies, 35 47
S. Cummings, supplies,
32 36
$380 19
J. S. LITCHFIELD.
Paid-
Taunton Hospital, board from Oct.
1 to Dec. 31, 1899, $42 71
Taunton Hospital, clothing, 16 24
Taunton Hospital, board from Jan. 1 to Jan. 30, 1900, 13 46
Taunton Hospital, elothing,
S 50
Walter J. Stoddard, board to Dec. 31, 1900, 50 00
Geo. W. Griggs, expenses from Taun- ton, 3 12
$134 03
29
JOSEPH HENDERSON.
Paid Ashburnham, aid, $11 50
MANDANA FREEMAN.
Paid Whitman, aid.
$22 00
HENRY W. WINSLOW.
Paid-
H. J. Little, medical attendance, $82 00
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies. 3 00
$85 00
BRIDGET SHEA.
State farm, board.
$146 00
GEO. W. SMITH.
Paid- Dr. C. L. Howes, medical attendance. $3 00
F. W. Bowker, shoes, etc., 6 00
$9 00
SARAH A. STUDLEY.
Paid cash for aid, $39 00
NELLIE T. HUNT.
Paid S. B. Dickerman, medical attendance, $8 00
ALDEN BEACH.
Paid H. J. Little, medical attendance, $8 00
30
MARY ANN GARDNER.
Paid-
John S. Brooks, supplies, $23 26
H. J. Little, medical attendance, 27 00
$50 26
JAMES F. CROCKER.
Town of Hanover, $36 75
Total expense of out-door poor, $1,269 19
AID TO OUT-DOOR POOR HAVING SETTLEMENT IN OTHER TOWNS AND STATE.
MRS. JAMES F. RANDALL, Duxbury.
Paid-
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies, $13 00
H. J. Little, medical attendance, 17 00
H. F. Ford, rent, 5 00
$35 00
FAMILY OF H. L. BATES, Cohasset.
Paid-
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies, $105 58
George F. Welch, coal, 7 00
H. J. Little, medical attendance, 13 00
A. J. Litchfield & Son, shoes, 3 00
$128 58
LABAN BATES, Hull.
H. J. Little, medical attendance, $3 50
31
W. B. ROSE, Fairhaven.
Paid-
Linscott & Bryant, supplies, $18 98
C. A. Dorr, medical attendance, 23 50
$42 48
JOSIAH W. CHAMBERLAIN, Holbrook.
M. Little, supplies, $104 00
BERT RANDALL, Duxbury.
Paid-
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies, $115 00
H. J. Little, attendance, 38 30
F. L. Smith, bed pan, 1 50
$154 80
CHESTER TAYLOR, Scituate.
Paid-
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies, $19 00
H. S. Turner & Co., clothing, 4 95
$23 95
STATE CHARGE.
FRANK JORDAN, State.
H. J. Little, attendance,
$4 00
32
SUMMARY.
Total amount paid for out-door poor, $1,765 50
Total cost of poor at Almshouse, 937 18
$2,702 68
Less amount refunded by towns,
$492 31
Less amount refunded by State,
4 00
$496 31
$2,206 37 GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, HENRY D. SMITH, Overseers of the Poor.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Benjamin K. Barrett, Whitman,
$78 00
Lyman B. Fitts, Marshfield,
102 50
Samuel Keene, Joanna Keene,
16 50
50 00
$247 00
SOLDIER'S BURIAL-STATE.
C. W. & E. H. Sparrell, burial of Samuel Keene,
$35 00
MILITARY AID PAID IN 1900.
William T. Slason,
$16 00
Samuel Keene, 166 70
$182 70
One-half to be refunded by State.
STATE AID PAID IN 1900.
Charles D. Barnard,
$48 00
David Bassford, 48 00
Amanda Bassford,
48 00
Benjamin K. Barrett,
72 00
34
Amanda Coleman,
$48 00
Timothy B. Chapman,
36 00
John Corthell, 48 00
Josephine Corthell,
48 00
Josiah W. Chamberlin,
72 00
Abbie F. Coleman,
12 00
Maria B. Damon,
48 00
Hannah Dover,
24 00
Charles David,
72 00
Ensign B. Damon,
48 00
Lucy Damon,
36 00
Daniel R. Ewell,
72 00
Charles H. Farrar,
28 00
Seth O. Fitts,
60 00
Lyman B. Fitts,
72 00
John T. Hatch,
60 00
Sarah Hatch.
48 00
Thomas R. Lawrence,
6 00
Bradford Little,
40 00
Charles M. Leavitt,
48 00
Reuben S. Gurney,
12 00
William H. Morse,
48 00
William O. Merritt,
48 00
John McKee,
36 00
Eliza J. McKee,
24 00
Martin S. Poppy,
9 00
Harriet Raymond,
48 00
David P. Robinson,
36 00
Mary Shepherd,
36 00
Edwin Studley,
48 00
Charles H. Totman,
48 00
George O. Torrey,
72 00
James W. Warner,
36 00
James H. Williams.
70 00
Albert Winslow,
48 00
35
Esther M. Young,
$36 00
Samuel Keene,
8 00
Susan H. Higbee,
20 00
Total due from the State.
$1,825 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid-
George W. Griggs, services as select-
man, assessor and overseer of the poor. $155 00
Alpheus Thomas, services as above, 125 00
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